Foxcroft Magazine - Centennial Issue (Spring 2014)

Spring 2014

Special Centennial Issue

Mary Louise Leipheimer Graduates with the 100th Class

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Published by Foxcroft School Please address queries to ­Cathrine Wolf, Director of Communications 22407 Foxhound Lane, P.O. Box 5555 Middleburg, Virginia 20118 540.687.4511 cwolf@foxcroft.org Mary Louise Leipheimer Head of School Sheila C. McKibbin Associate Head of School

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Honoring 25 Years . . . and More Mary Louise Leipheimer: In Our Words

Marion L. Couzens Director of Institutional Advancement Gina B. Finn Director of Admission and Financial Aid Patrick M. Finn Director of Enrollment Development Office Deborah K. Hogan (Associate Director) Jennie Wills (Assistant Director) Laura Booze (Gifts Administrator) Terry Meyer (Development Coordinator) Bethany Stotler (Advancement Associate) Frances Armour (Campaign Coordinator)

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Awesome! The Centennial was a Banner Year on Campus, too

Photography: Ian Bradshaw, Gary Cox, Michael Gunselman, Jim Kirby, Bethany Stotler, Kate Worsham, and Audrey B. Currier Library Archives Mission Statement: Foxcroft provides a residential learning experience for girls in which academic ­excellence, leadership, responsibility, and integrity are our highest values.

Foxcroft School is accredited by the ­Virginia ­Association of ­Independent Schools.

Foxcroft School admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin. It does not ­discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational, ­admission, or ­financial aid policies, or in any school-sponsored ­programs.

This magazine is printed on FSC-certified 10% post-consumer waste recycled paper.

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Hailing our 100th Class Miss Charlotte’s Spirit Visits the Garden at Commencement

29 Gone Away 36 Honoring Mary Louise Leipheimer COVER PHOTO: GARY W. COX CENTENNIAL PHOTOGRAPHY: LUCY BROWN ARMSTRONG

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Celebrating a

A Sensational Centennial

When Miss Charlotte started Foxcroft with “24 girls and three day scholars” in 1914, could she have ever guessed that more than 1,000 people – and the U.S. Army – would be gathering to celebrate her School 100 years later? That was the scene April 25-27 when the long-awaited Centennial Celebration Weekend arrived, and what a weekend it was!

Foxcroft women representing more than 70 graduating classes from nine decades came together with students, faculty (current and former), family (past and present), and friends (through to the end!) for a joyous, actionpacked, fun-filled event the likes of which one is unlikely to see again soon. People came from all over the United States and as far away as Dubai (Suha Atiyeh ’00) and Seoul (Yeri Jeong ’02).

They were young – one babe in arms attended the Centennial Dinner – and they were old – Katherine Merle-Smith Thomas ’39 celebrated her 92nd birthday on Sunday. “Miss Kitty,” as she was known to many alumnae from the 1950s, is Miss Charlotte’s niece and was married to Foxcroft’s second Head of School, Van Santvoord Merle-Smith.

All reveled in reacquainting themselves with each other and the School. Truly, a good time was had by all!

At the Alumnae Association luncheon, seniors Vivian Tsai and Selina Sristienvong spoke and President Sheldon Gerry Withers ’61 presented Mary Lou the Association’s retirement gift of patio furniture.

Community Relations Committee Chair Penny Denègre ate with her daughter, Alden Denègre Moylan ’05, and Adela Griswold ’06.

Brick House served as Centennial Headquarters with help from Volunteers Coordinators Lee Clark Breeden ’00 (right) and Ali Eskridge Hoce ’96 (far right). It became a busy venue for joyful reunions!

Suha Atiyeh ’00 and Yeri Jeong ’02 traveled around 7,000 miles each to join the fun!

See photos, videos, and more from the weekend at www.foxcroft.org/centennial/celebration_weekend 2

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Around 75 Foxcroft women, and a few family members too, gathered Friday afternoon in Roomies to share stories, dreams, tears, laughter, love, and hope at Foxcroft’s first “Diversi-Tea.” The brainchild of Centennial Diversity Committee chairs Adriane Williams ’92, Sarah Möise Young ’94, and Liz Hanbidge ’00, was even more successful and moving than anyone could have envisioned as various individuals told of their experiences at Foxcroft, their paths since, and their shared understanding that the friendships made as students are lifelong.

“It’s a heart connection,” said Debbie Atkins Cross, the first African-American graduate.

She had not been back to campus since she graduated in 1973, but upon seeing her classmates, she said, “It’s like we never parted.”

“This is the most beautiful gathering that Foxcroft could have put together,” said Veda Howell ’73, above left sharing a laugh with Debbie Rivers Meadows ’74, School History Committee Co-Chair Pickett Randolph ’56, and students.

Sarah, Adriane, and Liz (top) organized a wonderful afternoon.

Among those who shared their stories were (counterclockwise from inset above) Stephanie Young ’00, Natalie James Wiltshire ’95 and Nita Coles, ’75 (sitting), Wendy Anderson Willis ’86, and Debbie Atkins Cross ’73.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LUCY BROWN ARMSTRONG

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Pigs Flew!

You can’t have a major Foxcroft event without a nod to its equestrian roots and so everyone headed down to the Jean duPont McConnell Stables Friday evening for a sumptuous barbeque. The rain moved activities inside but failed to dampen spirits as people enjoyed Director of Dining Services Mike Brown’s famous “When Pigs Fly” feast. Folks ate at tables set up in the aisles, danced where tons of hay is usually stored, and pinned cards with their favorite Foxcroft memories on ribbons adorning the barn.

Mary Lou Leipheimer passed the baton – literally – to Foxcroft’s next Head of School, Catherine Smylie McGehee (photo, right).

“I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. It has been my pleasure to serve, but it is time. . .” said Mary Lou and, smiling as she handed the festive baton to Cathy, added, “I know you will twirl it well.”mories: foxcroftschool.tumblr.com

Each day of the weekend, attendees were asked a different question and given cards to record their responses. Friday dozens of favorite memories went up for all to peruse.

People of all ages delighted in trying to catch the stuffed animals that Mike Brown and company sent flying through the hay barn.

