Porter-Gaud Magazine Winter/Spring 2015

Porter-Gaud Magazine Winter/Spring 2015

Porter-Gaud Board of Trustees Mr. Robert Y. Scott ’77, Chair of the Board Dr. Thomas C. Appleby ’77 Mrs. Wanda Boyd Mr. James T. H. Buxton ’91 Mr. Henry M. Cheves, Jr. ’87 Mr. James Walker Coleman IV ’82 Mr. Paul Kohlheim Dr. John M. McCardell, Jr. Mr. Edward McKelvey, Jr. Mr. Ford P. Menefee ’79 Mr. Douglas Snyder Mr. James M. Stelling ’68 Mrs. Elizabeth F. Vingi Mr. Jonathan P. Weitz ’87 Dr. R. Preston Wendell ’97 Mrs. Linda F. Woodside Clergy The Right Reverend Mark J. Lawrence The Reverend J. Haden McCormick The Reverend John Zahl

on the cover Hollie Green ’92 See Page 14

Ex-Officio Mr. D. DuBose Egleston, Jr. ’93

Porter-Gaud Foundation Board Mr. Henry M. Cheves, Jr. ’87, Chair Mr. Luther P. Cochrane, Vice Chair Mrs. Adriane Z. McAvoy, Secretary Mrs. Donna M. Friedman Mrs. Linda P. Porter Mr. R. Keith Sauls Mr. James A. Scully, Jr. Mr. Martin O. Skelly Mrs. Lisa Weitz Ex-Officio Mr. Doug Snyder, CPA Mr. DuBose Egleston, Head of School Ms. Tucker Branham, Executive Director

publication staff Brink Norton

Director of Digital Media and Publications Layout/Design/Photography

Kathryn Sherrod

Director of Advancement Research and Development

Colleen Thompson Jones ’97 300 Albemarle Road Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 556-3620 portergaud.edu

Porter-Gaud Magazine is published for the benefit of alumni, students, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends of Porter-Gaud. All content, including articles and photographs, is property of Porter-Gaud School, unless otherwise stated. Any person or entity wanting to use or reproduce, in part or whole, any portion of this publication must do so with permission only.

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From the Green

Stories from the campus of Porter-Gaud

Tradition Renewed Seniors renew the tradition of the official Porter-Gaud blazer.

Production Pictures Porter-Gaud Fine Arts presents Hairspray and High School Musical.

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From Spring Awakening, Rent, West Side Story, and now Wicked, Matt has reached Broadway’s heights.

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PGAA board in class Members of the PGAA Board go back to class at PG.

Cyclone notes

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Information on Alumni Weekend 2015.

Protecting your heirs from the taxman Learn how to make the most of your philanthropic giving.

Generations The Donaldson/Hay family has more connections to PMA and PG than any other family in school history.

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Alumni share their news.

Reunion info

Conserving the Lowcountry

Ashley Demosthenes ’93 heads up the Lowcountry Open Land Trust

Alumni party pics Pictures from many of our alumni events.

Matt Shingledecker ’04:

Hollie Greene ’92: Joyfoodly Chef Hollie turns “Yucks” into “Yums!”

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Alumni on Campus

We always love to have alumni return to campus to speak with our current students.

From the desk of the

Head of School: D. DuBose Egleston, Jr. ’93 With the spring season upon us, there is palpable energy on campus. Students are congregating on The Green, and some teachers are taking advantage of the beautiful Charleston weather by moving their classrooms outdoors. Everyone is welcoming spring knowing summer is near. This time of year, as you might recall, is exciting as students consider what classes they might have next year, who their teachers might be, and for our seniors, what college life will bring.

Each year, changes help the school move forward. Some changes are small and happen behind the scenes. Some are larger and have a huge effect on the School. As many of you know, Maureen Daily has ably served as our Interim Middle School Principal since the passing of Randy Clark. After much consideration, she has agreed to formally fill the position. Maureen officially accepting the role as the Middle School Head is a small transition for her with immense benefit for the school community. We look forward to the Daily era as she puts her fingerprints on an already strong Middle School.

Spring also brings the chance to celebrate the careers of those who will retire. Laura Page (aka Laura Chapman), Tom Horton, and Chuck McArver will leave the classrooms of Porter-Gaud to begin well-deserved adventures in retirement. We wish them well and look forward to celebrating their many accomplishments at the end of the year.

Recently, members of the alumni board had the opportunity to visit classes and play the role of student again.

The purpose of these visits was twofold. The alumni had the chance to remember how classes are taught here, and their presence reminded our students that they too will be Porter-Gaud alumni someday. We always enjoy having alumni back to interact with our students. For seniors, they will become a part of the Porter-Gaud Young Alumni Association (YAA) after graduation. The YAA’s motto of “bridging character across generations” encourages young alumni to participate in events with many generations of alumni, thus enhancing the PG community. I anticipate the seniors will embrace the opportunity as I did in 1993.

The spring is a busy time, with several alumni events planned. I hope you will join us for Reunion Weekend April 24-26, the Alumni Night at the Riverdogs on June 4th, and the Porter-Gaud Golf Classic at Osprey Point on June 6th. These events are a great way to stay engaged with both the school and the people who had a lasting impact on your life.

Go Cyclones!

D. DuBose Egleston, Jr. ’93

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Alumni Board Members Go “Back to School” I attended my son Nathaniel’s 6th grade history class. I had heard about his teacher, Mr. Jordan, and was pleased to find him just as described. He is an energetic and engaging teacher. His students are fully involved in class and quick with both questions, comments, and answers. Mr. Jordan moves them through the substantive content in a fun way that surely helps them digest and truly learn the material. – Cordes Ford ’94

Attending the art department class really took me back. Very little has changed in the building since I attended. I loved the nostalgia of a place that has barely changed in 2 decades. The art teachers I met with were creative and inspiring as ever - working with as much or as little as they get and making it work.

Mrs. Orvin managed the awkward-aged and wieldy middle school class with ease. – Kathleen Stelling Hodgson ’99

I observed two classes: Middle School Spanish I with Steven Barnes and Upper School Theatre with Ashley Stock. What impressed me about both classes was the small sizes: 13 in Spanish I and 5 in Theatre.

In this way, each student could be called on more than once during a class--particularly important in foreign languages. I admired Mr. Barnes's use of iPads in the classroom. I told him that if I were still teaching I would come to him for lessons on how to integrate them into my classes. In both classes, all the students were engaged and attentive. – Maxwell Mowry Gaud ‘64

I felt lucky as the alumni board member who got to sit in on Wesley Moore’s Honors English class on February 18. The last time I attended Mr. Moore’s class, in 1987, we sat in a grid of wooden school desks facing a dusty chalkboard on the second floor of Richardson Hall; today, we sat in a spacious Upper School classroom around a glossy Harkness table, in chairs that swivel to face a Smart Board and laptop projector. What has not changed is Mr. Moore’s crisp, compact Socratic style, peppered with humorous asides and pithy quotes, and always carefully punctuated with questions across a range of difficulty.

The discussion centered on Lord Byron, the “rock star of the Romantics.” From essence to example, and through pictures, maps, and bulleted lists digitally projected, Mr. Moore portrayed Byron: his “swashbuckling” reputation as a glamorous young man; his joining the Greek war for independence; his indelible influence on Nietzsche; his relationship with Shelley. Then the students read a piece of Byron’s work together. They used their laptops periodically to look up definitions or references.

Over the course of the class, I watched Mr. Moore facilitate in the group an agile relationship with the subject matter, one that takes into account Byron’s literary, political and biographical contexts and diverse realms of influence. As always, Mr. Moore encouraged his students to engage in the kind of flexible, interdisciplinary thinking that prepares them to perform well at top colleges. During today’s session, multimedia presentation and digital access to references helped render Byron more strikingly and efficiently. The simple, elegant functionality of the Harkness table allowed for seamless transitions from presentation to discussion and encouraged collaborative dialogue.

Big-picture thinking and intellectual curiosity have always been at the core of a Porter-Gaud education.

Today’s useful tools enhance what students have enjoyed at Porter-Gaud for decades: talented teachers and engaged peers working together in an atmosphere of intellectual vigor and mutual respect. It was a joy to observe Mr. Moore’s class and to see up close how Porter-Gaud continues to become an ever more robust version of itself. - Caroline Tigner Traugott ’87

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Lower School Girls Compete in Trebuchet Competition A team of P-G second through fourth grade girls competed against 41 other teams in the Hoplite division of the "Storm The Citadel" trebuchet competition. This division challenged teams to build a functional trebuchet from a provided kit. This trebuchet had to safely and accurately launch a small rubber ball between 10-25 feet. The competition was designed to inspire and invigorate the true nature of the Engineering spirit!

Our team, the P-G Einsteins, included Ellen Mumford, Maya Johnson, Ann Connolly Clair, Sawyer Norton, Matilda Chandler, Elliott Hock, and Eloise van Alen and was sponsored by Mrs. Jennifer Clair. The girls were awarded 2nd Place for Design! This award was based on an Engineering Design Report submitted the week prior to the competition. The report included answers to an assigned set of questions, data tables, graphs, and photos of the girls building and testing the trebuchet. The girls represented Porter-Gaud well, showing enthusiasm and engineering spirit during the competition!

Eleven Students Participate in the National Honor Choir musicians playing hammered dulcimer, mandolin, and bass.

Savannah Winther, the middle school participant, also rehearsed for three days with the Middle School Girls' Honor Choir, under the direction of Elena Sharkova, a Russian director currently working in California. Known as "The Dancing Director," the engaging Ms. Sharkova led her girls' choir through a varied repertoire that included selections in Russian, Hindi, Spanish, Latin, and English.

Fourth graders Rhett Andrews, Paisley Hodges, Anna Lehman, Harper Rehmann, Shea Smith, and Harrison Winther, 5th graders Julian Ford, Delia Medrano, Kate Sherrod, and Becca White, and 6th grader Savannah Winther traveled with their parents and the LS Choir Director, Todd Monsell, to Salt Lake City, Utah February 24-28 to take part in the American Choral Directors Association National Honor Choir.

