Park Tudor Summer Phoenix 2021

Alumni Feature: Dr. Melanie Matchett Wood ’99 Blazes a Trail for Women in Mathematics P. 22 PARK TUDOR PHOENIX SUMMER 2021

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Head of School Gareth Vaughan Editor Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87 Photography Emma DePrez, Shirley Gaughan Graphic Design Emma DePrez Director of Strategic Communications Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87

PT Performers Return to the Stage

Director of Development and Alumni Relations Kelly Lamm Teller ’87

2020-21 Alumni Association Board President Matt Kleymeyer ’00 Vice President Mallory Reider Inselberg ’98 Secretary Andy Marra ’06 Treasurer Kent Winingham ’08 Past President Beth Tolbert Johnson ’03 Alumni Association Board of Directors Emily Bohn ’12 Julianne Sicklesteel Brainard ’07 Matt Bremner ’00 Aaron Cohn ’09 Adam Corya ’92 Katie McKown Feldman ’03 Jay Ferguson ’91 Katelyn Miner Fisher ’04 Ryan Gershman’04 Grace Barlow Meier ’11 Leigh Ann Lauth O’Neill ’99 Jason Sondhi ’01 Molly Foglesong Sturman ’93 Melanie Tinker Vitalis ’99 Kristi Kirles Walden ’98

On the Cover Margaret McClain ’21, Wellesley Mobasser ’21, and Annie Murphy ’21 throw their Commencement roses under Cagle Gate.

Photo credit: Heather Murphy ’90

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Audiences—both in-person at limited capacity and online—were treated to Cabaret, Orchestra, Band, Young Strings, and Vocal performances in May.

Park Tudor School Mission To create an inspiring college-preparatory learning environment, with exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities, that prepares and motivates students to become balanced, confident, and resourceful lifelong learners.

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Contents Summer 2021 Features Park Tudor at 50: 1980-2000

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Dr. Melanie Matchett Wood ’99 Blazes a Trail for Women in Mathematics

By Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87

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Departments From the Head’s Desk

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News of the School 6 Alumni News

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Class Notes

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The Phoenix is published three times annually for alumni, friends, and parents of Park Tudor School. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send them to: Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87, Editor Park Tudor School 7200 N. College Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46240-3016 317/415-2870 cchapelle@parktudor.org

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FROM THE HEAD’S DESK

From the Head’s Desk At the end of May, I had the great pleasure of addressing our newest graduates and their families at our Commencement ceremony. As I told them, while this year was certainly extraordinary, their class in particular was truly exceptional. Their resiliency and leadership was so helpful in successfully navigating the year; we were all thrilled to be able to come together and celebrate the class of 2021. I encourage you to visit parktudor.org/class-of-2021 to learn more about their accomplishments and to glimpse our end-of-year celebrations.

During my address to the graduates, I referred to a Charles Dickens quote that has been used constantly throughout the pandemic: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,.....” While this quote may be fitting for our pandemic year, I encouraged our graduates not to spend too much time reflecting on the past, but to instead look forward to all of the exciting things that will happen in their lives over the coming years.

I feel the same excitement for Park Tudor as I look to the future.

We are currently planning for the 2021-2022 school year, and while some details remain to be seen, it will most certainly feel much more “normal” than last year. For example, I anticipate a full return to all of our extracurricular activities, after school events, sports and performances.

Our focus at Park Tudor remains on offering a first rate academic experience to all our students in line with our longstanding values of integrity, intellectual engagement, resourcefulness, respect and responsibility. When we speak of the hallmarks of a Park Tudor education, in addition to academic rigor and critical thinking skills, we celebrate the fact that we have a corps of teachers who truly know their students and provide instruction that fits their students’ needs. Meeting students where they are and ensuring they have the opportunity to become their most successful selves is at the heart of PT’s commitment to equity.

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An equitable and inclusive community benefits all PT students.

In that vein, we are immensely grateful to the Paul family for their generous endowment gift to launch the Paul Family Fund for Trailing Aid supporting student access to extracurricular activities, field trips, and international travel. Through their generosity, the Paul family is helping make sure the full PT experience is accessible to all our students. Ultimately, our goal every year is to help an exceptional cadre of well-educated and well-rounded students gain admission to the college or university that best fits them.

I am very much looking forward to the opening of the new Irsay Family Sports Center for Health and Wellness. Construction is continuing on schedule, with completion expected in November. Not only will we have a new building; we are also developing an enhanced wellness curriculum and we look forward to the appointment of the new Director of Health and Wellness. This increased focus on wellness will greatly benefit all of our students.

Finally, I am also looking forward to welcoming our alumni back to campus. As you will see in the Alumni News section of this magazine, we are hosting two Alumni Weekends: November 12-13, 2021 and April 29-30, 2022. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend; I am eager to see you in person and to share with you the many improvements we have made to our beautiful campus.

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A The fifth-grade class proceeds into the tent for their graduation ceremony.

B Fifth-grader Eli Fisch addresses his classmates during the Fifth Grade Graduation Ceremony.

C 2021 Eighth Grade Class Photo D Eighth-grader Thea Bendaly addresses her classmates during the Eighth Grade Graduation Ceremony.

E Christina Chun ’21, Chelsea Lo ’21, and Julia Lin ’21 pose with their mothers at the Commencement Reception.

F Dylan Sciscoe ’21, Jade Thomas ’21, Zawadi Kigamwa ’21, Karina Bohyer ’21, and Nick Clifford ’21 celebrate graduation at the Commencement Reception.

G John Gallagher ’21 and Noah Gathings ’21 prepare for the Commencement Ceremony.

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News of the School Graduates Celebrated at Commencement Family and friends gathered to celebrate the 78-member class of 2021 at our Commencement ceremony held at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on May 23. The ceremony was followed by a reception held in a tent on the Park Tudor campus.

Speakers included Head of School, Gareth Vaughan, who made the opening remarks; Cathy Ferree ’82, who brought greetings from the alumni; Director of College Counseling, Sue Stemen, who spoke on behalf of faculty; and StudentCouncil President-Elect, Jose Lacy ’22, who represented the student body.

Due to capacity limitations, the Commencement ceremony was live streamed; you can view the full video of the ceremony on our Facebook page.

Class of 2021 Commencement Photo

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Commencement speakers Sue Stemen, Cathy Ferree ’82, Gareth Vaughan and Jose Lacy ’22 with Upper School Director, Sarah Webster.

100% college matriculation

5 Presidential Scholar Candidates

78-member class attending 45 colleges

5 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Ranked best private K-12 school in Indiana*

Colleges and universities the Class of 2021 will attend: Alabama A & M University

Duke University

Purdue University

University of Pennsylvania

American University

Earlham College

University of Richmond

Belmont University

Eastern Illinois University

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Bethel University

George Mason University

Boston College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Brown University

Harvey Mudd College

Case Western Reserve University

Indiana University

Colby College

Kentucky State University

Colorado State University

Lehigh University

Columbia College Chicago

Miami University

Columbia University

New York University

DePauw University

Northwestern University

Saint Louis University Smith College

University of Virginia

Stanford University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Temple University

Washington University in St Louis

The American University of Paris

Western Illinois University

University of Michigan

Wittenberg University

University of Mississippi

Xavier University

University of Notre Dame

Yale University

University of Oregon

An independent college preparatory school for students in preschool through grade 12 | parktudor.org *According to niche.com

University of Southern Indiana

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Seniors Enjoy Year-End Traditions: Breakfast, Awards and Senior Serenade While the 2020-2021 school year looked a little different in many ways, the year culminated with long-held traditions including the Senior Breakfast, Awards Day and Senior Serenade, which allowed students from across the campus to honor our graduates as they processed across campus to exit through the Cagle Gate one final time.

Park Tudor’s top awards were presented during the Senior Breakfast this year:

Virginia Smith Highest Academic Award: Megan Long, Chelsea Lo, Julia Lin, Evan Piper, Jeremy Tian, Brian Zhu

Frank Meek Memorial Award: Awarded to Zawadi Kigamwa, this is the highest honor Park Tudor can bestow on a student, for the highest degree of loyalty to Park Tudor and the community.

Michael “Boomer” Wallace Memorial Scholarship: Malachi Archey Fredonia Allen Memorial Scholarship: Parisa Mershon You can learn more about the class of 2021 on our website: parktudor.org/ class-of-2021

Fletcher, Margaret and Rebecca Hodges Award: Given annually to a male and female member of the senior class who have significantly and wholeheartedly contributed to the life and spirit of Park Tudor throughout their years on campus, this year’s awards have gone to John Gallagher and Annie Flowers.

Left: Lily Freihofer ’21 gets her alumni pin at the Senior Breakfast. Middle & Right: Aaliyah Brooks ’21 and Jack Button ’21 walk in the Senior Serenade.

