Innovate Magazine, Fall 2023

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Front Cover: Fifth Grade Trip to Camp Grady Spruce, May 2023

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PLANTING SEEDS

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SAINTS ELEVATE

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TRAVEL REVIVAL

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ISAS FINE ARTS FESTIVAL

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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

GREAT LIVES BIOGRAPHY SERIES LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM

LATIN COURSES

HONORS CLASSICS DIPLOMA

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

VALUE-CENTRIC CLASSICAL & TRADITIONAL

RESPECT FOR SELF & OTHERS

INTEGRATED & INNOVATIVE

FIRM GROUNDING IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION

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PHELAN CREATIVE WRITING AWARD

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25 YEARS OF THE CURRICULUM FOUNDATION

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STORY IDEA? Send to InnovateEditorial@aseschool.org

CO-EDITORS

MEG HASTEN

ANNALISE MARTINEC

Director of Strategic Communications

Manager of Marketing

FEATURE WRITERS

REVIEWERS

Jordan Amy ’07 Cassie Beyer Tad Bird Emily Breed Allyson Eaton Meredith Garcia Charlie Gentry ’11 Becky Grimmer Nicole Stroud Ellie Woller ’24 Wallace Worden

Aaron Beck Sofi Garza Boschini ’12 Daniel Carroll Becky Grimmer Debra Koppelberger Angela Kornman Will Matsuzaki Emily Nance Michelle Shepherd Nicole Stroud Michelle Symonds Amber Tejeda Mary Tracy Jill Walters

CREATIVE DESIGNER Paradigm Creative

PHOTOGRAPHY

Hannah Midkiff Photography

Innovate is a semiannual publication of All Saints' Episcopal School.

Address 9700 Saints Circle Fort Worth, Texas 76108 www.aseschool.org 817-560-5700

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Mission All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth promotes academic excellence in a nurturing, Christian environment and upholds the Anglican tradition of worship.

CORRECTION In the spring 2023 issue of Innovate, a student’s name was misspelled under the TAPPS All-State Awards in the Student News section. Cambell Wynn ’25 received 1st Team All-State for Field Hockey.

Outcome Statement A graduate of All Saints’ Episcopal School will exercise genius within through developing a relationship with God, by engaging the world, and by serving others.

All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth administers its personnel, academic, extracurricular and tuition assistance programs without regard to gender, race, religion, ethnicity or national origin.

From Tad’s Desk

Dear Saints, Last year was a heartbreaking and a wonderful year, and in reflection, I see how God gives us such amazing grace in every circumstance. We are deeply grateful for our Episcopal School model. We are deeply grateful for our daily walk in a community which values intellectual and spiritual empathy. Gratefully, if not always graciously, we embrace the dynamic, but complementary tension between faith and reason. As hard as this is, it is what we are called to do, with great humility.

His grace encourages us and expects us to create deep relationships forged over time. The protagonist in Antoine’s de Saint-Exupery’s classic, The Little Prince, shares, “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

While reading this issue, you’ll come across accounts of individuals doing remarkable things, though seemingly disparate, in and for our School community. Yet in the context of our strategic plan, there is a common thread: Academic Focus, Student Experience, Community. These are three of our five pillars in Saints Elevate, and these programs are all outcroppings from our institutional goals.

As previewed on the cover, we celebrate the hard work and achievements of the class of 2023, and our students and faculty are traveling again, connecting their classrooms

to the big picture. You’ll read a heartfelt elocution from Dr. Amy ’07, who champions the classics as foundational to our model and considers the substance and impact of the All Saints’ Episcopal School Curriculum Foundation over the last 25 years. Dr. Amy knows this only too well, after all, as he is a product of All Saints’ and a beneficiary of this program. Charlie Gentry ’11 took a headlong dive into starting his own business, built upon his wishes to exercise and share his gifts for a healthier world. Emily Breed writes of her passion for dance and her appreciation for the opportunity to elevate the ballet program for all our Saints.

Joe Cervantes ‘03 is honored for his humility and servicemindedness. You will marvel alongside hundreds of Saints for the heavy lift of hosting the ISAS Fine Arts Festival, and what it means for generations of Saints to come.

These stories are narratives of love, of seeking excellence, of building and sustaining relationships, of valuing community over self.

Blessings,

Tad Bird Head of School

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CLASS OF 2023 COMMENCEMENT MAY 13, 2023 Burnett Great Lawn

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“In a world full of injustices, big and small, we need people who are willing to go against the grain and be a force for good. I hope that our time at All Saints’ has pushed you to be that person, and that you remember that, sometimes, the greatest opportunities lie on the other side of fear.”

CAMILLE KEEHAN ’23, VALEDICTORIAN

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CONGRATULATIONS

CLASS OF 2023 ROW 1 (BOTTOM), LEFT TO RIGHT: Ethan Waddell Meredith García Taylor Kerzman Katelynn Pannell Sarah McCain Sophia Parker Grace Lamis Carson Hall Perrie Sedgwick Aspen Jones Landry Murphy Sydney Anderson Campbell Hall Ella Welborn Carlisle Burk Caroline Turner Marcus Peña

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Robbie Caruthers Will Parrish TJ Roberts George Latham Aubrey Tyson Ella Austin Chris Palfreeman Cavin Chumley Tommie Gieger Nick Darvischi Lena Matthews Alexandra Eaton Cara Edmonds Baetti Bulti Clara Boydstun Kate McCollough Avery Meyer Angel Orozco

Aúndre Minnifield Sam Sanders Tony Yao Andres Garza Camille Wilson Macy Harr Riley Hawkins Em Kirkland McKenzie Huffman Gracie Hughston Claire Duncan Ewing Devaney Cheney Lawrence Maddie Kellam Mallory Powers Vivi Devaney Gregory Pulliam Esmin Jackson

Abby Franzmathes Clay Upchurch Riggs Dial Griff Turner Luke Smelley Peyton Stellato Olivia Chaumont Noah Enlow Will Horton Jayvont Williams Sean Schneidewent Bennett Nunnally Harry Cole Reese Davis Riley Davis Bennett Smollen Carter Smelley

Camille Keehan Cade Gordon Cole Sorokolit Danny Hojdea Trip Hooks Henry Bennett John Cole Bennett Raylee McDonald Tatum Walker Robert Sanders Mickey White Charlie Johnson Cayton Rust Jake Milliken Michael Taetz Gavin Prellwitz

Griffin Cole Jack Henry Herren Kayla Hume Braden Lowrance Jackson Poulson Teagan Solbakken Jaylen Spriggs Braden Taylor Caroline Wylie

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BY SAINTS THE NUMBERS

95 Senior Saints 25 Lifetime Saints 17% with Honors College Distinction 16 Members of the Class Committed to Collegiate Athletics 8 Senior Saints Receiving Honors Classics Diplomas Acceptances from 140 Different Colleges and Universities $14.9M+ Merit Scholarships Earned by Senior Class Fall 2023 INNOVATE | 7

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Upper School students walking trails near the RANGE, surrounded by native wildflowers in spring.

By Becky Grimmer, CFO

This article was previously featured in Net Assets Magazine.

LAND STEWARDSHIP FOR THIS BUSINESS OFFICER INCLUDES LEARNING FROM CAMPUS BEAVERS, WHO HAVE IMPROVED WATER QUALITY AND RETENTION. My interest in plants, ecology and the outdoors was born about 30 years ago, when I started growing native plants as a hobby. That interest has expanded ever since. Professionally speaking, I was CFO for six years at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas before coming to All Saints’ Episcopal School.

That experience greatly informs my work in the School’s approach to land stewardship and especially as I work to build sustainable practices into our campus maintenance.

“Where the West Begins” has been Fort Worth’s tagline for more than 100 years, and the ecology of the area makes that clear. All Saints’ is blessed to have a sprawling 147-acre campus with a unique biodiversity and geology. Thirty-five of those acres are undeveloped, semi-native land and other meadowed areas that were once cow pastures. There are also several riparian areas — spaces that exist between land and a river or stream — which provide incredible diversity of hydrophilic plants, terrestrial wildlife and birds.

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For a nature lover, these areas are ideal for exploration. Like many business officers, I try to make it a habit to step away from my desk every so often to walk along our School’s grounds when I need to clear my mind. Often I find myself wandering amongst the most undisturbed areas of campus because I can be in that childlike place of learning and discovery. In these moments, I may be pleasantly surprised by a rare flower or plant that I don’t know. In collaboration with our environmental science teacher and botany friends, we’ve been cataloguing native plants on our campus for several years, and we now have a good baseline of plants that were here before the School and newer arrivals.

That documentation became particularly important about three years ago, when the city needed to upsize the storm water and sanitary sewer crossing our campus in preparation for a neighboring housing development. To construct those enhancements, the developer had to dig up a fairly large tract of our undeveloped area, which we were intentionally keeping in its native state. I worked with the developers and said, “Yes, we’ll grant the easement if you help us with the restoration project when construction is complete.” We negotiated an impact fee with the developers, and more importantly, they helped us rescue many of the native plants, store them for a year and re-plant them when the project was complete. They even paid for equipment operators to re-seed the area a few months later.

Nearly three years later, the replanted land is still a work in progress. We’ve seen quite a bit of native vegetation do okay under the new conditions. Perhaps the best outcome is that our leadership team has learned what it takes to view facilities management through an environmental lens. Our team and the developers both understood the importance of proper stewardship, and we can bring those lessons with us as we constantly seek improvement to our School’s master plan.

NATURAL MANAGERS

In our School’s master plan, we divide campus maintenance into three different areas of influence.

There is aesthetics – how our campus looks – which is highly visible to students, parents and the community;

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function — for example, our athletic fields must serve the purpose of safety and playability; and lastly, ecological services, i.e., how we maintain native land and places on campus, and the role they serve in nature. In my role as CFO, I help ensure that we have a clearly defined master plan that incorporates all three legs of the stool.

It’s important to remember that sometimes these areas of influence will be in conflict with each other. For example, a retention pond has a very specific purpose and may not always be aesthetically pleasing. If you can define and properly communicate the purpose of a space, there’s greater understanding about how spaces look, the trade offs and what they cost to maintain. As an Episcopal school, we’re practiced at discussing with kids and parents the importance of both/and; in other words, it doesn’t always have to be one thing versus the other.

The three-legged stool analogy might best be understood through our School’s relationship with our resident beavers, who have built a dam in one of our retention ponds. In the past, fears of property damage through dam building, destabilizing banks and levees through burrowing led to multiple eviction attempts.

But we have found today that the beavers have improved water retention and quality, and we now recognize them as ecological experts. They also eat invasive species around the pond area, like cattails, which saves us the trouble of having to prune them, and the beavers tend to leave enough native plants to regrow the following season. The beavers truly have a better understanding of soil and water management than we humans! Our next task is to convince county officials that the beavers are doing what needs to be done — they help us maintain both the function and ecological services of our campus — and that evicting them would be to the detriment of all.

Sustainability is still an evolving topic for the financial profession at large, but I hope to see more schools lean into sustainable land practices in the years to come, since it serves the community, the students as well as the wildlife “residents,” that share space with you on campus.

