The Sabre Magazine, Summer-Fall 2011

a message from the president Greetings!

School year 2010-11 was one of our best in many years. There were numerous highlights for the Academy and we graduated 73 outstanding young men and women.

Here is a brief recap:  Enrollment of 383 students, reflecting strong parent/student satisfaction and high quality academic and military programs.  Achieved the highest level Maj Gen Hobgood presents Oluwatoba Faseru ’11 accreditation – “full accreditation, with the George M. Wines Most Unselfish Service without exception,” from SACS and Award at Class Night. Faseru received a full scholarVAIS. ship to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.  Modernized the R-MA aircraft fleet by selling older Cessna 152s and purchasing modern Cessna 172s. The flight program is full.  Achieved 95% faculty retention.  Advanced the curriculum with new electives, upgraded science labs, added advanced placement offerings and a new electronic music lab.  Awarded $750K in scholarship assistance to deserving students/families.  The AFJROTC unit achieved “Distinguished Unit With Merit” status.  AFJROTC instructors recognized by the U.S. Air Force as “Outstanding Instructors With Merit.” This is high recognition in a competitive environment.  Began the renovation of Melton Gymnasium with capital campaign funds given/pledged four years ago. The entire project is covered through gifts.  The Board of Trustees developed and published the third edition of the strategic plan and established the long-term vision for R-MA.  Designated by the U.S. Air Force Academy as a Falcon Foundation prepschool.  The 73 R-MA 2011 graduates were selected to 157 colleges/universities and earned $5.4M in scholarships.  The top two graduates of the Class of 2011, both women, were appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy. They are doing great out there!

Given today’s economy, I know you are rightfully concerned about the school’s financial health. In a few words, we are doing fine. As a result of the hard work and dedication of R-MA people, the Academy has actually improved its financial posture in each of the past four years. Our debt is manageable and modest; our endowment, while modest, is growing and twice the size of the debt and our cash on hand is sufficient to meet our needs. We have not borrowed from our line of credit for two years and we have made budget since the recession began in 2008. God has truly blessed R-MA. Of course, we know that continued diligence, hard work and thoughtful stewardship are necessary in the challenging times ahead.

Finally, let me take this opportunity to thank you for your prayers, your love and your support of Randolph-Macon Academy. Our parents, friends and alumni/ae have been super and we are eternally grateful. I look forward to seeing you on campus real soon. Please come to Homecoming or just anytime and see our great campus, meet our students and our faculty and staff. You are always welcome!

Most Sincerely,

Henry M. Hobgood Major General, USAF, ret.

President

The Sabre The Magazine of Randolph-Macon Academy Affiliated with the United Methodist Church Summer/Fall 2011 Volume 90  Number 2

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President

Major General Henry M. Hobgood, USAF, ret.

Randolph-Macon Academy admits persons of any race, gender, color, religion, nationality and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. R-MA does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

inside this issue campus news

1,000 to Japan..........................................................................................2 AFJROTC Unit Receives Distinguished Unit Award with Merit...............2 R-MA Becomes Falcon Foundation School...........................................3 R-MA Returns to National Stage..............................................................3 R-MA’s Community Garden....................................................................4 Melton Gym Undergoing Renovations...................................................4 Thoughts on Education............................................................................5 R-MA Senior and Teacher Team up for Art Show..................................5 Words for Class of 2011: Attitude, Passion, Leadership.........................6 They’re Off to Change the World............................................................8 End-of-Year Honors: Upper School.......................................................10 End-of-Year Honors: Middle School.....................................................12 Extraordinary Eighth Graders Get Going.............................................13 Kudos.......................................................................................................14 Special Visitor at R-MA..........................................................................14 In the Air..................................................................................................15 Splashin’ Around at Spring Family Weekend......................................16 Check Please!........................................................................................17 FAQs About R-MA Parents’ Association...............................................18 John Stufflebeem Named to R-MA Board of Trustees.........................18 Virginia 91st Air Force JROTC Band Performance Schedule...............19 Volunteer Leadership Retreat Held......................................................19

student features

Eighth Grader Sweeps Awards.............................................................21 A Long Way Up for Salutatorian............................................................21

employee news

R-MA Teacher, Administrator, Legend Retires.....................................22 Staff & Faculty Quarterly Awards..........................................................22 Gus Stokes Retires..................................................................................23 Dick Widell Bids Classroom Farewell....................................................23

middle school promotions & awards pages 12-13

Middle School teacher Karen McManus and Ji Yun “Gina” Park ’15 after the Middle School Promotion Ceremony.

upper school graduation & awards pages 6-11

alumni/development

Class Notes.............................................................................................24 Homecoming 2011 Schedule...............................................................24 One Man Can Make a Difference........................................................26 Lucky in Life? Or Maybe Just That Good.............................................27 Final Farewell..........................................................................................28 Hampton Roads Alumni Chapter Summer Gathering........................30

honor roll of donors.......................................................31

Tributes....................................................................................................35 Society of 1892.......................................................................................36

athletics

Temporary Interruption Doesn’t Slow Team Momentum....................37 Baseball Claims Second in DAC Tournament.....................................37 Tennis Silences Critics in Tournament Win...........................................38 Caps and Teddy Bears for Lacrosse.....................................................38 Softball Claims Sixth in State.................................................................39 My Kingdom for a Two-Putt Green.......................................................39 Girls’ 4x100 Takes Seventh at States.....................................................40 Middle School Tennis Claims VMSC Championship...........................40

about the front cover

Sean Knick ’12, newly appointed Corps Commander at R-MA, and John Christoph ’12 assist in the laying of the wreath at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns during the 2011 Summer Leadership School.

A group of students--most of them almostgraduates--are overjoyed after the Final Parade.

campus news

1,000 to Japan

On March 11, 2011, the strongest earthquake on record “Little Boy,” and of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who inspired people (according to the Red Cross) occurred just off the coast of Japan, throughout the world. devastating the small nation. Soon after, a giant tsunami ravished the Two-year-old Sadako was in Hiroshima when Little Boy was country, destroying buildings, landscapes, and roads…but even more dropped. Although she survived August 6th, the day the bomb was shocking was the toll on human life. Over 26,000 people were either dropped, she was diagnosed with leukemia in January of 1955. She dead or unaccounted for more than six weeks after the quake struck. was desperately ill already and given only a year to live. One day a In response to the crisis in Japan, R-MA’s chapter of the National friend of hers brought a paper crane to her—cranes are considered Honor Society (NHS) immediately holy in Japan, Lewis explained. There voted to donate $1000 for a shelter box. is a Japanese belief that if a person who Stephen Latham, the faculty advisor of makes 1,000 paper cranes will be granted R-MA’s NHS, presented the check to the a wish.

Linden Rotary Club on March 16, 2011.

Sadako’s simple wish was to get Then, NHS and Cadets-In-Action teamed better, to live. According to the story, with the Community Service program for Sadako only managed to make 644 cranes a bake sale and origami sale on Thursday, before she died, although some historical March 24, just before spring break, accounts contradict this particular fact. raising another $1,000 for the relief As she did so, she changed her wish— efforts. instead of healing, she wished for peace.

On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, R-MA Because of her courage, Sadako became students returned from Easter break an inspiration to many. A statue of her expecting to hear the resurrection R-MA cadets present Reiko Lewis with 1,000 origami with a golden crane in her hands now message that typically accompanies the peace cranes as a symbol of goodwill and caring for the stands in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. chapel service immediately after Easter.

“Hiroshima is now [a] beautiful people of Japan.

This year, however, the students heard city,” Lewis told the students, and is now about a different kind of resurrection. designated a “City of Peace.” It is a strong symbol of the resilience of In preparation for presenting the $1,000 check to the American the Japanese people, and there is no doubt that they will rise from this Red Cross, Reiko Lewis, a native of Japan who immigrated to the tragedy just as they have risen before.

U.S., was invited to speak about the resurrection of Hiroshima In a symbolic gesture of support for Japan, the students, faculty, and staff made 1,000 Japanese origami peace cranes with a wish for following the atomic bomb dropped in 1945. During her speech, stability, healing and reconstruction in Japan. These cranes were she thanked the students “on behalf of the Japanese people for your presented to Lewis, who sent them to an appropriate shrine in Japan. gracious thoughts, prayers, and donations. She spoke of her father, who had lived through the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb

AFJROTC Unit Receives Distinguished Unit Award With Merit For the second time in three years, Randolph-Macon Academy’s VA-091 Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) has been named a recipient of the “Distinguished Unit Award with Merit.”

This award recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have performed above and beyond normal expectations, and that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the Air Force Junior ROTC mission of producing better citizens for America.

Winning the “Distinguished Unit Award with Merit” provides added opportunities to R-MA students. For the next school year, R-MA cadets will be considered honor graduates from an honor school. This provides R-MA graduates with another avenue to secure service academy nominations. Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood, president of R-MA, has the same authority as a Senator or member of Congress to make nominations (five per year) to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

In addition to the unit honor, the three Air Force JROTC instructors at Randolph-Macon—Lt Col R.G. McManus, MSgt Stephen Pederson, and MSgt Doug French--all received the “Outstanding Instructor Award with Merit.”

“I can’t say enough about these three gentlemen,” said Hobgood.

“They are consummate professionals and we are very blessed to have them on the R-MA staff.”

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community service; instill responsibility, character, and self-discipline through character education, and to provide instruction in air and space fundamentals. Air Force Junior ROTC is located in 884 high schools across the United States and at selected schools in Europe, in the Pacific and Puerto Rico. Junior ROTC enrollment includes more than 117,000 cadets.

Lt Col R.G. McManus, MSgt Stephen Pederson, MSgt William “Doug” French, Cadet Lt Col Allyson Doran ’11, and Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood place the Distinguished Unit Ribbon on the R-MA flag.

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Randolph-Macon Academy has been selected as one of only eight Falcon Foundation Prep Schools in the United States.

Each year, the Falcon Foundation works with approximately 100 postgraduate students who desire to attend the Air Force Academy, providing financial assistance to attend one of the designated schools.

These high school graduates have the potential to be successful in an Air Force Academy education and desire an Air Force career, but need an additional year of college-prep academics to successfully compete for an Air Force Academy appointment.

There were five Falcon Foundation member schools up until this point: Marion Military Institute of Marion, AL; New Mexico Military Institute of Roswell, NM; Northwestern Preparatory School of Crestline, CA; Valley Forge Military Academy of Valley Forge, PA; and Wentworth Military Academy of Lexington, MO. R-MA was selected to join the organization--along with Greystone Preparatory School at Schreiner University in Kerrvile, TX and Kent School in Kent, CT--based on its academic track record of preparing students for college and the fact that its graduates have successfully obtained appointments to the U.S. service academies (in particular the Air Force Academy) over the years.

R-MA will begin accepting Falcon Foundation students in the Fall of 2012. For the first year, R-MA

Campus News President Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood, USAF Ret., expects strong interest due to the Academy’s reputation for excellence.

“Given our rigorous college-prep program and Air Force JROTC affiliation, we are a natural fit for this program,” he said. “I would expect the first year that we would start off small, with maybe five or six students, and that once those students experience success, we will gain more into the program.”

Students enrolled in the program would be expected to take a mix of Advanced Placement/college-level courses and high school courses, allowing them to strengthen weak areas and continue building on subject areas in which they are strong. They will be members of the Air Force JROTC program and have the opportunity to participate in flight and other school activities. Their sports participation will be limited to intramural, noninterscholastic activities.

Corps Commander Allyson Doran ’11 and the rest of the corps staff present the corps to Maj Gen Hobgood during the Final Parade.

R-MA Returns to National Stage For the second consecutive year, the Randolph-Macon Academy band and chorus were invited to perform an hour-long concert at the National Rifle Association’s Celebration of American Values Freedom Experience, which is part of the NRA’s annual convention.

This year’s convention was held in Pittsburgh, PA, from April 29-May 1, 2011. The Celebration was held at the CONSOL Energy Center, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and featured comedian Jeff Foxworthy, book author Michael Reagan, and Alabama governor Mike Huckabee.

Of the 8,900 people expected for the event, only about half had arrived by the time the R-MA band and chorus began performing an opening piece so perfect it almost seemed like one of the professional recordings that had been playing in the background.

“The whole performance wasn’t as nerve-wracking as last year because I had already done it and knew what to expect,” said Allyson McManus ’13. McManus played the flute with the R-MA band last year at the NRA convention in Charlotte, NC. This year, she and two other flutists were featured in one of the songs. That part, she admitted, “was nerve-wracking. But after everything was over, everyone cheered, and it felt really good.”

People continued to arrive throughout the hour-long performance and quickly fell silent once they were in their seats, clearly enjoying the music from the young men and women dressed in Air Force blue.

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By the end of the hour, the audience was on its feet.

“It was exhilarating and a relief at the end,” stated Donovan Farmer ’12, who is in the R-MA chorus. “[The performance] flew by really fast.”

“I was nervous,” said Emerson Koerber ’12, who plays percussion in the band.

Koerber said he had three drum solos during the performance.

“I felt like if I messed up, then everyone would notice.”

Once he had finished the performance, however, he said, “I felt really accomplished, like all the hard work was worth it. After the Armed Forces [number], I saw everyone standing up and I thought…wow.”

“My husband and I were honored to be there to watch these wonderful students. They truly performed in a professional and uplifting manner. The people sitting around us were equally impressed (yes, I was eavesdropping but it was crowded stadium seating so how could I resist?). And was that...yes...three standing ovations. Great job, ladies and gentlemen,” wrote Susan Funderberg, P ’14, on the R-MA Facebook page.

That others not associated with the school were also enthralled by the performance was supported by more than just “eavesdropping.”

One tweet that came through during the concert was from Pyramyd Air, which said, “Randolph-Macon Academy Air Force Junior ROTC Band and Chorus = AMAZING!”

campus news

The R-MA community garden managed to flourish this year in spite of a late summer drought and the threat of hurricanes that did not devastate the area as feared, but instead brought the long-needed rain to Front Royal. Some of the gardners planted fresh vegetables, while others used the area to grow beautiful flowers.

Not long ago, R-MA Grounds Superintendent Tom Laourdarkis was approached with an idea to create a composting program at R-MA. “I thought it was a good idea, but there wasn’t really a purpose,” he said. “What would we do with it?”

Then, in January 2011, Laourdarkis enrolled in a Master Gardner program at Virginia Tech, and the pieces began coming together for him. There were a few people who lived in Academy housing who wanted gardens. If he developed a community garden, those individuals would have a way to grow the produce they wanted, and R-MA would have a reason to develop a composting program.

There were two obstacles: funding and deer. But once the idea was brought up, ideas and supplies began to appear as people chipped in. Richard Donak, director of technology, donated fencing, and Laourdarkis was able to obtain timber as well. He ended up spending only $30 for the entire plot, and that was for soil adjustment.

The plot, which is 60 yards x 100 yards, was divided into eight sections for this first year. Most employees wanted to use it for personal reasons, but Susie Gillette, who teaches biology and AP biology, requested it for classroom use.

“I’m hoping for more people eventually,” Laourdarkis said. “The site has the potential to double. It’s a great leisure activity for faculty and staff, and can be used for educational projects. Mentoring groups could [participate as well.]”

Melton Gym Undergoing Renovations Visitors to campus this summer have noticed some rather large trucks and equipment surrounding Melton Gymnasium. Here’s a brief glance at what’s been going on since the end of the 2010-11 school year: • Replacing HVAC / add AC to main gym • Replacing bleachers • Upgrading expand upper level bathrooms • Providing hot water to upper level • Replacing front area curbs/sidewalks • Installing main court baseline pads • Reconditioning and repainting gym floor • Replacing all lights except above gym floor • Painting the entire facility • Replacing stage curtains • Relocating the training room to the lower level • Installing new volleyball sleeves/standards • Replacing JV lockers The renovations are expected to be completed early this fall, and a dedication/grand re-opening is planned for later in the season.

The photo at right shows all that remained of the bathroom area in Melton Gym after the area was gutted at the start of the renovation process.

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Above, the crane lifts part of the new HVAC unit onto the roof of the building. Graduation ceremonies and other events have long been held inside the gymnasium in uncomfortable heat. The installation of an HVAC system is one of the improvements that has been most anticipated by R-MA family and friends.

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Thoughts on Education

by Jonathan Ezell, Upper School Academic Dean

Education is a gestalt comprised of skill, ability, insight, Today, as in all times and across all cultures, parents worry about knowledge, and intuition. It requires teachers who are knowledgeably their children’s education. One can conceive this is no different sound in their subject matter while being adept at listening so intently than the anxiety Socrates felt for his sons, Galileo for his daughter, to their student they understand the mis-understanding of another. or Jacqueline Kennedy for her children. Access to a better life is This is the definition of what a great the unquestioned expectation we teacher can do; when this attribute is parents have for our children. added to the ability to communicate Parents of means are especially a direction for the student to pursue charged to ensure that their children to understand, unqualified learning are prepared for the demands, takes place. These teachers are challenges, and opportunities life rare people. For the benefit of our affords their young as they enter the students, these are the quality people world. In our day and in our culture, we seek when we hire teachers at education is the sine qua non for Randolph-Macon Academy. advancement through life.

Our students attend the most Job one for parents is to seek a competitive schools in the nation: school with an enduring philosophy, Princeton, MIT, Harvard, the Air the best teachers, and the right setting Force Academy, and other elite so their children can thrive. schools. They also attend state and At the national level the local colleges and universities; two discourse on what makes for a good year and community colleges. Our education trumpets curriculum and A group of students study in the R-MA library. students thrive for having grown testing. Unquestionably, a rigorous, under the tutelage of exceptional teachers. comprehensive, and relevant curriculum are important for students to Our teachers understand the underlying curriculum that informs be successful in college. A solid curriculum provides the foundation the ethos within a school is as important as the basic curriculum in every subject area upon which to build and sustain knowledge outlining course selection. The school culture that honors the effort and understanding throughout the college years and beyond. And to persevere, the desire to reach excellence, the esprit de corps to administrators, teachers, and parents want to know the progress made see others succeed, the safety to fail while learning, the jubilation to succeed, the pride in one’s work, the respect for one’s opponent, the inclusion of all to thrive as a community is what separates poor, A school is a place where humanity average, and excellent schools. Its measure cannot be taken on standardized tests on designated Saturdays in the fall. writhes with all of its manifestations and With a sound philosophy to know and understand every student, complexities, not a sterile laboratory with skilled teachers who have deep subject knowledge and the desire to develop every student’s gifts, Randolph-Macon Academy turned factory. Schools teem with students’ unequivocally shapes character, develops academic talent, and aspirations, despair, confidence, arrogance, inspires curiosity so our students may thrive in college and life.

anxiety, and hopes—the panoply of adolescent human emotions.

through a single year and over the course of years through trustworthy and accurate measures. Hence the logic behind testing for annual yearly progress. This seems a healthy sequence: establish high standards for students; then test students to determine the results.

However, in the national debate, the problem is the narrowness of the effort on only curriculum and testing. Consider if that is all there is to a good school: The formula as espoused in today’s dialogue is to teach to a high standard then test for results. It ignores the complexity of the human experience while learning. It is a failed philosophy.

This formula (set high standards, and then test for results) describes the very best laboratories for scientific study, not schools. A school is a place where humanity writhes with all of its manifestations and complexities, not a sterile laboratory turned factory. Schools teem with students’ aspirations, despair, confidence, arrogance, anxiety, and hopes—the panoply of adolescent human emotions.

Unpleasant as it is to hear, undeniable as it is true, education is at all times messy and indecipherable; at once artistic and scientific.

Educating another is not all one technique or all another. It’s a sum of the parts greater than the whole.

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R-MA Senior and Teacher Team up for Art Show On Thursday, May 19, 2011, R-MA senior Renato Perez and art teacher Rebecca Quinn played host to the opening of their art exhibit at Blue Ridge Arts Council gallery in downtown Front Royal.

