Archways 16 – Fall 2012

A semi-annual publication for alumni and friends of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School

Building a Healthy Student Body ST. ANDREW’S LAUNCHES HEALTHY SAINTS AND HEALTHY SAINTS IN MOTION

AUGUST 2012 VOLUME 9 NUMBER 2

by GEORGE

“TO NURTURE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN THE EPISCOPAL TRADITION . . .”

Opening words of the St. Andrew’s Mission Statement The Episcopal Church affirms Christ’s teaching “to love our neighbors as ourselves,” and it calls on all of us to appreciate the dignity of every human being. These teachings are among the values articulated in the school’s Statement of Values, and are central to everything we do at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. All of us— teachers and coaches, counselors and administrators, students and parents—must measure our actions against these values when endeavoring to act in accordance with the school’s Mission.

The most difficult aspect of living “in community” is being able to understand and celebrate the many differences that make up a community—in race, ethnicity, religion, politics, income, family composition, geography, sexual orientation, and worldview—while at the same time finding the common thread.

To live in a diverse community requires commitment.

An easier path would be either to limit yourself to a

group of friends who are just like you or, if by necessity you must be around people who are “different,” not making the effort to share of yourself or to learn from others.

We live in a world where diversity is a critical ingredient of excellence. Regardless of the many differences that each of us brings to the St. Andrew’s community, we all are best served when we benefit from the contributions of every member and when we support each other in our dreams, our struggles, and our successes.

“O God, who created all peoples in your image, we thank you for the wonderful diversity of races and cultures in this world. Enrich our lives by ever-widening circles of fellowship, and show us your presence in those who differ most from us, until our knowledge of your love is made perfect in our love for all your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” — The Book of Common Prayer

GAZING THROUGH ARCHWAYS

The St. Andrew’s mission statement is:

“To nurture a diverse community in the Episcopal tradition, fostering spiritual growth, moral responsibility, academic excellence, and artistic and athletic pursuits, while preparing for a life of service to our community and the world.”

This issue of Archways highlights a few of the many programs and activities implemented to fulfill that mission statement.

Our mission is reflected in the lives of our students, who excel not only in their intellectual pursuits, but also in their artistic and athletic endeavors. Our promise to nurture our students’ bodies as well as their minds is illustrated in a new wellness program launched in 2012, and in St. Andrew’s continued recognition as offering Mississippi’s best all-around athletics program.

Our commitment to the Episcopal tradition is reflected in a Christian and inclusive environment that supports students and families of all faiths. Our pledge to prepare students for a life of service to the world is illustrated through our Japanese exchange program, which celebrates its fortieth year in 2012 and was the basis for today’s international exchange program to eight countries, and in fun-filled summer camps with a global theme.

We hope you’ll enjoy this issue of Archways, and that you’ll join us in celebrating our students, alumni, faculty, and friends as we work together to fulfill the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School mission.

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“A DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN THE EPISCOPAL TRADITION”

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BUILDING A HEALTHY STUDENT BODY

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AN APPTITUDE FOR APPLE

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40 YEARS IN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

On the Cover Cameron McCain, Class of 2025, knows it’s never too early to begin a health and wellness program for life.

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ALUMNI UPDATES

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Grads Going Places

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Graduation 2012

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where Deep Gladness and Hunger Meet

St. Andrew’s Presents Arts on the Green

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Around the World in 43 Days

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Beneath the Arches

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The 1947 Society and the Sapphires of the 1947 Society Alumni Support the Annual Fund

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An Argument for Aggarwal The Sky’s the Limit Curtain Calls

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St. Andrew’s Captures the All Sports Award Again Grand Slam

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Who Would You Nominate for Sainthood?

The Ties That Bind

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Looking Back/ Looking Forward

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Meet St. Andrew’s New Trustees

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Contributing Editors Elizabeth Buyan ’97 Rebecca Hiatt Collins Marlo Kirkpatrick Designer Alecia Porch Photographers Robby Followell Kyle Hancock Patrick Taylor ’93 If you have a story idea or comment for Archways, please contact Patrick Taylor, editor, at taylorp@gosaints.org.

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GRADS GOING PLACES Members of the St. Andrew’s Class of 2012 are pursuing studies at colleges and universities nationwide as well as closer to home. Of the 68 students in the Class of 2012, 45 percent have chosen to remain in Mississippi to pursue their academic goals.

Seph Aleithawe Mississippi State University

Mariam Ebeid Rhodes College

Blake Luehlfing Rice University

Madeleine Robinson University of Mississippi

Hannah Arrington University of Mississippi

Anthony Gamble University of Southern California

Sadaaf Mamoon New York University

Devon Rodgers University of Mississippi

Patrick McKee Loyola University

Sara Scalzo University of Mississippi

Brenna McNeill Millsaps College

Victoria Scarbrough Mississippi State University

Konstantin Baizat Millsaps College Bennett Barr University of Mississippi Meredith Blackwell University of Mississippi Jesse Bowen University of Mississippi Will Brewer Millsaps College Kendall Brown Belmont University Killian Buechler Boston College

Michael Germany College of Charleston Pooja Goel Millsaps College

Neil Mehta University of Southern California

Lorna Harkey Sewanee: The University of the South

Skylar Menist Rhodes College

Hannah Hartdegen University of Southern Mississippi

Da’brianna Milton Clark Atlanta University

Melissa Holy University of Mississippi

Michael Modak-Truran University of Chicago

Hannah James Mississippi State University

Caron Byrd Birmingham-Southern College

Asher Katz Florida Southern University

Catherine Carroon University of Mississippi

Amy Kaur Texas Tech University

Salem Chism New York University

Daniel Landry Brigham Young University

Danielle Conway Lewis University of Mississippi

Barry Lee Vanderbilt University

Mary Hannah Cooper University of Mississippi

Jessica Lee Rice University

Ellen Cooper Dillard Millsaps College

Amanda Liechty Loyola University

David Dulske Louisiana State University

Emma Liston University of Mississippi

Chris Dunbar Rhodes College

Leslie Lockyer Lehigh University

John Arthur Eaves Gap Year

Lauren Loeb University of Alabama

David Morse-Gagne Lehigh University Matthew Mosley Rice University Molly O’Brien University of Mississippi Miriam Parker Lipscomb University Nikki Patel Washington University Natalie Payne University of Mississippi Nikita Pozdnikov University of Mississippi Phillip Qu Amherst College Jaren Reeves-Darby Birmingham-Southern College

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Bud Sheppard Loyola University Malika Shettar Oxford College of Emory University Michael Sneed Elon University Mike Steere Case Western University Caitlyn Caruthers Sullivan University of Mississippi Lily Wann University of Mississippi Callie Waring Mississippi State University Matt Warren University of Southern Mississippi Gray Welch Rhodes College Sam Westover Wheaton College Tori Wilson University of Mississippi Dan Zehr Gap Year

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GRADUATION

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May 25, 2012 was a day for laughter, tears, and celebration as the 68 members of the Class of 2012 gathered at Lake Sherwood Wise to celebrate their commencement from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School.

“In true Dr. Seussian style, I cannot help but wonder, ‘Where has the time flewn? How did it get so late so soon?’…Every day we inched closer and now we stand looking out at the vast expanse of the great unknown.

However, this is not the end of our story. It is just the beginning as we ready ourselves to face new people, places, and challenges. We are filled equally with giddy anticipation and apprehensive uncertainty as to what the future holds for us. But coming out of St. Andrew’s, we are prepared and capable to take on the hurdles of starting somewhere anew.” — Excerpted from a commencement speech by Jessica Lee, 2012 recipient of the Trustees’ Medal for Academic Achievement

“We are constantly asked to put ourselves in boxes – to literally bubble in all of our information, name, birthday, male or female, ethnicity, throughout our lives on ACTs, SATs, AP exams – all in order to codify and simplify who we are into information and rankings and statistics. College applications are possibly the worst offenders, because they’ll often have a question like, ‘In a well-composed essay, paint a picture of who you are (in no more than 500 words).’ The truth is, you can’t summarize a person in 500 words – we’re too complex for that…

Through it all, it’s important to remember that you are more than that.” — Excerpted from a commencement speech

by Matthew Mosley, 2012 recipient of the Adele Franks Medal

AND THE AWARD GOES TO...

The outstanding achievements of St. Andrew’s students were recognized on Honors Day. Among all the accomplished students three stand out, meriting special recognition as the recipients of the school’s highest awards.

For a complete list of all award winners, please visit gosaints.org/2012honors.

THE TRUSTEES’ MEDAL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Presented to the senior who has maintained the highest GPA over four years, as well as a mature, responsible attitude toward learning — Jessica Lee THE ADELE FRANKS MEDAL Presented to the senior who, in the view of the faculty, has demonstrated the same qualities of leadership, initiative, and creative thinking exemplified in the lifelong achievements of St. Andrew’s founding Headmistress, Mrs. Adele Franks — Matthew Mosley SAINTS’ MEDAL FOR UNSELFISH SERVICE Presented to the senior who views his or her work in terms of where that service will do the most good for the most people within St. Andrew’s and not in terms of personal gain or recognition — Will Brewer

Left: 2012 graduates Michael Germany, Catherine Carroon, and Salem Chism / Above: Jessica Lee; Matthew Mosley

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WHERE DEEP GLADNESS AND DEEP HUNGER MEET OPERATION SHOESTRING CAMPS

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By Ellen Gabardi OPERATION SHOESTRING CAMPS CO-DIRECTOR

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“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” — Frederick Buechner Buechner’s observation is simple, full of obvious truth and wisdom. Yet all too often, when we intentionally set forth to serve others, we make it complicated and burdensome. What if we simply took note of our own “deep gladness” and set forth to heal the wounded and broken places in the world from that place?

In 2005, the summer before my son’s freshman year at St. Andrew’s, we began to consider what his service learning walk might look like.

“What do you enjoy, Lee?” I asked him.

Without skipping a beat, he replied, “Basketball.”

And with that, Hoopstrings, the first collaborative camp between the Upper School students at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and the children of Operation Shoe-

string, a non-profit serving children in Jackson, was born.

That first year, six St. Andrew’s freshmen boys spent a week dribbling and shooting, playing board games, eating popsicles, and laughing alongside their new friends, a handful of younger boys from Operation Shoestring.

Fast forward eight summers later, to 2012, when 55 Upper School students and more than 100 Operation Shoestring children joined hands and hearts at 10 summer camps. In addition to basketball, their days were filled with soccer goals and hula hoops, binoculars and microscopes, cheer routines and tennis balls, pottery making and recycled art, mincing and stirring, and fishing and horseback riding, all marked by the deep gladness of which Buechner spoke.

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“One of the central things we emphasize at Operation Shoestring is that we’re all God’s children, no matter where we come from or what we look like. Our work brings people together from all walks of life to create a better place for all of us. I can’t tell you how affirming it is to have St. Andrew’s students and families become connected to our work serving children and families here in the heart of Jackson.” — Robert Langford ’82 Executive Director / Operation Shoestring

The St. Andrew’s mission statement speaks of prepar- their deep gladness again and again, feeding the hungry ing students “for a life of service to our community and places inside of the St. Andrew’s students. the world.” When considering Buechner’s words in light Flash back to 2005 when I asked my son, “What do of these camps, one might assume that the “deep glad- you enjoy?” It’s a question which we each might benness” refers to the St. Andrew’s counselors and that the efit from asking of ourselves. In the simple answers to “deep hunger” refers to the Operation Shoestring chil- that question, we might find our own “deep gladness,” dren. Perhaps, though, it is helpful to remember that the place from which we might serve others and meet each of us is filled with both deep gladness and deep the world’s hunger. And, in doing so, discover that our hunger. The children of Operation Shoestring offered own hunger is being fed.

