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Then and now, tenacity of belief in Harding’s mission has been unshakeable. From our first-ever families and Head of School Mrs. McPherson, to current teachers and families who are investing countless resources to ensure Harding serves young people at its highest potential: they demonstrate a founding principle of perseverance. This “all in” mentality is and has always been a defining feature of our school, and it’s this cooperative, unpretentious community spirit that moves us forward.
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Dave Skeen Head of School DEAR HARDING ACADEMY COMMUNITY, Back-to-school season is, as you might imagine, one of my absolute favorite times of the year. It always has been, but as the head of school in a community like this, the thrill goes beyond anything I’ve experienced.
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I consider the hours and the energy our faculty and staff have devoted preparing for a new year. I am grateful. I see the excitement, confidence, and camaraderie amongst our eighth graders, returning for their final year. I am proud and a bit sentimental, astounded by the ever-accelerating passage of time. I turn to the youngest among us: Pre-K and kindergarten students with wide eyes and oversized backpacks and tiny hands still holding on to their parents or older siblings. I am so excited to watch them make their way in the world.
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Now, as I welcome families back to campus, it’s clear I am not alone in my desire and determination to fully engage our community. We face this new year reinvigorated and with the clearest understanding of what matters most. The need to fully support the development of students at every age is critical. Connecting our school with the growing, diversifying city around us is key. Supporting our teachers—the true heroes of the day—is an immense priority.
It is a privilege to stand in this position, to live and learn and work within this community, and to witness such amazing growth in our students. As we celebrated Harding Academy’s 50th anniversary last year, I thought often about those who stood here before me – the founders, administrators, teachers, and families who invested so much of themselves in order to open the school doors for another “first day” year after year since 1971.
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And I can see and hear it in all of you, as it has always been in this Harding Academy community: The shared notion of being all in is strong, and it’s what will propel us toward another 50 years and beyond. With gratitude, its alumni, families, friends, faculty, and staff. 2022 Harding All Harding Academy Fall 2022 To Educate Young People to Become Thoughtful, Responsible, Caring 2021–22 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Matt Abrams, President Jessica Darden ‘96 Nic SusanCindyDeniseBenMelissaDonahueFristHeavrinJonesKamAndrews
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If the past few years showed us anything, it was the lack of highlighting the need for. When we couldn’t gather safely, we missed the things that are part of our secret sauce: all the ways in which Harding balances the whole-child experience through athletics, arts, wellness programming, and community gatherings.
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The ways in which we foster the development of caring citizens and lifelong learners has of course evolved over the years. We find ourselves again at an inflection point with incredible opportunities to support the mission by expanding and improving facilities and evolving our day-to-day scheduling and curriculum.
Shane McAnally hosted as guests enjoyed music from Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman, Ian Miller, and special guest Ronnie Dunn. Grace Clayton hosted the live auction with items including Dierks Bentley concert tickets, Hillary Howorth art, Super Bowl LVI tickets, and tickets to a Vegas residency.
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ON JANUARY 8, 2022, THE HARDING COMMUNITY celebrated its 50th anniversary. Held at Nissan Stadium downtown, the event welcomed current parents, faculty and staff, past parents, alumni, and friends of the Harding community. IN THE SPRING, HARDING'S current board of trustees hosted past faculty and board of trustees for an afternoon of reflection and celebration in The Schwartz Center. Three of Harding’s original founders Jean Oldfield, Lyt Anderson, and Ward DeWitt were in Susanattendance.McCarley‘22 spoke to guests about her kindergarten through eighth-grade experience.
Head of School Dave Skeen updated guests on Harding’s strategic plan and Foundations for the Future campaign.
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2022 Fifty years later, after the first students in 1971 walked onto campus, Harding Academy continues to nurture and challenge its students and prepare them for everything the future might hold for them as learners and thinkers— but also as wonderers and seekers, citizens and contributors, friends and leaders. Harding’s longstanding commitments to inspiring the mind, nurturing the spirit, issuing challenge, and offering support remain at the heart of all we do.
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In the 2015-16 school year, a pre-kindergarten program opened. That same year, renovations were made to the lower level of the lower school that resulted in the Creativity Center, a space that includes an iLab makerspace.
2011 On April 29, 2011, Kever Park opened directly across Windsor Drive from the school’s main campus. The park is used daily to support Harding’s pre-kindergarten through eighth grade experience.
Teachers, coaches, and the surrounding community enjoy use of the park.
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Completed in late 2008, the Highway 70 Athletic Complex includes The Reames Family Field House, The Sohr Family Track and Field, and the Parent Association Concession Stand. This seven-acre facility, located less than two miles from the main campus, was opened for use by the school’s athletic teams and local community partners.
1982 In the summer of 1982, a kindergarten was added. A permanent kindergarten classroom building was completed for the 1983-84 school year. During the 1992-93 school year, a three-story science and classroom wing was built, providing a new home for grades 1–5.
1997 In 1997, the board of trustees determined to expand the school from its original two sections per grade to three. A separate and independent middle school area was developed within the former lower school area and an “outdoor classroom” built within the quadrangle, creating a space in which students could mix informally between academic responsibilities. A circular driveway was created around the perimeter of the school and three new first grade classrooms and a new middle school science lab were added to the science and classroom building. A new fine arts complex was added to the original gymnasium, which resulted in the addition of two new art rooms, a multipurpose performance theater, and renovations to the classrooms and public spaces connected to the first and second floors of the gymnasium.
1971 In 1971, at the first meeting of the Harding Academy Board of Trustees held at the home of Ward DeWitt, the school’s seven founders—Lyt Anderson, Hal Black, Ward DeWitt, Dick Freeman, Ira Lane, Jean Oldfield, and Herbert Stuart—unanimously decided, “It shall be the purpose and policy of this school to provide a quality education intended to prepare its students for further study in institutions of higher learning. Instruction shall be provided in the arts and basic sciences with appropriate time and emphasis devoted to the moral, social, and physical development of all students. Children of both sexes shall be admitted on an equal basis and without regard to race, color or creed.”
