Ferdie Baruch '69, Robert Churchwell, Kerry Court, The Rev. Paul Evans '01, Kim Hudson, Stephen Lewis, Emily Richey, David Shin, Karen Wormald, Davis Wrinkle '81
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Marie Ayers, Blair Belote, Jane Garnet Brown, Andrew Chesebro, Stephen Davenport ’08, Cappy Gilchrist, Valerie Hedley, Penny Lowrey, Erin Nord, Cricket O’Connor, Jennifer Scallon, Davis Wrinkle ’81
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Cover: Upper School boys gather during a free period.
Saints across campus went outside on April 8, 2024 to witness the solar eclipse!
MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER
Delivering on our mission to know, love, and celebrate boys
Dear Saints,
I am pleased to report that the St. Christopher’s community is on a roll, hitting its stride in numerous ways and delivering on our mission to know, love, and celebrate boys, promote their pursuit of excellence, and prepare them for lives of honor and integrity, service, and leadership.
We opened the 2024-2025 school year with 1,018 boys, the largest enrollment in school history. We reached that level through near-record student retention (97%), record admissions demand (412 applications, 6% higher than the previous record of 20 years ago), and a solid 76% admissions yield—our market position is strong. Demand for our Lower School, in particular, is exceptionally high, leading us to add a fourth section of kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year.
With the addition of these new Saints, the School continues to grow in racial and geographic diversity—nearly 60 zip codes represented in a student body that now enrolls 187 students of color (compared to 117 students of color 10 years ago).
From a fundraising perspective, as you will see in the Annual Report, our great Saints community came together to achieve record-breaking philanthropy, with record dollars raised (over $16 million in total cash and pledge commitments and over $2.5 million for Annual Giving), and a record number of donors (3,000+).
We are now just over three years into the implementation of our strategic plan, Momentum 2025, with several student-centered initiatives well underway. One of the most immediately impactful initiatives has been the launch of new academic schedules across our campus. This year, all three divisions are operating under new and improved daily schedules. Among other improvements, the new schedules provide greater opportunities for deep and broadbased teaching and learning, prioritize both student and employee health and wellness, and offer expanded community time.
While continuing to provide a challenging academic program that prepares our boys for college and life beyond, we have also taken steps to limit student use of technology, specifically cellphones, this school year. As with everything we do at St. Christopher’s, we take a nuanced and balanced posture with regard to student use of technology—We cannot be so restrictive as to poorly prepare our students for the academic and professional worlds they will soon inhabit. Laptops and numerous forms of academic technology still have a role in preeminent secondary education today; in our opinion, smartphones do not.
While still early in the school year, faculty and administrators have noticed a dramatic change in the day-to-day environment. As you will see in the pages of this magazine, the absence of cellphones in the Upper School has led to enhanced conversation, deep camaraderie and play, and ample eye contact as one walks the halls!
In addition, we continue to prioritize outdoor education and Rites of Passage moments for boys in all three divisions. Our relationship with Camp River’s Bend enjoys its third year, with boys in grades 5, 8, 9, and 12 enjoying overnight bonding experiences in the mountains of Virginia.
None of this would be possible without our committed faculty, staff, and stellar leadership team at St. Christopher’s, which benefits from both great stability and enduring service, but also several new members joining our team this year. I am grateful to all of our employees for their dedication, our families for their support, our Board of Governors for their commitment to serve our School, and all who are friends of St. Christopher’s for everything that you do to make this place so exceptional.
Gratefully,
Mason Lecky Headmaster
The Fear of the Lord and the Rabbi’s Gift
By The Rev. Paul Evans '01, Upper School Chaplain
“The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do his commandments; his praise endureth forever.”
—Psalm 111:10
We say these words from Psalm 111 almost every morning here in Chapel…so often that they almost roll off our tongues. The School seal, with St. Christopher at the middle, includes the Latin for this passage of scripture, “Initium Sapientiae timor domini,” which translates into “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
This passage from the psalms is deeply rooted in the School's history and identity. Dr. Chamberlayne, an Episcopal priest and educator, chose these words as the School motto because he believed that education without a spiritual dimension would be incomplete, and that true wisdom flowed from his community’s awareness of the power of God and its shared commitment to an ongoing relationship with God.
But what do these words really mean?
What does it really mean to “fear” the Lord…and how can that lead us to wisdom?
I hope to try and answer that question this morning by telling a story that one of my professors told my class at seminary in the early weeks of my first year when my classmates and I were just getting started with our studies and just beginning to get to know one another.
Our teacher told us the story1 of a monastery deep in a forest that was once thriving, with many monks living and working and praying in their community. But the monastery had fallen on hard times, and their numbers dwindled to where there were only five brothers, all in their late 70s, living together in the monastery. No young men came looking to join them, and they feared their community was dying.
And one day the abbot, or head monk, went for a walk in the woods to think and pray a way out of this situation, when he came upon a tiny hut where a rabbi, his friend, was living. He knocked on the door, hoping the wise rabbi might offer him some advice or a word of encouragement.
The rabbi welcomed the abbot and commiserated. “I know how it is,” he said,“the spirit has gone out of people. Almost no one comes to the synagogue anymore.” So the old rabbi and the old abbot wept together, and spoke quietly of deep things.
The time came when the abbot had to leave. They embraced. “It has been wonderful being with you,” said the abbot, “but I have failed in my purpose for coming. Have you no piece of advice that might save the monastery?” “No, I am sorry,” the rabbi responded, “I have no advice to give. The only thing I can tell you is that the Messiah is one of you.”
When the other monks heard the rabbi’s words, they wondered what possible significance they might have. “The Messiah is one of us? One of us, here, at the monastery? Do you suppose he meant the abbot? Of course it must be the abbot, who has been our leader for so long. On the other hand, he might have meant Brother Thomas, who is undoubtedly a holy man. Certainly he couldn’t have meant Brother John he’s so crotchety. But then John is very wise. Surely, he could not have meant Brother Phillip he’s too passive. But then, magically, he’s always there when you need him. Of course he didn’t mean me but maybe he did? Oh Lord, not me! I couldn’t mean that much to you, could I?”
The brothers of the monastery were filled with awe and wonder at the rabbi’s suggestion that one of them was the Messiah. And so they began to treat each other with extraordinary respect and care on the off chance that one of them was the Messiah. And
1. https://chattanoogaendeavors.org/service/community-building/the-rabbis-gift/ and https://philipchircop.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/the-rabbis-gift/
in the off chance they themselves might be the Messiah, each monk began to treat himself with extraordinary respect.
Because the forest where they lived was beautiful, many people from the nearest town would often come near for a visit and have a picnic on their campus just outside of the little chapel where the monks prayed. And the villagers began to notice the aura of extraordinary respect that surrounded the five old monks, and they were in awe of the love and brotherhood that the community of monks shared.
The villagers began to come more frequently, bringing their friends, and their friends brought friends. Some of the younger men who came to visit started talking with the monks. After a while, one asked if he might join. Then another, and another.
Within a few years, the monastery became once again a thriving order, and—thanks to the rabbi’s gift—a vibrant community of light, love and wisdom.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. When we pray these words from Psalm 111 as we start our morning together, we might think they are about being afraid of a God who rules over us from afar and judges us for our faults and shortcomings. Or that they are a reminder to bow our heads with humility and proper reverence and decorum.
community that people wanted to join after years of decline. The AWE of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
When we say the opening sentences here in Chapel, they are not meant to be a fearful reminder to mind our manners and be obedient; they are an invitation to marvel at the beauty, wonder and grace of a loving God present here among us to guide us and strengthen us and love us: A Messiah embodied by our community when we gather in this Chapel, each with our own
But if you look up the Hebrew meaning of the word for “fear” the psalmist uses in the passage, it translates more closely in English to our word for “awe,” or “amazement”.
Let’s try that word here instead: The awe of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Awe. Amazement. Wonder. The kind of awe and amazement that inspired the old monks to treat one another with extraordinary respect and care because they were in awe that the Messiah could be one of them.
Awe, amazement and wonder that inspired them to lift their heads high and look toward one another and toward the village nearby with hope, eagerness and possibility.
Awe, amazement and wonder that strengthened and nurtured their community so powerfully that the local villagers began visiting the monastery to find out what was going on there.
Awe, amazement and wonder that transformed a once dying community of monks into a thriving, flourishing and life-giving
gifts and potential. They are not so much a warning of our need for repentance as they are a reminder to recognize the presence of God and the potential for flourishing that dwells within each and every one of us.
So each morning when we pray the words, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,” think of this passage as an invitation into awe and wonder; a moment to marvel and respect one another more fully and more deeply as fellow bearers of the image of God.
And think of these words from our opening sentences as a prayerful promise of praise that unites generations of Saints who have gathered as one body in this Chapel; strengthened by awe and wielded on by the wisdom to love one another more deeply, and by the assurance that our Lord, the Messiah, the word made flesh, is indeed among us.
Amen.
Delivered in Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Empathy through Observation: Seeing the Classroom from the Student Perspective
By Dr. David Shin, Middle School science teacher
My job is cool. It is actually the best job in the world. I’m not an astronaut, and I can’t run the 100-meter in under 10 seconds. I can’t hit a 130 mph serve, and I definitely don’t get paid millions to shoot the winning three pointer with two guards defending me. But, I do get to spend my day as a teacher and an educational researcher.
On July 4, 2024, I was honored to present my research on the topic of teacher empathy and teacher collaboration at the International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC) Annual Conference, which was held at Harrow School in London. On the heels of a thrilling gold medal tennis match at the 2024 Paris Olympics, I am inspired to draw a few analogies between the game of tennis and educational research.
Love - Love | The Beginning
In 2019, I was sitting in a classroom at the College of William & Mary working to craft my research question. At the heart of the project was my desire to learn whether student-teacher relationships truly matter. I was also interested in using novel technology as part of the research study.
In the realm of relationships and virtual reality, there was an interesting theory proposed by Dr. Phillipe Bertrand. In Spain, Dr. Bertrand designed a training tool using virtual reality to improve empathy in young medical professionals. According to research studies, young doctors struggle to form connections with their elderly patients. It isn’t a lack of medical knowledge, but rather a failure to grasp their patients’ daily challenges that led to slower recovery times and patient dissatisfaction. With the assistance of virtual reality, Bertrand created perspective-taking exercises to train doctors to “walk a mile in their patients’ shoes.” After participating in
the study, data showed patient satisfaction scores increased remarkably and patient recovery times decreased significantly (Bertrand et al., 2018).
Data seemed to suggest that improving doctors’ ability to experience patients’ daily challenges could lead to better medical care, and I wondered if this novel tool could be similarly leveraged to train teachers, potentially enriching the studentteacher relationship and enhancing educational outcomes for students.
With help from Dr. Bertrand, I began designing a virtual reality activity that would allow teachers to embody the perspective of their students. With the invaluable support of my colleagues, I conducted my experiment with six participants from St. Christopher’s School and successfully defended my dissertation within three years.
15 - Love | Blind Optimism
In a tennis match, as the score progresses from Love to 15, there can often be a growing sense of confidence from the player who takes the quick lead. My early success with this project left me feeling ambitious, and so after my dissertation, I was ready to expand my study to include educators from around the world.
The IBSC granted my proposal for this collaborative work, and I approached a colleague named Russell Thompson from Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia, to be my partner. We would collaborate on a cross-continental study designed to help IBSC teachers empathize with their students through the use of virtual reality tools. From our initial conversations, we both felt that we had the skills and the resources to pull this off. Both schools were looking for effective strategies to improve teachers’ ability to reflect on their own craft, and we found seven amazing teachers from St. Christopher’s School and Prince Alfred College who were eager to collaborate.
15 - 15 | Failing
Russell and I faced hurdles to overcome every step of the way. It took many months to find the proper system that would allow us to record video footage, transfer the files safely, video edit, create training, implement training and, finally, reflect together. There were challenges ranging from technical to logistical. We had the wrong camera, the wrong video editor setting, wrong time zones and myriad other obstacles.
30 - 15 | Learning From Failures
While challenges may seem shocking at first, any great player must recalibrate their emotions, readjust to a new plan and push toward the goal.