These students were selected from a large pool of nationwide applicants in the fall, with eleven Porter-Gaud lower schoolers selected to the ACDA National Children's Honor Choir and one Porter-Gaud student elected to the ACDA National Middle School Girls' Honor Choir. These students then proceeded to work for several months learning their music with the assistance of their music teachers Todd Monsell and Steffanie Arnold.

The ten 4th and 5th graders spent three days rehearsing with clinician Dr. Angela Broeker (Minneapolis, MN), preparing a varied repertoire of choral selections. Their final selection, an arrangement of "Peace Like a River" composed by Jay Broeker, was a world premiere that included professional Appalachian

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Both choirs had the opportunity to sing in three incredible venues: Abravenel Hall, the Mormon Tabernacle, and the LDS Conference Center. The Mormon Tabernacle is, of course, home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and very few non-Mormon choirs have the opportunity to perform there. Completed in 1867, the building was ahead of its time with its domed roof, unsupported by pillars, and remarkable acoustics. The building naturally amplified the students' young voices, making for a wonderful sound as they performed for large audiences.

"A Grand Night for Singing" was given on the final night of the conference. Featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Air Force Singing Sergeants, soprano Sylvia McNair, and baritone Santino Fontana (Hans from Frozen), this performance took place in the LDS Conference Center. This building is the largest auditorium ever constructed, seating 21,000, and it was nearly full for this grand performance. All five honor choirs took the stage for the final number, a Mack Wilberg arrangement of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," and the sound of roughly 1,800 singers was astounding.

Congratulations to our talented students and their teachers on their successes in Salt Lake City!

Upper School Students Serve in the Dominican Republic

Nine 11th and 12th grade students and faculty ventured out on a fairly short, but very intense service/science trip to the Dominican Republic. They stayed in the center of Santo Domingo and spent two full days working with Colegio Episcopal Santisima Trinidad school (K3-4th grades). Science Teacher Jason Fricker and four students repainted the entire front of the school while the rest did their best to transform the napping and K5-1st grade classrooms. It was truly shocking to see how little the school had to help educate some of the poorest children in the city of Santo Domingo.

Not surprising, the P-G students were incredible - they worked really hard, interacted with the locals intensely, and dealt with the poverty they witnessed with extreme dignity.

After participating in a 400+ person parade that led them into an Episcopal church service on Sunday morning, they then

made the trek to the northern part of the Dominican Republic to settle into the Samana province.

Each species of North Atlantic Humpback Whale calves and mates in the Samana Bay at some point in their life. The group went whale watching Monday morning and were privileged to see these majestic creatures in their mating/calving grounds. After following a pair for some time, they spotted another group of whales, which turned out to be a mother, her 4 week old calf (that weighed one ton when she was born!), and a male "escort."

The group was told to watch the mother because she often puts on quite the show, but instead, they were treated to a show by the 4 week old calf! This young whale was clearly testing out some of the behaviors she will need once she returns up north to the feeding grounds.

The students were amazing, and the people they helped were very appreciative. We are always so proud of how our students respond when asked to do mission work. Thanks to chaperones Gretchen Tate and Jason Fricker for allowing our students to have this tremendous opportunity.

Eighth Grader Wins the State Spelling Bee Eleanor Lee, an 8th grade student at PorterGaud, captured the SCISA State Spelling Bee Championship in Kingstree, S.C. She joined 15 other regional winners from across the Palmetto State for the 8th Grade competition. After battling for nearly an hour, Eleanor won on the 14th round of competition. She spelled all of the following words correctly:

alibi, gazelle, dungaree, expertise, entourage, braggadocio, prerogative, voortrekker, recalcitrant, hippopotamus, infinitesimal, metamorphosis, pugnacious, and emissary.

Spencer Roskill, a regional winner for the 7th Grade, and Ashley Yoon, a regional winner for the 6th Grade, also represented Porter-Gaud at the State Bee. They competed well, and Ashley Yoon brought home 2nd place honors in the 6th Grade contest!

NCWIT Recognizes Porter-Gaud Computing Students with Awards Porter-Gaud continues their dominance of awards with the National Council for Women in Technology (NCWIT). Beau Faith, Ann Claire Gaillard, and Nikki Bregman were honored at the annual NCWIT award banquet at Columbia College. The ceremony consisted of peer networking, photo shoots, interviews, panel discussions (one of our own lower school parents, Jamie Tozzi with Microsoft, was one of the favorite panelists), and award presentations. Amanda Billings, the only national award winner, was unable to attend because she was at the national cheerleading competition in Texas, and our other winner, Maxeen Borland, has since moved to Seattle and will attend the Washington State NCWIT award ceremony next weekend. Congratulations to our computer science girls on these awards!

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Tradition Renewed Porter-Gaud Blazers Return

by Brink Norton, Director of Digital Media and Publications Many years ago, it was not uncommon to see Porter-Gaud students walking around campus adorned with their official Porter-Gaud blazers. The tradition was discontinued for various reasons, but after a push by the Class of 2014, the tradition was reestablished. A few students tried them out last year and decided there should be an official “vesting” ceremony to honor the seniors and bestow them with their blazers, signifying the beginning of the final stage of their Porter-Gaud journey. The Reverend Brian McGreevy ’74 was instrumental in the return of the tradition and worked with student leadership to create a garment that was both fashionable and meaningful. The grey, summer wool blazer is emblazoned with a patch of the Porter-Gaud crest and has “1867” embroidered under the collar.

To mark the beginning of the new blazer era, Porter-Gaud hosted the vesting ceremony this fall. Students received their blazers and were charged with the responsibility of living up to the ideals the blazers signify. Mr. Ben Hutto, a graduate of the Gaud School in 1964, and the former director of music at Porter-Gaud, spoke to the students and their families about the significance of the blazers and the history behind them. He read stories written by many Porter-Gaud alumni who shared memories they had of their blazers. He spoke about the importance of the education the seniors have received and challenged them to make these blazers an “outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.”

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Defying Gravity

Matthew Shingledecker ’04

by Brink Norton, Director of Digital Media and Publications

ŠBlake Gardner

Dreams are funny things. We often use hopes and dreams as wishful thinking, as a way to express what we would consider the ideal life or a lofty goal. When Porter-Gaud last shared the story of Matthew Shingledecker ’04, Matt had a lot of dreams but was just at the beginning of a promising career. Now the dreams he had so many years ago are his reality. He has landed some of the biggest roles on Broadway: Tony in West Side Story, Roger in Rent, and Fiyero in Wicked. Through hard work, resourcefulness, amazing talent, and a willingness to explore new avenues, Matt has reached a mountaintop, and it looks like he will not come down any time soon.

Matt lives his dream every day by performing in front of sold out crowds in what is arguably the most popular show in Broadway history. Wicked, The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz has joined the ranks of Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Cats as historic blockbuster hits, and it has won fifty major awards, including one Grammy and three Tonys. Wicked is the pinnacle of the mainstream theatre world right now, and on December 16, 2014, Matt made his center

stage debut in Gershwin Theatre. The role of Fiyero was not new to Matt. He spent time playing the role in the second national tour of Wicked in venues around the United States and Canada. However, landing the role on Broadway is an enormous honor, and one he has loved.

The life of a Broadway performer is grueling. Matt performs eight shows per week, six days a week, with some days having two shows to perform. In addition to the time spent in each individual show, he spends up to eight hours each week in rehearsals. The level of expectation for a performer in a show like Wicked is high, but he says he has learned to handle the pressure well. “The pressure is always there, whether it’s a Broadway show, a travel cast, or a small production, but when you are prepared, you don’t worry about the pressure,” he says. “However, I cannot have the same social life that many of my friends enjoy. I have to make sure I get rest and stay healthy.”

Matt was “bitten by the acting bug early,” and in a recent interview with the blog Innuendo & Outuendo, he mentioned his third grade role as Bubblegum Bart in Porter-Gaud’s production of Christmas at the OK Corral as the odd role that got him hooked. He continued performing in various roles at Porter-Gaud and did some local theatre in Charleston during high school. After graduating from PG in 2004, he attended Elon University, majoring in Music Theatre. His voice study was geared toward classical music, theatre, and opera, which greatly improved his singing technique, but he had to work hard to make the transition to the styles his early theatre career would require of him.

Matt landed the role of The Phantom in Elon’s production of The Phantom of the Opera, a role that helped him hone his skills as he prepared for auditions after college. His first big break came in 2008, when he landed a spot in the cast of the cult hit Spring Awakening on Broadway, later earning the role of Georg in the traveling cast. “That was a rock show and was a stretch for me as a classically trained singer, but it taught me so much,” Matt says.

©Joan Marcus Matthew as Fiyero in Wicked

After Spring Awakening, Matt landed the role of Tony in West Side Story, which was more conducive to his classical training. “The styles of each show separate the roles you play, and it has been nice to run the gamut of different styles during my career.”

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Matthew Shingledecker: Defying Gravity important. The ‘underground’ projects allow me to develop a character for the first time. I loved that.”

Fiyero will keep Matt occupied for the next several months. “Having the consistency allows me to have a more stable life,” he says. “I just got settled in my apartment in New York City after a lot of traveling, and it is certainly nice to come home to the same place every night. The theatre business does not come with a lot of job security, so I am so thankful that I have been able to make a good living doing something I love,” he says.

©Joan Marcus Matthew as Roger in Rent ©Joan Marcus He was then cast as Roger in the Off-Broadway revival of Rent, a natural progression stylistically from his early experiences. “Rent may have been the most challenging role because I had to learn how to play guitar as I was learning the show,” Matt remembered. “Learning to play a musical instrument combined with the pressure of a show like Rent was tough, but I enjoyed every moment.”

Matt loves where he is and does not see himself wanting something new anytime soon. He has aspirations for television or film one day, but his true love is live theatre.

Right now, he looks from the mountaintop at a brilliant future. So many of his dreams have already come true, but there are certainly more dreams to come. In Wicked, Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West, describes Matt’s career well: “I’m defying gravity…and you can't pull me down!”

In between Rent and Wicked, Matt was involved in several projects that were a little more obscure. “I participate in new projects to keep growing as an actor, and some of these ‘underground’ experiences have taught me so much.”

