In September, our community honored Churchill’s Founding Director Sandi Gilligan for her 42 years of hard work, passion, dedication and service to our school, students and mission. It was a night to celebrate Sandi and wish her well on her much-deserved retirement. We are #forevergrateful!
Phyllis A. Hartrich President
Julie Stanley Vice President Matt Courtney Treasurer
Ginny Orthwein Secretary
Rebecca Schulz President, Parents Association
Darby Hogan Hille President, Alumni Association
Mrs. Perry Streett
Mrs. Bonnie Summers Wolfarth Founders
Ms. Sandra K. Gilligan
Founding Director Emeritus Anne Evers Head of School
Christina M. Weyers Director of Development
Preston Amos Art Bond
Jim Charmley
Brian Dull
Jodie Finney
Steven J. Gordon
Nicole Gore
Zachary Kratofil
Sarah McDaniel
Kurt Mollet
Danny Orthwein
Jaclyn Pollnow
Asim Raza
Sarah Roche
Scott Stephens
Peter S. Villhard
Lisa Walshauser
Brian Witherspoon
Victory, Churchill Center & School’s Annual Report, is named in honor of Winston Churchill’s first speech as Prime Minister. In his 1940 speech to the House of Commons, he made this declaration:
“Victory. Victory at all costs…victory however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”
PLEASE NOTE: This report honors donors who made gifts during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022. For multi-year pledges, only gifts and payments made in FY22 are reflected. We have carefully reviewed the names on the lists, but errors may still occur. If your name has been omitted, misspelled or incorrectly listed, we sincerely apologize. Please notify the Development Office at 314-997-4343 immediately.
Churchill Founders Perry Streett and Bonnie Summers Wolfarth with Founding Director Emeritus Sandra Gilligan
I shared the following quote with our students this year and I’d like to share it with you as well. Winston Churchill once said, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.”
I am convinced that our teachers and staff, children, parents and entire community continue to outdo themselves each school term. I truly believe this is because we choose to celebrate each other in ways both big and small throughout the year. We choose to build one another up, acknowledge our achievements, promote small acts of kindness, recognize effort, learn, grow, and appreciate that positive attitudes lead to positive outcomes. As we reflect back on the 2021-2022 school year, I would like to share some incredible highlights.
Our classrooms were filled with hands-on, research-based learning experiences and activities. Social Studies & Science and History students designed their own private islands, studied early Native American communities, recognized Women’s History Month, heard from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and so much more!
In Language Arts, students published their very own recipe books, celebrated 100 writing assignments, learned cursive and wrote, read and shared wonderful writing pieces together! Over in Math, classes held their own “Math Olympics”, used exponent patterns and theories, determined areas and perimeters, and then some (or sum)! Track meets, Field Day, team sports, personal growth and running-dominated Motor Skills. Fine Arts continued to amaze with their singing, dancing and multiple live drama presentations performed for their peers and small community groups. Our Art students dazzled in their “Show Me the Art” Show, photography projects, seasonal masterpieces, and creativity that sparked conversation, wonderment and audible gasps. In Tutorial, the backbone of Churchill, teachers and students continued to develop meaningful, lasting, hard-working and productive partnerships. Our curriculum is as engaging and innovative as it is structured and vital for all!
At Churchill, we look for ways to promote and encourage kindness every day. We are extraordinarily proud of our work with the St. Louis Area Foodbank, celebrating our 8th Annual Food Drive this year by collecting, counting and delivering 1,571 goods! We also strongly believe in and promote our Peacebuilder program that honors kindness, acts of peace and building goodwill. P.A.W.S. credits young students who “Practice Awesome Attitude, Work Hard and Self-Advocate.’’ We also celebrated National Volunteer Month, Veterans’ Day and National Kindness Day. We look for small ways every day to color our part of the world with kindness!
Another way we stay connected and growing at Churchill is through our wonderful clubs. These breaktime groups are advocated for by students and moderated by teachers. This year, interests included coloring, Spikeball, nail painting, LEGO®, ping pong and reading - to only name a few! Spirit Days, Halloween costume parades and trick-or-treating, Thanksgiving feasts, holiday cocoa, Valentine’s Day treats and team building days - our children appreciate these special times with their classmates and teachers so very much!
The Sandra K. Gilligan School Partnerships & Outreach program, led by Director Mary Brotherton, reinforced our commitment to outreach and maintaining our reputation as national leaders in learning disabilities, by implementing multiple teacher professional opportunities and workshops, enacting an inaugural Pilot Group Reading Program using Wilson Reading System® (WRS) through intensive tutoring, led and promoted community presentations and simulations, school visits, Fundations® training, and administered WRS teacher training classes. I invite you to learn more in the Sandra K. Gilligan School Partnerships & Outreach Report on pages 4-5.
