Reflections Magazine 2020-2021

Calvert School REFLECTIONS

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I N T H I S I S S U E : C A LV E R T 1 2 5 C A M P A I G N

MAGAZINE STAFF EDITOR Amy Vu Marketing & Communications Manager

EDITORIAL STAFF Sarah Walton Director of Development Sam Shelton Communications Specialist Rosane Aviles Development Coordinator Sarah Caldwell Director of Leadership Gifts Lauren Murphy Director of the Calvert Fund Andrew Rutledge Development Database Manager Christina Taler Director of Alumni Engagement

CONTRIBUTORS Sam Shelton Communications Specialist Christina Taler Director of Alumni Engagement

DESIGN Amy Vu Marketing & Communications Manager

PHOTOGRAPHY Amy Vu Marketing & Communications Manager

ADMINISTRATION Andrew Holmgren Head Master Elizabeth Martin Head of Lower School Matthew Buck ’87 Head of Middle School Sarah Crowley Director of Academic Affairs Denise Fiorucci Director of Human Resources Melissa Hood Director of Early Childhood Education Craig Luntz Director of Technology Tom Travers Director of Finance and Operations Timika Tyson Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sarah Walton Director of Development Nicole Webster Director of Admission

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ABOVE The Lower School auditorium has remained largely the same as it was when the Tuscany Road Lower School was first built in 1924.

ON THE COVER Wendy and Ben Griswold '52, Head Master Andrew Holmgren, Wendy Bond, and Ward Classen '71 participate in the Calvert 125 groundbreaking ceremony for the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center.

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Letter from the Head Master

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Board Briefing

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Moving Forward

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Around Campus

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Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys

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What Do We Silently Witness?

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Back in the Classroom

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Calvert 125

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CSPA

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A Night with John Waters '58

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Letter from the Alumni President

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Alumni Reunion Celebration

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Calvert Memories

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Francis J. Carey '38: A Legacy of Giving

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Alumni Virtual Speakers

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The Power of Calvert's Alumni Network

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Class Notes

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LETTER FROM THE HEAD MASTER BOARD BRIEFING MOVING FORWARD AROUND CAMPUS KIDDIE CALVERT EXPANSION INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP & PURPOSE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM CALVERT 125 CSPA A NIGHT WITH JOHN WATERS '58

a message from the head master

ANDREW HOLMGREN

As difficult as perfect is and as difficult as teamwork can often be, the Calvert community came together to demonstrate both this year. Our faculty, staff, students, and parents worked together to keep this community together from September to June, from start to finish. In doing so, they provided more than just a full year of education. They provided a sense of normalcy and routine for our children.

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s a boy, I played a number of team sports. I tackled, skated, and swung a bat alongside my many team-

mates in many different programs. There was something special for me about being on a team and working with a group of people all dedicated to a common goal.

Football was my favorite sport to play, and is, I believe, one of the truest expressions of teamwork. Every snap of the ball represents an opportunity to score. Almost

For eight years now, I have been asked to define the Calvert Way. Some people will tell you that it is a handshake, Calvert Script, or folder papers. These parts of our program are wonderful traditions that are woven into the fabric of Calvert School, but they alone do not make us who we are. The Calvert Way is hard work. It is determination. It is selflessness and caring for others. The Calvert Way is leadership and the sacrifice that inevitably comes with it. The Calvert Way is what our community demonstrated in full measure this past year.

On behalf of all the men, women, boys, and girls who call Calvert home, I want to thank you all for helping to preserve our little corner of Tuscany and Canterbury. As we approach our 125th year of educating the best and the brightest of Baltimore, it falls to all of us to continue this tradition and to strengthen the Calvert Way for generations still to come.

all football plays are designed to place the ball into the endzone upon conclusion. You have all seen the dia-

Sincerely,

grams of plays with Xs and Os. All of them draw their lines extending far downfield and past the onslaught of the defense. But there is one catch: In order for the play to work, everyone on that field must do their job perfectly. No running back has ever gained a yard without a lineman blocking for them. No quarterback has ever completed a pass without the outstretched hands of a receiver. Each person on that field must do their part individually and in concert with their teammates.

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Andrew Holmgren Head Master

a message from the chairman of the board of trustees

H. WARD CLASSEN ’71 I

t has been more than a year since the World

Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Looking back, I am proud and inspired by how we have persevered.

Calvert was the sole school in the Baltimore area to remain open and provide

in-person instruction for all students. The challenges we have faced and overcome have made Calvert a stronger organization that is better prepared to meet the challenges of the future.

In the early spring of 2020, Head Master Andrew Holmgren and his leadership team recognized that COVID-19 would materially impact the learning environment for the remainder of the spring semester and the following school year. Calvert’s entire staff developed and embraced a process to create a safe learning environment for students, one which would allow all boys and girls to continue their in-class education with minimal disruption to the learning process. With testing, PPE, distancing, new protocols, and other health and safety measures in place, Calvert was able to offer full in-person instruction five days a week. Our incredible faculty and staff never lost their focus on providing a Calvert education throughout the pandemic, earning the trust and admiration of our parents. Similarly, students arrived ready to learn and overcame the many distractions facing students in today’s world.

Calvert alumni have dedicated their time, talents, and resources to assist the Calvert community in need. On page 48, learn about Drs. Annie Luetkemeyer ’84 and Keith Flaherty ’83, who recently provided an update on the coronavirus and accepted the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award on behalf of all alumni who are supporting frontline efforts to combat COVID-19.

In addition to the extraordinary efforts of Calvert’s employees, students, families, and alumni, I would like to extend a special thanks to my fellow Board members who have provided the invaluable insights and support that have allowed Calvert to

remain open over the past year. I am especially grateful for the efforts of Redonda Miller and the members of Calvert’s Health Committee, who provided timely and thoughtful advice in a challenging and ever-changing environment.

Philanthropy helped offset the additional expenses Calvert incurred due to the pandemic. Calvert is committed to supporting families suffering economically because of COVID19 and provided financial aid to every student who required support this year. Calvert’s trustees, alumni, parents, and friends launched the fourth capital campaign in the School's 125 years: Calvert 125 Campaign (see page 30 for more details). With support from the Calvert community, we have raised more than $15 million in support of our Institute for Leadership & Purpose, the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center, financial aid, and the Calvert Fund.

Calvert’s commitment to ensuring that every child receives a fully in-person educational experience has resulted in applications increasing by 22 percent over the previous year. The demand for a Calvert education continues to be strong, and our enrollment remains at capacity without lowering Calvert’s admission standards. I am pleased to report that Calvert’s tuition remains the lowest of all comparable schools in the Baltimore area, and the Board of Trustees is committed to ensuring that Calvert’s tuition remains affordable. In August, Calvert is expanding Calvert’s preschool program at the newly renovated Cross Keys in Roland Park to allow more children to experience a Calvert education (read more about Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys on page 18).

In July, we will welcome three new trustees, Annie Wu ’01, Mary Miller, and Wendy Bond. Each brings a unique expertise and perspective that will benefit Calvert immensely. I am confident in our future and thank you for playing a vital role in Calvert’s continued success.

Sincerely,

H. Ward Classen ’71 Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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MOVING FORWARD This speech was delivered on June 9, 2021, by Grace Nathalie Collins ’21 at Calvert's Class of 2021 graduation ceremony.

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still remember my first day at Calvert 10 years ago.

I recall shaking the Head Master’s hand, excited

to wear my new jumper and make what seemed like a long voyage to the Fifth Age Wing. It was indeed the beginning of a journey, one that has brought us to this graduation today. At the end of this adventure, we stopped shaking hands and wore masks, not jumpers, but we maintained Calvert’s traditions as best we could. Like Eighth Graders in the past, the Calvert Class of 2021 read Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, solved quadratic equations, and survived two World Wars with Mr. Short. Most importantly, throughout the past 10 years, we have formed unbreakable bonds of friendships that will survive the test of time.

If anything, these friendships have been strengthened throughout this difficult past year.

Growing through challenges is something we all experienced this year; however, on top of a worldwide pandemic and national shutdown, my family and I were thrown for another loop. It all started when I was at the beach with one of my friends and started to feel sick. Making the situation even worse, I was away from my parents. Prior to this trip, I had chronic stomach aches, but doctors continually reassured my parents that I was just anxious. I always knew that anxiety was not the cause, but I did not know what else to do since doctors always told us that everything was fine. During the Covid quarantine, my symptoms reached a climax as I began to drink what felt like excessive amounts of water. I was eager to put this all behind me as I headed to Rehoboth Beach for what I thought would be two weeks of fun.

On June 14, a day after I arrived at my friend’s beach house, I was extremely short of breath, and I logically self-diagnosed that I probably had Covid. I then texted home to my parents, but we concluded that everything was fine because I did not have a fever or any other symptoms associated with Covid. A few days passed by, but then some really frightening things started to occur: I was hallucinating during the day and waking up every morning to both of my legs completely knotted up in cramps. I knew something was not right, but I was too sick to even think straight. I called my parents, and they decided to pick me up the next morning.

When my mom came to get me, she did not know how ill I was until she saw me. I can only imagine how this day impacted my parents. She called an ambulance that took me to the Johns Hopkins emergency room.

In the Hopkins pediatric intensive care unit, I was dealing with the effects of going through diabetic ketoacidosis.

Diabetic ketoacidosis results from your pancreas shutting down, causing the body to stop producing insulin and creating blood acids, also known as ketones. This keeps your blood sugar at an extremely dangerous level and is life-threatening without treatment. My days in the hospital consisted of meeting with doctors and trying to learn how to manage my now-diagnosed Type 1 diabetes.

Something that the doctors don’t tell you in the hospital is that Type 1 diabetes, also known as T1d, is a perfectionist’s nightmare. I, a perfectionist, have always struggled immensely with accepting that I will not be able to achieve perfection. T1d has taught me that not everything I do in life has to be perfect. On a good day, I only have to look at my Dexcom, which is my glucose monitor, 40 times, or every 20 minutes. On a bad day, I am physically and mentally exhausted with trying to get my blood sugar back to a stable level. This requires me to constantly check my blood sugar every five minutes, consume sugar, prick my finger, and give insulin if the sugar over-corrected my levels, all while trying to do my homework — which helps you see why my perfectionism has taken a hit.

Throughout the past year, everyone on the planet has adjusted to large changes in their lives. Although these changes have been frustrating and difficult, I think that it is important to find the silver lining and lessons in situations that we don’t necessarily have any control over. I have learned that I will not be who I used to be, and for the most part, I have started to accept that. I have learned that whether you can see my insulin pump on my leg or my glucose monitor on my arm, it is important to keep in mind that everyone is going through something. You just might not physically see it. That is why, as Mr. Holmgren often tells us, we need to be kind. And most importantly, I have learned the importance of not taking things for granted, and I am sure many people would say the same.

As I look at all of you here today, I realize that if it were not for the pandemic, I wouldn’t fully appreciate the impact of simply gathering together as a community.

Next year will be an exciting year for our class, Calvert Class of 2021. It will be a new challenge for all of us. How we rise to the challenge will be critical to our success in our new homes. And while things will not always be perfect, one thing is for certain: We have been prepared by our Calvert Family, which has taught us and cared for us these past 10 years and provided us with great memories and relationships that we will always cherish. We are not who we used to be when we arrived 10 years ago, but because of our time here, we can feel confident that we will become who we want to be.

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EIGHTH GRADE HONORS & AWARDS The Isaac H. Dixon Academic Award for Girls Sophie Priscilla Bergles The Edward W. Brown Academic Award for Boys John Alexander Nabit The Girls’ Sportsmanship Award Nina Princie Tobin

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The Jay France ’37 Sportsmanship Award Lawrence Bohlen Brooks

The Bolton Arts Award Julia Jeemin Nguyen Benjamin Gabriel Lacombe

The George A. Whiting Athletic Trophy for Girls Caroline Conrad Hoskins

The Hillyer Award Piper Daley Higgins

The George A. Whiting Athletic Trophy for Boys Jefferson Maherly Exinor Jr.

