The Kinkaid School Magazine - Summer 2012

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Discovering & Developing Talents 13 - The number of students in the Class of 2012 who will pursue the fine or performing arts in college.

4.8 - The average response to the question: How satisfied are you with the college you will attend (1 is not at all satisfied, and 5 is extremely satisfied)?

Here at Kinkaid it was a great year, and I know you will enjoy reading of the activities and successes of our students.

The theme of this edition of the Kinkaid magazine is “Discovering and Developing Talents,” words that come from the School’s mission statement and refer, of course, to Kinkaid’s commitment to providing students a broad range of opportunities to discover and develop their talents. All Raevyn Rogers-Henderson ’14, Grace Muir ’20, Austin Karkowsky ’17, Headmaster Don North students come to Kinkaid with a range of talents. Some come with an exceptional talent in one or more areas—athletics, don’t remember a school year that flew by more quickly dance, vocal or instrumental music, for example. Other than the one we just finished. Energy, excitement, students discover interests and talents at school through accomplishment, growth. Excellent teaching and their participation in Kinkaid’s educational programs. I had a learning. Service to others. Championships. Awards. Milestones conversation recently with a Kinkaid alumnus now in college who is an accomplished cellist. I asked him how he discovered reached. Recognitions. Celebrations. It felt just that fast. this passion and talent, and he told me it was during his Teachers and coaches push students to excel, yes, but sixth grade required instrumental music course. He entered the course thinking that this was just students push teachers and coaches as a requirement that he was obligated to well. Toward the end of the school year "It is the School’s mission, fulfill. He discovered, instead, that he I received a note from an experienced loved the cello and that he could play it teacher who had just completed his for these students and well. Over the next six years at Kinkaid first year at Kinkaid. He wrote about he continued to develop his talents. He his students—their politeness, their work for all our students, to was a four-year member of the Upper ethic, their seriousness of purpose, their provide the opportunities, School Orchestra, won regional and desire to achieve—and observed that they statewide recognition for his playing, had motivated him as well as he had instruction, and and made his college choice based in no motivated them. And he wrote about the small part on the quality of the stringed speed of the year. encouragement that will instrument program at that college.

It was an excellent year for Kinkaid. In this enable them to discover You will meet seven other such students edition of the Kinkaid magazine, as you and develop these in this edition of the Kinkaid magazine, have in past editions, you will read about each at a different stage in the some of the significant achievements of talents." development of an exceptional talent. our students and faculty. As always, the — Headmaster Don North Like the cellist above, these exceptional summer edition of the Kinkaid magazine talents do not define these students. includes the list of colleges our graduating They are fully engaged and are excelling seniors will attend. Again this year we broadly at Kinkaid.

But also like the young cellist, each of are very proud of our seniors and proud, too, of the record of these students has committed and continues to commit college placement they achieved this year. Let me give you a significant time and energy to the ongoing development of his few numbers about this year’s college placement: or her talent. It is the School’s mission, for these students and 54 - The number of different colleges and universities that for all our students, to provide the opportunities, instruction, and encouragement that will enable them to discover and the 134 members of the Class of 2012 will attend. develop these talents. $5+ million - The amount of merit-based grants the Class of It has indeed been a great year at Kinkaid. Thanks to all for 2012 earned. their hard work, commitment to excellence, and support.

12 - The number of students in the Class of 2012 who will participate in interscholastic athletics in college.

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Contents HEAD OF SCHOOL SEARCH

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Around Campus

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Class of 2012

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Kinkaid Honors

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Fine Arts

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Athletics

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Staff Spotlight

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Alumni News

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THE KINKAID MAGAZINE IS A PUBLICATION OF THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE OF THE KINKAID SCHOOL Tom Moore Director of Advancement tom.moore@kinkaid.org

Leslie Roemer Labanowski '02 Alumni Activities Manager leslie.labanowski@kinkaid.org

Marylu Rodriguez Publications Manager marylu.rodriguez@kinkaid.org

Emily Wynne Bolin '82 Annual Fund Manager emily.bolin@kinkaid.org

Jennifer Pardee Major Gifts Manager jen.pardee@kinkaid.org

Andrea Ibarra Gift Records Manager andrea.ibarra@kinkaid.org

Georgia Piazza Special Events and Electronic Communications Manager georgia.piazza@kinkaid.org

Cindy Van Keppel Advancement Assistant cindy.vankeppel@kinkaid.org

New Employee: Jennifer Gould Parent Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator jennifer.gould@kinkaid.org

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Campus Digest Head of School Search On March 20th, Headmaster Don North announced his decision to retire at the end of the 2012-2013 school year.

In a letter mailed to the community announcing his retirement plans, Mr. North wrote, “It has been an honor to lead The Kinkaid School for the past 16 years. In fact, I am proud to have spent more than half of my 43 years working in and leading independent schools at Kinkaid. However, I look forward to the next chapter of my life – I am healthy and eager to travel, experience life outside of school, and most importantly, spend quality time with my wife, Mary, my family and numerous grandchildren.”

The Board of Trustees has appointed a group of dedicated trustees to serve on the Head of School Search Committee. The Search Committee selected the nationally recognized search firm of Wickenden Associates to assist Kinkaid in this endeavor. Tom Simmons, Chair of the Search Committee, reports the process is well underway with the goal of having the new Head beginning service at Kinkaid in July 2013. “It is anticipated that a small group of candidate finalists will be introduced to the school community in October. Our hope is the Search Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees regarding the next Head of School by the end of November.”

Tad Mayfield ’81, Chair of the Board of Trustees, says, “We are grateful for Don North's steady and very capable leadership as headmaster. Because of the accomplishments and positioning under his leadership, we have a strong base from which to work, as we remain one of the most highly respected and sought after schools in the country. We look forward to the opportunity to fully recognize and appropriately celebrate his accomplishments throughout next year.”

Updates on the search process will be posted on the front page of the School’s website, www.kinkaid.org.

Tomorrow’s Promise Campaign Nears $25 Million Goal The Tomorrow's Promise Campaign has had tremendous support from the Kinkaid community. “I am pleased to report we have reached $24 million, 96% of the goal, and our volunteer team is working hard to conclude the Campaign by September 15,” says Campaign Chair Tad Mayfield ’81. “If you are one of the over 360 donors who already have supported this effort, Kinkaid is deeply grateful for your commitment. If you have not yet participated, we hope you will consider helping to enhance the educational experiences of Kinkaid students for generations to come.”

Every gift is much appreciated, and your participation is extremely important. You make a gift in one installment or over five years, whatever you prefer.

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Donors of $10,000 or more will be listed on the Tomorrow's Promise Donor Plaque, and all donors will be listed in the School's 2011-12 Annual Report.

You may obtain a pledge form by clicking on the Tomorrow's Promise logo on the front page of the School's web page, www.kinkaid.org. If you have any questions, please contact Director of Advancement Tom Moore at 713.243.5045 or Major Gifts Manager Jen Pardee at 713-243-5051.

FACULTY AND STAFF HONORS Jina David, journalism teacher and yearbook advisor, was named a recipient of the Edith Fox King Award by the Interscholastic League Press Conference. The award was presented during the annual ILPC state convention held April 28-29 at The University of Texas at Austin.

Science Department Head Dr. Sonia Clayton has been selected to serve on the curriculum development/design team for the Baylor College of Medicine project, "Gene U: Inquiry-based Genomics Learning Experiences for Teachers and Students."

Upper School English Teacher Christa Forster had an art criticism essay recently included in a collection, The New Earthwork: Art, Action, Agency, published by the International Sculpture Center.

STUDENT HONORS Suriya Sharma ’14 was named Honorable Mention in this year's Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest for her poem "Goodbye in a Sense." The Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest is an annual competition sponsored by Hollins University.

Nathan Lo ’14 won the Youth Concerto Competition and was invited to perform his piece "Dvorak, First Movement" with the Clear Lake Symphony at its concert on March 9. He also won First Place for Piano Concerto for his grade in the All State competition on June 15 in Dallas.

The Prep Bowl team consisting of (left to right) Anshul Palavajjhala ’14, Matthew Orr ’12, Andrew Manias ’13 and Harrison Gatlin ’12 did well its first time at The National Tournament for NAQT. The team had a record of 5 and 5 which was one short of advancing to the final rounds with over 200 teams in attendance.

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2012 FIELD DAY CHAIRS 2012 Chairs Alix Nakfoor ’12 April Abello ’13 Christine Williams ’14

CHAIRMEN CHECK-IN Emily Bolin 2009 Annette Stephens 2010 Lisa Stone 2011

ALUMNI TACO BOOTH Leslie Labanowski & Alumni Office

COLD DRINKS Anne Britt Eleni Fuller Paige Johnson Courtney Mitchell

BOOKKEEPING Karen Horne BINGO Ellen Bass Stacey Odom Susan Patt BINGO PRIZES Kim Deal Mary Smith BREAD Valerie Banner Cathy Frank Jennifer Rose BREAKS, BANDAGES & TATTOOS Elizabeth Arnold Laura Wheless CAKES & COOKIES Diana Anderson Diane Campbell CAKE WALK Jill Holstead Marie Louise Kinder Mary Eliza Shaper Angie Reckling

COTTON CANDY Lisa Kurtz Jenifer Young DECORATIONS Martha Kirkwood DIPPIN’ DOTS Cynthia Adkins Julia DeWalch Susanna Moldawer DUNK-UM BOOTH Susie Cone Lisa Cook Ashley Zarr FIELD DAY BANK Debbie Hurwitz Dana Oster FRIENDS of FIELD DAY Sheri Bailey Cari Griggs GAMES & RIDES Becky Pivec Kim Hankamer

GRAPHICS Libbye Morrell HOT DOGS & FALCON GRILL Park Shaper Penn Shaper Peter Shaper HAIR/FACE PAINTING Rachel Lawrence Cathy Watson MAYPOLE Kay Lobb MAILINGS Mimi Marix Natalie Horlock Marlo Bruce MONKEY MANIA Leisa Dillon Brooke Robertson PICK-A-CHOP Elizabeth Dukes Elizabeth Hogan Jessica Jacobe Marjorie Jacobe Clare McLeroy Kriste Sullivan Kristi Whiteside PIZZA Susie Ackerman Jennifer Arnold Rene Pineda Emily Wilde

RAFFLE Kathy Arcidiacono Kelli Cravens Dabney Pierce Leslie Sprague SANDWICHES Elizabeth Chapman Cathy Reynolds SET-UP Mary Johnson Wendy Nockolds SIDEWALK ART Jennifer Brown Co-Chair Laura Kelsey Co-Chair Flora Crosswell & April McMayon (PK) Denise Moseley & Laurel Shaper (K) Susan Heldebrand & Missy Massey (1st) Jennifer Brown & Libbye Morrell (2nd) Elizabeth Pagan & Courtney Swanson (3rd) Liz Crosswell & Laura Kelsey (4th)

SNOW CONES Ally Jafarnia Maryam Mireskandari Karen Susman SUGAR SHACK Susie Green Melissa Ison Melissa Schnitzer Laura Sheffield T-SHIRTS Elizabeth Chapman Cathy Reynolds TICKETS Janet Cravens Laura Eastman Trisha McGaw Katherine Tower VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS Ann Snodgrass – US Courtney Taylor – LS & MS

THANK YOU Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped make Field Day 2012 such a success. Your time, effort and donations are much appreciated and allowed our kids to enjoy this wonderful Kinkaid tradition. — Alix Nakfoor, April Abello and Christine Williams

VINTAGE FALCON Athletic Dept.

SIGNS Lisa Wilson Kim Adkins

WATER BOOTH Michele Clements Patti Morgan Giggy Thanheiser

SILLY STRING Nini Bekhradi Karen Finger Ruth Gay

WIN-A-FISH Ellie Bale Nancy DeWalch Kim Schuenemann YOGURT, POPCORN, ETC. Mark Harris

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2011-2012 Papadopoulos Fellow Dr. Kenneth W. W. Sims Contributed by Upper School Science Chair Dr. Sonia Clayton

Upper School Principal Patrick Loach, Tina Papadopoulos Papandreau ’88, Chair of Science Department Dr. Sonia Clayton, Helena Papadopoulos Johnson ‘82, William Papadopoulos ’92, Dr. Kenneth W. W. Sims

This year Kinkaid had the privilege of hosting Dr. Kenneth W. W. Sims for two days as its 2011-2012 Papadopoulos Fellow.

Dr. Sims is an associate professor at the University of Wyoming, but what made him exciting to the students is the fact that he is a true volcano explorer. He was featured in both the National Geographic (October, 2004) and National Geographic Channel’s Expedition Week. In addition, Dr. Sims’ research has been covered in publications such as Oceanus (Fall, 2006), New Scientist (July, 2008; December 2008) and in the children's book Lava Scientists:

Careers on the Edge of Volcanoes (Sarah Latta, Enslow Publishing, Inc. www.saralatta.com).

Dr. Sims spent the first day working with multiple Middle School Science classes talking about what leads to the eruption of volcanoes and demonstrated a few volcano eruptions outside on the football fields. The second day of his visit started with a formal presentation to the Upper School students and faculty during assembly in the Brown Auditorium. His talk focused on the genesis, impact and predictability of volcanoes. Students specifically found the Yellowstone ‘super volcano’ rather interesting. He included many photos from his volcano expeditions around the globe and showed an excerpt from National Geographic that featured him. The film showed his studies of Nyiragongo, one of the most active volcanoes on the Easter edge of the Democratic Republic of Congo. You could hear a pin drop when the film showed him gearing up and moving to the edge of the volcano to collect lava samples.

For the rest of the day, Dr. Sims met with the Upper School students in smaller groups and had more demonstrations of volcano eruptions. A picnic lunch was hosted by the AP Biology students that allowed seniors to have in-depth discussions of science career paths and managing scientific research, as well as a family life for those who choose careers in science. Kinkaid was truly fortunate to have Dr. Sims spend two days with our students in both Upper and Middle School.

STUDENT REFLECTIONS Brindley Mize ’15 “….I learn better with visuals. Seeing all the detailed and organized diagrams and pictures in the slides at the assembly really helped me grasp all the information Dr. Sims taught us. The volcano experiment on the football field was my favorite part.”

John Ormiston ’12 “Right from the beginning, I expected Dr. Sims to be an interesting man, and I was certainly not disappointed. After all, how could anyone who frequently ventures into some of the most extreme and spectacular environments found on Earth be anything but fascinating? The video footage and pictures of Dr. Sims clad in his strange Martian-looking suit as he peered upon the huge lake of molten lava is etched in my memory.”

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Connie Ma ’12 “I also loved when he talked about family. I think I may want to go into medicine when I get older, and I know it’s both time and energy consuming.

It’s sometimes difficult to balance the schooling and work with having a family. But, if Dr. Sims can do it with all his crazy travels, I feel like it’s possible.”

Jinal Mehta ’12 “It as in some ways relieving that he didn’t know where exactly he was going to wind up when he started college, because I feel as if I am in that stage of discovery right now.

And when I find out about one more kind of life out there, it’s eye opening for sure, but more than that, it leads me to believe that there are tons of ways (more than I know) in which I can make an impact on the world, which is quite reas-

Dr. Kenneth W. W. Sims meeting with seniors in AP Biology

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Horatiu Calin ’15 "Ever since sixth grade, I carried on my life with a firm belief that nothing related to the actual earth will ever catch my attention again, especially volcanoes….This belief stayed true until roughly 8:35 on March 27, 2012, when Dr. Sims gave his talk describing his line

of work….I found the science behind his line of work quite interesting….lastly, Dr. Sims brought up a new perspective on life for me….I shouldn’t follow a career solely for financial purposes, or bragging rights, I should follow a career that grabs my attention and motivates me so much, that it doesn’t feel like a job anymore, but more of a passion."

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"From the Heart" Dedication of The Lenny C. Katz Performing Arts Center In recognition of the Jerold B. Katz family's historic $5 million dollar gift to Kinkaid, a dedication celebration was held on May 6. More than 125 students from lower, middle and upper school performed in "From the Heart", a musical revue which included songs from some of the shows in which Lenny Katz '84 performed as a Kinkaid student.

The performance was followed by a dedication ceremony, and a sign on the theatre building was unveiled with its new name, The Lenny C. Katz Performing Arts Center.

The crowd of over 500 people included 26 of Lenny's classmates from the Class of '84. "The Katz Center dedication was the most powerful reunion to date for our class," commented Courtnay Tartt Elias '84. "Childhood friends came from California, Maine, Austin and even two blocks away, gathering to honor and reminisce about what a special guy Lenny was in our class: athlete, writer, actor, prom date, best friend... We all felt touched and overwhelmed by the amazing and generous way his family chose to honor him. Thank you, Katz Family, we embrace Lenny every day!" The gift from the Katz family supports the Tomorrow's Promise Capital Campaign as well as Kinkaid's performing arts program.

Class of 1984 alums (26 strong) attended the dedication of the Lenny C. Katz Performing Arts Center

Evan Katz ’82 FS, Lenny's brother, helped distribute "From the Heart" t-shirts to the cast

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2012 Culture Fest Contributed by Upper School Debate Coach Eric Emerson

On April 2, hundreds of people from throughout the Kinkaid community, representing the Lower, Middle and Upper School, gathered to celebrate the Sixth Annual Kinkaid Culture Fest.

Culture Fest is an annual tradition designed to explore and to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Kinkaid community and world of which it is a part. Culture Fest is the largest attended student-run Kinkaid activity, and student groups from all three schools participate.

The Culture Fest Committee - comprised primarily of student members of Sharing, Helping, and Discussing Ethnic Studies (SHADES) and Kinkaidians Against Hate and Discrimination (KAHD) - decided to spotlight a different region of the world in every cultural festival.

The 2012 Culture Fest spotlighted the themes of the cultures of the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The sub-Saharan region has a rich diversity of languages, cuisine, ecosystems, geography and more.

This year's Fest had 25 booths, representing sub-Saharan Africa and the larger world. Awards were presented to the three best booths. Booth prizes went to: • First Place - China - China Club • Second Place - Madagascar - 7th grade No Place for Hate • Third Place - Iceland - Environment Club Attendees were entertained by delightful and engaging performances from students, faculty, and area culture groups. This year's entertainment awards went to: • First Place - India Club • Second Place - Profe Zamudio and her daughter Sami • Third Place - China Club Special thanks to those students and faculty who were instrumental to the success of the 2012 Culture Fest.

CULTURE FEST COMMITTEE Ms. Lovett - Faculty Advisor Mr. Emerson - Honorary Faculty Advisor Co-Chairs: Ramille Law Atara Muhammad Surina Odhav Booth Chairs: Dana Barnes & George Randt (Upper School Clubs) Trevin Kurtanich (Middle School Liaison - Advisories & Class Booths) Bianca Kaushal & Haley Ebel (Lower School Liaison and Individual Groups/Families) Entertainment: Vinita Popat - Chair Priya Afzalpurkar - Vice-Chair Ms. McCarthy - Faculty Advisor

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Publicity: Katherine Barnes - Chair Alana Rubinsky - Vice-Chair Ms. Ellis - Faculty Advisor Decorations: Mirel Baysal - Chair Amber Chen - Vice-Chair Mrs. Fayard - Faculty Advisor Set-up: Suriya Sharma - Chair Roma Patel - Vice-Chair Mrs. Wainright - Faculty Advisor

FALCON EMPTY BOWLS During Culture Fest, students from the ceramics classes donated at least one of their bowls to be sold in support of Falcon Empty Bowls. Supporters received a bowl filled with candy, and 100% of all of the proceeds were given to The Houston Food Bank. Ray Brown ’14 and Sophia Smith ’14 were the organizers, and they had help from Lou Posada ’12, Sydnie Swanson ’14 and Megan Friedman ’15.

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Trustee Matters John B. Beckworth and Frances Hopper Jeter will be transitioning from Trustee to Life Trustee. Many thanks to our departing trustees Henry J. Lartigue and Teresa Ong Lee for their commitment to our school. Meet our new trustees: Mr. Cowan is Vice President for Acclaim Energy Advisors one of the nation’s fastest growing energy management firms. He is responsible for the firm's public sector activities, including government and education. Mr. Cowan has advised clients in a range of industries—including banking, consumer goods, high tech, and industrial—but his core area of expertise is in the public sector. In 1986, he Ken Cowan earned a BSBA in Management from the University of Nebraska – Omaha and later received his MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas, Houston.

Aside from his professional career, his community involvement includes serving on the boards of Houston’s Ensemble Theatre, Houston Alumni Association of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and passionately supports the efforts of Mission Lazarus and the Boy Scouts of America.

Mr. Cowan and his wife Sandie have held several volunteer positions at Kinkaid over the past years. His wife has taken a leadership role with Birthday Boosters, Holiday Decorations and assisted in New Student Open House. They are the parents of Kenneth II (Casey) ‘14 and Taylor J. ’16.

Mr. Doggett is a Kinkaid lifer and graduated in the class of 1975. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from The University of Texas - Austin in 1980. He is the founder and CEO of Doggett Industries & Doggett Equipment Services Group. His company is composed of two divisions: Division I – FE and CE Heavy Equipment deals with John Deere Forestry and Construction Equipment Dealerships; Leslie Doggett Division II is material handling equipment which deals with Toyota Industrial Equipment Dealerships. Aside from his professional life, he is affiliated with various organizations including the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) & World Presidents Organization (WPO), Texas Brangus Breeders Association, and the board of the Rienzi - Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Acquisition Committee. He and his wife Ann are parents of two Kinkaid alums William ’05 and Amy ’10.

Mr. Mehta is a graduate of the University of Houston with a degree in mechanical engineering. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Rice University. After graduation he started his career in the oil and gas service industry. He founded Case Services. Under his leadership Case Services became an industry leader in the petroleum production and automation sector. His products monitor the Jay Mehta operation of almost all of the producing on-shore oil wells in the United States. The company was later purchased by Weatherford International. After the purchase Mr. Mehta served as product line vice-president with Weatherford for four years. As a director at the Mehta Family Foundation, he is involved in supporting the multiple education initiatives of the Foundation. He also serves on the board of Pratham Houston, an international organization dedicated to the largest educational movement in India.

At Kinkaid, Mr. Mehta served on the Upper School Principal Search Committee and on the Tomorrow’s Promise Campaign Committee.

His wife, Mamta, has been a project coordinator for the 8th grade Day of Service, a team mom for the New Family Buddy Program, and has participated in many other volunteer positions for creative writing, and volleyball. The Mehtas are parents of Jinal ’12 and Jeel ’15.

Mr. Montgomery is a Managing Director of Quantum Energy Partners and is a member of Quantum’s Executive and Investment Committees. He is actively involved in the setting of the firm’s strategy and is responsible for originating and overseeing investments in the oil and gas upstream, midstream, and oilfield service sectors. Prior to joining Quantum, Mr. Montgomery was a Partner in the Investment Bill Montgomery Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. where, during his tenure, he headed the firm’s Natural Resources Group as well as its Houston office. He currently serves on the board of Apache Corporation. He has also been an active civic leader, chairing the boards of the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the St. Francis Episcopal Day School. He is also a member of the board of trustees for the St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System (where he serves as Finance Chair), The Kinkaid School Endowment and Houston Country Club. Bill earned his BBA from the University of Texas and his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Kelly have three children William ’11, Caroline ’12 and Katherine.

MIDDLE SCHOOL NJFL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATE BRIEFS Contributed by MS Debate Coach Kyle Morris The Middle School Debate team competed at the National Junior Forensics League national championship tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana recently. The teams of Sam Richey ’17 /Anirudh Suresh ’16 and Sita Yerramsetti ’16 /Alex Kalai ’16 both won their semifinal rounds, thus closing out finals to become National Policy Debate Champions. Sita and Alex defeated the top team from the Capitol Debate cooperative out of D.C., while Sam and Anirudh defeated the top team from The Harker School out of San Jose, CA. Furthermore, three of our students won speaker awards: Anirudh Suresh (fourth overall), Sita Yerramsetti (ninth overall) and Sam Richey (tenth overall). This was Kinkaid's first NJFL national championship in policy debate. Anvi Nandish ’17 carried a

4-1 record to advance to Octofinals in Lincoln Douglas debate. She had notable wins over some of our in-town rivals at Knox MS and Sidney Lanier MS. Five Kinkaid students advanced to the final round of Congressional Debate: Austin Karkowsky ’17, Anirudh Suresh ’16, Alex Kalai ’16, Zubair Mukhi and Sita Yerramsetti ’16.

Additionally, Sita won third place overall in Congressional Debate.

As a result of the collective success of our students, Kinkaid was named a National School of Debate Excellence for the third consecutive year. This distinction was given to the top five debate schools at the tournament. It is highly prestigious and winning it again places our program in the top tier as one of the most

competitive teams in the nation. Kinkaid was one of three schools from Houston recognized as a National School of Debate Excellence.

Houston is the most competitive region for middle school debate in the nation. Many of the judges at our tournament commented on how they believed that the MS students they saw in outrounds were as good or better than many of the high school students that they had observed during their time in debate.

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New Lower & Middle School Uniforms Contributed by LS Reading Specialist Pat Cavanagh

After more than 25 years Kinkaid’s lower and middle school uniforms are changing! Lower School Principal Krista Babine and Middle School Principal Barry Spiers worked with a committee of parents to choose an updated, fresher look for both boys and girls. The new lower school girls’ jumper and skort is a plaid design made exclusively for Kinkaid. A crisp white sailor blouse with a Kinkaid-plaid tie completes the girls’ uniform. Boys prekindergarten – 8th grade will wear khaki pants or shorts and white polo shirts with the white-on-white embroidered Kinkaid crest.

Knowing the generosity of Kinkaid families, Mrs. Babine, Lower School Reading Specialist and KOCI Kids sponsor Pat Cavanagh, Middle School sixth grade dean Andrew Herman, and Lower School registrar, Yasi Khosrowshahi, made plans for a 3-day uniform recycling event. During the final 3 days of school, parents delivered over 10,000 uniform pieces to the Lower School Big Room. Third and fourth grade student volunteers helped pack, seal, and stack approximately 107 3’ X 3’ boxes. Thanks to Mrs. Joanna Raynes who coordinated the eventual delivery of these boxes to a school for 3000 students in Zambia and one with 120 students in Kenya. Locally, former Lower School Principal Dr. Ellen Welsh was given blazers for Nehemiah Middle School, an inner-city school which she founded in 2011.

When students return in late August there will be much excitement in the air, not only because a new school year will begin but also because there will be an entirely new look for all to enjoy. Congratulations to all who helped in choosing our new uniforms!

Brother and sister Andrew ’20 and Kate ’24 DeWalch sporting the 2012-2013 Lower School Uniforms. Middle School girls will also wear the new skirts.

Andrew and Kate DeWalch wearing the older Kinkaid uniforms.

KOCI Kids Visits Small Steps

Contributed by LS Reading Specialist Pat Cavanagh Small Steps Nurturing Center is a non-profit organization that provides early childhood education and nurtures the social, emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children in the inner-city of Houston. KOCI Kids strives to help our Kinkaid community, our Houston community, our global community and our Earth. So, when KOCI Kids takes on a project for Small Steps, it is a perfect pairing of kids-helpingkids. This spring first and third grade members decorated and filled creative birthday boxes, made personalized number books, and collected, decorated and filled bags of toiletries for the children of Small Steps.

In early April, Lower School Principal Krista Babine and KOCI Kids sponsor Pat Cavanagh took a small group of KOCI Kids members to deliver these gifts to the Jensen campus of Small Steps. Kathie Hartzog, 8

program director of the Jensen campus, gave us a tour of the building and invited us into the classroom where we presented each child with his or her number book. Later the same day during KOCI Kids’ weekly meeting, Verna Noack, Small Steps Development Director (and coincidentally, Ron Gutowsky’s cousin!), came to Kinkaid in order to receive the beautiful decorated birthday boxes and toiletry bags for each Small Steps child. Small Steps and KOCI Kids---a winning combination!

Welcome our Parent Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Gould PA Association Chairs Julia DeWalch (left) and Melinda Stevenson (right) with Jennifer Gould (middle)

The Advancement Office welcomes Jennifer Gould as the new part-time Parent Liaison and Volunteer Coordinator. Jennifer will be the contact for parents (especially parents new to the School), and staff coordinator for the Parents' Association (PA) volunteers and school employees who plan activities to welcome new families. She also will support the PA’s volunteers, oversee the content for the PA and class pages on the School’s website, and coordinate e-mails sent to parents for PA and class activities. Jennifer, mother of Maddy Gould ’12, has 17 years of experience as a volunteer in the Houston community and a business degree from the University of Southern California. She can be reached at Jennifer.gould@ kinkaid.org and 713-243-5056.

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Beating Cancer With a Stick Contributed by Lacrosse Coach Jeremy Platt Kinkaid hosted the third annual Beating Cancer With A Stick Lacrosse Classic on March 10. The event continued the spring break tradition of bringing great lacrosse to Houston and benefiting the UT MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital.

This year's excitement welcomed two military dynamos in a power matchup between the Air Force and the Army.

Head Boys Lacrosse Coach Jeremy Platt shares, "I am excited to raise awareness for such a worthy cause as children's cancer. The idea of starting Beating Cancer With A Stick came to me in 2009 when I saw members of The Kinkaid School's community being hit with cancer. As a lacrosse coach I remember thinking that our Kinkaid families, alumni and generous donors had blessed us with the best high school facilities in the land, and I felt it was only appropriate to utilize those facilities to grow the sport of lacrosse in Houston and raise awareness in the fight against cancer."

During the last 50 years, the UT MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital Team has forged new paths in cancer therapy by pioneering new drug treatments, creating groundbreaking research, and engineering life-saving surgery for children.

The game between Army & Air Force was the 18th meeting between the teams. Army led the series 16-1, with Air Force's one win in the last game between the two in 2010. This year’s games went to sudden victory and on the opening face-off in overtime, Air Force won the ball and scored in just nine seconds. It was a great game full of excitement and energy and all for the great cause of raising awareness and funds for The UT MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital.

Welcome new Athletic Director Bob Beeman The Kinkaid Community welcomes new Athletic Director Bob Beeman who began his role on July 1. He is excited to be joining our community and is looking forward to his future at Kinkaid. "My overarching goal is to maintain a student-centered environment that helps students maximize their potential." Mr. Beeman shares, "I believe that athletic and academic inster-

"My overarching goal is to maintain a studentcentered environment that helps students maximize their potential." — Bob Beeman

ection is important. More than anything, I hope to maintain the success levels and help students continue to perform in a quality manner both on and off the fields."

Mr. Beeman was the Athletic Director at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota for the past four years. Hamline is a school of 2000 undergraduate students, and the school offers teams in 19 interscholastic sports, competing in Division III. During his career Mr. Beeman has taught, coached and served in athletic administration at public and private schools in the Midwest and Northwest. His coaching motto is "Prepare hard and play hard. Most importantly, play the game because you love it."

Mr. Beeman brings both a range of successful experience to Kinkaid and considerable professional and personal strengths as well. He generated enthusiastic responses from Kinkaid’s administrative leadership team, faculty, parent and stu-

dent advisory groups with whom he met during his finalist interviews.

Mr. Beeman and his wife Sara enjoy being with their three sons Derek, Bryan and Greg and grandchildren Clara and Benet during their spare time.

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CLASS OF 2012

THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2012 said goodbye to their high

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID SHUTTS ’74

school days as they received their diplomas during commencement at Barnhart Stadium on Friday, May 18. Governing Council President Niki Frishberg opened the ceremony by delivering a poignant speech about the class and the School. Brit Hume, noted television news correspondent, gave an inspiring keynote address.

The following is an excerpt from the Graduation Remarks from Governing Council President Niki Frishberg

Read Niki's full speech at: www.kinkaid.org/nikifrishberg

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elcome Trustees, Mr. Hume, family, friends, faculty, staff and most importantly my fellow classmates. We did it! Today is a day that we will all remember for the rest of our lives, but as we’ve gotten closer to graduation and our future beyond Kinkaid, I can’t help but think about how we all got here.

When we first walked through the high school doors in our outfits we had all picked the night or even maybe the week before, we had no idea what the next four years would hold. The first two years went by in the blink of an eye. . .

Kinkaid has so directly influenced our lives and put the world at our fingertips without us even knowing. Our schedule overloads taught us to prioritize and manage our time. School dances and dress days got us used to dressing up in bow ties and heels. Winning SPC Championships showed us how to celebrate and unite as a community. While we might have slowed down

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momentum a little junior year with the late night studying, the early morning SAT’s and college applications on the daunting horizon, we could always count on the dances, SOK week, Falcon Fanatic nights and Field Day to show us that is was really just another year that we could get through. Having those moments to look forward to despite how worn out, sleep deprived and stuffed with information we might have been really showed us how to appreciate the traditions at Kinkaid.

Our experiences throughout high school in different classes, trips, sports and the arts - have allowed us to form unique relationships with one another. . . Just last weekend at the choir rehearsal for baccalaureate, many of us couldn’t get through a song without completely breaking down. We didn’t remember the seniors in the past getting so emotional while singing their senior song, and we couldn’t help but wonder why was it so different for us. Maybe they really were that sad and we just couldn’t understand it before, or maybe it was our fault for not realizing that picking a song that would bring our parents to tears would probably make us cry too, but I know that it is truly so hard to say goodbye because we have been the constants in each others’ lives despite all the changes around us. Not many people can say that they knew everyone in their graduating class and that is something we are fortunate to have here at Kinkaid. Knowing all of you, I can honestly say that I am proud to call you my fellow classmates. . . .

I will leave you with a final quotation from Confucius with hopes that you graduate knowing that you are not leaving any part of you behind or falling short of your potential: “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Thank you and I wish you all good luck.

The following is an excerpt from the Graduation Remarks from keynote speaker Brit Hume

Read highlights of Mr. Hume's speech at: www.kinkaid.org/brithume

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ou never get a second chance to make a first impression. Begin with how you dress. Be neat, tuck in your shirt. Be prompt or even early. Use the good manners your parents taught you. . .

You are going to mistakes, we all do. When you make a mistake, you may be confronting what may be a great opportunity. If you make a mistake, admit it immediately, be forthright about it, own it. No matter what your mistake is, the people you think you are letting down are going to be so impressed that you took responsibility for the mistake, that your owning it will make a much larger impression than whatever the mistake was. . .

