2020-2021 Holland Hall School Magazine

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HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE TEAM JP CULLEY, Head of School ASHLEY PARRISH ’93, Director of Communications and Marketing GREG SPENCER ‘99 Website Coordinator CHRIS MCCONNELL Digital Media Specialist CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Christy Utter ’92, Director of Alumni Relations Christy Zahn, Director of Development Amy England, Chief Advancement Officer Ken Busby ’85 Olivia Flegler ’21 Charlie Goddard ’21 Beth Goddard ’86 Heather Pohl ’89 Richard Spencer DESIGNER Matt Clayton PHOTOGRAPHY Chris McConnell Anthony Smith ’22 Blythe Baker ’23 Ella Mabrey ’23 WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO Justin Butler ’04, Brent Casey, Ronda Cooper, Steve Dyer, Rebecca Nievar, Ashlee Lowry, Carla Schnake, Laura Vance, Jennifer White ’89.

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FROM JP’S DESK DEAR HOLLAND HALL FAMILIES AND FRIENDS,

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bout a year ago — around the time it became clear we would not return to “be” in community together — Olivia Abdalla ‘23 shared with our upper school head that we would never take being together for granted again. While we were all searching for a crystal ball at the time, her wise sentiment remains so close to me, to so many of us, as the gift of this school year, and being together, continues to unfold. She could see something that we would all come to feel.

We are past the tumult of the winter, and Holland Hall has had a number of days on campus that I never would have imagined. Yet, we acknowledge and find great sorrow in knowing the virus has impacted so many in and close to the Holland Hall community. I hope you have found support — if not the simple solace of knowing that we are here — in your Holland Hall home. The strength of our fabric has helped us endure, as any foundation should. Our Episcopal identity and willingness to simply be present, too, has had a profound place in our work to keep our community connected and safe.

With the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel approaching, we turn our attention to Holland Hall’s centennial celebrations — the realization of a dream engendered by our Founders and Miss Winnifred Schureman, our Founding Headmistress. Opening Convocation, Field Day, our 100 Year Gala, Dutch Divine, and so many other events will bring us together in honor of where we have been as inspiration to where we are going. For direction on that question, look no further than Holland Hall’s new strategic plan.

WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO HOLLAND HALL’S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

As you consider this year and the whole of our 100-year history, I hope you will find time to write to someone — a former teacher, a classmate, a coach — with whom you have lost connection. The relationships forged here, all due to a simple vision and commitments from 100 years ago, are what endure. 100 years of those relationships — your relationships — can be honored with a simple letter--not an email, not a text. That’s my one challenge to our alumni and current students.

Write and let them know of your gratitude for this place and the enriching connections it created in your life.

Yours truly,

J.P. Culley, Head of School

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INDEX Classes of 2020, 2021

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The year of COVID-19

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Going on 100 years

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Greg Carey: Mindfulness

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Strategic Plan

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Legacy of a legend

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Class notes

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GRADUATING CLASSES OF 2020 AND 2021

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BETH GODDARD ’86

BETH GODDARD ’86

remember the day my mom drove me to Dallas to begin my freshman year at SMU. We were pulling away from my longtime boyfriend’s* house, where I had just finished saying goodbye, and she reached behind the passenger seat and handed me a box of tissues. “I thought you might need these,” she said gently.

As I now prepare, literally and emotionally, to send my son Charlie (HH ’21) to college, I wonder how many more tissues my mom went through on her way home from Dallas than I did on our way there. As Charlie is my youngest child, some things about the process are familiar and reassuring, like knowing from my experience with two older kids how delightful the parent/ adult-child relationship can be. Others are quite unknown and a bit scary, as the number of hits delivered in a Google search of “Empty Nest Syndrome” can attest. But in a year when just about everything has been turned upside down and my footing has often seemed wobbly, I’ve been able to ground myself by remembering a few universal truths.

Most problems can be solved, or at least handled, given enough caffeine and some deep breathing. College visits canceled, ACT test dates suspended? Grab a venti iced latte and jump online to schedule some Zoom campus tours and search the state for Covid-safe testing centers. No modular schedule, no lording senior status over the underclassmen from the comfy environs of Senior Corner? Breathe in, breathe out. No Homecoming, Field Day, or dances in the Black Box? No senior internship?? INHALE aaand EXHALE. Count your blessings for inperson learning and the unchanged, exceptional Holland Hall education delivered SAFELY by caring, compassionate, dedicated teaching professionals.

“The good news is, kids are hard to kill.”

Verbatim quote from my children’s pediatrician when greeting me as an anxiety-ridden, I’mdoing-it-all-wrong, first-time mom. I think of his words often, reminding myself that when faced with all kinds of adversity, kids often are able to just bounce, to shake off disappointment

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“HE AND HIS FELLOW SENIORS MADE ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL MEMORIES THIS YEAR, IN WAYS SENIORS ALWAYS HAVE.” HOLLAND HALL SCHOOL MAGAZINE

CHARLIE GODDARD ’21

CHARLIE GODDARD ’21

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walked into the living room in mid July amidst a nationwide quarantine to ask my mom a question. “Do you think I’ll ever get to play football again?”

“I’m not sure,” she replied, rather matter-offactly.

I asked, “Do you think I’ll ever get to walk into Holland Hall as a student again?” The reply remained the same. When asked what has been different about this school year due to Covid-19, most people focus on the missed school dances, the canceled events, and the loss of the modular schedule; it often feels that the positive differences are overlooked.

Never before has a rising senior class entered a school year with the level of uncertainty that was present this fall. Would we end up online after one week? Was it even worth it to try?

Nobody really knew. We had to take a blind leap of faith and believe that everything would be all right. It would be different, sure, but we had to tell ourselves it would all work out in the end.

This feeling of journeying into the unknown produced a unity that I had not seen in my three previous years as a Holland Hall high school student. You could see it in the teachers who had to reinvent the way they taught their classes, and you could see it in the students who couldn’t quite stay six feet away when they saw each other for the first time in months.

I keep a list of quotes in my phone, and I think one quote in particular fits nicely here: “When you walk to the edge of all the light you have and take that first step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for you to stand upon or you will be taught to fly.”

I believe that this year was different because it forced us to take that step. I believe that this year taught us to fly.

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and look eagerly to what’s to come. I saw it in Charlie and his football teammates as they took a season that in August was uncertain at best, and turned it into Holland Hall’s first football state championship. He and his fellow seniors made all kinds of wonderful memories this year, in ways seniors always have, and in creative and jubilant and hilarious new ways too (albeit wearing more masks).

Facebook is the root of all evil and will destroy your soul. Hear me out on this one. When I’ve been asked advice on how to manage graduation anxiety by friends facing it for the first time, my first tip is to never, not ever, read anything on social media with a title like “Five Things You Must Do Before Sending Your Child to College,” or “Class of 2021 Baby Picture Challenge!” or “How I Repaired My Shattered Heart When State U Stole My Baby.” I made this mistake in 2014, a full year before my oldest was stolen by the University of Kansas, when I unsuspectingly clicked on a Slate article by Rob Lowe titled “Unprepared,” written about taking his son to college.

“I’m trying to remember when I felt like this before. Like an el­e phant is sitting on my chest, like my throat is so tight and constricted that I can feel its tendons, like my eyes are 100 percent water, spilling out at will, down pathways on my face that have been dry for as long as I can think of. I’m trying to remember: When was the last time my heart was breaking?”

That’s how Lowe’s article STARTS. Seriously, just consider suspending your accounts.

So while Covid threw us for a loop and politics made us crazy and the world seemed ablaze in a million ways, this is also the year I have the excruciating joy of helping my beloved son race headlong into an exciting new chapter of his life.

I will cherish all the moments, keep my camera close by, and make sure I have enough tissues for the drive home. *Beth Lieser Goddard ’86 married her high school boyfriend, Keith Goddard ’87, and together they have three children, Holland Hall lifers Jackson ’15, Ellen ’17, and Charlie ’21.

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CLASS OF 2021 COLLEGE OF CHOICE

Gianna Marie Allen UNDECIDED

-=Constantine Steven Anagnost UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

=Elliott James Andrew

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Haley Ann Baber

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Evan Frederick Dean UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

=Jefferson Paul Dolan, Jr. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Henry Winston Berry

=Rebecca Elizabeth Dolan

-Ashlyn Grace Buchanan

Matthew Lucas Doyle

Taggart McClymonds Butler

-=Ruston Cole Farrington

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERITY OF MISSISSIPPI

-=Avery Renae Cardinal

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

=Kaelyn O’Neil Case

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jude Carter Christian MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Logan David Christmas

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

-=Wallace Ramsey Clark UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Tucker Rains Cox

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

* National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist

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Daniel Mgoma Daniel

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Thomas John Feemster

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

*-=Michael Tally Ferguson

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (Valedictorian)

Olivia Hope Flegler

BELMONT UNIVERSITY

John Robert Franden UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Philip Thaddeus Fuller UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

-=Molly Mei Gilmartin

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

+ National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist

STUDENTS SIT ON THE CHAPMAN GREEN AND LAUGH DURING THE FACULTY OSCARS, AN ANNUAL TRADITION THAT HONORS THE “GPA CRUSHER” AMONG OTHERS.

-=Charles Richard Goddard

Thomas James Kennedy

Dahomey Ceilan Gonzalez

-=Ayden Phillip Korn

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Marc Anthony Gouldsby, Jr.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

Joseph Randall Hall UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Frances Grace LaFortune UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

-=Jocelyn Ann Lake TUFTS UNIVERSITY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

=Richard Leo Howard, III

Amie Lauren Lehman THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Sadie Ann Lollar

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Shrey Dev Kathuria

- Cum Laude Society Inductee

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

Clifton Eric Lee

Jacob Drexel Hatten

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Sophia Marie Lopez OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

= Oklahoma Academic Scholars Recognition Program

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CLASS OF 2021 COLLEGE OF CHOICE

=Cannon Cole Riley TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Cameron Donnell Robinson OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

+=-Elizabeth Jade Rowland

Dylan Elizabeth Mattingly

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

=Andrew Burr McFerrin

-=Ira Joseph Studebaker

=Grace Helen Franden Peterson

Alaina Camille Rutkauska

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Branden Michael Taylor

Michael Ray Phillips, Jr.

=Malia Hope Ryan

=Bryce John Tero

Paul Jamal Said

Brenden Matthew Terry

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

Jacob Robert Ragland

Molly Anne Morris

Katherine Elizabeth Ragland

UNDECIDED

-=Nayna Nambiar RICE UNIVERSITY

Hannah Thanh Nguyen

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

=Owen Harris Ostroski

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

William Tate Raley OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

-=Shane Douglas Redmond

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

=Aiden Anand Patel

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COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY

=Mayra Carolina Segura PRATT INSTITUTE

=Tynan David Shaw UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Noah Edward Shepherd

KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Bryson Jonah Smith THE NEW SCHOOLPARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Emma Catherine Smith

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

=James Tyler Waites UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

-=Courtney Elizabeth Weber COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Caroline Grace Wheeler

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

=Garrett Joseph Yalch

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS * National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist

Madeline Mae Spillars

-=Bryn Thomas Russell

=John Michael McKee UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Ethan Kai Stubblefield

Ian James McFerrin

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Dianna Sinuone So

=Barret Michael Rumley

=Chloe Elisabeth Pigott

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

SENIORS POSE WITH A CONGRATULATIONS BANNER DURING A SENIOR-PARENT PICNIC ON THE CHAPMAN GREEN.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Maggie Hannah Smith

CARLETON COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Oliver Graham Lorton

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+ National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist

- Cum Laude Society Inductee

= Oklahoma Academic Scholars Recognition Program

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LIFERS

CLASS OF 2021 BY THE NUMBERS

(those who started HH in PreK-1st grade) Costa Anagnost Haley Baber Alice Barefoot Salem Bennett Henry Berry Jude Christian Logan Christmas Evan Dean Olivia Flegler Jack Franden Joseph Hall Gracie LaFortune Amie Lehman Sadie Lollar Oliver Lorton John McKee Owen Ostroski Aiden Patel Katherine Ragland Cannon Riley Alaina Rutkauskus Malia Ryan Tynan Shaw Garrett Yalch JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN: Joci Lake Tyler Waites

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CLASS OF 2021 BY THE NUMBERS

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NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST AND NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLAR

NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COLLEGES THE 2021 CLASS IS ATTENDING

KINDERGARTEN: Grace Peterson Barret Rumley Maggie Smith FIRST GRADE: Elliott Andrew Kaelyn Case Charlie Goddard Reid Howard

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THE 2021 GRADUATING CLASS WEAR WHITE DRESSES AND POWER BLUE TUXEDOS TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF COMMENCEMENTS ON THE 81ST STREET CAMPUS

PLAYING COLLEGE ATHLETICS

20% HAD A 4.0 OR ABOVE

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NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLAR

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COLLEGES THE 2020 CLASS ATTTENDED

22% HAD A 4.0 OR ABOVE

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LIFERS

(those who started HH in PreK-1st grade) Luka Abufadil Jonathan Atkinson Rachel Atwood Alex Booker Lilah Brauninger Jaxon Castillo Darcy Edwards Elle Elmburg Nick Fox Elizabeth Jones Abie Koch Lauren Kramer Caroline Lawson Sophia Lepak Matthew Lollar William Martucci Grayson Migliore Jacob O’Hara Hailey Radford Alex Shingleton Julie Stewart Ty Tetrick Ria Trehan Jordan Wheeler KINDERGARTEN: Kyle Hook FIRST GRADE: Abigail Alderman Natalie Bair Garrett Eaton Elizabeth Goldberg Carrington JonesJackson

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MICHAEL MILLER SPEAKS AT THE 2020 COMMENCEMENT. FACULTY MEMBERS VOTE TO CHOOSE THE STUDENT TO GIVE THE YEARLY ADDRESS.

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PLAYING COLLEGE ATHLETICS

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CLASS OF 2020 COLLEGE OF CHOICE

- = Julian Shayan Abhari

= Natalie Hawn Bair

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Luka Tanaka Abufadil

Caleb Isaac Baird

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Furqaan Mushtaq Ahmed TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

= Abigail Paige Ballenger Alderman BROWN UNIVERSITY

*-= Marta Almazovaite

SMITH COLLEGE (Valedictorian)

-= Elsbeth Caroline Arens DUKE UNIVERSITY

Ann Marie Arnold

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Erik Edward Asbjornson

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

Erika Elisa Asbjornson

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

- Jonathan Michael Atkinson

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

Rachel Corinne Atwood

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Anosha Ayub

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

= Garrett Todd Baggett

KNOX COLLEGE

Alexander Lee Booker

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Daniel Stephen Bowers

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

= Lilah Elizabeth Brauninger

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

- = Olivia Marie Butkin TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

=+# Jaxon Bartlett Castillo OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Gabriel Wayne Catalano ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Elijah Nathanie Collum

ROSE STATE COLLEGE

Brock Xavier Davis

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

= William Garrett Eaton

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Darcy McCauley Edwards

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

= Elizabeth Quincy Elmburg UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES * National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist

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HEAD OF THE UPPER SCHOOL FRANCES FONDREN-BALES EMCEES THE AWARDS ASSEMBLY VIRTUALLY IN 2020, AFTER COVID-19 MEANT STUDENTS COULDN’T BE IN PERSON ON CAMPUS.

Nicholas Tyler Fox UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Anayeli Garcia

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

* Elisabeth Roe Goldberg

-= Hannah Grace Johnson UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES

= Elisabeth Whitney Jones BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Deja Halei Harris

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Brian Douglas Harris OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

David Steven Hernandez-Perez UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Kyle Truman Hook UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Kennady August Jalaliddin

Jackson Hayes Jenkins

Carrington Maxwell Jones-Jackson

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

-= Annalise Kate Styles Karolitzky

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Alexander Paul Kasiske PITZER COLLEGE

-= Abie Jo Koch

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

+ National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist

- Cum Laude Society Inductee

= Oklahoma Academic Scholars Recognition Program

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CLASS OF 2020 COLLEGE OF CHOICE

-= Sunwoo Oh

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Johnna O’neal Orange

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Stefano Arturo Parducci

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

= Seerut Kaur Parmar STUDENTS WALK to THE STAGE DURING THE 2020 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY ON HARDESTY FIELD, WHERE PARENTS WERE SPACED SIX FEET APART.

= Lauren Cameron Dullye Kramer

Cole Robert Mabrey

= Caroline Elizabeth Lawson

Stephanie Maldonado

Adrianna Astrid Le

= Jacob Michael Martens

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

= Sophia St Clair Lepak

-= William Austin Martucci

-= Rebecca Jo Levit

Grayson David Migliore

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Breanna Michelle Lewis

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Logan Wayne Littlefield

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Matthew Lane Lollar

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

* National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist

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RICE UNIVERSITY

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

= Sheridan Alise Miller Kardos KNOX COLLEGE

*-= Michael Allen Miller NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Alexandra Michelle Nunneley

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Brooklyn Jean Pfannenstiel

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= Jayden Kiely Sexton

TULANE UNIVERSITY

Alexander Preston Shingleton HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

Lily Claire Siemens UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

-= Julie Nicole Stewart REED COLLEGE

Kate Suzanne Stewart

REGIS UNIVERSITY

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

= Ashley Chaumy Pham

Andrew Robert Swanston

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Joseph Samuel Pritchett UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Hailey Katherine Radford

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

-= Johnathan Ryan Rule MCGILL UNIVERSITY

-= Davis McTurnan Sanders

HAVERFORD COLLEGE

*-= Regina Marie Scott

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY

Emily Nichole Self OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

*-= Tyler Tan

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

Allie Karoline Taylor UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Jeffrey Tyler Tetrick OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Ria Sundari Trehan LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Chara-Ruth VictoriaDestiny Ward

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

Jordan Bryce Wheeler OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Benjamin Jay White UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

+ National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist

- Cum Laude Society Inductee

= Oklahoma Academic Scholars Recognition Program

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THE YEAR OF COVID

THE YEAR OF COVID “What if we knew right now that we could stop COVID from spreading? Wouldn’t we do that?”

When a member of the Holland Hall Crisis Response Team said those words on March 11, 2020, everyone knew the world had changed.

Word had come that some middle school students could have had secondary exposure to COVID-19, and the class they were in was about to go to the Tandy for lunch.

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MInutes later, a text would go out sending all students home for an early Spring Break.

Students didn’t return to class until Fall 2020.

In the following page are Q&As with administrators and faculty members who reflect on those first days of the pandemic and some of the lasting changes the school will face.

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CAMPUS VIEW

THE YEAR OF COVID

‘We have never done this before’ Middle School head remembers start of pandemic

Editor’s Note: Jennifer White ’89 was part of a Holland Hall committee charged with preparing for the pandemic. As head of the Middle School, she helped lead a subcommittee focused on preparing for learning from home — weeks before the first case was confirmed in Oklahoma.

Where were you when you got the news that school was going to dismiss early for Spring Break?

Describe that day.

I was in a meeting with middle school deans and counselors when Nurse Christensen called me out to discuss a possible Covid connection to HH. The day spun out of control quickly. Our crisis response team gathered in the middle school to make decisions and send out communications.

I remember that it was very hot! I went back and forth from the conference room, where communications were being sent, to hallways to communicate with faculty. Once the text message was sent, it was pure craziness for about an hour.

Students and teachers were everywhere, some were just excited spring break had come early, others (and some parents) seemed quite distraught. I remember one mom telling me how chaotic it was and I responded “I know, we have never done this before.”

I hope it never happens like that again, but if it does, we surely will roll that out differently — we learned a lot!

As the end of 2019-20 school year dragged on, how did you cope with teaching and with staying connected to the kids?

The most difficult things for me about the spring were the time spent on screens and not being able to see and be around the faculty and students. I made a lot of videos to send to students, and very often, I found myself tearing up before and after delivering my messages to my camera. It was surreal. I stayed organized and focused on keeping a positive attitude for students and for faculty. I accepted that it was

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Name: Jennifer Whisenhunt White Grad Year: 1989 Classes Taught: MS Spanish at Pembroke Hill School (17 years), Head of MS at Emery/Weiner (5 years) and now at HH (this is 4th year) Year Started at HH: 2017 Number of Years Taught: 17 teaching, 9 as Head of MS Kids at HH: Ben is Class of 2020, Annabelle currently an 11th grader, Class of 2022

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER BECCA PARKER TEACHES CLASS VIRTUALLY IN THE WEEKS AFTER SPRING BREAK, WHEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY DIDN’T KNOW IF THEY’D BE RETURNING TO CAMPUS OR NOT.

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THE YEAR OF COVID

hard, a new kind of hard, but that we would get through it together. I took daily walks with my family and we ended each day cooking and eating together.

Having a schedule for each day kept me focused and motivated.

Did you have any apprehensions about starting the 2020-21 school year?

I was mostly worried about my faculty being worried.

I had COVID in the middle of the summer, so my greatest fear wasn’t that I would get COVID. I worried that our faculty would not be OK. We were asking so very much of them, and I knew it. I also worried about the toll everything would end up taking on our students. I decided that my goal for the year would be to focus on the mental health of teachers and students, nothing more.