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The Citizenship Award Anna Grace Kennedy Xavier Christian Thomas

The Banner Award Kiera Marie Caffrey Reflections Speech Grace Nathalie Collins

CLASS OF 2021 HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES Obafemi D. Ayanbadejo Jr. McDonogh School

John P. Davis Jr. Gilman School

Joonseo Kim Loyola Blakefield

Mara T. O'Reilly The Bryn Mawr School

Julia L. Bergles The Bryn Mawr School

Brennan C. DiGiovanni Gilman School

Ramsey D. Kissack Friends School of Baltimore

Catherine S. Quinn The Park School of Baltimore

Sophie P. Bergles The Bryn Mawr School

Michael S. Edwards Gilman School

Cooper W. Knaub The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Peter C. Quinn The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Jacob F. Bissett The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Jefferson M. Exinor Jr. McDonogh School

Penelope S. Kousouris The Bryn Mawr School

Thomas E. Rafailides McDonogh School

Robert D. Boudreau Towson High School

Henry B. Fulchino Gilman School

Benjamin G. Lacombe St. Paul's School

Liam T. Rivers Gilman School

Emma C. Bradley The Bryn Mawr School

Nathan R. Green Calvert Hall College High School

William W. Lemken Loyola Blakefield

Julian A. Robinson McDonogh School

Morgan R. Bradley The Bryn Mawr School

Sebastian C. Guerrero Calvert Hall College High School

Marko Mihajlovic Gilman School

Vianna V. Samuel Roland Park Country School

Lawrence B. Brooks The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Teagan M. Hanley Roland Park Country School

Lucia M. Milano Roland Park Country School

Xavier C. Thomas The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Kiera Caffrey St. Timothy's School

Olivia P. Hart The Bryn Mawr School

Jackson M. Mitchell Calvert Hall College High School

Nina P. Tobin Roland Park Country School

Mackenzie E. Cheston St. Paul's School for Girls

Piper D. Higgins The Bryn Mawr School

William R. Moore McDonogh School

Ryan M. Wachter McDonogh School

Grace N. Collins McDonogh School

William A. Holmgren The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

John A. Nabit Gilman School

Lin X. Wanjek-Yasutake The Bryn Mawr School

Octavia R. Constable McDonogh School

Caroline C. Hoskins St. Paul's School for Girls

Julia J. Nguyen The Bryn Mawr School

Charlotte S. Webster The Bryn Mawr School

Elena M. Cooper The Bryn Mawr School

Frank S. Jones III The Boys' Latin School of Maryland

Keegan P. Nolan McDonogh School

Lily G. Weiskittel Roland Park Country School

Elise M. Cooper McDonogh School

Anna G. Kennedy Roland Park Country School

Marco H. Ochs Gilman School

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CALVERT RETIREE: BRIAN MASCUCH

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ifth Grade homeroom teacher and grade dean Brian Mascuch has been a fixture of the Calvert community for almost 20 years. Since starting out in the Lower School in 1999 – and following a brief departure to teach in

China – Mr. Mascuch has prepared countless boys and girls to begin their Middle School journey, and he eventually joined them across campus. For many years, his classroom has provided much-needed fun, warmth, encouragement, and counseling for our Tenth Age and Fifth Grade students – and as a coach, Mr. Mascuch has done the same for our athletes. During his time at Calvert, Mr. Mascuch has traveled to locations like South Africa and Botswana to enhance the Expedition Calvert program, and he chaperoned the School’s inaugural trip to the Cape Eleuthera Institute in the Bahamas. In 2017, he also earned The Deborah Dorsey Albert ’44 Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the School. While Mr. Mascuch will be sorely missed around Calvert School, we look forward to hearing about his travels during a well-deserved retirement. Please join us in wishing him well as he begins his next adventure.

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EMPLOYEE AWARDS THE DEBORAH DORSEY ALBERT ’44 AWARD LAURA T. SPADONE '77, Ninth Age homeroom teacher, received The Deborah Dorsey Albert ’44 Award. Established in 1995, this award is given annually to the faculty member who has “made an outstanding contribution to the life and mission of Calvert School.”

SERVICE RECIPIENTS 20 Years Megan C. D'Andrea

THE APGAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INSTRUCTION ALEXIS TANTAU, Middle School drama teacher, was presented The Apgar Award for Excellence in Instruction.

This award is given annually to a faculty member who “has demonstrated the ability to motivate students’ interest, curiosity, and love of learning and the willingness to propose and apply new teaching concepts of methods that expand students’ horizons and potential.”

10 Years Angelica J. Menefee F. Matthew Buck '87 Kelly M. Whitman '00

THE MATTHEW ’06 AND ABIGAIL ’10 YOUNG MEMORIAL AWARD KATHERINE C. MACSHERRY, Calvert School nurse, was the recipient of The Matthew ’06 and Abigail ’10 Young Memorial Award. Established in 2008, the award is given to that member of the faculty or staff who “contributes significantly to many areas of School life, displays care and concern for all members of the Calvert community, and possesses the intangible spirit that made Matt and Abby so special.”

THE CLASS OF 2006 STAFF AWARD BARBARA A. MACK, maintenence personnel, received The Class of 2006 Staff Award, which was established in 2005 and is given annually to the staff member who has provided exemplary service to Calvert School.

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1 Ryan Grundy '27 meticulously forms a pinch pot in her Eighth Age art class with Ms. Thompson.

2 Brynn Caffrey '26 catches a pass during a Ninth Age Crows and Canaries flag-football game.

3 Declan Gormley '29 shares his Ravens spirit ahead of a home game in January.

4 Gavin West '29 shows off a Cookie Monster cupcake from the Sixth Age Math and Monsters activity.

5 Jay Bischoff '30 builds an impressive tower in his first week of Fifth Age. 6 Anderson Desai '28 enjoys some hot cocoa in his pajamas during the Lower School Sips and Stories in December.

7 Katherine Yang '25 proudly displays her Expedition Calvert passport, complete with stamps for Canada and Egypt.

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8 Allison Keffer '22 participates in the "NFL Combine Fitness" course during Middle School Mini Week.

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9 Caroline Makowka '23, Lila Schmidt '23, and Julianna Ishii '23 celebrate Wacky Day during Middle School Spirit Week.

10 Joon Kim '21 participates in a Middle School Crafternoon session with Ms. Leonard.

11 Drew Klein '23 goes all out on Ravens Dress Down Day. 12 Evan Lauer '24 and Blake Smith '24 hold up the books by Black authors that they chose for Calvert to purchase as a part of Black History Month.

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13 Cooper Knaub '21 participates in the 2021 version of the Cool Schools Plunge in support of the Maryland Special Olympics.

14 Benjamin Jackson '24 poses for a photo in his costume on Halloween.

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Ryan Peel ’22 dodges Bobby Cheswick '22 during a Calvert Sports League football game this past fall.

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ver the summer, when interscholastic competition seemed unlikely under local health guide-

lines, Director of Athletics Sarah Dennison and her team adapted to provide safe, enriching alternatives for our Mighty Bees.

In September, the athletics team launched the all-new Calvert Sports League (CSL), a coed intramurals program that featured soccer, flag football, wiffle ball, and more.

Close to 170 Middle Schoolers participated, going head to head in four teams: the Red Lobsters, Yellow Bears, Blue Crabs, and Purple Big Cats. To support Calvert’s layered approach to health and safety, students only competed against peers from the same grade level. Masks were required at all times, and all games took place outside.

Coaches selected sports with minimal shared equipment and regularly sanitized shared surfaces.

“This has been amazing for the kids. Now that we’ve started, I can’t imagine this year without this league,” Coach Dennison shared in the fall. “The kids are so excited. They talk about it all day long and look forward to it in the afternoon. They're making connections with their coaches, and it’s just such an uplifting thing in their lives.”

All year, she said, the Mighty Bees have been thrilled to get back on the field after their time away.

“I really like being able to play outside with my friends after school,” purple team player Jackson Angulo-Bartlett ’22 said. “Because we wouldn’t be able to do this at other schools or other places.”

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Over the winter, the CSL continued with soccer, flag football, and volleyball, in addition to running club. Eighth Grade students also traveled off campus for regular squash practice at a nearby athletic club. As in the fall, coaches maintained necessary health and safety measures – and thanks to the hard work of Coach Dennison and the athletics team, Calvert successfully returned to interscholastic sports this spring.

Conducted like a typical season, this year’s spring athletics saw our Mighty Bees face off against nearby schools in baseball and boys’ and girls’ lacrosse. Notably, Coach Dennison said, the girls’ A team defeated Roland Park in an endof-game nail biter, while the boys’ Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade team put up a fight against Gilman’s eighth graders. Baseball ended its season with a strong showing against Gilman on May 17, while members of the track & field team shone during an on-campus meet in April.

While students would typically compete against multiple schools at these meets, the athletes raced their teammates on Krongard Field.

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“I am so proud of the kids and the coaches for being so adaptable this entire year,” Coach Dennison said. “And when we finally put together a solid spring season with games, fans, and officials, it just made it all come together, especially for our Eighth Graders, who got to play their final games on the field with their friends.”

1 John Mashaw '22 and Christian Gladden '22 battle for the lead during the 50-yard dash at Calvert's spring track meet.

2 Naomi Klein ’22 races down the field during the first girls' home lacrosse game against another school in nearly two years.

3 Ryan Wachter ’21 snags a Frisbee during a Calvert Sports League game.

4 Piper Higgins ’21 serves a volleyball during the winter season of the Calvert Sports League.

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or nearly 125 years, Calvert School has put young children first by providing a supportive

and enriching educational experience for students in Baltimore. More than a decade ago, the School expanded its offerings to include the community’s littlest learners, opening the doors to Kiddie Calvert in 2007.

This year, Kiddie Calvert takes the next step in providing enriching child care for even more families by launching a second location at Cross Keys.

“This new location will complement our existing Kiddie Calvert and allow us to share the excellence of care and early childhood education that defines the Kiddie Calvert experience with more children from the surrounding community,” Calvert School Head Master Andrew Holmgren said.

The new facility, which includes nine classrooms and a spacious outdoor play area, will open in the fall amid an ambitious redevelopment project that will update and redefine the iconic neighborhood of Cross Keys.

Like Kiddie Calvert’s original location on Tuscany Road, Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys will be open to children aged 10 weeks to five years old, and it will continue Calvert’s

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history of excellence through research-based lesson plans and time-tested care.

Director of Child Care Jamie Williams, who joined the Calvert community in March, will lead a new team of educators in the fall as Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys nurtures its first group of curious, independent learners.

“As someone who has spent most of her life around young children, I can speak confidently and passionately about the importance of the early childhood years and how they are the foundation for future success,” Mrs. Williams said.

“During this time of rapid brain development, it is imperative to provide a nurturing environment for children to socialize, explore, play, and learn. I am thrilled to lead the Cross Keys team and to create a space where children can thrive.”

Mrs. Williams, who comes to Kiddie Calvert from Good Shepherd Children’s Center in Joppa, Maryland, has more than 10 years of experience across multiple early childhood education centers. At Good Shepherd, she served as an assistant director and taught infant, 2-year-old, and 4-year-old children.

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“As someone who has spent most of her life around young children, I can speak confidently and passionately about the importance of the early childhood years and how they are the foundation for future success,” JAMIE WILLIAMS Director of Child Care at Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys.

Before that, she served as a member of the Teaching and Learning Task Force while working at Friends School of Baltimore.

Mrs. Williams, who holds a bachelor’s degree in child development and family studies from West Virginia University, is passionate about executing emerging curriculums and play-based learning.

Director of Early Childhood Education Melissa Hood knows that Mrs. Williams will excel at managing the curriculum and day-to-day operations of the new facility. The pair have repeatedly toured the Cross Keys site and look forward to welcoming its first families in September.

“Jamie is going to lead her team with compassion while instilling responsibility, kindness, and dedication in her teachers,” Mrs. Hood said.

Like the original Kiddie Calvert location, Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys will provide children with valuable learning and social skills under the care of high-quality, professionally trained, and certified teachers. Through research-based, age-appropriate lessons designed by Frog Street, Kiddie Calvert students will expand their vocabularies, understand basic math principles, and discover a love of learning that prepares them for “big school.”

Under Kiddie Calvert’s “Learning to Play, Playing to Learn” philosophy, the children combine academics with games and fun activities to lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Using Dr. Bailey’s Conscious Discipline® teachings, Kiddie Calvert teachers also provide each child with the skills to name their emotions, regulate them, and solve problems, preparing them to manage conflict and form positive relationships as they grow.

No matter the location, warmth, trust, and joy are at the heart of a Kiddie Calvert experience.

“The hardest part about being a parent of a young child is dropping them off with someone you don't know,” Mrs. Hood said. “At Kiddie Calvert, we provide you with the reassurance that your child is being cared for in a safe, warm, and enriching environment.”

Construction at Kiddie Calvert Cross Keys is expected to continue through the summer. Once completed, the facility will be able to accommodate about as many families as the Tuscany Road location – and Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Williams are excited to welcome even more little learners to the Calvert community.

