Moving Boys Forward ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL
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Best Practices for Boys
The Center for the Study of Boys will identify and promote the most effective approaches to teaching boys at every developmental level.
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World Languages
Speaking a second language with confidence is critical to being an engaged, global citizen.
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Reunion Weekend
Century-old traditions pair with lifelong learning for a memorable weekend.
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A Message from the Headmaster
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Best Practices for Boys
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World Languages
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ImpactMakers
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Chamberlayne Scholars
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Global Online Academy
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Student Communications Initiative
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Cullather Playground
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Saints Networking Group
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Challenger Party 2014
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New Board Members
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Chapel Talks
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Reunion Weekend 2014
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Homecoming 2014
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Student News
Memorial Day Service and Chamberlayne Breakfast
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Sports News
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Faculty News
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New Faculty
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Boys Using Innovation to Learn and Design
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Class Notes
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New Legacies
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Transitions
Von Richter Art Exhibit
WELCOME A
s I pause to contemplate school happenings during the early months of the 2014–15 school year, I am grateful for so much, particularly the opportunity to learn, work, and grow
in such a vibrant, close-knit community. I welcome all readers—be you students, parents, alumni, or friends—to peruse this second edition of our revamped magazine, Moving Boys Forward. In these pages, I hope you will find inspiration, as I do, in reading about: • the potential of our newfound Center for the Study of Boys that will promote and research the best practices in preparing boys for life;
I am most grateful to work in a place that, while forward thinking and constantly evolving, never
• creative new programming in the MakerBot space that houses two state-of-the-art 3D printers and serves as the hub for problemsolving, design, electronics, and coding work; • our incredible faculty, who lift up our boys daily with messages of servant leadership, honor, personal responsibility, and perseverance; • alumni such as William Hardy ’06 who returned to St. Christopher’s
forgets the lifelong
to speak to students about parlaying lessons learned here to later
connections at the
in life, a group of entrepreneurs who joined us for breakfast to
heart of what makes
share the highs and lows of business start-ups, and Ted Ukrop ’83,
us who we are.
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along with his wife, Katie, who discussed plans for his downtown Richmond boutique hotel to open next summer;
• Upper School Chaplain Melissa Hollerith’s leading this fall’s Chamberlayne Scholars Education Program about finding ourselves and our daily struggles in Biblical stories and characters; • our recent foray into a new platform for learning with the Global Online Academy; • a dynamic, growing language program that prepares our boys to be responsible, engaged global citizens; and • exciting student communication initiatives including live broadcasts of varsity athletic contests, a biweekly student podcast, and our online student publication (pineneedleonline.org). Certainly the flow of information and pace of change escalate each year as we work hard to bring to life our Second Century Vision. At the same time, I am most grateful to work in a place that, while forward-thinking and constantly evolving, never forgets the heart of what makes us who we are: the strong, trusting, and lifelong connections between faculty, students, alumni, and co-workers in all divisions and on staff. Wishing you a joyful holiday and healthy new year.
Headmaster Charley Stillwell
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BEST PRACTICES FOR
BOYS
St. Christopher’s School
As St. Christopher’s lives out its Second Century Vision as a global leader in the education of boys, we’ve embarked on a new initiative to better understand our students and our roles through pedagogical study. Located on the St. Christopher’s campus, our new Center for the Study of Boys seeks to identify and promote the most effective approaches to teaching boys at every developmental phase.
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Launching Now:
The Center for the
Study of Boys
Introducing the new Center for the Study of Boys at St. Christopher’s The Center is led by Dr. Kimberly G. Hudson. As director, she hopes to share with educators and parents both locally and globally the insights we have gained through research and experience. “To teach here at St. Christopher’s is to love boys,” she explains. “The joy that comes from this work stems from our appreciation of boys for all that they are. The Center for the Study of Boys provides us with the structure to take our understanding of what works best for boys to a whole new level, and share that knowledge. As we listen closely to what the boys have to tell us, we will ensure that we are living best practices for boys.” The work of the Center will be intentional about focusing on the voices of the boys.
“The center will ensure that faculty are fully implementing at every level, not only the best innovations and enhancements that are being developed by our people, but also the best that are being developed on campuses throughout the world.” THURSTON MOORE Chairman of the Board of Directors
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A wellspring of learning, now accessible online. Sharing what we know will come in the form of a new website, www.educatingboys.com. Here, parents and teachers can discover fundamental principles of learning, explore the characteristics of each developmental phase, and learn about effective ways to engage boys in their learning. The website also features video testimonials from students about the teachers and the approaches that made a positive impact on them and inspired their learning. “We are excited to share our insight into highly effective teaching methods across the entire continuum of learning,” says Headmaster Charley Stillwell. “It is our hope that, together, we can help boys develop into leaders who will make a positive impact on our world.”
From the Center for
the Study of Boys
8 Methods That Work for Teaching Boys
“The way (my fifth-grade teacher) taught was different, it was never the same way of teaching. One day he might be at the board talking, the next day he might have a video. You never knew what to expect for class, which was kind of cool.” – Jude, 7th grade
“She was understanding. She remembered about when she was a kid and if something didn’t go her way and she remembered really well what it’s like and so she tried hard not to let other kids feel the same way.” – August, 3rd grade
• Creating products • Lessons as games • Motor activity (“hands-on” learning) • Play and performance • Open inquiry • Teamwork and competition • Personal realization (lesson “strikes a chord”) • Novelty, drama, or surprise
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WORLD LANGUAGES St. Christopher’s is committed to preparing students to work in and contribute to a global society. In the following interview, Director of Global Engagement Fran Turner provides some perspective about St. Christopher’s world languages program and its future goals.
How do we go about developing our boys into responsible, engaged global citizens? “Being able to speak a second language with confidence is critical. We’re currently offering French, Spanish, Chinese, and Latin, and through our participation in the Global Online Academy we hope to provide additional options such as Japanese and Arabic.” What is the plan for teaching world languages K-12? “It’s still a work in progress. This summer we had the opportunity to get teachers from all three divisions to look at how we’re teaching and how students progress. One of the areas we focused on was proficiency, a person’s ability to use a language—speak it, understand it, read it, and write it. We also explored how we can adapt our curriculum, provide professional development to our faculty, and coordinate with St. Catherine’s in a way that boosts our students’ proficiency.” How do you plan to adapt the curriculum? “We talked about assessments and how we are evaluating our students. In addition to test grades, we’re also going to have listening and speaking grades. We’re looking at different teaching methods, such as TPRS,
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Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling. All of our Middle School faculty will be trained, and we have invited St. Catherine’s and other community schools to participate. This kind of training will help our teachers focus on techniques to build our students’ proficiency, to create students who are comfortable speaking and using the language.
pictures, and storytelling techniques to start building the boys’ proficiency early. Language learning in the early grades is more visual and aural than it is written. What will it take to graduate students who are fluent in a second language? “We think it will take a full sequence in Lower, Middle,
“We also explored ways to measure proficiency goals. We’ve identified two proficiency tests that our students will take, probably in fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades. We want some hard evidence about where our students are and how we can push them to the next level.”
and Upper School Spanish that is focused on building
Why is Spanish our primary focus?
are going to make that a reality for our boys who are
“In addition to being in the category of languages easiest for native English speakers to learn, Spanish is also practical for our purposes due to the large number of Spanish speakers who live in and around Richmond as well as the proximity of so many countries that speak Spanish.”
students’ proficiency. We believe at the end, a boy should graduate from StC with the ability to speak, listen, and read and write effectively in that language— that’s our goal. The changes we’re making right now starting kindergarten at StC.” How can we provide opportunities for students to take a third language? “One wonderful aspect of our current course offering is that boys are able to start French or Latin in the eighth
How critical is it to start young as we do here in Junior Kindergarten? “Achieving proficiency in Spanish, according to the Foreign Service Institute, takes most students approximately 600 classroom hours. It’s crucial that we use every classroom hour toward our goal of developing proficient speakers. Research shows that once a student learns one language, it becomes easier to learn another.”
grade, and Mandarin in the ninth grade, so conceivably a boy can pick up his third language beginning in ninth grade. We are looking at the possibility of offering an exploratory course in seventh grade where boys could take several weeks of three different languages while continuing with Spanish, and then have the opportunity to add (or switch to) one of those languages in eighth grade.” What do you hope students will gain from their study
What are boys learning in Lower School Spanish classes and how are they learning it?
of a second language?
“Lower School Spanish is focused on listening and speaking the language in fun and engaging ways. We use symbols,
will inspire a student and open up the world to him in new
“That becoming a confident speaker of another language and exciting ways.”
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ImpactMakers: Pounding the Rock—From St. Christopher’s to the San Antonio Spurs William Hardy ’06 kicked off the annual Alumni ImpactMakers: CREATE Speaker Series with a heartwarming story of befriending an elderly couple his junior year at Williams College. He first got to know them by randomly introducing himself when out one night at a basketball team dinner. During that brief chat, he offered to help move some boxes. He followed through with his promise to help them the following day, and Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Tong, who unbeknownst to William had some big-time basketball connections, subsequently became like family in the small Massachusetts college town 950 miles north of Richmond. In the spring of William’s senior year, Dr. Tong, a former football, basketball, baseball, and tennis coach, connected him with Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, where William landed a job and is now going into his fifth season as video coordinator. “The one piece of advice I’ll give you is to focus on the things you’re taught here that aren’t on the blackboard,” William said in a St. Christopher’s chapel talk. “Focus on the process of doing the little things every day— be a kind person, tell the truth, look people in the eye… I promise you, the results will take care of themselves.”
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Middle School teachers Peter Cross and Mary Anderson talk with their former student.
William said the values learned at St. Christopher’s parlayed well into his work with the Spurs, where character and integrity are also emphasized and valued. Coach Popovich’s mantra “pound the rock” was inspired from the quote that hangs on a Spurs locker room wall: “Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-andfirst blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” The “pound the rock” mantra inspired some St. Christopher’s Bulldog soccer players who have been overheard yelling it during practice and games.
How did your relationships with StC teachers and coaches influence you here and continue to influence you going forward? “I was lucky because I had a lot of coaches and teachers who really took the time to understand me personally. Because it’s such a close-knit community, you get to interact with people in a lot of different lights… I may not be the best soccer player in the world but that didn’t hurt my relationship with Mr. Wood… Teachers took time to get to know me as a person, which enables the relationship to be sustained over a long period of time.” How was your visit to St. Christopher’s? Did you find much had changed? “It’s always nice to be back. St. Christopher’s is such a comfortable environment, having spent the majority of my life there. I saw a lot of familiar faces, but it
has changed too. There are new buildings and new technology and I don’t know everyone any more… All the students called me Mr. Hardy, which is weird, super weird. My youngest brother told me, ‘When you go over there and the students call you Mr. Hardy and not William you know you’re old.’ One of the biggest things I was trying to do in my talk and visit was not to come at the students from an angle that I’m this guy who has this cool job. I’m a guy who grew up right down the street, sat in those seats, walked down the same halls, got yelled at for my shirt being untucked. I’m from here and I know what you’re going through. I grew up in that St. Christopher’s community.” Tell us about your job, the biggest challenges and rewards. “The biggest challenge is the time. It’s a lot of time, a lot of hours, a lot of travel. We work seven days a week all year and don’t get a lot of vacation.” “The biggest reward is that I work at a place that really takes the time and really makes an effort to teach you. So you’re not just kind of shoved in the back making copies, pouring cups of coffee when you’re an intern. You’re right in the middle of it all, which gives you the biggest opportunity to learn and grow. It’s a great place to learn the business of basketball, whether you’re on the front office side or on the coaching side.” What are your future goals? “I’m hoping to be a coach, which does not necessarily mean at the professional level. If a good opportunity came up in college or wherever, I do want to be a coach.”
Middle and Upper School students were mesmerized by William’s talk.
William Hardy was the captain of varsity basketball his senior year and was named All-Prep.
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CHAMBERLAYNE SCHOLARS How does the Bible continue to rank as the world’s No. 1 best seller? Perpetual timeliness would surely be one response. “The figures in the Bible are us,” says Upper School Chaplain, the Rev. Melissa Hollerith, who explored this subject in October to kick off the Chamberlayne Scholars Education Program. In the opening class, Rev. Hollerith said most believe the Bible is full of edifying tales that lift us up—a good book full of nice folks who did nice things. “But that wouldn’t be the truth,” she said. Character studies ran the gamut from Jairus, the Jewish leader who threw himself at Jesus’s feet; to David, who had a weakness for Bathsheba; to Jacob, who cheated his brother out of his birthright. “If God can change Jacob’s heart, how much can he use us?” she said. “Just because you have one broken part doesn’t erase all the good… As much as the world has changed, the human condition is relatively the same. We’re simple. We’re broken. We’re good. We need forgiveness, and we need love.”
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The class was a natural outgrowth of the theology and moral philosophy courses the Upper School chaplain has taught through the years. “I love staying in the scripture,” said Rev. Hollerith, who has a Master of Divinity from Yale University. “It keeps me grounded and close to my faith.” During four 1.5-hour sessions participants explored passages, broke into smaller groups for discussion, and related biblical passages and events to their own lives. The Chamberlayne Scholars Education Program provides opportunities for lifelong learning and promotes interaction between our talented faculty, friends, and fellow Saints. A second Chamberlayne Scholars Education course, subject matter to be determined, will run in early 2015.
Geordie Tate ’17
Global Online Academy Sophomore Geordie Tate always wanted to learn Japanese, which isn’t offered at St. Christopher’s or St. Catherine’s. This year he found a way to do that through Global Online Academy (GOA), where he watches lectures online, Skypes with his Dallas, Texas-based instructor every two weeks, and works on group projects with classmates around the globe, some as far away as China and South Africa. Already a Latin student, Geordie says he enjoys learning another language. “I like that there are lots of choices,” he explains. “I have opportunities to take courses I wouldn’t get to take as traditional classes on campus, and it’s made me appreciate the importance of time management.” St. Christopher’s participation in the academy is our newest venture to enhance learning and grow our mission. We recognize that preparing boys for leadership in a dynamic, interconnected world requires our programming to evolve and expand. This latest initiative supports our strategic focus on creative thinking and problem solving, technological savvy, intellectual risk taking, global engagement, empathy, and collaboration. The nonprofit GOA, started by a small group of forwardthinking independent schools in 2011, now includes more than 50 member schools in 10 countries and offers more than 30 semester-long and yearlong courses, ranging from neuropsychology to Arabic. The partnership also provides professional development opportunities to faculty. Upper School digital arts teacher Amanda Livick, the first St. Christopher’s faculty member to teach a GOA course, completed numerous hours
of advance training and preparation and developed her curriculum through collaboration with a fellow GOA instructor. “I am extremely proud of the team devoted to researching online learning opportunities and developing a program Upper School digital arts teacher Amanda Livick at St. Christopher’s,” said Headmaster Charley Stillwell. “Global Online Academy is an ideal partner that shares our commitment to delivering the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching practices that are hallmarks of a St. Christopher’s education.” Rollout of our program is gradual and thoughtful, with 10 Upper School students enrolled during this first year. Students choose courses in addition to their four required academic classes and seek school approval based on demonstrated interest, course load, seniority, and options available at St. Christopher’s. Upper School faculty Carey Pohanka and Karen Wray have taken on new responsibilities in working with GOA students to ensure they have the tools required to succeed in an online environment and are proactive in managing their time. Geordie stressed the importance of having a study hall during the day to keep up with other work. Does Geordie plan to pursue another GOA course in the future? You bet. Next on his agenda: computer programming.
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Sports Communication team provides video and audio coverage of Saints games.
