Cheerleeders Erln Kiker '05, Austin Cerler '05, and Laurs Welslger '02 lead tha Homecoming parade.
The ninth grade lloat Is pulled by a big rig, on IoBn from Russall Perldns,
Headmaster Roger Co 10 his colorful u mbe shows off pants.
Anna Greenlee '08, Johanna Reckenbeil '08 and friend pose on the sixth grsde tIost
fathar o( Katie Perldns '05.
Undley Flohr '05 during the field hockey game against St. Anna 's .
Freshmen Chris Harvey and Brs Be Homecoming pa':~ rlde A TVs in the
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Volume 8, Number I
0' Contents
From the Headmaster . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Blue & Gold is published four times each year for The Steward School community.
Homecoming 200 I by Ronny Haje k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Earthworm Dissection by Wil liam Shimer '09 . . . . .. . . . . .4 Music ... An International Language by G is e la H e lb . . . . . . .4 Read Aloud to a Child Week by Estelle G rossma n . . . . . . . . 5 Fifth Graders Make Quite a "Skeleton Crew" by Andrew Mudd . . 6
Headmaster
New Lower School Students . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Roger Coulombe
Middle School Chooses Class Officers by G reg Marshall . . . . . 7 Eighth Grade Buddy Day . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Editor
Kelley Cuneo uncokra sicwardschool.org
Middle School Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Students Send Teddy Bears to New York by Eliza bet h Newins '06 .. 8 New Middle School Students. . . . .
Coordinators Estelle Grossman Shelby Holland Greg Marshall Rugene Paulette Janet Rice Brenda Turner
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Ring Ceremony 200 I by Shelby Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Advisory Groups Raise Money for Breast Cancer Awareness by Laura W e isiger '02 . . . . . . 9 Steward Volleyball a Big Hit! by Jane Tu ohey . . . . . . . . . . 10 Swimming with the Dolphins by Ch ris Byrne '0 3 . . . . . . . . .. .. . I 0 New Upper School Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 0 The International Students' Program by Eliza be th Gri ggs . . . . 1 I
For more information on The Steward School, please contact Scott Moncure '83, Director of Admission, at 804.7-40.339<4 ext. 513 or by email at smoncure@stewardschool.o!'l.
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The Steward School accepts qualified students without regard to race. re ligion. nationality. or ethnic origin.
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Upper School Honor Roll .. . . . . . . . .
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Spotlight: Neil Turnage by Brenda T urner . . . .
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Paver Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Theater Seat Order Form . . . . . . .
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Blue & Gold Asks the Staff . . . . .
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Workshop Offers Insight on Reading by G reg Marsha ll . . .
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Development Update by Sandra Dollar-Sh ri ne r . . . . .. . . . . . . â&#x20AC;˘ . . 17 Athletic Update by Janet Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Alumni Action by Mary Harva r d N o ld e '93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On (he Coyers Front The 200 I Varsity Field Hockey team . Back: Original a rtwork by Michelle Shea '02. Allison No r ton '05 , Lindsey Leach '04. and Meg Robertson '04. inspi red by the tragic events of September I I th o
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From the Headmaster
A few weeks ago. in early September. the people of the United States became acutely aware of the rea lities of the world in this new century. Literally. that world crashed into our lives in a field in Pennsylvania. into the side of the Pentagon. an d most jarringly. into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. While we are the wo rl d's only remaining "s uperpower." deeply involved in the economic. social. and enter tainment lives of people and nati ons throughout the wor ld. a different rea lity has
Mr. Coulombe meets (ourlh-grader Eliot Doub.
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ex ploded onto the scene. While the econom ies o f all nations depend on the health of our economy. and our language and cloth ing style and garment labels are copied everywhere. and "Baywatch" reruns and copycat vers ions of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" prol iferate beyond our borders. another real ity of what it means to be an integral part of the community of nations has hit home: we are not completely safe. To say that we have "lost ou r innocence" as a nation is inaccurate: since the beginning An Amencan nag n,es atop the Library/Administration of the Cold War following bwlding after September 11m. World War II . this country has been extenSively engaged in Christina-in our lives is heightened. world affairs. whether they be military. an d we will continue to hold them economic. political. or humanitarian. close regardless of any physical and we surely became "worldly" in distance. Thanksgiving this year will thos e 50 years. But the terrorist have special meaning. attacks. which now include anthrax. So. while the country's leaders have forced to the surface of our work to ensure a greater degree of consciousness an appreciation for vigilance . awareness. and security. we what matters in ou r livespray that they will pe rsist and succeed our homes. our livelihood. in the ir jobs. Th at is what they must our families . an d that which do. We. too. have a job to do. and that is most precious in our lives. is to love our ch ildren. From various our ch ildren . media re ports we have learned that Because of recent some of the men and women on the events. my wife Kathy and I ill-fa ted airliner that plunged into the will never look at our two Pennsylvania countryside. perhaps sons-both independent knowing that they were speaking thei r school teachers-in the same last words. expressed love and way. They are in their midencouragement. Those we re their and late twenties. both last words. To our children. they marr ied and successful. and should be our everyday words. Take yet we still want to protect the time . Look at them . Hug them . them. We worry about the hold them close. tell them you love world in which they will live them . Say it often-you may not know in the coming years. Each wh e n you will run out of opportunitime we talk on the phone ties to do so. with "our boys." we end the conversation with "I love you ." However. there is now a greater immed iacy and urgency to the words. The centrality of their placeJason an d Te r i. Jonathan and
Homecomina 200 I By Ronny Hajek.
Lower School P.L Teacher Steward's Homecom ing seems to get bigger and better every year, and this year was no exception' Th e festivities began the week of Octo ber IS '" with special dress days such as Hat Day, 80's Day, an d Spirit Day. Two new traditions added to Spi rit Week included special Homecoming t-shirts designed by eleventh grader Carrie Morris an d so ld by the junior class, and our first Bu rger King Night fundraiser. On Fri day, October 19"', the whole school gathered in the gym fo r a rousing pep rally directed by the cheerleaders. The ki nd ergartners. first gra de rs. and second graders charmed everyone when they sang "God Bless America." in honor of the Lower School's "Hurray for the USA" Homecom ing theme. Also at the pep rally. the varsity cheerleaders performed . the fa ll teams were honored. and there was the traditio nal "yell -off' and class tug-of-war. Saturday's Homecoming events began with the varsity boys' soccer and the va rsi ty girls' field hockey games. which were played on adjacent fields so Spartans could cheer for both teams at on ce! Soon after the games began. the parking lot started to buzz with carnival games, mus ic. and food . Th ere was a hula-hoop toss. a moonwalk. pony ri des, hair dyeing and nail painting by the sixth g,-ade, and the eve r-popular cakewalk. wh ic h was ru n by the Class of 2007. A big thanks to parents Cricket O 'Conner and Karen DeConti for organizing such a fun -fi lled carnival' The tenth grade class ran the snow cone and cotton candy stands in addition to the ir used toy/book/sporting goods sale. The ninth grade he ld a bake sale and the twelfth grade sold soda in
Stewa rd cups, wh ile the eighth graders had fun washing cars. People seemed to be everywhere, including the multi-purpose gym. where treats and treasures were available from specialty shops an d a silent auction. Th e gorgeous weather made a beautiful backd rop for the Homecoming parade. Floats, marchers. and the Homecoming court followed the Steward banner, which was carried by cheerleaders Erin Kiker. '05 Austin Carter '05 , and Laura Weisiger '02. Facu lty member Jane Tuohey rode in the lead car as the honored Grand Marshal. Each class. sixth through twelfth , was represented with a float they had built. Th e sixth grade float. "Fall Into the Spirit of Steward." and the seventh grade flo at. Spar tans Fight for Freedom," tied for the Middle School float award . In the Upper School, the eleventh grade float "Juniors Steal the Sabers!" took home the prize. Th e marchers inclu ded third, fourth . and fifth graders representing the Lower School as they rode on decorated scooters. waved flags . and carried their banner. "Hurray fo r the USA!" Other groups in the parade included the Car Club (one of many new clubs this year) and the Fine Arts float. "Red .White . an d Blue." Al so in the spirit was Head-
The kindergarten. first grade. and second grade the Homecommg pep ral/y.