2020 In 2020, Harding launched the Foundations for the Future Campaign and, in 2021, launched the strategic plan—Embracing the Future at Harding Academy—that consists of four key areas of focus: Dynamic Teaching and Learning, Social and Emotional Wellness, Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity, and Intentional Community Partnerships.
Mrs. Leora McPherson, a well-known educator in Nashville, was asked to be the first head of school. As the first head of school, she set the standards and goals and selected the curriculum and faculty. In the summer of 1971, Harding’s founders secured a physical location for the first school year: a church that they would renovate to meet legal requirements for a school. Early on, eight classrooms were added to the lower school building. In 1975, a decision was made to build a gymnasium. Harding received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. By the end of Harding’s tenth year, renovations had been made to the main building, which housed administrative offices, a library, computer lab, and enlarged classrooms for middle school students.
2013 In March of 2013, the new middle school was officially opened. In the fall of that same year, a portion of the old middle school building was renovated to create a new after-school space housing the Pursuit program, and a new turf field and playground were installed.
• To understand and practice democratic ideas and ideals of citizenship within one’s community
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• To develop skills and positive attitudes for physical activities through team sports
• To value culture, beauty, and creativity
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Harding’s leadership has continued to keep the mission and vision at the forefront of the school’s goals.
• To learn about and try to understand the physical and social worlds
FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE FIRST school year began in 1971, Harding Academy continues its mission with a growing campus and learning community. As home to more than 500 pre-kindergarten through eighthgrade students, Harding’s campus has grown from one building to four including a gym, theater, park, and athletic fields. Day in and out, on campus and beyond, you see the mission of Harding living out loud.
HARDING’S THEN HEAD OF SCHOOL Hugh Bland asked me if I would be a part of the kindergarten program and, of course, I said yes! We only had about 36 students in kindergarten, but our goal was to continue fostering an environment of thoughtful and insightful learning for our students to grow in. Although I’ve retired, I love to come back to the Harding kindergarten program. A Harding kindergarten classroom is truly one of the best places to be. The joy of my job as an educator was seeing the “lightbulb” go off in young students’ minds when they understood a concept. Yolanda Berry, Jan Blalock, and I started the first year of kindergarten in two portable buildings as Ward DeWitt, Lyt Anderson, and the architects worked on the plans for our permanent kindergarten home. The first kindergarten class was truly a labor of love from the community around us. The support of our parent community at Harding was the best. Everyone from parents to local community members helped us be successful from the start. Even though our original classrooms and buildings have evolved, I love our campus now even more! Our community has so much space to grow and learn. It has been so great to watch the expansion of our campus. I’m so happy that we now have families in our community from the surrounding Nashville area who get to have the Harding experience. I love that not only have we added learning opportunities with new spaces but also spaces for children to play in and enjoy, like Kever Park. It just makes my heart swell to watch our students go on to middle school and beyond with the love and education they received at Harding.
• To gain skill in logical, critical, and creative thinking
• To develop good character and selfrespect
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• To learn how to examine and use information for problem solving
• To develop a desire for learning now and in the future
• One of my favorite things as a Harding teacher was to start every day in my classroom with the saying, “Each day is like a gift, given to us to start over.” It reminded the kids that even if yesterday was hard, we have today to focus on.
From eighth graders leading house activities on campus, to creation and discovery in classrooms, to student-led community initiatives: the mission of Harding Academy is always on display.
• To develop skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and mathematics
WE BELIEVE In 2009, then Head of School Ian Craig and the 2010 planning team developed “We Believe” statements that evolved from the original education goals of the 1988 long-range planning document.
In 1976, Harding received its first accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This accreditation helped steer the school to look towards the evolution of the campus and learning spaces. As the campus grew to include a gym, theater, and other arts and athletics spaces, so did the opportunity to fulfill theInmission.1988,a group of board members, teachers, parents, and administrators began work on long-range planning that highlighted the major education
• To gain skill in logical, critical, and creative thinking
Jean Edwards, Harding’s first kindergarten teacher alongside Yolanda Berry and Jan Blalock, reflects on the school’s early days
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• I asked then Head of School Hugh Bland for a bell for Harding. Mr. DeWitt found a bell from an old church in Dixon, TN. We were so excited to have it added. Initially, we rang it at the start of the school year or when we would have assembly outside. As we had fewer assemblies outside, we realized we needed to keep the sound of the bell going. So, we began the tradition of ringing the bell on birthdays in kindergarten.
goals for the next 20 years and beyond. These goals included:
I Remember… • Still to this day, former students hold our memories and time together close. Millicent Van Mol ‘91 reminds me that she learned to add and subtract in my kindergarten class using Cheerios. That was a favorite lesson of all the students because they could eat the cereal. Knowing that Harding students still remember the love of learning they experienced is what I am so proud of. No matter how long you’ve been away you always feel the love of the Harding community.
The Harding Academy community code is a compass of expectations for students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff. It guides the Harding community daily and is displayed in every classroom on campus.
BE RESPECTFUL I will treat myself and others with consideration and fairness. BE OPEN I will be open to change, differences, new ideas, experiences, and people. BE DEPENDABLE I will be responsible, and I will be accountable to my community and myself.
BE HONEST I will be trustworthy, and I will face my mistakes and learn from them.
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UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CAMPAIGN CHAIRS MELISSA AND Bobby ‘81 Frist, the Foundations for the Future campaign has raised more than $12 million to-date. Our donors' generosity has allowed us to help build upon the dreams of those who founded Harding Academy in 1971.
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“We were able to see how other schools used this to help guide their community,” Patti says. “Bill DeLoache suggested that the community code be five to ten short statements the whole Harding community could understand and explain. We wanted something that could be displayed everywhere on campus and that our whole community could understand.”
In the fall of 2021, Harding was presented with new opportunities for the future of the master campus plan. With these new opportunities, the Board of Trustees elected to engage Hastings Architecture to guide the development of the master campus plan. Hastings Architecture is a highly respected, Nashville-based design firm that has worked with peer schools as well as Vanderbilt University and Family & Children’s Services. Hastings has been the ideal partner for Harding as we dream, develop, and seek to realize the vision for our school.
