LEGACY LUKERS: CONTINUING THE SAINTS TRADITION

Best wishes to these three legacy members of the Class of 2023, and special thanks to their alumni parents for continuing the Saints tradition and sending them to GSL! We asked these students and their parents to reflect back on their time at GSL for this annual legacy feature.

MARGARET FORE ’23

Favorite class: English. Mrs. White is hilarious!

Favorite extracurricular: Tennis

Favorite GSL memory: When the girls in Mrs. Campell's eighth grade math class did a fashion show down the hall.

What you'll miss most: Pep rallies and Red vs. White team challenges.

JACKSON HALPERN ’23

Favorite class: History

Favorite extracurriculars: Model UN and Track

Favorite GSL memory: Fifth grade JV basketball or sixth grade track

What you'll miss most: Ms. Thompson's extracurriculars

SAM WILKINSON ’23

Favorite class: English. Mrs. White always finds a way to make English fun and understandable.

Favorite extracurricular: Baseball – it’s pretty much all I think about.

Favorite GSL memory: Sitting with my friends at lunch is what I look forward to most each day, especially all of the funny conversations.

What you’ll miss most: Going to our basketball games.

MARY EVELYN STEVENS FORE ’91

Favorite teacher/class: Betsy Gafford (art) and Sarah Black (English)

Favorite extracurriculars: Volleyball, cheerleading, and basketball

JOEL HALPERN ’97

(Attended GSL through SK, 1989)

Favorite class: Music

Favorite teacher: Kathy Doss

Favorite extracurricular: Probably soccer at the time

Favorite GSL memory: Sneaking (or so we thought) gummy bears into lunch with Patrick Munson. And blaming each other when we got caught.

ALLEN WILKINSON ’86

(Attended GSL through 8th grade, 1985)

Favorite class: Coach Scully’s History class

Favorite teacher: Coach Scully

Favorite extracurriculars: Basketball

Favorite GSL memories: The 8th grade Nantahala trip, basketball trips, pep rallies, and GSL dances in Trezevant Hall June

Favorite GSL memory: Our class trip to New Orleans for the World’s Fair in 1984, and going to Bourbon Street and having brunch at Commander’s Palace!