2013-14 Year in Review by The Steward School

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OUR MISSION Prepare our students for college and for life in a community defined by robust academics, inspiration, engagement, and care.

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Administration Dan Frank, Interim Head of School Lisa Dwelle, Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations Debbie Robson, Associate Head of School for Community Advancement Livia McCoy and Gardner Mundy, Interim Directors of Upper School Susan Atkinson, Director of Middle School Melanie Casper, Director of Lower School Nancy Negus, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development JK-12

Publication Staff Lori Jobe, Editor Sydney Smith, Managing Editor Stan Hulen, Designer Kristina Kerns, Interactive Features Editor Erin Ambrose â&#x20AC;&#x2122;16, Rachel Beanland, Susan Brown, Betty Enright, Dan Frank, Kurt Henegan, Lori Jobe, Kristina Kerns, Erica Riesbeck, Sydney Smith, Michelle Thomson, Jennifer Wilkerson, Contributing Writers Bridget Hazel Photography, Robin Dods, Henrico Citizen, Lori Jobe, Kristina Kerns, Chris Lundberg, John McAlister, Sydney Smith, Contributing Photographers Printing Worth Higgins & Associates, Inc. The Steward School admits students without regard to gender, race, color, religion, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The editors have made every attempt to ensure the accuracy of information reported in this publication. We apologize for any inadvertent errors.

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Eons of Learning As the summer comes to a close and we are feeling the energy of the start of another school year, I’ve been reflecting on the relationships that are inherent in an educational environment. The quality of students’ relationships with each other, with faculty, with academic content, and with themselves is what keeps great schools in motion—I have made it my personal mission to keep the enhancement of those relationships a priority. I spent much of the last year getting my head around the next Steward School strategic plan. As an independent school, we use strategic plans as guidelines for the overall goals we want to work toward in the coming years. You’ll hear much more about “Advance the Mission: Affirm, Demonstrate, Communicate, Celebrate” this fall, but as we look back on 2013-14, I think it’s appropriate to give attention to this topic, as it is a process that takes months—if not years—to complete. The plan is not just general information; it contains specific benchmarks we hope to hit.

Each day at school is, in its own way, an eon in the life of the School and in the lives of each individual student. — dan frank, interim head of school

In addition to the strategic plan, you will find in these pages a report that lists our awards, athletic and fine arts achievements, volunteer activities, Bryan Innovation Lab events, and annual giving from the last year. I am proud of all of the above, and especially of the people who make it all happen. This process reminds me of a book I read this summer, Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See, a fictional account of German-occupied France during WWII. One passage in the novel deals with coal: “Consider a single piece glowing in your family’s stove. . . .That chunk of coal was once a green plant, a fern or a reed that lived one million years ago, or maybe two million, or maybe one hundred million. Every summer for the whole life of that plant, its leaves caught what light they could and transformed the sun’s energy into itself. . . .But then the plant died and fell, probably into water, and decayed into peat, and the peat was folded inside the earth for years upon years—eons in which something like a month or a decade or even your whole life was just a puff of air, a snap of two fingers. . . .And now that sunlight—sunlight one hundred million years old—is heating your home tonight. . .” Each day at school is, in its own way, an eon in the life of the School and in the lives of each individual student. Each day adds value to the one that follows, and each of us is made better by the work of others. I hope you will “see the light” in these reports and join me in celebrating The Steward School as a school with high quality teaching, personalized instruction, broad offerings, and open doors; a school in which we understand there are as many ways to succeed as there are children. Thank you for being part of our community, and please feel welcome to visit me personally. I would love to hear your thoughts on the School and its future.

Dan Frank Interim Head of School

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Reflect, assess, and propel – these are three components that are key to growth and evolution. Reflecting on our successes and failures, assessing where

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and defining ways to move

Prepare our students for college and for life in a community defined by robust academics, inspiration, engagement, and care.

forward are valuable steps for us as an educational institution, just as they are in business and our personal lives. Since we are in the business of preparing the next generation for the challenges they will face as leaders and contributors in the communities of which they will become a part, you could argue that it is an even more valuable exercise for us as educators. This is our opportunity to look back at the past few years, ascertain the values that are core to the School and its community, define the priorities for the coming years, and put those goals into action.

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We foster personal accomplishment through effort. We expect our students to care for and respect one another, to accept personal responsibility, and to behave honorably. Steward’s commitment to small class size ensures focus on each student’s talents and passions. Students are required to articulate, share, and defend their opinions while considering the views of their fellow students. We believe a diversity of talents, abilities, and cultures among our student body offers a rich and well-rounded educational experience. We value our sense of community, made possible by our commitment to a relatively small student population.

ASSESS What have we learned from past experiences? How do these things shape our future? GOAL 1 Define and implement 21st-century skills and learning across divisions to discover the talents and passions of our students. The School is built on the premise that each student has something unique to offer and has a unique set of passions; engagement in these callings is our most meaningful pursuit. The possibilities offered by new technologies and the demands in both college and the workplace for strong communication, critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to innovate create the need to leverage these skills in our school program. By offering a challenging program delivered in diverse ways, we ensure that our students are prepared and engaged.

GOAL 2 Establish a multi-year financial plan to strengthen the School’s financial position and improve sustainability. Sustainability is a permanent priority for the School, however, it warrants inclusion in the strategic plan given the potential for improvement in this area. While the School’s finances are quite stable, there are opportunities to improve sustainability by strengthening the finances and by modifying the annual budget process in a way that promotes better ongoing decisions. Moreover, by making permanent changes to the budgeting process, the School will be more deliberate in comparing expense allocations against local and comparable schools and perpetually allocating resources in a way that is consistent with both the mission and desired positioning.

Our Vision for PROPEL GOAL 3 Communicate the Steward culture, brand, and ethos to build community pride and School-wide engagement internally and to establish the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value to the greater Richmond region. The School is quite clear on the significance of our mission, yet we wish to address the gaps between the values we espouse in our published materials and public presentations and those values we express in our day-today actions and relationships. We need to build a consistent set of messages, and we need to take pride in who we are and who we can become. The Bryan Innovation Lab offers additional opportunities for the School to actively seek partnerships in the community.

GOAL 4 Strengthen the relationship between athletics, the mission, and enrollment. The School believes there should be a balance among academics, arts, and athletics. Steward has paid a great deal of attention to our academic and arts programs over the years, and we feel it is time to look at the athletic program with an equal degree of discipline. We need to define success in athletics in a manner consistent with our ethos and mission, and we need to communicate this philosophy to students and families.

GOAL 5 Develop and enhance the governing board with diverse skills and expertise required to fulfill the strategic plan vision and goals and mission of the School. An educational institution will flourish as it embraces diversity and seeks through study the values of other cultures, viewpoints, and talents. Anytime we develop a microcosm within an institution, geographic area, or other limitation, we lose resources, knowledge, and possibilities. The Board of Trustees has an obligation to lead by example.

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What do we hope to achieve? By 2018, Steward will be known for:

l Curriculum innovation, which emphasizes wellreasoned, openminded, and critical thinking when addressing personal and real-world challenges, l Building connections within the greater Richmond community to enrich the School and its students and through which the School shares its innovative approaches to education, and l Vigilance in the management and allocation of the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resources by a Board of Trustees that places diversity among its members as a continuing priority.

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Congratulations to our graduates! Front Row Morgan Schroder Claire Kirchmier Mary-Kate Kelleher Anna Fuhr Hailey Marie Ragan Virginia Turpin Sarah Dickson Ashley DeConti Holly Highfill

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Lindsey Lubin Cabell Harper Susan Mire Erin Huang Lexi Chen Middle Row Joshua Zhou GJ Apostle Craig McLane

Summer Williams Clara Cooke Sigga Eiríksdóttir Cassandra Martinez Chloe Staples Natalie Bendheim Annaliese Blank Serin Yu Helen Zhang Jordan Nichols

Tyler Ludlam Frank Wang Back Row Ben Cardwell DeMarco Nelson Drew Barker Ben Campbell Will Grattan Khari Greene

Jonathan Schmitt Bryce D’Surney Jackson Walker Forrest Andrews Walker Stettinius Michael Cevallos Tyler Miracle Lewis Gray Jimmy Phelan

Students were recognized for service and achievements at the Upper School Recognition Assembly on May 23. EXTRA-CURRICULAR International Student Ambassadors The International Student Ambassadors welcome new international students to the Steward community and are responsible for assisting them with geographical, cultural, language, and academic transitions. The ambassadors plan and organize orientations, meals, and social/ cultural events with the international students. One student was recognized at the end-ofyear ceremony for meeting or exceeding all requirements, including ten hours of service and a final written reflection: Henry Harrell. Student Council Association Officers—Morgan Schroder (president), Natalie Bendheim (vice president), Susan Mire (secretary), Jack Sims (treasurer) Representatives—Bryce Brown, Emmett Coleman, Mary Kathryn Pruett, Morgan Van Davelaar (Grade 9); Nicte’ Diaz Cortes, Haley Cummings, Elizabeth Fernandez, Gray Redmond (Grade 10); Will Farmer, Megan Norman, Sam Trepp (Grade 11); Anna Fuhr (Grade 12) ABCD Award Each year, a member of the SCA is chosen by the officers, representatives, and sponsor to receive a special award for service “above and beyond the call of duty”: Anna Fuhr. ABCD Faculty Hall of Fame Award This award, sponsored by the SCA, is voted on by the Upper School student body for the teacher whom they feel has gone “above and beyond the call of duty”: Susan Latourelle. Stewardship Leadership Council This committee consists of each class’s president and vice president, who are expected to be the model citizens and leaders of the Upper School: Bryce Brown, Adam Kimbrough, Dan Kovach, Avery Maestrello, Jack Trepp, Mason Mire, Forrest Andrews (vice president), and Anna Fuhr (president). Student Life Committee This group consists of faculty and selected students from each grade who meet every other week to discuss student life in the Upper School. Issues that are addressed and discussed during the meetings could include academics, student life, behavior, school spirit, student morale, student leadership, and student relationships. The committee is a place to voice concerns, express ideas, and/or offer suggestions: Drew Barker, Summer Summer 2014 2014

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Natalie Bendheim, Ben Cardwell, Michael Cevallos, Clara Cooke, Will Grattan, Khari Greene, Lindsey Lubin, Hailey Marie Ragan, Morgan Schroder, Virginia Turpin, Cameron Bachman, Kevin Cameron, Jay Charity, Emily Cox, Will Farmer, Sean Highfill, Allison Mitchell, Meghan Petrocelli, Emily Vaughan, Josiah Armstrong, Owen Carter, Nicteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cortes, Anastasia Postolati, Chris Frydenborg, Ashley Higgs, Jake Maynard, and Summer Owens. Upper School Honor Council Students on the Honor Council are held in the highest esteem by their peers for their integrity and honesty. They embody all of the standards, principles, and responsibilities of the School: Glenn Frank, Meg Trepp, Jonathan Beigel, Matthew Gelber, Ben Campbell, Sam Trepp (vice president), and Lindsey Lubin (president). Outstanding Beadle Steward School Beadles work in the Upper School by performing tasks for many people and accomplishing these duties in a cheerful and respectful manner. The award is given to one senior

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who stands out in his or her service to the School: Forrest Andrews.

SPECIAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Junior Marshals It is a tradition at the Baccalaureate and Graduation ceremonies for the faculty and seniors to process and be led by two juniors. The honor of serving as junior marshal goes to two students, who, in the opinion of the faculty, best exemplify the goals of a Steward student, who take academics seriously, and who contribute to the School and greater community: Cameron Bachman and Megan Norman. Alumni Association Scholarship This award is presented to a member of the junior class for his or her outstanding service to the School and community: Henry Harrell.

Carolyn R. Brandt Scholarship Award This award was established in honor of Carolyn R. Brandt to recognize an Upper School student who best exemplifies the qualities of an exemplary Steward student. The ideal candidate is a student whose contributions in the classroom and larger school community make him or her a true Steward success story: Will Farmer. Nolde Scholarship This scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolde and their daughter, Mary Harvard Nolde â&#x20AC;&#x2122;93, to recognize a student with demonstrated leadership qualities who is very involved in extra-curricular activities. This student embodies the spirit and enthusiasm of The Steward School: Chaise Johnson. Gates Millennium Scholars Program The Gates Millennium Scholarship is funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Only 1,000 students from a pool of 58,000 applicants from across the country are selected for Gates Millennium Scholarships, which pay for tuition and room and board through graduation at the colleges they choose

to attend: Michael Cevallos (He will attend the University of Richmond.). The Ray Tate Student-Athlete Scholarships These scholarships were awarded by the Spartan Club at the Ray Tate Spartan Classic Golf Tournament last October to three outstanding young athletes who exhibit excellent character and espouse the values of responsible citizenship consistent with the mission, values, and philosophy of The Steward School. Each also possesses a strong work ethic, high values, commitment, and a positive, team-oriented attitude, and consistently shows respect for teachers, coaches, adults, self, and others: Michael Cevallos, Lindsey Lubin, and Morgan Schroder.