We were thrilled to be able to celebrate some spectacular in-person events last year that we were unable to host because of the pandemic. Grand Day is a highlight of every school year, and this year we were joined by Mr. Rick Lavoie, who spoke to our guests. We honored Churchill’s Founding Director, Sandi Gilligan, for her 42 years of hard work, passion, dedication and service to our school, students and mission, with a special gathering at Meadowbrook Country Club in September. We welcomed alumni and our extended community back for the 16th Annual College Opportunities Fair, held Parents Association meetings and parent-led activities, invited back parent volunteers into our building, celebrated our older students with an end-of-year celebration, commemorated the Awards & Graduation Ceremony in-person, heard from exciting speakers, executed teacher trainings, held parent workshops, and entertained so many more wonderful experiences that we had sorely missed!
And then there was… Churchill’s “Greatest Show” Dinner & Auction in April - Churchill’s most successful Auction EVER that included raising $114,000 to purchase new SMART Boards for all our classrooms! The overwhelming generosity to make “a million dreams” come true for our students and families through our Scholarship Fund will never be forgotten.
Thank you to each and every one of you for everything you do to support our school and our mission. Thank you for YOUR positive advocacy that makes a BIG difference! Go Bulldogs!
Sincerely, ANNE EVERS
On behalf of Churchill Center & School’s Board of Trustees, I sincerely thank you for your generous support of our school. Your commitment helps champion our pursuit of knowledge, growth and inspiration. We are grateful for friends like you!
I was proud to serve as Churchill’s newest Board President in its 44th year of education, and I look forward to serving as Board President in the 2022-2023 school year. As a thankful parent of a Churchill alumnus, and after serving as a Trustee for the past six years, I am very passionate and deeply committed to advancing the success, integrity and vitality of our school and its excellence in education.
The next time you visit Churchill Center & School, you will be welcomed by a brand new, brick entrance sign! This was an important and much-heralded project led by the Building & Grounds Committee. The permanent sign is well-lit, highly-manicured and a (literal) welcome addition to our campus - and everyone who will visit Churchill.
As many of you know, having an event on the scale of Churchill’s Dinner & Auction truly takes our entire Churchill community to be successful. As Anne shared in her letter, Churchill’s “Greatest Show” was our most successful fundraiser to-date, raising more than $460,000 for the Scholarship Fund and new SMART Boards. I want to THANK all of our wonderful sponsors and underwriters, attendees, volunteers and committee members, extraordinary Co-Chairs Sarah Barnes, Carrie Clay and Christine Gordon, and our enthusiasticallyhilarious and passionate emcee and current parent, Jen Myers. Each of these people and many others who supported the event made it possible for EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR raised to go directly to support
Churchill. Special kudos to our remarkable event sponsors, including platinum sponsors: ACME Erectors, Tiffany and Grant Dino Family Foundation and Steve and Christine Gordon with Renaissance Financial. AMAZING!
The second Biennial Run With Rankin was also hugely successful this past fall! This exciting event joins many students and their families, both past and present, and celebrates longtime Motor Skills Supervisor Brad Rankin, his dedication to our students, and the running program he helped build. Thanks to our sponsors and everyone who participated, we raised over $13,200 for the Scholarship Fund. Go Bulldogs!
Lastly, our annual DeDe’s ChocolateCovered Almond Sales had its biggest year yet, selling over 5,100 boxes to raise more than $80,000 for our Scholarship Fund! A huge THANK YOU to the Milligan Family for their many years of dedication in picking up and delivering the Almonds!
Inside the entrance of Churchill’s building, there is an iconic mural with a headline that helped lead us to adopt the inspirational “Starfish Story”. It reads: “Making a difference…one at a time.” I believe each member of Churchill’s Board of Trustees provides experience, wisdom, insight and passion that are invaluable to the success of our school. We will continue to build a Board that is robust, diverse and will help guide policy,
procedure and decision-making so that our future is bright for many, many years to come. We thank and acknowledge the Trustees who served with fidelity and rolled off the Board at the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year: Jim Charmley, Kurt Mollet and Sarah Roche.
Finally, we were honored to recognize a very special member of the Churchill Family and Board - Ginny Orthwein. Collectively, Ginny served a total of 21 years as a Trustee, which is half the age of Churchill! She served on every committee, as Vice President, President and Co-Chair on Capital Campaigns, and was an integral part of growing Churchill into what it is today. We are forever grateful to Ginny for her years of service and making an incredible difference in our school community!
THANK YOU
I am proud to work with Head of School Anne Evers and Churchill Center & School’s Board of Trustees as we continue to provide our students and their families an individualized, researchbased curriculum and proven strategies to administer the best instruction possible for children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Our recognition as a national leader in education and an expert source of knowledge for teachers and other educational professionals throughout the region continues to be a pillar of our success - and propels our powerful mission.
