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Four Columns • • • • • • •••••••••• • • • • • 2 In Honor of the Class of 2017 6 Commencement Awards 13 Book Prizes 16 Honoring Outstanding Teachers 18 Academics in Review 20 Arts Highlights 22 Athletics Highlights 27 College Choices of the Class of 2017 28 Senior Externships 34 Advancement Report 36 Honoring Service to EHS 40 #EHSReunion2017 45 Admissions Report 45 Summer Reading 2017 Four Columns • Summer 2017 Four Columns is published annually for alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends of Episcopal High School.

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The Class of 2017 On Saturday, June 3, friends, families, and the EHS community gathered on Hoxton Circle to celebrate and graduate the 109 members of the Class of 2017. Head Monitor Alexander Block ’17 welcomed those assembled, and Senior Warden of the Vestry Camden Alford ’17 delivered the invocation.

Head of School Charley Stillwell began his address by thanking past School leaders Rob Hershey and Tim Jaeger for all they did to guide the seniors during their time at EHS. He went on to thank the seniors themselves for their tremendous leadership during his first year as Episcopal’s Head of School.

They have not been ego-driven with individuals competing for the spotlight or in need of all the attention. They care deeply about the importance of community, and they have been remarkable in supporting each other in all endeavors.

I could not imagine a more wonderful group to show me the ropes and to take on the challenge of helping Episcopal “The spirit on campus in moments like the adjust to our many Seminary Hill Cup or Friday night football transitions.

“First and foremost, I personally want to share games, or in packed audiences at our theatrical my thanks with all of you seniors. As a new head of school at Episcopal this year, I could not imagine a more wonderful group to show me the ropes and to take on the challenge of helping Episcopal adjust to our many transitions. You made sure with great maturity and patience that the new faculty and I learned quickly those special qualities of Episcopal that you hold so dear.

“This class will always have a very special place in my heart as my first group of graduates at Episcopal, and throughout this year I have come to appreciate their many special qualities.

While many of these seniors arrived at Episcopal with well-established gifts and talents, many others used their years on the campus to discover just the right way to make their mark.”

Charley recognized the immense talents of the seniors, acknowledging the gifted scientists, the computer science experts, the acclaimed linguists, the talented writers, the award-winning artists and filmmakers, the outstanding actors and spoken-word poets, the talented musicians, and the remarkable athletes that comprise the Class of 2017.

“I love that this class’s powerful curiosity and deep commitment to pursuing their passions have taken them in so many directions and pushed them outside their comfort zones. As leaders, they have been about the group, not the individual.

performances or in Centennial Gym for basketball games, was outstanding and earned for the School the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s first Student Cheering Section of the Year Award.

“This year our affinity groups reached new heights in creating supportive environments for students and raising awareness across our many differences. It was impressive that we found creative ways with our Military Appreciation Club to show our appreciation for the service and sacrifice of veterans over many generations. It was wonderful to see our seniors with passions in the area of social justice play a key role in organizing our special program to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I am grateful for our senior class’s commitment to service initiatives across the greater DC area, with inspirational moments like our Special Olympics event this spring, and in totaling more than 2,000 hours of service as a class this year.

“As this group leaves us this morning and heads out to new adventures and challenges, I am excited to know that they will be guided by the many lessons they have learned through the close and meaningful relationships that they have developed with all the adults here. These seniors understand the importance of personal honor, curiosity, hard work, spiritual reflection, and finding chances both great and small to make a positive difference in the lives of others.”

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“You are not Chickens” Excerpts from the Rev. Gideon Pollach’s Baccalaureate Sermon The community gathered in Callaway Chapel on Friday, June 2, for the Baccalaureate Service led by the Rev. Gideon Pollach, surrogate father of Abigael Ajuma ’17 and former head chaplain at EHS. “Sarah and I had the occasion to get a new puppy shortly after our beloved elder dog Hudson passed away, and we named him Berkeley in honor of all of the boys on dorm that I missed so much. While it really filled a lot of our free time and has been an avenue for extended yelling, it was not the same as being on dorm. So, in the spring Sarah and I got 15 chickens, hoping that they might fill the void of missing students.

“As much as we love them, they have no sense of who they are or what they are becoming. They don’t learn life lessons in the coop other than lessons about the pecking order and food. They don’t set goals; they don’t build community; they are just chickens.

“You are not chickens. I hope that as you have progressed through your time at EHS you have learned that you are a part of a bigger and better world. I hope that as you have walked the cursus honorum of this School, as you have moved from strength to strength in the life of perfect service, you are developing a keener understanding of who you are, your place in the world, and your value to all those who love you.

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“Remember who you are. After tomorrow, you will be a graduate of this School. When you get your diploma it will be a sign that the School, your parents, and your friends believe that you are called. You are called by God, this School, and the world to be a good citizen. To build a better world for your community. You are called to use all that God, your parents, and this School have given you to live for others, to build a better future, and to create a safer, more prosperous, and more just world for yourself and for others. As you drive out of these gates, remember who you are. Remember that you are precious. Remember that you are honorable. Remember that you are holy.

“With thanks to Ms. Galiger, remember this: Love your people.

“There is love in the Universe. It flows through grace. It flows through us. Some of it is for our neighbors, and some of it is for you. Being a good friend is at the heart of being a good person and being a good Christian. It is no more simple and no more complex than that.

“You can change the world. You can be an agent of God’s love. You can be the kind of person that helps to write an alternate future than the one we seemed destined to live.”

In Success and in Failure Excerpts from the Valedictory Address by Evan Lyerly ’17 Students were honored for their academic, artistic, and athletic achievements at Valedictory on Friday, June 2.

Evan Lyerly ’17, of Arlington, Virginia, was selected by his classmates to deliver the Valedictory address.

“Coming into senior year, I thought I had positioned myself well, even though at times it seemed impossible to balance everything including football, basketball, track, and community requirements. I took to staying up into the early morning hours, which I believed reinforced my dedication. It seemed to pay off as I survived midterm exams, the Shakespeare exam, and the array of markers along the way.

“When this past March finally arrived, with the anticipated college decisions, I was ready for what surely would be the pinnacle of my high school experience and the recognition of my hard work and commitment. I was ready to be revered, immortalized…even deified. I was Evan Lyerly after all.

Episcopal’s purpose is to provide an education, but we leave with much more than that. We leave with countless memories and experiences that we couldn’t get anywhere else.

“On the critical announcement day, March 30, I left track practice and sprinted back to my dorm room, nervously logging into my computer. I signed into the Duke portal, and a fresh rejection letter was staring me in the face. Alright, I thought, who really wants to go to Duke anyway? So, I remained calm and decided to continue. Next I opened Dartmouth: denied. Ok… who wants to go to school in New Hampshire, am I right?

“Although I tried remaining positive, all of the hope and anticipation I had invested in the college process slowly began to seep away painfully as I opened one college rejection letter after the other. Seven in total. I could barely breathe.

“A wise individual once said, ‘Failure shows you that you are not who you thought you were,’ and in my case, that could not have been more accurate. Up to that point, I had a vision of who I wanted to be and the student that I was, but at least seven institutions on that day told me I was not that person, that scholar, I thought I was. I wasn’t prepared for that level of failure.

“Here at Episcopal, whether it is doing well on a test, making a team, winning a championship game or even a single scrimmage, you realize that you might work tirelessly towards a goal, and there are many times you will succeed, but there are also those times when you will fail. Sadness or despair is expected, and the loss is to be mourned, but remaining despondent is not something any of us should tolerate or encourage. It’s not that we don’t feel the anguish that comes with failure or loss, or that we shouldn’t feel it. It’s that our foundation, including the bonds and friendships we have made, is so strong that we can work past these obstacles.

“We are a group of 109 students bonded by a myriad of experiences. From getting kicked out of the Masonic temple for playing “hide-and-seek,” to breaking the floor in Stewart, and devising one of the most elaborate senior prank days in EHS history, we have surely left our mark on this school.

“When I look back now on what I’ve learned, I have difficulty recalling the copious names, statistics, and facts that we were asked to memorize over the years, but I do remember the awkward DJs, late night debates with friends, and off-topic tutorial conversations with teachers. Episcopal’s purpose is to provide an education, but we leave with much more than that.

We leave with countless memories and experiences that we couldn’t get anywhere else.

“We proceed with an understanding of happiness and sadness, of relationship and community, and with a commitment to ourselves as well as something greater than ourselves. And we proceed with the miracle of our personal and intellectual growth and blessed with the time we have been able to spend together in this utopic setting that is Episcopal High School.”

View Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Valedictory services on LocalLive.

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Anna Smith ’18 (right) received the Benjamin I. Johns Prize for Excellence in Biology and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence. She is pictured with Kaycie Wang ’17.

