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Roger Coulombe Headmaster Sue Drzal Editor THE STEWARD S HOOL
11600 Gayton Road Richmond , Virginia 23233 804-740-3394
Homecoming 1997 T he t ward chool enter a new phase in iLS rowth and develo pment, it i a time for new traditi on . T hi fall Pa rents' ociation pres ident lI S3 n Latolire Ue planted th e seed for the initiation of teward ' annual homecoming, and the pp r h 01 tudent ouncil LOok the idea LO great height . tewa rd 's fi rst ho mecoming ce lebrati n entered around a va r it er game o n Friday, OCLObe r 24, I 97 ... a nd th ere was omelhing for everyone. tud ent , parents, and friend s gathered for a pa rade enci rcling the ampus reen at di mi al. Floats were designed by all UP I er cho I la se , the Fine ArLS I epartment, Model U , 7th grade, 6th grade, and the Lower choo l Ecology lub. Leading the parade wa rand Mars hal Linda DunviJIe , who was ele ted by the tud ent bod y for th e honor. A hi ghlight of the parad e was the "Fir t Ann ua l AII- tar Teachers' Pre i io n I rill lca m," led by L n n Define . Along with rooting for th e ho me te3 m, Lower chool student we r also treated to a va ri ety of
The "", Club homecoming noal look on a hakc>pearean fl.If ,,"h Camberly Pearson '98 (1) and Jcnnlfcr I aloure11e 99 Ir) drP5sro In 'pprop"ale ,Ulre (or Ihe "de
games and activitie ,and the entire homecoming crowd enjoyed a cookout. A pecial homecoming program was distributed for the event with the excellent art istic rendering of freshman Jonathan Tipton. An Upper chool dance on Sawrdav eveni ng featured the homecoming court elected by each cia s. The Homecoming King and Queen were elected by the entire Upper S hool. Results of the election were kept secret unti l Headmaster Roger Coulombe crowned '98 and \cOlI cott
TTomecomlng Queen and King AshTelgh Mclaurin II "ard '98 dunng Ihe Saturday evening dance and /e;/"'/IC;
Howard as king and As hle igh McLa uri n as queen at th dance. The crown for the royal pair were a gift from the Dozen Dads ecret ociety and will be pas ed down LO homecoming hono rees each yea r. The 1997 Ho mecoming ourt included :
G rand Mar -hal Mrs. Linda Dunvil/e Ilo mccoming King
, call Howard
Homecoming Queen Ashleigh McLaurin enior Eli:a Chenaull Whitney Hajek Aaron Payne
Meghan Hajek Cabell Jane Mike chirick
J uniors helly Giglio
SCali Adams
ophomor es Je 'seka Gray
Dan Williamson
Fre 'hmen Eli:abeth Lart/s
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Holiday Program Each year T he teward chool community antici pates with excitement th e annual Holiday Program. Wee ks of practi ce and et de ign go into these producti ons, and amazingly th e performances and stage surroundings get better and better. Bonnie Anderson , Steward ' mu ic teacher, wrote and coordin ated t he program wit h special a sistance from other fin e arts fac ulty members Rugene Paulette, Paula Deleonardis , and lynn Zinder. Seniors Chris Drzal and Adam Graves we re res pon ible for ou nd and lighting and received special recogniti on at the conclusio n of t hi yea r's program fo r their dedi catio n to the annual event ince ixth grade. After a presentati on of mu ical numbers by th e Mid d le and Upper School choral gro u p and th e eight h grade reco rd er mu ic ians, t he stand ing-roo m o nl y aud ience wa treated to a spectacul ar program invo lvi ng eve ry child in th e Lowe r School. Mrs. Ander o n de cribes t he wo nderful evening:
Rab Rab S.C.U. by 80nnll Andltson We are number one we are really cool we are the best Holiday School! As the chee rl eaders chanted , t he members of th e freshman class at S . . U. (Sa nta laus U ni ve r ity) joined in. After all , th e number one Holid ay Unive r ity was about to begi n a new se mester, ju t in ti me to prepare th e new clas ~ r thei r upco ming miss io n. And ... what a miss io n it would be! Some wo ul d beco me Sa nta helpers and o rn e wo uld learn to be rei nd er. T he ve rti cally ch allenged would become Plgl2
Kmdergarten performers (foreground) Nathan Baggs (/),
elve and ever 'one would lea rn about the other celebrations th at take place in the month of December in the u lture 101 c1as led by Profe or " ool -um ". . . U. was led by thr e very highly re peeted academians: Pre ident Fro t , Dean hi ll and Dean Yu le, pia ed by fifth grade r oah chnoll , Paul Bi shop , and Rob Dwye r, re pe I
ala',e Wong (cenler), and enf Av 'Y (r)
burned in ide with moke billowing from the top of the igl o. The finale wa a ene o f bea utiful lighting technique and falling n w (a urpri e for the acto r on 路tage ). It was a noth er u e ful h liday program with heer from b th parent and tuden ts tating that th i wa the ery be t prod uetion ever!
