Lovett Magazine, Fall 2013 by The Lovett School

the lovett school magazine for alumni, parents, and friends fall 2013

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The Lovett School Board of Trustees, 2013–14 Clayton F. Jackson ’77 Chairman Jeffrey F. Hines, M.D. Vice Chairman R. Reid French ’89 Finance Committee Chair David B. Kahn ’81 Secretary Active Brian M. J. Boutté Gordon A. Buchmiller, Jr. Margaret Denny Dozier ’73 R. Reid French, Jr. ’89 Deborah Hodge Harrison William F. Henagan ’76 Jeffrey F. Hines, M.D. Dabney Mann Hollis Clayton F. Jackson ’77 David B. Kahn ’81 John O. Knox, Jr. ’88 Amy R. Kreisler ’88 Chandru Krishnamurthy Kathryn M. Lee Edward D. McCrady Jane Kerr Mathews James M. McIntyre ’83 James B. Meyer Carla Y. Neal-Haley, M.D. Elizabeth D. Pope ’79 Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr. ’77 Brady L. Rackley III Frances G. Rogers Lawrence M. Schall, Ph.D. F. Blair Schmidt-Fellner Richard F. Smith John R. Wells Elizabeth B. West Frank L. Wilson III ’72 Emeriti Pinney L. Allen David F. Apple, Jr., M.D. Charles R. Arp, D.D.S. ’62 Thomas A. Avery ’71 C. Duncan Beard Avril Beckford, M.D J. Donald Childress Bradley Currey, Jr. Sallie Adams Daniel ’68 John M. Darden III John M. DeBorde III Richard A. Denny, Jr. Bruce L. Dick Daniel M. DuPree William H. Fox, Ph.D. Russell R. French William B. Fryer

Thomas C. Gallagher Robert J. Glenn John T. Glover J.H. Hilsman III (Little Lovett) Dorothy Smith Knox Hines ’69 John R. Holder ’73 W. Barrett Howell (Little Lovett) Harrison Jones II Donald R. Keough Michael L. Keough ’74 Frank Kinnett Wilton D. Looney Robert C. Lourdermilk, Jr. ’78 C. Knox Massey, Jr. W. Hampton Morris ’69 C. V. Nalley III Robert E. Peterson Mark C. Pope IV ’68 Jan N. Portman Alfred R. Roach, Jr. ’62 William H. Rogers, Jr. Arthur W. Rollins, ’77 Christian B. Schoen ’79 Robert E. Settle ’65 Charles U. Slick ’69 Richard W. Sorenson Gerald J. Wilkins John A. Williams Alumni Executive Board, 2013–14 Julie Muir Harlan ’94 President Sally Lynch Mefford ’91 President-Elect Fran Tidwell ’87 Past President Mary Holloway Timberlake ’75 Kurt Hohlstein ’76 Larry Jackson ’77 Missie Wall Hall ’78 Marlyn Rollins Chapman ’81 Ansley Merritt Conner ’83 Matthew Tully ’86 Lesee Whitaker Googe ’87 Michael Jaje ’89 Chris Wegener ’90 Brad Pope ’91 Jim Woodward ’92 Megan Apple Stephenson ’93 Amy Erbesfield Clayton ’94 LeeAnn Landers Smith ’95 Dorothy Marshall Christians ’96 Ryan Smith Dunlap ’97 Taylor Dozier ’02 Charles Slick ’04 Katie Jackson ’06 Lara Kauffman Alumni Director, Ex Officio William S. Peebles iv Headmaster, Ex Officio Andrew C. Spencer Chief Advancement Officer, Ex Officio

the lovett school magazine for alumni, parents, and friends fall 2013 volume 31, number 2

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William S. Peebles iv Headmaster

Lovett is published by the Advancement Ofﬁce twice a year and is mailed free of charge to alumni, parents, and friends of The Lovett School. For more information or to submit news, call (404) 262-3032, ext. 1208; e-mail alumni@lovett.org; or visit <www.lovett.org>.

Andrew C. Spencer Chief Advancement Ofﬁcer

editor Kimberly S. Blass Director of Strategic Communications

d e s i gne r Jennifer Zei Communications Specialist

The Lovett School admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The Lovett School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, employment practices, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. This publication is printed by an FSC®-certiﬁed printer on paper that is 30 percent post-consumer waste and manufactured with green power.

a s s o ciat e e d it o r Anne Brandau Fuentes Past Alumni Director

s ta f f Ginny Evans Communications Specialist Lara Kauffman Director of Alumni Relations Starr Pollock Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Jennifer Sarginson Associate Director of Communications

co n t ri b u t o r s Janie Coleman, Perry McIntyre ’71, Kim Morgan, Randy Murphy

Kennedy Crenshaw singing in chorus On the cover: Jack O’Neal ’13, William Henagan ’13, and James Wilby ’13 perform in the annual Jazz Concert.

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The Lovett School Mission

The Lovett School is a community that seeks to develop young men and women of honor, faith, and wisdom with the character and intellect to thrive in college and in life.

Founded in 1926 by Eva Edwards Lovett, we continue today as an Atlanta independent school serving children in Kindergarten through Grade 12. With an emphasis on the whole child, we provide integrated experiences in academics, arts, athletics, and service through an education grounded in learning, character, and community. Learning Lovett faculty and staff inspire our students to love learning. We help them discover how to think critically, communicate effectively, engage creatively, and collaborate purposefully. We create opportunities for them to grow in all dimensions—intellectual, emotional, physical, aesthetic, moral, and spiritual. Character Lovett teaches the qualities of servant leadership and sound character— honesty, respect, responsibility, compassion, courage, and integrity. We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual within an intentionally inclusive, diverse, and welcoming environment. We honor God in an atmosphere that is rooted in Judeo-Christian beliefs and is further enriched by a variety of religious traditions. Community Lovett is a dedicated community of students and teachers, joined by loyal parents, staff, alumni, trustees, and friends. We are committed—with shared purposes and principles—to improving our school, our city, our society, our environment, and our world. approved by the lovett school board of trustees, february 2012

The Lovett School Character Pledge

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We, who are members of the Lovett community, seek to live lives of good

character. We believe that good character grows from daily acts of honesty, respect, responsibility, and compassion. We pledge ourselves to develop these ideals with courage and integrity, striving to do what is right at all times.

A Message from the Headmaster

As we continue to strive to be true to Eva Edwards Lovett’s founding

vision, the arts remain central to our philosophy and work. Mrs. Lovett was determined to have her students focus on thinking and doing, learning and serving, imagining and creating—and such remains our commitment today. Indeed, amidst the complex challenges facing our world, we need young people with path-breaking imagination—imagination fueled by the arts—to address the philosophical, ethical, and political dilemmas before us. We feature in this issue of Lovett the arts of the 21st century at Lovett. Our Fine Arts programs are integral to our daily devotion to nurturing the imagination, creativity, character, and soulfulness of our students. We are continually inspired by the artistic—photographic, dramatic, musical, and expressive—gifts of our students, who are being guided by an enormously talented arts faculty. I urge you to go to our website (http://www.lovett. org/fine-arts) and garner more detailed information about the robust and exciting offerings in the arts, including a burgeoning partnership with the High Museum of Art in which almost 1,000 members of the Lovett community participated in 2012–13. Take note also of upcoming performances and join us for as many of those as you can. A special arts-related highlight in the fall is “An Evening with Tom Key.” Tom has been the executive artistic director of Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta since 1995. Tom is ceaselessly committed to using theater and the stage as an opportunity to strengthen community. He has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Theater Center. In collaboration with Harry Chapin, he helped to imagine and write the off-Broadway musical hit, Cotton Patch Gospel. He gave a stunning performance several years ago as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. And, in 2008, he gave a powerful dramatic presentation on some of the writings of C. S. Lewis on our own Hendrix-Chenault Theater stage. Tom is an extraordinarily gifted teacher and actor. The evening of Thursday, October 24, thanks to the generosity of a Lovett family, Tom, some of our Fine Arts faculty, and several students will collaborate on a very special dramatic program for our community. Earlier that day, Tom will meet with several classes and will work with students on poetry, dramatic literature, short stories, and storytelling. Please join us the evening of Thursday, October 24, to see and hear Tom Key in partnership with members of the Lovett community. This is sure to be a unique and uplifting program! Our heartfelt thanks to all of the people across the Lovett community who make possible such an outstanding and vibrant arts program for our students.

William S. Peebles iv Headmaster

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Why the Arts? by ginny evans Communications Specialist

A scene from The Sound of Music. (L-R) Madison Thompson, Chip Fankhauser, True Geralds, Lydia Flock, Carter McPherson, Mary Stewart Delong

A two-word phrase that is frequently associated with The Lovett School is Progressive Education. Our founder, Eva Edwards Lovett, was a pioneer in this self-assessing and active type of learning. In her words, “It is education which is progressing continually in order to keep in step with the constant changes occurring in the world around us.” To maintain this approach to education into the 21st century, we must continue to reassess what skills and abilities will be necessary for our students in the future. Courses in science, technology, engineering, and math all quickly become part of the agenda. Yet, as many educators and researchers have discovered, these subjects cannot be fully mastered without a sustained study in the arts. You might be asking, ‘Why the arts?’ To put it simply, a sustained study in the arts is a lifelong benefit. The arts help students find the link between simply knowing facts and being able to apply those facts creatively. The arts engage the mind and imagination, promote collaboration and teamwork, develop disciplined efforts, improve communication skills, and build self-confidence. Academics are geared towards these core comFall 2013 5

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petencies, but music, theater, photography, dance, and visual arts require them daily. Lovett’s nationally recognized fine arts program engages our students in the core competencies with the help of a faculty comprised of 42 working professional artists. “These are some of the most exceptional artists I’ve ever come across in any institution,” said Jay Freer ’78, Lovett’s director of fine arts and himself and alumnus of the arts program at Lovett. “Being part of the Lovett faculty, I have access to some of the most creative and talented people in the business,” added visual arts teacher Amy Story. “It is a place where self-discovery is encouraged and pushing the boundaries in education is embraced.” The arts are incorporated throughout the curriculum beginning in Lower School. As a kindergartner, students build fine motor skills by creating and discussing visual art. By Middle School, students have explored a number of yearlong and semester-long fine arts classes, such as band, orchestra, dance, chorus, or digital arts. Upper School students continue their studies with at least one year of art instruction. With 55 courses in a full range of visual and performing arts (see sidebar, p. 13) students are able to find and pursue an art form that speaks to them. Band teacher Stutz Wimmer formed the Ellington Jazz Band to encourage his students to do just that. “I think it’s really important for my students to have high aspirations,” explained Wimmer. “That’s one of the reasons I started the Ellington Band. It gives students a specific reason to 6

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push harder.” The Ellington Jazz Band is structured as a performance class, with a specific focus on improvisation and music from the Big Band era. Membership in the select ensemble is by audition only, and students are expected to make a long-term commitment because of the continuous curriculum and ensemble balance. By the end of their tenure, members have a high level of proficiency as instrumentalists. They perform throughout the school year on campus and compete at national competitions, such as Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and Competition in New York City. Colin Tucker ’12 first saw the Ellington Band perform when he was in Lower School. “I remember thinking, ‘I want to do that’,” he said. “Being able to fulfill that goal as an upper schooler and traveling to a national competition with some of my closest friends was an amazing feeling. I don’t think I would be have been able to do that anywhere else but at Lovett.” Ellington Band members not only find success at national music competitions, but also reach high

Top: Julian McCarthy, Katherine Pope, Stephen Ewing, and Avery Dean rehearse for the Middle School play. Bottom: Charlotte Pollard plays a song in Mrs. Beverly’s music class.

academic goals. In fact, recent Lovett alums who received the Morehead-Cain scholarship at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Hudson Vincent ’09, Daniel Rue ’11 and Peter Diaz ‘12, and the Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia, William Henagan ’13, were all members of Ellington.

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Lydia Flock ’14 Senior Lydia Flock is a key member of The Lovett Singers, a select Upper

School chorus ensemble, and has appeared and starred in many of the Upper School theater productions. In 2012, She played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and in 2013, she played Maria in The Sound of Music. Lydia was nominated for best female lead at this year’s Shuler Hensley Awards. made you become so QWhat involved and passionate about the fine arts program? In the choral program, the individual attention is fantastic. If I ever need help with sight-reading, I can go after school to practice. Or, if I need to ask a question, my teachers are always timely in their responses. Everyone really feels like they have a place in the program. What I love about the theater program is Mr. Silverman’s flexibility. He takes the time to get to know each one of his students and teach accordingly. Because everyone works differently, he shows us different ways to get fully into character and really perform. have you seen the arts QHow benefit your academic performance? Reading, watching, and performing plays and musicals has helped a lot in history classes like American Studies. For example, when I was performing in The Sound of Music, I was also learning about the Anschluss in class. Being heavily involved in the arts has also helped my time management skills, which are hugely necessary in the real world. Balancing schoolwork during tech

week of a show is particularly challenging, but I’m so glad I have that experience so I’m ready for whatever life throws at me.

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after Lovett from your experience in the arts? Taking Mr. Wimmer’s AP Music Theory class has opened doors to the world of composition. After working hard on part writing, chord analysis, and ear training, I did not exactly know what I was going to do with all the new information. This summer, however, I put those skills to work and composed two pieces that tell an amazing story through music and movement. I also had the luxury of performing my pieces alongside other incredible artists. It was probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever done, and I will continue to explore composing and arranging music.

there anything else you QIswould like to share about your experience? Lovett has given me so many amazing opportunities. I have so much support from my teachers and mentors here. I know I will keep in touch with them long after I graduate.