I look forward to an encouraging, triumphant 2022-2023 school year!
Sincerely, PHYLLIS HARTRICH
Welcome to Churchill Center & School!
Thank you Ginny!
AMOUNT % OF TOTAL
Day school tuition 5,584,435 74%
Summer school tuition 477,350 6%
Tutorial fees 333,292 4%
Outreach revenue 58,150 1%
Interest and dividends, net of fees 179,920 2%
Other revenues 117,359 2%
Annual giving, grants and gifts 257,591 3%
Forever Grateful campaign gifts 62,409 1%
Fundraiser revenues 566,713 7%
TOTAL REVENUES AND RAISED FUNDS $7,637,219 100%
EXPENSES
AMOUNT % OF TOTAL
Program 6,055,642 86%
Management and general 614,614 9% Fundraising 325,660 5%
TOTAL EXPENSES $6,995,916 100%
NET INVESTMENT AND OTHER GAINS AND LOSSES (516,441)
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS $124,862
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR $25,846,379
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $25,971,241
It was our distinct pleasure and honor to welcome three highly-esteemed and knowledgeable speakers to our school this year, as part of Churchill’s Educational Speaker Series.
In the Fall of 2021, Jessica Minahan, licensed and board-certified behavior analyst, author, special educator and worldwide consultant, spoke to and collaborated with our community during a special presentation, as well as our faculty during an important Teacher Professional Development Day. Ms. Minahan’s presentation on “Practical Strategies for Reducing Anxiety or Oppositional Behavior,” was a very insightful topic to discuss and dissect! Thank you to the Mr. & Mrs. Fairfax F. Pollnow Outreach Fund for sponsoring this wonderful speaker.
Feedback from our community who attended Ms. Minahan’s presentations included:
“Positive way to look at anxiety.”
We were honored and thrilled to welcome back friend, expert and advocate Rick Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed. in April 2022. Mr. Lavoie has served as a consultant, speaker, author and administrator for children with learning disabilities for over 40 years. His distinguished resume and dynamic speaking was on full display as he spoke to our grandparents and special friends as part of our Grand Day program, then again to our parents and community friends during an evening presentation, and finally, to our faculty and staff as part of a Professional Development Day. His understanding and wisdom on “grandparenting the child who struggles with learning,” as well as “the educator and parent’s role in motivating children who struggle with learning,” were astute and judicial! This event was made possible through the generosity of the Margaret & Richard Riney Family Foundation Outreach Fund.
In May 2022, we were pleased to be joined by Jared S. Blank - speaker, coach, athlete, dyslexic and author - who spoke to our students and our greater community on how running helped propel him through school, in sports operations, fundraising, writing books, coaching and presenting across the country. He shared his story about growing up dyslexic, how running is an essential part of his life and how he completed the longest run of his life - The World Marathon Challenge (seven marathons on seven continents in seven days). He even spent a day with our Motor Skills classes “running the mile” with our students! We are grateful to the Will Cella Family and Ned Marshall Family Fund for making this speaker’s visit possible.
Feedback from our community who were lucky enough to hear Mr. Lavoie speak included:
“Best talk I have ever heard!”
For questions or to learn more about the Sandra K. Gilligan School Partnerships & Community Outreach Program, please contact: Director Mary Brotherton at 314-997-4343 or mbrotherton@churchillstl.org
“Helpful, practical strategies that were well delivered with humor.”
“This was the best professional development I have attended in a long time. I am excited to try to implement many of the strategies I learned!”
“Such relevant information that provides a connection for parents of children who are struggling learners.”
The parent and student education workshops series was highlighted this year by “Experience Dyslexia®.” Parents and community members joined a panel of Churchill teachers and administrators to go through a series of simulations designed to increase awareness of the difficulties and frustrations that those with dyslexia encounter daily. These workshops are insightful and helpful, leading to greater empathy and understanding!
Feedback from this awesome work shop included:
Churchill, led by Director of Sandra K. Gilligan School Partnerships & Outreach Program, Mrs. Brotherton, continues to educate and participate in workshops throughout our community to help ALL students, teachers and families understand the struggles of their classmates, students and family members with learning disabilities, as well as to add background knowledge and vocabulary relating to learning disabilities. Since the inception of our Community Outreach Program in 1990, more than 37,500 supporters have been given the opportunity to experience and broaden their understanding of learning disabilities. Our immense gratitude to the following for helping to sponsor these community workshops: Mr. & Mrs. Parker B. Condie, Sr. Fund, Dennis & Judy Jones Family Foundation Fund and the Margaret & Richard Riney Family Foundation Outreach Fund. We are so proud to share this important message with our community!
