Four Columns: Class of 2016

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Four Columns • • • • • • •••••••••• • • • • • 2 In Honor of the Class of 2016 6 Commencement Awards 13 Book Prizes 17 Honoring Outstanding Teachers 18 Academics in Review 20 Arts Highlights 22 Athletics in Review 27 College Choices of the Class of 2016 28 Senior Externships 34 Admissions Report 36 Advancement Report 39 #EHSReunion2016 44 The Passage 45 Summer Reading 2016 Four Columns • Summer 2016 Four Columns is published annually for alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends of Episcopal High School.

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The Class of 2016

On June 4, friends, families, and the EHS community gathered on Hoxton Circle for the 171st Commencement Exercises to celebrate and graduate the Class of 2016.

In this my final EHS address, I cannot escape the phrase that best captures the EHS I have come to know and love: ‘EHS is a school that knows what it stands for.’

Headmaster Rob Hershey began with a nod to his first graduation speech 50 years ago when he was the student speaker for his high school, Class of 1966. “I began with an Emerson quote, one no less apt today than it was 50 years ago. ‘Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.’

“Class of 2016, isn’t this what our time together at EHS has been all about? You have been incredibly engaged with your classmates and faculty in ‘the activity of today’ and in so doing, have grown in intellect and character and contributed tremendously to the legacy of Episcopal High School, sustaining and assuring the School’s future.”

Headmaster Hershey praised the Class of 2016 for their many accomplishments. The class completed a remarkable 620 Advanced and Advanced Placement courses, and 70 percent attained High List during their senior year. This year’s seniors

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submitted 750 applications to 200 different colleges. Eighty-five percent of this graduating class will attend either their first- or second-choice college at 70 different colleges in 23 states, D.C., Canada, Scotland, and Spain, with 16 receiving merit scholarships.

Hershey emphasized that the class had in myriad ways engaged in and bettered the world around them.

In their four years at EHS, 100 members of this senior class served over 1,500 hours of service to the local community in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Members of the class also participated in international service trips to Kenya, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

He then recognized the class for their athletic accomplishments. Eighty-seven members of this class participated on a varsity athletic team this year, and 21 members of this class received the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award for participating in an interscholastic sport during every season throughout their time at EHS. During their senior year on The Hill, members of this class led the way to a state championship in boys’ basketball and participated in league

featured in the School’s literary magazine, Daemon, and under the leadership of nine senior editors, the class produced the 114th edition of the school yearbook, Whispers.

Hershey concluded by reflecting on his time on The Holy Hill. “Recently, I was asked by a Chronicle editor to describe my Episcopal experience in three words. Of course, being a headmaster, it took four words; so, here is my alliterative list of ‘4 P-words’ describing the essence of our experience together at EHS:

PURPOSE – Purpose

The school was founded by the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1839 to create a unique educational opportunity for young people. This founding purpose still resonates through the daily experience on campus. Students and faculty share high academic and personal goals which they wake up each morning to pursue. There is nothing more important to a young person’s development than to live in a community surrounded by others who share your goals and ideals.

Principle PRINCIPLE – championships in girls’ basketball, girls’ lacrosse, boys’ basketball, and football. Additionally, 61 members of this class were recognized for either All-League or All-Virginia State honors in their sport, and 26 graduates plan to compete in intercollegiate athletics next year.

Members of the Class of 2016 were also very involved in the arts. Thirty-six members of the class took advanced coursework in the visual arts, 31 participated in drama productions, 17 participated in choral music, and 14 in instrumental music. Sixteen seniors exhibited their work in the Alexandria High School Art Exhibit. In the fall, the theater department competed in the Virginia Theatre Associations conference, earning multiple awards, including having their play named as one of the top two productions in Virginia. The group earned the first-ever invitation to the South East Theater Conference.

This year, the concert choir and chamber singers performed in Richmond, Charlottesville, and in D.C., continuing the tradition of performing at the President’s home parish, St. John’s Church in Washington.

This class also sustained the literary tradition of EHS with 40 members of this senior class contributing as Chronicle editors or writers this year. Forty-three senior writers and artists were

In this my final EHS address, I cannot escape the phrase that best captures the EHS I have come to know and love: ‘EHS is a school that knows what it stands for,’ founded on time-honored principles and values embodied in our Honor Code, Chapel, and the daily interactions among students and faculty.

PRIDE – Pride

We all draw energy and inspiration from the fact that we know we are connected to a place that is greater than any one of us. We are proud to be here and inspired to know that we are contributing to this 177-year-old tradition.

PEOPLE – People

This is the most important ingredient in any school or community. The people of Episcopal High School are the finest of any community I have ever experienced in my lifetime. I know that the relationships we have established here will last a lifetime.”

“When Episcopal High School was founded 177 years ago,” Hershey continued, “the hope was that it would be a place where young people would gather to learn and share a purposeful daily existence, to develop intellectual competence, and a moral compass, and ultimately inspiring wisdom to enlighten others. Seniors, as we share these final moments together on the EHS campus, I once more reach back to my earlier-cited 1966 student high school graduation speech, when I closed with the following Oliver Wendell Holmes quote, ‘The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are headed.’”

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The Rev. Marek Powell Zabriskie and his daughter Isabelle ’16, following the Rose Ceremony.

Make Room for Joy Excerpts from the Rev. Marek Powell Zabriskie’s Baccalaureate Sermon The community gathered in Callaway Chapel on Friday, June 3, for Baccalaureate. The service was led by the Rev. Marek Powell Zabriskie, father of Isabelle Zabriskie ’16.

“Students, you have accomplished so much and you are only 18. If John Lennon’s high school teachers wrote in his report card that he was “certainly on the road to failure,” just imagine what you can do.

You will soon launch out and move across the country. Use your freedom well. Find good role models. Play. Do good things. Be kind to everyone you meet. Work hard. Strive to find joy wherever you are. You have been big dogs on campus.

Come fall, you will be little dogs on big campuses. But time will pass quickly and you will soon be leaders again. Strive to make a positive impact wherever you go.

My path to stand before you has been crooked at best. When I was your age, I had no interest in attending college. I had never been terribly good at what my daughters call the “school thing.” Really, the whole high school to college to work path, which my parents had taken, sounded unappealing when I was your age.

At the time, my parents’ marriage was imploding and the families who lived around us in our affluent Boston suburb didn’t seem to be doing much better. My best friend’s dad ran a Fortune 100 company, but every night after work, he had so many drinks he needed his kids to carry him to bed.

Meanwhile my friend’s mom was popping 15 pills a day to maintain the semblance of a happy family. Everyone looked successful on the exterior, but on the interior many were sort of a joyless mess.

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So at 18, I ran away from it all. I chose to do a gap year before “gap years” were invented. I bought a one-way ticket to Europe and signed up to train with a semi-pro soccer team in Scotland.

Everyone in my high school was headed to college, but me. As I boarded the plane, I began wondering what on earth I was doing. I was no Ronaldo or Messi, just a passionate kid.

I didn’t last long in Scotland. Soon, I started traveling. I hitchhiked and took trains across Britain and ended up in a fairly remote coastal village, witnessing an epic sunset that, as cliché as this sounds, changed my life. It was just so unbelievably peaceful in contrast to everything that I had encountered in high school. It was like the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun in reverse, because the sun was setting not rising. I could almost hear those last lines, ‘It’s all right. It’s all right.’

What I realized then was that I lived in a great, big world where I could choose to be happy and joyful. Later in college, I would learn Jean-Paul Sartre had the same view. He said that human beings are products of our choices. We are free to choose at all times; therefore, we must take responsibility for our choices. And like everything else, joy is a choice. Life’s too short not to choose it.”

“We live well and find joy by making friends, living in the present moment, playing sports, pursuing dreams and living with a purpose. We magnify joy by being generous, by giving back to others, by counting our blessings, practicing forgiveness, and leading a balanced life.”

“As you chase your dreams and seek success or better yet significance for your life, remember always these four words, ‘Make room for joy!’”

Life Really is Defined by the People You Meet Excerpts from the Valedictory Address by Max Smith ’16 Students were honored at Valedictory on Friday, June 3.

During the program, many students received awards celebrating their academic, artistic, and athletic accomplishments. The class elected as their valedictorian Max Smith ’16, who gave the valedictory address.

“Over the past 18 years my parents have given me countless heartfelt and insightful pieces of advice, but despite classics like ‘Max, don’t chew with your mouth open’; ‘Max, don’t watch football games in your bed at 3 a.m. if you have school the next day’; or ‘Max, don’t let the other guy see you cry,’ one specific piece of advice my mom likes to give me has always stood out: “‘Just remember, Max: the most important things in life are the people you meet, and those very best friends that you know you can count on for the rest of your life.’

“As I reflect on our time here at Episcopal and the advice my mother gave me, I can confirm what I already knew: My mom is a wise and thoughtful woman. And in this case, I add that she could not have been any more right. Life really is defined by the people you meet and build relationships with; and here at Episcopal especially, I have found that to be true.

“All the way back in 2012, I was buzzing with excitement— and a little healthy anxiety—as I headed into my freshman year. Episcopal had classrooms, locker rooms, recording studios, sports fields, and dorms unlike anything I had ever seen back home. I could not wait to play sports every afternoon, to explore DC on the weekends, and most of all, enjoy delicious breakfasts with bacon, eggs, and the infinitely better American milk. On the other hand, there were plenty of things I was nervous about having come all the way from Germany.

I knew that with classmates who had grown up in America for the most part, there would be certain differences and barriers.

“Any great class, which this Class of 2016 no doubt qualifies as, is made up of wide a variety of students with all sorts of differences… We’ve all learned, embraced, and been amused by each other’s quirks and differences: That’s just a part of coming together as a grade. And trust me, the easiest way to really get to know each other is definitely living on the same campus, nearly 24/7, for four fantastic years.

“And honestly, therein lies the beauty of Episcopal. I often like to say that someday, when I am telling stories of my high

school time, they will sound quite different and unfamiliar to most people. There won’t be any stories of crazy road trips, or homecoming and prom. Instead I will talk about the time we had our Wild West Winter Carnival in the D-Hall; crazy mass meetings in the cage; our junior-year Halloween DJ when we nearly broke through the floor in Stewart; or when we celebrated Finals at the Torpedo Factory.

