GSL Fall 2014 Anchor Magazine

GRACE - ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL • FALL 2014

SPECIAL FEATURE: ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 & DONOR LIST

PLUS: MISS LEE’S: 90 YEARS IN MEMPHIS MEET GSL’S NEW FACULTY CLASS OF ’10 COLLEGE PLACEMENTS WEBSITE HOME PAGE HIGHLIGHTS 4 EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT GSL

DISCOVERY TIME HANDS-ON PROGRAM CATALYZES KINDERGARTEN LEARNING

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HEAD OF SCHOOL Those of you who have known me from my days as Head of Middle School here at GSL know of my long-standing interest in character development as a key element of education. I firmly believe that one of the most important things we do here as parents and educators at Grace-St. Luke’s is character development. Our mission includes equipping our children not only with the academic skills they need to succeed in high school, college, and the work force, but also the wherewithal to overcome adversity and the various challenges life will throw at them.

Our journey with this began with Traits for Success many years ago, but it has evolved into something very exciting. For many years, GSL has been part of a group of PK-8th grade independent schools across the country, exchanging ideas and best practices in a number of different areas. This group, now known as INDEX, shares information across a wide range of fields. While the schools in this group were excited about sharing data to find best practices, there was also a hunger to do more. Out of that desire, a collaboration began that led to the creation of the Mission Skills Assessment (MSA).

The MSA is a unique and groundbreaking attempt to measure and quantify something that is often talked about anecdotally: character. As the schools began to collaborate on this project, they examined their mission statements and found some common values or themes each school was trying to develop.

These included teamwork, creativity, ethics, resilience, curiosity, and time management.

At the same time, there was a great deal of promising research from Carol Dweck, Angela Duckworth, and others that indicates raw talent alone may not be the determining factor in life success. In fact, research suggests that non-cognitive skills such as the ones listed above better predict student success in school than raw academic talent.

Of all the non-cognitive skills the MSA evaluates, my favorite is resilience, or as I like to call it, grit. This is a term that every Memphis Grizzlies fan is familiar with, and readily observable in sports at GSL as well.

I can clearly recall a GSL girls’ basketball team in a playoff game down to four players with only a few seconds left in regulation, finding a way to force overtime. In years past, we also had countless GSL football teams that toiled mightily to advance the ball down the field, let alone win games.

At our recent alumni reunion, several former students came and spoke to me about the lessons they learned from those teams and those experiences: Keep trying, never give up, and always do your best. In short, they had to learn grit.

What’s exciting about our participation in the MSA is that the data we glean will help us be more intentional about how we teach grit. A faculty committee is now in place to investigate this more thoroughly so that we can help our children learn these non-cognitive skills. The value of a GSL education lies not only in the excellent academic preparation, but also in the development of character and grit that make life success possible.

Sincerely,

Thor A. Kvande Head of School

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CLASS OF ’10 COLLEGE PLACEMENTS

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WEBSITE HOME PAGE HIGHLIGHTS

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MISS LEE’S AT 90 YEARS

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CAMPUS LIFE

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DISCOVERY TIME: KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM SPARKS LEARNING

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ANCHORS AWAY ALUMNI UPDATES

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ANNUAL GIVING 2014-15

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ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 & DONOR LIST

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NEW SAINTS ON STAFF

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EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT GSL P.A. UPDATE

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SAINTS SUPERLATIVES

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IN MEMORIAM

ABOUT THE COVER:

Learning, play, and exploration are the order of the day in kindergarten at GSL, with an emphasis on hands-on experiences designed to make topics and concepts resonate long past dismissal. Discovery time is a special program that GSL’s kindergarten team created years ago to allow students some extra time to delve into themed activities while playing and learning together, as Katie Young and Didah Efeovbokhan are doing here.

Marci Woodmansee Contributors: Denise DuBois Taylor, Jeff White, Kimberly White, and Debbie Whitelow Magazine layout by RocketFuel (www.gorocketfuel.com) The Anchor is a publication of GraceSt. Luke’s Episcopal School. Articles are published at the discretion of the school. To contribute Alumni News, email mwoodmansee@gslschool.org.

Seventh graders (who look happy AND resilient!) show off the “GSL Grit” carabiners Mr. Kvande gave out to all students during Celebration at the start of school.

Grace-St. Luke’s’ mission is to prepare boys and girls to become creative problem solvers, confident lifelong learners, and responsible citizens in their communities and the world.

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2013 — 14 TODDLER EVENT SERIES These events offer prospective families a fun, low-key way to visit our campus with their toddlers. All are age-appropriate for 2 to 3 year-olds, and are free and open to the public. RSVP: enroll@gslschool.org

TODDLER SEWING CLUB

Tuesday, November 11 at 9:00 am, Anchor Center

HOLIDAY STORYTIME

Thursday, December 18 at 9:00 am, Anchor Center Library

TODDLER SEWING CLUB

Tuesday, January 13 at 9:00 am, Anchor Center

VALENTINE’S STORYTIME

Wednesday, February 11 at 9:00 am, Anchor Center Library

TODDLER SEWING CLUB

Tuesday, March 17 at 9:00 am, Anchor Center

CONGRATS, CLASS OF 2010!

Remember these guys? GSL’s Class of 2010 is all grown up now and out of high school.

We wish you the best as you head off to college!

Will Ansbro

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Maverick Kohlhof

University of Mississippi

Bailey Archey

Mississippi State University

McKenna Kohlhof

Northwest Mississippi

Katie Ayres

Samford University

Sam Levin

Tulane University

Michael Baker

University of Alabama

Dylan Loveland

University of Georgia

James Bedwell

Maryville College

Jacob Mabray

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Morgan Bennett

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Nicole Mansour

Georgetown University

Tré Bomer

Visible Music College

Tyler Martin

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Eva Cate Burson

University of Kansas

Morgan Mattingly

Christian Brothers University

Sally Clark

Otterbein University

Cal Edge

University of Arkansas

Doug McClew

University of Memphis; deferred enrollment to Berklee College of Music

Joseph Elrod

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Maria Ney

Indiana University

Drew Evans

Southern Methodist University

Mallory Prater

Arizona State University

Drew Flaherty

Rhodes College

Mary Allison Pritchard Sewanee

Sullivan Ford

College of Charleston

Reynolds Raiford

University of Mississippi

Laine Guenther

University of Mississippi

Kate Rasberry

Case Western Reserve University

Margaret Grace Haltom

University of Virginia, Jefferson Scholarship

Ian Reddick

Spring Hill College

Molly Hanna

Furman University

Israel Roberts

Mississippi State University

Anna Harwood

College of Charleston

Sophie Starks

DePaul University

Abby Huber

University of Memphis

Will Thinnes

University of California, Berkeley

Max Jenkins

University of Utah

Maya Todd

Maryville University, St. Louis

Kelsie Jones

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Lyda Turley

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Sam Kitterman

Trinity College

Martha Upton

University of Arkansas

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GSL GOES MOBILE WITH NEW WEBSITE Our new website, www.gslschool.org, relaunched the first week of school. Many thanks to interactive agency RocketFuel for a great site that is now mobile-friendly, complete with better functionality, enhanced features, and more online forms that are extremely easy to use. If you haven’t explored the

An easy click to get to all of our current and past weekly enews posts and monthly blogs.

Click here and you can access: • Google display calendar of school events • Google display calendar of athletic practices and games (that you can filter by sport) • Downloadable PDF of calendar events as a list • Monthly lunch menu (display and downloadable calendar)

LIST OF WHAT’S COMING UP SOON!

We love social media!

Please find us online and friend us, like us, follow us, and share us today. Your online support helps spread the word about the great program here at GSL!

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site yet, here’s a brief overview of what you’ll use most on the home page. But remember, the place for parents is MY GSL! We sent out your login information via email in August. If you need yours again, call the school office today!

MY GSL IS FOR PARENTS!

Log in and find information on your child’s classes and assignments. Plus, this is where you go to find athletic registration forms; ASC and holiday care registration forms; PA volunteer forms; links to Powerschool, FACTS, and SchoolAdmin; library hours and family account info; the parent handbook, and much more.

Additional information on our programs and special events.

Miss the important Head of School weekly email? Just click on it here! You can also read monthly posts from our division heads here.

Check out our new website on your phone. You can find all of the information you need on the go!

MISS LEE’S MARKS 90 YEARS IN MEMPHIS

BY MARCI WOODMANSEE ’83, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Ninety years ago, in 1924, a young Memphis teacher named Eva Lee founded Miss Lee’s School of Childhood in her home, offering classes to children in kindergarten through grade six.

Miss Lee developed a strong curriculum that od, Lee’s School of Childho included an emphasis on The rhythm band at Miss mid-1940s. foreign language, as well as instruction that included ballet, piano, art, and a rhythm band. She also believed in the importance of good manners.

She and her graduating students were often seen having lunch at the Peabody following commencement.

Before her death, Eva Lee willed Miss Lee’s School of Childhood to her niece, Eva May Atwood. After Atwood’s death in 1985, it was bequeathed to Roberta Ackerman, who closed the school at the end of graduation exercises on May 26, 1986 and offered it for sale. GSL acquired the property and immediately set to work renovating the building to become its new preschool campus the following year.

The Commercial Appeal ran this article July 20, 1986, on the changeover: Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church purchased the rambling frame house at 1760 Peabody yesterday and hopes to house its private school prekindergarten program there, according to Bill Denman, president of the church’s school board.

“We do plan to keep the fine tradition of Miss Lee’s alive,” said Denman.

“Miss Lee’s had a long and glorious history of educating a great number of Memphis people over the years. We want to keep it pretty much as is.”

The reopening in January 1987, GSL’s 40th anniversary year, allowed the school to expand its relatively new prekindergarten program, which was in critical need of more space. Fast-forward to today and by all accounts, the historic 90-year-old Preschool is looking very good! Thanks to a series of expansions, most recently this summer, the school now offers nine total classrooms (three Little Luker, four PreKindergarten, and two Junior Kindergarten) plus offices and a multipurpose room. But much like the Miss Lee’s of old, the charming old building remains a happy, welcoming center of learning.

Miss Lee’s will experience other changes going forward as Head of Preschool Jennifer Vest announced her resignation at the end of this year to finish work on her doctoral degree at Vanderbilt University. She has ably guided Miss Lee’s through several NAEYC accreditations in her six years at GSL, and a search is underway now for her successor. The next Head of Preschool will assume leadership of an outstanding institution with a long, rich history of success in early childhood education. We look forward to celebrating Miss Lee’s 100th!

Remembering Miss Lee’s

Gay Apfel Glassman got quite a surprise last summer during a visit to Memphis with her son’s family. Her daughter-in-law Kristy was driving her around Midtown when Glassman noticed the school she had attended years ago when she was growing up in Memphis, Miss Lee’s School of Childhood.

“I said, ‘That’s still there? I went there! That’s my school!’ ” says Glassman. Then her daughter-in-law told her it was the school they had picked for their children to begin attending this fall.

A native Memphian, Glassman grew up near Hein Park in the 1940s. Her father owned a millinery shop at 3 South Main Street, and her mother stayed at home with Gay and her older sister Wendy. The girls were both enrolled at Miss Lee’s, with Gay attending from about 1945-1949 (see photo at left; Gay is playing the spoons in the front row).

“A cab picked us up every day to take us to school, and then, Miss Lee’s was really just a little one-room school house,” Glassman says. “I remember learning French.

There was a long table with objects on it that we all stood around, and we had to learn the French word for each item. They also taught us how to write in cursive.