There is a thriving “underground theatre” scene in both Los Angeles and New York City, and Matt has been involved in several interesting projects. He performed in an adaptation of La Ronde set in Los Angeles where each performance was performed outside in either a public or private venue to an audience of only 12-20 people. His role in the four-person show Dani Girl was also a major departure from the extensive cast he now works with on Wicked. Many of these “underground” shows fed his need to keep pushing forward and tested his artistic boundaries. “A commercial success like Wicked means that the show needs to be recreated every night,” he says. “I do have some artistic license to bring different things to the character, but consistency is

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©Joan Marcus If you are in the New York area and want to see Matt perform in Wicked, visit wickedthemusical.com for ticket and show information.

A New Alumni Directory Has Been Published at PorterGaud.edu Do you want to get in touch with people you went to school with or ďŹ nd PG alumni in your area? The newly redesigned Porter-Gaud website features an extensive directory of alumni that makes it easy. The directory is searchable by name, class year, city of residence, etc. Check your email for details on how to log in at PorterGaud.edu. The directory is password protected, so your information is only visible to other alumni or faculty. If we have your correct email address, we sent you login instructions, along with your new username and password. Have you moved or changed jobs since you last sent in an update? You can also update your own listing in the directory, as well as hide information you may not want listed. If we do not have your current email address, please contact Colleen Thompson Jones ’97 at 843.402.4811 or cjones@portergaud.edu so we can help you!

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The Arts

At Porter-Gaud, our Fine Arts program is inspiring and sculpting young lives.

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Talented fine arts educators engage and direct students through musical performances, art exhibits, and 4 major theatrical productions throughout the school year. Each experience fosters valuable artistic growth, which plays a pivotal role in core learning processes, builds confidence and enriches a cultural appetite.

Conserving

the Lowcountry

Ashley DeVane Demosthenes ’93

by Bo Petersen, Post & Courier Conserving private land in the Lowcountry is in new hands. Ashley DeVane Demosthenes ’93 has taken over as executive director of Lowcountry Open Land Trust from Elizabeth Hagood.

Demosthenes’ new position was announced Tuesday at the trust’s annual board meeting. The move comes as the trust, which historically has operated discreetly with private owners to put natural river corridor land under conservation easements, moves to more community involvement with its work.

She called the move “absolutely necessary for the trust to continue working.”

Demosthenes, 39, is a Charleston native and has been the trust’s conservation director for the past two years.

Hagood, 53, the trust’s original director, took the job again five years ago on an interim basis, partly to allow time to find a new director, she said.

Demosthenes was named after a national search.

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“All of this is exactly in her wheelhouse,” Hagood said. Hagood plans to continue with conservation work, and volunteer with LOLT. “My husband (Maybank Hagood) told me, ‘I know you. You’re going to change hats, but you’re going to keep on doing what you’re doing.’”

The trust has worked with owners to conserve more than 100,00 acres, including key properties in the ACE Basin, Four Holes Swamp and the southern Lowcountry, according to a news release.

In 2014, it partnered with Boeing Co. to purchase and conserve the pivotally located, 1,682 Keystone tract at the edge of Francis Marion National Forest. It worked with S.C. Ports Authority to protect critical Cooper River corridor land, and helped protect the iconic Angel Oak property on Johns Island.

Porter-Gaud recently posted a picture of the legendary Ted “The Maje” Richardson on the PG Alumni Facebook page. With several comments and dozens of “likes,” the reaction truly speaks to the impact our faculty and administration had on the students they taught...an impact that lasts for many years. We wanted to share the post with those of you who are not on Facebook so you can see what people had to say! It was wonderful to hear from so many alumni, and we hope you will continue to reflect on your days at Porter-Gaud through our Facebook pages. If you are not a member of our alumni group, please join us on Facebook!

Throw Back Thursday Porter-Gaud posts “throwback” pictures every Thursday to share memories from “back in the day.” Here are some of the gems we found.

Generations: The Donaldson/Hay Family

By Colleen Thompson Jones ‘97, Alumni Relations & Brink Norton, Digital Media and Publications Uncle Mally started it all. A scholar, sailor, engineer and boat builder, Malcolm Rhett Donaldson, aka “Uncle Mally,” graduated from Porter Military Academy in 1920, and eighteen members of the Donaldson/Hay family now comprise the three generations of Cyclones.

Their Porter-Gaud story started at Porter Military Academy nearly 100 years ago and continues to thrive here today.

Mally Donaldson graduated at the top of his PMA class in 1920. From there, he studied engineering at Georgia Tech which led to a successful career as an electrical engineer with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Charleston Naval Base. Hearing tales of Uncle Mally, it is very obvious his engineering background blended well with his two passions: building boats and sailing.

Mally was known for his racing prowess in regattas around Charleston for many years. A picture of the boat he skippered, Nell, still hangs in the Carolina Yacht Club, and was one of the most successful boats of its time, crewed by Mally, and his brothers, Robert and Kenny.

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Besides racing sailboats, Mally and his brother, Robert, actually built them together as a hobby. Mally was known to be very meticulous, and as they built, they catalogued every part, down to the last screw, so costs could be distributed evenly among all family members who sailed these boats. One such list describes the building of an entire boat for the cost of $23.82! One day in 1948, while Mally read his latest issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, he saw pictures of a sailboat in Hawaii he had never seen before, a catamaran. “Most intriguing!” he thought. According to family members, he immediately drew a design to build his own catamaran, inspired by the photos in Popular Mechanics.

He consulted famous New England boat designer, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, on the finer points of how to rig it, and Mally’s 24-foot, handmade vessel made its maiden voyage one year later in August 1949. However, it was one of a kind in Charleston at the time…so fast, there was neither a regatta class in which he could race nor competition to race against. Therefore, after only having sailed it twenty times, Uncle Mally retired his catamaran. (continued on page 20)

The Donaldson/Hay

Porter-Gaud Family Tree Kenneth “Kenny” Donaldson

Robert James Donaldson

Malcolm “Mally” Rhett Donaldson ’20

Malcolm Rhett Donaldson II ’74

Mary Ann Donaldson m.

Henry Muhler Hay, Jr.

Dr. Robert Marshall Hay ’76

David Mikell Hay ’77 m.

Mariana

Robert James Donaldson, Jr. m.

Suzanne

Henry Muhler Hay, III ’79 m.

Cheryl

Captain Andrew Holmes Donaldson ’83

David Mikell Hay, Jr. ’15

Ann Hawkes Hay ’13

Jervey Donaldson II ’77

Catherine Lucas Hay ’22

Eleanor Anne Donaldson ’11

Henry Muhler Hay IV ’16

Robert James Donaldson IV ’07

Bruce Lucas Donaldson ’80 m.

Muffie

Robert James Donaldson III ’77 m.

Margaret Jenkins

Emma Suzanne Donaldson ’15

Thomas Legare Donaldson ’09

William Jenkins Donaldson ’15

U n c l e M a l l y d i d n o t h av e children. Fifty-plus years after he graduated from PMA, the Hay/ Donaldson clan really made their stamp on Porter-Gaud’s campus.

His next of kin to continue his PMA/PG legacy were his nephews a n d g r e a t - n e p h e w s . M a l l y ’s brother, Kenny, sent his sons to Porter-Gaud, Malcolm Rhett “Mac” Donaldson II ’74 and Jervey Donaldson ’77, and six of his brother Robert’s grandchildren graduated from Porter-Gaud as well: Dr. Robert Marshall Hay ’76, David Mikell Hay ’77, Henry (Bugs) Muhler Hay III ’79, Robert (Robbie) James Donaldson III ’77, Bruce Lucas Donaldson ’80 and Captain Andrew (Andy) Holmes Donaldson ’83.

Marshall, David and Bugs Hay’s parents are Robert’s daughter, Mary Ann Donaldson, and Henry Muhler Hay, Jr. Robbie, Bruce and Andy Donaldson’s parents are Suzanne and Robert James Donaldson, Jr. These six cousins along with their two uncles, Mac and Jervey, were a close-knit group and fixtures in Mt. Pleasant. Since their grandparents lived on the water in the Old Village, this is where the family gathered frequently. Bugs recalls that Mt. Pleasant was much smaller in the 70’s, and everyone knew each other. The first old Cooper River Bridge was the only Cooper River Bridge at the time, and it was two lanes, one to drive to town and the other to Mt. Pleasant.

Driving to Porter-Gaud every morning was “quite the adventure.” This Hungryneck-8 gaggle of brothers,

cousins, nephews and uncles played sports, socialized, carpooled, studied and frequented Pitt Street Pharmacy together. Little did they know back then that nine of their own children would attend Porter-Gaud School as well (see the Donaldson/Hay family tree).

All of the Donaldson/Hay PG attendees are, by nature, very successful, and the family’s collective resume is quite impressive. Dr. Marshall Hay ’76 is an orthopedic surgeon. David Hay ’77 owns Hay Tire and Croghan’s Jewelry with his wife Mariana.

Henry “Bugs” Hay ’79 owns The M u h l e r C o m p a n y. A n d y Donaldson ’83 is a pilot for United Airlines after 20 years in the Air Force. Bruce Donaldson owns Abide-A-While Nursery with his wife, Muffie, and Robbie Donaldson III ’77 is a successful attorney in Mount Pleasant.

The Donaldson and Hay families are woven through several generations of Porter-Gaud history. Throughout the years, they have seen the value of a Porter-Gaud education, and have passed that commitment on. Bugs Hay recalls his father saying, “I don’t know how we did it, but it was absolutely worth it,” as he thought of the sacrifices they made to put three boys through PG during difficult times. We are grateful to the family for the numerous contributions to the success of Porter-Gaud over the years, and look forward to the next generation of Donaldson/Hay Cyclones.