“But most of all, the stories that will mean the most to me are those of simply sitting around on the benches of Strip, the couches of our dorm and common rooms, and doing nothing but hanging out, laughing and talking for hours at a time.

For me, it never took all that much to make even a random Wednesday night at Episcopal a special one, because as soon as study hall ended and I wound up in Barrett and Collie’s, Sherrill and Ryan’s, or Preston and Ben’s rooms, or any of them in Stephen’s and mine, that’s when the night really began. I can’t even begin to count the number of memorable, sometimes ridiculous, and sometimes deep late-night conversations I’ve had with all my friends on Berk, McGuire, and Hummel over the years.

“Now the special thing about our Holy Hill is that, especially come senior year, those conversations and memories extend way beyond just fellow students. I doubt any of us can imagine our time here being the same without the teachers whom we have grown so close to. To all the underclassmen, get to know and appreciate your teachers here, because I know all my fellow seniors here tonight will agree that they have added to our time at EHS more than we probably ever imagined.

“So yes, Mami, ‘du hattest natürlich Recht,’ it is the people you meet and connect with that define your life, and it was certainly the people who I met and connected with here, and this incredible, unique, crazy, fun Class of 2016 that defined Episcopal.”

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Lebby Clement ’18 received the Ingle Family Theology Award for Excellence in Theology.

Maddy Gale ’16 (right) was awarded the Patrick H. Callaway Prize for Excellence in Theology and the Charles C. Plummer Award for Excellence in Choir. She is pictured with sister Phoebe, and her mother, Jennifer.

Commencement Awards During Commencement Weekend, Episcopal High School presented 59 awards and scholarships, recognizing students’ achievements in academics, arts, and athletics, as well as their contributions to school life.

AINSLIE FAMILY AWARD

PATRICK H. CALL AWAY PRIZE

JAMES H. FANNON, JR. FAMILY AWARD

To the Chair of the Honor Committee Sarah Lamont Thomas ’16

For Excellence in Theology Madeleine Emily Nicola Gale ’16

For Athletic Worth Bea Edwards Huffines ’16

C. C. BALDWIN MEDAL

BOYD TAYLOR CUMMINGS MEDAL

For Sportsmanship in All Aspects of School Life Alexander Joseph Collie ’16

For Publications Eve Elizabeth Matheson ’16

ROBERT WIATT FARRAR COMMITMENT TO ATHLETICS AWARD

WILLIAM GARRETT BIBB MEDAL

JOHN MONCURE DANIEL SCHOL ARSHIP AND BENJAMIN M. BAKER MEDAL

For Excellence in Shakespeare Nathaniel Kenneth Lambert ’16

For Excellence in United States History Camden Elaine Alford ’17

L AUNCELOT MINOR BL ACKFORD MEDAL AND RICHARD PARDEE WILLIAMS, JR. SCHOL ARSHIP

WILLIAMS PAGE DAME MEDALS

For Excellence in Classics Sarah Gray Castle ’17

For Outstanding Creative Writing First Place: Joy Clifton Ashford ’18 Second Place: John Edwin Woodward IV ’18

DAVID TUCKER BROWN, JR. PRIZE

DAVIS AWARD

For Excellence in Social Studies Eve Elizabeth Matheson ’16 JOSEPH BRYAN MEDAL

For Excellence in English Annabelle Noell Woodward ’16 L AWTON M. CALHOUN, JR. MEDAL

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For Community Service Prabhlean Kaur ’16 WILLIAM RILEY DEEBLE III SCHOL ARSHIP

For Social Studies Anna Carina Smith ’18 RANDOLPH FAIRFAX MEDAL

For Character, Conduct, and Scholarship Sarah Lamont Thomas ’16

Kelsey Maureen Anderson ’16 Elijah Markell Blair-May ’16 Alexander Joseph Collie ’16 Andrew Michael Denning ’16 Sarah Randolph Doss ’16 Charlotte Langdon Ferrell ’16 Elizabeth Porter Geer ’16 James Barrett Gess ’16 Christopher Moher Giblin, Jr. ’16 Tajah Gooden ’16 Carson Leigh Goodwyn ’16 Jacob Ian Marshall Hamm ’16 Henry Muhler Hay IV ’16 Bea Edwards Huffines ’16 William Preston Laws ’16 Ryan Thatcher McKernan ’16 Lemuel Preston Randolph II ’16 Andrew Marot Sherrill ’16 Richard Maximilian Smith ’16 Mason Mitchell Spence ’16 Ashby Stewart Wickham ’16

Maya Glenn ’16 received the Edwin Wilson Award for Theater Arts: Dance. She is pictured with her mother, Adrienne; her father, Cleveland; and her sister, Celina.

The School Award for Excellence in Environmental Studies was awarded to Jadzia Tedeschi ’18.

Michael Blume ’16 received the School Award for Senior Scholarship and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

FIRST FORTY-EIGHT MERIT SCHOL ARSHIP

ALEXANDER JENNETTE JOHNSTON AWARD

Hadiyyah Aida Abdul-Jalaal ’17

For Excellence in Performing Arts Lydia Simone Webster ’16

LUCIEN MINOR GEER SCHOL ARSHIP

For Mathematics Abigael Ajuma ’17 LUCIEN MINOR GEER SPIRIT AWARD

KELSO FAMILY AWARD

To the Senior Warden of the Vestry Sara Wilder Bryant ’16

Kelsey Maureen Anderson ’16

THOMAS E. KILBY III MEDAL

W. A. R. GOODWIN, JR. MEMORIAL BOWL

For Excellence in Chemistry Evan Wyatt Lyerly ’17

To the Head Monitor Miles Truscott Bivins ’16

GEORGE WILLIAM L AIRD AWARD

LLEWELLYN G. HOXTON MEDAL

For Excellence in Mathematics Cedegao Zhang ’16 INGLE FAMILY THEOLOGY AWARD

For Excellence in Theology Robert Lebby Clement IV ’18 BENJAMIN I. JOHNS PRIZE

For Excellence in Biology Xiaoyu Zhang ’17 BENJAMIN IRVING JOHNS SCHOL ARSHIP

For Biology Christopher Mark Fournier ’17

For Outstanding Photography Jo Ellen Halm ’16 WILLIAM WINDER L AIRD MEDAL

For Excellence in French Richard Maximilian Smith ’16 GUY BL AN NEWCOMB MEDAL

SELBY BARNES PAPIN MEDAL

For Excellence in Spanish Eve Elizabeth Matheson ’16 ALLEN CARLETON PHILLIPS AND WILLIAM EVANS HANNUM SCHOL ARSHIP

For English Grace Elizabeth Aprajita Burke ’17 THE DASH PIERCE AWARD

For Excellence in Chinese Stephen Hardtner Faris ’16 CHARLES C. PLUMMER AWARD

For Excellence in Choir Madeleine Emily Nicola Gale ’16 RINEHART MEDAL

for Athletic Worth Patrice-Marc Rene ’16

For Excellence in Modern and Classical Languages Elizabeth Porter Geer ’16

ROBERT JETT ROGERS MEMORIAL BOWL

CHARLES FELLOWS PAGE AWARD

For Character Shaunjaney Latessa Bryan ’19

For Excellence in Poetry Clare Ann Henderson ’17

Stewart McLeod Spurry ’16 QUENTIN ROOSEVELT PRIZE

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EVELYN PRETLOW RUTLEDGE AWARD

ENGLISH BAYS AWARDS

For Excellence in Science Zehong Lin ’16

DAVID DOUGHERTY WRITING PRIZE

For Excellence in Analytical Writing Olivia Helene Tucker ’19

THE SCHOOL AWARD

For Excellence in Environmental Studies Jadwiga Tedeschi ’18 THE SCHOOL AWARD

For Excellence in Music Lemuel Preston Randolph II ’16

GEORGE DUNLOP MEMORIAL PRIZE

For Excellence in Creative Writing Annabelle Noell Woodward ’16 ALLEN C. PHILLIPS PRIZE

THE SCHOOL AWARD

For Excellence in Analytical Writing Duncan Lloyd Agnew ’17

For Senior Scholarship Michael Andrew Blume ’16

COLLEGE BOOK AWARDS

ARCHIBALD EUBANK SUTTON, JR. MEMORIAL MEDAL

To the Valedictorian Richard Maximilian Smith ’16 MARK HALE TEETER SCHOL ARSHIP

For Modern and Classical Languages Lauryn King ’17 ARTHUR WAXTER FAMILY AWARD

For Excellence in Visual Arts Sarah Lamont Thomas ’16

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE BOOK AWARD

For Outstanding Work in Social Studies Roysworth Dillon Grant III ’17 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE ENGINEERING MEDAL AND RENSSEL AER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE

For Outstanding Work in Mathematics and Science Liyi Zhang ’17 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE AWARD

ROBERT L. WHITTLE MEDAL

For Excellence in Modern and Classical Languages Duncan Lloyd Agnew ’17

For Excellence in German Virginia Layne Berry ’16 ARCHER ANDERSON WILLIAMS AWARD

“Big Brother/Big Sister Award” Kelsey Maureen Anderson ’16 WILLIAM HOLL AND WILMER MEDAL

For Scholarship Esther Kim ’19

SEWANEE AWARD

For Excellence in Writing Natalie Elizabeth Morgan ’17 HARVARD UNIVERSITY AWARD

For Scholastic Achievement Hyun Jee Lim ’17

EDWIN WILSON AWARD

For Theater Arts: Acting Brooke Alexandra Webb ’16 EDWIN WILSON AWARD

For Theater Arts: Stagecraft Lenin Roberto Cruz Navas ’16 EDWIN WILSON AWARD

For Theater Arts: Dance Maya Camille Glenn ’16

Abigael Ajuma ’17 received the Lucien Minor Geer Scholarship for Mathematics from Thomas Anderson, chair of the Math Department.

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Lenin Cruz ’16 received the Edwin Wilson Award for Theater Arts: Stagecraft.