In addition to training other educators in WRS, Churchill’s Wilson Credentialed Trainers, Susan Howison, Wyndy McRoy, Justin Schwartzman, Jeff Smith, and the recently fullycertified, Mary Beth Hofer, continue to educate themselves and support the growth and development of all teachers through coaching, study groups and workshops, allowing them to deliver Wilson instruction with fidelity to achieve extraordinary student results. They attended the Wilson Trainer Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in the summer of 2022, expanding their understanding of literacy education, research, legislative issues and Wilson programming.
For the past two years, Jeff Smith, Wilson Credentialed Trainer, has been working with the kindergarten and first grade teachers at The Arch Community School (TACS), implementing the Fundations® program. Wilson Fundations® provides researchbased materials and strategies essential to a comprehensive reading, spelling and handwriting program. A huge thank you to the Steve and Ginny Orthwein Family Fund, William R. Orthwein, Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation and Bill & Sandy Snyder Foundation Fund who helped to sponsor this important school partnership.
Two teachers who worked and trained with Mr. Smith shared the following:
“Fundations has changed the way I teach phonics. My students are recognizing the spelling patterns they have learned in Fundations in environmental and cross curricular print every day. They recognize that they can read that print because of their phonics time. For the first time in my career, every one of my students is doing and ENJOYING authentic reading before the end of first grade!”
“Fundations has helped my struggling students develop phonics skills. They have developed better letter and sound identification, and are able to tap out those letter sounds to blend them together to make words. Having Jeff as our mentor and guide has been invaluable with modeling and answering questions while learning how to teach Fundations.”
“This program helped put me in my child’s shoes. I hope I can recall how I was thinking and feeling in the future when I am working with him.”
“Getting to experience the emotions, stress and anxiety our students feelthis makes me consider how alone our students must sometimes feel.” the 2021-2022 school year, Churchill led:Mrs. Brotherton at Crestwood Elementary School’s Ability Awareness Day Congratulations Mrs. Hofer! Recent Wilson Grads!
YOU are the reason why Churchill continues to make a difference every day! Thank you for your leadership commitment by joining the Starfish Circle. Your generous support transforms families’ lives. Our students, our teachers and our entire school community are honored and humbled by your continued support, passion, dedication and heart. We sincerely appreciate you! Recognition levels include gifts made to the Annual Fund, Scholarship Fund, Endowment Campaigns, Named Endowed Funds, Outreach Program and Event Underwriting from June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022.
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You are helping to create lifelong learners. THANK YOU! Donations are critical in supporting all the things you know and love that keep Churchill one of the top educational institutions in the country for children with learning disabilities like: recruiting and retaining our specialized teachers, investigating and expanding innovative classroom technology, developing and initiating our research-based, individualized curriculum, improving our building, providing essential scholarship funding, and so much more. As a result, gifts also create intangible impacts that reverberate throughout our hallways by: helping students find their voices, providing the tools and strategies they need to succeed, supporting creativity, building confidence and guiding them to learn the way that’s best for them!
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Brian Glarner ‘89
Jeffrey and Jennifer Martin