And I especially remember playing in the band. I guess that was part of our recreation; we all sat outside in chairs with a variety of instruments, wearing yellow capes and white sailor caps.”

After Miss Lee’s, Glassman went on to Springdale, Snowden, and Central High School, graduating from there in 1959. She moved to Jackson, Tennessee for a time with her husband and sons, but eventually ended up relocating to Florida and entering the real estate business. Her oldest son Hal grew up in Jackson but recently moved to Memphis from Anchorage, Alaska with FedEx. He and Kristy enrolled sons Zane (PK) and Max (LL) at Miss Lee’s this year.

“When I saw Miss Lee’s for the first time again after so many years, I just could not believe that the school was still there and that my grandsons would be going there,” says Glassman. “Such wonderful memories!”

“We are so happy to have the Zane, Gay, and Max Glassman boys attending Miss Lee’s,” adds Hal. “I never would have guessed that they would end up in the same little school that my mother attended 65 years ago!”

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CAMPUS LIFE AT THE PRESCHOOL

FUN IN THE SUN Little Lukers kicked the year off right with a splash day at the Preschool.

NOT SO FAST...

Some students may have been a little camera-shy, but most were excited about heading into Preschool for the first day of school at Miss Lee’s.

IN LOWER SCHOOL

LET’S DO LUNCH Ms. Rhonda of Sodexo gives first graders the low-down on getting through the lunch line.

PARTY DOWN! Lower School students know how to have fun at the annual All-School Picnic.

GREAT WAY TO END THE DAY

First graders Ava and Marin had a blast with face painting, balloons, moonbounces and more at the After School Care Carnival that started the school year.

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IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THE PLAY’S THE THING Thomas Kvande, Emily Roper, and Livie Glazier won the boy, girl, and techie Thespian awards for the fall production of GSL Live 3!

SOUL MAN Grammy-award winning musician and Stax leader Kirk Whalum kicked off this year’s Middle School Speaker Series with an entertaining presentation.

SPEEDY SAINTS

MEMPHIS HISTORY Sixth graders explored the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during their class retreat to the National Civil Rights Museum.

The Girls’ Cross Country team won second place in the Shelby 7/8 Championship Meet. The boys’ team placed 4th overall.

CONTINENTAL TOUR Students who went on GSL’s annual Europe trip this summer enjoyed a fantastic tour through Italy, with a special stop to see the legendary Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii.

ALL SCHOOL

SO LONG, FAREWELL

On Episcopal School Sunday we said goodbye to Father Joseph WallaceWilliams, who has served the church and school with incredible love and enthusiasm for the past two years. Father Joseph has joined the Order of the Holy Cross in the Hudson Valley in New York, the Episcopal Church’s oldest religious order for men, to become a monk, a dream of his for some time. We wish him well!

NEW ASC SAINTS The 2014-15 After School Care staff stopped for a quick playground photo during in-service before the start of school. Welcome to GSL!

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SENIOR KINDERGARTNERS DISCOVER FUN IN LEARNING

Special weekly program gives students extra time to explore fascinating topics.

BY MARCI WOODMANSEE ’83, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

If you notice a special hum of excitement in the Senior Kindergarten hallway on Thursdays, chances are three sections of 44 bright young minds are about to begin their weekly Discovery Time program.

Implemented some 15 years ago at GSL, Discovery Time was a kindergarten teacher invention designed to carve out a block of time during the week for students to do some handson, experiential exploration of certain concepts or topics.

Led today by five veteran teachers (one of whom, Libby Shannon, has been at GSL for 30 years), plus one innovative newcomer, Discovery Time is special because of its structure.

Shannon and Cindy Sorrells, long-time teachers in the Crazy Critters room, along with partners Jill Beaumont and Nicole Murphey in the Dynamic Dolphins room and Jeremie Upshaw and Renee Norris in the Rockin’ Robins room know how to make it fun. For an hour and a half, the three sections of students will rotate through three stations (visiting each classroom for 30 minutes) to explore a special topic. One section will have a reading/language arts component, one section will have a math component, and one will touch on social studies or science.

“Every Thursday as we get close to 9:45 am, the kids start to get excited,” says Shannon. “It took us a few years to figure out how to get it to the right length at 30 minutes per classroom. National Geographic’s Young Explorer magazine, which generally contains three basic stories, has been a great source of inspiration for us. We often use that as a foundation, and make up our own activities.”

The extra fun, for both the teachers and the students, is that the children get to rotate out of their regular classroom and into the other sections. This way, every teacher gets to know every senior kindergarten student throughout the year, and vice versa.

“It’s good for the kids to explore each classroom, plus we get to meet everybody,” says Shannon. “The students know this time is special!”

With some guidance from Mrs. Murphey, Nelson does a great job making his own American flag.

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Jill Beaumont, Libby Shannon, and Cindy Sorrells enjoy a laugh during their Discovery Time planning session.

The program’s success is due in large part to the seemingly boundless creativity of the entire kindergarten team. The teachers have a great rapport and the innovative spirit needed to consistently come up with fun new activities every week. Sometimes the three lessons have a common theme, though not always. Recently, during a week when the kids were studying the letter M, the teachers decided to plan a Discovery Time on magnets. Another week, the theme was pirates. This included getting to wear PJs (and studying other things that started with the letter P), and going outside on a treasure hunt.

“The thing that’s great and different about Discovery is the extra time. You couldn’t keep your group of kids in one room, focused on this many things, for a whole hour and a half,” explains Jill Beaumont. “But the rotation allows us to keep them focused while changing it up enough to make everything fun.”

“It also continually pushes us to find new things to do with the kids,” says Cindy Sorrells.

“And it’s distinct from our teaching during the rest of the day because of the extra time,” adds Renee Norris. “We like to brainstorm! Going outside to do things with nature, like a tree walk, for example, is always fun. That can be a good way to weave in measuring and estimating, or other fun science experiments.”

As Murphey explains, the extra time is the key. “It allows you to do somewhat old-fashioned, whole language lessons, where you read a story and have a whole activity that goes with it.

Normal teaching blocks during the kindergarten day are short.

Discovery Time allows us more of a thematic way to approach things. I think we all like the change of schedule, too.”

Students were very excited to explore the science of bubbles.

DOES IT ALWAYS WORK?

“Every year there are times in our planning when we think, ‘Maybe this particular activity is not going to work!’” says Shannon. “But it almost always does.”

“Sometimes we come up with something that we think could turn out a little hokey, but the children end up loving it,” Murphey explains. “Or the opposite can happen! We go all out with something, and the kids are like ‘Eh…’ ” “Libby and I tried making ice cream once,” adds Cindy Sorrells. “Salt went everywhere!”

“Basically we are all just trying to keep up with Libby Shannon,” says Jeremie Upshaw with a smile.

Whether or not Shannon’s pace is the reason, Discovery Time is always kicked up one notch further when it falls near a special occasion such as a holiday or Dr. Seuss Day or the 100th day of school. At these times, the teachers add an extra classroom activity plus independent activities in the senior kindergarten hallway, for a total of eight project stations instead of just three activities.

“We love holidays!” says Jill Beaumont. “Those Discovery Times are a little different, because we will generally start in one room together, then give the students some free choice to go to any activities they want within the hour and a half.”

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“The kids want to come in every room, but then they also go through the activities in the hallway and enjoy some independent choice,” adds Upshaw. “For instance, at Christmas there are different stations to make ornaments, and they can go around to visit them all. It’s so much fun.”

The teachers agree that Discovery Time has evolved into an especially creative part of kindergarten that is unique to GSL. “I really have not seen this type of program at other schools,” says Murphey. “Like so many other fun things we do here, such as our monthly sewing projects, weekly math tubs, and art history workshops, it’s one of those things that I believe makes us stand out.”

“It’s a truly engaging way for students to participate in handson activities,” says Upshaw.

“It keeps us on our toes because we have to think of new stuff all the time!” adds Shannon.

Clearly, the combination of teacher enthusiasm and student curiosity is the primary reason Discovery Time has become a beloved component of the kindergarten curriculum.

“When I tell the kids it’s Thursday and ask, ‘What are we doing today?’ they all shout, ‘Discovery!’,” Upshaw says.

“They really love it!”

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PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

SK OPEN HOUSE

when: Saturday, Nov. 22 at 9:00 am where: Miss Lee’s

when: Saturday, Dec. 6 at 9:00 am where: Lower School Building

(LL, PK, AND JK)

(COME PLAY AT SK!)

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ANCHORS AWAY alumni updates ’91

At the annual James Beard Awards (the cooking industry’s highest national honors), Ryan Prewitt was named best chef in the South, and his restaurant, Peche, won best new restaurant in the country. Photo courtesy James Beard.

‘95

Matt Brown has recently opened a vodka distillery in Memphis. His new business venture and product, Roaring Tiger vodka was featured recently in the Memphis Flyer and other local media.

‘98

Director of Finance & Operations John Adrian and his wife Elizabeth welcomed John Christopher Adrian, Jr. “Jack” on Saturday, August 2 at 1:20 pm. Baby Jack weighed 8 lbs, 1 oz and was 20 inches long.

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‘04

Michael Shoptaw is in law school at Ole Miss.

Michael Wills works at RS Investments in Philadelphia.

Colin Thomas* (MUS ’10) graduated from Vanderbilt this May with a degree in physics. He is a graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology with a fellowship to study in the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering program.

‘06

James Owen* is attending Oxford University in England.

Emmett Montgomery graduated in May from Georgetown.

He was awarded the Dobro Slovo Award in Russian Language, Literature and Culture, the Department of Slavic Languages’ highest honor. Graduating Summa Cum Laude, Emmett was in the top 5% of Georgetown’s 2014 graduating class and was a Phi Beta Kappa. He is now living across the Potomac and working at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an associate in the firm’s public sector advisory group.

Mitchell Thompson is an assistant football coach at Amherst College.

Providence, Rhode Island hosted a mini GSL reunion in July when alumnus Will Taylor met Michael Dibbert (former GSL basketball coach and history teacher) for dinner. Will is now a graduate student at Brown, and Mr. Dibbert is the Dean of Students at the American School in Switzerland.

Sophie Stubblefield lives in San Francisco (until recently with fellow alumna Hannah Shapiro) and works for Engine, which sent her to Memphis to do a video and story about the local start-up community in Memphis. See the video online at http://engine.is/videos/memphis-soul-boosts-startupeconomy/4327

‘02

Alex Boggs is the general manager of the newly reborn Lafayette’s Music Room, a well-known music venue from the ‘70s that reopened in its original location in Overton Square in early October.

Louise Smythe was the featured commencement speaker at Hutchison School’s graduation services in May. Currently working at Pixar as a storyboard artist, Louise was featured as the Anchor cover story in Spring 2013.

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Matthew Whittington will marry his fiancé Bethany in April. They both graduate from Georgia’s Columbia Theological Seminary in May 2015.

Marshall Bartlett (Dartmouth ’11) recently launched Home Place Pastures, a sustainable pasture pork operation on his family’s farm in Como. Home Place pork is now being offered at restaurants in Memphis and Oxford and at the Downtown Farmers Market.

Connor Crawford won the Senior Achievement in Creative Writing Award and Studio In The Woods Fellowship upon graduating from Tulane.

Blake Anderson works for Gerber/Taylor Management Co.

‘07

Jae Hechinger opened in Birmingham Southern College’s production of Carrie: the Musical in October.

She appeared last season in BSC’s production of Company.

