Driving Forward

2022-2023

DRIVING FORWARD

CHAMPIONS

The Knights clinch the 2023 District Soccer Girls Class 1 title on Barstow’s newly turfed home field. Read more about our athletic programs inside.

LOOKING FORWARD WITH GRATITUDE

Many of you have heard me say that The Barstow School is the oldest independent school west of the Mississippi. This fact is a testament to the outstanding foundation established by Mary Louise Barstow.

Today, Mary Louise Barstow’s spirit of innovation is still thriving on our campus and beyond as we begin our 140th year. The 2022–2023 school year brought record enrollment and fundraising, the opening of the Dan and Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC, new baseball and soccer fields and the further development of new global programs. Additionally, through the incredible generosity of our community, the school raised the necessary funds to add a second driveway into the school.

During the 2023–2024 school year, you will experience a campus in the midst of a building transition. Thanks to your donations and a $7.5 million gift from an anonymous donor in 2021, we are undertaking projects that will enhance and develop opportunities for our students. You’ll see the beginnings of those projects in this report, and you’ll see them progress in the months and years to come. Our founders, Mary Louise Barstow and Ada Brann, would be proud of their school today.

Shane A. Foster President of the Barstow Schools

Thank you for making this year another remarkable year for The Barstow School. This year was especially unique as we launched a community-wide fundraising campaign in October, and I am thrilled to share that our community raised more than $1 million dollars during Driving Forward, the campaign for the second driveway. Matched by an anonymous donor, we raised $2.3 million to build the much-needed second driveway.

Knowing this project would improve the campus experience for everyone, we enthusiastically sought donations, sold personalized bricks and asked for your most meaningful gifts to create the momentum to reach our goal.

Because of you and your generosity, we continue to improve our campus in ways that impact the lives of our families, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. Thank you for all you do for our outstanding school!

Gratefully yours,

Jennifer Dreiling Vice President Advancement

We grew stronger together in 2020, we began building together in 2021, and in 2022 we challenged our community to drive forward. Together, we did it! Barstow is experiencing enrollment growth that make a second access point from State Line Road imperative. We launched Driving

Forward in October 2022. Thank you for helping us cross the finish line in record time.

» 1,250-foot two-lane driveway

» 2 new parking lots

» 88 commemorative bricks sold

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Anonymous donor makes dollar-for-dollar matching gift.

Campaign launched at Green & White Gala. INITIAL GOAL : $2 million

NOVEMBER 1 2022

Engraved bricks added to campaign for donors who give $5,000 or more.

MARCH 30

2023

As campaign enters final stretch, Brick Bash celebrates reaching 94% of goal with matching gift.

JULY 28

2023

Groundbreaking for driveway and athletic building.

JUNE 30

2023

Campaign crosses the finish line.

$2.3 million $1,019,422 $1,300,000 $2,319,422

DRIVING FORWARD Second Drive Paves Way for Progress

July 28, 2023 Vice President of The Barstow Schools & Chief Operating Officer Liz Bartow, Board of Trustees members Tiffany Simpson, Greg Graves, Erin Garrison and Jennifer Gille Bacon, Vice President of Advancement Jennifer Dreiling.

Inset: Charlotte & John H. Morrow III (trustee 1991–1999), Cassie Morrow Banka ’05 and family

Your unwavering support has paved the way for brighter horizons and boundless possibilities for our students. We sincerely thank you for being the driving force behind our success.

— Shane Foster PRESIDENT OF THE BARSTOW SCHOOLS

THE SUMMER OF 2023 was once again filled with projects and progress on the Barstow campus, shifting into high gear on Friday, July 28, with the groundbreaking for the highly anticipated second driveway. The new access point from State Line Road leading to the middle school entrance on the school’s south side will improve the daily dropoff and pickup process and reduce traffic congestion.

OUTGROWING THE SINGLE ENTRY

When Barstow opened the State Line campus with 315 stu dents in 1962, it was difficult to predict that sixty years down the road, the school would be surrounded by new interstates, businesses and high-density neighborhoods. This August, Barstow’s opening enrollment reached near ly 770 students. The increased traffic that comes with more students, growing neigh borhoods and commuter traffic made the need for another driveway imperative.

ACCELERATED GIVING

Barstow launched campaign for a second driveway, Green & White Gala on October 8, 2022, with an initial goal of raising $2 million dollars for a 1,250 foot two-lane drive. A generous dollar-for-dollar gift from an anonymous donor accelerated giving from our community, and the campaign topped off the tank at $2.3 million on June 30 — a record amount raised in record time. Past parents Charlotte and John H. Morrow III and current Barstow grandparents Anne & JB Hodgdon each gave more than $100,000

to the campaign. Along with 86 additional donors who gave $5,000 or more to Driving Forward, they will be recognized with an engraved brick that will be permanently installed on campus.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ENTRANCE

SECOND DRIVEWAY STATE LINE ROAD

ATHLETIC BUILDING

FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A VERY SINCERE thank you to our Barstow community, who understood the importance and value of supporting the Driving Forward campaign and helped us achieve the fundraising goal for our second driveway!

