July 2018 reporter

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Final Touches for Move-In Ready Art is part of the deal in the new science, technology and research (STAR) building. In addition to the building’s primary function — to provide state-of-theart spaces where students can test their hypotheses, design and program robotic arms, and research vast databases — the new building is indeed a beautiful one. It repeats a signature architectural theme established by the main building, completed in 1923, and creates a visually stimulating and inspiring interior environment by incorporating places for the display of student and professional art.

The first example will sit right at the front door. A piece of conceptual art by Tom Friedman ’83, one of the nation’s premier contemporary artists, will be displayed in a case beneath a 6x6-foot structural glass floor near the building’s main entrance from the Quad. Tough enough to support foot traffic, the sunken case will house There (shown below), a bright, three-dimensional work that radiates outward as passersby view it from above, as the artist intended.

The important work was donated to the school’s permanent collection by William ’79 and Julie Shearburn.

On the east side of the lobby, a display case near the main entrance to the library will house a collection of 20th-century ceramic vessels donated by the Matthew and Jane Newman family. With glass on both sides, viewers will get a front and back look at the pieces that are representative of a pivotal time in the medium.

A space inside the library will be dedicated to alumni artists in the literary and performing arts. The Alumni Collection Reading Room will house almost 300 alumni works — books, articles, music and videos that include everything from a full collection of Mad Men episodes (Jon Hamm ’89) to A Thousand Acres (Jane

AT LEFT: There by Tom Friedman ’83, 8.75x53x53 inches, 2001

Stained-glass artist Nancy Willimon (left), who had worked with students in producing leaded-glass windows for the Brauer Building, helped students (Dahlia Haddad ’18, on right) create windows for the STAR building. Willimon’s son, Beau Willimon ’95, underwrote the project.

Smiley ’67) to Gentle on My Mind (John Hartford ’56). Located on the third floor, a wall of glass on the east side of the reading room will overlook the Brauer Building and north entrance to the Quad.

Student art also will be prominently displayed in the new building. Like the classroom doors in the Brauer Building, leaded glass will be part of the sidelight transom windows of classroom/labs and library door openings. Eight seniors designed and produced the first batch of 16x16-inch windows (shown above) as their May Projects. The windows are ready for installation as one of the last details before departments move into the building in late July. Thirty-eight similar transom spaces await possible future senior May Project windows.

BANNER ABOVE, FROM LEFT: Leaves by Clara Arnold ’18; Light Refraction by Jake Bain ’18; Moorish Idol by Dahlia Haddad ’18; Tree of Knowledge by Sam Holmes ’18; Atomic Model by Sophie Kennedy ’18; Heart by Hunter Sigmund ’18; Solar System by Kate Wilkins ’18; and There and Back Again by Hutson Williams ’18

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Faculty & Staff Retirements

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Class of 2018 College Choices

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The History Curriculum

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Photo Gallery

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Top Spot On the Podium

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Super-Mileage Vehicle

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Alumni News

MILES TONES & TR ANSITIONS

Best Wishes to Our Retirees ANNE MARTIN, 34 YEARS

Anne Martin (Fine Arts) joined the Burroughs faculty teaching both 2-D and 3-D art in 1983. She later taught sculpture only. At her retirement, she also was chair of the Fine Arts Department, holder of the Fred Dreher/Joanna Collins Chair in Fine Arts, assistant director of the Bonsack Gallery and coordinator of the Fine Arts Department web pages. For many years, she also was involved in planning the school’s landscaping, and in 2014, she was awarded the school’s second Bogliasco Fellowship, which supports a Burroughs faculty member’s pursuit of scholarly or artistic work at the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities in Bogliasco, Italy. A professional artist, Martin’s sculpture is in public and private collections nationwide.

Martin earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fontbonne University with post-graduate study at Washington University in St. Louis, the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy. Prior to coming to Burroughs, she taught at Fontbonne University, St. Louis Public Schools, University of Arkansas and in Grenada, West Indies.

CHRIS HEFNER, 32 YEARS

A former legal secretary, Chris Hefner (registrar; secretary to faculty) came to Burroughs in 1986.

In her 32 years at the school, she was involved in many layers of day-to-day operation, from answering phones and preparing attendance reports to entering grades, maintaining student transcripts and serving as the secretary to faculty.

She coordinated with agencies and organized student assignments for the eighth-grade community service projects, input standardized test results in the database, input/updated student course selections, handled transcript requests and much more. And when Aim High St. Louis needed a golf instructor, Hefner stepped up, improvising a course on the head of school’s front lawn!

LYNN PHELPS, 30 YEARS

Reporter editor Lynn Phelps (Communications) planned, wrote, designed and edited more than 100 issues of the Reporter, which is mailed to 9,000 members of the Burroughs community. In her 30 years at the school, she also produced 240 parent newsletters, wrote dozens of press releases, designed and placed hundreds of school ads and supported many other communication projects.

Phelps earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before coming to Burroughs, she was assistant editor of Nutrition Reviews, a monthly medical journal in the field of nutrition science, and then a senior food editor for Better Homes and Gardens magazine, responsible for food features and the diet and health column.

CHRISTINE MARSHALL, 16 YEARS

Christine Marshall (History) came to Burroughs in 2002 as a World Civ I and U.S. History teacher and sponsor of the sophomore class. After several years, she continued teaching World Civ I and began teaching seventh-grade social studies. She was involved in restructuring the seventh-grade curriculum to focus on world geography and climate-change issues, and she organized the half-day workshop that simulates the U.N. General Assembly for seventh graders. Marshall also served as faculty sponsor of the Model UN for grades 7 and 8.

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From left are Anne Martin (Fine Arts), Ned Wood (Modern Languages), Christine Marshall (History), Jeff Dee (English), Steve Campbell (Plant Operations) and Lynn Phelps (Communications). Chris Hefner (registrar; secretary to faculty) was not available for the photo.

Marshall earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville and two master’s degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. Before coming to Burroughs, she taught history at Pattonville High School for 32 years.

STEVE CAMPBELL, 10 YEARS

Steve Campbell (Plant Operations) worked as a journeyman painter and then got his certification in heating, venting and air conditioning (HVAC).

He worked for the Archdiocese of St. Louis for 12 years and at the University of Missouri-St. Louis for 10 years before coming to Burroughs in 2008. As a member of the plant operations team, Campbell’s skills — from HVAC to locks, plumbing to electrical — were called into service all over the Burroughs campus.

JEFF DEE, 10 YEARS

Jeff Dee (English) came to Burroughs as a parttime academic support instructor in 2008. He moved to the English Department in 2011 to teach seventh graders. Dee also helped supervise many Montgomery Plan activities, and he coached C basketball and JV baseball (roles which he plans to continue during the 2018-19 school year).

After earning an undergraduate degree from Carleton College and a master’s degree in English literature and teaching certification from Washington University in St. Louis, Dee took a job at Parkway West High School and stayed there for 31 years as an English teacher and later as department chair. Dee also coached at least one sport every year, and in some years, two or three (baseball, basketball, cross country and/or track).

During his 29 years as cross country coach, the team claimed numerous district titles and two state championships.

NED WOOD, 9 YEARS

Ned Wood (Modern Languages) joined the Burroughs faculty in 2009 as a Spanish 3 teacher and later moved to teaching grade 8 Spanish.

He also was assistant faculty sponsor for the Montgomery Plan, and he helped coordinate and lead student trips to Spain and Panama.

As a teacher for 37 years, Wood assumed many roles at schools in Chile, Paraguay and the U.S. He

taught Spanish, Latin, English, physical education and psychology. He coached crew, football, ice hockey, competitive bike racing and soccer. And he led many student trips.

Wood earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown University, a master’s degree from Middlebury College and teaching certification at the University of Iowa.

Honored for 25 Years John Pierson (Theatre, Speech and Dance; English) joined the faculty in 1993 as an English and Outdoor Education teacher. He began working with the JBS theatre program during his second year and now chairs the department and teaches Playwriting, Contemporary Theatre and Theatre 11-12 scene study. He also directs two productions a year and serves as the producer of the Holiday Program and the Dance Show.

In the English Department, he continues to teach English IV and a Senior Honors Seminar.

Pierson is a senior-class sponsor and a May Project advisor and works with the Outdoor Education program. He formerly served as the coordinator of the Drey Land facility and programs.

Pierson is also an award-winning actor and has appeared in numerous films and commercials.

On stage, he has toured nationally and acted with many local companies including St. Louis Actors Studio, where he is currently the associate artistic director. Pierson has directed productions in St. Louis and in New York and serves on the selection John Pierson (Theatre, committee for The LaBute New Theater Speech and Dance Chair; English) Festival.