Remember this motto: Winners take responsibility, losers blame others. If you step forward and admit your mistake, you help create a sense of trust and sense of your integrity and honor.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID SHUTTS ’74

Class of 2012

Headmaster Don North and Valedictorian Kate McMillan ’12

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College Choices John August Adkins Jr. The University of Texas, Austin

Benjamin Forbes Dumas Southern Methodist University

Alexis Grace Hart University of Richmond

Edward Arthur Banner III The University of Texas, Austin

Camiel Kleberg Duytschaever Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Vincent Reed Hash University of Southern California

Dana Wahl Barnes Boston University Katherine Imani Lorraine Barnes Yale University Melysa Abbey Barth The University of Texas, Austin Jarod Kamron Becker The University of Texas, Austin Katherine Jane Beeler The University of Texas, Austin William Isiah Belt Boston University Andrew Blaney Colorado School of Mines Erin Michelle Bleiweiss The University of Texas, Austin, Plan II Honors Allison Ann Bolin The University of Texas, Austin Angelika Magdalena Bremer Baylor University Jakob Allen Bressler Baylor University Bradford Dillon Briscoe Vanderbilt University Madeline Margaret Brown Dartmouth College Andrew Dyer Campbell The University of Texas, Austin Franz Humberto CĂŠspedes University of Houston, Honors College John McGill Cheesman III Middlebury College Grayson Ford Childress West Virginia University Thomas Raif Coverdale Trinity University Campbell James Cravens The University of Texas, Austin Andrew Zachary Das Johns Hopkins University Katherine Reckling Dowdell Louisiana State University

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Robert Samuel Eggleston West Virginia University Rachel Therese Feig Boston University Nathaniel Breitenbach Finger University of Connecticut Henry Thomas Fitzpatrick University of Mississippi Ryan Michael Fondren The University of Texas, Austin Elizabeth Ellen Ford The University of Texas, Austin Catherine Elizabeth Frank The University of Texas, Austin Hannah Isabel Fred The University of Texas, Austin Mia Leigh Fredricks The University of Texas, Austin Caroline Victoria Friend University of Southern California Nicole Elizabeth Frishberg The University of Texas, Austin William Charles Fullenweider Villanova University Harrison Cole Gatlin Williams College Emily Claire Gemp The University of Texas, Austin, Plan II Honors Jeremy Alexandre Ghadially The University of Texas, Austin Marcus Theodore Giannini Trinity University Kirby Collier Gilbert Elon University Madeline Claire Gould Sewanee: The University of the South Caroline Elizabeth Gray Baylor University Mary Grace Gardner Grieco Boston University Clayton Lynwood Harrell Vanderbilt University

Parker Keegan Haynes Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Katherine Fawley Heyne The University of Texas, Austin Colter James Illich Stanford University Claire Elizabeth Jacobson Stanford University Joseph Dahr Jamail IV The University of Texas, Austin Wilson Thomas Jeckovich The University of Texas, Austin Wells Marion Johnson The University of Alabama Virginia Lee Kanaly Santa Fe University of Art and Design Philmon Keleta The University of Texas, Austin Madeline Shea Kelly Texas A&M University Rodney Manuel Kennedy, Jr. Trinity University Samantha Jo Kirshon Boston University Peter Mitchell Kokernot University of Mississippi Anna Hochung Kwak Northwestern University Emily Rimbold Lahourcade The University of Texas, Austin Robert Henry Lartigue Southern Methodist University Ramille R. Law Loyola University New Orleans Santiago Leon-Amtmann Southern Methodist University Michael Daniel Levine University of Richmond Jennifer Hua-Ting Lu Swarthmore College Connie Cheng Ma University of Pennsylvania

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Skylar Leigh Pinchal Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Ann Katherine Stephens Southern Methodist University

Gregory Alan Martinez Georgetown University

Bernardo AndrĂŠs Pineda Rollins College

Jacob Tanner Stubblefield University of Miami

Anna Ciara Lindsay Mason University of Connecticut

Vinita Popat Cornell University

Elizabeth Sydney Studlick Brown University

Blake Wesley Masterson Vanderbilt University

Elena Marie Portz Stanford University

Katherine Elizabeth Sullivan St. Edward's University

Michael Thomas Mayfield The University of Texas, Austin

Luciano Posada University of Houston

Sarah May Thomas Columbia College

Ryan Talbot McElvenny Vanderbilt University

Anabelle Leigh Reade The University of Texas, Austin

Stephanie Ann Tillison Boston University

Katherine Graham McMillan Yale University

Simon Redko Georgetown University

Thomas Keller Towns, Jr. The University of Texas, Austin

Jinal Jainesh Mehta Rice University

Jack William Reid The University of Texas, Austin, Business Honors

Austin Raymond William Tucker Baylor University

Vivek Nishad Mehta Washington University in St. Louis Matthew Schweppe Moldawer The University of Texas, Austin Stuart Walter Monteith University of Mississippi Caroline Kelly Montgomery Sewanee: The University of the South Sadi Moradi Southern Methodist University Jeanne Louise Moran Eckerd College Atara Aubrey Muhammad University of Miami Anna Alexis Nichols Pitzer College Millie Angel Nishikawa Columbia University Surina Anil Odhav Oxford College of Emory University Blake Turner Odom Washington and Lee University John Andrew Ormiston University of Virginia Matthew Rutland Orr The George Washington University Wesley Mayer Patt Vanderbilt University Dabney Clements Pierce The University of Texas, Austin, Plan II Honors

Jay Pearson Reynolds Vanderbilt University Molly Alexis Roberts University of Arkansas, Honors College Patrick Daniel Roberts University of Houston, Honors College Duncan Kent Robinson Dartmouth College Jonah Tai Roettele Southern Methodist University Stephanie Ann Roff Dartmouth College Samuel Austin Rogers Lehigh University Andrew S. Rubenstein The University of Texas, Austin Adam Joseph Joachim Rubinsky Vanderbilt University Allison Marie Schuette Hamilton College - NY

Sarah Elizabeth Tucker Baylor University, Honors Program

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Marshall Cameron Markham Columbia University

Henry Theodore Waite Washington and Lee University Sophia Lyon Weber Northwestern University Caroline Lorraine White Trinity University William Tuttle Wilde University of Mississippi AnnaCatherine Ford Wilson University of Virginia Andrew Scott Winters Wake Forest University John Stewart Wombwell The University of Texas, Austin Madison Marlowe Wood The University of Texas, Austin Meagan Nicole Zwahlen University of Oklahoma, Honors College

Sheridan Leigh Schulte DePauw University, Honors Program Alexis Jane Siegel University of Southern California Walker Jack Spier University of Virginia Emeline Hapgood Sprague Southern Methodist University

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Kinkaid prides itself on the three “A’s”: academics, arts & athletics.

The Class of 2012 has excelled in all of them.

Here are six students who exemplify the well-roundedness of the class.

CLASS OF 2012 BY THE NUMBERS

134

Seniors are attending 54 different colleges

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Seniors will play sports in college

MILLION

$5+

Scholarship dollars earned by the class of 2012

4.8

The average response to the question: How satisfied are you with the college you will attend?

(5 being extremely satisfied)

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Six from the KATE MCMILLAN Yale University

When Mrs. Kinkaid envisioned well-rounded students with strong interests in academics, arts and athletics, she surely had students like Kate McMillan in mind.

Among her favorite classes at Kinkaid, her art classes with Mrs. Jane DiPaolo and Ms. Diane Marks certainly have stood out. “Most of the artwork I have created, I’ve done it with the skills I’ve learned at Kinkaid,” Kate shares. Aside from her artwork, which has earned numerous awards, she has also been athletically successful as a member of the Varsity Cross Country and Varsity Basketball teams since her freshmen year. "She was a coach's dream because you knew that no matter whether you were watching or not her work ethic never changed." shares Girls Head Basketball Coach Stacey Marshall, "That type of leadership and character are the foundation of any good team or program. A strong all-around student, Kate is the Valedictorian of her class and a Cum Laude member.

Kate carries a great sense of the community, and has been pleased to have her mother, Middle and Upper School Art Teacher Nancy McMillan, close by and available for advice when needed. She will certainly miss interacting with so many wonderful teachers around including her Godmother, Middle School History Teacher Barbara Cooney. She credits her father Ian McMillan with helping to motivate her to strive for excellence. “I’ve just always noticed that when my dad has a goal, he goes for it. I think that’s why his approval means a lot to me.” Kate shares. With all of Kate’s accomplishments in the classroom, in athletics and in the arts, it is no wonder that this Kinkaid lifer will be moving onto Yale University to major in Architecture.

WILL FULLENWEIDER Villanova University

Will is quick to say how thankful he is to have had such a motivating group of people around him. His family, coaches, teachers and friends have inspired him in different ways. “I would have to say that my favorite class at Kinkaid was Dr. Harris’ Sophomore History class,” Will shares. “He is a great teacher who incorporated philosophy into his lectures and made the class relate to real life.”

Aside from academics, community service has been a great part of his life. Will had the unique opportunity to volunteer at the Boys & Girls club in the Spring Branch area, “It was a unique experience, I got to interact with younger kids and play games with them,” Will recalls, “It helped me realize that kids will be kids no matter where they are.”

One of his favorite memories at Kinkaid was playing the guitar along with other musicians for the entire Upper School last year to kick off Field Day. Music is one of his favorite hobbies as he was a part of Encore and Choir and even plays the guitar on his free time.

This Kinkaid Lifer will miss seeing his friends and most of all the camaraderie between the baseball and football teammates. “Our baseball team was a tight group, and we had a great season. I love those guys.” Will looks forward to making new friends and to continuing his baseball career at Villanova University next year.

ANNA KWAK Northwestern University

“My favorite thing about Kinkaid is having the opportunity to go out on a limb and try something you wouldn’t normally do,” says Anna Kwak who entered Kinkaid in ninth grade. This is why she was able to be part of Fiddler on the Roof as a part of Ensemble her junior year. "As a person who is more comfortable playing on a field or running around a track, singing and dancing on stage had never been something I even thought about. But I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to audition and partake in the musical because it was such a fun and eye-opening experience!" Anna shares.

As member of the varsity soccer team for four year, Anna is proud of the Falcons’ second place finish this year, its highest finish in four years. Anna also was on the Cross Country team and served as captain her senior year.

Anna also feels strongly about giving back in the form of Community Service. One of the most important events she has helped lead as Chair of the Health & Wellness Committee was the Blood Drive. The committee was pleased to have over 90 blooddonors participate. Her community service activities also included Kinkaid Cooks for the Community and Special Olympics Bocce Ball among others. “My parents have truly inspired me by what they have accomplished, my father being the Chairman of Lymphoma the at M.D. Anderson Hospital and my mother being an Emergency Services Assistant Manager at the Christian Community Services Center.” Anna shares, “It makes me want to work as hard as they have.”

Her favorite class was Spanish with Mrs. Vanessa Zamudio-Lara. "I loved the small class setting and being able to watch many great movies such as 'Viva Cuba'!" We wish her the best of luck at Northwestern University.

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RODNEY KENNEDY Trinity University

Learning to balance his various activities is one of the most important life skills Rodney has learned from being a Kinkaid student.“The hardest thing to deal with is when conflicts arise,” Rodney shares. “When I have to choose sitting out a Lacrosse game to study for an upcoming exam – that’s when I know I’ve learned time management.

That is a very big thing here at Kinkaid.” Rodney even recalls staying on campus for 14 hours one day, and not even noticing how fast time flew by.

Kinkaid has always felt like home to him. He shares, “I will miss the community and the support we have for teachers, friends, dance partners, and the tight-knit connections I’ve made. Kinkaid has a unique family feel to it.” His favorite memories include playing a lead role in this year’s musical Footloose, playing lacrosse and winning back-to-back SPC Football Championships. Rodney, who entered Kinkaid in sixth grade, says his fondest classroom memory is from his seventh grade Pre-Alegbra 1 class with Mrs. Liz Clayton. “She just made math fun and created a different learning atmosphere altogether. One time she dressed up as a superhero to help us get through a lesson.”

As for role models, Rodney feels that his family has been an amazing support system. “My mom inspires me everyday.

She mutli-tasks so well and still finds time to make dinner with a smile on her face for my brothers and me.” At Trinity University, Rodney plans to study Computer Science and hopes to play football.

MADELINE BROWN Dartmouth College

Since entering Kinkaid in first grade, Madeline says she has acquired many special memories. In first grade, she got to perform for the first time in the play The Wacky Zoo under the direction of Ms. Susan Little and Mr. Myron Karner. “I remember this play so well, all the animals made the wrong noises,” Madeline shares, “It’s definitely one of my favorite memories.” As she moved through Middle School, she learned how to keep up with her class schedule and transition onto Upper School.

In Upper School, Madeline was a part of One Day More her freshmen year, she dressed in a lions suit for a choreographed dance during Culture Fest her Junior Year; she enjoyed Biology class with Dr. Sonia Clayton while learning that math can be fun with Mr. Michael Vischak; and of course, she was proud of the Falcons for winning back-to-back SPC football championships. Madeline also spent significant hours on the practice field prepping for Lacrosse and Field Hockey since freshmen year.

“I’ve always considered myself a good student and I feel a great deal of support comes from my parents.” Madeline shares, “My mom has been at every one of my games, and my dad is always reminding me of when I need to study. They are both inspiring hardworking role models.”

Madeline’s family enjoys traveling and this has helped her develop a love for different cultures and dialects. She has been a part of the Chinese and French clubs for the past two years and has traveled to places like Africa, France, Italy and Canada. She looks forward to making some new memories at Dartmouth College.

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MARSHALL MARKHAM Columbia University

Marshall has learned it takes hard work and dedication to be successful at Kinkaid, whether that means staying up a couple hours later to finish a project or waking up early for football practice. He attributes a great deal of his success to support from his coaches, parents, two sisters and grandparents. “There isn’t one specific person who has helped encourage me, it is a collaborative effort between everyone.” Marshall comments, “They have all put time and effort into making me the best I can be.”

Marshall has enjoyed having the opportunity for the past three years to be on Track team and the Football team, where he was the starting left tackle. One of his favorite memories was winning the 2010 SPC Football Championship game. “We were down 17 points at halftime and we weren’t doing great on offense. I was getting depressed and angry. We showed great resolve in the second half and rallied to victory. I will never forget the excited mob of fans dressed in purple that run onto the field to celebrate after the game,” he comments. With the help of his coaches, he has following an aggressive workout plan to prepare for football practice at Columbia University.

For Marshall, who entered Kinkaid in Kindergarten, the memories will be difficult to leave behind. He also will miss all of the Kinkaid experience including playing Mrs. Gloop in Willy Wonka this past year, being a counselor at Camp Falcon for the past four years, and especially being a part of the Prom and Homecoming Committee.

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2012 GRADUATES

The Class of 2012 Graduates Pursuing Arts & Athletics in College

ARTISTS

Katherine Barnes

Yale University, Music Jarod Becker

University of Texas at Austin, Film Camiel Duytschaever

Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Art Hannah Fred

University of Texas at Austin, Dance Catherine Frank

University of Texas at Austin, Dance Caroline Friend

University of Southern California, Film Alexander Ghadially

University of Texas at Austin, Music VL Kanaly

Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Art Ramille Law

Loyola University N. O., Music Sarah May Thomas

Columbia College, Music production Matthew Moldwawer

University of Texas at Austin, Theater Millie Nishikawa

Columbia University, Music Elena Portz

Stanford University, Art Alexis Siegel

University of Southern California, Theater Claire Valera

Rhode Island School of Design, Art Stewart Wombwell

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ATHLETES

Ford Childress

West Virginia University, Football Sam Eggleston

West Virginia University, Football Rachel Feig

Boston University, Field Hockey Marcus Giannini

Trinity University, Soccer Rodney Kennedy

Trinity University, Football Mike Levine

University of Richmond, Baseball Marshall Markham

Columbia University, Football Greg Martinez

Georgetown University, Sailing Duncan Robinson

Dartmouth College, Baseball Katherine Sullivan

St. Edward's University, Tennis Henry Waite

Washington & Lee University, Lacrosse Caroline White

Trinity University, Tennis Andrew Winters

Wake Forest University, Golf *Note: Not all of the students listed are pictured.

This information is self-reported.

KINKAID HONORS

KINKAID HONORS its exemplary students, faculty and staff at the end of the school year with many awards ceremonies and celebrations, from each school’s Honor Day to the Arts Luncheon and the Athletics Varsity Recognition ceremony. The following pages highlight the School’s academic, artistic and athletic talent.

Faculty and Staff Awards COLUMBIANA AWARD The Columbiana Award is this school’s annual recognition of excellence in teaching.

It goes without saying, then, that those who are considered for the award are recognized by their colleagues and students for their outstanding pedagogy in their given field. It is also true that the teachers who have received this honor in the past are recognized because they are caring and dedicated mentors and role models for their students in areas beyond the special limits of their academic discipline.

a commitment to intellectual inquiry, and she is gifted in integrating new and creative ideas into her teaching. One source of her contagious classroom energy is her love of science. You see, our winner is a natural-born teacher who was not teaching when we found her. She was a scientist and likely the most charismatic one working in the lab. The School, however, needed someone to teach for a semester and our winner decided to help the School, thinking she would return to her lab full-time at the semester’s end. It was our good fortune that the teaching bug bit her and she came to join us permanently. With humor, warmth, and energy, she has enthusiastically challenged and supported both students and colleagues in the Upper School.

This year’s Columbiana Award goes to Upper School Biology teacher and Science Department Chair Dr. Sonia Clayton.

GEORGIA & EDDIE LEONARD STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD

Headmaster Don North and Dr. Sonia Clayton

Great teachers combine a joy of working with young people, energy and passion for teaching, and a genuine interest in their subject matter.

Conveying a passionate optimism comes naturally to our winner. This is one reason why her students would walk through fire for her or, even more impressively, take her AP course.

Her room is a “kid magnet,” full of students who seek her out for extra help or want to share her company and conversation during free periods. Her work life is frantically busy at times, but she always makes time for these one-on-ones, and the students she befriends come back to visit after they leave her class or graduate.

This year’s recipient is also full of energy.

If you spend a few minutes with her, you will understand what I mean by “energy.” She is animated, quick-thinking, and bubbling with thought. It is hard to leave a conversation with her without carrying away at least some of her enthusiasm. She steadfastly maintains

to that member of the Kinkaid staff who has demonstrated the highest levels of excellence in his or her work during the year in which the award is presented and has made the greatest contribution to the school. A plaque and a cash gift accompany the Award, and a permanent plaque will honor the recipients.

The work of the 2012 recipient of the Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award transcends the three divisions, touching everyone who receives a paycheck from Kinkaid. Her relationships with Kinkaid employees begin during their first days at Kinkaid as she patiently assists them in tackling the overwhelming paperwork and her office is often a first stop when an employee begins to contemplate retirement. She holds our hands through life’s transitions, and is a source of invaluable information, assistance, and support. Her warmth and empathy make her particularly well suited for her position.

In addition, she is a professional of the first order: knowledgeable and skilled in her work, guided by the highest integrity, and dedicated to Kinkaid.

Kinkaid is pleased to present the 2012 Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award to Payroll and Benefits Manager Tina Elkevizth.

FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

Headmaster Don North and Tina Elkevizth.

The Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award is named in honor of two long-time members of the Kinkaid staff loved and respected by students, faculty and staff, parents and alumni. Warmth, generosity, respect, commitment, and integrity—these are among the words that first come to mind when thinking about Georgia and Eddie Leonard, who were role models for hundreds of students, faculty and staff, and parents.

The Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award will be presented annually

Upper School science teacher Lara Cross received the Glenn Ballard Fellowship to travel to Hawaii, where she will view a rare (once every 120 years) event, Venus' transit of the sun.

This event can be viewed in its entirety only from locations in the Pacific Ocean—hence Hawaii. While there, she will also tour the Keck Observatory, location of the world's largest astronomical telescopes, hear lectures by prominent astronomers and do some serious star-gazing, not to mention taking wilderness hikes, visiting botanical gardens, and going on volcano tours.

The recipient of the Jennifer Hicks Memorial Fund for Faculty Continuing Education was Lower School teacher Susan Little, who will use the grant to travel in Costa Rica to gain a greater understanding of the tropical rainforest continued on page 18

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KINKAID HONORS

Honor Day Awards LOWER SCHOOL JOHN COOPER AWARD During his 28 years as Kinkaid’s headmaster, Mr. Cooper was particularly interested in lower school students because he thought that the most important aspects of learning began in the earliest grades. The John Cooper Award is given to two third grade students and two fourth grade students who show leadership in academics and citizenship, are well rounded, are honorable, lead by example and are responsible.

William Watson 3rd Grade

Zoe Price 3rd Grade

Jonathan Frumovitz 4th Grade

GLENN BALLARD AWARD Glenn Ballard was the third headmaster of the school, from 1979 through 1996. Almost every day he stood by a door, greeting students, parents and teachers with a warm smile, firm handshake and friendly comment to begin the day. This award honors two fourth grade students who contribute to school life in a very positive way, are conscientious and work very hard, make an effort in every area, have a positive and enthusiastic attitude, are thoughtful of others and are willing to take a risk.

Mollly Ribbeck 4th Grade

Frankie Wimbish

Evelyn Mineo

Sahar Punjwani

Russell Burrow

CHARACTER EDUCATION AWARD The Character Education Award goes to those students whose day-to-day encounters with others reflect the Kinkaid virtues of honesty, respect, responsibility and kindness. This Award honors two fourth graders who volunteer assistance to others, lead by example, are inclusive and caring. They are the students who do the right thing when no one is looking.

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biome. She will visit a variety of tropical cloud forests, national parks, and volcano and tropical rain forests.

The Joseph Barry Moss and Gary Brent Moss Fellowship in the Humanities was awarded to Upper School Spanish teacher Vanessa Zamudio-Lara, who will travel to both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. There she will take part in two major conferences related to the teaching of foreign languages as well as attend/take part in festivals, musea, concerts, literary events, dancing performances, and various landmarks associated with Hispanic Caribbean culture and authors.

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The recipient of the Simmons Summer Sabbatical Grant is Upper School photography teacher David Veselka. Mr. Veselka is traveling to Costa Rica for a 12-day exploration of the country's natural history. In addition to making photographs of tropical forests, Mr. Veselka, an avid birdwatcher, especially hopes to observe the Resplendent Quetzal; a religious icon of the Aztecs and Mayans, the quetzal is considered by many to be the most beautiful of birds in the Western Hemisphere.

KINKAID HONORS

Honor Day Awards MIDDLE SCHOOL

8th graders who have been on honor roll for 10 out of 11 quarters Kaveh Badrei Madison Frandina Alex Goeringer Martha House

Lindsey Jacobe Q Taberestani Aliza Kajani Clara Tian Jeel Mehta Sita Yerramsetti Vidya Sivaramakrishnan

DEPARTMENT AWARDS Band

History

Kirk Hachigan - 7th Alondra Reyes - 8th

Orchestra

Callie Rosenthal - 5th Woodley Burrow - 6th Ashley Deutser - 7th Louise Stephens - 8th

Ryan McClanahan - 7th Grant Carmain - 8th

Honors Geometry

Choir & Music Middle School Principal Barry Spiers with Headmaster Don North and Middle School the Emma Jane Miller Award Recipient Halle Principal Barry Spiers with the Arthur E. Brazda Goddard Award Recipient Alex Goeringer

EMMA JANE MILLER AWARD & ARTHUR E. GODDARD AWARD Halle Brazda & Alex Goeringer Voted on by the faculty, these awards recognize an eighth grade girl and boy who have contributed the most to Kinkaid during his/her time at the School.

Following the ceremony, the recipients were photographed with Middle School Interim Principal Barry Spiers and Headmaster Don North.

Honors Alegbra

Debate

Speech Jordan Kassab - 7th

Technical Theatre Culver Stedman - 8th

Elements of Theatre Cole Clements - 7th

Visual Arts Jack Mitchell

Cheyenne Dawley - 5th Christina Choi -7th Joe Cozby - 8th

Computer

Channing Allshouse

Math Claire Watson - 5th Karen Morey - 6th Lauren Herring - 8th

AP Calculus Anirudh Suresh -8th

Science Caroline Totz - 5th Mary Claire Stevenson - 6th Brighton Huynh - 7th Joe Cozby - 8th

Foreign Language Christos Papandreou - 6th

French Mina Abbassian -7th Kaveh Badrei - 8th

Latin

Academic Enrichment

Spanish

Zoya Virani - 6th

Sabrina Bajwa - 7th Aliza Kajani - 8th

English

Creative Writing Grace Wimbish - 7th Lauren Rubenstein - 8th Ford Young

Q Tabarestani - 8th

Christos Papandreou - 6th Ford Stratton - 8th

Gleith Cozby - 5th Isabella Rivero - 6th Bryn Anderson - 7th Leah Jacobs - 8th

GREG GEPHART 7TH GRADE AWARD Ford Young This award, given in memory of beloved math teacher Greg Gephart, is presented to a student who exerts the most effort possible in all areas and exhibits a helping, caring attitude.

Algebra

Bryn Anderson - 7th Jenny Miller - 8th

Alex Goeringer - 8th

CHARLES B. SANDERS JR. 5TH GRADE AWARD Jack Mitchell This award, named in honor of Kinkaid alumnus and longtime staff member Charles Sanders ’54, is given to a fifth grade student who consistently demonstrated through honesty, respect, responsibility and kindness, the ideals of Kinkaid.

Hayden Rome - 6th Ford Young - 7th

Vishal Gupta - 7th Natalie Thurman - 8th

Drama

Lindsey Jacobe

Pre-Algebra

Dance

Sam Richey - 7th Sita Yerramsetti - 8th

GLENN BALLARD LEADERSHIP AWARD Lindsey Jacobe This award is given to the eighth grader who has demonstrated the greatest sense of leadership and character in working to make the Middle School a valuable experience.

LEIGH WELD 6TH GRADE AWARD Channing Allshouse This award, named in memory of long-time Middle School faculty member Leigh Weld, is given to a sixth grade student who has demonstrated outstanding citizenship and commitment to making the Kinkaid community a better place for all students.

Caroline Moseley - 5th Jaelyn Hamilton - 7th William Gage - 7th Jordan Dunaway- Barlow - 8th

Sita Yerramsetti - 8th

Clara Tian - 8th

Boys Athletics Ford Young - 7th Jack Schuette - 8th

Girls Athletics Kaylie Mings - 7th Louise Stephens - 8th

Literature Alex Frumovitz - 5th

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Kinkaid Honors

KINKAID HONORS

Honor Day Awards UPPER SCHOOL THE MARY LOU LYON CHEERLEADING AWARD.............. .....Kate Beeler, Elizabeth Ford, Meagan Zwahlen THE DOYNE HOLDER SPIRIT AWARD....................................... Emily Gemp, Emily Lahourcade THE CATHY MERRILL AWARD FOR ATHLETICS ....................Rachel Feig, Mia Fredricks

Recipient of The Cooper Carolyn Dyer, recipient of The Scholarship Anna Wittenmyer Elena Semander Scholarship, with Bubba and Shirley Coskey with Chris and JoAnna Nicolaou

THE DAN HART AWARD FOR ATHLETICS.....................Duncan Robinson THE INDEPENDENT STUDY AWARD.....Savannah Friedkin, Lou Posada ACADEMIC AWARDS For the student in each undergraduate class who has demonstrated dedication, love of learning and a high level of performance in his or her academic classes.

The Freshman Academic Award....................................................... Nicholas Ho The Sophomore Academic Award................................................ Taylor Daniel The Junior Academic Award .............................................................Brynn Harris The Senior Academic Award..........................................................Kate McMillan

Interim Athletics Director T.J. Bath with The Cathy Merrill Award Recipients Rachel Feig and Mia Fredicks and The Dan Hart Award Recipient Duncan Robinson

SCHOLARSHIPS The Elena Semander Scholarship for Art & Athletics.............. Carolyn Dyer The John Fontaine Memorial Scholarship..................................Kate Bentsen The John and Dorothy Cooper Scholarship...................... Anna Wittenmyer The C.A. Coskey, Sr. Scholarship..........................................................Carroll Ison CITIZENSHIP AWARDS The Class of 1978 Award.............. Freshmen Issa Cook, Kendall Masterson The Mark Lester Award.......................... Sophomores Ray Brown, Paige Poe The Class of 1953 Award................Juniors Jimmy Greenwood, Sam Sands The Class of 1975 Award.................Seniors Anna Kwak, Duncan Robinson The Kinkaid Award for Volunteer Service.................................Stephanie Roff

Kelly Kayem with the Recipients Recipient of The John Fontaine of The Cooper Award, Lou Scholarship Kate Bentsen with Posada and Jinal Mehta Nancy and Jack Fontaine

THE COOPER AWARD....................................................Jinal Mehta, Lou Posada Given to that senior who best reflects the qualities of character Kinkaid has defined as central to its mission: honesty, respect, responsibility and kindness.

Academic Award Recipients Nicholas Ho, Taylor Daniel, Brynn Harris and Kate McMillan with Upper School Principal Patrick Loach PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID SHUTTS ’74

THE MRS. W. J. KINKAID AWARD......................................Rachel Feig Named in the honor of the founder of our school, this award goes to the girl who best exemplifies the ideals of the School.

THE W. W. KINKAID AWARD............................................ William Belt Named to honor Mrs. Kinkaid's son who served as Upper School Principal, this award goes to the boy who best exemplifies the ideals of the School.

Upper School Principal Patrick Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid and W.W. Loach and Stephanie Roff, Kinkaid Award Recipients Recipient of The Kinkaid Rachel Feig and William Belt Award for Volunteer Service

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KINKAID HONORS DEPARTMENT AWARDS ENGLISH The English I Award............................................Horatiu Calin, John Pederson The English II Award...............................................................................Julia Camp The English III Award.................................................................. Katherine Drews The Junior Class of 1953 English Award............................................. Jenni Lu The Callie B. Law Writing Award....................... Harrison Gatlin, Liz Studlick The Falcon Wings Award.............................................Jinal Mehta, Liz Studlick The A.J. Carothers ’50 Award for Creative Writing......................Jinal Mehta FOREIGN LANGUAGES The French III Award...........................................................................Taylor Daniel The Stone Award for French IV.....................................................Victoria Wang The Schlumberger Award for French Literature College Level...................... ...........................................................................................................Sheridan Schulte The Spanish III Honors Award..................................................... Sam Schwager The Haynes Award for Spanish IV......................................... Katherine Drews The Francita Stuart Award for Spanish V.............................. Claire Jacobson The Latin III Award.............................................Emily Nip, Rachel Soderstrom The Dorothy Rice Cooper Award for Latin Literature College Level............ .......................................................................................Zach Rosenthal, Annie Sher The Chinese III Award.................................................................Madeline Brown

HISTORY The Freshman History Award......................................................Michael Sands The World Civilizations Award......................................................... Laura Grove The American History Award........................................................... Edie Powers The Celina Kilpatrick Research Award................................................Eric Sung The Damon Wells Award..............................................................John Ormiston The Prep Bowl Award.................................................................Sheridan Schulte

English Department Chair Kate Lambert with English Award Recipients

Upper School English teachers Angelique Jamail and Carolyn McCarthy with Falcon Wings Award Recipients Liz Studlick and Jinal Mehta

DEBATE The Mike Moncrief Debate Award...........................................Zach Rosenthal

SCIENCE The Monroe Rust Biology Award............................................Reece Rosenthal The Chemistry Award................................................................ Elizabeth McGee The Goettsche Physics Award.........................................................Nick Whalley The Papadopoulos Award for Biology............................................Rachel Feig The Four Year Science Award....................................................... Parker Haynes The Herder Fellowship for Science Leadership............................... Arin Drtil COMPUTER STUDIES The William S. Kilroy Computer Award................................... Patrick Roberts

FINE ARTS The Lauri Jones Shepler 2D Art Award..................................... Kate McMillan The 3D Art Award.................................................................................... Ray Brown The Photography Award...................................................Camiel Duytschaever The Filmmaking Award.......................................................... Campbell Cravens The Band Award............................................................................Millie Nishikawa The Choir Award.........................................................................Stephanie Tillison The Orchestra Award...........................................................Alexander Ghadially The Dance Award..........................................................................Catherine Frank The Acting Award..........................................................................John Cheesman The Tom Boyd Musical Theatre Award...................................Catherine Frank The Technical Theatre Award........................................................Parker Haynes PUBLICATIONS The Hooper Newspaper Award.........................Melysa Barth, Anna Nichols The Kinkaidian Award......Maggie Bremer, Carly Gray, Emily Lahourcade, Annie Stephens

Mathematics Department Chair Sheri Offenhauser with Mathematics Award Recipients

Science Department Chair Dr. Sonia Clayton with Science Award Recipients

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID SHUTTS ’74

MATHEMATICS The Kathryn Wade Geometry Award...........................................Rachael Levy The Algebra II and Trigonometry Award................................John Pederson The Class of 1980 Mathematics Award for Precalculus................................... .......................................................................................................... Anna Boerwinkle The AP Statistics Award..................................................................... Andrew Das The AP Calculus Award...................................................... Alexander Ghadially The Malcolm Cravens Award......................................................Harrison Gatlin The Mathematics and Science Award.....................................John Ormiston

Upper School Newspaper/Yearbook Teacher Jina David with The Kinkaidian Award Recipients

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Kinkaid Honors

KINKAID HONORS

Language Awards

Level 2 Alicia Yefimenko ’14 Paula Ajumobi ’15 Alexis Allen ’15 Georgia Arnold ’15 Natalie Barden ’15 Stephanie Bell ’15 Rikki Bleiweiss ’15 Alisha Dhanani ’15 Madeline Eads ’15 Sara Jane Gage ’15 Will Gaus ’15 Claudia Glickman ’15 Henry Heyser ’15 Nicholas Ho ’15 Jenny Howie ’15 Ravi Inamdar ’15 Sarah Jacobson ’15 Nina Kalluri ’15 Quinn Kuriger ’15 Rachael Levy ’15 Sarah Lewis ’15 Grant Martin ’15 Linnea McAuley ’15 Mathew Morico ’15 Amy Pascoe ’15 Lauren Rae ’15 Meagan Roberts ’15 Phoebe Zipper ’15

Latin Award Winners

Spanish Award Winners

Native Speaker Category Andrés Mata-Santellano ’15

French Award Winners

LATIN

The following upper and middle school students earned gold, silver and bronze medals in the 2012 National Latin Exam.

Upper School Gold Medal Natalie Barden ’15 Ashley Davis ’15 John Pederson ’15 Upper School Silver Medal James Wooten ’14 Sam Bickel-Barlow ’15 Lauren Siegel ’15 Upper School Bronze Medal Shelley Cochran ’14 Arin Drtil ’14 Reece Rosenthal ’15

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SPANISH

The following upper school students placed locally and received gold or silver national certificates in the 2012 National Spanish Exam.

Eighth Grade Gold Medal Kaveh Badrei Grant Carmain Joe Cozby Morgan Daniel Joseph Edwards Aliza Kajani Jake Lipman Stuart Raty Faizan Razak Vidya Sivaramakrishnan Ryan Smith Anirudh Suresh Alexandra Szeto-Joe Q Tabarestani Clara Tian Sita Yerramsetti Eighth Grade Silver Medal Jackson Baur Worthley Burke Ty Doran Amy Drews Jordan Dunaway-Barlow

Bradlee Few Madison Frandina Martha House Lindsey Jacobe Sydney Krantz Mason Mings Sophie Mireskandari Rebecca Roff Mary Caroline Scofield Lindsey Siff Louise Stephens Buck Tower Daniel Vernik Connor Wood Eighth Grade Bronze Medal Aine Carolan Earl Chase Nicholas Fernandez Conner Gilliam Kate Hinnant Caroline Orr Christina Oti Arjun Reddy Culver Stedman

Level 3 Nazie Amjadi ’14 Selim Baysal ’14 Amber Chen ’14 Judson Dunaway ’14 Ross Eastman ’14 Courtney Favaloro ’14 Zaid Kajani ’14 Trevin Kurtanich ’14 Elizabeth McGee ’14 Kristen Moore ’14 Rohan Naik ’14

Roma Patel ’14 Sam Schwager ’14 Suriya Sharma ’14 Reilly Sheehy ’14

Native Speaker Category Alina Valera ’14 Level 4 Katherine Barnes ’12 Alexis Siegel ’12 Keenan Barazi ’13 Mirel Baysal ’13 Katherine Drews ’13 Christina Fondren ’13 Madi Goeringer ’13 Luke Harper ’13 John Lewis ’13 Declan Mawer ’13 Lauren Rosen ’13 Annie Sher ’13 Mustafa Sohail ’13 Eric Sung ’13 Carrie Walker ’13 Native Speaker Category Franz Céspedes ’12

Level 5 John Cheesman ’12 Claire Jacobson ’12 Atara Muhammad ’12 Stephanie Roff ’12

FRENCH

The following middle and upper school students earned the top ten scores, many of whom earned the title of Houston winner and qualified as national winners of the 2012 National French Contest.

Level I Elise Peters ’15 Level IIA (Started in 9th grade) Sofia Leon-Amtmann ’14 Sydnie Swanson ’14 Level IIB (Started in 7th grade) Emily Ashworth ’15 Caroline Bell ’15 Ashley Davis ’15 Emily Grinstead ’15 Ana Guerra ’15 Madeleine Kohn ’15 Kanika Kumar ’15 Kunal Kumar ’15 Shelly Mishra ’15 Caroline Powers ’15 John Pederson ’15 Lauren Siegel ’15 Harriet Tieh ’15 Mareah Younes ’15 Level III Frances Chae ’14 Taylor Daniel ’14 Charlie Raty ’14 Caroline Talbert ’14 Level IV AP Madison Wood ’12 Dahlgren Baker ’13 Niraj Mehta ’13 Cameron Neath ’14 Level V Mary Grace Grieco ’12 Level 0I - Division A (Seventh Grade) Christina Choi Sofia Gonzales Robert Lahourcade Anvi Nandish Mitali Sharma Level 1 - Division B (Eighth Grade) Kaveh Badrei Aine Carolan Matthew Cox Morgan Daniel Ty Doran Joseph Edwards Nicholas Fernandez Bradley Few Leah Jacobs Mackenzie Kurtz Mason Mings Vidya Sivaramkrishnan Alexandra Szeto-Jo Clara Tian Madison Whiteside

FINE ARTS

Fine Arts Performances

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID SHUTTS ’74

ENCORE: INTO THE WOODS, APRIL 22

FILM FESTIVAL, APRIL 24

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN ADKINS

PHOTO COURTESY OF GAYLE PEARSON

CREATIVE WRITING READINGS, APRIL 24

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CRISTI HARVEY

CHOREOGRAPHY PROJECTS, APRIL 26

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FINE ARTS

Fine Arts Performances & ISAS Festival

PHOTO COURTESY OF DEBBIE STARK

MS CHOIR CONCERT, APRIL 27

FINE ARTS INCOMING AND OUTGOING CHAIRS Incoming Fine Arts Co-Chair Patrica Goeringer (right) will take up the reins and serve for the next two years, along with Chair Rita Morico (left). The Parents' Association says thank you to outgoing Fine Arts Chair Adele Bentsen (not pictured) for her dedication and hard work on all things Fine Arts!