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with a pi rited routine whi h incl uded a well-exe uted pyram id . Morgan Hutchin son , Lacy Slabaugh , Annie Wi e, Bla ir S utton , arah ewcomb , and Le igh Greene were e cellent leader of the cheering quad . It wa an evening of inging, da nci ng, cheeri ng, and rapping, performed b th e Lower cho I. All ch ild ren had a smile a they ang and dan ed their way through th . evenin路. The et wa a Jeffersonian t Ie igloo of higher learning. Flanked by two large polar bear talLle . the mas ot of the in tituti o n, it was a perfect et for the a ti o n of the evening. Th et was illuminated by hun d red f tin y mall white fire light and himmering icicles.
Steward Musicians Spread Goodwill by 80nnll Andltson The 1997 G dwill horal -Ib ur wa o ne of lh best veri inety cho ral tudents from the Lower, Middle , and Upper hool preellled an upbeat reperl ire of holiday mu i to member of the far we t end community. They trave led to Regen y Mall and inter Hall We t o n December 4 and to Lakew od Mano r and edarfi eld o n December S. The Lowe r ch I -horu al 0 entertained r ident at Beth any o mplex n Frida , Deemb r 12.
The tudents we re well received at all location , and the re ident were delighted by the favors that the choral member delivered to each and everyo ne a fter th e conce rt . anta (fa cul ty member Ronny Hajek) joined the group again this year and add ed a spe ial holiday touch . It was a wonderfu l two da s which set th e lOne f r t he week lO co me. Man r tud ent ex pres ed how much th ey enjoyed the ac t of giving which carried through the hoiida eason .
Third Graders Render Morning Service Thanks to man of our third grad er who fa ith fu ll y o p n car door every morning before choo l. Even o n cold day they can be unted on to keep their commitm nt to t his very important job. A big thank ou to parti Cipating stud ents: Monty Ande rso n , Reyn Dave nport, Sara h Dela ney, Nick lantosca , Bobbie Lou Long, Sara.h Nelson , Nikki Sawye r, Evan Schnoll , Chri tophe r Skove , Elizabeth Ward , l e igh Bed inger , Grayso n Goodstein , Steven Rogers, Sarah Jarva ndi , Katie Kasper, Ashleigh Re ibach , Finley Turner, and Kelly Valentine.
facu/ly member Robb 1001Iemyer CaptlvaleS h,s audIence as he reads to Lower School sludenl5 dUflng Nallonal ChIldren's Book Week
Library Sets Stage for Week of Celebrating Reading by Rachel OrltHo at i nal hildren 's Book Week wa celebrated the week of November 17-2 1. The theme this yea r wa AI!JI Tilll~ Is Book Tillie . LUdents in the Lower 5 hool began th e week listening to Mr. Roger Coulombe read Dr. euss' nle LortlX in a morning assem bl y. O n Tue day Mr . Paula DeLeona rdi read to the student at lunchtime, Wednesday the students we i omed Mrs. Kay Remick, owner of Edward T Rabbit Bookstore, as she read and lOld torie in the library during the morning. Thursday was a time for Upper and Middle chool faculty, staff, adminis-
t rator , and Upper Schoo l stud ent lO vi it Lower School cia es and read througho ut the day. The week's events culminated with Mrs . Ro nny H a je k telling slO ri es to the Lower chool student in the gy m. tude nt fo und doughn ut on their de k wh n they returned lO thei r classrooms . We are confid ent the tudent recogni zed the week was dedicated to encouraging reading and learning to love literature.
Lower School Joins Community Service
EHon T he Lower School tudent donated food and othe r items to imm igrant fam il ies ponsored by the Refugee and I mmigration Service of the ath olic Di cese o f Richm nd . B cause many of these fam ilie come from Asia n co un t rie , the ch ildren gave items specific to these ulture : rice , tea, suga r, etc. In this way the children learned not on ly a Ie so n in givi ng, but al 0 a respect fo r culture dif~ rent fro m theirown .
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SIXTH GRADE HELPS OTHERS by Margaret Maclin Members of the sixth grade class have bee n busil y involved in service projects thi s year. Under th e leadership of the class office r and with t he assista nce of room mother Debbie Summerson, ixth graders collected over 200 no n perish ab le food items in Nove mber. In D ecember, students purchased toy and gifts to fill tocking fo r children ages 2-14 . Both projects we re done in co njuncti o n with t he a lvatio n Army a nd were rewarding o nes for the sixth grad e.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKE TRIHEXAFLEXAGONS by Palll Woodle In October, fo ur Midd le chool students t rave led to the University of Ri chmo nd to attend a M ath ematics Field Day sponso red by the Greater Ri chm o nd ounc il of Teac hers of Ma t hematic . Rep reenting th e six th grade were Tori Cannella and Sam Baronjan. T he seve nth grad e rep re en tative were Mary Congdon a nd Austi n Pittman . They were a co mpani ed by Mrs . Patti Woodle. After bo th team and individua l co mpetitio n s, t he tud e nts eparated to attend two different worksho ps, all cente red around ha nd -o n activities such as making snowfl akes, sec ret boxes, po lyhedrons from straws, a nd also lea rning games and number tricks. T he stude nts were a lso treated to a wonde rful prese ntati o n o n the exciting new topic o f fra ctals a nd w here they appea r in na ture (i.e. broccoli !!??!!) The stude nt a nd
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Congratulations to Middle School Honor Roll Students I = Ist Marking Period 2 =2nd Marking Period S = Ist Semester Grade 6 Jim Atkinson Sam Baronian Spencer Best Tori Cannella Heather Hajek Berkeley Halperin Austin Ham ilton Lauren Harris Ida Henley Lisa Marston Joe Matthews Kristen Parrish Aly Pittman Jamie Satterfie ld Michael ledd Brad Souder Amy Strickland Sally Summerson Kendall Tate
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Mrs. Wood le brought back to chool seve ral ideas to be presentcd lO the ir classe . Look fo r the wintcr bulletin boa rd of nowfl akes made by th e seve nth grade!