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Leeta Albea

Mollie Cleveland

Mark Dewart

Lorelei Farlow

Teri Feller

Peter Dubie

Pam Fischer

Karlyn Fox

Therese Glassmeyer

Kathy Hutchinson

Cindi Pauszek

Deb Reale

Geoffrey Sharpless

Sue Stemen

Donna Stouder

Ellen Todd

Faculty Retiring in the Past Two Years Celebrated At a faculty luncheon at the end of the school year, we recognized and honored our faculty and staff retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, as well as those who retired at the end of last year: Leeta Albea, Lower School Administrative Assistant: Leeta started at Park Tudor in 2004 as a teaching assistant, and spent 12 years in that role prior to becoming administrative assistant for the Lower School. In addition to greeting students and families while manning the Lower School desk, Leeta has always been ready to jump in and help out wherever and whenever needed, all without ever losing her sense of humor and fun. Leeta has also displayed her sense of creativity in her role overseeing the production of the Lower School yearbook, and rumor has it she has been the inspiration behind many of the fabulous group Halloween costumes in the Lower School.

Leeta holds a B.A. from Butler University.

Mollie Cleveland, English Teacher: Mollie taught both Upper School and Middle School English during her years at Park Tudor, and was also the advisor for The Park Tudor Tribune, the Upper School newspaper. Prior to joining Park Tudor, she was a member of the English Department faculty at Butler University from 1994-1999, where served as senior lecturer and led writing workshops and seminars. She holds a B.S. degree in education from Indiana University and a master’s degree in English literature from Butler. Before joining the Butler University faculty, she taught English at Scecina High School, Brownsburg High School and Lourdes High School in Chicago. At Lourdes, she also served as the student newspaper adviser.

Mark Dewart, Upper School Science Teacher: Mark began his Park Tudor career in 1989. Most recently, he has taught Advanced Biology and Environmental Science. He has been the advisor of the Upper School Environmental Club, and also has led the school’s efforts to "Save the Monarchs" by planting milkweed around campus and tracking monarch migration. His love of the outdoors has led him to population Gold studies for moose, wolves and American Kestrels. InLayla addition,

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOL Mark has been a Peer Review Panel Member for the National Science Foundation from 1995-2000, reviewing proposals on technology in education. From 2001-2005, he served on the City of Indianapolis advisory panel to review land use and parks plans. He chaperoned a Park Tudor student trip to Peru in 2011, and in 2014, he attended the "Island School" Teacher Conference on Sustainability in the Bahamas. Mark earned a B.S. degree in Environmental Resources from Eastern Kentucky University and a M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana.

Lorelei Farlow, Orchestra Director, Renaissance Honors Ensemble, Young String Program: Lorelei is a graduate of Butler University, where she earned both a Bachelor of Music Education (major, viola principal) and a Master of Music Education degree. While at Butler, she studied viola with Zanis Dumpis and conducting with Jackson Wiley. A freelance musician and member of Indianapolis Musicians Local No. 3, Lorelei performs professionally as violist with the Mannheim Quartet and violinist with the Village String Quartet. She has been principal violist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis since 1986. Lorelei is an active member of the Indiana Music Educators Association, has served as treasurer of the Indiana chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and is the educational liaison on the board of the Ensemble Music Society. She taught the Strings Techniques course at Butler University as an adjunct professor, she has been a presenter for several IMEA conventions, and she frequently shares her expertise as guest conductor for orchestra festivals in other school systems. Earlier this year, Lorelei was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award from the Indiana American String Teachers Association.

Teri Feller, 1st Grade Teacher: Teri started at Park Tudor in 2011 as a Teaching Assistant in first grade. Prior to joining the Park Tudor faculty, she taught first grade and was 5th/6th grade teacher of math, reading and religion at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School in Fishers. Teri was also a preschool teacher at the Butler Early Language Lab (BELL) and Arthur Jordan YMCA in Indianapolis, and taught 3rd and 4th grade at Catholic schools in Toledo, Ohio. Teri graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Education.

Pam Fischer, Upper School English Teacher: Pam joined the Upper School English department in 2011. Prior to joining Park Tudor, she was an English teacher at Lawrence Central High School for 20 years. She previously taught English at North Central High School, Lafayette Jefferson High School, and at the American Community School International in Cobham, England. She serves as a Scoring Table Leader and Reader for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Literature and Composition examination every June and has won a number of awards for her teaching, including the IPL Golden Apple Award and the Indiana University Armstrong Award. She was a tentime recipient of the Top 30 Honored Educators of Lawrence Township Award. Pam has also served as treasurer/secretary of the School of Education Alumni Board at Indiana University.

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Academy. Pam holds a B.S. degree in Education from Indiana University, as well as a M.A. in English from I.U. Karlyn Fox, 5th Grade Teacher: Karlyn retired from teaching with more than 20 years of experience. She graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor of science degree, specializing in junior high/middle school education, mathematics and multicultural education. She also holds a M.S. degree from Indiana University. Prior to joining the Park Tudor faculty, she taught mathematics at Lincoln Middle School in Indianapolis, where she served on the Middle School Improvement Committee and the Multi-Cultural Education Committee.

She also taught math at John Young Junior High School in Mishawaka, at Guion Creek Middle School in Indianapolis and at Custer Baker Middle School in Franklin.

Therese Glassmeyer, Upper School English Teacher: A native Hoosier, Therese holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a master’s from the University of Delaware in English/American literature. Before coming to teach at Park Tudor, she previously taught English for 10 years at the Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, where she served as moderator of the school newspaper. In addition, she was a college-level English professor at the University of Delaware.

Kathy Hutchinson, 4th Grade Teacher: Kathy enjoyed a long career teaching in both public and private schools in Ohio and Indiana. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in elementary education from Indiana University with endorsements in learning disabled (LD), emotionally handicapped (EH) and mildly mentally handicapped (MiMH). She also has an extensive background in gifted and talented education, and has completed advanced work at Notre Dame College of Ohio and at IUPUI (reading specialist). An Orton-Gillingham tutor, Mrs. Hutchinson has been a recipient of an IPL Golden Apple Award and was the teacher representative recipient of a national award for outstanding curriculum presented by the American School Board Journal. She previously served as the Lower School Science Curriculum Coordinator, was on the school’s Curriculum Mapping Committee and the Personnel Practices Committee.

Cindi Pauszek, Coordinator of Nursing Services: Cindi started at Park Tudor as a School Nurse in 2000, and most recently has served as Coordinator of Nursing Services. She is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. In addition, she is a member of Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honorary), National Association of School Nurses (NASN), and National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). Over the past year and a half, Cindi has been invaluable in helping to lead our COVID-19 mitigation efforts. She helped develop the protocols that have been in place throughout the school year, led contact tracing efforts whenever a positive COVID case was reported, and served as our primary liaison with the Marion County Health Department.

Deb Reale, Instructional Assistant: Deb served as a teacher and administrator at several area schools prior to joining Park Tudor as an instructional assistant. She was assistant principal Jermaine Coleman at both St. Pius X and St. Monica School in Indianapolis, as

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well as principal at Christ the King School for seven years. She also worked in human resources at Aspire Indiana and Brebeuf Jesuit, and began her career as a classroom teacher. She earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and a M.S. in Elementary Education with Certification in School Administration through the Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals (EPPSP) from Butler University.

Geoffrey Sharpless, Upper School English Teacher: Geoff has been the recipient of a Mellon Dissertation Fellowship and Award, a commendation and award for distinguished teaching, and he was named a University Fellow for Excellence-in-Field while at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to teaching while at Penn, he has been a visiting and adjunct professor at Butler University, teaching literature, screen writing, and creative writing and serving as the director of the Butler University Creative Writing Camp. Geoff holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in English from Princeton University.

Sue Stemen, Director of College Counseling and Legal Counsel: Sue joined Park Tudor in 2001. In her role leading the College Counseling department, she has helped countless students find their best fit as they move on to college. Sue has been a leader in her field and has been honored with numerous accolades throughout her career. Most recently, she was awarded the Dorothy Cheesman Distinguished Service Award at the Indiana Association of College Admission Counselor’s 2021 state conference. She has been a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the Indiana Association of College Admissions Counselors (INACAC), Indiana State Bar Association, Education Law Association, and the Indiana ACT State Organization. She recently completed a 5-year term on the INACAC Executive Board, serving as Chair of its Admission Practices Committee, in addition to serving on the NACAC Affiliate Admission Practices Committee. Sue is currently on the SMU Counselor Advisory Board and previously served on the Admissions Advisory Board for IUPUI and has been a panelist at the NACAC national convention and INACAC state convention. In addition, she has been a member of the board of directors of Girls Inc. of Indianapolis and the Hamilton County United Way Advisory Board. Sue was a member of the Global Village teams for Habitat for Humanity International, building homes in Lesotho, South Africa, and Guatemala.

Prior to beginning her career at Park Tudor, Sue worked as an attorney in both the public and private sectors. She earned a B.A. cum laude from DePauw University, and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law.