Do you remember anything you told your faculty before school started?

I told them that I knew it would be a hard year, that we needed to be sure to really care for ourselves, and I promised my support.

STUDENTS SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE WOODS ON CAMPUS TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT, A COMMON SIGHT IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. PHOTO COURTESY PAM ROGERS, MS SCIENCE TEACHER

How did the pandemic change how you interact with the kids?

It’s so different with masks, you can’t see smiles or read facial expressions as much. I feel like a lot of what I did this year is remind students to stay 6 feet apart or pull their masks up. We have not had dances, BEAR night, or many of the other fun events where you really get to see the students being themselves with their friends. I am so ready to be back in a normal world where kids can be kids without the worry of social distancing and fear of being quarantined or getting sick.

What’s the most creative thing you’ve seen this school year?

I would have to say it is the creativity and flexibility of the faculty to teach virtually while also teaching in the classroom. Teachers have really taken a deep dive into how technology can enhance their lessons.

From using Logitech crayons to embedding content videos into the Desmos app, our teachers are making it work. I love seeing the faces of virtual students on the iPads at the front of the room. I often see an in-person student partnering with a virtual student to be sure he/she is involved.

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What moments will you take with you from this school year?

So many moments make up this year that will never be forgotten. The honesty of faculty sharing their worries but continuing to show up in big ways — that is an everyday thing. The willingness of our administrative team to do things to lessen the load for teachers and for students. The emails and notes I have received from grateful parents, the showering of gifts from my faculty just to say thank you, the laughs I have had with students, and most recently a struggling student emailing me about 20 times with questions and then updates on grades on quizzes.

Even the hard days, the daily challenges, and the solutions we find together are memorable. It’s all good, it’s all memorable, and I am lucky.

Will you continue to do something that you started during the pandemic?

I think that virtual parent meetings allow more families to attend, so I’d like to propose continuing that mode of meeting. Seeing teachers on walks together and with their students is amazing, I hope we find ways to keep doing that.

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A timeline of the pandemic with JP Culley

HEAD OF SCHOOL JP CULLEY SPEAKS TO THE HOLLAND HALL COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN STUDENTS WERE HOME AND MOST FACULTY MEMBERS WEREN’T ON CAMPUS EITHER.

That day we sent the kids home in the spring. What do you remember?

Wild ride on the morning of the 11th. I actually had a scheduled phone call with a leading epidemiologist our Board Chair, JW Craft, arranged for me. Minutes before, I received a text from Nurse Christensen sharing that some HH students may have been exposed to a COVID-19 patient — the second such case known in Tulsa. We met and determined the best route to investigate quickly. We also pulled together our crisis response team. Quickly we had incredibly cooperative and helpful conversations with students and families that led us to determine, as a team, that dismissing school ASAP was the right call. It was a hard decision because doing something like that is a major disruptor not just to the school day but to our families.

The rush of the morning and worry about student safety abated after dismissal and then this empty feeling sat in. I took this picture of the softball field that afternoon. It was the emptiest the Holland Hall campus had ever been in my seven years. While so thankful and proud for how our school responded, that afternoon engendered a loneliness that I don’t think I’ll forget very soon. And I sensed others would begin to feel the same, in time.

That spring when we were virtual, what memories are the strongest? What do you think we did right? What do you wish we could do over?

We focused on our people, students and faculty. We worked hard to get curriculum up and

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THE YEAR OF COVID

running in the best way we could. Though we got lots of feedback that HH was way ahead of the curve with our preparations, it never felt like we were.

What was the summer of planning like?

Exhilarating and frustrating. Things changed all the time, and because some of our planning meant decisions that the students would deal with all year long — schedules, for example — we struggled with committing to something with woefully inadequate information. That said, our evolving understanding of the virus and our focus on safety, mission, and getting as close to normal as possible meant we ended up making a ton of calls that worked really well in terms of keeping our community safe.

What were your biggest apprehensions about starting the 2020-21 school year?

Let me be blunt: If what we planned and organized did not work, I had a terrible fear that we would spread infection and someone could become seriously ill or die. I thought about just that all the time … all the time.

What will we keep doing even when COVID is over?

I suspect the limitations on the curriculum, although we are really close to where we typically are as of this writing, will remind us to focus on core ideas, dispositions, and skills rather than try to cover it all.

When you do just that, all kinds of space is created for more critical, creative, and relational thinking.

A FACULTY MEMBER GREETS STUDENTS RETURNING TO CAMPUS AFTER SOME VERY LONG MONTHS AWAY.

What will you take away from this year?

Two things: How deeply grateful for the relationship I have with my wife, and how important it is for us as servant leaders to practice solitude.

Who has been inspiring this year? Which teachers/ staff really shined?

Our guardian angels, among so many others unnamed: Roger and Francy Collins, Linda Christensen, Ryan Myers, Cassie Gray, Jen White ‘89, Vanessa Jones, Frances Fondren-Bales, Philippa Kelly, Tag Gross, Phil Muir, and Debbie Almohandis.

So many more...

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SEVENTH-GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER KATHLEEN BROWN TEACHES A CLASS VIRTUALLY FROM HER OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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‘Enjoy the journey and hang loose sometimes’ Tell us a little about yourself. Where did you go to school? Did you always know you wanted to teach?

I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. I moved to the United States my senior year of high school when my family immigrated to Indiana. I knew I wanted to teach from a young age, but when I started college I fought against it and went into business because I didn’t want to do a “typcial woman’s job,” but God quickly got me back on track to do what I believe I was called to do!

Where were you when you got the news that school was going to dismiss early for Spring Break because of the pandemic last year? What were you thinking?

I was at Broken Arrow High School with our Student Council students attending our District Conference.

The texts started coming in while we were sitting in the general session and we all just started looking at each other with big eyes. We left the building and the bus came and got us. It was very sensational and emotional because of course no one really knew what any of it meant yet.

As the end of 2019-20 school year dragged on, how did you cope with teaching and with staying connected to the kids?

I really struggled with being sad and torn away from the students. I tried to follow JP’s advice of keeping things simple and straightforward and manageable with my teaching and their assignments for classes.

I WAS OVERJOYED when I heard we would do in person school for the 2020-2021 school year!

How has the pandemic changed how you teach? have learned that I can tolerate a little virtual • Ilearning, but it isn’t my favorite thing. have extended more grace than I would in a • Itypical year.

I have put and wellness first — • especially mindfulness for students. have told myself that for this year it is really • Iabout learning what we can, appreciating our

relationships, having some good laughs, and making it through a global pandemic together.

am re-reminded of how important our jobs are as • Iteachers and how essential we are to a healthy and happy community.

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Name: Philippa Kelly Classes Taught: Social Studies Teacher: AP Human Geography and World History Year Started at HH: 2018-19 Number of Years Taught: 23

What’s the most creative thing you’ve seen this school year?

Student Council has had to really think outside of the box to bring the student body together. They have had to think through all the COVID protocols in planning events. They have pulled off a couple of great ones this year such as the Holiday Party open mic, two very challenging pep rallies, an outdoor movie night, and they’ve taken on the leading of morning meeting for second semester. Many students have risen to the occasion — like young Mr. Adler doing the weather in our morning meetings.

New opportunities for students to shine will come out of all the creativity from this year — honestly!

Advice to students?

You’re going to make it! Keep moving forward even if sometimes you’re crawling and sometimes you’re running. Life is a wonderful adventure and while it is important to take life seriously — always remember to enjoy the journey and to hang loose sometimes.

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Q&A WITH AUSTIN STEMBER

For an alum, you can go home again Editor’s note: Austin Stember ’09 joined the Holland Hall staff just after the pandemic closed the school to in-person learning in March. He answers questions here about why he came back to the school as a database analyst, why he’s teaching now and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

Tell us what you did before Holland Hall. Until early last year, I was a Master’s student at the University of Edinburgh.

You first applied for a position in Advancement.

Why? And how did you end up teaching Upper School English? In March of last year, on a dreary Scottish morning, COVID went from a frightening but distant news story to the reason I would be expatriated to the United Kingdom for an indeterminate amount of time. The embassy and consulates weren’t answering the phones. And I could find no answers on whether my visa would be extended or if I would be illegally residing in Edinburgh until the pandemic was over. This was a Friday.

Saturday, I packed my apartment, sold everything I couldn’t fit into two luggage bags, and jumped the last flight to the States. Edinburgh to Dallas with stops (and one fifteen-hour layover) in London, Amsterdam, D.C., and Atlanta. I remember feeling entirely empty, hollowed out with loss. The suddenness felt as though a version of me had died.

And then the fear, the intense disorientation, of empty airports and hazmat suits on two continents.

But I have a habit, a routine that I rely on in moments of tumult. I disappear into nature. Shutting off my phone, computer, taking deep breaths of fresh air, and trying desperately to reframe my life in a way I can understand. My buddy and I packed up a Suburban with old camping equipment, two dogs, and a small stack of novels about mountain expeditions and ocean adventures. Our plan was limited to “west,” and I job hunted in pockets of service in the mountains.

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The inspiration for Holland Hall was a reframing of my fleeing COVID into a homecoming. In the uncertainty that was last spring and summer, the idea of home felt safe, comforting, and purposeful.

The home front, a place of resilience in community.

Advancement was looking for a database and process-oriented person and before I’d gone back to university for my Masters, I worked in tech for years.

I thought about coming home while driving through three states. I looked for it in the far horizon atop the Rockies and in the deserts of Utah. I knew I wanted to make a decision by the time we stood in the Pacific. And it came down to a daydream. A shimmer of thought that appeared out of endless miles of pavement and the fog of high elevation. I thought of the Upper School Commons at Christmastime. I remembered decorating with tinsel and lights, grainy

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myself, at my best, to be grateful. To be appreciative of small joys and to seek them out. And that seeking is so much easier, so much more moving, when done with my students. And the joy of an entire classroom filled with books and laughter is restorative beyond words.

What’s the most creative thing you’ve seen this school year? At the beginning of class, the students participate in a prompt. We call it Writer’s Notebook, and it addresses a range of topics from hopes, dreams, and fears to silly debates about superpowers. The most creative experience of this last year, and perhaps my life, is the vivid imaginations at play within the confines of Writer’s Notebook. The students are thoughtful, wise, flippant, cynical, whimsical, and always, always, inspired.

STUDENTS WALK INTO THE UPPER SCHOOL ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, MONTHS AFTER LEAVING CAMPUS FOR AN EARLY SPRING BREAK.

carols coming through the speakers, and the warmth of everyone against the winter. Where I had felt hollow, that memory filled that space with warmth and light.

Teaching came about serendipitously, circumstance turning static into signal. And I saw the Commons decorated for Christmas by my students. All of it felt surreal, still feels surreal. It is, at times, overwhelming. But that moment, a daydream meant to soothe my anxiety-riddled mind, nostalgia that becomes reality, that moment was lovely.

What has teaching during a pandemic been like?

There’s no way to discuss teaching in a pandemic without talking about challenges. But there’s also a universality to some of the struggles of this. Everyone is tired, stressed, doing their level best, getting burned out, not feeling the loftiness of joy, sinking into the lows of sorrow. Everyone has lost something, someone, some part of life. Even if it was just losing their sense of normalcy. But in the parsing down, in the pruning of the “non-essential” parts of life, I could focus on what informs meaning into life.

Purpose, community, laughter. All of the things I’d considered saccharine in the past. But I’ve found

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Let’s talk about being an alumnus. What years did you attend HH? I graduated in ’09 having come to HH in middle school. So, most of the early aughts.

What is your strongest memory from attending school at HH? Senior lock-in, a 90-person huddle screaming “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey in the grand ballroom of Southern Hills. It was as terrible, and wonderful, as it sounds. It was everything we were feeling. Elation, freedom, loss, innocence, fear, in a horribly performed classic song. We were young and beautiful with all of the tragedy and glory that demands.

How has Holland Hall changed? What could never change?

Holland Hall is not stagnant in my nostalgia, but a living place. Any community, any institution, is going to grow, change, develop, and progress. And my memory of what Holland Hall “is” can be hard to square in the turbulence of COVID. But my sense of loss, SPC becoming OSSAA, the old wooden benches, the parking lot where I sat in my truck as the sun came up over the trees after senior lock-in, are all alive in my memory and lost to improvement.

The Commons is beautiful, that parking lot is now the Chapman Green and Alumni Walk, and Holland Hall is a more diverse, localized, improved institution than the one of my childhood memory.

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100 YEARS OF HOLLAND HALL

FROM TOP LEFT, HOLLAND HALL’S CAMPUS ON BOULDER AVENUE, AN EARLY CLASS, THE CAMPUS ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE THAT IS NOW SPOTLIGHT THEATRE AND STUDENTS IN AN EARLY CLASS. MIDDLE FROM LEFT, THE BIRMINGHAM CAMPUS IS SEEN FROM TWO ANGLES; AND A STUDENT IS PICTURED IN FRONT OF THE BOULDER CAMPUS. BOTTOM, THE HOLLAND HALL SIGN AND THE TULIPS HAVE BEEN CONSTANTS FROM THE BIRMINGHAM CAMPUS DAYS.

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THE BEST CELEBRATION YET Holland Hall: 100 years in the making

BY CHRISTY ZAHN

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t’s hard to imagine what Holland Hall looked like on its blistering hot opening day in 1922, when 60 students and 10 teachers were crammed into a two-story brick building at 9th and Cheyenne downtown.

But the nine founding fathers — pioneer oilmen from the east — knew what they were creating. Their purpose was to “place a fully equipped Preparatory School of the highest standing, where each student may receive individual attention, within reach of any citizen of Tulsa,” according to the Holland Hall history book written by former faculty member Ron Palma.

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STUDENTS ARE SHOWN ON THE DIFFERENT HOLLAND HALL CAMPUSES — FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE TO BIRMINGHAM AVENUE.

“The enduring stability of Holland Hall School is in no small way a testament to their foresight, their generosity, and their strength of character,” Palma writes.

gathering after missing so many events together this school year. Immediately following Convocation, the parents will leave and the students will have planned activities before returning to class.

Five campuses. Nineteen heads of school. And, now, Holland Hall celebrates 100 years.

As you can imagine, a year-long celebration takes a lot of planning. The planning has been in the works since the 2017-18 school year with co-chairs Kelly Wilkerson and Ashley Bray. There are many committee chairs representing different aspects of the school that need volunteers. There will be opportunities throughout the year to engage in allinclusive and free events, participate in community service hours, join in special events such as the burying of a time capsule, and attend our Centennial Celebration fundraiser, etc.

During the 2021-2022 school year, we will celebrate this amazing institution’s centennial. There will be a year-long celebration of student, parent, and alumni gatherings.

The opening celebration will be on August 27, 2021, with the event known as Convocation.

A tradition that began in 2005, Convocation brings all three branches — faculty and students — of the school together to kick off the new year. The students walk hand-in-hand from the football field, oldest with youngest, into the Branch Theatre with their teachers. The Head of School begins the morning with a welcome address, student talent is on display, seniors give their charge to the student body, and a highly anticipated video of activities from the first days of school is revealed. Students hope to see themselves or friends in the video.

Traditionally, parents and alumni have not been invited to Convocation due to limited space in the theater. But, in 2021, parents and alumni are all invited to join us on the football field where convocation will be livestreamed on the new video scoreboard for all to see. This will be our first large

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Be sure to look for clues around campus about the history of the school. When you return to campus next fall there will be a large photo op awaiting you on the Chapman Green. Don’t forget to tag your photos all year long with our tagline — #BeTheOneHH. Alumni, we can’t wait to hear from you and know what you are doing around the world — tag Holland Hall in your stories and posts on social media. We hope that you will join in our community service projects when they’re announced.

We look forward to celebrating with YOU all year long. #BeTheOneHH.

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A YEAR OF EVENTS These are just a few of the 100-year events to look forward to. Follow Holland Hall on Facebook and Instagram to find the latest information, and make sure to tag your own posts #BeTheOneHH.

CONVOCATION: The entire Holland Hall

community — including alumni — are invited to Convocation on Friday, August 27. The event will be livestreamed on the new scoreboard on Hardesty Field. After Convocation, Middle and Upper School students will be treated to a picnic lunch and giant lawn games on the Chapman Green, while Primary students will celebrate with a “Be the One” Kick-Off Carnival complete with inflatables, music, and games. These are studentonly celebrations, but volunteers for these events are needed!

ARTworks: Showcasing the art of ceramist Whitney Forsyth.

DUTCH DIVINE : Planned by the Alumni

Association, this event is a celebration of the talent Holland Hall produces with food by Justin Thompson ’98 and Myles McClanahan ’98, music

by Nicholas Foster ’10 and Snobug and wines by vineyards with Holland Hall ties. This event is open to everyone, and proceeds support financial aid for children of alumni.

100-YEAR ART INSTALLATION: Each student at Holland Hall will create a piece that will be part of a special art project with ARTworks guest Whitney Forsyth to be installed in the spring.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EVENTS: Instead of the auction, this 100-year event hosted in the spring will bring plenty of surprises. Be watching for more.

END-OF-THE-YEAR BLOW-OUT: This event is for the entire community and will feature an outdoor carnival with rides, games, music and food trucks.

100 YEAR CELEBRATION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ALUMNI COMMITTEE Julie Yeabower ’77 and Lynn Goldberg ’86, co-chairs with special • Assist events throughout the

year, Reunion Weekend (October). Contact goldbergs4@cox.net or JY4OU@aol.com

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Ken Busby ’85 and Justin Thompson ’98, co-chairs with community • Assist service projects,

organize, logistics, etc.

Contact kbusby920@ aol.com or justin@ jtrgroup.com

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ARTS COMMITTEE Leigh Ann Moss and Britani Bowman, co-chairs

with ARTworks, • Assist art installation, visual arts, band, choir, and strings events throughout the year.

Contact btbowman@ swbell.net or mossherb@aol.com

CURRENT SCHOOL EVENTS/ACADEMICS Kathleen Jones, chair with existing • Assist school events such

as BEAR night, Fairy Tale Tea, etc. to infuse the 100-year celebration into the classroom throughout the year. Contact kathleenjones50 @gmail.com

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

Leslie Dieterlin and Amanda Bacher, co-chairs with athletic • Assist events throughout the

year and activities for families. Contact ldeet@me.com or bacherae@yahoo.com

FUNDRAISING ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

with special • Assist fundraising events

throughout the year, participation goals, and fun challenges for the annual fund. Contact aengland@ hollandhall.org

COMMUNICATIONS Ashley Parrish ’93, Greg Spencer ’99, Chris McConnell

as a social • Assist media influencer

throughout the year.

Contact aparrish@ hollandhall.org or cmconnell@hollandhall. org

OPENING AND CLOSING EVENTS

Annatina Aaronson and Erin Yancy, co-chairs where needed for • Assist the convocation event and end-of-year special event to close out the 100-year celebration (August and May).

Contact annatina.aaronson@ gmail.com or erinyancy@gmail.com

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100 YEAR HOLLAND HALL TIMELINE 1922

1959

Holland Hall opens for the first time on Sept. 21. Winnifred Schureman is named the first headmistress and the school is named Holland Hall.

Holland Hall affiliates with the Episcopal Church and votes to include boys in grades 9-12.

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Frances Pearl Bemis becomes the second headmistress and oversees the establishment of Holland Hall at the South Boulder campus.

Holland Hall moves to the Riverside Studio. The school uniform consists of the long-sleeved middy blouse, calf-length blue skirt, the art deco-style blue and white HH patch on the left sleeve and a loosely-tied sailor tie.

1938

The new school building on South Birmingham Place opens.

1941

The Alumnae Board begins.

Traditional date of the school’s first Book and Art Fair, which includes Artworks.

1963

The first celebration of Lessons and Carols. First edition of Hall Way (now Hallway) newspaper. First varsity football game. First organized girls athletic teams are formed (basketball and tennis.

1965

James M. Hewgley Jr. and Charles W. Flint Jr. purchase 80 acres of land on 81st Street.

1941

The studentproduced magazine “Miss Holland Hall” is first published.

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The school graduates its first class, consisting of four girls.

The school motto, “Honor, Loyalty, Courtesy,” is created.

Boys begin to appear in first-grade classes.

Holland Hall hosts its first ISAS Fine Arts Festival.

The first male faculty are hired since the early 1920s. The first boys’ athletic program begins.

“Miss Holland Hall” becomes “The Windmill.”

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1968

Alumni Day, the first school-sponsored alumni reunion, is established.

Pauline McFarlin Walter purchases another 80 acres of land on 81st Street for the school. A campus master plan is established and O’Neil Ford is selected as architect for the new Upper School.

1966 >>>>>>>

The Holland Hall Fund begins. Charles H. Brown becomes the school’s head football coach and Holland Hall joins the Southwest Preparatory Conference.

The school announces plans to move the campus to 81st Street, beginning with the Upper School.

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1970

Headmaster Bert Moore establishes the philosophy of “freedom with responsibility,” and oversees the move of the Upper School to the 81st Street campus. The Upper School adopts the modular schedule.

