Alumni Updates

Susan (Parker) Critchley ‘63 recently stopped by to visit our Red Cedar campus for the first time. Susan attended LCDS at our Fairview Campus from the third through seventh grades, along with her brother, Robin. Her mother, Helen Parker, was a French teacher at LCDS who went on to teach at Potomac and Madeira. During her visit, Susan inquired about the time capsule that was buried on the old campus in 1963, and Dr. Hollister showed it to her! Inside was a list of students enrolled in 1963, along with essays written by each student. Susan also spoke about how much she loved the LCDS community and especially loved playing outdoors on our campus.

Thanks to social media connections, The Nance and DeLashmutt families held an impromptu LCDS reunion in the Bahamas while they were on vacation. From left to right: Jane DeLashmutt O'Mara ‘92, Lindsay Nance Calef (attended LCDS PK through second grade), Rachel Nance Malde ‘92, Raymond Nance (Head of School 1981 through 1993), Debby Nance, Mary DeLashmutt, and Morgan DeLashmutt ‘89.

Maria Latimer, who attended LCDS from 1999 to 2002, graduated from Indiana University in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She has now begun her first year of law school at American University. She is pictured with her mother, LCDS music teacher Sonja Jewell, and her new puppy, Lua.

Deetzie Bayliss, mother of Hunter Bayliss ‘04 and Gracie Bayliss Erickson ‘06, reports, “Hunter attended Swarthmore College and then Washington and Lee School of Law. He passed the Virginia Bar in the fall of 2016, and is clerking at the Department of Labor for Judge Alanza. He married Celia Abernathy in 2015, a classmate from Swarthmore who works for the Department of Justice. Gracie graduated from the George Washington University with a degree in International Relations with an emphasis in homeland security. She, too, works at the Department of Justice. In March 2017, Gracie married Andrew Erickson, who graduated from GW and then Georgetown Law and works for a mergers and acquisitions law firm at Tyson’s Corner...My kids are successful because of their incredible education at LCDS and later, Wakefield...Thank you for all you have done for them, and for your personal and caring attention to all the students who attended LCDS. You were the best!”

Richard Yue ‘05 visited the school in August and caught up with Dr. Hollister and Mrs. Hower, his former prekindergarten teacher. Richard is a writer with a patent office in Paris as well as working as a translator. After LCDS, Richard attended Mercersburg Academy and Ithaca College. Richard loves living in Paris.

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Casey Kelahan '08 graduated from McDaniel College in May of 2016 with a double major in Spanish and Environmental Studies and worked in Peru as the Student Affairs Manager for the School of Field Studies http://www.fieldstudies.org/. She is pictured here in the Mantanay Conservation Area in the Cusco Department.

Spencer Gennari ‘09 graduated from UVA with a B.S. in Computer Science in May. He began his job as an engineer at Facebook in Menlo Park, California, in July.

This summer, Cameron Kelahan ‘10 and Brendan Kennedy ‘10 taught Astronomy to Hogwarts LCDS Second Years as part of our Harry Potter camps. Brendan is a senior at the University of California at Berkeley studying Mechanical Engineering, and Cameron is a junior majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Astronomy at James Madison University. Cameron also works in the library at JMU and plays on the Quidditch Club team, where he plays the position of Seeker. His goal is to work on the programming of space telescopes involved in exoplanet research.

Amal Adem ‘13 graduated from Briar Woods High School and now is enrolled at the University of Virginia. She plans to major Business/Information Technology.

Parker Barrett ‘13 played JV and varsity basketball at Loudoun County High School. In 2017, he won the prestigious Raider Award for his leadership and teamwork on the basketball court. During his senior year he also took five AP courses. Parker entered his freshman year at Virginia Tech this fall, where he plans to study biomedical engineering.

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Colton Davies ‘13 graduated from John Champe High School in 2017 and now attends James Madison University. He was admitted into the audition-only musical theater program and earned a partial scholarship. Colton also plans to minor in music production.

Daniel Eisert ‘13 attends Virginia Tech after graduating 14th in his class from Loudoun County High School. A computational business and data analytics major, Daniel may add a second major after earning significant credits during his outstanding high school career.

A three year varsity starter on the lacrosse team, captain of both the lacrosse and basketball teams, recipient of All-AIC and All-American Honors, and winner of the Joseph B. Shelor ‘52 Most Valuable Player Award, Stuart Greenspon ‘13 graduated from Episcopal High School and is now enrolled at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Stuart plays lacrosse at HWS, studies economics and mathematics, and is president of his freshman class.

Nick Kallivokas ‘13 is studying business and sports management at Hampden-Sydney College. Nick graduated from Loudoun Valley High School, where he was an honor roll student.

A first-year neuroscience student at Cornell University, Nicholas Lee ‘13 graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Nicholas was a National Merit Finalist and Loudoun Excellence in Education Award Honoree while a student at TJ, and he earned awards for his contributions to the lacrosse team, including First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Region his junior and senior years. At Cornell, Nicholas plays club lacrosse and recently joined an a cappella singing group.

Hannah Nightingale ‘13 studies biology at the University of Mary Washington after graduating from Flint Hill. In high school, Hannah was a 2016 Virginia State Cup Champion with her BRYC Soccer Club team, an Independent School League Finalist in 2013, peer counselor, and prom chairperson.

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Jordan Shanahan ‘13 and Jackson Smith ‘13 recently visited campus while on Fall Break from Virginia Tech. Both alumni graduated from Loudoun County High School. Jordan is studying Business Information Technology, Spanish, and Entrepreneurship at Virginia Tech after graduating from Loudoun County High School. Jackson earned a Naval ROTC scholarship to Virginia Tech, and he studies International Public Policy, Spanish, and leadership. Both Jordan and Jackson report that LCDS prepared them exceptionally well for high school and college.

Also at Hampden-Sydney College, Marcellus Wiggins ‘13 is studying biology in the hopes of becoming a trauma surgeon. An accomplished alumnus of Paul VI Catholic High School, Marcellus was a member of the Senior Math League, Chess Club, and Philosophy Club, earned a varsity letter in Football, played lacrosse, and was also a member of the orchestra.

Alumni parent Julie Yacura shared an update on her daughters: “Gracie ‘13 was recruited throughout high school to play collegiate field hockey, and finally decided on Vassar College fall of her senior year. The P.E. program at LCDS remains one of the things we value the most from our time there. The incredible opportunity to play and practice team sports at the middle school level is not only helpful in future athletic endeavors, but can teach grit and perseverance, too. Coach Melissa Pugsley laid an impeccable foundation of fundamental skills that helped Gracie attain a spot on a travel club team, and that was the beginning of her trajectory. Playing field hockey at LCDS is Gracie's fondest memory of middle school. The other girls are playing as well - Cha-Cha ‘15 is the goalie for Riverside and last year had a couple of weeks at the top of the Washington Post's most saves column. Eva, who attended LCDS from 2011 to 2016, is a starting forward on the varsity team and scored her first high school goal at a scrimmage last week.”

Julia Finkelstein ‘14 visited Miss Weiss's eighth grade English class to help students prepare for the annual Coffeehouse poetry reading event, and Julia also spoke at Middle School Orientation night about how LCDS prepare her well for her high school career at Flint Hill School.