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SUCCESSIONS 1994 LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING BACK

1. Joshua M ikutis, Jeremy Keller, and Laura Linnenkohl look excited about starting the new school year. 2.

Ronika Motley welcomes back an old friend. 3. Katie W illiford and Josie Cleveland do some sophomore bonding. 4. First grader Krista Hook starts the school year full of smiles.

5. Jill Hanning shows off her new hair cut. 6. Princess Jasmine, better known as Tiffany Trang, enjoys the Halloween festivities. 7. Seniors Jon Humphrey, Amy Eikenbery, Debi W eis, Ken W illiford, and Anya Young prepare for their final lap sit.

Looking Forward To Looking Back

1993-1994

1. Freshmen Karin Diener, Alex Caillat, Pat Lake, Alex Christy, Jarek Babicki, Tad Suiter, Brent Carroll, Bret Eikenbery, Sid Patwa, Deepak Gupta, and sophonnore Derek Diener laugh through the annual lap sit. 2. Construction at M VS has only just begun. 3. Gary Tozbikian, Amit Gandhi, Max Lake and Melissa Walther examine deer bones along the trail at Aullwood. 4. M V S is being invaded by Egyptian princesses: Ashley Faff, Emily Camm, and Annie Ervin. 5. Kavitha Reddy and Chethra Muthiah search for creepy crawlers at Sugar Creek Reserve.

W e come to school to learn, and if the venture is a success, we leave with a b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d in g of ourselves and our world.

At Miami Valley students are given the opportunity to tr a n s c e n d tr a d itio n a l c h a n n e ls o f le a r n in g so that they may deepen their

kn o w led g e and ab ilitie s.

B y p a r t i c i p a t i n g to o u r fullest degree in the many o p p ortu n ities offered, we are able to earn an educa足

tion that not only prepares us to succeed in the world, but also to succeed accord足 ing to our own definitions.

1. Ana Patwa is ready to decorate the bulletin board.

2. Ronika M otley, Ben Huttsell, N ikki Stewart, and Netsanet Kiffle are happy to be back at school.

3. Martha Bernstein and Bethany Levy love M ountain Dew. 4. Blake Roan enjoys recess exercise and fresh air.

5. Are Katie Nutter and Sara M oncrief really studying?

6. Phil Carroll, M olly Jackson, Jon Nathan, and Jenny Chun are proud to be seniors.

7. Fourth and fifth grade girls huddle together.

Looking Forward To

A New Year

1. Mrs. Shaver's third grade class studies urban, suburban and rural life. Clarissa Mays, Aaron Agarwal, Adonya Jackson, Sarah Woodyard and Marissa Hayes work on their town. 2. Tim Moore, Chris Olszewski, Rahul Ballal, Eugene Polonsky and David Czarnota don't seem to be too thrilled about the lap sit. 3. Lower School students enjoy the new playground equipment. 4. Trevor Browning, Sam Williams and Blake Roan are rolling down the highway. 5. Betsy West, Asfia Qaadir, and Kim Kendricks enjoy the last of the nice fall weather.

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Over the past three de­ ca d e s , th e M ia m i V a lle y School has served as more thar\ an academic institu­ t i o n . It h a s p r o v id e d a

co m fo rta b le a tm o sp h e re for personal growth. M or­ als, ideas, and talents are a few o f th e th i n g s e x ­ changed, accepted, or de­

bated within our com m u­ nity. Students are encour­ aged to create new ideas and to foster a sense of equality. The unique blend

that is MVS has made the last thirty years a wonder­ fu l e x p e r ie n c e , a n d we hope that the next thirty will only be better!

1. Ian Rymer has all his materials ready for the first day of school.

2. The E.C. class works together to build in the sandbox.

3. Ted Etson rests on the old foundation.

4. Harriet Kramer LOVES announcements.

5. Larry Davis decides how to build a tower.

6. Two serious seniors, Jon Nathan and Laura Kersh.

7. Josh Opsahl, Matt McHale, Eugene Polonsky, and Matt Barber enjoy canoeing after a hard day's work at Camp Kern.

Looking Forwards to

Friends And Fun.

1. Lisa Kersh and Manisha Kumar take a walk on the wild side.

2. Matt Gunlock, Brian Sorkin, and Colin Rymer study the wildlife along the river in Sugarcreek Reserve.

3. Paul Kwak and Michael Cleveland dissect a fish at Stone Lab. 4. Sara Moncrief, Aileen Wagner, and Emily Rahimi chat while waiting for the lap sit.

5. Sid Patwa comforts a stray kitten at SICSA.

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S c h o o ls , f a m ilie s , n a 足 tions, neighborhoods; ev足 erything is dynamic. It is not until we reflect upon th e p a s t th a t we u n d e r 足 stand the sienificance of

change. Anniversaries are w o n d erfu l o p p o rtu n ities for reflection. The 1993-94 school year was witness to m an y ch an g es: co n s tru c tio n on th e n ew s c ie n c e

c e n t e r b e g a n an d th e school's schedule changed to an earlier start. W e look f o r w a r d to r e liv in g th e year and its changes in our memories: good times and

bad tim e s , v ic to r ie s and defeats. W e look forward to looking back.

Look To The Future

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SENIORS

__ ^ M olly Jackson " T o la u g h o fte n an d m u ch ; T o w in th e resp ect o f in te llig e n t peo p le an d a ffe c tio n o f c h ild re n ; T o ea rn th e a p p re cia tio n o f h o n e s t c ritic s and th e b e tra y a l o f fa ls e frie n d s; T o ap p recia te b e a u ty , to fin d th e b e st in o th e rs; T o leave th e w orld a b it b e tte r , . .

T o k n o w o n e life h a s b rea th ed easier be cau se y ou have lived.

T h is is to hav e su cceed ed ."

— R a lp h W a ld o E m e rso n

Laura Cham bers-Kersh "If you follow your bliss, you put yourself or\ a kir\d of track that has been there the whole while, waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living."

— Joseph Campbell

a Elizabeth Dysert " A t t h a t m o m e n t, w h e n th e w o rld aro u n d h im m elted aw ay, w h en h e stood a lo n g lik e a star in th e h e av en s, he w as ov erw h elm ed b y a fe e lin g o f ic y d esp air, b u t he w as m o re fir m ly h im s e lf th a n ever. T h a t w as th e la st sh u d d er o f h is aw a k e n in g , th e la st p a in s o f b irth . Im ­ m ed iately he m oved a g a in and b e g a n to w alk q u ic k ly and im p a tie n tly , n o lo n g er h o m ew ard s, n o lo n g er to h is fa th e r, n o lo n g er lo o k in g b a c k w a rd s."

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Lisa "Ju st remember, in the winter far beneath the bitter snow.

Lies the seed that with the sun's love In the spring becomes the rose."

Jenny Chun "you can't ignore or hide away can't escape from the things that line our way take it, leave it, or break it, anyway, you can't get back to yes­ terday" — Lightning Seeds

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Brandon England "T his is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, p e r h a p s , th e en d of th e b e g i n ­ ning."

— W inston Churchill

"Peace cannot be achieved by force; it can only be attained by under­ standing."

— A. Einstein

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Brode Vantrease " N o t h i n g is m o re s im p le th a n greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

(NLCMi Teresa Barrows “Never do today what you can put off till tom orrow — delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done."

— Aaron Burr

Phillip Carroll "A ll experience is an arch to build upon."

— Henry Brooks Adams

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t o Brent Craig "Im agine what tomorrow would bring If we all sing one song One song of love One song of peace One song to make all our troubles cease" — Alan and M arilyn Bergman

AA Rebeccah Quam "T here's so much hate goin' 'round Hard 2 not let it get u down Least we can do is make a joyful sound" — (respectfully Victor, f.k.a.

Prince)

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“I alm ost ran over an angel; he had a nice, big, fat cigar.

“In a sense," he said, "you're alone here, so if you jump, you best jump far."

— Tori Amos

nw/v Gemma Hatoum "Learn the words of wisdom ut­ tered by the wise and apply them in your own Life. Live them — but do not make a show of reciting them, for he who repeats what he does not understand is no better than an ass that is loaded with books."

— Kahlil Gibran

Kenneth A. Nielson "I have only one thing to say.

It's a jungle out there!

W atch out for number one, but don't step on number two.

— Rodney Dangerfield

Deborah S. Weis "T hen one day you'll find ten years have gone behind you.

No one told you when to run you missed the starting gun" — Pink Floyd

Jon J. Nathan "O h , the places you will go!

You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes, You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."

Dr. Seuss

Melissa V. W alther "N ig h ts w im m in g d eserv es a q u iet n ig h t.

I'm n o t su re all th ese p eo p le u n d erstan d .

It's n o t lik e y ears ago.

Fear o f g e ttin g ca u g h t, th e re c k le s sn e s s o f w ater.

T h e y ca n n o t see m e nak ed .

T h e s e th in g s th e y go aw ay, rep laced b y ev ery day . . . . . . y ou I th o u g h t I k n e w you Y o u I c a n n o t ju d g e Y o u I th o u g h t y ou k n e w m e T h is on e la u g h in g q u ietly , U n d ern ea th m y b rea th N ig h tsw im m in g d eserv es a q u iet n ig h t."

— REM

Zachary Glueck "A musician, if he's a messen­ ger, is like a child who hasn't been handled too many times by man, hasn't had too m any fin­ g e r p r i n t s a c r o s s h is b r a in .

That's why music is so much h eav ier th an a n y th in g y o u 'v e ever felt."

— Jimi Hendrix

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Anju Gupta “The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harm ony."

— M ilton

/ Samuel N. W inston, II " T h e d e sire a c c o m p lis h e d is sweet to the soul."

Proverbs 12:19

Ryushi Fujii "Study without thought is vain; thought without study is dangerous."

— Confucius

Am y Eikenbery "In summing up, the moral seems a little bit obscure . . .

W hatever you do, take care of your shoes."

— Phish

Jon athan H um phrey "B efo re I die I want to hear the scream of the B u tterfly " — Jim M orrison

A nya Young 'T h e world is too dangerous for a n y t h in g b u t t r u t h a n d to o sm all for anything but love."

— W illiam Sloan C offin

D anny Boyd Beaty II "H old fast to dreams For if dreams die, Life is a broken-w inged bird That cannot fly . . . " — Langston Hughes

1. Gosh, we hate this picture taking thing. 2. Melisa Walther loves the food at the M VS annual senior picnic. 3.

New friendship — Brent Craig and Denny's dog.

Cocoa. 4. Sam W inston pays attention in class. 5. "Boy! I love this Mountain Dew," says Jon Humphrey. 6. "W e know we are seniors, but uh , , . where do we go?" 7. Anya Young is great at helping the little ones draw pictures." 8.

Ryushi Fujii and Rina Aso 8 talk before announcements.

1994 Graduation T h is y e a r 's c o m ­ mencem ent was a m o­ mentous occasion. The s p e e c h e s w e re e x e m ­ p la r y , th e slid e sh o w was excellent, and the k eyn ote address deliv­ ered by Talvin W ilkes, Class of 1980, was in­ s p i r in g . T h e C la s s of 1994 really enjoyed the p erso n ab le d elivery of M r. W ilkes as he dis­ cu ssed h is exp erien ces as an MVS student, a Princeton student, and a playwright.

T h is y e a r w as a ls o sp e c ia l b eca u se of the musical additions. M u­ sical numbers by Am y Eikenbery and Melissa W a l t h e r a n d b y K en W illifo rd , Jo n H u m ­ p h r e y a n d D e b o ra h W eis re a lly cap tiv ated th e a u d ie n c e . “ It w as nice to have some vari­ ety with the music. It provided nice entertain­ m e n t f ro m s t u d e n ts who had not performed b e f o r e ," c o m m e n te d M rs. Kay. G raduation weekend w a s e n h a n c e d by th e T h irtie th A n n iv e rsa ry celebration as well. Fol­ lo w in g s p o r ts e v e n ts during the day, alumni, p a re n ts , and fa c u lty gathered for dinner and fo r e n te r t a in m e n t by th e f a c u lty e n se m b le , sp e a k e r D a n n y B e a ty a n d th e f a m o u s B lu e M oons who wowed ev­ eryone with their yellow Packard and songs from the fifties.

W e look back on a successful and eventful year as well as ahead to what still is to come.

Class Of 1994 R in a A so uses the language sk ills she learned at M V S to becom e an international interpreter.

Teresa Barrows becom es the personal nurse to the first fem ale president of the U nited States.

D an ny Beaty's first Broadway play, M e and M rs. K rah lin g , opens to rave reviews.

P hillip C arroll becom es a leftist political activist, lets his hair grow long and tours the U.S. in his V W to follow the G rateful Dead.

Jen n y C hun gets stuck at college because Liz can't com e to pick her up.

Brent Craig does his senior thesis on Japanese m arine life.

M am ta D esai starts the first doctor's association of Indian dancers.

Liz D ysert is about to discover the secret of Stonehenge w hen she backs her car up and topples a m onolith.

Am y Eikenbery opens on Broadway as Charlie Brown.

Brandon England writes his first book about cheerleading.

R yushi Fujii's ceram ic cats becom e the new sym bol for Fuji film .

Zach G lueck discovers anthropology as a perfect way to find real skeletons for his art world.

Dr. A nju Gupta spends all her tim e philosophizing about m edicine.

Gem m a Hatoum is hired by the M V S class of 2020 to redecorate the science center.

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Predictions Jo n H um phrey opens a blues bar decorated with Uve reptiles.

M olly Jack so n takes over M r. R om eo's tennis coaching position and becom es the w inningest coach in history.

Laura K ersh opens her own driving school.

Lisa K ersh goes insane when she has twins that are ju st like Laura.

Jo n N athan becom es econom ic advisor to an aging R oss Perot.

Ken N ielsen is a security guard for the governor of O hio.

R ebeccah Quam engineers a device w hich allows her to cheer for the Buckeyes despite having four broken bones.

Erode Vantrease jo in s the C IA as a field agent.

M elissa W alther writes a book entitled T h e Power of Sleep.

D ebi W eis becom es the epitom e of the Southern Belle after her stay at U.K. K enneth W illiford was last seen wandering the acres of Sewanee with a soccer ball in one hand and a guitar in the other.

Samuel W in sto n takes a vow of poverty and spends the rest of his life wearing burlap.

Anya Young breeds and trains the w inning horse in the K entucky D erby in the year 2000.

'Here's Looking At You, Kid!'