Mally Donaldson’s listing in the 1924 Georgia Tech Yearbook and his PMA class ring from 1920

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Class Agent Oyster Roast 12.5.14

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Young Alumni Board Grace Perry Daughtridge ’07 - President | Tej Dhindsa ’08 - Past President | Julia Mallard ’11 - President Elect Hannah Clarke ‘14 John Bozeman ‘14 Julia McAvoy ‘13 Bobby Faith ‘13 Robert Scott ‘12 Leah Guest ‘12

Charlie Baker ‘11 Josephine Appleby ’10 Anna Caroline Worthy ‘10 Carson Parker ‘09 Meg Hickey ’09 Adam Stovall ‘08

Steven Bailey ’07 Hutson Dodds ‘06 Legare Settle ‘06 Jeffrey Zucker ’06 John Beam ’05 Rivers Evans ‘05

Anna Perkins McCubrey ‘05 Drew Mather ‘05 Alden Knowlton ‘04 Cate Morse ‘04 Mark Owens ‘03 TAB Bainum ‘03

Living Veggie Love The Joyful 12, Chef Hollie Greene ’92 Converts “Yucks!” to “Yums!”

By Colleen Thompson Jones ‘97, Alumni Relations

“Chef Hollie is the warm and nurturing fairy godmother to every parent looking to bring joy back to the family dinner table.”

Food is culture. Carolyn Greene, Hollie Greene ‘92’s mother, taught her this when she was very young since family dinner was a nightly event in their house. Hollie’s mom was “known for her food” and taught Hollie to love it, too. However, she did not teach her just to love eating food…there’s so much more joy to food than just eating it. Ingredients are carefully chosen, prepared and cooked, and when love is included, the food only gets better and better.

Hollie graduated from Porter-Gaud School in 1992 and left for Auburn with dreams of becoming a veterinarian. In college, she continued her French studies that she started at Porter-Gaud, and after studying abroad in Grenoble, France, she decided vet school was not her calling. She transferred to the University of South Carolina, changed her major to business and went on to earn her Masters in Human Resources from USC’s Darla Moore School of Business.

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fast tracked her career by giving her three years to complete three challenging assignments in Human Resources, one, a global rotation. Her first assignment was in New York City in an e-commerce platform, then to Sao Paulo Brazil to work in the Staffing Organization, then back to New York to work in offshore banking and investments and then to South Florida as Vice President of Training and Development.

While working in Fort Lauderdale for Citigroup’s Regional Office for Latin America, she fell in love with the area of Leadership Development. Therefore, she decided to switch to the Leadership Development industry leader, American Express (Amex). Here her love of connecting people to information that can improve their lives was solidified, and it has permeated every role she has since sought, whether in business or in food education.

Hollie’s infectious, bubbly personality made it easy for her to positively influence her peers. She loved teaching people how to reach their full potential at American Express. However, she

2. Don’t yuck my yum (no “yuck” or “gross”).

3. Everyone helps their teammates with encouraging words.

“If you don’t like something, you have to articulate what you do not like about the dish. Don’t just tell me it’s yucky.”

These children did not just learn how to cook. They learned teamwork and structure. They gained confidence. They learned how to use their words and engage all of their senses. And, best of all, they learned the beauty and love of the ceremony of preparing a meal for their families. With Hollie’s help, The Sylvia Center expanded to four different centers, and in the time since her departure, it has grown to seven. Eventually, her husband’s job transferred them to San Francisco, CA, but her dream inspired by The Sylvia Center was realized: simultaneously combat childhood obesity while bringing families closer through learning to cook simple, healthy meals at home.

had put her heart and soul into her job, and to avoid burning out, she decided she needed a break. She had her own Eat, Pray, Love moment, traveling to Italy by herself for a cooking vacation. Upon returning, she knew her next step would be to transform her life by attending culinary school in NYC. Amex was wonderful. It reminded her of Porter-Gaud: we are members of a community and learn to give back to others. She told her boss her newfound dream, and her boss fully supported Hollie’s choice by helping her secure a position in New York. By day, she continued her leadership teachings at Amex, and by night, she moonlighted as a student at the French Culinary Institute. After ten years with Citigroup and Amex, Hollie had acquired the many transferable skills that would help her reinvent herself, and with her husband’s support, she was able to pivot from the corporate world to two non-profit programs, The Sylvia Center and Wellness In Schools. She realized she could empower children through her knowledge of food, and that is just what she set out to do.

Her mornings consisted of working with the lunch ladies in the cafeteria of a NYC public school for Wellness In Schools, preparing healthy lunch alternatives for 550 children. In the kitchen, Hollie created meals with raw vegetables, and in the classroom, she taught students the importance of incorporating fruits and vegetables into their daily diets.

After school, Hollie taught six week sessions of healthy cooking classes to children ages seven to thirteen at The Sylvia Center. Each week introduced a new fruit or vegetable that was in season, which served her mission to inspire children to eat well and fresh. Each afternoon, Chef Hollie showed her students the produce she had purchased in their local grocery store, so they could see that fresh produce was available and affordable in their neighborhood. In The Sylvia Center’s kitchen, her students learned to prepare a healthy meal with their vegetables to eat at the table together and discuss.

Chef Hollie has three rules in the kitchen: 1. Everyone has to take at least one bite of the food and is required to participate.

Hollie Greene is not a vegetarian. She eats all forms of protein, including meats that have been humanely raised, and thinks it is important to include in meals. However, many Americans have never learned how to pair meat and vegetables together to improve their way of life. “Only 5% of Americans under 50 years old consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables…we already know how to eat meat. When planning a meal, instead of starting with the meat, pick the vegetable first and then add the meat to compliment your healthy meal.”

She started a blog when she settled in her new home, JoyFoodly®, whose motto is, “living veggie love.” She says, “HEY, I’M CHEF HOLLIE! Here at JoyFoodly we help families joyfully eat more fruits and veggies each season. I am passionate about helping parents feel good about the food they feed their kids.” She experimented with ingredients and posted recipes online, but her blog could capture neither the audience, nor the long-term goal she wanted. So, with her

husband’s encouragement, she hired a business consultant. She needed a brand that represented her goals and values. Her consultant put together an ideation session consisting of fourteen people who could brainstorm on what core problems of American children’s health exist today and how could they be solved with Hollie’s help.

Congenital heart defects? Not her area of expertise. Childhood obesity? Bingo.

According to the Center for Disease Control, “childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years… Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems. Schools play a particularly critical role by establishing a safe and supportive environment with policies and practices that support healthy behaviors. Schools also provide opportunities for students to learn about and practice healthy eating and physical activity.” According to Chef Hollie, healthy living starts at home, and so she created the Joyful 12™. Parents have told her that they are often too busy to know how to prepare healthy meals for their families and don’t have time to scan Google to find recipes their kids will enjoy. Frequently, they tell Hollie “just tell me what’s in season and how to cook it!”

The Joyful 12 does just that: tells parents what to do. “It’s an online cooking crash course for families, a beautiful, engaging and affordable site that offers members video tutorial ‘bites’, allergen-and-gluten-free recipes ideal for kids’ palates, a shopping list generator, and a community space to share successes and challenges. Through the Joyful12, Chef Hollie teaches parents simple cooking techniques and engagement strategies that motivate families to joyfully eat seasonal vegetables and fruits throughout the year. With 16 years in a classroom and teaching over 2,000 kids from the East Coast to California, Chef Hollie is currently featured in Whole Foods Market Northern California’s “Now In Season” program, which highlights the best seasonal produce available to shoppers. Chef Hollie is passionate about helping families celebrate the JOY of mealtime together.”

Through her technological platform, Hollie can extend and educate her audience well beyond what a simple cookbook could do. Hollie experiments with her recipes, tastes her creations, photographs her art, videos the process and serves her meals to children to see how they respond. She found that children like fun, simple, colorful and playful, so that’s exactly what the Joyful 12 is. In the Joyful 12, children and parents can focus in the “classroom” one season at a time.

Each season’s page lists twelve of its seasonal vegetables, which each have three recipes from which to choose: easy, medium and adventurous: 144 recipes in all, paired with 50 video tutorials ranging from how to prep produce, cooking

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techniques to strategies to engage even the pickiest of eaters.

Since working with the Novato California Unified School District, first as a Professional Expert for the California Healthy Kids Initiative, and then on a volunteer basis with the School Food Director, Miguel Villarreal, Hollie’s goal is to have the Joyful 12 compliment current school programs for healthy eating by reaching families in their own homes. One school in Novato, CA, has an obesity rate of one in three children. The School Food Director has asked Hollie to bring the Joyful 12 to his district. This 501c3 project, called the Joyful 12 School Project, will raise funds through crowdfunding and grants to ensure all members of the school receive the Joyful 12 for free (normally $48 for a lifetime access)—360 kids, 200 families, and all faculty and staff.

During March, the program will work with the teachers, PTA, and the Principal to run a cooking challenge, The Eat Green Challenge. Each Monday, Hollie will prepare a special salad bar veggie item. On Wednesdays, she and the community partners will teach kids and parents how to cook that vegetable. They will teach the 4th and 5th graders to be mentors to the younger children during the cooking lessons.

Teachers will encourage their students to try the salad bar item on Meatless Monday and share fun facts provided to them about the vegetable of the week to their classes. Each Friday, the teachers will ask their students if they cooked that vegetable at home using the Joyful 12, and if yes, they will put the child’s name on a chef hat sticker to be posted proudly on the community wall to show how the entire school cooked this special veggie of the week at home— from Brussels sprouts to asparagus, to peas and spinach—all spring veggies!

“The road to dinner is bumpy when vegetables and fruits wither in the refrigerator. When you add busy family schedules and fussy eaters to the mix, it’s easy to surrender and reach for the take-out menu and frozen chicken fingers.

My goal is to give families a positive experience with food that transforms stress into joy,” says Hollie. Inspired by Mom and driven by passion, Chef Hollie Greene will help families across the nation turn unhealthy into healthy, and yuck into yum.

When she’s not creating recipes in the JoyFoodly kitchen, Hollie Greene ’92 serves on the Board of Directors for 18 Reasons and teaches and volunteers with national and Bay Area organizations, including 18 Reasons, CUESA, Bay Leaf Kitchen, Y.U.M Chefs, and A Little Yumminess. Anyone who wants to help Hollie’s project can feel good knowing that if they buy the Joyful 12 for their family, the Joyful 12 will give an equal membership to a family in a school it serves. For more information on the Joyful 12, please visit, www.joyful12.com.

