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Alan G. Ratliff, President Business Consultant - StoneTurn Group LLP
Sarah Aguirre Rosemary Anthony, Ed.D. Sam Bowen, Jr. Jamila Brinson Evelyn Valdez Capetillo Jason Consoli Mark Dalton Gardner H. Dudley Al Galik Cristina García Gamboa
Steven Salters, Secretary & Treasurer Partner, Grant Thornton LLP Sarah Callahan Baker, Vice President - Development Community Volunteer Christie Cardon, Vice President - Nominating Attorney, King & Spalding
Israel Favela Luke Gilman Conra D Gist, Ph.D. Roger Greenberg Tyrone Hill lll Reagan Kneese James Lewis Jenny Lissonnet Michelle Nasser, Ph.D. Mary Peterson
Tiffany Stafford Ryan Synnott Robert Trainer lll Marcella Watkins Eileen Westerman, Ed.D. Byron Willeford Brian Williams Mauricio Vázquez Sarah Yockey
Williams W. Heinzerling, Vice President - Buildings & Grounds Community Volunteer Barton R. Bentley, Immediate Past President Attorney, Fizer Beck
FINANCE COMMITTEE Mark Dalton Cambridge Associates
Steven Salters, Chair Grant Thornton LLP
Roger Greenberg Sponsel Miller Greenberg PLLC
S TA F F & A LU M N I R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S Dorothy Scrutchin, Ed.D. Executive Director
Laura Hipps Director of Development
Jana Kirksey, CPA Business Manager
Michael Scrutchin Facilities & Athletic Director
Eduardo Belalcazar Alumni Association President
Tyrone Hill III Alumni Liaison
Sarah Yockey Faculty Liaison
A DV I S O RY B OA R D Sofia Adrogué Edward R. Allen III John N. Andell Leigh Ann Arnold Caroline E. Baker Suzanne P. Blakerly Alejandro J. Bolaños Mary Lou Cabrera Jennifer Christ Kelly P. Cliburn Barbara M. Collie Laura Mitchell Dalton Bruce W. Derrick Felix Fraga Alfred C. Glassell lll Sandra S. Godfrey Carlos Gonzalez Lincoln Goodwin Janice C. Hall Eugene Blake Hawk Belinda J. Hill Wendy J. Hines Rose Hochner
Kay S. Holmes Gary Hornberger Ethel Emerson Hutcheson Thomas D. Irwin Jarvis D. Johnson John W. Johnson Kay Joyce Marvis P. Kelsey lll Thomas R. Kelsey Stephen L. Klineberg A. John Knapp, Jr. Andrew Kollaer Ruben Linares Bruce Longaker William N. Mathis Edmund John McAleer lll George O. McDaniel lll Rebecca A. McDonald David D. Medina Ruthie Johnson Miller M. Peter Morris W. James Murdaugh, Jr. Guadalupe Navarro, Jr.
Lisa Neblett Brendan O’Leary Leon M. Payne, Jr. Brett A. Perlman Larry A. Peterson Belinda Phelps Lori Pinder Stephen M. Popp Robert Sanborn Ann G. Smith Chrissie N. Stamey Susan P. Stasney W. Spencer Stasney Paul Teten H. Grant Thomas, Jr. Steven D. Timms Eliot P. Tucker Payson E. Tucker Robert H. Walls, Jr. Barrett Webster Benjamin D. Wilcox Francie Willis Bess Baker Wilson
C H I N Q UA P I N ’ S M I S S I O N Our mission is to provide a high-quality college-preparatory education to able and motivated youth from under-resourced communities and schools in the greater Houston area. Through a rigorous curriculum and an emphasis on community service and earning what one receives, we aim to produce responsible, well-educated citizens who will become constructive leaders in their communities. The mission continues to thrive because Chinquapin upholds the promise that our students are the leaders who will transform future generations.
ABOUT US The Chinquapin School was founded in 1969 by Robert Moore, a former head of the English Department at St. John’s School, and his wife Maxine, with the help of a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Moores saw the need to provide an incentive for students who have high potential but limited opportunities. In 2010, our organization officially changed its name to Chinquapin Preparatory School, to better reflect its mission. Chinquapin Prep is a nonprofit college-preparatory school for grades six through twelve, primarily serving highly-motivated youth from under-resourced communities and schools in the greater Houston area by providing a better future through education. High school students live on campus Monday through Friday, while most sixth, seventh, and eighth graders are transported daily. Quid Pro Quo is Chinquapin Prep’s motto, and is lived daily as students give time and effort to the school in return for the opportunity to receive a quality education in a caring, family-oriented environment. The purpose of the school is to produce responsible, educated citizens and leaders who can become positive role models in their community. Today, more than 20 full-time teachers live on-campus to educate a student body of around 160. Bob and Maxine Moore’s original vision is carried forth under the guidance of the Board of Trustees and the school’s executive director, Dr. Dorothy Scrutchin.
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C H I N Q UA P I N AT A G L A N C E Texas’s only private college preparatory boarding school that serves academically motivated students in grades 6 through 12 from under-resourced communities and schools in greater Houston. SMALL CLASSES EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES COMPETITIVE SPORTS
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All students take college prep courses, midterms and finals. Stanford 10, PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP exams are taken annually.
In exchange for tuition, students do daily chores to help with campus operations
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A L E T T E R F RO M O U R E X E C U T I V E D I R E C TO R Chinquapin has never been known to take the path of least resistance and the 2020-21 school year supported that sentiment yet again. The magnitude of grace it took from the entire community to establish the foundation of assuring all Chinquapin students had access to education each and every day was phenomenal! The pandemic caused us to pause, step back and assess, take a deep breath, and dive in knowing we’d be knocked down over and over again. Chinquapin faculty and staff understand the impact education has on our lives and stepped up to the challenge of intentionally redesigning curriculum, creatively enhancing virtual learning practices, and strategically strengthening community building for students. Do we want another year like 2020-21? Absolutely not, but the level of expertise, determination, and drive to find a way to make distance learning work completely changed Chinquapin’s outlook on access to education. We have been afforded the opportunity to make change meaningful and continue to strive toward a more empathetic, socially and community-minded environment that shines a bright light on what it takes to be an extraordinary leader. To say I am proud of the work Chinquapin did this year is an understatement! I witnessed teachers growing into their passions while advocating for their students. Instructors had the best of intentions to establish the greatest, positive academic impact while recognizing when students were completely overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted and needed a brain break before continuing. For most, the pandemic school year was the hardest time in their personal and professional lives, yet they led the charge toward student success and personal development! Chinquapin faculty and staff are the true heroes of the year! Without their commitment to shift into another gear and press the gas even harder, Chinquapin would not have been able to cross the finish line. Thank you for zeroing in on the mission and helping Chinquapin keep its promise! I am grateful, when given the option, you knowingly choose courage over comfort by being brave and bold for your students! Sincerely Annual Report
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W E S A L U T E C H I N Q UA P I N ’ S C L A S S O F 2 0 2 1 Unprecedented. Lost year. Exhaustion. Chaos. Roller coaster. These words, and many others, communicate our feelings about the past year. Every Chinquapinian was challenged to shift gears repeatedly, to push forward to graduation day and meet the mission yet again. Typically, this season is filled with platitudes on the tireless dedication of our faculty who find new ways to engage their students and the endless possibilities that await the graduates. This school year, though, has us rethinking those platitudes and consider that they’ve been overused for a reason. We’ve all been through so much, navigating so many unknown paths to get to this point. Let’s make sure to celebrate this community. Our 23 graduates are changing the narrative: Perseverance. Determination. Compassion. Hope. Community. These young people earned nearly 100 scholarships and grants totaling more than $640,000 for their freshman year!