“Jamie and I cannot wait for our families to see all the amazing things we have to offer their children,” Mrs. Hood said. “We look forward to the pitter patter of little feet headed our way this September.”

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espite the many challenges of this uncertain year, the Institute for Leadership & Purpose continued to provide top-notch en-

richment for the School’s burgeoning young leaders.

During the 2020-2021 school year, the ILP launched the Luke Stone ’86 Speaker Series. Sponsored by the John L. “Luke” Stone ’86 Leadership Speaker Fund, established by the Kahlert Foundation in 2019, the speaker series invites thought-provoking authors, creators, and leaders to discuss diverse matters with the Calvert community.

The program began this spring with a visit from André Robert Lee, the filmmaker, educator, and activist behind The Prep School Negro. Lee’s documentaries – including Virtually Free and The Prep School Negro – analyze equity, diversity, and inclusion through the stories of young people in America.

On April 23, Lee spoke with Calvert Middle School students, faculty, staff, and administrators about racism and inequity using his latest film, The Road to Justice. During the day-long series of workshops, Lee encouraged all participants to speak up when they witness or experience inequity. That night, he recapped the day and shared a thought-provoking discussion with parents. Later in May, Lee also met with alumni for breakout sessions to talk through injustices.

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“If we sit back and just watch inequities, we are being a silent witness, the theme of the day,” Lee told students. “But until we do something – until we say something – it will stay exactly the same.”

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arah DeCamps will join the Calvert team this fall as director of the Institute for Leadership &

Purpose.

Ms. DeCamps comes to Calvert School after 11 years at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, where she taught Spanish and world history, coached middle school sports, and served as an advisor to the student council. She also pioneered the school’s global education program and led students on immersive trips to Belize and Costa Rica.

“Leadership is a tricky formula, but the best leaders always have emotional intelligence, environmental consciousness, self-awareness, and a dash of confidence,” Ms. DeCamps said. “I really believe that all kids can be creative, natural-born leaders. They don’t always think so, but they can.”

In addition to her work at Landon, Ms. DeCamps, who is fluent in Spanish, has also acted as an instructor with the World Leadership School, an internationally recognized organization that works with schools to create purpose-learning and leadership programming. She holds a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University and earned her bachelor’s degree from Hollins University.

She is also an alumna of Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia.

“Kids all want opportunities to express themselves in whatever form speaks to them,” Ms. DeCamps said.

“That might be in the classroom, on the sports field, on a stage, behind the curtain, with a paintbrush, holding an instrument, as part of a club or affinity group, or even taking action in their own community. They want to test out their own voices and amplify the voices of their friends.”

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The Road to Justice grapples with the United States’ history of slavery, oppression, and anti-Black violence in the South through a civil rights tour with The Nation magazine. Guided by Lee, two groups – middle school students from Chicago and senior adults who lived through the civil rights movement – visit significant sites in the American South. As they travel, the tour groups engage in transformational talks with people who participated in or witnessed the civil rights movement, including former sharecroppers, freedom riders, and a member of the Little Rock Nine.

In his sessions with students, Lee invited the Middle Schoolers to consider the world around them, asking, “What do we silently witness?”

The students responded with thoughtful commentary on inequity in education, economic divides, differences in opportunity, and unfair treatment and punishment, as well as racial divides in Baltimore City.

“This school is full of people who are going to change the world,” Lee shared with students. “There are a lot of adults who have never thought the way that you are now.”

On April 24, Lee also presented the keynote address at the Middle School Student Leadership in Diversity Conference, or MSSLDC, co-sponsored by Calvert School.

The conference, which included more than 240 students from nearly 30 independent schools, featured a series of virtual workshops aimed at exploring students’ personal stories and experiences.

The day-long event focused on the theme “activating our identities, using our voices, and making good trouble.”

“We’re still young when it comes to fighting for equity and justice…” Lee said on April 24. “We’re still young when it comes to turning this around. We’re still learning how to be equal and have not yet become the country that we are on paper, and I’m looking at you young people to bring about change.”

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André Robert Lee engages with faculty and students during his virtual visit in April.

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t the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools shut their doors and families struggled with the unknow-

able nature of the days to come, few could have predicted the incredible stability that Calvert students would experience this year. Thanks to the resilience of our teachers, the leadership of our administration, and the overwhelming support of our community, Calvert School has overcome dozens of unforeseen obstacles to provide what our developing students and families have needed most – a familiar day at school.

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Since opening in September, the School offered nine months of uninterrupted in-person education. This feat, made possible by robust health and safety measures, allowed students and teachers to once again learn and grow alongside one another.

While teachers accommodated a small number of at-home learners, the vast majority of students returned to campus, where they engaged in the same enhanced academics and co-curriculars they’ve come to expect from Calvert School.

While some of these lessons and traditions were adapted to ensure student and employee health and safety, most day-today operations occurred as usual – providing the much-needed “normalcy” that students crave.

“This year has presented a multitude of obstacles related to COVID-19 and getting our children back in the classroom,” Head Master Andrew Holmgren said. “But thanks to the flexibility of our community, the strength of our students, and the ingenuity of our teachers, we have overcome each one to safely enjoy these nine months together at school.”

Over the summer, the School juggled classrooms and shuffled class lists to create additional homerooms, lowering the number of students per room so desks could be safely distanced. Calvert also invested in an improved HVAC system that creates constant circulation and purchased portable air-filtration systems for core classrooms and offices, reducing the risk of indoor COVID transmission. The School installed transparent barriers on lab tables and desks to limit contamination and kept each grade level separate, preventing crossgrade transmission.

Thanks to the School’s robust morning health screenings, scheduled hand-washing opportunities, and many other sanitization and safety guidelines, our boys and girls had the

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chance to continue their studies uninterrupted, which cannot be taken for granted in this unprecedented time.

Within their classrooms, Calvert students continued to write their Reflection speeches, master their Calvert Script, and compile the folder papers that will follow them throughout their educational journeys. The boys and girls continued to act in grade-level plays (performed at their desks, rather than on stage), participate in clubs, which were held virtually and in person, and embrace athletics. Despite this year’s unexpected ups and downs, the School is proud to have continued the exciting traditions that have come to define a Calvert education.

Issa Williams '30 enjoys in-person activities during his first week of Fifth Age.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING In addition to their work in the classroom, students and faculty enjoyed many of the same immersive learning opportunities as in previous years, including the much-loved Mini Week in October and International Week in February.

While Mini Week activities were limited to on-campus events and virtual offerings this year, students had the opportunity to explore a wide array of new skills and hobbies. Guided by Kim Daly, Fifth Graders built candy-corn towers as tall as they could go. Sixth Graders studied rugby with Eric Cowell, and Seventh Graders created intricate yarn crafts with Alex Sloane.

In the Eighth Grade, Sandry Sachar led students in painting pumpkins and other artistic endeavors, and other Middle School teachers offered even more activities.

As in previous years, students had the opportunity to customize their Mini Week schedules to suit their interests, and remote students were also invited to join in on the fun. Virtual speakers gave students new insight into different fields – and these unique experiences didn’t end with Mini Week.

In February, Calvert students circled the globe for the twelfth International Week, a five-day celebration of diversity and world cultures. This year’s program highlighted Colombia,

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Izora Tahboub '27 molds clay during a Lower School art class

Vietnam, New Zealand, Kenya, and Switzerland and featured the first-ever Calvert’s Kitchen International Cookbook.

Packed with delicious dishes from around the world, the cookbook included recipes from Calvert families and allowed parents, students, and friends to celebrate together at a time when gathering was not advised.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Despite restrictions on off-campus travel and group activities, the School upheld its commitment to engaging with the surrounding community. Calvert Eighth Graders raced outside this January for an on-campus version of the annual Cool Schools Plunge. Instead of traveling to Sandy Point State Park for a quick dip in the freezing Chesapeake Bay, students lined up on Krongard Field, where Eighth Grade Dean Neal McMahon dumped a bucket of ice-cold water over each student’s head. The group raised more than $7,000 in support of Special Olympics Maryland.

“It’s an Eighth Grade tradition that happens every year, so we knew we had to keep it going, even if it was remote,” Middle School teacher and activities coordinator Joe Ali said. “We had a lot of flexibility from teachers and students, and we were

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able to get just about the whole entire Eighth Grade to do a virtual plunge.”

Eighth Grader Perry Hart ’21 heavily contributed to the team’s success, becoming its lead fundraiser.

“I think this is a really important cause, and it’s really, really fun and really cool that Calvert has this collaboration with [Special Olympics Maryland] and that we get to do stuff for them,” Perry said. "So, it meant a lot to me.”

In February, the School community marked Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a week-long food drive and letter-writing campaign. These efforts, organized by teachers Sean Donmoyer, Lori Wlodarczyk, and Señora Sachar, lasted from January 19 to 22 and replaced Calvert’s annual MLK Jr. Day of Service.

During this Week of Community Engagement, teachers encouraged their students to donate canned goods and write letters of gratitude to local healthcare workers, troops abroad, and residents of nearby Keswick Multi-Care Center.

Students also attended a virtual assembly hosted by Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Timika Tyson and several

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ust as students and teachers had to adapt to this unexpected year, so did Calvert’s dedicated staff

members, many of whom are intimately involved in our

“Volunteering gave me a feeling of happiness and responsibility,” Kiera C. ’21 said. “I loved seeing the kind and peppy letters that students wrote to healthcare workers and U.S. Troops who work so hard for others and dedicate their careers to service.”

tight-knit community of parents, friends, and alumni.

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The Middle Schoolers also got “creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky” this March as they performed the School’s seventh winter musical, The Addams Family. Prerecorded and streamed online, the production included 45 student performers, stage crew members, and set creators, and more than 100 families registered to attend each stream.

On September 22, nearly 70 Calvert Fund volunteers celebrated the launch of this year’s annual giving campaign with an online kick-off party. The event, which is typically hosted on campus, serves to share goals for the Fund and thank volunteers and donors for their contributions. The Development team hand-delivered party bags filled with festive snacks and small favors to everyone who tuned in.

Directed by drama teacher Alexis Tantau with assistance from Katie Leonard, Señora Sachar, and John Babcock, the show came together over two months of preparation, including on-campus and virtual rehearsals, photoshoots, and recording sessions to compile the pieces for a COVID-conscious production.

“Knowing that this has been a challenging year, and a lot of people have reduced bandwidth, my mission was to make the show simple and fun, and the kids had a great time,” Ms. Tantau said.

To minimize COVID risk, performers remained separated by grade level and recorded their songs and scenes over video chat.

Vocal rehearsals took place virtually, and short dance sequences were filmed outside or with all participants wearing masks.

Beginning in January, the cast and crew worked tirelessly to combine still images, individual dialogue recordings, and short filmed scenes that could be edited into an innovative virtual experience.

“In a year like this, where almost everything is disrupted and what we’re used to doing is not possible, we could have said, ‘We can’t do it,’ but the students were willing to try anything,” Ms. Tantau said. “Because of that willingness and that spirit, we were able to do things that we couldn’t have imagined.”

With in-person events canceled, Calvert’s Development and Admissions teams creatively adapted their annual gatherings to maintain community bonds.

“We wanted to go the extra mile to make our volunteers feel valued. We hope these special deliveries brought smiles to our volunteers’ faces,” Calvert Fund Director Lauren Murphy said.

COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS In lieu of on-campus volunteer opportunities, the CSPA encouraged parents to donate to this year’s Appreciation Stations and appear virtually as mystery readers. The School also hosted virtual grade-level BEEtalks, which allowed parents to attend from anywhere. While Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day could not be celebrated on campus this year, each grandparent received a personalized card that included a link to a heartfelt video from Calvert’s youngest boys and girls.

ENGAGING WITH ALUMNI With travel halted, Christina Taler, director of alumni engagement, hosted an online happy hour, held a trivia night, and launched a series of virtual talks to foster new connections between alumni. These talks, which ran from October through June, featured 10 alumni speakers who discussed topics ranging from politics to meteorites to exotic birds.

WELCOMING NEW FAMILIES The Calvert Admissions team worked hard this year to reimagine the admissions process and streamline virtual offerings for incoming families. To accommodate these families, the team hosted several virtual open houses and similar events, as well as directing parents to a virtual tour that showed off the best parts of Calvert’s campus. As the admissions season continued, the team offered additional virtual events to connect with families and welcome them to the Calvert community.

