2008-2009 Board of Trustees Board Officers Mr. James H. Sparks Chair Dr. John P. Lewis Head of School/President Mr. J. Christopher Perry '92 Vice Chair for Development Mr. Scot N. Creech Vice Chair for Facilities Mrs. Linda W. Cross Vice Chair for Finance
Soundings C A P E
H E N R Y
Summer/Fall 2008
Mrs. Katherine C. Willis Secretary Mrs. Mary H. McNeal Treasurer
Trustees RDML Nevin P. Carr, Jr. Mr. Dennis M. Ellmer Mr. William H. Fuller, Jr. Mr. Michael R. Gianascoli '89 The Honorable Pamela E. Hutchens Ms. Dorothy P. Mannix '82 Mr. Jerry F. McDonnell Mr. Craig L. Mytelka Mr. John C. Napolitano Mr. Christakis J. Paphites Congressman Owen B. Pickett Mrs. Cheryl Xystros Mr. Richard C. Zoretic
Ex-Officio Trustee Mrs. Cindee Riordan
President, 2008-2010 Cape Henry Parents’ Association
4 HONORING DR. MOOMAW
7 FEATURE: TECHNOLOGY
10 FEATURE: GOING GREEN
18 COMMUNITY SERVICE
29 FALL ATHLETIC REVIEW
37 ALUMNI ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Founders & Trustees Emeriti Mr. W. Cecil Carpenter* Mr. John P. Edmondson* Mr. Andrew S. Fine Mr. L. Renshaw Fortier Mrs. Dow S. Grones* Mr. Benjamin Huger, II Mrs. Grace Olin Jordan* Mr. Bernard W. McCray, Jr. Mr. James R. McKenry Mr. Arthur Peregoff*
Mr. George G. Phillips, Jr.
Mr. James P. Sadler* Mr. William J. Vaughan* Mrs. Anne Dickson Jordan Waldrop
Headmasters Emeriti Dr. W. Hugh Moomaw Mr. Daniel P. Richardson
* Deceased
2008-2009 Cape Henry Parents’ Association Executive Officers Mrs. Cindee Riordan, President Mrs. Berkley Wheeler-Chittenden, First Vice President Mrs. Lea Keenan, Second Vice President Mrs. Kathleen Smith, Treasurer Mrs. Sibyl Seth, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Angela Jones, Recording Secretary Mrs. Leslie Quisenberry, Immediate Past President Mrs. Cindy Coureas, Lower School Representative Mrs. Grace Limroth, Lower School Representative Mrs. Kim Tompkins, Middle School Representative Mrs. Cheryl Weber, Middle School Representative Mrs. Diane Grubiak, Upper School Representative Mr. Bob Capria, Upper School Representative
OTHER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NEWS AND CHCS WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INFORMATION CAPE HENRY PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION NEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 FROM THE DESK OF JULIE SCHERRER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 GRANDPARENTS’ DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NEW CAPE HENRY FACULTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 NEXUS NEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 STUDENT & FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ALUMNI FEATURE: JENNIFER LARUS '95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CAPE HENRY VISITS ALUMNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ALUMNI NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 COVER: Middle School students, in conjunction with the “Lynnhaven River NOW” project, monitor water quality and phytoplankton at Cape Henry’s designated sample location. (Read more page 8 )