Albert Jin ’18 received the Harvard University Award for Scholastic Achievement and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

Commencement Awards During Commencement Weekend, Episcopal High School presented 58 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 William Guy Thomas ’17

For Excellence in Theology Hannah Margaret Petitti ’17

For Athletic Worth Hadiyyah Aida Abdul-Jalaal ’17

C. C. BALDWIN MEDAL

BOYD TAYLOR CUMMINGS MEDAL

For Sportsmanship in All Aspects of School Life Alexander Nicolay Block ’17

For Publications John Stevenson Ainslie ’17

ROBERT WIATT FARRAR COMMITMENT TO ATHLETICS AWARD

WILLIAM GARRETT BIBB MEDAL

For Excellence in Shakespeare Duncan Lloyd Agnew ’17 L AUNCELOT MINOR BL ACKFORD MEDAL AND RICHARD PARDEE WILLIAMS, JR. SCHOL ARSHIP

For Excellence in Classics Duncan Lloyd Agnew ’17 DAVID TUCKER BROWN, JR. PRIZE

For Excellence in Social Studies Sarah Elsa Kurzweil ’17 JOSEPH BRYAN MEDAL

For Excellence in English Natalie Elizabeth Morgan ’17 L AWTON M. CALHOUN, JR. MEDAL

For Excellence in Physics John Donald Streed ’17 6

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JOHN MONCURE DANIEL, JR. SCHOL ARSHIP AND BENJAMIN M. BAKER MEDAL

For Excellence in United States History Sarah Frances McIntosh ’18 WILLIAM PAGE DAME MEDALS

For Outstanding Creative Writing First Place: Katherine Crandall Schwartz ’19 Second Place: Gabin Lee ’19 DAVIS AWARD

For Community Service Roysworth Dillion Grant III ’17 WILLIAM RILEY DEEBLE III SCHOL ARSHIP

For Social Studies Yiheng Shi ’19 RANDOLPH FAIRFAX MEDAL

For Character, Conduct, and Scholarship Roysworth Dillion Grant III ’17

Hadiyyah Aida Abdul-Jalaal ’17 Matthew Charles Adkins ’17 Hayne Ragsdale Ainslie ’17 Camden Elaine Alford ’17 Mollie Rachel Armm ’17 Alexander Nicolay Block ’17 Virginia Brooks Claus Buyck ’17 Elizabeth Banks Campagna ’17 William Robert Clark ’17 Colin Stevens Dixon ’17 Christopher Mark Fournier ’17 Paul LeBlanc Gibert III ’17 Hope Chandler Gray ’17 Greta Shepard Holt ’17 Halle Tate Hughes ’17 James Barrett Joyce IV ’17 Evan Wyatt Lyerly ’17 Isabel Emerson Marshall ’17 Maxwell Andrew Oliphant ’17 William Oliver Randon ’17 Duncan Snow Trau ’17

Pictured with her parents, Alicia and Mike, Camden Alford ’17 received the Kelso Family Award to the Senior Warden of the Vestry, the Archer Anderson Williams “Big Brother/Big Sister Award,” and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award.

Jack Streed ’17 was presented with the Lawton M. Calhoun, Jr. Medal for Excellence in Physics and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Hadiyyah Abdul-Jalaal ’17 received the Lucien Minor Geer Spirit Award, the James H. Fannon, Jr. Family Award for Athletic Worth, and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award.

FIRST FORTY-EIGHT MERIT SCHOL ARSHIP

ALEXANDER JENNETTE JOHNSTON AWARD

Taylor Grace Redd ’18

For Excellence in Performing Arts Emma Caroline Thorp ’17

LUCIEN MINOR GEER SCHOL ARSHIP

For Mathematics Eloise Jenks McNair ’18 LUCIEN MINOR GEER SPIRIT AWARD

KELSO FAMILY AWARD

To the Senior Warden of the Vestry Camden Elaine Alford ’17

SELBY BARNES PAPIN MEDAL

For Excellence in Spanish Gabriela Priscilla Navarro-Bowman ’17 ALLEN CARLETON PHILLIPS AND WILLIAM EVANS HANNUM SCHOL ARSHIP FOR ENGLISH

Jonathan Bruce Grunau ’19 DASH PIERCE AWARD

Hadiyyah Aida Abdul-Jalaal ’17

THOMAS E. KILBY III MEDAL

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

For Excellence in Chemistry Sarah Gray Castle ’17

For Excellence in Chinese Minjoung Jang ’17

To the Head Monitor Alexander Nicolay Block ’17

GEORGE WILLIAM L AIRD AWARD

CHARLES C. PLUMMER AWARD

LLEWELLYN G. HOXTON MEDAL

For Excellence in Mathematics Liyi Zhang ’17 INGLE FAMILY THEOLOGY AWARD

For Excellence in Theology Natalie Rose Block ’19 BENJAMIN I. JOHNS PRIZE

For Excellence in Biology Anna Carina Smith ’18 BENJAMIN IRVING JOHNS SCHOL ARSHIP

For Biology Ryan Matthew Grajewski ’18

For Outstanding Photography Elizabeth Banks Campagna ’17

For Excellence in Choir Sofia Cecilia Navarro-Bowman ’17

WILLIAM WINDER L AIRD MEDAL

RINEHART MEDAL FOR ATHLETIC WORTH

For Excellence in French Sarah Elsa Kurzweil ’17 GUY BL AN NEWCOMB MEDAL

For Excellence in Modern or Classical Languages Lauryn Ashley Nicole King ’17 CHARLES FELLOWS PAGE AWARD

For Excellence in Poetry Olivia Helene Tucker ’19

Jonathan Anthony Cloutier Sutherland ’17 ROBERT JETT ROGERS MEMORIAL BOWL

Paul LeBlanc Gibert III ’17 QUENTIN ROOSEVELT PRIZE

For Character Karen Zhang ’20

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EVELYN PRETLOW RUTLEDGE AWARD

ENGLISH BAYS AWARDS

For Excellence in Science Xiaoyu Zhang ’17

DAVID DOUGHERTY WRITING PRIZE

THE SCHOOL AWARD

For Excellence in Environmental Studies Frederick Christian Wright V ’18 THE SCHOOL AWARD

For Excellence in Music Liyi Zhang ’17 THE SCHOOL AWARD

For Senior Scholarship Evan Wyatt Lyerly ’17 ARCHIBALD EUBANK SUTTON, JR. MEMORIAL MEDAL

To the Valedictorian Evan Wyatt Lyerly ’17 MARK HALE TEETER SCHOL ARSHIP

For Modern and Classical Languages Joy Clifton Ashford ’18 ARTHUR WAXTER FAMILY AWARD

For Excellence in Visual Arts Kai Swift ’17 ROBERT L. WHITTLE MEDAL

For Excellence in German Page Manon Light ’17 ARCHER ANDERSON WILLIAMS AWARD

“Big Brother/Big Sister Award” Camden Elaine Alford ’17 WILLIAM HOLL AND WILMER MEDAL

For Scholarship Karen Zhang ’20

For Excellence in Analytical Writing Yiheng Shi ’19 GEORGE DUNLOP MEMORIAL PRIZE

For Excellence in Creative Writing Lauryn Ashley Nicole King ’17 ALLEN C. PHILLIPS PRIZE

For Excellence in Analytical Writing Paul LeBlanc Gibert III ’17 COLLEGE BOOK AWARDS GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE ENGINEERING MEDAL AND RENSSEL AER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE

For Outstanding Work in Mathematics and Science Chengming Gu ’18 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE AWARD

For Excellence in Modern and Classical Languages Henry Bryan Barrett ’18 SEWANEE AWARD

For Excellence in Writing Ce Liu ’18 HARVARD UNIVERSITY AWARD

For Scholastic Achievement Runwei Jin ’18

EDWIN WILSON AWARD

For Theater Arts: Acting Gabrielle Marie Cruz Navas ’17 EDWIN WILSON AWARD

For Theater Arts: Stagecraft Noah Morris Collins ’17 EDWIN WILSON AWARD

For Theater Arts: Dance Natalia Andrea Mora ’17 Duncan Agnew ’17, pictured with his parents, Pen and Elizabeth, and his sister, Stuart ’12, received the William Garrett Bibb Medal for Excellence in Shakespeare, the Launcelot Minor Blackford Medal and Richard Pardee Williams, Jr. Scholarship for Excellence in Classics, and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

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Erin Zhang ’17 (right) received the Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge Award for Excellence in Science and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence. She is pictured with Scarlett Zhu ’17 who received the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Judy Liu ’18 was presented with the Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Alexander Block ’17 received the C. C. Baldwin Medal for Sportsmanship in All Aspects of School Life, the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award, and the W. A. R. Goodwin, Jr. Memorial Bowl to the Head Monitor.

The Middlebury College Award for Excellence in Modern and Classical Languages and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence were presented to Henry Barrett ’18.

Roysworth Grant ’17 (left) received the Davis Award for Community Service and the Randolph Fairfax Medal for Character, Conduct, and Scholarship. He is pictured with Yareni Murillo ’20.

Eloise McNair ’18 (second from right) received the Lucien Minor Geer Scholarship for Mathematics. She is pictured here with classmates (from left) Lexi Weger ’18, Sophie Singletary ’18, Sarah Smith ’18, and Grace Baldwin ’18.

Christian Wright ’18 received the School Award for Excellence in Environmental Studies.

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Frances McIntosh ’18 received the John Moncure Daniel, Jr. Scholarship and Benjamin M. Baker Medal for Excellence in United States History and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Evan Lyerly ’17 (right) received the School Award for Senior Scholarship, the Archibald Eubank Sutton, Jr. Memorial Medal to the Valedictorian, the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Achievement, and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award. He is pictured with Stuart Greenspon ’17 (left) and Sen Kenneally ’17.

Gabi Navarro-Bowman ’17 (far left) received the Selby Barnes Papin Medal for Excellence in Spanish and the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence. Her sister Sofi Navarro-Bowman ’17 (far right) received the Charles C. Plummer Award for Excellence in Choir. They are pictured with their sister Bianca, grandmother Pamela, and mother Chandri.

Harry Shi ’19 received the William Riley Deeble III Scholarship for Social Studies and the David Dougherty Writing Prize for Excellence in Analytical Writing. He also received the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence.

The Rinehart Medal for Athletic Worth was awarded to Jonathan Sutherland ’17.

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Joy Ashford ’18 received the Mark Hale Teeter Scholarship for Modern and Classical Languages.