The Foundations for the Future campaign continues to foster opportunities for Harding’s faculty and students in other critical ways. Through the Faculty Excellence Fund, current and future faculty can enroll in a program which will help pay up to $10,000 dollars in student loan debt. Over the last two years, the Faculty Excellence Fund has assisted 14 faculty members with more than $33,500 towards their student loan principals. Additionally, the Harding Experience Fund provides additional support for families who qualify for more than 75 percent of financial aid. Throughout the past two years, the Harding Experience Fund has provided $90,000 to families for non-tuition school-related costs.
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“There were and still are so many great things about Harding that guide our community, but they hadn't been written down,” Patti says. “We wanted a document that reflected what was expected of the whole Harding community.”
“WE WANTED A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.”HARDING “WE COMBED THROUGH IT SO MANY TIMES TO ENSURE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD NOT ONLY GROW WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THAT OUR GRADUATES COULD TAKE WITH THEM.”
Patti Wright, Jennifer Weinblatt, and other teachers contributed to final draft of the community code. “We combed through it so many times to ensure this was something that could not only grow with our community, but that our graduates could take with them.”
I will be a curious, creative, and resourceful lifelong learner. BE MY BEST I will work to be my best and to bring out the best in others.
A BETTER FUTURE, BY DESIGN Beginning in the fall of 2019, a strategic planning team composed of trustees, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and Nashville community leaders engaged in a design-thinking process to formulate a strategic plan to support current and future generations of Harding Academy students.In2021, Harding Academy launched Embracing the Future at Harding Academy, a strategic plan consisting of four pillars: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Dynamic Teaching and Learning Social and Emotional Wellness Intentional Community Partnerships
Harding Academy once again received dual recommendation for accreditation from SAIS-SACS. The Embracing the Future at Harding Academy, in collaboration with The Foundations of the Future capital campaign, gives Harding Academy the opportunity and resources to support its mission.
That fall, Patti Wright and then Harding Board of Trustees President Bill DeLoache visited schools around the country as they began developing the community code.
During the 2004-05 school year, Harding kindergarten teacher Patti Wright began discussions with then Head of School Don Schwartz and faculty about our need for a community code.
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THE HARDING ACADEMY COMMUNITY CODE BE KIND I will be caring, helpful, and thoughtful in my words and actions.
In 2022-23, Harding will conduct test versions of the Harding Immersive Series (THIS), the centerpiece of the new middle school schedule. THIS is a dedicated block of time that will provide students with experiences that foster engagement with people and places within our community, while at the same time exposing students to skills, ideas, and careers that await them in the future. In the coming months, Harding will hold planning sessions to engage the community around THIS.
JOIN US FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING DAYS Mark your calendar for these collaborative sessions aimed at identifying opportunities, making new connections, and giving shape to this groundbreaking initiative. More details to come!
The one-of-a-kind courses will shift in content as new opportunities arise, responding to current and local events to offer rich, resonant, ever-relevant experiences. “We’ll always be flexible in our ability to take advantage of unique, seasonally appropriate opportunities,” saysStudentsFecht. will create a learning artifact for each unit—perhaps a personal log, a journal, a TED talk, or a marketing campaign—culminating in a portfolio that demonstrates mastery of key academic, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• A shift in the world languages program • An immersive, experiential series for 7th-8th graders
HARDING ACADEMY’S PRE-K-8 MODEL is inherently sensitive to the value of time, celebrating each stage of a learner’s development and focusing intently on the foundational years of education. With this in mind, Harding is preparing to introduce new, mission-based, and research-backed experiences aimed at further serving our students’ needs, primarily through changes to our middle school schedule. Our new schedule, which will be fully implemented in 2023-24, will preserve core instructional time while creating more opportunities for learners to dive deeply, think carefully, and socialize, relax, refocus, and recharge. Our new schedule also gives faculty time to plan, innovate, and collaborate. It will create important instructional and experiential opportunities, including:
• Visiting the sites of life-changing civic engagement moments in the history of the American South
In addition, students will lean into their creative sides as they work towards individual capstone projects. Fostered through regular advisor and peer feedback over the course of two years, each capstone project offers a chance to carry forward into high school a product to inspire their journey of lifelong learning.
“In the past few years, we’ve had so many new families join us,” Fecht says.
“When it comes to assessment, we’ll use tools like reflective rubrics and formative feedback,” Fecht says, “and we’ll look at the risks students take, the questions they ask, the interests that are piqued, and how those may lead to other opportunities.”
• Creation of middle school gradelevel teams • More intentional advisory time
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• Practicing mindfulness while exploring the natural landscapes of Warner Parks
“We learned what teachers wanted and played to that; we rarely engaged deeply in theories, in problem-solving, or experiential-based learning. We’ve known for 20 years, though, that this is the future—and THIS is how we lean into that. Harding graduates will have a true advantage, with experience, fluency, and confidence.”
“Geographically, the influx to Nashville from all over the country brings different backgrounds and experiences to our community. It’s exciting to think about the role partnerships can play. I’m looking forward to the community planning days and directly engaging our families, as we know there are great opportunities available that we haven’t even thought about. Feedback from parents and alumni will be key. They can help lead us to new ideas to investigate and build on. Their input and inspiration are what will take the program from good to great.”
Through immersive experiences such as these, Harding is poised to graduate young people who are ready to be engaged, productive members of society who embody the mission of our institution.
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Dr. Eric Fecht, Director of Teaching & Learning and lead architect of the THIS series, notes that the growth of Harding’s community presents an incredible opportunity to leverage the insights and experiences of families, alumni, and more.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2022-23 This year, continued planning and testing are essential, and changes in students’ daily lives will be minimal. The extension of our world language program to 5th grade will be the only apparent change, giving younger students an opportunity to explore their options before affording them three full years to build greater proficiency in the language of their choice.
These instructors will typically be adult leaders who students don’t often engage with.
Just imagine:
• Recognizing the link between STEM and inclusion by visiting a park designed to fully allow access for children with physical disabilities
“We will invite faculty, parents, grandparents, and alumni to respond to initial plans,” says Head of School David Skeen. “We’ll ask experts to comment and host collaborative design days so we can build this together.”
“I think my generation was really good at ‘doing school,’” says Skeen.
