Winter 2019 Bridge

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THE BRIDGE is published for alumni, parents and friends by Severn School's communications office.

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Douglas Lagarde, H EADMASTER Tom Carter III '85, B OAR D OF TR USTEES CHAIR Nicole Anderson, E DITOR Erin Lewis, AS S O C IATE EDITOR Carrie MacVean Grimes '91, ALUMNI DIR ECTOR Carolyn Campion, CONTR IBUTING WR ITER Darshan Kharod '03, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR

[ON THE COVER}

POSSIBILITY

noun

unspecified qualities of a promising nature; potential.

M IS S IO N STATE ME NT Severn School challenges its students to pursue excellence in character, conduct, and scholarship, to marshal the courage to lead, and to develop the lasting desire to serve and achieve. We believe this is best realized in a community where adults model these qualities and where each student is known and valued.

H EADM ASTER'S M ESSAGE

"The ability to choose well is arguably the most influential tool for controlling your future. It really is a superpower."

CHOICE IS YOUR SUPERPOWER

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M ES SAG E F R O M HEA DM AST ER DO UG L AGARDE

Did you know Headmaster Lagarde is a woodworking artist in his spare time? Our 3rd graders visited his workshop for a lesson and demo...they were amazed to see woodworking in action!

HEA DM AST ER' S M ES SAG E

Throughout this issue of The Bridge, you will

a choice and thus, you can impact the outcome.

before choosing.

students using the foundation forged here on

influential tool for controlling your future. It

question gets at the root of all understanding.

have led to success. At this year's Convocation,

choice is a powerful force in controlling one's

lets us get from who we are today to who we

The first weeks of school are always filled

choice has on your potential and your future

raise a lot of questions. What and who is new?

because your future is uncertain. If the future

going to make a team, performing group or

much at all. There will be situations for which

passions change this year? And I imagine you

fate take over. As much as you might want this,

around in your head this morning.

still making a choice. In my opinion, not a good

a crystal ball that can tell the future and give

to unfold. In other words, there are many

reveal more than your likes and dislikes, they

bring forth excitement, but also apprehension

you choose to tell the truth; if you choose to

good because they show that you care about

reliable friend; if you choose to be genuinely

fact, that nervousness is a signal that your body

that you are a person of superior character. If

to meet your future unknown challenges

negatively on your character as well.

need to know that you will not always make

find many stories about alumni and current

The ability to choose well is arguably the most

Water Street to make choices in their lives that

really is a superpower.

I spoke to the entire student body about how

our lives, in every question we face. Choice

destiny.

want to become in the future. The impact

with anticipation and excitement and often

cannot be overstated. Indeed, choice has power

Will I do well in my classes this year? Am I

was predetermined, choice wouldn't be worth

meet new friends? How will my interests and

you want to opt out of making a choice and let

have many additional questions bouncing

choice is universal and choosing to opt out is

one, but a choice nonetheless.

No one here – at least I don't think – has

Choice is embedded in every aspect of

Choosing is not just a private activity but

us a detailed account of how the year is going

a public one as well. The choices you make

unknowns ahead and those unknowns can

also provide insight into your character. If

and nervousness. All of these emotions are

be respectful and kind; if you choose to be a

what happens this year and in your future. In

interested in others, you show the world

is preparing itself physically and emotionally

you choose the opposite of these, it reflects

successfully.

nervousness can be so strong that it becomes

the right choice. There will be times when

control over a situation. Let me assure you, you

disappointing to you and others. Superheroes

may realize. I would even suggest you have an

at something, they routinely make the choice

At every moment you have the ability to choose

to respond to difficult situations, to failure,

in the driver's seat; it puts you in charge, in

and my hope is that you choose to renew your

with disappointment this year.

I do worry, though, that at times the

But, how do you choose well? First, you

overwhelming, and you feel as if you have no

your choices are unsuccessful and will be

always have control, more control than you

aren't always successful either, but after failing

immense amount of control in every situation.

to strive forward and try again. They choose

how to act or how to respond which puts you

with renewed effort. You always have a choice

control.

commitment and effort when you are faced

superpower more consequential than being able

being able to make yourself invisible or any

gave a speech a few years ago when he was the

Regardless of the situation you find yourself in

which he provided a strategy for choosing well.

Choice is a like superpower. It is a

But, again, how do you choose well?

to fly, having extraordinary strength or speed,

University of Virginia President James Ryan

other superpower for which you might wish.

dean of the Education School at Harvard in

or problem you have to solve, you always have

That strategy involves asking specific questions

The first question is “Wait, what?” This

It clarifies crucial aspects of a situation and

provides a better understanding of it so that you can choose more wisely. The second

question is “I wonder why?” This question

activates your curiosity and allows you to probe

deeper to further clarify the situation. The third question is “Couldn't we at least?” This gets

your mind thinking about potential options and provides momentum forward. And the fourth question is, “How can I help?” This question is at the heart of choosing right whether it

is “How can my choices help me?” or “How

can my choices help others?” If this attitude is central to your decision-making process you

will choose correctly far more often than not.

“Wait, what?” Clarifies.

“I wonder why?” Activates curiosity.

“Couldn't we at least?” Initiates momentum.

“How can I help?” Assures your choices will

improve yourself and the Severn community.

As this year unfolds, my hope for everyone

here and for Severn is that we all use our

inherent superpower — the power of choice

— to make ourselves and our school the best

versions they can be. I hope that we all choose to tell the truth, choose to work hard, choose

to meet challenge with resolve, choose to be a

constant not a variable, choose to unplug from our devices and listen attentively to a friend, a mentor or the world itself, choose to meet

disappointment with renewed determination, and choose to be grateful. In other words,

choose to matter both for the sake of your own futures and also that of Severn's.

Choice lets you make a positive difference

in your own life and in the lives of others. If that isn't the most important and powerful

superpower, I don't know what possibly could be. Don't let the future happen to you. You

control it because you have a choice. Use your power wisely to shape a successful future.

Please continue to share with us how

choice has shaped your life and that of others you have encountered.

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SEVERN NEW S FROM CAMP U S

technology and business consulting services

across a variety of industry domains including telecommunications, network design, product development, and financial management and

control. Kent's work at Accenture also included the design, development and implementation

of manufacturing planning and control systems, distribution and logistics systems, property management systems, and cost accounting

systems. Kent's career at Accenture was focused on designing and implementing technology and operations solutions to drive business

process improvements, and increase operating

results. After leaving Accenture in 2004, Kent entered public service as a member of the

senior executive service with the United States Department of Justice, where he served until 2013 as the deputy chief information officer.

His pivotal work at the DOJ was dedicated to directing the computing environment,

Kent L. Holtgrewe '73 named 2018 Rolland M. Teel Distinguished Alumnus Severn School is pleased to announce the 2018

After graduating from Severn School in 1973,

recipient is Kent L. Holtgrewe '73. This award,

where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in

Rolland M. Teel Distinguished Alumni Award named for the founder of Severn School, is the highest honor the school bestows upon

an alumnus/a. The award recognizes alumni

who have demonstrated outstanding service to humanity, service to community, professional achievement, or service to Severn School.

While at Severn School, Kent was a

dedicated scholar and athlete. He competed

on the varsity football and basketball teams,

and was a member of Severn's Varsity Club. As a Severn student, Kent was a member of the National Honor Society and was nationally

recognized in both the “Who's Who Among American High School Students” and the

“Outstanding Teenagers of America” programs.

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Kent attended the University of Virginia,

environmental science. For his post-graduate

work Kent attended the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business where he earned

a master's in business administration. Kent is a certified public accountant and has served for several years as a Severn School trustee and finance committee member.

Mr. Holtgrewe has had an outstanding

career in corporate consulting and public service. Kent was a founding partner of

Accenture PLC, a $40 billion professional

services company providing a range of services

in strategy, technology, and consulting to clients in 120 countries around the world. During his

twenty-five years with the company, he directed

including IT policy and planning, oversight of key technology systems, management of DOJ's IT efforts at the Organized Crime

Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), direction of DOJ support to the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) and, later, the National Counterterrorism

Center (NCTC), direction of DOJ efforts

supporting the Joint IED Defeat Organization ( JIEDDO), and management of DOJ support to FBI's Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC). During his tenure at

the DOJ, Holtgrewe worked for Attorney

Generals Ashcroft, Gonzales, Mukasey and Holder, and directed transition activities

related to departmental leadership changes.

He also served as executive director of DOJ's

Integrated Wireless Network providing tactical communications for FBI, DEA, US Marshals, ATF, and various components of Homeland Security.

Pictured: Headmaster Doug Lagarde, Board of Trustees Chair Tom Carter '85, Kent Holtgrewe '73, Alumni Association Chair Darshan Kharod '03

S EV ER N N EWS F ROM CAM PUS

Millard Grant Recipients Take Severn Across the Country and the Ocean This summer, Millard Travel Grant recipients Ms. Vicki Dabrowka and Mr. Frank Donn traveled across the country and across the ocean to bring a new perspective to their classrooms. From all things innovation in Silicon Valley to music that promotes social good in London, both trips inspired our teachers to return energized and ready to share their experiences with our community.

Lower School Technology Specialist Ms. Vicki Dabrowka spent a week in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay areas of Northern California. While the entire trip was memorable, Ms. Dabrowka notes her visit to Seesaw as a particular highlight. Seesaw is a tool for building, collecting and sharing student digital work that Ms. Dabrowka introduced to Severn two years ago.

During her visit to Seesaw, she spoke with co-founder Carl Sjogreen (a student of our very own Headmaster Lagarde at his former school!) about entrepreneurship, leadership, the role of technology in the classroom and more. Ms. Dabrowka keeps our Lower School on the cutting edge of what's new in educational technology.

And the unforgettable memories from her trip now inspire her teaching in the classroom. Whether creating new ways for students to showcase their designs with Seesaw or planning 2nd and 3rd-grade virtual field trips to the Computer History Museum, Ms. Dabrowka is bringing that good Silicon Valley tech-spiration home to Chesapeake Campus.

Upper and Lower School Music Teacher and Director of Instrumental Ensembles Mr. Frank Donn spent a week in the Hackney neighborhood of London visiting and playing with Drum Works, a Samba drumming program. Mr. Donn has worked with Drum Works teachers Sam and Ross through Creative Connections, the organization's US counterpart, for the past eight years on annual music projects for Baltimore City Schools. He was excited to see his friends and colleagues in action abroad.

During his stay, Mr. Donn attended Drum Works sessions at two high schools and the Barbican Centre, a world-class performing arts complex, where he played drums with the groups and helped support community outreach classes. Drum Works is an inclusive program for students and adults — any community member can take part. Through music education and performance they seek to teach their members that “positive action, hard work and commitment achieve amazing results everyone can be proud of.” (from the Drum Works website) The energy and synergy of this organization are difficult to capture in words. Even as a visitor for a short period of time, Mr. Donn could see the positive impact this program has on the lives of its members.

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Strategies to Manage Time, Tasks, Stress and School During our fall parent forum hosted by the

counseling office, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. John Persampiere shared practical strategies to help families move their children toward independence in a variety of academic and social situations.

Executive functioning is a set of skills that help

Severn School to Host Julie Lythcott-Haims Author and Educator: April 9, 2019

us manage time, tasks, and emotions as we move

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inhibition, working memory, emotional control,

Severn School is proud to announce the 2019 David Astle Memorial

prioritization, time management, and

bestseller How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and

through daily life. These skills include: response sustained attention, task initiation, planning meta-cognition.

Building Task-Oriented Skills: Step 1. Develop a plan with a specific set of

directions; Develop a way to directly monitor performance and how to determine that the

task is complete; Provide encouragement and feedback as your child successfully works

through the steps; Problem-solve with your child when something doesn't work.

Step 2. Provide the same information without

Lecture Series speaker, Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of New York Times Prepare Your Kid for Success. She is also known for writing Real American, a critically acclaimed memoir detailing her personal battle with low selfesteem that American racism inflicts on people of color.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Lythcott-Haims will deliver a keynote

address to the Middle and Upper School discussing Real American. Her visit will culminate in the evening with her “How to Raise an Adult”

keynote address for Severn parents, alumni, and the greater community.

The David Astle Memorial Endowment, begun by Senator and

Mrs. Astle in 1998, funds this annual lecture series through which

knowledgeable and/or inspirational speakers are invited to share their expertise, experiences and messages with the community.

directly monitoring your child through a

checklist, an audio recording or picture cues.

Step 3. Begin to transfer responsibility to

the child, ask “What do you need to do to accomplish this task?”.

Step 4. The transfer is complete and the child

now asks themselves, “What do I need to do?" when given the task.

Read more online at bit.ly/strategiesforyou

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Add these books to your reading list!

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EVERY SEVERN STORY TIES US TOGETHER.

FALL SEVERN EDUCATION SERIES:

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Our Responsibility to Meet the Needs of Every Student In the Hoehn-Saric Family Center for Academic

Excellence (Learning Resource Center) both Ms.

Susan Jackson and Mr. Bob Laffey are committed to making sure students are put in positions to

be successful. This can take many forms, but the

common denominator in all that we do is meeting

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the needs of our students. Our primary focus is

to ensure that they remain at the center of every

decision we make, every lesson we plan and every assignment we give. With our support, our hope

is that teachers continually ask themselves, “Is this

what is best for my students?” Or, more importantly, “Is this what is best for all of my students?”

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What Can We Learn from a Terrapin?

This past September, we welcomed

reptilian friend. Students measure

develop a connection and a sense of

name they will campaign for,

School, a tiny terrapin from the

digital calipers to measure its

as humans impact with our actions.

for the big day.

our newest Admiral to Severn

National Aquarium's Terrapins in

the Classroom program. Both our

first and eighth-grade classes have participated in this program over the years, giving a head start to

hatchling terrapins before releasing them to their home on Poplar

Island in the spring. This program supports the health of our local

ecosystem and brings us together as a community. What can we

learn from a terrapin? As it turns out, quite a lot.

After our terrapin spends a

few weeks in its new home, 8th graders in Ms. JoAnna Josey's

science classes begin feeding and tracking the growth of our new

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food, feed the terrapin and use

growth. They keep track of any

changes and submit this scientific data to the National Aquarium

as official documentation for the program.

Ms. Josey also teaches our

eighth graders about the Poplar Island Restoration Project and how rebuilding the terrapin

population plays a part in the

overall health of the Chesapeake Bay. At the end of the year, a

group of these eighth graders

will return the terrapin to Poplar

Island and release it into its home habitat. As our students care

for the terrapin and learn about local environmental issues, they

empathy for the living creatures we

The baby terrapin also travels

to the Chesapeake Campus to

visit with our first grade. Ms. Josey, Ms. Wong and Ms. Custer talk to the classes about the Chesapeake Bay and the animals that live in

and around it. Each student then observes the hatchling, making

note of any special markings or characteristics.

After spending some time

getting to know our new friend, our first graders must name the terrapin. Rather than just pick

a name, they create a “name the terrapin� campaign to present to our eighth graders on Teel

Campus. Each class chooses a

breaks into groups and prepares

Our first graders then present

their speeches and posters and

the eighth graders vote on their favorite name. It's a great way to build camaraderie between

our Middle and Lower Schools.

