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Contents Social Emotional Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Our Episcopal Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 We Are Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 We Are Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 We Are Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 We Are Servants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Faculty News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Graduation 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

ADMINISTRATION & BOARD Sean Murphy, Head of School Todd Stephenson, Head of Upper School Alice Nezzer, Head of Middle School Kama Bruce, Head of Lower School Randy Erben, Chair, Board of Trustees St. Andrew’s Lower and Middle School Campus, 1112 West 31st Street, Austin, Texas 78705 St. Andrew’s Upper School Campus, 5901 Southwest Parkway, Austin, Texas 78735 MISSION STATEMENT The mission of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is to provide an enriched academic program within a Christian environment emphasizing the fulfillment of each student’s potential.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The school strives to help young people achieve their potential not only in intellectual understanding but also in esthetic sensitivity, physical well-being, athletic prowess, and moral decisiveness so that they may lead productive, responsible lives, not only for themselves, but also for their community.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Diversity at St. Andrew’s is grounded in our identity as a family-based community, a faithbased community, and a learning community.

We understand that our strength and resilience as a three-fold community stems from our commitment to:

• honor each individual’s unique perspective;

• respect the dignity of every human being as a child of God, and;

• develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding necessary to engage with and respond to the needs of an evolving world.

CORE VALUES Community Based on trust, traditions, communication, appreciation, and support Spiritual Foundation To develop moral behavior High Expectations Reflected in both the knowledge base and behavior of the faculty, staff, students, parents, and board members Caring, Celebration and Humor Fostered by kindness and collegiality

ON THE COVER

Top: Class of 2017 graduates Lydia Wilson, Brooke Wilson, Gemma Williams, Aimee Williams, and Jake White. Bottom left: Adrian Almy ’19 leads his team in the BP MS 150 bike ride. Bottom middle: Shelby Pomeleo-Fowler ’21 as Bert and Aislin Lyman ’21 as Mary Poppins in the Middle School spring musical.

Bottom right: College counselors Chad Fulton (left) and Elizabeth Guice (right) visit with alum and UT grad Nicholas Osella ’13.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION St. Andrew’s Episcopal School admits qualified students regardless of race, color, nationality, ethnicity, religion, physical disability, socioeconomic status, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.

It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, ethnicity, religion, physical disability, socioeconomic status, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation in the administration of any policies or programs generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Senior Mentors: Helping Freshmen Through Their First Year This year a Senior Mentor program was introduced to help freshmen—some entering the SAS community for the first time—with the transition into high school.

Director of Social and Emotional Learning, Scott Zimmerman, remarks, “We had very enthusiastic participation this year!”

Selected seniors led the Freshmen Orientation at the start of the school year. Then, every two weeks a senior pair (boy and girl) met with their freshman advisory to talk or do activities. Scott notes, “We had a serious talk about social media and how some behaviors needed to change. Other topics included what to expect at Homecoming and school dances. The program was so well received that half the junior class applied to be mentors next year! Twenty-eight juniors were selected, and they met with seniors for some training and words of wisdom.”

“I’m most glad I was able to help these freshmen feel comfortable being themselves. I think that’s

Some seniors reflected, “I liked getting to know the freshmen better and being able to say ‘Hi’ to them on campus,” and, “I remember being their age, so I wanted to provide them help and reassurance.” Senior Ethan Rogers recalls, “I remember having a senior friend and what that meant to me, so I wanted to do that for someone else.”

incredibly important, especially for people trying to figure out who they want to be in life.”

The Senior Mentor program leaders, Maddie Bradshaw and Stuart Young, along with two other senior mentors Pouya Mohammadi and Katherine Salinas, shared some of their impressions on this inaugural program.

—POUYA MOHAMMADI, SENIOR MENTOR

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“A favorite moment of mine was: Seeing freshman feel comfortable around their Senior Mentors, and seeking their advice on problems as if they were going to an older sibling.” —Stuart Young “The best thing I overheard was: When I heard a freshmen say it gave them someone to turn to when they were scared to turn to others because of a lack of trust or what other’s might think. That really warmed my heart, because it showed that the program did what it was meant to do in my opinion.” —Pouya Mohammadi

“There is a strong sense of community at St. Andrew’s that gives back to you if you contribute to it. SAS can take some getting used to, but it is important to know that someone always has your back here, student or teacher.”

—MADDIE BRADSHAW, SENIOR MENTOR PROGRAM LEADER

“I’m glad St. Andrew’s offered this program because: It is a wonderful feeling to walk around campus and see seniors and freshmen smile or wave at each other in passing. It is great to watch seniors and freshmen joke with each other, share advice, and call each other by name. While these interactions seem small, they demonstrate how our community is growing closer. This friendly and respectful energy spreads across the entire campus throughout every grade, and I think this program is responsible for helping every student feel welcome and included on campus.” —Maddie Bradshaw “I’d recommend other students volunteer to do this because: There is no other club or organization at St. Andrew’s where you can see the direct effects of your leadership impact people for good. This program helps seniors cultivate their relationship skills, and deepens their emotional maturity.” —Stuart Young “The best piece of advice I could give the freshmen was: Do what you enjoy and do it proudly. Essentially, be yourself. Don’t do stuff you don’t enjoy because others say you’ll be cool or because it will look good for colleges. Do what you enjoy, be proud of it and others, as well as colleges, will appreciate that, and you will be rewarded for it.” —Pouya Mohammadi “The best piece of advice I would give next year’s Senior Mentors: Build friendships with your freshmen outside of the advisory setting, go to their games and performances. It helps create stronger bonds.”

—Katherine Salinas SAS

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OUR EPISCOPAL IDENTITY

Sean Murphy Elected to NAES Governing Board At its April 2017 meeting, the National Association of Episcopal Schools elected St. Andrew’s Head of School Sean Murphy to its Governing Board. Sean joins two other newly elected members, Rex Bates and the Rev. Mauricio Wilson, D. Min. Sean says, “I’m deeply honored to serve the NAES community in this capacity, and I look forward to working with such talented colleagues on the board.” Sean’s three-year term begins in July.

Congratulations Sean! SAS

Interfaith Dialogue with Austin Peace Academy St. Andrew’s student-led Cultural Competency Council (C3) hosted an interfaith panel discussion during chapel on April 4 with juniors and seniors from Austin Peace Academy (APA).

Upper School Religious Studies teacher Grace Ortman explains, “The panel is part of an ongoing relationship we are building with APA. Our friendship is based on working

together to dispel stereotypes and promote understanding of the diversity and complexity of the human experience.”

The panel discussion included four students from APA and four from SAS. Sophomore Jonathan Lim introduced the panel; seniors Cydnie Golson and Katherine Salinas

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moderated; and senior Ethan Rogers, junior Esme Jaimes, junior Madison Leyens, and senior Lily Kincannon shared their personal experiences on the panel.

“Despite our different beliefs, we are all still human.

We are physical beings in search of love, happiness, and meaning.

We all turn to something in hopes of an identity and foundation in the midst of life’s trials.

We all have experiences of being included and excluded in a community.”

—JONATHAN LIM ’19

Jonathan Lim ’19 explains, “Throughout the discussion, the panelists each reflected on the role religion played in their lives. For all of the students, having something to believe in provided optimism and hope.

Furthermore, each student offered different accounts experiencing alienation and inclusion. One APA student remarked how in order to better fit in, he had denied being Muslim to his friends who were joking over Islamic terrorism. Another APA student remarked how because her grandmother was speaking Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, onlookers proceeded to stare at her.”

“In order to become better allies, APA students suggested holding more discussions.

Additionally, they described the ways in which they are cultivating a ‘new Islam.’ As one APA student said, ‘There is no mystery as to why Americans are not receptive to Islam—it’s foreign, alien. The fix is to stop importing Arab Islam and to start constructing an uniquely American Islam.’”

The C3 and APA students joined together for lunch to continue their dialogue. Grace Ortman notes, “We hope to have another panel on religious diversity at St. Andrew’s next year. That panel would represent the many types of Christians at our school along with Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, agnostic, atheist, etc., individuals.” SAS

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Richard Wright Named PhysTEC’s “Local Teacher of the Year” Congratulations to Richard Wright, Upper School physics teacher, named by PhysTEC as their “Local Teacher of the Year”! He is one of 10 teachers nationwide who were honored by PhysTEC this year.

Richard was nominated by the University of Texas at Austin where he participated in the UTeach program.

According to PhysTEC, “The United States has a severe, long-term shortage of qualified physics teachers. Of the approximately 1,400 new teachers who are hired to teach physics each year, only 35% have a major in physics or physics education. This award is designed to highlight the impact of recent graduates from physics teacher preparation programs in the classroom.”

Richard says, “I’m happy that such an amazing place got recognized and honored. This award is recognition of the hard work of the students and the amazing support from our community.” St. Andrew’s students are proud of Richard.

He notes, “Unsurprisingly, the students have gone out of their way to congratulate me. I appreciate it but am most appreciative of our students’ willingness to fail forward and fight through frustration and confusion in the classroom.”

The enthusiasm for Richard’s classes is tangible: “In AP Physics, the teams got super-competitive with their drag race vehicles and Rube Goldberg devices. Competition and interest yield some pretty amazing results. For the final project, the teams pursued their own capstone project focusing on electromagnetic principles. These projects included a levitating light bulb, an impenetrable safe, a homemade speaker, an EMP gun, and a Tesla coil. Excitement is at an all-time high.” SAS

6th Grade Design Engineering: New Desks for Next Year Last year sixth grade science teacher Pam Harmon attended the National Science Teachers Association’s STEM symposium in Denver where she studied several iterations of the Stanford D school’s model for design. Pam found an opportunity to put these new practices to use when it came time to replace the sixth grade’s science tables.