Layne Berry ’16 received the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence and the Robert L. Whittle Medal for Excellence in German.

Barrett Gess ’16 (right) and Christopher Giblin ’16 (second from right) received the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award. They are pictured with classmates Daniel Edwards ’16, Maddie Eldridge ’16, and Cristian Escalona ’16.

Erin Zhang ’17 received the Benjamin I. Johns Prize for Excellence in Biology and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

Preston Randolph ’16 was awarded the School Award for Excellence in Music and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award.

Porter Geer ’16 (second from left) was awarded the Guy Blan Newcomb Medal for Excellence in Modern and Classical Languages, the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence, and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award. She is pictured with (from left) Sarah Doss ’16, who received the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award, Zoe Ashburn ’16, Lily Westbrook ’16, Charlotte Ferrell ’16, who received the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award, Annie Ullrich ’16, Alexa Scully ’16, McRae Driscoll ’16, Wyndham Williamson ’16, and Lane Ballentine ’16.

Esther Kim ’19 received the William Holland Wilmer Medal for Scholarship. She also received the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

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Shaunjaney Bryan ’19 received the Quentin Roosevelt Prize for Character.

Bea Huffines ’16 (third from left) received the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence, the James H. Fannon, Jr. Family Award for Athletic Worth, and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award. Bea is pictured with her grandmother, Douglas Martin; her mother, Lisa Huffines; her sister, Anne Huffines; her brother, Doug Huffines ’13; her father, Robbie Huffines; and her sister, Nora Huffines ’20.

Brooke Webb ’16 received the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence and the Edwin Wilson Award for Theater Arts: Acting.

Patrice Rene ’16 received the Rinehart Medal for Athletic Worth. He is pictured with Eloise York ’18.

Colin Zhang ’16 received the Llewellyn G. Hoxton Medal for Excellence in Mathematics and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

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Nathaniel Lambert ’16 received the William Garrett Bibb Medal for Excellence in Shakespeare.

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Miles Bivins ’16 received the W.A.R. Goodwin, Jr. Memorial Bowl to the Head Monitor. He is pictured here with his sister, Emily Bivins ’14; his mother, Ellen Bivins; and his father, Mark Bivins.

Chair of the Science Department Kim Olsen presented Christopher Fournier ’17 with the Benjamin Irving Johns Scholarship for Biology.

The Kelso Family Award to the Senior Warden of the Vestry was presented to Sara Wilder Bryant ’16, who is pictured here with the Rev. Gideon Pollach.

Gracie Burke ’17 received the Allen Carleton Phillips and William Evans Hannum Scholarship for English from Molly Pugh, chair of the English Department.

Sarah Gray Castle ’17 was awarded the Launcelot Minor Blackford Medal and Richard Pardee Williams, Jr. Scholarship for Excellence in Classics and the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence.

Eve Matheson ’16 (second from right) received the David Tucker Brown, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Social Studies, the Selby Barnes Papin Medal for Excellence in Spanish, the Boyd Taylor Cummings Medal for Publications, and the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence. Eve is pictured with her sisters, Kathryn Matheson ’14 and Isabelle Davidson ’18, and her cousin, Helen Matheson ’19.

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Prabhlean Kaur ’16 (left) was awarded the Davis Award for Community Service. She is pictured with Natasha Ferguson ’16 and Sarah Thomas ’16.

Sarah was awarded the Ainslie Family Award to the Chair of the Honor Committee, the Randolph Fairfax Medal for Character, Conduct, and Scholarship, and the Arthur Waxter Family Award for Excellence in Visual Arts.

Roysworth Grant ’17 received the Dartmouth College Book Award for Outstanding Work in Social Studies.

Lydia Webster ’16 received the Alexander Jeannette Johnston Award for Excellence in Performing Arts.

She is pictured with her parents, Maurice and Martine Webster.

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Leo Zhang ’17 received the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence and the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science Engineering Medal and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Certificate for Outstanding Work in Mathematics and Science.

The Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing was awarded to Natalie Morgan ’17. Natalie also received the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Book Prizes Whittle, Johns, and Meade Book Prizes recognize scholastic achievement.

More than 100 years ago, Episcopal High School instituted Book Prizes to recognize the outstanding academic performance of individual students. These prizes commemorate three former bishops of Virginia: Bishops Whittle, Johns, and Meade.

THE WHITTLE PRIZE

THE JOHNS PRIZE

For Academic Excellence Kelsey Maureen Anderson ’16 Henry Bryan Barrett ’18 Mark Thomas Berry ’19 Alexander Nicolay Block ’17 Zirui Chen ’19 Minjin Choi ’18 Elizabeth Porter Geer ’16 Ryan Matthew Grajewski ’18 Esther Kim ’19 Hyun Sik Kim ’16 Sarah Elsa Kurzweil ’17 Sean Stuart McCarthy ’16 Tate-Louisa Mikkelsen ’16 Natalie Elizabeth Morgan ’17 Chae Yeon Oh ’16 Isabella Messina Sayre ’17 Yiheng Shi ’19 John Donald Streed ’17 Brooke Alexandra Webb ’16 John Edwin Woodward IV ’18 Cedegao Zhang ’16 Sihan Zhu ’17

For Eminent Academic Excellence Virginia Layne Berry ’16 Alexander Gordon Brown ’18 Sarah Gray Castle ’17 Chengming Gu ’18 Madeleine Leilani Hand ’18 Bea Edwards Huffines ’16 Runwei Jin ’18 Ce Liu ’18 Eve Elizabeth Matheson ’16 Gabriela Priscilla Navarro-Bowman ’17 Richard Maximilian Smith ’16 Eleanor Gretchen Sobottka ’18 Yubo Wang ’17 Ashby Stewart Wickham ’16

Ellie Halm ’16 (left) was awarded the George William Laird Award for Outstanding Photography.

She is pictured with Joy Ashford ’18 who received the 1st place William Page Dame Medal for Outstanding Creative Writing.

Stew Spurry ’16 received the Robert Jett Rogers Memorial Bowl.

THE MEADE PRIZE

For the Highest Level of Academic Excellence Duncan Lloyd Agnew ’17 Michael Andrew Blume ’16 Soyun Joo ’16 Hyun Jee Lim ’17 Zehong Lin ’16 Evan Wyatt Lyerly ’17 Anna Carina Smith ’18 Liyi Zhang ’17 Xiaoyu Zhang ’17

Lauryn King ’17 (left) was awarded the Mark Hale Teeter Scholarship for Modern and Classical Languages. She is pictured with Brian Kim ’16 and Natalia Mora ’17.

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Hadiyyah AbdulJalaal ’17 received the First Forty-Eight Merit Scholarship.

Pictured with Science Teacher Jim Chesson ’79, Amy Lim ’17 received the Lawton M. Calhoun, Jr. Medal for Excellence in Physics, the Harvard University Award for Scholastic Achievement, and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

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Camden Alford ’17 (left) received the John Moncure Daniel Scholarship and Benjamin M. Baker Medal for Excellence in United States History. She is pictured with Greta Holt ’17, Hannah Petitti ’17, Maddie Korkowski ’17, Gabi NavaroBowman ’17, who received the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence, Caroline Knutson ’17, and Julia Leisenring ’17.

Alex Collie ’16 received the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award and the C.C. Baldwin Medal for Sportsmanship in All Aspects of School Life.

Duncan Agnew ’17 received the Middlebury College Award for Excellence in Modern and Classical Languages, the Allen C. Phillips Prize for Excellence in Analytical Writing, and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

Olivia Tucker ’19 received the David Dougherty Writing Prize for Excellence in Analytical Writing.

This year’s valedictorian, Max Smith ’16, received the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award, the William Winder Laird Medal for Excellence in French, the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence, and the Archibald Eubank Sutton, Jr. Memorial Medal to the Valedictorian. His sister, Anna Smith ’18 received the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence and the William Riley Deeble III Scholarship for Social Studies. Max and Anna are pictured with, from left: their aunt and uncle, Lori and Paul Carbonneau; their parents, Rob and Beate Smith; and their grandparents, Vivienne and Richard Smith.

Joseph Lin ’16 received the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence and the Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge Award for Excellence in Science.

Evan Lyerly ’17 received the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence and the Thomas E. Kilby III Medal for Excellence in Chemistry.

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Annabelle Woodward ’16 received the Joseph Bryan Medal for Excellence in English and the George Dunlop Memorial Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing.

Modern and Classical Languages Teacher Julie WangGempp

John Woodward ’18 received the 2nd place William Page Dame Medal for Outstanding Creative Writing and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Director of Instrumental Music Mark Carter Kelsey Anderson ’16 (right) received the Lucien Minor Geer Spirit Award, the Archer Anderson Williams “Big Brother/Big Sister” Award, the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award, and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence. She is pictured with classmates Akua Asante ’16 and Mimi Apple ’16.

COCHRAN MASTERSHIP FOR FINE ARTS

For Excellence in Teaching Fine Arts Mark T. Carter JOHN MONCURE DANIEL MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Social Studies Heidi R. Huntley DAVID R. DOUGHERTY MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Inspiring Students and Demonstrating the Joy of Teaching Gideon L.K. Pollach Stephen Faris ’16 (right) received the Dash Pierce Award for Excellence in Chinese. He is pictured with classmates Ben Fortson ’16 and Cristian Escalona ’16.

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NORMAN FARQUHAR AND GORDON N. FARQUHAR MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Jeremy L. Goldstein

Honoring Outstanding Teachers Each year members of the Episcopal faculty are awarded masterships, honoring their commitment, dedication, and tireless efforts toward the school community.