The notion of the arts benefitting a student’s academic performance is nothing new to Lovett. When Mrs. Lovett founded the school, she purposefully integrated the arts with the school’s whole program. “At Lovett, creative arts […] are a fundamental part of the curriculum,” she wrote. “In one or more of these [fine arts classes], every child finds full play for creative capacity and a happy outlet for talents and energies. He is therefore stimulated to keener interest in academic exercises.” Mrs. Lovett was an advocate for the arts in education from the very beginning. She understood its importance in teaching students. Today at Lovett, teachers in each division continue to incorporate the arts with curriculum. The American Studies program in the Upper School has found that supplementing history and literature with an emphasis on art and music allows students to think in very interdisciplinary ways. “We find that students with a background in art are often able to ‘read’ paintings and photographs in very sophisticated ways,” said English teacher Mark May-Beaver. “Likewise, students who are musicians often make great contributions to our discussions about spirituals, minstrels, blues, and jazz.” When students have a background in the arts, they are able to contribute even more to their studies and make the subject more accessible to the entire class through discussions and presentations. A similar interdisciplinary approach to curriculum happens in visual art classes. Amy Story asks her students to take a subject from their academic courses to create a work of art. Story encourages her students to take control of their education by Fall 2013 7

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Top: Senior Blair Fisher created this piece of sustainable artwork with found and recycled objects. Bottom: Artwork by Junior Sydney Wolfe

letting them decide what to explore in a subject in which they connect. “It is a great thing to empower kids with options and to learn that there are other non-traditional ways of expressing ideas,” she said. “It has stunned many teachers to see what the kids are capable of and how much they enjoy what they are learning in class.” Stutz Wimmer finds that his music classes often overlap with academia, as well. “Almost every day, there’s an ‘a ha’ moment when I explain some element that’s present in music that they’ve always dealt with, but have no idea what it is,” he said. “Suddenly it’s a tangible thing, and then they know.” While there is this value in studying the arts for a student’s academics, there is also a value in the arts itself. “The arts give students an opportunity to see the world in their own unique way,” explained Jay Freer. “Students gain perspective on the world and that vision adds focus on everything they do.” “Besides teaching them technique, we have to teach them how to see—how to see the world as an artist,” added teacher Tom Zwierlein. Even if students do not continue to pursue the arts, Zwierlein believes that an experience in the arts will give

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Mary Kathryn Flynt ’00 Mary Kathryn Flynt pursued theater while a Lovett student, both on the stage and off. She first tried acting, appearing as

Anges in The School For Wives, and later began stage-managing for many of the Upper School productions. Realizing her passion for behind-the-scenes work, Mary Kathryn went on to pursue her degree at the top training program in the country for stage managers at the North Carolina School of the Arts. After graduation, she moved to New York and began her career as a stage manager on Broadway. She is currently the assistant stage manager for Annie.

QWhich fine arts program did you pursue and why? I had always done plays and been a part of theater groups before moving to Atlanta and enrolling in Lovett in the sixth grade. I loved acting and taking on the role of a different person, so I was surprised at how quickly I fell in love with stage management role after being introduced to it at Lovett. I found that in stage management, you have the job of being a part of the creative process. I enjoyed being a part of the rehearsal process and watching the show come to life with the director and actors. This new part of the creative process—watching the set, props, lights, and costumes complete the picture of what the playwright had written—was exciting.

He looked at me unapologetically and said, “That’s your job. Get us started.” I was immediately terrified and could feel each pair of eyes in the room staring at me. It became apparent that this train was leaving the station, and I needed to figure out how to get onboard and drive! Fast! Somehow, the words started coming out of my mouth. The curtain was taken out, the first actors stepped out, they were lit, and they had the right prop in their hand. Not one show goes by that I don’t think about that moment. Whether I’m an assistant stage manager or the head production stage manager, there is always a moment where all eyes are on me, and I need to make a decision. That moment of searching for a teacher and then viewed as not a student but a stage manager, is one of the best teaching moments I have ever had.

made you passionate about pursuing the arts at QWhat QWhat teachers had the most impact on your time at Lovett? Lovett? The theater has always been a place where people from every social group can safely mix. It’s evident in shows I do now—the star who lives in a hotel in Soho, the ensemble dancer who lives in Harlem, the director who lives in a penthouse on the Upper East Side, and the stagehand who lives two hours outside the city—all have a place. In my theater class at Lovett, I remember having the girl who would ultimately become our valedictorian, a couple of football players, a guy with a mohawk, a foreign-exchange student, members from the Student Government, and so on. I’m pretty sure I wasn’t hip to that fact specifically when I was in high school, but it was fun to be in a class and after-school activity that felt high stakes in its final product. Our shows needed to be collaborative from each person—no matter what his or her GPA or sport of choice. In theater everyone is working toward one goal: to get the curtain up. Then, hopefully we make the audience laugh, cry, scream, think, and clap at the end. This is exactly what sparked my passion.

QWhat is one of your favorite memories from Lovett? The first show I stage-managed was the spring musical, South Pacific. I remember so many moments from this show. Jay Freer would tell me at each stage of the rehearsal process what my jobs and duties as stage manager were, and I followed his directions as best I could. The first day of tech, we were supposed to start at 4:00 pm and it was 4:00 pm. Each actor was ready, each designer was ready, and Mr. Freer (the director) was ready. Mr. Freer was sitting two rows behind me, and I looked at him and shrugged my shoulders, “How does this get started?”

Jay Freer without a doubt. He led me to stage managing, he showed me that people do it for a career, he told me about North Carolina School of the Arts, and he gave me the chance to view the whole process of putting on a show from a more detailed level. Each of my English teachers had a great impact as well—Ms. E-Z, Dr. Franklin, and Mr. Anderson. Each chose great works of literature, which gave me a great love of reading. Reading, I think, has led me to a deeper respect for other forms of art. And a teacher whom I speak often of is Mrs. King. I ran cross country with her for three years. My senior year practice conflicted with rehearsals, so Mrs. King had me take the finish line times for girls at meets on Saturday mornings. This way I was still a part of the team. I was a terrible runner then—and still am—but this didn’t matter to her. Mrs. King taught us to never quit. She didn’t care how ugly the run might be, but if we had committed to being on her team, we would run the race and finish. I’ve carried this lesson with me during many hard times in theater. Just as you can’t quit the race, the show must go on.

QWhat advice would you give current students at Lovett? Take true advantage of all that Lovett has to offer. This will sound like a brochure for Lovett, but it really was my experience. When I went to college (a small state school), I realized how incredibly lucky and rare it was to have the range of classes, the caliber of teachers, and the incredible facilities we had at Lovett. It’s an education that very few are privileged to have, so I would say enjoy and appreciate the golden ticket that you’ve been given. Fall 2013 9 Spring 2009 9

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Seth Decker ’97 Seth Decker has been involved in theatre since age eight. At Lovett, he

performed in numerous plays and musicals during his four years in the Upper School. “Seth is probably the most gifted actor that has come through the theater program in the last 27 years,” said ﬁne arts director Jay Freer. Seth received his BFA in classical stage acting from the Boston University Theatre Conservatory, where he graduated magna cum laude. Seth found great success as a professional actor on stages across the country and has appeared in various television and radio commercials. In April 2003, Seth and his wife, Leah, returned to Atlanta and founded the Red Door Playhouse, a children’s theater company that now also produces adult theater in Roswell.

QWhich ﬁne arts program did you pursue and why? I pursued drama in Upper School, as I’ve always loved the theater.

What made you passionate about pursuing the arts at QLovett? I always wanted to become a professional actor, writer, and director.

QWhat is one of your favorite memories from Lovett? It is when I got the chance to play Mozart in Amadeus. How did your experience in the arts at Lovett prepare you Qfor your career? At Lovett, we got the chance to do amazing shows that other schools would only dream of doing. I acquired a strict work ethic and learned to cultivate the highest standards for my work in all areas of the theater. Now, I run a local theater company of my own.

QWhat teachers had the most impact on your time at Lovett? Jay Freer, Steve Bickley, Raul Miar, and Señora and Dr. Rawe were all exceptional.

QWhat advice would you give current students at Lovett? Take full advantage of all the amazing opportunities that Lovett has to offer. You don’t know how lucky you are. Seth Decker ’97 as Mozart in Amadeus with Brynn Harris DuVall ’98 as Constanza.

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them a unique perspective as they move forward in life. By using the creative side of their brains, students begin to learn how to think outside the box, how to express themselves, and how to communicate effectively. In order to teach students how to see the world as artists, the fine arts program focuses on process. The faculty believes that process is the key to learning and understanding. “The process of producing artwork builds students’ confidence in clarifying and expressing ideas,” explained Amy Story. “It also teaches them discipline and how to develop and present their point of view.” One way that some visual arts students articulate and focus on the process is through a daily blog. The public nature of a blog allows students to express their development as visual artists and encourages them to communicate with their audience in an open forum. They begin to discover how to communicate their ideas to the viewer and use technology to share their experience. Once students have identified the art form that speaks to them, they begin to learn how to express themselves as individuals and build confidence. Senior Lydia Flock said that the individual attention she receives in both the theater and choral programs has impacted her passion for the arts. “Everyone really feels like they have a place,” she said. “In the theater program, Mr. Silverman takes the time to get to know each one of his students and teach accordingly. Because everyone works differently, he shows us different ways to get fully into character and really perform.” Teacher Rebecca Hirsch encourages her students to step out of their comfort zones through dance.

Ellie Mayfield dances with her older sister Emma in the annual all-school dance performance.

By making the connection between music, expression, and movement, her dance students learn a different way to express their artistic voice. “I want them to stand taller, so that someday they can walk into a job interview exuding confidence,” said Hirsch. “Students who study the arts at Lovett ultimately have a unique opportunity to discover a dimension of themselves that they might not otherwise uncover.” The fine arts program closes the circle on the whole child education by requiring students to enhance and apply the core competencies they learn at Lovett. Academics and athletics are both key pieces to a Lovett education, but it is not fully complete without a sustained study in the arts. Through the fine arts program, students learn the skills to become successful adults,

the courage to take risks, and the ingenuity to solve problems they will face in the future. “When you think about the future of The Lovett School, of Atlanta, or our country, you want people who are trained to see the opportunities, the possibilities, the creative solutions that can lead us to something better tomorrow,” said Michael Shapiro, the director of the High Museum of Art. As progressive educators, Lovett teachers will continue to train and educate students with this future in mind. Our students will be well equipped to face the world with their creative, collaborative, critical thinking, disciplined, and self-confident minds because of their well-rounded experiences in academics, athletics, and the arts. Fall 2013 11

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Art Integration Lionel Flax of Sam Flax Art and Design approached Lovett this past

year with a grand idea: to create a program that more fully integrates art and curriculum. He worked closely with Lovett’s visual arts coordinator, Amy Story, to create the pilot program that provides a means for students and teachers to explore traditional academic subjects through creative processes. More than 30 teachers across all three divisions expressed interest in the program, and four projects were selected:

Pat Costen’s seventh grade English class with their grafﬁti wall from The Outsiders

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Sue Wingate’s physics students visualized the laws of motion by dunking assorted objects in paint and dropping them on canvas to demonstrate the principles of rhythm and motion. Fifth grade teachers Kyleen Davis and Bettye Manning collaborated with graphic artist Wayne Pelletier to create a graphic poster that reflects students’ understanding of the Revolutionary War and the power of propaganda stimulating social unrest. Sandra Switzer’s New Testament students studied minimalist art by depicting the ideas and principles of Jesus through color and shape. Pat Costen’s seventh grade English students expressed the literary themes from The Outsiders by creating a graffiti wall. These projects demonstrated that expressing concepts encountered in a unit of study through art engages students in a variety of ways. Students developed their skills in creative thinking, problem solving, public presentations, and group collaboration. As the partnership and program continues to expand in the 2013–14 school year, there will be four interdisciplinary units involving English, science, religion, and history. Classroom teachers will collaborate with a team of visiting artists and fine arts faculty to integrate the arts with a particular unit of classroom material. The partnership with Sam Flax Art and Design will not only offer students an integrated, project based learning experience, but will also further our mission to develop the whole child.

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Fine Arts Courses LS General Music LS Chorus LS Band LS Orchestra LS Dance LS Art MS Visual Arts MS Theater Arts MS Dance MS Band MS Orchestra MS Chorus 8th Grade Technical Theater US Art Foundations US Art History US Ceramics/Sculpture US Dance US Film History US Film Critique US Film/Screenwriting US Drawing US Painting US Mixed Media US Architectural Design US Photo US Digital Photo US Portfolio Development US Theater Arts US Technical Theater US Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus US Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus US Singers US Band US Ellington Jazz Ensemble US AP Music Theory US Orchestra Applied Lessons, Piano Applied Lessons, Voice Applied Lessons, Bass Applied Lessons, Cello Applied Lessons, Violin Applied Lessons, Viola Applied Lessons, Clarinet

Applied Lessons, Flute Applied Lessons, French Horn Applied Lessons, Guitar Applied Lessons, Percussion Applied Lessons, Saxophone Applied Lessons, Trombone Applied Lessons, Trumpet

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The Class of 2013 Congratulations to the 145 members of the Class of 2013! The Alumni

Senior Luncheon, Communion Service, and the 52nd Commencement Exercises marked the end of their journey as Lovett students and welcomed them as proud Lovett alumni. For more photos, see “Alumni and their Graduates” on p. 52.

1 John Coletti, Class of 2013

2 Kyler Allen, waiting with anticipation for the Commencement Exercises to commence 3 Ella Simmons ’13—with her mother, Jana Portman Simmons ’78—signs her name on the wall at Loridans House, an annual tradition for our graduates. 4 Carson Holden at the Communion Service with Rev. Burl Salmon, in Lovett’s Alston Memorial Chapel. Some rainy weather forced the service inside from its usual location at Loridans Grove. 5 Geoffrey Neville with his proud grandparents at the reception following Communion 6 Seniors George Anderson, Emily Bradford, Wesley Anthony, and Robbie Baker 7 Valedictorian Lizzy Wesley delivers her address at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. 8 The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, delivered the commencement address.

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9 Bill Dunkel, in his last year as Upper School principal, congratulates the Class of 2013.