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ABIGAIL BAPTISTE Sam Houston State University Ann G. Smith Scholarship Over the years, Chinquapin has given me many things, but I think the greatest thing it gave me was my friends. I found a family within Chinquapin and without that family, I don’t know where I’d be. The friendships I have created along my journey as a high school student have been the strongest relationships I’ve ever had, and I know they will stay strong, even as my friends and I go our separate ways. One day in my junior year, before Covid, I celebrated one of my close friend’s birthdays. During dinner, a bunch of us sat down at the tree outside the girls’ dorm and hung out with my friend. I bought her a little cake and candles and we all sang happy birthday to her. And it was while singing happy birthday that I knew this was my family. The people sitting in that circle, singing happy birthday off-key, were the people that I knew I wanted in my life, for the rest of my life. There were countless days like that, where we sat under the tree and ate lunch together, worked on homework together, had the craziest discussions about the most random things, and had discussions about the most serious things. I knew that these people were going to try and love me no matter what happened. And they do every day. I feel safe with them and I can tell them anything, and, for me, telling people how I truly feel is one of the hardest things. But they make it easy. As cliche as it is, these are my ride or dies. And we will ride for each other, always. The love and support I have received from them helped me become the person I am today, and I know their continued love and support will help me grow into the person I want to be. Chinquapin was the place where I found my family, and for that, I will always be grateful and I will never stop appreciating the love that was given to me.
WENDY BARRAGÁN University of St. Thomas UST Presidential Excellence Grant, Education Award - Breakthrough Houston, Francisco & Lupe Garcia Scholarship At Chinquapin, I learned that hard work is the key to accomplishing your goals and it has taught me the selfsufficiency that will guide me throughout the rest of my life. Growing up with an education is very important in my family. My mother was the first and only of her siblings to attend college. She would always tell me that education will always be with you. My mother’s words stuck with me in my middle and high school years at Chinquapin as I learned that hard work is the key to accomplishing your goals. Ever since I can remember, I always knew I wanted to attend Chinquapin. When I used to visit the campus during my brother’s student-teacher conferences and school festivals I became infatuated with the school’s environment. Annual Report
Chinquapin became my second home where I created many close bonds with my classmates and teachers. Teachers and friends who motivate and support me in everything I do. I am grateful for the people I have met through my years at Chinquapin, and I know I would have never found a bond like this anywhere else.
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VIVIANA CONTRERAS Rice University Rice Investment Grant When you start a garden, the beginning is always exciting. You start brainstorming where to build it, you buy gardening tools. But gardening is more than planting a seed in the ground and giving it water. What makes this practice so special is caring for each individual plant because when you pour your heart into it, it gives you satisfaction to see them grow - to see things progress. If there is anything Chinquapin has taught me it’s to learn to be comfortable with change. I compare the idea of change to a plant in a garden. Unfortunately, life is no one’s gardener. Life is more like a seed placed inside us and we just live our entire lives trying to nurture it ourselves. When we first plant our seed into the ground, it’s difficult to imagine the final outcome. The only thing you can do is be consistent with its care. Gardening has helped me understand this practice. We understand that watering a plant every day helps the plant grow. I learned to apply the same idea to my life. At its core, Chinquapin embodies what it means to be unconventional - it was the perfect environment for me to embrace change. Now that my time is over, I am grateful to say that I will not only be walking out with a diploma in my hands, but I will also be carrying the hands of a gardener - ready to begin cultivating a fruitful future.
AYANA DAVIES Northwestern University Positive Coaching Alliance Grant, Griptape Challenger Grant, Visa Black Scholars, Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship, Education Award - Breakthrough Houston My classmates, upper and lowerclassmen, and teachers were my anchors; they were the major contributing factor to my growth as a person, and the reason I can stand tall and self-confident. My endless gratitude and admiration to the people I spoke to daily who helped me be a more honest version of myself. My teachers, who day in and day out pushed me to become a more vocal person and how to be a leader not just in words but in action. My classmates encouraged me to be more outgoing; they have given me the personal stamina and confidence to speak with adults and strangers. They pressured me into chasing opportunities head on, and I can actively recognize that I would not be in anywhere near as good a position without them.
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My friends have helped me become a more honest person. They have perpetually encouraged me to be more up front with my needs, and to be more acknowledging of the needs of others. They have taught me how to open up, how to value myself, and to be more confident in my own culture and personal upbringing. They have taught me how to be sincere in my own way, and offer help in the ways that I know how. I have learned compassion, love, and courage in the weirdest of ways from them, yet these are lessons that I would never trade for another experience. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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RODOLFO FLORES Houston Baptist University HBU Legacy Grant, HBU Institutional Grant, Bob and Maxine Moore Scholarship, Chinquapin Alumni Association Scholarship The moment I fell in love with Chinquapin was when everyone would play indoor soccer in the evenings from 9 to 10. That one hour of intense soccer with my friends opened me up to becoming a different person. I noticed how everyone cared about one another and made sure each of us was enjoying our time at Chinquapin. That moment made me more attentive and outgoing. I changed completely. I became comfortable moving between groups or combining different people to have a larger group of friends. I went from being a shy, quiet student to someone who can be more confident talking to new people. Although it took me time to feel completely ready, I took a huge step at Chinquapin to go out of my way to talk to others. I have become someone who now looks forward to beginning conversations with those with whom I could not imagine having a conversation. I now see myself taking these skills to college and making new friends who will guide me throughout the next four years.
DESIREE GARCIA-GUILLEN Penn State University Education Award - Breakthrough Houston Before I came to Chinquapin, it is safe to say that all I knew was how to pass tests and every highway in Houston. At this point in my life I was positive I knew everything in the world and you could send me to college the next day and I would be fine. It only took me one week at Chinquapin to realize I was sorely mistaken. In the seven years I have spent at Chinquapin, I learned so many lessons about life. The most important lesson being that the world is about knowing how to cut grass and fix a weed-eater. Before Chinquapin, my only job was to learn. My parents and grandparents made it very clear to me that my only focus should be school. Chinquapin thought otherwise, I now had to learn how to maintain the campus as my way of giving back to the community. In my three years of working outside, I soon grew to find peace in the loud music that would play in my ears as I spent countless days cutting and edging all of the sidewalks on campus. At the time I would complain about how many mosquitoes bit me, the countless snakes I saw, and the list could go on. I now find peace in those memories of the many hours I spent cutting grass and fixing Chinquapin’s busted weed eaters. Chinquapin gave me the mindset that we all need to take time and smell the roses.
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ALEX GUTIÉRREZ University of Houston Ann G. Smith Scholarship I knew at the age of nine that Chinquapin was destined to be my future, and I was ecstatic. Toward the end of my fifth grade year, I vividly remember asking my teachers for recommendation letters to submit with my application for the sixth grade entrance. I recall attending the testing day, interviews and Summer Session. After a couple of weeks, I finally received the letter I so anxiously awaited: my admission to Chinquapin. I will now be the third Gutiérrez from my family to attend the school. In short, my past seven years at Chinquapin have been filled with memories, effort, perseverance, stress, and most of all, family. I grew up knowing what Chinquapin could do for people, as I saw it first hand. Chinquapin has been a safe haven, a home, family, and most importantly my means of education. I’ve grown to become a better person, student and member of my community because of Chinquapin. My classmates have become more like family as Chinquapin has been able to bond us in a way no other institution or experience could. Because of my Chinquapin experience, I am the most prepared possible for whatever is to come in my future education and my career.
