2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT
AND
YE A R- I N - R E V I E W
a season of MARK EASTHAM HEAD OF SCHOOL our new strategic plan… and the strength of our student body, faculty, and staff are propelling our School forward
Dear Friends, This is an exciting time in Stuart Hall’s history. The implementation of our new strategic plan, including the purchase of an historic building in downtown Staunton, and the strength of our student body, faculty, and staff are propelling our School forward. In an age when independent school enrollment is on the decline, the many steps we have taken to improve retention and recruitment are paying off. The growth of our annual fund and planned giving program, along with the success we’ve had in the early stages of our capital campaign, are helping to provide the financial stability necessary for the School’s sustainability and prosperity.
The 2016-17 year was critical in the advancement of the School’s strategic vision. The following milestones were achieved: • In April, the School closed on the purchase of an historic building in downtown Staunton, now known as Stuart Hall School on Beverley. Our intent is to fully renovate this 26,000 square foot building to house many of our Upper School classes in the future. We are currently working to raise funds for the full renovation of the building, while simultaneously providing faculty members with the opportunity to use finished space on the first floor to test out various authentic learning experiences with their classes.
• As we continued in the quiet phase of our first capital campaign in more than twenty years, we closed the year with $6,800,000 in Deferred Gift Intentions and $3,756,711 in gifts and pledges to support the capital aspects of the Strategic Plan. • We continued to explore the possibility of constructing a new Lower School addition on the Staunton campus to enhance our PreK-12 community, including the development of refined architectural drawings and site plan, submission of documentation for required city code and historical commission compliance, etc. (Early in 2018, we decided that, due to the increasing price tag for this option, it would be
wiser to make enhancements on the current Lower School campus while also investing in other capital needs, including renovations to the Staunton campus and Stuart Hall School on Beverley.) • We altered our daily schedule, creating longer classes that meet every other day, in order to provide more time for authentic learning experiences. In addition, we added enrichment activities—ranging from fencing to Odyssey of the Mind to international cooking—in order to extend experiential learning beyond the classroom. A year-long focus on retention by the entire faculty and staff—including a regular studentby-student review of the entire student body to assess each
student’s attrition risk and steps to be taken to promote retention—paid off, and we experienced much stronger retention for 2017-18, as well as stronger new student enrollment. We started the 2017-18 year with 302 students and feel we have the best vision we have ever had to create an environment that will make us more attractive to families and students. Across the organization, we agree that our vision of an integrated PreK-12 model with an innovative downtown location and a culture based on authentic learning to meet the needs of today’s students is our hope for a sustainable future. Other significant developments in 2016-17 included staffing
changes in several key positions. A new Director of Community Life, Director of Development, Chief Business Officer, and Director of Facility Services have helped us form one of the strongest leadership teams the School has seen in recent years. Stuart Hall Fund results for the 2016-17 year (our annual fund) showed improvement over 2015-16, both in participation and dollars raised. Alumni involvement was high over the course of the year, with more than 120 alums attending Alumni Weekend. The class of 1967 had a particularly high turnout for their 50th year reunion and surpassed their fundraising goal of $50,000! And Stuart Hall’s signature gala, Local Food For Thought, was a
tremendous success, raising more than $100,000 in scholarships for local students. As we work toward fulfilling our strategic vision, planned giving has become increasingly important. Our donors, and especially our alumni, have responded positively to these conversations. During the 2016-17 school year, we received nearly $2,800,000 in bequest intentions, bringing us to just less than $7,000,000 in intentions that will enhance our school in the future. The school year ended with fond farewells to the 29 students in Stuart Hall’s graduating class. The class as a whole received $1,470,300 in merit scholarships with acceptances at prestigious
schools across the country. We continue to hear from our recent graduates how well Stuart Hall has prepared them for college and how some of their classes at STU were more challenging and thought-provoking than those in college. As the 2017-18 school year unfolds, Stuart Hall will continue to change to meet the needs of today’s students and families. While we, like all independent schools, face challenges with respect to enrollment and long term sustainability, the possibilities before us are exciting, and we will continue to move forward to make the most of them. Sincerely, Mark Eastham, Head of School 1
2016-Â17
Operating Revenue & Support Endowment 3%
3% Auxiliary Activities
Endowment Long Term Investments $5,000,000
Gifts & Support 16%
Student Fees 5%
$3,750,000
$5,896,109
Net Tuition Revenue 73% $2,500,000
2016-Â17
Operating Expense
$1,250,000
Advancement 1%
Food service 9%
Plant
$0
9%
Technology 3% Programmatic Supplies 4% Administrative 10% Personnel 63%
$6,224,910
($1,250,000)
2011-12 2012-13
2013-14 2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
Net Gains (Losses)
Beginning Balances
Cash Withdrawals
New Cash Gifts
$1,000,000
Capital Expenditures
$500,000
$375,000
L E A DER S HIP 2 0 16 - 2 0 17 $250,000