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10 Melissa Li with her advisor, Angela Morris-Long 11 Steve Brown (right) with his senior advisor group 12 Corey Erdoes and his mother, Margie 13/14 Sisters Kathleen and Caroline BufďŹ ngton accept their diplomas.

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The Newest Class Representatives At the annual Alumni Senior Luncheon at 103 West, the seniors selected by their peers to be Class Representatives for the Alumni Association are announced, and are asked to share a few words with their classmates. One of these class reps, senior Alexander Panos, told the story of his becoming a Lovett student. An excerpt from his speech follows.

Alexander Panos ’13

“My parents emigrated from South Africa in 1993, coming to a completely new continent with literally just the suitcases in their hands. They took this huge risk and made many sacrifices so that my sisters and I could have opportunities. My parents were living, breathing examples of the American Dream. The first step to success in this new country was an education, and that’s where Lovett came into the picture. Being the first-generation American in my family, I felt that it was my obligation to succeed. Lovett was the perfect place to do this, offering me a world-class education and unbelievable opportunities that most kids could only dream of. While Lovett has its top-notch academics, athletics, fine arts, and facilities, what really makes Lovett stand out is its dedicated faculty. In fact, one of the most influential people in my life over the past few years has been my advisor, Mrs. Mitchell. She always pushed me to succeed, and always believed that I would be successful even when I had doubts myself. Just being here today about to graduate from an American high school, with the privilege of being able to attend my first-choice college this fall, represents a culmination of all of the work, all of the risk, and all of the sacrifices that my parents have made for me. This is everything that my parents dreamed of when they decided to start new lives in this country, and my time at Lovett has made this possible. Lovett really is the beginning of the rest of my life, as it will be for the lives of my children, my grandchildren, and so on. Take a moment and reflect on the fact that Lovett is the beginning of the rest of YOUR lives. So many years down the road when you all have families, careers, and lives of your own, never forget the beginning, because without the beginning, there is nothing.”

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College Matriculations for the Class of 2013 The members of this year’s senior class have been accepted to 145 outstanding colleges and universities across the U.S. and abroad. The following are the schools that are students have chosen to attend.

Kyler Allen

Georgia Institute of Technology

Will Ewing

Georgia Institute of Technology

George Anderson

Southern Methodist University

Mitch Fenbert

The University of Georgia

Wesley Anthony

Auburn University

Margaret Flock

Wake Forest University

Robbie Baker

University of Richmond

Alan Floyd

Clemson University

Lucy Barry

Texas Christian University

Elizabeth Fonger

Fordham University

Ben Beck

Furman University

Guy Fulwiler

Georgia Institute of Technology

Forest Bell

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ellie George

The University of Arizona

Bryony Berry

Queen Mary, University of London

Nowland Gwynn

Southern Methodist University

Charlie Biggerstaff

Georgia Institute of Technology

Paul Hackett

University of Mississippi

Nick Boden

Texas Christian University

Cole Hagood

The University of Georgia

Elizabeth Bogue

The University of Georgia

Cody Harrison

University of California at Los Angeles

Emily Bradford

The University of Alabama

Luke Hart

The University of Texas, Austin

Avery Brady

The University of Alabama

William Haycook

The George Washington University

Ronnie Braithwaite

University of Miami

Katrina Hazim

Vanderbilt University

Taylor Brown

Princeton University

William Henagan

University of Virginia

Caroline Bufﬁngton

Clemson University

Carly Herbert

Washington University in St. Louis

Kathleen Bufﬁngton

Furman University

Caroline Herbert

The University of Texas, Austin

Caroline Butler

Rhodes College

Mitchell Hightower

Yale University

Lucy Campbell

University of Mississippi

Preston Hill

Wake Forest University

Laura Carr

The University of Georgia

Sadie Hohlstein

University of Mississippi

Julia Clayton

The University of Alabama

Carson Holden

The University of Georgia

Amelia Coletti

Texas Christian University

Darius Hollis

University of Miami

John Coletti

Johns Hopkins University

Laura Howell

University of Mississippi

Kathleen Connell

The University of North Carolina

Thomas Howell

Southern Methodist University

John Jameson

The University of Georgia

Frances Conner

University of Mississippi

Gayle Jenks

Auburn University

Isabelle Culpepper

The University of Georgia

Andrew Johnson

Clemson University

Alexandra Dalton

Auburn University

Britton Johnson

Randolph-Macon College

Brian Dalton

The University of North Carolina

Hannah Johnson

University of Mississippi

Will Johnston

Georgia Institute of Technology

Heather Degenkolb

Georgia Institute of Technology

Anna Jones

The University of Georgia

Shahla Delawalla

The University of Georgia

Chelsea Kim

Wellesley College

Samantha Dietz

Tulane University

Conrad Kinzey

Auburn University

Carol Doty

University of Mississippi

Annabel Kupke

Boston University

Mary Easterling

Auburn University

Madison Lathi

Clemson University

Corey Erdoes

The University of Georgia

Sydney Lawings

Hampton University

Leslie Espenschied

University of Richmond

Spencer Lee

The University of Alabama

Drew Evans

Loyola University, New Orleans

Harrison Leeson

Rhodes College

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Jennifer Li

Vanderbilt University

Chris Sayad

Clemson University

Melissa Li

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Charlie Schouest

University of North Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Jackson Lourie

Rhodes College

Michael MacDonald

Southern Methodist University

Teddie Schroeder

Clemson University

Ellie Mann

The University of Georgia

Anna Sewell

Vanderbilt University

Henry Marino

The University of Georgia

Florence Seydel

The University of Georgia

Gordon Martin

Cornell University

Sarah Sharpley

Sewanee: The University of the South

Davis Martin

The University of Alabama

Andrew Siegel

Auburn University

Alexis Matthews

Sewanee: The University of the South

Ella Simmons

The University of North Carolina

Charlotte Matthews

The University of North Carolina Maggie Sinkler

Wake Forest University

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Grace McCollam

The University of Georgia

Caitlin Smith

Wake Forest University

Kimberly McDonald

Barnard College

Dani Smith

The University of Georgia

Brendan McGowan

Auburn University

Emma Smith

University of Colorado at Boulder

Julian McIntyre

Dartmouth College

William Smith

Tulane University

Astrid Michelson

University of Miami

Shad Sodel

The University of Alabama

Margaret Millians

Georgia State University

Jonathan Song

The University of North Carolina

Lauch Monroe

The University of Georgia

Rob Montgomery

Georgia Institute of Technology

Edwin Summerour

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Annie Moore

The University of Alabama

Suzannah Tarkington

The New School for Design

Jamila Moses

North Carolina State University

Reeves Turner

The University of Georgia

Jasmine Movagharnia

Oxford College of Emory University

Sydney Umeri

University of Virginia

Walter Muller

Southern Methodist University

Emily Valentino

Rhodes College

Robert Neville

Wake Forest University

Abigail Van Horn

Pepperdine University

Marshall Noonan

Southern Methodist University

Leila Waits

Auburn University

Marie Northington

University of Colorado, Boulder

Cooper Ward

The University of Georgia

John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nea

The University of Georgia

McLeod Warren

Auburn University

Jordan Pakula

Kenyon College

Brantley Wells

The University of Georgia

Alexander Panos

Cornell University

Lizzy Wesley

The University of Georgia

Anna Perkins

University of Virginia

Alston White

Vanderbilt University

Aaron Perrin-Harden

Georgia State University

James Wilby

University of Virginia

Kelly Peterson

University of Richmond

Margot Williams

Auburn University

Reid Pickett

Swarthmore College

Arthur Winborne

Georgia Institute of Technology

Erwin Port

The University of Georgia

Laura Wymer

The University of Alabama

Saneel Prabhu

Georgia Institute of Technology

Tianyi Zheng

Georgia Institute of Technology

Alexandra Quick

Wake Forest University

Sean Reagan

Seton Hall University

Michelle Ridgeway

The University of Georgia

Craig Rollins

The University of North Carolina

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Seniors:

Going Beyond the Classroom by kim morgan Upper School English Teacher and Senior Projects Coordinator Ten students embarked upon senior projects this year, allowing

them the opportunity to pursue an educational objective or opportunity that could not be fulfilled within Lovett’s curriculum. As in previous years, the projects covered a range of interests.

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Samantha Dietz has actively worked towards positive changes in our community, and she was thrilled to partner with the Anti-Defamation League to create an implementation guide for students to bring the No Place for Hate program to their schools. She successfully gathered an impressive collection of resources and activities to include, and hopes that this tool might serve to empower students to stand up against injustice and work towards establishing a safe place for individuals to embrace their uniqueness. His interest in history and architecture led Preston Hill to study the manifestation of Henry Grady’s ideals of a New South in the architecture of Atlanta for his American Studies term paper, so, naturally, he pursued an internship with the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, enabling him to coordinate an inaugural Homeowners’ Workshop. The Trust encouraged residents to submit pictures of their homes before and after their renovations, and, through extensive research, Preston gathered photos, maps, blueprints, etc., to represent the development of the historic neighborhoods, as well as identify the prominent architectural styles.

Above: Reeves Turner at The Cipecadi Project, a school for children with special needs in Antigua, Guatemala Below: Gayle Jenks, working with a student at Cipecadi

Well-known for their personal drive to live lives of service, Gayle Jenks and Reeves Turner determined to expand their experiences by venturing to Guatemala after reading Robert Lupton’s book Toxic Charity, about the potential for service trips to third-world countries to leave behind more harm than good. Volunteering over a period of two weeks at an orphanage through the organization A Broader View, they documented their stay with photos and through extensive reflection as to the impact of short-term mission trips on local groups.

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Astrid Michelson, on horseback

An exceptionally skilled musician in the fields of both piano and violin, Jennifer Li hoped to merge her musical talents with her love of photography, producing a compilation of beautiful photographs of three of her friends, which served to inspire her creation of classical piano pieces to accompany them. The final product was an incredible slideshow of images set to her own compositions. Michael MacDonald plans to pursue studies in finance and alternative asset management in college, so an internship with Henagan Spencer Capital Partners provided him an opportunity to experience the world of venture capital management. Delving into research regarding industry trends in private equity investments, Michael gained insight into current business models and managing investments in various industries.

An equestrian from a very early age, Astrid Michelson was determined to travel to Wellington, Fla., in order to hone her riding skills while concurrently reflecting on her growth through journaling and a series of photographs detailing stages of her personal journey. She also conducted interviews of veteran equestrians in order to learn from their diverse experiences. Fascinated with the world of makeup artistry, Michelle Ridgeway hoped to bridge the worlds of fantasy and reality through an exploration of this artful medium. She focused on theatrical makeup and worked to realistically replicate cuts, bruises, and burns. In addition, she conducted research in order to educate herself in the history of makeup artistry. When she appeared onstage for her assembly presentation to the student body with her face effectively “unzipped,” her audience responded with a collective gasp! Suzannah Tarkington worked to create three-dimensional art pieces accompanied by emotional poems to reflect the themes embodied in the artwork. Her project culminated in a gallery exhibit of her inspirational works, as well as a publication of the art juxtaposed with the writing. Suzannah articulated that her final product was a true representation of soul searching based on her desire to provoke others to engage in similar personal introspection.

Michelle Ridgeway and her artfully “unzipped” face

Inspired by his reading of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Cooper Ward resolved to write his own version of growing up in more recent times. He met his goal of creating a story about high school buddies dealing with changes in their lives and accepting the responsibilities that came with these experiences. Believing that transitioning to adulthood should be a celebration of life, Cooper’s self-published St. Anthony’s ends happily rather than tragically.

Suzannah Tarkington’s work, “My Diaspora,” which asks the question, as students transition from high school to college, what is home?

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Our Upper School Honorees

Riley Frazer, John Neal, and Sydney Wolfe earned silver medals on the Advanced Level exam of the National Classical Etymology Exam.

Abigail Van Horn took first place

Lovett at the Atlanta English Speaking Union Shakespeare Acting competition; Bryony Berry won second.

Olivia Strader was selected as a Congratulations to the following Upper School students for these recent community-wide awards and accolades. For a list of the Underclass Honors recipients from Spring 2013, visit the Lovett website, click on Academics> Upper School and view the news on the right.

member of the 20 Under 20 Georgia Youth Leaders. She was also selected as Lovett’s nominee for the Woodrow Wilson Community Service Award, given by the Princeton Club of Georgia.

Tianyi Zheng was the highest-scoring Lovett student in the 2012 Kennesaw State University Mathematics Competition.

William Smith was named as Isabelle Culpepper was awarded the 2013 American Association of Teachers of French Outstanding Senior in French Award.

Samantha Keng, Kit McGean, Mary Win Anderson, Cody Harrison, Alexandra Quick, and Carson Holden won gold medals on the 2013 National Spanish Exam.

Clark Sanderson, Abby Benton, and Chris Bruns repre-

sented Lovett at the Georgia Chinese Language Educator Third High School Chinese Speech Contest. Clark won first place for level three, Abby won second place for level three, and Chris won first place for level four.

Samantha Keng was selected to

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Lovett’s Good Citizen by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Alston White was named Lovett’s

STAR student, with the highest SAT scores in the senior class. He chose Sue Wingate as his STAR teacher.

2013 Senior Honors Awards Valedictorian Award: Elizabeth Lee Wesley

Salutatorian Award: Melissa Li Mathematics Department Awards Advanced Calculus: Tianyi Zheng Calculus: Katrina Maria Hazim Statistics: Robert Geoffrey Neville III History Department Award Anna Gaillard Perkins Marvin Howard Floyd Awards in Science Biology: Elizabeth Anne Bogue Chemistry: Corey Taylor Erdoes Physics: Melissa Li Environmental Science: Isabelle Grace Culpepper Modern Foreign Language Department Awards Spanish: Anthony Mitchell Hightower II Chinese: Elizabeth Lee Wesley Simone Cronk Award in French: Annabel McAllister Kupke Catharine Louis Lovell ’66 Award in Latin: Saneel Jehan Prabhu Gwynne Adams Burrows Award in English: Alexandra Marie Quick

William Henagan, Chelsea Kim, Julian McIntyre, and Saneel Prabhu James E. Warren Award in Creative

were named AP Scholars with Honor, while Melissa Li and William Smith were named AP Scholars with Distinction.