Guy Thomas ’17, pictured with his grandparents and his parents, Heather and Will ’82, received the Ainslie Family Award to the Chair of the Honor Committee.

Gaby Cruz Navas ’17 (far left) received the Edwin Wilson Award for Theater Arts: Acting. Natalia Mora ’17 (second from right) received the Edwin Wilson Award for Theater Arts: Dance. They are pictured with Valeria Carrion ’18 (second from left) and Salina Tsegai ’17.

Page Light ’17 was awarded the Robert L. Whittle Medal for Excellence in German and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Julian Gu ’18 was awarded the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science Engineering Medal and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Certificate. He also received the Meade Prize for the Highest Level of Academic Excellence.

Katherine Schwartz ’19 received the 1st place William Page Dame Medal for Outstanding Creative Writing and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Hannah Petitti ’17, pictured with her parents, Andy Petitti and Michele Werner, received the Patrick H. Callaway Prize for Excellence in Theology.

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Natalie Morgan ’17 received the Joseph Bryan Medal for Excellence in English and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Olivia Tucker ’19 (left) received the Charles Fellows Page Award for Excellence in Poetry and the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence. She is pictured with Natalie Block ’19, who received the Ingle Family Theology Award for Excellence in Theology.

Noah Collins ’17 was presented with the Edwin Wilson Award for Theater Arts: Stagecraft and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Lauryn King ’17 received the George Dunlop Memorial Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing and the Guy Blan Newcomb Medal for Excellence in Modern or Classical Languages.

John Ainslie ’17 (fourth from left) received the Boyd Taylor Cummings Medal for Publications.

He is pictured with (from left) grandmother Sharon Ainslie, cousin Hayne Ainslie ’17, brother Ford Ainslie ’14, grandfather Sandy Ainslie ’56, and cousin Quinn Ainslie ’15.

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

For more than 100 years, Episcopal has recognized students’ academic excellence with Book Prizes. These prizes commemorate three former bishops of Virginia: Bishops Whittle, Johns, and Meade.

THE WHITTLE PRIZE

THE JOHNS PRIZE

For Academic Excellence Henry Bryan Barrett ’18 Catherine Barrett Carney ’19 Noah Morris Collins ’17 Paul LeBlanc Gibert III ’17 Isabelle Caperton Holt ’18 Christian William Hudspeth ’19 Jinsoo Kim ’18 Michelle Kim ’17 Yu Chen Kuo ’17 Sarah Elsa Kurzweil ’17 Page Manon Light ’17 Ce Liu ’18 Sarah Frances McIntosh ’18 Sarah Pancoast Miller ’20 Natalie Elizabeth Morgan ’17 Olivia Anderson Morton ’19 Maxwell Andrew Oliphant ’17 Taylor Grace Redd ’18 Abigail Charlotte Sackett ’17 Katherine Crandall Schwartz ’19 John Donald Streed ’17 John Edwin Woodward IV ’18 Karen Zhang ’20 Sihan Zhu ’17

For Eminent Academic Excellence Mark Thomas Berry ’19 Alexander Gordon Brown ’18 Sarah Gray Castle ’17 Minjin Choi ’18 Ryan Matthew Grajewski ’18 Jimin Kim ’18 Claire Paulanne Kurzweil ’18 Shiye Li ’18 Hyun Jee Lim ’17 Yiheng Shi ’19 Eleanor Gretchen Sobottka ’18 Olivia Helene Tucker ’19 Ijulu Ogonda Wonodi ’17 Liyi Zhang ’17

Sarah Gray Castle ’17 received the Thomas E. Kilby III Medal for Excellence in Chemistry and the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence.

THE MEADE PRIZE

Paul Gibert ’17 received the Robert Jett Rogers Memorial Bowl, the Allen C. Phillips Prize for Excellence in Analytical Writing, the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence, and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award.

For the Highest Level of Academic Excellence Duncan Lloyd Agnew ’17 Zirui Chen ’19 Chengming Gu ’18 Runwei Jin ’18 Esther Kim ’19 Evan Wyatt Lyerly ’17 Gabriela Priscilla Navarro-Bowman ’17 Anna Carina Smith ’18 Xiaoyu Zhang ’17

Sarah Kurzweil ’17 (right) was presented with the David Tucker Brown, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Social Studies, the William Winder Laird Medal for Excellence in French, and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence. She is pictured with Paige Hagerman ’17.

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The Alexander Jennette Johnston Award for Excellence in Performing Arts was presented to Emma Thorp ’17.

Karen Zhang ’20 received the Quentin Roosevelt Prize for Character and the William Holland Wilmer Medal for Scholarship.

The Arthur Waxter Family Award for Excellence in Visual Arts was presented to Kai Swift ’17 (left). She is pictured with Nettie Webb ’18.

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Taylor Redd ’18 received the First FortyEight Merit Scholarship and the Whittle Prize for Academic Excellence.

Leo Zhang ’17 was presented with the Llewellyn G. Hoxton Medal for Excellence in Mathematics, the School Award for Excellence in Music, and the Johns Prize for Eminent Academic Excellence.

LizaBanks Campagna ’17 received the George William Laird Award for Outstanding Photography and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award.

The Dash Pierce Award for Excellence in Chinese was presented to MJ Jang ’17.

Gabin Lee ’19 was presented with the 2nd place William Page Dame Medal for Outstanding Creative Writing.

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

Faculty Masterships and Faculty Incentive Awards for 2017-18 JAMES A. CATHCART, JR. MASTERSHIP

For the Head Coach of Track and Field Damian C. Walsh COCHRAN MASTERSHIP FOR FINE ARTS

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

For Excellence in Teaching Social Studies Caroline E. English DAVID R. DOUGHERTY MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Inspiring Students and Demonstrating the Joy of Teaching Anne T. Carver NORMAN FARQUHAR AND GORDON N. FARQUHAR MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Colleen A. Krivacek JOHN AND ISABELL A GREENWAY MASTERSHIP

For Commitment to the Personal Development of Students in the Residential Life of the EHS Community Damian C. Walsh B. HOLLIS HAND MASTERSHIP

For the Chair of the Science Department Kimberly G. Olsen ARCHIBALD R. HOXTON, SR. MASTERSHIP

For the Chair of the Math Department David W. Collins

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RIA HUMMEL MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Science or Technology Kathleen S. Caslow JAMES G. KENAN LEARNING FUND MASTERSHIP

For an Outstanding Teacher Matthew T. Fitzgerald SARAH GRAHAM KENAN MASTERSHIP (CHAIR I)

For the Chair of the Social Studies Department Heidi R. Huntley SARAH GRAHAM KENAN MASTERSHIP (CHAIR II)

For the Chair of the Foreign Languages Department Richard S. Dixon, Jr. ROBERT E. L ATHAM MASTERSHIP

GRIGSBY C. SHACKELFORD MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Mathematics or Science Stacie R. Galiger JAMES M. SIBLEY MASTERSHIP

For the Chair of the English Department Molly W. Pugh CHARLES V. TOMPKINS MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching, Character, Leadership, and School Service Eleanor C. Moore ROBERT L. WHITTLE MASTERSHIP

For the German Teacher Richard S. Dixon, Jr.

For Excellence in Teaching Bradley D. Kovach

C. A. WOODRUM PUBLIC SERVICE FUND MASTERSHIP

ROBERT E. MASON II MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching Social Studies or Government Michael S. Reynolds

For Fostering the Development of Strong Character and SelfDiscipline Among Students Outside of the Classroom Jeremy L. Goldstein ALLEN C. PHILLIPS, JR. MASTERSHIP

For an Outstanding Teacher Thomas V. Berry WILLIAM B. RAVENEL III MEMORIAL MASTERSHIP

For Excellence in Teaching English Louis G. Smith

FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Special Contribution to Episcopal High School Joel S. Sohn GASTON CAPERTON FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Richard S. Dixon, Jr. DORMAN FAMILY FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Kimberly G. Olsen BARLOW HENDERSON FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Jeffrey A. Streed ELEANOR B. MCGAY FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching a Foreign Language Samuel R. Slack JIM SEIDULE FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

For Excellence in Teaching Richard M. Stubbs, Jr.

FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARDS

SYD WALDEN FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARD

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

For Excellence in Teaching, Coaching, and Extraordinary Commitment to the Students and Mission of Episcopal High School Nathaniel A. Ebel

FACULTY INCENTIVE AWARDS

For Young Professionals Frances deS. Murray ’06, Lauren E. Echko, Jessica J. George, Stefanie S. Smith

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

Science Department Chair Kim Olsen

Mathematics Teacher Stacie Galiger

Modern and Classical Languages Department Chair Rick Dixon

English Teacher Louis Smith

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Academics In Review College Scholarship Recipients Sixteen members of the Class of 2017 received college merit scholarships.