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Trustees Emeritae
William B. Armstrong
Glenore Smith Forbes ’60
Henry D.W. Burt
Page Hynes Sullenberger ’63
Dr. David H. Charlton The Reverend Edward M. Covert
$125,000
Dennis Cross, Chair
STAFF: Mark Eastham Chip Broadway
Cary Dahl
$0 2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
Carter Frackelton
FOUNDATION BOARD
Sally Balch Hurme ’64, Vice-Chair
William B. Armstrong, Chair
Catherine Parks Loevner ‘67
The Rev. P. Roger Bowen
Steve McAllister
Molly Brown, Vice-Chair
Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64
Henry D.W. Burt, Secretary/Treasurer
Richard Tankard
Grace den Hartog
Kitty Quarles Wafle ‘71
Dana Parks Gray '65
The Honorable Don Wilson
David G. Frackelton
Technology
Vehicles
Denise Wooldridge ’76
Furnishings & Equipment
Buildings & Land
Ex Officio
Dennis Cross, Chair, Board of Governors
The Rt. Rev. Mark Bourlakas
Sally Balch Hurme ‘64, Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
The Rev. Shelby Owen
Ex Officio With Vote
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ST UA RT H A L L S C H O O L
Leadership CONTINUED
2016-2017
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Honor Roll of Donors
Elizabeth White Baker '88* Susan Ellett Beaver '58* David Boatright '07 Margaret Runnels Bowditch '59*
Stuart Society $25,000 and Above
Elizabeth "Barry" Thrift Brown '64* Adalyn Brugger '80*
Church Schools of the Diocese of Virginia ◊
Cristina Casado '93, President-Elect Grier Cross '10
McGuire Associates 5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Armstrong ◊ # Adalyn Sherwood Brugger '80 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Todd Carr ◊ > Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Carr ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cross ◊ # Ms. Grace den Hartog and Mr. William H. King, Jr. #
Krystal "Kay" Deitz '01
The Estate of Senator Elmon T. and Pamela Burnside Gray '44 * ◊
Glenore "Glennie" Smith Forbes '60*
The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Holsinger *
Mr. Milton Ezrati and Ms. Holly Miller
Catherine "Cate" Dell Garris '95, President
Sally Balch Hurme '64 ◊ #
Mrs. David A. Lefeve
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc. ◊
Mr. James and Mrs. Catherine Huntley McConnel ◊+
Dana Parks Gray '65
David and Catherine Park Loevner '67 ◊ #
Betsy Butzner Greene '66 Elizabeth Hamblet '97*
The Estate of Georgene Mathewson Maxwell '47 *
Anna Austell Hogan '87 Sally Balch Hurme '64*
STUART HALL SCHOOL 2016-2017
Priscilla "PJ" Pineiro Jenkins '94 Dylan Kramer '12 Linda Roller Livick '53*
Honor Roll of Donors
Elaine Elder McCarrick '61* Carolyn Smith Moore '67 Dorothy "Dottie" Duval Nelson '65* Bonnie Fontenot Nielson '64* Mary Beirne Kerr Nutt '57* Casey Wilkinson Ochs '89 Dr. Nancy Poe '78, Secretary Elizabeth "Betsy" Pritchard '86 Ruth Smith Pritchard '62* Heather Douglas Rook '96
◊
Denotes five or more years consecutive giving
* Denotes deceased
Katherine "Katie" Campbell Spurlock '87*
# Denotes Board of Governors or
Page Hynes Sullenberger '63*
+ Denotes Faculty or Staff Member > Denotes Current Parent
Deborah "Debbie" Lotz Walker '66 Anne Bareford Woodard '71 Susan Lambert Yates '73 *denotes Emeritus member 4
Anonymous
Foundation Board member
Douglas and Kathryn Maddux Quarles '47 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Eastham ◊+# > Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hathaway ◊
Alfred and Anne Cooke Strickler '49 ◊ * Grace Ellis Suttle '56 ◊ Lucy Dent Venable '44 ◊ Mr. Daihong Ling and Ms. Chao Wang >
Benjamin and Kathryn Quarles Wafle '71 ◊ #
Governors’ Club $2,500 - $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. E Carlton Wilton, Jr.
Mr. Ray Beatty and Ms. Sarah Harms +
Ronald and Susan Lambert Yates '73 ◊
The Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Hill Brown, III ◊ Dr. David H. Charlton ◊ #
1844 Society $15,000 - $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Acuff > Mary Carter Frackelton ◊ # Katharine Taylor Gray '68 ◊ Charles and Irene Frail Hamm '56 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Watts The Honorable and Mrs. Don Wilson ◊ #
Founders’ Club $10,000 - $14,999 Mary Cooke Carle '55 ◊
Mr. Liang Chen and Ms. Xiaoyan Feng > Mr. Shunxin Ding and Mrs. Weiyong Wang > Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Farrell ◊ Xiaoyan Feng > Ms. Mary Louise Fisher ◊ Dana Parks Gray '65 ◊ Joe and Elissa McDonald + Mr. Robert C. Musser ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dahl ◊ # >
Dr. Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson '64 ◊ #
Anne Norris Kast '66 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tankard ◊ # >
Denise Wooldridge '76 ◊ #
Ann H. Watkins '73 ◊
Mrs. Brenda Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Farrell ◊+ >
Ruth Smith Pritchard '62 ◊
Louise Coleman Gardiner '37 ◊
Eleanor Opie Seiferth '65
Christopher Wood and Mark Wilkinson
Pearcy Light Flippen '63 ◊
Shufang Qi > Bonnie Van Fossen Ralston '84
Mike and Brooke Canada Golden '64 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simpson >
Susan King Gaskins '67 ◊
Elisabeth Norris Sanders '64
Helen Robinson Heinzer '75
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Goldenberg ◊
Ketch Secor and Lydia Peele
Sally Holm Hopper '75
Sally Swift Hodgkin '45 ◊
Phyllis Thomas Seitts '67
Sara Kerr Hunt '64 ◊
Mr. Song Ji and Mrs. Dailia Fu >
Mr. and Mrs. Brandan Sommerfield >
Elizabeth Wilson Jewell '52
The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston ◊
Katherine Campbell Spurlock '87 ◊ >
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kennedy >
Mary K. Nelson Stern '66 ◊
Dylan Hall Kramer '12 ◊ #
Page Hynes Sullenberger '63 ◊ #
Mr. and Mrs. David N. Kramer
Justine Daniel Tilghman '61
Ms. Ingrid Blanton
Mr. Yang Liu and Shufang Qi >
Kitchie Roseberry Tolleson '48 ◊
George and Rixey Smith Booth '77 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Steven McAllister #
Mr. Ke Ping Tsao
Jane McClure Booth '77 ◊
Elaine Elder McCarrick '61 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr.