Writing: Michelle Toshiko Ridgeway

William Henagan, Olivia Strader, and Koren Lewis were selected to

Bible and Religion Award: Leila Lisle Waits

Atlanta INtown’s 20 Under 20, which recognizes 20 Atlanta-area students for community service. The Leonid yearbook staff earned Jostens’ National Yearbook Design Recognition in 2012, for the second time in the past two years.

Computer Science Department Award Guy Carpenter Fulwiler, Jr.

Christian Stewardship Awards: Virginia Reeves Turner and Kyler David Allen Athletic Department Awards Senior Girl: Margaret Allison Sinkler Senior Boy: Walton Spencer Lee, Jr.

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John A. Rabbe Scholar-Athlete Award: John Morgan Coletti William C. Conley Distinguished Athlete Award: Sydney Isioma Umeri Montague Laffitte Boyd, Jr. Award in Choral Music: Abigail Lynn Van Horn Vinita Therrell Leake Art Award: Suzannah Lee Tarkington Friends of the Arts Awards Performing Arts: Jennifer Jin Li and Sean Kenneth Reagan Visual Arts: Craig Lee Rollins

Our Youngest Honorees M. Davis

A. Duffy

H. Fankhouser

A. Gipson

M. Moore

D. Peters

C. Weaver

C. Wilson

Congratulations to the following Lower and Middle School students for these recent school-wide awards and accolades.

Kate Flournoy Edwards Art Award: Margaret Helen Millians Principal’s Awards: Lucy Broughton Barry, Shahla Delawalla, and William Kilgore Smith The Bobby Train ’83 Friendship Award: Kimberly Aleah McDonald Senior Class Faculty Award: The Rev. Walter Burley Stattman Salmon

Middle School

Evelyn Kling Scholarship Award Elizabeth Collingsworth

Parent Association Award: Carly Beth Herbert

Sixth Grade Service Awards Gabrielle Elve Sam King

Alumni Association Award: Nowland Bennett Gwynn III

William Stephens Scholarship Award Emma Ellis

Dan Dalke Award for Character: Elizabeth Anne Bogue

Seventh Grade Service Awards Abby Shlesinger Noah Smith

Faculty Award for Service: Gayle Satterfield Jenks Vernon B. Kellett Award in the Humanities: Isabelle Grace Culpepper

Eighth Grade Paul Bligh Service Awards Mara Davis Christopher Weaver

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Evelyn Lovett Kling Scholarship Hunter Fankhauser

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Cup: William Charles Henagan

Eighth Grade Clara Traver Scholarship Award Cameron Wilson

Carol M. Ordover Memorial Scholarship Dagny Peters

The Eva Edwards Lovett Founder’s Medal: Elizabeth Lee Wesley

Eighth Grade Leadership Awards Anna Duffy Michael Moore

Beverly Ann Lange Memorial Scholarship Arden Gipson

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“The Civil War and the Forging of Character” Lecture Series The Lovett School is pleased to present year two of our four-year lecture series “The Civil War and the Forging of Character,” which commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the Battle of Atlanta. This lecture series brings to Atlanta speakers and scholars who can engage all of us—students, teachers, parents, alumni, and the community at large—on critical matters of character and integrity as demonstrated during this deﬁning period in our nation’s history. Mark your calendars for our speakers for the 2013–14 school year:

Robert K. Krick Former chief historian, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Tuesday, November 12, 2013 “The Civil War and the Forging of Character” is made possible by The Jack and Anne Glenn Character Education Speakers Fund, through the generosity of the Jack and Anne Glenn Charitable Foundation and brothers Jack, Alston, Bob, and Lewis Glenn, and in cooperation with the Atlanta History Center.

Joan Waugh, Ph.D. Vice-chair for undergraduate affairs and history professor, University of California Los Angeles Monday, March 24, 2014

John M. McCardell, Jr., Ph.D. Vice-chancellor, Sewanee: The University of the South Monday, May 19, 2014

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All lectures are free and open to the public. For times and more details, including reservations, please check our website at www.lovett.org/civilwar.

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A Lovett Exchange to China by janie coleman Associate Director of Admission

Scenes from the Summer 2013 Lovett exchange to China, through the World Leading Schools Association

As part of a program sponsored by the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA), a delegation of Lovett staff and students traveled to China this summer for a three-week exchange. The WLSA, of which Lovett is a founding member, aims to serve schools by helping to develop innovative programs that foster leadership and global citizenship. I had the privilege of joining Upper School Chinese teacher Betty Hu and four Upper School students— Cleo Chang ’15, Emily Johnson ’16, Haley Tucker ’15, and Will Carr ’14—for this trek halfway around the world, continuing the loop started when Lovett hosted five Chinese students this winter. The Lovett-China exchange began in Beijing, where we visited Beijing 101, a leading school in China and host of the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp. The Lovett students attended several classes with Chinese students in the international studies program and visited the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Old and New Summer Palaces, Olympic Park, and several Chinese universities. Beijing 101 also created several experiences just for their Lovett guests, including an opera mask-making class, a dumpling-making class, and Kung Fu. After one week in Beijing, the group traveled to Shanghai, Suzhou, and then Xiamen, a city on the southeastern coast of China. While in Shanghai, we stayed with host families, giving us an opportunity to really connect with Chinese students and their families before traveling to Suzhou for the weekend. After a long train ride to Xiamen, which offered gorgeous views of the Chinese countryside, we stayed in

dormitories at the Xiamen Foreign Language School and visited several classes, as well as the Old Quarter of downtown, the Buddhist Nanputuo Temple, and Gulangyu Island. The students returned to Shanghai to attend WLSA’s first-ever Student Conference, designed to be completely student-led with a focus on the opportunities and challenges of education in the 21st century. In addition to Lovett, WLSA affiliate schools from around the world were in attendance, with delegates from Australia, Canada, China, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Student-generated discussions included globalizing education, cultural differences, and the utilization of technology, especially social media as a powerful tool in the classroom. The Lovett students made fast friends and it was amazing to see them share their American experiences and learn from their peers. By the time we landed in the States, the students had already connected with their new friends through Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat! We were unbelievably impressed with the Lovett students’ maturity, open-mindedness, and positive attitudes that were ever-present throughout our three-week exchange. They were a shining example of what Lovett is all about. For more information on the WLSA and future exchange trips to China, please contact Lovett Upper School Academic Dean Marsha Little at (404) 262-3032, ext. 1582, or mlittle@lovett.org.

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Earth Week: April 22–26, 2013

Upper School students enjoy the Food Fair, which featured locally grown and organic products.

Increased efforts in sustainability are being found on a daily basis across

campus, bringing to the attention of the entire Lovett community the importance of preserving and protecting the world’s natural beauty and resources. Beyond having a positive effect on the environment, Lovett students are learning from their surroundings and making respect for the environment second nature. Each April, the entire school celebrates Earth Week as part of the school’s sustainability and stewardship initiatives. A sampling of this year’s activities included: Special chapel services exploring stewardship for God’s creation; Lectures on solar energy; Visits from National Park Service staff; Daily energy audits by the Lower School Student Service Committee; Awareness raising on issues like fossil fuels, climate change, and wind energy; A “Food Fair,” featuring locally grown and organic products and information about healthy food choices; A plant sale, featuring plants grown by the Upper School botany class; An educational expo in the Dell; and And the last Walk to School/Green Commute Day of the school year. Lovett’s celebration of Mother Earth was a week full of education and fun!

Parent Virginia Seawell and 5th grade daughter Mary Pearce participate in Walk to School/Carpool Day.

Tenth graders participated in RAFT (River Awareness for Tenth Graders). The students helped clean up the Chattahoochee and then rafted to learn more about the ecology and conservation of the river.

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We Roared for Success! On February 23, 2013, 800 Lovett supporters came to the Buckhead Theatre for an evening of fun, food, drink, music, and community spirit! The 2013 “Roaring for Success” auction raised $535,000 to support students, faculty, and staff at Lovett. From iPads for teachers and students to professional development for faculty and staff, from spring break mission trips and the service board, these essential funds will touch virtually every area of school life. Lovett would like to thank Marlyn Rollins Chapman ’81 and Cindy Kattel Price ’78 for chairing this successful event, and we thank the Lovett community for its generosity and support!

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Celebrating Moms and Dads Mother’s and Father’s Day parties took place this spring in the Lower School.

1 Second graders Caroline and Caytie Anne Colavito with dad Stephen 2 Fourth grader Ashley Stratton with dad Todd ’84 3 Fourth grader Ciara Seminara with dad Greg 4 Fourth grader Veer Gupta with dad Vivek 5 First grader Kennedy Campbell with mom Janica 6 First graders Christian and Lauren Napier with mom Amanda 7

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7 First grader Jack Peters with mom Jill 8 First grader Sears Nevins with mom Dallas

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Welcome to Our New Trustees Please join us in welcoming our newest trustees, Carla Neal-Haley

and Chandru Krishnamurthy. Both will serve a four-year term, which started July 1. Thank you to trustees Robin Loudermilk, Chris Schoen, and Gerald Wilkins for their many years of service; all transitioned to trustees emeriti. Also thank you to Emily Huie, who has transitioned off after many years as a member of the emeritus board. We also welcome our new slate of officers: Clay Jackson, chair; Jeff Hines, vice chair; Reid French, finance committee chair; and David Kahn, secretary. For a complete list of The Lovett School Board of Trustees, please see the inside cover of this magazine.

Carla Y. Neal-Haley, M.D.

Chandru Krishnamurthy

Carla Y. Neal-Haley, M.D. Carla Neal-Haley, an active physician, is also an active Lovett parent. She currently serves as medical director, Genesis Healthcare Associates, and chief of staff at Emory Adventist Hospital. During her more than 20 years of experience in the medical field, she has served as a medical director, clinical instructor, and staff physician in numerous hospitals and clinics in Georgia and Michigan. At Lovett, she recently served on the strategic planning school culture committee, was the football after-parties chair, and will be the football team mom this year. Also, Carla has given lectures about difficult subjects to Lovett students: “Sexually Transmitted Infection: What you need to know,” a lecture given to seniors, and “The Right Size Me: From anorexia to obesity,” a lecture given to sophomores. “Lovett embraces the development of the whole child. In doing so, it has allowed my sons to grow, develop, and excel in areas where they had great strengths, as well as areas where they had room to take risks and improve,” Carla said. “I am especially excited about the opportunity to be a part of the board here, because I have found that the guiding principles of the school closely parallel our family values. As a trustee, I hope to add knowledge, guidance, vision, and opinion that will help support the faculty and administration while fostering the mission of the school.” Carla received a B.S. in psychology from The Pennsylvania State University and her doctorate of medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She and her husband, Dr. Leon Haley, are the parents of two Lovett students: Grant, grade 12, and Wes, grade 11.

Chandru Krishnamurthy Chandru Krishnamurthy is a senior partner in McKinsey’s Atlanta office. He is a leader of the North American Telecom Practice, and also leads McKinsey’s Business Technology practice serving the U.S. Public Sector. He is also a Lovett parent. In his 19 years with McKinsey, he has served a broad range of global telecom and technology service providers and manufacturers, investors, and CIOs of public and private sector institutions. Chandru’s work has included growth, sales and marketing excellence, productivity improvement, technology strategy, and organizational effectiveness. Chandru has enjoyed serving not-for-profit institutions, including pro-bono work for The Lovett School, The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the CDC Foundation, and Make-AWish Foundation. He has also worked on Lovett’s strategic planning committee and looks forward to serving on the board. Chandru and his wife, Dr. Anu Murthy, are the parents of two Lovett students: Naina, grade 8, and Anika, grade 5. Fall 2013 29

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Congratulations to our Faculty and Staff This past May, as the ﬁnal gathering for our school year, Lovett hosted a meal and celebration for the faculty and staff. Amidst the hustle and bustle of our work, we came together to recognize publicly those colleagues who have achieved important markers of service, who are departing our school, or who are being honored for their contributions to our community. Following are those who were rewarded with named awards for their talents and commitment.

The Loudermilk Family Foundation Coaching Award was established to support Lovett’s commitment to excellence in coaching and to reward coaches who are more than just teachers of sports. Colleen Bailey—an assistant in swimming, lacrosse, and cross country—was honored with the 2013 award. The Beth and Ray Chenault Fine Arts Teaching Award, presented to an outstanding instructor in the Fine Arts department who demonstrates passion, love, and excellence as a teacher, was given to Amy Story, Upper School fine arts instructor and visual art coordinator. The Headmaster’s Leadership by Example Award is given annually to an employee who contributes to the Lovett community, in both their official and unofficial duties, by being a positive and supportive influence of good character. The 2013 award was presented to Charles Astin, evening shift supervisor for Housekeeping. The Stephen Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes and thanks teachers who are relatively early in their teaching careers.

Amy Story is congratulated by Kathy and Richard Lee and the Chenaults

Molly Arkon—Upper School Spanish teacher, soccer coach, member of the Honor Council, and grade level coordinator for grade 10—was this year’s recipient. The Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award, endowed by Patti and Jordan Clark, recognizes an exceptionally talented classroom teacher

Colleen Bailey

Sue Glander presented the Stephen Award to Molly Arkon Recipient Charles Astin with several of the donors who made the Headmaster’s Leadership by Example Award possible: Billy and Felicia Huger, Dan Kahrs, Marilyn and John O’Neal, and Doug Leeson.