Russell and I readjusted our expectations and landed on a more feasible plan for our project. Instead of looking through a virtual reality headset, each participant viewed 360-degree recordings of their own classroom on their computers. After viewing the 360-degree videos, they were asked to reflect on the way they felt in the classroom. I transcribed these conversations, then pulled the themes that appeared organically.
40 - 15 | Finishing Strong
Getting to 40 points is tremendous, but the player must stay focused, because one mistake could cost them the game.
After my project’s participants took on the perspective of their students, they came together on a Zoom call to share their experiences. The results were compelling: teachers gained insights on classroom variables like student movement, student engagement, lesson pacing, student
demographics, teaching strategies and even classroom furniture.
For example, a teacher from St. Christopher’s School shared their appreciation for another teacher’s classroom setup. She noticed tape on the floor that had been carefully laid out to maximize space and traffic. Another teacher shared the pros and cons of moving from a project-based learning approach to a more score-based learning design. Participants shared their varied experiences in curriculum and teacherstudent interactions. Participants also noted the similarities between the two schools, even though we were quite literally from two different continents.
Game | Onward
In the coming years, I would like to expand this project to include additional brother schools from around the world. Furthermore, I would like to offer this platform to our brother schools to be used as part of their teacher induction program, so that new teachers (or new to boys’ school teachers) can quickly adapt to best practices for teaching boys.
My job is cool because it makes an impact. As a teacher, especially in a middle school, I get to guide students through a critical stage in their lives, where they are discovering who they are and what they’re passionate about.
To the outside world, people often assume that building relationships with middle school boys must be incredibly hard. And no doubt, there are tougher days. But, when students begin to trust their teachers, they begin to share their genuine needs and future aspirations. I feel so lucky to be on the receiving end of a lot of these conversations, and I’m incredibly honored to be entrusted with their thoughts and dreams. It is in these moments of connection that I find the “why” behind the “what” I do.
Bertrand, P., Guegan, J., Robieux, L., McCall, C., & Zenasni, F. (2018). Learning empathy through virtual reality: Multiple strategies for training empathyrelated abilities using body ownership illusions in embodied virtual reality. Frontiers In Robotics And AI, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2018.00026
Dewey, J. (1933). How we think: A restatement of the relation of reflective thinking to the educative process. D.C. Heath and Company
On Civility
By Robert Churchwell III, Director of Diversity, Community, and Inclusion
Throughout my life, whether in the classroom, on the basketball court, or with my family, I have worked hard to keep myself grounded in civility.
My commitment to civility began in high school, where, like our Saints, I had adult role models who not only encouraged and motivated me, but they checked me when I needed to be checked. They made sure that I was set on a path to make a positive impact on every community I would go on to be a part of in my life.
Preparing our Saints to make a positive impact on their communities–today, tomorrow and 50 years from now–is one of the most important parts of our job at St. Christopher’s.
To that end, the Baptismal Covenant of the Episcopal Church asks a simple but important question:
Will you strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being?
With that question in mind, I’d like to offer a few reminders about civility as we begin this year together and sign our Civility Statement.
Civility is a daily walk that asks you to recognize and acknowledge the humanity and culture in others. It’s not an easy walk, which means that you’ll be tested day in and day out through selfreflection, your care for self and others, and your ability to empathize.
In all of your interactions, respect diverse groups and views and think carefully before speaking. As you navigate your conversations, work hard to differentiate facts from opinion.
Strive for inclusivity to increase fairness for everyone and you will lead by example.
Recognize when you have hurt others and have the courage to apologize when you have wronged someone.
Remember the St. Christopher’s Civility Statement, and hold close this sentence: “There is no tolerance for behavior that serves to demean or devalue any member or group of the St. Christopher’s community.”
If and when something happens that demeans or devalues a member of our community, be the one to shut it down. Remember that our work is to encourage, uplift and motivate.
Finally, I leave you with a challenge. We know we should treat others the way we want to be treated, but I challenge you to go further and treat others the way they want to be treated. In order to understand how others want to be treated, you have to go below the surface in your conversations and be more observant. Treating others the way they want to be treated requires a little more work, but I know this community is up for it.
The St. Christopher's School Civility Statement
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive community. St. Christopher’s is committed to the holistic development of each student, ensuring that each is prepared to engage and lead in an interconnected world with integrity, civility, and respect.
St. Christopher’s strives to foster a community in which civility and civil discourse is nurtured and encouraged as part of a boy's social, emotional, and educational journey.
As such, we firmly prohibit hostile behavior that is expressed on the basis of a person's race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical or mental disability, or socioeconomic status. Further, there is no tolerance for behavior that serves to demean or devalue any member or group of the St. Christopher's community. Individuals engaging in such behavior will be subject to strict disciplinary consequences.
Robert Churchwell speaking about civility in Chapel An Upper School student signing the Civility Statement
Reframing Our Relationship with Technology A new policy designed
for community and connection
By Elizabeth Johnson, StC Magazine Editor
In the first days of the 2024-2025 school year, campus was a postcard. Boys played bucket golf on the Terraces between classes, tables in the dining hall were full of lunchtime laughter and bookbags were stacked high in the hallways. St. Christopher’s was full of joy and movement, and there was one thing noticeably absent: cellphones.
Like many schools across the Commonwealth, St. Christopher’s began the school year with a new policy around the use of cellphones. While phones and smartwatches have never had a presence in the Lower or Middle School, this year, when Upper School students arrive on campus, they hand their devices to their House Dean, who keeps them secure until the end of the day. While the policy had two five-day trials during the 2023-2024 school year, this was the first year the school day would be “cellphone free.”
“This new policy reinforces what we do well,” said Upper School Head Jake Westermann “We want more than just a distraction-free classroom. In removing cellphones from the school day, we are prioritizing community, fostering boys’ health and wellness, and nurturing the relationships between teachers and students. These are our values, and we’re taking this action to live in them more fully.”
Cellphone use in schools took center stage in the spring of 2024, after Jonathan Haidt’s book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” was published in March. Haidt articulated what many parents and educators were witnessing firsthand: cellphone usage was causing more harm than good.
In his call to action, Haidt writes, “In all schools from elementary through high school, students should store their phones, smartwatches, and any other personal devices that can send or receive texts in phone lockers or locked pouches during the school day. That is the only way to free up their attention for each other and for their teachers.”
"I’m honestly grateful that I don’t have it [my cellphone], because I've just noticed that my focus is a lot more on school, and I feel like it's almost expanded my day.”
-Tristan Pickett '25
For Tristan Pickett ’25 , there was an adjustment period with the new policy. “The first two days were definitely a struggle, because I had some withdrawal from being away from my phone, especially during short breaks,” he said. “But now, I’m honestly grateful that I don’t have it, because I've just noticed that my focus is a lot more on school, and I feel like it's almost expanded my day.”
Robert Shealy ’25 shared a similar sentiment, “I’ve realized that when you have your phone somewhere, you’re not really there. Even when you’re in class, you’re still waiting to hear it buzz.”
Of course, not everyone was ready to embrace a cellphone-free campus.
Several seniors commented on how difficult the new policy was for their parents. “My mom wants to be able to contact me throughout the day,” one boy said. “I think it’s especially hard for her because I’m a senior, and she wants to be as connected to me as possible before I leave.”
For many at St. Christopher’s, cellphones had become an impediment to teaching and learning
within a community, but would eliminating phones hinder the School’s ability to prepare boys for life in an increasingly technological landscape?
The right amount of tech, for the right age, at the right moment
On a muggy afternoon at Lower School dismissal, a group of fourth grade boys pour out of their music class and head toward the carpool line. They are eager to talk when asked about their coding and robotics classes, and even more animated about their new fourth grade privilege: a St. Christopher’s email address.
While all students have access to a Chromebook starting in kindergarten, it is not until the fourth grade that boys begin to utilize their St. Christopher’s email address.
“Other kids in younger grades aren’t ready to have a St. Christopher’s email,” Owen Tate ’33 said.
“In fourth grade, they can trust us to use email just for school,” Blake Daniel ’33 added, before Kemp Meyers ’33, Cade Hedman ’33 and Henry Marvel ’33 joined their classmates to talk excitedly about
Upper School boys catch up on the senior porch.
the Canva project they are working on based on the book they just finished in class.
It would be easy to believe that the boys see the absence of phones and smartwatches as a missing element, but few mention it in any of their conversations about technology. “We’ve done a nice job of not just saying ‘no’ to them,” said Gail Warren, Lower School technology coordinator. “We explain why–and that’s been key for our boys.”
In the Middle School, it’s been a long-standing policy that boys keep their phones turned off and in their lockers during the school day. “It’s rare that we have to think about phones in our Middle School,” said Head of Middle School Dr. Warren Hunter. “Everything we do is about improving boys’ learning, and that leads the way in our approach to technology, too.”
In the last few years, Middle School teachers noticed that boys were almost automatically opening their laptops as soon as they sat down in class. “We started to see it as a crutch,” Hunter said, “and we realized that was a problem.”
"Everything we do is about improving boys' learning, and that leads the way in our approach to technology, too.”
- Dr. Warren Hunter
This year, while Middle Schoolers will still bring their own computers to school each day, teachers are carefully considering how they are asking boys to use them in the classroom or at home. “A 15-minute homework assignment could easily turn into a 45-minute one if you stop to check ESPN.com every few minutes,” Hunter said. “We’re getting smarter about how we use these tools, and how we ask the boys to utilize them in their learning.”
And while computer use is being carefully considered in Middle School life, there’s no absence of technology instruction. In Brian Zollinhofer’s coding class, students create a computer game in Scratch using a block
Top photo: A Lower School lesson supported by technology. Middle photo: Middle School boys at work in the BUILD Lab. Bottom photo: Upper School lunch is full of laughter (and free from cellphones).
coding interface to learn the logic of programming. After school, robotics is so popular that the Middle School has two competition-level teams.
In the Upper School, the faculty AI working group is piloting several options that could help faculty utilize Large Language Models and the potential of generative AI to enhance the great work they are already doing, whether in the BUILD Lab, a computer science course or the English classroom.
Technology is present at St. Christopher’s, but always as a tool to enhance learning and critical thinking, and never as a substitute for what the School does best: building relationships and community and providing an exceptional educational experience.
Off-campus implications
During a lunch period in the first week of school, a group of Upper School boys gather over pizza to share their thoughts on this new phone-free school day. While a few have complaints about the particulars–things like where the phones are stored and the process of retrieving them at the end of the day–not a single boy in the focus group believes that students should have their phones during school.
“I’ve noticed that I’ve been more productive, and I feel like a lot of the people I know are more productive,” said Owen Farmer ‘27. “It’s good being more grounded.”
When they are asked their greatest hopes for the policy, the boys are quick to project beyond their hours on campus.
“I hope this rubs off on me as I go off to college,” said Pickett, “because I don’t want to waste all my time on my phone. I want to experience it as much as I can.”
For Henry Nelson ’27, being without a phone at school has opened up more time for hobbies. “I’ve started using my phone less on the weekends,” he said. “I play the guitar, and I do that more now.”
Farmer chimed in, “When people are not on their phones, they find other ways to have fun.”
As the conversation ends, the boys divvy up leftover pizza and ask each other about next classes; they consult their new paper planners they’ve shoved deep into their bookbags. They walk together into a September afternoon so golden one might think to take a picture, but there are a few minutes left in lunch, and a golf game going on the Terraces, so they decide just to enjoy it, instead.
Dr. Ann Vanichkachorn, director of health and wellness, compiled this list of books and resources.
For Further Reading...
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt
The Connected Parent: An Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digtial World
by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
Boys enjoy Bucket Golf on the Terraces during lunch.