Donna earned a B.A. in English with honors from IUPUI, and a M.A. in Language Arts-Secondary Education from Indiana University in Bloomington.

Ellen Todd, 1st Grade Teacher: Prior to coming to Park Tudor, Ellen previously taught first grade at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School in Fishers, fourth grade at Mary Castle Elementary School in Indianapolis, junior kindergarten at Canterbury School in Fort Wayne, and first, second and fourth grades at Forest Dale Elementary in Carmel. She also is an Indiana State Certified Mentor. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from Purdue University.

Spencer Summerville ’06 Named Assistant Director of the Upper School Spencer Summerville, PT math teacher, head football coach, and Student Council advisor, will take on the role of Assistant Director of the Upper School at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. In his new role, Spencer will overseeAnnie the advisory Flowers program for grades 9-12, and will assist our Admissions department in presenting the Upper School to prospective students. He will also work with students and advisors on course scheduling, among other important duties within the Upper School. He will continue teaching Upper School math and coaching the football team, as well.

A Park Tudor graduate in the class of 2006, Spencer taught for two years in Pike Township before joining the Park Tudor faculty. In addition to his role as a classroom teacher, he has served as a club sponsor and class advisor, as well as Student Council advisor. He has also served as a coach for several of Park Tudor’s athletic programs, and is currently Head Football Coach for the Panthers. A football standout during his years at Butler University, Spencer was an assistant coach for Butler before taking the reins of Park Tudor’s football program. Spencer earned B.S. degrees from Butler in Mathematics and Middle/ Secondary Education, and a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas-Arlington.

Please join us in congratulating Spencer as he assumes his new role!

Donna Stouder, Instructional Assistant: Donna came to Park Tudor from St. Richard’s Episcopal School, where she was a substitute teacher, after-care counselor and teaching assistant.

Prior to beginning her career in education, Donna worked in the fine arts field; she was Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Columbus Area Arts Council in Columbus, Indiana, and was Gallery Curator and Director of Public Relations for the Brown County Art Guild in Nashville, Indiana.

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Eighth Grader Competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee Two Seniors Named Presidential Scholar Semifinalists Congratulations to Audrey Pan and Kyle Xu, who have been named semifinalists in the Presidential Scholars program.

From nearly 3.6 million graduating high school seniors from across the country, more than 6,500 students were identified as candidates in this program, and 625 semifinalists were selected.

These semifinalists form the pool from which the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be chosen.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program recognizes and honors some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Each year, up to 161 students are named U.S. Presidential Scholars. Students have the opportunity to become U.S. Presidential Scholars based on three paths of accomplishment. The majority of the Scholars are selected on the basis of broad academic achievement.

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PT 8th grader Pritikaa Biswas was recognized this spring for being a National finalist - and Regional winner - in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She was awarded with a trophy and college scholarship from IUPUI. This year the Scripps National Spelling Bee started with 11 million students. Two-hundred nine students - including Pritikaa - were named National finalists. Pritikaa competed for more than 18 hours in the competition on Saturday, June 12 and Tuesday, June 15. She finished in 43rd place after missing a vocabulary word - pettifoggery. Pritikaa was the first student from the Indianapolis area to advance to the last round of the quarter finals. Congratulations to Pritikaa on this accomplishment!

Senior Wins Young Abe Lincoln Scholarship

Panther Robotics Finishes Strong Season

The Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis recognized senior Kyle Xu in their Young Abe Lincoln Scholarship program. Kyle was the 2nd place recipient of this award and received a $12,000 college scholarship. These awards were created to recognize students who have achieved outstanding success while overcoming physical, emotional, and environmental adversity. Kyle and the other scholarship winners were profiled in the Indianapolis Star.

During a year of cancelled tournaments and limited options to compete, Park Tudor’s Panther Robotics team finished the year with continued success.

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All seven Panther Robotics Teams (5 US teams and 2 MS teams) qualified for spots at the Indiana State Championship Tournament, where we had a strong showing.

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Park Tudor’s Team 6842Z PigPen won its third Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship on Saturday, March 6th in dramatic fashion, scoring a perfect score of 252. In addition, PigPen won the prestigious Excellence Award, which is awarded to the top overall team.

Cornerstone Tournament #2 6842Z - Excellence Award, Robot Skills Award, Tournament Semi-Finalist 6842G - Tournament Finalist, Judges Award 6842C - Tournament Semi-Finalist

With this victory, PigPen is now the most decorated team in VEX Robotics history. Congratulations to Zach Phelps, Humza Raza, Jose Lacy and Alyssa Effland for their remarkable achievement, which also earned them their 5th consecutive bid to the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Triton Central Tournament 6842G - Tournament Finalist 6842C - Tournament Semi-Finalist

Team 6842G Ghost Code (Matthew Bender, Ibrahim Mohsin, Jathan Pai, Mary Cudworth) was also recognized for a strong performance with the Amaze Award, given to a team demonstrating high overall achievement not only at the state level, but at various tournaments throughout the year. Ghost Code now proudly ranks as one of Indiana’s Elite Robotics Teams.

Warsaw Tournament 6842J - Division Champions 6842T - Division Finalist 6842G - Division Semi-Finalist 6842C - Division Semi-Finalist Wawasee Tournament 6842C - Tournament Champions 6842G - Tournament Semi-Finalist 6842J - Tournament Semi-Finalist

Team 6842C Cobra Kai (Daniel DeDios, Leo Shaw, Sruthi Devarapalli, JohnAri Price) had a great season and although they didn’t win as many awards as they wanted, they retained their place as an Indiana Elite Team with a tournament win in Wawasee as well as numerous tournament finalist and semifinalist rankings this season.

Team 6842J Hijinx (Wyatt Watson, Cole Burkman, Aarish Sakib, Harrison Mueller, Andrew Behringer) had a strong finish this season, and ended 2020-2021 with some great driving and programming skills scores.

Additional Panther Robotics teams who competed this season were: Team 6842T Threat Level Midnight (Tucker Hawkins, Braedon Cox, Will Russell, RJ Sturgill) Team 6842X HELIX (Brennan Kahre, Owen Warner, Izzy Cohen, Bennie Krivozus) Team 6842K Kobayashi Maru (Aden Hawkins, Makenna Jones, Grant Jones, Lily Quirey) Season Results Cornerstone Tournament #1 6842Z - Tournament Champion, Excellence Award, Robot Skills 6842C - Tournament Finalist Marion County 4-H Tournament #1 6842Z - Tournament Champion, Excellence Award, Robot Skills 6842C - Tournament Finalist 6842G - Tournament Finalist Greenfield Central Tournament #1 6842Z - Tournament Finalist 6842J - Tournament Finalist 6842C - Tournament Finalist

Sixteen Students and One Faculty Member Inducted Into Cum Laude Society During Advisory on Wednesday, 16 students and one faculty member were inducted into the Park Tudor chapter of the Cum Laude Society, a national organization for secondary schools that recognizes scholastic achievement and encourages the qualities of excellence, justice and honor. Modeled after the college scholastic fraternity Phi Beta Kappa, the society was founded in May 1906, with the Tudor Hall chapter founded in 1941, followed by the Park School chapter in 1955. There are 376 Cum Laude chapters nationwide; Park Tudor is one of four schools in Indiana with a chapter.

Each spring, Park Tudor faculty who are members of the Cum Laude Society meet to elect the new members of Cum Laude.

Membership in the Cum Laude Society is limited by its national bylaws to no more than 20% of the senior class. Juniors may be

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Class of 2021 New Inductees: Christina Chun Sara Hartman Julia Lin Parisa Mershon Audrey Pan Dylan Sciscoe Jade Thomas Kyle Xu Class of 2021 Inducted as Juniors: Ethan Kacena-Merrell Chelsea Lo Megan Long Evan Piper Jeremy Tian Caroline Wiegel Brian Zhu Class of 2022 New Inductees: Adelaide Benoit Lauren Long Lauren Kittle Ian Minor Zach Phelps Mary Kate Tanselle Audrey Wang Vanessa Xiao Faculty Inductee: Dr. Tyra Seldon

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Junior Earns Highest DECA Honor Junior Nandini Mathavan earned the organization’s highest honor at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) held virtually in April. Mathavan spent the months of March and April tirelessly revising and recording versions of her two-year project to present in DECA’s ICDC competition.

Mathavan’s Community Awareness Project - Cooking Up Awareness - earned her first place, a check for $1,000, and the coveted DECA glass trophy.

Nearly 13,000 DECA members competed during the virtual conference, representing the best-of-the-best from association conferences that qualified them to attend this elite competition. Most of DECA’s 59 competitive events each fielded approximately 175 competition entries, representing thousands of competitors at the local, regional and state/province levels.

DECA members presented case study solutions and presentations through recorded videos, with approximately the top 20 competitors in each competitive event earning the opportunity to deliver a final presentation in a virtual meeting with a business professional live over Zoom.