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lose to 200 members of the Calvert community gathered virtually this spring for an online

ceremony launching Calvert 125, a fundraising campaign in honor of the School’s 125th anniversary. Only the fourth capital campaign in its history, the Calvert 125 surpassed the goal of $14.5 million to support four funding priorities: financial aid, the Institute for Leadership & Purpose (ILP), the Calvert Fund, and the future Luetkemeyer Athletic Center.

During a March 10 ceremony on Krongard Field, Head Master Andrew Holmgren announced these priorities and described the transformational impact they will have on our School, including creating new opportunities and enhanced leadership programming for students.

“This bold goal and endeavor will propel the School’s work to prepare future leaders, provide an education for all deserving children, respond quickly to today’s most urgent challenges, and build a dedicated athletic facility for the first time in our School’s history,” he said.

Joined by campaign chairs Wendy and Ben Griswold ’52, honorary chair Wendy Bond, and Board of Trustees chair Ward Classen ’71, Mr. Holmgren shared these exciting initiatives with the Class of 2021 and broke ground on the future site of the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center, where construction will begin this summer.

The ceremony, which streamed online, also featured video appearances from campaign division leaders Dawn Moore and Betsey Hobelmann ’87, who spoke about the merits of the ILP and the Calvert Fund, which support students each and every school day. Trustee Josh Perry ’96 similarly spoke to the importance of robust financial aid, which enabled him to attend Calvert when he was young.

Going forward, these four priorities – financial aid, the Calvert Fund, the ILP, and the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center – will enhance the Calvert experience and further the School’s mission of providing an excellent education for our boys and girls.

“With your support, this campaign will help secure and shape Calvert’s future for ages yet to come,” Mr. Holmgren said in March.

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THE INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP & PURPOSE Established in 2018, the Institute for Leadership & Purpose (ILP) is an initiative that empowers Calvert students to become purpose-driven global citizens through immersive leadership opportunities and community engagement.

The program, which aims to foster well-rounded thinkers and confident leaders, exposes children to outreach activities and local partnerships at an age when they are naturally developing a wider awareness of themselves, the world, and the Baltimore community.

Lead donor Dr. Keith Flaherty ’83 chose to support the ILP because he believes that the program gives students the confidence, agency, and opportunity to identify worthy causes and reshape their communities. When he was growing up, he said, it felt like prior generations had already decided what Baltimore’s divisions and boundaries would be. The ILP helps break down these barriers.

“Baltimore and the entire country are reckoning with disparities of wealth and opportunity. I have always seen Calvert as uniquely positioned amongst Baltimore private schools to play a leading role in addressing these issues,” Dr. Flaherty said. “By providing students with a forum to learn and dialogue about the educational experiences

of their peers throughout the city, the first critical step is taken: allowing Calvert students to develop their voices.”

As part of its mission to foster purpose-driven student leaders, the ILP has forged partnerships with organizations like the World Leadership School (WLS) and the Safe Alternative Foundation for Education (SAFE).

The WLS is an internationally recognized nonprofit that partners with independent schools to facilitate immersive learning opportunities abroad. SAFE is a nonprofit based in Southwest Baltimore that teaches students the importance of obtaining an education. Prior to COVID-19, this program – Bridging Baltimore – saw middle schoolers from SAFE and Calvert School meet twice per month to build relationships and overcome obstacles created by socioeconomic differences.

“In my view, the ILP gives Calvert students the opportunity to see themselves as stakeholders in defining what constitutes the Baltimore community… What inspired me about the ILP as it was being conceived was the intent to dissolve boundaries and engage students in building relationships and partnerships with students and schools throughout the city,” Dr. Flaherty said.

Head Master Andrew Holmgren addresses the Class of 2021 during the March 10 Calvert 125 groundbreaking ceremony on Kronngard Field.

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Elise Cooper '21 helps clear an empty lot in the Waverly neighborhood to make room for a community garden as part of an Institute for Leadership & Purpose service project.

In addition to Bridging Baltimore and experiential trips with the World Leadership School, the ILP promotes global thinking and personal growth through leadership summits, in-class projects, and community cleanups. Certification through Project Wayfinder will further enhance these offerings and give Seventh and Eighth Graders even more opportunities to learn critical skills.

Next year, Sarah DeCamps will lead the ILP as it continues to foster these critical efforts and conversations. Ms. DeCamps, who comes to Calvert after 11 years at Landon School, is an experienced educator and leadership coordinator with a background in social work. At Landon, she taught Spanish and world history, served as an advisor, and pioneered the school’s global education program.

As the ILP continues to grow, the Luke Stone ’86 Speaker Series will also introduce the Calvert community to a wide array of diverse perspectives. The Speaker Series, generously sponsored by the Kahlert Foundation, launched this year with a virtual visit from filmmaker and activist André Robert Lee.

At Calvert, she sees a school that prioritizes student leadership and fosters well-rounded children at every step of their education.

In April, Lee – creator of The Prep School Negro – spoke with students, faculty, and staff about inequity and inclusion during a day-long series of workshops. He later discussed similar topics with Calvert parents and presented the keynote address at the Middle School Student Leadership in Diversity Conference (MSSLDC) hosted by Calvert the following day.

“As Calvert Middle Schoolers transition from being senior leaders in the Calvert community to ‘new kids’ at their high schools, the ILP can provide them with the confidence to engage with students and adults at their new schools and outside of school on this theme of community-building across historical divisions,” Dr. Flaherty said. “And, as in all pursuits, I hope that they feel licenses to be creative in framing the rules of engagement with their peers in their school-age years and beyond.”

“One of the things that drew me to the ILP is that almost every school says it promotes youth leadership, but what the ILP is doing seems very tangible and real. Kids are learning who they want to be and finding ways to get involved in their community from right inside the classroom,” Ms. DeCamps said. “The Calvert approach is not just through external programming. Through the ILP, Calvert is really making purpose-driven leadership a part of their entire landscape.”

Ms. DeCamps will seek to cultivate this landscape and grow the program once she comes to campus this fall.

“I really love that Calvert embraces students for who they are, helps them reflect on who they want to be, and then tries to support them in transforming that interest into action,” she said.

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LUETKEMEYER ATHLETIC CENTER Named for alumnus Jack Luetkemeyer ’53, who provided a matching gift challenge, the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center will feature a large indoor turf field, a student and faculty training center, and 10 squash courts with a spectator viewing area. The facility will boast 24,000 square feet of student-focused space and create a new home for Calvert athletics.

“The athletic center will enhance our already excellent sports program while also providing physical space for education, school-wide assemblies, student-led conferences, clubs, activities, and anything else our boys and girls come up with,” Mr. Holmgren said.

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The Luetkemeyer Athletic Center will allow Calvert to expand athletic offerings by providing dry, indoor spaces for weather-reliant sports like lacrosse, baseball, field hockey, football, and soccer. Teams will be able to use the convertible turf field for practice or competitive play, while students and faculty alike will have access to a brand-new training center. By moving the fitness center out of the Middle School, the athletic center will release vital space that can be transformed into new science classrooms.

Notably, the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center will also grow one of Calvert’s most popular offerings, the Middle School squash program.

Exterior rendering of the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center

Since its creation 15 years ago, the squash program led by coaches Mary Alice Lears and Susie Silberstein has drawn overwhelming student interest. Three days per week, eager players wake up early for 7:00 A.M. practice at a local athletic club, where their coaches teach sportsmanship and respect in addition to skillful play.

Going forward, Calvert’s squash program will find a new home in the on-campus Luetkemeyer Athletic Center.

Luetkemeyer ’53 said. “I think the whole story is ‘sound body, sound mind.’ Squash complements what Calvert is already producing in its curriculum.”

A dynamic and fast-paced sport, squash requires the boys and girls to employ strategy and critical thinking within seconds. Players have to learn to anticipate their opponent’s moves and analyze the best way to respond.

For Coach Lears, it’s the perfect sport for a Calvert student.

“A lot of kids will get a terrific physical fitness boost out of having squash available, because there are no weather problems, it’s coeducational, and it’s the best exercise you can possibly get in a competitive environment,” Jack

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critically and a little deeper and quicker,” she said. “They really excel at the game.”

A former nationally ranked player, Coach Lears brought squash to Calvert in the early days of the Middle School, when small class sizes made team sports a challenge. In 2005, she started taking students off campus to a local athletic club, where they learned to play singles and doubles – and in 2006, the School established its first extracurricular squash team.

More than a decade later, the program draws dozens of students each year, and the School has regularly competed in the Middle School National Championships at Yale University. While they do not participate in competitive play, Calvert Fifth Graders also have the opportunity to learn squash through intramurals.

Soon, the upcoming Luetkemeyer Athletic Center will empower the School to expand these programs and introduce squash to our youngest boys and girls.

“For a child to have something that they leave Calvert knowing they can play for the rest of their life and be healthy, that’s what being a physical education teacher is all about,” Coach Lears said.

FINANCIAL AID When Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Stifler ’53 made the switch from public to private school in 1949, not many independent schools were offering financial aid – but Calvert School stepped up, offering 8-year-old Larry the scholarship that allowed him to embark on a life-changing educational journey.

Larry, whose young, single mother could not afford tuition on her own, suddenly felt like “the luckiest kid in school.”

“I can definitely trace my love of science, learning, and being challenged back to my experience at Calvert,” he said. “From day one, I felt fortunate to be given this opportunity.”

Today, Calvert’s financial assistance program has expanded to include many more students like Larry. Roughly 33 percent of Calvert students receive need-based financial aid, and the average award covers close to 47 percent of

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tuition; however, only 5.25 percent of the School’s endowment is budgeted for financial aid.

This means that charitable gifts quickly become the lifeblood of the financial support program. These designated funds, provided by generous donors, aid the School in its mission to enroll and maintain a diverse, high-achieving student body regardless of individual means and privilege.

Fixed income portfolio manager Joshua “Josh” Perry ’96 also received financial assistance when he attended Calvert School. Now, he serves as a vital member of the School’s Board of Trustees. As chair of the Investment Committee, he helps guide Calvert’s strategy for the same funds that allowed him to enroll as a child.

Since Spring 2020, when COVID-19 paused in-person learning, Calvert School has taken extensive measures to ensure student health and well-being during this unprecedented time. These vital efforts, which enabled students to safely return to campus in the fall, would not have been possible without generous gifts to the School’s philanthropic lifeblood, the Calvert Fund.

Recently, donations to the Calvert Fund have empowered the School to make critical enhancements to technology, health initiatives, and professional development, which have assisted Calvert in providing a full year of safe on-campus learning.

During her days at Calvert, Laura Neilson Lee ’52 received financial assistance after her father passed away and her mother struggled to keep Laura and her sister enrolled in independent school. Long after graduating, it became a priority for her to support students in need as often as she could.

“By participating in Calvert’s annual giving program, [donors] support our teachers, students, and facilities, and give Calvert the flexibility needed to adapt during times of strength and times of uncertainty,” 2020-2021 Calvert Fund chairs Brooke and Brian Margerum said.

For alumni like Larry, Josh, and Laura, robust financial assistance provided the strong foundation and excellent academics of a Calvert education – and while the School always seeks to enroll a diverse, high-achieving student body, financial support has taken on new importance as Calvert families navigate the COVID-19 crisis.

This year, generous gifts to financial aid have allowed the School to increase assistance for families affected by the pandemic. In 2020, emergency donations made it possible for Calvert to award an additional $150,000 to families at an economic disadvantage during this difficult time.

For the 2020-2021 school year, the School also increased its financial aid budget by more than 30 percent, raising it to $3.05 million to support students and their families.

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“I wouldn’t have been able to go to Calvert without financial aid,” he said. “And the opportunities that have been afforded to me by having such a strong base of support and learning enabled me to succeed in life.”

“When I continued my education in the public school system, I had a fundamental background that carried me through schooling, college, and career,” Laura said.

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“I want other children to have the advantage that was afforded me. I want them, in these days of hearing of such poor education, to learn, grow, and be inspired,” Laura said. “That is what a Calvert education does. I wish all students could have that gift.”

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Last year and in preparation for the 2020-2021 school year, Calvert explored multiple tools for remote learning, upgraded on-campus bandwidth, and invested in a 1-to-1 device program that put an iPad or laptop in the hands of all Lower and Middle School students. The School also purchased 60 Meeting OWL Pro conference systems, which are designed to stream 360 degrees of live video and audio, and placed one in every core classroom.

These remarkable advancements have provided increased flexibility for both students and teachers, who now have the ability to learn and teach from anywhere. While the School looks forward to brighter days and a hopeful end to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributions to the Calvert Fund ensure that Calvert can easily transition between virtual and in-person learning should the need arise.