Quinn, whose oil paintings and mosaic works were featured, has had several shows at the gallery before, but this was the first exhibit outside of R-MA for Perez, and he was understandably excited. “I didn’t find my inspiration this year until Ms. Quinn asked me to do this show with her,” he claimed.

However, Quinn was adamant that Perez would have found his inspiration without that incentive. “Art is an exploration of his culture,” she said. “Renato is very critical of himself. I love when a student gets stuck and has to use critical thinking or a different medium to solve a problem.” Perez has proven on more than one project that he is willing and able to do both, she said.

Perez’s work featured linoleum prints and mosaics, most of which are reflective of his Ecuadorian heritage. “I draw my See “Art

Show,” page 17

campus news

Words for Class of 2011: Attitude, Passion, Leadership Randolph-Macon Academy held its graduation on May 28, 2011, giving diplomas to 73 seniors and 1 postgraduate student. English teacher Craig Porter, who retired this spring after spending 29 years at R-MA as a teacher and academic dean, was awarded an honorary R-MA diploma.

R-MA’s class of 2011 received over $5.4 million in college scholarship offers, along with 280 total college acceptances to 156 different colleges. The valedictorian was Kalie Plasier of Sioux Center, Iowa, and the salutatorians were Ashley Birk and Allyson Doran, both of Front Royal.

The commencement speaker was Major General Kim Siniscalchi, the Assistant Air Force Surgeon General, Medical Force Development, and Assistant Air Force Surgeon General, Nursing Services, Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.

living arrangements, or having the majority of our day scheduled for us, it cannot be determined. However, we must all admit that attending R-MA has made an impact in our lives in some way. And that is in part due to the amazing people we have found here. There are an infinite amount of people who want us to succeed, including our teachers and mentors. Many are adults we can trust and look up to for guidance, and I know that many of them had a great effect on me.”

Tae Hyung Kim ’11, second from left, and Xiao Zheng ’14, second from right, pause for a photo after the Class Night ceremonies.

Ashley Birk ’11 was one of two salutatorians who spoke during the Class Night ceremony. Here she is pictured with her parents.

Class Night The graduation events began with the Athletic Awards Banquet, followed by Class Night on May 26, 2011. This year, Class Night featured three student speakers: salutatorians Doran and Birk and Senior Class President Kira Dalrymple.

“I would like to start out by congratulating everyone here for the hard work and dedication it has taken us to get to this point,” said Birk, who spoke first during Class Night. “All the early mornings and late nights have finally paid off.… those long hours have given us the tools and knowledge needed to succeed in our individual futures.

“Our school has had a long tradition of discipline, academic excellence, and leadership. Our class has learned these values well through the acquisition of time management skills, studying techniques, and the not-so-easy habit of waking up very early.

Juggling extracurricular activities, classes, and drill is not always easy.”

Doran also spoke during Class Night. “For those of us here since freshmen year, we remember how scared and apprehensive we were back then,” she said. “We have all grown and matured since then, but we should always remember who we were and where we came from to arrive here today as soon-to-be graduates. We have all changed since the day we arrived at R-MA, individually and as a class.

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Dalrymple knew the thing she would remember the most were her friends, but she couldn’t help lauding the Class of 2011’s accomplishments. “The most awesome thing about a boarding school is that you get to live with your friends all the time. The people you live with, your roommates and suitemates, become your family— which of course can be trying at times. But when you find the perfect roommate and suitemates, you will know, because you will never fight, you will share tons of inside jokes, you will make everlasting memories.

“Our class of 2011 is really a class of change. We have changed history, rules, and the way adults will look upon the future seniors of R-MA. We have shown true potential, dedication, and ability as a class. As Gandhi once said, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world.’ Our class has taken those words and stood steadfast by them these last four years. We have made history here by having the first female corps commander chosen to stand before us every day.

This year’s corps staff initially consisted of four females and only one male. We also have two females accepted to and planning to attend the Air Force Academy in the fall. We managed to change a rule that had been strictly enforced for 29 years, and had it not been changed, I would not be standing before you all here today. Our class has proven that we have the potential to claim high leadership roles regardless of gender or status, that we have the dedication to push forward in the face of adversity, and that we have the ability to succeed in everything that we strive to achieve. Hard work and motivation are always key, and our possession of these qualities proves that we will truly impact the world.”

Judy Driscoll, mother of Doug Driscoll ’11, gives an excited hug to Spyridon Karambinakis ’11 during the Senior Luncheon.

campus news Over time, I met the people that would become my friends for the rest of my life.”

Catalfamo had a special word of thanks for Mr. Bob Davies, R-MA’s English Department Chair. “[One] thing I’ll take with me when I leave here is my passion for English and the power of the written word,” she said. “My sincerest gratitude goes to Mr. Davies for that. He inspired me and encouraged me, and led me to discover my love for writing.”

She left her fellow graduates with what she had learned during her time at R-MA: “We live for each other. We live for the struggles we all must face, and we live to support each other’s ambitions and accomplishments. We live to wipe the tears from the cheek of a friend, and to prove that smiles are contagious. We live in this world for the common goal of happiness, and the comfort and love found in a school, a community, a family, Cooper Bourdon and Sam McClintock play “Rock, Paper, Scissors” to determine who a friendship, a senior class. As long as I can gets to announce their #1 favorite memory of their time at R-MA. This was the first time remember this, I know that I can handle the world I two students gave a Senior Luncheon speech together. am about to set foot in.”

Kenneth Goodrich provided some muchSenior Luncheon needed levity to the series of speeches during the The Senior Luncheon is a much-anticipated event each year. The Senior Luncheon, helping to keep everyone present from breaking speeches given are from students with a special connection to R-MA into tears. “Just to give everyone a little fun fact, for those like me or who have a special story to share. They are full of inside jokes and who have been here since the seventh grade and boarded, I’ve spent moments of appreciation. This year, they featured an unusual twist: around 32, 057.14 hours at good old R-MA. In 32,057.14 hours I two students were asked to make a speech together for the first time in cleaned my room over 1,000 times, drilled over 70 times, studied four R-MA’s Senior Luncheon history. times, taken who knows how many tests, but most importantly, in that The first speaker was Meng Chu Wang of China. “When I first time I’ve made dozens of friends…” came to R-MA, I thought I was ready for everything that would come my way, because of my one-year experience at a public school,” she said, half-laughing at herself. “But everything was so different from what I imagined. There were so many things I needed to learn: room inspections, formations and military drills. Also, I have never lived in a hallway with so many girls before, nor have I ever had a roommate.

“I also made so many friends here, friends I will never let go. Being with them all the time made me know more about understanding other people, and putting other people’s feelings first.

It’s not easy to find true friends, but at R-MA, I think I found them.”

Cara Brown of Front Royal was asked to speak as one of the students who had been at R-MA since sixth grade.

“I came to R-MA as a sixth grader in the Fall of 2004, along with Drew Carden, Jamie Marion and Salman Doraney. There were only 13 of us in that sixth grade class and the four of us are the remaining,” This group of graduates had something unique in common: they she said. “As we all know, R-MA is on a hill and you can see it from had all been at R-MA since Middle School. Pictured are Meng Yu, just about anywhere in town. When I was little, I used to call R-MA Kelly Catafalmo, Drew Carden, Cara Brown, James Marion, and ‘Cinderella’s Castle.’ I had no idea what that place was with the big Salman Doraney. gold dome and little did I know I would attend there or even graduate from here.”

Carla Williams of Front Royal also spoke at the luncheon. “When Brown went on to recall a few favorite memories: I first found out I was coming here, I was completely angry with my • Making up and singing songs about teachers to the parents for even considering such a school,” admitted Williams, who tune of their favorite songs had attended a private day school before coming to R-MA. “Little did • Jumping jacks and mountain climbers in Mrs. I know that the time I was at this school would change and alter my Brandy Hudson’s mentoring group life in ways I could never explain--until my days began to number-• Winning championship or runner-up trophies in the and my past looked more distant. My memory shoots back to my first DAC for volleyball, basketball and soccer every year days at R-MA, and I see a girl I barely recognize, a girl looking for • Kicking the winning goal and winning the her identity, for her happiness, and for a sense of security…. Day in championship game for the girls’ soccer team this spring and day out she looked constantly for guidance, but before she knew Kelly Catalfamo was another long-term R-MA student, arriving at it, she had become her own guider. the age of 11. “I didn’t have a clue about who I was, or who I wanted “I feel that the girl I look back on is a stranger compared to to be,” she said. “I didn’t really have anything in particular to look who I am today, a complete illustration of a dim past. I find myself forward to, but that changed. Over time, I became who I am today.

See Graduation, page 20 Over time, I discovered my talents, my strengths, and my weaknesses.

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They’re Off to Change the World

The Class of 2011, as Class President Kira Dalrymple said, “will make a difference.” Most of them will continue their journey in college, as listed below in bold. One will go into the military. Our hearts will go with them all.

Amr M. Aly, Jr.

Lynchburg College Radford University

Ksenia Artsibashev

Florida International University James Madison University Lynchburg College Univ. of Colorado at Boulder University of Tulsa

Tyler Atkinson Norwich University Old Dominion University

David Beach

U.S. Coast Guard Allegany College of Maryland Ferrum College

Karandeep Bhuller

Virginia Commonwealth University Lynchburg College Old Dominion University Radford University

Ashley Birk George Mason University Chestnut Hill College Randolph-Macon College

Kelly Taylor Catalfamo

Stefan DeAlmeida

Kenneth Goodrich

James Madison University George Mason University Randolph-Macon College Stevenson University Towson University University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Old Dominion University Lynchburg College Radford University

University of Pittsburgh Colby College University of Massachusetts, Amherst Xavier University of Louisiana

Kai Lung Chau West Virginia University Marshall University University of Hawaii at Hilo

Han Gi Cho Pratt Institute Arizona State University Kansas City Art Institute

Seung Muk Cho University of Washington Purdue University Stony Brook University Syracuse University

Shing Ming Nelson Cho

Grand Valley State University East Carolina University Michigan State University University of Mississippi University of Oklahoma

University of California at Riverside Indiana University at Bloomington Kennesaw State University Northeastern University Stony Brook University Syracuse University The Ohio State University The University of Arizona The University of Iowa Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Cara-Elizabeth Brown

Bakary Coulibaly

Christine Black University of Utah Northern Arizona University Weber State University

Cooper Bourdon

James Madison University Bridgewater College Roanoke College Shenandoah University

Brandon Capezio Georgia Military College New Mexico Military Institute

Drew Carden

Lord Fairfax Community College Lynchburg College Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University Old Dominion University

Kira Miki Dalrymple Howard Community College Christopher Newport University Longwood University Lynchburg College Old Dominion University Stony Brook University Towson University University of Baltimore

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Allyson Doran U.S. Air Force Academy AFROTC Scholarship Boston College Carnegie Mellon University Clemson University Stanford University University of Mary Washington University of Michigan University of Oklahoma University of Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Salman Doraney

Ryan Grosskopf Norwich University

Duong Ho

James Madison University George Mason University Stevenson University University of Mary Washington Washington College

Leslie Hobbs Barry University St. Petersburg College

James Madison University George Mason University Lynchburg College

Shawna Jameson

Douglas Driscoll

Spyridon Karambinakis

Syracuse University AFROTC Scholarship Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - FL Norwich University

Brandon Falls

Northern Virginia Community College

Tala Faqiha Marymount University

Oluwatoba Oluwadamilola Faseru

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Pennsylvania State University, Erie: The Behrend College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology University of Colorado at Boulder University of Illinois at Chicago

Kevin Fernandez

Christopher Newport University Lynchburg College Radford University Randolph-Macon College Roanoke College

Ohio Wesleyan University Ripon College Norwich University

Nam Hoon Kim

University of California at Santa Barbara Lehigh University Michigan State University Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey at Newark University of California at Irvine University of California at Santa Cruz

Seok Bin Kim Pratt Institute Maryland Institute College of Art Syracuse University Virginia Commonwealth University

Tae Hyung Kim

The George Washington University Boston University Purdue University Syracuse University University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison

campus news Woo Joong Kim

University of California at Berkeley Boston College Case Western Reserve University University of California at Los Angeles University of California at San Diego University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

Kevin Korte Mount Saint Mary’s University The American University of Paris Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam European Business University Munich European University Munich Fachhochschule Mannheim – University of Applied Sciences Hult International Business School Jacobs University Bremen Munich Business School New Business School Amsterdam St. John’s University – Queens Stockholm University University of Amsterdam

Anh Thuy Le James Madison University George Mason University Plattsburgh State University Suffolk University University of Mary Washington

Wek Lei

University of California at Santa Barbara University of California at Santa Cruz

Chesler Lindsey Valdosta State University Georgia Southern University Lynchburg College

Anna Liokumovich Hofstra University Bloomfield College Brooklyn College of the CUNY Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at New Brunswick St. John’s University - Queens

James Marion

Virginia Commonwealth University

Samuel McClintock

University of Mary Washington Coastal Carolina University Mount Saint Mary’s University Old Dominion University

Juliette Michael Sweet Briar College Bridgewater College Chatham University Randolph-Macon College Roanoke College Virginia Wesleyan College

Alandra Moreira St. John’s College Hope College McDaniel College University of Maryland, College Park

Kehiku Nduka-Irabor

University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of North Carolina at Greensboro American University George Mason University Lynchburg College

Hieu Quang Nguyen James Madison University Plattsburgh State University Suffolk University

Tanure Jesse Okogu Hampden-Sydney College Lynchburg College

Renato Perez

Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny Averett University Ohio University Old Dominion University

Kalie Plasier

U.S. Air Force Academy Army ROTC Scholarship Drake University The George Washington University The University of Iowa

Sami Rechache

University of Maryland, College Park Concordia University - Montreal High Point University Lenoir-Rhyne University Lynchburg College Virginia Wesleyan College

Morgan Rudman University of Tulsa DePauw University Drury University Northwest Missouri State University Truman State University University of Missouri Columbia University of Missouri, Kansas City University of Missouri, St. Louis

Pablo Sacilotto Barry University The University of Arizona

Kellie Sanders High Point University Lynchburg College

Joseph Schantz

Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus Florida Institute of Technology Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Christopher Worthington Delaware Technical & Community College Ferrum College Wesley College

JiYoung Yoon

Virginia Commonwealth University George Mason University James Madison University Washington College

SooIn Yoon

University of Massachusetts, Amherst Virginia Wesleyan College

Young-ji Youn

Meng Yu

Norwich University University of Connecticut

George Mason University Shenandoah University

Joshua Toney

Xing Zhang

R-MA Post-Graduate

University of Virginia American University University of Waterloo Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Meng Chu Wang

Jianfeng Zhao

Prince George’s Community College

Ziyu Wang

Carla Williams

Northern Virginia Community College Old Dominion University St. John’s University - Queens York College of Pennsylvania

James Madison University AROTC Scholarship Bridgewater College Christopher Newport University James Madison University New Mexico Military Institute Old Dominion University The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Virginia Wesleyan College

Shane Skeffington

Alicia Ray

Wei Quan

Cody Wisecarver

Pennsylvania State University, University Park Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at Newark

The University of Iowa

Messiah College Bridgewater College

Radford University Eckerd College McDaniel College Virginia Wesleyan College

State University of New York at Albany Pennsylvania State University, University Park St. John University

Jae Young Shin

University of Pittsburgh Boston University Bridgewater College Clemson University Pennsylvania State University, University Park Roanoke College

Valerie Pratt

Karen Wines

University of Mary Washington McDaniel College Roanoke College Washington College

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pepperdine University University of California at Santa Barbara University of Washington

Peng Zheng West Virginia University McDaniel College

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Class Night Awards Valedictorian Kalie Plasier ‘11 Salutatorian Ashley Birk ‘11 Allyson Doran ‘11 Scholastic Excellence Award Wek Lei ‘11 Distinguished Athlete Award Ian Richardson ‘12 The Semper Fidelis Award Ryan Grosskopf ‘11 Pat Spears Jr. Mile Award Gwi Woong Jung ‘12 Pat Spears Sr. Mile Award Kevin Korte ‘11

End-of Year Honors: Upper School Outstanding Choral Musician Medals Alandra Moreira ‘11 Meng Chu Wang ‘11 Yearbook Editor Award Xing Zhang ‘11 National Honor Society Scholarships Allyson Doran ‘11 Woo Joong Kim ‘11 Kalie Plasier ‘11 Meng Chu Wang ‘11 Xing Zhang ‘11 Jianfeng Zhao ‘11 German Medal Kira Dalrymple ‘11 Spanish Medal Logan Usmani ‘12

Pat Spears Most Improved Award Maria Aleksandrova ‘12

Drama Medal Christopher Worthington ‘11

Football Sportsmanship Award Pablo Sacilotto ‘11

Art Medal Renato Perez ‘11

Outstanding Sportsman Award Cara-Elizabeth Brown ‘11

English Medal Carla Williams ‘11

C. Lyle McFall Coach of the Year Eric Barr

Journalism Medals Ksenia Artsibachev ‘11 Kelly Catalfamo ‘11 Jessica Vaughan ‘13

U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award Allyson Doran ‘11 Donovan Farmer ‘12 Athletes of the Year Anastasia Voellm ‘13 Cooper Bourdon ‘11 “Cadet in the Arena” Leadership Award Kelly Catalfamo ‘11 Cooper Bourdon ‘11 AFA AFJROTC Award Shing Ming Cho ‘11 James M. Mills Award Kalie Plasier ‘11 Commandant’s Award Allyson Doran ‘11 Herbert Gray Wyatt Medal Tae Hyung Kim ‘11 Outstanding Instrumental Musician Medal Sabrina Caballero ‘14 Andrew Criminski ‘13 John Philip Sousa Band Award Shengmin Huang ‘12

Math Medal Woo Joong Kim ‘11 Science Medal Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11 Social Studies Medal Woo Joong Kim ‘11 Kemper History Medal Douglas Driscoll ‘11 Jesse K. Brennan Medal Enyonam Odoom ‘13

George M. Wines Most Unselfish Service Award Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11 Best All-Around Cadet Allyson Doran ‘11

Academic Certificates Outstanding Performance in Ground School Birahim Thiam ‘12 Excellence in Acting Ashley Birk ‘11 Shawna Jameson ‘11 Excellence in Technical Theatre Valerie Pratt ‘11 Certificate of Art- 3D Ian Richardson ‘12 Old Testament Ashley McManus ‘13 New Testament Allyson McManus ‘13 World History II Madeline Chafin ‘14 Honors World History Grace Alexander ‘14 Asian History Shing Ming Cho ‘11 20th Century Warfare Daniel Finn ‘12 Psychology Christopher Munden ‘12 U. S. History Tara Breiner ‘12 AP U. S. History Christopher Munden ‘12

The Daughters of the American Colonists Award GeorgiAnna Carbone-Wynne ‘12

AP European History GeorgiAnna Carbone-Wynne ‘12

Sewanee Award for Excellence Christopher Munden ‘12

U. S. Government Kira Dalrymple ‘11

President’s Leadership Award Morgan Rudman ‘11

AP U.S. Government GeorgiAnna Carbone-Wynne ‘12

Athena Award Xing Zhang ‘11

Computer Literacy Brandon Falls ‘11 Algebra I Meghan Melberg ‘16

Lincoln Award Douglas Driscoll ‘11 Most Genteel Female Award Carla Williams ‘11 Most Genteel Male Award Wek Lei ‘11

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Honors Algebra I Johnny Wong ‘16 Geometry Shaomei Lu ‘13