When we set out to raise the funds needed to improve and enhance our campus, we hoped that you would give as generously as you have in the past. And you did just that. Barstow families, friends and alumni responded with gifts of all sizes, and with the incredibly generous matching gift from an anonymous donor, we successfully reached — and then exceeded — our goal.

The Barstow community is proud of providing the area’s most innovative independent school education, and investments like this allow us to strive for greatness as we look for ways to continuously improve. Here’s to an exciting year ahead as construction begins. Thank you again for your generosity and commitment to The Barstow School.

Best,

Mike Kulp 2022–2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADVANCEMENT CHAIR

2023–2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Soni Patel CHAIR

Rob Rothhaas

VICE CHAIR

Peter Vrooman ’88

TREASURER

Jason Press ’90

SECRETARY

MEMBERS

Jennifer Gille Bacon

Joel Brous ’88

Tim Cowden

Michael Kulp

Tiffany Simpson

Erin Garrison MEMBER-AT-LARGE, ADVANCEMENT

Greg Graves MEMBER-AT-LARGE, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS

Srikala Subramanian MEMBER-AT-LARGE, TRUSTEE GOVERNANCE

Mira Mdivani MEMBER-AT-LARGE, INTERNATIONAL

Cassidy Rudman Towriss ’12

Jennifer Thiessen

Waldeck ’90

Shane A. Foster EX-OFFICIO MEMBER

KEY TO DONOR REPORT SYMBOLS

The Barstow Fund Donor

The Barstow Fund supports school operations and ensures that our tradition of excellence in academics, arts and athletics continues.

Endowment Fund Donor

The Endowment Fund acts as a savings account for the school. Gifts to the endowment exist in perpetuity with a percentage of the principal that may be drawn each year for programs or needs of the school.

Designated Projects and In-Kind Donor

Some individuals choose to donate to support a specific need to build, renovate or donate items through monetary and in-kind contributions.

IDEA Space Donor

We are honored to recognize donors who support the Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC, our world-class center for science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education. We are grateful for those who believe in the power of an IDEA and support innovation, discovery, entrepreneurship, and arts.

Armillary Society Member

Armillary Society members have donated consecutively for five or more years and exemplify our culture of philanthropy. These donors honor Barstow’s history of excellence and ensure the school’s future success.

Constituents

The Barstow community has many supporters from varying groups that share a common desire to support the school’s mission. We are grateful for your love of Barstow and your generosity in giving. Alumni Parent

2022–2023 DONOR REPORT

Faculty and Staff

2022–2023 Trustee

Every effort is made to ensure the donor list is accurate and complete. This report includes received, pledged and in-kind contributions from July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023. If there is an error or omission, please accept our apologies and contact Jennifer Dreiling, Vice President Advancement, so that future publications will be accurate.

Standards High Society

$1,000,000 and above

Graves Family Foundation

Sunderland Foundation

Anonymous Donor

Mind Body Character Society

$100,000–$999,999

Cheri and Robert A. Brooks

DeBruce Foundation

Sean Hart ’87

Anne and JB Hodgdon

Charlotte and John Morrow

Cassidy Rudman Towriss ’12 and Dan Towriss

1884 Founders Society

$25,000–$99,999

Backstrom Family Foundation

Dana B. Backstrom ’80

*denotes deceased 9

Jennifer and Charles L. Bacon, Jr.