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID SHUTTS ’74

UPPER SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, APRIL 29

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ADELE BENSTEN

ISAS ARTS FESTIVAL IN DALLAS

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OUTSTANDING ATHLETES & SENIOR ARTISTS

Outstanding Athletes & Senior Artists OUTSTANDING ATHLETES FOUR-YEAR VARSITY LETTER WINNERS ALLISON BOLIN Basketball SAM EGGLESTON Football/Wrestling/ Baseball RACHEL FEIG Field Hockey/ Soccer/Softball

ALEXIS ROBERTS Volleyball DUNCAN ROBINSON Baseball EMMY SPRAGUE Field Hockey/ Lacrosse ANNIE STEPHENS Track & Field JAKE STUBBLEFIELD Tennis

MIA FREDRICKS Volleyball/Soccer/ Softball

KATHERINE SULLIVAN Tennis

EMILY GEMP Track & Field

AUSTIN TUCKER Track & Field

ALEXANDER GHADIALLY Wrestling

HENRY WAITE Lacrosse

SENIOR ARTISTS HARRIS GREEN Football/Soccer/ Baseball CARROLL ISON Field Hockey/ Swimming/Lacrosse JACKLYN JACOBE Field Hockey/ Swimming/Lacrosse BRYSON KING Football/Basketball/ Lacrosse RIENZI RECKLING Field Hockey/Soccer/ Softball ANNA WITTENMYER Field Hockey/Soccer/ Track & Field

ANDREW WINTERS Golf

YUJING ZHU Cross Country/ Swimming/Track & Field

MADDY GOULD Volleyball/Softball

THREE-SEASON VARSITY LETTER WINNERS

DAVID KRESTON Football/Wrestling/ Lacrosse

CARLY GRAY Basketball

FRESHMEN

SENIORS

CLAY HARRELL Baseball

FRANCES ANDREWS Volleyball/Basketball/ Lacrosse

ALLISON BOLIN Field Hockey/Basketball/ Track & Field

ALLISON DYER Field Hockey/Soccer/ Lacrosse

KATIE DOWDELL Volleyball/Basketball/ Track & Field

MARCUS GIANNINI Soccer

REED HASH Swimming PARKER HAYNES Wrestling COLTER ILLICH Soccer WELLS JOHNSON Football PHILMON KELETA Track & Field MADDY KELLY Tennis ANNA KWAK Soccer ROBERT LARTIGUE Lacrosse MIKE LEVINE Baseball CONNIE MA Swimming RYAN MCELVENNY Tennis KATE MCMILLAN Cross Country

SOPHOMORES JULIA CAMP Cross Country/Soccer/ Track & Field THOMAS DILLON Football/Basketball/ Track & Field ELIZABETH MCGEE Cheerleading/Soccer/ Track & Field COLLINS ORR Football/Wrestling/ Lacrosse RAEVYN ROGERSHENDERSON Volleyball/Basketball/ Track & Field

JUNIORS CAROLYN DYER Field Hockey/Soccer/ Lacrosse

SAM EGGLESTON Football/Wrestling/ Baseball RACHEL FEIG Field Hockey/Soccer/ Softball MIA FREDRICKS Volleyball/Soccer/ Softball DUNCAN ROBINSON Football/Basketball/ Baseball

Senior Performing and Visual Artists are selected by the faculty and must have participated in an art form during their junior and senior year. Senior Artists must have made significant contributions to the arts for this recognition.

ACTING CO. Jarod Becker John Cheesman Kirby Gilbert Mike Levine Connie Ma Caroline Montgomery Anna Nichols Wesley Patt Allison Schuette Sheridan Schulte Alexis Siegel Sarah May Thomas ARCHITECTURE Robert Lartigue Andres Pineda ART HISTORY VL Kanaly Elena Portz Sarah May Thomas BAND Katherine Barnes William Belt Jakob Bressler Franz Cespedes Thomas Coverdale Ramille Law Blake Masterson Vivek Mehta Millie Nishikawa Lou Posada Allison Schuette CERAMICS Lou Posada CHILDREN’S THEATRE Jakob Bressler Sam Eggleston Marcus Giannini Alexis Hart Wells Johnson Marshall Markham Greg Martinez Anabelle Reade Emmy Sprague Stewart Wombwell CHOIR Katherine Barnes Kate Beeler William Belt Katie Dowdell Catherine Frank Nikki Frishberg Will Fullenweider Mary Grace Grieco Colter Illich Rachel Ishmael Maddy Kelly Rodney Kennedy Skylar Pinchal Sarah May Thomas Stephanie Tillison Caroline White Creative Writing Jinal Mehta Liz Studlick

DANCE Catherine Frank Claire Jacobson Anna Ciara Mason Atara Muhammad Surina Odhav DANCE COMPANY Catherine Frank Claire Jacobson Atara Muhammad Surina Odhav DEBATE Erin Bleiweiss ENCORE Katherine Barnes William Belt Catherine Frank Nikki Frishberg Will Fullenweider Rodney Kennedy Stephanie Tillison FILMMAKING John Adkins Campbell Cravens Andrew Das Philmon Keleta Peter Kokernot Matthew Moldawer Blake Odom Matthew Orr Jonah Roettele Adam Rubinsky Henry Waite INDEPENDENT STUDY SCULPTURE Ryan Fondren Sheridan Schulte JOURNALISM THE FALCON Melysa Barth Andrew Campbell Anna Nichols Anabelle Reade Simon Redko Jake Stubblefield Mixed Media Alexis Roberts PAINTING Dana Barnes Ryan Fondren Caroline Friend Anna Kwak Sheridan Schulte Katherine Sullivan Austin Tucker Sarah Tucker Photography Dana Barnes Melysa Barth Forbes Dumas Camiel Duytschaever Sam Rogers Walker Spier Keller Towns

PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT Camiel Duytschaever VL Kanaly Kate McMillan Elena Portz Sam Rogers ORCHESTRA Alexander Ghadially Joe Jamail Sami Kirshon Jenni Lu John Ormiston Patrick Roberts Technical Theatre Jarod Becker Andrew Blaney Parker Haynes Jeanne Moran UPPER SCHOOL MUSICAL Katherine Barnes Jarod Becker Kate Beeler William Belt Franz Cespedes John Cheesman Katie Dowdell Catherine Frank Kirby Gilbert Claire Jacobson Maddy Kelly Rodney Kennedy Jenni Lu Connie Ma Jinal Mehta Caroline Montgomery Atara Muhammad Anna Nichols Jack Reid Sam Rogers Allison Schuette Sheridan Schulte Alexis Siegel Sarah May Thomas Stephanie Tillison Meagan Zwahlen YEARBOOK THE KINKAIDIAN Allison Bolin Maggie Bremer Lizzie Ford Hannah Fred Emily Gemp Carly Gray Emily Lahourcade Stuart Monteith Clemmie Pierce Annie Stephens Will Wilde

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BOYS LACROSSE

BOYS TENNIS

BOYS SPRING SPORTS WRAP-UP

ATHLETICS

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY

OVERALL RECORD: 2-2

OVERALL RECORD: 10-2

CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-0

CONFERENCE RECORD: 8-0

TEAM RANK : Fifth in SPC, Seventh in Houston

TEAM RANK: First Place

ALL SPC: Andrew Campbell, Wilson Jeckovich, Henry Waite

ALL SPC: David Weiner, Daniel Weiner, Win Reynolds, Ryan McElvenny

ALL SOUTH ZONE: Mike Mayfield, Will Wilde, Robert Reinbolt Head Coach Jeremy Platt: The 2012 Boys Lacrosse team had another successful season. We finished the year with a record of 10-6, finished fifth in SPC and seventh in the city of Houston. The year was packed full of ups and downs.

We started the year running and gunning, winning our first four games. We then hit a couple of road blocks with two consecutive losses. We finished the season on various streaks of winning and losing.

We had many players have great seasons. Our three captains; Andrew Campbell, Wilson Jeckovich, and Henry Waite all finished the season winning multiple awards including All-SPC and THSLL All-District for Campbell and Jeckovich and THSLL All-State for Waite. We had many other impact players including longstick midfielders Robert Reinbolt and Sam Chapman, midfielders James Britt and Barrett Mize, defensemen Bryson King and David Kreston, and attackmen Tommy McAuley and Connor Sullivan. The team looks to it's new captains Tommy McAuley, Bryson King, and James Britt for leadership throughout the next year.

Head Coach Josh Rodriguez: The season started with great news and ended with an SPC Championship. From the inception, the team announced that it would have the help of the best sibling duo, David and Daniel Weiner (junior and sophmore, respectively.) The addition of these two did no more than add a Bob and Mike Bryan to our Davis Cup team.

Having these two rehabilitated and brought to good health, electrified and boosted the overall morale of the team. Their phenomenal skill of the game, coupled with their abilities to play either singles or doubles and dominate, made success in our conference that much easier.

David’s leadership qualities were best exemplified at SPC when he teamed with Freshman Quinn Kuriger at #1 Doubles against 2-time champion, Dallas Greenhill. David’s words of encouragement along with artistic play, managed to pull the young Kuriger through a grueling match during the team’s most crucial time all season long.

Daniel Weiner also managed to accumulate record setting stats all on his own. He accumulated a 71 game win streak that didn’t come to an end until shortly before approaching SPC. He finally gave up a game after being up 6-0, 4-0 to his opponent from rival St. John’s at the team’s last conference match. This will likely be a Kinkaid record for decades to come.

Our #1 doubles team of Win Reynolds and Blake Wilde held a strong position for us all season long. They both held a communication connection that most teams work all four years to achieve. Their instincts and ability to cover one another are almost magic-like.

Our #2 doubles team composed up of Greg Labanowski and Quinn Kuringer also played supportive roles on our role to victory. Their talents always outweighed their opponents and they were always first to come off the courts! We will sadly lose our two Seniors, Ryan McEllvenny and Jake Stubblefield.

Together these two provided the moral support and leadership qualities that a four-year letterman encompasses.

Their strong work ethic and superb tennis skills will be sadly missed. But with a strong lineup returning next season, and if all can remain healthy, we hope to very much follow in the same footprints we set this season.

BASEBALL

BOYS GOLF

ATHLETICS

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY

OVERALL RECORD: 22-11-1

OVERALL RECORD: First Place in seven tournaments

CONFERENCE RECORD: 7-0 South

TEAM RANK : First Place

TEAM RANK: First in the South, Second in SPC

ALL SPC: Andrew Winters, Andrew Priest, Taylor Phillips

ALL SPC: Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Greenwood, Macan Wilson, Bennett Notestine

BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Head Coach Steve Maas: The 2012 varsity baseball team had high expectations coming into the season. Through hard work and senior leadership, the team lived up to those expectations. The Falcons finished 22-11-1 overall, first in the south with a 7-0 record, and second in the SPC losing the championship game 4-1. Senior Duncan Robinson had an outstanding season on the mound and at the plate. Duncan finished the season with a 7-3 record, 1.43 ERA, 92 strikeouts, (Kinkaid single season record,) .352 batting average, and 3 home runs. Seniors Mike Levine, Sam Eggleston, and Andrew Rubenstein all hit over .300, played solid defense, and were honorable mention all SPC. One of the biggest nonconference wins was the first game of the season over 5A state ranked Flower Mound. Will Fullenweider led the way going 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 rbis. Senior Clay Harrell hit over .300 the last half of the season and did a great job at first base and behind the plate. Blake Masterson recorded two shutouts on the season and finished with a 3-2 record.

The team will miss the seniors, but the future is bright and expectations remain high for the 2013 season. The Falcons return three junior all SPC players. Macan Wilson, Bennett Notestine and Jimmy Greenwood. The Falcons return two other varsity starters from 2012: Harris Green who finished the year with a .321 average and looks to take over the short stop position in 2013, and David Duncan who finished the season with a 1.17 ERA, which is currently second in Kinkaid history all time.

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY TEAM RANK : Ninth Place ALL SPC: Marcus Giannini, Austin Tucker, Philmon Keleta, Casey Cowan

Head Coach Garry McMillan: All-time greats! This year's Kinkaid boys gold team is the best in the program's history.

The Falcons claimed six titles including the school's sixth Southwest Preparatory Conference crown.

Kinkaid dominated, the team shot rounds of 298 and 294 for a total of 592 at their SPC Golf tournament at Woodforest Golf Club in Montgmery, winning by 17 strokes over their rival Episcopal at 609. Senior Andrew Winters, who has a scholarship to Wake Forest, was the top medalist, posting scores of 72 and 69 for a 141. Sophmore Andrew Priest (72-72) took second at 144 while freshmen Taylor Phillips (78-75) tied for ninth at 153. All three earned all-conference Honors.

Rouding out all the scores were freshmen Andrew Jacobe (76-78) at 54 and sophomore J.B. Mitchell (78-80 at 158 with four of the top five returning, Kinkaid will be the favorite to win back to back SPC titles next spring.

FALCONS IN THE NEWS Andrew Winters ’12 was named Boys Golfer of the Year by the Houston Chronicle. Winters led the Falcons to their second Southwest Preparatory Conference title in three years and won top medalist honors.

Tory Smith ’14 was selected for the US Lacrosse National Tournament Team.

Duncan Robinson ’12, Jimmy Greenwood ’13 and Macan Wilson ’13 were all named to the 2012 H5AB All-City Team.

Mia Fredricks ’12 has been selected to play on the Houston-Area High School All-Star softball team.

Swimmers: Presley Wilson ’14, Trevin Kurtanich ’14, Yujing Zhu ’13 and Sara Jane Gage ’15 were among 120 athletes selected as Academic All Americans.

Head Coach John Beckwith: The boys track team had a productive year with most of our athletes finishing the season with new personal records. Marcus Giannini posted the second fastest time of the year in the 400m and led our team at SPC, scoring points in three events. Giannini finished the year winning two All-SPC medal for his efforts this season.

Seniors, Philmon Keleta and Austin Tucker, along with sophomore Casey Cowan, and Giannini also received All-SPC honors for their second place finish on the 4x400m relay team along with Giannini. Cowan ran his fastest time of the year in the finals of the 400m helping score points for our team with his sixth place finish. Thomas Dillon also scored points at the SPC in the high jump with an eighth place finish. We appreciate the leadership we received this year from our senior captains William Belt, Marshall Markham, Tucker and Keleta. I look forward to our strong group of underclassmen contributing to our continued success next year. We will have over 20 returning runners next year with varsity experience.

This group will be lead by Cowan, Dillon, Robel Keleta, Josh Armstrong, Coleman DuCharme, Kamil Lawal, Mathew Morico, Sam Mays and a host of other young runners.

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GIRLS GOLF

FALCON WATCH

SKYLAR DABBAR ’10 Columbia University First-year Lacrosse goalkeeper Skylar Dabbar was among the Ivy League's best, tallying a league-leading 107 total saves for an average of 8.23 per game. Dabbar had a .382 save percentage and held opponents to a .389 shooting percentage on free position shots this year.

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GIRLS LACROSSE

ATHLETICS

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY

SEASON STATS & SUMMARY

TEAM RANK: Thirteenth Place

OVER-ALL RECORD: 10-8

Head Coach Ellen Wallace: The 2012 Girls Golf team was a very small group of dedicated and enthusiastic athletes. Led by junior co-captains Ellye Anderson and Kate Bentsen, the team represented Kinkaid at five tournaments during the regular season. Sophomores Katherine Fisher and Emily Nip combined with Ellye and Kate to portrayed Kinkaid in the most positive light at every opportunity whether on the course in competition or practicing at the driving range.

After shooting 321 at the first competition of the season and finishing fifth, the team represented the SPC well against the 5A public schools in Cy Fair placing sixth out of twelve. Traveling to Bastrop for the St. John's Invitational, the team finished sixth but only 11 strokes out of third.

With only two players able to compete the following week in the Cooper invitational, Ellye and Emily played as individual medalists, not as a team. At Episcopal’s regular season-ending tournament, the team seemed ready to peak. Ellye and Katherine had career bests of 88 and 111 respectively. Kate and Emily played well and the team recorded a season’s best third place finish. The chances of improving on last year’s finish at SPC looked promising. Unfortunately, when an injury sidelined the #2 player, the team had to compete at less than full strength.

The players showed incredible reliance refusing to give up, played one hole at a time and finished ahead of archrival Episcopal. With everyone returning next season, the future of the program is in good hands!

CONFERENCE RECORD: SPC - 3-5 TGHSLL – 8-4 TEAM RANK: SPC - 6th TGHSLL - 4th ALL SPC: Carolyn Dyer, Tory Smith SPC SOUTH ZONE: Madeline Brown, Mollie Gaylor, Alexandra Cokinos SPC HONORABLE MENTION: Frances Andrews TGHSLL DIVISION 1 ALL-STARS: Madeline Brown, Carolyn Dyer, Tory Smith US LACROSSE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Madeline Brown, Jacklyn Jacobe, Carolyn Dyer, Christina Fondren, Mollie Gaylor Head Coach Jamie Platt: The 2012 Varsity Girls Lacrosse team finished 10-8 overall this spring. We had two senior co-captains: Madeline Brown and Emmy Sprague; and eight juniors: Mollie Gaylor, Carolyn Dyer, Alexandra Cokinos, Carroll Ison, Jacklyn Jacobe, Christina Fondren, Ellen Thanheiser and Savannah Friedkin. The same number of underclassmen were six sophomores: Tory Smith, Audrey Briscoe, Allison Sprague, Hannah Harrell, Seagren Wilson and Jane Elizabeth Towns; and four freshmen: Frances Andrews, Allison Dyer, Grace Notestine and Emma Eggleston. Our managers this spring were juniors Declan Mawer and Sumant Agrawal.

We started off the season with a strong showing at the St. John’s Playday and two successful weekend trips to Dallas and Austin to play strong competition and challenge our team early in the season. It was exciting this spring to watch our team pull out exciting wins in close games including the Woodlands (game-winner in the last minute), Memorial (double-overtime sudden victory win), Bellaire (game-winner in the last seconds) and SPC rival St. Andrew’s. Five times this season our games were decided by only one goal! Our attack scored 237 goals and defensively we only allowed 224 goals against us. For the first time in years, we finished as the #4 Division I team in the city and repeated as #3 SPC team in the South behind the eventual SPC champion and runner-up. Watch out for next year’s squad to return all but two graduating seniors and look to make a strong run for the SPC crown.

SOFTBALL SEASON STATS & SUMMARY OVERALL RECORD: 17-8

ALL SPC: Emily Gemp, Raevyn Rodgers, Katherine Drews, Dalgren Baker, Courtney Greer, Ana Matamoros, Tyjaé Scales

CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-1

Head Coach Cheryl Mitchell: The positive energy and strong work ethic all season long was due to the leadership of captains Emily Gemp, Annie Stephens and Katie Dowdell.

The team peaked at the right time to score 84 points and earn 12 All SPC medals to cap off an exciting season. Raevyn Rogers-Henderson led the way at SPC by capturing the gold in the 800m (2:11.33) and the 400m (53.82). Raevyn set a new Kinkaid and SPC record with her blistering fast 400m final! She was busy at SPC, anchoring the gold medal 4 x 800 relay and the second place 4 x 400m relay. The 4 x 800m relay team of Dalhgren Baker, Katherine Drews, Courtney C. Greer, and Raevyn Rogers-Henderson won the relay with a twenty-five second team best of 9:40.82. The 4 x 400m relay team of Dahlgren Baker, Emily Gemp, Ana Matamoros, and Raevyn Rogers raced 4:01.71, a nine second season best! Tyjaé Scales competed with heart at SPC, to finish second in the disc with a toss of 119’10” and win the shot by breaking the Kinkaid and SPC records with a 43’ blast! Other Scorers at SPC included: Carolyn Tucker seventh in the high jump, Katie Fikaris and Rachael Levy eighth in the pole vault, Emily Gemp eighth in the long jump, Katherine Drews sixth in the 3200 and eighth in the 1600, and the 4 x 100m relay team of Lizzie McGee, Emily Gemp, Courtney J. Greer, and Julia Camp finished eighth. Congratulations to four-year letter winners, Emily Gemp and Annie Stephens!

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SEASON STATS & SUMMARY OVERALL RECORD: 10-2 CONFERENCE RECORD: 8-1 TEAM RANK: Fifth ALL SPC: Caroline White, Katherine Sullivan, Jillian Holliday

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Head Coach Beth Rodriguez: Our softball “family” (as the players say) continued to make strides towards greatness.

We beefed up our regular season schedule by playing Cinco Ranch and Waco Reicher. Beating a tough St. Pius team was a non-conference highlight. We also traveled to Florida to play very good competition. All in hopes of facing tough pitching, challenging ourselves, and developing chemistry and camaraderie along the way. We started our SPC schedule strong by beating EHS 2-1. Our seniors, Rachel Feig, Mia Fredricks and Maddy Gould led the charge. Their hustle, determination, and all-out effort were contagious. They led a great example all season. Junior, Rienzi Reckling was fearless and carried the pitching load with confidence. Reckling, Fredricks and Feig had batting averages of over .600 most of the season. Mia Fredricks was an amazing 11 for 12 with two walks at SPC! Finishing fifth was not what we expected or wanted. We went into SPC hitting over .400 as a team but could not get past the defending champions, Fort Worth Country Day in the first round. We bounced back to beat All Saints and Trinity Valley in our last two games, which says a lot about the character and toughness of our “family."

Head Coach Josh Rodriguez: Once again, the team’s competitive drive and willingness to outplay their opponents, solidified a fifth place finish at SPC. Although a bit disappointing since the team went into the conference tournament as the #2 seed from the South, the team managed to win the consolation bracket after falling to Dallas Greenhill in the first round. Successive wins against All Saints and Holland Hall, shines a bright light to the future.

The team will dearly miss our top two seniors, Katherine Sullivan and Caroline White. The two equally have compiled more than 40+ wins for the Kinkaid team. Katherine will now lend her talent to St. Edward’s University in Austin, while Caroline will do the same for Trinity University in San Antonio.

Included among our farewell senior group is Melysa Barth and Maddy Kelly who both greatly impacted their doubles teams tremendously. Each played a vital role as leaders with their partners on and off the courts.

This season’s success also could not have come so easily had it not been for the help of junior Gayle Bono and sophomore Jillian Holliday. Gayle’s ability to play both singles and doubles, allowed the team to strategize and keep our lineup questionable to each opponent. Her athleticism gives her the opportunity to outlast players who are years her elder in experience. Jillian just as well, holds much of the same talent.

She is a consistent player willing to grind through a three set match under any weather condition. Next year’s team will leave opportunity for much growth. So we embrace it with optimism and future goals!

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Faculty & Staff Retirements and Transitions Several of our faculty and staff members will be retiring from Kinkaid, and others will be transitioning into different positions to pursue other interests. Here are tributes for faculty members who have been here for five years or more. We will miss them but we wish them great success in their future endeavors.

THIRD GRADE TEACHER RON GUTOWSKY Contributed by Third Grade Teacher CeCelia O’Connell Ron Gutowsky came to Kinkaid in August 1974 after graduating from Texas Lutheran College to teach fourth grade in the Lower School. Three years later he departed Kinkaid to be responsible for religious and Ron Gutowsky social services at Eden Home 34 years for the Aged in New Braunfels.

In 1981 Mr. Gutowsky returned to Kinkaid’s fourth grade, and in 1988 he moved to third grade where he taught until his retirement.

During Mr. Gutowsky’s tenure at Kinkaid the class sizes changed from 24 to 18 students. The walls went down for open-concept instruction, and then they went up again for self-contained teaching. Mr. Gutowsky was an expert at helping students find areas of interest to explore and master. He was an Eagle Scout who often met with Kinkaid’s Cub Scouts to tie knots and to discuss the history of scouting. Mr. Gutowsky always made certain his third graders were serious about volunteer service with their kindergarten buddies. In the early nineties Mr. Gutowsky planned and began a Lower School contingent to upper school KOCI. Lower school KOCI Kids met weekly to promote service learning activities and events. For many years his class caught the Metro bus on Memorial to explore downtown Houston. Students enjoyed viewing the downtown development and returned to their classroom to become city planners, drawing elaborate maps, writing newspapers about life in their town. Mr. Gutowsky always saw each child as a unique individual and believed in teaching the whole child and going beyond the curriculum.

With Mr. Gutowsky’s 34 years of academia behind him, he anticipates as many years pursuing personal passions which includes family and friends, travel, a range of art forms, and a variety of volunteer opportunities. We will miss his warmth and dry sense of humor in the Lower School, and we wish him the best in this chapter in his life.

UPPER SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER FRAN ELIN Contributed by Upper School Spanish Teacher Nancy Eason For the past 28 years, Fran Elin has had a passion for Fran Elin educating and opening new 28 years horizons to her Kinkaid students. Beyond her duties as a Spanish teacher, she has shared financial and economic abilities

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during Interim Term, showed her adventurous spirit in her many travels to Spain, Argentina, and (most excitingly) the Amazon jungle; and taught the magnificent beauty of Spain with the Zarabanda Video series, just to name a few of her assignments. Through her classes, her students have learned to love, appreciate and admire the Hispanic Culture as much as she does.

Fran has always been thoughtful and supportive when working with new and not so new colleagues. “Fran made my transition to Kinkaid as a new teacher a smooth experience in so many wonderful ways,” a department colleague shared with the Upper School at the recent farewell meeting on the last day of school. She went on to tell how encouraging and supportive Fran had been and what a difference she had made. “Kindness” is a word that comes to mind when you think of Fran.

As she moves on in new directions, traveling will be at the top of her priorities. Two destinations include Argentina and Barcelona (where she plans to devote serious study to learning Catalán). She leaves behind her fellow teachers and her students, who wish her the very best in the adventures ahead. Fran will be greatly missed!

LOWER SCHOOL ART TEACHER SHARON ANDERSON Contributed by Lower School Music Teacher Myron Karner Throughout her 27 years at Kinkaid, Sharon patiently and lovingly guided many students as they explored their creativity working with a variety of media.

Sharon planned diverse and challenging projects and Sharon Anderson believed that students should 27 years be given the best quality materials for the best results. Students enjoyed creating, as they painted on gourds, sculpted with ceramic clay, poured sand casts and folded origami. Sharon’s love of nature and interest in world cultures permeated many of her projects.

Through each undertaking, students learned elements of art such as line, shape, color, depth and perspective.

Additionally, Sharon worked tirelessly to create and paint countless scenes and props for many Grandparent Day programs. Students loved helping with these endeavors as they collectively transformed four-by-eight foot sheets of foam core into a tree, whale, house, giant flower, Egyptian tomb, or whatever was needed for each production. Many times Sharon would stay after school working on extra needed items, such as cutting paper into small strips

creating dozens of papyrus stems, or making bee costumes for the whole hive!

Most visibly, Sharon will be remembered for the vibrantly beautiful tile panels adorning the foyer of the Lower School. Sharon, along with then art assistant, Joan Seale, designed each of the ten panels and directed the creation and installation, which incorporated work of every Lower School student. This massive undertaking took two years to complete, from 2000-2002. As an unassuming signature on the project, Sharon decided to paint a small image of herself in a canoe, raising a paddle. This can be viewed in the lower left of the second grade panel depicting the water cycle.

One of Sharon’s former students wrote in the Kinkaid Summer magazine of 2003: “Mrs. Anderson is a very good teacher. She is an exceptional artist and she has a wonderful ability to teach others her gifts. She is encouraging of all students with helpful tips to make your work better. When she works with me, she makes me feel confident. She motivates me to excel at my art. She creates an easy work environment. Her classroom is always clean, neat and all of the materials are ready to use.”

Now that she is retired, Sharon will pick up a different brush and paint a new picture, so to speak, as she begins the next part of her life on her ranch near Blanco, Texas. Sharon’s work will be forever painted in vivid colors on the Kinkaid canvas, never to be forgotten. She will be greatly missed by all.

LOWER SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST SUE SILVEY Contributed by Lower School Science Teacher Louise Sayuk Sue Silvey will be retiring this year after 27 years of professional service in our Kinkaid Lower School.

After her initial training and beginning her career in Great Britain, Sue moved to the United States, joining the Sue Silvey faculty as a third grade teacher 27 years in 1985. She later taught first grade and, for the last thirteen years, has been the Lower School Instructional Specialist.

During her time at Kinkaid, Sue made significant contributions to implementing best practices in Lower School. Passionate about teaching pedagogies, her development of the Literacy Committee helped teachers with Reading and Writing Workshop in the classroom. She was a master teacher who could teach teachers as exemplified by the work she did in Mrs. O’Connell’s guided reading workshop where teachers learned how to integrate a balanced literacy program in their classroom.

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Sue is a licensed dyslexia therapist and a Certified Academic Learning Therapist, and was always available to assist teachers in adjusting instruction to meet students’ needs. Over the years Sue has served on many committees including the Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Mapping Committee, Diversity Committee, and ISAS Committee. She has also sponsored a variety of Lower School Clubs and conducted faculty in-services. In 1995 she received the prestigious Columbiana Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest award given to a faculty member at Kinkaid.

Sue’s sense of humor and her conviviality have helped make Lower School a great place to work. Her dedication and enthusiasm will be sorely missed by teachers and students alike. One student even announced, “My most favorite part of third grade was when Mrs. Silvey came in for Reading Workshop. I liked using the strategies she taught us.” We wish Sue well as she retires and moves on to a new and exciting phase of life with travel and hobbies, but we will miss her.

LOWER SCHOOL GLOBAL AWARENESS TEACHER MARIA LACY Contributed by Third Grade Teacher CeCelia O’Connell Maria Lacy began her Kinkaid career in August 1991 to teach Global Awareness and Spanish to the Pre-K through second grade students. After Mr. Fred Fischer moved to the middle school in 1998, Señora Lacy taught first Maria Lacy through fourth grade. Global 21 years Awareness/Spanish was always a favorite “special” that the students looked forward to attending two or three times a week.

Senora Lacy’s classes were always hands-on and engaging. Students practiced their Spanish and cultural awareness through producing plays, commercials, dialogues, travel brochures, etc. Senora Lacy immersed her students into whatever lesson she was teaching from geography to food to clothes to celebrations and holidays of Spanish-speaking countries.

There was always a buzz when you walked into her classroom. Señora Lacy made significant contributions to the Lower School International Fair that began in 2000. Global Awareness curriculum then was changed to include the countries featured in the Fair.

Señora Lacy also helped organize Lower School assemblies focusing on the countries being studied. She not only taught her students in the classroom, but she also shaped, modeled, and connected with her kids outside the classroom through the many clubs offered in the Lower School: Culture Awareness for Everyone, Chess, STARS, KLS, and KOCI. Señora Lacy will be remembered as a teacher who challenged the students, yet also taught the joy of learning a second language and opening the door to other cultures in our world. She made learning meaningful, relevant, and fun for both her students and colleagues.

UPPER SCHOOL REGISTRAR/OFFICE MANAGER BARBARA MUELLER Contributed by Upper School English Teacher Jeanne Alsup After 18 years at Kinkaid taking care of all of us in the Upper School, Barbara has retired to serve as caretaker of her dear husband Don. She was hired as a registrar/office manager, but Barbara Mueller she did so much more than 18 years recording, bookkeeping and managing. We knew that one of her duties was to take care of substitutes—something we teachers would hate to do—she made it her business to get to know the familiar people who would come to substitute for us.

If we told her in time, she was happy to get just the replacement we wanted.

She needed to know what was going on at all times, so she started making a wonderful weekly calendar to give to each of us—after checking with the principal day after day until Friday when it was due. Soon she had to make two calendars, one for our use and one for all the athletic teams scheduled.

Not only did she take care of us at school, but when someone was absent because of illness, or death in the family, she immediately sent beautiful cards and flowers. If need be, she organized those of us who could cook to send meals every day to a colleague out for illness.

Not only was she knowledgeable, she was also “in the know.” She was professional, organized, and efficient; the main thing she was is caring. How we will miss her.

SECOND GRADE TEACHER LINDA CASE Contributed by Second Grade Teacher Susan Little Linda Case came to Kinkaid over 16 years ago to develop math curriculum and begin a new Assistant Second Grade teacher position providing instruction to students who were ready to soar beyond the daily math lessons. She was Linda Case already familiar with Kinkaid; 16 years her daughter Jill was a member of the class of 1998. In addition to math instruction, Linda taught weekly supplemental curricular lessons in each of the four regular classrooms, enhancing student learning in multiple areas. After several years, she became a full-time Second Grade classroom teacher.

She fondly became known as the “Habitat teacher of the desert!” She has functioned on many committees, helped with KLS-TV, and has served as team leader. Linda is the ultimate team player – willing to contribute at each level, flexible in all areas, energized by helping others, and a woman of integrity.

Linda is passionate about many things, as seen daily in her love for her students and a desire to help them learn, her love for her family and friends, her outreach to those less fortunate, and an absolute love for the arts (now including photography!). Outside of Kinkaid, she has served as a director on the Board of VitaLiving (an organization providing integrated community living and care of individuals with complex disabilities and challenges). Through life’s challenges Linda emerges as a courageous woman, willing to move forward with an incredible positive outlook, seeing good in everyone. She has made an impact in every area she has touched, including that of colleague and good friend. Linda is a woman with variety and style who now retires with her new husband, Rick Gardner, to College Station. We wish her all the best in the journeys ahead!

MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN TEACHER SUE GREENE Contributed by Middle School English Teacher Ruth Stubbs

There are many things that set Sue Greene apart as an educator of excellence, but what stands out the most is the strength of her character and consideration of others.

She led by example, being consistently patient, listening Sue Greene to the concerns of eighth 11 years grade students, and showing her students that she cared about each one of them. Sue was able to make a dead language come alive and be enjoyable to learn.

In addition, Sue was a faithful colleague and friend. She had a servant’s heart, and would often set aside her free time to help out others by covering a duty or class without expectation of repayment. When there was a need, Sue stepped up to fill it quietly. From filling in as cheerleader sponsor to cake courier, Sue was always someone who could be counted on to go above and beyond expectations. She is a dear friend and colleague who will be missed by faculty and students alike.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER JACLYN MARTINSON Contributed by Middle School Dean/ English Teacher Christina Bell Jaclyn Martinson began her time at Kinkaid Middle School in August 2001, and for eleven years she was an invaluable fifth grade teacher, expertly guiding her young charges through their first year of middle school. In addition to Jaclyn Martinson remembering Mrs. Martinson 11 years as the Literature 5 teacher who hosted the Wilderness Feast, a celebration of the novel My Side of the Mountain, many students will have fond memories of her as their advisor. Whether attending a theatre continued on page 41

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This year Reunion Weekend was on April 13-14, 2012 and hosted nine reunion classes ranging from 1962 - 2002. We continued to grow and over 42% of alumni participated! Alumni from New York, Colorado, California and even Switzerland came together to celebrate this special weekend. Friday night offered a reunion kick-off cocktail party and Distinguished Alumni Awards Program and on Saturday alumni were able to come back to campus to see their former teachers and take tours of the school. Saturday evening each class hosted its own reunion party to complete the weekend.

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Distinguished Alumni Awards Program The anchor event of Reunion Weekend celebrated the accomplishments of three very special members of the Kinkaid community—Distinguished Honorary Alumnus Stewart "Chip" Cureton Jr., Distinguished Young Alumnus Eric Ladin '97 and Distinguished Alumnus Dr. William Blattner '62.

The evening began with a short welcome from Don North along with the introduction of the Distinguished Honorary Alumnus, Stewart "Chip" Cureton Jr. Chip was born in Santa Cruz, California and attended public schools. He graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. degree in history in 1967. He was in the Navy for three years, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam where he received a field promotion to lieutenant. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1973. Chip joined in the corporate finance department of Rotan Mosle Inc. in 1973 and, in 1978, he founded an investment banking firm, Cureton & Co., where he worked until 1999 when he joined GulfStar Group, also an investment banking firm.

Chip has been active in the community, having served on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations as well as chairing the Boards of YES Prep Public Schools and Teach for America-Houston. He has been a member of the Kinkaid Board since 1986, was Chair from 1993 to 1995, and is currently a Life Trustee. Chip is also married to Lana Lee Cureton '63 and has two sons Peter '92 and Cameron '96.

“I have the highest regard for Kinkaid alums. The board used to get a report after the Kinkaid graduates’ first year in college. And as often as not students grades were as high or higher after their freshman year in college. That is thorough preparation."

— Stewart "Chip" Cureton Jr. Following Chip's speech, Chip Stanberry '62 introduced his friend and classmate, Dr. William Blattner '62, the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

Dr. Blattner gave an inspirational talk about his life at Kinkaid and how his early experiences helped shape his career.

Bill entered Kinkaid in third grade and graduated in 1962. He attended Beloit College in Wisconsin for one year before transferring to Washington University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a

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More than 200 alumni, trustees, parents and faculty members attended the party, which began with speeches from the award winners and ended with catering and cocktails by Kinkaid’s resident culinary genius Mark Harris. The festivities marked an evening to remember and set the bar high for next year!

Headmaster Don North with the Distinguished Alumni winners Eric Ladin ’97, Stewart "Chip" Cureton Jr. and Dr. William Blattner ’62

major in English. He attended Washington University School of Medicine and graduate Alpha Omega Alpha. He did Internal Medicine training at Strong Memorial Hospital at University of Rochester School of Medicine and at New York Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

He enlisted in the Public Health Service in 1973 where he commenced a 22 year career of research and retired as a Captain in 1995. During his tenure at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier medical research facility in Bethesda Maryland, Dr. Blattner made ground breaking discoveries that have impacted the health of the world.

