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The Class of

2018 Julia Adkins Charnise Anderson

Point Loma Nazarene University Missouri University of Science and Technology

Aubrie Betts

Kansas State University

Natalie Beyer

University of Pittsburgh

Michael Boeh

Arizona State University

Christopher Boyce Richard Bray Kaitlin Carpenter Mohammed Chaudhri

Rockhurst University Arizona State University The University of Oklahoma University of Missouri Kansas City

Danielle Davis

Fordham University

Ethan Doskey

DePaul University

Drake Edmonson Otto Eulert Serena Fenaroli

Knox College University of Kansas Lafayette College

Elise Finn

University of Missouri Columbia

Bradley Frye

University of Southern California

Ethan Gilworth

Northeastern University

Emily Hattan

Florida Southern College

Carly Hofmann

Texas Christian University

Jonah Horne

University of Southern California

Remy Jacobs

Benedictine College

Sophia Johnson Brian King, Jr. Miles Knight NaYoung Kwon Luke Lumma

University of Cincinnati University of Kansas Cleveland Institute of Art Art Center College of Design Hofstra University

Anthony Madison

Southeast Missouri State University

Francesca Mauro

Bowdoin College

Rachel Meiners Ryan Mohamadi Daniel Moore Megan Nalamachu Rigley Nuss Ethan Onyszchuk Jiayi "Joey" Pan Jesse Payne Isabela Piedrahita Kendall Prophete Melissa Rosenthal Frank Sheeran

University of Missouri Columbia University of Kansas University of Missouri Kansas City Dartmouth College University of Kansas Arizona State University University of Washington Loyola Marymount University Pitzer College Clark Atlanta University Tulane University Case Western Reserve University

Bijan Shirazi

Rockhurst University

Lucas Short

Bradley University

Grayson Spidle

Rockhurst University

Lea Spiers

Illinois Wesleyan University

Katharina Staecker

University of South Carolina

Kiersten Stapley Bryce Sturgis Audun Sundeen Isabelle Top Bianca Tucker Kevin Vo Katherine Walsworth Natalie Wolf Ruoling "Linda" Xu Tianran "Tina" Ye Yixin "Kitty" Zhang Chuangdian "Amy" Zhao Ziwei "Jenny" Zhu

Utah State University University of Detroit Mercy Macalester College Yale University Texas Christian University Illinois Institute of Technology Vanderbilt University Furman University Ringling College of Art and Design Boston University Lake Forest College Boston College Savannah College of Art and Design

⊲ CLASS OF 2018 GRADUATES arrived on 50 diverse campuses around the country this fall—with guidance from Barstow’s intensive and individualized college counseling program. Turn to page 6 to learn how students chart their own course.

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The Barstow School Volunteer Leadership BOARD OF TRUSTEES

William D. Zollars CHAIR

Amanda Morgan ’94 VICE CHAIR

Susan Belger Angulo ’76 S E C R E TA RY

Joel Brous ’88

Wendy Hockaday Burcham ’80 Thomas W. Butch

ALUMNI BOARD

Quinton Lucas ’02 Mira Mdivani

Molly Callahan ’92 Patty Greenbaum ’06 CO-PRESIDENTS

Sonal Patel Jason Press ’90

Brooke Helmers Bremer ’90

Scott Redick ’85

Lauren Houts ’04

Robert Rothhaas Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck ’90 Thomas Whittaker ’83

Sara Masner ’06 Brent Neihart ’09 Shannon O’Brien ’87

Louis Christifano

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER

Burton Sexton ’96

Andrew Funk ’98

Shane Foster

Alex Short ’05

Peter T. Lacy ’88

PRESIDENT & HEAD OF SCHOOL

2017–2018

Photo: Todd Race

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Back row: Scott Redick ’85, Louis Christifano, Thomas Whittaker ’83, Bill Zollars (Chairman), Thomas Butch, Robert Rothhaas, Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck ’90 Front row: Susan Belger Angulo ’76, Joel Brous ’88, Mira Mdivani, Sonal Patel, Peter Lacy ’88

Welcome

From the Head of School

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DEAR BARSTOW FRIENDS,

BARSTOW BEGINS MAJOR EXPANSION

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he Barstow School is planning for the future by expanding its campus into Kansas for the first time in the school’s

135-year history.

Barstow is in the final stages of acquiring a 62,680 square foot former grocery store at 12200 State Line Road in Leawood. The expansion will allow Barstow to broaden its Early Childhood offerings, enhance signature programs and provide a wide range of

extracurricular activities and enrichment programs to students throughout the metro. Plans include a stateof-the-art makerspace, STEAM classrooms and a home for Barstow’s award-winning Robotics team. Less than a mile north, the campus at 11511 State Line Road in Kansas City will continue to serve as the primary home for all divisions.

The expansion will increase Barstow’s campus by more than 50 percent and mark the first time that Barstow has a presence in both Kansas and Missouri— though the current student population comes from more than 60 different zip codes in both states.

his year marks the start of the school’s 135th year in Kansas City. As the oldest independent school west of the Mississippi, the Barstow School has set

and continues to set the standard for educational excellence and opportunity. Acknowledged by the National Association of

Independent Schools as one of the top innovative independent educational institutions in the country, we are rightfully proud of what the Barstow School and its students have accomplished.

As you will discover in this issue, our traditions remain strong

and make us a school that has weathered world wars and eco-

nomic crises. While our school is rooted in tradition, the Barstow School has always been willing to explore new paths both literally and figuratively. Our latest venture will see the school establish a campus in Kansas, allowing increased programming and operations as we gain approximately 60,000 square feet of space.

As you read through this issue, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our alumni and the journeys they have embarked on since leaving the school. From our oldest living alumni to our most recent graduates, the Barstow School is proud to have played a role in shaping the lives that have shaped our society.

As I begin my 11th year as the President and Head of School, I am honored to have the privilege of leading the Barstow School.

I look forward to seeing you on campus or at one of the many alumni events we will be hosting around the country this year.

With warm regards,

“The Leawood Chamber of Commerce is very pleased that Barstow has chosen to invest in Leawood, and we look forward to them transforming this site into part of the Barstow community,” said Leawood Chamber President and CEO Kevin Jeffries ’74.

Shane A. Foster PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF SCHOOL S H A N E . F O S T E R @ B A R S T O W S C H O O L .O R G

On the cover: Led by Francesca Mauro ’18, Barstow seniors “fall into line” during the Commencement Weekend Ring Ceremony, a school tradition dating back to 1925.

(Photo by Todd Race)

President and Head of School Shane Foster, Barstow’s 17th head of school, has led the community since 2008.

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Alumni Lunch

Dallas Alumni Reception

Janet Kelley ’67, Anne Canfield ’63, Susan Truog ’59 Alexis Mladenoff ’06, Ann Hatfield Lane ’70, Diana Mladenoff ’01, and Nancy Brozman Daley ’70

Diana Abitz ’75, Susan McGee ’76, Martha Lally ’75

College Alumni Day

Cheri Glasnapp Wright ’66, Melinda Bartling ’66, Cynthia Gibson ’66, Kirby Upjohn ’66, Betty Ann Cortelyou ’61

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Joey Holliday ’17, Gavin Wood, Zuhair Hawa ’17

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Sakina Blue Star ’47 (Sallie Cross Comins) and Shane Foster

Kristi Mitchell and Lauren Fox ’15

Lilli Tucker ’16 and Troy Workman ’17

Alumni Events

Alumni Holiday Party

John Waldeck and Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90

Brent Neihart ’09, Rachel Neihart, Bob Neihart, Jane Satterlee Neihart ’78, Wendy Ketterman Neihart ’79 and David Neihart ’79

Alumni Networking Event

Quinton Lucas ’02, Teri Truog, Toby Truog ’87, Andrew Appel ’87, Caroline Elton Kill ’89, Dawn Beck ’98, John Kill David Dockhorn ’80, Stephanie Dockhorn, and Doug Dockhorn ’82

Zach Bruennig ’15 and Mona Neighbors

Shannon O’Brien ’87 and Sally Nixon Jones ’85

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Finding the Right Fit

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Barstow Feature

Student Success Caps the College Counseling Experience

L

ea Spiers ’18 had an impressive list of colleges to consider during her senior year at Barstow. After three years participating in the school’s individualized college counseling

program, she knew what she wanted: a small liberal arts schools, an emphasis on diversity and inclusion, not too far from home. Her choices included

Loyola Chicago, Knox College and at the top of her list, Creighton University.

But even after being accepted by her first choice, something didn’t feel right.

“I remember a conversation with

one of Barstow’s countless college

about how good of a fit Creighton was

counseling successes.

for me,” Spiers said. “I told him after

“Illinois Wesleyan landed this great

sitting on the acceptance I still felt like

student because Mr. Hill and I knew

it wasn’t the perfect fit. He immediately

the school and we knew the student,”

got on his computer and gave me some

college counselor Lizzi Delaney said.

other suggestions that fit what I felt was

“That’s how we end up with such great

missing.”

One of those suggestions was Illinois

Wearing hats from their future colleges, the Class of 2018 capped off their year with the traditional walk from Barstow’s former Cherry Street location to the State Line campus.

College counselors Scott Hill and Lizzi Delaney joined them. (Photo by Todd Race)

minded,” she said. Spier’s story is just

Mr. Hill when I was feeling unsure

results.”

Last year, an incredible 85% of

Wesleyan, a highly selective school ranked

graduating seniors were accepted to their

in the top 15 percent of U.S. colleges by

first or second choice school, due in large

the Wall Street Journal in 2017. Spiers

part to the personalized college counsel-

visited, applied and made her choice.

ing program that encourages academic

“Right when I visited campus I felt

rigor, student leadership and an intensive

at home there. I appreciated how IWU

search process aimed at finding each

is overall very welcoming and open

student’s academic, social and financial fit.

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BUILDING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

year. That’s not how we do it here,” Hill

classroom have a tremendous impact

The college planning process is an

said. “We’re here to answer questions

on their college choices. As they enter

integral part of the Barstow experience,

and give guidance every step of the way.”

ninth grade, we want them to have that

incorporating exploration, selection,

In fact, Hill and Delaney have an open

big picture,” Hill said. At the end of the

application and transition to college.

door policy for families with children in

freshman year, counselors hold an infor-

During a four-year planning timeline,

any grade level, knowing that explora-

mation night for students and parents

tion often begins early.

Grace Harkins ’17 and her father went to see Mr. Hill for the first time as she entered her freshman year.

“I had no idea what I wanted

the start of the search process.

Last spring, that information night resulted in ten one-on-one meetings scheduled over the summer with students and their parents. One of those

but Mr. Hill got to know me and

meetings was with rising sophomore

my interests and strengths. I kept

Susanna King and her parents, Chad

talking to him and by the end of

and Amanda King ’94. In fact, the Kings

my sophomore year, I had an idea

had three individual meetings with

of what I was looking for and he

the college counselors before Susanna

developed a list just for me,” she said.

started her sophomore year.

“We feel prepared and fully confident

Association of College Admissions

in beginning Susanna’s college search,”

Counseling, the average high school

Chad King said. “The counselors and

counselor spends just 38 minutes

Susanna talked about important factors

with each student over four years.

that she could use to narrow the search

The average caseload for a high

for the right college. Our expectations

school guidance counselor, for

for the next couple of years are for

whom college advising is just one

Susanna to meet with college represen-

part of the job, is up to 500 students.

tatives at Barstow, personally visit some

At Barstow, two dedicated college

colleges and to keep meeting with Mr.

counselors work together to guide

Hill and Mrs. Delaney to help guide her

about 250 students in grades 9–12.

toward a college choice.”

Hill meets with eighth graders each spring to talk about freshman

MAKING CAMPUS CONNECTIONS

course selections. Those courses are the

During their sophomore year, students

first thing that impact their grade point

attend information sessions and college

average, the single most important

fairs, including Barstow’s exclusive fall

Hill and Delaney maintain frequent

factor in the college admission process.

event, to make personal connections

contact with students from freshman

He advises rising freshmen to think

with admission representatives.

course selection through Advanced

about which admissions test, ACT or

Placement exams. They develop per-

SAT, is the best fit for their strengths.

sonal relationships with students and

He encourages them to consider how

met a representative from University of

parents so that together, they can build

much rigor to include in their schedule

Detroit Mercy his sophomore year. The

a well-balanced list of college options.

“At other schools, you start meeting with college counselors during junior

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answer the many questions that arise at

to do or where I wanted to go,

According to the National

Chad King and his daughter, Susanna, met with the college counseling staff several times before attending College Night for Freshmen last spring. The open door policy allows families to start the college search process whenever they are ready. (Photo by Lisa Tulp)

to give them a planning timeline and

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That’s where Bryce Sturgis ’18 first discovered his college of choice. He

and how they will engage in leadership,

small school is a U.S. News & World

community involvement and service.