Camden Alford Coker-Fox Scholarship University of North Carolina Edith Amason Fairbanks Award; Ecce Quam Bonum Honors Scholarship; Hippocrates Fellowship Sewanee: The University of the South Camille Ciolino Presidential Scholarship University of Alabama Noah Collins Thomas P. Bryan Memorial Scholarship University of Virginia

Stuart Greenspon William Scandling Trustee Scholarship Hobart and William Smith Colleges Jack Joyce Foundation Scholarship Program United States Naval Academy Amy Lim Egleston Scholars Program Columbia University Evan Lyerly Thomas P. Bryan Memorial Scholarship University of Virginia

Gabi Navarro-Bowman Johnson Scholarship Washington and Lee University Austin Plaster OWU Recognition Award Ohio Wesleyan University

Guy Thomas William Randolph Hearst Service Learning Scholarship of the Association of Episcopal Colleges Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Ella Sayre Thomas P. Bryan Memorial Scholarship University of Virginia

Andile Tshuma International Honors Scholarship Sewanee: The University of the South

Jack Streed Honors Scholarship Northeastern University

Thorn Wilbanks Coker-Fox Scholarship University of North Carolina Brandon Williams The Presidential Award University of Mary Washington

Cum Laude Society Welcomes 23 New Members Twenty-three juniors and seniors were inducted into the EHS chapter of the Cum Laude Society during a special service on Parents Weekend in April. These students were selected by the society’s current members and Episcopal faculty based upon their academic achievements and strength of character. The induction was followed by remarks from this year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Holden Thorp, EHS parent (Emma ’17) and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Washington University in St. Louis.

Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society recognizes juniors and seniors for their outstanding academic performances.

Congratulations to the 2017 Cum Laude inductees, pictured here with the seniors who were inducted in 2016: (first row, from left) Jules Wonodi ’17, Page Light ’17, Lauryn King ’17, Sarah Gray Castle ’17*, Jimin Kim ‘18, and Eleanor Sobottka ’18; (second row) Eric Koo ’17, Alex Brown ’18, Ryan Grajewski ’18, Camden Alford ’17, Gabi NavarroBowman ’17*, and Scarlett Zhu ’17; (third row) Julian Gu ’18, Jerry Kuo ’17, Taylor Redd ’17, Judy Liu ’18, Doris Li ’18, and Henry Barrett ’18; (fourth row) Albert Jin ’18, Sarah Kurzweil ’17, Natalie Morgan ’17, Julie Choi ’18, and Anna Smith ’18; (fifth row) Leo Zhang ’17*, Kaycie Wang ’17*, Erin Zhang ’17*, Paul Gibert ’17*, Jack Streed ’17*, Caelen Wang ’17*, Duncan Agnew ’17*, and Evan Lyerly ’17*.

Not pictured: Amy Lim ’17*, Tim Liu ’17, and David Jones ’17. *Inducted in 2016.

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Students Inducted into French Honor Society This year, eight EHS students were inducted into the French Honor Society in recognition of their commitment to excellence in the study of French. They joined the 12 students who were inducted into the society last year.

Members of the French Honor Society include: (first row, from left) Kyara McDowell ’19, Eleanor Sobottka ’18, and Claire Kurzweil ’18; (second row) Esi Igyan ’18, Maddy Warrell ’18, Mady Hand ’18, and Anna Smith ’18; (third row) Alex Keller ’19, Judy Liu ’18, and Henry Barrett ’18. Not pictured: Aly Cowin ’18, Corbin Ellington ’18, Kay Finlay ’18, Melanie Hoffman ’18, Sarah Kurzweil ’17, Kayla Murphy ’18, Salina Tsegai ’17, Kaycie Wang ’17, Jules Wonodi ’17, and Jared Young ’17.

German Language Students Inducted into German Honor Society This year, five EHS students were inducted into the German Honor Society, which recognizes excellent work in German. Those students are Robert Clement ’18, Ivaylo Arnaudov ’18, Yu Wen Kuo ’19, Anna Smith ’18, and Grayson Guest ’19.

Latin Students Win State and National Awards Several students received honors from the Classical Association of Virginia for their work during a two-hour exam which aims to identify the highest achieving Latin students in the state.

Episcopal students earned six of the top 20 scores at the Advanced Prose Level.

Second-Year Level: Sunny Miller ’20 (Honorable Mention) and Olivia Tucker ’19 (Honorable Mention) Advanced Prose Level: Sarah Gray Castle ’17 (2nd place), Duncan Agnew ’17 (3rd place), Leo Zhang ’17 (5th place), Mark Berry ’19 (7th place), Noah Collins ’17 (8th place), and Olivia Morton ’19 (10th place) EHS Latin students also took the National Latin Exam, which is

offered under the joint sponsorship of the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League.

Eighteen EHS students earned scores high enough to merit praise from the American Classical League.

Latin I: Aamishq Dhir ’20 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal), Catie Medick ’19 (Maxima Cum Laude, Silver Medal), and Ransdell McCauley ’20 (Magna Cum Laude) Latin II: Henry Wells ’20 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal), Sunny Miller ’20 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal), Daman Yang ’19 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal), Olivia Tucker ’19 (Maxima Cum Laude, Silver Medal), Isabelle Bechtel ’20 (Magna Cum Laude), and Jane Durden ’20 (Cum Laude)

Prose III: Kate Castle ’19 (Maxima Cum Laude, Silver Medal), Olivia Morton ’19 (Silver Medal), Garrott Braswell ’19 (Cum Laude), and Luke Mascatello ’19 (Cum Laude) Prose IV: Mark Berry ’19 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal), Noah Collins ’17 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal), and Leo Zhang ’17 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal) Latin V: Duncan Agnew ’17 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal) and Sarah Gray Castle ’17 (Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medal)

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Arts Highlights EHS arts students shined this year — in chapel, on stage, and in galleries both on campus and off.

Kai Swift ’17

Fall Play: Anon(ymous), November 2016

Clare Henderson ’17

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Janie Stillwell ’18

Guen Dunstan ’18

Choir Tour 2017

Spring Play: Lend Me A Tenor, April 2017

Halle Hughes ’17

Jimin Kim ’18

Winter Musical: Urinetown, February 2017

Performing Arts Showcase, April 2017

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Robert Clark ’17 received All-IAC honors and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award.

Abigail Sackett ’17 will continue her soccer career at University of St Andrews.

Luiji Vilain ’17 earned All-State, AllIAC, All-Met, and Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Athlete of the Year honors. He will play football at University of Michigan.

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ATHLETICS IN REVIEW The Class of 2017 cheered as hard as they competed, sustaining a long tradition of success and sportsmanship in EHS athletics and earning the VISAA’s first-ever Student Cheering Section of the Year Award. Twenty-one members of this year’s senior class participated in athletics during every season of their time at EHS. These student-athletes were recognized for commitment to athletics with the prestigious Robert Wiatt Farrar Award presented at Commencement (see page 6).

This class witnessed and took part in one state championship and fourteen league titles over the past four years, including the Alexandria Prep Golf Championship four years in a row, the Mid-Atlantic Squash team championships for both boys and girls, and the coveted Seminary Hill Cup in three of the past four years. The Class of 2017 earned a remarkable 49 All-State or All-League honors over the past four years, and 20 members of the senior class will go on to compete at the NCAA level.

The girls’ soccer team brought home the ISL-A Division banner for the first time in School history after a spectacular season. With an impressive record of 22 wins and ten losses, the girls’ varsity basketball team had a remarkable ISL season to bring home the ISL-A Division banner. The girls’ varsity softball team had an impressive 9-4 overall record to take home the 3rd banner for the girls this school year.

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

Episcopal student-athletes accumulated four All-League honors this spring, as well as three All-State honors. Five EHS student-athletes were recognized by the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club as “Athletes of the Year” at their annual year-end banquet: George Mawanda-Kalema ’17 (basketball), Gracie Hughes ’19 (tennis), Luiji Vilain ’17 (football), Dawn Farquharson ’18 (track and field), and John Moses ’19 (baseball).

2016-17 Athletic Honors ALL-STATE HONORS

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Eleanor Winants ’18

Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Shedler Fervius ’18 Elijah Gaines ’20 Paige Hathaway ’18 Bijee Jackson ’18 Sam Kamara ’19 Nina Moore ’20 Jahsaiah Moses ’19

FOOTBALL

SOFTBALL

BASEBALL

John Moses ’19 CROSS COUNTRY

Oliver Randon ’17 Tre Simmons ’20 FIELD HOCKEY

Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Colin Dixon ’17 Chris Fournier ’17 Perris Jones ’18 Grant Neagli ’17 Vincent Notzon ’18 Jonathan Sutherland ’17 Duncan Trau ’17 Luiji Vilain ’17

Tiffany Stowers ’20

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Maya Goree ’19 Lexi Weger ’18

Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Alli Boehm ’20 Claire Boehm ’20 Dawn Farquharson ’18 Sam Kamara ’19 Ben Lee ’20 Jack Lee ’20 Nina Moore ’20 Jahsaiah Moses ’19 Vincent Notzon ’18 Zibah Oyibo ’17 L ACROSSE

LizaBanks Campagna ’17 Greta Holt ’17 Isabelle Holt ’18 Ricky Miezan ’18 Thorn Wilbanks ’17

TENNIS

Gracie Hughes ’19 Halle Hughes ’17 Bradley Kelly ’18

ALL-ISL HONORS BASKETBALL

FIELD HOCKEY

LizaBanks Campagna ’17 Eleanor Winants ’18 L ACROSSE

LizaBanks Campagna ’17 Erin Phillips ’18 SOCCER

Hope Gray ’17 Greta Holt ’17 Sophie Singletary ’18 SOFTBALL

Hadiyyah Abdul-Jalaal ’17 Tiffany Stowers ’20 TENNIS

Gracie Hughes ’19 TRACK AND FIELD

Maya Goree ’18

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2016-17 Athletic Honors continued ALL-IAC HONORS

ALL-MET HONORS

BASEBALL

BASKETBALL

Sen Kenneally ’17 John Moses ’19 Henry Sergenian ’19

George Mawanda-Kalema ’17 Lexi Weger ’18

BASKETBALL

Eleanor Winants ’18

Xavier Johnson ’19 George Mawanda-Kalema ’17

FOOTBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

Oliver Randon ’17 FOOTBALL

Seth Agwunobi ’18 Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Colin Dixon ’17 Chris Fournier ’17 Perris Jones ’18 Grant Neagli ’17 Ricky Miezan ’18 Vincent Notzon ’18 John Pupel ’18 Jonathan Sutherland ’17 Duncan Trau ’17 Luiji Vilain ’17 GOLF

Robert Clark ’17 L ACROSSE

Stuart Greenspon ’17 Ricky Miezan ’18 Brandon Williams ’17 SOCCER

Sam Kamara ’19 TENNIS

Bradley Kelly ’18 TRACK AND FIELD

Litchfield Ajavon ’19 Shedler Fervius ’18 Elijah Gaines ’20 Sam Kamara ’19 WRESTLING

Alexander Block ’17

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FIELD HOCKEY

Perris Jones ’18 Grant Neagli ’17 Jonathan Sutherland ’17 Luiji Vilain ’17

George MawandaKalema ’17 earned All-IAC honors, All-MET honors, and the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Athlete of the Year award. He will play basketball at Brown University.