Faculty Masterships and Faculty Incentive Awards for 2016-17

Social Studies Department Chair Heidi Huntley

GRIGSBY C. SHACKELFORD MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Mathematics or Science Mary H. Schwanda

For Excellence in Teaching Jeffrey A. Streed

For Excellence in Teaching, Character, Leadership, and School Service Caroline E. English

JIM SEIDULE FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Richard M. Stubbs

C. A. WOODRUM PUBLIC SERVICE FUND MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Social Studies or Government Peter P. Goodnow FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARDS

JOHN AND ISABELL A GREENWAY MASTERSHIP

ROBERT E. MASON MASTERSHIP

For Commitment to the Personal Development of Students in the Residential Life of the EHS Community Ashley R. McDowell

For Fostering the Development of Strong Character and SelfDiscipline Among Students Outside of the Classroom Damian C. Walsh

RIA HUMMEL MASTERSHIP

ELEANOR B. MCGAY AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Science or Technology Kimberly G. Adams

For Excellence in Teaching Modern or Classical Languages Xiaofen Wang-Gempp

JAMES G. KENAN LEARNING FUND MASTERSHIP

ALLEN C. PHILLIPS, SR. MASTERSHIP

For an Outstanding Teacher Patrick W. Thompson

For an Outstanding Teacher David W. Collins

ROBERT E. L ATHAM MASTERSHIP

WILLIAM B. RAVENEL III MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Stephen R. Castle

For Excellence in Teaching English Lucy Whittle Goldstein ’97

For Excellence in Teaching Kimberly G. Olsen BARLOW HENDERSON AWARD

CHARLES V. TOMPKINS MASTERSHIP

Science Teacher Brad Kovach

DORMAN FAMILY AWARD

In Recognition of Exemplary Teaching and Faculty Service James H. Chesson ’79, David A. Douglas, Scott R. Pohjola, Molly W. Pugh FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARDS

For Young Professionals Lauren E. Echko, Bradley D. Kovach, Lionel L. Rauth, Stefanie S. Smith

SYD WALDEN FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching and Coaching, and Extraordinary Commitment to the Students and Mission of Episcopal High School Nathaniel A. Ebel JOHN MINOT WALKER, JR. FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Demonstrating Daily, Through Personal Actions and Work with Students, the Highest Ideals of the EHS Honor Code Robert J. Rogers, Jr. ’79

FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Special Contribution to Episcopal High School Elizabeth C. Gonzalez GASTON CAPERTON FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Richard S. Dixon, Jr.

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Academics In Review College Scholarship Recipients Sixteen members of the Class of 2016 received college merit scholarships, including: Layne Berry Thomas P. Bryan Memorial Scholarship University of Virginia Michael Blume Cockrell School of Engineering Honors Program Scholarship The University of Texas at Austin Emma Carville Tiger Excellence Scholars Award Louisiana State University Jo Jo Diaz Charles Ray Scholarship Wesleyan University

Stuart Ferber Founders’ Scholarship Southern Methodist University Natasha Ferguson Schreyer Honors College Academic Excellence Scholarship Pennsylvania State University Bria Hickman Blue-Gray Award University of Mary Washington Bea Huffines Coker Fox Scholarship University of North Carolina

Andrew Karo The University of Texas at Austin Art History Department Scholarship The University of Texas at Austin Kathryn Lewis Classic Scholars Scholarship The University of Georgia Eve Matheson Thomas P. Bryan Memorial Scholarship University of Virginia Jason Sackey Thomas H. Eliot Scholarship Washington University in St. Louis

Cum Laude Society Induction In April, Episcopal High School’s chapter of the Cum Laude Society added 23 members to its ranks.

These juniors and seniors were selected by the society’s current members and the chairs of Episcopal’s academic departments based upon their academic achievements and strength of character. The induction was followed by remarks from this year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Will Thomas ’82, professor in humanities and professor of history at the University of Nebraska.

Founded in 1906 and modeled after Phi Beta Kappa, the Cum Laude Society honors the scholastic achievement of students in secondary schools.

Congratulations to the 2016 Cum Laude Inductees, pictured here with the seniors who were inducted in 2015: (first row, from left) Maura Kitchens ’16*, Sarah Gray Castle ’17, Natasha Ferguson ’16*, Carrie Oh ’16, Sarah Thomas ’16, Gabi Navarro-Bowman ’17, and Tate Mikkelsen ’16*; (second row) Bohye Kim ’16, Nathaniel Lambert ’16, Maya Glenn ’16, Michael Blume ’16, and Evan Lyerly ’17; (third row) Annabelle Woodward ’16, Leah Joo ’16*, and Eve Matheson ’16; (fourth row) Isabelle Zabriskie ’16*, Erin Zhang ’17, Joseph Lin ’16*, Duncan Agnew ’17, Caelen Wang ’17, and Jack Streed ’17; (fifth row) Ashby Wickham ’16*, Bea Huffines ’16*, and Leo Zhang ’17; (sixth row) Max Smith ’16*, David Jang ’16, Layne Berry ’16*, Sean McCarthy ’16, Kaycie Wang ’17, Amy Lim ’17, and Paul Gibert ’17. Not pictured: Hayes Cochrane ’16, Brian Kim ’16*, Jason Sackey ’16*, and Colin Zhang ’16. *Inducted in 2015.

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Caroline Shumate Alumni Award Scholarship Denison University Lydia Webster Centennial Scholars Entrance Award University of British Columbia Lily Westbrook Alumni Award Scholarship Denison University Ashby Wickham Coker Fox Scholarship University of North Carolina

Students Inducted into the French Honor Society This year, 12 EHS students were inducted into the French Honor Society. The selected group is comprised of students in 10th grade and above who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the study of French, a dedication to speaking and using the language in and out of the classroom, and an interest in taking advantage of opportunities to learn about and engage in Francophone cultures.

German Language Students Inducted into National Honor Society

This year’s inductees into the French Honor Society were: (first row, from left) Claire Kurzweil ’18, Anna Smith ’18, Eleanor Sobottka ’18, Judy Liu ’18, Kayla Murphy ’18; (second row) Mady Hand ’18, Salina Tsegai ’17, Sarah Kurzweil ’17, Kaycie Wang ’17, Jules Wonodi ’17; (third row) Jared Young ’17, and Henry Barrett ’18.

This year, four EHS students were inducted into the Delta Epsilon Phi National German Honor Society for high school students of German. Students must have completed three semesters of German and maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0 overall and at least 3.6 in their German classes during those three semesters to be eligible for membership.

This year’s inductees were Albert Jin ’18, Lauryn King ’17, Page Light ’17, and Michael Sun ’17.

Latin and Greek Students Win State and National Awards This was another successful year for Episcopal’s Latin and Greek students, who excelled in state and national competitions this spring.

NATIONAL L ATIN EXAM

Gold Medal Winners Duncan Agnew ’17 Mark Berry ’19 Sarah Gray Castle ’17 Leo Zhang ’17 Silver Medal Winners Kate Castle ’19 Noah Collins ’17 Jack Streed ’17 Lilly Wilcox ’18 Daman Yang ’19 Magna Cum Laude Award Winners Nathaniel Lambert ’16 Luke Mascatello ’19 Olivia Tucker ’19 Isabelle Zabriskie ’16

Cum Laude Award Winners Kay Finlay ’18 Bea Huffines ’16 Qing Qing Zhao ’16 NATIONAL GREEK EXAM

High Honors Award Nathaniel Lambert ’16 Merit Awards Ryan McKernan ’16 Tate Mikkelsen ’16 Grant Neagli ’17 Annabelle Woodward ’16

French Students Compete in National French Contest In late March, students competed in Le Grand Concours, a national French contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. The contest was administered to over 85,000 students across the United States. EHS students earned prizes at the levels of Honorable Mention (students in 70th, 65th, 60th, 55th, or 50th percentiles), Bronze (students in 80th or 75th percentile), and Silver (students in 90th or 85th percentile).

Level 1A, Honorable Mention Tommy Dixon ’16 Alexanne Penton ’19 Level 2A, Honorable Mention Margaret Cahill ’19 Ameliea Dulaney ’17 Mady Hand ’18 Natalie Morgan ’17 Kayla Murphy ’18 Maddy Warrell ’18 Level 2A, Silver Medalists Judy Liu ’18 Catie Medick ’19 Level 3A, Honorable Mention Claire Kurzweil ’18 Mary Grace Rosenberg ’17

Level 3A, Bronze Medalist Salina Tsegai ’17 Level 3A, Silver Medalist Kaycie Wang ’17 Level 4A, Honorable Mention Henry Barrett ’18 Level 5A, Honorable Mention Clare Henderson ’17 Level 5A, Silver Medalist Porter Geer ’16 Level 5C, Silver Medalist Patrice Rene ’16

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Arts Highlights

Comedy of Errors, March 2016

Art students at EHS celebrated a multitude of successes this year, on stage, in galleries, and on the road. Here are but a few snapshots from this year’s reel of Arts Department triumphs.

Rumors, May 2016

Stella Brannon ’18

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Dance Recital, May 2016 Summer 2016

Performing Arts Showcase, April 2016

Camden Alford ’17

Damn Yankees, February 2016

Choir Tour 2016

Riley Grover ’18

Guen Dunstan ’18

Sarah Thomas ’16

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The boys’ varsity basketball team proved to be one of the most accomplished in school history. The team brought home the VISAA Championship for the first time in 17 years, as well as winning their second straight IAC Championship and the Sleepy Thompson Tournament Championship.

This spring, Christopher Giblin ’16 earned All-IAC and All-State honors for boys’ varsity lacrosse.

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Athletics in Review The Class of 2016 cheered as hard as they competed, sustaining a long tradition of success and sportsmanship in EHS athletics. Twenty-one members of this year’s senior class participated in athletics during every season of their time at EHS. At Valedictory, these student-athletes were awarded the prestigious Robert Wiatt Farrar Award for Commitment to Athletics.

This class took part in one state championship and nine league titles over the past four years, including the Alexandria Prep Golf Championship four years in a row; Mid-Atlantic Squash team championships for both boys and girls; and the coveted Seminary Hill Cup in two of the past four years. The Class of 2016 earned a remarkable 61 All-State or All-League honors over the past four years, and twenty-three members of the senior class will go on to compete at the NCAA level.

This year at EHS, teams enjoyed some successes and demonstrated positive indications for the future. The boys’ basketball team brought home the VISAA Championships for the first time in 17 years after defending their IAC championship from a year ago. The girls’ varsity basketball team had a remarkable ISL Tournament, bringing home the ISL-A division championship trophy.