Student Communications Initiative Student communication initiatives are taking flight with boys providing live coverage of varsity sports, publishing an online newspaper, and hosting biweekly podcasts. Sports Information Director Stephen Lewis oversees a team of boys covering games with video and audio, which highschoolcube.com broadcasts in real time. Listeners can tune in via Internet or download a free app to listen and watch via phone. Efforts include a pregame video and player/coach interviews.
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Sophomore Shelton Moss, who came here last year, has found his niche and is considering a career in this arena. “I like to think of myself as the go-to color commentator,” he said. “I’ve gotten to meet new people I would otherwise not have known. Most importantly I’ve become a lot more connected to the athletic community.” Meanwhile, students working in journalism after school have birthed The Pine Needle Online that showcases, among other things, a biweekly podcast called “All Saints Considered.” Check it out at pineneedleonline.org.
New Playground Celebrates Chris Cullather ’89 The members of the Class of 1989, supported by their families, celebrated their 25th reunion with a remarkable gift to fund the construction of the new J. Christopher Cullather ’89 Memorial Playground and to endow the Chris Cullather Memorial Scholarship, which will provide financial aid to a student whose family is dealing with medical bills due to cancer. John Christopher Cullather was a beloved classmate who died in 1992 of cancer. He was greatly respected
by students and faculty alike. Built for fitness and for fun, the new playground includes equipment that encourages youngsters to play outdoors, developing their skills, engaging their imaginations, and bringing children of all abilities together to play in a truly inclusive environment. The new equipment features unique shapes, cool textures, and upbeat colors that make each time at the playground a fun-filled, exciting, and educational experience!
Far Left: Chris Boggs ’89, Jim Baber ’89 Far Right: Jack Cullather ’61, father of Chris Cullather, and members of the Cullather family.
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SAINTS
Networking Group
The Saints Networking Group, a joint venture of alumni from St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s Schools, returned this fall with a breakfast jump-start on September 11 when Austin Harris ’00, Mason Antrim ’01, and Marco De León ’08 gave firsthand accounts of entrepreneurship, its challenges and opportunities. In 2012, Austin left an investment banking job at BB&T Capital Markets to join Health Warrior Inc. where he is now chief financial officer. The company was founded by two former NCAA Division I athletes who began to manufacture, market, and sell chia seeds and a chia seed nutrition bar after reading Born To Run, the story of the Tarahumara Indians who ran hundreds of miles living off chia as their primary source of sustenance. “It’s a dayto-day battle in sales and marketing to get the bar into the hands, shopping carts, and stomachs of people like you and me,” the Wake Forest University graduate said in his talk. He stressed the importance of bringing smart people into the fold. “Having people to lean on in an evolutionary process is critical,” he said. The 100-calorie, gluten-free product laden with omega-3s, protein, and fiber comes in eight flavors, is sold in 6,000 retail stores, including Whole Foods Market, and most recently gained shelf space at Target.
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Mason joined the eco-friendly, classic American clothing company Collared Greens Inc. after graduating from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2011. One of the company’s biggest challenges is sourcing in America, bucking national trends where less than two percent of U.S. apparel is made here. “Sometimes the U.S.-made clothing is more expensive and more deliberate, but it is extremely important to our company as we work to create more manufacturing jobs here at home,” he said. Mason talked about the challenges of making 20 decisions a day when he might know the answer to three. “I’m trying to guess and act somewhat intelligently,” he said. “Putting out fires is a daily part of my job, as with any small business.” Collared Greens, which moved to Richmond from High Point, NC this April, started out as a wholesale business. It now serves more than 300 independent retailers nationwide, has opened a Richmond storefront on Grove Avenue, and is making plans to expand the men’s apparel line, as well as boys’ and eventually into women’s wear. Mason remains a steadfast optimist: “You just keep at it. As they say, the harder you work, the luckier you get.” Marco snagged an offer his junior year at Brown University to work for Morgan Stanley in New York. He turned it
Left to Right: Mason Antrim ’01, Marco De León ’08, Austin Harris ’00
down for entrepreneurial pursuits with Rip van Wafels, a company he founded with a college buddy who started by dishing our the delectable Dutch treat in his dorm room. The product, which is popular in Holland, is made with dough similar to a Belgian waffle, cut in half and filled with caramel. The biggest challenge was making traction in an overcrowded market. At first the young entrepreneurs tried to grow too fast after relocating from Providence, RI, to San Francisco. “When that’s the goal, you try a lot of things and burn through money quickly,” Marco said. “Our goal now is to grow slower and build a foundation.” Throughout the process, Marco has learned about perseverance. “There were tons of moments where you learn to appreciate failure and the opportunities that come from that,” he said in an earlier interview. “There’s an incredible amount of learning you can get from not getting what you want, adapting and improving and moving forward and having the confidence that in the end, what you’re doing is going to be successful.”
offering a spectacular view of the city, will tie in with Katie’s art gallery Quirk that will relocate from one block away. Ukrop said that despite the fact that while self-deprecating talk may still predominant, “While no one was looking, Richmond got cool.” He flashed a PowerPoint slide listing accolades from various groups, including making Frommer’s 2014 list as a top destination, Forbes delineation as one of the top 10 up-and-coming cities for entrepreneurs, and its win as “the most content area” in America, according to a study from the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research. The Saints Networking Group, open to all alumni (Classes 1970 to 2010) and parents, meets once a month from September to May. For more information, go to www.stchristophers.com/saintsnetwork.
The breakfast was followed by an evening reception October 9 at St. Catherine’s when Ted Ukrop ’83 and his wife, Katie, discussed downtown RVA revitalization and their plans for a pet-friendly boutique hotel that will open by August 2015 in time for the World Road Cycling Championships. The hotel, complete with a rooftop bar Katie and Ted Ukrop ’83
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2014 CHALLENGER PARTY
1 In May, the Challenger Party was held in and outside Luck
facilities as well as improving technology in the classroom.
Leadership Center because the weather couldn’t make
Philanthropy plays a significant role in the operation of
up its mind. The party recognizes leadership donors
St. Christopher’s. This assistance enables the school to
and volunteers who graciously support the school’s
maintain small, intimate class sizes and to attract the most
Endowment, Capital, and Annual Giving funds and who also
qualified faculty, a key element in fostering meaningful
contribute gifts of time and resources. Their generosity
teacher-student relationships, and the cornerstone of
provides revenue for expanding and renovating campus
St. Christopher’s exceptional education experience.
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Stillwell, Jil Harris, 8 Sallie Betsy Richardson Jordan, Heidi Abbott, 9 Nancy Freddie Gray, Mollie Reinhart
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Memorial Day Service and Chamberlayne Breakfast Each year, the entire school comes together for a Memorial Day Service and is joined by members of the Chamberlayne Society, those alumni who have celebrated their 50th reunion. Afterward, the Chamberlayne Society members enjoy a hearty Southern breakfast in Ryan Dining Hall and hear the latest news about the school. This year, Bill King ’59,
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president of the Chamberlayne Society, introduced the chairman of the Board of Governors, Thurston Moore, who told the group about St. Christopher’s Center for the Study of Boys, one of the Second Century Vision’s programs. The Center will promote best practices in engaging and teaching through research, professional development, and programming.
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Society 8 Chamberlayne members enjoyed breakfast in Ryan Dining Hall.
9 Upper School Concert Band Williams ’44 and 10 Armistead Mort Thalhimer ’42 came early to get a good seat.
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Billy Hill ’38 received the award for being the “most senior member” in attendance.
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2014–2015
New Board Members Alumni Board James R. Parker IV ’97 James Parker is the manager of sales and acquisitions for Falling Springs, LLC, an ecosystem services company that specializes in the investment, development, and management of environmental offset projects to provide sustainable growth and effective solutions for its clients. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from James Madison University, and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. James is past president and currently a director-at-large of the Tad DuPriest Foundation and the directorat-large of the National Mitigation Banking Association. Volunteer affiliations include the Tad DuPriest Foundation and the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation. James and his wife, Molly, are the parents of Blair, a kindergartner of St. Catherine’s, and Jimmy, a preschooler.
John C. Siewers III ’91 John Siewers is the vice-president and treasurer of Siewers Lumber. He received his B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. John is on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond and coaches his children in youth baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and soccer. He and his wife, Michelle, have three children, Jack, a seventh grader at St. Christopher’s, and twin daughters, Lucy and Sally, third graders at St. Catherine’s.
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Board of Governors Allison Sewell Bridges Allison Bridges is the founder and owner of Shine Blow Dry Bar, LLC, a hair salon which focuses in the latest trends in the hair industry. She received her B.A. from Princeton University and her M.B.A. from the Darden School of the University of Virginia. She currently serves on the board of the Ivy Club at Princeton University. Volunteer affiliations include SCAN, various capacities at both St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s Schools, Reveille United Methodist Church, and the Genovese Fellowship Selection Committee for the Darden School. Allison and her husband, Dr. Clifton “Lee” Bridges, Jr., have a son, Cade, a fifth grader at St. Christopher’s, and Ava, a third grader at St. Catherine’s.
J. Stefan Cametas ’90 Stefan Cametas is the president of Pembroke Occupational Health, Inc., a substance abuse testing management service, which was acquired by Alere, Inc., in 2012. He received his B.A. from Emory and Henry College and his J.D. from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit School of Law. Stefan is a member of the Virginia State Bar. He currently serves on the boards of n1Health, LLC, and Markel/Eagle Partners, LLC. He and his wife, Jody, have a daughter, Molly, and a son, Mason, an eighth grader at St. Christopher’s.
Lewis N. Miller ’62 Lewis Miller is the retired CEO of Central Fidelity Banks, Inc., which merged with Wachovia in 1997 and then with Wells Fargo in 2008. He received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of the University of Virginia. Lewis is a past chairman of the United Way of Richmond, and board memberships include the MCV Foundation, Aylett Country Day School, and Miller Manufacturing Company. He previously served on St. Christopher’s Board of Governors in the ’90s. Currently he is on the board of St. John’s Church Restoration Association and finance chairman of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Miller’s Tavern, VA. He and his wife, Elizabeth (St. Catherine’s ’66), have two adult children, a son, Nelson, and a daughter, Sara, a 1998 graduate of St. Catherine’s. Lewis and his wife live in Aylett, VA.
Thomas B. Valentine ’76 Thomas Valentine is the managing director of investments for Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia. Thomas has previously served on St. Christopher’s Board of Governors and has served in various community organizations. He currently serves on the board of the Valentine. Volunteer affiliations include the Public Broadcasting Station and the World Pediatric Project. Thomas and his wife, Deborah, have a son, Thomas Valentine, Jr. ’04, and two daughters who are St. Catherine’s graduates, Eugenie ’06 and Eliza ’08.
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CHAPEL TALKS Chapel speakers enrich the lives of the school community.
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Find Your Path Headmaster Charley Stillwell gave the following Upper School Chapel Talk on Friday, September 12, 2014. Welcome back! I hope you all are feeling good about the start of the year. I really appreciate all that you have done to help the beginning of the year go so smoothly. Each year we always want to set a great tone right from the start so I was so glad
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in our first chapel service last week when
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Mrs. Hollerith asked us to say “A Boy’s Prayer.” I love its messages about keeping ready to help others at some cost to ourselves and finding ways to do a little good each day. It doesn’t surprise me that Mrs. Hollerith would start with this prayer because I think we spend a great deal of time here talking about the fact
that each and every one of you is capable of making a positive difference in the lives of others—others in this room and others around Richmond and other folks all around the world. The really important thing for each of you to remember when you are thinking about how best to make a difference this year is that there is not just one way to make a real impact. Everyone has his own individual style.
Difference Makers – Different Styles One myth out there is that sometimes we think in order to make a real difference we have to be a person with a special talent or a person with an important title or an outgoing, aggressive, forceful personality who fills the room with charisma. Towards the end of this past school year I began reading a very interesting book that questions this myth, Susan Cain’s national bestseller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. In her book she points out that somewhere between one-third and one-half of all of us are naturally somewhat introverted, meaning that we prefer quiet environments and time to think and that we do not feel the need to dominate the room or drive all actions and decisions ourselves. She worries that messages from society about success and effective leadership push introverts to feel weak or less capable when, in fact, they can often be even more effective in making a difference than their outgoing, charismatic, extroverted peers. Think about the person you tend to vote for to be the captain of the team or the president of the club. What kind
When I think of unique individuals with unique
of personal style attracts your vote? Are you
styles, several people come to mind. I think of
attracted to the “man of action” or the “man
someone like Michael Jordan—he set a whole
of contemplation”?
new standard for basketball. When he was a high school sophomore, he couldn’t even
Teddy Roosevelt – “Man of Action”
make the varsity team and had no idea how
Now Susan Cain would say that many of us are
his path might go. I also think of leaders like
led to believe that the best kind of leader,
Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, whose personal
the person who makes the biggest difference,
styles disregarded the anger and hatred of
is a person like a Teddy Roosevelt whose
their own followers in India and South Africa
story was retold recently in Doris Kearns
to bring all groups (Hindu, Muslim, white, and
Goodwin’s Bully Pulpit. As many of you
black) within their countries together.
know, Roosevelt served as U.S. president
There is not just one way to make an impact. Everyone has his own individual style. after McKinley’s assassination in 1901. President
Tampa had been the doormat of the league for some
Roosevelt grew up in New York and struggled with
time, and many thought they needed an aggressive,
his health until at an early age he began a strenuous
assertive coach to get the team going. Dungy, however,
exercise regime in a gym his father had built. From
wanted to do things a different way, the way he felt
that time onward he loved action and felt the need to
was the right way. He believed that if you treated your
prove his strength and courage regularly and always
team with respect, gave them clear goals and clear
looked to be the center of attention. He loved life out
expectations, and held them accountable, they would
west, hunting and fishing, and he often would challenge
step up and get the job done. Here are the goals that
visitors to his home with boxing matches or fencing
he set in year one—pretty straightforward: Top 5 in NFL
duels. As a political leader he sought out the big public
in Giveaway/Takeaway ratio; Top 5 fewest penalties;
fight such as his efforts to break apart illegal trusts like
Top 5 overall Special Teams; Make big plays; Don’t give
Standard Oil or his efforts to save public land for parks
up big plays.
from the logging industry. Roosevelt always praised the man in the arena who was willing to risk it all:
And here are his expectations for his players and his coaches: •
Be a pro
glorious triumphs, even though checkered by
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Act like a champion
failure…than to rank with those poor spirits
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Respond to adversity; don’t react to it
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Be on time
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Execute – Do what you’re supposed to do when
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win
who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
you’re supposed to do it. Not almost. All the way. Not most of the time – All the time.
At the same time, Roosevelt was not a great listener and was very quick to make decisions—sometimes for the bad.
Tony Dungy’s Different Path
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Take ownership
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Whatever it takes – No excuses/no explanations
I love the notion of “responding to” rather than “reacting
This summer I also read a book about a different kind
to” adversity. Dungy is a very spiritual person. He doesn’t
of effective leader, Tony Dungy, who was the first African
believe in using bad language. He felt that it was important
American coach in the NFL to win a Super Bowl. His book,
for the team to be not just successful on the field but
Quiet Strength, painted a very different picture of how
also a positive difference maker in the Tampa community.
to make an impact. Dungy is a fascinating person. He
If things went wrong, he would respond not with anger
grew in Jackson, Michigan, where his parents were both
but with a calm refocus on his expectations.
teachers. He was president of the student council, a star football player, but somewhat reserved. He broke most
And things went wrong at first. At the start of his first
of the quarterback records at the University of Minnesota
season, the team got off to a 1-8 start. After losing his
but was not drafted by the NFL in 1977. He tried out for
ninth game in Green Bay, Dungy met with the team.
the Pittsburgh Steelers and made it as a safety and led
He didn’t yell and get angry. He told them, “A lot of
the team in interceptions in his second season when
people say I’ve got to make you afraid—afraid of being
they won the Super Bowl. He was later traded to the San
cut, afraid of me. I don’t believe that’s true.” One of his
Francisco 49ers for a year and then let go. The Steelers
tight ends, Dave Moore, later told Dungy, “I was always
then made him the youngest coach in the league at 25 and
waiting for you to blow up in practice, at halftime, in
the youngest defensive coordinator in the NFL in 1984. He
Monday game-film review. With all the near misses that
became head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996.