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Billy Peebles and Ed Billingslea Billy Peebles with Rick Chase

Headmaster Peebles with Linda Weiner

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Anna Sterne with Middle School Principal Debbie Franks

whose teaching methods, knowledge, and compassionate spirit have made a very significant impression on students. Recipients are nominated by our alumni, and this year they chose Rick Chase, Upper School history teacher. The Dinos Middle School Master Teacher Chair honored Anna Sterne for her superior teaching skills, ability to motivate students, and a deep commitment to the teaching profession. The Charles E. Oakley Service Award recognizes a staff person who follows former employee Charlie Oakley’s example of dedicated and highly effective service to others. This year’s award went to Barbara Edmundson in the Business Office. The Outstanding Co-Teacher Award recipient was Linda Weiner, kindergarten, for her dedicated teaching and love of children, her positive and warm working relationship with faculty and staff, and her contribution to the success of the entire school program.

The Surdyk Award honors a faculty or staff member or administrator who has provided an exceptionally high degree of individual attention and concern for students. This year’s winner was Ed Billingslea, the 11th and 12th grade dean of students. The Woodward Awards for Excellence in Teaching were presented to Trish Carter (Lower School), Chris Ekholm (Middle School), Karen McLeavy (Upper

School), and Don Rigler (Lower School). The Woodward Awards recognize master teachers who improve the achievement of students in significant ways and who go beyond the normal commitment of time and energy in the pursuit of excellence.

Woodward Award winners Trish Carter, Chris Ekholm, Karen McLeavy, and Don Rigler

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We Wish Them Well! The following faculty and staff

members retired from Lovett at the end of the 2012–13 school year. The following are excerpts from the remarks made by Headmaster Billy Peebles about each at Lovett’s end-of-year staff luncheon.

Henri Oakes, 10 years

Ellen Henschen, 14 years

Henri Oakes will retire in December 2013 after working 10 years in the Middle School. As the administrative assistant, Henri is the hub of the Middle School. Ever efﬁcient, no-nonsense, and all business, Henri also has an incredible sense of humor and a contagious laugh. She is always willing to help any teacher or staff member, and is described as a magician with the countless details in administering the Middle School. Henri, we thank you for all you have given to our school, but most of all, we thank you for caring so deeply about all of us!

After 14 years of service to Lovett, Ellen Henschen also retired. Ellen has done so much for Lovett both as a volunteer, and as director of the Academic Resource Center tutoring program and the SAT/ACT/AP accommodations coordinator. Ellen, we thank you for your consummate professionalism, your precision, your incredible work ethic, your love of language, and your sense of fairness and integrity.

Zan Wright, 12 years After 12 years of service to Lovett, Zan Wright retired from the Lower School. Her colleagues described her as honest, compassionate, and always able to put things in perspective. Always practical, helpful, and supportive, Zan strived to meet the needs of her students and colleagues. Zan, we thank you for the great care you always exhibited toward your students and for caring so deeply about Lovett as a teacher and parent.

George Butler, 13 years George Butler retired after working in the Applied Lessons Program for 13 years, and coordinating the program for the past six years. As coordinator, George set up and ran 42 applied lesions recitals. Described as a gentle giant, George was always willing to help and share his talents with Lovett, such as playing for a chapel on a moment’s notice. George, we thank you for all you did for the Lovett community, and wish you good luck as you begin new work at St. John’s United Methodist Church in music ministry.

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Judy Campo, 16 years Judy Campo retired this spring after 16 years at Lovett, ﬁrst in the Campus Store and then as Lovett’s registrar. Working in one of those key behindthe-scenes jobs, Judy devoted incredible amounts of time to creating a massive schedule, scheduling classes for over 1,000 students and scores of teachers, and trying to make it work for everyone. Through all her hard work, Judy displayed enormous patience. Judy, we thank you for your incredible attention to detail throughout the past 16 years, and we wish you the best in your retirement.

Ellen Holscher, 21 years Ellen Holscher retired after 21 years of working in the Vasser Woolley Memorial Library. Ellen’s incredible love of books, of learning, and of libraries made her a wonderful library assistant throughout the past years. Ellen, we wish you well as you move to Philadelphia to be closer to your granddaughter Josephine.

Marcia Sisson, 23 years Marcia Sisson ’65 retired after working at Lovett for 23 years. As administrative assistant to the Academic Resource Center and also providing support to the technology department, Marcia had to work sensitively with students, colleagues, and parents. Marcia, we thank you for your incredible loyalty to Lovett as an alumna and staff member.

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From left: Ellen Holscher, Judy Campo, Marcia Sisson, Henri Oakes, Ellen Henschen, Joni Janis, George Butler, Anne Fuentes, Betty Owlett, and Zan Wright

Betty Owlett, 24 years After 24 years at Lovett, Betty Owlett retired. Betty was hired by Dick Hall in 1989 and worked for three Upper School principals while at Lovett. As each principal possessed a very different style, Betty supported each style with great affect and sensitivity. She performed many acts of kindness throughout her years at this school, and it is impossible to capture what she has meant to the Upper School. Betty, we thank you for being the heartbeat of the Upper School for so many years. Good luck!

Joni Janis, 32 years Joni Janis retired from Lovett after 32 years of service to the Middle School. She was that teacher consistently committed to her students to adopting new strategies and innovations. While working in the Middle School, Joni created two signature project-based learning units—The World Bazaar in seventh grade world geography and the American Dream in eighth grade civics. She was also the founder of the Middle School CAFE (Cultural

Awareness for Everyone) and was committed to strengthening the diversity of Lovett. Joni, we thank you for your hands-on involvement to Lovett, for sharing your two children Michael ’87 and Tracy ’88, and for being a proud current Lovett grandparent.

Anne Fuentes, 44 years Anne Fuentes retired after 44 years of service to The Lovett School, as a teacher, alumni director, advisor, coach, mentor, and unofﬁcial school historian. Throughout her many years of teaching, Anne instilled in her students, advisees, athletes, and young alumni the characteristics of hard work, honesty, commitment to a cause, service, loyalty, and persistence, and in doing so, prepared generations of Lovett students and alumni for challenges in life. Anne, you are indeed one-of-a-kind, we thank you for all the time and energy you have giving Lovett throughout these past 44 years, and we will miss you! For more on Anne, please see page 46.

In addition to the above retirees, we bid goodbye to the following employees for whom the 2012–13 school year was their last at Lovett: from the Library, Donna Knott; from the Lower School, Daniel Deveault, Jen Foster ’83, Kendall Gardner, Mary Langsfeld ’02 and Nikki Livingston; from the Middle School, B. J. Crane ’93, Margee Durand, and Michelle Murphy; and from the Upper School, Ed Billingslea, Kristen Bradburn ’96, James Hightower, Brad Hoffman, Diana Quezada, Burl Salmon, Robert Sanderson, and Bennett Spann.

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The Learning Continues in the Summer for our Teachers Every summer, dozens of our faculty

and staff are able to engage in travel, classes, and conferences so as to enrich their classrooms when they return to Lovett in August. These trips are made possible through the generosity of several named faculty funds that are part of the Lovett endowment.

Deborah Ulrich in front of the Johann Sebastian Bach statue in Leipzig, Germany

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Kyleen Davis, Kristina Mills, Jennifer Tatasciore, and Sonya Patel attended Teachers College, Columbia University for the week-long 2013 Reading Institute to enhance their teaching of engaging, effective reading workshops. Claire Murray, Kohler Sartain, and Mary Stark attended the Writing Institute at Teachers College, designed for teachers who are committed to turning classrooms into rich writing environments. Katherine Schneider took a one-week printmaking course at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Sarah Beth Nelson attended the National Storytelling Conference in Richmond, Va., “Story: Seed of Creativity.” Sarah Beth hopes to bring the seeds of story to all areas of the Lower School curriculum. Brandi Hoyos attended the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese conference on innovation, technology, and advocacy. Deborah Ulrich visited the Leipzig Thomas School in Germany, which is known for its art, language, and music education. Leslie Williams took part in Harvard University’s Project Zero Classroom Institute. Ellen Ray continued her studies at Middlebury’s Bread Loaf School of English as she pursues a master’s of arts in English. Jeff Wierzba attended the advanced sessions of Project-Based Learning World’s Buck Institute.

Brandi Hoyos with friends at the AATSP Conference

Garett Arrowood traveled across America to listen to and take in the culture of cities with a rich history in jazz, including New Orleans, Austin, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle. Kelly Ryan attended The Future of Learning Conference at Harvard, which instructs teachers in adapting their pedagogy to the changes of the 21st century. Lauren Patterson focused on curriculum development for her Spanish classes. She traveled through Spain to get a better understanding of that country’s culture and history, so that she can take her students on a virtual journey through the Spanish-speaking world. Tina Davis and Jimmy Jewell both took part in the Conference on Critical Thinking and Education Reform. Tina’s attendance will directly influence the Upper School’s science department’s goal of developing and assessing scientific reasoning and critical thinking. Jimmy will use what he learns to influence his teaching in one of the newly designed Upper School classrooms.

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Marsha Little and Perry McIntyre took part in the adult summer trip to Siempre Verde in preparation for the strategic planning around our school’s cloudforest property in Ecuador. Mallorie Fonseca took part in the Paideia School’s institute on diversity. Mallorie is the leader of the Lower School Culture Crew, a group of 4th and 5th graders who explore a variety of topics, including ethnic diversity. Juli Fleming attended the Taft Educational Center weeklong workshop on using technology in the Latin classroom.

Agnes Browning’s view of the European Court of Human Rights from the Cathedral of Strasbourg

Kathy Butts traveled to The Harpeth Hall School in Nashville for the conference on “Girl Meets STEM: Developing the Next Generation of Professionals.” Agnes Browning hopes to create an exchange program between Lovett and the Institution De La Salle, and her trip to this private K–12 school in the northeast of France was a ﬁrst step.

Sandra Switzer was a participant in The Gardner Carney Leadership Institute, which educates and trains teachers to develop the leadership competencies of their students. Stacie Penland studied Learning and the Brain at a four-day institute that examined student engagement, motivation, and resilience through the lens of a growth mindset.

Marsha Little at the lodge at Siempre Verde

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Fine Arts through the Spring

MS Play: A Midsummer Vacation’s Nightmare In this scene from the Middle School play, A Midsummer Vacation’s Nightmare, Ted Quarterman, as Puck, is surrounded by fairies Caroline DeBorde, Serena Tripodi, Camryn Bragg, and Abby Fenbert.

May 2013 LS Orchestra Concert Members of the Lower School Orchestra led by their director, Anne Page

US Musical: The Sound of Music In the Upper School’s production of The Sound of Music, Captain Von Trapp has come home after being away and is telling his children what he expects of them. From left to right, Sean Reagan as Captain Von Trapp, Mary Stewart DeLong as Liesel, Chip Fankhauser as Friedrich, True Geralds as Louisa, Carter McPhearson as Kurt, Madison Thompson as Briggita, Natalie Beck as Marta, and Corinne Dunlap as little Gretl.

US Play: Crimes of the Heart Will Johnson, as Lawyer Barnette Lloyd, counsels Emily Bradford, as Meg Magrath, whose sister has been accused of attempted murder in the Upper School play, Crimes of the Heart. 38

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Fourth grader Lucien LaScala holds up his interpretation of the classic Coke bottle at Steve Penley’s station.

Arts Festival Lovett’s annual Spring Arts Festival took place on April 18,

featuring renowned Southern artist Steve Penley. Incorporating the theme “Art, We Lovett: Celebrating the Best of the South,” the day-long event focused on all aspects of the arts, including painting, pastels, pottery, music, and improvisation.

At Steve Penley’s station, the artist spoke with Lower School students about how he approaches the classic Coke bottle shape in his artwork and students were able to come up with their own interpretations. More than 50 parent volunteers at 17 art stations on the Denny Field helped make this event a success.

Lower School students paint Atlanta landmarks.

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go to the Movies: Annual High School Film Fest

Lovett hosted the 3rd Annual High School Film Fest in May. With more

than 500 in attendance, the festival featured teen filmmakers from the U.S, Canada, Venezuela, India, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The categories in which the films were judged included: U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, U.S. Documentary, International Documentary, Animation, Music Video, Technical Merit, and Best of the Fest. The film fest included a red carpet picture party and movie screenings in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater. And the winners were . . .

Best Music Video Electromagnetism Bernard Zeiger, USA

Best Animation

Recipe for Love Gwyneth Christoffel, CANADA

Best International Documentary The Mirror Mudit Murarka, INDIA Film Fest Director and Lovett Upper School Theater Arts Director David Silverman poses with his wife, Kelly, a festival judge and a filmmaker in her own right.

Best US Documentary A Quest for Peace Matthew J. Evans, USA

Best International Narrative No Regrets Alfie Barker, UK

Best US Narrative Opus Stephen Boyer, USA

Special Award for Technical Merit Delta Station Dan Frantz, USA

Best of the Fest Opus Stephen Boyer, USA

Michelle Ridgeway, Sade Oresegun, and Elena Hartley pose on the red carpet.

The 3rd annual Film Fest featured awards in eight categories.

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Spring Sports Wrap-Up

The Spring Sports season

witnesses athletic activity in its most concentrated form, with the Lions ﬁelding 32 teams at the sub-varsity and varsity levels.

Midfielder Harrison Leeson, a Rhodes signee, controlled the field for Lions soccer this spring, again helping advance Lovett to the state semifinals.

Soccer One of the first sports to begin, and traditionally one of the last to end, is soccer. Coach Will Lozier’s girls team—led by seniors Kathleen Connell, Victoria Hohlstein, Laura Howell, Alex Anne Matthews (a Sewanee signee), and Dani Smith— posted a winning regular season record en route to their state playoffs. The highlight win was an overtime victory at Westminster. Once in the 2013 tournament, the Lions ran off a 16-1 goals differential in the first three rounds before succumbing in the semifinals. Boys coach Jimmy Jewell only took four losses in regulation time during their regular season, and

posted a signature win midseason against undefeated, defending Tennessee state champion, Baylor, in Chattanooga. In the state tournament, victories in the first two rounds set up a quarterfinal visit to Savannah to play Benedictine, holders of a 17-1-1 record. The Lions twice responded from falling behind in the match, then advanced in penalty kicks, to the semifinals. Against Westminster in the semifinals, the Lions dominated play, but critical errors kept the Wildcats in the match, and even allowed the host team a late lead, before senior Kyler Allen knotted the score on a spectacular strike from outside the box. After extra time the teams went to penalty kicks, and, for the second year in a row, Lovett’s season ended in the state semifinals in PKs. Closing their careers for the Lions were Allen, Cody Harrison, Cole Hagood, Brian Dalton, Harrison Leeson (a Rhodes signee), Jack O’Neal, Andrew Siegel, Alan Floyd, Rob Montgomery, and Brendan McGowan.