Alumni on Campus Alston Middleton ’87 visited Dr. Horton's 12th grade history class on February 26. Major Middleton (USMC, Retired) spoke to the class about America's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan from 1991 through the present. He was deployed in Gulf War One as a Marine Corps reservist while he was still a student at Hampden-Sydney College. Upon being commissioned at Quantico, Middleton served his country in other deployments in this troubled area. The class saw a powerpoint demonstration, learned about the geo-political nature of this strategic region and gained insight into the difficulties that plague the super powers when they engage in regime change.

Horton's class gave Major Middleton a standing ovation for his service to his country and for his time and expertise in presenting us with this valuable lesson.

Khris Middleton ’09 surprised the crowd with a visit to the Porter-Gaud vs Pinewood basketball game.

Catherine Powers Scarlett ’00, Rebecca Settle ’09 and Emily Gibson ’10 spoke to the upper school girls at PG’s first Girls In luncheon. They gave advice to the girls about college and starting in the real world. It was a big success!

Howard Edwards '78 was a guest lecturer in Rick Reetz's Financial Markets class. Mr. Edwards, a Senior Financial Advisor for Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, shared his expertise in personal finance and investing with the class.

Niccolo Muti ’07 (left) performed with the Cordova Quartet in MS/US Chapel in January.

Hart Hagerty ’05 spoke to the upper school girls via Skype at PG’s Girls In Fashion luncheon about how she got involved in fashion and how it’s important to make a name for yourself and find your passion.

Brennan Aust ’13, Hampden-Sydney College sophomore, came by to talk with Dr. Horton’s seniors in March about internships and college life in general.

CYCLONE notes Class of 2013 Michael Byrd ’13 was elected President of the student body at Erskine College. He is a biology research assistant, a student biology instructor, a student life assistant, completed his first year on the basketball team and was voted Homecoming Prince of the sophomore class.

Mary Hollis McGreevy ’13 writes an etiquette column for Emory called "Dear Aunt Amy." Check it out! www.emorywheel.com/dear-aunt-amy-etiquette

Harriett Grimball ’10 graduated from Sewanee and attends graduate school at the College of Charleston for a master’s degree in early childhood education.

Kim Koon ’10 is a research assistant and coordinator in the Addiction Sciences Department at MUSC. Amy McGreevy ’10 is so incredibly excited, humbled, and honored to have been chosen to receive the Childers Award for First Year Teaching Excellence from Furman University! She is so thankful to her family and the many mentors she has had along the way for making her dream of teaching a reality!

Thomas Spratt ’13 is a sophomore at the University Pennsylvania, where he plays Division 1 tennis and contributes articles to The Daily Pennsylvanian, an independent newspaper.

Class of 2011 Zach Arnold ’11 is a student at WPI, working with the computer science and mathematics research division to design a smart phone interface for recovering alcoholics.

The phone can accurately detect and report what the user is doing and if alcohol is present. Hopefully, this groundbreaking research will publish at the end of 2015.

Alexa DeAntonio ’11 graduated Magna Cum Laude in three and a half years from the University of Georgia and has been accepted to the College of Veterinary Medicine at UGA. She says graduating from Porter-Gaud prepared her for all of her successes in college!

Class of 2010 Samantha German ’10 is a reporter for CNY Central in Syracuse, NY.

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Class of 2009 Lauren Latten ’09 graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013 and will attend the doctoral program at Howard University College of Pharmacy in DC this fall. Gaining admission to pharmacy school has been a true blessing and honor for her as she chose to apply to pharmacy school after seeing how her mother's medication has drastically changed her life. Her mom was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis while Lauren was at Porter-Gaud and will need a double lung transplant. If anyone wants to give to this cause that it is very dear to Lauren’s heart, please visit www.gofundme.com/robyncares.

Khris Middleton ’09, forward for the Milwaukee Bucs, was named “The most underrated player in the NBA” by Bleacher Report! He recently scored a career-high 30 points versus the Washington Wizards, besting NBA stars Paul Pierce and John Wall in the process.

Rebecca Settle ’09 is now a staffing consultant with Beacon Hill in Charlotte, NC. Beacon Hill is a staffing firm that places people in temporary, direct hire, and temp to perm positions.

George Smythe ’09 attends the University of South Carolina School of Law. Lauren Wright ’09 graduated from Grove City College in May and will work at a church in Georgetown until this spring. She is also busy planning her wedding to her college sweetheart, and they will marry this summer!

Class of 2008 Christopher Appleby ’08 is a personal banker at Wells Fargo in Mount Pleasant.

Nicholas Kliossis ’07 started Holy City Construction, a contracting business specializing in new construction renovations, and remodeling.

Tina Mao ’07 has joined Grubhub Seamless as a corporate account manager in their New York office.

Mason Wade ’07 is in his third year of dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine.

Class of 2006 Hutson Dodds ’06 and his wife, Chandler, welcomed their daughter, Georgiana Legare Dodds on December 19, 2014 at 7:46pm. She was 20 inches long, weighing 6lbs11oz. Hutson, Chandler and big brother, Hutson, couldn’t be happier!

Class of 2007 Michelle Donnelly ’07 will graduate from the University of South Carolina graduate school with a masters in speech-language pathology in August 2015.

Sarah Jones ’07 and William Cox were engaged on November 22, 2014. They will marry at Saint Mary's of Annunciation in Charleston, SC, on Saturday, June 15, 2015.

Class of 2005 Stefanie Bainum ’05 is now the Co-host/Reporter at NBC's KSEE 24 in Fresno, CA. Rivers Evans '05 has started a new job as a sales engineer for TopTal, a company that connects software developers with clients around the world.

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Keith Marshall ’05 married Natalie Nora on January 17, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. Henry Laurens ’05 was the best man, and Peter Smith '05, Alex Rogers '05 and Matthew Molony '04 were groomsmen. (picture…left to right: Neal Marshall ‘02, Ryan Kresse ‘05, Tucker Laurens ‘06, Steven Scardato ‘05, Nicky Valiunas ‘05, Lee Hewett ‘05, Bo Collins ‘05, Haynes David ‘05, Rutledge Long ‘06, Peter Williams ‘05, Joycee Darby ‘05, John Kresse ‘05, Anne Rhett ‘05, Beverly Burris ‘05, Charles Marshall ‘72, Wilson Burrous ‘05, Alfred Marshall ‘73, Alex Rogers ‘05, Natalie Nora Marshall – bride, Alex Marshall ‘69, Keith Marshall - groom, Peter Smith ‘05, Henry Laurens ‘05, Fleetwood Hassell ‘05, Lawton Grimball ‘72, Cheshire Rhett ‘71, Will Adams ‘05, Matthew Molony ‘04, Caroline Marshall Hendrix ‘99, Jamie Coleman , John Beam ‘05, Davis Mersereau ’05 (not pictured: Russell Marshall ‘97) Class of 2004 Bubba Atkinson ’04 is the Editor-in-Chief of the Independent Journal Review – better known as “IJReview” (or Conservative Daily on Facebook). Under his leadership, in two years, the website has grown to become a top 40 site in the United States.

Rachel Scarborough ’04 and Thomas Carr Devine III were engaged in November 2014. They will marry on June 6, 2015 at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston.

John Spratt ’03 is a third year general surgery resident at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. Ran Stoney ’03 has joined Luzuriaga Mims LLP as an associate attorney practicing in the areas of construction defect, product and premises liability, personal injury and general litigation. Previously, he was an assistant solicitor to the 9th Judicial Circuit. He has a bachelor's degree from Clemson and law degree from USC law school.

Perry Trouche ’03 is engaged to Sara Louisa Walker. He graduated from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee with a BA degree in history and received his MBA from The Citadel. The wedding is planned for April, 2015, in St. Mary's School Chapel.

Class of 2002 Clayton Burrous ’02 volunteers at Palmetto Brewery with Charleston Basket Brigade, providing food for families to make Thanksgiving dinner together.

Class of 2003 Rip Ripley ’03 and Corey Conrad Ripley ’04 welcomed John LaBree Ripley IV (Jack) on May 12, 2014. Rip and Corey reside in Orangeburg, SC, where they are both school teachers. Corey teaches kindergarten at Richard Carroll Elementary in Bamberg, SC. Rip teaches and coaches basketball, volleyball, and track at Orangeburg Prep.

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Dennis Jordan ’02 is pursuing a Master of Real Estate Development graduate degree at Clemson University.

The two year program offers a joint degree between the College of Business & Behavioral Science and the College of Architecture, Arts, & Humanities.

Class of 2001

Class of 1999 Alex Mack Macon ’99 and her husband welcomed their second daughter, Catherine Elizabeth Macon, on February 8, 2015. She joins big sister Eleanor, and all are happy and healthy!

Sarah Orvin Claypool ’01 and her husband, Hart, welcomed their son, James Hartley Claypool III, on November 17, 2014 at 5:52 am, weighing 8 lbs 12 oz.

He was baptized on March 8, 2015.

Richard Morse ’99 and his business partner, Eddie Buxton ’85, purchased Palmetto Commercial Properties.

Class of 1997

Cullen Schmitt ’01 earned his Masters of Liberal Arts in General Management degree from Harvard University in May 2014. He is now a Senior Communications Professional with the Harvard Business School and lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Kelly.

Julia Carter ’97 teaches Middle Science at Trident Academy and was named their February Teacher of the Month!

Class of 2000 Ben Adams ’00 is a chef at Piedmont Restaurant in Durham, NC. He was featured in the Carolina Alumni Review in July, 2014.

Elliott Bates Cooper ’00 was recently hired as the Director of Development for Annual and Reunion Giving at The Citadel Foundation.

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CYCLONE notes Amy Goulding ’97 was awarded the Ernest F. Hollings Award for Excellence in State Prosecution, Family Court Division at the South Carolina Annual Solicitors' Conference in September 2014. After several years of prosecuting domestic violence cases and then child neglect and sexual assaults of children by adults, she began prosecuting juvenile offenders. She works for the Seventh Circuit Solicitor's Office in Spartanburg, and here is a picture of Amy with Solicitor, Barry Barnette.

Dante Cox Perozzi ’97 and her husband, Dan, welcomed Dylan Antony Perozzi. Dylan was born on Jan 2, 2015 at 10:36 AM weighing 7lbs 7oz.

Class of 1996

Jay Griffin ’96 and his wife, Brook, welcomed James Wyman Griffin on Jan 2, 2015. He weighted 7 pounds 13 ounces and joins his two big sisters. All are happy and healthy!