Class of 2003 THE 2022-2023 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWA R D R E C I P I E N T

Joseph Cervantez ’03

Joseph Cervantez ’03 is a Senior Account Executive at FedEx where he has worked for the last 13 years. Prior to joining FedEx, Joseph was a teacher and coach at Paschal High School. Joseph is a friend to all; some of his classmates describe him as the most genuinely nice person they know.

Joseph currently lives in McKinney, Texas, with his wife, Becky, and their two children, Giuliana (11) and Vincent (8). His son, Vincent, has Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), a rare disease that strongly impacts Vincent’s mobility and everyday life. Joseph is committed to supporting kids with TSC by raising awareness and funds, most notably through hosting the Teeing Off Fore TSC golf tournament and his role as Co-Chair of the annual TSC walk in Carrollton.

Joseph has also run 5k, 10k and marathon races, including the New York City Marathon for kids with TSC, often while pushing Vincent along in his racing chair. Joseph is devoted to making a difference for all individuals with disabilities, which he strives to do as a member of Team Hoyt Texas, a nonprofit organization that aspires to build the individual character, self-confidence, and self-esteem of America’s disabled young people through inclusion in all facets of daily life, and as a member of the Kiwanis Club, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time.

Since Joseph graduated from All Saints’ in 2003, he has been a loyal Saint and active member of the Alumni Association, enjoying any chance to reconnect with former faculty and other alumni. Joseph always has a smile on his face and an optimistic attitude. The All Saints’ community is blessed to call Joseph a Saint!

The Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2017 with the hope of honoring alumni who embody the School’s Outcome Statement: A graduate of All Saints’ Episcopal School will exercise genius within through developing a relationship with God, by engaging the world, and by serving others.

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Bates Brown ’33 and Pierce Brown ’37

Make your Mark.

Tuition is set by our board each year after evaluating all economic factors. We know tuition is a heavy lift, but unfortunately, it alone doesn't cover all the costs to run our school or provide the All Saints' experience for every student. To make up the difference, the School generates program revenue and alternative revenue, draws from endowment earnings and raises additional funds - the All Saints' Fund - to maintain financial health. We ask everyone who has a connection to the School to give to the All Saints' Fund.

Because their future is in your hands.

The All Saints’ Fund sustains the essentials of the All Saints’ Episcopal School education model, one that inspires our students to be the best versions of themselves so they can transform the world.

give today:

Madi Shoppa Davis ‘07 and Leigh Brown, Co-Chairs of the 2023-2024 All Saints’ Fund

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By Charlie Gentry ’11, Founder of TruJoy Yogurt

How it all started

For as long as I can remember, I have always been a bit of a health and fitness nut. One night, while I was training for Ironman Texas, I was shoveling down a pint of my favorite gelato and thought, ‘what if I could have a delicious frozen treat that was also nutritious?’ Snacks and energy bars had evolved from artificial chemical slurries to real food bars, so I thought maybe the same thing could be done in the realm of ice creams.

Creating a product

Before making my first batch of Frozen Greek Yogurt, I sat down and made a list of all of the clean ingredients that I could use and outlined what the nutrition profile should look like.

After Googling a few recipes for frozen greek yogurt, I wrote my own recipe and froze it in a Cuisinart ice cream maker that I borrowed from my grandmother. The first batch tasted great, but after a hard freeze, it was impossible to scoop. Texture and ‘scoopability’ are extremely difficult, especially when you’re limited to using less sugar, milkfat and clean ingredients. So, I bought a 367-page textbook on ice cream and read every page; yes, ice cream is literally a chemistry problem.

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After taking what I learned from the textbook, about 150 batches of Frozen Greek Yogurt and detailed notes and spreadsheets, I finally had a formula, now known as TruJoy Yogurt.

I then had to find a dairy that could manufacture to my specifications and was willing to take on a startup project. Dozens of phone calls and a trip to visit the happy cows in California later, I finally had someone that could make our mix!

Lucky Breaks

Before a grocery store will even consider taking in a new product, they need to see and taste the final creation – prototypes, samples and mockups won’t cut it. I was left with no choice but to take the plunge and make 8,000 pints of TruJoy Yogurt in order to have only a handful to send to the big chains. The plan was to mail off samples and then spend the rest of the summer driving around selling frozen greek yogurt out of the back of my 4Runner (what they teach you in business school).

On the last day of TruJoy’s first production run, I checked my email before walking into the ice cream plant. There was a note from a distributor asking me to fill out paperwork so that they could order and deliver TruJoy Yogurt to Central Market. By the end of the

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day, Central Market had agreed to carry TruJoy and 4,800 of the first 8,000 pints were spoken for. Three weeks later, the freezers at Central Markets across the state were packed with TruJoy. As the saying goes, luck is when preparation meets opportunity!

What’s Next

It’s impossible to know where the next growth opportunities are for TruJoy Yogurt.

I founded the company with a mission to make the world a healthier and happier place by making the healthy choice, the easy one.

The end goal is for TruJoy Yogurt to be available coast to coast at a price everyone can afford. If, and how, we reach this goal is a story yet to be written!

Learn more and find out where TruJoy is sold at www.TruJoyYogurt.com.

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SAINTS NATION FORT WORTH FEBRUARY 16

Saints Nation Tour is a series of social gatherings for alumni in concentration markets around the United States to reconnect with each other. Last spring, the Alumni Association hosted a local gathering for all our alumni in Fort Worth!

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1. Head of School Dr. Tad Bird, Turner Corbett ’16, Matt Flores ’17, Charlie Flores ’14, James Smat ’15, Assistant Head of School and Director of Athletics Aaron Beck, Rob Smat ’13 and Thurman Hogan ’17 2. Head of School Dr. Tad Bird, Director of Strategic Communication Meg Hasten, Alumni Board Member Sarah Kemble Clemons ’99, Manager of Alumni Affairs Sofi Garza Boschini ’12, Assistant Head of School and Director of Athletics Aaron Beck and Alumni Board President-Elect Scott McDonald ’03

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3. Alumni Board President-Elect Scott McDonald ’03, Assistant Head of School Wallace Worden and Alumni Board Ex-officio William Knight ’04 4. Chrissy Hocker Long ’08, Sarah Kelley ’08, Manager of Alumni Affairs Sofi Garza Boschini ’12 and Early Childhood Faculty Larkin Rich ’15 5. Rob Smat ’13 and James Smat ’15

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FORUM MARCH 1

Executive Leadership Forum is a speaker series featuring transformative personalities and thought leaders from the All Saints’ community sharing directly to our alumni about their careers, families and values. This year, the Alumni Association hosted Mayor Mattie Parker who spoke on leadership goals, life as a parent at All Saints’, and what she sees in the future of Fort Worth.

1: Mayor Mattie Parker 2: Mayor Mattie Parker answering questions from the crowd 3: Alumni Board President Jimmy Samis ’02 was moderating the discussions with Mayor Mattie Parker 4: Head of School Dr. Tad Bird and Chelsea Goss Brown ’09 5: Greg Shannon, Alumni Board Secretary Adair Ewin Shannon ’09 and Alumni Board Member Grace Beck Higgins ’05

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FAMILY BINGO NIGHT MARCH 25

PTO’s annual Family Bingo Night provides old-fashioned family fun for the entire School community with proceeds supporting gifts to all Divisions. We are especially grateful to PTO Bingo Chairs Lindsi Bourgeois and Lauren Kimberlin and the PTO Bingo committee members for hosting this year’s sold-out event.

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1. Middle School Dean of Students Keith Pebley and PTO Bingo Chair Lindsi Bourgeois 2. P TO Bingo Chairs Lindsi Bourgeois and Lauren Kimberlin 3. Eloise Crawford ’30, Lucy Norris ’30, Katie Meason ’30, Wyatt Admire ’30, Annabelle Leon ’30, Olivia Wright ’30 4. Shelby Simpson, Raine Simpson ’34, Fiona Trodden ’35, Miah Simpson ’35 5. Keaton Fletcher ’31, Lila Maroul ’31, Emma McGuire ’31, Ellis Campbell ’31

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SENIOR PARADE AND PICNIC MAY 5

Each spring, the Alumni Association hosts a picnic for seniors to celebrate their upcoming graduation and proudly display their university decision. This year, the Senior Parade ended at McNair Stadium, where the picnic was hosted.

Congratulations, Class of 2023.

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1: All Saints’ Class of 2023 2: Manager of Alumni Affairs Sofi Garza Boschini ’12, Alumni Board Secretary Adair Ewin Shannon ’09, Alumni Board Member Lee Siratt ’14 amd Alumni Board Member Grace Beck Higgins ’05 3: Charlie Johnson ’23 headed to United States Military Academy at West Point

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4: Cole Sorokolit ’23, Gavin Prellwitz ’23, Cayton Rust ’23 , Michael Taetz ’23, Braden Lowrance ’23, Clay Upchurch ’23, John Cole Bennett ’23 and Jake Milliken ’23 5: Clara Boydstun ’23 headed to Baylor University 6: Camille Keehan ’23 and Alexandra Eaton ‘23

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FOUNDERS CIRCLE PARTY MARCH 30

This annual celebration honors All Saints’ Fund donors and volunteers who contributed $1,951 or more to the All Saints’ Fund. This year’s party, held at the home of Janice and Mark Thomas, was a true testament to our Strength in Numbers.

1: 2022-2023 All Saints’ Fund Chairs Lissa Thomas Harrison ’02 and Lauren Thomas Bredthauer ’01 2: Matt Dufrene, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene, Jason Cross, Kellie Cross, Dr. Patrick Keehan, Jenny Keehan, Assistant Head of School Wallace Worden 3: John Shannon ’09, Alumni Board SecretaryAdair Ewin Shannon ’09, Sarah Moore, Hudson Moore ’07 4: Joel East, Lauren East, Sandy Mesch, Fred Mesch 5: Cole Bredthauer, 2022-2023 All Saints’ Fund Chair Lauren Thomas Bredthauer ’01, Janice Thomas, Mark Thomas, 2022-2023 All Saints’ Fund Chair Lissa Thomas Harrison ’02, Chris Harrison

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CLAY SHOOT

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The annual Clay Shoot features a 12-stand, 100-shot Sporting Clay tournament hosted by the Alumni Association for the entire All Saints’ community. All funds raised benefit the Kent Henning Alumni Scholarship Endowment which provides scholarships for legacy families enrolled in the School.