OPERATION SHOESTRING’S 2012 SPONSORS INCLUDED: Langston and Langston

The Junior League of Jackson Providence Hill Farm • Viking • Mississippi Craft Center • Paul McNeill • St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church Mangia Bene Catering • Metropolitan Bank • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School

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On April 21, 2012, the St. Andrew’s North Campus was long family festival, which featured music, period pertransformed into a Renaissance Faire as the St. Andrew’s formers, workshops for children, and the work of more Parents’ Association hosted St. Andrew’s Presents: Arts than 60 fine artists and craftsmen. on the Green.

This signature event raised more than $130,000 for St. Members of the St. Andrew’s community and visitors Andrew’s Episcopal School. Every parent needs to volunfrom around the Jackson Metro area gathered on the teer in 2013 to ensure this event’s resounding success! plaza of the McRae Science Center to enjoy the free, day- Arts on the Green Presenting Sponsor: Trustmark

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“The global adventure camps really sparked Michael John’s creativity and imagination. My son had the opportunity to learn from a well-planned, ingenious summer curriculum, interact with caring staff and student counselors as well as children his own age, and have fun while doing it all.”

Kimberly Davis, parent of fourth grade camper Michael John Davis

The Saints Summer Experience day camps took the form of a global adventure in 2012, with each day or week dedicated to a learning about a different country.

Led by camp directors Candy Woolverton, Ellen Ford, and Ann Marshall, campers from pre-K4 through eighth grade spent mid-May to mid-July “touring” countries around the world, including Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, and Mexico, as well as various regions of the United States.

“The 2012 Saints Summer Experience proved to be one of the most intentional and best articulated global programs at St. Andrew’s,” says Chris Harth, St. Andrew’s director of global studies. “Candy Woolverton, Ellen Ford, and Ann Marshall took the school’s mission of preparing students for service to the world very seriously. The campers had a great time, but they were also prompted to think about our world, how it works, and the people who live in it.”

Fun-filled activities in each “destination” included sampling local foods, reading from each country’s literature, hands-on arts and crafts projects, performing native songs and dances, and field trips to nearby museums and historic sites with a tie to the country of the day. On Canada day, students made pancakes with maple syrup, while Mexico day brought a lesson in Mexican hat dancing and a cactus-making project. A tour of India included a traditional Holi Day “throwing of colors” that saw excited campers throwing multi-colored paints, while a visit to the American West included decorating a cowboy boot.

Other activities included blueberry picking, totem making, prayer flag hanging, igloo building, mezuzah dedicating, hut designing, map making, and more, prompting camp leader Ann Marshall to comment, “No wonder we’re all exhausted by the end of the day. It’s all about action verbs!”

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AS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, ST. ANDREW’S FEATURES A CULTURE OF INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT THAT SETS IT APART FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. Independent schools are supported by tuition, charitable contributions, and endowment income rather than by taxes or by church funds. St. Andrew’s is governed by a board of trustees as opposed to being “owned” and run by the government, a diocese, or a for-profit entity, and holds not-for-profit 501(c)(3) public charity status.

Being an independent school means that St. Andrew’s is free, or enjoys the independence, to define its own mission and teach what it deems important rather than being limited to curricular, textbook, and testing mandates set by others. At St. Andrew’s, the result is an environment in which intellectual curiosity is valued and an abundance of opportunities for every student exists that might not otherwise be possible.

Like other independent schools, St. Andrew’s not only welcomes but also expects parental involvement and support. Families choose independent schools because they recognize the unique opportunities independent schools offer; those opportunities are only available thanks to the overarching culture of involvement, giving, and volunteerism that is critical to the school’s advancement.

Parents, alumni, faculty, staff, grandparents, and friends have opportunities to support and volunteer at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School primarily through three efforts.

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ST. ANDREW’S PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION (SAPA) All parents of children enrolled at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School are automatically members of the St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association (SAPA). There is no joining process, and there are no dues or fees.

SAPA distributes funds raised to each school division and to the administration to address prioritized needs; in recent years, the Lower, Middle, and Upper School have each received $15,000. SAPA also contributes $1,000 yearly to the Annual Fund and has pledged $100,000 over five years to the Campaign for Science and Art. Recent enhancements provided by SAPA include: Lower School • iPads, cases, and a charging/storage cart • Climbing wall • Document projectors • May Day decking ANNUAL FUND Begun in 1987, the Annual Fund is the largest yearly • Speech/vision screening fund-raising campaign that pays for enhancements not • Technology enhancements covered by tuition, including staff development, technology and textbook upgrades, playground equipment, Middle School school vehicles, and more. Contributions to the Annual • Whiteboards in classrooms Fund are critical in taking the St. Andrew’s experience • Laptop carts from “good” to “outstanding.” Every St. Andrew’s family, • Elmo projectors in 5th and 6th grade English faculty member, and trustee is expected to participate and math classrooms • Video series on character development in the Annual Fund at some level.

• Binoculars for the 7th grade science classes Recent enhancements provided • Guest lecturer on chemical dependency by the Annual Fund include: • Lego robotics competition • Lower School playground equipment • Performing arts room mirrors • Laptops in the Lower and Middle Schools • Wall maps for the Middle School • Security lighting for the South Campus history classrooms • New curriculum initiatives • Landscaping improvements on both campuses Upper School • Microscopes and other scientific equipment • Lecture by Carolyn Brown, biographer • Expanded weight room of Eudora Welty • Additional classrooms • On-campus performance by Chinese acrobats • A North Campus Learning Center to • Support for the College Fair accommodate different learning styles • A Harkness seminar table, new whiteboards, • Renovations to the North Campus commons and furniture in various classrooms complex, including creating a Middle School • Safe Saints program performing arts room, a center for language • Professional development and cultural instruction, and updating the • Cum laude events cafeteria and kitchen equipment • Renovations to the Lower School computer lab In addition to enhancements provided to each division, • Projection systems for all Upper School classrooms last year SAPA provided a printer for the Information • Faculty professional development Technology Department, and a camera for the Office • New lacrosse field of Communications.

GETTING INVOLVED IN SAPA Membership in the St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association (SAPA) does more than help the school. Members’ interactions with other parents help foster a close-knit spirit throughout the entire St. Andrew’s Episcopal School community.

For more information about volunteering at St. Andrew’s, contact SAPA Chair Suzanne Kotfila at skotfila@me.com.

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BOOSTER CLUB The St. Andrew’s Booster Club is a voluntary, duespaying membership organization dedicated to supporting the school’s athletic program. The Booster Club provides additional financial resources for facilities improvement and equipment upgrades.

While every student may not participate on a team sport, all students benefit from catching the Saints team spirit and coming together to support the school’s athletes. The St. Andrew’s Booster Club is committed in its support of all St. Andrew’s athletics, a vital part of student life. Your participation in the Booster Club will ensure the continuation of our athletic programs operating under the leadership of Athletic Director DeWayne Cupples and his excellent coaching staff.

The Booster Club has recently funded: • Softball concession/locker facility • Baseball field fence and serving area • Equipment for all sports programs • Uniforms for all sports programs • Radio broadcasts of the football and baseball games • Pep rallies and other activities • New lockers for the North Campus field house • Little Saints basketball program • Band participation at Saints sporting events

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, volunteering at your child’s school enables you as a parent to learn more about your child’s class and curriculum, build relationships with teachers and staff, and show the value that you place on education.

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“A DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN THE EPISCOPAL TRADITION”

C h a p l a i n s A n n i e E l l i o t t a n d K i r k L a Fo n o n t h e E p i s c o p a l t r a d i t i o n a t S t . A n d re w ’s The St. Andrew’s mission statement has long referenced nurturing “a diverse community in the Episcopal tradition,” but people both inside and outside the school community are not often sure exactly how “the Episcopal tradition” is defined, or what form that tradition takes in the daily life of the school.

St. Andrew’s is a Christian school, grounded in and drawing its values from the Christian faith. While committed to God as known through Jesus Christ, the Episcopal tradition values openness and dialogue with other faith traditions. From their earliest beginnings, Episcopal schools have been communities of students, faculty, and families from diverse faiths. This setting not only provides opportunities for students to expand their worldview, but to further explore their own spiritual beliefs.

For the first time in the school’s 65-year history, St. Andrew’s now employs two fulltime Episcopal chaplains, Annie Elliott and Kirk LaFon. Together, Elliott and LaFon will help guide the members of the St. Andrew’s

school community on their spiritual journeys and offer a fresh perspective on the Episcopal tradition at St. Andrew’s.

A graduate of Vanderbilt University and the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Annie Elliott originally joined the St. Andrew’s staff as interim chaplain in January, 2012, before securing the position in July, 2012.

Elliott was previously the youth director at Christ Church in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where she also served as the in-classroom assistant for a fifth grader with Asperger’s syndrome. She has worked with youth, young families, and young adults at St. Andrew’s Cathedral.

“What I most enjoy about serving as a school chaplain is the focus on learning and growth that comes when working with students,” Elliott says. “I believe that part of the Episcopal tradition is focusing on spiritual growth for all students of all faiths, and that living into our role as an Episcopal school involves embracing and learning from religious diversity.”

Left: Chaplain Annie Elliot with Caroline Croft and Liam Galaty

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APPROXIMATELY 26% OF THE ST. ANDREW’S STUDENT BODY IS EPISCOPAL. Kirk LaFon joins St. Andrew’s from Knoxville, Ten- “Though our intent is not to convert students to the nessee, where he served as the chaplain at the Episcopal Episcopal faith, school chaplains represent the EpiscoSchool of Knoxville and as associate priest at St. James pal Church and what it stands for – commitment to a Episcopal Church. A native of Virginia, LaFon is a grad- Trinitarian God and serving others, but at the same time, uate of the University of Virginia, the Virginia Theolog- openness, inclusiveness, and respect for those of other ical Seminary, and the School of Thefaiths,” says LaFon. “The Episcopal ology in Sewanee. Prior to becoming tradition includes a commitment to a priest, he taught religion at St. Stethe history and liturgy of the Episcophen’s & St. Agnes School, an Episcopal Church, so school chapel services pal school in Alexandria, and taught will primarily reflect Episcopal liturgy. religion and directed the service “The Episcopal tradition emphalearning program at the Webb School sizes the use of reason and encourof Knoxville, a nondenominational ages questioning, which fits nicely in independent school. a school setting,” LaFon continues.

“Though our intent is not “The Episcopal tradition also encour “When I originally went to seminary to pursue a master’s in theologiages not only the growth of the indito convert students to the cal studies, I had no interest in becomvidual’s relationship with God, but Episcopal faith, school ing a priest,” LaFon says. “However, a involvement in the world through serchaplains represent the few years into my teaching at Webb, vice to others and a commitment to Episcopal Church and what that started to change. In large part social justice. Lastly, I would add that as a result of conversations with stu- it stands for – commitment the Episcopal approach is not ‘pushy’ to a Trinitarian God and dents about religion and spirituality, I or coercive. We meet people where serving others, but at the began to feel called to working with they are and help them grow in their kids in a school environment that faith journeys.” same time, openness, encourages them to not only study “The Episcopal tradition is part of inclusiveness, and respect religion as an academic discipline, but our daily life together at St. Andrew’s for those of other faiths.” also to explore their own spirituality. in four ways,” Elliott says. “First, we Kirk LaFon “I find children and young adults worship together once a week. Secto be very open in exploring their own faith and learn- ond, we are a community that is invested in spiritual ing about others,” LaFon continues. “They ask amazing growth as part of our mission to nurture the whole questions and I’m a big fan of asking questions! Plus, child. Third, we have religion classes as part of our I enjoy all the things about a school that happen out- academic curriculum. And fourth, our service learnside the classroom – athletics, drama and musical per- ing program ensures that social justice is part of our formances, and other activities.” school’s worldview.”

