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S o p h o m o re s F ra n ce s Ellenbogen and Shannon H olland anxiously await their last tennis match of the season against Alter.

Ethan D em psey-W hiting cools off under a w aterfall at the Kettering Recreation Center.

C h a n d le r M e a d o r and S im ren C h eem a a tte n ­ tively listen to their kin­ dergarten teacher read a m ystifying fairy tale dur­ ing story hour.

MVS veteran Lauren Lieb introduces new freshman Z henya K arelin a to the Miami Valley way of life.

Adrienne Levy and Julia G erm an pause on th eir way to grab pretzels and p o p co rn at the an n u al middle school swim out­ ing at the Kettering Recre­ ation Center.

Xtie past Inas left beliinci a legacy of decLication and perseverance to create global citizens: respon­ sible, respectful, and compassionate. Ttie goals of “Xliinlcer, Learner, Citizen,” are implemented throngViout tlie st\ident body, f rom tbe EC center to the senior class, preserving a tradition of academic and social excellence. Once said by Thomas Holcroft, tlie past remains as “a guidepost, not a hitching post.” The past has allowed stiodents and faculty to celebrate accomplish­ ments, to learn from the mistakes, and to continxie to cha.llenge themselves and those around them.

E rin P o w e ll and D an G o rsk y e n jo y an e n ­ ch an ted ev en in g at the homecoming dance held at the Dayton Country Club.

S e v e n th g ra d e r K y le Franklin and eighth grader M ichael Haines show off their tanned bodies dur­ ing the middle school trip to the Kettering Recreation Center.

L iv in g in th e n a o m en t, le a r n in g f r o m th e m o n a en t, a n d e m b r a c in g th e m o m e n t a re d e f i n i n g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s o f Ts/Liami V a l l e y S c h o o l s tu d e n ts . R e f le c t in g o n t h e p r e s e n t a l l o w s s tx id e n ts t o m o m e n t a r i l y e x i t t h e c h a lle n g e s o f th e f n tn re , a n d to f o c u s o n t h e m o m e n t a t h a n d . S t u d e n t s s t r iv e h a r d to d o th e ir h e st f o r th e p re s e n t e x p e r i­ e n c e s a n d c o n c e n tra te o n s m a lle r g o a ls to p a v e t h e w a y f o r f u t u r e a c h ie v e m e n t s .

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Cousins Milan and Jinali Patel display traditional Indian clothing during the Hindu holiday Diwali.

Patti Jo Smith attentively listens to her teacher's in­ structions for an upcom ­ ing activity with numbers 1-100.

Juniors Alina larve, Ralla Shrit, and Liz M cGrane p rou d ly show off th eir school spirit in MVS col­ ors on red and blue day.

hstin Phillips, Alex Brazie, Laura Kissinger, iheet Sehbi, Michael Haines and Sam WHliams

Saiind.ers, Jaiina Ncplww, Danya "Stephens, Zlicnva K^eiiaa-iand jep h g e White

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Stephanie Choo and Cara M u m fo rd e n jo y th e ir popsicles at the hom ecom ­ ing pep rally.

Rachel Edwards, Aubrey B o d a ry , an d K a itlin B ressler take a break from their nature walk at JO Y Outdoor Education Center.

Hero, Beatrice, and M ar­ garet (played by Jessica Stephens, Kristin M ann, and Zhenya Karelina) re­ flect on their newfound lo v e in te r e s ts in th e S hakesphere Production Much Ado About Nothing.

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Senior John Wallers reaches out to upcoming freshman, Claire Shafer, during a bonding activity at the ninth grade camp­ ing retreat in August.

Sarah Jacobs, Chelsea Powell, Lauren Pond and Karen Guo show off their realistic Renaissance cos­ tumes during middle school announcements.

A s E l e a n o r R o o s e v e l t s ta te d , “ T t i e f u t u r e b e l o n g s to tlio s e w h o b e l ie v e i n t h e b e a u t y o f t b e ir d r e a m s .”

O v e r t b r e e d e c a d e s a g o , t h e v i s i o n o f a n i n s t it u t io n w h i c h w o u l d n o t o n l y s e r v e to e d u c a t e t h e m i n d s , b u t a l s o t h e h e a th s o f s tu d e n ts , w a s a d r e a m it s e lf.

T o d a y , t h e T V Iiam i V a l l e y SchcxDl is a f l o u r i s h i n g r e a l i t y e m b r a c i n g t h e id e a o f b u i l d i n g t h e f u t u r e , i n c l u d i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t io n o f n e w f a c i li t i e s . T h e u n d y i n g s p ir it o f t h e T v IV S d r e a m h a s cn altivated a c x ^ m m u n ity e a g e r t o e x p l o r e t h e f u t u r e w h i l e n u r ­ t u r i n g t h e m e m o r i e s o f t h e p a s t. T h e b e a u t y o f t h e I V I V S d r e a m lie s w i t h i n its s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y , e a c h i n d i v i d u a l l y c o n t r i b u t in g to t h e a l r e a d y p r e s e n t s o lid f o u n d a t i o n o f g r o w i n g le a r n e r s .

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Dressed as twins, seniors Katie Kersh and Romina Canessa display their ex­ citem ent after doing well on a difficult AP Euro test.

E n jo y in g th e a n n u a l m id d le sch o o l trip to Kettering Rec. Center, best friends M yah Blazar and Elyse Handel embrace at the end of their first week of school.

“Onange is tlie law of life. A^ncL tlxose wlio Icx^lc only to tlie past or present are certain to miss tlie fntnre.”

Jolin F. K-ennecLy, 1963

With his spike hair blue and an MVS logo printed on his cheek, Alex Jam es im b o d ie s tru e sch o o l spirit.

John Workman prepares to leave the French room, his head swimming with con­ jugated verbs.

O fficially recognized as sen iors at co n v o catio n , D avid P ercy and K atie Kersh are filled with an­ ticipation for graduation.

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Aaron Anand Rgarwal Perseverance in (seeking to gain) the knowl­ edge o f the Supreme Spirit, and perception o f the gain that comes from knowledge o f the truth: This is called knowledge: all that is contrary to this is ignorance.

-B hagavad Gita 13:11

Sean Christopher Mi The new invention Was nothing less than a whole New Universe.

People. ..wake.. .Awoke...

People woke with W onder to weep it in.

A new kind o f revulsion & a strange new love.

Neither revulsion nor love Exactly, But hitherto unobtainable Calibration o f feeling. ~ Peter Blegvad

R.onald Logan Allen

We must believe that we are gifted fo r some­ thing, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

-M adam e Curie

Aaron Michaen3ernie 'Each day is better than the next.

-W oogie

MlT^irdi Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

-B o b M arley

KanuT3irdi I f you g o t it, betta fla u n t it. ~2P ac

R.ebecca Elizabeth T3rereton ...we get to think o f a life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number o f times, and a very sm all number, really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon o f your childhood, some afternoon that's so deeply a part o f your being that you can't even conceive o f your life without it? Perhaps fou r or fiv e times more. Perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the fu ll moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless. ~Paul Bowles

RLomina Pia Qonossa For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.

-K ahlil Gibran

Eliot Paul (Bardinaux

Vlaxj what is not there.

-M iles Davis

Kelvin Corbin Read your fate, see what is before you, and walk on into futurity.

-H en ry David Thoreau

V easeyT3eth Dlott I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny fo r my creativity.

-G ilda Radner The only people fo r me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved...the ones who never yawn and say a commonplace thing, but burn,burn,burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

-Ja ck Kerouac

Erin Elaine Edmiston I swear, I way more than half believe it when I say that somewhere love and justice shine.

Cynicism falls asleep. Tyranny talks to itself Sappy slogans all come true. We forget to feed our fear.

- The Weakerthans

Shayna Dawn Epstein

Celebrate we w ill-for life is short, but sweet fo r certain...

-D av e Matthews Band

Jessica Jae-ok Farquhar I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead o f getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ~ Harper Lee

RLebecca Louise Friend It's the voice that says "Celebrate life, be creativel" It brings with it the passion and understand­ ing that some things in life are worth dying for, but there is so much worth living for.

-B radley Trevor Greive

Lauren Elizabeth Gorsky ...but if the world could remain within a fram e like a painting on a wall then I think we'd see the beauty there and stand staring in awe at our still lives posed like a bowl o f oranges...

-B right Eyes It could be filled with chocolate, ok?

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C ? C 'v X Y \& 2 > Elizabeth Sadie Grimes So I guess your adventures are over?

-P eter Pan Oh, m l To liv e , to live is an adventure on its own -W en dy Darling

Amanda llene Gutmann Smiles are free; Don't save them.

- Bazooka Wrapper All that I say is wrong, but at least it will make someone else feel right.

-N atalie Portman

Dori R^ebecca Handel What you wish you were is your ideal. What people say you are is your reputation. What you know you are is your character.

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Marissa Christine Hayes Today, I choose to feel life.

- Kevyn Avcom

Andrew J. Holland Chance favors the prepared mind.

-T ravis Dane

ehase Alexander Hurst Whoso would be a man, must be a noncon­ formist.

-R alph Waldo Emerson

y (L Adonya Lee Jackson We are all o f us stars and we all deserve to twinkle.

-M arilyn Monroe

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Ankush Kalra The reasonable man adapts him self to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to him self Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~ George Bernard Shaw

T3randon R.OSS Katz There's only now, there's only here.

Give in to love or live in fear.

No other road, no other way.

No day but today.

There's only now, there's only this.

Forget regret or life is yours to miss.

No other path, no other way.

No day but today.

-R en t

C Kathleen Q. Kersh Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth. ~ Archimedes

^Bradford Pistilii Loesch Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

-H ector Berlioz The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them.

-'William Clayton

Daniel Amin Malarkey Live on, survive, fo r the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart, but the wonders keep on coming. You stand before them bareheaded, shriven. What is expected o f you is attention.

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Kristin Elizabeth Mann Never make something easy and efficient when you can make it complicated and wonderful.

-U nknow n Only in dreams...

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Gregg McElewee Life's too short; make lemonade.

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Kirby Lee M esser There is no death that is not somebody's food and no life that is not somebody's death.

-G ary Snyder

Stephanie Louise Millar Look around and choose your own ground, fo r long you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your world will ever be.

- Pink Floyd

Melanie Gail Mitzman The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began.

Now fa r ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow , i f I can, Pursuing it with weary feet.

Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? 1 cannot say.

-T h e Lord o f the Rings

Jennifer Marie Moore Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is like expecting the bull not to attack because you are a vegetarian.

-D ennis Whitey

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David Pardue Dog food tastes just like it smells... delicious.

-D av e Chappelle 1 understand small business growth; I was one.

-President George W. Bush

David Paul Percy rollin' on dubs.

-D r. Dre

0aitlin Suzanne Powell Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything.

Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along someday into the answer. ~Rainer M aria Rilke

Jeffrey Scott Probst There are three kinds o f people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.

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David RJchard RLawson Common sense is genius dressed in working clothes.

-R alph Waldo Emerson

Sandeep Singh Sehbi The poets o f each generation seldom sing a new song, they turn to themes men have always loved, and sing them in the mode o f their times.

-C larence Day

David Sherman

One sees clearly only with the heart. A ny­ thing essential is invisible to the eyes.

-A ntoine de Saint-Exupery

Daniel Sinclair There you go man, keep as cool as you can.

Face piles O f trials With smiles.

It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave And keep on thinking free.

-M oody Blues

Angad Singh Buy me a pizza?

-K ris

Lydia Moore Yanderkaay How rarely I meet with one who can be free, even in thought! We live according to rule, some men are bedridden; all, world-ridden.

-H en ry David Thoreau

John Walters One key, one solution to the mysteries o f human condition, one solution to the old knots o f fate, freedom , and foreknowledge, exists; the propounding, namely, o f the double conscious­ ness.

-R alph Waldo Emerson

Lynn Waterhouse Don't think o f who I once was. Reflect on who you are now, and who you would like to be in the future.

-Tom bstone in Strasbourg

Carrie Anne Weprin We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

-Japanese Proverb

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Jephree (Bhristasha Deann White No matter who we are, what we've done or where we've come from ; We are the champions o f the world. We live as the world should be to show it what it can be.

-A ngel I can do all things through Christ.

-Phillipians 4:13

Matthew Allman White 1 will not fall, 1 will stand tall, feels like no one can beat me.

-Em inem

eurt Edward Wittmer Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never cross your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

-M ary Schmich

Sarah Elizabeth Woodyard Under pink lacquered skies.

-T h e Distillers I f you're accused o f being a rebel, label yourself a visionary instead.

-Anonym ous

Arthur Zeyda I swear by my life and my love o f it, that I will never live fo r the sake o f another man, nor ask another man to live fo r mine.

-A yn Rand

Clockwise. Stephanie Millar, Adonya Jack­ son, and Mandy Gutmann marvel at the covertible bug that classmate Ankush Kaira wins at the Senior Salute. Mandy Gutmann, Kristin Mann, and Lynn Waterhouse amuse themselves before a very thoushtful discus­ sion on warrior codes in senior English. Kanu Birdi takes some time out from his busy community service project to kick back and chill with his new donkey friend. Rebecca Brereton studiously finishes her English book before she can relax after finishing all her college applications. Elizabeth Grimes, Becky Friend, Jephree White, and Gregg McElwee relax before visitng over a dozen beautiful sights on the Japan immersion. Kirby Messer carefully sharpens his handy knife during a productive wood carving class where he works on his landscape carving. CurtWittmer, Sandeep Sehbi, and Gregg McElwee get ready to dance the night away at the masquerade prom. Daniel Malarkey sensu­ ously sings “The Elephant Medle/’ from Moulm Rouge to his singing partner, Kristin Mann.

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Clockwise. Hie class of 2003 sways along to the beautiful music of “Peace” in their last-ever All-School Sing. Ross Katz and Carrie Weprin listen to classmate Sarah Woodyard as she describes the Caesar’s Footsteps immersion to them while they read through the immersion bool<let. Aaron Agarwal enjoys a meaningful discussion with Mr. Suiter and fellow class­ mates about the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Flavin gets some great academic challenge tips from Arthur Zeyda who played a major leadership role in this year’s team. Matt White enjoys the bright, yet chilly December day as he thinks about strategies for that night’s basketball game. Kelvin Corbin and Jephree White share a special moment with their little sibling from the first grade at their convocation ceremony. David Pardue reflects on Eliot Cardinaux’s complex, but gorgeous solo jazz melodies v^ile keeping the beat with his bekaved drums. The talented David Sherman gives a great performance of two of his favorite musical numbers at the senior recital.

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Ankush Kalra proudly accepts his diplom a, ready to face the world beyond MVS.

Sean All ecstatically receives his diploma from the Board of Trustees President, Nick Subashi.

K nstm Mann captivates the audience w ith her stunning voice as she sings "I will Rem em ber Y ou," dedicating her song to her fam ily and class.

Chase H urst proceeds down the aisle, realizing the next walk he will take will be as a high school graduate.

Caitlin Powell and David Rawson watched the remainder of the Andy Holland shakes Mr. Brereton's class of 2003 enter and take their seats, as a myriad of m emories hand, as he remembers the first time he colors their minds. ni^t Mr. Brereton as a new first grader,

On June 7, 2003, excitement filled the air as this year's graduating class marched down the aisles of the Dayton Convention Center. Seniors listened eagerly to the wise words of fellow classmates and acceepted their diplomas. Ten classmates presented and shared memorable words of humor and advice, personal stories of achievement, and musical abilities. Dr. Griffith delighted the class with a poem he composed in the style and tone of Dr. Seuss, expressing the uniqueness of the class. Mr Brereton also spoke on the benefits of making good choices, sending the new graduates off with a great deal of anticipation for the future. After accepting their diplomas from Board of Trustees President Nicholas Subashi, the class turned their tassels signifying their new status as graduated seniors. All in attendance proudly watched as the students stepped off the stage giving each junior a carnation to finalize the transition from senior to graduate.