‘08

Matthew McIntosh was featured in the December 2013 issue of Canoe and Kayak detailing a recent 80-mile canoe trip on the Buffalo River in Arkansas.

Cole Ettinghoff* graduated from MUS in May and received the Scott Miller Rembert Senior Service Award for unselfish service to the school. He also received the Religion Award.

Will McGee traveled as back-up musician with entertainer Alex Boye all summer.

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‘10

Margaret Grace Haltom received a Jefferson Scholarship to the University of Virginia. Jefferson Scholars are nominated by their high school and complete an extremely rigorous selection process in pursuit of this prestigious award, which covers full tuition plus supplemental enrichment experiences.

Doug McClew graduated from MUS in May and received the Brescia Award for Unselfish Service in Dramatics.

Martha Upton, Mallory Prater, Mary Allison Pritchard, Bailey Archey, Abby Huber, Molly Hanna, Kelsie Jones, and Nicole Mansour graduated from St. Mary’s School in May. Molly Hanna was named Honor Student for ranking third in the senior class.

Abby Huber received the Sumner Baker Athletic Award for leadership in athletics as well as the Spirit of St. Mary’s award.

Anna Harwood received the Ideal Hutchison Girl award at Hutchison graduation in May. Jacob Mabray, Maverick Kohlhof, and Reynolds Raiford visited GSL before heading off to college in August.

Katie Ayres won an Episcopal Church Women of West TN college scholarship for academic excellence and involvement in the life of the church. Katie graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. Agnes.

Sally Clark won a Hutchison book award at the school yearend award ceremonies.

‘11

Claire Sentilles, also a Hutchison book award recipient, is president of the Peer Council and the Cum Laude Society.

She was recently named a National Merit Semi-Finalist.

Anna Johnson is vice president of the Honor Council and Rogers Scholars at Hutchison, and was named a National Merit Commended Scholar.

Adele Fish is Student Council vice president at Hutchison.

‘12

Skippy Roberts completed his Eagle Scout Project, the installation of an Outdoor Woodland Classroom at the Memphis Botanic Garden. He received some help from fellow alumni Tomas Alsenas, John McBride, Allen Couch, and Battle Boyd (not pictured).

Rainey Charbonnet is vice-president of the Hutchison Athletic Council.

Maggie James* was co-valedictorian of her 8th grade class and was elected Freshman Class President at Antilles School, USVI.

‘13

Carter Stovall was named to the Hutchison Peer Council.

Francie Sentilles was named to the Crest Society and is on the Honor Council at Hutchison.

Riggs Markham was recognized as one of the top 10 overall Latin students in Tennessee at the state Latin Convention in May. Molly McGehee, a sophomore at Lausanne, performed last February with Lausanne’s Chorus in a one-night-only revival of Titanic at New York’s Lincoln Center. In April, she danced in New Ballet Ensemble’s production of Springloaded: Coppelia ReMix. She was recently inducted into the Lausanne chapter of Tri-M Music Honor Society and performed this fall in New Ballet’s Freefall.

‘14

Connor Anderson won second place in the Spirit of Giving Award Youth Category during the Volunteer Mid-South awards luncheon this spring. Connor has served with GSLVBS, Church of the Holy Spirit-VBS, St. Columba Camp, and BSA Troop 34.

David Rhea was one of 30 students selected nationally to study acting this summer in New York with the Stella Adler Studio.

Emma Pounders got the lead female role as Gertrude in St. George’s production of Seussical, on stage in November. *Students are listed according to their last year of attendance. Asterisk indicates student left GSL before their graduating year.

Casey Hall, a White Station senior, was named a National Merit Semi-Finalist.

Suzanne McGehee, a senior at Lausanne, is president of the Environmental Club. Last spring she received end of year recognition for being the top student in both AP Comparative Government and Music Technology.

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THE LOWDOWN ON THE ANNUAL FUND What It’s All About

BY DENISE DUBOIS TAYLOR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

First, a few facts…

FUND OR CAMPAIGN?

The Annual Fund is sometimes referred to as the Annual Giving Campaign. They are the same thing.

WHY DO WE NEED IT?

The Annual Fund pays for important items not covered by tuition. It enables GSL to keep the classrooms smaller, to hire talented teachers, to provide greater academic resources, and much more. Specifically, this includes (but is not limited to):

• The installation of new HVAC units - five were bought last year.

• The ongoing purchase of new technology - like the 41 new iPads acquired last year.

• Support of financial aid.

• The addition of the Alumni Corner and commemorative plaques to honor GSL’s alumni, faculty, and families.

• The construction of a new Little Luker classroom at DO OTHER INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS HAVE ANNUAL FUNDS (A.K.A. ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGNS)?

The GSL Development Department (Denise DuBois Taylor and Sherry Emerson) work with volunteer parent chairs to raise funds each year. The day-to-day management of the dollars raised is the responsibility of John Adrian, GSL’s Director of Finance & Operations, under the guidance of our Head of School Thor Kvande and the Board of Trustees.

DOES GSL HAVE AN ENDOWMENT?

CAN A SMALL GIFT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Yes. They ALL do.

WHY CAN’T GSL (AND OTHER INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS) BE RUN MORE LIKE A BUSINESS, CHARGING FULL COSTS INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR DONATIONS?

GSL is a non-profit organization. Our mission is education. By design, high-quality schools are labor-intensive and people-

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WHO OVERSEES THE ANNUAL FUND?

Yes. In addition to the school’s general endowment fund, several smaller endowments are currently being developed to support specific school needs. This includes the new Dennis Cain Facilities Endowment.

Miss Lee’s.

THIS YEAR’S GOAL FOR THE ANNUAL FUND IS $230,000.

oriented. Combining classrooms and reducing staff would not benefit our students. Additionally, the bulk of your gift supports faculty salary and benefits. Faculty are our most important asset, yet most of them earn less than their public school peers. They choose to work at GSL, because they value our commitment to children. Your donations to the Annual Fund directly support their efforts and enhance the quality of each child’s experience while on campus.

Yes! Our school community is small with fewer supporters than a major high school or college. Because the number of donors is small, the need is large, making every gift count! This is one reason why so many families make their children’s school their philanthropic priority. No matter the size, every gift matters and directly affects the experience of each student.

• All donations to the Annual Fund are tax-deductible!

• You may pledge now and pay later. (Donors have until July 2015 to pay off their pledges.)

• You may make a series of monthly installment payments.

• You may pledge or pay online (look for the big red Donate button at the bottom of the homepage).

• All donors, unless otherwise requested, are recognized in the school’s annual report.

See pages 15-17.

• You can be a Lead Donor for as little as $42 a month!

(Lead Donors pledge a minimum of $500, which earns them an invitation to the hugely popular, annual Lead Donor Cocktail Party.)

Annual Giving 2014-15

THE “SURPRISINGLY REAL!” CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

Surpringly Real! Campaign Gallery

Many thanks to these donor families and countless others who have given this year to GSL School’s Surprisingly Real! Annual Giving Campaign.

BY DENISE DUBOIS TAYLOR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

The launch of the 2014-15 “Surprisingly Real!” Annual Fund drive this fall brought with it a new tag line (And that just happened…) and some new energy, thanks to our indomitable co-chairs, Cindy and Kevin Brewer and Kelley and Matt Morice. With their extensive event and marketing expertise, our co-chairs decided to inject some excitement into this year’s campaign by adding a weekly “donor winner” announcement as pledges have come in. In other words, any donors who give or pledge between now and December 30 are eligible to be selected as prize winners.

These fun surprises are delivered to the winners and have ranged from impromptu cornhole games, to prepared dinners, to gift cards and yard signs. We even gathered some weekly winners on campus for a morning breakfast in the carpool line! Needless to say, the surprises have generated lots of excitement and, hopefully, helped convey GSL’s great appreciation for everyone who has given to the campaign to date!

We are extremely grateful to our campaign chairs for creating such a great campaign! Remember: all pledges received each week are eligible to win a real surprise-of-a-prize. Prizes are allotted weekly. Anyone pledging $500 or more

by December 30 will be entered into a drawing for an extra special prize! So click the big red Donate button at the bottom of the website home page to give today, and you could win too!

The Benitones were the Preschool Division winners of a breakfast outside Miss Lee’s.

Andy “Marc” Cates, and Andy “ZBo” Nix surprised Eric, Gail, Olivia, Benjamin, and Andrew Bernston with an impromptu but intense game of cornhole!

Chef Jenn (Jennifer McCullough) brought a delicious weeknight dinner to Todd, Hannah, and Eli Walker.

Kristen, Doug and Henry Duncan and Kurt, Ruth, Bauer, and Glover Patton received an afternoon ice cream social.

MEET THE CHAIRS Cindy and Kevin Brewer love Memphis. As co-founders and principals of LEO Events, they market and sell Memphis to corporations looking to hold meetings and events in our city. A corporate meeting and event management firm, LEO Events produces some 300 events annually, domestically and internationally for companies like Exxon Mobil, Software AG, The Home Depot and more. LEO Events keeps Cindy and Kevin on the road quite a bit, but when asked to Co-Chair the Annual Fund this year, they eagerly accepted. They are the parents of Benjamin (third grade) and George (second grade).

Matt and Kelley Morice met some 30 years ago and decided to keep their roots planted firmly in Memphis after they married. Matt is co-owner of Cumberland Partners, a financial marketing firm, and is a chartered financial analyst. Kelley and fellow GSL parent Cynthia Saatkamp own Hemline Creative Marketing, a brand strategy firm downtown.

Kelley is a graduate of the University of Memphis and an alumna of New Memphis Institute’s Leadership Development Intensive, and also serves on the Board of the Memphis Farmers Market. The Morices have a son Christopher (second grade) and trusty dog, Maximus.

GSL said “thanks a latte” to Jeni, Lilly, and Maggie Linkous.

Marietta and Clara Hutsell also received a special campaign thank you this fall.

Middle School carpool breakfast winners: sisters Lauren McHugh and Ashley Robilio, with sons Sloan McHugh and Zach Williams.

McKay, Wendy, Ellie, and Mary Clara Smith enjoyed a Lower School carpool line breakfast, complete with chamber music by violinists Phoebe Plumley and Violet Renken.

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2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT

A Very Good Year

BY DENISE DUBOIS TAYLOR, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

We started the 2013-14 school year with 43 new Little Lukers, inaugural members of GSL’s two-year-old program. We ended the year by saying goodbye to 41 8th-graders who graduated, leaving their childhoods behind as they entered a new world of high school and beyond. Through it all, our young Saints discovered their inner talents and strengths as they navigated the halls of GSL. The community that is GSL Episcopal School values its distinctive culture: We treasure our sense of extended family, our place in Midtown, our relationship with the church, our partnership with teachers, and our many friendships. It is this sense of purpose, belonging, and commitment that leads so many to support the Annual Fund.

Every year, families and friends of GSL dig deep into their pockets to support the school, filling the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating each child. The 2013-2014 Annual Fund was no exception. Nearly 70% of GSL’s parents showed their support for the school, helping ensure that GSL continues to offer the best possible education and personal experience for their children and for future students. It’s important to note that grandparents are a significant part of GSL’s Annual Fund, too.

Contributions from grandparents totaled $46,720!