Honors Geometry Tyler Vaughan ‘15 Algebra II/Trigonometry Pavel Potapov 12 Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry Allyson McManus ‘13 Pre-calculus Duong Ho ‘11 Honors Pre-calculus Gwi Woong Jung ‘12 Statistics Meng Chu Wang ‘11 AP Calculus Sirui Zhang ‘12 Biology Uzoamaka Njoku ‘14 Conceptual Physics Duy Le ‘13 Chemistry Logan Usmani ‘12 Honors Anatomy and Physiology Ryan Ochoa ‘12 AP Biology Jae Hyun Kim ‘12 Physics Christopher Munden ‘12 AP Physics Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11 Honors English 9 Top Researchers Tony Catalfamo ‘14 Grace Alexander ‘14 English 9 Madeline Chafin ‘14 Honors English 9 Grace Alexander ‘14 English 10 So Yun Lee ‘13 Honors English 10 Ashley McManus ‘13 American Literature In Kyu Oh ‘12 AP English 11 Christopher Munden ‘12 Honors The Arts in Society Christopher Munden ‘12 Honors Drama of Psychological Realism Kira Dalrymple ‘11 Honors Utopia & Dystopia Alandra Moreira ‘11 British Literature Drew Carden ‘11

campus news AP English 12 Carla Williams ‘11 Honors Shakespeare Ashley Birk ‘11 English as a Second Language ESL II - Rongsong Cai ‘14 Intro Mainstream English Yangboya Liu ‘13 Spanish I-Tyler Vaughan ‘15 II-Caitlin Bunker ‘14 Honors III Gwi Woong Jung ‘12 College IV Trevor Illman ‘12 German I-Temperance Norton ‘15 II-Ashley McManus ‘13 III-Savannah Rhodes ‘14 AP German IV Benjamin Pederson ‘13 AP German V Alicia Ray ‘11 German National Honor Society Award Alicia Ray ‘11 Band Performance Clifton Borden ‘12 Michael Brooks ‘12 Sabrina Caballero ‘14 Andrew Criminski ‘13 Aldo Grifo-Hahn ‘12 Ryan Grosskopf ‘11 Shengmin Huang ‘12 Shawna Jameson ‘11 Jae Hyun Kim ‘12 Emerson Koerber ‘12 Allyson McManus ‘13 Ashley McManus ‘13 Ryan Ochoa ‘12 Ryan Seabright ‘13 Jae Hoon Shin ‘12 Jae Young Shin ‘11 Brendan Stewart ‘12 President’s Award for Academic Achievement Cara Elizabeth Brown ‘11 Drew Carden ‘11 Shing Ming Cho ‘11 Salman Doraney ‘11 Ryan Grosskopf ‘11 Duong Ho ‘11 Nam Kim ’11 Seok Bin Kim ‘11 Alandra Moreira ‘11 Hieu Nguyen ‘11 Alicia Ray ‘11 Sami Rechache ‘11 Morgan Rudman ‘11

Jae Young Shin ‘11 Shane Skeffington ‘11 SooIn Yoon ‘11 Presidential Academic Education Award for Academic Excellence Ksenia Artsibachev ‘11 Ashley Birk ‘11 Christine Black ‘11 Kelly Catalfamo ‘11 Seung Muk Cho ‘11 Kira Dalrymple ‘11 Allyson Doran ‘11 Doug Driscoll ‘11 Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11 Leslie Hobbs ‘11 Shawna Jameson ‘11 Tae Hyung Kim ‘11 Woo Joong Kim ‘11 Wek Lei ‘11 Kalie Plasier ‘11 Meng Chu Wang ‘11 Carla Williams ‘11 JiYoung Yoon ‘11 Xing Zhang ‘11 Jianfeng Zhao ‘11 Outstanding Cadet Awards 9th: Louisa Stanwich 10th: Peter Jin 11th: Dong Lee 12th: Allyson Doran Foreign Language National Exam Awards

Level IV Michael Brooks ‘12 Anna Liokumovich ‘11

Military Order of World Wars Award Cadet A1C Madeline Chafin ‘14

Honorable Mentions

Military Officers Association of America Award Cadet SMSgt Daniel Maloney ‘12

Level I Andrew Criminski ‘13 Erin Dullahan ’12 Peter Jin ‘13 James Marion ‘11 Jessica Vaughan ‘13 Level II Elizabeth Doran ‘13 Level III Savannah Rhodes ‘14 Level VI Clifton Borden ‘12 Kevin Korte ‘11 Alicia Ray ‘11 Spanish Gold Standard Ryan Chahal ‘14 Silver Standard Marc Eichenwald ‘14 Bronze Standard Nicolas Zavala ‘15

Honorable Mention Caitlin Bunker ‘14 Alexander Neumeier ‘12 Uzoamaka Njoku ‘14 Enyonam Odoom ‘13 Tyler Vaughan ‘15

German Gold Standard Level I Benjamin Gillis ‘14 Temperance Norton ‘15 Pavel Potapov ‘12 Level II Allyson McManus ‘13 Ashley McManus ‘13 Jonathan Pederson ‘15 Silver Standard Level II Cory Cox ‘14 Austin Hayes ‘12 Glenn Schoonover ‘15 Level IV Kira Dalrymple ‘11 Benjamin Pederson ‘13

spring family weekend military awards Air Force Association Award Cadet MSgt Dong Lee ‘12 Annual Daedalian Award Cadet CMSgt John Morgan M. Christoph ‘12 American Legion Scholastic Award Cadet SMSgt Jun Young Lee ‘12 American Legion General Military Excellence Award Cadet Maj Doug Driscoll ‘11 American Veteran’s Award Cadet SSgt Allyson McManus ‘13

Bronze Standard

Reserve Officers Association Award Cadet Maj Shing Ming Cho ‘11

Level I Grace Alexander ‘14 Andreas Diakos ‘13 Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11

Air Force Sergeants Association Award Cadet SSgt Benjamin Pederson ‘13

Level II Faith Funderberg ‘14 David Lee ‘14

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Award Cadet 1Lt Morgan Rudman ‘11 National Sojourners Award Cadet SSgt Ashley McManus ‘13 Sons of the American Revolution Award Cadet TSgt Chris Munden ‘12 Military Order of the Purple Heart Award Cadet Maj Xing Zhang ‘11 2011 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Americanism Award Cadet SMSgt Sean Knick II ‘12 Annual Tuskegee Airman Award Cadet Capt Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11 Celebrate Freedom Foundation/ Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Award Cadet SMSgt Donovan Farmer ‘12 Retired Enlisted Association’s Award Cadet A1C Benjamin Gillis ‘14 Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States Award and the General Willard Scott Award Cadet Lt Col Kalie Plasier ‘11 MacArthur Cadet of the Year Award Cadet Col Allyson Doran ‘11

Other Awards Community Service: Sirui Zhang ‘12 Allyson Doran ‘11 Residential Life Awards Oluwatoba Faseru ‘11 Meng Chu Wang ‘11 American Citizenship Awards 9th Kelli Hutcheson

Uzoamaka Njoku 10th Hunter Kaye

Missie Odoom 11th Arcadia Chen

Sean Knick 12th Douglas Driscoll

Xing Zhang

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End-of Year Honors: Middle School English 6 Outstanding Mastery Joseph Silek ’17 Katelyn Shea ’17 Most Improved Rashed Doraney ’17 Jie Xu ’17 English 7 Literature Outstanding Mastery Jessica Peterman ’16 Meghan Melberg ’16 Most Improved Emma Bunker ’16 English 7 Composition Most Improved Thomas Shea ’16 English 8 Composition and Grammar Outstanding Mastery Tyler Vaughan ’15 Most Improved Taylor Dixon ’15 English 8 Literature Outstanding Mastery Tyler Vaughan ’15 Most Improved Gina Park ’15 U.S. History 6 Outstanding Mastery Katelyn Shea ’17 Civics 7 Outstanding Mastery William Wong ’16 World History 8 Outstanding Mastery Tyler Vaughan ’15 Most Improved Taylor Dixon ’15 General Math Outstanding Mastery Mai Linh Ho ’17 Most Improved David Imansuangbon ’17 Math Plus Outstanding Mastery Katelyn Shea’17 Most Improved Ben Schoonover ’16 Pre-Algebra Outstanding Mastery Emma Bunker ’17

Earth Science 6 Outstanding Mastery Katelyn Shea ’17

Photography Outstanding Mastery Jessica Peterman ’16

Most Improved David Imansuangbon ’16

Most Improved Mai Linh Ho ’17

Life Science 7 Outstanding Mastery Megan Melberg ’16

Yearbook Outstanding Mastery Rebel Hafner ’15

Most Improved Chandler Dare ’16

Most Improved Huy Linh Ho ’15

Physical Science 8 Outstanding Mastery Tyler Vaughan ’15

Battle of the Books Certificate Amy Gray ’15 Meghan Melberg ’16 Jessica Peterman ’16 Katelyn Shea ’17 Johnny Wong ’16 William Wong ’16 Tanner Zyontz ’15

Most Improved Deon Forby ’15 Physical Education 6 Outstanding Mastery Saxon Franklin ’17 Most Improved Katelyn Shea ’17 Physical Education 7 Outstanding Mastery Gabriel Williams ’16 Most Improved Johnny Wong ’16 Physical Education 8 Outstanding Mastery Tyler Vaughan ’15 Most Improved Rebel Hafner ’15 Art Outstanding Mastery Meghan Melberg ’16 Drama Outstanding Mastery Katelyn Shea ’17

Good Conduct Award Quinn Blankenship ’16 Cody Borden ’16 James Christoph ’15 Jacob Dodson ’15 Amy Gray ’15 Meghan Melberg ’16 Jessica Peterman ’16 Thomas Powars ’16 Katelyn Shea ’17 Tyler Vaughan ’15 Gabriel Williams ’16 Jie Xu ’17 Tanner Zyontz ’15

Community Service Award Kalee Barnett ’16 Emma Bunker ’16 Jesse Chopak ’15 Taylor Dixon ’15 WillaClare Franklin ’15 Saxon Franklin ’17 Amy Gray ’15 Emmanuela Imansuangbon ’15 Thomas Powars ’16 Glenn Schoonover ’15 Katelyn Shea ’17 Thomas Shea ’16 Daniel White ’16 Johnny Wong ’16 William Wong ’16 Community Service Flag Corps Emmanuela Imansuangbon ’15 Evan Lester ’16 Meghan Melberg ’16 Paul Miller ’16 Jonathan Pederson ’15 Tyler Vaughan ’15 Most Improved Dorm Citizen Savannah Nell ’16 Dorm Outstanding Citizenship Jie Yi Xu ’17 Most Genteel Male Jacob Dodson ’15 Most Genteel Female Ji Yun Park ’15 Lincoln Award James Christoph ’15 Aim High Award Amy Gray ’15 Tyler Vaughan ’15

Most Improved Ian Dalrymple ’16 Chorus Outstanding Mastery Jesse Chopak ’15 Most Improved Daniel White ’16 Beginning Percussion Outstanding Mastery Thomas Powars ’16 Beginning Brass & Woodwinds Most Improved David Imansuangbon ’17

Most Improved Breanu Williams ’15 Middle School students conduct research in the computer lab.

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They had completed their Our hope for the future is our middle school education. Now ability to educate the young only one thing remained. On June people of this country so that 2, 2011, 29 R-MA eighth graders we can continue to be a strong gathered in Boggs Chapel with and prosperous nation in a their families for the Middle hopefully vibrant and global School Promotion Ceremony— economy where the standards their last official activity as R-MA of living for all people all over Middle School students. the world will rise, where After the invocation by Rev. peace is more prevalent than Chad Hrbek and the recitation of war, and where Americans can the Pledge of Allegiance, led by continue to set the standards Emmanuela Imansuangbon ’15, in the world for peace and for Middle School Principal Derrick prosperity and for charity and Emanuella Imansuangbon, Rebel Hafner, Amy Gray, WillaClare Leasure had some statistics to for equality among mankind.

Franklin, and Michaela Rodney celebrate their graduation from All of that,” he concluded, turning share with the families gathered: R-MA Middle School.

• The average eighth grader to the teachers, “begins with you, had a 3.4 GPA in any given so thank you.” quarter.

Addressing the promotees, he said, “Most of you are 13, 14 • 60% of the eighth grade was on the Principal’s List or years old, and you’re entering a world where everything is changing.

President’s List every quarter.

Everything is changing. We’re in a world of transition. Whether • Eighth grade’s composite scores on Explorer Standardize it’s transportation, energy, national security, our economy, food Test this year placed them above 75% of their United States production, health care, everything is changing. And that makes it peers. hard in some respects but it creates wonderful opportunities. And it’s • One-third of the eighth graders were inducted into the important for you as a class to realize that you have some real big National Junior Honor Society. advantages over the average person your age out there.

• 83% of the eighth graders participated in an interscholastic “You have great parents. That goes without saying. You wouldn’t sport. be here if you didn’t have great parents that really care about you.

• The eighth grade class posted over 500 hours, collectively, And you’ve been to a good school—a really good school—and a of community service this year. school that has allowed • 70% of the eighth grade class took high school classes at you to be in that upper Randolph-Macon Academy Upper School—several of those percentile on the tests were honors courses or sophomore level courses. that Mr. Leasure was • Also first, second, and third places in the Patriot’s Pen talking about. And you Essay this year were written by R-MA eighth graders. live in a great country.

• And last but not least, 100% of the eighth grade this year You live in a country reported that their most cherished possession was their cell where you can virtually phone. be what you want to be “That list says it regardless of where you all about our eighth came from, what your graders,” Leasure parents did, what the concluded. “They are color of your skin is, involved, they are what your religion is, Artem Morozov ’15 and Glenn Schoonover dedicated, and most of whether you’re a boy ’15 congratulate each other on successfully all they are prepared or a girl—none of those completing Middle School. for their future’s things matter much challenges.” anymore. What matters WillaClare Franklin is what you do with the things that are given to you in your life.” ’15 had the honor of Gen Douglass observed that most of the students would live to reading the Prayer of about 2080 or so, and that if he asked them what they would do in the next 70 years, they would have no idea. He not only declared that a Jesse Chopak ’15, now a proud alumnus St. Francis, a tradition at R-MA Middle School good thing, but said it was the “best answer,” as no one could know of R-MA Middle School, spends a few promotion ceremonies what the future holds. He listed some of the major milestones in his minutes with David Imansuangbon’17 and for many years.

The own life, including becoming a general and sitting down with the Abraham Imansuangbon ’14.

Middle School Chorus President of the United States to discuss security issues, and pointed then sang “Stand as One” by Carl Strommen. out that at the age of 14, he had no idea that he would ever achieve The guest speaker for the ceremony was Brig Gen John W. any of the things he has done.

Douglass, USAF Ret. “There’s two versions of the future,” he continued. “Some people “We have a lot of issues in our country today, and they are will say we live in a world that is increasingly polluted, where hunger solvable issues,” Douglass commented. “And they are issues that is more prevalent than ever, where there’s competition among nations are arising from all of the changes that are going on in the world for resources--even competition today. And almost every single one of them begins with education.

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Promotion, continued for water—and where it’s impossible for us to build a peaceful world. That’s kind of the bad view of the future. I don’t believe in that view and the reason why I don’t believe in that bad view is because of young people like you.”

Douglass then described some of the things that might come in the future—hologram images that replace TVs, health monitors that will constantly track your temperature and blood pressure, cell phones that fit in your ear, and computer-driven trains and Brig Gen John W. Douglass, USAF Ret., shares words of wisdom with the eighth cars. graders during the promotion ceremony.

“So here’s the really good news about all of this,” he said. “You can invent this new world. It’s within your power to make this happen. You can be anything you want to be, you can do things that don’t even exist today.

“So you have the tools that you need to make this good world, versus the bad world, occur. You’ve got great parents, you’re at a great school, and you live in a good country. All you have to do is continue your education, work hard, and maybe most important of all, follow your dreams and learn to work with others.”

The 29 students then received their certificates of promotion.

With a long summer stretching before them, their thoughts of going on to high school at R-MA were full of nervous excitement.

“I’m going to miss [the Middle School] and all the teachers because they’ve been with me through it all,” said Jacob Dodson ’15.

“I’m pretty comfortable [with the idea of going to the Upper School] because I have older siblings who went there and they told me about it. You have a lot more freedom, but it sounds like you have a lot more responsibility too.”

Rebel Hafner ’15 echoed his thoughts. “I’m excited to go to the Upper School but nervous at the same time because there is so much more responsibility and more challenges.”

Written word and spoken word--there are contests for each at R-MA. Students in grades 6, 7, 8, and 10 competed in a public speaking contest, and students in grades 9-12 were eligible to compete for prizes by submitting writing and art to the Literary Magazine, Letters. Here are the results.

Persuasive speech Middle School st 1 Place – Juliet Arcila Rojas Speech Contest Results 2nd Place– Alexis Fleming 3rd Place – Libby Doran 6th Grade

1st Place – Darrell Smith 2nd Place – Katelyn Shea HM – Saxon Franklin HM – Mai Linh Ho

7th Grade 1st Place – Meghan Melberg 2nd Place – Gabriel Williams 3rd Place – Emma Bunker 8th Grade 1st Place – Glenn Schoonover 2nd Place – Tanner Zyontz 3rd Place – Michaela Rodney HM – Jonathan Pederson

Sophomore Speech Contest Results Expository speech 1st Place – Li Deng 2nd Place – Dylan O’Donnell 3rd Place – Brendan Ganson

Humorous speech 1st Place – Allyson McManus 2nd Place – Peter Jin Literary Magazine/Prizewinners Grand Prize JiYoung Yoon ’11 Nonfiction 1st Place – Austin Hayes ’12 2nd Place – Dylan O’Donnell ’13 Poetry 1st Place – Jessica Vaughan ’13 Fiction 1st Place – Jessica Vaughan ’13 2nd Place – Marcus Williams ’13 Art 1st Place – JiYoung Yoon ’11 2nd Place – Ryley Harris ’13 Photography 1st Place – Anna Liokumovich ’11

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Special Visitors at R-MA The spring semester brought two special guests to the R-MA campus. The first was Robert J. Butcher, a professional production designer and art director for film and television, who visited the drama class on April 20, 2011 to speak to the students about movie production.

Butcher’s experience includes doing the production design for The Librarians, Cutaway, The Last Marshal and a half-dozen other major motion pictures, as well as music videos. He was also the art director for several BBC productions, as well as Up Close and Personal and Scam. Some might also recognize his name as a key set designer for Bad Boys.

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Members of Randolph-Macon Academy’s Alpha Readers Club were able to get a preview of a college class on Monday, May 9th, when Dr. John Jacobs, English Chairman at Shenandoah University, visited campus.

The students in the book club were assigned three short stories in the book Collected Stories by Willa Cather in preparation for the night’s discussion. They read “Neighbor Rosicky,” “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “Two Friends” in the Obscure Destinies section.

Jacobs received a short tour of Randolph-Macon, then he and the book club members enjoyed dinner and a discussion of the readings.

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The Five Soloists & Private Pilot of 2010-11 Meet the R-MA students who soloed for the first time this year, or earned their private pilot certificate....or in one case, both:

William Camp ’12

Solo: December 17, 2010 Private Pilot Certificate: July 11, 2011 Camp apparently has a habit of marking important dates with a special flight. He completed his first solo flight on the 107th anniversary of powered flight and his private pilot certificate on his 17th birthday.

“Will is a very hardworking student,” commented R-MA Flight Director Laura Abraham. “Not many students solo within the first four months of flight training. He flew several times a week, and studied all the time.”

The weather almost failed to cooperate for Camp’s first solo flight. His 10:30 am flight was canceled due to snow and ice on the runway. Fortunately, the sun came to the rescue and an afternoon flight time opened up.

“I was most nervous from the time she [Abraham] got out of the plane to the time I got to the runway,” Camp recalled. “As soon as I was taxiing down the runway, I was fine.” There was one other part that challenged his nerves when during his second landing, the plane hit a chunk of ice that remained on the runway. The plane, which is a Cessna 172, pulled to the right for a second, Camp said, but he had no trouble recovering it. He had to successfully complete three take-offs and landings to achieve his solo status.

By the end of the 2010-11 school year, Abraham deemed Camp ready to test for his private pilot certificate. There was just one catch—he wasn’t old enough. A flight student must be 17 to test for the private pilot certificate.

That led Camp to enroll in R-MA’s summer flight camp. The check ride was scheduled for his 17th birthday, July 11th. All he had to do was prepare and wait, wait and prepare.