Gymnastics The only indoor sport of the season, gymnastics beneﬁtted from an experienced group of seniors. Led by Michelle Ridgeway, Stacey Sampson, Anna Sewell, and Suzannah Tarkington, Coach Jill Melito’s gymnasts posted wins over much larger schools such as Walton, Wheeler, Johns Creek, Sequoyah, and Northview during their season.

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Track and Field

Lovett’s girls tennis team made an exciting and unexpected run to the state championship.

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Lacrosse

On top of the hill, Lovett’s tennis programs, spearheaded by Coach Ricky Davis, made runs well into the state brackets. The boys team, led by seniors Walt Muller and James Wilby, posted a winning regular season record and then extended play into the state quarterfinals. On the girls side, Coach Mary Buczek assisted Davis in an unexpected run to the state finals, the Lions first appearance in the championship match since 2004. The final did not go the Lions’ way, but posted an overall mark of 16-5 for the campaign. Congrats to seniors Avery Brady, Katrina Hazim, Emily Valentino (a Rhodes signee), and Margot Williams.

Lacrosse took one of the spotlights during the spring, with Coach Jim Buczek fielding a team with a large and experienced senior presence. Led by John Jameson, Andrew Johnson, Spencer Lee, Geoffrey Neville, Marshall Noonan, Craig Rollins, and Alston White, the Lions four regular season losses came at the hands of schools from the largest classifications. In the playoffs, Lovett made a run to the semifinals, before having their season end there with an overall mark of 15-5. Coach Glenn Austin’s girls lacrosse team fell just short of the playoffs, but was led all season by the efforts of All American Leslie Espenschied, who signed to continue her career at the University of Richmond. Espenschied was also selected to play in the 2013 Champion All America Showcase in Orlando in July.

Golf On the links, the girls golf team was consistently and ably led by seniors Chelsea Kim and Abigail Van Horn. Though not quite able to post the scores necessary to advance in the post-season, the team gained valuable experience. On the boys side, four seniors—Ben Beck, Mitch Fenbert, Guy Fulwlier, and William Smith—led the way as the Lions won the Region 6-AA championship, the week after claiming the title in the Golden Lions Challenge tournament.

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Lions sophomore Khadejah Jackson claimed the championship in the 300-meter hurdles at the state track meet in Albany—Lovett’s only individual state championship of the school year.

On the track, Coach Charlie Finch saw his boys team make it to state yet again, with junior Tej Suber claiming fifth place in the shot put. It would be on the girls side at state, however, where the Lions would make the loudest roar. Freshman Nicole Teague and sophomore Khadejah Jackson opened Lovett’s scoring at the state meet, placing seventh and eighth, respectively, in the triple jump. Teague followed with a fouth place in the long jump, then junior distance runner Hailey Branch took sixth in the 1600-meter, then third in the 3200-meter. When the other running event finals took place the next day, Jackson ran the third-fastest time in school history in the 400-meter dash to place a state runner-up. Not to be outdone, Teague ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 100-meter dash, and in doing so, also claimed second in state. Finishing fourth at state in the 300-meter hurdles the previous year as a freshman, Jackson broke her own school record in the event in claiming the state title. The Lions final running event, the 4x400-meter relay was contested by senior Caroline Butler, sophomore Sarah Carpenter, Teague, and Jackson. In placing third in that event, Lovett secured a fourth-place finish at State, their highest finish since 2007.

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The 2013 State Championship Baseball Team

Baseball State Champions Saving the Lions best for last, the baseball team of coach Lance Oubs took a 19-7 record from the regular season into the playoffs. During that run, college signees Robbie Baker (Richmond) and Jackson Lourie (Rhodes) were major contributors, as were classmates Nick Boden, Pearce Howell, Conrad Kinzey, Mitchell Marino, Sean Reagan, and Brant Wells. Once the playoffs began, a sweep of traditional rival Calhoun was followed by a second-round sweep of Breman. Both the quarterfinal and semifinal series ended with the Lions taking the decisive third game to advance. The final series could not have landed any closer to home, as Lovett would face rival Westminster for the title. For the first time in more than five years, the Wildcats had won the regular season series, sweeping all three games. That pattern would hold, as the home team also won the first game of the championship series, 2-1. In the second game, Lovett trailed with one out in the bottom of the

seventh and final inning, but rallied to tie, and then go ahead in the eighth to split the series with a 4-3 win. Junior Mitch Stallings, who had pitched in game one, was handed the ball again for the decisive third game. He would get immediate support, with the Lions scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. Wells doubled, scoring junior Grant Haley and Sean Reagan. Then junior Nick Cancelliere singled to score sophomore Willie Candler, on as a courtesy runner for Wells. Lovett would add a fourth run in the second, when freshman Aaron Schunk singled to score Marino, then would take a 5-0 lead in the seventh. Although the Wildcats would mount a brief comeback, Stallings remained strong, allowing only five hits for the game, while striking out seven, and the Lions held on for the 5-2 win and their seventh state championship in baseball.

Baseball Team Recognized for Contributions to L.E.A.D. Program The L.E.A.D. (Launch, Expose, Advise, and Direct) program was started by former major league baseball player and Atlanta native C.J. Stewart to foster character development among middle school students in the Atlanta Public School system. For the past two years, Coach Oubs and the Lions baseball team have hosted and participated in complimentary baseball clinics for more than 200 APS students in the L.E.A.D. program. For those efforts, the program recognized Oubs and Lovett with a certiﬁcate of appreciation at a Lions game during the spring. Lovett Associate Athletic Director Charlie Finch was also recognized for his role as an advisory board member of the L.E.A.D. program.

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Run ’n Lovett:

Another Successful Year!

8 1 Pinning on the numbers: an annual Run ’n Lovett rite of passage! 2 Ruth Baldwin Russ ’84 and Tom Avery ’71 surprise Anne Fuentes with a sham winner’s trophy. 3 Chaplain Steve Allen wins his 8th Run ’n Lovett 5K race. 4 The 2K takes off. 5 Longtime alumni Run ’n Lovett volunteers celebrate. 7

6 The 5K starts fast! 7 The ﬁrst grade class of Susan Ralls and Sonya Patel was honored with a party by the Alumni Association for having the highest percentage of student participation in the run. 8 First graders show off their Run ’n Lovett tattoos.

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Anne Brandau Fuentes: A Legend Retires

This summer, Anne Brandau Fuentes retired from Lovett after 44

years of service to the school—the longest to date of any employee, including Mrs. Lovett herself! Most recently as the director of alumni relations, and as a teacher, advisor, and coach before that, Anne left her mark on thousands of Lovett students—and they on her, as well. We are glad that Anne will not be taking leave of the Lovett community altogether; she will continue on assisting with special projects associated with the Our Deﬁning Decade campaign. This spring and summer, Lovett and its alumni hosted several receptions and events in Anne’s honor. We’ve included a sampling of photos from them; more can be found online at www.lovett.org/alumni.

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Anne at her desk, her last week of work! A quilt made from old Run ‘n Lovett T-shirts, a gift to Anne from the Advancement Ofﬁce

“When Anne Brandau taught A.P. European History in the 1980s, we didn’t just learn history, we lived it! With bracelets tinkling, her perfect cursive print on the chalkboard, and that distinctive lilting voice, she wove stories of European intrigue. Suddenly, we cared about the kings and queens of England, Spain, and France. We cared who Otto von Bismarck was and how he united Germany. We cared about the Czars in Russia and the Bolshevik Revolution. She captured our 16-year old minds and made us ponder more than just MTV, big hair and Star Wars!” — Ruth Baldwin Russ, Class of 1984

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Beth and Ray Chenault with Anne

“For most alumni, what Lovett means to us is not the buildings, athletic ﬁelds, theaters and other performing arts venues, it’s our memories of the friends and teachers; our learning experiences and our growing experiences; the people we started off as, and the people we were when we walked down the aisle to receive our diplomas. And to understand what Anne has meant to the school and all of us, you have to multiply that individual memory by all of the students that have passed through Lovett during Anne’s tenure. But even that understanding doesn’t fully measure what Anne has meant to all of us, because it’s not just the institutional memory Lovett loses as Anne retires. You could program a computer to do that, I guess, though it wouldn’t be easy. And I struggled to articulate what the missing element was until it occurred to me that it was simple: love. Anne has loved us, and we have naturally loved her back. She has loved doing what she has done at Lovett, made us feel special as students and graduates, and that has made her a special person to all of us. She has loved Lovett as an institution, but more importantly as individuals. And she’s managed to keep that enthusiasm over 44 years, when most lose theirs. What an extraordinary person, to be able to do all of that!” — Tom Avery, Class of 1971

Anne with Larry Jackson ’77

Anne bids farewell to Rita Traver Fink ’62

Knox Wilmer ’71, former teacher Janice Goodfellow Carter ’71, and Janet Rafshoon ’78 with Debbie (Roach) ’71 and Tom Avery ’71

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Riverbank Reflections “What I found to be so great about Anne was how much she cared for and how involved she was in all of our lives. Just like a savvy politician, she would remember the names of every alumni and their family and friends. Unlike a politician, most importantly, she would take an interest in the alumni’s lives and the lives of their family and friends! She would always know to some degree what was going on with my life, regardless if I was living in Atlanta or in another city. Furthermore, there were many times she would enlighten me of information that I should know, but didn’t, such as when a close friend of mine’s wife had a baby (this embarrassingly happened many times) or another friend just was hired at a great job. I don’t know exactly how one can retain all that information, but it doesn’t come from just being smart. It comes from caring about everyone around her.”

Cathy (Young) ’72 and Frank Wilson ’72 with Anne

— Will Lovell, Class of 1997

Chris Riley ’06, Anne, and Katie Jackson ’06 Wood Lovell ’93, Anne, Will Lovell ’97, and Kaseem Ladipo ’94 Anne with Hollis ’73 and Jane (Threlkeld) ’74 Lamon

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Roland Fuentes (Anne’s better half!) with former faculty member Betty Smith

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Lovett Welcomes Lara Kauffman to the Alumni Ofﬁce The Advancement Ofﬁce is pleased to announce Lara Kauffman’s appointment as the new

Sallie Adams Daniel ’68 and Mike McIntyre ’83

Susan Wright Selman ’80, Margo Owens Boden ’80, and ZeZe Mathews Buck ’80

director of alumni programs. Lara most recently served as assistant director of athletics at Lovett and has worked for the school since 1999. She began her new role on July 1. Lara is excited to begin a new chapter in her Lovett career and is humbled by the opportunity. “The impact that Anne Fuentes made on the Lovett community and its alumni is immeasurable,” said Lara. “Alongside Starr Pollock, and under the guidance of an energetic and creative Alumni Board, I hope to continue Anne’s legacy of leadership. An opportunity of this nature is rare and I feel honored to become the latest member of such a talented advancement team.” Prior to accepting the position of assistant athletic director, Lara held the position of middle school computing coordinator at Lovett. Lara has also worked as a training coordinator for Turner Broadcasting System and recruiting coordinator and assistant women’s basketball coach for Georgia Tech, where she received a bachelor of science in management and played on the basketball team. Lara’s background in technology and athletics, enthusiasm for our alumni, and her commitment to Lovett will serve her well as the director of alumni programs. “Our programs must meet our alumni where they are, and to do so we need to identify new ways to connect—and reconnect—both in person and through technology,” she said. “My goal is to make sure our

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alumni feel the value of Lovett in their lives, and recognize their role in the school’s future.” Lara and her husband, Matt Collins, are parents of Lovett student Shannon Collins, grade 1. We welcome Lara and look forward to exciting things to come in the alumni ofﬁce!

Jerry Tidwell, Bob Tidwell ’92, and Bobby Mitchell ’89

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Class Notes Class of 1963

50th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Roger Moister Glenn Smith Kincaid

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Tee Price Davis is proud that two of her grandchildren have just completed their Kindergarten year at Lovett. Mary Skiles Muir, daughter of Price ’91 and Anna Muir, and Charlie Harlan, son of Chad and Julie (Muir) ’94 Harlan, are excited to be rising Lovett ﬁrst graders.

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Craig Bledsoe, his wife, Ruth Ann, and their four children are a very busy family. The Bledsoes live in Alaska, where Craig is a military pilot and Ruth is a ﬂight attendant with Alaska Airlines. The couple’s oldest son, Sean, and his family have returned home to Fairbanks after teaching and researching language in Germany. Sean is in a graduate education program and plans to teach, while his wife is a professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Justin Bledsoe is an accountant and bar manager in Hawaii and also teaches underwater skills as a Master Dive instructor. Victoria Bledsoe, a student at Wellesley College, received an internship last summer in the White House Ofﬁce of Management and Administration, and then spent her junior year abroad in England studying at St. Peter’s College of Oxford University. She also found time to join the Oxford sailing team and cheer on the school’s cheerleading squad. The youngest Bledsoe, Tyler, attends Boise State University and competes avidly on the BSU paintball team, ranked second in the country.

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Class of 1968

45th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Grace Tate Anne Barnwell Daniell

Class of 1973

40th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 committee Margaret Denny Dozier Laura DeBorde Henry Mary Coleman George Jones Nancy Budd McWilliams

Class of 1974

Peter Brown tragically passed away this spring of a heart attack in Washington, D.C., where he was an attorney with the Department of Justice. For several years, Peter also had been writing ﬁction, both novels and short stories. His novella The Death of Rhett Butler was reviewed well; Ruthie Black, a novel, was greeted with rave reviews from Midwest Review and Pleiades, and received 4 ½ stars from Amazon Books; Peter’s last book, out in summer of 2013, Sidewalk Faces, has rated 5 stars from Amazon and is recognized by the Grace Notes Books Competition in the story collection category. Peter is survived by three sons.