Report Top Tier Midwestern Regional

“The things they do outside the

University, but it might not have

Barstow Feature

captured his attention without that first

For each school I liked, the Fiske Guide

said. “To hear admission teams talk

meeting.

had a section about other similar schools.

about how they know Scott and Barstow

“I really liked what I learned about

St. Lawrence University in New York kept

and the great students they’ve admitted

the school at our college fair and I just

popping up. When I visited I fell in love

in the past is so impressive.”

kept going back to it through senior year,”

with it. Going there is the best decision

he said. The former Barstow Robotics

so far of my life.”

Although the college admission process is often perceived to be highly

team member is now a freshman engineering student at Detroit Mercy.

“Our students step outside their comfort zone sophomore year. They may look at a college fair list and think, ‘Well, I’m not really interested in any of those schools,’ but just attending is great experience. We emphasize the firm handshake, eye contact, and asking insightful questions. That prepares them for the rest of the journey,” Hill said.

THE SEARCH INTENSIFIES

The pace of the search process quickens for juniors and seniors— testing, campus visits, resumes, and of course, applications and decisions. Hill and Delaney recommend two books for students who

One factor in Barstow’s college counseling success is the personal relationships that Hill and Delaney build with students in all grades and divisions. (Photo by Todd Race)

are still undecided. The first is Lauren Pope’s “Colleges that Change Lives.”

“Scott put that book into my hands

THE PATH TO COLLEGE SUCCESS

stressful, the Barstow model combines

when I was a Barstow student,” Joe

Hill and Delaney visit colleges across

education, self-knowledge and unparal-

Fox ’04, Assistant Director of Middle and

the country (and internationally) so

leled access to professional staff to give

Upper School, remembered. “That book

they can forge relationships with

students confidence in their search

and working with college counseling

colleges and get a first-hand look at

process.

helped me find Grinnell College. When

campuses and programs. They visited 36

I became a college counselor at Barstow,

colleges in 2017–18, and welcomed 144

body knows that. When you come

I used that book and my experience

admission representatives to Barstow.

to Barstow, you’re coming for the

to help students find their own life-

“It’s incredible to see what Barstow’s

“Barstow’s not easy, and every-

academics, the rigor, the leadership and

reputation is. Schools know Barstow as

service, the extracurricular pursuits.

The other book they recommend

an incredibly strong academic experi-

We realize as college counselors the

changing schools.” is “The Fiske Guide to Colleges.” At Mr.

ence. They know our kids are critical

demands our students face, but the

Hill’s suggestion, Harkins picked it up her

thinkers. Their reading and writing is

results are incredible. When alumni

junior year.

phenomenal. They’ve received the math

come back from college, they often tell

and science education they need to

us, ‘Barstow prepared me tenfold. My

succeed at upper level colleges,” Delaney

college is just the right fit.’ ”

“Lewis and Clark, Puget Sound, Wesleyan, Macalester; I couldn’t decide.

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Alumni Profile

Returning to the BTVN studio, Daniel Gargallo Woodhams ’11 recalled how his Barstow experiences in television production and theatre influence the way he communicates through various mediums.

Lessons from Barstow Influence Alumni Storyteller

D

aniel Gargallo Woodhams ’11 knows how to multitask.

He’s collaborating on a comic book, partnering in a publishing company and working to launch a nonprofit agency—all while

completing a master’s degree in public affairs this fall. It’s a lot to juggle, but

working many late nights on what was then a fledgling broadcast program called BTVN. “In those days, we were just figuring things out and doing a lot of troubleshooting,” he recalled. “I owe a lot to Bob Kohler, who was the BTVN advisor at the time and who also directed me in theatre through

Woodhams says he learned how to do it successfully as a student at Barstow.

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the years. He taught me how to act, how

“I was very lucky to be in a place

At Barstow, his passions included

to communicate and how to tell a story in

where I was surrounded by people who

writing, theatre and world languages and

many different mediums,” Woodhams said.

were interested in a lot of different

cultures. Among his most vivid memories

things and where I was encouraged

and lasting influences from those years

A TALE OF TWO MEDIUMS

to investigate things I was passionate

were a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia with

One of those mediums is the novel.

about,” he said.

English teacher Lindsay Zimmerman and

Woodhams finished his first book, “She

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Alumni Profile

Beyond Sun,” after graduating with an

successful, but he’s learned valuable

continue his education at the University

Asian History degree from Willamette

lessons from each one. In 2014, he co-

of Missouri in Columbia.

University in Salem, Oregon, in 2014. He

founded a tech company that developed

says that “transformative” Barstow trip to

a gaming app to teach Japanese. Despite

who gave me some advice before we

Asia influenced his story, and the Barstow

initial success, even winning the 2015

parted ways. He said to find a profession

connections didn’t stop there. He sent

KC Startup Weekend Contest, the

separate from writing. He said, ‘You’ll

the first few chapters to his friend and

company didn’t take off.

write forever, but you need to accumulate

high school editor, fellow Barstow alum

“I had a mentor while I was in Spain

life experiences along the way.’ So I can

“It was difficult, but you learn from

Michael Driscoll ’11. Together, they started

it and move on,” he said. “Sometimes

be a writer and a student, a writer and a

their publishing company, Driscoll and

it’s like I’m on a trampoline. I jump

busboy, a writer and a public servant. I

Woodhams, and released “She Beyond

and fall and bounce back. When one

want to be a multi-dimensional person.”

Sun” as its first title in 2017. The book jacket was even designed by a

FINDING HIS NICHE

Barstow classmate, Ben Denzer ’11.

Woodhams is engaging his passion

“We’ve learned a lot about the pub-

for public service by helping launch

lishing business with that book. It’s

a Kansas City nonprofit housing

a complex process,” Woodhams said.

program for people re-entering

Now they’re taking what they learned

communities after prison. Once

to rebrand Driscoll and Woodhams as

again, there is a Barstow con-

a fantasy and science fiction imprint.

nection. He’s collaborating on the venture with his sixth grade English teacher, Jude Huntz.

a writing partner in Kansas City and

“When Danny graduated college

an artist in Spain, the team created

he came back to Kansas City

“A Knight in Kansas City,” a noir story

trying to find his niche in life. He

populated by fringe characters and a

looked me up to talk about things.

powerful female protagonist fighting

Photo: Lisa Tulp

Photo: Todd Race

Another medium Woodhams explores is comic books. Working with

a homegrown cult. Woodhams and his partners are distributing the book at comic book stores in Missouri and Kansas through another entrepreneurial publishing venture, Confidential Comics.

Woodhams, like so many alumni who return to Barstow, quickly found himself on the Class of 2011 composite.

“We wanted to tell a story that

I was mentoring some of my Metropolitan Community College students, so he tagged along. We started talking about what we could do as a nonprofit agency and affordable housing connected to a prison re-entry program became the project,” Huntz said. “Daniel

captured the diversity of life in Kansas

dream ended, I learned to look at other

has a heart for justice and social

City. We wanted to show how there

possibilities.”

improvement.”

are people in this town with different belief systems who are trying to coexist

Between continuing his education

Now with his master’s degree a

and building his career, Woodhams

few months away, Woodhams is at a crossroads.

together,” Woodhams said. “The comic

travelled extensively. He explored

medium is a great way to tell a big, vi-

his ancestry in Spain. He studied at

sual story like ours at a startup level.”

Tokyo International University in

I’ll be a communications professional, or

Japan. Back in Kansas City, he took

work for a think tank or continue non-

“What’s next? Maybe a PhD, maybe

PATHWAYS TO POSSIBILITIES

another unconventional path, working

profit work,” he said. No matter what

Woodhams acknowledged that his

as a server’s assistant and cook at a

path he chooses, Daniel Woodhams

startup ventures haven’t always been

French restaurant before deciding to

surely has more stories to tell.

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At her induction into the National Academy of Science, Dr. Kahn added her name to the book signed by Abraham Lincoln when he established the organization in 1863.

Groundbreaking Physician-Scientist Makes Advances in Diabetes Research

D

r Barbara Kahn ’68 is a pioneer. She is a world-renowned researcher in the fields of metabolism, diabetes and obesity. She holds leadership positions at Harvard Medical School, Beth

Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the prestigious Broad Insti-

teach us calculus three days a week. It was wonderful, and I got an 800 on my math boards so I guess the instruction was pretty good.”

Barstow taught Dr. Kahn the value of collaboration, creativity and leadership.

She was president of her senior class and

tute of MIT and Harvard. She serves on the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, won the 2016 Banting

the student council, wrote class plays, worked on the yearbook staff, played field hockey, performed with the Glee Club and

Medal for Scientific Achievement in diabetes, and last year, became BIDMC’s

danced in “Brigadoon” and “Oklahoma.”

first female faculty member elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

of the most memorable aspects is the

“Those were really fun times. One classmates, many of whom I will see at

But her original pioneering moment may have come when she arrived at Barstow in ninth grade, eager to dive into math and science.

“I felt that I wasn’t going to be able

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to pursue those subjects as a girl in the

our 50th reunion this fall. The opportu-

public school system,” Dr. Kahn recalled.

nity to be a leader and to develop those

“At Barstow, three of us really wanted

skills at an early age built confidence in

more math education so Barstow hired

terms of later being willing to take on

a teacher from the junior college to

leadership challenges.”

Alumni Profile

CHARTING A NEW COURSE

Diabetes and Metabolism. In 2006 she

sends signals that affect whether muscle,

She graduated as valedictorian

received one of Harvard’s prestigious

liver and other organs respond to key

and headed to Stanford University,

endowed chairs and became the George

hormones like insulin. Levels of these

where she thought she might study

R. Minot Professor of Medicine at

lipids are low in diabetics, and Kahn’s

anthropology.

Harvard Medical School.

team discovered that replacing them in

“I had no intention of being a physician

“There were about 24 division chiefs

diabetic mice markedly improves their

or a researcher. I liked anthropology, but

and heads of major centers and I was

condition. Now, her major scientific

in the end, that did not seem like the right

the only woman. Every month, I sat in a

goal is to to get these lipids into human

career path,” she said. Instead she consid-

room with 23 men and me. Only about a

trials to see if they can prevent or treat

ered a new major called human biology.

year ago, another women was promoted

inflammatory diseases.

“It was an opportunity to integrate different sciences and see how they could come

to division chief, but I think the tide is

together to advance our understanding of

Today, Dr. Kahn leads efforts to

human physiology and behavior. I became

implement unconscious bias train-

fascinated and wanted to understand how

ing as a member of the department’s

the human body works.”

Advancement of Women Committee.

Kahn received her BA from Stanford

She has also mentored nearly one

and a master’s degree in Health and

hundred medical research trainees,

Medical Sciences from the University

both men and women.

of California Berkeley before returning

“It’s extremely rewarding. I think

to Stanford for medical school. After

you can change the world. It’s also

receiving her M.D., she entered a field

extremely difficult, and some of the

largely dominated by men in the late

most important attributes for being

’70s and early ’80s.

successful in biomedical research

“In training or rounding on the wards

In addition to her roles as professor,

turning.”

are perseverance and dedication.”

as a medical student or resident, there was

Dr. Kahn is the 2019 recipient of the Excellence in Science Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the nation’s largest coalition of biological and biomedical researchers.

definitely a feeling of being an outsider.

AN UNEXPECTED—AND

It wasn’t necessarily deliberate, but one

UNPARELLED—CAREER

really had to prove oneself a bit more as

Dr. Kahn works tirelessly to

a woman,” she said. “In later years I was

understand diabetes in her efforts

often asked, ‘Who were your mentors?’ I

to prevent—and possibly cure—a disease

researcher, scientist, board member and

had no women mentors. There were only

that affects an estimated 371 million

international lecturer, Kahn retains one

a few women in the field.”

In 1982, Kahn began an endocrine

people worldwide. Her work establish-

very important title: physician. She still

ing that the fat cell regulates whole

sees patients in clinic once a month.

fellowship in cellular metabolism and

body insulin sensitivity has led to new

After all, when she decided to go to

obesity at the National Institutes of

therapeutic approaches for patients with

medical school, she thought she would

Health, where she learned how to carry

type 2 diabetes. Right now, she is excited

eventually be a family physician.

out basic science research and diagnose

about her team’s discovery of a family of

and treat patients with endocrine

lipids that could be a game changer in

specialist and certainly no idea I would go

disorders. Four years later, she became

treating the disease.

into research and step into national and

an instructor of medicine at Harvard

Using sophisticated tools, mouse

“I had no idea I would become a sub-

international leadership roles. Biomedical

Medical School and subsequently Chief

genetics and molecular biology, Kahn

science is advancing at an amazing pace.

of the Diabetes Unit at BIDMC. By

and her colleagues discovered that

With that comes previously unimagined

2000, Dr. Kahn was a full professor and

adipose tissue—fat—is very important

possibilities for preventing and treating

Chief of the Division of Endocrinology,

in regulating the body’s metabolism. It

human disease.”