COMMUNITY RECOGNITION Richmond Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete of the Year Each year, the Athletic Department nominates two athletes to receive this award from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. These students are recognized for demonstrating qualities that exemplify exceptional performance and leadership in the classroom, as well as on and off the field or court. The TimesDispatch recognized these students and their peers in a feature article during Memorial Day weekend: Claire Kirchmier and Jimmy Phelan. Richmond Alumnae Panhellenic Association Book Awards Program This award is given by the local chapter of the National Panhellenic Association, which is composed of alumnae members from 26 Greek sororities. In Greek life for women on college campuses, many characteristics are valued— service, scholarship, leadership, good character, friendship, and mutual respect. The book award is given to a junior female student who participates in philanthropic and community service, is an academic achiever, and exhibits a positive attitude: Virginia Villani. Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizen Award The Good Citizen Award process involves faculty nomination of three members of the senior class, followed by class voting for one of the three nominated students, who, in their opinion, meets the award criteria. This student is deemed to be patriotic and dependable, possesses leadership skills, and is involved in community service. The award was presented in February at the Old Dominion DAR chapter luncheon commemorating George Washington’s birthday to Clara Cooke. The Network of Enterprising Women (N.E.W.) Scholarship N.E.W. is a local women’s organization founded in 1988 that assists women who desire to become established in business. It promotes the exchange of knowledge and understanding of methods for success in establishing and maintaining a business. The members of N.E.W. also make a difference in the community by contributing time and financial resources to individuals and nonprofit groups in the Greater Richmond area. This year, more than 100 applications were reviewed by the scholarship committee. The criteria included: at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA; demonstration of a strong work ethic, strong leadership, and good citizenship; participation in extra-curricular activities, such as Summer 2014

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music, drama, or athletics; and an essay in response to the question “What businesswoman do you admire most, and how has she personally influenced the direction of your life?” The recipient received a $1,000 scholarship check at the N.E.W. luncheon in July: Lindsey Lubin. National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar Each year, the NHRP identifies academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students and honors about 5,000 of the highest-scoring students from more than 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher are designated as Scholars. This recognition was announced at the beginning of the school year based on the previous year’s PSAT scores: Cassandra Martinez. WRIC Best of the Class of 2014 This award is given annually to the senior whose academic performance places him or her at the top of the graduating class. WRIC-TV Channel 8, the ABC affiliate television station for the Richmond market, produced a film segment in June honoring these outstanding students from the Richmond area. The Steward School was represented by Michael Cevallos. Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) A certificate of recognition is presented to the sophomores who, in the opinion of the faculty, demonstrate great leadership potential and an interest in community service. In addition to developing an understanding of leadership and

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identifying their own leadership strengths, the HOBY Ambassadors are challenged to complete a minimum of 100 hours of volunteer service annually. In June, they attended the HOBY regional workshop that included young leaders from throughout Virginia. The Steward School was represented by Jonathan Beigel and Meg Trepp. Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond Award The Brotherhood/Sisterhood Youth Award recognizes a student for outstanding qualities of character and for fostering good relationships among different races, religions, and nationalities, thus improving human relations and intergroup understanding among her fellow students: MaryKate Kelleher.

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITYSPONSORED RECOGNITION College of William & Mary Leadership Award This award is presented to the rising senior who best exemplifies the spirit of The Steward School— inspirational leadership, outstanding scholarship, and unwavering loyalty to the Upper School and community. In addition to this certificate and commendation, William & Mary honors all award recipients with a pewter medallion, which is similar to the medallion worn by graduating W&M senior leaders. It is the College’s hope that this tradition will represent the award recipient’s dedication to The Steward School community: Ben Fox.

Hollins University Creative Writing Book Award Hollins University recognizes a sophomore or junior girl with a 3.2 or higher GPA, who, in the judgment of her English teachers, has shown a serious interest in writing poems, fiction, or creative non-fiction and has produced original work of good quality in one or more of these forms. The recipient automatically receives an Alumnae Referral Scholarship towards her first year’s tuition if she chooses to enroll and a scholarship toward the Hollins Summer Program: Emily Cox. Jefferson Book Award The Richmond Chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni Association presents this award to a student who embodies the Renaissance characteristics Thomas Jefferson possessed. This student is a leader in the classroom in terms of the rigor of his course load and in the enthusiasm with which learning is embraced: Jack Sims. Randolph College Book Award Randolph’s Richmond Alumnae Chapter presents this award to a junior who is selected for his or her achievements in academic excellence and leadership. The book, The Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art: 1911-2011, An Illustrated Timeline, was prepared principally by four Randolph students to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a major art exhibition at the college. In addition to the book, the recipient of this award automatically qualifies for a renewable merit scholarship if the student is accepted to Randolph College: Sam Trepp.

Randolph College Classics Book Award This award is presented to an outstanding junior for his or her achievements in Classics. The award includes the book Gildersleeveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Latin Grammar, a reference book that Classicists have been using since 1895, and a renewable scholarship for Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia should the student enroll: Megan Frayser. Randolph-Macon College Leadership Award The Randolph-Macon College Leadership Award is presented to a junior who best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and academic excellence within his or her community and school. This award clearly reflects the basic principles underlying the Randolph-Macon educational philosophy, i.e. that the liberal arts mission of a small, independent college should serve to foster the development of the whole person, especially the qualities of character, leadership, and academic excellence. Should the recipient of this award apply and meet the criteria for admission to RandolphMacon, he or she will receive a renewable academic scholarship ranging from $15,000 to $20,000. The recipient will also be placed in the Leadership Fellows program, in which less than ten percent of the freshman class earns a spot: Will Farmer. University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology Candidates for this award are juniors who demonstrate a strong interest in innovation and/or information technology, a high level of achievement in this area, exposure to new technologies outside of school, and the pursuit of new approaches to old problems: Matthew Gelber. Smith College Book Award The Smith College Club of Charlottesville wishes to recognize the achievement of an outstanding junior who exemplifies the academic achievement, leadership qualities, and concern for others that characterize the thousands of women who have graduated from Smith College. The Steward School recognizes a female student who embodies these qualities and serves as an example of scholarship and community service: Elise Taylor. University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award This award is presented to a junior who is recognized for high achievement and rigor in science classes and who demonstrates exceptional promise in the sciences. The winner will automatically be considered for a renewable scholarship: Bowen Chen. University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Candidates for this award are junior students who exhibit a demonstrated commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, leadership, a dedication to community action, and outstanding academic achievement in the humanities and social sciences. The winner will automatically be considered for a renewable scholarship: Jack Trepp. University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award The Eastman Kodak Company and the University of Rochester sponsor the George Eastman Young Leaders Award, an international program that recognizes outstanding achievement by high school juniors in leadership at school and in the Summer Summer 2014 2014

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community, in academics, and in extra-curricular activities. The winner will automatically be considered for a renewable scholarship: Henry Harrell. West Point Leadership Award The West Point Leadership Award is given to a rising senior who has exhibited exceptional performance in the areas of academics, athletics, community service, good citizenship, and leadership: Zach Beigel.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT Headmaster’s List Students earning an A- or above in every class for all marking periods and both semesters during the 2013-14 school year are named to the Headmaster’s List. l Grade 9: Emma Campbell, Ashley Higgs, Andrea Lindgren, Summer Owens, Morgan Van Davelaar l Grade 10: Ally Dods, Dan Eakin, Dan Kovach, Ryan Leopold, Aubrey Woods l Grade 11: Lesley Yang l Grade 12: Ben Campbell

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Honor Roll Students earning a B- or above in every class for all marking periods and both semesters during the 2013-14 school year are named to the Honor Roll. l Grade 9: Emmett Coleman, Tucker Diveley, Glenn Frank, Chris Harvill, Sonia Jennings, Adam Kimbrough, Karen Lane, Matea Magnano, Davis Mohar, Meg Napper, MaryAnn Neale, Anna Osborne, Khaos Rannels, Gaby Ruiz, Emma Zehfuss l Grade 10: Mary Madison Andrews, Jonathan Beigel, Kara Bright, Katherine Chambers, Caroline Curry, Baker Dewey, Ellie Hall, Laura Hamilton, Edward Kim, Taylor Leahy, Weston Popp, Morgan Ray, Gray Redmond, Jackson Wellons, Anna Woodfin, Tracy Xu l Grade 11: Zach Beigel, Matthew Bice, Bowen Chen, Chris DeConti, Will Farmer, Ben Fox, Megan Frayser, Matthew Gelber, Winni Kamphausen, Anne Knecht, Ricky Lin, Allison Mitchell, Megan Norman, Jackson Pieters, Jack Sims, Elise Taylor, Jack Trepp, Virginia Villani l Grade 12: Forrest Andrews, Michael Cevallos, Lexi Chen, Clara Cooke, Bryce D’Surney, Sarah Dickson, Anna Fuhr, Holly Highfill, Mary-Kate Kelleher, Claire Kirchmier, Lindsey Lubin, Cassandra Martinez, Susan Mire, Hailey Marie Ragan, Morgan Schroder, Joshua Zhou

President’s Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence This award is presented to seniors who demonstrate high motivation, initiative, integrity, intellectual depth, leadership qualities, and/or exceptional judgment: Forrest Andrews, Natalie Bendheim, Ben Campbell, Michael Cevallos, Lexi Chen, Clara Cooke, Bryce D’Surney, Sarah Dickson, Anna Fuhr, Will Grattan, Lewis Gray, Mary-Kate Kelleher, Claire Kirchmier, Lindsey Lubin, Cassandra Martinez, Craig McLane, Susan Mire, Hailey Marie Ragan, Morgan Schroder, Serin Yu, and Joshua Zhou. President’s Education Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement These seniors are recognized by the faculty for giving their best effort in school and for their tremendous growth, improvement, and commitment to learning: Cabell Harper, Tyler Ludlam, Jonathan Schmitt, Frank Wang, and Summer Williams. U.S. Chemistry Olympiad The U.S. Chemistry Olympiad is a national, multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. Each year, Steward’s first- and second-year chemistry students participate in a statewide Chemistry Olympiad. Students who qualify at the state level are nominated to take the national test.

Those who pass the test at the required level are able to obtain a spot in the International Olympiad. This year, the national test involved at least two hours of laboratory work and three hours of testing. l Dan Kovach is awarded special recognition for having the top score for Steward on the secondyear exam on the Virginia section, for placing first in the Small School or Small Governor’s School category on the second-year Virginia section, and for receiving nomination to and participation in the national Chemistry Olympiad exam. l Adam Mickle is recognized for receiving a nomination to and participating in the national Chemistry Olympiad exam. l Kristen Cashwell and Joshua Zhou are recognized for receiving a nomination to and participating as alternates in the national Chemistry Olympiad exam. l Dan Eakin earned the highest score on the firstyear exam for the Virginia section of the Chemistry Olympiad exam. National Latin Exam Awards The American Classical League and National Junior Classical League present certificates of merit in recognition of outstanding performance on the National Latin Examination. l Cum Laude: Will Jackson, Ryan Leopold, Jackson Pieters, Virginia Turpin l Magna Cum Laude: Mary Madison Andrews l Maxima Cum Laude: Dan Kovach Departmental Book Awards (Grade 12) l English: Cassandra Martinez l Foreign Language: Clara Cooke l Social Studies: Bryce D’Surney l Mathematics: Ben Campbell l Science: Michael Cevallos l Visual Arts: Cassandra Martinez l Performing Arts: Natalie Bendheim

Upper School Commencement Awards The following graduating seniors were recognized at Commencement on June 2. Presentation of the Class of 2014 Gift to the School Anna Fuhr, senior class president, presented Interim Head of School Dan Frank with a “spirit rock” to be used in publicity for student events. Graduation Speakers Two students were chosen by their classmates to speak at Commencement: Bryce D’Surney and Natalie Bendheim. The Academic Award This honor is awarded by Upper School faculty to those members of the senior class whose outstanding academic achievement places them in the top ten percent of the class: Ben Campbell, Michael Cevallos, Sarah Dickson, and Lindsey Lubin.

The Headmaster’s Award This honor is presented annually by the Headmaster of the School to members of the senior class who reflect the collective heart of the senior class. These are individuals who have done what they have done, not for awards or recognition, but for the satisfaction that comes from doing something as well as one can, just for the sheer joy of being fully present and engaged in the moment, of being utterly one’s self: Sarah Dickson, Will Grattan, and Susan Mire. The Dixon Award Named in honor of the late Helen Dixon, founder of The Steward School, this award is presented annually to the member of the senior class who has made outstanding contributions to all phases of The Steward School: Michael Cevallos. The Faculty Award This honor is presented annually to those members of the senior class whose unique combination of positive qualities makes them a joy to teach and a source of inspiration for the faculty: Ben Campbell, Ben Cardwell, Michael Cevallos, Bryce D’Surney, and Lindsey Lubin. The Michelle Anderson-Haigler Performing Arts Scholarship This award is given to the student who most exemplifies the enthusiasm for performing and the love of music that characterized Michelle Anderson-Haigler, a member of the Class of 1991: Chloe Staples. The Janet L. Rice Spartan Club Scholarship Award This honor is given to student-athletes who are recognized for major team contributions, who have inspired fellow teammates, who have made significant contributions to the School community, and who have demonstrated leadership qualities: Claire Kirchmier and Jimmy Phelan.