In addition to improving the School’s virtual capabilities, gifts to the Calvert Fund significantly contributed to students’ safe return to campus last fall. Thanks to flexible

Tenth Age Homeroom Teacher Katie Cooch works with Mehr Saluja '25 during a lesson about American tall tales.

funding from donors, Calvert was able to revolutionize on-campus health and safety measures ahead of many schools in the area.

Redonda Miller, M.D., president of Johns Hopkins Hospital and leader of Calvert’s Health Committee, is a Calvert parent, trustee, and former Calvert Fund chair.

As part of these measures, the School invested in an upgraded HVAC system that maintains constant air flow and circulation throughout both buildings. Calvert also purchased portable air-filtration units for classrooms and offices and regularly cleaned these areas to ensure student safety. The School also rearranged all of its classrooms and desks to support social distancing and maintain proper space between students. In some cases, Calvert purchased entirely new furniture and installed moveable transparent barriers in classrooms where distancing was not possible.

Bottle-filling stations replaced shared water fountains, and the School increased sanitization of all common areas.

“Through my role on Calvert’s Health Committee, I’ve witnessed the inspiring collaboration and forward-thinking of the School’s leadership to successfully and safely open our campus,” she said. “Thanks to flexible resources like the Calvert Fund, we were able to invest in the personnel, equipment, furniture, and technology critical to achieving this feat.”

To minimize the risk of at-school COVID transmission and preserve community safety, Calvert also hired a new Middle School nurse and secured contact-tracing certification for nurses in both divisions. The Calvert Health Committee, made up of health professionals in the Calvert community, has been instrumental in helping the School navigate this difficult time.

Faculty and staff have also taken part in diversity and equity workshops to further the School’s mission to develop an inclusive environment that prepares students to collaborate with people of all backgrounds. Going forward, gifts to the Calvert Fund will allow the School to continuously improve its campus, recruit and maintain high-quality teachers, and overcome unforeseen obstacles, ensuring that Calvert students receive an enriching and uninterrupted education for years to come.

In addition to these health and safety measures, gifts to the Calvert Fund have allowed the School to expand its professional development program to include tools for virtual lessons, video production, and blended learning.

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2020-2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Courtney Brody President Torie Getschel Vice President Crissy Berrier Secretary Stephanie Martin & Ashley McLain '93 Lower School Parent Coordinators

THE CSPA 2020-2021 PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION The Calvert School Parents’ Association (CSPA) connects parents of current students to campus news, events, and each other. Every parent is a member of the Association and can volunteer for various events, classroom opportunities, and committees. Last year, the CSPA sponsored several special programs to keep our parents informed and the lines of communication open.

If you are interested in taking on a leadership role with the CSPA,

Sheree Carter Chase & Holly Jackson Middle School Parent Coordinators

please contact Rosane Aviles at raviles@calvertschoolmd.org or (410) 243-6054 ext 164.

FACULTY & STAFF APPRECIATION Holly Coady Lower School Mary Ellen Evanko Middle School

USED UNIFORM SALE Nickie Boudreau Carmen Zuniga

SCHOOL STORE Adrianne Carroll

GETTING CREATIVE DURING THE COVID CRISIS COVID did not halt the steadfast efforts of our dedicated volunteers. Much like everyone at Calvert, the Calvert School Parents’ Association did more when they could have easily done less.

While the traditional spread of delicious treats that is donated by each class and laid out once a month by parent volunteers is a Calvert favorite, the gathering and sharing of goodies, sometimes homemade, was not something that seemed like it would happen this year. However, thanks to our dedicated parent community, Appreciation Stations were born.

Appreciation Stations, set up once a month in both the Lower and Middle School, were filled with pre-packaged goodies and treats that were easily accessible for teachers to grab and go. Each month a class was assigned, and sign-ups were organized by our Faculty and Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs, Holly Coady (LS) and Mary Ellen Evanko (MS). Each station had a fun theme, including Nacho Average Teacher, We Love You A Latte, and Chip Chip Hooray. Donations were overwhelming. In addition to pre-packaged items, donations also included gift cards and other raffle items. All faculty and staff were entered to win. Each month, thank-you cards and posters from parents and students decorated the stations. This was a great way for the CSPA to safely show appreciation to our amazing faculty and staff.

Our parent class representatives are some of our most dedicated and supportive volunteers. This year was no different. Although the usual in-school parent volunteer opportunities were put on hold and our class parties and celebrations were a little different, with the help of our parent reps, we were able to have virtual Mystery Readers and other virtual volunteer opportunities throughout the year, which the students enjoyed. They loved seeing their parents “in school,” and these opportunities made that possible. Parent reps organized sign-ups of pre-packaged and individually wrapped snacks and crafts so that class parties and celebrations could still happen, and they even timed the donations so that our remote learners could have everything they needed to join the party from home. We are so thankful for our parent reps, especially this year!

While Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day was unable to happen on campus, we could not let this day go unnoticed. Each grandparent received a card with a link to a special video message letting them know how much they were missed this year. We look forward to the next time this event can be held on campus.

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“I guess that Calvert stuff stuck with me in some way, no matter how much I tried to rebel."

- John Waters '58

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ne hundred and sixty Calvert community members tuned in on January 28, 2021, for A

Night with John Waters ’58, a virtual Q&A and fundraiser in support of Calvert’s teachers. Hosted by Director of Academic Affairs Sarah Crowley, the discussion centered on Waters’ early days at Calvert and raised $30,000 to benefit our amazing faculty.

Best known for influential films like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, Baltimore native John Waters ’58 has carved a career out of constantly reinventing himself. Over the past 60 years, he has made stand-out controversial films, performed spectacular one-man shows, and wowed viewers with acclaimed visual art collections.

As an author, he has written nine books and is working on a tenth – and at the foundation of everything he does, there are lessons learned from Calvert School.

“It was the only school I ever liked that I went to. I should have quit school in Sixth Grade,” Waters said. "In grade school, I got the knowledge that I needed to do almost everything I do today.”

Waters, who grew up in nearby Lutherville, remembers learning to write different kinds of letters, keeping all of them in his binder – the folder papers he still has – and decorating it with artistic covers. He remembers learning to write in multiple styles and adding humor to his work.

Now an engaging performer, he can trace his public speaking skills back to Tuscany Road.

and black skinny jeans, raised more than $5,000 to sponsor the night’s event and support Calvert’s arts program. They shared their well wishes and favorite memories in a video that aired before his Q&A. In their opinion, Waters was – and still is – “Mr. Rock-N-Roll.”

“There’s a line from Shakespeare, ‘To thine own self be true.’ Nobody that I know is truer to those words than John Waters,” Bob Locke ’58 said. “John Waters knew exactly who he was the moment he walked into Calvert School, and he is still that exact same person.”

During the virtual event, which featured live questions from parents and alumni, Waters also spoke about his experiences making Hairspray, grappling with the civil rights movement he witnessed as a teenager, and working on his upcoming book, a novel called Liarmouth.

As the night closed, Waters also announced the winners of eight exciting raffle prizes, including an overnight stay at the Four Seasons, dinner at Tagliata, and collector sets of his books and movies.

Thanks to Penza Bailey Architects, Delbert Adams Construction Group, and the Class of 1958 for sponsoring A Night with John Waters ’58 – and thank you to all parents, friends, and alumni who attended!

“I guess that Calvert stuff stuck with me in some way, no matter how much I tried to rebel,” he told the Calvert community. “Those basic things I learned there are still there. I always say, you have to learn the rules of good taste to make fun of bad taste.”

Members of the Class of 1958, whose memories of “Johnny” include sleepovers, puppet shows, record shops,

RIGHT: John Waters '58 speaks during his live interview with Director of Academic Affairs Sarah Crowley.

LEFT: Photo by Greg Gorman

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LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT ALUMNI REUNION CELEBRATION CALVERT MEMORIES FRANCIS J. CAREY: A LEGACY OF GIVING ALUMNI VIRTUAL EVENTS THE POWER OF CALVERT'S ALUMNI NETWORK CLASS NOTES

2021-2022 ALUMNI BOARD OF GOVERNORS Blake Sheehan ’00, President

a message from the president of the

alumni association

Charlie Albert ’72, Vice President Doug Carpenter ’99, Treasurer

I am incredibly excited to be the new president of the Alumni Association Board of Governors. This is a highly dynamic community of over 3,300 Calvert alumni represented in nearly every state, more than a dozen countries, and each inhabited continent.

Elizabeth Paal Goss ’99, Secretary

MEMBERS Barbara Kerr Howe ’51

This past year has brought many challenges, but with it, new opportunities. Since last May, we’ve held 19 virtual alumni events attended by over 900 individuals. You can read more about these virtual talks on page 58. (I encourage all of you to share your knowledge and volunteer to be a speaker for a virtual alumni talk.) Our community has also mobilized on Calvert Connect, which now boasts nearly 500 members and a weekly trivia competition on Fridays.

Carol Campbell Haislip ’69 Wendy Chapin Albert ’73 Jamey Hebb ’76 Kieran Fox ’79 Tracey Lankford ’81 Washington, D.C. Key Worcester ’86 George Mumford ’90 Stasia Thomas Nardangeli ’93 Robert Law ’95 Reuel P. Belt ’96 Los Angeles Ahsha Merson Haggart ’99 San Francisco Jennifer Hearn ’04 Theo Donnay ’08 New York City Farrell Gregory ’18 Kendall Steer ’18

PAST PRESIDENTS 2020-2021 Lexie Rich Mills ’90 2018-2020 Clemence M.K. Miller '81 2016-2018 Rachel Arnot Rockwell ’91 2014-2016 Brooke Wheeler Rodgers ’91 2012-2014 Kieran Fox ’79 2010-2012 Patty McCormick Klein ’86 2008-2010 Curtis Campbell ’83 2006-2008 Hill Michaels ’51 2005-2006 Susie Quarngesser Amiot ’79 2004-2005 Matt Wyskiel ’81 46

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Now more than ever, it is essential to nurture and preserve relationships among alumni. Once again, we held virtual events as part of our reunion weekend on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Julie Bowen ’81 presented the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer ’84, Dr. Keith Flaherty ’83, and all of our alumni frontline healthcare workers in recognition of their work in response to COVID-19. We also recognized our 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Henry H. Hopkins ’55 and received an update on the School from Head Master Holmgren. Later, alumni gathered for a virtual happy hour, and classes in a reunion year met over Zoom or together off campus. Please read more about reunion on page 48.

While I’m sure we all look forward to seeing each other again in person, I also want to take this moment now to recognize our newest alumni, Calvert Class of 2021. We are excited to add you to our vibrant network.

Please join me in welcoming what is sure to be an enduring class, having already overcome so many challenges brought forth this past year.

Before closing, it is my great pleasure to introduce our recent additions to the Alumni Board of Governors for 2021-2022.

The Honorable Barbara Kerr Howe ’51 is an active judge and the first woman ever to sit on the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. She is a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now known as Randolph College) and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She served as board chair for the Community College of Baltimore County for nine years, is a past president of the Maryland State Bar Association, and past president of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Alumni Association. She is the recipient of the Rita C. Davidson Award, Maryland Leadership in Law Award, and the H. Vernon Eney Endowment Fund Award.

Reuel P. Belt ’96 is a project manager at Rares (Techstars Music ’21) and has had a career spanning several industries, from entertainment and fundraising to government/politics and technology. He has additionally begun a master's in education focused on integrative learning and STEM. In addition to Calvert School, Ru volunteers with The Thirst Project and Gala (eSwatini – Africa) and Gardena Genesis Community Church's ReGenesis Thrift LA. Ahsha Merson Haggart ’99 is a managing director of Sixth Street in San Francisco, which is focused on capital formation and strategic initiatives. She received a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in philosophy from Duke University. Additionally, she serves on the board of Juma Ventures. This non-profit social enterprise strives to break the cycle of poverty by paving the way to work, education, and financial capability for youth across America.

Jennifer Hearn ’04 is a development manager on the Master Planning team with Weller Development Company in Baltimore. She received her B.A. in political science and environmental studies from St. Lawrence University.

Sincerely, Blake Sheehan '00

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Beneficiary Designations A small way to make a BIG DIFFERENCE.

YOU CAN LEAVE A REMARKABLE LEGACY AT CALVERT by donating money you no longer need

in your investment and retirement accounts. Using the beneficiary designation form supplied by your administrator, Calvert will receive what is left of these accounts when you pass away. A beneficiary designation is easy and flexible. You can change your mind at any point, and your charitable donation passes automatically and outside probate.