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1, Dave W est, ]arek Babicki, and Molly Thomas. I j N ick M oncrief, James Pinckney, Ross SchneidermanJ ^ and Stewart Adam. 3. Kimberly Kendricks, Asfia Qaadir, and Betsy West. 4, Rachel Saunders, Benjy Lowe, and Kevin Mohan. 5. Arshia Qaadir, Kascha SemoHr Sarah Ballauer, and Karin Diener. 6. Katie Willifon^ and Sara Moncrief. 7. Robyn Peal, Kate Jackson, andi Jennifer Kline.

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Juniors R a h u l B a lla l D u sty B ra n n o n P a tric k C a rro ll D avid C zarn o ta

N ic k F u h rer A m it G a n d h i A m y G lis s o n B e n ja m in H u ttse ll

N e tsa n e t K iffle U ly a n a L agu no v M a x L ake K e n n e th Lee

A ro n n e M e rre lli S ara M o n c r ie f T im o th y M o o re R o n ik a M o tle y

C h ris O lsz e w sk i E u gene P o lo n sk y J o n P re isse r E m ily R a h im i

T im Sh a w J e n n y T a y lo r G a ry T o z b ik ia n A ilee n W agner

1. J u n io r m a le b o n d in g in th e C o w ia o n s ; S u ra j W aikhom, BeR Huttsell and M ax Lake. 1. O n the first day of sch oo l the juniors anxiously await the lap sit, 3. Netsartet K iffle and Ke*i Lee pretend ta be hard at w o rk d u r in g a f r e e . 4. A m it G a n d h i an d G a ry Tozbikian are on their way to serve the community.

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Sophoi' Jrel V ik ra m A garw al D a v id A lb e rt N eela B a n e rje e M a tt B a rb e r B ry a n B lo o m

C o lin B y ru m Ja c k ie C h u n Jo sie C lev elan d E liz a b e th C o llier H eath er D a v is B ija l D esa i D e re k D ie n e r A sh le y E n g lan d K a th ry n E rv in Edw ard E tso n

C h risto p h e r G e d rites T im G e o ro ff J il l H a n n in g K ev in H arp er H a rrie t K ra m er

K avita K u m ar R o n a ld L a n to n B ria n L ehm an T o m m y L in S a n ja y M a ra b o y in a C h ristin a M axa M a tth e w M c H a le C handar M u th ia h L au rie N a th a n K a tie N u tte r

L a trise O w ens R a ch e l S a m so n A d am S o rk in K e v in S p itle r A raia T e sfa m a r ia m

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1. A ra ia T e s fa m a r ia m ta k es a quick n ap b e fo re g o v e rn m e n t cla ss. Isn't he ‘ a d o r a b le ? 2 . F r e n c h s t u d e n t Katie !

W illifo rd s m ile s a s sh e v isits Span- | ish in. 3. R a c h e l S a m p s o n , Ashley E n g l a n d , a n d H e a t h e r D a v i s joke aro u n d as th e y w a it fo r th e lap sit to co m m e n ce .

Freshmen T o m A d am Sa ra h B allau er Ja re k B a b ic k i A lexa n d er C a illa t B re n t C a rro ll

A lex C h ris ty A nd re C o lla re s T a n ia D a v iso n K a rin D ie n e r Bret E ik e n b e ry Leia E ller D eep a k G u p ta C h risto p h e r H a rris Ja m e s Je n n in g s A li K ard an B en K atz P a trick L ake H eath er Lew is K a th lee n M cK eow n Jo sh u a O psahl Sid Patw a D u stin P ayn e A rsh ia Q a a d ir Ja m ie R o b y S te p h a n ie Roby H a rris S c h n e id e rm an K asch a Sem on S h a w n S m ith N ik k i Stew art T ad S u ite r

1. Arshia Qaadir, M oliy Thom as, and Stephanie Roby wait in the hall for m ath c la ss . 2. S o p h o m o res gathex around the gingerbread house which was built for Sugarplum, 3. New stu足 dent Kascha Semon, who began her dramatic career in the fall production o f The Crucible, g e ts h er p ic tu r e taken. 4. Are these freshmen too cool for the lapsit? 5. Andre Collates is ta k e n a b a c k b y o p p o n e n t T o m Adam's brilliant chess move.

M o lly Thom as M a u ree n W a g n er D a v id W e st W e sle y Young

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Eighth Gra E m m anu el A raya Bindu A vutu J u s tin C astle P h illip C hu ang

W en d y C zarnota N ish a D esai Sarah E nterline Bert K ram er

T ro y U n d o C raw ford Louthan B e n jy Low ry V aru n M ah ajan

C had M arsh all Lisa M artin T e rri M cM illa n K evin M ohan

T o n y M oore Shaw n N u th ak k i Jo n a th a n N utter Jam es O strow ski

Jam es Patchett A na Patwa M and y R ah im i A n ith a Reddy

R achael Saunders Bridget T in n e y J o h n W adsw orth K elly W hite

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1. Middle School girls show their spirit. 2. Nisha De­ sai, Lisa M artin, and Sarah Enterlirie put in some study time. 3. Benjy Lowry, Troy Lindo, Bert Kramer and Jonathan Nutter hang out on the stage. 4. Mandy 1 S'!!!

Rahimi, Benjy Lowry and Anitha Reddy chow down ‘ at lunch time. «lt|i

Seventh Grade Ballal, Dee Barnard, N icholas B row n, A lexander B u tk e, R y an

C am m , M atthew C arroll, Jo sep h C artw right, Brendan C henow eth, K atie

Fryburg, K risten G u n lock, M atthew Ja ck so n , Ben Jam es, M att

K end ricks, K im b erly K rivian , A lexis K unz, K atherine M cM ah o n , N ena

M u th iah , C hethra N andy, N ina Pietz, M organ Q aadir, A sfia

Reddy, K alpana Reddy, K avitha R y m er, C olin S ign om , R o bert

S o rk in , B rian Sp itler, F lin t W est, B etsy

1. K ris'te if F ry b u rg c a re fu lly a p p lie s p a in t to her t-shirt creation. 2. The Middle School choir performs at the Dayton M ail before the holidays. 3. W ho can give us the biggest smile? 4. Alex Brown, Brendan Cartwright and Ryan Butke aren't always this silly, or are they?

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Sixth Gra e Stew art A dam A ln u r A li M arth a B ern stein M ich ael C leveland

a Steve D in k in s B e n ja m in D urkee Ju s te n England R is h i G andhi

A aron H orn stein K ate Ja ck so n Je n n ife r K line M an ish a K um ar

Pau l K w ak B eth an y Levy V iv ek M ah ajan T rav is M cK ell

N ic k M o n crief B lake N olan Je ffre y O lt R o b y n Peal

Jam es P in ck n e y R o ss Schneid erm an Sehar Siddiqi K yle S navely

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1. Manisha Kumar, Martha Bernstein, and Bethany Levy play Guesstures. 2. Kyle Snavely and Kate Jack足 son do their share to spruce up Grant Park. 3. Ben Durkee works on his keyboarding skills.

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Fifth Grade

:,;1. M VS defines the meaning of diversity — where else can you find a genie, English judge, and an ice cream float in the sai*te room? Andrea Georoff, Mona Lit^ itF» taye, Reina Hayes, and Rosie Combs-Bachman. ■!.

Martha Bernstein, Kyle Snavely, Bethany Levy, Sehar Siddiqi, and Robyn Peal are hard at work in M rs.

Eikenbery"s rooms 3. Andrea Georoff and her waxy friends sing a colorful tune. 4. Reina Hayes, Sylvia Tozbikian, and Rosie Combs-Bachman enjoy Hallow­ een. 5, Liam McDonr»ell and Jonathan Handel are up against the wall, in costume.

Lauren Barnard A ndrew B ernie E m ily Bernie Jo n ath an Bram m er

Ian B u ffin g to n Em ily C arroll CaitUn C artw right R osie C om b s-B ach m an

A ndrea G eoroff Jo n ath an H andel S tacy H aught R eina Hayes

Elizabeth H eritage A licia Jam es K ortney Jeter Je n n y L avin

C ara Lindo M ona Littaye Liam M cD o n n e ll S tephen P h illip s

B rynna Pietz S tephanie P otts Paul R o b in so n M att S m ith

S ylvia T o z b ik ia n Ben T u ttle Ian W enker

Fourth G B ecky A dam Ian Bales Ja ck ie B liss S u san B rau n lin

Sarah Bu tke E m ily Cam m Paul C h risty Jam es Cook

Paul D urkee C laire E nterline A n n ie Ervin Bou rtai Gold

D u stin G ordon J.D . H aley Elliott H ow ells C arolin e Ja ck so n

C olleen K elley Ben K en d ricks M ik e M cC lure Carrie M cD erm o ttJo h n so n

A sh ley F aff Jessica R asb erry Preston Schantz Ju lian a Subashi

Jo sh u a W ard Jared W illiam s T y ler Y ou ng B rian Z apf

1. Lee Kelley shows her Halloween spirit during tS costume parade. 2. Emily Camm dresses as an Egyp tian queen for a day. 3. Claire Enterline relaxes with, good book. 5. M ike McClure is ready for a great davÂť school.

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Third Grade A aron Agarw al A aron Bernie R ich ard Black Ju s tin Bram m er

R eb ecca Brereton T o m m y C lark Shayna E pstein D ori H andle

M arissa H ayes Jo sep h H eritage K evin H ine A ndrew H olland

Adonya Ja ck so n Beau Jo h n so n E m ily M arg olis C larissa M ays

H am ed M oham m ed Jen n ife r M oore V iv ian N anagas C h ristin a O ch s

A lexis P h illip s C aitlin Pow ell Je ff P rob st R o b b y T h o m as

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1, Vivian N a n a g a s and Emily M argolis waU patiently ,spB“ for the "A frican R ites of Passage" to begin. 2. Mrs. ressesJS* Jackson and members of her class allow their linetels* egos to slip out at Halloween. 3. Sarah Woodyard be­ gins her first year at M .V.S. 4. Emily W enker and Viv­ ian Nanagas enjoy lunch in M rs. Priest's room.

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1. Blake Sheridan and Elysse Carpenter trotting off to a day of learning. 2. E.C, Seniors test their architecture skills in the M V S sandbox. 3. Rachel Ward tells her flionb> frie n d s B rian M cC lure^ S h a n n o n H o lla n d , B ailey a r e p  * J Denmark, and Alisha Gandhi, "Let's go!" 4, Larry Davis says, "Ready or not, here I come!". S. Check out our M innie Mouse — Sarah Jacobs.

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Phloem & Xylem

"Yeah, it's nice to have controversy. That way people read it."

Barbara Cleary

F o r P + X , th i s y e a r h as been a year of changes, suc足 c e s s , and new e x p e rie n c e s .

Going into the 1994 school y e a r th e n u m b e r of P + X m e m b e rs w as in q u e s tio n .

W ith the loss of nine seniors, no one knew how the year would turn out, but in the end everything fell into place quite well. This year's staff was very large with help from a high Middle School partici足 p a ti o n . F o r r e t u r n i n g '9 3 members this year has been o n e of e f f ic i e n c y w ith the help of new computers. This year's editors are seniors Ken W illiford and Debi Weis. In addition, there are 4 section editors, seniors Anju Gupta, Becki Quam, Am y Eikenbery, and Middle Schooler Varun Mahajan. W ith the help of s u p e r v i s o r . D r. B a rb a ra Cleary, this year's P-l-X staff w as a b le to p u b lis h th re e wonderful papers. 1994 was a great year for the P + X staff.

Good luck in '95.

1 . Elizabeth Collier and Kascha Semon work intently. 2 . Ken W illiford watches Deepak Gupta sell basket足 ball tickets. 3. Harriet Kramer reads a class survey, 4. Ken W illiford and Debi Weis rest during a meeting.

Front row: Rob Signom, Dee Ballal, Kalpana Reddy, Katherine Kuntz, and Kavita Reddy. Second row: Mel足 issa Walther, Ken W illiford, Debi Weis, Elizabeth Collier, Neela Banerjee, Ashley England, and Kascha Semon. Third row: Deepak Gupta, Max Lake, Amit Gandhi, Rebeccah Quam, Anju Gupta, Amy Eikenbery, Kate Jackson, and Varun Mahajan. Fourth row; Matt Barber, N ikki Stewart, Rahul Ballal, Araia Tesfamariam, Zach Glueck, Harriet Kramer, and Dr. Cleary.

"It s like Dead Poet's Society. It's like you get together and read lots of poems — Kathryn Ervin

Aesthesia

Florence Krahling Betsy Hughes

Aesthesia is M VS's literary magazine, a publication tradi­ tion for over ten years. The d e d ic a te d s ta f f w as led by co-editors Kavita Kumar and K a th ry n E rv in . T h e ir y e a r ­ long project consists of gath­ ering or producing original short stories, poems, and il­ lustrations, selecting the best works, and putting them to­ gether as a printed book. Al­ though the staff was small this year, faithful attendance at weekly meetings and an all-day layout session allowed th em to s u c c e s s f u lly c o m ­ p le te th e ir m is s io n . B e ts y Hughes and Florence Krahl­ ing lent their knowledge and exp erien ce as fa cu lty a d v i­ sors.

Front row: Mrs. Hughes, Jill Hanning, Neela Banerjee, Manisha Kumar, Kathryn Ervin, Kavita Kumar, Mrs. Krahling. Second row: Emily Rahimi, Christina Maxa, Bijal Desai, Laurie Nathan, Tad Suiter, Andre Collares, Danny Beaty.

1 , Bijal Desai and Jill Hanning goof around during a lunch meeting. 2 .

Christina Maxa and Andre Collates attempt to decipher the meaning of a poem. 3. Editors Kathryn Ervin and K av ita K um ar d isp u te a p o in t. 4 .

Leah Eller votes on a poem, partici­ pating in the "democratic" selection process.

Forensics

" . . . this time (state competition) it was like we had a team of people and so more than just personal satisfac­ tion, it just really made me feel like the Miami Valley School had a team, which was nice."

— D anny Beaty

Florence Krahling

This year's Forensics team w as a p h e n o m e n a l su c ce ss with six people qualifying for the state competition, a rec­ o rd f o r th e M ia m i V a lle y School. Of the five, Danny B e a ty , L iz D y s e r t , N ik k i S te w a rt, M a u re e n W a g n e r, A ile e n W a g n e r , an d Jo n N a th a n , N ik k i and D a n n y became the state champions in th e ir c a te g o r ie s . M iam i Valley took ninth place in the o v e ra ll sw e ep stak es p o in ts a m o n g a ll th e s c h o o ls in Ohio. D anny Beaty won the national competition of the National Forensics League in Dram atic Interpretation. He also entered in Original O ra­ tory, the only student who has accomplished this feat in sixty-seven years. This was a great year for coach Florence Krahling. Her presence and knowledge of public speak­ ing will be greatly missed in th e f u tu r e . T h e F o r e n s ic s team shared wonderful m em­ ories of m any speech tourna­ ments throughout this year.

