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Summer 2018 Vol. 45 // No. 2 EDITORIAL Kathy McPherson // Editor Sarah Jane Tart // Art Director
COMMUNICATIONS communications@da.org
Leslie King // Director of Communications Kathy McPherson // Associate Director of Communications Melody Guyton Butts // Assistant Director of Communications Sarah Jane Tart // Multimedia Specialist
Carina Rockart ’21 Rockart has been drawing pretty much her entire life and has been journaling for about a year. Her journal is a place for creative expression and also for organization — she keeps her schedule in it. She journaled about her trip to Kenya to support WISER.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Robert Wilson, Middle School Dean of Students; Jordan Adair, Upper School English; Fran Wittman, The Hill Center English; Michelle Rosen, Preschool and Lower School librarian; Karen Lovelace, retired Lower School teacher
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Boo Briggs ’21; Zoë Boggs ’18; Greg Murray, Upper School PE; Les Todd; Bobbie Hardaker, retired Upper School faculty; Jon Gardiner; Megan Mendenhall; Thomas Phu, Upper School history; Michael Barley; Francesca Simoni; Doug Austin; Jeffrey A. Camarati; Tim Cowie Photography; Izabel Medeiros, at Sopro Fotografía
CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS Carina Rockart ’21; Sarah Ransohoff ’07, The New Yorker
PRODUCTION Theo Davis // Printer
Michelle Rosen Preschool and Lower School Librarian Rosen was hooked when she attended her first EdCamp, a free event where motivated educators talk about exactly what they want to discuss. She brought EdCamp Bull City to Durham Academy in January, drawing teachers from near and far.
LEADERSHIP Michael Ulku-Steiner // Head of School Brendan Moylan ’85 // Chair, Board of Trustees Garrett Putman ’94 // President, Alumni Board
DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS
development@da.org
Leslie Holdsworth // Director of Development and Alumni Affairs Tim McKenna // Associate Director of Alumni Affairs Special thanks to the Anne McNamara, DA archivist; The Durham Sun; Radcliffe Choral Society; UNC Athletic Communications; CNN; and Hampden-Sydney College
Karen Lovelace Retired Lower School teacher Lovelace spent 38 years working with children, including 25 years teaching in the Lower School. She retired from teaching at the end of the 2017 school year but is a frequent substitute teacher at DA.