Mary Blakeslee Nettleton Chase '45 ◊
Shirley Dowling McCrary 1961
Mrs. George M. Cochran ◊
Nancy McLaughlin McVey '58 ◊
Frederick L. and Sally Opie Watson '48 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stuart Cochran ◊
Emilie Van Petten Merritt '46 ◊
The Rev. and Mrs. Edward M. Covert ◊ #
James and Carolyn Smith Moore '67 ◊
Rosa Hamlett Davis '65
Virginia Tavener Niemeyer '42
JoAnn Sawyer Delafield '54 ◊
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Nordstrom ◊
Elisabeth Stewart DeLargy '60 ◊
Mr. Brian and Casey Wilkinson Ochs `89 >
Mr. Yue Yuan and Ms. Xiaolei Xue >
Head’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499 Elizabeth Pound Alsobrook '60 ◊ Mary Creed Davis Anderson '49 ◊ Marietta Austin-Bielsky '73 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Bassett, Jr. ◊ Donald and Susan McMullen Beck '60 ◊
Anne Quarles Doolittle '74 Dr. Julia East '79 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ervin
Major General L. H. Ginn, III ◊
Dorothy Duval Nelson '65 ◊
Ms. Jenna Smith ◊ + Michael Kelley and Kendel St. John > Mrs. Anne R. Tankard Kathryn Sasse Thompson '66 Susan Burress Wall '49 ◊
Mila DiCecco Weavil '82 Laura Doty Wickersham '67 Mr. Wesley Wright, Jr. ◊ Daoliang Zhang > Mr. Yi Zhang and Ms. Weihua Ning > Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kalasky #
Martha Sandlin Walton '70
Old Main Society $500 - $999
Anne S. Kennedy
Pete and Mary Cary Ward Peterson '06 ◊
Dr. and Mrs. Saied Asfa >
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Kerschl
Micaela Mae Baca '11 ◊
Mr. Wenhue Song and Ms. Wang Zhenling >
Mr. and Mrs. David Layne
Drs. Michael and Claire Plautz ◊ >
Susan Ellett Beaver '58 ◊
Jane-Page Watson 1973 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lenz
Samantha Somers Bishop '89
Susan Smith Makos '72 ◊
Red/White Club $250 - $499
Jacqueline Brimmer Boice '42 ◊
Heatheranne Stone Martin '87
Ms. Sharon Arne + >
Dr. and Mrs. M. Todd Brandt >
Patricia Ann McClung '67
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Aycock + >
William and Barbara McClung Call '77 ◊
Ms. Peggy McFarland
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Aycock
Ann Tutwiler Carman '55 ◊ Robin Franklin Clement '74 Mrs. Nancy Dahl Barbara Dick '66 and Sara Rayburn '65 Virginia T. Floyd '73 Glennie Smith Forbes '60 ◊ # Linda Larcom Fowler '61
Erin O'Connell > Steve and Shelby Owen ◊ # Cynthia Patton ◊+ Nancy Trantham Poe '78 Julia Beatrice Reed '74 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Rizzo > Robert and Elizabeth Moore Schreiber '75
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baker + > Elizabeth White Baker '88 ◊ Sara Sproul Battin '68 ◊ Barbara Byars Beard '64 The Right Reverend and Mrs. Mark Bourlakas # > The Rev. and Mrs. P. Roger Bowen ◊ # CONTINUED
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Red/White Club CONTINUED
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jahnke
Mrs. Leroy Wilkinson, Jr.
Jacqueline Leigh Duke '87
Mary O'Malley Bragg '69
Jennifer Ann Jonkers '86
Mrs. Emily Wilkinson +
Patty Pendleton DuPuis '55 ◊
Mr. Chip Broadway ◊ #
Linda Furr Kieffer '72 Nancy Edgar Kight '66
Epsey Cooke Farrell Weatherbee '53
Jennifer Fredricksen Cassell '89
Challengers’ Club $100- $249
Eung Baek Andy Kim '16
Mehitable Mackay-Smith Abeles '48
Marion Rogers Fast '44
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coleman >
Anne Wilson Kimmett '89 ◊
Marianne Dight Aitken '57
Sarah Mauney Faunce '66
Mr. Philip J. Corbeil >
Linda Roller Livick '53 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baiotto >
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Fears
Mary Whitfield De Vachon '64
Sally Alexander Ford '47
Margaret Denny McClung '72 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bass +
Justin Deaton and Lauren Hurst >
Elizabeth Stewart Beam '67
Barbara Williams Ford-Coates '66
Margaret Irons DeBerry '73 ◊
Nancy Mayo Miles '58
Candice Marlill Beduhn '67
Dora Little Forrest '72
Dr. Susan Dell ◊
Patrick and Cathy Murray
Mrs. Janice Bell +
Linda Goode Gallimore '79
Ms. Amelia Pinkston Dungan ‘96
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Nessar ◊ +
Carter Venable Blundon '48
Catherine Dell Garris '95 ◊ >
Caroline Byrd Emswiler '64
Ms. Susan Orred
Sue Matthews Bonnett '49
Mary Morriss Gibbs '53
Virginia Ball Fisher '45
Shelley Carter Page '55
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bower ◊
Betty Arce Goad ‘79
Carol Leonard Gauntlett '49
Annette Smith Parker '69 ◊
Rebecca Robinette Bramer '79
Sydney Burt Goodwin '56
Ms. Shannon Gray >
Constance LeSueur Pepper '63
Sarah Finley Brodie '85 ◊ >
Gina Guy '61
Melody Tope Hainline '78 ◊
Elizabeth Heatherly Pritchard '86
Mr. and Mrs. Cotten Brown >
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hanna
Ms. Paige Lester Pruett '89
Dr. and Mrs. Robin Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hansen >
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Brown #
Shanda McCray Hansen '99
Jane Deverick Bruce '47
Ms. Kristine Hardee
General and Mrs. W.B. Burdeshaw
Harriet Savaides Harris '64 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Secor, III
Mr. Henry D. W. Burt and Mrs. Mitzi van der Veer ◊ #
Cheryl Elaine Harris '77
Ms. Eleanore Setzer
Melinda Caldwell '75
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shaner >
Elizabeth Nowlin Hedeman '41
Cristina Maria Casado '93 and Juan P. Molina Berrizbeitia ◊ >
Jane Timberlake Helwig '65
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Rosolina > Janice Funkhouser Scaglione '69 ◊ Alice Bicking Schain '87
Mr. Michael Lung Hua and Mrs. Olive N. Shu
Bruce Higginbotham Hemp '72 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Henry ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Emmett G. Hines ◊ Margaret Hall Hornbaker '55 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Huson > 6
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cleaves
Ms. Pamela Shu
CeCe Clement-Freiert '75 ◊
Mr. John Snyder and Mrs. Amanda Guedes de Morais >
Rebecca Minear Cool '64
Ms. Jennifer Spencer >
Sydney Sullivan Cross '13
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stiefvater >
Mr. Grier Gordon Cross '10
Mary Jones Underwood '71
Ann Riley Currie '67 ◊
Margaret Napier Viers '78
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Davis ◊+
Jane Mylander Wainwright '59 Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Warner ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Corbeil