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were resulting from guys not paying attention to the details, I figured at some point you were going to lose it. But you never did. I don’t know how you did it, but I think that’s why we finally got the message.”
A Boy’s Prayer Give me clean hands, clean words, and clean thoughts. Help me stand for the hard right against the
Things began to turn around, and they ended the
easy wrong;
season 6-10. The following year the team went 10-6 and
Save me from habits that harm;
made the playoffs. Dungy went on to make a bad Tampa team a regular playoff contender, but, like Roosevelt, his
Teach me to work as hard and play as fair in thy
style wasn’t perfect. With no trip to the Super Bowl after
sight alone as if all the world saw;
seven years, Tampa cut Dungy loose. He then took over
Forgive me when I am unkind, and help me to
a good team in Indianapolis and his same style helped
forgive those who are unkind to me;
lead the Colts to a Super Bowl win with Peyton Manning.
Keep me ready to help others at some cost to myself;
Partnerships can be best
Send me chances to do a little good every day
So some of you may feel more comfortable being
and so grow more like Christ.
outgoing and forceful in your path to making a difference like a Teddy Roosevelt, and some of you may need to
Amen
find a quieter, calmer path to make your mark like a Tony Dungy. My hope is that this year you try some different approaches to determine just what works best for you. Some would say the best approach is to know your own strengths and then to partner with others who add just what you might lack. A collaborative effort with just the right mix of styles can often lead to the greatest impact. Ultimately, the secret is to know that there is no one right approach. You just have to give it a try. Have a great year.
Each and every one of you is capable of making a positive difference in the lives of others.
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Classmates 1 1964 Bumby Gresham, Armistead Williams, George Ross Scott, Guy Horsley, Dick Rheutan, Scott Campbell, Bill Sydnor Hudepohl, Sydney and Allie Broaddus ’84, 2 Rich Stephanie and Andy Renner ’84 and Bunky Bowles ’52 with their 3 Jane sons Russell ’77, (in back) Southall ’79, and George ’84
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and Kinloch Nelson ’89, 5 Melissa Tim Carrington ’69, John Harris ’69 Pinckney ’57, Otto Williams ’55, 6 Cotesworth John Mason Antrim ’69 and Ruddy Rose ’74, 7 Amy Blair and Manson Boze ’74 Classmates 8 1964 Barton Barrett, Rick Hankins, Doug Hayden, Kirk Materne, Ranny Herring
Bill Burlee ’79, Charley Stillwell, Porgy Moncure ’54
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CHAPEL TALKS
St. Christopher’s Years Gone By
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The following talk was given by Allen C. Goolsby III ’57 during the Reunion Weekend Chapel Service. Allen served as a member and later chairman of St. Christopher’s Board of Governors, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia, and chair of the Head Search Committee of St. Christopher’s School. He is currently a member of the Second Century Vision Endowment Campaign Committee. It is indeed an honor to be asked to share
deserved her reputation as an excellent head
with you this morning a few recollections
of the Lower School. But if today’s standards
of my experience with this special institution
had been applied, she may well have ended up
and to make a few observations regarding
behind bars.
the changes I have observed.
Among my nightmarish recollections, standing
As many of you know, I’ve been around here
with the rest of my fifth grade class with both
for a long time, starting in first grade in 1944.
hands fully extended as Miss Henderson
It was, in so many respects, a very different
moved down the line smashing knuckles
place back then. Much smaller. Thirty-two
with her ruler. And then there was the time
were in my graduating class. Tuition would,
when I sat in her classroom in agony, having
by today’s standards, be considered
earlier in the day brutalized my knee sliding
inconsequential. Diversity was non-existent.
into home plate. You may find this hard to
I have no recollection of any coordination
believe, but home plate was secured by
with St. Catherine’s. Never crossed my mind
two steel bars that stuck up about a half
that a girl could be in the classroom. The
inch above the plate. Finally I got up the
curriculum, not surprisingly, was focused
nerve to ask Miss Henderson if I could go
on the basics. By today’s standards, it was
home. Not unexpectedly, she responded,
extremely narrow. I had four years of Latin
“Go sit down and quit bellyaching!”
and three years of Spanish. No calculus, no chemistry, no biology and no more than a pittance in the way of exposure to the arts.
And then there was the Lower School Society Meeting. Before a full house of boys and parents, my dear friend and classmate Garnett
I suspect that as students we were the
Nelson, surely among the brightest ever to
beneficiaries of a lot of handholding and
attend here, began reciting “The Charge of the
TLC, but my most vivid recollections are of
Light Brigade.” Halfway through, he lost his
teachers taking us to the woodshed. Let’s
way. Not deterred, he exercised his creative
begin with Miss Henderson. She undoubtedly
skills, launching into the Nelson version of
...Reflect on what you might have been like if you had never been here.
“The Charge of the Light Brigade.” I still wince when I
But out of our ranks came very successful chief
recall Miss Henderson’s short but emphatic reaction,
executive officers, investment managers and investment
barking from the back of the room, “Sit down.” A fellow
advisors, lawyers, doctors, including the country’s
victim recently captured Miss Henderson’s brooding
leading urologist, and, perhaps most important, a future
omnipresence with these words: “She always was the first
St. Christopher’s headmaster.
person you looked for, and she always was the last person you wanted to find!”
While it was a special place back then, it also was a very different place, and I am only stating the obvious when I
Not much changed as we advanced to Middle School—
assert that there have been significant changes from my
memories include “Chigger” Hanes wheeling from the
time. Except for the 10 years following graduation, I have,
blackboard to whip an eraser across the room at head-
in various and sundry roles, had the good fortune of being
high level in an attempt to take out the two boys snickering
able to observe these changes.
on the back row. And then there was Sandy Carrington ’41, the patron saint of clean language, leading Johnnie to the boy’s room for another mouthful of one of the Ivory soap bars. Things got a bit more civilized in the Upper School—but only a bit. Most Saturday mornings two or three hours were spent writing off demerits—repeating 20 times for each demerit, 10 horribly complex words invariably populated by Zs, Ws, and Xs and carefully chosen from Mr. Brinser’s special dictionary. Poor spelling and sloppy penmanship often led to the dreaded command to do it over.
For me there appear to be three major components of the transformation. First, and perhaps most obvious, have been the changes in the depth and breadth of the courses offered. Today Middle School students share Spanish class over the Internet with boys in a classroom in Colombia. Examples of Upper School classes include robotics, mechanical engineering, anatomy and physiology, music composition and song writing, macro economics and literature and the visual arts. Twenty-one different advanced placement courses are available. Note also the breadth and depth of the changes in the athletics and other extracurricular programs. When I was here, athletics
Notwithstanding all of these horrific recollections, I now
was limited to football, basketball, baseball, and track.
appreciate that even in my time St. Christopher’s was
Extracurricular activities were pretty much limited to a
a very special place. For me the best evidence is the
Glee Club concert and a play. Today varsity letters can be
extraordinary success experienced by our small class of
earned in 15 sports and students actively participate in a
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wide variety of programs in the performing arts.
of boys, with no particularly distinctive backgrounds.
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evidence of the changed approach to teaching boys.
The changes that we have seen at St. Christopher’s over the last 70 years are only the beginning. Each day we seem to have a smaller world moving ever more quickly.
His emphasis on concepts such as transitivity and relationship management struck me as both radically different and important. Allow me to bang on a bit more and make three additional observations. First, I think it is noteworthy that the school has effected significant changes without major controversy. Over this 70-year period, St. Christopher’s has encountered occasional bumps in the road, but nothing that would rise to the level of a major crisis.
I see diversity as the second major change. This change is
While some of our other Church Schools have had major
multi-faceted. The coordination with St. Catherine’s, which
challenges and confrontations, St. Christopher’s has, I
was non-existent in my time, now permeates every facet
submit, been rock solid throughout. The primary reason
of school life. Today all class schedules are coordinated,
for that is clear—a very special group of headmasters.
curriculums are balanced and a fleet of buses move constantly, shepherding boys and girls back and forth. Similarly, we have seen strong and steady growth in the numbers of students, faculty, and alumni of color. Also significant are the number of contacts that boys have with foreign students as a part of a growing affiliation with schools and programs around the globe. For me, the third major change is in the pedagogy of teaching boys. Computers and other technological developments, which one could not imagine in my time, now play a major and ever-increasing role in the education process. And, in recent years, research has led to a much better understanding of how boys learn— what works and what does not. Finally, there is a different, and I believe better, sense of what it is that we want boys to learn. Fundamentals still are critical. But the traditional
Over the years I have tickled my ego by taking credit for two of them. My first claim, which I have kept internal until this morning, may, on reflection, be without merit. But here it is. Sometime in 1975 or 1976 I received a confidential call from Dr. Tommy Johns ’40, the chairman of the Church Schools Board. He asked whether I thought my classmate, George McVey, was too young to be headmaster. I, being six months younger than George, quickly responded that his youth should be a benefit rather than a problem. While I have on occasion congratulated myself for such excellent judgment, on reflection, I now suspect that Dr. Johns, who was not known to struggle making up his mind, had already decided that George was the one and was simply building a record. I suspect that when he called me, he knew full well what my answer would be.
emphasis on memorization seems less important. In
On the other hand, I will loudly and without any
its place, the focus seems to be on development of
qualifications, take credit for Charley Stillwell, having
critical thinking skills and on creativity. Several months
headed the search committee that struggled mightily for
ago, I had the chance to observe the new approach to
two years trying to find a successor to George. We were
teaching. I was stunned by what I observed. Not sure
well into the second year of the search before we met
how to describe it, but the combination of extensive use
Charley. My recollection is that he had just turned 32—
of technology and the use in a single class of multiple
and looked like he was about to finish up at Princeton.
mediums, concepts, subjects, and participants, all in place
Thank heavens we did not let that stop us.
of the teacher’s monologue, seemed very different.
In any event, the point that I want to make is that this
A recent presentation to past Board members by a
small group of headmasters all shared a bedrock belief in
highly regarded clinical psychologist provided further
the school’s core values. That belief served as the anchor
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for each of them as they dealt with the opportunities and
While all three legs of our stool are important, I believe
challenges presented every day as the school’s leader. I
that the third leg—our focus on the spirit—may be
should note that each headmaster was aided immeasurably
what really makes us special. We sit here this morning
by a special group of teachers and other associates. Through
in a rather non-descript building, devoid of any
the years there were always two or three who had a lasting
compelling architectural features. Notwithstanding,
impact on the students as living examples of the school’s
when we walk in here we know that we are entering
core values. In my time Mike Brinser played that role. Jack
a special place—sacred ground. When I was on
Bolling and Dick Kemper are more recent examples.
the Board many years ago, we welcomed back
My second observation is that the changes that we have seen at St. Christopher’s over the last 70 years surely are only the beginning. Each day we seem to have a smaller world moving ever more quickly. In years past we
the college sophomores over the Christmas break, seeking their views on what the school was doing well and where it needed to improve. Over and over we heard the same message. Chapel was special.
thought of changes occurring over a period of years or,
And let’s be clear, the spirit permeates every aspect of
perhaps, decades. In that context, the school could react
school life—not just chapel. Its pervasiveness is captured in
in a deliberative manner without rushing. Today we seem
two words that define the institution—Dr. Chamberlayne.
to have little ability to anticipate what may lie over the
I never met the gentleman. I’m not even sure I ever
horizon. In addition, circumstances often change quickly
met anyone who knew him. Notwithstanding, the mere
and without warning. In this context, the school may not
mention of his name sends a special message. His
have the luxury of taking its time to respond to changed
name is in essence the symbol of the St. Christopher’s
circumstances. Obviously, the quicker the decision-
way, the right way.
making process, the greater the risk of error.
I should add that we likely do not fully appreciate the
My third observation is that for any institution, much that
connection between the third leg and the fact that
is important does not have to, and should not, change.
we are one of the Church Schools in the Episcopal
Recently Taylor Reveley, a former Board member here,
Diocese of Virginia. Evidence in support of that link
discussed the significance of institutions that have been
is found by walking up the street a couple of blocks,
around for a long time. As William & Mary’s president
where you will encounter something very similar to our
he not surprisingly took a few swipes at Harvard and
third leg. I observed this several weeks ago as I sat in
waxed eloquently about William & Mary’s historic past.
Bannard Chapel. It was filled with more than 300 girls—
And then he raised the question, “What is it that makes
kindergarten through fourth grade. You could feel the
institutions with long histories so special?” His answer,
spirit, and you could tell that even at that young age
“Over the years they have learned what not to change.”
they could as well.
St. Christopher’s has learned that lesson well.
So let me conclude by suggesting that warts and all,
I suspect that we all would agree that our core values—
and notwithstanding our many transgressions and
the three legs of the stool—the focus on mind, body,
shortcomings, we are all Saints. As you lie in bed tonight,
and spirit—have defined, and will continue to guide and
take a moment to reflect on what you might have been
define the school, regardless of the technological and
like if you had never been here. And then I hope you will
other changes that may lie ahead.
join me in saying “Thanks be to God.”
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Reunion Events
“Back to the Future” Classes
took part in a lively seminar on all things 1 Alumni environmental with Science Department Chair Billy McGuire ’85 and his students. alumni who read Paradise Lost (and those 2 Those who didn’t) learned about Milton’s great English epic with Jay Wood, English Department Chair. Dr. Andy Smith, History Department Chair, welcomed 3 alumni to join his Senior students who were prepping for their A.P. U.S. History exam.
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joined the current Pine Needle staff and 4 Alumni Director of Student Publications Kathleen Thomas to see all the changes since their time on campus.
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Alumni Fun Run Row 1: Van Hardenbergh ’89, John Green, Bo Peasley ’06, Alex Richardson ’99 Row 2: Larry Purcell ’64, Tom Evans ’03, Russell Bowles ’77, Steve McGehee ’74, Jim Weinberg ’79 Row 3: Bryce Fiske ’03, Kyle Konrad ’05, Carter Peasley
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1 Golf Ayers ’98, Tommy Huffman ’98, 1 Alexander Walter Coleman ’99, Bernly Bressler ’95 Classmates: 2 1994 Keir Rocha, Brad Roberts, Miles Clarkson, Marshall Luck, Will Massey
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Alumni Lacrosse There is always a big turnout for the annual lacrosse game.
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Alumni Chapel and current Glee Club members 1 Alumni who sang at the Alumni Reunion Chapel Service
2 Speaker Allen Goolsby ’57 during Chapel and current faculty members: 3 Former Stuart Flanagan, Ron Smith, Jim Boyd ’54, Nick Stephenson, Greg Vick, John Harris ’69, Wayne Boese, Melissa Hollerith, J.D. Jump ’05, Carey Pohanka, Rich Hudepohl, Josie Sheatsley, Lake Taylor ’88, Mike Eareckson ’74, Dick Kemper
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crowd enjoyed perfect weather for 4 The the alumni family picnic.
