From the Board Chair
Dear High Meadows Community,
It has been my honor to serve as Chair of the High Meadows Board of Trustees during this incredible moment in our history. After celebrating the first 50 years of High Meadows School & Camp, I have a heightened appreciation for the founders, leaders, and community who have nurtured, guided, and shaped this place of wonder and joy over time. This is an organization built upon a foundation of the love, intention, and vision of so many incredible individuals.
As a board, our charge is to shepherd the mission and future of High Meadows. As we step from High Meadows’ first half century into the next, our focus is on both the preservation of what has made this place magical and impactful, and on how High Meadows can continue to evolve and grow to meet the needs of both our students and our organization. Our mission and vision are rooted not only in preparing our students and campers to thrive in the world, but also to be change makers and ethical leaders in their post-High Meadows communities. The future will be a brighter place because of their positive impact.
As we peer into this next chapter of High Meadows, we can do so with excitement. The programs and facilities that support the experiences of High Meadows students and campers are well tended, resources are being mindfully and diligently stewarded, and enrollment is strong and made up of enthusiastic families who support our work and purpose. Life is good at High Meadows, and we can’t wait to see what new adventures this next chapter holds.
Cheers to the next 50 years!
Javier Estrella Board Chair
2023 - 2024 Board of Trustees
The governing body of High Meadows School is the Board of Trustees. The board is a self-perpetuating group of volunteer parents, past parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends, all committed to setting the course for the school’s long-term success.
The board identifies and studies issues that will impact the school’s future. Through standing committees as well as strategic task forces, it focuses on governance and mission-centered areas of interest. Stewardship of High Meadows’ resources is a primary duty of the board, not the daily function of the school.
We thank the following trustees for their service and dedication to High Meadows School throughout the 2023-2024 school year.
Executive Committee
Javier Estrella, Chair
Amy Jewett, Vice Chair
Tanya Squire, Treasurer
Theresa Robison, Secretary
Margaret Lamb, Member at Large
Lisa Tilt, Member at Large
Lisa Baker, Head of School & Camp
Members
Joe Crowley
Derek Deskey
Javier Estrella
Jody Holden*
Amy Jewett
Katie Johnson
Margaret Lamb
*Denotes Lifetime Trustee
Mital Patel
Kate Pearson
Zachary Prescott
Theresa Robison
Tanya Squire
Lisa Tilt
Brian Waldman
From the Head of School & Camp
Dear High Meadows Community,
This past year has been the best of the best. It was inspiring to have so many of you back on campus for our various celebrations that marked our 50th Anniversary. Every time I turned around, we were preparing for a new event. And every time we hosted something, people showed up in record numbers! Our 50th Anniversary has provided a unique opportunity to reexamine our roots and founding ideals, to consider our place in the educational landscape today, and to think about the future.
We are fortunate to have founders and early teachers, leaders, and parents who were ahead of their time. Even better, we have had educators, parent partners, board members and alumni who have helped us stay true to essential priorities throughout our history. High Meadows has always placed huge value in childhood and play. We have always prioritized relationships first and have put children at the center of learning. Our focus has been on how children learn and develop over time and through exploration. I am grateful for our rich history and for the joy and wonder that our campus brings to all of us every day!
In many schools today, there is an unreasonable amount of focus on assessment and reporting and not nearly enough time dedicated to the children themselves. Today, as was true in the past, High Meadows actively works against this kind of thinking. Instead, we encourage students to question and explore. We value children’s voices and are truly interested in what and how they think. No two are the same—that’s a part of the magic.
Our intentional approach means that our students emerge as ethical leaders not statistics. There is no High Meadows “mold.” Rather every student takes their individual talents, genuine curiosity, and critical thinking skills beyond our campus. At a time when the world can feel a little fractured and frayed, I am glad to tell you that I am hopeful for the future. Why? Because every day I see our students, teachers, and staff navigate complexity and difference. It is not always easy or smooth, and that’s ok because our students can handle it. They like challenge. They thrive in difference. And…we have fun together.