master Roger Coulombe in a lovely pair of stars-and-stripes pants! The ninth grade Homecoming prince Chris Harvey and princess Bre Beauford added fun by driving fourwheelers. The tenth and eleventh grade princes and princesses. Jeremy Karmolinski '04. Audie McDougall '04. Tim Zeidan '03. an d Kourtney Boughey '03 . rode the old-fashioned way. smi li ng and waving at the crowd . Senior king and queen nominees Clay Tharrington and Jennifer Gray cruised in a gator. and rounding out the twelfth grade Homecom ing court were Teen Ratianarivo. Michelle Shea. Jamiel Allen. and Ashley Van Ness. At the Homecoming dance that evening. the court was honored an d the 200 I king and queen. Jamiel Allen and Jennifer Gray. were crowned. The theme for the dance was a patri otic "Sparta n Glory." and the Dining Commons was aglow w ith stars and stripes. It was a wonderful day fill ed with fun and friendship. and it could not have run so smoothly without Helen Fields. Leslie Kovach . and all the many. many volunteers whose help in so many ways made the event a complete success. I am already looking forward to next year!
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â&#x20AC;˘ The Earthwonn Dissection By M!liam Shimer, S" Grade Th e fifth gra de rs performed an earthwo rm dissection on Friday, October 19"'. Each person was as signed a partner, with whom they shared tools. Each person was given four pi ns to hold th e worm down , an d each group was given one probe, one pair of scissors, and one pair of tweeze rs. During th e exterior exami nation, everyone was told to find th e worm's mouth, anus, clitellum (a band around the worm that holds the baby worms wh ile they are hatching), prostomiu m (a flap of flesh
t hat hangs ove r the mouth), setae (bristles that help the worm move) , and se ptu m (the thin walls between each segment). For the interior examination, everyone cut the worm in half and tr ied to find the heart. wh ich w as very hard to find-only one person in Mrs. Bl um's class found it. We also had to find the nervous cluste r, the crop, and the gizzard. Most people fe lt a little nauseated as they cut open the worm. but they en ded up liki ng the dissection. All of the dissections were done outside because th ere is more air moving around that takes away the bad smell. I personally liked th e ea rthworm diss ection and am looking forward to our next two dissections-a fish and a ch icken leg!
Alex McMillan and Chavless Smith-Hamson hold up thelf worms before the Fmh grade dissection.
Music ... an lmemational Lanluase' By Gisela Hellt, "usic Intern Editor's note: The Steward School was fortuna te to have Germa n student Gisela Helb serve as an intern in our music department this past September.
In the weeks since the ho rrific tragedy in New York and Washi ngton, D.C .. our children have looked for outlets to help express their thoughts , fe ars, and even th anks to those who helped. Themes of patriotism can be seen in the artwork throughout the School. Second grade students were able to draw pictu res that shared thei r gratitude to the New York C ity Fire Department. I was pleased to be able to hand-de liver these beau tiful cards to t he brave members of th e fire and police de partments. --Lynn Zinder. Lower School Art Te ach er
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"Hello Everybody, How Do You Do?" is one of the many songs I learned during my internship at Th e Steward School. From September 3,d until September 28"', I got some good insight into the work of the two mus ic teachers, Bonnie Anderson and he r assistant Michelle AndersonHaigler. My whole time here has been a very enhancing ex perience to my current studies at the University of Freiburg (in the south of Germany) where I am a student of music and English . T his O ctober I will start my second year of studies to become a teacher at Ge rm an high schools. Especially in the mus ic classes of the Lower School, I could take part in the lessons very active ly. I enjoyed introdUCing my oboe to all different
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grades, playing for them and answering their questions abo ut this classical and his torical o rc hestra instr ument. W ith prepared drinking straws, some of the students cou ld even experience what it fe els like to playa double-reed instrument. Furthermore, it was very inte resting for me to obser ve several classes of th e Upper School. like the lessons of the ESL classes, I was rea lly impressed by the poss ibili ty of wo rki ng with small groups of students. What else I really appreciated at The Steward School was the number of international students involved in classes. Afte r th e recent trage dy that happened in the Un ited States, I just became more aware of the importance of communication among differe nt nations. So these multicultural cl asses had a special significa nce for m e . b e ing affected very
deeply by th e disaster. As I saw the new Fine Arts center growing. I could on ly imagine how magnificent the musicals an d othe r events will be there from next year on. I really learned to value the strong focus on the active and representative part of music at The Stew-
Music in tern Gisela Hetb demonstrates her oboe to a Lower School music ctass.
ard School. Finally, I want to thank all the people who made it possible for me to come to T he Stewa rd School for t his month that passed so qu ickly. In t hi s Ci ll1e. a lot that came into o ur-
lives will never let us stay unco ncerned. But I w ill especially kee p in mind all the great experie nces I had wi th helpful and fr iendly teachers and students who undeniably will influe nce my personal life in a positive way.
Read Aloud to a Child Week By (scelle Grossman. 4111 Grade Teacher During "Rea d Aloud to a Ch ild W eek" (Octobe r 21 -27) , the fourth graders each picked their favo rite book to read to the kin derga rtners. Estelle Grossman's class read to Betsy Saunders' class, and Katherine Goodpasture's class read to Kate Strickland's class. Each fourth grade student was paired with a kinde rgarten student. They sat toge the r and shared the storybook. The students continued to exchange partners so each kinderga r tne r was able to listen to many stories. Eve ryon e e njoyed the time together.
Fourth grader Taytor Booth reads to kmdergartner Anna Fuhr
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FIHh Graders Make
Cluite a "Skeleton Crew" B, Andrew "udd. Theatre Technical Director The 2001-02 Steward School theatre season got off to a spinetingling. toe-tapping. knee-slapping good start on Friday. October 12"'. when the fifth gra de presente d "Bones." a musical comedy w r itten by Janet Gardne r. The play was directed by theat re teacher Patrick Siddall. and Bonnie Anderson was the musical director. Andl"ew Mudd wa s the set designer and techn ical director. The Dining Commons was filled to capaci ty with people eager to w atch students from Kerry Blum and Bev Fox's classes put on the first in a series of Lower School plays. "Bones" tells the story of Sam the Jan itor. played by David Dwyer. who is cleaning D r. Connectum's O steol ogy Lab late one night. He accidentally t rips over the hum an skeleton on displ ay. and the bones tumble to the ground. The disconnected bones come alive. but t hey don't know how to reassemble themselves. Whil e Sam plays detective. watching and listening to the bones for clues to learn how they go back together. othe r parts of the body enter the room to find out wh at is
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going on. Piece by piece Sam rebuilds the skeleton. just before Dr. Connectum. played by Kip Shearer. enters to teach his morning class. Using humo rous songs and dialogue full of puns. students portraying the bones. nerves. and muscles tell the audience about the funct ions of different body parts. The play was selected not only to entertain the audience. but also to teach the students about the human body. No sooner had the performance of "Bones" concluded w ith enthusiastic applause for the fifth graders, than work had begun on the next two productions. Later this fall the third grade will be presenting "Coming to Ame rica." by Stewal-d pa rent Linda Escalera Baggs. about early settlers and explorers in North Am erica. The Upper School w ill present Sir Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit." a British farce from the I 940's about a man who has to deal with two wives at the same time-one alive and one dead!