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Where Are They Headed?

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The 97 members of the Class of ’18 will attend 58 colleges.

AMHERST COLLEGE

Abdullah Brown-El ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Michael Browning ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – BARRETT, THE HONORS COLLEGE

Senior Assembly

Collin Smith BELMONT UNIVERSITY

Abigail Oglesby BOSTON COLLEGE

Madeline Duncan Emma Gillanders Mary Otto BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Rachel Martin BOWDOIN COLLEGE

Ella Schmidt BROWN UNIVERSITY

Liam Storan Nathan Tung

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Nick Booker Audrey Jones

Victoria Sansone

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Adam Banga UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Claire Koykka UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

Sophia Fox

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Ben Langton INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jake Bain INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON

Ashley Caster Ryan Garland Eliza Miller Jakes Steinkamp

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

David Dávila

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Alison Gill Kelly Schaschl Kaitlyn Wallace Evan Williams COLGATE UNIVERSITY

Phoebe Sklansky UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

Jennifer Johnston Sealy Thompson COLORADO COLLEGE

Cole Wimmer

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Margaret Johnston Hasani Skinner Kayla Taylor NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Jason Kemp James Long NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY

Joshua Worsham

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Nick Kime

Hunter Sigmund

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Sophie Kennedy

Arianna Latuda

EMORY UNIVERSITY

Joey Bock Adnaan Raza

Stella Erickson Melanie Molen UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS

Mara Sudekum RHODES COLLEGE

Lawrence Jones UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND

William Bartnett James Johnson Slater Nalen Alexandra Smith Hutson Williams SCRIPPS COLLEGE

Lauren Braswell Kristen Mason

Michael Nicolais

Anson Brown

Jack Case

PRATT INSTITUTE

Clara Arnold

HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE

Eddie Ko

Shrisha Majumdar

Dahlia Haddad

Patrick Bolster

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Tyler Foote UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Olivia Benoit Kwayera Burrows Tai Griffin Kyle Thornton ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Matthew Williams VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Grace Kennard WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Ben Remis WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Michaela Bach Grace Gore Samantha Hermann Claire Hoffman Alexa Kouvelis Alex Martyn Dev Menon Nate Milbourn Josephine Moten Max Panagos Minerva Pappu Daniel Rinder Ian Sajjapong Armando Sanchez-Conde Kate Wilkins

93rd Graduation On June 3, the Class of 2018 graduated in Graduation Grove. Gina Hoagland, president of the Board of Trustees, introduced the speakers. Anne Martin (Fine Arts chair) delivered the invocation and benediction; William Howlett ’18 and Alison Gill ’18 spoke for and to their class; and Head of School Andy Abbott delivered remarks and presented diplomas. After the commencement and a brief reception, festivities for graduates and their guests continued on campus.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Zachary Zlepper WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Stephanie Podgorny

William Howlett ’18

WILLIAMS COLLEGE

Rachel Sorenson

Jake Goldfarb Sam Holmes

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

William Howlett

The Class of 2018 chose John Merritt (History; PE/Athletics) as its Senior Assembly speaker. Donning a cap and gown to mark the occasion, Merritt said, “I am sad to say that my generation has created the most divided America since the Civil War. And we don’t seem to have any real capacity to change that.” He told seniors to seize their chance to make things better. “Turn to your neighbor and say, ‘I know this is my chance in life. And I am going to make the most of it right now.’ Do not miss your opportunity.” Senior class president Sam Holmes also spoke as did Head of School Andy Abbott.

Bria Ward

THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA

Kaivon Steinle THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Matthew Gelfman TULANE UNIVERSITY

Sam Mulligan

YALE UNIVERSITY

Luanna Summer As of June 12, 2018

Alison Gill ’18

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History That Sticks Storytellers in the History Department unravel the political and geographic context, the doomed liaisons, the ill-gotten gains and the unexpected twists that shaped the outcome of history.

Burroughs history lessons are less about memorizing facts and filling in the blanks, and more about studying the past as historians themselves study it. The lessons require students to walk in another person’s shoes in another place and time, to make arguments that are based on evidence and to communicate ideas effectively.

GLOBAL CITIZENS

“In one sense, being culturally competent and globally aware comes naturally to historians,” says Smith.

“We study the past, which one historian likened to a foreign country, to understand the people who lived then on their terms. We seek understanding, not judgment.”

THE HOOK

The responsibility for engaging students in the conversation falls to teachers. Often the hook comes in the form of primary sources. JBS history teachers go to great lengths to search historical archives for the first-person account — the letter, the journal entry, the visitor, the piece of art, the music or the literature — that most effectively connects their students with ordinary people from the past.

For example, three World War II veterans who had fought in the Battle of the Bulge visited seventh-grade classes. They wore their uniforms, brought the contents of their 90-pound field packs, and described the densely forested, hilly terrain and harsh winter conditions through which they traversed by foot. A classroom of seventh graders was transfixed, understanding for the first time the sacrifice and grit of a previous generation.

Creative examples abound. For example, having seventh graders assess their ecological footprint gives them insight into the complexities of changing personal actions and public policies; watching 1950s sitcoms helps seniors better understand the stereotypes, the expectations and the social norms of that decade; and studying Japanese woodblock prints provides World Civ students with an insight into how Japan perceived itself in an age of growing nationalism and Western influence.

The more students relate to the past — the people, the places and the circumstances — the better they are able to present persuasive arguments.

CAPABLE COMMUNICATORS

Having gotten their students’ attention and given them some context, teachers open up the conversation.

“We teach Socratically as much as possible, so students talk about history every day,” explains Dr. Mark Smith, History Department chair. “Students articulate their ideas (sometimes in small groups, sometimes in front of the class), which helps them practice their criticalthinking skills, thus developing their ideas about the topic before they have to write about it on a test.”

Students learn to prepare and to share their ideas effectively. The conversation takes place formally — as seventh graders present nation reports and seniors teach a class in their elective Literature and History course — and informally through classroom discussions.

“We want students engaged in conversation: listening carefully to each other, thinking critically about the material in front of them, and then communicating their ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing,” notes Smith.

Students present their arguments in writing through a sequence of term papers. Middle school students write homework paragraphs in which they articulate and defend an idea. High school students write more involved papers and essays on tests in which they marshal evidence to sustain a defense of a thesis.

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There is more than just curriculum, however.

Last summer, history teachers surveyed the visual spaces within the department’s classrooms and then allocated funds to diversify what was represented on classroom walls, trying to ensure that students could see themselves and their history in the curriculum as well as in the classroom environment.

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Beyond their work in their own department, history teachers engage in the school’s diversity efforts as club sponsors and presenters for the eighth- and tenth-grade seminar courses.

THE COURSE SEQUENCE

Geography and Global Issues: “Students don’t just memorize the rivers and mountain ranges of the world.

We want them to know about the people who call those places home,” says Smith. “Geography might not be destiny, as Napoleon is alleged to have said, but we want students to see how the geography shapes civilizations.”

The seventh-grade curriculum focuses on world cultural and physical geography, primarily in non-Western areas. Teachers stress population, political, urban and economic geography. Current events and modern global issues also play a key role in this class, so students read about climate change and the political situation in the Middle East.

The course also emphasizes skill building, such as notetaking, paragraph development, research skills, making presentations and participating effectively in class discussions. In the spring, students conduct a Model United Nations simulation that brings together much of their work throughout the year.

Social Studies 8: The eighth-grade course focuses on skills necessary to be an effective citizen in a democracy by examining the American government.

Students study the history and philosophy behind the American experiment before delving into the three branches of government. They read the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Missouri Constitution to understand the ideas, laws, policies and institutions that govern the nation and the state. In the spring, students write their first term paper for the department.

World Civilizations I & II (grades 9 and 10): In World Civ I, the department’s first history course, students focus on the complex origins of the modern world.

Students begin their exploration of world history and culture by examining humanity from the dawn of civilization through Medieval Europe.

“Long gone are the days when teachers concentrated solely on Europe and saw the rest of the world only when it collided with Europe,” explains Smith. “Students work with primary sources, learn to ask and answer historical questions, write a guided research paper and take their first history exam. In the process, they learn to think like historians.”

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The History Curriculum World Civ II picks up where the ninth-grade course ends and continues the worldwide sweep of history, arriving at the modern age. Using a variety of sources — including artistic and literary — students follow selected civilizations of the world through the Enlightenment, the Columbian Exchange, transatlantic slave trade, industrialization, imperialism and the wars of the 20th century. Building on the history skills introduced in ninth grade, teachers continue to explore the importance of historical causation, the development of historical empathy, studying continuity and change over time, and using historical evidence to build arguments.