High Meadows has never been more important or critical to our world. If you are getting this magazine, it means you have been a part of this 50+ year journey. Thank you. We needed you then and we need you now. I cannot wait to see what the future holds.
In partnership,
Head of School & Camp
“At a time when the world can feel a little fractured and frayed, I am glad to tell you that I am hopeful for the future...High Meadows has never been more important or critical to our world.”
2023-2024 School Administration
Lisa Baker, Head of School & Camp
John Dovic, Director of Camp and Auxiliary Programs
Michelle Epstein, Executive Assistant to the Head of School
Lori Kennedy, Lower Years Principal
Angela Lockard Bogoev, Associate Director of Development & Communication
Laura Nicholson, Director of Enrollment & Advancement
Matt Nuttall, Middle Years & Connections Principal
Michael Rhodes, Director of Technology
Rebecca Sandberg, Director of Finance & Operations
Danielle Wright, Director of Equity and Justice | PYP Coordinator
Celebrating Fifty Years of High Meadows School & Camp
Happy Birthday, High Meadows!!!
During the weekend of November 3-5, 2023, High Meadows celebrated its magical history by hosting five events over three days. Alumni families, former teachers, grandparents, current families, and camp alumni gathered to reconnect and honor fifty glorious years of High Meadows School & Camp.
50th Anniversary Weekend
November 3
Welcome
Alumni Campus Tours & Gathering
HMS&C Friends & Family Welcome Reception
November 4
Reconnect & Celebrate
FiftyFest
FiftyBash
November 5
Fond Farewell
Rockin’ Brunch
In order to successfully celebrate such a momentous occasion, five committees were formed focusing on Events, Honorary, Constituent Communications, Archive & History, and Projects. These committees worked over the course of two school years to plan the festivities and were comprised of current parents, alumni parents, alumni, current faculty & staff, and former teachers. The Archive & History committee helped renovate the Caboose on campus into an impressive history archive that is open to tours, and produced a 50th Anniversary Magazine (read here). The Projects Committee planned two community service days in the local Roswell/Sandy Springs Community and a Campus Clean-Up Day right before Anniversary Weekend.
Camp kicked off the celebrations in summer 2022 with a 50th camp reunion and birthday parties each session. In October 2023, High Meadows held its first Honorary Luncheon, welcoming back former employees from all fifty years. In November during anniversary weekend, we were pleased to host many friends and family members with representation from each decade since our founding in 1973.
To commemorate the occasion, we produced a 50th Anniversary Video - watch here - and a publication titled, Looking Back with Jody Holdenread here.
While High Meadows 50th Anniversary Weekend has come and gone, the spirit of connection, friendship, and community remains bolstered on campus thanks to our time with the multitude of guests who joined us to celebrate. We hope you’ll enjoy revisiting your time with us by perusing these Facebook photo albums from each event of the weekend:
Alumni Campus Tours & Community Gathering
Welcome Reception
FiftyFest
FiftyBash
Rockin’ Brunch
We look forward to what the next 50 years of High Meadows School & Camp will bring!
Peeling Back the Layers of Progressive Education & Ethical Leadership at High Meadows
You can feel the difference within minutes of visiting a school like High Meadows- the laughter in the air, the deep questions and topics being explored, the student agency, the movement, the vibrant dialogue. Schools like ours are often described or categorized as ‘progressive schools’, but what, exactly, does that mean? In 2023, our Academic Leadership Team set out to define progressive education at High Meadows and to articulate the attributes we hope to foster in our students as ethical leaders.
A task force made up of principals and faculty members was formed to pinpoint the foundational tenets of progressive education at HMS. The group ultimately created what would become known to our faculty and staff as the PEEL Presentation (Progressive Education & Ethical Leadership), which helped illuminate through examples and narratives how these tenants live and breathe on our campus every day. This year, the PEEL work was utilized at everything from faculty trainings to Open House events to help both internal and external audiences understand the value of a High Meadows education. So, what does Progressive Education & Ethical Leadership look like at High Meadows?