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2 4 The Classes of 1944, 1949, 1954, and 1959 celebrated their reunion in Stern Alumni Hall on campus. First Row: (L to R) Garland Flippen ’54, Tommy Williamson ’49, Jack McElroy ’49, Ham Bryson ’59 Second Row: Bill Brown ’49, Floyd Dormire ’49, Boo Oppenhimer ’49, Porgy Moncure ’54, Reed Johnson ’49
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The Class of 1964 celebrated its 50th reunion at the home of Maria and Bill Rasmussen.
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The Class of 1969 celebrated its 45th reunion at the home of Holly and John Mason Antrim. First Row: (L to R) Jimmy Lee, Rick Parrish, Bill Gay, Rick Herod, Tom Bryan, Joe Whitt, Jamie Rawles, Jack Cronly Second Row: Conway Chewning, Clifton Carey, Ferd Baruch, Tim Carrington, Lynn Ivey, Greg Moore, Julien Warren, John Mason Antrim, John Harris, Chris Howell, Bill Dingledine Missing from Picture: Walter Dotts and Bill Moseley
The Class of 1974 celebrated its 40th reunion at the home of Debbie and Arthur Hungerford. First Row: (L to R) Coleman Ticer, Zach Toms, Sheldon Taylor, Stuart Bryan, Bill Atwill Second Row: Mike Eareckson, John Woodward, John Hancock, John Carter, Jim Duval, George Howell, George Wickham, Frank Hargrove, Bob Peery Third Row: Glenn Webb, Manson Boze, Art Hungerford, Phil Kellam, Wads Bugg, Ranny Fauntleroy Fourth Row: Charlie Blair, Steve McGehee, Carl Blackwell, John Wyatt, John Moon Fifth Row: Vic Gilchrist, Steve Oddi, Bev Mauck, Coke Hall Missing from Picture: Ruddy Rose
The Class of 1979 celebrated its 35th reunion at the home of Ann Parker and Teddy Gottwald. First Row: (L to R) Brian Dent, Mac McElroy, Charlie Luck, Chris Davis, Sandy Williamson, Jim Weinberg, Kevin McHaney, Chris Andrews, Tallie Young, Bill Burlee, Wallace Dietz, Black Shelley, Cary Mauck Second Row: Doug Marsteller, Kevin Kenney, Rob Irby, Ted Fauls, Harold Williams, Perry King, Cary Wright, Mark Jones, John Thomas Third Row: Teddy Gottwald, Cam McCammond, Southall Bowles, Michael Grey, Jeff Greenfield, Graham Cashwell
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The Class of 1984 celebrated its 30th reunion at the home of Mary and Gib Davenport. (L to R) Henry Spalding, Hampton Newsome, Andy Renner, David Blanchard, Jeff Jefferson, Tommy Towers, Allie Broaddus, Edward Sloan, Chris Newman, E.C. Eck, George Bowles, Bruce Pierce, Bennett Lee, Brad Wiegmann, Biff Pusey, John Sachs, Gib Davenport, David Campbell, Turner Bredrup, Jeff Carleton, John McGehee, Michael Leidinger, Rod Gardner, Ed Thompson, Key Randolph, Mark Troxell, Mark Ownby, Latane Ware, and Matt Mathews Missing from Picture: Peter Bristow See larger photo on page 29
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First Row: (L to R) Rob Norfleet, Charlie Kirschbaum, Jack Wallace, Gray McKinley, Chris Boggs, Doug Lamb, Neil Talegonkar Second Row: Jimmy Sanderson, John Chichester, Carter Brooks, Jack Cullather ’61, Chris Schroeder, Jim Baber, Eakesh Agarwal, Eric Morton, Kinloch Nelson, Bland Whitley, Byrd Davenport, Van Hardenberg, Will Booker, Carter Hubbard, John Westfall Third Row: Cole Durrill, Brian White, Billy Hoofnagle, Bill Walker, John McNeer, Stephen Stalker, Greg Ballowe
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The Class of 1994 celebrated its 20th reunion at the home of Sherrie and Christian Shield. First Row: (L to R) Marshall Luck, Andrew Williams, Tom Gresham, John Sheatsley, Will Massey, Massie Ritsch, Miles Clarkson, Bryce Rowe Second Row: Robley Bates, Carter Bundy, David Stuckey, Joel Hoppe, Chip Loving, Chris Peace, Travers Clemons, David Guthridge, Will Selden Third Row: James Kitces, Travis Ellwanger, Michael Berlin, Jacob Moore, Keir Rocha, Errett Buis, John Morgan, Jack Boyd, Adam Walker, Brad Roberts, Christian Shield, McMahon Croft
The Class of 1999 celebrated its 15th reunion at the home of Sarah and Peyton Studebaker. First Row: (L to R) Grant Edwards, Luke Witt, Tripp Copeland, Walter Coleman, Chip Hancock Second Row: Edward Mann, Warren Kirby, Cabell Doyle Third Row: Alec Richardson, Jeb Britton, Peyton Studebaker, Kyle West, Merrill Cann Missing from Picture: Justin Mayer
The Class of 2004 celebrated its 10th reunion at the home of John Cain. First Row: (L to R) Will Parrish, Michael Bernard, Billy Coyle, Matt Diehl, Ben Atwood, Daniel Guzman, Ashton Goldman, Dan Nicholas, John Cain, Will Milby, Jimmy Mackey, Trent Cosentino Second Row: Ben Traynham, Peter Pastore, Robert Porter, Andy McMillan, Jamie Sauer, Brian Herod, Adrian Olsen, Frank Talbott, Smith Burke, Chapman Revercomb, Patrick Costello, Andrew Elmore, Jay Hughes
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The Class of 2009 celebrated its 5th reunion at the home of Philip Halsey. First Row: (L to R) Nat Armistead, Ian D’Emelia, Studie Hughes, Travis Hamblen, Brown Farinholt, West Smithers Second Row: Theo Kelleher, Alex James, Cameron Cann, Briggs Cocke Third Row: Scott DesMarais, Brent Attkisson, Henry Moore, Ross O’Conner, Edward Rives, Lawrence Snead Fourth Row: Jackson Freeman, Wood Revercomb, Philip Halsey, Christopher Alexander, Turner Blake Fifth Row: John Stillwell, Billy Miller, John David Crossen, Clay Stiles, Scott Boze Sixth Row: Jonathan Marlton, Tee Bowers, Robert Allen, Carter Younts, Michael Towne, Clarke Manley, Michael Bunda
The New York reunion was held at the home of Charles and Mary Jane Hipp Brock ’66.
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The San Francisco reunion was held at the home of Millicent and John Powers ’70. Valentine ’04, Gina Egbert, Anna Svirsky ’05, 5 Granville Ally Svirsky ’07, Tyler Schmidt ’05
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The River Saints reunion was held at the home of Nancy and Whitey Lipscomb ’62.
The Charlotte reunion was held at the home of Chris and Margaret Campbell Ulrich ’82.
Margaret and Tom Evans ’85, 3 Mary Nancy Lipscomb, Virginia Totten
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Homecoming 2014 A beautiful day on September 6 greeted this year’s
coached varsity football from 1964–1972, and retired
Homecoming crowd. Alumni, family, and friends
in 1990 as athletic director, Associate Headmaster, and
enjoyed the music by Wells Hanley ’93, a picnic
Director of Guidance. Coach Herzog was an Honorary
lunch, and watching the Varsity football team’s 38-14
Captain that day and participated in the coin toss.
victory over St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes. A special treat
Having been alerted that he would be at the game,
was talking with Robert Herzog, former StC Varsity
many members of his former teams came out to greet
football coach and athletic director. Coach Herzog
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and Gordon Wallace ’55 and 6 Lizzie Fleet Wallace ’86 came to cheer on the Saints. Robertson ’72, Delores Smith, 7 Walter Sam Bemiss ’73, Andy Herzog ’72, with Bob Herzog and Charley Stillwell Vick ’71, George McVey ’57, 8 Toby Robert Pratt ’70, Bob Herzog Hanley ’93 played for the 9 Wells Homecoming crowd.
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Student News Congratulations to Jack Southworth ’17, Jack Jiranek ’15, Alex Rowe ’17, John Ferguson ’17, Bo Williamson ’17, Josh Craig ’17, and James Armstrong ’17 for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Charlie Swanson ’16 was chosen to participate in the USA Swimming National Select Training Camp, which took place October 23–26 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. He was one of 32 boys selected across the nation to participate. Charlie was also named a 2013–14 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. Eighth-grader Charlie Whitlock auditioned and was chosen for the American Choral Directors Association National Honor Choir. Among thousands of those auditioning, Charlie was selected to be in the Middle School Boy Choir. The
Honor Choir will rehearse and perform three times in Salt Lake City, UT, with the final performance combined with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This summer, StC’s Glee Club was part of a featured video recording of choirs from boys’ schools across the globe singing The Homeland at last summer’s 21st IBSC annual conference, “Building Boys into Good Men.” Headmaster Stillwell is vice president of the Americas for the International Boys Schools Coalition Board. Three Glee Club singers, Richard Hamrick ’15, Jake Riedy ’15, and Martin Todorov ’16, were accepted into the Virginia Choral Directors Association High School District Chorus, which is comprised of the top choral students from public and private high schools in the Richmond area.
Drenching the Heads of StC Heads Resulted in a Donation to ALS The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took place after the All School Opening Chapel Service in early September. Headmaster Charley Stillwell and Division Heads Tony Szymendera (US), Phil Spears (M), and David Menges (LS) accepted the challenge. Students bought tickets to win the opportunity to empty VERY cold water on
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their teachers. With rain in the forecast, the Chapel Service and Challenge were moved inside to the Lower School gym where the chairs for the lucky recipients were placed inside baby pools to protect the floors. The Missionary Society made a donation on behalf of the school to the ALS Association.
International Exchanges Enrich the Lives of Students Every year, St. Christopher’s is fortunate to welcome a variety of international students to campus as part of its cultural exchange programs. Last year, through our Partner School Exchange program, StC hosted students from P.O.R.G. School in Prague, Czech Republic; from Christ Church Grammar in Perth, Australia; from Lindisfarne College in Hastings, New Zealand; from Hansen, Switzerland; and from Sweden. During the summer, StC students who hosted these international visitors traveled to their homes and schools and spent a month learning firsthand what life is like around the globe. Nate Smith ’16 went to Prague, Alex Shedd ’15 and Liam Boland ’16 to New Zealand, and Teddy Claiborne ’15 and Austin Cashwell ’17 to Australia. This fall, StC welcomed students from Bulgaria, Colombia, India, and Guatemala. (To learn more about them, check out the Global Opportunities page on the school website.) In the spring, exchange students from Australia, New Zealand, and Prague will join us.
In other international news, two seniors, Zaid Al-Moghrabi and Swayne Martin, took cultural exchange to a new level. Zaid, who is from the seaside city of Aquaba, Jordan, is spending his junior and senior years at St. Christopher’s. His host family in the United States lives in Quinton, VA, and Zaid makes the 35-mile round-trip commute each day. Zaid and Swayne became good friends last year, and over the summer, Swayne went with Zaid to
visit his home country of Jordan. Swayne’s new experiences included riding a camel through the streets, seeing the sun set over the Arabian Desert, watching a World Cup soccer match with a group of Jordanian teenagers, and snorkeling in the Red Sea. In September, Zaid and Swayne gave a talk in Upper School Chapel about their summer, inspiring others to travel to foreign lands and to host an international student.
L to R: Swayne Martin and Zaid Al-Moghrabi
Saints Team with Sister School to Help Juvenile Diabetes Research Over $19,000 was raised in September by St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s students for the 5K Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk. “The Saints Team” was lead by Mason Cametas (StC 8th grader) and Kate Talley (St. Cat’s 7th grader). The event held at Byrd Park was in support of the 10 students in both schools who deal with the daily demands of living with Type 1 diabetes.
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Saints Excel in Scholastic Competitions
Front: Richard Bailey, William Maddock, Richard Hamrick, Joe Goode Back: Cole Claiborne, Liam Ryan, Myles Brown, Jack Jiranek
Seven seniors have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Richard Bailey and William Maddock were named National Merit Semifinalists, and Cole Claiborne, Joe Goode, Richard Hamrick, Jack Jiranek and Liam Ryan were named National Merit Commended students. Myles Brown was named a National Achievement Outstanding Scholar.
The National Merit Scholarship competition is the nation’s oldest and largest merit scholarship program. Semifinalists score in the top one-half of one percent of the more than one million high school seniors who take the junior year Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT). Commended students score in the top 5 percent. The academic distinctions are significant ones to colleges and universities throughout the country.
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seniors. Nationally, 13 percent of those who take A.P. tests
tests, and those who score well on multiple tests are
earn A.P. Scholar designation. St. Christopher’s average is
named A.P. Scholars by the College Board A.P. Scholars
nearly three times the national average. This fall, 54 Saints
Program. Because the results are announced in late fall,
were named A.P. Scholars. (Unless noted, the students
the following list includes both last year’s and this year’s
listed are members of the Class of 2014)
AP Scholars:
AP Scholars With Honor:
AP Scholars With Distinction:
National AP Scholars:
Steven Atkinson ’15 Alec Ball Myles Brown ’15 Joseph Costello ’15 Mohammed El Saran Merrick Furman ’15 Christian Halsey Connor Lifson ’15 Ben Moore ’15 Walker Rise ’15 Henry Stillwell ’15 John Tyson ’15 Fleet Wallace ’15 Alex Whitehurst
Richard Bailey ’15 Charlie Caravati ’15 Baxter Carter Cole Claiborne ’15 Logan Ende ’15 Henry Fauls Berkeley Fergusson John Fiorelli Joe Goode ’15 Mark Gottwald Richard Hamrick ’15 Jack Jiranek ’15 William Maddock ’15 Peyton McElroy Jack Nolan ’15 Ian Saunders Robert Wallace Hunter Wigginton
Henry Fauls Mark Gottwald
Graeme Alderman ’15 Jack Bassett ’15 Findley Bowie Cole Chandler Sam Coltrane Johnny Constable ’15 Jack Fergusson ’15 Ryan Hanson ’16 Houston Hardy Carter Hayes William Kelly Christopher Locher Matt Luther ’15 Thomas Lynde ’15 Swayne Martin ’15 Michael Nordahl Alex O’Connell ’15 Hunter Reinhart ’16 Liam Ryan ’15 Alex Shedd ’15 Sean Tay ’15 Cooper Yoo
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Sports News Coach Wood Earns 300th Win Varsity Soccer Coach Jay Wood earned his 300th win on
StC fans were anticipating this milestone and came out
September 30 when the Saints beat Trinity Episcopal School
in full force, presenting him with three gold Mylar balloons,
3-0 at a StC home game. The Saints moved to 14-0-1 on
3-0-0, and a cake, decorated with miniature soccer
the season and posted another shut-out. Coach Wood
balls, which had pictures of Coach Wood when he first
earned this distinction in his 24 season at StC. His first year
came to StC, as well as an up-to-date one. Coach Wood
as head coach was 1991. His overall record is 300-122-48.
is also chairman of St. Christopher’s English Department.
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Jay Wood with his family. L to R: Hannah Lauck, Addie ’19, and Frost ’17
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Saints Win 3rd State Soccer Crown The top-ranked StC team brought home the VISAA/Division I title on November 8 by defeating Flint Hill 2–1 in a night game held at Sports Backers Stadium. State champions in 1999 and 2005, the Saints now have been in the title game five times since the VISAA tourney started in 1998.
Team Captains Unless noted, captains are members of the Class of 2015.