Students in both grade levels write term papers.

U.S. History (grade 11): The U.S. History course begins with contact between Native Americans,

Europeans and Africans and continues into the 21st century with students studying the events, individuals and key themes of the American experience. Students read primary-source documents as well as essays by leading historians as they encounter a number of historiographical debates. Those controversies form the basis of the pair of term papers that students write in the junior year.

Senior Electives: After offering survey courses for the first five years of the student experience, students get to select a more focused course of study for the senior year (see below). Courses offered reflect student interest and faculty expertise. The elective approach allows for deeper dives into subjects than is possible in a year-long survey course. These elective classes tend to be

African-American Studies

U.S. History Since 1945

Literature & History

A study of the African-American experience in both Africa and North America

An examination of the post-war era’s most important political, social and cultural developments and the long-term ramifications

An exploration of historical novels, poems, short stories and essays that range from Yevtushenko’s Babi Yar to Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade

smaller than the department’s survey courses, which allows students to be more active in class discussions and to assume more responsibility for their learning, often by teaching a class.

“These seminar-style courses are not beholden to chronology or to a set curriculum, so they provide students and teachers with tremendous academic freedom. The result is exciting classes that enrich the student experience and consistently earn the highest level of student satisfaction,” says Smith.

By the time students graduate — the vast majority of them having taken a history course each year — they have critically examined the past and know how to articulate what they believe and to defend why they believe it.

Bioethics

Urban Issues & Design

An inquiry into the political and ethical ramifications of recent and historical scientific issues

An analysis of the design of the American city and the myriad interconnected problems in urban America today

Global Modern Feminism A study of ways in which women around the world have raised their voices and profiles since 1900 and the opposition they have encountered

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Spring Break Travel Many students participated in school-sponsored trips during spring break. Twelve students of Chinese (above) visited Beijing, Xi’an and Luoyang, China, and worked on collaborative language and culture projects with students from Dandelion Middle School in Beijing. Twentyone Latin students (at right) traveled to Italy, staying in Rome and Cuma, just outside Naples. Excursions included Orvieto, the island of Capri and a World War II cemetery beneath Monte Cassino. Twenty-seven students participated in a Montgomery Plan trip to Chicago, where they saw that community service comes in many shapes and sizes — from sorting and cleaning donated shoes to providing a meal for homeless young adults.

Coaches organized training trips, which took boys lacrosse and baseball players to Florida, girls lacrosse players to Memphis, and boys tennis players to Chattanooga.

The arrival of summer brought another round of trips.

A large group of eighth graders made the annual trip to the Grand Canyon. Other trips took groups of language students to the Dominican Republic and Germany.

Join JBS in Greece In June 2019, teachers in the Classics Department will once again offer a trip to the Greek mainland and islands. The trip is open to all JBS alumni and families, with priority given to current students of Greek and Latin. The itinerary includes a tour of the Peloponnese, Delphi, Meteora, Thermopylae and Athens, and a cruise around the Greek islands, visiting Ephesus in Turkey. Also, a supplementary trip to Istanbul may be offered at the end of the regular Greek trip. Go to sites.google.com/ jburroughs.org/burroughs-in-greece/home for more information or contact Philip Barnes (pbarnes@jburroughs.org). Prices are guaranteed until September 1.

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MLK50: Bearing Witness On April 4, the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, Burroughs hosted an evening program and an opening reception for a companion exhibit on Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. Burroughs history teachers — Dr. Mark Smith, John Merritt (on left, below) and Dr. Carrie Dodson-Ching (on right, below) — shared historical perspectives on Dr. King’s life and legacy, and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis executive director Lisa Melandri provided context in which to examine photographs by Memphis-based photojournalist Ernest Withers (1922-2007), on loan from the Withers Collection Museum and Gallery (Memphis). The companion exhibit of Withers’ photographs in the Bonsack Gallery featured black-and-white photos taken between 1961 and 1968.

The program was sponsored by the Burroughs Fine Arts Advisory Committee and the Community and Equity Partnership.

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Barhorst Shelter A Drey Land shelter, built by Scott Deken (principal; Science) and his father, Darrell Deken, was dedicated to the late George Barhorst before a group of family, faculty and friends on April 28. Drey Land coordinator Michael Dee ’76 (English) and alumni relations director Lisa Holekamp Yost ’78 organized the overnight stay at the camp in honor of Barhorst, who taught physics from 1974 to 1992, established the outdoor education program and coordinated early Drey Land experiences. Dee spoke about his former teacher at the event, as did Bob Henningsen (English, retired), who participated in outdoor excursions organized by Barhorst. As Henningsen said, “To be out from under a roof with the sky overhead was George’s great pleasure, and it was a pleasure to be out there with him.”

Science Olympiad In late April, the Science Olympiad team placed third overall in the state tournament held at Westminster College. Something like an academic track meet, events ranged from tests and labs in specific disciplines to a computer-programming exercise in Game On to building competitions such as Mission Possible, Helicopters, Hovercraft and Towers. The team medaled in four events (silver in Towers and bronze in Anatomy and Physiology, Forensics and Game On) and received honorable mention in four events (Chemistry Lab, Experimental Design, Remote Sensing and Write It Do It). Below (from left), William Dong ’20, Jason Zhou ’19, Adam Zhao ’21 and Mia Meier ’19 prepare for the rocks and minerals event.

50th Potpourri On April 28, after months of planning, Parents Council volunteers staged the school’s 50th Potpourri sale.

When it was all said and done, the 2018 behemoth garage sale raised more than $100,000, served about 2,300 shoppers and racked up 2,355 volunteer hours during sale week. The community-wide sale on Saturday was preceded by a week of pre-sales, student raffles, a bake sale, snow cones, cotton candy, ice cream and a café. A favorite event was the opening of Recycled Rags (below), for which parent volunteers had culled trendy items of particular appeal to students. At the conclusion of morning assembly on April 25, students rushed to the Commons for the best selection in Recycled Rags.

A Sense of Place A Student-Faculty Production The Theatre, Speech and Dance Department presented a student/faculty production of David West Read’s The Dream of the Burning Boy in the Salomon Black Box Theater on May 4 and 5. Set in a present-day suburban high school, the play centers around the sudden death of Dane, a well-liked, overachieving student (Aidan Taylor ’19). Dane’s mother, Andrea (assistant admissions director Meridith Thorpe ’95); sister, Rachel (Kaitlyn Wallace ’18); friend Kyle (Jack Case ’18); and girlfriend, Chelsea (Kelly Schaschl ’18), struggle to cope. But the tragedy seems to land hardest on the last person to have seen Dane alive, his English teacher, Larry (Theatre faculty member Drew Battles, on left). Larry begins to have disturbing dreams about Dane, and despite help from Steve, a former student now the school’s young counselor (Collin Smith ’18, on right), Larry’s dreams grow ever more intense, until he is led to reveal a shocking secret.

The JBS production was directed by John Pierson (Theatre, Speech and Dance). Sophie Sinton ’20 was the production stage manager, and she was assisted

by Keerthana Madireddi ’20. Scenic and lighting design was by Brian Connor (Theatre, Speech and Dance), and costumes were by resident guest designer Carla Landis Evans.

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All Business “Business is an incredibly powerful way to positively impact the world, whether through improving the lives of employees, producing world-changing products or promoting social reform,” says senior William Howlett, who has led the Business Club since he was a sophomore.

Top Spot on the Podium A string of first- and second-place finishes in individual events paved the way for boys tennis and girls track state titles.

Since then, the club has gotten more and more students talking business, finance and economics.

• In 2015, it introduced the Stock Market Game, which has about 60 participants each year learning the basics of investing.

• In early 2017, the club invited the executive director of Arch Grants to speak at assembly.

And later that year, it invited Sam Altman ’03, the head of startup accelerator Y Combinator, to assembly.

• In September 2017, the club introduced LaunchX, a global program run out of MIT that helps high school students start companies. Burroughs had 37 students on seven teams launch companies, with one team advancing to finalist status.

• In December 2017, before the St. Louis Shake Shack opened, it organized a dinner meeting with the company’s regional director. And in January 2018, it hosted a pre-assembly coffee with STEM speaker Erica Barnell ’09, who is building her company, Geneoscopy.

As a final initiative before leaving Burroughs, seniors William Howlett, William Bartnett and Ian Sajjapong organized a Burroughs/ Arch Grants partnership as their May Project. The partnership will sponsor entrepreneurship seminars, visits to the T-Rex and Cortex innovation areas, LaunchX mentoring, assembly speakers and summer internships. Stay tuned.