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Left: As headmaster and par­ ent of a grad Liate, Mr. Brereton speaks passionately about the necessity of sound choices.

Right: Dr. Griffith amuses the seniors with liis enchanting poem tailored to fit the "Seussian" ways of the class.

Beloiv: Logan Allen becomes the second graduate of the class of 2003, as Mr. Subashi hands him his diploma.

Aaron Bernie shares an incident about his b la ck dog and good "m otherly" advice with the rem ain­ der of the senior class.

During his illustrated speech, Ross Katz e m p l o r e s h i s c l a s s m a t e s to find their iden-

tities and be unique individuals.

Casey Dlott expresses her deep fond­ ness and gratitude to her class for their wonderful years together.

Jenny Moore and Stephanie Millar giggle at speech concerning his trials and tribulations

David Pardue's Kelvin Corbin excitedly marches to in high school. the stage in anticipation of receiving his diploma.

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Top right: Eighth graders Hilary McCoimaughey, Elyse Handel, Amy Newsock, and Alex Duncan celebrate the success of their wacky Rube Goldberg project.

Bottom left: Deep Singh, Claire McConnaughey, Frances Ellenbogen, Shannon Holland, and Sara Ali study hard for a Twentieth Century test just minutes away.

Bottom right: Junior Jay Cosby waits with sophomore Sarah Lockhart for the varisty basketball bus to take him to the YeUow Springs game.

BxiilcLing ttie Future Left: Senior Melanie Mitznran and art teacher Mrs. IGretzler cozily watch the junior skit during the homecoming spirit day.

Right: Sra. Redmond's advi­ sory prepares for the final advisory lunch outing of the year.

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Ti>f> left: Lydia V.inderKaay glances towards the dance floor, hearing a fa\’orite song, during her final prom.

Tofi Claire McConnaughey shares her holiday spirit with lower school buddy Penny Gilliotte during the All School Sing.

Ct'itUr: Freshmen Lauren Lieli, Carrie Chema, and Zhenya Karelina show future upper schoolers, sixth graders Colleen Reinliart and Katherine Pardue the best ways to bowl and bond.

Bottom left: Senior Sarah Woodyard happily accepts the book from first grader Leah Griffith and hands her a beautiful carnation at convocation.

Bottom right: The Bahamas immersion group poses together before an exciting snorkeling adventure to study marine ecology.

2002-2003 Left: Freshmen Juliette Buiter and Marlise Walters attempt to put up their comfortable tent at the freshman canoe trip in August.

R ight: T h ird g rad e r N ira li Malhotrauses beads and pat­ terns during a math exercise to learn the complicated ways of fractions.

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Juniors Sumeet Agarwal Andrew Arnett Eric Blazar Nicole Carlson Maura Cartwright Jay Cosby Danya ElZein Mattie Fitch

Brian Ford Mark Franklin Sarah Glass Jason Grieco Chad Harlan Dormica HawesSaunders Kevin Howorth Kristin Hughes

Aaron Hurst Alina larve Nitya Kumar Allan Lanton John Lavin Brearma Lustre Charley McCusker Liz McGrane

Michael Miller Monica Mobile Jarma Nephew Michael Palmer Ralla Shrit Shelby Simes Stephanie Simpkins Ben Skidmore

A.O. Smith Jessica Stephens Nakul Vyas Jacob Webb David Weissman Locke Welborn Tyler Williams Robert Winslow

John Workman C lockw ise: Andrew Arnett assists Ralla Shrit with pre-calculus home­ work and shows her the graphed result on his calculator. Chad Harlan reminisces about his days in geometry as he exam­ ines this year's new text.

Kristin Hughes concen­ trates on her studies in the Lange Library rather than in the noisy com­ mons. Nakul Vyas excit­ edly enters the US Com­ mons to retrieve his keys, ready to leave campus for lunch. Allan Lanton and John W orkm an dig trenches for flower bulbs at Kettering Parks.

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Class Of 2005 Stephens Adam Sara Ali Stephen Arnovitz Angela Bethel Philip Blum Stephanie Call Carly Chenoweth Tia Connor

Sophia D'Angelo Chris DeLotell Bailey Denmark Frances Ellenbogen Derian Figgers Alisha Gandhi Corey Glisson Dan Gorsky

Rashee Goyal Shannon Holland Vanessa Hux Anna Kersh Eric Kissinger Jasmine Knox Matthew Laughlin Jessica Levy

Sarah Lockhart Christopher Mbah Claire McConnaughey Bill McCullough Elizabeth Nguyen Erin Powell Asim Quadri Malcolm Richmond

Ian Rymer Doug Schmidt Deepjyot Singh Aubrey Smith Kelsey Snavely Alexander Subashi Tiffany Trang Marie Walters

Rachel Ward Jeffrey Zabinski

C lockw ise: Jeffrey Zabinski, Shannon Hol­ land, and Kelsey Snavely walk to American Gov­ ernm ent after much preparation for the bru­ tal test that period.

Frances Ellenbogen and Stephanie Call help the Algebra II class under­ stand a difficult inequal­ ity problem on the board.

Jessica Levy and Vanessa Hux work hard to raise money for the Sopho­ more class with their fre­ quent bake sales. Tiffany Trangloads herbackpack before heading to Mr. Lakatos's Latin II class.

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FresKmen Sina Adinehzadeh Alan Adrian Alyssa Bethel Kathryn Braunlin Jake Brereton Kristin Brown Juliette Buiter Leonardo Canessa

Carrie Chema Alex Combs-Bachmann Rachael Cook Erick DeVore Sarah Dickmeyer Mad die Dunfee Brian Grieco Kevin Hendricks

Brittany Hurwitz Zhenya Karelina Jeremy Keller Chris Kretzler Neha Kumar Lauren Lieb Alex Mann Shannon Matthews

Joshua Mikutis Emily Nelson John Nelson Robert Palmer Rick Roslof Kyle Salmon Carrie Schwartz Claire Shafer

Taylor Shanks Stacy Skidmore Ajay Sutton Marlise Walters Tripp Walther Adam Weissman Peter Williams Alek Zywot Clockwise: Lauren Lieb and Rachael Cook sit near the reflection gar­ den and look at pictures of early memories of their freshman year. JV tennis player, Taylor Shanks, delivers her steady second serve at a Springboro tennis match. Erick DeVore, Ajay Sutton, and Peter Williams wait excitedly to begin canoeing on the freshman outing. After canoeing, the whole freshman class takes a break for a picture, waiting with eager an­ ticipation for their next activ ity.

Stacy Skidmore and Alyssa Bethel utilize their frees wisely by reading Bee Season for Mr. Lowry's English class.

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Class Of 2,007 Katelynn Blalock Myah Blazar Alexandra Brazie Alex Burgan Colin Cartwright Megan Caughey Alex Duncan John Folkerth

Julia German Ravi Grandhi Karen Guo Michael Haines Elyse Handel Josh Handel Sarah Jacobs Omar Khan

Laura Kissinger Adrienne Levy Hilary McConnaughey Jonathan Millar Amy Newsock Jinali Patel Justin Phillips Laura Phillips

Lauren Pond Chelsea Powell Blake Roan Darsheel Sehbi Jessica Tidwell Ashley Tyner Parag Vyas Daniel Waite

J.J. Weber Sam Williams

Clockwise: Kate Blalock, John Folkerth, Ravi G randhi and Omar Khan await their first ac­ tivities at Joy Outdoor E du cation C enter, Adrienne Levy slowly works her way down the Alpine Tower after a physically strenuous clim b, D aniel W aite proudly displays his medals of honor after competing on the U,S, Junior O lym pic trap shooting team, Ravi Grandhi and lab part­ ner, A lex Duncan, weigh goggles during a science experim ent about mass, J.J, Weber and Alex Burgan relax in the Kettering ReC, Center pool during the middle school's social.

Mr, Glisson and some of his eighth grade stu­ dents show off their "holy" attire for the an­ nual trip to the Renais­ sance Festival.

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SeventK Grade Class Of 2008 Jack Adam Nadine Ahmed Maria Ali Zaina Basha Ali Bodary Aubrey Bodary Morgan Brazie Kaitlin Bressler

Stephen Brown Marjolein Buiter Chris Carlson Patrick Collier Rachel Edwards Katherine Ey Kyle Franklin David Fulero

Derek Graham Holly Griffith Alex James Secil Kim Daniel Kolodzik Madison Kretzler Emily LaFave Pierce Lively

Steven Page Saagar Patel Faiza Quadri Kyle Reinhart Chuck Roslof Natalie Sanders Jourdan Ways Mark Welborn

Tiffany Woo Zachary Workman Sasha Yanes

Clockwise: Kaitlin Bressler, M a r k W e lb o rn , S a sh a Y a n e s , S e c il K im , F aiz a Q uad ri, R achel E d w ard s, Jo u r d a n W a y s a n d Z a k W orkm an finish a sw im and p lay in the sand before leav­ ing the Kettering Rec. Cen ­ ter. Jack A d a m u ses his n in th p e rio d s tu d y h all w ise ly, readin g an English novel for them e and sym ­ bolism . K ath erin e E y re­ ceives assistance w ith her clim b in gh am ess fro m a jo y O utdoor E ducation staff.

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Z ain a Basha and Stephen B row n m odel kim onos fol­ lo w in g a dem onstration of traditional Japan ese dances by p e r fo r m e r s fro m M id d leto w n 's M idfest. Lab partners C huck R o slo f and Faiza Q uadri w ork together to exam ine their fro g's in­ ner organs.

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Nicholas DeVore Laura German Rachel Gorsky Akash Goyal Siddarth Goyal Jeff Graetz Radhika Grandhi Kelsey Hall

Taylor Herman Kathleen Howard Meredith Irvin Daniel Jacobs Laila Karaman Matthew Ludwig Maria Mann Katherine Pardue

Milan Patel Justin Patmon Daniel Paul Alex Peltier Rachel Redmond Colleen Reinhart Hanna Salmon Mac Shafer

Andy Shear Sean Skinner Ashley Smalley Geetika Srivastava Michael Straus Billy Tyner Timothy Wibowo Chris Wise

Clockwise: New student, Geetika Srivastava, takes a deep breath as she con­ tinues across obstacles in the Shake-and-Bake course. A group of four 6th graders smash the ball onto their oppo­ nents' side, securing a point for their team dur­ ing an intense game of volleyball at the MS swim outing.

Mr. Gartzka and his advisory sit down to breakfast at Joy Outdoor Education Center. Ashley Smalley begins to sketch the skel­ etal system on her lifesize drawing for Mrs. DeLotell's health class.

Alex Peltier practicies telling time with a game of bingo in French class.

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FiftH Gracde Class of 20 Jordan Ali Thomas Blalock III William Burdick Bahar Cheema Elaina Cromer Emily Edwards Sarah Edwards Tyler Edwards

Maggie Frick Williams Gerbs Kelly Hurd Martin Manger Paiten Meador Timothy Miller Macy Morton Kinnari Patel

Katherine Peters Ron Pistner Taylor Pond Christina Pouagare Owen Sanders Kingsley Schroeder Parker Shanks Erika Shaver

Noa Shkiller Terek Shrit Taylor Sutton Shelby Tidwell Kevin Trout Rian Wendling Danny Yanes

Clockwise: Kathryn Peters contemplates the compli­ cated question about deci­ mals asked by math teacher, Mr. Huntsbarger.

Paiten Meador and Will Gerbs participate in class history discussion while learning about the discov­ ery of ancient Aztec civili­ zations. Shelby Tidwell looks over at Jordan Ali while enjoying his com­ ments on history and the impact of mixing cultures.

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Josh G raetz and Josiah Riggins concentrate on an exciting game using large gumballs. Kevin Wise diligently fills in a math worksheet after a demonstration on the board. W orking in ­ tently at her desk, Manisha Reddy writes her thoughts for a book report in Mrs. Martin's class. During a lesson in fraction s, Sarah Workman and Eliza­ beth Burgan work on an exciting problem on the board for classmates.

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Tnird Grade dass of 201 Rebecca Charney Stephanie Choo Stefan Cleveland Ben Cole Matthew Cornett Avery Donaldson Atalie Gartzka Kelsey Irvin

Sereena Karaman Ayesha Khan Zach Kurdin Gabrielle LaFave Audrey Lane Michael Ludwig Nirali Malhotra Amanda Mikutis

Cara Mumford Kishan Peddanna Marissa Peppel Lauren Shaver Alexandra Skarstrom Alex Smith Sebastian Smith Galen Squiers

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A lexandra Skarstrom learns how to add sums of change dur­ ing math class. Atalie Gartzka and Gabrielle LaFave listen intently to the directions Mrs. Shear is giving them about how to open different files from the computer. Galen Squiers proudly demon­ strates his knowledge of patterns and fractions.

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Second C3rade Class of 2013 Brittany Ali Sabina Bashir Elizabeth Berthy Bill Bloebaum Charlie Brereton Emma Brereton Taylor Burke Sarah Chase

Cameron Coleman William Crotty Chris Filardo Penny Gilliotte Sourabh Goyal Morgan Haak Quentin Hoffmann Sarah Kolodzik

Abhi Kumbhani Blake Lamb Emma Manger Shelby McMahan Spencer Meador Macy Merle Jonathan Mirau Liana Saleh

Kevin Seebacher Richard Smith Kaitlynd Valentini Andrew Wilson Karina Yanes Kim Yost

Clockwise: William Crotty attempts to solve a puz­ zling math problem.

Shelby McMahan records the results of a class activ­ ity involving counting the number of coats with zip­ pers. Emma M anger paints her first self-portrait during an art class with beloved teacher, Ms. Johnson. Charlie Brereton and Kaitlynd Valentini nervously await their turn while playing Ramrod, a game requiring much skill, Emma Brereton chooses the perfect colors to com­ plete the landscape por­ tion of a drawing of her cat named Inglebee. Brittany Ali perfects her skills as an artist, while illustrating her fairy tale.

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First Grade Christine Adib Anna Alexander Alexys Bardonaro Ryan Burke Cameron Chalmers Matthew Cole John Connall Benjamin Edwards

Lynn Ezzeddine Paola Garza Lexi Gossett Leah Griffith Grant Harlan Jessica Hastings Kathryn Hurd Conner Imbody

Alina Khan Stuart Lane Grant Miller Rheanna Morehart Jeffrey Mumford Alison Norris Matthew Page Breanna Porter

Apoorva Reddy Buddy Robinson Phoebe Rose Thiele Schroeder Whitney Scott Tommy Seebacher Yonatan Shkiller Patti Jo Smith

Charis Stanek Sindhura Vallabhaneni Katerina Weikert

Clockwise: Whitney Scott spends a fine fall recess on the swings, one of her favorite playground ac­ tivities. Lexi Gossett per­ fects her handwriting.

Grant Harlan puts on his favorite sweatshirt in an­ ticipation of a fun, yet chilly recess period as Phoebe Rose and Rheanna Moreheart get ready to run outside.