What We Know About Boys and Cellphones
Kim Hudson, Ph.D., Director of The Center for the Study of Boys
Smartphone use is a mainstay of adolescent life, but there are gender differences in the ways in which boys and girls use their phones and the impact of technology on their well-being. While girls are more likely to use their phones for social reasons, including texting and social media, boys’ cellphone use is often centered on gaming and watching videos on YouTube and other video sites (ClaesdotterKnutsson et al., 2021). For boys, gaming on phones may be a significant source of social connection as boys compete side by side with friends, as well as with other gamers they don’t know and will never meet in person. Among social media platforms, girls are more likely than boys to use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, although a majority of teens of both genders use all three sites (Pew Research Center, 2023). Boys are significantly more likely than girls to use Twitch, a video livestreaming site on which many boys watch high-level gamers playing a favorite game such as League of Legends or Grand Theft Auto, both of which had accrued over 50 billion views worldwide as of summer 2024.
Much has been reported about the negative effects of social media on girls (Twenge, 2023; Haidt, 2024), but boys are not immune to the detrimental effects of excessive social media consumption. Among both genders, heavy users of digital media were rated as low in well-being and reported risk factors for suicide (Twenge and Martin, 2020). Excessive smartphone use is correlated to lack of sleep for both boys and girls, which has significant ramifications on school performance and general well-being.
In addition, although eating disorders are often thought of as an issue facing girls and women, the percentage of boys and men with eating disorders has increased (American Journal of Men’s Health), and today nearly one in three individuals with an eating disorder is male. Through social media and in online games, boys are presented with unrealistic depictions of male strength and prowess. Just as girls who spend excessive amounts of time comparing themselves to influencers and celebrities on social media are at risk for negative body image, so, too, are boys.
by Jean M. Twenge, PhD author of Generation Me
HAPPENINGS ON CAMPUS
KINDERGARTEN LIFE-SIZED PORTRAITS
It has long been a tradition for kindergarten boys at St. Christopher’s to have their bodies traced and then paint their features on their portrait as a "This is Me!" start to the year. In more recent times, parents have come in to help their sons with this project.
This tradition predates any current faculty member at St. Christopher’s, and former Kindergarten Teacher Mary Stone said the project was happening when she started at St. Christopher’s in the mid-1980s!
NINTH GRADE RETREAT
In September, the Class of 2028 and their peer advisors headed off campus for a retreat to build community and brotherhood and reflect on their first month in the Upper School. The day included a morning of rock climbing and team-building activities followed by an afternoon at Roslyn Retreat Center with discussion circles and a friendly House competition of capture the flag.
SIXTH GRADE GUITAR AND PERCUSSION
This year, the sixth graders can take guitar and percussion classes as a way to fulfill their performing arts requirements, which offers Middle School boys two new ways to express themselves and be creative. The percussion group will work with the concert band during performances, as well as performing in their own events. The guitar ensemble will also play in their own performances this year.
SECOND GRADE PEN PALS
In September, the second grade girls from St. Catherine’s visited our second graders to get paired up with their pen pal. As part of a long-standing tradition, the second graders write letters to each other and attend certain events at each school throughout the year. During the initial visit, they did a “get to know you” activity where they learned each other’s favorite colors, foods, places in Richmond and more, and then they drew each other’s portrait.
Fall Festival
This year, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Fall Festival, marking half a century of a beloved St. Christopher’s tradition.
This year’s Fall Festival offered many of the same games and activities we know and enjoy–like the marketplace, Saints take the cake, and tent games–along with a few new ones, too! This year, after a decades-old hiatus (and as a special treat for the 50th anniversary) Fall Festival featured the return of a Silly String area for the kids.
Guests were entertained by the Upper School Jazz Band, which performed on the main activity field, and attendees enjoyed hamburgers and hotdogs grilled by Upper School parents and boys.
As always, the weekend was only possible with the support of our corporate donors as well as the hundreds of volunteers who gave their time to make the day a success. We are immensely grateful to our community for their support of this, and other, Parents’ Association events.
Here’s to another 50 years!
S t C LEGACIES
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN | CLASS OF 2038
CLASS OF 2038 | TOP ROW (L to R): Tom Ashbridge VI, son of Tom Ashbridge V '00; Jack Carrington, great-grandson of Saunders Ruffin ‘48*; Mason French, son of Marshall French '04, grandson of Jay Moore '75 and great-grandson of Justin Moore '43*; Chandan Goldman, son of Grayson Goldman '02; Charles Hartt, grandson of Bruce Gottwald '76*; BOTTOM ROW (L to R) : Henry Moore, son of Ted Moore '07, grandson of Jay Moore '75 and great-grandson of Justin Moore '43*; Reed Sauer, son of Brad Sauer Jr. '99, grandson of Bradford Sauer '70, great-grandson of Conrad Sauer III '42* and great-great-grandson of Conrad Sauer Jr. 1917*; Moore Thompson IV, son of Matthew Thompson III '07, grandson of John Honey Jr. '77 and Matt Thompson Jr. '80 and great-grandson of Matt Thompson '60; James Wellford, son of Ty Wellford '02, grandson of Tenny Wellford '71 and great-grandson of Mac Wellford '32*
KINDERGARTEN | CLASS OF 2037
CLASS OF 2037 | TOP ROW (L to R): Braxton Carpenter, son of Hunter Carpenter '03 and greatgrandson of Carrington Williams '35*; Alexander Hines, son of Carlton Hines '93 and grandson of Spencer Hines Jr. '54; Robert Kelly, son of Scott Kelly '03; Sasha Matthews, son of Richard Matthews '89; Ezaiah Moore, son of Julius Moore '12; BOTTOM ROW (L to R) : Ben Nunnally, son of Brandon Nunnally '05; Henry Parrish VI, son of Will Parrish V '04, grandson of Billy Parrish IV '72 and great-grandson of Bill Parrish III '43*
FOURTH '33 NINTH '28
FIFTH '32
Bloodworth, grandson of
Driscoll, great-grandson of
*Deceased
Champ Tucker III, son of Marshall Tucker Jr. '02
Jack
Toby Vick '71
Lee
Carrington Williams '35*
John Corey
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Christopher K. Peace '94, P'29
John Corey is the CEO of CSC Leasing Company, a diversified lessor of high technology, life science(s), specialty manufacturing and distribution equipment. Corey received a B.A. in economics with a minor in classical studies from Hampden-Sydney College. His graduate studies included courses in computer programming, finance and business law at both University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and Virginia Commonwealth University. Corey currently serves on the boards of Hampden-Sydney College and Northstar Academy, and he is chairman of CSC Leasing Company’s board of directors. He also served as deacon and elder at First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, VA, and taught Sunday School for over 25 years.
Jennifer Mullen P'27, '30
Jennifer Mullen is a partner at Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin, PLC, practicing commercial real estate and land use law. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio and Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Mullen has been named a “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine and a “Rising Star” by Virginia Superlawyers magazine and is in The Best Lawyers in America—Women in the Law. In 2021, she was selected as a member of the VCU Real Estate Circle of Excellence. Mullen and her husband Edward are the parents of Huff ’27 and Davis ’30
Riel Smith-Harrison '04
Riel Smith-Harrison '04 is an associate professor of urology at VCU Health (MCV). He received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University. This was followed by medical school and a urology residency at the University of Virginia. He completed additional training in men's health and microsurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Christopher K. Peace ’94 is an attorney and president of the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia. Peace’s public service includes 14 years as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2006-2020).
During his tenure, he chaired the House General Laws Committee, served on the House Appropriations Committee, including one term as a state budget conferee, and chaired the Virginia Commission on Youth. Peace earned a B.A. in English from Hampden-Sydney College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law. He is also a graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia. Peace and his wife Ashley have two children: Camden (St. Catherine’s '26) and Henry '29
Mike McClendon P'28
Mike McClendon currently serves as the global ambassador of Lineage Logistics. Prior to this role, he was President of International Operations and Executive VP, Network Optimization. Previously, he served as president of Richmond Cold Storage, where he assisted with building the organization to the 12th largest U.S. public refrigerated warehousing company. McClendon co-founded the American International Agribusiness Alliance, an agribusiness firm specializing in emerging market business development. He is currently an active member of the IARW and served as the 2023 chairman of the World Food Logistics Organization. McClendon graduated from the University of Arkansas.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS ALUMNI BOARD
Robley Bates IV '94, P'36
After attending St. Christopher’s for 13 years, Robley Bates earned a B.A. in history and French from the University of Virginia in 1998 and an MBA from the Darden School of Business in 2008. He served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps from 1998 to 2006. Since 2012, he has been the multi-unit owner/operator of Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers in the Greater Richmond area. He lives in Richmond with his wife Lauren and their two children, Molly (St. Catherine's '34) and Robley V '36
David Galeski '00, P'36
After graduating from St. Christopher’s, David Galeski went on to earn a B.A. from Middlebury College and a law degree from the College of William & Mary. As a practicing attorney, Galeski started his career with the City of Richmond Public Defender’s Office and is currently a lawyer with the firm Marks & Harrison. Galeski is also a class agent. He lives in Richmond with his wife Anne Cabot and their two sons, Marshall and Whit '36
Michael Rigsby '82
Michael Rigsby earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering from Duke University. He has enjoyed careers in system design, engineering sales and business operations. As a parent to two daughters, Rigsby engaged in numerous volunteer capacities in church, school and community over the years, and he now looks forward to reconnecting with St. Christopher’s through alumni initiatives. Recently retired, Rigsby is an avid golfer and Peloton junkie. He lives in Chicago with his wife of 33 years, Cindy.
Wilson Trice '68
Wilson Trice attended St. Christopher’s for 13 years, and then attended the University of Virginia. He received a law degree from the University of Richmond. Trice practiced law in Richmond for 46 years, retiring in 2022. He has been active in the community and has served on several local boards, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Richmond and the Richmond Human Relations Commission. He is a past chair of the Westminster Canterbury Foundation board and is active at St. James’s Episcopal Church, where he currently serves on its vestry and is a trustee of its endowment. He is a graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond. Wilson is the father of two daughters who attended St. Catherine’s. His daughter, Molly Trice, is a member of the Lower School faculty at St. Christopher’s, and he has a grandson in the Middle School.
Rodney Williams '13
After graduating from St. Christopher's in 2013, Rodney Williams attended Drexel University on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurial studies. During his tenure at Drexel, Williams distinguished himself as a formidable athlete, accruing multiple awards for his dominance on the basketball court. Williams pursued professional basketball opportunities across Europe, competing in Israel, Spain, France and Sweden, and eventually received an MBA online from UMD Global Campus. Williams currently serves as the head of programs for 1863 Ventures, an entrepreneurial accelerator and venture capital firm located in Washington, DC, In 2022, Williams established Athlete 2 Boardroom, a pioneering initiative aimed at facilitating athletes' seamless transition from sports to business.
SPRING 2024 ARTS RECAP
MUSIC
The Arts Center was buzzing with energy this spring as hundreds of students from all three divisions shared their hard work with the community in Ryan Recital Hall.
St. Christopher’s Glee Club collaborated with the St. Catherine’s Chorale to present a stunning performance of “Faure’s Requiem.” The singers were accompanied in the Requiem and the Cantique de Jean Racine by a professional chamber orchestra that included faculty members and violinist Gentry Vaiksnoras ‘27. The performance also featured vocal soloists Daniel Kehoe ‘26 and Isaac Lupica ‘27
The joint Concert Band concert featured a grand finale of instrumentalists from all three divisions at St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s playing a rousing rendition of
“Ode to Joy,” a wonderful culmination to a spring concert that featured nearly 100 musicians. Many of those musicians also shined in the Jazz Band concert where we celebrated several departing senior leaders, or in the Jazz/Rock/Rhythm cafe concert, which had everyone dancing to hits from throughout the decades.
The strings program continued to shine through three separate concerts featuring nearly 200 students in grades 2-12, with our Upper and Middle School groups led by new Orchestra Director Kimberly Ryan
honorees this spring, followed by a senior art show featuring paintings, drawings, woodworking and digital media from our graduating artists.
In addition to current student work, the gallery was proud to host the work of alumnus Baylor Fuller ’19 as this year’s reunion artist, and was also honored to show selected pieces from the large collection donated to the Saints schools by Frank von Richter ‘56
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Lower School boys continued to explore the exciting world of creative movement last spring, with 2023-2024 Sisk Artistin-Residence Caitlin Espinueva teaching regular classes to boys in kindergarten and first grade.