1 . Kathryn Ervin and Ronald Lanton enjoy a meal during a forensics trip.

2 . Liz is presented a handsome award for placing in a tourney as Danny joins the applause. 3. Danny and Jon are thrilled to be up on a Saturday morning. 4. Danny Beaty and N ikki Stewart show off their State Champi­ onship plaques with winning smiles.

Front row; Ms Katzner, Aileen Wagner, Maureen Wagner, Ronald Lanton, Leia Eller, Kathy McKeown, Mrs. Krahling. Back row: Jon Nathan, Becki Quam, Araia Tesfamariam, Danny Beaty, Kathryn Ervin, Laurie Nathan.

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For those who would enjoy a lot of hard work, a rigorous schedule, a trip to New York, and an opportunity to meet students from all over North America, Model U.N. is the thing for you."

— Netsanet Kiffle

Model UN

Fran Inbody

Sustainable developm ent, family planning and interna­ tional debt are just a few of the topics discussed at Model U n ite d N a t io n s . T h e h a rd work began with the prepara­ tion of the position papers.

Through these papers back­ g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n w as gathered on the subjects be­ ing discussed, and the dele­ g a te 's p o sitio n w as fo rm ed b a se d on th e v ie w s of th e country she or he represents.

A f te r th e p o s it io n p a p e r comes the fun part — the con feren ce! T he delegations from MVS attended two con­ ferences this year. In the fall th e sc h o o l re p re se n te d the Ukraine, Peru, Croatia, India, and the United States at a day-long conference held at the University of Dayton. In the spring a group of stu­ dents traveled to New York for a week long conference.

The students represented It­ aly and Croatica. The group's hard work was rewarded with a w a rd s of d i s t i n c t i o n an d outstanding particip ation at the UD conference.

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1 . The inexperienced Creation Dele­ gation has time for a picture after a strenuous conference in New York.

2 . The United States Delegation are all smiles after a magnificent perfor­ mance at U.D. 3. The mostly sopho­ m ore d e le g a tio n fo r In d ia show s promise for the future after receiving a recognition award at U.D. 4. The Italian Delegation after a tough con­ ference in New York.

Amnesty

''I've written so many letters, I didn't even remember which one it was sponse from the person!"

I was excited to get an actual relackie Chun

Am nesty International is a nonprofit human rights orga­ nization dedicated to helping political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and victims of h u m an rig h ts ab u se. M an y s t u d e n ts f ro m th e h ig h sch o o l p a rticip a te d in A m ­ n e s t y . T h e M ia m i V a lle y chapter of Am nesty did its part in helping this cause by meeting on Fridays to write letters to countries in which a cause for concern was found.

Som e stu d e n ts received re ­ plies from the governments of the countries that were in­ volved, proving that one let­ te r ca n m a k e a d if f e r e n c e .

The year ended with the an­ n u a l A m n e s ty F e s t, a ro ck concert which showcases lo­ ca l b a n d s a n d h e lp s r a is e funds for the club.

1 . Liz Dysert, a co-president of Am­ nesty, can't control her urge to bite her fingers as she becomes consumed with thought. 2 . Jenny Chun's per­ fect penmanship could save a per­ son's life. 3. Ashley England writes to a prisoner of conscience. 4. Sanjay Maraboyina is amused with what he is writing.

Front Row: Bijal Desai, Ashley England, Kavita Kumar, Laurie Nathan, Becki Quam, A.leen Wagner, and Neela Banerjee. Middle Row: Jill Hanning, Pam Elmer, Liz Dysert, Rachel Samson, RoniUo ivlotley, Mamla Desai, and Jackie Chun. Back Row: Tommy Lin, Vikram, Agarwal, Pat Carroll, Anju ' Sanjay Ma­ raboyina, Brian Lehman, and Harriet Kramer.

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(/ „jet, Front row: Mr. Brereton, David Albert, Kavita Kumar, Heather Davis, Sam W inston, Jon Humphrey, Amit jjy I* Gandhi, M rs. Inbody. Second row: Becki Quam, Suraj W aikhom, Max Lake, Laura Kersh, Karin Diener, Aileen Wagner, Tad Suiter, Alex Christy.

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U n d e r th e g u i d a n c e of P re sid e n t Sam uel W in s to n and Secretary-Treasurer Amit Gandhi, the 1993-94 council w as a b le to c a r r y on w i th m ost established traditions.

The Halloween Dance had a new spin: the music was “All Eighties!" and students had a blast getting down to tunes f r o m th e ir c h i ld h o o d . T h e can drive had some trouble, but the fruit sale went as well as it always does. The council made good use of its exten­ siv e t r e a s u r y t h r o u g h th e purchase of a Ram costume, a new computerized periodical database for the library, and a red-eyed tree frog for Mrs. Elmer's critter collection. The annual faculty appreciation breakfast was enjoyed by all brave enough to get there by 6:30. Winston worked well, a n d h is d e d i c a t i o n , a lo n g with the guidance of Inbody and B r e r e t o n , w as a m a jo r contributor to the year's pro­ ductivity.

1 . Mr. Camm and Ronald Lanton make their contribution to the fruit sale. 2 . Becki Quam gets a lunchtime meeting organized at the board. 3.

Jo n H u m p h re y h e lp s te m p o ra ry Sec-Treas Max Lake, 4. Sam W in­ ston, hard at work on a new draft of the constitution.

Successions

"I like yearbook because we're making permanent memories that people will have for a long time after they leave M V S." Laura Kersh (

1993-1994 was a productive year for the staff of Succes­ s i o n s . W e s ta r te d o u r y e a r strongly by reaching our goal for ad sales early in October.

This was a great achievement because this has never been a cc o m p lish e d b e fo re . T h is year's success was due to the staff's strong leadership and dedication by all of the 32 members. This year's editors w ere s e n io rs M a m ta D esai and Lau ra K e rsh . Im p ro v e ­ ments this year were made on the staff's ability to take pic­ tu r e s , cro p th o se p ic tu r e s , write stories, and make lay­ outs. The staff spent every lu n c h p e rio d on T u e s d a y s and several Saturday work­ shops working on the year­ book. This year's supervisors w e re M r s . E lle n K a y an d M rs. Tana Eikenbery. Over­ all, this was one of the best years for Successions.

1. Jo sie Cleveland teaches brother Mike how the yearbook works. 2 .

Jenny Chun finds out that it is hard to eat and work at the same time. 3.

Phil Carroll and Molly Jackson are enjoying looking through the pic­ tures for yearbook. 4. Sports Editor Brian Lehman concentrates on fin­ ishing his pages.

Front row: Nina Nandy, Katie Chenoweth, Robyn Peal, Sehar Siddiqi. Second row: Josie Cleveland, Jenny Chun, Ronika Motley, Sara Moncrief, Netsanet Kiffle, Heather Davis, Jackie Chun, Ben Katz, Adam Sorkin.

Third row: Vikram Agarwal, Rachel Samson, Latrise Owens, Katie Nutter, Mamta Desai, Laura Kersh, Liz Dysert, Molly Jackson, Phil Carroll. Top row: Lisa Kersh, Katie W illiford, Brent Craig, Chandar Muthiah, Ken Nielsen.

In a match I spend a lot more time making moves . .. you know, just a game for fun. I'll do it quicker, usually because the people I play don't like me taking my time."

— Aronne Merrelli

Chess Club

This year's Chess Club was a huge success. It consisted of 49 members under the direc­ tion of Jon Graetz. The group met once a week to discuss and c h a lle n g e each o th e r 's skills. The top five players were on the MVS chess team.

These five traveled to other schools to participate in tour­ naments. The team received fourth place at the VandaliaB u tle r to u rn a m e n t and r e ­ ceiv ed a tr o p h y b e ca u se of their success. The chess team ended with a record of 3-3.

M r. Graetz considered this to be a rebuilding year for the chess team and predicts even more success next year since all s t a r tin g p la y e rs are r e ­ turning.

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Front row: Liz Dysert, Kavita Kumar, Tommy Lin, Jon Humphrey, David Czarnota, Eugene Polonsky, Aronne Merrelli, Matthew Mchale. Second row: James Jennings, Brandon England, Gary Tozbikian, Nick Fuhrer, Chris Olszewski, Harris Schneiderman, Kathy McKeown. Third row: Brian Lehman, Rahul Ballal, Suraj W aikhom, Amit Gandhi, Jon Preisser, Max Lake, Dustin Payne, Mr. Graetz.

1. B ria n L ehm an ch e ck m a te s B ret Eikenbery. 2 . Chris Olszewski and D avid Czarnota dem onstrate their skills while Matt McHale watches. 3.

T h e c h e ss team . F ro n t row : S u ra j W aikhom, N ick Fuhrer, David Czar­ n o ta , E ugene P o lo n sk y , M atth ew McHale. Second row: Coach Graetz, Amit Gandhi, Dustin Payne, Aronne Merrelli. 4. Mr. Graetz and Nick Fu­ hrer play an intense match.

Community Service Day A com m unity service day is a day when the students get involved in the com m unity, and ex­ perience another side of Hfe. Com m unity experi­ ences range from plant­ ing trees at Aullwood to s o r tin g c lo th e s at th e Y W C A a n d w a s h in g walls at the Other Place.

To m any students, this day is not only a day out of classes but also an opportunity to pro­ v id e h e lp w h e re it is n eed ed . T h is y e a r th e students got the chance to work twice — once in the fall and once in the spring. All in all, even though a lot of work is p u t in to th e d a y , th e students find it worth­ while.

1 . Jon Preisser removes nails from a sign at Camp Kern. 2.

Matt Barber and Wes Young w ork to g eth e r to repair the sides of a wigwam. 3. David C zarn ota spread s grav el on natu re tra ils , 4. A sh ley E n ­ gland and Jackie Chun help out at SICSA. 5. Arshia Qaad ir, S te p h a n ie R o b y , and Kathy McKeown get briefed b e fo re b e g in n in g w o rk at A ullw ood . 6 . K arin D ein e r, Maureen Wagner, Kascha Sem o n , S ara M o n c r e if, K a tie N u tte r, and K a th ry n E rv in wait for their bus outside St. Vincent's homeless shelter. 7.

The group takes a break from preparing a mailing for the YMCA.

1 . Alex Christy, Tom Adam, Kevin Spitler, and Sam W inston are worn out after clearing honeysuckle at Aullwood. 2 . Becki Quam and Sam W inston are ready for their work at Aullwood. 3.

Ken Nielsen and Phil Carroll help rebuild the Bark House at Sun Watch Indian Village.

4. Pat Lake works on the Wigwam at Camp Kern. 5.

Kascha Semon, Katie Nutter, and Maureen Wagner work at St. Vincent Hotel. 6. Sanjay Maraboyina walks a dog at SICSA. 7. Sara Mancrief washes windows at St. Vincent Hotel.

Middle School Activities The Middle School was ac­ tive in its second year of ex­ p a n sio n . Sch e d u le ch an g es were made to allow for more activities. Some of these in­ cluded drama, photography, and a Middle School newspa­ per called the Cambium.

S tu d e n ts p a rticip a te d in com m u nity service p rojects including cleaning up Grant Park and babysitting at Carl's Coats for Kids.

A highlight for sixth grad­ e rs w as th e a n n u a l a q u a tic study at Stone Lab on Lake Erie.

O ur m u sic program grew tre m e n d o u sly . T h e M id d le School choir, made up of over one third of its student body, had several successful perfor­ m a n ce s aro u n d th e area. A h a n d b e ll c h o ir was form ed and was featured before the Boston Pops Orchestra.

T h e e n tire M iddle Sch oo l spent three days before winter break at Camp Joy. Students were challenged by climbing activities, night hikes, journal writing and orienteering.

1 . Middle schoolers warming up fo r b a s k e tb a ll. 2 . C o lin Rymer, Rob Signom, and Ben Jackson making french bread.

3. Bridget Tinney, Mandy Rah im i, Sarah E n te rlin e , and Ana Patwa just hanging out.

4. Michael Cleveland, Justen England, Robyn Peal, Martha Bernstein and Nick Moncrief at Stone Lab. 5. Troy Lindo is surrounded by babies at Carl's Coats for Kids. 6. The sixth grade bonding at Stone lab. 7.

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Odyssey of the M ind, Power of the Pen, Ohio M a th L e a g u e , an d M athCounts teams had successful competitions.

W hen coupled with art and music accom plish­ m en ts, these su ccesses said a lot about the di­ versity of talent in our student body. Construc­ tion on the new science c e n te r c o n tin u e d an d Middle Schoolers antici­ pate the day when they can move into new lock­ ers and a beautiful com ­ mons of their own.

1 . The evil ogre, a.k.a. Matt Camm, threatens to eat cast rr\embers of "Jackie and the C o rn s ta lk .” 2 . Kate Ja ck so n becomes Marie Antoinette for a French class performance, 3.

Rob Signom "pawnders” his next move. 4. Middle School girls show their M V S spirit before a basketball game. 5.

“Cinderfellow" actors prepare fo r o p en in g n ig h t. 6 . S ix th graders and first grade sibs design holiday cards. 7. Matt Camm, Flint Spitler, and Ryan Butke work on their piiiata for Spanish class.

Middle School P r o je c t P e rio d p ro v id e s Middle School students with a welcome change in routine at the end of the school year.

T h e e ig h th grad e c u lm i­ nated a week long study of the Amish, Quakers, Shakers, and the h is to ry of P h ila d elp h ia with a trip to Philly and Lan­ caster C o u n ty. T h ey visited many historic sites in the city, as well as Valley Forge. Stu­ dents sampled world-famous Philly cheese steaks and soft pretzels, shopped at Zipperheads and Bookbinders, and observed first-hand how the Amish live. Their trip con­ cluded with a day-long visit to Hershey Park. They displayed their carefully crafted Amish quilts to parents gathered in th e n e w ly co m p le te d M .S .