Welcome lIew Lower School Students! Kinderaarten
Christian Beck Natalie Bendheim Westin Browder Keaton Busser Chloe Carnes Austin Chung J.D. Crews Bryce D Surney Sarah Dickson Jackie Dillon Gordon Finn Anna Fuhr Jena Gilbert Cabell Harper Sommer Harris Brantley Hathaway Annie Hllldrup Jack Ingram Robbin Just Oz Kingsley-Willett Lindsey Lubin Mason Mire Susan Mire Georgeanne Pace Brandon Reed Harrison Talton Albert Thompson Janie West Cullen Williams John-Hunter Will iams First Grade
Andrew Caldwell Kiera Hintz Maddy Keeney Crawford Moore Addison Nichols Second Grade
Sam Forbes Jesse Harper Arzoo Jiwanl Harrison Mire "hird Grade
Nikki Clark Thomas Howell Adam Reckenbell Fourth Grade
Charlie Forbes Celeste Nash Fifth Grade
Dr ConneclUm (KJp Shearer) gives an anatomy lesson play "Bones."
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Peter Howard Sam Keller Paulina Lange Kip Shearer Veronica Tharp
Miclclle School Chooses
Class OMcers B, Grea "arshall, Enllish Teacher Middle School students elected their class officers in Septem be r. Two students from each grade level were chosen as representatives to Student Council. The officers are:
Eighth Grade
Lauren Costello Will Dickinson Seventh G ra de Matt Deacon Katie Kasper Sixth Grade Polly Cannella Stuart Smith
EilMh Grade Budely Day On Thursday, October ISth, Steward's eighth graders got the chance to see what life is like on the othe r side ... the other side of the campus, that is. That morning, each eighth grader was pa ired w ith a ninth grade buddy, with whom they would spend ha lf a day. First period they listened to presentations by students regarding Alternate Program , clubs, athletics, and academics in the Upp er School. T he presentations were followed by a short question and answe r session, during which the eighth graders could ask about their pa r ticular concerns. later in the morning the eighth graders traveled to classes with their buddies, where they observed the Upper School at work.
be an Upper Schooler at Stewa rd ," says Steve Kautz, economics teacher and marketing director. "They see how classes are conducted , wh at the atmosphere is in the hallways, and how students and teachers interact with each other." Th is Buddy Day was special because the eighth graders got to attend the Junior Ring Ceremony, during which seniors presented juniors with their class rings. Seeing the im portant rituals of high school helps to get th e students excited an d looking fo rward to their own Upper School experiences. According to eighth-grader David Reese, "It was really great because we got to see how the Upper School offers lots of choices. I wish Buddy Day had lasted all day long." Upper School Head Butch Keller met with all the eighth graders after Budd y Day, and he plans to use the students' feedback during the next Buddy Day this spring. It will be another great opportun ity for the eighth gra ders to know what to expect next year'
These six stu dents comprise th e Student Co uncil. They meet weekly w ith Wallace Inge, history teacher and Student Council sponsor. There they discu ss stu dent concerns an d ad dress "Du ring Buddy Day, eighth student questions. The officers will graders get a taste of what it's like to work with Mr. Inge and Middl e "liddle School Honor School Head Mike Maruca Sixth Grade SeYenth Grade throughout the Amy Anderson* leigh Bedinger year. Togethe r Tucke r Bloom G race Bezirdjian they hope to Amy Bisger Mon ica Casper identify stu dent Carl Dageforde Sara h Delaney privileges and Em ily Dameron Sammy G eo rge responsi bili ties, Mary Martha Delaney Tyle r Ha rris* decide on class Stephen Gianforton i Tarina Hesaltine* service projects, Aileen G iordano Katie Kaspe r* and give input on Nastia Komova Anna Green lee future dances and Sarah Hargrove Kaitlin Meye r* other school Micah Keller Megan Rhodes function s. Christo ph er McKeown Evan Schnoll Ch ristophe r Skove Dana Powell Johanna Reckenbeil* l au ra Skove Ad am Smith *Headmaster's List Josh Stafford
Roll Ei.hth Grade
Katie Damon* Bradley DeWet Ryan Delaney Teri Fitzgerald El izabeth Franklin Sarah Greenlee Hannah Huber Katie-Beth Kurilecz* Elizabeth N ewins Rachel Petock Jenny Siddall* Anne Stiles Anne logan Taylor Kayla Ward
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Students Send TecIcIy Bears to lew York
Welcome lIew Middle School Students!
Br ElilabeCh lIewinsâ&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ '" Grade After the tragic events of September I It", Middle School math teacher Jennifer Cofer wanted to do something to help. Afte r hearing of this idea on television. she teamed up with Middle School art teacher Cindy Grissom and her advisory group to organize a service project. Their plan was to collect teddy bears. which would then be sent to a school in New York. It was intended to be just a Middle School project, but the Lower School joined in when they heard the news. At first they only intended to collect about 30 or 40 teddy bears in all. But they were very wrong. After the collection was over. the final count came to 327 stuffed animals. hundreds more than they expected. The advisory collected new or used teddy bears. beanie babies. rabbits. and other stuffed animals. On September 21 n . Mailboxes Etc . sent seven computer-sized boxes full of the collected stuffed an im als to The Calhoun School. with no charge to Steward. The Calhoun School is a private school very similar to Stew-
Sixth grader Grace Bezirdjia'J helps collect teddy bears (or children at The Calhoun School.
ard. with grades K through 12. It is located three blocks from the World Trade Center. Mrs. Cofe r found th is school on the Internet. At The Calhoun School. every child from kindergarten through third grade received a stuffed animal. Some of these children may have lost a friend or relative and are grieving. but this small gesture may have made their day a little better. Mrs . Cofer received hundreds of thank-you letters from the students at The Calhoun School two weeks ago. In Mrs. Cofer's own words. "It was an opportunity to do a service pro ject that rea lly mattered."
Sixth Grade Amy Anderson Grace Bezirdjian Ryan Byrne lexi Clark Alexandra Craig Brad Damon Brendan De Wet Mary Martha Delaney Elizabeth Delaney Carter Fitzgerald Aileen Giordano Micah Keller Alexandra Matlock Christopher McKeown Kelsey Mohring Attie Pearsall Hunter Phillips Johanna Reckenbeil Adam Smith Cate Taylor Kelly Williams Anna Woodburn Sewenth Grade Charles Carter Clay Fulk Tyler Harris Beth Howard Naureen Jiwani c.J. Rosati Taylor Thornton Eishth Grade Teri Fitzgerald Elizabeth Newins Rachel Preston Yu Sasaki Jenny Siddall Travis Voltz Richard Wheeler Sam Zimmer
Students enjoy reading thank-you letters (rom the children who received the teddy bears.
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news Rin. Ceremony 200 I By Shelby Holland, Forei,n Lan,ua,e Department Chair Senior class presenters marched in with their junior recipients in an impressive ring ceremony held on Octobe r 18 th . This ceremony honoring the junior class was held in the mUlti -purpose gym and was attende d by parents. guests. Upper Schoolers. and eighth graders. After a welcome by Senior Class Preside nt Ashley Van Ness.Jennifer Gray ex plained the age-old tradition of the ri ng ceremony. which began at West Point in 1835 and spread to other schools over the years. Headmaster Roger Coulombe an d Upper School Head Butch Keller then pres ided over an emotional presentation of th e rings by sen iors to juniors. Mary Harvard Nolde '93. di rector of annual giving and alumni affairs. spoke of the turning of the rings. According to tradition. the class ri ng is wo rn so that the wearer can read the words ''The Steward School" until gradu ation. at which time th e ring is turned so that the rest of th e world can read it. A second tradition is "locking" the ring. in which two peop le chosen by each junior wearer tu rn th e ri ng away from the wearer's heart. A special person then "locks" the ring in place by turning it toward the heart. for a total of three turns. signifying the graduating year of 2003 . Laura Weisiger thanked parents an d teach ers fo r their gui dance through the years an d then rem inded the juniors of their own personal responsibility to make t he most of their lives from this point on. Mr. Keller praised the enthusiasm of the
senior class in organizing the cere mony an d thanked parents for the love and direction that they have given their children. The junio rs then removed red roses from the vase on the ring ta ble and presented them to their mothers or fathers (many of whom had tear- stained faces) in love and appreciation. Afterward. the juniors. seniors. parents. and guests adjo urned to the foyer of the Athletic Center for refreshments provided by senior room mothe rs.