SPRING 2024 SPORTS RECAP
Baseball finished with an 8-13 record, delivering the 500th win in the illustrious coaching career of Tony Szymendera. The Saints finished fourth in the Prep League, with three straight wins to end the season. Willie Hurt ‘25 and Henry Knighton ‘25 were named All-Prep League.
Golf registered a 9-7 overall record, placing second in the Prep League tournament and third at the VISAA state tournament. Aaron Baker ‘25, Garnett Hall ‘24, Charles Lange ‘26 and Patrick Goldman ‘24 earned All-Prep honors. Hall and Lange played themselves to All-State status, as the Saints were only two strokes off of the state champion's team total.
WALLY JONES '25
PATRICK GOLDMAN '24
Coach Szymendera's 500th win
Outdoor Track placed second in the Prep League and VISAA championship meets. Taking Prep League crowns were Maddox White ‘26 (100-meter dash), Jacob Zollar ‘24 (200), Victor Olesen ‘26 (Pole Vault) and the 4x800 relay team of Beauford Mathews ‘25, Matthew Noble ‘25, Dougie Boardman ‘25 and Avi Gupta ‘25 Olesen was named field event MVP for his record-setting 17’7’’ vault. At States, Olesen set another meet record at 16’6” in his pole vault win, and White won the 100, finished second in the 400 and led the 4x400 team to a silver medal with Coleman Mayer ‘27, Elisha Asare ‘26 and Gupta. Gupta, Patrick Mayer ‘24, Noah Smith ‘27 and Mathews placed second in the 4x800.
Tennis won its fifth straight state title, downing Collegiate 5-2 in the VISAA final. The team went 14-1 in team matches in 2024, ending a streak of 67 consecutive wins. Tennis also dominated the Prep League tournament, winning seven of the nine flights. Bo Barbour ‘25, Sterling Burke ‘25, Blake Caldwell ‘25 and Bennett Krusen ‘28 each earned All-Prep League honors.
Lacrosse went 8-10, but won 5 out of their final 7 games, which included a thrilling 10-9 win on Senior Day over public school state champion Atlee High School.
Miller Porterfield ‘24, Miller Tatum ‘24 and Liam Wright ‘24 each made the All-Prep team. Wright was also named First-Team All-State after setting a new school record for face-off wins with 822.
MADDOX WHITE '26
TENNIS
LACROSSE
Lower School Library Renovations
“I feel like I’ve stepped through the wardrobe,” one boy said upon entering the renovated Hawkins’ Hideaway in the Lower School library. The refreshed space features new carpeting on the floors and risers, wood paneling on the walls, and wallpaper that depicts a storybook forest filled with starlight and overhead star lights to match. Lower School Learning Commons Coordinator and Librarian Lucinda Whitehurst is thrilled with the boys’ reaction to the upgrades, “And they get bonus points for the Narnia reference,” she added.
Along with the updates to the Hawkins’ Hideaway, the new Lower School library space has all new shelves and reading nooks, including new sofas and a special reading space carved out inside a decorative tree.
“I think it is very cozy and it feels like you are out in the woods,” said Beau Fadely ’32
“There is such a variety of beautiful new places to sit and read or study,” said Liam McNulty ’32
For Whitehurst, the best part has been seeing the positive responses from the boys and their families, and it’s been especially fun to see alumni dads in the Hawkins’ Hideaway.
“They keep saying it feels the same but better,” Whitehurst said. “And I enjoy listening to them share their happy memories of hearing stories in the Hideaway as Lower Schoolers.”
Old and New Vibes for Middle School Library
The Middle School library also received a complete renovation over the summer, refreshing the space with new carpeting, furniture and custom bookshelves.
With its new lighting and design, the library is meant to harken back to the original look and feel of Wilton Hall, while also providing the boys with a fresh and updated space to read, study and gather with friends.
“I am so excited about the new space! It gives the library a whole new vibe, and it continues to be a place that the boys enjoy,” said Middle School Librarian Cara Williams
CLASS OF '64 CREATES A SPACE FOR YOUNG READERS
This year the Class of 1964 celebrated 60 years with a Reunion Weekend gathering and a special gift to the School. In appreciation for the education they received at St. Christopher’s and lifelong friendships they made here, the class decided to leave their legacy on campus by transforming a Lower School courtyard into a more useful space. The courtyard is adjacent to the library and several classrooms, providing easy access for boys to read, relax or do homework. Likewise, there are plenty of tables and chairs for teachers to use the area as an outdoor classroom. We are grateful to the Class of 1964 for helping make this courtyard a beautiful and useful place for teachers and boys to enjoy throughout the year.
LOWER SCHOOL FINAL PROGRAM
On May 30, 2024, the Class of 2031 came together with family and friends to celebrate the end of their Lower School chapter.
Garner Crawley ‘31 welcomed the community and reflected on the strides he and his classmates made during their time in the Lower School. “Our journey to this moment has been a special one,” said Crawley. “We’ve proven we can adjust to new circumstances and thrive in a climate of steady change.” He also bid farewell to departing Lower School Head Todd Stansbery
Leader of the Lower School Bridger Clemons ‘31 then led the student leader recognitions, and Lower School Missionary Society Co-Presidents Cabell Benaicha ‘31 and James Donaldson ‘31 delivered the Missionary Society report.
Robert Caputo ‘31, president of the Chamberlayne Reds Literary Society, and Jack Jones ‘31, president of the Chamberlayne Grays Literary Society, announced the results of the Chamberlayne Cup. For the first time in over a decade, the two teams tied at 23 points each!
Stansbery recognized the fifth grade for their spirit. “We’ve been fortunate to witness all of your talents this year,” said Stansbery. “I will always remember this class as a clear example of a unique, diverse and strong community.”
The certificates of completion were conferred, and the community then sang “Hail St. Christopher’s,” followed by the Benediction by Lower School Chaplain Rev. Darren Steadman. “May you go into this summer with peace, love and joy in your hearts!”
“Our journey to this moment has been a special one. We’ve proven we can adjust to new circumstances and thrive in a climate of steady change.”
- Garner Crawley '31
LOWER SCHOOL AWARDS
THE ANDREW BEIRNE BLAIR AWARD FOR LOYALTY AND BEST SPIRIT IN ATHLETICS
LB Nguyen ’31
THE DUFFEY AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN ATHLETICS IN THE LOWER SCHOOL
Bridger Clemons ’31
THE THOMAS NELSON PAGE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Paul Ambrogi ’31 and James Donaldson ’31
THE HELEN SHEPHERD MUSIC AWARD
Henry Kidd ’31 and Hardy Vaiksnoras ’31
THE GEORGE SQUIRES LITERARY AWARDS
Aram Brown ’34, Samuel Carter ’31, Masa Hanaoka-Mufti ’35 and Mason Morgan ’35
THE HENRY J. TOBLER ‘85 MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ART
Logan Brod ’31
THE LOWER SCHOOL MATH AWARD
James Raggi ’31
THE LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE AWARD
Zachary Rodgers ’31
THE LOWER SCHOOL SPANISH AWARD
Samuel Carter ’31 and Quint Reveley ’31
THE AWARD FOR HIGHEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Carson Greenberg ’31 and Luca Testani ’31
THE OLIVIA HARDY BLACKWELL AWARD
Robert Caputo ’31
THE BEATTIE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR LEADERSHIP
Bridger Clemons ’31
THE “HAWKINS' HIDEAWAY” PRIZE FOR LOYALTY AND SERVICE
Meg Foster, Lower School Teacher of Visual Arts
THE NORMA ALLEY PRIZE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Molly Trice, Teacher of Third Grade
THE ANDREW JACKSON BOLLING III FACULTY AWARD
Maria Maltby, Kindergarten Co-Teacher
THE CLIFFORD R. DICKINSON PRIZE
Debbie Brown, Teacher of Junior Kindergarten
MIDDLE SCHOOL FINAL PROGRAM
On May 31, 2024, the community gathered on the Terraces to celebrate the eighth grade boys’ achievements.
Stanton Czajkowski ‘28 delivered the opening remarks, and Hugh Checkovich ‘28 delivered the opening prayer. “You have laid before us the wonderful challenge of life and the challenge of caring for one another with respect and concern,” said Checkovich. “May we all be encouraged and inspired by the many accomplishments we celebrate during this graduation service.”
Head of the Middle School Dr. Warren Hunter applauded the Class of 2028 for their spirit and close involvement in school life, praising their sense of camaraderie and brotherhood. “Socially, the way this class treats each other is exemplary,” he said. “I can truly say that any student can sit down at any lunch table and be accepted in this class.”
After the students received their certificates of completion, the Rev. Michael Sweeney delivered the Benediction to close the ceremony, saying, “May your integrity be a gift to the world.”
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MIDDLE SCHOOL ART AWARD
Micah Daigneau ’28
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC AWARD Gray Dion ’28
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA AWARD Jake Foreman ’28
THE T. FOSTER ‘46 AND ANN WITT ENGLISH PRIZE Stanton Czajkowski ’28
THE DULANEY WARD FRENCH PRIZE Carter Lecky ’28
THE T. FOSTER ‘46 AND ANN WITT HISTORY PRIZE Arjun Anand ’28 and Tal Horton ’28
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN PRIZE Hugh Checkovich ’28
THE FRANKLIN AND GRACE MULLINAX MATHEMATICS AWARD Stephens Rabb ’28
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC AWARD Brendan Cosby ’28 and WJ Valentine ’28
THE SARA WHALEY FORSYTHE MEMORIAL SCIENCE PRIZE Banks Lambeth-Butler ’28 and Toler Lambeth-Butler ’28
THE BENJAMIN BRISCOE WHITE MEMORIAL SPANISH PRIZE
Luke Bleecher ’28 and Liam Dunn ’28
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODWORKING AWARD
Jackson Hawthorne ’28
THE MONICA FRISCHKORN WENZEL MEMORIAL SERVICE AWARD
Jake Foreman ’28
THE ROBERT W. BUGG AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP IN GRADE EIGHT EJ Johnson ’28
HIGHEST CUMULATIVE GPA
Arjun Anand ’28
THE CENTENNIAL CITIZENSHIP AWARDS:
GRADE 6: Miko Aboutanos ’30, Blake Aird ’30, Eli Holloway ’30, Teddy Sterrett ’30 and Woods Taliaferro IV ’30
GRADE 7: Lowndes Peple V ’29, Fletcher Stephens ’29, Jeremiah Stone ’29 and Tucker Wilson ’29
GRADE 8: Brendan Cosby ’28, Stanton Czajkowski ’28, Jackson Hawthorne ’28, Tommy Holdaway ’28 and Lawler Wherry ’28
THE ANDREW JACKSON BOLLING III FACULTY AWARD
Kathleen Hornik, Middle School Teacher of Spanish, Coach
THE THOMAS B. VALENTINE ‘76 FAMILY FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD
Don Golladay, Middle School Teacher of Mathematics, Coach
UPPER SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
On May 24, 2024, the Upper School gathered on the Terraces to celebrate the Class of 2024.
During his remarks, Headmaster Mason Lecky recognized the boys for their school spirit and closeness. “One of the attributes that I’ve come to admire about this class is that you deeply and genuinely love St. Christopher’s and what it stands for,” said Lecky. “I have no doubt that you will become a close and engaged group of Saints alumni in the decades to come.”
Lecky’s remarks were followed by Salutatorian Oliver Smith ‘24, who recalled the beginning of their Upper School lives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We made the most of it,” Smith said. “It made us stronger, more adaptable and more appreciative of the moments we shared. It’s a testament to our resilience and the strength of our class.”
The ceremony continued with honors, high honors and the presentation of class prizes. In his Valedictory address, Captain Worrell ‘24 praised his classmates, saying, “We have not only fully grown into young men, but grown into St. Christopher’s men. Men who have the talent, knowledge and genuine desire to work tirelessly to make an impact on the world around them.”
"We have not only fully grown into young men, but grown into St. Christopher’s men."