A country band, straw hats, and bandanas put all in a party mood.

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The Sound of Music . . . and horses, and teachers talking, and friends chatting, and more filled the campus Saturday morning. There was plenty to do – and not do. Some attended myriad presentations, performances, tours, and exhibits. Others walked the campus, visited horses in the barn, perused goodies in the school store, or made art.

Still others sat and caught up with old friends, former faculty, and current students, often over a delicious box lunch. Named “Foxcroft: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” the day, ably organized by Saturday Program Chair Mercedes Rudkin Gotwald ’72, had something for everyone. A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) presentation, tours of our award-winning “green” dormitory, Stuart Hall, a virtual art show, and the studentproduced video Forever Foxcroft Girls were innovative offerings, complementing the tried-and-true array of panels, mini-classes, and archive displays.

Enjoying student performances, "Foxcroft by the Decades" exhibit created by Dan Murphy P ’10 , ’15, mini-classes, and art projects were some of the options during the day.

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Foxcroft women representing six decades and locations around the country and as far away as the U.K. were featured in the Alumnae Art Show, curated by Whitney Knapp ’99. Most displayed their work “virtually.”

To view the Alumnae Art Show, student video & more, go to www.foxcroft.org/centennial/celebration_weekend 5

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Forward, March!

For years, those who did not attend Foxcroft between 1942 and 1968 have been hearing about “The Drill,” which was a part of school life for nearly three decades. They finally got to see it on Saturday! Thirty-one dedicated graduates, organized by Alumnae Association President Sheldon Gerry Withers ’61, revived the tradition as retired four-star general, Gen. Crosbie Saint, Mary Lou, and hundreds of enthusiastic spectators watched.

The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, which Gen. Saint had invited, added a measure of pomp and circumstance but it was the marching formations and rifle maneuvers by the Foxcroft Corps, performed admirably after a 50-year break, that drew the most ardent praise. “They were wonderful,” said Gen. Saint afterwards.

Before that colorful expression of civic pride, Middleburg Mayor Betsy Allen Davis presented a proclamation passed by the Town Council April 10. Declaring “Foxcroft Centennial Celebration Weekend” in the town, it details aspects of the long, fruitful relationship between Foxcroft and Middleburg and applauds the School’s generous service to town organizations and activities.

Many townspeople were on hand, having been invited to celebrate with the School community.

Foxcroft Centennial flags flying downtown, the Sporting Library and Museum’s special art exhibit, and support from merchants this year added much to the festivities.

Both the Drum corps and Foxcroft’s own stepped lively at the drill demonstration.

General Saint was impressed.

“I loved Drill,” Sheldon (top with red sash) said. “I sent an e-mail to all the women who knew how to drill and I got so many replies I had a waiting list.”

Mayor Davis presented a Middleburg Township proclamation honoring Foxcroft.

To watch the video of the drill demonstration, visit www.foxcroft.org/centennial/drill 6

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Are You a Fox or a Hound?

There was no need to ask that usually requisite question posed when two Foxcroft alumnae meet on Saturday afternoon at Fox/Hound Field. It was obvious as alumnae, young and old, wore their team’s colors, sang their team’s songs, and “marched in” much as they had five or 15 or 50 years ago.

The 45 years between the graduation dates of these four Foxes disappears as they March In, singing with one voice, for the game. It was hard not to get choked up.

Fox and Hound officers of the past found their present counterparts and inspected hats, tambourines, and drums for souvenirs of their tenure. They banged drums and led cheers, to the delight and awe of current students, who could not help but observe the lifelong allegiance that persists even among some of the oldest alumnae (Yes, Miss Kitty was at the game!)

An impressive group of athletes, which included several recent college players as well as some 40-somethings, took the field for the glory of their beloved Foxes or Hounds and – as always – played their hearts out. Although the Hounds won the game (3-0, but who’s counting?), school spirit, friendship, fun, and tradition truly triumphed over all.

Former Fox/Hound officers reclaimed their tambourines and drums to lead cheers.

The Fox Team won the best game face contest but fell to the Hounds on the field.

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An Evening to Remember Miss Charlotte recommended two rules for her girls: “Hard, good work and much fun.”

Saturday night was about fun. While students and other under-21 guests had a blast “on the red carpet,” the older crowd “dressed their decade” and revisited days gone with classmates and friends in the Sally B. Courtyard and elegantly transformed Leipheimer Gymnasium.

Around 9 p.m., all came together in a Fox/Hound banner-bedecked Engelhard Gymnasium for the “All Together Now!” Dessert Reception sponsored by Middleburg Bank that featured Foxcroft’s legendary “Kossuth cakes” and other goodies along with coffee, tea, and root beer floats! People were indeed jumping to the Jump Street Band, having fun photos taken, and flashing glow-in-the-dark rings before the night was through.

The Leipheimer Gymnasium was transformed for Saturday’s big dinner and many Alumnae “dressed their decade” for the occasion.

A vintage car, photo booths, and a DJ were among the treats offered on the red carpet.

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David Hartley, President of Middleburg Investment Group, and his wife, Cathy, enjoyed the “All Together Now” event sponsored by Middleburg Bank.

Mary Louise Leipheimer, Class of 2014 At the dessert reception, Foxcroft Board of Trustee President Reggie Groves ’76 honored Head of School Mary Louise Leipheimer on the eve of her retirement with a special presentation that included a moving video and several surprise gifts.

the Board has established the Mary Louise Leipheimer Excellence in Teaching Award, to be awarded annually, and a sustainability endowment in Leipheimer’s honor.

“The Board wants you to know that we share your goal of ensuring Foxcroft’s future,” she said.

“We are happy to announce that you have finally earned your Foxcroft diploma,” said Groves, handing Mary Lou the prized possession she has presented to hundreds of girls over the past 25 years. Leipheimer promptly checked that it was signed and held it up for all to see, beaming – just like her girls. Groves also announced that

With visible emotion, Mary Lou responded, “It has been my privilege and my pleasure to have been touched by the fabric of this place, to have known you, to have loved you, and to have been a teacher. You have taught me more than I have ever taught anyone. I shall treasure you in my heart and I am thrilled to be an alum!”