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The immersive courses will be led by Harding administrators and staff, with support and input from faculty, content experts, and community members.
• Discovering the real-life impact of restorative justice through dialogue at Thistle Farms
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“It’s invigorating for them—the children and adults—and it helps deepen connections between students and leadership,” Fecht says.
MORE ABOUT "THIS" THIS will consist of eight unique courses lasting one quarter each and meeting for one two-hour block every week. Each student will take all eight courses over the course of their 7th and 8th grade years. Ideally, there will be 10-12 students in each course, so critical elements—like transportation to destinations around the city and personal engagement through experiential learning—are logistically possible.Eachcourse will thread its theme through many experiences and activities, across the curriculum, and even beyond campus. Courses will focus on these areas: wonder, curiosity, leadership, design, inquiry, creativity, civic engagement, and wellness.
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Damiloju Adejumobi '23, Olatubosun Adejumobi, Semipe Adejumobi '22, Oluwayemisi Adejumobi, Damilohun Adejumobi '25
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MCNEILLY CENTER FOR CHILDREN In the winter of 2021, Harding eighth graders completed restoration tasks at the McNeilly Center. Forrest Spence Fund
IN THE FALL OF 2021, THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY Engagement welcomed community partners for the first annual Harding Academy Middle School Service Learning Fair. Harding eighth graders met with each community partner throughout the day to learn about their mission and impact on the Nashville community. After meeting with each community partner, students chose their partner for the year. Throughout the year-long partnership, students supported their organizations through various efforts.
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Robert Mikos, Charlotte Mikos '22, Dr. Cindy Kam, Henry Mikos '25
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MARTHA O'BRYAN In January, students held a school supply drive in support of Martha O'Bryan's event, "Share the Love." Harding students helped load, sort, and distribute supplies for immediate use in offices and classrooms.
TIME TO RISE In October, Harding eighth graders hosted a Halloween fair for Time to Rise students. They led students through haunted hallways, painted faces, played games, and hosted a costume drive.
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Mikey Mosesmann '22, Devin Patton '22 Jimmy Murphy '22, Maxwell Beauchamp '22, Eleanor Lampley '22, Neko Mannes '22
FORREST SPENCE FUND The Serve+Well elective group supported the efforts of the Forrest Spence Fund by creating special items for "Comfort Carts" at local Nashville hospitals. Comfort carts are presented to families of hospitalized children who are experiencing hardships.
Thomas Hicks '22, Mrs. Berry Lela George '22, Mrs. Woods
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Now we complete our time as students and become alumni. Even though we are going our separate ways, to meet new people and have new experiences, Harding Academy will always be a second home that we can come back to at any time. And I am grateful to everyone here, especially you, my classmates, who have made it feel like home.
When I look at my class, I think of the journey we have been on together. Whether you came here in kindergarten like me or came just this year, you have had to summon confidence to gather strength and courage to get to this day.
Ethan Sides ‘22 2022 Harding Scholar
2022 AWARDGRADUATIONRECIPIENTS PRESIDENT’S AWARDS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Mason Lack Tessa MaddieStankiewiczWhite PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARD Charlotte Mikos Benton Wright CAROL CHAMBERS ART AWARD Lela George BAND AWARD Garrett Lee CHORUS AWARD Leah Fremont STRINGS AWARD Caroline Thomas REESE WITHERSPOON DRAMA AWARD Ademi Da Silva Caroline Thomas ANDREW POTANIN CREATIVE WRITING AWARD Thomas Hicks GERALDINE SWYSTUN ENGLISH AWARD Semipe Adejumobi PAM P. MCKNIGHT FRENCH AWARD Neko Mannes LATIN AWARD Garrett Lee SPANISH AWARD Mackenzie Disher HISTORY AWARD Santiago Fuisz MATH AWARD Ethan Sides SCIENCE AWARD Ethan Sides SCHOOL SPIRIT AWARD Ademi Da Silva Susan McCarley SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Charlotte Mikos Benton Wright ALUMNI CITIZENSHIP AWARD Caroline Thomas HARDING SCHOLARS Neko EthanMannesSides Garrett Lee '22, Mr. Taylor Santiago Fuisz '22, Mrs. Boylan Mason Lack '22, Dr. Fecht, Maddie White '22, Tessa Stankiewicz '22
I know that there are many other strengths and qualities that we all have discovered in our time at Harding. For some, it might be courage or kindness. For others, it might be humor or resilience. I am overcome by how much we all have grown and learned about ourselves here.
Over the years, Harding has become almost a second home for many of us. I believe that confidence and all of these other qualities we have nurtured have turned our class into a community. Our friendships have made it possible for us to bring out the best in each other. Even though sometimes we have petty disagreements over something like who gets to sit in the cozy chairs during history, we all still have so much support and love for each other. I am so grateful to have been a part of this community of people.
THE HARDING SCHOLAR IS AWARDED TO THE STUDENT OR STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE DURING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS.
Mr. Codispoti has always talked to us about our legacy–from the first assembly in September, when he said that we had one million seconds to leave our mark on Harding Academy, to two weeks ago, when he and the advisors challenged us to close out the year on a positive note. As a class, an important part of our legacy is our perseverance, and our fortitude, and our ability to adapt and flourish in unprecedented times.
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CHEERLEADING MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Virginia Powell '22 COACH’S AWARD: Reagan Militante '22 GIRLS BASKETBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Emerson Smith '22 COACH’S AWARD: Charlotte Mikos '22 BOYS BASKETBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Sam Bowers '22 COACH’S AWARD: Benton Wright '22
BASEBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Benton Wright '22 COACH’S AWARD: Slater Galloway '22
The 2021-22 varsity boys basketball team consisted of 18 athletes who led us to a great season—earning the title of HVAC A Champions—in our first year back in the HVAC after nearly 20 years. The team won the 2021 summer league and continued into the season with a win mindset. They faced tough competition early in the season, but finished with an 11-7 overall record. Winning four out of their last five games qualified them for the Division A Tournament, which they won for the first time in school history, defeating Franklin Road Academy 29-23. All of our athletes played as one and helped each other through the season. Thank you to our eighth-grade athletes for your leadership on and off the court through the year. You led by your actions and encouraging words to younger players. Your leadership will be greatly missed. Thank you all for giving your best every time you stepped onto the court. Thank you for showing what it means to be a Harding athlete: confidence, connection, and character. CONFIDENCE. CHARACTER. CONNECTION.