1984

The first School Out-of-Doors for Middle School is held.

1986

Traffic lights are installed on 81st Street and Yale Avenue. The middy blouse is dropped as the uniform for Upper School girls, replaced by the button-downs the boys wear.

1991

The Dutchmen become the Dutch.

1992

The Pauline McFarlin Walter Arts Center (WAC) opens. Artworks becomes ARTworks, its own separate event. The Book and Art Fair becomes the Book Fair and Market.

1972

The school celebrates its 50th anniversary. The six-day cycle is adopted for the Upper School academic schedule. All Sports Dance becomes Dutchmen Weekend. Charles H. Brown is named athletic director and becomes president of the SPC.

1976

The Lower School opens on 81st Street and becomes the Primary School. The Early Childhood preschool program begins.

2006

Upper School English and history teachers develop what becomes the American Studies program.

A new school logo is adopted.

2009

A newly renovated and expanded Primary School opens as the Mary K. Chapman Primary School.

2013

Jared P. “JP” Culley is named the 19th head of school.

Pauline McFarlin Walter passes away. The school receives an endowment from the Pauline McFarlin Walter Memorial Trust.

1981

The Upper School’s Outing Club is formed and the first Freshman Orientation is held.

1982

New Middle School building opens on 81st Street, and the Birmingham property is sold.

All three divisions are now on the same campus.

2018 The A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Dining and

Wellness Center and Chapman Green opens, providing a communal dining area for Middle School and Upper School students, plus updated athletics facilities.

1997

Year-long celebration of Holland Hall’s 75th anniversary begins with the Founders’ Day picnic.

Seventy-fifth Diamond Jubilee gala celebration.

1999

Charlie Brown retires as head football coach of the Dutch after 34 years.

All Saints Chapel is dedicated.

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The Duenner Family Science, Math and Technology Center (SMT now STEM) opens.

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Holland Hall leaves SPC for OSSAA.

2021

The Upper School is placed on the National Register of Historic Places just after its 50th anniversary — the first year it could be included.

2021

Holland Hall kicks off its 100th anniversary with a community-wide Convocation ceremony.

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HO LLA ND HA LL BOA RD O F TRU STEES

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he year 1970 was a pivotal time in Holland Hall’s history — with an approaching 50th anniversary in 1972 and concerns about a growing enrollment amid a landlocked campus at 27th and Birmingham, known as Eight Acres. Everyone agreed that the school would need to move to a new location — but where?

In 1965, after much discussion by the Board of Trustees, Bill Flint and James Hewgley purchased 80 acres of land southwest of 81st Street and Hudson Avenue. At the time that the Upper School was constructed, 81st and Yale was basically the southern boundary of Tulsa, with four-way stop signs and no shopping centers or businesses of any kind.

In 1968, Pauline Walter purchased an additional 80 acres next to the original 80 acres, giving us the campus that we know and love today.

Shortly after the second land purchase, the Board of Trustees announced a capital and faculty endowment campaign with the aim of creating a new campus for Holland Hall beginning with the Upper School.

Herbert Moore was headmaster. Bill Flint was chairman of the Board of Trustees. Holland Hall now had the land and a vision of a new, sprawling campus, but what was needed was an important architect that would allow the school to make a powerful statement as it made its bold move to south Tulsa.

Enter O’Neil Ford, a Texas-based architect considered in the upper echelon of 20th century architects. Ford’s projects have always been regarded as examples of American Regionalism, a movement that sought inspiration in its own culture, rather than by imitation of trends on the Continent. While he admired the formal vocabulary of Modernism, Ford was inspired by the architecture of the Southwest to create designs that were forthright expressions

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of materials and methods of construction and their connections to the landscape.

The Upper School, one of only three projects by Ford completed in Oklahoma, exemplifies this approach.

Among the outstanding design features of the Upper School is its Commons. It was the first large space for daily gatherings in the school’s history, and would truly change the culture of the school for the next 50 years. In his opening-day speech, standing in the Barnard Commons, Bert Moore said, “It is not books or chalkboards or playing fields or courses or requirements — it is people. This very room came into being because we wanted to stress physically our philosophical belief that what goes on between people — parents, students, teachers, administrators, alumni, trustees — this is central to what the school is all about.”

Ford’s use of materials — the external brick color drawn from nature, the use of hardwoods, including the beautiful, massive parquet floor, the ceramic light fixtures reminiscent of the Southwest, the abundance of natural light through expansive and strategically-placed windows to bring the outdoors in — these elements are telltale signs of Ford’s aesthetic eye.

And it was Ford’s bold design for Holland Hall’s Upper School, as engaging today as it was 50 years ago, that led the school to seek its inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, the first year of eligibility for this building. This recognition demonstrates Holland Hall’s ongoing commitment to beauty, to quality, and to people. And it adds one additional measure that defines a Holland Hall education.

What a fitting tribute to a visionary school as it prepares to celebrate a century of excellence in education.

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MR. GREG CAREY

‘There are no ordinary moments’ A conversation with Mr. Greg Carey Editor’s note: This interview originally ran in the Hallway, a Holland Hall student publication.

Read the whole edition at hollandhall.org.

BY O L I V I A FL E G L E R ’ 2 1 As stress levels rise, incorporating mindful techniques into our daily lives is more important than ever. Mr. Greg Carey shared these thoughts with the Hallway.

MR. CAREY: I think my journey began probably about 10 years ago. I think I was at the point in my life where I was not a happy person. I felt frustrated, angry with my professional life, and it was starting to spill over into my personal life and I knew I had to do something, I just wasn’t sure what I should do. I was listening to a podcast on a Saturday, and the name of the podcast is “On Being” by Krista Tippett, she’s the narrator, and interestingly, strangely, weirdly enough she was interviewing Jon Kabat-Zinn. He was the first person in the U.S. who actually began to do scientific research into mindfulness. And by the time she had finished interviewing him, I found it fascinating enough to pick up his book.

In the back of this little book there was a CD on guided meditation so I began to listen to those and at that point I was hooked, I said OK I’m going to do this. Actually, the school was kind enough to give me the money to take his course, which is part of perceptual development. I was also taking yoga from Mrs. (Jane) Beckwith. All these things were coming together and the more I practiced the meditation, the more I did the yoga, the more I felt like I was gaining control back over my life, over my emotions. And so, because it helped me, I was able to look beyond myself and I could then see there were other people in similar situations. With my students, I found some of them to be very stressed out, very anxious, sometimes depressed or just angry. So I thought well what if I could start a course on mindfulness here at Holland Hall. That’s how the Philosophy of Mindfulness class began.

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OLIVIA: I was going to ask you about that, about how you started the mindfulness course. You said you noticed students at Holland Hall struggling, do you think these issues are still prevalent now?

MR. CAREY: Yeah I think the society we live in, for various reasons, political and social, things have become even more anxiety producing and stressridden. I think it’s a valuable class to take.

OLIVIA: In the mindfulness course you teach different forms of practices for all different kinds of people. What are some of the mindfulness practices you’ve tried?

MR. CAREY: When I took that course, I was being trained specifically in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. That was Jon Kabat-Zinn’s original course, something he pioneered and then it kind of blew up and it’s taught all over the country. His course is mainly a secular-based course, that is focused on the scientific research that he and others did, and so that’s where I started.

But as I got more deeply into it, I could see the Buddhist roots of mindfulness and also in Hinduism, as well, and so that’s when I began to read various Buddhist texts, some of which I shared in class. So, I suppose for me, it’s been more of a journey to the

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OLIVIA: Have you found that practicing mindfulness has changed aspects of your day-to-day life?

MR. CAREY: Yes. It wasn’t a change that happened overnight, but even with a couple months I just noticed that I was calmer, more at peace with myself, with the people around me. I think you can realize the benefits of mindfulness pretty quickly if you intentionally practice it on a regular and consistent basis. But certainly now, 10 years into it at least, I’m not the same person that I was. Certainly there are aspects that are similar, I think if you ask my colleagues they would tell you I’m a different person and a better person for having gone through this. I think it’s impacted my colleagues, my friends, my family, in a positive way. That’s the kind of feedback I’ve received. It’s interesting because now people come to me, you know if they’ve got a problem or they’re interested in mindfulness. “How do I start?”

“What do you recommend?” So it’s been a really interesting journey over the past 10 years.

OLIVIA: I wasn’t even expecting that answer, to be honest. That the greatest difference is within the people around you, but I guess that makes sense with how connected we are.

MR. CAREY: We can be interconnected, but in a negative sense, right? You know we’ve all been around people who may be going through a tough time or they radiate just general kind of negativity and that impacts you and your friends that are around that person. Well if you flip that over, then that positivity also gets radiated. So you can bring people up or you can bring them down, that’s up to you.

OLIVIA: Obviously people can take your course at Holland Hall.

MR. CAREY: There are others too, Mrs. Beckwith teaches a psychological constructs course which really gets into the science of it, I strongly recommend that. Just as a general background, Father Scrutchins teaches his comparative religion,

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you know if you focus on Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism. That’s a nice foundation.

OLIVIA: I actually took that course.

MR. CAREY: Oh! So, did you find it useful?

OLIVIA: Yes, I did. We also learned about those religions in middle school so I kind of always knew a little bit about Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, etc.

And then, obviously, comparative religions brought that back up. I also had to take theology at Bishop Kelley, which is Catholicisim.

MR. CAREY: It is interesting because there are Christians who practice mindfulness. For instance, Mrs. Fondren-Bales practices meditation that is based on the Catholic tradition specifically. The Jesuit order has a practice and she has been doing that for years. And Mrs. Beckwith has been practicing for many years, she’s an expert yoga teacher. In the middle school, Mark Johnson also practiced. I talked to him as I was getting into it and he had been practicing for 20 years at least, so he was an advanced practitioner of mindfulness.

So, there have been faculty here and in the middle school. I think Mrs. Gray right now is trying to get a meditation class for the middle school.

OLIVIA: For those who are interested in incorporating mindfulness into their life what would you recommend for them to do?

MR. CAREY: There are a lot of really good online videos that they have access to. There’s a site called “Sounds True,” which has all kinds of information, blogs, videos, professionals who have been practicing mindfulness for years — they can access that if they’re really interested and just kind of follow along. There’s plenty of stuff out there. But sometimes it’s just simply finding a quiet space in your house and making that your little shrine and getaway, and then just focusing on your breathing.

Hold on to your breath, not literally but, practice breathing in and out for a few minutes. That’s where I started, anybody can do it.

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Fundamentally, Holland Hall’s next strategic plan puts the child at the center of our thinking.

Amidst the development of a new, and muchneeded, Middle School building, we aim to address the next level of our diversity and inclusivity efforts. Our children are growing up amidst the beauty of different races, ethnicities, religions, perspectives, and the like. An exemplary education ensures they have essential capacities to grow in their empathy and understanding, while simultaneously harvesting the courage and confidence to lead.

We also know the next generation of students will need people around them — teachers, artists, coaches, counselors, advisors, and so many others — who know as much about their socialemotional needs and development as they do their intellectual development. Socrates’ command to “Know thyself” has never been more pertinent.

Indeed, it’s an imperative. Wellness programs and conversations can provide our students with the avenues to realize if they are not as centered as they want to be — offering a hope and wonder about what it means to grow into the adult world.

While so much of this will be new and enhanced, it is all grounded in our mission. Becoming lifelong learners. Having a deep sense of social responsibility. Being open to the wonders of the world. Engaging in our apprenticeship of selfdiscipline. That’s the Holland Hall way, and our new plan offers light on the pathway forward.

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Research, explore, and adopt programs, practices, and diverse experiences that engage the Holland Hall community in impactful socioemotional learning and wellness.

Build more capacity for courageous and committed citizens by exposing students to the wonder and challenge of servant leadership, both in school and beyond.

Embed throughout the community curriculum specific times, places, and moments to demonstrate gratitude, meaningful service, cultural competencies, and other essential practices of well-being.

Develop and sequence family education programs and experiences that tackle essential, and sometimes difficult, topics of parenting in an ever-changing world.

Evaluate, reimagine, and realign all student support programming across all branches to inspire even more confidence, joy, and critical thinking in our students, including learning services, counseling, chaplaincies, and health.

Design and offer high-quality and robust extended day programming that connects students to one another, to the campus, and to healthy time management habits.

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Review and renew the campus master plan in light of the dramatically positive impact the A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Dining and Wellness Center has created for our community. Consider what new or revamped facilities are needed.

Study what exemplary learning looks and feels like to inspire the design and construction of a new, versatile, and state-of-the-art middle school building and experience.

Develop a centralized Welcome Center, including the enrollment, advancement, communications, business, and Head of School offices, to increase and improve internal and external communication and availability, allowing a seamless visitor experience.

Expand and refresh STEM spaces, with a focus on design thinking, data analytics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and coding, in all branches and invest in additional faculty to develop and coordinate curriculum.

Continue to revamp and invest in classrooms spaces and practices that are nimble and foster connectivity, empathy, discussion, reflection, dialogue, debate, student engagement, and active learning.

Increase the quality and quantity of contact with nature by promoting meaningful and engaging outdoor learning experiences across campus.

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Revisit Holland Hall’s Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and assess progress of top-level strategies to increase the diversity of our faculty, families and students and to create a school culture that is welcoming and inclusive to all.

Create metrics to measure initial outcomes.

Form a design team to research, define, and make recommendations on steps toward more studentcentered, personalized learning environments and experiences, including the impact advances such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence will have.

Create a strategic thinking design team who constantly monitors the changing tech landscape and considers its impact on the teaching and learning environment.

Better align the K-12 curriculum toward clear learning outcomes that will focus on college and career opportunities and realities.

Develop programs, mentorships, and internships to open students’ eyes to the multitude of opportunities in the professional world via our alumni and other networks.

Develop a transcript and grading mechanism for internal and external use that communicates real skills and dispositions learned—not just grades.

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Enhance the endowment and annual fund to strengthen our historic commitment to the socioeconomic diversity of our student body.

Continue to educate our community about the important role philanthropy plays in sustaining the School’s mission and educational excellence.

Create strategies for additional endowment growth, revenue generation, and operational efficiencies to establish a more stable and predictable model that gives families more certainty about their financial commitment.

Engage and connect alumni to one another, to their alma mater, and to current students and faculty and create opportunities for alumni to share their experience and expertise with students and to contribute to the future success of Holland Hall.

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Review, align, and enhance our professional development partnerships to create a teaching and learning hub elevating student leadership and engagement in the broader education community.

Assess and deepen current strategies for recruiting, developing, and retaining teachers. Consider enhancing the evaluation system to reward and encourage innovative and responsive teaching styles that better our community.

Ensure active teaching techniques, a key example being the Harkness method of teaching and learning, remain core components of the Holland Hall learning experience.

Devote resources and study the possibility of online and blended learning environments offered to our students and others in the Tulsa market.

Ensure our school’s history and its connection to Tulsa is known by every student.

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SEVEN SPC CHAMPIONSHIPS THE WINNINGEST FOOTBALL COACH IN SCHOOL HISTORY OKLAHOMA COACHES HALL OF FAME HEAD COACH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TEACHER DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP CHARLIE BROWN ENDOWMENT

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harles H. Brown has been a fixture at Holland Hall since 1965. No one will ever leave a larger footprint.

On the academic side, he mentored thousands of students as a chemistry teacher and dean of students. On the athletic side, he was athletic director for 34 years and served as head football coach for 34 years — retiring as the winningest football coach in school history with seven SPC championships. As a baseball coach, he won five SPC titles in just 9 years. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame in 2000.

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His coaching records and longevity may never be matched, but his most enduring legacy is most likely the large number of students he attracted to the school.

He calls these alumni the treasures of his career.

For decades, Coach Brown tirelessly traveled from one end of Tulsa County to the other, reaching out to families and extolling the virtues of a Holland Hall education. The hundreds of students he personally attracted collectively changed the culture of the school. They became leaders, talented athletes, and outstanding students. And, maybe most importantly, created a richer and more diverse student population.

Yet the aspect of how these young people enhanced the school community is not the most important part.

Coach Brown changed their lives when they made the decision to enroll at HH. Among those he persuaded to come, three graduated as valedictorians; countless athletes went on to successful college and professional careers; a number of these alumni became titans of industry, doctors, philanthropists, college professors, attorneys, and pastors. Because of the opportunities he provided for these families, they remain loyal friends to him and to the school. Those relationships he built — and continues to build — are just one of the reasons so many have generously provided financial support to the school over the years.

CONTRIBUTE Gifts to the Charlie Brown Endowment for Financial Aid can be made at hollandhall.org/give with “CBEndowment” typed in the “in honor of” line or by calling Amy England, 918-879-4709

BOOK To join the waiting list for the Charlie Brown autobiography — set to publish in time for Christmas — send an email to news@hollandhall.org. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Charlie Brown Endowment for Financial Aid.

Although retired from his coaching and teaching career, Coach Brown continues to serve the school as Director of Stewardship. One might think the 84-yearold wunderkind might run out of gas, but Coach Brown has one last big-ticket item on which he is working.

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the school, he is spearheading the Charlie Brown Endowment for Financial Aid. He is excited knowing that this gift will provide for students in perpetuity.

Many of those gifted and talented young people that Coach Brown attracted over the decades would never have been able to attend Holland Hall without financial aid. Somehow, he often personally scraped up the resources available to provide these deserving young people with the opportunity of a lifetime.

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This endowment will provide the bedrock for guaranteeing that more young people will have the chance to enjoy the benefits of a Holland Hall education. It will unquestionably ensure greater diversity and leadership in our community, he said. You can support the endowment by making a donation of cash, stocks or a planned estate gift.

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At the same time, Coach Brown has written down his memories — from life in Crescent, Oklahoma, through his many years at Holland Hall. Students, faculty and friends all make appearances in the book that will be ready in time for Christmas.

Written in collaboration with noted Tulsa author John Wooley, the hardbound book will be ready for presale this summer. All proceeds will go to the Charlie Brown Endowment for Financial Aid. Coach Brown is undoubtedly the most iconic figure in the school’s long history. This endowment is a fitting capstone to his legacy and a lasting way to honor a great servant teacher and leader. What a gift he’s leaving to this community.

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CHAMPIONS IP TRADITION Three teams earn state championships in 2020-21 2021

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The Holland Hall football team started the season by winning non-district football games versus longtime rivals — Cascia Hall, Casady, and Metro Christian by a score of 139-13.

Then it got really serious.

The Dutch would rack up 573 points on the year, while the defense only allowed 69 points on the season. The Dutch had five shutouts, and the offense scored 50 or more points six times.

Holland Hall hosted the district title game vs. Verdigris and rolled to a 52-7 victory to win district 3A-8. As the Dutch entered the playoffs, the team was fortunate to host and win three playoff games. One of the most exciting games in the more than 60 years of football was on Friday, Dec. 4, when Holland Hall hosted a capacity crowd and defeated Stigler 49-14 to send Holland Hall to its first state championship game.

In the end, the Dutch finished their season just like they started — with a convincing 35-7 victory over Lincoln Christian in the 3A State finals to hoist up their first OSSAA Football State Championship.

The Dutch were led by 15 seniors — Tag Butler, Wallace Clark, Matt Doyle, Jack Franden, Thad Fuller, Charlie Goddard, Marc Gouldsby, Joseph Hall, Reid Howard, Eric Lee, Owen Ostroski, Cam Robinson, Noah Shepard, Ethan Stubblefield and BT Terry, who went 42-7 in their four years and have left their imprint on the Holland Hall football program forever.

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QUOTE BOARD I’ve known since 8th grade that my junior year was the year to win it all. I had no doubt from the first game to the championship that no one was stopping us. Hunter Zahn #19 - Junior “We were a team about each other and that’s what it takes to win state. This especially was an amazing experience because of the fact that we were the first team to make it to state, and we are the example that others will look up to and go by in order to make another state run.”

Brenden “BT” Terry #28 - Senior “Winning a state championship means that we trusted the process! We played as one and we were one big family. The unity we had was special and we will always be a state championship team.” Cameron Robinson #21 - Senior “I knew that we were going to win the state championship after the Cascia Hall football game. After we shut them out and put up 49 points, I knew that nobody could stop us.” #12 Holt Heldebrand - Junior “It means that a group of young people and coaches, from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, family structures, beliefs, perspectives, and passions came together to create something that will last forever.

In the midst of incredible challenges, seen and unseen, many of which were uncontrollable, they came together to achieve and believe in something greater than themselves. They came together and demonstrated the power of unity in cause and what happens when a group of people put aside difference to create understanding.

This was a team that supported each other, from the most talented to the first-time player, they pushed each other to be as good as they could be. In that final moment, when the clock wound down on December 11th, it felt like anything was possible during a year when everything felt so fragile.” Justin Butler ’04 - Defensive Coordinator “December 11, 2020 will forever be etched in my mind — starting with the send-off celebration at the Chapman Green, the parade of support as the buses pulled out, and the police escort to the highway. Then you, the players, gave us a memory of a lifetime as you performed at your peak beating Lincoln Christian 35-7 to be Holland Hall’s first State Championship football team! What you accomplished brought so much pride and joy to so many people associated with Holland Hall. Thank you!”