Our eighth graders support and

model good audience etiquette for our first graders, while our first

graders gain confidence through presenting to their older peers.

We are pleased to officially

present Swirly, a tiny terrapin who teaches us about community and sustainability, our connection

to each other, and to the greater world.

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Getting Jazzy for the Elizabeth Wegner Musicians in Residence At the end of October, our Lower School was proud to host Mike Noonan and the Unified Jazz Ensemble for our

2018 Elizabeth Wegner Musicians in Residence Program. For four days, members of the group worked with kindergarten

through fifth-grade students to

prepare for a group performance

on Friday. Chesapeake Campus

buzzed with rhythmic, jazzy energy

for a week of learning, performing

and fun!

The residency began on Tuesday, October

23, with a performance for all Lower School

students and faculty. Mike Noonan (trombone and vibraphone), John Pineda (bass violin),

and Frank Russo (drums) played traditional

jazz standards along with improvised children's songs. As they performed each piece, they

talked about their instruments, each member's

simple household items like boxes, bird seed,

and empty canisters while demonstrating how

sound can change depending on the size, shape, and materials used.

After rehearsing as a group during the

workshops, Mr. Noonan encouraged our students to share what they had learned

with their families and practice at home. He also asked that every student create their

own percussion instrument to bring to the performance on Friday.

On the last day of the residency, the full

trio performed several songs for our parent and faculty audience. They asked each grade level

to stand with their homemade instruments and play along in the call and response style. They even jammed with our Early School students

without a rehearsal — that's improvisation in action!

role in the group and how improvisation works

The Elizabeth Wegner Memorial Fund was created

but tap their toes to the infectious rhythms!

unique musical opportunities for our Lower

in jazz. Our students and teachers couldn't help

On Wednesday and Thursday, Mr.

Noonan and Mr. Russo held workshops for

our kindergarten through fifth-grade students.

They explored the “call and response” technique using different beats and patterns. They talked about the many ways to create sound using

to continue Mrs. Wegner's legacy by providing

School students. Mrs. Wegner taught music in our

community for 14 years before her passing in 2014.

She sought to provide a nurturing setting in which children of any age can joyfully develop their own talents in making, composing and performing music.

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108 seniors gave a 'dollar of dedication' to the Severn Annual Fund in honor of faculty, staff, or coaches who made an impact on their time in Upper School ... the first class to do this in Severn School history!

Our Upper School Promise to Be There They want to be

At the end of the summer, over 80 sophomores,

positions are expected to attend, the retreat

upstanders rather

for a three-day leadership retreat. The goal of

where any interested student can participate.

than bystanders.

juniors and seniors gathered on Teel Campus

the three days? To choose an adaptive challenge for the entire Upper School to work toward

They understand that

throughout the year. This year the theme is "Be

they have the power

part in shaping our school community.

to build their own

There," a call for every student to take an active

The retreat involves a series of discussions

and workshops on effective leadership; some

community and they

are student-led and some are led by faculty.

embrace it.

get to know each other better and develop

It's also an opportunity for our students to

relationships outside of their normal circles.

At the end of the retreat they decide on an adaptive challenge for the year. Although students in elected and club leadership

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is open to all students. It's a voluntary forum

The retreat begins Thursday evening with

dinner organized by Upper School prefects

followed by an opening ceremony with remarks from Head of School Mr. Doug Lagarde and Upper School Dean of Students Mr. Marc

Buckley. Over the next two days our students brainstorm ideas, join together to share and diverge again to even further develop those initial ideas.

“The retreat offers our students a unique

opportunity to learn valuable leadership and organizational skills in an engaging

environment where they assess the strengths

and challenges of our community and set out to

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improve it through the selection of an adaptive

include: Taking the Initiative, Active

The kids feed off of the energy of faculty and

challenge. The group meets twice more, once

challenge or goal that they set for themselves. each other and we all leave the three days

feeling excited about the beginning of the school year," shared Mr. Marc Buckley.

An adaptive challenge is an open-ended,

long-term goal that can be integrated into

all aspects of life in the Upper School. The

challenge informs student council and club activities during the year. Past challenges

Appreciation, Respect, and Unity.

Our students want to create the best

experience they can for everyone in the Upper School. They want to support each other in

clubs and sports, be there emotionally for their peers, and be aware of what's going on around them. They want to be upstanders rather than

bystanders. They understand that they have the power to build their own community and they embrace it.

The three-day retreat is only the first

step in working toward this year's adaptive in the fall and once in the winter, to make

plans, check-in, and talk about what's worked and what hasn't. The whole experience helps our students take ownership over their time

at Severn. They learn to work toward a large

common goal with many moving parts. They learn to value diverse perspectives and make

positive change in their own lives and the lives of those around them.

WHEN THE CLASS OF 2019 CHALLENGED THE SEVERN COMMUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE SEVERN ANNUAL FUND IN DECEMBER, PARENTS WILL AND ERIN CASTLEBERRY '22 '22 '24 SWIFTLY DROVE THE CHALLENGE HOME WITH A $25,000 MATCH. CHECK OUT THE RESULTS!

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THE POSSIBILITIES OF PHILANTHROPY

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F EAT UR E | S E VERN STORIES

Philanthropy is defined as the desire to promote the welfare

of others through a gift of time or treasure for humanitarian

purposes. It is so much more than simply donating to a cause.

The spirit of philanthropy — that which changes lives, fosters progress, and improves our world — lies in the meaning and intention behind the gift. It is not only the gift but the giver that makes this positive change possible.

In an inspiring display of collective action, the Class of

2019 showed the Severn community that the philanthropic

spirit is alive in our younger generations. Every member of the senior class gave a 'dollar of dedication' in honor of a faculty

or staff member who has impacted their life. “I give to Severn in dedication to the teachers here that have helped me grow

as a student and as a young man," Owura Berko '19 reflects.

"The teachers here have taught me life lessons outside of the classroom that have benefitted me today, and it is something that I'll forever be thankful for."

For our seniors, the act of giving gave them the opportunity

to have a voice. Perhaps it's no surprise that philanthropy comes naturally to our soon-to-be-alumni; after all, Severn School's very foundation was built upon a grand philanthropic gesture.

“PHILANTHROPY IN ITS GRANDEST FORM IS THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE.”

– DOUG LAGARDE, HEADMASTER

In 1914 Mrs. Susan Teel and her husband Rolland used a small family inheritance to open Severn as a boarding prep school for

young men taking the USNA entrance exam.

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"I GIVE TO SEVERN BECAUSE THIS SCHOOL CHANGED MY LIFE. MR. TEEL WAS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MY LIFE. HE AND THE SCHOOL CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME."

— STEPHENS MILLARD '51

A HISTORY OF PHILANTHROPY AT SEVERN

In 1914 Mrs. Susan Teel and her husband Rolland used a small family

inheritance to open Severn as a boarding prep school for young men taking the

USNA entrance exam. Running on a modest budget during those early years, Severn relied on tuition to stay afloat. There was no annual fund, no endowment

and no significant capital enhancements. As the school slowly began to grow, Woods Hall was built in 1955 with Memorial Gymnasium constructed less than a decade later in 1963.

The 1980s ushered in a new era of philanthropy at Severn with a momentum

that has continued to energize the school through the decades. The creation of

a development office with defined fundraising goals and objectives enabled the school to evolve and stay relevant in an era of educational reform. Private funding allowed the school to explore the art of what was possible, transforming that small boarding school into the vision of Severn as it stands today.

During Headmaster Lagarde's tenure, Severn also established its endowment,

a marker of growth as significant as the improvements to the physical space.

From 2006 to 2018, the endowment grew from approximately $4.5 million to $15 million, ensuring Severn's legacy for its second century of operation.

"IN MANY WAYS, THE PHYSICAL SPACE, WHICH HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF OUR PHILANTHROPY IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, IS A THIRD MEMBER OF OUR LEARNING TEAM. YOU HAVE THE FACULTY MEMBER, THE STUDENT, AND THIS SPACE. IT IS CRITICAL TO HAVE SPACES THAT ADD TO THE EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION OF A STUDENT AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FACULTY."

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— DOUG LAGARDE, HEADMASTER

1984 [HEADMASTER DONNELLY/SHEPPARD] TEEL HALL IS RAZED AND THE OLD TEEL ACADEMIC CENTER IS EXPANDED 1999 [HEADMASTER CREEDEN] MCCLEARY STUDENT CENTER COMPLETED 2002 [HEADMASTER CREEDEN] CREEDEN HALL COMPLETED

2007 [HEADMASTER CREEDEN/LAGARDE] EDWARD ST. JOHN ATHLETIC CENTER IS COMPLETED

2013 [HEADMASTER LAGARDE] SEVERN SCHOOL EXPANDS TO SERVE PRESCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADE WITH THE ADDITION OF CHESAPEAKE CAMPUS

2015 [HEADMASTER LAGARDE] NEW TEEL ACADEMIC CENTER COMPLETED

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PHILANTHROPY AT SEVERN TODAY

The Severn community's history of generosity inspires a growing

philanthropic culture today. Faculty, students, parents, trustees and alumni all give back to the school, each with a personal story behind that giving.

MARC BUCKLEY, UPPER SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER, DEAN OF STUDENTS, AND CURRENT PARENT

“I have given for 16 years as a thank you. I have been to Turkey and Israel on Millard Travel Grants and I appreciate the

buildings and resources that come from philanthropy. All that being said, everything changed when my child came here.

That experience has really solidified to me that this is a big family and that people look out for one another here. This is the kind of community I want to support.”

ERIN CASTLEBERRY, CURRENT PARENT

“One of the reasons we chose Severn for our kids is because we really liked their approach to developing the whole child.

One of the reasons we chose to chair the Severn Annual Fund this year is because of the focus on creating financial

opportunities for kids who might not be able to afford to go to Severn and also creating experiences for faculty to enrich their teaching through programs at Severn. It is important because the more we expose our children to, the bigger the world becomes to them and the more they have the opportunity to really hone in on what feeds their soul."

KENT HOLTGREWE '73, DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AND CURRENT TRUSTEE

"I enjoy playing a small role assisting the remarkable change Severn has undergone and continues to undergo. I first

stepped foot on campus in 1969. The changes I've witnessed in the subsequent 50 years are astonishing. It's been great fun witnessing Severn's steady ascension into the ranks of the country's elite independent schools. Let's endeavor to see this extraordinary progress continue."

Private support continues to have a far-reaching impact. It provides resources that attract the best, brightest and most

compassionate faculty; allows the school to create and maintain programs and facilities like the Upper School Leadership Labs and clubs, the Graw Innovation Center, the Malone Schools Online Network, the Health and Wellness Survey, and more. It enables Severn to fulfill its mission to “know and value” each and every student. Director of development and

current parent Shannon Howell shared, "The reason the Severn community chooses to invest in this school is that our

donors have a common value: they believe in the importance of a truly great education. They understand that the unique moment of learning shared between a student and their teacher, coach or mentor can be life-changing."

"PHILANTHROPY ALLOWS US TO THINK BIG; IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE RISKS; IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR SEVERN TO BE WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE TO ULTIMATELY SERVE ITS MISSION AND ITS STUDENTS. IT ALLOWS US TO SHAPE THE FUTURE, RATHER THAN BE SHAPED BY THE FUTURE.” 16

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— DOUG LAGARDE, HEADMASTER

F EAT UR E | S E VERN STORIES

PHILANTHROPY FOR THE SEVERN OF TOMORROW

Progress is a fast-moving train, and as a leader in the educational community, Severn needs continued philanthropic support

to thrive. The successful evolution of Severn's physical campus and academic programming over the last 20 years is proof that its

community embraces philanthropy, both in action and in spirit. But what comes next? According to Headmaster Doug Lagarde,

“A priority is to look at Chesapeake Campus, identify the capital needs and make sure that the campus and its facilities are up to par with Teel Campus.�

"Philanthropy at Severn creates unique, invaluable experiences for today's students," development director Shannon Howell

Philanthropy is part of the foundation of Severn School, woven into its very fabric. This enduring generosity enables the

reflects. "What's more, a Severn education is something that appreciates over a lifetime for all Admirals and for their families."

Severn community to benefit from exemplary programs, state-of-the-art spaces and the secured promise of future opportunities.

Philanthropy at Severn will continue to have a transformative impact for every Admiral, through the next century and beyond.

LITTLE LEGACIES ANCHOR AT SEVERN

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BY CA R R I E M ACV EA N G R I M ES ' 9 1

Working adjacent to the Severn School archives in Alumni House has led me

to become relatively well-versed in the lore of our school history, and the stories

we tell and retell ourselves over time to affirm our collective identity as a com-

munity. Of all of these interwoven Severn narratives, one story has played the

starring role in my mind of late. I'm not quite sure if this can be attributed to my active imagination, the magical quality of the mist rising off of the Severn River on a frosty December morning like today, or the vintage black and white Severn

photos which peer back at me when I'm in the archives. As the story goes, the Teels began their teaching adventures in a brick boarding house on the corner

of Maryland Avenue and Prince George Street in historic Annapolis. They soon discovered there were many distractions for their students “in town,” and sought a more bucolic setting in which to prepare them for the Naval Academy. Do you

know what's coming next? Yep, it's the story about crossing the river. And I love it.

As the Severn School website tells, “In 1914, a 28-year-old teacher and his young wife crossed the river from Annapolis to open a boarding school…the Teels selected Severna Park (then just a small railway stop in Boone, Maryland) because

of its accessibility by train, rural atmosphere and remoteness from 'town life' near the Academy.”

It's a bit like the meet-cute in great film,

house of six young men would transform over a

it's the Teels and the banks along Water Street.

girls, among them preschoolers! Some of today's

except instead of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, I envision them in a wooden rowboat (I realize

there is technically no evidence of them arriving

by boat, but in my mind's eye it's clear, so just hu-

mor me here.) Young Rolland Teel rows, looking dashing in his herringbone suit (he has set his

bowler hat in the hull) and Susan dons an ankle

length skirt and high collared cotton blouse.

She has a fresh-picked white flower nestled in

the loose bun at the nape of her neck. When the Teels came ashore, what do you think they said? What did the landscape reveal to them?

Were they drawn to its beauty? Its remoteness?

The way the breezes shifted the river's current or

the grassy knolls and maple trees, spread out like an empty canvas? Did the possibilities of it all simply capture their imaginations?

In 1914 the Teels could never have predict-

ed that their original Boone, Maryland school-

century into two campuses serving 862 boys and littlest Lower School Admirals are part of a very

special cohort of the next generation of legacy children and grandchildren of alumni, who will

help to carry the lore of Severn forward to fu-

ture generations. Those who stay for thirteen

years or more will be our legacy “lifers.” A “lifer” is an independent school term of art for a stu-

dent who has gone to the same school for his/ her entire K-12 experience. If you add in their

parents' (and for some, grandparents') alumni

ties to Severn, some of our legacy families will collectively amass decades of Severn history!

Like the Teels, the Severn stories we write today

as a community will long outlast us all; and the

experiences of our “Little Legacy” Admirals will

colorfully contribute to the next chapter of our history.