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7 th g rad e s tu d e n ts c o m ­ pared the river cities of Day­ ton and Cincinnati. They vis­ ited la n d m a rk s su ch as the Paul Laurence Dunbar house, Newcom Tavern, and Ft. An­ cient. Students dressed as fa­ m ous D a y to n ia n s and p re ­ sen ted n a r r a tiv e s to c la s s ­ m ate s. A h ig h lig h t was de­ signing and flying a kite, us­ ing Cincinnati or Dayton in its design.

1 . Justen England celebrates his 12th birthday at Wrigley Field. 2 . Troy Lindo, Sarah Enterline, and Ana Patwa iron quilt squares in the new M.S. Commons. 3. 7th graders pose in front of the John Patterson monument. 4. Justen England, S te w a rt A d am , and M ik e Cleveland practice handbell fu n d a m e n ta ls. 5. N ick B a r­ n a rd , M a tt G u n lo c k , R y a n B u tk e , C o lin R y m e r, and Morgan Pietz gather journal information at Sunwatch V il­ lage. 6. 6th graders anticipate the beginning of "The Phan­ tom of the Opera." 7. Mr. Acquilano and Mrs. Kretzler ex­ amine Georges Seurat's "Su n­ day Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte".

Project Period S ev en th g ra d e rs e n ­ joyed a three day explo­ r a tio n of C in c in n a t i, visiting such attractions as U n io n T e r m i n a l , Findlay M arket, and the C a re w T o w e r . T h e y w e re in v o lv e d w ith a scavenger hunt, a riverb o a t r id e , an d r o lle r s k a t in g b y th e O h io River.

A week long study of Ancient Egypt, im pres­ sio n istic p ain tin g , and musical theater quickly involved the sixth grad­ ers in their Project Pe­ rio d e x p e rie n c e . T h e y enjoyed daily handbell classes and had the op­ p o r t u n i t y to d e s ig n some string art, as well as prepare for a four day visit to Chicago. In Chi­ cago students completed an architectural tour of the city by boat, cheered th e C u b s at W r i g l e y F ie ld , an d v is ite d th e A rt In s titu te . H ig h ­ lights of the trip had to be the wonderful per­ formance of "Phantom of the O pera" and view­ ing the "Inside Ancient E g y p t " e x h ib it at th e Field Museum.

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D u n b a r 's h o m e. 3. B rid g e t Tinney, Mandy Rahimi, and L isa M a r tin p iece to g e th e r their Amish quilts. 4. A visit to Chicago wouldn't be com­ pete without a trip to the Hard R o c k C a fe . 5. B en Ja c k s o n , Kavitha Reddy, and Chethra M u th iah dressed as fam ous Daytonians. 6. Manisha Ku­ mar and Stewart Adam learn some of the secrets of the An­ cient Egyptians. 7. Some rich and hungry M.V.S. students sampled P hiladelphia's most fam ou s re s ta u ra n t, leav in g poor and full.

Lower School L o w e r S c h o o l is a tim e of fu n , le a r n in g , an d f o r m in g life lo n g friendships. As a m em ­ ber of the Lower School student body the school year is filled with spe­ cial activities. Children, as well as teachers, are as busy as buzzing bees.

The activities of Lower School include musical p e rfo rm a n ce s, an A rtist-in -R esid en ce, after­ school clubs, and spe­ c ia l c e l e b r a t i o n d a y s s c a tte r e d th r o u g h o u t the year. The activities of L o w e r S c h o o l add spice to the school year for the entire MVS fam ­ ilyM usic fills the halls of MVS. M rs. Etter, the L o w e r S c h o o l m u s ic teacher, makes each of her classes fun and en­ joyable for her students.

Drawing from her cre­ ativity and enthusiasm for the world of music, she creates projects that th e s tu d e n ts ca n have fun with as well as learn from.

1 . Clouds visit the E.C. se­ niors. 2 . Fourth grader Claire Enterline shows off her pearly whites! 3. French Day is off to a roaring start with the annual b ik e parad e. 4. V io lin in s ts abound at the E.C. Senior Mu­ sical. 5. Mrs. Hartman and her fo u rth grade stud ents enjoy just being at school! 6. Look Ma! No teeth! 7. Granny visits the Lower School.

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Lower School E v e ry y e a r th e s t u ­ d e n ts in th e L o w e r S c h o o l sp e n d lo n g hours producing a m u­ sical. Under the direc­ tion of M rs. Etter, the m u s i c a l, " C o l o r s — W e're Better Together", about the colorful world of crayons was a smash hit. Through this m usi­ cal some students could showcase their wonder­ fu l s i n g i n g a b i l i t y .

O th e r s tu d e n ts fo u n d an outlet for their cre­ a tiv ity th r o u g h O rp h instruments. Still others found a way to partici­ pate in the music pro­ gram by writing origi­ nal music compositions with the school's A rtis t-in -R e s id e n ce , C a r­ men Moore. Clearly, the m u s ic p r o g r a m w as a success.

1, C ra y o n s s in g ou t in the Lower School musical. 2 . Artis t-in -R e s id e n c e com p oser Carmen Moore adds spice to th e s c h o o l y e a r. 3. L o o k at these pumpkins! 4. Ballroom dancing is hard for five year olds. 5. Mrs. Weyrich amuses students at the Spring Fair. 6.

T h e C in c in n a ti Z oo b rin g s birds to share! 7. Mrs. Etter and her Orph Ensemble.

Lower School T h ro u g h th e A r tis tin -R e s id e n c e of O h io program composer Car­ m e n M o o r e ca m e to M V S . H e t a u g h t th e Low er School stud ents a b o u t m u s ic in a hands-on way. Students were involved in activi­ tie s s u c h as w r it in g down emotions they felt as they listened to m u­ sic, playing with rhyth­ mic instrum ents, learn­ ing about the technical side of music, getting to k n o w C a r m e n , an d much more. The high­ light of this experience was when all of the stu­ dents had the chance to c r e a te th e ir v e ry ow n m usical co m p o sitio n s.

H a v in g an A r t i s t - i n Residence at the school was an experience that e n r ic h e d th e liv e s of MVS Lower Schoolers.

The lives of students in th e L o w e r S c h o o l did n o t en d a f te r s c h o o l.

M any students were in­ v olved in a c tiv itie s in and outside of school.

1 . K ath erin e B rau n lin takes time out for a picture while playing with blocks. 2. Art is always fun for these creative fifth graders. 3. These E.C. se­ niors may be famous archi­ tects someday. 4. These girls sure know how to enjoy an as­ s e m b ly . 5. T h e s e s tu d e n ts traveled back in time to expe­ rience the first Thanksgiving.

6 . M V S is fu ll o f s tu d io u s workers — even in the Lower School. 7. Fourth grader Jackie Bliss takes time out of recess for reflection.

Lower School M an y Low er S ch o o l students were involved in clubs. The program was led by Cherie Craig with the help of the en­ tire Lower School fac­ ulty.

The im portant thing was to choose activities that the teacher as well as th e s tu d e n ts co u ld e n jo y . T h e s t u d e n ts could choose among the lists of clubs that in­ cluded movies, cooking, ro c k e ts , s c ie n c e , r u n ­ ning, and much more.

After the sign up the students spent an hour after school each week in a club where they had fu n , w ere p r o d u c tiv e , and enjoyed each oth­ e r 's c o m p a n y . T h e school year would not be th e sa m e w ith o u t these much loved clubs.

T he sch oo l year would not be complete without special days set a s id e f o r th e L o w e r School to take part in unique activities. These days in c lu d e d a T h an k sg iv in g celeb ra­ tio n , a w in te r h o lid a y celebration, French Day, and Spring Fair. These days helped alleviate the a c a d e m ic s t r e s s th a t even Lower School stu­ dents can feel. M ost im ­ portantly, these special days filled the year with fun.

1. A group of Mrs. Gardner's fifth g rad ers d iscu ss an a s ­ signment. 2. Hank Zapf takes a re fr e s h in g b re a k . 3. F irs t graders Billy McCullough and C a rly C h e n o w e th do som e break time bonding. 4. Lower School students rejoice with the new snow. 5. Shayna Ep­ stein thinks hard during her te s t, 6 . B o rta i and K h u rre n 7 Gold and Sam Williams pre­ pare for a fun day at school. 7.

Mrs. Stichter's second graders respond excitedly to a guest speaker.

Looking At Halloween The halls of any other school on October 31 re­ semble an ordinary day, b u t M i a m i V a lle y is unique. The holiday is brought alive at 8:15 in the m orning when the students arrive in their costumes. The day in­ cluded the faculty's ver­ s io n of th e " M o n s t e r M a s h ," th e L o w e r School parade, class par­ ties and contests. W e all left school that day be­ lieving in the Hallow­ een s p i r i t . W e w ere ready to jump back into the 80's that night at the Studen t C ou n cil sp o n ­ sored Halloween dance and the Middle School's first "social" of the year.

T h e n we w e re all psyched and ready for th e fi r s t sn o w of th e year.

1. S te w a rt A dam and N ic k M o n c r ie f ta k e tim e ou t o f their day to soak in the Hal­ loween atmosphere. 2 . Upper School principal, Tom Elmer, teaches the students how to do the "M onster M ash." 3. An­ nual Lower School parade.

4. Tiffany Trang, Aria Gough, and Jessica Levy smile as they d ecorate th eir p u m p k in s. 5.

Snow W hite and Belle have a "D isney" hold on friendship.

6. Friends forever. 7. Annie Ervin smiles big for the cam­ era.

All School Carol Sing T he U p p er S ch o o l c o m m o n s w a s fille d with music on the last d a y of c la s se s b e f o r e winter break began. The U p p e r a n d M id d le School students started the event by picking up their little sibs in the Lower School. The stu­ dents entered the Com ­ mons where they were p a ck ed lik e s a r d in e s .

S o o n a ll jo in e d in to s h a re so m e h o lid a y ch eer by sin g in g b e ­ lo v e d C h r is tm a s an d H an ak k a h so n g s. T h e traditional MVS rendi­ tio n of " T h e T w e lv e Days of C hristm as" was s h o u te d by e v e n th e q u ie t e s t o f s t u d e n ts .

The program was high­ lig h te d b y th e p e r f o r ­ m a n c e s of th e U p p e r an d M id d le S c h o o l c h o i r s , a d u e t o f tw o m u s i c a lly ta le n te d teachers, and the teach­ ers' choral group. The All School Sing Along was a traditional experi­ ence that was enjoyed by all.

1. Araia Tesfamariam is being a good role model for his little sib at the All School Carol Sing. 2 , Ken Williford holds L a u rie M a r g o lis w h ile Liz D y s e r t ta k e s a p ic tu r e . 3.

Becki Quam and MacKenzie Chami work on a Christmas card together. 4. These teach­ ers should go pro. 5. Molly Jackson teaches Jake Brereton th e p ro p e r w ay to m ake a Christmas card. 6. The Upper School choir is getting ready fo r the b ig p e rfo rm a n ce . 7.

"La, la, la," sings the Middle School choir.

spring Fair The Spring Fair was an exciting event for the Lower School. The event is sponsored by the Par­ ents' Association. Even though the Spring Fair is a major fund raiser, the event was enjoyed by all. The students enjo y e d p la y in g g a m e s such as the cake walk a n d d u c k f i s h i n g , as w e ll as fa c e p a in t in g and body tattoos. Chil­ dren of all ages could be seen stuffing their faces w ith p o p c o r n , c o tt o n candy, and snow cones.

T h is y e a r th e S e n io rs to o k a d v a n ta g e of the people who attended the Spring Fair with a Se­ n io r C a r W a s h . T h e m o n e y w a s u sed to cover graduation costs.

M an y L ow er S ch o o l parents appreciated the clean cars they picked up b e fo re le a v in g th e Spring Fair. The high­ light of the Spring Fair w as an a p p e a r a n c e of Peter Rabbit celebrating his 100th Birthday. The Spring Fair is an MVS tr a d itio n th a t w as e n ­ joyed by all.

1 . Mrs. Kretzler with her pa­ tented Spring Fair sky dive.

Right on target! 2 . Araia Tesfa m a ria m p a tie n tly p a in ts some of his artwork on an ex­ cited Lower Schooler's face. 3.

Katie Nutter looks great with her ch ild h o o d frie n d , Peter Rabbit. 4. A little girl chomps away at the donut-eating con­ te s t at th e S p r in g F a ir. 5.

Lower Schoolers enjoy their snow cones. 6, Jon Humphrey p u lls up to th e s e n io r car wash. 7, Manisha Kumar gets ready to demonstrate her pow­ erful slap-shot.

1 . A m y E ik e n b e r y , M a m ta D e s a i, a n d M e lis a W a lth e r p la y th re e s is t e r s in A P E n g lis h c la s s . 2 . " S a y c h e e s e , K e n n e th !" s a y s M a m ta D e s a i. 3 . B r e n t C r a ig a n d P h il C a r r o ll a t th e W in te r S p o rts B a n q u e t . 4 . " W e 'r e b e s t b u d s , " s a y M a u re e n W a g n e r, N ik k i S te w a rt, a n d A le x C a illa t . 5 . R a h u l B a lla l a n d P h il C a r r o ll a re g la d c la s s e s a re o v e r. 6 . C o lin is r e a d y to ta k e n o t e s in F ilm m a k in g . 7 . S t e p h a n ie R o b y , A r s h ia Q a a d ir , H e a th e r L e w is a n d K a s c h a S e m o n lo v e M V S. ,3

spirit Week A lth o u g h snow fell, and sch o o l w as c a n ­ celled during the 1994 S p ir it W e e k , th e s t u ­ d e n ts ' s p i r i t w as n o t dampened. The hall dec­ orations and class skits had to be eliminated be­ cause of the snow, but spirit still reigned. This y e a r , c la s s s p i r it w as measured by fruit sale, the can drive, dress up d a y s , an d b a s k e t b a ll gam e a tte n d a n c e . T he most exciting part about S p ir i t W e e k w a s th e d r e s s up d a y s w h ich fe a tu r e d : h a t d a y , p a ­ ja m a d a y , tw in d a y , dress up day, and red and blue day.

1 . Brandon England, Mamta Desai, and Becki Quam look very stylish while celebrating h at d ay. 2 . T o m m y L in , V ikram A garw al, and B rian Lehman are apparently gifted in m o re a re a s th a n o n e . 3.

Looking good! A different side of Jon Humphrey is shown on cross dress day. 4. Jon Nathan and J e n n y C h u n w ear th e sam e s h ir t and sam e b e lt.

"Could these two be sim ilar?"