1. Cole Bredthauer, Alumni Board Ex-officio William Knight ’04, Kent Watson and Emilie Peloubet Watson ’03 2. Casey Craig, Alumni Board President-Elect Scott McDonald ’03, Casey Donahew 3. Meg Waldrop, Sarah Everett Lancarte ‘06, Former Mayor Betsy Price and Kelley Davis Angle ’03

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4. John Closuit ’07, Chase Talbott ’07, Scott McClure ’07, David Wynne ’07, Alumni Board Member Garrett Bradshaw ’07, Ford Edwards ’07, Corby Stubbs ’03, Martin Richter (fs) and Chase White 5. Clay Shoot Committee Members: Alumni Board Member Jake Reid ’11, Alumni Board Member Garrett Bradshaw ’07, Alumni Board Member Rachel MacSwain Franklin ’03, Alumni Board Ex-Officio William Knight ’04, Alumni Board President-Elect Scott McDonald ’03, Alumni Board VP of Membership Heather Gant Rodgers ’05, Manger of Alumni Affairs Sofi Garza Boschini ’12, Alumni Board Member Lee Siratt ’14

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SAINT SOPHIA DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARD MAY 2

Former and current faculty, family and friends celebrated Father Melvin (Mel) Bridge and Dr. William (Bill) Fanning posthumously in the All Saints’ Chapel, where they were presented with the second annual All Saints’ Saint Sophia Distinguished Educator Award. Everyone who knows them agrees they are the ideal recipient of an award named in honor of Saint Sophia, Mother of Wisdom, Faith, Hope and Charity. The Saint Sophia Distinguished Educator Award was created in 2020 by former Director of Operations, Rosie Fanning, and former Director of Institutional Advancement, the late Susan Doyle.

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1: Head of School Dr. Tad Bird and award recipient Father Mel 2: Head of School Dr. Tad Bird and Dr. Fanning’s Daughter, Ellie Fanning ’95

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD MAY 13

The Alumni Association presented its sixth annual Distinguished Alumni Award honoring Joseph Cervantez ’03 with a special presentation during Commencement followed by a private reception.

Joseph has not only made All Saints’ a better place, he continues to impact the lives of others around him. Some of his classmates describe him as the most genuinely nice person they know. Joseph has been working for FedEx for 13 years and is committed to raising awareness and funds for kids with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).

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1: A lumni Board Ex-officio William Knight ’04 presenting the award to Joseph Cervantez ’03 at Commencement 2: A lumni Board President-Elect Scott McDonald ’03, Upper School Fine Arts Faculty Lauren McCauleyMoore ’03, Alumni Board Secretary Adair Ewin Shannon ’09, Rachel MacSwain Franklin ’03, Alumni Board Ex-Officio William Knight ’04, Joseph Cervantez ’03, Alumni Board President Jimmy Samis ’02, Bailey McGuire ’03, Laura Norwood Mattix ’03

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ALL SAINTS’ BOOSTER CLUB GOLF CLASSIC MAY 15

Booster Club’s annual Fore the Saints Golf Classic features a golf tournament with a Par-Tee on the Patio afterwards.

This year’s sold-out event was held at River Crest Country Club. We are grateful to the many sponsors, golfers and donors who participated in this event. All proceeds benefited Booster Club’s mission to support athletics and physical education in all Divisions for the coming school year.

1. Heather Teems, Ashley Brown Waldeck ’01, Kacey Whisenhunt, Kelley Berkovsky Burt ’02, Lauren Hicks Scott ’04, Morgan McFaul Jackson ’03 2. Charlie Reid ’13, John Wynne, Wes Snow ’08, James Klein 3. Tim Roels, Kyle Scott ’09, Matt Scott ’04, Jason Jackson

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SUMMER KICKOFF PICNIC MAY 23

This year, All Saints’ hosted our second annual Summer Kickoff Picnic on the Burnett Great Lawn. This all-School event featured complimentary food trucks, a performance by the US lab band, The Lab Rats, and offered our community a chance to connect and celebrate the end of the school year as we welcomed the summer break.

1. US Lab Band members perform for the crowd as The Lab Rats 2. Lily Watson, Emma McGuire ’31, Lilian Mehall ’31, Taylor Harrison ’31, Reagan Murray ’31

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REGENERATIVE SUSTAINABILITY

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By Dr. Tad Bird, Head of School

Ensuring our School community operates at the highest level takes highly skilled people, paying attention to and following through with exceptionally thoughtful plans.

It begins with stout leadership, most prominently realized through an outstanding Board of Trustees. All Saints’ Episcopal School is fortunate to have had such steadfast and visionary leadership, so clearly championed by Board President Rusty Reid, entering his fifth year in this role.

One of the Board’s generative and strategic priorities is to ensure the School community is well-positioned for long-term success. After years of granular behindthe-scenes work, the All Saints’ Board unanimously approved its institutional priorities as articulated in its new strategic plan, Saints Elevate. While all five of the pillars – Community, Faculty Culture, Student Experience, Academic Focus, and Regenerative Sustainability - are important, I wish to focus on Regenerative Sustainability as an example of the depth and breadth of this substantive work of the Board and Administrative Leadership.

In addition to strategic fundraising to sustain our great model, we need to attract, develop, and retain the best faculty and staff to ensure we optimize our mission. For decades, our School has thrived as a direct result of the heartfelt dedication, creativity, and effort of so many remarkably talented people.

Last December, I shared the appointment of Wallace Worden as Assistant Head of School for Internal Affairs. This was long overdue, as schools our size often have several operational assistant heads to navigate the increased complexities and ongoing research and development required of high-performing educational communities. Mr. Worden’s shift from Upper School Division Head to his new role as Assistant Head positions him to oversee, support and align our academic leadership team to be as cohesive and dynamic as possible.

Our academic leadership team is comprised of extremely passionate and compassionate people; people who are dedicated to their craft at the most exacting intellectual levels while making sure they know our students and families well.

• Michelle Symonds, Early Childhood Division Head, formerly served as a Head of School, with operational knowledge and leadership capacity far beyond Division parameters. Further, her long-standing relationship with Rice University and its Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies for School Literacy and Culture provides her and our faculty with unparalleled resources for continuing study, research, and development.

• Dr. Debra Koppelberger, Lower School Division Head, completed her Doctor of Education this summer, receiving accolades from her dissertation advisors for her exemplary work!

• Dr. Nicole Stroud, Middle School Division Head, has elevated the Middle School with new schedules and incorporated the sixth grade over the last couple of years. She also led our accreditation Interim Report efforts, resulting in laudatory acceptance by both the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES).

• Dr. Will Matsuzaki, Upper School Division Head, has provided transformative leadership to the Honors College, reflected in the record interest and enrollment of students tackling the most discerning intellectual and spiritual journeys available. Graduates of the Honors College are experiencing extraordinary success in highly competitive post-secondary programs.

• Wallace Worden, Assistant Head of School for Internal Affairs, will begin his work toward a Doctorate in Education through the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education this fall. He will focus his study on organizational change and leadership.

The promotion of Mr. Worden to Assistant Head allows me, as Head of School, to focus more fully on the implementation of Saints Elevate, which has a major capital campaign element to it. The campaign will support established high-flying programs through infrastructure, as well as endowment to bolster faculty salaries and financial aid.

Another welcome arm for this campaign will be our newly appointed Director of Development, Melanie Hanna. Ms. Hanna is well-accomplished, having served other nonprofit organizations in development and communitybuilding roles, including TCU and the Brite Divinity School.

In short, we are well-positioned structurally to enter a capital campaign without losing momentum on the dayto-day operations of our wonderful School, all while fostering internal leadership potential.

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OTHER TEAM REALIGNMENTS

By Wallace Worden, Assistant Head of School for Internal Affairs

The bedrock of All Saints’ has always been and always will be our people. Led by Dr. Bird and his vision for the School, we are a people-first institution – thoughtful about who we hire and the families we admit. With that in mind, we are excited to start this school year with some new additions and changes to our faculty and administration.

I am honored to work alongside dedicated colleagues, and grateful for the opportunity to serve Dr. Bird, this School, our families, and our remarkable students in my new role. For many reasons – consistent and intentional commitment to Mission and Outcome, the success of our overall programs, graduates, and growing alumni base, to name a few – we have witnessed increased interest in All Saints’ Episcopal School. Parallel to this, the Board and administrative leadership have maintained dynamic and strategic discussions and planning regarding optimal enrollment. Throughout, we have been careful to remain intentional in our growth management.

During the process of developing our strategic plan, Saints Elevate, we reinforced the importance of knowing our students and families well, continuing to be mindful of identifying mission-fit families who embrace our culture,

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and are especially attune to our traditional constituent base, which has fostered and supported the development of All Saints’ since its inception. In support, we sought incredibly capable team players who know our School community as well as the broader competitive independent school world to shepherd our prospective families in our realigned Admission Office. To lead this charge, we have named Daniel Carroll, previously the Dean of Students and Athletic Director for Middle School, as the Interim Director of Admission. Daniel has been a Saint for 10 years and knows our community well; he is also a product of a fantastic peer school, The Episcopal School of Dallas, and a graduate of the University of Texas. He will be tasked with developing a community-facing customer service model that strategically balances our programs and grade levels. Lastly, he will spend time re-engaging our current parents and students to be ambassadors on our campus and in the greater Fort Worth

area, to offer their inside perspective and to bolster the experience of potential Saints in our pipeline.

In partnership, Amanda Schram Endsley ’10 will serve as the Assistant Director of Admission for Early Childhood and Lower School. As a former student and All Saints’ cheer coach, Amanda knows our community well and brings an infectious joy to the process. Amanda was a Lifetime Saint and is a proud graduate of TCU! Moreover, we are grateful for Mary Tracy’s continued service as she faithfully mentors both Daniel and Amanda.

As the Associate Director of Admission for Middle and Upper Schools, Mary plays a critical role within the department, complementing Daniel and Amanda, with wisdom and decades of exercised excellence in this arena.

Finally, with the promotion of Dr. Matsuzaki to Upper School Division Head in January, we began the search for a Dean of Curriculum, and we were fortunate we didn’t have to look far. Dr. Jordan Amy ’07 has been phenomenal leading and teaching in our Middle School Latin program for more than a decade, all the while supporting the traditional tenets of the Curriculum Foundation. As our new Grades 6-12 Dean of Curriculum, he effectively aligns the building of schedules all the way up to College Advising, ensuring a strategic and personalized path is built particularly for the students who have already identified strong passion areas. Jordan was the Salutatorian of his All Saints’ Episcopal School class, a Summa Cum Laude graduate at the University of Mississippi, earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Georgia, and a Doctorate of Education from Tarleton State University.

I am excited about these appointments, as these new elevations have already made headway for our programs and people. We want to be a workplace where employees can thrive and grow. We continue to strive to be a School community which sees each other for their innate, substantive value. Focusing on hiring and retaining mission-driven people impacts all areas of Saints Elevate (Community, Faculty Culture, Student Experience, Academic Focus and Regenerative Sustainability), no more evident than the genesis of the Saints Insitute for Teaching and Learning.

National news highlights teacher shortages and a shrinking teacher pool. We view this sobering news as an opportunity for growth and renewal. The idea of the Institute was born out of Saints Elevate discussions surrounding market research on teacher shortages alongside pedagogical best practices and an understanding of today’s learner. Our newly established Saints Insitute for Teaching and Learning is focused on elevating our Faculty Culture, to identify, develop and secure the best missionaligned talent. I expect the culture we have established and cultivate will continue to attract and retain the best and brightest faculty for all our Saints.

Early conversations with top collegiate teaching programs indicate we will attract newly graduated teachers into the Institute through a strong offering of teaching fellowships and inclusion in our growth and evaluation plan. I am eager to share more as the Institute continues to take shape.