To learn more, please contact Director of Development Sarah Walton, at (410) 243-6054 ext. 141 or swalton@calvertschoolmd.org.

ALUMNI REUNION

Celebration

Chris Ranier ’00, William Little IV '13, Page Dame ’52, Francie Gorman ’61, Howard H. Stick ’50, Rick Ober ’55, Sarah Mumford Peacock ’85, Daisy Nelson White ’58, Betsy Michaels Willett ’55, Barbara Kerr Howe ’51, Liam Emmart ’11, and Elizabeth Paal Goss ’99 attend the Calvert Reunion Celebration on May 8, 2021.

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nce again, COVID-19 necessitated that Calvert's alumni reunion celebration on Saturday, May 8,

2021, be held virtually.

The day began with an All Alumni Board Meeting featuring a follow-up COVID-19 discussion with Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer ’84 and Dr. Keith Flaherty ’83. One year prior, the two answered questions from the alumni community, and shared their findings from clinical trials for COVID-19, including those researching convalescent plasma and remdesivir, an IV antiviral drug that helps block the disease from replicating.

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Dr. Luetkemeyer had this to say about the knowledge gained a year later with regards to treating patients with COVID-19, “What we have learned about in-patients, which is where we use remdesivir, is that it's good but not great. It shortens the time that people are sick and helps them get out of the hospital sooner while using less oxygen, which is really important – so I do think there's a role there.” She continued, “But I think the other really important piece that we learned is the role of anti-inflammatories.

In influenza, giving steroids to sick people is not good for them, so we had assumed that giving steroids to people with COVID would also not be helpful. But it's emerged

that giving steroids to the sickest patients, especially once they require oxygen, can reduce morbidity.”

Dr. Luetkemeyer also stressed that the evaluation of other anti-inflammatories had mixed results. Overall, the care for those with COVID-19 has improved and expanded significantly, greatly reducing the mortality rate. The expectation for the vast majority of those now infected is that this is survivable, and the mortality rate for hospitalized patients has continued to decrease quarter after quarter.

Dr. Flaherty weighed in with his therapeutic development expertise, noting that the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic, hospitals like his and Dr. Luetkemeyer's wrestled with drug repurposing. Dr. Flaherty and Dr. Luetkemeyer's groups collaborated on several trials, including those sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

He also emphasized the rapid development of vaccines and antibody engineering resulting in SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies, both of which have proven to be monumental, if somewhat miraculous, successes.

After the Q&A with Drs. Luetkemeyer and Flaherty, Julie Bowen ’81 presented the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award, created three years ago to honor alumni who embody Calvert's mission and who have distinguished themselves through professional accomplishments, service to the community, and service to Calvert School.

“The past year brought many challenges in the face of the pandemic. Our alumni frontline healthcare workers know this better than anyone. Their care, compassion, selflessness, and strength are what have kept us going. This service for others is embodied in the work of those like my baby sister, Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer, Class of 1984,” Ms. Bowen continued. “Dr. Luetkemeyer is a member of the UCSF cross-campus coronavirus disease task force and was able to get a clinical trial up in 11 days – nothing short of a miracle – to accelerate and coordinate research. She also led efforts to understand why COVID-19 disproportionately impacts minority populations and provided critical insight into treatment efficacy with remdesivir. Last May, amid a surge in cases, she took the time to share her knowledge with our Calvert community together with Dr. Keith Flaherty.

They both graciously agreed to be here with us again today.

This year's recipients of the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award are Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer ’84, Dr. Keith Flaherty ’83, and all of our alumni frontline healthcare workers

Julie Bowen '81 presents the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award to frontline healthcare workers. Dr. Keith Flaherty '83 (middle) and Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer '84 (bottom) update the Calvert community on COVID-19.

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in recognition for the many ways they embody the best parts of Calvert School. Again, to our 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients: We are all extremely grateful for the work and sacrifices you have made during this pandemic, and most importantly, the lives you have undoubtedly saved.”

Head Master Holmgren then presented the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award to Henry Hopkins ’55, with special guest remarks honoring Mr. Hopkins from Mac Passano ’55, Jim Garrett ’55, Molly Hathaway ’55, T Tall ’55, former faculty member Nancy Hopkins, and Missy Hopkins Smith ’89.

Head Master Holmgren also updated the community on the 600 students who began the school year in person on September 2, highlighting the Calvert Sports League, virtual musical, and other activities. Calvert is also proud to boast record enrollment next year, as well as the expansion of Kiddie Calvert to Cross Keys based on the high demand for Calvert's early education. He concluded

with an overview of Calvert 125, the School's campaign to honor the upcoming 125th anniversary by strengthening the Institute of Leadership & Purpose, building the Luetkemeyer Athletic Center, expanding financial aid, and growing the Calvert Fund.

Later in the day, the Classes of 1941, 1946, and 1950 all held reunions over Zoom, while alumni from a range of years came together virtually for a happy hour featuring the Calvert Black & Gold Rush cocktail. The vaccinated members of the Classes of 1951, 1955, 1961, 1981, and 1996 assembled for in-person events around the greater Baltimore area.

Although alumni were able to connect in meaningful ways, next year brings with it the hope of in-person gatherings and perhaps, a return to normalcy.

Brad Peabody ’61, Dede Levering ’61, Martie Davis Strachan ’61, Ginger Lord McGhee ’61, Lucy Michaels ’61, Bart Harvey ’61, Mandy Savage Mahoney ’61, David Williams ’61, and Hen George Kennedy ’61 gather for their 60th reunion.

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1. Emily Wilson Murphy ’81, Clemmie Miller ’81, Catherine Thomas Burnett ’81, Lillie Stewart ’81, Katie Brennan ’81, Nancy Barnes Seligson ’81, Liam Culman ’81, Lizzie Graham Pickus ’81, Lucy Liddell ’81, Tracey Lankford ’81 and Matt Wyskiel ’81 gather for their 40th reunion.

2. Ru Belt ’96 and Poe Sykes ’96 gather for their 25th reunion.

3. Mary McLanahan ’51, Roberta Jackson Farr ’51, Marjorie McHenry Bride ’51, Sam Hopkins ’51, Lisa Dobbin Sherwood ’51, Mimi Gibbs Piper ’51, Pattsy Scarlett Swindell ’51, Marion Parsons DeGroff ’51, and Ellie Thomas ’51 gather for their 70th reunion..

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REFLECT, INSPIRE, CELEBRATE: 125 STORIES FOR 125 YEARS

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n honor of Calvert’s 125th anniversary, which will be celebrated in the 2021-2022 school year, we asked a few alumni to share their favorite memories from their days at 105 Tuscany Road and/or across campus

at the Middle School. The collective voices of our alumni help present the richness of our School.

These recollections and more can be found on Calvert125.com, where all alumni are invited to submit their most memorable Calvert stories to memorialize this important anniversary. We hope to ultimately have 125 stories in honor of the School’s 125 years and welcome submissions between now and December 31, 2021. These are subject to selection and editing, and we request your stories contain no more than 500 words.

TERRY GOODWIN LACY ’38

BARBARA KERR HOWE ’51

I’ll never forget sledding down the hill on the boys’ side when there was snow. Loved it.

My grandparents had beautiful lilac bushes. They cut the lilacs and let me bring them to my Calvert teachers. I remember walking down the hall to take them to the classroom and the smile on the teacher’s face when she received them!

DAVID F. WOODS ’48 My favorite Calvert memories are Head Master Edward Brown greeting everyone by name at the top of the steps with a smile and a handshake each morning. The girls curtseying. How excited I was watching the letters of the alphabet become words (“Sally, Dick, Spot, etc.”) in the Seventh Age. The sweaty football uniform I had to put on so as a skinny kid I could get bopped around by Gilman on the football field. The Assemblies. By the Twelfth Age becoming aware of and scared of girls. Writing my name so perfectly for the Class of 1948 plaque on the wall. “We’re going far from Calvert, our own beloved Calvert...” So much more.

Such formative years in such a different world.

RICHARD BIGGS ’50 The image to the left originally appeared in the “Brown” section of the Baltimore Sun around 1947.

This particular picture shows a typical Calvert School image which you will recognize, I’m sure. It shows then Head Master Ed Brown greeting three students. Chrissie Penniman Strawbridge ’54 is shaking hands, the second in line I cannot identify, and the third student is moi-même with my real leather book bag. (My mother was very proud that I could have a real leather black book bag.)

Seeing my class brass plaque reminded me that my signature is top left – I believe that this signature is the last legible cursive one in existence. I remember writing 200 or 300 such signatures until one was deemed appropriate.

INDIRA NARAYANAN ’53 The fact that I can remember my favorite memory of Calvert School indicates what an impact the School had on me. It seems as if it was part of a past life as I was in the class of ’53! I am, in fact, highly qualified to judge Calvert School as I had the phenomenal experience of being in four different good schools in three different countries! The first was in India, and the others, sequentially, in Britain, the U.S., and again back in India.

I remember being the only Indian in the class and probably in the school. I remember the two years being happy with nice friends and teachers who were kind and supportive.

The unique component that is indelible in my memory is the Head Master of the school, Mr. Brown, standing at the head of the short flight of the stairs at the front entrance, who greeted me with a smile and a handshake. This happened every day, and on the rare occasions he could not make it, Mr. Kirk greeted us. This may seem to be a small issue, but the manner it was done daily really made me feel that we were very special.

WARD CLASSEN ’71 I remember sitting against the chalkboard and having my silhouette drawn onto black construction paper. My mother framed the silhouette and still has it today. I see it every time I visit her house, and it brings back many great memories.

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I’ll also never forget each morning around 9:00 A.M. when Mrs. Deford, the school secretary, would announce over the intercom “Dr. Gluck is here,” and anyone not feeling well could then go see him.

CARSON QUARNGESSER GLEBERMAN ’71 Here's one from the spring of 1969: In Tenth Age we had Mrs. Jones, who stretched our curriculum in wonderful ways.

One day, she had us push our desks to the walls and taught us about abstract expressionism by having us drip and sling paint onto a large canvas on the floor. At the time, we thought it was supposed to be a secret from Mr. Kirk since we weren't learning fractions or whatever else was on the usual schedule, and Mrs. Jones' husband delivered the canvas sneakily through the classroom window. But now I look back and wonder if Mr. Kirk wasn't in on it from the start.

DAVID CLAPP ’81 In our Twelfth Age year, we decided we were going to hold a lunch protest. I am fairly sure I always enjoyed the Calvert lunches, but when orange wedges or apple slices replaced tastier desserts, I think I agreed to join the rebel faction in the boycott the next day. I told my mom the night before that we were "asked to bring our own lunches" to school, and she dutifully packed a brown bag lunch for me (probably with orange wedges or apple slices for dessert!). The next day most of the class had made the good decision not to protest, but I, along with a few others, marched (in an orderly, straight line of course) down the stairs, past the world map with all the pins indicating locations of students using the home instruction program, to the lunch line. We then proudly refused lunch, sat down at the long table, and started to dig into our homemade goodies. Before I could even entertain taking a bite, I was sent back upstairs to the black chair outside of Mr. Kirk's office, a seat I tried to avoid at all costs. Sitting with my brown bag lunch untouched in my lap, I heard Mr. Kirk call my mom and his reaction when they unmasked the deception. I believe my co-conspirators and I missed a few recesses that week, and the conversation at home was not an enjoyable one. I also remember a few high fives at dismissal that day amongst the rebel faction!

LUCY LIDDELL ’81 Having just had our 40th Calvert reunion, I was reminded of how exciting it was each year when it was our turn to do the clay project. It was such fun to create a sculpture, have it fired, and then get to glaze it. Even though I am admittedly one of the least artistic in our class of 25 girls, I still loved this project and Mrs. Keeny, who, with her contagious enthusiasm, made art a highlight for all of us.

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BETSEY SWINGLE HOBELMANN ’87 One of my fondest memories at Calvert was in 12-A. At the end of the school day, Mrs. Craig would sometimes read to us. I remember vividly the books she read by Cynthia Voigt, Homecoming and Dicey’s Song. The plots and characters were mesmerizing, and I just felt so relaxed and calm listening to Mrs. Craig’s soothing voice. I can still picture sitting at my desk in that classroom, listening intently.

Another prominent memory were the cicadas all over my dress when leaving our graduation in 1987!