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LUCY CARTER CHINEA '90 SCARLET CHINEA '31

THIRD GENERATION'S THE CHARM

What drew you to Severn's Lower School for Scarlet? We have a history as

We appreciate how the school shares that information with

tour the Lower School, I was so impressed by the feeling of community

a family at Severn (my, father, brother and I attended). When I went to

that it has and the support that the teachers give their students. We were also impressed with the technology and the opportunity for Scarlet to

start Spanish in preschool. She comes home and teaches me! The small

classes and the attention to detail in her education are so important to us.

What did you think when you heard about Severn merging with a

Lower School? I was very excited about it! I had such a wonderful experience as a Severn student. To be able to start my child here at age three and build connections from those early years for an entire lifetime is just such a special and amazing experience. We tell Scarlet how

lucky she is and that she will know these friends for the rest of her life!

How would you describe Scarlet's experience relative to your own?

I see similarities in that she is getting attention in small classes —

that is something I really valued at Severn as a student. I also see

her forming lifelong friendships already. The lessons that Severn

as a whole instills in the kids at such a young age are so important.

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us as parents so we can reinforce the same values at home.

How do you think a next generation of “Little Legacy Admi-

rals” shapes the narrative at Severn? I feel it enriches the oppor-

tunities that Severn has to offer, just starting at a younger age.

I think that's wonderful. I also love how the kindergarteners

interact with older students. Severn's administration fosters interactions between both campuses as much as they can, making strong connections between the Chesapeake Campus

and Teel Campus. It really is one school. Older and young-

er students can see the school through each other's eyes.

What do you hope your daughter will get from her

Lower School Severn experience? Being able to work in groups and

having leadership skills. Finding value in what she is learning, appreciating the outdoors and being excited about her education.

What are three words your family would use to describe Severn

School? Lifelong friendships, value in education, self-acceptance.

What drew you to Severn's Lower School for braces structure, which I attribute to Severn. She Harper? She was really young when we started

hockey with at Severn. You never know who

is invited to be inquisitive but also understand you are going to run into! Lots of moments take

looking (only two at the time) and I felt like boundaries. She is challenged to problem-solve you back in time. My class at Severn had a very she needed more, she always wanted more. She and we appreciate how communicative the Low- unique spirit; we are all very open people. We

needed something more rigorous ... I wanted er School staff is; this allows for a truly cohesive just celebrated our 30th reunion and it was a her to be in a structured learning environment

experience between home and school. It makes

great time!

a love of learning through play. When we first

fort. Harper just loves school. She has an early

Legacy Admirals” shapes the narrative at Severn?

where she could be free to flourish and still build

things more seamless and it feels like a team ef-

How do you think a next generation of “Little

interviewed at Severn, it felt warm and friendly. foundation of loving school and wanting to go I think it can only make Severn stronger, bigger,

What did you think when you heard about to school — what more could you ask for as a better and more forward-thinking. My daughter

Severn merging with a lower school? I thought

parent? When I attended Severn, I was very so- will have a powerful endearment to the school

school so complete ... it's a great advantage to

stand how to organize my study and social skills. sense of the Severn legacy for future alums who

proach.

Harper and I share a strong sense of curiosity!

it was a very logical excellent step. It makes the cial. Severn gave me the foundation to under- by the time she graduates. There will be a greater have one school for all ages. It's a better ap- Severn also supported my inquisitive nature. attend all the way through ... of more alumni

How would you describe Harper's Severn ex-

What is interesting about being a legacy family

wanting to send their kids to Severn, starting in the Lower School. It's going to continue to

perience relative to your own? At an early age, parent at Severn? There are always “blast from the build a bigger, warmer, more connected group of school is about learning appropriate behavior and being encouraged to be inquisitive. She

tells me she wants to be a leader and she em-

past” moments as an alum being back at Severn. people who support the school today and in the I just ran into an alumna who I played field future.

CURIOUS & CONNECTED

SHANNON HODGES '88 HARPER DUNCAN '32

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SERENA FLOOD '02 VANESA FLOOD '28

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WE ARE ONE SEVERN

What drew you to Severn's Lower School for Vanesa? When I was

"VANESA WANTS TO BE A FUTURE LEADER. NOTHING

initially searching for schools for Vanesa, Severn Lower School

WOULD MAKE ME HAPPIER THAN TO SEND A CONFIDENT,

was still Chesapeake Academy.

It wasn't until I met with admis-

COURAGEOUS, CONSCIOUS, SECURE, SMART, CREATIVE

Academy would become Severn's

AND EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT YOUNG WOMAN OUT INTO

sions that I learned Chesapeake

Lower School in the fall of 2013.

THE WORLD AND HAVE HER SEIZE HER DREAMS. SEVERN IS

Whenever I am researching programs for my children, I seek out

HELPING ME INSTILL THESE QUALITIES IN HER."

the best. I narrow it down by using

proximity to our home. The mis-

sion statement and diversity play a pivotal role in decision-making

as well. That is what landed us on

Vanesa is very enthusiastic about

hatred, bigotry and ignorance.

with her peers, attends as many

That first day I dropped her off,

that she wants to graduate from

diverse” from the ground up. The

activities that interest her, absorbs

Chesapeake Academy's doorstep. bold letters of Character, Civility, and Creativity adorned the bricks

out front. Vanesa was so excited!

Then I met Mrs. Zemo and Mrs. Spears and I knew I had made the

right decision. Severn was her new school home. But, I didn't choose Severn just because I am an alumna

— I chose it because it is the best school program in Anne Arundel

County that fits our family's needs.

What did you think when you

first heard about Severn merging with a lower school? Honestly, it just made sense, but I was also surprised

it took Severn so long to do it. A lower school seemed like a logical next step for Severn to continue to

be competitive in the indy school

market for this area. By doing this, Severn really filled that void for a

great private school in our area that goes from PS-12.

How would you describe Vanesa's experience relative to your own? I truly

want Vanesa to have her own individual experience with Severn. Of

course, I am here to help her navi-

gate and answer all her questions.

attending Severn and is adamant

Severn in 2028. I attended Severn

from 1998-2002; it's a very different place now. When I go on campus today, the only building

I recognize is the McCleary Student Center. That change represents Severn's growth to me. What

Severn lacked when I attended, it has continued to make up for each

year. The mission statement has

expanded. The curriculum has expanded. Diversity is important. The

administration is highly qualified.

How do you think a next gen-

eration of “Little Legacy Admirals” shapes the narrative at Severn? Our children are growing up in turbulent times. Severn leads with character, conduct, and scholarship, but

that's not enough. Children aren't just practicing fire drills in school

anymore. They are learning how to survive school shootings. Our

country is plagued by national

tragedies that are fueled by hatred and overwhelming ignorance. So how can this next generation shape

Severn's narrative? We can't nor-

malize things like racism, violence,

Severn must also be “intentionally

best way to ensure that our children become good citizens is to

have classrooms that are representative of the real world. That needs

to start in preschool. Black, white, brown, Asian, Pakistani, Muslim, atheist, awkward, jock, trans — we

are one Severn. We respect each

other. We have compassion for one another. We love our neighbors as

we love ourselves. There's no better way to teach that than to small

children who can grow together and become adults who change our world.

What do you hope Vanesa will

get from her Lower School experience? Vanesa wants to be a future

leader. Nothing would make me

happier than to send a confident, courageous,

conscious,

secure,

smart, creative and emotionally intelligent young woman out into

the world and have her seize her dreams. Severn is helping me instill

these qualities in her. I don't want

Vanesa to have any regrets or miss

events as she can, participates in everything that Severn has to offer

and gets the best possible education in the process.

What would your advice be to

other Severn alumni who are considering the Lower School for their child?

What I love most is how

Severn caters to the whole child.

In preschool, Vanesa did a butterfly unit; she was an expert on metamorphosis, the chrysalis and all

the things that butterflies do. Her

teachers made the unit interactive with real life insects. She created

sculptures in art class. She went butterfly hunting on the nature

trail. Severn has allowed Vanesa

to learn through play, touch, art, technology and textbook. The focus in the Lower School is confi-

dence, creativity, and character, and

Vanesa has grown beautifully in all

of these areas. Even in the face of adversity, she is fair, just, confident and highly creative in her problem solving.

any opportunities. It is important for me that she forges relationships

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Severn's Centennial Rotunda, at the entryway of Teel Academic Center, boasts two

story interior walls which are inscribed with the name of every Severn graduate. Rotunda

Roundup is our new format for Class Notes, where we celebrate the stories of our alumni.

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DO YOU KNOW...

When this photo was taken and who is in it?

We know it's from an Alumni Weekend celebration —

and based off our history lesson on page 15, before 1984.

Let us know at info@severnschool.com.

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1943 Mason Wells '43 recently wrote us in response to the summer Bridge: "Dear Mr. Lagarde, I just finished reading the Summer 2018 Odyssey issue of the Severn magazine. I was so impressed

with the change in Severn School since I was a student there in

1942-43 that I had to sit right down and write to you. I graduated from Marblehead High School (Mass.) in 1942. It has always been my dream to attend the US Naval Academy. I carefully chose my

high school curriculum so that I would qualify and studied hard and got excellent grades, particularly in March. I failed math on the Academy entrance exam — I was crushed!

My neighbor's son, Rodney Rose graduated from Severn and was

then a midshipman, volunteered to take me on a visit to Severn and the Academy. We had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Teel and toured Severn which, at the time, specialized in getting young men to pass

the Academy's entrance exam. I immediately enrolled at Severn where I learned how to think through math problems. I shall be

ever grateful to my Math teacher, Mr. Hawkins. The next year, I got a 4.0 on the Academy's math test, which led to a successful 33-year career in the Navy, Class of 1947.

I think that was had mostly boarding students at Severn then. I

lived upstairs in a dilapidated old house with the math classroom downstairs. My roommate and best friend was Jack Williams, a future four-star Admiral from Ilwaco, Washington. I treasure my days

at Severn and my friendship with the Teels which lasted long after I left Severn.

After I retired from the Navy in 1976, I took a job as executive

vice president of a small 70-person environmental consulting firm in Gainesville, Florida. We expanded to about 1,500 people with one of the best environmental labs in the country and offices all

around the world. Les, my wife of 66 years, and I have grown to love Gainesville and have become diehard Florida Gators.

HEY, YOU! YES, YOU. We miss our alumni and want to hear all about your life after

Severn. Recent trips, internships, research projects, stories with classmates, new job or address, babies, weddings, and

graduations — we want to know! Email your class secretary (find on pg. 62-63) or drop us a note on Facebook

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I quit work when I was 70-years-old and we started traveling

around the world. We haven't missed many places. I am now 94 and have settled down with Les at a wonderful CCRC, Oak Hammock at the University of Florida.

You must be very proud at how Severn has matured and grown

into of the finest preparatory schools in the country!"

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Ben Elstner '18 recently finished a trip to India, where he established a chess program for chil-

dren at a local orphanage. “Last spring, I visited

the Good Shepherd Agricultural Mission in Banbasa, India on an outreach program. Before

I arrived, the words bearing the website title, indianorphanage.com, evoked little more than

images of a dull institution. But after spending a week on this orphanage in a small village

on the other side of the world, I came to see

a glimpse of the place as defined by its people.

From Danny, a young boy with a mischievous

smile who refused to let go of my arm, to Sa-

loni and Shivani, the twins who I finally learned

the Severn extracurricular program. I was for-

the community itself was one of the closest and

interests outside of the five subjects taught in

to tell apart after the better part of the week, most welcoming families I have ever seen.

As soon as I left the Mission, I knew I

wanted to go back. But I wanted to do more —

I wanted to find something else that I could of-

fer to this place. That's when I thought of chess.

I thought that playing in chess tournaments

when I was at Severn was such a valuable expe-

rience because it gave me an opportunity to use my brain outside of schoolwork. Even though

I have not competed for the last few years, my appreciation for chess was largely supported by

tunate enough to be able to develop and pursue the classroom, and I wanted to bring this opportunity to others. Chess helped me to think

critically and find creative solutions. I believe

that this experience that was such an important part of my early education gave me something of value to offer to the kids at the orphanage.

I organized a weeklong after school program for

students at the school on the Mission's grounds.

I have reached out to several high school students at the orphanage to help me run the program, hopefully broadening the impact. The

camp began Monday, October 29th and concluded with a formal tournament the following

Saturday. I am providing chess boards and all the materials necessary for the program, which I

will then donate to the school to allow the kids to keep playing after the camp ends."

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Bill Zimmerman '67, Dick Bennett '65, Holly Carroll, Ted Walker '50, Nicolle Teixeira

1950 Robin Pirie '50 recently played in the World Masters squash championships in Charlottesville. There were 755 players from around the world, but just 15 in the 80+ category. He said, “To my surprise I won my first match, but then met the current US

national champion in the second round, with predictable consequences. Great fun, and a chance not to miss since they won't be

having another one of these in the USA for a decade or more.” | Rear Admiral “Ted” Walker Jr. '50 joined us on campus this fall for our Distinguished Alumni Awards event honoring recipient Kent Holtgrewe '73. Walker enjoyed catching up over dinner with fellow Distinguished Alumni Bill Zimmerman '67 and The Honorable “Dick” Bennett '65.

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F A B U L O U S

F I F T I E S

1952 Alex Morris '52 wrote in to share news about a recent article he read with fondness about classmate Brig. Gen. Ward LeHardy, USA (Ret.) '52 from a recent issue of Military Officers Association of America

Magazine. LeHardy's lifetime of service and adventure was highlighted

in the article, including time spent in duty stations in Germany, Italy, and Panama, and a five year trip around the world via sailboat with

his wife Judy. Their adventures were chronicled in their book “Once Around: Fulfilling a Life-long Dream to Sail Around the World.” The LeHardy's live in Fredericksburg, Va.

1953 Stan Bass '53 shared that “I left the USAF in 1977 due to family con-

WHAT

LEGACY

WILL YOU LEAVE?

siderations and accepted a position with GD, Convair Division in San Diego. After selling the Ground and Sea launched Cruise Missiles, my

partner and I started an executive search company called Spectrum Consultants which we operated very successfully for about 15 years. I

play a lot of golf at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club and stay in contact with my three sons and their families. If you head my way, give me a

shout at stanbass@roadrunner.com.” | John Fisher '53 shared, “Cathy

and I are comfortably settled in a little cottage in the Fishbowl Com-

pound in Palo Alto. Two of our daughters and their families live in the

other two houses in the Compound. Another daughter lives just a mile away. Still another daughter lives in Newport Beach, Calif.; our oldest

daughter lives in Philadelphia, close to our old family farm, Cedarcroft, in Milton, Del. Cathy and I play duplicate bridge twice a week, dabble in a family bluegrass band, enjoy any form of puzzles, read a lot, and

deal with the challenges of our “mature” age.” | Nic Frank '53 wrote in

to say, “Good to hear from you folks. After graduating with the USNA Class of 1958 I was assigned to a destroyer out of Long Beach. A year

later, I went to submarine school and then to a submarine out of San Diego. Went ashore in 1966 and, given my submarine experience, was

assigned to The Naval Intelligence Support Center in Washington D.C. as head of the Anti Ship Missile Branch. I resigned my commission in

1971, spent a year with a local contractor, and then took a civil service

job at The Naval Weapons Center, Port Hueneme, Calif. to establish

their intelligence and analysis group. My wife Susanne and I have three children and four grandchildren. Last year we moved to a retirement community located in Anaheim, Calif. — one of our best decisions.