“I was nervous,” he admitted. Asked when he finally felt comfortable, Camp—only half-joking-- replied, “Once the certificate was printed and in my hand.”

To become a private pilot, Camp had to complete a minimum of 40 hours of flight instruction, with 20 of that being with an instructor. He had to fly three hours at night, three hours flying solely by reference to the flight instruments, ten hours solo, and five hours solo cross-country (this means flying to an airport over 50 nautical miles (57.5 miles) from Front Royal). The final requirement was to pass both an oral exam and check ride with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot Examiner. Camp completed his check ride in R-MA’s Cessna 172 Skyhawk at Front Royal-Warren County Airport.

Camp’s career goal is to become a military pilot, then later a commercial pilot. He came to Randolph-Macon Academy (R-MA)

because of the unique flight program, and because of the Air Force JROTC program. He only started at the school in the fall of 2010, which was also when he began logging flight hours as part of his formal flight training.

Sean Knick II ’12

Solo Date: January 24, 2011 Knick soloed before he could drive a car alone. He was 16 at the time.

“I came [to R-MA] strictly for the academics,” he said. He also noted that the Academy offered baseball and golf, two sports he was interested in playing. Flying was not an activity that drew him to R-MA initially, but it did catch his attention. So just before Christmas in 2009, Knick took his first flight with R-MA flight instructor Ryan Koch. After that, he said, “I knew.

This is something unique. This is pretty cool.” That sense was further solidified after he performed his first take-off under Koch’s watchful eye.

Splitting his flight time between a Cessna 152 and a Cessna 172, Knick somehow managed to log hours in spite of his busy schedule of Advanced Placement courses, band, Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, baseball, golf, and drill team practices. He plans to continue flying and work towards his private pilot certification, which he hopes to obtain before graduating from R-MA. He hopes to attend Virginia Military Institute after completing high school.

“...There is so much more you can do with a high school education here than you can with a typical high school education.”

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John Christoph ’12

Solo Date: January 31, 2011 Christoph also soloed before he received his driver’s license.

“The first time around the pattern, I went through the normal checklist, looked to my right, and there was no one in the seat!”

Christoph recalled. “That’s when it hit me: This is for real.” In spite of some “jittery” nerves, he managed his first two landings well enough, but it was his third he will always remember. “It was exactly right,” he said. “I barely felt it when the wheels touched down. I thought, ‘That was a good landing.’”

Christoph enrolled in R-MA as a ninth grader in the fall of 2008.

When his parents were considering Randolph-Macon Academy for his education, they only had to tell him one thing to get him interested: “Flight program.” Christoph has loved planes since he was a small child. By age 11, he knew the make, model, and manufacturer of nearly every American plane. But now, he says, he appreciates R-MA for much more than just the flight program.

See “Flight,” page 19

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Kalie Plasier ’11 (above) received both the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States Award and the General Willard Scott Award during Family Weekend. At left, JiYoung Yoon ’11 accepts the literary magazine awards for first place in art and the grand prize overall .

Above, Donovan Farmer ’12 accepts the Celebrate Freedom Foundation/Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Award. At right, the National Honor Society inductees are sworn in.

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Spring Family Weekend started out well with a great matinee performance of Check Please! at the R-MA Little Theatre and a stirring patriotic concert by the band and chorus on Friday, April 15, 2011.

Saturday, however, was a soggy mess. The rain started in the morning and didn’t let up the rest of the day. At one point the downpour was reported to be as heavy as two to three inches in one hour. Flash floods closed some of the local roads and the R-MA fields became temporary swamps.

However, that did not stop the indoor events from continuing.

The National Honor Society and foreign language honor societies inductions were held Saturday morning, followed closely by an indoor ceremony in which the military awards were disbursed. After enjoying a picnic lunch (inside the Upper School dining hall) with their students, parents had an opportunity to visit the book fair at the Middle School, listen to the winners of the sophomore speech contest present their speeches, or attend a series of presentations by College Counselor Mary Gamache. The weekend concluded with another performance of Check Please! that was fairly well attended in spite of the atrocious weather.

The following students were inducted into the various honor societies during the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony:

National Honor Society William Camp ’12 Li Deng ’13 Duong Ho ’11 Bo Na ’12 Boyu Qian ’13 SooIn Yoon ’11

German National Honor Society

William Casey Barr ‘12 Christine Black ‘11 Alexander Douglass ‘14 Faith Funderberg ‘14 Keijerian (KJ) O.E. Graham ‘13 Austin Hayes ‘12 David Lee ‘14 Anya Liokumovich ‘11 McKenzie M. Marshall ‘13 Allyson McManus ‘13 Ashley McManus ‘13 Jonathan Pederson ‘15 Glenn Schoonover ‘15

National Junior Honor Society Caroline Alexander ’14 Madeline Chafin ’14 Benjamin Gillis ’14 Uzoamaka Njoku ’14 Jessica Peterman ’15 Thomas Powars ’15 Siqi Xie ’14

Spanish National Honor Society Catey Borden ‘14 Caitlin Grace Bunker ‘14 Madeline Chafin ‘14 Magda McNeill ‘13 Enyonam Odoom ‘13 Louisa C. Stanwich ‘14 Joyslin Sullivan ‘13 Fily Thiam ‘14 Anastasia Voellm ‘13 Marcus Williams ‘13 Sirui Zhang ‘12

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Check Please!

Laughter rang throughout R-MA Little Theatre on April 15 and 16, 2011, when director Kim Cramer and her students and assistants presented Check Please! by Jonathan Rand. The #1 most-produced high school short play for six consecutive years, Check Please! allowed a group of versatile students to play a group of eccentric characters that refused to permit a dour face to linger in the theatre.

Heading the cast were GeorgiAnna Carbone-Wynne ’12 and Emile Kimani ’12. In the play, each of them was looking for love, only to come across a string of blind dates that would have made Don Juan run for cover. Carbone-Wynne’s expressive face did her role justice, with a raised eyebrow or an eye-roll conveying her distaste for the situation in which she frequently found herself. Kimani’s perpetual good nature shone through as he endured each blind date with a smile of disbelief.

The rest of the cast was superb as well, each for the most part portraying two completely different characters. Chris Worthington ’11 played the “extreme” accountant to the hilt, and was also a man who didn’t listen to a word Carbone-Wynne said. Valerie Pratt ’11 as the overzealous Redskins fan had every football fan both cringing and laughing—which one they did more of depended on how much of themselves they saw in her screaming character. Later she went to the other extreme as the muchfeared…mime! Brandon Morris ’12 was at one point a wellTop photo, the entire crew is decked out in dressed character who “creeped out” Carbone-Wynne with his odd their on-stage attire. Above, Emile Kimani compliments, and later showed up in burlap as another character. ’12 gets to know Savannah Rhodes ’12 as The characters of Savannah Rhodes ’14 had a few disorders—she she begins long-term planning. played both a kleptomaniac and a controlling over-planner.

Casey Barr ’12 was both a pirate and a man with more phobias than anyone could count. Samantha Kelley ’13 was simply outstanding as both a schizophrenic and a most impressive internet girl who actually spoke in texting/ instant messaging abbreviations. Courtney Marshall ’13 portrayed a con-artist psychic who reads feet as well as a homosexual actor who angered Carbone-Wynne by using her to “method act” for his part as a “straight” guy. Dillon Marshall ’14 played both a little boy and a gun-toting senior citizen. Preston Castille ’13 provided efficient support as the silent but often-seen waiter.

The delightful dialogue and great acting was deeply appreciated. “Best show I’ve seen since I’ve been here [at R-MA]!” commented one attendee at the end of the show.

Art Show, continued from page 5 inspiration from things that will mean something to me,” he says. For example, one of his projects features the ruins of a culture that existed before the Incans and another features the blue-footed booby of the Galapagos Islands. This piece was on display in the R-MA trophy case all summer.

Perez has been painting since he was about four or five, when he was in a watercolor class. But really, you could say he was born with a paintbrush in hand. His grandmother was a professional artist, focusing on oil paintings of churches. “[Renato] sort of dances with art,” said Quinn. “He is constantly in a mode of exploration. He perseveres in getting to the heart of the project.”

Part of the reason Perez took art at R-MA was because he is interested in a career in engineering, and he knew from family members in the profession that having a basic art background would be useful. He is now attending Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny; he had also been accepted to Averett University, Ohio University, and Old Dominion University.

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Renato Perez ’11 is pictured above. At right is one of his linoleum prints.

Above, Chris Worthington ’11 lauds his own “extreme” nature.

At left, GeorgiAnna Carbone-Wynne ’12 discovers that her blind date, played

by Dillon Marshall ’14, is actually a young boy.

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John Stufflebeem Named to R-MA Board of Trustees

FAQs About R-MA Parents’ Association Who are the Parents’ Association?

YOU are! All R-MA parents are automatically part of the R-MA Parents’ Association (PA).

When and where do they meet?

The PA members meet once a month in an upstairs classroom in the Stan Fulton Building. We meet to discuss the progress of our budget projects, acquire any volunteers that may be needed in the coming month and various other ideas.

What does the PA do?

The PA raises funds that go back into R-MA towards projects that directly impact our students.

What are some examples of what the funds go towards?

• Pay for the irons and ironing boards • Dinners • Mentor outings • British exchange program • Parties • Literary magazine • Academic program awards • Trips that are a part of our students’ experience at R-MA

How are funds raised?

• Concession stand funds • Book fairs • Used uniform sales • Selling PA Cookbooks

John D. Stufflebeem has been named to Randolph-Macon Academy’s Board of Trustees. Stufflebeem, a 1970 graduate of Randolph-Macon Academy, is the founder and Senior Vice President of the NJS Group, LLC, a crisis communications consulting company in Alexandria, Virginia, and Senior Vice President of On Message Media, a strategic communications and media training company in Vancouver, British Columbia.

According to his biography, “John is also an associate with Burdeshaw Associates Limited, a defense consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland as well as a member of the Crowley-Shindler Management Group, a venture of the Crowley Group of Chevy Chase, Maryland, an international technology and infrastructure management company. As an independent consultant, John is a specialist in crisis management, strategic messaging, and media training having retired from the U.S. Navy in 2008 as an admiral with more than thirty years of operational experience in global crises, international relations, strategic thought leadership, and senior level management.”

“We are very proud to welcome John to our Board of Trustees,” said R-MA President Major General Henry M. Hobgood, USAF Ret. “He is a staunch supporter of R-MA who believes strongly in our mission. I very much appreciate his willingness to share his expertise and his time with the Academy.”

Above, Miah Usmani P’10, ’12 gives R-MA teacher and parent Lynne Schoonover P ’15, ’16 a sample treat, made from a recipe in the PA Cookbook.

I live out of the state. How can I get involved?

Whether you live a block from the school or in another country, you can be a part of the PA. You can volunteer for the concession stand when you are in town, you can write articles for the PA from anywhere, or you can make a gift to the PA. Is there a major fundraising goal or project this year?

As a matter of fact, it is a goal of the Parents’ Association during the 2011-12 school year to create a new atmosphere for our students in the “Student Services” lounge area. We want to create a “café atmosphere” to encourage conversation, talent events, poetry readings, etc.

Please feel free to email the PA President, Angie Williams, for more information at angie@wbdoors.com.

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“Flight,” continued from page 15 “The academics here are astounding,” he said, “but there is so much more you can do with a high school education here than you can with a typical high school education.”

Seth Conner ’12

Solo Date: February 21, 2011 Conner was the second Front Royal resident at R-MA to do solo during the 2011-12 school year. The 17-yearold had the added challenge of flying in the rain, which was rapidly moving into the vicinity of Front Royal/Warren County Airport.

“Once I got up there it was pretty fun,” he said. “The landing was coming a little too fast in the final [approach], so that was kind of hard. The second and third ones were fine, just the rain and the visibility were kind of difficult. The first one was, it wasn’t scary, it was just kind of like exciting, kind of nervous about it. By the second and third, it was just kind of the normal thing to do.”

Conner hopes to join the Air Force as a fighter pilot someday.

Dacoda Twenhafel ’12

Solo Date: February 24, 2011 In spite of a bit of rain and wind, 16-yearold Twenhafel completed his first solo flight after just over a semester in the flight program. At the time, he didn’t even have his driver’s license.

“Once [Ms. Abraham] said, ‘Are you ready to solo?’ my heart just started pounding,” Twenhafel recalled later. “I was speechless. Once I was in the pattern, I knew no one was there to guide me and I was on my own.”

The first landing wasn’t quite as smooth as Twenhafel would have liked. First-time soloists are usually a bit thrown off by the fact that without the instructor, there is less weight in the aircraft, which changes how the plane responds.

However, Twenhafel adjusted quickly, and his second and third landings were “pretty good,” as he described them.

Twenhafel plans to be a pilot.

Ryan Klempin

Solo Date: July 18, 2011 Klempin soloed as a flight student in R-MA’s summer flight camp.

“The feeling of doing your first solo is amazing and scary at the same time,” Klempin wrote in a blog entry for the flight department. “My solo was totally unexpected.

All my life I have wanted to fly and I finally accomplished my goal. It was better than I could have ever imagined.”

Klempin plans to continue his flight training back home in Chesapeake.

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Virginia 91st Air Force JROTC Band Tentative Performance Schedule 2011-2012 (subject to change)

• Sat., October 15, 1000 – Homecoming Ceremonies and Corps Parade, Riddick Field • Sat., October 15, 1330 – Homecoming Football Game, Riddick Field • Sat. Oct. 29, 1800 -- Alsatia Mummers’ Parade, Hagerstown, MD • Sat., Nov. 5, TBA -- Family Weekend Corps Parade, Riddick Field • Fri., Nov. 11, 1030 -- Veterans’ Day Ceremony, Warren County Courthouse • Sat. Dec. 3 -- Christmas Parades o 1000 – Greater Manassas Christmas Parade o 1700 – Fredericksburg Jaycees Christmas Parade • Sun. Dec. 11, 1930 -- Christmas Concert, Boggs Chapel • Fri.-Sun., Feb. 23-27 – 36th Military School Band Festival at The Culver Academies, Culver, IN (selected cadets only) • Sun. Mar. 11, 1200 -- St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Washington DC • Fri.-Sat., Mar. 16-17, 1100 -- St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New York, NY • Sat.-Fri., Mar. 24-30 – Spring Performance Tour to Central Florida (Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney Studios, Animal Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, Kennedy Space Center) • Sat. Apr. 20, 1930 – Family Weekend Concert, Boggs Chapel • Sat. Apr. 21, TBA – Family Weekend Corps Parade, Riddick Field • Fri. May 4, 1730 – Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Firefighters’ Parade • Sat. May 5, 1330 -- Shenandoah Apple Blossom Grand Feature Parade • Fri., June 1, 1400 -- Final Corps Parade, Riddick Field • Sat., June 2, 0930 -- Commencement Concert and Ceremony, Melton Gymnasium

Volunteer Leadership Retreat Held With the goal of providing alumni, current parents and past parents with the best tools and behind-the-scenes knowledge of R-MA, the Development Office hosted the inaugural Volunteer Leadership Retreat on July 15-16 on the R-MA campus.

“Volunteers serve a vital role in the health of this institution, creating a solid foundation for the future of R-MA,” said Kittie Callaghan Abell, Vice President of Development. “We value the time, talent and treasure provided by each volunteer.”

Friday night featured a casual dinner hosted by Maj Gen and Mrs. Henry Hobgood. The Saturday session included updates on all aspects of the Academy, from finances and admissions to academics and the military program.

The sessions also included an overview of the Annual Fund Executive Council, which is R-MA’s peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. “Through the Annual Fund, everyone in the R-MA community can contribute in a real way to strengthening and enriching the school that means so much to them,” Ms. Abell added.

If you are interested in attending next summer’s retreat, please contact Christine Meyer, Director of Development, at (540) 636-5485 or cmeyer@rma.edu.

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Graduation, continued from page 7

witticisms of the legendary Dr. Seuss.

“Mr. Barr, you made it impossible to close our eyes in your class though I don’t exactly going through memories that were hard life consider calculus ‘wondrous’ stuff to learn,” she lessons- that challenged both my character and said, referring the a statement from The Cat in the individuality… and I can remember having Hat in which the Cat tells his protégé he could a sense of fear at times… But here I stand learn wondrous stuff if he keeps his eyes open. confident in being a woman- ready for life, “However, the other stuff.

The lessons you taught prepared for her future, determined in her us, while our eyes were forcibly opened, will last thought, and above all, an individual. I want a lifetime.

I don’t know if I could even count how to thank R-MA for everything it has given many times you told us ‘you reap what you sow.’ me because mentally I feel ready for life. I This is one of the most important things that any most especially want to thank my teachers for of us could have learned. allowing me to be who I am… and helping me “If we managed to keep our eyes open explore my world and see colors in it I had never enough, we learned from everyone here, from our seen before.” mentors, friends, and CLS’s,” Plasier continued.

The grand finale, consisting of the first tag“I hope that we all have learned to keep our eyes team speech, was presented by Cooper Bourdon open through the experiences we have had here. and Sam McClintock. As McClintock stated I encourage you all to keep your eyes open. No at the start of their speech, “If you’ve been on Kalie Plasier was the valedictorian of matter where you go, there will be things to learn, campus for more than about 20 minutes, you’ll the class of 2011. whether it’s actually calculus or the ‘wondrous’ realize that seeing these two faces together is life lessons that are mixed within.” certainly no surprise.” “‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,’” she quoted “R-MA has been good for me in two ways,” said Bourdon. “First from The Lorax, “‘Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.’ Our is regarding academics. I wasn’t exactly a boy genius back at public mentors have cared a whole awful lot. Our mentors, more than anyone school. When I first arrived at R-MA I said to myself, ‘Cooper, get else, know that this quote is true.

They cared and we have changed good grades here and I guarantee you they’ll let you finish your senior because of them.

Every one of us can look back on our time here year back home.’ Like I said, I wasn’t a boy genius. My parents and name the people, at least one teacher or staff member, that got us decided to keep me here and I don’t know how I can ever repay through.” them—seriously 30 grand is a lot of money—but having lifelong The commencement speaker, Maj Gen Kimberly Siniscalchi, may friends is priceless, which takes us to the second reason why R-MA not have known how many speeches the graduates had already heard has been good for me. I’ve made a lot of friendships here and have over the three-day period, but she quickly acknowledged that they created many memories that I will always cherish.” would most likely not remember her name, and gave them a “pass” After thanking their parents and various R-MA adults, Bourdon for that.

However, she stated, “I do want you to remember my three and McClintock went on to list their top five memories of their time at main points…attitude, passion, and leadership.”

R-MA: “I can isolate three pillars that have guided me throughout my 5. Hearing a knock on their dorm room door and thinking career, touchstones to think about for your future,” she said to the someone was playing a prank because they couldn’t see anyone, only Class of 2011.

“Those three principles are attitude, passion, and to open the door and find Social Studies Department Head Brian leadership—they provide a foundation on which to build a successful Barbour standing there. “I guess they need to lower the window,” career and a successful life.

Cooper suggested. “‘Attitude is the mind’s paint brush, it can color any situation,’” 4. Senior retreat. she quoted.

The author of that statement is unknown. “Attitude is 3. Cheering at the girls’ volleyball game. the ultimate internal force. I am convinced that any success in my 2. Senior trip to Busch Gardens. career is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I respond to it.

1. “Walking into mentoring on Friday mornings and seeing that Your outlook is under your complete control and can change external beautiful, gorgeous…box of donuts,” Bourdon said. vectors dramatically.

A positive attitude is the difference between After the senior luncheon, the students went on to the Final adversity and adventure when you meet a challenge.”

Parade, to await that moment when they would finally be dismissed Regarding passion, she said, “Without passion you may still for the final time and toss their hats in the air. The predicted rain held achieve success, but there will be something missing in your life. So off just long enough for them to do so. Then, finally, it was… as you begin this next step in your life, think about the things that Graduation truly move you…that make you want to get out of bed every day.