I look forward to a terrific year ahead.

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SAINTS ELEVATE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

8:00 a.m. | Union Conference Center This year’s new faces and spaces are all connected to our five-year strategic plan, Saints Elevate. Come hear from Head of School Dr. Bird and Assistant Head of School Wallace Worden to learn more.

EPISCOPAL IDENTITY SERVICE LEARNING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

8:00 a.m. | Union Conference Center Senior Chaplain Mother Jill Walters and Service Learning Coordinator Dillon Smith will conduct a deep dive into our service learning program philosophy and focus. They will also do an overview of our Episcopal school model.

Lower School Field Day, May 2023

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TRAVEL

REVIVAL To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live.

-Tenzing Norgay After an almost three-year hiatus, All Saints’ educational travel is back – and better than ever!

We want our students to not only learn about diverse cultures and unique perspectives, but also experience them first hand and up close! Travel is one way we enrich classroom learning and develop more empathetic global citizens. From camping adventures along Possum Kingdom Lake to a culturally-rich trek through the birthplace of the American Revolution, visiting iconic landmarks in our nation’s capital to a royal tour across the pond, our students and teachers explored new places, cultures and experiences, and made memories sure to last well beyond their return home.

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Fifth Grade:

Camp Grady Spruce Fifth Grade was thrilled to go on an overnight field trip to Camp Grady Spruce in May. Camp Grady Spruce has an outdoor education program where our students received handson experience with the science concepts that they learned about during the school year, as well as the opportunity to engage in team and leadership building activities. We started the trip by dividing the students up into three groups, each then created a name and chant.

Groups rotated through three core trails, engaged in a few whole group activities, and enjoyed plenty of downtime in between.

By Cassie Beyer, Fifth Grade Faculty

Johnson’s Peak The most challenging and informative trail activity was a steep hike up to the top of Johnson’s Peak. Students got to see first hand evidence of the rock cycle through erosion and weathering, as well as a stunning view of Possum Kingdom Lake.

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Project Adventure Students put their communication and teamwork skills to the test on the Project Adventure core trail. They completed more than 10 different challenges as a group that required them to listen to each other and try different approaches to be successful.

Devil’s Island The Devil’s Island core trail was another favorite activity. Students took a short boat ride across the lake to Devil’s Island to learn about the history of Possum Kingdom Lake and the legend of how Hell’s Gate got its name before creating their own legends.

When not on the trails, students had downtime to engage in the many activities around the camp. Soccer, basketball, and gaga ball games were some of the favorites. At the end of the first day, everyone gathered together around a campfire to enjoy s’mores and watch skits created by each of the cabins.

Going to camp as a Fifth Grade group was a phenomenal way to close out a wonderful school year. We couldn’t have been more proud of the way that students represented the All Saints’ community or more thankful for the many parent chaperones that made the trip a success.

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Eighth Grade:

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One excellent way to foster growth and enhance a student’s educational experience is through travel. After pausing due to COVID-related travel restrictions, our Eighth Grade embarked on a trip to Boston, MA, this spring.

Deepen Learning

By Dr. Nicole Stroud, Middle School Division Head

One of the main focuses was to highlight historical and geographic learning. Textbooks and websites can only provide limited information about historical events or geographical features compared to immersive visits to historical sites, such as The Freedom Trail (Old North Church, Paul Revere’s House, Old Granary Burial Ground, Boston Common, King’s Chapel, Old State House, Faneuil Hall), Harvard Square, walking tours through Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the Boston Public Garden. Touring on foot allowed the students to witness iconic landmarks and geographical differences firsthand and explore an unfamiliar city, making their learning more engaging and memorable.

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exploring the waterways on a Duck Boat Tour. Our four-day trip ended with a behind-thescenes tour of Fenway Baseball Park, where the students learned many historical baseball highlights. All our experiences promoted active learning, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Traveling in Middle School allows students to step out of their comfort zones, face new situations, and overcome obstacles. They learn to be adaptable, resilient, and self-reliant, boosting their self-confidence and independence. Navigating unfamiliar environments, interacting with locals, and problem solving with their peers while traveling contribute to personal growth and character development, both pillars of maturing through Middle School.

In addition to tangible learning, our student trip provided the opportunity for greater cultural awareness. Whether traveling in the United States or abroad, travel exposes students to diverse cultures and traditions and fosters a broader world perspective. By visiting different regions, students can interact with people from different backgrounds, learn about their unique customs, and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural diversity.

This exposure cultivates a global mindset.

We were very excited to resume our Eighth Grade trip and explore the wonderful city of Boston. Travel empowers students with invaluable life skills, expands horizons, and prepares students to navigate an increasingly interconnected world.

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Ninth and Tenth Grades:

London and the Countryside With finals and the craziness of May behind us, packing our bags and heading across the pond was a welcome escape. The first international trip post-pandemic was to enjoy London and three surrounding countryside towns. The itinerary promised the highlights of the area, but for most, the highlights happened between the sights. From trying new food and finding new coffee and ice cream shops to meeting locals and learning new phrases, the trip was an unforgettable experience.

By Meredith Garcia, Upper School English Faculty

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london town The group of 20 freshmen and sophomores landed and were immediately greeted by our local tour guide, Paul, who we chased around for seven jam-packed days. Paul quickly earned the nickname “Speedy P” because he kept us on the move from early in the morning to late-night rides on the London Underground. We were all pros at the “Tube” by the end of the week.

We marveled at the Crown Jewels, we put our pinkies up during afternoon tea at Kensington Palace, and we had a backstage tour of the Globe Theater before watching The Comedy of Errors there. I was proud of the adventurous eaters who tried popular local food like fish and chips and curry. London was busy, but we made sure to find time for snacking, street post hurdling, and souvenir shopping.

to the countryside After four days in London, we loaded a bus with Speedy P and headed to the country where the slower pace, wide open views, and fresh air were a welcome change. The first stop was Oxford, where the students humored me and allowed me to show them where I took summer classes during college. I think they’ll agree that strolling down High Street and gawking at the old buildings that have housed growing minds for five centuries was inspiring. After Oxford, we made our way to Bath and toured the Roman baths constructed 2,000 years ago! Stratford was the next day and all about Shakespeare.

We toured his birthplace and the house where his wife lived while he was in London, writing and producing plays. The hotel in Stratford was our favorite. It was quaint and felt like summer camp because it offered lots of room to play! The guys made up a game on the tennis courts while the rest of us cheered…the champions are still undetermined. On our way back to London, we stopped at Warwick Castle and then marveled at the mysteries of Stonehenge.

taking it all in Despite typical rainy London weather, we enjoyed sunny skies and cool breezes the whole week. We learned to keep up with Speedy P and enjoyed exchanging terms with him (“motorway services” is our new term for a truck stop). I’m so thankful for the chaperones who joined us. The trip wouldn’t have been as fun without our Middle/Upper School Counselors Aldo Muñoz and Laura Dickinson.

Mr. Muñoz proudly wore a gherkin hat and posed with princesses, and Mrs. Dickinson reminded us to appreciate ice and has promised to publish her reviews of the “loos.”

It was during a late-night pizza party in the hotel parking lot one night (they were laughing at one of their slang words I incorrectly used, actually) when I remembered how important it is to get away, put the phones down, talk to someone new, and appreciate the wide world in which we live. Thank you to the families who signed up and shared your adventurous, curious, and hilarious students with us.

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Eleventh and Twelfth Grades:

Washington, D.C.

January in D.C. It is cold, to be sure. There are snow flurries in the air, and as the wind rolls in off the Tidal Basin down by the memorials, we are all very glad that we packed warmly.

But, there is also something magical in the air: when the city is quiet and the tourists who will come with the cherry blossoms are still months away, it almost feels like the museums and the monuments and buildings we’ve only seen in textbooks are all there waiting, just for us.

By Allyson Eaton, Upper School English Faculty

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Capital Close up Victoria Larson, US Government Faculty, and I had the good fortune to spend Martin Luther King week in Washington, D.C. with a small group of All Saints’ juniors and seniors to participate in the Close Up program. I’ve been involved with Close Up for over a decade and continue to be blown away by the experience that it affords our students! What I love most about this program is that it’s not just a sightseeing tour. Using the city as a living classroom, Close Up’s high school program instructors help students to better understand our nation’s history, past and present. Students are learning about domestic and foreign policy while in the shadow of the war memorials, and after touring the Capitol and meeting with our own Congressional Representative’s staff, they participate in a mock Congress with students from schools across the country.

Washington, D.C. is such a rich and diverse city. I think students sign up for the trip expecting to learn about politics and government, but that’s just the beginning. World-class art, culture, history, and new experiences are around every corner. This year, I requested an early flight to give us an extra day in the city, but I never expected the flight to take off quite that early! Once we all caught much-needed naps on the plane, we hit the ground running. Knowing that the kids would spend a good deal of time on-program on Capitol Hill, we took them to Georgetown so that they could see a bit of the GU campus and have lunch on M Street. I always forget how foreign it feels to Texas kids (who are used to driving everywhere) that it is completely possible to move about the city on foot and by METRO. After their first ride down the impossibly steep elevator at Roslyn and navigating the turnstiles onto the subway train, they were pros who all thought that it would be awesome if Fort Worth had a METRO system, too. We spent the remainder of that first day at the American History and Natural History Smithsonians. They loved them and couldn’t get over how few people were in the museums. D.C. in January definitely has its perks! That evening, the students met their program instructors and other students in their workshop groups, and they were off and running.

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memories in the making Victoria and I looked forward to catching up with our students and hearing about their experiences over breakfast at the hotel or over a slice of pizza (We, the Pizza was a big hit with the boys). I was not surprised when they talked about how moved they were watching The Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery and how cool it was to stand on the steps of The Supreme Court or under The Rotunda at the Capitol. But what I really loved was hearing about the quieter moments when each one found something meaningful that spoke to them – something that resonated with a topic they had studied in class or connected to a family member who had served in the military. Mostly, I loved watching the constant smiles on their faces as they felt more and more confident in participating in their workshops and interacting with students with such different backgrounds and experiences. I’m always amazed by how quickly friendship bonds develop over the week and hope that the kids will stay in touch with new friends from different parts of the country.

If this sounds like something your student would be interested in for the upcoming year, we’d love to tell you more about it! Junior and Senior History teachers will be talking about how to get signed up for this trip with their students soon after school starts in the fall, and you can find great information on Close Up’s website at www. closeup.org. We’d love to have your students join us!

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CONVERSATION UPCOMING PARENT WELLNESS SEMINARS ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR COUNSELING STAFF FOR PRESENTATIONS ON THESE TIMELY TOPICS.

Guiding Your Child Through Healthy Relationships

Led by All Saints’ Counseling department Tuesday, September 12, 8:30 a.m.

Birds & Bees

Led by Megan Michelson Tuesday, January 23, 8:30 a.m.

UNION CONFERENCE CENTER

UNION CONFERENCE CENTER

Committed to Keeping Your Kids Safe Online Led by Tarrant County DA’s Office Speakers on the Road Tuesday, March 26, 8:30 a.m.

