GSL Anchor Magazine Fall 2013

Grace - St. Luke’s Episcopal school fall 2013

special feature: 2012-13 ANNUAL REPORT & DONOR LIST

plus: CAMPUS NEWS CLASS OF 2009 COLLEGE PLACEMENTS ALUM PROFILE: EVIE MADDOX WOOD NEW SAINTS ON STAFF

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LITTLE LUKERS TAKE OFF AT GSL

from the head of school: Grace-St. Luke’s is a happening place!

If you’ve ever doubted the truth of those words, I’d invite you to come to campus and see all the wonderful things in action here at GSL. Down at Miss Lee’s the campus is bursting with students, energy, and life. This year, boosted by the addition of the Little Lukers, enrollment soared to more than 545 students. The Little Lukers program has gotten off to a magnificent start, welcoming 40+ twoyear-olds and young three-year-olds to the community. The Little Luker teachers, led ably by Head of Preschool Jennifer Vest, have researched and developed an exciting play-based curriculum that will welcome these youngest Saints to our community and put them on a dynamic learning path for years to come. In visiting the classrooms you can clearly see that our teachers are very intentional about their work, engaging students with their classroom design, hands-on activities, and early literacy and numeracy programs. Our students are learning and growing while busily engaged in play.

rare and enticing opportunity. Late this summer, the Saunders family, longtime residents of the house immediately to the north of the school administrative office, approached the school about purchasing the property. The Board carefully reviewed the offer and decided that the chance to expand our campus by acquiring contiguous property was impossible to refuse. In late September, the transaction to purchase the house was completed, thereby giving GSL some valuable breathing room and an opportunity to plan for growth into new space. Board Vice President Allison Cates is chairing a task force to examine the space and how it might augment and support our current and future programs at Grace-St. Luke’s.

What anchors all this growth and change at GSL? While our strategic plan has many We’ve also got new teachers on campus, as different objectives, goals, and tactics, it well as some familiar faces in new places! is intentionally anchored by what is at The enrollment growth we’ve experienced the core of this wonderful school: our has allowed us to identify and recruit culture. GSL has a warm and welcoming some exciting new teaching talent to community married to a culture of teaching GSL. As Head of School, finding excellent and learning that helps produce graduates teachers who are mission appropriate for who embody our mission statement.

GSL is one of the most important things They become confident, lifelong learners I work on with the division heads. These who develop into leaders in the various teachers bring a diversity of backgrounds high schools and communities they join. and experiences to our campus, and their Whatever the future holds for GSL, this is energy and enthusiasm reinvigorate their faculty peers as well as students and parents. always at our core.

Welcome to all of you; we’re glad to have Sincerely, you become a part of GSL! Our facilities are growing, too. For a landlocked, urban school, the opportunity to expand the footprint of campus is a

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Thor A. Kvande Head of School

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Alumni Reunion News Class of 2009 Goes to College

Little Lukers Take Off at GSL Property Acquisition: 240 S. Belvedere Campus News Briefs Alumna Profile: Evie Maddox Wood Alumni Win Rhodes College Scholarships News from the P.A. New Saints on Staff Mary Margaret Winn, New Church Youth Minister Alumni Updates 2012-13 Annual Report & Donor List Saints Superlatives

About the Cover: It was a leap of faith when GSL decided in December to launch a new two-year-old program at Miss Lee’s, and we are so glad we did! With three sections of Little Lukers, we are full at the Preschool for the first time in several years. So now the Preschool is home to a new younger set, better known as Mudpuppies, Jolly Giraffes, and Zippy Zebras, and they are so much fun! In this issue’s cover photo Little Luker Cullen Weeden takes a turn on the trikes, a favorite daily playground activity.

Editor: Marci Woodmansee Contributors: Denise DuBois Taylor and Kimberly White Magazine layout by Disciple Design (www.discipledesign.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.

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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From the Alumni Desk

• The nominee has made significant contributions to enhance his/her community.

• The nominee has made significant contributions to advance his/her profession.

• The nominee has been actively involved in professional and/or charitable organizations.

• The nominee has received public recognition for an act or acts of distinction.

• The nominee serves as a role model whom current and/or future generations of GSL students can emulate.

I am delighted to announce that we have an Alumni Reunion coming up on Saturday, May 10, 2014. It has been four long years since our last get-together to celebrate the construction of the Anchor Center in 2010. Here are the details you need…

1. Plan to Attend Alumni Reunion: For the Classes of 2006 and Earlier (aged 21 and over) & Current/Former Faculty Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm, Anchor Center Appetizers, wine and beer RSVP: semerson@gslschool.org

2. Nominate Someone Great

Email your nomination to semerson@gslschool.org.

3. leave your mark

At every reunion, we honor a graduate of GSL who has achieved success in his or her life and/or career with the Outstanding Alumni Award. We are now soliciting your recommendations for this recognition! Past winners include Meg Patterson Comes (‘80), John Burruss (‘95), Logan Taylor (‘95), Justin Taylor (‘92) and Amy Amonette Huber (‘81).

In recommending someone for this recognition, we encourage you to consider several factors:

By B i l l y S c h a f f e r , ’85, Alumni Association President

We have a very cool new alumni giving opportunity to unveil at the reunion: the Alumni Corner! Alumni may now purchase commemorative plaques that will be affixed to the brick wall at the corner of the Anchor Center to honor or memorialize family, classmates and faculty. For info and an order form, go to the Alumni tab online or email dtaylor@gslschool.org.

4. Talk It Up Get on the Alumni Facebook page today (www.facebook.com/ GSLAlumni), and let us know you are coming or give a shout out to your former classmates. This is our way to stay in touch! Can’t wait to see you in May! GO SAINTS!!!

Congrats, Class of 2009!

Remember these guys? GSL’s Class of 2009 is all grown up now and out of high school. We wish you the best as you head off to college!

Isabella Auchus Jackson Beck Lauren Bell John Brand Fuller Edwards Richard Grambergs Cameron Gray Grant Hechinger Hannah Jacuzzi Hannah Jones Abby Knight Bobby Landman Lillian Norcross Kenneth Piper Samantha Rebholz

University of Pennsylvania University of Arkansas University of Alabama University of Tennessee University of Tennessee Christian Brothers University University of Memphis Rhodes College Loyola University (New Orleans) Mississippi State University Birmingham Southern California Polytechnic State University University of Arkansas Rhodes College Undecided

Caela Rhea Nick Riley Christian Sanders Francie Saunders Elizabeth Shearon Daniel Smeyne Jules Smith Sophie Thomas Kate Valk Zoe Van Deveer Callie Wallace Mary Evans Wallace Jesse Wilcox Neill Zanone

University of Tennessee University of Memphis University of Mississippi University of Colorado Rhodes College Undecided Mississippi State University Mississippi State University Colgate University University of Richmond University of Mississippi University of Mississippi University of Arkansas UT-Chattanooga

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Little Lukers Take Off!

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GSL’s new two-year-old program enjoys successful launch

Little Luker teacher Kelsey

Beagle enjoys a laugh with

Rian Osborne.

Last winter, when school leadership and the Board of Trustees were discussing the possibility of adding a two-year-old program to GSL School, no one could say with absolute certainty that the idea would work. School leaders knew GSL could offer excellent instruction for that age-level, based on the Preschool’s outstanding play-based, NAEYC-accredited curriculum model, but because enrollment levels for a new program are notoriously difficult to predict, the decision was going to require a leap of faith.

“We had a strong impression, based on our own informal conversations with current parents and prospective families, that there was a need for instruction at this age level,” says Thor Kvande, Head of School. “We also were eager to find new ways to get families interested in the Preschool. Since the recession began in 2008, we’d seen shifting enrollment trends, including families waiting longer to start children at GSL. But we suspected that adding an earlier age level might be a useful alternative to full-time day care for many of our dual-working parents, so we decided to give it a try, with the hope that we would be able to fill one class with 12 full-time students.”

The program was announced in December, and within three weeks, GSL’s admissions office had received more than 30 applications.

“Needless to say, we were delighted by the immediate positive response!” says Shelly McGuire, Director of Enrollment. As weeks went by and applications continued to roll in, the administrative team quickly realized GSL was going to be able to fill more than one classroom. More options were added, including half days, two-days and three-days per week, and by the end of March, the program was full.

Boasting a record enrollment this year of 125 students, Miss Lee’s ended up opening three new Little Lukers classrooms for two-year-old students in August, also filling two full classes of prekindergarten and three sections of junior kindergarten. Miss Lee’s was renovated in 2009 to allow GSL to expand and enhance its

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preschool program and welcome new families to the community, and for the first time since then, every classroom is in use.

“It’s great to walk through and see so many happy children in all of the classrooms at Miss Lee’s,” says McGuire. “Prospective parents are always impressed with our classrooms and the teaching instruction that they observe when they tour. And as is always the case with GSL, our warm sense of community shines through! It’s easy to see that our students are engaged in learning and joyful play. Miss Lee’s is a very special place!”

Adding three new classrooms of younger children to the mix of pre-kindergartners and junior kindergartners at Miss Lee’s required the addition of changing tables and smaller chairs and tricycles. Miss Lee’s recently received its NAEYC reaccreditation (see opposite page), and will be visited again this year by NAEYC because of the program addition. According to the Preschool teachers, all the hard work has been more than worth it.

“When I found out about the Little Luker program I was extremely excited to be a part of it,” says new Little Lukers lead teacher Kelsey Beagle, who worked last year at Miss Lee’s as a prekindergarten assistant. “Naively, I thought, how different could six months in age really be? I quickly found that two-and-a-half yearolds are a whole new world! They are still discovering language and making friends, skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. My favorite part about working in early childhood is the ‘lightbulb moment,’ when a child makes a new connection that he or she did not realize before. Watching the children independently open all their containers at lunch time or watching them realize for the first time that the shapes they manipulate on a light projector will also move on the wall are just some of the magic moments in the classroom. You see the wheels turning and hear the, ‘I did it!’ so many times throughout each day with these little ones. They are precious little people, and I feel extremely lucky to spend my days with them.”

Historic Miss Lee’s Preschool Earns NAEYC Reaccreditation

Miss Lee’s Preschool teachers celebrate their recent NAEYC reaccreditation.

Preparing for the launch of a brand new two-year-old program was

classroom observations, a facilities tour, detailed reviews of portfolios

just one reason for excitement this summer at GSL. Teachers also

developed by teachers and administrators, and analysis of the results

were delighted to learn in June that the Preschool had received its

of teacher and parent surveys.

reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

“We worked for months getting ready for this visit,” says Jennifer Vest, Head of Preschool at Miss Lee’s. “However, going through the

NAEYC accreditation is an extremely rigorous process in which

process is a great exercise that really helps us to grow as a program,

programs must prove their adherence to 10 NAEYC early childhood

allowing us to measure our excellence and our adherence to the

standards, which encompass some 450+ different criteria for

best practices in early childhood education. We are thrilled to have

excellence in operations. Miss Lee’s has been accredited since 1998;

this important seal of approval from our governing organization.”

and every five years, a NAEYC assessor returns to spend a full day at Miss Lee’s evaluating the program. The NAEYC site visit includes

Miss Lee’s was founded in Memphis in 1924 and became part of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School in 1987.

GSL Expands Campus with Property Purchase This fall, the School’s Board of Trustees authorized a property acquisition of the house at 240 S. Belvedere, the residential property next door to the school administrative office. GSL took ownership of the property on Sept. 26, 2013.