As St. Andrew’s first joint chaplains, Elliott and Lafon “St. Andrew’s role is not to convert students to the are still fine-tuning their division of responsibilities. Christian or Episcopal faith, but to support the faith jourThe plan is for both to be a presence across all divi- ney of every member of the school community,” says sions and share in the leading of chapels and teach- Head of School George Penick. “Yes, we have Christian ing. Both will help nurture the Episcopal tradition at St. values that are a part of life here, but no matter what a Andrew’s while clarifying what that tradition means in student’s faith, this is a school in which he or she will be a school setting. supported and can grow.”

FROM TOP SECRET TO THE PRIESTHOOD Kirk LaFon once served as a consultant for a firm that held contracts with the Department of Defense.

LaFon spent much of his time at the Pentagon and on military bases, and held a Top Secret security clearance.

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St. Andrew’s launches Healthy Saints and Healthy Saints in Motion

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Quick, which has more fat, a decadent chocolate chip cookie or a “healthy” protein bar?

How many calories does a 115-pound, 15-year-old girl burn during an hour of kick-boxing?

What’s the difference between yoga and Pilates, and what in the world is Zumba?

Thanks to a new health and wellness program launched at the beginning of the 2012-13 school year, St. Andrew’s ninth graders will soon have the answers to these and other health-related questions.

Part of a school-wide initiative to promote healthy living for life, the new “Healthy Saints and Healthy Saints in Motion” program takes the form of a class that meets in the last period of every school day. Ninth graders alternate between classroom instruction and discussion on health and wellness-related topics and active classes that encourage physical fitness.

“We have always talked about educating the mind, the body, and the spirit, but until now, physical fitness and wellness was a component that was not as well defined as English, math, or science,” says Cathy Davis, director of curriculum. “This program gives St. Andrew’s students the information they need to grow their bodies as well as their minds.”

The Healthy Saints and Healthy Saints in Motion curriculum stresses “wellness” as the active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence, and emphasizes that wellness is a lifelong process rather than an end goal. The curriculum was designed by Davis and Christy DeLaughter, director of health and wellness, with input from other members of the St. Andrew’s faculty and fitness staff. Davis and DeLaughter studied the health and wellness curricula of other schools with established programs, then adapted and added to the best of those to create a customized program for St. Andrew’s.

“High school students are taxed and stressed more than they have ever been in the past, and with the focus on electronics, most kids just don’t get outside and throw a ball anymore,” DeLaughter says. “They need an outlet to be physical and burn off energy, and they need guidance in how to stay healthy. The concepts 23

HEALTHY SAINTS THIS COMPREHENSIVE COURSE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS COVERS A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING:

Factors that contribute to or threaten wellness Principles of training Cardiovascular training and endurance Muscular training and endurance Flexibility Stress management Nutrition How to become an informed consumer of food and other products

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HEALTHY SAINTS IN MOTION THIS PHYSICAL FITNESS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO GET STUDENTS MOVING THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING:

Walking • Running • Cross-fit training Yoga • Kick-boxing • Pilates Zumba • Aerobics • Line dancing

we’re teaching are universal. I think a program like this should be required in every school for every student.”

Healthy Saints classroom instruction is provided by a dedicated wellness teacher, as well as by guest lecturers who are experts in health and wellness-related topics. The classroom component includes hands-on labs in which students learn how to measure their body mass index, accurately interpret food labels, calculate how many calories they’re burning, and develop other wellness skills for life.

Healthy Saints in Motion physical fitness classes are taught by in-house staff and by guest instructors certified in yoga, Pilates, aerobics, and other activities.

“We’re exposing our students to a variety of exercises that will serve as a springboard for a fit and healthy lifestyle,” DeLaughter says. “The classes are fun, but really show them the importance of physical fitness to life. As they follow a plan of exercise, our students will be able to say, ‘Wow, I really do have more energy than I did a month ago,’ or ‘Hey, that test really didn’t stress me out.’”

The new program continues an emphasis on physical education already present in the Lower and Middle Schools. St. Andrew’s offers physical fitness and wellness classes to students in pre-K through eighth grade, begin-

ning with Stretch ’n Grow classes for the youngest students and moving into physical education and life skills classes for older students that also cover topics like nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices.

The beginning of the 2012-13 school year also marks the introduction of the “frozen period” for students in grades 10 through 12. Students who play on St. Andrew’s sports teams now use the last period of every school day for in-season practices, while other students take advantage of the frozen period as their study hall time.

Ninth grade students who play team sports participate in the Healthy Saints classroom program and attend inseason team practices in lieu of the Healthy Saints in Motion component.

A future goal is to expand the Saints in Motion program to allow interested tenth through twelfth graders to participate in the physical fitness classes. An even more ambitious goal is expanding the program to include St. Andrew’s faculty and parents.

“We’re providing useful, lifelong, personal information that can benefit anyone at any age,” Davis says. “The Healthy Saints and Healthy Saints in Motion program is proof of St. Andrew’s commitment to training the mind, body, and spirit.”

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FOR CHARLEY HUTCHISON, CLASS OF ’17, IS ONE OF APPLE’S YOUNGEST APP DEVELOPERS

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LIKE MOST INVENTORS, CHARLEY HUTCHISON WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW WHEN HE SAW A NEED IN HIS OWN LIFE AND DEVELOPED AN IDEA FOR FILLING IT. WHAT SETS CHARLEY APART FROM MOST SUCCESSFUL INVENTORS IS THAT HE WAS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD WHEN HE CAME UP WITH HIS IDEA, AND THAT THE IDEA CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF APPLE, RECOGNIZED AS PERHAPS THE WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY.

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s a sixth grader at St. Andrew’s, Charley had credit, it will be easier for Charley to sell future apps. an idea for an app that would combine the FriendsForFlickr is Charley’s second app available for mobile photo-sharing app Flickr with a download. Last year, he completed work on Doodles wireless device’s contact information stor- for Android, an app that allows users to modify photos age capability. Frustrated with the time it required to cross- on their phones. Charley is largely self-taught, reading reference his contacts with their Flickr accounts, Charley and studying books and web tutorials on programming developed an app that syncs Flickr photos with a person’s and software development, and networking with others iPhone contacts to make sharing the photos easier. in the field.

Charley worked on the app for five months, then sub- While she’s proud of her son’s initiative and natural mitted his idea, which he dubbed “FriendsForFlickr,” to skills, Melissa Hutchison also credits St. Andrew’s with Apple for review. The Apple screening process is noto- providing Charley with the encouragement he needed to riously rigorous, measuring everything from how user take his app from an idea to a reality. After his fifth grade friendly the app is to how much batmath teacher commented on Char“WE DON’T OFTEN SEE tery life it requires. When the screenley’s gift for mathematical sequencing, ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE ing process is complete, Apple either Ruthie Hollis, head of the St. Andrew’s approves an app, rejects it entirely, or Middle School, called Charley into her THAT FOCUSED. I SAW sends it back to the developer for addioffice for a chat about his hobbies, and THAT CHARLEY HAD A tional work. learned of his interest in computer proPASSION THAT WAS When Charley arrived home from gramming and software development. school on April 30, 2012, he was DRIVEN INTERNALLY, THAT “We don’t often see adolescents who greeted by a sign featuring the Apple THIS WASN’T SOMETHING are that focused,” Hollis says. “I saw that logo and the single line, “Way to go, Charley had a passion that was driven HIS PARENTS WERE Charley!” His mother, Melissa Hutchiinternally, that this wasn’t something PUTTING IN FRONT OF son, had fielded a call from Apple earhis parents were putting in front of him. lier that day. FriendsForFlickr had made HIM. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY This was obviously Charley’s dream.”

CHARLEY’S DREAM.” it through Apple’s screening process.

Hollis also realized that Charley The app went to market through the was in need of a good mentor. She Ruthie Hollis Apple App Store just before Charley’s connected Charley with St. Andrew’s twelfth birthday in May. While Apple does not release alumnus Ben Johnson ’07, who was already developing personal information about its developers, Charley is mobile apps himself. Johnson directed Charley to online believed to be one of the youngest app developers in resources and provided “how to” information on proApple history. gramming that ultimately proved critical to his success “I was very excited,” Charley says. “I couldn’t wait to with Apple. go to school and tell all of my friends.”

“Ben and Charley met, and the rest is app development FriendsForFlickr is available for free through the App history,” Hollis says. “This was a great example of a St. Store. While his app has not generated any income, Char- Andrew’s graduate giving back to a younger generation.” ley explains that it’s common for a developer to offer his “I am really grateful to Ms. Hollis and to Ben,” Charor her first app at no charge in order to establish credibil- ley says. “I couldn’t have done it without their help. And ity in the marketplace. With a successful, free app to his they were both really happy for me.”

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“I WAS VERY EXCITED. I COULDN’T WAIT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TELL ALL OF MY FRIENDS.” — Charley Hutchison

To help him capitalize on his skills, Hollis and other St. Andrew’s personnel developed an accelerated math and computer program for Charley based on a similar program they had seen at a school in Tennessee, and are working with Charley on other enrichment activities.

Despite his programming success, Charley’s interests are not limited to developing apps or solving math problems. He is a member of the Troop 1 of the Boy Scouts of America and spends a part of his summers at a wilderness camp in Canada. That balance is something Hollis stresses as critical in advising children who demonstrate unusual aptitudes.

“When we address adolescents that show such gifts as Charley’s, it is so important to balance educational advancement with social and emotional development,” Hollis says. “Middle School teachers and leaders have to look at the individual students and how they function.

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for their children, but it doesn’t always prove successful.

In Charley’s case, he was pursuing his passion while his parents stood in the background. That is the perfect mix for success.

“Honestly, the school’s involvement in helping Charley wasn’t that unique,” Hollis continues. “It is what we do – with great pleasure – for all of our students at St. Andrew’s.”

While Charley has ideas for other Apple apps in mind, he isn’t currently working on the next one. Instead, he’s running a part time computer consulting service, and saving the money he earns to pay his way to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference scheduled for next year in San Francisco. The minimum age for attending is 13, so even as an established Apple app developer, he is likely to stand out in the conference crowd. But as Charley Hutchison has already proven, truly innovative companies like Apple look more at aptitude than at age.

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THE 1947 SOCIETY AND THE SAPPHIRES OF THE 1947 SOCIETY

1947 Society members enjoying the party at Bravo! are Vinita and Avinash Gulanikar, and Nils and Beatriz Mungan; Charles and Ellen Johnson; and Beth Magee Smith, and Shannon and James Warnock.

This year marks the thirteenth anniversary of the creation of The 1947 Society, a group formed to honor those generous supporters who contribute at least $1,000 to the St. Andrew’s Annual Fund. The group’s name recognizes the founding of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in 1947.

Members of The 1947 Society are the honored guests at a “thank you” party held every fall at Bravo! restaurant in Jackson, receive special commemorative gifts noting their 1947 Society status, and are invited to a pre-theatre party and receive free tickets to the annual Upper School musical.

“It is our pleasure to honor the members of The 1947 Society for their support,” says Frances Jean Neely, director of annual giving. “One of the year’s highlights is

reconnecting with loyal, longtime members and welcoming new members at the annual 1947 Society party.

It’s always exciting to see the group grow, and to think of new and creative ways to express our appreciation to the members for their generosity.”

THE SAPPHIRES OF THE 1947 SOCIETY In 2012, St. Andrew’s will add another level to The 1947 Society recognizing those donors who contribute $1,947 or more to the Annual Fund. Dubbed “The Sapphires of the 1947 Society,” these generous donors will be honored at a pre-party celebration held prior to the annual 1947 Society gathering at Bravo! on September 10, 2012, and will receive additional recognition in honor of their generosity.