She says, “Always searching for real-world, project-based experiences as a springboard for the creation of deep understanding in this course, it occurred to me that having the kids work in teams to design new tables for future students would be a great introduction to this process.” In addition to designing new science desks, a few students went with Pam to tour the OnePointe manufacturing facility, meet the designer, and ask questions posed from their classes.

Student Emma Kim ’23 shared her experience with us. She says “I had never done something like that before, where the thing we were designing would actually be made. I thought that was really cool.”

“Everyone came up with a design in groups, we sketched it and posted it on the wall, and then students voted for their favorite design. A common theme was that we needed a lot more storage, shelves, and supplies.

Our group’s table was wider all around because sometimes we draw concept maps (when we draw connections between different ideas) and that takes up a lot of space. Some of the more wacky ideas included putting in a vending machine with snacks, a rocket launcher, and a giant fish tank to write on top of. Some of those got a lot of votes because people thought they were funny, but the more useful designs got the most votes.”

“I think it’s kinda cool that we’re going to pass something down to the next generation. Ms. Harmon says we can paint ‘Class of 2023’ on the tables. I’ll definitely want to come back and see the tables, it’s going to be really exciting seeing students using them.”

“I think this is a really fun idea, and I think we should continue to do projects like these. We learned how to compromise, make deals, and do more realistic thinking.” SAS St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org • 5

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EcoRise Youth Innovations Awards Funding to SAS Bio Students In the spring, Upper School biology students audited seven sustainability facets at school: transportation, energy, public spaces, waste, food, air, and water. After data collection and analysis, they jumped into solutions design; all students submitted proposals to EcoRise Youth Innovations for grant funding, and six groups were awarded grants. In fact, Joey Hersh and Clifford Dunn’s video proposal was selected by EcoRise to serve as a ‘best practices’ example of a video proposal. The student projects that were not funded were revised and pitched to the St. Andrew’s Sustainability Council for funding. All projects were presented in the spring Biology Symposium, which was streamed live via the St. Andrew’s Facebook page. SAS

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“The good thing about this project is that it has real-world implications, it’s a really interesting way to setup a course, and I think it works well for a lot of students.”

—JOEY HERSH ’20

TOPIC: Energy PROPOSAL: Casting Away Vampire Energy

Initially, our interest in saving energy was piqued when we read about vampire energy.

Vampire energy, or standby power, is the energy that is being used by appliances when they are off, but still plugged in. We proposed to invest in smart power strips...I’m excited to prove their impact in reducing the amount of energy we use at SAS. When it comes to finding solutions to today’s problems, I’ve realized that a good solution doesn’t have to be expensive or flashy; it can be something small that will make an impact on a local level. Everyone has to start somewhere. I believe the Biology students are learning just that through this grant process. Everyone’s final project was nothing like the original idea they had thought up. An idea, especially one having to do with making our campus more sustainable as a living, breathing entity, goes through a process which changes into a solution that can be realistically implemented.

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Joey Hersh ’20

TOPIC: Transportation PROPOSAL: Catcher in the Ryde I had done some app development before and I wanted to do something I’d enjoy since we were spending 12 weeks on it. We created a website (catcherintheryde.com) to describe the app since we haven’t developed it fully yet. It’s a carpooling app that let’s you find students nearby who you can carpool with to school. If students began carpooling their average cost savings would be $3,080 per year, based on the survey responses we got about their commutes.

We decided a video proposal was the best way to convey how the app would work, and we were really excited when we found out it got approved for funding.

We asked for $140 for servers and API fees, and we’ve got a loosely working beta app now on our website but it’s down a lot for server maintenance. Ideally I’d like to add more features to it, like a panic button for last minute requests.

Something important I learned during this project is that almost nothing goes quite as planned—at one point I spent over 10 hours trying to fix a problem, then I went to Mr. Nelson and my uncle for help. I’d like to spend more time on it over the summer, maybe add some social features and the ability to change the destination to anywhere, not just school. I’ll also spend the summer on other projects, I love building drones, and I might start a robotics project. I’m also helping out with computer things (tech repairs) for Breakthrough Austin.

Gunther Hess ’20 and Michael Ross ’20 TOPIC: Sustainability PROPOSAL: Low Flow is the Way to Go

MICHAEL: After a complete audit of our water use, we noticed a few clear problematic places. Some of the worst included our sports fields, sinks, and the locker room showers. Our proposal was a bit of a longshot, but certainly doable, we proposed to install new low-flow showerheads in both the girls and boys locker rooms.

When the showerheads arrived we quickly learned we had a major compatibility issue. We quickly began looking for other ways to improve our campus sustainability, and sinks seemed like the next best option. We installed

hands-free, motion-activated sinks in the science wing bathrooms. This dramatically cut down water usage and made the bathroom sinks significantly more hygienic. I would for sure call this project a success.

GUNTHER: The most compelling part of our proposal was the sheer amount of water we could save (2% off our total usage), with a relatively minimal investment ($170). That’s pretty impressive. Overall our success has boosted my confidence in my ability to strategize, and get things done.

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Project Citizen Project Citizen challenges eighth-graders to spend the spring trimester finding solutions to local or national issues of their choice through intensive research and interviews. This year, their tremendous efforts culminated in live presentations at the Civics Fair in Dell Hall on May 15. A few students shared their experience with us:

Emma Schmidt “ I have learned that finding a way to improve the world is not too hard, but enacting the change is much harder and takes a lot of work.”

TOPIC: INMATE REHABILITATION WHO DID YOU INTERVIEW? I interviewed three people: the rehabilitation programs division director at the Travis County Jail, a music program director for juveniles in jail, and the executive director of Ending Community Homelessness Coalition in Austin.

YOUR SOLUTION? My goal is to try out a program at the Travis County Jail where inmates can foster a pet, which would both help the

inmates and help the animals not stay at the shelter. Although Project Citizen is coming to a close, I hope to keep working on this project in the coming year after eighth grade.

WHY THIS TOPIC? Sandhoff is a rare disease, I think only six people in the world currently have it. I have the gene, and my sister Caitlin had the disease. She was diagnosed at 2, and was the oldest survivor, living to 9.

WHO DID YOU INTERVIEW? Doctors at the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases conference. It was held in Texas so I was lucky I could go to that.

SKILLS YOU’VE LEARNED? To not be afraid to walk up to a doctor and ask a question. It’s boosted my confidence in my ability to ask tough questions and boosted my willingness to do major projects.

Matthew Kennedy “I’ ll keep this with me the rest of my life.”

TOPIC: SANDHOFF DISEASE

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FURTHER INTERESTS OR GOALS? It’s piqued my interest in other diseases like GM1 and Canavans, and in other children’s stories. I’d like to raise awareness about this disease, and I’m interested in becoming an eye surgeon or ophthalmologist.

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Evelyn Berry and Betsy Goodrum “ I was surprised how closely this affects me as a middle-class American at a private school.”

—Evelyn Berry TOPIC: HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHY THIS TOPIC? EVELYN: I talked to relatives who mentioned colleagues that are training people to spot sex trafficking victims. When I discovered that it was happening here in Austin, in the U.S., I thought it would be good to inform our peers.

WHO DID YOU INTERVIEW? BETSY: The deputy criminal chief of the Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime section of the Texas Attorney General’s office; the founder of BeLydia, an antitrafficking organization; the director of public services at The Refuge, a shelter for sex trafficking victims in Austin; and the director of the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault at UT. They were all really excited that we wanted to learn more about this issue that affects us.

SKILLS YOU’VE LEARNED? EVELYN: Learning how to send emails to adults, and being able to ask things politely since all interviews had different perspectives.

YOUR SOLUTION? BETSY: We didn’t know how to find a solution, obviously demand won’t go away. So we created a statement of issue, proposing to divert some money for training, law enforcement task forces, and prosecutors.

WHO DID YOU INTERVIEW? KRISTIN: Representatives at HEB and Central Texas Food Bank. Our first interview was via email and that didn’t work that well, so we learned to ask better questions.

HELEN: We had lunch with CTFB people and it went well.

We were both a bit nervous at first—interviewing in person— but we got better at it and now we feel more confident.

SKILLS YOU’VE LEARNED? KRISTIN: They’re really teaching us how to get things done on our own, in our own spare time. We’ve been used to doing everything in class.

Kristin Fowler and Helen Chapin-Eiserloh

HELEN: Definitely social skills, how to interview people to get answers you need, and how to prioritize things.

“ [SAS is] really teaching us how to get things done on our own, in our own spare time.”

—Kristin Fowler

YOUR SOLUTION? KRISTIN: We want people to know their efforts to help stop food waste can make a difference. You can ask stores whether they donate. You can compost at home.

TOPIC: FOOD WASTE

HELEN: We’re also talking to SAGE Dining at St. Andrew’s to see if we can start composting with them as a school.

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16 Students Place, 5 Qualify for State in PSIA Competition After practicing their writing, listening, speaking, spelling, drawing, memorizing, and calculating skills, 35 St. Andrew’s Lower and Middle School students faced off with their peers from area schools at the Private School Interscholastic Association (PSIA) District academic competition on March 4. Our hardworking students prepared for the event with their St. Andrew’s faculty advisors in their spare time over many weeks. St. Andrew’s faculty and parent volunteers helped our students have a successful performance this year!

