ALUMNI NEWS
Former Faculty Member, Now Local Author, Inspires Former Upper School Math Teacher and award-winning children’s author Susan Stevens Crummel (1983-2003) returned to campus to read with Lower School students. Crummel, who collaborates with her sister, Janet Stevens, on several books, shared information about the writing process, including how she and Stevens had certain books where they had multiple rewrites. She encouraged students to follow their dreams and to never give up, telling them to keep reading and writing, and that mistakes are okay. She read portions of her books and then encouraged the students to finish them on their own. Crummel and Stevens are the authors Cook-a-DoodleDo!, which won the Texas Bluebonnet in 2001, and And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, a Texas Bluebonnet nominee in 2003.
Falcons in D.C. The Class of 2025 spent nearly a week in Washington, D.C. at the beginning of May for some hands-on learning. They explored historical sites, visited museums, toured federal buildings, met with senators and other government officials, and more for the culminating trip for their sophomore American Government class. On May 3, D.C.-area alumni joined the sophomores for a panel discussion, sharing their FWCD experiences, talking about their careers and giving general life advice. Pictured are Erin Hahn ’08, Ryleigh (Rains) Smith ’17, Ed Landreth ’03, Robbie Stackhouse ’14, Emily Englander ’12, Callie Strock ’12, Stephanie Stouffer Joyce ’07, Sophie Moten ’19, Colin Douglas ’06, Malinda Murphey ’22, Henry Brookman ’22, Katie Nelson ’16 and Stacy Bourne ’02.(Femi Adedokun ’22 attended, but is not pictured.) 46
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Falcons in NYC
Falcons on the Road returned in January after a long hiatus – the first stop was New York City. Annabelle Brown Fowlkes ’89 hosted the event in her home. In attendance were Elizabeth Beier ’78, Maggie Brants ’18, Isabella Burnette ’15, Kathleen Clum ’18, Katherine D’Souza ’16, Christopher Darden ’06, Nikhil De ’18, Riley Dean ’15, Phillip Diffley ’12, Elizabeth Gaffin ’11, Mary Wagner Gallager ’14, Michael Gilbert ’92, Scott Grossman ’93, Heather Dawn Harvison ’14, Kathleen Hubbard ’11, Samantha Hubbard ’14, Alyssa Hughes ’20, Michael Jacobson ’16, Samantha Jacobson ’11, Truett Killian ’16, William Kleinheinz ’15, Jessica Conlin Liss ’00, Madeline Merrill ’06, Brett Moses ’06, Graham Pergande ’15, Sarah Ransom ’15, Melody Rodriguez ’15, Sarah Stevenson Baird ’80, Robert Todora ’17, Gustavo Torres ’16, and Lauren Partovi Zoog ’06. Want to bring Falcons on the Road to your city? Email alumnirelations@fwcd.com to let us know!