“This opportunity allowed me to explore the complexities pertaining to food insecurity and medical needs of communities just one mile from my school. DECA provided me the platform to explore my interests, while utilizing my leadership and public speaking skills,” said Nandini. Nandini will serve as Park Tudor’s DECA chapter president in the upcoming school year.

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Students in the News

* Eighth graders Michael Pinner and M.J. Gaines participated in NXG Youth Motorsports, a program that has given more than 2,300 local, mostly Black youth, a taste of racing through gokarts. * Junior Isabel Goodwin was awarded a 2021 National Cyber Scholarship.

The program encompassed a twoday scholarship challenge for high school students. The online Capture the Flag competition tested skills in cryptography, binary programs, memory corruption, coding, password cracking, and reverse engineering. Additionally, as a result of scoring in the top 5% of competitors, Isabel won a $3000 cybersecurity course provided by SANS Technology Institute to be held this summer.

* Seniors Annie Flowers and junior Piper Murphy were among 40 of the nation’s top high school vocalists selected to participate in the 2021 Songbook Academy summer intensive, a week of personal instruction and mentoring from arts and entertainment professionals presented each year by the Great American Songbook Foundation. Now in its 12th year, the Songbook Academy is the nation’s leading youth music intensive, focused on timeless standards from the worlds of jazz, Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. During the week of July 17-24, the 40 finalists enjoyed professional vocal training, performance coaching, workshops, daily social activities and educational masterclasses with a star-studded

team of mentors led by five-time Grammy Award nominee and Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein.

Habitat for Humanity Build to Begin July 29 Park Tudor is an institution grounded in a history of service and tradition. One of those traditions is our relationship with Habitat for Humanity (HFH). Since the late 1990s, Park Tudor students have successfully completed several builds with HFH, and we are excited to announce that the newest build begins on July 29. Along with Park Tudor volunteers, the Garrett family is eager to build a permanent home. Mom Alicia shares, “My ultimate goal is to become a successful homeowner and leave a legacy to my children where memories can be shared amongst the three of them. A place they can always call home.”

Habitat for Humanity describes their projects as “investments,” and the organization is rooted in the ideal that “stronger homes create stronger communities.” Families served by HFH are often fleeing volatile living conditions, where the environment tends to be unsafe, and the rent exceeds 35% of their net income. To be considered for a Habitat build, interested families must meet specific criteria. Each partner family is required to contribute at least 300 hours of sweat equity toward the home. Sweat-equity hours include homeownership education, financial education, and volunteer hours building their house and working on other Habitat homes. These factors help ensure that the selected family is seeking stability and would benefit from a HFH Home.

In order to provide the Garrett family with a secure home, the Park Tudor community can help in two ways: serve as volunteer builders and raise significant funds. While much of a Habitat build relies on in-kind contributions from members of the construction industry, costs remain and Park Tudor has committed to raising $80,0000 toward those costs.

Visit parktudor.org/habitat to learn about ways you can volunteer or financially partner with HFH and the Garrets.

Please contact Amy Kerr, Director of Community Engaged Learning (akerr@parktudor.org), with any questions.

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Sports News GIRLS TENNIS The Park Tudor Girls Tennis Team had an incredible year in 2021, with 41 girls at all levels of play coming out for our team.

The team captured many titles and finished as the IHSAA Girls Team State Championship QuarterFinalists. Junior Lauren Long was an IHSAA Girls Individual State Championship Finalist.

It was truly an amazing accomplishment for our program and players.

The team had a legion of fans who came out to support them during their run to the State Finals. On the journey, they won the Section Championships, defeating both Pike High School and perennial rival Brebeuf. The team also posted wins over Zionsville, Avon, and Center Grove to make it to the quarter finals, before losing a very close match to Carmel 3-2. The team also captured their third Marion County Tournament championship in a row, defeating Perry Meridian, Lawrence North, Roncalli and Brebeuf.

The following players received All State honors: 1st Team All-State Singles: Lauren Long 2nd Team All-State Singles: Caroline Kittle and Caitlin VanWinkle 1st Team All-State Doubles: Lauren Kittle and Caroline VanWinkle Academic All-State Individual: Caroline Kittle Academic All-State Team: Emma Bols, Kate Fryburg, Caroline Kittle, Lauren Kittle, Lauren Long, Caitlin VanWinkle and Caroline Vanwinkle Emma Bols, Kate Fryburg, Caroline Kittle, Lauren Kittle, Lauren Long, Caitlin VanWinkle and Caroline Vanwinkle were named Marion County Coaches of Girls Sports Association All-County.

Head Coach Andrea Calvert Sanders was named Marion County Coaches of Girls Sports Association Girls Tennis Coach of the year.

For the first time, our team competed in the Pioneer Athletic Association Conference (PAAC) Tournament. Lauren Long, Caitlin VanWinkle, Caroline Kittle, Lauren Kittle, Caroline Kittle, Kate Fryburg and Catherine Niculescu were named AllConference.

The JV Team played against Bishop Chatard in a freshman and sophomore match, and also took home the title in a new event - the Brebeuf JV Tourney. Congratulations to Zoe Green, Ria Tandra, Katie Pavlack, Natalie Whitacre, Abby Langer, Kate McDonald, Sophia Kirschner, Pooja Krishnan, Isabella Alaimo,

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Lizzie Fisher and Sruthi Devarapalli. The JV team also competed in the Bulldog Invite at Brownsburg High School, finishing 6th overall.

BASEBALL The Park Tudor baseball team had a successful 2021 campaign, posting an overall season record of 18-9. The Panthers were crowned PAAC Conference champions with a perfect conference record of 8-0.

The team showed tremendous improvement throughout the season, and featured a talented mix of both upper and underclassmen. The team was led by a strong pitching staff, and they earned a few marquee performances including a 10-run comeback versus the Crusaders from Scecina Memorial High School, to eventually earn a 13-12 win. They went on to defeat the top-ranked Trailblazers from University High School 2-1 in an 8-inning bout. The team continued their success into May with wins over the Panthers from Knightstown, the Eagles from Heritage Christian, and the Athenians from Crawfordsville High School. The team also advanced in the Marion County Tournament, but were eventually defeated by the Braves from Brebeuf Jesuit. To finish the season, the Panthers won their opening round Sectional game vs. the Bulldogs from Monrovia 5-2, but then fell to the #1-ranked Cadets from Cascade High School in the Sectional semi-final.

The team had a strong year following the pandemic and are poised for a very bright future. However, they will certainly miss their five seniors that consistently set the standard for the squad throughout the season with dedication, commitment, leadership, and resiliency - Reece Kizer, Alex Drics, Justin (Juse) Boyd, CJ Richmond, and Johnny Gallagher.

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Five members of the 2021 squad earned PAAC All-Conference honors – CJ Richmond and Peter Dubie earned PAAC first team honors and Reece Kizer, Alex Drics and Johnny Gallagher earned PAAC second team honors. PAAC Academic All-Conference honors went to Alex Drics, Reece Kizer, Johnny Gallagher and Peter Dubie. At the state level, both Reece Kizer and Johnny Gallagher earned Academic All-State. Senior CJ Richmond was named to the Indiana North/South All-Star team. The Panthers will be returning a strong cast of players for next season, but they will also be looking to fill some spots. The team will continue to work in the offseason to improve their game so they are prepared to make a strong run next spring.

• 4x400 Relay – Isabella Wilburn, Sophia Kennedy, A. Moyers, Gretchen Farley • 4x800 Relay – Isabella Wilburn, Abigail Moyers, Jennifer Walker, Sara Hartman Marion County Meet – The teams had a great performance at this challenging meet, with two individual champions, one relay champion, and two runner-ups: GIRLS • 800 Meters – Gretchen Farley, Champion • 1600 Meters – Sophia Kennedy, Champion • 4x800 Meter Relay – Isabella Wilburn, Sophia Kennedy, Sara Hartman, Gretchen Farley, Champions BOYS • 100 Meters – Jasiah Rogers, Runner-up • 200 Meters – Jonathan Harris, Runner-up Sectional Meet – This year, 14 PT athletes qualified from Sectionals to Regionals in 4 relays and 8 individual events.

Regional qualifiers:

TRACK AND FIELD Both the boys and girls track and field teams had stellar seasons.

Following are highlights of major meets.