Sixteen students placed among 11 categories, with five students—Claudia Ellington ’22, James Graham ’26, Olivia Korman ’26, Ainsley Owen ’25, and Avery Wayne ’22—qualifying for the PSIA State competition on April 29 at Texas Christian University. Congrats to our students! Go Cru! SAS

PSIA 2017—District 8AA Final Results Creative Writing 2 2nd—Elizabeth Wallace

Number Sense 4 4th—Joshua Natinsky

Spelling 3 1st—James Graham *State Qualifier

Impromptu Speaking 7–8 5th—Samantha Sparks 6th—Arman Rokhsaz

On-site Drawing 4 6th—Ainsley Owen

Spelling 7–8 2nd—Claudia Ellington *State Qualifier

Listening Skills 4–5 6th—Harrison Deane Mathematics 4 6th—Joshua Natinsky Mathematics 7 5th—Avery Wayne Number Sense 2 4th—Parker Greenberg

Prose Interpretation 4 2nd—Ainsley Owen *State Qualifier Ready Writing 3 1st—Olivia Korman *State Qualifier Ready Writing 4 5th—Ainsley Owen Ready Writing 7 2nd—Claudia Ellington *State Qualifier Spelling 2 5th—Adelynn Zimmerman

Storytelling 1 2nd—Amelia Brandon Vocabulary 5 3rd TIE—Anna Wayne Vocabulary 7–8 1st—Avery Wayne *State Qualifier 3rd—Claudia Ellington 4th—TIE Liam Cohagen 6th—Sammie Sparks

ABOUT PSIA: With 19 contest categories covering a wide range of disciplines in 59 academic contests, PSIA provides an exciting opportunity for private school students to engage in academic competition with their peers throughout the state of Texas. PSIA remains the most comprehensive academic extracurricular program in the nation for students in grades 1–8. SAS

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Connecther Officially Partners with St. Andrew’s to Honor Women in Film This year St. Andrew’s Dell Fine Arts Center rolled out the red carpet for Connecther’s April awards ceremony, “Girls Impact the World Film Festival.” The successful event—which awarded over $20,000 in prizes to the next generation of worldwide filmmakers—has inspired Connecther to officially partner with St. Andrew’s for future events.

“A goal of Connecther is to inspire youth activism through storytelling and education. We use film and media to highlight critical issues facing women and girls and sustainable solutions. We can’t think of a better partner than St. Andrew’s to help us do this!” says Lila Ingram, Connecther’s founder.

St. Andrew’s Director of Diversity Kendall Evans adds, “As St. Andrew’s continues to explore different avenues for developing our students’ cultural literacy skills, it helps to partner with organizations who have proven track records of success in fostering social justice mindsets in young people.

Our relationship with Connecther is an exciting step forward

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in our efforts to meet the diversity and inclusivity goals of our school through the arts, a pillar of campus life that has the capacity to both inform and transform in compelling ways.”

Roughly 400 people from 10 different states and three countries attended the event, including local middle school, high school, and college students. Preceding the awards portion of the event, a mentor panel session for filmmakers was hosted with screenwriter SJ Murray, producer Elizabeth Avellan, producer/ director Sara Hirsh Bordo, and assistant director Larissa Garcia-Baab. Attendees also heard from guest speakers such as Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, founder of She is Rising Brooke Axtell, and 2013 film festival award winner and UC Berkeley student Rebecca Dharmapalan.

The judges’ top seven film choices were screened for the audience before the final awards were announced. The $5,000 grand prize went to Christin Chae from South Korea for her film “Your Flowers Did Not Fade.” View the official film entries on Connecther’s website (www.connecther.org). SAS

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“Aladdin” Spotlights Rising Vocal, Acting Talent The sixth grade Musical Theatre production of the Disney hit musical “Aladdin” was a fantastic display of acting, dancing, and vocal talents! The beautiful costumes transported the audience from McGill Chapel to Agrabah. Musical Theatre teacher Jason Kruger explained the focus of the class, “We focus on learning the ‘process’ of putting a production together, from audition prep and techniques, to rehearsal and choreography, to the final show. It’s not so much about the final product, but about understanding how all of the pieces fit together.” The final product was nevertheless a fantastic showing of some rising stars! SAS

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Welcome to World Music Percussion!

Celebrating 15 years of Global Grooves in the Skybox

By Darrel Mayers, World Music Percussion Teacher DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM TEK! (THE ELEPHANT DANCE) One April morning in the late 1990s, St. Andrew’s dad Pat Whale dropped his children off at school as usual.

He then unpacked a quantity of African drums from the trunk of his Peugeot, and carried them into music teacher Kaye Vinson’s classroom. What came next was a high-energy, hands-on drum class, and this can be thought of as the genesis of the “World Music Percussion” curriculum at St. Andrew’s.

DUM TEK, DUM TEK, DUMA TEKKA DUM TEK (MIDDLE EASTERN RHYTHM) In general, teaching rhythm has often seemed to lag behind classes in melody and harmony. But thankfully some schools (such as St. Andrew’s) have realized that when you bring drums and a focus on rhythm into the classroom, you create better, well-rounded musicians.

Plus, it’s heaps of fun.

I was hired by former head of school Lucy Nazro and was soon ascending Westrock’s somewhat rickety wooden stairs to be introduced to my new home: the Skybox.

Its walls gleamed white, and bright Texas sunshine flooded through its ten windows. It was like a classroom from my dreams: Mediterranean in feel, and a stark contrast to the grey rooms of my English childhood.

I decorated the walls with maps and flags, and soon drum rhythms from faraway lands echoed out across the playing field below.

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It’s hard to separate world culture from world music, so I led students in discussions on the geography, politics and etiquette of the countries we ‘visited’ through percussion. In partnership with social studies teachers, I felt I was helping my students become promising young global citizens. I published ‘percussion passports,’ and we took imaginary journeys on ‘Crusader Airlines’ to far-flung places like Mongolia, Australia, India and Spain. The instrument collection grew, and the students played digeridoos, gongs, rain-sticks, whirling tubes and chimes, and brought in world news of the day to share. In 2012 the World Music Percussion curriculum itself grew, incorporating fifth grade. Soon I was lucky to work first with Gray Parsons as my co-teacher, and a year later with Eric McFrazier.

DUM TEK (REST) KA DUMMA TEK TEKKA (HIP HOP) Further growth came in 2013 with the opening of the Western Percussion option in the Middle School—providing a place for our sixth graders to continue their studies. This currently flourishes under Eric McFrazier’s leadership.

Magic continues to happen in the Skybox. When all of the students play together, and blend their sounds perfectly, I call it a ‘magic carpet moment.’ And in the springtime, the ladybugs arrive. But I’ll save that story for another time!

It’s been such a delight to be at the helm of such an original and artistic enterprise these past 15 years. A huge and heartfelt thank you to all of my world musicians past and present, to Pat Whale, and to all faculty for your amazing support over the years.

(BIG DRUM ROLL… OUT ON 4! ) Hear some of our world percussion moments on our dedicated webpage: https://worldmusicatstandrews. bandcamp.com/releases

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Artists Collaborate on Stunning “Mary Poppins” Musical Our Middle School musical “Mary Poppins” was another opportunity to show off the many talents of our SAS artists! The cast and crew mastered a challenging choreography sequence to physically spell out “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” technical details like proper harness rigging to make Mary ‘fly’, all while under the physical demands of multiple performances for students, faculty, parents, and newly accepted families for 2017.

Senior Hana Arriaga designed the sets as part of her Senior Project, Upper Schoolers played key supporting roles, and faculty had cameo appearances as well—it was truly a collaborative effort! Thank you to SAS parent volunteers Peggy Keelan and Laura Reed for sharing their photos with us. SAS

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Aislin Lyman as Mary Poppins and Shelby Pomeleo-Fowler as Bert gave convincing performances with their singing, dancing, and English accents!

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St. Andrew’s senior athlete honorees (l to r): Janson Shrock, Aaron Garcia, Barrett Guttell, Noah Moore, Isaac Segura, and Harrison Rozman.

Six Senior Athletes Head to NCAA St. Andrew’s proudly acknowledged six senior athletes heading to college-level competition in chapel services on April 20 with an official National Letters of Intent signing ceremony.

“I really do owe credit to St. Andrew’s and the 12 years I have spent here that have prepared me for this next phase of my life,” says Barrett Guttell. She is one of the six senior athletes headed to college-level competition this fall. She says, “[St. Andrew’s] has given me tools that would allow, not just me, but any student to thrive in the classroom or on the court at the next level.” Thinking of what’s ahead—Division I volleyball at University of Mississippi—she adds, “I cannot believe in a couple of months I will be headed to Ole Miss to start the next chapter of my sports and academic career. Of course there are some nerves but they are unmatched compared to my excitement.” Volleyball coach Jesse Sultzer remarks, “Barrett has helped elevate St. Andrew’s volleyball to a new level. Her passion and intensity will be missed. We wish her the best at Ole Miss and look forward to seeing her succeed.”

Senior athlete Isaac Segura says, “I strongly believe that St. Andrew’s has pushed me both in the classroom and on the baseball field, and because of this, given me the ability to succeed at the next level. It’s hard to believe that in just a few months I will be heading up to Memphis to pursue my academic interests and continue my athletic career.” Isaac heads to Rhodes College this fall to play baseball.

and Janson Shrock will play baseball for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

St. Andrew’s baseball coach Steven Garcia ’02 says, “I’m extremely proud of Isaac, Janson, and Noah. Their presence will certainly be missed in our line-up next year, but I look forward to following their careers at the collegiate level.”