Advisory Groups Raise Money lor Breast Cancer Awareness by Laura Weisl,er, 11111 Grade
Senior John Frayser presents junior Eddie Fuller with hiS ctass nng.
requirement by walking. Each advisee contributed to the Breast Cancer Awareness fund .The wa lk was a wonderful "bond ing experience" for advisors and advisees alike. Participating in the walk were freshmen Kate Gamer. Katie Perkins. Cary Thompson, and Wallace Young; sophomores Heather Hajek, Lauren Harris , Meg Robertson , and Amy Strickland; juniors Mary Congdon and Allison Strickland; and seniors Taylor Brewer. Jennifer Gray, Ashley Van Ness , an d Laura Weisiger. Also participating was Steward 's educational technologist, Lisa Heaton.
O n Sunday, September 30 th , fourteen Upper School girls and four fa culty members participated in the Pink Ribbo n Classic Breast Cancer Awareness W alk. The 5K walk. held in downtown Richmond in an d around Tredegar Iron Works. featured a loop around nearby Belle Isle. The advisory gro ups of Brenda Turner.Jane Tuohey,and Janet Rice completed their advisory grou p commuSteward students and staff partiCipated m the Pmk Ribbon Classic Breast nity service Cancer Awareness Walk in September
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Steward Yollepall A Bil Hit!
might pull off a winning season! Th ank you to all the girls for giving 100% to the game, and to the parents for supporting their efforts.
By Jane Tuohey, "ath Teacher Steward has its first club volleyball team! This inaugural season opened with a total of 22 players from grades 6 through 12. Of these girls. only two had ever played volleyball before, but these dedicated players have jumped into the sport with full force. If you ever wal k by a practice you will hear lots of noise. cheering, and shouts of encouragement as the girls continue to learn the skills of their new sport. This season we are playi ng junior varsity level teams from private schools in the Richmond area.When beginning a new sport and a new season, a coach never knows exactly what he or she will be facing. Well. this coach would like everyone to know that this team 's beginning has truly been one of the most fun and rewa rding times on a court. We just
Swimminl with the Dolphins By Chris Byme, li d! Grade Halfway between Key West and Key Largo is a place called the Dolphin Research Center. The DRC is a small non-profit organization that deals with the scientific research of bottlenose dolphins. The DRC is also open to the public in that they give tours of the facility and allow people to make reservations to swim with the dolphins. I have been visiting there since I was in the fifth grade. That's when I had my first swim with the dolphins.
At the DRC there is a program called Dolphin Lab. Dolphin Lab is a three-part college credit course. I have been at Dolphin Lab for two years now. In it . students attend various seminars about dolphins , swim with them. as sist the trainers when they work with the dolphins, and spend any free time on the docks interacting with the different dolphins that live at the DRC. The seminars teach you about anatomy, behavioral patterns. husbandry, and research. One of the best parts of the Dolphin Lab is the Close Encounter. In the Close Encounter there is a dolphin , a trainer. you , and a bucket of fish. The trainer does not give any commands and the dolphin is free to do what it Members of Steward's first volleyball team inctude seniors Erm Luper. Charmian Bonner. Bnd Ashley Van Ness. wants. They will splash you,
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Welcome Mew Upper School Students' Ninth Grade
Bailey Ann Bayard Kevin Bojarski Austin Carter Ben Giglio Roy Hamilton SCOtt Henley Erin Kiker Rachel Loria Lauren Malizia Nick Myers J.R. Rusak Justin Saunders James Schreiber KinniVersi Heather Wright Tenth Grade
Amie Curtis Jesse Garrison Justin Luxner Audie McDougall Will Metcalf EleYenth Grade
Breese Anderson Anna Bornemann Ephraim Edmunds Mike Edwards Philipp Foerst JuYoun Han Lucy McDougall Carrie Morris Jen Oser Vitek Ruzicka Ronnie Spears Karn Yimsomruay
vocalize at you . show off. bring you a present from the bottom of the Gulf. or anything else to get you to interact with them . The two years I have been there I have had my Close Encounters with one dolphin . Santini. She is one of the younger dolphins and also one of the most energetic. She will roll over on her back to try to get you to scratch her stomach. She will scream, giggle , dive . flip. and mimic you . She especially enjoys splashing you. Last year she almost jumped into my lap.
The ESL program at Steward allows imernational srudems ro learn the language through reading, writing. speaking, and listen ing, while srudying vocabulary, grammar, and the culrure of the United States. O ur foreign srudents are given a firm foundaJUnior Chns Byrne works with a dolphin allhe Dolphin Research tion in English Center III Florida. language and the Although I have always wamed to social an d academic concerns encounwork with animals , these ex periences tered in American life. Our faculty have convinced me that a career in members are given supporr in he lping animal sci ence is t he right one for me. each international srudem make a If you are ever down in southern successful transition imo the life of Florida. I high ly recommend that you American academia. make a trip ro the O Re. If you are taking a swim with them or on ly Our imernationa l srudems are raking a tour. you will have a wonderpleased to find Steward a warm. ful time meeting Samini and the other welcoming atmos phere in which they e leven mem bers of the ORC fami ly. can express themselves wh ile being fully immersed in a new language an d culrure.
IIIe Imemational Students' Prosnm By EUlalted! GrillS. Coordinator The Steward School curremly su pports 12 imernational srudems through English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. faculty support. and community connections. W e have welcomed srudems from every part of the glo be. inclu ding C hina,Japan. Thailand. Russia . and G ermany. O ur American srude m s receive add ed benefits through new o pporrunities ro speak with stu dents from many differem co umries. T he imernationa l srudents partici pate in Foreign Language Week. Socio logy classes. and the yearly public speaking courses. T his provi des am pl e op portun ity for our foreign nationals ro share their ex perie nces and cu ltures with the entire Steward community.
Beadle-Mania! Steward has been invade d by beadles! Under a new community service program instiruted by Upper School Head Butch Keller. each srudem in eighth though twelfth grades must spend at least one day volumeering his or her time in Steward's front office. T he word "bead le" comes from O ld English for a messenger in the service of a law courr. The project began the first week of school when Jamiel Allen served as the first bead le. Every day since the n, srudents have spem the day sorting mail , filing forms. running erran ds. and basically doing anything asked of them by Lee Healey or Linda Ounville, who oversee the beadles' time in the from office.
The Bead le Project is parr of the community service requiremem in the Up per School this year. Srudems must also participate in a community serv ice project within their advisory group and comp lete a commun ity service project outside of school, such as volumeering at a homeless she lter or working at a foo d bank.
Upper School Honor Roll Minth Grade
Hunter Berlingue Brinney Benoni Ben Giglio Nathan Jamerson Lindsay Lillard Rachel Loria Lauren Malizia Kevin Strader Wallace Young "enth Grade
Erin Anderson Hilary Beck Spencer Best Jesse Garrison Claire Ha Heather Hajek Jeremy Karmolinski Coleman Kay Audie Mc Dougall Christina Nelson Meg Robertson Amy Strickland Kendall Tate EleYenth Grade
Breese Anderson Chris Byrne Ph ilipp Foerst Blake Frostick Ryan Kerr Sara h Martin Lucy McDougall Carrie Morris Brett Sand berg* Melissa Shelburne Allison Strickland Danny Welsch Tim Zeidan "we 11th Grade Jennifer Gray Teen Ratianarivo *Headmasters list
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Sitting in the living room of Neil and Bonnie Turnage's historic Gi nter Park home. which they have lovingly restored over twe lve years. I recently had the op portunity to ta lk to Neil about his years at Steward as the Di rector f Plant and Maintenance. Director of Athl etics. Head of Discipline in the Upper School. and varsity soccer coach . Prior to th e fall of 1981 . Headmaster Pau l C ramer was scouting around for a soccer coach . and he as ked Neil. who was the parent of first-grader De laney Turnage. for sugges tions. Neil recalls. "I looked aro und for coaches for Steward. but when no particular candidate seemed right. Pau l asked me to consider taking the position . I was ready for a change from my previous job. and I knew the school because my daughter was enrolled at Steward . Accepting Pau l's offer seemed like th e right decision to make." So. Neil was hired
as a full-time member of the faculty in September 1981 . and succeeded Don Steeber as the director of athletics in ad dition to assuming the responsibi lity of coaching the varsity soccer team. As time went on. Paul Cramer, who was always willing to utilize the talents of his staff. asked Neil to become th e Directo r of Plant and Maintenan ce, the job currently held by Gen e Sawyer. Ian Codd ington . our current Dean of Students for the Upper School. was on staff at that time and worked closely with Ne il (I'm talking in a literal sense here because they shared the office that Debbie Hanger occupies today). Ian remembers eating lunch every day with N e il as he managed all of the ath letic schedu les. equi pment. coaches. and teams in addition to being on call for every maintenance problem that arose during the course of the day. Ian remarks. "Imagin e trying to eat lunch surrounded by the am bi ance of soccer shoes. uniforms. tools. and bits and pieces of broken machines." Somehow they survived.