Grade 7 Wi ll Atkin on Chris B me Mary Congdon Megan Hodge Ryan Kerr Ben Lawson Au tin Pittman Phil ipp chmidt- Ullri h Hunter ear Matthew trader Alii on trickland Juliana umner Morgan alentine Andrew Ware
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Grade 8 Taylor Brewer Eliza Bullock Jen nifer Gra L rraine Hawes ara Kornblau Trent McLaurin ri tina Meredith lac ear Reed Van ey
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a nd lea n up afte rwa rd . True d edi ca ti o n to th e co mmun itv fr m true " teward .. o f o ur h 01. We a r pro ud o f th e m !
7th Graders Aid Homeless by Noel Wilson T he eve nth grade ha taken o n a co mmun ity e rvice prOject of lOta l invo lveme nt during Ja nu ary. Eac h T hursday during t hi s mo nLh a sma ll gro up o f eight t ud ents and tw adult ( ne parent and o ne teacher) go t t. Paul 's Epi copal hurch in d owntow n Rich mo nd lo prepare and erve mo re t han 150 ho t lun ches to the ho meles a nd people in need in a no n-deno min ati o nal lunch program . Working from 10:00 a.m. lo 2 :00 p.m ., th e e student prepa re a nd serve th e meal
l rh 8'ade" Morg.n V.lemme (I) and AII,son SlrIclJand (r) help m me.1 prep.ral/on (or rhe homeless
T he lOur guid es at M o nticello co mmented th at th ey will neve r fo rget T he tewa rd hool because th e stu de nt we re 0 we ll beh aved . Othe r a rea w here the prefects have made a di ffe rence at Stewa rd are in th eir capacity as pee r tu lO rs, o ffi ce ass ista nt , a nd lO ur gu ide . Fo r t h ir effort pre fect rece ive o ff ca mpus lu nc h privilege and special recogni t ion o n lette r of reco mme nd atio n lo college.
Prefects 8, Lynne Deone One o f t he additi o n s lo t he Stewa rd School thi s yea r is t h e impl e me ntatio n o f a prefect sy tem . Pre fects a re co mm o n in boa rding chool a nd a re h elpful in acting as ro le mod els fo r othe r stud ents. Prefects ho ld th e mo t prestigio us pos itio ns in a sc hool. Pre fec ts fun cti o n lo pe rpetu ate th e H o no r od e a nd Dress Cod e, lo inves tigate vio lati o ns o f t he sch o l's ex pectati o n , lo aCl as pee r suppo rt , a nd to uph o ld a nd prese rve t he sta nd ard s a nd t raditi o ns o f T he Steward chool. To be cho e n as a p refect is o ne o f t he highest ho no rs of th e chool. I t recogni zes th e level of t rust and re pect acco rd ed
T he fo llowi ng tud e nt a re t he pre fects for th e 1997- 1998 school year: Sen io rs - Meghan Hajek, Whitney Hajek, CabeU Jones , As hleigh McLaurin , Camberly Pearson , Sara Rossrnoore , and Ned Trice. Juni o r - Matt Gottwald , Michael Maszaros, Rusty Pe rkins , S t e phen Paulette, a nd Fahad Qureshi .
LO th e s tud e nt by hi s/he r peers a nd
teac he rs, a res pect ba ed upo n t he lude nt' d emo nstrated lead e r hip, high sta ndard o f pe rso na l integri ty, a nd mature judgment. Pre fec t are no min ated by th e ir pee rs eac h pring. No min ees w ri te a lette r of in te n t ion a nd fin a l electi n is made by t he H eadm aste r. Prefects a re expected lo ass um e lead e rship ro les in a ll as pect of sc hool life, including upho lding sc hool ex pectatio ns, fun ctio ning a pee r helper a nd triving lo d o the ir be t acad e mica.l ly. Prefects a lso as um e re po nsibili ty fo r th e o ri e ntat io n o f new tud e nt lo t he expectatio n o f th e H o no r od e and D ress od e. The prefect elected fo r t h e 1997 - J 998 sc h oo l ye ar h ave bee n ve ry active in th ei r ro les. T hey h elped with o ri e n ta ti o n of new tud e nts a t th e beginning o f the yea r as well a helped with Back-to-School Night a nd t he O pe n H o u e. Several prefects h ave wo rked as Stud y H a ll M o ni lO rs in t he Middle School. Rece ntly o n a n I I t h grad e Field Trip to M o nti cell o , o ne teacher was ick, leaving th e m a ch apero ne sho rt. The prefects ste pped up lo th e pl ate a nd helped lo mo ni lO r t heir pee rs.