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JoZach Miller ’80 says he followed his heart when he embarked on an international education and career that he describes as “a wonderful adventure.”

A Love of Languages Set the Course for JoZach Miller

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or JoZach Miller ’80, A decades-long journey across two continents and three countries began in a Barstow middle school French class. That’s where he discovered a love of learning

and languages that he translated into an unexpected career.

practical like engineering so I enrolled in math courses that were way beyond me, even though I had very good instruction at Barstow. I managed to pass calculus, but vowed never to take another math class again.”

Instead, Miller followed both his

FROM THE PRACTICAL TO HIS PASSIONS

intellect and his heart to study French

winding path,” Miller said of the

Since graduating from Barstow in 1980,

Language and Literature. He’d been

travels that took him from Kansas City

Miller’s life has been anything but predict-

deeply interested in learning about

“It was a pretty circuitous and

to college at Harvard, graduate studies

able. He entered Harvard University as an

the culture and history connected to

in France, and a series of specialized

engineering major, but left as a cum laude

the language since a European trip

positions as an interpreter and transla-

graduate with an entirely different degree.

with Madame Joanna Zauchenberger

“I was under the mistaken assump-

and Madame Helen Mensch after his

tor in Hungary. “I never would have predicted it.”

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tion that I should go into something

sophomore year at Barstow.

Alumni Profile

“It had a crazy itinerary, something

This kind of interpreting is not word

Miller’s homecoming allowed him to

for word. It’s about conveying ideas.

those were spent at a French language

You need to know what the forms of

reconnect with his family and to serve

boot camp near Paris. We got wonderful

argumentation are of your speaker, what

the Miller-Mellor foundation set up by

tutoring. Not only could we practice

they are trying to prove and you have to

his great-grandfather and grandfather.

our skills in class, but we could go out in

use their reasoning,” he said.

The foundation, overseen by Miller

town and practice speaking. It was the

Miller translated documents from

and his cousin, Barstow alumna Anne Norquist Patterson ’61, supports

perfect combination of the theoreti-

causes important to both families.

cal and practical,” he recalled.

For Miller, those include Friends

He continued his education at L’Université des Sciences

of Chamber Music, the Bach Aria

Humaines in Strasbourg, France,

Soloists, Kansas City Chorale,

this time pursuing his passion for

Heartland Men’s Chorus, the Kansas

music. Miller focused on musical

City AIDS Service Organization and,

analysis and research.

of course, Barstow.

“One of the things I learned at

“I realized that you have to go

Photo: Todd Race

CIRCLING BACK TO BARSTOW

like five countries in five weeks. Two of

in life with what you are good at. I

Barstow is that you don’t live in a

came relatively late to the whole

bubble; you live in a community. You

musical table,” he said. “However,

need to take some kind of role in your

one thing that I was very good at

community. There were organizations,

and that seemed to come naturally

like the French Club and the B-Line

to me is the study of languages.”

student newspaper, that expanded my horizons and opened my eyes.”

In France, his study of

Though officially retired, Miller

Hungarian folk music and the work of composer Béla Bartók, led

stays busy with the foundation, his

him to learn a third, very different,

musical pursuits, (“I played flute

language. He called it “mental gymnastics”—a native English

Back in Kansas City, Miller and his husband, Peter Bali, are learning what it takes to raise a Hungarian Vizsla show dog.

now, something completely differ-

speaker learning Hungarian, through French, and headed for yet another destination.

French and English to Hungarian, and

ent. He and Bali are raising a show dog,

provided simultaneous and consecutive

a Hungarian Vizsla named Zsemle.

interpreting on topics including the A LIFE ABROAD

In Héviz, Hungary, he taught English at a secondary school before

for many years and am considering taking it up again,” he says) and

“This is a totally new thing and we don’t

European Union, economics, medical,

exactly understand the system. We trust

legal and human rights issues.

our breeder and we’re learning,” he said.

He stayed in Hungary for 22 years,

It’s another example of how JoZach

building his career and his life. Miller

Miller remains a lifelong student. His

applied his language and translation

served as Secretary and Treasurer of

love of learning, cultivated in Barstow’s

expertise at a global financial services

Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts. He

rigorous academic environment, led him

company, then returned to academia

joined the Friends of the Franz Liszt

all over the world.

for a post-graduate degree in consecu-

Music Academy and was as a member

moving to Budapest in 1999. Miller

“The most I ever thought would happen

tive interpreting and translation and

of Democrats Abroad. He also met his

in the international sphere is that I would

a European Masters in Conference

husband, Peter Bali, and prompted in

maybe spend one year in France and then

Interpreting from ELTE University.

part by Hungary’s changing political,

I would come back to Kansas City,” Miller

“Conference interpreters use a

health care and employment systems,

said. “Life took me on a slightly different

they moved to Kansas City in 2016.

journey. It’s a wonderful adventure.”

highly specialized note-taking system.

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Caroline Elton Kill ’89, Yigal Ozeri, Jennifer Smith ’87, Sean Hart ’87

Scott Redick ’85 and Kathy Redick

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Carmen Sabates ’77, Dan Abitz, and Diana Abitz ’75

end 2017

Alumni Events

Connect. Share. Celebrate.

Class of 1992

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2018 Alumni Weekend is for all Barstow alumni, not just those celebrating major reunions.

Julie Sloan ’77 and Leigh Hilburn Card ’77

Register today for Alumni Weekend 2018! www.barstowschool.org/alumniweekend 2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Photos: Todd Race

Friday, October 5 Ongoing

Campus Tours Embry Gallery Exhibit

10:00 am

Alumni Day Orator

1:20–3:15 pm

Go “Back to Class” Experience Barstow as a student again

6:00–9:30 pm

All-Alumni Cocktail Party Including tunes from Lost Wax

Saturday, October 6

Class of 1997

10:00 am 11:00 am–1:00 pm

Saturday Evening

Campus Tour Alumni Brunch Alumni, their families and friends are invited to a fun and casual morning at the school. This event will be held outside (weather permitting) and the playground will be open for your kids.

Individual Class Celebrations

Please visit www.barstowschool.org/alumniweekend for event details for the classes of 1988, 1998, 2003 and 2008.

Rich Cray, Ashley Cray ’04, Lauren Carson Houts ’04 and Tom Houts

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2017–2018 Donor Report DONATIONS RECEIVED AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

Standards High Society $50,000 and above

From the Board of Trustees Advancement Committee

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am exceedingly Grateful to all of the donors who made gifts in support of the 2017–2018 Annual Fund. Giving through the

Auction, Tree Day, or directly to an Annual Fund appeal, your donation impacts every student at Barstow.

Together our gifts broaden access to the exceptional offerings of Barstow: from the arts to athletics to a wide variety of curriculum offerings. My deepest

thanks to the parents, grandparents, alumni, parents

of alumni, and friends of the school who helped us exceed our Annual Fund goal.

Amanda Morgan ’94 C H A I R M A N, B O A R D A D VA N C E M E N T C O M M I T T E E

A.W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Beverly Pierson Bradley ’44* Mr. George Ashby * Mr. Roscoe O. Stewart Sunderland Foundation Mr. Kent Sunderland ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. William D. Zollars

1884 Founders Society $25,000–$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bacon, Jr. David Woods Kemper Foundation Morgan Family Legacy Foundation Mr. Chad King and Ms. Amanda Morgan ’94

Second Century Society $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous (2) Backstrom Family Foundation Mr. Jason T. Backstrom ’03 Mrs. Melissa Backstrom Searle ’06 Dr. Jay T. Backstrom Barstow Booster Club Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brooks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Fox P.G. Fry Properties, Inc. Ms. Colette Fry Williams Mr. Paul Fry Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. JB Hodgdon Kompass Kapital Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Chris Krantz

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More lists and info online

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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Reiland

Dr. and Mrs. Amar Patel Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists Sexton Family Foundation Mr. Burton Sexton ’96 Dr. Shelley King Theis ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Don Walsworth, Jr. Walsworth Publishing

US Bank Foundation Mr. Maurice A. Watson

Richard H. Sears Society $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bauman Mr. Stephen Brodd and Ms. Gretchen Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Sean Ensminger Fry Orthodontics Specialists Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Fry Mr. Heaton Robertson and Ms. Henrietta Gates ’68 Kelly Construction Group

Ada K. Brann Society $5,000–$9,999 American Century Investments Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dominique Bergere Dr. and Mrs. John Bradley Dr. James Brannon Mr. Joel Brous ’88 and Mrs. Carrie Brous

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Betts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knief The Mdivani Law Firm, LLC Dr. David Moore ’87 and Mrs. Jann Stevens-Moore Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morrow III Mpress Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Myers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Norman Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Onyszchuk Ms. Allison Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Prier Putney Family Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terrence E. Putney Mr. Scott Redick ’85 and Mrs. Kathleen Redick Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rothhaas Mr. and Mrs. Craig Scurato Mr. and Mrs. Chad Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spidle Dr. Detlef Wencker and Dr. Tania Burgert Mr. Thomas Whittaker ’83 and Mrs. Loren Whittaker Mr. Victor Zhang and Ms. Ching Cheung

Mr. and Mrs. Brad W. Brown Mr. Grant Burcham and Mrs. Wendy Hockaday Burcham ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Butch Ms. Betty Ann Cortelyou ’61 Mrs. Judy Hart Mrs. Alison Bartlett Jager ’68 Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kanarek Mrs. Lois Dubach Lacy ’55 Mr. Peter Lacy ’88 and Mrs. Kendall Hart Lacy ’92 Lacy & Company Mr. and Mrs. Kasey M. Lobaugh Mr. and Mrs. Tim Lopatofsky Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Martin Miller-Mellor Association Mr. JoZach J. Miller ’80 Norquist-Robinson Foundation Mr. Craig Patterson and Mrs. Anne Norquist Patterson ’61 Dr. and Mrs. Michael Ohadi Prophete Family Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prophete

Donor Report KEY TO SYMBOLS

Thank you to everyone who responded to

Armillary Society Armillary Society donors have given in each of the last five years or longer.

Annual Fund

Auction Sponsor

Fund-Our-Mission

the call to make a charitable contribution to Barstow. >>

Endowment Gifts

Specific and Capital Gifts NOTE Gifts-in-kind of $2,500 or more are included in giving totals

Visit www.barstowschool.org/donorreport

Tree Day

Trustee

Faculty

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Barstow Society $1,000–$2,499 Dr. Vishal Adma and Dr. Jyotsna Adma Mr. and Mrs. Michael Andracsek Anonymous (3) ARAMARK Facilities Dr. Mazda Biria and Dr. Firoozeh Biria Ms. Kate Bradley and Mr. Toby Grotz Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Brush Mr. and Mrs. Brad Buckner Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Carlson Dr. and Mrs. Louis Christifano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Churchman Commerce Bank of Kansas City Dr. and Mrs. Luis Couchonnal Dr. and Mrs. Ameet Deshmukh Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Blair Dryden Mrs. Ann Duckett Mr. Kevin Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Keith Durwood Mr. Brian Everist and Mrs. Dody Gerber Gates Everist Mr. Francis Fitzpatrick and Dr. Amelia Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Shane A. Foster Dr. Robert Fry and Dr. Mary Fry Mrs. Barbara Gadwood Dr. Michael Giocondo and Dr. Anna Giocondo Mr. Jonny Girson and Mrs. Jane Epsten Girson ’80 Glasnapp Foundation Mrs. Cheryl Glasnapp Wright ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Goodwin Google Mr. Mitchell Gratwick II Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Graves Mrs. Elizabeth LeBlanc Gray Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Groebl Dr. Sanjaya Gupta and Dr. Wendy Hulsing Mr. David Hall and Mrs. Laura Hockaday Hall ’83 Mr. Sean Hart ’87 Mr. Zuhair Z. Hawa ’17 Scholarship America Mr. Trevor Heinzinger ’90 Mr. Thomas M. Henke and Mrs. Katrina Waldrop Henke ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Herwig Dr. Susan Herzberg Mr. Thomas Higgins and Mrs. Paget Gates Higgins ’59 Mr. Irv Hockaday and Mrs. Ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 Mr. Richard Homburger Mr. Victor Hwang and Ms. Christina Wu Kauffman Foundation’s Matching Gifts Program