“During my freshman-sophomore years at Kinkaid two indelible events impacted my life – On an errand with my Dad at my grandfather’s funeral in St. Louis, we observed a car jump the curb and slam a young woman at a bus stop to the ground. My dad, the medical founder of Texas Children’s Hospital seeing the girl dying on the sidewalk, stopped and ordering a metal spoon from the adjacent restaurant pried open her mouth and scooped out a blood clot that was choking the girl. He then rode in the ambulance with her to Barnes Hospital where her life was saved – she subsequently became a Roman Catholic nun in service to mankind. That experience influenced my decision to become a physician.”

— Dr. William Blattner ’62

“I want to thank those Kinkaid teachers who shaped me as a person, and the principles of “character” that guided my life’s journey.

I know that Kinkaid will continue to be a well spring of dedicated servants to the well-being of others shaped by the virtues of honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness.”

— Dr. William Blattner ’62 Most notably he was a member of the team led by Dr. Robert C. Gallo credited with the co-discovery of the virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the cause of AIDS. Among his 444 research articles and book chapters are seminal papers that documented the sensitivity of the HIV blood test that has saved millions of lives worldwide and is a key public health tool for treatment and prevention. His studies also quantified the high attack rate for life threatening AIDS of those infected. Recently he has guided a public health program in Nigeria West Africa funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that provided lifesaving treatment to 139,000 and services to 944,004 and targets those most-at-risk to link treatment as prevention. He has also pioneered research to define the role of the Human T-cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV) in the causation of some forms of leukemia.

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To close the evening visiting artist and former Kinkaid faculty member, Gloria Tenenbown, introduced Eric Ladin '97.

Gloria not only taught Eric Ladin during his time at Kinkaid but also has been a family friend to Eric and his family. Eric began his speech with a short clip of his film appearances and closed the evening with a behind the scenes look during his filming of "Generation Kill". Eric is a series regular on the hit AMC original series The Killing. The crime drama returns April 1, 2012 for its second season. In The Killing, everyone is a suspect in the murder of a teenage girl and the subsequent police investigation. Eric stars as Jamie Wright, the brilliant campaign manager for the mayoral candidate Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell). Eric burst into the acting world with his breakout role in HBO’s hardhitting, topical miniseries, Generation Kill.

However, he is probably best known for his

recurring role as January Jones’ brother in AMC’s award winning series, Mad Men, as well as his recurring role as Chloe Sevigny’s diabolical doctor/brother in HBO’s Big Love. His other credits include guest-starring roles on Justified, Castle, The Defenders, Criminal Minds, Bones, The Mentalist, and CSI. He will be seen next in the upcoming independent film Highland Park, opposite Parker Posey and Danny Glove.

Thank you to all the Distinguished Alumni Award Winners for an incredible evening.

To read their full bios and to watch the program in its entirety please visit www. kinkaid.org/alumni.

To see our Distinguished Alums speeches, please visit: www.kinkaid.org/distinguishedalumni or scan our QR code:

“…I was able to explore all these incredible things like the arts and academics and everything I loved. The faculty at Kinkaid most importantly was there to make sure I wasn’t falling behind in what was most important – keeping up with my school work. I didn’t realize it then but looking back on it, this is such an incredible place."

— Eric Ladin ’97

Alumni Association 2012 Senior Student Awards

The Alumni Association Awards are presented to a senior girl and senior boy who meet the following criteria: have attended the Kinkaid Upper School for at least three years; have exhibited dedication to Kinkaid through positive and conscientious volunteer and extracurricular activities which have gone above and beyond the established guidelines; have demonstrated academic diligence; are respected and admired by both peers and faculty; and have exhibited growth in maturity, responsibility and integrity. Candidates for this award are nominated by both faculty and peers. This year the Alumni Association Senior Awards were presented to Sheridan Schulte ’12 and Sam Rogers ’12.

SHERIDAN SCHULTE ’12 Sheridan entered Kinkaid in sixth grade and distinguished herself as a scholar and dedicated leader in all areas. Sheridan was never one to shy away from a rigorous schedule opting to take Honors, and AP classes at every opportunity. Her awards at Kinkaid have included The Freshman English Award, The French III Award, National Merit Commended Scholar, Cum Laude Society, and she was on the Honor Roll her entire tenure at Kinkaid. Outside of the classroom, Sheridan is a member of The Acting Company, Cross Country Team, Peer Mentors, Arts Board and serves as President of Kinkaid Inter-Division Tutoring where upper school students tutor Kinkaid middle school students.

She has spent her summers and Interim Terms doing influenza studies, shadowing doctors, helping in the Neointensive Care Units(NIC) and most recently, observing cutting edge open heart surgeries at Texas Children’s Hospital. Sheridan’s plans are to enter medical school after college graduation and continue her passion of becoming a doctor.

SAM ROGERS ’12 Sam entered Kinkaid in the sixth grade and has embodied the School’s core values of respect, responsibility, honesty and kindness. Sam has embraced the three A’s from the start, exploring and excelling in roads untraveled. Sam performed in three spring musicals in addition to participating in track, football and wrestling. He started Kinkaid studying French and Spanish but also studied Chinese and is a member of the Chinese Club. Although Ms. Cooney’s sixth grade history class was a struggle, he later excelled in honors and AP classes throughout his high school career developing a strong interest in Economics. Along with academics, Sam found a passion for the visual arts. He discovered printmaking during Interim Term and has excelled and won many art and photography awards over the years including a VASE state qualifier, Young Arts, and Texas A&M Shoot Out. Sam was also a Peer Mentor and was very active in community service.

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Distinguished Alumni Awards Program & Reception On Friday evening before the Distinguished Alumni Awards Program and Reception our reunion classes kicked-off the weekend in the Kinkaid Theatre Lobby. Alumni were able to reminisce and sift through old scrapbooks and yearbooks and enjoy cocktails before the Awards Program.

Alumni Family & Faculty Favorites Picnic On Saturday, Kinkaid opened its doors for little Falcons, welcoming alumni and their children to campus.

This family-oriented event gave members of the extended Kinkaid family a chance to experience the campus in a dynamic way: alumni were able to reconnect with their favorite teachers while seniors Niki Frishberg, and Jenni Lu and juniors Kate Bentsen and Declan Mawer led tours of the campus. Everyone enjoyed a delicious lunch catered by James Coney Island and an action-filled day!

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Discovering DEVELOPINGTALENTS Kinkaid teachers, coaches and parents have the incredible privilege to promote and witness the discovery and development of talents in our students. Beginning in our lower school classrooms and channeling into upper school activities, our School's committed to supplying a wide range of opportunities and experiences, all with the same purpose of assisting students in pursing interests on campus and beyond.

We hope you enjoy reading about seven students who are among many Kinkaid students who have discovered talents and can envision their gifts taking them far in the future.

invited to audition for HGO productions, which are usually choral roles given that operas rarely have main roles for children. This spring, Grace was honored when HGO offered her the role of Shahrzad in the five-person cast of the new chamber opera, The Bricklayer.

“Spending my tenth birthday in the dress rehearsal for the next night’s world premiere at the Wortham Center was a fabulous birthday present. The entire opera company sang Happy Birthday to me – that was really awesome!”

Grace’s talent has evolved at Kinkaid thanks to the coaching and support of her teachers. The first time that Grace sang alone for an audience, other than family, was in first grade when Ms. Dana Brown gave her the solo “there’s nothing so sweet as a honey bee” in the class’ Insect Fair Show. Since that start, Kinkaid has continued to provide opportunities to perform including working with Mrs. Patty Edwards and Ms. Gloria Tenenbown on drama camps, new parent night shows, and the recent Lenny C. Katz Performing Arts Center Dedication where she played Mary Poppins. Dr. Bill Glick has been especially instrumental in Grace’s singing success. “He has always been very patient and supportive, always willing to dedicate the extra time to help me understand music and vocal techniques, as well

Grace Muir ’20

Grace performing in The Brick Layer Photo by John R. Lewis, courtesy of Houston Grand Opera Grace Muir has always loved singing. Some of her first songs were made-up tunes that she sang while skipping around in her home. “She could and would sing about anything - even me not letting her eat ice cream for breakfast,” shares her mother, Dee Muir.

A year ago, Grace discovered a new outlet for her talent when a family friend recommended that she try the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) Opera Camp. Following the camp, she was

Anyone who attended the "From the Heart," the dedication of the Lenny C. Katz Performing Arts Center will undoubtedly remember Austin Karkowsky singing and tap dancing in the opening number, "Me and My Shadow," with his little brother, Tyler ’24. "Austin is a natural on stage.

He has a strong work ethic and a professional approach to all assignments." Middle and Upper School Drama Teacher Mrs. Patty Edwards shares, "More importantly, he cares more about others than he does himself. He was continually encouraging, bribing, loving his little brother into a spectacular performance.

Austin’s first performance was the lead in his third grade musical at Condit Elementary.

“I’ve always loved singing!” Austin comments.

“When I was nine, my parents took me to see a show and during the performance, I leaned over and told my mom that I wanted to be onstage.

Later that year, I auditioned for the Humphreys

School of Musical Theater and began taking voice and acting classes.” Since then, Austin has performed at The Hobby Center, Jones Hall and Miller Outdoor Theatre.

“I feel very privileged to be at Kinkaid because I get to do what I love very often.” Austin shares. “Whether it’s choir, the school musical, or other special events, Kinkaid has given me some great opportunities to improve my talents and perform.” Most importantly, Austin says he is fortunate to have so much support from his parents and siblings. “My family is the best! I am the oldest of four kids.

Max and Madeline are 11, and Tyler is 6 and they are my biggest fans.” Austin looks forward to continue developing his skills and to see where his singing and acting talents will lead him.

as offering advice and wisdom about growing as a singer.” Dr. Glick, who has been involved with Kinkaid musical productions since 1974 and has been working with Grace since she was in the third grade, says, "Grace is the only student from the School that I know of who has ever starred in a production with the HGO, which is one of the top three organizations in the world! It’s been an absolute joy to teach her and I’m hoping for an extremely bright future in for her in music.”

Grace acknowledges the importance of having supportive friends and family in helping her develop her talent. “Friends in my class and their moms have been incredibly nice in complimenting my voice and encouraging me, which I really appreciate.” Grace’s grandmother has also been a special source of support. “She has taken me to New York City to see Broadway shows, helping me realize I would really like to try to sing on Broadway one day.”

Grace hopes to perform in multiple categories of music as she gets older. For now, next up is an audition for the Children’s Chorus in La Boheme at the Houston Grand Opera, which, if she is chosen, will put her back onstage at Wortham Center this fall. Regardless, we will all have a chance to see her on the Kinkaid stage for many years to come!

Austin Karkowsky ’17

Austin with brother Tyler in the "From the Heart" Katz Center Dedication Photo courtesy of David Shutts ’74

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Q remembers holding his first tennis racquet when he was four years old.

“Both of my parents played tennis regularly, so it felt very natural being on the court with them.

I remember having a plastic racquet the size of my head

Q Tabarastani ’16

Middle school at Kinkaid is a great time for students to be exposed to new areas of study. For Ray Brown, an art class helped him identify an undiscovered natural talent that has become his passion. “I discovered that I enjoyed ceramics when I did a ceramics unit in eighth grade art with Ms. DiPaolo,” Ray shares. “I remember making mugs and things by hand and then learning how to throw on the potter’s wheel.” His first creation was a green, Christmas coffee cup that he made for his mother, Virginia Mary Thompson Brown ‘84.

In between studying and playing both football and baseball, Ray has worked hard to hone his ceramics skills. “At Kinkaid, we are lucky to have a fully functioning ceramics studio, equipped with potter’s wheels, a huge kiln, a wide variety of glazes, and great teachers.” Many teachers have encouraged Ray to follow what he loves and have helped him excel including Mrs. Jane DiPaolo, Ms. Barbara Cooney, Mr. Anthony Suber, Coach Steve Maas, Dr. Sonia Clayton, Mr. John Gomes and Ms. Anne Schoenewolf. Mrs. DiPaolo who taught Ray Middle and Upper School ceramics, "He came to me to me as an eighth grader and asked me to teach him how to throw on the ceramics wheel! And now, this past year Ray would be waiting for me at 7:20 a.m. ready to create. He is dedicated to the craft and practices constantly. He truly loves creating beautiful functional shapes out of water and clay. He's a wonderful person and one of those star pupils that I have had the pleasure of encountering in all of my years of teaching."

Ray appreciates how Kinkaid encourages students to experience so many areas of study. ”Kinkaid allows students to try different classes such as orchestra, art, band, theater, photography, and so much more. This has been important for me because I was able to try new activities, and grow into them and excel.”

Ray’s love for ceramics also developed into a service project. For Culture Fest this year, he took the lead in organizing Falcon Empty Bowls with Sophia Smith ’14 (see page 6), and the proceeds were given to The

Track has been a major part Raevyn Rogers’ life ever since her first track meet when she was five-years old.

The experience was one she will never forget, “I was a crying disaster!” Raevyn shares, “I ran both laps of the 800 in tears.”

After many similar track meets, Raevyn discovered the undying support her family has for her. “My grandfather persuaded my mom to leave me in Photo courtesy of track, even after my years David Shutts ’74 of crying at meets.” Raevyn comments, “He was a person that I could talk to and get advice on about almost anything.” Raevyn also credits her mother for being so supportive and willing to adjust her life schedule for her track practices and meets.

It wasn’t before long that Raevyn recognized her true talent, “I was at the USATF Junior Olympics in Baltimore, Maryland in 2006, and I had to battle for first place with a competitor from Oregon. I remember being close to the finish line and being determined and winning that first place.”

Raevyn has moved on to have one of the best track records in the country.

Of the various awards she has earned, one recognition that she is most

Raevyn RogersHenderson ’14

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and also hitting a forehand with both hands.” Q recalls. His skills developed so quickly that by age seven he was playing in a tournament for 10-yearolds. He's been on a roll ever since.

Q's parents were a strong influence on his love of the sport. “My dad has always been the great instructor and motivator, taking me to all the tournaments, wherever they may be.” Q shares, “I'm lucky to have great coaches, too." Tennis Coach Josh Rodriguez and Interim Athletics Director T.J. Bath

Ray Brown ’14

Houston Food Bank. His ceramic creations have won him several honors including: a Scholastic Gold Key for Regionals, a Scholastic Silver Medal for Nationals, a technical award from the University of Houston, and the 3D visual art award at Kinkaid.

Ray's award winning bowl In his spare time, Ray enjoys fishing, going to the movies, traveling, reading and any type of water sport. After graduation from Kinkaid, Ray would like to continue pursuing his passion for art in college.

proud of was being selected National Youth Athlete of The Week by USATF on July 9, 2009. “The Kinkaid Track Program has helped me transition between sports,” Raevyn shares, “and it has opened doors for me and put me in position to receive several local athlete awards.” Having coaches that offer intensive training at Kinkaid has helped her perfect her racing strategies and continue to improve. “I have a lot of respect for Coach Sean Wade; as a former Olympic athlete, he understands what it takes to be a winner and how success doesn’t come easy.” Most recently, she won the 800m at the New Balance National Outdoor Meet in 2:05:5. (View her postgame interview at: http://bit.ly/KRM8m4).

Track Coach Cheryl Mitchell shares, "Raevyn consistently works hard, competes with heart, and even with all the success she has experienced in track and field she is always gracious and humble. She is committed to the success of the team, and loves competing on relays, even though she could bring home the gold in more individual events. Her generosity, strong work ethic, and competitive drive raises the bar for the entire team."

The journey hasn’t been easy, but it has always been rewarding.

“Although I sometimes showed up late to practice, went to sleep late and often didn’t want to get up for school, my focus has been on making acceptable grades.” Raevyn shares. “I have had to learn how to use my time wisely in order to be academically and athletically strong.”

Raevyn has high expectations for developing her track talent as she strives to make the Junior USA team for the World Games competition meets in the summer, and to earn a scholarship to a college with a good track and academic program.

have also been encouraging him through his many tournaments with the tennis team. "I first started working with Q nearly five years ago and have had the privilege of seeing him grow up into a fine tennis man and sportsman." shares Coach Rodriguez, "Even more so, I look forward to expanding his talents and experience into his high school career. He shows much promise for our upcoming young freshmen hopefuls and I'm thrilled to still be a part of his successful chapter." Q has other hobbies to help him focus

Annie Cathriner ’13

Macan Wilson has been playing some kind of sport for as long as he can remember. “I learned to play baseball first, and I remember that when I started playing tee ball, I didn't know how to run the bases correctly.” Macan recalls, “I ran the wrong way my first at bat - I hit a home-run, but got to home base starting at third. I hit the ball hard for a four-year-old.”

Having dedicated so many hours in training and vigorous practices, Macan has refined his natural talents to become an elite baseball and football player. He holds the School career homerun record, has earned numerous All-SPC honors, and has been recognized as a top athlete

by Dave Campbell's Football Magazine, KPRC Channel 2 (see photo), VYPE Magazine and the Houston Chronicle.

Macan says being an athlete has helped him develop his time management skills. “I try to get as much of my homework done during my free period, and when I get home from practice, I usually rest so I can better focus on my work.

I've had to take my backpack to many baseball tournaments out of town. One of the toughest times was when my select baseball team, The Banditos, traveled during the school year and we would play Sunday night championship games that required me to fly home early Monday

such as golf, swimming, piano, cello, guitar and reading.

His training has led him to victories at many USTA open tournaments over the years. He is currently playing in the Super Champ A Division and plans on playing in the upcoming Grand Slam. “I hope to be part of the Kinkaid Varsity team while I continue to pursue achievements in USTA and National tournaments.” Q comments, “My ultimate goal is to continue maintaining my high grades and seeing where my talent takes me.”

Annie Cathriner's mother recalls how her daughter's interest in art started early on. “In first grade, Annie was at a Christmas party at school, and the children were supposed to decorate cookies. The other students iced, ate their cookies, and moved on to the next activities, while Annie concentrated on her design for almost the entire party. She loved paying attention to detail at a very early age.”

This creative impulse continued throughout her childhood. Annie recalls being thirteen and looking at some bracelets at a boutique. “It wasn’t my birthday or Christmas, so my mom was not willing to splurge. After pondering the whole situation, I very quietly whispered to my mother that I could create my own.” And just like that, designing jewelry has become one of Annie’s favorite pastimes, and it has led her to create her own business and website at www.annieamslerjewelry.com.

Annie has benefited from the support of family, teachers, and other adults to grow her business. “My mother often takes over the mundane tasks of the business such as paying the taxes and completing the invoices. She is also

morning and be at school by 8 a.m.” But even with a tight schedule, he finds some down for a few other outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing.

Macan attributes much of his discipline to the guidance he's received from his coaches. “From seventh grade through Varsity level sports, my coaches have been extremely supportive of both my baseball and football schedules. I'm lucky they respect the fact that I'm a multi-sport athlete. I'm in constant communication with Head Football Coach Stephen Hill and Head Baseball Coach Steve Maas regarding interest from colleges.” Coach Hill comments, "Macan can take a three yard pass and turn it into an 80 yard touchdown in any given play. He does things that no one else can. He understands the game of football more than any student I've ever coached." His family has also been an amazing support system. “My parents and sisters have always, and continue to, dedicate much of their time to help me stay focused on my academics, to bring my athletic skills to the next level, and to prioritize and manage my workouts and travels.”

He has committed to attend Northwestern University where he plans to play football and

my best saleswoman,” Annie comments. She also credits her father, sister Virginia, and family friends: Mrs. Clayton Clark, Mrs. Monte Calvert, and Mrs. Anita Gaylor for their sound business advice and helping to connect her with other artists and buyers.

Annie's artistic talents extend beyond jewelry making. She paints and draws still lifes and portraits that include intricate detail, patterns and bright colors. “My art teachers at Kinkaid; Mrs. Nancy McMillian, Mr. David Veselka, Ms. Jane DiPaulo, Mr. Anthony Suber, and Mrs. Diane Marks to name a few, have taught me the fundamental techniques of drawing, painting, printmaking, and photography,” Annie shares. She like to incorporate people in her photographs, and her projects have helped her earn two photography awards in Upper School. Several of her designs have been selected for various Kinkaid projects, including t-shirts, badminton uniforms, The Kinkaid Summer Program brochure, and the 2013 class flag.

Proud parents Bill Cathriner ’81 and Jackie Goss Cathriner ’81 are extremely excited that both of their girls have benefitted from the academics, arts and athletics at The Kinkaid School.

“We are grateful to Kinkaid for tapping into each of our girls individual talents and passions.”

Photo courtesy of David Shutts ’74

Macan Wilson ’13 possibly baseball, too. “There were a lot of factors that led to my choice, but, perhaps the biggest one was the opportunity to have elite academics and BCS level football together,” says Macan. “It has always been my goal to play at the next level and walk away with a valuable degree. Northwestern provides me with that and more.”

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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

New York Times Article Cites Distinguished Young Alumna’s Commitment to Pursuing Her Passion When Kelly Sweeney McShane ’83 addressed the Upper School in 1993, she had no idea that 19 years later a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist in the New York Times would highlight her and a significant portion of her message.

In her remarks as the Distinguished Young Alumna Award Recipient, Kelly told the audience, “I remember speakers in assembly talking about their experiences overseas or their work in the U.S., people who spoke about ‘responsibility’ and ‘giving back to community.’ I went to college knowing there was a big wonderful world out there and that I wanted to make a difference in it. I Kelly Sweeney's senior just needed to figure out how.” yearbook photo

Kelly talked of how her educational experiences at Kinkaid, including being on the Debate Team and making Interim Trip trips to Italy and Greece, helped broaden her horizons. She mentioned a young lady named YaM’Ballu from Sierra Leone whom she became friends with while serving in the Peace Corps. YaM’Ballu impressed Kelly with her positive attitude, despite living in difficult conditions filled with frequent starvation and the lack of basic necessities.

Her long connection to Sierra Leone and how Kelly figured how to make a difference were mentioned in a May 26 column by Nicolas Kristof in the New York Times. He wrote about Memuna, a young girl whom 12 years ago become an unlikely symbol of human depravity in Sierra Leone. Photos of Memuna,

“In looking back at my life so far, I realize that I don’t really think about my choices in terms of “service” but more in terms of pursuing my passion - of connecting with other people who come from very different backgrounds, sharing their sorrows, and celebrating their joys. I encourage Kinkaid students to stretch outside their comfort zones. You will be richly rewarded in finding meaning and perspective in life.”

- Kelly Sweeney McShane ’83

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McShane family photo from trip to Sierra Leone near the village Kelly was in while in the Peace Corps from 1987 to 1989. (Left to right) Molly McShane (18), Kelly, Memuna's brother Chernor (18), Memuna (15), Kevin McShane, Memuna's brother Issa (20), Michael McShane (15), Memuna's brother Alhaji (23)

whose arm was amputated after she was shot, and other similarly harmed children helped to build the global political will to intervene and end Sierra Leone’s civil war. Two years later Rotary International brought Memuna to the United States by for medical reasons, and two years later Kelly and her husband Kevin adopted her.

Kelly wrote Headmaster Don North a few weeks after the article was published. “It is amazing how far that article has reached and how many people follow Nicholas Kristof. Our life has indeed been blessed by Memuna in so many ways. We have been back to visit Sierra Leone twice in the last few years, including seeing her brothers - who we are trying to get a visa for, hence agreeing to the article - as well as my Peace Corps village.

A trip to Sierra Leone makes me truly appreciate all the blessings of our lives in D.C.” Kelly continues her belief in serving others as executive director of Community for Hope, a Washington, D.C. organization that recently won the Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. “In looking back at my life so far, I realize that I don’t really think about my choices in terms of “service” but more in terms of pursuing my passion - of connecting with other people who come from very different backgrounds, sharing their sorrows, and celebrating their joys. I encourage Kinkaid students to stretch outside their comfort zones. You will be richly rewarded in finding meaning and perspective in life.”

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Kinkaid Alum to star in upcoming film James Hamrick ’11, currently enrolled in the drama department at Nebraska Wesleyan University, has landed the controversial and interesting role of Damien Echols, the alleged "ringleader" of the West Memphis Three, in Atom Egoyen’s dramatization “The Devil’s Knot.”

James Hamrick ’11

James will be supported by an all-star cast led

by Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, as well as “The Killing” star Mireille Enos, Alessandro Nivola, Dane DeHaan, Amy Ryan, Colette Wolfe and Kris Polaha. The film is based on the bestselling book by Mara Leveritt. and follows Firth’s private detective Ron Lax, who took the case of

continued from page 31 performance, baseball game, or Boy Scout ceremony, she always made a special effort to support and get to know her advisees by recognizing the events and activities that were important to them outside of school.

In addition to Mrs. Martinson’s significant contributions to the growth and development of Kinkaid’s students, her helpful and gracious demeanor characterized her time at the school. An experienced teacher with a warm sense of humor, her professionalism and patience made her an excellent official mentor to various new faculty members.

She was unparalleled organizationally, and for the last several years flawlessly carried out the complicated task of coordinating the Middle School’s Honor Day. It was a privilege to work alongside Mrs. Martinson, and her colleagues, Kinkaid friends, and former students will sorely miss her as she retires from a long and beloved career in education.

Congratulations and best wishes, Jackie!

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE KINKAID THEATRE AND MS SPEECH TEACHER NADINE BURTON-FLANDERS Contributed by Kinkaid Parent Adele Bentsen Nadine started at Kinkaid in August of 2004 as the Managing Director of The Kinkaid Theatre and Middle School Speech Teacher. Nadine's expertise in teaching speech gave her students the confidence that they needed to succeed on the stage in the Middle & Upper School Musicals and in the classroom. She also managed the Fine Arts calendar and the Kinkaid Nadine Theatres. Thank you Nadine for your genuine interest Burton-Flanders 8 years in our children and we wish you continued success!

KINDERGARTEN ASSISTANT JENNY MOORE Contributed by Kindergarten Teacher Cordie Hayden Jenny Moore came to Kinkaid in August 2006 to join the Lower School as a Kindergarten Assistant.

She helped with organizational duties to ensure that the classroom could run smoothly. She especially enjoyed and excelled in creating attractive displays of student work. Her valuable participation with the Kindergarten team helped to foster an inviting, engaging and nurturing environment. Mrs. Moore Jenny Moore showed genuine interest in the lives of her students 6 years and colleagues and made a lasting impact on those who were privileged to work with her. She is retiring from full-time teaching after 25 years. This summer, she'll help coordinate the weddings of her two children. She will be missed!

Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley pro bono and was one of their earliest supporters. He eventually provided key DNA evidence implicating Nivola’s Terry Hobbs, which led to the WM3's release in 2011, 17 years after their conviction.

James is currently in Atlanta, Georgia where filming started on June 25th. The movie is expected in theaters in early 2013.

For more information on James' acheivements, please visit: http://bit.ly/N46ljW.

Mike Akel, who taught Upper School Introduction to Filmmaking and Advanced Filmmaking for the past three years, will be selling his two films Chalk and An Ordinary Family on various mediums including iTunes and Amazon.

Alia Al-Mutawa taught Third Grade at the Lower School for three years. She now lives in London to be closer to her family. She begins her new teaching post in the fall as Learning Specialist in The American School in London working with students with learning differences.

Middle School Spanish teacher Gloria Araiza has been at Kinkaid for two years. She is moving to Kansas City where her husband will begin his residency in orthopedic surgery at the KU Medical Center and where she will teach Middle School Spanish at the Pembroke Hill School.

Ben Burford has been the Upper School Director of Drama for the past four years. He is moving to Austin to work on independent films Upper School Visual Arts Studio Assistant Jeanette Degollado is leaving Kinkaid after two years.

Joy Deshmukh just finished her first year as part-time Upper School Science teacher. She will be staying home with her children.

Lindsay Giam finished her first year at as an assistant in prekindergarten in the Green Door. She will be moving on to become a kindergarten teacher at The School at St. George Place, a Houston ISD elementary school.

Heidi Kaim taught music for three years. After welcoming her first child, Eleanor, she went part-time this last year, teaching just fifth grade music. She has decided to stay home full time for now, but plans on returning to teach music in years to come.

After three years of working as the Upper School History teacher and directing the school’s Habitat for Humanity Project, Jamie Lee is relocating to Austin.

Middle School Debate Coach and Upper School Economics Teacher Kyle Morris is leaving Kinkaid after four years of service. He will be pursuing a MBA and attending Law School to pursue a JD. Lower School Assistant Librarian Amy Parker has been at Kinkaid for two years. She is now a stay-at-home mom with her daughter, Hadley.

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

CINDY VAN KEPPEL

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indy Van Keppel fell in love with Kinkaid when she was a parent volunteer. She enjoyed volunteering and held leadership positions in several key areas including the Kinkaid Auction, Ticket Sales through the theatre box office and on the Parents' Association Board. It was such a great experience that she always thought to herself, “Kinkaid would be a wonderful place to work!”

When the Advancement Assistant position opened in 2003, she was thrilled to be offered the job by Advancement Director Tom Moore.

For the past nine years, Cindy has had the opportunity to interact with every department on campus from Facilities to Athletics, Lower, Middle and Upper School faculty and staff, vendors and most of all interaction with parents and volunteers on all things Kinkaid. Among her many responsibilities, Cindy maintains the master school calendar and helps to ensure that all Kinkaid events and meetings on campus run smoothly.

She has a major part in planning her personal favorite, the yearly Cum Laude Dinner. “It is such an honor to be part of this evening that recognizes the academic accomplishments of some of our students,” Cindy shares.

“And most of all, it’s great to share in the joy with their families.”

Aside from her other duties, she works with Gift Records Manager Andrea Ibarra to process, record and

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prepare receipts for the several thousand gift payments that the School annually receives. Andrea, who has worked alongside Cindy the entire time she worked in the Advancement Office, is one of her biggest fans.

“Cindy is a pleasure to work with.

She is always attentive and on top of things. I’ve never met anyone who works to finish projects weeks ahead of schedule! She is a great asset to our office not only because she has great ideas, but she has a wonderful sense of humor that has introduced me to many funny idioms that always make me laugh.”

Tom Moore says, “Everyone at Kinkaid knows that Cindy is the go-to person for so many projects. She helps me with her wide knowledge about our community. She has great judgment, is a capable multi-tasker and keeps me organized, which most days is no simple task! My office and all of Kinkaid is very fortunate to benefit from Cindy’s excellent work.”

While Kinkaid has proven to be a wonderful work environment, Cindy has also found the community to be uplifting in difficult moments. This past spring, a family member of hers passed away, and the Kinkaid family was quick to share their love and support. Notes from faculty and parents piled her desk and filled her mailbox, and this kindness reminded her that she is a part of something special.

Cindy and her husband of 31 years

"Cindy is a pleasure to work with. She is always attentive and on top of things. I’ve never met anyone who works to finish projects weeks ahead of schedule! She is a great asset to our office not only because she has great ideas, but she has a wonderful sense of humor that has introduced me to many funny idioms that always make me laugh.”

— Gift Records Manager Andrea Ibarra Steffen have been blessed with three wonderful Kinkaid graduates Justin ’01, Emily ’03 and Jenny ’06.

An avid sports fan, she also enjoys reading during her time away from Kinkaid and playing a spirited game of Mahjong.

PHOTO GALLERY

KOCI KID'S MEALS

Lower School Students making sandwich lunches to distribute through KOCI Kid's Meals.

SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT

Seventh graders Alyssa Karchmer and Evan Rosen taking the newly hatched incumbated ducks for a swim in the Quadrangle Fountain.

MS. WHEELCHAIR TEXAS FOUNDATION CROWN JEWEL OF TEXAS 2012 GALA - 3/24

Juniors David Kreston, Ellen Scofield, Carroll Ison and Caroline Stephenson with Drama/Speech Teacher Patty Edwards and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, who was the recipient of the Angel Advocate Award (Not pictured: Middle School representatives Bradlee Few and Rebecca Rolf ).

KYLE LIKOVER AUTHOR

Kimberly Willis Holt (back row center) visited the Jacomini Library on March 28-29. She has written both picture books and novels for children and young adults, including the National Book Award Winner When Zachary Beaver Came to Town and the popular Piper Reed series.

KINDERGARTEN TEA PARTY - 5/3

The Kindergarten girls came together for a tea party with special guests Mary North, Nadine Burton Flanders and Stacey Marshall.

SECOND GRADE TECHNOLOGY FAIR - 5/3

Second graders demonstrating their projects during their Technology Fair.

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PHOTO GALLERY

3RD DAY PIONEER DAY - MAY 4

Colin Head ’21 with his mother Stacey

Katie Heldebrand ’21 with her mother Susan

4TH GRADE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM - MAY 8-9

Freddy Reckling ’20 explaining the life and times of Thurgood Marshall.

Blaise Schuenemann ’20 sharing the lifestyle and culture of Wangari Maathai.

1ST GRADE GRANDPARENTS DAY - MAY 10

Karen Susman, Irene Guevara (friend), Great-Grandmother Dorothy Hyman, Harry Susman with Ana Susman ’23.

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Grandparents Paul and Carol Kors, Grandfather Clyde Buck, Mother Kristen Buck with Cooper Buck ’23

PHOTO GALLERY

KINKAID BAND, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA TRIP TO CHINA

The Kinkaid Band, Choir and Orchestra recently completed a ten day tour of China including concerts on the Great Wall, at The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Tianjin University, and The Xi'An Music Conservatory, at the invitation of the People's Republic of China. They were joined in the concerts by instrumental and choral groups from the Chinese host schools. In addition to performing four concerts, the 100 Kinkaid students and faculty chaperones were treated to tours of China's most famous sights, including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, the Terra Cotta Warriors, and Wild Goose Pagoda. They also saw performances by the Peking Acrobats and the Tang Dynasty Musicians and Dancers and participated in Taichi and calligraphy classes. The Kinkaid students served as wonderful cultural ambassadors to China and represented Kinkaid and the United States very well.

The Kinkaid Archives Needs Your Donations The Kinkaid School Archives collects materials related to the history of the school's growth and development from its founding in 1906 to the present.

Materials of interest include letters, journals, photographs, scrapbooks, meeting minutes, publications and print materials.

If you have anything you believe might be of interest to the archives, please contact us. Due to space limitations, three-dimensional objects (memorabilia), will be considered on an individual basis. All donations must be accompanied by a deed of gift. View our archives online at: omeka.kinkaid.org and for more information, view kinkaid.org/archives.

Contact: Fiona de Young, School Archivist, fiona.deyoung@kinkaid.org, 713-243-6587.

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ALUMNI NEWS

From the Alumni Board

2012-2013 ALUMNI BOARD

Stephen Dyer '85, President Annette Faubion Stephens '82, Vice President J. Mark Breeding '74, Secretary

Dear Kinkaid Alumni, It is my privilege to serve as President of Kinkaid's Alumni Association for 2012-2013. Your board is excited about what we have in store for you, but first I want to mention some highlights from this past year. Many of Kinkaid's alumni were leaders in the Tomorrow's Promise Capital Campaign, whether as donors, volunteers, or both. I thank all who gave any time or funds and encourage each of you who has not yet given to make a donation soon. The transformative expansion of the campus onto contiguous acreage is just an incredible opportunity not shared by other schools. Another highlight of this past year was the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards that coincided with reunion weekend. We had recordsetting attendance, as all were enthusiastic in celebrating honorees Chip Cureton, William Blattner ‘62 and Eric Ladin ‘97.

Thank you to those who completed our Historic Alumni Survey. We had a large number of responses and we are excited to share the results soon.

Last month, I spoke to the graduating seniors to welcome them into our group. In addition to having them thank their parents, I told them about how they would come to appreciate more and more the benefits of their time at Kinkaid. I told them how I have always felt that it is our duty to give back to Kinkaid, both with our time and our donations. I want to repeat that same challenge to all of you. A large part of what makes Kinkaid so great is its active community, which includes its active alumni. So please participate, whether by donation or in person at our upcoming events like the McMillan Character Education Speaker Series featuring Coach Bob Hurley on September 12, the Zack Semander Golf Tournament on October 1, the St. John's game on October 26, the popular Alumni Holiday Party on November 28th, and any of our other activities scheduled throughout the year in Houston or in cities around the country.

2011-2012 Senior Alumni Board Representatives Q & A 1. TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS A SENIOR ALUMNI BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. As a senior alumni representative I updated the board with news and current events happening within the School.

2. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SERVING ON THE ALUMNI BOARD? I enjoyed being part of board. Letting other people who used to be in my place know what's going on now was neat.

3. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THE INCOMING SENIOR ALUMNI BOARD REPRESENTATIVES? Don't be nervous and just remember they want to know how the student life is doing. They remember how it was for them and want to know its still doing great! You're their way of knowing everything that is going on in the Upper School.