To join The Sapphires of the 1947 Society, contact Frances Jean Neely, director of annual giving, at 601.853.6014 or neelyfj@gosaints.org, or make a secure gift online at gosaints.org/annualfund.

Become a charter member of this group by making a gift before June 30, 2013.

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THE MEMBERS OF THE 1947 SOCIETY

TRUSTEES’ CIRCLE

$10,000 – 24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Christie Mr. and Mrs. James H. Creekmore, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan W. McRae

ARCHES’ CIRCLE

$7,500 – 9,999 Mr. and Mrs. H. Wesley Goings III

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

$5,000 – 7,499 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Harris Dr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Kotfila Mr. Wilson Lyle Mr. Paul F. L. McNeill Ms. Laurie Hearin McRee The Rev. Luther and The Rev. Janet Ott Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Vick

HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE

$2,500 – 4,999 Drs. Imad S. and Risa M. Aleithawe Mr. and Mrs. W. Wayne Drinkwater, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tam T. Etheridge Mr. Peter and the Rev. Paige Ford Fisher Drs. Richard H. and Sethelle Flowers Dr. and Mrs. William B. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hickson Dr. and Mrs. Warren A. Jones Dr. John L. Moriarity, Jr. and Dr. Risa Moriarity Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Neely Dr. and Mrs. George D. Penick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cullam Pope III Dr. Guangzhi Qu and Dr. Xinhong Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Ross W. Reily Mr. Stephen L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Travis

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Mr. and Mrs. Thandi Wade Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Williams Mr. Timothy and Dr. Tammy Young

THE FOUNDATION

$1,000 – 2,499 St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association Mr. and Mrs. John D. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Allen III Mr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Christian A. Allenburger III Mr. and Mrs. John H. Almond Dr. and Mrs. Eric Amundson Dr. and Mrs. Philip A. Azordegan Mr. and Mrs. James L. Barksdale Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Elton G. Beebe Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Blanchard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Blumenthal Ms. Sheila M. Bossier Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Scott Buyan

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HOLLY AND CHRIS WIGGS

2012–2013 ANNUAL FUND CHAIRS

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bynum Mr. and Mrs. Rives C. Carter Mr. Paul Greer Catherwood Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Chain Ms. Peggy Clark Mr. and Mrs. T. Clayton Cochran Dr. and Mrs. R. Deaver Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Collins Drs. William H. and Kimberly W. Crowder Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Daly III Dr. and Mrs. Ujjwal Dhar Mr. Ronald G. Donnelly and Ms. Donna Jacobs Dr. and Mrs. John G. Downer Mr. and Mrs. David C. Dunbar Dr. and Mrs. Eric Mason Dyess Dr. Honey East Mr. and Mrs. John A. Eaves, Jr. Dr. Makram Ebeid and Dr. Mary Anne Kosek-Ebeid Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Farr II Mr. and Mrs. S. Lawrence Farrington Mr. and Mrs. Haley R. Fisackerly, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fontaine III Mr. Malcolm Jerome Franklin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gerrets, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Giddens Mr. and Mrs. Hubert W. Goings, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Gray, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jason S. Greener Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Grogan Mr. Thomas E. Guillot, Jr. and Dr. Christina Glick Drs. Avinash C. and Vinita Gulanikar Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Hankins Drs. H. Louis and Alison Harkey Mr. and Mrs. Steven Harth Mrs. Elizabeth McNease Hays Mrs. Devin Cox Headley Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holman III Mr. and Mrs. John S. Holmes, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bo Huang Mr. and Mrs. Tom R. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hutchison Dr. and Mrs. John D. Isaacs

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Johnson, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. James S. Jones Mr. Land Jones Mr. and Mrs. James A. Keith Dr. and Mrs. E. Jeff Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Lucius M. Lampton Mr. and Mrs. Alan Lange Mr. and Mrs. Shane Langston Dr. and Mrs. Bryan S. Lantrip Mr. and Mrs. R. Eason Leake Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Liechty Dr. Sheila Lindley Mr. and Mrs. J. David Marsh III Drs. Derek E. and Lori H. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. McCaffery Mrs. Hyman F. McCarty, Jr. Drs. Danny B. and Hazel G. McCaughan Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. McCreery Dr. and Mrs. Huey McDaniel Drs. Eric C. and Jamie H. McKinley Mrs. Margaret P. McLarty Mr. and Mrs. David L. McMillin Dr. and Mrs. William C. McQuinn Mr. Michael T. McRee Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Meeks Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Mills, Jr. Mr. J. Douglas Minor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson Montjoy II Mr. and Mrs. R. Keith Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Morrison Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Mosley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mullins Dr. and Mrs. Nils Mungan Mrs. Leonore O’Malley Mr. Kevin O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. J. Tucker Olander Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Orlansky Dr. Ticha Patel Mrs. Cliff Peck Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Perry Dr. and Mrs. W. James Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Powell III Mr. Ravi Raju and Dr. Whitney Swindoll Raju Mr. J. Stevenson Ray & Dr. Melinda Ray

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Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ray Dr. Vonda Reeves-Darby Mr. and Mrs. T. Scott Robertson Drs. Denzil and Audrey Robertson Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Robinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Barney Robinson III Mrs. Charlton S. Roby Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Christopher Scott IV Drs. Bruce S. and Suzanne Senter Mr. and Mrs. James W. Shelson Mr. and Mrs. Bradley W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stewart R. Speed Mr. and Mrs. Karel Speetjens Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Sullivan, Jr. Drs. J. Dean and Stephanie Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Tauzin Drs. Herman A. Taylor, Jr. and Jasmine P. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Taylor, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Salil C. Tiwari Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Townes, Jr. Mr. Joshua Carpenter Trapp Dr. and Mrs. David I. Waddell Mr. and Mrs. Wenton Walker Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Wallace Dr. and Mrs. James L. Warnock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Warren III Mr. and Mrs. John B. Waskom IV Mr. and Mrs. W. Alan Weeks Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Welch III Mr. Stennis Wells and Dr. Mildred Ridgway Wells Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wells Dr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Wells Dr. and Mrs. Brock B. Westover Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. White Dr. Frankie Walton White Dr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Wiggs Dr. and Mrs. John D. Wofford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Wood, Jr. Drs. William R. and Bonnie Woodall Mr. and Mrs. Rico Wright Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Yeh

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ALUMNI CONTRIBUTED $78,080 TO THE ANNUAL FUND, OR 18.3 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL RAISED.

ALUMNI SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUND Perhaps more than any other group in the St. Andrew’s community, alumni recognize the importance of the Annual Fund. Because they were once first-hand beneficiaries, alumni realize that the Annual Fund provided ongoing enhancements to academics, athletics, technology, professional development, financial aid, and other key areas that helped make an already excellent education even more valuable.

Those alumni who benefitted from the Annual Fund are now stepping up to support it themselves. Total

alumni participation in the Annual Fund is 14.2 percent.

Alumni contributed $78,080 to the Annual Fund, or 18.3 percent of the total raised.

If you are an alumnus or alumna who contributed and you don’t see your name in the following list, please e-mail Elizabeth Buyan at buyane@gosaints.org. To make sure your name is included in next year’s list of generous alumni supporters, make your contribution to the Annual Fund today.

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ALUMNI GIVING BY CLASS YEAR The list below reflects pledges and gifts made by alumni as of June 30, 2012, and also indicates the percentage of class members who participated.

1957 Betsy Wise Copeland

Frances Rone Morrison * John Roberts

Michael Jaques Bruce Kirkland

Chardo Smith Arjun Srinivasan

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1977 – 18%

1984 – 29%

1989 – 16%

Clay Lambert Davidson John Davis Clifford Edelston Jim Phillips Anne Bower Travis *

Second Highest Participation Martha Campbell Cooke Louise Lyell Lampton Charles Lyle Margaret Palmer Win Rawson Barney Robinson Joanna Miller Storey Louis Watson

Clay Collins Honey East * Paige Ford Fisher * Peter Fisher * Pam Franklin ** Jennifer King Ticha Patel

June Wilkinson Evans

1963 Leslie H. Bear Kendall Townes Blake Maury Fontaine Lutin

1978 – 12%

1966

Hannah Kitchings King Beth Wilson Peterson Dan Roach** Stephen Roberts Jay Steen

Martha Fontaine LaValla Sara Davis Merryman

1979 – 15%

1965 Jim Johnson Elta Posey Johnston

1968 Rob Farr *

1969 Jay Fontaine

1970 Robert Crook Jerry Scott Goodwin Betty Brown Spencer

1971 Susan Roberts

1973 Eddie Guillot *

1974 – 26% Most Funds Raised Tom Hudson * Vaughan McRae * Sallie Roper Moseley Karen Crenshaw Swenson Katherine Rone Wells *

1975 – 11% Joan Becker Cal Hull Susan McEuen Lawler

1976 – 13% Carl Menist

Paul Catherwood Jerome Franklin Susan Hendrickson Jennifer Patterson Peters

Schorr Johnson Davis John Ditto Kenny Graeber Cab Green Susan Margaret Johnson Mia Sanders Madati

1986 – 15%

1991 – 15%

1985 – 9%

Freddy Duggan Buff Neill Bert Rubinsky Chris Scott * Stephanie Quiriconi Scott * Ben Wynne

1980 – 17% Catherine Gray Clark Jon Langford John S. Wiener * Ren Wilkes *

Sarah Andre Jeffrey Blackwood Martha Foose John Hawkins Patricia McClure Pat Scanlon Shannon Furlow Word

John Briggs Shelly Mott Bass Derek Jumper Allison Lightwine Chris Myers Jason Watkins Stacy Wellborn

1987 – 16%

1992 – 5%

Leslie Martin Carter Dorothy Allen Hawkins Elizabeth McNease Hays * Ann Hughes Le Roux Anne Jackson Maradik Misty Wakeland Monroe Gibson Prichard John Green Robinson Karel Speetjens * John Teal

1981 – 13% Third Most Funds Raised Julie Crockett Emily Mosby Curran Wilson Lyle * Amanda Reed Betty Black Smithson

1982 – 19% Paul Buckley Jordan Parks Goodwin Hank Holman * David McMullan September Moore Stewart Speed * Stacy Robinson Sullivan

1988 – 27% Warwick Alley Chucky Bluntson Sandi Carroll Judith Mosal Crotty Shelly Montgomery Williams Johannessen Scott Albert Johnson Will Kiblinger John Maxey Ravi Raju **

1983 – 23% Lorna Lyell Chain *, ** Elizabeth Fuselier Ellis Bethany Shofner Gaillet

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1990 – 12%

Second Most Funds Raised Jason Greener Lea Johnston Marcy Bryan Croft Vick *

1993 – 20% John D. Adams Catherine Allenburger Ashy Roger Dickens John Egger Mary Collins Harwell Brent McKay Austin McMullen Anna Ditto Peterson Julie Graves Powell Patrick Taylor John Thomas Josh Trapp

1994 – 16% Mary Catherine Papa Blackwell

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Will Coker Caroline De Beukelaer Jamie Fougerousse Emily Allenburger Gordon Robert Ireland Brannan Johnston Priscilla Almond Jolly Jim Perry Alex Purvis ** Mary Linley Shields Sweat

1995 – 8% Scott Adams Sara Katherine Ott Beckett William Hooker Katie Krooss-Jones

1996 – 11% Louis Britton Price Chadwick Hiatt Collins Herwig De Beukelaer Jason Gates Greg Graeber Nick Hill ** Andrew Neely **

1997 – 15% Elizabeth Stevens Buyan John Paul Fougerousse Adam Friedman Ethan Goldberg Kathy Harrell Knight Michelle Purdy Greg Rhodes Anne Taite Austin Vogeleer

1998 – 20% Frances Patterson Croft ** Justin Croft Alison Fielder Aileen Hanlon Devin Cox Headley Walter James Sean Marshall Megan Hitt Mayhan Erin Powell McCain Courtney Wages Tomlinson