5. Manisha Kumar, Michael C le v e la n d and R o b y n P eal show their spirit during M.S. "Spirit W eek". 6. Phil Carroll, M o lly Ja c k s o n , M r. E lm er, and Ken Williford, are indis­ tinguishable on twin day. 7.

Hey, Dave Czarnota! Is this going to be your new look?

1994 For the third year in a row, the class of 1994 proved to have the most spirit in the school. But the other three classes also showed a great deal o f s p i r i t a n d se e m to h av e p o te n tia l fo r th e f u t u r e . P e r h a p s th e highlight of this year's S p ir i t W e e k w as th e girls' victory in the an­ nual Spirit W eek bas­ k e tb a ll to u r n a m e n t.

They defeated their rival Maumee Valley to win the tournament, a vic­ tory that capped off an­ o th er su cce ssfu l S p irit Week.

1. Neela Banerjee, Bijal Desai, Christna Maxa and Kate Ervin have become twins. 2 . Amy E ik e n b e ry and A n ju G upta are an e x a m p le o f s e n io r twins. 3. Mr. Squiers partici­ pates in hat day. 4. Teresa Bar­ row s, M e lissa W a lth e r, and Amy Glisson share some re­ semblance. 5. Tim Moore par­ ticipates in cross dress day. 6.

A sh ley E ngland and R achel Samson are frogs on twin day.

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Dances 1993-1994 was a year full of dances, fun and f r i e n d s . T h i s y e a r th e stu d en t c o u n c il hosted the traditional Hallow­ een d a n c e , e x c e p t t h i s year it wasn't quite so t r a d i t i o n a l . T h i s y ea r they added a twist and made it an 80's dance.

Th e sophomores hosted th e fa ll d an ce w ith a g u est a p p e a ra n ce by S ig n e t S m y th , one of the school's bands. The h o l i d a y d a n c e w as small, but it was still a lo t o f f u n . T h e f i n a l d a n c e w a s th e V a l e n ­ tine's Day dance, hosted b y th e s e n i o r s . T h e turnout was better and fu n n ev er stop p ed .

D a n c e s g iv e f r i e n d s a chance to get together, l i s t e n to g r e a t m u s i c and have tons and tons of fun.

1 . Aileen Wagner, Ben Coo­ per, Netsanet Kiffle, and Aria Tesfamariam are close on the floor. 2 . Bijal Desai and Ash­ ley England at the entrance. 3.

N e ts a n e t K i f f l e and G a ry T o z b ik ia n at the C h ristm as dance. 4. Amy Glisson and Pat Carroll collect the cash for the Christmas dance. 5. Kenneth Lee, D .J., for the Christmas dance. 6. Santa's helpers take a break. 7. The sophomores step off the floor. 8. Jenny Chun and Becki Quam D.J. the Val­ entine's Dance.

Drama T he 1 9 9 3 -1 9 9 4 d ra ­ m a tic s e a s o n o p e n e d w ith th e w in te r p la y " T h e C r u c i b l e " by A rthur Miller. Based on the Salem witch trials, the play confronted the s u p e rn a tu ra l. W h en ask e d a b o u t th e p la y .

Tom m y Lin said, "W h at th i s sch oo l r e a lly n e e d e d w a s a w itc h hunt, and we finally got it." W hatever the school n e e d e d , it w e lc o m e d this original take on a m o d e rn c l a s s i c . T h e y e a r 's s p rin g p r o d u c ­ ti o n , " Y o u 'r e a G o o d M an C h a rlie B r o w n ," was (unlike the winter) intended to be a com ­ edy. The cast of eleven co m p ris e d e n tir e ly of seniors. In four perfor­ mances, lower, middle, an d u p p e r s c h o o le r s , faculty, and parents en­ joyed the chance to see th em a ss u m e th e p e r ­ sonalities of their favor­ ite P E A N U T S c h a r a c ­ t e r s . A lth o u g h th e r e were only two produc­ tions, actors of all per­ suasions and several au­ d ie n c e s w e re g la d to participate!

1 . The cast of "You're a Good M an C h a rlie B ro w n " tak es time out of rehearsal to pose fo r th e lo c a l n e w sp a p e r. 2 .

Amy Glisson pleads for her life as the Caribbean servant Tituba in "T h e Crucible". 3.

Elizabeth Collier, Max Lake, Rahul Ballal, Brian Lehman, and Amit Gandhi in the in­ tense second scene of the win­ ter play. 4. Becki Quam's Lucy enjoys the piano playing of Debi W eis's Schroeder. 5. The PEANUTS gang performs the "glee club rehearsal" scene. 6.

Liz Dysert, as Elizabeth Proc­ tor, implores judge Kate Ervin to spare her husband. 7. Becki Quam, the 5$ doktor, gives K e n W i ll if o r d 's C h a r lie Brown some much needed ad­ vice, 8. Jon Nathan cajoles Jill H a n n in g in to te s tify in g on his "w ife's" behalf.

Music Of The Night M usic of The Night, th e th e m e s o n g fro m T h e P h a n to m o f th e Opera, took place at the N u t t e r C e n te r in th e B e rry R o o m s . T h e t a ­ b les w ere e la b o r a te ly decorated with a single silk rose, cane, gloves, and a top hat turned up­ side down with 3 bal­ lo o n s (red , b la c k , and white) coming out of it.

T h e j u n i o r c la s s h ad decorated masks to go along with the Phantom of the Opera theme as souvenirs for the guests to ta k e h o m e . S m a ll e c la ir s an d le m o n a d e w e re p ro v id e d as s n a c k s . T w o -h u n d re d re d , w h ite , an d b la ck balloons were provided by the Balloon Loft and the desserts by Ashley's b ak ery . M rs. R ah im i's efforts were indispens­ able and cannot go un­ recogn ized . T h is prom w o u ld n o t h a v e b een su c h a g r e a t s u c c e s s without her. Several fac­ ulty members attended and were very pleased with what they saw. All in all, everyone enjoyed " T h e M u s ic o f th e ' N ight"!

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The fifteen students in th e C h in a Im m e r s io n spent their first week deep into the study of emperors, co n q u e re d la n d s, and a v a s t c o u n t r y . T h e n th e y began their eventful jour­ ney in Hong Kong. For the n e x t f o u r t e e n day s t h e y t r a v e l le d to th e c i t i e s of Canton, Gulin, Xian, Bejing, Suzchow, and Shang­ hai. They saw many won­ ders of China such as Ele­ phant Truck Hill, the For­ b id d e n C ity , th e G re a t Wall, and the Summer Pal­ ace of Royalty. In their free time, they went shopping.

Overall, the trip was an in ­ teresting and enjoyable ex­ perience.

A s h le y E n g la n d , K a v it a K u m a r , N e e la B a n e r je e , K a t h r y n E r v in , J i l l H a n n in g , S a n ja y M a r a b o y in a , Jo s ie C le v e la n d , B r y a n B lo o m a n d K e v in H a r p e r e n jo y th e F o r b id d e n C it y . 2 . E m ily R a h im i, L is a K e r s h , Jo n N a t h a n , Jo n P re is s e r a n d B r y a n B lo o m p a u s e w h ile c lim b ­ in g th e G r e a t W a ll. 3 . R a m fa n s a d ­ m ir e th e r a m s in H o n g K o n g .

Immersion F a n ta s tiq u e ! A ll of us had a wonderful time ex­ ploring one of the most popular and romantic cit­ ies in the world — Paris.

We toured the usual attractio n s s u c h as th e E if f e l Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, an d Le L o u v r e . A f te r a week in this exciting city we were off to Switzerland for a ten day home stay.

E a ch d ay we w e n t to school with our host to the College de Gaumbach. Ev­ eryone thoroughly enjoyed th e e x p e r ie n c e , an d we lo o k fo rw a rd to th e d ay our hosts* visit us.

1 . Molly Jackson, Laurie Nathan, M r. C am m , T ed E ts o n , M rs, H u g h es, T im G e o r o ff, S u ra j Waikhom, Becki Quam, and Sam W inston enjoy dinner in a Paris restaurant. 2 , Mr. Camm at the tomb of Moliefe. 3. The group stops in the Swiss city of Gruy-

W ithin the four weeks of I m m e r s io n '9 4 th e twelve film students stud­ ied the basic concepts of filmmaking, watched mov­ ies on video and at the the­ ater, wrote our own movie scripts, and finally filmed on location our movie One S tr i n g of B ad L u c k . W e were also required to write th ree critiq u e s ab o u t the movies we had seen at the th e a te r.

D e s p ite th e w e a th e r o f te n w o r k in g against us, we were able to shoot footage at a prison, bom b s h e lte r, and fa rm .

Overall, the course taught us how to film effectively, u n d e rs ta n d th e m o tiv e s behind shots of a film, and become real critics.

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In Independent Living, we learned how to survive on our own. Several topics were studied — from n u ­ t r it i o n , s ew in g , c o o k in g , and shopping to banking, e n t e r t a i n i n g , an d i n t e r ­ viewing. Each student pre­ pared a meal for the other members. Learning to sew b e g a n w ith a seam and ended with dresses, hats, dinosaurs, bags, and dolls.

F ie ld t r i p s r a n g e d f r o m comparing grocery stores to o v e r r u n n i n g J o - A n n Fabrics. Each student kept a recipe notebook and a p e r s o n a l j o u r n a l . By th e e n d , a ll h a d l e a r n e d to w o r k t o g e t h e r and h a ve lots of fun.

1. Ulyana Lagunov intently hems the apron for a doll. 2 . Teresa Bar­ rows works on her sewing project for Independent Living. 3, Sopho­ m o res V ik ra m A g a rw a l and Tommy Lin clown around with the dinosaurs they made.

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N e w O r l e a n s , a n d th e p h y s ic a l and m e n t a l d e ­ mands of biking have in c o m m o n ? T h e y are a ll t h i n g s th a t ten s tu d e n ts participating in the South­ ern Backroads Immersion experienced. The students spent nights camping in state parks and days b ik ­ ing from the western bor­ der o f L o u i s i a n a to th e M i s s i s s i p p i R iv e r D e lta .

They encountered adverse conditions, bad directions, and even the occasional al­ ligator. Regardless, they all had a good time. They also a tte n d e d s e v e ra l C a ju n e v e n ts in c l u d i n g a ra d io show and a c o o k in g course.

1 . Derek Diener rests and warms up by the camp fire after a hard day's work. 2 . The group stops for a quick lunch before hitting the road again. 3. Elizabeth Col­ lier learns about tire repair from Brian Beauchamp, cyclist and in­ structor at International Pro Bike Shop. 4. The Southern Backroads Immersion rides off to another city of wild Louisiana adventures.

Immersion S a n d y b e a c h e s , p a lm trees, sea stars, sand dol­ lars . . . these were a few of th e s ig h t s e x p e c te d by fourteen students as they boarded the flight to A ndros Isla n d w here th ey s tu d ie d m a r in e e c o lo g y .

W ith students snorkeling at least twice a day and even SCU BA diving, many o th er th in g s lik e stin g ra y s, b a rra c u d a s , and sharks were also seen. The students also learned out­ s id e o f t h e u n d e r w a t e r classroom. The good will o f t h e n a t i v e s a n d th e b e a u ty o f th e is la n d brought the group closer as they learned about marine life.

1 . Netsanet Kiffle maxes and relaxes b efo re her fir s t s n o rk e l.

She's not nervous. 2 . Anju Gupta and Debi Weis look out at the sea from Organ's Bluff, the highest point on Andros Island. 3, The group pauses from beach comb­ ing for a picture at Sundial Beach.

The Earth Science class taken by the ninth grade c l a s s s e e m e d to be a unique experience for the s tu d e n ts . T h r o u g h th e field trips and classes the freshmen formed a special b o n d . T h e c h a p e r o n s on the Camp Kern field trip a l s o n o t i c e d t h i s as th e c la s s m a te s a cc o m p lish e d the d if f ic u lt ta s k s th at w e r e a s s i g n e d to t h e m .

Some of these tasks were the Jeopardy Whiz Quiz, the geology walk, and the flag hunt. Other field trips on w h ic h th e fr e s h m e n went were the Dayton M u ­ seum of Natural History, Glen Helen, the Neil A rm ­ strong Museum, the Aullwood A u d o b an C e n te r, and the Ohio Caverns.

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1 . Maureen Wagner, Sarah Ballauer, and N ikki Stewart smile in the middle of a hike at Clifton Gorge. 2 . Vishal Gujadhur, Molly Thomas, and Alex Caillat study a map in an orienteering exercise at Camp Kern. 3. All of the fresh­ men crowd around the bus for a picture. Aah . . . they're every­ where!

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For my independent Immersion, I worked at the Na­ tional Institute of Dental Research (one of the National Institutes of Health.) I did laboratory work with Dr. Larry W . Fisher. We did two research projects during the four weeks. The first project involved production and purification of several bone proteins, and the second was a project to find the genetic code for a bone protein. The work involved using applications of biochemistry and cutting-edge technology to manipulate D N A and pro­ teins. N ot only did I learn a great deal about genetics and molecular biology, I learned about research as a career and laboratory techniques.

Jenny Chun

Aronne Merrelli

For Immersion this year I had an opportunity to do three different projects that connected to my interest in art, in California. I had an internship at Pacific Architec­ ture in Los Angeles. I was also able to work in Park Fashion. There I learned about business and fashion. I kept myself busy by taking art classes at an L.A. high school. I watched a well-respected artist and art teacher, Karen Mealifte, throw on the wheel. She demonstrated how to throw bowls, vases, and many other things. Th is Im mersion gave me many opportunities some of which I may want to pursue as a career.

Have you ever spent four weeks doing what you love?

That's exactly how I spent my Immersion this year. The first week I worked at the W ind's Cafe and Bakery in Yellow Springs. They were terrific, and let me try every­ thing from busing tables to baking bread. Th en I was off to England to study cooking at the Vegetarian Society of the U.K. The two weeks I spent at Parkdale were incredi­ ble! I learned all about new ingredients, techniques, and a bunch of recipes that I made into a 100 page cookbook.

The experience allowed me to indulge my passion for cooking and learn a lot besides.

Laura Kersh

Nick Fuhrer For Im mersion this year I worked on ceramic sculptur­ ing with Jo h n Britt, a professor at the University of Day­ ton. The purpose of my Immersion was to experience the life of an artist. The major project of my Immersion was to do a series of faces made from the same press mold. I made a six piece series. I made four other pieces aside from the mold: two faces and two figures. M y Immer­ sion has been extremely valuable to me because I was able to build up my portfolio. Overall, I enjoyed the four weeks and look forward to the future.