I have great memories of Severn: friends, playing lacrosse, riding in the old Chrysler limos to ball games, Mr. Teel, Mrs. Teel's receptions, the

great instructors (especially Mr. Peters) and the endless boarding school

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1959 Don Trumpy

'59

and

Carol

Trumpy

organized the sixth annual Class of '59 Christmas cocktails and dinner party which was

held at Annie's Steak and Seafood restaurant

on Kent Island Narrows December 13, 2018.

Those who attended had a great time getting together! The next '59 event will be a luncheon

sometime in April and Monty Baker will email details when they are decided. They are start-

ing to make plans for the 60th reunion which will take place this October 5, 2019 at Severn's Reunion Homecoming.

1962

1966

1977

Randy Albury '62 reported in from NSW Aus-

John Horne '66 wrote in to share: “After a

This update came in from Pete Pfeiffer '77:

gree from the University of New England (in

eventual master's degree in organization devel-

self in Stage 4. My firm, RSM set up a founda-

tralia that he will be receiving an honorary de-

Australia, not the one in Maine). The ceremony will be on October 27th. Randy will be receiving

an Honorary Doctor of Letters (HonDLitt) for service to higher education in Australia. Marc Ebersberger '62 reported in that he has recently

retired from FDIC currently living in Ellicott

City, Md. but considering a move to the Eastern Shore. He should check with Big Daddy Ron

Engle '62 who is on the town council in Easton.

Carrie MacVean Grimes '91 had a chance to catch up with Ron earlier this year and he is doing very well as a retired state trooper. She also

spoke to John Hudson '62 who told me that he

has had a successful recovery from his hip sur-

gery. John and Lida are still in Norfolk but are considering a move south to be close to their

daughter. Bob Cushman '62 reports no damage to their place from Hurricane Michael and all is well. Bob is keeping busy as a board member for

their neighborhood association. Paull Phillips

'62 reported all is well and looking forward to a Florida winter in Naples.

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stretch in the USAF after high school and an opment from American University in Washing-

ton, DC, I worked as an independent consultant

in Maryland, Virginia, DC, Pennsylvania area.

In 1995 I moved with my family to Tempe, Ariz. and continued my consulting practice.

I "retired" five or six years ago and became a

Park Ranger at the Phoenix Zoo. Believe me, Rangers at the zoo deal with the full slice of hu-

manity and situations that span the range from weird to just plain hard to describe. Found out I had to work out regularly to keep up up with

demands of job and younger rangers. Currently, summer in Arizona will soon be on us and this week it will hit 102 degrees. Yes, it really does

get to 115-118 degrees in the summer here. Not your prime tourist season. �

"Severn classmates: As I fight cancer, I find mytion to support Veteran's children whose parent was either KIA or severely wounded. This group is called Folds of Honor and I have been

working with them as leader for our Veterans group. Please consider giving in my name for their education. Real heroes fight cancer!

Information about these scholarships for spouses and children of America's fallen and disabled

service members at: rsm.us/2LcGBvr - RSM Peter A.S. Pfeiffer Scholarship for Courage. "

AN E M T I OES WHAT D AL? R I M D A N TO BE A

(L-R) Vandy Howatt '84, Courtney Luiza Charpentier '84, Susan Meredith '84, Carrie Duvall Davis '84, Susan Rothman Kolko '84

1984 Carrie Duvall Davis '84 wrote in with this reunion news: “In August, five of us recon-

nected in North Carolina! Courtney Luiza Charpentier '84 and husband, Dave hosted us at their farm in Hiddenite, NC. I came from Florida, Vandy Howatt '84 flew in From

DC, Susan Rothman Kolko '84 from Beverly Hills, and Susan Meredith '84 from An-

napolis! Highlights included visiting with over 25 cats on the farm, horseback riding, yummy, healthy meals, and only a “few” cocktails. There was lots of laughter and conver-

sation catching up on 35 years of kids, romances, jobs, family, highs and lows. Courtney and Dave were amazing hosts, opening their incredible log home to us. Their farm is full

of love and care, a wonderful place for the animals that are fortunate to be there! Chick-

ens, horses, cats, and a lucky dog! Susan rode a motorcycle for the first time with Dave, Vandy crossed the mile high bridge in spite of her fear of heights, and Vandy and Carrie showed off their culinary skills preparing meals for the group! We ate farm fresh eggs for breakfast, celebrated new romantic relationships, exciting life 'restarts' and our lifelong admiration for each other."

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My wife Teresa and I had purchased a boat

in Europe at the end of 2017. The boat was supposed to be delivered to the Caribbean, but HurIan Thompson '85, Doug Merrill '85, Matt Finlay '85, Rob Kyle '85, Tom Carter '85 and Peter Rosenberg '85

ricane Irma had other ideas. Our marina was de-

stroyed, and we had no home for the boat. We decided to take delivery in the Mediterranean and sail it there during the summer of 2018.

But that meant we needed to get the boat

home ourselves. That's when I called classmates Tom Carter '85, Doug Merrill '85 and Rob Kyle

'85. In addition to our shared secondary education, we had also spent our childhood summers

together at Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis. Sailing was in our blood.

Rounding out the crew were Peter Rosen-

berg, who taught sailing with us at SSA back in the late 80's, and Ian Thompson, a professional

skipper recommended by a friend of Doug Merrill. The six of us would rotate on the helm according to a watch schedule taped to the salon wall.

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1985 Matt Finlay '85 writes: "An Atlantic crossing on

a sailboat presents several challenges. Wind and

waves are the most obvious ones, but no less important, and no less difficult to master, are the

complexities of picking a compatible crew. In

the middle of the Atlantic on a sailboat, there's nowhere to go. Everyone must get along. It's as simple as that.

There are plenty of strategies for picking this

crew. Most require time on the water, testing potential crewmates for seamanship and good hu-

mor. But this takes time and doesn't always work.

After a couple of weeks in big swell and hot con-

ditions, people often behave differently than when under less pressure and closer to home.

Another strategy is to go with what you

know: your oldest and dearest friends. This is how

it came to pass that four members of Severn's class of 1985 spent 17 days this fall sailing 32,000 nau-

tical miles from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands to St. Lucia in the southern Caribbean.

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And it's a good thing that the crew con-

sisted of reasonably accomplished sailors. The trip

was harder than any of us had imagined. Night watches were particularly difficult, especially if clouds covered the stars that we used to steer the boat. When the seas were up or confused, steering required constant vigilance. It was easy to become

disoriented looking at instruments all night long.

There were plenty of highlights as well. We

witnessed scores of fantastical sunsets and were

frequented by pods of dolphins which frolicked at the bow. We watched as a huge minke whale

lumbered around the boat and showed us his

belly. We caught a large Dorado and feasted on

a fresh honey glazed baked fish that night. And

when the sailing was good, it was really good.

There were times that each of us was reluctant

to relinquish the helm at the end of our watch.

There's just something special about going down-

wind in a fresh breeze with the spinnaker up, surfing on the swell. Smiles were ear to ear at such times.

It was an experience that each of us will take

to our graves. It was made doubly special by the fact that the bonds which held together our crew were forged at Severn 35 years ago."

1986 Kathryn Leonard '86 wrote in to say, “I'm pleased to tell you I'm about to get published for my second children's book, “The

Adventures of Bandit and Hadgi.”

My dream is coming true to be a children's book illustrator!”

Check out more of her art at kathrynleonard.com/

W E D D I N G

B E L L S

O N

C A M P U S

Drew Burns '88 and Robyn Formica '87 tied

Did you ever imagine you'd get married at Severn

mer. They wrote in to share their reflections:

No ... the school was not near as beautiful as it is now.

dance. Callie Burns '14 sang a beautiful song to

What was a highlight of your Severn wedding day?

mica '18, Vivian '24 and Tori Miller '24, Karin

at a place our families consider to be very special.

naughton '83, and Bruce Burns '61 were also

Were you high school sweethearts when you were at

brother Darren Burns '82 was ordained just for

Robyn was much too sharp and focused to date

School as a whole and Doug Lagarde, Angela

a bit academically. Took me 30 years to catch up.

for helping make our wedding day extra special.”

What's the sweetest part about marrying a fellow Severn

the knot on Severn's campus late last sum“We had Severn alumni and students in attenstart the ceremony. Duffy Burns '17, Josie ForFormica Tator '91, Stephanie Formica Con-

School when you were students back in the 80s?

That we were able to have an intimate ceremony

present. Robyn and I were married by Drew's

Severn? We were in school at the same time but

this event! Robyn and I want to thank Severn

a boy with a mullet who let's just say ... struggled

Hysan, Shannon Howell and Terry Del Prete

alum? We attend events together and it feels like a

second home for us. Severn School past and pres-

1988 Mick Arnold '88s local firm

Arnold Packaging recently cel-

ebrated its 85th year in business

and completed the acquisition of

World Class Packaging, a regional packaging solutions provider.

Mick has served as an alumni

mentor and is parents to current Severn students Brooke '20, Grace '22, and Olivia '26.

ent is full of fantastic teachers, coaches, administra-

tors, students and alums and many are our friends.

What are three words you two would use to describe

Severn

relationships

School?

Community,

caring,

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BLU E GOAT: T H E L I FE CHAN GI N G P OW E R O F BE I N G YOURSE L F

I N S EAR C H O F EXC EL L EN C E: L E S S O N S FR O M AM ER ICA' S B EST R U N C OM PAN IES

CO U RT CR E E D E N ' 9 7 | In July of 2017

TO M P E TE R S '60 | The "Greatest Busi-

typing. As a financial advisor, I wanted to look

In Search of Excellence has long been a must-

I sat down at my computer and just started

more closely at the personal struggles that so

many clients shared with me over the years. I

found that the people we compare ourselves to and measure our lives against are often trying

just as hard to figure it all out as the rest of us.

Many of us are so worried about who we think we are supposed to be, that we often forget

who we really are. As the pages started to flow, something different was happening. I couldn't stop writing. Over the course of 12 days, I

ness Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), have for the boardroom, business school, and

bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of

THE P OWER O F B ELIE F R IDG L E Y

G O L DSBO R OU GH

'78

The Power of Belief challenges our belief systems and asks us if what we believe is the

truth. Perhaps if our beliefs are not the truth, then we can be encouraged to find our own

truths. If we can find our own truths, then

we can find ourselves and our own happiness.

Excellence describes eight basic principles

MO M B O S S : B AL AN CING EN TR EP R EN EUR S HIP, KIDS & S UC C ES S

ple-oriented,

NICO L E F E L ICIANO '8 8 | Learn how to

of management — action-stimulating, peoprofit-maximizing

practices

— that made these organizations successful.

U N LO C K IN G THE HEART O F

|

be a super mom and a great business woman in a step-by-step guide to developing, incubating,

and marketing your business without taking the joy out of family life with kids - being an active

finished the last few sentences and realized I

HE A L I NG

we have from worrying about everything going

Licensed

moment to look in the mirror. Instead, I was

Hypnotherapist Bridget Hughes M.Ac., L.Ac.

others, I wasn't living the life I wanted to be. It

that unlocks our Inner Molecules of Medicine

to get my own attention and finally realize the

to heal. Using a meditation she calls a Feeling

This book was my soul yelling at me to wake up,

stories of her students, patients, and recollec-

out of me in just a matter of days. Each chapter

to health to bring it all to life, Hughes unlocks

For me, it served to help me finally realize the

Hughes demonstrates, when we learn the skills

IS S UES IN MAR ITIM E CY BE R S EC UR ITY

this book I've changed everything about how

healing, our efforts ripple out and touch our fam-

J O E DIR E NZO '7 7 | While there is litera-

had written a book. I set out to shift the focus

B RIDG E T HAR GADO N HUG HE S '91 |

on in the world around us to finally taking a

teacher, and National Board Certified Clinical

holding up a mirror to myself. Just like so many

NBCCH urges us to cultivate a state of heart

was a wake-up call. A challenge. I was trying

and engages our HeartMindBody connection

truth. I was still just another sheep in the herd.

Mantra® as the tool, and the heart-touching

to take stock of what is going on and it poured

tions from her own journey from chronic illness

serves as a guidepost to help get back on track.

a door to a place we can all come home to. As

truth, I am not yet a Blue Goat. From writing

for unlocking our own dormant resources for

I look at the world and the journey I am on. I

ilies, our community, and the global community.

hope it changes your life like it did mine.

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Acupuncturist, Speaker, Qigong

parent while succeeding as a woman business

entrepreneur. Where Sophia Amoruso's #GirlBoss left off for young millennials breaking

into the business world, Mom Boss picks up and continues the mission for all the entrepreneur-

ial moms out there. Mom Boss proves that being successful isn't about degrees or sacrifices, it's about balance and power. It's where instinct

meets intelligence. Every mom has it in her to be a badass business woman. Nicole Feliciano charts the course for building a successful

career without sacrificing being a great mom.

ture about the maritime transportation system, and about cyber security, to date there is very

little literature on this converging area. This

pioneering book is beneficial to a variety of

TOWA R D AN UR B AN EC O LO GY

child due to "aggressive" behavior. Hopefully, by

K AT E O R F F '8 9 |

creatively educating small children how to behave

risk analysis, national security, cyber threats, or

Kate Orff, 2017 MacArthur Fellow, has an op-

around dogs, more pets can stay with their families.

lems ranging from the technical area to policy;

world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and

J E NNIF E R G E BE L E IN '89 | "We sat

vate sector interested in a clear explanation of

landscapes. Part monograph, part manual, part

out on the deck for an hour after the detectives

manife­sto, Toward an Urban Ecology reconceives

left, not talking, listening to the crickets chirp-

fense issues impacting the maritime community.

urban landscape design as a form of activism,

ing and the night-birds chittering in the back-

demonstrating how to move beyond familiar

ground as they settled down to sleep. The water

and increasingly outmoded ways of thinking

lapping up against our dock was just beginning

SHA RITA MA N I CK A M ' 9 7 |

about environmental, urban, and social issues as

to relax my nerves when the phone rang, my

So set your mind and focus on the dreams you will

separate domains; and advocating for the syn-

husband picked it up, listened for a second and

pursue, And you will be unstoppable, there's noth-

thesis of practice to create a truly urban ecology.

then somberly held out the receiver to me..."

ing you can't do! RAD Girl Revolution begins

In purely practical terms, SCAPE has already

with several uplifting verses like the one above,

generated numerous tools and techniques that

and ends with an enthusiastic mantra that will

designers, policy makers, and communities can

E BO NY F LOWE R S '99 | An auspicious

help your girls reaffirm their confidence and

use to address some of the most pressing issues

debut examining the culture of hair from the

self-worth. If you enjoy empowering books

of our time, including the loss of biodiversity, the

Rona Jaffe Foundation Award–winning cartoon-

such as Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, She

loss of social cohesion, and ecological degrada-

ist. Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into black

Persisted, and Little Leaders which celebrate

tion. Toward an Urban Ecology features numer-

women's lives and coming-of-age stories as seen

the achievements of the inspiring women of

ous projects and select research from SCAPE,

across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon

the past, then you will love RAD Girl Revolu-

and conveys a range of strategies to engender a

while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The

tion which helps young girls picture themselves

more resilient and inclusive built environment.

titular “Hot Comb” is about a young girl's first

STA RT N OW : T H E C R E AT I V I T Y JOURN AL

K A RA H AMILTO N '93 + | Smokey, the min-

her family has just moved into. Throughout Hot

iature apricot poodle, is blessed. But can it last?