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J.E. Dunn Construction Company Dr. and Dr. Mairaj A. Khan Ms. Lois Krantz Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Krantz Dr. Priya Krishna ’91 Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy and Dr. Madhuri Reddy Leawood Family Care Mr. Quinton D. Lucas ’02 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Marshall Mrs. Georgette Carkener McConnell ’61 Mr. J. Frederick McNeer and Mrs. Carol Mosman McNeer ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Abel Mojica Mr. and Mrs. Lee Munsell III Dr. Vishal Pandey and Dr. Aradhana Pandey Mr. and Mrs. Karthick Pattabiraman J.B. Reynolds Foundation Mr. R. Philip Bixby ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Bixby III Mrs. Kay Bixby-Haddad ’67 Mrs. Nancy Bixby Hudson ’70 Ms. Cynthia A. Robinson ’67 Mr. Randall Root and Ms. Pin yin Chen Mr. and Mrs. Steven Roth Dr. Emily Eschbacher Rucker ’96 Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Schellhorn ’68 The Norman C. Schultz Foundation Mr. Craig M. Schultz ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Scott Mr. and Mrs. David E. Seay Ms. Heather Sherman ’84 and Mr. David Fandel Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Ron Slepitza Mrs. Katherine Graham Spencer ’51 Mrs. Laura Riss Stanford ’74 Dr. Peter Tadros and Dr. Deanna Tadros Dr. and Mrs. Ajay Tejwani Mr. Michael Thiessen and Mrs. Nancy Embry Thiessen ’66 Mrs. Elinor Tourtellot ’61 Piersol Foundation, Inc. Ms. Kirby Upjohn ’66 Landmark Homes Mr. John Waldeck and Mrs. Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck ’90 Mr. Chad Williams and Dr. Jeannie Williams Mr. David R. Yarnevich ’92 and Mrs. Molly Yarnevich Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Zinkus KEY TO SYMBOLS Armillary Society Annual Fund Gift Endowment Gift

Specific/Capital Gift Auction Sponsor Fund-Our-Mission

Tree Day Gift Trustee Donor Faculty Donor * Deceased

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Knights Society $500–$999

Dr. and Mrs. Samir Doshi Mr. and Mrs. Dan Durig Richard and Maureen Durwood Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Durwood Ms. Alexa L. Dusselier ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Ikechukwu Ekekezie Mrs. Melissa Smith Elliott ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Adam Elyachar Mrs. Mary C. Engel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher English Mr. and Mrs. Lester Foster Mr. and Mrs. Jim Francis Dr. and Mrs. Sean Fulton

Mr. Daniel Abitz and Mrs. Diana Johnson Abitz ’75 Mr. Tom Angulo and Mrs. Susan Belger Angulo ’76 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Trey Anton Ms. Elizabeth Bartow The Robert and Dr. Phyliss Bernstein Family Foundation Mr. Robert A. Bernstein and Dr. Phyliss Bernstein Mr. Curtis Blanc Dr. Walter W. Brayman Ms. Leane Kathleen Capps Ms. Jan Clarkson ’80 Dr. David Cramer and Mrs. Jennifer C. Bailey Mrs. Mignon Goetz DeShon ’54

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State Tennis Champs Continue Winning Tradition

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arstow’s dynamic duo, bradley Frye ’18 and Brian King ’18, brought home the school’s first Boys Class 1 State Doubles Tennis Championship in May.

Frye and King put their undefeated

two doubles titles and one singles title

season to the test in Springfield, where

for Barstow and Janie King ’17 was a

they dominated the first three rounds of

two-time state doubles champion. This

play before facing another undefeated

title was Brian’s first.

duo from St. Louis’s John Burroughs School in the final.

“That was the true test,” Coach Tom

“It is great to have a guy like Bradley as your partner,” King said. “It feels

O’Brien said. “Burroughs came out

awesome to be a

strong. We were down 0–2 in game

state champion.”

three when Brian drilled some strong

The Barstow

serves and Bradley swept the net. Once

doubles team

they found their rhythm, they reeled off

was the only

another five straight games and rolled to

2018 champion

the title, 6–3, 6–2.”

from the Kansas

The championship was Frye’s second.

City metro area.

He capped his undefeated 2017 season with the state singles title. He now plays tennis at the University of Southern California.

The doubles championship is the latest in a long list of titles for the Frye and King families. Alena Frye ’14 won

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Bradley Frye and Brian King ’18 capped their undefeated doubles season with the Missouri Class I Championship on May 26, 2018.

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Barstow Auction 2018

Many thanks to our Barstow Superheroes who made this year’s auction a great success. Co-chairs Tara Georgie, Krista Knoflicek and Jann Stevens Moore led a hard-working and creative committee that planned this knockout event. Held on March 3rd at the Doubletree Overland Park, the evening included silent and live auctions, dinner, dancing and the Bat Cave. Proceeds benefited the Barstow Annual Fund. Thank you to our sponsors and auction item donors and everyone who supported the event!

Tayeb Fanaswala, Nelopher Nathiary, Mark and Sloan Short, and Wendy and Mark Tingle

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Auction 2018

Tara Georgie, Jann Stevens-Moore and Krista Knoflicek, co-chairmen

Shane and Polly Foster with Beth and Bill Zollars

Maureen and Jayson Kuti

Jon and Amy Bauman with Latha and Joe Reiland

Photos: Todd Race

John and Mira Bradley with Sonja and Sean Fulton

Tom Butch, Tom Whittaker ’83 and Bill Zollars

Soni Patel, Caroline John, Rebecca Turner and Kris Carlgren

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Knights Society continued from page 23

Mr. and Mrs. John Marvin Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy McNeive Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McPherson Dr. Boyd Morrison ’85 and Dr. Alexandra Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Todd Nelson Mr. Andrew Osman and Ms. Deborah Feder Mrs. Shobha Patel Ms. Jill Ingram Reynolds ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Justin Richter Mr. Jay Rivard ’81 and Mrs. Katherine Spencer Rivard ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Davyeon Ross Mr. Rodger Rudkin and Mrs. Joannie Rudkin Mr. and Mrs. Piyush Sampat Mr. William M. Schreiber, Jr. Dr. Brian D. Sippy ’85 and Mrs. Karen Sippy

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Georgie Ms. Cynthia Gibson ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. R. Douglas Hawley Mr. Donn Hess and Ms. Robin Henshaw Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jenkins Mrs. Janet Kelley ’67 Kenny’s Tile Mr. and Mrs. Tony Siebert Mr. Brian C. King ’93 and Mrs. Barbara King Ms. Martha Lally ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Laub Mr. Robert C. Macintosh and Mrs. Sue Welsh Macintosh ’61 Dr. Tim Martin ’81 and Dr. Janice Martin

Lady Knights Topple Records During Sweet 16 Season

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he Lady Knights basketball team broke scoring records, claimed conference and district championships and racked up 22 wins during one of the

most successful seasons in school history.

Powered by senior forward Kate

2017–2018 season. Walsworth became

Walsworth, freshman twins Brylee

Barstow’s leading scorer with 1,490

and Jaelyn Glenn, and a solid roster of

points and was selected to the Missouri

supporting players, the team posted

Class 3 all-state team. Brylee Glenn

a perfect 8–0 conference record and

broke a single game scoring record with

played through the Sweet 16 sectional

40 points. Walsworth and Jaelyn Glenn

round.

each had ten steals in a single game and

“For all the talent we had on the

Brooklynn Arment, junior, broke the

floor, the team was completely unself-

single game three-point record with six

ish,” Coach Josh House ’03 said. “Each

big buckets.

girl worked to create opportunities for

The final accolade came in May, when

teammates. It was hopefully a launching

the Kansas City Star named Walsworth,

point for many more terrific seasons.”

Class 0f 2018 salutatorian and president

Several school records fell during the

of the national Honor Society, its Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

“When you think of how you want

Kate Walsworth ’18 led the Lady Knights to their first district championship in 18 years. The team’s 22–4 record was one of the best in the program’s history.

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to build a program,” said girls basketball coach Josh House, “you start with players and people like Kate.”

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2017–2018 Donor Report

Mr. Matthew Brayman

Mrs. Norma Stevens Dr. and Mrs. Whitney Sunderland Mrs. Jody Tillotson Mr. Edward Tranin ’78 and Mrs. Amy Tranin Mrs. Sarah Tulp Mr. Karthik Ventkataraman and Mrs. Preeti Chawla Iyer Mr. Nicholas Welty Dr. and Mrs. Mark B. Yagan

Mrs. Brooke Helmers Bremer ’90 Mrs. Diane Virden Brent ’64 Mr. and Mrs. John Brodrick Dr. Jennifer L. Brown Mrs. Charles Buffum III Mr. Allan Burbach Ms. Julie Byrne Ms. Kathy Cain Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Caisley Ms. Molly Callahan ’92 Ms. Anne Sutton Canfield ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Brett E. Carlgren Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Carlgren Mr. and Mrs. Gary Carlson

Donors up to $499 Mrs. Charlotte Adelsperger Mr. and Mrs. Regev Alon Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Anderson Anonymous (3) Mrs. Marilyn Hollander Armour ’61 Mrs. Dee Dee Shelden Arnold ’55 Asset Services LLC Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Hrabe Mrs. Arey Thompson Baas ’54 Mr. James Baker and Mrs. Janice Germann Baker ’65 Mrs. Ruth Calkins Barkley ’76 Mrs. Melinda Lewi Beal ’54 Mrs. Suzanne Ryder Beatus ’71 Mr. David Beier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bening Mrs. Judy Smith Benson ’57 Mrs. Lynne Gorman Berentson ’62 Ms. Lauren Bernard ’16 Mr. David A. Bernstein ’89 and Mrs. Christina Bernstein Mrs. Rochelle Coleman Bevers ’54 Mr. Tapan Bhatt and Ms. Tanya Madan Mrs. Sarah Elliott Biles ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Blachly Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blackman Ms. Cynthia Blair Ms. Rhayma Blake ’66 Ms. Nicole Blanc Mr. John Boma and Dr. Susan Dahlin Mr. Robert Bonney and Mrs. Gay Lee Ludwig-Bonney Mrs. Marilyn Foster Borel ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bourke Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Boyer Mr. and Mrs. David Braun Mr. Andrew Brayman

Mrs. Karen Welsh Carmody ’59 Ms. Tracy Kelley Carroll ’81 Mrs. Mary Louise Carver Mr. and Mrs. Jason Chanos Mr. Chuck Chionuma and Ms. Sara Orwa Mrs. Elizabeth Bolton Christenberry ’74 Mrs. Dorothy Clarke

KEY TO SYMBOLS Armillary Society Annual Fund Gift Endowment Gift

Specific/Capital Gift Auction Sponsor Fund-Our-Mission

Visit www.barstowschool.org/donorreport

Tree Day Gift Trustee Donor Faculty Donor * Deceased

Ms. Mary Lee Clarkson ’77 Mrs. Prudence Lehaney Cleary ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clement Mr. Bert Clothier Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cockerham Mr. and Mrs. David Coleman Mrs. Diane O’Brien Collings ’64 Dr. and Mrs. Adam Colombo Mrs. Katherine Caldwell Conely ’54 Mrs. Amy Perkins Copaken ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Cason Coplin Mrs. Linda J. Costlow Mr. Nick Cottini Ms. Laurence Coventry Mrs. Linda White Cowan ’57 Ms. Kellye Crockett Mr. and Mrs. Gary Culver Mr. and Mrs. Steven Culver Mrs. Leslie Francis Cutler ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dalen Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davies Mr. and Mrs. Heywood H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. P. Todd Decker Mrs. Lizzi Delaney Dr. Raghuveer Dendi and Ms. Aruna Konreddy Mr. Benjamin A. Denzer ’11 Mrs. Denise Dreier Despars ’72

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Donors continued

Ms. Annie Fairchild

Mr. and Mrs. David Devorak Mr. Douglas Dockhorn ’82 and Mrs. Stephanie Dockhorn Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dockhorn Dr. Diah Douglas ’96 Mrs. Vicki Benson Douglas ’59 Mr. Mitchell Douglass ’92 and Ms. Lindsy Myers ’92 Mr. Terry Downs Mr. and Mrs. Scott Eckley Ms. Charlene Elliott Ms. Pat Eschbacher Dr. and Mrs. John F. Eurich III Mrs. Janet Close Ewert ’58 Wholesale Car Outlet Mr. Paul J. Exposito

Mr. Tayeb Fanaswala and Dr. Nelopher Hathiary Mr. Stephen Farinelli and Ms. Nina Kim Bright Funds Foundation Mr. Ronald Feder Ms. Gabrielle N. Fenaroli ’13 Mrs. Toney S. Findley Mr. and Mrs. Adam Fischer Mrs. Myra Lou Terry Fitch ’54 KEY TO SYMBOLS Armillary Society Annual Fund Gift Endowment Gift

Specific/Capital Gift Auction Sponsor Fund-Our-Mission

Tree Day Gift Trustee Donor Faculty Donor * Deceased

Foreign Language Film Winning Streak Continues

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orld language students continued a remarkable winning streak at the University of Central Missouri Modern Languages Film Festival in April,

bringing home 49 awards, including Best Overall Film for the fourth time in five years.