The girls’ varsity lacrosse team had an impressive 14-7 overall record, including a convincing 12-7 victory over Sidwell Friends in the ISL-A division championship game in Hummel Bowl.

The boys’ and girls’ varsity squash programs ended the season with championships at the Mid-Atlantic Squash Tournaments. The track and field team came home from the State Outdoor Track and Field Championships with six All-State performances, including a state title in the girls’ 4 x 100-meter relay.

Episcopal student-athletes accumulated 10 All-League honors this spring, as well as 10 All-State honors. Four EHS student-athletes were recognized by the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club as “Athletes of the Year” in their respective sports at their annual year-end banquet: seniors Nick Reed (basketball), Hughes Page (baseball), Jesse Meyler (football), and Gaetan Roux (soccer).

2015-16 Athletic Honors ALL-STATE HONORS

Basketball Jim Fitzpatrick, Coach of the Year Ebube Ezeagwula-Ebube ’16 George Mawanda-Kalema ’17 Nick Reed ’16 Lexi Weger ’18 Field Hockey Eleanor Winants ’18 Football Eli Blair-May ’16 Joe Goff ’16 Taj Gooden ’16, Defensive Player of the Year Conner Lindeman ’16 Jesse Meyler ’16 Patrice Rene ’16 Mason Spence ’16 Jonathan Sutherland ’17 Luiji Vilain ’17 Lacrosse Jack Burnett ’18 Christopher Giblin ’16 Indoor Track and Field (55m) Zibah Oyibo ’17

(4 x 400m relay) Kelsey Anderson ’16 Dawn Farquharson ’18 Carson Goodwyn ’16 Bijee Jackson ’18 Outdoor Track and Field (100m hurdles) Bijee Jackson ’18 (300m hurdles) Dawn Farquharson ’18 (4 x 100m relay) Dawn Farquharson ’18 Bijee Jackson ’18 Zibah Oyibo ’17 Kailyn Shepherd ’19 (4 x 400m relay) Kelsey Anderson ’16 Dawn Farquharson ’18 Carson Goodwyn ’16 Bijee Jackson ’18 (Shot put) Maya Goree ’18 Soccer Gaetan Roux ’16 Ashley Sibisi ’16

(55m hurdles) Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Bijee Jackson ’18

ALL-ISL HONORS

(110m hurdles) Litchfield Ajavon ’19

Basketball Bea Huffines ’16 Lexi Weger ’18

(500m) Carson Goodwyn ’16 (4 x 200m relay) Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Ricky Miezan ’18 Vincent Notzon ’18 Mason Spence ’16

Field Hockey Priscilla Barton-Metcalfe ’16 Erin Phillips ’18 Eleanor Winants ’18

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2015-16 Athletic Honors continued

Lacrosse Liza-Banks Campagna ’17 Porter Geer ’16 Sarah Jones ’16 Erin Phillips ’18 Soccer Kelsey Anderson ’16 Porter Geer ’16 Georgia Hough ’16 Tennis Bea Huffines ’16 Volleyball Halle Hughes ’17 Maggie Moore ’19

ALL-IAC HONORS

Baseball Seth Agwunobi ’18 Hughes Page ’16 Basketball Ebube Ezeagwula-Ebube ’16 George Mawanda-Kalema ’17 Nick Reed ’16, Player of the Year Football Eli Blair-May ’16 Alex Collie ’16 Taj Gooden ’16 Jesse Meyler ’16 Vincent Notzon ’18 Patrice Rene ’16 Mason Spence ’16 Jonathan Sutherland ’17 Duncan Trau ’17 Luiji Vilain ’17 Lacrosse Christopher Giblin ’16 Ricky Miezan ’18 Soccer Gaetan Roux ’16 Ashley Sibisi ’16 Andile Tshuma ’17

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Tennis Daniel Edwards ’16 Track and Field Vincent Notzon ’19

ALL-MET HONORS

Basketball George Mawanda-Kalema ’16 Nick Reed ’16 Lexi Weger ’18

Sarah Jones ’16 earned All-ISL honors this year in lacrosse and will continue in the sport at William & Mary.

Field Hockey Eleanor Winants ’18 Football Taj Gooden ’16 Jesse Meyler ’16 Patrice Rene ’16 Indoor Track and Field Carson Goodwyn ’16

Sarah Doss ’16, who earned All-American honors this year for squash, will continue her squash career at the University of Virginia.

Lacrosse Liza-Banks Campagna ’17 Ricky Miezan ’18 Soccer Gaetan Roux ’16 Ashley Sibisi ’16 Wrestling Stew Spurry ’16

OTHER HONORS

All-American Sarah Doss ’16 (squash) Zach Najera ’16 (squash) Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Athlete of the Year Jesse Meyler ’16 (football) Hughes Page ’16 (baseball) Nick Reed ’16 (basketball) Gaetan Roux ’16 (soccer)

Maya Goree ’18 boxes out after a free throw in a match-up against Flint Hill.

Keeling Pilaro ’17 and the other members of the boys’ varsity squash team were the Mid-Atlantic Squash Tournament Champions.

Spring Athletic Awards VARSITY BASEBALL

BOYS’ VARSITY L ACROSSE

BOYS’ VARSITY TENNIS

Miller Award for the Most Valuable Player Hughes Page ’16

Joseph B. Shelor ’52 Most Valuable Player Award Ricky Miezan ’18

George Edmund Bradfield Most Valuable Player Award Corbin Ellington ’18

Most Improved Player Duncan Agnew ’17

Most Improved Player Award Jack Kelly ’19

Most Improved Player Award Mac Ballentine ’19

Coaches’ Award Barrett Gess ’16

Coaches’ Award Luke Miller ’16

Coaches’ Award Daniel Edwards ’16

GIRLS’ CREW

GIRLS’ VARSITY L ACROSSE

GIRLS’ VARSITY TENNIS

Most Valuable Player Award Sarah Thomas ’16

Tyler Most Valuable Player Award Sarah Jones ’16

Most Valuable Player Award Bea Huffines ’16

Most Improved Player Award Sarah Kurzweil ’17 Coaches’ Award Mollie Armm ’17

Most Improved Player Award Sophie Singletary ’18 Coaches’ Award Liza-Banks Campagna ’17

GOLF

William W. Boothe Most Valuable Player Award Andrew Sherrill ’16

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Most Valuable Player Award Lauryn King ’17

Most Improved Player Award Preston Laws ’16

Most Improved Player Award Kaycie Wang ’17

Gary Lyn Hadwin, Jr. ’99 Coaches’ Award Paul Pivorotto ’19

Coaches’ Award Hadiyyah Abdul-Jalaal ’17

BOYS’ VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

Beaudric L. Howell Most Valuable Player Award Alex Collie ’16 Most Improved Player Award Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Coaches’ Award Sean McCarthy ’16 GIRLS’ VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

Most Improved Player Award Gracie Hughes ’19

Caroline Elizabeth Anderson Most Valuable Player Award Dawn Farquharson ’18

Coaches’ Award Sarah Doss ’16

Most Improved Player Award Bijee Jackson ’18 Coaches’ Award Kelsey Anderson ’16 Train-Doswell Award Carson Goodwyn ’16 James A. Cathcart III Scholarship/Tompkins Cup In Memory of C.V. Tompkins Abigael Ajuma ’17

The athletic awards for the 2015-16 fall and winter seasons are listed at www.episcopalhighschool.org/athleticawards.

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College Athletes Twenty-six members of the Class of 2016 will continue their athletic endeavors at the college level, including: Johnny Adkins Franklin & Marshall College (lacrosse) Kelsey Anderson Washington and Lee (soccer) Eli Blair-May Wesleyan College (football) Priscilla Barton-Metcalfe Johns Hopkins University (field hockey) Alex Collie Wofford College (football) Jo Jo Diaz Wesleyan University (softball) Sarah Doss University of Virginia (squash) Joe Goff United States Naval Academy (football) Taj Gooden Wesleyan University (football)

Zach Najera Dickinson College (squash) Hughes Page University of Virginia (baseball) Preston Randolph Hampton University (lacrosse) Nick Reed University of Rochester (basketball) Patrice Rene University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (football) Gaetan Roux Virginia Tech (soccer) Byron Shahin Connecticut College (lacrosse) Ashley Sibisi Alderson Broaddus University (soccer) Mason Spence Assumption College (football)

Nikki Habina University of Miami (crew)

Josh Szymczak Sewanee: The University of the South (soccer)

Jake Hamm Queens College (football)

Sarah Thomas Trinity College (crew)

Henry Hay Rhodes College (football) Sarah Jones College of William & Mary (lacrosse) Conner Lindeman University of Toronto (football) Jesse Meyler Northwestern University (football)

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Litchfield Ajavon ’19 hands off the baton to Alex Collie ’16 at the IAC Track and Field Championships in May.

Jim Fitzpatrick, director of boys’ athletics and head coach of boys’ varsity basketball, was named the 2016 VISAA Division I Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year.

College Choices of the Class of 2016 Alderson Broaddus University Assumption College Barnard College Boston University Bowdoin College Brown University Carnegie Mellon University College of Charleston The College of New Jersey College of William & Mary Colorado School of Mines Columbia University Connecticut College Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Drew University Elon University Emory University Fairfield University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University

The George Washington University Hampton University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Johns Hopkins University Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Longwood University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Miami University, Oxford New York University Northwestern University Oklahoma State University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Queens University Rhodes College Rice University Santa Clara University Sewanee: The University of the South

Southern Methodist University Texas Christian University Trinity College United States Naval Academy The University of Alabama University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles The University of Georgia University of Mary Washington University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester

University of South Carolina United States Military Academy Preparatory School The University of Texas, Austin University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University Wofford College

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Goodbye Senior Slide..........

Seniors at EHS spend their last few weeks at school preparing for what’s next.

Senior year and the Washington Program culminate in four weeks of externships across the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and thoughtfully designed evening programs intended to prepare these graduating students for life outside the gates.

It’s not all work though; the senior-only activities provide many opportunities for these students to have some fun together during their final days on the Hill.