FAITH LARA-VANDENBERGHE University of Houston Education Award - Breakthrough Houston, James Woodruff Scholarship I was adopted, which I knew from an early age. My mother didn’t try to hide it and never saw anything wrong with it. If I ever complained about people knowing about it, my mother would tell me stories about her days picking vegetables and fruits as a child to buy school clothes because, no matter what, education was most important, hija, and didn’t I realize how simple my worries were? My mother saw it as something to be proud of, as simple as having pretty hair and nice eyes. But how could I be proud of something that matched no one around me? As I grew older, I realized that my mother’s mindset was hiding one of the strongest women I knew. I had always known she was a strong person, but I didn’t realize that she quite literally dropped everything at a phone call to drive to a hospital to adopt my brother and then me. I might not have inherited her eyes or her hair color, but I’d like to think I inherited her selfless nature and strength.
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I am a child whose mother’s earliest memories were of eating sun-warmed tomatoes in a field during a day of picking, and of a house always full of happiness. In these memories and stories, I can find the ways she shaped me into who I am today. The more I look at my face in the mirror, I realize that my face is the spitting image of my mother’s because no amount of genetics can take away the fact that I am her daughter.
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LOGAN LECHUGA University of Houston Honors College Francisco & Lupe Garcia Scholarship Chinquapin was never the school for me. I was fortunate enough to have parents who provided me with resources I needed to succeed in life. I didn’t need Chinquapin to help me do something with my life, but I chose to come here to prove to my family that I had what it took to not only attend Chinquapin, but also be a great student academically. The first day of my freshman year at Chinquapin was full of pride and determination to show my classmates and teachers that I was intelligent and had potential. I carried on this belief of mine that I had to prove to others that I was an amazing student throughout the majority of my freshman and sophomore year. Little did I know that those classmates, whom I was so determined to impress, would become dear friends who taught me lessons I will hold deep in my heart for the rest of my life. I learned the importance of being humble and true to myself. I learned to look at the person next to me as a source of motivation to better myself, instead of competition. And most importantly, I learned that I don’t have anything to prove to anyone, and the only thing that matters is being happy with myself. I fell in love with a school that I thought I never needed, I changed my outlook on life, and I’m now leaving this school with friends I know will always be there for me no matter what the feat. I’m excited about my future because I’m ready to have a greater impact on my community. I’m planning on studying Civil Engineering and I want to help improve the Houston area when I graduate from college.
ESTELA LUCATERO University of Houston Bill and Kathy Heinzerling Scholarship Out of the many things I learned at Chinquapin, the skill I learned to value the most was perseverance. Throughout the seven years I’ve been at Chinquapin, what kept me going was my resilience in order to strive for success. My journey for success began in 6th grade. I knew both of my parents had sacrificed much for my siblings and me to have the best resources possible. The only way I could make their sacrifices worth the struggle was to at least do my best in school. As an incoming 6th grader, I remember taking physics in Summer Session. Every day after school, my eyes filled up with tears that ran down my face. I just could not understand the material, it was difficult for me. I was frustrated. I still remember my parents’ words, “If you don’t want to do this anymore, you don’t have to.” I didn’t want to give up. I didn’t want to quit. Whenever I walked across campus, I knew that I belonged here. It felt a connection. There were people who had the same goals and visions as me.
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When I struggled to keep up, I reminded myself that I was chosen because people believed in my potential and capability. I learned to better manage my time, I learned ways to organize my materials, and I learned what made a good leader. I knew I wasn’t alone, and that I had people who supported me. I hope with what I’ve learned at Chinquapin, I will be able to persevere through college to become a better version of myself. For this, I am thankful to my family for helping me and encouraging me to always do my best to become successful. I know that I’m more than prepared for my next journey.
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JACOB MARTINEZ Houston Baptist University HBU Institutional Grant, HBU Legacy Scholarship, Bill and Kathy Heinzerling Scholarship I identify myself as a student athlete, and my freshman year I felt like a part of my identity was taken because of a gruesome knee injury. Soccer was one of my ways to escape from my worries and stress. I had to leave my small school in Highlands, Texas, to go to The Woodlands at least once a week to see my physical therapist. Soon my grades started to drop along with my self-esteem; and down I went into a dark hole. I went from being an enthusiastic person who wasn’t afraid to fail to someone who doubted their every decision. Special thanks to Cody Sharma, a person who was much more than a teacher and a high school dean at Chinquapin. He was a friend and a role model to me. He gave me advice and made me realize that I could be much more. My sophomore year felt like a new beginning as I had recovered from my injury, and I was striving to become a better version of myself. I learned that the Chinquapin community was more than just my classmates, the staff, and friends. They were my second family and without them I wouldn’t be where I am today. I am proud to say that I will am an alumnus of Chinquapin and I wouldn’t have overcome those obstacles without both of my families. Thank you!
LUIS MARTINEZ Occidental College Occidental Honors Scholarship, Occidental Opportunity Grant, Occidental College Grant, National Merit Scholarship, Harry A. Zuber Scholarship, National Hispanic Scholar Chinquapin’s school motto, quid pro quo, doesn’t apply to the way people at Chinquapin interact with each other on a moment to moment basis. Students and teachers don’t do “something for something”, they give help freely. I can’t count how many times I’ve asked Ethan or Paul to show me how to do play a difficult section on the guitar, how many times Faith or Ayana have explained what should’ve been obvious when I’m overthinking something, or how many times Oziel or Edgar have helped me spitball ideas when I hit a mental block on a project. I’ve learned to ask for help at Chinquapin because help has always been offered freely.
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I know I still have room for improvement. I still tend to ask for help later than I should, and I’m not as skilled as I could be at helping others. However, Chinquapin showed me how easy it is to accept support. I know I wouldn’t have learned this at another school, especially not this early in life. I’m really grateful for this lesson, and I’ll do my best to improve and teach others.
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EDGAR MENDEZ University of Houston Bill and Kathy Heinzerling Scholarship For the past seven years, Chinquapin was more of an experience than a school. Its culture promotes the idea of hard work and giving back to the community, which has assisted me in transitioning to what is expected of me in a work environment. Chinquapin has also taught me another valuable lesson, which is the importance of friendship and comradery that one must have with their fellow community members. When I was younger, I was a really shy kid and was primarily a loner. That was until I arrived at Chinquapin where I was able to finally experience the gift of friendship with not only my fellow classmates but also with the teachers and staff. Before, I would rarely even glance at people, much less try to talk to them, but here at Chinquapin I am always happy to start a conversation. These past few years have had a great impact on my life. I made my closest friends at Chinquapin, and it has improved my social skills. The importance of the friendships I made at Chinquapin was shown when my father passed away. The support shown to me and my mom by my class and the staff was truly incredible. They were really supportive in asking how I felt. My teachers were also very understanding and they even raised some money to help me and my mom with funeral expenses. My mom was amazed and thankful for the school and the community, and that she had never seen people so caring and wished God to bless them all for their kindness.
KAYLA MENDIOLA University of Houston - Downtown James Woodruff Scholarship For me, being able to graduate from high school is a reminder of my roots, my second home miles away, and how without my family I wouldn’t have the opportunities I have today. Living in the United States, I don’t have to walk barefoot on the streets because I can’t afford shoes. I don’t have to pick cotton to put food on the table. I don’t have to leave my family for a year to work or even have citizenship. I’m not working two or more jobs and I don’t have to hurry to find one. I can study and have the chance to attend college. Although I will never truly understand the culture my family grew up in in Mexico (my second home miles away) that my cousins and my abuelos loved, I have a piece of it when I sit at my abuelita’s dinner table. Growing up, there was never a time my mother’s family wasn’t sitting gathered around my abuelita’s dinner table for birthdays or holidays. No matter how small the house was, it was the only place my mother’s family chose to celebrate. It became their home after years of traveling from one place to another without missing a member. Mexico was my abuelos, my mom, and her siblings’ home, and although it still is, their dicho or saying has always been home is where family is. Annual Report
Thank you to my friends who have supported me and have been like a second family. You have always known how to cheer me up. Thank you, Grandpa, for loving Grandma wholeheartedly and reminding me no matter where one might be, they are loved.