A Shutout in Tennis A talented team, five of them freshmen, claimed the Class 1 Missouri state tennis title by defeating Springfield Catholic High School 5-0 in Springfield, Missouri, on May 24. Rory Sutter ’21 claimed second in the individual state singles competition; Akash Rajan ’21 and Matthew Fan ’19 claimed the second spot in doubles competition; and Sam Wang ’21 and Dev Nayak ’21 finished fifth in doubles competition. The team’s path to first-place finishes in districts, sectionals and state was led by team captain Ben Remis ’18. From left are Anne Sutter (assistant coach), Scott Sutter (head coach), Sam Wang ’21, Adam Zhao ’21, Rory Sutter ’21, Ben Remis ’18, William Howlett ’18, Dev Nayak ’21, Matthew Fan ’19, Akash Rajan ’21, Allison Flynn Engelsmann ’95 (assistant coach) and Steve Beauchamp (assistant coach). Not shown, Isaac Bledsoe ’19.

A Nail-Biter in Track The girls track and field team waited until the last two events of the Class 3 state track meet in late May to seal the deal, slipping by Cardinal Ritter by three points to claim the title.

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Kylie Goldfarb ’21 (top) took first in the 800m run, second in the 1,600m run.

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Bria Ward ’18 (center) took first in long jump and in triple jump.

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Below, from left, Kylie Goldfarb ’21, Arianna Latuda ’18, Grace Gore ’18 and Kristen Mason ’18 took first in the 4x800m relay and beat the school record by 10 seconds.

• The 4x400m relay team — Bria Ward ’18, Kylie Goldfarb ’21, Becky Tan ’20 and Cary Smith ’19 — took second.

• Grace Gore ’18 placed fifth in the 3,200m run, and Arianna Latuda ’18 took seventh in the 1,600m run.

• The girls team also placed first in districts for the fourth consecutive year.

FROM LEFT, juniors Elle Harris, Cary Smith and Sofia DiLodovico launched Swap Shop, a sustainable subscription children’s clothing service, through LaunchX. They made it to the global finalist pitch competition at MIT, where they won a grant. Visit their website at shopswapshop.com.

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At the boys meet, the team placed ninth, with Brandon Miller ’20 taking first in the 1,600m and 800m runs. His 800m time bested the Missouri high school record and earned him the number-two spot in the country this year. He also was named the All-Metro Boys Track and Field athlete of the year. The 4x400m team — Brandon Miller ’20, Derrick Miller ’19, Caleb Hughes ’19 and Hasani Skinner ’18 — placed second in state, and Derrick Miller ’19 placed seventh in the 300m hurdles.

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The boys golf team took first in districts, second in sectionals and sixth in state.

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The boys basketball team (winter season) placed second in districts and was the Metro League co-champion.

AC TIVITIES & ATHLETICS

The Little Blue Car That Could The super-mileage vehicle, the Blue Bomber, attained 519 mpg at Shell Eco-marathon Americas in Sonoma, California.

A group of student engineers, designers, mathematicians, welders and mechanics worked together during the school year to prepare for the ultimate energy-efficiency challenge: the Shell Ecomarathon Americas competition held in Sonoma, California, April 19–22.

The challenge? To design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car to complete a 10k course in a field of more than 100 university and high school teams from across the Americas (Canada, Mexico, Brazil and the United States).

The competition has four divisions — hydrogen, electric and combustible engine prototype (threewheel vehicles) and urban design concept car (four-wheel vehicle for two people). The goal is to achieve the most miles per gallon.

When Burroughs students arrived in Sonoma, they were surprised to see that their vehicle from the 2017 competition, the Blue Bomber, was featured in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas promotional posters (at left). This year’s redesigned, energyefficient and aerodynamic Blue Bomber lived up to its superstar status, competing in the combustible engine

FROM LEFT: Faculty sponsor Dan Barton (Industrial Technology and Engineering), Chloe Sowers ’19, Kwayera Burrows ’18, Hallie Williams ’20, Matthew Williams ’18, Lily Sheets ’19, William Bartnett ’18, Rahul Jasti ’21, Christian Graves ’20, William Grace ’20 and Max Drozdov ’19.

prototype division, running on gasoline. On April 22, the students surpassed last year’s school record of 421.8 mpg to attain 519.2 mpg. Their team, the only Missouri high school team to qualify for the event, competed against college students from Duke, University of Michigan, University of Ottawa, Polytechnic State University and others.

The Burroughs team finished third among 21 high schools and 13th overall. Matthew Williams ’18 and William Bartnett ’18 led the Burroughs team.

GROOMING FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

As a way for younger students to get more handson experience, the SMVC Club sponsors two other teams. Edrick Joe ’19, who had previously competed in two Shell Eco-marathon Americas competitions, led a team of students who redesigned a vehicle running on biodiesel gasoline made from discarded oil from the Burroughs kitchen and competed in the Missouri SuperMileage Challenge, held in Warrensburg, Missouri.

The club also sponsored a seventh- and eighthgrade team, which built a fuel-efficient go cart.

A Chess Phenomenon Serious competitors claim the school’s fourth consecutive second-place finish in the Missouri Scholastic Chess Championship.

In 2014, a bountiful crop of chess players, some of them among the best young competitors in Missouri and the country, entered the seventh grade at Burroughs. It happened by chance, but the school nonetheless responded, ramping up its chess program to accommodate the interests of its students. The students in turn responded by racking up an impressive record in state and local competitions.

Four years later, as members of the school’s high school and middle school chess clubs, the students have claimed first- and second-place finishes in the Gateway Middle School Tournament; four consecutive Gateway High School League championships; a first-place finish in the Missouri Scholastic Championship (grade 8 and under division); and five second-place finishes in the Missouri Scholastic Championship (four in the high school division and one in the grade 8 and under division).

The fact that St. Louis has emerged as the chess capital of the world may have something to do

with the game’s popularity at Burroughs. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (TCCSCSL) opened its doors in 2008. In addition to hosting the U.S. Chess Championships for the past 10 years, the center has the expressed mission of spreading the educational benefits of chess to high school students across the St. Louis area.

The school partnered with TCCSCSL to provide training at Burroughs, according to faculty c0sponsor Dr. Mark Smith (History). TCCSCSL sends highly rated players (many of them having acquired grandmaster standing) to practices. They teach lessons, discuss principles and help students analyze their games. Occasionally, a student will play a grandmaster.

FROM LEFT: Rahul Jasti ’21, Collin Bradley ’19, Jason Zhou ’19, Henry Edmonds ’19, Andrew Wang ’21 and Avi Goldberg ’19. Not shown, Matthew Yee ’19.

The students’ serious training has paid off. In March, the team claimed its fourth consecutive second-place finish in the state competition.

Jason Zhou ’19 took first place on board one, Avi Goldberg ’19 took first on board two, and Henry Edmonds ’19 took second place on board four. A month later, at the Missouri High School

Tournament of Champions, Jason claimed the individual Missouri high school chess championship for the third consecutive year. He will represent Missouri in the national Denker Tournament of High School Champions later this summer.

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Alumni News and Notes Don’t see your note? The notes, marriages, births and condolences on these alumni pages were received by June 1, 2018. If you don’t see your note, please check the next issue of the Reporter.

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Sylvia Schlapp Symington ’49 writes, “We had a wonderful reunion here in D.C. Great to see friends and new additions to our large D.C. contingent. We loved hearing about the new buildings, programs and ideas and about JBS graduates who are influencing and contributing to knowledge, our country and the world.”

1960s Ann Etherton Legg ’61 plans to move to a new house with a view of beautiful hill country that stretches for miles. She will be one block from her youngest son’s family in Leander, Texas, just north of Austin.

Warren Huff ’68 invites Burroughs classmates and their families to Cedars Camps outside Lebanon, Missouri. The camp offers a range of specialty programs that include sports camps, equestrian camps, Bible study camps and a year-round bed and breakfast.

Linked Up One hundred alumni and friends met on the links at The Bogey Club for the Alumni Association’s annual golf outing, and another 70 alums and friends joined the group for the cocktail reception that followed on May 11. Above, from left are Davey Desloge ’94 and Michael Small ’94.

John Hartnett ’69 recently retired after 25 years as the rector of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey. “We will be moving to Bethany, Connecticut, just north of New Haven,” writes John.

Mary Wood Cissel Suttell ’70 writes, “My classmates, Alice Galt, Linda Leber, Beth High and I spent a wonderful warm four days on Lake Michigan in October 2017. This year, we are going to Squam Lake, New Hampshire.”