Cross Country Liam Boland, Joey Cuevas ’16, Charlie McCray Football Henry Stillwell, Garrett Taylor, Fleet Wallace Soccer Logan Ende, Thomas Lynde, Ben Moore Sailing Alex O’Connell, Nate Llewellyn Basketball Nick Sherod ’16, Fleet Wallace Wrestling John Fergusson, Jacob Hale, Carrington Lanier Squash Rohan Dhar, Jack O’Neil ’16
Varsity Awards At the 57th Athletic Banquet in May 2014, the following Varsity Awards were given. (These awards were omitted from the graduation issue Summer 2014.)
Futsal Carter Clements, Logan Ende, Kameron Holloway Swimming and Diving Richard Bailey, Trey Berry, Sean Tay
The Buerlein Distance Running Award
The St. Christopher’s School Swimming & Diving Award
Indoor Track Ben Moore
Hiram Joseph Cuevas ’16
Harold Mintree Smith ’14
The Hugh Brenaman Football Award
The C. Braxton Valentine ’41 Lacrosse Award
Baseball Caleb Setliff, Sam Griffin, Sam Partee
John Anthony Fiorelli ’14
John Gooley Burkey, Jr. ’14 Chandler Berrier Shaheen ’14
The Anna P. Goodale Soccer Award Augusto Luciano Vasaio ’14
The James W. Proffitt ’48 Basketball Award Giles Houston Thompson ’14
The E. Otto Williams ’27 Wrestling Trophy William Chadwick Kelly ’14
The Bart Jan Laverge ’57 Tennis Award Carter Penn Hayes ’14
The Randolph Burwell Cardozo, Jr. ’74 Track Award Thomas Christian Halsey ’14
The Harry W. Easterly, Jr. ’40 Golf Award Austine Lawrence Fockler ’14 Davis Paul Romig ’14
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Lacrosse Wilson Bedell, Thomas Lynde, Fleet Wallace, Parker Widhelm Tennis Matthew Fernandez, Charlie McCray, Julian Mills Golf Coleman Andrews ’16, Hunter Wigginton Outdoor Track Johnny Constable, Ben Moore
Faculty News Jim Boyd ’54, Upper School Mathematics teacher, has three “Problems and Solutions” published in the Fall 2014 Virginia Mathematics Teacher. Mr. Boyd, along with his colleagues, also has a number of articles published in the SpringSummer issue 2013 of Mathematics and Informatics Quarterly: “A Fast and Efficient Vector Derivation of Hero’s Formula”; “Professor Bear and Clever Jim Play a Board Game,” with Richard J. Palmaccio of St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, MA; “The Magic Square of the Year 2013” by Mr. Boyd, Mr. Palmaccio, and Suresh T. Thakar of Mumbai, India; and “Trig-Geo-Metry” by Mr. Boyd, Mr. Palmaccio, and Willie Yong of Singapore. Also in this issue, Mr. Boyd wrote an article introducing a new column, “University Entrance Exams.” Laura Dugan, Middle School Spanish and French teacher, and Asha Bandal, Upper School Spanish Teacher, took a group of 21 St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s students to Salamanca, Spain, for 16 days. After two days in Madrid, they traveled to Salamanca, where they all lived with families and enjoyed side excursions to Segovia, Avila, and a matador’s demonstration at the local bullfighting arena. The Ethical College Admissions blog of Jim Jump, Academic Dean and Director of Guidance, was mentioned in the September 9 “Around the Web” section of Inside Higher Ed. Lower School teachers Cynthia Brown, Marion Halladay, Carrie Hoge, Teresa Gordon, Padgett Shoemake, and Lisa Snider in August attended a Children’s Engineering class taught by James Madison University faculty. The teachers learned new approaches to design, engineering, and technology that will enhance the boys’ acquisition of Second Century Skills. These techniques also support StC’s BUILD initiative, which started this past summer.
Paula Marks, first grade teacher, completed her first Olympic distance triathlon, the Richmond Rox Olympic distance triathlon, on September 21. The distances were a 1500 meter swim, a 40K bike (25 miles), and a 10K run (6.1 miles). Third in her division and 116th overall, her time was 2:53:37.92.
Ron Smith, Writer-in-Residence and
Scott Mayer, Associate Director of College Counseling, attended a number of conferences this summer: the Potomac & Chesapeake Association for College Admission (PCACAC) board retreat. He currently serves on the organization’s President’s Council and as chair of the Bylaws and Credentials Committee. In July Mr. Mayer attended a conference at St. George’s School in Rhode Island, where he served as a discussion group leader and made a presentation at the closing session. On August 1, he was featured as the podcast interview for History Replays Today, a Richmond history podcast site, to talk about Richmond’s baseball history. In September he represented the PCACAC region as a delegate at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s (NACAC) national conference in Indianapolis, IN. He also attended the Association for College Counseling in Independent Schools (ACCIS) annual meeting. He currently serves as the Bylaws Committee chair for ACCIS. During the summer, Mr. Mayer visited 12 colleges in seven different states.
Poet Laureate last summer, has
Annette McCabe, Lower School Nurse, attended the Virginia Summer Institute School Nurse (SISN) Conference at Longwood College and was a presenter for Healing Touch, energy therapy. Jim Morgan, fifth grade teacher, was in Swift Creek Mill’s recent production of the comedy See How They Run.
Upper School English Teacher, gave three poetry readings (July 23–25) at the Gerard Manley Hopkins Festival in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, one from each of his books, Running Again in Hollywood Cemetery, Moon Road, and Its Ghostly Workshop. Mr. Smith, who was named Virginia’s poems forthcoming in journals in the U.S. and the U.K. Dorothy Suskind, fifth grade teacher, went to Australia this summer to present on the global engagement work she had previously done with her first graders. Her presentation at the Shore School was entitled “Global Engagement with Young Learners: Teaching Across Classrooms and Continents.” Dr. Suskind also taught a graduate course in Content Reading for the University of Richmond. Lucinda Whitehurst, Lower School Librarian, was selected earlier in the year for the Newbery Award Committee, which decides the winner of the Newbery Book Award. The committee is now reading over 500 books published in 2014 and will decide the winner in January 2015. The Newbery Award is given by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year. Rusty Wilson, Ampersand and Theatre Program Director, was the director of Cadence Theatre Company’s fall production of Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies. John Winn, Upper School Jazz Band, A.P. Music Theory, and Jazz & Rock History, played in the orchestra of Dogwood Dell’s summer production of 42nd Street.
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Sarah Collier, Mary Via, Ashley Gallienne, Ann Carlson, Meredith Traynham
Lower School Crishawn Atkins has joined St. Christopher’s as a kindergarten aide in Ashley Gallienne’s class. Mrs. Atkins earned her B.A. degree in political science from Hampton University and is currently in the process of completing the teacher licensure program at Virginia Union University. She has previously been a substitute teacher in the Lower School. Ann Carlson is teaching fourth grade. A graduate of St. Catherine’s, she received both her B.S. in Psychology and her M.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Mary Washington. Mrs. Carlson has been a long-term substitute teacher in the Lower School, as well as a track and field coach in the Upper School, which she will continue to coach. For the past several years, she has been teaching at St. Stephen’s Church Preschool. Sarah Collier has joined us as a first grade teacher. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the College of William and Mary and her certificate of applied studies/ teacher license from the University of Richmond. For the past eight years, Mrs. Collier has taught at Maybeury Elementary School in Henrico County. Alisa Flaherty has joined StC as a kindergarten aide in Mrs. Halladay’s class. Ms. Flaherty received her Bachelor of Humanities and Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently working
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to complete her M.A.T. in Elementary Education from Liberty University. Over the past several years she has taught at various local preschools, including the Rainbow Station, the Primrose School, and Tuckaway Childcare and Development. She has also served as a tutor for Little Scholars. Ashley Gallienne has joined us as a kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Gallienne received her B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and her M.T. in Early Childhood Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. For the past 13 years, she has taught at Maybeury Elementary School. Sarah Hubard is teaching third grade. She received a B.A. in Psychology from the College of William and Mary and her M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia. For over 16 years Mrs. Hubard has been teaching in Henrico County elementary schools, and for the past eight years has been teaching and serving as the Resource Teacher at Tuckahoe Elementary School. Additionally, she has served as an instructor at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education. Maggie Jones is teaching fourth grade. She received her B.S. in Elementary Education from East Carolina University and for the past eight years has been teaching in the Guilford County, NC, school system. Most recently, she comes to us from Southwest Elementary School.
Maggie Jones, Sarah Hubard, Katharine Antrim, Abby James, Emeleigh Benson
Middle School Ellen Shaffer has joined us as a first grade aide this year where she is team teaching with Mrs. Marks and Mrs. Tyson. She received her B.S. in Early Childhood Education from James Madison University. Previously, Mrs. Shaffer was a kindergarten, first grade, and Reading and Math resource teacher, mostly in the Hopewell City school district. Meredith Traynham is teaching second grade. She received both her B.S. in Human Development and her M.Ed. in Teaching, Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech. She also earned her Gifted Education Endorsement from the University of Virginia. For the past seven years, Ms. Traynham has been teaching at Maybeury Elementary School.
Jeremy Dunn is teaching sixth grade science. He received his B.A. from the University of Richmond and his M.A.T. in Teaching from Mary Baldwin College. For the past eight years, Mr. Dunn has worked at the Oakland School in Keswick, VA, a boarding school for struggling learners ages 6–14. While there he taught and helped develop curricula for Oakland’s science, math, and history programs as well as supporting the school’s technology initiatives and theater efforts. Mr. Dunn also helped with organizing and executing trail run/cross-country events. When on Oakland’s residential staff, he also coached soccer. Prior to teaching at Oakland, Mr. Dunn worked at the Pathway School in Pennsylvania.
Mary Via is St. Christopher’s new Lower School Chaplain. A graduate of St. Catherine’s School, she received her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University and her M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School. While at Yale she also served as the John G. Magee Fellow at Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice. This past year, Ms. Via was the Interim Lower School Chaplain at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. She also has rich experience working with boys, having taught Religion to Middle Schoolers at the all-boy Nativity Mission Center in New York City.
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Charles Ellen, Amanda Livick, Richard Franzese, Stephanie McCully, Stuart Ferguson, Casey Torrence, Jeremy Dunn
Upper School Stuart Ferguson has joined the Upper School faculty as an intern in the History department. A graduate of Collegiate School, he was named the school’s Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year and a finalist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Scholar Athlete Award. Mr. Ferguson received his B.A. in Philosophy from Auburn University. While there, he also continued his decorated swimming career. Team captain as a senior, Mr. Ferguson was a seven-time NCAA All-American, a five-time SEC champion, and a two-time Olympic trials qualifier. He spent the past year out west in a variety of outdoors positions. Besides teaching World History and advising, Mr. Ferguson is co-head coach of the Saints swim team and is working with the Halsey Watermen program. Richard Franzese is teaching Geometry and Pre-Calculus in the Upper School Math Department. A graduate of Watford Grammar School for Boys in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, he received his M.A. in Physics from Worcester College, University of Oxford, and is currently finishing his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Oxford as well. As a collegian, Mr. Franzese was a decorated distance runner. He served as vice captain of the Oxford team for several seasons, won the Blues Mile at the 134th Oxford-Cambridge Meet, and was selected to represent the Oxford-Cambridge team in a quadrennial meet against Harvard-Yale where he won the 5000 meter race among other accomplishments and awards. Mr. Franzese is coaching Cross-Country in the fall and helping with distance runner training in the other seasons as well. Stephanie McCully has joined the Upper School faculty as a member of the World Languages Department. A graduate of St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C., she earned her B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Maryland. Over the past several years, Ms. McCully held teaching positions in Guatemala and Argentina before returning to Washington where she was a long-term substitute at St. John’s. She is teaching several levels of Spanish, serving as an advisor, and involved in some of the school’s service efforts.
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Casey Torrence has joined the Upper School faculty on a part-time basis as a member of the Academic Resource Department. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mrs. Torrence previously taught in Chesterfield County, has tutored students from the surrounding area, and directed several local children’s camps. She is adding a strong math/science element to the Academic Resource department.
Other Upper School Faculty Updates Charles Ellen, Class of 2008 and a graduate of the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Astrophysics and Classics, has returned this fall as a part-time Upper School Science teacher. Last fall, Mr. Ellen served as a long-term sub for Dr. Austin Sutten and in the spring for Mrs. Anderson in the Middle School. Mr. Ellen is teaching Physics, serving as an advisor, and helping with science extracurricular activities. Amanda Livick, a familiar presence on campus as a parttime Digital Photography and Photoshop teacher, is now a full-time member of St. Christopher’s Upper School faculty. She earned her B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University, operates her own photography business, and has taught part-time at St. Catherine’s School for several years. Ms. Livick is continuing to teach Photography and Photoshop while also adding Digital Video. She is working with Upper School faculty members on integrating video and other communications technologies into their courses as part of realizing the school’s Second Century Vision goals of enhancing the communications skills of the boys. In addition, she is working with faculty advisors on a number of co-curricular activities to expand and enhance the skills of the boys in the use of technology.
Crishawn Atkins, Alisa Flaherty, Lance Clelland, Anne Asplund, Ellen Shaffer
Extended Day
Administrative Staff
Katharine Antrim has joined Extended Day as the lead JK Extended Day teacher. She received her B.A. in Special Education from the University of Mississippi. Mrs. Antrim taught at Charlotte Country Day for eight years where she was a learning specialist. Trained in Orton-Gillingham, she has had extensive experience in teaching reading and writing skills. In addition, she is assisting in study halls, Early Childhood Enrichment, and various classrooms.
Lance Clelland has joined the school’s Admissions team as the Director of Middle and Upper School Admissions. He is also StC’s Head Varsity Football Coach and an Upper School advisor. Mr. Clelland attended McDonogh School in Maryland and earned his B.S. in Social Policy & Education from Northwestern University in Illinois. A four-year starter on the offensive line for Northwestern, he helped the Wildcats to a Big Ten title in 2000 and after college had a brief stint in the NFL with the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens in 2002. Mr. Clelland comes to us after spending the past six years as a teacher and coach in Maryland and Florida. He also was an Assistant Football Coach at Dartmouth College.
Anne Asplund has joined Extended Day as a first grade teacher and Pre-School Enrichment teacher. She received her B.F.A. in Art and Architecture from Longwood University. For the past four years Ms. Asplund has been at Reveille Preschool teaching four and five year olds in the Pre-K class. Emeleigh Benson has joined StC teaching First Grade and Preschool Enrichment classes in Extended Day. A student at the University of Richmond, she joins us from Reveille Preschool. Mrs. Benson has had experience as a teacher in the Faison School and was a teacher’s aide for several years at Byrd Middle School. She has also been a substitute teacher in StC Extended Day. Abby James is teaching all grade levels in Extended Day. She received her B.A. in English and Communication Studies from Longwood University and has served as a substitute in Greensboro, NC Middle Schools. Ms. James has also been a counselor at Camp Mont Shenandoah in Millboro Springs, VA.
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Upper School students tackle a variety of projects in MAKE class.
Boys Using Innovation to Learn and Design A new Upper School course, MAKE, is part of St. Christopher’s School’s JK-12 BUILD (Boys Using Innovation to Learn and Design) initiative. BUILD combines science, technology, engineering, art, and math with boys’ innate desire to tinker, create, compete, work in teams, and disassemble and reassemble just about anything they can get their hands on. The school’s “makerspace” brings students together to create things using high tech tools like a 3D printer or simple materials like cardboard. Students are tasked with activities involving specific problems that allow them to solve the problems in their own ways. They design and create machines, art projects, or devices in ways that focus on process, not product. Students learn as they design— and redesign—their projects in an environment that fosters a desire to constantly refine and improve their ideas. Projects take on many forms using various tools and materials.