The good old days: Neil Tumage's yearbook picture. circa 1982.
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Janet Rice . our current athletic di re cto r. also worked with Neil an d remembers his accom plishments during his tenure at Steward. "In his seven years as the varsity soccer coach. N e il took the socce r program to new heights. He captured the Virgi nia Commo nwealth Confe re nce regu lar season and tourna-
ment cham pi onships several times. In 1986. Ne il was voted Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches. He also attracted talented soccer players to our school. making our program competitive with area private schools." Some of the players Neil brought on board include Co ry Turnage (Neil 's son) . Mark Mayers, Jimmy Jones. and Kern Smith . all of whom became Steward legends. Cory made the All-Region Team while he was at Steward an d went on to pl ay at the Un iversity of Connecticut. where he was captain o f the team his senior year. Afte r college Cory went on to
Beinl a former athletic director. leil is certainly impressed with the new Athletic Center. "When I was at Steward." he laulhed. "new construction meant mOYinl around the walls in Dixon Hall." play professional soccer for the Charleston Battery and the Richmond Kickers. Coach Rice goes on to say. "Neil made many contributions to Th e Steward School. but his rapport with his players. other students . and faculty always made him a favorite in any grou p setting." Paul Cramer adds. "Fu rther evidence of the conspicuous esteem in which Neil was held by th e students at Steward was the de dication of the 1987 yearbook to him. He was descri bed as friend and mentor to us all and that he was." Acco rd ing to Ian Coddington. "Not on ly was Ne il a superior coach. but he was also one of the most respected soccer officials in the City of Richmond an d surrounding area. He was a predominate force in helping to make soccer a respected sport in Richmond ."
As mentioned earlier, Neil Turnage also served as the head of discipline in the Uppe r School, a job that requi res incredible patience, flexib ility, and a sense of humo r. Paul C ramer, in explai ning why he selected Neil for th is dubious honor says, "Neil was , and continues to be. a model of the real man -i ntelligent, gentle, fair, concerned. un de rstanding, compassionate. sensitive. and patient; yet, when it was necessary to be firm. he could lay down the law- in a nonthreaten ing way. Whethe r Neil was dealing with one of his players or a discipline situation. he treated thos e involved with respect." In the fall of 1987, Neil decided to leave education and go into bus iness full-time. Stewa rd lost a valuable employee, but even though Neil was not on cam pus every day. he continued to be an avid supporter of The Steward School. When he decided to close down his business in 1989. Neil returned to college after having vowed "never to go to school agai n." He had two students in school- Cory was in college and De laney was in the Upp er School at Steward- and as Neil says. "I had to do something." Inspired by his brotherin-law. who had a successful dental practice in Lynchbu rg. Neil enrolled at VCU. whe re he had to take all of the prerequisites to be admitted to th e dental school at MCV. Looking back. Neil recalls. 'That was a hectic time in my life. I was going to school , wo rking full-time . and trying to be a good husband and fathe r. At th e same t ime , that period was good for me because my kids saw me studying and they felt obl igated to do the same." After graduating with hono rs from MCV. Neil accepted a position (that he still has) with W. Baxter Perkins, Jr. and Associates , a dental practice locate d in Kings Charter in Hanove r County. During the course of our conversation. I asked Neil to comment about the changes he has witnessed since his days at The
The Turnage Family (I to r) : Neil. son-m-taw Scott Mescatt, Bonme. Delaney. and Cory.
Steward Sc hool. Being a former ath letic director. Neil is certainly im presse d with th e new Athletic Center. "Wh en I was at Steward ," he laughe d, "new construction meant moving around the walls in Di xon Hall. Wh at really pleases me is the Athletic Ce nter encompasses all of the facilities necessary to support a successful athletic program." Neil also had a few words about the Paul R. Cramer Center for the Arts. "I have always appreciated the fact that Steward supports the arts as well as athletics an d academics. Students who attend Steward have a chance to participate in all three areas. I know my children valued being able to be a part of a team or theatrical producti on . They migh t not have had that opportunity if they atten ded school somewh ere else." As we continued talking, Neil wanted to commend the School fo r its commitment to teach ing excelle nce and fo r creating a sense of community. "Th e real strength of The Steward School, when I was there as an employee an d as a parent, was the in dividual attention that tea chers give to thei r students. They pu t the ir students firs t. and they created a learning environment th at is challenging but not overwhelming. Even now,
wi th all of the expans ion that is going on, Steward still maintains its personal touch. Friendships formed between stu dents and faculty an d students with o th er students last. For example , Delaney and Cory are still best friends with some of the ir classmates from Stew ard ." Th ough Neil has been a busy ma n over the last decade. he still found time (and continues to find time) to su pport The Steward School. Over the years , he has helped to develop t he Long-Range Plan. served as the chairman of the alumni parents for the Steward School Annua l Giving Campaign, and is a regular participant at major events, such as auctions. Homecom ing, and Casino N ight. This devotio n to Steward is a family affair because both Co ry Turnage '89 and Delaney Turnage Mescall '92 are active Steward alums. In fact, Delaney serves on th e Al umni Board for The Steward School. W ithou t a doubt, Ne il Tu rnage and his family have contri buted to and be nefi te d from th e programs available at The Steward School. They have set the standard that is an inspi rat ion to all of us.
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The Steward School Invites You to Buy a Paver for The Athletic Center Plaza or The Terrace of the Paul R. Cramer Center for the Arts Pravers can be given in honor of or in memory of anyone who has played a part In Steward's history: a favorite teacher, an alumnus, founder, organization, classmate, star athlete, and yes, current studentl The honoree will be notified of your gift. Pavers make wonderful special occasion gifts for birthdays, holidays, or perhaps memorial remembrances. In addition to making a donation to the long-term future of this campus, your gift helps to ensure a connection to our heritage. Reserve yours nowl
Pavers can be purchased for $100 Profits from the Paver Program are designated to the endowment of your choice: Financial Aid. Faculty Enrichment. Technology. or Facilities
STEWARD SCHOOL PAVER ORDER FORM Name ___________________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________ State _ _ _ _ _ Zip _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ Phone _______________________________ ~x
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Please mail form to Sandra Dollar-Shriner. Director of Development. at 11600 Gayton Road. Richmond. Virginia 23233 or fax to (804) 740-1464. For more information. call the Steward School Development Office at (804) 740-3394. ext. 512 . Page 14
WE HEED SOME SEAYS YO FILL! Purchase a seat in the new theater
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,.HE PAUL R. CRAMER CENTER FOR ,.HE AR,.S Seats can be given in honor of or in memory o f anyone who has played a part in Steward's history: a favorite teacher, an alumn us, founder, organization, classmate, star performer, and yes, current student! The hono ree will be notified of your gift. Seats make wonderful special occasion gifts for birthdays, holidays, or perhaps memorial remembrances. In addition to making a donation to the long-term future of this campus, you r gift helps to ensure a connection to our heritage. Reserve yours now!