OTHER HONORS ALEXANDRIA SPORTSMAN’S CLUB ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Dawn Farquharson ’18 (track and field) Gracie Hughes ’19 (tennis) George Mawanda-Kalema (basketball) John Moses ’19 (baseball) Luiji Vilain ’17 (football) ALL-AMERICAN

Nicole Carino ’19 (squash) Stuart Greenspon ’17 (lacrosse)

Greta Holt ’17 received All-State honors and the Robert Wiatt Farrar Commitment to Athletics Award, and will continue her lacrosse career at Dickinson College.

Maya Goree ’18 earned All-ISL honors in basketball and track and field.

Stuart Greenspon ’17 was awarded All-IAC and All-American honors. He will continue his lacrosse career at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Spring Athletic Awards VARSITY BASEBALL

BOYS’ VARSITY L ACROSSE

BOYS’ VARSITY TENNIS

Miller Award for the Most Valuable Player John Moses ’19

Joseph B. Shelor ’52 Most Valuable Player Award Stuart Greenspon ’17

George Edmund Bradfield Most Valuable Player Award Corbin Ellington ’18

Most Improved Player Jacob Morgan ’19

Most Improved Player Award Tench Coxe ’17

Most Improved Player Award Charlie Teeters ’20

Coaches’ Award Whit Goode ’17

Coaches’ Award Thorn Wilbanks ’17

Coaches’ Award George McLanahan ’17

GIRLS’ CREW

GIRLS’ VARSITY L ACROSSE

GIRLS’ VARSITY TENNIS

Most Valuable Player Award Esi Igyan ’18

Tyler Most Valuable Player Award LizaBanks Campagna ’17

Most Valuable Player Award Gracie Hughes ’19

Most Improved Player Award Gray Shiverick ’19 Coaches’ Award Gardiner McGuire ’19

Most Improved Player Award Brooks Buyck ’17 Coaches’ Award LizaBanks Campagna ’17

GOLF

William W. Boothe Most Valuable Player Award Robert Clark ’17

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Most Improved Player Award Anderson Glover ’18

Most Improved Player Award Maya Loehr ’19

Gary Lyn Hadwin, Jr. ’99 Coaches’ Award David Jones ’17

Coaches’ Award Hadiyyah Abdul-Jalaal ’17

Most Valuable Player Award Tiffany Stowers ’20

BOYS’ VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

Beaudric L. Howell Most Valuable Player Award Litchfield Ajavon ’19

Coaches’ Award Elijah Gaines ’20

Most Improved Player Award Hope Gray ’17 Coaches’ Award Avery Legg ’17

Most Improved Player Award Tre Simmons ’20

James A. Cathcart III Scholarship/Tompkins Cup in Memory of C.V. Tompkins Gray Goodwyn ’18 GIRLS’ VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

Caroline Elizabeth Anderson Most Valuable Player Award Dawn Farquharson ’18 Most Improved Player Award Millie Pettegrew ’20 Coaches’ Award Jahsaiah Moses ’19 Train-Doswell Award Abigail Ajuma ’17

The athletic awards for the 2016-17 fall and winter seasons are listed at www.episopalhighschool.org/athleticawards201617.

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Eleanor Winants ’18 received All-State, AllISL, and All-MET honors.

College Athletes Twenty members of the Class of 2017 will continue their athletic careers at the college level.

Edith Amason Sewanee: The University of the South (field hockey)

Zibah Oyibo Claremont College (track and field)

Hampton Brannon University of Massachusetts (lacrosse)

Austin Plaster Ohio Wesleyan University (lacrosse)

Jalen Byrd Hampton University (football)

Oliver Randon University of St Andrews (cross country)

LizaBanks Campagna University of California at Berkeley (lacrosse) Colin Dixon University of Virginia (football) Chris Fournier Lehigh University (football) Stuart Greenspon Hobart and William Smith Colleges (lacrosse) Greta Holt Dickinson College (lacrosse) Page Light University of St Andrews (soccer) George Mawanda-Kalema Brown University (basketball) Grant Neagli Yale University (football) 26

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Sen Kenneally ’17 was awarded All-IAC honors.

Abigail Sackett University of St Andrews (soccer) Jonathan Sutherland Pennsylvania State University (football) Guy Thomas Hobart and William Smith Colleges (sailing) Andile Tshuma Sewanee: The University of the South (soccer) Luiji Vilain University of Michigan (football) Brandon Williams Mary Washington University (lacrosse) Dawn Farquharson ’18 earned All-State honors and the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Athlete of the Year award.

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colleges represented

American University Amherst College Brandeis University Brown University Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Claremont McKenna College Clemson University Colgate University College of Charleston College of William and Mary Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Florida State University George Mason University Georgetown University

68%

58%

of students who applied early decision were admitted

Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Hampton University Haverford College Hillsdale College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio Wesleyan University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Rhodes College Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Methodist University

of students will attend Top Tier/Most Competitive colleges and universities, as defined by “Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges”

St. Lawrence University Syracuse University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas Tech University The University of Alabama The University of Georgia The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University United States Military Academy University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Louisville

University of Mary Washington University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of St Andrews University of Virginia University of Washington Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Yale University

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7 1 0 2 Seniors spend their last month of school immersed in their senior externships, the culmination of their Washington Program experience.

From Capitol Hill and the District’s most renowned museums, to global advertising firms and local start-ups and nonprofits, EHS seniors took the world outside our campus gates by storm.

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Nothing Compares to U street A senior externship at the African American Civil War Museum gave Salina Tsegai ’17 the opportunity to explore the culture of a renowned Washington D.C. neighborhood.

The African American Civil War Museum is nestled in a corner of the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. In fact, if you don’t know what to look for, you might miss it.

The museum, which was incorporated in 1992, was created in order to tell the story of the United States Colored Troops and is located just across Vermont Avenue from the African American Civil War Memorial Wall of Honor, which recognizes the more than 200,000 African American soldiers who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War. The U Street Corridor was once known as a hub for African American culture, and the numerous landmarks, memorials, and historic sites in the area serve as a reminder of its cultural importance within the city and beyond.

A trip to the U Street Corridor with English teacher Joel Sohn’s History of Jazz class was what led Salina to develop an interest in the area. She says, “We came down to U Street to learn about the history of jazz in the area. In the class, we talked about jazz’s influence on American culture and black jazz artists who contributed to the culmination of jazz and how it derived from black culture. There are a lot of jazz roots on U Street and in Washington, D.C. in general… We talked about different jazz artists and applied what we learned to black history and modern history, and literature as well. There are a lot of landmarks in the area, and that was interesting to me. I wanted to have the cultural immersion experience of working on U Street.”

At the museum, Salina’s responsibilities ranged from organizing school groups to assisting the curators with artifact restoration.

“I help with tour groups because the museum has a grant to bring in school children from Wards 7 and 8, low income areas in D.C. They come in and do a tour of the museum, and a war reenactment soldier gives a presentation on the purpose of the Colored Troops, what they did, wore, ate, etc.

Luther King, Jr.’s funeral on the cover, and it was signed by her.

I was looking at it and touching it, and that was my favorite part of my externship — actually being able to see what is being put in the exhibits and going through artifacts.

“I wanted to work in a smaller museum, and I had never been to this museum before. I wanted to learn as much about the museum as possible while working here for a month.”

In the fall, Salina will pursue her passion for journalism at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. When asked which lessons that she learned in her internship she’ll take with her to college, she said, “Taking the initiative to do more.

No matter how frivolous the job seems, no matter what I’m doing, I know it is helping the museum. What I will take when I leave is to just do whatever it takes to do better, and that’s something I’ll stick to when I go to college.”

Salina’s advice for rising seniors as they plan their senior externships? “Do something that you’re really interested in. You’ll dip your toes into something that you want to do in the future, or you’ll find out that that’s not something that you want to do in the future. Be eager to do whatever it is you end up doing. Do your best, and don’t think it’s not important.”

“At times I get to work with artifacts. I remember I was handling a magazine that had Coretta Scott King at Martin Episcopal High School

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WeWork: Expanding the Externship Experience At WeWork — a co-working space with locations in nearby Arlington, across the District, and around the globe — entrepreneurs, remote employees, and startups representing myriad industries come together under one roof.

Episcopal’s WeWork membership and the connections it has helped the School to forge have “plugged us into a new way of working in America,” says Director of the Washington Program Jeremy Goldstein.

“The students are starting to see that work doesn’t always look like it used to. You will have students working on Saturdays and not on Mondays. There are a lot of different approaches, and the students who are attracted to this environment tend to be self-starters.”