Julie Breckinridge Davis '66 Christa Abbott Davis '92 Mimi Haggerty Dickerson '60
Virginia Coppridge Hayes '73
Jordan Toria Brown ‘06 Nancy Barker Hill '72 Virginia Rogers Holton '42 Ms. Diane Hood Elizabeth Baker Hopkins '50 ◊ Victoria Oppel Hudson '87 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Hughes + > Sally Howie Jebson '55 Dr. Sybille Jobin + Frances Madeline Jones '71 Lucy Shapard Keeney '62
OU R M I S S I O N To prepare students of all faiths for success in universities worldwide and for engaged lives of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and contribution
Susan Edmonds Kelley '67
Dr. Jerome Roebuck
Victoria Leigh Kennedy '09 ◊
Carol Canning Ross '61
Anne Waterman Klinger '66
Carl Roy '16
Augusta Benning Kosowicz '80 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Olivier Rudaux >
Boo Bargamin Kral '57
Martha Cheek Rudd '45
Renate Freeman Lepore '60
Florence Jones Rutherford '71
Elizabeth Warner Lewis '75
Katherine Hollis Sale '66
Susan Hollingsworth Lewis '63 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow L. Sanders ◊+
Catherine W. Lloyd '60
Mr. and Mrs. Harold SchweizerMorris
Nancy Rothschild Lyons '73 Victoria Sharpe Marks '56 ◊ Detrece Anna McMillon '77 Lucy Burwell Meade '53 Bettie Smith Michael '53 Barbara Yocom Miller '59 ◊ Elizabeth Smith Miller '50 Connie Thomas Mooradian '59 Janet Putnam Morrison '50 ◊ Nancy Eldridge Moser '68 Susana Pell Munzell '62 Mr. John A. Nolde, Jr. Margaret Jones O'Grady '61
Carol Schwobel Schwobel '67
Caroline Gibboney Oates '54
Margaret Lawrence Scutchfield '65
Ms. Ngozi Obi >
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Shiflett >
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Owens >
Ms. Betty Simmons
Dixie Wakefield Peachy '56 ◊
Ann R. Randolph Smith '70 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. John Pell
Ms. Nancy St John
The Reverend and Mrs. Gilbert Pingel
Patricia Crowell Stewart '65
Drs. Mark Piper and Pia AntolicPiper >
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Thomas
Dorothy Page Sullenberger '88 ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ramp ◊
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Trump >
Caitlin Mary Margaret Randazzo '10
Susan Gillingham Tully '67
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Rehling
Anne Bell Turnbull '71 ◊
Rebecca Sayre Riffe '72 Sallie Rowe Roberts '79
Lynne B. Turner Roberta Hastings Turner '54 CONTINUED
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Challengers’ Club $100- $249 CONTINUED
Ms. Daisy VanDenburgh ◊ Louise Miller Vaughan '47 ◊ Jones Lewis Vestal '50 ◊ Dawn Michelle Walker '92 ◊ Eleanor B. Bell Washburn '65 ◊ Katherine Hargett Webb '67 Elizabeth Ogden Weinstein '58
STUA RT HA LL SCHOOL
Connections Run Deep with The Arnold Family TEACHER OF HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND GOVERNMENT, Brad Arnold
Elizabeth Kemper Wharton '54 ◊ Mary Stephens Winfree '45 Elizabeth Lee Wright '42 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Len Zentz >
Friends Up to $99 Kerri Wilkinson Allen '87 Mr. and Mrs. Dale Allen Krystal Nicholle Allyn '01 Hattie Liddon Andersen '59 Mr. Bradley C. Arnold and Ms. Ashley Fleming ◊ + Ann Taliaferro Bailey '62 Colonel and Mrs. Daniel Barr Patricia Thomas Bissett '73 Ms. Suzanne S. Blackwell > Mr. Erik Boody and Ms. Bobbi Jean Regi > Donna Littrell Boyd '87 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Boylan > Justine Waite Brim '04 Anne Spargo Bryan '72 Betsy Wilkes Buckingham '72 Libbey Buckley '93 Thomas and Patricia Cabe > Ms. Louise Caldwell ◊ Hannah Michelle Call '16 Robin Campbell '89 Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Caran ◊ + > CONTINUED
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“Every time I receive a letter from a student in college saying ‘you’ve helped me,’ that’s my legacy. I want to make this place better while I am here.” -BRAD ARNOLD Sixteen years ago, Upper School History and Philosophy teacher Brad Arnold walked through the doors of Stuart Hall School for the first time to deliver a guest lecture on World Wars I and II. He found that he enjoyed the experience far more than his regular job teaching college students at James Madison University, where he had recently earned his master’s degree in modern European history. Brad recalls that Stuart Hall students were very engaged, and the School’s small classes appealed to him. He says, “I left that day thinking that this is the place I want to be.” When an opening in the History Department became available shortly thereafter, Arnold immediately applied for the job. In January of 2002, he joined Stuart Hall as a mid-year replacement for a beloved history teacher who was called by the U.S. government to investigate the U.S.S. Cole terror
bombing. He recalls that after several weeks of teaching, it was apparent that he was not winning the students over. “It was quite rough at first because I was replacing a teacher that all of the students loved. They complained that I was too hard and expected too much. One student even said to me after class one day, ‘I don’t like you.’” In time, students came to appreciate Brad’s challenging classes and commitment to supporting students. “I remember him telling us stories of ships riding over waves of sand and making World War II so real that I cried. He made the history interesting and he made it come alive. I never loved history, but I loved his class.” -RUTH MATTSON CAMPAGNA '05 “...his teaching is one of the biggest forces that led me to major in History at UVA and has led me to my current career path in public history, encouraging the understanding of history through primary documents, objects, and historical sites.” -BETH HUFFER '04 Beyond being a part of the faculty, Brad has deep family connections to Stuart Hall. His son Jonathan Arnold ‘17 came to Stuart Hall in elementary school, soon after the merger with Hunter McGuire School. Brad says, “Academically, STU gave him what he needed.” He was a very good student in Philosophy and Economics. He was a leader, and I was quite impressed with him.” Jonathan participated in Stuart Hall’s Science Emphasis program and Robotics offerings, and he is now studying Computer Science at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, one of the top science and engineering schools in North America.