1980s Andy Boles ’81 writes, “All well — one boy off the payroll, three boys in college and a daughter in high school, playing goalie on the ice hockey team.”

Andy and his wife, Lisa, have been married almost 30 years, and Andy has been a financial advisor with Edward Jones for 25 years.

Matt Estill ’83 reports from Ithaca, New York, that his son Charlie graduated from Cornell in May, and his son Peter is a junior in high school. Matt still plays tennis and practices medicine.

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Nick Weil ’96 and his wife have moved to Sacramento, California, where Nick is an attorney with Harvath Law Group.

Haliday Douglas ’01 was featured in the May issue of St. Louis Magazine for his work that is helping to turn around St. Louis Public Schools.

Sarah Bullock Morgan ’03 is a self-employed education consultant in Washington, D.C.

Together in Other Cities ABOVE: Six

alums from the Class of 2011 showed up for a Burroughs reception at Drink Fort Point in Boston on April 11. From left are Keaton Armentrout, Tom Strassner, Rosalind Dreyer, Maggie Chapman, Philip Dearing and Keaton Wetzel.

David Busse ’74 retired in September 2017 after 37 years with ABC/The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, California. He freelances as a writer and is traveling the western U.S. in an Airstream travel trailer.

Holly Thayer Eggert ’74 reports that she has a new son-in-law, husband of her daughter, Melissa, and a new granddaughter, daughter of her son, Charles Eggert ’02. Melissa lives in Denver, and Charles and his family live in Palo Alto. “I’m enjoying visiting them as often as possible,” she writes.

Jessica Levy ’96 is a senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School of Social Work. She also consults internationally on reproductive health and gender equality issues.

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1970s The award-winning film Battle on the Booming Grounds — Last Dance of the Prairie Chicken by Tim Barksdale ’70 aired across the country on 181 PBS stations in April.

“It’s been a crazy two years,” writes Justine Wayne ’94. “Six weeks after my sister died somewhat suddenly in spring 2016, I nearly died of internal bleeding following a terrible bike accident, and my children’s father passed away. Finally, a happy event: In March 2018, my two kids — Sam (now 12) and Lula (now 8) — and I moved in with my partner and his three kids, making five kids (ages 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16), at least until the next birthday.

We’re adjusting to our Brady Bunch in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Early in May, I was able to present at the National Smart Start Conference on Data Driven Decision Making as part of my consulting work as a program evaluator.

Ian English ’04 reports that JBS friends who attended his September 2017 wedding in Milwaukee included Mitchell Bornstein ’04, Matt Brown ’04, Henry Felker ’04, Katie Taylor Felker ’04, Teddy Felker ’04, Gordon Forsyth ’04, Jim Forsyth ’76, Mary Heidbreder Forsyth ’76, Steve Shaner ’04 and Lauren Westbay ’06. Brian Jump ’03 was a groomsman, and Jon Wolff ’04 was best man. Ian will complete his residency in orthopedic surgery in Milwaukee next year and then will head to the University of Florida for a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology. His wife, Barbara, teaches English as a second language to refugee students.

Soprano Julia Bullock ’05 will be the artist in residence with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s performance series next season.

50+ Gatherings In the spring, Burroughs hosted two gatherings for alums graduating before 1967 — one in St. Louis and one in Washington, D.C. ABOVE: About 50 alums from the classes of 1940 through 1967 showed up at Truffles in St. Louis on March 13. From left are Ray Potter ’52, Tom Heineman ’63 and Joel Harris ’57.

This summer Anand Patel ’06 will complete his chief residency in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and begin a hematology-oncology fellowship at the University of Chicago. He plans to marry Rachel Joseph in spring 2019.

2010s Rob Dicken ’10 is a model validation consultant with Dixon Hughes Goodman in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Mary Ivancic ’10 earned a master’s degree in Middle East studies from The George Washington University in May. She will spend the 2018-19 academic year in Amman, Jordan, on a Boren Fellowship.

ALUMNI NEWS AND NOTES

AnnE Diemer ’11 works in San Francisco, where she is involved in diversity programming for Stripe, a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet.

Clara Abbott ’14 graduated from Haverford College in May. She will teach English at Thaden School in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Daniel Diemer ’14 graduated from Harvey Mudd College with a degree in computer science in May. He was named 2017 Division III National Collegiate Water Polo Player of the Year, and for the second year in a row, he was chosen first team All-American and captain of his team. He also was named Most Valuable Athlete of the Year for the Pomona Pitzer athletic program (all sports). Check out his band, Forty Feet North, on Facebook, Apple Music and Spotify.

Ryan Keeney ’14 graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Elon University in May.

Marriages Ian English ’04 and Barbara Marks on September 3, 2017.

Brian Saligman ’05 and Alaina Oakley on September 30, 2017.

Olga Symeonoglou ’09 and Scott McKinney on December 30, 2017.

ON GIVING

THREE NEW SCHOLARSHIPS We tell prospective families that no student should fail to apply to Burroughs on the basis of financial need – and we mean it! We abide by a long-held principle that a family’s request for aid should have no bearing on a child’s application. We know that a socioeconomically diverse student body enriches the Burroughs experience for everyone.

love of Burroughs and to honor the endless enthusiasm which defined Henry’s approach to life and friendships.

Every year the equivalent of an entire grade level of students receives some form of financial assistance, grants or a package of loans and grants. And next year is no exception. We have awarded more than $3.1 million to more than 23 percent of our students. Our robust tuition aid program is only possible because of the generosity of our extended community. Burroughs has 65 scholarships, three of which were established earlier this year.

Many JBS parents maintain a close relationship with the school after their children graduate. A Burroughs family anonymously established this fund in recognition of the Abbott family’s multigenerational commitment to education – from Andy’s father who is an emeritus professor of English at Dickinson College to Andy who is entering his 10th year as head of school to his daughter, Clara ’14, who is about to start her teaching career in northwest Arkansas.

The donors hope that this lead gift will inspire others to support the fund.

The impact of scholarships is immeasurable – they truly change lives.

THE HENRY ROGER S MEMORIAL SCHOL AR SHIP

Henry Rogers was a member of the Class of 2014. At the time of his death, he was a senior majoring in finance and marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Henry’s family and friends established this scholarship to recognize his

THE SCHWESIG FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

While an English teacher at Burroughs in the late 1960s, Norm Schwesig met his late wife, Marsha, also a member of the English Department. The Schwesigs sent their daughters, Jennifer ’91 and Laurie ’93, to Burroughs, and Norm was a trustee. The family established this fund in recognition of their long-time connection to JBS. THE ABBOTT FAMILY ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP

— Lane S. O’Shea Director of Development and Alumni Programs 314/993-4040, ext. 256 To establish a scholarship or discuss other ways to support Burroughs, please contact Lane O’Shea or visit Support Burroughs on the Burroughs website (jburroughs.org/support-burroughs).

FROM LEFT are Tim Trovillion ’09, Annie McClorey ’09, Olga Symeonoglou ’09, Nishi Muddasani ’09, Victoria Lamb Stelfox ’09 and Monika Wolaniuk ’09.

Births & Adoptions Congratulations are extended to: Tanya Bishop and Mark Jeter ’90 on the birth of a son, Noah Louis Jeter, on January 8, 2018.

Christopher ’92 and Jennifer Bradburn on the birth of a daughter, Alexandra Gabrielle Bradburn, on February 2, 2018.

Norman Dellheim and Katie Liebe ’92 on the birth of a daughter, Mabry Werner Dellheim, on March 16, 2018.

Todd ’00 and Lindsey Schulte on the birth of a daughter, Serena Iris Schulte, on March 14, 2018.

RIGHT: Serena Iris Schulte, daughter of Todd ’00 and Lindsey Schulte

Ralph and Kelly Lazaroff Perez ’01 on the birth of a daughter, Margot Cora Perez, on February 8, 2018.

Jason and Kate Sauerhoff Ward ’02 (Science) on the birth of a son, William Ernest Ward, on March 1, 2018.

Broderick and Sarah Bullock Morgan ’03 on the birth of a daughter, Arya Morgan, on April 15, 2016.

Riley Sheehan and Andrea Rochat ’03 on the birth of a son, Arden Sheehan, on March 15, 2018.

Daniel ’04 and Caitlin Keefe on the birth of a daughter, Cecilia Dare Keefe, on December 7, 2015, and a son, Jovan Fox Keefe, on May 27, 2017.

LEFT: Kevin ’06 and Megan Wright Smith ’08 with Robert Douglas Smith.

RIGHT : Tanya Bishop and Mark Jeter ’90 with Noah Louis Jeter.