Additionally, Aaron Garcia will run for Trinity University’s cross country and track teams; Noah Moore will play baseball for Allegheny College; Harrison Rozman will swim for Rhodes College;

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Athletics director Jeff McCrary ’94 remarks, “We are incredibly proud. These young people have worked extremely hard in the classroom, as well as in their athletic pursuits. The St. Andrew’s community looks forward to watching them compete at the next level, and to follow in the footsteps of many of our other terrific student-athletes that have gone before them.” SAS

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Middle School’s 6A Repeats Basketball Championship

By Gehrig Zimmerman ’21 The Middle School’s 7/8 6A boys basketball team had a phenomenal season with a final record of 22–2. Our team consisted of KJ Adams ’21, Jimel Cofer ’21, Jackson Hanson ’22, Daniel Ledet ’22, Henry Lewis ’21, Trenton Jackson ’21, Luke Nicklos ’21, Charles Wright ’21, Gehrig Zimmerman ’21, and our head coach Mr. Tim Moore. We had one of the most successful seasons in school history.

Our team traveled one-thousand miles to four tournaments all over Texas. In Leander, we lost our first game against a talented club team named Full Potential. In Dallas, we won our first two games by 40 each and faced St. Anthony’s in the championship, where they handed us our second, and last, loss of the season. In Grapeland, we won our first two games by 30 points each and played Grapeland Middle School in the championship. It was a test for us, but we pulled away in the second half to win the championship by 15. Our last tournament “Multiple opposing coaches was an AAU tournament in San Antonio. We won our first game by 18 and our second game commented on the team’s by 40, which put us in the championship sportsmanship and ability game. We faced a club team named ATX Metro to win with class.”

Elite in the championship. We started off the game with a 10–0 run. With emotions flowing, HEAD COACH TIM MOORE we ended the first half with an 18-point lead.

ATX Metro Elite didn’t give up, and in the second half they cut the lead to 5. We then took control of the momentum and our lead expanded to 10 points. With 5 threes, they tied the game with only one minute left. Jimel Cofer took the ball down, made two guys fall, and made the layup to put us ahead by two. With 30 seconds left their point guard took the ball down and missed a three. KJ Adams got fouled with four seconds to go and drained both free throws to seal the game. Instead of getting a trophy, we all got Super Bowl rings because the tournament was on the Super Bowl weekend.

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52-point average/game, holding opponents to 29 points/game 4 players (KJ Adams, Jimel Cofer, Trenton Jackson, Luke Nicklos) were on both the 2016 and 2017 championship teams. They share a 38–4 record, 2 AIPL titles and 3 AAU tournament titles.

Coach Moore was honored as a 2017 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Coach of the Year. He was the only coach from a large private school to receive the honor.

Congratulations Coach Moore on this well-deserved honor!

In addition to our great tournaments we also had an outstanding year in our A.I.P.L Conference. We finished the regular season 9 –0 and beat most of the teams we played by 30 points or more. Our best game of our conference season was against Hyde Park. We beat them by a whopping 48 points. The final score was 83–35 where we played our most complete game of the whole season, by playing all 40 minutes at 100 percent. In the league tournament, we were the top seed and we faced Redeemer in the first round. We beat them by 37 to move on to the semi-finals. In the semi’s we played St. Teresa’s and we won by 23 to advance the championship. In the championship game we played a talented Trinity team who had a good point guard, and a great 6'2" power forward. We played a great game and ended up winning 52–31.

Our final conference record was 12–0, and we were back to back A.I.P.L Champions.

It’s challenging to win a championship two years in a row while maintaining a nearly flawless record, but we did. To me, that’s how I know we did something special. SAS St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org • 19

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Putting The Student-Athlete Experience Above All Else

by Josh Blumenthal, Assistant Athletic Director The quality of athletic programs often stems from the top.

The more diverse the coaching staff, the more robust the program and better the overall student-athlete experience.

At St. Andrew’s Upper School, the lessons taught and work ethic instilled in our student-athletes are a direct result of the experiences of our many program coordinators and head varsity coaches. Regardless of their path, one constant among the coaches is their mission to always put the

student-athlete experience at the forefront of their coaching style and program. The following is a greater look into the experiences of four current coaches, and specifically how their paths help shape their present coaching days.

With these coaches, along with the other 18 teams being overseen by a host of talented and thoughtful professionals, the future of SAS Athletics is indeed on the rise. SAS

JESSE SULTZER Program Coordinator/ Head Varsity Volleyball Coach

YEARS COACHING AT SAS: 2 PRIOR EXPERIENCE: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (NCAA DI) STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE PHILOSOPHY: What I found out was that the X’s and O’s were important but not as important as vision and how we approached things.

Having players that wanted to come to practice and were excited to be a part of the program was crucial.

At St. Andrew’s, we have applied these principles to create this environment and hope to build upon them in the future.

TRISHA TUCK Program Coordinator/ Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

YEARS COACHING AT SAS: 2 PRIOR EXPERIENCE: COLLEGIATE PLAYER AT WEATHERFORD JUNIOR COLLEGE (JUCO)

STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE PHILOSOPHY: We are all students of the game we are participating in. We are learning how to work together and make decisions that will place us closer to a victory. Sports can bring passion and drive out of individuals that they didn’t know they had. At St. Andrew’s, being a student athlete is challenging but so rewarding. Students are shown, much like I was, that the hard work and determination you have on the court or field can carry you far when you apply it in the world outside of sports.

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STEVEN GARCIA ’02 Program Coordinator/ Head Varsity Baseball Coach

YEARS COACHING AT SAS: 11 PRIOR EXPERIENCE: COACH AT THE AUSTIN BASEBALL CLUB

STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE PHILOSOPHY: Being a fulltime faculty member on campus, I have had the opportunity to witness the growth of my players not only on the baseball field, but in the classroom as well. I feel lucky to use baseball as a platform to help a group of young men become better people.

The truth of the matter is that only one player who I’ve coached at St. Andrew’s continues to make a living playing baseball. The core values of our baseball program—hard work, punctuality, commitment, drive—will not only serve the kids well on the baseball field, but more importantly, it will serve them well in life after baseball.

MARLEE GABALDON Program Coordinator/ Head Varsity Softball Coach

YEARS COACHING AT SAS: 1 PRIOR EXPERIENCE: INFIELDER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS—AUSTIN SOFTBALL (NCAA DI)

STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE PHILOSOPHY: Although dreams or goals don’t always come at an easy expense, it’s the outcome that makes the journey worthwhile. I utilize my experiences to promote the overall message of ‘all things are possible’ to the girls. Whatever these girls set their minds to, I want them to know that they can achieve it. Obstacles may come their way, but with hard work and determination, they can obtain their goals. I only hope they can learn from my past experiences and continue to strive for greatness.

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Over $10K Raised for MS Research

by St. Andrew’s Team “It is always worth trying new challenging things, especially if you do not think you can do them. You might just surprise yourself!” says Adrian Almy ’19. This year, Adrian formed a biking club at the Upper School to train for the BP MS 150 Ride— a 150-mile, two-day bike ride from Houston to Austin in April that raises money for multiple sclerosis research. According to the National MS Society, “with 13,000 cyclists participating each year, it’s the largest event of its kind in North America.”

The St. Andrew’s team comprised students Adrian Almy ’19, Tristram Coffin ’19, Jake Huggins ’20, Cord Mazzetti ’19, Sam McCarthy-Potter ’19, and parents Michael Potter, Paul Huggins, and Dean Almy. Adrian shares his inspiration for participating and his overall experience with us below: “I developed an interest in cycling during Middle School and had done some serious riding around New England with Overland. My uncle Jack suggested that I might enjoy the BP MS 150 Ride...I liked the idea of combining my interests in riding, science, and community service.

I thought it would be a good idea to form a team at St. Andrew’s through the club system. To prepare for this ride we started meeting in the fall. In January, I worked out a training schedule. This usually meant biking for over three hours twice a week.

Forcing ourselves to go out and ride 40 miles at 8:00 am on Saturday and Sunday morning, sometimes in cold, rainy, or windy weather, was tough.

A big team milestone was the 62-mile LBJ 100 Ride at LBJ Ranch. It was also a challenge to get all the team members to register, set up their webpage, and learn how to ask for donations, but as soon as we accomplished that, we were raising money! Since we are under 18, we also had to recruit some adult riders. Luckily, we were able to get three of our dads to join the team.

During the BP MS 150 ride, I found it was best to try not to think about anything.

The miles went by faster if you didn’t, although a lot of the time I had song lyrics stuck in my head. We rode from Houston to Austin as a team the whole way amongst 13,000 other riders from all over the world. Sometimes our group would get stretched out a bit, but at every checkpoint we stopped and waited for the whole team to gather and to check everyone’s condition.

The weather was brutal. The first day it was 90 degrees with 80% humidity and 17 mph winds with gusts up to 30 mph. We did 83 miles that day. The second day was not as hot, but we had serious head winds of about 16 mph. We did 66 miles that day.

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The feeling when we finished is hard to describe. I was numb but very satisfied and happy for all of us. I was starving! The whole team was just amazing. I am so thankful to everyone, especially my dad who got a late start in training, but was a great rider. We worked so long to raise money and to train for the ride, and when we were done I just felt thankful.