Matt and Stephanie McAvin
Art and Melanie McConville
Jeremy and Maggie McCormick
Kevin and Sarah McDaniel
Matthew and Debbie McWay Matt and Kristen Mennemeier
David and Amy Meyers
Jane Miller
Earl and Nikkisha Ming Razi Muzaffar and Sanaa Waheed Scott and Christine Oldani
Chris and Stephanie Patrick
Matthew and Crystal Pennington
Dan and Kate Pollmann
Dave and Kerri Powers
Matthias and Kathryn Pupillo
Donald and Karen Ruzicka
Jonathan and Susie Sachs
Greg and Caroline Saunders
Ronald Schleper and Laura Vandiver
Michael and Maureen Schoenwalder
Joseph and Rebecca Schulz
Jeffrey and Jacquelyn Siegler
Irfan and Nermina Sinanovic
Christopher and Kim Smith
Kevin and Katherine Stenson
David and Angela Stoeberl
Wendy Surinsky
Christopher and Tracy Thach Jeff and Emily Todt Christopher and Jennifer Toebben Mark and Robyn Tonopolsky
Matt and Kate Totterdale
Mike and Kate Walsh
Tim and Lisa Walshauser
Dan and Chris Marie Walters
Derek and Bonnie Weber
Patrick and Christine Win
Patrick and Kelly Wittenbrink
Kevin and Diana Wittig
Jeffrey York and Cheree Berry
Matt Gross ‘96
Darby (Hogan) Hille ‘00
Robert Holton ‘92
David Human Jr. ‘04
James Kirk ‘90
Jane (Brauer) Miller ‘93
Ted Noel ‘91
Danny Orthwein ‘02
JD Powers ‘99
Avi Rovinsky ‘01
Jennifer Syrup-Miles ‘83
Paul Vandivort III ‘89
Lisa (Schwab) Walshauser ‘95
Zach Zerman ‘03
Claudio and Julia Abreu Art and Barb Ackermann Allen Allred
David and Ellen Amarnek Steve and Diane Anderson Algis and Elizabeth Babusis Glen and Shauna Barton John Berra Jr. and Reneé Berra Art and Amelia Bond
John Brauer III and Marie Brauer Andrew and Donna Bresler Bruce and Gina Brunner Andrew Bryan and Laura Pollnow Bryan Michael and Gloria Burns Jim and Sharon Charmley Russ and Jayne Chong Martin Coco Jr. and Cathy Coco Clay and Hillary Coffee Parker Condie Sr. and Margot Condie Dan and Kris Coots Scott and Betsy Cornwell Matt and Cathy Courtney David and Joan Culver Tyree Derrick Jr. and Linda Derrick Gerald and Ida Early Timothy and Jeannette Ewing Barry and Janet Faintich James Finger II and Connie Finger Keith and Ann Fischer
Robert Fuquay Eugene Gallant Jr. and Christine Gallant Matt and Dawn Galloway Ted and Gayle Garrett Joseph and Louise Gazzoli Tim and Sherri Giddens D.J. and Christine Gidionsen Sandra Gilligan Tom and Trish Goldberg Lee and Phyllis Goodman Gabe and Nicole Gore Thomas Green Jr. and Geraldine Green Todd and Stephanie Greenberg Bruce and Nancy Greer Joe Guerra and Susan McMichael Rich and Anne Harkwell Daniel and Phyllis Hartrich Robert and Stacey Hawkins Larry and Kathleen Hill Thomas Hill and Julia Woods-Hill Jeff and Stephanie Hoelscher Carl Hogan Jr. and Tara Hogan David and Vicki Holton Bruce and Gayle Hookerman Tom and Janet Horlacher Thomas and Suzanne Hough Way and Diana Huey James Hullverson Jr. and Laure Hullverson James Hyde Jr. and Molly Hyde John and Judith Judy Brent and Paula Juelich Mike and Micki Kaemmerer
Curtiss and Barbara Komen
Carole Kroeger
Hal Kroeger
DeDe Lambert
David and Sara Langan David Levy Jr. and Lucy Levy Paul and Leslie Lux Richard and Debbie Maack Ted and Joyce MacDonald David and Laura Margolis Terry Markway Tim and Madeline Marren John and Léona McAllister
Clara McLeod
Denise Meckler
Gantt Miller III and Kory Miller Jason and McKay Mills
Aidan Murphy Sr. and Cindy Murphy
Carter Noel Miller and Ben Miller Dean and Sonja Newsome Scott and Christine Oldani Ginny Orthwein Fax and Lissy Pollnow
Dave and Kerri Powers
Donald and Cheryl Pruitt Benjamin Rassieur III and Lynn Rassieur John and Lynn Rawlings
Asim and Saadia Raza
Joe and Nancy Robinson Mike and Sarah Roche Andrew and Leslie Rohan Michael and Christine Rose John Ross Jr. and Nancy Ross Steven Rothman and Lynne Kipnis Tom and Carie Saak David and Christine Sadler David and Jamie Sauerburger Chris and Jennifer Schuermann Phil and Carol Schwab John and Jean Serafin John and Sue Shaw Robert Shively Gary and Shana Singer John and Becky Sperling Doug and Julie Stanley Don and Perry Streett Matt and Becky Struckel Kenneth and Shawn Suelthaus Raphael and Jillian Thomadsen William and Blair Thompson Paul Trelstad and Lynn Beall Paul Vandivort Jr. and Linda Vandivort John and Emily Villa Peter and Julie Villhard Matt and Lee Walter Steven and Emily Walton Thurman and Evanthia Williams Julie Wiseman