Derek Dummermuth

Fry Orthodontics Specialists

Deanna and Greg Graves

Hart Family Fund

Kao Family Foundation

Kompass Kapital Foundation

Stephanie and Michael Kulp

Norman C. Schultz Foundation

Soni and Amar Patel

Michelle and Timothy Prier

Burton Sexton ’96 and Anne Sexton

Anonymous Donor

Mary Louise Barstow Society

$10,000–$24,999

Emily and Matt Abbott

Nancy Blackwell

Linda and John Boyce

Joel P. Brous ’88 and Carrie Brous

Mignon Goetz DeShon ’54* and Dick DeShon

Beth and Chris Eperjesy

Polly and Shane A. Foster

The Fox Family Foundation

Joyce Generali and Jay T. Backstrom

J.E. Dunn Construction Company

Betty Kessinger

Kevin A. Dunn Charitable Foundation

Krause Family Foundation

Maureen and Jayson Kuti

Lois D. Dubach Lacy ’55

Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm - Mira Mdivani

Norquist-Robinson Foundation

PCC Sports

Quality Plumbing

Shelley King Theis ’71

Westphal Family Charitable Foundation

Ada K. Brann Society

$5,000–$9,999

AesthetiCare MedSpa - Kathy and Matt Taranto

Anne and Regev Alon

Arment Enterprises - Krista Overstreet and Daniel Arment

Amy and Jonathan Bauman

Kathryn and James Byrd

Heather and Mark Fehling

Nicki and Jeremy Fry

Gretchen Gregory and Stephen Brodd

Diane Hayden

James L. Helman ’78

Megan and Robert Holmes

Brette and Gregory Humphreys

Thomas S. Mackenzie ’89

Rajya and Pat Malay

McCandless Family Foundation

JoZach J. Miller ’80 and Peter Bali

Morgan Family Foundation - Amanda Morgan ’94

Wendy Ketterman Neihart ’79 and David J. Neihart ’79

Onsite Construction

Douglas W. Pagan ’89 and Jenny Pagan

Terri and Viraj Patel

Ginger and Robert Rothhaas

Sonica Saini and Madhu Reddy

Carrie and Erik Samartino

Scheels

Tiffany and Allan Simpson

Sandra and Eric Swearingen

Nancy Embry Thiessen ’66 and Michael Thiessen

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck ’90 and John Waldeck

Arwa and Eric Weisbrod

Anonymous Donor

Barstow Society

$1,500–$4,999

David A. Bernstein ’89 and Christina Bernstein

Kristin and Christopher Carlson

Citadel Electric Group, Inc..