“The house became available for purchase and we were approached by the owner of the property over the summer,” explains Thor Kvande, Head of School. “After careful study and deliberation, the Board of Trustees decided it would be important to take advantage of this rare opportunity to purchase contiguous property, at a price point that was much more accessible than past offers which had been extended to us.”

The Board has appointed a task force to be chaired by board vice-president Allison Cates to research and explore potential uses for this property, both short-term and long-term, that would further enhance or augment GSL’s program.

Property task force me mbers Jamie Linkous, Maura Sullivan, Allison and Virginia Sharp on Cates, Victoria Van Cle the front porch at 240 ef, S. Belvedere, with Hea d of School Thor Kvande .

“We believe this is a very positive addition to the campus that opens up a variety of possibilities,” says Eric Barnes, President of the Board of Trustees. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to expand GSL’s campus footprint in beautiful Central Gardens.”

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Campus News Preschool News Farewell Mrs. Sharon At the Preschool Field Day in May, we said goodbye to long-time Fun & Fitness teacher Sharon Truitt, who decided it was time to hang up her tennis shoes since her 8th grade daughter was graduating from GSL. Jennifer Vest surprised her with flowers before she conducted her last “Tooty Ta” dance with students!

lower school News Honors Chapel Awardees Frances Cates received the Lower School Headmaster’s Award, and Reese McMullen received the Lower School Bishop’s Award at Honors Chapel.

Going for the Gold

Stations of the Cross Thomas Kvande, Lawson Vaughan, Cristofer Loa and Madison Fisher depict the scenes from the life of Christ in last spring’s annual Stations of the Cross by third grade.

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Andy Surber hosted his last Lower School Olympics in May, and with a little help from Finley Barger, lit the Olympic torch to kick off the festivities.

middle school News

We Have Liftoff !

Junior Achievers

Honor Society Members

Brian Savage and John Henley chase their hot air balloon across the field at Overton Park during Air & Space Day this spring.

Fifth graders learned about a variety of different careers and “interviewed” for jobs they were interested in before heading out to JA Biztown, an annual fifth grade tradition.

The Honor Society inducted new 7th and 8th grade members in May.

Graduation 2013

World Travelers

We said goodbye to our eighth graders at Graduation in May. We will miss them! The class valedictorian was Francie Sentilles and the salutatorians were Caroline Jones and Riggs Markham. Callan Truitt received the Middle School Headmaster’s Award and Tyler Donnelly received the Middle School Bishop’s Award at Graduation.

GSL once again hosted a Europe trip for 7th and 8th grade students interested in traveling abroad after graduation.

This year, Head of School Thor Kvande took nine students to Spain, visiting famous cities such as Toledo, Barcelona, and in this photo, Madrid, where they are pictured in front of the Royal Palace. (LtoR): John McBride, Skippy Roberts, Jay Lattimore, Meredith Hood, Emma Brandon, Whitney Ziegenhorn, Elsie Morrow, Emma Heiter, and Elizabeth Elrod.

New Student Leaders

Chapel Talk Series Eighth graders Josh Crawford and Olivia Pletz get a hug from Father Joseph after completing their Chapel Talk speeches in front of the school.

Congratulations to all of the students who ran for Student Council office this fall. (Front row): Olivia Hettinger, Eva Claire Pounders, Claire Pellegrin, Max Courtney, and Benjamin Freeman; (back row) Grant Young, Tess Emerson, Sloan McHugh, Caroline Ciaramitaro, and Edward Henley.

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on stage at gsl

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut Second graders did a great job with their lines and songs in the annual performance of Nuts.

These Bugs Didn’t Bite Senior Kindergartners loved dressing in costume for their insect roles in the annual performance of Bugs!

Oh Rats!

Some rodents enjoyed a little song and dance during the third graders’ performance of Rats!

Wish Every Day Was Saturday Running Away with the Circus First graders showed off some incredible costumes for their annual Circus Circus performance.

Students put on a rousing performance of It’s Saturday, an annual fourth grade tradition.

Thespian Society & Awardees

A Little Shakespeare

New members of the International Junior Thespian Society were inducted in the spring.

Ben Brandon, Lily Davis, and Claire Kvande also received individual Thespian awards for their work in the spring production, Into the Woods.

Grace Lee and A.J. Joplin rehearse for the Middle School fall production of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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Fashion Forward Entrepreneurial alumna Evie Maddox Wood takes retail on wheels in Birmingham, AL

By M a r c i W o o d ma n s e e , ’83, Director of Communications Weekdays, GSL ’99 alumna Evie Maddox Wood can be found in the Birmingham headquarters of Hibbett Sports, Inc., where she works full-time as a buyer for men’s fashion apparel. But if you want to catch up with Wood most weeknights and weekends, you better follow the beautiful, bright yellow truck that has become Birmingham’s new, mobile fashion icon.

“I knew I wanted to have a business of my own,” Maddox says. “I did not know it would be on four wheels!”

She also did not know until halfway through college at Auburn that she would end up in fashion. “I started out as an education major,” she says. “But then I realized I was more interested in business, though not something conservative, coat-and-tie. I knew I liked fashion, so I thought that retail might be the route for me. I did a semester abroad in Italy and we studied fashion there, which also helped me figure out the path I wanted to take.”

Armed with a bachelor’s degree in apparel merchandising by the time she graduated, Wood started out as a personal shopper on the floor at Saks Fifth Avenue before eventually joining the buying office at Hibbett.

“I was doing buying research for Hibbett, and we do a lot of business out of Los Angeles; that’s where I discovered the fashion trucks!” she says. “I had always wanted to own my own boutique, but it was a long-term goal because the barriers to entry are so high, what with renting a retail space and so forth. But I saw those trucks and thought that was not such a big barrier to getting started.”

After convincing her husband Lane of the potential in the plan, they crunched numbers, put a very intensive business plan together, and began looking for a truck. “In January we found an old hand-me-down step van on Craig’s List,” she says. “This one was quite well-loved, but we got some help fixing up the interior.

I wanted to be sure it felt like a store inside, not like a vehicle.

Next thing you know, we were ready to launch in April.”

With lots of good press rolling in and growing crowds at their events, the business is off to a great start. Customers can shop from the truck or online through the website Wood’s husband designed and manages. They take the truck to public events throughout the city and have also made it available for private parties. “Private parties have been really successful and a good way for us to get business during the week because our customers will generally host a fashion party in the evening,” Wood says. “They’re lots of fun, and the party hostess earns what

Left: The fashion truck is hard to miss! Right: Evie Wood is making fashion fun for Birm Fairhope Supply Co. blo ingham shoppers. Photos courtesy of g.

we call ‘truck bucks’ to spend on our merchandise. When we started taking the truck out on weekends, we quickly learned that we would do well at any event where there’s a lot of pedestrian traffic. The chance of people coming in is high because they are curious. Still, the product has to be compelling enough to buy once they’re in. And of course, we made the truck as bright as possible so you can’t miss it!”

Wood says the past year has been full of both joys and frustrations, but she is pleased with their progress.

“Honestly, it was this type of business that was the game changer in being able to do this,” she says. “Mobile retail hasn’t really hit the Southeast beyond food trucks, but out West they have whole parking lots full of trucks like this. We were lucky to have enough money saved to get our business started so we could afford to do this without going into debt. With no loan or rental space to worry about, it’s easy to run a profitable business.”

Wood admits that there have been times when launching a new business, in addition to working 40 hours a week, is a challenge.

“I’ve always been a very active and busy person—I even teach spin classes!—so I thought I could do it all, no problem,” she says. “I also ended up getting promoted at Hibbett right when we opened the truck, which was wonderful, though it did make everything a little stressful the first few months. But retail has always been one of my favorite parts of this industry. When I left Saks, I missed the sales floor and helping customers, so I really enjoy being in the truck. I love the fact that it’s mine and the reaction we get from customers. Everyone is so curious and excited about it, and I feed off of that.”

Wood credits GSL with fostering her determination and persistence to make her dream a reality. “GSL always encouraged us to think outside the box and explore opportunities,” she says.

“I just think it gave me a nice strong base. At a small school, with those smaller student-teacher ratios, I think you are given more tools and more chances to build your confidence. I know it helped me be a leader when I went on to St. Agnes and served as senior class president. I feel like we were taught at a young age to go for it; that’s what I kept doing, and here I am. You have to know that failure can be part of success, and if you can take it well, you will eventually succeed.”

With Wood behind the wheel, success is surely just ahead!

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The College Plunge Alumni Secure Four-Year Clarence Day Scholarships for Studies at Rhodes College

By M a r c i W o o d ma n s e e , ’83, Director of Communications For Lukers who attend GSL from Preschool through eighth grade, the first big educational milestone they encounter is picking a high school. The second is figuring out where to go to college.

Because our eighth graders leave GSL extremely well-prepared for their continuing educational journey, they tend to sail smoothly into high school, achieve further academic and extracurricular success, and graduate from 12th grade very well-prepared for a meaningful and exciting college experience. In fact, many are fortunate enough to secure great scholarships as well.

This year, for its prestigious Clarence Day Scholarship program, Rhodes College selected three students from GSL’s Class of 2009—Elizabeth Shearon, Grant Hechinger, and Kenneth Piper— to receive generous four-year scholarships for studies. The Clarence Day Scholarship Program is awarded to only 10 top first-year students from Memphis and Shelby County high schools annually. Each student will also receive support for a “learning outside the classroom” experience in metro Memphis, such as service, research, or an internship. For the three GSL awardees, it is a great opportunity that makes all their hard work in school worth the effort.

“Rhodes College was my number one choice, but it is definitely not cheap, so I had to make sure that the scholarships were there,” says Hechinger. “And I’m not going to lie, the college application process is not fun! It takes a lot of time and thought to complete, but it’s just something you have to do. Using the Common App and keeping the number of schools you apply to at a relatively low number (trust me, 10 is probably overdoing it) can make it a lot easier.”

According to Shearon, financial assistance was definitely a factor in deciding where to attend. “I made my final decision based upon the best education I could get at the best level of affordability,” she says. “The Day Scholarship was a huge help!”

Piper agrees. “Being a double legacy, I always knew that I wanted to end up at Rhodes,” he says. “But the process in my case was pretty long and stressful, and I didn’t find out I was a Day Scholar until the middle of April. I only applied to four schools and was about to go to the University of Arkansas. My final decision came

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Smart Saints turn into lucky Lynx! Elizabeth She aron, Grant Hechinger, Kenneth Piper during and freshman orientation wee k at Rhodes College.

with the scholarship offer, and I’m very pleased thus far.”

Although the Day Scholarship is a relatively new program at Rhodes, it is a popular addition to the college’s offerings. “The Clarence Day Scholarship program is one of our most important initiatives because it is dedicated to bringing in students from Memphis-area high schools who have already demonstrated a commitment to service and an interest in making a positive impact on Memphis,” said Jeffery Norris, Rhodes Director of Admission & Data Services. “We are delighted to welcome these talented individuals to Rhodes. They will receive an outstanding education and have the opportunity to engage in important experiential learning initiatives beyond the campus to further develop their leadership potential.”

By all accounts, the students are enjoying life at Rhodes to date and assimilating well into the college culture.