Leah G riffith races throu gh her math worksheets with the aid of her markers. Using her fingers, Mrs. M adges teaches her students how to tell which months have thirty days and which have thirty-one. Chris­ tine Adib is enthralled by Mrs. Gunlock's animated reading of the story of the puppy that lost its way.

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Clockwise: Mrs, George explains to her attentive class the duties of class officers as they are about to chose the lucky stu­ dents for those positions.

Zachary Ali pulls to­ gether all his strength to make it across the mon­ key bars with some aid from Mrs. Weyrich. John Winch designs a master­ piece using bright, vivid colors to portray his in­ terpretation of nature.

Leah Baker smiles at the antics of some of her classmates as the class enjoys recess. Mrs. Weyrich explains the se­ crets of her magic boxand the mystery it contains to a group of spellbound students.

C handler Meador boogies to Mrs. Weyrich's music while playing a game about verbs as each student demonstrates his abili­ ties.

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EC Kayla Baker Nicole Biehn Jarred Chase Nicholas Conley Emma Crotty Michael Dettmer Adam Donaldson Collin Dorner

Jena Ezzedine Nicholas Fadell Jarrod Ferstl Daniel Garza Patrick Gerstner Zachary Gunlock David Guttenberg Carter Haak

Ahsem Kabir Jordan Kessler Abby Kurdin Charlie Lyon Jacob Mayeux Mark Mumford Ben Olsen Nicholas Olsen

Matthew Paul Anjali Peddanna Max Peppel Reese Robinson Nicole Rosiello Bijou Rozakis Sofia Smith Amina Usman

Gennifer Valentini Payton Weltge Nour Yacoub

Clockwise: Classmates Jarod Chase and Max Peppel head for a snack.

Charlie Lyon and Nikki Biehn give Mr. Potato Head a whole new look.

Anjali Peddanna traces her neighbor's shoes to add another foot out­ line to the pile for the group activity. With red Rudolph noses, Jena E zzedine and Nour Yacoub listen atten­ tively to a Christmas story about the nine dif­ ferent reindeer. Mrs. W atts and P atrick Gerstner work together to cut out Patrick's skill­ fully traced foot.

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Clockwise. Eighth grade girls Lauren Pond, Adrienne Levy, Darsheel Sehbi, Chelsea Powell and Julia German take a break after spending time on the water slides. Chris Filardo, Sebina Bashir and Sarah Kolodzik, Sorabh Goyal examine the data gathered from their latest science experiment. Daniel Waite compares himself with his wooden twin, made by Justin Phillips in Mr. Gartzka’s art class. Tiffany Trang, Vanessa Hux, Billy McCullough and Kelvin Corbin play a hand of the much loved card game. Euchre. Gregg McElwee and Kelvin Corbin discuss their English papers on the way to class. Fourth grader, Sarah Workman focuses intently on her spelling quiz. Milan Patel and Jinali Patel dress in traditional clothes for the Indian Festival of Lights: DiwalL Amina Usman makes a holiday latem using black construc­ tion paper and orange tissue paper. Sport­ ing her festive skeleton earrings, Rebecca Brereton anticipates trick-or-treating Halbween night.

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Club president Katie Kersh and advisor Mr. Camm focus on writing letters in hopes of freeing those they believe are unjustly im prisoned in Guatemala.

Back Row: Romina Canessa, Aaron Hurst, Katie Kersh, Kanu Birdi, Shayna Epstein, Sarah Marie Dickmeyer Front Row: Marissa Hayes, Mattie Fitch, Jessa Farquhar, Leonardo Canessa, Claire Shafer

In response to an urgent ac­ tion, Marissa Hayes copies the addresses of foreign of­ ficials so that justice will prevail.

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n e n o B N i^ enaLLEN G B The A cad em ic C hallenge team com petes b y answ ering trivia questions about history, m ath, science and literature. This year, the group w as invited to participate in H igh Q , a prestigiou s com p etitio n am ong high school team s. T hey w on their first tw o m atches before b ein g defeated in the third rou nd. T he team also participated in several tournam ents throughou t the state. Thanks to great lead ership from m any seniors, the you nger m em bers look forw ard to future encounters and are confid en t w ith their skills. The seniors will be sorely m issed, b u t everyone has h igh hopes for the rest o f the team . To the great d elig h t o f facu lty advisor.

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M O D ^m The 2002-2003 M V S M od el U N had a specifically m em orable year due to the ch an ging glo bal politics and n egotiations that have b een m aking history. Students represented eigh t differen t cou ntries at the U D Confer­ ence in the fall. The delegates w ere able to b rin g hom e the m ost aw ards in our M od el U N history. Honorable M ention aw ards w ere given to the D em ocratic R epublic of C ongo, Belgium , Sau di A rabia, and Sierra Leone.

The delegates of P alestine w on a D istinguished D elegation aw ard, the second high est aw ard and a special congratulations to the delegates of the U SA and Egypt, w ho b oth w on O u tstand ing aw ards. M any students also traveled to C hicago and p u t forth their greatest ideas to stu dents from all over the country.

Back Row: Arthur Zeyda, Kanu Birdi, Mike Palmer, Sara Ali, Nicole Carlson, Nitya Kumar, Anna Kersh, Cr,nhnmnroc Rachoo c i- , Katie Kersh 3rd Row: Jeffrey Zabinski, Nakul Vyas, Liz McGrane, Corey Glisson, Maura Cartwright, K asliee G oy al and E lizab eth Nguyen Kristin Hughes, Monica Mobile, Alina larve 2nd Row: Jessica Levy, Vanessa Hux, Ralla Shrit, Melanie ^ zerb aijan , con fid en t that Mitzman^_SarahJ^ Walters, Casey Dlott, Rebecca Brereton m an y cou n tries w ill agree w ith theit statem ents.

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Senior editor Katie Kersh reads the latest edition of Phloem and Xylem, care­ fully checking for m is­ takes to avoid in the fu­ ture and ways to improve the paper for its final is­ sue of the year.

L ed b y S e n io r E d ito r-in -C h ie f K atie K ersh , an d ju n io r ed ito rs M o n ica M o b ile , K ristin H u g h es, and N ico le C a rlso n , th e P h lo em an d X y le m sta ff w o rk e d d ilig e n tly to p ro d u ce th ree n e w sp a p e r issu es d u rin g th e co u rse o f th e y ear. T h e y o u n g sta ff w ro te a v a rie ty o f p ieces co v e rin g p e rtin e n t stu d e n t issu es, in clu d in g stress an d m en ta l h e a lth , alo n g w ith activ ities an d sp o rts in th e co m m u n ity . C o m ­ p o se d o f co m ics, articles, an d n ew s b lu rb s, all stu d en ts w ith in th e c o m m u n ity lo o k fo rw ard to e a ch n e w issu e w ith g re at an ticip atio n .

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Back Row: Billy McCullough, Janna Nephew, Dan Gorsky, Neha Kumar 3rd Row:Ma]colm Richmond, Eric Kissinger, Deep Singh, Claire McConnaughey, Rashee Goyal, Caitlin Powell, Stephanie Millar, Elizabeth Nguyen, ]effrey Zabinski 2nd Row: Tiffany Trang, Vanessa Hux, Carly Chenoweth, Alisha Gandhi, Taylor Shanks, Ralla Shrit, Carrie Schwartz 1st Row: Jessica Stephens, Stephanie Call, Nitya Kumar, Danya ElZein, Jessica Levy, Shannon Holland, Stephen Arnovitz

S u c c e s s io n s la y o u t in hand. Activi­ tie s E d ito r J e s s i c a Stephens and Co-editor-inChief, Caitlin P ow ell, d is­ cuss the nec­ essary com ­ p o n en ts for the page.

C o -e d ito rs-in -C h ie f, Ralla Shrit and Nitya Kumar, diS' cuss changes to be made ir the layout of the sports sec tion.

D u rin g th e 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 s c h o o l y e a r, E d ito r s -in -C h ie f C a itlin P o w e ll, N ity a K u m a r, a n d R a lla S h rit d e v o te d e v e n in g s a n d w e e k e n d s w o r k in g w ith a d v is o rs T a n a E ik e n b e ry a n d B re n n a B re ts c h e r, to p ro d u c e th is y e a r 's S u c cessio n s. W ith th e c o n tin u in g g r o w th a n d e x p a n s io n o f th e s c h o o l, th e g ro u p d e c id e d to m a k e its fo c u s : " B u ild in g th e F u tu r e ." U n d e r th e le a d e rs h ip o f n e w e d ito rs , th e g ro u p re o rg a n iz e d , m a k in g th e p ro c e s s a m o r e e ffic ie n t o n e. T h e g r o w th in s ta ff g r e a tly c o n tr ib u te d to c r e a tin g a y e a r b o o k th e e n tire s c h o o l c a n a p p re c ia te a n d e n jo y .

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Rachael Cook carefully shades in the eye of her pastel drawing of a teenage girl.

Freshm an Neha Kumar examines the grid of her model picture of purple flow ers before she coni ues to sketch it for her pastel.

MNTSflRLT T h is y e a r's art p ro g ra m g rew tre m en d o u sly in size as stu d e n ts cla m o re d to e n ro ll in M rs. K re tz le r's and M r. G a rtz k a 's a m azin g art co u rse s, su ch as F u rn itu re as A rt, H a n d b u ilt C la y , P o tte ry , W o o d Carving, an d P ain tin g . T h e fresh m a n V isu a l D e sig n s co u rse created o u tsta n d in g sca rv es, p a ste ls, an d figure d raw in g s as th e fresh m e n en th u sia stica lly sp e n t n u m ero u s e x tra h o u rs in th e art ro o m . T h e sprin g term w as ja m m e d w ith five p o tte ry classes an d ea g e r in d e p e n d e n t stu d e n ts w h o also e n jo y e d sp en d in g extra tim e creatin g b e a u tifu l m asterp ieces. T h e n u m b e r o f stu d en ts an d th e v a ry in g d e g re e s o f experience tran sfo rm ed th e art ro o m in to a fa n ta stic le a rn in g e n v iro n m e n t an d h a v e n fo r all stu d ents.

So p h o m o re B a iley D en m a rk c o n c e n ­ trates as she adjusts the shades of white n e ed e d fo r the w h eels o f an old fashioned car for a pastel project in the V is u a l D esig n s course. As one of the few sophom ores in the course, she was able to be a great source of help for the younger students.

Mr. Gartzka and Claire Shafer compare the guide and the grid with the actual pastel picture as she determines which shade of white to use for putting on the finishing touches.

Sophomore Dan Gorsky works on shaving off extra bum ps and edges on top of his creative coffee table during a Furniture as Art class.

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IPPB?L SeH©0L eH ®R3 Under music director, Sam Winston, the music department grew this year, adding a show choir and an upper school bell choir. Combining song and dance, the upper school established a show choir, which was taught by Mr. Winston and choreographed by students. Performing in the winter and the spring, the middle and upper school vocal and handbell choirs impressed the audience, particularly with the upper school choir's Madrigal Dinner. Its numbers greatly increasing, the upper school choir worked to build a foundation for the future choirs.

Choir members Ralla Shrit, K risten B row n, K athyrn Braunlin, Ian Rymer, and A le x C o m b s-B a ch m a n n raise their voices w ith the crescendo as they watch for their cut-off.

Freshm en Chris Kretzler and Kyle Salmon count the beats carefully, waiting for their chance to add to the celestial sound.

Using impressive, but laid back dance moves, the show choir encourages everyone to "Ease o n D o w n th e R o a d ,"a so n g fro m th e W iz , originally performed by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. school tradition,

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Rachel W ard, Jessica Stephens, and Jephree W hite sit on the edge of the stage, serenad­ ing the audience w ith a motow n favorite, "I Say A Little Prayer For Y ou," by Diana Ross.

W ithin the alto sec­ tion, Danya ElZein, Ja n n a Nephew, N ity a Kumar, Marissa Hayes, Tay­ lo r Sh an k s, and C arly Chenoweth anticipate their en­ trance into "April is in M y M istress's Face."

Stephanie Simpkins and Stacy Skidm ore ring along as the choirs sing "P eace," a holiday

Senior Sean AH concentrates as he strum s his electric guitar to his favor­ ite jazz piece at the fall concert.

Seniors David Pardue on drums, Sean Ali on bass, and Eliot Cardinaux at the piano perform "C -Jam Blues" by Duke Ellington.

O ne o f the school's most versatile mu­ sicians, Sean Ali, is joined by m id d le sch o o l s tu ­ d en ts D erek G rah am on the fiddle, and L a u r a

Kissinger p la y in g the oboe, at the w in te r c o n ­ cert.

Senior Sandeep Sehbi jams away on his electric gui­ ta r w h ile p la y in g "M asqualero" by Wayne Shoster.

Senior Eliot Cardinaux gets into the music as he plays a solo part in a piece

by Miles Davis at the w in­ ter concert.

Despite struggles w ith instructors, the jazz ensem ble had a very successful year. Enduring the difficulties of w orking w ith three differen t teachers, the group put on three delightful concerts that w ere enjoyed im ­ m ensely by all those w ho attended. The jazz ensem ble grew in talent w ith the arrival of several new m usi­ cians playing variou s instrum ents, such as the saxophone, the flute, and the electric guitar. The group had great v ariety in p erform an ces w hich w as enhanced b y vocalist, K ristin M ann, in one concert, and the in cor­ poration of the m iddle school jazz ensem ble in others. The jazz ensem ble w as able to entertain the entire school and help spread its m usic to all age levels, and is very proud of its achievem ents.

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^UDDLE SeneGL The middle school had a wonderful year in respect to music and drama. The m iddle school choir grew in num­ ber and quality; they looked as good as they sounded in the fall and spring concerts. A few select students were able to participate in the upper school production of M uch Ado About Nothing as "bum bling policem en." The winter play. The Phantom Tollbooth, was qne of the best ever seen at M iam i Valley School. Directed, by new middle school English teacher, Katrina Kittle, the play was phenom enal and entertaining. Since the start of the handbell choir, many middle schoolers have joined and are learning important ringing techniques. This year was definitely a high year for m iddle school music and drama, and only good things are expected to come.

Julia German, Alex Burgan, and Blake Roan warm up playing the E-4, D-4, and C-4 bells, respectively, for the Carol Sing bell choir performance.

Ministers, Rachel Edwards and Maria Ali, bow after in­ viting Holly Griffith to the Royal Banquet.

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Seniors David Pardue and Kristin Mann argue with each other as they play the Devil and God, respectively, in the winter production of J.B.

Juniors M ichael Palmer, David W eissman, and Locke W elborn have a deep conver­ sation about marriage in the fall Shakespeare play. M uch Ado About Nothing.

Junior Danya ElZein listens iricreduously to the ac­ cusation made against her and her partner-in-crime, played by seventh grader, M ark W elborn.

Senior Kristin Mann peeks out of the ham per as her character, Beatrice, eaves­ drops on Hero and Ursula during the production of M uch Ado About Nothing.

F re sh m a n A d am W eissman and junior Jes­ sica Stephens finally real­ ize that all you need is love in the w inter's contem po­ rary play, f.B.

This y ear's dram a prod uctions w ere er\tirely different from previou s year's perform ances. T here w as still a fall Shakespearean play, plu s a contem porary play in the w inter. The fall's prod uction of M uch A do A bout N othing w as a hu ge success w ith four outstand ing perform ances: "P erh ap s one of the top plays I'v e ever d on e," director P eter C am m com m ented. The w inter play w as an am azing production, especially w ith a short five-w eek rehearsal period, and f.B . director, Benjy Low ry, looks forw ard to m ore new and exciting ideas for the dram a p rogram in com ing years. The grow ing casts and crew s of the dram a program gained trem endou s know ledge this year w ith outstanding leadership from the directors.