To watch the video of Mary Lou, visit www.foxcroft.org/centennial/marylou_tribute

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Fond Farewell A century ago, Charlotte Haxall Noland set out to create a school that girls would love to come to and hate to leave, and so it seemed on Sunday at the Centennial Celebration’s final event – a Hunt Breakfast under the tent, sponsored by Dr. Betsee Parker. There, Foxcroft girls of all ages arrived, and then lingered, sharing stories from the past and from the weekend itself. Yes, that WAS Michelle Obama walking through the un-official Foxcroft gathering at the Salamander Resort Friday evening. . . Oh, I almost forgot how beautiful the campus is! . . . Didn’t the gym look stunning last night with all those trees and lights? [Those trees, by the way, were planted around campus the following week.]

Thanks and farewells followed, along with hugs and promises to get together again soon. And the wonderful weekend was over. The love and enthusiasm for Foxcroft, however, shows no signs of fading. For that we have many to thank: all those who traveled far and wide to be at the Celebration, the many volunteers during the weekend, the committee members who planned everything, and our fearless leaders, Centennial Co-Chairs Beatty Page Cramer ’66, Axie Clark Diana ’60, Mia Martin Glickman ’78, and Barkley Boutell Henning ’73, as well as Director of Institutional Advancement Marion Couzens, who served as the faculty representative. As one alumna wrote in a Facebook post as she left town, “A standing O to all the committee chairs and the tons of willing, helpful volunteers for a whirlwind of fun, new memories with a ton of fabulous friends.”

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Foxcroft neighbors Betsee and Rosie Parker visited with History Committee co-chair Nancy Gerry Bedford ’54 at the Hunt breakfast, sponsored by Parker.

Heartiest thanks to Centennial Committee chairs (above, from left) Barkley, Axie, Mia, and Beatty; Saturday Program Chair Mercedes Gotwald ’72 (left), and all the others who made the weekend great. Everyone had fun!

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True Friends . . .

Through to the End Whether they were enjoying a milestone reunion or simply coming “home,” many classes took advantage of opportunities to get together during the Centennial Celebration. Some even gathered for official class photos! Here are the pictures that we collected through the weekend.

We know there are probably more out there! If your class took its own photo or you feel yours is missing from this selection, please let us know.

We would love to feature more class photos in our fall magazine.

1939 – 75th Reunion

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1965 1964 – 50th Reunion 1970 1972

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1974 – 40th Reunion

1973 1979 – 35th Reunion

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1989 – 25th Reunion 1996

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2005 & 2006

2007 Do you have a class photo to share?

Please send it to alumnae@foxcroft.org

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#FXC Through the use of social media, the Centennial Celebration was shared beyond Foxcroft’s 500-acre campus in Middleburg. During the weekend, alumnae, past faculty, and friends of the School alike could visit our Facebook page for photo galleries, links, and videos of the Centennial events; search #FXC100 on Instagram and Twitter to view posts of the celebration by Foxcroft Communications and others; or get a real-time peek at the parties Saturday evening via live-stream cameras in the Athletic/Student Center.

Thank you to everyone who liked, posted, tagged, checked-in, and shared their experience – we couldn’t have done it without you!

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C100 Special thanks to our #FXC100 Instagram photographers featured in the collage above: Anne Dudley Walker ’87, Maria Saffer Cobb ’87, Carla Rodil Ciperski ’88, Ali Eskridge Hoce ’96, Deborah Baker, Jr. ’01, Allegra Brantly ’04, Amber Evans Ludeman ’04, Clara Bertozzi-Villa ’06, Adela Griswold ’06, Cathleen Gruver Adkins ’07, Margarite Szamborski ’09, Xanna Garner ’10, Michelle Lee ’11, Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock ’14, DeeDee Querolo ’15, and Maria Erickson.

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Honoring 25 Ye

MARY LOUISE LEIPHEIMER

Mary Louise Leipheimer’s story has been told before – how she came to Foxcroft in 1967 for two years and stayed a lifetime; that the fourth-generation educator started out in the classroom teaching English and though she may have left the classroom for an array of administrative jobs, she never stopped teaching. Familiar, too, are the tales of her becoming Foxcroft’s ninth head of school in 1989 and leading the School from a place of vulnerability to the forefront of independent girls’ schools, focusing on “the three P’s” – people, program, and plant, – together with astute financial acumen, exceptional leadership skills, wisdom, and hard work, to position Foxcroft to soar into its second century.

Mary Lou’s accolades also have been well documented, as she has received awards from virtually every possible educational organization, local, regional, and national. Why, Foxcroft’s Board of Trustees bestowed the School’s highest honor, the Anne Kane McGuire Award for Distinguished Service, on her five years ago! Mary Lou’s 25-year tenure as head of Foxcroft – which comes to a close June 30 – is second only to the School’s founder, Charlotte Haxall Noland. Indeed, it is more than three times as long as any of the seven individuals who served between “Miss Charlotte” and “Mrs. Leip.”

There is, in truth, too much to tell in one magazine article; so we have decided to take another tack as we mark the culmination of what former Board President Carl Yeckel calls, “an extraordinary forty-seven year journey for both Foxcroft School and Mary Louise Leipheimer.” Many have attempted in recent months to express what this remarkable woman has meant to them, to their School, and to the larger educational community. Please enjoy this assortment of eloquent efforts.

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Years . . .and more

MER: IN OUR OWN WORDS

NOW (left): Mary Lou acknowledges the Hounds’ tribute at the Centennial after the alumnae field hockey game and THEN (above): Gifts from students and a dance with her son, Brian, marked Mary Lou’s 1989 installation.

In the Beginning . . .

“In his thesis entitled ‘An Essay Concerning Human Understanding,’ John Locke, in 1689, wrote: ‘I have always thought the actions of the individual the best interpreters of their thoughts.’

“Since April 5, 1989 [when she signed her first Head of School contract], Mary Lou’s thoughts and actions have been dedicated (NO, devoted!) to Foxcroft School; its students (their parents), its alumnae, its staff, its well-being; its future, and always to its legacy. Mary Lou’s life has been shaped (indeed molded) by Miss Charlotte’s charge: ‘To do your best for others.