PAAC Conference Event Champions BOYS • 100 Meter Dash - Jasiah Rogers • 200 Meter Dash – Jonathan Harris • 400 Meter Dash – Jonathan Harris • 3200 Meter Run – Dan Mukhin • High Jump – JC Glenn • Long Jump – Elijah Miller • 4x100 Relay – DJ Gordon, JC Glenn, Jonathan Harris, Jasiah Rogers • 4x400 Relay – Kaleb Strong-Jones, Jasiah Rogers, JC Glenn, Jonathan Harris • 4x800 Relay – Samuel Mulvey, Daniel Mukhin, Sean Gregg, Spencer Hughes GIRLS • 100 Meter Dash – Lucy Crossin • 200 Meter Dash – Gretchen Farley • 800 Meter Run – Sara Hartman • 1600 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy • 3200 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy • Long Jump – Isabella Wilburn • 4x100 Relay – Lucy Crossin, Jennifer Walker, Isabella Wilburn, Gretchen Farley

GIRLS • 800 Meter Run – Gretchen Farley, Sectional Champion • 3200 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy, Sectional Runner-up • Discus – Sarah Wilcher • 4x100 Meter Relay – Lucy Crossin, Jennifer Walker, Colina Miroff, Gretchen Farley • 4x400 Meter Relay – Colina Miroff, Isabella Wilburn, Jennifer Walker, Gretchen Farley • 4x800 Meter Relay – Gretchen Farley, Sara Hartman, Isabella Wilburn, Sophia Kennedy, Sectional Runner-up BOYS • 100 Meter Dash – Jasiah Rogers, Sectional Runner-up • 200 Meter Dash – Jonathan Harris, Sectional Runner-up • 400 Meter Dash – Jonathan Harris • High Jump – JC Glenn • Long Jump – Elijah Miller • 4x100 Meter Relay – DJ Gordon, Kaleb Strong-Jones, Jonathan Harris, Jasiah Rogers – Sectional Champion Regional Meet – Panther runners advanced in four individual events and one relay: GIRLS • 800 Meter Run – Gretchen Farley, Regional Runner-up • 3200 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy, Regional Runner-up (her time of 10:14 is the 4th all-time fastest time in the state) • 4x800 Meter Relay – Gretchen Farley, Sara Hartman, Isabella Wilburn, Sophia Kennedy, Regional Runner-up

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Association (INGLA) All-Sectional Team: Annie Murphy, Sara Hartman, Lucy Crossin, Margret McClain and Olivia White. Lucy Crossin was selected INGLA First Team All-State.

State Meet – Six girls and two boys participated in the State meet, boasting 5 personal-best performances, 1 school record, and 3 State medalists.

PT players who earned INGLA All-Academic honors included Abbie Grace Tobias, Alyssa Gaines, Annie Murphy, Ava Killacky, Cecilia Andreae, Dominae Butler, Eleni Pantzer, Georgia Bott, Hadley Murphy, Isa Hanson, Katherine Queisser, Lilly Harris, Lucy Crossin, Lucy Furqueron, Mary Emma White, Morgan Emerson, Natalia Hanson, Piper Murphy, Sara Hartman, Sara Nazar, Sela Larman, Victoria Sullivan and Zoe Paugh.

GIRLS • 800 Meter Run – Gretchen Farley, 4th Place • 3200 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy, 3rd Place • 4x800 Meter Relay – Isabella Wilburn, Gracie Whitacre, Abigail Moyers, Jennifer Walker BOYS • 100 Meter Dash – Jasiah Rogers, 3rd Place • 200 Meter Dash – Jonathan Harris School Records – The team set 6 school records this season: GIRLS • 1600 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy – 4:57.29 • 3200 Meter Run – Sophia Kennedy – 10:14.04 • 4x100 Meter Relay – Lucy Crossin, Jennifer Walker, Colina Miroff, Gretchen Farley – 50.31 • 4x800 Meter Relay – Gretchen Farley, Sara Hartman, Isabella Wilburn, Sophia Kennedy – 9:30.43 BOYS • 100 Meter Dash – Jasiah Rogers – 10.72 • 4x100 Meter Relay – DJ Gordon, Kaleb Strong-Jones, Jonathan Harris, Jasiah Rogers – 43.32 Academic All-Conference: Lucy Crossin, Sara Hartman, Jose Lacy, Colina Miroff, Jennifer Walker, Gracie Whitacre

GIRLS LACROSSE The girls lacrosse team finished their season in Sectional play on May 13 with a final record of 5-9. While they faced some COVID-related challenges during the season, their new players rose to the challenge and did an amazing job.

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BOYS LACROSSE The boys lacrosse team finished the season with a 7-7 record.

The team earned a #9 seed in the state playoffs and upset Bishop Chatard 13-8 in the first round. They advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost to #1 seed Guerin Catholic. The team ended the year ranked #8 in state in the 1A division.

Senior captain Tate Surtani led the team in goals (53) and total points (65) and won Most Valuable Offensive Player honors.

Fellow senior captain Gavin Murphy was the team leader in assists with 15. Sophomore Peter Gray collected a team-high 61 ground balls on the year and earned the Most Valuable Defensive Player award. Freshman goalie Yoav Ehrlich finished the year with a 51.34 save percentage after being forced into starting

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The softball team regretfully said good-bye to their two seniors, Libbie Creveling and Shelby Lindsey, who made contributions with hitting, defensive play and encouragement throughout the season. We wish them all the best and look forward to having them back next season to cheer us on as we strive to come back even stronger in 2022.

Go Panthers!

BOYS GOLF duty in the second quarter of game 2 when senior captain Charlie Rominger was felled by a severe knee injury. Ehrlich took home Newcomer of the Year honors for 2021.

Other 2021 award winners included sophomores Jack Anderson (Most Improved Player) and Cole Hunter (Coaches’ Award).

Rominger’s fellow players elected him Teammate of the Year for his leadership, mentorship, positive attitude, and constant presence through his injury, surgery, and recovery. Juniors Ahmed Athar, Alex Badman, Will Morris, and seniors Jack Button and Gavin Murphy were honored as members of the Indiana All-Academic Team. Button and Murphy were both named Academic All-State.

The 2021 team graduated only four seniors, but all four played major roles on the team and will not be replaced easily.

SOFTBALL The softball team lost to Covenant Christian in the first round of the Sectional tournament, ending their season with a record of 6-8. The Panthers had many standout moments throughout the season, however. Notable accolades went to Halle Shelt (All-County Honorable Mention, All-Conference in the PAAC and voted MVP by her teammates); Alyssa Effland & Lauren Lindsey (PAAC Honorable Mention for their strong offensive contributions); Claire Webster (voted Rookie of the Year by her teammates); Zoe Sims Rhodes (awarded the Mental Toughness Award for her positive attitude in the pitching circle and throughout the games); and Hanna Warren (given the Coaches Award for always giving her best effort in every practice and game).

The boys golf team wrapped up a successful season with the Regional tournament at the Players Club in Muncie on June 10, placing 13th out of 18 teams. The Panthers were led by Ian Harris with a 78. The team finished second in the Sectional tournament to advance to the Regional, also led by Ian Harris with a one under par 71 to take second place among all individuals.

Season highlights include a first-place finish in the PAAC conference tournament on May 15, where Ian Harris was medalist, Atticus Caress placed third and Teddy Kramer placed fifth individually. On May 22, the team competed in the Franklin Central Invite finishing fourth out of 17 teams; Ian Harris finished second individually. Another highlight was a second-place finish (out of 16 teams) at the Richmond Invitational in their first tournament of the year.

It was a successful year for PT golf with an extremely young team. Ian Harris was named team MVP with two wins in invitationals along with three runner-up finishes. Atticus Caress was named rookie of the year.

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Park Tudor at 50: 1980-2000 In 1985, Park Tudor was at a crossroads.

After reaching a high of 706 students during the 1982-1983 school year, enrollment had fluctuated at just below 700 students for the next three years. A long-range special planning ad hoc committee in 1984 had recommended that the school needed to do two things to increase enrollment into the 1990s.

Park Tudor wanted to institute another capital campaign the school’s first since the mid-1970s - to address physical improvements on the campus. In addition, the school needed to consider revamping the Upper School and Lower School format to bring Park Tudor more in line with current educational philosophies.

In retrospect, 1985 and 1986 were critical years in the development of Park Tudor. After 14 years as the school’s headmaster, William George Young resigned at the end of the 1985-1986 school year. The enrollment decline continued into the 1986-1987 school year, with the student population dropping to 660, the lowest in Park Tudor’s history.

Tom Black, the interim headmaster following Young’s resignation, believed one of the primary reasons for the decline was Park Tudor’s lack of a true Middle School. Park Tudor’s longtime structure had been to group kindergarten through sixth graders into a traditional Lower School. A Middle School, which shared classrooms and teachers with both the Lower School and Upper School, consisted of seventh and eighth graders. The Upper School comprised ninth through 12th graders.

By 1986, the Indianapolis Public School District and most of the township and suburban schools had moved to a middle school concept that grouped sixth, seventh and eighth grade students in a physically separate middle school. As a result, Park Tudor was losing students in the seventh and eighth grades, mostly to middle schools feeding Carmel, North Central and Brebeuf High Schools.

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Interim headmaster Black called the formation of a three-grade Middle School “a number one priority with almost all of us.”