Tenets of Progressive Education at HMS
Embracing
the World
HMS embraces the learning opportunity that exists outside the four walls of a classroom. Connecting with experts, the land, and the resources of the larger community allow students to experience the real-world applications of their education.
Hands-On and Inquiry-Driven Learning
Students at HMS learn to be an active partner in their education. They construct understanding, by asking questions, investigating, experimenting, receiving feedback and sharing their findings with an audience.
Holistic Approach to Educating Children
HMS cares about what kids know, who kids are, and what makes them feel safe, happy, and ready to thrive. The relationships we develop within the community contribute to the development of well-rounded individuals.
Social Justice and Sustainability
At HMS, we empower students to take authentic action to bring change to their school community, city, state, and the world.
Transdisciplinary Learning
Our approach to teaching and learning connects all of the subject areas in order to connect new knowledge and deeper understanding to real life experiences.
“Progressive education done well takes planning, collaboration, and a commitment to teaching that often takes more time and energy than executing a traditional curriculum. High Meadows teachers are passionate about this work and go above an beyond to create a magical and meaningful learning experience for our students.”
Lori Kennedy
Early Years Principal
Alongside High Meadows’ Mission and Vision, the PEEL definitions serve as a guidepost to our work and culture. A stroll around the High Meadows campus lends many opportunities to observe the embodiment of these tenants.
HMS Ethical Leadership Descriptors
Ethical Leaders at High Meadows School are:
o Empathetic people who listen first and act with integrity o Advocates for local and global issues
o Upstanders for people and the planet o Considerate and curious about other perspective
o Engaged in active problem-solving
Embracing the World
A Walk Around the World: A Nationality Festival showcases what makes our students’ heritage and culture unique. Students learn about and share their meaningful relationships and connections to the past, present, and future.
Hands-On and Inquiry-Driven Learning
Being an active participant in learning is what we do best! Emphasis, showcases research skills, critical thinking, and culminates in a final, interactive project shared with the community.
Holistic Approach to Educating Children
Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day acknowledges and honors the many relationships in our students’ lives that surround them with support and help them thrive.
Ethical Leadership Descriptors
Middle Years students demonstrate Ethical Leadership by cooking food to donate to Lost and Found Youth, an Atlanta based nonprofit that works to end homelessness for LGBTQ youth.
Social Justice and Sustainability
Chats for Change is a learning opportunity to empower and inspire students to take action in their community. Students discuss the power of being an agent for change.
Transdisciplinary Learning
Blast from the Past teaches historical skills including cooking, ropemaking, and plant remedies used by early Americans and Native Americans. Connection to real life experiences creates a deeper understanding of the topic at hand.
“Middle school students are at the ideal developmental stage to take on big questions and challenges, to consider multiple perspectives, and to make connections within and between subject areas. They yearn for deep social interaction and collaboration and have a profound need and desire to engage in active problem solving around real-world issues, all hallmarks of a strong progressive education approach to learning.”
Matt Nuttall Middle Years & Connections Principal
A Birthday Gift to High Meadows - A New Building!
The 50th anniversary of High Meadows provided a chance to celebrate our past and a special time to consider how we invest in the future. Over the past five years, we have dedicated ourselves to clarifying and recommitting to our mission and vision by understanding our roots and exploring the physical land upon which we learn and grow. These efforts, including a comprehensive permaculture study and strategic planning process, have pointed to needs and opportunities that set the stage for something new and exciting. It’s time to gift the High Meadows campus a new facility to serve and inspire future generations of students and campers!
With construction slated to begin in early fall of 2024, the new learning facility on campus will provide a greatly improved and permanent home to our Environmental Education program (with direct access to a new wetland teaching space), add new classroom spaces for our Middle Years students, and offer much-needed flexible community meeting space. In short, the new building provides intentional spaces to do what High Meadows does best: build community and inspire adventurous learning. The High Meadows campus is cherished by all, so finding the right location that was both convenient for use and would have a low impact on the environment was critical. With guidance from the permaculture study, we were able to do just that.