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KARINA MORALES-PINEDA Carleton College Posse Foundation (Posse Houston Scholar), Education Award - Breakthrough Houston, Manuelita Arrazolo Memorial Scholarship I grew to always carry a jar of coconut oil in my bags, while also leaving one jar stored in my dorm room at my school. I quickly found out that if somebody needed a lip balm, face oil, hair mask, skin moisturizer, hair conditioner, makeup remover, or whatever, I had just the thing for it. Never underestimate all the ridiculous ways to use coconut oil. Coconut oil taught me that part of being resilient was improving my community and surroundings wherever I went. When I began providing others with the comforts coconut oil provided for me, I knew I had gained control over the constant change. Soon it began to create the caring atmosphere I longed for in the girls’ dorm. My dorm room became a safe space for the girls to come and bond together. I reminded everyone that my magic oil and I were always available, in the last dorm room down the hall. I am thankful for the close friendships I’ve created these past few difficult years, but I am also thankful for myself, for getting myself through them. Chinquapin has much to work on, but the dorms were truly my one stable home and escape since eighth grade. For that, I am extremely thankful. With time at the Chinquapin dorms, I established trust with many people by sharing advice, listening to their stories, and sharing an ungodly amount of unrefined, cold-pressed coconut oil.
CRYSTAL NAIR Knox College Knox Founders Scholarship, Knox Residential Grant, Knox Trustees Scholarship, Knox Grant Award, Cathy Adams Scholarship, J. Paola Bernal (‘13) Traveling Scholarship, Chinquapin Alumni Association Scholarship It all started in November of 2018, just a week before Thanksgiving. I woke up for breakfast with a feeling the day would be bad. I already had a massive headache.I experienced this huge burst of stabbing pain in my lower abdomen and back. I was right by the stairs when I doubled over in pain. I made my way to a chair and sat down, trying to keep from crying and thinking about how I was going to be late for breakfast. As other girls passed, they asked if I was okay. I said yes, but asked them to tell the proctor I couldn’t make it down the stairs. Eventually, my roommate helped me back to our room. I was taken to the hospital, given medicine, and discharged. I went to another hospital, was given more medicine, and taken in for tests. After that very long day, my life became a rollercoaster of change. Chinquapin has been my constant that has grounded me and kept me from giving up on myself. Chinquapin Prep
After realizing the incident wasn’t isolated, I took more trips to hospitals for tests. I spent more time out of school trying to cope and rest. This created a large strain on me and my schoolwork. I was falling behind, and I was extremely stressed. The stress magnified my symptoms, which caused me to miss more days until I was trapped in this vicious cycle. I was afraid to ask for help, to say I was struggling.
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It wasn’t until my senior year that I asked for major assistance from my teachers. Stephen pitched the idea of an extended senior year. I was immediately against it. I knew my Chinquapin family would support me wholeheartedly, I knew my mother would support me, but I was afraid of what colleges, the rest of my family, and friends would think. I felt my family would see me as a failure and would think less of me. Chinquapin supported me through one of my most difficult experiences. I developed another level of love for my classmates and am no longer intimidated by my teachers. Some may see me taking another senior year as a failure, and I’m inclined to agree. I believe Chinquapin has given me the chance to fail in a minor way so I can succeed in a major way.
NADELY REQUENA The University of Texas at Austin Dell Scholarship, Education Award - Breakthrough Houston, Bill and Kathy Heinzerling Scholarship, Veronica Gutierrez Memorial Scholarship (Class of 1995) Shy, close-minded, and quiet: three words I have always used to describe the person I was before coming to Chinquapin. I’ve said it in numerous speeches, presentations, and even in one of Chinquapin’s newsletters that I wrote for. It’s something I’ve said so consistently and I’ve never thought twice about not using them. That is, until now. Looking back, Chinquapin has not only played a huge role in my academic success, but also in my personal development. Chinquapin encouraged me to take risks and try new things. I hope to travel for environmental research and share people’s stories from all across the world. My ambition is to create a nonprofit to raise environmental awareness and break the cycle of poverty. I want to exceed the expectations set for other low-income students and work to break Hispanic stereotypes. Chinquapin did this for me, and I will forever be grateful for its part in making me the woman I am today. Today, for the first time in my life, I feel so proud of myself. Not just because of my accomplishments, but also because none of the adversities presented to me as a Latinx woman stopped me. It’s such an amazing feeling of utter joy and happiness to know that I am Nadely Yarleth Requena. And I realize this has always been me. I have always been the unapologetically ambitious, independent, and free-spirited person who is writing this essay. Chinquapin was the community that helped jumpstart the process of me manifesting into the person I wanted others to admire and be inspired by. But, at the end of the day, I’ve always been me, and I couldn’t be more proud and thankful to myself as I sit here crying about how much I love who I’ve become. I’ve always been me, always Nadely, just a flower waiting to bloom. Annual Report 14
ANGEL REYES Knox College Knox Dance Scholarship, Knox Founders Scholarship, Knox Residential Grant, Knox Trustees Scholarship, Knox Grant Award, Harry A. Zuber Scholarship, Ociel Guadalupe Scholarship For as long as I can remember, I always thought to myself, “I have to make them proud.” It was my sole motivation for being studious and having excellent behavior. I never really stopped to think, “I’m proud of myself.” Earning good grades, being composed, and fulfilling other responsibilities were always just things I did because it was what was expected of me. Once high school came, I still had this mindset and lacked motivation, so I did what I thought of as just okay work. I gave my effort for the desire to learn, but when it came to doing tedious work, I fell behind. Halfway through, I moved to Chinquapin and joined a family of 22, unaware of the effects this community would have on me. In the beginning of my junior year, I stumbled a lot with my school work, but found the motivation to consistently push myself to work for hours. I wanted to make my family proud and show my classmates and teachers that I can hit the ground running and succeed. I never once thought about what pushes me, what gives me the desire to succeed until, I continued to fall to adversities. I finally accepted that I needed help with accomplishing my school work efficiently and needed guidance from teachers. I realized that what I needed was to acknowledge what I want and what my goals are. I wanted to see myself do excellent in school and have a healthy overall state of mind, so I took steps to acknowledge my self worth and well being. I held myself accountable for my shortcomings and knew I had to make myself feel proud or I’d never be satisfied enough to consistently be happy with my work and how I carry myself. Though learning how to value myself and my efforts was easier said than done. I never wanted to acknowledge how I have struggled to keep up an excellent composure and work ethic.
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Once I reflected on myself and everyone that I interact with, I was able to learn and grow. I learned from watching my classmates who knew the balance between study and leisure time, watching my teachers who knew how to work efficiently and stay on task, watching my parents who were always ambitious and persevered through any obstacles. All these individuals are the reason I have learned to acknowledge my own growth and face challenges head on, knowing I’ll learn from my mistakes. It is thanks to all the people around me that I am confident in who I am despite my shortcomings and that I am able to still know I will reach my goals to make myself proud. I am so grateful to all the people I admire and have learned from: My family, my classmates, and my teachers. It is because of you that I know I will throw my graduation cap with confidence and assurance I will go on to accomplish many more of my goals in life.
