DURHAM ACADEMY Record • Winter 2013 • Volume 40 • Number 1
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Front Cover Durham Academy’s completely renovated and expanded Upper School gym opened on Jan. 22. A large crowd turned out
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for the midday ribbon cutting, getting their first peak at the inside of this terrific facility. The excitement continued in Kirby Gym, with girls and boys
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junior varsity and varsity basketball games against North Raleigh Christian Academy, culminating in a 55-52 overtime win for DA boys varsity.
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Ed Costello, Headmaster Matt Taylor,
Director of Communications
Leslie Holdsworth,
Director of Development and Alumni Affairs
Kathy McPherson,
Associate Director of Communications
Tim McKenna,
Associate Director of Alumni Affairs
Ed Costello’s tenure: What a difference 14 years makes New head of school Michael Ulku-Steiner is no stranger to DA Chasing a vision that goes above, further and beyond — DA’s new head of school Kirby Gym opens, completing transformation of US campus The CavDome is gone, but 40 years of memories remain Faculty learn about snowplows, bullies and boys — oh my! Teachers make good citizen diplomats because they have a broad reach 15 • Visiting a ‘low-cost private’ school and a ‘government school’ in India 17 • Doing a good thing, not fixing everything Kindergarten teacher is ‘forever changed’ by a summer trip to Senegal Combat photographer offers glimpse into military life at Veterans Day assembly 21 • Upper School students learn about sacrifice ‘Mulch Fans’ cheer DA field hockey to 11th state championship Two Olympic hopefuls have found a home at Durham Academy Turning a (Web) page in the evolution of www.da.org From the Green Alumni Stories: Distinguished Alumnus Ward Nye ’81 • Connect with DA via social media • Bethany Walters ’05 • Jason Sholtz ’99 • S mythe Anderson ’05 • Alumni Night at Alivia’s • Networking Events • Alumni Evergreen Campaign • Homecoming Weekend • Weddings • Evan Fjeld ’07 • Babies • Marion Penning ’01 • In Memoriam Those piñatas can be hard to break! P h o t o b y K a t h y M c P h e r s o n Cutting the ribbon for Kirby Gym P h o t o b y N a t h a n C l e n d e n i n
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Inside Back Cover Back Cover Mission Statement “The purpose of Durham Academy is to provide each student an education that will enable him or her to
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live a moral, happy and productive life. The development of intellect is central to such a life and, thus, intellectual endeavor and growth are the
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primary work of the school. The acquisition of knowledge; the development of skills, critical judgment and intellectual curiosity; and increased
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understanding are the goals of the school’s academic program.”
The Record is published bi-annually
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