Upper School Honor Roll Students I = Ist Marking Period 2 = 2nd Marking Period S = Ist Semester
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Grade 9 Anusha Abbasi Collin Ackerman Harry Baron Ted Benson Corbin Brierre Alex Duty Marshall Felvey Ben Goldberg Ashlee Healey Elena Iantosca Elizabeth Larus Sarah Martenstein Divam Mehta Caitlin Rossmoore Laura Slabaugh David Wood
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Upper School Students Also Participate In Community Service Serving th e co mmuni ty in vari o us ca p ac ities h as b eco me a st a nd a rd at S tewa rd with tud e n t a t a ll g rad e leve ls act ive ly in vo lved in c h a rita bl e fun cti o n . During th e pre-ho liday wee ks th e student governm e nt initiated a co mmunity se rvi ce food drive, whil e me mbe rs o f t he se ni o r cl ass spo nso red a coat co llecti o n lo provid e warmth to t hose in need . M o re th a n 400 coa l we re d o n ate d fo r di stributi o n t h ro ugh th e Sa lva ti o n Army. T h a nks lo all wh o pa rticip ated to make t h ese projects s u cce ssful a nd l O h e lp o ur Stud ents recogni ze th e impo rta nce o f co ntributing tim e a nd se rvice lo oth ers.
Grade 10 Justin Bowman Michael Congdon Katie Drzal Carter Eberly Derek Garnett Jesseka Gray Andrew Rankin Coventry Snell Eric Sternberg Elizabeth Sumner Walter Wash Grade II Alice Avent Michael Maszaros Stephen Paulette 1,2,S Rusty Perkins Fahad Qureshi Andy Stitt Grade 12 Meghan Hajek
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Marketing Effort
DEVELOPMENT REPORT by Sandi Dollar
Annual Giving Annual Giving co ntinues to be the anchor fo r fundr aising at Steward , with more than $ 134,000 already raised towards our $ 140,000 goal. The remarkable devotion of so many volunteers was certainly evident during th e Annual Giving Kickoff breakfast, phonathons , and throughout the fall. Each gift e nriches o ur community and is greatly valued . Steward students are the real be neficiari es of the generosity that has been shown in tim e, effo rt, and re o urces to support the School. Steward thanks those who have already contributed to the Making A Difference Annual Giving Campaign. The 1997-98 Annual Giving Campaign ends o n June 30, 1998 , so if yo u haven 't made your co ntribution , there 's still time! If yo u have any question s regarding Annual Giving, do n 't hesitate to call Sandi Dollar or Jenn Sgro in the Development Office. Thank you for yo ur support!
Steward chool Boa rd membe r Tom Robinson is heading a ma rketing effo rt, focusing o n gro up sess ions for a prospective parent group and a Steward parent group. The res ults of these sessions, a well as res ults from a be nchma rk study, will be avai lable ea rl y in 1998. We thank To m fo r his ha rd work on thi s project.
Alumni News Alumni H ouse Tour T he Alumni Association is planning th e Seco nd Annu al teward Alumni Ho use l o ur fo r la te ApriVearly M ay. If a nyo ne would li ke to vo luntee r his o r her hom e fo r an afte rnoo n we would be very appreciative. Please call the Stewa rd School Development Office for more info rm ati o n. 10-Year Reunio n The Class o f 1988 is planning th e ir 10-yea r reuni o n t hi s pring. 1988 graduates please co ntact Ann Nichols Crosby (6 I 16 Patte rso n Avenue, Richmo nd , VA 23226; pho ne 673 433 1) if you are inte rested in helping.
1997 -98 Annual Giving Campaign Making A Difference Goal: $140,000 Total Raised: (a of January 19. 1998) $ 134,0 12 ..28
Pledged $36,085.05
Distinguished Guest Series Continues with Hal Wingo On November 13 , 199 7 T he tewa rd Sc hool welcomed Hal C. Wingo, retired ass ista nt managing edi to r a nd inte rn ati o nal edi to r f PEOPLE Weekl y, published by T ime Warner, Inc., a the econd speake r in it Distinguished Gue t c ries. Mr. Wingo, wh began his reporting caree r with Li fe maga zine in 1963 , served a we t coast a nd fa r east co rrespondent fo r the maga zine, a we ll a it e ni r edito r, until weekly publica Li u n was uspended in 19 72 . Wingo intrigued Upper choo l students at a special assembly where he spoke of his experi e nces, fOCUSing on hi s coverage of the Vietnam War a nd other maj o r world event . He also spo ke of per o nal encounters with many fam ous indi vidual uch a harles Lindbergh. Following his remarks, the stud ents were ab le to participate in a question/answer e sion with Mr. Wingo. Stewa rd pa re nts, trustee , an d fri end s were also ab le to enjoy Mr. Wingo's re markab le expe ri ences with an evening presentation a nd receptio n. T he D i tinguished Guest Se ri e , made pos ible through a grant to Stewa rd from the Rob ins Fou nd ation , bring to teward speakers a nd entertainers of inte rest to all age groups throughout the school yea r.