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ANGELICA RODRIGUEZ University of St. Thomas UST Achievement Award, Harry A. Zuber Scholarship Looking back at my time at Chinquapin, I can see my growth throughout the years in becoming a determined person who pushes to succeed and improve. Being around friends who push themselves in school has helped me become the student I am. Seeing others who work hard to study for a test or help explain material has helped push me. Having friends who hold me accountable through friendship has helped me create and build study habits. This is something you don’t find in many schools, students who help each other. The friends I made at Chinquapin pushed me to become a determined person. We always worked together in the morning, helping each other understand material. This support from my friends motivated me. Besides studying, we would also talk about how we were doing personally, and it always made me happy knowing I had friends there for me, no matter what. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my friends who were there for me when I wanted to give up or found myself not working hard in school. The friends I made helped me better understand what friendship means. A friend is someone who pushes you to strive beyond what is expected, motivating you to experience new things, and helping you to be a determined person in school. I was able to learn this thanks to the wonderful friends I made, and I want to say, “thank you,” to Karina, Kayla, Jessica, Estela, and Wendy.
JAVIER SALDIVAR Millikin University Millikin Merit Scholarship, Bill and Kathy Heinzerling Scholarship Thank you to the teachers who have adapted to these strange times, thank you to the random people on YouTube who have helped me discover new topics and artists, and thank you to Gustavo, who has always been my friend and by my side, since 9th grade. I mean this with all my heart, man, you got me through some tough times. These four years have been transformative, and I am proud to have become a better person than the me four years ago. My personal experiences have taught me to look at things in a new light, little moments that taught me so much. Like that time I decided to sculpt an apple in ceramics class, and found a foam apple in the storage closet, it was beautiful, the exact idea I had in my head. It had the right shape, the right curves, and the exact blend of colors I can’t even put into words. I remember saying something like, “How can I make something like this with clay? It’s perfect!” and the teacher responded, “Of course it’s perfect, it’s fake.” And that stuck with me, especially when I talked it out with some people and realized that I have a perfection complex. I’m still growing, and working on it. I’m trying to move forward and just get my words out and be heard. But at least I can remind myself that this doesn’t have to be perfect. I shouldn’t expect myself to be perfect. I don’t have to excel in every little thing I do. Annual Report
But the things I already had a knack for, like archery, electronics, and tinkering, let me grow out of my shell when I first started attending Chinquapin. Ms. Watkins, I’ll always look back on my time in Lego Robotics with heartfelt joy. I loved working with legos, and finding new systems to use with robots. I loved every treat you brought for us, and on good days, I can still taste the fig pies I ate with friends.
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JESSICA TORIZ The University of Texas at San Antonio Harry A. Zuber Scholarship I wouldn’t be who I am today without my parents. Family is the greatest support system one could ever ask for. It is easier to achieve your goals when you have people by your side who love you unconditionally. During my freshman year, I was having a hard time keeping up with responsibilities while also making time for myself. Every time I came home from school I would complain to my parents about how stressed or tired I was. At that time, the only thing they could do was to simply listen to me. Not only was I affecting the people close to me, I was also hurting myself. I also grew tired of just complaining. It wasn’t good for me. It wasn’t fair that my parents poured blood, sweat, and tears into coming to a foreign country only for me to be complaining about something I was capable of doing. That’s what motivated me to change my mindset. I no longer waste my time complaining. Instead, I spend my time finding solutions. I thank my parents for constantly encouraging me to apply to Chinquapin and for supporting me in every way possible. Thanks to them I had memorable experiences and have met beautiful people at Chinquapin.
FRANCISCO TRUJILLO University of Houston - Downtown Chinquapin was always the dream school to me. As a child, I always saw it as a top tier middle and high school. My sister was and is one of the people I look up to the most, and her attending Chinquapin made me want to go just as much. Never did I really care about the school I went to until then. I knew I would be accomplishing something because of the effort needed to claim and keep a spot at Chinquapin. Being the average student and child, it made me the happiest person when my mom read the acceptance letter. In spite of being very quiet, I laughed. It was the very first time I remember crying of happiness and allowing my emotions to get to me. Much of the time at Chinquapin I got around being someone who never really showed their true self and never really expressing what I was feeling to others. Chinquapin always brought that out of me, and entering high school, I learned to express myself much more than I ever had. The relationships I have made and strengthened at Chinquapin have helped me become a more outgoing person.
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From the many talks with the boys where we simply talked about how we were getting around, to the spontaneous and random conversations with upperclassmen. Through the years, I have learned to improve myself academically by raising my grades, and how to do simple acts of self love, which I learn from others. I’ve been very observant since a young age. I observe people and I choose what I like about them and what I don’t, and to implement it in my life. Chinquapin was a big pool to figure myself out.
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GUSTAVO VARGAS VALDEZ University of Houston Dream National Scholarship, Harry A. Zuber Scholarship, Chinquapin Alumni Association Scholarship I’m a different person because of those around me, more specifically, those who call themselves Chinquapinians. I reevaluated my life when I saw the higher standard of education that Chinquapin and its students adhere to. Their sheer commitment to education set the norm for me from the very moment I stepped into a Chinquapin classroom my 9th grade year. I had a calling to change my outlook on education and discipline. Having attended public school my whole life, I realized the pattern of each class I had ever been in. There was never a day where there wasn’t a chaotic scene caused by a student who didn’t value education and saw more benefit in inhibiting the studious students from their education. It was an everyday occurrence that I had seen at every one of the nine schools I had attended from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. It felt like I was being deprived of a proper learning environment. Students are what make up a classroom, and, in a Chinquapin classroom, all the students are studious. This mindset rubbed off on me with time, and I began to take on more discipline in my studies. I left behind a version of me that wasn’t adept for success in the classroom, and I wouldn’t have begun to even tap the potential in me if it wasn’t for Chinquapin. The person I was when I started Chinquapin had to change if I wanted to succeed and be able to contribute to this scholarly atmosphere. I reinvented myself as a student. My values and ideals changed for the better, and I can wholeheartedly give credit to the love for education that Chinquapin instilled in those around me which ultimately rubbed off on me.
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A G R E AT N I G H T W I T H C H I N Q UA P I N P R E P ! Remember back to fall 2020 when everything was virtual?! We kicked off the fall fundraising season with A Great Night With Chinquapin Prep! NBC Late Night host, Seth Meyers, and KPRC anchor, Khambrel Marshall, entertained more than 130 online guests while auctioning off some spectacular, can’t live without items and experiences. Attendees learned of Seth’s connection to the school, heard Seth’s touching tribute to former Chinquapin co-directors, Bill and Kathy Heinzerling. Seth shared some laugh-out-loud quarantine stories as well as unforgettable antics with well-known celebrities.
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By the time our Great Night became late night, we had raised more than $150,000, exceeding the goal and furthering the mission.
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2 0 2 0 C L AY S S H O OT Feeling antsy and craving company, a breakout crowd, our largest to date, made the most of the great weather by gathering (safely) to enjoy shooting, camaraderie, live music from Hunter Battle, and a fantastic auction. Co-chairs Freddie Barela, Sam Bowen, Jr., Andrew Kollaer, and Will McDaniel brought out the big guns to make sure everyone had a good time and to raise a lot of money for Chinquapin! Gold Sponsors Americana Partners, Bowen, Miclette & Britt, Gray Reed, and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LP led the charge. We truly are grateful to all our supporters who dug deep during this tough year. This strong support of our mission validates each student’s hard work and determination and all of our faculty and staff.