The James Vawter Buis Athletic Scholarship This award is given in memory of James Vawter Buis, Class of 1992, to a senior student in good academic standing who has made a significant impact on the athletic program at The Steward School: Craig McLane. The Brantley Blair Scott Leadership Scholarship This award is given to the student or students who have demonstrated an appreciation for The Steward School mission, involvement in extra-curricular activities both at School and in the community, enthusiastic school spirit, and the ability to accept additional leadership: Natalie Bendheim and Anna Fuhr. The B. Lee Healey Award This recognition honors the service and dedication of Upper School Division Assistant Lee Healey. The award is given to a member of the senior class who exhibits excellent character and reflects Lee’s values and the philosophy of Steward, demonstrating care for oneself, for others, for the School community, and for a cause larger than oneself: Claire Kirchmier. The Ian M. Coddington Award This award honors former Upper School teacher, coach, and Dean of Students Ian Coddington. The Coddington Award is given annually to a member of the senior class for whom the decision to enroll at Steward was key to better achieving his or her potential and who has shown the most academic, social, or behavioral growth since his or her arrival. This senior exemplifies positive attitude, integrity, honesty, and dependability: Virginia Turpin. The Carolyn R. Brandt Alumni Award This award honors former Assistant Head of School and College Counselor Carolyn R. Brandt. It is presented annually by the Alumni Association to the senior who best exemplifies the school spirit and commitment essential to the continued success of The Steward School: Ben Campbell. The Stephen Daniel Pless Award This award is given annually to the member of the senior class who best exemplifies the spirit and perseverance demonstrated by former student Stephen Daniel Pless during his years at Steward: Frank Wang. The K-12 “Lifer” Award Eight seniors were recognized for attending Steward since kindergarten: Natalie Bendheim, Bryce D’Surney, Ashley DeConti, Sarah Dickson, Anna Fuhr, Cabell Harper, Lindsey Lubin, and Susan Mire. A Graduation Tradition Members of the Steward faculty, staff, Board of Trustees, and Foundation Board of Directors present their children with diplomas. l Susan Mire with her mother, Meredith Mire McGuire (Middle School faculty) l Hailey Marie Ragan with her uncle, Brian Tharp (Foundation Board of Directors) l Serin Yu with her host mother, Cindy Arrington (Middle School staff)

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The 44 members of the Class of 2014 are headed to 28 different colleges and universities (noted in bold), and the list of schools where they were accepted is most impressive. With such diversity among their choices, we are proud that the students will be attending schools that truly “fit” them. Congratulations, Spartans, and best of luck in your endeavors!

University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, College Park Marywood University Miami University, Oxford University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Missouri University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Wilmington North Carolina State University Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Pace University, New York City Point Park University Purdue University Radford University Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Richmond Ringling College of Art and Design

Roanoke College Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Samford University University of San Diego Sewanee: The University of the South University of South Carolina University of Southern California St. John’s University, Queens Syracuse University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Texas Christian University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Wesleyan College University of Virginia Washington College College of William & Mary Wofford College

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Students were recognized for service and achievements at the Middle School Recognition Assemblies on May 27 (grades 6-7) and May 30 (grade 8). The Steward Award This award is presented to the eighth-grade student who best exemplifies the characteristics of integrity, commitment to academic achievement, high moral standards, and sensitivity to others: Emmie Curry.

Headmaster’s List By earning an A- or above in each class for all marking periods and both semesters during the 2013-14 school year, these students are named to the Headmaster’s List. l Grade 6: Carolyn Aldredge, Matthew Cantor, Danielle David, Erik Engelke, Dabney Leverty, Callen Smith l Grade 7: Evelyn Dumeer, Julia Kabbani, Morgan King, Cole Mier, Lizzie Parris, Lexi Petronis l Grade 8: Ellen Harrell, Molly Herring, Jessica Anne Jordan, Nikki Leopold, Aaron Stein, Matthew Whelan, Parker Wright Honor Roll By earning a B or above in each class for all marking periods and both semesters during the 2013-14 school year, these students are named to the Honor Roll. l Grade 6: Jamie Biggs, Mark Carnes, Peyton Cioffi, James Cox, Will Eiben, Caroline Moslow, Lydia Osborne, Ines Stack l Grade 7: Abbie Campbell, Trace Coles, Abby Dwelle, Emma Fox, Sam Geissler, Ned Hayes, Kerrington Martin, Jenna Montgomery, Sky Price, Kristen Schlager, Harry Tyler, Chloe Zehfuss

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l Grade 8: Zacary Abushmaies, Becca Aldredge, Brandon Braud, Zachary Cohen, Connor Engelke, MacKenzie Grady, Esteban Marmolejo-Suarez, Connor O’Brien, Carter Patterson, Sarah Petrocelli, Christine Schultz, Kyle Sims, Caroline Willhite Presentation of the Class Gift Student Council officers Esteban Marmolejo-Suarez and Ryan Odibo presented the eighth-grade class gift, a new basketball hoop for recess, which was bought with money raised from three pancake breakfast fundraisers.

President’s Award for Academic Excellence This award is presented nationally to recognize academic success in the classroom. Students must earn a grade point average of 4.0 or higher and must show high achievement in reading or math on nationally-normed achievement tests. In addition, these students demonstrate high motivation, initiative, integrity, intellectual depth, leadership qualities, and exceptional judgment. l Grade 6: Carolyn Aldredge, Matthew Cantor, Danielle David, Will Eiben, Erik Engelke, Dabney Leverty, Callen Smith l Grade 7: Abbie Campbell, Evelyn Dumeer, William Hobbs, Julia Kabbani, Morgan King, Cole Mier, Lindsay Milligan, Lexi Petronis l Grade 8: Connor Engelke, Molly Herring, Jessica Anne Jordan, Nikki Leopold, Esteban Marmolejo-Suarez, Connor O’Brien, Christine Schultz, Aaron Stein, Parker Wright

Highest Academic Average l Grade 8: Molly Herring Subject Excellence Awards l English: Grade 6—Dabney Leverty, Grade 7—Sky Price, Grade 8—Molly Herring l Math: Grade 6—Carolyn Aldredge, Grade 7—Cole Mier, Grade 8—Jessica Anne Jordan l History: Grade 6—Mark Carnes, Grade 7— Morgan King, Grade 8—Aaron Stein l Science: Grade 6—Landon Douglas, Grade 7—Gracie Goodpasture, Grade 8—Brandon Braud l Spanish: Grade 6— Will Eiben, Grade 7—Evelyn Dumeer and Margaux Gaeser, Grade 8—Nikki Leopold l Physical Education: Grade 6—Danielle David and Riley Highfill, Grade 7—Abbie Campbell and Trace Coles, Grade 8—Emmie Curry and Connor Wilkerson l Art: Grade 6—Lydia Osborne, Grade 7—Harry Tyler, Grade 8— Becca Aldredge l Chorus: Grade 6—Kendall Shamus, Grade 7—Morgan King, Grade 8—Gavin Booker l Theatre: Grade 6—Ali Cohen, Grade 7— Aidan Gustin, Grade 8—Matthew Frayser l Instrumental Music: Grade 6—Callen Smith, Grade 7—Julia Kabbani, Grade 8—Matthew Whelan Diligence Award This award is presented to the students recognized by faculty for persevering, giving their best effort in school, and being committed to learning. l Grade 6: Matthew Cantor and Kendall Shamus l Grade 7: Evelyn Dumeer and Harry Tyler l Grade 8: Connor Engelke, Sarah Petrocelli, Lewis Tiller, and Caroline Willhite Outstanding Progress Award This award is given to the student in each grade level, who, in the opinion of the faculty, has shown the greatest overall growth and improvement in all areas of school life throughout the year. l Grade 6: Brianna David l Grade 7: Brandon Ranly l Grade 8: JuJuan Armstrong Marshals and Greeters for Recognition Ceremony Several seventh-grade students served in honorary roles during the Middle School Recognition Ceremony on May 30. Two marshals were selected by their peers to escort the procession of eighth graders into and out of the ceremony: Trace Coles and Lizzie Parris; four students were selected by their peers to serve as greeters: Natalie Christensen, Evelyn Dumeer, Ned Hayes, and Cole Mier.

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Students were recognized for service and achievements at the Lower School Recognition Assembly on May 29. two B’s overall for the first three marking periods. Students must possess high motivation, initiative and integrity, intellectual depth, and leadership qualities in all areas and be above the 85th percentile in standardized testing in math or reading. The award w as presented to Anya Bhargava, Emmy Biggs, Madeleine Brooks, Kennedy Crook, Kennon Cummings, Alex Eiben, Grace Fass, Mike Frank, Harrison Gelber, Eliza Hogeland, Lizzie Householder, Grace Inge, Jenna Odum, Anna Pastore, Mary Pastore, Zariah Quai, Saara Qureshi, Caroline Ray, Cameron Robbins, Joshua Stein, Grace Struminger, and Hailey Wharram.

Presentation of the Class Gift Casey McClendon, Baylor McKeand, Anna Pastore, and Mary Pastore presented the class gift, a framed picture of the fifth-grade students standing in the shape of the Steward shield. Consistent Punctuality The following fifth-grade students were recognized for arriving at School on time from kindergarten through fifth grade: Tyler Ernst, Ashby Lambert, Dylan Murray, Caroline Ray, and Joshua Stein. Certificates of Excellence l Art: Harrison Gelber l Technology: Carter Fornash l Spanish: Anna Pastore l Music: Grace Inge and Casie Steinfatt l Physical Education/Sportsmanship: Lizzie Householder and Joshua Stein l Presidential Physical Fitness 5-Year Achievement Award: Joshua Stein l Theatre: Kennon Cummings l Library: Mary Pastore President’s Education Award Program The purpose of this award is to recognize academic

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The Lower School Award This award is presented each year to the fifth grader who, in the opinion of the faculty, best exemplifies extraordinary effort, cooperation, and school spirit: Luke Jennette (pictured at left).

success in the classroom. To be eligible for the President’s Award for Educational Excellence, fifth-grade students should have no more than

Fourth-Grade Marshals It is tradition for fourth-grade student marshals to escort the graduating fifth graders into and out of the Recognition Assembly. This year’s marshals were Davis Franta, Alaina Jefferson, Ethan Reed, and Cameron Tierney.

Congratulations to the following students who participated in various activities during the school year. Spelling Bee Winners l Grade 3: Mrs. Hayes’s class—Henry Bearden (winner), Mikal Banks (runner-up); Mrs. Loyd’s class—Isaac Fass (winner), Terrell White (runner-up); Ms. Whitely’s class—Blakely Cummings (winner), Finlay Hughes (runner-up) l Grade 4: Ms. Goodpasture’s class— Zoë Macgill (winner), Sophie Barzel (runner-up); Mrs. Koppanyi’s class—Alaina Jefferson (winner), Eitan Burton (runner-up); Mr. Tickle’s class— Jackson Hill (winner), George Tyler (runner-up) l Grade 5: Mr. Coles’s class—Hailey Wharram (winner), Grace Inge (runner-up); Mrs. Fox’s class— Emmy Biggs (winner), Baylor McKeand (runner-up); Mrs. Groves’s class—Anna Pastore (winner), Zariah Quai (runner-up) l Steward School Spelling Bee: Anna Pastore (winner) and Hailey Wharram (runner-up) Oratorical Program Participants Stewart Bearden, Henry Bearden, Trooper Bearden, Hamza Ali, Cade Cox, Ian Cox, Greenlee Murray, Luna Forlano, Lauren Meaker, Ann Darnley Orgain, Lillie Grace Clarke, Sydney Street, Deeya Natarajan, Shreya Natarajan, Benjamin Jones, Oliver Bor, Zak Qureshi, Jewel Yarney, Elise Gresham, Stella McDonald, Dixon Mescall, Remi Page, Hannah Silverman, Emma Herzog, Laura Luzzatto, Gracie Nouri, Bradley VanRoekel, Katie Hall, Finn Rowe, Katherine Elles, Allie Mazulewicz, Kate Reed, Alex Chapman, Jack Jordan, Cole Tyson, Blakely Cummings, Lily Jennette, Austin Levin, Amy Mertz, Ethan Reed, Walker Landry-Seward, Will Elles, Alaina Jefferson, Daniel Heitman, Caroline Brumagin, Cameron Tierney, Kennon Cummings, Hailey Wharram, Jenna Odum, Anna Pastore, Madeleine Brooks, Eliza Hogeland, Baylor McKeand, Mary Pastore, Anya Bhargava, Kennedy Crook, Carter Fornash, the entire third and fourth grades Math Facts Academy Coaches Kyler Oliver, Walker Landry-Seward, Amy Mertz, Will Elles, Cameron Tierney, Caroline Brumagin, Jonah Barzel, Cameron Robbins, Casey McClendon, Hailey Wharram, Luke Jennette, Casie Steinfatt, Grace Fass, David Cheon, George Goldstein, Ethan Hopp, Joshua Stein, Harrison Gelber, Carter Fornash, Kennedy Crook, Madeleine Brooks, Grace Struminger, Anya Bhargava, Tyler Ernst Spartan Patrol Marcus Andriano, Mikal Banks, Amelia Ann Callis, Ian Cox, Blakely Cummings, Isaac Fass, Anza Fierro, Finlay Hughes, Grace Hughes, Jacob Hunt, Lily Jennette, Jack Jordan, Connor Robbins, Morgan Scott, Robbie Whiteside Student Council l Officers—Saara Qureshi (president), Jonah Barzel (vice president), Grace Inge (secretary), Carter Fornash (treasurer) l Fourth-Grade Representatives—Grace Compton, Garrett Kuhla, and Garrett Warman l Fifth-Grade Representatives—Emmy Biggs, Anna Pastore, and Casie Steinfatt Summer Summer 2014 2014