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QUOTE BOARD “I’m so proud of the girls for the strong team culture they created this season. They always competed with integrity, put the team first, and remained extremely humble — even after winning the state championship with that double the runner-up’s team point total! I couldn’t think of a better group of girls to have represented Holland Hall this season.” Brock Morton ‘09 Head Coach

The first OSSAA State title for Holland Hall came in 2017 when the Dutch girls tennis team won State in the school’s first year in the association. The 2021 team took the same attitude and focus and returned to the top.

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Led by seniors Maggie Smith and Amie Lehman, the girls swept regionals in all four lines and were the definite favorite as they embarked upon the Oklahoma City Tennis Center for State.

“After working hard for the past four years it was so great to finally win state my senior year. Everyone on the team worked so hard all season to get us to state. I think that this hard work and our tight-knit team is what made our win possible.”

Maggie Smith - Senior “After not getting the opportunity to compete at state last year, I was really excited to play with the team this year. The best part about this year was being with such a good group of supportive teammates. We all worked hard this season with the goal in mind of us winning state. Because Maggie and I were seniors, it felt great to end our high school career as state champions.” Amie Lehman - Senior

In the end, the Dutch finished with 32 points to easily secure the State Championship trophy. The Dutch would finish with three lines winning individual titles: No 2 singles — Natalie Gillett, No. 1 doubles — Kennedy Cox and Abby Wise, and No. 2 doubles — Amie Lehman and Maggie Smith. No. 1 singles – sophomore Faith Koontz finished 4th place overall and will be one of the top returning players next year at state at No. 1 singles.

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Our goal as a staff was to change our culture to caring about each other and winning. What we accomplished this year, I felt like we made a huge stride for the program. Our kids played as one and it was so much fun to be a part of that!”

Parker Frazier, Head Coach

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Though the Dutch baseball team was an early favorite in 3A, the program wanted to challenge itself during the season to make sure they were tested and ready for a state playoff run. The boys played in one of the toughest districts in the state and finished 13-1 as District 3A-8 champions.

Night in and night out, the depth in the pitching staff and the offensive firepower at the plate was the balance the Dutch would need to be a state contender. The Dutch defeated 6A programs Union and Bixby, as well as 5A State runner-up Bishop Kelly during the season.

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The Dutch had one of the toughest draws in the State Playoffs, as they had to defeat a 27-1 Kellyville team on the road and in the Regional Finals and drew a 36-1 Lone Grove team in the State Quarterfinals. The Dutch would prevail in both by one run before rolling in the Semifinals and Finals at State by outscoring their two opponents 32-5.

The Dutch were led by seven outstanding seniors — Wallace Clark, Jude Christian, Marc Gouldsby, Eric Lee, Tate Raley, Noah Shepard and BT Terry — who helped the Dutch finish the season with a school record — 36 wins and winning the school’s first State Championship in baseball.

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Libby joined the cross country team her junior year and improved each week. In 2019, she was the 4A State Runner-up. Over the summer she continued to work hard and came into the 2020 season in top shape. She started the season with a 3rd-place finish at Sapulpa, finishing behind two of the top runners in the state. Then she went on to win at Kiefer and was runner-up at Holland Hall. Then it was first place the rest of the way, Pre-State, Regionals and State. Along the way she broke the 27-year-old 3200m school record by running 11:36.

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In their first OSSAA Gameday competition the Dutch cheerleaders finished as the 4A state runner-up.

The cheer squad earned a spot at the 4A State Competition with a third place finish at Regionals.

After the preliminary round at State the girls Dutch cheer squad set the tone with a strong performance heading into the finals. The Dutch came up a few points shy of the championship, but the girls showed perseverance and grit as they had to overcome some health issues on the day of competition. The cheer squad was led by seniors Alice Barefoot, Ashlyn Buchanan, Amie Lehman, Sophie Lopez, Dylan Mattingly and Malia Ryan.

After winning their 4A regional, the Dutch boys tennis team was headed back to state and it would be the first state appearance for all the boys. The team advanced all four lines to the semifinals by winning all their matches on Friday.

Sophomore Jake Craft finished 2nd place in #2 singles as well as junior David Karibian, and freshman Marshall Lehman had a second-place finish.

The sophomore duo of Julian Aaronson and Harrison Confer had a third-place finish, while junior Cooper Knuteson finished 4th place in #1 singles.

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Daniel Bowers - Class of 2020

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Drake University

Eli Collum - Class 2020

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Rose State College

Brock Davis - Class 2020

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Morehouse College

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Oklahoma State University

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DePauw University

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Haverford College

Baseball

University of Oklahoma

Rugby

Army

Marc Gouldsby - Class of 2021

Football

University of Central Oklahoma

Owen Ostroski - Class of 2021

Football

University of Tulsa

Grace Peterson - Class of 2021

Field Hockey

University of Delaware

Libby Rowland - Class of 2021

Cross Country/Track

Carleton College

Soccer

Rogers State College

Noah Shepard - Class of 2021

Baseball

Kansas Wesleyan

BT Taylor - Class of 2021

Lacrosse

Florida Tech

Johnna Orange - Class of 2020 Hailey Radford - Class 2020 Mac Sanders - Class 2020 Wallace Clark - Class of 2021 Matt Doyle - Class of 2021

Paul Said - Class of 2021

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Furg Ahmed, Soccer Brock Davis, Basketball Elle Elmburg, Tennis Carrington Jones-Jackson, Track & Field Jake Martens, Track & Field Johnna Orange, Track & Field Seerut Parmar, Tennis Lily Siemens, Soccer Ty Tetrick, Soccer 2021 Wallace Clark, Baseball Marc Gouldsby, Basketball Owen Ostroski, Football and Track & Field Chloe Pigott, Soccer Libby Rowland, Cross Country, Soccer and Track & Field Paul Said, Soccer Joseph Studebaker, Soccer

DANNY DANIEL GREETS HIS TEAMMATES ON SENIOR NIGHT FOR THE UPPER SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM. ALSO PICTURED ARE (FROM LEFT) NATHAN PASSLEY, HAMZA ALI, BEN KNOBLOCK, AND NOAH SHEPARD.

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NEW SCHOOL RECORDS CROSS COUNTRY (GIRLS) Libby Rowland, 3200m (11:36), 2020 CROSS COUNTRY (BOYS) Ike Walker, 5000m (15:59), 2020 TRACK & FIELD Owen Ostroski, Discus (180 - 6), 2021 NuNu Campbell, 4x100m (43.12), 2021 Nick Jones, 4x100m (43.12), 2021 Tre Carter, 4x100m (43.12), 2021 Zane Woodham, 4x100m (43.12), 2021 NuNu Campbell, 4x200m (1:30.88), 2021 Nick Jones, 4x200m, (1:30.88), 2021 Tre Carter, 4x200m (1:30.88), 2021 Zane Woodham, 4x200m (1:30.88), 2021

FALL SPORTS CHEER 2020-21: 4A State Runner-up CROSS COUNTRY (BOYS) 2019-20: 4A State Meet - 5th, Ike Walker - 3rd (State) 2020-21: 4A State Meet - 12th, Ike Walker - 6th (State) CROSS COUNTRY (GIRLS) 2019-20: 4A Regionals - 8th, Libby Rowland - 2nd (State) 2020-21: 4A State Meet - 18th, Libby Rowland - 1st (State) FIELD HOCKEY 2019-20: 5-6-3, Nuckolls Cup Winner 2020-21: 1-6-1 FOOTBALL 2019-20: 9-3, 2A State Playoffs (2nd Round), District Champion 2020-21: 12-0, 3A State Champions, District Champion SOFTBALL 2019-20: 4-16 2020-21: 0-6 VOLLEYBALL 2019-20: 9-19, 4A Regional Tournament 2020-21: 13-15 4A State Quarterfinals

WINTER SPORTS TULSA WORLD ALL-METRO TEAM 2019-20 Brock Davis, Basketball, 2nd team Libby Rowland, Cross Country Ike Walker, Cross Country 2020-21 Wallace Clark, Football, 2nd team Elise Hill, Basketball, 3rd team, Owen Ostroski, Football Defensive Player of the Year Libby Rowland, Cross Country Ike Walker, Cross Country

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BASKETBALL (BOYS) 2019-20: 23-3, 4A State Tournament Qualifier, Regional and Area Champions 2020-21: 14-6, 4A State Quarterfinals, Regional Champions, Area Consolation Champions

WRESTLING 2019-20: 3A - Tag Butler and Morgan Arnold - Regional participants 2020-21: 3A - Tag Butler and Morgan Arnold - Regional semi finalist

SPRING SPORTS BASEBALL 2020-21:36-6, 3A State Champions, 3A-8 District Champion, 3A-8 Regional Champions BOYS (GOLF) 2020-21: 3rd Place Finish @ 4A State Tournament - Regional Champions GOLF (GIRLS) 2020-21: 3A State Qualifier Riley Beeler - 13th place SOCCER (BOYS) 2020-21:12-5, 4A State Quarterfinalist, 4A-3 District Champion SOCCER (GIRLS) 2020-21:10-6, 4A State Playoffs TRACK AND FIELD (BOYS) 2020-21: 4A State Meet - 4th place TRACK AND FIELD (GIRLS) 2020-21: 4A State Meet - 13th place TENNIS (BOYS) 2020-21: 4A State Runner up, Regional Champions TENNIS (GIRLS) 2020-21: 4A State Champions, Regional Champions

BASKETBALL (GIRLS) 2019-20: 19-7, 4A Area Tournament semi finals 2020-21: 21-2, 4A State Quarterfinals, Regional and Area Champions

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Holland Hall celebrated its 60th and final Book Fair Chaired by parents Erin Redfearn and Kristin Lees, the event was one of the best yet with Tulsans lining up to fill their cars with books one more time. Three television stations came to document the event, and the Tulsa World did a story on a family with deep ties to the event.

Georgia Snoke became the Book Fair Chair in the 1980s, and the event became a family affair of hard work, long hours, and bonding. And daughter Heather Snoke Pohl ’89 carried on the tradition by heading the Book Fair efforts for the past few years.

Through its many iterations — with an art component and without — it was the event most Tulsans thought of when they heard the name Holland Hall.

Every event has a season, and the Book Fair had a long one. Thank you to all of the volunteers who made it possible!

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1969, 1973, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2005 Those were the years that Holland Hall served as the host school for the ISAS (Independent Schools Association of the Southwest) Arts Festival. Holland Hall was scheduled to host the Arts Festival for the seventh time in April 2020.

Forty-three schools, bringing 3,300 participants, were just days away from arriving on our campus when the Covid-19 pandemic put a dramatic halt to our two years of planning and preparation.

On March 5, 2020, the ISAS Art Festival Steering Committee made the arduous decision to cancel the 53rd Annual ISAS Arts Festival at Holland Hall.

The thought of bringing 3,300 students together from five different states was certainly contrary to the best interests of all in attempting to fight the spread of Covid-19. By extension, the 2021 Arts Festival at Kinkaid School this year in April was cancelled. And because of the long-term planning and budget outlay required, the Arts Festival scheduled for Greenhill School in the spring of 2022 has also been cancelled.

But now, onto some more encouraging news for our arts students and school community. The ISAS Steering Committee recognizes the positive experiences the Arts Festival provides and is encouraging schools to develop opportunities to keep the spirit of the festival alive for our students.

As a founding member of the first Arts Festival in 1967, Holland Hall has made the festival a priority of our curricular offerings since that time, demonstrated by the fact that we have hosted the festival more times than any other ISAS school.

To that end, Holland Hall is in the planning stage with Riverfield in Tulsa, Casady and Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City, and Wichita Collegiate School for a smaller, regional Arts Festival for the spring of 2022, to be held on the campus of Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City. This would represent a throwback of sorts to the festival of 1967 when Holland Hall, Wichita Collegiate and Casady met on the Casady campus for what is now recognized as the first ISAS Arts Festival. This festival has since grown to be the largest Independent School Arts Festival in the country. Holland Hall is excited about this opportunity and will be providing further updates as plans develop.

ISAS ARTS FESTIVAL 2020 FUN FACTS Based on final registration before the festival was cancelled.

43 total schools 3,300 participants 400 volunteers 82 buses 26 venues 514 separate events

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Arts in the time of Covid

BY STEVE DYER

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORM “GAME OF TIARAS” IN THE BRANCH THEATRE WITH MASKS IN PLACE.

Once the decision was made that Holland Hall would be meeting in-person for the 2020-21 school year, there were numerous steps and hurdles to overcome to make this a reality. Now, as the school year comes to a close, it is clear that by any measurement, this year has been a resounding success.

This is quite evident by what has been accomplished in the arts department.

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In K-5 grades — Individual music and art kits were assembled to allow students the safety of not having to share instruments/supplies and the flexibility of taking these kits home whenever a pivot to remote learning occurred.

grade visual arts — Individual art kits • Inand6-12 supplies were continued as in the lower grades.

6-12 grade performing arts (band, choir, • Indance, drama and orchestra) — Larger spaces were allocated to allow students to rehearse and maintain adequate social distancing of 6

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feet. When spacing of 6 feet was not possible, plexiglass dividers were installed to provide additional protection for students. Masks were always worn and protective coverings were supplied for all band instruments.

These safeguards allowed us to provide meaningful arts experiences and opportunities for our students.

FIRST SEMESTER The Arts Department and students managed to produce many great shows during the first semester including: Upper School Drama Production of • The “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which was performed in the open air on the Chapman Green.

Grade Drama Production of “Game of • 8th Tiaras,” performed in the Branch Theatre.

Students wore masks and the audience was restricted to parents.

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Grade Drama Production of “Snow Angel,” • 7th was performed in the Branch Theatre. Students wore masks and the audience was restricted to parents.

performances on the Chapman • Concert Green by Middle and Upper School Band and

Orchestra students and by Upper School Choir members. Virtual students were included in this performance.

sharing programs by 4th and 5th • Recorded grade music students.

Upper School dance performance • Athatrecorded included both in-person and virtual students.

Middle and Upper School art exhibits • Virtual were posted to the school website.

recorded presentation of the 57th Annual • ALessons and Carols Service was released that included performances of carols and scripture readings by Holland Hall students, faculty and invited alumni.

SECOND SEMESTER SHOWS INCLUDED Middle School Dance performance in the • ABranch Theatre where students wore masks and only parents were invited to attend.

Grade students recorded a performance of • 3rd the National Anthem that was performed at a University of Tulsa basketball game.

sharing programs by 4th and 5th • Recorded grade music students.

Middle and Upper School art exhibits • Virtual were posted to the school website.

School Drama Production of “Alice in • Upper Wonderland” performed in the open air in the Upper School Amphitheater.

School Dance presented “Witness” – a • Upper program in observance of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre - written and choreographed by Dance Director Tyne Shillingford ‘03.

performances on the Chapman Green • Concert

by Middle and Upper School Band and Choir students.

School Theatre Night in the Upper School • Upper Amphitheater. performance in the Branch Theatre by • Concert Middle and Upper School Orchestra students.

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INDIVIDUAL ACHIE VEMENTS Many students were honored this year, including: Andrew ‘21, Oliver Lorton ‘21 and Bryn • Elliott Russell ‘21 received Gold Key Awards at the State Scholastics competition and had their work shown at OSU’s Gardner Gallery in Stillwater.

Their work was submitted to be judged at the national level.

Dean ‘21, Bryn Russell ‘21 and Joseph • Evan Studebaker ‘21 received Silver Key Awards at

the State Scholastics competition. Joseph also received an honorable mention in the Mayfest Youth Gallery competition.

Russell ‘21 had a piece accepted into the • Bryn National K-12 Ceramic Competition and received the Artistic Merit Award (one of only 12 awarded).

They accept only 150 pieces from across the country. Bryn also had a piece exhibited at the Mayfest Youth Gallery at AHHA.

Russell ‘21 was featured in a 1-hour podcast • Bryn “Along the Keel,” for his handmade knives and fishing spearguns.

Andrew ‘21 was accepted into the Sam Fox • Elliott School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis to study architecture.

Bennett ‘21 was accepted to The Kansas • Salem City Art Institute.

Nguyen ‘21, Kendyn Fredieu ‘22, Nyal • Hannah Palmer ‘23, Nicole Peevy ‘23, Logan Stitt ‘23, and Jacob Williams ‘23 all received superior ratings at the OSSAA District and State Solo and Ensemble Competitions.

Farrington ‘21 was awarded the David • Ruston Rollo Outstanding Music Student Award. students were accepted into OSAI • Three Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz

Mountain: Julian Aaronson ‘23 - Film, Paul Said ‘21 - Film, Anthony Smith ‘23 - Photography.

following students received recognition at • The the Upper School Awards Ceremony: Theatre

Book Award - Ruston Farrington ‘21; Dance Book Award - Kaelyn Case ‘21; Visual Art Book Award - Bryn Russell ‘21; Music Book Award - Shane Redmond ‘21 and The David Moffett Outstanding Vocal Music Award - Dylan Mattingly ‘21.

Commencement Shane Redmond ‘21 and • At Bryn Russell ‘21 were awarded the Walter Commendation for Excellence in the Arts.

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FROM THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE Thank you for your commitment to our community

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he strength of the Holland Hall community has been illustrated time and again throughout the global pandemic. Parents, grandparents, alumni, retirees, faculty, staff and students have come together — not all in person, of course — to celebrate and support the Dutch. Inspired by Chair J.W. Craft, our dedicated Board of Trustees generously stepped up their giving more than 200% to help balance the operating budget. Loyal donors — and even new families — increased their contributions to the Holland Hall Fund to make possible the student experience that is uniquely Holland Hall.

As a testament to their support of and confidence in our faculty, Francy and Roger Collins, alumni parents of Andrew ’06 and Katie ’08, made a significant gift to the Holland Hall Fund in honor of each individual faculty member, 215 in total. Donors who are members of the Founders Guild and Schureman Circle contributed more than 90% of total annual fund dollars received. Generous contributions to financial aid provide opportunities for a Holland Hall education to those who could not otherwise attend. Each and every gift makes a difference for our students and impacts their lives.

The unwavering commitment to our community is what makes Holland Hall a special place for all of us. Thank you for being part of the Holland Hall community.

Gratefully,

Amy England Chief Advancement Officer

EACH AND EVERY GIFT MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IMPACTS THEIR LIVES

P.S. Please plan to join us on campus in 2021-2022 to celebrate Holland Hall’s centennial!

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A year like no other created new events, new ways to connect The Holland Hall community came together this year, stronger than ever, though in creative and modified activities. We held our annual Golf Tournament on September 15, 2020 to raise funds for Dutch athletic programs. We hosted “Coffee with Culley” events for new families to provide an intimate setting to connect with the Head of School and other new parents.

In October 2020, we welcomed Eric Tippeconnic as the ARTworks artist-in-residence. A professional artist and muralist, Tippeconnic educated K-8th grade students about his process and conducted workshops for them to paint their own works. A college professor with a PhD in history, he also presented to students in the 11th grade American Studies class in addition to the Upper School art student workshop.

Primary School students and families participated in the first-ever Halloween Parade and Table-Treating event, where parents could safely enjoy an outdoor parade featuring their children and classmates.

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With limited on-campus volunteer opportunities this year, our thriving Parents’ Association focused their efforts on recognizing and supporting our teachers by providing “Lounge Love from the Parents’ Association” on a monthly basis. Ashley Bray, trustee and parent, generously funded and executed a Primary School Lounge remodel, which provides a peaceful respite for our deserving faculty.

Parent volunteers also launched the Dutch Exchange, providing families an option to pick up gently used uniforms and Dutch gear at no cost.

Volunteers continued to staff the Dutch Zone, while families were also given an opportunity to shop at our new online spirit store to boost Dutch pride.

While not all together in person, our community connection remains strong. Students had the option to pose in a photo booth on campus to send keepsakes to their Grandparents and Special Friends. We hosted the biannual Holland Haul, an online auction where families generously donated items and bid virtually to raise money in support of our students and faculty. Parents Kristi and Doug Self made a generous donation to allow the school to upgrade the scoreboard on Hardesty Field, improving competitive athletics and providing an option for enhanced outdoor film events.

The Holland Hall Alumni Association connected alumni and current students with virtual career panels, interviews for student publications and celebrating Black History Month. These opportunities often create lifelong relationships and strengthen the alumni network.

Gorgeous spring weather allowed families to gather together on campus. We hosted a Community Coffee for each branch, providing opportunities for parents to connect with each other on the Chapman Green. Primary School families enjoyed Popsicle Socials, which allowed parents to connect while the children played together. Both virtually and inperson, the Holland Hall community came together and grew stronger.

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GENEVIEVE ANN ALCOTT CAUSSE ’55

Always thinking of home GENEVIEVE ANN ALCOTT CAUSSE ’55

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Genevieve “Geni” Ann Alcott Causse ’55 treasured her time as a student at Holland Hall and enjoyed Glee Club, Student Council, serving on the publications staff, and playing the accordion.