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HOiviBeaivuNQ In Septem ber of 2002, the M iam i Valley School homecoming took place as a large celebration involving sporting events, a dance, and show of school spirit. The homecoming games were preceded by a w eek of spirit days; the themes culminating Friday in a lower school spirit parade and school wide red and blue day. That afternoon, skits were presented by the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in a friendly competition. On Saturday, the soccer games and tennis matches were played by lower, middle, and upper school students alike with favorable results. In the evening, upper school students gathered for the homecoming dinner and dance which took place at the Dayton Country Club. The whole school was once again brought together by this joyous occasion.

Sophom ores Tiffany Trang, Vanessa Hux, and Malcolm Richmond stop and talk to Jay Cosby in order to catch their breath in betw een songs.

Lauren Pond, Parag Vyas, Jessica Tidwell, and Michael Haines get pumped to cheer loudly at the varsity soccer games.

Freshmen Emily Nelson and Leonardo Canessa enjoy each other's company and a delicious dinner of chicken and vegetables at their first Miami Valley School homecoming dance.

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Freshm en Kathryn Braunlin and Jake Brereton have a splendid tim e dancing to "H ero " by Enrique Iglesias.

Ushered by their teacher, Mrs. Gunlock, the first grad­ ers proudly carry th e ir banner, sh o w in g their school spirit and support for all of the upper school athletes.

Ju n io rs A lin a la rv e and L iz M cGrane dance the night away.

Kyle Franklin and M arjolein Butter show off their love for farm and ani­ mal life in wonderful cow and horse costumes.

Friendly Scream character snuggles up to Kingsley Schroeder, the huge, terrify­ ing hairy monster.

Da rs h e e 1 S e h b i , Katherine Ey, Holly Griffith, Ali B o d a ry , Katherine P ard u e, and Rachel Gorsky m odel th e ir o u t-o f-th is w orld cos­ tumes as little d ev ils and witches.

S e co n d g ra d e r, S h e lb y M cM ah an , d isp la y s her American spirit as the proud Statue of Liberty.

Sixth graders Josh Young, Mac Shafer, and Sean Skin­ ner share their diverse cos­ tumes with the rest of the middle school before ev­ eryone runs home to trickor-treat.

H a llo w e en is a tim e w h e n g h o sts, g o b lin s, an d fairy tale p rin cesse s p a ra d e th ro u g h th e M ia m i V alley S ch o o l's h a llw a y s. S tu d e n ts an d te ach e rs alik e, d isp lay th eir sp irit th ro u g h o u t th e festiv e d ay. L o w e r sch oolers p ro u d ly sh o w o ff th eir creativ e co stu m es, p a ra d in g th ro u g h th e u p p er sch o o l co m m o n s w h ile excited u p p e r sch o o lers w atch . O ld er stu d en ts also to o k p a rt in th e celeb ratio n , w ith co stu m e s ra n g in g from a n g els an d d ev ils to flap p e rs an d fairies. O n ce ag ain , th e h ig h lig h t o f th is y e a r's H a llo w e en cel­ e b ra tio n w as art teach er, M rs. K re tz le r's, U rsu la th e Sea W itc h costu m e.

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A unique M iam i Valley School holiday tradition, the All School Sing, provides studeij||^|P^'ffl% / parents IB*" il an opportunity to celebrate the joy of the festive season. The event joins together u p p e r ^ r n i d d l e , and lower school students, already filled with m uch holiday spirit, to casually sing popular holiday songs. It also serves as an opportunity for lower schoolers to interact w ith the older students. This year, a highlight of the All School Sing was the upper school bell choir performance of "C arol of the B ells/' as well as the traditional "Twelve Days of Christm as," showcasing each grade's spirit. The All School Sing ended w ith the upper school choir leading the group in the song "P eace." la of I its

S ix th g ra d e r N ich o la s DeVore prepares to jump up with the rest of his grade to sing "Six geese alaying!" ii\ the traditional "Tw elve Days of Christ-

Third graders Nirali M alhotra and Sereena Karam an sw ay together to the tune of "W hite C hristm as."

L eft: Low er school te a ch e rs Mr. H u n tsb arg e r and M adam e Muhtadie add their vocal talent to "W inter Wonder­ land." Below: Maggie Frick and Whitney Scott bring the festive spirit from the lower sch oo l together in "Jingle Bells."

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Mr. Glisson gets into the holiday spirit by collecting stockings from the middle school students to be given to the Lakota Sioux Indian Reservation.

Seniors David Percy, Sarah W oodyard, and Brad Loesch distribute hay around the fields at The Learning Tree.

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The Miami Valley School focuses not only on building its own future, but has remained committed to building the future of the ouside community as well. Twice every year, upper school students spend a whole day working on various community projects, such as planting bulbs at a local park or preparing and serving a meal at a local shelter. This year, middle and upper school students sponsored various donation drives during the holiday season, with proceeds given to charity organizations for distribution. The lower school students also participated in "Share Your Spirit" during the holidays with classes donating hats, scarves, gloves, and other needed items. Realizing that community service should continue through­ out the year, students and faculty are sponsoring more events to aid the community, such as the recent Day of Caring held at MVS for the first time.

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Left: Juniors John W orkman and Nakul Vyas model the silver mask gifts which were p a rt o f th e m a sq u e ra d e theme.

Right: Tyler W illiam s, Kelsey Snavely, Marie W alters, and Michael M iller arrive fashion­ ably late from a fantastic din­ ner at the N CR Country Club.

Below: Senior Eliot Cardinaux and girlfriend Rachael Cook pause under the rose arch at the entrance to the Dayton Raquet Club.

D ecked out in all their splendor Lauren Gorsky, M attie Fitch, Caitlin Powell, and Nitya Kumar arrive at the dance psyched for a night of fim.

Sumeet Agarwal and Sara Ali enjoy talking to and admiring their friends at the club.

Jeff Probst demonstrates his mad skill in the bungee run, defeating every oppo­ nent who dares to challenge him.

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Brian Ford and Eric Blazar debate the last hand of cards played during the Euchre tournament.

Senior Dori Handel eagerly waits to see if her name will be drawn to win the grand prize, a trip to the Bahamas.

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Erin Edm iston and Anil Birdi m o­ mentarily step off the dance floor to gather their energy after a swing dance.

Andy Holland and Elizabeth Grimes share memorable m o­ ments at their beautiful masquerade prom while admiring the view of a lit-up Dayton at night.

Jessa Farquhar and David Percy enjoy one of the last dances as the magical night comes to a close.

Entranced by the video game he is play­ ing, junior Jacob Webb turns his atten­ tion towards the television.

Ingesting some much needed caffeine, Angad Singh has discovered the best place to be is chilling by the bungee run.

M asq u erad e w as th e th em e o f th e n ig h t at th e M a y 17th ju n io r /s e n io r p rom . Sw ag s o f scarlet, gold , an d iv o ry g o ssa m er sh eets filled w ith ro se p e ta ls ad o rn ed th e ceilin g , as ju n io rs an d sen io rs d an ced in th e g lo w in g can d lelig h t at th e D a y to n R aq u et C lu b in th e K etterin g T ow er. T h e p ro m co m m ittee, h ead ed b y ju n io r class p re sid e n ts R alla S h rit an d L iz M cG ran e, d ilig en tly org an ized an u n fo rg ettab le ev en in g fo r all atten d in g . F o llo w in g th e m asq u e rad e , ju n io rs an d sen io rs v e n tu re d to th e Sp rin g b o ro Y M C A fo r th e S en io r Salu te. W ith alm o st 100% atten d an ce b y th e u p p erclassm en , p aren ts p ro v id e d a safe, fu n -fille d e n v iro n m en t w ith g reat p rizes.

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Th rou gh ou t the Basic Photog­ raphy Immersion, a group of twelve energetic MVS students were able to explore both the technical and the artistic elements of black and white photography. In conjunction w ith Sinclair Community College, students were able to take an accel­ erated four week version of the college's normally 11 week Photog­ raphy I course. Aside from learning the fundamentals of camera func­ tioning along with the chemistry and processes involved in develop­ ing film and printing images, each student was required to submit a notebook of technical assignments as well as a portfolio of photographs w ith a theme unique to that indi­ vidual. Highlights of the course in­ cluded Jeffrey Zabinski's stunning portraits of his young cousin. Jas­ mine Knox's images of an aban­ doned house, Angad Singh's inno­ vative photograph of a dog, and many other creative pieces of work.

Special thanks go to Sinclair Profes­ sor Richard Jurus for teaching this course. He was assisted by MVS teacher Robert Flavin.

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Back Row: Xander Subashi, Nakul Vyas, David Weissman, Mr. Lakatos, Kristin Hughes, Romina Canessa, Lydia Vanderkaay, AO Smith Front Row: Sarah Woodyard, Caitlin Powell, Erin Edmiston, John Workman, Rebecca Brereton, Mr. Camm, Melanie Mitzman, Jenny Moore, Bailey Denmark, Dan _____________________ Sinclair______________________________________________

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Composed of sixteen students and three teachers, the Caesar's Footsteps group set out to follow the path made by the Roman em­ peror. Starting in Rome the group treked to Paris and London. They made a detour to visit the ruins in Nimes, France, passed through Bath, England, and ended the trip on a cold day in northern England along­ side Hadrian's Wall. For seventeen days the students viewed ruins in­ cluding the Coloseum, the Pont du Guard, and the Roman Baths, as well as arenas, amphitheaters, and the remains of temples. By the end of the trip, the students were well versed in Romanesque versus Clas­ sical architecture. Immersing in multiple cultures, the students con­ versed in new languages and tried different foods, a favorite being Ital­ ian ice cream, or gelato. Delighted by their experiences, the group has a new appreciation for all the contri­ butions the Romans made and all that they accomplished.

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Culinary Delights was a flavor­ ful experience. Students not only mastered the art of cooking, but also broadened their perspective on different cultures. Students learned both the techniques of food preparation and creative aspects of presentation. Students made dishes from over thirteen countries, rang­ ing from the classic tastes of France to the red-hot spices of Ethiopia.

They participated in the annual Day of Caring Pancake Brunch., where they served over two hundred people and raised two-thousand dollars for the hom eless. The brunch was very successful and a memorable experience for the M i­ ami Valley School community. The Culinary Delights Immersion cul­ minated with a delectable Italian feast prepared by the group as a final project. All students showed substantial improvement, but most importantly, enjoyed themselves and learned the creative art of cook­ ing.

Japan

Back Row: Gregg McElwee, Aaron Agarwal, Anil Birdi, Kevin Howorth, Chase Hurst, Kanu Birdi, Kirby Messer, Curt Whitmer Middle Row; Lauren Gorsky, Aaron Bemie, Arthur Zeyda, Brian Ford, David Percy, Mrs. Inbody, Dori Handel, Michael Miller, Brad Loesch, Sandeep Sehbi Front Row: Jephree White, Janna Nephew, Donnica HawesSaunders, Mrs. Kretzler, Elizabeth Grimes, Becky Friend, Sean Ali, and Dr. Griffith

Spending two weeks traveling th ro u g h o u t C h in a and Ja p a n , tw enty-three students and four chaperones delved into the culture and history surrounding these an­ cient countries. The group began in Tokyo, then continued to Kyoto and Hiroshima via the Shinkansen bul­ let train. They spent time in many beautiful Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines throughout Japan.

They also visited the Hiroshima Peace Park and A-bomb Museum, and the tiny island of Miyajima.

They spent five days in Beijing, China, and visited such sites as the Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square and the Great Wall. The group also toured Old Beijing in rikshas, visit­ ing a local kindergarten and a fam­ ily courtyard. The focus of this immersion was to understand the infuences of ancient China on clas­ sic Japanese art and history. Before travelling they learned such Japa­ nese crafts as origami, sumie paint­ ing and calligraphy.

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Marine Ecology

Back Row: Kristin Mann, Sarah Lockhart, Sophia D'Angelo, Liz McGrane, Stephanie Call, Claire McConnaughey, Lynn Waterhouse, Aubrey Smith, Jessica Levy, Turpy Front Row: Ms. Brooks Not Pictured: Chad Harlan, Stephens Adam, Chris DeLotell

Traveling to Andros Island in the Bahamas, twelve students undertook an intensive study of Marine Ecology, focusing on the Bahamian Platform. The stu­ dents took frequent land trips around the island to gain an indepth understanding of the local culture. In addition to keeping a daily journal over the four week period, learning about underw ater photogra­ phy, and preparing for the final presentation, the students were responsible for multiple days of community service, which in clu d ed clean in g up the beaches and the fieldstation.

Through commimity service the students were able to express their appreciation for the hos­ pitality they received during the stay.

Sports Management The Sports Management Immersion learned the prin­ ciples and practices of sports management, including mar­ keting, financial, legal, ethi­ cal, and management. Over the duration of the immersion, the students had the opportu­ nity to meet with executives and officials from the RCA Dome, NCAA, Indiana Co­ lumbus Crew, and the Rich­ mond Roosters. These meet­ ings helped with their two projects which included start­ ing an athletic department at a new school and organizing a basketball tournament. Both projects took a lot of hard work and all their acquired man­ agem ent and organization skills.

Pictured: Tia Conner Not Pictured: Phil Blum, Stephen Arnovitz, Eric Kissinger, Allan Lanton, Corey Glisson, Chris Mbah, Jay Cosby, Mr. Romeo, Coach Carillo

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From Yoknapatawpha to Yazoo This immersion group studthe basic themes and ideas that make up southern literature.

In order to discover these themes, each student read several novels written by southern authors. The immersion curriculum contained I a study of southern culture, which included a trip to the South. The group experienced many things which are solely characteristic of the south, including Mardi Gras I parades, a southern barbecue, a ghost town, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. After return­ ing, the group spent time watch­ ing movies that had been adapted from southern novels. The im­ mersion experience concluded with final projects from ghost sto­ ries to blue grass music. The stu­ dents achieved a greater underI standing of the South, but unfor­ tunately, were still unable to pro­ nounce the name of their exciting immersion.

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Back Row: Sara Ali, Bobby Winslow, Daniel Malarkey, Sun\eet Agarwal, Matt White, Locke Welborn, Elizabeth Nguyen, Katie Kersh, Maura Cartwright, Erin Powell Front Row: Danya ElZein, Frances Ellenbogen, Deep Singh

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A group of tw elve students trav­ eled to the H aw aiian Islands and visited O ahu and the Big Island.

The group experienced m any as­ pects of H aw aiian culture through visiting historical sites, as w ell as casually observing the people while staying at a youth hostel. They w ere fortunate enou gh to visit D iam ond H ead, W aikiki A qu ariu m , the U n i­ v ersity of H a w ai'i, B ishop M u ­ seu m , P a li L o o k o u t, th e Punchbow l, Tolani Palace, M ission H ouses M useum , and Pearl H ar­ bor. T h ey also spent tim e on n u ­ m erous beaches, relaxing, sw im ­ m ing, boogie boarding, snorkeling, and w hale w atching. The m ost en­ tertaining n ig h t occured w h en the group participated in a luau and enjoyed the com pany of Tahitian d a n c e rs. O n th e B ig Isla n d o f H aw ai'i, the group cam e w ithin five feet of actual flow ing lava. It w as clear that all the stud ents en ­ joy ed them selves and w itnessed m any things they had never en­ cou ntered before.