- Captain
Worrell
'24
St. Christopher's Class of 2024
UPPER SCHOOL AWARDS
THE WILLIAM M. HILL JR. ‘73 MEMORIAL AWARD
Kahlil Nash ’24
THE RAY MERCER “BUCK” PAUL III ’06 MEMORIAL AWARD
Theo Cross ’24
THE WILLIAM CARTER BOWLES JR. ‘56 MEMORIAL MUSIC PRIZE
Grady White ’24
THE DOUGLASS P. GRIFFITH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS
Captain Worrell ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DRAMA
Will Moore ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ART
Logan Amey ’24 and Briggs Ireland ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
Logan Amey ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH LANGUAGE
Beckett Schofield ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH LITERATURE
August Lange ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHINESE LANGUAGE
Jack Fraine ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE
Briggs Ireland ’24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Anderson Gates '24
THE SCHOOL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Jack Fraine ’24 and Thomas Wright ’24
THE MOORE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH
Aidan Apostle ’24 and Pritchard Whitley ‘24
THE E. W. BOSWORTH LATIN PRIZE
Jack Nelson ’24
THE SCHOOL SPIRIT OF CHALLENGE PRIZE
Armstead Butler ’24
THE REVEREND MELISSA K. HOLLERITH PRIZE FOR SERVICE, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND INCLUSION
EJ Seward ’24
UPPER SCHOOL AWARDS
(CONTINUED)
THE ANTHONY J. SZYMENDERA JR. PRIZE
Briggs Ireland ’24
THE CHARLES M. STILLWELL PRIZE FOR LEADERSHIP
Patrick Mayer ’24
THE HEADMASTER’S PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S COMMUNITY
Henry Omohundro ’24 and Oliver Smith ’24
THE ALEXANDER MCNEILL CARRINGTON ‘41 MEMORIAL AWARD
Charlie Hudson ’24
THE JOHN NEWTON GRAY ‘35 MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING LOYALTY
Wright Hilbert ’24 and Ned Lumpkin ’24
THE DASHIELL MEMORIAL PRIZE
Bo Stocks ’24
THE IRVING H. BLACKWELL MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR HIGH DEVOTION TO THE HONOR AND TRADITIONS OF ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL
Bo Stocks ’24
THE WILLIAM CABELL BROWN PRIZE FOR CHARACTER AND ABILITY
August Lange ’24
THE JOSEPH BRYAN MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR LEADERSHIP
Captain Worrell ’24
THE ARMSTRONG-JENNINGS AWARD
Greg Vick, Director of Upper School Glee Club and Saints Singers
THE SAINTS SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD
Karen Glasco, Executive Assistant to the Headmaster and Davis Wrinkle ’81, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
THE ANDREW JACKSON BOLLING III FACULTY AWARD
Greg Tune, Upper School Director of Student Conduct, Upper School Teacher of History, Coach
THE CARL J. KOENIG PRIZE FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE
Kimberly Mayer, Upper School Teacher of Spanish, Coach
THE THOMAS B. VALENTINE ‘76 FAMILY FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD
Elsa Woodaman, Upper School Teacher of French and Spanish
Class of 2024 Legacies
Back Row (L-R): Braxton Bourne, Campbell Stalker, Logan Amey, Henry O’Ferrall, Garnett Hall IV, Ned Lumpkin, Riley Ware, Gray Hackney, Pritchard Whitley, Coleman Bowles, Miller Tatum, Berkeley Edmunds, Jack Hall, McGuire Boyd III, Thomas Mullins, Walker Mullins, Coleman Wick, Ashton Applewhite, Will Parker; Front Row (L-R): Gene Bourne ’67, Stephen Stalker ’89, Paul Harris ’70, Ren O’Ferrall ’85, Garnett Hall III ’93, Garnett Hall Jr. ’58, Eddie Lumpkin ’88, Marshall Ware ’81, Roby Hackney ’93, Tyler Whitley ’85, Churchill Bowles ’88, Scott Miller ’67, Berkeley Edmunds ’91, Hoppy Ancarrow ’63, McGuire Boyd ’60, McGuire Boyd Jr. ’93, Broderick Mullins ’96, Connell Mullins ’93, Cameron Wick ’94, Andy Shield ’59, Jody Parker ’92, Joe Parker ’63
13 Year Saints
Back Row (L-R): Jack Fraine, Dave Valentine, Oliver Smith, Will Moore, August Lange, Grady White, Jack Nelson, McGuire Boyd, Ebo Rice, Jack Hall; Middle Row (L-R): Riley Ware, Luke Hilbert, Henry O’Ferrall, Pritchard Whitley, George Dewey White, Wright Hilbert, Liam Wright, Miller Porterfield, Thomas Mullins, Jack Martin, Ned Jordan; Front Row (L-R): Theo Cross, Arthur Newman, Hunter Garnett, Armstead Butler, Charlie Hudson, George Berling, Garnett Hall, Coleman Wick, Charlie Seaman, Walker Mullins, Jack Carrington
14 Year Saints
Back Row (L-R): Will Parker, Patrick Mayer, Aidan Apostle, Jack Anderson Demm, Mac Dixon
Front Row (L-R): Anderson Gates, Coleman Bowles, Charlie Edmunds, Robbie Joyner, Bo Stocks, Jim Douthat
2024 ATHLETIC AWARDS
THE BUERLEIN DISTANCE RUNNING AWARD
Patrick Mayer ’24
THE HUGH BRENAMAN FOOTBALL AWARD
Henry Omohundro ’24 and Jacob Zollar ’24
THE ANNA P. GOODALE SOCCER AWARD
Grayson DiCosmo ’24, Charlie Hudson ’24 and Beckett Schofield ’24
THE JAMES W. PROFFITT ’48 BASKETBALL AWARD
Brandon Jennings ’24
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S FUTSAL AWARD
Jack Bleecher ’25
THE RANDOLPH BURWELL CARDOZO JR. ’74 INDOOR TRACK AWARD
Briggs Ireland ’24
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SQUASH AWARD
Arthur Newman ’24
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL SWIMMING & DIVING AWARD
Robbie Joyner ’24
THE E. OTTO N. WILLIAMS ’27 WRESTLING TROPHY
Walker Turley ’26
THE JOHN R. BRINSER BASEBALL AWARD
Jack Anderson Demm ’24 and Jim Douthat ’24
THE HARRY W. EASTERLY JR. ’40 GOLF AWARD
Patrick Goldman ’24 and Garnett Hall ’24
THE C. BRAXTON VALENTINE ’41 LACROSSE AWARD
Liam Wright ’24
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S OUTDOOR TRACK AWARD
Hunter Garnett ’24
THE BART JAN LAVERGE ’57 TENNIS AWARD
Sterling Burke ’25
THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING AWARD
Henry O’Ferrall ’24
THE MANAGERS AWARD
Ned Lumpkin ’24
THE VOICE OF THE SAINTS AWARD
Wright Hilbert ’24
THE ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL MONOGRAM AWARD
Henry Omohundro ’24
THE ROBERT WILLIAMS HERZOG AWARD
Captain Worrell ’24
THE JAMES TURNER SLOAN II ’40 AWARD
Jack Hall ’24 and EJ Seward ’24
THE BRADFORD ALLEN PARRISH ’91 AWARD
Wright Hilbert ’24
THE TALMADGE ABBITT DUPRIEST ’91 AWARD
Patrick Mayer ’24
THE NELSON HILL HOTCHKISS JR. ’70 AWARD
Kellen Welch ’24
THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S AWARD FOR COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE
Jackson Carlyon ’24, Liam Wright ’24 and Jacob Zollar ’24
THE JOHN T. SIEGEL ’57 MEMORIAL PRIZE
Captain Worrell ’24
THE SLATER PRIZE FOR “BEST SPIRIT IN ATHLETICS”
Brandon Jennings ’24
THE DAVENPORT TROPHY
Henry Omohundro ’24
THE ALBERT LUCK “PETEY JACOBS” MEMORIAL AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED COACHING
Hamill Jones ’00, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Varsity Basketball Coach
2024 ARTS AWARDS
THE GEORGE SQUIRES LITERARY AWARDS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE HIEROGLYPHIC
Best Poetry: Mitchell Faglioni ’24
Best Prose: Mac Dixon ’24
Best Art: Patrick Mayer ’24
SCHOLASTICS ART AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Konstantinos Kovanes ’26, Tyler Overstreet ’26, Ebo Rice ’24 and Lee Rodgers ’26
Silver Key: Tyler Overstreet ’26
Gold Key: Ebo Rice ’24
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Ebo Rice ’24
GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD
Anderson Gates ’24 and Mykolas Platukis ’25
FILMMAKER AWARD
Briggs Ireland ’24
JAZZ BAND LEADERSHIP PRIZE
Theo Cross ’24
ACCEPTED INTO CENTRAL REGIONAL ORCHESTRA
Andy Brata ’27, Palmer Berry ’27 and Gentry Vaiksnoras ’27
GLEE CLUB PRIZE
Dave Valentine ’24
ACCEPTED INTO DISTRICT HONORS CHOIR
Palmer Berry ’27, Ben Butterfield ’25, James Segneri ’26, Joaquín Torres ’25 and Jack Wick ’27
ST. CHRISTOPHER'S PIANO PRIZE
Grady White ’24
THESPIAN SOCIETY RECOGNITION
One Star: Theo Cross ’24
Two Stars: Aidan Apostle ’24
Three Stars: Will Moore ’24, Charlie Allen ’24 and Alex Reynolds ’24
Honor Bar Thespian: Jack Fraine ’24
The Thespian Award: Jack Fraine ’24
NEW FACULTY
FAITH CARLSON Middle and Upper School woodworking teacher
LOWER SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN
Assistant Middle and Upper School woodworking teacher
Middle School Chaplain
Sixth grade Global Thinking teacher
WADE RECK
KATY REGAN
HOLLY BURKE Junior kindergarten co-teacher
MADDIE GUNTER Lower School music teacher
ELLIOTT HAMMOND Permanent substitute
RAI ANNE LARKINS Creative movement teacher
HOPE MORGAN Lower School art teacher
KARA NA Second grade teacher
KAKI PATTERSON First grade teacher
DESHAWN PRESSLEY Fourth grade teacher
BELLA ROVIRALTA Kindergarten co-teacher
MARIA SEITZ Kate Childrey teaching fellow
KAITLYN WRAY Kindergarten teacher
NEW FACULTY
UPPER SCHOOL
THE REV. PAUL EVANS ‘01 Upper School Chaplain
ADMINISTRATION & STAFF
ROBERT CHURCHWELL III Director of Diversity, Community and Inclusion
JOHNSON StC Magazine editor
ANDERSON Extended Day teacher
EXTENDED DAY AND LITTLE SAINTS
Extended Day teacher
Executive assistant to the Headmaster
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Extended Day teacher
JAVIA
JENNY ANDREWS
MAVIS ASARE Extended Day teacher
JENNIFER DIDLAKE
RACHEL ECKLER Extended Day teacher
WANDA VIZCAINO Extended Day teacher
SARAH WILKINSON Little Saints teacher
ELIZABETH
EMILY RICHEY
SYDNEY SCHMITT Accountant
DERRICK WILLIAMS PC technician
BILL ZAMAGNI
FACULTY NEWS
At the end of March, Middle and Upper School Nurse Courtney Ash received her national School Nursing Certification (NBCSN). This certification demonstrates a high level of education, clinical practice, experience and knowledge in the specialty field of school nursing.
Upper School History Teacher Meredith Henne Baker gave two book talks with novelist Rachel Beanland on 19th century Richmond history. In March, Baker and Beanland spoke to a full house at the Library of Virginia’s Carole Weinstein Author Series. In April, both authors spoke on a Historic Richmond Foundation “Fact vs. Fiction” panel discussion for book clubs and readers at Monumental Church. Baker contributed to a history feature with reporter Greg McQuade of WTVR (“The Richmond Bread Riot: This Just Doesn't Happen”), which was nominated for a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Regional Emmy in Spring 2024.
Curriculum Specialists Keena Fitch, Lisa Snider and Karen Wray, along with Assistant Head of School Sarah Mansfield, attended the INDEX Academic Conference in Sarasota, Florida.