Comb, Ebony Flowers re-creates classic magazine

With the arrival of a new baby, he struggles to

ads idealizing women's need for hair relaxers and

adjust to his new place in the family. After sev-

products. Realizations about race, class, and the

eral failed tactics, he ingeniously teaches the baby

imperfections of identity swirl through these sto-

how to behave around him so they may co-exist

ries and ads, which are by turns sweet, insightful,

peacefully. He realizes that there's enough love

and heartbreaking. From her black-and-white

for everyone in the family, and also gains a new

drawings to her color construction-paper collages,

best friend.We've heard the sad stories. The once

Hot Comb is a propitious display of talent from

beloved pooch is given away after the birth of a

a new cartoonist who has already made her mark.

audiences, as a text book in courses looking at maritime policy; as a source of research prob-

timistic and transformative message about our

and for practitioners in government and the prithe array of cyber risks and potential cyber-de-

RAD GI RL RE VOLU T I O N

becoming the inspiring women of the future!

KATE CR E E D E N N EC K E L ' 9 4 | Pour ideas, doodles, and dreams into these hand-illustrated pages to spark creativity. Made in NYC by artist Kate Neckel, this journal is quirky, encouraging, and tough enough to handle all kinds of mistakes. It's a fresh and irresistible take on creative how-to, packed with inspiring prompts and perfect for would-be artists of all types.

THE D EVIL IN K EY LA RGO

HOT C O M B

perm — doomed ploy to look cool and stop seemA N E W L EAS H O N L IFE

ing “too white” in the all-black neighborhood

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R O T U N D A

R O U N D U P

ADMIRAL ARCHIVES ADVENTURES Don Trumpy '59, John Leimkuhler '59, and Tom

Dawson '59 recently paid a visit to the Severn School archives, hosted by volunteer archivists Carol Duncan and Nina Paradiso '98. Don recently came across some archival treasures related to the book “Box Kit

to Bali: The Last Great Adventure of A U.S. Navy

Pilot”, which tells the epic adventure story of George “Bee” Weems '38 and his father, renowned navigator

P.V.H. Weems, as they flew a De Havilland Dragon Rapide from England to Australia with two other

men in 1950. Bee's amazing account was written just

before he died in a plane crash at the age of thirty,

and edited for publication by Gwen Manseau in 2013.

The story takes the reader around the world on the

eve of the Cold War in a plywood plane, landing into political turmoil and hazardous conditions at nearly every stop. Sixty years later, all the photos and materi-

als he carefully saved from this escapade have been

brought together and supplemented with fascinating notes and biographical details that provide historical context and bring this story to life.

Some of our Retired Admirals

enjoyed a luncheon reunion this

fall! All are enjoying retirement!

(Front L-R) Carole Coss, Sheryl Burman, Anne Hewitt, Lolly Schorreck. (Back L-R) Kathy Fegan, Rande Schneider, Claudia McLaughlin.

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Joe Burke '94, Jackson Burke '25.

Megan Calabrese '25, Michael Calabrese '94

L O C K E R

L E G A C Y

S P O T L I G H T

In September of 1987, Severn School welcomed a new group of sixth graders, the future class of 1994. With alphabetic locker assignments, Joseph Burke '94 and Michael Calabrese '94 met that

September morning and began seven years as “locker buddies” and started a lifelong friendship.

Over those seven years, Joe and Mike began each day at their lockers, gathering text books for

their first classes. They played sports, attended parties and made many memories at Severn.

They went to different colleges but remained fast friends, with frequent weekend visits, Widespread Panic concerts and even a partnership in a summer business. Since then, Joe and Mike have both gotten

married, established thriving businesses and each has been blessed with two beautiful and intelligent children.

Unbeknownst to one another, Joe and Mike both had designs on a vicarious return engagement with

Severn School via their respective elder children, Jackson and Megan both age 11. Wouldn't you know, alphabetical locker assignments are still the norm at Severn — on a morning in September of 2018, on her first

day of 6th grade, who should Megan Calabrese '25 find as her “locker buddy?” None other than Jackson Burke

'25. Joe and Mike couldn't be prouder of their children and hope the two are lucky enough to enjoy a similar Severn School experience as locker buddies and hopefully life-long friends.

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1991 Legacy families and friends spotted on the Severn! Tref Bauer '27, (son

of Drew '91 and Amy '90) Ryan

Cowell '26, and Nate Long '26 are current students at Severn. The other

two boys are Sam and Graham Long, Nate's brothers and sons of Kristin '91 and Matt Long '91, both alumni.

1990 Jason Weeks '90 wrote in: “My

family is doing great! We live up

in Shrewsbury, Penn. with our kids (Griffin, 13) and (Addison, 8).

Renee and I celebrated our 14-year wedding anniversary on October

2. I am the sales director at gotügo portable restrooms locally here in

Glen Burnie, Md. It was great see-

1991

'90, and Robin Atkins Cotgreave

Lari's 50th with a safari trip to Kenya with stops in Amboseli, Lewa Wilderness, and Masai Mara.

ing Pete Cotgreave '90, Rolf Hill

Matt Baker '91 reports that all is well in Texas. Matt, wife Lari, and daughter Liberty recently celebrated

'90 at my sister's (Melissa Weeks

"It was a trip of a lifetime. Liberty is in 8th grade at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, it has been

Foote '93) Christmas party last December!” Above: Melissa Weeks Foote '93, Jason Weeks '90, Robin Atkins

Cotgreave '90, Pete Cotgreave '90 and Renee Weeks

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great to reconnect with Annie Shorreck Wilkerson '92 who has her kids in the same school ... SSTX

is the closest analog to Severn School you will find in the Austin area. Beyond that, life is good at Dell Technologies where I am the SVP of strategy for Dell EMC. If you are ever in Austin, reach out! It has been great to host folks from the Severn family over the years."

1991

1992

Carrie MacVean Grimes '91 hosted a holiday

Katie Burrows '92 wrote in with a reminder about her family's annual fundraiser, which is sched-

Helman Madden '91, Melissa Allen '91, Me-

Foundation (burrows-hill.org). The Burrows-Hill Foundation to Fight Friedreich's Ataxia was es-

reunion dinner for beloved classmates Cheryl

lissa White Morsberger '91 and Nikki Huber-

feld '91, who were all in the Annapolis area over the holidays. Heather Clark Piskorowski '91, who was not in town, was missed!

Below: Melissa Allen '91, Nikki Huberfeld '91,

uled for April 7, 2019 at the Navy Stadium Akerson Tower. The event benefits the Burrows-Hill

tablished to raise public awareness of FA, to raise money for research to find a cure for FA and assist those affected by FA. | Sarah Franey '92, Emily Franey Flanagan '94 and Claire Wagner '95 led the charge on a Friendsgiving Alumni Social at McGarvey's over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Many alumni were in attendance and plans are underway to make it an annual tradition!

Cheryl Helman Madden '91, Carrie MacVean Grimes '91 and Melissa White Morsberger '91

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1995 Dr. Brad Graw '95 married Dr. Grace Chiou

September 29 at Harley Farms Goat Dairy in Pescadero, California. Many Admiral alumni

were present! Left: Bob Graw '85, Ethan Feldman '95, Jason Moran '92, Dave Pizzi '95, Carrie Cole

Pizzi '95, Kate Graw Lamond '96, Jason Scott '95, Brad Graw '95, Steve Millard '51, Ben Andrew '92, Blake Nolan '95

1996 Laure Thebaud Fisher '96 and Erika Hueb-

ner Rollins '96 were guests on our November

Admirals Club Alumni Podcast. They shared memories about their early days of friendship

at Severn, and working together today at CallTrackingMetrics in Severna Park.

1997 Amy Crone '97 wrote in with this update: “In

the spring, my husband and I purchased a 12acre farm in Harwood, where we moved with our

two kids in April. We have sheep, chickens and a horse right now and are loving the old farm

house (built in 1821) which we are renovating as well. The transition to a new school has gone well for our first and third grader and they are playing soccer this fall. I continue to run the nonprofit

Maryland Farmers Market Association that I

founded, working with farmers and markets

across the state as well as consulting for national projects to connect technology and farmers.�

1998 After five years at Baltimore's Four Season Wit and Wisdom, executive chef Zach Mills '98 has teamed up with two longtime friends to launch

the True Chesapeake Oyster House in the historic Whitehill Mill development along Jones Falls. | Warren Price '98 and his wife welcomed a baby boy (their second son) in July!

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JANE FRIEND '00

WAS RE C E N T LY H ON ORE D AS DECE MBER'S ED U CATOR OF T H E MON T H BY T H E ANNE ARU ND EL COU NT Y P U BLIC S C H OOL DI STR I CT. JANE WORK S AS T H E C OORD IN ATOR O F EL EM ENTARY REA D IN G AN D IN T E GRAT E D LE ARN IN G .

2000

T. Baxter Denney '00 has accepted a new posi-

and all the amazing things this area has to of-

the Barcelona-based technology company. After

surgical organization, the American Society of

tion as chief marketing officer with Red Points, working with New Relic for five years, including the last two years living in London with his

wife Sarah, they have now relocated to Barce-

lona for this new position. | Ashleigh Korves

'00 recently moved to Santa Rosa, Calif. with her husband, Julian. She joined Northern California Medical Associates as one of two podiatric foot and ankle surgeons for their organi-

zation. They are loving the weather, sunshine,

fer. Ashleigh is also now secretary of a national

Podiatric Surgeons. | Brandon Stalker '00 and his wife, Becky, have two kids Michael (3) and

Evelyn (6). They reside in Columbia, Md. and just celebrated the one-year anniversary of their restaurant, Evelyn's. Suzie Stokes Erbe '00,

Jeff McMahon '00, Scott Parker '00, and Laura Kessman Iversen '99 are all regulars — come in and catch up!

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: ADMIRAL ATHLETES IN SPORTS B Y A N D

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SANDY BARBOUR '77

Perched comfortably on a settee in her cozy, yet elegant offices at the Bryce Jordan Center's

impressive facilities in bucolic Happy Valley, Pennsylvania, Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour '77 smiles coyly when asked about the ways in which her humble beginnings as a field hockey player on the muddy fields along Maple Avenue have shaped her phenomenal career in collegiate athletics over the last forty years. Growing up as the daughter of Naval aviator

Henry and avid community volunteer Nancy, Barbour and her family moved every three years, calling Virginia, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Belgium (among others) home along the way. These globe-trotting adventures brought the family back to Annapolis from Brussels in 1974, when

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taught Barbour how to navigate transitions and

ment, teamwork, personal responsibility, time

in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in physical

be shy, you have to make friends. When I moved

athletic field serves as another classroom space

team, and played two varsity seasons of wom-

find her way socially in new settings. “You can't

to Severn from Europe in 1974, I joined the first class of girls at Severn who had been together

for years…I walked into a group of folks who

knew each other really well.” Barbour credits

her strong upbringing by lovingly firm parents,

along with her immense passion for sports, with equipping her with the tools she needed to make her mark at Severn and beyond. “Did sports help me make friends? Absolutely.”

management, risk-taking and integrity. The

where lessons are experienced emotionally and intellectually. Barbour's eyes twinkle when she

reminisces about her teacher-coach Don Wood, “Coach Wood was 'the guy'— he was so hard on us! He held us accountable in the classroom and

on the field. Accountability is key. Why have

rules if you're not going to hold kids accountable to them?”

education. She was captain of the field hockey en's basketball. Barbour subsequently went on to earn advanced degrees at both University of

Massachusetts (an MS in sports management

in 1983) and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management (an MBA in 1991). Between her

graduate programs, Barbour served as assistant field hockey and lacrosse coach at Northwestern and held the position of director of recruiting

services before being promoted to assistant ath-

B A R B O U R B E L I E V E S T H AT S E V E R N ' S S M A L L C O M M U N I T Y W A S K E Y T O K E E P I N G S T U D E N T S O N T R AC K W H I L E S T I L L A L LO W I N G F O R R I S K-TA K I N G . S H E R E M E M B E R S T H E R E B E I N G A N I N T R I N S I C U N D E R S TA N D I N G T H AT “ W E W E R E I N T H I S S M A L L C O M M U N I T Y T H AT H A D S A F E T Y N E T S S E T U P F O R U S …W E G O T T O T R Y O U R W I N G S O U T A N D I F W E C R A S H L A N D E D , T H E R E W A S S O M E B O DY T H E R E T O P I C K U S U P A N D D U S T U S O F F A N D S E N D U S O N O U R M E R R Y W AY.”

While the Severn of the '70s may have

appeared on the surface to be vastly different

from our school today, Barbour reflected with nostalgia upon the enduring characteristics and values of this community. “My experiences at

Severn academically and athletically were such

that we weren't just classmates or teammates.

The bonds and closeness created by athletics built an affinity for community. All of the

most important people in my life at school were

teachers and coaches. Thanks to them, I discovered who I was. Karen Quarles (hockey and basketball coach/PE teacher) and Don Wood

(softball coach/science teacher) stand out as people who really influenced me.” Having the

anchor of teacher-coach role models at Severn

created a sense of accountability for students in all facets of school life. The teacher-coach, long considered an exemplar of independent school pedagogical practice, is known for its unique

dual function in the school community, allowing adults to inspire and connect with students

through universal values of practice, commit-

Barbour also recalls her Severn teammates

letic director for Northwestern's intercollegiate

classmen like Joni Adrian Morgan '75 and

duction to trying to achieve athletic success at

as important sources of inspiration. “Upper-

Betty Waters Phipps '75 were good students and accomplished athletes who I really looked

up to…watching them leave Severn and go off to college was inspiring.” Severn School memories on and off the field are happy ones for Bar-

bour, highlighted by being part of a community of student-athletes who “traveled in a pack from

fall sports to winter sports to spring sports.”

Barbour believes that Severn's small community was key to keeping students on track while still allowing for risk-taking. She remembers there

being an intrinsic understanding that “we were

in this small community that had safety nets set up for us…we got to try our wings out and if

we crash landed, there was somebody there to pick us up and dust us off and send us on our merry way.”

The confidence and skills Barbour honed at

Severn led her to spread her wings at Wake For-

est University, where she graduated cum laude

programs in 1984. “Northwestern was my intro-

a really rigorous institution. Being there taught me about the struggle to achieve athletic excellence.” In 1996, at the age of 36, she became one

of the nation's youngest collegiate athletic direc-

tors at Tulane and quickly led the university to a

series of staggering accomplishments including

twelve conference championships in three years.