Valedictorian Kalie Plasier of Sioux Center, Iowa, took a Things that you can do all day and do not feel tired…in fact you somewhat unique can do them all day and you are even more energized. That is your approach for her passion speaking to you.” valedictorian address: “Leadership matters,” Siniscalchi emphasized. “It is often your she focused on the ability to step up to the challenge and lead a new initiative, lead change, or lead a team that will set you apart from others. One’s Maj Gen Kimberly ability to lead is key to a successful career. Leadership, at its most Siniscalchi gave basic, is influencing those around you to achieve a common goal.” the commencement From all of the R-MA faculty and staff to the graduates of 2011: address, speaking to Congratulations and good luck! the graduates about attitude, passion, and R-MA Class of 2011 Valedictorian Kalie Plasier and Co-Salutatorian Allyson Doran are now enrolled in the Air Force Academy. Co-Salutaleadership. torian Ashley Birk is enrolled at George Mason University.

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Eighth Grader Sweeps Awards

If the eighth grade class had a valedictorian, Tyler Vaughan ’15 would likely have grabbed the honor. During the Middle School Class Night Awards, he was called forward again and again and again…and again, claiming the awards for English 8 Grammar and Composition, English 8 Literature, World History, Physical Science, and Physical Education 8. He also won awards for good conduct and community service, and the coveted Aim High Award, which is presented to a male and female in the 8th grade class who best demonstrated character, scholarship, and positive leadership throughout the year.

According to teacher and coach Jake Layman at R-MA Middle School, the Aim High Award was well-deserved.

“In my time as a teacher and coach, I have had the opportunity to work with a number of remarkable young men who have ultimately achieved significant academic, athletic, and social success. I do not believe that I have ever known a male studentathlete, however, who was more well-rounded and globally successful than Tyler Vaughan at such a young age,” Layman said. “Not only has he experienced high achievement, but he earned it with little more than an endless supply of hard work and some extreme self-discipline.

Very little has ever been simply handed to him. All the while, he has operated in a quiet, classy manner, exhibiting great maturity and a fierce (but low key) tenacity that I have rarely seen in another human being.”

Vaughan, who is from Front Royal and has two sisters attending the Academy, attended public school through second grade, then was homeschooled for three years before coming to R-MA for sixth grade.

“This was better [than public school],” he said. “I like socializing, and I try to succeed [in all areas of school life].”

Vaughan has played football (wide receiver and cornerback) and basketball, and has also run track. “My favorite is football,” he said.

“Tyler came out to play JV football as a seventh grader and was ultimately promoted to the varsity squad (one of the youngest in the past half-decade) due to his high degree of determined resolve,” said Layman. “Tyler was outclassed in every possible way and had to fight to simply be able to participate in team scrimmages, yet he was consistently relentless on a daily basis.”

“Undoubtedly, he will face many difficult trials in high school, but given his record I am confident that he will meet and surpass every one of them,” Layman concluded.

Military Ball a Success The Military Ball was held on Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club from 6:30-10:00 p.m. Live entertainment was provided by the band Souled Out.

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A Long Way Up For Salutatorian Ashley Birk and her family moved from Dale City, VA, to Front Royal specifically so that Ashley could attend R-MA in seventh grade.

“My husband and I wanted Ashley to have the best education possible -- R-MA was the place for her. The public schools were too crowded and too many gangs -- we didn’t want her falling into the wrong crowd,” her mother, Bonnie Birk, wrote in a testimonial for the Public Relations Office at R-MA back in 2007.

“My former school environment wasn’t working,” Birk agreed on the eve of her graduation. “I came here to improve my grades because I was failing. It definitely worked. I went from a D+ average to an A average.”

As if that weren’t impressive enough, that A average made her co-salutatorian of the Class of 2011, along with classmate Allyson Doran.

“The teachers being able to teach the subject and have a positive influence on the kids,” Birk said of what made R-MA work so much better for her.

“The way they teach every subject opens a new way of thinking from what I thought before.”

In her former school, she said, “No one wanted to be there.

Here, we’re more motivated and dedicated to getting work done to have fun time. The schedule R-MA gave us was a good basis I was able to adapt at home. It’s worked ever since.”

“She’s the kind of young woman that any teacher could talk to almost as a colleague rather than a student,” said Science Department Chairman Mitch Hubbard. “She worked hard, she listened, she absorbed what it was we may have been teaching, and then she’d find a way to apply it to her real life. I would always look forward to Ashley’s visits during tutorial, because she wasn’t coming for school work....she was coming just to talk. It was an honor to teach her, but an even greater honor to have her trust. Whatever it may have been in me that had a good influence on her, I can say that she had a great influence on me, too. The kind of influence that makes me keep teaching, because if there are other “Ashleys” out there (a rarity, certainly), then I want to teach them, to know them, and to remember them.”

Birk had Hubbard for Anatomy and Physiology, and she said that he was one of her favorite and most challenging teachers. Her other favorite was Eric Barr, Math Department Chair, whom she had for Calculus.

“Mr. Barr inspired me to do math,” she said. “I hated math and I’m not the best at it. His teaching has turned formulas from impossible to being able to do it.”

“Ashley was dedicated to doing her best academically,” Barr commented. “She worked hard and sought out extra help when she felt she didn’t completely understand a concept. She has a very pleasant personality and always seemed to be in a good mood. She was a joy to have as a student and one that is reaping the benefits of her hard work.”

During her time at R-MA, Birk served on the honor council, the color guard, the saber team, the honor guard, and as the drill team commander. She was a member of the National Honor Society as well as the English, German, and Spanish honor societies. She was also the softball MVP for 2011.

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R-MA Teacher, Administrator, Legend Retires Craig Porter celebrates 29 years at R-MA

In every generation at Randolph-Macon Academy, there are second view.” teachers who come to the Academy and stay regardless of the During his career at R-MA, Porter had the opportunity to facilities, their fellow faculty and staff members, the environment, influence both the teachers and the students that came into the or the economy. They stay because they find a home at R-MA, school. He was the Director of Admissions for five years before and teaching the students here becomes their passion in life. They becoming known as “Dean” Porter when he was the Academic Dean are master teachers who inspire students when they set foot in a at the Upper School from 1994-1999. Still, his heart remained in classroom. the classroom, and when the opportunity came for him to return to Craig Porter, aka Dean Porter and affectionately called D.P. teaching, he didn’t hesitate. by the students, has been one of those teachers—as well as an “Craig Porter was one of those people who is a blessing to both administrator--at R-MA since the summer of 1983. students and parents alike,” wrote R-MA alumnus and Board of D.P. came to R-MA not knowing whether he would like the Trustee member George McIntyre ’69. “My three children each had military, as he had never been associated with it before. “When I came Craig as an instructor and more importantly, an inspiration. Life has for the interview,” he recalled, “there was black snow falling [from a few figures who make a true difference in the lives of the people the pollution at Avtex], it was the depths of winter, and the campus around them. Craig Porter is a ‘Hero’ among his peers and a man who was in total disrepair.” With the lack does make a difference. My family of internet in 1983, he had done his is forever grateful for his role in our job search the old-fashioned way: he lives. We miss him, we thank him! had sent 43 resumes out to private DP, you’re the best!” schools east of the Mississippi, and “Craig Porter was the learned of two openings: one in Maine consummate teacher at Randolphand one at R-MA. “Although the Macon Academy, and was highly facilities were not in good shape, I felt appreciated by his students,” said Maj a chill go up my spine,” he said of his Gen Henry M. Hobgood, president first visit to R-MA. “Something said, of R-MA. “Each student considered ‘This is where you need to be.’ I never it a blessing to be in his class and he changed in that feeling.” was the best in the business in getting D.P. found that the culture of them ready for college.”

R-MA and what it stood for fit him “I asked the students what made well. “I grew to like what [R-MA] did him so good,” said Dave Gillis, based on the motto of Knowledge, physics and pre-calculus teacher, “and Craig Porter reviews the final parade with R-MA President Leadership, and Character; how it they told me, ‘He understands us.’”

Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood, USAF Ret. developed. I saw how it would lead to For D.P., a fan of both William success in college and later in life. I’m Shakespeare and Eminem, this a big believer in what the Academy can do and has done,” he said. retirement is bittersweet. “[I’m going to miss] the daily interaction He spoke of two contradictory views of faculty members with the students, and watching them mature and grow and head out worldwide: the idea that the students are here to learn, and the faculty into the world,” he said. When he came here in 1983, he explained, member is a dictator to whom they should listen and show respect, he didn’t think the students were being challenged as much as they versus the idea based more on Jesus’ model--that faculty are in should be. He believes that has changed. “Expectations have been teaching to serve the student. The latter idea is what Porter has lived raised, they are being met, and that’s why I think the future looks the last 29 years. “Those with the first view moved on [from R-MA really good for R-MA.” over the years],” he said. “The faculty who do well here hold the

Staff & Faculty Quarterly Awards Coach of the Winter Season Tiffany Walker, Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach

Coach of the Spring Season Brandy Hudson, Girls’ Varsity Soccer Coach

Employee of the Third Quarter Sal Gallaro, Middle School Student Life Supervisor

Mentor of the Second Quarter Lt Col R.G. McManus, Senior Aerospace Science Instructor

Mentor of the Third Quarter Lynne Schoonover, English 11 and AP English 11 Teacher

Faculty of the Fourth Quarter Dave Gillis, Physics and Pre-Calculus Teacher

Faculty of the Second Quarter Kim Cramer, English 10 and Drama Teacher

Team of the Third Quarter Night Crew—Eddie Long, Danette Steele, Tom Riley, Michael O’Meara

Mentor of the Fourth Quarter Mary Gamache, College Counselor

Employee of the Second Quarter Aimee Connors, Cadet Life Supervisor

Faculty of the Third Quarter Michael DeMato, Chorus Director and Assistant Band Director

Team of the Second Quarter Parents’ Association

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Team of the Fourth Quarter Maintenance Employee of the Fourth Quarter Cynthia Doyne, Food Service

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Gus Stokes Retires

Beloved teacher taught ESL and coached softball and golf during 15-year tenure When a fire took down the majority of Sonner-Payne Hall in the fall of 1995, a lot of juggling occurred. The boys, who had lost their dorm in the fire, were moved to the Super 8 in town. Continuity of discipline was a challenge. Add to that the fact that there were international students whose English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher left around the same time period, and Academic Dean Craig Porter had a problem.

So Porter called Claude “Gus” Stokes, a 1965 graduate of R-MA, to see if he would finish the school year. Stokes had spent time as a volunteer teacher of ESL in the Peace Corps after graduating from college, and he quickly agreed to help out his alma mater.

“After the first year, Dean Porter asked if I wanted to stay on,” recalled Stokes. The year had been chaotic, and Stokes decided that he did want to continue on, to see if he could help R-MA become a better school.

Now, 15 years later, as Stokes retires from R-MA, he can feel good about what he accomplished during his time here. “Dean Porter asked me what we needed, and we added ESL teachers, which helped the program a lot,” he said. “At the apex, Ms. Fox, Mrs. Knight, Ms. Mustain and I all had four or five classes of ESL every day.”

However, it wasn’t the program’s progress, but rather Stokes’ love for the international students that kept him at R-MA for so long.

“Being with international students makes it easier for me to teach,” he said. “They typically have a strong family foundation, are wellmannered, respectful, and they’re here to study. They want to study, they want to excel. They appreciate that their parents are spending

money for their future, and they’re not going to waste it. International kids—I love them.”

“Mr. Stokes is very generous to us, always encouraging us to do things right. He encouraged me to do anything,” said Qinyi Li ’12, who had Mr. Stokes as a mentor. “If we have a problem, he helps us every time. He is kind of like my family. He gives me that feeling of family. He cares about us a lot.”

“Gus Stokes loved Randolph-Macon Academy,” commented Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood, president of R-MA. “He was an exceptional teacher and loved his work with our international students. He made their time at R-MA a highlight of their life.”

Many alumni/ae will also remember Stokes as their coach. A former general manager of the Clinton Giants, he enjoyed coaching both softball and golf for a number of years. But when the golf season moved to the spring, it was softball that lost its longtime coach.

Stokes moves on with a plethora of great memories to accompany him—the construction of Stan Fulton Hall, the golf team winning the regular season DAC golf championship in 2005, his mentoring group all making President’s and Dean’s Lists, winning the Lyle C. McFall Coaching Award, and being one of the teachers of Shanshan Qi ’02, who went from ESL I when she began at R-MA to valedictorian at graduation.

“It has been 15 years in which each day was new, different, and exciting,” said Stokes. “I feel blessed to have been with wonderful students and dedicated teachers.”

Dick Widell Bids Classroom Farewell Chemistry teacher spent 43 years in the classroom

Some people get into teaching because it’s a pathway to administration. Not Dick Widell. The idea of being a principal never held any appeal to him.

“The interaction with the kids is what I love the most,” he said.

“Early on in my career, I had people ask why I didn’t want to be principal. The answer was easy. There’s no kids.

The interaction with the kids is what makes it all worth it.”

If Widell’s words weren’t proof enough, his track record is. After 38 years in public school—34 of which were spent at Daniel Morgan Middle School—Widell came to R-MA for another five years before finally retiring in June 2011.

“I was a little afraid of high school,” he admitted of coming to R-MA. “I hadn’t taught it before. Mitch [Hubbard, R-MA science department chairperson] convinced me to try it, and the challenge of it kept me going for another five years here.”

And his students at R-MA loved him just as much as his middle school students had. “Mr. Widell has an excellent sense of humor,” said James Marion ’11. “His ability to brighten my day is uncanny.”

“Even when it was the worst day ever he never failed to make his students smile,” agreed John Christoph ’12.

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“He’s very thorough,” Matt Spearman ’12 said when asked what made Widell such a good teacher. “He really takes the time to teach and practice. He’s very encouraging and maintains a positive outlook.”

“He makes chemistry seem intuitive,” Christoph added.

After 43 years in the classroom, Widell now gets to enjoy some of the fruits of his labor nearly every time he steps into a public place. “People come up to me all the time asking, ‘Are you Mr. Widell?’” he said. “‘I had so much fun in your class!’”

His talent was recognized by his colleagues as well. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with [Widell] in two different schools (public and private) spanning 10 years of teaching, and Dick has never been anything but a great teaching partner,” said Hubbard. “Always willing to find ways to improve his teaching, always willing to listen to new ideas and incorporate them, and always with a flair for humor. Dick is popular with his students because he makes them laugh while guiding them through a demanding curriculum. They learn almost without knowing they’re learning. In all those years I’ve taught with Dick, he never lost either his sense of humor or his positive attitude. There’s only one Dick Widell, and I’m proud to call him my colleague and friend.”

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Homecoming 2011

Class Notes

Have an update to share with us? Send it to abrander@rma.edu or go online to www.rma.edu/alumni-updates.

Please note all of these Class Notes apppeared first in the e-newsletter, the Dome Dispatch. If you are not receiving the Dome Dispatch and would like to be added to the distribution list, please e-mail abrander@rma.edu.

James M. “Jerry” John ‘47 was very busy over his 42 years of ministerial service as a pastor in local churches across Virginia. He is also the founder of Industrial and Commercial Ministries which trains, places and supervises volunteer chaplains in a wide variety of workplace settings. Later, he founded two churches in southern Russia: Stavropol and Pyatigorsk. Now, he is the author of a children’s book, Grandpa’s Little White Truck. This was released by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, which also will release another of his children’s books, Fee the Flea, in December 2011.

His devotional book Great Living: Every Day a Victory will be released in November 2011. These books are available at major book stores. For a listing of his scheduled book signings, you can keep up with him here: https:// sites.google.com/site/jerryjohn129/.

Ben F. Oswald ‘53 published his second novel, Flood: A Saga, in 2009. In 2010, both Five Women in Black and The Footpath were published. The Footpath is still being distributed to ebook outlets.

Currently, he is working on his fifth and sixth novels, The Rental, scheduled for publication this month, and Vinni’s Bed, which is still in draft. He also wants to share that he and his wife Cindy now have two great-grandsons.

Frank M. Markham ‘59 reported that on April 1, 2011 he became the grandfather of a baby girl named Ryland Grace Markham.

Lucien K. Von Schilling ‘60 finally got out of uniform after four years at R-MA, four years at VMI, and twenty years in the Army (with twenty-five months of combat time). After two years of Class Notes continued on next page

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Friday, October 14, 2011 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration First stop when you arrive on campus: Pick up your Homecoming packet, complete on-site registration, purchase old yearbooks (limited quantities) and get up-to-date schedules.

Sonner-Payne Cross Hall

1 p.m.

Keynote Speaker: Healthy Eating and Living Dr. Tim Harlan, R-MA Trustee from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and nationally acclaimed author of It’s Heartly Fare, Hand on Heart, and most recently Just Tell Me What To Eat!, discusses healthy eating and living for all ages. Dr. Harlan shows us how to make healthy and delicious food choices—the key to a healthy lifestyle at any age. Learn what foods will add value and energy to your daily life.

2 p.m

Stan Fulton Hall, Room 211

Service Before Self Dr. Chuck Swaim ’77, Alumni Association President and Campus Dean for the Goochland Campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, discusses what it means to be involved with your alma mater. Explore volunteer roles and responsibilities within the Academy and the Alumni Association as well as how to stay involved even with a busy schedule. Learn about tools that will help you reconnect with your classmates and start planning for future reunions.

Stan Fulton Hall, Room 211

3 p.m.

The State of R-MA

Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood, President of Randolph-Macon Academy, provides an inside update of key components of the Academy’s health. This includes his personal assessment of the student curriculum, faculty, facilities, and financials.

You will find his personal comments interesting and encouraging. Please join us!

Stan Fulton Hall, Room 211

4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Donor Recognition Reception

By Invitation Only

The R-MA Board of Trustees thanks those members of the R-MA community who have donated $250 or more to the Annual Fund in the past and current fiscal years.

Stan Fulton Hall Atrium

7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Welcome Back Dinner* The Academy invites you to an evening of live jazz music and dining as we reacquaint ourselves with classmates and friends. Join us as we recognize reunion class accomplishments.

North Warren County Fire Hall

For more information or to register online, visit www.rma.edu/Homecoming.

Questions? Contact Ann Brander ’02 at 540-636-5343 or abrander@rma.edu.

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civilian life, he was recruited by one of his former generals to work for the Operations Division at the National Headquarters of the Army National Guard. There, he was awarded the Navy’s Civilian Meritorious Service Medal for helping them conduct classified operations around the world for another agency and in so doing, allowed them to save $100 million.

Saturday, October 15, 2011 8 a.m.

Class of 1961: A Special Breakfast for the 50th Reunion Class General and Mrs. Hobgood invite the Class of 1961 to join them as they host a breakfast in your honor.

Holiday Inn & Suites, Madison/Monroe Room

8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Registration

Sonner-Payne Cross Hall

10 a.m.

Flag Ceremony and Memorial Service

10:45 a.m.

In front of Melton Gymnasium

Homecoming Parade

Beginning in front of Melton Gymnasium and marching to Riddick Field (Football Field)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration 11:30 a.m.

Sonner-Payne Cross Hall

Alumni Association Meeting and Luncheon** All alumni and guests are welcome to attend the Alumni Association General Meeting and seated luncheon. Join in the celebration of alumni recognized for special achievements.

Turner Hall Dining Room

1 p.m.

Middle School Information Session Join Derrick Leasure, Middle School Principal, for an overview of the Middle School facilities, faculty, curriculum, and culture.

Mast Hall

1 p.m.

Dedication Ceremony Information and location will be provided at registration.

2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Registration Continues R-MA clothing and other items will be on sale, sponsored by the Alumni Association. Snacks are available at the concession stand operated by the Parents’ Association.

Riddick Field (Football Field)

2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Homecoming Football Game Come root for the Yellow Jackets as they face off against Hargrave Military Academy!