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Stepping ©ut The freshman immersion was comprised of numerous field trips and activities, all of which allowed each student to leam something about himself. With the help of four teachers and three senior leaders, each ninth grader was given the chance to face his fears, try something new, aid help others leam about them­ selves. Such opportuiities included flying a plane, visiting various religious centers, and beginning To-Shin Do classes. At the end of the month, the students attended a fire ceremony for To-Shin Do and identified a goal and their steps toward achieving it A threeday trip to Hocking Hills, hiking, reflecting, and interacting, gave the students independence, in the closing days, listening to autobiographies helped the class get to know each other more personally.

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Independents

Ankush Kaira Medical Internship

Mattie Fitch Biological Research at Wright State University

Breanna Lustre and Casey DIott Bahamian Reef Survey

Monica Mobile Study of Medicine

David Sherman On Air

Ralla Shrit A Gjmparative Study in Medicine and Politics

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Alina larve Robotic Surgery

Mandy Gutmann Habitat for Humanity

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R ight: The L akota-M ad ison Indian tribe from Standing Rock Reservation perform a traditional tribe drum hymn.

Left: Ashley Smalley, Radhika Grandhi, Lexie Ball, and Col­ leen Reinhart are dressed in their finest for the spring dance.

Below: Sixth grade girls pre­ pare their fav orite song "I Hope You D ance" for their o u ts ta n d in g c h o ir p e r fo r ­ mance.

Colin Cartwright, as the watchdog, tells the Alphabet King, played by Sam W illiam s, how necessary it is to live in a world with both letters and numbers.

Eighth grade girls model their cre­ ative medieval dresses before head­ ing out to the Renaissance Festival.

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Sixth graders M i l a n Patel, Akash Goyal, and Siddarth Goyal

foreign language week as a celebration to encourage the study of diverse languages.

prepare to undergo the simulated brutality of the UnderMrs. D T L V telfin tu rte? ground Railroad at Joy Outdoor Educational Center.__________fundraiser to support

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Lexie Ball gets ready to mark her Bingo board with M & Ms durir\g her Fench class's review on verbs.

Kelsey Hall and Lexi Ball show off their bright pink poodle skirts before the exciting choir perform ance in the Winter Concert.______________________

Tiffany W oo and Secil Kim proudly display their South Korean culture through an excellent poster, delicious foods, and decorative artistic items.

Laura German carefully makes her way through Camp Joy's "Shake and Bake" ropes course.

This year, the middle school focused on building the future with the introduction of new activities in the drama program, commimity service, and several other fields. The middle school kicked off the new school year with the refreshing armual pool outing at the Kettering Recreation Center and the Camp Joy Outdoor Education Center overnight. In the spirit of fostering more intimate relationships, the seventh ajid eighth grade girls had the opportunity to meet famous award winning British author, Jacqueline Wilson, and discuss her fictional novels on the pressures facing teenage girls. English teacher, Katrina Kittle, directed The Phantom Tollbooth play spectacularly, encouraging her students to persue more fine arts activities, such as in the upper school play Much Ado About Nothing, which she also co-directed. The artist-in-residence program continued with Russ Childer working with 6th and 7th graders in the area of imaginative art. Together, they constructed dulcimers and presented a folk dance to parents. Students concluded the year with project period and a celebratory advisory lunch.

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The seventh grade girls are all dressed up and ready to be captivated by Brigadoon at the Showboat Majestic.

Following a day spent w andering the Cincinnati History Museum and view­ ing the Omnimax film about coral reefs, a group of seventh grade girls enjoy the M ay sunshine.

After a movie at the Princess Theatre in Oxford, Chris Wise, Rachel Redmond, and Sydney Arnett enjoy an ice cream treat.

Eighth graders listen intently as the tour guide tells them of the history and lifestyle of the Amish.

xhe eighth grade waits excitedly to enter the world of the Revolutionary War in Philadelphia '

^than Dem psey-W hiting records data at Mrs. DeLotell's farm. -

During Project Period, each grade takes an in-depth look at a different topic, learning through field trips, overnight stays, and projects. Sixth graders' project period activities focused on major aspects of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.

The students created standards (similiar to coats of arm s), drew three dimensional m aps of Egypt, baked Egyptian flat bread, and spent the last week at Miami U niversity in Oxford. The seventh grade project period students explored the w estw ard expansion of the United States by investigating the developm ent of two river cities, Dayton and Cincinnati.

Revolutionary W ar, historic Philadelphia, Amish country. Valley Forge, and H ershey Park combined to generate a m em orable eighth grade project period. They hand sewed Am ish style quilts, baked bread and shoefly cupcakes, and concluded their studies with a five day trip to Philadelphia, Lancaster County, and H ershey, Pennsylvania.

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Left: After spending the day running around Cincinna ti on a scavenger liunt. Jack Adam and Zak W orkm an enjoy a delicious dinner at Beniliana's.

Ri^ltt: Mark W elborn, Tiffany W oo, and D aniel K o lod zik reinact the characters of a pre­ h is to r ic m o u n d b u ild e r, Lalw ethika, the Prophet, and Simon Kenton.

Below: The nome of Bubastis choreographs a dance to The Bangles' "W alk Like an Egyp­ tian."

Patrick Collier and Derrick Graham take a trip back into the history of the two river cities, dressed as general Arthur St. Clair and General Anthony Wayne.

Eighth grad ers eagerly listen to the Quaker tour guide before they enter a traditional Quaker home.

At Miami U niversity's Music Listen­ ing Library best friends Andy Shear and Daniel Paul listen to "The Trium ­ phant M arch " from V erd i's opera "A id a."

Scarves, known to Ancient Egyptians as khats, and menats, Adrienne Levy and M egan Caughey iron necklaces designating social position within society, adorn squares of fabric to facilitate the complethe members of the nome of Hermopolis. tion of their Am ish quilts.

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Second graders Emma Brereton and Blake Lamb record their observations from their science class experiment.

F irst g ra d e rs L eah G riffith , W hitney Scott, and Natalie Lien try to stay on the rolling play­ ground equipm ent during after

Kindergarteners Simren Cheema and Spencer W agner climb their favorite rock after a vigorous game of tag.

Jena Ezzeddine sports her favorite hat v^rhile listening to a story about hats at the Early Childhood Center.

Early Childhood student Zach Gunlock pifth graders Rian W endling and Timothy Miller display leadbuilds a tower out of blocks. ership by reading some new books with the kindergartners.

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Second gra her backpack fall day.

Third graders Zach Kurdin and Stefan Cleveland proudly display their sculptures before they are put into the kiln to be fired.

Early childhood student Kayla Baker sits quietly listening to a story that she loves to hear over and over.

At the realm of the ship's wheel, as Cap­ tain Perry, Ovi'en Sanders leads the crew in the fifth grade production of The Bicycle Men, a musical about the W right Brothers.

Second graders Sarah Kolodzik, Eliza­ beth Berthy and Sabina Bashir learn a French dance during a song taught to them b y F re n ch te a c h e r, M m e.

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Kindergarteners show their spirit at the ground breaking for the "Building the Future" campaign.

Despite the com ing chilly weather, kin­ dergartener Mara M cGlumphy readies her ship against the attacking pirates.

This year, the them e of m any of the low er school activities w as flight. The students w ent on several trips to places around D ayton learning about the W right Brothers. They also studied the w ings of birds in science class and the older children perform ed a play called The Bicycle M en that depicted the W right brothers during their youth. In the kindergar­ ten classroom s, students m ade their ow n planes and hot air balloons using w ood and nails. The first grade visited Carillon Park, the Air N ational G uard, and the Air Force M useum. The second grade studied fam ous flyers and m ade parachutes w ith m iddle schoolers. Aside from learning about flight, the third grade w ent to the Boonshoft M useum for astronom y lessons, the fourth grade w ent on their annual trip to Glen Helen to learn about nature, and the fifth grade also spent ten days in W ahington, D.C. The low er school had another very exciting year.

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Men’s Varsity Soccer

Coach Mario Carillo

The Miami Valley men’s varsity soccer team liad a tremencious sea­ son, carried on the bad<s of the captains A ndy Holland, John Walters, and their fellow seniors Dan Sinclair and Aaron Bemie. Motivated b y last year’s homecoming loss to rival Xe­ nia Christian, the men redeemed themselves at this year’s homecom­ ing with a fiercely played game against Ridgevile Christian, ending in a tie. During a home game against Dayton Christian, freshman Erick DeVore and sophomore Xander

Subashi scored goals to give the Rams the edge and the win. With the new goalkeeper, John Lavin, the defense was aided b y many breathtaking saves.

The team suffered a loss when junior Nakul Vyas injured his knee, but junior Andrew Arnett and sophomore Eric Kissinger stepped up to keep the midfield strong. Sweeper Mike Miller had been a key player, denying at­ tempts to score on breakaways. Coach Carillo said, “The team jelled well throughout the season, giving us the success that we had.”

Clockwise:Junior goalkeeper John Lavin snatches the ball away before his opponent can kick it into the goal.

Junior Michael Palmer lets the oppos­ ing team kick the ball into play, know­ ing Sandeep Sebhi will make a tremen­ dous defensive effort to prevent a goal. Junior Andrew Arnett keeps the ball out of the reach of Ridgeville Christian’s *3 at the September home­ coming game. Freshman Erick DeVore maneuvers his way around his oppo­ nent to steal the ball before halftime.

Goalkeeper John Lavin positions the ball to pass it to an offensive team­ mate, as Dan Sinclair and John Walters prepare to prevent it from returning to the immediate area around the goal Captain Andy Holland attempts to block the ball from Ridgeville Christian’s goalkeeper.

VA R Siry & JV MEN'S S O C a R TEAMS: Assistant Coadi Gene Jackson, Assistant Coach Ben Haas, Phil Blum, Dan Sinclair, Dan G orsky, Jason Grieco, Xander Subashi, A n dre w Arnett, Aaron Bernie, A n d y Holland, John Walters, Nakul Vyas, Michael Miller, H er : Coach Mario Carillo, Kelvin Corbin, Jake Brereton, Erick DeVore, Brian Grieco, John Lavin, Josh Mikutis, Bobby Winslow, Stephen A m ovi, rey Glisson Eric Kissinger, Sandeep Sehbi.

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V ARStry WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM: Coach Dave Crafton, Assistant Goalie Coach JesslcaLlpscomb, Claire Shafer, Janna Nephew, Katie Kersh, Anna Kersh, Maura Cartwright, Mattie Fitch, Kathryn Brauniin, Assistant Coach G r e g g Smith, Caitlin Powell, Erin Powell, Rebecca Brereton, M andy Gutmann, Jennifer Moore, Juliette Buiter, Liz McGrane, Lauren Gorsky, Romina Canessa, Marissa Hayes, A n gela Bethel, Marlise Walters, Melanie Mitzman, A lyssa Bethel

Clockwise: Goalkeeper Maura Cartwright dives to save the Isall a few minutes before h^titne at the homecomins same. Sentor captain Mandy Gutmann tai<es control of the bail and drives it dovm the field unchallensed.

Senbr captain Rebecca Brereton out­ runs her Ridgeville Christian opponent for possession of the Isall amidst homecominsfervor. Sophomore Sophia lyAnseio warms her maneuvering ca­ pabilities before the homecoming game. Freshman Juliette Buiter steps in to steal the ball from Alter oppo­ nent as she sprints towards the goal.

The team listens attentively to Coach Dave Crafton as he devises the ulti­ mately game^vinnins strategy.

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Coach Dave Crafton

the women’s varsity soccer team ended the season with a record of 13-3. Coached b y Dave Crafton, the team brol<e records, winning ten gam es in a row, along with placing 10th in the area in Division II. Under captains Caitlin Powell, Marissa Hayes, Rebecca Brereton, and M andy Gutmann, the team started a b ig sister program, in which each senior took a freshman, sophomore or junior under her wing. Having little trouble finding

the back of the net, the group had at least one goal in all but tw o gam es, with over half the team scoring at least once. In a difficult gam e against rival Seven Hills, the team lost 4-3 after a goal w as scored against them in the last tw o minutes of the game. “Although the team go t off to a bad start, losing their first gam e 10-0, they ended with a tremendous finish,” said Coach Crafton. "The results of the season w ere a team e ffo rt”

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Women’s Varsity Tennis ‘The varsity women’s tennis team had an enjoyable year witli wellcommitted and hard working play­ ers,” says Coach Vin Romeo. The team had some exceptional matches and came out fourth in the District II poll. Coach Romeo was thrilled when the girls defeated Oakwood, one of the team’s long-standing rivalries. During his career, the two teams have competed 52 times and hold an even record of 26-26.

One of the best matches of the season was against the solid team Cincinnati Country Day. Strong leadership from seniors Dorl Handel, Stephanie Millar, and Sa­ rah Woodyard helped the girls finish out the season with an outstanding record of 14 wins and 5 losses. The team achieved all that they had hoped to accom­ plish this season.

Clockwise: Senior Dori Handel ad­ vises her teammate. Junior Alina larve, on the best strategy to imple­ ment before the match against rival CJ. Doubles partners Sarah Woodyard and Emily Nelson con­ gratulate each other on a great point against Lehman’s second doubles.

Junior Nicole Carlson stretches for a volley against first doubles at the Lehman Match. Se­ nior Dori Handel practices her pow­ erful serves against teammate Stephanie Millar before sectionals.

Junior Danya ElZein warms up with Lehman opponent before the home­ coming match. Senior Stephanie Millar volleys the ball against team­ mate Dori Handel during the warm­ up before sectionals.

VARSiTY WOMEN’S TENNIS: Danya ElZein, Dori Handel, Nicole Carlson, Coach Vin Romeo, Stephanie Millar, Emily Nelson, Alina larve, Sarah Woodyard

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Clockwise: Vanessa Hux takes the lead as she nears the finish line,atadiffiajltineet Maddie Dunfee enjoys the beautiful scenery during an early autumn race. Keeping a stea^ pace, Malcolm Richmond ch alices another school’s runner. Jacob Webb shows incredble endur­ ance as he runs his final lap.

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Varsity Cross Country

Coach Cindy Brooks

The Miami Valley School’s cross country team was small in num­ ber, but large in spirit and talent The team participated in six meets this season. During the District Meet, sophomore team captain Vanessa Hux qualified for the Regional meet v/ith a time of 21 minutes and 23 seconds. Coach Cindy Brooks commented that she “enjoyed running with the team throughout the course of the season. They showed incred­

ible improvements and never com­ plained. I’m really looking forward to seeing them all next year!” This team was an outstanding group with high aspirations and definite personal goals. Each member ended the season with a feeling of satisfaction alaout his or her personal accomplishments because of the foundation the team laid this season, all members have greater expectations for the years ahead.

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Varsity Golf

Coach Bill Petrello

The varsity golf squad had a successful year as seniors Ross Katz and ^ ig a d Singh led the team. The group finished with a record of 12-2 and earned the title of Metro Buckeye League Champions for the second con­ secutive year. Coach Petrello re­ marked, “It was a positive regular season.” The team had hoped to advance to the state competition and came quite close to exceed­ ing all expectations. He also spoke

of Katz and Singh, who helped build the team from little recogni­ tion to outstanding achievement The seniors will surely be missed as the guiding forces of the squad, however they leave the team with a strong legacy of excellence as they pass on the torch to juniors Tyler Williams and A.O. Smith. The team enjoyed playing together and predicts a lot of excitement and success for the next year.