UNION CONFERENCE CENTER

Organized and hosted by the Counseling Department.

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Sam Nowlin ’25, Lorenzo Perez ’26 and Shawn Gordon ’24

I am fortunate to come from a family of artists. I learned early on, and value still, the substance of appreciating and valuing the arts is a significant part of learning and have been quietly championing these efforts in our School community since I arrived in 1998.

By Dr. Tad Bird

Though artistic genius bypassed me, I have witnessed it through the passion and talents of my own children, family members, faculty, and our students along the way. Whether or not one becomes a world-class artist, premier ballerina, or Cliburnlevel pianist is not the question. Art is an essential form of human development and education, complementing formal academic offerings, athletic competition, and service learning to form a more well-rounded, whole person, to which our School model is clearly committed. The benefits of the arts are deep and wide, far-reaching expressions of our humanity.

Last spring, we hosted the ISAS (Independent School Association of the Southwest) Fine Arts Festival, where we welcomed nearly 3,000 students, teachers, administrators, and volunteers to our campus to celebrate the visual, musical, choral, and performing arts.

Thirty-seven schools from Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas descended on our campus for a three-day celebration of the arts in our communities.

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Attendees were stunned by our campus and locations of venues for each discipline. For example, the acoustics in the Chapel were perfect for choirs as the choral directors and adjudicators alike marveled at the sound produced. Tents set up across our extensive outdoor spaces allowed for Coffee Houses and Rock Band to share electric, joyous, and noisy expressions. The transformation of the Reid Family Varsity Gym for dance and musical theatre performances was nothing short of extraordinary, as well as the same for the Lower School Exploratorium, which was home to a Spotify Lounge and LEGO® wall for students to spend down time and share their talents and interests.

The Sellers & Campbell Union was the perfect venue for showcasing all visual art, as it allows 360 degrees of light every day. I have attended 30 ISAS Fine Arts Festivals over the years and many times the visual arts are placed in gymnasiums. There is a substantial difference between fluorescent and natural light, for certain, and every school head and adjudicator instantly recognized the same. They marveled at the opportunity to enjoy such light, which is unique to this space and our community.

Our peer schools consistently noted the exceptional planning of our team, and were struck by the warmth, friendliness, and genuine hospitality of our community. Moreover, the safety and cleanliness of the facilities spoke loudly about the level of care and commitment of our team to provide the best.

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This was the first time to gather for these schools in three years due to COVID, and this was the first time for All Saints’ to host. Before hosting, our student attendance at Festivals was limited to 40, but as a host school, we may now send as many high school artists, thespians, dancers, and singers to future ISAS Fine Arts Festivals as we would like.

While the recognition for the remarkable efforts of our School community was humbling, I assure you, we are so happy to hand this off to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Austin for the 2024 Festival!

Upper School Dean of Students Leslie Cox, Upper School English Faculty Meredith Garcia, Upper School Math Faculty Jen Jones, Upper School English Faculty Brook Tanner

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This was a heavy lift, and we are indebted to our wonderful faculty, staff, administrators, and volunteers, in particular Institutional Events Manager Lynn Gant and Fine Arts Faculty Lauren McCauley-Moore ’03, for planning and executing this incredible event. We are also grateful that our parents – most of whom had no experience with an ISAS Fine Arts Festival – also bore with us in patience as we closed the campus for an extra week in spring.

Most importantly, congratulations to our talented students and faculty for showcasing their talents and exercising their genius within with all.

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Plie’ Before working here, I was a peripheral member of the All Saints’ community for many years through my younger sister, Lucy Reason ’19, attending her various functions on campus. It was very enlightening for me to follow her journey through the traditional high school experience as I attended a boarding school and was only accustomed to its lifestyle.

By Emily Breed, Lower School & Middle School Ballet Faculty Upper School Dance Company

My goal was always to be a professional ballerina and I followed that dream all over the world. I was fortunate enough to be a member of companies such as Nashville Ballet, California Ballet Company, Texas Ballet Theatre, and San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet Company. Long before I became a professional, I had the opportunity to train at The Royal Ballet School, Elmhurst School of Dance, and The Harid Conservatory where I was the Valedictorian of my class.

I would love to say that all roads led to All Saints’ once I retired from being a professional ballerina, but such was not the case. I spent a few years in and out of the service industry and event planning jobs while waiting for the perfect opportunity to arise. When I found out Miss Maria [All Saints’ previous ballet teacher] was leaving, I knew this was the chance I’d been waiting for. I shifted all of my attention to setting up a meeting with Mr. Worden to discuss the position and was over the moon when he brought me in. I remember talking about our vision for the program and the excitement around this next chapter for All Saints’.

Grand Jete’ I started working at All Saints’ in September 2021. When I began, the Upper School Dance Program had only seven dancers, which I can proudly say has nearly tripled in my two short years here. In addition to our Upper School dancers, we currently have 56 Middle School students who have elected ballet as their sport and more than 150 Lower School dancers. We were fortunate to have Mayor Mattie Parker accept my invitation to open up the Lower School Ballet Recital in May and we continue to experience exciting growing pains that have forced us to move the Middle and Upper School performances off campus.

MY GOAL IS TO HAVE A FULLY-FUNCTIONING ALL SAINTS’ AFTER-SCHOOL BALLET PROGRAM FOR ALL AGES, INCLUDING ADULTS!

One of the biggest changes I have made since working at All Saints’ is the focused progression from Kindergarten through Grade 12. I want to set the Lower School dancers up for success so that by the time they join the Upper School Dance Company, no dancer feels behind, and our program will be that much stronger with a full roster of experienced dancers. I also implemented an after-school dance program for Lower School that has far exceeded my expectations. The dancers in this program gain an extra ballet class each week and have the opportunity to perform with the Middle and Upper School dancers.

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Hadley Miller ’35, Caroline Decker ’35 and Pepper Davis ’35 performing in the Lower School Ballet Recital on May 18

I love all of my programs, but I must admit that I am most passionate about the Lower School (sorry, Upper Schoolers!). I love that these young dancers prioritize ballet starting at an early age. The growth I see in every single one of them is incredible; whether it’s their confidence in the studio or mastering the perfect pirouette, they never cease to amaze me!

Pirouette While the dance program has gained momentum over the last few years, I still felt it was missing a solid curriculum that progresses with age, so I did my research and found that the American Ballet Theatre (ABT®) was offering a National Training Curriculum Summer Intensive in New York. With the help and support of Lower School Division Head Debra Koppelberger, I applied in the spring and anxiously awaited to see if I would be chosen to attend. To my honor and delight, I was accepted! I traveled to New York City in May where I spent nine intense days at the ABT® studios learning about curriculum for the development and training of young students that embraces sound ballet principles and incorporates elements of the French, Italian, and Russian schools of training. I was among 14 other dance teachers from all over the world ranging from Canada to Italy, and even Brazil. It was the most grueling nine days I’ve had since moving

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Lower School Ballet Recital on May 18

Upper School Dance Company Showcase on November 4, 2021

Emily with the creators of the ABT curriculum, Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens, at the New York Training in May

on from professional dance, but it was well worth it as I am now an ABT® Certified Teacher who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.

I can’t wait to start implementing this new curriculum at All Saints’ in the fall! It will allow me to train students to use their bodies correctly by focusing on kinetics, coordination, anatomy, and proper body alignment, as well as provide students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance.

One curricular component I’m particularly excited about starting is ABT Student Examinations, which benefit students by serving as a skill assessment to document students’ progress, build their confidence, and improve their training.

I hope that I continue to have the opportunity to share my passion for ballet with my students for years to come. Maybe even someday Teddy Wayne will grace the All Saints’ stage and make his mama proud. I love what I do and I can’t think of a better family than this one.

I NO LONGER FEEL LIKE AN OUTSIDER LOOKING IN; ALL SAINTS’ HAS BECOME MY HOME.

I could not be more excited to announce that Sarah-Grace Closuit will be joining our Saints’ family, and I just can’t wait to see what imprint she leaves on this program.

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STUDENT NEWS

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STUDENT NEWS

Athletic Signings

ATHLETIC SIGNINGS

In addition to the two who previously signed their letters of intent (featured in the spring 2023 issue of Innovate), 14 student-athletes committed to play at the collegiate level: Cavin Chumley, Football - Southern Methodist University; Cade Gordon, Football - Texas Wesleyan University (not pictured); Danny Hojdea, Football - Rhodes College (not pictured); Charlie Johnson, Football - United States Military Academy West Point; Braden Lowrance, Lacrosse - Quincy University; Raylee McDonald, Women’s Basketball - Austin College (not pictured); Aúndre Minnifield, Football - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (not pictured); Gavin Prellwitz, Football - Colorado School of Mines; Robert Sanders, Football Princeton University; Perrie Sedgwick, Volleyball - Aurora University; Teagan Solbakken, Football & Lacrosse - American International College (not pictured); Jaylen Spriggs, Football - Southwestern University (not pictured); Clay Upchurch, Lacrosse - Sewanee: The University Of The South; and Jayvont Williams, Football - Villanova University. This makes a total of 16 signings in four different sports for the Class of 2023.

A GOOD CITIZEN

Congratulations to Grace Lamis ’23 for being awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Scholarship based on her competitive application and essay! Created in 1934, the DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship recognizes and rewards high school seniors who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities.

A Good Citizen

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Bikes for INA

Student Visionaries of the Year

BIKES FOR INA

Last year, All Saints’ students raised enough money to gift 20 bikes to 20 exemplary students at the International Newcomer Academy (INA) of Fort Worth in May. INA enrolls 97% economically disadvantaged students with 93% minority student enrollment.

STUDENT VISIONARIES OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Addison Feld ’24 and Edith Brockway ’24 for being named Tarrant County’s 2023 Student Visionaries of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for raising the most funds! Edith and Addison led a team of 14 girls who together networked with businesses to secure sponsorships while keeping the heart of the mission at the forefront, dedicating their campaign to honor family members who battled blood cancer.

INAUGURAL LADIES’ MTB FEST

Inaugural Ladies’ MTB Fest: Kate with Mrs. Trammell, US Science and Math Faculty

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As part of her Senior Capstone project, Kate McCollough ’23 partnered with the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association to host the first annual Ladies’ MTB Fest at Gateway Park in the spring. This inaugural community-building event aimed to celebrate and increase the visibility of lady mountain bikers in DFW. Trek Bikes hosted a tent to teach people about bike maintenance, the Dirtside Sisters ran group rides for children, beginners, and intermediate riders, and the Funkytown Dirt Shedders took a group of advanced riders to hang out on the jump line.

Cosecha del Sur Coffee (founded by Charlie Stephens ’09) was also there giving out free samples, and the Pink Shoe Project of the Fight Like Jessica Foundation shared their message about supporting women battling breast cancer.

STUDENT NEWS

Spirited Excellence: Lorenzo with Mr. Longacre, US Theater Arts Faculty

SPIRITED EXCELLENCE

Congratulations to Lorenzo Perez ’26 for being awarded the 2023 Broadway Dallas Certificate of Excellence and associated Spirit Award Scholarship for his performance in the musical, Big Fish. The BD HSMTA Spirit Award is a special award and financial scholarship presented to either a student or school program for demonstrating the program’s core values at the highest level. Lorenzo was also nominated for Outstanding Featured Performer.