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CLASS NOTES
Class Notes 1940s Thomas K. Wolfe, Jr. ’47 sold his collection of manuscript drafts and outlines for most of his works and notebooks filled with interviews, drawings, and correspondence to the New York Public Library. The library’s board of trustees approved the acquisition that will “significantly add to the library’s holdings because of Wolfe’s deep and meaningful ties to New York City.”
1950s F. Nash Boney ’49 had a fivepage book review in the most recent Georgia Historical Quarterly. Although the two books he reviewed were about the University of Georgia, Nash managed to work in his connections with St. Christopher’s, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia in the last paragraph of the review.
Frank E. Laughon, Jr. ’55 was one of three local business executives chosen to be inducted into the Greater Richmond Business Hall of Fame 2014. Pepper was the former chairman, president, and CEO of Richmond Cold Storage Co. which operated refrigerated and dry storage warehouses. It was owned by his family from 1949 until it was sold in 2009.
Unique Connections of the Bryan Prize at Commencement At this year’s graduation, Mac McElroy ’79 and his father,
who has been of most help to the school by reason of his
Jack McElroy ’49, had an extra special surprise. They knew
example and influence, the Bryan Prize was first given in
that their son and grandson, Peyton McElroy ’14, was
1918 when St. Christopher’s was still The Chamberlayne
the Valedictorian, and were very proud that he had also
School. The recipient that year was John Langbourne
received the school prizes for mathematics and Spanish
Williams II ’19. Captain of the Company of Cadets,
Literature. Peyton also received the Dashiell Prize, awarded
President of the Jackson Literary Society, and a member
annually to the member of the Honor Council who, by vote
of the Honor Committee, Jack received the award at
of his fellow councilmen, has done the most to uphold the
graduation when he was still a junior.
honor of the school by his example and positive influence on the members of the student body.
In addition to the first World War, 1918 saw the threat of a deadly form of influenza. Only 15 years old, Jack, along
The last and highest honor given at commencement is the
with members of his Boy Scout troop, volunteered to help
Joseph Bryan Memorial Prize for Leadership. The name
carry patients into the John Marshall High School building
of the recipient is a secret until that moment. Awarded to
which had been converted into an emergency hospital.
that young man of high character and good scholarship
Jack contracted the virus himself and died five days later. Although Peyton, his father, and his grandfather never knew him, Jack Williams ’19 was the uncle of Jack McElroy, great-uncle of Mac McElroy, and the great-great uncle of Peyton McElroy, the newest recipient of the Bryan Prize. The Joseph Bryan Leadership Medal that Jack Williams received in 1918 is now displayed in a glass cabinet on the second floor of Luck Leadership Center, along with his picture, his sword, and other memorabilia from the time when
(L to R) Anne and Mac McElroy, Peyton McElroy, and Sorrel and Jack McElroy after the Reunion Weekend Chapel.
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he was Captain of the Company of Cadets.
1960s William G. Ellyson ’56 was the featured professional for the Richmond Times-Dispatch “Work It Richmond” focus. His company’s law practice which began 20 years ago as Metanoia PC (Greek for change of heart or mind), later went to the Internet and became EllysonLaw PC. Focusing on small businesses, Bill finds solving problems to be energizing and gratifying, especially when anxiety from business liabilities or taxes can be resolved. George J. McVey ’57 recently received the Virginia Council of Private Education Leadership Award from the Board of Governors of the VCPE. This award was given for his vision, strength, and courage as president of the organization. A Waterford Crystal Eagle symbolized the prize, because, according to Board Chairman Mack Hobgood, the eagle reflected George’s leadership. “Eagles are strong…they fly high above the earth in order to have great vision. They are courageous hunters and majestic in the way they know just when to speed up and when to slow down. To some, eagles represent great power and balance, dignity with grace…and to Americans, eagles are a symbol of our nation’s independence and great strength.” William A. Young, Jr. ’57 was one of several cast members featured (and pictured) in a Richmond TimesDispatch article “Re-enactors put heat into portraying revolutionaries,” in the ‘Give Me Liberty’ presentations, the summer re-enactment series at St. John’s Church. A retired trial lawyer, author, and Jamestown tour guide, Bill portrays a number of historic characters around town.
Lauck W. Ward ’60 is curator emeritus of Invertebrate Paleontology of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, VA. An interesting note from Buck about the state fossil: The species “Pecten jeffersonius” was named by Thomas Say in 1824. In 1975, Buck and a colleague, Blake Blackwelder, realized that it lacked a proper generic name so Buck came up with “Chesapecten.” It was published in a USGS Professional Paper in 1975 and he was the senior author. In 1993 it was designated the Virginia state fossil by the Virginia General Assembly, so the name is “Chesapecten jeffersonius” (Ward and Blackwelder). In May, Buck came to talk to the Fourth Grade boys in preparation for their fossil dig. The next day he led the dig on the cliffs of Stratford Hall on the Potomac River to search for their own fossils and shark teeth. John Page Williams, Jr. ’61 came in May to speak in Upper School Chapel. For over 40 years, John Page has been involved with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, serving in many capacities from fundraising to field trip guide on every river system in the Chesapeake Bay, and is now the organization’s senior naturalist. He leads a CBF team, helping the Conservation Foundation and the National Geographic to develop the Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Water Trail. His most recent accolade was last year when he received the honorific rank of “Admiral of the Bay.”
A. Mason Brent ’69 was honored by the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society for saving the structure of “Roanoke,” a historic home in Heathsville that was built in 1760, which he inherited from his father. Near collapse, the house and grounds underwent a 10-year period of excavation and drainage improvements, foundation fortification, and interior refurbishment that included making all 10 fireplaces functional. A wing that was added to the four-story clapboard house in 1850 was made to match the original 1760 western wing. Mason was presented with the John Paul Hanbury Award for preservation of a historic property. Peter E. Broadbent Jr. ’69, a partner at Christian & Barton, LLP, has been elected board chair for the Library of Virginia, which was created in 1823 to oversee the state’s collection of books and official records, many of which date to the colonial period. Peter has held three board terms by gubernatorial appointment and previously served as chair in 2003–2004. John H. Harris ’69 has stepped down from teaching after 10 years at Saint Gertrude High School and 22 years overall, including four years at St. Christopher’s. At Saint Gertrude’s Awards Assembly in May, John received the Students’ Distinguished Teacher Award.
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1970s John K. Burke, Jr. ’70 became the Richmond Bar Association’s 130th president when he took office on June 1, 2014. John is a partner at Setliff & Holland, P.C., where he has a broad business and commercial litigation practice in state and federal courts throughout Virginia. He also has an active eminent domain practice, representing both condemners and landowners. John H. Walker III ’71, owner of Locust Grove farm along with his wife, Cecky Ropelewski, was featured in an April 2014 Richmond Times-Dispatch article applauding the growing trend of landowners who place their property under conservation easements to forever protect its natural state. With 634 acres along the Mattaponi River, Jerry and Cecky join an ever-growing number of landowners who are moving to protect their property and the waters of the Mattaponi. John B. Catlett, Jr. ’74 is the wealth management SVP & trust advisor at Union Bank in Richmond. With more than 20 years of legal experience, specializing in estate and trust planning, Jack leads the Trust Advisor team. He has been voted a Virginia Business Legal Elite six times. George C. Howell III ’74 was named chair-elect of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation. He is a partner with Hunton & Williams Richmond and New York City offices and is head of the tax and employee benefits practice. Christopher M. T. Jones ’76 and his daughter, Katherine, have coauthored their first book. Sandbars, Sandlots and City Streets: Growing Up in the Old South: 1957. It is an account in poetry, prose, and photography of living and teaching on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, playing
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1980s baseball in Richmond and loving the game, and recollections of old Richmond...and of four very dominant and unique women, born and raised in the South, and how their lives continue to shape the generations that have followed, especially those of the authors. St. Christopher’s (and Chris’s experiences here) receive their share of print. The book is available online at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (BN.com) as well as in e-book format. James K. Doswell ’77 is back in the catering business after taking a few years off to teach school and have more time to spend with his daughter as she navigated through her teen years and into adulthood. “Jamie Doswell Catering” is officially open for business. After 20 years as a restaurateur, Benjamin F. Jarratt ’78 sold Northern Virginia Group, Inc., his restaurant management company, and his 10 restaurants to another Burger King franchisee. He is now a partner in two ventures, King of Northern Virginia and Double Blue Farms, which own and manage commercial real estate, agriculture and timber farming interests in Virginia. Christopher R. Andrews ’79, president of Cupron, the Richmondbased company that makes antimicrobial apparel and materials, announced in January that tests conducted by Cutest, a United Kingdom-based skin research institute, found “statistically significant improvement in two separate measures of skin elasticity” as a result of wearing the company’s Pro Therapy line of socks. The copper oxide-infused textiles, which are known to be resistant to microbial growth, are now also being used in some brands of sports clothing.
T. Spencer Williamson IV ’81, president and CEO of Intelliject, the company that developed and marketed an autoinjector product that treats severe allergic reactions, has changed its name to Kaleo Inc. Spencer announced the change in January, citing that “kaleo” comes from the Greek work for “a calling” or “purpose” and better reflects the company’s mission. In early 2013, the company’s Auvi-Q device became available by prescription in the United States. This auto-injector device provides recorded, stepby-step instructions to the patient, walking them through the process of injecting epinephrine. Another medical device, EVZIO, by the Richmondbased pharmaceutical development company, helps reverse the effects of certain drug overdoses and is now available by prescription in pharmacies all over the U.S. Angus H. Macaulay ’82 was recognized and honored by the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives for his outstanding and dedicated service as the 2012–2013 president of the South Carolina Bar. Angus has served as a member of the House of Delegates since 2000. His practice specializes in employment and labor law, and he represents management in employment litigation matters and provides practical advice to employers on ways to minimize litigation risks and comply with federal and state employment laws. J. Edward Ukrop ’83 and his wife, Katie, plan to move the Quirk Art Gallery one block east where they will open a Quirk-branded hotel with 70 to 77 rooms. Ted and Katie remain loyal supporters of Richmond’s downtown revitalization and hope that the hotel, once renovated, will increase foot traffic in an “already cool part of town.” The hotel, operated by Coloradobased Destination Hotels, will offer a
Henry started his first real job, told him, “Get to work early, work hard, and never take more than an hour for lunch.” And Henry’s career tip for students? “Take courses that will have practical implications for your career, but also take advantage of liberal-arts classes to get a well-rounded education. And never miss class.”
A group of Saints from the Class of 1982 reunited on campus to have breakfast and talk about old times. Pictured: (L to R) Freddy Preston, Jay Ball, Barry Tatum, Frank Trice, Brian Campbell, Dave Martin, Charley Diradour, Berno Hamilton, Jon Eric King, Jack Martin, Rob Martin, Charles Alexander, and Bunt Young
coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar, plus a rooftop bar and deck will be added with a new penthouse level. The lobby of the hotel will connect to the relocated gallery. Ted hopes the hotel will be open before the UCI Road World Championships cycling event in September 2015. H. Gibson Davenport, Jr. ’84 has joined American Capital Advisory to open their Richmond office.
Henry C. Spalding III ’84 is now the director and lawyer at ThompsonMcMullan PC where his focus is on civil litigation, specializing in construction law, employment law, and representing insurance companies and their policyholders. In a “Decision Maker” article in the Richmond TimesDispatch, Henry said the best advice he ever received was from his father, Henry Spalding, Jr. ‘56, who, before
Read F. Goode, Jr. ’85 was recently featured in the Richmond TimesDispatch business supplement “Decision Maker” column. Read is the managing broker in the Richmond office of Divaris Real Estate Inc. His career tip for students: “Learn how to communicate in person with other human beings.” R. Giles Tucker ’85 is the co-founder and managing director of Blue Edge Capital LLC, a Henrico Countybased independent investment management firm serving individual and institutional investors. Giles was featured in the Richmond TimesDispatch “Getting to Know” article, May 10, 2014.
James H. McVey ’85 James H. McVey ’85 was recognized by Virginia Ducks Unlimited as the Conservationist of the Year. The award recognizes an agency professional, company, individual, or landowner for making a positive impact on waterfowl conservation. Jim, a Ducks Unlimited volunteer and life sponsor, has served as chairman of the board of directors at the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia for the past eight years. He is also the student advisor to the Ducks Unlimited chapter at St. Christopher’s, the only high school chapter in the state. It has raised more than $35,000 for DU through several banquets and was voted the best new event of 2013 by Virginia Ducks Unlimited. Students have hosted several sporting clays events and a duck calling competition. Jim’s garage became a meeting place for the students to build wood duck boxes to place in swamps or to auction at the banquets. By engaging the next generation, Jim is helping to educate young
boys about the need for and benefits of wetland conservation and wild life preservation. Jim’s award and his devotion to the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia were featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article, “Honoring Steward of Outdoors.” (May 25, 2014) The article was written by Tee Clarkson ’92. (See Tee’s class note) Jim’s success in business as vice president and director of retail with Commonwealth Commercial Partners, a Henrico County-based commercial real estate firm, led to his being featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch “Getting to Know” professional interview. (August 23, 2014)
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1990s Walter E. Bundy IV ’86 was featured in the April 2014 cover story of West End’s Best magazine. Walter is the executive chef at Lemaire, the award-winning restaurant in Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel. About a decade ago he started an urban garden near the employee parking lot and now has a full line of produce from the garden, including tomatoes, okra, cantaloupe, and a variety of herbs. Dr. Frank S. Royal, Jr. ’86 is now the executive vice president/COO at MeHarry Medical College in Nashville, TN. Brian A. Stygar ’87, and wife, Andrea, sold their federal IT consulting services company, Kore Federal, to Eagle Ray Inc. Over a nine-year period, they have grown the company, which develops and operates mission-critical systems for the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and the intelligence community, to over $25M in annual sales. Brian, who served as chief technology
officer (CTO) for Kore Federal, has accepted a job as CTO at Eagle Ray, Inc., an award-winning management and technical professional services company. John F. Ware III ’87 has moved to Houston, TX, to set up and run the BB&T Wealth practice for Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Clifton M. Miller IV ’88, team director of the U.S. National Team in the 2014 CapTech USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals in May 2014, was able to glean a lot from the weekend competition in preparation for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships that will be held in Richmond in September 2015. Teamwork involving the city of Richmond and surrounding areas, the mayor, the governor, sponsors, the Richmond Police Department, emergency services, and VCU Medical Center played significant roles, giving the race organizers the opportunity to test everything that will go into preparations for the 2015 event. Tim is COO for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
James A. Baber IV ’89 is understandably proud of his son Alex, a seventh grader at St. Christopher’s, who received the 2014 Tad DuPriest (StC ’91) Outstanding Youth Award from the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation. Alex was chosen for his extraordinary volunteer service to ASK, and is often the first to arrive at ASK events for setup and the last to leave. Started eight years ago by Tad’s friends, the Tad DuPriest Foundation has raised approximately $1,000,000 for ASK.