After studying chemistry at Oklahoma A&M, she worked in medical research and lived in New York, Connecticut and Michigan before returning to Connecticut. Through it all, she never forgot that her special time at Holland Hall felt like home.

Throughout her life — and adventurous travels — Geni stayed in contact with her classmates and spoke fondly of those years in Tulsa. She supported the Holland Hall Fund for nearly four decades, and in 2014 informed the school she made provisions in her estate plans to give back to the community that had been so meaningful to her. In 2019, she sent one of her uniform shirts from the ’50s for the school’s archives.

Her sister, Mary Alcott Ferger, shared that even 65 years after graduation, Geni had a Holland Hall insignia at the back door of her home in Darien, Connecticut. Home truly is where the heart is.

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Bequest Society

The James and Leta Chapman Bequest Society is a group of donors who have included Holland Hall in their estate plans. Donors who make a planned gift play a key role in the school’s financial stability and provide support for the school’s mission for years to come.

Judith Pape Adams ’57 Miriam Parrish Baird ’28 Trust Horace G. Barnard, Jr. Margery Mayo Feagin Bird ’33 Ashley Bray Genevieve Alcott Causse ’55 James and Leta Chapman Ena B. Cochran J.P. and Mary Culley Rod and Danette ’85 Elliott-Mullens Bill and Karen Freudenrich Audra Hewgley Gallegos Charles Gregory Gephart ’71 Charlie Goddard ’21 Jackson Goddard ’15

Keith ’87 and Beth Lieser ’86 Goddard Elizabeth Griot Hagans Margie Harned ’82 and Peter Diaz Robert L. Hughes ’84 Shelley Smith ’64 Jackson Jim Kincaid and Danica Bruce Jonathan Knoblock and Courtney Latta Knoblock Charles E. Locke, Jr. ‘77 Wayne ’75 and Victoria MacNaughton J. David and Tammie Maloney Eugene L. McCarthy Jr. ’77 Jack G. Morris Thomas D. Neal ’76

Mary Frances Walter O’Hornett ’35 Grace Porter David Rossetti ’70 and Jan Avent K. Michael Saliba and Lodie Naimeh-Saliba Hal and Tracy Lorton ’82 Salisbury Shelby H. Scott Nancy L. Seay Eric Sherburn and Leigh Ann Moss Katherine Q. Sinclair Edward C. Sloan, Jr. Joanne L. Farmer Suppes ’39 Atul and Ashwini Vaidya Jay P. Walker Charitable Trust Pauline McFarlin Walter Trust Peter M. Walter

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Founders Guild Holland Hall’s Founders Guild recognizes generous donors who give $5,000 or more annually to the Holland Hall Fund. This list includes donors from June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021.

Acworth Foundation James and Susannah Hocutt ’85 Adelson Anonymous (2) John and Shannon Bair Robin Flint Ballenger ’63 Dr. Adam Bazih ’00 The Talley Bowman Family Stephen and Annie Brady

Ashley Bray Cecil and Virgie Burton Foundation Francois and Laura Cardinal H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust The Mary K. Chapman Foundation Roger and Francy Collins J.W. and Mollie Craft

J.P. and Mary Culley James ’76 and Jill Jones ’76 Deck Margie Harned ’82 and Peter Diaz Peter ‘71 and Rose Edwards Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Keith ’87 and Beth Lieser ’86 Goddard Kristin and James G. Gonders, Jr. Scott and Amber Graybill Ramez and Katrine Hakim Michael and Cara Shimkus ’84 Hall Ronald and Cynthia Hoffman Robert L. Hughes ’84 Walter and Laura Hulse

Shelley Smith ’64 Jackson Keith and Leslie Kelly Amy and Rick Koontz ‘81 John and Jennifer LaFortune Stephen and Leslie Lake

Bill and Patty Jenkins Lawson John and Elizabeth Lawson ‘83 Linehan Darielle and Earl Linehan Trase and Shana Mahan J. David and Tammie Maloney Timothy and Cynthia McFerrin Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Merrick Ruth K. Nelson and Thomas Murphy Amy Huang ’99 and Derrick Oneal D’Ann and Brett Riley David Rossetti ’70 and Jan Avent Hal and Tracy Lorton ’82 Salisbury The Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies Brenda Self TomM and Jennifer Sharpe Maddie and Will Sharpe Eric Sherburn and Leigh Ann Moss Robert* and Gerri Steltjes Samuel and Susan Stone Bo Tan Qing and Jin Tan David and Lynda Tippeconnic Family Foundation Dane and Lisa Tucker Pauline McFarlin Walter Trust Frank and Peggy Ward Waters Charitable Foundation Richard and Kelly Wilkerson Chad and Bronya Zamarin The Zarrow Families Foundation Maxine and Jack Zarrow Foundation John Steele Zink Foundation Donna Yaffe

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ommunity. This word may have a different meaning to you today than it did before the pandemic. But at Holland Hall — a community almost 100 years in the making — it is the underpinning to the school’s ability to thrive.

The 2020 pandemic has brought a wide-range of challenges few people would have predicted a year ago. So it’s worth sharing that our community has been strong enough to move forward with educating our students, it has been deliberate in maintaining traditions, and it is planning for inspiring celebrations in the future.

Each of our community stakeholders brings a distinctive contribution to complete our education ecosystem. The faculty are the obvious heroes by showing up to practice their valued profession in person and virtually. They continued the long tradition of providing a space for exploration, growth, and learning for all grade levels. They persevered through the known challenges and they continue to adapt to the changing conditions surrounding our campus and community.

families. Thankfully, alumni have not forgotten about the place that launched them into independence and adulthood while donors have maintained their support.

The Holland Hall community has done more than simply survive the past year of “new normals,” it has also maintained as many student traditions as possible. Classroom traditions have been modified, grade level activities have been reworked and Upper School milestones have been reimagined.

Morning Meeting utilizes a green screen as announcements are viewed from classrooms.

Dutch Weekend will be a reality limited to juniors and seniors. Third-grade students will cross the bridge. The seniors will enjoy the Senior/Parent Dinner on the Chapman Green.

Commencement will proceed. The Alumni Association was even able to offer Trivia Night this year. This virtual event spanned the globe and temporarily redefined how the alumni community could gather together.

The staff (including support staff, administration, technology, engineering and security professionals) have been by their sides and have all experienced a change from the norm. Despite the constant refrain of living through an “unprecedented time,” they have tackled their respective positions in new ways so that the mission of the school could be met, for the sake of the students.

Our community continues to look ahead and is actively planning for our centennial celebrations. The 2021-2022 academic year will be historic while we honor the past, enjoy the present and celebrate the future. The school will not only have centennial events for alumni to enjoy but the Alumni Association will continue to host Reunion Weekend, the Alumni Awards Dinner, alumni soccer, alumni receptions, Trivia Night, and Dutch Divine next year. Please join the community, relish in the traditions and celebrate the future of Holland Hall.

Parents have weighed alternatives, sought guidance, and maneuvered through a litany of rarely (or never) faced choices for their

By Nan Winton ’91, Alumni Association President

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A LABOR OF LOVE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE MY JOB SO EASY

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his job is easy. You don’t really have to do anything,” were the words I heard as I interviewed for this job nine years ago.

While the person who said those words to me is no longer employed at Holland Hall, those words never left me. This job has been easy, in the way that I love what I do and am excited to come to work every single day. I consider myself extremely lucky to have had such an easy job. As far as not really having to do anything, well, I beg to differ. It has been a distinct pleasure to do everything possible to connect alumni back to Holland Hall, increase event attendance and enjoyment, meet alumni I otherwise would have never known, and be a voice on behalf of our school to our alumni base, and vice versa.

While my voice was imperfect on occasion, my intentions always came from unconditional love and respect of our beloved school and those who had the opportunity to walk through its halls. Intentions can fall short, but hopeful learning can follow. My intentions did not help me on all occasions, but I learned some valuable lessons from those brave enough or frustrated enough to speak up and patiently offer their perspectives.

I see Holland Hall’s Alumni Association as one big family. We’ve got all types in our family tree and that is what makes it so strong, so vibrant, so brilliant, so crazy, and ultimately so supportive. We come from a place where free thinking, collaboration, exploration, and self discovery are celebrated and sharpened.

Like all families, there can be issues and frustrations, but there are far more milestones, pinnacles, shows of selflessness, and most importantly, love. I have grown especially close with the members of the alumni board, class reunion chairs, co-workers, and

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NAN WINTON ‘91 President

BRAD WHITE ‘95 Secretary

ANNE DARNELL ‘88 Vice President

JOEY WIGNARAJAH ‘00 Past President

friends that were once old, but now renewed.

Throughout these past nine years, I have seen events flourish, relationships strengthen, and Holland Hall continue to grow and impress. From my first meeting of Oliver Sutton ’98, Margie Harned Diaz ’82, and John Williams ’64 and his wife Patti, to my most recent connections with Jan Owen Swetenburg ’68, Jake Freudenrich ’10, and everyone in between, my life and love of Holland Hall and those who once did and still do fill the buildings has only solidified. I will be taking on a new role as Middle School Chaplain this fall, so each of you can take a break from my emails and articles, phone calls and visits as we welcome a new, fearless leader of this prestigious group. My job title might be changing, but the most important title of Holland Hall Alumna will be with me always. I will see you at Reunion Weekend 2021! My excitement to see everyone will be just as limitless.

Christy Utter ’92 Director of Alumni Relations

Darin Alred ‘84 Megan Beck ‘98 Clint Brumble ‘93 Kara Butler ‘02 Kim Dullye ‘83 Paige Hulse ‘08 Amanda Josserand ‘98

Caroline Lindemuth ‘08 Ashley Parrish ‘93 Susan Rainey ‘85 David Ramsey ‘76 Adrian Reents ‘06 Sanford Roberds ‘93 Justin Thompson ‘98

Regan Watts ‘06 Samantha Weyrauch Davis ‘92 Julie Yeabower ‘77

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Barron Ryan launches onto a national stage with Tulsa Race Massacre piece, innovative ideas

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arron Ryan ’05 was rejected from every major music conservatory he applied to. But the son of two musicians who began playing piano at age 4 was ever discouraged. And he got right back on the music track and discovered a love for jazz and ragtime-inspired concert music.

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His first album was inspired by both music genres. “Classical With Attitude” propelled his career onward and upward. Barron’s second album, “The Masters’ Apprentice,” featured meticulously memorized and perfectly imitated performances of some of jazz’s most renowned soloists. But his third and

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most recent album, 2021’s “First Of Its Kind,” is different.

Not only does it feature Barron Ryan originals, but he’s gifted them to the world. Barron did not copyright any of his music.

“No rights reserved” were the most important three words listed on his album, he said.

When Barron was getting started, he grabbed his listeners’ attention by playing popular cover songs.

Legally, he had to get permission from the artist and often would have to pay for the rights to play the song.

His music has no such barriers. In fact, he encourages the active sharing of his original songs to any and everyone, he said.

You could say karma is shining on Barron. He was recently commissioned by Chamber Music Tulsa to write a piece for the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Barron tells the story of the tragedy through a piano trio.

Smithsonian Magazine named Barron Ryan one of ten “Innovators to Watch in 2021” for this deeply important endeavor. “Music can tell a story without using words, (and it) has an unparalleled ability to communicate,” Barron told the magazine.

In composing the piece, he looked through firsthand accounts of the massacre. He read about a woman who hid with her daughter and read Psalms as the attack raged on. Psalm 88:3 spoke to Ryan, and it ultimately inspired the melody. One of the verses reads, “My soul is full of troubles,” which Ryan borrowed as the title of his trio.

Barron’s calendar is full, but he found time to talk with Holland Hall juniors and seniors about his music and his life journey. Barron and fellow alumnus and saxophonist for The Revivalists, Rob Ingraham ’04, spoke virtually during an alumni career panel in early February. While their paths to success look different, their penchant for practice and hard work, along with a passion for music, was one and the same.

While Barron completes his trio for the Tulsa Race Massacre, we can all expect something new and exciting. We can’t wait.

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LESSONS AND CAROLS Holland Hall presented the 57th Service of Lessons and Carols virtually in 2020. The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, celebrated before Christmas during the season of Advent, is the story of the birth of Jesus told through scripture and song. The Holland Hall tradition of Lessons

and Carols dates back to 1963, shortly after the school’s affiliation with the Episcopal Church. Holland Hall alumni were invited to submit scripture readings and musical selections to add to the two anthems offered by the choir.

Viewers enjoyed musical numbers

by Devon Yanik ‘90, Jeremy Hays

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‘99, Ben Thompson ‘99, Barron Ryan ‘05, Becca Hart ‘10, and Brenna Caldwell ’11. The lessons were read by David Kolokolo ’14, Emily Bibens ’11 and Michael Bibens ’08, Roy S. Johnson ’74, Denny Mask ’09, and Carol Bush ’79. See the video at hollandhall.org/57LC

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Carol Bush was awarded the Champion of Mental Health and Substance Abuse by the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Association.

Scott Herren was named EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco Systems, the networking company based in San Jose, California. Scott joined Cisco in December 2020.

Cynthia Degitz Bast was named Office Managing Partner of Locke Lord in Austin. Her appointment marks the first time in the firm’s history that all of its Texas offices are led by women. According to a Locke Lord press release, “Bast is a member and former co-chair of Locke Lord’s Board of Directors and a nationally recognized affordable housing and community development finance lawyer.

She advises developers, investors, financial institutions, and governmental agencies on complex affordable housing transactions and has helped shape Texas laws and regulations impacting the industry. She is at the forefront of implementing new affordable housing initiatives at the local, state and federal levels while working to improve existing programs. In 2020, she was recognized as a Texas Trailblazer by Texas Lawyer for her work building Locke Lord’s affordable housing practice. She serves on the national advisory board for Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation.”

Lisa Eckenwiler was promoted to Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy/Health Administration and Policy Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University in May 2020. Professor Eckenwiler is a co-founder of the Resisting Borders network, which focuses on migrant and refugee health and responsibilities, a founding member of the Independent Resource Group for Global Health Justice, and a member of the Humanitarian Health Ethics Network. She was named Vice President of the IAB (International Association of Bioethics).

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CLASS NOTES Dr. John Hale was named chairperson of Computer Science at the University of Tulsa. John is a founding member of the TU Institute of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (IBCB), and a faculty research scholar in the Institute for Information Security (iSec).

In 2004, he was awarded a patent on technology he co-developed to thwart digital piracy on file-sharing networks. In 2000, Hale earned a prestigious NSF CAREER award for his educational and research contributions to the field of information assurance.

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Kevinn Matthews was selected to lead The Cochran Firm’s expansion into Oklahoma. Leading up to this new role, Kevinn worked for Williams Production and Exploration (The Williams Companies) as in-house counsel, a litigation attorney for Levinson Smith and Huffman, and at Legal Aid in Tulsa, to name a few. Kevinn recently helped launch the Buck Colbert Franklin Legal Clinic, which provides legal assistance to residents of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, just as its namesake did before and after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Kevinn has received numerous awards for his service to others including the Office of Professional Development Service Award from The University of Tulsa College of Law and the James C. Lang Mentoring Award from the Tulsa County Bar Association.

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Stephanie Collins Furqueron was named Associate Director of Development at the Nature Conservancy in Fall 2019.

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Megan Adamson Sijipati is the co-editor for the newly published “Muslim Communities and Cultures of the Himalaya: Conceptualizing the Global Ummah.”

The book chronicles individual perspectives and specific iterations

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of Muslim community, practice, and experience in the Himalayan region to bring into scholarly conversation the presence of varying Muslim cultures in the Himalaya. Megan is an author and professor of Religious Studies at Gettysburg College.

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Cassie Brewster Barkett was named Tulsa Country Club’s first female board president in its 112-year

history.

Ashley Parrish was named Director of Marketing and Communications at Holland Hall after more than 20 years at the Tulsa World. She has two children at the school.

Rob Butler was named Head of School at Forsyth in St. Louis, effective July 1, 2021. Rob’s education career includes teaching and coaching stints at Holland Hall, Washington University in St. Louis, Whitfield School, and, most recently, at University Ligget School in Michigan. He will replace his former Holland Hall track and field coach, Dan Hildebrand, as Forsyth’s Head of School.

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Sarah Cravens was appointed General Counsel at BioZyme Inc., in Saint Joseph, Missouri. BioZyme Inc., founded in 1951, develops and manufactures natural, proprietary products focused on animal

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CLASS NOTES nutrition, health, and microbiology. Sarah brings a wealth of experience and will use her skills in interpreting laws across borders, both domestically and abroad. She is fluent in French and continues to work on Italian, Japanese, and German.

1995 & 2001 Zach Lewis ’95, along with Jim Mahoney and Sergio Pablos, are 45th Annual HUMANITAS Prize finalists for “Klaus,” and alumnus Micah Fitzerman-Blue ’02 was nominated for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”

Zack Lewis released his feature-length film “The Main Event” on April 9 on Netflix. The story follows the main character, Leo, after he discovers a magical mask. He’s an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler who enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar.

Jeff Jaynes is the executive director of Restore Hope Ministries.

Founded in 1978, Restore Hope has worked toward hunger reduction and focused on homeless prevention efforts. The current health and economic situation has prompted a new sense of urgency from community leaders regarding Tulsa’s affordable housing and eviction disaster.

“This is an unprecedented situation,” Jaynes told TulsaPeople magazine. “We do not want people to become homeless in the middle of a pandemic.

Restore Hope has dramatically ramped up our efforts, and we certainly need partners to help us to do that.”

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Arikka Finn and her husband, Rhett Matthews, welcomed baby boy Felix Augustine Alexander Finn on March 17, 2021 at 7:56 a.m.

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He weighed in at 9 pounds 5 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. He joins big brother, Teddy, a firstgrader at Holland Hall Amanda Campbell Josserand was named a Middle School learning specialist at Holland Hall last year.

She has two children at Holland Hall.

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Kirstyn Brownson married Matthew C. Larson on December 21, 2018, in Laguna Hills, California.

After graduating from Yale’s General Surgery Residency (2018) and a Surgical Breast Oncology Fellowship at the University of Southern California (2019), Kirstyn began her role as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Huntsman Cancer Institute in October 2019.

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Jennifer Croft was awarded the 2020 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for her book, “Homesick: A Memoir.”

The Saroyan awards are presented by the Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation. Jennifer’s memoir is a coming-ofage story that includes all the “firsts” readers might expect from a narrative about identity formation: first loss, first love, first foray toward independence.

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Matthew Campbell was named Upper School History Teacher and Head Girls Golf Coach at Holland Hall School. He previously taught at Tulsa Public Schools’ East Central High School. He will have two children enrolled at Holland Hall in the fall.

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Jennifer Barnes published her newest book, “Deadly Little Scandals,” in November 2019. She is the author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed young adult novels. This book is the sequel to the wildly successful “Little White Lies.”

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Meredith Campbell Rogers was named Community Events & Volunteer Coordinator at Holland Hall.

She was previously at First Presbyterian Church Tulsa. Her four children will attend the school next fall.

the film industry. Abby is one of four honorees for DeadCenter Film’s Vision Award. The award honors individuals whose vision and hard work have created opportunities for filmmakers from Oklahoma and beyond to share their work, improve their craft, develop connections and partnerships, and elevate the storytelling coming out of our state.

Nina Badoe Williams returned to Tulsa six months ago and is a cardiologist at St. Francis Hospital. As one of a few African American cardiologists in Oklahoma, Dr. Williams has focused on educating the Black community about the importance of getting vaccinated and dispelling incorrect information regarding COVID-19 and the safety of vaccinations.

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Jacquelyn Held and her husband Jason welcomed a baby girl, Harlow Miller Held, on December 28, 2020.

Regan Mahl Watts and husband Steven welcomed baby girl Olivia Elaine on October 14, 2019. She weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces.

Olivia’s older sister, Anna Lee, is so thrilled to tackle the big sister position and does it wonderfully.

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Kathleen Hunt Brown was named Middle School English Teacher at Holland Hall. She previously taught at Cascia Hall.

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Abby Kurin is the director of the Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts and Culture, Oklahoma’s first municipal office to officially promote

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CLASS NOTES Paige Hulse joined the University of Tulsa community for their latest edition in the Student/Alumni Networking series, “A Day in the Life.” Paige is the owner and lead attorney of Paige Hulse Law. She shared her career and TU journey and tips and tricks for effective networking and professional development. She also serves on the Holland Hall Alumni Board!

Alex Carrone and boyfriend Keith Tanner welcomed baby boy Leo Robert Tanner on October 20, 2019. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces and has a ton of bright blond hair! Prior to the pandemic, they switched to working from home so Leo was able to help work for the Honest Stand, a dairy- and gluten-free brand of dips. Find them at honeststand.com

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Austin Stember was named Upper School English Teacher at Holland Hall. He completed his Master of Science in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Elyse Tomasko Curtis and her husband Jake welcomed Jaxon Alexander Curtis on March 22, 2021. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. She was also recently named Assistant to the Head of Primary School at Holland Hall.