Brad is also a distant relative of Maria Kinney Sheffey, who is considered one of the founders of Stuart Hall School. Mrs. Sheffey began a school for girls in Staunton in 1831, a time when educational options for young women were limited. Brad admits that he “had taught here for three years before I realized I had a connection to Mrs. Sheffey. A family friend who is a local public historian came to visit me at Stuart Hall and was admiring the many portraits hanging in the hallway. When he saw the pencil profile of Maria he said, ‘That’s your ancestor.’” Perhaps Brad’s desire to teach at Stuart Hall was compelled by his family tree. Currently, Brad and his wife Ashley Fleming, an English teacher in the Upper School, are dorm parents for Watkins Hall. Brad says, “Ashley and I enjoy being a part of the residence life community.
We like getting to know the students and prodding them to get out of their rooms and participate in activities.” Brad’s Friday night badminton games are very popular on campus. This is Brad’s third time living on campus as a dorm parent. The first was when Jonathan was just 4 years old, and the second was to spearhead the homestay program that allowed Stuart Hall to test the waters of boys’ boarding on campus. The next year, 2014-15, we opened our first boys’ dorm, where Brad served as a dorm parent. “Nurture through Challenge. I teach like I live. My job is to get better every day, and I tell my students that their job is to get better every day. Everyone can improve.” -BRAD ARNOLD Annual fund dollars help us attract and retain beloved teachers like Brad Arnold, and many of those teachers in turn support the annual fund. Brad supports the annual fund because, as he says, “I am excited about the direction the School is heading with the downtown building and emphasis on project-based learning. I’m glad I can be part of it.”
“He is not only a teacher, he is a mentor and supporter for all of his students.” -ROBIN KRESGE INCHECK '09 9
Friends CONTINUED
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Fawley
Margaret Imhoff '84
Ms. Florence Rougie
Deborah Lotz Walker '66
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carini ◊ + >
Stacie Wales Fisher '76
Daryl Farrington Walker '54
Ashley Beth Carter '87
Marcus and Priscilla Pineiro Jenkins '94 >
Faye Rockwell Ryan '88
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Fisher III >
Anne Burress Wampler ’62
Ms. Elizabeth Cheveney
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Brownell +
Nina Jenkins '18
Dr. David Rylak and Ms. Lena Fairless >
Mr. Peter Cline and Ms. Liz Moore +
Cynthia Ring Foster '82
Lilly Kane '20
Sheri Duff Sapp '87
Nancy Hogg Collins '79
Ms. Sarah Foster >
Elizabeth Kerr '70
Mr. and Mrs. Art Schlappi
Mr. and Mrs. Cory Conner >
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Frye +
Mrs. Carolyn Kerschl
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schmid + >
Gail Elizabeth Agett Cooler '71
Iris Gale '72
Col. Erik and Dr. Twylla Kirchen >
Sophia Schwaner '22
Mr. Kevin Covington and Dr. Breyette Lorntz + >
Ms. Sarah Gibson ◊ +
Margret Clair Kiscaden `07
Amanda Leigh Sexton '86
Tyra Lei Goodman-Levine '84
Renee Jenkins Knight '76
Mr. Tim Shelton and Ms. Christine Dee >
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Krusz > Elizabeth Stephens LaRue '00
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lessley >
Amazon Smile
Mr. Sean Patrick Lyons Jr. '10
Kelsey A. Speigner '08
Augusta Realty Group Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Crockett Stanley II ◊ +
Augusta Steel Corporation
Dr. and Ms. Ted McKee >
Katherine Locke Eastham '11 Elizabeth Billips Hall '72
Mr. Michael DeCanio
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. William Dee >
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hardman
Dr. Paul Deeble and Dr. Jenny Visger >
Anne Haner Hatheway '72
Sarah Sullenberger Deigl '92 Tonya Michelle Dixon '87 Marjorie Nash Dodd '64 Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Dodson Jo Lynn Draper '67 Margaret McLean Eckman '07 10
Matthew Dean Heidel '20 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Higgins > Dr. and Mrs. Joel Hodson ◊ + Anna Austell Hogan '87 ◊ Isabel Savage Hogue '72 Ms. Teresa Huntley ◊ + Mr. David Hutchings ◊
CORPORATION AND FOUNDATION
Alumni Council
Preston Thomas McAllister '12
Mr. and Ms. Todd Davis >
Alice Tappan York '55 ◊
Tara Carr Snyder '98
Deborah Lambert Major '74
Ms. Ann Criser
Nicholas Ryan Wright `07
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Snyder ◊ +
Alison Bassett Maher '89
Mr. and Mrs. Don Grande
Anne Bareford Woodard '71
Kathryn Leary '22
Mrs. Kathleen Maddox ◊+
Colleen Canning Coyner '67
Courtland Scott Winfield '15
Teresa Johnson Skidmore '87
Mr. Thomas Leary and Ms. Amy Paugh >
Amy Reagan Goswick '77
Raven Alexandra Showalter '12 ◊
Katreniah L. Washington ‘87
Provides matching funds, corporate donations, and donor advised funds distributions
Abigail Rose Lawhorne '13
Mr. and Mrs. Byrant Covington
Phillip Beauchamp Sheridan '07
Ellen Selph Ward '87
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Simmons
Anne Elizabeth Strider '80 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Strong
Balzer and Associates Bank of America
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sweet +
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Ms. Jeanette A. Teller
Bartzen and Ball
Josie I. McMahon '98
Maybelle Runkle Traut '51
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Catherine Elise Mebel '92
Grace Kalindi Miles Trietley '67
Beckett-Jones Charitable Trust
Neriah Dawn Mitchener '13
Tonia Bryan Vary '72
Benevity Community Impact Fund, a fund of Awcan Endowment
Ms. Taylor Moody Ms. Toviah Morris + Dr. and Mrs. Len Nelsen ◊ Susan Capehart Newbern '72 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nuckols Alana Brisbin Parker '69 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Parlier > Connally Parrott '89 Elizabeth Willis Revette '74 ◊ Mr. and Mrs. Mark Riddick > Heather Douglas Rook '96 Sandra Gills Rothschild '66
Yvonne Franklin Clement '42 Parker James Corbeil '26 Mary Lines Cummings '66 Oliver Payne Dahl '18
Forwardever
Sophie Mae Dahl '22
THE CAMPAIGN FOR STUART HALL SCHOOL
Constance Davis
Forwardever
Miranda Davis '27
THE CAMPAIGN FOR STUART HALL SCHOOL
Nolan Kannon Deaver '27 Jane Duncan Betty Bowman Duval '30 Kaitlyn Easterling '24 Caroline Hampton Eastham '17 Beverley Cigar Store
The New York Community Trust
Kathy Eastham
Carr Family Foundation
The Winston-Salem Foundation
Mark H. Eastham
Coffman's Home Repair, Inc.