In retrospect, Barbour sees her Tulane chapter

as one at “a great place with a great academic

reputation. We had a shoestring budget and were trying to compete…what a phenomenal

time that was! When I became the athletic di-

rector we made a football coaching change, and then we went from 2-9 to 7-4 to 12-0.” Barbour laughs, “Back then, I was in my 30s living

in New Orleans — and we were a great team!

We were too young and stupid to realize what

we were doing was impossible, so we just did it anyway!”

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From 2000-2004 Barbour was the deputy

sities in the nation; she's also a female athletic

culture she described as “the ultimate life les-

grams. In college football, the Power Five con-

when a decision had to be made, you knew what

Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I, the

biggest career break came in 2004 when she

States. Barbour is one of only five female ath-

U.C. Berkeley. During her decade-long tenure,

first female athletic director at Penn State. As a

most successful periods in the school's history,

“my primary challenge was that there were really

modernization and revenue growth. Despite all

I'm most proud of. I started at Tulane, then Cal,

she takes the most pride in are the students she

who came before me. But those who did, cer-

to be serious about your education at Berkeley.

are lots of women in collegiate athletics, in lots

students are terrific — working to change the

want to be known as a great athletic director, not

medals or national championships.” Students

cess will lead to opportunities for other women

what she refers to as her “why.” A devotee of

in a role that they aspire to, they will think 'I can

Barbour firmly believes that “Everything starts

erything — passion, enthusiasm, execution, the

with students, parents, coaches, administrators,

from understanding our purpose…for me it is

replete with bright spots. “I've been really fortu-

director of athletics at Notre Dame, a school

director at one of the nation's Power Five pro-

son in the power of a mission-driven institution;

ferences are athletic conferences in the Football

the decision would be based on our values.” Her

highest level of collegiate football in the United

was appointed athletic director of Pac-12 force

letic directors in the Power Five. She is also the

Barbour led Cal athletics through one of the

woman coming up in the industry, Barbour says

marked by championships, innovation, facility

no other women who I could follow. That's what

of the big-picture benchmarks for success, what

then Penn State ... there were very few women

worked with at Cal, “I love those kids. You have

tainly helped me to get where I am. Today there

It's the most rigorous place I've ever been. The

of positions and at lots of different levels. But I

world, to cure cancer, and to win Olympic gold

a great female athletic director. I hope my suc-

have always been at the heart of Barbour's work,

and girls…and that if they see someone like me

Simon Sinek's 2009 bestseller Start with Why,

do that too.'”

with 'Why?'…why do we do what we do? Ev-

a multitude of opportunities to flex her “why”

ability to make a difference, impact — all stems

and faculty. She feels lucky to have had a career

all about our student-athletes. Our vision is to

nate…there are hundreds of bright moments in

prepare students for a lifetime of impact. How

At Penn State Barbour has been afforded

my career. But they all revolve around witness-

ing or being a part of students having the light bulb go off and realize 'I can really do that! I can

make my dreams come true.'” Her own dreams of a life in athletics started with her father Henry, who instilled in her a powerful sense of purpose. “The advice from my dad was always 'find

something you love to do and pursue it. Don't just do a job.'” When she reflects back upon her

journey from the grassy fields of Severn School

to the sidelines of Beaver Stadium, it all gravitates back to her deep love of sport. “Look at sport today — all the ways in which it serves as

a bridge to a healing moment, a place of unity instead of separation, love instead of hate. Sport is really, really powerful. For young kids it's a

place to be a part of something bigger than you.

Creating life lessons, bonds, friendships, finding commonalities in unlikely places. Sport is a

place where we learn that it doesn't matter what our differences are…we are a team with a goal in mind. If you can play, you can play.”

When she's not in Happy Valley, Penn.

watching the Nittany Lions play, you can also

find Sandy serving the U.S. Olympic movement, where she is one of eleven inaugural members of the United States Olympic Committee's Collegiate Advisory Council. The Council guides and

strengthens Olympic sport programming at the collegiate level.

do we contribute to that?”

With her 2014 appointment as the ath-

letic director at Big Ten powerhouse Penn State, some might say Barbour is positioned at the zenith of collegiate athletics. The enormity of the

role is not lost on her; despite the steadfast drive

and ambition that has marked her ascent, she admits “I don't know if I could have dreamt big

enough, that it would be Penn State.” With an athletics staff of over 300, Penn State supports

800 student athletes across 31 intercollegiate varsity programs and the athletics department

generated over $144 million in net revenues in 2016-17. But Barbour is more than just an ath-

" LO O K AT S P O R T T O D AY — A L L T H E W AY S I N W H I C H IT SERVES AS A BRIDGE T O A H E A L I N G M O M E N T, A P L AC E O F U N I T Y I N S T E A D O F S E PA R AT I O N , LO V E I N S T E A D O F H AT E ."

— S A N DY B A R B O U R ' 7 7

letic director at one of the largest public univer-

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Sandy Barbour '77, Shannon Howell

MARK BURDETT '76

What might the future hold for a basketball and

state-of-the-art complex that will include a

nizations. When I started out in sales, I made

sibilities? For Mark Burdett '76, the answer is

trails, and parks, 24 turf fields, an indoor sports

ally found my way into the business.”

lacrosse athlete at Severn? What are the possports media and marketing.

Mark is currently president of the major

league lacrosse team Chesapeake Bayhawks. His

role is to build the business side of the organiza-

tion and increase the team's media exposure. He also serves as the point person for Chesapeake

Park, the sports complex proposed for the old Crownsville State Hospital property. Mark loves

his job, especially his work on Chesapeake Park.

“Chesapeake Park is the culmination of

my professional experience – business, media, sports, branding. We have a chance to build a

10,000-seat stadium, 360 acres of green space, facility, and a memorial to the patients of the

sure to stay close enough to sports that I eventu

He got his first big break a few years later

Crownsville Hospital Center. To build this

while working at WJLA Television as a station

del County in this way is a gift and a dream

broadcast partner of the Washington Redskins.

youth sports complex and impact Anne Arunto me. I believe in it wholly, and I am really excited about it.”

Mark's first experiences out of college

were in radio and television sales for differ-

ent D.C. stations, one of which broadcast Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals games. Mark explains, “As a sports fan, I was

always envious of people that ran sports orga-

manager. At the time, WJLA was the official

While he was there, Dan Snyder bought the Redskins and started making a lot of changes to

the business. Mark explains, “Everybody loved the Redskins in those days, and I felt the power

of the brand. Dan was looking for help on the

corporate sales and business development side.

Not only was I the station manager, but I was a

big sports fan. One thing led to another and he hired me.”

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Mark served as vice president of broadcasting there for one year, when

he got a call from one of his boyhood friends and fellow Severn classmate,

Steve Bisciotti '76. Steve had just bought the Baltimore Ravens. Mark explains, “He calls me up and says, 'Listen, Mark, you can't work for the Redskins ... I'd like you to come work for me.'” Mark agreed, and so the rivalry began! He spent the next 12 years with the Ravens.

Mark had an impressive run as vice president of sales and develop-

ment with the Ravens. During his 12 years, he helped build the Ravens

into a top tier brand that is still one of the most sought-after, positive, winning brands in sports. And to top it all off, Mark adds, “I started with a Super Bowl ring and I ended with a Super Bowl ring.”

Mark's move to the Bayhawks in 2017 pulled him out of semi-retire-

ment. His friend Brendan Kelly, owner of Bayhawks, had been working to build the team franchise, consulting with Mark along the way. Eventually he asked Mark, “Hey, why don't you come on and run it?”

For two years, Mark Burdett has been “all in” at the Bayhawks, work-

ing tirelessly to take this organization to the next level. His motivation

behind it all? Mark explains, “I think sports are one of the greatest tools

to bring people together and to teach life lessons. I think that when you

provide the right environment, more kids participate, more kids benefit, more kids grow and that is a good thing for our country and our society.”

Severn Athletics provided the “right environment” for his love of

sports to grow. “Because of its size, Severn allowed everyone to grow into

themselves. Whether it was the drama club or the lacrosse team, everyone

needed to be involved or none of it would work because of sheer numbers.

So everyone got a chance to be involved; every coach and club leader was

recruiting.” That small size meant he could have leadership roles on the basketball and lacrosse teams and work with coaches who had his best

interests at heart. His senior year, head acrosse coach Kurt Kimball transi-

tioned Mark from an offensive player to a defensive player. Mark explains, “It was the best thing that happened to me.” Mark credits Coach Kimball for getting him to the University of Maryland, where he was recruited by legendary Men's Lacrosse coach Clayton “Buddy” Beardmore. “I owe

coach Kimball for that great opportunity. He is a friend of mine to this day.”

For a successful businessman who can clearly envision the future of

a brand, Mark can also clearly look back on the school experience that shaped who he is. “Looking back at Severn, the thing that stands tallest is

the lifelong friendships. My best friends are still my high school mates.”

And of course, that includes Mark's wife, Nan Hiltabidle '77! While Mark

may have sported a burgundy and gold jersey once, switched to purple, and now wears navy and light green, underneath it all, his blood still runs maroon.

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EVAN WASHBURN '03

What might the future hold for a multi-sport

athletics was a rare mixture of challenge and

me see options that were realistic for my future.

Evan Washburn '03, the answer is sports jour-

it before high school, but Severn welcomed me

they were able to quickly shift me to lacrosse. I

Severn athlete? What are the possibilities? For nalism.

Evan is a CBS sports reporter, host and an-

alyst. From August to February, Evan is an NFL reporter. From February through March Mad-

ness, he covers college basketball. Every spring, he is a college lacrosse analyst. And finally, every summer, he calls lacrosse games for the Chesa-

peake Bayhawks. Sounds like the perfect job for

inclusion. Things like football…I never played to the team. I was able to build confidence by

getting involved.” And lucky for him, a lot of his

When I realized that basketball wasn't for me, always remember that fondly.”

With the help of Severn connection Drew

teammates were guys he grew up with on the rec

Larkin, the father of classmates Nick Larkin '03

Phipps '03, Michael Biles '03, Kip Turner '03,

light film to the University of Delaware's men's

fields and competed against as a kid — Michael and Zach Goldman '03 to name a few. They remain his best friends to this day.

Just before his senior year, Evan made a

and Tyler Larkin '03, Evan showed his highlacrosse coach Bob Shillinglaw, a Severna Park

High School graduate. Evan was accepted to the University of Delaware and so began his journey

a lifelong sports enthusiast like Evan!

bold move to switch focus from playing col-

life — going back to as early as I can remember.

guidance from coaches Mr. Tank Duckett and

at Delaware. According to Evan, “I'm a pretty

would have more opportunities at Division 1

When I got to Delaware, I thought, ok, if I am

“Sports have always been my focus — my

It's always where I have felt most comfortable, and where I gleaned the most self-confidence.”

For a kid who loved sports, Severn athlet-

ics was the perfect fit for Evan. While focusing

on basketball, he was also able to play soccer, football and lacrosse. Evan explains, “Severn

lege basketball to playing college lacrosse. With Mr. Jamie McNealey, Evan realized that he schools with lacrosse. Evan commented, “This is where Severn was really helpful to me. Severn

created this atmosphere where they were behind me, pushed me in basketball and then helped

into the world of college lacrosse.

Evan had a very successful lacrosse career

intense guy when I get locked in on something. here, I am going to be the best lacrosse play-

er I can be.” As a 4-year letter winner, Evan's hard work on and off the field earned him first-

team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors

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and the UD Sportsmanship Award in 2008. A

days a week and do whatever they needed. Evan

puts on a different hat and becomes a college

the NCAA Final Four during the 2007 season.

was going to do, it became my life. I spent all my

poetic. I get to lay out my opinion and be more

standout defender, he led Delaware to a berth in

In spite of all his successes, Evan went

through a lot physically at Delaware. His sopho-

more year, he tore his ACL and suffered a staph infection after the surgery. On Senior Day, the

last home game of his college career, he tore his other ACL. “I was planning to play professionally in the MLL that summer, but that injury changed everything.”

With no chance of playing professional la-

crosse, Evan had to come up with a second ca-

explains, “Once I locked in that this was what I time at that station and became friends with the

reporter and producer that worked in Baltimore.

I just started tagging along with them wherever they would go — whether it was Orioles games

or Ravens games — carrying gear, doing what-

I stay involved with sports for my career?'”

Evan added more to his resume reel when

ESPN sportscaster and father of Nick Elsmo lacrosse games. He sent it to ESPN and CBS

College Sports, hoping for his break into sports broadcasting on a national level.

ule that is sometimes tough on his family. Just the AFC Championship game in 2016 when his wife unexpectedly went into labor five weeks early. Evan was in a meeting with Tom Brady

and Bill Belichick when his father-in-law texted him a picture of his newborn son Hudson. “One day, my son is going to get a real kick out of that story!”

What are the possibilities for Evan now? Is

spring of 2012 as a college lacrosse analyst and

do more studio hosting. What I do now as a live

sports journalism. Kip, a successful college la-

by August 2012 he was signed on as a CBS

an announcer named Joe Beninati — the same

While certainly exciting and a hard-earned

there more in store for his future? “Sure, in this

started working for CBS College Sports in the

crosse player from UVA, had gotten to know

And the rest, as they say, is history. Evan

It was another Severn connection, Kip

Turner '03, that got Evan's foot in the door of

Bayhawks games.

ask his wife Kate! Evan was in Denver covering

three years.”

'07, invited him to help as an analyst for college

It was really as simple as asking myself, 'How do

the summers, he announces all the Chesapeake

to start sending out. That was my life for two to

experience in the field. Evan explains, “I wasn't

turned the volume down and announced games.

restricted by the rules of sports journalism.” In

dream come true for Evan, this job has a sched-

news reports so that I had at least a resume reel

yet another Severn connection, Leif Elsmo '69,

one of those kids who sat in front of the TV,

of a gas bag than a reporter who is otherwise

ever. They were nice enough to let me do fake

reer plan. Sports broadcasting had always been

in the back of his mind, but he didn't have any

lacrosse analyst. “I go up into the booth and wax

NFL reporter.

Evan's job requires the discipline, com-

business there are always next steps. I'd like to remote reporter is to take the viewer through what is happening. A studio hosting job offers more dimension and personality. There are not a

Joe Beninati who is now the play-by-play an-

mitment and game-time intensity of a college

at the time and announced a lot of Kip's college

day through Thursday at home preparing for

ing pad for a rewarding and exciting career in

everything about the players, the coaches, their

academic experience, the athletic experience

nouncer for the Capitals! Joe lived in Annapolis games. While Evan rehabilitated his knee that

summer, Kip called him and said, “Hey, I know

Joe Beninati. I can give you his number. Maybe

he can help get you an internship or something.”

One cold call later, a connection was made.

By Winter 2009 Evan started an unpaid intern-

ship at Comcast Sports Net in D.C. Right from the start, Evan threw himself into the job. Evan

told his bosses that he was going to be there five

athlete. As an NFL reporter, Evan spends Mon-

his assigned weekend game. He needs to know schedules and their playing styles. Friday and Saturday, he is on site at the host city, preparing

for game time on Sunday. Starting in February, he covers college basketball in a similar capacity. “I've been lucky enough to do the NCAA

tournaments the last four years, which is an unbelievable experience.” Once that's over, he

lot of those jobs, so it will just take time.”