“I’m getting to take classes in four different departments that I was able to choose for myself,” says Piper. “I love the environment of a small school and the strong sense of community; everybody treats each other as equals and with respect. I’m pledging a fraternity this semester and enjoying the social side of the school as well. It’s a small school with a closeknit community, making it very easy to forget that I’m only 2.5 miles from my house.”

Hechinger echoes those sentiments. “The best thing about Rhodes so far has just been how nice everyone is,” he says. “I’ve met so many great people, and going to a school like this has made the transition to college so much easier.”

Shearon says she loves the feeling of community at Rhodes.

“Everyone is incredibly friendly and willing to help a confused, naïve freshman! I have already made so many awesome friends here and am constantly reminded of the fact that I am surrounded by wonderful people every day!”

No doubt, these GSL alumni will continue to make us proud and enjoy just as much success at Rhodes College as they did in high school. (For complete list of Class of 2009 college placements, see page 3.)

Thoughts on GSL and Life at College Grant Hechinger

Elizabeth Shearon

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St. Agnes Academy

I think GSL prepared me for high school and even college better than most schools would have. In particular, I think Mrs. White showed me the wonders of English and writing, and that is still one of my greatest interests today. As far as studies go, I have no idea what my major is going to be yet. But one great thing about Rhodes is they provide you with the time and the structure that you need to figure that out.

My activities so far have mostly been focused on basketball. It’s definitely a time commitment, but there is still plenty of time for school and shenanigans, and it’s been great!

GSL definitely prepared me for high school, and ultimately college. I have to say, the English program at GSL is a phenomenal one, and allowed me to pursue the highest level English courses in high school. Tasks such as research papers and essays seemed more manageable for us “Lukers” while at St. Agnes. GSL is the foundation on which I’ve built my plans to be an English major! Of course, this may change as I discover more fields of study. I also plan to participate in Track and Field. Sports have always helped me create a sense of structure in both my academic and my social life.

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Kenneth Piper CBHS GSL more than equipped me to be a student at Christian Brothers and ultimately gave me the tools to use in high school to pick up the tools necessary for college. Few people have impacted my love for English like Mrs. White, something that I will consider pursuing here at Rhodes as a major. Coming in, I’m about as undecided as undecided gets towards my major.

I love English and I’m becoming more and more interested in chemistry. I’m involved already in Greek life and naturally the planning and working of events put on by the Clarence Day scholars. I look forward to continuing to explore my interests and find more things to become involved with, as there is no shortage of organizations, clubs, and activities on this campus.

Upcoming P.A. Events & Chairs Book Fair @ Booksellers at Laurelwood: Nov. 17 Kelli Smith: 901-726-5354 (H) / sherberto@gmail.com Gayle Lakey: 901-327-9863 (H) / glakey99@gmail.com

Book Swap: Jan. 28-30 Wendy Feild: 901-272-2728 (H) / wefeild@comcast.net

Italian Dinner: Jan. 30

By B e ts y H o o d , 2013-14 P.A. President By the time you are reading this, the Parents’ Association will have been busy for more than two months! The calendar is continuously active with P.A. events which support and enhance our campus and community, so there’s always something in which you can get involved. This year’s remaining P.A. events (with event chair info) is at right, and we encourage everyone to find their “thing” to help out with. The one event I want to highlight is our Anchor Auction, which will be on Friday, April 11 at the University Club. This is the P.A.’s largest fundraiser, and its proceeds allow us to supplement the learning experience of our children through technology, physical plant, and curricular gifts.

I encourage you to dive in and find what you can do to enrich our GSL community. It will be time well spent, and we will be grateful for your service.

Debbie Williams: 901-574-2311 (C) / debgwilliams@yahoo.com Vicki Carayiannis: 901-734-4359 (C) / vvc@bellsouth.net

Teacher Appreciation: Feb. 6 & Mar. 25 Virginia Sharp: 901-350-3601 (C)./ vsharp@hobsonrealtors.com Lee Schaffler: 901-277-2279 (C) / leeschaffler@gmail.com JoAnn Jones: 901-292-7607 (C) / jojj63@hotmail.com

Father-Daughter Dance: Feb. 21 Margaret McLean: 901-276-8982 (C) / mcmadm@comcast.net Rachel Gray: 901-210-5440 (C)./ rachel@rgrayinteriordesign.com

Mother-Son Event: Feb. 23 Noell Wilson: 901-679-4546 (C) / nrwilson@olemiss.edu Katherine Lawson: 901-634-6466 (C) / L2awson@gmail.com Amy Huber: 901-278-1356 (H) / aahuber44@comcast.net

Anchor Auction: Apr. 11 Wendy Smith: 901-552-8875 (C) / smith4216@bellsouth.net Jeni Linkous: 901-340-5618 (C) / jeni.linkous@unitedcp.com

Uniform Exchange Days: May 19-20 & Uniform Swap: .May 20 Elisa Roberts: 901-272-8717 (H) / eblatteisroberts@me.com Lori Roper: 901-726-6783 (C)./ lroper@enlighten-design.com

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New Saints on Staff

GSL is delighted to welcome 16 new employees (full-time, part-time, and temporary) to campus for the 2013-14 school year. These enthusiastic newcomers are already making their mark at GSL, and we are glad they are here. They were kind enough to share some fun facts to help our community get to know them all a little better, so read and enjoy!

Wesley Ashley

Little Lukers Assistant Hometown: West Memphis, AR Degrees: Bachelor’s in middle-level education from Univ. of Central AR Family: An awesome niece & nephew!

First job: Seasonal gift-wrapper at Hallmark (I’m still meticulous when it comes to wrapping!)

Worst job: Three days in the hub at FedEx (I cried through every awful shift.)

Fun fact: I’m notorious for mis-hearing song lyrics...practically EVERY song.

I wanted to teach because... 1. Children are just awesome, and 2. I had some pretty amazing teachers when I was young!

Favorite moment with students: Seeing them hit major milestones. At this age, they’re learning and growing so fast; it sometimes leaves me speechless.

Favorite thing about GSL: It’s like a family!

Shannon Benitone

Junior Kindergarten Assistant Hometown: Memphis, TN Degrees: BA from Univ. of Memphis and M.A.T. from CBU Family: Husband Tyler; Kids Maddux (JK) & Olivia (PK) First job: Tutoring Worst job: Restaurant hostess Before GSL: I was an English teacher and a Second Language (ESL) teacher Fun fact: I climbed Mt. Rainier (14,411 ft!).

I wanted to teach because... I wanted to make a difference in the lives of children.

Favorite moments with students: ALL of it! Everyday I learn something new.

Favorite thing about GSL: Its caring and supportive community

Collin Buckner

7th Grade English Hometown: Memphis, TN Degrees: B.A., Univ. of Virginia; M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Univ. of Richmond Family: Husband Sam; Pet Maya First job: 3rd grade teacher in Stuttgart, AR Worst job: Sorting mail in the camp room at Camp Ozark Fun fact: I was born on Friday the 13th.

I wanted to teach because... I have always loved working with children and love being a part of the “aha!” moment.

Favorite moments with students: Running at Overton Park with the cross-country team Favorite thing about GSL: I love the warm feeling when you walk in the building and the close-knit GSL community. The teachers and staff are amazing and really fun to work with.

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Colleen Householder Fifth Grade Math

Hometown: West Hartford, CT Degrees: B.S. in Elementary Education, Vanderbilt Univ.

Family: Husband Anthony; Goldfish Edward First Job: Milkshake-maker at a seafood restaurant on the Connecticut shore when I was 15.

I wanted to teach because... I always loved the idea of sharing (and hopefully spreading) my passion for math and education with our future generations.

Favorite thing about GSL: I love the GSL community! The passionate teachers, the motivated and curious students, the school spirit - it is all so amazing!

Alisha Kimbro

Math, Science, Ethics Hometown: Lisle, IL Degrees: B.S. in Middle Childhood Education Family/pets: My dog, Bentley (4 years) First job: Concessions Stand Manager at Sea Lion Aquatic Park Worst job: Kennel Tech (aka Pooper Scooper) at Glen Ellyn Animal Hospital Fun fact: I was in the choir and band in middle school; proudly, the only girl in the percussion section!

I wanted to teach... Because of my third grade teacher, Mrs. Senstrom Favorite thing about GSL: I have felt welcomed with open arms since day one. My colleagues are incredibly supportive.

Lacey Ledlow

Little Lukers Assistant

Hometown: Bartlett, TN Degrees: B.S. in early childhood education, PK-3rd Family/pets: Husband Troy; puppy Track First job: Babysitter Worst job: I was a sandwich artist (at least that’s what I called myself!) at Subway. People are very rude about their sandwich toppings!

Fun fact: I am an identical twin.

I wanted to teach because... I had such great teachers who made me enjoy school.

Favorite moments with students: Dancing and singing until we laugh so hard we can’t breathe!

Favorite thing about GSL: The warm, fun faculty I work with!

Jessica Muller 4th Grade

Hometown: Memphis, TN Degrees: BFA & MAT, Univ. of Memphis Family/Pets: Husband Will; Pets Cali and Riley (dogs) and Spike (bearded dragon) First job: Receptionist at a hair salon.

Worst job: Retail at the mall.

Fun fact: I have been skydiving!

I wanted to teach because... I realized how awesome kids are and wanted a career that made me happy every day!

Favorite moments with students: When I learn something from them. Last week my kiddos taught me how to sync our four iPads to iTunes!

Favorite thing about GSL: The tight-knit community. This is my first year at GSL, but I already feel at home!

Nicole Murphey

Senior Kindergarten Assistant Hometown: Tallahassee, FL Degree: BA from Colorado College Family: Husband Lance; son Ian (JK) First job: Working for the Chicago Children’s Museum.

Favorite film: A documentary film called Nobody that I helped my husband Lance make before our son Ian was born. And more recently, I enjoyed a film called Beasts of the Southern Wild that was co-written by a student from my high school in Tallahassee.

Favorite thing about GSL: The emphasis on the arts and the Midtown/Downtown community that the school serves.

Linda Niell

Interim Lower School Head Hometown: Memphis, TN Degrees: BS in Elem. Ed;. MS in Early Childhood, Univ. of Memphis Family: Husband Barry; Kids Tracy and Will; stepsons Paul and Jonathan (all went to GSL); son-in-law Ashely, and granddaughter Hazel (Little Luker) First job: Teaching with the Memphis City School System Worst job: Temporary services one summer in Knoxville counting cars at meters to see if they needed to build a parking garage Last book read: Flora for my book club. (My book club started as a tennis group.)

Favorite thing about GSL: The people.

Kim McCullough Norris 7th Grade Math

Degrees: BS and MAT, Univ. of Memphis Hometown: Millington, TN Family: Husband Johnny; kids Spencer (3rd) and Preston (SK) First REAL job: Teaching geometry at Bartlett High School

Worst job: Summer job after freshman year in college at DuPont, in the sodium cyanide division. I had to wear a hardhat and learn to drive a forklift…haha!

Fun fact: I love to sing and dance I wanted to teach because… tutoring classmates during my high school study hall, I discovered that I had a knack for explaining algebra in a very simple way.

Favorite moments with students: Running into former students years later when they tell me that I made a significant impact on their lives.

Favorite thing about GSL: Its very nurturing atmosphere and the close knit school/church community in the heart of Midtown

Renee Norris

Senior Kindergarten Assistant Degrees: BA Psychology; I’ll finish in December with my Masters in Teaching Hometown: Memphis, TN Pets: 4 dogs, 2 cats First job: Collierville Animal Clinic Fun fact: I can wiggle my eyes!