Connections
The new facility will be a two-story building with three classrooms, a common space, and a community room. It will house our Environmental Sustainability classes on the upper floor and two Middle Years classes on the lower floor. The community room on the upper floor will be for student collaboration and presentations, guest speakers, professional learning, and small community meetings and gatherings.
This new building will enhance High Meadows’ ability to live out our mission and commitment to sustainability and nature-based learning. In addition to providing new spaces to learn, investigate, experiment, connect, and collaborate, the building will have the unique advantage of being situated proximate to a campus wetland area that will be fully utilized by all as an outdoor classroom with direct access to the lower meadows and wooded areas of our campus. It is also an area that will disturb very little in terms of its environmental impact and campus usage.
For Middle Years, the new building will offer outdoor learning spaces with immediate access to classrooms, adaptive classroom spaces to meet the needs of the program, opportunities for long-term projects and transdisciplinary and multi-age experiences utilizing the wetlands, and the common flex-use space. The proximity to the lower meadow and woods will be utilized for mini courses, outdoor living skills, mindfulness activities, and retreats to extend the Middle years program throughout the campus. It will also allow for easy access for outdoor play on the soccer field, basketball court, lower meadow, and gaga pit.
The common areas will allow flexible space for multiage and interdisciplinary projects, group presentations, and room to gather for FAHMS (our parent association), school affinity groups, board meetings, and community educational and outreach programs. The existing lower Community Center parking lot will provide convenient access to the building with the proximate parking and new EV charging stations.
We are thrilled to be able to make a tangible contribution to the future of High Meadows at this celebratory milestone.
This facility is a clear reflection of both High Meadows’ mission and vision, and we can’t wait to share it with you! We will continue to communicate with the community as the building process begins and will have a page on our new website (slated to launch in mid-August) where you can stay informed and ask questions. We hope you’ll follow along as we make progress on this exciting campus addition!
*All images are draft renderings.
Coming Together
For Day of Action, 2nd & 3rd grade students visited Camellia
a
McDowell Farm School immersed our 4th & 5th grade students into farm life.
Our Alumni Reunion Dinner welcomed back our alumni for a
Happy 50th Anniversary to High Meadows School & Camp!
Jekyll Island was a blast for our 6th grade students!
Place,
senior living community. Joyful smiles were had by all.
night of catching up and sharing memories.
Welcome to the first day of school!
8th grade students made deeper friendships and lifelong memories in Colorado.
The Garden Welcoming Ceremony was an amazing way to celebrate Earth Day 2024!
Coming Together
A Walk Around the World: A Nationality Festival showcased the unique heritage and cultures of our students.
Our Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast honors all our volunteers who make High Meadows a success. We couldn’t do it without you!
Exhibition 2024: Preserving Cultural Heritage was a success for our 4th & 5th grade students!
Congratulations to our 8th grade graduates! We are so proud of you!
Relationships are at the heart of what we do at High Meadows. Thank you to all who joined us for Grandparents & Special Friends Day.
Capstone Symposium represents the culmination of our 8th grade students time at High Meadows. What an amazing show of knowledge and confidence!
4th
students
Our community came together for crafts, facepainting,
A shining star at High Meadows, the new tipi welcomed back an old tradition with a new generation.
High Meadows welcomed old and new families to enjoy time together at our Spring Picnic.
& 5th grade
made 197 sandwiches for The Sandwich Project to help fight food insecurity.
art, and more for a fun Fall Festival.
HMS Class of 2024
Our 2024 8th grade graduates are heading into their high school experiences not only with a strong academic foundation, but also with the flexibility, perseverance, and sense of humor that was required to navigate middle school. As they prepare for their next chapter in high school, we asked our 2024 graduates to reflect on “What is your favorite thing about High Meadows?” Read on to hear their responses.
I came to this school for the outdoors and it continues to be my favorite feature.
My favorite thing about High Meadows are my supportive and fun friends.
I love the forest and the meadow because of all the outdoor learning opportunities.
My favorite thing about High Meadows is the people and meeting long lasting friends.