Our original team goal was to raise $5,000 for the National MS Society. I am very happy to say we have raised over $10,000! I am very grateful for all the support of our team. We are continuing to fundraise to support MS medical research.

My hope is that we get even more team members for the BP MS 150 ride next year!”

The team’s fundraising efforts finish on July 31, 2017.

Congratulations to the St. Andrew’s team! Go Cru! SAS

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Record-Breaking $750K Raised for St. Andrew’s Financial Aid The numbers are in and what a story they tell: St. Andrew’s Episcopal School raised $750,000 at the annual Spring Soirée for Financial Aid on April 8. This record-breaking total will directly benefit the program that currently supports 159 St. Andrew’s students.

Save the Date!

Spring Gala for Financial Aid Saturday Approximately 159 St. Andrew’s students are on some type of need-based financial aid, which represents about 18 percent of our student body.

St. Andrew’s is proud to distribute approximately $1.8 million in financial aid support annually.

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“When I heard how much money we raised for our financial aid program, I felt thrilled for our community,” says Jennifer Marsh, Soirée co-chair and St. Andrew’s parent.

“I know it’s one of our primary goals as a school to have a diverse student body. This incredible response from our community will help tremendously in achieving that goal.”

Special guest speaker Nina Molanphy—a St. Andrew’s senior and financial aid recipient—gave a moving testimonial about her 12-year student experience. She thanked the St. Andrew’s community for their unwavering support, and for the financial aid program that enabled her and her brother to continue attending St. Andrew’s after their father’s sudden passing. Nina says, “Because St. Andrew’s financial aid program was there, I didn’t have to lose my teachers, coaches, and friends too.”

The giving spirit was in the air as 585 guests bid big on silent and live auction items; one St. Andrew’s family made a matching gift on the spot. Jennifer Marsh adds, “One of my favorite moments of the night was when the Vespa raffle winners offered it up to be auctioned off and we raised an additional $4,000.”

“Beyond all the volunteers who helped pull off the fundraiser, we had amazing vendors, donors and companies who were wonderfully professional and generous,” says Soirée co-chair and St. Andrew’s parent Jen Nield. The breezy evening on Lions Municipal Golf Course began with cocktails, lawn games, and special musical performances by St. Andrew’s own Upper School rock bands. A delicious dinner by 34th Street Cafe was soon followed by local rock band Suede, who closed the evening with all the favorite pop-rock hits that had guests dancing the night away.

Reflecting on the individual efforts of so many to make a successful fundraising event, Jennifer Marsh and Jen Nield agree, “We are blessed.” SAS

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WE ARE SCHOLARS FACULTY NEWS

A Fond Farewell to Hollyana Melear: SAS Alum ’85, Art Teacher

“I feel beloved and fortunate, this place has nurtured and carried my family, and supported me in ways I can never repay.”

After 19 years as an art teacher at St. Andrew’s, Hollyana Melear (SAS ’85) says farewell to pursue her blossoming role at the New Worlds Institute.

Head of Lower School Kama Bruce remarks, “As an alumna, Holly has deep roots within our community and we have been blessed to discover the beauty of art under her guidance and vision. She began teaching here in 1998, replacing her mother, Nancy Anderson, who taught art for 16 years. Holly was recognized for her phenomenal gifts as an artist and educator in 2015 with the Outstanding Teacher Award. In the past few years Holly has been deeply involved in the development of the New Worlds Institute and STEAM Space Education Outreach conferences that bring students, futurists and the aerospace industry together. She will continue to dedicate herself to bolstering opportunities for women and girls in STEAM fields. We will certainly feel her loss, but we temper that with a great sense of joy in the opportunities she will go on to create for countless others.”

Reflecting on her journey, Holly recalls, “As a student at St. Andrew’s, art was my refuge. I remember in second grade our art teacher made us enter an art contest at Laguna Gloria and I won it. It was very exciting and thrilling for me since I wasn’t a strong student academically. It was a 2D pencil and ink castle, with meticulous little individual stones. I was part of the second class that graduated from the Middle School—at the time it was located in what is now the sixth grade wing. I’m still friends with some of my fellow graduates, and have even taught some of their kids. I told my daughter Chloe (SAS ’16) these St. Andrew’s friends will be your friends for life.”

Holly decided to transition from graphic design to art education so she could “be home more for my kids. I started working at St. Andrew’s when my daughter Chloe was five months old. A favorite early memory I have is watching Chloe running down the hall to hug Lucy Nazro (former head of school). I also love that my teaching time overlapped with my mom for one year. We shared a classroom...she’s messy, I’m neat, but we had fun.” Reflecting on her three generations of family who have passed through St. Andrew’s halls, Holly says, “I feel beloved and fortunate, this place has nurtured and carried my family, and supported me in ways I can never repay.”

Holly’s interdisciplinary art curriculum helped students draw connections to their social studies and science classes, and she was particularly dedicated to the role art played in social-emotional learning (SEL). “I was part of the original crew of teachers who integrated SEL in the

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Holly Melear (right) with mother Nancy Anderson (center) and SAS Learning Specialist Pam Craig. classroom. I had students stand up and present their work to the class, and invited other students to provide questions and comments on their work. For fourth grade I’d model how to provide constructive critiques. I loved teaching students how to externalize their emotions through art, and helping them understand their own art philosophy, that is, why they did their art their particular way.”

Art unified the St. Andrew’s community in a special way when Holly began the

“Night of the Arts” event, a celebratory showcase of all St. Andrew’s fine and performing artists at all grade levels.

She says, “We are all creators. Everyone is a natural-born artist.” The interactive event united students, faculty, and parents across the three campuses for 18 years.

Now, Holly plans to pursue a full-time role as founder and director of the STEAM Space Education Outreach program for the New Worlds Institute.

She sees her role as “advocating for

students and teachers by creating accessible STEAM platforms that don’t add to teacher’s plates.”

Holly’s outreach efforts have recently taken her to the European Space Agency, the Emerging Technologies conference in India, the International Space Development conference in Puerto Rico, and the Human to Mars conference in Washington, DC. You can learn more at http:// steamspaceeducation.org/ SAS

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Welcome Ken Allen, Director of Auxiliary Programs This fall our after-school program (Beyond the Classroom) and summer camp program will be led by newcomer Ken Allen in a newly established role for indepth program development and outreach. We got a chance to speak with Ken briefly to learn more about him. Ken is relocating to Austin with his wife, Jenna, son Austin (three years old and named after our fair city!) and daughter Ashley (born April 18, 2017).

WHICH OF YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WILL HELP YOU IN THIS ROLE? Coaching football for 17 years—12 years at Fort Worth Country Day, five years at a Colorado public school—has given me a sense of structure. Serving as a dean of students while overseeing an after-school program in California has also given me a good perspective on how these programs support students.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO DO THE WORK YOU DO? I like being around kids, and the beauty of these programs is you get to see how kids grow, and how their interests change over the years.

“I want every student who participates in our auxiliary programs to feel happy and joyful that they get to come here every day. I want them to wake up in the morning excited to be here.”

WHAT ASPECTS OF OUR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS ARE YOU INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING FURTHER? I want to work with families and faculty to see what they like and what they want, and then framing that around St. Andrew’s four pillars. It’s important to look at what this school values before changing too much.

FILL IN THE BLANK: I WANT EVERY STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES IN OUR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS TO FEEL… Happy and joyful that they get to come here every day. I want them to wake up in the morning excited to be here.

WHAT’S YOUR HOMETOWN? IF SOMEONE IS HEADING THERE, WHAT SPOT OR ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ON THEIR AGENDA? I grew up in Denver, but I really consider Fort Worth, Texas my home. I tell people I grew up in Colorado and became a man in Texas. My brother lived here when I was a kid so I visited a lot, by the time I moved to Texas in 2000 it already felt like home.

I met my wife when we were both at Fort Worth Country Day School, she was an athletic trainer. Now, our favorite spot to visit is Napa Valley, we try to go every summer. I love the Silverado Trail there, I’m a fan of Cabernets and my wife likes Chardonnays. I also love Bottega restaurant there.

WHAT’S AN ITEM ON YOUR LIFE’S “BUCKET LIST” YOU HOPE TO GET TO SOME DAY? Every year I enter to win tickets to the Master’s, and every year I lose, but I keep trying! I’d also love to go to the Kentucky Derby, I used to have fun with my friends picking random horses to win. Again, I never did win, but it was still fun to watch. SAS

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Calling Cru alumni from the Classes of 2002, 2007, and 2012—this is your reunion year!

We are so excited to welcome these classes back to campus on October 27–28th for a very special weekend. This year’s event will be particularly memorable because it is the first time St. Andrew’s can celebrate three reunion milestones.

CLASS OF 2002 This Cornerstone Class of 2002, our first high school graduating class, played an important role in the history of St. Andrew’s and developed many of the high school traditions that continue today. The inaugural freshman class of 41 students, guided by their head of Upper School Hilary Carlson, began high school classes in portable buildings on 31st Street while they awaited the completion of the Southwest Parkway campus. Field trips were taken to Southwest Parkway to watch the campus construction progress and eventually students and teachers moved to the new Upper School to live and learn in the new classroom buildings. New traditions were started and hundreds of memories were made, like our First Grade/Senior Homecoming Buddies, which included first graders and their senior buddies forming the football spirit line before the Homecoming game. St. Andrew’s Day, which had always been celebrated at 31st Street, moved to the Southwest Parkway Campus where it remains to this day.