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Mark Sikes '87, Ex-officio Caroline Boone Mitchell '85, Trustee Liaison Stefanie Newton Esposito '91, Faculty Representative James Mentz '13, Senior Alumni Board Representative Aziza Rehmatulla '13, Senior Alumni Board Representative

Very truly yours, Stephen T. Dyer

Alexis Hart ’12

Directors Marshall Adkins Jr. '80 Scott Anderson '76 Adam Altsuler '92 Erin Jones Brown '96 Virginia Mary Thompson Brown '84 Gayl Ware Carlberg '66 Aisha Carter Crumbine '95 Marie Fay Evnochides '59 Jim Frankel '69 Wyatt Hogan '90 Katherine Susman Howe '64 Helena Papadopoulos Johnson '82 Brian McMackin '93 Jane Hoffert Moore '46 Brad Morgan '96 Hattie Parker Ball '93 Mike Pearson '71 Matt Thanheiser '76 Ellen Weingarten Wagnon '79 Philip Wise '96 Joy Archer Yeager '85 Nicole Domercq Zarr '87

1. TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS A SENIOR ALUMNI BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. As a Senior Alumni Representative, I had the privilege to represent the entire Upper School in front of the Kinkaid Alumni Board. It was a sizable responsibility that I was glad to undertake. Being a Senior Representative allowed me to better stay informed of the happenings of the Upper School. Preparing for meetings gave me the chance to develop organization and presentational skills. It was Walker Spier’12 an experience that I am glad I had and, after spending some time with the Board, I hope to be active as an alumnus myself.

2. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SERVING ON THE ALUMNI BOARD? Serving on the Board gave me the opportunity to learn about alumni activity at Kinkaid. This seemed important to me because I will be an alumnus for the rest of my life. Additionally, I enjoyed talking to the Board members after meetings and discussing their experiences at Kinkaid. Particularly, I noted how they deeply valued their Kinkaid education and its impact on college.

3. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THE INCOMING SENIOR ALUMNI BOARD REPRESENTATIVES? Don't stress out over meetings.

You should essentially know what is going on around the Upper School, and it becomes pretty easy to share that with people. After each meeting you feel more comfortable addressing the Board, so don't feel discouraged if you seem shy at first.

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Class Notes & Alumni News sassy@stanton-pinckard.com. Let's all meet again in 2013!

Thanks, Sassy

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Adrian Turner Ross Houston, Texas adrian@rexross.com

Identify those pictured and be eligible to win a special prize from the Alumni Office. Send your entry to alumni@kinkaid. org by August 22, 2012.

1929 - 1940s 1960 Jane Hoffert Moore ’46 1620 Calumet Street, Quarter 1 Houston, Texas 77004 713.529.9700

I want to wish every one of our great alumni a great summer. It’s been a difficult and hard spring this year. I had an episode with the big “c” word in the form of melanoma.

It has been overwhelming to say the least. The good news is that I got the A-okay from my doctor last week and everything is fine now.

Thank goodness!

Sassy English Stanton Houston, Texas sassy@stanton-pinckard.com Dear Class of 1960, Please send your updated contact information (name, phone, address, residences, email, facebook) and what you are up to these days to

Dear Class of 1962, Our 50th Reunion was a great success. We had a good number of “out of towners” as well as Houston area residents. If you couldn’t make it, you missed a fun weekend.

Our looks may have changed a bit, but the personalities have remained the same!

Sandra Moffett Provost and her husband Bob were here from Phoenix. Susan Cooper Gaudet came from Massachusetts, and Bill Blattner and his wife Diane came from Maryland. Tony Kupersmith was here from Virginia. The furthest traveler to the reunion was David Elliott who came from France,

even though he is currently living in London! Class members who currently live in Houston, John Barkesdale and his wife Susan, Gibson Carothers, Richard Domercq, Donna K. Donnelson, Randi Fay Yocum and her husband Sam, Mike Kelly, Allan Klein and his wife Alma, Sam Harrison, Monty McDannald and his wife Katina, Bob Phillips and his wife Betsy, Barry Rose and his wife, Judy, Chip Stanberry and his wife Janet, George Schudy and his wife Judy, Toni Walsh Duperier and her husband Henry, and my husband Rex and I were all in attendance!

In addition, several classmates who did not actually graduate with us were kind enough to join us for the reunion: Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton, Brooke Tucker, Bette Plant Thomas and her husband Ralph, Carolyn Ferguson Means and her husband Hal, and Malcolm Lovett and his wife Mary Nell. It was wonderful to see everyone.

There were events at school on Friday evening and a family picnic on Sunday. On Saturday night the

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Needless to say I will be speaking to everyone from 1929 – 1940’s this summer and getting my notes ready for the Winter Magazine. Have a wonderful summer and if anything exciting happens, please call me and let me know.

Thank you, Jane Hoffert Moore ‘46

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John Hagerman The Woodlands, Texas johndhagerman@hotmail.com The Kinkaid Lunch Bunch-which is a quarterly lunch meeting of the 1959 class-was held on May 18 at Star Motor Cars and hosted

by Glenn and Lee Seureau. The lunch meeting was well attended along with great food coordinated

by Glenn.

The Class of 1952 came together on May 30th to celebrate its 60th Reunion. They met at the St. Regis Hotel in Houston and the lunch was hosted by Rose Ann McLellan Hoy. Those in attendance were Lynn Cummings Bousquet, Nancy Brace Dukler, Sandy Shawell Fortney, Cathy O'Donnell Holland, Gerry Dyer Johnson, Aileen Townes Jones, Fanelle Logue Laughlin, Helen Koehler Little, Robin Hunt McCorquodale, Beth Connelly McGreevy, Mary Hale Lovett McLean, Suzie Ehlers Parker, Ann Staacke Rivers, Louisa Shade Russell, and Patsy Huey Weiler.

Fanelle Logue Laughlin from Houston writes "it was a fabulous get together and everyone enjoyed seeing each other again. We received lots of positive feedback about the event and we hope to see each other in the next few months."

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KEY FACTS ABOUT GIFT PLANNING Here are some key facts about bequests, annuities, and other forms of planned giving.

Most donors are motivated by altruism, not tax savings.

Most people give to make a difference. Tax savings are an added bonus.

Gift planning isn’t just for those over 60. In fact, 43 percent of bequests aren’t complex, and they can make a big impact while protecting your family’s future.

Planned gifts can be simple. Deferred giving options like annuities and bequests aren't complex, and they can make a big impact-more than you may have thought possiblewhile protecting your family's future.

Creative gift planning can have an immediate impact.

Combine annual, outright, and deferred gifts, and you can support Kinkaid programs today and tomorrow.

You’ll be recognized as a member of the Margaret Hunter Kinkaid Society. With a planned gift, you’ll join this group of farsighted individuals who have included Kinkaid in their long-term financial plans and are paving the way for Kinkaid students of today and tomorrow.

To learn how we can help you develop your own giving strategy, contact Director of Advancement Tom Moore at 713-243-5045 or tom.moore@kinkaid.org.

Visit our website at:

kinkaid.org/giftplanning class of ’62 gathered at our house for Mexican food and reminiscing.

The highlight of the weekend was the Distinguished Alumni Awards Program and Reception on Friday night. Dr. William Blattner was honored as the Kinkaid Distinguished Alumnus. He was introduced by fellow classmate Chip Stanberry, and then Bill gave a terrific speech with some remembrances of Kinkaid, and he related some of his own incredible history researching and treating HIV in the U.S. and Africa.

It would be well worth your while to go to the following link: www.kinkaid.org./alumni where you can read it. We can all be proud that Bill Blattner is a classmate of ours.

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I suspect we will be planning our next reunion in 2022—I hope you will be there!

Best wishes, Adrian Turner Ross

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Calanne Koenig Choate Pearland, Texas mayamom@hotmail.com Congratulations, Class of 1963!

Nine of you responded with recent news updates! That’s pretty good for our class. I do hope, however, that more than nine of you will attend our 50th reunion next year!

Please make a note of the dates: April 19-20, 2013. Be there!!!

Ok here goes the news! Warren Wackman contacted me and says: “Winnie (Winnie Clark and I have been married for 22 years now) and I built a nice home in the Country Club Estates in Rockport and are having a great time as old retired folks. There is no traffic to speak of here (not much shopping either) but we enjoy golf, fishing and most of all the party and social life. We have both gained a few lbs, but not too many. We aren’t flat bellies, but we haven’t been for years. We have a small pool and spend a lot of time in it. We have a wall around the front of our house that hides the pool from the street to keep people from having wrecks when they drive by should they venture a glance of the bathing beauties. I have had five heart attacks, by-pass surgery, stents and a pacemaker. After all of that my heart is now stronger than it was when I was 55. Isn’t modern medicine wonderful? I am really looking forward to our 50th, if I last that long. Looks pretty good right now. Retirement has helped as my cardiologist told me it would when he advised me to sell everything and learn to “do nothing”. No financial pressures, no hustle bustle, etc.” Doesn’t he sound great? Be sure to come and see him next April!

Jane Wadsworth Mason talks about her wonderful kids: eldest child Jay Rambin lives in Hawaii with wife Carrie on Kona. He has a computer consulting company.

Must be tough to live there! Daughter Hayley Dickson lives in Los Angeles. She is Director of Acquisitions and Development Global Content for Freemantle Media International Television. Wow! I do know that she travels to some wonderful places as evidenced on her Facebook page! Lovely daughter Julia Mason is a senior at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Another sweet young lady!

Leigh Weld has lost weight and still lives in Brenham doing his wonderful Labrador thing! I still want to go see those labs! They are fantastic dogs.

Art Beane says, “Being a grandparent is bliss. Being retired is Nirvana. Being able to learn is somewhere in between. And thanks to our teachers who taught us curriculum and also how to be respon-

sible choice makers. As the Chinese proverb says ‘Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself’. Hope to see most everyone for our 50th reunion.”

Carlton Carl says, “Not much new with me...I am on the board of The Texas Democracy Foundation, non-profit publisher of The Texas Observer, doing a bit of real estate and political consulting for progressive Democrats, and restoring and revitalizing my little town, Martindale, Texas, which is 30 miles southeast of Austin about seven miles from both San Marcos and Lockhart (website in progress at: www.martindaletexas. com).” Carlton has been great about always responding! Thanks, Carlton! Looking forward to seeing you next April!

Kari McGuirt Seger says that her life is pretty sweet right now. She is happy doing real estate and going to her wonderful ranch on the weekends! Someday I will manage to go see her on the weekend. My grandson Charlie would love to ride her horses!

Arnold Hebert says “Sharon and Arnold are just completing two weeks of babysitting two of our four grandchildren, Austin (three years old), and Jenson (seven months old) in Virginia Beach. Our daughter Michelle and her husband are back in Seattle arranging for their move to Virginia Beach. It’s been fun and we mastered the task…even at our age! Next trip is to CA to visit our other two grandchildren. No babysitting required at this time... just enjoyment.” What a lucky man!

Sounds like lots of fun!

Vivian Collier Pinard still lives in Galveston! She is still working! She still enjoys her granddaughter. She and I plan to get together for lunch when I go to Galveston for a week this summer with my family. It will be good to see her again!

Mary Nell Jeffers Lovett says, “I’m writing you from the Burgundy region of France where we have rented a house in Cluny for several weeks. Malcolm and I have become shameless Francophiles over the past ten years and have loved exploring this beautiful country.

Since Señora Beutell’s instruction won’t do me much good here, I

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have given French a shot but am confident Madame Downs would not consider me her prize student!

On our return we will head down to Lyford Kay for the wedding of Jeanne and Jimmy Moses’ daughter Jennifer. Long weekends in June at a family gathering and with Betsy ‘63 and Bob Phillips ‘62 in the hill country will round out a wonderful spring and early summer.

Our five grandchildren attend Kinkaid and I’m still dumbfounded that the eldest will be a sophomore in the Upper School this fall and qualified to drive me around, although I suspect that won’t be at the top of his list of excursions. Our elder daughter, Mary Eliza Shaper ‘88, now serves on the Board of Trustees. Since Malcolm was in the class of ‘62 through the 9th grade, I qualified for attendance at their 50th reunion and enjoyed seeing some of that group at Adrian Turner Ross’ ’62 home. I hope we will have as respectable a turnout.

Concluding my effort to help you fill this column, I can report that we have “right- sized” to a new home and have loved remodeling and decorating it with the help of our younger daughter, Kate Searls ‘93, who is an interior designer.”

gods, indigenous trolls and a few "sliverings" a la Harry Potter. Not to mention the gourmand and gustatory delights to be found upon a floating Princess whilst rounding the British Isles.

Speaking of summer adventures, Richard Harvey is a true olde frontiersman! Believe it or not he is taking his Boy Scout Troop backpacking through Yellowstone National Park, and also through the Black Hills National Park to Mt. Rushmore in July. Muy Buena Suerte and don't forget to pack a heaping dose of liniment and a little soupcon of something for snakebite…

On a sadder note Linda Mannas Losee, who has been living in Dallas for many years with her husband and sons, passed away in 2010. She along with all our other fallen classmates will be held in our hearts.

I am sure we will all hope to have our numbers swell as we gear up for our 50th reunion bash. Stay in touch with changes to emails etc....

Well, that’s about it, folks! Again, thanks to those of you who responded to my email! I know that all our classmates enjoy hearing what is happening in the lives of people we knew and loved so long ago. The more I hear from you, the more I want to see all of you at our reunion! Please, please, please try to get here! We all need to reminisce at this time in our lives!

Take care and be safe!

Tami Fox Brau Austin, Texas tazmazan@yahoo.com

Love to you all!

Calanne

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Claire Andreae Murray 3913 Rickover Rd Silver Spring, Md 20902 claire.murray@verizon.net Alas summer has arrived. A time to bask in the excesses of our somnambulant delights as the warm breezes waft through our thinning coiffure and still our workaday hearts. My personal druthers might veer towards a casual romp upon the high seas indulging in thoughts of fancy, communing with Celtic

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This year is a special time for our class because the Class of '65 turns 65. In our typical fashion, we marked that milestone with a celebration, or two.

Our Birthday Bash weekend began Friday, April 27th in Houston with a visit to the Main Street Theater.

The Kinkaid contingent included 18 people who were wowed by the modernized version of Shakespeare's classic, Richard III. The performance had just the right blend of contemporary references to keep us enthralled. Our own Ruddy Cravens, who has graced many a stage since his days at Kinkaid, played several roles to perfection.

Before the show, I had dinner at a nearby seafood restaurant with Roy Flukinger and Gordon Philips ’63 and spotted Royce Ann and Rick Sline. We met up again in the theater lobby and were joined by Don and Johnetta Baker Scheh

Saturday Night Birthday Bash at Maggie Ritas - Class of 1965

who drove in from Sealy and stayed with Virginia Brown. Don and Johnetta both work in the oil and gas industry and took a well deserved break from their hectic schedules. Viriginia, who is a retired event planner from CenterPoint, is using some of her free time to increase her Apple expertise.

Peter Morris and his lovely wife were great additions to our group.

His business, Bull's Eye Storage, keeps him quite busy. Nancy and Don McGuirt took a break from enjoying their new home to see the play. I can't wait to see it!

Don has been a successful real estate professional and business owner in Houston for many years.

At intermission, Marc Heideman and Roslynn Waterman along with Susan and Richard Low recalled memories of Ruddy's high school play performances. I remembered Brigadoon and MacBeth but had forgotten about Archie and Mehitable. After the play, Marcia Murphey and her husband Doug Koch hosted a wonderful wine and cheese party at their West University home. There were lively discussions and a late night appearance by Ruddy. He said he was a bit nervous with people from the class coming to see the show and had no idea there were close to 20 of us there, which just happened to be the largest group.

Fortunately, Johnetta and I did not sit close together. Otherwise, there might have been some mischief afoot. Ann Cronin, who was just

getting off from her job at Hobby Airport, met us at Marcia's house where we had some great conversation and enjoyed some mouth-watering chocolates courtesy of Susan Davis Johnson and her company, XAN Confections.

Our Saturday evening Birthday Bash at Maggie Ritas (formerly known as Ninfas) was an outstanding success thanks to Georgia Hinkle Akers who engineered the entire evening. Throughout the night there were many great stories. Duane Windsor and Susan Davis Johnson shared a hilarious science lab story with an explosive ending. Jeri and Mark Shapiro had lots of good stories about their regular jaunts to New York to see their grandchildren.

Marc is retired from the banking industry, but says he is busier than ever with his volunteer work. Cindy and George Pierce, who both looked fabulous, announced that their son was getting a masters degree in architecture.

Windy and Jonathan Phillips came in from Clear Lake. Jonathan who ran the IT network at NASA recently retired and has been doing a bit of Texas traveling. Speaking of traveling, Marc Heideman is the proud new owner of a travel trailer.

He and Roslyn are making plans to tour the country. Hal Martin, dressed in his trademark Hawaiian shirt, entertained us all with his Kinkaid stories. Hal is a Houston icon thanks to his ever-expanding

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watch, jewelry and gold business that constantly wins accolades for its amazing service.

Jay Jorns was a big hit proudly wearing his Medicare card. Jay and his wife, Ann, live in Katy and own JNJ Pest Control and Grounds Care. Dianna and Andy Armbrust shared stories about their children and how Kinkaid impacted their lives. Dallas Parker was unable to attend due to a work commitment, so Andy took over his title of “leastchanged since Kinkaid.” It was great to see Don Topper, who joined us for dessert. Don, who is active in the oil and gas industry, had a full weekend dance card but was able to grab a bit of time on his way back from an out-of-town wedding.

After dinner, we enjoyed birthday cake that Georgia ordered especially for the occasion with some rather tasty XAN chocolates to top everything off. Roy Flukinger did a great job as master of ceremonies and kept us all on track as we went around the table giving a bit of information about ourselves.

We started with Marcia Murphey who had us rolling on the floor with her turtle tales. Another unlikely bit of standup comedy came from Richard Low who entertained us with his droll humor about his children and their escapades around the globe.

Jay Allison had us all recalling long-forgotten memories of our time and teachers at Kinkaid. Names like, Mrs. Clifford, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Guma got us all thinking about our high school years. The conversation then turned to our senior pictures, which were a bit unconventional. Jay Allison started a quiz as to what prop people chose for their photos. With each name that Jay announced, we all chimed in. Joanathan Phillips (parakeet), George Pierce (model airplane), Susan Davis (cat), Rick Sline (slide rule), Johnetta Baker (horse trophies), Roy Flukinger (camera), Tommy Lee (perfect bridge hand), Viriginia Brown (knitting), Georgia Hinkle (dog), Marcia Murphey (big stuff animal), Anne Cronin (unicycle) and Marc Heideman (propless). Hal Martin had a great story about how he came to have a megaphone as his accessory instead of snow skis.

It was a truly wonderful and magical

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time. The topic of the night was "this time in our lives" which all agreed is "the best time of our lives." Needless to say, we are all looking forward to getting together again.

Johnetta Baker Scheh ’65, Virginia Brown ’65, Rudy Cravens ’65

Special thanks go to: Main Street Theater for expertly handling our reservations; Marcia Murphey and Doug Koch, who are so generous to our class and always put on stellar events; Georgia Hinkle Akers for yet another perfectly planned Saturday night party; Georgia's husband Sam and his steady hand that kept us calm when we had to totally reconfigure the seating at the last minute; Roy Flukinger for using his expert skills as an emcee and making it look so effortless; Jay Allison for taking us on a wonderful journey down memory lane and Gordon Phillips who used his excellent photographic skills to capture the weekend events.

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Pat Kidson Cavanagh Houston, Texas pat.cavanagh@kinkaid.org Summer is here and with it come travels for some, rest and relaxation for others. Debbie Warren Rommel and Ross ’65 have retired to Hunt, Texas. She writes, “We are busier than we ever dreamed we'd be in a teeny tiny town west of another very small town. Our community of Hunt celebrated its 100th birthday on May 19. Committees have been planning lots of celebratory activities for two years. We are also involved with a wonderful church, mentoring middle schoolers in Kerrville, and loving it when Houston friends drop by. Ross is the area guinea pig for planting olive trees, each named for a friend. He also has an enormous vegetable garden. If you're ever in the area, visiting grandchildren at camp or just driving through,

please stop by.” Craig and I spend a wonderful weekend with Debbie and Ross. We also saw Dr. Dee Ragan, pediatrician to many of our children and father of Kinkaid graduate Amy Ragan, who retired with wife Sally to Kerrville several years ago.

From classmate Susan Smith: “Not too much to report here. I moved to Belize in September, to Burrell Boom, a very nice quiet inland spot.

Lots of natural beauty, and wild animals very close to the house.

Then, met a man on line, text messaged for two months. Here I am, in Santa Fe, New Mexico (where my Mom and Dad retired, after Houston), getting to know this new man. Have been living in a suitcase for two years after my contracts in Italy and Scotland.

So, I guess I am weird, but being quadri-lingual, I get jobs on line as translator. It’s interesting. I do work with web sites on their English, and then turn it over to SEO pro's. If you need to be the top on Google search, just let me know. Very high price though, ouch. Pretty much Linux based PHP, open source & moving into mobile application development.”

From Gib Bauer: "Here's a bit of news. After spending several months on the West Coast laying the groundwork for my LITIDOC project, I'm back in Houston, living on a ranch in Arcola, and pursuing oil and gas litigation opportunities from Texas to Alaska!"

Lots of fun news from Bonnie Eubank Herndon: "I have been so busy this last year. I just finished my first year as chairman of the Western Art Committee for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Two more to go. Also, I was just elected to the Board of Directors for the Rodeo, and extra good news--I just asked to serve as a member of the"Amigas Para Ninos" (a charitable ladies organization that raises money for hardship cases of kids who show their animals at the junior market at the Rodeo and also give out scholarships.) My son Chuck Janke and his wife Heather are expecting a boy this June. This is the first boy on my side of the family after nine girls. I am so thrilled that my granddaughters, Elizabeth and Jacqueline Landrith, are loving being at The Kinkaid School. My

husband Bob has gone back into team roping and just brought home a “Cowboy Classic Champion Header” silver buckle. Pretty good for an old cowboy. I loved being at the reunion last year. It seemed like old times seeing classmates from 50 years ago. hat is all the news I have for now." Congratulations Bonnie!

John Diffey always has something interesting going on with Martha and their two children. “It feels like "Where's Waldo" here. We just returned from visiting our daughter Louisa in Paris. She completed her junior-year-abroad at l'Universite' des Science Politiques and has started work with a company that offers small-group tours in various destination-cities around the world including Paris. She will return to the University of Denver to finish her undergraduate degree in International Studies and French this coming academic year. Son Matt is finishing his first year of the MBA program in the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. After his fiance' receives her Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UNC-Chapel Hill in May, they and we will be visiting her parents in Greece before she and Matt move to London where Matt has a summer internship with a consulting firm. No complaints--the kids are thriving and we're having fun visiting them in interesting places. Both Martha and I continue to enjoy our work also--a fortunate circumstance, especially given our wanting to be able to afford to travel to places where our progeny are popping up as they sort our their career-choices. Best to you, our classmates, families, and the extended Kinkaid Nation.”

Becky Witmer Lorino, Diane Martin Tomlinson, Meredith Austin, Karen Liedtke, Debbie Warren Rommel, and I, Pat Kidson Cavanagh, make it a point to have dinner together at least every other month. It’s fun to stay connected to friends whom we have known for over 50 years. Wow! Craig and I are proud to report the Will Fogle completed his MBA at Oxford University in Rochester, Michigan. I was able to take a few days off of work to travel to Michigan for the graduation ceremony. Daughter Rebecca

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Fogle Warriner surprised us with the news that baby number three is due in October. It’s a boy! Daughter Elizabeth Fogle Sparks is the only one in Texas, so we try to make it to north Texas as often as possible to catch baseball games and school programs. Later this summer Craig and I are looking forward to a week in the Smoky Mountains with all the kids and grandkids. Next fall I will begin my 29th year teaching at Kinkaid. I am blessed to have a job that I can’t wait to get to every day.

Life is good.

Please stay in touch through me or the alumni association. I am listed in the phone book, and you have my email address at Kinkaid.

Good health and blessings to each of you.

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Steve Adger Houston, Texas sadger@yahoo.com Steve McCary checks in with us this summer with some personal updates. For the past seven years he has been doing competency & sanity evaluations at the county jail.

This has led to occasional testimony in criminal trials. He has taught over 45 different psychology or psychology related courses to more than 12,500 students since our time at Kinkaid. The last 13 years he has taught at the University of St. Thomas and this fall he will be teaching Forensic Assessment. I’m not quite sure what that is, but maybe a few of us will audit the course and report back in Spring 2013. He also reports that he has shed some unwanted lbs (20+) in the last few months with a special diet and exercise. Good for Steve – I am sure a good many of us should do the same – except Chrissie – she doesn’t have 20 extra to lose - still looks like Miss Falcon 1967 – time has stood still!

Speaking of Chrissie Norquist Stamey, she did a great job of organizing our 45th reunion. We started at The Armadillo and ended up at the Stamey’s. Some of those in attendance were Chrissie & Mark Stamey, Stewart Simonds and his wife Nancy, Larry Bernell, Jan Ginther, Larry & Janie Knapp, Ellen Sechzer Aronoff and her daughter,

Tom & Gloria Hargrove, Bob & Sally Kent, Susan Neun, Joey Tennant and David ‘Toes’ Dunwoody. Fun was had by all and the planning for our 50th has already begun.

It will be a major event – David was talking about Morris Pipeline underwriting an appearance by the Temptations and the Four Tops (are any of them alive?).

Lauyre Rutten Tanner and her husband Carlos, our class’ frequent cruisers, have just concluded a cruise to Alaska and are planning one to the Northeast US & Canada in the fall. She reports that Alaska was beautiful beyond belief – lots of animals (bears, seals, orcas, etc) sightings.

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Jane Gwathmey Frost '47, Ann Collette Mengden '50, Carl Mengden '47, Jane Hoffert Moore '46, Martha Matlock Coskey '47, Mary Bain Haralson Pearson '49, Joan Lyons '47, Lee Tuttle Jr. '49

Rosemary Jacobe Harrison is still raising cows, horses, deer, oil & gas while her husband Dan still finds time to do plenty of fishing. Her sister, Janet – Kinkaid ’69, her niece Annie Abel and her grand-niece Emily Grace all live in Sacramento, California and are doing fine. She is planning to spend some time in Guadalupita and Santa Fe this summer.

Ann Lents sends word that her daughter, Lizzie Heaney ‘03 and her husband Andrew Ziccardi live in San Francisco. She says that Lizzie “has thrown over a perfectly good career in wealth management to become a Ninth grade math teacher in Oakland through Teach for America”. Good for Lizzie – and all her students! Son David has also moved to San Francisco where he works for a venture capital firm, Tomorrow Ventures, and lives a few blocks from Lizzie. Ann received a prestigious award from Scenic Houston this past fall, Scenic Visionary. Congratulations to Ann, quite an honor and very desiring.

Currently she is spending a lot of time as a mayoral appointee on the ReBuild Houston Citizen’s Advisory Committee and is also very active on the Houston Parks Board. One of the Board’s major projects is connecting all of the bits of hike & bike trails we have in the city into a full system that runs along the major bayous. This could help our city get out of 45th place (a high # is bad) on America’s Fittest City list. She concludes by saying that she and David are healthy, enjoying travelling, volunteering and high on their list is the time they spend in

Director of Advancement Tom Moore, Adrian Turner Ross '62, Rex Ross

Joyce Janse, Steve Wilhelm '52, Dick Janse '54, Dunbar Chambers '53

Toni Walsh Duperier '62, Betty Cochran, Jan Davis, Lucy Carl, Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton '62

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Telluride, Colorado in the summer.

Life is good at the Lents/Heaney home.

I am doing well. I had some issues with my knees over the past six months, but they are getting better – should be back on the golf course in a month or so.

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Elizabeth Topper Nash San Marcos, Texas enash@grandecom.net Annie Owen Houston, Texas anniedowen@me.com It is unfortunate that it takes a funeral to get us together, but it was really wonderful seeing Annie, Susan, Phyllis, Lynn, Ed, Jack, Lisa, Carol Peck Harper and Peggy Geiselman Rice before Mother’s services. With much sorrow came great joy as at the exact hour we were attending Mother’s burial in Houston, my daughter Katherine delivered a baby boy in New York!

Talk about the circle of LIFE…

We established a French award at Kinkaid in her memory and it brought me back to the auditorium to present it. It was great to be present as Ed Frank’s daughter, Katherine, waltzed away with the dance AND drama awards. She’s excited (as her parents) about attending The University of Texas at Austin next year. Could we have a female Tommy Tune? Is this the last child from our class to graduate?? Be sure and let us know if we have any more young parents out there! Jack Lee sees Ed about once a month for lunch and feels successful if they can talk Philip Taft into joining them once a year. Jack is enjoying his grandchildren and winding down a 40-year stint in the real estate development business. Ed reports that Mike Kuhn looks dapper in his new Mini Cooper convertible. Mike is not worried about his hair blowing in the wind.

Barbara Leidler Maloney has a new granddaughter, Emily Anna, after two sons and two grandsons; she is filling her closets with pink.

With everyone in Austin, she is

Leo Chaney Birthday Celebration An old friend of many who attended Kinkaid will be turning 85 in August.

How time flies! He may have been your teacher, a coach, a camp chaperone, a fellow teacher, or more depending on how far you go back in Kinkaid history.

Our school was a very significant part of Leo Chaney's life. Rest assured that he speaks often of 'you' and the families he got to know so well. Here is a challenge, and we are planning it as a surprise. How about writing a birthday greeting to Leo and if you have a special story or memory, include it in your letter. Bring him up to speed on what you and your family are doing these days, and please include a current picture and possibly one of when you were in school.

Your letter can be as detailed as you wish and he will love being back in your life. Send your greeting by August 6 to: Kinkaid Advancement Office Attn: Leslie Roemer Labanowski '02 201 Kinkaid School Drive Houston, Texas 77024 Please spread the word to others that might be interested and don't let time get away. You will help make this celebration very special for our dear friend Leo Chaney.

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lucky to be near them. She plans to escape the Texas heat with travels to Chicago, Canada and London.

She will do a walking tour and will visit Downton Abbey. She’s hooked on the series. Lisa Shackelford Moody suggests we all send in grandchildren photos.

She is burning up the highway between Austin and Houston to see Ryder (two) and Eli (four).

Phyllis McGuyer Sefeldt is more than ecstatic as her son Patrick is to be gainfully employed with Noble Drilling in Geneva, Switzerland!

After obtaining his MBA from University of Houston, he will split his time between Houston and Geneva. Kristina is still in LA and gorgeous and single. Mom says send all eligible bachelors WEST! Lynn Meyer Fort writes from her fishing trip with Ron that she’s had so much fun with her new grandson and they are now expecting another next September. All is well with Ron’s health and she will be returning to Kinkaid to help out temporarily as manager of alumni activities while Leslie Roemer Labanowski ’02 is on maternity leave. This is good news for us as she will keep us organized.

Susan Peck Massey has moved to Sage Road, and with a growing family, not downsizing! Annie is thrilled to have Susan, Shawn and Jack nearby. They are all trying to get as close to the log cabin as possible, but Annie has bought up the neighborhood. Susan has a beautiful six-month-old grandson they call, North, but she calls him “Boogie”. That same stork will be bringing her another grandbaby next November…Catching up fast!

Susan hopes to have her son Mark move back to Texas to help with the Henkel Square Market in Round Top. When she’s not buying up towns, she’s found bird watching on the front porch. Sounds good to me!

Annie says that Gayle Haynes Roane, a former classmate, is working with security alert for Briargrove, sending weekly updates about fabulous robberies in the area. Considering the crime rate, she is busy at her computer. Bruce Lively says not much to report right now, but hello to all. Carl Moody and wife Rhonda are well.

He sent a picture of their daughter Lindsey and granddaughter Molly

welcoming their son-in-law Scott, an F-15 pilot, back home to Cambridge, England following a six month deployment in the desert.

For Locke and Camille Bryan, 2012 has been a very good year so far. They are celebrating their 32nd anniversary next week and still madly in love! Daughter Sidney Claire ’07 graduated from college in December and is happily working at Apple. Their son Frank ’00 works for MP2Energy, an electric utility in the Woodlands, as its VP of Risk. Locke Bryan Productions has entered its 40th year and they have had a great ride – still busy, still having fun but trying to take more time off for travel and “smelling the roses.”

In February, Locke was honored by the American Advertising Federation in Houston with its highest honor, The Silver Medal, sort of a lifetime achievement award.

CONGRATULATIONS! Now… if only they had grandchildren. Locke sees classmates every so often and it’s fun to catch up… He just wonders how they all got so old!

Thanks to all who responded to our email. We want to hear from you. In the meantime, for all you fashionistas, check out the Tory Burch sweater named “NASH”… that’s another story.

Safe summer and happy travels…

Elizabeth Nash and Annie Owen

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Malcolm Waddell Houston, Texas mwaddell@waddellinvestments. com Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark! Suzanne and I are having two-week adventure on the Baltic Sea. We’re spending a couple of extra days here before embarking on our group tour to various ports of call, including Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland and finally Sweden.

It’s a 60th birthday trip for me having just reached the 6-0 mark on May 25 .

It’s Memorial Day in the States so summer is here, and it’s our graduation issue for the class news.

First graduate up is Ann and Frank McGuyer’s newly-minted PhD son.

Official word came from Frank: “Bart has now defended his thesis

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and is officially ‘the other kind of doctor’.” Bart received his PhD in Physics and is now off to do his post-doc work starting next fall at Columbia. Bart and his wife live in NYC. Kathie and Selby Schwend have a new MBA in their family. Selby shares their gradation news and more, “Daughter Jessica (32) got her MBA from Penn State in May and still works for Armstrong World Industries in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where she was recently promoted. She is still single but has a new beau. Kathie and I are still in retirement with a very occasional real estate deal happening to break the monotony.

The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia remain beautiful in every season, and we've now watched 18 years of them come and go since moving from Houston. As for our other children, our oldest Evan is approaching 40 and has recently left the Marine Corps to return to Virginia Tech to finish out his senior year before embarking on a new career in teaching. He and his wife Bronwyn and their two children Anthony (11) and Elizabeth (eight) continue to live near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, his most recent duty station. Bronwyn is a special-ed teacher on the base. Son Caleb (34) and wife Amy with daughter Kinsley, who just turned two, and stepson Kannan (13) continue to live in Watertown, Tennessee and have just formed a new electrical retro-fitting company which specializes in large commercial energy savings projects. They are doing exceptionally well in this new endeavor. Son Tyler (29) married his sweetheart Amanda on May 19, and they are living in Lynchburg, Virginia and are both gainfully employed at J. Crew where he is the Windows IT Administrator. They were married on a high promontory overlooking the James River just off the Blue Ridge Parkway on a beautiful Saturday morning among very close family and a few friends. Son Austen (26) is single and graduated last year from West Virginia Tech with a Mechanical Engineering degree. He is working for a Swedish company, Atlas Copco, as a test engineer. They specialize in the manufacture of drilling related tools, equipment and vehicles. Kathie and I do make special efforts to assemble all the

family at least twice per year.”

Katherine Thompson Jordan had two sets of graduation news and more on her family. She writes, “Our older daughter Katie is a doctor and will be finishing her psychiatry fellowship in June. She has found a job, got married and is expecting a baby! Our youngest daughter Mary Caroline is graduating from Canyon Lake High School and will be going in the fall to Texas Lutheran University where she won two scholarships – one for her grades and one for dramatic media. She will be mascoting there as "Lucky the Bulldog”. She was mascot the last two years of high school as "Hank the Hawk” and really had fun. She says it’s also lots of work, but she thoroughly enjoys it. So much that she will be teaching how to mascot this summer with the National Cheerleading Association at Sam Houston State, University of Houston, Incarnate Word and at a cheer camp in South Padre Island.

She also played varsity softball all four years starting for two years and serving as captain this year. Our son Chris is tired of designing drilling equipment and is now applying to law schools. My husband is retiring from teaching. He retired first with the Air Force, now with teaching. I told him he had to find a third career because we still have one going to college!”

Robin Singer Mowrer also shared her graduation news and family update from Dallas: “Our youngest son Kyle has graduated from high school with honors and will be attending Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, CA. He is a brilliant musician, loves jazz and is also very bright. He must have gotten the smarts from my husband and the love of music from me. I am so proud of him and am confident that he will be successful in whatever he decides to do. We have been raising our children at home for the past 32 years, so this [empty-nesting] will be quite a change. I have very mixed feelings of happiness that my kids are grown and doing great and wanting to be close to them. Our wonderful daughter Briana is teaching ESL at the University of San Diego and loves it there.

Our son Eddie recently married, and he and his lovely wife are loving life in Denver. My husband Dale is

enjoying the real estate investment business, and I will continue with my residential real estate business.

We are looking forward to our annual family trip this summer with my parents who still live in Houston (Memorial) and lots of brothers, sisters, cousins, etc. We will also be cruising the Hawaiian Islands, and I can't wait! Warmest regards to everyone and Aloha!”

Our last cap and gown report comes from Janet Lee Cohen. Janet shares, “Our youngest daughter is getting her Master's in Education from Harvard this coming week, and she'll be working at a KIPP charter school outside of Boston next year. She knows how lucky she is to have gotten ANY teaching job. Our oldest has gone back to school for a doctorate in Corporate Leadership (don't ask me what this is) given jointly by Wharton and

University of Pennsylvania's School of Education. She's the mother of almost two-year-old twins, and don't ask me how she does it. I just received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Keene State College, our local branch of the University of New Hampshire. It was a gas, but I sweated writing the commencement speech for weeks! It took me 20 drafts, but I finally arrived at something I wasn't embarrassed to deliver. This kind of thing is a whole lot easier in a small town, but I was tickled all the same.