We must also give extra credit to our hardworking Parents’ Association (P.A.) for its record-breaking fundraising this past year. Under the expert leadership of P.A. President Betsy Hood (mom of Griffin, ’17 and Meredith, ’13), volunteers worked tirelessly all year to organize and host special events for students, faculty, and families. In the process, they raised a whopping $71,000 for Teacher Wish Lists. This sum included an all-time high $61,400 generated by the annual Anchor Auction, which was chaired by Wendy Smith (Ellie, ’18 & Mary Clara, ’21) and Jeni Linkous (Lilly, ’18 and Maggie, ’21).

The GSL Alumni Association chaired by Billy Schaffer ’84, father of Bella, ’15 and Avery, ’17, also enjoyed a memorable year. Many Alumni Board members rolled up their sleeves to help ensure that this year’s Alumni Reunion was a huge success. It was! An estimated 350 people attended. Additionally, the new Alumni Corner remembrance wall was unveiled with some 108 commemorative plaques sold, which generated $24,800. The Alumni Corner is a permanent addition to the GSL campus and new plaques will be added every year.

Our 2013-14 Annual Fund Chairs Virginia and Michael Rowland (parents of third-grader Charles and pictured at right) dove right into the annual giving campaign with focus and determination. The result? They led the GSL community to raise $263,813 in unrestricted donations. Combine this with restricted gifts of $27,000, and the 2013-14 Annual Fund raised a grand total of $290,813 – well over the $220,000 goal! Thank you, Virginia and Michael! The very foundation of GSL’s success is built on the loyalty, vision, and commitment of its families. Thank you all for your donations year-round, in terms of both your time and your treasure.

REVENUES

EXPENDITURES Tuition Annual Giving Auxiliary Support Other Income

92% 5% 2% 1%

Salaries & Benefits Administrative Instructional Facilities

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73% 5% 6% 16%

FAST FACTS Number of Lead/Major Donors (gifts of $500 or more)

115

DONOR PARTICIPATION BY GRADE LEVEL

8th Grade 2nd Grade 7th Grade 5th Grade 1st Grade 6th Grade 4th Grade SK 3rd Grade PK JK LL

83% 80% 75% 75% 74% 73% 72% 64% 63% 55% 52% 45%

2013–2014 GRACE-ST. LUKE’S DONORS

This report reflects Annual Fund payments received by July 31, 2014. Any donation received after July 31, 2014, will be acknowledged in the 2014-2015 Annual Report. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these lists. However, if errors or omissions are discovered, please contact the GSL Development Department at (901) 278-0200.

BISHOP’S ALLIANCE A Gift of $5,000 or more Corinne and Robert Adrian Johnnie and Rex Amonette In honor of the Huber Family In honor of Amy Amonette Huber ’81 and Jill Amonette Kadrie ’84 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Cates Bena and George Cates The Rev. Senter Crook and Dr. Joe McFadden Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Margot and Jerry Ladd In honor of Mac Ladd Dr. and Mrs. James G. McClure Chapman and Chip Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Vining Ann and Jim Vining Kristen and Richard Vining TRUSTEE’S CIRCLE A Gift of $2,500 or more Anonymous Kirby and Glenn Floyd Kroger Thor and Dawn Kvande Mr. and Mrs. James Maddox Florence M. McGowin Margaret and Alec McLean Mind Over Data, LLC David and Julie Richardson In honor of Liz Awsumb, Jeanette Walton, and Sherry Prewitt Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Roberts Virginia and Michael Rowland Mr. Clay Smythe In honor of the Class of 1982 Shepherd and Sandy Tate Gary and Noell Wilson HEADMASTER’S GUILD A Gift of $1,000 or more Eric Barnes & Elizabeth Crosby Wight F. Boggs In honor of Katie, Sloan, and Zach Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cain Kenny and Laura Charbonnet David and Susan Deason Victoria Van Cleef & Michael Dyer Jeff and Sherry Emerson In honor of Tess Emerson – Class of 2014 In honor of Webb Emerson ’08 and Tess Emerson ’14 Roscoe and Jane Feild In honor of Eddie Feild and Harry Feild Hugh and Margaret Fraser In honor of Thor Kvande Kim and John Gaskill In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gaskill Lucia and Jim Gilliland Betsy and Jason Hood Drs. Amy & John Huber In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Rex Amonette In honor of Abby ’10, Margo ’13, J.D. ’16, Coach Scully, and GSL Girls’ ’80-81 Basketball Team Peggy and Bill Carrington Jones Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ladd Dr. and Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour Sarah Ranson & Mike G. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. McClure, III Lauren McHugh Kelley and Matt Morice Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New Nicki Soule’ & Andy Nix Carol and Greer Richardson In honor of Meg Comes, Liz Awsumb, and Jeanette Walton Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith Ms. Blair Taylor & Mr. Brian

Vanderheyden Jim Thompson In memory of Lydia Anne Thompson Casey and Ashley West Scott and Courtney Woodmansee Jennifer Ziegenhorn & John Campbell ORDER OF THE ANCHOR A Gift of $750 or more Dr. Sidney Mikael Carrier & Paige Pemberton Williams In honor of Diann Youngblood and Jan Willis The Reverend and Mrs. Reynolds S. Cheney, II In honor of Bauer Patton and Glover Patton Doug and Kristen Duncan In honor of Henry Duncan Mr. Louis Hettinger In honor of Olivia and Lucy Hettinger In memory of Mary Hettinger Linda and Barry Niell Ashley B. Robilio Target - Take Charge of Education Melody and Bruce Taylor Denise and Sledge Taylor In honor of William Claiborne Taylor ’06 and Andrew Kearney Taylor ’99 ’47 SOCIETY A Gift of $500 or more Barbara and Buddy Adams Mr. Robert N. Adrian, III Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ansbro In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Emerson, Mr. Webster Cannon, Mr. & Mrs. Michael H.Baker, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Edge, Mr. & Mrs. Kim Jenkins, Dr. & Mrs. John Huber, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Crosby, The Barnes & Crosby Families, and Mr. Logan Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Russell Bell Gail and Eric Berntson Mr. and Mrs. Louie C. Bishop Cindy and Kevin Brewer Mr. Curtis Brown & Dr. Holly Hilsenbeck Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Burnett Posey and Herbert Cochrane In memory of Ensley Shelby and Carol Franks Sam and Mary Cornpropst Meg and Scott Crosby Roger and Judy Deshaies In honor of Ivy Sharp, Mary Woodmansee, and Will Woodmansee Tim and Gretchen Frizzell In honor of Zoe Pretzer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Hale In honor of Connie Hale In memory of Rob Hale, Rob Hale, Jr. ’80, and Doris and Ron Porter Judy and Matt Heiter Mr. and Mrs. Ian B. Hendry Anna and Tod Holtzclaw Jerry and Amy Hudson In honor of Thomas Davis and Graham Davis James and Ann Jarratt In honor of Tess Emerson Jonathan and JoAnn Jones Mrs. Marilyn C. Kidd Katie and Cameron Kitchin In honor of Dawn and Thor Kvande The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Lawson R. E. and Clare Linkous Shannon and Scott Malone Debbie McCanless

In honor of Peter Dale ’01 Dr. and Mrs. J. Lucius McGehee Ms. Karen Y. McLaren In honor of Mack McLaren David and Kim McLaughlin Julie and Al Renken In honor of Rowan and Violet Rev. Ben & Ellen Robertson Anne and Epes Robinson Melanie & Douglas Schrank Drs. Mary and Sid Selvidge Bob and Libby Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Springer Bill and Donna Stark In honor of Joseph and Kai Barnes Dr. Fridtjof Thomas & Dr. Arzu Onar Thomas Jeffrey Thompson & Dawn Scott Dr. and Mrs. Todd Tobias Ms. Jennifer M. Vest In honor of Little Lukers, Class of 2026 David and Stacie Waddell Beth M. Welch In honor of McKenzie Kay Welch Benton M. Wheeler Raymond and Debbie Williams In honor of Raymond Williams ’14 and Sydney Claire Williams ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Williams Gilbert B. and Nancy C. Wilson Mr. Philip Wood and Ms. Elizabeth Gilliland SAINTS’ CHAIN A Gift of $250 or more Keith and Mary Adcox Mr. and Mrs. Keith Adcox Elizabeth and John Adrian In honor of Corinne B. and Robert N. Adrian Stephanie and Mark Anderson In honor of Connor ’14 and Hallie Anderson In honor of Mrs. Kimberly White, Mrs. Colleen Householder, and Mr. Mike Boyer Anonymous Jeff Barnes & Elaine Sheng Thomas and Toni Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Clark Barousse Rev. and Mrs. John H. Beaumont Ms. Susan Benson In memory of Janice Leigh Haynes and Claire Elaine McReynolds Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brandon Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett In honor of Anna Margaret, Sara Kate, and Rebecca Burnett Dr. George and Alice Burruss In honor of The Rev. John Bailey Burruss ’95 and Ann Virginia Burruss ’98 Ms. Debbie J. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Eric Callan Mr. George Callow & Dr. Marsha Lee Rev. and Mrs. Noah Campbell Joe and Amy Carney Patsy Claxton In honor of Lily Davis Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Culpepper In honor of Evans Culpepper Tom Davis & Kathy Claxton In honor of Lily Davis Cathy and Jeff Davis In honor of Michael and Henry Davis Ms. Katie Donald & Mr. Brian Hughes Randy, Betty & Randon Dupont Randy Engel Eric and Susan Epperson Mr. and Mrs. David Erickson Porter and Wendy Feild Jim and Debbie Flaherty In honor of Matt Flaherty ’12 and Drew Flaherty ’10

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Fore In honor of Mrs. Beaumont, Ms. Liz, and Ms. Jeanette Kip and Martha Frizzell In honor of Timothy William Frizzell ’96 and Ann Noelle Frizzell ’94 Al and Camille Gamble Barry and Marjorie Gerald Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gerald Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gilmore Paul and Jennifer Hagerman Rita Halpern Rick and Robin Hanna Ms. Lataria H. Hardaway Jim and Grace Harwood Ms. Paige Henson Sidney and David Hickey In honor of our children, Kacey and Jon-Paul James and Joy Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Bennie D. Howie Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Rick A. Kohlhof Dudley and Ann Langston In honor of Frank Langston ’98 and Katy Langston ’02 Jana and Brad Larson In honor of Sisco Larson ’03 and Ross Larson ’05 Lisa Post Lawhead Mark, Kelley & Grace Lee In honor of all of Grace Lee’s teachers In honor of Grace Olivia Lee ’14 Ms. Laura F. Lemly In honor of Benjamin P. Lemly ’03 and Graham M. Lemly ’07 David and Jeanie Lindsey In honor of Olivia and Lucy Hettinger Kelly and Eric Martin In honor of Tina Gault Judge Jon P. and Dr. Mary R. McCalla Peggy and Don McClure In honor of Donald C. McClure ’02 and Stuart Latham McClure ’04 Ms. Shelly McGuire Jim and Becky Mercer In honor of Elize, Sarah & Rachael Mercer and Tom Beazley Mrs. Cindy Metcalf Craig and Cindy Nauert Jay T. Perkins In honor of Bryce Perkins and Greer Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pisahl Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pontius Niel and Sarah Prosser Micah and Dawn Rapoport Beverly and David Rhea In honor of Teachers and Staff Chris and Gina Roberts Walter and Leigh Anne Rose Cynthia and Andrew Saatkamp Billy and Becky Schaffer In honor of Bella and Avery Schaffer Brian and Lee Schaffler Allen and Andrea Schwager Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Scrugham Carol and Andrew Seamons Katie and Shawn Sentilles Martin and Brooke Shannon Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sharp Will and Virginia Sharp In honor of Isabella Sharp ’16 and Mary Faith Sharp ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snipes John Stewart Cameron and Taylor Taylor Justin and Lauren Taylor Nicole and Michael Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Taylor Emilie and Lewis Unglesby In honor of Ashley West