Tullidge Family FundThe Community Foundation
Philip B. Eastham
Virginia Eagle Distributing Company, LLC
Tanya K. Farrell
Community Foundation Central Blue Ridge The Community Foundation of Louisville, Delta Air Lines Foundation Diocese of Virginia Donald T. Regan Foundation Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
Peter Echols Kelly A. Flora-Brownell
TRIBUTES (Memorials and Honorees) Class of 1904 Class of 1945
Richard E. Ford Daniel Frye Jacob Scott Goldenberg '24 Katherine Elise Goldenberg '21 Samuel Ian Goldenberg '20
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Class of 1978
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Class of 1987
Hamm Family Foundation, Inc. Northern Trust Bank, FSB
Joelle Aaslestad
Sarah Harms
Andrew Saied Asfa '26
Finley Harrison '24
Hershey Retreading, Inc.
Ryan Strong Asfa '23
Matthew Dean Heidel '20
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Imogene M. Bargamin
Kathy Henshaw
JP Morgan Chase Good Works
Susan Barr
Jackson Candler Hines '24
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Patrick F. Bassett
Lily Nicole Hines '22
MKS Associates
Joan Bissell
Julia G. Hopkins
Morgan Stanley
Sandra Blaisdell
Susan Hornsby
Robin Layne Brown '17
Alec Hurst '19
Loughran L. Cabe '22
Priscilla Pineiro Jenkins '94
Clarissa Carini '28
Miss Martha Dabney Jones
Mountain Valley Corp Norfolk Southern Foundation Pershing LLC a BNY Mellon Company Schwab Charitable Fund - Musser Family Fund
In the quiet phase of FORWARD EVER: The Campaign for Stuart Hall School, $3.76 million was raised. The campaign officially began on November 10, 2017.
Pam Burnside Gray '44
The Rev. and Mrs. Edward M. Covert Allen and Cary Dahl Anne Quarles Doolittle '74 Mary Carter Frackelton The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Holsinger The Estate of Dr. Robert E. R. Huntley Sally Balch Hurme '64 Anne Norris Kast '66 David and Catherine Parks Loevner '67
The Estate of Hamish W. H. and Georgene Mathewson Maxwell '47 Dr. Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson '65 Douglas and Kathryn Maddux Quarles 47 Grace Ellis Suttle '56 Lucy Dent Venable '44 Benjamin and Kathryn Quarles Wafle '71 The Honorable and Mrs. Don Wilson Ronald and Susan Lambert Yates '73
Kevin Carini Ann B. Carroll
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Tributes CONTINUED
Charles Kerschl Constance C. King Brenna F. Layne Finn David Layne '25 Tai Ernest Layne '27 Timothy Layne Amy Lenz Eliana Lessley Breyette Lorntz Jason Lovelace Deborah Lambert Major '74 Amelia James Maxham '22 Oliver Birch Maxham '24 Jamison Matthew McCarty '19 Kendrick McCarty '23 Elissa McDonald Kelly Duncan McFarland '10 Mary Meriwether
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Henry Augustus Simpson '23
Helen Robinson Heinzer '75
Barbara Walters Smith '85
Virginia Rogers Holton '42
Jenna Smith
Sally Balch Hurme '64
Hanna Spencer '25
Kristine Lynette Johnson '74
Katie Campbell Spurlock '87
Anne Norris Kast '66
Claire Maryanna St John-Kelley '29
Elizabeth Smith Kirkland '56
Anne Cooke Strickler '49 Emila Justine Sutton '96 Melissa Taylor
Dr. and Mrs. Swen E. Laser Mrs. Paula Reeves Lea Susan Smith Makos '72
Florence G. Gray Tullidge '45
Dr. Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson '64
Dianne Marie Washington '19
Mr. Jonathan Old, Jr.