It was obvious to Park Tudor directors, faculty and staff that a capital campaign was necessary to raise the money for a new Middle School building and the salaries to pay Middle School faculty. The new headmaster would be charged with marketing a Middle School to prospective parents.

In December 1986, the Park Tudor search committee announced that it had hired a new headmaster to replace George Young.

The unanimous choice was a veteran Michigan educator and school administrator who came to Park Tudor after serving for 10 years as director of the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. Bruce W. Galbraith also was the incoming chairman of the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), the accrediting association for Park Tudor and other Midwestern private schools.

Galbraith was enthusiastic about his new assignment, and immediately began to place his unique stamp on the school. His charge from the Park Tudor Board of Directors was clear: they wanted a dynamic headmaster who would increase enrollment at the school. During Galbraith’s tenure at Park Tudor, the student enrollment increases never ended. Park Tudor reported 15 straight years of enrollment growth from 1987-2002.

Reflecting on his years at the helm of Park Tudor, Galbraith viewed his role in the 1987-1992 period as a change agent. “I don’t know if I saw it at the time,” he said, “but I think my job was to be a cheerleader, to stir things up and to make some changes - and not to be satisfied with ’okay is good enough.’”

Galbraith’s tenure as headmaster was also marked by a development boom. A capital campaign kicked off in the 19871988 school year with an ambitious goal of raising more than $7 million. An ad hoc committee had identified a Middle School facility, a science center and an expanded gymnasium as the school’s most pressing needs.

The capital campaign got off to an excellent start when the Lilly Endowment gave $1 million to the campaign and Ruth Lilly, the daughter of Josiah K. Lilly Jr. and a 1933 Tudor Hall graduate, pledged $1 million for a new science center. Ruth Lilly’s

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generosity resulted in construction of the 18,000-square-foot facility which opened in the fall of 1989 and was named the Ruth Lilly Science Center. Prior to the 1989 dedication of the science center, science rooms often were shared by Upper School and Middle School classes, necessitating the clearing of Upper School lab experiments before the classroom could be used by Middle School students.

Between 1988 and 1998 Park Tudor added not only the Ruth Lilly Science Center, but a new Middle School building and the Hilbert Early Education Center. In addition, the school completed a major gymnasium renovation and addition in 1991-1992.

A second capital campaign was announced during the 19971998 school year. Originally slated to raise $16 million, by 1999 the “Gift for Teaching” campaign had raised $19 million. This campaign funded the expansion and renovation of the Upper School and Fine Arts Building, including the addition of new classrooms, computer labs, science and foreign language labs, art and music rooms, and small group study and tutor rooms.

The two-story, 33,000-square-foot addition connecting Park Tudor’s Upper School and Fine Arts Building was dedicated at the beginning of the 2000-2001 school year following more than a year of construction.

The capital campaigns of the late 1980s and 1990s set Park Tudor on a path for rapid growth and improvement. As predicted by the Long-Range Planning Group in the mid-1980s, the 1988 opening of the Middle School solved the problem of declining enrollment. By 1990, enrollment was 764, 100 students more than it had been three years earlier. In the 1994-1995 school year, enrollment reached 833 students and topped 910 students in the 1997-1998 school year. With enrollment on an upward surge and the “Gift for Teaching” campaign in full swing, Park Tudor parlayed its traditional quest for excellence into an environment that built one success after another. The school’s academic, athletic and social achievements during the 1990s made it the envy of independent private schools in Indiana and the Midwest.

Excerpted from the book “Park Tudor School: The First 100 Years.”

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Alumni Feature: Dr. Melanie Matchett Wood ’99 Blazes a Trail for Women in Mathematics

By Cathy Yingling Chapelle ’87

Dr. Melanie Matchett Wood ’99 recently made history by becoming the first female mathematician to be honored with the prestigious Alan T. Waterman Award, given annually by the National Science Foundation to two recipients under age 40. The award includes $1 million in grant money, given over five years.

Dr. Wood is currently a Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. While at Park Tudor, she became the first woman to qualify for the U.S. International Mathematics Olympiad team and earned silver medals in the 1998 and 1999 Olympiads. She went on to earn her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2009.

I recently spoke with Dr. Wood about the award, her trailblazing work in mathematics, and her experiences as a woman working in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and higher education.

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What has been the focus of your research?

I study number theory, for example patterns in prime numbers – how often do they appear among whole numbers? How far apart are they? I also try to understand fundamental properties of whole numbers and how they factor. These are very old questions about the most basic numbers that we study in school, but we still don’t know all there is to know in this area. And while this area of research has been around for millennia, it remains incredibly relevant today in our digital lives, as virtually all of the encryption systems that have been developed to protect our data are built on prime numbers and factorization.

When did you first discover your love of math?

I’d always liked math, but my interest really expanded when I was in Middle School. I competed in the MathCounts competition, which was the first time that I’d encountered problems that I had to think through and solve. In that competition, students are presented with problems that they have not seen before, so each is a new puzzle to tackle. That is when my interest really took off.

MathCounts also brought me to Park Tudor. One of my fellow competitors was also in eighth grade and was planning to attend Park Tudor for high school. At that point, I wasn’t familiar at all with the school or what it had to offer. My friend explained the math program to me and how supportive the school was of his math study, so I started looking into it and decided to apply even though it was spring and pretty late in the game for the fall. I was accepted and started at Park Tudor in ninth grade.

How did your time at Park Tudor help prepare you for what you are doing now?

Especially now that I am a college professor and working with students, I am struck by how well prepared I was for college.

All of the classes at Park Tudor were so academically rigorous; by the time I got to college the level of work felt familiar. I find that some of my students find it to be a big jump from high school to what college courses require; I did not experience that because the academic rigor of Park Tudor was similar to college.

In addition, Park Tudor taught me to be a critical thinker, rather than just learn the material in a textbook.

In math in particular, the school was very supportive and helped me chart a course to learn what I needed to learn in that area. I started out with one plan, but that changed over the years as my knowledge expanded. Park Tudor helped me get through a full college-level math curriculum while I was still in high school, so by the time I got to college, I only took graduate-level courses. Park Tudor didn’t offer all of those courses, but they found resources for me to be able to take high-level college math classes in high school. Mrs. Joanne Black, in particular, was very helpful. She was my calculus instructor, and also spearheaded figuring out how I could reach my full potential in my math study.

Winning the Alan T. Waterman Award is such an achievement. How did you feel when you heard the news?

I was shocked. It is a big deal for a mathematician to receive the award – that doesn’t happen every year. I think especially because math feels more abstract, it can be challenging to capture the impact of math research. Only two people in the country receive the award, so no one is a “shoo in.” I didn’t even realize I had been nominated this year; I knew that I had been nominated in the past, but didn’t receive the award. Just nominating someone is a lot of work, so that alone is an honor.

What are your plans for utilizing the $1 million in grant money that you will receive?

I’ll be using it to hire people and to hold workshops. The grant money will allow me to bring together people from different fields of math, which will hopefully lead to new insights and discoveries.

It is noteworthy that you are the first woman in mathematics to win the Alan T. Waterman Award. Have you faced specific challenges as a woman working in STEM? There have definitely been challenges. I’ve faced explicit discrimination, particularly from older people working in the field who still believe the stereotype that women aren’t good at math. I’ve also faced more subtle challenges, like being the only woman in a room or at a talk. People tend to gravitate towards others that are like them, so it can be difficult when no one comes up to talk to you in that type of situation. I’ve also had people assume that my husband is the speaker at an event – when it is actually me – and I’m there as the spouse. Working in academia presents its own challenges; the timeline of how your career progresses and achieving tenure isn’t always conducive to raising children. Fortunately, things are getting better. I think the vast majority of people working in this field want positive change; I now see others speaking up when someone says something sexist – it isn’t only me speaking up.

What advice do you have for young women who are interested in pursuing a career in STEM? It is important to build a good network of peers – both your own age and a little bit older – that you feel comfortable with and can help you navigate bumps in the road. I would seek out peers who are studying in the same area as you so that you can go to them for advice and help. A strong network is really essential to help you overcome the obstacles that we all will inevitably face.

Dr. Melanie Matchett Wood ’99 Photo credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University

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Alumni News Alumni Weekend: Save the Date for 2021 and 2022 With COVID restrictions still in place, we were not be able to hold Alumni Weekend as originally planned in April 2021. We are hopeful that we will be able to gather together again in fall 2021.

To accommodate all of our reunion years, we are planning to host two Alumni Weekends during the 2021-2022 school year:

NOVEMBER 12-13, 2021: FALL ALUMNI WEEKEND

APRIL 29-30, 2022: SPRING ALUMNI WEEKEND

November 12: • Distinguished Alumni Dinner

April 29: • Park Tudor 50th Anniversary event

November 13: • 50 Year Club Lunch (celebrating the classes of 1970 and 1971)

April 30: • 50 Year Club Lunch (celebrating the class of 1972)

• Reunion reception (all class years invited)

• Reunion reception (all class years invited)

While all classes are invited to attend these events, we hope that classes whose reunion years fell in 2020 or 2021 (class years ending in 5, 6, 0, or 1) will make a special effort to attend. Thanks for your continued patience and understanding. We look forward to welcoming you back to campus later this year and next spring!