Evelyn Alford Walton High School
Mateo Anaya Eton School Mexico
Lucas Begley Roswell High School
Presley Callen Roswell High School
Ethan Caraus
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
I love how the minute I joined I felt accepted and welcomed.
Ryan Conley
Roswell High School
I love the engaging learning environment which encompasses lots of outdoor learning , nature, and lots of choices.
Rhianna Costa Huller
Roswell High School
I like the sense of trust and independence. I also like the teachers who create a fun learning environment.
Jamie Cox
Roswell High School
High Meadows supports each individual student and provides unique activities and experiences like no other.
George Davis
Northview High School
I've had fun with friends, enjoyed classes, and going on trips.
The Walker School
My favorite thing is the outdoors. The teachers have been nice, the classes challenging, the animals playful, but it's great to be outside on the meadow everyday.
Lyla Fitzsimmons
Milton High School
My favorite thing about High Meadows is learning outside the classroom and getting real world knowledge.
Roswell High School
I love how the teachers at High Meadows treat us like individuals.
Zite Davies
Marin Griffeth
HMS Class of 2024
The people, friends, and the teachers all mean so much to me.
I love the supportive, kind, and encouraging people. High Meadows is an amazing place to grow up.
I like how nice all the people and teachers are, the fun events, and all the class trips.
My favorite thing about High Meadows is the community and people I've learned and grown with along the way.
The welcoming and relaxed atmosphere where students can develop their unique individuality, be challenged to think critically, and learn useful life skills.
My favorite part of High Meadows is my friends. I really enjoy laughing with them and eating lunch with them.
My favorite things about High Meadows are my friends, teachers, and staff. All these people have made me the person I have become.
The most important thing about High Meadows is the unique teaching style that helps boost curiosity.
Charlie Holoman Roswell High School
Mikayla Horne Roswell High School
Luke Johnson The Mount Vernon School
Bella Lala The Galloway School
Danny Levine The Mount Vernon School
Isabella Manel Lassiter High School
Noemi Mandel Noemi Mandel
Ethan Marini The Walker School
Jordan Marini
The Walker School
My favorite thing is the unique curriculum and teaching because it's cool.
Zara Marraccini Roswell High School
My favorite thing about High Meadows is the warm, inviting, and friendly atmosphere.
Richa Menon FCS Innovation Academy
I like the chill teachers, love my friends, and the freedom.
Ryan Mohabeer Harrison High School
My favorite thing about High Meadows is the memories I've made with my friends.
Odin Pardue Roswell High School
My favorite thing about High Meadows is being in the band. I enjoyed playing and learning two instruments.
What I love the most about High Meadows is the freedom, trust, and independence given to us by our teachers.
Emery Peng Walton High School
I like how we get to be outdoors and we have lots of freedom.
My favorite thing about High Meadows is the freedom and trustworthy community.
Thomas Parker Walton High School
Kyra Phillippi Milton High School
HMS Class of 2024
Matthew Ramsey FCS Innovation Academy
The community. Everyone is so welcoming and nice and supportive.
Thomas
My friends, teachers, and animals are my favorite things about High Meadows.
I enjoy hanging out with my friends on the meadow and during lunch.
The campus. It gives me and everyone else an amazing vibe and makes the school a better place.
My favorite thing about High Meadows is being able to be in a friendly environment with animals and friends around you.
My friends. I have found some of my life long best friends here.
How open and accepting it is.
My favorite part about High Meadows is the experience as a whole including friends, barnyard animals, teachers, learning to play an instrument, and trips.
Sonali Saxena Walton High School
Schmieta The Walker School
Ashton Sedgley The Mount Vernon School
London Squire North Springs High school
Annina Sturz Lassiter High School
Liam Thadani The Galloway School
Lexi Tilt Roswell High School
James Vroon
The Walker School
Something I love about High Meadows is the people I've met along my journey.
William Wohlgemuth Milton High School
I like that the teachers are chill and they work with you to make sure that you know what your doing.