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Getting Ahead of Change The past year has been amazing. Through the journey we made during the opening of the Bryan Innovation Lab, the collective experiences of the past school year were deeper, richer, and filled with more potential than we ever could have imagined. We are all so thankful to have had support from everyone who believes that The Steward School can be a leader in the exploration of learning within our community. With this INCREDIBLE new building comes substantial opportunity and great responsibility. Our Steward community has taken a hard look at rediscovering who we are and what we are passionate about, but we have not done this alone. We hope that every speaker, visiting innovator, student, parent, grandparent, faculty, staff, and community member that have walked through the Bryan Lab doors have felt they were part of something big, something special, and something that is light years ahead of its time. At this time, many experts feel we are sitting on the edge of a paradigm shift. Businesses and educational institutions are identifying the changing needs of the future and reimagining the skillsets of young professionals in a global environment. The world economy will change the way we reflect, communicate, engage, lead, and innovate. English clergyman William Pollard once stated, “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” With our unique position in the community, we can prepare our students for this paradigm shift. Changes come quickly and steadily as expectations increase and pressure to produce highly adaptable, experienced leaders mounts in both the private and public sectors. How do we become leaders in a world of education that is still unfolding and divided between traditional and innovative curriculum? The School’s focus on bringing together talented minds to ask the right questions and engage with a community that is beyond these doors is a giant leap forward in the pursuit of the answer to this question. Here in our own community, the Bryan Lab has become a catalyst for collaboration and for discovering new ways of teaching that will not only ask the most pressing questions but will also engage students with the world around us.

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The Bryan Lab has become a catalyst for discovering new ways of teaching that will not only ask the most pressing questions but will also engage students with the world around us. In just one year, we welcomed to campus visiting innovators who broadened our students’ perceptions of world issues. David Berdish, David Green, the Tibetan monks, and Doug Tallamy all opened our eyes; they improved our understanding of how we can make a positive impact directly or indirectly. These guests made profound impressions upon our students and community as they challenged us to think, reflect, and question the world from new perspectives. l Through David Berdish: Understanding transportation is not only a privilege but also a way of life that should include all members of a society for economic prosperity and sustainability. l Through David Green: One person can change the way an entire industry redefines its economic model into a sustainable business solution that incorporates the culture of humanized capitalism. l Through the Tibetan monks: Global perspective paired with compassion for those who do not have the freedom to express their

beliefs evoked a strong sense of appreciation for the opportunities and freedoms that we have at our fingertips. l Through Doug Tallamy: Individuals should work collaboratively to help reverse the extinction of the ecological balance upon which our country was built. These ideas are complex, but we have learned that sometimes the best way to get started is to dive in head first. We have jumped in with full hearts and minds and overwhelming support from the School community and beyond. This past year there were more than 2,100 classes held in the Bryan Lab. These class experiences varied from science inquiry in the habitat areas and building wheelchair ramps for those in the community to spirited competition in robotics and biomedical design challenges. There is equal value in the smaller projects that engage young minds and ignite a love of learning as there is in the big ideas that engage world experts. Educators and professionals in our community are fascinated by our new resource. The Bryan Lab has hosted missionaligned events, symposiums, speakers, strategic planning sessions, and collaboration events for local non-profits and corporations. We have become a destination for thinking, communicating, and sharing for thousands of engaged community professionals. It seems appropriate that The Steward School is becoming a destination for the values we uphold in our daily mission—stewardship is taking on a renewed meaning in all of our hearts and minds. We have an exciting year ahead full of inspiration, application, and further understanding of the systems and community of which we are all a part. Please join us on this ambitious journey—bring a friend, a colleague, and an eager mind.

Cary Jamieson Director, Bryan Innovation Lab

ENERGY + RESOURCES

A Year of Firsts Through experiential learning in the Bryan Innovation Lab, students tackle real-world issues with the support of faculty and community experts, a process that encourages learning from mistakes, resolve, and resourcefulness. By interacting with the building and utilizing its grounds, students learn first-hand about energy and resources, health and wellness, and the natural and built environments. Through observation and exploration within these three program areas, students are better able to understand the big picture and the connectivity of the systems on which we depend. Balancing self-awareness with the needs of others helps create better thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers. Here’s a sample of classes and student-oriented events this past year.

Built for Speed l On a Saturday morning in April, more than 40 students in grades 2-5 and their parents gathered at the Bryan Lab for the first annual “Conundrum Day,” a special design-and-build, problem-solving event. Using the story of The Three Little Pigs to set the stage, the students were challenged to construct a house that would survive hurricane force winds and would be made with only recycled materials by the “fourth little pig.” The real test came from the wind tunnel, which simulated the winds of the Big Bad Wolf! Before construction began, Clive Fox, a structural engineer and president of Fox and Associates, presented a lesson on structural engineering to give students the basics for constructing their houses. They designed and built their houses, which were tested in a special wind tunnel under the direction of Bryan Lab Resident Scientist Chris Lundberg. They observed the effects of the wind on their structures through a view window in the tunnel, noting the wind speeds that registered. All of the student creations survived at least 60 mph winds in the tunnel, and most were still standing in near-hurricane force winds of 80 mph. Continued on the next page

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Celling for Parts l As a reverse upon the idea of “design and build,” students in Fundamentals in Design and Innovation class conducted a “take apart” and “reverse engineer” investigation of the working components of a common device upon which our society relies: the cell phone. The students dissected several cell phones and identified as many parts and functions as possible, then mounted and labeled the parts on a display board. Each student was given a specific part of the phone and tasked with becoming an “expert” on that part; the list of parts included analog and digital signal converters, the keyboard and touch screen, microphones, speakers, buzzers, liquid crystal displays, RF amplifiers, the circuit board, flash memory chips, microprocessors, and transistors. Students conducted research and prepared presentations, which included improvements that they would like to see in cellular technology.

l Upper School students were treated to a presentation by Angela De Soto, Director of Sustainability for the Chinese Language Institute (CLI) in Guilin, China, with a population of over one million people. Ms. De Soto was previously the Sustainability Coordinator at Virginia Tech, which now has a partnership with the CLI to design sustainable systems educational programs at the campus in China. Ms. De Soto spoke to Steward students about the economic, social, and environmental aspects of sustainability, the interaction of ecological and social systems in the process of designing a new product for human use, and decisions regarding the development of a new procedure for an organization. She placed particular emphasis on the need for “inside-out” and “outside-in” thinking in systems design. To put their new knowledge into action, the students traced the life cycle of a product from initial concept to eventual disposal and discussed current global challenges in sustainability.

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Armed Forces l In Laura Akesson’s junior Biomedical Design class, students investigated the forces that are confronted by a human bicep muscle. The class integrates the traditional concepts of physics and engineering with emerging fields such as adaptive medical design and biomimicry to provide students with hands-on experiences and applications in a design-lab setting. In their muscle design investigation, students examined and measured the forces in a life-size model of a bicep. They also examined the muscle in terms of insertion points and flexing or extending action. With wooden levers, pulleys, eye hooks, and hinges, the students used different weights to calculate the forces on a human hand while lifting an object as well as the forces that pull on the different insertion points of a muscle in the upper arm.

Edible Education l Local non-profit company Edible Education made two appearances in the Bryan Lab’s kitchen during the year, working with several grades to discuss good nutrition and to make healthy recipes. Retired caterer Anne Butler founded Edible Education to spread awareness of local food resources and to teach children the importance of preparing healthy meals. Ms. Butler’s team of teachers worked with students to make a variety of recipes, including kale chips and pumpkin and pear soup, using fresh produce from the Lab’s Ipsen Gardens when possible. In the spring, Edible Education partnered with Steward as part of the worldwide Food Revolution Day.

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The number of different innovators, programs and classes hosted in The Bryan Lab during the school year. To name a few…David Berdish, David Green, Doug Tallamy, Tibetan monks, Kelly Johnson, Lara Gastinger, Anne Wright, Billy McGuire, Virginia Bluebird Society, Edible Education, Laughter Yoga, Relay Foods, Sky Spider Productions, Charles Terry, Angela De Soto, Maymont Foundation, RAMPS, Contemplative Science Center at UVA, several contractors and architects…and four live chickens!

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RAMP It Up l Ninth-grade physics students in Kristen Householder’s class and Algebra I students in Barbara Filler’s class enjoyed a unique project this year. The two teachers combined forces to introduce their students to a community need that incorporates both science and math concepts. RAMPS—Ramp Access Made Possible by Students—is a Richmond-based organization that helps the less fortunate by paying for and assembling modular wheelchair ramps for people in need who have qualified for financial assistance. The ninth graders met with RAMPS representatives during the winter to kick off the project. Several

Babies 101 l Health teacher Meredith McGuire added a unique approach to her eighth-grade curriculum this year by recruiting local pediatrician and Steward board member Dr. Charles Terry to participate in classes that featured special “visual aids.” The babies and toddlers of several Steward parents, faculty, and staff members were invited to be part of Dr. Terry’s demonstration about the different stages of early human development. While Dr. Terry pointed out the range of milestones that each child was in the process of reaching, the eighth graders observed and played with the babies and toddlers. Parents of the tots were able to ask questions as Dr. Terry led the lesson, the purpose of which was to introduce the students to the stages of child development. The experience was a hit with the Middle School students—one of them begged, “Can we do this again in three months, so we can see all the changes with the babies?”

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Community Conferences and RetreatS: The Bryan Lab hosted meetings for Virginia Association of Independent Schools, GREEN, New Richmond Ventures, 3North, Capital One, Virginia Society of Interior Designers, Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, James River Green Building Council, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Richmond, and Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, among others.

class sessions were dedicated to learning how to use tools, studying what angles are necessary for ramps, choosing recipients, and exploring fundraising options. After raising more than $1,500, the students built two ramps in May and plan to build one more in the fall. After a successful pilot experience, Mrs. Householder and Mrs. Filler will incorporate the RAMPS project into their curricula every year because of the program’s valuable reallife applications. They also hope to start a RAMPS club, which would open the experience to more students and include building an additional ramp early in the 2014-15 school year.

Petal Power l In the fall of 2013, almost 100 Upper School art, biology, and environmental science students worked with botanical illustrator Lara Gastinger, chief illustrator for Flora of Virginia. Ms. Gastinger is an accomplished artist whose Steward visit was the result of collaboration between Mary Greenlee and Rugene Paulette, two teachers who try to incorporate drawing skills, observation, and critical thinking into their classes. Ms. Gastinger introduced the students to a variety of leaves collected from woods surrounding the Bryan Lab. She discussed the differences between simple and compound shapes and taught the botanical terms for each leaf’s characteristics. Students chose leaves to sketch in pencil on tracing paper, then transferred their drawings onto paper and used specialized ink pens to draw and stipple the details of the leaves. A surprise for everyone was the skill of mindfulness experienced during this exercise—students were able to unwind and take the time to study their leaves as they drew. Karen Lane, a ninth-grade student who is particularly enthusiastic about botanical art, shared her concerns about making a living doing what she loves. With a highly successful career as a botanical illustrator, including previous experiences with the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Chicago Botanical Gardens, Ms. Gastinger was a perfect role model for Karen.