Welcome New Students ArulUa! Giving Campaign Year Ends June30, 1998
Thanks/or your slipporl !
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Cash In Hand $97.927.23
Laine Ashker (Grade 8) Spencer Best (Grade 6) Adam Britton (Grade 8) Eliza Goldman (Grade 10) Stuart Smith (Grade 2)
po ition . With the increased intere t in the occer team , Steward intends to have two midd le school tea ms next fall. ongrarulations to Coach Coh en and Coach Stottlemyer.
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teward student [mlly Padow '99 thanks guest speaker Iial Wingo (allowing hIS presentallon
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Fall Athletic Wrap-Up by Coach Janel RIce
Varsity Soccer Player Named Most Valuable Player in the Virginia Commonwealth Conference AF rudent Alex Co n h a was awa rded th e Virginia ommonwealth o nf ren e's highest hono rMost Valuabl e Pl aver of the V teward 's lead ing - o rer helped to pace th 1997 quad to a 12--1-1 ea on. The hile native totaled -1 5 goa ls for o ne sea on , which is a choo l re ord . Behind Concha, o ph omo res Ju stin Bowm a n , Murat Bilgin , a nd freshman Will Perkins were t he offensive leaders. co ring goal is important, but a 12 win sea o n howed th at teward wa anch red by a solid defensive unit which was ab le to "s hut out " six o pponents. enior co-captai n Drew Cosby at the swee per positi o n and juni or tephen Pa ulette at the to pper ba k po itio n led this defen ive team. Junio r Ru ty Perkins , a n wcomer to the sPOrt , and freshm an Ted Ben on proved to be invaluable defensive pl ayers .
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well represented on the Virginia ommonwealth Conference (V C) AII- onfe rence Teams. Ted Ben so n was named to the V C All-Academic team ; Justin Bowman and tephen Paulette were given Honorable Mention to the V AlI- nfer nce -team; and Murat Bilgin joined Alex oncha on the VCC All-Conference Team . Congratu lations to Coach Coddi ngton aml Coach aro n for a great ea on .
Middle School Soccer The Middle School occer team ended the sea on with a 65-2 record and had victories ove r o ll egiate 's " B" Team , Sl. Vincent d e Paul , Amelia Academy, Fredericks burg Academ y, and Luther Memorial. The 27 goa l that were scored this eason can be traced to the offenive-minded ixth graders who scored the majority of the goals. The eighth grade athlete manned most of the defensive position . Goalie Matt Porter, was an excellent goalkeeper ave raging ix saves per co ntest. The seventh grade players mainly filled in the midfield
teward 's It -member cro s co untry team co mpeted agai n t o me to ugh o mpetiti o n. The fina l record of two wins and eight 10 e doe n ' t how th e improvement tha t this o ung team had t hi s fall. The team 's victo ries were aga i nst hri tc hu rc h a nd Frede ri k burg hri ti an. Juni or S h e lly Giglio wa o ur fas test female runner, and so phomore Mike Congdon wa tewa rd 's fas te t mal e ru nner. In our meet ver u lI egiate's JV team , o ngdon placed fi rst in th e fie ld of 2 runners .
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jun io r Step h e n Harler con iste ntl y fini hed among the top ru nn ers . Nine rerurning undercia smen wi ll provid e the nuc leus of a promi sing team for next yea r.
Field Hockey The 1997 team fi ni hed the sea on with an overall rec rd of 6- 10-2, but t he tea m made tre me nd o u s stride s aga in t to ugh co mpet itio n. The defensive unit o f t he team fini hed oph oanot her great eason . more goalie Jesseka Gray end ed the yea r wi th 133 goalkee per "save ," and fre hm an weeper Laura laba ugh co ntinued her co n istem, exce llent performa nces . T he o ffen e cored more goal th an in th e previ us easo n, but the tea m needs more consistent sc ring to improve its ove ra ll win-Io reco rd . Eighthgrader Jennifer Gray a nd ixthgrade r Ida Henley led the team in sco ring with fo ur and Lhree goals, re p Clively. The tea m' two be t pe rforman ce were agai nst tiff co mpetiti n. teward took eventual LI tou rnam ent ham pions, Page 7
Trinity Episcopal, into overti me before losing \-0 in that extra period, and the yo ung sq uad ave nged a previous 0-2 loss agai nst St. Catherine's ]V team . The last game of t he regular season ended in a 0-0 tie with the Saints. When Steward's offensive outpu t catches up with the defensive excellence, this squad will be a dynamic tea m. Three players we re chosen to the League of Independent Schools ' (LIS) A11- Star Team. Jesseka Gray and Laura Slabaugh were chosen for the second year in a row, and Jennifer Gray became the second eighth-grader to be chosen fo r the all conference quad (Laura Slabaugh was the first in 1996) . In additio n, goalie Jesseka Gray tried out for and was se lected to attend the United States Field Hockey Association' Futures Program. This is the US FHA' Olympic Development Program . Gray will attend weeke nd clinics held from Januar y through May. These sess ions are coached by top leve l coaches.