Not live selfishly apart; Thus obtain God’s greatest blessing An understanding heart.’

“To all those who, in past years, drilled with wooden rifles, slept on open sleeping porches, declared themselves a Hound or a Fox, Mary Lou Leipheimer remained an unwaveringly faithful disciple to Miss Charlotte Noland’s commandment. . .

“For twenty-five years, Mary Lou Leipheimer, ever the servant, ever the Good Shepherd, guided and led the way along the path of many of Foxcroft’s most glorious years. As a former member of Mary Lou’s Board (she, ever the teacher), and more importantly as a parent, I am forever grateful to Mary Lou for her faith, for her service, for her patience, and for her ‘Understanding Heart.’ ” – Carl Yeckel, Board of Trustees president, 1988-93, and father of Susannah ’95, Elizabeth ’89, and Anne (Johnson) ’86 “Mary Lou took hold of the reigns and never looked back. She was tireless and passionate about this place. She embraced who we had been, who we were, and most importantly who we could become, and the challenges she faced were extraordinary. And in building her vision and summoning the collective strength of the greater Foxcroft community, she modeled Emerson’s words, ‘Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. . .’’ ” – Steve Matthews, Librarian and teacher (1977-present) and father of Ashley ’02 “Mary Lou’s picture is in my telephone book – having reminded me for all these years that Foxcroft was in the best hands possible.” – Irene “Rene” Emery Goodale ’45

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Teacher “In public speaking class, I remember thinking I could just slip under the radar. But Mrs. Leipheimer honed in laser-like on everyone’s needs and strengths, then devised ways to build on the latter to meet the former. Next thing I knew, she had me miming and gesticulating wildly – hard to explain but, believe me, it was just right for me.” – Lee Adair Lawrence ’73 “She always had time for us, if not immediately, then later – but never forgotten. That was a gift every day, especially for teenagers learning to navigate the world, both in and outside Foxcroft.” – Mary-Ann Bono Moalli ’77 “I remember evenings in her living room working on the yearbook as she discretely and lovingly helped me navigate far larger issues than the content of our yearly journal . . . ” – Pamela Auchincloss ’74 “It began with a declarative statement and a banging of her pencil on my desk; ‘Sally Bartholomay, you are smart.’

Having come from a grammar school that placed you into groups based on abilities, Mary Lou was the first person to make me believe that I could be more than a ‘group 2.’ She refused to let me remain in the comfort zone of ‘average,’ stretching me with additional after-hours tutoring in her home and demanding more of me than I thought possible.”

– Sally Bartholomay Downey ’78 “Mary Lou was always kind to me and fun to be around.

I remember going to visit her and ending up (somehow) singing songs from Broadway shows as she played the piano and sang. She was always encouraging. Even though I never sat in one of her classes, I will always consider her as one of my best teachers in the school of life.” – Veda Howell ’73 18

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Leader “I came to Foxcroft because I saw a leader who was inspirational and effective. I wanted to be a part of a team that transformed young women’s lives in powerful ways. My tenure is a testament to feeling and being connected to a mission that supports and sustains authentic community.”

– Sheila C. McKibbin, Associate Head of School and faculty member, 1994-present “Mary Lou and I met in a baptism by fire – I started on the board with the release of the Head, followed by the winter of discontent. What a difference Mary Lou made – her governance, and relations with the board changed my view of board work. We have been fast friends ever since.”

– Suzanne “Sukie” Kuser ’49 “She is the poster child for leading with understanding, intelligence, common sense, flair, and grace. . . Getting teachers on board and rowing to the school song is often a challenge. Mary Lou has been a master of that. She hires people with talent and then she believes in them, sings their praises, encourages them to reach higher and think deeper.

When we go a little off track, she instructs and forgives and shows her confidence by allowing us to be the masters of our new action. After all, she was and is a teacher.”

– Steve Matthews, librarian, teacher, and parent “During our 42 years of teaching in both public and private schools, we worked under many heads of school; some were

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LONG: (left): Mary Lou presided over Commencement for 25 years and SHORT: In just five years, she led the fundraising and construction of three buildings – (clockwise from above) a new Maintenance facility, the Athletic/Student Center, and Stuart Hall.

COLLEAGUES (clockwise from below): Beth Lamond, Keith and Kendra McBride, and Paul and Celeste Bergan were among Mary Lou’s key partners and friends during her tenure.

MENTOR: John Suitor (bottom left) rose to Academic Dean and Nikia Bergan (bottom right) grew up on campus and as a student under Mary Lou’s tutelage.

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COMMUNICATOR: Equally at home conversing with students, alumnae, and parents – or joining Sheila McKibbin as one of Foxcroft’s staunchest cheerleaders – Mary Lou connects with people in most any setting.

supportive, some not; some competent, some not. But during our 22 years at Foxcroft, it was very clear that [Mary Lou] stood head and shoulders above them all.” – Paul and Celeste Bergan, Foxcroft faculty, 1985-2007

she does it but she knows just where the line is between a comment that will make you laugh and a comment that can hurt your feelings. She never crosses that line and you walk away with a smile on your face.” – Meredith DeWalt ’15

“I believe that [Mary Lou] is responsible for inspiring the next generation of school leaders that will undoubtedly be faced with defining education in the 21st century.” – John Suitor III, Head of Boulder Country Day School; Foxcroft faculty, 1991-2007

“As a former ‘Fac Brat,’ I remember the love and patience Mrs. Leip had for the whole brood of us. As an adult, I look back and marvel at her genuine amusement in our antics and it reminds me, now a parent myself, to give my kids time to be kids.” – Nikia Bergan ’93

A People Person

Parting Shots

“Mary Lou had gifts – and obviously many. Her ability to draw us “Oldies” back in to feel at home was incredible.”

– Anne (Weeks) Satterthwaite Montgomery ’60

“Your remarkable leadership took our School to new heights and our accomplished graduates reflect your vision for a premier girls’ school. You leave Foxcroft well-positioned to competitively vie for the best and brightest students and faculty as it enters its second century.”