A team of Barstow filmmakers earned

Zeeshan Khalid won a total of seven

the festival’s highest award among nearly

prizes. The noir detective drama also

100 submissions. “Las cosas pequeñas

won Best Film, Ensemble Acting and

(The little things),” by juniors Demir

Technical Achievement in the Advanced

Capan, Sam Smith, Hélene Bergere and

Spanish category.

Other major award-winners include seniors Elise Finn, Sophie Johnson, Aubrie Betts and Ethan Doskey, who won ten awards for their film, “Le livre perdu” (“The lost book”). In addition to winning Best Drama, Best Script and Most Original Advanced French Film, it was named Best Overall Drama across all languages at the festival. Alexey Ayzin, junior, won four awards, including Best Advanced Chinese Film, for “A Pebble in the Road.”

Smith, Khalid, Bergere and Capan wrote, produced and starred in their award-winning film. Barstow students submitted films in Spanish, French and Chinese.

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Mr. Ross Fitzpatrick ’17 Ms. Chloe Foster ’11 Mr. Joseph Fox ’04 and Mrs. Hannah Fox Ms. Amy Francis Mr. and Mrs. Don Francis Mrs. Luanne Armsby Francis ’45 Mr. William Frank and Ms. Kay Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Franz Ms. Norma Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Freiden Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bob Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Gabler Mrs. Claudia Kelley Gant ’70 Mrs. Lyn Fisher Ganzer ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Garbos Mr. and Mrs. Josh Garry Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garry Mr. Marvin H. Gates II ’73 and Mrs. Debbie Thompson Gates ’74 Mr. and Mrs. David Genter Mr. and Mrs. Jim Georgie Mr. and Mrs. John Gieras Mrs. Barbara Gillen Mrs. JoAnn Schooling Gillula ’65 Ms. Claire A. Glidden ’85 Mrs. Pamela Goodwin Mr. Matthew Gore and Ms. Nikki Sykes Mr. and Mrs. Eric Graham Mr. and Mrs. Galen Graham Mrs. Meg Truog Grandcolas ’88 Ms. Patrice A. Greenbaum ’06 Mrs. Noreen Greenberg Mrs. Cheryl Wilhite Greene ’73 Mr. and Mrs. James Gregory Dr. Marilyn Gridley ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Ram Guduputi Mr. Scott Guldin and Mrs. Angela Guldin Dr. Mayank Gupta and Dr. Mahoua Ray Mrs. Susan Hodges Gurley ’66 Mr. Richard M. Gyllenborg ’76 Dr. Heidi Brayman Hackel ’82 Haith Enterprises Mr. and Mrs. David Haith Dr. Nasrollah Hakami Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hall Mr. Allan E. Hall and Mrs. Elise Schmahlfeldt Hall ’52 Mrs. Nathalie Haren Mr. Tim Harkins and Ms. Lori Schelm Mr. Ronald D. Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Kent Harnett Reverend and Mrs. Jim Harper III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris

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Mrs. Ruth Harrison Ms. Cheryl Harrison-Lee Mrs. Phyllis Rahm Hart ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hellebusch Mr. James L. Helman ’78 Mrs. Nancy Lindsey Helmstadter ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Henke Mrs. Gloria Abraham Henricks ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Reber Herdliska Mrs. Marcia Hannon Hill ’60 Ms. Nicole Hill Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hill Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hilvitz Ms. Sarah Hofstra Ms. Carolyn Hollstein Mr. and Mrs. Sean Holmes Mrs. Jean Welsh Honan ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Horne Mrs. Lauren Carson Houts ’04 Ms. Carly Hovendick Ms. Savanna Hubbard ’16 Ms. Emily Huffman ’81 Dr. Kent Huston and Dr. Michelle Huston Ms. Anne Hyvrard Mrs. Beth P. Ingram Mr. Robert Jackson and Mrs. Dana Houston Jackson Mr. and Mrs. James Jacob Mr. Kevin W. Jeffries ’74 Ms. Kimberly Jeffries ’76 Dr. Bradley R. Jenkins and Dr. Jill Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson Mrs. Barbara Jones Dr. Dawn H. Jones Ms. Leigh Jones-Bamman ’70 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kahl Dr. and Mrs. Rahul Kapur Amb. Barbara Hanson Karahadian ’56 Ms. Charlotte Keith Mrs. Lea Marker Keller ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Carmelo Kesner, Jr. Dr. Aaron Ketchell and Ms. Marcia Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Syed Khalid Mr. and Mrs. Todd Kieffer Mr. Kevin Kilroy Dr. and Mrs. Jay Kimball Mr. and Mrs. Justin Kimbrell Mrs. Barbara Williams Kincaid ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kinman Ms. Sarah E. Knight ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knoflicek Mr. John Knorr and Ms. Shirley Mills

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Reverend Shirley Larson Mr. Timothy Larson and Dr. Melissa Larson Mrs. Elizabeth Latham Mr. David Launder and Mrs. Blythe Brigham Launder ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lawlor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence Mr. Jeremy Lay and Dr. Amy Lay Mr. and Mrs. Dale Leach Mr. Josh LeBeau and Ms. Rachel Siegel

Mrs. Mary Kay Thompson Knorr ’54 Mrs. Gretchen Eschbacher Koch ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Korneman Mr. James D. Korneman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Travis Kramer Mr. John Charles Krueger and Mrs. Carol Davis Krueger ’79 Mrs. Bridget Moran Kukuk The Kula Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lala Kumar Mr. and Mrs. David Lackey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lackey Mr. Sanders R. Lambert, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marc E. Lang Mrs. Cindy McCollum Larson ’89

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Science Teacher Brings National Geographic Partnership To Barstow

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iddle and upper school science teacher Sarah Holmes has a fascinating answer to the question, “What did you do on your summer vacation?”

Holmes is the only Missouri teacher selected to attend the prestigious

Holmes encourages for her students.

National Geographic Geo-Inquiry

They already get their hands dirty and

Summer Institute in Jackson Hole,

their feet wet examining ecosystems

Wyoming. She spent a week in July

at local parks and waterways. Now,

hiking mountain trails, wading through

they’ll use this new lens of inquiry to

creeks and learning how to bring the

investigate environmental concerns

Geo-Inquiry Process into Barstow

more deeply—and to look for solutions

classrooms. Geo-Inquiry is a five-step

to problems that will improve relation-

method that helps students understand

ships between people and nature.

the world by examining patterns, processes and interactions between

dents are already using geo-inquiry to make a difference in their communities,”

“Wyoming was the perfect setting

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“The National Park Service and stu-

human and natural systems. to learn about geo inquiry,” Holmes

Sarah Holmes brought the Geo Inquiry process from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, back to Barstow.

She was the only metro area educator selected to attend the prestigious Summer Institute.

That’s the type of exploration

she said. As a Geo-Inquiry Ambassador, she will bring that process to Barstow.

said. “My favorite activity was sam-

Holmes joined 52 educators from the

pling fish from Kelly Warm Springs.

U.S. and Canada to learn data collection,

It’s long been a place where people

photography and mapping skills from

dump aquarium fish. We caught fish,

experts in what will be an exclusive and

identified species and checked for

ongoing partnership between Barstow

diseases.”

and National Geographic.

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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lehr Mr. and Mrs. David LeMoine Mr. Joseph Lenart, Jr. and Ms. Renee McGhee-Lenart Mr. John Lentell and Dr. Michelle Lentell Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lichtenwalner Mr. Robert Lieberman and Mrs. Linda Krigel Lieberman ’65 Mr. and Ms. Ramesh Lokre Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Lovill Mr. Randal J. Loy Mr. Mark Luce and Ms. Jennifer Copeland Dr. Phillip Lucido and Dr. Patricia Lucido Dr. Phillip J. Lucido and Dr. Mary Lynne Lucido Mrs. Sarah Smith Malino ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Chad Markey

Mr. and Mrs. Tom O’Brien

Mr. and Mrs. Jess Markey Dr. Kevin D. Martin ’74 Ms. Melissa L. Martin ’12 Ms. Amanda J. Marvin Mrs. Amy McCarthy-Phillips ’69 Mrs. Sarah Walsh McClanahan ’54 Ms. Ann McCray ’78 Mrs. Stephanie Watson McCurdy ’76 Ms. Alicia M. McElroy Mr. and Mrs. Marc McEver Ms. Susan L. McGee ’76 Drs. Flin and Mary McGhee Ms. Claudia McKinsey Mr. and Mrs. Gary McKown Mr. Kevin McManus Mr. and Mrs. Dan McNickle Mr. George “Tom” Mensch Dr. Kurt Metzl and Dr. Marilyn Metzl Mr. John E. Miller and Mrs. Judy Field Miller ’59 Ms. Kristi Mitchell and Mr. Mark Swezey Mr. David Mombello and Mrs. Laura Mombello ’87 Mrs. Janet Nelson Moore ’70 Mrs. Betsey Belisle Moreland ’56 Ms. Elizabeth Moss Evans ’65 Mrs. Rosalyn Hargis Motter ’58 Ms. Min Mou Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mulholland Dr. Christopher Mullis and Ms. Christine Boutros Ms. Jasmine Mundinger Mrs. Kathleen Cushman Murphy ’86 Ms. Sue Nagy Mr. and Mrs. Parish Neighbors Mrs. Gloria Snyder Nelson ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nelson Mr. Dale Neuman Mrs. Merrill Pierson Nunnally ’78

Mr. and Mrs. Viraj Patel Mrs. Molly Hill Patten ’92 Mrs. Marjorie L. Paxton ’63 Mr. Chuck Payne and Mrs. Hsiu-Hui Payne Mrs. Patricia Payne Mr. and Mrs. Derrick A. Pearce Mr. and Mrs. William Perich Mr. and Mrs. Larry Perkins Mrs. Jan Gambrel Phillips ’53 Ms. Haley Pierce Ms. Karen L. Pierson Mrs. Mallory Plungkhen Mrs. Andrea Poisner-Corchine Mrs. Julie A. Porter Ms. Gail Powell and Mr. Perry Ray Mr. and Mrs. Mark Presko Mr. and Mrs. Nick Presko Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Prier Mr. Todd Race and Ms. Kendra Spahr Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Clark Ramsey Ms. Rian A. Ray Dr. Madhu Reddy and Ms. Sonica Saini Mrs. Jeanne Redick Mrs. Nancy James Redman ’67 Mr. Bruce Reed and Mrs. Page Branton Reed ’73 Mrs. Jean Baumgardt Reichenbach Mrs. Barbara Rahm Reno ’55 Mrs. Anne Butler Rice ’86 Mr. Clifford Richards, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Ripp Ms. Christy Rodes and Mr. Ferd Good Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Root Mr. and Mrs. Don Roth Mr. Alex J. Rubin ’93 Mr. Shane Rudman II ’10 and Mrs. Minka Rudman

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Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Connell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Ogden Ms. Sharron O’Neil Ms. Pat Oppenheimer Mrs. Barbie O’Toole Ms. Jennifer Padberg and Mr. Shawn Hollon Ms. Mary Lou Pagano Mrs. Georgette Stanley Page ’42 Mr. Charlie Parekh ’93 Parents of the Class of 2027 Mrs. Donna Parr Mr. Chris Parsons and Dr. Sherebanu Gaslightwala Mr. John Passanisi and Dr. Carrie Grounds Mr. and Mrs. Dilip Patel

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Donors continued

Mrs. Shirley Hayman Sudduth ’56

Mr. Jonathan Rudnick ’84 Mr. Norbert Russ and Mrs. Anne Potter Russ ’78 Mrs. Janet Redheffer Russell ’42 Dr. Jeffrey Rydberg-Cox and Mrs. Monique Rydberg-Cox Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Sader Dr. and Mrs. Thaju Salam Mr. and Mrs. Nagy Salama Dr. and Mrs. Carlos E. Salazar Ms. Anne Salisbury ’75 Dr. Paula Sanders ’73 Mrs. Jean Ann Clarkson Schrader ’77 Ms. Sydney Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Schwegler Mrs. Karen Seay

Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Szluha T & T Properties Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lyons Mr. John Tacha and Mrs. Ryann Galloway Tacha Mr. and Mrs. Milack Talia Mrs. Gail Taliaferro Mr. Scott Taylor and Mrs. Cathy Jolly Taylor Mrs. Virginia Thiel Mrs. Marti Thomas Dr. Tyler Thomas and Dr. Srikala Subramanian Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Thompson Ms. Lindsay Thum Mr. Matt Thurman and Dr. Rachael Thurman