For m y Im m ersion, I studied Spanish language and culture at the Cuauhnahuac School in Cuernavaca, M ex­ ico. The M exican experience was a very positive one for me. Travel is one of my favorite hobbies, and I enjoy comparing and contrasting cultures. The people of M ex­ ico were very hospitable and very receptive to m y curios­ ities. I would encourage other students to take advantage of this program ; it is an opportunity to learn a lot about oneself. It can even be humbling at times, but it remains, at all times, a complete adventure.

Melissa Walther

Rahul Ballal And Pat Carroll D uring Immersion 1994, Pat Carroll and I interned at Dr. Carroll's office. Dr. Carroll is a retinal specialist. He helped us learn about the eye and its various functions.

In addition, we traveled with Dr. Carroll to Ghana on the west coast of Africa. W e volunteered at a medical facility in rural Ghana. Seeing eighty patients a day and going through five or six surgeries within four hours was ex­ h a u s t i n g . P a t an d I w ere a b le to do m u c h m o re "hands-on" work than we expected. W e took pressures in the eye by indenting the patient's cornea with a spe­ cial instrum ent. We went over one hundred sixty eyes in one day. It was a tiring trip, but what we brought back, physically and mentally, made us realize how lucky we really are.

For my Immersion I interned with State Representa­ tive Rhine McLin. I wrote letters, made copies, and filed for much of the time that Rhine was in Columbus. O n Mondays and Fridays I shadowed Rhine as she ran around Dayton. The highlight of my internship was when I spent three days in Columbus and saw the actual government function of a state representative. It was a very rewarding experience.

Liz Dysert I would say my Immersion experience allowed me to gain a whole new perspective on education. I studied ar­ chaeology by attending classes at Th e O hio State Univer­ sity and by teaching at Indianola Middle School while living with m y mother in Columbus. I have a much bet­ ter understanding about what college will be like, about how very different the various levels of learning can be, and I have made some headway into understanding the many problems facing our inner-city schools. T h is fresh outlook should allow me to better adapt to college next year and will probably stay with me for the rest of my life.

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ATHLETICS

Varsity Tennis

Coach V in Romeo

The Girls' Varsity Tennis team ended the season with a 1 9 -2 re co rd , d efeatin g F a ir­ m o n t 3 - 2 f o r th e f o u r th straight year and Oakwood 3-2 for the third straight year.

M o lly J a c k s o n e n d e d h e r h ig h s c h o o l te n n i s c a r e e r with 96 wins, a record for b o th b o y s an d g i r l s . D eb i W eis and M olly Jackson, as a doubles team, won sectionals, were runners-up in districts, and quarter-finalists in state.

Highlights of the season were Heather Davis's 22-2 record and the team 's first place in their invitational tournament.

A ls o , M o lly J a c k s o n w as named to first team all-area and Debi W eis was named to third team all-area. Heather D a v is r e c e iv e d h o n o r a b le m e n tio n a l l - a r e a . C o a c h Romeo said, "Senior leader­ ship, by example, was a per­ f e c t 1 0 . T h is te a m o v e r ­ achieved more than any other team in the last 10 years."

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Front row: Heather Davis, Laurie Nathan, Bijal Desai, Chrystina Maxa. Back row: Molly Jackson, Debi Weis, Mamta Desai, Laura Kersh.

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Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

T h e J V Girls' Ten n is Team played a terrific season this y e a r. T h e te a m im p ro v e d their playing although their record o f one win and ten losses does not exemplify the amount of progress made this fall. A highlight of the season was when the girls won their m a t c h a g a i n s t C a r r o ll. T h e team was led in improvement

by Je n n y Chun, a senior, who received the M ost Improved Player Award. T h e season can be best summed up with a q u o te fro m C oach B ru ce Huntsbarger, “Th e girls dem­ o n s tra te d e x c e lle n t c o m p o ­ sure throughout the season, g a in in g valuable ex p erien ce and improving their level of skill."

1 . The mighty Maureen Wagner pre­ pares for that winning shot, 2 , Lisa 1 RoiJf Front row: Jenny Chun, Maureen Wagner, Shawn Smith. Back row: Molly Thomas, Lisa Kersh, N ikki Stewart, Harriet Kramer, Aileen Wagner, Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

Kersh watches her serve during prac­ tice. 3. Freshman Shawn Sm ith won­ ders when the serve will come. 4.

Harriet Kramer, a sophomore singles player, moves those feet. 5. Jenny Chun worked hard to win her match.

V arsity Golf

C o a ch M a ria F erraro

The M VS golf team went through what was supposed to be a rebuilding year but ended up as a successful sea­ son. Ryushi Fujii and D usty Brannon each earned medal­ is t h o n o r s th r o u g h o u t th e season. The varsity finished the season with five wins and seventeen losses, the second best record in MVS history.

The team's big win of the sea­ son was against Seven Hills of Cincinnati to whom they had lost the previous eight tim e s th e y p lay ed . A g a in st B e lm o n t, th e v a r s ity team scored a 175, the second low­ est score in MVS history. The team awards went to Ryushi for medalist and Ben Katz as freshman star. Although los­ ing seniors Ryushi Fujii, Jon N athan and Phil Carroll will be difficult, the team looks good for the future with a number of returning golfers.

1 . Jon Nathan displays his perfect swing at the Country Club of the North 2. Brent Carroll seems excited at his par attempt. 3. Ryushi Fujii eyes the ball as he prepares to hit it.

4 . Ben Katz' big swing almost knocks him over. 5. Phil Carroll cleans his club.

Ben Katz, Ryushi Fujii, Pat Carroll, Phil Carroll, Brent Carroll, Dusty Brannon, Jon Nathan, Coach Fer-

JV Golf

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1993 produced the largest golf program ever established at MVS, and an exciting part of the season belonged to the JV Boys' Golf Team. W ith n in e m e m b e r s an d tw e lv e completed matches, it was a busy time for everyone in­ volved. A 199-206 win over S te b b in s HS w as a t e r r if i c way to begin the year. U nfor­ tunately, there were no fur­ ther victories. The team's best o v e r a ll s c o r e w a s a 1 8 8 a g a in s t C h a m i n a d e - J u l i e n n e 's v a r s ity te a m . M a n y p lay ers w ere in exp erien ced — o n e te a m m e m b e r h ad never before played on a golf course. According to Patrick Lake, who was named M IP, it w as " a n o v e ra ll im p ro v in g season," providing an oppor­ tunity for growth and prepa­ r a t i o n . J o y B a r n e tt w a s a strong leader for her team, a id in g th e i r d e v e lo p m e n t with "good tip s" and a posi­ tive attitude. The year's ef­ forts have established the JV golf team as a strong part of the MVS sports program.

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W h a t a fo llo w th ro u g h ! 4. S id p re ­ p are s fo r th e p u tt. 5. D u s tin sw in g s fo r th e g reen .

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" A q u a li ty e f f o r t by a group of players committed to being the best they could as both individuals and as a collective team ." Coach Bur­ gess chose these words to de­ scribe his 1993 Boys' Varsity Soccer Team, a team distin­ guished by effort and sports­ manship, The team continued its p ro g ra m in th e G re a te r D a y to n S o cce r C o n fe re n ce despite a considerable loss of experienced players. The 4-4 record in the conference was a good start to establishing their presence in the confer­ e n c e . D u r in g th e s e a s o n V ik ra m A g a rw a l re c e iv e d M VP and made the first team a ll S o u th D a y to n an d all Greater Dayton Soccer Con­ feren ce. T eam ca p ta in , Ken W illiford, received the leader­ ship award and was on the all GDSC, while other team cap­ tain Brent Craig received best te a m p la y e r a w a rd , G D S C honors, and was on the all South Dayton.

1 . Tim Moore sprints down the field with the ball. 2 . Ken Williford makes on e o f h is o u ts ta n d in g p u n ts . 3.

Vikram Agarwal heads for the goal.

4. B r e n t C r a ig re c e iv e s h is team award from Coach Burgess. 5. Zach G lu e ck is d ren ch ed a fte r the s e c ­ tional game against Fenwick.

Front row: Deepak Gupta, Tommy Lin, Sanjay Maraboyina, Brandon England, Ken W illiford Brent Craig, Vikram Agarwal, Aronne Merrelli, Zach Glueck. Back row: Coach Dwight Burgef .y, Moore Gary Tozbikian, Tim Shaw, Derek Diener, Alex Caillat, Jon Humphrey, Tim Georof py^rer David Czarnota, John Preisser, Coach Bryan Czarnota. ' '

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Th e M iam i Valley Junior V a r s i t y S o c c e r te a m p r o g ­ ressed immerisely and accom­ plished its goal of developing its skills and teamwork. W ith most of its players seeing at le a s t s o m e v a r s i t y p l a y i n g tim e , th e JV show ed th a t many of its players will be prepared to move up to var­ sity next year. The highlights of the season were the close games against some of the ar­ e a 's s t r o n g e s t t e a m s , A l t e r and Centerville. T h e J V de­ veloped new skills. T h is sea­ son was very productive and m any team m ates a c c o m ­ plished their individual goals.

David W est received the Ju ­ nior Varsity's M ost Valuable player award.

Front row: Josh Opsahl, Jarek Babicki, Chandar Muthiah, Alex Caillat, Bret Eikenbery, Alex Christy, David West. niM«« Back row; Eugene Polonsky, Matt Barber, Araia Tesfamariam, James Jennings, Brode Vantrease, Ted Etk fill"’ son, Colin Byrum, Coach Czarnota.

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1 . Bret Eikenbery looks for Araia up the field. 2 . Tim Georoff throws the ball in to a teammate. 3. Jam es Jen­ nings fights for the ball. 4. Deepak jukes the defender with one of his patented moves. 5. Alex Caillat waits anxiously in goal.

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T h e b re a k a w a y . . . th e shot . . . the goal! The Miami Valley School Girls' Varsity Soccer Team saw many op­ portunities like this one in the 1993 soccer season.

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by Coach Glenn Squiers and co-captains A m y Eikenbery, Liz Dysert, and Anju Gupta.

T h e seaso n co n siste d of a hard schedule including the schools Seven Hills, Sidney, and Springboro and ending the season with a sectionals game against Alter. T h e team w on th e ir gam e a g a in st Northeastern and tied Park Tudor and Springfield Shaw­ nee. M any o f the games they lost were only by one or two p o in ts . S o m e o f th e h i g h ­ lights of the season were out­ standing games against O akwood, Tipp City, and Alter.

Twelve goals were scored this s e a s o n , and a lt h o u g h th e re were tough games, the season w as fille d w ith fu n and laughter.

1. J i l l H a n n in g a p p lies h e r b a ll m o v e s and fa k e s th e s h o r ts o ff o f a W e llin g to n p la y er.

2 . A n ju G u p ta m a k e s a g rea t k ic k and k e e p s th e b a ll fro m W e llin g ­ ton .

3. J o s ie C le v ela n d and J e n n y i a y ’cy c ra s h th ro u g h th e ’ ' ' it ig to i' d e­ fe n se .

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Front row: Kathryn Ervin, Neela Banerjee, Katie Williford, Ashley England, Jill Hanning Kavita Kumar Back row: Josie Cleveland, Karin Diener, Sara Moncrief, Jenny Taylor, Amy Eikenbery, Netsanet Kiffle Rachel Samson, Katie Nutter, Coach Squiers.

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Front row; Alexander Brown, Morgan Pietz, Brian Sorkin, Ksvin Mohan, Colin Rymer. Middle Row: Ben Jackson, M att James, Brendan Cartwright, Shawn Nuthakki, Rob Signotn, Jonathan Nutter. Back row; Matthew Camm, Crawford Louthan, Chad Marshall, Bert Kramer, James Patchett, Emmanuel Araya.

Middle School Boys' Soccer T h e s e v e n th ad d e ig h th g ra d e M id d le S ch o o l b o y s ' s o c c e r team s ta r te d o ff th e season with raw talent, much energy, and a drive to win.

Coach Bob Graf used his ex­ pertise to improve the play­ ers' skills. Despite the fact that they did not end the sea­ son with a winning record, goalie Bert Kram er remained enthusiastic. "T he highlight o f th e s e a s o n w as b e a tin g O a k w o o d in p o s t - s e a s o n play," he said. Stopper Chad M a rs h a ll ad d ed , " W e w ere w o rrie d a b o u t o u r c h a n c e s com ing in, but we had confi­ dence since we had tied them th e f i r s t tim e we p la y e d them ."

Middle School Girls' Soccer The Middle School girls' soccer team, coached by Kathy Priest and Mimi Schoening, consisted of players in grades 5-8. Because of the range of both ages and skills, the season presented unique challenges. According to eighth grade goalie, W endy Czarnota, the girls showed improvement in both shooting and working together as a team. "R ain seemed to bring the team luck. W e won every game when it rained," said Nena M cM ahon.

Front row: Andrea Georoff, Sylvia Tozbikian, Brynna Pietz, Caitlin Cartwright, Rosie Combs-Bachmann.

Second row; Alicia James, Bethany Levy, Martha Bernstein, Manisha Kumar, Kortney Jeter. Third row; Kavitha Reddy, Chethra Muthiah, Alexis Krivian, Kalpana Reddy, Nena McMahon. Back row; Dee Ballal, Lisa M artin, Wendy Czarnota, Sarah Enterline, Betsy West.

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Front row: Anitha Reddy, Nisha Desai, Martha Bernstein, Robyn Peal, Ana Patwa, Asfia Qaadir, Back row: Kate Jackson, Rachel S a u n d e rs , C o a ch R u d d , K a tie Chenoweth, Bridget Tinney.

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C o a ch S u s a n R udd

T h e M id d le S c h o o l g i r l s ' tennis team, coached by S u 足 san Rudd, showed great im足 p ro v e m e n t from la st year.

Flayers who had never been in competition won matches.

Although individual wins did not produce a team victory, the girls practiced hard and gave it their best.

5 & 6 Soccer

C o a ch S te p h e n B lu n t

T h e b o y s ' f if th and sixth grade soccer team had a 4 -5 -1 re co rd .