St. Andrew’s Reunion Weekend

October 27–28, 2017

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CLASS OF 2007 When the Class of 2007 walked onto campus for their freshman year in 2003 the campus had been established but was still expanding. Our athletic facilities grew that year with the completion of Dell Track and Beck Stadium. Two years later, the opening of six additional classrooms allowed for continued program expansion and development. On the first day of their senior year the Class of 2007 welcomed the first graders in the Class of 2018 (our rising senior class this fall!) to continue the tradition our Class of 2002 began. The ’07 seniors ended the year with a James Bond 007 “License to Grill” themed cookout.

The most recent milestone class, the Class of 2012, benefited from the latest expansion of the Upper School campus by the time they began their freshman year. Construction had begun on the Dell Fine Arts Center the previous winter, and was dedicated in the spring of 2012, a month before graduation. The senior class graduated with 31 lifers; students who attended St. Andrew’s from first grade through twelfth. In the spring of 2012, Head of School Lucy Nazro retired after 32 years of service to St. Andrew’s. She was chosen to serve as the Class of 2012’s graduation speaker.

St. Andrew’s has gone through many stages of growth and development in its 64 years. Thankfully, and thanks to our wonderful alumni, faculty, families, and current students, many of the core traditions continue to exist today. With this fall’s reunion being the first time to celebrate three milestone classes, we hope to see a lot of familiar faces from the Classes of 2002, 2007 and 2012 back on campus. The schedule is coming together, but highlights include a Friday night football game, a Saturday matinee showing of the fall musical, “Catch Me If You Can,” and class-specific events.

If you are interested in helping with Reunion planning for your class, email Alumni Relations Manager Julia Driscoll at alumni@sasaustin.org. See you in the fall and go Cru! SAS

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Steven Garcia ’02

Matti Bills ’09 Congratulations to Steven Garcia ’02 and his wife Ana on the newest addition to their family! Lucy Elise Garcia was born on May 6, 2017. Here she is posing with proud big brother SJ! SAS

Elliot Cole ’03 Elliot Cole ’03 is working with Musicambia, a nonprofit based in the metropolitan New York area that provides music education in correctional facilities across the United States.

Elliot is the nonprofit’s program director at Sing Sing Maximum Security Correctional Facility, just north of New York City; he oversees 25 students who are currently incarcerated.

He writes, “I got involved in music at Sing Sing because I like to teach, and I heard there were some great students there. As a teacher, it’s been incredibly rewarding. Getting to teach something to someone who values it is a joy I wish for everyone. But what I’ve come to care most about isn’t that feeling—it’s the connection to the community that has been growing up in our classroom on Saturdays. We celebrate each other. We inspire and admire each other. They’re singers and rappers, guitarists and bassists, students and songwriters and composers. They’re also teachers; when we’re not there, they help each other (rare in prison they tell me!) There’s a string quartet who just made their first performance (Bach Minuet in G), a sax player who wrote his first song (“Music XOXO”), guys writing rhymes and big band arrangements, string quartets, an opera. They’re the most positive and supportive community I’ve ever found in music.

The American criminal justice system is counter-productive in many ways. One of them is that people in prisons spend years or decades adapting to survive in a culture that would reinforce the worst in any of us. Our students tell us that this community offers them a very rare space in their lives where they can build positive relationships, practice trust and vulnerability, explore openness, challenge themselves to grow, and think of who they are in a new light.” SAS 30 • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org

Recently, Susan Kemner-Reed heard from Matti Bills ’09, with thoughts on how her SAS art classes still contribute to her success today! Matti writes: “I think it’s remarkable how many talented artists [you] were able to incorporate into the curriculum. I learned countless art forms including screen printing, film photography, Polaroid transfers, pottery, life drawing, oil painting, linoleum printing, Photoshop and more. The skills I learned were tangible and translate into my everyday life. I still use those very skills for business marketing and logo design. Being a confident artist helps you enjoy life to the fullest, and the SAS art program gives you that confidence!” SAS

Nicole Greenwell ’09 Recently we heard from Nicole Greenwell ’09, who is working for MakerSights out in San Francisco! MakerSights received some great press about its new platform that lets the consumer have a say in the production of their favorite brands. Here’s a note from Nicole: “I got connected to MakerSights through the Georgetown University alumni network out in San Francisco. We have a few Hoyas on our team, including our CEO. I always talked about moving out to California, and eventually was able to make that chatter a reality. I transitioned life from New York City out to San Francisco (far from sunny, but California nonetheless), eager to find a small company where I could make a major impact. I eventually landed at MakerSights. My team is high energy, quick moving, incredibly thoughtful, ambitious and causing a lot of disruption within the retail industry.

Interestingly, I work day to day with a lot of data and numbers, but I have to give credit to my English teachers from SAS for instilling the drive and ambition to make things happen. Mr. Works, Ms. Horne, and Mr. Pomeroy—each of you left such a lasting impression. I often think back to my English classes, and the way in which you taught me to communicate, as the foundation for my ability to be a leader in my professional career. You each encouraged me to challenge others around me, speak my mind and drive to the top, all with articulation and eloquence that has proven to be essential throughout my career, and a point of distinction among my colleagues. So, thanks!” SAS

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Ashley Dill ’13 Ashley Dill ’13 is finishing up her senior year at Rhodes College, and has been a crucial part to the women’s lacrosse team! For the third straight season, the lady Lynx clinched the Southern Athletic Association title, earning their bid into the NCAA Championship.

Congratulations Ashley! SAS

Isabelle Kerr ’13 Isabelle Kerr ’13 has made headlines this spring on the University of Texas soccer team. Isabelle received the Ray Nixon Endowed Award for Excellence in Finance, which recognizes and benefits the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. She has kept a 3.98 GPA while playing for the UT soccer team for all four years of her college experience. Isabelle says keeping busy kept her on the track to success!

“I am incredibly honored to have received the Ray Nixon award. Balancing a D1 sport and the McCombs Business School was extremely difficult, but I truly think having such little free time is what helped me to be successful. I was forced to prioritize and plan ahead using all those great study skills St. Andrew’s instilled in us. Additionally, UT provides its athletes with such a vast array of great academic resources (books, supplies, facilities, tutoring, etc.) that it makes handling the demands of school and sports much more manageable.

For those considering playing sports in college, I would say that if you have a sport you’re passionate about, go for it!

It’s an absolutely incredible and unique experience that very few get to experience. There’s nothing like competing in your college colors under the lights with a huge crowd! But, I would also say that make sure you understand it’s a major time commitment (a full-time job) and your college experience will likely be very different from your friends not playing college sports. However, the benefits and friendships that come from the late nights and long hours are well worth all the sacrifices!” SAS

Zach Lanctot ’13, Megan Lanctot ’16, Ethan Bryant ’16, and Max Bartee ’16 In May, Zachary Lanctot ’13 graduated from Texas A&M University as a Distinguished Military Graduate, which signifies high academic performance, military proficiency, and ranking in the top 10% nationwide of ROTC candidates. His senior year, Zachary was 3rd Brigade Commander and was awarded both the AT&T Veterans National Leadership and the Ol Army award for his innovative and exceptional performance as commander. Zach is now a 2nd Lieutenant and reports to Ft. Benning for Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, Ranger School and Airborne School.

His time at A&M had a St. Andrew’s connection and he recruited and mentored some former SAS students. Ethan Bryant ’16 was in Zach’s brigade and was awarded the Military Science Award his Freshman year and Max Bartee ’16

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finished his Freshman year shaving three minutes off his personal best running time.

Graduation day brought some SAS Aggie’s together: Rathana Amelio ’13 came to Zach’s commissioning ceremony and Max Frost ’11, Jordan Wenske ’13 and Zach all attended Max’s local concert.

Megan Lanctot ’16 left after Zach’s graduation for the Galapagos Islands to do a Maymester course in biology and Latin American history. She’ll return to USC in early June to begin an internship at the Darla Moore Business School in Marketing. She’ll continue in this job throughout the academic year. Megan has some words of advice for the new SAS graduates—especially those who are unsure of their college major. Megan joined Pi Phi sorority, the field hockey team, other sports clubs, majored in business, minored in biology, and did the set design for Animal Farm at USC this year. She’s had some smooth and some bumpy

roads but through it all she’s been able to keep a wide variety of experiences in her life similar to her time at SAS. She says, “Freshman year isn’t always what you think it’s going to be, but keep trying and put yourself out there and you’ll have just as many successes as struggles.” SAS

Irfan Alam ’14 Irfan Alam ’14 is a rising senior at Bowdoin College, and has been elected to serve as Student Body President for the 2017–18 school year.

Here’s a note from Irfan on his experience in running for a student government position, as well as advice for this year’s graduating class of 2017: “It’s a great honor being elected Student Body President of Bowdoin College, and the past few weeks have been truly humbling.

First arriving at Bowdoin, a small liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, as a born-and-raised Austinite, I was a little rattled. It took my first year to really acclimate to the new environment (especially the snow)! It wasn’t until the end of my sophomore year that I decided to run for an executive position on Student Government. After sitting as a member of the Student Treasury for a year, I decided to run for Chair of the committee.

A year went by as Chair, and I absolutely loved my time spent on Bowdoin Student Government. Collegiate Student Government is about working with students, administration, and trustees to create macro social and academic change to the college. And for my final year, I decided to run for President alongside another executive committee member,

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who grew to be one of my best friends at Bowdoin throughout this past year, as my Vice President.

Austin Alumni Happy Hour

If someone had told me three years ago—the cold and confused first-year—I’d be elected to this position, I definitely wouldn’t have believed them. But it’s been quite the journey, and I’m nothing but excited to finish my last year in this role and give back to Bowdoin as much as it has given me.