Richard Gerakitis received the YMCA of Metro Atlanta’s 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award at their annual volunteer recognition dinner. Richard was co-chair of the annual campaign, a program that provides underserved youth the opportunity to participate in Y programs, such as academic enrichment and sports. He chairs several of the committees as well. The CEO of YMCA Atlanta, Ed Munster, describes Richard as “fully engaged and [taking] on every challenge with the best sense of humor. His energy and enthusiasm are evident in all his efforts….” Richard says volunteering for the Y makes him feel like he’s “opening doors, especially for children.” He is also involved in the Atlanta West End Rotary, Canterbury Court Board of Trustees, and Mercer University Law School Board of Visitors. He is a partner at Troutman Sanders LLP. Burke Whitman was appointed in July 2012 to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Marine Corps and now serves as Deputy Commanding General of the II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Before his promotion to general officer, Burke was commanding officer of combat units at multiple levels in all six geographic areas and on four combat deployments, and served as Strategy & Policy Officer with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a corporate executive, Burke has served as CEO and CFO of two Fortune 500/S&P 500 companies traded on the NY Stock Exchange, and has been an Institutional Investor top 2 CFO and top 5 CEO.

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Class of 1983

35th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Cherie Yates Latawiec Missie Wall Hall

30th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Ansley Merritt Conner Susan Hennessy Rich

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Class of 1985

Chris Hohlstein, a Chartered Financial Analyst, has been named regional president for Georgia in BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s Atlanta Ofﬁce. In addition, Chris serves on the boards of Eaglebrook School, in Deerﬁeld, Mass., and of Columbus State University. Since 1993, he also has been on the board of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Columbus, Ga., and Phenix City, Ala.

Charles Abney and his wife, Kristie, have made a major gift to the Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA), an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, to help meet the goal of endowing a professorship in the growing academic study of foodways at Ole Miss. Kristie explains, “We made the gift because we are passionate believers in the mission of the Southern Foodways Alliance. The work that the SFA does to document, study, and celebrate the foodways of the South is of tremendous value, not only to the University but to all Southerners.” Charles is a portfolio manager and director with ZWJ Investment Counsel and also serves on the board of the High Museum of Art. Kristie is senior vice president for Transwestern, a commercial real estate ﬁrm, and also chairs the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau’s annual fundraising event supporting the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

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Lori Triff Day writes that she and her husband, Geoff, have moved to Newburyport, Mass., where she is running an educational consulting practice and is also writing her ﬁrst book, due on the shelves in the spring of 2014. Lori’s daughter, Charlotte, is a student at Mt. Holyoke College. Erica Ward Speed and her husband, Stewart, still live in Jackson, Miss., with their daughter Isabelle, a rising 11th grader, and son, Warner, a rising 8th grader. Erica reports that she continues with volunteering at the children’s school; serving on community boards; and dabbling in interior design, event planning, and rabble rousing. Anne Fitten Glenn has been a published author since 2001, when her novel, Storm Mountain, was released. Recently her newest, intriguingly titled work, Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing, has come out. Both books are available on Amazon.

Shane Kimbrough visited the campus on April 17 to meet Lower Schoolers at lunch, address a Middle School Assembly, and spend time with Upper School physics students. Students and faculty alike are always pleased to hear Shane speak of his own experiences as an astronaut and about the future of the space program. He and his wife, Robbie, have twin daughters who now are rising tenth graders and a son in middle school. The family lives in Houston.

Mary McKibbon ’84 and her daughter, Caroline, attend Lovett graduation in May.

Lloyd Bell is excited to report that his son, Jones Bell, a rising sixth grader, will be starting his Lovett adventure in the fall.

Class of 1988

25th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Emily Jenkins Followill Alison Dobes Key Ethan Staats Wright Mitchell is president of the Buckhead Heritage Society, an organization growing more and more inﬂuential in historic preservation in the area. Most recently BHS has been able to secure a brighter future for the historic Randolph-Lucas House on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, north of Peachtree Battle Avenue. The house, built by a great-great grandson of Thomas Jefferson in the 1920s, will be moved from its original location to one more suitable and proper for such a distinguished structure. Fall 2013 51

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Alumni Congratulate their Graduates The Class of 2013 was celebrated at the annual Alumni Senior Luncheon,

sponsored by the Alumni Association, at 103 West. Alumni who are parents of the students in the class were invited to join their children for the lunch. Alumni also celebrated with the seniors after the graduation ceremony.

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1 Alex Anne ’13 and Chip Matthews ’78 2 Anne McKibbon Smith ’82 with Emma ’13 3 Ella ’13 and Jana Portman Simmons ’78 4 Nancy Brumley Robitaille ’84, Paul Hackett ’13, and Paul Hackett ’84 5 Victoria ’13 and Kurt Hohlstein ’76 6 Anna ’13 and James Sewell ’79 7 Vasser ’13 and Rutherford Seydel ’81 8 Kathleen ’13 and Mark Connell ’77 9 Lucy ’13 and Kendle Cates Campbell ’83 10 Cindy (Bennett) ’85, Caroline ’13, and Clark Butler ’85 11 Art Sinkler ’81 with Maggie ’13

12 Gayle ’13 and Courtney Wright Jenks ’78

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13 Bill ’79, Margo (Owens) ’80, Mackenzie, Zach ’11, and Nick Boden ’13 14 Claire ’13 and Ansley Merritt Conner ’83 15 Frances Biggers Flock ’75 with Margaret ’13 16 Wesley ’13 and Beth Radford Anthony ’82 17 Shad ’13 and Steve Sodel ’82 18 Bill Henagan ’76 with William ’13 22 19 Andrew ’13 and Kathy Tharpe Siegel ’85 20 Margot ’13 and Lynne Kelly Williams ’79 21 Mary Reid Bogue ’03 with daughter, Beatrice Harper, Elizabeth Bogue ’13, and Sarah Bogue ’03 22 MeriBeth Baumer Morris ’87, Angie Baumer Rhoads ’88, Adrienne Baumer Port ’86, Carson Morris, Alex Port ’13 23 Isabelle ’13 and Knox Culpepper ’81 24 Preston ’13 and Jackson Hill ’07 23

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Class of 1991

Kristen Stevens made her film directing debut when she co-directed with her husband, Inan Temelkuran, the highly acclaimed short film, Know My Name. The film documents how young Turkish women train in combat sports not only to make money badly needed to support their families, but also to assert a Turkish woman’s right to respect, education, and self-reliance. Know My Name was featured at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Documentary at the Antalya International Golden Orange Film Festival. The film also took the award for Best Editing and the Special Jury Prize at the Adana International Golden Boll Film Festival. Kristen had moved to Istanbul in 2006 and began working as senior editor, writer, and columnist for the Turkish Daily News. Through her research, she found that one in four female Turkish athletes chooses to enter a fighting sport such as karate or wrestling. Many of them are winning European and world titles and are feared at the international competitions, but most of these women are unknown in Turkey. Kristen and Inan decided to make a film exploring the motivations that set girls on the path of combat sports. In the evening of May 3, Know My Name was shown to an appreciative Lovett audience and other viewers in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater. Kristen is the daughter of Delphine Jones ’63. Ann Dodd Schuh is working at the Behavioral Institute of Atlanta as an Orton-Gillingham tutor. She lives in Sandy Springs with her husband Bill and children, Vivian, 3, and Will, 5.

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Mandy Aiken Crawford ’95, Stacy Williams Hanley ’92, Vernetta Dorsey ’92, Amy Stribling Rees ’94, Catherine Mitchell Jaxon ’94—all former Lovett basketball players—and Meri Beth Baumer Morris ’87, parent of a current Lovett player, turn out this past winter to cheer on the 2012 State Champion Lovett Girls Basketball team.

Class of 1992

Jeremy Ellis is managing director and a founding member at Genesis Capital, LLC in Atlanta. He has 15 years experience in investment banking, specializing in mergers and acquisitions in a variety of situations. In 2009, he was named by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” in Atlanta. Jeremy also is an underwater photographer and a regular volunteer at the Atlanta Aquarium. In fact, he also recruited many other young business people to help out at the aquarium, both in and out of the water. Jeremy and his family live in Atlanta. Michael Benner has become producer and client advocate in the Human Capital Practice of Willis Insurance Services of Georgia. His successful track record of more than 13 years in the Group Health and Employee Beneﬁts industry speaks very highly of his initiative, integrity, and client-centered approach to group health plans, executive beneﬁts, and wellness consulting, planning, and coordination. The Benners live in Atlanta.

Class of 1993

20th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Brooks Fischer Wood Lovell Jennifer Levine Silver

John Stephenson was recognized by his alma mater, The University of Georgia, as one of its 40 Under 40. The University defines these 40 alumni as “prominent people [who] have made an impact in business, leadership, community, educational and/ or philanthropic endeavors. They’ve demonstrated dedication to the University of Georgia and its mission of teaching, research, and service…. Above all they represent the very best of UGA graduates.” John, an attorney and partner at Troutman Sanders, had served as interim CEO of the Atlanta College Football Hall of Fame since 2009. This past February, John was named president and CEO of the Hall. Archie Manning, board chair of the National Football Foundation, commended John’s work so far by saying, “His guidance has taken a shared vision and ushered it to the point where we can all see the finish line.” John and his wife, Megan (Apple) ’93, have two young children. May, the elder of the two, is a rising Lovett first grader. Adam Nelson finally has been awarded the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal for shot put, nine years after he had made the outstanding effort that earned him the Silver Medal in the Athens Olympic Games. He had also won the silver medal earlier in the 2000 Olympic competition. After the recent disqualification of the Ukrainian 2004 gold medal shot putter for doping, Adam has now been declared the 2004 Olympic Shot Put Champion,

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an honor he worked hard for and rightfully deserves. The Gold Medal was presented to the jubilant Adam this past June at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. When asked how he felt about receiving the Gold after all this time, he answered, “Better late than never. The way I look at it is I’ve got the rest of my life to be the gold medalist.” Congratulations, Adam!

in bookstores this past February, The Genius of Dogs was ranked 18th among non-fiction books listed on the New York Times Internet Best Seller list. Brian and Vanessa live in North Carolina with their black Lab, Oreo.

in conversation about how “school is cool.” Kashi says it’s important that mentors ask the youngsters about their interests, and then explain the variety of opportunities offered in college. About 500 participants attended the Walk in September 2012.

Class of 1998

15th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chairs Julie Hilsman Hausner Kelley Cohen Shaw

Ryan Boylan is pursuing his Ph.D. in foreign language education at Georgia State University. He is currently a Spanish instructor at the University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus.

Kashi Sehgal is program director for special projects at the Campus Community Partnership Foundation based in Sandy Springs. She says that the 32 percent dropout rate from Georgia schools is a particular concern of the Foundation. “The organization focuses on innovative college student service projects that use what they’re learning at school and apply it to a community need,” Kashi explains. One project the Foundation sponsors is an annual Saturday stroll on the Agnes Scott College campus. At-risk youngsters are invited to partner with college students specially trained to work with and engage young people

Bianca White Lynch and her husband, Travis, have a 2-year-old daughter, Kendall. Bianca has been a high school special education teacher and track & field coach for the past 10 years. In her sixth year as head coach, Bianca was named 2013 All-county Boys Track & Field Coach of the year. She recently earned her Level 2 USATF coaching certification. She keeps busy spending time with her family, volunteering with City Year/AmeriCorps, teaching, coaching, and working on her master’s in sports administration.

Class of 1994

Brian Hare is an associate professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University, where he founded the Duke Canine Cognition Center. His wife, Vanessa Woods, is a research scientist at the center as well as an award-winning journalist and author. The couple has written The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think, in which they use their extensive research to show how the canine species, among all mammals including primates, is second only to humans in dominance. According to the Hares, dogs attained their status among animals by being smart at understanding human communication and by using humans to solve their problems. Evolving from wolves, dogs achieved their genius through the concept of “survival of the friendliest.” If they were inclined to feel comfortable around humans, they benefited from the relationship and thrived. In essence, dogs domesticated themselves. Reviewers praise The Genius of Dogs for its clear, readable presentation that allows the average reader to understand the principles of anthropology and cognitive science used to support the book’s thesis. After less than a month

2012–13 Alumni Association President Fran Tidwell ’87 presents the Tommy Aldredge ’74 Service Award to Justin Jones ’97.

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Spring Twilight Gatherings

Michael Crocker ’04 and Charles Slick ’04

Jennifer Bickerstaff Bongiovi ’03 and Andrew Bagley ’04

Cory Conway ’04, Betty Desta ’06, and Burton Dodd ’04

Michael Crocker ’04, Haley Gage ’03, Jennifer Bickerstaff Bongiovi ’03, and Thaddeus Rolle ’04

Michael Bleke ’04, Cameron Bagley ’07, and Burton Dodd ’04

Betty Desta, ’06, Robert Bairstow ’08, Katie Jackson ’06, and McLean Corrigan ’07

Will Lovell ’97 with C.J. Kelly ’97 and date

Larry Jackson ’77 and Fraser Duke ’74

Missy Means Madden ’97 and Will Lovell ’97

Susan Hennessy Rich ’83, Bert Madden ’78, and Ansley Merritt Conner ’83

Randy Coley ’65, Kathy Ventress Smith ’68, Grace Tate ’68, Anne Barnwell Daniell ’68, Rip Sartain ’68, John Feininger ’69, and Abner Simonton ’67

Ryan Smith Dunlap ’97, Russ Richards ’99, Lauren Logan Hooks ’97

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Class of 1999

Sandy Bowen ’85 and Martin Underwood ’97

Anne Dijamco McGinty and her husband, Mark, have worked with another couple since 2012 to build The Pop Nation in the San Francisco Area. They are producers and purveyors of delicious gourmet frozen pops with unique flavors. Avocado cilantro, Bangkok night market, carrot orange ginger, cinnamon rice pudding, fig and clementine port wine, mesquite bean, olive oil vanilla sea salt, and tangerine beet are just a few of the array of flavors offered by Pop Nation in the Bay area. All the pops are vegan, gluten free, and are sold for $3.00 a piece from a fleet of street carts during the spring, summer, and fall months. Pop Nation has developed special relationships with organic farms in the area, which ensure the company a steady supply of very fresh ingredients by the season. Business is good!