Their M V P goalie, Mike Cleveland, saved m any g a m e s an d im p re s se d opposing coaches. W ith the passing and shoot足 in g f r o n t li n e , led by J a m e s P i n c k n e y , itse soccer team was on its way to a surcessful sea足 son. The m C proved v;lay?T M c-

Front row: James Pinckney, Jonathan Handel, Ben Tuttle, Ian Wenker. Middle row; Steve Dinkins Ian I Buffington, Liam McDonnell, Blake Nolan, Ben Durkee. Back row: Justen England K 'an jMichael Cleveland, Kyle Snavely, Nick Moncrief. a a) ,

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C o a ch W illia m G lis s o n

For the first time ir\ 7 years, the Girls' Varsity Basketball team won ten games. They a ls o m a n a g e d to w in th e M V S In v ita tio n a l T o u r n a ­ m ent and place second in the Maumee Valley Tournament.

Coach Bill Glisson felt that, "For the m ost part we made the most of the talent that we had." Although the team was led by three seniors, a deep bench, with several talented y o u n g p la y e rs, co n trib u ted greatly to the season's suc­ cess. The team, as a whole, became more aggressive de­ fensively and moved the bail better than they have been able to in the past few years.

Senior Laura Kersh says, "I really enjoyed the season. It was great when we won two games in the same day and when we came in first in our own tournament. I think we a ll h a d a g o o d tim e an d played pretty well." Their fi­ n a l r e c o r d w as 1 0 - 8 . M V P w as L a u ra K e r s h an d M IP was Heather Davis.

1, Amy Eikenbery prepares for a foul shot against Faith Christian in the M .V.S. Tournament. 2. N ikki Stew­ art makes a shot — Whoosh! 3. Anya Young gets ready to score. 4. Amy G lis s o n sh o o ts over a C in c in n a ti Hills defender, ■‘i, S c-io r Laura Kersh jumps to ti* the season's last game agai ■■Lvr!' ,i;'ls.

F ro n t row ; L atrise O w e n s , Jo s ie C lev elan d , A m y G lis s o n , H eath er D a v is , A n ju G u p ta , E liz a b e th Collier.

Se co n d row : C o ach T e rris , A m y E ik e n b e ry , K a rin D ien er, S te p h a n ie R o b y , N e tsa n e t K i f ) ' N ik k i Stew­ art, Laura K e rsh , A n y a Y o u n g , M a u reen W a g n e r, and C o a ch G lis so n .

Varsity Basketball

Coach Steve Pittman

The 1993-1994 Boys' Bas­ ketball team faced an uphill clim b fro m th e b e g in n in g .

A f te r lo s i n g m o s t o f la s t y e a r 's te a m to g r a d u a tio n , this year's season would defi­ n i t e l y be c o n s i d e r e d a r e ­ b u ild in g y e a r. B u t d e s p ite this and a season plagued by injury. Coach Steve Pittm an was able to assemble a very successful team. The season highlight was a very im pres­ siv e w in a g a in s t S t. R ita 's .

Four awards were given out at th e W in te r S p o rts b anq u et.

Brent Craig took home two, including the Hustle Award and Team Player Award. Tim G e o r o ff w a s a w a rd e d th e Spirit Award and James Jen­ nings won the M ost Valuable Player Award. The future of v a r s ity b a s k e tb a ll a t M V S definitely looks bright with all of the returning talent.

F ro n t row ; K e n n e th Lee, D u s ty B ra n n o n , Ja m e s J e n n in g s , A li K a rd a n , B re n t C raig . S e co n d row : P h il C a r­ ro ll, B re n t C a r ro ll, B e n H u tts e ll, T im G e o r o ff, R a h u l B a lla l, C o a ch A cq u ila n o .

1. The team scrambles for a loose ball against Xenia W ilson. 2. James Jen­ nings drives the ball down the court to set up the offense. 3. Rahul Ballal, James Jennings, and Brent Craig get ready to play defense against Seven Hills. 4. Players rush down the floor after a rebound against Seven Hills.

5. The team keeps up the spirit dur­ ing the game versus Jefferson.

JV Basketball

Coach R ick Acquilano

T h e M V S B o y s' Ju n io r Varsity Basketball team went through a tough season with a record of 2-10. Their two victories came against Greene A cad em y and C o v in g to n Latin. Their win over Coving­ ton Latin won them a third place trophy in the Middle­ to w n F en w ick to u rn a m e n t.

T h e te a m w as led b y a ll fresh m en and so p h o m o res.

T h e te a m w as led by tw o fre s h m e n , Ja m e s J e n n in g s and Ali Kardan. Both ended up g e ttin g v a r s ity p la y in g time and Jennings even led the Varsity in scoring in a couple of games. Other stars for the team were Sid Patwa, Derek Diener, Araia Tesfam a ria m , C h ris H a rr is , and P a t L a k e . T h e te a m w as strongly coached by Rick A c­ quilano.

1 . The players take a well deserved breather. 2 . Ali Kardan readies him ­ self for a foul shot against Jefferson.

3. Pat Lake gets ready to shoot before the game. 4. The team prepares for a rebound in the pre-game warmups, 5, The team sets up to defend an in­ bound pass.

F irst row: Sid Patw a, D erek D ie n e r, A li K ard an . Seco n d row : P at L ake, C h ris H a rris, A ra ia T esfa m a ria m , Ja m e s Je n n in g s , C o ach R ic k A cq u ilan o .

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Cheerleading

Coach Terri Turner

Last year the cheerleaders had a first by being added to the athletic department. This year they had a first by hav­ ing a co-ed squad. This was also the first year that the cheerleaders had p om -pom s and megaphones, adding va­ riety to their cheers and per­ fo rm a n c e s . A n o th e r of th e team's firsts was their new coach Terri Turner. Yet, with all of these changes, the team managed to adjust nicely. The sq u ad p e rf o r m e d a t m e n 's varsity games as well as at women's varsity games, in­ cluding tournam ents. Along w ith p e r f o r m i n g s id e lin e c h e e r s d u r in g g a m e s , th e squad p re p a re d d a n ce r o u ­ tines for half-time shows and pep rallies. These five seniors and three sophomores gave w h a t th e y h ad to p r o m o te s p irit th ro u g h o u t M V S d e­ spite winter doldrums. Spirit is what it is all about.

First row: Ashley England. Second row: Katie W illiford, Rina Aso. Third row: Mamta Desai, Brandon En­ gland, Brode Vantrease, Becki Quam. Top: Bijal Desai.

1 . The cheerleading squad shows off its winning spirit before the game. 2 .

Ashley England, Katie W illiford, and Bijal Desai relax during a break in the basketball action. 3. Senior cheer­ leaders Rina Aso, Brode Vantrease, Becki Quam, Mamta Desai and Bran,don England clown around at halftime. 4. The cheerleaders show off their pom-pom skills for students at the pep rally.

Middle School Boys ' Basketball

Front row: Joe Carroll, Ben Jack­ son, Shawn N uthakki, Brian Sor­ k in , M o rg a n P ie tz . B a c k row: John Wadsworth, Chad Marshall, T r o y L in d o , Ja m e s P a tc h e tt, Jonathan Nutter.

1 . Chad Marshall defends for the M S team against Little Miami. 2 .

M o rg a n P ie tz , T r o y L in d o , Jonathan Nutter, and Brian Sor­ kin prepare for the second half of the game.

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U n d e r th e g u id a n c e o f C o a c h J a s o n T h o m a s , th e M id d le S c h o o l b o y s i m ­ p ro v e d th e ir team p la y in g s k i lls . T h e s e a s o n 's h ig h point was a 58-53 overtime win against St. Peter's. End­ ing the year with a 3-7 record, Brian Sorkin said, "I feel like e v e r y o n e im p r o v e d th e i r game a lot from the begin­ ning of the year."

Girls' Basketball

C o a c h J e n n ife r M e in e k e

E ig h th g r a d e r s R a c h a e l Satinders and Terri M cM illan agreed that all of the players got along and w orked well to­ gether this year. The Middle S c h o o l g i r l s a p p r e c i a te d Coach Jennifer M eineke al­ low ing every player to play in each gam e. The s e a s o n ' s highlight was a win in the f ir s t g a ire f reaso n

Fro.it row: Asfia Qaadir, Anitha Reddy, Ana Patwa, Lisa Martin, C h e th ra M u th ia h , K a lp a n a R ed d y . B a c k row : C o a ch Meineke, Terri M cM illan, Katie C h e n o w e th , N en a M c M a h o n , Kim Kendricks, Rachel Saunders, W e n d y C z a r n o ta , D ee B a lla l, Betsy West.

1 . Coach Meineke gives the team advice during the St. Luke's game.

2. R a c h e l S a u n d e rs s h o o ts a lay-up as team member Kim Ken­ dricks looks on.

B ria n L e h m a n , Sara M o n c r ie f, B ry a n B lo o m .

Swimming

C o a ch T o m E lm e r

E v e n th o u g h th is y e a r 's swimming rams were small in number, they were big in heart. Sophomores Brian Leh­ man and Bryan Bloom and ju n io r S ara M o n c rie f m ade up the team. At the sectional meet the swimmers all swam well with Brian Lehman qual­ ifying for the district meet in both of his events.

F ro n t R o w : Ian B u ffin g to n , J u s ten E n g la n d , A a ro n H o re n ste in , A n d rew B e rn ie , A ln u r A li, E ric W it t m e r , T r a v is M o r r i s o n - M c K ell. B a ck R ow : L iam M c D o n ­ n e l l , B la k e N o l a n , N i c k M o n ­ c r i e f , M i c h a e l C le v e la n d , R i s h i G a n d h i, B en D u rk e e , Stev e D in ­ k in s , S tew a rt A dam .

Basketball

C o a ch S h a w n S m ith F ro n t R o w : B ry n n a P ietz, J e n n ife r L av in , S ta c y H au g h t. B a ck R ow : S t e p h a n i e P o t t s , E m ily C a r r o l l , K o rtn e y Je te r , A n d rea G e o ro ff, C o a ch P au la K ie fe r.

This winter the fifth and sixth grade basketball teams both competed and learned.

Seven girls and fifteen boys under the instruction of their coaches improved their bas­ ketball skills and competed valiantly representing them ­ selves and their school well.

T h e y d evelop ed in to b e tte r basketball players who will surely have future success.

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Varsity Tennis

C o a ch V in R o m e o

T h e 1 9 9 4 's v a rs ity m en 's te n n is te a m h ad an e x c e p 足 tional season. Led by Coach Vin Romeo they had a record of 22-1. The team averaged la s t y e a r 's th r e e lo s s e s by beating Oakwood, Fairmont, and Seven Hills. This pro足 pelled them to a number one ranking in Division II and a number two ranking overall.

To end the season on a high note, Tom Adam and Suraj W a ik h o m q u alified fo r the state tennis tournament. Six of the players were named to a ll-a re a te a m s . In d o u b les, Phil and Brent Carroll were e le c te d to th e th ir d te a m , while Tom Adam and Suraj W a ik h o m m ad e th e f i r s t team. In singles, Am it Gan足 dhi received honorable men足 tion and Dave Albert made the first team all-area. At the spring sports banquet, Amit Gandhi was named the most im p ro v e d p la y e r an d P h il Carroll the team player.

1 , Amit Gandhi reaches his fullest to return a shot. 2 . Suraj's famous killer return. 3. Phil Carroll waits patiently to return another shot. 4. Tom Adam shows great form after returning a shot. 5. David Albert returns a serve with his perfect backliand.

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Front row; Suraj Waikhom, David Albert, Amit Gandhi, Vikram Agarwal. Second Brent Carroll, Tom Adam, Phil Carroll, Sanjay Maraboyina.

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JV Tennis

Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

T h e J u n io r V a r s ity c o m ­ pleted another successful year w ith th e a d d itio n of m a n y skilled players. Led by Coach Bruce Huntsbarger, the team finished with an outstanding record. They beat some of the top teams such as Oakwood, Carroll, Tipp City, Troy, and Seven Hills. Towards the end of the season seven players from the JV team were sent to th e O a k w o o d I n v ita tio n a l T o u rn am en t. T h ey finished first in first and second sin­ gles, second with the first and s e c o n d d o u b le s te a m , an d third with their last singles team. The team was led by Senior Jon Nathan and Soph­ o m o re S an ja y M a ra b o y in a .

Ben Katz got the team player a w a rd . T h e te a m h ad th e ir most impressive win against St. Xavier, winning 4-1. The JV had a superb season. A c­ c o r d in g to C o a c h H u n t s ­ barger, "T he excellent record is a result of attitude, com ­ m itm e n t , d e d ic a tio n an d team work."

F ront R o w : T o m m y L in , R a h u l B a lla l, A li K a rd a n , and B e n ja m in K atz. B a ck R ow : C o a ch B ru ce H u n tsb arg er, B e n H u tse ll, A d am S o r k in , K e v in H arp er, Ja r e k B a b ic k i, and D u s tin P ayn e.

1 . Rahul Ballal expresses victory after a powerful ace. 2 , Jon Nathan waits patiently, ready for a forehand. 3.

Talking to himself for motivation, Ben Katz waits for the opponent's serve. 4. Vishal Gujadhur warms up before practice. S. Tommy Lin ex­ presses his power.

Baseball

Coach Rick Acquilano Coach Glenn Squiers

T h e boys' varsity baseball team had a rough year. Th ey were led by coaches Glenn Squiers and R ick Acquilano.

T h is year was considered a re b u ild in g sea so n . T h irte e n o f th e f i f t e e n p la y e rs w ere u n d e r c la s s m e n . F r e s h m e n A lex C aillat and Pat Lake re­ c e iv e d th e M o s t Im p ro v e d Player Awards. Senior Brent Craig was the recipient of the M ost Valuable Player Award.

C o a ch A c q u ila n o f e lt h is team learned two key aspects o f the game, throughout the s e a s o n . O n e a s p e c t w as to come together as a team. A n ­ other aspect was to never give up.

O n e o f the big highlights o f the season was Alex C aill a t 's t w e n t y - e i g h t s t o l e n b a s e s . D u s ty B r a n n o n a ls o helped the team im m ensely by pitching in m ost of the games. D u sty's best perfor­ m ance was in the team's one v ic to r y a g a in s t C in c in n a t i C hristian as he threw a twoh i t t e r . T h e b a s e b a ll te a m hopes that this season will help them for future years.

1 . Dusty takes his lead as he looks to steal second off an Oakwood pitcher.

2 . Chris G, hopes to apply the quick tag to an Oakwood base runner, 3 .

Chandar dusts himself off after he slid head-first into home. 4. Brent p r a c tic e s h is d e fe n s 'v e skills as he pte.;->yrss for s* Alex ham’'ier'“.