For my externship I am working on my idea from Entrepreneurial Studies Class, “The Nicest Blazer for the Not So Nicest Weather.” The outside of the blazer is made of a waxed cotton fabric, just like a Barbour jacket. This material provides the wearer with a weatherproof blazer as well as a unique style. The nice materials found in most blazers do not hold up well in rain, and I think combining a blazer with a weatherproof material could make something truly special.

DUNCAN TRAU ’17

Founder/CEO, Weathermen Sportcoats

Due to the fact that I am part of a small fourman team, I really get the feeling that my work means something. On top of this, working with an EHS alumnus and former board member, Craig Dixon ’93, makes me feel as though I have a real connection in my workplace. I feel included and important every time I step in the office.

MAX OLIPHANT ’17

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I now have an understanding of workplace environment, including its relative unpredictability compared with the boarding school schedule, and its ability to inspire more work and better time management.

I also improved my communication ability in a professional setting. Technically, I improved my knowledge in the financial investment field through reading, writing synopses, and researching different types of firms.

LEO ZHANG ’17

Arcus Capital Partners

WAS HI N G T ON PRO GR AM • SENIO R EX TERNSHIPS

The work space at WeWork is very comfortable, which leads to focused and productive learning. My favorite part about working at WeWork is that we are treated like professionals.

BRAD HENRICH ’17

Founder/CEO, Weathermen Sportcoats

I work and communicate with the firm via my computer, which puts the pressure to stay on task on myself.

WeWork is a great place to work, because I am forced to stay focused as young professionals and entrepreneurs are working diligently all around me.

THORN WILBANKS ’17

Arcus Capital Partners

Melanie Frank, the founder of The Global Trade Group, is an inspiration to me because of all of her accomplishments as a woman in the workplace. The transition from the 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. typical class day to my externship has been refreshing and I have learned to be more independent and speak up. My favorite project was researching possible locations for Russian internet trolls and finding their posts on different social media platforms.

MADDIE KORKOWSKI ’17

The Global Trade Group

Maddie and I assist senior legal advisor Melanie Frank with research on international trade agreements and human rights issues in Kenya. Recently, we went to the United States Department of Commerce to the records room and searched through hundreds of files to find petitions, party briefs, and hearing transcripts from an international trade case in 2007. We have both enjoyed working with Ms. Frank and learning about international relations.

CAROLINE KNUTSON ’17

The Global Trade Group

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To Boldly go...

On a 90-degree afternoon a stone’s throw from the White House, Lauryn Langster ’17 is sitting in a nondescript office suite which serves as the headquarters for Commercial Spaceflight Federation. On a walk through Lafayette Square, she discussed her future plans, her externship, and the future of space exploration.

WHAT ARE YOUR PL ANS AFTER GRADUATION?

I’m going to New York University to study biomolecular engineering.

IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WHAT DOES CSF DO?

It’s a federation of more than 70 companies and growing.

We have some research affiliates and also some of the leaders in the space exploration industry, like SpaceX, Elon Musk, and Bigelow Aerospace. We’re getting all of them together so that we can present their ideas to Congress and get legislation passed. They are interested in more funding for space research.

WHAT IS THEIR TIMELINE FOR FURTHER SPACE EXPLORATION?

We’re returning to the moon this year. Not a person — a robot, which hasn’t been done in a while. They also have projections for Mars; SpaceX is saying they’ll go by 2030.

WITH YOUR EXTERNSHIP FOCUSED SO HEAVILY ON SPACE TRAVEL AND YOUR INTEREST IN BIOLOGY, WHERE DO THE TWO CONVERGE?

I can do research on the molecular level, like how a person’s body changes while in space. I attended an event where they talked about how, if they want to build a colony on Mars, they would need to reproduce. Can a baby even be born in such an environment? And if the baby were born in Mars’ gravitational environment, would they be able to survive if they came back to Earth? There are tons of opportunities there for biological research.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT SPACE TRAVEL THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BEFORE?

What CSF is doing, you have to really know the industry in-depth to understand it. My research for the organization has been to understand who the member companies are and what they do. I met one of the astronauts the other day!

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HOW HAS THE WASHINGTON PROGRAM INFLUENCED YOUR EDUCATION?

It’s so easy to think you’re in a bubble, but there is an outside world when you go to EHS. The Washington Program allows you to learn these other cultures together with your friends and classmates. One of my favorite things was when my human geography class went to an Ethiopian restaurant. Some people were confused about how to eat the food. I just dove right in because I love Ethiopian food!

IF YOU COULD GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THE RISING SENIORS ABOUT THE EXTERNSHIP, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

The answer to questions should always be ‘yes.’ When they ask you to do something or go somewhere, say you will do it. I’ve had the opportunity to go to an embassy and an event at the Newseum. It shows a willingness to help them, which is what you’re there for, and you might get to experience something new and really interesting.

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From The Holy Hill to Capitol Hill When it came time to explore options for his senior externship, George McLanahan ’17 was hopeful to land a position on Capitol Hill.

He has long been passionate about science and the environment — he loved teacher Brett Mayer’s Water in a Changing World course — but it was teacher Stephanie Smith’s government class last fall that sparked a newfound interest in politics.

When the opportunity to take a front row seat within the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology presented itself to George, it seemed the stars had aligned.

George spent the month of May working for Congressman Lamar Smith, who represents the 21st Congressional District of Texas and serves as Chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, programs at NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

During his time working in the Rayburn House Office Building, George performed a variety of jobs that helped to familiarize him with the inner workings of the Committee; he helped to set up for committee hearings, ran errands between Rayburn and the United States Capitol, answered phone calls, manned the front desk, and prepared briefing documents for Chairman Smith.

Of answering the phones, one of the more illuminating jobs he was assigned, George says, “It’s really cool to see what people are interested in, to hear what they care about and why.

Obviously I can’t answer the questions myself. I refer them to the appropriate sub-committee, depending on whether the question is about energy, the environment, or space. There were lots of questions about NASA going to Mars.”

George’s visible role within the office — whether answering the phones or greeting and guiding visitors — required a confidence that he developed over the course of his four years at EHS, and that he honed during his weeks outside the gates.

When asked if Episcopal had prepared him to walk confidently into an office setting, George responded with a resounding “Definitely.”

“I love being there when there’s a committee hearing and a lot of people come into the office. Because of my experience at Episcopal, interacting with so many different types of people, I’m very comfortable meeting and communicating with new people. I like telling people my story and finding out about who they are and what they do.

“I think the externship is a great way to the spend the last month of senior year, because students get a chance to get a real sense of the working world, and possibly get a glimpse into something they might want to pursue later in life.”

George’s experience working for Chairman Smith and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology affirmed his commitment to the environment. “I’d love to look into an environmental studies major in college.”

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ADVANCEMENT REPO R T

ON THEIR WAY REJOICING… AND GIVING BACK

The Young Alumni Leadership Program (YALP) Committee worked with the Advancement Office to educate their classmates about transitioning from students to alumni and about how to remain engaged members of the School community.

Led by Committee Chairs Alexander Block (events), Gracie Burke (communications), Whit Goode (Roll Call), and Stuart Greenspon (stewardship), YALP organized the Senior Class

Students at Thank-a-Donor Day: (left) Hayne Ainslie ’17, Greta Holt ’17, and Hampton Brannon ’17; (right) Mei Kuo ’19 and Lauryn King ’17.

Dinner with a young alumni panel, called and texted alumni and filmed live broadcasts from campus during the EHS Finals Countdown (see page 35), and planned and hosted a Thank-a-donor letter-writing campaign. The year-long effort by YALP was enthusiastically received by their classmates, resulting in 100 percent participation in the Roll Call.

Led by co-chairs Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie ’82 and Alicia and Mike Alford, the Senior Parent Roll Call Committee completed one of the most successful annual giving efforts in recent history. The parents of the class of 2017 gave over $529,167 to the 2016-17 Roll Call with annual fund gifts from the class totaling almost $1.3 million during their children’s time at Episcopal. A remarkable 95 percent of the senior parents participated in the Roll Call this year!

ROLL CALL GIVING FROM THE PARENTS OF THE CL ASS OF 2017

2013-14 FRESHMAN YEAR

2014-15 SOPHOMORE YEAR

2015-16 JUNIOR YEAR

2016-17 SENIOR YEAR

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194,797

$

77%

PARTICIPATION

270,859

$

287,203

$

84%

PARTICIPATION

73%

PARTICIPATION

529,167

$

95%

PARTICIPATION

Seniors celebrating the unveiling of their bricks on the Alumni Walk: (left to right) Julia Leisenring, Virginia Helm, Sarah Kurzweil, and Edith Amason.