Mrs. Ann Goldman Shanklin ’67 Mrs. Judy Shannon Ms. Trasi Taylor Sharp ’81 Ms. Merle Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Shore Dr. Bruce Short and Dr. Mary Jane Short Mr. Larry Shupe Mr. and Mrs. Scott Siebers Mrs. Peggy Siebert Dr. Martha Siegel Ms. Cynthia Gregg Sifers ’56 Mr. J. Michael Sigler ’72 Ms. Julie Sloan ’77 Ms. Deborah Smith ’70 Ms. Hannah Smith Mrs. Penny Weber Smith ’61 Mr. Marty Snyder Mr. Darshan H. Solanki Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Marcos Souza Mr. W. Mark Spann ’73 and Mrs. Molly Susan Coole Spann Ms. Elisabeth M. Spencer ’79 Ms. Allison Spicer Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spinello Mrs. Caren Sprague Mr. and Mrs. Alok Srivastava Mrs. Deborah Benish Stanford ’61 Dr. and Mrs. Dusan Stanojevic Mrs. June Wolf Steahlin ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Herb Steffens Mr. and Mrs. Don Stelting Ms. LaVeta Sterrett Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stonebarger Mr. and Mrs. Sean Stoy Mr. and Mrs. William E. Strautman

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Mrs. Lisa Tillema Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Tingle Mrs. Stephanie Stubbs Tinsley ’62 Mrs. Lucy Keith Tittmann ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Tollefson Ms. Chrystal A. Tonkin Mr. Oscar Toppass Ms. Emily R. Tranin ’16 Ms. Catherine A. Trenton ’80 Dr. and Mrs. James B. Trotter II Mr. Frederick Truog and Mrs. Susan Rosse Truog ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tuchband Mrs. Lisa Tulp Mrs. Karen Van Voorst Turner ’53 Dr. Rebecca Turner Mrs. Margaret Sutton Valentine ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Terry VanDyke Mr. and Mrs. David Vasquez Veltek Technologies Mrs. Penelope Smith Vrooman ’54 Mrs. Virginia Raymond Wagner ’56 Mr. and Mrs. John Walker Ms. Angela Wang ’81 Mr. Yi Wang and Ms. Xiaoheng Zhang Mrs. Terry Warning Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Watson Mrs. Mimi Fitch Wayne ’79 Ms. Dana Weber Mr. Chris White and Dr. Claire White Mr. and Mrs. Chris White Mrs. Donna Williams KEY TO SYMBOLS Armillary Society Annual Fund Gift Endowment Gift

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Mr. Maxwell Williams Mrs. Territerrain Williams Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wolf, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dymon Wood Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Wood Mr. and Mrs. Hal Wood Ms. Kelly Wood Finn Mr. Daniel Woodhams ’11

Ms. Jo-Lynne Worley ’66 Mrs. Cynthia Brannock Wright ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Purd Wright Mr. and Mrs. John Young Mr. and Mrs. John Yount Mr. Alan Zahniser and Dr. Catherine Madden Zahniser Mrs. Joanna Zauchenberger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zeldin

Legacy Students

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arstow celebrated 52 legacy students in the 2017–18 school year. Legacy students are students whose parents, grandparents, or other relatives are Barstow alumni. Legacy families are important in building a long lasting tradition of excellence here at Barstow

and we feel honored that so many of our alumni choose Barstow for their next generation.

If you or a friend are interested in knowing more about the school, contact Rebecca Garry in the Office of Admission today at 816-277-0418.

Photo: Todd Race

Back row: Sam Dockhorn, Francesca Mauro, Brian King, Abby Hart, Emily Lopez, Susanna King, Tyler Durwood, Noah Waldman, Marc Matula, Clayton Mombello, Olivia Hawley, Charlie Hisle, Peter Mombello, Adam Luetje, Ethan Walz, Eric Wright Third row: Sammi Matula, Emma Nunnink, Zoe Moore, Natasha Bisarya, Geordie Waldman, Ryan Lang, Claire Redick, Alex Hart, Betsi Waldeck, Julia Luetje, Erin Pryor, Tilo Mullis Second row: Zoe Brous, Carly Howard, Lucy Hart, Phoebe Brous, August Irwin, Jonah Girson, Max Moore, Sophie Brous, Taylor Lacy, Robert Waldeck, Chase Mulligan, Taylor Easterwood, Ali Luetje, Logan Mulligan, Maren Lacy, Andrew Lang Front row: Owen Siebers, Sam Bernstein, Charlie Bernstein, Adam Luetje, Louie Bernstein, Pier Lashbrook, Richie Lashbrook, Sydney Higgins

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6

Reasons Why It’s

Kansas City’s BEST

Summer Aventure

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Barstow Feature

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t’s 8:20 a.m. on a quiet summer morning when the first thumps of music float through Barstow’s circle drive. As the beat swells, streams of campers arrive—laughing, dancing and revved up for the

one-of-a-kind experience that is Summer at Barstow.

“Arrival is like a party,” says the

in a letter after her children’s fifth con-

man behind the music, Director Dan

secutive summer in the program. “They

McNickle. “One day when the kids

can’t wait to see Mr. Dan, the teachers

were coming to camp, about a dozen of

and the teacher’s assistants. And it’s this

them just started spontaneously break

way every week, right up to Last Blast.”

dancing for the crowd. The kids loved

Many families choose their camp

it. If that’s what parents see when they

sessions after poring through the

arrive, and that’s the image they leave

eagerly anticipated Summer at Barstow

with, they know their kids are going to

catalog. It is revised and refined every

have a blast with us.”

year to include the most popular camps,

From June through early August,

the latest crazes, the newest Kansas City

nearly 1,400 campers ages 3–14 share

adventures and the greatest opportuni-

adventures on the Barstow campus

ties for children to discover their talents

and beyond. They make new friends.

and interests.

And perhaps without even realizing it,

“My son looks forward to the Barstow

they grow academically, socially and

summer catalog just as much as I used

personally. Summer at Barstow has

to look forward to the Sears Wish Book

grown steadily since 1986, now offering

at Christmas,” said parent Julie Gill.

more than 400 academic, arts, sports and enrichment camps each season.

“Our kids literally squeal when we arrive for week one,” Cari Taubin wrote

McNickle and his staff start planning camps in September, reaching out to teachers and students to find out what they liked and what they’d like to try.

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“We listen to everyone’s ideas and

try new things and develop skills

BUILD CHARACTER

we figure out a way to make those

that they might not achieve in other

The American Camp Association says

ideas into camps. Dollhouse DIY? It’s

environments.

a camp. The hand-lettering craze? It’s

Just ask Lissa Leibson ’14, who

the best summer camps offer experiential education while developing the

a camp. We have one teacher who’s

started as a Barstow summer camper

four C’s: contribution, commitment,

totally into Pokémon and multiple

after fifth grade and became a TA in

compassion and character.

sessions of that camp fill up every year.

high school and into college.

But we’re all about trying new things

“My summer tennis instructor was

Kids participating in Barstow sports camps learn teamwork with an emphasis on enjoying the sport and refining skills rather than winning a game. In arts and STEM camps, they encourage each other during the challenges of live theatre performance, movie production or geocaching. They also see how their own hard work can benefit others. Participants in Barstow Farmers’ Market harvest and sell produce from campus gardens, then donate proceeds to groups like Kansas City Community Gardens and The Wounded Warrior Project.

DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS

Campers forge friendships at Barstow. They connect quickly STEM camps are among the most popular Summer at Barstow choices. These campers were delighted by the massive bubbles they created during “Crazy Chemistry.” (Photo by April Cremer)

through shared interests and experiences, in small group settings facilitated by experienced teachers

an incredible mentor to me,” Leibson said, “and taking his camps helped give

Amigurumi.”

me the confidence to try out for the

away from home or the classroom,

tennis team during my freshman year

where kids learn to work with each

ties and adventures makes Barstow’s

at Barstow. The summer program gave

other and adult mentors. They navigate

program stand out from any other

me the confidence to realize I can create

group dynamics and manage conflict

in the Kansas City area. Here are six

community wherever I go. I came not

to keep the group happy,” Summer

other reasons that Summer at Barstow

knowing anyone, and left years later

at Barstow Assistant Director Max

The sheer number of opportuni-

“Our camps are like communities

is a valuable and memorable experi-

having formed great friendships with

Williams said. “We can see these skills

ence for campers:

campers, TAs and the staff.”

grow among our returning campers

PERSONAL GROWTH

experiences even prepared her for her

Leibson said her Summer at Barstow

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and assistants.

too, like Barstow Farmers’ Market or Shark Tank or (the Japanese art of)

every summer.”

Barstow camps help children develop

next job, as Lead Student Director for

EASE THE SUMMER SLIDE

socially, emotionally, intellectually and

Arizona State University’s business camp

The summer slide is that ten-

physically. Summer at Barstow campers

for incoming freshman.

dency for students to lose some of the

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achievement gains they made during

into multiple activities and have multiple

and dedicated leaders who give staff

the previous school year. Summer at

interests. We have something for every

the support and confidence they need

Barstow offers tremendously popular

one of them at Barstow,” McNickle said.

academic camps that combine enrichment with fun.

and deserve. It is also the result of an extremely well planned program, and

BECOME PART OF THE

having a staff that is child centered.

BARSTOW FAMILY

We always enroll our children in

on grade level and want to stay there.

Finally, Summer at Barstow brings

Barstow Summer programs because

YOUniversity is a forward-thinking

together kids of all ages and back-

we know that our children will be safe

Skill Sharpener is for kids who are

enrichment camp that keeps academics at the forefront of summer fun. Both offerings introduce students to Barstow’s rigorous academics, and sometimes turn a summer camper into a year-round Barstow student.

“Our academic camps are the launching pad that pique a students’ interest in Barstow yearround. We don’t hand out grades.

We don’t give homework. The kids feel success in the classroom because it’s camp,” McNickle said.

“Our teachers give pats on the shoulders and high fives, and kids get an experience that makes them say, ‘Wow, I was actually in school and having fun at the same time.’

Parents see that and want to figure out how to keep that spark going

Summer at Barstow Director Dan McNickle creates a party-like atmosphere during morning drop-off so campers start the day ready to make new friends and connect with old ones. (Photo by Todd Race)

during the school year.” grounds to build community. Parents EDUCATE THE WHOLE CHILD

and campers say that family feeling—

and well cared for.”

And campers said they just love

Summer at Barstow is holistic. A student

carefully crafted by experienced staff

being here, year after year, with

can try academics in the morning

who share a commitment to creating

friends and teachers who become like

and archery in the afternoon. Over

Kansas City’s best camps—keeps them

family.

the course of eight weeks, they can

coming back every year.

indulge their interests in literature and

“I loved going to and working at

creative writing, arts and crafts, gaming,

Summer at Barstow each year because

“You get to choose from so much,” Tova Taubin said between her morning YOUniversity session and

performance, sports and science. They

it felt like my home away from home,”

an afternoon repurposing furniture

can experience and experiment without

Leibson remembered.

in Shabby to Chic. She and her twin

fear of failure.

“There are so many different types of

A parent, Selwaan Mahmoud,

brother, Titan, just completed their

wrote, “Being a principal of a school

eighth year as Summer at Barstow

kids today and so many different things

myself, I know how much background

campers. “It’s one of the best parts of

they’re into. It’s not all sports kids; it’s not

work it takes to develop a staff of such

summer!” he said. Then they ran off

all STEM kids. There are kids who are

caliber. It is the result of professional

together to join their friends.

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Photo: Todd Race

Why We Give Melissa Backstrom ’06 and Jason Backstrom ’03 WHAT DID YOU GAIN FROM YOUR BARSTOW EDUCATION?

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO ESTABLISH YOUR FAMILY FOUNDATION?

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THE FOUNDATION?

MELISSA: The most valuable skill I gained from

We established the foundation in 2014 to

We want to continue to provide scholarship

my Barstow education was to think critically. By

honor our mother, Dr. Desiree Bennett, who

opportunities to low and middle income

asking questions, new ideas can arise and lead

tragically passed away in 2009 after a tough

students, students from disadvantaged back-

to new insights and a deeper understanding

battle with cancer. Education was such a

grounds, and students like my mom, who just

of any subject matter. This has been invalu-

huge part of her life. Our mom grew up

need the chance to unlock their full potential.

able in my life since graduating from Barstow. I

in a tiny village on the Caribbean island of

absolutely credit this to my Barstow education

St. Vincent. Thanks to a non-profit called A

and the phenomenal teachers I was so fortunate

Better Chance, she was able to attend high

to be surrounded by during my time at Barstow.

school in the U.S. and later attended Brown

JASON: Giving back to Barstow is something

University and Temple University’s School

we have wanted to do for a long time. Barstow

of Medicine, where she met our dad, Dr. Jay

has been such a special place for our family and

Backstrom. Were it not for non-profits like A

was such a large part of shaping who we are as

Better Chance, she likely would not have had

adults. Setting up a scholarship in honor of our

JASON: Barstow is such a special place. The

small class sizes, wide variety of electives and activities, and outstanding and nurturing faculty all contributed to an environment that fostered exploration and personal growth.