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Clayton Webb founded a sustainable children’s fashion brand called bubclub! The brand aims to reduce retail waste and relieve parents of the hassle of frequently buying their infants and toddlers clothing. Their flagship product, baggy bottoms, can be worn for about three years!

Check them out at www.gobubclub.com, on Facebook and Instagram at gobubclub.

Sarah Kranau and her now-fiance, Dr. Andrew Rudd, got engaged on December 24, 2020, with plans for a wedding on April 8, 2022, in San Diego, California.

Sarah works in Human Resources for an accounting firm and Andrew founded a bio-tech startup last year.

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Ellen Humphries can be seen in the upcoming CBS All Access drama “Interrogation,” which premiered on the streaming service on February 6, 2020. Ellen has a recurring role as Sharon Russell opposite star Peter Saarsgard in the nonlinear true-crime drama. This is Ellen’s first recurring role on a network series. She can also be seen in the upcoming films “Silk Road” and “Grace,” and just wrapped filming ten episodes of AT&T’s new series on Audience Network called “ALT.”

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Tyler Cortez was promoted to President of AMTRA Capital Partners in August 2020. AMTRA Capital Partners is an investment firm in Tulsa, co-founded in 2018 by Tyler.

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Grace Weber ‘12 was named Upper School Science Teacher at Holland Hall.

Keli Boatman Miller and her husband worked hard during the pandemic to realize their dream of opening a business. Next Door Escapes and Entertainment is located at 91st Street and Memorial Drive and opened in mid-March 2021. It is set to be Tulsa’s premier escape room experience.

Katie Ford Griffel Worked as the Upper School Nurse for the 2020/2021 school year during the pandemic. She continued to assist with Athletic Training, a job she performed while a student here at Holland Hall

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Anthony Oyekan graduated from medical school at University of MIssouri — Kansas City School of Medicine in May 2020 and matched for residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kate Korneva is a Design, Housing, and Merchandising major at Oklahoma State University and was recently named a Top 6 Senior of Distinction in the College of Human Sciences, the college’s highest honor for graduating seniors. She was president of the International Facility Management Association student chapter at OSU and the student ambassador of the Hospitality Industry Network.

In 2020, Kate’s development of the adaptive kitchen cabinet with OSU engineering students won the CEAT Innovative Design Award, and she was named the People’s Choice Research Winner at the Coalition for Advancing Digital Research and Education for her research with an OSU professor using virtual reality to design retail store layouts.

Kate will be working at Dewberry Architects in Tulsa.

Tj Givens won The Gramercy Institute’s Financial Content Marketing Award for her excellence in the strategy and execution of the business-tobusiness M&T Commercial Banking webinar and content series “Managing Through Challenging Times.” Beyond her category-specific award, Tj won the prestigious “Best of” award across all winners in the single-country category.

In recognition of this award, she received a promotion at M&T Bank, a Fortune 500 regional community bank based in the Northeast, to Banking Officer, Commercial Marketing Manager, Industry Solutions. Tj is working remotely for M&T in Tulsa.

Avery Gragg and Corey Taylor, both University of Tulsa student-athletes, spearheaded “Conversations That Matter” — a video they produced bringing together TU athletes, coaches, and administrators to have “uncomfortable, but necessary conversations on race, justice, and personal experience.”

Rafael de la Vega partnered with hand sanitizer companies in Latin America in July 2020 to import hand sanitizer to the United States to aid in the supply shortage in the nation. They received FDA approval and quickly had 9,500 bottles of hand sanitizer ready to ship out of a distribution facility in Dallas.

Sanitizelifeus.com played a key role in health and safety during the early stages of the pandemic.

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Gabby Gregory, a starter on the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team, was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

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Colin Wenger completed the Naval Advanced Nuclear Power Course in March 2020. Naval Nuclear Power School is the first step in the Navy’s nuclear power training pipeline for both enlisted and officer students. The advanced course is offered for the officer students and the regular course is for the enlisted sailors. Everyone who passes the six-month course goes on to another six-month school where you receive hands-on training on operational nuclear reactors. Following the year of coursework and training, both enlisted sailors and officers go on to submarines and aircraft carriers in the fleet.

Stefano Parducci has his own radio show every Saturday on the Purdue University Student Radio.

He plays classic rock, and all the songs in his playlist have great diversity. Name a rock song and/or a band, and he’s probably heard of it.

Stefano’s show lasts from 5-6 p.m. https://tunein.com/radio/WCCR-Purdue-s47476/

Audrey Wise and Arjun Reddy met up at OSU Medical School for their white coat ceremony, marking their entry into their prestigious programs.

2016

Liam Carey received the Isaac Andrew Campbell Memorial Prize for Creative Writing Thesis given to the students who have shown outstanding talent, promise, and achievement as creative writers.

Liam will graduate from Hendrix College with Distinction.

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CharaRuth Ward published her first book “Rise Up and Shout: An Honest Dialogue,” which was released on Amazon on August 10, 2020. “Rise up and Shout” is a collection of poems ranging from serious to feel good. It has an overarching message to spark conversations and to encourage readers to write themselves.

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t’s a solemn image — dancers taking the stage one by one, sitting down with their backs to the audience. Then the truly solemn images appear. Photos from the Tulsa Race Massacre start rotating. “Having the dancers facing away from the audience at the start was a way of making them appear as equal as possible,” Tyne Shillingford told the Tulsa World.

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“You aren’t able to see gender or race. It’s really a community of equals, and we’re having them, as well as the audience, look at what is happening in these images.”

Tyne, a 2003 Holland Hall graduate who now teaches dance and serves as Upper School Fine Arts Department Chair, choreographed “Witness.”

Her students performed it on campus in April to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre — something Tyne knew for two years she wanted to honor in some way.

She performed part of the work herself during an exhibit titled “She Makes Art” with Liggett Studios, owned by former Holland Hall teacher Steve Liggett.

The show originally was going to spotlight two- and three-dimensional works by female artists in the Tulsa area, but the show’s curator, Alicia Chesser, wanted to include dance. And she wanted to work with Tyne again. Chesser asked for a solo, and Tyne got to work.

That solo performance was an extension of work she’s done for years. In 2016, she and faculty member Eder Williams-McKnight performed together at a Holland Hall dance festival. That piece also was inspired by the Tulsa Race Massacre, and she’s wanted to expand on it ever since. And she’s not finished. She wants to work towards a larger production with the same theme. She is applying for graduate school next year and already knows that this will be the basis of her thesis.

To see “Witness,” visit hollandhall.org.

PROJECTION IMAGES FROM THE RUTH STIGLER AVERY ARCHIVE HOUSED AT THE OSU-TULSA LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES. PHOTOS BY LINDSEY NEAL KUYKENDALL

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2020 Distinguished Alumni Award winners announced

Although we couldn’t celebrate them in person, the Alumni Association recognized our 2020 class with a tribute video sent by email and social media. We will honor them — along with the 2021 class to be announced soon — in person at an Oct. 21, 2021, awards dinner.

The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes an alumnus or alumna who demonstrates exceptional service to society, exhibiting a high degree of character and integrity, demonstrating exceptional accomplishment in his or her profession, and whose accomplishments, affiliations and career(s) have honored the legacy of excellence at Holland Hall.

This year’s recipients were Dr. Deborah Jenkins ’75 and LeAnne Taylor ’80.

After an illustrious career as a hospital medical manager, and Neonatology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Specialist for Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Deborah Jenkins retired from medicine and founded Doc J’s Heat and Air, where she serves as the chief managing partner.

LeAnne Taylor began presenting the news in 1984.

She joined the News on 6 team in 1998 as cohost of “Six in the Morning,” where she still works today. She is an award-winning news anchor and avid volunteer for local community causes.

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Young Alumni Achievement Award, honoring an alumnus/a from the past 15 years who has made a significant mark in his/her university or community, and excels in their profession or pursuit of education. Adele Beasley Weaver helped create Tulsa’s first commercial kitchen incubator, Kitchen 66, after graduating from New York University. An avid foodie, businesswoman, and dreamer, Adele still supports local entrepreneurs through her consulting role at b&co.

The Alumni Association board established a new award to be presented annually to the alumnus or alumna who demonstrates a commitment to the Holland Hall community through collaborative volunteer work that supports the students, faculty, staff, and mission of the school. The obvious choice for this year’s recipient was Heather Snoke Pohl ’89. Holland Hall’s Book Fair was its largest community event. For Heather, attending, and subsequently volunteering for, the Holland Hall Book Fair as a student and ultimately a Holland Hall parent ignited a passion for supporting the event through its 60th and final year. Heather’s thousands of hours of dedicated work helped maintain and strengthen Holland Hall’s connection to the Tulsa community.

Our four award recipients have each lived lives of service, dedication, and an unselfish determination to help others. The Alumni Association and its board are proud to present these awards to four very deserving alumnae.

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Reunion Weekend is BACK! Save the date for October 21-23, 2021 After postponing the Fall 2020 Reunion Weekend celebrations, we will have a much-anticipated do-over for the classes ending in 0 and 5. Fall 2021 will feature a Reunion Weekend slate that will welcome the 0s and 5s, as well as the classes ending in 1 and 6. This new schedule, featuring double class years, promises to bring even more alumni together to reconnect, reminisce, and reinvigorate their passion and appreciation for Holland Hall.

For a schedule of events, a list of class reunion chairs, and more, visit hollandhall.org/reunion21

Athletic Hall of Fame winners will be honored in 2022 The Dutch Athletic Hall of Fame honorees are chosen by a committee made up of alumni, current and former coaches, and athletic directors. The school will honor the class selected in Spring 2020 as well as a limited number of additional honorees. The celebration will take place in May 2022.

Previous honorees include Lance Ellis ’64, Alex Eaton ’81, Hillary Beck ’89, Denoto Wilson ’98, Jack Morrow ’07, Kelsey Arnold ’14, Coach Dave Bach (Softball), and the 2009 - 2012 softball teams.

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‘Mr. Hospitality’ Chuck Hill left an indelible mark on Holland Hall

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BY RICHARD SPENCER or the better part of the last 15 years, if anyone needed anything, everyone knew who to call — Chuck Hill.

Chuck died on March 15, 2020, just as the school was shutting down for COVID. As a member of the Security and Maintenance staff, he was a ubiquitous presence at almost every school event. He was an indispensable asset at sporting events, dances, plays, Trivia Night, Book Fair, Grandparents Day – the list is endless.

The great thing about Chuck was that you didn’t have to tell him what to do, and he was always the first one to arrive and the last to leave. Working a 20-hour day was routine for him. At our annual Cross-Country Invitational, managing the arrival of buses and parking is a huge job. The coaches never even had to discuss it with Chuck. We knew everything was in good hands. Also, when things went awry, Chuck never panicked. He simply pivoted to Plan B without complaining or worrying.

Chuck was always behind the scenes looking for ways to enhance any event. As an example, at Trivia Night, when it looked like the ice was running low, there was Chuck hauling a fresh cache of ice to replenish the coolers. No one asked him to do that; he saw a need and met it.

But serving at events was only a small part of Chuck’s service. On weekends, he was Mr. Hospitality. He knew the make and model of almost every parent and student driver who came onto campus. Many of them had his number on speed dial. He’d come in early on a Sunday just to let a lone basketball player shoot in the gym. He changed flats, personally took care of faculty and student car repairs, and even loaned out vehicles to those in need in our community. And what did he ask in return? Nothing but your friendship.

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WHEN THINGS WENT AWRY, CHUCK NEVER PANICKED. HE SIMPLY PIVOTED TO PLAN B. Besides the Holland Hall community, Chuck also cared for a large family. He provided regular meals for at least a dozen family members, as well as assisting with their many medical needs. His culinary skills and offerings weren’t limited to just his family. He regularly shared food with a number of his HH family as well.

Before the school acquired the traffic light at the main entrance, Chuck was the human stop light. No one could make traffic flow like he could. He had a style and flair that was peerless, and he never complained about being in the street. He enjoyed it because he knew that people appreciated it.

Coaches, in particular, profoundly experience Chuck’s absence. For almost any event, we ask, why didn’t that get done? The answer is that Chuck did that. We never had to even think about many of the details and set-ups because he performed the little things that allowed events to proceed smoothly.

Chuck Hill was a special person with a heart of gold.

His service and impact on this community can’t be quantified. Rest in peace, my friend. Well done, good and faithful servant!

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ALUMNI

ANGELA MEYERS ’88 (NON-GRAD) - March 5, 2020, Shawnee

AYO BAILEY ’92 (NON-GRAD) October 8, 2019, Tulsa; brother of Ojo Bailey ’91 (non-grad)

WENDY WARE MITCHELL ’79 January 9, 2021; mother of Majesta (Jesse) Siegfried O’Bleness ‘99, Aurora Rutledge ‘06, Ricky Siegfried ‘08, Sterling Siegfried, and Kira Tiemann

ERIN BELL ’95 - March 2021, London, England; sister of Carter Bell ’93 BEN BOULWARE ’08 - November 9, 2019, Stillwater; son of Ben and Herisene Boulware REBECCA RHODES BROWN ’76 - January 25, 2020, Tulsa; sister of Amy Rhodes Fuller ’80 and Rachel Rhodes Dolan ’84; aunt of JP ’21, Elizabeth ’21, and Erin Dolan ’22.

MARTHA “OLD DEAR” SHARP CANTERBURY BUFORD ’52 - May 18, 2020, Tulsa; wife of C. Robert Buford; mother of R.C. Buford, Anne Sharp Buford, and Jo Siegfried; sister of Josephine Leslie JEFF BYERS ’84 - January 9, 2021, Nashville, TN; husband of Janet Jobe Byers; brother of the late Brent Byers ’88 and Kristin Byers Cole ’93 ANDREW CANTRELL ’05 - October 25, 2020, Tulsa; son of Terry and Sheryl Cantrell JOYCE CHESTNUT BREYMAN CRESWELL ’58 - May 24, 2020, Pryor; wife of Gregory Cresswell; mother of Gail Breyman GENEVIEVE “GENI” ALCOTT CAUSSE ’55 - August 9, 2020, Darien, CT; wife of Andy Causse; sister of Mary Alcott Ferger and Blake Alcott DELLA MAE DUNKIN DORTCH ’50 January 6, 2021, Batesville, AK; aunt of Sam Buford ’84 HEATHER DENSLOW-SWEPSTON ’89 - December 2, 2020, Tulsa; sister of Lori Denslow Masano ’86 and Gretchen Denslow ’91 JIM HEWGLEY ’66 - husband of Anne Hewgley; father of Audra Hewgley Gallegos ’92 (non-grad); son of the late Jocelyn Moser Hewgley ’38 and Trustee Jim Hewgley; brother of the late Robert Hewgley ’68 and Fred Hewgley ’70

FRIENDS DR. PHIL ARCHER - October 4, 2019, Tulsa; father of Ken Archer ’92

DR. ALAN GREENWOOD MOORE ’67 - May 24, 2019, Texas; husband of Caroline Fife

JOHN AREND - April 25, 2020, Tulsa; father of John Arend ’84, Denny Arend, and Tiffany Arend Campbell

MANDY POTTS HEILERS ’91 September 6, 2020, McKinney, TX; wife of Eric Heilers; mother of Finn and Samantha

TYLER BEATTY - October 23, 2019, Tulsa; son of Ed Workman ’93 (non-grad)

MARGARET GRAHAM HOLT ’49 (NON-GRAD) - November 5, 2019, Tulsa RICHARD LEE ’76 - April 2, 2020, Stillwater, OK; brother of Robert “Bobby” Lee ’74 ANN STEWART MCCLAREN ’50 March 14, 2019 ANGELA (ANGIE) MEYERS ’88 (NON-GRAD) - March 5, 2020, Shawnee BARBARA OLSEN ’67 - April 23, 2018, Plano, TX; wife of Bill Olsen MIKE RUCKGABER ’98 - June 2020; brother of Karin Ruckgaber Perez ’95 TRACY SHOEFSTALL ROWLAND ‘82 - August 2020; wife of David Rowland ’82 MILES SCHUMAN ’80 - March 1, 2019, Calgary, Canada; brother to Ilyse Schuman Saltz and Karlyn Doyle MICHAEL SWIMMER ’91 - May 2020; brother of Joe Swimmer ’88 CHRISTI SEGER TUCKER ’64 (NONGRAD) - January 1, 2021, Skiatook; wife of Marty Tucker; mother of Nora Whitehill Percy ’89, Ann Whitehill Kohler ’90, Daniel Whitehill, Howard Whitehill, and Jessica Whitehill Karam; mother-in-law of Jason Percy ’90 LILLIAN WIRICK ’44 - March 13, 2020, Tulsa BILL WRIGHT ’73 - March 18, 2021, Naples, FL; father of Michael ’04,

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Coby ’05, and Will Wright ’12

HAREL BENNETT - October 5, 2020, Tulsa; father of retired faculty John Bennett ’70; grandfather of Mark Bennett ’99, Joel Bennett ’01, and JP Bennett ’06 DR. RAY BOOKER - August 5, 2019, Tulsa; grandfather of Will Booker ’14 and Alex Booker ’20 MARY BORK - May 14, 2020, Tulsa; mother of Lisa Bork ’85, Robert Bork ’87, and Caroline Bork Mathson ’94 JAMES BOST - August 4, 2020, Tulsa; husband of Cherry Bost; father of Jay Bost ’94 and Sara Bost Fisher JIM BOSWELL - August 2, 2020, Tulsa, father of Rob Boswell, Doug Boswell ’78, James Boswell ’81, and Phyllis Boswell McKenzie ’84 JANE DOBBS BRECHIN - April 21, 2020, Tulsa; mother of John Brechin ’77 and Amy Brechin ’74.

PATSY BREWSTER - September 4, 2020; mother of Steven Watts; mother-in-law of Regan Mahl ’06 Watts SALLY BRIGHT - August 3, 2019, Tulsa; mother of Don Bright ’94, Joe Bright ’95, Mike Castleberry, and Keith Castleberry.

GENE BRUMBLE - January 15, 2020, Tulsa; grandfather of Clint ’92, Kyle, and Curtis Brumble

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IN LOVING MEMORY JOHN ENGLAND - May 3, 2020, Tulsa; father of Andy England; father-in-law of Chief Advancement Officer Amy England; grandfather of Simon ’34 and Elliott England

ZOLA CABE - February 14, 2020, Tulsa; mother of David Cabe and mother-in-law of retiree Pat Cabe.

ANNIE GEBETSBERGER December 2020; grandmother of Grant Gebetsberger ’17

STEVE JACKSON - January 27, 2020, Tulsa; former Trustee; husband of Shelley Smith Jackson ’64; father of Meredith Jackson and Stephanie Jackson Lewis ’98; father-in-law of Zach Lewis ’95

GEORGE CALDWELL - June 14, 2019, Florida; father of Brenna Caldwell D’Onforio ’11 and Rachel Caldwell.