BENTON WRIGHT ‘22, COACH'S AWARD “BENTON HAS BEEN ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM FOR TWO YEARS. HE’S AN ALL-AROUND ATHLETE WITH A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE. HE WAS SO EASY TO COACH AND ACCEPTED ANY ROLE THAT I GAVE HIM ON EITHER TEAM HE PLAYED ON WITHOUT EVER COMPLAINING. THIS YOUNG MAN WORKED SO HARD IN EVERY PRACTICE AND GAME. HE LED BY EXAMPLE WHETHER HE WAS ON THE COURT, ON THE BENCH, OR IN THE CLASSROOM DURING STUDY HALL.” — COACH
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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jackson Lucas '22 COACH’S AWARD: Stewart Clay '24
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Charlotte Mikos '22 COACH’S AWARD: Leah Fremont '22 BOYS TRACK AND FIELD MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Quincy Topping '22 COACH’S AWARD: Matthew Hillenmeyer '23
GIRLS LACROSSE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Lauren Sullivan '23 COACH’S AWARD: Susan McCarley '22 GOLF MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Van Roberts '22 COACH’S AWARD: Max Miller '22
GIRLSWINTERSWIMMING MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Mina Sanford '24 COACH’S AWARD: Ruby Gunnels '23 BOYS SWIMMING MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Quincy Topping '22 COACH’S AWARD: Slater Galloway '22
FOOTBALLFALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Sam Bowers '22 CHEERLEADING MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Narcissa Broome '22 COACH’S AWARD: Maggie Hardin '22 GIRLS TENNIS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Charlotte Mikos '22 COACH’S AWARD: Leah Fremont '22 BOYS TENNIS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jackson Husbands '22 COACH’S AWARD: Max Miller '22 MOUNTAIN BIKING MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Grant Alpert '24 COACH’S AWARD: Griffin Rogers '23 VOLLEYBALL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Emerson Smith '22 COACH’S AWARD: Helen Rich '23 CROSS-COUNTRY MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Hilary Fremont '24 COACH’S AWARD: Thomas Hicks '22 GIRLS SOCCER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Emerson Smith '22 COACH’S AWARD: Leah Fremont '22 BOYS SOCCER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Max Miller '22 COACH’S AWARD: Thomas Hicks '22 WRESTLING MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: RJ Perkins '22 COACH’S AWARD: Grant Song '23
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THE WIZARD OF OZ In Spring 2022, Harding theater presented The Wizard of Oz based on the 1939 film directed by Victor Fleming. After three sold out shows, the audience, cast, and crew reminded everyone why there is no place like home. Theater plays a central role in the life of the Harding Academy experience. All fifth through eighth graders have the opportunity to take part in the fall play and the spring musical. The heart of the theater program is the students. They are the choreographers, sound and light technicians, stage managers, directors, and stage crew. Harding theatrical productions are a tremendous source of community pride as they leverage students’ gifts with those of teachers, staff, and even families in various off-stage capacities.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME20ARTS Calendar Award September 2022, Grant Alpert '24 2022 Featured Artist, Lynn Sanders
EXCELLENTIA · 212022 ACADEMICS 2022 ART AWARD RECIPIENTS 2022 HOLIDAY CARD Ryan Britt '24 Sweater Animal 2022 GRANDPARENTS CHOCOLATE INVITATION Eloise Freeman '27 Pastel Rooster 2022 GRANDPARENTS CHOCOLATE “FAVOR ART” AWARD David Sheaff '29, Henry McDaniel ’29, Sophie Puryear ‘29 Van Gogh Sunflower 2021-22 PURCHASE AWARD Logan Scott '25 Blue Dog Painting Eva Vega '23 Relief Print 2022–23 CALENDAR AWARDS AUGUST 2022 Miran Young ’27, Houston Alexander ’27, Diane French ‘27 Cupcake Painting SEPTEMBER 2022 Hannah Sides ’24, Grant Alpert ‘24 Ted Harrison Landscape OCTOBER 2022 Sophia Lowney ’23, Cooper Wells ’23, Spencer Rogers ‘23 Tim Burton Portrait NOVEMBER 2022 Katherine Minkoff ’26, Drake Gambill ’26, Henry Corts ‘26 Pastel Pumpkin Pie DECEMBER 2022 Harley Mitchell ’25, Holden Thomas ‘25 Pastel Snowman JANUARY 2023 Olivia Zanetti ’22, Emerson Smith ’22, Semipe Adejumobi ‘22 Torn Paper Portrait FEBRUARY 2023 Kaitlyn Smolensky ’30, Teddy Leri ‘30 Heart Painting MARCH 2023 Alex Yeatman ’24, CeCe Hardin ‘24 Puppets APRIL 2023 Eli Bodzy ’29, Parker Jacobs ’29, Campbell McDonald ‘29 Still Life Painting MAY 2023 Webb Sheaff ’28, Katherine Polly ’28, Caroline Ball ‘28 Fancy Flamingo JUNE 2023 Sunday Urban ’23, Griffin Rogers ’23, Nadia Borger Gilligan ‘23 Oil Pastel Donuts JULY 2023 Ben Lucas ’25, Quinn Hamling ‘25 Fantasy Treehouse AUGUST 2023 Ella Burkitt ’27, Emily Stafford ’27, Jet Taylor ‘27 Petunia Painting ART AWARDS ARTS Purchase Award, Logan Scott '25 Purchase Award, Eva Vega '23 Calendar Award January 2023, Olivia Zenetti '22 77 MOREARTISTSTHAN $1 MILLION IN GROSS SALES OVER 1,340 ORDERS PLACED THE 2022 HARDING ART SHOW The Harding Art Show hosted its 46th annual event May 5-7, 2022. The show brought together the greater Nashville community for a weekend of art and celebration both in-person and online. The show was chaired by Harding parents Shaila Bannock and Allison Freeman ’96 and welcomed Lynn Sanders as the featured artist.