Happy 60th, everyone!”

I thought Cary Gates might have a graduate this year. Cary continues to teach art at San Antonio Academy in the Alamo City and continues to work on his own art when time allows. His daughter Clare has just completed her first year in law school.

Alumni Trips with Caro Ann and John Germann Travel has always been an important part of the Kinkaid education through summer trips and Interim Term. In response to many parents and alumni who have expressed interest in going on such trips, The Kinkaid School and Alumni Association are pleased to begin offering a regular series of travel opportunities with faculty hosts.

Brochures will be mailed later this month for the first two trips scheduled for 2013. We would like to invite you to join retired faculty Caro Ann and John Germann to to follow in Robert E. Lee’s footsteps or explore the landmarks of the Mediterranean Civilizations. FROSCH Travel, a firm that has coordinated many student trips for Kinkaid over the years, and Travel Dynamics have worked closed with the Germanns to plan these educational trips exclusively for Kinkaidians. If you ever took an American History course from Mr. Germann or have an interest in classical history, these trips are for you!

For more information and to view the travel brochures, please go to www.kinkaid.org/alumni or email leslie.labanowski@ kinkaid.org.

In Robert E. Lee's Footsteps April 6 - 13, 2013 From the Walls of Troy to the Canals of Venice September 13 - 24, 2013

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I got two great updates just after I submitted the spring issue news, and I wanted to share them now.

First, Sheryl Lynn Coles Mays is leading a full life after she moved to San Antonio last year. Lynn writes, “My significant other Bruce just turned 60 so I had a small preview of what he is going through. We celebrated his in Napa, and so it was less painful for sure. I recommend it to anyone struggling with this aging thing. I set my goal to retire before age 60 and that I did last year at my 59th birthday.

I hoped to move on to do many things I love and some new ones in this next phase of life. I have returned to school to study culinary arts and am having a blast. I am taking Spanish and crocheting, too. Travel will continue to be an important focus, learning about new cultures, food, and places. I am planning a Mediterranean cruise in May, a cruise in December to the Caribbean, and a week in Roatan, Honduras for New Year’s 2013. In between, I will visit my daughter Elyssa and my son Tyler in Colorado and my other son Travis in Tampa, and Bruce’s family in Oklahoma and Nebraska. I have found time to volunteer and am hoping to increase those activities greatly this year. It is nice to be able to give a little back. I am adjusting well to retired life and must admit I absolutely love it. I seem busier than ever. I guess retirement agrees with me.”

Second, Leslie Buchanan and I exchanged emails as she reacted to the spring news. Leslie, who still calls Virginia home, shared, “The wonderful thing about my life is that I have been semi-retired since I was 55, so I have so much wonderful time – time to golf, time to hike, time to work on my basement refinishing project and time to travel. Being sixty is a whole lot easier than living in the sixties was for me. For many of you who had gone to school with our classmates since first grade, high school was just another level of education.

For me, high school was tough. A newcomer in my sophomore year, and a Yankee at that …I continue to be grateful to those who took me under their wings and accepted me, as different as I was. At sixty my life seems pretty complete. I still have lots left to do, many goals that I am still setting (although running

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marathons is not one of them, Bob!).”

And speaking of Bob Frachtman and running marathons, Bob checked in with: “I’m training for my second marathon, the Chicago Marathon, on October 7. I still have a full practice, so I do my training on weekends. Once again, Jim Sud and two others will accompany me, along with all our wives, who like making a trip of it while we suffer. Sherrie is still the Chair of Anti-Defamation League Austin.

She and others were responsible for bringing Ellie Wiesel to Austin for the annual Torch of Liberty Dinner. Whole Foods, represented

by Jim Sud, was honored. Our son Julian (Wash U, St. Louis, ‘08) is a cofounder of an internet e-commerce/browser plug-in/ marketing/advertising company in Austin. It is doing very well, and he’s getting ready to have a house built in east Austin, which is gentrifying with unbelievable speed. Homebuilders are crawling all over east Austin, looking for lots. Second son Brandon has somehow stretched an undergrad degree in real estate, construction management and statistics into seven years at the University of Denver. He is due to graduate in December. Our daughter Adrienne just finished her sophomore year at Wash U and returned in late May from her Birthright Trip to Israel. This summer she will be doing an unpaid internship at UT Austin in the Neuroscience Department where she will be studying functional MRIs related to auditory processing.”

And there is more news out of Austin; Irene Moody Riviere has three reasons to celebrate. Irene explains, “I am happy to report that our precious Colton Drew Riviere was born on March 13th. So now we have three grandsons, Leyton (six), Nolan (three) and baby Colton. What fun! Also our son Ryan got married on May 12th, four days before my 60th birthday.

What a great birthday present to have your son marry the woman of his dreams! And finally, Rob and I are going to celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary on June 19th!”

A brief note from Ed Neuhaus also had third generation news, “All four of our kids are married, and we are now expecting our third grandchild.”

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faithful

international

correspondent Phil Salvador, who along with Erik Littlejohn and Carla Wilkerson O’Brien still has kids in middle school and/or high school, checked in with his news: “Our son Lucas will move up to 10th grade next year, and our daughter Carla will be in Eighth grade. I have extended my work contract with Qatar Petroleum for another year to April 2013, so it is ‘steady as she goes’ for now. I am hoping to move from the drilling operations support group I am in now to a group that does full-field mapping, but my old boss is making the move difficult, as he doesn’t want me to go. It’s getting good and hot here in Qatar.

Our family will go to Austin in June when school is out, and I will go at the end of July for three weeks.

The rest of the summer will be spent in Qatar.”

Tom Hale also has a child still in high school, and Tom lets us know about an incredible summer awaiting his and Sherry’s son Theodore. Tom writes, “Theodore is the only high school student chosen to be part of Dr. Steven Howe’s international team at The Idaho National Labs Department of Defense/Energy Center for Space Nuclear Research (INL) to study the difference between thermal nuclear rocket travel from Earth to Mars and back and an interplanetary railroad using an electromagnetic launch from the moon. Dr. Howe will be Theodore’s mentor for eight weeks. He is one of America’s top nuclear weapons designers and is now the director for the INL deep space nuclear space research program. Theodore will participate in the presentation to NASA at the end of his fellowship and will be one of the authors of the report of their findings. Not bad for being a published author at 17 and part of the team to send man to Mars.

He is very excited to say the least.

Sherry is freaked out because her son doesn’t know how to turn on the microwave or wash a sock.

He is staying in a three-bedroom apartment with a PhD from England and an aerospace engineer from California. I guess it is time to grow up fast! I am not worried.

He will do fine. With Theodore in Idaho, we now know what we are doing for summer vacation.

Jackson Hole is 30 minutes away, and Yellowstone is only a little over an hour. We can’t wait to get to

know the area. We hunt fossil fish just south in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

We are going to have a blast!”

I am also excited to report on another one of our classmates who is a Facebook friend of mine.

Shelly Cain Caldwell, who lives in Sugarland, dropped me a quick update: “I retired from teaching elementary school after 24 years two years ago. Since then, I have been having a great time with my husband (even though he still works!) and our three grandchildren.”

I heard from both of our newlywed classmates. Browne Baker went to the Kinkaid graduation in May to celebrate the graduation for John Adkins, Jr., son of John and Cynthia Adkins. Browne reports, “I really had a nice time. Brit Hume spoke and was entertaining. The place (Kinkaid) looks great.” He then called on me and now you to answer this trivia question from our 1970 graduation: “Only a few people might be able to answer this. Wasn’t Bill Archer our commencement speaker? I remember getting a congratulatory card from George Bush when he was a congressman, probably for good PR and because Jeb was in our class at one time. The 2012 graduation handout said Dr. Arleigh Templeton was the speaker in 1970. Who? I did look him up on the Internet, and he certainly would have qualified. Did I start drinking before the prom and miss something?” The answer to the latter question was “yes”, and I remember something about riding a rented fire truck that dropped us off behind the temporary grandstands that we sat on and that stood in the parking lot just north of the green space facing what was our middle school (now part of the high school). The other unanswered question from that spring evening in 1970 was who was the valedictorian of our class?

I’d love to hear best guesses on both the commencement speaker and tops-in-class questions. Drop me a line and I’ll print the consensus on both in our next column.

Our other newlywed, Neal Anderson, and I share the same birthday (May 25), and if I recall, I’m the oldest. Neal wished me a happy birthday via his iPad from Cancun where he and Elaine were

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vacationing for his birthday. He shared that being 60 was great when you’re by the pool and lying beside the woman you love. I can find no fault with his logic.

I also received birthday greetings from other classmates as they sent in their news. Sally Dudley Kent had the funniest well wishes: “God you are old...60 already. Wise move to leave town and dodge any surprise parties. I have left town for the whole month just to avoid any such thing. Bob and I are in Carmel for the month for my present. My birthday, by the way, doesn’t happen until June. You are much older than me! It has been prettier than ever out here, and we are not looking forward to returning to the heat.”

Selby also chimed in as I complete my 19th year as our class reporter.

We spent part of his birthday week in March in Galveston with our spouses. Selby ended his note with: “Let me join the chorus of wellwishers to say “Happy Birthday” to our dedicated class historian, communications coordinator and keeper of the class of 1970 archives, Mr. Malcolm Waddell, who, thanks to his lovely and talented wife, just continues to look better with each year that passes. Seriously, congratulations for reaching this over-hyped milestone and officially joining the ranks of the truly elderly.”

Enough of the birthday notes, and I’ll end with two additional interesting pieces of news. First, after our spring column was published I got a call from Ms. Trimble a.k.a. Miss Schultz, my and some of your kindergarten teacher.

She was reacting to the news that her students were turning 60, and she wanted us to know that she was alive and well. At 89, she now lives in Brenham in a Lutheran retirement community. She and I had a great chat, and I promised her that I would gather as many of her former 1957-1958 kindergarteners and come for lunch. So far we’ve identified Margaret Jones Aldrich, Ron Bernell, Janet Lee Cohen, Tom Hale, and Ed Neuhaus along with me as definite members of Miss Schultz’s kindergarten class.

The other kindergarten class was taught by Miss Walker. More on this interesting woman and her life before, during and after Kinkaid will

appear in our next column.

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Once I heard from Ms. Schultz Trimble, I immediately thought of Miss Jones, who was Miss Schultz’s assistant when we were in our first year at Kinkaid. I talked to Miss Jones while Amanda was at Kinkaid quite a few years ago. Trying to track her down, I checked first with the Alumni Office and then with Kinkaid historian and our former coach, Charlie Sanders. Charlie shared that Miss Jones was older than Miss Schultz and that last he had heard of her she was also in a retirement community. While we were talking, we got on to the subject of John Andrews, who was one of our classmates during middle school. As many of you will recall, John was an exceptionally gifted athlete as well as a good student. Originally from California, his family moved to Houston for John’s dad’s work. For the same reason, John returned home to the West Coast for high school.

A Google search turned up some interesting info on what happened to John post-Kinkaid and post-high school. He attended University of Southern California graduating in 1974. While at USC, John became an All-American tennis player and went pro. He had some success winning a couple of clay court championships (none of the top four). After that, the internet trail goes cold. So I contacted the alumni office at USC, our daughter Amanda’s alma mater, where we are still part of the Trojan family.

Unfortunately, they had no address or other information on our former classmate. If anyone knows John’s whereabouts, please write me, and again it will be a piece of news in the next issue.

Giggy Martin Thanheiser '77

That’s all I’ve got for now. Once again I could not do any of this keeping-up stuff if it wasn’t for your willingness to share what’s going on in your lives. I have enjoyed all 19 years of corresponding on our class, not to mention all the reunions. At this midpoint of 2012, I wish all of you happy birthday no matter which side of the great divide (June 30th) your 60th falls on. Have a great summer.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY LIFE AND WHAT HOBBIES YOU ENJOY? Matt and I have really enjoyed having our children attend Kinkaid.

We both had wonderful experiences at Kinkaid and feel very fortunate that all three will soon have graduated from Kinkaid as well. It has been especially nice when they have become friends with our friend's children and have had the opportunity to have a teacher that we had when we were in high school. Mr. Germann and Coaches Wey and McMillan were there when Matt and I were in high school and winning football SPC in 2003 with Coaches Wey and Mac was definitely a highlight!

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR RECENT CLASS REUNION. Our 35th reunion was great! I think the last person left the Baldwins at about 2 a.m. A couple friends were there who had not attended in at least 15 years. Lots of people helped with the planning which made it more fun and the Baldwins house was the perfect venue!

TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY LIFE AND WHAT HOBBIES YOU ENJOY? I enjoy walking, spending time with family/friends. Over the last several years, I have started playing bridge and it has been a fun way to keep in touch with several Kinkaid moms. Although I am slow to catch on, it has been a great way to keep in touch with many Kinkaid moms after graduating.

WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION? DO YOU FEEL THAT KINKAID HAD AN INFLUENCE ON YOUR CAREER? While my children have been in school, I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to work at Kinkaid also. I loved being Mary Margaret Greer's Kindergarten Assistant for four years. I can't believe our first class together will be sophomores next year! As a nurse, I have had the pleasure of substituting with Nurse Bonnie for many years.

IF YOU COULD GIVE A "SHOUT OUT" TO YOUR FORMER TEACHERS OR CLASSMATES, WHO WOULD THAT BE AND BRIEFLY WHY? I would give a "shout out" to my classmates who didn't make our reunion, we missed you all! My favorite teacher would be Mrs. Woodhams. She never gave up on ANY student she worked until every student in her class "Got It." IF YOU HAD A BLOG, WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT? My blog would be, "Have fun playing Bridge, even if you're the Dummy!"

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The Kinkaid-St. John’s Football Game Mark your calendars for the Annual Falcon Family Feast!

Friday, October 26 5 p.m. - Falcon Family Feast 7 p.m. - Kinkaid-St. John's Game We hope you can join the entire Kinkaid community (parents, students, alumni, faculty and staff) for dinner, fun and Falcon spirit!

Tickets for the feast and game will be available in the One-Stop Shopping in August.

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Lucy Hutcheson Barrow Houston, Texas lhbarrow@gmail.com What a fun 35th reunion! Many thanks to Giggy Martin Thanheiser for organizing a great party. We had very good attendance, and everyone looked almost the same as they did in high school. I guess our class just gets better with age, like a fine wine. Thanks also to Robert Baldwin and his wife for being terrific hosts.

Erik Heyne writes that his youngest daughter, Katherine, graduated from Kinkaid this past spring and will be joining her older sister at the University of Texas in Austin.

She was one of 34 “Lifers” that graduated this year. Merry and Erik will now go into that infamous

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status of being "empty nesters".

Erik writes, “A little sad, but the beginning of a new era.”

Phillip Fox was unable to make it to the reunion. He wrote in March that his older son Matthew's team was playing in a soccer tournament in Kansas City. Last year, his team lost in the semi-finals 2-1 at the state tournament and they expect to make it to the finals this summer.

After the Kansas tournament, they will be touring a few college campuses, such as Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa State. Matthew seems to be most interested in chemical engineering and aeronautical engineering and also wants to play Division I soccer.

Phillip is coaching a U10 boys soccer team that includes their youngest son, Andrew. Phillip is in his 12th year of coaching competitive soccer. The weather

has been warm in Minnesota. Phillip has been there since 1992, and he has never seen the grass starting to green and trees starting to bud in March. He writes, “This year we had a twenty inch snow pack on March 5, and it was gone on March 12. It was pretty unusual seeing 65 degree temperatures the weekend of March 10 while still having a foot or so of snow cover. We had quite the meltdown that weekend!”

Mike Schmidt writes that his mom passed away last December, after an unfortunate accident getting out of her bathtub the Feb. before. He also explained that his job was eliminated, just after he and Fanta had bought a house in Munich under assurance that they would keep him there for at least five years. Mike writes, “We asked ourselves what we wanted to do: look for another job out here, move back to the US, or move to Cote d'Ivoire, where my wife is from, and where we own a big house and several properties. It had been our dream to semi-retire in ten years to Africa. We concluded that God had given us a kick in the rear, that our finances, though not what perhaps they would be ten years later, were still better than the typical African who had sought his fortune in America, and ... we are ten years younger! So, that is what we think we're going to do. Maybe some day someone from our class will want to visit West Africa, in which case they should definitely contact me. Hello to everyone.”

My news is that George (our youngest) has just finished his sophomore year at Kinkaid. He is going to be a Ranger (counselor training) at Camp Longhorn this summer, and then in August we are going on a family camping trip to Pagosa Springs and Durango, CO. I am managing the family rental properties, and still enjoy gardening in my free time. I am trying to grow organic vegetables year round on my patio – a definite challenge! I have discovered the wonders of compost, bunny poop and worm castings. Everyone have a great summer.

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Bridget O’Toole Purdie Houston, Texas bridget.purdie@bgllp.com Warren Whitehead Houston, Texas whiteheadhw@aol.com Summer Salutations! Thank you to overwhelming responses to updates so without any additional fanfare let us begin with the news: Tad Mayfield, in addition to his untiring contributions on all fronts toward our high school alma mater, notes that this year six children (young adults / teenagers) of the class of 1981 will be graduating seniors of 2012 Rene D. Pineda; Andrew Roff; Gail W. Orr; Keith Fullenweider, Clay Cravens and Tad and wife Sheila (his other child is in college) are the proud parents.

Tad asks a great question as to whether this class or another class might have the highest number of offspring graduate at the same time from KS? From the news forthcoming below another wave of Falcons flying the graduating coop is around the corner! We will look into that question with an answer in the next edition.

Speaking of senior moms, Rene Doyle Pineda and family are involved in major hiking in the Andes specifically in Peru to heights of 17,000 ft- spending five to six days in the interior, desolate but with incredibly beautiful, brilliantly starry nights mingling with the culturally rich indigenous people of the region complete with their colorful garb, enduring smiles and local ways that centuries have not turned. Brava!

She has a great tour guide for any others interested. I recently did the Incan trail and my hat is off to the Pineda family but the Bingham Orient Express package is just right for me. Her exhausted children from the family’s grueling climbs are Katherine (20) at GWU plus Andres graduating senior at KS and Carlos a sophomore at KS... Rene I want to hear about Andres ‘senior year to see how they have changed since our collective boogie night ways!

Laura Dyer Mako, now ex-Houstonian- by her own accountresides in San Antonio where she reports she has lived longer than

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in Houston AND LOVING IT. Ouch Laura... we miss you too ;) Laura was in route to UAB (thru Houston IAH I am sure) to pick up her oldest while the youngest are in fourth and fifth grade. She and husband Peter plus the family will be spending time in Paris and Budapest this summer—Muy bien hecha Chica!

However it seems a bevy of Falcons are nesting or migrating for episodic periods to SA. Contagions to the San Antonio fever are Beth Blackbird Bryan and husband Hutch; and even Helen LeMaistre and her husband. As everyone recalls, Helen’s father, former CEO/President of MD Anderson, delivered our commencement address (if we recall Helen graduated a year early but was in our class) Bill and Jackie Cathriner gave us more details that the gathering in SA was due to the “ Queen’s Ball” – an 11 day event that must put Mardi Gras in NOLA to shame but sounds fun. Laura and Helen’s daughters’ were crowned duchesses.

Someone please let us all know the appropriate protocol should be if we run into the daughters or the moms— do we bow or merely a quick hip circumflex?? Congrats to all for the coronation and celebration, Your Graces.

KS senior dad Clay Cravens writes that son Campbell (18) is heading to UT with Kirby (13) and Farise (11) as Falcon- he is now manager of Waco Filters.

Tom Thurlow writes from Napa Valley, California as he and his wife adopted a girl from India - and she has been homeschooled. She is now adapting to the American way of life including proficiency with her Kindle Fire. Tom is working on his house and “some property” (villa or guest house?) in Napa, but must fight the CA regulators at every point. His efforts compounded by the “ red legged frog” endangered species and a regulator who thought he identified wetlands on his property plus the county wanting to create a botanical preserve as well. It sounds like a lot of the fine fermented grape juice produced by Napa is being consumed by those running the place.

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updates us with her elder child being 1st at Memorial High School of 570 in addition to being bronze medalist in the 5A swim competition. Her other daughters are following the elder at MHS in many capacities while Nancy continues to tutor children of all ages!

Jackie Miller Hawkey no longer gets her exercise fully from vertical climbs much like Rene is doing, but rather keeping on top of teenage girl’s lifestyles (x2). Jackie you were always an angel in your teens, I am sure you are shocked that the antics of your daughters, no? In addition to the full time oversight, she is busy working again, developing one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate funds-AGAIN. However, she and family and husband, Hal are traveling to Mallorca for the summer!

Great Grandparents Craig and Lisa Wilson are on their 20th anniversary cruise in the Mediterranean Zone Istanbul to Venice - grandchildren of one and three years old not with them. Actually they are only grandparents - just seeing if people are reading. However, Craig is doing much better and continues to recover following a wicked bout with Lyme disease. It is summer and due to his illness, Craig wants to make sure everyone protects themselves from bug bites - use “ OFF” or if eco oriented- a complete body dusting of pulverized sulfur will work too!

You know with everyone traveling someone exotic during the summers - we ought to find an overlap spot… like Lise Liddell’s villa in Southern France. Until then, it seems Lise has provided a delightful update that unfortunately would be censored by our sponsors… But to hear more in case the rendezvous in Southern France won’t work - she just completed a yearlong renovation to her home on the sixth floor in a high-rise proximal to River Oaks… it is remodeled to accommodate “PARTIES” as Pink would say in her song Lise: Let’s get that party started... stay tuned.

World recognized Polo extraordinaire David Andras in our request to ponder a unique gathering spot for the next reunion has offered his place in Brenham – which he says can be quite exotic

at time so options to consider… it is a start.

Lauren Lassiter Martin is making a little bit of Napa in Houston area with her garden, stables area and tasting room open to children — Lauren just turn 49 and in a most profound way says she is “loving all of life’s events”.

Congratulations to Diane Lowery Zdunkewicz who turned 50 years youngvv with a celebration among gal pals and much fun was had and that Diane looks amazingly great!

Dr. Pablo Roura sends his best to everyone. He is busy a chief of private cardiology group in Buenos Aires, his son Nicolas (21) is in architecture school while his young daughter (four years old) and wife Alejandra are enjoying the home life—it seems, though, in addition to knowing the Tango, he has picked up the Lambda recently.

Burke and, my co agent, Bridget O’Toole Purdie report that their oldest daughter, Izzy, who graduated from Pin Oak Middle School and is onward to Lamar, joined the swim team and is wanting to become a veterinarian. Claudia in seventh grade at Pin Oak while youngest, Margot, is in fifth at Poe. Bridget goes to Paris in September to celebrate her 50th!!!

Until the next report- carry onward with good thoughts, good feelings and good deeds toward all! Cheers!

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Maria Semander Crawford Redondo Beach, California msemander@yahoo.com Well, another reunion is behind us and what a party it was! Except for a few more wrinkles and a few more gray hairs, it felt like no time had past at all. It was great to reunite with old friends and even make some new ones with classmates I never got to know so well in high school.

Friday night, the girls of ’82 had their traditional “Girls Night Out” at Elva Weatherford Riley’s house.

It was like déjà vu standing in the same living room that we had slumber parties in 30+ years ago!

Everything felt the same right

down to Dr. and Mrs. Weatherford checking in on us and having a surprise visit from some boys (aka Mike Curran and son). Thank you to Elva, Ania Battlestein Bender, Susan Schwartz Cornett and Heidi Balser Budaj for hosting such a fun get together.

The official reunion party took place on Saturday night at Michelle Roger Roger’s house, and for those of you who couldn’t make it, I thought I would revisit the night so you could feel like you were there.

As you pulled up to Michelle’s house, the aroma of Tex Mex food filled the air, as classmates gathered around a “Taco Truck” enjoying an authentic Tex Mex dinner. For those of us who have moved outside of Texas, that was a real treat because no one does Mexican food like the Lone Star State!

Margaritas flowed freely on the patio as the party got going.

Welcoming you at the door was Melisa Billingsley Herring with a tray of purple and gold jello shots, bringing back memories of field day (no, not because of the jello shots) as the never-ending debate of “who is the better team?” continued on.

(GO PURPLE!) Once you chose your purple or gold jello shot, you could step back in time with classmates in the “memories” room where poster sized pictures from past reunions decorated the walls. Yearbooks and photos were scattered about on the dining room table and most conversations went the same way…

“Who is that?” “Do you remember when…”, “Omg – look at our hair!”

“I can’t believe we did that!”

When you were ready to get your groove on, you could head into the DJ room and bust a move under the disco ball. It was like being at the Soc Hop all over again (except a bubble machine instead of dry ice) with great tunes blaring and all the girls dancing together! I think the same girls will be dancing together at our 50th reunion too! Eventually some of the men of ’82 and even some husbands dared the dance floor too with favorites like “SHOUT” and impressively, everyone was still able to get back up after taking it to the ground during “how low can

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you go?” Highlighting the dancing was Melissa O’Toole Smith’s rendition of “I Will Survive” and of course Fay Monsen Kirby and Dewey Gaedke’s partner dancing, although I never did see the shoulder flip this year.

Throughout the night, classmates reminisced about their Kinkaid years and swapped stories about family, kids, jobs, vacations…you name it. Some of us have kids in college; others still have little ones in preschool. I don’t think we have a grandparent... yet.

Annelise Bovet traveled the farthest, coming all the way from Switzerland and many more classmates flew in from across the country. Heidi Balser Budaj and Elva Weatherford Reilly represented the East Coast, while Mike Curran and I represented the West Coast.

Cynthia Chambers Ortale headed home from Tennessee, and Fay Monsen Kirby and her husband, Don flew in from New Mexico.

Carol Attwell Bourne and her husband Mike, left the heat of “Hill Country” and Elle (or as we still like to call her….Dorothy) Wrench left the cold of Colorado to make it to the reunion. Dewey Gaedke and Kristin Terhune Sjoberg came from Austin, and Jimmy Michaels came from Tyler.

Local Houston alumni included Baranna Baker, Carolyn Coates, Susan Cornett Schwartz, Robbie Cox, Cathy Davis Bell and husband Jake, Vince Elliott and wife Patti, Annette Faubion Stephens and husband Rand, Eveta Weingarten Freeman, Nelle Gregory, Duncan Lamme and wife Molly, Harlan Murphy, Melissa O’Toole Smith and husband Paul, Helena Papadopolous Johnson and husband Thomas, Bruce and Marilyn Taylor Phillips, Pito Pratt, Cole Thompson and wife Cheryl, Bubba Vandiver and wife Courtney, Waverly White Gage, Emily Wynne Bolin and husband Don, and Laura Wynne Cale and husband Mike. Last but not least, our fabulous hostesses, Melisa Billingsley Herring and husband Fred and Michelle Rogers Rogers, who graciously let us party in her house like it was 1982!

I hope I didn’t forget anyone. I was going off memory and at our age…

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that’s not a good thing. For those of you who did attend, I hope you had as much fun as I did.

For me, it was a night of talking and laughing and dancing that ended much too fast. I swear at one point I felt like I was speed dating, moving from classmate to classmate trying to fit everyone in. There were so many people I feel like I didn’t get a chance to talk to at length. So, next time we definitely need to have more than one event! When the party finally did wrap up, one of the best parts of the night was hanging out with Carolyn, Melisa, Michelle and our photographer, Nancy Davis ’85 after the party and cracking up over stories past and present until about 3am in the morning!

are when they get the call thanking them for their assistance.

If for some reason you actually do feel compelled to help of your own accord, please contact Leslie Roemer Labanowski ’02 in the alumni office pronto.

My sole contribution will be to make sure that the infamous “Galveston Beach, Class of '88 Can't Wait” photograph is re-staged in its entirety. If you see yourself in the picture, please start looking for that particular outfit. Chuck, you might want to ask Justin in advance if you can hug his leg again. Oh, for God's sake... is that Grady on the far left? Get your own class, dude!

I am so grateful for the memories and friends I have from Kinkaid and I’m looking forward to making more memories and making more friends at our next reunion.

Have a fun and safe summer!

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John Semander Los Angeles, California cperiod@hotmail.com Holy shi-take mushrooms.

The terrifying reality of yet another reunion is upon us. The big 25-year type, no less. Which at least sounds marginally better than the quarter of a century it technically is.

Therefore, mark your calendars now, because the date has been set for the weekend of April 19-20, 2013. Be forewarned that the alumni office is on the lookout for chairs, and not in the physical sense. There will be plenty of chairs for us to sit in, and probably a couple of wheel chairs available as well. But somebody out there will need to step up and organize them all in the same location.

Personally, I think the most qualified person for the job is Christine Devlin Butler, who long ago swindled me into doing these cursed updates. I could not think of a better way to get even, so I volunteered her name immediately.

I also threw out a couple of other people who I feel have wronged me in the past. They will know who they

Vintage 1988 KHS Beach Picture courtesy of John Semander

Since this is officially considered an update, I guess we should at least have one in here, so let's recognize that perennial champ Chad Muir for helping coach my nephew Pete Nicolaou '23 to his very first championship in Little League, despite their questionable pregame ritual of dining at Five Guys Burgers. My nephew confirmed that the raucous game-ending team celebration was thankfully held close to the field's restrooms.

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Elizabeth Oxford Pagan Houston, Texas elizabethpagan@me.com I was delighted to hear from a few of you! Thank you!

Here’s the scoop: The ladies in Atlanta recently got together to celebrate their spring birthdays. Laura Hyman Graber, Andrea Boone Chapman, Beth Young and Jennifer Deal Rogers are all having fun in Atlanta and keeping very busy with all of their kids.

Paul Romano writes, “In September of 2011, I moved my law office from Victoria to Sugar Land. My

practice focuses primarily on estate planning and trust and estate litigation. I got married on March 24th to my wife Laura. Life is good.” Congratulations, Paul!”

Markus Kolber writes, “Life’s good at seven thousand feet in fabulous Taos, NM. First, a year and a half ago I moved out of the small adobe casita I’d inhabited since 2005 and into a modern commercial condo (level floors, good wiring, TWO bathrooms!) with a few of our famous Taos Mountain, thereby consolidating my residence (upstairs) with my business office (downstairs). Second, May 26th marks the ONE YEAR mark in my relationship with Janice Sue Wagner of Mount Airy, Maryland. Third, I started a “Hard Rockin’ Country” band called Kol’beer & Buds in which I play bass & sing most of the songs: classics from the Outlaw Country and Hard Rock of the 70s & 80s, Alt/Progressive Country from artists like Todd Snider & Robert Earl Keen and, of course, originals by myself and each of my two guitarists; you can find our music on Reverbnation... http://www.reverbnation.com/ kolbeer. Fourth, I still co-host a “Local & Regional Music” show called Five Corners (Sundays, 4 to 6pm Mountain) on KTAO 101.9 FM here in Taos and, occasionally, host the Solar Country show (Saturdays, 9 to Noon - Mountain); you can listen in at http://ktaos.com/app/views/ music_popup.php. And finally, I’m still practicing law as a solo practitioner (Kolber Law Office) under contract to New Mexico’s public defender department. They’re keeping me busy with DWI & Battery on a Household Member cases and a few private cases in the areas of landlord-tenant and child-custody.”

Amy Cox Vitt has been back in Houston for one year now. At the end of 2011, she began teaching yoga classes and working with private clients at Pure Body Studio at Stella Link and Bellaire Blvd. She is also seeing clients for Integrative Health Coaching and private meditation practice at her home studio.

She says she’s been so busy that she still hasn’t completed her website, but if anyone wants to contact Amy, email her at amy@mindfuladventure.com. Amy and Jim’s daughter Lily will be in fourth grade at Mark Twain Elementary, and her husband is still enjoying his work that brought them to Houston in the first place.

As always, thank you for emailing me. People love to hear what’s going on with everyone so please don’t ever hesitate to send something in! I hope everyone has a wonderful, happy summer.

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Lane Alexander Pearland, Texas lanealexander@yahoo.com I, Lane Alexander, am glad to see that the summer is off to a great start for so many. The Alexander family is embarking on a major move to California this July. I’ve been asked to take a new position as finance manger in Chevron’s Headquarters.

One of the biggest challenges with this decision has been that we have to take Haley out of Kinkaid. We’ve absolutely loved her year in PreK, wonderful class and fabulous teachers. Hopefully she can rejoin her class when we come back to Houston in a few years. Son Jacob is now five months and crawled for the first time yesterday. We’ll be living in Danville, California and look forward to meeting up with alumni in the Bay Area.

Alicia Thomas Garrison has already started summer vacation fun and just returned from South Padre Island. “It was a great way to decompress right after the end of a busy school year! We celebrated my father in law’s 70th birthday on the beach. We will head to the Bahamas to spend a week on our friends’ boat the end of June.

We are all looking forward to the adventure! Come August, we will have a teenager on our hands.

Thomas will be turning 13!”

Ashley Chiles is staying busy “editing and editing and editing two years of my Texas Huntress films of us hunting and cooking around the world. STILL. Still enjoying Austin and much time in the Bay area and NYC! I had a great time at our reunion. Was that already a year ago? Oh my!”

and you see the results of the things you do on a daily basis, so that makes the job pretty rewarding.

HOWEVER, I do look forward to coming back home next year to my fiancee (Jani) and my dog (Wilson), who live in Fredericksburg, Virginia right now, and of course, my family in Houston. I wish everyone a great summer! Take care.”

Kara Kahan is back at work part time in her Bellaire child and adult psychiatry private practice.” I am also enjoying the extra time to be with Rowan who is now 14 months old and doing great. Hope you are all doing well also!”

Jennifer Roberdeau Cripe and family are starting a big summer adventure with “a two week trip to Europe right after school! We’ll be visiting Prague, Linz, Venice and Rome. Everyone is excited. Aside from that, we plan to be in Missoula the rest of the summer hiking, camping and doing a triathlon or two on the weekends. I have a consulting contract with Nuance Communications doing voice design for speech recognition systems that will go through the summer.

Haley will turn five in August and start kindergarten in the fall. Carter (seven) is just finishing up first grade and his first baseball season.

Have a great summer everyone!”

work as the Director of Alumni Relations at University of Houston Law Center and has really enjoyed her experience there. Hope and her husband Brooks welcomed their second child, a girl, Camila Grace, on May 30th. Camila joins big sister Paulie who turned two in February.

Other classmates who helped Brian get to his coveted title included: Monica Bailey Bickers, Marilyn Bloss Fontana, Brett Chiles, Jon Filgo, Patrick Hadlock, Garrett Holloway, Amanda Hulsey, Kathryn Wolf Krischer, Kathryn McCarter, Anya Milstein, Callie Parker, Mary Sommers Pyne, Parker Stanberry, and Chris White. Congrats Brian, and way to go Class of 1995 for showing your tremendous support!

Lindsay Dunlop Griffin and her husband Tripp are still enjoying life in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they have been for the past for five years. They welcomed their second little girl, Leila Carter on April 17. She weighed seven pounds 11 ounces and stretched 21 inches.

Her big sister Sadie is now three years old and has been a great helper. Lindsay plans to go back to work part-time as a physician assistant for the Levine Cancer Institute. Tripp continues to work as an investment banker in mergers and acquisitions for Edgeview Partners.

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Mary Sommers Burger Pyne Houston, Texas marysommers@yahoo.com Hope Morales Young Houston, Texas hyoung@central.uh.edu

Wolf Krischer and husband Jeff are expecting a little girl at the end of the summer. They are staying put in San Francisco and excited to have a baby in the city.

Patrick Thomas ’95 and family

In other news, families just keep expanding. Our class has a new set of twins! Patrick Thomas and his wife, Nicole, had Ella and Reed on March 30, 2012. Congratulations, twins are double the fun!

Megan Metcalf Williams and husband Jason added their latest addition, Clare Elizabeth Williams.

Clare is almost ten months old now, and her big sister, Virginia, will turn three in September. Megan and Jason are still practicing law, and this year joined the Board of the Houston Achievement Place.

Brian Ross ’95 "Man of the Year" group

Breaking news....Our very own, Brian T. Ross, was just named “Man of the Year” by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! He won by raising over $124,000 in nine weeks to double the previous Gulf Coast Chapter record. He would like to extend a very special thanks to classmates Louis Pearce

Pamela Hay Sharp gave birth to son Finlay David Sharp on January 6th. Their first child was born with a full head of hair and lustrous sideburns, just like his daddy!

Kathryn

Chad Wetmore says “Happy 40th to the Class of 1991!”

Chris Ordway has accepted a new trading position with Nextera and will be moving from Houston to Palm Beach to trade Natural Gas. Tough location Ordway and we wish you the very best in the new assignment!

Anthony Gonzalez continues to protect our freedom through his valued service to our country. He writes “I hope everyone has been enjoying the start of the summer.