Shanae Yarber Wheeler High School
My favorite thing about High Meadows is the community and how nice and welcoming everyone is.
HMS Class of 2020
As High Meadows graduates, you soared through high school with confidence, creativity, determination, and a love of learning. Congratulations on your high school graduation! We heard from a few of the members of the Class of 2020 alumni, "What skills, values, and habits did you learn at High Meadows that you have found beneficial during your high school experience?" Read on to hear their response.
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School University of Georgia
High Meadows taught me how to build lasting relationships with my peers, teachers, and staff. I learned how to advocate for myself and navigate though my education journey more independently.
Cambridge High School Kennesaw State University
It taught me to embrace my creativity and use that to produce my best work. To be myself unapologetically and to treat other people with kindness no matter what the circumstance. To love the Earth and never take a rainy day for granted, to step away from my phone every now and then to be outside and surrounded by nature. But utmost of all, it taught me the power of community, mutual love, and believing in my intelligence.
Evanthia Bilson
James Burdette
The University of Vermont
High Meadows taught me how to advocate for myself and build relationships with teachers, which allowed me to be successful in all my classes throughout High School.
How to be an independent learner and how to advocate for myself.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Band was my favorite area and where I made my best friends. I carried that into high school and band allowed me to find connections. Band kids are awesome.
I would not be the same person/student that I am today without the experiences that I had at HMS. I formed relationships that are still important in my life today. I look back with immense gratitude for the joy & passion for life & learning that I developed there. I learned to understand that when striving to achieve a goal, whether in the classroom or in life, failure is not the end, rather a failure is simply an uncompleted success. And most importantly, I learned to find my voice & not fear being different.
Finley Hoffman
The Mount Vernon School Wake Forest University
Riley Jackson Blessed Trinity Play for North Carolina Courage in NWSL
JJ Irwin
Lassiter High School
Johanna Epstein
The Weber School
Blake Lowrey
Campbell High School IB Northeastern University
How to collaborate with others and think for myself.
Nicole Luong
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy University of Georgia
The value of stepping out of your comfort zone and taking risks.
Dunwoody High School
Florida State University
To advocate for myself and to seek guidance when I feel it’s necessary.
Roswell High School
Georgia Institute of Technology
High Meadows has greatly influenced my ability to be a thinker. In every aspect of my high school experience, I recognized my own ability to think out of the box and look at every problem in a holistic way. My time at High Meadows equipped me to use creativity and imagination even when in a very structured atmosphere.
Siyona Raina
Mason Markx
Jace Rubenstein
North Springs High School
University of South Carolina
I learned how to put myself out there and get outside of my comfort zone to succeed.
Libby Tapasak
Blessed Trinity
Clemson University
How to apply math and other knowledge in the real world and in real life situations
Kaya Snyder
North Springs High School
College of Charleston
Going at my own pace can be perfectly acceptable if it would enable me to finish a task more effectively and powerfully. High Meadows has taught me that I am my own person.
Congratulations to the entire HMS Class of 2020!
Maxwell Allemeier
Evanthia Bilson
Keela Boyce
Kaelin Burdette
Reese Burdette
Luke Burgess
Alexa Carrizales
Kayla Clemente
Victor Dekeyser
Austin Edler
Johanna Epstein
Eliza Finarelli
Benjamin Franks
Lyla Gerretzen
Niamh Giles Knopp
Jack Griffin
Finley Hoffman
Taryn Hunter
Kate Hurd
Jackson Irwin
Riley Jackson
Brenna Jewett
Brianna Katz
Eden Katz
Kai Keating
Erik Knapp
Sarah-Neal Knight
John Lowrey
Nicole Luong
Mason Marks
Avani Mars
Ilan Medwed
Kiran Mehta Sharma
Aoi Chiara Misawa
Cristian Olea
Zerelda Pardue
Eloise Quigley
Siyona Raina
Olivia Reeder
Jace Rubenstein
Cyanne Sharon
Eric Sher
Kaya Snyder
David Strasberg
Nora Sweeney
Libby Tapasak
Natasha Weinberg
2023-2024 Annual Report
High Meadows Fund
The High Meadows Fund is the school's annual giving campaign that raises critical philanthropic dollars to support the daily operations of the school. Thank you to the following donors whose generous support during the 2023-2024 academic year helped every student at High Meadows School.