Class of 1995 Cayton Johnson ’95, an Apache helicopter pilot, and his wife, Robin, shared her story of being a military mom with www.washingtonian.com, titled “A Military Mom on the Homefront.” To read the article, please visit www.washingtonian.com/mom/features/a-militarymom-on-the-home-front.

Class of 1994 Erin McCall ’94 is the Quality Assurance Analyst II of Blue Acorn in Charleston, SC.

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Class of 1993 Jay Cotton ’93 and Laura Lackey Cotton ’93 welcomed their son, John Marion Cotton, on January 6, 2015.

Class of 1991 Max Braverman ’91 has taken a leave of absence from his Technical Director job at WNBC (a position he has held since 1995) to serve as the Grievance Chairman and Assistant to the President for his union, NABETCWA Local 11 in New York City.

Class of 1990 Jamey Swigert ’90 has moved to the Chicago suburbs, having accepted a new Product Management position with Panduit. His wife, Julie, and boys, Jack (7) and Jacob (5), are enjoying the experience of snow and are trying their best to understand hockey and how the Bears can be so bad at football. Jamey has traded his lawnmower for a snow blower and has become an expert at stacking firewood.

to non-profit organizations including Charleston Waterkeeper, the Lowcountry Foodbank and Camp Happy Days. In addition to the Charleston site, Allison has expanded her business to the Atlanta area. She has also forged national partnerships, showcasing her artists with virtual exhibits on One Kings Lane and Serena & Lily. Allison's passion for art began at Porter-Gaud in Mrs. Gleaton's class. She continued on this path in college, graduating from Sewanee with a degree in Art History. Before launching the Charleston Artist Collective, Allison managed a gallery in Park City, Utah for several years and organized shows across the US from New York to San Francisco. She is also the curator of the Don ZanFagna Foundation. Allison lives in Mt. Pleasant with her husband, Bright, and twin boys, Ben and Henry.

Class of 1988 Col. Lee Wingfield III ’88 was promoted to Colonel in the United States Air Force and is currently living in Germany, where he is the Chief of Staff at NATO's Joint Air Power Competence Centre. The Centre is a NATO Air Power think tank charged with developing innovative and actionable solutions to joint air power challenges across the NATO alliance. Lee, Cally, and their 3 children have been in Germany for 18 months and have been enjoying traveling throughout Europe and the UK.

Class of 1989 Wesley Kornahrens ’89 has joined Prudential Financial as a Financial Professional Associate in the Mt. Pleasant office.

Allison Bridges Williamson ’89 is the founder of the Charleston Artist Collective, an online gallery that sells affordable original artwork with a percentage of proceeds going to local charities. Since 2010, the Charleston Artist Collective has donated over $64,000

Class of 1985 Eddie Buxton ’85 and his business partner, Richard Morse ’99, purchased Palmetto Commercial Properties.

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Brian Bevon ’85 has joined Bevon Law Firm of Charleston, SC, which will expand the Firm from Real Estate Law into the additional areas of general litigation and probate. Brian spent more than twenty years in litigation representing individuals and families as a Member attorney at Motley Rice LLC. Previously, Brian practiced real estate, property owners, probate, and construction defect law at Qualey Law Firm in Hilton Head, SC. He earned his B.A. from the Catholic University of America, his J.D. from University of South Carolina, and served on the legislative staff of Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings. Brian participates in the Lawyer Mentoring Program of the Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and is an active member of the South Carolina Bar Association Fee Disputes Resolution Board.

Class of 1984

Marc Bahan ’84’s daughter, Alexandria Farish, graduated from MUSC May 2014, and he had the honor of hooding her. She is currently a pediatric resident in Augusta, and just received news that she and her husband are expecting their first child shortly after her husband finishes dental school.

Class of 1982 Thomas Trouche ’82 has been named president and CEO of ServisFirst Bank South Carolina. He has more than 26 years of banking industry experience. Previously, he was coastal division executive for First Citizens Bank & Trust. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of Charleston.

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Class of 1981

Bradley Nirenblatt ’81 has been married to Cynthia Kahn for the last 16 years and has two children at PG, Ellen in 9th grade and Daniel in 4th grade. After college, he attended MUSC Dental School and then Columbia University, where he received his Orthodontics Specialty Degree. He returned to Charleston in 1991 in time for his 10 year PG Reunion! He owns two established Orthodontic practices in West Ashley and North Charleston. As he looks back on his education at PG, he would like to thank Mrs. Chanson, Mr. Nordlund and Dr. Mowry for all their help in preparing him for his career!

Class of 1979 - correction from the Fall 2014 magazine Jamie Upshaw Downs ’79 was named to the White House National Commission on Forensic Science subcommittee on Reporting & Testimony. He was also asked to present to the entire National Commission on the topic of ethics in forensic science.

Class of 1975 Jimmy Mahaffey ’75 accepted a job teaching 2nd grade at Socastee Elementary School in Horry County, SC, for the 2015-2016 school year. This will be his 34th year of teaching elementary school. His wife, Kathryn, and their two sons, Jameson and John Carlisle, will relocate from Greenville, SC, to the southern part of the Myrtle Beach area, where Kathryn will work as a speech teacher in Horry County. Also, he is training for two Ironman triathlons in 2015: Ironman Lake Placid in July and Ironman Florida in November. By year's end, he will have completed 28 Ironman triathlons over the last 20 or so years. He says, “I am old and slow, but I still finish!”

Hagood Morrison ’75 was named to Colliers International USA’s 2014 Everest Club. The Colliers International Everest Club annually recognizes the top ten percent of all Colliers brokers in the United States. The honorees received special recognition at the 2015 Colliers National Meeting which was held in Denver, CO on February 11. Morrison is Senior Vice President and Principal of Colliers International/Charleston and

specializes in industrial brokerage. He is the former head of the Colliers National Logistics Practice Group and a current board member of the SC International Trade Conference.

Class of 1969 Randy Hillard ’69 completed his psychiatry residency at Duke in 1981 and subsequently worked at University of Virginia and at University of Cincinnati, where he was Chair of Psychiatry for 16 years and Associate Dean for 10 years. He moved to Michigan State in 2007 to be Associate Provost for Human Health. He did this until he got sick in 2010, when he was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic stomach cancer. Since he has returned to work, as Professor of Psychiatry, he has been able to spend a lot of his time doing research, physician education and lobbying to prevent stomach cancer by eliminating Helicobacter pylori in high risk populations.

He works to overcome health disparities among various ethnic groups and people of lower socioeconomic backgrounds. He believes that his Porter-Gaud education has benefitted him in every facet of his life so far. PG taught him how to think mathematically and how to express himself verbally. The world belongs, he thinks, to those who have learned both of these two skills. This picture is not exactly the story or picture that he might have anticipated when he graduated from PG in 1969, but it the only recognition that he has ever gotten that has REALLY mattered.

Class of 1965 David Eaton ’65 earned his B.A. from Sewanee in 1969, had 1 year deferment from military service due to bum knee (precisely as a result from playing soccer at PG), moved to Spain in 1969 and married a Spanish lady from Pamplona in 1970. He has two daughters, Rebekah, born in 1977, with a law degree, and Karen, born in 1981, with a Master's in Psychology. His grandson, Jaime, was born in 2013 and is now 18 months old. Professionally, he worked for 43 years as the Export Director for several reputable Spanish furniture manufacturers (contract, office and residential) and retired a couple of years ago. Now he enjoys his free time with some golf and traveling around most of Europe, Middle East, Japan, etc.

PMA Class of 1963 Alan Banov PMA ’63 was reelected to serve a 4th term on the Montgomery Count MD Democratic Central Committee.

PMA Class of 1953 Hillyer Rudisill PMA ’53 will teach the class series, “Philosophy for Beginners,” at the Daniel Island Library free of charge on Wednesdays at 10:30 am beginning February 4 and continuing through April. The native Charlestonian taught philosophy at Trident Technical College for 19 years. Prior to that, he was an instructor at Porter Military Academy (now Porter-Gaud), as well as a number of other private schools in South Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky. Rudisill was also the founding headmaster or headmaster of 12 schools. Additionally, he taught evening classes for colleges at the Naval Shipyard and the Charleston Air Force Base for 25 years. Rudisill holds degrees from Swarthmore College and the University of South Carolina, and completed postgraduate work at Emory University, the University of Kentucky and the University of Georgia.

OUT & ABOUT Kim Koon ’10, Harlan Renken ’10, Christina Connolly ’10 and Anna Caroline Worthy ’10 enjoy brunch outside on a beautiful day!

Ryan Bush ’98, Keith Parker ’99, Jeb Molony ’00 and Thomas Drayton ’01 reconnected in Charleston over the holidays.

Caroline Griesedieck ’11, Rachel Hawes ’11, Frances Butler ’11, Julia Mallard ’11 and Katherine Proctor ’11 get ready together before their big night out on New Year’s Eve!

Charlotte Infinger ’11, Maggie Elliott ’11, Christina Oelsner ’11, Caroline Griesedieck ’11, Frances Butler ’11, Katie McNeill ’11 and Grace McShane ’11 attended the debutante for Elizabeth Long ’11.

Chase Jones ’97, Matt Shingledecker ’04, Colleen Thompson Jones ’97 and Carrie Thompson Racanelli ’00 met up backstage after seeing Matt perform Wicked in NYC.

Colin O’Donnel ’11 and Anna Mack ’11 were also attended Elizabeth’s debutante.

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Coach Steve Meyer, Gene Walpole ’03, Thomas Anderson ’03, Ryan Neff ’03, Rives Sutherland ’03, and Andrew Hagood ’03 gathered for an oyster roast honoring Ryan Neff and his fiancée at the home of Elizabeth and Fleetwood Hassell ’77.

GRANDPARENT NOTES Grandparents send notes to their grandchildren with their 2014-2015 1867 Society Gifts.

To William Bickerstaff Your creativity and positive outlook are amazing!

Proudly, Mimi & Papa Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bickerstaff To King Bland King, Congratulations, We love you!

Dee & GranBob Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Bland

To Mark Anastos We love you and are so proud of you. Touring PorterGaud with you was fun.