Joe and Megan Layton Zmudczynski ’04 (English) on the birth of a daughter, Mae Marie Zmudczynski, on March 23, 2018.

Maxton and Jenny Weinstein McPhee ’06 on the birth of a son, Jackson Edward McPhee, on March 16, 2018.

Tim and Jeanne Hosler Kaufmann ’05 on the birth of a son, Paul Graham Kaufmann, on April 19, 2018.

Kevin ’06 and Megan Wright Smith ’08 on the birth of a son, Robert Douglas Smith, on March 16, 2018.

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Condolences Condolences are offered to: Glee Ross Stocker ’56 on the death of his wife, Dolly Hardin Stocker, on April 29, 2018.

Ellen Goodman Lowenstein ’58 on the death of her brother, John Edgar Goodman, on March 29, 2018.

Ann Cunliff Polster ’64, Jane Cunliff Gray ’70 and Caroline Polster Chamberlin ’93 on the death of their father and grandfather, Edward H. Cunliff, on March 9, 2018.

Peter Barker ’66 on the death of his mother, Gladys Freund Barker, on May 11, 2018.

Ginny Flynn Orthwein ’69 and Robert Orthwein ’02 on the death of their husband and father, Stephen A. Orthwein, on March 12, 2018.

Jeffrey Fort ’71, Natalie Fort ’10, Jimmy Fort ’13, Stuart Fort ’14 and Matthew Fort ’17 on the death of their mother and grandmother, Margery Campbell Fort, on May 23, 2018.

Leo Schmid ’72, Ed Schmid ’74, Steve Schmid ’78 and Dave Schmid ’82 on the death of their mother, Betty Bachle Schmid, on March 18, 2018.

Anne Royce Chida ’73 on the death of her father, Robert Killian Royce, on May 15, 2018.

Paul Johnson ’73 and Wayne Johnson ’75 on the death of their father, William H. Johnson, on April 23, 2018.

Steve Mathes ’74, Andy Mathes ’99 and Joey Mathes ’05 on the death of their father and grandfather, Julian Mathes, on June 5, 2018.

Sarah Orsay ’84, Eric Hadley-Ives ’86 and Jennell Ives ’89 on the death of their father, Paul K. Orsay, on May 25, 2018.

Lee Newman ’85, Andrew Newman ’87 (Fine Arts) and Betsy Newman Dennig ’91 on the death of their father, Matthew Newman, on March 22, 2018.

Molly Williams ’98 on the death of her mother, Betsy Kuntz Williams, on February 3, 2018.

Mary Green ’76, Anne Green Romig ’77 and Katy Green Henry ’79 on the death of their mother, Louise Goold Green, on March 11, 2018.

Sam Altman ’03, Max Altman ’06 and Annie Altman ’12 on the death of their father, Jerry Altman, on May 25, 2018.

Cheryl Whalen ’76 on the death of her father, Preston L. Whalen, on April 22, 2018.

Ariel Franks ’06, David Franks ’10 and Theo Franks ’13 on the death of their mother, Deborah Hayak, on March 1, 2018.

Howard Park ’77 on the death of his father, Howard F. Park III, on March 13, 2018.

Rhonda Berger Abrams ’78 on the death of her father, Stanley P. Berger, on December 11, 2017.

Griffin Palan ’13, Brody Palan ’15, Tyler Palan ’19 and Debbie Isaacs Kaminer ’82 on the death of their mother and sister, Lynne Isaacs Palan, on April 10, 2018.

Scott Bush ’82, Louisa Bush McCall ’88 and Katherine Bush ’13 on the death of their father and grandfather, William H.T. Bush, on February 27, 2018.

Obituaries Edgar McCulloch Jr. ’47 died on April 14, 2018.

The Reporter includes death notices for alumni and faculty as soon as possible after notification has been received. Family and friends of the deceased can help by sending information to Alumni Office, John Burroughs School, 755 South Price Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 or to alum.ofc@jburroughs.org.

1940s Bernard “Bunny” Alan Edison ’45 died on April 18, 2018.

Mr. Edison earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Harvard University. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. A former president and CEO of Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., he expanded the shoe business into what was, during the 1970s, the largest women’s shoe retailer in the U.S., and he helped diversify the business into a specialty retailer, with stores such as Jeans West, J. Riggings and 5-7-9. Mr. Edison was named to Harvard Business School’s Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century.

Mr. Edison served many civic and philanthropic organizations, including Civic Progress Inc., United Way of Greater St. Louis (1982 campaign chairman), Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, BJC Health System and Harry Edison Foundation (president).

As a coin collector, Mr. Edison amassed the world’s largest collections of half-cents and error halfcents. He was a poet and wordsmith, and he loved keeping up with developments in science and mathematics. He was a member of Friends of Harvard Mathematics.

The school offers condolences to Mr. Edison’s family including his wife, Marilyn Sue Wewers Edison; two daughters, Julie Edison-Carroll ’71 and Robin Edison Haar ’72; two sons, Peter Edison ’73 and David Edison ’96; and two grandsons, one of whom is Jack Edison ’06. His brother, Charles Edison ’52, and sister, Ruth Edison Tilsley ’48, preceded him in death.

Mr. McCulloch was educated at Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, finishing with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

He served in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant.

Mr. McCulloch worked for Pratt & Whitney where as a jet engine engineer he was involved in the design of the JT8D engine, which was the most popular commercial jet engine in the world for many years.

He served on the Ashford (Connecticut) Town Board of Finance for three terms and was an elder at the Presbyterian Church of Coventry. A gifted athlete in his youth, he continued to run almost every day of his adult life. He was an outdoorsman, spending many hours logging firewood, hiking, sailing, skating, swimming and canoe trekking in his youth and later with his son on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

The school offers condolences to Mr. McCulloch’s family including his wife, Janet McCulloch; son; three daughters; and several grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jane McCulloch Mailey ’42, and a granddaughter.

Nancy Gene Burger Callison ’47 died on July 19, 2017. No further details are available.

John R. McNaugher ’48 died on April 14, 2018.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Callison’s son. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Brady Callison.

Mr. McNaugher earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University. He served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain.

During his working years, Mr. McNaugher traveled worldwide overseeing steel mill projects.

He started an evangelical church in Holden,

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Massachusetts, in the 1970s. He was a member of Sewickley Men’s Club, the Silver Sneakers and the St. Barnabas Bible study group.

The school offers condolences to Mr. McNaugher’s family including three daughters, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Decker McNaugher, and a daughter.

Alan Siegerist ’48 died on April 26, 2018.

Mr. Siegerist earned a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1951, and then served in the Naval Air Reserve from 1951 to 1960, during the Korean War. He worked for Sunnen Products Company as a mechanical engineer before working with his brother as an engineer at Meeco Inc. until he retired in 2001.

Mr. Siegerist built a house in Wisconsin, which the family enjoyed for 50 years. His hobbies included carpentry, cars, golf and especially investing in the stock market.

The school offers condolences to Mr. Siegerist’s family including his wife of 65 years, June Siegerist; three sons, one of whom is Scott Siegerist ’74; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr. Siegerist was preceded in death by his brother, Walter Siegerist ’42.

Marie Vital Garesché ’54 died on April 4, 2018.

Christopher “Chris” Gale ’57 died on April 19, 2018.

Sr. Garesché entered the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary at Fruit Hill, North Providence, Rhode Island, in 1958, taking her final vows in 1964. She earned a master’s degree in theology from Boston College and studied to be a hospital chaplain.

Mr. Gale earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and then master’s and doctorate degrees in business from Harvard University.

Sr. Garesché’s ministry took her to France, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Liberia and Rome.

She worked primarily as a French teacher and later as a hospital chaplain. When war in Liberia forced Sr. Garesché to return to the U.S., she served for the next 10 years as staff chaplain and community member of St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York.

The school offers condolences to her family including a sister. Another sister preceded her in death.

Barbara Burton Morriss ’54 died on April 23, 2018.

Mrs. Morriss graduated from Briarcliff College.

She served on the boards of the Alzheimer’s Association and Central Institute for the Deaf and actively supported William Woods University.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Morriss’ family including a son, daughter and seven grandchildren. Her husband of 48 years, Reuben Morriss III, preceded her in death.

1950s William A. Borders Jr. ’56 died on February 28, 2018.

Nina King Lavin ’53 died on April 8, 2017.

Mrs. Lavin was an artist and landscape designer.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Lavin’s family including a daughter, son, two grandchildren and brother, Hugh King ’56. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond W. Lavin.

Lexie Hill Schoen ’53 died on October 3, 2017.

After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Mrs. Schoen went to the Netherlands, where she taught physical education for 41 years at American School of The Hague.