For Evan, Severn athletics was the launch-

sports journalism. “On top of the social and

at Severn prepared me in a way that was rare.

I was not the most gifted athlete, but I had a

good work ethic and intensity. With those traits

and enough athleticism, I could participate in

Severn sports to gain the necessary knowledge and confidence for the career I now hold.”

" T H E AT H L E T I C E X P E R I E N C E AT S E V E R N P R E PA R E D M E I N A W AY T H AT W A S R A R E . I W A S N O T T H E M O S T G I F T E D AT H L E T E , B U T I H A D A G O O D W O R K E T H I C A N D I N T E N S I T Y. W I T H T H O S E T R A I T S A N D E N O U G H AT H L E T I C I S M , I C O U L D PA R T I C I PAT E I N S E V E R N S P O R T S T O G A I N T H E N E C E S S A R Y K N O W L E D G E A N D C O N F I D E N C E F O R T H E C A R E E R I N O W H O L D .”

— EVAN WASHBURN '03

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JOSIE OWEN '08

What might the future hold for a Severn field

ey. She picked up her first field hockey stick in

Games, one as a freshman and one as a ju-

sibilities? For Josie Owen '08, the answer is sales

friends were doing it so that's how I got into it.”

“I think we were one of the last teams to beat

hockey and lacrosse athlete? What are the posmanager for Nike.

6th grade! She explains, “I was so bad, but all my

Josie continued playing both sports in

nior. She also remembers beating McDonogh.

McDonogh before they started their 198-game

Josie has worked in various roles for Nike

high school. In lacrosse, she was a 4-year var-

West Coast lacrosse specialty sales representa-

award and a senior captain. She was also named

ticular coach that made her high school ath-

U-19 and was a Tewaaraton honoree. Despite

ropoulos. She explains, “Coach S was my coach,

over the past four years. She started off as the tive and more recently moved into the role of territory sales manager for Nike team. In this

position, she sells team sports gear — uniforms, practice packs and team apparel — to high schools in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri. “My favorite part of

this job is building relationships with teams and coaches because sports in high school were such

an important part of my life. I feel passionate about this work and it's really fun!”

Severn athletics started for Josie in middle

school where she played lacrosse and field hock-

sity starter, a 3-year winner of the Team MVP

All-American, Academic All-American, USA these honors, Josie highlights the relationships

with her teammates as the most memorable.

“High school sports were very special because all of my best friends played with me. Moni-

ca D'Ambrogi '08, Kelsey Hughes '08, Becca

Steinberg '08, to name a few. We were good friends on and off the field — that's what made it really fun!”

Some of Josie's best memories include

playing in two IAAM Championship Lacrosse

winning streak!”

More than the wins, Josie values a par-

letic experience very special, Coach Renie Soti-

my homeroom advisor and my history teacher.

From freshman year, she was awesome. Hon-

estly, one of my favorite coaches to this day to play for. I learned a lot from her not just about

lacrosse but also about being a responsible teenager, having my ducks in a row, and prioritizing

things. When I look back on my high school experience, Coach S made a bigger impact on me than anyone else.”

Like many of her '08 teammates, Josie con-

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tinued her standout lacrosse career at the col-

also gave shout-outs to English teacher Mr.

sity of Virginia, where former Severn teammate

Buckley for shaping her experience at Severn.

legiate level. Her path took her to the UniverLauren Benner '06 took Josie under her wing

and helped her acclimate to the college and the

team. Josie explains, “Between Severn and UVA, we were teammates for four years. We are still

All three Severn teachers would be proud to

she does, especially the market travel where she

know that Josie majored in history with a minor in media studies.

Upon graduating UVA, Josie knew she

wanted to go into sports branding and market-

and then after. She has been a good stable force

ing. Josie spent the next two years getting her

in my life for a really long time now.”

Josie had a very successful lacrosse career

at UVA despite an ACL injury her sophomore year. In 2012, she was named Second Team

All-American, All-ACC team, All-ACC Tour-

nament team, and was nominated for the very prestigious Tewaaraton Award. Josie led her

Four years later, Josie is still at Nike, serving

as both the West Coast lacrosse rep and a terri-

best friends to this day. We live out in Denver

together. She has been my rock through college

Richard Zmuda and history teacher Mr. Marc

ing. She also knew that she needed more trainmaster's in strategic communications from the University of Denver. It was an easy move for Josie. Her dad lived in Colorado along with

good friends Lauren Benner '06, Allie Frank

'06, and Brooks Laufman '06. Still connected to lacrosse, Josie was a volunteer assistant for the

tory manager for Team Nike. She loves the work

can build relationships with athletic directors and coaches. The beauty of working for a big

company like Nike is that the opportunities are endless.

So, what might the future hold for Josie at

Nike? For one, she wants to explore being on the product side of the business, developing the product from the beginning. “Everyone at Nike

talks about making the athlete better and how

we can do that with the product we are building.

That has piqued my interest.”

And, if she's shooting for the moon, she

women's lacrosse team while she was at DU.

would also like to explore collegiate sports mar-

Amidst these recognitions, being named a se-

in the marketing department of Human Move-

uct to one of 23 partner colleges that are fully

was a great honor and a great ending to my

company that puts on a lot of 5k races, color run

team offensively in 2012, scoring 77 points. nior captain was perhaps the most special. “That sports career there.”

Josie's academic career at UVA was just as

successful and she credits Severn for giving her

the foundation for that success. Josie explains,

Josie's first job out of graduate school was

ment Management, an outdoor entertainment races, Spartan races and triathlons. Within nine months, however, a new opportunity came her way.

“It was a 'stars aligning' kind of moment.

“I loved school, and that started at Severn. At

A UVA lacrosse alumna emailed me out of the

a liberal arts setting. I ultimately landed in his-

rep position opening up at Nike. She walked

UVA, I was able to explore different topics in

tory, primarily because I love to write.” Josie was

grateful to one teacher in particular for teaching her the fundamentals of writing. “I am so thank-

in that role. But, yes, being able to manage our most important collegiate partnerships — that is a very cool area of Nike.”

Despite how far away she is, Josie still feels

to see the new building and the athletic facili-

lucky.”

Lucky she was! Josie stayed in Denver

footwear basically, and the territory they as-

THE BRIDGE

to be there, and so there is virtually no turnover

me through the application process. I got really

really influential in developing my writing skills

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decades down the line. Everyone at Nike wants

very connected to her Severn roots. “The next

working for Nike in a field she knew backward

which helped with my success in college.” Josie

outfitted by Nike. Josie explains, “That job is

blue and told me about a West Coast lacrosse

ful that I learned how to write at Severn. I especially remember classes with Dr. Baugh. She was

keting. This role would involve selling the prod-

time I am back in town, I want to set up a tour ties. They had just built the new gym when I left

Severn in '08 so there is a lot I still haven't seen.”

Well, Josie, we hope you do come back so

and forwards, lacrosse. “I sold uniforms and

we can thank you once again for your many con-

signed me was 'everything west of Florida!'”

in your new career!

tributions to Severn athletics and cheer you on

M E N T O R I N G

M A G I C

Alumni Mentors partnered this fall with Dr.

dent's selected field of interest; (3) the founda-

dents who have an interest in their field. What a

Alumni" assignment their seminar class, Ameri-

professional in a given field; (4) the opportunity

efit from the wealth of experience garnered by

Jackie Baugh's juniors for an "Interview with

can Public Address. This assignment was designed to answer the essential question, "What

is the role of public speaking in a given profes-

sion?" by ascertaining the role of public speaking in each student's desired profession. Dr. Baugh asked students to consider the four communication channels, (writing, reading, speaking, and

listening) and examine what percentage of a given profession's workday is spent in each. Ben-

efits of this "real world" assignment included: (1) the opportunity for a high school student to conduct a professional interview; (2) a bird's eye view of a typical communication day in the stu-

A L U M N I - S T U D E N T

tion of a potential relationship with a successful

to extemporaneously share the interview experi-

ence and information garnered with the class; (5) insight on conducting and data gathering through interviews.

Alumni Director Carrie MacVean Grimes

'91 sought out alumni who worked in each stu-

wonderful opportunity for current juniors to benSevern School graduates in their respective fields!

And, yes, as soon as I see Carrie's matches, I have a big smile on my face because I fondly remember the alums as Severn students."

dent's preferred field of interest. Students then

Are you interested in being an alumni mentor?

Facetime with their alumni mentor match. Dr.

com. We are currently seeking local alumni men-

conducted interviews both on campus and via

Baugh remarked, "I am very beholding to the

Severn alums who — very generously — take time out of their busy professional and personal

Simply drop a note to c.grimes@severnschool.

tors to host seniors for mini-internships as part of their Independent Senior Projects this May.

lives to give back to current Severn School stu-

M A T C H E S :

| Robin Howie '20 & Sarah Holt Russell '00: Animal behavior

| Maddie Hawkins '20 & Kate Graw Lamond '96: Surgeon

| Margaret Kistler '20 & Darshan Kharod '03: Criminal justice

| Ian Munroe '20 & Stevie Kirkup '09: Finance

| Matthew Beagan '20 & Nichole Marks '00: Television production/storytelling | David Fitzgerald '20 & Chris Ellis '83: Aerospace

| Blake Misner '20 & Mike Calabrese '94: Finance | Peter Baldwin '20 & Sam Klein '01: Finance

| Ashley Urban '20 & Evan Washburn '03: Sports broadcasting | Nick Kidder '20 & Brad Graw '95: Orthopedic surgeon

| Taylor Layden '20 & Scott MacMullan '00: Criminal justice | Nicky Bradford'20 & Jen Presswood '04: Marketing

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R O U N D U P

2001 Matt Nicholson '01 and his wife, Casey, welcomed second son, Holt, to their family in July. Holt, big brother Thomas, mom, and dad are all doing well and relocated to Bethesda this fall. | Brandon Wright '01 and his

wife, Laura, welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth (Liza), to their family in September. She joins big brother Jack, who turned four in December. | Karli Bowler Houston '01 followed up with a great photo after son Finn's first

birthday in September. She, husband Ryan, and Finn are all doing well.

(Pictured left) | David Roahen '01 married Jaime Cohen in September on

the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis. After living in Boston for 10 years, he and his wife and dog will be moving home to Maryland next spring to

begin a three year residency in endodontics at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore, with hopes of practicing in Annapolis afterwards. (Pictured above)

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2003 Schuyler Sutton Gavula '03 and her hus-

band Danny welcomed a new baby girl, Lola Catherine, on October 27. Mom, dad and big brother Oliver are all happy

and healthy, living in New York City. | It was great to see Tyler Larkin '03, his

wife Amanda and baby boy Bowen at the

Severn Homecoming Alumni Tailgate.

Tyler is the athletic director at Indian Creek School. (Pictured below)

2005 Ashley McCarl Harrison '05 was re-

cently back on campus with her family for Homecoming, serving as a judge at the Garry Jenkins '80 Memorial Chili Cookoff ! | Sarah Meisenburg '05 and Renie

Sotiropoulos met up in Israel where Ms. Sot watched Sarah play vs the Euro Stars.

“I think the last time we posed like this

on a lacrosse field it was on Severn turf !” exclaimed Ms. Sot. (Pictured left)

Admiral Alumni Top 40s are ambitious younger alumni who are drivers of ingenuity and

creativity. They are all different, but they are all high achievers. They include business people, entrepreneurs, artists, designers, athletes,

community organizers, politicians, lawyers,

medical professionals, teachers, inventors and

more. They give back to their communities and

elevate Severn School's mission, whether it be in their career or volunteer work.

Any nominee must be a graduate of Severn

School from the Class of 1997 or later. We are looking for a cross-section of alumni from the wide range of industries — technology, arts,

finance, media, health care, non-profit, etc. —

who are proven leaders and innovators in their field. The selection committee will also look

for community and volunteer involvement that speaks to the nominee's willingness to help

others. This includes their commitment and

contribution to their home communities and the community of Severn School.

N O M I N AT E YO UR C L AS S M AT ES, LEARN M O R E A N D STAY T UN ED F O R T HE TOP 4 0 R EV EA L AT:

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R O U N D U P

2006 Carter Loetz '06 achieved national notoriety on Good Morning America and People magazine when he and his fiancé

had to postpone their Charleston wedding due to Hurricane Florence. (Pictured top right) | Sean Quinn '06 got married

in September 2017 to Sophia Smith from Washington, DC. They live in NYC together. (Pictured middle right) | Ashley Barry DiLernia '06 wrote in to say “Michael and I got mar-

ried at St. Anne's Church in Annapolis on June 30, 2018.

Our reception was at St. Johns College. Severn crew who at-

tended the wedding included Jenna Thompson Howell '06, Becky Price Gilmor '06, Jessie Krone Kehl '06, Katie Bates Hall '06, Shelly Cox '06, Mack Gilmor '06, Laura Lutkefedder '03, and Katie Robey '03. (Pictured opposite page)

2008 Marvin Smith '08 and his wife Kortnee welcomed a baby

girl, Mia Naomi, on October 30. Mia joins big brother Maddox. The family is happy and healthy! (Pictured opposite page) | Trey Mullady '08 got engaged to fiancé Mandy in

New York City. They will be getting married in September in South Carolina! (Pictured bottom right) | We loved seeing

Christina Tran Elliot '08 back on campus recently with her daughter Madison! (Pictured opposite page)

2011 Torey Cole '11 is leading the charge on launching a Young Alumni Mentoring Network in partnership with Alumni

House. Other alumni including Crystal Tran '11, Chellie

Schou '11, Caroline Code '11, Andrew Igler '11 and Kaila

Lewis '13. To jump on board email Alumni Director Carrie MacVean Grimes '91 at c.grimes@severnschool.com. | Bart Repasky '11 made a surprise visit to Severn Alumni House this fall, while he was back in town. Bart is currently living

in Thailand! | Jamie Mullady '12 became engaged on August 10, 2018 at Indian Hill Country Club in Chicago. Tommy surprised her with a mid-golf proposal followed by celebration with friends and family who were hiding!

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2012 Jenna Maseritz Aliff '12 and John Aliff '12 got married on Kent Island on

October 20, 2018. Kathryn Wilbur Brothers '12, Erin Littlepage, '12 and Grace Rudder '12 were all bridesmaids, and Jake Ashworth '11 was a groomsmen. | Chloe Snow '12 and Jai Lakhanpal '12 got engaged on July 8 in Turks

& Caicos. | Margot Farnham '12 is working on her PhD at University of Delaware and is an NSF fellow. | Jack Bremer '12 is an industrial engineer for Amazon Robotics in Denver and has a dog named Packer. | Monique Dalton

'12 is working on the electrical design of the OmegA rocket for Northrop

Grumman. She has been on TV a couple times and had an article written

about her work. | Tiffany Cromwell Scott '12 got married on January 14, 2018 and started a new job as a School Clinician with the Children's Guild. |

Harmony Roche '12 is working at Fiore Chiropractic as a Technical chiropractic assistant and has adopted two crazy mutts. | Ryan Webster '12 is a Realtor at Re/Max United Real Estate in Upper Marlboro, Md. He's also a musician that plays shows throughout DC, MD, and VA. Ryan and Alec Green

'13 were spied back on campus this fall headlining our Alumni Tailgate on the front lawn of Alumni House! Everyone enjoyed the live music! This past year

Ryan opened for the Eli Young Band. He will be getting married on October

26, 2019. (Pictured bottom right) | Rocco Cipriano '12 is in Nashville playing guitar and managing bands. | Jenny Sledge '12 got her masters degree and

started her PhD. She is a dean's doctoral fellow, one of ten at her university.

