Murder Mystery Dinner

From the Archives: Murder Mystery Dinner

November 1997

Murder, mystery and a five-course meal set the scene for a fun evening in November 1997. Middle School faculty and staff hosted a Murder Mystery Dinner as a Parent Faculty Association auction item, featuring a mystery written by Upper School English Teacher Jon Shipley and performed by Middle School and Upper School faculty and staff at the Shipley residence. Students took on roles as both servers and actors, adding to the immersive experience.

Faculty actresses were Tad Sanders H’18 (Middle School History Teacher, 1967-70, 1986-2002), Norma Wilkerson H’07 (Upper School Science/English Department Chair, 1976-2011), and Mona Goone McDaniel (Middle School English Teacher and Department Chair, 1980-2005)

The band comprised FWCD students Joel Nesvadba ’00, Jonathan Nesvadba ’00 and Ryan Murphy ’00.

Student servers and actors were James Arno ’00, Murphy and David Berthold ’99.