In 1960, she married Nico Schoen, and the couple raised their family in the Netherlands. They enjoyed the arts, culture and travel.

Two years after her husband’s death in 1998, Mrs. Schoen moved to Madison, Wisconsin, to be closer to her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed her book club, the Dutch Club, her swimming pool and her family.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Schoen’s family including twin daughters, a son, and six grandchildren. Her sister, Carol Hill Timson ’45, preceded her in death.

Mr. Borders earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve for six months.

Mr. Borders joined The New York Times in 1960, starting as a copy boy. During his 46-year career there, he was a foreign correspondent assigned over the years to cover Nigeria, Canada, India and Britain before being appointed deputy foreign editor in 1982. A year later, he was named editor of The Week in Review (now Sunday Review). He supervised that section until early 1989, when he was promoted to a senior editing position in charge of the newsroom in the evenings as it assembled the next morning’s newspaper. Mr. Borders later held a top administrative position overseeing Times writing and editing standards, distributing virtually every day a detailed internal “post mortem” critique of what reporters and editors had done right and what they hadn’t. He also acted as a liaison with readers, fielding their questions, complaints and sometimes compliments. He retired in 2006.

The school offers condolences to Mr. Border’s family including a son, two sisters, a brother and three grandchildren. Another brother preceded him in death. The school appreciates that Mr. Borders named Burroughs in his estate.

He enjoyed a long teaching career at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. In the seventies, he taught at the International Institute for Management Development and at the University of Cambridge.

The school offers condolences to Mr. Gale’s wife of 51 years, Pamela Waterman Gale; daughter; son; two grandchildren; sister, Mary Gale ’67; and brother. He was preceded in death by a daughter.

Lucy Pitzman Eades ’58 died on March 30, 2018.

After graduating from Burroughs, Mrs. Eades continued her studies at Bradley College in Boston and was a lifelong learner, particularly enjoying adult history classes through Oasis. She was an artist, having studied under Lee Wallace.

Mrs. Eades trained and volunteered in the juvenile court system. She loved animals and was a lifelong supporter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Eades’ family including three sons; a daughter; four grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Pitzman Early ’57; and two brothers, Frederick Pitzman ’60 and Marsh Pitzman ’62. She was preceded in death by a sister, Abigail Eades Peck ’50; a step-sister, Dee Eades ’58, and her former husband, Joseph W. Eades ’52.

1960s Judy Stern Mettee ’62 died on March 5, 2018.

Mrs. Mettee earned a bachelor’s degree in geography from Middlebury College in 1966. She taught elementary school in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, before teaching special education in Philadelphia, New York and Burlington, Vermont.

The family settled in Dover, New Hampshire, in the mid-1970s, where Mrs. Mettee volunteered for the Woodman Park School Parent Teachers Organization, the League of Women Voters, Dover Conservation Commission, Dover Adult Learning Center, Dover Solid Waste Committee and Strafford County Developmental Disabilities (now Community Partners). She was also part of a group of parents and educators who pushed for kindergarten in Dover’s schools.

When her children went to college, Mrs. Mettee returned to full-time work at Community Partners, where she had previously served on the board of directors. She worked at Community Partners for almost 20 years in various capacities including managing quality assurance and nursing.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Mettee’s family including her husband, Jack Mettee; two sons; four grandchildren; and sister, Joanne Stern ’62.

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Margaret “Peggy” J. Neilson ’63 died on May 10, 2018.

Miss Neilson earned a bachelor’s degree from Goucher College. For the past several decades, she was the organist and choir director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Ferguson, Missouri. In 2012, Miss Neilson retired after almost 28 years as manager of the St. Louis Youth Symphony Orchestra.

The school offers condolences to Miss Neilson’s family including two sisters, Nancy Neilson Ventura ’59 and Katie Neilson Kurtz ’72.

Elizabeth had planned to start a master’s program in environmental management at Duke University in the 2018-19 academic year.

The school offers condolences to Elizabeth’s family including her parents, Dave and Cathy Hatfield Brown ’81; sister, Emily Brown ’13; and grandparents, Paul and Carol Hatfield and Roger Brown. The school thanks the family for establishing the Elizabeth C. Brown Chair in Environmental Sciences in her memory.

Former Faculty

1970s William E. “Bill” Crabtree Sr. died on April 20, 2018.

Charles “Chuck” Weishaar ’71 died on May 18, 2016.

Mr. Weishaar earned an MBA degree from Stetson University in Deland, Florida. He was an adjunct professor at Daytona State College and taught English to French and Spanish students at Stetson University. For many years, until his retirement, he taught in the Volusia County (Florida) School District. Mr. Weishaar loved animals and gardening.

The school offers condolences to his family including his mother and two sisters. He was preceded in death by two other sisters.

2010s Elizabeth Carol Brown ’11 died on March 17, 2018.

Elizabeth loved the outdoors, animals (especially dogs, horses and birds), adventure and, most of all, her family and many friends. She was passionate about making the world a better place.

Elizabeth majored in biology and environmental studies at Bowdoin College. During that time, she studied abroad in Kenya and Tanzania, where she contributed to a research project exploring the connection between land use and water quality along a local river, and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro.

While at Bowdoin, Elizabeth participated in the longest continuous study of a single population of an animal species in the world — Leach’s storm petrels — on Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy.

She was a member of the Bowdoin Outing Club and Vague Dance Group. She also volunteered with College Guild, a nonprofit offering free correspondence courses to incarcerated people.

After graduating from Bowdoin in 2015, Elizabeth worked for Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, a small nonprofit that aims to protect crucial rivers and wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay. In 2016, she took a job as an environmental protection specialist with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment in Washington, D.C., helping residents and business owners to implement runoff mitigation techniques to protect the Potomac and Anacostia rivers from further pollution. While living in D.C., she also volunteered as a dog-walker at the Humane Rescue Alliance and continued her involvement with College Guild.

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Mr. Crabtree attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) in Kirksville, Missouri, before postponing his education to serve in the U.S. Air Force. Stationed in Olathe, Kansas, and St. John’s, Newfoundland, as a qualified airplane mechanic, he obtained the rank of staff sergeant before being honorably discharged in 1956. He returned to Kirksville to complete his bachelor’s degree in education and later a master’s degree in industrial education.

Mr. Crabtree took a job as an industrial arts teacher at Burroughs in 1957 and was chair of the department from 1982 until his retirement in 1996. He was a life member and had 57 years of service to the Lions Club. He was president of the Brentwood Lions in 1965-66 and served as chaplain in later years. He was a longtime member and deacon of Glendale Presbyterian Church.

An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Crabtree loved to fish, camp and travel the country. He enjoyed handcarving and painting decoy ducks and other wildlife.

Jane Ellen Kuenzle died on May 28, 2018.

In the late 1970s, Mrs. Kuenzle played basketball at Louisiana Technical University, which claimed one of the top women’s teams in the country at the time. After graduation, she played professionally for the California Dream and St. Louis Streak.

She also played with Athletes in Action, which competed in Europe.

Mrs. Kuenzle coached at the University of Alabama for a short time and then started her high school coaching career at Lake Highlands School in Dallas. She coached basketball and taught physical education at Burroughs from 1983 to 1993 and then coached at Villa Duchesne from 1993 to 2013.

Mrs. Kuenzle started a popular, areawide threeon-three basketball camp in St. Louis and served as the first female board member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. During many summers, she was a coach and counselor at Kanakuk Christian Camp in Branson, Missouri.

The school offers condolences to Mrs. Kuenzle’s family including her husband, David Kuenzle; three daughters; son; grandson; two sisters; and brother.

Marian Walsh died on May 24, 2018.

Ms. Walsh joined the Burroughs staff as computer lab monitor, working two days a week, in 1997.

Her job and skill set evolved into a full-time position that involved troubleshooting computer problems and configuring almost every computer on campus. Ms. Walsh retired in 2012 and moved to Kamas, Utah.

The school offers condolences to Ms. Walsh’s family including her four sons, six grandchildren, three brothers and four sisters. She was preceded in death by another brother.

The school offers condolences to Mr. Crabtree’s family including three daughters, a son, four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Maxine West Crabtree, and two brothers.

Please Keep Us Informed Please keep us updated on changes in your contact information, new jobs, degrees, honors, marriages, births and adoptions, deaths — any news you may have. To notify the school of news, please contact Cindy Schnabel at cschnabel@jburroughs.org or 314/993-4040, ext. 264.

John Burroughs School publishes the Reporter for distribution to alumni, current and past parents and grandparents, faculty, staff and friends of the school.