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Externships Begin

SelfDefense Class

Perils and Pitfalls of Turning 18 Workshop

One Love Foundation “Escalation” Workshop

Washington Program Cohort Meetings

Financial Literacy Workshop

Ashley Sibisi, Alexandria Gazette

The Full Range Leadership Model Dr. J. Galvin

JUNE

Senior Class Dinner

Bria Hickman, The Butterfly House

Wednesday

Washington Nationals Game

SteerSmart Program

Layne Berry, MacArthur Elementary

Washington Program Cohort Meetings

Final Presentations and Defense Sessions

2016 Senior Externships Akridge | Alexandria Gazette | Alexandria Sherriff ’s Department | Alliance Francaise | Back on My Feet | Bear Analytics | Belle Haven Marina | Blog: Best of DC/NoVA Visitor’s Guide | Bunker Labs | Burgundy Farm Country Day School | Buzzmark | Campagna Center | Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress | Crossfit Old Town | CSIET | Cue Recording | Daily Caller | Davis Construction | Douglas MacArthur Elementary School | Dr. Andrea Gropman, Child Neurologist | Dynamic Sport Performance | Eastern Foundry | Ed Gillespie’s 2017 VA Governor Campaign | Eniwhere | Epiphany | Georgetown Sports Marketing Department | Georgetown Sports Medicine Department | Global Political Solutions | Govinda Gallery | Hightower and Associates | House Oversight Committee | ICRW | Ivy Lane Furnishings | Kay Chernush | Lindsay Lexus Marketing | Little Burros | Living Classrooms Shipboard Program | Malala Fund | Mary Kate Cary | Mary Matalin | McGinn and Company | Melanie Frank | Midwives Clinic | Mom Made Foods | National Gallery | National Zoo | NEXTILITY | Physical Trainer of Athletes | PIVOT Physical Therapy | Prevent Human Trafficking | Homefront D.C. | Red Cross | Rehab at Work | Rep. Mark Sanford | Rep. Bob Dold | Repubican National Committee | Rito Loco | Rock Creek Conservancy | Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company | Sandboxx | Sen. John McCain ’54 | Sen. Lamar Alexander | Shirley & Banister | Siempre Unidos | Smathers and Branson | SPARKS Consulting Group | Stuart Nordin Interior Design | The Advisory Board Company | The Little Theater of Alexandria | The McLean PR Group, Inc. | The Motley Fool | The Scout Guide | Transit Screen | Tuckernuck | UN Foundation – Girl Up | Undone Chocolate | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Valcourt Building Services | Williams Whittle Associates | Winners Lacrosse | Women’s Global Leadership Alliance, The Global Trade Group PLLC

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Say What? – A guide to the new Washington Program lingo Cohorts: 10 to 15 seniors reflect on their externship experiences weekly.

Concentration Advisors: Eight faculty members who serve as resources for the EHS community. These faculty members help to place, assess, and support seniors in their externships.

Co-working Space/Incubator: A practically designed space that supports innovation, design thinking, and collaboration for startups, businesses, and other organizations. An example is WeWork, where the School has a membership.

Externship: Formerly known as “senior seminar,” this is the May offcampus work experience for seniors that includes journaling and a final presentation and defense.

The Four Concentrations: In 2014, the School implemented a “concentration framework” to the Washington Program that includes four areas of focus for Washington: Public Policy, Cultural Awareness, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability.

Presentation/Defense: The final step of the Senior Externship; an opportunity to share with a faculty committee.

Washington Program Curriculum Day: A Washington Program Wednesday that is dedicated to specific offerings that connect directly with the classroom curriculum. They are organized by grade level and academic discipline.

Washington Program Concentration Day: A Washington Program Wednesday that is open for any faculty member to offer a WPE. Faculty are encouraged to follow their passions, connect with underserved groups, and explore new opportunities in Washington with students. On these days, concentration advisors offer at least one WPE per concentration.

WPE: Formerly known as “tours,” the Washington Program Experiences, a long-standing EHS experiential education tradition, take place on Washington Program Wednesdays.

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FROM BEAN TO BAR: A WELLDONE EXTERNSHIP AT UNDONE CHOCOLATE

Sarah Thomas ’16 Lincoln, Neb. Trinity College

B Y LI N D S AY BI N G HAM

On an unusually chilly day in May, Sarah Thomas ’16 is standing in a walk-in refrigerator, scrutinizing a piece of chocolate for imperfections. But she’s not a customer. Thomas is an extern for a chocolate-making company.

Undone Chocolate produces small-batch, single-origin, handcrafted chocolate bars, made with only two ingredients: sugar and cocoa beans. The fledgling company is based in Union Kitchen, a co-op in the Ivy City neighborhood of Northeast D.C., which is home to many startups and growing food businesses.

“As I was thinking about what my externship might be, I considered chocolate and chocolate-making because it’s very hands-on; it’s not looking at a computer screen or running out to get coffee,” Thomas said.

“Undone Chocolate is great. They’re willing to let me help them; which, I think, in some perhaps more established or bigger chocolatiers, I wouldn’t be able to do that.”

Throughout her externship, Thomas has learned and executed the chocolate-making process, from bean to bar. On this particular day, she stands beside the tempering machine. A large, hot vat of chocolate is automatically stirred and fed through pipes as her colleague holds a plastic mold beneath to catch the liquid chocolate. He hands it to Thomas, who explains over the roar of the machine that her task is to get the air bubbles out. She’s tapping, shaking, smacking, and slamming the plastic tray onto a table until the bubbles have been vanquished.

As a small-batch company, Undone Chocolate offers three flavors: salt, almond, and spice. Thomas’ supervisor, Elizabeth, sprinkles pink Himalayan salt over the bubble-free bars, and then places them on a large baking tray that will go into the refrigerator to cool and set.

“It’s really complex,” Thomas says of the chocolate-making process. “It’s actually fairly scientific and mathematic.”

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The chocolate ratios are precise: each flavored bar is labeled as 72% cacao, meaning there is 72% chocolate and 28% sugar.

The science of blending the proportionate ingredients goes hand-in-hand with the mathematics of inventory calculations and ordering.

“I’m learning a lot about sales and small business and product management,” Thomas says as she gestures to a tub of broken chocolate pieces. The tub is filled with “mistake” chocolates that contain visual imperfections or flavor problems. This chocolate can’t be re-melted or sold, which equals a loss of inventory and profit.

“Managing a budget and managing sales is something that I’ve learned a lot about.”

Throughout her time at The High School, Thomas has learned and practiced the essential lifeskills that she says are important for everyday life, such as communication and diplomacy.

“Working with other people, how to hold a conversation with people, how to be friendly—that’s something that I’ve learned a lot about at Episcopal,” she says. “That’s something I’ve seen here too, especially in this Union Kitchen space where I’m working and talking with people and having those face-to-face interactions. It’s important in a business setting and it’s also important in life.”

While she finds similarities between her environment at EHS and Undone Chocolate, Thomas also sees the value in experiencing things that are starkly different than what she is used to.

“Right next door is a homeless shelter,” she says. “It’s a different part of D.C. It’s the real world.”

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Patrice Rene ’16 Ottawa, Canada UNC-Chapel Hill

Trending Now: the Senior Externship A passion for fashion leads to an externship at the intersection of style and entrepreneurship.

B Y E LI Z ABETH HEN D ERS ON ’ 11

Tuckernuck, a clothing store founded in 2012, began, according to the store’s website, as an online boutique “curated for the classic American lifestyle and inspired by good, old-fashioned fun.” Based online since their inception, Tuckernuck will open their first retail shop in Georgetown this summer. Budding fashion icon, Patrice Rene ’16, completed his externship at Tuckernuck, where he honed his entrepreneurial instincts and gained practical experience in the fashion industry. In an interview, he shared his insights from his externship experience and tips for survival in the fashion industry.

Q: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO DO YOUR EXTERNSHIP AT TUCKERNUCK?

A: I was looking for a place where I could learn about the world of fashion and business because I plan to get a degree in business and entrepreneurship in college. My goal is to own my own clothing store. That being said, Tuckernuck was a great fit for me as it was a startup fashion company. I thought that it would be a great opportunity to soak up all I can from a business and fashion standpoint.

Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT WORKING AT TUCKERNUCK?

A: The people I get to work with; the Tuckernuck team is made up of great people! They are also not so much older than me, which makes for a fun working environment. They really take time and put effort into teaching me things and providing me with great tips and advice.

Q: WHAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT OR CHALLENGING PART OF WORKING AT TUCKERNUCK?

A: Since they are about to open their first store within the next month, there is no room for error on my end of things. All the work they have me doing is valuable and meaningful. They put a great amount of trust in me to handle projects and tasks that can affect the company. They also use my ideas, thoughts, and suggestions for various things such as the website, photoshoots, and designs.

Q: WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE LESSON THAT YOU LEARNED IN YOUR EXTERNSHIP AND HOW WILL YOU USE WHAT YOU LEARNED GOING FORWARD IN YOUR LIFE?

A: I think that the most valuable lesson that I learned in my externship would be to listen and take into consideration what the team around you has to say. At Tuckernuck, they have multiple meetings during the week where they discuss concerns, ideas, and plans. They manage to come together as a team and take everyone’s input into account when making the best decisions for the company. Going forward in my life I will be able to use that advice in everything I do, as I can rely on those who are close to me to help me better myself.

Q: WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR RISING SENIORS AS THEY PL AN THEIR EXTERNSHIPS?

A: My advice would be to really take advantage of the opportunity of an externship because it gives you the chance to explore a field that you may or may not be interested in, but regardless, you get to find yourself as a person. The externship allows you to figure out what you may want to do later in life.

It’s a great way to start building connections and relationships.

Rising seniors need to take advantage of the externship experience and really give it their all.

Q: WHAT EHS TEACHER OR EXPERIENCE BEST PREPARED YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR EXTERNSHIP?

A: Mrs. Schwanda, my math teacher, best prepared me for the work that I’m currently doing. In her class, we did a lot of work that involved studying graphs, surveys, company tendencies, and data analysis. Mrs. Schwanda was a big help in my preparation.

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Entrepreneurship, Energy, and the Externship Jess Yang ’16 solidifies his career interests working with Katharine Pelzer ’06 at Nextility.