Hugs, Grandma and Grandpa Mr. & Mrs. Gordand Lange To Emily Ball Congratulations on your Graduation, Emily. With love from Raymond and MiMi Mr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips To Alexa and Luke Bell We love you and thank you for all of your hard work and accomplishments. Mimi and Haha Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Lucas To Hartley Bickerstaff You are off to an awesome start- go get 'em!

Love, Mimi & Papa Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bickerstaff To Paul Bickerstaff We are so proud of your ďŹ ne, strong character!

Love, Mimi & Papa Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bickerstaff

To Marlee Bland Marlee, Congratulations, We love you!

Dee & GranBob Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Bland To Mac and Bennett Bruce We are so very proud of you!

Love, Grammie and Pa Mr. & Mrs. Bryan F. McKown To Edwin Carpenter We are so blessed to have you for our grandson.

Know we're always proud of you! Oma and Papa Mr. & Mrs. George Carpenter To Kelly Carswell Kelly- You always make us proud - Love, LiLi & PaPa Dr. & Mrs. James J. Carswell III To Walker Carswell Walker, We are so proud of you- Love, LiLi & PaPa Dr. & Mrs. James J. Carswell III To David Chakeris Dear David, God has truly blessed you with your good academics and athletics. May you continue in your endeavors. Love Always, Papau and YiaYia Dr. & Mrs. Themy Chakeris

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GRANDPARENT NOTES

To DuBose and Mills Egleston So proud of you. Keep up the good work.

Love, Nana And Granddaddy Dr. & Mrs. David D. Egleston To Emaline Ellis We are proud of you, and we love you very much! Granny and Pa Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Ellis To Abbie Farrell Lots of love from Nonnie Mrs. Frederick Menz To Thomas and William Finnegan Proud of you. Keep up the good work! MiMi and PaPa Dr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Finnegan

To Ross Clarke Ross, we are very proud of you and your accomplishments! Love you! Mimi and Daddad Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Foote To Hunt Cramer Hunt- We are so proud of you! Annie and Papa Mr. & Mrs. A. Joseph Armstrong III To Toby Cramer Toby- We are so proud of you! Annie and Papa Mr. & Mrs. A. Joseph Armstrong III To Jacob Cuoco Your good work makes us so happy. Congratulations, with our love, Grandma and Grandpa Mr & Mrs. Michael Morrissey To Lexie Dorminy Congratulations, Lexie! I love you!

Mr. Jim Dorminy To Trace Dorminy Congratulations, Trace! I love you!

Mr. Jim Dorminy

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To Luke Flynn Luke - You make me proud every single day! Love, YaYa Mrs. Ruth S. Flynn To Mac Flynn Mac - You make me proud every single day! Love, YaYa Mrs. Ruth S. Flynn To Ernie Frazier (O'Quinn School) As always, SO proud of you - Granddad & Sue Dr. & Mrs. Morrow Chamberlain To Christian, Genevieve, George, and Hampton Geils Congratulations! Keep up the good work. We are very proud of you. We love you.

Dr. & Mrs. George F. Geils, Sr. To Willem Goedecke Keep up the good work you do. We are always proud of you. - Mema & Papa Mr. & Mrs. Michael Agresta To Dylan Greenslade As always, SO proud of you - Granddad & Sue Dr. & Mrs. Morrow Chamberlain To Emma Grice I'm so very proud of you, Emma. Love always from Granny Joan!

Mrs. Joan H. Grice

To Tyler Kelly Dear Tyler- Hope you continue being so great at basketball- lots of love- Grandma Ann Mrs. Anna Marie Betz To Matthew and Thomas Henry Key I am so proud of you, as you already know.

Love you - Nana Mrs. Susan Foxworth To John Robert Lackey Hurrah for John Robert!

Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Lawton, Jr. To Anna Lehman We are so proud of you. Keep shining! We love you.

MiMi & Papa Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lehman

To Jeb Hines You are our shining star - Love you so much, Nonna & DD Capt. & Mrs. A.J. Booth To Julia Jackson We are so proud of you. Keep up the good work -- We love you! - Ga-Ga & Poppa Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Butler, Sr. To Josiah Jordan James I am so proud of you, you are an amazing young man!

With much love, Nana Mrs. Barbara G. Gilliard

To MacKenzie Leinbach Mackenzie, we love you and are very proud of you.

Grandma and Pa Mr. & Mrs. Ben Johnson To Jimmy Letton We are so proud of you! We Love you! Pop & Nana Mr. & Mrs. B. W. Carpenter To Katie Lyons Keep up the excellent work. I am very proud of you. Love, Nena Mrs. Maureen Lyons

To Alexa Johnson Alexa, We love you and are very proud of you.

Grandma and Pa Mr. & Mrs. Ben Johnson To Preston Johnson Preston, We love you and are very proud of you.

Grandma and Pa Mr. & Mrs. Ben Johnson To Sam Jones We are so proud of your outstanding grades and other participation in your great school.

With much love, Nana & Papa Dr. & Mrs. Richard D. Marks, Jr.

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GRANDPARENT NOTES To Michelle Norton We're proud of you Michelle. We love you!

Grandma & Grandpa Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Norton To Capers Owings We are so proud of you. Keep up the good work.

We love you! - Ga-Ga & Poppa Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Butler, Sr. To Addie, Ben, and Ella McElveen Ben, Addie and Ella, You three are the gifts that keep on giving! Love you, CC and Na Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Covington, Jr.

To Rich Padgett May you keep that great wisdom and spirit forever when you said, "Learning is fun, Mem!" We love you!

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Padgett, Jr.

To Callaghan Monnier Keep up the good work! Nana & Papa Mr. & Mrs. Gary O. Cooper

To Elise Pearson Our love for you is a joy forever! Reverend & Mrs. John C. Pearson

To Briggs and Keaton Murray With Love and congratulations for my happy scholars.

Mr. Robert Murray To Daniel Newlands Daniel, my 3rd grandson, my talented & amazing grandson. Luv U, Grandma Ms. Donna Newlands To James Newlands James, my ďŹ rst grandson, continue to work hard.

Luv, Grandma Ms. Donna Newlands To Lauren Newlands Lauren, aka "LaLa," my ďŹ rst beautiful grandaughter.

Love you, Grandma Ms. Donna Newlands To Daniel and Ellen Nirenblatt Keep up the good work. We are so proud of you.

Love, Mema & Poppie Mr. & Mrs. Norman Nirenblatt To Matthew Norton We're proud of you Matthew. We love you!

Grandma & Grandpa Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Norton

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To Will Perrine Your continuing pursuit and mastery of new challenges has made this another important year of progress.

Congratulations! Your Leeman Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William B. Leeman To Walker Pitts We are so proud of you. Walker! Love, Grandmommy and Granddad Mr. & Mrs. William C. Cleveland To Bobby and Grace Robards Congratulations, Bobby and Grace. We are very proud of both of you. We love you both. Ga-Ga & Paw Paw Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Gough To Jack Sequerth We are so proud of you and happy to be your grandparents.

Mr. & Mrs. John Escoe To Charlotte and Kate Sherrod We are so proud of you! Love you, PawPaw and Lisa Dr. & Mrs. William M. Edwards To Michael Shipman Congratulations on a great beginning in the Middle School. We are so proud of you. Nany & Grandpa Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Latham III

To Bailey Walpole Our love and wishes for a great year, Miss Bailey.

Nee-Na & Poo-Pa Mr. & Mrs. Fred Downs, Jr.

To Coleman Smith Coleman, I am so proud of you. Your sport abilities are outstanding. - Nonny Mrs. Jean Spearman To Shea Smith Shea, we're glad you like school so much.

Love, Granie & Poppy Mr. & Mrs. Brewer T. Horton To Susanna Smith (O’Quinn School) Susanna, we’re glad you like you like school so much.

Love, Grannie and Poppy Mr. & Mrs. Brewer T. Horton To Mac and Wynn Staples We are so proud of you, Mac and Wynn. Baba and Grandchuck Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Staples To Pilar Stolarczyk Pilar has been given God's gifts: kindness, peace and love, and willingly shares them every day.

Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Stolarczyk To Case and Cross Tolliver Wishing you happiness and love. - Nonni & Granpa Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Piscazzi To Luca Tozzi We are so proud of our grandson, Luca! Love and miss you! MeMe & Poppy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Tozzi

To Cameron Ward We are pleased with all you have accomplished. Love you and hope to see you soon.

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Gawel To Clifton and David Warder We are very proud of you and know that you will try and do your very best. Love, Cliffie and Grandpa Dr. & Mrs. Frank Warder To Reid Warder We are very proud of you and know that you will try and do your very best. Love, Cliffie and Grandpa Dr. & Mrs. Frank Warder To Ellison Watkins Way to go, Ellison! -- Grandfather & Grandmother Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Anderson To Lexi White Lexi, we are so proud of you. Always study hard. We love you and miss you. Love, Mimi & Papa Judge & Mrs. Edwin M. Davis To Cole Yarbrough We are so very proud of you! Keep up the good work!

We love you!

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Leonard To Christian, Hudson, and Wimberly Zadig To three of the best grandchildren in the world. So proud of you. Much love, Mae Mae & Big Daddy Mr. & Mrs. Tony M. Martin

To Matteo Tozzi We are so proud of our grandson, Matteo! Love and miss you! MeMe & Poppy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Tozzi

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GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY

Friday, February 13, 2015

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Alumni Weekend 2015

AlumniParty | April24 @ 6:30pm, Grimball House

All alumni are invited to enjoy cold drinks, live music and heavy hors d’oeuvres while catching up with old friends. This evening is free for alumni and $15 per non-alumni guest. Please RSVP by April 17th. The Distinguished Alumni Award (Buell Cup) will be presented during this event. ***Babysitting will be provided for children aged 1 and older from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm free of charge ONLY for those who reserve their spot by April 21st. Please contact Colleen Thompson Jones at cjones@portergaud.edu. Pizza, drinks and movie will be provided.

AlumniSoccer | April25 @ 11am, PG Stadium

Bring your family and come watch our current Varsity Boys Soccer team and our Alumni battle it out on the soccer field. (Winners: 2012 - Varsity Boys | 2013 – Alumni | 2014 – Varsity Boys). All are invited to gather at California Dreaming after the game.