Prosthetic arms built in Laura Akesson’s Biomedical Design class

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Awards and GrantS: In its first year, the Bryan Lab received several impressive awards, including a 2014 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, a Crystal Award at the Energy and Sustainability Conference, and being named to the Top High Schools and Colleges list by Virginia Living magazine. In addition, the Lab is the recipient of a Partners in the Arts grant from the University of Richmond. Summer 2014

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Creative minds produced enchanting performances. PERFORMING ARTS Chorus l Senior Award for Contributions to the Music Program: Clara Cooke, Anna Fuhr, Chloe Staples, Helen Zhang l Upper School Director’s Award: Ally Dods l Middle School Director’s Award: Gavin Booker l Grade 7 Chorus MVP (voted by students): William Hobbs l Grade 8 Chorus MVP (voted by students): JuJuan Armstrong l Spartones MVP (voted by students): Kellie Fonville l Spartones Senior Award: Mary-Kate Kelleher l Spartones Choral Director’s Award: Carolyn DeCredico Instrumental Music l Comprehensive Musician Award: Walker Stettinius l Band Leadership Award: Matthew Gelber l Band Leadership Award: Will Grattan l Most Accomplished Grade 7 Instrumentalist: Julia Kabbani

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l Most Accomplished Grade 8 Instrumentalist: Matthew Whelan l Most Accomplished Freshman Instrumentalist: Jake Maynard l Most Accomplished Upper School Instrumentalist: Dan Eakin l Most Accomplished Upper School Instrumental Jazz Soloist: Adam Mickle l Most Improved Freshman Instrumentalist: Adam Kimbrough l Most Improved Upper School Instrumentalist: Mary Madison Andrews l Most Improved Upper School Instrumental Jazz Soloist: Ryan Leopold l MVP Upper School Soloist: Henry Harrell l MVP Basketball Pep Band: Ben Cardwell Theatre l Outstanding Dedication to Theatre: Natalie Bendheim l Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Joe Beauregard, Trace Coles, Caroline Curry, Ally Dods, Evelyn Dumeer, Ben Fox, Megan Frayser, Jack Fulton, Dan Kovach, Nikki Leopold, Christine Schultz, Virginia Villani l Outstanding Contribution to Acting: Matthew Cantor, Natalie Christensen, Ali Cohen, Kyle Sims, Aubrey Woods l Outstanding Achievement in Melting the Witch (The Wiz): Cameron Simpson l Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Lighting: Will Jackson l Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theatre: Kara Bright and Mason Mire l Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Will Renner

VISUAL ARTS l Excellence and Dedication Above and Beyond the Classroom: Jack Sims l The Steward School Permanent Collection: Matthew Bice l Most Promising Newcomer: Tina Hong (Upper School), Zach Cohen (Middle School) l Best Use of a Medium (Middle School): Becca Aldredge (watercolor), Lizzie Parris (mixed media: altered page), Bailey Scott (clay and glass), Jessica Shedden (colored pencil still life) l Best Use of a Medium (Upper School): Tina Hong (graphite pencil), Laura Hamilton (clay), Lou-Ann Gellert (colored pencil), Meg Trepp (mixed media), Summer Williams (acrylic on canvas), Tyler Ludlam (oil on canvas), Karen Lane (pen and ink), Morgan Schroder (sculpture), Chris Koerner (spray paint), Sigga Eiriksdottir (printmaking), Karen Lane (watercolor) l Most Prolific Artist: Lavinia Johnson l Most Accomplished Artist: Jack Sims (Upper School), Harry Tyler (Middle School) l Most Innovative Artist: Matthew Bice (Upper School), Bailey Scott (Middle School) l Most Innovative Values Project: Cassandra Martinez l Best Use of Color: Cassandra Martinez l Best Use of Design: Braeden Glancy l Perseverance to a Project: Alex Jobe l Artistic Enthusiasm: Madison Borovatz (Upper

School), Gracie Goodpasture (Middle School) l Most Improved Artist: Sam Trepp l Most Attention to Detail: Claire Xu (Upper School), Brandon Braud (Middle School) l Most Dedicated Artist: Lavinia Johnson (Upper School), Becca Aldredge (Middle School) l Most Dedicated Summer Portfolio: Jack Sims l Best Photographic Artist: Sonia Jennings l Fine Arts Photography Award: Megan Frayser, Lou-Ann Gellert, Elise Taylor l Visual Poetry Award: Ashley Higgs l Publications Award: Haley Cummings, Ellie Hall

l Excellence in Imaging Award: Andrea Lindgren l Vision Award: Sydney Renkenberger l Commercial Photography Award: Bryce Brown l Photographic Illustration Award: Elizabeth Fernandez, Ashley McCreary

Artists-in-Residence We salute the following professional artists who participated in our classrooms during the past year. l Jeff Cole (theatre) l Tasha McKelvy (ceramics) l Jiaru Wang (watercolorist) Summer 2014

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Athletes at the top of their game. Coaches who inspire greatness. NATIONAL AWARDS Academic All-American Players l Claire Kirchmier, Hailey Marie Ragan, Emily Parris (Girls Lacrosse) Sports Turf Managers Association Field of the Year l Athletic Turf and Field Manager Mark Roberts (Baseball Field)

ALL-STATE AWARDS VISAA State Player of the Year l Nic Enright (Baseball) – Co-Player of the Year VISAA All-State Teams l Baseball: Drew Barker, Nic Enright, and Theron Powell – first team l Boys Lacrosse: Chaise Johnson – second team l Boys Soccer: Michael Cevallos – second team l Girls Lacrosse: Mackenzie Carnes and Cabell Harper – first team Emily Parris – second team

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l Girls Soccer: Mary-Kate Kelleher and Morgan Schroder – second team l Golf: Owen Carter l All-LIS Field Hockey: Julie Iuorno, Claire Kirchmier, and Virginia Villani

l All-LIS Girls Lacrosse: Cabell Harper l All-LIS Girls Soccer: Mary-Kate Kelleher and Morgan Schroder l All-LIS Volleyball: Sarah Dickson VISAA State Championship l VISAA Coach of the Year: Bruce Secrest (Baseball) l LIS Field Hockey Coach of the Year: Christen Fratter VISAA State Tournament Qualifiers l Baseball – champions l Boys Basketball – first round l Boys Soccer – quarter-finalists l Girls Basketball – first round l Girls Lacrosse – semi-finalists l Golf – third place

LOCAL AWARDS l Richmond Times-Dispatch Baseball Player of the Week: Drew Barker l Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Baseball Team: Nic Enright – second team l Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Girls Tennis Team: Anna Fuhr

SCHOOL AWARDS l Steward School 110% Award Winner: Craig McLane l Steward School Janet Rice Coach’s Award: Morgan Schroder l Undefeated Team: Middle School Boys Blue Soccer

BASEBALL Varsity l MVP: Nic Enright l Most Outstanding Player: Drew Barker l Spartan Baseball Award: Craig McLane JV l Coach’s Award: Bryan Keith Stancil l 110% Award: Josiah Armstrong l Team Above Self Award: Jonathan Beigel Middle School l Coach’s Award: Harrison Clifton l MVP: Parker Wright l Most Improved: Henry Landry-Seward

BASKETBALL Varsity Girls l Best Offensive Player: Madison O’Neil l Best Defensive Player: Kellie Fonville l Most Improved: Matea Magnano Middle School Girls Blue l MVP: Lizzie Parris l Offensive Player Award: Bentley Mescall l Defensive Player Award: Gabrielle Franta Middle School Girls Gold l Most Improved: Anna Kilduff l Team Leadership Award: Julia Kabbani l Hustle Award: Morgan King Varsity Boys l Coach’s Award: Jimmy Phelan l MVP: Chaise Johnson l Most Improved: Jonathan Beigel JV Boys l Coach’s Award: Gray Hathaway and Connor O’Brien l MVP: Nico Martinez Middle School Boys Blue l Offensive MVP: Dean Chambers l Hard Hat Award: Gavin Booker Middle School Boys Gold l Coach’s Award: Tyler Watkins l MVP: Alex Poling l Most Improved: Cole Mier Middle School Boys White l Coach’s Award: Riley Highfill l MVP: Elliot French l Most Improved: Charlie Fowler Summer 2014

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R E COG N I T I O N AT H L E T I C S CHEERLEADING Varsity l Coach’s Award: Caroline Curry l Senior Award: Holly Highfill l Spirit Award: Braeden Glancy

CROSS COUNTRY Varsity l MVP: Harrison Vicars l Most Improved: Baker Dewey l Heart of a Lion: Tyler Ludlam l Most Spirited: Summer Owens l Leadership: Ashley McCreary

FIELD HOCKEY Varsity l Coach’s Award: Claire Kirchmier l MVP: Julie Iourno l Spartan Award: Virginia Villani Middle School l Coach’s Award: Lily Henderson l MVP: Caroline Laibstain l Most Improved: Julia Kabbani

GOLF Varsity l MVP: Owen Carter l Most Improved: Weston Popp JV l Coach’s Award: Julia Kabbani l Most Improved: Michael Magnano

LACROSSE Varsity Girls l MVP: Cabell Harper l Defensive MVP: Claire Kirchmier l Rookie of the Year: Anna-Suzanne Gordon Middle School Girls l Coach’s Award: Margaux Gaeser l MVP: Lizzie Parris l Rookie of the Year: Anna Kilduff Varsity Boys l Offensive MVP: Will Grattan l Defensive MVP: Chaise Johnson l Newcomer of the Year: Kevin Cameron Middle School Boys l Coach’s Award: Harrison Woodley l MVP: Carter Patterson l Most Improved: Kyle Sims

SOCCER Varsity Girls l MVP: Mary-Kate Kelleher and Morgan Schroder l Spartan Award: Ellie Hall Middle School Girls l Coach’s Award: Abbie Campbell l MVP: Jesse Hall l 110% Award: Olivia Koerner

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Varsity Boys l Coach’s Award: Ben Campbell l MVP: Jimmy Phelan l Most Improved: Aubrey Nichols Middle School Boys Blue l Coach’s Award: Gray Hathaway, Odibo, and Aaron Stein Middle School Boys Gold l Coach’s Award: James Cox and Callen Smith l MVP: Matthew Cantor

SWIMMING Varsity Girls l MVP: Mary-Kate Kelleher l Newcomer Award: Anne Knecht l Heart and Soul: Claire Kirchmier Varsity Boys l MVP: GJ Apostle l Newcomer Award: Matthew Whelan l 100% Award: Will Grattan

l Most Improved: Ethan Stein l Mr. Hustle Award: Mark Leopold

VOLLEYBALL Ryan

Varsity l Offensive MVP: Meg Trepp l Defensive MVP: Sarah Dickson

l Most Improved: Kellie Fonville JV l Offensive MVP: Katherine Chambers l Defensive MVP: Meg Napper l Most Improved: Morgan Van Davelaar Middle School Blue l MVP: Lexi Petronis l Most Improved: Gracie McLaughlin l Most Spirited: Emma Fox Middle School Gold l MVP: Gabrielle Franta l Most Valuable Server: Morgan King l Most Spirited: Ali Cohen

TENNIS Varsity l Coach’s Award: Sarah Fuhr l MVP: Anna Fuhr Summer 2014

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R E COG N I T I O N FACULT Y & S TA FF peer AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to the faculty and staff members who have reached impressive milestones! Awards were presented at the year-end appreciation luncheon on June 6. Carolyn R. Brandt Peer Recognition Awards At the end of each school year, faculty and staff are asked to nominate co-workers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty throughout the school year. This year, we honored a record-setting number of recipients. Cindy Arrington Susan Atkinson Sarah Berry Stephanie Bowlin Jane Covington Joe Dillow Linda Dunville Lisa Dwelle Barbara Filler Dan Frank Cindy Grissom

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Becky Groves Louise Hart Lee Healey Wallace Inge Kristina Kerns Eric Latourelle Nancy Loyd Livia McCoy Gardner Mundy Jay Parrish

Mark Roberts Bruce Secrest Todd Serr Elizabeth Simpson Craig Smith Mary Ann Taylor Martha Villavicencio Jane Whitely Charlotte Wallis Lynn Zinder

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Retiring

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Service Awards These faculty and staff members are honored for their years of service at The Steward School. l 5 Years

Stephanie Arnold Amy Cooper Jane Carter Marsh Hayes l 10 Years

Norma Aguillon Ron Coles Lynn Define Monica Moehring Gardner Mundy Tom Nelms Fernanda Sanchez-Becerra John Taylor Mary Ann Taylor l 15 Years

John Alley Melanie Casper Chip Chapman Kathy Karmolinski Debbie Robson l 20 Years

Shahwar Qureshi Lynn Zinder

Farewells l Retirement Two beloved members of the Steward family have retiredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Susan Latourelle and Bob Sanders. We thank them for their many years at The Steward School and wish them well in their future endeavors. We hope they will visit us often!