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F ro n t row : P at L ake, C h an d ar M u th ia h , B ret E ik e n b e ry , B re n t C raig , R o n a ld L a n to n Sid P atw a. B a ck row: C o ach A cq u ila n o , K e v in S p itle r, D u sty B ra n n o n , C h ris H ar G e d rite s, A lex C a illa t, Ja m e s Je n n in g s , D e re k D ie n e r, and C o a ch S q u iers.

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Volleyball

C o a ch Jo y B a rn ett

T h e varsity volleyball team started o ff the season as the u n d e r d o g s . T h i s y e a r w as only the second season for the volleyball team, and M i­ am i V alley was the only team in their league to have fe­ m a le s p la y o n t h e ir te a m .

(There were six girls from the sop h o m o re a n d j'u n io r classes.) A lthough the begin­ ning of the season was a little b u m p y , th e te a m s h o w e d g r e a t im p r o v e m e n t b y th e end o f the year. W ith both hard work and support from team m ates, coaches, and fans, th e v o lle y b a ll p la y e r s w ere able to pull o ff two w inning games. Coach Barnett often said, "Practice m akes perfect, but only if the practice is per­ fe ct." A lot of em phasis was placed on doing drills cor­ rectly and keeping a positive o u tlo o k , r e g a r d le s s o f p a st losses. B y the end o f the sea­ son, everyone could see that the volleyball team had im ­ proved greatly. Regardless of the 0-11 record, the players are excited about next year a n d w ill a g g r e s s iv e ly fa c e their opposition.

F ro n t row : A sh le y E n g la n d , E liz a b e th C o llie r, R a c h e l S a m s o n , K a tie N u tte r, U ly a n a L agu n o v , H eath er D a v is. S e co n d row ; C o a ch B a rn e tt, D av e W e st, B ra n d o n E n g lan d , J o n P re isse r, K e n N ie ls e n , T im G eo ro ff, B ro d e V a n tr e a se , D a v id C za rn o ta , E u g en e P o lo n sk y .

1. U ly a n a L ag u n o v p a sses th e ball to D a v e C z a rn o ta . 2. J o n P re is s e r sp ik e s th e ball in a p re -g a m e w a rm -u p . 3.

E liz a b e th C o llie r, a v a lu a b le a sse t to th e tea m , h its to w in th e p o in t. 4.

H e a th er D a v is w a rm s up b e fo re th e M c N ic h o la s g am e. 5, C o a ch B a rn e tt e x p la in s th e im p o r ta n c e o f g o o d p a ss e s to h e r team .

Middle School Tennis

Coach Susan Rudd The Middle School Tennis T e a m w e n t th r o u g h a r e ­ building stage this year. The team went 1-4. Susan Rudd said "E ig h te e n boys signed up for the team and the over­ all level of play is very good, assuring a strong boys' pro­ gram for years to com e!" The highlight of the season was during the Princeton Tourna­ ment. Ben Jackson was run­ ner-up for the second singles position. He will return next year, and the team hopes for improvement.

1 . V iv e k M a h a ja n p o w ers b a c k a forehand to his opponent during a practice match. 2 . James Patchett hits a return of serve at a practice. "5. Jess Castle works on forehand dr )' 4 .

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1 . H illa r y C lin to n w a s th e fo c u s o f tw o o f t h e n a t i o n 's h o t t e s t t o p i c s : h e a l t h c a r e r e ­ fo r m a n d W h it e w a t e r . 2 . C iv il W a r b r o k e o u t in th e A fr ic a n n a tio n o f R w a n d a a f ­ fe c t in g t h o u s a n d s o f in n o c e n t s . 3 . T o m m y M o e b e c a m e th e fir s t A m e r ic a n to w in a m e d a l a t L ille h a m m e r w h e n h e to o k th e g o l d i n t h e m e n 's d o w n h i l l , 4 . T h o u s a n d s o f H a it ia n s fle d th e o p p r e s s io n o f th e ir c o u n t r y . 5 . T h e w a if lo o k to o k th e fa s h io n w o r ld b y s t o r m , b u t s o m e p r o t e s te d th a t th e b o d y ty p e d is p la y e d b y m o d e ls lik e K a t e M o s s le d to e a t in g d is o r d e r s in y o u n g g ir ls . 6 , K u r t C o b a in , le a d s in g e r fo r th e g r u n g e r o c k g r o u p N ir v a n a , c o m ­ m it te d s u ic id e in A p r i l. 7 . R ic h a r d N ix o n , f o r m e r U .S . P r e s id e n t , d ie d o f a s t r o k e in th e s p r in g . 8 . N e ls o n M a n d e la w a s e le c te d P r e s i d e n t o f S o u t h A f r i c a i n t h e n a t i o n 's f i r s t f r e e e le c t io n . 9 . S t e v e n S p i e l b e r g 's m o v ie a b o u t t h e h o lo c a u s t , " S c h i n d l e r 's L is t ," r e c e iv e d m u lt ip le A c a d e m y A w a r d s , in c lu d in g B e s t P ic t u r e a n d B e s t D ir e c to r 10 . B o s n ia n S e r b s se n d a m o rta r to w a rd th e M u s lim to w n o f M a g la j a s th e tra g ic s t u g g le c o n tin u e s . 1 1 . C o n t r o v e r s y s u r ­ ro u n d s to p A m e r ic a n fig u r e s k a t e r s T o n y a H a r d in g ( p ic t u r e d w it h h e r la w y e r ) a n d N a n c y K e r r ig a n d u r in g th e m o n th s a ro u n d th e W in te r O ly m p ic s . 12 . Ja c q u e ­ lin e K e n n e d y O n a s s is d ie d o f o v a r ia n c a n ­ c e r in M a y .

Miami Valley Awards Book awards, scholarships, and a c t iv it y aw ard s w ere am o n g th e m an y ty p e s of aw ard s g iv e n d u rin g th is year's numerous awards cere­ m o n ie s . T h e A ca d e m ic A w ard s e v e n in g on Ju n e 8 was the culminating experi­ ence for all students involved.

For the first time in the his­ to ry of M V S , th e M id d le School had a separate awards c e re m o n y . A t th e U p p er S ch o o l A w ards even in g the e ig h th grad e was fo rm a lly presented and accepted into th e U p p er S c h o o l. V a rio u s h o n o rs su ch as th e L o fin o family scholars and the David A . S a id e l s c h o la r s w ere named. Danny Beaty and N i­ kki Stewart were recognized for their state championships in speech. The forensics high p o in t aw ard nam e was ch a n g e d to th e F lo re n c e Krahling Forensics Award in honor of her seventeen years of dedication to the forensics program at MVS. The evening of Academic Awards was con­ cluded with the Upper School and faculty choir performance of two very special songs fea­ turing Sam W inston as soloist and com p oser. T h e a ctiv ity awards recognized all Upper School students who had par­ ticipated in extracurricular ac­ tivities and the Sports Ban­ quet hoiiored participants in sports during the year.

1 . Principal Tom Elmer com­ ments on the joy of having AFS student Rina Aso attend­ in g M V S . 2 . M r. G ra e tz aw ard s A m y G lis s o n her chess award. 3. The seniors at the Headmaster's Awards Cer­ emony. 4. Athletic Director, Joy Barnett, awards Phil Car­ roll the Archie G riffin Award.

5. Literary magazine advisors B etsy H u ghes and Floren ce Krahling give a heartwarming speech. 6 The National Merit scholars. 7. Anya Young and Mamta Desai at the Headmas­ ters's Awards.

Anything Goes Day A n y th in g G oes D ay had a lot going for it this year: a warm sunny d ay , su p e rb ad v an ced p lan n in g, e n th u siastic s t u d e n ts . T h e d a y kicked off with a sub­ marine sandwich lunch (which included water­ melon and m ake-yourow n su n d a e s) and th e th ir d a n n u a l p r im a l s c re a m . In the e v e n ts, te n te a m s (r a n d o m ly c h o s e n f ro m a ll fo u r grades) competed in ten d ifferen t areas in clu d ­ in g a w a te r r e la y , whipped cream volley­ ball, balloon toss, pud­ d in g s l u r p , an d th e ever-popular fruit lam­ bada. Everyone seemed to enjoy the organized a c tiv itie s , but the real fun lay in the free-forall at the end. Shaving cream, whipped cream, crazy string, eggs: they were all airborn. Even a few of the teachers were implicated (Mr. Squiers b e c a m e th e o f f ic ia l “hose m an"). It was an awesome day that stu­ dents truly enjoyed!

1 . Tommy Lin, Eugene Polon­ sky, and Josh Opsahl polish o f f th e s u b s . 2 . C h a n d a r M u th ia h on th e s lip -a n d slide. 3. Ben Huttsell demon­ strates his skill at the egg roll.

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K a tie N u tte r and E rod e Vantrease pull ahead in the w h eelbarrow race. 5. Kavita K u m ar e x p la in s th e " f r u i t la m b a d a ." 6 . P at C a r r o ll, Molly Thomas, Matt Barber, Teresa Barrows, and Ulyana Lagunov dig in for the tug-owar. 7. Jamie Roby and Jenny Chun watch to see how far 7 they can fling their jello.

1. U ly a n a L a g u n o v d isp la y s h er cow .

2 . Heather Lewis and Jamie Roby are hard at work in the library. 3. Becki Quam and Suraj Waikhonr are enjoying prom. 4. Maureen Wagner, Bert Kramer, and Sarah Ballauer are happy to be at Miami Valley 5. The French II class relaxes during their group picture. 6. This group seems to be enjoying their community service experience. 7. The freshman guys are chasing the girls with snowballs at Ohio Caverns.

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1 . Jarek Babicki helps Heather Lewis with some homework while Harris Schneiderman gets ready for class. 2 . Amit Gandhi and Max Lake have just given their Student Council speeches. 3. The ninth graders have just spent an enjoyable day at Camp Kern. 4. Debi Weis loves the springtime. 5. Leia Eller, Robyn DeLong, Jon Humphrey, Tim Shaw and Dusty Brannon study an alligator in the library.

T he s c h o o l's th ir tie th year has finally come to its end. A n o th e r g ro u p h as reach ed its lo n g -a w a ite d

graduation, leaving the se­ ni o r r e i g n to the j u n i o r class. It has been a success in sports, a variety of as­

semblies, clubs, and deco­ rative dances. This school year of 1993-94 has proven to be unique and experien­

tial. M any are looking fo r­ ward to the m onths of va­ cation, planning trips and relaxation.

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1 . Mr. Squiers, Ben Katz, Patrick Lake, Wesley Young, and Chris Harris are enjoying Camp Kern during Immersion. 2 . Lower School students are preparing their bikes before the Miami Valley Tour de France on French Day. 3. Mrs. Krahling sits happily at her desk dreaming about her retirement plans. 4. Jenny Taylor and Josie Cleveland sit together and enjoy a basketball game. 5. Kathryn Ervin is a painter during the Spring Fair.

Mrs. Florence Krahling announced her retirement after twenty-five years at M VS. A lth o u g h h er lo ss will be felt, the year was

n o t w ith o u t som e g a in s .

T h e b o y s v a r s ity te n n is te a m h ad a 2 2 - 1 r e c o r d , and the girls' record was 19-2. The school enjoyed

having an oth er exchange student, Rina Aso. Finally, the lo n g -aw aited S cience Center reached its comple足 tion and will be open for

use in the 1994-95 school year.

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10462 Miamisburg-Springboro Pk. Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 (513) 885-5678

Congratulations Class Of 1994

THE JACKSONS So Sad To Leave

Neurological Surgery of Dayton

T h i rty East A p p l e Street Suite 5 2 5 7 Dayton, O h io 4 5 4 0 9 ' 2 7 6 3 (513) 2 2 0 -2 7 8 0

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INDUSTRY PRODUCTS CO. 500 STATLER rd .

PIQUA, OHIO 45356 (513) 778-0585

Ans. Service 513-229-8890

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21 So Leiter Rd. Miamisburg, Ohio 45342

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J. N orm an Eckstein, CPCU Charles B. Castle, CPCU W illiam R. Thom pson Jo h n L. W atson E. Jerom e Zwiesler, CPCU Frederick J. Breving Joseph D. M aloney, CPCU Jo h n A. Barron

Brower THE BROWER INSURANCE AGENCY O ne Citizens Federal Centre 110 N orth M ain Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 37 D ayton, O hio 45401 (513) 228-4135

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Congratulations to the Class of 1994 From Doctors Ramesh and Sharda Gupta, Deepak, Dr. C.K. Gupta, and Prem Gupta and Family.

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PaineWebber, Inc, One Citizens Federal Centre Suite 1500 Dayton, OH 45401 FAX: (513)223-0407 (513) 461-9286 (800) 634-3870

Edwin L. Katz Stanley J. Katz

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Invest in America

Good Luck!

Congratulations Ken! Good luck at Sewanee.

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Dayton Mall

Love, Katie

2nd Floor Food Court 434-2414

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Good luck to all of you.

Catch ya later!

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Brent, Good luck and we hope you have much success in all of your endeavors.

Love, Gram and Grandmother

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Congratulations Successions staff for 1993-1994 E d ito r s - in - C h ie f M a m ta D e s a i an d L au ra K e rs h , S e n io r E d ito rs J e n n y C h u n a n d M o lly J a c k s o n , S p o rts E d ito r B ria n L e h m a n , A c t iv it ie s E d ito r C h a n d a r M u t h i a h , L o w e r S c h o o l E d ito r L is a K e r s h , A d v is o r s M r s . E i k e n b e r y a n d M r s . K ay.

V ik r a m A g a rw a l, N ic h o la s B a rn a rd , B ry a n B lo o m , P h il C a rro ll, K a tie C h en o w e th , Ja c k ie C h u n , Jo s ie C lev elan d , M ik e C le v e la n d , B re n t C ra ig , H e a th er D a v is , Liz D y s e rt, B en K atz, Paul K w a k , N e tsa n e t K iffle , T o m m y L in , S a n ja y M a ra b o y in a , S a ra M o n c r ie f, R o n ik a M o tle y , N in a N a n d y , K en N ie ls e n , K a tie N u tte r, L atrise O w e n s , R o b y n P eal, R a ch el S a m so n , S e h a r S id d iq i, A d am S o r k in , K a tie W illifo rd .

TH A N K YO U PATRO NS Drs. Vivek and Asha Agarwal The Robert Barnard Family Jean-Luc and Marite Caillat Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Chenoweth Mr. and Mrs. Yoshifumi Fujii Drs. Javad and Azar Kardan Suzi, Jeff and Joshua Mikutis Dr. and Mrs. Parimal Nandy Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Peal Harris and Ross Schneiderman Mr. and Mrs. James Tinney

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