Riddick Field 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Class of 2001 Pick-up Softball Game Contact Kayleen Hebeler (kayheb3pj@aol.com) for more information. Warren County Park, R. E. Mason Field

5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Alumni/ae Celebration*

Everyone is invited to socialize while enjoying cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres in a spacious banquet room.

Holiday Inn & Suites, Presidential Ballroom

Times Vary

Reunion Class Dinners It’s all about your Class tonight: dining, reminiscing, catching up, reconnecting, and coming together again! Contact your class agent or go online at www.rma. edu/Homecoming.

Jeb Hockman ‘69 is the manager of Member and Public Relations at Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives in Glen Allen, VA. He was presented with the Virginia Agribusiness Council’s 2011 Special Recognition Award. Council President Donna Pugh Johnson made the presentation to Hockman on March 2 during the Virginia Cooperative Council’s Annual Meeting at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, VA. Mark A. Jennings ‘76 has deployed to Herat, Afghanistan where he will be flying Black Hawk helicopters on medical evacuation missions.

Previously, Mark served a year in Iraq where he was awarded the Bronze Star.

Paul A. Zedalis ‘81 returned from his third deployment to Iraq on January 3rd and took over as the 1st Infantry Division’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion on February 25th as their new command Sergeant Major.

They are anticipating a deployment to Afghanistan next year.

Jasmine L. Harris ‘89 recently switched careers to become a Merchant Marine. She is starting at the entrylevel job of deckhand and looking forward to working her way up the “Hawsepipe” to become a Captain.

John P. Williams ‘89 is currently in the United States Marine Corps.

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of Master Sergeant (E-8). He recently celebrated his 14th Anniversary to his “wonderful wife and love of his life.”

Teresa (Baguio) Warnke ‘98 and her husband Wes welcomed their first child, Kai Steven Warnke, on March 1, 2011.

Larissa (Woloshyn) Hansen ‘00 and her husband Mike introduced 7lb. 5oz.

Catherine Maria Hansen to the world on February 27, 2011.

Alex von der Linden ‘02 was recently in touch to let us know that he is currently stationed with Apache Troop, 3-4 Cavalry Squadron, and is deployed at Shinwar in Afghanistan.

Brandon Thompson ‘02 finished working in the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan in December. He recently received his Cambridge CELTA TEFL certification to teach English as a second or other language. He’s currently teaching English in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Brandon Wilkins ‘03 is currently on a training deployment for the Marine Corps at Fallon, Nevada.

Courtney Richmond ‘06 was one of the fifteen volunteers from Armstrong Atlantic State University in the Extreme Makeover Home Edition Savannah which aired January 16th.

One Man Can Make a Difference Irving “Lew” Jones graduated from Randolph-Macon Academy in 1959, after spending two years at the boarding school.

After graduating, he went on to attend Washington & Lee University, but he found himself not quite ready to buckle down and study. And so he took a break and enlisted in the Navy for four years. It was an adventure that would plant a seed.

“While I was in the Navy, I went to some places that were very poor. I thought I would like to help somehow, but didn’t know exactly how I would do that,” he said.

The images of those in need stayed with him even after he returned to Washington & Lee in 1966.

Then, shortly before Jones graduated in 1968, representatives of the Peace Corps came to visit the campus, recruiting people to go to Fiji. This, he realized, was what he had been looking for.

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Matthew Graves ‘06 graduated from Clemson University in December with honors and just began his first year of law school at Florida Coastal School of Law. He will also be pursuing his MBA in a joint program with Jacksonville University, which will begin next fall.

Brian E. Dolinar ‘07 received a bachelor’s degree in economics and German from Hampden-Sydney College.

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Lyle W. Crook ‘07 recently finished an internship with Sans & Associates, a small contracting company for the Department of Defense. He’s planning to go back and work with them as a Financial Analyst after completing his last semester at Virginia Tech.

Jones applied and was accepted to work for a Peace Corps cooperative in Fiji. He underwent language training to learn Fijian and was deployed to Suva, the capital of Fiji, with 30 other workers. From there they were disbursed into other towns, villages, and even other islands in Fiji. Jones was assigned to Vanua Levu, where he spent nine months working under a cooperative department. He then transferred to a smaller island, where the cooperative worked to extract and market copra, which is dried coconut meat.

According to Jones, being at R-MA had taught him how to slow down, be patient, and persevere. Those were traits that served him well during his time in Fiji, and after a while, Fiji felt like home.

“After my first two years, I didn’t feel like leaving,” Jones said. He moved on to training Fijians in the English language,

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Lucky in Life?

Or Maybe Just That Good...

John G. Alston has deep roots in Georgia, and even in a simple phone interview, his genteel, humble Southern nature is evident as a pleasant drawl comes across the line, describing his life’s accomplishments—which would be amazing by many people’s standards--as “lucky.”

Alston came to R-MA in the eighth grade and spent five years here, when there were no female cadets and the military program was part of the National Defense Cadet Corps. As it was with many students at the time, Alston’s first choice would have been to be back home in Atlanta with his family and friends, but in hindsight he admits, “I was probably better off in Front Royal.”

“It taught me to be on my own and gave me a good education going into college,” he says. “It taught me some discipline, which I needed.”

Alston graduated in 1961 and went on to the University of Georgia, where he met his future wife, Gayle, who was from Tampa, FL. By the time he graduated from the University of Georgia in 1965, they were married, but three months later he was drafted into the Army. He eventually attended Officer Training School, then spent a year in Vietnam.

Alston received an honorable discharge in late 1969, and found himself with no real marketable skills. “I went and hunted up a job in real estate,” he says. “It was good fortune to have that job at that time in Georgia.”

He had a good run with real estate sales, so much so that he and a partner broke away to form their own real estate agency. Even when things began to go downhill in the real estate market, they continued to thrive because two of their top clients were developers who were building apartments, which were coming into even more demand as the economy slowed.

“Still, we were living deal to deal, and my wife and I got tired of living that lifestyle,” he says. “So I started looking for a business that had inventory, personnel, sales mechanism and people demanding the product.”

In 1977, Alston came across a small roofing products distribution company whose owner was anxious to sell. “It sort of fell into my lap,” he says. “We met and hit it off.

He was willing to take his salary and split it with me for six months so he could explain the ropes and how he’d been doing business.

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Even though that’s not how we ended up running it, it made for a smooth transition.”

The company became JGA Corporation.

When Alston bought it, the business was bringing in an annual revenue of $800,000.

Under his guidance, the company grew continuously. By the time he sold it to Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. in 2004, JGA was reporting a revenue of $100 million each year.

“Fifty to sixty percent of it is luck and the balance of it is good people that you hire,” Alston says of his successful venture. “Almost every key position I filled in those 30 years are still with the company. They were good from the beginning and they moved up. We were in an excellent business at an excellent time. Business was greatly successful, so I think they saw themselves as successful, and that made me successful.”

Alston has sat on the board of various non-profit and for-profit organizations over the years. He currently chairs two charitable foundations—the Goddard Foundation, which is a family foundation that focuses on various charitable themes each year ranging from the environment to education, and the Carmical Foundation , which primarily funds projects at the University of Georgia and other college education initiatives. Both foundations concentrate on areas within Georgia, with a few exceptions.

When asked what advice he would give today’s R-MA graduates, Alston replies, “Get serious in your thoughts before moving onto the next level. I didn’t get serious early enough and I missed some opportunities. You have to go to college with a serious outlook to survive and thrive and get that advantage.

The job market now dictates you have to be more serious.”

Although Alston feels he didn’t get serious early enough in college and “missed some opportunities,” it is clear that he found success anyway, both in business and at home. He and Gayle have been married for 46 years now, and have three children and six grandchildren.

“It’s been a highlight,” he says of his family. “I was lucky to find the right person at the right time, and she [Gayle] has stood by me in all our trials and tribulations over the years.”

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Mario N. Scott ‘07 was recently interviewed by the newsleader.com upon his graduation from VMI. Michael S. Beloff ‘07 graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington.

D.J. Soults ‘08 was selected in November to be a Systems Engineering Co-Op student within the Commercial Avionics Systems at Rockwell Collins.

He will be in Cedar Rapids from January through August. He started on January 4th and says, “So far it’s been a great experience!” He’s currently a junior at Indiana State University working on his Aerospace Engineering degree.

Josh Norris ‘10 visited campus on June 14th after finishing a year at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School. He returned to West Point this summer to start his freshman year.

Victoria Daniels ‘10 is working with Weichert Realtors in Warrenton, VA with her mother. She has been working as an assistant for the past year and a half and just recently received her real estate license. She has also been taking on-line classes at Liberty University and plans to continue her education.

Your Annual Fund Gifts at Work

Mitch Hubbard, science department chair, explains how to do a dissection to his students. Annual Fund dollars support the science labs at R-MA.

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“Difference,” continued from page 26 then eventually took over a vacated position in another co-op. His job in that area was finished in 1973, when he turned his work over to a Fijian (which was the goal of the Peace Corps), and returned home to the U.S. “I didn’t know what to do with myself,” he said of his return to Virginia. “I guess they call it reverse cultural shock.”

Eventually he settled on running a motel, where he met his soon-to-be wife.

They remained in that business until 1980, eventually deciding it was not going to provide the future they had envisioned. Jones moved onto a position at Surrey Nuclear Power Plant, where he worked in operations for the next 25 years, but Fiji was never far from his mind. It had made too strong an impact to be forgotten. Jones was able to stay in touch with many of the families who had hosted him during his time in Fiji, and he and his wife went on a three-and-a-half week trip to Fiji in 1990. During that trip, he was able to see many “old” friends.

Jones also became part of an organ-

ization called Friends of Fiji, which is for people who have been to Fiji as part of the Peace Corps or are in some other way connected to Fiji. One of the things they do is put former volunteers in touch with each other and with new volunteers. In January 2011, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, someone came up with the idea of returning not just for a reunion, but to do some mission work as well. After giving it some thought, Jones realized this was something he really wanted to do.

The group of 30, some returning to Fiji and others family members who had never been there before, arrived on June 21, 2011.

They stayed in the capital of Suva and went out to villages from there. Jones’ group was assigned to putting an extension on a house that had only footings and a frame when they arrived.

“There were two Fijian carpenters there, and the first day we had a storm, like a nor’easter,” he said. “The lead carpenter said, ‘I can’t ask you to work in this, so go

ahead and do what you think you need to do.’

Within five minutes, everyone was out there.

We got soaked, but it was great. Whenever someone wanted to take a break, someone was there to relieve them. There were no egos. We were just trying to get the work done.”

After finishing the work on July 1st, Jones was able to travel about Fiji again and stay with his various friends, including his best friend, with whom he was marooned on an island for a month during his 1968-1973 tour in the Peace Corps.

Jones can now look back at his life and see defining events that shaped who he became. “When I got ready to go into the Peace Corps, I thought I was getting out of my comfort zone, I thought, ‘I can’t do it….’

I was having negative thoughts. I decided to push those negative thoughts out. I knew if I didn’t do it now, I wouldn’t do it.” Now he is glad he did. “Going into the Peace Corps changed my life,” he said, “[just as] going to Randolph-Macon changed my life.”

Final Farewell We bid a fond farewell to members of the R-MA family who have passed away. We have received notice of their passing within the last few months. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, and their memories remain with us always.

Thomas C. Iden ‘37 (April 2, 2011)

William H. Barney ‘39 (February 21, 2011)

Frank L. Cowles ‘46 (January 15, 2010)

Ralph L. Haga ‘47 (May 6, 2011)

John “Jack Taylor ‘48 (January 16, 2011)

Strother “Buz” Hart ‘50 (March 30, 2011)

Horace B. Cowell ‘51 (February 3, 2011)

Zimmerman Jackson ‘53 (July 27, 2010)

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Frank Pennington ‘54 (October 8, 2007)

John A. Slater ‘57 (May 18, 2011)

Wayne C. Nemith ‘65 (March 23, 2011)

Charles Weir ‘69 (November 18, 2005)

Selden H. Garnett ‘70 (March 20, 2011)

Martin F. Augherton ‘75 (May 5, 2011)

Robert C. Baker ‘90 (August 8, 2010)

Remembering Bennett Boulden’51 Randolph-Macon Academy sadly said farewell to A. Bennett Boulden, Jr. Class of 1951 on July 1, 2011. Bennett was very involved with his class and a loyal supporter of the Academy. Bennett and his wife Mimi lived in Stuart, Florida for the past 21 years after a moving from Salisbury, Maryland. He was the owner of Boulden’s Marina in Ocean City, MD and Bennett Boulden Real Estate in Salisbury. Bennett was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mimi Fairchild Boulden of Stuart; sons, Robert Bennett Boulden of Orlando, FL and Bruce Fairchild Boulden of Liberty, NC; and three grandchildren including Alec ‘06 and Brock ‘02. He was preceded in death by his son, William Wade Boulden. The family established a scholarship endowment fund in 2006 and generously asked friends from around the country to remember Bennett by making memorial donations to the Boulden Family Scholarship Fund at Randolph-Macon Academy.

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Priorities

By Kittie Callaghan Abell, CFRE, VP of Development My family and I moved to Front Royal in January and while my colleagues assured me that it was a mild winter, the need for a large bucket of sand to melt the ice and a good sturdy snow shovel was a bit of a shock after 20 years in the Atlanta, Georgia area. And although I have worked or been a parent at several day schools, the depth of involvement by all members of our community and nonstop activity at Randolph-Macon Academy is inspiring.

I like to ask alumni, parents and students what brought them to Randolph-Macon Academy. My unscientific survey has revealed a transition over the decades. Many of our more senior alumni tell me that their Methodist Minister decided they should attend RandolphMacon Academy or that they followed a family tradition or they were sent to R-MA to learn discipline. The more recent era of families and graduates tell of a search for strong academics, small classes, excellent teachers, structure, leadership opportunities, a sense of community, and yes, discipline. The added allure of Air Force Junior ROTC, a one-of-a-kind flight program and mentoring to attain coveted appointments to any United States Military Academy attracts top-notch students from across the country and around the world.

Many alumni tell me that Randolph-Macon Academy retains the strong foundation of leadership and character formation they cherish and yet they see a transformation. That is a tremendous compliment!

The Randolph-Macon Academy of today is an academically challenging, college-prep school with one of the finest Air Force Junior ROTC programs in the country. For that we are proud, but how did this transition happen?

First, the Academy has been and is blessed with visionary leaders and accomplished faculty. Second, Randolph-Macon Academy is given: time, talent and treasure by alumni; parents and grandparents

(current and past); dedicated faculty, staff and trustees; and a cross section of individuals who make Randolph-Macon Academy’s cadets their priority.

We are asked regularly by supporters: how has Randolph-Macon Academy fared through globally difficult economic times, and how does the Academy which is a non-profit organization manage on a balanced budget? The answer to both questions is very carefully and thoughtfully. The Academy’s leadership, spearheaded by Chief Financial Officer Joan Burke is vigilant in guaranteeing that our

cadets have the resources needed to succeed as students; that all spending is mission essential, which means we look at the impact on cadets; and that we are good stewards of donations and endowment monies. You will notice few frills on the Randolph-Macon campus.

Instead we have well maintained facilities, healthy food, well-trained and accomplished faculty, everything that the cadets need to be successful.

Income to Randolph-Macon Academy is from the various sources shown in the above chart, “R-MA Revenue for Operations.”

Do we plan for a time when we will renovate and build new buildings, and increase the school endowment? Absolutely! continued on next page

Congratulations to the Class of 2011 for their record-setting participation in the Senior Class Gift and Annual Fund campaign!

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Randolph-Macon Academy takes on those projects as funding becomes available, we do not borrow to build. We look forward to speaking with many of you in the near future about how capital projects can happen. But for the 2011-2012 school year we are concentrating on the Annual Fund and special projects. As you can see from the “Revenue for Operations” chart on page 29, 9% of the school’s operating budget comes from charitable gifts to the Academy.

So how did Randolph-Macon Academy spend Annual Fund contributions last year? Take a look at the above chart. As you can see, donations are spent throughout the Academy and every donation is important to the success of the cadets. We are asking every member of our community to give to the Annual Fund this year and every year.

Just as you give to your place of worship and other favorite charities, Randolph-Macon Academy deserves your support. Please join me in making a gift to the 2011-2012 Annual Fund in support of Randolph-Macon Academy.

I hope you will visit us soon on the hill or invite us to visit with you in your home or business. The development staff travels throughout the year to supporters around the country and we look forward to getting to know you.

Thank you for all you do to help the cadets of Randolph-Macon Academy. They are worthy of your support.

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Hampton Roads Alumni Chapter Summer Gathering The Hampton Roads Alumni Chapter gathered at the home of Angelica and Henry Light ’58 on July 17, 2011. The alumni, parents, past parents, and students, as well as several R-MA representatives, enjoyed food and fellowship.

During the gathering, the group heard from Dave Zobel, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia. This organization has been key in nominating potential recipients of the 2011-12 Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation Scholarship to R-MA; one of their nominees was selected to receive the scholarship and begins eighth grade at R-MA this fall.

The group also heard from Trevor Illman ’12, who shared about his activities at R-MA, and from R-MA President Maj Gen Henry M. Hobgood, USAF Ret.

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2010-11 Honor Roll of Donors: Thank You! 7/1/2010-6/30/2011

The individuals listed in bold supported the Annual Fund with an unrestricted gift between 7/1/2010 and 6/30/2011, which provides 5.5% of the Academy’s annual operating budget. Thank you! (Please note that this list includes only cash or stock gifts.) An asterisk (*) indicates a member of the R-MA family who passed away during the same time period.