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l Moving On

The following faculty and staff members are leaving Steward to pursue other opportunities, and we wish them the best. Sarah Berry Chris Brown Elizabeth Coleman Cori Haywood Rebeca Heidbreder Kurt Henegan Nancy Hughes Kim Linnell Lisa Moore Terry Powell Sherilyn Smail James Stancil Bill Wade

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Bev Fox Lee Healey Margaret Maclin Jane Whitely l 30 Years

Bonnie Anderson Summer 2014

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Dedicated hearts. Hours of devotion. Dramatic results. BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the School, and the board members devote a considerable amount of time to developing a school from which generations to come will benefit. They make all major decisions with the School’s mission and strategic plan in mind in order to promote the longterm growth and prosperity of the School. We salute the following 2013-14 board members and thank them for a job well done. Chair: Maria Jones Robert Brooks Tim Burress Dan Caldwell Tanya Cummings Don DeLaney Larry Eiben Matt Ernst Laura Fornash Larry French Melanie Goodpasture Debbie Hanger Steve Henderson Kim Penberthy

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Jay Poling Faisal Qureshi ’92 Susie Scott Don Steeber James Stutts Charles Terry Ann-Marie Trepp Neil Turnage Susan Cramer Twining ’84 Anne Woodfin

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Foundation Board of Directors is a supporting

organization to the School. Its primary purpose is to monitor and develop investment policies for Steward’s endowment. Chairman and President: Michele McKinnon Vice Chair: Kevin Strecker Secretary: Bill Waddell Martin Brill Scott Frayser Jeff Harrison Mark O’Neil Brian Tharp

PARENTS ASSOCIATION The Steward School is fortunate to have many dedicated parent volunteers who assist with numerous aspects of Spartan life. The Parents Association is the School’s governing parent body, and its efforts are focused on community building, education, and special events. Our thanks are sent to all parents who

volunteered during the 2013-14 school year; listed below are the leaders of each event and grade. Parents Association Board Members President: Jennifer Wilkerson Vice President: Clay Reynolds Treasurer: Anji Bright Assistant Treasurer: Violet Cox Secretary: Sherri Dymon Past President: Melanie Goodpasture Parents Association Event Chairs Back-to-School Social: Ritu Bhargava SpartaFest: Ronna Nouri and Dami Snyder (Festival), Sally Caldwell and Ellen McDonald (Bazaar) Gala: Clay Reynolds and Ann Slyh Family Bingo Night: Ashley Quai Amos Faculty Appreciation: Stephanie Creager and Laurie DeCredico

ALUMNI

Spring Social: Kirsten Bowles

The Alumni Association is a vital organization for maintaining relationships with Steward alumni beyond their high school years. This group plans special events and sponsors an annual scholarship. Our thanks to the alumni listed below who have dedicated time and energy to their alma mater.

Parent Education and Enrichment: Jennifer Wilkerson New Families Coordinator: Delaney Mescall Parents Association Division Parent and Faculty Representatives Upper School: Conchy Martinez and Lee Healey Middle School: Kathi Campbell and Lorie Bartee Lower School: Jen Jennette and Catherine Hathaway Upper School Room Parents and Faculty Sponsors Grade 12: Conchy Martinez and Michelle Phelan, Rebeca Heidbreder and Todd Serr Grade 11: Kelly Neale and AnnMarie Trepp, Mary Greenlee and Lee Healey Grade 10: Megan McCreary and Edie Ragan, Barbara Filler and Leslie Kovach Grade 9: Kathi Campbell and Ally Renkenberger-Talton, Lynn Define and Eric Hopp

Alumni Association Board Members Middle and Lower School Room Parents

Kindergarten: Vanessa Bearden and Ronna Nouri

Grade 8: Monique O’Neil and Laura Sims

Junior Kindergarten: Amy Ernst and Julie Herzog

Grade 7: Stephanie Hudnell and Samantha Mier

Lower School Costumes

Grade 6: Kris Leverty and Theresa Osborne Grade 5: Trish McClendon, Jeanine McKeand, and Alice Young Grade 4: Beth Barzel, Anne Marie Elles, Michelle Hobbs, and Erin Kuhla Grade 3: Christine Chapman, Liza Fierro, Heather Robbins, and Lori Schwabenhausen

Coordinator: Melissa Cox Grade 5: Ritu Bhargava and Lisa Goldstein

President: James Schreiber ’05 Vice President: Kourtney Boughey ’03 Secretary: Carter Shamburger ’05 Treasurer: Corbin Brierre Ryland ’01 Mary Congdon ’03

Grade 4: Jackie Reed

Harper Early ’06

Grade 3: Wanda Welch

Beth Farmer ’09

Grade 2: Phoebe Hogeland and Ellen McDonald

Stewart Felvey ’00

Grade 1: Rachana Patel and Jerry Sheikh-Yassin

Catherine Woody Graves ’98

Kindergarten: Sarah Timmerman and Wanda Welch

Grade 2: Anne Marie Elles, Laurie Petronis, and JoElle VanRoekel

Junior Kindergarten: Kelly Frankenburg

Grade 1: Kirsten Bowles, Laura Pruitt, and Jerry Sheikh-Yassin

Box Tops Coordinator: Sherri Dymon

Whitney Frost ’06 Austin Carter Hyatt ’05 Jessica Powell ’05

ATHLETICS The Athletic Department is supported by dedicated volunteers who organize special events and fundraising on behalf of the Spartans. Spartan Club Board Chair: Greg Trepp Vice Chair: Lorrie Ann Booker Treasurer: John Keefe Chris Armstrong Susan Atkinson Tim Carter Steve Henderson Lee Healey Kathy Matthews Delaney Mescall Debbie Robson Beth Stein Bob Stratton Jack Walker Summer 2014

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THE ANNUAL FUND strengthens and sustains the educational experience of Steward students every day by supporting athletics, fine arts, scholarships, digital learning, and professional development. The Annual Fund volunteers help the Development Office keep the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising efforts on track toward reaching the goal each year. They are invaluable in the process of contacting potential donors and encouraging gifts to Steward. Many thanks are sent to these hard workers for their efforts. Chair: Dan Caldwell, Chris Armstrong, Fernand Baruch, Jr., Jenny Christensen, Tanya Cummings, Don DeLaney, Larry Eiben, Matt Ernst, Larry French, Debbie Hanger, Steve Henderson, Rose Mary and Rusty Jordan, Maria Jones, Laura and Steve Maestrello, Ellen McDonald, Michele McKinnon, Wally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Corbin Orgain, Jay Poling, Faisal Qureshi, Marianne Stack, Susie Scott, Chris Tickle, and Ann-Marie Trepp.

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A N N UA L R E P OR T OF G I V I N G We were excited to see parent participation rise 20% during the last six weeks of the school year. We plan to capitalize on that in 2014-15. — DAN CALDWELL, TRUSTEE

Setting the Pace On behalf of the Board of Trustees, students, faculty, and staff, I want to thank you for your generous support of The Steward School this year! The 2013-14 school year concluded with great promise for the future. We deeply appreciate the time you devoted to the School, the talents you shared with us, and the commitment to the overall mission of Steward. Thank you for being a steward! There were many accomplishments throughout the year, and I would like to share a few with you: We raised an exceptional total of $1,334,738 for our School! Through the Annual Fund, Bryan Innovation Lab, Parents Association, Spartan Club, Latino Education Advancement Program, Scholarships, Alumni Association, and other special projects and events, we made a tremendous impact on Steward. The Annual Fund raised an outstanding $411,383 for athletics, digital learning and technology, fine arts, scholarships, and professional development at Steward. We surpassed the goal of $370,000 and exceeded the amount raised last year by $34,882. While participation was off this fiscal year, we were excited to see participation rise 20% during the last six weeks of the school year. This statistic proves that many members of the Steward community stepped up and deepened their commitment to the School, and we plan to capitalize on that in 2014-15. Thank you! We proudly unveiled the Reynolds Family Studios in the Bryan Innovation Lab! The Parents Association, under the leadership of Jen Wilkerson, led a number of amazing events and contributed to our “friend” raising and fundraising efforts. In total, the Parents Association raised $50,000 for technology at Steward. We were very fortunate that several members of the Steward community helped organize fundraising challenges: a $10,000 Middle School matching gift challenge, a $25,000 matching gift challenge for gifts of $100 or more for the whole Steward community, and a $10,000 challenge to help boost overall participation. As a result of these challenges, $85,000 was raised in just one month, and our participation rates soared. It was an exciting end to the school year! As you read the Annual Report of Giving, you will see numerous successes, which are due to the devotion of parents, students, grandparents, faculty, alumni, volunteers, and friends. As a parent, I thank you for your investment in the School and your philanthropy, which in turn makes Steward a better place! I truly appreciate the support, guidance, energy, and time you gave to the Annual Fund and School this year. We accomplished so much together, and we should be very proud. I look forward to many more achievements together and a great year ahead! Thank you!

Dan Caldwell Trustee 2013-14 Annual Fund Chair Parent of Andrew ’13, Luke ’15, Jack ’18, and Lily ’24 Summer 2014

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Thank you to all those who care enough to give. SUSTAINING GIFTS This listing represents donors who made designated gifts and payments on multi-year commitments to capital campaigns and special projects between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. We are especially grateful to these donors for their extraordinary generosity in support of the Bryan Innovation Lab, Latino Education Advancement Program (LEAP), scholarships, technology, and the “Building a Legacy. One Steward at a Time.” capital campaign. $250,000 + Hall Family Foundation Richard S. Reynolds Foundation $100,000 + Mr. and Mrs. George A. Harrison Mary Anderson Harrison Foundation

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$50,000 + Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. O’Neil The Steward School Parents Association $25,000 + Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Cummings Janet and Brad Sauer $15,000 + Windsor Foundation Nunnally Charitable Lead Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. John N. Foster, Jr. Foster Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Grady Ashley and Vince Groome Mr. Harold V. Groome, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Jones, Sr. The Steward School Spartan Club The Trepp Family Dr. and Mrs. J. Neil Turnage $2,500 + Mr. and Mrs. James F. Stutts

$1,972 + $10,000 + BP Products North America, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. DeLaney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Butzin Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Dwelle The Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. LeClair Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stettinius $5,000 + Bon Secours Richmond Health System Mr. Martin L. Brill

$1,000 + Anonymous Dr. Sujit K. Mohanty and Mrs. Shahwar Qureshi Mohanty ’90 $500 + Mr. and Mrs. Cameron N. Cosby Lisa and Stephen Melton Ms. Mary Harvard Nolde ’93 $100 + Ms. Nancy Mier Mr. Kenneth H. Seward and Ms. Helen Landry Patron Mr. and Mrs. J. Cabell Chenault IV Mr. and Mrs. Alex W. Lindamood Mr. and Mrs. John Rodriguez

The Development Office has made every attempt to ensure the accuracy of the information in this report. We apologize for any errors. Corrections to inaccurate information should be sent to Maggie Hoak, Director of Development, The Steward School, 11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, Virginia 23238 or emailed to Maggie.Hoak@stewardschool.org. No portion of this publication or its listings maybe reproduced without permission from The Steward School.

ANNUAL FUND GIFTS The Annual Fund strengthens and sustains the educational experience of a Steward student each and every day. Annual Fund gifts directly support athletics, fine arts, scholarships, digital learning, and professional development at the School. We greatly appreciate the thoughtful and inspiring philanthropic commitments from this year. Gifts of any amount are truly valued and make a great impact on the advancement of the School. The Steward School proudly recognizes donors for their participation in the Annual Fund between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

FOUNDERS SOCIETY The Founders Society is a group of individuals, families, and friends who have been identified as those with a genuine interest in making The Steward School a priority in their annual giving. Members of the Founders Society are distinguished by their unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund. This society is the group that sets the pace and continues the legacy of the School for generations to come. Helen Dixon Founder’s Circle ($10,000 +) Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. French Mr. Craig G. Schwartz The Trepp Family

Headmaster’s Circle ($5,000 +) Anonymous (3) Brent Family Foundation Capital One Services, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell Elsie and Bill Chambers The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Cummings Virginia and Larry Eiben Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Ernst Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray Harper Associates, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Harper Mr. Steven C. Henderson and Dr. Sandra H. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Jones, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Steven Maestrello Bob Marchant Ms. Michele A. W. McKinnon Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. O’Neil Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stettinius Mr. and Mrs. James F. Stutts U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Steward Society ($2,500 +) Anonymous (2) Altria Matching Gifts Program Mrs. Anne D. Butler Mr. and Mrs. John C. Chenault V ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Brantley D. Hathaway Mr. Wendell B. Hollier and Mrs. Lisa M. Landry Ms. Diane Leopold

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Magnano The Mertz Family Mr. and Mrs. John M. Montgomery Partners in the Arts, University of Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Faisal S. Qureshi ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Reed, Jr. Janet and Brad Sauer Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Terry Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Tharp Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. J. Neil Turnage Wright McAllister Family 1972 Society ($1,972 +) Mr. Patrick T. Andriano and Ms. Lori A. Schwabenhausen Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. John Bates, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan R. Bogese Mr. Martin L. Brill Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Bryan S. Highfill Jamestown Family of Funds Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. John E. McDonald III Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Mehrige Mr. Scott N. Mescall and Mrs. Delaney Turnage Mescall ‘92 Mr. and Ms. Richard L. Patterson Ms. Laurie Petronis Cindy P. and Dennis A. Pryor Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Redmond Dr. Ethan A. Stein and Dr. Amber L. Stein Michelle and Bill Thomson