JOHN GILCHRIST - April 13, 2020, Tulsa; father of Jasmine Gilchrist Piccini ‘98

RYAN LATHAM - Tulsa; husband of Beth Latham; father of Allison Latham ’11 and Lindsay Latham ’13

TAMMY GREEN - February 2021 step-sister of Holland Hall chaplain, Art Scrutchins

GEORGE “BUDDY” LAWHORN - February 3, 2020, Tulsa; grandfather of Austin Lawhorn ‘11

BARBARA BURKE HARRISON - February 21, 2021; mother of Catherine Reed ’73, Richard Harrison ’76, and Juliet Harrison Shane ’76 (non-grad)

SIDNEY LEE - Tulsa, OK grandfather of Denny ’91, Jason ’93, and Damon Lee ’98

MARTY CLARK - July 2020, Tulsa; wife of the late Tom Clark; mother of Tim Clark ’83 and Toby Clark ’84; grandmother of Toby ’19 and Wallace ’21 MARIA DE ANDRADE - August 23, 2020, Valencia, Venezuela; mother of current faculty member Leo De Andrade MARIE DETWILER - December 16, 2019, Tulsa; grandmother of Sarah Detwiler Craig ’01, Alex ‘03, Grant ’06, and Kyle ‘06 Detwiller JERRY DICKMAN - September 2019, Tulsa; former Trustee; husband of Jeannie Dickman; father of Amy Dickman Gray ’86 and husband Jin, Scott Dickman and wife Martha, David Dickman, and Debbie and Brent Henderson; grandfather of Kit Dickman ’12 and Caroline Dickman ’14, and Sara Jayne and Connor Gray FRED DROEGE - December 30, 2020; father of Leslie Droege ‘79 and Kristin Droege ‘82 PATTY DULLYE - January 2, 2021, Tulsa; mother of Kimberlie Dullye ’83 and Larry Dullye ’88; grandmother of Lauren Kramer ’20, Lance Kramer ’23, and Luke Kramer ’28 LEN EATON - February 3, 2020, Tulsa; father of Leslie Eaton ’76, Pam Eaton ’79, and Alex Eaton ’81; grandfather of James Eaton ’14 and Garrett Eaton ’20

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Keaton ’23, Stella ’26, and Tuli ’26 Hughes

GENE BUZZARD - July 21, 2020, Tulsa; husband of Chris Buzzard; father of Jessica Buzzard ’92, Maggie Buzzard Regan ’95, and Christy Buzzard

CHUCK HILL - March 16, 2020, Tulsa - dedicated Holland Hall staffer; son of Talmadge Hill and Carolyn Hill DAVID JOHNSON - September 1, 2020; uncle of Ashley-Elizabeth Johnson ’10 and Sarah-Nicole Johnson ’13 SUSAN JOHNSON - December 2019; mother of Cassie Gross; mother-in-law of Tag Gross ’87; grandmother of Cooper Gross ’14 and Hagan Gross ’16 JC JOYCE - July 11, 2020, Tulsa; husband of Darleen; father of the late Jared Joyce, John C Joyce ’84, Catherine Joyce Graddy ’94, and Kevin Joyce ’96; father-in-law to Kylee Schelbar ’97 Joyce REV. JOYCE HARDY - May 14, 2020, Arkansas; former faculty HELEN HOAGLAND - December 20, 2019, Tulsa; grandmother of Molly Hoagland Freyja MARGIE HUGHES - September 10, 2020; mother of Cathy Hughes Hawley ’77, Chris Hughes ’79, Eric Hughes ’81, and Greg Hughes ’84; grandmother of current students

SANDY MAJORS - August 28, 2020, Broken Arrow; aunt of Holland Hall communications director Ashley Parrish ’93 GEORGE W. MATSON - October 13, 2019, Tulsa; grandfather of Stewart Matson, Erin Matson Lawson, and Andy Matson ’02 GEORGE F. “GEORDIE” MATSON November 5, 2019, Tulsa; husband of Laurie Matson; father of Andy Matson ’02 and Erin Matson Lawson SHARON KAY MCCONNELL - February 17, 2021, Tulsa; grandmother of Kristen Broaddus ’13 BILL MICHAELS - April 22, 2020, Basking Ridge, NJ; Father of Noell Michaels ’77, Robert Michaels ’81, and Hilary Michaels von Schroeter ’82; grandfather or Allene Michaels ’15 HUGH MORRIS - December 3, 2019; father of current faculty member Vicki Vrooman; grandfather of Weston Vrooman ’13 PATTI MORTON - December 31, 2020, Tulsa; mother of Cindi Cox Runyon ’95

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IN LOVING MEMORY EVELYN “SUE” MUZIKA - February 5, 2020, Tulsa; grandmother of Deirdra Kelly ’12

Chip Meade; grandmother of Justin Meade ’94; great grandmother of Piper Meade ’26

YEE ONG - December 21, 2020, Muskogee; husband of Ann Ong; father of Jasmine Ong ’95 and Emil Ong ’97

LINDA RACKLEY - January 12, 2020, Tulsa; wife of Tony; mother of Darren Rackley ’92 and Alecia Rackley McGuire

DEE PAIGE - August 21, 2020, Tulsa; husband of Barbie Edwards Paige ’74; brother-in-law of Peter Edwards ’71, Jim Edwards ’72, Susan Edwards, Carol Edwards Owens ’78, and Nancy Edwards PIYUSHKUMAR “JOHNNY” PATEL - February 11, 2021, Tulsa; husband of Nima Patel; father of Tejal Patel ’18 CINDY PERRY - February 6, 2020, Sugar Land, TX; sister of current faculty member Debbie Almohandis DIEGO PONGO - March 8, 2020, Iraq; partner of Kelsey Baker ’09 BETSY PRESSLY - October 1, 2019, Tulsa; mother of Holly and

JOHN RAINWATER - March 19, 2020, Tulsa; father of Ryan Rainwater ’91 ARTHUR SALISBURY - September 24, 2020, Tulsa; father of former Trustee Hal Salisbury; father-inlaw of Tracy Lorton ’82 Salisbury; grandfather of Halle ’14, Morgan ’14, and Laurel ’17 Salisbury JOHN “JACK” SANTEE December 6, 2019, Tulsa; husband of Helen Santee; father of Stephen Santee and father-in-law of Trustee Amy Santee; grandfather of Sarah ’24 and Jack ’26.

SARAH SCHULTZ - June 21, 2019, Tulsa; wife of Kevin Schultz; mother of Luke Schultz ’33 and Madison Schultz.

ELIZABETH “LIZ” TUTTLE January 2, 2020; wife of retired faculty member Carols Tuttle; mother of John Tuttle ’82 and the late Lucinda Tuttle Ross ’80 CATHERINE VALE - January 17, 2021, Tulsa; mother of retired faculty member Sandra Brown; grandmother of Spencer Brown ’90 and SoRelle Braun Brown ’92 BRICE VENABLE - August 24, 2019, Tulsa; husband of Sue Venable; father of former Middle School Chaplain Amy Venable.

CLARK WALLACE - March 9, 2020, Tulsa; husband of former faculty member Delene Wallace; father of Justin Wallace ’02 and Amy Wallace Timmons ’08 BRANDON WELCH - February 5, 2021, Kansas City, MO; step-brother of Tyler Ramsey ’92, Corbett Ramsey ’94, and Ashton Ramsey.

Happy Hour & Wine Tasting on the Chapman Green 4 Course Dinner by Chefs Justin Thompson ʼ98 and Myles McClanahan ʼ98 Music by Nicholas Foster ʼ10 and Snobug

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Dutch Divine is an extraordinary Holland Hall event showcasing alumni talent in the musical and culinary arts. This unique event features entertainment by alumni musicians as well as food and drink pairings provided by alumni chefs. This blending of talent and creativity produces a sophisticated experience for our entire community to enjoy.

All proceeds go to support financial aid for children of alumni.

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HOLLAND HALL TRIBUTE GIFTS Paying tribute is an especially caring and memorable way of giving. Whether the gift is in memory or honor of a loved one, friend, family member, teacher, or life event, we gratefully accept and recognize these gifts. This list includes tributes made June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021.

IN HONOR OF:

Jillian Beckwith ‘24 Chris ‘88 and Jane Beckwith

Mike and Tamara Bucholtz

Alex Alabbasi ‘12

Phoebe Beckwith ‘22

Madeline Bucholtz ‘31

Bob and Kathleen Alabbasi

Abigail Alderman ‘20 Bob Ballenger and Jeanne Hartley

Jude Alderman ‘29

Chris ‘88 and Jane Beckwith

Mike and Tamara Bucholtz

John Bennett ‘70

Lollie Burr

Olin and Karen Holmes Everett C. and Kristin Lees Nan Hawkins Winton ‘91

Olivia Butkin ‘20

Bob Ballenger and Jeanne Hartley

Carter Bryce Benton ‘24

Sebastian Alderman ‘23

Don Bergenroth

Bob Ballenger and Jeanne Hartley

Vivian Alderman ‘26 Bob Ballenger and Jeanne Hartley

Nick Alexandrov Jon and Angie Stolper

Philip B. Allen ‘73 Geoffrey and Evie Butler

Bill Andoe Diane and Byron Shen

Elle Arens ‘20 Jim and Katie Arens

Margery Armstrong Pam Rogers

Corey Babb ‘00 Ray and Jannelle Babb

Kelley Flint Ballenger ‘91 Bob Ballenger and Jeanne Hartley

Sherry L. Benton

Neil Bergenroth and Cathy Rose-Bergenroth

Geoffrey Butler Phil ‘73 and Julie ‘74 Allen

Justin Butler ‘04 Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Frances Fondren-Bales

Grant Byrd ‘23

Colton Bomer ‘32

Ann Byrd

Lucas and Canon Bomer

Geovy Cajamarca

Lilah Brauninger ‘20

Laurie Spencer

Chuck and Betsy Daubenberger

Lynne Caroon

Ashley Bray and Family

Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

JP and Mary Culley

Nurse Linda Christensen

Caroline Briggs ‘23

Jerry Griffin and Asialynn Griffin ‘24

Mary Lou Daniel

Roger and Francy Collins

Everett Brookhart ‘28 Dio and Sharon Daily

Andy and Amy England Diane and Byron Shen

Weston Brookhart ‘25

Susan Connor

Dio and Sharon Daily

Charles H. Brown

Jane Beckwith & Family

Sandra Brown

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Robert and Nina Butkin

Clair Byrd ‘31

Mike and Kay Lacey

J. Dan Rives

Jill Coulter

Michael Berglund for his work as Dean

Ron and Fay Palma John and Mary Alice Bird Barbie Edwards ‘74 Paige Donna and David Wing ‘69

Jackson Barnard ‘33

Jackson Bucholtz ‘25

Ann Byrd

Karly and Jeremy Mason Jerry Griffin and Asialynn Griffin ‘24

Ronda Cooper Brent Casey

Sarah Cox Laura and Walter Hulse

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J.W. Craft and family

Simon England ‘34

Shari Harjo

Diane and Byron Shen

Bonnie England Frances Patterson Lindsay Patterson

Scott and Gina Johnson

JP and Mary Culley Ron and Fay Palma Byron and Diane Shen

Louie Culley ‘27 Paulette Feather

Elyse Curtis ‘09 Norm Rosenberger

Mark Cyrus Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Raymond Daniels Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Kelly Danner

Joan Newton Fleetwood ‘49 Jean Newton Tate ‘47

Frances Fondren-Bales Jerry Griffin and Asialynn Griffin ‘24

Jack Franden ‘21

Lauren Hauge ‘10 Robert and Lori Hauge

Hatcher Heldebrand ‘31 James and Juanelle Heldebrand Bruce and Stephanie Riddle

Holton Heldebrand ‘22

John and Kathryn Lockard

James and Juanelle Heldebrand Bruce and Stephanie Riddle

Lily Franden ‘29

Hunter Heldebrand ‘22

John and Kathryn Lockard

James and Juanelle Heldebrand Bruce and Stephanie Riddle

William Franden ‘23 John and Kathryn Lockard

Steve & Whitney Heldebrand Jason and Laura Lepak

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Tom Freeman

Barrett Day ‘28

Jeff and Fran Miller ‘78 Toubin Allison Sitrin-Warshaw ‘79

James Henshaw ‘03

Alden Fuller ‘20

David Hernandez-Perez ‘20

Ashley and Philip Fuller

Amy Cauthon

Thad Fuller ‘21

Advancement Team

Ashley and Philip Fuller

Amy England

Foster Gillingham ‘29

Class of 2023

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Anne Darnell ‘88 Clint Gillingham

Samantha Pashley

Tempest Dulany

Nellie Gillingham ‘27

Glenn and Karol Day

Bridgette Dieterlen ‘22 Bruce and Beverly Dieterlen

Ryan Donaldson Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Brandon Dowd

Olin and Karen Holmes Byron and Diane Shen

Garrett Eaton ‘20 Amy Cauthon

Lisa Eckenwiler ‘85 Leah Eckenwiler

Elle Elmburg ‘20

Anne Darnell ‘88 Clint Gillingham

Keith Goddard ‘87 Geoffrey and Evie Butler

The Goddard Family Donna Roberts Godkins ‘64

Joseph Bradley and Christine Ruane

Faculty and Staff of Holland Hall Keith and Leslie Kelly

Holland Hall 5th Grade Teaching Team Henry Sherburn ‘27

Holland Hall Class of 1968 Ray and Jan Owen ‘68 Swetenburg

Elise Goldberg ‘20

Holland Hall Class of 1969 50th Reunion

Emily Elmburg ‘18

Declan Graham ‘32

Mary Mark Alexander ‘69

Randall and Shirley Pogue

Gayle Sullivan Anne Graham

Holland Hall Faculty and Staff

Tag Gross ‘87

Holland Hall Faculty Who Taught Our Children

Randall and Shirley Pogue

Evelyn Elmburg ‘29 Randall and Shirley Pogue

Amy England Rebecca Nievar

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Marc and Linda Frazier

Cassie, Cooper ‘14 and Hagan ‘16 Gross

Roger and Francy Collins

Bert and Susan Bibens

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Holland Hall Teachers and Assistants

Abby Johnson ‘22

Maggie Lees ‘28

Harry and Linda Johnson

Don and Ann Lees

Elise Jones ‘20

Ella Kate Lees ‘29

Matt and Angela Jones

DJ and Linsey Lees

Lauren Fogarty

Ryan Jones ‘18

Francie Lees ‘32

Members of the EPK and JK Teams

Matt and Angela Jones

DJ and Linsey Lees

Vanessa Jones

Scarlett Lees ‘31

Jill Coulter

Simon England ‘34 and Family

DJ and Linsey Lees

My Students at Holland Hall

Campbell Josserand ‘28

Trey Lees ‘27

Sue Mullican

Bill and Gay Campbell

DJ and Linsey Lees

The Faculty, Staff, and Maintenance Crew of 2020-21

Jackson Josserand ‘25

Magnus Lepak ‘22

Bill and Gay Campbell

Roy and Sharon Love

Richard and Nan Hawkins ‘91 Winton

Sheridan Miller Kardos ‘20

Roman Lepak ‘27

The Maintenance Staff

Gloria Miller

Roy and Sharon Love

Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Kevin J. Klos ‘92

Sophia Lepak ‘20

Upper School Teachers

John and Judy Klos

Roy and Sharon Love

Guy and Caroline Berry

Courtney Latta Knoblock

Isabella Levine ‘24

Class of 2024

Andy and Amy England

Martin and Laura Levine

Jerry Griffin and Asialynn Griffin ‘24

Abie Koch ‘20

Ryan Levine ‘25

Nash Howell ‘27

Brent and Lara Koch

Martin and Laura Levine

Christina Armstrong

Ayden Korn ‘21

Becca Levit ‘20

Eli Hudson ‘28

Phil and Lonnie Snyder

Kenneth ‘83 and Janet Levit

Michael and Linda Ellis

Benjamin Korn ‘24

Payton Little ‘23

Levi Hudson ‘28

Phil and Lonnie Snyder

Teri Franklin

Michael and Linda Ellis

Robert Krieckhaus

Logan Littlefield ‘20

Olivia Hudson ‘28

Jill Goff Wenger ‘85

Jerry and Halline Littlefield

Michael and Linda Ellis

Fritz Laux

Dawson Long ‘29

Natalie Hurley ‘24

James Laux

Barbara Volz and Larry Langley

Ronald and Lindsay Fick

Caroline Lawson ‘20

Laura Longoria

William Hurley ‘27

Nancy Jenkins-Heidarian ‘74 Bill and Patty Lawson * Ed and Jay Lawson

Oliver Lorton ‘21

Robin L. Carstens

Holland Hall’s Outstanding Arts Faculty

Ronald and Lindsay Fick

Gabe Jeffries ‘25 Greg and Kelly Jeffries

Kelly Jeffries Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Emily Jezek ‘24 Bob and Jennifer Jezek

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Crystal Lawson Matt and Jennifer Wise

Cate Lees ‘31 Don and Ann Lees

Conrad Lees ‘33

Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Chuck and Betsy Daubenberger Roxana and Bob Lorton

Ashlee Lowry Brent Casey

Jake Martens ‘20

Jason and Cristi Martens

Don and Ann Lees

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Janice Moore ‘72

Clark ‘75 and Nancy Lipotich ‘76

Ron Palma

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Kevinn Matthews ‘88

Phil Muir

Jacob Nyal Palmer ‘23

JP and Mary Culley

Gus McKay ‘29 Tom and Helen McKay

Scout McKay ‘32 Tom and Helen McKay

Cathleen Whitaker McMahon ‘08 Carol W. Whitaker

Matthew H. McUsic ‘00 Diane and Byron Shen

Sloan Meier ‘27 Robert and Barbara Meier

Truett Meier ‘25 Robert and Barbara Meier

Fynley Merrick ‘30 Bob and Beverly Merrick

Loghan Merrick ‘32 Bob and Beverly Merrick

Anna L. Milligan Anthony L. Clay John and Laura Vance

Randy Mills Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Alice Milton ‘22

Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza Jon and Angie Stolper Brian and Diane Thompson

Johnny Myers ‘25 Larry and Anne Feighner McCarthy

Ryan Myers Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Sara Myers ‘27 Larry and Anne Feighner McCarthy

Kim O’Connor Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Roark Ocepek ‘33 Richard and Linda Ocepek

Sagan Ocepek ‘29 Richard and Linda Ocepek

Waverley Ocepek ‘30 Richard and Linda Ocepek

Gunner Onkst ‘22 Jimmie and Mary Davis

Carolyn Ostroski ‘29 Jerry and Jayme Ostroski Judy Critchfield

Christopher Ostroski ‘29 Jerry and Jayme Ostroski Judy Critchfield

Diane and Byron Shen Yasu Fuke ‘88

Brett and Melanie Palmer

Elliana Parker ‘31 David and Lori Parker

Joslyn Parker ‘28 David and Lori Parker

Becca Parker Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Ashley Parrish ‘93 Ron and Fay Palma

Conley Pentecost ‘23 Claudia Hamilton

Hannah Peterson ‘27

Susan Stuart Peterson ‘97

Landon Peterson ‘25 Susan Stuart Peterson ‘97

Brooklyn Pfannenstiel ‘20 Shawn and Dawn Pfannenstiel

Merrick Phillips ‘26 Billy and Kathy Fellers

Michael Phillips, Jr. ‘21 Billy and Kathy Fellers

Hallie Polson ‘27

Robert and Maxie Polson

Patrick W. Pugh ‘91

Robert and Carolyn Brooks

Jackson Ostroski ‘18

Owen and Gretchen Pugh

Summer Molloy Lisa and Dane Tucker

Jerry and Jayme Ostroski Judy Critchfield

Kishen Reddy ‘32

Anne Marie Moore

Jayme Ostroski

Jerry Griffin and Asialynn Griffin ‘24

Byron and Diane Shen

Elle Moore ‘27

Owen Ostroski ‘21

Yvonne Moore

Jack Moore ‘32 Yvonne Moore

Kate Moore ‘27 Yvonne Moore

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Jerry and Jayme Ostroski Judy Critchfield

Gavin Overall ‘27 George and Nancy Overall

Thatcher Overall ‘35 George and Nancy Overall

Pradeep and Sandhya Reddy

Meena Reddy ‘34 Pradeep and Sandhya Reddy

Cece Reese ‘29 Nathan and Andrea Reese

Charlie Reese ‘34 Nathan and Andrea Reese

Henry Reese ‘32

Nathan and Andrea Reese

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Lily Siemens ‘20

Brian Thompson

Jean Newton Tate ‘47

Christopher and Melissa Siemens

Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Sarah Richardson

Stafford Sigmon ‘33

Troy Tokarchik

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Steve and Dana Sigmon

Jerry Griffin and Asialynn Griffin ‘24

Julia Roark ‘25

Richard Spencer

Melissa Tomasko ‘11

Bill and Jennifer Roark

Scott and Amber Graybill

Norm Rosenberger

Mallory Roark

Laurie Spencer

Tucker Tomlinson-Howell ‘19

Karly and Jeremy Mason

Diane and Byron Shen

Julia van Auken Howell

Axel Robson ‘34

Sheryl Springer

Brayden Tottress ‘28

Joe and Hannah Robson

Erin Henderson

Deborah Simpson

Whitney Robson ‘29

Ben Stewart ‘22

Ria Trehan ‘20

Joe and Hannah Robson

Richard and Vicki Stewart

Sanjeev and Monica Trehan

Pam Rogers

Kate Stewart ‘20

Rohan Trehan ‘17

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Richard and Vicki Stewart

Sanjeev and Monica Trehan

Kelsey Rooney-Dorst

Melissa Stirling

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Carlos Tuttle

Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Benjamin Rougeot ‘23

Matthew Stolper ‘19

Bruce Buford ‘69 Chip and Catherine Wells ‘69 Dennerlein

John and Linda Rougeot

Jon and Angie Stolper

Dave and Cathy Rowland

Nathan Stolper ‘17

Byron and Diane Shen

Jon and Angie Stolper

Natalie Grace Ryan ‘23

Ashley Babb Studdard ‘00

Mary White

Ray and Jannelle Babb

Chico ‘80 and Molly Seay

Joseph Studebaker ‘21

Benjamin Udwin ‘10 Whitney Udwin ‘01

Camden Udwin ’09 Whitney Udwin ‘01 Trevor Udwin ‘04

Whitney Udwin ‘01 for her work as Dean

Byron and Diane Shen

Susan and John Studebaker

Byron Shen

Emma Summers ‘23

Frances Fondren-Bales

Ellen and Eugene Ichinose Ron and Fay Palma J. Dan Rives Rion and Meredith Campbell ‘02 Rogers

Howard and Peggy Summers

Brian Underwood

Molly Summers ‘23

Brad ‘95 and Jennifer White

Howard and Peggy Summers

Braxton Utter ‘22

Ky Shen ‘08

Phil Sweeney

Fred and Nancy Utter

Tag ‘87 and Cassie Gross

Brinkli Utter ‘29

Tyler Tan ‘20

Fred and Nancy Utter

Qing Tan and Xiaojin Guo

Christy Utter ‘92

Tyler Tetrick ‘20

Amy Cauthon Ray and Jan Owen ‘68 Swetenburg Brad ‘95 and Jennifer White

Byron and Diane Shen

Tyne Shillingford

Mike and Christy Moore

Ana Helmerich Shiverick ‘10 Susan Coe Brown

Harper Siemens ‘22 Christopher and Melissa Siemens

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Jeff and Michaele McKinney ‘83 Tetrick