At the American Library Association’s annual conference in San Diego, California, Lower School Learning Commons Coordinator and Librarian Lucinda Whitehurst made an award announcement at the membership meeting of the Association for Library Service to Children on behalf of her committee, the Children’s Literature Lecture Award.
Digital Media Manager George Knowles married Anna Karnas on June 1, 2024.
This past summer, Associate Director of College Counseling Scott Mayer visited counselor fly-in programs for several Scottish universities: Glasgow, Sterling, Aberdeen, St. Andrew’s, Dundee, Abertay and Edinburgh. He also attended an admissions and financial aid conference at St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island.
In May, Middle School Spanish Teacher Laura Dugan held a Mother’s Day gift workshop for Middle School boys. She guided the boys in designing and creating earrings and using vintage world maps, posters and tissue paper to decoupage gift boxes.
Director of Information Systems and Academic Technology
Hiram Cuevas attended the Association of Technology in Independent Schools annual conference and was a co-presenter for four sessions. He also co-hosted two live podcast episodes during the conference.
This spring, Upper School Spanish Teacher Asha Bandal retired from her position as head coach of the synchronized swimming team at the University of Richmond. She coached the team for the past 20 years. Under her tenure, she had several top-12 finishes and two swimmers named U.S. Collegiate Athlete of the Year.
Meredith Henne Baker and Rachel Beanland before their talk at the Library of Virginia’s Carole Weinstein Author Series
A few gifts Middle School boys created in Laura Dugan’s Mother’s Day workshop
Hiram Cuevas (left) at the Association of Technology in Independent Schools annual conference
Asha Bandal with the synchronized swimming team at the University of Richmond
The Center for the Study of Boys Academic Research Coordinator and Lower School Learning Commons Librarian Laura Sabo was awarded the Hawley-Jarvis Award at the 2024 International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) Annual Conference at Harrow School in London. The Hawley-Jarvis Award is the most prestigious recognition bestowed by IBSC and is given to an IBSC school employee "who has faithfully offered transformational service to IBSC for a period of at least two years."
Headmaster Mason Lecky, Director for The Center for the Study of Boys and Associate Head of Upper School Kim Hudson, Head of Upper School Jake Westermann, Upper School Math Teacher Marissa Sanghvi, Lower School Learning Commons Librarian Laura Sabo, Director of the Arts Kerry Court, Director of College Counseling Allyson Diljohn, Lower School Teacher Amy Buerlein, and Middle School Teacher David Shin represented StC at the IBSC Conference in London in July.
St. Christopher's faculty at the IBSC Conference in London Director of The Center for the Study of Boys and Associate Head of the Upper School Kim Hudson was appointed to the IBSC Board and as chair of the IBSC Research Committee.
Upper School Math Teacher Marissa Sanghvi participated in the 2023-2024 IBSC Action Research program. Her report was named as a top report for the ‘23-’24 Research Cohort for her committed engagement and rigor in researching the topic: "Balanced Boys: Promoting Healthy Masculinity Beyond the Classroom."
Assistant Director of Athletics Stephen Lewis received his master’s degree in sports management from Georgetown University in August.
Extended Day Teacher Mavis Asare went to Ghana in August to be ordained. She is now officially Rev. Mavis Asare!
Fifth Grade Teacher Quentin Moore and his wife Bryn welcomed 5 lbs. 3 oz. Nell Elizabeth to their family on Thursday, June 6. She joins big brother Jack.
Middle School Math Teacher David Geary and his wife Bailey welcomed Mary Margaret “Maggie” Geary, who was born on Tuesday, June 4, measuring 18.5 inches and weighing 6 lbs., 10 oz. She joins big brother Luke and big sister Annie.
Vulko Rogers Penchovski, born on July 30, 7 lbs. 8 oz., 21 inches, to Upper School Head Librarian Montana Rogers
Rogers also prepared research on the Social Aspect of Reading for the IBSC Reading Culture Special Interest Group that was presented (by a representative from the group) at the IBSC Conference in London in July. She was recently appointed to serve two years on the American Association of School Libraries School Library Promotion Committee (July 2024-June 2026).
Warwick “Wick” Miller Davenport was born on June 7, 2024 weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. to St. Christopher's Leadership Giving Officer
Stephen Davenport '08 and his wife Madison.
Mavis Asare during her ordination in Ghana
Montana Rogers' son, Vulko
George Knowles and Anna Karnas with their wedding attendants
David Geary's daughter, Maggie
Quentin and Bryn Moore and their children, Jack and Nell Elizabeth
Stephen Warwick Davenport '08 with his father Brad Warwick Davenport '65, and his son, Wick
Reunion
May 3-4, 2024
Reunion Class of 1974 | 50th Reunion
THE CLASS OF 1974: SUPPORTING LITERACY, LEARNING AND COMMUNITY
In honor of their 50th reunion, the class chose to make a collective gift to support the renovation of the three divisional libraries. Libraries play an essential role at St. Christopher’s by providing access to information and resources, supporting literacy and education, promoting lifelong learning and serving as a community gathering space. The Lower School library was renovated over the summer of 2024 and is now a fun and welcoming space that draws boys in with whimsical colors and places to relax with a book. The newly renovated Middle School library has a cohesive style that is in keeping with the history of Wilton Hall as one of the oldest structures on campus. The elevated appearance of the room reflects the maturity and growth of Middle School boys.
$471,201 $61,900 IN GIFTS AND PLEDGES IN HONOR OF THEIR 50TH REUNION FOR THE ST. CHRISTOPHER'S FUND THE CLASS OF 1974 RAISED WITH AN ADDITIONAL
50TH REUNION COMMITTEE
Mr. Stuart M. Bryan
Mr. John M. Carter
Mr. John B. Catlett Jr.
Mr. George C. Howell
Mr. Art M. Hungerford
Dr. C. Foster Jennings Jr.
The Rev. Stephen Y. McGehee
Mr. Charles B. Molster III
Mr. Robert C. Peery Jr.
Dr S. Rutherfoord Rose II
Mr. G. Sheldon Taylor
Mr. John M. Wyatt IV
CLASS OF 1974
The St. Christopher’s Fund or Library Capital Project supporters
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Atwill Jr.#%
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Basden#%
Mr. & Mrs. Carl F. Blackwell%
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Blair Jr.#%
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Bryan#%
Mr. & Mrs. Wadsworth Bugg III#%
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Carter#
Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Carter II#%
Mr. John B. Catlett Jr. & Ms. M. Katharine Spong#%
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Duval Jr.#
Mr. Michael W. Eareckson#%
Mr. & Mrs. G. Randolph FauntLeRoy#%
Mr. & Mrs. H. Victor Gilchrist#
Mr. & Mrs. William N. Gilmer Jr.#
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Goodman#%
Mr. & Mrs. A. Coke Hall%
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Hancock II%
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel I. Hansen#%
Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Hargrove Jr.#%
Mr. & Mrs. George C. Howell III#%
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Hungerford III#%
Dr. C. Foster Jennings Jr.#%
Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Kellam%
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Kuhn#
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ludeman%
Mr. & Mrs. J. Madison Macon V#%
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Major%
The Rev. & Mrs. Stephen Y. McGehee#%
Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Molster III#%
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Moon#%
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Murphy IV#%
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Oddi#%
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Peery Jr.#%
Mr. Ryland E. Puckett#
Mr. Richard S. Reynolds IV#%
Dr. & Mrs. S. Rutherfoord Rose II#%
Mr. Hayden J. Silver III%
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Sutton#%
Mr. & Mrs. G. Sheldon Taylor#%
Mr. & Mrs. Coleman M. Ticer%
Mr. & Mrs. Zach Toms III#%
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey K. Vogel#%
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Williams#
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Wyatt IV#%
Opposite Page | First Row: Ranny FauntLeroy, John Hancock, Jack Catlett, John Carter, Bill Atwill, Bill Gilmer, Sheldon Taylor, Ruddy Rose, Zach Toms, Charlie Blair, Coleman Ticer, James Duval, Mike Eareckson, Richard Reynolds, Madison Macon, David Williams; Second Row: Vic Gilchrist, Paul Basden, Jay Silver, Frank Hargrove, Donnie Goodman, Stuart Bryan, Peter Reichenstein, John Moon, John Wyatt, Chip Molster, Steve Oddi, John Woodward, Dan Hansen, Phil Kellam, Wads Bugg, Bev Mauck; Third Row: Coke Hall, Glenn Webb, Steve McGehee, Art Hungerford, Geoff Vogel, Tim Neale, Foster Jennings, Bob Peery, George Howell, Robert Mitchell, Rick Sutto
Reunion
Class of 1999 | 25th Reunion
THE CLASS OF 1999: SUPPORTING STC FROM "THE OTHER SIDE"
When the committee gathered to begin the planning for their 25th Reunion, the memories and laughs flowed. Many in the class remain close today, and several now find themselves on the “other side” as parents of current students. The Class of 1999 kicked off their 25th Reunion with a joint celebration with St. Catherine’s Class of 1999 at Bar West. It was a chance to gather with friends and connect with long-lost classmates, and the momentum continued into Reunion Weekend.
In honor of their 25th Reunion, the class chose to join the Class of 1974 and make a collective gift to support the renovation of the three divisional libraries.
$112,525 $15,295
25TH
REUNION COMMITTEE
Mr. Merrill P. Cann
Mr. Walter D. Coleman
Mr. Douglas W. “Tripp” Copeland III
Mr. Cabell H. Doyle
Mr. Justin J. Mayer
Mr. Peyton M. Studebaker
Mr. R. Logan Waters
CLASS OF
1999
The St. Christopher’s Fund or Library Capital Project supporters
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Britton#
Mr. Merrill P. Cann#%
Mr. & Mrs. Walter D. Coleman#
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Coombs#%
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. Copeland III#%
Mr. & Mrs. Cabell H. Doyle#%
Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Morgan Guthridge#%
Mr. Karl L. Malloy#
Mr. & Mrs. Justin J. Mayer%
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Patton V#
Mr. Alexander B. Richardson#%
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford B. Sauer Jr.#
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander R. Schaaf#
Mr. & Mrs. Peyton M. Studebaker#%
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Thomasson III#%
Mr. & Mrs. R. Logan Waters#%
Mr. Taylor F. Wood# # supported annual giving % supported class gift
First Row: Merrill Cann, Walter Coleman, Will Thomasson, Alec Richardson; Second Row: Peyton Studebaker, Alexander Schaaf, Justin Mayer, Cabell Doyle; Third Row: Charlie Epps, Morgan Guthridge, Alex Mathers, Tripp Copeland, Chad Smith (Friend of the Class of 1999); Attended, but not pictured: Jeb Britton
Gatherings
River Saints
Hope and Glory Inn, Irvington, VA | June 7, 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | April 25, 2024
L-R: Parker Cullinan ’22, Cleighton Hilbert ’21, Cole McCoy ’20, Jeb Britton ’99, Jack McCoy ’22, Chase Bayler ’22, William Bowles ’23, Nicholas Armfield ’20, Garnett Nelson ’20; Not Pictured: Kent Goode ’22
Class Notes
If you have news to report, please contact Jennifer Scallon: scallonj@stcva.org.
Please include your class year and a photo if you have one.
1950
Mac Doubles started his August 14 92nd birthday celebrations early by spending the first two weeks of July in Salamanca, Spain, where his granddaughter Blake Goldsmith was studying at the university.
1962
Poohdie and Lewis Miller celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their King William farm. Classmates in attendance included Todd Dabney, Forrest Dickinson, Happy Hubard, Tommy Coates, Price Wood and Lowndes Wilson. Other Saints who joined the celebration: Scott Miller '57, Dick Wilson '59, Hunter Thompson '57, Jerry Walker '71 and Thomas Valentine '76
1964
Rick Renner Jr. happily announces the wedding of his son Richard G. Renner III to Lea Bellai on July 26, 2024 in Saratoga Springs, NY.
St. Christopher’s roommates Armistead Williams and Bruce Wallinger caught up at Shrine Mont and shared stories of their mischief while living the boarder life on campus.