– Dorrance Hill Hamilton ’46

“Mrs. Leip was my confidante in the Administration while I was at Foxcroft. I felt that she was the one that truly understood who I was and what kind of potential I had. And I remember how much I actually enjoyed served lunch when I was at her table – somehow during that small period of time she taught me the importance of humility and heart in life.”

– Samantha Nelson ’12 “Mary Lou has always cared about people. The girls, faculty, staff, family. Her care was – is – thoughtful and sincere. Her legacy is her dedication to the School and the girls.” – Sheila C. McKibbin, Associate Head of School “Mrs Leip is sassy. She is always coming up with a funny comment when you least expect it. I don’t know how 20

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“Mrs. Leipheimer, thanks to you Foxcroft will live on for another 100 years.” – Helen “Gibbie” G. Nauman ’85 “You have loved us, laughed with us, and cried with us.

You have mentored us and scolded us. You have created opportunity for us, and, ultimately, you have become our ‘tipping point’ by giving part of yourself to us.

“On behalf of all of us you have touched over the course of your 40 plus years at Foxcroft, I thank you…we thank you.”

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A Baker’s Dozen of Things We Will Miss

1. Her Christmas Banquet poem to the seniors; 2. The “welcome” light on at Covert and the open office door in Schoolhouse; 3. Graceful writing and eloquent speeches arising from her deep love and respect for language; 4. Her uncanny ability to converse and connect with everyone, whether a shy freshman, a know-it-all 17-yearold, the president of a multi-million dollar company, or the dishwasher; 5. The dinner bell; 6. That talent for cutting right to the heart of a complicated issue, parsing the difference between a problem and an inconvenience, and “being straight with you;” 7. The twinkle in her eye when she has observed something amusing – or is about to announce a Head’s Day; 8. The Hounds’ song, to the theme of Gilligan’s Island, about curly hair, French horns, and giving birth during Fox/Hound; 9. Somersaults (and the stories and casts that came with them); 10. “Hard-Hearted Hannah” and other special performances; 11. Her wise counsel and Understanding Heart; 12. The sense of fun that makes her willing to take a whipped cream pie to the face; 13. Her oft-heard appeal to “work with me here.” We will miss hearing the request and – even more –

the opportunity to do just that on a daily basis.

Fare thee well, Mary Lou!

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With humor and style, Mary Lou has shared her many talents – and an occasional flaw (i.e. her tumbling ability) – with the Foxcroft community, leaving lasting memories along with an exceptional legacy.

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A W E S O M E !

INTO THE HALL!

The Foxcroft School Sports Hall of Fame became a reality March 1 when five individuals were inducted as the first class of honorees during halftime of the Fox/Hound Basketball Big Game. Head of School Mary Louise Leipheimer presented Jane Forbes Clark ’73 (left below) and Juliet Graham ’72 with engraved pewter boxes while Nina Fout ’77 was inducted in absentia and pioneers Charlotte Haxall Noland and

Teresa Shook ’30 were accorded posthumous honors before a large crowd in the Leipheimer Gymnasium. Jane Clark is Chairman of the Board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and a major force in the equestrian community; Juliet and Nina are both Olympic equestrians; and longtime faculty member Shookie oversaw Athletics, Riding, and Drill.

Read more about the induction and Hall of Fame at www.foxcroft.org/sports_HOF

over Norfolk Collegiate in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s Division II Championship also completed a perfect 17-0 season. Alex Grace ’16, whose terrific tournament play capped a season in which she scored a school-record 92 goals, was named All-State Player of the Year. Emma Rogers ’15, with 78 goals, was the Delaney Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Also named First Team All-State were seniors Lilly MacDonald and Kate Eagen and sophomore Pipsy Steyn. Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff and Director of Enrollment Patrick Finn shared Coach of the Year honors. Read more about lacrosse and other sports at www.foxcroft.org/experience/athletics

Riding Director Kate Worsham (center) was proud of IEA riders (l-r) Brittany, Guen, Ashleigh, and Marisa.

That same weekend, the Riding Team finished 10th among 22 rivals from across North America in its first trip to the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Hunt Seat National Finals. Each of the four riders earned ribbons, with Marisa Sanders ’16 and Guen Geiersbach ’17 bringing home extra honors for fifth-place finishes in the individual Junior Varsity Beginner class and the in the Holy Innocents’ Horsemanship Test, respectively. Ashleigh Dove ’14 and Brittany Hector ’17 took fourth and fifth, respectively in their flat classes.

Reaching the finals was a grueling test in itself, as Foxcroft riders went to many shows to accumulate qualifying points for Regionals, held in April. They won that to reach the Zone 3 Championship, where they placed second to advance to the Nationals in Foxcroft’s fourth year of IEA competition.

Read more at www.foxcroft.org/experience/riding

In May, the Lacrosse Team won Foxcroft’s first state title ever.

FABULOUS FIRSTS

AN OLYMPIAN TREAT

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Thanks in large part to Athletic Trainer Ruth Ann Allen, Foxcroft had a very special visitor in January when Olympic swimmer Dara Torres came to campus. She inspired the entire community by talking about the issues and attitudes

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The Centennial was banner year on campus, too, with exceptional achievements and alumnae visitors. that helped her succeed at the highest level – 12 medals in five Olympics – over a 24-year period (1984-2008).

She also met with students in several informal gatherings, which the girls loved. Allen has served on the U.S. Swimming Team’s medical staff.

Read about Dara’s visit at www.foxcroft.org

to connecting layers beneath. At the end of the day, Sallie began to pull together a piece using the elements created by the girls to achieve an impression of what Foxcroft is and what connects the students to the School.

Ruth Ann’s friend Dara Torres was a hit with students.

ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS

This year, in a nod to the School’s Centennial, the Helen Cudahy Niblack ’42 Arts Lecture Series, established in 2007 by Austi Brown ’73 to bring literary, performing and fine artists to campus, included three alumnae – and the result was inspirational.

Niblack guests (left-right) Tina, Sallie, and Holly shared their work.