SEATS CAli BE PURCHASED FOR S2S0 & SSOO Profits from the Seat Program are designated to the endowment ofyour choice: Financial Aid, Faculty Enrichmen~ Technology, or Facilities
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Number of Seats _ _ x $250/Nu mber of seats _ _ x $500 Total _ _ _ _ ___ Please designate the profits from my seat(s) for : DFina ncial Aid DFaculty Enrichment DTechnology DFacilities PAYMENT METHODS DCheck (payable to The Steward School) DVisa DMastercard DDiscover Acct.# _________________________ Exp. Date _________ Please mail fo rm to Sandra Dollar-Shriner, Director of Development, at I 1600 Gayton Road, Richmond, Vi rgin ia 23233 or fax to (804) 740- 1464. Fo r more information. ca ll the Steward School Development Office at (804) 740-3394, ext. 512.
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Steve Kautz, Economics Teacher & Director of Marketing I was 15 years old and a sophomore at Cheshi re High School in Connecticut when I started working in 1981 . I had a weekend job working at Holiday Hill. a resort/picnic place. Companies or groups would rent it out for the day and have a picnic complete with food. sports. music. etc. I made mininum wage ($3 .37/hr) and worked long hours. The work consisted of cleaning and preparing the grounds . preparing and serving food. cooking hamburgers and hot dogs. and of course. wash ing dishes! I can remember literally climbing into the sinks to wash th e chicken pans. We worked hard. made a . lot of fnends. learned a lot, and had a great time. It was the most important job I've ever had: it helped me understand how important a strong work ethic and customer service skills are . I'll never forget my time at "The Hill."
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Gail Heaton, French Teacher My first real job was with a consume r advocate . whose office was in a skyscraper in Miami. Florida. The man was brilliant-he had degrees in law. engineering. and philosophy-but he was too busy to take t.ime to write carefully. He would dicta t.e complex legal and political arguments to his secretary who would t.hen hand me the transcriptions . along with pages from statute books. journal articles. or other pertinent materials. My job was to figure out what all this stuff meant and to put it into language that laypersons coul d understand . I wrote about the mechanic's release of lien. the comparative attributes of different bran ds of ceiling fans . and the individual's right to see his or her credit report. Although I understood the value of this information. I can't say that reading or writing about it. was joyful work for me . Struggling daily with words was challe nging. My employer appreciated my work. and I liked my job well enough. Still. after two yea rs there . I decided to leave. I couldn 't imagine spending the rest of my life going up and down in the same elevator every day' Kerry Blum, 5'" Grade Teacher How do I describe the many babys itting jobs I had from the time I was eleven years old until I left for college? There are so many stories to tell about all those jobs .. .I learned so much about children as I played games with them . told them stories. and played school with them. also learned about how pa rents discipline their children as they expla ined the house ru les to me . The hardest job I ever had was taking care of a chi ld who had chronic diarrhea . I really hated that job even though I liked the child'
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Professor Ca lkins is renowned for her to-the-point and fast-paced seminars, an d this day-long workshop lived up to its bill ing. She offered many usefu l methods and practica l daily classroom strategies on how to help students regard reading as a lifelong habit. The Steward teachers returned with many new ideas about how to teach. support. and extend students ' reading and writing-ideas they hope to integrate into the School's existing reading programs.
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CapHal Projects Update L."rary/Adm.n.strat.on Bu.ld.nll After the events of September I I th , Steward's contractors, Bee rs/ Heyward & Lee , raised an American fl ag on top of the library/Adm ini st ration building-- an incredible remind e r to us all of the great patriotism everyone has shown ove r the past two months. The construct ion of the new Library/Admin istration building is approximately 80% complete . The entire facility is under roof and Beers/ Heyward & Lee plans to hand ove r the building in January 2002. Originally they had scheduled an Ap ril 2002 turnover date , but because of th e excellent weathe r th is past summe r and fall , they have been able to complete the project soone r than
antici pated. The Middl e/Upper School lib rary and the administ ration hope to move into th e building in midspring. The 7,575 squarefoo t Middl e/Upper School library wi ll be located on the se cond floor of t he building and wi ll house 20,000 vol umes. Aroun d t he peri mete r of the library The stonework is almost complete on the Library/Administration bulldmg. there will be 16 computer/study workstaThe administration will be located t io ns, two group project rooms, a on the first floor of the bui lding. A large workroom, a periodical area, and reception area in the center will get the librar ian s office. Also located on plenty of light from the rooftop the second fl oor is a large classroom cupola. The headmaster's office, to acco mmod ate up to 30 students, assistant head of school's o ffice, and an aud iovis ual/board room for up development offices, and a large to 45 students for video and comconference room will be located in pute r presentations. the northeast corner of the building. The admission , registrar, marketing, and business offices will be located on the southeast corner. The school counse lor's office, a foreign language lab (fu nd ed by the Parents Association), an English as a Second Language classroom, and the school store finish out the first floor of the bUi lding. A walkway, known as "Main St reet," wil l run through the back of the building and will connect all buildings on campus.
The Paul R. Cramer Center for the Arts
A view o( the Paul R. Cramer Center (or tile Arts. as seen (rom the athletic fields.
T he 49,565 square-foot Cramer Center for the Arts is 50% complete and is sc hedu led to be finished in July 2002. The photo at left shows the expansive fly of t he theater. The
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fly will allow for the vertical movement of sets during productions. A detailed update of the Cente r will appear in the winter issue of Blue & Gold.
Tennis Couns Christened with Round Robin O ver 20 members of the Steward Sc hool family came out to play in the annual Tennis Round Robin on Saturday. September 22nd. The six new courts. located in the northwest corner of campus. were completed over th e summer and will be ready fo r the spri ng seaso n. Th e Round Rob in action was fille d with lots of great tennis and fun . Prizes were given to each player at the end: current/alumni parent Jim
Steward parent Stewart Hargrove and his sons. Mark '09 and Stewart 路OB. partiCipated In tile round robl/l in September.
Slabaugh won for the men. and current parent Lyn De Wet won for the women. Special thanks to current/alumni parent Kendall Slabaugh fo r wo rking the desk. and also a big thanks to current parent Chris Anderson for helping arrange t he rou nd robin. Look fo r anoth er fun filled round robin next fall!
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200 I varsity Field Hockey Team Captures 'IS DiYision II State Championship Th e 200 I varsity field hockey team claimed the Divisi on II State Title with a 1-0 victory over Foxcroft in the championship game . capping off a great season that included a 17-5 overall record and a second-consecutive League of Independent Schools Division" Regular Season and Tournament Championship. After seven seniors graduated from the successful 2000 team (LIS Division" Champions and State Q uarter-Finalists). not many people he ld high expectations for this squad. Although t he first summer practices in mid-August did not reveal a team filled with state championship qualities. the practices did show a group of athletes with potential. O nce the group began to develop the ir fitness levels. and more im portantly. once they began to function as a team. they began to experience success. Victories over the St. Gertrude's va rsity team and Collegiate's JV team secured the championship of th e 200 I Steward Invitational. Fou r players were named to the All-Tournament Team: Jennifer Gray '02. Heather Hajek '04. Lacy Slabaugh '05 . an d Cary Thompson '05 . Team co-captains Jennifer Gray and Allison Strickland '03 set the pace for the group. Both G ray an d Strickland provided the leadership that was needed to guide the team. which
"started" seven freshmen. Both players had been chosen to the AIILIS team the pr evious season and both brought skill and game experience to the young team. In her junior season. Jenn ifer Gray was named to the 2000 All -State Team. and her play on the field an d her guidance proved inva luable to this year's group. After a 3-0 loss to eventual Division I State Champion Collegiate. the Spartans went on to win I I of their last 13 games. On the way to the state title. the team repeated as League of Independent Schools (LIS) Division" cham ps. Four team members were selected to the Division" All -LIS Team:Jennifer Gray. Heather Hajek. Lacy Slabaugh and Allison Stric kland . After defeating fourth place Virginia Ep iscopal Sc hool. the Steward group clinched the LIS Division" tournament title w ith a 2-0 victory over Covenant. The team finished with a league reco rd of 7 wins and I loss. while posting an overall record of 17 wins and 5 losses. Throughout the year. the offense was lead by several key players. Sophomore Heather Hajek led the t eam in offensive output. scoring 19 goals and recording 4 assists. T he majority of the remaining goals were scored by freshmen team mem bers. Morgan Hutchinson '05 was the second leading scorer with a total of I 2 goals from her midfield position. Fellow classmates Wallace Young '05 and Blair Sutton '05 finished the season with 8 and 6 go als. res pectivel y. The Spartans scored 54 goals this season to outperform their opponents 54-I S. In add ition to the offensive output. several key players anchored the defense. Freshman goalkeeper Katie Perkins was credited for 65 goalie "saves" in her second season on the varsity team . Th is statistic seems even more im pressive when the final eight contests of the season were shutouts!