Betty Ann Cortelyou ’61

Jennifer and Scott Dreiling

Dody and Brian Everist

Kory Gallagher

Laura Hockaday Hall ’83 and David Hall

Darrel Harris

Debbie Harris

Henrietta Gates ’68 and Heaton Robertson Fund

Paget Gates Higgins ’59 and Thomas Higgins

Wendy Hulsing and Sanjaya Gupta

Jan Johnson

Laura and Christian Kaufman

Sarah and Travis Kramer

Deborah and Ronald Krantz

Amy and Chris Krantz

Marc Kulick ’06 and Alicia Kulick

Deborah and Michael Orozco

Aradhana and Vishal Pandey

Jan and Mark Redelberger

Emily Eschbacher Rucker ’96

Shane Rudman ’10 and Minka Rudman

Kari and Steve Sadler

Lisa Jones Schellhorn ’68 and Charles Schellhorn

Schreiber Charitable Trust

Laura Riss Stanford ’74

Rachel and Dusan Stanojevic

Kirby Upjohn ’66

Thomas F. Whittaker ’83 and Loren Whittaker

Kim and Ryan Witt

Anonymous Donor

Knights Society

$500–$1,499

Steve Anthony

Ascend Wealth Management Northwestern Mutual

Jennifer Bailey and David Cramer

Candice and Ian Baldwin

Jack M. Balkin ’74 and Margret Wolfe

Cassandra Morrow Banka ’05 and Chad Banka

Elizabeth Bartow

Ana Berger and Jeremy McEver

Carey and Austin Bickford

Diane Virden Brent ’64 and J. Ford Brent II

Bukaty Companies

Kristina and Brett Carlgren

Jessica and Jason Chanos

Coco Cheung and Victor Zhang

CrossFirst Bank

Ellen and Scott Daniel

Jayshriben and Dilipkumar Desai

Sheila and William Donovan

Karen Dummermuth

Lindsay and Riley Dutton

Suzanne Elton

Stephanie and Adam Elyachar

Gina Beck Erickson ’89 and Jerry Erickson

Joseph Fox ’04 and Hannah Fox

Francis Family Foundation

Erin and Martin Garrison

Rebecca and Michael Garry

Jean Snyder Garschagen ’61

Angie Gong and Zachary Shi

Suzzette and Stephen Griffith

Namita Gupta and Saurabh Kapur

Aileen Har and David Coddon

Robert and Carolynn Holmes

Suzanne Horner

Husch Blackwell LLP

Sheetal and Kiran Kakarala

Sukhdev and Ram Kalra

Tara and Carmelo Kesner

Ronna and George Koepp

Hyejung Kook and Henry He

Priya Krishna ’91

Rick Lashbrook ’90 and Alessandra Lashbrook

Sheila and Carlos Ledezma

Beth and Michael Liss

Mandy and David Losse

Sue Welsh Macintosh ’61 and Robert Macintosh

Tanya Madan and Tapan Bhatt

Kevin D. Martin ’74 and Carolyn Martin

Wendy and John Marvin

Brenda McCandless

Katie McCann and Tom Niermann

Georgette Carkener McConnell ’61 and Michael McConnell

Jennifer and Dan McNickle

Catherine Metcalf

Multistudio

Deanna and Todd Nelson

Sara and Michael O’Keefe

Olathe Ford Lincoln

Jennifer Padberg and Shawn Hollon

Pallavi and Gaurav Pande

Subasri and Karthick Pattabiraman

Jessica and Demetrius Peterson

Amy McCarthy-Phillips ’69 and Steven Phillips

Pluribus Architectural Collaborative LLC

Alissa Davidner Pool ’90

Betty Powell-Curry

Jason Press ’90 and Caleb Hartzler

Amanda and Roberto Quintanilla

Leslie Riss Raemdonck ’69

Ashleigh and Devara Reddy

Jill Ingram Reynolds ’74

Christy Rodes and Ferd Good

Anne Potter Russ ’78 and Norbert Russ

Sage Dining Services, Inc

Tracy and Piyush Sampat

Carol and Richard Savage

Sexton Family Foundation

Abha and Aakash Shah

Aisha Sharif and David Muhammad

Rachel and Stefanie Shustek

Bob Sigler

Sharon and Greg Steele

Chelsea and Matthew Storm

Shruti and Ajay Tejwani

Donna Thomason ’72

Brooke and Matthew Thompson

Sarah and Kyle Tulp

The United Way of Greater Kansas City

Peter A. Vrooman ’88 and Kenyon Vrooman

Farrah A. Walker ’94

Adam Walton

Anna and Jian Jiao Wang

Maurice A. Watson ’76

Doug Welch

Whitney and Kate Sunderland Charitable Fund

Mary and Thomas Woltcamp

Janet and Mark Yagan

Anonymous Donor

Anonymous Donor

Green and White Society

up to $499

Tammy and Ken Adams

Robert S. Adams

Charlotte and Robert Adelsperger

Charles Anderson

Nia Anderson-High

Miriam Anderson and Ted Abele

Shabnam Arsiwala and Chirag Hathiari

Andrea Baca

Sydney Backstrom

Janice Germann Baker ’65 and James Baker

Nicole and Aaron Baker

Laura Baker

Patricia Germann Beattie ’68

Andrea Franz Becker ’08 and Will Becker

Debby and David Bell

Susie and Paul Blackman

Walter Brayman

Sallie Harrison Brodhay ’62 and Thomas Brodhay

Jennifer Brown

Suzanne Buffum

Jill Snyder Bunting ’61

Wendy Hockaday Burcham ’80 and Grant Burcham

Burns & McDonnell

Molly and Jason Camis

Anne Sutton Canfield ’63

Yolanda Cargile

Karen Welsh Carmody ’59

Lesleigh and Tolga Cetinguc

Katie Chalfant

Elizabeth Bolton Christenberry ’74 and Robert Christenberry

Kerry and Louis Christifano

Michelle and John Cochran

Diane O’Brien Collings ’64 and Peter Collings

Clay Copilevitz ’87

Amy and Scott Corcoran

Mary Corneil and Carl Helmstedder

Laurence and Geoff Coventry

Monique and Tim Cowden

Kellye Crockett

Ellen Dalen

Lois Davidson

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HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

New & Improved Athletic Facilities are a Game Changer

THE BOYS SOCCER team kicked off a new era for Barstow athletics on September 23, 2022. In front of an excited home crowd, the Knights christened the new $1 million artificial turf field with a 3–1 win over Northeast Kansas City. The team went on to claim the district championship during their fall season and in the spring, the girls team followed up with similar success. They won a pair of matches at home for the district championship — and both teams benefited from practicing and competing on the new soccer pitch.

Artificial turf can withstand intense and increased use without damage and is impervious to weather-related cancellations. The field, funded by a $7.5 million dollar anonymous gift received in 2021, kicked off a building boom for Knights’ athletic programs that will continue throughout the 2023–2024 school year.

A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME

The next project up to the plate was a major baseball field renovation. The Knights opened their season with a home double header on Saturday March 25, at the beautiful new Graves Family Stadium. Scores of fans — families, friends, faculty and staff and alumni — attended the Opening Day Celebration.

Thanks to a $750,000 lead gift from the Graves Family Foundation, drainage issues have been resolved, artificial turf added to the infield and the scoreboard upgraded. The Hart family donated $200,000 to build spacious and functional dugouts. Michell and Tim Prier made a $72,000 gift for batting cages, and Deanna and Greg Graves gave an additional $37,000 to complete the renovation. PCC Sports and JE Dunn also gave generously to the project.

The baseball team responded with a big swing: they posted a 24–8 regular season record, won the district championship for the first time since 2008, and made it to the state final four in Springfield in May.

Baseball Opening Day, March 25, 2023.

The two-story athletic building will include golf simulator hitting bays and a dance studio.

BUILDING MOMENTUM

This fall, construction will begin on the next major addition to Barstow’s athletic facilities. The $3.5 million athletic building, also funded through the 2021 transformational gift, will be equipped with golf simulator hitting bays and a practice putting green, dance studio, team meeting room, team locker rooms, spectator restrooms and a concession stand. Designed by Multistudio and built by OnSite Construction, the two-story building is expected to open in the fall of 2024.

Renovations are also complete on a $500,000 renovation of the physical education locker rooms. They provide student-athletes with digital combination lockers, new showers, equipment storage and contemporary space for team meetings.