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Class of 2017 Senior Parent Roll Call Committee CO-CHAIRS

Lee ’82 and Elizabeth Ainslie John ’17 and Ford ’14 Mike and Alicia Alford Camden ’17, Ali ’13, and Sutton ’11 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Pen and Elizabeth Agnew Duncan ’17, Stuart ’12, and Pen ’11 Garth ’84 and Anne Ainslie Hayne ’17 and Quinn ’15 Kirk and Carla Block Alexander ’17 and Natalie ’19 Wade and Camille Brannon Hampton ’17, Stella ’18, and Maxine ’18 Guy and Meg Brossy Philip ’17

Chris and Shannon Campagna LizaBanks ’17 and Bea ’20

Travis and Andrea Langster Lauryn ’17

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

Jonathan and Liz Legg Avery ’17

Phil and Liz Dolan Madeline ’17 and Lily ’20 Tom and Staci Greenspon Stuart ’17 Kris Hagerman and Marian Kremer Paige ’17 Chris and Kathleen Hohlstein Henry ’17

Chip ’80 and RJ Lyerly Evan ’17, Jett ’19, Quinn ’15, Haley ’13, and Carly ’12 Morgan and Liz McLanahan George ’17 Doug and Rita Neagli Grant ’17 and Jackson ’14 Andrew and Fairley Pilaro Keeling ’17

Fred Kalema-Musoke George ’17 and David ’10

Bill and Mary Jo Riddle Courtney ’17 and Will ’19

Don and Donna Knutson Caroline ’17, Thomas ’11, and Kelsey ’09

Andrew and Barbara Rosenberg Mary Grace ’17

David and Tracey Kurzweil Sarah ’17 and Claire ’18

Will and Cindy Wiltshire William ’17

EHS Finals Countdown: A Day of Giving Around the Globe Thanks to the support and enthusiasm of the entire School community, Episcopal’s first-ever giving day challenge — known as the EHS Finals Countdown — helped to secure an incredible year for the Roll Call.

In an effort that stretched around the world and touched every time zone, 871 alumni, parents, students, and faculty and staff members pitched in to make a gift to EHS over the course of the day. Combined with $150,000 in challenge matching gifts, the effort raised a total of $346,807 and helped to put the Roll Call on target for a record-breaking year.

EHS FINALS

COUNTDOWN Senior Natalia Mora snaps a photo of her name on the Alumni Walk.

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Honoring Service to EHS Integrity-In-Action Lecture and Award, and the C.V. Tompkins Mastership for Excellence in Teaching, Character, Leadership, and School Service. John has participated in every School campaign and has led regional efforts in Winston-Salem. He supported The Promise Campaign by leading an effort to name a locker room in Hummel Bowl in honor of Lee M. McLaughlin, who coached the School’s undefeated 1953 football team.

Episcopal Honors John W. Burress ’54 with Distinguished Service Award John received Episcopal’s Distinguished Service Award, which “is presented to individuals for their extraordinary service to Episcopal High School and dedication to the advancement of the School’s mission.”

Of John, stepson and Trustee Ed Walker ’85 remarked, “He’s generous, joyful, and fun. He’s intelligent and never arrogant. He’s got great cautious and mindful judgement but is as risk-ready as they come. He has respect for tradition and for position, but he has the courage to challenge what he thinks is wrong. He has common sense and uncommon action. He is happy to lead and happy to follow, but I can tell you this, he wants to get the job done.”

John served on the School’s Board of Trustees from 1974 to 1977 and from 1995 to 2001, at which point he was bestowed with the title of Trustee Emeritus. He was instrumental to the creation and endowment of several programs and masterships at EHS, including the Jay Walker ’54 Symposium for music programs, the Allen C. Phillips 36

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“This is one of the highlights of my life,” John said upon accepting the Distinguished Service Award. “There couldn’t be any finer recognition that I could have. I look around, and I see all my family and friends here, and I really do want to tell you about the connection that I have with each one. Because there’s an EHS connection that is just unbelieveable. A thread that runs through everything in my life. The fabric of my life was formed here.”

This is one of the highlights of my life.

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On Friday, April 28, Episcopal honored two of its most dedicated and esteemed leaders, John W. Burress ’54 and Bailey W. Patrick ’79, with an intimate celebration in Centennial Gymnasium.

million to name the Athletics Center in honor of Kathleen and Rob Hershey, and made the transformation of Stewart Gym into the School’s new Thank you Student Center possible. Perhaps his greatest again for giving me the opportunity to serve and contribution, however, has been ensuring the successful transition of leadership to Charley share this journey with Stillwell, Episcopal’s 12th Head of School. each of you.

Episcopal Honors Outgoing Chairman of the Board Bailey W. Patrick ’79 On behalf of EHS, Trustee Alicia Alford publically thanked Bailey for his service as Chair of the Board of Trustees — a position he held from 2011-17. Prior to his role as Board Chair, Bailey served six years as a Trustee following time on the Advisory Council.

Alicia said, “I believe that Bailey’s lasting legacy is the spirit in which he has served. Bailey may be the only Board Chair who is both an alumnus of the School and a parent and an uncle of both boys and girls who have attended Episcopal. This has given him a unique perspective and an invaluable lens through which to view the work of the Board. As Board Chair, Bailey has been committed to creating a School community that shapes our students with the same values that he wants for his own children.”

At his final board meeting, Bailey said, “As the Board Chair, there are plenty of things to worry about.

Candidly, for a number of years what lingered over me the most were the uncertainties around when Rob would retire, how we would go about finding his replacement, and how we would ensure a smooth transition. In a sense, there was this anxiety around the thought of ‘transition.’ After a great deal of reflection recently, I want to leave you with the thought that transition is really good. Change can be really good, and rather than having anxiety around it, we should embrace it! It is energizing, and because we continue to bring in such bright, diverse, and very talented people to our Board and to our faculty and staff, the end result is new thought, innovation, implementation, and improvement.

“I would like to say how much I have personally enjoyed getting to know and work with each of you and how much the friendships in this room mean to me. Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to serve and share this journey with each of you.”

During Bailey’s tenure, he oversaw the completion of The Promise Campaign, which raised $87.6 million and resulted in the Hershey Athletics Center, the renovated March Library, expansion of Penick Hall, the new Townsend Hall, and the Middle-Income Financial Aid Initiative. He was also instrumental in the Tribute Campaign, which raised just over $10.4 Episcopal High School

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Episcopal’s Outgoing Trustees Sound Off Thank you to our outgoing Trustees for their steadfast commitment to The High School. Their insights over six years have been invaluable, and Episcopal is a better place for their contributions.

LISA HUFFINES

ON JULY 1, EPISCOPAL WELCOMED LEE S. AINSLIE III ’82 TO THE ROLE OF CHAIR OF THE BOARD. Lee served as a Trustee from 2000-06 and from 2016-17. The son of former Headmaster Sandy Ainslie ’56, Lee is father to two Episcopal alumni, Ford ’14 and John ’17. Lee is managing partner of Maverick Capital and is devoted to many organizations, including The Robin Hood Foundation, The University of Virginia’s Jefferson Scholars Foundation, and the Boys Club of New York.

THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALSO WELCOMED FIVE NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Robert M. Collie III ’94 Cary L. Goodwin ’93 Jerry Juergen Taylor ’83 E. Jenner Wood III ’70 Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01

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My six years on the Episcopal board came to a close the same day Bailey’s tenure as board chair ended. As we all reflected that day, a lot happened at EHS during those six years: major buildings went up, important faculty and administrative positions changed hands, and significant programming innovations were implemented. We debated policies and planned for future challenges, some of them thorny.

Through it all I can recall no angst or strife or worry about this wonderful institution. Episcopal High School is a steady ship, and it’s been a privilege to get to know some of its nooks and crannies. l hope to find many new ways to support the School in coming years.

HONO RING SERVICE TO EHS

HOWARD W. SMITH III ’76

TOBY S. WILT, JR. ’95

R. HALSEY WISE ’83

I grew up on Seminary Road and as a child, EHS was my playground. So, from a very young age, Episcopal was a big influence on me. As EHS students in the mid 1970s, we were shaped by some of the most revered names — Hoxton, Callaway, Phillips — in the history of the School. I recall writing in a college essay that the two most important things I learned at EHS were the difference between right and wrong and how to get along with others. As I reflect on my six years on the Board at EHS, these pillars of the EHS experience are as prominent today as they were in 1976. This consistency was and is a continuum of work started centuries ago and is there today having been led by a Hoxton, Ainslie, Hershey, or Stillwell, and for the last six years as led

by Board Chair Bailey Patrick. I will miss the Board get-togethers in which members brought both their love of the School and their professional experiences to guide this place forward to compete in the 21st century. I received as much or more than I gave and for that I will forever be thankful. GO HIGH SCHOOL!

Episcopal High School has never ceased to impress me. As a student, an alumnus, or most recently as a Trustee, I have continually loved playing a role in the School. My past six years serving as a Trustee have been nothing short of a remarkable experience. Providing a vision toward the future of EHS has been an honor and serving under the leadership of Bailey Patrick and alongside Rob Hershey have made the service even more memorable. Finding a new Head of School like Charley Stillwell was a priority during my term, and now seeing him in action in my last year gives me great comfort knowing the School is in great hands moving forward. Lee Ainslie and Charley are a great duo to maintain and build upon the great foundation we have at EHS. I can not thank Episcopal and my fellow Trustees enough for the opportunity to serve and learn alongside you. Go High School!

As the son of an EHS graduate, as an EHS graduate myself, as a parent of three EHS students, and as an EHS Trustee for six years, perhaps no institution has been as impactful on my family and me than EHS. EHS is a truly unique school and community where students gain an outstanding education, where kids become young adults, and where honor, character, and values still mean something and are celebrated and reinforced. While being formed by the entire EHS experience students find out much about themselves and people learn how to compete and contribute to the world. I feel very privileged to have served as a Trustee and I feel humbled for the opportunity to work with Bailey Patrick, Rob Hershey, Charley Stillwell, the committed faculty, and my fellow Trustees. EHS is propelled by a community committed to a valuable mission and galvanized by a durable constancy of purpose. I am certain that Episcopal’s best days remain ahead.