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C R E AT I V I T Y W E E K Creativity Week 2021 looked a bit different, as it was all virtual, but it was still a great time for students to dive deep into projects that challenge them outside of the normal, academic setting. Minecraft Chinquapin challenged students to build a detailed virtual Chinquapin campus. Origami provided the perfect antidote to the stress of life. Students spent time in focused attention meditation, which has been shown to stabilize the mind and promote calmness. No-Bake Cookies & Treats encouraged students to make better use of their microwave, fridge, and freezer, bringing new life into pandemic cooking. Puzzle Mania gave students time to solve tried-and-true puzzles and discover a love for new brain-stimulating twisters. The week wrapped up with Showcase: students shared their poetry and flash fiction, newfound knowledge of Mandarin, super fun Rube Goldberg contraptions, results from paranormal investigations, channeled their best Bob Ross, danced their hearts
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C A R E E R DAY This year more than 40 professionals from around the country shared experiences, information about the companies where they work, their jobs, and the education and skills required for success in their respective careers. Their authenticity put Chinquapin students at ease and got them excited about going to college and interested in the many kinds of professions they could pursue. Keys to happiness? Believing in yourself, seeking community, following your passion, and finding meaning in your work.
We thank our Career Day panelists who hold posts in various areas: Julia Martínez - Bill.com
Uquay Baker - ExxonMobil
Ana Moreno* - IBM
Eduardo Belalcazar* - US Department of State
Guadalupe Navarro* - Law Office of Guadalupe Navarro Jr.
Javarte Bobino - Mills College
Milena Nino - ExxonMobil
Stuart Bodden - Express Energy Services
Rosa Pruneda - Texas Children’s Hospital & Texas Children’s Health Plan
Shiarnice Burns* - HCC/Salvation Army/WITS
Jimmy Quach - Westerman & Associates
Jason Consoli - Texas Capital Bank
Jenny Rice Cotton - Gracewood
Nancy Corbet - Self Employed
Ofelia Rodriguez - Accelerate Learning
Eric DeVine - DeVine Way TV
Jose Romero - Brochsteins Inc.
German Farias - ExxonMobil
Reece Rondon - Hall Maines Lugrin PC
Manuel Gamboa - Osram & Vixar Inc.
Michael Salazar-Medina* - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Roger Greenberg - South Texas College of Law Houston
Alex Salgado - Harris County, TX
Karen Gross - Citizen Discourse, LLC
Brandon Sandoval - ExxonMobil Chemical
David Heinzerling - Taylor Engineering
Rissel Saucedo* - Department of Homeland Security
Sara Herrera - ExxonMobil
Molly Schriber-Cushing - Morgan Stanley
Tyrone Hill* - Cority
Morgan Shin - Homemaker
Trevoir Hudson-Thomas - PROS
Joelle Silverio - Electronic Arts - DICE LA
Dr. Mia Johnson - The Toolkit Project, PLLC
Jordan Smith - Harris County Community Services
Donald Johnson, PhD* - Bristol Myers Squibb
Molly Socha - iHeart Media/iHeart Radio
Leavie D. King, III - COACHEDUP
Eric Sundin - Restoring Justice
Danny Lacayo - Judge (182nd Criminal District Court, Harris County)
Lupita Thornton - City of Houston
Maria Lucio* - LJA Engineering
Rosie Valadez-McStay - RVM Strategies, LLC
Shalini Maharaj - UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mauricio Vazquez* - Harris County Public Defender’s Office
Ana Martinez - District Courts (Harris County)
Dante Vela - Mercury Data Science, Inc.
Crescencio Martinez - Harris County Public Library
Champ Warren - Merrill Private Wealth Management
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D E E P I N T H E H E A RT O F C H I N Q UA P I N At last! Together again! More than 300 supporters donned their finest boots and hats and enjoyed a memorable night under the stars at Armadillo Palace. This Western throwdown was just the thing to lift our spirits after a year in captivity. Delicious Goode Co. food, cold drinks, and fun entertainment like chicken sh*t bingo and armadillo racing, plus fine country-western tunes from Jesse Raub, Jr. hit all the right notes! Co-chairs extraordinaire, Stacey and Andrew Brod, steered the event that took in well over $200,000, which help offset this year’s higher
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G R A D UAT I O N 2 0 2 1 An especially enthusiastic crowd of family and friends buoyed by balloons and great anticipation gathered safely spaced in the tented quad to celebrate Chinquapin’s Class of 2021. This especially perseverant and hard-working graduating group, who’d missed out on so many Chinquapin traditions of their senior year, recaptured one of the most important: ringing the bell one last time on Graduation Day.
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T H A N K YO U TO O U R 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1 C O N T R I B U TO R S Donors are listed based on gifts received July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Please call the Development office: 281-426-5467 with corrections or adjustments.
FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE $50,000+ ACE Scholarship Houston
The Cullen Foundation
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Wayne Duddlesten Foundation
Willard M. & Ruth Mayer Johnson Charitable Foundation
CFP Foundation
Hauck Charitable Foundation
Ellen Hamilton Wilkerson Educational Trust
The C.T. Bauer Foundation
The Fondren Foundation
Piper Sandler
The Clayton Fund, Inc.
The Hevrdejs Foundation
Rawley Foundation
Energy Transfer Partners, LP
J Squared Family Foundation
Saramco Foundation
The William Stamps Farish Fund
John P. McGovern Foundation
Marcella and Daniel Watkins
Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation
John and Carmen Knapp
StoneTurn Group LLP
Conely Foundation
William and Lisa Mathis
Thanh Thuy Truong and Vishal Goradia
William and Claire de Roode
Alan and Tricia Ratliff
Susan Vaughan Foundation, Inc.
Jennings Dincans Charitable Foundation
Louisa Sarofim
The West Endowment
Gregory Fund
R.E. Smith Foundation
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation
Vivian L. Smith Foundation
H E I N Z E R L I N G B E N E FA C T O R S $25,000 — $49,999
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SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS $10,000 — $24,999
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B O B & M A X I N E M O O R E A S S O C I AT E S $5,000 — $9,999 Dr. Chinhui Juhn and Edward R. Allen III Samuel and Martha Bowen Christie Cardon and Darryl Anderson EIV Capital, LLC Enverus Anne and Don Fizer Foundation Albert Galik and Susan Row
Sherrill Garland Robert and Annie Graham Gray Reed and McGraw LLP HEB Laura Henry and Scott Lannie Edward and Ethel Hutcheson Joseph and Laurie Hutcheson
The Jackson Foundation Andrew and Leigh Kollaer Marshall McCrea Peter and Fan Morris Larry and Mary Peterson