“The new building, the new fields and the modernization of existing spaces shows Barstow’s ongoing commitment to our teams,” Director of Athletics Don Stelting said. “Every season, our athletes bring home more trophies and more championships. Providing them with the best facilities helps them focus on giving their best effort to their teammates and the school.”

A NEW LOOK FOR THE KNIGHTS

Barstow has introduced a refreshed athletic brand to accompany its modern fields and facilities. Athletes and fans are already sporting the bold new shield that symbolizes the Barstow Knights.

In line with the brand redesigns by many professional and college-level teams, the former logo featuring the Knight character has been replaced by a the shield and variations of Barstow, Barstow Knights, or a singular B. While the designs are contemporary, they nod to tradition by incorporating the school colors and Barstow’s founding in 1884.

Deanna Graves, grandson Max Chanos and Greg Graves, surrounded by members of the 2023 District Championship baseball team.

Green and White Society continued from page 12

Patricia Davies

Heywood H. Davis

Linda Decker

Maureen and Timothy Deves

Robert J. Dockhorn

Maegan and Alan Donovan

Diah Douglas ’96

Ellouise Dunn

Charlene Elliott

Wendee Elliott-Clement and Joseph Clement

Sharon Erwin

Pat Eschbacher

Paul J. Exposito

Annie Fairchild

Toney S. Findley

Marcia Fisher* and Aaron Ketchell

Chloe Foster ’11

Kenneth J. Fox ’10

Wendy and Mike Franz

Stephanie Freeland

Faith and Joe Bob Fuller

W. Brent Fuson

Hires Gage

Annie and Kent Gajewski

Sabrina Galante and Maximiliano Caballero Vieyra

Claudia Kelley Gant ’70

Marina and Alexis Ganter

Julia Gargallo and Greg Woodhams

Debbie Thompson Gates ’74 and Marvin H. Gates II ’73

Kirkland H. Gates

Tara and Brian Georgie

JoAnn Schooling Gillula ’65

Michael Go

John D. Goodman ’79 and Kelly Goodman

Adina and Sean Goodman

Ami Parekh Gordon ’96 and Lance Gordon

Gale Kolker Gottlieb ’64 and Kenneth Gottlieb

Lindsey and Robert Graham

Mitchell Gratwick II

Cheryl Wilhite Greene ’73

Karen and Sean Greenwood

Sandra and James Gregory

Anh and James Griffith

Joyce and Richard Groebl IV

Carrie Grounds and John Passanisi

Pamela Sutherland Gyllenborg ’72 and John E. Gyllenborg ’72

Ronald D. Harmon

Ashley P. Harper ’88

Jamie S. Harper ’07

Phyllis Rahm Hart ’55

Hartley Family Foundation

Allison and Mike Hartnett

Linda and William Hartong

Nelopher Hathiary and Tayeb Fanaswala

Serri and Steven Helm

Marsha and Reber Herdliska

Mallory and Perry Hilvitz

Deborah A. Dockhorn Hisle ’87 and Kristopher Hisle

Ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 and Irv Hockaday, Jr.