My summer is in the Middle East and we are pushing 120 degrees daily and usually around 100 degrees by the time I walk into work at 0700, hard to breathe some days, and the sand is so fine, it irritates your eyes on windy days. I am working on the Fifth Fleet Staff at Naval Central Command (NAVCENT). It has been a high speed, low drag job where the days go by quickly

and Meredith Riddle for their selfless and awesome work on his campaign team, and the dozens of classmates who donated at the “VIP” donor level, including Jeff Zarr, Forrest Wynn, Kate Walters, Brian Dinerstein, Sam Cruse, David Collie, Jason Dillee, Chris Pitts, Wil Brown, Kathleen Graf, and Casey Ford. The combined support from all these folks alone was far greater than the difference between our total and the guy who got second place!

Jeff Dinerstein and his wife Shoshana had a boy, Lewis William, on October 20, 2011. According to Jeff, big sister Leah is still adjusting.

Jeff is still working away at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Houston.

The Ford family has added to their brood, Casey Ford reports that they have just had their third baby on May 11, Wesley Elaine Ford. Big brother Brady and big sister Ashley are excited for the new addition.

Hope Morales Young continues to

Sveta Pechersky Darnell’s daughters Evie and Sofia are at St. Martin ’s Episcopal Preschool, and last year they were in the same class as the Pearce twins! The Darnell family will be heading to Rosemary Beach this summer and learning to swim. Sveta is still at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, working as its Director of Individual Giving.

Rachel Applegate Turner '95 (left) with Matron of Honor Meg Penrose Miller '95

Rachel Applegate Turner is living in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband Mason and she has a new job as Marketing Director of Tri-City Pools, a tech-focused pool design and monitoring company.

The Turners have added two new members to their family, two rescue horses named Noodles and Harley. Their golden retriever Rosie is in love with her new four-legged friends. In April, Rachel took a quick trip back to Texas to enjoy the remaining bluebonnets and spectacu-

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lar weather, as well as to indulge in a Tex-Mex meal with Scott Lambert.

Elizabeth Rozell Borski and her family are moving to Spring Valley, where they will be diving into their new pool! It’s the only place to be in Houston in the summer.

To catch all the latest with LJ Wiley, check out his blog at the following www.chefmomentum.blogspot.com.

Katherine Howe’s second novel, The House of Velvet and Glass, came out in April. It will be in paperback next March, and in the fall while she swings through Houston, she will be the featured guest at a Kinkaid Alumni Reception on November 12.

Meanwhile, life in Ithaca proceeds apace. Kate reports she is too much of a wimp for country living, so after only a year they are selling their house and moving closer to the university. If any classmates would like a comfy family retreat in the Finger Lakes, she will gladly cut them a wicked deal.

Kathryn McCarter is working at Pecan Street, Inc. as Programs Manager for the Pike Powers Commercialization Lab in Austin. In April, she completed the MS 150 for the first time, as part of the Clean Line Energy team. Way to go, Kathryn!

After six years of what was to be a six-month assignment, Noel Merainer is still in Hong Kong where he has been working for Marriott International. He is currently responsible for development planning for the Asia Pacific. Essentially, his team figures out where Marriott International is going to grow next (Bangladesh, Fiji, Maldives and Mongolia are recent additions to the list).

He covers all brands including its luxury subsidiary, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. What’s really great about Noel’s career story is that it all started during his Senior year Interim Term placement, where he had his first hotel work experience at the former Ritz-Carlton in Houston.

There was a lot of excitement at the time because the Company was just starting to go international and open its first hotel in Asia. Today, they have about 20 amazing RitzCarlton hotels open in the region and about 20 more under construction. Of all the projects Noel works on, these are particularly special as each new Ritz-Carlton opening takes him back to that part of his Kinkaid experience. He is grateful to have had the experience and clearly has been hooked ever since 1995. If you happen to be traveling in Asia, drop him a line!

John Barksdale is living on an Ur-

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ban Farm in Austin, and I am green with envy, and ready for a road trip to meet his menagerie. His chickens, Waylon and Ozzie are still laying plenty of eggs. He has recently added bees to the mix of urban farming in their West Campus neighborhood. He has a mature hive of about 60,000 in the side yard. According to John, “Beelive it or not…bees are lower maintenance than chickens, and I would recommend them to anyone.” If that’s not enough, he has been brewing beer, gearing up for mead once the honey is ready to harvest. Once he masters beer and mead, the plan is to move on to wine. Clearly, plenty of side projects are keeping him busy outside of the office, where he is still at CBRE, building a real estate empire.

Gillian and John also added to their family, Isla Skye was born in April and joined big brother Johnny (two years old).

As for my family, our daughters Marguerite and Camille will be entering the first grade. We enjoy our own urban farming, with two silkie bantam chickens, Poulet and Darth Vader. Sadly, we have not been as successfully with bee-keeping as the Barksdale family but attempts have been made! I wish everyone a safe and happy summer.

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Erin Jones Brown Houston, Texas erinjonesbrown@gmail.com Emily Mitchell Covey Houston, Texas emily.covey@gmail.com Lisa Ansari and husband Amir love being parents to their baby boy Jordan, who is nine months old.

Lisa is working at Martin Preferred Foods, and Amir just finished renovating his bar, Eighteenth, which is on Bissonnet and Kirby.

Debbie Blumberg is getting married in June in Connecticut.

She is marrying Jonathan Adler (not the famous designer), but a native Brooklynite attorney, who also has a Grammy! Anne Marie Vollero Thompson will serve as Debbie’s Matron of Honor. The couple is excited to honeymoon in St. Lucia.

Kinnison Dunkum Bryan reports that the only thing that seems to be staying the same for her family is that they’re still living in southwest Austin! Her store, Baby Bugaloo, is coming up on four years in business and has added a sister store, gro, at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave. Her oldest son,

Colton, just finished Kindergarten and was selected to play for the Oak Hill All Stars T-ball team. Her son Chance just turned four and is looking forward to pre-k, still at Jardin de Ninos Spanish Immersion Dayschool, and his first season of T-ball this fall. The biggest surprise for the Bryans, however, is that Kinnison is expecting her third child, due to arrive in early December!

She says, “It just goes to show that you never know what God has in store!”

Kelli Roosth Cooney is still the Director of Administration at Arnold & Porter LLP and her husband Jim is an Assistant Attorney General with New York State. Their daughter Olivia just finished her first year of preschool at All Souls School and she is thrilled to be a big sister to baby Jamie Aaron, who is now seven months old (born October ‘11). The Cooney family loves hanging out with Kinkaid ‘96 alumni families and their children in NY, including the Moses family (Alexis Lipshultz), the Mogavero family (Whitney Weems), the (Stephen) Shapiro family and the (Bob) Hay family.

Chris Cunningham is still in Dallas, building his solo tax law practice and raising his eight-month-old son Staiger with his wife Wynne.

Kristen Bell Farman and husband Tucker are still living in DC. Their daughter Lindley is 16 months and they’re expanding the family even more with a baby boy who should be arriving on July 17th.

Betsy LaFuze Gill is still living in State College, Pennsylvania, where her husband Tom works at Penn State. Betsy works part-time as a Speech-Language Pathologist at a nursing and rehab facility and spends the rest of her time at home with her daughter, Melissa (“Lissy”, three years old on June 9), who will be joined by a baby brother any day now. Lissy is currently recovering from open-heart surgery she had in April.

Jason Goldstein just completed his dissertation colloquium, and he is embarking upon a research year.

He is also working on a couple of publishing opportunities, including one for a Cézanne exhibition.

John Holland took over as Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago MillerCoors beer distributor in the summer of 2011 after leaving Houston at the end of 2007 where he practiced Maritime Litigation at Locke Lord. Along with the Miller Brewing Co. and Coors porftolios, the company also sells Heineken, Corona, Guiness, Sam Adams and

the majority of craft beers. They’ve been named a top 10 Craft Distributor of the Year the last two years. John is also actively involved as a Director in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago and Hull House/ Metropolitan Family Services and serves as an employee Trustee overseeing the local Teamster’s Pension and Health & Welfare Funds. John and wife Kate and their “very cute and active kids,” Caroline (six), George (three) and Avery (one), live in Deerfield just North of Chicago. They spend much of their time in Southern Wisconsin sailing, fishing and enjoying the outdoors (when its not too cold).

Will Houstoun reports that his wife Jennifer gave birth to their second child, a boy, on April 5th.

Rock Alen Houstoun was born on the same day and in the same hospital as Carter Rogers, son of Beth Allen Rogers and husband Todd. Small world! Will took three months off from the working world, spending most of that time working on cutting his golf handicap in half, but has now started work again with Lockton, the largest privately held insurance agency in the world.

He’s looking forward to the next stage of his career.

Lauren Roemer Morgan and Brad Morgan welcomed son Bradley on April 16th! Congratulations! Their daughters Lindsey (four) and Lillie (three) are loving having a new baby in the house!

Alexis Lipshultz Moses is trying to enjoy some summer fun and sun before baby number two arrives in early July. Alexis’s daughter Waverly, now three, starts nursery school in the fall and may have a tough time adjusting to sharing the spotlight with a little brother or sister. Good luck, Alexis!

Kristin Kirk Nelson married Ryan Nelson in November.

Congratulations, Kristin and Ryan!

In January, Kristin began working as a senior attorney with Beckmen, Cherkassky, Dean and Associates, doing title work.

Maya Buryakovsky Pomroy and her husband Matt love being parents to Madelyn, who she reports is four and a half going on 25, and their newest addition Emma Margaret, who was born on 11-1111. Maya is still working at her toy store and enjoying life as a busy working mommy!

David Rench and his wife Missy welcomed their second daughter, Lauren Caitlyn Rench, on October 18, 2011. ihiji, the start-up company that he co-founded, continues to

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grow and be a fun endeavor to work on. David reports that life is good!

Lindsey Jones Roberson and her husband, Phillip, are very happy living in Austin with their three children, Riley, Jack, and Molly.

Lindsey loves her job providing merchant services to businesses and taking care of her kids the rest of the time!

Jocelyn Rodgers and her husband Mike left northern California and are now living in Canberra, Australia, with their two-year-old son Gareth and their newborn son Bran.

Congratulations!

Michael Rodriguez reports that he and his wife, Ashley, are expecting a little girl on August 4th. Congrats!

10th Annual Sporting Clays Benefit Through generous support of our underwriters and hard work from the steering committee the 10th Annual Kinkaid Sporting Clays Benefit, honoring The Kelsey Family, held at the Greater Houston Gun Club on April 8th was a great success. Kinkaid hosted over 130 shooters and raised over $43,000 for the Steven Hetrick Interim Term Endowed Scholarship! A big thank you goes to Chair David Ott ’97 and Co-Chair Charles Lawrence ’96 for making this event so memorable. Please save the date for next year's benefit at the Greater Houston Gun Club on Friday, April 5, 2013.

Beth Allen Rogers reports that the Rogers family is doing well. They were very excited about the arrival of their son, Carter Allen Rogers.

He was born on April 5, and they are in love. Daughter Abby is such a great big sister and is loving her new brother.

Alex Turboff Rosenberg is still living in Seattle with her husband Eric until he finishes his PhD in Civil Engineering. Alex still commutes to NYC for work with the same small real estate company, where she recently completed a large deal for Five Guys on 42nd Street in Times Square. Congrats! Alex reports that she recently caught up with David Wise in Las Vegas for the ICSC convention, and is headed to Connecticut soon for Debbie Blumberg’s wedding to Jonathan Adler.

Christie Barksdale Ross and her husband Newton welcomed Robert Newton Ross IV (“Newton”) on March 22nd. Congratulations, Ross family! Big sister Campbell is loving her little brother! Christie will be returning to work part time at the end of June in the surgical oncology department at MD Anderson as a physician assistant. Christie is now working in the area of colorectal cancer. The Rosses are enjoying life as a family of four and feel very blessed!

Leslie Harper Sharp and her husband Derrik still live in Dallas and will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary in June.

Congrats! Leslie and Derrik stay busy with their two daughters Harper Ann (four and a half) and Ellie (20 months). Leslie is in her third year of running her swimming pool safety fence and net company, Pool Guard of Dallas/Fort Worth.

She also reports that they just turned their credit card processing over to Affinipay, thanks to Lindsey

To view event photo galleries, visit www.kinkaid.org/alumni.

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Jones Roberson, and are saving a bundle in fees.

Brooke Hansen Spanos is living in Los Angeles and working at UCLA as a Child Psychiatrist. Brooke and her husband welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Ethan Kostas Spanos, on September 16, 2011.

Congratulations!

Anne Marie Vollero Thompson and her husband Beau welcomed Sofia Marie Thompson on December 4, 2011. Congratulations, Thompsons!

Anne Marie reports that Sofia is keeping them busy and has brought so much joy. They are lucky to have both sets of grandparents to help with Sofia. Anne Marie continues to work at Texas Children’s Hospital as a Health Education Specialist.

Mary Kristen Plumhoff Valentine is still working as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at DePelchin Children’s Center.

MK and her husband David are expecting their first child this fall.

Congratulations, Valentines!

Andy Wayne and his wife Lauren welcomed their first child, Brendan Edward Wayne, on March 10th.

Congratulations, Andy and Lauren!

At Brendan’s recent two-month appointment, he was already top of his class: 95th percentile in height and 97th percentile in weight. Andy is still enjoying his job as Program Director of a large congregation, running projects such as their Business Connection, Temple Tailgate party, adult education, 20s&30s programming and much more. Of course, his son Brendan is the most exciting project right now.

David Wise is still in Commercial Real Estate and now works with UCR moodyrambin PAGE, and his wife, Stephanie, has her own web site design company (www. littlegreybike.com).

David and Stephanie have two sons: Henry, who is five and, Sam, who is two and a half.

Philip Wise’s family grew by one when he and his wife, Allison, welcomed Burke Bernard Wise on March 2nd. Congrats, Wise family!

Their four-year-old daughter Laine will start Kinkaid Pre-K in the fall.

And as for me, Erin Jones Brown, life continues to be great here in Houston with my husband, Wil, and our children, Harper (five) and Hutton (two and a half). Wil and I celebrated our ten-year wedding anniversary in January…time flies!

I am also practicing appellate law on a very part-time basis from home.

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As for me, Emily Mitchell Covey, my husband Chad and I were blessed with the arrival of a baby girl, Elena Kay Covey, on April 17.

Her lucky number must be seven, as she weighed seven pounds and was born at 7:07AM! I am enjoying motherhood (learning everyday of course!) and have had fun introducing my little bachelorette to eligible bachelors Bradley Morgan, son of Lauren Roemer Morgan and Brad Morgan (who was born in the same hospital one day prior), and Newton Ross, son of Christie Barksdale Ross and husband Newton. I am also still doing residential real estate with John Daugherty, Realtors, working from home for now and getting out every once and a while for a showing.

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Christina Wilson Altenau Houston, Texas christina.altenau@gmail.com Sarah Brooks is starting a clinical psychology doctorate program at Nova Southeastern University this fall. She is excited to move back to the beach!

Jennifer Jodeit Daly is learning the art of chaos management at home with William (five), Catherine (four) and Molly (one). She is also serving on the Board of Directors at the Junior League of Houston, Inc. this year.

Elizabeth Arnold Dennis had twins in April - William Richard and Ellen Elizabeth Dennis. She is enjoying her double duty while on maternity leave and big sister Cate is a big help. She continues to live in NYC and work for Morgan Stanley.

Kristen Jewell Dolsen and her husband Brady are loving life in Denver with their one-and-a-halfyear old son, Cooper and three dogs.

Hallie Eads is engaged! She and her fiancé are getting married on August 18.

Bethany Boyd Factor and her husband Canaan ‘96 welcomed their fourth child, Baron Factor, on February 10. Bethany continues to work at Goldfinch Capital, is an active Young Life volunteer at Kinkaid and stays busy running after her four kids under five years old.

Noelle Eason Gray continues to enjoy teaching high school Spanish in Midland, Texas. She and her husband Rick plan to spend the majority of the summer relaxing in Santa Fe.

Lauren Singer Harris is enjoying life in Atlanta with her husband and two children. She continues to consult around talent management, and volunteers her time on the Board of Jewish Family & Career Services. Her newest endeavor is her blog about dining with children (www.mylittlefoodies.com). It is an excuse to write about all the places she loves to frequent, including Chuy’s, which finally opened in Atlanta!

baby sister. Pamela just returned from maternity leave to her job as an associate counsel at The Johns Hopkins Health System and is loving her new expanded family.

Caroline Forney Helander is currently living in Houston with her husband Bill. She is busy spending time with her little ones and loving it! They welcomed their second baby into the world! William Dunaway Helander, Jr. was born on January 21. Stella is enjoying being a big sister!

Lila Sharifian is still living in Houston and working as VP of Business Development for Laura Mercier cosmetics and ReVive skincare.

Kristi Peterson Johnson continues to work for NorthMarq Capital financing commercial real estate in Houston. Her two-yearold twins, Craig and Cameron, have also been keeping Kristi on her toes. Kristi enjoyed planning the 15th reunion with a great host committee and looks forward to the next big reunion!

Catherine Lewis continues to be a design professor in the South Bronx, New York. Still living in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn, Catherine is excited for the fall when she will marry Alex Cannon in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Leslie Reader Mazvinsky and her husband Michael are still living in Washington DC where she is working as a producer for Comcast SportsNet. She is going to London in July to cover her sixth Olympic Games for NBC. Shannon Blair Nesbit is currently back in graduate school at UT Houston to obtain her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner along with a post-master’s in ER medicine/trauma. Otherwise she is just enjoying spending time with her son Owen, who is now four, and her husband.

Amber Pickett is still enjoying practicing law in Dallas. She recently joined the firm Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP. Still a Houstonian at heart, Amber is getting more involved with the Dallas community and is excited about beginning her first year as an active member of the Dallas Junior League this year.

Pamela Schafer Rayne welcomed her second child, Samantha, on Valentine’s Day this year. Big brother Evan is loving having a

Carrie Geller Schein and her husband Jeremy are still living in New York City. Their daughter Chloe turned one this past April!

She has been working part time merchandising the website at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Ashley Stanberry will be moving from Oklahoma back to Texas this summer. She has been directing her business partner’s tutoring company in Oklahoma, and she plans to expand Tutor and Test Prep to the Austin area.

Katie Ford Stiles will be busy this summer, spending family time with her husband and two boys. They will be traveling to Florida and Crested Butte to beat the Texas heat!

After five years in France, Ginger Strickland is very excited to be back in the USA and closer to friends and family. She is serving at Church of the Incarnation in Manhattan.

In April, Lindsay McMackin Sturm celebrated her one-year anniversary with her husband Matt.

She absolutely loves her sales position with Chateau Domingue and is trying her best to learn French.

Sydney Welch Teegarden is still enjoying working as an Interior Designer at Wilson Associates and is currently working on a large casino renovation in Macau China. Baby girl Teegarden is on the way, due to make her debut in September! Big brother Benjamin is very excited about having a little sister!

Jaynie Saunders Tiller is the managing director for New Georges, a downtown theater company that this year celebrates 20 years of developing and producing new work in New York. Last summer she and husband Chad moved to North Williamsburg and are enjoying the Brooklyn life with their new pup.

Amy Williams is still living in Charlotte, North Carolina and has ventured into the Interior Design field, working in both residential and commercial interiors. She and

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her fiancé Campbell will be married this summer in the North Carolina mountains and are looking forward to settling into their new home after the honeymoon.

Eden Osborne Wyper and her husband Ally have been enjoying the past eight months with their son Hugh. They will be introducing Hugh to Spain this summer as well as celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics in London.

Kathleen Young Zinn and her husband Jeff are in Houston. She is having so much fun with her three children. Luke is five and will start kindergarten in August, Oliver is three and attending First Steps Montessori, and Josey is 11 months and at home with mommy. Life is wonderful!

I, Christina Wilson Altenau, am enjoying life in Houston with my husband Matt and one-year-old daughter Anna. We look forward to traveling this summer and spending time with family. It was fun to see many of you at our 15th reunion and I look forward to hearing what the next five years bring. Daniel will be writing about the guys in next issue so be sure to send him your updates for the fall!

half in San Francisco, Nick and his wife made a more permanent move to the East Coast. They are now living in Boston and both working at startups. Nick is VP Content at Boundless, which recently closed an $8 million Series A.

Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, Texas elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com Thank you to everyone who sent in updates! We love catching up with everyone and hearing what is going on in your life.

Audrey Barrett is still working at Concurrent Technologies Corporation in Washington, DC. She is supporting the Army in achieving its energy security and sustainability objectives, as well as enhancing the ability for the Department of Defense to “green” its supply chain. She is trying to stay out on the water, sailing once a week on the Potomac River.

Carolyn Martin Dodson and her husband Chris are enjoying spending time with their son Parker who turns one in August.

Nick Ducoff got married last September in Providence, Rhode Island to his long-time girlfriend, Elizabeth Sigal. They honeymooned in Italy. After having spent half the year in Austin and

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Brittany Phillips Faulk and her husband Jordan just celebrated their son’s 1st birthday!!

Mary John Frank is grateful to be dancing, choreographing, and living in New York! She is currently getting her Master’s Degree in Dance at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. This year, she created works of dance with dancers from Cedar Lake Ballet, So You Think You Can Dance, and also choreographed ads for companies such as American Apparel. Mary John was recently granted a Dance & Cinema scholarship through Tisch and will be exploring and creating dance for the camera during her final year in the MFA program.

Justin Van Keppel '02, Johnny Forney '01, Steven Looke '99, David Leiman '99

Brooke Bagby '02, Whitney Rape '04, Traci Thompson '00, Courtland Crosswell '05, Catherine Bradley '05, Allison Poarch '03

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Alexandra Lacy Houston, Texas alexandralacy10@gmail.com

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KINKAID ALUMNI EVENT | 05.19.12 Mary John Frank ’99 with sister Catherine ’12 holding programs from when they had leads in their respective senior Upper School Musicals

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Scott Frankel reported that things are going great at Frankel Building Group. He is engaged to Dara Cohen. They are looking forward to their upcoming wedding in September 2012.

Catherine Goble is winding up another wonderful year with the third graders at Hunter’s Creek Elementary, and is excited for summer break!

Tobin O'Donnell '98 with wife Heidi Michael Hanson '00 with wife Jennifer

This August Laura Wheless Hilgers and her husband Steve will be welcoming baby number two. Currently, Laura is enjoying spending time with their daughter Abigail and teaching nursing school classes.

On May 18th, Jimmy Hinton and his wife celebrated the arrival of James Marshall Hinton III. James’ big sister, Leighton, is now twoand-a-half years old.

David Leiman has been in private

Shannon Feste Werme '00 and Jessica Jones Meyer '00

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practice for the past year doing anesthesia. He is really enjoying work! He and his wife Liz are expecting a little girl at the end of May. Their son Max, who turns three in July, can’t wait to be a big brother.

Blair Richardson Loocke is enjoying spending time with Mary Allen, who will be one in August.

Blair continues to enjoy working at Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP. Life is great for Courtney Wilson McGregor, but she misses everyone in Texas! Courtney and her sister, Christina, are enjoying having their babies only one month a part in age.

Tricia Murray is still working part time at the interior design firm, Jennifer Eisenstadt Design and Decoration. Tricia and her family are still living in Manhattan and loving it. Their daughter Caroline turned three at the beginning of May and their son Bobby just turned six months.

Catherine Reuhl just moved to San Francisco in October, and is getting married in September 2012 to someone she met over four years ago in Charlotte, NC. She is working remotely for the same company she worked for when she lived on the East Coast.

Ashley Segal and Kristin have moved to Los Angeles. She is running both her companies (Linda Segal and Cure-Couture) out of her corporate offices in LA. They have settled into their new house in West Hollywood and have been spending lots of time decorating and enjoying the gorgeous weather. Kristin is six months cancer free (woohoo!) and has started working with “Save the

Ta-Ta’s” to promote awareness for their breast cancer foundation.

And, as for us, Alexandra Lacy moved to New York City and loves her time there and has no plans on moving back to Texas in the near future. She is trying to soak up everything that NYC has to offer.

Liz Evans Mann is excited about traveling with her family over the summer! Her daughter Mary Evans just celebrated her second birthday.

She is enjoying working part time as a Speech and Language Pathologist and is opening up an Assistive Technology Clinic for Easter Seal this summer.

We hope that everyone has a safe and relaxing summer and we will look forward to hearing for you in the Fall!

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Spencer English Dallas, Texas spencer.english@gmail.com Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, Texas alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com Michel Miller Houston, Texas michelmiller82@gmail.com As usual, it was a busy and exciting year for the Class of 2000 girls.

To quote one of our classmates, “We all turned 30 this year – a collective ‘whoa’!” I thought that was such a funny and accurate statement…at least for how I’m feeling about entering into this new decade of our lives! However, it sounds like everyone is dealing with the transition quite nicely….

Stefy Palandjoglou Allen is still

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loving New York and was promoted in December to Senior Accessories Editor at Elle magazine. She is looking forward to a summer of travel, especially her trip to Beirut in June for a friend’s wedding.

Stephanie Bailey is still touring with her band, The Black Angels, and living in Austin during her time off. She just got back from the West Coast and playing Coachella. Next the band will play at Lollapalooza, and then it’s off to Australia for a few weeks. Between those dates, Stephanie will be traveling between Los Angeles, Dallas, and Austin for studio work on the band’s next album. Wow, Stephanie…your life is way cooler than mine.

Brittany Hansen Cassin and her husband Travis welcomed a baby boy, Charlie, in December. Brittany says she is enjoying motherhood very much and keeping busy with residential real estate at John Daugherty Realtors.

Meredith Collins married Perry Gagliardi ’02 in April. She is about to start her fifth year of plastic surgery residency (year five of six.)

Meri and Perry (aaw, that rhymes!) are living in New York and recently bought a puppy, Riley, who is “the cutest maltipoo ever.”

On January 1, Lizzie Buza Devlin and her husband Ryan welcomed a new baby boy, Ryan Patrick Devlin, Jr., who Lizzie says is Ryan’s “mini me.” Lizzie graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in December and is now a certified PA. She will begin practicing in June at a private family practice in Houston. Lizzie and Ryan are looking forward to their first family beach vacation over the summer to Watercolor, Florida.

Shaun-Elizabeth Hopson Dickerson is still working for Cypress Real Estate Advisors in Austin where she is Vice President of Capital Market and spends much of her time traveling to meet with investors. On the weekends, Shaun and her husband Wes try to spend as much time as they can on Lake Austin. They took a trip to Paris in March to celebrate Shaun’s 30th birthday where they were able to have dinner with Lucas Somoza (what year is Lucas???) and his husband Thierry. Shaun and Wes are also looking forward to summer trips in Aspen and California.

Bevin Bering Dubrowski and her husband Dan are excited to report they are expecting a little one this November! Bevin is still working away and having a great time helping grow Houston Center for Photography. She and Dan are

looking forward to enjoying a few pre-baby trips this summer.

Elizabeth Williams Dwyer has been very busy working as an attorney with Bailey Perrin Bailey PLLC, and will be doing a lot of traveling this summer and next year.

Last summer, Rica Gardner moved from International Relations in the Office of the President to Interdisciplinary Initiatives in the Office of the Provost, at Rice University. In May, Rica left Houston and moved to New Orleans where she will start Loyola Law School in the Fall. She also ran the Dallas 1/2 Marathon, the Chicago 1/2 Marathon, the Houston 1/2 Marathon and the Tokyo Full Marathon. Geez, Rica. I’m tired just hearing about that!

Jennifer Pierce Griffith is still living in Dallas. She graduated from ER residency at Parkland Hospital this past June, and has been working part time as an attending in academics at the Parkland ED and part time at Presby and Methodist in the community ED. Jen’s husband Adam is going into his fifth year in Neurosurgery residency at Parkland. They just got a new French bulldog puppy, Mickie, who they are “spoiling, of course!” Jen says she plans to stay in Dallas for the time being - at least until her husband finishes residency in three years.

Barrie Gordon Gruner just moved to Los Angeles where she continues to work at Turner Broadcasting.

Barrie says she has “been able to use my Texas roots to sound incredibly smart and in-the-know on one of my projects: TNT’s re-boot of Dallas.” She and her husband Jared are excited to welcome their first child in October 2012!

Erin Stuewer Hinze is enjoying private practice as a pediatric dentist, and is teaching at Baylor College of Dentistry on her days off. She lives in the north Dallas area with her husband and their two dogs, Pumpkin and Rascal. Rascal is their new pug puppy who Erin says, “lives up to his name!”

Katherine Beall Kingsbury is still living in Durham, NC and working as a social worker in the Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic at UNC Hospital.

Lauren Leavitt is starting her third year of Emergency Medicine residency with UT Houston at Memorial Hermann in The Medical Center. She will be traveling to Fiji

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this summer to aid in establishing its first emergency medicine residency program and work in emergency centers on several different islands...followed by a week of vacation with her new fiancé, Dallas Griffin. Unfortunately, her yorkies, Max and Jax, will have to wait for her in Houston!

In a funny twist of fate, Lacey Liedtke has ended up in Midland, Texas where her parents lived during the first year of their marriage. She is engaged to Ross Brunner, who grew up in Midland and attended TCU. Ross is in oil & gas, which is what brought the couple back to Midland. Lacey and Ross will be married in Houston in January, and then plan to reside in the Wild, Wild West!

Jessica Jones Meyer is an agent with John Daugherty Realtors in Houston. She and her husband Peto are staying busy keeping up with their toddler Peter.

Rebecca Kates Miller says, “I’m very excited to report that my husband Ben and I just had our first child, a baby girl named Kara Sophia Miller, on April 24th. I’m enjoying being in the middle of all of the craziness and lack of sleep that life with a newborn entails. Other than that, I’m still living in Houston with my husband and two labs, and working as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.”

Lee LaGrasse Nichols is still living in Dallas working part-time as a nurse practitioner in outpatient cardiology. This summer she will start as clinical faculty with Baylor’s nurse practitioner program. She adds, “Josh and I love being parents to Dinny--can’t believe she’s a toddler now!”

Lauren Paul moved to Chicago in January and is working as a freelance violinist. She is also busy planning a Labor Day weekend wedding in Boston. Lauren and her fiancé are looking forward to traveling to Italy for the month of July to participate in a music festival, and then returning to Chicago for the foreseeable future.

Mary Rambin is still posting away on her lifestyle blog, MoreThanMary.com, and has officially launched MTM Digital Strategies, a consulting company that builds websites and trains companies to use social media to execute online campaigns to generate more business. This year, Mary brought back her signature CLICK bag for Tootsies. She recently made the move Atlanta to be with her long-time boyfriend, KC

Estenson.

Lisa Kaplan Rosenzweig has been living in San Antonio for two years with her husband Shawn.

She works for Silver Ventures’ real estate team on the redevelopment of the former Pearl Brewery. Lisa says, “if you haven’t been down to San Antonio, it’s something exciting to see!” The biggest news in Lisa’s life is that she and Shawn welcomed a baby boy, Reid, in May. Murphey Harmon Sears reports she is “still living in Dallas, working for Genesis Women’s Shelter, and loving life!” This year Murphey rode in her fifth MS150 bike ride and was honored to be a top fundraiser. Go Murphey!

Katalina Sharkey de Solis is living between New York and Paris and is currently the director of digital for Chanel (i.e. all online activities + all activities offline that have a digital component).

Eve Smith is still living in Brooklyn.

She works as an independent branding and sustainability consultant, which has afforded her the space and freedom to teach yoga part-time. Eve says, “I’m very into Buddhist studies and my meditation practice. In fact, I will be spending three weeks meditating silent and solo in a (pimped out) yurt in the desert near Tucson in August.” Eve also loves spending time with her seven-year-old dog named Mia that she got from the Houston SPCA. Whitney Stubbs spent the fall of 2011 in the backcountry of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, completing a Semester for Outdoor Educators through the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Since then, she’s settled in the Bay Area while waiting to begin a Master’s program in Education at Stanford this fall. In her spare time, she cooks and tries to get outside.

Stacy Sweet has been working at CapitalSource Bank in DC for the past five years, and is currently the Loan Officer for the Professional Practice Lending group. She is engaged to Eric Patlovich, a 2003 graduate of the University of Virginia, in September in Lake Forest, Illinois (where her parents now live.) Stacy and Eric are looking forward to their honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast, Capri and Rome.

Traci Thompson reports, “It’s been a crazy year with a lot of changes!

I started my own interior company, got engaged, and will be moving to Dallas after my October wedding in

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Elizabeth Mims Bender ’02 TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT EVENTS (FAMILY, HOBBIES, ETC): My husband and I were just married in October of last year, and we are living in Houston.

We like to travel, take our dog on walks around the neighborhood, and spend time with friends and family.

WE ARE AWARE THAT YOU JUST PLANNED YOUR 10TH REUNION REUNION. PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE. Our recent Reunion Weekend was a great experience! The Distinguished Alumni Awards program was a remarkable way to start off the weekend's events. The speakers were so accomplished, and it was inspiring to hear their stories. Later, at the reunion celebration, it was fun to catch back up with some members of the class I hadn't seen since high school graduation. We all couldn't believe that it has already been ten years!

WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION AND CURRENT CAREER FOCUS? DO YOU FEEL THAT KINKAID HAD AN INFLUENCE ON YOUR CAREER? Currently, I am the Upper School Dean of Students at The Emery/Weiner School, where I also teach sophomore and senior English. It's exciting and meaningful to be able to work with students in various ways on a daily basis. Often, I think back to the ways that Kinkaid teachers instilled a sense of pride in their students who worked honestly and diligently, and I try to relay those same values to my students.

IF YOU COULD GIVE A "SHOUT OUT" TO YOUR FORMER TEACHERS OR CLASSMATES, WHO WOULD THAT BE AND BRIEFLY WHY? The entire Kinkaid Faculty deserves an enormous thank you. Looking back at my own experience, I remember the passion and excellence that the teachers and coaches brought to their respective fields. I would like to extend a special thank you to all of my former English teachers for helping me to develop a love of language and character study. I consider myself lucky to have had teachers like Mrs. Kate Lambert, whose enthusiasm for clear, concise writing and in-depth textual analyses is magnetic and has positively influenced my own teaching experience.

Had I not had such devoted teachers in my own high school years, I may have never embarked upon what has become a deeply rewarding career in education.

WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? Now that it's the summer, I'm hoping to read Tinkers by Paul Harding, and The Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

WE WANT YOUR NEWS! New Job? Newly Wed? New Baby?

Share your latest updates by writing to your class correspondant or emailing alumni@kinkaid.org.

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Santa Barbara, California.” Traci also served as our fearless leader and president of the KYPO Board this year.

Amy Spalding Urquhart is still working at PaperCity Magazine and is eagerly anticipating the arrival of Baby Urquhart, due September 2012! She and her husband Robert recently moved into a house in Briargrove and are loving being in Houston near family and friends.

Amy also recently started a side business called The Sweet Ginger (how cute is that name?) making delicious sweet treats of all kinds (cake balls are her specialty!)

Shannon Feste Werme is still working in sales for Direct Energy. She and her husband Les welcomed their second child, Anna, in January. Shannon’s older daughter Blair (two) is loving being a big sister.

Finally, on to your other class correspondent, Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick. This will mark Alyssa’s third year working in Public Relations at Neiman Marcus in Houston. She and her husband Brian are thrilled to be expecting a baby in late November. Until then, they plan to make the most of the summer by traveling and taking their two Great Danes to the Hill Country to cool off in the Guadalupe.

As for me, Michel Miller, I am still serving as the Client Services Manager at Thompson & Knight’s Houston office. Much to my (and everyone else’s) surprise, I’m still enjoying working with lawyers after 6.5 years in the legal marketing profession. Over the past year, I have enjoyed serving on the KYPO Board and taking some fun trips – most notably to Paris for our dear friend Lucas’ unforgettable wedding to Thierry. I’m now looking forward to planning my own wedding to Philip Mullett in March of next year!

As always, many thanks to all the girls who wrote in. Alyssa and I love hearing from you every year, so keep the updates coming!

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Lindsey Boyd Houston, Texas lindseysboyd@yahoo.com Catherine Gutermuth Houston, Texas cgutermuth@gmail.com Let’s jump right in…

Stacy Soefer just celebrated her one-year anniversary of living in Portland and loves it. Stacy heads

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up marketing and communications for the World’s largest producer of maraschino cherries and is exploring all the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Congratulations to Jennifer Steen who got married in June at the Wynn Las Vegas! She is still a lawyer working in Houston doing pharmaceutical litigation.

Harris Masterson and his wife Megan are still living in Houston.

He is coming up on his fifth year at Gulfstream Trading Ltd, a refined products trading company based in Houston. In the afternoons, Harris coaches lacrosse at Memorial High School.

Marshall Porterfield, and his wife Cassie had a daughter, Isabelle Kate “Zizzy Kate” Porterfield, on September 20, 2011.

Eileen Jones is still living in Los Angeles and working in entertainment. She’s busy finishing up her masters degree in creative writing, and became engaged to filmmaker Tyler Gillett in May! Barrel Barbour Jones and her husband Jacob are enjoying their first year of marriage and are excited to be homeowners in Dallas this summer.

Completing her first year of Baylor College of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Master’s degree program, Laura Sheedy is enjoying life studying and learning a lot.