Members of the Tad DuPriest Foundation: Jody Parker ’92, James Parker ’97, Jim Baber ’89, Miles Clarkson ’94, and Rand DuPriest ’88 with Alex Baber
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Burke S. Lewis ’92 was selected to serve on the board of the YMCA of Greater Richmond. Thomas S. Clarkson II ’92 continues to bring entertaining, informative and insightful columns to the sports section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. (See class note of Jim McVey ’85) Dancing around the idea of treating “mom” to a day of fishing (not necessarily on/ for Mother’s Day) evolved into very wisely suggesting spending time with the family in the great outdoors. Tee encouraged readers to attend the Dominion Riverrock competition and festivities—again, outdoor enjoyment, as well as many other Richmond activities. He also encouraged the public to go online and vote for Richmond to receive a $33,000 grant from Bell Helmets for the Richmond Regional Ride Center. Readers responded and Richmond won! Pocahontas State Park will benefit with many improvements to its already existing 23 miles of biking trails. Tee came to StC this fall and shared his newspaper writing experiences with the after-school Journalism students. W. Taylor Reveley IV ’92, president of Longwood University, had an op-ed article, “College affordability is the heart of democracy,” in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Said Taylor, “The Founders thought that if the people were indeed to rule, then education must become more widely accessible...If college ever were in fact to become unaffordable, the consequences for our way of life—for constitutional government and democracy itself—would be devastating.” (August 10, 2014) Carrington Williams III ’92, Charles S. Valentine III ’93, and partner, Matt Knight, joined forces in June 2013 to start Luminary, an online marketing consulting service that boosts small businesses by providing simple solutions that save their customers
time and ultimately increase their sales. Daily recommendations, easy-to-use tools, and analytical reporting assist their customers to become better marketers. Marketing becomes a network that supports new ideas and growing businesses using social media and word of mouth. Said Carrington in an article he wrote about Luminary for RichmondGrid, “In many ways, we’re striving every day to do exactly what we coach our customers to do. Share the mission, build a community around the brand, and open up the lines of communication with customers to keep improving products and customer experience.” Charles E. Ayers III ’93 is a partner and project manager for Dunlap and Partners Engineers, PC. Charles has been named a new board member of the VMI Keydet Club Board of Governors. He and his wife, Lois, have two sons, Charles and Henry. Charles is a new Kindergartener at StC. T. Kirkwood Tattersall ’93 and his wife, Kelly, were named the Volunteer Philanthropists of 2013 in Central Virginia. They were
nominated by ChildSavers and Peter Paul Development Center for the support and services they provide to organizations that help meet the needs of children who live in poverty-stricken areas of Richmond. Kirk and Kelly helped to organize the first Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project that was partnered by St. Christopher’s, St. Catherine’s, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond. Their hands-on approach to making changes in the community encourages others to lend their support. Christopher K. Peace ’94 was elected to the Board of Trustees of St. John’s Church Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes and preserves historic St. John’s Church. As a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Chris represents the 97th district and also serves as the executive director of Historic Polegreen Church Foundation. He established the Road to Revolution State Heritage Trail to honor the life and influence of Patrick Henry, Virginia’s first elected governor.
The family of Broderick Mullins ’96 includes a lot of Saints! (L to R) Elisabeth (St. Cat’s ’96), Thomas ’24, Ingrid, and Whitfield ’27
V. Dyke Jones II ’95 has moved within Davenport & Company LLC from Institutional Equity Sales to the High Net Worth Group as Senior Vice President–Investments of Jones Wealth Management. Its focus is on management of funds for individuals, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations ranging in size from start-ups to large foundations. Andrew J. Vorenberg ’95 was highlighted in the October 2014 Style Weekly magazine’s annual “Top 40 Under 40,” of young leaders who make Richmond better. Andy is a surgeon with Colon and Rectal Specialists. “Nobody wants to talk about it but everyone has problems with it,” said Andy. He co-founded a series of events that raise both awareness of the risk of colon cancer and money to offer treatment and screening for the uninsured. David L. Blanchard ’96 is president and founder of BeneFinder, a Richmond-based health insurance brokerage firm focused on guiding individual and small companies through their Affordable Care Act options. Recently interviewed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s “Getting-To-Know” column, David said that his best business decision was “Evolving in my career from a sales role to a consultative role. Health insurance can seem like a product-based business, but positioning myself and my company as a partner in a decision process, rather than a sales agent has made all the difference.” Charles A. Cox ’96 is the new CEO of Back9Network, a fledging golf lifestyle TV and online programmer based in Hartford, CT. Charles has been Back9’s CFO and head of business development since joining the company in 2012. Back9Network made its TV debut on September 29, 2014.
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T. Broderick Mullins ’96, G. Gaillard Owen ’96, and Merrill P. Cann ’99 have been promoted to First Vice President of Davenport & Company, Richmond office. Armistead C. Blanton IV ’97 joined the commercial banking team of Fulton Bank in January as a Senior Real Estate Relationship manager. Armistead will be working with builders, developers, and investors in commercial and residential real estate projects. Andrew M. I. Bogle ’97 has joined OrthoVirginia specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery and general orthopedics. Andrew began his studies at University of Richmond where he pursued a degree in biology, played football, and was Academic All-Conference. He received his medical degree from MCV/VCU and completed his orthopedic internship and residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center as well as a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Andrew earned the J. Edward Puzas Award for clinical research excellence, and he is a member of the American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a candidate member in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Hilton W. Graham ’97 is a shared director at 80amps and Boost and oversees communications, development, and account management for the two business incubators. Both programs are designed to help entrepreneurs launch companies and to provide marketing and design assistance. Moving from the public affairs and lobbying business has been an easy transition according to Hilton. The common thread in running a campaign and starting a business is that both are about getting an audience to buy into your concept. T. Pope Hackney ’97 was inducted into Washington & Lee University’s Athletic Hall of Fame during the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame Weekend in October 2014 for his accomplishments in lacrosse. Ashby W. Price ’97 has joined Richmond-based Capstone Financial Partners as an Associate Advisor Investment Specialist. Ashby is responsible for developing and
leading the firm’s investment and portfolio management strategies, as well as providing independent financial guidance to individuals, businesses, and institutions. Walter D. Coleman ’99 is the Healthcare Consulting Manager at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP in Richmond. It is the largest certified public accounting firm headquartered in the southern U.S. and the 16th largest in the nation. Photographs by A. Luke Witt ’99 were selected by Style Weekly magazine last winter to be featured in its “Hidden Richmond” article to share places, moments, and people that are rarely seen. Luke’s Instagrams were of Marshall Street, the interior of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and the reflections of the church’s stained glass windows on the stone.
2000s Tyner R. Brenneman-Slay ’00 is a co-founder and managing partner of 24 Hour Care Services, a health care equipment and services company, that was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s 50 top “new” companies in 2012 and one of the top 25 companies in 2013. F. Tyler B. Brown ’01 is an analyst at Lawton Park Capital Management, LLC, in New York. Tyler was awarded his EMBA from Columbia University in May.
Tyler Brown ’01 with son Carter, and Charles Brown ’98 with daughter Gates.
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Adam M. Lynn ’01 is a member of Miles & Stockbridge P.C.’s real estate practice group. He represents local, regional, and national financial institutions in all aspects of commercial collection matters, including residential and commercial foreclosures and bankruptcy matters. Adam and his wife, Emily, live in Easton, MD.
a substance-free dorm choice for students. Thomas is also attending business school at VCU. Basil E. Hallberg ’03 is a capital market financial analyst for Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer in Richmond. Evan R. Nasteff ’03 recently had the role of Templeton, the hungry and helpful rat, in the Barksdale Children’s Theatre production of Charlotte’s Web. Children of 2001 Classmates Luke Pope, Tyler Brown, and Mason Antrim, got together for a play date. (L to R) Billy Pope, Carter Brown, and Mary Linwood Antrim Ross C. Buerlein ’02 took weathermen to task in his January 25, 2014, letter to the Editor of Richmond Times-Dispatch entitled “Why do weathermen get a pass?” Citing numerous inaccurate weather predictions that cause disruptions to schools, businesses, medical services, and unnecessary stocking of food and supplies, Ross concluded, “If you were routinely wrong at your job, how long would you expect to be kept on board?” Grayson S. Goldman ’02 recently graduated from Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine with a dual DO/MBA. Grayson is currently doing his residency in emergency medicine at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, PA. Michael C. Gray ’02 and his business partner, Andrew Ryan, were featured in an October 2014 Richmond Times-Dispatch article, “Communications firm finds its home in real estate.” Their company, Commonwealth Partnerships Group, which they founded in 2009, is a holding company for full-service marketing/communications and community relations firms, and the private real estate investment fund.
J. Matthew Washko ’02 recently was married at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Members of the wedding party included fellow Saints Grayson Goldman ’02, Jason Wright ’02, and Ashton Goldman ’04. Matt is still an active duty Navy Lieutenant, serving as an Assistant Project Superintendent at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a submarine drydock overhaul. His wife, Amanda, is currently an English teacher at Douglas Freeman High School. They both will be heading off to graduate school next year. Thomas N. Bannard ’03 was highlighted in the October 2014 Style Weekly magazine’s annual “Top 40 Under 40,” of young leaders who make Richmond better. Thomas is the Shelter Operations Manager for CARITAS, the largest provider of homeless services in metro Richmond. On any given night, approximately 1,000 people are homeless in Richmond, and Thomas is the one who coordinates beds for all of them. He also helped start VCU’s “Rams in Recovery, modeled after UVA’s support system, “Hoos in Recovery,” to help students overcome addiction problems, and is working to create
John H. Cain ’04 has earned the certification of Certified Financial Planner professional (CFP) as authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. John has been a financial advisor with the Cain & Valentine Financial Strategies Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Richmond for three years. Ashton H. Goldman ’04 graduated from the Naval Academy in 2008 and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School in 2012. Ashton is in his third year of orthopedic surgery, also at VCU. James Hoffman ’05, a huge Navy fan, and John Fiorelli ’14, in his first year at the Naval Academy, ran into each other at the Ohio State game.
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2010s W. McKenzie Gambill ’05 has cofounded Nudge LLC, a free app that integrates data from other lifestyle and fitness apps into a metric with values for different factors and gives the user a Nudge Factor number from 1 to 110. This spin-off is the result of a wellness program that Mac developed for companies to encourage employees to be healthier. Opposed to the six-week program it offered, Nudge is non-stop. You can check your progress once a week or once a month. Find out more at www.nudgeyourself.com.
pursuing his M.S. in theoretical chemistry at St. Cross College, Oxford University, and plans to attend medical school upon graduation from Oxford.
Thomas D. Gottwald ’05 and William I. Valentine ’11 joined forces to hold the 3rd annual River Bash to raise funds for Massey Cancer Center in memory of two family friends. The money raised allowed the Ranjit K. Sen Cancer Research Fund and the E. Bradford Tazewell III Cancer Research Fund to be named and will be used to support efforts in colon and pancreatic cancer research. Additional gifts have raised the funds’ totals to more than $45,000 each.
Richard S. Luck ’08 is co-founder of the nonprofit UnBoundRVA. Created in September 2013, the nonprofit is connecting individuals from Richmond’s East End who are trying to become successful entrepreneurs with resources, training, and support that is needed to ensure their success.
John R. Zampolin ’05 works for an auto aftermarket start-up in Bozeman, MT. His first project has been to run a Kickstarter campaign for a company that produces tire caps that change color when a tire is low. Air pressure can be added (or reduced) directly through the cap. Jack reports that to date, this campaign has raised over $60,000, exceeding its original goal of $20,000. Jordan H. F. McKittrick ’06 graduated magna cum laude from Columbia in bio-chemistry 2014, following an economics degree with honors from Washington & Lee University 2010. He is now
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Andrew R. Palmer ’06 was named by Outside magazine as one of the fittest “real athletes” in America in the Climbing category. In October 2013, Andrew, a Boston-based data analyst at creative agency Digitas, climbed Jaws II, a 70foot Class 5.15a route at New Hampshire’s famed Waimea crags.
Robert B. Valentine ’08 is a Financial Analyst with StreamCo, LLC, a subsidiary of Commonwealth Commercial Partners, located in Richmond’s Innsbrook. He is a licensed realtor in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a member of the Greater Richmond Association of Commercial Real Estate. John L. Wilkinson ’08 and his new bride, Erin Kelly (St. Cat’s ’08), met at St. Christopher’s Leadership Camp between their junior and senior years. Christopher C. Alexander ’09 was featured in an interview in Hudson/Houston, August 2013. He is an Assistant Account Executive at Saatchi & Saatchi, a global marketing and advertising firm, headquartered in New York, but with 130 offices in 70 countries.
William N. Bannard ’10 earned Centennial Conference tournament MVP distinction after batting .563 (9 for 16) with four RBIs in five tourney games. He went 2 for 4 in Haverford College’s title-game victory over Gettysburg. W. Hunter Brown ’10 graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Hampden-Sydney College in May. He also achieved membership in ODK. Hunter is now special assistant to HSC president, Dr. Christopher B. Howard. Titus V. Matthews ’10 is now in India working a year for the International Justice Mission (IJM), a Christian nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking around the world. As a Government and Commmunity Relations intern, he will assist the office as they plead the cases of those who have been bound into slavery. J. Alexander Vozenilek ’10, senior punter for UVA’s Cavaliers was named a team captain for the 2014 season. Alex averaged 41.2 yards per kick last year. Kevin R. Whitehead ’11 was initiated into The Raven Society at the University of Virginia. Students are selected for membership based on their strong commitment and academic excellence. He was also selected to live on the Lawn for his fourth year. Residence on the Lawn recognizes students for unselfish service to the University and achievement in their respective fields of activities and academics. Ahmed Laurin Sarhan ’12, a sophomore at Yale University, received the Dwight Hall Rising Leadership Award in April. The award is given for exhibiting impressive commitment to a Dwight Hall service project or member group.
Send Us Your News Although St. Christopher’s alumni generously volunteer their time, the school does not designate class agents to gather news. We compile our information from telethons, local newspapers, and often from our best source—proud parents. Please keep us up to date and send news about yourself and your fellow classmates to: 711 St. Christopher’s Road Richmond, VA 23226 flowersa@stcva.org 804-282-3185 phone 804-282-3914 fax
2010 Classmates stick together at VMI, rats in 2010, graduates in 2014. (L to R) Ted Gottwald, Edward Custer, Rennie Merhige, Campbell Henkel, Christopher Gill
The golf success of Adam Ball ’13 was the cover story in Virginia Golfer Magazine September 2013. In August, the Ball family—Adam, his father, Matt, and his brother, Matt Jr.,—were featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article, “Ball family finishing the dream,” as the VCU golf coach and his two sons prepared for the NCAA tournament. Marshall R. Hollerith, Jr. ’13 had an impressive freshman year in college. He was named the Most Outstanding First-Year Male Athlete at Washington & Lee University; Academic AllConference Team, Scholar Athlete; Virginia Sports Information Directors Offensive Rookie of the Year; the Clovis Moomaw Football Award, presented to a player whose outstanding spirit, leadership, and
sportsmanship best represent the ideals of football at Washington & Lee; and the Sons of the Revolution Academic Scholarship, First Prize for his paper on “Nathanael Greene and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.” Rodney M. Williams ’13 headed to China in August with his Drexel University teammates to play four exhibition games in 10 days. Rodney was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “This is an important opportunity for all of us to get a chance to play together. We will need to come together quickly, and it’s really great to get this kind of opportunity to see the world.” J. Baxter Carter, Jr. ’14 was elected president of the freshman class at Randolph-Macon College.