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Nextility is a startup company that uses custom technology to help businesses of all sizes to lower their energy bills. Their business model is tech-driven, which instantly appealed to Jess Yang ’16 when he started looking at externship opportunities. Jess, who aims to “become a socially impactful technological entrepreneur in the future,” plans to major in computer science at Johns Hopkins University with a double minor in robotics, and entrepreneurship and management. Working for a startup company like Nextility was the perfect fit. Katharine Pelzer ’06, a strategic partnerships manager at Nextility, fondly remembers her senior seminar working for Greenpeace. An environmental science major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Katharine’s externship helped her visualize what that work would be like, and led to her working in energy efficiency companies after college. Now at Nextility, she works with real estate clients to reduce their energy rates and overall costs by utilizing the company’s commercial competitive energy marketplace platform and data.

to it, but I think I’ve become more proficient in communicating this way.” – Jess ON NEXTILITY:

“A surprising aspect about the externship is the casual atmosphere of the work place. There are no strict hierarchical rules that needed to be followed, and everyone operates as his or her own boss. Despite the surprising amount of freedom people have working at Nextility, everyone works incredibly hard. People take minimal breaks and are constantly working on something.” – Jess “Being a startup, there is lots of teamwork required and roles are fluid. My job is fun in that I get to be part of a lot of meetings with people in different parts of the company tech, operations, corporate, and marketing. When interviewing, I remember hearing, ‘we are more about teams and less about titles,’ and I love that.” - Katharine ON WORKING WITH A STUDENT/ALUMNA FROM EHS:

ON THE EXTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:

“I was interested in hosting an EHS externship because I wanted to give back and do so by offering time and mentorship. Now that I move along in my career, I am all the more cognizant of where I have opportunities to give people a hand up and see how I might help them realize some vision for their future. I was fortunate to have 50+ people agree to informational interviews when I was figuring my path out, so I’m grateful to be able to do the same and never turn down a coffee meeting.” - Katharine “One of the big things I’ve learned at Nextility is networking and communication. How to talk to people, read body language, give off a good impression in appearance and work ethic. In a professional environment, I’ve learned that people often did not have time to talk, and almost all communications occur online through google hangouts, emails, or calendar invitations. It took some time to get used

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“Jess was exceptional. Jess is not only uncommonly selfaware and considerate; he takes seriously a desire to add value at all points, regardless of his stature within the company. My colleagues loved his ability to take a project and run with it, and they chipped in to try to teach him as much as they could, whether about finance, programming, marketing, or database management. I loved that Jess was actively looking to round out his core strengths by deeply engaging in questions about personnel management, corporate finance, sales strategy, and marketing techniques.”

- Katharine “Working with an Episcopal alumna is a phenomenal experience. It is odd to think that an adult sitting right next to you had a nearly identical experience at EHS, and developed the same core values and ethic while being there. When I first met Katharine I could tell that she is an Episcopal alumna, as she tackles every task efficiently with

Jess Yang ’16 Taichung City, Taiwan Johns Hopkins University

high-quality results. At EHS, students are always expected to produce high quality work in a limited time span, and Katharine’s working style is a manifestation of that. She is the epitome of the “hard worker” concept. Almost never did I see her take a rest, she is always either answering emails, in meetings, or out of the office meeting with clients. She even eats her lunch at her desk while simultaneously answering emails. Observing her, I came to see the improvements that could be made in my own work ethic.” – Jess

ON LIFE AFTER EHS:

“I loved getting to hear about the experience of being an international student at EHS and what day-to-day life is like at EHS now. After I read the externship goals Jess sent me early on, I told our founder that I thought Jess might be both our bosses one day. I actually think this is quite possible.” - Katharine

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NEW STUDENT PROFILE

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Switzerland Bulgaria China South Korea Saudi Arabia Thailand Kenya

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OUR MUSICAL NEW STUDENTS TUBA

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Class of 2016 Raises Bar for Roll Call Participation •S enior families gave more than $1.8 million to EHS over four years •1 00 percent of seniors supported the Roll Call with their first gift The Senior Parent Roll Call Committee, led by Co-Chairs Charlotte and John Wickham (Ashby ’16, John ’16, and Edward ’15) recognized an opportunity early in the school year: during Fall Parents Weekend, John announced that the Class of 2016 Senior Parent Gift would be given to the Roll Call in honor of Headmaster Rob Hershey. Hershey was visibly moved by the announcement and honored by the realization that he would always be a member of the Class of 2016. The result of this effort has been remarkable.

At publication time, the families of the Class of 2016 had given $402,163 to the 2015-16 Roll Call, with more than 80 percent of families participating.

During their children’s years on the Hill, the parents of the Class of 2016 generously supported the Roll Call, as well as the priorities of the EHS Promise Campaign and the F. Robertson Hershey Tribute, making gifts and pledges totaling more than $1.8 million in support of endowed scholarships, faculty support, The Washington Program, Leadership and Ethics, and the soon-to-be-completed Student Center in Stewart Gym.

ROLL CALL GIVING FROM THE PARENTS OF THE CL ASS OF 2016

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Headmaster Hershey responds to seeing his name, among those of the Class of 2016, engraved on a brick on the Alumni Walk.

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Seniors at the unveiling of their bricks on the Alumni Walk: (left) Ashley Sibisi, Johnny Adkins, and Ashby Wickham; and (right) Sara Wilder Bryant, Emma Carville, Hanna Perry, and Tea Rankin-Williams.

The generosity of this class doesn’t stop with their parents.

With the same giving spirit of their parents, the members of the senior class became the first EHS graduating class to attain 100 percent Roll Call participation. This remarkable achievement is a direct result of the enthusiastic efforts made by their peers in the Young Alumni Leadership Program. Led

by Co-Chairs Kathryn Lewis ’16 and Ryan McKernan ’16, 40 members of the class worked together with the Advancement Office to learn about stewardship, cultivation, event planning, networking, and fundraising. At the Senior Class Dinner in May, McKernan announced that the Class of 2016 had reached the 100 percent participation mark.

Class of 2016 Senior Parent Roll Call Committee CO-CHAIRS

Lenin Cruz and Emely Navas de Cruz Lenin ’16 and Gaby ’17

Buster and Lisa Johnson Olivia ’16

Shawn Daniel Alek ’16, Jake ’15, and Jordan ’15

Troy and Tracey Laws Preston ’16

Dave and Kara Anderson Kelsey ’16 and Kurt ’13

Lem and Mary Doss Sarah ’16

Stuart McCarthy and Lillian Chan Sean McCarthy ’16

Jim and Jeannie Ballentine Lane ’16 and Mac ’19

George and Aimee Eberle Juliette ’16 and George ’19

Randy Metcalfe ’72 Priscilla Barton-Metcalfe ’16

Mark and Ellen Bivins Miles ’16 and Emily ’14

Eze and Gladys Ebube Ebube Ezeagwula-Ebube ’16

Peter and Valerie Page Hughes ’16 and Anne ’13

Lisa Brown Maddie Eldridge ’16

Shields and Alison Ferber Stuart ’16

Tom and Ann Scully Alexa ’16

Michele Browne Brandon ’16 and Jonathan ’18

Chris ’86 and Nancy Giblin Christopher ’16 and Mary Ives ’19

Norris and Ly Jun Spence Mason ’16

Scott 85 and Amy Collie Alex ’16

Bill and Leigh Goodwyn Carson ’16 and Gray ’18

Mark Szymczak and Holley Darden Josh Szymczak ’16

Jamie Connor Jack ’16

Robbie and Lisa Huffines Bea ’16 and Doug ’13

Chris and Margaret Ullrich Annie ’16

John and Charlotte Wickham Ashby ’16, John ’16, and Edward ’15 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Bill ’79 and Becky Hughes Ryland ’16 and Chase ’12

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EHS Connect Strengthening relationships and connections through workshops, events, and networking programs EHS CONNECT was established in 2015 to bring multiple generations of alumni, parents, and friends of EHS together to encourage cross-generational networking and to provide alternate opportunities for engagement in addition to our traditional regional receptions. This year, Episcopal hosted CONNECT events in Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C. and Atlanta, Ga. The Washington Program sponsored an “Introduction to Design Thinking” CONNECT event in March at the Dupont Circle WeWork location in Washington, D.C. Participants were provided with a brief overview of the Design Thinking process by Director of the Washington Program Jeremy Goldstein and Entrepreneurship Concentration Advisor Helen Woolworth. In this innovative co-working environment, they used some of the tools of Design Thinking to address the question, “How might we expand the EHS Alumni Network?”

In April, Board Chair Bailey Patrick ’79 and Trustee Robert Mason ’77 hosted an event at the Charlotte City Club.

Alumni from the Classes of 1952 to 2013, as well as several current parents and grandparents, attended. Both Bailey and Robert offered remarks that highlighted the impact of the EHS network on their professional lives. Among the valuable professional relationships on display at CONNECT Charlotte

was one between Will Tisdale ’04 and Jim Clardy ’78. Will was interviewed by Jim when applying for his current job at Merrill Lynch. Numerous such EHS connections have come to light during these events.

Trustees Toby Chambers ’90 and Billy Peebles ’73 hosted nearly 100 guests in Atlanta in May at the Piedmont Driving Club for the final CONNECT event of the year. Billy made remarks about the many supportive relationships he has had with Episcopal alumni throughout his long career in educational leadership. Challenged by Toby to “meet at least one new face tonight,” the room was energetic as attendees greeted new and old friends alike. Alumni ranging from the Classes of 1948 to 2010 attended along with current and former parents, who welcomed several parents whose children have enrolled in the Class of 2020.

To learn more about CONNECT or other alumni and parent initiatives, please contact the Advancement Office at alumni@episcopalhighschool.org. To learn more about the Washington Program, please contact Jeremy Goldstein at jlg@episcopalhighschool.org.

In May, alumni gathered at the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta for a CONNECT event. From left are Betsy Watts Metcalf ’00, Katie Grover Oswald ’07, Andrew Dunbar ’08, Nikki Poppiti ’08, Emily Urquhart ’08, and Audrey Humleker ’10.