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As she researched Julia Bennett’s story, Lisa discovered that Julia’s mother and grandmother had fled from Missouri to the Montana Territory during the Civil War and were among the first settlers there in the 1860s. “Now I had a story of three strong women,” said Lisa. “Julia was divorced with two children and needed money to support her family, so she started the dude ranch. Julia’s grandmother was widowed in her 20s, and then decided to leave Missouri with her young daughter and seek a new life in Montana. I was really struck by the fact that these two women were gutsy enough to do these things on their own, which was rare in those days, and these stories aren’t often told.”

Lisa spent many summers traveling to Montana to research the story of Julia and her mother and grandmother. She says that skills that she developed at Park Tudor were key to completing this book. “Learning how to conduct research in my history classes and honing my writing skills in English class formed the basis for what I do now as a historical writer.” While working as the Director of Communications at Park Tudor, Lisa was project manager and editor of Park Tudor School: The First 100 Years, her first book project. She has continued to develop her craft, and is now enrolled in Butler University’s Creative Writing MFA program.

Lisa Hendrickson ’77

Lisa Hendrickson ’77 Publishes Book About Pioneering Women Lisa Hendrickson ’77’s new book, Burning the Breeze: Three Generations of Women in the American West, will be published this September by Bison Books, a division of the University of Nebraska Press. While Lisa has written several books through the years on behalf of clients, this is the first book that she has completed based on her own interest.

Lisa plans to continue writing histories of strong women as she continues her writing career. “I’m thinking about focusing on women during World War II for my next project,” she said. She advises young writers to be persistent and be willing to reach out to resources. “It has been amazing how helpful people have been as I worked to track down information for this book.”

Burning the Breeze: Three Generations of Women in the American West is now available for preorder on the University of Nebraska Press website: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu.

(Direct URL: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bisonbooks/9781496227928/)

A project 10 years in the making, Burning the Breeze tells the story of three generations of women migrating to and living in Montana in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Lisa first became familiar with one of the central characters, Julia Bennett, years ago when her brother was living in Montana; a friend of his – Julia’s granddaughter – was looking for someone to tell the story of her grandmother. Julia was the first woman to own and operate a dude ranch in Montana, back in the 1930s, which interested Lisa. “I wondered, though, if there was enough there for a book,” Lisa explained. “When I met with my brother’s friend and found out that she had her grandmother’s diaries, photo albums and scrapbooks, and then learned that the dude ranch is still there and looks very much as it did when Julia ran it, I knew I wanted to tell this story.”

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Alumni Association Board of Directors Welcomes New Members The Park Tudor Alumni Association elected the following alumni to serve on the board starting in September 2021: • Morgan Peacock Coleman ’94 • Laura Lauth Andrews ’06 • TJ Woodard ’06 Officers for the 2021-2022 school year are: • President, Mallory Reider Inselberg ’98 • Vice President, Andy Marra ’06 • Treasurer, Kent Winingham ’08 • Secretary, Katie McKown Feldman ’03 The Alumni Association would like to thank the following alumni who completed their terms service to the board in May 2021: • Adam Corya ’92 • Julianne Sicklesteel Brainard ’07 • Katelyn Miner Fisher ’04 • Matt Kleymeyer ’00 (Past-President) • Leigh Ann Lauth O’Neill ’99 • Kristi Kirles Walden ’98 Members of the Park Tudor Alumni Association Board of Directors are required to serve one two-year term (with the option of serving two additional terms), participate in monthly board meetings, serve on at least one alumni committee, be a member of the Alumni Association and support the school’s Annual Fund. The Park Tudor Alumni Board represents the diverse community of Park, Tudor Hall, and Park Tudor School alumni and carries on the mission and goals of the Alumni Association. Please contact Kelly Teller at kteller@parktudor. org to nominate a potential member. Candidates should possess leadership capabilities and be willing to make a strong commitment to the Alumni Association and its projects.

NEW ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS

Morgan Peacock Coleman ’94

Laura Lauth Andrews ’06

TJ Woodard ’06

ALUMNI BOARD OFFICERS 2021-2022

Mallory Reider Inselberg ’98

Andy Marra ’06

Kent Winingham ’08

Katie McKown Feldman ’03

Congratulations to the Class of 2006!

This competition was one for the ages! The Class of 1971 started out strong and led most of the way. However, the Class of 2006 took over late in the game and were able to hold on to claim the March Madness 50th Anniversary Alumni Challenge championship!

Big thanks to the Class Representatives who encouraged participation in this challenge. The school is extremely grateful for them and all the alumni who made a gift in the 20202021 fiscal year. Their generosity provided students with an exceptional education and extraordinary opportunities when it was truly needed.

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This year, alumni proudly supported two funds during March Madness: 1) The Annual Fund – supports a variety of academic and extracurricular programs, including technology, libraries, the arts, athletics, and faculty professional development 2) The Paul Family Fund for Trailing Aid – a new funding opportunity that supplements the financial aid program and provides families with additional support to make extraordinary opportunities possible If you’d like to learn more about how giving to Park Tudor can positively impact students, please visit the Park Tudor website at www.parktudor.org/support-pt.

ALUMNI NEWS

Indianapolis Alumni Reception Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Lauth Field

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CLASS NOTES

Class Notes 1979

2014

Geno Leser has been awarded the 2020 Omicron Sigma award by the Board of Directors of the Indiana Society of Clinical Laboratory Science. The Omicron Sigma award recognizes outstanding service to the state chapter for the year.

Alexandra Lombardo received a Fulbright grant to travel to Taipei, Taiwan for a Masters of Science in Global Health from National Taiwan University. She credits Dr. Caroline Lee-Thompson for first teaching her Chinese and the love of Taiwanese culture. Upon her return, Alexandra will complete her final year of medical school at Johns Hopkins University.

1978 Barry Fisher has been working for the United States Department of State and is currently posted in Cairo, Egypt.

He will depart Cairo this summer to take his next assignment in Moscow, Russia.

1991 Warren Jackson was featured in “Huzzah: An Online Shakespeare-Inspired Variety Hour” presented by the New York Shakespeare Exchange on April 23, 2021.

1999 Dr. Melanie Matchett Wood was honored with the prestigious Alan T. Waterman Award, given annually by the National Science Foundation to two recipients under age 40. The award includes $1 million in grant money, given over five years.

2007 Skye Wallin’s feature film American Gadfly had its world premiere as part of the Ashland Independent Film Festival, held virtually from April 27-28, 2021.

2009 Micah Johnson licensed his NFT Black astronaut character “Aku” for TV and film projects by Anonymous Content and Permanent Content. It is believed to be the first time that an NFT property has been optioned by a major production company. Johnson’s Aku character debuted February 21, 2021, in an NFT drop on Nifty Gateway — selling more than $2 million in NFT tokens during the 24-hour sale period.

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2017 Thomas Bamforth graduated from Emory University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He is moving to Washington, D.C. to become a political consultant.

Brian Li graduated from Duke University, earning a Bachelor of Science in engineering. He is a commissioned officer in the United States Navy to be stationed in Yokosuka, Japan.

Isaiah Rice graduated from Vanderbilt University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He will start his job as a business analyst this fall at McKinsey & Co. in New York City.

Kobe Webster is pursuing a Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nebraska. He played basketball at Nebraska this winter to complete his fourth year of NCAA eligibility.

2019 Rebecca Bamforth has completed her sophomore year at Emory University, majoring in business and psychology. She will intern in marketing at IU Health this summer.

Congratulations (Births, Adoptions) To Andrea Calderon ’02 and Kyle Smallegan on the birth of their daughter, Sydney Rebecca Smallegan, in September.

CLASS NOTES To Brad Lang ’86 and Todd Lang ’89 on the death of their brother, Oliver Lang ’95, on April 7, 2021.

Kelly Sheridan Kenny spoke on behalf of the class of ’95 at the celebration of life for Oliver S. Lang that was held race weekend at the Hulman Riverhouse.

Pictured from left to right are class of 1995 members Katie Shoopman Smith, Mike Smith, Kyler Nunery, George Hicks, Lindsay Elder Thornton, Bobby Bagley, Kevin McGarvey, Kelly Sheridan Kenny, Jim Combs, Khary Morris, Jeff Lemen, Peter TenEyck, David Welsh, and Rod Feuer. Other Park Tudor alumni attending included Brad Lang ’86, Todd Lang ’89 and Nick Lemen ’93.

To Kristine Manders Meyers ’68, Maidena Manders Fulford ’89, Karlanna Manders Butler ’92 and Kristen Mendelson ’00 on the death of their father and grandfather, Dr. Karl Manders, on April 11, 2021.