RISE TO THE OCCASION

Rise to the Occasion

Upper School Advisory groups delivered items and donations that were collected throughout the year to the LVTRise Community Center last spring.

Some of the donated items included canned foods, clothes, sleeping bags, toiletries, and hygiene products. The Las Vegas Trail Revitalization Project, known as LVTRise, is dedicated to helping residents of the Las Vegas Trail area improve their neighborhood and day-to-day lives.

GLOBE SCIENCE OPENS GLOBAL BENEFITS

All Saints’ Upper School GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Team was recognized for their project titled, ‘A Water and Soil Analysis to Assess Vulnerability of Biodiversity, of a Campus Riparian Zone, to Human Activities,’ at the Southwest Student Research Symposium, earning them a stipend to attend the GLOBE Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado this past July. Along with the stipend, the Team (comprised of Andrew Jones ’25, Isa Rodriguez ’25, Luca Ferrara ’26, and Em Torres ’26) was invited to participate in the student research experience with students from all over the world.

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State Champion Little Leaguer

STATE CHAMPION LITTLE LEAGUER

Congratulations to Easton Alexander ’30 and his University Little League 11U Baseball Team for winning District, Sectionals, and State this year! The team fought their way back into the State finals in Abilene on July 15 to beat Midland Northern twice and bring home a State Championship Title to Fort Worth.

The Heart of Medicine

THE HEART OF MEDICINE

The Upper School Future Medical Professionals student club had a special visit last January from cardiologist Dr. Jason Finkelstein who discussed cardiology medical procedures.

CULTIVATE STUDENT-DIRECTED RESEARCH GRANT

The Upper School Biotech course submitted a grant proposal to the Algae Foundation for the research project, ‘A Comparison of Algae Sources and their Impact on Calf Growth and Behavior’, and was awarded $1,000 last March! The team’s Principal Investigator was Virginia Prim ’24, and team members included Aaron Clark ’24, Reese Davis ’23, Riley Davis ’23, Libby Enlow ’25, Noah Enlow ’23, Andres Garza ’23, Ian Lawler ’25, Lena Matthews ’23, and Mac Staniford ’24.

Cultivate Student-Directed Research Grant

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STUDENT NEWS

CHALK ART FESTIVAL

The second annual Chalk Art Festival in March was a hit! Upper School artists made beautiful chalk creations that fit this year’s theme, “SPRING is in the air!”, which students, faculty, and staff from all Divisions stopped by to admire.

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STUDENT RECOGNITION CEREMONIES

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STUDENT RECOGNITION CEREMONIES

Dr. Bird with Camille Keehan ’23

Dr. Matsuzaki with Clay Upchurch ’23

MAY 10, UPPER SCHOOL AWARDS

Head of School’s Award Camille Keehan ’23; Division Head Award Clay Upchurch ’23; Faculty Award Reese Davis ’23, Riley Davis ’23, Morgan Riddle ’24, Ella Shupe ’24, Davis Fulgham ’25, Clarke Vinson ’25, Liam Finley ’26, Sophia Landeros ’26; St. Francis Award Grace Lamis ’23, Avery Meyer ’23; Spirit Award Tatum Walker ’23, Emily Steuart ’24, Sam Siratt ’25, Lorenzo Perez ’26; Community Service Award Cheney Lawrence ’23; Saints’ Award Cavin Chumley ’23, Ty Cleveland ’24, Blake Schimmels ’25, Carson Sathyamoorthy ’26

COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS

The Bradley Jameson ’07 Award Thomas Wright ’24; FAME Fine Arts Award Katelynn Pannell ’23, Kate McCollough ’23; The Kelly and Jeff Dillard Family

Dr. Stroud with Felix Barron ’27

Foster Sawyer ’14 with Peyton Stellato ’23 and Aundre Minnifield ’23

Endowment TCU Scholarship Will Parrish ’23; Dr. Sharon Basden Endowed Scholarship Anne Delk ’24; Tara Sawyer Foundation’s Barnabas Award Aúndre Minnifield ’23, Peyton Stellato ’23; Cameron Phelan ’99 Award Ellie Woller ’24

MAY 11, MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS

Division Head Award Felix Barron ’27, Rhyan Symonds ’27, Genevieve Monroe ’28, Christian Reyna ’28, Bales Nelson ’29, Chapelle Schuster ’29; Faculty Award Brooke Habash ’27, Hudson Neville ’27, Keegan Bell ’28, Shannon Shepard ’28, Liam Crawford ’29, Grace Lawler ’29; St. Francis Award Preston Mayabb ’27, Hadley Reasor ’27; Daughters of the American Revolution Katie Gates ’27; Spirit Award Riley Holcomb ’27, Jas Phillips ’27, Zoe Fletcher ’28, Reid Skaggs ’28, Carson Campbell ’29, Charlotte Stinneford ’29; Front Door Award Ford Keehan ’27, Neve Keoghan ’27, Ella Jones ’28,

Dr. Koppelberger with Claire Casagrande ’30

Cayden Kennedy ’28, Emily Garcia ’29, Mason Smithers ’29; Service Award Anna-Kate Holden ’27, Gabe Starling ’27, Kate Barkemeyer ’28, Alex Lawson ’28, 71 Blythe Carpenter ’29, Keller Franklin ’29; Cornerstone Award Alice Harris ’27, Nolan Luffey ’27, Sophie Casagrande ’28, Joaquin Chavez ’28, Moses Brown ’29, Olivia Roark ’29

MAY 26, LOWER SCHOOL AWARDS Division Head Award Claire Casagrande ’30, Michael Crookshank ’30; St. Francis Award Jordan Cross ’30, Taylor Heltzel ’30

SCHOLARSHIPS

Dillard Head’s Scholar - New Liam Finley ‘26; Saints Scholar - New Eva McWaters ‘27, Danica Richey ‘27, Max Magee ‘30

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Winner Ellie Woller ’24 with Anthony and Kim Chaumont, friends of the late Cameron Phelan ’99

Woller Honored

WITH CAMERON PHELAN CREATIVE WRITING AWARD

The late Cameron Phelan ’99

To honor the memory of Cameron Phelan ’99, an endowed award is presented to a junior who excels in creative writing.

Selected by a panel of English Department faculty and administrators, each winner receives a $500 tuition grant.

For this year’s contest students wrote in the narrative format and completed a “review” of an aspect of life. This task is modeled after The Anthropocene Reviewed, a collection of insightful reviews about life, by John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars, Paper Towns, and Turtles All the Way Down, among many others. Each of his short essays ends with a rating out of five stars. In the same spirit and format, students chose an aspect of their own lives to review and rate.

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PROMPT: THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

Excerpts from winning submission by Ellie Woller ’24 While Alex and I talked, the tall omniscient structure stood there listening. The large dish, like a big ear, listened for tv channels and our conversations. The satellite dish kept us company, blindly watching us as we sat alone on the roof. This was our safe place where we could hide in the open. Alex and I knew the big ear wouldn’t tell anyone our secrets like a counselor or therapist would. The ear knew who really drew on the couch with a Sharpie and who took dad’s wallet. The ear was always listening as our lives went on.

The satellite dish stood tall, looking over our home even when we weren’t there, which made me feel safe. I felt good knowing it would always be there, listening for the car to pull up in the driveway when we returned from school. It waited for us to come to tell it about our day, and I knew it would always look over Alex and me while we played out front.

I could tell it anything; it would hold my hopes, fears, and secrets in tight. The ear brought Alex and me together through tough times. We could speak our minds and the secret space drew us closer. The roof was our safe space.

Soon, Alex and I lived in two houses. We visited the forbidden roof less and less. The ear would scan through the town for our voices whenever we were away. Alex and I missed our talks on the quiet roof, but we continued our talks in hopes the ear was listening.

This safe space on the roof next to the satellite dish taught us the power of listening, just sitting quietly and making space for each other. Therefore, I give the time I spent with my brother on the rooftop 5 stars.

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CELEBRATING OUR INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE FOR 25 YEARS

The All Saints’ Curriculum Foundation’s Silver Anniversary

By Jordan Amy ’07, Grades 6-12 Dean of Curriculum

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When The All Saints’ Curriculum Foundation was established in 1997 through Support from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation, likely few would have been able to envision the magnitude of its impact as it has become ingrained as one of the central foci of education at All Saints’.

What began with an adaptation to the history curriculum and the addition of Latin to the Middle School has become so much more.

By planting firm roots in the Middle, the Curriculum Foundation’s principles have spread into other Divisions as both the School and the Foundation’s influence have grown.

offering Latin as a core class for seventh- and eighth-graders into a fully-fledged crosscurricular program that allows students to connect their ancient studies to modern-world applications. Through the Honors Classics Diploma program, Upper School students, whether in pursuit of the Honors Classics distinction or simply interested in a specific course, can enroll in courses that facilitate these connections, such as Classical Theatre Workshop, Sports in the Ancient World, and The Classics in Pop Culture, in addition to extending their formal training in Latin. One may also see the Foundation’s influence in the continued excellence of students taking the National Latin Exam with 20% of our seventhand eighth-grade Latin students and 10% of our Upper School Latin students, including a gold medalist, receiving distinctions for their performance. With the expansion of these roots, it was natural that the Foundation’s tenets would continue to take hold elsewhere.

PLANTING SEEDS TAKING ROOT The basis in history and Latin programs has created a wealth of opportunity for both faculty and students in those departments.

All Saints’ has been self-publishing our own history textbooks since 2004, beginning with fifth grade’s Great Lives in American History book, and now spanning into ninth grade with the Great Lives in European History book. Under the watchful eye of Editor (and occasional author) Dr. Bill Fanning, scholars from around the world, including some of our own All Saints’ faculty, submitted biographies on the historical figures found in each volume. As a culminating moment of their time in Lower School, fifth-grade students participate in “History in Motion” (previously known as “The Living History Museum”), a series in which each student performs as a historical figure for the entire community. Additionally, our Classics program has evolved beyond merely

The Curriculum Foundation, in addition to strengthening its initial beneficiaries, has become so deep-rooted in the School’s life that its core values have become the School’s own.

The Foundation upholds the need for “pioneering thought in innovative learning, encouraging the contextual coordination of subjects…to provide a richer educational tapestry for our students.”

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Taking a page from the history department, the English department has undertaken the task of self-publishing a new vocabulary series, Great Words from our Linguistic Heritage, which presents students with words connected to both their history and Latin curricula while also providing greater context to those classes.

The sixth- and seventh-grade books in this series are currently in use, with other volumes to soon follow. The value of experiential learning in this regard too cannot go unsaid, which is why we are proud to be renewing our travel abroad on the Upper School Classics Trip to Italy and Greece. Exposing our students in situ to the cradles of Western Civilization creates not only renewed excitement for their learning but also enhanced perspective about life outside of the United States.