Clockwise: Juniors Tyler Williams and Eric Blazar can’t wait until next season when they can prove their immense talents once again. Senior Angad Singh helps teammates Tyler Williams and Chad Harlan perfect their swings be­ fore sectionals. Ross Katz watches as his ball moves toward the green in one of the most intense matches of his career. Senior Arthur Zeyda and jun­ ior A.O. Smith bask in the glory of their accomplishments of the season at the awards ceremony. Members of the golf squad accept the first place trophy for the Metro Buckeye Con­ ference at the awards banquet. Ross Katz and Coach Bill Petrello share some of their last moments together as the season came to an end at the sports banquet.

I VARSrry & JV g o l f t e a m s -. Arthur Zeyda, Angad Singh, Eric Blazar, A.O. Smith, Chad Harlan, Tyler Williams, Aubrey Smith, John Nelson, Billy McCullough, Rick Roslof, Ross Katz

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JV WOMEN’S TENNIS: Coach Brenna Bretscher, Rachael Cook, Lauren Lieb, Kristen Brown, Sarah Lockhart, Neha Kumar, Carrie Chema, Nitya Kumar, Sara Ali, Donnica Hawes-Saunders, Alisha Gandhi, Frances Ellenbogen, Cariy Chenoweth, Rashee Goyal, Shannon Holland, Brittany Hurwitz, Taylor Shanks, Jessica Stephens, Claire McConnaughey, Stacy Skidmore, Ralla Shrit

The JV women’s tennis team played well, despite the fact that it was made up of many first year players. The girls’ match against a 15-2 Miamisburg was one of their finest contests of the season. They won with a score of 3-2 with four courts going to a 3rd set, after each girl lost her first se t Two prominent players for the JV, Alisha Gandhi and Donnica Hawes-Saunders, had great seasons. Many of the younger of the twenty-three players learned a great deal from these two. “Although the girls were young and inexperi­ enced and started out the sea­ son slowly, they were able to compete with Division I schools and win,” said Coach Bretscher.

The teams finished with a record of 8-11 for JV one, 1-9-1 for JV two, and 0-3 for JV three.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS’ TENNIS; Coach Benjy Lowry, Myah Blazar, Ashley Tyner, Sarah Jacobs, Am y Newsock, Hilary McConnaughey, Alex Brazie, Megan Caughey, Elyse Handel, Darsheel Sebhi, Faiza Quadri, Sasha Vanes, Geetika Srivastava, Kaitlin Bressler, Rachel Gorsky, Katherine Pardue, Laura German, Julia German

‘la st year was a rebuilding year, and this year we certainly saw the fruits of our labor,” states Mr. Lowry, the girls’ middle school tennis coach. The girls’ season ended with a record of 73. The biggest accomplishment was, “working together as a team so we could beat all of our big rivals.” The 8th graders were said to be the “heart-and-soul” of the team, simply because they made up 10 of the 17 girls.

First doubles, Elyse Handel and Hilary McConnaughey were un­ defeated, as was the second doubles team of Ashley Tyner and Megan Caughey. Rounding out the end of the season was the CCD tournament where many of the older players came out with strong wins. It can easily be said that these girls certainly had v/hat it takes!

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Seventh and Eishth Grade Golf This year, the middle school boys’ olf squad had a season to remember. All the players greatly improved their game and their scores throughout the fall. The five members of the team finished with a respectable record of 3-3.

Closing their season, the boys attended the league tournament.

Eighth graders Sam Williams and Justin Phillips placed second and eighth, respectively. Coach Joe Williams said, “We were outstand­ ing at the tournament. We had five boys and got second and eighth out of 131 boys.” Many of the eighth graders look forward to moving up to JV next year, but will be missed for their excellent lead­ ership. The team was a success because of the effort and sports­ manship which each player con­ tributed.

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This 6th grade golf team con­ sisted of six players, three of whom had never played golf.

They worked diligently on the fundamentals and “nroney shots,” or short shots. Coach Greg Benedict emphasized the impor­ tance of the mental aspect of the game by discussing prepara­ tion, confidence, and golf eti­ quette. They played seven matches; each player contrib­ uted to the team’s score at least twice during the season. With a record of 6-1, they finished 2nd in the League and earned The Miami Valley middle school its first golf trophy. Coach Greg Benedict said, “These six young men should be very proud of their accomplishments. They have blazed a bright trail for future MVS middle school golfers.”

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SIXTH GRADE GOLF: Coach Greg Benedict, Tyler Benedict, Siddarth Goyal, Justin Patmon, Milan Patel, Akash Goyal, Sean Skinner.

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Seventh and Eishth Grade Boys’ Soccer The seventh and eighth grade boys’ soccer team entered this season with hopes to increase their success from last year. The team began slowly; however, they pulled together and won six of their last eight games, ending the regular season with a record of 6-7-1. During the endof-year tournament the boys were losing 3-0 after thirty-five minutes, but with an incredible comeback, they tied the game with only seven minutes left. The final score was 3-4, but the coach, Mr. Lee Addo said, “I will always remember that game because the team displayed great resilience. Overall, it was SEWEtm AND EIGHTH GRADE BOYS’ SOCCER: Patrick Collier, Colin Cartwright, Jonathan Millar, Sam Williams, Coach Lee Addo, Justin Phillips, John Folkerth, Parag Vyas, Omar Khan, Pierce a good season and our boys Lively, Zak Workman, Ravi Grandhi, Jack Adams, Michael Haines, Daniel Kolodzik, Chris Carlson, showed a lot of improvement individually and as a team.”

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Fourth/ Fifth, and Sixth Grade Boys’ Soccer The fourth, fifth, and sixth grade boys’ soccer team con­ sisted of nineteen athletes, and played in a higher league. They compiled a record of 1-8-1. This may sound like an unsuccessful season, but Coach Greg Benedict says, “I don’t measure success in wins and losses. We played in a very competitive 6th grade league. Enthusiasm and effort were always present in the play­ ers.” The team’s defense and ball control was very strong.

Other than two lopsided losses, their remaining games were close. The total goals scored were 13 and the total number of goals they allowed were 19. The FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADE BOYS’SOCCER; Coaches Julie Paul and Greg Benedict, Kevin younger players learned many Trout, Kevin Wise, Terek Shrit, Dhruv Goyal, Suneal Vishnupad, Jordan Ali, Nathan Benedict, basic soccer skills. The team was Jeff Paul, Tim Wibowa, Tyler Benedict, Daniel Jacobs, Taylor Herman, Andy Shear, Daniel Paul, ig^i by a solid core of 6th gradEthan Dempsey-Whiting, and Owen Sanders. ers who showed outstanding lead­ ership.

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Middle School Girls’ Soccer This year’s middle school girls’ soccer team consisted of seven sixth graders, one seventh grader and six eighth graders. The team played eighth grade level opponents, so the record of 112 did not reflect the girls’ improvement During practice, they v/orked on the basic tech­ niques of soccer, such as drib­ bling, trapping, and shooting.

OMch Andy Mullins proudly says, “The team made great improve­ ments from the beginning of the season to the end.” They worked well together and experienced first hand the benefits of team­ work. The eighth graders look forward to playing soccer next season, but this time, playing as an influential part of the varsity girls’ soccer program.

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER: Coach Andy Mullins, Kate Blalock, Chelsea Powell, Darsheel Sehbl, Natalie Sanders, Laura Kissinger, Alex Duncan, Lauren Pond, Coach Chris Bethel, Sydney Arnett, Kelsey Hall, Lexie Ball, Laila Karaman, Ashley Smalley, Radhika Granctii, Kathleen Howard.

Lower School Girls’ Soccer

The fourth and fifth grade girls’ soccer team experienced “extreme progress” and im­ provement this fall. The team ended the season with a 2-5-3 record. Many of the girls had not had much previous experi­ ence with soccer. Beginning with only eight girls the team grew to sixteen as the season progressed.

Every practice started with a team talk and evaluation. The girls worked hard to improve. Coach Laurie Phillips remarks, “What they lacked in skill, they made up for with spirit” Coach Phillips added that goalie Sarah Workman con­ tinued to play even after having a kidney transplant The season was marked by respect and improvement The girls learned not only about soccer, but about life.

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LOWER SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER: Assist. Coach Annie Frick, Maggie Frick, Lauren Shaver, Emily Edwards, Elizabeth Burgan, Sarah Edwards, Taylor Pond, Kinnari Patel, Lauren Scott, Kingsley Shroeder, Bahar Cheema, Katie Adeib, Sarah Workman, Caroline Shinkle, Maeve Rueth, Mary George, Elaina Cromer.

Not pictured: Coach Laurie Phillips

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Clockwise: After a long day on the golf course, Senior Ross Katz proudly reviews his statistics. Members of the men’s varsity soccer team hang out with their peers in support of the women’s soccer team. Senior and captain, Rebecca Brererton, dominates the field against Troy Christian as she attempts to take control of the ball. Eighth graders Megai Caughey and Ashley Tyner back each other up as a down the middle volley rips towards them. Along with her lower school teammates, Mary George gets pumped up before her first game of the season. Junior Danya El Zein leaves the ground to overpower her Lehman High School opponent in her first match as number one singles. In the game in which he later breaks his arm, Parag Vyas steals the ball from two Ridgeville Oiristian defenders. Alisha Gandhi crushes an outstanding forehand on her way to vic­ tory in an early fall battle with Sichey Lehman.

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Men’s Varsity Basketball

Coach Michael Coleman

“The men’s varsity basketball team was in a rebuilding year,” new coach Mike Coleman stated.

With leading seniors Logan Allen, Andy Holland, Ross Katz, Matt White, and Kanu Birdi, the Rams were ^ le to build upon their core strength to help groom the younger side of the group into the amazing team the Miami Valley School has always been.

Fundamental sound, but with­ out much size, tlie team relied on

quickness and a tenacious de­ fense. With a record of 7-14, the Rams were not able to showcase their outstanding abilities on pa­ per, however, it was dearly displayed on the court. With memorable wins at home over T ro y C h ristian and X en ia Nazarene, and suspenseful close games, the Rams never failed to fill the SA C with excited fans on the edge of their seats.

Clockwise: Senior captain Logan Allen calls out the offensive play as he takes the ball down the court in the intense Mlddetown Christian same. Junior Andrew Arnett prepares for defense as teammate John Lavin jumps ip for the tip-off in the game against yellow Springs. Captain Logan Allen attempts to get ip after a struggle for the ball against Bulidog opponent ending in a Jump ball. Center John Lavin lamches a foul shot with ease after being brutally fouled in the Jefferson home game. Guard Andrew Arnett looks down court for an open teammate as a Bulktog opponent attempts to dis­ tract Hm and steal the ball MVS players strive to rebowd the bail off a foui shot against longtime rivals from yellow Springs.

VARSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM: Assistant Coach Ray Naylor, Assistant Coach Brent Gohen, David Weissman, Kevin Howorth, Angad Singh, John Lavin, Kanu Birdi, Xander Subashi, Jason Grieco, A sim Quadri, Ben Skidmore, A ndrew Arnett, Coach Michael Coleman, Ross Katz, Logan Allen, M att White, Eric Kissinger, Malcolm Richmond, A n d y Holland, Jay Cosby, Tyler Williams

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VARSITY W O M EN'S BASKETBALL TEAM; Assistant Coach Stan Thompklns, A ngela Bethel, Carrie Chema, Kathryn Braunlln, Stephanie Millar, Maura Cartwright, Assistant Coach Kathy Kissinger, Coach Randy Duff, Donnica Hawes-Saunders, Lauren Lieb, A ly ssa Bethel, Stacy SI<idmore, Brittany Hurwitz

Clockwise: Donnica Hawes-Saunders recovers the ball before her oppo­ nent from Stivers can steal it Senior captain Stephanie Millar looks to pass the ball to teammates Stacy Skidmore or Angela Bethel as her opponent tries to dstract her. Brittany Hurwitz drives toward the basket and moves to pass her opponent from Stivers.

Angela Bethel shoots an almost per­ fect foul shot as teammate Maura Cartwright prepares to go for the rebouKl Stephanie Millar passes the ball deep to center Maura Cartwright past opponents from Stivers. Junior captain Donnica Hawes-Saunders searches for a teammate to pass the ball to at the start of the fourth quarter against Rklgeville Christiaa

Women’s Varsity Basketball The Miami Valley Sdioors varsity women’s basketball team experi­ enced all kinds of trials, and in the end, grew together. Many close games resulted in overtime, which Coach Randy Duff felt the team could have finished on top. “The record was 3-13, which could easily have been 13-3,” declared Duff.

With a new coach and a different combination of players, the team had to work especially hard to understand each other and play off each girl’s strengths. The team con­

sisted of six freshmen, one sopho­ more, two juniors, and one senior, making them the smallest team in their league with the most diversity in playing experience. With so much effort and heart, the team began to achieve a greater togetherness that led to many personal achievements by the end of the season. The group is very confident that b y next season they will reach the top as they become a more cooperative and ex­ perienced team through their many obstacles.

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Varsity Qieerleadins This year, the M V S cheerleading squad returned with pride and spirit, and w ere eager to [<id<-off the winter sports season. The squad, having endured the loss of six girls from the previous year, rebuilt their team to provide a more solid foundation for the fuure squad with contributions from new freshmen. O vercom ing the set­ backs, the cheerleaders w orked diligently to choreograph and perform a brand new, captivating

routine for the varsity - ^ Coach Kim Helter said, our losses this year, I real it the girls pulled together anc w orked as best as they could with they had.” Thanks to the co­ captains, M andy Gutmann and A don ya Jackson, the girls will rem em ber their 2002-2003 sea­ son as one full of obstacles which they overcam e with great leader­ ship, grace, and unending sp irit

Clockwise:MarWseWalthers, Tia Conner, Tiffany Trang, and Jessica Stephens cheer on Andrew Arnett as he shoots a 3-point basi<et against Ridgeviiie Chris­ tian. Jessica Stephens and Adonya Jad<son prove that MVS cheerleaders have plenty of spirit for everyone in their popular halftime performance. MVS cheerleaders pump up the varsity bas­ ketball team before an Intense game against Troy Christian. Janna Nephew and Sarah Marie DIckmeyer inspire the fans to get up and cheer during a time out In the Middletown Christian game.

Senior captains Mandy Gutmann and Adonya Jackson prepare to wow the crowd after two great foul shots by Andy Holland. Tiffany Trang goes to a whole new level of school spirit during halftime against yellow Springs.

VARSiJy CHEERLEADING SQUAD: Sarah Marie DIckmeyer, Marlise Jessica Levy, Tiffany Trang, Stephanie Call, Frances Elienbcgen, Je ; Jackson, Tia Conner, and Mandy Gutmann. I^OT PICTURED; Coach Kim

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Varsity Swimming The Miami Valley School’s var­ sity swimmers competed in five meets this season: the Fairmont Invitational, a dual meet with Stivers, the Coaches’ Classic, the M etro Buckeye Conference League meet, and sectionals. Each swimmer received at least one first place at any one of those meets. The special awards for the team went to Maddie Dunfee as Most Valuable Swimmer for her commitment to working hard at each practice. Coach Cindy Brooks said, “The neatest part of being a coach is getting to know and have relationships with these athletes.