Sarah Benton Walker Taylor Wofford

Carrie Smith Zach Taylor Beth Thomas Sarah Hensley Ware Trey Wofford David Zapletal

1999 – 22% Jonathon Bissette Allan Boteler Palmer Brown Anna Rose Poole Carlson Taylor Morse Davis Jessica McNaughton Delaney Anna Purvis Frame ** Josh Hailey Katy Morgan Neely Pulvere Sarah Rivlin Lucien Smith Scott Tomlinson Jennifer Smith Welch

Emily Almas Allison Beach Susannah Morse de Nobriga Chelsea Taylor Freeman Tina Heitmann Land Jones Katie Lightsey Abram Orlansky Meriwether Wofford Truckner Caroline Morrison White

2000 – 17%

2003 – 33%

2002 – 14%

Sidney Allen Taylor Bradley Ben Buck Steve Cohen Emily Jones Nicole Jumper Sara Jane Doby McCrary Marsh Nippes Cameron Billups Peden William Ray Kyle Wallace

Highest Participation Rachel Allen ** Brad Baskin Jordan Hailey Bryan ** Sarah Scott Clark Lauren Cohen Odiri Dafe Candace Deer Theresa Downer William Drinkwater Chris Fowler Adam Griffin Creighton Hardy Andrew Harrison Ashley Wells Hullender Taylor Jones Elizabeth Leake Keckler Marty Hitt Kelly Jack Neill Joey Odom Andrew Rueff Melissa Samuels Claire Patrick Strange Jenny Taylor Lane Walton

2001 – 28% Third Highest Participation Chase Bryan Todd Chatham Montgomery Davis John Eley Robert Farr John Fontaine Sangita Goel William Hunter Caldwell Collins Israel Johnny Kochtitzky Ashley Mallinson Andrew McLarty Taylor Neely ** Aaron Samuels

2004 – 7% Melanie Smith Crawford

Carrie Menist Grunkemeyer Jamie Mallinson Vishal Patel Ellie Wallace

2005 – 10% Katherine Dunbar-Smith Will Fontaine Allen Lyle Nathan McLarty Betsy Peterson Ruth Craig Taylor

2006 – 9% Leslie Wells Baskin Joseph Lightsey Margaret Anne McGuire Alden Marie Wofford Raulston Caroline Stroud Jennifer Whatley Vaughn

2007 – 5% Rivers Fike William Patrick Emily Anne Scott Rubina Sood Sethi

2008 – 8% Chandler Anthony Divya Baliga Oliver Galicki ** Greg McMillin Sandesh Shettar Jennifer Triplett

2009 – 2% Elizabeth Fike Lee Gabardi

2011 – 1% William Chism * Denotes alumni who have given $10,000 or more cumulatively to the Annual Fund. ** Denotes fundraising volunteer or class agent

TOTAL ALUMNI PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL FUND IS 14.2%.

ALUMNI CONTRIBUTED $78,080 TO THE ANNUAL FUND. ALUMNI CONTRIBUTED 18.3% OF THE TOTAL RAISED.

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A RWAL SENIOR VINEET AGGARWAL SHINES IN NATIONAL DEBATE COMPETITIONS

Successes in high school’s most prestigious national earn this honor were Anna Hopper and Perry Tyner, debate competitions have earned St. Andrew’s senior both members of the class of 2007.

Vineet Aggarwal acclaim as a skilled orator and also This spring, Aggarwal and fellow St. Andrew’s seniors put the St. Andrew’s speech and debate program in the Aritra Biswas and Shalina Chatlani were named NFL national spotlight.

Academic All-Americans, an honor earned by students The high school speech and debate season closes who amass 750 NFL points in addition to meeting a GPA with a series of annual, national tournaments. Aggar- of 3.7 and a qualifying score on either the ACT (27) or wal advanced to the final rounds SAT (2000). in both the National Catholic By the close of his junior year, “VINEET IS A WONDERFUL Forensic League Grand NationAggarwal had earned 1,635 NFL als (NCFLs) and the National points, putting him into contenEXAMPLE OF THE BENEFITS Forensic League National Tourtion to break the record for NFL OF THE SPEECH AND DEBATE nament (NFLs). At the NCFLs in points earned by a St. Andrew’s Baltimore, Aggarwal emerged student in his or her Upper PROGRAM AT ST. ANDREW’S.” from a field of more than 200 School career. Evan McCarley ’05 Darin Maier competitors in the Student Concurrently holds the record with gress event to place fifth, the 1,977 points. Aggarwal could also highest finish at NCFLs by a St. top the record for points held by Andrew’s student in any event since Ellen Underwood a speech and debate student who attended St. Andrew’s placed second in Dramatic Performance in 2003. At the at any point during his or her Upper School career, a NFLs held in Indianapolis, Aggarwal debated his way record held by Floyd Flippin ’05, who posted 2,043 points. through a preliminary field of approximately 190 com- “Vineet is a wonderful example of the benefits of the petitors in the Senate to advance to the final session, plac- speech and debate program at St. Andrew’s,” says Darin ing in top 20 overall.

Maier, St. Andrew’s director of forensics and Aggarwal’s As a result of points earned during these competitions, coach. “More than just an articulate speaker and good Aggarwal earned the NFL’s degree of Premier Distinc- thinker, Vineet is respectful and conscientious in his dealtion, which requires a student to earn 1,500 points over ings not only with other team members, but also comthe course of his or her competitive career. The distinc- petitors and coaches from other schools. He has earned tion is earned by just one-half of one percent of all NFL the respect of the forensics community in Mississippi members. The most recent St. Andrew’s students to and nationwide.”

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GRAND PRIX WINNER HAYES WAYCASTER DISPLAYS THE ARK.

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Architecture Competition Produces the Skyscrapers of the Future

St. Andrew’s fourth graders set their sights high during the school’s sixth annual Architecture Awards competition. Students were required to design, draw, and describe their own skyscrapers, putting into practice multiple lessons on art, the history of architecture, and sustainability, and drawing upon their own interests and creativity to design projects uniquely their own.

“After years of attending national art conventions and state conferences, I have not seen an elementary architecture competition that compares with this one,” says St. Andrew’s Lower School art teacher Kathy Taylor, who coordinates the competition. “The projects are phenomenal and show an understanding of architecture that is far above a fourth grade level. The creative thinking required will benefit the students no matter what path in life they pursue.”

The skyscrapers were judged by a panel of professional architects from Duvall Decker Architects, P.A., with prizes awarded for the most striking, functional, ecologically sustainable, and creative designs.

“It was obvious by the quality of the submissions that these students took their work very seriously, even at such a young age,” says Shannon Gathings, an associate architect with Duvall Decker who served as a competition judge. “This was my second year participating in reviewing this work, and I am increasingly impressed with the students’ design ideas, as well their awareness of what is going on in the world. Some of the design intentions and ideas were really progressive and innovative, signs of our

future leaders in the making. As an architect, I think this competition is important not just to cultivate future architects, but also to encourage students to take notice of the built environment and to take part in improving it.”

THE WINNING PROJECTS WERE: Grand Prix: The Ark by Hayes Waycaster 1st Place: Aqua Blue by Madison Jones 2nd Place: The Chrysler Center by Toni Oluwatade 3rd Place: The Noel C. Wiggs Cultural Center by Noel Wiggs Honorable Mentions: The Tower of Earth by Katelyn Tanaka Sunset View and Day Spa by Alix Ebner Competition judges included Brett Cupples, architect, and Shannon Gathings, associate architect, both of Duvall Decker Architects, P.A., and John Taylor Schaffhausser, a visiting student intern from the Mississippi State University College of Architecture.

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“Students from both countries have a real opportunity to influence their host families,” says Chris Harth, director of global studies. “They aren’t just one student representing one school, they are one student representing an entire country.” • Eli Lazarus ’02 is proof of that statement. Lazarus lived with a Japanese host family that included a grandfather who had seen combat in World War II. When the family hosted a good-bye dinner for Eli, the grandfather stood up and said, “For many years, I have hated Americans, but you have changed my mind.”

THE POWER OF A ONE-ON-ONE EXCHANGE

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THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY FOR THE JAPANESE EXCHANGE PROGRAM This year, St. Andrew’s celebrated the 40th anniversary dents interested in studying in Japan, a surrogate mother of our Japanese sister school’s exchange program, which to the Japanese students who visit St. Andrew’s in Missisallows students from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in sippi, and a soothing voice of reassurance to the parents Mississippi to spend a full school year living with host of those students on both sides of the world. families and studying in Osaka, Japan, while Japanese “A long-term exchange program like this one was a students from Momoyama Gakuin School, whose Eng- new, brave, and daring concept at the time we introlish name is also St. Andrew’s, in Osaka in turn to spend duced it,” Bradley recalls. “At first, we had a hard time a year living with host families and getting the students interested and “To truly experience how studying at St. Andrew’s in Mississippi. an even harder time getting the par The program began four decades ents to accept the idea of sending their another culture lives takes ago when Andrew Nishikawa, an children to Japan for an entire school living there, not just visiting.

English teacher with Momoyama, year. But after the first few students My advice to the American established an exchange program came and went back, it became clear students is to be as Japanese that this was a life-changing program.” between his school and St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin, Texas.

“As the first and longest standing as you can be for one year, When the head of St. Stephen’s, Dr. and my advice to the Japanese exchange program at St. Andrew’s, Allen Becker, left to become the head the Japanese program has set the students is to be as American of school at St. Andrew’s, he brought example for all of the other exchanges as you can be for one year.” that have followed,” says Chris Harth, the exchange program with him.

With a few exceptions, St. Andrew’s St. Andrew’s director of global studMimi Bradley, St. Andrew’s has sent one and sometimes two stuies. “The Japanese exchange program Director of College Counseling dents to Japan every year since 1977. is still unique in that it is our only A Momoyama student has visited St. Andrew’s every long-term exchange program. That makes this program year except one since 1975. the most transformative exchange the school offers. The For the majority of those years, Mimi Bradley, St. students from both countries are fully immersed in the Andrew’s director of college counseling, has overseen the language and the culture of the other country, and build program, serving as a wise counselor for St. Andrew’s stu- very deep, lasting relationships with their host families.”

ST. ANDREW’S IS THE ONLY SCHOOL IN MISSISSIPPI WITH A JAPANESE EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT SEES A STUDENT FROM MISSISSIPPI SPENDING A FULL SCHOOL YEAR IN JAPAN AND A STUDENT FROM JAPAN SPENDING A FULL SCHOOL YEAR IN MISSISSIPPI. 41

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St. Andrew’s celebrated the program’s anniversary with a sushi reception on the North Campus honoring former exchange students and former St. Andrew’s host families. The students and families shared photos and fond memories and discussed the impact the exchange has had on their lives since.

Jerry Lilly ’82 and his brother, Bill Lilly ’84, both participated in the exchange program. As Bill Lilly explains, “Our entire family went to Japan to visit Jerry, and I was mesmerized. I knew had to go, too.” Jonathan Tingle ’10 earned a black belt in judo (although he acknowledges that at 6’2” and 100 pounds heavier than his largest opponent, he had a bit of an advantage), toured many of the country’s Buddhist temples, and worked his way up to eating a local curry so hot it actually gave him a nose bleed.

Speaking Japanese became so natural for John Henry Jackson ’95 that he once asked a fellow American for the time and realized only after the response was a blank stare that he’d posed the question in Japanese instead of in English.

All of the exchange students cite the relationships built with their Japanese host families as among the best parts of the experience.

“My most meaningful memories all include my host family,” Jackson says. “They are the most generous people I’ve ever met. They came to the United States for my college graduation and my wedding, and I know we’ll always keep in touch. They are my extended family.”