I wanted to teach because… I am passionate about working with kids and love seeing those lightbulbs go off in their heads when they have learned something!

Favorite thing about GSL: The people I work with; it is such a fun and close-knit environment.

Sarah Ranson

6th Grade History Degrees: B.A. in history and political science from Univ. of Memphis ; Master of Liberal Studies from Washington Univ. in St. Louis Hometown: Memphis, TN Family/pets: Husband Mike Martin; kids Ruby and Liam (1st graders); Maggie, Pluto, and Piper, the canine trifecta First job: Coffee shop barista Before GSL: I was the editor of Church Health Reader, Church Health Center’s national health ministry magazine I wanted to teach because… I wanted to share my love of history.

Favorite thing about GSL: Emphasis on the whole child.

Shantih Smythe

Preschool Fun & Fitness Hometown: Memphis, TN Family/pets: Husband Bert; kids Paxton and Holden; dogs Charlie & Etta First job: Hostessing at Gonzales and Gertrudes when I was 12 Worst job: Washing dishes at Anne’s Place (restaurant preceding Bogie’s Deli) Fun fact: I am very competitive Favorite moments with students: I love seeing a student fully engrossed in what we are doing.

Favorite thing about GSL: Best community in the city!

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Nicole Taylor

Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Degrees: B.A. in psychology from Rhodes College; M.A.T. from Univ. of Memphis Hometown: Memphis, TN Family: Husband Michael; sons McEwen and Gaines First job: Retail at GAP kids I wanted to teach because... I like watching children grow and learn so much each year.

Favorite moments with students: I love having conversations with three- and four-year-olds. I always learn something new!

Favorite thing about GSL: School pride and sense of community

Sally Tomlinson

Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Degrees: BA in English from Rhodes, M.A.T. in Early Childhood from Univ. of Memphis Hometown: Memphis, TN Family: Husband Darryl and one baby on the way!

First job: I have been babysitting since I was 12 Worst job: Working at a grocery store in high school Fun fact: I write left handed, but I am pretty much ambidextrous.

I wanted to teach because...I have worked with children in some capacity since the age of 12 and always loved it. I think

I always had the right amount of patience. I started teaching aftercare at Evergreen while in college for some spending money and fell in love.

Favorite moments with students: Any break-through moments when I see a child conquering a task he had struggled with. I also love those moments when kids say something really funny or profound.

Favorite thing about GSL: The community and the environment. I love how I came here and felt right at home, especially at Miss Lee’s.

Billy Farmer II

7th & 8th History during Mrs. Eason’s maternity leave Hometown: Memphis, TN Degrees: Bachelor’s & Master’s in Political Science, Master’s in Teaching, and Master’s in Public Administration, all from Univ. of Memphis First job: Chick-Fil-A Worst job: Hollywood Video Fun fact: I love to karaoke and dance I wanted to teach because... I like helping kids reach their full potential every day and realize their dreams through academics.

Favorite moments with students: Listening to my girls in advisory sing Whitney Houston songs every morning before and after classes Favorite thing about GSL: Everything…great faculty and staff, amazing kids and caring parents.

Farewell to Andy Surber After the previous Anchor magazine had gone to press, we found out that our Head of Lower School, Andy Surber, was leaving GSL to accept a great position as the Head of Lower School at the Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara, California. Since we did not get to publish a tribute in the last issue of the magazine we wanted to take this opportunity to say farewell.

Andy says things are going great, and in his off-time, he is enjoying some great California cuisine with his wife Mary and sons Keenan and Logan, and of course, checking out the local music scene. Last we heard, he was seen surfing some giant waves under a beautiful West coast sunset (at least, that’s how we imagine him!). Your GSL family will miss you, Andy, and we wish you all the best!

Andy Surber in cool and casual mode at GSL’s Summer Fest during his last week on campus.

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New Youth Minister Joins Church Staff Sewanee graduate Mary Margaret Winn settles into the GSL community

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“Isn’t Mary Margaret awesome?!” Father Richard Lawson of GSL Church said enthusiastically to a group of Middle School students after a recent morning chapel service. He was referring, of course, to the church’s new youth minister, Mary Margaret Winn, who joined the church staff in July. The students’ response? An unequivocal “yes.”

With her ready smile, gentle manner, and friendly personality, Winn has quickly won over the children of both the parish and campus.

A native of Atlanta who grew up at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Decatur, Winn describes her youth group as a strong early influence on her faith. “My youth group was really special to me; we always had a fantastic time together,” she says. “After high school, I went to college at Sewanee and actually had a hard time finding my place there at first. But second semester of my freshman year, I applied to be a sacristan at All Saints’ Chapel, and working there became my favorite thing about Sewanee. Being so involved in the liturgy, I knew why we did everything we did, and that made the services so much more meaningful. It was really a blessing to be a part of it. I also enjoyed attending Catechumenate, which involves a series of small, faith-based group discussions with different community members. That was a really neat way to learn to talk about my faith in front of people I didn’t know, and I think it helped get me out of my shell.”

Winn’s leadership at Sewanee grew; she was eventually named Head Sacristan at All Saints, in addition to serving as Head Proctor for residential life at the University during her senior year. “It was a lot of work, but it was really rewarding and I loved it,” she says. “Still, youth ministry wasn’t really in my line of thought going forward.

But Father Richard visited Sewanee last year and our lay chaplain recommended me for the youth minister position he was trying to fill.

He was kind enough to invite me to come interview here in February, and everything just clicked. The GSL kids I met the first weekend I interviewed impressed me so much, it blew me away. I thought, ‘I’d be

Mary Margaret spe nds a moment with some Little Lukers after leading the Preschool’s weekl y chapel service.

so lucky to be here working with these people.’ Now it makes sense to me that youth ministry is a viable next step. I know I eventually want to go to seminary, so this is a good way to figure out if I could be at church every day. It’s a great opportunity.”

In announcing Winn’s selection as youth minister for GSL church, Father Richard described her as being graced with a preacher’s voice, which was a way of saying that she likes to talk about her faith and is comfortable speaking in front of different ages. Those skills are coming in handy in her new job responsibilities, which include running chapel for Preschool, Lower School, and Middle School services two weeks out of every month. As the church’s youth minister, Winn will work with children in junior and senior high, which encompasses the church’s traditional Sunday night EYC group time and dinner. Winn also started a morning Bible study for 6th-8th graders at GSL and has encouraged any interested youth to get involved in EYC programs at GSL, whether or not they are parishioners.

“One pleasant surprise that I encountered when I arrived and started meeting students is just how unique each personality is,” she adds.

“Teenagers are not a blank slate, and they have already done so much and experienced so many things; it’s about building on that and helping them find who they are.”

Winn is equally excited about working with the school’s younger students. “I noticed in a recent Lower School chapel how Linda Niell was teaching the chapel tips about manners and making eye contact, and I thought that it was neat that we are not just teaching academics but helping create people. We are helping them grow up and teaching them valuable life skills, even in first grade! Not every place can say that. I just think this is a wonderful place, and I am looking forward to learning from this outstanding group of young people and growing together in God’s love.”

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Anchors Away

Alumni are listed by their last year completed at GSL, regardless of exiting grade level.

‘80

Damon Waxler is the owner of Dixie Pickers, a new tenant in the historic former McGinnis Hardware space in Collierville.

In a Commercial Appeal article in May on this men’s gifts and accessory store, Waxler described it as “mantiques,” with men’s clothing lines such as Drake Waterfowl and Rivers West, and collectible items like old comics, trading cards, vintage vinyl albums and old advertising signs.

‘91

Ryan Prewitt, Chef de Cuisine of Herbsaint in New Orleans, has opened a new seafood restaurant called Peche, featuring Gulf seafood prepared in the open fire cooking method. He was featured on the Great Chefs website this summer. Ryan and his wife, Cammie, and son Aubrey welcomed new baby brother Searcy this summer.

‘98

Elizabeth “Gwinnie” Timberlake Green lives in Coral Gables, Florida. She and husband Jesse welcomed baby Margot Anne on June 12, 2013.

‘99

Drew Palazola is working for the family business as warehouse manager at M. Palazola Produce, Co.

‘03

Austin Nauert graduated in May with an MBA in Digital Media Management from St. Edwards University. He works for South

by Southwest, the annual film and music festival held in Austin, Texas. He is responsible for coordinating the film panels and discussions that are held during the festival.

‘05

Grayson Magruder is completing his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama. He traveled with the University of Alabama to the Dominican Republic to volunteer aid to tornado victims this year.

Katelyn Nichols received her theater degree from the UofM and was accepted into a program at the Stella Adler Studio, a prestigious actor training center in New York. This summer, in the college component of the annual Ostrander Awards for theater, she won the award for Leading Actress in a Drama for her role as Becky Shaw in Becky Shaw at UofM.

‘06

Connor Crawford is a senior Spanish major at Tulane and will graduate in May 2014. He spent spring of his junior year in Chile and then traveled in Argentina, Ecuador, Columbia, and Peru before returning to the States. He also manages three bands and has been the Tulane University Campus Programming Recreation Chair for the past two years.

Austin Magruder is studying in Rome, Italy with the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture Fall Studio. He is in his 4th year of a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture program and was named to the Dean’s list in Spring 2013.

Emmett Montgomery was inducted to the National Slavic Honor Society in May and spent the summer working on research involving encryption and database protection with a Georgetown University computer science professor. Emmett plans to graduate from Georgetown in May 2014 with a double major in computer science and Russian studies.

Jay Robinson and wife Lauren welcomed baby James Aubrey Robinson IV “Fort” on August 10, 2013.

Taylor Williams is graduating in May 2014 from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi with a major in biochemistry.

‘07 ‘02

Charlie Crawford received his bachelor’s degree with honors from Williams College in 2010. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is a senior analyst with Chrysalis Ventures.

Allie Laycook married Tyler McDaniel on Saturday, October 5 at GSL Church. Allie is a nurse at Methodist Germantown Hospital.

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Marshall Sharp gave a shout-out to GSL in his inspiring valedictorian speech at MUS graduation in May. He also won the Individual Player of the Year award in tennis for the third time in four years in the Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps.

‘08

Webb Emerson is a sophomore majoring in building construction science at Mississippi State University; his cousin Hannah Jones (GSL ’09) is a freshman there majoring in international business and Spanish; they are pictured with Webb’s sister Tess (GSL ‘14).

‘09

Abby Knight signed with Birmingham Southern College to play college basketball. Pictured with her GSL coaches, Shanna & Brian Eason.

Biking the Natchez Trace Maverick Kohlhof (’10) biked the 440-mile Natchez Trace this summer in four days. Here’s his travel log: It rained for the first two and a half days. We biked 120 miles the first day and stopped at Colbert’s Ferry in Alabama and slept right on the Tennessee River. The second day we did 67 miles and stopped in Tupelo to sleep because we got a combined five to six hours of sleep the night before due to the mosquitoes that pestered us throughout the night on the river. The third day we did 143 miles and stopped in Madison County just before the city of Jackson, and on the last day we did 120 miles to finally be in Natchez.

‘10

Margaret Grace Haltom and Sam Kitterman’s work creating the Global Awareness Club and a school garden at White Station High School was featured in a sustainable farming article in the Commercial Appeal in August.