Another of the Foundation’s principles espouses the need to encourage growth in each student of “respect for self, respect for others and a desire to do one’s best, always.”

The Cum Laude Society, an elite association of only 382 chapters worldwide (we are one of 13 in Texas and one of two in Fort Worth), for which junior and senior students are eligible, represents one of the achievements available to our students. Allowing admission of up to 20% of a graduating class, Cum Laude was founded upon the ideals of arete, dike, and time, excellence, justice, and honor, principles which are central to the ideals of the Curriculum Foundation.

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Additionally, the Foundation seeks to instill “civility, citizenship, and character in each student.”

These ideas are fundamental not only to our Middle and Upper School Advisory programs as part of students’ social-emotional learning but also to the entire School’s Portrait of a Saint.

Students learn at the earliest ages the values we espouse as a School such as being a faithful community member, a valuable collaborator, and an empathetic global citizen, to name a few.

All seven of the Portrait characteristics can be understood within the Curriculum Foundation’s goals for our students. Therefore, while our academic programming that folds directly into the Curriculum Foundation may not be suitable for our youngest minds, the character development aspects are among the earliest things that we try to imbue in our Saints.

SPROUTING LEAVES

Over the course of the year, be on the lookout for more information about each of these programs in relation to the Curriculum Foundation including personal stories from community members whose lives have been enriched by them. We will also be sharing more details about programming that will enhance the vision of the Foundation’s work within our School and what the future holds for our Foundation-related endeavors.

GREEK COURSES STUDY ABROAD

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

GREAT LIVES BIOGRAPHY SERIES LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM

LATIN COURSES

HONORS CLASSICS DIPLOMA

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

VALUE-CENTRIC CLASSICAL & TRADITIONAL

RESPECT FOR SELF & OTHERS

INTEGRATED & INNOVATIVE

FIRM GROUNDING IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION

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FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION NEWS

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FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION NEWS

Lauren McCauley-Moore ’03

Emily Breed

Dr. Debra Koppelberger

IN THE COMMUNITY Lauren McCauley-Moore ’03, Upper School Fine Arts Faculty, was published in the Journalism Education Association magazine in spring 2023. Her six-page article discussed teaching Renaissanceinspired still-life photography.

Emily Breed, Lower School & Middle School Ballet Faculty and Upper School Dance Company, attended the ballet teacher training at the American Ballet Theater in New York in summer 2023.

ABT’s National Training Curriculum assists beginning through advanced teachers in training dance students to use their bodies correctly by focusing on kinetics, coordination, anatomy, and proper body alignment. Artistically, the National Training Curriculum strives to provide dance students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance.

Dr. Debra Koppelberger, Lower School Division Head, earned her Ed.D. in Learning and Organizational Change from Baylor University in August 2023.

New Faculty and Administration

NEW FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION We welcome the following new Faculty/ Staff members to All Saints’! Pictured are: Front Row: Katherine DeTore, Field Hockey Coach; Katharine Langner, First Grade Assistant; Amanda Schram Endsley ’10, Assistant Director of Admission for Early Childhood and Lower School; Kathy Sunshine, Middle School Academic Resource Specialist; Britney Rich, Upper School Math Faculty; Kristen Farmer, US Spanish Faculty; Kristy Everett, EC Faculty; Heather Harris, EC Faculty; Kelly Farr, Revenue Accounting Assistant;

Elizabeth Ann Pike, EC Faculty. Back Row: Staci Henyon, US Science Faculty; Sarah-Grace Closuit, MS/US Dance and EC Art Faculty; Cyndee Bowden, US History Faculty; Olivia Prince, College Advising Administrative Assistant; Claire Kieschnick, Second Grade Faculty; Lisa Mais, Second Grade Assistant; Kimbra Bradshaw, Business Office Administrative Assistant; Laura Jones, EC Division Assistant; Jerrod Heard, Athletic Academic Liason, PE Instructor and Football Coach; Shilo Smith, EC Faculty; Melanie Hanna, Director of Development.

Not Pictured: Kendall Adams ’14, Life Safety Officer; Lissa Thomas Harrison ’03, Admission Community Liaison.

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FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION NEWS

Rodriguez Wedding

Carroll Family

YEARS OF SERVICE

MARRIAGES

FIVE YEARS Dr. Jenna Conan Simpson Kendall Hardgrove Christopher Long Dr. Will Matsuzaki

Donna Mills Brian Nowlin Tracey Stellato Lee Zethraus

Jenny Rodriguez, Third Grade Faculty, married Jacob Rodriguez on March 11, 2023, in Coronado, California. Jacob works for ​​​​​​​​Nelrod and they currently reside in Fort Worth.

TEN YEARS Samantha Ahern Dr. Jordan Amy ’07 Daniel Carroll Leslie Cox Betsy Ferebee Melissa Gresham

Bill Hines Kimberly Laird Vickey Lee Autumn Olingy Brooke Terry

BIRTHS

FIFTEEN YEARS Miguel Cervantes Joseph Morris TWENTY YEARS Bart Pointer TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Dr. Tad Bird

Daniel Carroll, Interim Director of Admission, and wife Kailee welcomed Mason James on February 10, 2023. Mason joins big sister Nora (2).

Crockett Matthew Prunty

Payton Maddox Prunty ’11, Middle School Science Faculty, and husband Andy welcomed Crockett Matthew on May 23, 2023.

Dillon Smith, Middle School Religion Faculty and Service Learning Coordinator, and wife Galen, welcomed baby boy Weller Jonah to their family on February 8, 2023

Weller Jonah Smith

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CLASS NOTES

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CLASS NOTES ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

ALUMNI OFFICE

Sofi Garza Boschini ’12

1993

1990

1994

1991

1995

Manager of Alumni Affairs SofiBoschini@aseschool.org

Class Rep: Kirk Coleman kcole1@aol.com

Class Rep Needed!

Contact the Alumni Office for more information.

1992

Class Rep: David Madison david@episcopalschools.org

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To submit information for Class Notes, please fill out the Alumni Contact & News form at aseschool.org/AlumniConnect or contact your Class Rep.

Class Rep: Laura King Dickinson lauradickinson@aseschool.org

Class Rep: Susie Purselley Thompson susiepthompson@yahoo.com

Class Rep: Alicia Stepp aliciastepp@gmail.com

1996

Class Rep: Julie King-Henry jchrking@gmail.com

CLASS NOTES

1997

Class Rep: Rae Lorimer Corley raerae3136@yahoo.com

2003

2005

Joseph Cervantez was awarded the 2022-2023 All Saints’ Episcopal School Distinguished Alumni Award. Every year, the All Saints’ Alumni Association nominates, selects, awards and celebrates a distinguished alumna or alumnus who has made an impact in their profession, community, or the worldat-large, and who has shown continued dedication to All Saints’.

Chris Douglas was presented with The Community Impact Award by the University of Houston Black Alumni Association. This award recognizes Chris’ dedication to the well-being of those who call Houston home.

Rachel MacSwain Franklin ramacswain@sbcglobal.net

Kristen Berry Shelley kristen.c.berry@gmail.com

1998

Class Rep Needed!

Contact the Alumni Office for more information.

1999

Class Rep: Sarah Kemble Clemons skclemons@gmail.com

2000

Class Rep: Regan Shoemaker Burdett regan_burdett@hotmail.com

2001

Class Rep: JK Doyle jk_doyle@hotmail.com Matt Long and wife, Jessica, welcomed their seventh child, Prairie Mae, on December 6, 2022.

Prairie Mae joins big sister Landyn (11), big brother Seth (8), big sisters June (6), Lily (5), Winslett (3) and big brother Boaz (2). *pictured bottom left

2002

Robbie Jane Paup Pope and husband, Daniel, welcomed their third child, Holly Catherine “Holly Cate”, on May 10, 2023. Holly Cate joins big sisters Winnie (5) and Georgia (2). *pictured bottom right

2004

Class Rep: Katy Walker Rush katyrush29@gmail.com

Class Rep: Kelley Berkovsky Burt kellburt@hotmail.com

Long Family

Kori Kemble Sibley and husband, Jack, welcomed their second child, Clark Adams, on December 10, 2022. Adams joins big brother Briggs (2).

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Shelley Famliy

Kristen Berry Shelley and husband, Ian, welcomed their second child, Maxwell “Max” Milton, on April 27, 2023. Max joins big brother Clay (2). *pictured top left

Everett Mathew LanCarte

2007

Class Rep: Staley Hawkins Moore staleyhmoore@gmail.com

Brown Children

June 13, 2023. Walker joins big brother Hudson (3) and big sister Myla (2). *pictured top right

2006

Class Rep: Hollis Kent Webb hollisfk@gmail.com

Simone Jameson Henderson and husband, Tommy, welcomed their second child, Hutton Bradley, on June 5, 2023. Hutton joins big brother Rex (2).

Kendall Berry Byrd and husband, Patrick, welcomed their third child, Bridgette Wade, on March 27, 2023. Bridgette joins big sisters Annabelle (4) and Genevieve (2).

Paul Gonzalez recently completed his MBA from the University of West Alabama. Paul and his wife, Chalie, and their three children currently live in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is the Regional Director of Sales for the spine division of Medacta.

Sarah Everett LanCarte and husband, Adam, welcomed their second child, Everett Mathew, on March 22, 2023. Everett joins big sister Ellis (2). *pictured top middle 76 | INNOVATE Fall 2023

2008

Class Rep: Sarah Kelley sarah.kelley426@gmail.com

2009

Class Rep: Chelsea Harrison chelseabelleharrison@gmail.com Chelsea Goss Brown and husband, Matthew, welcomed their third child, Walker William, on

Ashley Wylie Soukup and husband, Price, welcomed their first child, William Crosby, on June 5, 2023. Ashley and her family currently live in Denver, Colorado.

CLASS NOTES

Harris Family

2010

Class Rep: Claire O’Connor Armstrong oconnorclairep@gmail.com Madi Steenbergen Boenker and husband, Marshall, welcomed their third child, Liza Perrie, on February 13, 2023.

Liza joins big brothers Thomas (3) and Everett (2). *pictured top, page 74 Katy Goodrich Harris and husband, Cliff, welcomed their first child, Benjamin “Benny” Clifford, on June 27, 2023.

Katy and her family currently live in Houston, Texas. *pictured top left

Stanford Family

Kramer/Bader Wedding

Rachelle is currently the Deputy General Counsel at Blue River Partners in Dallas.

2011

Class Rep: Barrett Tanner Stanford cbtanner15@gmail.com Payton Maddox Prunty, Middle School Science Faculty, and husband Andy welcomed Crockett Matthew on May 23, 2023. *pictured right middle Barrett Tanner Stanford and husband, Drew, welcomed their first child, Jackson “Jack” Timothy, on May 14, 2023. Barrett and her family currently live in Atlanta, Georgia. *pictured top middle

Crockett Matthew Prunty

2012

Class Rep: Christina Ewin christina.ewin@williamstrew.com Nicole Kramer Bader and Chase Bader were married on June 17, 2023 at Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas.

Nicole and Chase currently live in Nashville, Tennessee. *pictured top right

Rachelle Miller Norton and husband, Ryan, welcomed their first child, April Anne, on May 25, 2023.