Terry and Lynn Day Eduardo De La Torre & Michelle Nasser De La Torre, Ph.D. Joel Dean Foundation, Inc. Bruce Derrick Kevin and Dierdre Douglass Drysdale Insight, LLC Gardner and Elizabeth Dudley Greg and Lou Ann Duvall Albert and Loubel Galik Cristina and Manuel Gamboa Catalina Garcia Frances Garcia Jeremy Goodreau and Marie Thompson Roger Greenberg Robert Gregory Griffith Charitable Trust Robert Grissom Jeffrey and Brooke Gunst Gyrodata, Inc. Darrel Hagerman Kevin and Stacey Harris Family Fund Williams and Kathy Heinzerling Hightower Holding, LLC Tyrone and Porsha Hill Laura and Brad Hipps Benjamin Holloway and Amanda McMillian Alan Hoover Gary Hornberger Houston Endowment Inc. Insperity ISTI Plant Services Burdine Johnson and Christophe Venghiattis Sis and Hasty Johnson JRP Consulting Group
The Junior League of Houston, Inc. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LP Jason and Samantha Knecht Ross and Julie Lairson James Lewis Locke Lord LLP John Lohman Richard Lozano James McCaleb George and Ann McDaniel McNair Management Services LLC David and Blanca Medina Seth Meyers Jesus and Carmen Meza Bernice Mistrot The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation Christopher Moore and Joi Ross Ana Moreno James Murdaugh and Gary Smith Network For Good J.J. Oshins Carol Ann & Robert W. Paddock Fund Daniel and Lindsay Pearce Harry and Kathy Phillips Piper Sandler Cos. Paul Posoli Diane Riley Rosewood Foundation The RR Family Foundation John and Lynn Russell Rissel and David Saucedo Ryan and Kristen Sauer Joe Savery
QUID PRO QUO SOCIETY $1,000 — $4,999
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Albemarle Foundation Adam Allen Arrazolo Law P.C. Merrell and Chris Athon James and Holly Baker The Baker Family Fund The Bayou Charitable Trust BBVA Eduardo Belalcazar Barton and Beverly Bentley Paola Bernal Chris Beyer Michael Blankenship Jamila Brinson George and Shelley Britton Cullen Brock Jack Broodo Alsa Bruno Bruce and Nancy Callahan Adam Carlis David and Gennilu Carroll Patrick and Elaine Castellanos through the AineeAmo Charitable Foundation Jennifer Christ Charitable Gift Fund Kelly and Jay Cliburn Joseph and Mary Colaco Greg Conaway Jason and Heather Consoli William Cornelius Bruce Cranfill Stephen Crawford Crystaphase Sue Nan & Rod Cutsinger Foundation Mark Dalton
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QUID PRO QUO SOCIETY (cont) $1,000 — $4,999 The Schissler Foundation Gail Schwinger and James Norman Cody and Tanvi Sharma Jan & Tom Simmons Fund SK Foundation John and Janet Springer Mark and Chrissie Stamey
Lester and Katie Stiles Dorothy and Richard Sussman Charles and Judy Tate Leigh and Jim Tomforde Sam and Kara Trail Eliot and Dianne Tucker Wareing Family Fund/National Christian Foundation
Weaver & Tidwell, LLP William and Cynthia Wilby Byron and Cad Willeford Larry and Suzie Wilson James W. Woodruff Charitable Fund Dennis Woods Michael and Nina Zilkha
Jack and Blair Foster Yolanda Garcia Felipe Guevara Griffin Haby John Hantak Eric Harding David Heinzerling Carrie Horne James and Kasaundra Horton Polly Hutcheson Chris and Mona Iversen Guy Jackson 1989 Trust Jackson Walker, LLP Donald and Noelle Johnson Peter Kaldis Thomas and Ann Kelsey Shelby and Kody Kilshaw Ken and Ashley Kneisly KPMG U.S. Foundation, Inc. Marshall Lang
Longley Family Fund Blake Maida Khambrel Marshall Will and Kari McDaniel Lindsey Mesman Zachary Oliva The Pilot Club of Baytown, Inc. Peter and Jerrie Powell Will Rodgers Lynn and John Russell Fund Nick and Ashley Rust Randolph and Mollie Schaffer Katie Schexnayder Michael See Sharney Foundation, Inc. Clay and Annie Sorrells Nancy and Peter Thompson Fund Travis Torrence Robert Trainer lll Eileen and Richard Westerman
Adulfo Amador Yacel Amador Anonymous Rosemary Anthony Aracely Arrazolo Selene Arrazolo John and Margot Athon
Donna Avant Adrienne Babb Sally Baber John Baker Matthew Baker Philip and Tissa Baker David and Maire Baldwin
FRIENDS OF CHINQUAPIN $500 — $999 Sarah Aguirre and Troy Williams AmazonSmile Anonymous Gil and Stacey Beer John and Marisa Botros Nicholas and Jean Bouler Sam Bowen, Jr. and Patricia Padamada Maria and Bill Boyce Deborah Brochstein Andrew and Stacey Brod Mindy and Travis Bryan Evelyn Valdez Capetillo Maude Carter and Boyd Parker Cathryn Chapman Warren Cole Constellation Eckels Family Fund Alexandra Espinoza ExxonMobil Foundation Israel Favela
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FRIENDS OF CHINQUAPIN (cont) $1 — $499 Jenny and Cory Clifton David Coker Ganesa Collins Craig Condon Benjamin Conner Will Conner ConocoPhillips Ronald Cook David Copeland Rachael Cornick Charlotte Couch Thomas Coughlen Joe and Nancy Crabb Susan Cross John Curtin Thomas Dashiel Greg and Megan Davis Jeremy S. Davis Lydia Davis and Andrew Johnson Susan Davis and Lawrence Kahn Alecsander De La Rosa Chance Decker Christina DeConcini Denise DeConcini Vincent and Jessenia DeLeon Ceazar and Noreli Delgado The Denver Foundation Jeffery Vance Donaldson Claudia Dufrene Jeremy and Amanda Duncan Riggs Duncan Stephen Duncan Rachel Dunnam Kristofer Earl Stephen Ebaugh and Erin Vaughn Kathryn Egan Dianne English A W Epley Courtney Erwin Alan and Raine Falik Leticia Farrera Daniel Feiler Ray and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Ana Flores Kassandra Flores Sergio Flores
Vanessa and Carlos Flores Ross Forbes Jarrod Ford Sophia Ford John Foster James and Holly Fourmy Brian Friday Frost Bank Jennifer Fuentes Matt Fuqua Griselda Gallardo Robert Gallegos Jose Galvan Adrian Garcia Francisco and Maria Garcia Liszette Garcia Tomas and Maria Garcia Colleen Garvey Aishwarya Gautam Garth Gersten Maia Gersten Kathlene Gibbs Tamba Giles Luke Gilman Patrick Gimlett Conra Gist Goldman, Sachs & Co. Molly Goldstein Robert Gooch Thomas Gottschalk Zach and Melissa Granberry James and Cody Greenwood Adam and Kara Gross Blair Gross Flor Guebara Traci Guthrie Chris and Caroline Hadlock Melissa and Nick Haley Yolanda Han John Harding Gordon Harper Stephen Hart David Hartland Mary Harvey David Hendricks and Lorraine McKenna Mayra Henry
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Megan Marse Citlalli Martinez Michael and Michele Marvins Adam Massey Kevin McCowen Marshall McCrea Mac and Kaylie McDaniel Mary McDaniel Mike McDaniel McKesson Foundation Ashley McLaughlin Lydia McStay Alexandra Medina Cole Medrano Parker and Alexandra Meeks Ofelia Menendez-Rodriguez Jody and Gwendolyn Meraz Alfred Meyerson David and Susan Miclette Jacob Mize Madiha Mohiuddin Matthew and Lauren Moncrief Edna Mondragon Andy and Joyce Moore Richard Moore and Debbie Gauntlett Jason Moreno Janet Morford Jack and Anne Moriniere Jackie Moy Nayeli Moyeda Kyle and Hannah Murphy Shelley Leavitt Nadel Guadalupe and Maribel Navarro Karina Navarro Andrew and Lindsay Nelson George and Mary Nelson John Niedwiecki Kurt Nondorf Lange Novak Morris and Jennifer Nwogwugwu Weston and Mary O’Black William Olson Sara Orsi Morgan Page Christopher Palacios John Pate