Brian Witherspoon Bonnie Summers Wolfarth
Anonymous Frank Ahearn
Katherine Alder
Melissa Bozesky
Learning Consultants
Steven and Michelle Burghart
Chris and Jill Burke
Dave and Holly Campbell
Rick and Jenny Carney
John and Debbie Danner
John and Kathy Dubuque
Mike and Jodi Edwards
R.E. Evers
Dan Gaffney
Maryanne Gallen
Joy Galluzzo
Megan Gauthier
Philip and Margaret George
Edes Gilbert Lindsay Gill
Richard and Nancy Gulick
Bethel Hale
Everett and Pam Kalkbrenner
Robert Levitt
Will and Sophie Liebermann
Michael and Rebecca Lissner
Darin and Cathy Martin
James McDonnell III and Elizabeth McDonnell
Betsy Mehlman
Bobby Mills Mark and Annemarie Milton
Joe and Marianne Ojile Chris and Sarah Primmer
Maria Reed
John and Katie Schreiber John and Susan Shaw
Steve and Colleen Sommer
Thomas and Reenie Thornton Steve and Linda Walton
Jerry and Debbie Warden
Michael and Nancy Wamble
Scott and Rachel Wheatley
Daniel and Jennifer Whyman
Chrissie Wojciechowski
Laurie Yalem
David and Jody Young
Jill Baer and Pat Drennan
Grandparents of Kate Mennemeier
Jennie Battles
Grandparent of Quincy Battles
John Brauer III and Marie Brauer
Grandparents of Mark Thompson Parker and Margot Condie Grandparents of Julia Finney Barry and Pat Corona
Grandparents of Emma and Hannah Christiansen
Michael and Cherie Dardas
Grandparents of Zoey Pupillo Bill and Pam Duggin
Grandparents of Tate Duggin Jock and Nancy Gauthier
Grandparents of Oliver Lynchard Ed and Dorette Goldberg Grandparents of Hope Goldberg Gloria Hamilton Grandparent of Skylar Hamilton Way and Diana Huey Grandparents of Parker Bichsel Michael and Micki Kaemmerer Grandparents of Charlie and Kennedy Kaemmerer
Savas Kyramarios
Grandparent of Julia Kyramarios
Carol Margolis
Grandparent of Sam Tonopolsky David and Laura Margolis Grandparents of Sam Tonopolsky
James and Suzanne McCormick
Grandparents of Ben McCormick
Dorothy Meyers
Grandparent of Alec Meyers
Lauren Ming Grandparent of Gavin Ming Steve and Barbara Nagy Grandparents of Breanna Aschinger
Mary Ann Nunn Grandparent of Emma DeBord Robert and Jane O’Blennis Grandparents of Abi Todt
Stephen and Katherine O’Bryan Grandparents of Ryals Totterdale Joan O’Hara
Grandparent of Peter Redmond Larry and Pat Pfile
Grandparents of Will Clayton Lynn and Fran Proffer Grandparents of Ben Proffer Edward and Lyla Puro Grandparents of Sammy Haspel Don and Kathy Schreiber Grandparents of Peter Redmond Philip and Carol Schwab Grandparents of Daniel Walshauser Lewis and Karen Siegler Grandparents of Gavin Siegler Margaret Sullivan Grandparent of Danny Favazza Dennis and Barbara Tilly Grandparents of Will Dalpoas
Anonymous
Kitty Bollinger
Willard and Linda Chamberlin
Roy and Janis Coffee
John and Ruth Anne Connors
F J Cornwell Jr. and Ann Cornwell
Robert and Becky Courtney
William and Suzanne Fleschner
Paul and Kitty Fowler
Myron and Randee Jacobs
DeDe Lambert
Patricia Lane
Ned and Sally Lemkemeier
Fax and Lissy Pollnow Lane and Connie Sander
Bonnie Summers Wolfarth
A planned gift is a wonderful way to make a positive and lasting impact in the lives of our Churchill students for many years to come! The 1978 Legacy Society has been established to recognize and honor those individuals who have included Churchill as a beneficiary in their overall financial or estate plan. Examples include: bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, gifts of life insurance or gifts of pension/retirement plans. For more information, please contact Christina Weyers, Director of Development, at 314-997-4343 or cweyers@churchillstl.org.
GRANDPARENTS ALUMNI CURRENTThe following gifts are restricted to a specific fund.
EDWIN J. BAUM ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
• Sue Schaefer Baum
MR. & MRS. PARKER B. CONDIE, SR. FUND
• Mr. and Mrs. Parker B. Condie, Sr.