Academically, Barstow equipped me for the rigor of college and law school. Professionally, Barstow has made me unafraid to take on new challenges and experiences. This combination has been an invaluable asset.

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HOW DID YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO INCLUDE BARSTOW IN YOUR GIVING?

the same opportunities and they likely never

mom was an extra special opportunity that we

would have met. This inspired him to create

were eager to create.

the foundation as a way to help students pursue the best educational opportunities available and maximize their potential, regardless of income or background.

MELISSA: It is truly an honor to be able to give back to the community that has taught me to continue to persevere toward any goal with passion and persistence.

Alumni Community

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Lynne Gorman Berentson writes, “I am still loving New York and

continue to explore different projects after a

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Jeff Sloan, a design engineer at McKinstry Company, is helping

to design clean energy systems. One of

medical practice and international education in Havana, Cuba. However, in the end, this would not happen. Instead of Havana, Kansas

long career in magazine publishing. My focus

his latest projects includes connecting

City would be the beneficiary of this dream.

now is on two relatively new ventures – as CEO

the Westin and the Amazon buildings in

He would open Kansas City to an international

of Berentson Films, LLC and Producer of the

Seattle, Washington using “district heating.”

audience in the field of ophthalmology and

feature film CHARLAINE, in partnership with

Amazon’s Seattle campus is using a data

train doctors and ophthalmologists from

Akaya Films, now in development. I also co-

center next door as a furnace!

founded the non-profit initiative, Turnaround Community Garden Alliance, to convert abandoned lots in low-income neighborhoods into community gardens as a safe haven and stabilizing force, growing organic food, as well

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all over the world. Working with Missouri civic and business leaders, the creation and

Carmen Sabates writes, “My dad,

development of the UMKC Medical School

Dr. Felix N. Sabates, Sr., has finally

and the Eye Foundation of Kansas City,

realized his dream by writing his book titled,

“From Cuba with a Vision: Losing My Homeland

the reaching arm of the Medical School – Ophthalmology Department would come to

as providing direct access to life-transforming

and Gaining the American Dream, A Story of

fruition. It is very exciting for me to be able to

social services. Our first lot-to-garden

Passionate Choices.” The book not only tells the

be part of the sharing of our family story!”

conversion is this Spring with local neighbors

story about our family’s history in Kansas City,

in North Philadelphia. The most treasured part

and the Midwest but also about my parent’s

during Alumni Weekend to celebrate their

of my life is my family – my son Ben and his

journey from Cuba in the late 1950’s to the

40th Reunion. Special thanks to Carmen

two daughters, Jessie (7) and Samantha (5) who

United States and their establishing our family

Sabates, John MacLaughlin, and Cindy

bring me immense joy!”

in Kansas City. This timely story about an

Markl Brown for working hard to organize

immigrant’s love for his first homeland, Cuba,

such a great celebration.

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In September of 2017, The Class of

and the eventual realization that the United

1967 celebrated their 50th Reunion.

States would be the second home, chronicles

Heartfelt thanks go to Linda Watson and Janet

the life choices both of my parents made in

Kelley for organizing such a wonderful weekend!

this new country of theirs; especially here in Kansas City. Dad’s professional dream was

Left: Members of the Class of 1977 Right: Carmen Sabates ’77 with her parents, Mrs. Carmen Sabates and Dr. Felix N. Sabates

Members of the Class of 1977 gathered

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to develop an international, ophthalmology

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2017 Alumni Awards THE MARTHA BELLE AIKINS SMITH ’19 VOLUNTEER AWARD

Mike Sigler ’72

THE NANCY & ANN HATFIELD ALUMNA/ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AWARD

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Doug Dockhorn ’82

THE ANNE POTTER RUSS ’78 ALUMNI LEGACY AWARD

David Neihart ’79 & Wendy Ketterman Neihart ’79

Above: Jamie Metzl ’86 with the Dalai Lama Left: Shahid Bhat ’90 and his wife Shellie Simmons Right: Susan Bernstein’88 and Chucker Leutje with their daughter Julia.

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Barstow sixth grader Julia Luetje won a $250,000 grand

prize in the 2017 Frito-Lay Dreamvention

he was honored with an audience with the

contest for young inventors. Julia’s parents,

Dalai Lama. Keep an eye out for the publication

Chucker Luetje and Susan Bernstein, said

of his new book “Homo Sapiens 2.0: Genetic

Julia entered the contest on her own after

Enhancement and the Future of Humanity.”

developing the Storm Sleeper for Barstow’s

This work “explores the opportunities,

fourth grade Invention Fair. Julia’s invention

challenges, and mind-boggling implications of

is designed to block noise and excess light

the genetics revolution that will fundamentally

for people with sensory sensitivity. Her entry

alter our healthcare and offspring, stir societal

was one of 13,000 submissions from around

and moral conflict, and ultimately rewire our

the country. She now has a patent pending

evolutionary trajectory as a species.”

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on the future of the Tibetan

people in Dharamsala, India in October where

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Jamie Metzl spoke at a conference

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Members from the Class of 1990 gathered for a mini reunion in

May 2018. They celebrated the fact that Jason Press gave the commencement address to the

Class of 2018. In his speech, Jason urged the graduates to be courageous in all aspects of their lives. Professionally, Jason left Eurasia Group to join Signum Global Advisors as Senior Partner.

Shahid Bhat married Shellie Simmons in February 2018. They are living in Kansas City.

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The Class of 1992 celebrated

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their 25th reunion during Alumni

Weekend. Many, many thanks to Courtney Pace Angilan, Molly Callahan and Kendall Hart Lacy for organizing a fantastic weekend of fun!

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In November 2017, Josh Earnest spoke at Village Shalom’s Ages of

Excellence Celebration. A “junior press corps” was assembled for the event which included Francesca Mauro ’18 and Elise Finn ’18. Josh is currently a political analyst for NBC and

MSNBC and former White House Press Secretary for President Obama.

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The Class of 1997 celebrated their

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20th Reunion during Alumni

Weekend. Many thanks to Nick Earnest for rallying the troops! Nick also made it to the NCAA Final Four Tournament in March wearing a very fine t-shirt.

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Frank Hensley writes, “We are so happy to announce the birth of

our first child, Beric David Hensley. He arrived on February 26, 2018. He weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and was 20.7 inches in length. Both Beric and

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my wife, Heather, are doing fantastic. We still live in Marina del Rey, CA. In June, I celebrate 10 years at Universal Music Group where I am currently Sr. Director of Label Relations.”

Top: Geoff Kent, Jason Press, Jenny Thiesen Waldeck, David Emley, and Shahid Bhat all members of the Class of 1990 Middle left: Quinton Lucas ’02, Francesca Mauro ’18, Josh Earnest ’93 and Elise Finn ’18 Middle right: Nick Earnest ’97 Bottom left: Beric David Hensley, son of Frank Hensley ’00 Bottom right: Members of the Class of 1997

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In June 2017, Sara Kincaid assumed the role of manager of

philanthropic communications at Children’s

ensemble at Starlight Theatre in September

continues to write. She published her second

“Annie” and the “Wizard of Oz.”

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Deko Ricketts, a 2017 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, was selected as a NCAA 2018 Today’s Top 10

Thank you to Jason Backstrom

Award winner. The award recognizes former

and Melissa Backstrom

student-athletes for their successes on the

Searle ’06 for returning to campus as the

field, in the classroom and in the community.

Alumni Presenters for Homecoming 2018.

Jeff Stiles, head track & field coach at WashU

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said, “Deko’s goal as an athlete was to be a Sam Glassberg is the bass player in the band Tennis System. The

national champion. His goal as a student was to revolutionize the solar industry. His goal

band released their new album “Pain” on

as a captain was to know everyone on the

April 21, 2018. Be sure to check out their

team in a personal way.”

In July 2017, Jake Roberts received

video for the track “Clearer.”

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All-Academic recognition from the U.S. Becky Marvin attends Johns

Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches

Hopkins University in Baltimore

Association. Jake studied at Washington and

and is working in the field of Natural

Lee University and was a neuroscience major

Language Processing. She is part of their

who lettered in men’s soccer and track and

Center for Language and Speech Processing,

field by competing in distance, relay and

and completed her master’s degree in the

sprint events.

spring of 2018. Becky will continue her work towards a Ph.D in the field.

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in “Grease” as a member of the

2017. Daria has performed at Starlight in

available in paperback and e-book format.

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Daria LeGrand performed

Mercy Hospital. In her spare time, Sara novel “Withered World” in fall 2017. It is

Above: “Withered World” a new book by Sara Kincaid ’02 Left: Jason Backstrom ’03 and Melissa Backstrom Searle ’06 Right: Sam Glassberg ’10 (pictured left) with his band Tennis System

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Alumni Community

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Jonah Elyachar won the Spanish

for the excellent foundation in broadcasting

Award given by Phi Eta Sigma, the

he provided through the BTVN program at

nation’s oldest and largest honor society for

first-year college and university students in all disciplines. Jonah is studying at Oxford College at Emory University.

Izzy Lloyd studied product design and

Barstow.

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Joey Holliday, a freshman at Vanderbilt University, joined

the newly-formed Robotics team, and will

mechanical engineering at MIT. Each year,

compete in the NASA Robotic Mining

the seniors participate in a famous capstone

Competition at The Kennedy Space Center

product development class called simply

in May 2018 – a first for the school! He was

by its course number: 2.009. At the end of

selected as the team’s Lead Programmer,

the semester, teams present the product

and will supervise upperclassmen. Joey was

they have developed to a distinguished

also named as one of the Clark Scholars, a

audience. Izzy was her team’s captain and

new program that emphasizes three key

lead presenter. Her team, the Purple Team,

components— engineering excellence,

invented a device that helps prevent tremors

business acumen and service learning.

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in those who have Parkinson’s disease.

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John Marvin started his college endeavors at Rensselaer Polytechnic

Institute in Troy, NY and is now attending

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the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. John is majoring in Anthropology, with a minor in Computer Science.

Rachel Ripp worked as an intern with KMBC-TV Kansas City on their Creative Services team from May through July 2017.

Rachel is studying Broadcast Journalism and Marketing at Pepperdine University where she is a news writer on Pepperdine’s biweekly show, “NewsWaves” and a reporter on Pepperdine’s biweekly show, “The Sports Report.” She is currently the Assistant Sports Editor for The Graphic, Pepperdine

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University’s student newspaper, and holds a work study job of video production for sports events on campus, including shooting highlight footage and updating graphics. She occasionally conducts post-game interviews with players and coaches, a feature she brought from Barstow to Pepperdine!

Rachel cannot thank Mr. Holmes enough

Top: Deko Ricketts ’13 Middle: Jake Roberts ’13 Lower: Rachel Ripp ’15 pictured center at KMBC-TV Kansas City

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The Heritage Society

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ince 1884, The Barstow School has enjoyed a heritage of excellence in education. As our

students celebrate long-standing traditions, the school

continues to grow and adapt to a changing world. This growth is ensured by the foresight of our Heritage Society members who have left a gift for Barstow with their estate planning by creating a planned gift.

Heritage Society members help Barstow plan for the future by making present-day decisions about gifts that come to the school as a bequest in a will or a trust or as naming the school as a beneficiary of an IRA or life insurance policy.

Such gifts can be designated for what is meaningful to the donor such as a named scholarship or as ongoing support for specific areas of curriculum.