Ginger and John Manchester’s son, Josh ’96, spent a year in Osaka as an exchange student; the Manchester family in turn hosted two Japanese students, Tomo Manabe in 1995 and Ryo Makino in 1996.

“The best part of hosting the Japanese students was teaching them how an American family works,” Ginger Manchester says. “The boys learned how to do laundry and make meals – things handled mostly by women in Japan – and truly became a part of our family. Both of the boys called me ‘Grandmother.’ They still keep in touch with us today and still refer to my husband and me as their grandparents in Mississippi.”

Several former exchange students returned to Japan during their college years. Others have pursued careers that took them back to Japan or that draw upon their Japanese language skills. John Henry Jackson returned to Japan for a year while a student at Georgetown Univer-

CONGRATULATIONS FROM JAPAN (VIA INDIA) Since the program’s launch, 37 students from Japan have studied at St. Andrew’s and lived with St. Andrew’s host families. Several of the former exchange students sent well wishes in honor of the program’s anniversary, including Ryo Makino ’96, who wrote: Congratulations on the 40th anniversary!

It’s been 17 years since I attended St. Andrew’s. Now I am 33 years old, living in India with a most beautiful wife and the two cutest kids in the world. Though I may have grown old, I have never forgotten my fondest time there as an exchange student…

I must say that the reason I am [doing well] here in India is that St. Andrew’s gave me a rich experience to see [a perspective] different from the one I had developed in my home country, along with friendly and caring Southern hospitality. I was well-equipped for the global world because of you. If there is any chance, please admit my children for their even better globalized future!

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sity, where he majored in international business. Today, Jackson is the Asia project manager for the Mississippi Development Authority, a position that requires him to travel to Japan frequently to handle export promotions on behalf of the state of Mississippi.

“My whole career has developed based on my experience as an exchange student,” Jackson says. “That experience focused my interests and gave me a foundation for a lifelong pursuit. It turned out to be more life-changing that I ever could have imagined.”

Even those students who don’t pursue international careers find their lives forever changed by their year in the Land of the Rising Sun. “The students use it as a springboard for ‘their’ story.

They come back with incredible self-confidence and a much broader view of the world,” Bradley says. Their college placement is exceptional. They’ve already proven they can succeed in a new, different, and challenging environment.

“When you look at the ways their lives have been changed and at the depths of the relationships they’ve formed, it’s easy to see that this was a defining experi-

ence,” Bradley continues. “Most of them say the Japanese exchange the most challenging and most influential thing that has ever happened to them.”

HONORING MIMI-SENSEI MIMI BRADLEY AND HER HUSBAND, RICHARD, TRAVELED TO OSAKA, JAPAN, TO CELEBRATE THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. BRADLEY WAS GREETED BY MANY OF THE FORMER JAPANESE EXCHANGE STUDENTS SHE HAD NURTURED AT ST. ANDREW’S, WHO TRAVELED TO OSAKA FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE REUNION WITH THEIR AMERICAN SURROGATE MOTHER.

A NON-DENOMINATIONAL EXCHANGE “When I went to Japan, my mother didn’t think of my minority status

coming from the fact that I was Caucasian and six-foot-two,” Jonathan Tingle says with a laugh. “She thought it would come from the fact that I was Baptist.” • When it was the Tingle family’s turn to host a Japanese exchange student, Jonathan’s mother, Carol, took pains to ensure their visitor would feel at home. • “When he arrived, we sat down to talk about his food preferences and any special needs he might have,” Carol Tingle says. “I was trying to ask him if he’d like to worship somewhere while he was in the United States, if we needed to locate a Buddhist temple for him. Finally, he understood what I had been trying to ask. Our Japanese exchange student’s response to me was, ‘I am Baptist.’”

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CURTAIN CALLS PERFORMERS OF ALL AGES TOOK THE STAGE THIS SPRING IN COMEDIES, dramas, and musicals that showcased the vibrant performing arts program at St. Andrew’s, where students of all ages find the direction and encouragement they need to shine.

The Wizard of Oz The second grade production of The Wizard of Oz captured the hearts of family, friends, and students alike as the enthusiastic cast danced, sang, and whistled their way down the yellow brick road. The performance was bittersweet for music teacher Doug Vance, as it marked the last Lower School performance she would assist in producing. The second graders presented Vance with a collectible ceramic box adorned with red slippers and the inscription, “There’s no place like home,” a loving reminder that “St. Andrew’s will always be home for you, Mrs. Vance.”

Rats! The Pied Piper of Hamelin Fourth graders transported audiences to the mythical town of Hamelin, where a troublesome rat infestation resulted in disgruntled townspeople and merchants, the hiring of a mysterious musician/exterminator, and the loss of the town’s children to the unpaid pied piper.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Seventh and eighth graders combined their talents in a stirring performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

This modern interpretation of the Grimm brothers’ classic fairy tale balanced dramatic depth with humorous poetry and characterization.

MRS. VANCE TAKES A BOW Mrs. Doug Vance, Lower School music teacher for 18 years, retired at the end of the 2011-12 school year, leaving a legacy of joyful music and a deep love for every aspiring performer she coached. Mrs. Vance was recognized at a special Lower School chapel during which the 2011-12 yearbook was dedicated to her and 60 of her former students were on hand to sing “Thank You for the Music.” The chapel service was followed by a reception, which allowed friends, family, and faculty to join with Mrs. Vance in reminiscing and celebrating the gift of music she has shared so generously with so many students over the years.

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A St. Andrew’s Lower School tradition since 1956, May Day is both a beloved spring ritual and a fresh and exciting event every year. May Day 2012 found excited fourth graders wrapping the Maypoles to the music of “Waltz of the Flowers.” This year’s celebration showcased the “Spirit, Energy, Music, and Magic of Mississippi,” beginning with a salute to the state’s world-famous musicians and then taking students, families, and faculty from the Stennis Space Center to the Mighty Mississippi River, with stops along the way to honor Mississippi’s sports legends and blossoming film industry. This year’s May Day also introduced a new tradition. Andrew McLarty, St. Andrew’s lay chaplain, kicked off the festivities by carrying an authentic antique French Maypole across the field. In the coming years the “St. Andrew’s Maypole” will lead the fourth graders onto the field, adding a new feature to a beloved tradition.

1) Isabella Scalia / 2. The May Poles / 3. Konnor Howard and Sophie Longwitz / 4. Madeline Dyess / 5. Anna Jordan Hendrix and Wake Monroe 6. Elyce Dotson / 7. Callan Baldwin / 8. Lee Margaret Sykes

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ON AVERAGE, 65 PERCENT OF ST. ANDREW’S STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE SCHOOL’S 20 MHSAASANCTIONED SPORTS PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL CONSISTENTLY FIELDS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS IN MULTIPLE SPORTS AND, WHEN COMPETING IN CLASS 2A, WAS NAMED MISSISSIPPI’S BEST ALL-AROUND 2A SPORTS PROGRAM MORE TIMES THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE HISTORY OF THE AWARD.

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In its third year competing in tough Division 3A play, St. Andrew’s once again captured the Clarion-Ledger’s All Sports Award for that class. This marks the thirteenth year in a row that St. Andrew’s has won the title, and the eighteenth time in the last 20 years.

All Sports points are awarded based on finishes in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) state playoffs. Champions receive 25 points, second place receives 24, third place receives 23, and so on.

Champions also receive a five-point bonus. St. Andrew’s amassed points in baseball, boys soccer, boys swimming, boys track and field, boys cross country, girls golf, girls soccer, girls swimming, girls track and field, girls cross country, tennis, and volleyball for a total of 283 points, edging out 3A competitors St. Patrick (246.5 points) and Kussuth (230 points).

St. Andrew’s stands apart from most area private schools by competing in the MHSAA, an organization

comprised primarily of public schools. Membership in MHSAA ensures that St. Andrew’s athletes compete at the highest levels of Mississippi high school sports and make the school’s numerous championships and multiple All Sports Awards even more impressive.

SAINTS SPRING SEASON RECORDS

Tennis – State Champions Baseball – Region Champions Boys Track and Field – 4th in State Girls Track and Field – 2nd in State Boys Golf – Region Champions Girls Golf – Region Champions Fast Pitch Softball – 6-13 Archery – 8th in State Lacrosse – 2-2

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GRAND SLAM T H E S T . A N D R E W ’ S T E N N I S T E A M C L A I M S I T S 10 T H C O N S E C U T I V E S T A T E C H A M P I O N S H I P

The St. Andrew’s tennis team claimed its tenth consecutive state championship in 2012, prompting tennis fans statewide to wonder aloud where St. Andrew’s consistently finds its magic.

“We owe the program’s success to motivated players, caring coaches, and generous and supportive parents,” says Paul Buckley ’82, former tennis head coach, current assistant coach, and a former St. Andrew’s student player.

“We’ve also had access to excellent facilities. Few schools are lucky enough to have a court on their own campus, and we have five. This not only enhances our practices and matches, but also gives St. Andrew’s players access to courts for pleasure matches. Additionally, we’ve always had a number of tournament players on the team who compete year round.”

Buckley and head coach Emillia Viljoens point out that one of the strong points of the tennis team is that many players are a part of the team from the seventh grade until graduation, which gives them six years to grow together.

One of those six-year players is Jessica Lee ’12.

“Playing tennis at St. Andrew’s enabled Jessica to become a better student as well as a better player,” says Jessica’s father, Makau Lee. “Tennis helped her develop discipline, the ability to focus, an appreciation of hard work, and a love for teamwork and team spirit.”

Drs. Tell and Hal Flowers’ five children have all played on a St. Andrew’s championship tennis team.

“Over the years, we’ve seen the beneficial effects of

mentoring by the older players on our children, who in turn have developed leadership skills by guiding the younger players,” Dr. Hal Flowers says. “[Former] Coach Bill Schmegal, Coach Paul Buckley, and Coach Emillia Viljoen have served as outstanding role models. Through them, our children have developed responsibility, accountability, and dedication and learned the importance of hard work, good sportsmanship, and team participation. Although tennis is typically regarded as an individual sport, at St. Andrew’s tennis is a team sport, and to succeed requires a team mindset.”

“As parents of St. Andrew’s students for 20 years, our involvement with the tennis team will always be one of our most cherished memories,” says Dr. Tell Flowers.

“We will certainly be saddened when the last of our tennis players graduates this year, but we hope to be front row on court side in the years to come cheering for the continued success of St. Andrew’s tennis.”

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St. Andrew’s last two recipients of the Trustees Medal for Academic Achievement, Aubrey Flowers ’11 and Jessica Lee ’12, were also members of the tennis team.

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QU GAME, SET, AND MATCH TO PHILLIP

THE ST. ANDREW’S SENIOR IS NAMED MISSISSIPPI’S BEST TENNIS PLAYER. The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has named St. Andrew’s senior Phillip Qu Mississippi’s 2012 PopStar for tennis. The award recognizes Qu as the top high school tennis player in the state, regardless of school size or affiliation.

Named in honor of W.C. “Pop” Allen, the longtime athletic director for Jackson Public Schools, the PopStars Awards honor the excellence and dedication of the state’s premier high school athletes. Honorees are selected by a statewide panel of sports media voters who narrow the field to the top three athletes in all 22 high school sports, billed as “The Best Three Athletes in Every Sport.” A second vote is then held to determine the overall winner.

Qu was not the only St. Andrew’s athlete recognized. St. Andrew’s freshman Alex Good was a finalist for the swimming award.

Congratulations to Phillip Qu, St. Andrew’s own rising star.

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STEPHANIE GARRIGA

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Stephanie Garriga Stephanie Garriga is perhaps best known for her role as a news anchor, producer, and reporter for Jackson’s WJTV for 27 years. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Garriga worked as a reporter in Tucson and in Portland, Oregon, before making her move to Mississippi. She has received awards and recognitions from the Office of the Governor of Mississippi, the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters’ Association, and the American Cancer Society.