The Chairman’s Circle ($100,000+) Mr. Stanley E. Fulton ‘49

The President’s Circle ($50,000.00+)

Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church

The Academy Circle ($25,000.00+)

Mr. and Mrs. Harlan R. Crow ‘68 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Mathias ‘54 The Patricia and Douglas Perry Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William G. Thomas ‘57

Corps of Cadets Club ($10,000.00+)

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Blair Dolinar Mr. and Mrs. C. Spencer Godfrey ‘54 Major General and Mrs. Henry M. Hobgood, USAF, Retired Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Light ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Perry ‘66 Ms. Louise Pinckernell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Silek, Jr. ‘77 Mr. Marshall Wallach

Black & Gold Club ($5,000.00+)

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Alston ‘61 Mr. Harry G. Austin, III ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Bogart Mrs. Suzanne M. Broyhill Class of 1956 Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Frisbie ‘58 The John Huland Carmical Foundation Mr. William R. Johnston Mr. Yongmin Kim and Ms. Sun Seok Mrs. Mary F. Luck Mary & Daniel Loughran Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David W. Moore, Sr. ‘53 Mr. Herbert N. Morgan Mr. Alonzo A. Neese, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Nussey Sr. ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. M. Poulson ‘56 Mr. William A. Rockwell Mr. Chris Rogers ‘59 Mr. Joel W. Shankle ‘51 31 The Sabre  Summer/Fall 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Silek ‘78 Vice Admiral and Mrs. John D. Stufflebeem, USN, Retired ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Wynne

Commandants Club ($2,500.00+)

Mr. and Mrs. Eric D. Anderson ‘88 Anonymous Mr. Dallas O. Berry ‘59 Central Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Franklin ‘58 Dr. Timothy S. Harlan Mr. and Mrs. John Hitchings Industrial Oil Tank Service Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Conrad E. Koneczny ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. George L. McIntyre, Jr. ‘69 Col and Mrs. Ronald G. McManus, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Moriarty, Jr. ‘49 Mrs. Jean Neese Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nicodemus ‘57 Quarles Energy Services Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ratcliffe ‘58 Col and Mrs. Gary Sadler, USAF, Retired Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Swaim ‘77 Wells Fargo Social Responsibility Group Winchester District United Methodist Church

VA 91st Club - ($1,000.00+)

Mr. and Ms. Lyle Alexander The Allstate Foundation Anonymous BB&T Charitable Foundation Mr. Dale W. Becker ‘47 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Bell ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Bendell, III ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Benson ‘51 General and Mrs. Walter E. Boomer ‘56, USMC, Ret. * Mr. A. Bennett Boulden, Jr. ‘51 Mrs. Mimi Boulden Mr. Thomas B. Bradley and Ms. Judith R. Starr Mr. and Mrs. Douglas V. Bralley ‘38 Chief Master Sergeant and Mrs. Norman G. Brander, USAF, Retired Mr. and Mrs. Herbert O. Brown ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. James P. Burke ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Carothers, Jr. ‘55 Mr. Glenn Carrington Mr. Benjamin L. Chapman Dr. and Mrs. William K. Collins ‘50 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Cornwell ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. S. Russell Cotton, Jr. ‘57

Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Cowper ‘70 Mrs. Ruth Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. H. Allen Curran Mr. Rodney E. Deane, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dodd ‘61 Dominion Foundation Mr. Thomas M. Dozier ‘59 Mrs. Louise K. Eastham Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Fulton ‘49 Col and Lt Col Douglas R. Huthwaite, USA, Retired ‘69 Mr. D. Watt Jones, Jr. ‘61 Mr. I. Lewis Jones, III ‘59 Ms. Lucy H. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Sean Knick Lantz Construction Co. of Winchester, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Lawrence ‘87 Mr. William G. Lawrence, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Marlow Mr. and Mrs. Bradley G. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Burley M. Medlin, Sr. ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Quentin J. Meng Mr. and Mrs. Don G. Metz ‘72 Col and Mrs. Ivan G. Mieth, USAF, Retired Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Morris, VIII ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Gene W. Mullinix ‘58 Ms. Pamela Myers * Mr. Jon P. O’Donnell ‘49 R-MA Parents’ Association The R. Edwin and Winsome S. Brown Foundation Mr. Keith D. Ramundo Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Shankle ‘76 Reverend Lee B. Sheaffer, Jr. Mr. Bryant O. Smith, Jr. ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Spear Mr. and Mrs. John Stanwich Ms. Virginia Thomas Thomson Mrs. Barbara S. Trenis The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Virginia Beach United Methodist Church Mr. John C. Young

Flight School - ($500.00+) Dr. Sandra Todd-Atkinson and Mr. Tuck Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Bartlett Dr. Kathleen A. Bassford Mr. and Mrs. A. Gray Blanton ‘65 Mr. Osborne L. Brockman ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Trey Brouwer ‘87 Mr. Malcolm E. D. Brown ‘65 Reverend Jonathan Bunker and Dr. Susan Gawalt

development Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Camp Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Carson, Jr. ‘49 Dr. Pia and Dr. John S. Crandell Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Dade Mr. and Mrs. Rex E. Dalrymple Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Dalrymple Mr. and Mrs. D. Thomas Davis ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Rene C. Ellis ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fisher ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Fort, Jr. ‘70 Mrs. Sara B. Gallagher Mr. Byron C. Gayle, Jr. ‘50 Ms. Teresa S. Gins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray The Greater Washington Consulting LLC Mr. John R. Hall ‘68 Mr. Richard B. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Henry Jr. Mr. Frank T. Humphrey ‘66 Jobin Realty Dr. Ralph W. Johnson ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry Jones Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kelley ‘52 Mr. William R. Light, Jr. ‘56 General and Mrs. John M. Loh Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Melkerson Mrs. Kathryn C. Morris Major David B. Novy ‘92 Mr. John Papp Mr. Andrew Park and Mrs. Cecilia Kim-Park Col Kenneth W. Pastore ‘58 and Lt Col Barbara McGolgan-Pastore Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peterman, Jr. Ms. Deborah Pflieger Col and Mrs. Kenneth R. Pierce, Jr. ‘58 Mr. J. Craig Porter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price, Jr. ‘55 Ms. Virginia E. Raney Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association Mr. G. Edwin Richards Dr. and Mrs. John T. Rogers ‘45 Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Scott ‘47 Ms. Susanne I. Shaw and Mr. Robert F. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. David M. Smith ‘70 Mr. Edward C. Stevens ‘50 Dr. and Mrs. L. John Turner ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Casey Usmani Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Varanko, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vaughan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Adalbert von Gontard, III Mr. and Mrs. Peter V. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Earle R. Ware, II ‘53 Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Waring ‘60 Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Dr. William C. Wetsel ‘66 and Dr. Sheila Collins Mr. and Mrs. F. Dixon Whitworth, Jr. ‘62 Captain and Mrs. James L. Williams, USN, Retired ‘56

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The National Honor Society took a trip to Hands to Create this year for a community service project. They painted bowls that were then auctioned off, with the proceeds going to the local homeless shelter.

Dr. and Mrs. Koffi Yao Captain Elise Young and Ms. Angela Powell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zyontz

The Sabre Circle - ($250.00+)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Abell Col Billy W. Antley, Jr., USA, Retired Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Barker ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W. Baumgardner Mrs. Sandra M. Beane Dr. and Mrs. William T. Bersing ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Kent R. Blyler ‘61 Ms. Ann B. Brander ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Brightman ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Carroll, Jr. ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Cash, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Gustave E. Chew, Jr. ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen N. Churchill ‘88 Dr. Walter E. Colon ‘59 Mr. J. Denny Compton ‘30 Mr. Arnold J. Croddy Jr. Mr. Robert W. Croddy ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Neal Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Dodson Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. Robert H. Downer, Jr. ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. John Dullahan Ms. Naomi Earp Falcons Landing Mr. William S. Flowers ‘72 Mr. Edward R. Golob, Jr. ‘65 Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Hadeed ‘84 Dr. and Mrs. C. Reginald Hall, Jr. ‘54 Halliburton Political Action Committee Mr. Rowland F. Hill, IV ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Holladay, III ‘54 Mr. David R. Hull, Jr. ‘48 Mr. William A. James ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Kellam ‘62 Mr. Alvin E. Kitchen Mr. and Mrs. William G. Lawrence, III ‘83

Mr. Parker A. Lee ‘51 and Mrs. Paulita Z. Gilmore-Lee Mr. and Mrs. W. Revell Lewis, III ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Luck, Jr. ‘57 Mr. George S. Lux, Jr. ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lyles, III ‘65 Main Street Book Company Mr. R. K. McDaniel ‘07 Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. McLaughlin, Jr. ‘57 Ms. Christine L. Meyer Ms. Cynthia Michael Mr. William T. Moffett ‘54 Ms. Nancy Murphy, Esquire Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Nalls, Jr. ‘56 Mr. William C. Nelson, Jr. ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Orgain, IV ‘61 Papa John’s Pizza Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Paris, III ‘57 Pembroke Family Dental Care Dr. and Mrs. Manuel A. Peregrino Mr. and Mrs. John P. Pittman ‘52 General David Puster ‘75 Reverend and Mrs. Henry B. Rehder, II ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Rodney Royal Cinemas Royal Family Bowling Center Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Royals, III ‘70 Dr. and Mrs. Cary L. Savage, Jr. ‘72 Mr. Foy J. Shaw, Jr. ‘55 Mr. Walter O. Smith, III ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Strother, Jr. ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Gale E. Swafford ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Swann ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Lennie L. Swanson, Jr. ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Thompson, Jr. ‘50 Mr. Edward F. J. Tolzman, Jr. ‘48 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Voellm Mr. and Mrs. John S. M. Wayland ‘48 Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Mr. and Mrs. James C. Whitehurst, Jr. ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. George K. Williams Williams Brothers Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wornom ‘60

development The Bayonet Club - ($100.00+) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams Mr. and Mrs. David B. Allen ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Allen Col Kenneth J. Alnwick Alnwick Design Group Ltd. Mrs. Priscilla O. Ambrose Mr. A. Roy Anderson ‘70 Anonymous (2) Anonymous Mr. James D. Austin ‘79 Ms. Melissa Austin Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Bajer Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Barr, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie W. Barrow ‘53 Ms. Deborah Best Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Birckner Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Birckner ‘73 B-K Office Supply Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Boakye Dr. and Mrs. John C. Boggs, Jr. ‘45 Mr. Jon N. Bolling ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Boulden Mrs. Beverly J. Broadbent Casper Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Buford, Jr. ‘52 Mr. William J. Bundick ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. William T. Burch, Jr. ‘67 Lt Col Donald E. Callaghan, USAF, Ret. First Sergeant and Mrs. Anthony E. Cerella Mr. and Mrs. C. Carl Chandler Commander Pierre N. Charbonnet ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Chatfield ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Chenery, Jr. ‘46 Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Christoph Mr. and Mrs. William B. Clark, Jr. ‘61 Dr. and Mrs. John P. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. A. Downer Clore, Sr. ‘59 Col and Mrs. Charles V. Corder, Jr. ‘53 Dr. and Mrs. C. Byrd Courtney, Jr. ‘53 Mr. John T. Cox ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Crawford Mr. James W. Curl, Jr. ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Currin ‘68 Daily Grind - Main Street Mr. H. Edward Dickerhoof Ms. Linda A. Dickerhoof ‘94 Dr. H. M. Dixon ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Docherty Mrs. Kimi J. Docherty Mr. Paul M. Dodsworth ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Eberhart, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Edgren ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Faley Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan G. Feldstein ‘59 Mr. Barry T. Fenn ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell J. Fitchett, Jr. ‘57 Mr. S. Sutton Flythe, Jr. ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley O. Forbes, Sr. ‘60 Mrs. Betty Forline Mr. and Mrs. George E. French Mr. Rex A. Friedman ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. L. Thomas Garner, Jr. ‘70 Col and Mrs. Walter Gaylord

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The flag corps heads down to the parade field during the Final Parade.

Mrs. Bertha M. Gifford Ms. Elisabeth C Gnugnoli ‘01 Mr. Henry C. Green ‘37 Mr. Fred R. Greenwood, Jr. ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hammersley Mr. Don P. Hammerstrom ‘62 Dr. and Mrs. Vagn K. Hansen Dr. and Mrs. Harry Heard, III Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hensley, Jr. ‘54 Mr. Oliver L. Hitch ‘42 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Hoagland, Jr. ‘58 Mrs. Lucy W. Hooper Dr. and Mrs. John C. Hoppe ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Hubbard * Thomas C. Iden, M.D. ’37 Mr. James C. Jenkins ‘57 Mr. Steven R. Jenkins Reverend and Mrs. James M. John ‘47 Mr. Robert L. Johnson Ms. Winifred O. Kelley Mr. Jim Killmer Mr. John R. Kipp, III Mr. and Mrs. Lennart C. Koneczny ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Krenz Mr. and Mrs. John C. LaBarca Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Lane, Jr. ‘72 Reverend and Mrs. William A. Layman Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Lee, Jr. ‘57 Mrs. Susan C. Lee Mr. George B. Ligon, Jr. ‘69 Dr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Link, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Linsley ‘65 Sergeant Charles E. Long Mr. Richard R. Lowman, III ‘66 Lt Col William B. Luckenbill ‘64 Mr. John L. MacConnell ‘62 Mrs. Elizabeth R. Macklin Ms. Cheryl S. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Matthews ‘54 Mr. Victor P. Maxwell ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. McFall ‘42 Mr. and Mrs. James C. McGoff Dr. and Mrs. Donald H. McNeill, Jr. Mr. Kevin E. Melanson ‘01

Mr. Kenneth Meyer and Ms. May S. Kots Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Meyers ‘66 Mr. Paul T. Milburn ‘69 Mr. Stephen T. Miller ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Moltz, Jr. ‘46 Mr. Allan R. Moore, Jr. ‘55 Mr. Bryan V. Moore ‘84 Mr. Curtis C. Moore Jr. Mr. John P. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore, Jr. ‘50 Dr. and Dr. Thomas Moore Mr. D. Enoch Moore, II ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moxie Dr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Nelson, ‘56 Mr. William L. Newmyer ‘45 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Noll Mr. and Mrs. Clyde V. Nordstrom, Jr. ‘54 Ms. LaRon Norris Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Nunnery ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Perry ‘48 Mr. James M. Pharr, Jr. ‘59 Mr. Robert M. Pinkham ‘47 Ms. Janice N. Pouzenc Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pratt Pratt Hobbies, Inc. Ms. Barbara Levine Ramundo Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Ranck ‘52 Lt Col and Mrs. James E. Reed Dr. and Mrs. Milton M. Reigelman ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. George D. Reynolds ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. John Richards Reverend John R. Riddle ‘59 Mr. John D. Rives ‘55 Dr. and Mrs. Wilbert J. Robertson, Jr. ‘46 Mr. James W. Rockwell ‘59 Mr. Jack H. Rogers ‘57 Mr. Mark W. Rogers, II ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ryan Mrs. Kathy Sanders Col Thomas G. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Silbernagel, Jr. ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Simonson ‘27 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sinclair Mr. Brinton Smith ‘61

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MSgt William “Doug” French prepares a rocket for launching during aerospace class as Housseyni Alou ’14 looks on.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Smith Captain and Mrs. William E. Sneath, USN, Retired Soul Mountain Restaurant Mr. Denver C. Spear Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Spicknall ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Graham T. Stewart ‘46 Lt Col and Mrs. Donald A. Sutton, USAF, Retired ‘64 Mr. Michael W. Tankersley Mr. and Mrs. Archer J. Taylor ‘44 Lt Col and Mrs. James B. Tillett, USAF, Retired ‘48 Mr. C. Edward Tinsley, III ‘63 Mr. John T. Turner Mrs. Lois Turner Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Turner ‘60 Valley Middle School Conference Mr. Thomas E. Waesche ‘62 Mr. Douglas B. Wainwright ‘79 Mr. George W. Waring, II ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Waring ‘48 Mr. David E. Wayson ‘60 Mr. George E. Weeks, II ‘66 Mr. William B. Whichard ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Whitmore ‘50 Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Wildrick ‘56 Mr. Homer S. Willie ‘58 and Mrs. Diane Feke Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Harry I. Wilson, Jr. ‘57 Ms. Jennifer L. Wilson Mr. Darryl E. Windham, Jr. ‘70 Mr. Edward J. Wunder ‘46 Yesterday Swing Orchestra

Friend of the Academy (< $100.00) Mr. and Mrs. John M. Abel ‘48 Mr. William N. Abelkop Mr. and Mrs. Asbery E. Adams Air Force Assoc. Chapter 435

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Mr. and Mrs. David Alvarado Mr. Vincent W. Amigh ‘70 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Arellano Ms. Ksenia V. Artsibasheva ‘11 Mr. David J. Aubrey ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Austin ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Balthis, Jr. ‘62 Mr. Brian Barbour Mr. Mark R. Baumgardner ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Baur, Jr. ‘45 Mr. David L. Beach ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Beair, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David A. Beaman ‘60 Ms. Michelle D. Beaver ‘86 Ms. Ashley C. Birk ‘11 Ms. Jeanne W. Bochette Ms. Ina W. Boston Mr. Cooper R. Bourdon ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Boyer ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brady Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Breaw Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Brim ‘70 Mr. and Ms. Kevin J. Brooks Ms. Cara-Elizabeth H. Brown ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Brown, Jr. ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Brown, II Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Bunting, Sr. ‘63 Mr. John D. Calderwood ‘59 Mrs. Violet P. Carter Ms. Kelly T. Catalfamo ‘11 Mr. Han Gi Cho ‘11 Mr. Shing Ming N. Cho ‘11 Dr. Charles Chopak Ms. Lisa Clamp Ms. Dawn M. Clark Mr. Bakary Coulibaly ‘11 Col and Mrs. Philip A. Covell ‘59 Ms. Charlotte Crowley ‘02 Mr. Parker A. Curlee ‘74 Mr. Neil H. Curtis ‘66 D&B Chocolates Ms. Kira Dalrymple ‘11

Mr. Newton Dance ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Herman R. Decker ‘49 Mr. Lawrence J. DiJoseph, Jr. ‘55 Mr. Wayland A. Doggett, Jr. ‘49 Ms. Allyson G. Doran ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Driscoll Mr. Douglas E. Driscoll Jr. ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. John T. P. Dryden Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Duke ‘56 Mr. David Dunlap Capt and Mrs. Henry G. Edwards, Jr. ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. R. Eric Ellis ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. William E. Emerson, III Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Erck, Jr. ‘52 The Honorable and Mrs. John F. Ewell Mr. Michael C. Fagan ‘60 Mr. Talal H. Faqiha ‘11 Mr. Oluwatoba O. Faseru ‘11 Lt Col and Mrs. Ralph M. Faust ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. John Foster Mr. J. Michael Garner ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Glass ‘70 Mr. Paul C. Glick ‘61 Mr. Kenneth N. Goodrich ‘11 Mr. John R. Gresham ‘69 Mr. Ryan Grosskopf ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Norman M. Haller Mrs. Joyce Hamer Mrs. Larissa M. Hansen ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Harriman ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Harwood, Jr. ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Heer Mr. Wilhelm C. Helfrich Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Henrich ‘74 Mr. Max K. Hepner Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Herbert, Jr. ‘65 Ms. Leslie K. Hobbs ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Holbrook ‘44 Mr. Benjamin Huang ‘10 Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hunt ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Hutt, Jr. ‘47 Mr. and Mrs. Otis H. Johnson, Jr. ‘37 Mrs. Margaret P. Johnston Mr. John W. Kellam ‘48 Mrs. Amanda G. Kent ‘87 Ms. H. Scarlett Kibler ‘89 Mr. Tae Hyung Kim ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan P. Koch Mr. Jonathan Kuiper Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kupferberg Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Lancaster ‘32 Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Lane Ms. Anh T. Le ‘11 Mr. Wek Lei ‘11 Mr. Ryan L. Leon ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Lewis, Jr. ‘66 Mr. Edwyn E. Lewis, Jr. ‘42 Ms. Anna M. Liokumovich ‘11 Mr. and Dr. Stephen Logan Commander and Mrs. Gordon K. Lough, USN, Retired ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Marinich Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martinez Ms. Tiffoni N. Mason ‘96 Dr. Theodore B. McCord, Jr. ‘63

development Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Mente ‘57 Mr. Arthur W. Mohr, Jr. Mr. Munsey A. Moore Ms. Alandra N. Moreira ‘11 Col and Mrs. P. Scott Morris Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Morris, Jr. ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. William Morton Dr. and Mrs. William C. Naylor ‘45 Mr. Kehiku M. Nduka-Irabor ‘11 Mr. Hieu Q. Nguyen ‘11 Mrs. Dorothy Nuckols Dr. and Mrs. Jon R. Oberly Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Parker, II ‘66 Mr. Renato N. Perez ‘11 Mr. G. Tyler Peter ‘55 Mr. Anthony C. Pirczhalski, Jr. ‘95 Ms. Kalie J. Plasier ‘11 Ms. Barbara J. Porter Ms. Valerie L. Pratt ‘11 Dr. and Mrs. George V. Puster, Jr. ‘67 Ms. Alicia A. Ray ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Rudacille ‘48 Ms. Morgan C. Rudman ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Russell, Jr. Mr. Pablo G. Sacilotto ‘11

Ms. Margaret A. Salow Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schinkel Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson S. Selden, III ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Sellers ‘72 Mrs. Jean S. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Phillip O. Shelton ‘70 Mr. Jae Young Shin ‘11 Mr. Robert W. Sittman, III ‘08 Mr. Shane Skeffington ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Dudley G. Skinker, Jr. ‘65 * Mr. John A. Slater ‘57 Mrs. Sharon Slater Mr. Charles M. Smith ‘08 Ms. Lynn Spearman The Stanley Works Dr. Leslie W. Syron Mr. and Mrs. John P. Tagnesi Mr. and Mrs. John D. Tinny Mr. Joshua L. Toney ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Wesley L. Truscott, Jr. ‘61 Dr. and Mrs. William W. Tubman, Jr. ‘66 Mr. Raymond W. Tuckwiller Dr. Roscoe H. Turlington ‘41 Mr. Steven J. Viemeister ‘98 Ms. Diana Wanamaker

Tributes

Ms. Meng Chu Wang ‘11 Mr. Ziyu Wang ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward, Jr. ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. White ‘61 Mr. Monte White ‘60 Mr. Frederick J. Williams ‘40 Mr. G. Glynn Williams, Jr. ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Williams Ms. Jean M. Wilson Winchester Foreign & Domestic Mr. Christopher L. Worthington ‘11 Ms. Bette L. Yancey Rev Alan Yeo and Rev Annemaire Yeo Ms. JiYoung Yoon ‘11 Mr. Soo ln Yoon ‘11 Ms. Young-ji Youn ‘11 Ms. Martha L. Young Mr. Jie Yu and Mrs. Meiling Zhu Ms. Meng Nan Yu ‘11 Ms. Xing J. Zhang ‘11 Mr. Jianfeng Zhao ‘11 Mr. Peng Zheng ‘11

Every effort has been made to report gifts accurately. Please contact the Development Office at development@rma.edu to report any errors.