Dr. Tina Barr ’73, an award-winning poet and college professor, traveled from her home, a cabin in Black Mountain, NC, to be the guest poet at the Paul K. Bergan Poetry Festival in January. During her workshop, Tina recalled meeting the great Archibald MacLeish when he was a Goodyear Fellow and she shared a letter he wrote her after she sent him some of her poems.

One of those poems was about Miss Charlotte’s Garden, a place she still enjoys. “The campus itself is remarkably very much the same,” wrote Tina after her visit, “That was such a surprise to me, that after so many years, I felt as if I had been in the cafeteria, the library, only yesterday. And it was thrilling to be in Miss Charlotte’s Garden, which I loved so much.”

In March, Sallie Ketcham ’73 brought her unique artistic vision into the classroom for a day-long mixed-media workshop with the theme, “Looking for Connections.” Students explored textures and shapes with slabs of clay; used charcoal drawing and newsprint to “see” with other senses; and altered existing photographs to open up “windows”

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In April, Dr. Holly Pyne Connor ’70 mesmerized Foxcroft’s 21stcentury students with stories about the lives of girls portrayed by artists two centuries ago, an historical view in keeping with the Centennial. In her presentation, “Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th Century American Art,” the curator emerita of the Newark (NJ) Museum brought the paintings and sculptures to life with her vivid descriptions of the drama occurring in each vignette, down to the smallest detail such as the meaning of strawberries in a toddler’s lap or the significance of a newspaper’s headline.

MENTOR MAGIC

Alumnae and parents helped to make the Mentor, Internship, and Career Fair so ably organized by Gretchen Eagen (mother of Brianna ’14) in January a great success. More than 50 professionals – including seven alumnae – participated in the afternoon program which featured a “fireside chat” with entrepreneur Sheila C. Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels, and comments by some alumnae.

During the open period for one-on-one learning and networking with representatives of myriad fields, students flocked to alumnae tables. Special thanks to these participants (with Sheila McKibbin below, left to right): • Julie Martin Matheson ’80, Owner/Broker, Hunt Country Accommodations • Lisa Hubbard Patterson ’89, Engineer/Internet • Cathleen Gruver Adkins ’07, Interior Designer, Gruver & Cooley • Tarin Heilman Horan ’93, Senior Director of Programs and Events, Northern Virginia Technology Council • Amanda McGuire ’84, Teacher and farmer, Sycamore Bend Cabin and River Retreat • Meg Midyette ’00, Research Associate, Institute for Defense Analyses and Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University • Liz Hanbidge, Esq. ’00, Lawyer, Hanbidge Law, LLC n

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down on Foxcroft the morning of May 23 when the 100th commencement of the school she founded a century ago proceeded under picture-perfect weather in the garden named after her.

The graduates were beautiful and spirited, the speakers eloquent and wise, and Head of School Mary Louise Leipheimer, presiding at her 25th and final graduation, was bursting with pride as she awarded diplomas to 46 girls from 11 states, the District of Columbia, and four foreign countries.

of heavenward glances by newly-minted graduates (see photos). Beginning with the “Golden Ticket” the girls received four years ago with their offers of admission to Foxcroft’s 100th class, right through this spring when they were officially welcomed to the alumnae ranks at the sensational Centennial Celebration that filled the campus in late April, the Class of 2014 has been on a special journey – one that has paired all that is current and original about Foxcroft with a singular appreciation of what has gone before. The voyage continued at this 100th commencement in Miss Charlotte’s Garden.

The people in the Garden seemed to be smiling up to Miss Charlotte (aka Foxcroft’s founder Charlotte Haxall Noland) as well – and not just with the spate

“What the Centennial taught me is that the bonds you make at Foxcroft are stronger and more unique than any other relationships you will ever make,” said Monèt

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Foster, the senior from Chicago chosen to be Class Speaker. “It was so nice to see friends from all over come together and reminisce about their time here.

At the Centennial, a member of the Class of ’64 told me that no matter where you go, you will always have someone there for you, and that’s how Miss Charlotte intended for Foxcroft to be – a place where connections and relationships never die.”

That, along with the academic, social, and leadership experience of the previous four years, gives graduates courage to move on. “Leaving Foxcroft is just going to be a change of scenery.

We will still have one another, the lessons we learned, and boys,” said Monèt with a smile. “So let’s not be afraid to go our separate ways because when we come back it will be as if nothing has changed.”

Featured speaker Waddell (Dell) Hancock ’71 picked up the theme of Foxcroft’s enduring influence.

“Although you leave Foxcroft,” she said, “Foxcroft never leaves you.”

Dell advised the girls to “Always be sure you can look yourself in the face,” and, using a very down-to-earth metaphor as perhaps befits a working owner of

the world-famous Claiborne Farm, she spoke of the lasting values absorbed at Foxcroft that could help ensure they can indeed do that as they navigate through life.

“Sometimes I think Miss Charlotte must have poured a fertilizer on the soil, never to wash away, that makes Foxcroft girls a little different and – of course in our mind – a little special,” she said. That fertilizer, she noted, includes pride in how one lives one’s life; passion to be the best you can be at your special talent; hard work; integrity; fun; and, most of all, compassion.

“On Miss Charlotte’s tombstone are the words, ‘Lo, I have given you a wise and understanding heart.’ I think this is the main attribute she would want you to take out the front gate with you today,” said Dell, “It is the best ingredient in her fertilizer. To take the time to help out, whether it be with a kind word or a special deed . . . is at the core of Foxcroft and what makes this school, as well as you, so very special.”

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(From top) Mary Lou shares a smile with Dell as she awaits the start of her final Commencement as Head of School.

Senior stars: Class Speaker Monèt; CHN Award winner Kate with her mom, Maria; and Valedictorian Lilly with sister Grace and dad, David, who gave the invocation.

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Coach and volunteer extraordinaire Fred McMane became the third recipient of the Jane Lockhart Service Award while Penny Alderman, Director of the Northcross Health Center, and Mathematics Department Chair Susan Erba were honored for 25 years of service.

“Penny takes care of us every day in every way,” said Mary Lou in presenting Foxcroft chairs to Penny and Susan. “She’s kind of like the Ghostbusters: Who do you call? Miss Penny. You are an amazing woman and Foxcroft is grateful.”