JOSH PERRY ’96 Some of my best memories of Calvert come from Mr. Z’s science class. He always had real-life experiments to show us the difference between our small perception of what is possible versus the reality of the near-limitless bounds of nature. I especially remember the drawings (to scale) of Jupiter versus the Earth, the Styrofoam peanut experiment (how many can fit in a box the size of your hand?), and the candlelight reflection around the hallways from the lab to the headmaster’s office. It was one of the most influential experiences I have had in life; to realize when people say “that’s not possible” without basing it on any facts, it’s okay to keep trying anyway. A life skill I still use to this day.

DOUG CARPENTER ’99 I fondly remember the craftsmanship of the black chairs.

ANNIE WU ’01 One of my favorite moments at Calvert School was sitting with my class in the Luetkemeyer planetarium and observing closely. What was pitch black soon glimmered with millions of stars. We were taught Orion’s Belt and the Big Dipper located in our galaxy, spurring a curiosity for how the world works. These creative ways of teaching ignited a life-long passion for learning.

DALE WATERS ’10 I have fond memories of spending lunches and recesses in the music room. Sometimes, it would just be me practicing guitar. Other times, friends would join me, and we would swap between the different instruments. I know that several talent show acts came out of those sessions, and several of us nurtured an interest in performing that lasted well after our time at Calvert.

Pop Quiz: This class recently got together to share their favorite memories and celebrate their reunion. Visit CalvertConnect.com to submit your guess and enter for a chance to win a prize.

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Francis J. Carey '38

A LEGACY OF GIVING

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portrait of esteemed lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and Calvert School alumnus

Francis “Frank” J. Carey, Jr. ’38 now hangs in the Middle School that bears his name thanks to the W. P. Carey Foundation.

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Frank – along with brother William “Bill” Polk Carey ’42 – received his earliest education on Tuscany Road, where he learned the fundamental study skills that would contribute to an impressive career in law, philanthropy, and finance.

Hanging in the Luetkemeyer House wing of the Middle School, Frank’s portrait will continue to inspire Calvert students as they walk to and from class, books clasped in their arms.

“They could be inspired by him and Bill for what they have done,” he said. “Their very hard work ethic led to great success, and then it benefited so many institutions, like Calvert, Gilman, Hopkins, and others.”

“Frank Carey was a proud Calvert alumnus who firmly believed in the School’s pursuit of excellence and focus on elementary education. He and his brother Bill credited their days at Calvert School with providing the vital lessons that prepared them for lifelong success,” said Frank Carey’s grandson, William Polk Carey II, who is Chairman and President of the W. P. Carey Foundation and a Senior Vice President at W. P. Carey Inc.

Dr. Galleher, who was instrumental in bringing the portrait to Calvert’s halls, met and became friends with Frank when they both attended Gilman School, which the Carey brothers’ paternal grandmother founded. Their friendship spanned more than 75 years, and they remained close until Frank’s death in 2014.

After graduating from Calvert, Frank attended Gilman School and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both undergraduate and law degrees. Mr. Carey also completed executive programs in corporate finance and accounting at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1945, attaining the rank of lieutenant junior grade before returning home to Philadelphia to practice law at Reed Smith LLP.

“I think he would be very pleased to know that his portrait hangs at Calvert School. In fact, I know he would be,” Dr. Galleher said. “It means a great deal to me to know that he is remembered here because of all that he – and Bill – did for Calvert.”

In 2003, the W. P. Carey Foundation generously donated $3 million to help establish and endow Calvert’s Middle School, which now bears Frank’s name. Later, in 2018, the foundation also generously provided $3.5 million – the School’s largest single gift – to endow Calvert’s Lower School.

Following an accomplished law career, Frank served as President of W. P. Carey Inc., a successful real estate investment firm founded by Bill, and eventually as President and Chairman of the W. P. Carey Foundation, a leading supporter of educational institutions, especially business and law schools.

That year, the School renamed the building in honor of Bill, who passed away in 2012 – and these contributions to Calvert’s history mark just a few of the Carey family’s philanthropic acts.

For 25 years, Frank’s portrait – painted by esteemed American artist William Draper – was displayed in the W. P. Carey Inc. headquarters in Rockefeller Plaza. Now, it becomes a long-term fixture of Francis J. Carey Hall, the Middle School named in Frank’s honor.

The W. P. Carey Foundation, which has strong ties to Baltimore and a deeply rooted interest in education, has also given to Gilman School, establishing the Francis J. Carey, Jr. Lectures and the W. P. Carey College Counseling Center, the Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland, and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, among other institutions.

“There’s no doubt that Frank and his family have made an incredible contribution to the life of this school. I am so grateful for the concerted efforts of Dr. Earl Galleher, the W. P. Carey Foundation, and W. P. Carey Inc. for making this possible,” said Head Master Andrew Holmgren.

Dr. Earl P. Galleher Jr., a retired Baltimore urologist and Frank’s longtime friend, said that students may learn a lot from Frank’s story and charitable actions.

The organization has also established the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University and the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, which was founded by Frank and Bill’s maternal grandfather, John S. Armstrong.

For a complete list of the Carey family’s contributions to education and other philanthropic subjects please visit www.wpcareyfoundation.org.

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VIRTUAL ALUMNI TALKS

I think my Calvert education affected my writing because reading was such an important part of our time at Calvert. And I think that good writers are voracious readers.

-Julia Bainbridge '95

JULIA BAINBRIDGE ’95 | NOVEMBER 2020

Food and drinks journalist and podcast host Julia Bainbridge ’95 joined the Calvert community Thursday, November 5, to discuss emerging food trends and her new book, Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You’re Not Drinking for Whatever Reason. Julia, a James Beard Award-nominated writer, has worked for publications including Condé Nast Traveler and Bon Appétit. She currently hosts The Lonely Hour, a podcast that explores social disconnection.

BRUCE BEEHLER ’64 | DECEMBER 2020

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ith travel and large gatherings interrupted this year, Calvert launched a series of 10 virtual talks

designed to engage the School’s extensive alumni com-

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler ’64, a research associate with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, has spent close to 40 years studying birds and their ecosystems. Most of his work has focused on the island of New Guinea. He described his career path,

munity. These virtual events, open to alumni all over the world, explored topics such as politics, conservation, and publishing and fostered meaningful connection in an unexpected year. Thank you to each of our amazing speakers and everyone who attended.

DAVID FREEDLANDER ’90 | OCTOBER 2020

Journalist David Freedlander ’90, a contributor at New York Magazine and contributing editor at POLITICO Magazine, kicked off the virtual series this school year with an insightful discussion of political trends. On October 8, David described the changes he has seen in how Americans perceive and interact with politics. In the last 20 years, he says, many more people have started following politics and participating from the sidelines.

In recent years, he says, more and more millennials have also become politically active, a topic he explores in his new book, The AOC Generation: How Millenials Are Seizing Power and Rewriting the Rules of American Politics.

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The interesting thing about a family secret and these no-talk rules is thatís where the energy is, and thatís where your story is.

-Martie Sanger '56

passion for conservation, and a new book – New Guinea: Nature and Culture of Earth's Grandest Island – during a talk on December 10.

RYAN PAAL ’96 | JANUARY 2021

On January 14, cybersecurity expert Ryan Paal ’96 spoke with Calvert alumni about protecting personal information while working remotely. As a member of the JPMorgan Chase red team, Ryan helps lead simulated cyberattacks against the firm to identify security flaws and weaknesses. During his virtual event, Ryan urged attendees to use multi-factor identification and unique passwords for all accounts. While small, these changes may be enough to deter the most opportunistic hackers.

This book basically tries to tell the world about New Guinea and its wonders because it really is a wonderful place.

- Bruce Beehler '64

BLAKE SHEEHAN ’00 & PAUL SNYDER ’00 | FEBRUARY 2021

Financial advisors Blake Sheehan ’00 and Paul Snyder ’00 reviewed last year’s economic ups and downs Thursday, February 4, while discussing potential trends for 2021. Colleagues at Brown Advisory, the pair spoke about possible upcoming tax reform, COVID relief packages, and stock performance. They also weighed in on audience questions related to home ownership, down payments, and long-term mortgages.

BEAU ANCES ’84 | FEBRUARY 2021

In late February, Dr. Beau Ances ’84 – an esteemed professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis – shared exciting developments related to Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers. During the virtual discussion, he explained that early detection is key to impactful Alzheimer’s intervention, and he and his colleagues are making huge strides in using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, cerebrospinal fluid, blood biomarkers, and other methods to make a diagnosis.

MARTIE SANGER ’56 | MARCH 2021

Author and historian Martie Sanger ’56, great-granddaughter of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, has written four books about her ancestors, including Henry Clay Frick: An Intimate Portrait and Helen Clay Frick: Bittersweet Heiress. On March 4, she discussed these works and shared tips for writing nonfiction with Calvert alumni.

DAVID FREEDLANDER ’90 | APRIL 2021

In April, David Freedlander ’90 returned to speak with alumni about his book, The AOC Generation: How Millennials Are Seizing Power and Rewriting the Rules of American Politics. The book, which debuted in

March, includes an unbiased analysis of millennial organizing and how this engagement has altered politics in the United States.

LARRY STIFLER ’53 | APRIL 2021

During his April 29 talk, Dr. Larry Stifler ’53, co-founder of the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, led Calvert alumni through a virtual tour of the museum’s exhibits, including the Stifler Collection of Meteorites. Located in Bethel, Maine, the museum serves as a repository for the state’s most amazing minerals and gemstones and features a world-class collection of lunar and Martian meteorites, which visitors can hold in their hands. “I can truly say that I became a science junkie at Calvert,” Larry said. “In Ninth Age, I was given a book on great scientists, and I never looked back.”

JOAN ALESHIRE ’50 | MAY 2021

The alumni series continued with a virtual visit from Joan Aleshire ’50, a writer and poet who served as a member of the Warren Wilson College MFA poetry faculty for 30 years. The author of six books of poetry, as well as multiple essays and translations, Joan discussed her collection Happily during her talk on May 20. She also described her time at Calvert and how a creative foundation helped shape her career.

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n a Wall Street Journal article, "Young Job Seekers

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Tap College Alumni Networks for Leads," Kathryn

Who to find: Josh Perry ’96 Note: for rising undergraduate seniors, September deadline

Dill wrote that “As this year’s college grads confronted a job market in tatters, many schools turned to a particular group for help: alumni.”

GREENSPRING ASSOCIATES (BALTIMORE, MD) For recent Calvert graduates, whether at the high school or collegiate level, alumni networks are the best introduction to building important professional relationships.

CalvertConnect.com, Calvert’s exclusive job networking platform, allows alumni to leverage the full potential of our global community.

Who to find: John Avirett ’95

Since the start of the pandemic, alumni membership on Calvert Connect has grown by 40 percent. Through this platform, recent graduates can make important professional connections and receive advice on resumes and insight into industries.

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Successful alumni from a variety of industries have offered mentoring and internship opportunities. Here is a sample of internships available in Baltimore and beyond by alumni on Calvert Connect:

Who to find: George Mumford ’90

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV (NEW YORK, NY)

UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, NY)

Who to find: Maisie Devine ’01

Who to find: Perry Offutt ‘84 Note: for summer 2022

BLACKSTONE GROUP (NEW YORK, NY) Who to find: Pierce Classen ’07 Note: hire during sophomore year and intern during junior year

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IMRE (BALTIMORE, MD) Who to find: Lindsay McGettigan ’97

LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION Who to find: Meg Ward ’87 Note: high school seniors through graduate students

PNC BANK (BALTIMORE, MD)

SHOT TOWER CAPITAL (BALTIMORE, MD) Who to find: Rob Law ’95

Calvert Class of 2017 College Choices Alexis Ballo Middlebury College

Emma Fox Temple University

Samuel Long Duke University

Emma Seto University of South Carolina

Nathaniel Block Wake Forest University

John Fulchino Boston College

Adair Martin University of North Carolina

Charlotte Smith Johns Hopkins University

Sophia Boudreau Loyola University Maryland

Alexander Galli Gap Year

Gavin McClernan Washington & Lee University

Elizabeth Smith University of Virginia

Charlotte Brand University of Richmond

Skylar Harris Colgate University

Ilan Naill Temple University

Cynthia Somers University of Maryland

Emily Briggs Rhodes College

Jace Hartman Gap Year

Charles Niccolini Northwestern University

Lauren Spencer University of Maryland

Helen Burdette Eckerd College

John Hebert University of Virginia

Blake Otenasek Wake Forest University

Maxwell Sutley University of Richmond

Joshua Chung Cornell University

Emanuel Hennessee Towson University

Heath Otenasek Georgetown University

John Tompkins Clemson University

Edward Conover University of Pennsylvania

Caroline Hervy Wellesley College

Charles Pope University of Vermont

Alec Tracey Undisclosed

Faith Cooper The Pennsylvania State University

Anna Hobelmann Skidmore College

Cullen Raab Roanoke College

Logan Unger Western Colorado University

Lauren deMuth University of California, Los Angeles

Owen Holmgren Villanova University

Lyla Randolph University of Arizona

Taylor West University of Virginia

Heather Diehl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Laura Holt College of William and Mary

Paul Reynolds Dickinson College

John Williams Southern Methodist University

Abigail Lawson University of Georgia

Thomas Robinson University of Tampa

Sarah Wolffe Loyola University New Orleans

Matthew Liddell Syracuse University

Benjamin Russell New York University

Saum Zamani Johns Hopkins University

John Seifert Southern Methodist University

James Zollinger Harvard University

Samuel English University of Pittsburgh Jacob Feigenberg University of Pennsylvania

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Class Notes 1940s 1948 David Woods shares that, as his class song predicted, he’s “gone far from Calvert” since June 4, 1948. “So much good has happened in that 73-year journey.” He has four children and eight grandchildren. He sadly lost his wife and life partner, Elizabeth Virginia Gans Woods (Evie), after 62 years of marriage and six years of dating. Together, they traveled the world, visiting 30+ countries and every state.