Kathleen Chilton Fields and Scott Fields were married on May 6, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas. The wedding party included Kathleen’s sister, Madeline Chilton Kharboosh ’14, Kathleen’s brother, William Chilton ’10, Kathleen’s sister-in-law, Stephanie Culwell Chilton (fs) and Katherine Ryan. *pictured right bottom Chilton/Fields Wedding Fall 2023 INNOVATE | 77

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Charles Ryan “Charlie” Shoemaker

Burner Family

Ryan Shoemaker and wife, Lacey, welcomed their first child, Charles “Charlie” Ryan, on May 11, 2023. Ryan and his family currently live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. *pictured top left

Charles Jacob, Jr. “JR” Reid

Veronica Williams Dummit ’05 and Camille Williams Laramore ’08, Sarah Evans, Katie Hale Jambor and Brittanty Vinson Dobransky. Isa’s brother-in-law Clay Wooten ’03 officiated the wedding. *pictured left middle Charlie Reid and wife, Michele, welcomed the first child together, Charles Jacob, Jr. “JR”, on December 16, 2023. Charlie and his family currently live in Fort Worth, Texas. *pictured top right

Williams/McDavid Wedding Kathleen Baird Young and husband, Marshall Young, welcomed their first child, Marshall Ralph Young, III on March 22, 2023. Marshall and his family currently live in Fort Worth, Texas.

2013

Class Rep: Emma Grace Laird emmagracelaird@yahoo.com Riley Smith Burner and husband, Brett Burner, welcomed their second child, Poppy Emerson, on March 4, 2023. Poppy joins big brother Hayes (2). *pictured top middle

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Isa Williams McDavid and Jairus McDavid were married on May 28, 2023 at the Lazy S Hacienda in Weatherford, Texas. The wedding party included Isa’s sisters, Monique Williams Wooten ’03,

Annette Berry Sneed and Mason Sneed were married on May 27, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas. The wedding party included Annette’s sisters, Kristen Berry Shelley ’05, Kendall Berry Byrd ’07, Samantha Berry (fs), Riley Smith Burner, Anna Lococo Cole and Katherine White Margeson.

Robbie Thomas and wife, Gracie Chambers Thomas ’15, welcomed their first child, Annabelle “Elle” Lee, on December 30, 2022. Robbie and his family currently live in Houston, Texas. *pictured left bottom

CLASS NOTES

Page/Cody Wedding

2014

Class Rep: Alex Page apage96@gmail.com Alex Page Cody and Trenton Cody were married on July 15, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas. The ceremony was at All Saints’ Episcopal School Chapel and the reception was at the Fort Worth Club. The wedding party included Matron of Honor, Emily Tabor Cozort and Alex’s brother, Nicholas Page ’17. *pictured top left

Reynolds/Hassell Wedding

Gresham Wedding

Torie Reynolds Hassell and Cole Hassell were married on April 15, 2023 at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Dallas, Texas. The wedding party included Whitney Poe Amos, Lynn Kelly and Thea Wilson. *pictured top middle Daniel Gresham and Raina Victoria Gresham were married on June 10, 2023 in Colleyville, Texas. The wedding party included Brandon Johnson, Chris Lane and Ruel Menton ‘13. *pictured top right

Mader Bagley and Hannah Berkovsky Bagley were married on August 6, 2022 at The Olana in Denton, Texas. Mader and Hannah currently live in Fort Worth, Texas, where Mader is employed by Mercedes Benz Financial and Hannah works in the marketing industry.

Ashley Dioguardi Maxwell and Jamison Maxwell were married on February 11, 2023. The wedding party included Elizabeth Bender, Kasey Grona, Ellie Hertel, Julia King, and Browning Stimson.

Emily Tabor Cozort and Jack Cozort were married on April 1, 2023 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

The wedding party included Emily’s sister, Natalie Tabor Hopper ’11, Alex Page Cody, Abby Gentry, Lynn Kelly and Thea Wilson.

2015

Class Rep: Larkin Rich Larkinelizabethrich@gmail.com

Vivian McNair Brockermeyer and husband, Jack Brockermeyer ’16, welcomed their first child, Ivy Bridewell, on April 29, 2023. Vivian and her family currently live in Dallas, Texas.

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Godby/Ford Wedding Lauren Godby Ford and Merritt Ford were married on June 3, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas. The wedding party included Lauren’s sister, Kristen Godby ’18, Molly Bateman and Greyson McCarthy Burt (fs). *pictured top left

Renée Merrill

Perry/Barron Wedding

Annabelle “Elle” Lee, on December 30, 2022. Gracie and her family currently live in Houston, Texas. *pictured left bottom, page 78

2016

Class Rep: Madison Bailey madisongbailey2@gmail.com Jack Brockermeyer and wife, Vivian McNair Brockermeyer ’15, welcomed their first child, Ivy Bridewell, on April 29, 2023. Jack and his family currently live in Dallas, Texas. *pictured page 79

Campbell Hillard and Elizabeth Powe Hillard were married on November 5, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. The wedding party included Campbell’s sister, Lauris Hillard ’18, Grayson Borchardt, Greer McDowell, Kevin Stadtler, Jack Walraven, and Scott Walraven.

Gracie Chambers Thomas and husband, Robbie Thomas ’13, welcomed their first child,

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Renée Merrill launched a luxury work bag brand, L&M Workbag, based in NYC. The brand carries exceptionally and ethically crafted pieces in NYC from cactus leather. Visit www.lmworkbag.com or @lm_workbag on Instagram to shop L&M Workbag (also available on Wolf & Badger). *pictured top middle

nominated them at ILTM Cannes. Barrett will be recognized at ILTM Cannes in 2023 as well as invited to various other conventions such as the Travel + Leisure Cruise Summit held at Baha Mar and ILTM North America.

2017

2018

Leea Yater leeayater1@gmail.com

Ashlyn Kotarski ashlynkotarski@gmail.com

Barrett Phillips started her own business, Barrett Phillips Travel Designs, in May of 2021. This year, she was named as one of Travel + Leisure’s Rising Star Advisors for 2023. Each year the Travel + Leisure Travel Advisory Board (TAB), a panel of 27 world-class travel advisors, nominates a new class of Rising Star travel advisors. Rising Stars have the opportunity to shadow the TAB member who

Trent Barron and Jessica Perry Barron were married on February 25, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The wedding party included Ross Barron ’11, John Mark Bayouth, Andrew Bird, Luke Brockermeyer and Mathew Drobnich. *pictured top right

CLASS NOTES

Bryson Clark

Margaret Ann Prowse

2019

2020

Byrson Clark graduated Summa Cum Laude from Fordham College at Lincoln Center in May with a degree in Spanish Language and Literature & Visual Arts. He was inducted to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society for International Studies and received The Lipani Visual Arts Award. Bryson will be continuing his educational journey at Fordham this fall at the Gabelli School of Business. To explore Bryson’s recent projects please visit www.brysonkernanclark.com. *pictured top left

Christina Severs will be joining the TCU Neeley School of Business Sales Center as a coach for the Consultative Selling Course this fall. Christina is currently interning for the NextGen Sales Academy at Dell Technologies in Round Rock, Texas. *pictured top right

Margaret Ann Prowse margaretann2000@gmail.com

Margaret Ann Prowse graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in May with a Bachelor’s Degree in advertising and a minor in business. She will be continuing her education this fall studying Interior Design at the University of Texas - San Antonio. *pictured top middle

Class Rep: Alex Wright alexwright9497@gmail.com

Christina Severs

2023

Landry Murphy landrymurphy@icloud.com

2021

Addison Thompson addisonethompson@gmail.com

2022

Blakely Byrd blakley@rockerb.com

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2023-24 Alumni Board Jimmy Samis ’02, President Scott McDonald ’03, President-Elect Heather Gant Rodgers ’05, VP-Membership William Chilton ’10, VP of Fundraising Adair Ewin Shannon ’09, Secretary Garrett Bradshaw ’07 Sarah Kemble Clemons ’99 Madi Shoppa Davis ’07

We are grateful to our incredible slate of new and returning board members.

Thank you for your service, Saints!

Antonio Debouse ’09 Rachel MacSwain Franklin ’03 Jared Harwell ’01 Grace Beck Higgins ’05 Dustin Moheit ’11 Rand Ravnaas ’08 Jake Reid ’11 Kori Kemble Sibley ’05 Lee Siratt ’14

ADVISORY Kendall Berry Byrd ’07 Mackenzie Shoppa Moore ’13 Allie Kobs Turney ’07 Marshall Young ’12

EX-OFFICIO William Knight ’04, Immediate Past President (fs) indicates Former Student

Alums:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS SEPTEMBER 22 Homecoming - Fort Worth

OCTOBER 11 Saints Nation - Washington, D.C.

NOVEMBER 6-10 Alumni Mentoring Summit - Fort Worth

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FANTASTIC FLEUR

Find:

Travel iSpy Coloring Page

Suitcase x 4 Airplane x 4 Globe x 3 Passport x 3

Double Decker Bus x 3 Hot Air Balloon x 2 Camera x 3 Map x 4

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TOLLING OF THE BELL May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercies of God, rest in peace. And, may light perpetual shine upon them. Amen.

JANUARY 13, 2023 Sheila DeFord Diana Osborne Tim Matthews

MARCH 24, 2023 John Neale Sallie Walker Ronald Welborn

JANUARY 20, 2023 Virginia “Nina” Barrera Charles “Chuck” Langner Vincent Gray Ike Tennison

MARCH 31, 2023 Arlene Moore Eddie Owens Marie Smith

JANUARY 27, 2023 Jerry Estrada Carol Graham Marc McCreary FEBRUARY 17, 2023 Betsy Wirtz Donald Beyer MARCH 3, 2023 Eleanor Patterson Don Griffis

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APRIL 22, 2023 Mark Brown Betty Lou Dill Mary McMorris Anne Catherine Keehan APRIL 29, 2023 Ted Arrington Charles Chassay Paul Wells Joe Poydock MAY 5, 2023 Dr. William E. Tucker

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

2023-2024 Board of Trustees OFFICERS

RUSTY REID

PAULA BROCKWAY

KEN HUFFMAN

JUDD PRITCHARD

President

Vice President

Vice President

Vice President

BRAD WALLACE

WENDE DWYER-JOHNSEN

Treasurer

Secretary

TRUSTEES Lauren Thomas Bredthauer ’01 Stephanie Brentlinger Cody Campbell Brad Clark Sacher Dawson Antonio Debouse ’09 Chris Kent ’97 William Knight ’04 Marci Kramer Bailey McGuire ’03 Tommy Miller

EX-OFFICIO Mary Morrow Joe Parrish Mark Paukune Win Ryan Whit Smith Brett Taylor

Dr. Tad Bird, Head of School The Rev. Christopher Jambor Tiffany Lawson Jimmy Samis ’02

TRUSTEES EMERITUS Brad Corbett, Jr. Janie Rector Bob Simpson

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Ninth- and Tenth-Grade Trip to London, June 2023

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