The summer will be a whirlwind for Iman Houston. She’s busy planning a summer wedding to the love of her life, James Farrior, a honeymoon getaway to Bora Bora, and working on the interior design of her new house, all while lawyering at ExxonMobil by day! Whew!

Sarah Lucas Macready is slowly working through a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Sydney. She and her husband Dave have just moved to Coogee Beach!

to Colombia, South America!

Kameron Averitt Swithin still works at Baker & McKenzie LLP as a Corporate & Securities Associate.

Kameron and her husband Eric recently sold their home in Montrose and are looking for a house in the Memorial area. They have enjoyed a trip to Costa Rica and are enjoying life one day at a time!

Last summer John and Katherine Tropoli Plumb had their first baby, a daughter, Mary Fraley Plumb.

She is about to turn one and Katherine has been busy chasing after her! Katherine is still working for Deloitte.

Brett Simchowitz just finished his third year of medical school at University of California San Francisco and will be taking next year off to do an MPH at Berkeley.

Congratulations to Brett and his wife who are expecting their first child in October!

Completing a deployment to the Philippines and his wife’s deployment to Afghanistan last year, Teresa and Tyler Scharar are glad to be at his first Navy orders in a non-deploying unit. Tyler’s new job at Public Works Department, Naval Base Point Loma manages construction and service contracts for the submarine base in San Diego. They are looking forward to the three-year hiatus from deployments and the upcoming California summer.

Things are good in New York for Matthew Rosenberg. Still living in the heart of the city, Greenwich Village/Soho, Michael Constantiner and Matthew are getting ready to launch their company’s new product: Cameo (cameoapp.com). Their team is up to nine people and still growing.

Matthew invites anyone who reads these updates to come visit.

Katie and Johnny Forney are still in Houston with their two boys, Charlie and William.

Still a Landman, Justin Van Keppel recently started at Murphy Exploration & Production Company.

Kate McCormick still works for Elliott Marketing Group, a small arts marketing consulting firm. She moved to Austin and loves it!

Jonathan Fischer currently works at Allianz in Richmond, Virgina, as a Network Development Specialist.

He helps develop relationships and contracts with hospitals around the world for the company’s Travel Insurance and Healthcare business. Jonathan has a twoyear-old pup and will have a bit less connection to Houston come November when his parents move

Congratulations to Blair Swick Andres who married Jon Andres in May at The Franklin Institute, a museum in Philadelphia.

It was everything they dreamed of followed by a honeymoon in Hawaii.

Still living in Connecticut, Blair still works for Bank of America in their marketing department supporting the Merrill Lynch brand in New York City.

Robyn and Phillip Winfrey just had their second child, William Isaac.

Laura Stephenson is moving to London this summer, where she’ll be working at Royal Bank of Scotland in capital markets.

Anyone in London, or know people in London, Laura would love to connect!

Mollie Schall is working for State Senator Joan Huffman as her Administrative and Communications Director and still dividing her time between Austin and Houston.

Still in Houston, Todd Moore currently works at The Stan Johnson Company in Real Estate Investment Sales. Life is good.

Alyson Weaver is still living and working in Los Angeles.

Mark Frachtman is continuing to grow his tutoring company, Math Geeks & Science Freaks(TM), which doubled in size from last fall to this spring. He has plans to expand to other cities in the near future. Taking up music production, Mark has started making music video parodies for YouTube under the name, “Imitation Beats(TM).”

Michael Gucwa got married in September to Janelle Namwong and is enjoying the married life.

Stuart Pradia is still coaching at Gettysburg College, but looking to return to the lone star state, or the golden one.

Finally, it’s my turn – Lindsey Boyd loves life being engaged, living in the Clear Lake area, volunteering with the Junior League and working for Pennebaker.

Thanks to all who contributed to our class update!

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Ariana Nizza Chapman Houston, Texas ariananizzachapman@gmail.com Ted Sangalis New York, New York tsangalis@gmail.com Royce Ballard celebrated his eleventh year with Chick-fil-A and his fourth year as Owner/Operator.

In February 2011, Royce opened a Chick-fil-A location off the Southwest Freeway at the West Airport exit in Stafford and the location is doing really well! Contact Royce for catering needs! Also, last November Royce got married and is living with his wife in the Sugar Land area. Liz Mims Bender is

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currently the Upper School Dean of Students at the Emery/Weiner School in Houston, Texas. She recently got married in October 2011 to Steven Bender.

Claudia Bianchi lives in Dallas, Texas where she works at BNP Paribas as an associate lending to commercial clients. She is engaged and her wedding is scheduled for May 26, 2012. Claudia and her fiancé hope to get back into polo after the wedding. Ariana Nizza Chapman lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Dan. She works at NRG Reliant Energy as a Risk Analyst in the Retail Portfolio Valuation Group. Ariana enjoys taking language classes, playing with her band TenPrettyGirls and volunteering at the Houston Zoo and the Wildlife Center of Texas.

Alicia Cho has been living in Los Angeles for 6 years and still enjoys the sun! She recently worked as an Assistant Director for a movie directed by Oliver Stone entitled Savage, which will be released July 6th. Andrea Cowsert graduated with a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from American University in May and will begin work as an Associate Consultant at Academic Search, Inc in June.

Andrea recently got engaged and plans to marry in the Washington, D.C. area where her and her fiancé plan to stay for the immediate future.

Chelsea Cunningham is working at Chandos Interiors in Houston, Texas. David Dunwoody and his wife Mariann live in Braes Heights in Houston, Texas and have a 17-month-old son named David.

David works for Apache Corporation and will graduate from UT Business School this summer.

Angele Dupre lives in Aspen, Colorado where for the past year she has enjoyed being the Dining Room Manager at Jimmy’s. Angele tore her ACL skiing last season so her summer will be dedicated to physical therapy in hopes her knee will be healed for mountain biking and skiing this fall! Lauren Escher is still living and working in London.

Linda Gardner is living in sunny San Diego and is the Talent Acquisition Manager for a technology company that hosts a restaurant rewards and loyalty program called MOGL. Linda volunteers for the French Bulldog Rescue Network and is their Home Visit Coordinator for the West region. Paige Garrison will finish her first year of Pediatric Residency at Baylor College of Medicine in June. Paige recently got engaged and her wedding is

scheduled for March 2013.

Casey Williams Hedges is a social worker at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Labor & Delivery unit. She recently obtained her license in Clinical Social Work. Kathleen Hinton lives in St. Paul, Minnesota where she is a counselor for a company called Mental Health Systems, PC. She provides individual therapy and facilitates groups using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She absolutely loves her work and works with a variety of client populations; adults, adolescents, individuals with co-occurring disorders (mental health and chemical dependency) and adults with developmental disabilities.

Isla McConn Jornayvaz and her husband Joseph had a baby boy, Joseph Paul Jornayvaz Jr. on April 16. Corinne Kendall will finish her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University in June and will start as a Lecturer at Columbia University in July.

She has spent the last four years studying vultures in Kenya and hopes to find new ways to expand her work to other parts of Africa and for conservation education. Corinne will marry her college sweetheart at the Bronx Zoo in September.

Leslie (Roemer) and Lawrence Labanowski are living in Houston with their miniature zoo consisting of a fish (won from Kinkaid Field Day), cat, chinchilla and 150-lb Great Pyrenees. Lawrence is still in Investment Banking and Leslie is at Kinkaid. They are expecting their first child, a little girl, in early August.

Taylor Leachman is in his second year pursuing his Master’s Degree in Divinity at Redeemer Seminary in Austin, Texas. He works as the Campus Director for the seminary and is the Head Lacrosse Coach at Regents School of Austin. Taylor and his wife are celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary this summer and have a six-monthold baby named Emilia Grace Leachman. Michelle Vosko Levin graduated from Columbia Business School May 13, 2012 and will start her own business, Chez Tates, a pet products company that will sell luxury pet feeders. Michelle and her husband had a baby boy on May 3 named William Stephen Levin (six lbs two oz) just in time for Mothers’ Day! Clifton Levine lives in Santa Monica, California and works as the Director of Finance & Accounting for ScoreBig.com, a venturebacked start-up that works with all major sports leagues and concert

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APRIL 19-20, 2013

ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND 2013 On April 19-20, 2013 Kinkaid will welcome reunion classes back to campus for a a weekend of exciting events! The classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003 will be invited to a Friday night Reunion Kick-Off Party and Distinguished Awards Program and Reception, a Saturday Faculty and Family Picnic, and of course, individual class parties on Saturday evening.

Mark your calendars now!

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promoters to provide “Name-YourOwn-Price-Tickets,” similar to Priceline except for sports events, theatre shows and concerts. He also works with Highly Relevant, an internet marketing and real estate company he helped start 3 years ago. Outside of work, Clifton spends his time hanging out on the Venice/ Santa Monica boardwalk enjoying the beach and awesome Californian weather. Taylor Liedtke finished his MBA at SMU in May 2011 and works as a Private Equity Associate at Whiteside Capital Partners in Houston, Texas. Taylor and his fiancé Devon will marry this November.

Annie Weathers Long got married in Houston on February 4 to Chris Long. Annie and Chris now live in Atlanta where Annie is a Communications Consultant.

Kimberly Harberg Luskey and her husband Brian moved to Austin in February 2011 and bought their first house in central Austin. Kimberly and Brian adopted a rescue puppy named Markley. Kimberly works as a Freelance Recruiter for tech companies and launched an Esty shop selling Baby Boards. Kimberly loves being back in Texas!

Bart McGuyer and fellow Class of 2002 wife Melissa Miller will move to New York City this summer.

Melissa develops and edits books as an Associate Editor in the Katherine Tegen Books imprint of HarperCollins. Bart finished his PhD in Physics at Princeton University and will start postdoctoral research at Columbia University.

Whitney Mears will graduate from the University of Texas’s MBA program this summer and will continue to work for Mosbacher Energy. Whitney and his wife Katie will celebrate their 6th wedding anniversary in October.

Kate Schafer Nesselt got married to Sean Michael Nesselt on May 19. Kate recently changed jobs and is currently pursuing her MBA in Finance at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Michael Norton enjoys living in Austin, Texas and working at City School.

Katy O’Brian Perkins graduated in May from Boston University with a Master’s degree in Information Systems and an MBA in Healthcare Management.

She will be working in a two year rotational Management Fellowship at Mass General Hospital. Corinne Pickett lives in Los Angeles, California.

After a couple of long term jobs, she is now freelancing as an Assistant Editor and hopes to land a job with a feature film. She tries to take

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advantage of living in California so this past winter she went skiing for the first time in 20 years and she races sailboats several times a year.

Will Richardson and his fiancé Annie Barrera will marry on July 14 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ethan Rosenberg will finish working for the private wealth management firm in Houston, Texas where he has worked the past couple of years, and will begin the MBA program at Emory University in Atlanta this fall.

Liz Love Ross is finishing up her dissertation for the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Houston and is on track to graduate next year! For her final year of the program, Liz will complete her Internship at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. In addition, Liz and her husband Adam recently decided to adopt a rescue dog named Deena. Jessica Nichols Sanders lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband Alex and their two dogs Tala and Swan. Jessica is in her second year at the University of Utah in the Public Health PhD program where she is specializing in Reproductive Epidemiology and serves as the Study Coordinator for an infertility study. She works full time at the Utah Department of Health as the Data Manager for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).

When Jessica is not studying, she is skiing, hiking or biking and she will complete a Century Bike Race in June.

Ted Sangalis graduated from Fordham Law School in May and hopes to find a job in public interest or social justice starting in the fall.

Ted is engaged to Caitie Hlushak and they will marry this summer in New York City. Courtney Shipper is finishing up her first year at the MBA program at McComb’s Business School at the University of Texas. This summer she will intern in Arkansas at the headquarters of Wal-Mart Corp in the Finance & Strategy group.

Katherine Sorrell just finished her first year in the PhD program of Sociology at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She is adjusting to life in the Mid West and misses Texas! She will be travelling in Europe this summer doing research. Nancy Franklin Verly and her husband recently had a baby boy named Sebastian. Nancy and her family are very excited to announce that they are in the process of moving back to Houston!

Scott Wade and his wife Katie live in Fort Worth, Texas and are doing

well! Their family continues to grow as they will have their third son in August. Their son Howard will be 5 years old in August and their son Jonathan will be 3 years old in July. Scott has been working for NextCorp Capital Management for the past four years providing Family Office Solutions. Scott co-founded the Fort Worth Civic Society (www. fortworthcivicsociety.org), which is a men’s group that gathers monthly to discuss classic literature.

Kristen Wu finished her Orthopedic Residency and Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, California. She will move to Manhattan in July to continue practicing physical therapy. She looks forward to reconnecting with fellow Kinkaidians in the Concrete Jungle!

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Fallon Ukpe Houston, Texas fallon.ukpe@gmail.com

Elect for the world’s largest resident organization, the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association.

He also continues his work as the Sergeant over the Child Predator Apprehension Team with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Lisa Frankel is still living in Dallas and working as a Marketing Manager at Frito-Lay. Robert Gondo is at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business getting an MBA and will be done in 2013. Robert will be working in Seattle this summer for his internship.

Shea Henry continues to work at Burck, Lapidus, Jackson & Chase, P.C. Civil Law Firm.

Caroline Murtaugh is living in Atlanta, GA working for Suntrust Bank as a commercial banking strategy coordinator. She also just finished her 10th half marathon in Edinburgh, Scotland in April.

Georgea Pappas is currently working in Houston for Pappas Restaurants on its Culinary Research and Development Team.

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Since college, Katy Bacon has hit all three coasts -- in Public Affairs at Google in CA, as Communications Director for Houston Mayor Bill White’s campaign for Texas Governor, and working on Strategic Initiatives at Planned Parenthood’s national office in NYC. Katy writes, “I’m starting an MBA at Columbia in the fall and am excited to live in one place for a couple years!

Sara Cain and I have been living together here in NYC!” Nikki Barnes graduated from Georgetown Law last year (May 2011), passed the Maryland State Bar, and was admitted into practice last December. She is currently the Open Government Fellow for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Nikki is enjoying her time on the East Coast, and hopes/ knows that her fellow Falcon alums are doing well.

Alex Perez graduated from law school, married his lovely wife Jennifer, got a pair of sweet dogs, Rufus and Felix, and bought a house in the last couple of years.

He has been working as an attorney with the Department of Homeland Security for the last two years. He enjoys walking to his neighborhood dive bar, Three Sheets.

Ashley Anderson Pettibon got married in October to Keith Pettibon.

This month, they are moving to Birmingham, Alabama (with their dog Oliver) for Keith’s residency in radiology. They will be there for at least four years. Ashley has a job teaching special education at an elementary school in Birmingham and is very excited to move to the deep south!

Katie Lents Brower got married to Joe Brower this May. She is living in Austin working as a Graphic Designer.

Katie Schlesinger '03, Katy Bacon '03 and Mary Beth Tyler '02 in Philadelphia

Cameron Decker is currently completing his Emergency Medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and serves as the national President-

Allison Poarch is living and working in Houston. For the past four years, she has been the Director of Individual Giving for YES Prep Public Schools, a Houston-based,

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public charter school system.

After four years of teaching 1st and 2nd grade in Houston, Katie Schlesinger moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 2011 to get her master’s degree in Education Policy from the University of Pennsylvania. She will be moving back to Houston this summer and is hoping to find a job working with a school district.

After receiving his J.D. cum laude from The University of Texas School of Law in 2010, Martin Simchowitz stayed in Austin and clerked at the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas. He just moved back to Houston this spring and is now practicing commercial litigation law at Christian Smith and Jewell, L.L.P. After having lived in Tucson, Arizona for the past five years, Jennie Simmons just moved back to Houston. She graduated from the University of Arizona law school in May and is currently studying for the July Texas Bar Exam. I n September, Jennie will start as an associate at Locke Lord. Other than that, she is still running and horseback riding, and she is excited to be back in Houston.

Morgan Steen is in Houston working at Martha Turner Properties.

After spending five years in New York, Lauren Strange will be returning to Houston this summer!

She graduated from Columbia University with a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology in May. She will be joining Capgemini Consulting as a Senior Consultant in the People and Performance practice this fall. While in New York, Lauren worked at Duke Corporate Education and, most recently, oversaw the administrative team in the Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School. She is looking forward to a big return to Texas and reconnecting with old friends! Yee-haw!

Mary Beth Tyler lives on Capitol Hill at Eastern Market in Washington DC. She is a member of Junior League of Washington volunteering with Bright Beginnings, a local nonprofit that serves the homeless children population in DC. In September she joined Accenture’s consulting force and works on a local federal client. In 2011 she was nominated and selected for the University of Georgia Terry College Young Alumni Board and supports business school with local and national alumni efforts.

Fallon Ukpe is in the final year of an MD/MBA program at Duke. She

finished the MBA this May and is completing the last clinical year of medical school. This summer, she will begin applying for residency programs and plans to specialize in ophthalmology. She is thrilled to hear how the Class of 2003 has been doing and looks forward to seeing everyone at the ten year reunion next April!

in Atlanta. Emily is a sixth grade language arts and social studies teacher at Trinity School. Emily has been traveling to Houston frequently to hang out with her new niece, Kaylee! Recently, Emily and her husband have been asked to move abroad for Brody’s job at KPMG. They will be moving to London in the fall!

Kelly Eisenman Unger lives in Dallas with her husband Jacob, who is a plastic surgery resident at UT Southwestern. Kelly is an event planner and recruiting consultant.

She has recently traveled to Hawaii and the Bahamas to plan corporate meetings. She also writes a blog called Newlymeds (www. newlymeds.com) about what it is like being married to a doctor.

Bailey Thomas Haidamous is currently working as Director of Marketing and Public Relations at The Parish School in Houston. She will be moving to Austin his fall where her husband will pursue a MBA at The University of Texas at Austin.

Frank Vargas is getting married in September to Rachael Pool, his girlfriend of almost four years.

They will both continue to live in Washington, DC. After three years conducting disaster logistics planning for FEMA, Frank has accepted a new position at U.S. Customs and Border Protection where he will lead a program evaluation team. In December, he will be receiving his MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Alex Weaver has been working with Drilling Info in Houston since moving back from DC nearly two years ago. He’ll be starting the fulltime MBA program at Rice this fall.

Daniel Zeplain moved back to Houston in October 2008 to take over his family insurance brokerage company, Treyled Insurance Group where is he now president, and he says “the business is doing extremely well”. He also recently got engaged to Brittany Werme, a native Houstonian who went to Memorial High School. Daniel and Brittany plan on getting married this New Year’s Eve.

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Jordan Allison Houston, Texas jordan.p.allison@gmail.com Emily Catherine Jeter Houston, Texas Emily.Catherine.Jeter@gmail.com David Alviar completed his third year stent with Teach for America in HISD. He is joining Rice University full-time as Director of Operations and Communications in the Center for Digital Learning and Scholarship.

Emily Hoppe Connolly and her husband Brody are currently living

During this past year, Valerie Grainger Henderson graduated from South Texas College of Law and passed the bar. She also started as an associate at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz in the Houston office.

She is practicing in the area of business litigation and really enjoying it.

Charles Lawrie spent the fall of his last year of medical school studying at Washington University in St. Louis and Stanford University. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, and graduated from Baylor College of Medicine Medical School with high honors. Since graduation, Charles traveled to Sydney, Australia, and is diving the Great Barrier Reef. He will be moving to Miami in mid-June for his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Miami.

James McCelvey is working as a designer for Horton Wison Deepwater, which is an offshore oil company.

Kimberly Heine Nettles and Charlie ’05 moved back to Houston last summer. Kim is currently at the University of Houston pursuing a master’s in speech-language pathology.

Whitney Rape is starting her fourth year at The Vault Mortgage Company and still loves it. She is actively involved in the Houston Rodeo on the Mutton Bustin’ Committee. Whitney is a member of the Kinkaid Young Professional Organization Board and is starting her fourth year on the board of The Young Friends of CanCare.

Nellie Hoppe Reed has had a very busy year. She married Marshall Reed in Horseshoe Bay at Escondido. They had a baby named Kaylee Reed who is four months old. They are living in The Heights and she loves her new

family. Nellie is the Office Manager at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.

Eleni Pappas moved back to Houston a little over a year ago, and is working at a small engineering firm doing traffic engineering and transportation planning.

Meredith Pickett just finished her first year of graduate school at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU. She is enjoying living in New York for the first time and is looking forward to completing her policy studies next May. This summer Meredith is interning at the New York City Council before spending some time in Cape Cod and home in Texas.

Brittany Sakowitz is practicing corporate law at Baker Hostetler and recently launched NewfortheNight. com, a designer dress rental boutique. Brittany is engaged to Kevin Kushner and will be married in the fall.

Christina Scharar returned to Houston in May after graduating from Michigan State University College of Law. She will spend the summer studying for the Texas Bar Exam and will begin work in August at Deloitte.

This past semester, Tyler Scully clerked at the First Court of Appeals for Justice Jennings and his staff attorneys. Tyler will graduate from law school in December.

Andrew Watt returned from Afghanistan in January and is finishing up with the Marines. He will be attending Harvard Business School in the fall.

Mallory Gershen Wynne took the Louisiana Bar Exam in July and began working for LeBlanc Bland, PLLC, a boutique oil and gas law firm, in New Orleans in August.

She was married on March 24 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. I, Emily Catherine Jeter, am working at United Way of Greater Houston as a Donor Relations Manager. I just completed my fourth year as a Kinkaid Young Life leader. I recently got engaged to Ben Riggs, class of 2002, and we will be getting married next June.

I, Jordan Allison, just completed my second year as a kindergarten and first grade teacher at The Parish School. I will begin my third year in August. I will also begin my fourth year as a Kinkaid Young Life leader in August. I am still living in Houston with fellow classmate Mary Catherine White.

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Grace Lee Houston, Texas lee.gracep@gmail.com Kate Beasley is getting married September 8th to Michael Brock!

She graduated from UT law school in May and is moving back to Houston to start work as an associate at Bracewell & Giuliani with William Doggett who also just graduated from UT law school.

Becky Blades married Justin Gregg on June 9th. Following their honeymoon to Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands, Becky and Justin will live in Nashville, Tennessee, where Becky works for Brentwood Capital Advisors and Justin is starting his Urologic Surgery residency.

late February, and plans to get married in June 2013. Additionally, Michael is starting his fourth and final year of medical school. He will apply for residency in the fall and will graduate in May 2013.

Alex Hoffer moved to San Francisco in August of 2011. He loves his job in the wind energy business and enjoying the weather and lots of outdoor recreational activities in the city by the bay!

Ian Hollander is living in Atlanta now, working as an Equity Trader for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, an investment bank headquartered in Atlanta. Ian says he enjoys time with his pet fish named Sparky.

Helen Lummis moved to New Orleans in May to start her masters in architecture at Tulane after almost two years living and working in the UK. Best of luck Helen!

Megan McGuire is back in Houston from New York and is working as a Publicist for Charming Charlie.

Catherine Bradley '05, Courtland Crosswell '05, Hilary Sealy '05, Sarah Jane Jornayvaz '05

Courtland Crosswell has been working for Vinson & Elkins LLP, an international leading energy law firm, as a Marketing & Business Development Coordinator for the last three years. She specializes in assisting lawyers grow their capital markets, MLP, and Tax practices. In addition, she serves as the Kinkaid Class of 2005 board member for the Kinkaid Young Professionals Organization. Courtland enjoys raising awareness and donations for Hermann Park by serving on the board of Urban Green, the park’s young professionals organization. She is also very excited for her nephew, David Miller Crosswell III, to start pre-k this fall and become a Falcon!

Cory Pelfrey is still living and working in Tallahassee, Florida.

She graduates in December with a Masters of Public Administration and a Master’s of Science in Urban and Regional Planning.

Cory is currently completing an internship at the Florida Division of Emergency Management where she is working as a Mitigation Planner and a member of the State Emergency Response Team.

Erica Roggen graduated from South Texas College of Law in May and will be studying for the Texas bar exam this summer.

She will be working in the legal department at Champion Energy Services in August.

Jeffrey Tang just completed his second year of dental school at UT Dental Branch in Houston.

Jeff has also been tutoring high school and junior high school students in the Houston area and playing guitar in his band.

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Lauren Lestin Houston, Texas lflestin@gmail.com Naresh Remmohan graduated with a Master’s in Management Studies from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He recently started as Director of Media Strategy for Stansberry & Associates Investment Research in Baltimore.

2012-2013 ALUMNI ACTIVITIES CALENDAR MAY 9, 2012 ALUMNI BOARD SPRING MEETING (ANDERSON ROOM, 11:45AM) MAY 22, 2012 KYPO BOARD MEETING (HARRISON HOUSE, 7:00PM) AUGUST 28, 2012 ALUMNI BOARD MEETING (ANDERSON ROOM, 11:45AM) SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

MCMILLAN CHARACTER EDUCATION SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING COACH BOB HURLEY (DETAILS TBD) OCTOBER 1, 2012 ZACK SEMANDER GOLF TOURNAMENT (WESTWOOD GOLF CLUB, 11:30AM) OCTOBER 26, 2012 FALCON FAMILY FEAST (RICE STADIUM, 5:00 – 7:00PM) KINKAID-ST. JOHN’S GAME (RICE STADIUM, 7:00PM) NOVEMBER 5-8, 2012 ALUMNI PHONATHON (KAYEM LIBRARY, 6:30PM) NOVEMBER 12, 2012 KATHERINE HOWE ’95 SPECIAL EVENT (DETAILS TBD) NOVEMBER 14, 2012 ALUMNI BOARD MEETING (ANDERSON ROOM, 11:45AM)

George Doubleday is graduating from Rice University with a M.S. in Environmental Engineering, focusing on hydrology. He accepted an employment offer from HDR, Inc. in Austin to work in its Water Resources group as an engineer in training. George married Kalli Fullerton of Graham, Texas in May and traveled to Thailand for their honeymoon.

Michael Evans says 2012 has been a big year so far, and 2013 will be even more exciting.

He proposed to Katie Clifford in

As for me, Grace Lee, I continue to work at The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, as the Director’s Assistant. I have enjoyed hearing about all of our fellow 2005 classmates. Please keep your updates coming by emailing me at lee.gracep@gmail.com. Have a great summer!

NOVEMBER 16, 2012 ALUMNI LEADERSHIP DAY (KINKAID CAMPUS, TIMES TBD) NOVEMBER 28, 2012 ALUMNI HOLIDAY PARTY (KATZ PAC LOBBY, 6:30 – 9:30PM)

Grace Lee ’05, George Doubleday ’05, Julia Atnipp Stellar ’05

THE SCHEDULE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS WILL BE POSTED SOON ON WWW.KINKAID.ORG/ALUMNI

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BIRTH ANNOUCEMENTS

Baron Kai Thiessen, son of Mark Thiessen '96 and Kendra

Parker Bryan Maxwell, daughter of Kathryn Thompson Maxwell '93 and Thomas

Bradley Burton Morgan, son of Lauren Roemer Morgan '96 and Brad '96

Ellen Elizabeth Dennis, daugther of Elizabeth Arnold Dennis '97 and Rich

Constantine George Papadopoulos, son of William Papadopoulos '92 and Pamela

William Richard Dennis, son of Elizabeth Arnold Dennis '97 and Rich

Timothy Raymond Sturm III, son of Sandy Selber Sturm '91 and Tim

Eleanor "Ellie" Elise Esposito, daughter of Stefanie Newton Esposito '91 and Brian

George and Brooke Hansen Spanos ’96, a son, Ethan Kostas Spanos, September 16, 2011.

Pamela and William Papadopoulos ’92, a son, Constantine George Papadopoulos, April 16, 2012.

Cassie and Marshall Porterfield ’01, a daughter, Isabelle Kate “Zizzy Kate” Porterfield, September 20, 2011.

Brad ’96 and Lauren Roemer Morgan ’96, a son, Bradley Burton Morgan, April 16, 2012.

Jeff Peskin and Hannah Brook ’93, a son, Myles Asher Peskin, September 29, 2011.

Joseph and Isla McConn Jornayvaz ’02, a son, Joseph Paul Jornayvaz Jr., April 16, 2012.

Matt and Maya Buryakovsky Pomroy ’96, a daughter, Emma Margaret Pomroy, November 11, 2011.

Tripp and Lindsay Dunlop Griffin ’95, a daughter, Leila Carter Griffin, April 17, 2012.

Beau and Anne Marie Vollero Thompson ’96, a daughter, Sofia Marie Thompson, December 4, 2011.

Chad and Emily Mitchell Covey ’96, a daughter, Elena Kay Covey, April 17, 2012.

Ryan ’99 and Lizzie Buza Devlin ’00, a son, Ryan Patrick Devlin Jr., January 1, 2012.

Brian and Stefanie Newton Esposito ’91, a daughter, Eleanor “Ellie” Elise Esposito, April 21, 2012.

Allison and Philip Wise ’96, a son, Burke Bernard Wise, March 2, 2012.

Ben and Rebecca Kates Miller ’00, a daughter, Kara Sophia Miller, April 24, 2012.

Lauren and Andy Wayne ’96, a son, Brendan Edward Wayne, March 10, 2012.

Newton & Christie Barksdale Ross ’96, a son, Robert Newton Ross IV, March 22, 2012.

Kendra and Mark Thiessen ‘96, a son, Baron Kai Thiessen, March 22, 2012.

Richard and Elizabeth Arnold Dennis ’97, a son and daughter, William Richard Dennis and Ellen Elizabeth Dennis, April 28, 2012.

Daniel and Michelle Vosko Levin ’02, a son, William Stephen Levin, May 3, 2012.

Whitney and Jimmy Hinton ’99, a son, James Marshall Hinton III, May 18, 2012.

Brian and Laura Watson Racine ’01, a son, Jackson James Racine, March 28, 2012.

Allison and Charlie Meyer ’00, a daughter, Elizabeth Tate, May 20, 2012.

Nicole and Patrick Thomas ’95, a daughter and son, Ella Harper Thomas and Reed Cleary Thomas, March 30, 2012.

Shawn and Lisa Kaplan Rosenzweig ’00, a son, Reid Edward Rosenzweig, May 20, 2012.

Laura and Irby Rozelle ’99, a son, Irby Peter Rozelle Jr., April 1, 2012.

Brooks and Hope Morales Young ’95, a daughter, Camila Grace Young, May 30, 2012.

Jennifer and Will Houstoun ’96, a son, Rock Alen Houstoun, April 5, 2012.

Todd and Beth Allen Rogers, a son, Carter Allen Rogers, April 5, 2012.

Whitney and Robert Russell ’97, a son, Michael Fawcett Russell, June 26, 2012.

Gillian and John Barksdale '95, a daughter, Isla Skye Barksdale, April 13, 2012.

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NOT PICTURED: Blake Haynes ‘79

BACK ROW: Walter Fondren ’78, Ryan Fondren, Keith Fullenweider ’81, Will Fullenweider

3RD ROW: Welcome Wilson ’69, AnnaCatherine Wilson, Mark Kelly ’75, Maddy Kelly, Allison Schuette, John Schuette ’82, Todd Johnson ’85, Wells Johnson, Katherine Heyne, Erik Heyne ’77, Andrew Pineda, Rene Doyle Pineda ’81, John Gilbert ’55, Kirby Gilbert, Tracy Gilbert-Glisan ‘84

2ND ROW: Ed Frank ’68, Catherine Frank, Campbell Cravens, Clay Cravens ’81, Dorothy Seay Wynne ’47, Emily Wynne Bolin ’82, Allison Bolin, Annette Faubion Stephens ’82, Annie Stephens, Stephanie Roff, Andrew Roff ’81, Parker Haynes, Palmer Moldawer ’83, Matthew Moldawer, Krista Hawkins Hash ’79, Reed Hash

1ST ROW: Stuart Jacobson ’78, Claire Jacobson, Gail Wolf Orr ’81, Matthew Orr, John Moran ’71, Jeanne Moran, Emily Tuttle Wilde ’80, Will Wilde, Lee Tuttle ’49, Jonathan Finger ’78, Nate Finger, Mike Mayfield, Tad Mayfield ’81, Monty Briscoe ’77, Dillon Briscoe, Sarah May Thomas, Sellers Thomas ‘78

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McMillan Character Education Series Presents

Bob Hurley Legendary Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m.

More details to follow

Series funded by the Hrncir FamilyBetty, John, Trent ’99 and Garrett

15th Annual Zack Semander Memorial Golf Tournament

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Monday, October 1 Westwood Golf Club 11:30 a.m. – Check-in & Lunch 12:30 p.m. – Shotgun Start For additional information, please contact Georgia Piazza at georgia.piazza@kinkaid.org or 713.243.5078.

Be on the lookout for the invitation in the mail!

Come fly with us to Vegas as it once was!

Saturday, February 23, 2013

ADMISSION DEADLINES FOR 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

PreK - Sept. 28, 2012 • Kindergarten - Sept. 28, 2012 • 1st - 12th Grades - Dec. 13, 2012 Apply online at www.kinkaid.org.

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MARRIAGES Nina Phuong Ha ’87 & Stephen Girasuolo January 6, 2012 Rusty Ross ’91 & Julia Osborne March 11, 2012 Alan Falik ’01 & Raine Neal March 24, 2012 Mallory Gershen ’04 & Doug Wynne March 24, 2012 Paul Romano ’89 & Laura March 24, 2012

Paige Nettles ’06 & Ryan Montgomery March 31, 2012

Claudia Bianchi '02 & Michael Biedenharn May 26, 2012

Meredith Collins ’00 & Perry Gagliardi ‘02 April, 7 2012

Becky Blades ’05 & Justin Gregg June 9, 2012

Chris Pitts ’95 & Jennifer Hurn April 28, 2012

Amanda Mansell ’03 & Nick Morrow June 9, 2012

Amy Parker ’98 & Michael Beeson May 5, 2012

Allie Tropoli ’05 & H.D. Pappas ‘00 June 9, 2012

Michelle Cho ’98 & Zachary Wood May 12, 2012

Jennifer Steen ’01 & Chris Black June 23, 2012

Kate Schafer ’02 & Sean Michael Nesselt May 19, 2012

Carson WIlson ’98 & Lindsey Thomas June 25, 2012

IN MEMORIAM Dr. Maconda Brown O'Connor ’48 passed away on May 19, 2012. Maconda went to Kinkaid and then received an associate's degree from Pine Manor College, a bachelor of arts degree from St. Thomas University in Houston, and a master's degree in Social Work from Smith College in Massachusetts. In 1988, she was awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the Smith College School of Social Work.

Dr. O'Connor additionally received honorary doctorates from Pine Manor College and the University of Houston. She was active in many children's organizations, including Harris County Protective Services, El Hogar de Ninos, the Child Abuse Prevention Network, the Mental Health Association of Houston and Harris County, the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, and was a co-founder of both the Houston A+ Challenge and the Greater Houston Collaborative for Children. Virtually all groups in the Houston area working with underprivileged children at one point or another received her grace. She additionally served on many boards in Houston and as both president and chairman of the Brown Foundation, one of Houston's leading benefactors. Her commitment to those in need has made her legendary in the Houston community. She is survived by her siblings, Nancy Brown Negley ’46 and Nancy O'Connor Abendshein (former student) and grandchildren Andrew Sarofim ’03 and Ralph Abendshein ’05.

Edward Hudson Baird ’61 passed away on June 7, 2012. Edward received his primary and secondary education at The Kinkaid School and had been an active alum and long-time supporter of the school. He served as the Class of 1961’s Alumni Correspondent since his graduation from Kinkaid and just this past year, planned its 50th Reunion. He began college at Tulane University, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin and his MBA degree at Texas Tech University. He spent the majority of his working career with First City National Bank and his later years as a financial consultant and oil and gas investor. Edward truly loved his family and wide circle of friends that he kept up with from all stages of his life. He loved sports, whether playing as a youngster, coaching his children, cheering on his grandchildren, or rooting on the Texas Longhorns from his couch or the stadium. Edward is survived by his wife, Patricia Parker Baird; sister, Tami Baird Dyer ’58; brother, John Barnett Baird III; children, Lance Hudson Baird ‘87, Eileen Baird Askew ‘90, and John Barnett Baird II ’95; two stepdaughters, Callie Ann Parker ’95 and Amy Parker Beeson ’98; granddaughters, Elizabeth Baird ‘19, Susan Baird ‘20, Emma Baird ’23, Olivia Askew and Rebecca Askew; and a host of nieces and nephews. Edward was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, the late Richard Morris Baird. Barry Rose ’62 fellow Kinkaid classmate was honored to give the remarks at Edward’s memorial service at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church.

HELP US SHARE YOUR NEWS! Kinkaid would like to share current news about its alumni community. Please share information on weddings, births or obituaries with Alumni Activities Manager Leslie Roemer Labanowski ’02, leslie.labanowski@kinkaid.org.

The Kinkaid Magazine would like to include Class Notes for each class two or three times a year. The Class Correspondents do a great job, but they need their classmates to help provide information on important happenings. Please contact Leslie if you need information about reaching your Class Correspondent or if you would be interested in helping coordinate your Class Notes.

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