Wes Whitten ’97 and Taylor Weitz ’97 with Kristin (Lucas) ’97 and Harris Huber

Justin Jones ’97, Taylor Weitz ’97, and Wes Whitten ’97

Emily Anne Bartenfeld Black completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, and has joined a private practice in Gainesville, Ga.

Class of 2002

John Thrasher is a singer-songwriter and released his debut studio album, Too Young to Slow Down, on iTunes in the fall of 2012. This past spring, he headlined an all-original show at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur.

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Chuck Eitel ’97, Rebecca Stewart ’97, and Russ Richards ’99

Morgan Hipp King and her husband, Brooks, are the proud owners of G3 Wellness, a personal health coaching, private ﬁtness training, and residential food gardening resource in Atlanta.

Shara Hughes, an artist, already has had several solo exhibitions of her works in cities like New York, London, Copenhagen, and Berlin, but this spring, April 19 through June 15, was her first solo show in Atlanta. Shara was the recipient of the 2012-13 MOCA Working Artist Project Fellowship Award. Shara’s style is described as being “influenced by European and American art traditions and tensions…that she reconciles with her own pictorial voice…. Like many of her predecessors, she is a restless maker, shifting scales and media, and maintaining a strong link to the domestic and popular culture. Her work combines elements of landscape, still life, and figuration to dizzying effect.” Recently Shara has begun to work in the sculpture medium, as well.

10th Reunion, October 19, 2013 (note special date) chairs Jennifer Bickerstaff Bongiovi Haley Gage Lindsay Conrad Gerakitis Lorin Young Kate Richards Reid Olsen Alex Cole has a ﬁlm coming out in October called CBGB starring Alan Rickman. He plays a real life punk rocker from the 1980s called Richard Hell. He also just started his second year of dental school at Georgia Regents University in Augusta and will graduate in 2016.

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work with fellow Lovett alumna Missy Means Madden ’97. Missy’s ﬁrm, Bellwether Landscape Architects, already has built an excellent reputation in Atlanta.

Catherine Inman married Kyle Barrett on April 6, 2013, at the Swan House in Atlanta. She works for Nine West in the public relations department and Kyle is an attorney. The couple resides in New York City.

Class of 2004

Rachel Avery Simpson and her husband, John, were married October 20, 2012 at Burge Plantation, outside Atlanta, with several Lovett alumnae as attendants: Caroline Fryer Hornburger ’04, Graham Clark Mudd ’04, Bess Newton Goodhead ’04, Pooja Pandya ’04, Alissa Phillips ’04, and Maggie Avery Schook ’96. The newlyweds live in Atlanta. Anne Kagey has been a PA anesthetist at Piedmont Hospital since 2010. She reports that she recently traveled to Roxas City in the Philipines on a medical mission trip and that she continues to enjoy scuba diving, introduced to her by the late Lovett science teacher, Dan Dalke. Abigail Cline graduated from UGA with her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology. She plans to go on to medical school.

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Alex Horton, a graduate of Washington and Lee, now is pursuing a JD and a master’s of accounting at Georgia State. This summer he works as a legal intern at Coca-Cola and then in the fall will be an Enforcement Extern at the SEC. Lansing Lee, a law student at Virginia, is part of ImagineUVA, a student group that is using social media to offer fellow students a chance to comment on issues and questions that will be vital to the University’s future operation. When interviewed by UVA Today, Lansing said, “We wanted to create an easy-to-use forum for students to share their opinions. Students are busy, but we do have important ideas. Social media is the best place to make that conversation happen.” The group plans to start a new topic every few days that will draw students to comment on a direct question and hopefully lead to new ideas and opinions. UVA is in the midst of developing a strategic plan that will guide the school’s operation over the coming years.

Class of 2007

Jennifer Gambrell is a sales assistant at Penguin Group in their children’s book department. She is living in New York City, after graduating from Davidson College in 2011. Lamar Chesney is one of the finalists in the 2013 Netpresso MBA Challenge, an annual global competition to promote sustainability. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees with honors from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., and is impassioned with a love of business and economics. Nestle-Nespresso Corporation, headquartered in Switzerland, selected the Rollins Crummer Graduate School of Business MBA team to be one of the three finalists in the competition. Lamar and three fellow teammates from Rollins made up the number one team from the USA and joined two other international team finalists this past summer in Lausanne, Switzerland, to present their innovative sustainability plan dealing with a method of harvesting or using resources so that the resource is not depleted or damaged. The ideas of the teams will help coffee farmers become more socially responsible, environmentally friendly, and economically viable for the future. The winning team will be awarded the chance to travel to the operations in South America and see their project implemented.

Class of 2006

J.B. Chun has left investment banking to join a management consulting ﬁrm. Currently he splits his time between New York City and Washington, D.C. His work has often taken him to the Middle East, where he advises corporations and government entities on investment activities. J.B. graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine.

I.S. Dunklin, after graduating from Davidson College, has been working for Rep. Rob Woodall from Georgia’s 7th District.

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Class of 2008

5th Reunion, October 4–5, 2013 chair Jennifer Major Alex Frankel graduated from the University of Michigan’s Ross Business School. He now works for Bank of America in New York City.

Class of 2009

Philip Link was awarded the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, given to student athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their ﬁnal year of intercollegiate athletic competition. He received the honor last spring and graduated from The University of the South in June. Philip was a two-time Academic All-American swimmer and three- time All SCAC Academic selection. He earned a 3.49 cumulative GPA as a chemistry major; served as president of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society; was vice president of Alpha Epsilon Delta National Medical Society; is a member of the Order of Gownsmen; was named

a Presidential Scholar; and was treasurer of Chi Psi Fraternity. He holds three school and SAA swim records and was an eight time All-SCAC selection. He led the Sewanee team to a close second place finish at the 2013 SAA Championships and was First Team All –SAA honoree. A four time qualifier for the NCAA Championships, Philip earned NCAA All-American honors in the men’s 100 and 200 breaststroke events in 2011-12. Philip plans to attend medical school. Harrison Reeves is now an intern in Washington, D.C., at the office of Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina.

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Christine Proctor, a student in the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, is already well-known for her gourmet cakes, which she started baking and selling at age 14. Now she is busy honing her business skills. She was the featured Young Entrepreneur speaker at the 2011 Womenetics

Conference. She’s cutting back on her kitchen time to be able to accept opportunities on the corporate side of the restaurant business with Wafﬂe House, Concentric Hospitality Solutions, and an internship with the hospitality industry to work with emerging apps at Silverpop. She appreciates being able to transfer what she has studied at college to help her work more effectively at her jobs. Christine observes how much technology and business are intertwined and she is learning the vocabulary and systems of technology that relate to all areas of business. After graduation Christine would like to work in marketing and brand management for a large corporation, such as GE or Coke. Sarah Brook Williams was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society at Samford University last year. She also serves as an Ambassador at Samford to the Howard College of Arts and Sciences. Ashley Dalton is an intern for the Wall Street Journal Europe working in Brussels, Belgium. She expects to have a chance to write some pieces for the climate desk among her other assignments. Kaki Pope served as the summer photo editor for The Daily Tar Heel, the campus newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and will serve as an assistant editor for the 2013–14 school year. The DTH was ranked last year by Princeton Review as the second-best college newspaper in the country.

Madeline Keb ’09 and Ben Popkin ’09 both graduated from Wake Forest’s Calloway School of Business this past spring.

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Alumni Weddings

Kyle and Catherine (Inman) ’03 Barrett

Alumni Babies

Charles Christopher, son of Christopher ’92 and Maurissa Smith

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Montine Mansell to Joseph Zapf, March 23, 2013. 20 0 2 Michael and Stacey (Mundt) ’84 De Luca wed March 24, 2013, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Laura Atkinson to Steven Limbrick, March 23, 2013. Margaret Champagne to Jarrod Lee Wright, April 20, 2013.

David Warren, son of Federico and Rebecca (Jacobs) ’94 Feldstein

Frank Corrigan to Alden Koste, June 15, 2013. Taylor Dozier to Katie Laird, April 27, 2013. 200 3

Catherine Inman to Kyle Barrett, April 6, 2013. 200 6

Michael Costolo to Paige McCall, May 19, 2013. Steven and Laura (Atkinson) ’02 Limbrick

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Hollis Ann, daughter of Eric and Carter (Sample) ’05 Engel

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Wick and Colston, twins of Bruce and Taylor (Mundy) ’90 Raquet

Twins Bodhi Ivan and Kash Alexander, children of Ivan and Gopi (Kashiparekh) ’95 Shammas

Joshua, son of Ryan ’98 and Stephanie Boylan

Whit Rodgers, son of Ted and Lauren (Millichap) ’95 Boehm

Kendall with her parents, Travis and Bianca (White) ’98 Lynch

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Bruce and Taylor (Mundy) Raquet, twins, Wick and Colston, September 10, 2012.

Ted and Lauren (Millichap) Boehm, a son, Whit Rodgers, August 21, 2012.

Eric and Eleanor (Caswell) Simonsen, a son, Paul James, February 5, 2013.

Emma Jane, daughter of Chris and Kelly (Johnson) ’92 Hodgdon

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Christopher and Kelly (Johnson) Hodgdon, a daughter, Emma Jane, October 3, 2012. Chris and Maurissa Smith, a son, Charles Christopher, March 7, 2013.

John and Elizabeth (King) Moore, a son, John Rutland, June 20, 2013. Ivan and Gopi (Kashiparekh) Shammas, twins, Bodhi Ivan and Kash Alexander, January 4, 2013.

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Eric and Carter (Sample) Engel, a daughter, Hollis Ann, May 14, 2013.

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Ryan and Stephanie Boylan, a son, Joshua Ryan, June 19, 2013.

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Federico and Rebecca (Jacobs) Feldstein, a son, David Warren, November 7, 2012.

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In Memoriam Robert Bolling Allison Parent of alumnae James Lewis Alston Parent of alumni

Campus Bulletins Homecoming 2013: October 4–5

Annual Alumni Lowcountry Barbecue Friday, October 4 5:30–7:30 pm

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Whether you are looking to network on LinkedIn, see what’s happening in the classroom on Pinterest, be a voyeur on Instagram, watch the latest student video on YouTube, or simply keep in touch on Facebook, The Lovett School will meet you where you are!

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Friday, October 4

FACEBOOK <facebook.com/TheLovettSchool>

7:30 pm Kilpatrick Stadium

TWITTER <twitter.com/thelovettschool>

Various off-campus locations

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Jack L. Estes Parent of alumna Mary Grace McCurry Garrett Parent of alumna

Paula Alterman Kaplan Parent of alumni

Ann Moorehead Margeson Parent of alumna William H. Marsh ’64

Alice Asbury Stone Retired faculty, parent of alumni

Then please come back to campus for our annual Admission Open House! YOUTUBE <youtube.com/user/LovettSchoolAtlanta>

James E. Sellers, Jr. Parent of alumni, grandparent of students

1:00 pm, Kindergarten

Anne Willingham Stribling Parent of alumni, grandparent of students

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Berthold Gotlieb Stumberg Parent of alumni

1:00 pm, Grades 1–5 3:30 pm, Grades 6–12

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For more information, visit www.lovett.org/admission.

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Jo Ann Johnson Thackston Parent of alumnus Marian Kissock Ward Parent of alumni

Suzanne Meadow Bond Parent of alumnae, granparent of students

Patricia Benton Matthews Parent of alumni

Interested in Lovett for your children—or grandchildren?

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Arthur S. Benton Parent of alumnus

Alva Burley Lines Parent of alumni

Saturday, October 5 Class of 2003 reunion will be Saturday, October 19. More information at <www. lovett.org/alumni>.

Samuel C. Barnett Parent of alumnus

Sallie Griffis Helms Parent of alumni

Class Reunions Classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2008.

William Bowen Astrop Parent of alumnus

Willnita Wyatt Cook Parent of alumnus

(reservations required) Varsity Football v. Washington Co.

Melvin H. Ashcraft Parent of alumna

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Richard Barry Williams Parent of alumni

Views of Lovett Clockwise from right: Four Lovett students (Cleo Chang, Grade 10; Will Carr, Grade 11; Emily Johnson, Grade 9; and Haley Tucker, Grade 10), along with associate director of admission Janie Coleman and Upper School teacher Betty Hu, traveled to China for three weeks this summer through the World Leading Schools Association; First grader Kayleigh Stargell slams into the pins while bowling at the Kindergarten and First Grade Fun Day; Eighth graders Emmy Cross and Kiran Ebrahim check out some books at the Lovett International Alliance’s annual Book Fair; During the “Atlanta 2.0” summer course, Lovett students visited a mural from the Living Walls project. Atlanta 2.0 is a combined Lovett and Westminster summer course designed to encourage students to take an active role in improving the quality of life in our city.

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Lovett The Lovett School 4075 Paces Ferry Road, n.w. Atlanta, Georgia 30327-3009 address service requested Parents: If this is addressed to a child who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, kindly notify the Alumni Office at (404) 262-3032 or alumni@lovett.org.

Alumni: Mark your calendars for Homecoming 2013! October 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5, 2013 Reunions for the Classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2008. Attention Class of 2003: Due to a scheduling conflict, your reunion party is postponed to Saturday, October 19.

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