James B. Thayer Ron and Fay Palma John and Mary Alice Bird

Laura Vance Brent Casey

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Vicki Vrooman

Jennifer York Roper ‘98

Ted and Nelda Lane Michelle and Larry Brotherton

David ‘64 and Becky York

Weston Vrooman ‘13 Vicki Vrooman

Jim and Kathy Morella Christy Zahn

Frank Ward

Christy Zahn

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Donald ‘74 and Lorna Wehrs

Ashley Parrish ‘93 and Michael Overall

Vanessa Jones Abigail Thomas King ‘99 David R. Martin ‘03 Gentry Moore ‘99 Derek and Lauryn Thrash ‘99 Ratcliff Dee and Shirley Sokolosky Greg Spencer ‘99 Jeannette Kern Laura Adams-Allen ‘03

Anna Lee Watts

Kennedy Zahn ‘22

Peyton Arens

Steven and Regan Mahl ‘06 Watts

Don Wehrs ‘74 Frank B. Ward

Shelby Wesolowski

Camden Zahn ‘15

Christy Zahn Jim and Kathy Morella

Mikaela Zahn ‘19

Jim and Kathy Morella Christy Zahn

Becca Parker

Kensington Zamarin ‘30

Gracie Westfield ‘15

Kathleen and Ronald Zamarin

Anne and Ty Westfield

Logan Zamarin ‘26

Caroline Grace Wheeler ‘21

Kathleen and Ronald Zamarin

Patsy Wheeler Jerry and Kari Wheeler

Tate Zamarin ‘23

Annabelle White ‘22 Adam and Jennifer White

Ben White ‘20 Adam and Jennifer White

Tina White Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Eder Williams-McKnight Diane and Byron Shen

Beatrix Winton ‘28 Bud and Marilyn Totten

Rupert Winton ‘28 Bud and Marilyn Totten

Jackie Wooten Jennifer Feighner and Robert Myers

Anna Wyatt ‘33 Ingrid Matthews

Nolan Wyatt ‘30 Ingrid Matthews

David Bryan York ‘01 David ‘64 and Becky York

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Kathleen and Ronald Zamarin

Elisa Zandi ‘28 Aziz and Azemah Zandi

Zach Zandi ‘29 Aziz and Azemah Zandi

Ava Zetik ‘24 Ruth Zetik

IN MEMORY OF: Sarah E. Adams ‘99 Robby ‘99 and Taylor Merrick Ilan and Katheryn Lieber ‘99 Grinberg Rick and Victoria Cameron Matt and Paige Miller ‘08 Hulse Kristen Lewis Abell ‘99 Roger and Jan Adams Nancy Baumann Doug and Natalie Conner ‘99 Bertram Courtney Bowline ‘99 Kirstyn Brownson ‘99 Banks ‘99 and Genniva Bruce Justin Butler ‘04 Steve Dyer Courtney Fell ‘99 Josh and Kaitlin Clark ‘99 Huber

Jim and Katie Arens

Robert and Ruth Ann Ashley John ‘74 and Ninette Ashley

Craig Benton

Paul and Anne Marie Moore Brian ‘77 and Marian Phillips

Ray Bizjack Chip and Catherine Wells ‘69 Dennerlein

Dottie and Jim Boswell Carlos and Elizabeth Tuttle

Patty Ruth Brewster Steven and Regan Mahl ‘06 Watts

Bill Brown Jamie and Emily Reichard

Tracy Brune ‘87 Frank B. Ward

Rick Chadsey ‘75 Don and Nancy Nelson

Douglas Cox Hanley Cox

Lisa Locke Deason ‘84 Charles Locke, Sr.

Heather Denslow-Swepston ‘89 Jeannie Bromley Lindley ‘91 Owen and Gretchen Pugh

Lance Dullye Kimberlie K. Dullye ‘83

Patty Dullye Kimberlie K. Dullye ‘83

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EDWARD C. LAWSON, JR. Edward “Chief” Campbell Lawson Jr. was one of Holland Hall’s greatest advocates. Ed served on the Holland Hall Board of Trustees for nine years and was the school’s 27th board president; he was named an Emeritus Trustee in 2003. His father also served as board president, and two of his three children have been board members.

Among the Lawson family members who are alumni are children Elizabeth ’83, Holbrook ’82, Bill and daughter-in-law Patty Jenkins Lawson; and grandchildren Merritt Webb ’11, Clayton Webb ’09, Maddie Holder ’08, McLeod Lawson ’18 and Caroline Lawson ‘20. Ed Lawson’s legacy at Holland Hall will always be remembered. The following includes those who contributed to the Holland Hall Fund in his memory.

Philip B. ‘73 and Julianne Tate ‘74 Allen

Elizabeth Griot Hagans

Pam Nelson

Anthony and Rebecca Bascone

James and Susannah Hocutt ‘85 Adelson

Randy Nelson

John and Mary Alice Bird Richard and Whitney Cox ‘87 Blond Steve and Kim Brilz Kenneth D. Busby ‘85 Roger and Francy Collins Benjamin ‘89 and Tricia Cox

Scott and Blair Iodice Ernie and Judy McKee David and Katie Johnson John and Elizabeth Lawson ‘83 Linehan Bill and Patty Jenkins Lawson Darielle and Earl Linehan

Tim Nelson Herbert and Deane Oven Rebecca Richards and Matt Kutcher Kip and Gail Richards Eric and Shannon Richards Jack and Helen Santee

Herbert and Mia Mascarin ‘81 Oven

Eric Sherburn and Leigh Ann Moss

John and Katherine Coyle

J. David and Tammie Maloney

Harry and Joan Seay

JP and Mary Culley

Ruth K. Nelson and Thomas Murphy

The Odyssey School

Leah C. Eckenwiler

Mike Nelson

Bob and Sandy Sober

Mary Nesbitt Duncan

Jim Hallett

Mayor James M. Hewgley, Jr.

Richard Duncan

Jeff ‘74 and Pat Hallett ‘74 Thurston

Kimberly Ho Schoelen ‘77

Bill Flint

Timothy Hammond ‘79

Alec M. Hill ‘77

Frank B. Ward

Chip and Mary Lou Gallagher ‘80 Doudican

Hanley Cox

DH Ford

Brent Casey

Scott and Karen Forsythe ‘79 Fadzen John and Valerie Gaylor

Kimberly Ho Schoelen ‘77

Chuck Hill Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza

Rex Frates

David Emanuel and Deborah Hammond

Ed Hooker

Frank B. Ward

Myles and Phyllis Hannan

Carol and Ronald Binding ‘76

John Freeman ‘79 Tom Freeman Allison Sitrin-Warshaw ‘79 Fran Miller Touin ‘78

Carolyn Glenn Craig and Pam Herman Andrea Turner

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Jeff Harrison ‘79 and Carol Bush ‘79 Timothy ‘79 and Ellen Hart Clark ‘75 and Nancy Rizley ‘76 Lipotich Brian and Victoria Modrak ‘79 Stephenson Marc and Kelly McDaniel ‘80 Tronzo David Rosenkrantz

Majorie “Margie” Hughes Margot Oven ‘80 Deane and Herbert Oven Herbert and Mia Mascarin ‘81 Oven

Roy and Ida Mae Johnson Roy S. Johnson ‘74

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Rod Jones

John Morley

The Childress Family

Frank and Peggy Ward

Mary Kassen

Tim O’Halloran

Charles H. Brown and Nancy Wilk

T. David Kramer Kimberlie K. Dullye ‘83

Lee R. Lambert Kourtney Peters

Joe Lowery

Chip and Catherine Wells ‘69 Dennerlein

David and Noelle Lettermon ‘85 Fling

Susan Spraker Pohl

B.J. ‘89 and Heather ‘89 Snoke Pohl

Leah Eckenwiler

Kayla and John Hale ‘86

Marcella Rollins

Michael Swimmer ‘91 Owen and Gretchen Pugh

Bob Thurston Jeff ‘74 and Pat Hallett ‘74 Thurston

Jacqueline L. “Jackie” Tomlinson Brent Casey

David Rollo David and Peggy Bagwell

Daris Schell ‘05 Justin Butler ‘04

Ted Sloan

Elizabeth Stoia

Frank B. Ward

Roger Marshall ‘70

Matt and Sarah Jane Gillett

Art Scrutchins

Bob Patterson

Carl Porter II ‘86

Kenneth N. McKinney

Glenda Scrutchins

Sandy and Kathryn Hall ‘00 Shurin Greg Webster ‘94

Brad ‘95 and Jennifer White Christy Utter ‘92 and Sarah Vizza Steve Dyer

Angie Marshall

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Jayson Williamson ‘07 Tom and Glenda Carlile

Lauren L. York Frank B. Ward

Reunion Weekend 2021

October 21st–23rd October 21st: Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner October 22nd: Morning Meeting, Retiree Coffee, Campus Tours, Alumnae Field Hockey Game, Football Tailgate & Cookout, All Alumni Party in the Upper School Commons October 23rd: Individual class reunion parties For more information, visit hollandhall.org/reunion21 All Friday events are complimentary!

Big Celebrations for Class Years Ending in 0, 1, 5, and 6!

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Dear Katie, I know we don’t know each other, but I felt compelled to send this letter to you. While it’s to you, my hope is that, eventually, it finds its way to a box, or something of the sort, so Linda’s greatgrandchildren, and beyond, may happen upon it from time to time.

2021 LINDA CHRISTENSEN Editor’s note: Head of School JP Culley wrote this letter to Linda Christensen’s daughter, Katie, at the end of the 2020-21 school year.

Just as I wondered about the Great Depression in my younger years and collected stories from distant relatives who, often, were even weary to share, I hope this letter might encapsulate what a profoundly important leadership role your mother played during the Great Pandemic. As I have earnestly told her: She was Holland Hall’s Guardian Angel.

After a tumultuous spring that involved Holland Hall, and almost every school in the country, teaching “remotely”, meaning students and teachers stayed at home and taught/learned online, Nurse Linda marshalled our resources and pulled together a team to help us figure out if, and how, we could go back to school. This focus began in late May and has rarely offered a break for her since. I know you know she never really turns it off, but the importance of her role has required even more these past 12 months.

Often our policies were different from what was commonly being done elsewhere, but because of her vast knowledge and experience, I had great confidence in her convictions and ruminations on topics. She was so highly respected and regarded. Indeed, eventually, she educated and worked with the other schools in Tulsa to help them learn from our policies - a resounding testament to her high regard and expertise.

Because of her, Holland Hall was known as the example school in the region, not just Oklahoma, on how to do on-campus learning during the pandemic. No other school has had as many on-campus days as Holland Hall. None. I wish I could fully articulate what that means, especially in the midst of the national conversation about reopening schools. (Some students have not been in a classroom for almost a year.) In a word, it’s incredible.

With the rise of COVID, repeatedly she had to deliver bad news to families about having to quarantine due to exposure.

She had to be the one to tell others that travels or events they were looking forward to would not be possible. COVID had snatched the forthcoming memory away, and she was the messenger. People did not like to hear that, and, sometimes, they were not as kind as they should have been. But Nurse Linda is a professional, and she knew it had nothing to do with her or the news she delivered. Her empathy and understanding seemed to have been limitless, although I know the burden was very real.

Perhaps the most important fact that you need to know: Nurse Linda protected us. She led well. She did the research. She listened carefully. She paid attention to the data. She made decisions that were not always popular, which is why I share that she led well. And she always did what was right for our children. That’s something that was so clear to me through all of this. While she aimed to keep all of us cared for and safe, she knew in her heart that being in school mattered to children.

Your mom is a woman of tremendous faith and conviction. God worked through her, I have no doubt, but as a vessel for Him, we have to be willing to hear Him. Her deep well of Faith and Works, developed over a lifetime that has not always been as kind to her as she deserves, replenished the lives of many, including my own.

May the angel accompanying this letter offer reminder, reflection, and consideration for the many generations to come of the Love, Life, and Guardianship of Nurse Linda to Holland Hall.

With Love and Prayers, JP

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FACULTY AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS In my first year teaching at HH, 4 years ago, when presenting what I thought was a new topic, or when sharing a cultural tip to my students, several would interrupt almost immediately with a “Oh yeah, we know that … Sra. Moore taught it in the middle school … or, yep, like Sra. Moore showed us… .“ For me, teaching a language is like that Greek myth of Sisyphus: as punishment for trying to cheat Death, he is forced to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity but every time he nears the top of that hill, the boulder rolls back down. We spend a year teaching a language that every summer somehow seems to disappear from our students’ memories. Now, the mark of excellence in teaching is that students actually remember and make connections among the concepts that have been taught … and Janice Moore owns that mark.

I first met Janice at Eisenhower International School, where she would visit to actively collaborate, plan and supervise to make sure the exchange program with Tulsa’s sister city in Mexico, San Luis Potosí, was running seamlessly, a program that provided that near perfect “being-there” experience that we wish all our students could have. She has never stopped being that committed, dedicated, and inquisitive teacher of the Spanish

JOHN BENNETT I thoroughly enjoyed my many years of teaching with John. He is/was a school man through and through. He wore so many hats during his long tenure at HH, and he cared deeply about the school and the people. He told some of the funniest stories and he definitely kept his students on their toes. I miss him every day but I know he is enjoying a well-deserved retirement!

— Karen Holmes, Upper School math teacher

2020

John was an excellent teacher and wise colleague. He had a way of making science fun and engaging to young students. I loved hearing his stories about what happened in class on a particular day. The story about an iPhone losing weight because a text and electrons left the phone is a classic in my mind. I value John’s opinion. He had a way of cutting straight to the heart of the matter in a no nonsense manner. We miss him and his sense of humor in the science department and I know the math department feels the same way. — Neil Bergenroth, Upper School Science Teacher

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2021 JANICE MOORE Editor’s note: Janice Moore, the daughter of former Head of School Bert Moore, retires after 30 years of teaching at Holland Hall.

language: she is that unique teacher who does her job because it is her vocation.

Janice is a HH lifer but collaboration with other schools and teachers has always been part of her methodology.

When she could not take her students to Mexico, Ecuador, Cuba, or Uganda, she would find local resources to bring her students into the real world of communication and service. The countless hours she has spent organizing, envisioning, and making sure students would grow not only by visiting a new location but by being a complete participant of it, each one of these experiences don’t have a monetary value: they have been her passion, and her way of extending the classroom way beyond the walls where we teach. — Leonardo De Andrade, Upper School Spanish teacher

John Bennett was the ultimate team player and problem solver. Always willing to pitch in and think through the best ways forward, John’s discerning mind enhanced the community. He was a valuable voice on the honor council, holding students accountable for mistakes and always finding ways for students to make amends with the community. We miss his tall tales and his funny notes in the faculty lounge! — Frances Fondren-Bales, Head of the Upper School BERT BIBENS When I think of Bert, he reminds me of the fellow who brings a snack to eat himself, but shares with everyone, and when it’s all gone, says I should have brought more.

He was a kind, humble servant who enjoyed telling a good story and acting like a kid sometimes. I spent many years hamming it up on stage with him in Middle School plays. For many summers, Bert organized and piloted a Leadership Camp for Middle School-age kids from all over Tulsa. He changed lives and empowered a whole generation of young leaders through his yearly efforts.

He was also solely responsible for the Living Nativity Set each Christmas. Bert was a dependable friend who simply improved any endeavor by his presence.

— Richard Spencer

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Bert is kindness personified, living out the phrase “Do unto thy neighbor as you would have them do unto you.”

He took the time to write notes of support, and he was wonderful about adding laughter to stressful meetings or situations. Bert loves Holland Hall wholeheartedly.

— Frances Fondren-Bales BOB BROWN Bob was a such a kind presence. He was truly a master mechanic who could fix anything. He was also responsible for training and educating our HH bus drivers.

He deadpan humor always added to every meeting and session with him. Whether I asked Bob to help me with a project or even take a look at my own personal vehicle, he never turned me down. It wasn’t just me; Bob would help anyone who asked for a favor. He was a dependable and humble man, who kept all of the HH machines and vehicles running in top condition for many years.

– Richard Spencer

MARK JOHNSON I don’t think I ever met a kinder, gentler man than Mark Johnson. He was also a talented musician and an outstanding poet. He was in his element, whether he was serenading his students in class with his guitar and easy-going style or telling stories around the campfire on School Out of Doors. He had a Zen-like aura surrounding him that just put everybody at ease. He was a devoted husband and father who could be seen walking his dogs on campus every weekend. His humility and giving spirit were gifts that elevated every encounter with him. He is a Holland Hall treasure who made everyone in his orbit a better person. — Richard Spencer

BOB BUTLER Bob was beloved by students and faculty alike. His love of puns and jokes brought morning meeting to life. We all knew we could find Bob in the library, pouring over books, preparations for class, or grading. If he was not there, he could be found in the faculty lounge, enjoying his colleagues and sharing fresh vegetables from his garden or recipe ideas from his kitchen. In the classroom, Bob valued experiential learning above all else, always reminding his students that they were not studying creative writing. Rather, he expected them to become creative writers. This insistence upon doing the work of becoming was modeled by Bob Butler, and it enhanced the lives of his students.

— Frances Fondren-Bales DEBBIE CROTCHETT Debbie quietly worked behind the scenes to make sure that everything ran smoothly at Holland Hall. She was the first to greet new faculty and staff members, showing them how to use their Macs, then showing them over and over again. She made me feel welcome immediately and was always there with a wry comment that just put everything into perspective. She is missed!

— Ashley Parrish, Director of Marketing and Communications.

ROBERTA HOGNER Roberta had a fun and witty personality. She brought laughter to the Advancement office. She was also a wealth of historical knowledge about the school and our donors. She is missed but I am happy that she is able to spend more time with her grandchildren.

— Christy Zahn, Director of Development

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ANDREA TURNER There isn’t enough time or computer space to adequately give her the respect that is due. Andrea was such a wonderful art teacher! Her students absolutely loved her, her class, and all the activities she provided for the Primary School Art department. Kids ran down the hall to get to her class. All the beautiful art projects on the walls in the hallways of the Primary School and in her room lit up the entire school. Her happy smile and infectious attitude towards school and life made the children absolutely love her. I know it was really hard on her in her last semester of teaching when COVID came and shut down school for the spring. How was she going to let the kids finish their clay pieces? How can they finish their weaving project? She frantically called around town to try to arrange places the PS families could finish up their clay projects. All during a worldwide pandemic. All because her passion for art and concern for the kids. I know my house is proudly displaying all the clay pieces and projects from my children for all those years, a tribute to her teaching and passion for art.

— Brian Underwood, Primary School PE teacher

HOLLAND HALL SCHOOL MAGAZINE

2020-2021 BOARD OF TRUSTEES J.W.CRAFT Board Chair WILLIAM C. LAWSON ’81 Vice Chair BRETT C. RILEY Board Treasurer KEVINN L. MATTHEWS ‘88 Secretary SCOTT ASBJORNSON ROBIN F. BALLENGER ’63 MEGAN M. BECK ’98 ASHLEY BRAY KENNETH D. BUSBY ’85 ROGER B. COLLINS ELIZABETH L. GODDARD ’86 Parents’ Association President KEITH C. GODDARD ’87 LYNN FRAZIER GOLDBERG ‘86

ADMINISTRATION

RONALD L. HOFFMAN

J.P. CULLEY Head of School

STEPHANIE R. JACKSON, ESQ.

RICHARD HART Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs

COURTNEY KNOBLOCK STEPHEN W. LAKE THE REV. DR. EVERETT C. LEES TIMOTHY A. MCFERRIN SUSAN STUART PETERSON ‘97 ELIZABETH B. RAINS THE RT. REV. POULSON C. REED Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma SHANNON L. RICHARDS ‘02 AMY M. SANTEE TYRONE D. STERLING JOSEPH R. WIGNARAJAH ‘00 KELLY B. WILKERSON NAN E. WINTON ‘91 Alumni Association President JAMIE ZINK

EMERITUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANDRA J. ALEXANDER ’69 PHILIP B. ALLEN ’73 KATHERINE G. COYLE ELIZABETH G. HAGANS JOHN B. HAWKINS THOMAS J. HUGHES DAVID A. JOHNSON TAMMIE L. MALONEY SUSAN C. STONE BARBARA D. STURDIVANT

2020 I 2021

LESLIE KELLY Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations JUSTIN BUTLER ’04 Director of Enrollment Management BRENT CASEY Director of College Counseling STEVE DYER Director of the Walter Arts Center and Fine Arts AMY ENGLAND Chief Advancement Officer HENRY FINCH ’76 Director of Technology FRANCES FONDREN-BALES Head of Upper School STEVE HELDEBRAND Director of Athletics VANESSA JONES Head of Primary School ASHLEY PARRISH ’93 Director of Communications and Marketing THE REV. ART SCRUTCHINS Upper School Chaplain JENNIFER WHISENHUNT WHITE ’89 Head of Middle School TAMBRA WILLIAMS Director of Campus Safety

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