THE PHIN A MONTHLY ALUMNI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2021 • ISSUE 6•
WHAT'S INSIDE...
FESTIVAL OF TREES TAKES OVER THE SONESTA RESORT On Thursday, November 18th, Hilton Head Prep opened the doors to the 2021 Festival of Trees at the Sonesta Resort. The lobby of the resort was transformed to a holiday wonderland with over 160 trees, wreaths and seasonal decor. We kicked off the evening with a special alumni social and preview party which gave our Prep community a sneak and first dibs on all of the beautiful decor. If you haven't seen the display you still can! The festival will run through this Saturday, December 4th. A few of our alumni enjoying Festival of Trees: Nancy Fish '83 (SPA), Addison (Goss) Cook '06, Margaret Crenshaw '85 (SPA), Mackenzie Brown '12, Linda Fraser '77 (SPA), and Sam Bauer '84 (SPA)
Nancy Fish '83 (SPA) Lette O'Shiell '83 (SPA) Susan Wilson '83 (SPA) Megan McGarty '91
The Alumni Association tree was designed and decorated by Addison (Goss) Cook '06. Addison handpainted the beautiful blue and white ornaments
Festival of Trees Opens at the Sonesta Alumni Basketball Game Alumni Spotlight:
Justin Sonfield '91 Alumni Kick Off Lunch & Learn Series for Seniors
Congratulations to Parker (Smith) Paton '98 for winning the "Best Tree" category for her tree "Christmas Chinoiserie"
This year's feature tree was designed and decorated by alum, Parker (Smith) Paton '98. It will be on display at the Sonesta Resort until Saturday, December 4, 2021.
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Alumni Basketball game ON
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L to R: Coach Eddie Ladd, Paul Halloran '95, Jennifer Klippel '86, Nancy Fish '83 (SPA), Jennifer Thompson '85, Robert Klippel '83, Kristi (Basirico) Goodwin '91, Randy Young '14, Ella Also '20, John Eck '14, Maddie Frank '20, Coach Rich Basirico, and J.T. Marbut '14
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S P O T L I G H T :
Justin Sonfield '91 After graduating from Hilton Head Prep in 1991 and then Sewanee in 1995 (with a B.A. in Economics), Justin went to work for May Co. Department Stores in Washington D.C. as an Executive Trainee. He became the assistant buyer of textiles as his first job. After being promoted through a few offices, Justin decided to move to Atlanta, GA and became an assistant buyer at Rich's. He worked his way up over the years to Divisional VP of Planning. In 2009, Rich's/Macy's consolidated all divisions to NYC and he took the role of Group VP of Planning. After serving in a few more roles with Rich's/Macys, Justin left the company to take a position with Bed, Bath and Beyond as the Divisional Merchandise Manager of "The Bed" division. Upon his departure from Bed, Bath and Beyond, Justin took a position as the President of The Company Store. He grew the company to sell it and completed the sale to The Home Depot in 2018. After the sale, he was recruited to be the CEO of Jonathan Adler.
Justin says, "This has been the absolute best job of my career as I am doing absolutely everything I love." Along the way he met his soulmate, Naomi, in 2008 and were married in 2010. Justin and Naomi have one child together, Jack, who is 7. Justin also has two daughters from his previous marriage, Alex, who is 18 and attends Dickenson College, and Caroline, who is 16. Justin and his family currently live in Glen Ridge, NJ and spend their weekends living on their sailboat on the Hudson River sailing the waters of the North Atlantic. They also love travelling and are most often found in Disney World, making movie accurate Star Wars costumes, which they use to bring smiles to children and adults alike while helping raise money for charities such as Make A Wish.
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alumni kickoff lunch & learn series In November, alum Dr. Brett Cargill '88 kicked off our Lunch and Learn series for our senior 3 class. Students that are interested in the 2 2 4 medical field were able to1 sit3 down with40Dr. 1 2 9 Cargill and learn about pursuing a medical 20 9 2 16 2 15 9 degree. 21 2 12
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If you are interested in participating in a Lunch & Learn session to speak more about your career with our seniors please reach out to Leslie Hart, Director of Alumni Relations, at lhart@hhprep.org. We can even host you virtually! DECEMBER 2021
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2021-2022 ALUMNI GIVING GOAL FOR 2021-2022 Total Dollars Goal: $35,000 # of Alumni Donors Goal: 75
Let's crush our goals for 2021-2022!
To make an alumni gift to Hilton Head Prep click HERE.
Alumni Gatherings/Reunions
Have you visited with your old Prep buddies or had a class reunion? If so, we would love for you to
share your photos! Email Leslie at lhart@hhprep.org and we will put them in the next issue of The Phin.
ALL OF US FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WISH YOU A
Safe & Happy Holiday Season
2021-2022 Alumni Board
On November 8, 2021, alumni board member, Andrew Hazel '06, married Samantha Gramke in St. Thomas U.S.V.I. Congratulations to Andrew & Sam!
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Michael Bassett '92 - President Addison Goss Cook '06 - Vice President Andrew Hazel '06 - Special Events Co-Chair Andrew Kolb '00 - Special Events Co-Chair Claire Noonan '09 - Marketing/Social Media Chair Margaret Crenshaw '85 (SPA) - Class Reps Shane Scibelli '91 Catherine Scarminach Lewallen '95 Susan Ochsner '78 (SPA) Nancy Fish '83 (SPA) Leslie Hart - Director of Alumni Relations Margot Brown - Director of Development
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