Deceased friends of Randolph-Macon Academy are listed first in bold print followed by the names of those making gifts in their memory. This list reflects gifts made to R-MA between July 1, 2011 and September 6, 2011. Look in future additions of The Sabre for these listings.

In Memory of A. Bennett Boulden, Jr. ’51 Mr. Paul G. Andes Ms. Grace S. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Sergio N. Barros Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Berjian Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Berry, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Blagbrough Ms. Priscilla D. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Brown Mr. Larry E. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Buskirk Ms. Margaret D. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Clyburn Mr. and Mrs. William F. Collins Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Cowles Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Crays Ms. Mary P. Donohue Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Dragoni Mr. and Mrs. John T. P. Dryden Mr. and Mrs. Marion C. Dryden Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dudan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Felici Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh S. Fetner Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Gordy Jr. Gunster Major General and Mrs. Henry M. Hobgood, USAF, Retired Mr. and Mrs. Monte Huebsch Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Insley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jones 35 The Sabre  Summer/Fall 2011

Mr. Floyd D. Jordan Dr. and Mrs. Terence B. Kiely Ms. Lucy F. Kiggins Mr. and Mrs. Henry V. Logan Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Mans Mrs. Betty S. Marentis Mrs. Ralph H. Martin Mr. and Mrs. P. Curtis Massey Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Miller Jr. Mr. and Ms. John Mulford Mr. and Mrs. John R. Newcomb Mr. George J. Pappas Mr. and Mrs. William H. Parker Ms. Hildegard I. Pate Ralicki & Company, PA Mr. and Mrs. William B. Rinnier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robins Mr. and Mrs. Sean E. Russell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Russell, III Mr. and Mrs. William R. Russell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Schroth Mr. and Mrs. John Scollo Ms. Ruth Shanks Ms. Karen R. Shannon Ms. Susanne I. Shaw and Mr. Robert F. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. George Sherling Ms. Trish Smith Ms. Dianne Spina Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tanner Ms. Clara Thornton

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tittel Tracstar Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walkey Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Walls Mr. and Mrs. Ross Weaver Mr. and Ms. John Webster Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Weissenborn Ms. Kathleen Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wootten Ms. Shirley A. Wunsch In Memory of Thomas C. Iden, M.D. Mr. John C. Iden ‘69 In Memory of Mattie Moore Meador Mrs. Betty Forline Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hammersley Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Lane Mr. Curtis C. Moore Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Moore, Sr. ‘53 Mr. D. Enoch Moore, II ‘51 Mr. Munsey A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore, Jr. ‘50 Mrs. Pat J. Moore In Memory of Colonel Trevor D. Turner Ms. Elsie B. Mastin Minnie & Bernard Lane Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ralph In Memory of Colonel Dumas Gorham Mr. and Mrs. Earle R. Ware, II ‘53

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Society of 1892

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The Society of 1892 is comprised of individuals – alumni, parents, friends – who have included a bequest provision for Randolph-Macon Academy in their estate plans and individuals who have arranged a gift to R-MA via a planned giving vehicle, such as trusts, annuities, life insurance policies.

Anonymous Mr. Eric D. Anderson ‘88 Mr. James D. Austin ‘79 Mr. Harry G. Austin, III ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. Wylie W. Barrow ‘53 Mr. Richard C. Beall ‘53 * Dr. Richard Belinic Mr. Harold L. Brubaker * Mr. & Mrs. James W. Burke ‘58 Lt Col & Mrs. Kevin J. Callanan, CFRE Mr. Ray C. Coffman, Jr. ‘51 Dr. & Mrs. C. Barrie Cook ‘41 Mr. Lawrence H. Cook, Jr. ‘55 * Col & Mrs. Charles V. Corder, Jr., USAF, Ret ‘53 Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Cosby ‘21 * Mr. Rodney E. Deane, Jr. Mr. Joseph M. Edge ‘41 * Mr. & Mrs. Jay S. Fifer ‘58 Ms. Catherine Foard Fort* Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Fulton ‘49 Mrs. Ethel R. Garber Mr. Charles P. Given ‘23 * Mr. & Mrs. C. Spencer Godfrey ‘54 Mrs. Georgina J. Grant * Mr. Boyd M. Guttery ‘45

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hansen Dr. Timothy S. Harlan Mr. George W. Helfrich ‘54 * Mrs. Ruby T. Hite * Maj Gen & Mrs. Henry M. Hobgood, USAF, Ret Mrs. Lucy W. Hooper Col Arthur D. Johnson, USA, Ret ‘53 Dr. Joseph H. Kite, Jr. Mr. Wendell H. Kline, Jr. ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Conrad E. Koneczny ‘51 Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Lawrence ‘87 Mrs. Elizabeth J. Long * Dr. Frank F. Lusby ‘19 * Mr. George S. Lux, Jr. ‘52 Mr. Joseph M. Mast ‘49 Mr. & Mrs. George D. Mathias ‘54 Mrs. Margaret H. Mathias * Mr. & Mrs. James H. McCormick ‘37 Mr. Robert K. McDaniel ‘07 Mr. & Mrs. James S. Meatyard ‘55 Capt Richard I. Merrill, USA, Ret ‘39 * Mr. & Mrs. David W. Moore, Sr. ‘53 Mr. & Mrs. Walter L. Nalls, Jr. ‘56 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Nicodemus ‘57 Major David B. Novy ‘92

Mrs. Helen C. Payne * Mr. Stewart C. Payne ‘18 * Mrs. Peggy L. Payne Reverend George V. Puster, Sr. * Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Richardson ‘53 Mr. Forrest E. Ricketts, Jr. ‘46 * Mr. Richard G. Sheltman ‘22 * Mr. Fred W. Shertenlieb ‘29 * Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Silek, Jr. ‘77 Mr. Elbert L. Smith ‘30 * Mr. Bryant O. Smith, Jr. ‘49 Mr. Edward C. Stevens ‘50 Ms. Sara S. Stolzenberg * Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Strother, Jr. ‘58 Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Stuart, III ‘64 Mr. & Mrs. William G. Thomas ‘57 Col Trevor D. Turner, USA, Ret * & Mrs. Lois Turner Mr. David E. Weaver ‘88 Mr. Beverly B. Williams ‘53 * Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Williams Col Arvin S. Williams, USAF, Ret Mrs. Bonnie Williamson * * Assembled for the Final Roll Call

Planned Gifts: Charitable, tax-deductible gifts can take several forms, and may come from an individual’s assets, not just his or her disposable cash. If you are interested in information about making donations through trusts, annuities, gifts of real estate, property, jewelry and vehicles, please contact Kittie Callaghan Abell, VP for Development at 540-636-5206 or kabell@rma.edu.

The Importance of a Will Making a bequest provision for Randolph-Macon Academy in your will is one of the easiest and simplest of planned gifts. A bequest transfers ownership of specific assets (such as cash, securities, an IRA, a home, or other property) to another individual or charitable organization at one’s death. The documents that are used to accomplish the transfer are called a will, living trust, or codicil.

If you have already included R-MA in your estate plans, please let us know: contact Kittie Callaghan Abell at kabell@rma.edu or 540-636-5206.

We would enjoy the opportunity to thank you, welcome you to The Society of 1892, and make sure your intentions are carried out properly.

All states have laws that specify who receives a person’s assets if he or she dies without a will (“intestate”). A person who does not have a will or a living trust is effectively allowing the state to determine what will happen with his or her assets upon death, and creating tax implications for the heirs. A surprising number of individuals fail to put a will or living trust in place, which can be a significant disappointment and source of pain for their families. If you have not yet made out a will, you should consider doing so as soon as possible.

Summary about Bequests: • The Academy welcomes bequest provisions of any size. There is no minimum or maximum.

• There is no limit to the number of bequests you may make to the Academy, other charities, family and friends.

• You will receive an estate tax deduction for your bequest. Consult your tax advisor for details.

• You can take advantage of different types of bequests to fit your circumstances.

• You can designate your bequest to support any area of the Academy’s programs; bequests to the Academy’s endowed funds are particularly important as they help to grow our modest endowment.

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athletics

Temporary Interruption Doesn’t Slow Team Momentum Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team Claims DAC Again

It’s not often that a team loses its coach, even temporarily, and doesn’t miss a beat in competition. So when head girls’ varsity soccer coach Brandy Hudson went on maternity leave on March 21, no one quite knew what to expect.

However, the two assistant coaches, Chad Hrbek and Karen McManus, stepped up to the challenge, as did the the players on the team. As a result, Hudson said, the team finished with a near-perfect season.

“The team scored 25 goals, and only allowed six,” she said. The team was 7-0-2, with the two ties coming in non-conference games. Adding in their two post-season wins, and the team’s record was 9-0-2, an undefeated season in the Delaney Athletic Conference, with both a Regular Season Championship and a Tournament Championship to show for it.

Five of the athletes were named All-Conference Players in the DAC: McKenzie Marshall ’13, Ashley McManus ’13, Allyson McManus ’13, Elaine Nalikka ’12, and Erin Dullahan ’13, who was named the DAC’s Player of the Year.

There was no Coach’s Award winner, Hudson said, because “we could have given it to nine or ten girls.”

Just above McKenzie Marshall ’13 goes to the ball.

In the top left photo, Elaine Nalikka ’12 dribbles down the field. Center photo shows Ashley McManus ’13 kicking the ball away from the goal. Top right, Allyson McManus ’13 heads the ball. Bottom photo, goalie Erin Dullahan ’13 makes a save.

Baseball Claims Second in DAC Tournament At left, Ian Cochran ’12 winds up for the pitch.

Cochran was the Most Improved Player. Below, Neil Dutton ’13 makes the catch.

Below right, Ryan Pile ’13 hurls the ball towards the plate. Dutton and Pile were named co-MVPs.

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After graduating eight seniors last year, Varsity Baseball Coach Rob Locklear knew that the season of 2011 would be one of those “rebuilding” years.

“We had three seniors and one junior who had to fill in the positions, and they had big shoes to fill,” he said.

To the surprise of many, the team pulled it off, making the DAC championship tournament for the second straight year. The team finished as the DAC Tournament Runner-Up. Part of the team’s success came from a strong core. Ian Cochran ‘12, Thomas Abell ’13, Neil Dutton ‘13, and Ryan Pile ‘13 were all named to the DAC First Team, with Pile being named the DAC Player of the Year.

Cochran also received the R-MA team’s Most Improved Player of the Year Award, while Dutton and Pile were named co-MVPs.

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Tennis Silences Critics in Tournament Win “Last year,” stated Eric Barr, boys’ varsity tennis head coach, at Ian was the Most Valuable Player this the Spring Sports Awards Ceremony, “the boys’ tennis team finished year and 1st Team All-Conference fifth in the DAC—better known as last.” in the DAC. Emerson Koerber From there a fairy-tale story worthy of a Disney movie ’12 played number 2 singles and unfolds. This year, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 2-2 doubles. He also won the Coach’s conference record with the number 3 seed. The two losses came at the Award for the second year in a hands of Fredericksburg Academy and Highland School by identical row and Honorable Mention All4-3 scores—both heartbreaking losses, since the Jackets were up 3-2 Conference. Van Nguyen ’13 was after the singles matches. the Most Improved Player and he R-MA had to travel to Fredericksburg to take on the Falcons and played number 3 singles and number came away with the upset win 5-2. But it was not without a bit of a 1 doubles. Rounding out the top five shadow—with the Jackets up 3-2, a Fredericksburg player cramped were Dylan O’Donnell ’13 and Seok up, forcing the team to forfeit the rest of the match.

Bin Kim ’11. Remarkably, Nguyen, That put the Jackets in the championship match at number 1 seed O’Donnell, and Kim were undefeated Highland with questions looming over their heads. People doubted for the entire year in singles. Other that they even belonged in the players on the team were Juan Perez championship match because ’13, and Woo Joong Kim ’11. they got there through the forfeit.

R-MA finished the year 7-2.

But R-MA pulled off a stunning The Jackets are coached by Eric upset, silencing their critics Barr and assisted by Jumanah by defeating the Hawks 4-2 to Khader ’96. claim the DAC Tournament Championship.

Emerson Koerber ’12, shown top The team was lead by right, was the Coach’s Award recipiCaptain Ian Richardson ’12 at ent. At right is Dylan O’Donnell number 1 singles and doubles. ’13, who was one of three undefeated players this year.

Ian Richardson ’12, shown at left, was the team MVP this year.

Caps and Teddy Bears for Lacrosse Teddy bears and hat tricks--Varsity Lacrosse Coaches Blake Hollinger and Dave Gillis had some fun recognizing the lacrosse athletes who had achieved these feats during the season, awarding real teddy bears and baseballstyle hats to the honorees during the spring sports awards ceremony.

“We had three seniors and hovered around 500 this year,” said Gillis during the ceremony.

“Throughout the season, our defense was consistently strong. During the second half of the season, we proved we could put six to nine points on the board. By the end of the season, there was no fear in their eyes. They weren’t afraid of anyone.”

The teddy bears, he explained, were awarded for the “real” teddy bears made during the games--good, clean, well-executed defensive hits that made a difference in the game. The baseball caps were given to the students who made hat tricks--scoring three goals in one game.

Doug Driscoll ‘11 and Nate Nguyen ’12 were named to the DAC All-Conference First Team. Cooper Bourdon ‘11 was also named to the DAC All-Conference First Team, and was named R-MA’s MVP. During the awards ceremony, Bourdon was also recognized for achieving a hat trick and a teddy bear in the same game. Sam McClintock ‘11 was recognized by the DAC with an Honorable 38 The Sabre  Summer/Fall 2011

Mention, and was given R-MA’s Coach’s Award.

At left is Sam McClintock ’11, the team’s Coach’s Award winner. In the bottom photo, MVP Cooper Bourdon ’11 faces off against the opponent.

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Softball Claims Sixth in State Every team seems to have a year of challenges, years when they thought they could pull it together and have a great season in spite of the challenges, only to be blockaded time and again. For the varsity softball team, 2011 definitely fell into that category.

“This was a year for injuries for the softball team. It seemed like every week someone was getting injured,” said Head Coach Frank Little. “Most players were able to play through their injuries but of course they were not at 100%.”

He joked at the awards ceremony that trainer Dawn Clark had held them together with tape.

Injuries weren’t the only challenge. The team had only six returning players, and there were new players who were brand new—i.e., they’d never played before—including two eighth graders.

Yet somehow, Little and the Yellow Jackets rose above that. They had only two losses in the DAC, placing third in the conference, and three losses overall, for a .700 game win average. The Lady Yellow Jackets also made R-MA softball history once again by placing sixth in the state—that’s two places higher than their eighth-place finish at States last year.

“This year we are losing five seniors and the last of the original young ladies I started with four years ago as coach,” said Little. “We will be a young team next year so it may be a rebuilding year but R-MA softball has come a long way in these four short years and I am proud to be a part of the Lady Yellow Jackets softball team.”

Christine Black ’11 and Kellie Sanders ’11 were named to the DAC All-Conference First Team. Sanders was also awarded the team’s Coach’s Award. Ashley Birk ’11 received an honorable mention to the All-Conference Team, as well as R-MA’s MVP award.

Caitlin Bunker ’14 was named Most Improved Player.

Pitcher Kellie Sanders ’11 was one of the key players throughout her high school career, and was this year’s Coach’s Award winner. Top right is Ashley Birk ’11, whose outstanding season earned her the MVP award. At right is Most Improved Player Caitlin Bunker ’14.

My Kingdom for a Two-Putt Green

by Coach Gus Stokes The 2011 R-MA Golf Team teed off in cold cold February with little experience but high hopes.

Once the final putt for the season hit the bottom of the cup, and the record showed six wins and eleven losses, the verdict was in – improvement, fun and even higher hopes for 2012.

Sean Knick ’12 brought more match experience to the squad, and was counted on to lead the team. He did just that in practice as well as during matches. What he lacked in scoring, he more than made up for in enthusiasm and guidance. Coaches Gus Stokes and Dick Widell named him for the Coach’s Award for all he did to help the team.

Jung Hoon Choi ’14 proved to be the consistent low scorer on the team, scoring sub-50 rounds in most of the matches. This effort earned him the Most Valuable Player Award. Jae Hoon Shin ’12 , a returnee from 2010’s team, showed marked improvement and helped the team qualify for the DAC Tournament at season’s end.

Dacoda Twenhafel ’12, a newcomer, usually played at number four, and could be counted on for his consistent numbers.

Coach Stokes and Coach Widell would like to thank the members of the 2011 golf team for their dedication throughout the 39 The Sabre  Summer/Fall 2011

season. The coaches both feel very optimistic about the 2012 season as many of the present team will be back. While not all of the drives were straight, not every green was reached in regulation, and not every putt was sunk, it was a good season on the links.

Jae Hoon Shin ’12, pictured far left, helped the team qualify for the DAC Tournament. Sean Knick ’12, pictured above, was an enthusiastic leader on the team and was given the Coach’s Award. Jung Hoon Choi ’14, at left, was the Most Valuable Player. He scored sub-50 rounds in most of the matches.

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Girls’ 4x100 Team Takes Seventh at States Track and field is a mentally tough sport. Whereas in other sports, players can focus on plays, the ball, the scoring opportunities, the defense, in track and field there is little to focus on but form, rhythm, and time.

This year at R-MA, the girls showed how tough they truly are when the girls’ 4x100m finished seventh in the state. The participating runners on the team were Alexandria Fleming ’12, Cozette Boakye ’13, Bianca Clement ’13, and another student whose name is withheld by request.

“She [the student whose name is withheld] played soccer this spring, and was actually a late fill-in for us,” Head Coach Jonathan Kuiper said. “Our regular lead-off, Gabby Cooper, wasn’t eligible because she was only in seventh grade.” He said Cooper had actually only been a fill-in herself during the first meet, but quickly earned her place on the regular 4x100 team by consistently running the second-fastest 100-meter.

Fleming also competed in the long jump and the 100-meter run, earning eighth and fourth place finishes, respectively. In addition, Boakye competed in the 100-meter run, and Clement ran the 100-meter hurdles. Michael Brooks, the only representative of the boys’ team, ran the two-mile.

Maria Aleksandrova ’12 earned the Most Improved Player Award. Kuiper said that she came out for track with the impression she would primarily be a cheerleader for the team, but wound up being a consistent scorer in the middle- and longdistance races.

Coach’s Awards were given to Clement, Cooper, and Thomas Powars ’16. Fleming was named Most Valuable Runner.

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On opposite page: The graduating classes of the Middle School and Upper School stand proud before their respective ceremonies. In the center row are Richard “Dick” Widell, Craig “D.P.” Porter, and Claude A. “Gus” Stokes III, teachers who retired from R-MA this year. Porter and Stokes have already been seen back on campus offering a class or helping out in various areas.

Middle School Tennis Claims VMSC Championship The Middle School co-ed tennis team claimed the Valley Middle School Conference Championship title this spring with an undefeated conference record. A sixth grader (name withheld upon request) received the MVP award. The Most Improved Player award went to Peter Blair ’16. James Christoph ’15, who has played tennis at the Middle School for three years, received Coaches’ Award.

James Christoph ’15 was given the Coach’s Award.

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Peter Blair ’16 received the Most Improved Player Award.

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