DISNEY'S LION KING JR.
Harding’s fall production was Disney’s Lion King Jr. In the first play back in the Henderson Theater since spring of 2020, audiences were welcomed home to a vibrant stage full of joy. The adaptation to stage tells the story of Simba's journey of self-discovery and the circle of life.
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SPIRIT GAMES
On November 22, 2021, Harding kindergarten through fourth grade students performed for their grandparents and special friends in Henderson Theater. As students shared the gift of song, fourth graders shared essays about someone they loved and their favorite holiday memories.
BOOK FAIR
On a perfect fall day in October, families enjoyed pumpkin painting, inflatables, dunk tanks, food, games, and more in Kever Park.
Harding Academy hosted Time to Rise for the 13th year in June.
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Time to Rise is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping third to sixth grade students bridge academic learning through the summer in order to best enable each student to reach their full potential. The program is run by Harding Academy teachers, staff, and alumni.
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The Harding Parents Association loved on our faculty and staff throughout the year with fun things like Crumbl cookies, Moe’s dinner kits, Thanksgiving pies, gift card trees, bundt cakes, Chick-fil-a breakfast, Marigolds popcorn, Driving You Donuts food truck, and lots of snacks and treats in the faculty lounges. They also hosted luncheons for faculty and staff during parent teacher conferences with food from The Food Company and Corner Market.
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The Harding Parents Association held their auction on December 5-9, 2021, with lots of fun and unique auction items, allowing families to do some holiday shopping and support our school all at the same time. The HPA Auction helps the Harding Parents Association to raise funds in support of their mission to build community and support our school.
THE PARENTSHARDINGASSOCIATION
Kristen Holscher, President Leigh Rogers, President-Elect Taylor Moloney, Communications Kaitlin Flynn, Secretary Elizabeth Bleecker, Treasurer Michelle Milam, Volunteer Coordinator
The Harding Parents Association partnered with The McNeilly Center for Children again this holiday season to offer Harding families an opportunity to sponsor a McNeilly friend’s holiday wishes. We were able to provide holiday gifts for 120 McNeilly students, ages 1-10.
The Harding community hosted the Second Harvest Food drive in November. This outreach event helps serve the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The Harding community donated more than 8,500 pounds of food.
FALL FESTIVAL
The Harding Parents Association sponsored two Spirit Games to help fill the stands and cheer on some of our middle school athletes. They provided fun Harding spirit swag and treats at these events.
The Harding Parents Association brought back the Book Fair this year at the Fall Festival. The HPA completely sold out of books to support our McPherson-Medwedeff Library during this one-day event. They were able to supply the library with over 100 new books this year.
Leigh Rogers, Taylor Moloney, Kaitlin Flynn, Kristen Holscher, Michelle Milam, Elizabeth Bleecker
FACULTY AND APPRECIATIONSTAFF
Time to Rise counselors are Harding Academy graduates who attend different high schools in the Nashville area.
The Harding Parents Association (HPA) helps foster the spirit of community and supports Harding Academy with needed resources. The HPA hosts events for the community throughout the year to help build connections and provide support to our faculty and staff.
SPRING ARTS WEEK During spring arts week in May, students received their art awards, while local artists visited campus. OZ Arts Nashville held a movement and dance workshop for students, the Belcourt Theatre presented a mobile movie theater, and artist and studio owner Libby Scalan held a workshop for middle school students. The 2022 Harding Art Show’s featured artist Lynn Sanders met with students and hosted a workshop.
SECOND HARVEST FOOD DRIVE
GRADE-LEVEL PARTIES During the fall, Harding kindergarten through eighth grade families connected at individual grade-level class parties on campus.
MCNEILLY ANGEL TREE PROGRAM
Russell Riebeling is a native of Nashville. He is Managing Partner of Rock City Capital. Rock City Capital is a real estate private equity firm focused on investments in multifamily rental communities in the southeast United States. In addition to his work at Rock City Capital, Russell is the co-founder of RSQuared, a boutique consulting firm focused on private-public partnerships in the Southeast.
COMMUNITY RETIRED FACULTYKENT
It is often not until many years later when you realize the impact that someone has had on you. Many times never realizing the effort, commitment, and dedication that one has made on your behalf. For this is often the case with our own Mrs. Berry. Time and time again when students return to Harding, they must find Mrs. Berry. They tell tales of how prepared they were as writers and readers, thinkers, and problem solvers –that what they learned from Mrs. B was paramount for their success in high school and the world beyond.
Ms. Carolee joined the Harding family in December of 1998. She immediately set up her office to do what she does best: take care of children. Ms. Carolee took care of all of the lower school children when they were sick or hurt for almost 20 years before we had a school nurse. And, no matter how busy her office got and how many children were waiting for her help, you could always count on Ms. Carolee to give each child exactly what they needed – a bandaid, medicine, or even just a hug. Every child who left her office felt cared for and ready to go about their day. In addition to taking such good care of students who weren’t feeling well, most of you know that Ms. Carolee has a special connection to the Tooth Fairy. For almost 24 years, she has helped children with loose teeth: celebrating with them, preserving their teeth in a necklace for the Tooth Fairy,
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Ms. Igleheart has also been an incredible support for the faculty. Whenever teachers needed help, Ms. Igleheart was the first to volunteer. She always knew just the right thing to say or do to help and make someone feel better. Somehow, it just seemed to naturally feel like everything was going to be okay when Ms. Igleheart was around. With her calm demeanor, her kindness, thoughtfulness, and appreciation for others and their situations, she made everyone in our community feel valued, heard, and respected. and putting their names on the Lost Teeth board. Ms. Carolee made losing teeth fun! Many people don’t know this, but Ms. Carolee also played an instrumental role in the development of the lacrosse program here at Harding. She helped start up and coach the team for many years, and because of her hard work, expertise, and guidance, the team grew in numbers each and every year that she was a part of the program.
Mrs. Ballow joined the third grade teaching team in 2003. Although she was new to the third grade team she was not new to Harding. Her sons Robert ‘02, William ‘04, and Andrew ‘06 were students at Harding. Mrs. Ballow has taught hundreds of students in third grade over the last 19 years, and she has made such a difference in their lives. Her students remember her for taking the time to help them be their best, and keeping a sense of humor and laughter in the classroom.