We are grateful to every member of Barstow’s Heritage Society and invite those who have remembered Barstow in a will to inform us. If you would like more information on planned giving and becoming a Heritage Society member please contact Director of Advancement Ryann Tacha and

Mrs. Diana Johnson Abitz ’75 and Mr. Dan Abitz Mrs. Susan Belger Angulo ’76 Mr. George B. Ashby and Mrs. Rilye Semple Ashby ’48* Mr. James Baker and Mrs. Janice Germann Baker ’65 Mrs. Linde Lee Johnson Barber ’74 Mrs. Helen Ward Beals 1909* Mrs. Lee Ann Duckett Bell ’86* Mrs. Betty Brookfield Berol Mrs. Jane B. Bolton* Mrs. Beverly Pierson Bradley ’44* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brown Ms. Carolgene Burd ’64 Mr. Charles A. Carter, Jr.* Ms. Betty Ann Cortelyou ’61 Mrs. Melanie McVay Di Leo ’66 Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dockhorn Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Duckett Mr. Tom Dunn and Dr. Leslie Teel Dunn ’70 Mr. and Mrs. George D. Egon Mr. A. Daniel Eldridge* Mrs. Dody Gerber Gates Everist Dr. Eugene E. Fibuch* and Mrs. Annette Simek Fibuch Mr. Fred Fisher* and Mrs. Louise Fisher* Mrs. Marguerite Peet Foster ’43* Mrs. Elaine Patterson French ’40* Mr. Gene Funk and Mrs. Barbara Funk Mrs. Anne Thompson Gartner ’44 Ms. Joyce S. Generali Mrs. Martha Stout Gledhill ’19* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Goldsborough Mr. Scott C. Gyllenborg ’74 and Mrs. Christina Gyllenborg Mr. Allan E. Hall and Mrs. Elise Schmahlfeldt Hall ’52 Ms. Joy Hanshaw Mrs. Judy Hart Mr. Irv O. Hockaday and Mrs. Ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 Mrs. Betty Branson Holliday ’57 Mrs. Myrna Pratt Horne* Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hudson Mrs. Josephine Hellings Huguenin ’31* Mrs. Quintanella B. Johnson Mr. George Cook Jordan* Ms. Leslie Kase ’77 Ms. Janet K. Kelley ’67 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kessinger Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Kivett Mrs. Lois Dubach Lacy ’55

Mr. Peter Lacy ’88 and Mrs. Kendall Hart Lacy ’92 Ms. Martha Lally ’75 Mr. Sanders R. Lambert, Jr. and Mrs. Kelly Brent Lambert ’50* Mrs. Cindy McCollum Larson ’89 Mrs. Nancy Staley Laubach ’44 Mr. Gordon K. Lenci Mr. J. Robert Mackenzie Ms. Grace Madison* Mr. and. Mrs. John Marvin Ms. Susan L. McGee ’76 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morrow III Mr. David Neihart ’79 and Mrs. Wendy Ketterman Neihart ’79 Mrs. Rosalyn Osborn Mr. and Mrs. James L. Osborn, Jr. Ms. Betty Ann Patti* Mrs. Marguerite Munger Peet ’21* Ms. Lisa Pelofsky ’82 Mrs. Fern Pine* Mr. George W. Potter* and Mrs. Emy Lou Withers Potter’46* Mr. Douglas M. Price ’76 Mr. David Reed* and Mrs. Astrid Reed Ms. Deborah R. Reichman ’70 Dr. and Mrs. Grant Ritchey Ms. Mary Judith Robinson ’57 Mrs. Jean Wight Rosahn ’35* Mr. Charles H. Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Schaumburg Mrs. Caroline M. Scofield Dr. Stan Shaffer ’73 and Dr. Kathy Shaffer Dr. Bruce Short and Dr. Mary Jane Short Mrs. Maye Wymore Sibley ’31* Mr. J. Michael Sigler ’72 Mrs. Miriam Babbitt Simpson* Mr. Thomas Staley* Mr. Roscoe O. Stewart and Mrs. Charlotte Redheffer Stewart ’40* Mrs. Josephine Reid Stubbs ’25* Dr. and Mrs. Whitney Sunderland Ms. Mary S. Sunderland* Mr. Hoyt Thompson* and Mrs. Barbara Welch Thompson ’44* Mrs. Joan McGee Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Tuohy Ms. Janet E. Turner ’32* Mrs. Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck ’90 Mr. Maurice A. Watson ’76 Mrs. Georgia Berkshire Welch ’19* Mr. Raymond B. White* Mr. Scott Wolff ’76 and Mrs. Karen Wolff Mr. and Mrs. William D. Zollars

visit our website at www.barstowschool.org/plannedgiving.

JOIN THE HERITAGE SOCIETY To find out how you can make a planned gift and join the Heritage Society, visit www.barstowschool.org/plannedgiving or contact Director of Advancement Ryann Galloway Tacha at ryann.tacha@barstowschool.org or 816-277-0414.

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In Memoriam

In Memoriam Our condolences to the families of Barstow alumni and friends lost in the past year prior to July 1, 2018.

July 7, 2017

October 30, 2017

February 23, 2018

James B. Nutter, Sr.

Martha Sue Cox Olander

William James Honan

Spouse of Annabel Fisher Nutter ’49 and former trustee and honorary alumnus. James was predeceased by his daughter Nancy Nutter Moore ’73.

Former Barstow staff member, mother to Susan Olander ’74, and aunt to Thomas Woodbury ’77, Carol Woodbury Raridon ’79, and Betsy Woodbury Cline ’80. Martha was predeceased by her husband and former Barstow trustee, John “Jay” Willard Olander, Jr.

Spouse of Jean Welsh Honan ’57 and brotherin-law to Susan Welsh Macintosh ’61 and Karen Welsh Carmody ’59

July 10, 2017

Dona K. Neuman Mother of Lisa Neuman ’85 July 17, 2017

Patricia Merris Brayman Spouse of retired faculty member, Dr. Walter Brayman, and mother of Heidi Brayman ’82 August 14, 2017

Paul James Adam, Jr. Father of Matt Adam ’87 August 20, 2017

Dr. Eugene Fibuch Spouse of former trustee and honorary alumna, Annette Fibuch. Father of Heather Fibuch Townsend ’96 and Jennifer Fibuch Robertston ’99.

October 7, 2017

Tom Poppe Spouse of Carol Engel Poppe ’72, son-in-law of retired faculty member Mary Engel and cousin-in-law to Russell Engel ’75 October 8, 2017

Maribel “Mickey” Asher Leiter ’45 Aunt to Nan Leiter ’75 and preceded in death by her husband John Adams Prescott Leiter and mother-in-law Constance Prescott Leiter ’18

November 20, 2017

Henry Marder Father of Elizabeth “Eli” Marder Davidson ’76 January 6, 2018

John Dudley Holden Father of Susan Holden Walsh ’78 and Karen Holden Young ’81 January 12, 2018

Douglas Irwin Parent of John Irwin ’77, Amanda Irwin ’78, and grandfather of August Irwin, a member of the Barstow class of 2021 January 12, 2018

Olen George Bunting Spouse of Jill Snyder Bunting, an honorary member of the Class of 1961 February 19, 2018

Catherine “Cassie” Dickey Sharp Seidlitz ’42 Former Barstow Alumni Association President and parent to Dickey Seidlitz Johnson ’69. Cassie is aunt to Alison Seidlitz Blackwell ’62 and Courtenay “Pi” Seidlitz Williams ’67

February 25, 2018

Carol Vennerstrom Dixon Parent of George David Dixon ’81 February 28, 2018

Rick Gannon Parent of Megan Gannon ’17 and Tommy Gannon, a member of the Barstow class of 2021 March 16, 2018

George B. Ashby Father of Vicky Ashby ’70. George was predeceased by his first wife, Rilye “Toi” Semple Ashby ’48 March 18, 2018

Robert L. Thedinger Parent of Bart Thedinger ’81 and Stephanie Thedinger Fitzgerald ’82 March 22, 2018

Frank L. Victor Father of Paul Victor ’83, Anne Victor Lopez ’86, and Laura Victor ’97. Frank was grandfather to Ethan Lopez ’14, Allison Lopez ’16, and Emily Lopez, a member of the Barstow Class of 2019 April 19, 2018

Charles “Chip” Pearson ’84 May 24, 2018

Gerald “Jerry” Harper Former faculty, honorary alumnus and parent of Ashley Harper ’88

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Community News

The Advancement Team Ryann Galloway Tacha DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

From the Alumni Board

As Alumni and Annual Fund Manager, Ryann Galloway Tacha has traveled coast to coast as an enthusiastic

DEAR ALUMNI,

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Barstow ambassador since 2014. In

a m honored to gi ve b ac k to B a r s to w by

her new role as Director of Advance-

serving as President to the Alumni Association Board.

ment, she will combine her love for

As President, my goals include promoting the school’s

building Barstow relationships with

mission and purpose while enhancing the strong bonds and goodwill alumni feel for Barstow.

As members of the Barstow Alumni Community, our goal is to keep you connected to classmates and faculty from your past but also engaged with current students and teachers who will benefit from your experience and expertise. I invite you to return to campus or attend any

her experience as a fundraiser. Since graduating from Wheaton College in 2007, Ryann has been part of the advancement teams of The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, The Allen-Stevenson School in New York and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. She is a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Ryann lives in Law-

of our annual alumni events including Alumni Weekend,

rence, Kansas, with her husband John and their dog, Cleo.

Alumni Holiday Party, or the annual summer network-

Erinn Scott Brown

ing event. Connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, or simply share an update about yourself or your family. If you would like to be more involved, please consider serving on the Alumni Association Board.

I, in conjunction with the alumni office, look forward

ALUMNI AND ANNUAL FUND MANAGER

Erinn is a Kansas City native with a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas. She

to connecting with each of you over the next several

spent ten years as Advancement

months and fostering lasting relationships. Our ongoing

Relations and Events Manager at

success depends on you. Please keep in touch and share

York School in Monterey, Califor-

your ideas about keeping our traditions alive at Barstow.

nia, where she fostered community

Sincerely, Brent Neihart ’09 P R E S I D E N T, B A R S T O W A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N B O A R D

and alumni relationships through large-scale special events, activities and communications.

She’s excited to return home and use her expertise at Barstow. Erinn spends her free time with her husband Ted, 3-year-old son Leo and 1-year-old daughter Scarlett, rediscovering all the exciting things Kansas City has to offer.

Laura McEldowney Rayburn ADVANCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Laura is an experienced nonprofit professional specializing in database management who recognizes that people are Barstow’s most important resource. Laura is looking forward to getting to know the alumni, parents and supporters who make up the Barstow community—and being part of a dynamic advancement team. She is a Kansas City native with a B.F.A. in Art History from the University of Kansas. Laura enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter and two dogs.

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Community News

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Alumni Events SEPT

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Friday Night Lights and Bites

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Alumni Holiday Party

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Alumni Weekend

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Homecoming

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Class of 1968 — 50th REUNION

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2019

Online Auction

SPRING

Pre-Turkey Cocktails

NOV

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Alumni Trivia Night

JUNE

Class of 2013 — 5 REUNION th

2019

Alumni Networking Event

There will be several regional alumni events held this year, please stay tuned for details!

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From The Archives

“The composites are among the most special things we have here. They have meaning for everyone, every age. It’s a history lesson right here on our walls.”

— Penelope Smith Vrooman ’54

A WRINKLE IN TIME RESTORATION PROJECT RESTORES DAMAGED COMPOSITES

One of the first things alumni do upon returning to Barstow is look for their senior class composite. They search for themselves, their friends, parents, grandparents and siblings among the rows of portraits lining the hallways.

Treasured composites of every senior class since 1925 reflect our school’s past, as well as the times in which students lived. The 1929 composite shows just six somber young women whose families helped keep Barstow going at the dawn of the Great Depression. By 1955, matching sweaters and a strand of pearls appeared—a tradition that continues with young women today.

The first coeducational graduating class appears in 1972, followed by larger and increasingly diverse classes through the decades.

To preserve the compelling collective and individual stories the composites tell, the school began a restoration project in 2014, repairing those that have sustained damage from time, water and light. The oldest composites, with hand lettering, custom cutting and painstaking portrait placement, have aged surprisingly well. Composites from the 1980s had a more pressing need for repair because glue used to adhere each photo caused fading, spotting and peeling. Twenty-nine composites have now been restored, giving today’s students a new view of the photographic history they pass each day.

HELP PRESERVE BARSTOW HISTORY

You can help continue the restoration of our composites with an individual or class gift. The average cost to restore each composite is $1,000. Send donations in the envelope attached in the magazine or contact Director of Advancement Ryann Tacha at 816-277-0415 or ryann.tacha@barstowschool.org.

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KEY ADMINISTRATION

Shane A. Foster PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF SCHOOL

Judith Yount A S S O C I AT E H E A D O F S C H O OL F O R C A M P U S O P E R AT I ON S

Chris English A S S O C I AT E H E A D O F S C H O OL F O R CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY

Liz Bartow DIRECTOR OF UPPER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL

Todd Nelson DIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

Ryann Galloway Tacha D I R E C T O R O F A D VA N C E M E N T

Erinn Scott Brown ALUMNI & ANNUAL FUND MANAGER

Laura McEldowney Rayburn A D VA N C E M E N T A DM I N I S T R AT I V E A S S I S TA N T

MAGAZINE STAFF

Kellye Crockett, Editor DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION & MARKETING

Todd Race, Layout and Photography D I R E C T O R O F P U B L I C AT I O N S & P H O T O G R A P H Y

Lisa Tulp, Writer C OM M U N I C AT I ON S C O O R DI N ATO R

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Nature is an extension of the Barstow classroom. Last fall, AP Environmental Science students identified and counted organisms in water and sediment from Indian Creek as they assessed the health of the local ecosystem. (Photo by Todd Race)

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All Barstow alumni are invited back to campus for festivities including tours, class visits and an all-alumni cocktail party with current and retired faculty.

www.barstowschool.org/alumniweekend See page 19 for more details.