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Valk, Jr. Carrie and David Vaughan Todd and Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wallace Dr. and Mrs. Lee L. Wardlaw Kim and Chris Warner In honor of Chloe and Claire Warner Christy and Clarence Watridge James and Amy Webster Larry White In honor of Max and Marley White Ed and Patty Wiley In honor of James Benjamin Wiley ’97, Jane Kathryn Wiley ’00, & Rebecca Christine Wiley ’02 Russ and Laurel Williams Worthington Hyde Partners LUKE’S LEGION A Gift of $100 or more Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Adams In memory of Ga-Ga Pontius Dr. Katherine and Frank Allan Mr. and Mrs. S. Newton Anderson Anne and Jim Apple Dr. Susan Appling & Ms. Kimberly Appling In honor of Anna and Noah Appling Archer Custom Builders, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Bartlett In honor of the Class of 2003 Mr. Charles T. Bechtel Ms. Judy Bechtel In honor of Cate and Brooke Bechtel Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Herb and Kay Bland In honor of Anna Margaret, Sara Kate, & Rebecca Burnett and Thomas & Jack Garrett Bland Laura Bolding In honor of Mason Conley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Booth Gay and Hal Boyd In honor of Battle Boyd Mr. Jackson Boyd & Ms. Katherine Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brabyn Dr. and Mrs. Kaleb Brown Larry and Susan Brown In honor of Charlie Throckmorton Mark and Courtney Brown Dr. and Mrs. G. Edward Bryant, Jr. In honor of Trae, Ivy, Miles, Elliott and Greer Bryant Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Burnett, Jr. Jim and Linda Busby Joanna and Ron Byrnes Dr. and Mrs. Luis Campos Dean, Vicki and Alexander Carayiannis Chip and Mandy Chatellier Chirag and Mandy Chauhan In honor of Meg Comes and Nicole Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ciaramitaro Carlos Clardy Mr. Robert and Dr. Karen Clark In honor of E. M. and Iver Lee Arnold Aphra and Peter Claverie In honor of Ellie Sappington Gene and Nancy Cliff In honor of Maura and Nancy Cliff John and Mary Cliff In honor of Maura and Nancy Cliff Nancy Cofield In honor of Grant Young Samantha and Adam Cohen In honor of Seth Cohen and Ava Cohen

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Ginger and Tom Colquitt In honor of Gus and Lanie Schaffler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Mr. G. S. Cornpropst Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. Maxine Coven Minetry and Everett Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Byron Culpepper Mr. Jim Curry Doug and Liang-chu Daniel In honor of Sophie Allen Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danner, Jr. In honor of William, Palmer, and Betsy Halliday Darrin Davidson & Mary Ann Jackson Dr. and Mrs. John B. Davies In honor of Griffin Hood Joseph and Laura Davis Mrs. Maria Delongy William J. and Lou Ellen Derden In honor of Katherine N. Murphey and Ian Murphey Dr. and Mrs. Donald Derrow In honor of Andrew and Ava Sichting Ms. Andra DeVincenzo Geoffrey and Robyn Diaz Helen J. Donelson In honor of Miss Rylin Szymarek Mr. Brett Doty and Dr. Linda Jarmulowicz Mr. and Mrs. Justin Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Brian Eason Tina and Walter Edge Ms. Shawna G. Engel In honor of 5th Grade Parents S. W. Farnsworth, III In honor of Elizabeth P. Farnsworth ’06 Kathy and Ted Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Flowers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steele Ford In honor of Jennifer Atkins and Christy Alberson John and Kimberly Freeman Woody and Lynda Freeman In honor of Hudson and Holden Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Galphin Carolyn T. Gardiner Mrs. Sue Chris Gauthreaux In honor of Avery and Miller Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gilbertson Mrs. Diane K. Glueck Hilary and Ralph Goodwin In honor of Bella and Avery Schaffer Rachel Gray In honor of Vivian Gray Mr. and Mrs. Paxton Griffin In honor of the Class of 1998 Ms. Laura Beth Grissom Renee’ Clark Guibao In honor of Holden and Jonas Guibao Claudia and Bill Haltom In honor of Will, Ken and Margaret Grace Haltom Carl and Marion Hare Mr. and Mrs. Mike J. Harris Jim and Linda Hastings In honor of Avery and Miller Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Haygood In honor of Sara Stegall Haygood ’90 Mary Royer Hays Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Heintz In honor of Wesley Whitaker Mia and Paul Henley Gail and Eddy Herbert In honor of Mary, Will, Ella, and Lily Woodmansee Ed and Heather Hettinger Elly Hood Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horn Lang and Becca Howell Della Huber Hayley and Will Hudson Mr. Michael G. Hughes In honor of Jennifer Sansing ’86 Doug Imig & Kathy Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Beve Johns Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson Jim and Jeannie Johnson In honor of Savannah Marie Hall Rhonda Johnson Les and Leah Jones Stan and Mary Jones In honor of The Jones Family: Kendall ’04, Hannah ’09, and

Pierce ’11 Hunter and Emily Jones Dr. Lisa Kennedy Elizabeth and Kevin Keough Ms. Emily A. Keplinger Tricia and Chuck Kerwin In honor of Ross Kerwin Dr. Hugh and Dianne King In honor of Olivia, Andrew, and Benjamin Berntson Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Knight In honor of Jackson Knight, Catherine Knight ’07, and Abby Knight ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Drew Kofahl The Reverend Raymond M. Kvande In honor of Thor A. Kvande and in memory of Carol Kvande William E. Lakey In honor of Jack and Sam Lakey Gregg and Lynn Landau Ms. Lisa Landman & Mr. David Loges Lands’ End Mr. and Mrs. Bob Langston Frank Langston In honor of Father Merchant Mr. and Mrs. Michael LaRue Jim and Susan Lattimore Ms. Gail Laws Ms. Olivia F. Laycook Kathy and Scott Ledbetter Jeni and Jamie Linkous Vicki Loveland Hal Mabray & Cathy Silverstein Mr. James Maddox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Will Maddox In honor of Notley Maddox Mr. and Mrs. Pat K. Magruder, Jr. Hugh and Lisa Mallory In honor of Annie Murff Merilyn G. Mangum In honor of Christopher Strailman ’98 Rise Maxwell Davis and Jenny McCain In honor of Stella McCain Jim and Janette McCall Vicki and Jim McCullough In honor of Mac Ladd Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy McElroy In honor of Clara Porter Hutsell Mr. and Mrs. Jeff McGoff Mary and Stephen McIntosh Dr. and Mrs. Robert Meacham, III In honor of Hayden L Meacham ’11 and Hannah E. Meacham ’12 Mrs. Monica Metz In honor of Claire Wrenn ’78 and Gretchen Gassner ’79 Drs. Katherine and Andrew Mickelson Mr. and Mrs. Joe Middleton Jack and Jane Morris In honor of Courtland Morris Paul and Mary Morris Brent and Kim Mullins In honor of Jack Mullins ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Munson Lance and Nicole Murphey Mr. and Mrs. Steven Murphy Boone Nance Mr. and Mrs. George Nassar, Jr. Barbara Holden Nixon & Bill Nixon In honor of Bruce Cameron Taylor, III Dr. Phillip Northcross Coleman and Jenna O’Keeffe Janet and Neill Osborne In honor of Rian Nola Osborne Hannibal and Barbara Parks Julia G. Patterson In honor of Meg, Julia, and Tyler Comes Jeanne and Michael Payne In honor of Frances and Stephen Cates Mr. and Mrs. Eric Plumley The Reverend and Mrs. Waring Porter In memory of Eric Porter ’91 Ms. Judy Powell David and Lauri Prather Ann and Zach Pretzer In honor of Ms. Lucy & Ms. Deborah Sherry Prewitt Barbara and Frank Quiriconi In honor of Karamia Quiriconi Mr. Chamblee H. Rainey Sara and Bruce Ralston Dr. and Mrs. Morris Ray Ms. Leslie J. Reddick Mr. and Mrs. James Roberson

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In loving memory of “Miss Sue,” Sue E. Roberson Kenneth and Jenny Robertson Brad and Lori Roper John and Harriet Ross Valeria Rothrock In honor of Claire Kvande and Thomas Kvande Laura Rowland In honor of Charles Pritchard Rowland Jerry and Donna Sanders In honor of Christian Byron Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sappington Rosalind and Gary Scott In honor of Marin and Henry Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp In honor of Marci Woodmansee Nan and Gilbert P. Smith In honor of Ellie and Mary Clara Smith Wendy and McKay Smith In honor of Mary Clara Smith and Ellie Smith Bert and Shantih Smythe Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Sorrells, III Mr. and Mrs. Bob Soule’ In honor of Gray and Mary Gara Nix Elise Hopkins Stephens Don and Jenny Strother Ms. Virginia Strother Mr. and Mrs. Derrick R. Sturm Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Sullivan In honor of Chris McComic ’81 and Geoff McComic ’84 Jody and Walt Tennyson Bradley Terhune & Tracy Adkisson In memory of Lavonne Adkisson Ray and Louise Terry Pravin and Brenda Thakkar In honor of Mila Thakkar Thomas and Alyssa Throckmorton Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Todd Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Trotter In honor of Amelia and Andrew Kerr Kelly and Sharon Truitt Gretchen Gassner Turley In memory of Dolly Hines Lucy and List Underwood In memory of Carolyn Pontius Jeremie Upshaw Kay and Walter Veazey In honor of Grace and Thomas Morris Dorsey and John Wade In honor of Anna, Lillian, and Cooper Deason Mr. and Mrs. William B. Walk, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Walton Jean and Ben Ward In honor of David Ward Mr. Mark Weaver and Dr. Susan Moon In honor of Jennie, Jonathan and Alex Weaver Eric and Susan Welch Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. White In honor of Amie Plumley, Terry Howie, Rebecca Gilbertson, & Colleen Householder Tiffany M. White In honor of Emma ’14, Eva Claire ’17, and Bradley ’19 Ms. Deborah Whitelow Dr. and Mrs. Larry Whitlock Paula Wilkinson In honor of The Class of 1982 Mr. Jan Willis Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson Jason and Margaret Wolfkill Rick and Nancy Wood Marci and Ken Woodmansee Mr. and Mrs. John Young John and Betsy Young In honor of Katie Young Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scott Young In honor of Grant Young Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Youngblood In honor of Erica Youngblood Givens and Elaine Youngblo GSL SAINT A Gift of $1.00 or more Mr. and Mrs. Michael Alberson, Jr. Wesley E. Ashley Ms. Jennifer B. Atkins Ms. Liz Awsumb The Axt Family