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#EHSReunion2017 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012

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First row, left to right: Frank Conner, Jim Piper, Tise Eyler, Latane Ware, and Charlie Cook; (second row) Bob Morgan, Bob Mason, Jim Daniel, Harte Crow, and Bill Dixon; (*) Don Faulkner, Jack Rinehart, and Mac Spears

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Left to right: Henry Blake, Cotes Pinckney, Shep Ansley, Gordon LeGrand, Pearce Connerat, Robbie Harrison, and Tim DeGavre; (*) Chip Buxton, Tom Davenport, Louie Gump, Tom Lawford, Bob Taylor, and Dillon Wooten

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Left to right: Tom Coates, Menard Doswell, Howdie Goodwin, and Stan Lawrence; (*) Al Berkeley, Jim Bruton, and Van MacNair

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First row, left to right: Chuck Patton, Jamie Coleman, Darr Hall, Heath Alexander, Johnny Cathcart, Vince Dobbs, Scotty Linder, and Charlie Bagley; (second row) Quentin Robinson, Bank Hipp, Andy Brown, Beau Wilson, Joe Mason, Pinkney Herbert, Randy Metcalfe, Scott Farrar, and Nick Conner; (*) Billy Bell, Jamie Hobson, Gene Hooff, David Joy, and Sterling Kelly

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First row, left to right: Joe Jarrett, Steve Fogleman, Read Branch, Will Ravenel, Verdery Kerr, Charles Coppage, deRo Myers, Jon Barrett ’68, and Taylor King; (second row) Bill Canby, Phillip Michaels, Bill Flowers, Alec Fraser, Buddy Criner, Dick Dulaney, Weldon Schenck, and Halbert Jones; (third row) Percy Montague, Jim Woodruff, Steve Clement, Peter Howell, Chris Webster, Rex Wilson ’68, and Wren Hudgins; (fourth row) David Burt, Roy Torbert, Lucius Clay, Chuck Gilchrist, Walker Moore ’68, Jim Fitzhugh, Jenks Hobson ’66, Jim Everett, and John Hooff; (fifth row) Phil Porterfield, Randy Coupland, and Jeff Gayle; (*) John Train ’66 and Lyles Carr ’68

’72

First row, left to right: John McAfee, Tom Long, Scott Enoch, John O. Goddin, Edley Crighill, John Baicy, and Hank Wall; (second row) Isaac Manning, Ed Ricciardelli, Bennett Atwill, Mike Magee, Biff Niven, Rooney deButts, David Patrick, Kennon Morris, Robert Mason, Bill Baker, Brac McKee, and John Richards ’78; (*) Emmett McGee and Kennard Neal

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First row, left to right: Dylan Glenn, Stephen Shuford, Paul Elam, William deButts, and Patrick Johnson; (second row) James Connor, Rob Lowe, Tom Mulhern, and Nelson Tyrone; (third row) Andy Reynolds, Charles Haigler, Harrison Coleman, and Hampton Nager; (*) James Blue, Gardner Cobb, Brax Cutchin, Dan Deutermann, Howard Holley, Adam Rice, Dane Snowden, and John Waters

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First row, left to right: Caulley Deringer, Hill Hopper, Attison Barnes, Todd Gray, Bart Hardison, Andrew McIlwraith, Elis Olsson, Tony Landi, and Macon Baird; (second row) Dave Coombs, Mark Slack, Arthur Smith, John Kelly, Jeb Burns, James Ragsdale, Moultrie Dotterer, and Frank Liddell; (*) Lee Ainslie, Jack Bocock, Carl Failmezger, Joe Ibrahim, and Danny Miller

First row, left to right: Fred Alexander and Matt Chellgren; (second row) John Pattisall, Abbitt Goodwin, Cal Evans, Myres Tilghman, and Steve Sztan; (third row) Jay Unger, Murdoch Matheson, Mike McCabe, John Mullins, and Jim Sibley; (*) Murdoch Matheson

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First row, left to right: Chris Shepherd, Carolyn Wright Kesler, Jon Yim, Jack Moores, David Bickford, Jim Goodwin, Portia Scott, Meg Smoot Stonehouse, Kristen Edwards Marquardt, Nicole Nicolette Mace, Alex Dickerson, Claire Kirkpatrick Cobb, Tad McLeod, and Nick Carosi; (second row) Thomas Joyce, Nate Collier, Bennett White, Shriti Patel Moore, Paul Mashburn, Lucy Whittle Goldstein, Price Balderson, Sarah Ravenel Dollens, and Finny Akers; (third row) JW Perry, Morgan Sickles, Logan Owens, Patricia Kinser, Elizabeth Wainwright, Becky Berry Scott, and Rogers Cockrill; (fouth row) Rick Comisky, Mike Herrington, Caldwell Clarke, Elizabeth Hoster Murphy, Peyton Grubbs Lister, and Jon Constable; (*) Bill Allen and Steve McCaskill

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First row, left to right: Innes Gamble Boland, India DeLashmutt, Louise Burton Copeland, Susanne Inman Frayser, Julia McKenzie Johnson, Laura Faulders Jordan, Elisabeth Putney Mygatt, Matilda Reuter Engle, Joy Harper Jones, Anna Bryan Lynott, Beverly Mebane Helms, Kathy Weglein Zito, and Katharine Hutchison Merritt; (second row) Berend van Roijen, Elizabeth Mathison Maricich, Lauren Vance, Artie Armstrong, Kit McLendon, Jeff Fuge, Judson Ragsdale, Eliza Smith Dunn, Anne Lummis Wright, Shanda Cooper, and Brenton Hardee; (third row) Nana Opoku, Martin Stroble, Hunt Kushner, Luke Clay, Charlie Keyser, Andrew Farrar, Grant Brown, Will McGettigan, and Will Corbitt; (*) Azizi Jones

First row, left to right: Anna Belk, Claire Schmitt, Sally Channell, Alexandra French, Sallie Madden, Drew McGowan, JT Jobe, Katie Grover Oswald, Shawn Weger, Ted Peterson, Victoria Friedman Thevenot, and Molly Barber; (second row) Anneka Wisker, Mike Krcmery, Jay Fazio, Reneé John Howard, Chris Della Rocca, Gil Lamphere, Clark Barber, Julie Zambie, Katharine Farrar, Ned Burns, Hubie Haywood, Frank Stern, Fritz Reuter, and David Glaize; (third row) Phinizy Wimberly, Mari Casey, Kidder Williams, Sebastian Sabella, Simeon Brown, Jeb Leva, Griffin Johnson, and Warner Blunt; (*) Nikki Ferland Regan, Danielle Rengers, Ed Uspasskikh, Ross Vizard, and Raecine Williams

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First row, left to right: Lauren Mealy, Lillian Smith, Barrett Wagner, Austin Conger, Marion Williams, Weeza Miller, Hannah Gray, Elizabeth Buyck, Chase Hughes, Celeste Jones, Merrill Pischke, Summer Thomas, Matt Valcourt, Sydney Fenstermaker, and Eleni Hadjis; (second row) Chris Driscoll, Michael Vance, Thomas Farnsworth, Maggie Boozer, Emmy Ragsdale, Carly Lyerly, Armour Shaw, Stuart Agnew, Amy Ren, Caroline Hagood, Alessandra Gavin, Ryan Bennert, Quinn Caslow, Jennifer Simpson, Ross Higgins, Ben Strawsburg, Sang Chung, Wells Patrick, and Ben Taylor; (third row) Chris Wasden, Patrick McLendon, Willie MacDade, Kiki Nix, Liz Helm, Sarah Claiborne, Anderson Pearce, Teresa Schaefer, Tyler Duerson, Jesse Ling, Andrew Major, Laura Hollister, Caroline Magee, and Sam Falken; (fourth row) Russell Pierson, Harrison Clement, Riley Wilson, Tom Merrick, Zach Ashburn, Buck Armstrong, Gus Youmans, Jack Blaine, Rob Williamson, Baker Patton, Andrew Jyan, and Julian Lockhart (*) Austin deButts, RaShawn Ince, Foster Joseph, Taylor Kelly, David Maybank, Kethan Savage, Worth Smith, and Marshall Weisiger

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ADMIS SIO NS REPO R T

CONGR ATUL ATIONS

Class of 2017!

EHS Faculty and Staff Recommendations

Ashley McDowell, Dean of Students “A Man Called Ove: A Novel” by Fredrik Backman

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Constance Morris, Library Assistant and Part-time Librarian “Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue “We Could Be Beautiful” by Swan Huntley

Kate Newton, Technology and Systems Librarian “When the Moon Was Ours: A Novel”

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“All the Birds in the Sky” by Charlie Jane Anders

Bill Patti, Director of Theater Arts “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage “Oslo” by J.T. Rogers

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Mitch Pinkowski, English Teacher “What We See When We Read” by Peter Mendelsund

Tim Rogers ’79, English Teacher “The Sea” by John Banville

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“Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood” by Terry Masear

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Laura Vetter, Archivist “Train to Pakistan” by Khushwant Singh

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Summer Reading 2017 EHS Faculty and Staff Recommendations

Lindsay Bingham, Assistant Director for Digital Media “The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel” by Ursula K. Le Guin

Chris Byrnes, Facilities Coordinator “Too Close to the Falls: A Memoir” by Catherine Gildiner

Anna Collins, Library Director “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett

Fatema Dadgar, Assistant Registrar “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho

Caroline English, Social Studies Teacher “The Sympathizer: A Novel” by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Katharine Farrar ’07, Alumni Programs Officer “Salt to the Sea” by Ruta Sepetys

Mary Fielder, Assistant Head for Academics “The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For” by David McCullough

Stacie Galiger, Math Teacher “The Book of Joy” by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Heidi Huntley, Social Studies Teacher “Ten Restaurants that Changed America”

by Paul Freedman and Danny Meyer “Flood of Fire: A Novel” by Amitav Ghosh

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