Winter Athletic Season by Coach Janel RIce T he wi nter season got underway in early December. The two Middle School boys' basketball teams under the directio n of Pat Cuneo and Matt Caron , and the Middl e School chee ring quad under the direction of Trisha Duke , began practicing in earl y December. The Middle School "N tea m i off to a 4-1 start with victories over Belmead , Heritage Christia n, and New Com munity The "B" team has a 1-2 record and opened t heir season with a victo ry over Luther Memorial. T he one Middle School cheering squad is splitting t heir time between the two Middle School boy's basketball teams.
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A new team was added to the winter sport~ selection th is year. Cindy Wiltshire heads up the girls' winter soccer club. To date, the team has defeated t. Margaret's ]V squad 2-0 and tied Trinity's JV team. T he varsity cheering squad , the varsity girl s' and boys ' basketball teams, and the gi rl s' middle school basketball teams have also been busy The varsity boys and va rsity girl s' team entered the holiday season on a positive note. Both teams had a 3-1 record . The boys' team , under new head coach Jim Duty (also a Steward parent), has defeated Fredericksbu rg Academy, Grove Aven ue , and Richmond Christian JV while losing to New Community. In January the boys lost a close game against Heritage Christian, but defeated Belmead. T heir reco rd (in mid-January) ta nds at 4-3 . T he girls have defeated St. Vincent de Paul , St. Catherine's JV and St. Margaret's JV, but were stopped by the Central VA Patriots. ince the holiday the girls' varsity team ha won three contests and dropped two ga mes vs . Central Virginia and St. Margaret's. Their record stands at 6-3. The M iddle School girl ' basketball team remains undefeated (6-0) in Division III of the Middle School League at Collegiate.
STEWARD'S VARSITY CHEERLEADERS by Shelby Holland T he time has co me to showcase Steward ' VarSity heerlead ing quad . Anyo ne who has attended a pep rall y or a sports function at teward i awa re that these oung women are an exceptional gro up of ath lete . Under t he able leadership of Mrs. Ronny Haje k, they have wowed us with their at hletic prowess and synchro ny. T he squad i made up of ten upperschooler : Tikia Bonner, Meghan Haj e k . Whitn ey H a je k ,
Ashlee Healey, Jennifer LatoureUe, Ashle igh McLaurin , Camberly Pearson , Erin Robinson , Caitlin Rossmoore, and Sara Rossmoore. Rece ntl , seve ral members took time fro m th eir busy scholastic a nd extra-curric ul ar sched ules to sha re so me pero nal ph ilosophy about chee ring. When asked what cheering means to t hem, most replied that it meant not onl y showing spirit and loyalty towa rd our school, but also providing leadership for the student body in promoting and demonstrating pride in Steward. Here are some of their reponses to other que tions a ked: QUESTION: Wh at do yo u feel is the most impo rtant qualification for being a cheerleader?
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ANSWERS : .. ... a lot of energy and coordin atio n." says Caitlin Rossmoore. AshJee Healey thinks, "You should always have a pOSitive atti tude and help each other through disagreements."
" heerleaders bui ld chool pirit. hee rl ead i ng is al a extremely hard wo rk. Everyne must be at practi e in ord er to perfect all parts of the ro uti nes. I n other port players can be ubbed , but not in cheering; each pe r on plays a role." QUE T ION : What are some mi co n eptions about cheerleadi ng?
5(",varcfs vafS/ty cheerleaders dISplay the" Spirit and talent with. pya ram,d formation
"I feel th e mo t important qu alificati on is coo perati on; chee rlead ing i listening and wo rking with oth ers," says Whitney H a je k. M ega n H a jel feel that chee ring pro mo tes school spirit and support for POrts. " Phys icall y," she add , "cheering requ ires massive conce ntratio n and erfort. " Er in Ro binson thin k hav ing fun while showing all th e pirit you an i also important. a ra Ross moo re agrees, poin t ing out th at "mos t importantly, a chee rleader mu t be ab le to show school pirit. " Q U ESTIO : How does cheering pl ay an important role in athl eti cs? ANS WER: Whitne Hajek reels th at cheering is a main co re or athletics, and that athl eti cs is all about school spiri t and hard work.