I even swam with them! It was fun VARSITY SWIM H A M : Becky Friend, Erick DeVore, Coach Cindy Brooks, Brad Loesch, Elizabeth to share the enjoyment I find from this sport with such interest­ Grimes, Chris DeLotell, Nicole Carlson, Sarah Lockhart, Erin Edmiston, Maddie Dunfee ing and diverse people.” She looks forward to next year’s team with the upcoming freshmen.

JV Men’s Basketball

JV MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Ray Naylor, Tyler Williams, Jason Grieco, Xander Subashi, Kevin Howorth, Billy McCullough, Asim Quadri, Coach Gene Jackson, Angad Singh, Ian Rymer, Eric Kissinger, Malcolm Richmond, Phillip Blum, Dan Gorsky

The JV men’s basketball team had a rough start, but pulled together in the middle of the season to finish with a record of 12 wins and 8 losses. The JV team was predominantly led by sophonrores Malcolm Richmond and Eric Kissinger and juniors Tyler Will­ iams and Jason Grieco. One of the highlights of the spectacular sea­ son was a 78-77 double overtime win against Xenia Christian. With wins against longtime rivals from Jefferson and Yellow Springs, the Rams had a solid, memorable sea­ son. Sophomores Xander Subashi and Derian Figgers also made huge contributions, providing the Rams with an inside game and advantage to match Tyler Will­ iams’ shooting ability, and guards Malcolm Richmond and Eric Kissinger’s passing abilities.

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Freshman Boys’ Basketball The Miami Valley School’s freshman basketball team, led

by Kyle Salmon, Brian Grieco, and AJ Sutton, put together a record of 6-10. Coach Ryan Fahncke had some players con­ tribute w ell beyon d his expectaions.. Robert Palmer pro­ duced solid rebounds and points each game, and Peter Williams also scored and rebounded well.

The Rams competed in the league tournament and advanced to the finals. Despite a loss there, the team displayed their many im­ provements from the start of the season. Point guard Kyle Salmon said, “The team improved a lot throughout the year, and really came together at the end of the season.”

NINTH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM: Kevin Hendricks, Robert Palmer, Ajay Sutton, Peter Williams, Coach Ryan Fahncke, Tripp Walther, Brian Grieco, Kyle Salmon, Chris Kretzler

Elshth Grade Boys’ Basketball For the eighth grade boys’ basket­ ball team, the 2002-2003 season was a learning opportunity unlike any other.

With only seven players, the team was required to utilize each player’s attributes and overcome individual challenges. Having a small team of­ fered the players a bonding experi­ ence and gave them the opportunity to improve their skills in basketball.

With persistence, dedication, and team­ work, the Rams won four regular season games. One memorable mo­ ment for the team was an amazing game that inspired head coach Andy Millins. “Omar Khan shot an NBA-type three pointer at the buzzer to keep us from going into overtime and won us the game. All the guys just ran off the bench and onto the court.” With memories like these and friendships that last on and off the court, the eighth grade boys’ basketball team is an example of the rewards of hard work, teamwork, and perseverance.

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EIGHTH GRADE BOY’S BASKETBAU TEAM: Coach Andy Mullins, Sam Williams, Josh Handel, Justin Phillips, Coach Brent Hausfeld, Michael Haines, Blake Roan, Omar Khan NOT PICTURED: Jonathan Millar

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Eighth Grade Girls’ Basketball

EIGHTH GRADE GRLS’ BASKETBAa TEAM: Coach Tony Curry, Chelsea Powell, Darsheel Sehbi, Sa r^ Jacobs, Laura German, Katelynn Blalock, Am y Newsock, Laura Kissinger, Alex Duncan, Ashley Tyner

The eighth grade girls’ bas­ ketball team had an exceptional season, and put a tremendous amount of effort into the im­ provement of their game. A l­ though the team did not consist of many new players, a lot of last year’s players proved to be great contributors to the team.

The girls worked especially hard on improving their skills as a team. They had a tremendous amount of dedication and will­ power. Coach Tony Curry said, “I am very proud of the girls. They never gave up, they worked as a team, and none of them were selfish.” The girls finished with a record of 5-8 and left their coach with much pride and dig­ nity.

Seventh Grade Girls’ Basketball

SEVENTH GRADE GRLS’ BASKETBALL: Rachel Edwards, Aubrey Bodary, Natalie Sanders, Sasha Vanes, Madison Kretzler, Coach Brenna Bretscher, All Bodary, Maria Ali, Secil Kim, Nadine Ahmed

Comprised of ten girls, the seventh grade girls’ basketball team shared a season that they v/ill remember not by the record, but by their individual growth and teamwork. Five girls were returning players from last year and five were new to the sport.

With both new players and vet­ erans, the Lady Rams fought hard against fierce competitors often with girls in both seventh and eighth grades. Said Coach Brenna Bretscher, “Our last game against Troy Christian was, with­ out a doubt, the girls’ best game. They all put forth great effort and showed vast improve­ ments.” The girls look forward to developing their skills to­ gether next season as veterans, and most importantly, a true team.

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Seventh Grade Boys’ Basketball

The seventh grade boys’ bas____ ketball team had an exciting season because the determining climax of several games occured in the last few seconds. The boys’ dedication to the team was reflected in an impressive record of 6-9. Practices focused on conditioning and fundamen­ tals. Each player showed great improvement in defensive and offensive skills. Every player had an important part in the team’s success, and every game was a team effort Two players were sidelined for much of the season due to injuries, but con­ tinued to contribute to the team by attending games and keep­ SEVENTH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL; Coach Joe Williams, Patrick Collier, Steven Page, Mark Welbom, Kyle ing scores and stats. Many Franklin, Coach Michael Phillips, Chris Carlson, Stephen Brown, Zak Workman, Kyle Reinhart, Jack Adam members of this team will undoubtably play important roles in the future of the MVS basketball program._______________

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Sixth Grade Girls’ Basketball The sixth grade girls’ basket­ ball team played with vigor, remaining competitive through­ out the entire season. The sixth grade league, in which they competed, was hosted by Ridgeville Christian, and included teams from Miami Valley, Ridgeville Christian, Middletown Christian, Dayton Christian, and Radcliff. The team ended the season with a final record of 46, with two losses during the tournament. “The girls played extremely well this season and have improved tremendously. I couldn’t have asked for a better effort out of this group of girls.

Each and every player provided 100% effort at every practice and game and accomplished many of her goals,” said Coach Chris Bethel.

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SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM: Rachel Redmond, Sydney Arnett, Hanna Salmon, Coach Chris Bethiel, Kathleen Howard, Radhika Grandhi, Laura German, Ashley Smalley, Colleen Reinhart

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SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL RED TEAM: Coach Amon Williams, Billy Tyner, Justin Patmon, Milan Patel, Sean Skinner, Coach Greg Benedict, Chris DeLaCruz, Tyler Benedict, Akash Goyal, Nicholas DeVore

The sixth grade boys’ bas­ ketball red team, led by Coach Amon Williams, worked hard and improved its game im­ mensely by the end of the season. Many of the players had not played for a long time.

During the exciting season the team practiced and worked intensely, especially on their free throws. In an exceptional game against Middletown Chris­ tian, each player scored at least once. Even though their record did not display their full abilities or their achievements as a team, they had a satisfy­ ing eperience. They put forth a great amount of effort with Coach Williams’ inspiring words, “We can win,” encouraging them every step of the way.

Sixth Grade Boys’ Blue Team

SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL BLUE TEAM: Coach Ryan Beauchamp, Josh Young, Chris Wise, Daniel Jacobs, Siddarth Goyal, Taylor Herman, Ethan Dempsey-Whiting, Andy Shear

Led by Coach Ryan Beauchamp, the sixth grade boys’ basketball blue team worked this season to overcome many challenges, with more than half of the players new to the game.

The boys had fun and improved both their individual and team skills. They were encouraged by their coach to focus on their mental skills, which they soon mastered. They also did an ex­ ceptional job with their foul shots, a reflection of their extra effort in that area. The team’s close game against Corpus Christi dis­ played the boys’ dedication and helped to motivate them to fur­ ther develop their skills. A l­ though the team struggled, they put forth their best effort and emerged from the season as stronger players with their newly sharpened skills.

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Fifth Grade Boys’ Basketball

With determination, confi­ dence, and unending hard worl<, the fifth grade boys’ basketball team steadily improved its skills throughout the 2002-2003 sea­ son. Coach Bob Madden says of his players, “I wanted to focus on teaching them the fundamen­ tals of the game.” The boys did indeed learn the fundamentals, teamwork, and so much more.

“This season was the first time they had ever won a game,” says Madden, but the team, consisting of seven players, learned from both their losses and their victories. The fifth grade boys’ team proved that a sea­ son, winning or losing, offers opportunities to learn and grow.

Their rewards were not only a knowledge of the game, but also lessons that varied far beyond the court

FIFTH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Bob Madden, Tim Miller, Taylor Sutton, Ryan Wendling, Terek Shrit, Kevin Trout, Jordan Ali, Ron Pistner

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Fifth Grade Girls’ Basketball The fifth grade girls’ basket­ ball team experienced a season of im provem ent and perseverence. The team fin­ ished the season with a 2-7 record, finishing 4th place in their final tournament game of the season. Coach Laurie Phillips commented on their continuing optimism and dedication despite situations of adversity. The sea­ son was one to be remembered, thanks to tournament wins, win•ning last-minute baskets, and impossible shots that always seemed to make it in. Lastly, Coach Phillips remarked, “It was a really good season. I was proud of them and hope they FIFTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Noa Shikler, Paiten Meador, Emily Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Macy Morton, Coach Laurie Phillips, Ericka Shaver, Taylor Pond, Kingsley stick with it.”

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FOURTH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM: Coach Greg Benedict, Cameron Porter, Kevin Wise, Nathan Benedict, Jeffrey Paul, Michael Peppel

The Miami Valley School’s fourth grade boys’ basketball team played in two leagues. The Metro Buckeye Conference and the Kingdom Sports Center Fourth Grade Select League.

Their record in the KSC league was 2-10. However, in the MBC they were League Champions with a record of 5-1. They also finished 1st in the MBC League Tournament.

Coach Greg Benedict applauded these young athletes for their hard work. He said, “I am very proud of this group of student athletes. When athletes are this young, it is often difficult for them to focus on team goals. This group’s willingness to embrace the concepts of teamwork was beyond their years. Their suc­ cess this season was a product of hard work and natural talent.” The future looks very bright for MVS basketball!

Fourth Grade Girls’ Basketball

FOURTH GRADE GRLS’ BASKETBALL: Coach Fred Rueth, Mary George, Elizabeth Burgan, Caroline Ey, Coach Nathan Pennington, Maeve Rueth, Sarah Workman, Sarah Caughey, Katie Adib, Ellen Reinhart

The fourh grade girls’ basketball team’s season began with a rocky start; they were supposed to be part of a league, but unfortunately, it collapsed in November. Instead, the girls played a series of five “pick-up games”: two against the Washington Township Recreation team, and Ridgeville Christian, and one game against Beavercreek. The team’s season concluded with a 22-1 record. One of the season’s greatest highlights occured during the second game, when the girls, with only six players, fought coura­ geously and held off Ridgeville Chris­ tian in the fourth quarter to win with a score of 17-14. “The girls’basket­ ball skills improved tremendously from the first practice to the last.

All eight were a pleasure to coach,” said Coach Frederick Rueth.

Fourth Grade Boys' Basketball/ Fourth Grade Girls' Basketball

Men’s Varsity Tennis The men’s varsity tennis team accomplished another success­ ful season under the supervision of GDach Vin Romeo. The tennis team remained undefeated the entire regular season with a record of 18-0. The team was ranked fourth in Division I! Men’s TenniS/ in the state of Ohio.

Leading the seven members of the varsity squad in wins was senior Daniel Malarkey. Composing the team were six se-

niors and one junior, A.O. Smith.

The team went above and be­ yond the expectations for this season. Gsach Vin Romeo re­ marks on the season, “It was a huge task to beat Alter and Oakwood. I did not expect to be in the position to win twentyone in a row and beat the number two team in the state.

The combination of depth, inten­ sity and experience was the best of my career.”________

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Clockwise: Senior Kanu Birdi pre­ pares to smash a killer grouid stroke against his Dixie opponent in one of the first matches of the season. Getting ready to piay first singles inone of his hardest matches of the year against Alter, senk>r Daniel Malarkey warms ip and prepares mentally for the match.

Jiffiior A.O. Smith kxjks at the ball as hispowerful forehandcompletely baffles his Dixie opponent Senior Aaron Bende bends Ns knees in preparatksn of serving an ace to Ns opponents from Yeibw Springs with the support of his doubles partner, Daniel Malarkey, in one of their last matches of the seasoa

VARSrry MEN’S ten nis t e a m : Coach Vin Romeo, Arthur Zeyda, Aaron Agarwal, Kanu Birdi, Aaron Bemie, A O Smith, Stephens Adam, Ross Katz, Daniel Malarl<cy

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V A R S n V SO H B A L L TEAM; Kathryn Braunlln, Deep Singh, Liz McGrane, Head Coach John Dundon, Sarah Woodyard, Nicole Carlson, Assistant Coach Tony Curry, Maura Cartwright, Kristin Hughes, Assistant Coach Brenna Bretscher, M andy Gutmann, Taylor Shanks, Emily Nelson, Stacy Skidmore, A iy ssa Bethel

Clockwise: Junior captain Liz McGrane signals that there are two out before the next pitch as a Ridgeville Christian opponent steps if> to bat Freshman Emiiy Nelson makes a dash for third base as teammate Sarah Woodyard hits the baii to the outfield. The four great pitchers demonstrate their in­ timidating and determined faces that their opponents must battle. Pitcher for several Innings against Middletown Christian, Deep Singh winds if> for a strike-out pitdL Senior captain Mandy Gutmann puts all her concentration and stre n ^ Into catddng a curve ball against Ridgevllle Christian. First baseman Maura Cartwright prepares to catch the ball from the pitcher as her Lions’ opponent leads off the base.

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Led by Coach John Dundon and Assistant Coaches Brenna Bretscher and Tony Curry, the varsity softball team had an exceptional year. They finished off the season with a strong record of 9-10. The team worked extremely hard to im­ prove its game and put forth an extra effort into developing its batting skills. The girls’ work was displayed in their tourna­

ment game against Southeastern in which they played with re­ markable defense and good spirit The upperclassman leadership by team captains Mandy Gutmann and Liz McGrane, was outstand­ ing and inspiring to all the play­ ers. The girls developed the will to win and had an excellent season, led by their coaches’ spirited words, “Get down and dirty.”

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Varsity Baseball

Coach Amon Williams

The varsity baseball team finished a strong 2003 season.

Led by junior Tyler Williams, this year’s baseball season at MVS was one of rebuilding and teamv/ork. The season began with new players, many of whom were incoming fresh­ men. Several of the freshman players, including Kyle Salmon, were what Coach Amon Will­ iams called “young stars,” add­ ing new dimension and talent

to the team. “One highlight of the ‘03 season was Tyler Will­ iams’batting record,”said Coach Williams. Tyler held a batting record of over .500 for the duration of the season, which is certainly no small feat. During the year of new additions and hard work, each member of the varsity baseball team col­ laborated for a successful sea­ son.

Clockwise: Freshman Robert Palmer passes the ball to Michael Palmer on first base to get an out against Jefferson. Shortstop Kyle Salmon throws the ball to pitcher Andrew Arnett to stop their Ridseviile Chris­ tian opponent from nimins home.