Sophie Starks spent spring break in Jamaica as part of a St. Andrew’s-Sewanee service project benefiting underprivileged kids. During the summer she attended Governor’s School at UT-Chattanooga to study teaching.

Lyda Turley, a senior at Hutchison, was recently honored by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis for her outstanding service to the community. She has volunteered for MIFA Meals on Wheels, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and has also worked at the Good Samaritan Orphanage in Zambia.

‘12 During his freshman year at Antilles, Eli James was named best defensive player for the Antilles varsity soccer team serving as goalie. He also recently won ‘Best Catch’ in the Antilles Summer spearfishing contest.

‘11

Suzanne McGehee’s team of acoustic bluegrass musicians won the Band Scramble and performed on the main stage at the July 2013 Big Horn Music Festival in Buffalo, Wyoming. Suzanne played guitar and sang harmony vocals.

‘13

CBHS freshmen Riggs Markham, Grant Wheeler, Skyler Hannifin, Andres Campos, and Tomas Alsenas were named De La Salle scholars.

Alumni Photos

The boys who got their start at GSL! From MUS 2013 Graduation (left to right): Jesse Wilcox, Walker Thompson, Ben Taylor, Warren Ball, Alex Weaver, Michael Jalfon, class valedictorian Marshall Sharp, Christian Sanders, John Brand, and Grant Hechinger.

GSL ’09 alumni enjoyed attending the St. Agnes Academy prom! Grant Hechinger, Jules Smith, Abby Knight, Elizabeth Shearon, Lauren Bell and Fuller Edwards. fall

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The Ledger

from the Development Department

By D e n i s e D u B o i s T a y l o r , Director of Development

The Annual Fund: Looking Ahead and Looking Back INTRODUCING GSL’s ANNUAL GIVING CHAIRS FOR 2013-2014

looking ahead:

The Development Department takes pleasure in announcing the chairs of this year’s Annual Giving Campaign: Virginia & Michael Rowland, parents of Charles (second grade).

The Rowlands have long been active at both the school and at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Michael, co-founder of PL Financial, is currently a member of the school’s Board of Trustees and of GSL’s Finance & Executive Committee. He has worked on the church vestry (treasurer) and on its finance committee, and he has twice been a senior warden.

He has even painted church bathrooms! He is currently a member of the perpetual care committee and assists with the food pantry.

Virginia & Michael Rowland Chairs, 2013-2014 Annual Giving Campaign

Virginia (sister of Ellen Hendry, GSL’s 6th and 7th grade English teacher & Dean of Students) is a Memphian, a graduate of Hutchison and of Hollins University, and the longtime manager of the Ridgeway Business Center (through Boyle Investment Co.). She joins Michael on the pastoral care committee at the church and is a member of the altar guild. Virginia is a common sight around the school campus as an active member of the Parents’ Association, a classroom mom, event volunteer and much more.

Outside of the GSL church-school world, you’ll find the Rowland family snow skiing, cycling and kayaking.

This year’s goal for the Annual Fund is $220,000 • All donations to the Annual Fund are tax-deductible!

• You may pledge now and pay later.

• You may pledge or pay online (look for the “Giving” tab at the top of the GSL website)

(Donors have until July 2014, to pay off their pledges.)

• You can be a lead donor for as little as $500 a year!

• You may make a series of monthly installment payments.

(This comes with an invitation to the popular, annual Lead

• We take Master Card and Visa.

Donor Cocktail Party.)

Every gift, large or small, makes a difference!

A Year in Review: GSL’s 2012-2013 Annual Report

looking back:

Our sincere thanks to Mary & Jock Wright, chairs of the 2012-2013 Annual Fund. Under their leadership, 80% of GSL’s families contributed, raising a grand total of $227,532.60 (surpassing the $220,000 goal!). We wish them all the best as they settle into their new home in Wilton, Connecticut.

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Mary & Jock Wright with their children James, Sam, and Anna

The 2012-2013 school year was full of hellos and goodbyes with hundreds of memorable experiences sandwiched in between. We welcomed dozens of new families and watched them start their life-changing journey through GSL, and we said goodbye to 40 Lukers who graduated, leaving their childhoods behind as they entered a new world of high school and beyond. We said goodbye to several families who moved out of town, leaving GSL too soon, and we shouted “hello” to familiar faces that returned. Through it all, our young Saints discovered their inner talents and strengths, their passions, and their visions as they navigated the halls of GSL – and the obstacle course called adolescence.

The community that is Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School values its own distinctive culture: its sense of extended family, its place in Midtown, its relationship with the church, its partnership with teachers, its many friendships. It is this sense of purpose and 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 in the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating each child. The 2012-2013 Annual Fund was no exception. Mary and Jock Wright rallied their friends and fellow volunteers and joined forces with the development staff to raise $227,532.60 in unrestricted gifts - well over the $220,000 goal.

(Including restricted donations, the Annual Fund received a grand total of $282,652.60.) The Wrights were joined by 80% of GSL’s parents, all of whom went above and beyond to show both their support of the school and to ensure that GSL continues to offer the best possible education and personal experience for their children.

It’s important to note that grandparents are a significant part of GSL’s Annual Fund. We began the school year with two sets of

grandparents contributing $10,000 each for a Grandparent Challenge. The total contribution of grandparents by May, 2013: $69,459

(30% of our overall goal)!

We must also give credit to our ambitious and hardworking Parents’ Association (P.A.) for its impressive fundraising - and funraising activities - this year. P.A. President Amy Huber (mom of J.D., 6th grade; Margot, ’13; and Abby, ’10; and a GSL graduate herself) worked tirelessly and creatively with her many volunteers, all of whom demonstrated their love of and faith in GSL with seemingly limitless energy. Thanks are also extended to Anna Holtzclaw (Caroline, 2nd grade) and Shantih Smythe (Paxton, 4th grade and Holden, 2nd grade) for their tireless work on the Anchor Auction for the second year in a row! This ever-popular event earned $51,000! Dozens of other special events and fundraising activities were organized for every grade level throughout the year, and the P.A. netted a grand total of $58,000.

The GSL Alumni Association also enjoyed a solid year, chaired by Billy Schaffer (’84), father of Bella, 7th grade and Avery, 5th grade. The Alumni Association Facebook Page attracted many fans, followers and contributors. Additionally, the alumni board members did a nice job helping with the annual Lisa Lassandrello 5K Remembrance Race at GSL. Now the Alumni Association is gearing up for the all-school reunion set for May 10, 2014.

Parents, grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors: the very foundation of GSL’s success is built on the loyalty, vision, and commitment of its families. Thank you for your donations year-round both in terms of your time and your treasure.

Our special appreciation is extended to the following contributors to the 2012-2013 Annual Fund (on the following pages).

revenues

expenditures Tuition 89% Auxiliary Programs 5% Annual Giving 4% Other Income 2%

Salaries & Benefits 71% Administrative 5% Instructional 10% Facilities 14%

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* 2012–2013 Grace-St. Luke’s Donors

This report reflects Annual Giving donations received through July 31, 2013. Any payments received after July 31, 2013, will be acknowledged in next year’s report. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any errors or omissions are discovered, please contact the Development Department by calling 901-278-0200 or by emailing Denise Taylor: dtaylor@gslschool.org.

Bishop’s Alliance A Gift of $5,000 or more Johnnie and Rex Amonette In honor of the Huber Family Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Cates Mr. and Mrs. George Cates The Reverend Senter Crook and Dr. Joe McFadden In honor of Mackenzie Taylor Barnes & Bruce Cameron Taylor Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Drs. James and Ann Jarratt Dr. and Mrs. James G. McClure Bill and Donna Stark In honor of Joseph and Kai Barnes Ann and Jim Vining Kristen and Richard Vining Trustee’s Circle A Gift of $2,500 or more Thor and Dawn Kvande Mr. and Mrs. James Maddox Mind Over Data, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morrow Dr. Benton M. Wheeler, III Headmaster’s Guild A Gift of $1,000 or more Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Eric Barnes & Ms. Elizabeth Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Hal Boyd, III Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cain Kenny and Laura Charbonnet Dr. and Mrs. David Deason Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dobbs Carl and Julie Falk In memory of Gloria Ogle Falk Roscoe and Jane Feild In honor of Eddie & Harry Feild Kirby and Glenn Floyd Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskill Lucia and Jim Gilliland GSL Student Spare Change Campaign Dr. and Mrs. James F. Hannifin In honor of Skyler Hannifin Anna and Tod Holtzclaw Betsy and Jason Hood In honor of Mike Boyer and Andy Surber Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hough Mr. and Mrs. William Carrington Jones Kroger Margot and Jerry Ladd In honor of William McCullough “Mac” Ladd Dr. and Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour In honor of Sophie & Isabelle Mansour Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. McClure, III Mr. and Mrs. James E. McGehee, III Lauren McHugh In memory of Steve McHugh Margaret and Alec McLean In honor of Mrs. Norcross, Mrs. Lowe, Ms. Upshaw, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Alberson, Mrs. Howie, Ms. Cherry, & Mrs. Gilbertson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mercer In honor of Elize, Sarah, and Rachel Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Morice Mercy and Rick Neal Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Nevels Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New Mr. Andy Nix and

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Ms. Nichole Soulé In honor of Mary Gara & Gray Nix Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pohlman Julie and Al Renken Dr. David R. Richardson & Dr. Julie L. Richardson In honor of Megan Ford and Meg Comes Mr. and Mrs. Greer Richardson In honor of Edens and Lockard Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Roberts Anne and Epes Robinson Virginia and Michael Rowland Ms. Blair Taylor and Mr. Brian Vanderheyden Jim Thompson In memory of Lydia Thompson Kelly and Sharon Truitt In honor of Callan M. Truitt Casey and Ashley West Mr. Philip Wood and Ms. Elizabeth Gilliland Scott and Courtney Woodmansee Mary and Jock Wright Jennifer Ziegenhorn and John Campbell In honor of Whitney Ziegenhorn Order of the Anchor A Gift of $750 or more The Reverend and Mrs. Reynolds S. Cheney, II In honor of Bauer Patton & Glover Patton Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Emerson In honor of Drs. Ann & James Jarratt Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Fraser Louis Hettinger In honor of Lucy & Olivia Hettinger In memory of Mary Hettinger Drs. Sidney and Mary Selvidge Target - Take Charge of Education Ashley B. Williams In memory of Thomas Boggs ’47 Society A Gift of $500 or more Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Adams In honor of Rev. Richard Lawson Mrs. Barbara Apperson In honor of Margaret Hill Apperson & Jack Apperson Mr. and Mrs. John Apperson Beale Street Studios Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Beazley Dr. and Mrs. Russell Bell Kevin and Cindy Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Burnett In honor of Anna Margaret, Sara Kate & Rebecca Burnett Mr. and Mrs. Eric Callan Dr. and Mrs. Luis Campos Dr. Sidney Mikael Carrier & Ms. Paige Pemberton Williams In honor of Jennifer Atkins Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Culpepper In honor of Evans Culpepper Doug and Kristen Duncan Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gray Rick and Robin Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Heiter Mr. and Mrs. Ian B. Hendry Drs. Amy and John Huber In honor of Johnnie & Rex Amonette Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hudson In honor of Thomas and Graham Davis Inferno, LLC