For those in the SAS graduating class of 2017, my advice to you would be to stay open-minded; if you arrive at college with a laundry list of expectations you might get tunnel visioned too quickly and miss out on some amazing experiences. College was, for me, best lived by enjoying those finer, unplanned moments—spontaneous trips to the beach, reading a book offered by your professor that unlocked new perspectives, and meeting those life-long friends unexpectedly along the way—and if you run too fast, you may miss those experiences.

So take it slow, be ready to step outside your comfort zone, and don’t worry if things don’t go exactly how you planned them, because sometimes, the unexpected turns out better than what you may have expected.

On April 20, around 30 alumni in the Austin area gathered for pizza and drinks at Via 313 on Guadalupe. It was great to see everyone! Look out for more events coming soon! SAS

Lastly, congratulations! With graduation right around the corner, you’re about to finish a long journey and embark on an exciting new one. So here’s to you, the Class of 2017!” SAS

Scott Politz ’15 Scott Politz ’15 was featured in the Yale Daily News for his outstanding performance on the pitching mound for the Bulldogs this spring! The Bulldogs clinched their seventh Ivy League title in May, and played in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 23 years. Scott earned first team All-Ivy honors for the second year in a row. Congratulations Scott! SAS

Alumni Collegiate Athletes on Campus In February, the Athletics Department held Prospective Collegiate Athletes Information Night answering questions for current St. Andrew’s students considering collegiate sports.

Alumni Roberto Diaz ’11, Carter Cowan ’10, Laura Milton ’04 and Nathan Michaud ’04 all sat on the panel to give insight to their experiences of being college athletes! SAS St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org • 33

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Amanda Serra ’08

Zach Giberson ’13

Amanda Serra ’08 was spotted by the St. Andrew’s first grade class at the Zach Scott Theater. Amanda was the lead role in “Elephant and Piggie’s We are in a Play!” SAS

Zach Giberson ’13 just graduated from the University of Richmond! While Zach was a student, he started his own suit line, called Element Threads. Zach was completing an internship abroad in Shanghai, China last summer when he discovered unique fabric patterns that he envisioned as suits! SAS

Nicholas Osella ’13 Nicholas Osella ’13 stopped by campus this spring to visit Chad Fulton and Elizabeth Guice prior to graduating from the University of Texas. Check out his debut art zine “MAGNOLiA” by StudioWOS, the art brand he founded this year! SAS

Katherine Lewin ’09 Katherine Lewin ’09 is living in New York City, and working for a restaurant discovery and review site called The Infatuation. SAS grads are encouraged to check the employment listings of The Infatuation, as there are positions open in cities such as Austin, Washington D.C., Denver, Chicago, New York and London! SAS

Cameron Coffman ’10 Cameron Coffman ’10 is currently studying for her Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art at UCLA. This spring, Cameron was a contributor in the Spring/Break Bklyn Immersive art show in New York City as part of Material Girls, a collective of femaleidentifying artists. She says, “This was a collaborative effort with other women I have met through contemporary art circles. My friends Devra Freelander, Hillary Gabryell, Claire Lachow, and Maggie Grymes are all sculptors in New York, who organized the show. I met Gracelee Lawrence and Rachael Starbuck while they were getting their MFA’s in fine art at UT when I was in undergrad. We all bonded over our interests in making, collecting, and building through different materials. This was our first show together and we have another smaller and digital/ light based show coming up at Trestle Gallery. Our collective is hoping to have a show out here in LA soon too.” SAS 34 • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org

Blais Herman ’16 and Sam Martens ’15 Blais Herman ’16 and Sam Martens ’15 came back to campus this spring to watch and support Cru baseball with former classmate James Beuerlein ’17. SAS

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Asa Bueller ’15, Megan Lanctot ’16 and McLean Ewbank ’16 College Counselor Matt Kelly toured colleges in South Carolina this spring, and met up with Asa Bueller ’15 and Megan Lanctot ’16 at the University of South Carolina, before catching up with McLean Ewbank ’16 at Fuhrman. SAS

Alumni, Save the Date!

Homecoming is Saturday, September 30, 2017 St. Andrew’s Upper School (5901 Southwest Parkway)

Join us for a day of Cru spirit, tradition and family fun! Alumni of all years are welcome and encouraged to attend our Alumni Reception—more details to follow!

More information this fall at www.sasaustin.org/alumni

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the Class of 2017 Minerva Garcia Hernandez

Benjamin Pollinger

Jorge Alzaga Henry Ames

Natalie Hojel

Harrison Rozman

Hana Arriaga

Hannah Hornaday

Ellie Rudy

Isaiah Arroyo

Kaliejane Jennings

Katherine Salinas

Julia Barcenas

Leah Johnson

Riley Schafer

Olivia Bast

Christopher Jones

Walton Schmidt

Virginia Bellingrath

Stuart Jones

Brett Schneider

over four years ($18,363 average/year)

Taylor Bethea

Robert Josowitz

Luke Schwab

James Beuerlein

Lily Kincannon

Cameron Scott

823 applications submitted to 196 different

Nina Bowness

Elizabeth Leighty

Isaac Segura

Alex Bradley

Jacob Leonard

William Sheehan

Madeleine Bradshaw

Nicholle Lim

Samuel Shepherd

CLASS OF 2017 FAST FACTS 97 graduates; 54 scholarship recipients $10,921,524 total scholarship monies awarded

colleges/universities around the world

Ryan Ajgaonkar

Ethan Rogers

Amelia Long

Addison Brown

Janson Shrock Gabriel Lucio-Martin Benjamin Sirizzotti Marcus Martinez Kelli Smartt

Adam Brundell

Gavin Massengale

Olivia Smith

Leila Buehler

Brady McEvoy

Blair Butler

William McKinnerney

Sierra Gonzalez Speegle

Olivia Cahill

Madeleine McKowen Kathryn Taylor

Grayson Clemmer

Nolan McNearney

Ann Temple

Samuel Coon

Sophia Mesches

Taylor Thompson

France, Scotland, and Spain

Madison Day

Sophia Mirran

Leah Vural

Shane Dickens

Austin Modoff

Cathryn Wheatley

60 will leave Texas for college

Isabelle Durr

Francesca Modoff

Jake White

Christian Erben

Pouya Mohammadi Aimee Williams

Alejandro Esquivel

Nina Molanphy

Gemma Williams

Claire Fason

Noah Moore

Brooke Wilson

Aaron Garcia

Rachel Nezzer

Lydia Wilson

Cydnie Golson

Olivia Nicklos

James Wissemann

Barrett Guttell

Matthew Otto

Stuart Young

Savannah Habarurema

Natalie Ozor

William Ziebert

Mackenzie Henson

Camille Pinkerton

Average of 8–9 applications submitted per student, resulting in average of 4–5 college choices

Accepted to schools in 38 states plus D.C. as well as schools in Canada, England,

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Graduation Prize Recipients

Cydnie Golson ’17 (right) with last year’s winners Read Barbee ’16 and Annika Ostrom ’16.

Katherine Salinas ’17 (right) with last year’s winners Annika Ostrom ’16 and Read Barbee ’16.

Sophie Mesches ’17 (right) with Upper School Head Todd Stephenson.

THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

THE SCOTT FIELD BAILEY SERVANT AWARD

Cydnie Golson and Natalie Ozor

Katherine Salinas and Will Sheehan

Sophie Mesches and Taylor Thompson

For outstanding academic achievement, passion for learning, and pursuit of excellence.

Natalie Ozor ’17 (right) with last year’s winners Read Barbee ’16 and Annika Ostrom ’16.

For outstanding academic achievement, passion for learning, and pursuit of excellence.

Will Sheehan ’17 (right) with last year’s winners Read Barbee ’16 and Annika Ostrom ’16.

For that senior whose dedication, selflessness, and deep concern for others best exemplify the St. Andrew’s ideal that its students lead productive and responsible lives in their community.

Taylor Thompson ’17 (right) with Upper School Head Todd Stephenson.

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Graduation Prize Recipients

Cameron Scott ’17 (right) with Upper School Head Todd Stephenson.

Rachel Nezzer ’17 (right) with last year’s winners Harrison Benson ’16 and Keaton Drummer ’16.

Christian Erben ’17 (right) with Upper School Head Todd Stephenson.

THE HILARY CARLSON AWARD

THE CORNERSTONE AWARD

Rachel Nezzer

Christian Erben and Cameron Scott

This award goes to that senior who most clearly exhibits dramatic personal growth throughout high school. By fulfilling individual potential and living out the ideals valued by the St. Andrew’s community, this senior best illustrates the meaning of Hilary Carlson’s favorite quotation, “To whom much has been given, much is expected.”

For that senior who fully embraces the mission of St. Andrew’s “to provide an enriched academic program within a Christian environment emphasizing the fulfillment of each student’s potential.” Established to commemorate the Class of 2002, the Cornerstone Award recognizes courage, creativity, and love of school.

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Departmental Award Winners Awarded for exemplary performance during a student’s entire Upper School experience.

THE HUMANITIES AWARDS HANA NICOLE ARRIAGA AMELIA GRACE LONG KATHERINE ANNE SALINAS CAMERON TUCKER SCOTT THE PACKWOOD MATH AWARDS NATALIE FRANCES HOJEL POUYA MOHAMMADI

Maddie Bradshaw ’17 (right) with last year’s winner Tres Allen ’16.