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StC Community Enriched by First-hand Exposure to Modern Art Alumnus Frank von Richter ’56 has been collecting modern art since 1966. His collection includes more than 100 pieces, reflecting his primary interest in works on paper, but also including oils, photographs, and acrylics. The impressive collection features such well-known artists as Sam Francis, Nathan Olivera, Jim Dine, Carol Summers, Joseph Albers, Richard Diebenkorn, Tim Rollins, Donald Judd, Sal Le Witt, and Robert Motherwell. St. Christopher’s was pleased to have a representative sample of Von Richter’s collection on display in the Playhouse Theatre Gallery for six weeks this year, where it was appreciated by students, parents, faculty, alumni, and other lovers of modern art. The alumnus was a special guest in the Upper School Chapel when StC art teacher Marshall Ware ’81 delivered a comprehensive overview of the modern art movement. “In art—Modern or earlier—colors, lines, and shapes are arranged to make a visual composition,” said Mr. Ware in his talk. “It’s up to you to read them and figure out what an artist is trying to say. Modern Art is challenging. Like reading a really good book or listening to a well-composed piece of music, it takes some time to figure out everything that is being said.” The exhibit was the most recent in a series of more than 10 shows, all designed with the students in mind. Teachers in all divisions incorporated the exhibit, entitled “Between the Lines,” in their class activities. For example, Upper School Arts Department Chairman Rusty Wilson had his Creative Writing students select pieces, interpret them, then compose and read monologues about them to their fellow classmates. Lower School boys looked for lines in all of the works of art. “The boys discovered that they could find different types of lines in each one,” said Melissa Taylor, Lower School art teacher. “They found thick, wavy lines done in bright colors, and small, delicate lines that looked like scribble. All the artists had a different way of using lines in their art.” Members of the faculty and staff enjoyed visiting Frank von Richter at his purpose-built home in Church Hill, designed to showcase his collection. In a lovely gesture of generosity, Frank donated a beautiful piece (see photo), a woodcut print by Carol Summers entitled “Lexington Fire,” to the Towell Centennial Collection at St. Christopher’s School to inspire the boys under the pines.
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2 Kindergarten Whitfield Mullins, son of Broderick Mullins ’96; Will Herlihy, grandson of Kinloch Nelson ’61 and greatgrandson of Byrd Davenport ’27; Ollie Davila, son of Scott Davila ’83; Charlie Parker, son of Jody Parker ’92 and grandson of Joe Parker ’63; Clarke Dillard, son of Preston Dillard ’91 and great-grandson of Fred Harrison ’39
Gehring, son of 3 Thompson Matthew Gehring ’97; Jack Wick, son of Cameron Wick ’94; Claiborne Hall, son of Garnett Hall ’93 and grandson of Garnett Hall ’58; Charles Ayers, son of Charles Ayers ’93; Wright Gehring, son of Matthew Gehring ’97 Doyle, son of Cabell Doyle ’99; 4 Hayden Will Ackerly, son of Cabell Ackerly ’92, grandson of Ben Ackerly ’61, and great-grandson of Cabell Moore ’39; Mason New, son of Mason New ’92; Charlie Blanton, son of Armistead Blanton ’97, grandson of Charles Blanton ’65, and greatgrandson of Charles Blanton ’40; Henry Nelson, son of Robert Nelson ’92, grandson of Kinloch Nelson ’61, and great-grandson of Byrd Davenport ’27; Matthew Matthews, son of Richard Matthews ’89
School 5 Lower Bear Guthridge, son of Charlie Guthridge ’92 and grandson of Charles Guthridge ’63; Sam Hubard, son of Knox Hubard ’92 and grandson of Knox Hubard ’65; Charles Herlihy, grandson of Kinloch Nelson ’61 and greatgrandson of Byrd Davenport ’27; Stephen Proctor, son of Sam Proctor ’83; Charles Hancock, son of Billy Hancock ’68 and grandson of Billy Hancock ’41 School 6 Middle Robert Hancock, son of Billy Hancock ’68 and grandson of Billy Hancock ’41; Hays Talley, grandson of Lilburn Talley ’42
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Births Mr. and Mrs. R. Christopher Newman ’84, a son, Aaron Christopher, October 11, 2013. Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Farley ’85, a daughter, Caroline Harrison, April 17, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Call ’86, a son, Charles Tucker, February 21, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ayers V ’90, a son, James Riley VI, July 7, 2014. Dr. and Mrs. H. William Zimmerman, Jr. ’91, twin sons, William Turner and Graydon Stone, March 20, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. M. Alexander Bates ’92, a son, William Anderson, August 22, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Broaddus ’93, a son, Christopher Mills, May 8, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Massie E. Ritsch ’94, a daughter, Virginia Alderman, January 26, 2012. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Smith III ’95, a daughter, Elle Dabney, March 22, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cox ’96, a son, Thomas Austin, March 22, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston III ’96, a son, Francis Claiborne IV, July 17, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matthew Schaff IV ’97, a son, Edward Matthew V, March 9, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Turnbull ’98, a daughter, Clara Helen, June 26, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. R. Logan Waters ’99, a son, Harrison Thomas, January 20, 2014. Mr. and Mrs. Mason L. Antrim ’01, a daughter, Mary Linwood, January 15, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Taliaferro III ’97, a son, Ware Hayes, May 15, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Kingsley ’01, a daughter, Grace Anne, November 22, 2013.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. R. Brown ’98, a daughter, Katharine Gatewood Pilkington, March 14, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucas M. Pope ’01, a son, William Matthews, February 20, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Wycliffe S. Lyne, Jr. ’98, a son, Vaught Finley, March 30, 2014.
Dr. and Mrs. Brian T. Herod ’04, a son, Walton Jack, September 20, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Neal ’98, a daughter, Vivienne Bluhm, April 17, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Pastore III ’04, a son, Peter Nicholas IV, October 7, 2013.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Nuckols ’98, a son, James Wallace, January 23, 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gottwald ’05, a son, Thomas Dewey, Jr., September 10, 2014.
Mark Collins Jenkins ’78 to Mary Buford Gilmore, August 23, 2014.
Leon Ismael Smith-Harrison ’01 to Kendall Marguerite Priddy, June 7, 2014.
Randall Alexander Arnett ’04 to Laura Meriwether Millner, June 14, 2014.
Antony Travis Massey ’93 to Luciana Vozza, April 4, 2014.
Henry Benjamin Archuleta ’02 to Elena Maria Sanos, October 5, 2013.
Randolph Chapman Revercomb, Jr. ’04 to Melissa Anderson Williams, April 5, 2014.
Weddings John Palmer Pearsall ’94 to Jung-Min Kim, July 20, 2013. St. George Bryan Pinckney ’98 to Susan Starkey, October 7, 2012. Alexander Hamilton Ayers ’99 to Erin Lynne Swann, March 22, 2014. James Sullivan Leppert ’99 to Sarah MacCarthy, March 1, 2014. David Salo Galeski ’00 to Anne Cabot Ishon, August 9, 2014. Austin Ray Harris ’00 to Katelyn Ann Kelley, June 14, 2014. James Butler Hovis, Jr. ’00 to Cora Foster Saunders, September 20, 2014. George Philip Klein ’00 to Anna Claire Burnett, September 28, 2012. John William Ball ’01 to Meredith Leigh Dickerson, March 22, 2014.
Ross Christian Duling Buerlein ’02 to Katelyn Clarke Brooks, June 28, 2014. Alan Richard Carney ’02 to Miranda Victoria Morgan, June 21, 2014. John Preston Kendig ’02 to Catherine Bowie Hensby, October 11, 2014. J. Matthew Washko ’02 to Amanda Marie Carretto, August 2, 2014. Peter Hungerford Delaney ’03 to Amanda Cartwright Kardell, April 2014.
Benjamin Hawks Traynham ’04 to Katherine Devlin Helm, August 23, 2014. Clayton Andrew Worthington ’04 to Mary Haden Peterkin, May 3, 2014. Christopher Lee Young ’05 to Ashley Marie Davis, April 26, 2014. Jonathan Frye Williams ’05 to Katherine Anne Stange, August 9, 2014. David Jackson Jennison ’06 to Jennifer Cardwell, October 12, 2013. Edward Bamford Norfleet ’06 to Anne Arden Ball, May 10, 2014.
Michael Thomas Hoffmann ’03 to Elizabeth Blair Phillips, April 2014.
Matthew Gilmour Thompson ’07 to Anne-Sims Dewling Honey, September 13, 2014.
Philip Livingston Innes ’03 to Sarah Gray Tullidge, September 27, 2014.
John Lewis Wilkinson ’08 to Erin Grace Kelly, October 11, 2014.
Alexander Sinclair Washko ’03 to David Karl Zalusky, April 15, 2014.
Edward Parker Gottwald ’10 to Bridgette Irby Williams, October 18, 2014.
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at the wedding of 4 Saints Erin and Alexander Ayers ’98: (Unless otherwise noted, the following Saints are all members of the Class of 1998.) Kneeling: Malcolm Randolph, Charles Ayers ’93, Taylor Moorman Standing: Paul Habenicht, Tommy Huffman, Walter Coleman ’99, Lee Lester, Mason Ayers ’95, _*, Brian Lynn (barely visible head), Matthew Burlee, Eppa Hunton, Erin Ayers, David Satterfield, Alexander Ayers, Andrew Aquino, Maunsel Hickey, John Neal, Chris Nuckols, Marshall Croft, Baxter Hines
5 Sarah and Jimmy Leppert ’99 6 Amanda and Matt Washko ’02
Deaths Harry Evans Dinwiddie, Jr. ’35, of Osseo, MN, died October 30, 2009. Carrington Williams, Jr. ’35, of Richmond, VA, died March 30, 2014. Survivors include a brother, Armistead M. Williams ’44, a son, Mason M. Williams ’65, grandsons, Timothy C. McCoy, Jr. ’87, Christopher D. McCoy ’90, Carrington Williams III ’92, S. Taylor Williams ’96, Hunter B. Carpenter ’02, Basil M. Jones III ’07 and greatgrandsons Timothy C. McCoy III ’20, and John B. McCoy ’22. Beverley Dandridge Tucker, Jr. ’37, of Virginia Beach, VA, died June 13, 2014. Charles Goldsmith Thalhimer ’38, of Richmond, VA, died September 2, 2014. Turner Ashby Walthall ’40, of Gloucester Point, VA, died February 23, 2014. Walter Fitzhugh Hyer ’42, of Richmond, VA, died September 17, 2014. John Cole Gayle ’43, of Richmond, VA, died January 29, 2014. Survivors include a son, John C. Gayle, Jr. ’71 and a grandson, J. Cole Gayle III ’14. Locke Erwin Glenn ’43, of Atlanta, GA, died May 30, 2014. Harry Levy, Jr. ’44, of Richmond, VA, died January 20, 2011.
Tremaine Ernst Armstrong Sauer ’45, of Richmond, VA, died January 23, 2014. William Blair Massey ’48, of Maidens, VA, died March 31, 2014. Howard Randolph Straughan, Jr. ’48, formerly of Kilmarnock, VA, died March 29, 2014. David Calvin Weeks ’48, of Winter Park, FL, died November 15, 2013. Ralph Willis Biddlecomb ’49, of Garrison, MD, died July 30, 2012. Curtis William Caldwell ’49, of Santa Cruz, CA, died March 8, 2014. Harry Wilson Jones ’50, of Annapolis, MD, died September 14, 2014. George Patterson Hester ’53, of Richmond, VA, died February 19, 2014. He is survived by a son, George F. Hester ’77 and a brother, Gerald C. Hester ’67. Paul Charles Craft ’56, of Nashville, TN, died October 18, 2014. Charles Wallace Selden III ’56, of Salem, OR, died July 9, 2014. James Riley Ayers IV ’59, of Advance, NC, died January 29, 2014. Survivors include sons, J. Riley Ayers V ’90 and Cameron S. Ayers ’94.
David Traynham Anderson, of Richmond, VA, died May 27, 2014. Survivors include a son, Matthew Traynham Anderson ’05. Dr. Anderson served as school chaplain in the Lower and Upper Schools, taught History and Religion in the Upper School, and was a Varsity Lacrosse coach. Mary Vernon Montgomery Dortch, of Richmond, VA, died July 11, 2014. Mrs. Dortch taught Kindergarten from 1963–1968. Bette Worsham Hawkins Dunford, of Richmond, VA, died September 28, 2014. Mrs. Dunford was the Lower School Librarian for over 25 years. Survivors include sons, John T. W. Hawkins ’72 and David T. Hawkins ’76.
John Sidney Davenport ’60, of Richmond, VA, died September 4, 2014. Survivors include a brother, Huntley G. Davenport ’56, and grandsons John R. Edmonds ’20, Charles D. Edmonds ’26, and J. Sidney Hetherington ’28. Joseph Neal Reid ’60, of Redding, CA, died August 7, 2014. Ross Shackelford Gibson, Jr. ’61, of Berkeley, CA, died September 17, 2014. Survivors include a brother, Henry S. Gibson ’67 and a nephew, Henry R. Gibson ’95. Fairfield Goodale III ’69, of Brooklin, ME, died May 24, 2014. Robert Johnston Boyd III ’73, of Leland, NC, died July 1, 2014. Joseph Henry Lucas III ’85, of Austin, TX, died September 10, 2014. Paul Fitz Barnes ’93, of Honolulu, HI, died October 17, 2014. Robert Ryland Musick ’95, of Richmond, VA, died March 19, 2014. Benjamin Patrick Lenett ’97, of Peoria, AZ, died June 7, 2014. Jason Baker Deadwyler ’07, of Richmond, VA, died October 13, 2014.
Audrey Voelker McHaney, of Richmond, VA, died July 1, 2014 Mrs. McHaey was a former Lower School teacher. Survivors include her son, Kevin McHaney ’79. Nan Hart Stone, of Richmond, VA, died March 10, 2014 Mrs. Stone was a former Lower School teacher. Survivors include sons, William W. Stone, Jr. ’67, Alan H. Stone ’70, and H. Sheridan Stone ’72, as well as grandsons, William W. Stone III ’97 and Edward A. Stone ’72.
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St. Christopher’s School: Scholars and Gentlemen The story of the school’s first 100 years in pictures and text. Beautiful commemorative history with a foreword by Tom Wolfe ’47.
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Remember when? Class of 1965
Primer Form—Raps and Taps 1953 First Row: (L to R) Hal Purcell, David Williams, George Budd, Fred Williams, Miller Trevett, Eppa Hunton, Lucky Jacobs
Third Row: Hugh Tompkins, Julien Williams, Frank Easterly, Parker Snead, Peter Montague, Billy Cabell, Judge Carrington, Woodson Cann
Second Row: Lowndes Peple, Dick Tucker, Deane Maury, Saint Pinckney, Bayliss Sharp, Jim Moseley
Fourth Row: Marion Williams, Ed Andrews, Brad Davenport, T. Muse, Ward Wood, Edward Campbell, Thomas Wilson Absent: Jim Blackwell, Pat Branch
Finally in the Upper School—Raps and Taps 1962 First Row: (L to R) Charles Ewing, Phil Hughes, Jim Moseley, Robert Watson, Sidney Johnson, Mac Bates, George Budd, Peter Tangredi, Pat Branch, John Wright
Third Row: Ernest Vaughan, Frank Pearsall, Bucky Wilson, Kirk Materne, Charlie Chewning, Rusty Romaine, Billy Cabell, Wilson Funkhouser, Julien Williams, Jim Blackwell, John Holladay, Fred Rea
Second Row: Brad Davenport, Tyler Harris, Curtis Backus, Frank Easterly, Charlie Blanton, Evan Chesterman, Lewis Buford, Knox Hubard, Ed Rucker, Chuck Houser, Don Benson
Fourth Row: Steve Dougherty, Hugh Tompkins, Sandy DeWitt, Dick Morgan, Val Nesbit, Tommy Meade, Randy Boyd, John McRae, Fred Williams, Billy Grigg, Dick Tucker, Louis Ryan, Austin Chinn Absent: Larry Brydon, Peter Holbrook, Kenneth Williams, Charles Rowland
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