To Erba, she said, “Susan has taught us all that math is fun. She also gives new meaning to the term availability: She must have a cot on the second floor of this school building. Susan, we are grateful for what you have done for all these young women.”

The Lockhart Award was established in 2012 by Foxcroft parents and students in appreciation of Jane's dedication, commitment, and passion. It honors a staff or faculty member who demonstrates the kind of support and concern for all students that she does.

A retired sports writer and editor for United Press International, McMane has coached two or three teams every year since arriving at Foxcroft in 2005.

He has served as volunteer sports information director, writer, and statistician; written and helped direct several student musical reviews; and taught courses during Foxcroft’s Wintermission term.

During this Centennial year, he led the establishment of Foxcroft’s Sports Hall of Fame, contributed a chapter to the Centennial Memory Book, and wrote the screenplay for the Forever Foxcroft Girls student video. Fred has also driven students to the ER and the airport, and organized faculty activities.

“Fred has made a huge difference to everyone in this village,” concluded Leipheimer. n McMane (left) was honored to receive Jane’s award; Penny and Susan enjoyed their chairs.

Presents from the Community!

At the Awards Assembly, Senior Class President Selina Sristienvong (far left) announced the Class of 2014 gift of patio furniture for Court, which will house the school store, mailroom, and administrative offices after its renovation. Parents’ Association President Marylee Querolo presented Mary Lou with a painting of the view of Schoolhouse from Big Track by artist Scott Richardson of Park City, UT.

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Lots of Laurels Charlotte Haxall Noland Award .............. Katelin Eagen ’14

CAP Award.................................. Mary (Kelly) Buckland ’14

Miss Ida Applegate Award ..................Pia Serrano Occhi ’14

Advancement Award............................. Hannah Galeone ’14

Dudley Prize............................... Pin-Hsuan (Vivian) Tsai ’14

Tara Schoch ’14

Mildred Greble Davis Award ......................Lillian Potter ’15

Community Service Award.....................Camilla Bonnie ’14

Becky Award ................................Sofia Careaga Gonzalez ’16

Katelin Eagen ’14

Elebash Award................................................Emily Dietz ’17

Soo Min Lee ’15

Josie Betner Mallace Award ....................... Monèt Foster ’14

Madeline McNamara ’15

Valedictorian/Pillsbury Prize ........... Lillian MacDonald ’14

Lillian Potter ’15

Salutatorian .................................................Katelin Eagen ’14

Pia Serrano Occhi ’14

English Prize ..............................................Emily Longley ’14

Madeline Travell ’14

Eustis Prize .....................Jacqueline (McKenna) Andrews ’14

Parents’ Association Awards (elected by their classmates)

Gunnell Poetry Prize.................................... Lillian Potter ’15

9th Grade....................................................Leland Burke ’17

L. Richard Weinbach

10th Grade...................................................... Lilly Savin ’16

History Prize ...................................... Meredith Gibson ’14

11th Grade...............................................Meredith Dietz ’15

Mathematics Award ...................................Yijie (Mist) Li ’14

12th Grade................................................. Miranda Gali ’14

Haythe Science Award ....................... Tessa Paget-Brown ’14 Athletic Awards French Award ................................................Allison Bejar ’14

Best Older Girl ..................................... Amy Edgemond ’14

Latin Award........................................ Lillian MacDonald ’14

Best Younger Girl..........................Philippa (Pipsy) Steyn ’16

Spanish Prize ..............................................Katelin Eagen ’14

Peabody Tennis Trophy .......................Marina Shallcross ’16

Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock ’14

Teresa E. Shook Award...................... Lillian MacDonald ’14

Library Prize.......................................... Jennifer Williams ’14

Riding Awards

Book Award .......................................... Meredith Dietz ’15

Miss Charlotte’s Trophy for Best Rider .................................................. Miranda Gali ’14

Smith Book Award..........................Zhiruo (Amy) Zhang ’15

Best Younger Girl....................................Chelsea Amend ’15

Wellesley Book Award.............................. Molly Murphy ’15

Most Improved (Ms. Kate)............Christine (Lee) Muse ’15

Junior Science Award .............................. Meredith Dietz ’15

Most Improved (Ms. Laurie) ............. Jasmine McGreen ’16

Rensselaer Polytechnic

Most Improved (Ms. Katy) ............. Charlotte Simmons ’15

University of Pennsylvania

Institute Medal ............................Zhiruo (Amy) Zhang ’15

Good Hands ....................................Caroline Huckabay ’14 Director’s Award .......................................Ashleigh Dove ’14

William & Mary Leadership Award....................... Madeline McNamara ’15 Junior Award for Scholarship ................ Meredith Dietz ’15 Starr Prize ...................................................Lydia Bubniak ’14 Studio Art Award ...................................... Alicia Gordon ’14 Hilary Somers Deely Drama Award..............Jacqueline (McKenna) Andrews ’14 Chorale Member of the Year ............................. Xinyu (Stephanie) Zhang ’15

Cum Laude Society Class of 2014 Class 2015 Lydia Bubniak Meredith Dietz Katelin Eagen Zhiruo (Amy) Zhang Miranda Gali Meredith Gibson Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock Lillian MacDonald Tessa Paget-Brown

Music Award...............................................Brianna Eagen ’14

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Honoring Mary Louise Leipheimer

By Marion L. Couzens, Director of Institutional Advancement

SOLIDIFY, SECURE, AND SUSTAIN. For the past 25 years, Mary Louise Leipheimer, through her vision, leadership, and determination, has brought Foxcroft to a place of excellence that all who have ties to the School can take pride in. Now, on the eve of her retirement, we reap the rewards of her efforts. Our School is strong, as evidenced in the gathering of individuals over Centennial Weekend.

Our School is financially secure, with no long-term debt, a solid endowment, and a healthy Annual Fund, and it is well positioned for its next century. Mary Lou has solidified our base and secured our place as a premier girls’ school with a strong financial foundation. Her dream now, as she leaves: To sustain Foxcroft for the future.