Mr. Hunter E. Babin Vicki C. Baskin In honor of Jay Lattimore Ms. Kelsey Beagle Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Benitone Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Bennett, Jr. Jeff and Ellie Bennett Battle Boyd Dr. and Mrs. David Brand Denby and Helen Brandon In honor of Ben Brandon Ms. Fontaine T. Brown Mrs. Joyce Bruno Cindy S. Brunson Ms. Carol Buchman Mr. and Mrs. Sam Buckner Mr. Zachary Burnett Zoe and Arnold Bush In honor of John and Henry Bush Jack and Ann Caldwell Ms. Nina Callan Dr. and Mrs. Dinesh N. Chauhan In honor of Cole Chauhan Lisa and Lenny Cohen In honor of Ava & Seth Cohen, our wonderful grandchildren The Coleman & Holliday Family Gordon and Renee’ Conaway Mr. and Mrs. Eric Cox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Crabtree Ms. Lyndia Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cubbins Dr. James B. Dale Jessica Davis Mr. and Mrs. David Dickson Dr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Eason Kristy Gunn & Michael Evers Ms. Lyn Forsyth In honor of the 6th Grade John Mark Garrett Ms. Audrey H. Gatewood In honor of Caroline and Ryan Seamons Tina Gault In honor of Porter Martin Keith and Christy Glazier Mr. Ronald Goo & Mrs. Dawn Wilburn-Goo Ms. Cynthia Goodfellow Paul and Cristina Guibao Aaron and Georgia Hall David Hanson & Christina Ross Chip and Allison Harris Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Haynes In honor of Christi, Matthew, and Braden Haynes Mr. Andrew J. Hays, Jr. J. Walker Hays, III Anthony and Colleen Householder Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson Ms. Barbara Jones In honor of Townes William Jones Palmer and John Jones In honor of Diann Youngblood Woody and Fran Jones Rob Jungklas Cullen and Katharine Kent Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kerr Ms. Alisha Kimbro Bob and Barbara King Bryan and Angelina Kuo Mark and Eliza Laskowski In honor of GSL Middle School students and Teachers, past and present Josh Lawhead Mrs. Lacey Ledlow Katie Longoria In memory of Mr. Ritchie Lee Longoria Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lowe, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Markham Drew and Susan Mascolino Jeanne and Chuck McMillen Will and Emily Merrell Geraldine L. Morice In honor of Christopher L. Morice Ms. Martha Morris Mr. and Mrs. John Mory Mr. and Mrs. Will Muller Ms. Jennifer Murff Rev. and Mrs. Bill Murray Mr. and Mrs. Reza Nejati Mr. and Mrs. Herrick F. Norcross, III Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Norris, III Renee Norris Mrs. Violet Olsen In honor of Paul and Andrew Jones Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson Orr, III James, Aubrey and Whit Overstreet Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pinkham Anita and Ray Pohlman

Mr. and Mrs. Julian Jones Prewitt Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. A. Carl Rainey III Holly and Mark Renken Mr. Lynn Rothrock and Mrs. Glenda Wilson Timothy and Lisa Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Savage Mr. Veer Saxena In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Prakash Chander Gail and Karl Schledwitz Alan Schwartz Caroline M. Smith Jim and Emelia Smith Derrice M. Snipes Dr. and Mrs. John C. Stevens Gary and Janet Stevenson Baylor and Howard Stovall Ms. Maura Black and Mr. Jefferson Sullivan William C. Taylor Darryl and Sally Tomlinson Janis Vezzoso In honor of Tess Emerson Vicki Walk In honor of Thomas and Madison Walk In honor of Lyn Forsyth Ms. Estell S. Watkins Art Weeden In honor of Cullen Wardlaw Weeden Phoebe and Timothy Welsh William and Madeline White Mr. and Mrs. Drew Whitmire Mr. and Mrs. William R. Wilson Betsy and Preston Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr. Mrs. Ellyse Woolard Ms. Martha Young GIFTS-IN-KIND Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Denise and Sledge Taylor RESTRICTED GIFTS Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Lucia and Jim Gilliland GSL Retiree Group The Carl Langshmidt Family Ms. Laura F. Lemly HONORARIUM AND MEMORIAL GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Adams In memory of Ga-Ga Pontius Archer Custom Builders, Inc. In memory of Carolyn Doll Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Bennett, Jr. In memory of Carolyn Doll Pontius Ms. Mary Bistolfi In memory of Carolyn Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes In memory of Nancy Jones Petty Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cubbins In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Pontius Darrin Davidson and Mary Ann Jackson In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Jessica Davis In honor of Glen Edward Bryant, Jr., M.D. and Dione Bryant Mrs. Maria Delongy In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Pontius Jeff and Sherry Emerson In memory of George Awsumb In memory of Mrs. Karen New In memory of Carolyn Doll Pontius In memory of Dickie Gauthreaux In memory of Catherine Babin In memory of Virginia Anne Milam Allen In memory of Nancy Jones Petty In memory of Mr. Paul Christopher Brown In memory of Paul Olsen In memory of Raymond B. Pohlman, Jr. Kip and Martha Frizzell In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Lucia and Jim Gilliland In memory of Dickie Gauthreaux

Mr. and Mrs. Ian B. Hendry In memory of Mrs. Carolyn D. Pontius Mrs. Marilyn C. Kidd In loving memory of Dr. Emmett Bell, Jr. In memory of Mr. Herb Vaudo In memory of Virginia Anne Milam Allen In memory of Mrs. Hattie Chambless Hyde In memory of Mrs. Carolyn D. Pontius Gregg and Lynn Landau In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Bob Langston In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Pontius Mr. and Mrs. John Markham In memory of Nancy Jones Petty Margaret and Alec McLean In memory of Catherine Babin Ms. Martha Morris In memory of Nancy Jones Petty Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson Orr, III In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Anita and Ray Pohlman In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Julian Jones Prewitt In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Sherry Prewitt In memory of Nancy Jones Petty Mr. and Mrs. A. Carl Rainey III In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Pontius Sara and Bruce Ralston In honor of Christy Sharp and Susan Deason Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Savage In memory of Fred Acuff Gail and Karl Schledwitz In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Caroline M. Smith In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith In memory of Karen New Jim and Emelia Smith In memory of Carolyn Pontius Gary and Janet Stevenson In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius John Stewart In memory of Virginia Anne Milam Allen, Mike Boyer’s Grandmother In memory of Stacy Boyer, Mike Boyer’s Sister-in-Law Don and Jenny Strother In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Denise and Sledge Taylor In memory of Nancy Jones Petty In memory of Virginia Anne Milam Allen In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius In memory of George Awsumb In memory of Eleanor New Nicole and Michael Taylor In honor of Katie Donald & Nicole Murphey Carrie and David Vaughan In honor of Coach Samantha Jones & Coach Brett Bernard Dr. and Mrs. Lee Wardlaw In memory of Carolyn Doll Pontius Phoebe and Timothy Welsh In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Pontius William and Madeline White In memory of Nancy Jones Petty Mr. and Mrs. Drew Whitmire In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Williams In honor of Karen McLaren, Linda Niell, Joyce Bruno, Carrie Galphin, & Paige Henson In honor of Ellen Morrow & Shantih Smythe Gilbert B. and Nancy C. Wilson In honor of Collin Buckner Betsy and Preston Wilson In memory of Carolyn Doll Pontius Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr. In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius

Worthington Hyde Partners In memory of Mrs. Carolyn Doll Pontius GIVING BY CLASS – 8TH Mr. and Mrs. Keith Adcox Stephanie and Mark Anderson Eric Barnes and Elizabeth Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Clark Barousse Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Mr. George Callow and Dr. Marsha Lee Dean, Vicki, and Alexander Carayiannis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ciaramitaro Mr. Robert and Dr. Karen Clark Ms. Lyndia Crawford Ms. Katie Donald & Mr. Brian Hughes Jeff and Sherry Emerson John and Kimberly Freeman Ms. Rachel Gray Aaron and Georgia Hall Mia and Paul Henley Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kerr Jim and Susan Lattimore Mark, Kelley & Grace Lee Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrow Ms. Jennifer Murff Coleman and Jenna O’Keeffe Beverly and David Rhea Chris and Gina Roberts Carol and Andrew Seamons Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Ms. Blair Taylor & Mr. Brian Vanderheyden Jody and Walt Tennyson Tiffany M. White Raymond and Debbie Williams Marci and Ken Woodmansee Jennifer Ziegenhorn & John Campbell GIVING BY CLASS – 7TH Dr. Katherine and Frank Allan Thomas and Toni Barnes Kenny and Laura Charbonnet Tom Davis & Kathy Claxton Mr. Brett Doty and Dr. Linda Jarmulowicz Porter and Wendy Feild Hugh and Margaret Fraser Al and Camille Gamble Jim and Grace Harwood Mary Royer Hays Judy and Matt Heiter Ms. Paige Henson Ed and Heather Hettinger Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horn Lang and Becca Howell Doug Imig & Kathy Ryder Thor and Dawn Kvande The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Lawson Rise Maxwell Davis and Jenny McCain Jim and Janette McCall Lauren McHugh David and Kim McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrow Ashley B. Robilio Billy and Becky Schaffer Derrice M. Snipes Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Springer Baylor and Howard Stovall Russ and Laurel Williams Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scott Young GIVING BY CLASS – 6TH Anne and Jim Apple Mr. and Mrs. Clark Barousse Gail and Eric Berntson Dr. and Mrs. David Brand Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brandon Ms. Fontaine T. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Dr. and Mrs. Luis Campos John and Mary Cliff Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. David and Susan Deason Ms. Katie Donald & Mr. Brian Hughes Eric and Susan Epperson Mr. and Mrs. David Erickson Keith and Christy Glazier Chip and Allison Harris Mia and Paul Henley Drs. John and Amy Huber Palmer and John Jones Rob Jungklas The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Lawson

Margaret and Alec McLean Chapman and Chip Morrow James, Aubrey, and Whit Overstreet Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sappington Carol and Andrew Seamons Will and Virginia Sharp Jody and Walt Tennyson Carrie and David Vaughan Vicki Walk Mr. and Mrs. William B. Walk, Jr. Casey and Ashley West Raymond and Debbie Williams Marci and Ken Woodmansee

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Norris, III Mr. and Mrs. Eric Plumley Brian and Lee Schaffler Will and Virginia Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Springer Cameron and Taylor Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Vining Casey and Ashley West Tiffany M. White Gary and Noell Wilson Scott and Courtney Woodmansee

GIVING BY CLASS – 5TH Stephanie and Mark Anderson Dr. Susan Appling & Ms. Kimberly Appling Jeff Barnes and Elaine Sheng Rev. and Mrs. John H. Beaumont Jeff and Ellie Bennett Mark and Courtney Brown Rev. and Mrs. Noah Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Cates Posey and Herbert Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Randy Engel Ms. Shawna G. Engel John M. Garrett Ms. Cynthia Goodfellow Mary Royer Hays Betsy and Jason Hood Jonathan and JoAnn Jones Dr. and Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour Margaret and Alec McLean Nicki Soule’ & Andy Nix Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pisahl Brad and Lori Roper Billy and Becky Schaffer Katie and Shawn Sentilles Bradley Terhune and Tracy Adkisson David and Stacie Waddell Casey and Ashley West Tiffany M. White Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. White Gary and Noell Wilson Mr. Philip Wood and Ms. Elizabeth Gilliland

Jeff Barnes and Elaine Sheng Cindy and Kevin Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Kaleb Brown Ms. Fontaine T. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Byrnes IV Mr. and Mrs. Eric Callan Ms. Nina Callan Samantha and Adam Cohen David and Susan Deason Ms. Katie Donald & Mr. Brian Hughes Doug and Kristen Duncan Porter and Wendy Feild Mia and Paul Henley Anna and Tod Holtzclaw David and Lauri Prather Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quiriconi Micah and Dawn Rapoport David & Julie Richardson Chris and Julie Roberts Virginia and Michael Rowland Cynthia and Andrew Saatkamp Mr. and Mrs. Martin Shannon Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sharp Bert and Shantih Smythe David and Stacie Waddell Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. White