Frances Hoffman

Emily Huffman ’81

Ellyn Hunter

Nancy and Joe Huppe

Sarah Hwang and Paul Choi

Anne Hyvrard

Preeti and Karthik Iyer

Sherri Jacobson Jacobs ’87 and Jon Jacobs

Jager Family Foundation - Alison Bartlett Jager ’68

Mary and Marlin Johanning

Kerry and Ron Johnson

Diane Johnson

Leigh Jones-Bamman ’70

Barbara Jones

Kathryn Jones

Khyati and Rahul Kapur

Charlotte Keith

Janet K. Kelley ’67

Jane Ketchell

Christina and Todd Kieffer

Jean Titus Kiene ’60

Samantha and Michael Kilgore

Florence Logan Kline ’48 and William Kline

Hollie Kloser

Gretchen Eschbacher Koch ’93

Robert Kohler, Jr. and Zaid Askins Lopez

Arlan Koppel

Jennifer and Ted Koreckij

James D. Korneman ’93

Julie Kramschuster

Carol Davis Krueger ’79 and John Charles Krueger

Bridget Moran Kukuk

Swapnam and Lala Kumar

Rae Ann and David Lackey

Lilli and Anthony Lackey

Catherine Lang ’15

Audrey Langworthy

Blythe Brigham Launder ’68

Emily Leavey

Carolyne and Robert Lehr

Anne Leiter

Vicky Brigham Leonard ’59

Teresa Lo and Rex Parker

Teresa Lorenz-Do and Lam Do

Gay Lee Ludwig-Bonney and Robert S. Bonney

Betty J. Lynn

Susan and Paul Lyon

Jack Mahurin

Sarah Smith Malino ’63 and Jonathon Malino

Annabel Mancillas and David Gajewski

Bernice and Jess Markey

Edward Martin

Amanda J. Marvin and Martin Benega

Kent Maughan

Christina Payne McAllister ’87

Ann McCray ’78

Renee McGhee-Lenart

Carol Mosman McNeer ’63 and J. Frederick McNeer

George Mensch

Marilyn and Kurt Metzl

Deborah Miles

Maegan Miller

Asha Molina

Betsey Belisle Moreland ’56 and Jack Moreland

Karen Morrow

Celestine and Rudolph Muhammad

Gena Munsch

Lori and Scott Myron

Sue Nagy

Ruby and Richard Nelson

Janet Nichols-Obeji and Joseph Jay Obeji

Carly and Timothy Ning

Julia Norton-Keidel

Annabel Fisher Nutter ’49

Marie and Thomas O’Hara

Danny O’Neill

Barbie and Terry O’Toole

Cathy Oei-Milette

Susan Olander ’74

Mia Oma and Rod Savage

Lesly Ozar

Mary Lou Pagano

Charlie A. Parekh ’93 and Shana Whitehead

Denise and Rex Parker

Heather N. Paxton

Hsiu-Hui and Chuck Payne

Patricia Payne

Brandon Pepin ’94 and Yayoi Domae

Jeanette and William Perich

Joan and Larry Perkins

Karen L. Pierson ’80

Mallory and Andy Plungkhen

Donna and Robert W. Pohl

Kristen and Robert Pohl

Ellen Porter

Wendy and George Powell III

Becky and Mark Presko

Kasie and Nick Presko

Gay and Brett Purcell

Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99 and Paul Raccuglia ’99

Debra Raffety

Kay Tasker Rearick ’59

Page Branton Reed ’73 and Bruce Reed

Lindsey Reid-Goff

Anne Butler Rice ’86 and Eric Rice

Anne and Justin Richter

Leah J. Ricketts ’10

Edward Riss

Katherine Spencer Rivard ’81 and Jay Rivard ’81

Christy Roitz

Dian and Don Roth

Jennifer and Steven Roth

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WAYS TO GIVE

Green and White Society continued from page 17

Janet Redheffer Russell ’42*

Hasna and Thaju Salam

Deann and Carlos Salazar

Catherine and Lewis Satterwhite

Ashley and Craig Schubert

Leslie and Scott Schulte

Cathy and Michael Schultz

Gina and Christopher Shepherd

Kara and Daniel Sherwood

Joanie Shoemaker

Sonya and Christopher Shore

Rachel Siegel and Josh LeBeau

J. Michael Sigler ’72

Debra Siler

Martha and RZ Sims

Nikki Sims

Saumya and Anil Singh

Shilpa Singh and Bhanu Gupta

Susan Helzberg Sloman ’74 and Neil Sloman

Elizabeth and Bryan Smith

J. Neil Smith

Kendra Spahr and Todd Race

Susan and Tuck Spaulding

Elisabeth M. Spencer ’79

Allison and Joseph Spicer

Melanie and Don Stelting

Norma Stevens

Judy and Ted Stilwill

Kylie and Dustin Stock

Jean and Alan Stribling

Carole and John Strube

Gail Taliaferro

Macy Tanking

Laura and Tony Tappan

Rose and Eugene Tate

Catherine Rush Thompson ’72

Rachael and Matt Thurman

Lisa Tillema

Stephanie Stubbs Tinsley ’62 and Jerry Tinsley

Chrystal Tonkin

Piersol Foundation - Elinor Kroh Tourtellot ’61 and Michael Tourtellot

Heather Towle and Ralph Millard

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From an annual donation to including Barstow in your estate plans, there are many ways to give a gift that supports our students and our school. We value the culture of philanthropy and the Office of Advancement can help you find the method of giving that suits you best.

Donate Online

Visit www.barstowschool.org/donate and use our secure giving page to make a one-time or recurring gift.

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Via Mail

Send a check payable to The Barstow School to The Barstow School, Office of Advancement, 11511 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Employer Matching Gift

Gifts may be doubled through an employer’s matching gift program. Contact your human resources department for information.

Stocks & Securities

When you give appreciated stock (held for at least a year), you may be eligible for a charitable deduction while saving capital gains incurred by selling them.

Sponsorship

Contact the Office of Advancement to become a sponsor of our Green & White Gala or other community events throughout the year.

Planned Giving

Include Barstow in your estate plans. Thoughtful planning supports our school well into the future.

OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT

Jennifer Dreiling, Vice President Advancement jennifer.dreiling@barstowschool.org • 816-277-0433

Dan McNickle, Community Relations and Barstow Fund Manager dan.mcnickle@barstowschool.org • 816-277-0428

Gena Munsch, Advancement Administrative Assistant gena.munsch@barstowschool.org • 816-277-0422

Claire Lednicky ’15, Alumni Coordinator claire.lednicky@barstowschool.org • 816-277-0414

The Barstow School is classifed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by the standards of the Internal Revenue Service.

WHY WE GIVE

WE DON’T JUST LOVE THE BARSTOW SCHOOL. We are deeply grateful for The Barstow School.