• Jodie and Spencer Finney
MARYANNE B. GALLEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
• Anonymous
• Thomas and Suzanne Hough
DENNIS & JUDY JONES FAMILY FOUNDATION FUND
• Dennis & Judy Jones Family Foundation
AUDREY & PARKER LORD SCHOLARSHIP FUND
• James Lord
EDWIN L. NOEL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
• Carter Noel Miller and Ben Miller
• Edwin C. and Lauren Noel
STEVE & GINNY ORTHWEIN FAMILY FUND
• Steve and Ginny Orthwein Family Foundation
• William R. Orthwein Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation
STAENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established by: The Staenberg Family Foundation, A Supporting Foundation of The Jewish Federation of St. Louis
• Rachael Staenberg Brightfield and Joel Brightfield
• Michael and Carol Staenberg
JONAS WALTON PEACEBUILDER SCHOLARSHIP
• Steve and Emily Walton Family Foundation
• Jennie Battles
• Tiffany Clark
• Aron and Carrie Clay
• Steven and Nancy Fox
• Ted and Gayle Garrett
• Michelle Gauthier
• Bill and Sandra Graves
• Doug and Sabrina Hickel
• The Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable Foundation
• Jeffrey and Jill Krogen
• Katelyn Boyer
• David Curtis
• Cathy Doering
• Steven and Christine Gordon
SANDRA K. GILLIGAN EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND
(including general endowed gifts made to support outreach, scholarship or greatest need):
• Preston Amos
• Marc and Julie Bahr
• Rufus Barton III and Mary Barton
• Robert and June Berry
• Kitty Bollinger
• Art and Amelia Bond
• Rick and Jenny Carney
• Matt and Cathy Courtney
• Chris and Molly Danforth
• Kara Douglass
• Gerald and Ida Early
• Ted and Gayle Garrett
• Edes Gilbert
• Sandi Gilligan
• Tom and Trish Goldberg
• Gabe and Nicole Gore
• Thomas Green
• Bethel Hale
• Thomas Hill and Julia Woods-Hill
• David and Vicki Holton
• David Human Jr.
• James Hyde Jr. and Molly Hyde
• Hal Kroeger
• Jeffrey and Jill Krogen
• Ted and Joyce MacDonald
• Kevin and Sarah McDaniel
• James McDonnell III and Elizabeth McDonnell
• Joe and Wyndy McRoy
• Jason and McKay Mills
• Asim and Saadia Raza
• Mike and Sarah Roche
• Sheillah Rogers
• Michael and Christine Rose
• John Ross Jr. and Nancy Ross
• Eugene Ruth Jr. and Rebecca Glenn
• Lane and Connie Sander
• James and Patricia Steiner
• Don and Perry Streett
• Kenneth and Shawn Suelthaus
• Louise Taylor
• Thomas and Reenie Thornton
• Peter and Julie Villhard
• Kyle and Christina Weyers
• Thurman and Evie Williams
• Bonnie Summers Wolfarth
• Irv and Chris Zuckerman
• Savas Kyramarios
• Bryan and Maya Lay
• Stephen and Janet Leicht
• Brandon and Lisa Mann
• Betsy Mehlman
• Adam Miller and Amanda Russo, Abigail Miller, Tamara Miller
• Jane Miller
• Razi Muzaffar and Sanaa Waheed
• Matthew and Crystal Pennington
• Andrew and Leslie Rohan
• John and Sally Greeson
• Jeffrey and Jill Krogen
• Art and Melanie McConville
• The McNutt Family
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• Joe and Jeanne Rohs
• Steven Rothman and Lynne Kipnis
• Donald and Karen Ruzicka
• Greg and Caroline Saunders
• Michael and Maureen Schoenwalder
• Joseph and Rebecca Schulz
• Jeff and Emily Todt
• Steve and Linda Walton
• Kevin and Diana Wittig
• Jane Miller
• Joseph and Rebecca Schulz
• Julie Wiseman
• Jeffrey York and Cheree Berry
John Arneson
Patricia Lane
Quincy Battles
Jennie Battles
Laura Bryan Rob and Katie Holton
Jane Markey Culver David and Joan Culver
Kate Courtney Robert and Becky Courtney
Kim Davidson
Anna Bembower
Katie Casey Christa Dieckmann
Amy Hannan Wyndy McRoy
Maggie Scheurer Kit Sheets
Barry and Janet Faintich Daniel and Jennifer Whyman
Erica Greenberg
Jared Greenberg Todd and Stephanie Greenberg
Mary Linhares
Harry York
Wyndy McRoy
The McNutt Family
Meredith Perkins Rob and Katie Holton
Gavin Siegler
Lewis Siegler
Tori Summers
The McNutt Family
Ryan Thomadsen Raphael and Jillian Thomadsen
Melissa Trelstad
Paul and Lynn Trelstad
Debbie Warden Steve and Linda Walton
Edwin J. Baum Gail Rachor
John Fitzgerald Jr. Donald and Karen Ruzicka
William (Bill) Galluzzo Joy Galluzzo Mike and Carmen Carroll Mr. Rolland Riley
Patricia Giles Donald and Karen Ruzicka
Ronnie Greiner The Greiner Family
Kathy Hawkins Donald and Karen Ruzicka
Judith Hunter Claudio and Julia Abreu
Catherine Langan David and Sara Langan
Dr. John F. Lindeman Anonymous Jessica Friedlander
Marilyn Miller
Adam Miller and Amanda Russo, Abigail Miller and Tamara Miller
Stephen A. Orthwein Tegeler Foundation
John Ruesy Donald and Karen Ruzicka
Brett Shupp Joy Galluzzo
Karen Siegler Lewis Siegler
Larry Smith Donald and Karen Ruzicka
Joan Sowers Anne Evers
By the numbers: 217 participants, racers in four states (and Canada!), 272 miles run and…OVER $13,200 RAISED FOR CHURCHILL’S SCHOLARSHIP FUND! Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in your virtual 1-mile or 5K races. The 2nd Biennial #RunWithRankin was an overwhelming success and win!