Pouya Mohammadi ’17 (right) with last year’s winner Tres Allen ’16.

THE MANDARIN LANGUAGE AWARD GABRIEL MICHAEL LUCIO-MARTIN

THE LUCY COLLINS NAZRO AWARD

Maddie Bradshaw and Pouya Mohammadi

THE SCIENCE AWARDS POUYA MOHAMMADI NATALIE MARIE CHURCH OZOR WILLIAM KEAHI SHEEHAN

This award is reserved for that remarkable individual who contributes in original ways to improve the life of the students, faculty, and staff of St. Andrew’s. This honor goes to that senior whose enthusiasm, joy, and leadership best reflect the qualities of our former Head of School, Lucy Collins Nazro.

THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AWARD AMELIA GRACE LONG THE LATIN AWARD KATHERINE ANNE SALINAS THE WARREN DICKSON MUSIC AWARDS CHRISTOPHER HILTON JONES GABRIEL MICHAEL LUCIO-MARTIN THE VISUAL ART AWARDS SOPHIA AMINEH MIRRAN THE DRAMA AWARD OLIVIA MARIE BAST CHRISTIAN BREMER ERBEN THE TECH THEATER AWARD LILY NELL KINCANNON THE FILMMAKING AWARD RACHEL LYNNE NEZZER THE ATHLETE AWARDS AARON KEITH GARCIA and BARRETT LOREN GUTTELL

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Class of 2017 College Acceptances & Choices The University of Alabama Allegheny College American University The American University of Paris University of Arkansas The University of the Arts The University of Arizona Arizona State University

$10.9M Total 4-year scholarship funds awarded

Auburn University Austin College Austin Community College Baldwin Wallace University Bard College Baylor University (2) Belmont University (2) Bentley University Boston University Bradley University University of British Columbia Bucknell University University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, San Diego California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CAP21 Performing Arts Conservatory Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Centre College Chapman University University of Chicago University of Cincinnati Clark University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston University of Colorado at Boulder (4) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Cornell University University of Dallas Denison University University of Denver DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University Earlham College

60 of the Class of 2017 will leave Texas for college

Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester Eckerd College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University—Prescott Emerson College Emory University University of Evansville University of Florida Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University Georgetown University The University of Georgia (2) Georgia Institute of Technology University of Glasgow (2) Grinnell College Hendrix College High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hope College University of Houston Howard University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University at Bloomington

6

will compete in at least 1 NCAA sport The University of Iowa Iowa State University Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University University of Kansas Kenyon College King’s College London Knox College Lehigh University Linfield College Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College The University of Manchester Manhattan School of Music Mannes College of Music

University of Mary HardinBaylor Marymount Manhattan College University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan Michigan State University Millikin University Millsaps College University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi (2) Missouri University of Science and Technology Mount Holyoke College The New School

2

will take a gap year before college New York Film Academy New York University (2) University of North Carolina at Asheville North Carolina State University University of North Texas (2) Northeastern University University of Notre Dame Occidental College Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University The Ohio State University The University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City University University of Oregon Otterbein University Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh at Bradford University of Portland University of Puget Sound Pratt Institute Purchase College State University of New York Purdue University Queens University of Charlotte University of Redlands Reed College University of Rhode Island Rhodes College (3) Rice University University of Richmond Rider University University of Rochester Roosevelt University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Anselm College Saint Louis University, Madrid University of San Diego University of San Francisco Savannah College of Art and Design

Santa Clara University (2) Santa Fe University of Art and Design Seattle University Sewanee: The University of the South Skidmore College University of South Carolina University of Southern California Southern Methodist University (5) Southwestern University University of St. Andrews St. Edward’s University Stanford University SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse University The University of Tampa University of Tennessee, Knoxville The University of Texas, Austin (9) The University of Texas, Dallas The University of Texas, San Antonio Texas A&M University (2) Texas Christian University (6) Texas State University Texas Tech University University of Toronto (2) Trinity University (4) Tulane University (2) University of Tulsa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia (2) University of Washington (3)

199 Different colleges and universities accepted members of the Class of 2017

University of Wisconsin, Madison Villanova University Virginia Tech Wagner College Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Webster University Wellesley College Westminster Choir College Whitman College Whittier College Willamette University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wright State University Yale University

*Schools highlighted in blue represent where one or more members (noted by the number in parenthesis) of the Class of 2017 is enrolled.

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the Class of 2021!

“This Commencement service marks the end not only of a school year, but also of our students journey on this campus. From Christmas Pageants to Fun Nights, from Mo Ranch to Big Bend, from Field Day to House Games, you all have shared and played and explored and wondered together. And now it’s time to wish you well on the next part of your journey. When you go out into that big world, remember the good times and valuable lessons you have learned here.”

Alice Nezzer, Head of Middle School, remarked to her students at the ceremony Kevin Wynn Adams*

Nina Renee Jourdan*

Lucas James Parker*

Grayson Ceballos Albright*

Nicholas Alexander DeBalko*

Matthew David Kennedy*

Shelby Pomeleo-Fowler*

George Oliver Ames

Jacob Harrison Dell

Elena Catherine Konradi*

Jackson Patrick Reed

Stephen Duchon Andrulis*

Mila Natasha Edwards*

Lillian Faith Kruger*

Macallan Julia Ruark*

Mia Ann Arriaga*

Camryn Cecilia Evans

Maddox Menno Kunik*

Samantha Santa Cruz*

John Howard Bellingrath

Kristin Taylor Fowler*

Ethan Nicholas LeBlanc

Bradley Robinson Benton

Conor Nolan Golson*

Hanah Lee*

Emilia Danielle Luongo Schmidt*

Zachary Luke Bernard

Sofia Alejandra Gonzalez*

Henry Hicks Lewis*

Olivia Cordary Shumaker*

Evelyn Caruth Berry*

Elizabeth Patton Goodrum*

Aislin Blair Lyman*

Sophia Gant Stokes

Catherine Claire Biggar

Cameron Shayne Guttell*

Jack Crawford Malone*

Jackson Cole Stout

Robert Buford Botkin*

Oneida Ikaze Habarurema

Gibson Davis Marable*

Camille Riddling Sunshine*

Chase Kent Brandt

Jack David Havemann*

Patrick Charles Thomas

John Weltmer Burrows

Hannah Renee Hayes*

Jackson Alexander Matthews

Helen Katherine Chapin-Eiserloh*

Sofia Josefina Huston

Grace Cannon May*

Kate Laughlin Vandergriff*

Eleanor Hutcheson*

Carlie Elise McCall*

Susan Elizabeth Watson*

Jayde Madeline Childress*

Avery Eileen Ingram

Amelia Marie McConnico*

Charles Royer Welland*

Ava Gail Clark*

Benjamin Carter Jackson*

William Stanton McDonald*

Charles Eric Wright, Jr.

Jimel Samuel Cofer

Trenton Amon Jackson*

John Luke Nicklos

Gehrig Scott Zimmerman*

Liam Mann Cohagan*

William Becker Jackson

Montserrat Ines Nieto*

Thomas Houston Daniel

Lila Claire Josey*

William Timothy O’Brien*

Maria Anne Tobias

*With distinction

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ADRIENNE GROOMS CRUSADER MEDAL

BILL COSTAS AWARD

Grayson Albright and Emma Schmidt

Cam Evans and Lila Josey

This goes to the student who, in the eyes of the faculty, completely represents what St. Andrew’s is all about, a student who embodies the four pillars of Scholar, Artist, Athlete, Servant, and who, most importantly, is an exemplary citizen in our community.

This award was established in 2001 in memory of Bill Costas, our long time math teacher and colleague who emphasized a positive work ethic in his students. This award is given to a student who works diligently at his or her responsibilities, does not necessarily get the top results, but who keeps the faith, and demonstrates good cheer about any task or challenge.

Whether it be in plowing through a math assignment, hiking 13 miles at Big Bend, or being a good steward of our community, this student consistently demonstrates hard work, dedication, and good cheer.

THE FACULTY AWARD

Jack Bellingrath and Thomas Daniel This year the MS Faculty established a new award to recognize a student who most clearly exhibited great personal growth both academically and socially during his or her Middle School years and who began to realize his or her potential. This student has learned from mistakes, taken advice to heart, and stretched himself or herself to be a better, more well-rounded young adult. As a result of his or her social and emotional growth and development of interpersonal skills, his or her performance in and out of the classroom has improved significantly as well. In the end, this award is what the Middle School years are all about! SAS

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Four Pillars Awards Banquet

By Annie Sykes, MS Student Services Coordinator St. Andrew’s Middle School students, parents, and faculty celebrated the 2016–17 school year at the annual Four Pillars Banquet. There was much to celebrate this year; our students won multiple AIPL championships, gave over 4,000 hours of their time to serving their communities, and reached new heights of academic and artistic achievement.

As the name suggests, the Four Pillars Banquet honors students who have shown exemplary performance or progress as scholars, artists, servants, and athletes. Congratulations to the winners of book awards in both academic and artistic areas. Congratulations also to Matt Kennedy and Maria Tobias, recipients of the Kay Hart Community Service Award, and to Millie Sunshine, KJ Adams, and Trenton Jackson, the Middle School Athletes of the Year.

The Four Pillars Banquet also honors the Middle School House earning the most points over the school year. This year Nazro House, the defending champions for two years running, finally ceded the House Cup to the Bailey House. Congratulations to all Houses on a wonderful year of community building and fun competition. SAS St. Andrew’s Episcopal School • www.sasaustin.org • 43

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