Giving Levels:
Leadership Society*
White Oak
Red Oak
Fig
Juniper
$10,000 & Above
Circle of Friends
$10,000+ Magnolia
$1,000 to $1,499
$5,000 to $9,999 Persimmon $500 to $999
$2,500 to $4,999 Sycamore $250 to $499
$1,500 to $2,499 Beech Up to $249
*Those who contribute $1,500 or more are recognized in our Leadership Society. Donors at this level are invited to special events throughout the year.
$5,000-$9,999
$2,500-$4,999
Key:
B = Board Member/Founder
P = Current Parent
A = Alumni/Alumni Parent
G = Grandparent
F = Friends
S = Faculty/Staff
$1,500 - $2,499
Baker &
& Brooke Logan
& Jessica McCraw
Mulchahey-Johnson & Julie
& Corinne Myers
& Shreya Patel
Ramsey
Ruiz & Hope Brewer
& Lisa Tilt
& Claire McAden
& Lea Riznyk
& Theresa Robison
Doug & Rebecca Sandberg
Jannah Thomas
Waldman & Samara Kaufman
$1,000 - $1,499
Russell & Ivory Blanchard P
Brian & Jo Connerat P
Ryan & Allison Goodrich P
Todrick & Carolyne Hilton P
Steven & Valerie Hong P, A
John & Kathleen Hraba P
Mark & Jennifer Johnson P
Steven Kucharski & Larissa Michel P
William & Sarah Lindsey P
Chris Parker & Mariana Pinango Parker P
Stefan Schmieta & Dorte
Wohmann-Schmieta P, A
David Strother A
Donna Stuhrman G
Matt & Ginger Summers P
Anton & Elvira Van Zyl P
Jeff & Lisa Williams S, A
$500 - $999
Anonymous Donors (2)
Michael & Hailey Barnett P
Devin Blankenship & Marie Ouellet P
Jim & Cathy Bobbitt G
Charles & Maureen Carithers A
Ed & Darlene Coyne G
John & Lauren Damouni P
Katie Johnson & Kat Shreve B
Gaurav & Neha Khanna P
Ryan & Andrea Landers P
Stanley & Teresa Lin P
Pepe & Paloma Medina P
Ben & Kate Pearson B, P
Phil & Starr Snead F
Daron & Julie Vroon P
Mark & Carrie Warrington-Read P, A
Alex & Kat West P
John Wilson & Dana Jackson A, F
$250 - $499
Anonomous Donors (2)
Darrick & Suzy Alford P, A
Zach & Lindsay Chapkin P
Seth Conrad & Indra Contreras Conrad P
Eli & Amy Dawson P
Michelle Epstein
Christen Ericsson-Penfold P
Lee & Larisa Gilbert A
Greg & Carla Grieves P
Jan & Rachel Grindrod P
Jody Holden B
Jyoti & Shashee Joshi G
Jonathan & Katie Kerner P
Erik & Jennifer Lingvall
Shelley Maaske
Pete Mahoney & Kate Okenatez-Mahoney P
Nick Mees & Carli Blomquist P
Kristian Melom & Helen Simrill P
Sergio Messias Da Silva & Cecilia Malta Campos
Laura Nicholson
Rick & Molly Parker
Danny & Mary Phelps
Matt & Erica Sartorio
Lauren & Ashley Sheen
John & Heather Tuskowski
Pat Wolf
Up to $249
Anonymous Donors (7)
Mooni Abdus-Salam
Lena Ashley
Jim & Melissa Begley
James & Amy Bigler
Angela Bogoev
Laura Calvert
Duane & Amour Carthy
Scott & Erin Conley
James & Kendra Cox
Endre Cseley & Laurel Frazer
Clive Davis & Yvette Cupid
Jason & Lauren Dowdy
Thanks to the passionate support of our High Meadows Fund Grade Chairs, we were able to meet our fundraising and participation goals for the 2023-2024 school year. Their hard work and dedication raised the funds necessary to ensure High Meadows has the resources it needs to “grow. nutrure. thrive” for the children on a daily bases.