Grier Patton Wyatt Pemberton Hernan Perez Melissa Perez Mily Pérez Antone and Susan Peterson Michelle Phillips Kelly Pillow John and Katherine Plumb Edward Popp Debbie Prihoda Christina Psillas Ahmed Quadri Stephen Rayburn Hugh Regan Cicely Reid Jay and Valerie Resh Lauren Rhea Rice University Gordon Richardson Alberto and Maria Rivera Travis W Roby Leslie Rodriguez Marixa Rodriguez Paola Rodriguez Elizabeth Ross Martin Rubio Steven and Ambreen Salters Lisa Sampson Rudy and Jessica Sanchez John B Saragusa Taylor Sass James Schleicher Frederick Schozer Lee-Taylor Sharman Sarah and Jeromy Sherman Alexander Shith Ann Smith Antonio Smyrnis Gabrielle Snedeker James and Pat Sorrells Rosalinda Soto Anthony Spaeth David Spencer and Zsofi Intody Tiffany Stafford Amy and Slade Stargel
FRIENDS OF CHINQUAPIN (cont) $1 — $499 Michael Starghill Allison and Spencer Stasney Kelly Stock Robert Straus Scott and Lauren Sutherland Jacob Sweeney Ryan and Natalie Synnott Yana and Vladimir Tabakman Joseph Tadros Claudia Tax John Terrill David and Kristin Thomas Darby Thompson Steven and Audrey Thorpe Judy Torres Jason and Katherine Tramonte Johnny Tran Stuart Traver Lindsay Trostle
Rob and Linda Tucci Wyatt and Ginger Tucker Lindsey Upton Jonathon Vandenbrand Mauricio Vazquez Eric Vazquez Cecilia Vega Monica Vela Eddie Villanueva Yvonne Villasana Eric Volpe Rachael Volz Shannon and Don Vrba Neal and Mary Wade David and Cindy Wallace Peter and Elizabeth Wareing Wells Fargo Foundation Mark Wieser Brian Williams
Michael and Veronica Wilson Davina Wilson Lisa Woods Dan Woodward Andrew Wooley and Lee Herrick Chuck Yates Jeff Yockey Judy Yockey Sarah Yockey Cameron Yoesel Katharine Yount Adam Zindler Sam Zivley Tamara Zuromskis
Etch Your Best Engraving Four Seasons Hotel Houston Frontera Wingshooting Cristina and Manuel Gamboa Luke Gilman Conra Gist, Ph.D. Gyrodata, Inc. Hatco Hill Materials Houston Oaks Country Club Edward and Ethel Hutcheson Kirby Ice House James Lewis Mike Locklar James McCaleb McNair Management Services LLC Memorial Trail Ice House Paul Meyer Studio Milestone Brands LLC Charlie Neuhaus Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
Larry and Mary Peterson Potente Precision Lawns Alan and Tricia Ratliff Alvaro Rivera Saint Arnold Brewing Company Steven and Ambreen Salters Brooke Schwab Photography Amiri Scrutchin Second Servings of Houston Strider Shurtliff Marcia Smart St. Francis Episcopal School Styled By Amy B Stargel Robert Trainer III Turtlebox Audio Underbelly Hospitality, LP Marcella and Daniel Watkins Barrett Webster Chuck Yates Cameron Yoesel Michelle Young
IN-KIND GIFTS
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8th Wonder Brewery & Distillery Tom Adolph Alliance Reprographics William and Laurence Anderson The Astros Foundation Beacon Financial Planning Barton and Beverly Bentley Big Easy Ranch Bluedorn Restaurant Samuel and Martha Bowen Bramble & Bee Andrew and Stacey Brod The Buffalo Grille Sarah Callahan and James Baker Christie Cardon and Darryl Anderson Carrabba’s Richard and Elizabeth Carrell Robert and Emily Christy Kristi and John Cooper William Cornelius Eduardo De La Torre & Michelle Nasser De La Torre, Ph.D. Elysian By Em
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HONOR & MEMORIAM GIFTS Carl Abramowitz In memory of Joan Abramowitz
Jennings Dincans Charitable Foundation In honor of Alan Ratliff
Rebecca Loredo In honor of Ann Smith
Chris and Merrell Athon In honor of Margot and John Athon
Stephen Duncan In honor of Craig Duncan
Maria Lucio and Hector Lechuga In memory of Rey Lucio
Adrienne Babb In honor of Michelle Nasser
Leticia Farrera In honor of Ociel Martinez
Elizabeth Macintyre In honor of Stacey and Andrew Brod
Sally Baber In honor of Stacey & Andrew Brod and Mary & Larry Peterson
Kassandra Flores In honor of Ociel Martinez
Alexandra Medina In honor of Ociel Martinez
Philip and Tissa Baker In honor of Sarah Callahan Baker
Matt Fuqua In honor of Stacey and Andrew Brod
Alfred Meyerson In honor of Jamila Brinson and Luke Gilman
Eduardo Belalcazar In memory of Ociel Guadalupe Martinez
Catalina Garcia In memory of Rene Ruiz 1989
Andy and Joyce Moore In honor of Joi Ross-Moore and Topper Moore
Sam Bowen and Patricia Padamada In honor of the Chinquapin Staff
Molly Goldstein In honor of Michelle Nasser
Richard Moore and Debbie Gauntlett In memory of Bob and Maxine Moore
Maria and Bill Boyce In honor of Marcella Watkins
James and Cody Greenwood In honor of Bob and Maxine Moore
Kurt Nondorf In honor of Jamila Brinson and Luke Gilman
Deborah Brochstein In honor of Marcella Watkins
James and Kasaundra Horton In memory of Kimberly Legrand Kyle
Tianna Bruno In memory of Ozzy Martinez
Joseph and Laurie Hutcheson In memory of Beechie C. Hutcheson Kampmann
Alberto and Maria Rivera In honor of Francisco, Victor, Cathy, Yolanda, Raymundo Garcia Scholarship Fund
Chris Chavez In honor of Angelina Jasmin Delgado Aguilar
Polly Hutcheson In memory of Beechie Kampmann
Kelly and Jay Cliburn In honor of Mary & Larry Peterson
Jordan Huynh In honor of Class of 2021
Warren Cole In memory of Willy Kuehn
Carl and Cathy Isgren In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Stai
Charlotte Couch In memory of Rebecca Hutchison
Thomas and Ann Kelsey In memory of Beatrice Kampmann
Sue Nan & Rod Cutsinger Foundation In memory of Patrick Hankamer
John and Carmen Knapp In honor of Will Mathis
Susan Davis and Lawrence Kahn In memory of Ociel Martiinez
Ruben and Joan Linares In memory of Janie Medellin
Lynn and John Russell Fund In honor of Stacey and Andrew Brod Randolph and Mollie Schaffer In memory of Robert Moore Michael and Dorothy Scrutchin In memory of Veronica Gutierrez Class of 1995 Charles and Judy Tate In honor of Stacey and Andrew Brod Cecilia Vega In honor of Eduardo Belalcazar Tamara Zuromskis In honor of Peter Vennema
P I C K E R I N G S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y F U N D
Chinquapin Prep
Brent and Leslie Anderson Jennifer Christ Robert and Barbara Collie David and Sarah Cuthill Francisco and Maria Garcia 31
Royce and Jill Imhoff Guadalupe and Maribel Navarro Robert and Carol Ann Paddock Larry and Mary Peterson Samuel and Deanna Pickering
Skip and Renee Thevenot Eliot and Dianne Tucker Payson Tucker Byron and Cad Willeford Larry and Suzie Wilson
F U N D I N G S O U RC E S & E X P E N S E S With your strong support, Chinquapin made it through a tough year in a good financial position. As always, we are mindful to be good financial stewards and to make the most of every dollar.
52.6%
80%
Foundations $1,242,602
23.1%
14.5%
$1,779,565
10%
Other* $545,078
Events
FUNDING
EXPENSES
$2,363,925
$2,224,455
$343,228
9.9%
Programs
Fundraising $222,445
10%
Management $222,445
Individuals $233,017
*Income from tuition, food program, interest/dividends/miscellaneous, and investment fund transfers
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As Chinquapin continues its mission, we seek to build a network that is engaged in our future leaders. Your investment in our mission means more students make it to and through college and become leaders in the community. We depend on donors and community members to invest gifts of time, treasure, and talents. Partner with us as we embark on increasing our capacity to provide equitable educational experiences that transform learners into leaders.
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