Garriga has served St. Andrew’s as a homeroom parent, Back to School Night chairman, and Middle School coordinator. She is the incoming president of the St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association. A communicant of St. James’ Episcopal Church and an active community volunteer, Garriga serves on the board of directors of the Mississippi Children’s Museum and has previously served on the board of the Junior League of Jackson. She can also be found sharing her time and talents at Stewpot Community Services, Goodwill Industries, the Mustard Seed, the March of Dimes, the American Cancer Society, and many others. Stephanie and her husband, Mark, have two children, Ali (Class of 2016) and Wynn (Class of 2018), and two pets, Olive the dog and Gipper the cat.

Dr. Warren Jones Dr. Warren Jones, a family physician and retired Captain in the U.S. Navy, is the founding executive director of the Mississippi Institute for the Improvement of Geographical Minority Health Disparities at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is also a professor of family medicine and a distinguished professor of health policy and senior health policy advisor. In addition to his duties in Mississippi, Dr. Jones is an assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Jones is past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a 94,300-member primary care specialty society. He is also the past chair of the Family Medicine Section and Aerospace & Military Med54

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icine Section of the National Medical Association, and served on the Minority Affairs Governing Council for the American Medical Association.

Dr. Jones received his undergraduate degree from Dillard University in New Orleans, where he serves on the board of trustees, and his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. His numerous military honors include the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal for superior performance. He is a three-time recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal. Dr. Jones was recently honored as the Outstanding Black Educator in Mississippi by the Board of the Institutions of Higher Learning and has been awarded a National Role Model Award by Minority Access, Inc. Dr. Jones and his wife, Gennie, have a daughter, Madison (Class of 2020).

Dr. Risa Moriarity Raised in Africa and Southeast Asia, Risa Moriarity moved to the United States at age 17. A graduate of Yale University, she served as a clinical practice manager at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and taught middle school science before entering medical school.

Moriarity earned her doctor of medicine degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1997 and trained at Johns Hopkins in plastic surgery before leaving residency and working as a medical editor and writer. During that time, Dr. Moriarity was actively involved in promoting residency reform through legislation and the media. She testified before congress and appeared on “Nightline,” the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” ABC World News Tonight, and on several prime time documentaries.

In 2002, Dr. Moriarity moved to Mississippi and began training in emergency medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC), where she is currently an assistant professor and assistant residency program director for the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Moriarity and her husband, Dr. Jack Moriarity, have three children, Lindsay (Class of 2019), Lara (Class of 2021), and Sargeant (class of 2026).

Who Would You Nominate for

Sainthood?

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD the advancement of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. One The highest honor bestowed upon an alumna or alum- alumna/us will be recognized each year. nus, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have made extraordinary personal achievements, THE SAINTS IN SERVICE AWARD professional accomplishments, and significant contri- This award recognizes St. Andrew’s alumni who demonbutions that benefit society. Recipients are individuals strate exceptional service to others and have made a posiwhose exemplary lives and activities reflect honor upon tive difference in their community. One alumna/us will St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. One alumna/us will be be recognized each year. recognized each year.

NOMINATIONS AND JUDGING

Nominations are quick, easy, and online at www.gosaints. org/AlumniAwardNominations. All are invited to submit nominations for the Alumni Awards. The Alumni Board will review the nominations and select the honorees.

YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

The Young Alumni Award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of an alumna or alumnus who has made major contributions to the community, arts, sciences, or business. Alumni who graduated from St. Andrew’s within the past 15 years are eligible for nomination. One alumna/us will be recognized each year.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS IS OCTOBER 1, 2012.

THE ST. ANDREW’S LOYALTY AWARD

The St. Andrew’s Loyalty Award honors St. Andrew’s alumni who, in deed or action, reflect and recognize the importance of being an alumna or alumnus of St. Andrew’s; who demonstrate pride in their alma mater; and whose interest and loyalty are evident by their significant, notable and meritorious contributions towards

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ELIZABETH BUYAN ‘97 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT 601.853.6013 BUYANE@GOSAINTS.ORG

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1979 Andy Workman was named the new provost and senior vice president at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island after 19 years of service at Mills College in Oakland, California.

and other broadcast and print media outlets. Hemmins serves as vice-chair of the Lafayette County Democrats, is a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, and is a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

She is actively campaigning to convince her local school board to choose an abstinence plus sex education curriculum. In addition to her political activities, Hemmins is a self-employed sales rep, selling ads for Delta Magazine, The Oxford American, and The Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. She and her husband, Andy, have three children and live in a farmhouse near Oxford, where they are raising flowers, vegetables, chickens, cats, a bunny, a dog, and a guinea pig.

1983 Sara Miller Rasmussen and her husband, Bob, live in Jackson one mile from the Miller family homestead, raising vegetables and children. When not on a road trip, the couple runs a scout den, tracks local politics, recruits for Harvard, reads up on World War II, and raises funds. Rasmussen’s career at Verizon is ever-changing; most recently, she moved into marketing automation, developing apps to monetize the business services suite. Rasmussen works with a team that spans five countries.

1991 Shelly Mott and Nathan Bass were married on April 5, 2012.

In August, they plan to relocate to the Jackson area, where Shelly will work as in-house counsel for Entergy, Nathan will relocate his law office, and son Nicolas will begin second grade.

1992 Sophie De Beukelaer and her husband welcomed a daughter, Ella Oceana Sullivan, on April 4, 2012. The family lives in California.

1987 Traci Blair Strickland was promoted to associate vice president of growth strategies with United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, where she oversees the company’s Money Mind seminar platform. Strickland received a national Exceptional Contributor Award in recognition of her work with United Capital offices across the country.

1988 Arjun Srinivasan, St. Andrew’s 2009-10 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars.

Buck Allred and Katie Howell Allred ’94 welcomed a daughter, Elowyn (Ellie) Kate Allred, on May 3, 2012. Ellie joins siblings Addy and JoJo. The family makes their home in California.

1989 Cristen Coker Hemmins actively campaigned against Mississippi Initiative 26 (the “personhood” initiative), which was rejected in a statewide vote last fall. During the campaign, Hemmins was interviewed on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Mississippi Public Broadcasting, BBC Radio,

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1993 Douglas White and his wife, Lea Pickard, welcomed a son, Jack Dylan Pickard-White, on April 1, 2012. White and Pickard returned to Mississippi after teaching in New York, Arizona, and Iowa. They live in Jackson.

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1995 Justin Broderick was promoted to vice president of digital at Sq1 Advertising in November 2011.

1998 Jennifer Joe is completing a nephrology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Katie Krooss-Jones is director of ancillary services and project implementation at Doctors Network of America.

Her daughter, Jasper, is a second grader at St. Andrew’s and her son, Chase, is a Pre-K3 student.

Crystal Utley has returned to Jackson and is serving as a special assistant attorney general in the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office. The division prosecutes fraud and unfair practices perpetrated against consumers. Utley also obtained her yoga teacher’s certification and teaches throughout Central Mississippi with a focus in therapeutic yoga.

1996 Lynette Ingram Cassel and her husband, Jim, welcomed a daughter, Helen Gabriella, on April 13, 2012. The family lives outside of Boston, where Cassel works as an art therapist focusing on children and families, and teaches art therapy at Lesley University.

1999 Chris Louis and Laura Young Louis ’99 live in Nashville with their dog, Tenaya. Laura teaches high school at Hume Fogg Magnet School and coaches cross-country and track.

This year, she received Hume Fogg’s Keith Simmons Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Chris is the director of communications for a startup company, Talkapolis.

Andrew Neely and his wife, Nikki, welcomed a daughter, Mary Cecilia, on April 18, 2012. In the spring of 2012, Neely opened his own law firm in downtown Jackson, Stracener & Neely, PLLC, with partner and St. Andrew’s parent Eric Stracener.

Reed Stacy and his wife, Lynlee, celebrated the birth of their son, Stafford Daulton Stacy, on September 21, 2011.

The family lives in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

Scott Sumrall and his wife, Judy, welcomed their first child, Finley Reese Sumrall, on August 16, 2011. The family makes their home in Brandon, Mississippi. Sumrall is the director of the Division of Disaster Preparedness and Response for the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, and Judy is a certified nurse anesthetist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

2000 Clare Lyell and Michael Puckett traveled to Japan in July to visit Ben Nichols ’98.

Lauren Jones is an active member of the Jackson Junior League and helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity.

She participated as a local celebrity dancer in “Dancing with the Mississippi Stars,” a fundraiser supporting the relocation of Community Place. Jones is a managing member of Lauren Jones Footwear, a business she started in 2009 that offers footwear, handbags, contemporary clothing, and accessories. She recently submitted items from her new swim line “Lauren Jones Swimwear” to Sports Illustrated magazine for their 50th anniversary issue. Jones is also a brand ambassador for eMoney advisors, where she is the spokesperson for financial advisors, as well as for Stiletto Stampede and Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure, providing footwear for the race. Lauren is engaged to Dr. David John Sinclair, a resident neurologist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and plans to marry in the spring of 2013.

1997 Shannon Danielle Bowers married Justin Joseph Smith of San Mateo, California, on April 14, 2012, in Biloxi, Mississippi, at the IP Casino Resort & Spa. The happy couple splits their time between Loxley, Alabama, and Carlsbad, California.

Les Hegwood was named headmaster at Trinity Episcopal School in Natchez, Mississippi. Hegwood earned his bachelor’s degree in English and his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Mississippi. He and his wife, Corinne, have a two-yearold son, Hayes.

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Rebecca Perry Posey and her husband, Ryan, welcomed a daughter, Anadine, on February 28, 2012.

Andrew Harrison celebrated his marriage to Dr. Kelly Tennant near Portland, Oregon, on April 28, 2012. Groomsmen included Jay Brandon ’03, Robert Smith’03, and Joey Odom ’03. The happy couple lives in Victoria, British Columbia, where Harrison works on natural language processing software and his wife researches strokes and brain imaging.

2001 Richard Huntpalmer and his wife, Bryn, live in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Huntpalmer is in his third year of law school at the University of Arkansas, and his wife recently completed her M.Ed. in higher education. The Huntpalmers wel- Robert Penick is the administrative analyst for Eurology comed a daughter, Adelaide Elise, on December 31, 2011. Associates in Nashville. Penick was the race director for the practice’s “Dash For Dads” 5K on Fathers Day, June 16. The Andrew McLarty and Emily Everett were married on April race attracted 486 runners, twice as many as participated 14, 2012 at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson. in 2011. More than 700 spirited onlookers and well-wishers lined the race course. Proceeds from the race, $50,000, Trey Wofford and his wife, Dorothy, welcomed their first will be donated to ZeroCancer.org to fight prostate cancer. child, John David Wofford IV, on March 12, 2012 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Wofford is a resident in emer2006 gency medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Mary Reid Munford teaches fifth grade reading at KIPP and his wife is a physical therapist. John IV is pictured Believe College Prep, a charter middle school in New with his father and his aunts, Dr. Taylor Wofford ’98, Orleans, through Teach for America.

Meriwether Wofford Truckner ’02 and Alden Wofford Raulston ’06.

2007 Breck Croft graduated in May 2011 from the University of 2002 Mississippi with a degree in journalism and an emphasis in Jay Adoue moved to New York after graduating from the public relations. Croft moved to Dallas, Texas, last summer University of Virginia’s MBA program. He is a digital mar- to begin work as an account executive for FedEx Services. keting manager at NBC Universal.

She is engaged to Alex Yakulis, a fellow Ole Miss alum. They are planning a May 2013 wedding in Oxford, Mississippi.