it i not. tunting ta ke a lot o f ti me to learn prope rl y, and rout ines are practiced con tantl y. We prac t i e JUSt a muc h as any ports team. Wh ile a socce r o r ba ketball tea m may wo rk on play to sco re point , we work o n ro uti nes and halfti me to ge t ou r fans ril ed up. We do our jobs ju t as oth er spo rt do theirs." Whitney H a jek re ent the misco nce p-
AN WE R Meghan Haje k ay , ( I ) " heerleaders are 'ditsy. '" People often mistake spirit for ditsine s. (2 ) "Cheeri ng i easy." Put im ply,
t ion that chee rleading is not a port. "Gymnas tics, dancing, lifting weights, and throwing ll 5-pound ob jects two sto ri e high is not a port? Go to a competi t io n or college squ ad practice--try it out-the n you will realize cheering is a port." ays Sara Rossmoore, "I th in k a huge misconception abo ut chee rl ead ing is that it is not a sport. Just because chee rleading is not nece sarily a co mpetitive activity does not mean th at it i not a port altogether. People do not reali ze how hard we work to get ro utine together, to tunt, to make up dances, etc., and it is all a matter o f teamwork!" T he next opportu ni ty you have to ee ou r chee rl eaders at work, take time to ob erve them cia ely.
Spirit? Teamwork? Hard work? Athletic ta lent? Sport? You bet... all of the above.
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Faculty Prollle Ian Coddington From the Editor: A new feature of the Blue & Gold will be a focus on faculty. Each edition will feature one or more of Steward's fine teaching staff to illustrate why on ... and off.. the campus, we boast of the finest faculty in the area. Whether in the gym or on the athletic field coaching Steward athletes ... in the classroom teaching health and ethics .. .i n the halls administering his duties as Dean of Students .. .or wherever the various extracurricular activities, such as the Canoeing Club, take him , Ian Coddington is highl y visible among Steward students. What you may not realize is that offcampus as well his dedication to today's yo uth is just as strong. He has been involved with the Robert E. Lee Council of the Boy Scouts as Scoutmaster of Troop 444 for 30 years. Troop 444, charte red in 1939, is the tenth oldest troop of the Council. Being a scoutmaster for this particular troop is no easy task, for it boasts 85 scouts. Coddington's superior service to the Boy Scouts was recently recogni zed when the renovated lodge where the troop meets was named the "Ian M . Coddington Scout Lodge." Coddington has always had a pass ion for the outdoors--camping and hi king in particular. In 1967 , one of the boys he was coaching in soccer invited him to come to their scout troop, and he quickly became invo lved as an assistant scoutmaster... and he hasn't stopped yet. When asked what drew him to scouting, Coddington acknowledged that first, "it fulfills a selfish need--Ilove being outdoors." He furth er added that he "always worked with young people" and Page 10
Ian Coddington poses in (ra nt o( the sign (or the Boy Scout Troop 444 lodge named in h,s honor.
remains "convinced that kids can do more than they think they can, and scouting pushes them to realize this fact. " He feels t he most importa nt val ue learned through scouting is "responsibility." Coddi ngto n has been a member of The teward School faculty since 1982 when he jo ined the staff as a phys ical ed ucation teacher and soccer/track coach. Throughout his yeaJs as a coach, Coddington's teams have won several soccer outdoor and ind oor championships. Initially he co-coached the boys' varsity team with former athletic director (and alumni parent) Neil Turnage. In 1988 he took over the re ins. His team won the Vi rginia Commonwealth Conference (VC ) Tournament championship in 1989 and the regular season championship in 1990. In 199 1, his indoor team won the Division III champio nship in ollegiate's Indoor Socce r League. Ian Coddingto n has been chosen as VCC Soccer Coach of the YeaJ on two separate occasions. Janet Rice, Head of the Steward Athletics Department, said "I've worked with 'Cod' for 16 years and have always been impressed with
his dedication to Steward . As a coach, he demand s a high leve l of physical trai ning, yet his most important focus is on the game's technique and fundamentals . As a facul ty member, Ian has always gotten to know his tudents. Afte r see ing his interest in the kids, he was chosen to head the advi or/ advisee program which encourages close teacher/student relatio nships." Rice adds, "I think Ian has survived all these yea rs in an educational setting because basicall y he is a 'good SPOrt' . We tease him about his excess ive dialogues, but that is what makes odd ington .. .Coddington ." Students have a special respect for Ian Coddington. As Ned Trice, a Steward senio r who has been ta ught and coached by odd ingto n and has earned Eagle Scout und er his guidance in Troop 444 , stated , "Mr. Coddington is a coach, teacher, and scoutm aste r of high sta ndards. ompliments from him do not come easy... and when you've earned his praise you know you've measured up to his standards." Coddingto n, his wife Nancy, and three-yeaJ old daughter Clay, live in Goochland County.