Senior Angad Singh coolly passes the ball home after another out against Jefferson.FreshmanKyle Salmon tosses the ball to Angad S lr^ on third base during warm-ip before an intense game againstRi(^eville Oristian. Fresh­ man Kevin Hendricks runs to first base after a fantastic catch to get an out against Middletown Christian. Junior Tyler Williams develops strategies for his batting while watching teammate Andrew Arnett step ip to bat

VARSrrv BASEBALL TEAM; Assistant Coach Ray Naylor, John Nelson, Michael Palmer, Tyler Williams, A n ga d Singh, Chad Harlan, Head Coach Am on Williams, Robert Palmer, Kyle Salmon, A ndrew Arnett, Alan Adrian, David Weissman

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Ckxkwise; Team merrybers Vanessa Hux, Angela Betliel, TIa Conner, and Juliette Buiter get pumped before a tough meet at Regionals. Sophomore Stephen Amovitz demonstrates the proper starting stance for winning a first place medal. During the Men’s 4 by 200, freshman Leonardo Canessa passes off the baton to Tripp Walther.

Juliette Bidter wins a heat in the girls' 100-meter dash at Welcome Stadium.

Sophomore Malcolm Richmond finds his footing on the blocks, and pre­ pares for a flawless start bi his 100 meter race. Sophomore Erin Powell picks up the pace as a rumer from Central Catholk comes ip behind her at an invitational meet

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Varsity Track and Field The varsity track and field team experienced one of tiie best sea­ sons in the school’s history. The small squad, which was composed entirely of underclassmen, partici­ pated in six regular season meets, along with conference and district championships. The entire squad saw improvement-from the sprint­ ers and hurdlers to the distance runners. The six member girls’ squad also achieved a fourth place team ranking in the Metro Buck­ eye Conference. Though both the

boys’ and girls’ teams were small, they both managed to produce successful relay teams. Freshman Juliette Buiter qualified for the regionals in the 100 and 200 meter dash and advanced all the way to the state competition in the 100 meter dash with blazing times, fre­ quently under 13 seconds. The var­ sity track and field squad’s remark­ able season was only a preview of the greater improvement and per­ formance for years to come.

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Men’s JV Tennis Hie men’s JV tennis team compiled an Impressive record of 17-2. Led by seniors Andy Holland, Anil Birdi, and David Percy, the team steadily moved its way through the season, win­ ning again and again. Sophomore Doug Schmidt said, “The team improved all year long. We had a good group of people, and stuck together the entire sea­ son.” Also helping the team were great leaders, sophomore Asim Quadri, and junior Ben Skidmore.

Not to be outdone by the var­ sity, the JV kept up with them as best as it could, winning nearly as many matches as its varsity counterpart. The JV tennis team worked hard all season in hopes that the non-graduating mem­ bers will move up to varsity next year.

MEN’S JV TENNIS: Jake Brereton, Andy Holland, Eric Blazar, Ankush Kaira, Kevin Howorth, Asim Quadri, Peter Williams, Gsach Stewart Adam, Anil Birdi, David Percy, Allan Lanton, Ben Skidmore, David Pardue, Josh Mikutis, Doug Schmidt

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS’ TENNIS: Coach Benjy Lowi^, Sam Williams, Omar Khan, Joshua Handel, Kyle Franklin, Daniel Jacobs, Timothy Wibowo, Milan Patel, Siddarth Goyal, Michael Haines, Billy Tyner, Sean Skinner, Jack Adam, Chris Carlson, Akash Goyal, Andy Shear, Michael Straus

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Lower School Baseball

LOWER SCHOOL BASEBALL: Nate Benedict, Assistant Coach Joe Riggins, Suneal Vishnipad, Ron Pistner, Jeffrey Paul, Head Coach Greg Benedict, Josh Graetz, Ethan Dempsey-Whiting, Tyler Benedict, Ryan Wendling, Martin Manger, Josiah Riggins, William Burdict

This year’s lower school base­ ball team was constantly improv­ ing throughout the season. With only five practices before the first game and none throughout the seaon, the team played ex­ ceptionally well. Every player on the team had at least one hit and scored at least one run. Coach Greg Benedict worked mainly on defense and taught the beginner players the fundamentals of base­ ball. The boys finished the season with a final record of 5-5. Coach Benedict is proud of his players and happily says, “After a slow start, we finished strong. Al­ though we played against all fifth grade teams and our boys were mostly fourth graders, our boys proved they could play at a high level. Future baseball for MVS looks good!”

aockwisz Freshman Stacy Skidmore makes a sreat catch off of pitcher Nicole Carlson’s curve ball. Senior Sarah Woodyard warms herself ip as she prepares to run to second base against Middletown Christian. Juliette Buiter makes a dash to first place in regionals at Welcome Stadium. Junior Kristin Hughes hits a fantastic double run against Yellow Springs. Sophomore Vanessa Hux finds her footing on the blocks before the 800 meter race. Baseball Coaches Naylor and Barnett prepare the field before a muddy game.

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Freshman Emily Nelson swings with all her might to score another run for the Lady Rams. Varsity cheerlead­ ers Mandy Gutmann, Adonya Jackson, and Jessica Stephens cheer as loud as they can in support of the varsity basket­ ball team. Vanessa Hux prepares herself mentally and physically for the tough race against Catholk; Central High School.

Junior Danya ElZein smoothly returns the ball to her opponent from Lehman High School Senior Ross Katz stretches to reach the ball and assist his teammates in scoring. Sophomore Erin Powell uses her foot skills to carry the ball down the field outwitting the other team’s defense.

Wearing her catcher’s mit and not other gear, Stacy Skidmore warms up the starting pitcher, Nicole Carlson prior to the game against Ridgeville Christian..

Senior Logan Allen moves the ball down the court during an intense game against rival Xenia Christian.

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Second graders Elizabeth Berthy and Morgan Haak enjoy their cold, refresh­ ing snow cones while laughing over their fun times on the blow-up climbing iam e.

Jiinior volunteer Maura Cartw right paints a beautiful sm iley face for Amrita HariRaj at the face-painting booth run by Mrs. Kretzler.

Brittany Ali andGabrielle LaFave share their experi­ ences at the Spring F air over a plate of pizza sold by the junior class.

EC student Charlie Lyon, sm ilin g b ro a d ly , slid es down his favorite piece of playground equipm ent at his first Spring Fair as an MVS student.

Mr. Brereton attempts to persuade A llan Lanton not to dunk him into the tank of cold water again.

This y ear's Sp rin g Fair w as an unforgettable one. R aining all day prior to the start of the fair, the w eather cleared up ju st in tim e for a b eau tifu l, fun-filled afternoon. A s in years past, the fair featured a bake sale and cake w alk, and the opp ortu nity for students to soak their teachers in the dunk tank. Snow cones, pizza, C heryl & Co. cookies, and m ore w ere available to hu ngry fair-goers. Students spent tim e w ith their fam ilies and friends enjoying the refreshm ents, playing basketball w ith fellow students of all ages, getting their faces painted, bou n cing on the giant blow up rides, and ju st enjoying the gorgeous spring afternoon.

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Seventh graders model their sleepwear on Pajama Day during middle school spirit week.

Sophom ores Aubrey Sm ith and Sara All act as se­ niors Sarah W oodyard and Sean Ali for the sopho­ more skit.

SPRITDAYS M V S spirit days w ere days unlike any other. Spirit days, w ith ou t fail, alw ays included crazy costum es, fun gam es, and w ild antics. Student governm ent headed up all spirit days, and this year, the new and different ideas created by the students w ere certainly unique. C lasses w ere often pitted again st one another, resulting in fun-filled rivalry. School spirit w as ever-present, and red and blu e w ere w orn b y all to support the athletic team s of the current season. Students w ere alw ays enthusiastic to p articip ate, as these sp irit days not only offered a revised schedule of shortened cla sses/b u t w ere alw ays tons o f fim .

Seniors Kanu Birdi, Kirby Messer, Katie K e rsh , A n k u sh K a lra , Je s s a F a rq u h a r, and Romina Canessa en­ joy their ice cream social during the red and blue day which w as p a rt o f the h o m eco m in g fe s ­ tivities.

Advisor Mr. Lakatos and student government representative Danya ElZein check to make sure that junior Tyler Williams named the correct song in the new spirit day activity, "N am e that tune."

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Senior student governm ent representative David Percy proudly declares classm ate Shayna Epstein the winner of an intense round of "N am e that Tune," as she recognized "T h riller" by Michael Jackson.

Excited sophom ores prepare to defeat the fresh­ men at a brutal game of "Star W ars" during spirit day activities organized by student governm ent president David Pardue and secretary-treasurer Kristin Mann.

During cross dress day in the middle school spirit week, seventh graders Saagar Patel and Chuck Roslof display their feminine fashion sense.

Junior jedi John Lavin attempts to revive Chad Harlan w ith protec­ tion from classmates Eric Blazar and Breanna Lustre during a tough "Star W ars" game against the seniors.

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Top right: Freshman girls Stacy Skidmore, Claire Shafer, Sarah Marie Dickmeyer, Carrie Chema, and Kathryn Braunlin pause for a moment to enjoy their freedom during the trip to Chicago.

Bottom left: Justin Patmon, Radhika Grandhi, and LaUa Karaman show their excitement for the upcoming project period trip to Miami University to study ancient Egypt.

Bottom right: Fifth graders enthusiastically sing about the mischie­ vous acts of young Orville and Wilbur Wright during their winter musical The Bicycle Men.

Bviilding tlie Fviture Left: M ad d ie D unfee and Claire Shafer reflect on their art exhibition of scarves and pastels after plenty of hard work.

R ig h t: L o w er sch o o le rs Saurabh Goyal and Cameron C o len ian im m erse th e m ­ selves in the cultural festivi­ ties of the m iddle school World A'Fair.

Top left: First grade teacher Mrs. Madges and her student Lynn Ezzedine embrace after lunch in preparation for an activity-filled afternoon.

Top right: Third grader Melanie Yost displays her Valentine's Day spirit with an adorable heart antenna headband.

Center: Eighth graders Sarah Jacobs, Julia German, Laura Kissinger, and Karen Guo are confident their candy machine Rube Goldberg invention will be the most creative at the demonstration.

Bottom left: Watch out Alisha Gandhi, Deep Singh, and Shannon Holland! Robert Palmer is on the prowl.

Bottom right: Juniors Jessica Stephens, Janna Nephew, and Donnica Hawes-Saunders cannot wait to cheer loudly at that night's basketball game against Stivers.

2002-2003 L eft: S ix th g rad e rs C o lle e n Reinhart, Rachel G orsky, and Katherine Pardue get dressed for the middle school play The Phan­ tom Tollbooth, anticipating great performances by all.

Right: Sarah Marie Dickmeyer and K ath ry n B ra u n lin congratualate one another on a successful bowling game at the ninth g rad e/ sixth grade retreat.

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Top center: Fourth grader Neil Mobile admires the beautiful painting by Degas that Mrs. Hartman is describing to the class.

Top right: Rhearma Morehart concentrates in art class to make her lovely paper mache project.

Bottom left: Seventh graders Ali Bodary and Zaina Basha carefully make an incision through the muscle layer all the w ay down the frog's body to observe its anatomy.

Bottom right: Jtmior Charley McCusker poses with his favorite hairy jacket in the simlit gallery.

3\iilcimg the Fviture Left: Lab partners Michael Haines and Myah Blazar com­ pare the weights of various pieces of scientific equipment from graduated cylinders to goggles in their first science lab of the year.

Right: Juniors Nitya Kumar and Breanna Lustre discuss their exciting independent immersions on medicine in the government and Baha­ mian coral reef studies respec­ tively.

Top left: Eighth grndei- Sam Williams poses confidently for the French class fashion show as the whole middle school admires his style.

Top right: Freshman Juliette Buiter enjoys the bus ride home from the World Civilizations class trip to Chicago.

Center: Sixth graders Rachel Redmond and Jeff Graetz attempt to finish their homew'ork quickly during extended day so they can play four square.

Bottom left: Sophomores Rachael Ward and Sarah Lockhart prepare themselves for a grueling World Literature in-class essay.

Bottom right: Mara McGlumphy colors in a lovely red and pink Valentine's Day card for her mom.

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Right: Breanna Porter works steadily in her math work­ book to uncover the secrets of telling time.

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Top center: Twins Elyse and Joshua Handel revel in each other's company during a middle school World A'fair.

Top right: Second graders Elizabeth Berthy, Sabina Bashir, Morgan Haak, and Sarah Kolodzik appreciate the fantastic samples of food from different countries at the middle school World A'fair.

Bottom left: Ashley Smalley, Taylor Herman, and Julie Bobosh sample the popular spread Nutella during a fun French party.

Bottom right: Seniors Marissa Hayes, Kanu Birdi, Jennifer Moore, and Ross Katz enjoy their last few high school memories with beloved Spanish teacher Sra. Sparks.

BxiildLing tHe Future Left: Anna A lexander and Cameron Chalmers dig for buried treasure in their cher­ ished sandbox.

Right: Sophom ores Xander Subashi and Sara Ali share a quick hug before dashing off to speech class.

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Top right: Middle school teachers enthu­ siastically present Camp Joy to the middle schoolers as they arrive one chilly Sep­ tember morning.

Bottom left: Seniors Lynn Waterhouse and Kristin Mann admire each other's beautihil gowns at the masquerade prom.

Bottom right: Freshman Erick DeVore gives younger brother Nicholas tips on improving his soccer strategies.

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The U.S. Senate passes a resolution condemning a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools is unconstitutional.

Patients in Florida are ttie firs t to receive the VeriCtiip, a com puter chip bearing personal medical data that is injected into the forearm.

I M icro soft’s Tablet PC enables users to write directly on the screen rather than typing on a keyboard.

SCI-TECH The Journal of the Am erican Medical Association reports that children who grow up w ith pets have a reduced risk of developing com m on allergies.

Wlaria de Jesus and Maria Teresa QuiejAlvarez, 1-year-old Guatemalan tw ins born joined at the head, are successfully separated after over 22 hours of surgery.

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The U.S. Education Department reports that average geography scores of the nation’s fourth and eighth graders, while low, have improved from 1994.

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European fashion hits the sidewalks and clubs of the United States w ith retro-style bowling shoes.

Busy singles try out speed dating, which gives couples several minutes to talk one-on-one before moving to a new partner at the next table.

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Chicago, a film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, wins three Golden Globes, including Best Picture: Musical or Comedy, and receives 13 Oscar nominations.

HBO Films’ comedy Reai W omen Have Curves promotes positive self-image with the dazzling debut of Latin-American actress America Ferrera.

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Alan Jackson’s triple-platinum album Drive w ins five Country Music Association Awards and is named the U SA Today No. 1 country album of 2002.

Nirvana, the famed grunge band’s long-awaited greatest hits album, features “ You Know You’re Right,” the last recording Kurt Cobain made before his 1994 suicide.

Dallas Cowboy running back Em m itt Smith breaks W alter Payton's 16.727-yard mark to become the NFL's all-tim e leading rusher.

The Detroit Red W ings capture the 2002 NHL Stanley Cup over the Cinderella Carolina Hurricanes. It's a record ninth cup fo r retiring coach Scotty Bowman.

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The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the heavily favored IVliami Hurricanes in double overtime to win the BCS National Championship.

The 31-24 victory is the school’s first national football title since 1968.

The new sport of SlamBall takes basketball to the extreme on a specially designed court w ith fo u r tram polines in fro nt of each hoop.

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Zacarals Wloussaoul, w idely believed to be the 20th hijacker, goes on trial for his involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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