GIVING BY CLASS - 4TH Gail and Eric Berntson Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Rev. and Mrs. Noah Campbell Joe and Amy Carney Sam and Mary Cornpropst Mr. and Mrs. Byron Culpepper Darrin Davidson and Mary Ann Jackson David and Susan Deason Mr. and Mrs. Steele Ford Hugh and Margaret Fraser Kim and John Gaskill Paul and Cristina Guibao Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Ed and Heather Hettinger Rhonda Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kerr Katie and Cameron Kitchin Thor and Dawn Kvande Jeni and Jamie Linkous Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Steven Murphy Holly and Mark Renken Wendy and McKay Smith Bert and Shantih Smythe Mr. Jeff Sullivan & Mrs. Maura Black Sullivan Carrie and David Vaughan Kristen and Richard Vining Todd and Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson GIVING BY CLASS – 3RD Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boyer Dr. and Mrs. Kaleb Brown Dr. Sidney Mikael Carrier & Paige Pemberton Williams Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ciaramitaro John and Mary Cliff Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. Victoria Van Cleef and Michael Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gerald Mr. Ronald Goo & Mrs. Dawn Wilburn-Goo Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Haynes Jonathan and JoAnn Jones Dr. and Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour Drew and Susan Mascolino Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New

GIVING BY CLASS – 2ND

GIVING BY CLASS – 1ST Dr. Susan Appling & Ms. Kimberly Appling Rev. and Mrs. John H. Beaumont Mr. Charles T. Bechtel Gail and Eric Berntson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boyer Cindy and Kevin Brewer Posey and Herbert Cochrane Joseph and Laura Davis Victoria Van Cleef & Michael Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Flowers, Jr. Kirby and Glenn Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Steele Ford Dr. and Mrs. Dan Fore Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Gilbertson Paul and Cristina Guibao Paul and Jennifer Hagerman Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Les and Leah Jones Katie and Cameron Kitchin Mr. and Mrs. Drew Kofahl Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ladd Josh Lawhead Lisa Post Lawhead Jeni and Jamie Linkous Shannon and Scott Malone Sarah Ranson & Mike G. Martin Margaret and Alec McLean Kelley and Matt Morice Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New Micah and Dawn Rapoport Holly and Mark Renken Brian and Lee Schaffler Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Scrugham Wendy and McKay Smith Dr. and Mrs. Todd Tobias Emilie and Lewis Unglesby Kristen and Richard Vining Kim and Chris Warner Casey and Ashley West GIVING BY CLASS – SK The Axt Family Mr. Charles T. Bechtel Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brabyn Joe and Amy Carney Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ciaramitaro Samantha and Adam Cohen Meg and Scott Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cubbins Mr. and Mrs. David Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Bryan and Angelina Kuo Drew and Susan Mascolino Mr. and Mrs. Jeff McGoff Drs. Katherine and Andrew Mickelson Mr. and Mrs. Reza Nejati Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Norris, III Mr. and Mrs. Eric Plumley

Kenneth and Jenny Robertson Walter and Leigh Anne Rose Nicole and Michael Taylor Justin and Lauren Taylor Bradley Terhune and Tracy Adkisson Jeffrey Thompson & Dawn Scott Eric and Susan Welch Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson Mr. Philip Wood and Ms. Elizabeth Gilliland GIVING BY CLASS – JK Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Benitone Joanna and Ron Byrnes Chip and Mandy Chatellier Mr. Jim Curry Joseph and Laura Davis Geoffrey and Robyn Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Justin Dyer Kathy and Ted Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. Dan Fore James and Joy Hoffman Hunter and Emily Jones Cullen and Katharine Kent Josh Lawhead Lisa Post Lawhead Kelly and Eric Martin Margaret and Alec McLean Lance and Nicole Murphey Rev. and Mrs. Bill Murray David and Julie Richardson Chris and Gina Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith Kristen and Richard Vining Gary and Noell Wilson Mr. and Mrs. John Young GIVING BY CLASS – PK Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Benitone Mr. Curtis Brown & Dr. Holly Hilsenbeck Chirag and Mandy Chauhan Kristy Gunn & Michael Evers David Hanson & Christina Ross Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson Elizabeth and Kevin Keough Mr. and Mrs. Michael LaRue Paul and Mary Morris Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Scrugham Dr. Fridtjof Thomas & Dr. Arzu Onar Thomas Thomas and Alyssa Throckmorton Emilie and Lewis Unglesby Scott and Courtney Woodmansee GIVING BY CLASS – LL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Booth Mr. and Mrs. Eric Cox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cubbins Paul and Jennifer Hagerman Hayley and Will Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson Bryan and Angelina Kuo Ann and Zach Pretzer Rev. Ben & Ellen Robertson Melanie & Douglas Schrank Allen and Andrea Schwager Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith Nicole and Michael Taylor Kim and Chris Warner Casey and Ashley West

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR DONORS!

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NEW SAINTS ON STAFF GSL was delighted to welcome nine new employees to the faculty and administrative team on campus this year. These enthusiastic newcomers are already making their mark at GSL, and we are glad they are here. Read below for some fun facts that will help you get to know them all a little better. And welcome to GSL, new Saints!

WHITLEY GURKIN

PRE-KINDERGARTEN ASSISTANT

Education: B.S. Ed., University of Memphis Hometown: Memphis Family: None yet, but I do have a pet cat First job: Babysitter Favorite childhood book: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Favorite school subject: Art Favorite pastime: Spending time with friends and family Favorite movie: Casablanca Favorite music: I like all types!

Favorite GSL moment: One day this fall, just out of the blue, one of my students came up and said, “I love you!” Teaching is about those individual moments you get with each child that just touch your heart.

BRIAN “SEÑOR” HENCEL MIDDLE SCHOOL SPANISH

Education: B.A.’s in Spanish & Education, St. Louis University M.A.T. Webster University Hometown: St. Louis, MO Family: Wife, Julia; pet aloe plant, Alberto First job: Painting houses for my grandfather Worst job: Perhaps work study in my high school library? It was just boring, not “bad” per se…

Favorite childhood book: I read the heck out of the Encyclopedia Brown series.

Favorite school subject: I was fortunate to have a lot of good teachers, so I liked school in general. But English, Math, and Spanish were always exceptionally fun...

Favorite pastime: I like to create things and work with my hands.

Favorite movie: There are so many! Stop Making Sense, The Royal Tenenbaums, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Jaws, Tombstone, Better Off Dead.

Favorite music: Again, so many… Warren Zevon, The Clash, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Pixies, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, Billy Bragg.

Favorite GSL moment: The sense of community at GSL is undeniable. It’s one of the things that drew me to the school initially and the longer I’m here, the more I’m aware of its positive impact on student life.

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NICOLE JOBE

LITTLE LUKERS ASSISTANT

Education: B.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Hometown: Hamilton, Illinois Family: My boyfriend, Dalton, and my cat, Minerva.

First job: Cashier at Keasling’s Pharmacy and Gifts (Hallmark store) Worst Job: Keasling’s, especially when the Christmas ornaments came out Favorite childhood book: The Harry Potter series, all of them.

Favorite school subject: English Favorite pastime: Reading or crafting Favorite movie: The Sound of Music Favorite Music: I like all types!

Favorite GSL moment: Every day after school, we have a student who reminds us not to get into trouble when we leave for the day.

KENDALL JONES

LITTLE LUKERS ASSISTANT

Education: B.S., University of Arkansas M.Ed., Christian Brothers University Hometown: Memphis Family: My parents, one younger brother, one younger sister, and three dogs (two labrador retrievers and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel).

First job: Summer Camp Counselor at GSL Worst job: Receptionist and legal assistant at a law firm in college Favorite childhood book: Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Favorite school subject: Art Favorite pastime: Spending time with family and friends Favorite movie: Father of the Bride Favorite music: I like just about every kind of music.

Favorite thing about GSL: The close relationships I’ve made with coworkers, students, and families!

KAREN PEACOCK

ART INSTRUCTOR, 2ND & 3RD GRADE

Education: B.A., University of Mississippi; Master’s in Art Therapy and Creativity Development, Pratt Institute Hometown: Tupelo, MS Family: Husband Bradley and children Janie (15), Vancie (12), and Robby (GSL PK), plus our golden retriever, “Fonzie” First job: Restaurant Hostess Worst job: Restaurant Hostess Favorite childhood book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss My school subject: Art Favorite pastime: Eating and sleeping Favorite movie: The Breakfast Club Favorite music: Soundtrack from The Breakfast Club Favorite GSL moment: When I asked students to choose a location for their self-portrait, several students chose The Fresh Market

AMY REEVES

PRE-KINDERGARTEN ASSISTANT

Education: B.A., University of Memphis; M. Elem. Ed., Grand Canyon University Hometown: Memphis First job: Memphis Redbirds retail shop Worst job: Server at Red Robin Favorite childhood book: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

by Don and Audrey Wood Favorite school subject: Reading/English Favorite pastime: Reading and cooking Favorite movie: The Sound of Music Favorite music: Country Favorite GSL moment: The best part about working at GSL has been the relationships formed here. The staff has been inviting and accepting, and the families and students are all incredible! I feel extremely blessed to be a part of the GSL community.

TOM SAUTER

HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

Education: B.S. Ed., Crown College M.S. Ed., Minnesota State University Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN Family: Joyce, wife of 33 years, and daughters Marisa (29) and Erica (25) First job: Washed dishes at a local cafe in my hometown Worst job: Putting down asphalt sealer on driveways in college Favorite childhood book: The Hardy Boys mysteries Favorite school subject: Math Favorite pastime: Gardening/yard work, walking, reading

Favorite films: One of my top 10 would be Mulan. My daughters and I also like The Princess Bride, which would make my top 10 as well.

Favorite music: Chris Tomlin Favorite GSL moment: I enjoy welcoming students every morning. It’s a great way to start the day.

BROOKE SHANNON

DIRECTOR OF AFTER SCHOOL CARE AND ENRICHMENT

Education: B.S. and M.S in Special Education, UT-Knoxville Hometown: Memphis, TN Family: Husband Martin Shannon (GSL ‘95), children Cooper (3rd) and Emerson (LL) First job: Special Education Teacher at Madonna Learning Center Favorite pastime: Travel anywhere and everywhere Favorite childhood book: Can’t remember, but my favorite book to read with my kids now is Llama Llama Mad at Mama

by Anna Dewdney Favorite school subject: Reading Favorite music: Anything you can dance to!

Favorite GSL moment: I walk down the halls at GSL daily, and receive numerous hugs along with, “What’s for snack today, Mrs. Shannon?” One day a third grader said, “That ROCKS!” when I told their grade they could choose the snack!

KELSEY ZAHARKO

LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Education: B.S. Ed, University of Memphis.

Hometown: Germantown, TN Family: Husband Zack and dog Paisley First job: In high school I worked at a hair salon and also as a coach for the Germantown Youth Athletic Association. Before coming to GSL, I was a fifth grade science and social studies teacher at St. George’s.

Favorite childhood book: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Favorite school subject: Science!

Favorite pastime: Being with friends and family and researching the latest in technology Favorite movie: The Help Favorite music: Phil Collins, most ‘80s music Favorite GSL moment: One of our students likes to tell me about the experiments she does at home. After talking to me one day, she said, “You know why I tell you about these experiments? I want you to feel welcome here because you are new and I want you to love it. I also want you to know I am a good student.” I thought it was so sweet of her to think about welcoming a new person!

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10th Annual

LISA LASSANDRELLO 5K REMEMBRANCE RACE SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015 | 9:00 AM GRACE-ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL In memory of long-time GSL employee Lisa Lassandrello. Benefiting GSL, St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic School, and Wings Cancer Foundation. Run or walk, all are welcome. Register now at www.racesonline.com.