High Meadows Fund Grade Chair Committee
Leigh Borda, Chair
Claire McAden, Pre-K Grade Chair
Brian Connerat, Kindergarten Grade Chair
Leigh Borda, 1st, 4th/5th & 8th Grade Chair
Nicole Curran, 2nd/3rd Grade Chair
Teresa Lin, 6th/7th Grade Chair
Matching Gift Companies
Some donors are able to increase the value of their donation by utilizing an employee matching gift benefits program at the company where they work.
Thank you to the following companies who provided matching gifts to HMS.
Aramark
AT&T
Cigna
Coca-Cola
Crum & Forster
E.W. Scripps
Equifax
F5 Networks
Genuine Parts Company
Goldman Sachs
Marsh & McLennan
Microsoft
The Home Depot
T-Mobile
Truist
United Health Group
Verizon
WarnerMedia
Westrock
2023-2024 Annual Report
*The 2023-2024 Annual Report is published by the Development Office to express gratitude to those who have generously given to the school during the fiscal year (June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024). Every effort has been made to ensure that each contributor's name is properly listed. Please accept our apology if your name was omitted, listed incorrectly, or misspelled. Please advise us of the error by emailing development@highmeadows.org.
Georgia GOAL Tax Credit Program
The state of Georgia has set aside $100 million for taxpayers to redirect a portion of their state tax liability to provide tuition assistance to students matriculating into independent schools from the public school system. Thank you to those who have participated in the Georgia GOAL Tax Credit Program. Your support makes a positive difference for families within our community, and your contribution will continue to strengthen our school in countless ways. The additional financial aid funding created by the tax credit program frees up High Meadows School’s operating budget for other important initiatives. As a result, every High Meadows School student is positively impacted.
Thank you to our 2023-2024 Tax Year Contributors.
Gene & Kristen Atkins
Rex Baker & Megan McRoberts
Russell & Ivory Blanchard
Eftim & Angela Lockard Bogoev
Mark & Tracy Brown
Neil & Susannah Campbell
Gerald & Cameron Clark
Brian & Jo Beth Connerat
James & Kendra Cox
Edward & Darlene Coyne
Luke & Erica Davis
John Dovic
Michelle Esptein
Javier Estrella & Sonia Baez
Rory & Jenifer Friedman
Drew & Sarah Gibbons
Mark & Reina Grundhoefer
Ken & Donna Hall
Lori Hannan
Todrick & Carolyne Hilton
Val & Diana Hoyt
Michael & Andrea Ianzito
Jamie & Katie Jaffe Brilliant
Judd & Sharanne Johns
Sam & Marisa Joshi
Tom & Janet Junod
Lori Kennedy
Mark Lackey
Dustin & Brooke Logan
Craig & Sheri Magram
Davina Marraccini
Ryan & Claire McAden
Jane Murphy
Michael & Amy Oeschger
Rick & Molly Parker
Nick Prince & Melanie Mueller Prince
Christine Ramsey
Michael & Wendy Rhodes
Gregory Rodriguez
Steve & Carlyn Romeyn
Karl & Helene Romine
Sallie Samuels
Doug & Rebecca Sandberg
Scott & Catherine Strobeck
David & Sarah Topper
Jon & Alexis Valera
Brian Waldman & Samara Kaufman
Isaac Wolf & Jennifer Larson
Pat Wolf
Danielle Wright
Rachel Wynn
Kelly Yount
Adrianna Zambrano
Mark Lackey-REI
Scott & Catherine Strobeck
Ted & Pat Wolf Financial Aid Endowment Fund
Jennifer Armstrong
Barry Levy & Jackie Wolf
Sarah Lovatt
Pat Wolf
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