ClassParties | April25 2010 - 8pm @ Prohibition (547 King St.) Contact Josephine Appleby at josephineappleby2@gmail.com 2005 - 5:30pm @ Palmetto Brewery (289 Huger) Contact Anna Perkins McCubrey at amccubrey@portergaud.edu 2000 - 7pm @ Bay Street Biergarten (549 E. Bay) Contact Catherine Powers Scarlett at cattyp16@gmail.com 1995 - Contact Jennifer Ferrell at jennifer@riversidedesigners.com 1990 - Contact April Bates Brumfield at April_Bates@kiawahisland.com 1985 - Home of Sarah Phillips Marshall (80 Chadwick) camspm@aol.com 1980 - Contact Jana Davis at janadaviscde@gmail.com 1975 - 5pm @ Tamsberg Pavilion at PG Stadium, Contact Chuck Baker at cbaker@wcsr.com 1965 - 6pm at Shem Creek Bar and Grill, Contact Jack Meetze at meetzej@comcast.net 1970 - 6pm on Saturday, April 18, with Ashley Hall's Class of 1970 at the home of Louisa Hawkins, Contact Colleen Jones at cjones@portergaud.edu

PMAChapel | April26 @ 10am Old St. Timothy’s Chapel (St. Luke’s Chapel) - 171 Ashley Avenue (all alumni are welcome to attend)

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ATHLETICS

At Porter-Gaud, our young athletes are learning teamwork, perseverance, and sportsmanship.

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Thirty-seven skilled coaches energize and guide the 85% of students who compete on one or more of the 58 teams fielded in 20 sports – in one of the best overall athletic programs in the state.

Missing Reunion Year Alumni

Sometimes we lose touch with alumni. If you know where any of these people are, have them send us their updated information to cjones@portergaud.edu. We don’t want them to miss their Reunion!

Mr. John Y. DuPre II '65 Mr. David W. Jones '65 Mr. Robert B. Martin '65 Mr. Theodore Sexton '65 Mr. William M. Moore '70 Dr. Francis P. Powers, Jr. '70 Mr. Edmund M. Rhett, Jr. '70 Mr. Alexander L. Wallace '70 Mr. Alexander M. Kozak '70 Mr. Kenneth H. Herbert, Jr. '70 Mr. Marion J. Beam, Jr. '70 Mr. John E. Stelling III '70 Maj. David L. Van Harlingen '75 Dr. Douglas C. Appleby, Jr. '75 Dr. Mark S. Banov '75 Mr. Randolph W. Cooper '75 Capt. Donn P. Corts '75 Mr. Arthur L. Fox '75 Mr. William L. Hirata '75 Mr. Gregg L. Lee '75 Mr. David R. Longacre, Jr. '75 Mr. Michael E. Scott '75 Mr. John B. Sanders '80 Mr. Spencer S. Liu '80 Miss Tamar M. Kurtz '80 Mr. James C. Hopke, Jr. '80 Mr. James A. Clark III '80

Mr. Jon E. Hinz '80 Mr. Michael J. Hartz '80 Mrs. Vickie Hoover Muren '80 Mr. David M. Dumas '80 Mr. Alec L. Ellison '80 Mr. John R. Erb '80 Miss Virginia A. Farrar '80 Mrs. Alexandra Berthet Fox '80 Mr. Stephen M. Ballengee '80 Mr. John E. Bevon, Jr. '80 Dr. Henry Buist III '80 Miss Regina M. Bures '80 Mrs. Suzanne Criner Vaughan '80 Mrs. Darrah Smoak Cutherman '80 Mr. Gerald E. Moore '85 Mr. LeGrand Elebash '85 Mr. David Forsythe '85 Major Ash Krishna '85 Dr. William P. Clare, Jr. '85 Mr. Vincent B. Bevon '85 Mr. John F. Ansley '85 Mr. Joshua J. Hertel '85 Dr. Darby D. Marshall '85 Ms. Dana Marxer Graham '85 Mr. Timothy M. Milligan '85 Mr. Peter G. Sherman, Jr. '85 Mr. Mark D. Riopel '85

Mr. Oliver K. Moritz '85 Mr. Morton Z. Brilliant '90 Mrs. Christine Chaplin Doty '90 Dr. Catherine Melissa Frey '90 Mr. Gray Youngblood Jordan '90 Mr. Jeffrey A. Main '90 Miss Caroline Pamela Victoria Oakley '90 Mr. H. Biemann Othersen III '90 Mr. Rutherford Prettyman Smith '90 Mr. Michael Christopher Stamps '90 Mrs. Kristen Thomas Smith '90 Mr. Christopher H. Wyrick '90 Mr. J. Dru DuBois '90 Mr. Edward Grimball IV '90 Mr. Justin J. Andrews '95 Mrs. April Blackmore Edwards '95 Mr. Jeremy W. Derfner '95 Miss Corey M. Deussing '95 Miss Kelly Anne Fitzharris '95 Mrs. Ann Goulding Cunniffe '95 Miss Katherine E. Graham '95 Mr. James Franklin Hartman III '95 Mr. Jay S. Orvin, Jr. '95 Miss Sneha Pai '95 Mr. John Kimsey Powell '95 Mrs. Kirsten Rabe Smolensky '95 Mr. Benjamin B. Adams '00

Mr. Benjamin W. Coerper '00 Miss Caroline R. Daniel '00 Miss Katherine C. Draffin '00 Mr. Hays S. Estes '00 Mrs. Holly Finnan Listman '00 Ms. Jenny R. Mao '00 Miss Elizabeth D. Parker '00 Miss Rachel E. Sahn '00 Mr. Robert Lauren Shapiro '00 Mr. Karim C. Souki '00 Mr. Marcus G. Steuer '00 Mrs. Annya S. Komarovskaya '00 Ms. Caroline B. Weinstein '00 Mr. Davis G. Mersereau '05 Miss Shelley O. Miles '05 Miss Sarah D. Adams '05 Mr. John L. S. Kresse '05 Miss B. Elizabeth Simmons '05 Mr. Andrew R. Tew '05 Mr. William H. Adams '05 Miss Lauren E. Fylstra '05 Miss Allison R. Hundley '05 Miss Austine C. Model '05 Mr. Giles G. Locatis '05 Miss Christina Y. Zhang '05

Protect Your Heirs from the Taxman While Supporting Your Favorite Charity

by Clay M. Grayson '91

WATCH Tower Circle Retirement accounts are great because they defer tax on your income until later in life, when presumably you’ll be in a lower tax bracket. This works well when saving for the future. However, in your estate, these accounts can be horribly tax inefficient when you pass away. In transfers to a non-spouse, they can be subject to up to 3 layers of tax — the Estate Tax, the Generation Skipping Tax (if the beneficiary is a grandchild or a similarlysituated “skip” person beneficiary), and the Income Tax. Therefore, even though the property is included in your estate, your beneficiary will pay income tax at his or her then-applicable tax rates as the funds are drawn from these accounts.

“Would you consider making a gift to support PorterGaud, if I could show you how?” For many of us, we think about how we might give back to our alma mater, but the planned gift discussion seems beyond our immediate ability. Perhaps that concern comes from not knowing all the possible ways for “how” to make such a gift.

Most folks have a substantial portion of their personal wealth in an IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan.

Some philanthropically inclined people find it more taxefficient to gift retirement accounts to charity than to pass them on to their heirs. Why? A charity, which is taxexempt, may withdraw the funds from the accounts and not pay income tax, and if your estate is subject to tax, it can take a charitable deduction for the amount left to the charity. To make the gift, you name one or more charities on the beneficiary designation form, which in most cases can be found on the website of your account administrator. You can either make the charity a 100% beneficiary of the account or indicate that the charity is a beneficiary of a specific percentage, like 1 or 2%, and have the remainder go to other beneficiaries. I think the real secret is how easy it is to set up this type of gift. It doesn’t cost a dime and can be a beneficial strategy in your estate after you’re gone.

Everyone’s situation is different, and what I am sharing here is not your only option. If after consulting with your spouse and your professional advisor, you decide you would like to set up a retirement plan benefit or other estate gift to support Porter-Gaud School, please contact the Porter-Gaud Foundation office to explore your options at 843.402.4690.

Please contact the Porter-Gaud Foundation to learn more: 843-402-4690 or, or visit www.portergaud.edu/plannedgiving.

NON-PROFIT US Postage Paid Permit # 1297 Charleston, SC

300 Albemarle Road Charleston, SC 29407 portergaud.edu

PGAA Officers President – Rob Gamble ‘91 President-Elect – Greer Shilling Polansky ‘88 Secretary – Charles Cole ‘94 Treasurer – Cooper Coker ‘93 Past President – Cordes Ford ‘94

Board Members Matthew Cochrane-Logan ‘97 Justin Craig ‘96 Jules Deas ‘02 Rivers Evans ‘05 Tim Ford ‘80 Jack Gumb ‘93 Kathleen Stelling Hodgson ‘99 Carter C. Hudgins ‘96 David Marion ‘87 Cate Morse ‘04 Maxwell Mowry, Gaud ‘62 Chris Osborne ‘95 Paul Sperry ‘92 Ashley Thiem ‘98 Caroline Tigner Traugott ‘87 Barney Vaughan ‘78 Grace Perry Daughtridge ‘07

FOUNDATION/ALUMNI CALENDAR APRIL, 2015 April 15 – B2B After Hours, 5:30 – 7:30 pm off campus April 16 – Atlanta Alumni Happy Hour April 24 – 26 - Reunion Weekend April 25 – Individual Class Parties for those ending in 0 or 5.

May, 2015 May 14 – Charlotte Alumni Happy Hour May 21 – B2B Breakfast JUNE, 2015 June 4 – Alumni Night at the Riverdogs June 6 – Porter-Gaud Golf Classic, Osprey Point, Kiawah Island

For more alumni event information, contact Colleen Thompson Jones ’97 at cjones@portergaud.edu.

Saturday, June 6, 2015 Osprey Point Golf Course Kiawah Golf Club Visit portergaud.edu/golf to register.

Proceeds benefit the Porter-Gaud Alumni Association Scholarship Fund