Ms. Carolee has not only helped students, but she was also an incredible support for the teachers. She worked late many evenings and very early many mornings making sure that all classes were covered and substitutes were in the right place at the right time and with the right lesson plans. She taught classes, covered lunch and recess duties, obtained parent volunteers, made copies, laminated, volunteered every year at the Art Show, and the list goes on and on. Ms. Carolee made the lower school run smoothly. She is a very beloved member of our Harding family.
When Mrs.Igleheart arrived at the beginning of the 2008 school year, she immediately felt like part of the Harding family. At that time she worked with students in kindergarten through eighth grade, so she was really busy! Through the years, Ms. Igleheart has worked with hundreds of families, helping students and their parents, for as one student expressed, “She’s everybody’s friend.” She helped new students to feel comfortable; she helped students with friendships;
She has also worked with several new faculty members, helping them to become acquainted with the Harding community; she has served on numerous school committees to help make sure that Harding continues to move forward in a positive direction, and she is always one of the first to volunteer to help when a job needs to be done. And, whatever she does, she does it incredibly well! Mrs. Ballow has been such an important part of our community as a parent, teacher, co-worker, and friend. Mrs. Ballow is perhaps most known for her kindness, patience, and thoughtfulness of others. She has made such a positive difference in so many lives here at Harding. From her students and their families, to her fellow teachers and colleagues, she is admired greatly by all of us, and we will miss her tremendously!
For the past 20 years at Harding, and elsewhere for more years prior, Mrs. Berry has not only been committed to her students, but also her craft. Never resting on her laurels, she was consistently and constantly tweaking, evolving, and re-imagining her lessons and curriculum to meet the needs of today's students and learners. The high expectations she had for students realized their high achievement. While the many students and parents and colleagues before them are well aware, our eighth graders today may not realize yet just how important Mrs. Berry has been to them as people and learners. But that time is soon to come as well. For this we are eternally grateful. We wish her well as she takes on the world in a new capacity.
Russell is the immediate past board chair of Insight Counseling Centers. Russell and his wife Brooke have three children, Ashton ’29, Quinn, and Parks.
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Ripley Bickerstaff is the Director of Business Development for the Nashville, Tennessee division of Hoar Construction. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Ripley moved to Nashville in the late 1990s to attend school and never left. Since that time, he has worked in the commercial construction industry for close to 20 years and is actively involved in the Urban Land Institute and the ACE mentorship program. He and his wife Nicole have three children, Ripley ‘25, John ‘28, and Ford ‘30. she helped them at recess, in the classroom, in special areas classes. Wherever she was needed, Ms. Igleheart was there.
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2022 NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS
In the fall, the Harding Academy classes of 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 played in the first annual alumni kickball tournament. It was a beautiful day, filled with great competition. The red team earned the title of kickball champions.
ART ALUMNISHOWREUNION
Bluegrass band The Green Hillsbillies
ALUMNI KICKBALL GAME
Mr. Folger and Gracey Lipman ‘95
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Harding alumni and their families enjoyed an afternoon of football at Nissan Stadium. Alumni celebrated with food, drinks, and games in the Titan Fanzone while cheering on the Titans.
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Sarah Andrews ‘07, Cara Earthman ‘05, Anna Ambrose ‘09, Margaret Andrews ‘09
Mrs. Swift and Laura Grace Brothers ‘17
ALUMNI COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES
HARDING ACADEMY ALUMNI DAY WITH THE TENNESSEE TITANS
On Friday, May 6, 2022, Harding alumni enjoyed live music, food, drinks, and amazing artwork on campus during the 46th Annual Harding Art Show.
Harding students decorated, packed, and shipped alumni care packages right in time for Valentine’s Day.
WILLIAM GROBMYER University of California
Lindsey Parker '23 & Kate Tarleton Meriwether '98
TESSA HILLENMEYER San Diego State University
LOLA DANIEL University of Tennessee RYAN ESTRIN New York University
JACKSON HUSBANDS Nashville Christian School MASON LACK University School of Nashville LEXIE LAMPKA University School of Nashville ELEANOR LAMPLEY St. Cecilia Academy CHRISTIAN LAND Montgomery Bell Academy
RYAN SCHMADTKE ‘18 will be playing football at Washington University in St. Louis.
LUKE VENABLE University of Vermont PARKER WAINWRIGHT University of Tennessee MARY HARRINGTON WALL University of Tennessee
HARDING ACADEMY Hudson Powell '18 Brooks Downing
In the spring, the Harding Academy Class of 2018 gathered in the Compass Rose to reminisce on their Harding memories as they prepared for life after high school.
PENN MURFEE ‘09, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, made his Major League debut on April 29, 2022.
SAMUEL HANRAHAN Miami University (Ohio) MALLIE HIGGINS University of Vermont
MARIA WEIR Rochester Institute of Technology
KAIDEN LEANNA University of Dallas
LOUDENWEDDINGSWRIGHT ‘02 married Sarah Roberts on February 23, 2022. CLAREBIRTHSMANNING ‘03 and her husband Chad welcomed their daughter Elizabeth Rose on November 18, 2021.
JAMES JOHNSON University of Colorado, Boulder BILLY JONES University of Missouri
OLIVIA MORRISION ‘18 was awarded the 2022 Scholastic Gold Key for Drawing and Illustration.
MARISSA HOUFF Texas Christian University
SANTI FUISZ Montgomery Bell Academy SLATER GALLOWAY Montgomery Bell Academy LELA GEORGE Ensworth SARA HACKETT Franklin Road Academy MAGGIE HARDIN Ensworth THOMAS HICKS Ensworth
JIMMY MURPHY Franklin Road Academy
ASHER MAXWELL ‘18 was inducted into Totomoi at MBA this semester and won the Senior College Essay Competition. He was the 2021-22 co-editor-in-chief of the Bell Ringer and a nationally ranked debater.