In January of this year, Reggie Groves ’76, Chair of the Foxcroft Board of Trustees, announced Foxcroft’s $50 million Centennial Campaign. Designed to launch Foxcroft into its next century, this campaign seeks to raise $25 million for endowment and $25 million for our residential initiative. It is also designed to fulfill Mary Lou’s dream of sustainability. In recognition of that dream and Mary Lou’s 25 years of service as Head of School, Ms. Groves stated that all gifts and pledges received in this fiscal year would be in honor of Mary Lou.

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It is with great pleasure and gratitude that we announce the culmination of your generosity to date. As of June 12, your gifts and pledges in honor of Mary Lou total $5.5 million, with $2.5 million of that earmarked for endowment and $3 million designated for our residential initiative. These gifts, in conjunction with our Annual Fund, support the sustainability of our people, programs, and plant – all of which are near and dear to Mary Lou’s heart.

We appreciate your continued attention to the Annual Fund, which remains strong – as we go to press, we are 23% away from our goal of $1 million. This important fund is the lifeblood of the School as it undergirds 11% of our operating budget each year, thus touching all aspects of the School that are near and dear to you.

Thank you, thank you for your commitment to Foxcroft, for honoring Mary Lou, and for your belief and support in your School as we launch its next century. n There is still time to make a gift in honor of Mary Lou which you may designate for the endowment, the residential initiative, or – through June 30 – to Foxcroft’s Annual Fund. To do so, visit www. foxcroft.org/give or scan the QR code below. For questions, please contact the Development Office at 540.687.4510 or development@foxcroft.org.

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Forever Foxcroft

Forever Foxcroft was established in 1999 by the Board of Trustees to recognize individuals who have included Foxcroft in their estate plans. Planned gifts take various forms – bequests, trusts, annuities, pooled income, property interests – and provide for the future needs of the School. They ensure that Foxcroft will retain and attract inspiring teachers, that the faculty will continue to design and implement rigorous and creative educational programs, that financial aid will be available to prospective students, and that the buildings and grounds will be carefully maintained and augmented as needed. They ensure that the School will continue to soar.

Anonymous – 10 Mimi Mills Abel-Smith ’54 Stacey Morse Ahner ’73 Peggy Wickes Alexander ’64 +Elizabeth Stewart Baldwin ’23 +Elizabeth Kemp Beach ’20 Ruth Bedford ’32 Pamela Biddle ’81 +J. Bruce Bredin Dorothy Reynolds Brotherton ’70 +Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brown +Amanda Cadwalader Burton ’44 Caroline Rinehart Cardais ’01 Moira M. Carroll ’83 +Cecile Parker Carver ’42 +Ann Gambrill Casey ’39 Hope Kane Childs ’55 Susan Knott Childs ’58 Candida Streeter Clark ’73 +Mariana Gowen Coleman ’15 +Eleanor Chalfant Cooper ’20 Dolph and Beatty Cramer ’66 Ailsa Moseley Crawford ’53 Joy Crompton ’78 Victoria Bartlett Donaldson ’70 Sally Bartholomay Downey ’78 Molly West Ellsworth ’50

Nancy Jones Emrich Lisa McGrath Evans ’67 +Katherine Crowninshield Ferguson ’53 +Lucy Sprague Foster ’46 +Anna Lauder Garner ’39 Edmee E. Geis ’82 +Betsy N. Getz Sandra Norris Ghosh ’75 Brooke Meyer Gray ’59 Joy Sheaffer Hall ’57 Elizabeth Millard Hanes ’46 Katherine Cooper Hastings ’78 Sarah Stokes Hatch ’63 Trevania Dudley Henderson ’76 Theodora Winthrop Hooton ’47 Richard and Kimberly Hurst +May Field Jackson ’29 Patricia Toy Bryant Johnson '78 Hope Jones ’82 Hope Haskell Jones ’52 +Amanda Bryan Kane ’22 Nancy Krewson ’73 Suzanne Kuser ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Lane +James F. Lawrence Louisa Whitridge Leavitt ’60

Mary Louise Leipheimer +Mary Ann Lippitt ’36 +Elizabeth Livingston Barbara Hartley Lord ’41 +Elizabeth Mackubin Lyman ’22 +Jane Lawrence Mali ’55 +Nancy R. Manierre ’41 +Nancy Iselin Marburg ’37 Dorothy Alexander Matz ’81 Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas May, Jr. Mary Cheston McAdoo ’46 Susan McConnell ’68 Amanda McGuire ’84 +Anne Kane McGuire ’52 Melissa Slingluff Morley ’81 Valerie Michel Nelson ’77 +Florence B. Newman Joan Lyman Niles ’51 Abby M. O’Neill ’46 +Linda Moore Post ’46 +Heidi Schmid Powers ’59 Jean Rainey, mother of Ruth Rainey ’82 Pickett D. Randolph ’56 +Charles H.G. Rees Nancy Thomas Rees ’45 +Hope Montgomery Scott ’21

Alexandra Flickinger Secor ’80 +Katherine Snyder Shands ’22 +Seymour St. John +Anne Kinsolving Talbott ’60 Alix Tower Thorne ’67 +Eleanor Schley Todd ’29 Carol Exnicios Tucker ’49 Linda Reading Uihlein ’72 +Grace Sloane Vance ’36 +Julia Armour Walker ’59 +Polly Ordway Wallace ’34 +Wilma Warburg Constance V.R. White ’42 Kendra A. Wilcox-Dillon ’82 +Mary Hotchkiss Williams ’30 +Alice Perkins Winn ’19 +Lunsford and Curgie Winchester Yandell ’24 + Deceased We have published the names of individuals who gave us permission to do so.

If you have included Foxcroft in your longterm fiscal planning and would like your name listed, please write the Development Office at development@foxcroft.org or call 540.687.4510.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS September 26 September 28 October 13 October 24-26 November 22 December 5 December 7

Installation of Head of School Catherine S. McGehee Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation Run/Walk Admission Open House Parents’ Weekend and Parents’ Association Auction Fox/Hound Field Hockey and Middleburg Hunt Admission Open House Christmas Pageant