1967
Tony Burke is competing on the SwimRVA Hammerheads Masters team and with the Virginia Masters Swim Team currently in the 75-79 age group. Tony went to Indianapolis in June to compete in the Masters Nationals at Indiana University and to watch the U.S. Olympics trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. Tony is also still an active member of the Archaeological Society of Virginia, Richmond Chapter.
1968
Classmates Rob Turnbull, Larry Blanchard and Wilson Trice are still best friends since their days at St. Christopher’s. Their three grandkids (Rand Turnbull ‘31, Blake Martin ‘32 and Cabell Benaicha ‘31) posed in their society sweaters decades later.
65th Reunion | Class of 1964
Front Row (L-R): David Satterfield, Scott Campbell, Ned Hening, Le Frazier; Second Row: Guy Horsley, Cary Gresham, Ranny Herring; Third Row: Doug Rucker, Bob Purcell, Dick Rheutan, Sherwood Jones
The Renner family
Armistead and Bruce
1973
Frances and Lud Kimbrough are relocating to Annapolis, MD, where sons Blake ’01 and Miles '04 reside. The occasion is the birth of grandchild No. 3 and the compelling need to spoil those kids more frequently.
1977
After 31 years with the state of North Carolina as a DEQ Division of Water Infrastructure employee and supervisor of the Waste Water Unit, Kenneth Pohlig retired but then quickly began working at WithersRavenel consulting firm. On the weekends he enjoys spending time with some of his seven grandchildren and his wife of 32 years, Kimberly. For 18 years he taught physics to home school high school students. He also teaches ASL to a deaf class at his church, as well as teaching a bright autistic middle schooler an electronics class.
1978
After teaching social studies at Trinity Episcopal School for 33 years, Bob Alley retired in June at the end of the school year.
For the 36th year, several members of the Class of 1978 got together for some golf in Pinehurst, NC, over the summer.
1980
Friends of Vern Glenn recently hosted the The Vern Glenn Invitational Celebrity Golf Classic to recognize Vern for his successful career spanning over three decades as a San Francisco area sports correspondent. It was a great way for all of
45th Reunion | Class of 1979
Front Row (L-R): Brian Throckmorton, Tallie Young, Kevin McHaney, Cary Mauck; Second Row: Scott Campbell, Cary Wright, Scott Bussells; Third Row: Jim Weinberg, Chris Davis, Don McCammond; Fourth Row: Wallace Dietz, Marshall Brown, Perry King; Fifth Row: Black Shelley, Michael Grey, Southall Bowles; Attended, but not pictured: Teddy Gottwald and John Thomas
Class of 1978 at Pinehurst Golf Club (L-R): Richard Mitchell, Ware Palmer, John Macon, Stuart Horsley, Ben Jarratt, Ed Schoeffler, Jim Cain, Pratt Cook, Neville Johnson, Wheat McDowell, Rip Wilson, John Fleming
Ken, his wife Kimberly and their seven grandchildren
Class Notes
A small act of kindness, 55 years later
Ferdie Baruch '69 remembers a tough day on the soccer field.
The 1968-69 state quarter final soccer match-up between St. Christopher’s and Woodberry was full of memorable moments: a missed St. Christopher’s penalty kick, a tie score that went into doubleovertime, and an act of sportsmanship that would resonate with team captain Ferdie Baruch '69 for more than 55 years.
In that quarterfinal match, the rules dictated that if the score was tied at the end of double-overtime, the team with the most corner kicks was declared the winner. At the end of overtime, Woodberry had three corner kicks to St. Christopher’s two.
The Tigers would go on to face Norfolk Academy in the championships, and they walked away with the title. And yet, for all the drama of the match, it’s the moment after the game that Baruch carries with him to this day.
Baruch had been the one to miss the penalty kick, and when the last whistle blew and the game was called for Woodberry, he knew he’d need to regroup before heading into the locker room with his teammates.
I can’t imagine a more sportsmanlike act.
“I just felt miserable,” Baruch recalls. “I started running around the track to get my head straight before facing the rest of the guys.”
Soon after Baruch began running, the Woodberry co-captain joined him, and without speaking, the two ran around the track, side-by-side.
“We had just played for more than an hour, and we were both on empty. But to have an opponent feel your pain like that–I can’t imagine a more sportsman like act,” Baruch said.
While Baruch had shared that story with many throughout his life, including his three sons Andy, Alex ’04 and Wyck ’06 , as he approached his 55th reunion at St. Christopher’s, he wondered if he might be able to connect with the player from Woodberry. A few emails later, Woodberry had identified Bo Randolph as the player who’d run with Baruch after the match, and last spring, Baruch and his wife Janet drove out to meet Randolph during Woodberry’s Reunion Weekend.
What was it like to reconnect 55 years later? “It had been a long time coming, and it meant a lot to be able to tell him how much his act of kindness has meant to me,” Baruch said. “We had a wonderful conversation.”
the Bay Area to come and celebrate Vern and support some worthy causes.
1983
Members of the Class of 1983 got together in Pinehurst, NC, to remember their good friend and classmate Jack Cunningham. As part of their golf outing, they made a generous gift to the StC John B. Cunningham ‘83 Memorial Experiential Scholarship Fund.
1985
B. Hunt Gunter was elected to the board of directors of The Wilton Companies Inc. and The Wilton Companies LLC. Additionally, he and two partners founded Red Dog Capital LLC, a real estate investment firm specializing in investments in commercial real estate, focusing on the warehouse and retail sectors. Currently, the portfolio consists of over 30 properties within the Richmond, VA, market.
Vern Glenn sports a StC beanie
Members of the Class of ‘83 golf in memory of their classmate Jack Cunningham. L-R: Ned Valentine, Robbie Huffines, Allen Cunningham, Scott Davila, Chip Caravati, Rick Edmunds, Ted Ukrop, Michael Meyer (non-Saint)
WFS's Bo Randolph and Ferdie Baruch '69
Stewart Verdery stepped down as CEO of the public affairs and government relations firm Monument Advocacy in July after 18 years and is remaining as a partner at the firm. His three kids are all in school transition: Izzy (24) graduated from NYU and is obtaining a master’s in Europe, Chase (23) graduated from W&L and is now working in DC, and Jack (19) graduated from St. Albans in DC, and will be attending the University of Chicago in the fall.
1989
John Reid’s WRVA morning talk show was once again named Best Radio Show in STYLE Weekly, continuing a multiyear run of “Best of” wins in both the magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He was also selected as one of Richmond’s most influential civic leaders. At the time of publication, John was traveling Virginia with his Voice of Virginia tour and exploring a 2025 run for lieutenant governor of Virginia. His partner, Alonzo Mable, returned to St. Christopher’s this fall for a sixth season as assistant JV football coach.
1990
Col. Francis Park retired from the U.S. Army after 30 years on active duty. Among his career accomplishments are authorship of the campaign plan for the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan from 2008-2009, the 2018 “National Military Strategy,” and major portions of “Modern War in an Ancient Land,” the U.S. Army's official history of the war in Afghanistan. He was the inaugural recipient of the Army Strategist Association's Order of Saint Gabriel in gold for lifetime achievement in the Army and Joint Force strategy community.
Class Notes
40th Reunion | Class of 1984
First Row (L-R): Mark Ownby, Matt Mathews, Chris Newman, Jimmy Faulkner, John Ware, John McGehee; Second Row: Jeff Hayes, Tommy Towers, Harry Riggs, Latane Ware, Biff Pusey, Gib Davenport; Third Row: Turner Bredrup, David Campbell, James Lim, Brad Wiegmann, Rod Gardner, Andreas Renner; Fourth Row: Jeff Carleton, Allie Broaddus, Mike Leidinger, Bennett Lee; Attended, but not pictured: Key Randolph
35th Reunion | Class of 1989
First Row (L-R): Jimmy Sanderson, Stephen Stalker, Doug Lamb; Second Row: Brian White and Gordon Lewis; Third Row: John McNeer; Attended, but not pictured: Neil Talegaonkar and John Westfall
Class Notes
30th Reunion | Class of 1994
First Row (L-R): Adam Walker, Vi Nguyen, John Morgan, Miles Clarkson, Massie Ritsch, Douglas Burtch, Greg Cavalli; Second Row: Keir Rocha, Chris Peace, Will Massey, Justin Dray, Andrew White, Travis Ellwanger, Cameron Wick, Marshall Luck, McMahon Croft; Third Row: Errett Buis, David Guthridge, Tom Gresham, Robley Bates, John Zehmer, Carter Bundy, Mike Berlin, Brad Roberts, Bryce Rowe, Jake Moore, David Stuckey, Keen Starke
20th Reunion | Class of 2004
Front Row (L-R): Alex Arnett, Dan Guzman, Andrew Littlejohn, Marshall French, Michael Quinn, Ceal-Gi Yi, Adam Foege, Ben Traynham, Dan Nicholas, Ben Atwood, Andrew Elmore, Billy Coyle; Back Row: Langdon Moss, Smith Burke, Jay Hughes, Jimmy Mackey, Robert Porter, Clayton Worthington, Ryan Robertson, Will Parrish, Frank Talbott, Ashton Goldman, Granville Valentine, John Cain; Attended, but not pictured: Trent Cosentino and Peter Pastore
John Wick sailed with some friends to Montauk, NY, from Deltaville, VA. He said it was amazing to be sailing 50 miles off the coast. They had 30-knot gusts, and saw whales, dolphins and sea turtles. They also caught a 40-pound tuna! Great sushi! He is currently working on planning a sailing trip around the world.
1992
Marshall Manson joined global communications firm Fleishman Hillard as UK chair of Corporate Affairs. He and his wife Stephanie continue to live in London after 16 years.
1994
James Kitces was named the managing partner of the Boston office of law firm Robins Kaplan in March 2024.
1995
Dr. Waitman Wade Beorn was promoted to associate professor of history at Northumbria University in Newcastle, U.K. He has also published his third book, "Between the Wires: The Janowska Camp and the Holocaust in Lviv," with the University of Nebraska Press.
Rich Griffith was promoted to vice president, Global eDiscovery Solutions, at Lighthouse Global, a leader in information governance, legal and technology services. He consults on innovative technology solutions and new applications of advanced AI with Fortune and AmLaw clients of all sizes in high-stakes litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and government investigations.
1996
On March 20, Sam Towell was sworn in as Virginia's 38th State Corporation Commissioner. The three judges on the SCC hear cases and manage the agency that regulates public utilities, insurance, state-chartered financial institutions, securities, retail franchising and railroads.
1998
Some Richmond members of the Class of ‘98 gather at Pig & Brew in Richmond.
2001
John Dos Passos Coggin is delighted to report that two of his poems on bison conservation, "Buffalo Madman" and "Photograph of Two Men On Buffalo Skull Hill, 1892," have been accepted into the online version of The Nature of Our Times, a poetry companion to the United States Global Change Research Program's First National Nature Assessment. The poetry anthology contains work on America's lands, waters, wildlife and other natural wonders.
2002
On May 1, Matt Washko successfully completed his tour as the chief engineer onboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), our nation’s next aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever built. While there, he led a department of 250 officers and sailors through construction, training, testing and system turnovers from the shipbuilder to the crew.
For his next role, Matt will take over as the program manager for new construction aircraft carriers as supervisor of Shipbuilding Newport News, responsible for the construction and delivery of all new aircraft carriers to the fleet.
2003
Nan and Tony Julius were blessed with a little girl in March 2024—Nicole Alexandra Kham Julius. Her big brother Adrian ‘36 is so happy to have her.
2004
Will Parrish was promoted to vice president of Corporate Development & Treasury at Owens & Minor.
Katherine (St. Catherine’s ‘05) and Ben Traynham welcomed their fourth child and first boy, Clifford “Ford” Lyon Traynham, on March 18, 2024.
Tab Wood recently joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt as a shareholder in its Portland, OR, office. Previously, Tab was a partner and the litigation group chair of another law firm in Portland. His practice focuses on complex commercial and employment litigation.
2005
Morgan and Dylan Erdle welcomed a son, Fraser Cunningham Erdle, on April 19, 2024.
Anthony Gillison married Lauren Rice in Richmond, VA on December 29, 2023, and on April 3, 2024 they welcomed their daughter, Natalie Lauren.