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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kaye In honor of Isabelle Sharp, Mary Faith Sharp, and Virginia Sharp Rich and Mary-Ellen Kelly Mrs. Marilyn C. Kidd Katie and Cameron Kitchin Roberto Lachica and Judith Ruiz Gayle and Jon Lakey The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Lawson Mr. and Mrs. David Lindsey In honor of Olivia & Lucy Hettinger Debbie McCanless In honor of Peter Dale Dr. and Mrs. J. Lucius McGehee Florence M. McGowin Ms. Karen McLaren In honor of Bea Yandell David and Kim McLaughlin Mr. Bruce McMullen & The Honorable Camille McMullen Mr. and Mrs. John W. McQuiston Linda and Barry Niell Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saatkamp Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shannon Glenda and Gary Shorb In honor of Jack Hagerman Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Springer Denise and Sledge Taylor Mr. and Mrs. John J. Thomason Dr. and Mrs. Todd Tobias Jennifer M. Vest In honor of Miss Lee’s Preschool students, parents, and faculty Dr. Michael Weinberg and Mrs. Robbie Johnson Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Williams Saints’ Chain A Gift of $250 or more Keith and Mary Adcox Mr. and Mrs. John C. Adrian Mr. Robert N. Adrian, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Anderson Mr. Jeffrey Barnes & Ms. Elaine Sheng Mr. and Mrs. Clark Barousse Mary and Ernie Behnke In honor of Harper Behnke Gail and Eric Berntson Mr. and Mrs. Hal Boyd, Jr. In honor of Battle Boyd Ray and Dana Brandon Beverly Brown In honor of Thaxton & Noland Brooks Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Jim and Linda Busby In honor of Clay Busby Stephen and Katherine Bush Mr. George Callow and Dr. Marsha V. Lee Noah and Allyson Campbell Joe and Amy Carney Peter and Aphra Claverie Posey and Herbert Cochrane Sam and Mary Cornpropst In honor of Ella Grace Cornpropst Chris and Jennifer Cothern Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. In honor of Sara Ralston, Jenna Cherry & Kimberly White Mr. Darrin F. Davidson and Ms. Mary Ann Jackson In honor of Joyce Bruno Kathy Claxton & Tom Davis In honor of Lily Davis Roger and Judy Deshaies In honor of Ivy Sharp, Mary Woodmansee & Will Woodmansee Drs. Alex and Trudy Dunlap Drs. Randolph and Elizabeth Dupont

Victoria Van Cleef & Michael Dyer Mr. and Mrs. David Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Vernard Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fore In honor of Mrs. Lucy, Mrs. Deborah, Mrs. Shannon, and Mrs. Sorrells Woody and Lynda Freeman In honor of Hudson & Holden Brown Al and Camille Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Gauthreaux In honor of Avery & Miller Hastings Patrick and Jodie Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Guibao Jennifer and Paul Hagerman Ms. Lataria H. Hardaway Jim and Grace Harwood Joe and Ann Henry In honor of Lucy Cothern Keith Dunbar Hollins In honor of Molly McGehee Bennie and Terry Howie Keith M. Ingram In honor of Louise Smythe Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Stephanie and John King Mr. and Mrs. Rick A. Kohlhof Karen L. Lakin and Jeffrey Jones In honor of the teachers & staff of GSL Mr. Josh Lawhead Kathy and Scott Ledbetter Mark and Kelley Lee In honor of all of Grace Lee’s wonderful teachers R. E. and Clare Linkous In honor of Maggie & Lilly Linkous Mr. and Mrs. Eric Martin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Martin Jenny and Davis McCain In honor of Stella McCain Ms. Shelly McGuire Mr. Robert Moister Mr. Austin Nauert Mr. Travis T. Nauert Mr. and Mrs. T. Mathon Parker, Jr. Jennifer Parsons Mrs. Julia G. Patterson In honor of Meg & Mark Comes and Tyler & Julia Comes Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pisahl Niel and Sarah Prosser Bob and Kelli Ratton Mr. and Mrs. David O. Rhea Chris and Gina Roberts Brian and Lee Schaffler Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Seamons Martin and Brooke Shannon In honor of Libby Shannon Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sharp In honor of Owen Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Joey C. Sichting Nan & Gilbert P. Smith In honor of Ellie Smith and Mary Clara Smith Baylor and Howard Stovall Andy and Mary Surber Melody and Bruce Taylor In honor of Mackenzie Taylor Barnes and Bruce C. Taylor, III Mr. and Mrs. B. Cameron Taylor, Jr. Jeffrey Thompson and Dawn Scott Kevin and Tanja Thompson Lamar Thornton and Leslie Aguirre In memory of Lisa Lassandrello Helen and Lamar Todd In honor of Jackson Hays and Madeleine Hays Mrs. Tammy Touchstone Emilie and Lewis Unglesby Mr. and Mrs. T. Roane Waring, III In honor of Roane Waring Dr. and Mrs. Ben R. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Williams Gary and Noell Wilson Luke’s Legion A Gift of $100 or more Andy Alsenas and Leanne Kleinmann Stephanie and Mark Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ansbro Dr. Susan Appling & Ms. Kimberly Appling Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barger In memory of Mary Cummings & Frank Stegbauer Ms. Judy Bechtel In honor of Cate & Brooke Bechtel In memory of Thomas B. Bechtel Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kim Bell In memory of Martha Lou Johnson – great godmother to Bobby Bell George and Mary Benjamin In honor of Jack Wardlaw Bob and Sara Berendt 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 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Bolding In honor of Ms. Myrna Whitt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Borrum Mike and Samantha Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brabyn Mr. and Mrs. Denby Brandon In honor of Emma Brandon’s Graduation Dr. and Mrs. Kaleb Brown Larry and Susan Brown In honor of Charlie Throckmorton Reuben and Lori Brunson Adam and Dana Burkett Joanna and Ron Byrnes In honor of Ronald Muirheas Byrnes, V Jack and Ann Caldwell Debbie Callahan In memory of Lisa Lassandrello Mr. and Mrs. Dean Carayiannis Dr. Irma Ragland Catron In memory of Dr. Zane Trip & Ragland Apprey Jenna Cherry Mr. and Mrs. Russell Church Charlie and Courtney Ciaramitaro Patsy Claxton In honor of Lily Davis Gene and Nancy Cliff In honor of Maura Cliff & Nancy Cliff John and Mary Cliff Mrs. Nancy Cofield In honor of Grant Young Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cohen In honor of Seth & Ava Cohen Ginger and Tom Colquitt In honor of Gus & Lanie Schaffler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Dr. and Mrs. David Compton Brandon and Anna Conley Mr. G. S. Cornpropst Mr. and Mrs. William Courtney, Jr. Maxine Coven Margaret and Bill Craddock Mr. Jim Curry Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danner, Jr. In honor of William, Palmer & Betsy Halliday Kacey Hickey Davies Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis Mrs. Margaret C. Dennen

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Depee In honor of Grant Lansden Young Dr. and Mrs. Don E. Derrow In honor of Ava & Andrew Sichting Geoffrey and Robyn Diaz In honor of Matthew Diaz Michael Dibbert William and Margaret Doole In memory of Sidney Selvidge II Ronald and Sharon Dunbar In honor of Tessa M. Gilbertson Mr. and Mrs. Brian Eason Mr. Dennis Elrod & Ms. Leigh Ann Blakely Randy Engel Shawna G. Engel Mr. and Mrs. R. Porter Feild Kathy and Ted Ferguson Megan and Steele Ford In honor of Kim Bell, Jeremie Upshaw, & Kate Pritchard Mrs. Gayla Foscue John and Kimberly Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Galphin Mr. and Ms. John H. Gary Dr. and Mrs. Barry Gerald Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gilbertson Mrs. Diane K. Glueck Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gonzalez Hilary and Ralph Goodwin In honor of Isabella & Avery Schaffer Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School In memory of Gay Phillips C. Stewart Gray Ms. Rachel Gray Ms. Renee’ Clark Guibao In honor of Holden and Jonas Guibao Frankie Haley and Amy Mayne Mrs. Rita Halpern In honor of Jackson Halpern Carl and Marion Hare Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Hare In honor of Sherry Prewitt Betty and Mike Harper In memory of Dorothy Halliday Mr. and Mrs. Mike J. Harris Jim and Linda Hastings In honor of Avery Hastings & Miller Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Hawkins In honor of Marilyn Kidd In memory of Ron & Dorris Porter Ms. Mary R. Hays Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Heintz In honor of Wesley Whitaker Mia and Paul Henley Paige Henson Gail and Eddy Herbert In honor of Marci, Mary, Will and Ella Woodmansee Dr. and Mrs. Henry Herrod In honor of Harper Behnke Ed and Heather Hettinger In honor of Olivia and Lucy Hettinger Sidney and David Hickey Mr. and Mrs. James E. Himes, Jr. In honor of Katie Himes Holiday Deli & Ham Mrs. Eleanor J. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horn Della Huber Brian Hughes and Katie Donald Doug Imig & Kathy Ryder Dr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson In honor of Savannah Hall Ms. Rhonda Johnson Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Mr. Donald Jones Jonathan and JoAnn Jones Les and Leah Jones In memory of William L. Jones Susan and Tommy Kent In memory of Alice Duerr Dr. and Mrs. Hugh King, Jr. In honor of Olivia, Andrew & Benjamin Berntson Drew and Tia Kofahl Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kuebler The Reverend Raymond M. Kvande and Mrs. Alexa Kvande Mike and Nancy Lawhead In honor of Joshua B. Lawhead Ms. Gail Laws Ms. Laura F. Lemly Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Linkous In honor of Mrs. Kim Bell, Mrs.

Plumley & Mrs. Beaumont Rawn and Cynthia Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Jay Mattingly In memory of Edward H. Mattingly Mrs. June R. Maxwell In honor of Robert Jungklas Mr. and Mrs. James E. McBride, Jr. Jim and Janette McCall Vicki and Jim McCullough In honor of Mac Ladd Mr. and Mrs. Jeff McGoff Cecily and Peter T. McLean In memory of William S. Craddock, Sr. Memphis University School Dr. Andrew Mickelson and Dr. Katherine Mickelson Mr. and Mrs. Phil Morgan Mr. Jack Mullins Mr. and Mrs. James B. New In honor of Garner and Gregory New Barbara and Bill Nixon In honor of Bruce Cameron Taylor, III Coleman and Jenna O’Keeffe Hannibal and Barbara Parks In honor of Ayana Walls Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Payne, Jr. In honor of Jane Williams and Christina Alberson Manning Pletz The Plumley Family Bill and Anna Powers In honor of Katie Anna Himes Ms. Sherry Prewitt Ms. Lou Anne Pritchard In honor of Katie Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quiriconi Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ralston Mr. and Mrs. Micah Rapoport Ms. Leslie J. Reddick Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Roberts The Robinson Family Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rodgers In memory of Frances Sharp Dr. Brad Roper and Ms. Lori Roper Mr. and Mrs. Randall Roper Carolyn P. Rowland In honor of Charles Pritchard Rowland and in memory of James McGowin Rowland Donnie and Paula Sappington Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Scrugham Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Sentilles Stewart and Katherine Shannon In honor of Elizabeth Shannon Dr. David Sharp & Mrs. Kathleen Terry-Sharp Will and Virginia Sharp In honor of Sherry Emerson Frances Sharpe In honor of Jake Turner Smith Steve and Dayle Silver Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith Wendy and McKay Smith In honor of Ellie Smith and Mary Clara Smith Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Sorrells, III Mrs. Elise H. Stephens John Stewart Mrs. M. Carter Stovall Justin and Lauren Taylor Nicole and Michael Taylor The Reverend and Mrs. Walter B. Tennyson Ray and Louise Terry Dr. and Dr. Thomas Throckmorton Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Trotter In honor of Amelia and Andrew Kerr Carrie and David Vaughan In honor of Jan Willis Clara and Duke Waddell In honor of Easton and Saylor Waddell John and Dorsey Wade In honor of Anna, Lillian and Cooper Deason Vicki Walk Todd and Patricia Walker In honor of Hannah Walker and the Class of 2013 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Walton Jean and Ben Ward In honor of David Ward Lew and Laura Wardlaw In honor of Jack Wardlaw Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. White Larry White