For the past 57 years, he has lived in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, running a small successful insurance business while staying active in local civic affairs. As a runner, he regularly jogged four to five miles a day and competed in many races, including a marathon, before being sidelined by a knee injury. He is blessed with many friends and family but remembers Calvert often, where it all began.

1950s 1951 Marion Parrsons DeGroff reports that the class of 1951 had a reunion lunch at the Elkridge Club on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Sandy Cochran has moved back to Alexandria, Virginia, closer to family.

In contrast, Ellen Ober has moved out of a retirement community and, with cousins, has created a family compound in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Bobby Jackson Farr purchased a house near Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, but kept a condo in Baltimore. Crossan O’Donovan has moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, to be closer to family.

1951 Ellie Thomas spent her career at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is now living near Blue Ridge Summit, managing care and commitments for the old family house.

1951 Mary McLanahan shares that she has had a lifelong involvement with the historic preservation of First Presbyterian Church downtown. However, for three years, she left Baltimore and worked as a VISTA volunteer in rural Iowa.

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Father of Frank Gluck '51.

1951 Marjorie McHenry Bride began a program three years ago at the Harvard Extension School for an ALM (Master of Liberal Arts) in international relations. “Miraculously, I have just finished the coursework and my thesis, which is based on a silver wine cooler George Washington gave Baltimorean James McHenry, then-Secretary of State. I will be graduating from Harvard this May 2021, and on the wine cooler, I have been awarded a Library Fellowship at Mount Vernon. I’ll be studying at Mount Vernon for a month in November, going into more detail on Washington’s entertaining there. It just goes to show that we can keep going in later life, and I also have to admit that my Calvert grammar, spelling, and composition may have been very helpful in all this work!”

1951 Frank Gluck wrote a piece several months ago for the newsletter of Alive, a hospice in Nashville where he serves as a board member and volunteer.

Says Frank, “End of life and palliative care have been passions of mine for most of my medical career, and it was my experience with my father’s terminal illness in 1977 that became the springboard for my interest.

Many Calvert students and faculty knew Pop, and many, including Mr. Brown, were patients of his.

Everyone loved and revered him. In fact, through his

relationship with Mr. Brown, he became the Calvert physician from the late 1960’s until he passed away in 1977.” The article, “Caring for Pop in His Final Weeks Leads to Legacy for Alive Board Member” chronicles his experiences.

1955 Henry Holt Hopkins and his wife Nancy enjoy their warm sunny days on Jupiter Island, Florida, during the winter months. Henry is equally happy with retirement and getting up every morning with nothing to do, but by the end of the day, he finds he’s only finished half of it. He also notes that his house has plenty of room if you’re in the neighborhood and would like to visit. “Just call me on my cell, 410-371-8212.”

1955 Corbin Marr continues to enjoy retirement from Wall Street and living in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Liz. In January, their son, Carson, announced his engagement. In May, he graduated from Penn which is also Corbin’s alma mater. The two shared a virtual Graduation and Reunion weekend, “He graduated, and I was a Class Captain of my 55th Reunion!

Please see our picture sharing identical diplomas still in Latin – only our names and dates are different.”

1955 Rick Ober and his wife of 47 years, Carol, moved a short distance to Stonebridge, a “continuing care resort community [CCRC]” near Princeton, New Jersey, in September of 2019, six months before the pandemic hit, and are very happy there. They get dinner delivered from a menu each evening! They got their Pfizer shots in January and February due to CCRC priority. Carol keeps busy as secretary of the Residents’ Association and has sewed over 100 children’s quilts for charity during the pandemic. They have two daughters, one a professor of public health at the University of Oklahoma and the other a psychologist at West Virginia University, married to an epidemiologist at the CDC. They have four grandchildren. They look forward to their favorite future activities, including visiting grandchildren, downhill skiing, tennis, and travel. Their next big trip is to see the polar bears at Hudson’s Bay, Canada, postponed from 2020. Since February 2018, Rick Ober

has been a volunteer legal analyst for the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which translates math into law, and law into math, to help patch holes and fix bugs in democracy. This requires an interdisciplinary approach where statistics, mapmaking, and law can work together. He is co-author of three articles on gerrymandering in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Albany Law Journal [forthcoming], and a Communities of Interest article in submission as well as articles in the Washington Post and The American Prospect. The first two law review articles can be found on SSRN.com. He has hosted several Zoom events for the Princeton Area Alumni Association, where he is an executive committee member, and his own presentation on “Democracy and U.S. Election Reform” for his CCRC residents.

1960s 1960 Elizabeth McCleary Primrose-Smith is doing well these days with no new issues, despite her ovarian cancer, which has metastasized to her brain and spine. She is looking forward to 2022, when she plans to travel again, and misses taking trips with her late husband. Her granddaughter was accepted to the University of Tampa and plans to study marine science and marine biology. Says Elizabeth, “I remember so well that time in my life and hope she has lots of adventures and meets interesting people as she reinvents

Corbin Marr '55

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herself 3,000 miles from her home here in Southern California.”

1961 Lucy Michaels sold her house in Bethany Beach in March of 2020 and moved into a condo in Mays Chapel in October. She is happy to be back in Baltimore after 27 years!

1962 Travers Coates Nelson retired last year, a month before the pandemic, after five decades in the design and construction industry. He recently married the former Judith Stradley, a sweetheart from four decades ago, and the two are “happy as clams in a century-old row house in Roland Park, gardening, puttering, and volunteering in a lot of church and other activities.”

1962 Christopher Read West filed his candidacy as a Republican for Maryland State Delegate in Legislative District 42B (Towson, Parkville, Lutherville, Timonium, Cockeysville, Butler, Monkton, and Parkton) in 2014, after nearly 40 years practicing law. He won the election after two summers knocking on thousands of doors. Four years later, in 2018, when his state senator vacated his seat, he ran to replace him and narrowly prevailed. According to Christopher, “As the political website Maryland Matters recently reported, I am far and away the most moderate Republican in the General Assembly. It has been a very interesting experience.”

1970s 1971 Tara Lumpkin has been running her non-profit VoicesforBiodiversity.org from home in Taos, New Mexico during the pandemic. The non-profit continues to win awards, yet Tara says, “Can't pull in enough funding to pay our staff; hence, I'm looking for board members and a passionate volunteer fundraiser and grant writer. Let me know if there are any takers out there.” Both she and her husband, Phillip, were infected with COVID-19 in mid-February 2020. While they have since recovered, Phillip continues to experience issues as a long-hauler fifteen months later. She hopes to start horseback trail riding in the mountains once a week pretty soon. “All I can say is thank goodness for the field in front of my house filled with raptors – the wildlife and the wide open spaces and horizons out my windows have kept me sane.”

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1971 Geraldine Nager reports that all is well. Her two daughters graduated in 2020, with one now at Colorado College and another teaching in Nashville.

Calvert connections continue to run deep in far-reaching and surprising ways. Her Colorado freshman daughter sent her a photo of a birthday dinner she attended with her new friends. The birthday boy was none other than the son of Alexandra Balliere ’82.

1971 Beth Niles wonders, “How can it be 50 years since graduating from Calvert? Our desks still had inkwells in them! We melted our crayons on the radiators and got busted by Mr. Kirk for making 'Jackson Pollock' paintings on the floor of Mrs. Jones's classroom. I have lived in California for most of my life but I realize that the fundamentals of a classical Calvert education have carried me through. Semi-retired, I now teach children in underserved schools and communities about nutrition and the culinary arts. I got here via many interesting twists and turns on the career path, but it has truly been the silver lining in the pandemic. I look forward to stepping out of my Zoom square and getting back in the classroom.”

1976 James Stephen Hebb IV (Jamey) is happy to report that his daughter, Lucy ’07, was married in 2020 and lives with her husband in Denver. He also includes that, “My sons, Jamey and Jack, are entering eighth grade and ninth grade in September 2021... no denying that time marches on. The three of us live in Sparks, and we stay busy with their school, sports, and social activities. Hard to believe our class graduated from Calvert 45 years ago! I am serving on the Alumni Board for Calvert as well as the University of Maryland and remain active volunteering with U.S. Lacrosse.” He is also the vice president at Roland Run Club. Jamey hopes that everyone is well and that his class can rendezvous belatedly to celebrate their 45th reunion.

1980s 1985 Sarah Mumford Peacock still lives in Colorado but loves staying connected to Calvert through her nephews, who are now at the Middle School! Sarah also notes that, “This year will bring some changes for us as my oldest son, Dylan, is graduating and headed to the Colorado School of Mines to study math. It will be so strange to have just one son around for the next three years! Looking forward to finally getting back to Maryland this summer to see

family we have missed so much during this pandemic.

Wishing all of us a more joyful summer!”

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1987 Carter Arnot Polakoff recently started working at Port Discovery Children's Museum as their vice president of development and external relations.

Before that, Carter had an amazing 22-year career at the Baltimore School for the Arts. She is excited for this new chapter.

2004 Lucy Scholz is living in New Orleans and just bought a new house with her future wife, who she is excited to marry in October. She runs a year-round leadership development program for young people called Live Oak Wilderness Camp, which she helped start seven years ago. Last but not least, she is looking forward to running the Tahoe 200 (a 200-mile race around Lake Tahoe) in September.

1990s 1992 Ryan Littlefield has a 2-year-old son named Jackson who is just like his dad. Ryan is also working on mitigating cyber security threats for a telecom giant.

1995 Julia Bainbridge plans to begin a master's degree in social work at Columbia in the fall after a journalism career in which she wrote mainly about food. Her drinks book, published last year, was named one of the best cookbooks of 2020 by the Los Angeles Times and Wired and Esquire magazines. Says Julia, “The Research Society on Alcoholism presented me with the 2021 RSA Media Award for my contributions to the alcohol research field. I'm still in love with New York, newly in love with a chef, and enjoyed reconnecting with Andrew Shapiro ’95 recently.”

1999 Stuart Berkeley Gamper and her husband, Charles Gamper, are thrilled that their daughter, Alice Gamper, will be joining Calvert Class of 2031 in the fall!

2005 Annie Thomas is currently living in Denver, Colorado and working as chief of staff and associate producer at RadicalMedia, a global media and communications company that produces content for film, television, and digital platforms, as well as immersive experiences and events.

2010s 2017 Cynthia Somers is finishing up her senior year at Bryn Mawr and received the Ruth Bridgman Pagon Memorial Award for English literature. Next year she plans to study public policy at the University of Maryland.

2018 Alexis Wu won the Howard B. Henry Award for outstanding ability and understanding in chemistry during her sophomore year at McDonogh. Now, as a junior, she was inducted into the McDonogh School Chapter of The Cum Laude Society. In addition, she received the Robert E. Seigman Excellence in Science Award, presented to a junior in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, good character, and superior intellectual promise in the field of science.

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IN MEMORIAM The following Calvert School alumni passed away between June 1, 2020 and June 1, 2021.

Dodie Mower Anderson ’32

Guy Hollyday ’41

Warren Stewart ’57

Tom Biddison ’52

Bill Johnson ’64

Doug Warner ’64

George Brown ’53

Bill Merrick ’45

Dick Webster ’53

Jack Buchanan ’81

Frank Riggs ’51

Scott Yeo ’07

Cuppy Fenwick ’36

Johnny Shaw ’57

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