Ellen and James Hoffman and son Davis welcomed Mary Virginia Hoffman into the world on May 29, 2024. Also, James has joined the Alabama Fiber Network as vice president for external and customer affairs. In this role, James manages all external, government and customer affairs across the state of Alabama. James and Ellen have relocated to her hometown of Montgomery, where AFN is based.
Class Notes
Matt Washko on the flight deck
Ben Traynham '04 and his family
Dylan Erdle '05's son, Fraser
Anthony Gillison '05's daughter, Natalie
James Hoffman '05 and his family
Class Notes
15th Reunion | Class of 2009
First Row (L-R): Scott Richardson, Briggs Cocke, West Smithers, Fitz-Henry Boze, Michael Welch; Second Row: Philip Halsey, Bart Farinholt, Christopher Alexander, Thomas Shockley, Scott Boze, Travis Hamblen; Third Row: John Stillwell, Austin Pace, Carter Younts, Turner Blake, Jay Weisbrod, Thomas Brown, Tyler Douglas, Sam Bedinger, Billy Miller, Clarke Manley
2006
Tad Darden and his wife Lauren welcomed their daughter, Haisten Williams Darden, on September 14, 2023. Haisten joins proud big sister Annie.
2007
Archie Alexander Hall was born June 25, 2024. Alyssa and Alex Hall are a bit low on sleep, but thrilled to welcome Archie to the crew.
James Smyth married Vanessa Bateau in Long Island, NY, in April 2022. They welcomed their first child, son Dominic, in August 2023.
2008
John Mark DiGrazia Jr. and wife Madeline welcomed son John Mark DiGrazia III on February 20, 2024.
Daniel Fletcher relocated to New Orleans to begin a new role as senior project manager within the Ports and Marine division of AECOM.
Lauren and Tad Darden '06 with their two daughters
Neil McGroarty '08's wedding
Alex Hall '07 and his family
Rachel and Nick Malloy '09 with daughter Mila
James Smyth '07 with son Dominic
Madeline and John Mark DiGrazia '08 with son John Mark
Neil McGroarty married Renata Camino Navarroon February 22, 2024 in Cancun.
Warwick “Wick” Miller Davenport was born on June 7, 2024 weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. to St. Christopher's Leadership Giving Officer Stephen Davenport and his wife Madison. (see photo on page 41)
2009
Margaret and Ross O'Connor welcomed son Ford Ashurst O'Connor on April 24, 2024.
Ford O'Connor with big sister Eliza Rachel and Nick Malloy welcomed daughter Mila Alexandra Malloy on May 21, 2024 in New York City.
Rebekah and Justin Thompson welcomed Carter Bennett Thompson on February 15, 2024.
Jeremy Wells qualified and made the cut at the 2024 PGA Championship in May. He is the director of player development at Cypress Lake Golf Club in Fort Myers, FL.
Class Notes
2010
Edward Custer and wife Meg welcomed son Michael “Hayes” Custer on February 22, 2022.
Custer with his family
Seth Wagner has joined Piper Sandler as a senior vice president. With over 10 years of experience in public financing, Seth has worked extensively with senior housing providers, health care providers, charter schools and other nonprofit debt issuers. He will be leading financing efforts primarily in the southeast region.
2011
Stephen Wood is a writer for the awardwinning podcast Snafu with Ed Helms. Hosted and executive produced by "The Office's" Helms, the podcast tells the stories of history’s greatest screw-ups. Check it out on most podcast platforms.
2012
Charlie Vaughan married Nicole Duimstra on December 2, 2023. The wedding party included Charlie’s father, Chip Vaughan '65, Alex Bennett '12 and Will Vaughan '10.
2013
Ned Ukrop and his wife Margaret welcomed their son, Edward "Teddy" Merrick Ukrop, on June 30, 2024.
2014
John Burke Jr. captained the Green Team to the Richmond Summer League Lacrosse championship. Out of 25 players on the team, 16 are St. Christopher's alumni.
Jeremy Wells on the links
Edward
Charlie Vaughan '12 with his wedding party at Main Street Station in Richmond
The Green Team lacrosse players captained by John Burke Jr. '14
Class Notes
10th Reunion | Class of 2014
Kneeling (L-R): Ned Farley, Chandler Shaheen, Peyton McElroy, Ashley Lupold; Second Row: Ian Saunders, Wallace Williams, Bailey White, Matt MacLeod, Austin Fockler, John Burke, Henry Atwill, Christian Frediani, Chris Locher, Saunders Ruffin, Clarke Lewis; Third Row: Cole Gayle, Ryland Ansell, Berkeley Fergusson, Ford Turner, Giles Thompson
5th Reunion | Class of 2019
Kneeling (L-R): Luke Valentine, Cameron Lovings; Second Row: Jack McGurn, Hunter Gardner, Christopher McCormick, Harrison Rhodes, Philip Maruri; Third Row: Henry Simril, Tabb Gardner, Will Beck, Jack Westfall, Hollis Cobb, Henry Boehling, Alex Brown, Darren Badley, Charlie Whitlock
Austin Fockler married Hannah Verrette on June 22, 2024 in Charleston, SC. Austin completed his MBA from William & Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business in August.
2015
In May 2023, Richard Hamrick was married in Dallas, TX. Carter Clements was a groomsman in the wedding. After four years in Atlanta, Richard and his wife Shania moved to Palo Alto, CA. He is currently an MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He will return to McKinsey & Company as a senior associate upon graduation.
Adam Hugo started Richmond Rapids, a kayak polo team. The goal is to provide a recreational outlet for the community on the James River, and to grow a team that can ultimately compete on a national level.
2016
Charlie Swanson earned a gold medal as a member of the 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay and a silver medal in the 4x100m Men’s Medley Relay at the Paris Summer Olympics. As far as we know, these are the first Olympic medals ever won by a St. Christopher’s alumnus. Congratulations, Charlie!
Austin Fockler and Hannah Verrette
Adam Hugo playing kayak polo on the James River
Charlie Swanson off the blocks. Photo courtesy of Mike Lewis/USA Swimming
GRIFF O'FERRALL '21 DRAFTED BY BALTIMORE ORIOLES
UVA’s standout shortstop Griff O'Ferrall '21 was selected in the first round, 32nd overall, by the Baltimore Orioles in the June MLB draft. He also won the Brooks Wallace Award, which is given to the nation's top college shortstop. In between training sessions in Sarasota, Florida, O’Ferrall answered a few questions about his time as an athlete at St. Christopher’s:
Do you have a favorite memory from playing baseball at St. Christopher’s?
We won the state championship my freshman year, and I have such great memories of playing with those older guys, like Nick Biddison ‘18, Donovan Murphy ‘18 and Partick Routsis ‘19. My senior year was also incredible, and it meant a lot to have that kind of season playing with the guys I grew up with.
What do you remember about playing for Coach Szymendera?
Coach Szymendera is a great player’s coach; he really believes in his players. I had a rough start to my sophomore season, but I’ll never forget how Coach sat me down and told me that even when I struggled, I would always be the shortstop and a leader on our team. That conversation really changed something for me, and we went on to have a great season.
What advice would you have for other St. Christopher’s athletes who aspire to play in college and beyond?
First, if you’re not having fun, it’s not going to work. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself; just play the game with some of your best friends.
Second, play as many sports as you can. I use moves in the infield every day that I picked up from playing quarterback on the football team at St. Christopher’s.
Class Notes
2019
Philip Maruri is at The University of Texas at Austin pursuing a dual Master of Public Affairs and a Master of Science in civil engineering in sustainable systems, with a focus on developing resilience against evolving climatic risks.
David Millman is one of 90 students named recipient of the prestigious KnightHennessy Scholarship from Stanford University. He is pursuing a J.D. at Stanford Law School.
2021
Mac Suskind was awarded the Governor's Fellowship and just wrapped up the summer working in the governor's office for the secretary of health and human resources. Mac is a fourth-year student at UVA, double majoring in biology and religion.
2023
Mason Stanley won the silver medal for Notre Dame (losing gold by 1 point) at the ACC Championships in the spring. He also returned to campus this past summer to do a fencing demonstration with Summer Saints.
Mac Suskind with the governor
Mason Stanley at ACC Championships
In Memoriam
1941
As of August 21, 2024
1958
John Howe Cecil Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, died May 24, 2024. He is survived by his son Graham H. Cecil ’78 and grandsons
John M. Stillwell ’09 and Henry P. Stillwell ’15
1948
Edward Crosby Darling, of Richmond, Virginia, died April 1, 2024.
1951
Collins Denny III, of Henrico, Virginia, died July 25, 2024. He is survived by his brother Clifford M. Denny ’55 and sons Collins Denny IV ’78 and William R. Denny ’79
1953
James Gordon Frazer, of Richmond, Virginia, died May 26, 2024. He is survived by his son J. Stevenson Frazer ’77 and grandsons
Harrison G. Frazer ’09 and Nathaniel F. Frazer ’13
1956
Carter Walker Craigie, of Blacksburg, Virginia, died August 1, 2024.
1957
Harry Justice Warthen III, of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, died February 20, 2024.
Frank Lanier Pole, of Patagonia, Arizona, died February 13, 2024.
1960
Byrd Warwick Davenport Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, died July 26, 2024. He is survived by his sons Byrd W. Davenport III ’89 and Silas S. Davenport ’92
Richard Idris Evans, of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, died March 28, 2024. He is survived by his brother Robert R. Evans ’58
Henry Murray Massie Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, died August 13, 2024. He is survived by his grandson Macdonald H. Bargatze ’25
1961
David Tilghman Broaddus Sr., of Mechanicsville, Virginia, died April 30, 2024.
William Forbes Miller Jr., of Gloucester, Virginia, died April 9, 2024. He is survived by his brother Charles T. Miller ’66
1962
Barret Egbert Kean, of Rotunda West, Florida, died March 7, 2024.
Harry Day Wilkins Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, died June 3, 2024.
John Cecil ‘41
Pete Darling ‘48
Collins Denny ‘51
Jim Frazer ‘53
Carter Craigie ‘56
Harry Warthen ‘57
Frank Pole ‘58
Byrd Davenport ‘60
Rick Evans ‘60
Henry Massie ‘60
Tilghman Broaddus ‘61
Joe Miller ‘61
Barret Kean ‘62
Harry Wilkins ‘62
Mac Bates ‘65
1965
1976
Malcolm Wellington Bates, of Richmond, Virginia, died March 15, 2024. He is survived by his brother John E. Bates III '59 and son M. Alexander Bates '92
Charles Armistead Blanton III, of Richmond, Virginia, died May 18, 2024. He is survived by brother Andrew Blanton ’80, son C. Armistead Blanton IV ’97, and grandsons Charles A. Blanton V ’27 and J. Sheppard Blanton ’30
1966
Gerald Courtney Hester, of Palmetto, Florida, died March 9, 2024. He is survived by son Wesley P. Hester ’96
Luther Howard Jenkins III, of Richmond, Virginia, died March 29, 2024. Frederic Potts Moore III, of Richmond, Virginia, died July 27, 2024. He is survived by brother A. Gregory Moore ’69
1967
Alexander Murray Campbell Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, died March 27, 2024. He is survived by son Whitney A. Campbell ’94
1971
Mark Armstrong Sauer, of Delray Beach, Florida, died April 12, 2024. He is survived by brothers Conrad F. Sauer IV ’68, Bradford B. Sauer ’70 and R. Tyler Sauer ’73, and son Mark A. Sauer Jr. ’07
William Tolar Nolley Jr. of North, Virginia, died April 28, 2024. Tolar was the Director of Alumni Affairs at St. Christopher's.
1983
David Timothy Bandas, of Richmond, Virginia, died June 22, 2024.
1994
William Douglas Selden VI, of Richmond, Virginia, died June 1, 2024.
2010
Nathan Gabriel Price, of Oilville, Virginia, died April 13, 2024.
2012
David Alan McCusty, of Richmond, Virginia, died May 17, 2024.
FACULTY, STAFF AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Alexander G. Gilliam Jr., of Charlottesville, Virginia, died June 8, 2024. Sandy was a teacher in the Upper School.