In honor of Max and Marley White Ms. Tiffany M. White Ms. Deborah Whitelow Ms. Paula Wilkinson Mr. Jan Willis Mr. and Mrs. Kent D. Wills In memory of William Dunavant Mask, III, Joyce Hines, and William Dunavant Mask, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Woodmansee In memory of Lisa Lassandrello Scott and Ruth Young In honor of Grant Young Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Youngblood In honor of Yvonne Collins & Tré Bomer Nina Ziegenhorn GSL Saint A Gift of $1.00 or more Mr. and Mrs. Michael Alberson Christi André Anonymous Ms. Minetry Apperson Jennifer Baker Atkins Ms. Liz Awsumb Michael and Kerrieann Axt Hunter and Catherine Babin Richard and Polly Barnes Thomas and Toni Barnes Ms. Kelsey Beagle Dr. and Mrs. E. Schorr Behnke Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Benitone Charlotte Edge Boggs In honor of Zachary Williams & Sloan McHugh Mr. Jackson Boyd & Ms. Katherine Pritchard Ms. Fontaine T. Brown Mark and Courtney Brown Mrs. Joyce Bruno Cindy S. Brunson Ms. Carol Buchman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burlin Mr. Zachary Burnett Christopher and Kelly Burnham Lisa and John Busby Mr. and Mrs. John Butler In honor of Anna Butler Bette Ray Callow Mr. Robert and Dr. Karen Clark Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cochran In honor of Izzie Cochran Lisa and Lenny Cohen In honor of Seth & Ava Cohen Mr. Gordon Conaway Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cowgill Mr. and Mrs. Eric Cox, Jr. Clint and Sue Crabtree In honor of Paige & Wendell Henson Matthew and Julie Crone In memory of Charles B. Shirley Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Stephen Davis, III In honor of Jesse, Rowan & David Graber Linda Jarmulowicz and Brett Doty Ms. Chrissy Drewry Mr. and Mrs. Davis Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Espy Mrs. Penne Feldhacker In honor of Mallory Miller Lyn Forsyth Mrs. Carolyn T. Gardiner John Mark Garrett Ed and Sharon Gastright In honor of Maxine Bernice Engel Ms. Audrey H. Gatewood In honor of Ryan & Caroline Seamons Tina Gault In memory of Jay Phillips Dawn Wilburn-Goo Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Lost & Found Fund Paxton and Annie Gerber Griffin Brad and Kelli Grissom In honor of Laura Beth Grissom Aaron and Georgia Hall Alice Hannifin Chip and Allison Harris Mr. James G. Hartley In memory of Gay Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Haygood The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Haynes Mr. James Walker Hays, III

Melanie Headley Camille Maddox Hieronymus Bonnie Hopkins Lang and Becca Howell Mr. Kenny Jabbour Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Johnson, Jr. Palmer and John Jones Hunter and Emily Jones Woody and Fran Jones Rob Jungklas The Kale Family Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Kent Ms. Abby Knight Ms. Catherine S. Knight Mr. Jackson G. Knight Dr. Bryan Kuo and Mrs. Angelina Kuo, JD Thomas Kvande Aaron and Thu Lesher Ms. Katie Longoria In memory of Ritchie Lee Longoria, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lowe, Sr. Mr. James Maddox, Jr. Margaret and Edgar Markham In honor of Riggs E. Markham Stephanie and John Markham Susan and Drew Mascolino Rise Maxwell Ms. Jane D. McCain Doug McClew Chuck and Jeanne McMillen Ms. Whitney McNeill In honor of Debbie Whitelow, Layne Wilson, & Diann Youngblood Mr. and Mrs. Will Merrell Messiah Lutheran Church In memory of Cherie Kohlhof Tom and Katherine Morris Ms. Jennifer Murff Rev. and Mrs. Bill Murray Lee Nix In honor of Gray and Mary Gara Nix Kathleen D. Norfleet In honor of Graham and Avery Arkle Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Norris, III Philip and Miriam Oliphant Mr. and Mrs. Paul Olsen In honor of Paul and Andrew Jones Brent Orr & Julie Markham James and Aubrey Overstreet Drs. Kurt and Ruth Patton Ms. Diane K. Perel In memory of Mrs. Gay Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Prather Mr. and Mrs. David Prather Mr. and Mrs. Zach Pretzer Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Pritchard Mr. John Rasberry and Ms. Virginia Woo-Rasberry Mr. and Mrs. Mark Renken In honor of Rowan and Violet Renken Joanne Rhea In honor of David Joseph Rhea Harriet Rivers In honor of Temana Kuo Ms. Valeria Rothrock Ms. Shelley Ryan In honor of Kim Bell Shirley Sappington In memory of Don Sappington Schnuck’s Rosalind and Gary Scott In honor of Henry and Marin Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Gwin C. Scott In memory of Carl Langschmidt Nancy Coffee & Brad Silver Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith In honor of Lilly, Anna & Ella Smith Ms. Wallace Ann Sorrells Ms. Wendy Sorrels Mr. and Mrs. Bob Soulé In honor of Gray and Mary Gara Nix Ms. Sophie Starks Mrs. Alice Stipe Ms. Virginia Strother Mr. Jeff Sullivan and Mrs. Maura Black Sullivan Logan Taylor William C. Taylor Bradley Terhune and Tracy Adkisson In memory of Lavonne Adkisson Ms. Jeremie Upshaw Janis Vezzoso

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In honor of Carolyn Tess Emerson Hieu Vo Ben Ward In honor of David Ward Ms. Estell S. Watkins Ms. Audrey Webster In honor of my wonderful teachers Mr. Evan D. Webster In honor of Tom Beazley Eli Weinberg Fannie Leigh Weinberg Ms. Bettie Welsh In memory of Gay C. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. S. Allen Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson Mr. Jason Wolfkill and Rev. Margaret Burnett Wolfkill Mr. and Mrs. Barry E. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Wood Mrs. Ellyse Woolard Ms. Martha Young K. Zimmerman In memory of Sharon Kohlhof Other Gifts AutoZone Hyde Foundation Kroger Medtronic Regions Trust Schnuck’s Escrip Gifts-in-Kind Mr. and Mrs. John B. Carr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cubbins Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Kristen and Richard Vining Restricted Gifts Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III The Carl Langschmidt Family Memphis University School Mr. and Mrs. David O. Rhea Mr. and Mrs. Randall Roper Mr. and Mrs. Gwin C. Scott Honorarium and Memorial Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Cates In honor of Coach Halliday & Coach Campbell’s basketball teams Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes In memory of Chapman Dewey In memory of Mr. Palmer Bartlett Margaret Newton Davis In honor of Jesse, Rowan and David Graber Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Emerson In memory of Susan Clark In memory of Dyer Brainerd “Bear” Holmes In memory of Ron and Dorris Porter Tina Gault In memory of Gay Phillips Mrs. Diane K. Glueck In memory of Gay Phillips Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School In memory of Gay Phillips Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gray In memory of Gay Phillips Betty and Mike Harper In memory of Dorothy Halliday Mr. James G. Hartley In memory of Gay Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Hawkins In honor of Marilyn Kidd In memory of Ron & Dorris Porter Mrs. Marilyn C. Kidd In memory of Bridgette Malone Newsom In memory of Gay C. Phillips Thor and Dawn Kvande In memory of Gay Phillips continued on next page

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Margaret and Alec McLean In memory of Sidney Selvidge In memory of Susan Clark Messiah Lutheran Church In memory of Cherie Kohlhof Ms. Diane K. Perel In memory of Mrs. Gay Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ralston In honor of Virginia Sharp and Taylor Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rodgers In memory of Frances Sharp Denise and Sledge Taylor In memory of Lyn Forsyth’s mother In memory of Sid Selvidge In memory of Gay Phillips Ms. Bettie Welsh In memory of Gay C. Phillips Dr. Benton M. Wheeler, III In memory of Jimmy Woo Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Williams In honor of Mary Hays and Allison Cates In honor of Pat Gray’s & Christy Alberson’s birthdays K. Zimmerman In memory of Sharon Kohlhof Giving By Class – 8th Andy Alsenas and Leanne Kleinmann Mr. and Mrs. Hal Boyd III Mike & Samantha Boyer Ray and Dana Brandon Dr. and Mrs. Luis Campos Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Davis Edwards Mr. Dennis Elrod & Ms. Leigh Ann Blakely John Mark Garrett Brad and Kelli Grissom Dr. and Mrs. James F. Hannifin Alice Hannifin Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Heiter Betsy and Jason Hood Drs. Amy & John Huber Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Stephanie and John King Stephanie and John Markham Mr. and Mrs. James E. McBride Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. McGehee, III Manning Pletz Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Prather Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Sentilles Baylor and Howard Stovall Kelly and Sharon Truitt Todd and Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. T. Roane Waring, III Dr. and Mrs. Benton M. Wheeler, III Giving By Class – 7th Keith and Mary Adcox Anonymous Stephanie and Mark Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Apperson Mr. Eric Barnes and Ms. Elizabeth Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Clark Barousse Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Brooks Brown Mr. and Mrs. John Butler Mr. George Callow and Dr. Marsha Lee Mr. and Mrs. Dean Carayiannis Charlie and Courtney Ciaramitaro Mr. Robert and Dr. Karen Clark Mr. and Mrs. William Courtney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Emerson John and Kimberly Freeman Ms. Rachel Gray Aaron and Georgia Hall Mia and Paul Henley Brian Hughes and Katie Donald Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Mark and Kelley Lee Ms. Jennifer Murff Coleman and Jenna O’Keeffe Manning Pletz Ms. Lou Anne Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. David O. Rhea Chris and Gina Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Seamons Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Ms. Wendy Sorrels

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Ms. Blair Taylor & Mr. Brian Vanderheyden The Reverend and Mrs. Walter B. Tennyson Ms. Tiffany M. White Mr. and Mrs. Ken Woodmansee Mary and Jock Wright Jennifer Ziegenhorn & John Campbell Giving By Class – 6th Anonymous Thomas and Toni Barnes Kenny and Laura Charbonnet Kathy Claxton & Tom Davis Linda Jarmulowicz & Brett Doty Mr. and Mrs. R. Porter Feild Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Fraser Al and Camille Gamble Jim and Grace Harwood Ms. Mary R. Hays Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Heiter Paige Henson Ed and Heather Hettinger Mr. and Mrs. Jack Horn Lang and Becca Howell Doug Imig & Kathy Ryder Thor and Dawn Kvande Roberto Lachica & Judith Ruiz Gayle and Jon Lakey The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Lawson Dr. and Mrs. Jay Mattingly Rise Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Davis McCain Jim and Janette McCall Lauren McHugh David and Kim McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Phil Morgan Ms. Shelley Ryan Drs. Sidney and Mary Selvidge Mr. and Mrs. Joey C. Sichting Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Springer Baylor and Howard Stovall Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Williams Ashley B. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Ben R. Williams Scott and Ruth Young Giving By Class – 5th Mr. and Mrs. John Apperson Mr. and Mrs. Clark Barousse Gail and Eric Berntson Ray and Dana Brandon Ms. Fontaine T. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Lisa and John Busby Dr. and Mrs. Luis Campos John and Mary Cliff Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David Deason Mr. and Mrs. David Erickson Chip and Allison Harris Mia and Paul Henley Drs. Amy and John Huber Brian Hughes and Katie Donald Palmer and John Jones Rob Jungklas Karen Lakin & Jeffrey Jones The Reverend and Mrs. Richard Lawson Mr. and Mrs. James E. McBride Jr. Margaret and Alec McLean Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morrow Mercy and Rick Neal James and Aubrey Overstreet Donnie and Paula Sappington Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Seamons Will and Virginia Sharp The Reverend and Mrs. Walter B. Tennyson Mr. Kyle Touchstone Carrie and David Vaughan Vicki Walk Casey and Ashley West Mr. and Mrs. Ken Woodmansee Mary and Jock Wright Giving By Class - 4th Stephanie and Mark Anderson Dr. Susan Appling & Ms. Kimberly Appling Mr. Jeffrey Barnes and Ms. Elaine Sheng