To Kelly Marra Henke ’80 and Andy Marra ’06 on the death of their brother and father, Randy Marra ’75, on April 20, 2021.

To Susan Novak Buroker ’84, Abigail Buroker ’13 and Olivia Buroker ’15 on the death of their father and grandfather, Rev. John William Novak, on April 16, 2021.

To Adam Ploshay ’99 and Evan Ploshay ’01 on the death of their father, Bruce Evan Ploshay, on April 22, 2021.

Michael Knapp ’06, Stephanie Knapp, Brandon Kendall, Laura Knapp ’02 and Emily Knapp ’11.

Marriages Laura Knapp ’02 married Brandon Kendall on December 5, 2020 in Malibu, CA.

Deaths Retired French teacher, Michele Borgerhoff, on January 2, 2021.

Jonathan Witherbee ’95 on March 7, 2021.

Amie Jean Whitehead Hubbard ’96 on April 2, 2021.

Oliver Lang ’95 on April 7, 2021.

Randy Marra ’75 on April 20, 2021.

Condolences To Zade Barham ’28 on the death of his father, Omar Barham, on December 13, 2020.

To Instructional Assistant Belinda Barlow and Adjunct Fine Arts Faculty Member Grace Barlow Meier ’11 on the death of their husband and father, Dr. Brian Charles Barlow, on May 4, 2021.

To Director of Technology, Doug Stotts, Amelia Stotts ’22 and Owen Stotts ’25 on the death of their father and grandfather, Willam Robert “Bill” Stotts, on May 12, 2021.

To Band Director, Chuck Flowers, David Flowers ’18 and Annie Flowers ’21 on the death of their father and grandfather, Charles David Flowers, on May 18, 2021 To Associate Director of College Counseling and Social Studies Teacher Joe Fumusa on the death of his father, Peter Fumusa, on May 21, 2021.

To Sarah Young Powers ’77 on the death of her mother, Betty Young, on May 28, 2021.

To Barbara Rendell ’74, Steve Chaillard ’78, Evrard Borgerhoff ’82, Ian Borgerhoff ’86 and Mila Borgerhoff ’29 on the death of their mother and grandmother, retired French teacher Michele Borgerhoff, on January 2, 2021.

To Keith Pollack ’82, Kurt Pollack ’84, Jill Pollack ’85 and Jen Pollack Bianco ’89 on the death of their mother, Martha Pollack, on June 30, 2021.

To Michael Edmondson ’91 and Kristin Witherbee Brown ’95 on the death of their brother, Jonathan Witherbee, on March 7, 2021.

To Cathy Lowe Haffey ’82, Jenny Lowe Riegner ’84, John Lowe ’85 and Katy Lowe McPeek ’93 on the death of their father, Dr. John C. Lowe, on July 5, 2021.

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GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

Honorary and Memorial Gifts Received March 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021 In Honor Of…

In Memory Of…

Ms. Aaliyah G. Brooks ’21 Ms. Margaret Johnson-Brooks

Mr. J. Michael Ayres Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Massel (Michael ’07, Amanda Ranek ’06)

Ms. Channing N. Christian ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Justin Christian Mrs. Deborah S. Everett (Debbie Stuart ’69) Mr. and Mrs. Luke T. Robbins ’07 Mrs. Sylvia Fleck Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fleck (Ross ’00) Mr. Bennett W. Ford ’27 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dick (Whitney Ford ’99) Ms. Elizabeth R. Ford ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dick (Whitney Ford ’99) Dr. Jan Guffin Mr. Christopher B. Neubauer ’06 Dr. Shants N. Hart Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey Mr. Owen T. Jennings ’21 Dr. Kimberly Blackwell Mr. David A. Kivela Mrs. Ellen M. Moxley ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander N. Scherer (Alex ’07; Kathryn Crabb ’07) Mr. Matt Kleymeyer ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kleymeyer Ms. Ayana M. Lindsey ’12 Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey Ms. Jaidyn Lindsey ’24 Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey Ms. Shelby R. Lindsey ’21 Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey

Mr. Conrad Chapelle Ms. Heather M. A. Kulwin ’92 Mr. Barrow Davidian Mr. Mike McCraw and Dr. Amye R. Sukapdjo ’87 Mr. Lucien Dunbar Ms. Sandra M. Paul ’54

Mrs. Heather M. Kelleher Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tarter Drs. Christopher and Lara Pesavento

Mrs. Valri Sandoe (Valri Philpott ’52) Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Brooks (Claire Wilkinson ’52) Mr. David Spring ’59 Reverend C. Davies Reed and Mrs. Carol C. Rogers (Carol Cummings ’59) Mr. and Mrs. William H. Main III

Mr. Raymond M. Featherstone, Jr. Mr. Richard E. Osborne and Mrs. Emily K. Featherstone

Mrs. Mary I. Wood Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzsimmons (Bitsy Taggart ’62)

Mr. Charles J. Foxlow Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chapman

Mr. Joseph A. Wright ’88 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bennett (Robert ’88) Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rex Hoppenworth (Claire Wishard ’88)

Mrs. Alfreida Garner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Garner (Thomas ’85) Dr. LaForrest D. Garner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Garner (Thomas ’85) Mr. Rob C. Hueni Mrs. Anne Kimsey-Lawrence ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Matt Belsaas (Desma Alderman ’01) Mr. Christopher D. Jones ’90 Ms. Melissa B. Rassi ’89 Mr. Michael K. Jones ’82 Ms. Marya E. Jones ’78

Ms. Annie A. Murphy ’21 Mr. and Mrs. James E. LaCrosse

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Leser Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Leser ’79

Mr. Reginald L. Shelt Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey

Mrs. Sandra M. McConnell (Sandie McConnell ’59) Mr. Robert A. Nelson ’59

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Mr. Mark Rominger ’88 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bennett (Robert ’88) Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rex Hoppenworth (Claire Wishard ’88)

Mr. Timothy L. Durbin ’92 Mr. and Mrs. R. Tucker Hawkins

Mr. Oliver S. Lang ’95 The Mossler Family

Mr. Gareth Vaughan Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey

Mr. Brent C. Kaneft Dr. and Mrs. Jon M. Maier

Mr. Humam Sukapdjo Mr. Mike McCraw and Dr. Amye R. Sukapdjo ’87

Ms. Margo McAlear Mr. Christopher B. Neubauer ’06 Mr. Richard Z. Ni ’11

Mrs. Amy J. Stevens (Amy Kleymeyer ’97) Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kleymeyer

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Mr. Lewis Berkeley Mrs. Ellen M. Moxley ’77

Colonel Torrence W. Rogers ’56 Anonymous

Mr. Anthony L. Onstott Dr. Barry W. Fisher ’78 and Mrs. Leonna Hudacsek-Fisher Ms. Luita A. Williams (Luita Smith ’76)

Mr. Lamonte Kuskye Mr. Benjamin A. Pecar and Ms. Leslie D. Thompson Dr. Scott McDougall Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey Dr. Matthew D. McGrath Dr. and Mrs. Chandrashekhar Kubal Mrs. Leslie J. Phillips Dr. Andy Mulvey and Dr. Nina Mutone Mrs. Abigail Radcliffe Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tarter Ms. Laura Reysz Ms. Samone N. P. Blair ’14 Mr. Spencer E. Summerville ’06 Mr. David W. Bender ’20 Mr. Mark C. Koivuniemi ’06 Ms. Julia C. Sadove-Lopez (Julia Sadove ’06)

Thank A Teacher…

Ms. Shari Sutton Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey

All 6th Grade Teachers Drs. Lawrence and Christine Lo

Ms. Retha K. Swain Dr. Matthew H. French ’87

Ms. Hilary Andrus Mr. and Mrs. Marty Wessler

Mr. Lane Waters Mr. Matheau Luers and Dr. Anna Edwards (Anna ’00)

Mr. Andrew S. Bogan Dr. Edmond Bendaly and Dr. Zeina Nabhan Dr. Sven H. Dubie Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Long Dr. Andy Mulvey and Dr. Nina Mutone Mrs. Lorelei R. Farlow Mr. Justin Farlow ’03 Mrs. Joie Kipka Mr. Christopher B. Neubauer ’06 Ms. Pamela Fischer Dr. Andy Mulvey and Dr. Nina Mutone Dr. and Mrs. Ryan Piper Ms. Lilianna E. Helmuth (Lili Eiteljorg ’09) Mr. James M. Eiteljorg ’09

Mrs. Sarah K. Webster Mr. David and Dr. Deidre Lindsey

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The completion of construction on our newly expanded and renovated Frederic M. Ayres Jr. Auditorium lobby was celebrated with an opening reception.

Head to photos.parktudor.org to see pictures of the transformed space and the reception.

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Construction on the Irsay Family Sports Center for Health and Wellness as of July 2021.

View project updates and time-lapse videos of construction progress on www.parktudor.org/irsay.

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