Jeremy West
Elizabeth Heatherly Pritchard '86
Karen Wilson
Ms. Paige Lester Pruett '89
Gail Winsor
Kathryn Maddux Quarles '47
Susan Lambert Yates '73
Elizabeth Kernan Quigley '44
Emily Young
Ms. Laura B. Revitz
GIBBS SOCIETY
Dr. and Mrs. James Rooney Laura Lee Buchanan Rush '46
Holly Hylton Miller '75
J Lewis Gibbs Legacy Members
Carolyn Smith Moore '67
Mrs. Susan Barr
Elizabeth Pinkerton Scott '32
D. M. Nessar
Don and Susan Beck '60
Kimberlee Lester Smith '87
Blake Nickles
Ms. Shelley Boatright
Mary Nelson Stern '66
Bonnie F. Fontenot Nielson '64
Harriet Davis Boone '57
Dr. Emma J. Stokes '63
Sarah Anne Nordstrom '16
Dr. David H. Charlton
Page Hynes Sullenberger '63
Zachary Harold Nordstrom '12
Mary Blakeslee Nettleton Chase ‘45
Katharine Fitzhugh Terrie '62
Molly Katherine O'Connell '25
Nancy Fryman Cosgrove ‘65
Kitchie Roseberry Tolleson '48
Grant Parlier '22
Dr. Julia East '79
Lucy Dent Venable '44
Justin Parlier '24
Virginia Ball Fisher '45
Deborah Lotz Walker '66
Cynthia Patton
Catherine Baber Fleischman '81
Susan Burress Wall '49
Dale Powell
Susan King Gaskins '67
Sally Opie Watson '48
Orville L. Rehling
Carol Leonard Gauntlett '49
Polly Taylor Watson '57
Alix Rudaux '24
Mary Morriss Gibbs '53
Elizabeth Bivens Weaver '57
Apolline Rudaux '21
Sylvia Mathis Gibson '53
Beatrice de Blonay White '58
Arthur Rudaux '22
Katharine Taylor Gray '68
Anita Sanders
Betsy Butzner Greene '66
Ronald and Susan Lambert Yates '73
Chinglien J. Shu
Virginia Coppridge Hayes '73
Elisabeth Norris Sanders '64
Stuart Hall School 2016-2017
Alumni Weekend
With spring blooming all around us and a feeling of gratitude in the air, Alumni Weekend 2017 was one for the record books! More than 120 alumni from the Class of 1948 through the Class of 2012 returned to campus April 7-9 for a grand weekend celebrating the family of Stuart Hall! The fun began with Friday night cocktails in Old Main (and posing with friends - and props! in the photo booth we brought in for the event). The Class of 1967 kicked off their 50th Reunion with a dessert party at Carroll House, where laughter and joy abounded. The next morning, alumni welcomed the Class of 2017 to the circle of alumni friendship and support at the Roundtable Remembrances, where the full house reminisced about everything from their favorite Stuart Hall memory to alumni's life and career paths post-Stuart Hall. Lunchtime brought a delicious meal, a packed house, and the moment we'd all been waiting for: the presentation of awards! Katie Campbell Spurlock '87 was named Distinguished Alumna with many of her classmates (who were celebrating their 30th Stuart Hall Reunion) in attendance to cheer her on, while community volunteer Kathy Eastham (parent of Katherine Eastham Green '11 and
Caroline Eastham '17) was named Distinguished Honorary Alum. A moving student-led memorial service followed, when alumni paused to remember classmates who had passed away and honor their memories. Afterwards, alumni chose to either indulge their creative side at our Sip and Splash Wine and Painting Class, led by our vivacious art teacher, Nance Sweet, or get in a refreshing workout at the Bend & Brew Yoga Class led by yoga instructor Connie Kennedy, parent of Wesley '22 (and enjoy a beer or glass of wine afterwards)! We then gathered at Carroll House to dedicate the brand-new brick pathway which features bricks given in honor and memory of Stuart Hall friends, teachers, mentors, roommates, and others who have made a positive impact on our lives. The Easthams opened their lovely home, Worthington House, for a buffet dinner, after which alumni danced the night away at the 2nd Annual All-Alumni Dancetacular! All in all, Alumni Weekend was another beautiful reminder that we are family, no matter the distance or the class year. We can't wait for next year!
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The Magic of Stuart Hall Spans Generations THE FINLEY WOMEN…and MEN “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle
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Brenda Hathaway was looking for more than just a classroom education for her daughters when she moved them from public school to Stuart Hall. She wanted strong academics, a place for her girls to find their voices, and a school that would reinforce personal values. As a single mother, Brenda wanted them surrounded by people who knew and cared about them. Having grown up in Staunton, Brenda was familiar with Stuart Hall. When her daughters, Sarah Finley Brodie ’85 and Anne Finley Kimmett ’89, came to campus as day students in the early 1980s, Stuart Hall looked and felt very different than it does today. The school began in seventh grade for just girls, there was no specialized curriculum for middle school, no Lower School, and no boys. Sarah was a good student when she arrived at Stuart Hall, but she was timid. “I wouldn’t have spoken up in class in public school,” Sarah admitted. “In fact, I don’t remember being vocal in any class until I got to Stuart Hall.” The friendships she formed at Stuart Hall were pivotal, and above all was the enthusiasm and passion of their Headmaster, Patrick “Pat” Bassett. “From the top down, he set the tone,” Sarah said. “He connected with the girls and was so active with the life of the School, he would even bicycle with students after school. He led by example.” Teachers played instrumental roles in Sarah’s young life. Being treated like an emerging adult, with her own thoughts and opinions, was revolutionary to her. “Having adults talk to me like I was a grown-up about ideas and concepts – that was the first time that had ever happened to me.” The advisory program, which paired Sarah with an academic advisor who met with her regularly, was
another crucial component of being known and loved at Stuart Hall because it was an opportunity to connect honestly about what was going on. It was through that advisory system – and an English teacher, who also doubled as the college counselor – that Sarah wound up at Vanderbilt University, a school that was never even on her radar. After graduating in 1989 with honors and a degree in fine arts, she moved to the Boston, MA area for the next 16 years. Stuart Hall had a
Though the Finley they walked the something very
special place in her heart, but Sarah thought it was in her rearview mirror. Like Sarah, Anne blossomed with personal attention from her teachers. Both Finley girls cherished the “open-door policy” on campus, knowing she could pop in to any office at any time for academic or personal reasons. Extracurriculars like sports and Wonderful Wednesdays (when students participated in activities like horseback
riding, skiing, and baking at a faculty member’s home in lieu of regular classes) left an impression on Anne. “You got to know your teachers on a different level when you spent time with them outside of class,” Anne explained. After five years as a day student, Anne made the life-altering decision to become a boarder. Living in Robertson House with dorm parents Lynn Murphey and Larry Smith gave her both structure and independence. “Every Sunday night, we’d gather in