When our oldest grandson was getting ready to go to kindergarten, our family learned that the student-teacher class ratio in the school district he was to attend would be 28:1. His parents started looking at private schools. They interviewed, toured and spoke with others they knew. They chose Barstow because “it just felt so welcoming when we walked through the front door.”

Fast forward 14 years. Our oldest grandson graduated from Barstow in 2022 and just began his sophomore year at an excellent college in Texas. He was accepted there for three reasons. First, he was a diligent student, encouraged and mentored by amazing Barstow teachers to strive to be the best student and person he could possibly be. Second, Barstow has a national reputation for excellence, and colleges know that any student coming from Barstow is going to be top notch. And third, Barstow has tremendous college counselors dedicated to finding the right school for each student based on their interests and capabilities. Our younger grandson just began his senior year. And what an exciting year it will be, beginning with college visits and decisions and culminating in a time-honored commencement weekend that creates lifelong memories for graduates and families.

We are so grateful that our grandsons spent these years at a school which thrives on educating the whole child: mind, body and character. Academics are foremost, but so is kindness, respect and caring for others. I know that Barstow played a role in the wonderful young men they have become.

We always ‘did our part’ to contribute annually to Barstow, but the pandemic changed everything for us. Friends with kids in public schools worried that their children were isolated and not getting daily instruction. Barstow quickly implemented an action plan. We made a large gift to help defray unbudgeted expenses that provided visual, online daily instruction to its students. And we’ve kept giving generously because of everything Barstow has done for our grandsons. I encourage you to join us in supporting The Barstow School.

Anne and JB Hodgdon BARSTOW GRANDPARENTS

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Edward B. Tranin ’78 and Amy Tranin

Emily R. Tranin ’16

Lisa and Bryan Tulp

Kevin Umstattd

Lauren and Corbin Umstattd

Margaret Sutton Valentine ’61 and Eric Valentine

Julie Valluet

Jordan Vaughn

Penelope Smith Vrooman ’54

Virginia Raymond Wagner ’56 and Richard Wagner

Helen and John Walker

Angela Wang ’81 and Steven Lee

Terri and Paul Warning

Nancy Westheimer ’63

THE HERITAGE SOCIETY

Diana Johnson Abitz ’75 and Daniel Abitz

Susan Belger Angulo ’76 and Thomas Angulo

Janice Germann Baker ’65 and James Baker

Patricia and Andrew Brown

Betty Ann Cortleyou ’61

Melanie McVay DiLeo ’66 and Charles DiLeo

Beverly* and Robert Dockhorn

Ann and Thomas Duckett*

Leslie Teel Dunn ’70 and Tom Dunn

Veronica and George Egon

Dody and Brian Everist

Annette and Eugene Fibuch*

Barbara and Gene Funk*

Murray Gartner* and Anne Thompson ’44

Joyce Generali

Amanda and Thomas Goldsborough

Scott C. Gyllenborg ’74 and Christina Gyllenborg

Elise Schmahlfeldt Hall ’52 and Allan Hall*

Maureen Whittaker

Courtenay Seidlitz Williams ’67

Emmy and Seth Wright

Christina Wu and Victor Hwang

Rick Young

Shirley and John Young

Yourcause

Catherine and Alan Zahniser

Jean and Robert Zeldin

Katie and Ryan Zeldin

Albert Zimmer III

Lindsay Zimmerman

Anonymous Donor (5)

Donors who leave a legacy for the school through a bequest in a will, trust or other deferred gift.

Joy Hanshaw

Paget Gates Higgins ’59 and Thomas Higgins

Ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 and Irv Hockaday, Jr.

Quintanella B. Johnson

Andrew Swinney* and Leslie Kase ’77

Janet K. Kelley ’67

Paul S. Kivett

James Lacy* and Lois D. Dubach Lacy ’55

Martha Lally ’75

Sanders R. Lambert, Jr. and Kelly Brent Lambert*

Cindy McCollum Larson ’89

Gordon K. Lenci

J. Robert Mackenzie

Wendy Marvin

Susan L. McGee ’76

Charlotte and John Morrow

Wendy Ketterman Neihart ’79 and David Neihart ’79

Rosalyn Osborn

Sheryl and James L. Osborn, Jr.