This event is a lasting tribute to Motor Skills Supervisor Mr. Brad Rankin and the Motor Skills program he has helped build. We are thrilled to continue honoring him and celebrating his love and encouragement for running!
WHAT A “BIG TOP” NIGHT! This year’s Dinner & Auction was held Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. And it was…Churchill’s “Greatest Show” of the school year! Thank you to each member of the Churchill community for the role you played in making it our most successful Auction ever! This spectacular achievement was made possible by each of YOU, who supported our school with your time, talent and treasure in ways big, small and every way in-between! We appreciate your overwhelming generosity to make “a million dreams” come true for our students and families through our Scholarship Fund. Together WE RAISED OVER $460,000, including $114,000 to purchase new innovative SMART Boards for all our classrooms!
Thank our
We celebrated and honored Mrs. Carmen Carroll and Nurse Alexis King in recognition of Administrative Professionals Day and National Nurses Day in May. We salute them and the invaluable work they do every day in our building and with our students and their families!
In the spring of 2003, Churchill’s Board of Trustees created the John D. Valentine Award for Teaching Excellence as a special tribute to the memory of John Valentine, a past parent, Board member and dedicated Churchill supporter. Each year this award is presented to a Churchill teacher who exemplifies the best of teaching.
Congratulations to Churchill’s 2022 John D. Valentine Award recipient and current Wilson® Credentialed Trainer and Tutorial Supervisor, Mrs. Wyndy McRoy! She was selected and recognized by her colleagues for fostering competence, leading with a caring heart, demonstrating courage and setting the best course of action for her students. For over 40 years, Mrs. McRoy has worked passionately, tirelessly and collaboratively with her students, fellow teachers and administration. She leads with her heart. The word “no” is not in her vocabulary and we “know” we are truly lucky for her service to our school. We celebrate YOU, Mrs. McRoy! School Year
CHURCHILL’S 2022 JOHN D. VALENTINE AWARD RECIPIENT
40 YEARS Wyndy McRoy
15 YEARS
Julie Wiseman
20 YEARS
Tammy Lally, Kit Sheets, Stacy Vehlewald YEARS
Katelyn Boyer, Kelly Forrler, Amy Hannan, Jon Rubin YEAR
Lexi Behr, Anne Castro, Liz Clark, Julie Falua, Lyn Hawkins, Bailey McCoy YEARS
Sue Andrew, Emma Kay Mary Linhares
What a big day for our students, faculty, staff and the entire Churchill community! On Friday, May 27, 2022, we recognized and honored the hard work, perseverance and achievement of each student for the 2021-2022 school year.
During this incredible, in-person morning of acknowledgement, students were presented awards for reading incentives, personal bests, motor skills efforts and homework honors. In addition, we were joined by two esteemed and accomplished Churchill AlumniCommencement Speaker Kayla (Armstrong) Leon ‘05 and Andrew Witherspoon ‘08, the inaugural winner of the Sandra K. Gilligan “Making A Difference” Alumni Award.
In addition to the amazing awards announced during ceremonies, there were a few extra special honors bestowed on our students.
Kudos to Danny Walshauser, Churchill’s 26th Robert Hermann Holton Award Recipient, for exemplifying leadership, scholastic, athletic achievement and community involvement!
We also salute award finalists: Aiden Harr, Gavin Palatt and Timothy McWay.
Congrats to Addie Greeson, Churchill’s 33rd Herb Case Award Recipient, for exemplifying character, concern for and service to others!
We also salute award finalists: Tai Freeman, Sofia Licker and Isra Muzaffar.
Andrew Witherspoon ‘08 was presented with the inaugural Sandra K. Gilligan “Making a Difference” Alumni Award during the ceremony. We invite and encourage you to learn more about Andrew, as well as the work and passion he puts into Chicago Furniture Bank, here: https://www.churchillstl.org/support/alumni/
Thank you to wonderful Commencement Speaker Kayla (Armstrong) Leon ‘05 for speaking to our students and families on her Churchill journey. We are so proud of both these generous, successful, bright advocates and forever Bulldogs!
ROBERT HERMANN HOLTON LEADERSHIP AWARD
HERB CASE AWARD
ALUMNI CHAMPIONS
Our mission at Churchill Center & School is to give high potential children with learning disabilities the finest, individualized, remedial education and the support they need to achieve success and return to a traditional classroom and… To foster greater understanding and support for all people with learning disabilities by training other educators, supporting our families and enlightening the community. & Country, 63131