contributed to the life of the School. Anne attended St. Mary’s College in Raleigh, NC before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond, then moved to Atlanta, GA. Though they never imagined themselves living in Staunton as adults, the 2000s found both Finley girls returning to the Shenandoah Valley. Sarah came back first, with infant son Finley Harrison ‘24. A few years later, Anne returned. In the years they had been away from the Queen City, Staunton changed, and so had Stuart women never could have imagined boys at Stuart Hall when Hall. The all-girls environment was now coed, with students halls in the 1980s, the acceptance of male students meant from all over the world filling not just the Upper School, but special: Sarah’s son could enroll. the Middle and Lower Schools someone’s room with snacks and we would talk as well. Though they never could have imagined and play music. If someone had a problem to boys at Stuart Hall when they walked the halls in solve, we all solved it together.” Anne espethe 1980s, the acceptance of male students meant cially relished Thursdays in Mr. Black’s English something very special: Sarah’s son could enroll. class, when, instead of lecturing, he’d have the Finley Harrison joined Stuart Hall in third grade. girls pull their desks in a circle, then open the “The adjustment was hard,” says his mother, Sarah, floor for discussion about “whatever we wanted but his teacher seemed to be custom-made for to talk about.” Whether social issues of the day or the task. simply their own lives, the girls knew their voices and opinions mattered, and that they mattered, too. Anne’s transformation was an extraordinary one that wasn’t lost on her sister when she returned home on school breaks. “Anne totally changed during her years as a boarder,” Sarah recalled with respect. Thanks to room inspections and study hall, her grades rose, her tennis game improved, and her maturity skyrocketed. She became a prefect, then president of the Honor Board and ELA. She capped off her years at Stuart Hall by winning the coveted Maria Pendleton Duval Award, which recognizes the student who most singularly
Anytime Sarah needed reassurance or help, all she had to do was reach out. “You know, we love Fin,” Lower School Director Cindy Patton told Sarah during an early meeting. With that, she had Finley Harrison become a mother entrusting her child to Stuart Hall for an education of the heart as well as of the mind. As a parent, Sarah is impressed by the strong continuity in the academic program across all three divisions at Stuart Hall today. She appreciates the fact that her son isn’t just learning facts, but building skills that will guide him as he enters the Upper School. “I feel really lucky to be able to send Fin here,” Sarah reflected. “What I love now is that Stuart Hall starts planting the seeds [about learning] when they’re little. By the time they get to high school, they’re just flying.” All three women faithfully support the Stuart Hall Fund. They believe wholeheartedly in its academic excellence, commitment to helping each student grow as individuals, and community life. Just like Sarah’s and Anne’s extraordinary experiences in the classroom 30 years ago, “the academic standards and the way we’re preparing them for college is second to none,” Sarah professed. They also believe strongly in the leadership of Stuart Hall. “Mark Eastham is cut from the same cloth as Pat Bassett,” remarked Sarah. “He’s very accessible to the students, and it’s obvious how much he cares about every one of them.” The evolution of Stuart Hall is lived out in this family, whose roots in Stuart Hall are deep, growing, and continuing to flourish through generations.
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A STUdent Making the World a Better Place OLIVER DAHL
Oliver Dahl, Stuart Hall School senior and “lifer,” sits across a conference table sporting retro-trendy glasses and a Mad Men style suit, looking every bit the leader that he is. As he speaks passionately about everything from crop rotation to self-paced, computer-based curricula, you can see a dynamic and exciting future laid out before him. Three years ago, Oliver changed his life and the lives of countless others. In 2014, he responded to the devastation imparted by typhoon Haiyan by starting a crowd-funding campaign to fund repairs to a local school whose roof had caved in. Successfully raising $5,000 for the project, he and his team left for the Philippines’ island of Palawan. From that first trip was born EVACE international, the 16
Eastern Visayas Association for Community Enhancement. The organization - now a 501(c)3 non-profit - has grown and expanded to include initiatives and support in the areas of healthcare, agriculture, and education - all with an eye toward helping underserved populations achieve financial independence. One of Oliver’s passions is the development of a computer learning center. Currently operating in an emergency shelter on Palawan, the program began on Oliver’s second trip to the island, when he personally accompanied 13 computers and installed them in the space. Now, those computers host up to 14 students, three days a week, to use self-paced, opensource programs in keyboarding, coding, and other valuable skills that will contribute to later
finding a job, independence, and fulfillment. “The exciting thing to me is how much I’ve learned. I originally assumed that we would serve students aged 14-18, because that’s where my perspective lies, and I assumed we’d have to work toward gender balance, since women are underrepresented in the U.S. in the tech field. I realized, however, that the same gender assignments don’t exist there, because they are all coming from a similar experience level. My best student is a 12-year-old girl, and we have one adult in her 30s as well.” Next up for the organization is the outfitting of shipping container structures with pre-installed equipment. They will be shipped to Palawan Island to permanently house the computer learning center. “By using open-source
GIFTS-IN-KIND Susan Schlernitzauer Blakeslee '60 P. Roger and Kennon Bowen Burks Paint & Wallcovering Mary Cooke Carle ‘55 Susana Maria Casado '94 Jane Chafin '69 Cory and Catherine Connor Dennis Cross Anne Quarles Doolittle '74
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Acuff Augusta Realty Group Inc. Augusta Steel Corporation Balzer and Associates Bartzen and Ball Beverley Cigar Store Dr. and Mrs. Robin Brown
Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher
Coffman's Home Repair, Inc.
Horton Vineyard
Hershey Retreading, Inc.
Sally Balch Hurme '64
Marcus and Priscilla Pineiro Jenkins '94
Marcus and Priscilla Pineiro Jenkins '94 Dave N. Kramer H. L. Lang & Co. Jewelers David and Catherine Parks Loevner '67 Our Gardens by Mapleton & Clearview Farms
materials online for coursework, we are saving costs on teachers, and can put funds toward utilizing a sustainably built and permanent structure,� Oliver says. Oliver is a unique student who attributes his successes to some of his teachers - Mrs. Sorge and Ms. Peel to name a few - but he is also clearly a student with vision and drive, embodying our Stuart Hall Graduate goals of global citizenship and collaboration. We will see great things from him in the years to come, and wish him the best as he continues to change the world for the better.
LOCAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT SPONSORS:
Mr. William Miller Dr. Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson '65
Mr. Yang Liu and Shufang Qi Our Gardens by Mapleton & Clearview Farms B.C. and Danni Sommerfield Virginia Eagle Distributing Company, LLC Redwood & Co. Ronald and Susan Lambert Yates '73
Brian and Casey Wilkinson Ochs '89 Redwood & Co. Thomas H. and Mary J. Scarborough Grace Ellis Suttle '56 Veritas Vineyard Jeremy West The Honorable Don Wilson
For more information about EVACE or to make a donation, please visit www.evace.org or email Oliver at oliverdahl@evace.org 17
Development Office Stuart Hall School P.O. Box 210 • Staunton, VA 24402 www.stuarthallschool.org Tel: 540/213-7074 Email: development@stuart-hall.org