Mrs. Mary Madelyn Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Wauford Mrs. Anne C. Woodfin Spartan Society ($1,000 +) Anonymous Ross Amyx and Daphne Burress Mr. and Mrs. John G. Apostle II Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Baruch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Bradley III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Callis Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Campbell Jamie and Jenny Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Clifton Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Coles, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark Coulbourn Mrs. Marian Cummins Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. DeLaney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Elles Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Farlow Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. S. Kyle Fornash Mr. Dan Frank and Ms. Robin Forsyth Froehling & Robertson, Inc. Goodworks Advisors, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Grady Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray III Ashley and Vince Groome Mr. Richard D. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. W. Brett Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Hill Mr. and Mrs. David L. Hudnell Hudnell Insurance Agency The Iuorno Family Summer 2014

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Mr. and Mrs. Skip S. Jabbar Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jennette III Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jollay Mr. Wallace B. Jones, Jr. Ms. Ellie Jones ‘11 Ms. Emily Jones ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Jordan IV Mr. and Mrs. John B. Keefe, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Keller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kilduff Mr. and Mrs. William K. Lane Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loupassi Mr. and Mrs. William R. McGuire Mr. and Mrs. James A. Moslow Mr. and Mrs. John J. Muldowney Mr. Anthony R. Owens Mr. R. Jay Poling and Dr. Tracy L. Poling Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Proctor Clyde H. and Carolyn K. Ratcliffe Fund of the River Counties Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Reazin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Robson III Mr. and Mrs. S. Buford Scott Short Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Short Mr. and Mrs. William F. Smithson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Steeber Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Stiles Dr. and Dr. J.E.B. Stuart V The T. Rowe Price Program Dr. John C. Talton II and Dr. Alexandra Renkenberger Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Tyson

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Waddell Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Welch Mr. James C. Wheat III Wiley H. and James C. Wheat Jr. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William B. Wiltshire Mr. and Dr. John H. Woodfin, Jr. Mr. James Xu and Mrs. Gail L. Reeves Corinthian Club ($500 +) Mr. and Mrs. T. Darnley Adamson III Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Arrington Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barker Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Berling Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Booker Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Borovatz Mr. Temple D. Cabell and Ms. Susan D. Stevens CarMax Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Carnes Charitable Flex Fund Mr. and Mrs. J. Cabell Chenault IV Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Clevenger Mr. and Mrs. Custis L. Coleman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bertsch Cox Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Dods Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Dumeer Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Engelke Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Fix Mr. and Mrs. John N. Foster, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Gelber Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Goodpasture, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Hanger

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hobbs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Catesby C. Jones Mr. Jeremy D. Leahman and Dr. Courtenay E. Leahman Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Legg Dr. and Mrs. Norman A. Leopold Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Macgill Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Mitchell Dr. Sujit K. Mohanty and Mrs. Shahwar Qureshi Mohanty ‘90 North Carolina Community Foundation Mrs. Ronna C. Nouri Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. O’Brien, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Orgain IV Ms. Rugene Paulette Mrs. Elizabeth H. Pollard Dr. Syed A. Rehman and Dr. Noma Rehman Dr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Q. Rhodes Mr. Kenneth H. Seward and Ms. Helen Landry Mr. James Schreiber ’05 Mrs. Marianne Stack Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stratton Mr. and Mrs. David Struminger Mr. and Mrs. George W. B. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Carter P. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. William A. Tierney Mr. Lawrence R. Twining and Mrs. Susan Cramer Twining ’84 Mr. J. Gordon Valentine Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Vaughan Dr. and Mrs. John D. Ward

Gold Club ($250 +) Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Sherman A. Adkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Alger Dr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Ambrose Mr. and Mrs. John A. Atkinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bartee Mr. Jeffrey G. Bassett Mr. and Mrs. George L. Beigel, Jr. Joanna and Juan Bialet Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Bice Dr. and Mrs. John E. Blank Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Bowlin Mrs. Carolyn R. Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. E. Kent Cardwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Collier Mr. Michael Congdon ’00 Thomas and Mary Coulbourn Family Fund Mr. Patrick Craven and Dr. Amy Craven Mr. and Mrs. L. Daniel Cross Mr. Timothy D. Dickson Mr. Robert S. Dietz ’81 and Mrs. Denise Featherston ’81 The Drozeski Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Dwelle Lt. Col. and Mrs. James B. Fitzgerald Mr. G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Fratkin Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Scott Frayser Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Fuhr Dr. Aaron E. Goldberg and Dr. Stephanie R. Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. John F. Groves, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John V. Haar Mr. and Mrs. W. Gibson Harris II Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Hathaway Continued on page 42

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Dr. Maria Rebeca Heidbreder Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Huennekens Gail and Phil Kiester Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuhla Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lahy Mrs. Charlene Wilton Leahy Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Leopold Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Liesfeld Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McClendon Dave and Joanne McKeand Mr. and Mrs. David G. McKeand Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Meade Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Mickle Joel Mier and Samantha Dardick Mier Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Loring P. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Norton Ms. Kristin D. O’Connor Mr. Frazer M. Orgain ’95 and Mrs. Corbin Adamson Orgain ’96 Mr. Giacomo Pastore and Ms. Alice D. Young Ms. Rugene S. Paulette Mrs. Charlotte A. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Renner Richmond Jewish Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Juan C. Roca Mr. and Mrs. Ames J. Russell

S.C. Meade Construction Co., Inc. Mr. Robert B. Sanders, Jr. Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Asif A. Shah Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sims The Honorable and Mrs. Thomas P. Smith Dr. and Mrs. David B. Stein Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stoneburner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Swartz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alfred Tannery Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Tannery Mr. E. M. Valentine, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Villani, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Wagner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Wauford Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wharram III Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wood, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Wright Blue Club ($100 +) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Aldredge Mr. and Mrs. John R. Alley Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Amyx Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Anderson II Mrs. Elizabeth P. Armitage

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Arthur Mr. Kareem Ashe and Mrs. Chantika Ashe Mr. and Mrs. John Atkinson Ms. Alexa Baker ’00 Mr. and Mrs. C. Leland Bassett Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baum Dr. and Mrs. William H. Bearden III Mr. and Mrs. W. David Bennett Mr. C. Davin Bickel ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Bor Ms. Kourtney Boughey ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Bowlman T. Bowles, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bryan M. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown Mr. Timothy S. Burress Mr. Neil R. Burton and Ms. Maya M. Eckstein Mr. Paul Cantor and Dr. Debra Cantor Mrs. S. Austin Caperton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Carnes Mr. and Mrs. William H. Carter Mr. D. Allen Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Chapman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Charity, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Burton Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Coles, Sr. Mr. Elliott T. Cooper and Reverend Gale H. Cooper Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Crane, Jr. Dr. William L. Curry Mrs. Emily S. Daniel Ms. Elizabeth Ann DeLaney ’08 Mr. Ryan DeLaney ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dewey Ms. Dena K. Dickson and Ms. Belinda Currin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dods Linda and John Dunville Mr. Cosmas D. Eaglin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Eakin Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Eiben EJL Services LLC Mr. and Mrs. Brinkley Estis Mr. and Mrs. Irving Fass Mr. Francisco J. Ferrer and Mrs. Yessenia R. Revilla Mr. and Mrs. Robert Filler Mr. John S. Fischer Davis V and Dr. Susan Fischer Davis Mr. Andrew Forlano and Dr. Laurie G. Forlano The Honorable and Mrs. Calvin W. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Fowler, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Clive D. Fox Summer 2014

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Ms. Harriet A. Franklin Ms. Katherine Short Franta Mr. Marvin Franz and Mrs. Susan Hudgins Franz ’81 Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Fratkin Mr. Jack Freeman Ms. Lorenna R. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Friend Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Frydenborg, Jr. Mr. Thomas W. Funkhouser Gartner, Inc. Ms. Katherine E. Goodpasture Mrs. Cindi A. Graesser Ms. Mary Fox Greenlee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gresham Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall III Mr. O. Franklin Hamilton III and Ms. Linda S. Ring Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Harris The Honorable and Mrs. L. A. Harris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Heitman, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helton Mrs. David Henning Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Herzog Ms. Blythe P. Heywood Mr. and Mrs. Gerry E. Higgs Ms. Maggie Hoak The Householder Family Mr. Peter Howard ’09 Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Humphreys Mr. and Mrs. Wallace S. Inge Mr. and Ms. Timothy Jackson Mr. Saied Jarvandi and Dr. Fereshteh Jarvandi Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jennette, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jeter III Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Jobe Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Kallman Dr. and Mrs. Francis X. Keeley, Sr. Mrs. Christine M. Kimbrough Mr. and Mrs. Markus Koerner Mr. and Ms. Frank G. Kovach Mr. and Mrs. Eric K. Latourelle

Mr. Dale G. Leopold and Ms. Nora Weinhold Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Levin Mr. James Lipp and Mrs. Catherine Cooper Lipp ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Lowden III Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Lubin Lyn and Jon Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Luzzatto Mrs. Margaret D. Maclin Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Marcia Mr. James Marmolejo-Mendez and Ms. Jenny Suarez Mr. Robert L. Massey Mr. Mike Maszaros ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Matt Mr. and Mrs. William N. McCoy Ms. Nancy Mier Mr. R. Andrew Miller and Mrs. J. Cary Jamieson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mohar Mr. James T. Monroe and Mrs. Suzanne Rahal Monroe Mr. Chad E. Montgomery

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mudd Mr. and Mrs. Gardner A. Mundy II Mr. Michael E. Murray and Mrs. Katherine Porter Murray Mr. and Mrs. Ramkripa Natarajan Mr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Neal Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Olexy Ms. Blair Oliff ’10 Dr. and Mrs. George A. Oliff Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Osborne Ms. Grace S. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Amir Patel Dr. and Mrs. Deep V. Patel Ms. Vanessa L. Patterson Dr. David R. Penberthy and Dr. J. Kim Penberthy Mr. Farest T. Pierce and Dr. Catherine V. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Poling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Popp Mr. and Mrs. William S. Porter Mr. Stephen D. Raber and Mrs. Blair McGee Raber ’82 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ray

Adam Caperton Reynolds ’25 Ms. Janet L. Rice Mr. and Mrs. Russ Ricketts Mr. Hilton M. Rubin and Dr. Suzanne S. Rubin Mr. Mark Ryland and Mrs. Corbin Brierre Ryland ’01 Mrs. Alice Schneckenburger Art and Vera Mae Schultz Terri A. and Richard H. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Shortall Mr. and Mrs. John W. Slyh Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sorensen Mr. and Mrs. Bryan K. Stancil Mr. Mark A. Sternheimer Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Strecker, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Lex Strickland, Jr. Ms. Lynn S. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thomson Mr. Gregory W. Tiller and Mrs. Katharine K. Williams Mr. Lewis Tiller ’18 Mrs. Terry S. Tosh Dr. and Mrs. E. Winston Trice Mrs. Margaret W. Turpin Mr. Daniel R. Walker and Mrs. Erica L. Riesbeck Mr. and Mrs. John S. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Warman Mr. and Edward J. Watkins Wells Fargo Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Whiteside III Mr. and Mrs. John C. Willhite Mr. and Mrs. James K. Woodley Mr. and Mrs. William D. Woodley Ms. Mary Denny Wray Ms. Weibin W. Xue Mr. Edward O. Zakaib ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Zehfuss

Patron Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Adkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Humberto Aguillon Mr. and Mrs. Mangus F. Akesson Ms. Wendy Aldaz Moran Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Anderson Mr. S. Forrest Andrews, Jr. ’14 Mr. George John Apostle III ’14 Dr. and Mrs. Jason R. Arnold Ms. Maddie Arthur ’11 Ms. Grace Astrove ’06 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Atkinson, Sr. Mr. Drew Barker ’14 Miss Natalie Bendheim ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Andres R. Blanco Miss Annaliese Blank ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Blum Mr. Kevin Bojarski ’05 Mr. Michael Brady ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Brumagin Mr. Andrew Caldwell ’13 Mr. Ben Campbell ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Cardwell III Mr. Kyle Carline and Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin Carline Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Caron Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Carter Ms. Suzanne W. Casey Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Casper Mr. Michael Cevallos ’14 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chambliss Miss Lexi Chen ’14 Mr. Frank Cihlar and Mrs. Ann Warshauer Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Coates III Mr. Garrett Compton Miss Clara Cooke ’14 Ms. Amy Cooper

Mrs. Jane S. Covington Ms. Claire Culbertson ’13 Ms. Christina D’Angelo Dr. and Mrs. Daniel W. David Mr. and Mrs. William G. Define Ms. Mary Martha DeLaney ’08 Miss Sarah Dickson ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Dillow II Mr. and Mrs. David B. D’Surney Mr. and Mrs. W. Alexander Duty ’01 Miss Abigail N. Dwelle ’19 Miss Zoe E. Dwelle ’16 Ms. Harper Early ’06 Miss Sigga Eiríksdóttir ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Ernst Ms. Beth Farmer ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Darryl R. Fonville Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frankenburg Ms. Christen J. Fratter Mr. Elliot French ’20 Ms. Natalia C. Frost Ms. Whitney Frost ’06 Miss Anna Fuhr ’14 Ms. Laura Garawski Mr. and Mrs. James Gillies III Mr. Will Grattan ’14 Mrs. Catherine Woody Graves ’98 Mr. Lewis Gray ’14 Mr. Khari Greene ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Grissom Ms. Bonny M. Hajek Miss Cabell Harper ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harrison Ms. Margaret M. Hassan Ms. Marsh Hayes Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Healey Mr. and Mrs. Graham T. Hickerson ’89 Miss Holly Highfill ’14