to our parents who supported us # 4-seed throughout the entire season at home Covenant and away ga mes. Some parents helped School from transport players to games wh ile C ha rlottesvill e. others provided snacks as well as After a very meals. Th e parents' continued superratic start. port of th e team was greatly apprecithe team ated by the players and coaches. finished the game with a stro ng second half. The final score was 3-0 with Lindley Flohr 'OS , Division /I All-LIS Team members Jennifer Gray '02. Heather Hajek '04. Lacy Slabaugh '05, and Allison Stnckland '03 pose wIth coaches Janet RIce and Heather Hajek, Ronny Hajek. and Wa llace Young all putting in one goal in a team Of course, Perkins rece ived help from For the past two years. Jessica e ffort that secured a spot in the final her defensive teammates. Jennifer Gray '00 has participated in the game. Foxc roft. the # 6-seed from Gray, the only sen ior on the starting ODAC Field Hockey League as a Middleburg, upset # 3-seed Cape team , literally "played all over the member of Hollins Un iversity's He nry Collegiate an d # 2-seed field," but in close games she moved Division III team. As a freshman . she Madeira on their way to the cham pito defense from her midfield position. pl ayed in the goalie position an d was onship game. After a scoreless first In add ition,Allison Strickland, Lacy na med to the Academic All-American half. the Spartans took control when Slabaugh. Lauren Harris '04. Mo rgan Team. As a sophomore unde r a new Heather Hajek scored off an assis t by Hutchinson. and Cary Thompson coach. she elected to the leave the Jennifer G ray during a penalty corner contributed to the strength of the cage and play in the midfield pos ition. within the first two minutes of the defensive un it. Although the team had a disappo intsecond half. The remain de r of the ing season (2-12). she appreciated the At the conclusion of the game was a hard-fought battle on opportun ity to put her speed an d league tournaments. the General both e nds of the field. agili ty to use during the rebuilding Committee of the Virginia Indepenyear. The 200 I State Field Hockey dent Schools Field Hockey AssociaDivision II Cham pionship is not only tion (V IS FHA) met to "rank" the top Laura Slabaugh '0 I played fo r th e the firs t state title for the hockey 16 member teams in order to set up Denison Univers ity "Big Red" team team. but it is also the first state the state tournament pairi ngs. Stewthis fall. The school partici pates in the ard was ranked # 9. In the VIS FHA, cham pionsh ip for any team from NCAC (North Coast Athletic ConferSteward. After the fi nal game. a State the top 8 teams in the final state poll e nce).At Steward. she led the defenAll -Tournament Team was chosen by comprised Division I wh ile the sive un it from her sweeper position. all of the Division II remaining 8 teams made up Division II coaches. Steward had four in the state tournament games. Un like players chosen for th is in other sports. the two div isions in honor base d upon their the field hockey state tournament performance throughout were based upon final ran kings and the sta te games. Freshmen not pre-set prior to the season Lindley Floh r (forward) according to total Upper School an d Katie Perkins (go ali e). fem ale enro llme nt. and sophomore Heath er Steward's fin al ranking of # 9 Hajek (forward) were in the overall state poll gave the selected. Senior Jenn ifer Spartans the # I-seed in Division II G ray was named Most state play_ This guaranteed a home Va luable Player in the game in the qua rterfinals versus # 8Divis ion II State Tournaseed Carlisle School from Martinsville. ment games. Congratu laHeather Hajek's two goals propelled Laura Slabaugh '0 1 plays field hockey for Denison UniversIty. tio ns to all of the players the team into the semi-finals against and a special "thank you"
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At Denison. she moved up to the forward position and played in 15 games. Th e team 's overall record was 7 - 12. but they posted a 5-7 record in the NCAC. Slabaugh scored 3 goals this season. Brantley Scott '0 I was an integral part of Mary Baldwin College's offensive team. From the forward position. Scott scored her first goal in the second game of the season against Bridgewater College. Mary Baldwin participates in the Atl antic Women's Colleges Conference (AWCC).At the season's end. the MBC team was seeded # 3 and gained the AWCC finals against # I-seed Notre Dame of Maryland. but lost 2-1 in the triple overtime championship. Brantley Scott scored the lone goal for Mary Baldwin'
Fall Sports Wrap Up Boys' Varsity Soccer The 200 I varsity soccer team. under new Head Coach Bob Marcellus. adapted to their new Brazilian style of play and responded with 57 goals in 15 games. The overall record of 8-6-1 included the regular season title of the Virginia Commonwealth Conference (VCC) . Seven of the team's games were against schools ranked in the top 25 in the state poll. and the Spartans fell just shy of making it to the final 16 for the state tournament. Preseason training included Brazilian circuit training. scrimmages versus area club teams. guest visits by Olympic Developmental Program coaches, and an appearance by professional player Elton Larson. Senior Teen Ratianarivo (7 goals. 10 assists) and junior Kyle Dennis (24 goals. 7 assists) each received nominations and votes for the All-State Team. In addition. Denn is and freshman Justin Luxner were both selected to
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pl ay for the Virginia Olympic Developmental Program teams. The team was led by seniors Teen Ratianarivo. Jared Cichocki. Mat Porter. and Clay Tharrington. while freshmen Kevin Bojarski, Matt Long. and Chris Harvey "started" and played MIddle School soccer co-captam Matt Deacon '07 works hard on the beyond their years. field. The defensive unit included Nick Lauher '03 and Cole boys finished their season with an overall record of 5-4. Johnson '04. Rounding out the team were Scott Henley '05.Joon Choi '04. Tim Zeidan '03. Jeremy Karmolinski Middle School Soccer '04. Philipp Foerst '03. and Evan Lyne Clearly. this year's team had a '04. Sixth-grader Micah Keller was rebuilding year. The team was comcalled up from the Middle School prised of over 30 players from the 6"' team for the Homecoming game and 7"' grades. The season did see versus New Community. During the victories over Collegiate and two game. Keller scored his first varsity YMCA teams. but our co-ed squad struggled against powerhouses like St. goal. Ch ristopher's and Goochland Middl e At the end of the season. School. Captains Tim Brinn '07. Matt several key players were selected to the VCC All-Conference Team: Jeremy Deacon '07. and Sarah Nelson '07 provided wonderful leadersh ip Karmol inski. Philipp Foerst.Justin Luxner. Kyle Dennis. Mat Porter. and throughout the season. Teen Ratianarivo. Ratianarivo also received the " Brazilian Award" for Middle School Field Hockey The overall record of 2-8-1 creativity and unpredictability on the field . Andrew Ware '03 and "Team shows that the Middle School field Mom" Hilary Beck '04 helped the hockey team had a rebui ld ing season not unlike that of the soccer team. team throughout the season . Elizabeth Franklin '06 (co-captain) and Leigh Bedinger '07 led the attack Varsity Cross Country Meg Robertson '04 earned a team while Lauren Costello '06 (comedal and All-State status at the state captain) and Louisa Kendig '06 meet held on November 2 nd at manned the defense . The midfield Woodberry Forest School. She area was controlled by Jenny Siddall '06. finished I I"' out of approx imately 100 runners in the girls' junior varsity race that was won by St. Catherine's. The boys' cross country team finished its regular season on Octobe r 24"' in a tri-meet against Blessed SacramentHuguenot and Northstar Academy. They won 19-7 and 3 1-7. respective ly. Vitek Ruzicka '03 won the race with a "personal best" time of 19:23 . The
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C lass of '90 Elizabeth Muldowney has been appointed to assistant city attorney for the C ity of Winchester,Virginia.