JACKSON MILLER ‘17 attends the University of Denver where he is in the pre-health track. Jackson was named a University Scholar and earned a four year merit scholarship. Jackson is a member of the Pioneer Leadership Program.
BENNETT CAIN ‘06 and his wife LeeAnn Cain welcomed their first child, Halle James Cain, on September 6, 2021.
CLASS NOTES
VIRGINIA POWELL Ensworth VAN ROBERTS Ensworth THOMAS RUTTER Montgomery Bell Academy
BELLA MCKAY Texas Christian University LILY MERHOFF Gap Year
MOLLY DOWNING ‘02 and her husband Andrew welcomed their son Brooks on May 9, 2022.
ASHER MAXWELL Georgetown University CAROLINE MCGUIRE University of Tennessee AVA MCKAMEY Chapman University
ERIN CYPRESS ‘00 and her husband Zach welcomed their son Henry in Fall 2021.
HALL OAKLEY Rhodes College
OLIVIA MORRISON University of Tennessee
GRACIE MERIWETHER Harpeth Hall CHARLOTTE MIKOS Harpeth Hall REAGAN MILITANTE Franklin Road Academy MAX MILLER Montgomery Bell Academy ELLIOTT MOLONEY Franklin Road Academy MIKEY MOSESMANN Pope John Paul II Preparatory School
OLIVIA ZANETTI Father Ryan High School
CHARLIE GOIDEL University of Tennessee ALIYAH GOOD University of Miami
PRESLEY BECKWITH University of Denver
WILLIAM GROBMYER ‘18 was named a Lois McMullan scholar (for scholarship and leadership) for the USN Class of 2022, and Cum Laude Society.
ETHAN SIDES Montgomery Bell Academy SPENCER SIVLEY Franklin Road Academy
OLIVIA CRAIG University of Mississippi
HUDSON POWELL ‘18 will be playing football at Miami University (Ohio).
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PAIGE YASTRZEMSKI ‘05 and her husband Mike welcomed a daughter, Quinley Mae, on December 3, 2021.
June Napier Edie Beaver Halle James Cain
HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES 2022 COLLEGE CHOICES CLASS OF 2018
GARRETT LEE Franklin Road Academy NEKO MANNES Harpeth Hall SUSAN MCCARLEY Franklin Road Academy
RJ GILLILAND Fordham University
LAURA GRACE BROTHERS ‘17 a current student at the University of Mississippi majoring in Elementary Education, has been on campus shadowing Harding teachers for her thesis.
MACKENZIE DISHER St. Cecilia Academy
CHARLIE NAPIER ‘04 and his wife Jordan welcomed their daughter June on June 9, 2022.
LEAH FREMONT Harpeth Hall
Lizza Hubbard '16 CLASS OF 2018 REUNION
ALUMNI
DEVIN PATTON Father Ryan High School RJ PERKINS Nashville Christian School
Henry Cypress Quinley YastrzemskiMae
KENDALL BURCH Gap Year ExperiencewithMission ELLA CRAIG University of Mississippi
DARCY DOVE University School of Nashville
Taylor Middleton Scavo '98 & Cate Frist '18
KATE TARLETON MERIWETHER '98 hosted LINDSEY PARKER '23 at Pinnacle Dermatology for her 2022 winterim internship.
JACK MOSCHEL Indiana University
JACKSON TALLENT University of Tennessee
PATTON BONE Southern UniversityMethodist
HUDSON DRAKE Montgomery Bell Academy
CARTER FLOYD Franklin Road Academy
Penn Murfee '09
JACK PACCONI ‘18 was awarded the “Most Valuable Debater” at MBA. Ranked between 1-3 in the nation all year for policy debate, he will be debating at Northwestern University.
MIMI BEAVER ‘97 and her husband Nathaniel welcomed a daughter, Ellen Diana “Edie”, on December 15, 2021.
RYAN SCHMADTKE Washington University (St. Louis)
FREDERIKSENROSEMARY University of Michigan CATE FRIST University of California
SAM BOWERS Ensworth NARCISSA BROOME Harpeth Hall ADEMI DA SILVA Father Ryan High School
SLOAN HURWIITZ University of Mississippi CLARKE JOHNSON University of Tennessee
CLAIRE SLAGLE University of Tennessee
MOHAMED ABDUGAFUR Undecided SEMIPE ADEJUMOBI Harpeth Hall
LIZZA HUBBARD ‘16 is an intern in Washington D.C. on The Hill.
TAYLOR MIDDLETON SCAVO ‘98 hosted CATE FRIST ‘18 for her 2022 winterim internship in NYC.
ALIZA AHMED University School of Nashville MAXWELL BEAUCHAMP Montgomery Bell Academy
HARRISON MABRY Sewanee: The University of the South MACDOUGALLBREANNA Middle Tennessee State University
EMERSON SMITH Ensworth TESSA STANKIEWICZ St. Cecilia Academy FRANCES STRAUSS University School of Nashville CAROLINE THOMAS Harpeth Hall QUINCY TOPPING Ensworth MADDIE WHITE Franklin Road Academy BENTON WRIGHT Ensworth MADDIE YEATMAN T.C. Roberson High School (NC)
JENNY BOUCEK ‘88 joined the Indiana Pacers coaching staff in 2021. Boucek became the third woman in NBA league history to be an assistant coach when she was announced as a player development coordinator for the Sacramento Kings.
KRISHIN PARIKH Case Western Reserve University
CRISSA PORTIS University of Kentucky HOLLY POWELL University of Puget Sound HUDSON POWELL Miami University (Ohio)
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HARDING ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION BY CONSTITUENT
Harding Academy is an outstanding learning community committed to excellence. Our culture is warm and inviting. Every day our students are challenged to explore new, bold ideas in the classroom. Faculty members strive to provide a nurturing experience, while upholding the exceptional educational standards when it comes to meeting the individual needs of each student. Through these unique classroom experiences, our students build character that will help them throughout their lives and prepare them to become the next generation’s leaders. Dollars raised through the Harding Fund directly impact every student’s Harding experience, as the funds support the operating budget, daily programming, technology, and professional development. Thank you to all who supported Harding Academy with a gift last year.
PARENTS OF ALUMNI 95% 16% 8% 17%
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