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT GSL

Miss Lee’s Preschool Visits: 8:30 am Welcome by Head of School: 10:00, Anchor Center Lower School & Middle School Visits: 10:30 am Thanksgiving Chapel Service: 11:15 am, GSL Church

FOUR EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT GSL Making a contribution to the annual fund campaign is not the only way to give to GSL! Here are four other easy ways you can contribute and make a positive impact on our bottom line.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

One of the best ways to become involved in our fundraising efforts is to support Box Tops for Education!

Did you know that each Box Top is valued at 10 cents? The money acquired through Box Tops helps fund the purchase of items on our teachers’ Wish Lists. Each year, we hope to reach our school goal of $2,500. That’s a lot of individual Box Tops, but together, it’s a snap! (We also provide ice cream parties for each classroom or grade level that meets their yearly goal!)

Box Tops: www.boxtops4education.com/ Questions? Email Angie Young (angie7268@yahoo.com) or Allyson Campbell (noahandallyson@gmail.com).

AMAZON SMILE

Shop through Amazon Smile, and you can select Grace-St. Luke’s School as your designated charitable gift recipient. You must select a recipient before you can browse or shop. For eligible purchases, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected organization.

Amazon Smile: http://smile.amazon.com/ Questions? Email Sherry Emerson at semerson@gslschool.org.

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TARGET’S TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION PROGRAM

With the help of REDcard™ holders, Target has donated $354 million to local K-12 schools since 1997 through its Take Charge of Education (TCOE) program, which lets shoppers designate 1% of their REDcard purchases to a K-12 school of their choice to fund whatever the school needs most. We have earned $2,592.90 from Target since 9/2012.

Target Red Card: www.target.com/redcard/main and look for the Take Charge of Education program link.

Questions? Email Sherry Emerson at semerson@gslschool.org.

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

We have 75+ households registered to date for the Kroger Community Rewards Program, in which you can sign up online to designate GSL as a recipient of a percentage of proceeds from your Kroger purchases. We have earned $7,157.15 from Kroger since 2/2013 - just think what our potential could be if all of our families registered! Please take a few minutes to follow the steps online to register for GSL. Our number is 81326. Kroger Community Rewards: www.kroger.com/communityrewards Questions? Email Sherry Emerson at semerson@gslschool.org.

The Preschool/Lower School Book Swap, moved to a new time and location this fall in the Anchor Center, was a great success. Students loved swapping out old books for new things to read!

THE P.A. CONNECTION Like everything else on the GSL campus, the Parents’ Association has been busy these first few months of school!

Hopefully you signed up to help with one of our activities or events at Back-to-School Night, or you purchased some great wrapping paper (our fall fundraiser), or your “Luker” is wearing his or her new favorite piece of Spirit Wear. The P.A. also hosted a fun Volunteer Luncheon for event chairs, and if you are new to GSL, I met you at new parent orientation. You may have already attended the Book Swap or helped with our fall teacher appreciation activities, and are now looking forward to the annual Book Fair at the Booksellers at Laurelwood. If you haven’t seen or experienced any of the above, don’t worry! There are many opportunities left this year to support our school and get involved (oh, and buy a piece of Spirit Wear)!

The full list of P.A. events and chairs is on our fabulously updated website and we encourage everyone to find their “thing” to do at GSL. Additionally, we now have a way to sign up for P.A. volunteer opportunities ONLINE! Simply log in to MY GSL, click on the Parents’ Association tab, and go to the “Volunteer for Events” tab: www.gslschool.org/my-gsl/parentsassociation/volunteer-for-events/

BY CAROL SEAMONS, 2014-2015 P.A. PRESIDENT

One event you need to put on your calendar today is the Anchor Auction, which will be held on Friday, April 17 at the University Club of Memphis. This is the Parents’ Association’s largest fundraiser. The theme is A Night in the Big Apple, and it’s sure to be lots of fun.

Proceeds from all of our events allow us to supplement the learning experience of our children through technology enhancements, physical plant improvements, and curricular gifts.

Recently, I read thank-you notes from teachers for the many gifts that their classrooms received. Additionally, there were notes thanking the P.A. for Teacher Appreciation treats and activities and notes from families that received some “TLC” from the P.A. Those notes truly made me realize the daily impact the P.A. has on the GSL campus and the wonderful connectedness we have among our students, parents, faculty, and staff. Come be a part of it!

Thank you again to each P.A. volunteer who is making our GSL community such a special place!

See the Parents’ Association page on gslschool.org/mygsl for full list of chairs and events.

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SAINTS SUPERLATIVES FANTASTIC FACULTY NEW BABY SAINTS

Carrie Galphin and husband Patrick proudly welcomed baby Millie into the world several months early in April. Their sweet preemie spent her first few months at LeBonheur but now weighs 8 lbs and is finally at home!

John Adrian and wife Elizabeth welcomed baby Jack on August 2. (see details in Anchors Away).

Collin Buckner and husband Sam welcomed baby Anne Eddings Buckner “Annie” on October 9, weighing 7 lbs, 13 ounces.

STANFORD SCHOLARS

Middle School math teachers Kim Norris, Alisha Kimbro, Ellyse Woolard, and Lyn Forsyth took a Stanford University online class this summer called “How To Learn Math” by math education professor Jo Boaler. Course participants explored the new research ideas on mathematics learning and student mindsets that can transform students’ experiences with math. The interactive sessions included a variety of thinking tasks to promote active engagement, such as reflecting on videos, designing lessons, and discussing ideas with peers. “It was all about how to teach math in a way that gives students confidence in the subject and allows creative problem solving,” said Mrs. Woolard. “Very cool stuff!”

According to Mrs. Forsyth: “It was one of the best courses I have ever taken.”

ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS

Paintings and etchings by Lower School art teacher Carol Buchman were exhibited in a solo show, Thunder and Lightning and Other Stories, at the Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center this summer. Carol also recently completed a commission piece for the women’s foundation to honor Mary Shainberg. The piece was unveiled in September at Baptist Women’s Hospital’s new legacy gallery along with dozens of other artworks commissioned to honor outstanding women of Memphis.

DRAGON WARRIORS

GSL faculty members competed for the second time in the annual Duncan Williams Dragon Boat races on Mud Island this fall. Our team, the Mighty, Mighty Saints, greatly improved its time compared to last year. We ended up finishing 10th overall out of 32 teams and won the Non-Profit division!

Congratulations, Saints!

Non-profit division champions!

SUPERSTAR STUDENTS SPEEDY SWIMMING

Claire Epperson (7th grade) accomplished several swim goals this summer. In June in Louisville, Kentucky, she broke an Ohio Valley Championship meet record in the 400-meter freestyle. In July, she had six top-10 swims at the Southeastern Swimming (SES) Long Course Championships in Knoxville.

SES is made up of 7,500 swimmers on 75 teams across Tennessee, Alabama and the Florida panhandle. At this event, she was one of eight 12-year-old girls selected to represent Southeastern Swimming in the weeklong USA Swimming Southern Zone Age Group Championships in San Antonio, Texas in August. At Zones, she had two top-10 times and earned a sixth place medal in the 400-meter freestyle.

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READY FOR THE LISA 5K

Virginia McLean and Lydia Ford raced in Idlewild Church’s 11th Annual Sole to Soul 5K benefiting MIFA, and took first place in each of their age divisions.

MORE THAN READY FOR THE LISA 5K

Jackson and Madeleine Hays competed in the recent Memphis Thunder Racing Kids Triathlon. Madeleine placed 9th overall in the girls division and 4th in her age group; Jackson placed 4th overall in the boys division and 3rd in his age group.

in memoriam LITSEY CORONA

GSL Student 1993-2003 Alumna Litsey Corona died unexpectedly in Memphis on June 1, 2014. After GSL, Litsey went on to high school at Hutchison (’07) and college at Middlebury in Vermont, graduating summa cum laude with

DENNIS CAIN

a focus on environmental studies.

GSL Director of Facilities, 1998-2014

working in Taiwan, becoming fluent in

September 28, 1958 – August 25, 2014

She then spent two and a half years Mandarin while working and studying

The GSL community suffered a tremendous loss this year when the school’s Director of Facilities, Dennis Cain, passed away in August due to complications from a stroke.

Dennis Cain was a beloved father, husband, family member, friend, and colleague.

Born in Memphis, he graduated from Memphis Catholic High School in 1976 and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Memphis. He proudly served in the United States Army, both stateside and overseas, before being honorably discharged with military honors. He also served in the Army Reserves. He worked at GSL Church for some time before switching over to the school side of campus full time in 1998.

Dennis (or Mr. Dennis, as he was known to many GSL students) spent countless hours, weekdays, and weekends working to ensure that the GSL campus was safe and welcoming for the entire community. His talent and wisdom were invaluable not only in the school’s day-to-day operations, but also in planning the development and implementation of major projects such as renovations at Miss Lee’s and the construction and opening of the Anchor Center.

at Tunghai University. She had recently returned to Memphis and attended the GSL Alumni Reunion in May just a few weeks before her death. She was going to start graduate school at MIT in the fall to pursue a master’s degree in urban planning. A lifelong Luker, Litsey had many gifts to share and countless opportunities ahead of her. She was known for her beautiful singing voice, compassionate heart, and irrepressible spirit. We will miss her dearly.

Dennis’s dedication to GSL was second to none. It was not unusual in the least to see his silver truck here at all hours, both early morning and late at night. With a knowledge of the campus that was wide-ranging and all-encompassing, he could do it all, whether the task required carpentry or plumbing or painting, or repairs to our HVAC. He was, quite simply, fantastic at his job. But as great as his expertise was, his friendship and incomparable sense of humor will be missed even more.

His presence and energy always livened things up in a positive way, whether it was a faculty get-together, a staff meeting, or just a quick visit in the office conference room. We simply counted on him being here, always.

GSL Church hosted a beautiful memorial service for Dennis on Saturday, August 30.

Head of School Thor Kvande and former headmaster Tom Beazley both spoke.

Pastor Brian Henderson of Parkway Gardens United Presbyterian Church offered the Prayer & Words of Comfort, and GSL Church Rector Richard Lawson gave the closing eulogy.

“In my experience, Dennis was someone who moved gracefully between different worlds: church and school, young and old, black and white, the haves and the havenots, newcomers and old timers,” said Lawson. “In moving so gracefully between different worlds, what he taught us is that there is only one world, God’s.”

Dennis is survived by his wife, Lesa, and his daughters, Carla and Lauren. He will be dearly missed by all. As a permanent tribute to his work, the Dennis Cain Facilities Endowment was established this fall for those who want to honor his legacy and express appreciation for his innumerable contributions to GSL.

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GSL ALUMNI FAMILIES At GSL, the alumni relationship regularly comes full circle when alumni grow up, become parents, and bring their own children back to school at GSL! We have more than 30 alumni families (that’s 50+ legacy students) on campus this year, including these alumni who gathered for a group photo with their children at the All-School Picnic this fall.

School Picnic (left to right): William Watts, Katherine McQuiston Bush, John Burruss, Anna McQuiston Holtzclaw, John Gary, Brian Schaffler, Robert Massey, Virginia Gary Sharp, Martin Shannon, Scott Woodmansee, Billy Schaffer, Marci Deshaies Woodmansee, Amy Amonette Huber, Maura Black Sullivan, Lauren Langston Scrugham, Paige Crabtree Henson, Justin Taylor, Jennifer Harviel Karnes, Holly Hawkins Clark, Peter Warren, Mary Evelyn Stevens Fore, and Herb Cochrane.