Katherine Crowell Gunby and her husband, Matthew, welcomed a son, Jackson Paul, on April 27, 2012. The family Selby McRae graduated from Hamilton College in May lives in Salisbury, Maryland.

2011 and completed Columbia University’s publishing course. She lives in New York City, where she works in the Abram Orlansky and his wife, Hannah, have moved back marketing department at Random House, Inc. to Jackson with their son, Samuel Isaac Orlansky.

2008 2003 Chandler Anthony moved to Dallas, Texas, to work with Brad Baskin and Leslie Wells ’06 were married on April Bain & Company as a management consultant. Anthony 21, 2012, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral and make their home in was elected to serve on the Vanderbilt Board of Trust for Jackson. Bridesmaids included Ashley Wells Hullender ’03, the next four years as the Young Alumni Trustee of the Ashley Wright ’06, Maeve Wilson ’06, Nell Knox ’06, Allie Class of 2012.

Gaggini ’06, and Cara Troiani ’06. Among the groomsmen were Chris Fowler ’03, Andrew Rueff ’03, and Curt Oliver Galicki was inducted into the Millsaps Hall of Griffin’03. The ushers and readers were Hewitt Jones ’03, Fame. Galicki also serves on the St. Andrew’s Alumni Will Fontaine ’05, and Elizabeth Buyan ’97.

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SRINIVASAN INDUCTED INTO JOHNS HOPKINS SOCIETY OF SCHOLARS Arjun Srinivasan ’88 was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars.

The Society of Scholars honors former postdoctoral fellows, postdoctoral degree recipients, and staff or visiting faculty who have served at least one year at Johns Hopkins and thereafter gained marked distinction in their professions. Srinivasan was an intern, resident, and fellow in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins from 1996 to 2001. A captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, Srinivasan is associate director for healthcare associated infection prevention programs in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Since joining the CDC, Srinivasan has led more than 35 investigations of outbreaks. As a result of his work, changes in national policy and guidelines have been implemented to prevent healthcare associated infections. Srinivasan has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on his research in health care epidemiology, infection control, and anti-microbial use and resistance. He was St. Andrew’s 2009-10 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.

2009 Henri Paul Watson is enjoying his senior year at the University of Mississippi. Watson has more than 100 skydives under his belt.

Courtney began her career as a prosecutor with the St. Claire County District Attorney’s Office in Alabama.

She later became an assistant district attorney for Mobile County before returning to Mississippi, where she worked at Forman Perry as a mass tort litigator before accepting a position with the Mississippi Office of the Attorney General. She was a member of the Mississippi, Alabama and Texas Bar Associations as well as numerous other federal courts. Survivors include her parents, Brack and Kaye ( Junkin) Schloemer of Madison; brother, Charlie of Hattiesburg; niece, Julia Schloemer of Starkville; and her intended, Ben. Memorials may be made to the Jubilee Fund, St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, 7427 Old Canton Road, Madison, MS 391110.

2011 William Chism was named Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in the Yale University football spring game. When photographed, Chism said, “Tell St. Andrew’s thanks. Thanks to the coaches for teaching me and pushing me, thanks to my teammates for the great memories, and let me add a thanks to the Booster Club for making football such a rewarding experience for our family.”

IN MEMORIAM Courtney Schloemer ’90 • Courtney Adele Schloemer, 39, of Madison died March 6, 2012, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, CORRECTIONS Schloemer was a longtime resident of the Jackson area Julia Womack Coggins ’75 has been working for the and graduated with honors from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Oregon State Department of Human services for 21 years.

School in 1990. A National Merit Scholar, she attended the University of Alabama on a Presidential Scholarship, Jennifer White Young ’96 (not 1986) and her husband, earning a B.A. in advertising in 1994 and a J.D. from the Vernon, welcomed a daughter, Hannah Nicole, on January 16, 2012.

School of Law in 1997.

Andrew Harrison

Robert Penick

Oliver Galicki

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Henri Paul Watson

William Chism

THE TIES THAT BIND THE CLASS OF 2012 INCLUDED 33 MEMBERS WITH SIBLINGS OR PARENTS WHO ARE ALUMNI OR CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PATRON SAINTS (OR FORMER TRUSTEES), CORPORATION, OR FACULTY AND STAFF. 49 PERCENT OF THE CLASS CLAIMS A TIE TO ST. ANDREW’S.

Connor Buechler ’10, Killian Buechler, Lecia Spriggs (Corporation)

Daniel Wells ’99 and Catherine Carroon (not pictured are Sam Wales ’92 and Zach Wales ’94)

Brad Chism (Patron Saint), Salem Chism and Will Chism ’11

Mallory Conway-Lewis ’11 and Danielle Conway-Lewis (not pictured are Bennett Conway Lewis ’08 and Claudette Conway Lewis ’09)

Ellen Cooper Dillard and Mary Ellen Hamilton Dillard ’87

Cindy Dunbar (Corporation and Patron Saint) and Chris Dunbar

Claire Harkey ’05, Lorna Harkey, Alison Harkey (Patron Saint) and Leah Harkey ’11 (not pictured is Ian Harkey ’08)

Jessica Holy ’06, Melissa Holy, and Christina Holy ’10, (not pictured are Stephanie Quiriconi Scott ’79 (Patron Saint), Chris Scott ’79, Steve Quiriconi ’79 and Charlie Scott ’11

Kirby Lee ’07, Barry Lee and Rebecca Lee ’05

Emma Liston and Sherry Liston (faculty)

Betsy McKee (faculty), Patrick McKee and Mercer McKee ’10

Carl Menist ’76, Skylar Menist, Judy Menist (faculty), Carrie Menist Grunkemeyer ’04 and Tye Menist ’06

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Molly O’Brien and Katelyn O’Brien ’10

Miriam Parker and Meredith Parker ’10 (not pictured are Kate Parker ’05 and Elise Parker ’08)

Nikki Patel and Vishal Patel ’09

Natalie Payne and Nathan Payne ’09

Violetta Pozdnyakov Moore ’05 and Nikita Pozdnyakov

Galen Reeves-Darby ’07, Jaren Reeves-Darby, Vonda Reeves-Darby (Trustee), Royce Reeves-Darby ’11

Harriet Robinson Orstad ’84, Madeleine Robinson and John Robinson ’82

Devon Rodgers and Riley Griffith ’08

Jenny Scalzo ’07 and Sara Scalzo

Victoria Scarbrough and Joshua Scarbrough ’10

Victoria Sheppard ’06 and Bud Sheppard

Sandesh Shettar ’08 and Malika Shettar (not pictured is Vignesh Shettar ’04)

Michael Sneed and Will Sneed ’10

John Magruder Sullivan III ’10, Caitlyn Caruthers Sullivan and Stacy Robinson Sullivan ’82 (faculty)

Dot Kitchings (former faculty), Emma Wann ’09, Lilly Wann, Maribeth Kitchings Wann ’76, Hannah Kitchings King ’78 (faculty) and Taylor Kitchings (faculty)

Jake Warren ’09, Matt Warren and Luke Warren ’08

NOT PICTURED: Pooja Goel and Sameer Goel ’08; Kendall Brown and Tyler Brown ’10 Buchanan Westover ’11 and Sam Westover

Tori Wilson and Daron Wilson ’80

Jessica Zehr ’11, Dan Zehr and Andrew Zehr ’10

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Archways catches up with Dr. Chad Rhoden ’94

As a student athlete at St. Andrew’s in the early 1990s, wife’s permission, Dr. Rhoden turned the family kitchen Chad Rhoden realized early on the importance of good into a laboratory, experimenting with various herbs and nutrition to good health. In fact, his commitment to spices until he hit upon the right combination of healthy healthy eating made Rhoden a subject of interest in the nutrition and good taste. The result was FlavorDoctor, a Commons. While the majority of his fellow classmates tasty, healthy alternative to salt marketed as “the spice for expressed cravings for fast food burgers and fries, Rho- life.” Launched in 2010, FlavorDoctor is now available in den packed a lunch that included lean turkey, fresh fruit, grocery stores, restaurants, gourmet shops, and healthand a low-fat dessert. care facilities, as well as online. Based on initial consumer “My friends were always curious to see what I’d bring response, Dr. Rhoden plans to make FlavorDoctor availfor lunch,” Dr. Rhoden recalls with a laugh. “In those able through the United States and internationally. days, anything labeled ‘low-fat’ In addition to his work with was a novelty.”

FlavorDoctor and his practice at His interest in health, wellness, River Oaks, Dr. Rhoden volun“WE KNOW HOW and nutrition has shaped Dr. Rhoteers at a free health clinic operIMPORTANT IT IS TO den’s entire career. The son of ated by First Baptist Church of START BUILDING two physicians, Rhoden earned a Madison. He is also working on medical degree from the Univerplans to establish a state-of-the-art AWARENESS AND sity of Mississippi School of Medprevention center in the Madison GOOD HABITS EARLY IN area, a medically based facility icine and a Ph.D. in exercise science with a minor in nutrition LIFE. AS WE GET OLDER, that would focus not on treatfrom the University of Missising illness, but on helping people, HABITS ARE MUCH sippi. He is board certified in famespecially those with certain risk ily medicine and general prevenHARDER TO CHANGE.” factors, stay healthy. tive medicine/public health, and Perhaps because he can trace his Chad Rhoden is a certified nutrition and exerown career interests and successes cise specialist. Dr. Rhoden curback to his time as a student, Dr. rently practices at Madison River Rhoden is excited about the new Oaks Medical Center in Canton, Mississippi. An expert health and wellness initiative underway at St. Andrew’s. in preventive healthcare, he is also a noted author and “We know how important it is to start building awarespeaker on wellness and healthy living. ness and good habits early in life,” Dr. Rhoden says. “As His lifelong interest in nutrition and how it affects we get older, habits are much harder to change. Beginhealth and longevity also led Dr. Rhoden to pursue an ning discussions about health and wellness with the unexpected culinary career. Seeing firsthand the negative youngest students and building on that from year to effects of too much sodium in the diet, including the con- year as part of the curriculum shows a lot of forward nection between salt and high blood pressure and heart thinking. If I joined the students in the Commons at St. disease, Dr. Rhoden teamed with his father, Dr. Richard Andrew’s today, I don’t think I’d be the only one who Rhoden, to create a healthy alternative to salt. With his packed a healthy lunch.”

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Remember the

TIME ST. ANDREW’S ALL ALUMNI WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 21— 23, 2012

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY COME TO ANY OR COME TO ALL: FROM ST. ANDREW’S? Maybe it’s wrapping the Maypole, sharing secrets over a Friday, September 21 slice of square pan pizza with that pig-tailed girl who’s • Pre-game tailgating and family barbecue still your BFF today, or meeting your future spouse when benefiting the Athletic Booster Club with live entertainment by John Applegate’s band you shared a Bunsen burner in chemistry class.

• Homecoming – St. Andrew’s Episcopal School WHICH MEMORIES ARE UNIQUE vs. East Webster High School at Stribling Field TO YOUR GENERATION OF SAINTS? • Post-game alumni parties organized by class Was your “cafeteria” the Mary Frances Tea Room?

Were you a proud member of the very first graduating Saturday, September 22 class? Did you dodge cows between classes on the “new” • Morning 5K fun run or tennis time • Campus tours, lunch, and social time with friends, North Campus or participate in Rockfest? parents, faculty, and former faculty members Don’t miss your chance to share those memories and • Special events for children of alumni make new ones at the first annual St. Andrew’s All • Saturday evening parties for alumni groups Alumni Weekend. Open to all St. Andrew’s alumni and and reunion classes their families and held in conjunction with Homecoming and Class Reunions, this fun-filled weekend is your Sunday, September 24 chance to reconnect with old friends and relive the best • Morning prayer service at the Jean Jones Downey of times at St. Andrew’s.

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