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Mark and Courtney Brown Brooks Brown Noah and Allyson Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Cates Posey and Herbert Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. Mark Comes Randy Engel Shawna G. Engel Mr. and Mrs. Vernard Fisher John Mark Garrett Ms. Mary R. Hays Betsy and Jason Hood Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hough Jonathan and JoAnn Jones Roberto Lachica & Judith Ruiz Gayle and Jon Lakey Dr. and Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour Margaret and Alec McLean Mr. Bruce McMullen & The Honorable Camille McMullen Mr. Andy Nix and Ms. Nichole Soulé Philip and Miriam Oliphant Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pisahl Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Prather Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Roberts Dr. Brad Roper and Ms. Lori Roper Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Sentilles Dr. David Sharp & Mrs. Kathleen Terry-Sharp Andy & Mary Surber Bradley Terhune & Tracy Adkisson Casey and Ashley West Ms. Tiffany M. White Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. White Gary and Noell Wilson Giving By Class – 3rd Anonymous Gail and Eric Berntson Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Noah and Allyson Campbell Joe and Amy Carney Sam and Mary Cornpropst Mr. Darrin F. Davidson and Ms. Mary Ann Jackson Dr. and Mrs. David Deason Mr. and Mrs. Vernard Fisher Megan and Steele Ford Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Fraser Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskill Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Guibao Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Ed and Heather Hettinger Ms. Rhonda Johnson Katie and Cameron Kitchin Thor and Dawn Kvande Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Linkous Rawn and Cynthia Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Mark Renken Ms. Shelley Ryan Wendy and McKay Smith Mr. Jeff Sullivan and Mrs. Maura Black Sullivan Carrie and David Vaughan Kristen and Richard Vining Todd and Patricia Walker Lew and Laura Wardlaw Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson Giving By Class – 2nd Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Bird, Sr. Mike & Samantha Boyer Dr. and Mrs. Kaleb Brown Dr. Sidney Mikael Carrier & Ms. Paige Pemberton Williams Charlie and Courtney Ciaramitaro John and Mary Cliff Judge and Mrs. Allen B. Couch, Jr. Victoria Van Cleef & Michael Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Espy Dawn Wilburn-Goo Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Hare The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Haynes Mr. and Mrs. James E. Himes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hough Jonathan and JoAnn Jones Dr. and Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour Susan and Drew Mascolino Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Norris, III Philip and Miriam Oliphant Drs. Kurt and Ruth Patton The Plumley Family

Brian and Lee Schaffler Drs. Sidney and Mary Selvidge Will and Virginia Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Joey C. Sichting Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Springer Andy & Mary Surber Mr. and Mrs. B. Cameron Taylor, Jr. Kevin and Tanja Thompson Casey and Ashley West Ms. Tiffany M. White Gary and Noell Wilson Scott and Courtney Woodmansee Giving By Class – 1st Anonymous Mr. Jeffrey Barnes and Ms. Elaine Sheng Kevin and Cindy Brewer Ms. Fontaine T. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Kaleb Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Burnett Joanna and Ron Byrnes Mr. and Mrs. Eric Callan Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cohen Dr. and Mrs. David Deason Doug and Kristen Duncan Mr. and Mrs. R. Porter Feild Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gonzalez Mia and Paul Henley Anna and Tod Holtzclaw Brian Hughes and Katie Donald Aaron and Thu Lesher Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Nevels Mr. and Mrs. David Prather Mr. and Mrs. Micah Rapoport Dr. David R. Richardson & Dr. Julie L. Richardson Chris and Gina Roberts Virginia and Michael Rowland Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saatkamp Martin and Brooke Shannon Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. White Giving By Class – SK Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Anderson Dr. Susan Appling & Ms. Kimberly Appling Gail and Eric Berntson Mike & Samantha Boyer Kevin and Cindy Brewer Adam and Dana Burkett Stephen and Katherine Bush Posey and Herbert Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cowgill Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis Drs. Alex and Trudy Dunlap Victoria Van Cleef & Michael Dyer Kirby and Glenn Floyd Megan and Steele Ford Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fore Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gary Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gilbertson Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Guibao Jennifer and Paul Hagerman Frankie Haley & Amy Mayne Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Les and Leah Jones Katie and Cameron Kitchin Drew and Tia Kofahl Roberto Lachica & Judith Ruiz Mr. Josh Lawhead Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Linkous Mr. and Mrs. Mike Martin Margaret and Alec McLean Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Morice Tom and Katherine Morris Mr. and Mrs. Erick B. New Mr. and Mrs. Micah Rapoport Mr. and Mrs. Mark Renken Brian and Lee Schaffler Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Scrugham Nancy Coffee and Brad Silver Wendy and McKay Smith Dr. and Mrs. Todd Tobias Emilie and Lewis Unglesby Kristen and Richard Vining Casey and Ashley West Mr. Jason Wolfkill & Rev. Margaret Burnett Wolfkill Giving By Class – JK Michael and Kerrieann Axt Dr. and Mrs. E. Schorr Behnke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brabyn

Joe and Amy Carney Mr. and Mrs. Russell Church Charlie and Courtney Ciaramitaro Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cohen Matthew and Julie Crone Mr. and Mrs. David Erickson Patrick and Jodie Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. William P. Halliday, III Dr. Bryan Kuo & Mrs. Angelina Kuo, JD Susan and Drew Mascolino Mr. and Mrs. Jeff McGoff Dr. Andrew Mickelson & Dr. Katherine Mickelson Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Norris, III Brent Orr & Julie Markham Drs. Kurt and Ruth Patton The Plumley Family Nicole and Michael Taylor Justin and Lauren Taylor Bradley Terhune & Tracy Adkisson Jeffrey Thompson & Dawn Scott Hieu Vo Mr. and Mrs. S. Allen Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson Mr. Philip Wood and Ms. Elizabeth Gilliland Giving By Class – PK Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Benitone Reuben and Lori Brunson Adam and Dana Burkett Joanna and Ron Byrnes Brandon and Anna Conley Chris and Jennifer Cothern Mr. Jim Curry Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis Geoffrey and Robyn Diaz Kathy and Ted Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fore Melanie Headley Hunter and Emily Jones The Kale Family Rich and Mary-Ellen Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Kent Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kuebler Mr. and Mrs. Eric Martin Margaret and Alec McLean Rev. and Mrs. Bill Murray Dr. David R. Richardson & Dr. Julie L. Richardson Chris and Gina Roberts The Robinson Family Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith Lamar Thornton & Leslie Aguirre Dr. and Dr. Thomas Throckmorton Kristen and Richard Vining Ben Ward Gary and Noell Wilson

Saints S uperlatives Student and faculty accomplishments outside the classroom.

Superstar Students In May, the 7th grade boys 4x400 relay team took 4th place at city championship meet.

The 7/8 softball team was undefeated at the end of the 2013 season, making them the PAA league champions.

Also in May, Hudson Brown won the Shelby 7/8 Boys Singles tennis championship.

Congrats to the following foreign language students who won awards on the 2012-13 National Latin and Spanish exams (announced in May)!

National Latin Exam Award Winners: 7th Graders: Perfect Score: Mary Woodmansee.

Ribbon and Certificate of Excellence: Alexander Carayiannis, Caroline Ciaramitaro, Connor Anderson, Vivi Gray, Grace Lee, Sydney Nichols, and Ivy Sharp.

Certificate of Achievement: Mackenzie Barnes, Emma Kate Hughes, Savannah Hall, Ethan Adcox, and Sam Wright.

8th Graders: Perfect Score/Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Riggs Markam.

Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude: Tyler Donnelly and Skyler Hannifin.

Silver Medal/Summa Cum Laude: John McBride and Carter Stovall.

National Spanish Exam Award Winners: 7th Grade: Plata (8th in State): Benjamin Freeman.

Honor: James Griffith, Marshall Jones, Olivia Pletz, Emma Pounders, and Kyra Tennyson.

8th Grade: Bronce (3rd in State-with outside experience): Andrés Campos.

Plata: Georgia Edwards, Meredith Hood, and Caroline Jones.

Oro: Francie Sentilles.

Honor: Emma Brandon, Margo Huber, Bailey Pletz, Callan Truitt, and Grant Wheeler.

Fantastic Faculty Sewing School author and SK instructor Amie Plumley published her second book and has received tons of press on her creative sewing projects. Her Halloween costume ideas were featured in the October Memphis Parent, and one of her tapestry table projects is being featured in the December issue of Australia’s Homespun magazine. (Photo by Jane Schneider courtesy of Memphis Parent.)

GSL always has many individual runners in the annual St. Jude Memphis Marathon; this year, we will also have a relay team, comprised of Rachel Bishop, John Adrian, Jill Beaumont, Megan Ford, and Cindy Sorrells.

In May, JK lead teacher Laura Lemly received her MAT in Early Childhood Education from the University of Memphis.

Grace After Hours employees also completed degrees at the University of Memphis this spring: Tiffany Foster received her B.S. in Education and Ashley Williams received a B.A. in Communications and Fine Arts.

Head of Preschool Jennifer Vest was named to serve a one-year term on the U of M College of Education’s Early Childhood Advisory Board.

Head of Middle School Mike Boyer is a member of Leadership Memphis’ Fall 2013 FastTrack Program.

Director of Finance & Operations John Adrian was elected treasurer of the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s associate board. He was also named to a Visiting Accreditation Team for our regional governing organization, SAIS, with responsibility for visiting and reviewing another independent school in the fall.

Middle School math teacher Ellyse Attinger married Austin Woolard this August; their sweet doggies did not miss out on the ceremony!

Library associate Emilee Cox, husband E.J. and son Emerson welcomed new baby brother Ellis O’Neal Cox on August 12, 2013.

History teacher Shanna Eason and husband Brian (GSL ’97) welcomed Brock Daniel Eason on August 20 (pictured here attending his very first Tiger tailgate party).

Second grade teacher Sara Ralston and Jennifer Vest have been working for several years now as Levitt Shell volunteers, helping to sell merchandise, count attendees, and much more. “It is fun because you get to hear great music and see lots of GSL families!” says Ralston. fall

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Dragon Warriors We have always known that GSL teachers can do it all, but this year we proved it. For the first time ever, GSL fielded two faculty teams in the 3rd Annual Duncan Williams Dragon Boat Races downtown at Mud Island. With racing times of 1:20, we weren’t fast enough to win it all… yet. But just wait till next year!