Class of '93 Catherine Leitch married Tayloe Emery on October 6, 200 I. The wedding took place in MountAiry, Virginia. The wedding attendees were Cathy Cooper '93, C indy Mathews '92, and Mary Harvard Nolde '93 . Ginny Chalkley Gill '92 oversaw the guest book. Stephanie Mann graduated from The Conservatory in May and has
Class of '82 Bunt Young was one of six photographers chosen to work on the Fox News special "Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies." He traveled to Egypt on the shoot, where he met Hugh Downs and actor Bill Pullman. Class of '83 Robinette Turner Wrobel and her husband had a baby boy, Benjamin Stocking Wrobel, on September 6, 2000. Class of '84 Tommy Mayers coached the Gl en Allen baseball team to victory in the Babe Ruth World Series in August. His son jacob was named to the offensive all-tournament team as we ll as th e defensive all-tournament team. Class of '85 jill Narron is currently pursu ing a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Class of '88 Matthew Smith and his wife Anne announce the birth of the ir son. Matthew W illiam Frederick Smith, on August 8, 200 I. William weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. All are do ing well. Class of '89 Katie Anderson married Scott Douglas Cole on July 14.200 I. in Raleigh , North Carolina.
Samantha Aron '92 married John Fotl on April 21 . 2001
Leslie Muldowney Williams is the director of liver tra nsplants for the Ve tera ns Hospital in Richmond. C lass of '92 Samantha Aron married john Foti on April 21,200 I, at the National Museum of Women in W ashington, D.C. They are currently living in Ariington,Virginia, where John works for WorldCom and Samanth a wo rks for The Shakespeare Theatre. Delaney Turnage Mescal '92 was the matron of honor. Faisal Qureshi married Traci Coyle on July 14,200 I. Th e wedding attendees includ ed Shahwar Qureshi '90, Fahad Qureshi '99, Coleman Dejarnette '92, j immy Benson '92, jason Burford '94, Kurt Drozeski '92, and Adam Northup '92. The couple had a traditional Islamic wedding ceremony and a Pakista ni reception.
been working as a receptionist at a benefits consulting firm while auditioning for several operas. She is working with friends to open her own opera company called Fenway Light Opera Company and will produce Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" on New Year's Eve.
Falsal Qureshi '92 married Tracl Coyle on July 14. 2001 .
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Class of '97 Chris Hines has moved to New Yor k C ity to create laser light shows fo r the Limel ight and Tunnel nightclubs. He is fin is hing his college degree in pa inting and printmaking. He interne d at a club in Florida to learn laser technology.
Catherine Leltell '93 mam ed Tayloe Emery on October 6. 200 1.
Alex Mayers and his wife Krysti had a baby boy named lain Matheson Mayers on April 18, 200 I. Alex has completed a master's degree in Ancient Near Eastern Languages. He and his family have moved back to Richmond .
Alex Rojas is studying Europea n bus iness and world bus iness law at the University of Paris, Sorbonne for a year. Alex says. "Most of my goals and achievements I have accomplished are mainly because of what I learned at Steward , especia lly in Mode l United Nations, economics class. American history, and art class. "
Class of '98 Camberly Pearson is a senior at Palm Beach Atlantic College , where she is majoring in art and minoring in psychology. She is captain of the jazz dance t eam Class of '95 and a team Frazer O rgain representative married Corbin Adamson to the sports '96 on June 23,200 I, in council. Charles C ity,Virgi nia. T he Cambe r ly is ceremony was performed lam Mayers was bom also interning at Westover Church and mApnl. with First the reception was held at Baptist Westove r Plantation . Allison Collier Church and Life Care '96 was a bridesmaid and Frazers Ministries. father, AI Orgain, was the best man. Class of '96 Corbin Adamson Orgain was vote d new teacher of the year at Short Pump Middle School and is now in charge of staff development fo r he r school.
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Class of '01 Harry Baron attends the University of Al abama and has joined Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He loves school an d says that Stewa rd prepa red him well. something he is happy to report to all of his teache rs.
Ashlee Healey was one of six finalists chosen by the Local Union Scholarship Selection Committee as winner of a $2,000 schola rshi p. Ashlee attends George Mason Un iversity.
Cnlisina lor Cash Casino lIialH When you crossed over the plank, you walked onto a ship with lights, music , and casino dealers ready fo r you to bet it all. Steward alumni. alumni parents, current parents, and faculty came together to relax and enjoy the chance to win or lose all of t he funny money they cou ld. Gall opi ng horses caused quite a scene of fierce competition and contagious laughter. With the poker and blackjack tables full , money was placed in the dealer's hand but won back with intense strategizing, a lot of luck, and the help of generous dealers.
The roulette table was great fun for Cory Selliem. Falsal Oureshl '92. Kurt Drozeskl '92. and Coleman Dejarnette '92 and hIS WIfe Edle
"Cruising for Cash" C asino N ight was a tremendous success t hanks to the help of the fantast ic spo nsors. many generous don ations. an d the ha rd wo rk of th e al umni volunteers. Th anks to all who attended and showed eno rmous e nthusiasm with th ei r "gambl ing de light" and Steward spirit.
Alumni Social On Se pte mbe r 14. 200 I . alumn i gathered fo r a social at Mai n Street Beer Company. With th e horrific tragedies in New York and W ashington. D.C. ha ppen ing just days before. alu mni offe red each o t her su pport and comfo r t. W ith the consolation of old and new fr iends alike. alumn i really came together and che rished the memories they shared from Stewa rd.
Ed Zakalb '86 and wife Roblll at Ihe alumm social III Seprember
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Bowlina January S, 2002' James Benson. Burch Keller. Deborah Ward. Megan Williams. and Melame Rodnguez "ber II all" ar blackjack
From the Steward Archiyes C heck out these folks-- looks like they were having fun on a Steward ski trip! Do you recognize anyone?
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Now Available from The Steward School Alumni Association The Steward School annual Parents' Association Auction needs your help in the following areas : L we-AuctLOYIIS~- Up C~ee足
Me,.noo,nr Runners & spotters are needed to work with the auctioneer
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Chairperson will recruit volunteers to help set up and tear down displays and tables for the silent auction, cre ate bid sheets , and more .
Steward School Waste Cans' $25 Future Spartan Baby Bibs, $6 Spartan Head Decal, $1
This is a great opportunity to get involved with one of Steward's most exciting events!
To pur hasc an itcm.1 Icasc onta [ Ivlary Han 'arc! loldc 93 at (804) 740 3394 cxt. -22 or at mhn oldc@ tcwa rds hool.org.
If you are interested in volunteering , please contact Auction Co -Chairs Karen Huennekens at 784 -0488 or Charlotte Kurilecz at 560 -1304.
Volunteer for Boosters and help gteward's athletic program! ~
The Athl e tic Booste rs progr m b n e fil:s The Steward c hool b y donatin g profits from concession stan d sales to th e Ath letic D epartment.
The Boosters Program needs volunteers to help work the concession stand throughout the school year. For more information or to vo luntee r, p lease cont ct Lee Healey a t 740 - 3394. Page 24
Ffflh graders Heather Mitchell and Danl F. I such pretty southe ra zer are m belles on the Fine Arts Float.
second grader ArzOO J/wBnl gets her faos painted by ChucJdes the Clown.
Jersd C/choCId '02, Chris Byrne '03, and Chris Maszsros '02 show off thalr classic cars.
The Homecoming KIng and Queen, Jemlel Allen '02 and Jennifer Gray '02.
Unda Dunvflle and Lee Healey cause quHs a commotion during the parade.
Lowsr Scf100j ers show their pride during the parade.
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