Mr. Joseph F. Hock and Mrs. Susan LeHew Hock ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holt Mr. and Mrs. J. Gregory Holzgrefe Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Hopp Ms. Beth Howard ’07 Miss Erin Huang ’14 The Hudson Family Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Hughes Ms. Kathleen S. Karmolinski Miss Mary-Kate Kelleher ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kerns Mr. Charles R. King Miss Claire Kirchmier ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Andras Koppanyi Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Krautsack Mr. Richard H. Laibstain and Ms. Teresa V. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Latourelle Ms. Teresa J. Lauderdale Mr. Will Lawson ’04 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Leitch Mr. and Mrs. William G. Leverty II Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Levin Dr. and Mrs. Julian Linnell Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Loyd Miss Lindsey Lubin ’14 Mr. Tyler Ludlam ’14 Mr. and Mrs. A. Christian Lundberg Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. MacKinlay Mrs. Sheila Magnano Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Maitland III Miss Cassandra Martinez ’14 Mrs. Helen M. Mayers Mr. John McAlister Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. McCreary Ms. Julie P. McKeown Mr. Craig McLane ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Meaker Mr. Tyler Miracle ’14 Miss Susan Mire ’14 Summer 2014

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Mr. and Mrs. Kris Moore Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Moring Mrs. Christina Myers Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Negus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelms, Jr. Mr. DeMarco Nelson ’14 Ms. Sarah Newcomb ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Nugent Ms. Robin M. Oliff Miss Ann Darnley Orgain ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Randall Parrish Ms. Morgan Penberthy ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Perkins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon O. Pettit, Sr. Mr. Jimmy Phelan ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Trey Pruitt Miss Hailey Marie Ragan ’14 Mr. Michael Reazin ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Hubert F. Robbins III Mr. Mark L. Roberts Mr. William E. Robertson and Dr. Louise L. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Jorge E. Romero Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ross Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Rubin Ms. Fernanda Sanchez-Becerra Miss Morgan Schroder ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Secrest Mr. Todd A. Serr Beth and Pete Shamburger Mr. Malcolm G. L. Shedden and Ms. Jane A. Christie Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Shimer Ms. Sarah Shimer ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Shor Mr. and Mrs. David M. Simpson Ms. Elizabeth B. Simpson Mr. Michael Sims ’13 Mrs. Sherilyn L. Smail

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Mr. and Mrs. Andrew I. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Grattan T. Smith Major and Mrs. Matthew M. C. Smith ’88 Miss Chloe Staples ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Staple Mr. Walker Stettinius ’14 Ms. Carole Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Straton Mr. Gregory D. Suskind and Mrs. Dorothy Spencer Suskind ’92 Mr. John T. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Tickle Miss Virginia Turpin ’14 Mr. John K. Vandervelde and Dr. Caroline B. Vandervelde Verizon Foundation Matching Gifts Mrs. Martha Villavicencio Mr. and Mrs. James Wallis Mr. Frank Wang ’14 Ms. Mary Leigh White ’13 Mrs. L. Jane Whitely Ms. Lexi Wiles ’08 Miss Summer Williams ’14 Mr. Thomas L. Winston Dr. Russell L. Wolz, Ph. D. and Ms. Gabriella Wolz Miss Serin Yu ’14 Miss Helen Zhang ’14 Mr. Yiyang Zhou ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Marty Zinder

Special Event Sponsors The following individuals and companies served as sponsors for the major Steward events of the 2013-14 year—Great Tailgate, Ray Tate Spartan Golf Classic, and the Gala. Our thanks for their continued support! 3North Aces, Inc. AdvanceTec LLC Air Conditioning Equipment Sales, Inc. BB&T Capital Markets Brandito, LLC Buckingham Slate Company Mr. Neil R. Burton and Ms. Maya M. Eckstein Cabin Creek Interiors Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell The Callis Family Carnes Home Builders Chaplin & Qureshi, PLC Cherry Bekaert LLP Jamie and Jenny Christensen W. S. Connelly & Co, Inc. The Country Vintner Danny’s Flower Market Dominion Payroll Services Dr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Dwelle Excelsior Air Bob Foley’s Next Level Basketball Mr. Dan Frank Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. French GoodWorks Advisors, LLC Highwoods Properties Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Holmes Image Designs Initiate-It Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Jones, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Kay Mr. and Mrs. John B. Keefe, Sr. Kelleher Gail and Phil Kiester Landscape Supply Lee Hartman and Sons Mark’s Lawn Service, Inc. MassMutual Financial Group McGeorge Toyota Meriwether Godsey, Inc. Moslow Wood Products Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ryland Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. O’Neil Party Perfect Pre Con, Inc. Release the Hounds, LLC Reynolds Development, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Robson III RVA Construction Mr. James Schreiber ’05 Senator Walter Stosch Shutter Booth Steward Maintenance Team Strangeways Brewing The Third Church The Trepp Family Dr. and Mrs. William A. Tierney Total Printing Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Tyson Virginia Business Magazine Virginia Family Dentistry Virginia Properties Virginia Surgical Associates W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. DDS and Associates Wine Lovers

MATCHING GIFTS Many employers have matching gift programs that allow an employee to double or possibly triple the value of a philanthropic gift. A very special thank you to the families listed below who took this extra step to support Steward. To see if your company has a matching gift program, please visit your Human Resources Department or contact Steward’s Development Office at (804) 565-2331 or stewardschool.org/give.

Capital One Services, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Andrews Mr. Patrick T. Andriano and Ms. Lori A. Schwabenhausen Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Macgill Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Magnano Mr. and Mrs. John E. McDonald III Mr. Scott N. Mescall and Mrs. Delaney Turnage Mescall ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Loring P. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Welch

Altria Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Friend The Mertz Family Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Ray Mr. Craig G. Schwartz

CarMax Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John C. Chenault V ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Fix Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Jordan IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sorensen

Bank of America Foundation Ms. Blythe P. Heywood

Dominion Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Fix Mr. and Mrs. John R. Harrell Ms. Diane Leopold

Gartner, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Robson III Genworth Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John G. Apostle II Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Wright GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Mr. James T. Monroe and Mrs. Suzanne Rahal Monroe ’85 James River Insurance Company Mr. Anthony Owens MeadWestvaco Foundation Mr. and Mrs. S. Kyle Fornash

The Brinks Company Mr. Wendell B. Hollier and Mrs. Lisa M. Landry Mr. and Mrs. William F. Smithson The Franklin Federal Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Tickle Verizon Foundation Mr. C. Davin Bickel ’89 Wells Fargo Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Dods Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ray

Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Mr. Temple D. Cabell and Ms. Susan D. Stevens SunTrust Foundation Mathing Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Olexy Summer 2014

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In Honor of/ In Memory of Gifts In Memory of John J. Allen, M.D. Betsy Pollard, Dana Wilson, and Lucille Lindamood In Honor of Dan Caldwell, Larry Eiben, Larry French, and Maria Jones Michelle Thomson and Betsy Pollard In Memory of Sadie Irene Conner Mr. Hilton M. Rubin and Dr. Suzanne S. Rubin In Honor of Mr. Wallace Smith Inge Mr. and Mrs. William B. Wiltshire In Honor of Ms. Livia N. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. William D. Bennett In Memory of Mr. Albert Orgain, III Mr. and Mrs. William S. Porter In Honor of Nancy and Tom Reaves Mr. and Mrs. John A. Atkinson, Sr. In Honor of Susie Scott Ms. Mary Denny Wray

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In-Kind Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Blum Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. French Goya Foods Lineage The Macmillan Children’s Group Meriwether Godsey Performance Food Group, Inc. Revolution Prep Richmond Cold Storage

Spartan Club Members and Donors Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Adkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Amyx Mr. Chris Armstrong Mrs. Susan Atkinson Mr. Drew Barker ’14 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barker Mr. and Mrs. C. Leland Bassett Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Booker Mr. Gavin N. Booker ’18 Mr. Martin L. Brill Mr. Temple D. Cabell and Ms. Susan D. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Cameron Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Campbell CarMax Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John W. Carnes Miss Mackenzie E. Carnes ’16 Mr. Tim Carter Mr. D. Allen Chambers Jamie and Jenny Christensen Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Clevenger Mr. and Mrs. R. Bertsch Cox Ms. Christina D’Angelo Ms. Christen J. Fratter

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Frydenborg, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray Mr. Lewis Gray ’14 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Healey Ms. Grace H. Henderson ’10 Miss Lily Henderson ’18 Ms. Samantha H. Henderson ’12 Mr. Steven C. Henderson and Dr. Sandra H. Henderson Ms. Maggie Hoak Mr. Cole L. Hollier ’19 Mr. Wendell B. Hollier and Mrs. Lisa M. Landry Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Hopp Mr. Jacob T. Hunt ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace S. Inge Mr. and Mrs. Catesby C. Jones Mr. John Keefe Mr. Gary LeClair ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. LeClair Mr. and Mrs. John T. Leitch Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Lindgren Miss Lindsey F. Lubin ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Marcia Mr. James Marmolejo-Mendez and Ms. Jenny Suarez Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Martinez Dr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Matthews Mr. Baylor McKeand ’21 Miss Bentley D. Mescall ’19 Mr. Dixon B. Mescall ’24 Scott Mescall and Delaney Turnage Mescall ’92 Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Mr. Noah P. Nichols ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Loring P. Nichols Mr. Anthony R. Owens

Miss Summer N. Owens ’17 Ms. Grace S. Parker Ms. Caitlin Phelan ’12 Mr. James M. Phelan ’14 Mr. Khaos Rannels ’17 Mr. Gray Redmond ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Redmond Ms. Janet L. Rice Mr. Mark L. Roberts Mrs. Debbie Robson Ms. Lisa Z. Schroder Mr. and Mrs. S. Buford Scott Mr. Kenneth H. Seward and Ms. Helen Landry Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Secrest Ms. Sarah Shimer ’12 Mrs. Beth Stein Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sims Mr. John G. Sims ’15 Mr. Kyle M. Sims ’18 Mr. Bryan K. Stancil ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan K. Stancil Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Steeber Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Stiles Mr. Bob Stratton Mr. Jack Trepp ’15 Miss Maya Trepp ’25 Miss Meg Trepp ’16 Mr. Sam Trepp ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Trepp Dr. and Mrs. J. Neil Turnage Mr. Charlie Vaughan ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Vaughan Mr. Jack Walker Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Wauford Wells Fargo Foundation Ms. Weibin W. Xue

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Creative Giving Not only is there boundless creativity in Steward’s classrooms, on the stage, and even on the playing fields, but the School has also seen an increase in creative gifts from donors in recent years. For the past few months, I’ve truly enjoyed witnessing the philanthropic interest that others have in The Steward School. While the Steward mission might be to educate those aged 4-18, the School is a place of mutual benefit for all generations. The 2013-14 year produced several examples of creative involvement by parents and grandparents who want to sustain Steward’s future as a wonderful place for generations to come.

THE Reynolds FAMILY

The Reynolds Family found a way for a Richmond corporate powerhouse to take part in a collaborative experience in the Bryan Innovation Lab. Through a very generous gift from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation, they named the lab’s Wet and Dry Studios, thus ensuring financial stability for the unique curriculum opportunities the building presents. As former educators, grandparents Marilyn and Kenneth Cummings decided that they could make a difference by supporting quality educational opportunities for students who lack financial resources. The Cummings Family has created a special endowed scholarship to ensure continued financial support for potential Steward students. Having spent their careers in the academic world, Mr. and Mrs. Cummings understand the importance and value of a good education to one’s future success.

THE CUMMINGS Family

The Hall Family saw a need where others did not. Any new building requires maintenance, and grandfather Dick Hall decided to support the Bryan Lab in a way that might not have been considered by other donors. In memory of his wife, he included the Bryan Lab in his estate plans through the Irene Vinson Hall Capital Fund, making a large contribution in his will toward which he will make payments during his lifetime. In addition to these impressive, thoughtful gifts from Steward grandparents, many parents chose creative ways to make Steward a financial priority in 2013-14. We were fortunate that several families came forward during the spring to offer giving challenges. Larry and Lisa French challenged all Middle School parents to make new $100+ gifts, which they matched with $10,000. Several other anonymous donors wanted to challenge our population, which resulted in nearly $85,000 in gifts to the School.

the hall/groff family

It is stewards like these men and women who recognize what the School has done for their children and grandchildren, and they want to “pay it forward” through giving. The role of a Development Office at an independent school is to develop relationships with supporters in order to sustain the organization. It takes creativity to achieve this goal, and Steward is extremely fortunate to have such imaginative, dedicated supporters.

Maggie Hoak Director of Development

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THE FRENCH family

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