Lisa Pelofsky ’82 and Bronwyn Werner

Douglas M. Price

Deborah R. Reichman ’70

Michele and Grant Ritchey

May Judith Robinson ’57

Charles H. Sachs

Jane and Gerald Schaumberg

Stan Shaffer ’73 and Kathy Shaffer

Mary Jane and Bruce Short

J. Michael Sigler ’72

Kate and Whitney Sunderland

Joan Thompson

Maurice A. Watson ’76

Scott M. Wolff ’76 and Karen Wolff

Beth and William Zollars

* Denotes deceased

IN MEMORIAM

MICHAEL S.B. CHURCHMAN, 1929–2022

Michael S.B. Churchman, Head of The Barstow School 1979–1985, passed away on Aug. 16, 2022, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania at the age of 93. Mr. Churchman graduated from Wesleyan University in 1950 and earned additional degrees from the University of Missouri–Kansas City and Harvard University. In 1952, Mr. Churchman began his first tenure at Barstow as a history teacher, before serving as headmaster at The Kent School in Denver, Colorado, and St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, Virginia. He returned to Barstow as head of school from 1979–1985. Michael Churchman is survived by his wife, Jean Wood Churchman, three daughters, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

JANET REDHEFFER RUSSELL ’42, 1925–2023

Janet Redheffer Russell passed away on Feb. 17, 2023, in Prairie Village, Kansas, at the age of 97. She attended the University of Arizona and married William Russell in 1950. Mrs. Russell maintained her interest and involvement with The Barstow School for many years, acting as student recruitment chairman for more than a decade. She received Barstow’s Outstanding Alumnae of the Year Award in 1993. Mrs. Russell is survived by three daughters; Melissa Langstaff ’63, Jennifer Sawyer ’65 and Charlotte White ’71, seven grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.

MARCIA FISHER, 1967–2023

A beloved member of The Barstow School staff, Marcia Fisher passed away on June 9, 2023, in Lawrence, Kansas. She was 55 years old. Marcia was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1967 and married Dr. Aaron Ketchell in 1998. She was a devoted mother to their two children, Clara ’21 and Gus ’23. Aaron is the chair of Barstow’s upper school social science department. Marcia joined the Advancement Office in 2019. She will be remembered by coworkers, students and families for her warmth, kindness and grace.

People & Places

Homecoming  Will Kanan ’13 and Lauren Fox ’15 continued the longstanding tradition of alumni crowning homecoming royalty on February 10, 2023.

Class of 1993 30th Reunion Alumni and former faculty enjoyed catching up during a campus tour to mark their 30th reunion on April 29, 2023. Left to right: Dr. Walter Brayman, Jim Korneman, Charlie Parekh, Jamie Brink, Nirav Bisarya, Rahul Khare, Gretchen Koch, Karin Imhoff, Adam Moore, Valerie Lee, Tom Pohl, Mitchell Gratwick II, Joy Brauer, Amy Turnbull Khare.

IDEA Space Ribbon Cutting September 12, 2022  Trustee Jennifer Gille Bacon, Past Trustee Kirby Upjohn ’66 , Trustee Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90

Class of 1983 40th Reunion gathered at Barstow for brunch and a campus tour on June 17, 2023.

First row left to right: Alyson Morris Harper, Cathy Stow, Martha Hoel Garrison, Laura Hockaday Hall, Marichi Racela-Smith, Kara Kessinger Brittingham, Mary Hoel, Adonica Lewis Worley. Second row: Trey Gum, Tom Whittaker, Eric Sigler, Bob Vrooman, Steven Ewert, Kevin Dillard, Siren Rossland

Graves Family Lounge Faculty, staff and friends of Barstow celebrated the opening of the Graves Family Lounge on November 11, 2022. Pictured: Ford Galvin, Kristin Galvin, Trustee Mira Mdivani, Trustee Greg Graves, Max Chanos, Deanna Graves, Gregory Graves, Alyssa Graves, Gabe Chanos, Ted McKnight, Cooper Chanos, Director of Counseling Services Jessica Chanos, Deuce Chanos.

Class of 1992 30th Reunion Members of the Class of 1992 shared memories and a lot of laughter at their campus gathering on March 3, 2023.

Bottom row: Deborah Nichols, Julie Kramer Metzger, Lindsy Myers, Kendall Lacy. Middle row: Quincy Foster, Saidah Blount, Heather Macintosh, Ashley McDonald Baker, Meredith Morrow Illa, Courtney Pace Angilan, Michael Edwards, Marc Shaw. Top Row: Max Barlow, Ryan Colerick, Mitch Douglass, David Yarnevich.

Green & White Gala Dr. Vishal and Dr. Aradhana Pandey, Trustee Soni Patel, Dr. Carrie Grounds, Caroline John and Kris Carlgren and hundreds of others enjoyed the annual event.

Donor Appreciation Party JoZach Miller ’80, Trustee Joel Brous ’88, Vice President for Academics Dr. Tom Niermann, Trustee Peter Vrooman ’88 and Kenyon Vrooman at the Brous home on February 2, 2023.

Green & White Gala Trustee Rob Rothhaas and Ginger Rothhaas, Trustee Srikala Subramanian and Tyler Thomas at The Abbott on October 8, 2022.

Senior Walk – May 12, 2023 Congratulations to the Class of 2023, the newest members of our alumni community.

Retirement Surprise

Mayor Quinton Lucas ’02 surprised Honorary Alumna and Coach Jane White during the first and second grade spring music performance on May 5, 2023. He delivered an official “Coach Jane White Day” proclamation, honoring her retirement from Barstow after 29 years of service.