From the Headmaster
Whe n we begin a relation hip with a chool and all th e peo pl e involved in it, it is very impo rtant to lea rn about the "culture" of that sch ol- it histor , it tradition , it expecta ti on . T hi pr ce i impo rta nt because th at knowl dge i central to ensuring th e increased opportunities for a g od match betwee n t hat per on and the in t itution in which a mUlLlal ommiunent i made. I n th e d a I spent al tewa rd in th e pring of 1995 discu ing th e po sibility of a uming the po ilion f Midd le h I Head , it b ca me clear to me t hat tewa rd was a place with wh ich I wanted to be as ociated , th at ther 路 would be mutual benefit we re I to be fortunate enough to be a ppointed . After twO year a d ivi io n head , and now as Head master, my ap preciation of th e val ue of that relatio nship is as st ro ng as e er. Recent ly I had the opport unity to ob erve aga in the natu re, t he cultur , of The teward h 01. In m three yea r here, I have attended man y athleti c eve nts, an activity that is a window to t he hool and all its con tituents. It is at t he e evenl with all their nthusias m, te nsion , and emotion , that one ca n learn a great deal about th e peo ple of that hool. I n a nut hell , I have been impre ed with the d eportment o f our player as well a our stud ent and parent spectators. This
is no mall matter. It i at these ev nt t hat much t ruth about th e heart of th 5 ho I emerges. At a re ent a emb ly I expres ed my appreciation to our student for th ir on-gOi ng posit ive behavio r at ga me . With the action o c10 e to p cta to rs , there i am ple opportunity to witne a decision o r call by an offici al during the ga me whi h may go aga in t our team, an d with wh ich we may vehe ment ly disagree. Over the yea rs I have observed behavior by spectato r at other chool that i , to a I the lea t, unattractive and dismaying. Anyo ne who has been a freq uent ob erver and foil wer of ath letic tea m knows that t here are certain school who e fa n , ofte n including par nt , wh o o n tantly harass official and create embarrass ment for t heir teams. Judgements b oth er about the nature of th e chool are ofte n made at th at t ime. At Steward , we can be proud of who we are , particularly a manife led by tudent and parent behavior at ou r ga mes. At porting event , the athletes are not alo ne at being observed . Particularl y within th e confine of a gy mnas ium eve ryo ne present is noticed to one degree or anoth er. pectato rs see t he ath lete perform , chee r the ir every positive action , and lament those pia that hurt us. But, playe rs also are aware of and observe those in th e grandstands , a nd very much con nect with the behavior th e ob erve. And , the athletes' re po nse is ce ntral to their own view abo ut ul ei r own behavior. T hat i important. T he Schoo l and parents are all ie in the education of the students . Play ing port in ch 01, from Middle School to varSity level, is often a o n e-in-a-lifetime oppo rtun it , and we as spectator are ve ry fo rtu nate to get to ee our oung p ople pe rform and to grow from ga me to ga me, from year to yea r. We get to ee th em making th e wi nning goal, making a ke block, a
precise pas , ee ing them pu h tl1e mselve beyond a capaCity tl1ey did not know tl1ey had . We al 0 see tl1e hu rt in tl1eir eye when tl1e ball bounce tl1 e wro ng way, when they walk off t he co urt or fie ld when tl1 ey ge t beat. We have, in hort, beco me pa rt of t heir experie nce, and hared in the high and lows. Put an other way, thev are the show, and we are lucky to be witnesses. However, tl1ey t ill look to us for their own cues. We are ule adults , tl1e role models, whetl1er we know it or like it. O ur time wit h them in their youth is very hort, and we hould cherish it. We must continue to set tl1 e to ne, to set the ta ndard of high expectations in all our actions. I am confident that we a the adul ts will cont inue to upport our team in a po itive and enthu iastic manner, and tl1at ou r roles as pectators, while not precisely central to tl1e co mp ti t ive action , playa special part in identify ing who we are as a school and who we wa nt our young people to be in t heir own lives . For that , we have every right to be thankful and appreciative as members of th e Steward communi ty.
We welcome
Carol Burks to Steward's staff as bookkeeper/ office assistant.
Please stop by and meet her when you have the opportunity.
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ATTENTION STEWARD ALUMNI Have you moved? Are you currently at college? What is your career path? Have you gotten married? Started a family? Steward wants to know! The next edition of the Blue & Gold will highlight Steward alumni and we want your news to be included. Simply tell us what you're up to and who you've seen. The Steward School and your former classmates look forward to reading all about you.
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Top lefl : en/or ed Tf/ce po es wllh his eager kindergarten Ii leners afler reading a slOry 10 Ihem during Nallonal Children's Book Week. Top flghl : The fa ll produolon ' Museum' was Ihe firsl Ihealflcal performance m Slewards newly expanded and renovaled Audiloflum. hown are Casl members (I 10 r) Juliana Sumner, Mary Congdon, and flilabel.h Sumn r. The mamslage produolon was another box office hll for leward Ihealre group. Cenler lefl : Klrry Ball, 2nd grade, ger In Ihe Splfll of ' Tacky Day ' Cemler flghl : Members of Ihe facully II 10 r) Robb lotrlemyer, Cmdy Wlll sh"e, and Pal uneo parllclpaled In Ihe drllileam led by Lynne Define, fronl, dUflng Ihe Homecommg Parade. Barlom lefr: The Dozen Dad Secrer lery (and no one knows who Ihe dOlen dads are!) has been Ihe source of many kmd and m leflOUS gesrures dUflng Ihe year. Pump"'n and balloons IVere found on campus on Homecoming morning!
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