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Left to right: Harry Blair, Bruce Rinehart, Bill Saunders, Gus Allen, Bing Sherrill, and Bud Billups.

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Front row, left to right: Don Robinson, Charles Holt, Read Branch ’67, Bill Flowers ’67, Hewitt Chapman, Rogers Cockrill, Bill Stanton, Sam Dawson, Jenks Hobson, John Howard (kneeling), Wick Williams, Chuck Gilchrist ’67, and deRo Myers ’67; (second row) Steve Clement ’67, Phil Terrie, John Train, Alex Waldrop, Bruce Forrester, Bill Peelle, Blair Buck, and Perry Epes ’65; (third row) Jim Everett ’67, Ned Johnson, Richard Bray ’65, Humphrey Tyler ’65, Syd Gervin, Jack Sibley, Dick Dulaney ’67, and Bryan Baldwin; (fourth row) John Spears, Nat Gregory, Pat Houstoun, Frank Barnwell, Bill Gray ’67, Sandy Rowe, Bob Trout, and Bo Otto; (back row) Bob Davis, Pete Young, Will Haltiwanger ’67, Henry Smythe, Randy Wyckoff, Howell Hollis, John Pinder, Richard Gwathmey ’67, and Bill Preston.

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Front row, left to right: Edward Morrison, Alex Liu, Bill Mitchener, Rob Pierce, and Boota deButts; (second row) John Lee Hopkins, Ab Boxley, and Georg Schaefer; (back row) Robert Cunningham, Dalt Ruffin, and Harry MacDougald.

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Front row, left to right: Frank Montgomery, Gilly Dotterer, Cedric Bright, Will Conner, Bill Carden, and Mack Paul; (second row) John ’81 Shaver, Mike Osborn, Alex McKinnon, John Cowan, Will Stubbs, and Garth Dunklin; (back row) John Thomson and Juergen Taylor.

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Front row, left to right: Rodney Robinson, David Lewis, Scott Moring, Jim Bass, and Will Joyner; (second row) Worth Williamson, Mark Miller, Graham Trask, Ed Spearman, and Tom Roback; (back row) Chris Wolfington, Chris Giblin, Bob Tweel, and Will Hazel.

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Front row, left to right: ’91 Adrian Brettle, Champ Covington, William Coxe, John Robbins, and Chuck Wallace; (second row) Dunston Powell, Matt Lugar, and Robert Matheson; (third row) Chad Simpson, Charlie Sarratt, Will Mebane, Philip Dudley, and Dexter Rumsey; (back row) John Doering, Dennis Casey, and Martiez Taylor.

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Front row, left to right: Beau Johnson, Leah Kannensohn Tennille, Nat Hendricks, and Keays Bass; (second row) Gary Pope, David Clarke, Jud Kroh, Tim Hidell, Jonathan Lee, and Farra Alford; (back row)Andy Nelson and Will Nisbet.

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Front row, left to right: Garland Lynn, Temple Forsyth Basham, Randy Shelley, Brian Knutson, Sarah Akridge Knutson, Crystal Taylor-Simon, Catherine Cay Dreese, Emily Vaughan Gilger, Tyler Bates Novak, Laura Morton Michau, Menard Doswell, John Seale, Hansell Watt, and Glynne Barber Bassi; (second row) Fagan Cheatham Goodwin, Kent Lowry, Luke Zehner, Julia Doffermyre Green, Lela Gant, Whitney Phillips Schwartz, Evans Whitaker Dawson, Wicken Hardin Rocchini, Jane Pope Cooper, Stewart Poisson, and Sarah Pugh Kadish; (back row) Matt Koerner, Thomas Beckner, Evan Remmes, Thomas Dickinson, Richard Punches, Tyler Meurlin, Claiborne Guy, Barbara Kennedy Harty, and Gray MacNair King.

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Front row, left to right: Trey Holland, Hendrik deZwart, Peyton Killeen, Molly Wheaton, Kingsley Trotter, Victoria Hightower, Tatiana Morrow Bennett, Margaret von Werssowetz Waters, Eliza Hopper, Mary Lide Parker, and Malcolm Spaulding; (second row) Brendan Lyn, Will Reavis, David Lambeth, Miller Cornelson, Dina Clay, Madeline Klim, Cate Smythe, Julia Rowe Wise, Susanna McElroy Silvan, Peter Dunbar, and Zack Hoisington; (third row) Kyler Carr, Sam Hess, Clay Schutte, Walker Francis, Mark Battin, Chris Williams, Nea Fowle, Harrison Jobe, Paul Light, Thomas Light, and Willie Harris; (back row) Rutledge Long, Bobby Arnot, Harper Cullen, David Hannon, Mason Tillett, Sloan Battle, and Phillip Duggins.

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Front row, left to right: Max Graney, Ambler Goddin, Cathy Bai, Maria Hewko, Jenny Ward, Hunter Fairchild, Aliyah Griffith, Tamika Jones, Caroline Andress, Taylor Wilson, Juliana Salibello, Frances Belk, and Frances Ainsworth; (second row) George Reefer, Will Cauthen, Nick Weeden, Fielding Harrison, Peter Pritchard, Reid Nickle, Joanie Coker, and Addison Bortz; (third row) Mary Adams, Elizabeth Henderson, Virginia Townsend, Sutton Alford, Attison Barnes, Bailey Patrick, Jack Janes, Collin Wiles, Amanda Acquaire, Lucas Ford, Preston Brown, Jack Susanin, and Shepard Chalkley; (fourth row) Ruffin Mitchener, Caroline Weston, Charlotte Cusano, Anne Maxwell Douglass, Quent Fox, Charlie Marshall, Franco Brunet, Jake Love, Gilly Dotterer, Austin Boyd, Paul Barringer, Charles Patton, Sophie Dick, Clare Simon, Corina Benitz, and Cameron Baker; (back row) Sadiq Abubakar, Pen Agnew, Miles Barkley, Weesie Wilson, Alex Henry, Amaury Dujardin, George Thorne, Wilson Pichardo, Elizabeth Heebe-Russo, Sophie Helm, and Bennett Jones.

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EHS Faculty and Staff Recommendations

The Passage

Joey Halm, Assistant Director of Counseling “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd

B Y JEN DESAUTEL S

Heidi Huntley, Social Studies Teacher

“Passage” by Rob Evans, was generously commissioned and given to the School in 2013 by David Kelso ’70. Now hanging in Townsend Hall, it tells of a journey that effortlessly stretches across generations.

The view of the lawn and the front drive, from the vantage point of the second floor of Hoxton House tells the story of possibility. Each year, Episcopal graduates gather on the front lawn, waiting for the moment when they will be released into their future.

Inside Hoxton House, the lights are on in the Honor Code room; the warm glow is a reminder of what they stand for. The globe in the corner, reflecting the light of the sun, represents the students’ connection to the School, to one another, and to the world. A portrait of Randolph Fairfax hangs on the left wall, a reminder of the School’s rich history and tradition; the portrait of George Washington on the right, a tangible connection to the building’s beginning; it was built in the early 1800s by Martha Washington’s granddaughter, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law.

Tara Maglio, Director of College Counseling “Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta” by Richard Grant “Invincible Summer” by Alice Adams

The Rev. Gideon Pollach, Head Chaplain and Theology Teacher “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson “Reviving Old Scratch: Demons and the Devil for Doubters and the Disenchanted” by Richard Beck “Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback” by George Plimpton

Molly Pugh, English Teacher “Slade House” by David Mitchell “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Tim Rogers, English Teacher “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara

Before beginning his work on the painting, Rob Evans came to campus to find inspiration, exploring the landscape and the buildings with his friend of 30 years, EHS arts teacher David Douglas.

“Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng

“We were walking around, chatting and catching up,” said Douglas, “and he was asking questions about this place, and I was just sort of babbling on about it. We walked into Hoxton and came up the back stairs, and when we turned the corner and saw the view, he was like, ‘Ah!’ It was a revelation.”

“Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford” by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin

The elements of the painting were deliberately and thoughtfully considered. “Everything in the painting is a device to make the viewer end up where he wants you to, which is looking down that front drive,” said Douglas. “Rob said that this painting is about how we teach and educate, and about the things that we find important in what we are doing with young people. And how the most important thing about this place is that we open the door and send these kids down the front drive out into this world.”

“Passage” by Rob Evans oil on panel 2013 42 x 60 inches

“Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” by Eric Larson

Rob Evans is an artist and independent curator who lives and works near Wrightsville, Penn. Rob’s work has been showcased in over 100 solo and curated group exhibitions and galleries around the world and can be found in more than two dozen prominent public collections in the U.S. To learn more about Rob and his work, visit his website at www.robevansart.org.

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Joel Sohn, English Teacher “On Such a Full Sea” by Chang-Rae Lee

Rick Stubbs, Math Teacher

“A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy” by Sue Klebold

Patrick Thompson, Math Teacher “The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro

Liz Vorlicek, Arts Teacher “M Train” by Patti Smith “The Book of Speculation” by Erika Swyler

Julie Wang-Gempp, Modern and Classical Languages Teacher “The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley” by Eric Weiner “The Silk Roads: A New History of the World” by Peter Frankopan

Summer Reading 2016

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EHS Faculty and Staff Recommendations Adrianna Bravo, Medical Director “The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making” by Catherynne M. Valente

Kathleen Caslow, Science Teacher “The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence” by Martin Meredith “The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human” by Noah Strycker

Anna Collins, Library Director “Did You Ever Have a Family” by Bill Clegg “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli

Lauren Echko, English Teacher “This is How You Lose Her” and “Drown” by Junot Díaz “Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances” by Neil Gaiman

Caroline English, Social Studies Teacher “Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam’s Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought for Them, and the One Who Never Returned” by Alvin Townley

Mary Fielder, Assistant Head for Academics “In Other Words” by Jhumpa Lahiri

Sarah Fite, Instructional Librarian “Dodgers” by Bill Beverly “Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things” by Jenny Lawson

Stacie Galiger, Math Teacher “Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays” by Mary Oliver

Kirkland Hagerty, Alumni Programs Officer “The Nest” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney “Eligible: a Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice” by Curtis Sittenfeld Continued >>

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