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Andrew Newman ’87 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS:

Ellen Leschen Bremner ’67

SUPPORTING BURROUGHS

Memorial and Tribute Gifts The following gifts were received from February 1, 2018, through May 31, 2018.

IN MEMORY OF George Barhorst

To the Outdoor Education Fund

Ellen Schreiber Lynch ’81

C. Perry Bascom ’54 Eric ’60 & Terri Lemon

William A. Borders Jr. ’56 Walter ’56 & Cynthia Metcalfe Godfrey H. Pflager ’56 John ’56 & Jody Jackes Ross ’56

Carlisle Vose Brigham ’01 Henry Sears ’05

Elizabeth Brown ’11

Bernard A. Edison ’45 continued Barbara Myer Charlie & Jan Raiser Sally Rosenthal Martin & Jill Sneider Bill & Jarona Stevens Andy ’66 & Barbara Taylor Marilyn Wechter Ellen & Sanford Weiss Patricia West & W. Bruce Springer To the John Mackey Community Outreach Fund

Steve ’74 & Julie Mathes

Anonymous David & Deena Goran JBS Parents Council Mr. & Mrs. William M. Rowe Jr. Mary Beth & Allen Soffer

Pauline Evans

Edward W. Cissel Jr. ’74

Alexander G. Fraser ’41

Mary W. Cissel Suttell ’70

William Crabtree Anonymous Carol Daniel Eric & Arsenia Hanson Bob & Mary Jo Sortland Robert L. Walker

T. David Daniel Anonymous

Beth Dunaway ’86 Terry & Jan Dunaway

Lucy Pitzman Eades ’58

Connie Lohr

John Sykes Martin ’43

To the John Sykes Martin Memorial Scholarship

Matthew Newman continued To the John Mackey Community Outreach Fund

Dan ’68 & Julie Miller

Steve ’74 & Julie Mathes

Mary Catherine Martin ’76

To the Frances Thomas Martin Art Fund

To the John Sykes Martin Memorial Scholarship

John S. Martin Jr. ’75

Lane S. O’Shea

Jane Krause Paine ’44

John S. McCarthy ’38

To the Jane Krause Paine Memorial Scholarship Fund

Clark Costen ’76 & Sarah Forbes Orwig ’75

Robert Paine III ’69

Lynne Palan

D. Bruce Merrifield ’38

Jim Dille & Laura Placio Harry ’87 & Betsy Jaffe Orchard ’86 JBS Parents Council

Claudia Terrel Hamblen

Judy Stern Mettee ’62

Georgia Kurrus Sledge ’53 Cliff Kurrus ’47

William D. Stamper ’57 Gary ’57 & Lil Giessow Dick & Suzy Wetzel Grote ’67 Tom & Linda Langsdorf Connie Lohr To the 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fund

John & Anne Marbury McDonnell ’57

Ernest W. Stix Jr. ’34 Robert K. Stix ’75

Joan Weir Stradal ’48

N. Barbara Deem Anderson ’63

Gil & Judy Grand Jane & Steve Mitchell

To the Grant Fraser Memorial Scholarship

David H. Moran Jr. ’56

Beverly Pipe

Sarah Forbes Orwig ’75

John ’56 & Jody Jackes Ross ’56

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Joanne Gravely Curlee ’48 Clark Costen ’76 & Sarah Forbes Orwig ’75 John Loy ’48 Carolyn Crossen McMillan ’49 Pete Weir ’53 Gale Yerges

Joe Glik

Charles W. Morgan

Gil & Judy Grand

Jack ’66 & Carol Wolf heim Goralnik ’70

Richard E. Strassner ’49

Charles Hayden Reasor ’30

Valerie Grace Ricordi ’77

Laura Reasor Richardson ’55

William T. Thomas

Henry Rogers ’14

Valerie Grace Ricordi ’77

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Gil & Judy Grand

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Gil & Judy Grand

Michael A. Grossi ’87 Joe & Eleanor Simpson

Kathryn Hizar Johnson ’86 Amy A. Germuth ’87 Connie Lohr

Jonathan M. Kayes ’75

To the Jonathan M. Kayes Library Fund

Jean Lovelace Stinchcombe ’57

Matthew M. Kayes ’77

Bernard A. Edison ’45

Charles G. Lischer ’60

Andy & Katie Abbott Mr. & Mrs. W. Randolph Baker Kathleen Berg Jeffrey M. Dreyer ’71 & Darlene Eyster Alice Goodman David Hamsher ’96 John ’96 & Ashley Kemper Richard & Lisa Greenman Kraner ’71 Peggy & Don Lents Charles ’65 & Rosalyn Lowenhaupt Shannon Lyons

Doc ’60 & Ann Leschen Cornwell ’60 Chuck ’60 & Sherry Mill

Daniel W. Loeb ’84 Sidney & Margo Friedman, Mark Friedman & Lisa Friedman Miller ’84 Lisa M. Oakley Lyn Williams & Del Marsh

Tom ’62 & Molly Herbst McConnell ’62

Gaylord Montgomery

Barbara Burton Morriss ’54 Chuck & Susanne Woods Shepherd ’54 Joseph & Gail Steiner Trigg ’55

Emily Rubenstein Muslin ’76 Valerie Grace Ricordi ’77

Eric P. Newman ’28

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

To the Henry Rogers Memorial Fund

Ellie Williams, Mark & Nathan Clinton

Mary Ahmann Ryan Steve & Alice Lowenhaupt Montgomery ’68

Betty Howard Troth ’57 Col. Robert Symons Troth

Kathleen Tucker Anonymous

John W. Wesley

To the John W. Wesley Memorial Scholarship

Sidney & Margo Friedman, Mark Friedman & Lisa Friedman Miller ’84

Elizabeth Gentry Sayad ’51 Virgil R. Day ’51 Dan & Ann Weldon Doyle ’82

Evalyn S. Rogers

Matthew Newman

Betty B. Schmid

To the Timothy Richard Wnuk Scholarship

Jim Dille & Laura Placio David & Deena Goran Jack & Ann Knight Schaper ’60 To the Special Library Gifts Fund

Barbara Ballinger, Joanna Buchholz ’00, Lucy ’02 & Steve Leibowitz

Jason K. Lohr ’91

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial Scholarship

Gil & Judy Grand

Ann Walther

To the John Mackey Community Outreach Fund

Timothy R. Wnuk ’00 Adam E. Klepper ’00

Steve ’74 & Julie Mathes

Carolyn Yager

Roslyn Schulte ’02

Bob & Mary Jo Sortland

To the Roz Schulte Spirit Fund

Barbara Ballinger, Joanna Buchholz ’00, Lucy ’02 & Steve Leibowitz Henry ’59 & Ellen Dubinsky Steve ’70 & Susan Felker Scott ’65 & Lynne Johnson

IN HONOR OF Andy Abbott

To the Diversity Program Fund

Ann Walther

Jacob Bain ’18

To the Diversity Program Fund

Barbie Barrow ’66 Barbara Stamper Ann Walther

Jeffrey E. Dee

Anne C. Martin

Anonymous

Anonymous

Ken Fox

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Gil & Judy Grand

Jason W. Goode ’93

Connie Lohr

Shea Goggin ’93 John Guenther ’93 Joe Mitchell ’93

Gladys Freund Barker

Judy Grand

To the Jim Lemen Fund

Barbie Barrow ’66

James & Nancy Bobrow

Joyce & Tom Lewin ’50 Bob & Mary Jo Sortland

Gil & Judy Grand

Jonathan Hamm ’89

Charles & Laura Barnes

John B. Martin ’47

Craig D. Schnuck ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Jack Thomas

To the Marcia W. and Keith E. Shahan Scholarship

Younasse Tarbouni

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Gil & Judy Grand

Laurance & Grace Hoagland

Jane R. Sitrin

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Gil & Judy Grand

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

To the Judith R. & Dr. M. Gilbert Grand & Family Endowed Tuition Aid Fund

Corinne Condie ’16

James E. Schiele ’47

Keith ’62 & Marcia Williamson Shahan ’62

To the Deborah Garner Hamm Memorial Scholarship

Ernest & Carolyn Clarke

Chris Hefner Anonymous

Remember Burroughs Your gift through a will, trust, life income plan or other planned gift will make a difference for future generations of Burroughs students. For more information, contact Lane O’Shea at 314/993-4040, ext. 256, or loshea@jburroughs.org.

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On a beautiful June evening, Graduation Grove — with a backdrop of the new STAR Building — awaits the 97 graduates in the Class of ’18. Construction crews will finish their work on the building in July so that the academic departments and the library can move in. All is on schedule, and the facility will be up and running for the first day of the 2018-19 school year on August 23.

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