Jenny is getting married November 2, 2019, at the Peabody Library. Eva Bilo

'12 and Kaitlin Creamer '12 are two of her bridesmaids. | Teisha Miles '12 is the new coordinator for housing operations at Loyola University Maryland

working with resident assistants, supervising graduate students and handling

lots of conflict. She is currently finishing up her master's in negotiations and conflict management. Teisha also started Teisha J Photography earlier this year and business is booming. | Kimberly Carrette '12 is in her first year at

Howard University College of Medicine, working towards getting her MD. | Lauren Morrell '12 is in Cape Town, South Africa for the next three years, part-time working towards her masters in sustainable development, and parttime doing corporate sustainability consulting work for her previous client

back in California. She is learning to speak Afrikaans and learning to surf. |

Caroline Schaeffer '12 recently caught up with us from Edinburgh, Scotland where she is earning her masters in screenwriting at Edinburgh Napier University. (Pictured top right) | Did you see Alexa Kunowsky '12 playing lacrosse

in the Nike/Dick's Sporting Goods commercial “Play Like You Own It." Alexa currently lives in Austin, TX.

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Caroline McCleary Barnes '12 married Grant Barnes in Louisville, KY on September 22, 2018. Hunter Morris '12 and Liza Bart Dolan '12 were bridesmaids, and Caroline's sisters, Kelsey McCleary '08 and Caitlin McCleary Horn '04, were maid and matrons of honor.

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2014 David Jaklitsch '14 started school at the University of Baltimore School of Law, Anthony Roccograndi

'14 started school at the Charleston School of Law, and Cole Smith '14 started school at the University

of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. | Mikayla Walker '14 is attending the University of

Maryland School of Public Health. | Rebecca Hattar '14 is pursuing a master of public policy at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. | Jack Munroe '14 is working

as a client services coordinator at Fox Sports Media Group in Chicago, Ill. | Kasie Lilly '14 is working as a marketing analyst for S&P Global Ratings in NYC. The Severn Alumni team had a great time catching up with her at the fall Big Apple alumni

social! | Courtney Rainey '14 is teaching math, and coaching field hockey and lacrosse at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Va. | Jarid Ryan '14 is finishing up his last season of football at the United

States Naval Academy, and is looking forward to his commissioning.

2015 Kate Reed '15 was awarded the prestigious Rhodes

Scholarship for study at the University of Oxford. She

was among 32 recipients of the prestigious fellowships, which fund two to three years of graduate study and

will begin her studies in October 2019. Reed's research

focuses on the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America, and how shared histories shape the present. She is a two-time recipient of Princeton University's Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence and was

elected to Phi Beta Kappa this fall. After earning her degree at Oxford, Reed plans to pursue a Ph.D. in his-

tory and hopes to work as a professor and educator, thinking about the ways history can help create a more empathetic present and future.

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2016 Maddie McDaniel '16 was a starting sophomore attacker of

the James Madison University lacrosse team that won the

2018 Division 1 Women's Lacrosse National Championship.

Maddie scored a key goal to tie up the final game against

Boston College, after which JMU never trailed. On the

way to the championship, JMU went 22-1 beating Virginia, Florida and UNC. Maddie scored 28 points, had 11 ground balls and 23 draw controls to round out the season.

2018 Trevor Marvin '18 stopped by campus during Homecoming

Spirit Week. He is a freshman at USC in California. Great to see you back at Severn, Trevor!

Jacob Mandish '16, Charlie Marculewicz '18, Tyler Perreten '16, Joel Mandish '18, Jacob Jarosz '18 face-off in lacrosse between Navy and Naval Academy Preparatory School.

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C L A S S

S E C R E T A R I E S

1947

Buzz Hall

blairhall@aol.com

1974

Cheryl Ritchie

goldengirl@goldenresults.com

1952

Nick Goldsborough

ngoldsborough2@verizon.net

1976

Catherine Clarke

catherineclarke@verizon.net

1953

John Fisher

cplusji@yahoo.com

1978

Denise Tray Rosson

drosson@glenelg.org

1954

Jack Kelly

jmkell333@gmail.com

1979

Kim Corbin Aviles

kaviles@csalaw.com

1958

John Eller

johnceller@aol.com

1981

Stacey Hendricks Manis

maniss@comcast.net

1959

John Leimkuhler

jwleimkuhler@verizon.net

1982

Tracy Tischer

tctischer@gmail.com

1960

Joe Stewart

kingspoint300@yahoo.com

1983

Molly Moore Green

m.green@severnschool.com

1961

Bruce Burns

blmburns@comcast.net

1984

Carrie Duvall

carrieduvallcre@gmail.com

1962

Robert Kesmodel

rkesmodel@gmail.com

1985

Julie Greer Katcef

julie@graceryanhomes.com

1965

Sandy Clark

sandyclark@yahoo.com

1986

Sara Tabasi Toomey

charleysangels@verizon.net

1966

Richard Templeton

templetonrk@gmail.com

1987

Amy Tate

tateamyb@icloud.com

1968

Shannon McDowell

shannonmcd49@verizon.net

1988

Drew Burns

drew.burns831@gmail.com

1969

Nick Codd

nickcodd@verizon.net

1989

Holly Hodson

holly@hollyhodson.com

1972

Joan McDaniel

jmcdaniel22@cfl.rr.com

1990

Blairlee Meade Owens

blairleeowens@me.com

1973

Bona Hurst-Ellis

rellis@msn.com

1991

Heather Clark Piskorowski heatherpisko@gmail.com

1991

Matt Sarro

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mattsarro@gmail.com

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1992

Jennifer Molesevich

jennpm1@msn.com

2007

Graham Ellison

ellisogc@eckerd.edu

1993

Dave Sobel

dave@evolvetech.com

2007

Samantha Goldman

SamanthaGLax@gmail.com

1994

Mike Calabrese

mike@severnfinancial.com

2008

Steve Sexauer

stephen.b.sexauer@gmail.com

1995

Darcy Watt Gurganous

dwgurganous@gmail.com

2008

Annie Weber

acw5133@gmail.com

1996

Erika Huebner Rollins

erika.rollins@calltrackingmetrics.com

2009

Katie Dickerson

kdickerson22@gmail.com

1997

Sean Songer

sean.songer@gmail.com

2009

Justin Kiehne

kiehnej@dickinson.edu

1998

Dan Ericson

ericson@gwmail.gwu.edu

2010

Mackenzie Carroll Kirkup

mackenzie.o.carroll@gmail.com

1999

Jen Scott Gatewood

jennifer.lecompte.scott@gmail.com

2011

Beanie Antonini

beanslacrosse@hotmail.com

2000

Jane Friend

jfriend12@gmail.com

2011

Katlyn Flynn

katlynivy@yahoo.com

2001

Matt Nicholson

mtnicholson3@gmail.com

2012

Kaya Gordon

kagg.12@gmail.com

2003

Laura Lutkefedder

llutkefedder@gmail.com

2012

Grace Rudder

grace.rudder@gmail.com

2004

Jen Presswood

jennpresswood@gmail.com

2013

Haleigh Bass

haleigh.bass@richmond.edu

2005

Janessa Del Sesto DiMenna janessadimenna@gmail.com

2014

Cole Smith

colesmith@maryland.edu

2005

Tyler Williams

tylerwilliams0@gmail.com

2015

Eva Caruso

ecaruso@g.clemson.edu

2006

Katie Bates Hall

hall.julia.k@gmail.com

2016

Jacob Mandish

jemandish@gmail.com

2006

Carter Loetz

gcloetz@gmail.com

2017

Isabella Roccograndi

berocco@terpmail.umd.edu

2018

Rebecca Stamato

rebecca.stamato@icloud.com

2018

Victoria Decker

vdecker313@gmail.com

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R E M E M B E R

1947

1953

away June 11, 2018. He started his career as

October 1, 2018 in Scottsdale, Ariz. After

Edmund Sullivan Jr. of Seminole, Fla. passed a chemical engineer in New York and moved to Florida in 1971, where he became an

successful investment advisor for 48 years. Ed enjoyed fishing, traveling, and spending time with his family. He is survived by three sons, one daughter and six granddaughters.

1949

John Joseph Engberg, Sr. passed away

November 15, 2018 at the Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury, Md. A graduate of Loyola

College and University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, John owned Hayman's Pharmacy then later worked at PRMC and Nanticoke

Memorial Hospitals. Growing up in Arnold, Maryland, John developed a lifelong love

for the Chesapeake Bay and fishing. After

retirement he made his hobby a career when

he became a charter boat captain in Crisfield,

Maryland. He was a member of the Somerset County and the Maryland Charter Boat

Associations. Everyone will remember him

for his sense of humor and his ability to find a

joke for every situation. John is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Marjorie Rae Bowen Engberg; three children; six grandchildren;

four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Peter Grasselli passed away July 1, 2018 after a long race against dementia. He had a busy

life; as a music teacher/marching band director

Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, in Westminster and received a

bachelor's degree in 1957 in English and

psychology from the University of Miami

in Florida. From 1958 to 1960, he served in

the Army. He was a research assistant at the Army Medical Research Laboratory at Fort Knox, Ky., and assisted in training monkeys that would later be sent into outer space.

After being discharged in 1960, he returned to Baltimore and went on to work for the

Baltimore Life Insurance Co., Defense Security Agency in Arlington, Va. and ISM Publishing

Co. in Coral Gables, Fla. Wainwright obtained a master's degree in business from the

University of Miami, and returned to Baltimore as a benefits consultant for Alexander

& Alexander. He was named director of

communications and business affairs in 1973 at the National Association of College and

University Business Officers. Mr. Wainwright and his wife were European travelers and

enjoyed hiking through the Alps, journeying to the Far East and exploring Egypt and Israel.

He spent years studying piano and played the

organ. Wainwright authored two books, "How to Solve Crosswords, a Handbook," and an

unpublished memoir, "Memories of Baltimore, 1935-1962." Wainwright is survived by his

wife, son, daughter and three grandchildren.

1954

in area bands, took up running in his 50s and,

December 16, 2018 at his home in Annapolis.

at age 83, won a Bronze Medal in the National Senior Olympics. He will be sadly missed by

wife, Carol; daughter, Diana; cat, Shadow; and so many friends.

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graduating from Severn, he attended then-

at Pickerington H.S. He was also a winning

motorcycle drag racer, sang and played trumpet

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Charles "Abbie" Wainwright Jr., passed away

Thomas L. Carter, Jr. passed away on

After attending Severn, Tom attended the

University of Maryland College Park where he

was on the varsity swim team and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He later

made a career in mortgage banking eventually

owning Old Bay Financial Services. He was

athletic director and football coach along with

Va., while actively volunteering with The

Bankers Association of Maryland as well as

the 1960s. After graduating, Russell sold

before becoming an illustrator and artist, and

the Chesapeake Lacrosse, and coached the

accomplished artist, author, and beloved

team. Rusty loved everything about sports.

about golf, running, nature, helping others, and

Catterton Russell, three children, and six

that typically hides behind a cell phone screen.

Buddy Beardmore as lacrosse coach during

First Tee, a youth development organization,

sporting equipment, worked as an official with

author. Ginger was a brilliant young woman,

Annapolis Elks Lodge little league baseball

member of her community. She was passionate

Rusty is survived by his wife of 36 years, Lyle

building a sense of community in a generation

grandchildren.

A true lady from a different era, her gentle

friends and family and was an avid dog and

1986

missed by all.

lived on Sullivan Cove in Linstead where. Tom

passed away October 4, 2018 at his home in

2015

an Eagle Scout, a graduate of Severn School

Annapolis. After attending Severn, Kelsey

Naval Academy where he played lacrosse and

where she played lacrosse and was on the

as a Surface Warfare Officer and then as a

at the University of South Carolina where she

Hawkeye. He served in multiple locations and

loving young woman who loved her parents,

service before his retirement in 2011. John also

with a special place in her heart for her dog,

& Mary in 2011, and enjoyed his post-Navy

to the Annapolis SPCA, where she celebrated

Stanley Wealth Management in Virginia

sponsored six Naval Academy Midshipmen

brother, neighbor, coach and true friend.

to Kelsey; they remain a significant part of the

Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. After

1997

her seven McGill cousins, calling themselves,

standout at Annapolis High - a dominant

on December 28, 2018 at her home in

Mill Creek and it was not unusual to find her

proud to serve as president of the Mortgage

Chairman of the Board of Severn School. Tom grew up in Round Bay and loved the Severn River. There were many tales of good times

on his boat, "Sea Easy." He had a love for the stock market, was a member of the Paradise

Lost Investment Syndicate, Merchants Club, US Naval Reserves and the Navy League.

Tom very much enjoyed the company of good wildlife enthusiast, especially for all those who

is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ann Haslup Carter; his son and Severn School Board of

Trustees Chair, Tom Carter III '85, P'16, P'20;

his daughter, Lucy Carter Chinea '90, P'31; his grandchildren, Sarah Carter '16, Emma Carter '20, Aidan Carter '20 and Scarlet Chinea '31 and one sister. The family would be pleased

for donations to be made in Tom's memory

to Severn School's Andrew Brereton Carter

Financial Aid Fund. The fund was established in April of 1973 in memory of Andrew

Brereton Carter to provide financial aid to current and incoming students.

1963

Charles “Rusty” Russell III passed away December 28, 2018 at the University of

attending Annapolis High as a two-sport

lineman in football and intimidating crease

defenseman in lacrosse, Russell continued his

athletic career as a fifth-year senior at Severn, which had a college preparatory program at

the time. Pastrana and 1963 Rhodes Trophy

winner Mike Busch were among the notable

local athletes who followed Russell to Severn School, which featured Parker Lindsay as

CDR John Bernard Quinlan, USN Ret.,

nature, friendly smile, and gracious ways will be

Norfolk, VA. John grew up in Bowie, MD, was

Kelsey McGill passed away July 16, 2018 in

and a 1991 graduate of the United States

graduated from St. Mary's High School

ice hockey. John had a successful Naval Career

track team. She was entering her senior year

Carrier Based Naval Aviator, flying the E-2C

was studying Hospitality. Kelsey was a fun

received many awards for his distinguished

friends, and family. She was an animal lover,

earned his MBA from The College of William

Tinkerbell. Kelsey always gave special attention

career as a financial advisor with Morgan

her 8th birthday. Over the years, the McGill's

Beach. He was a loving husband, father, son,

who played a special role as mentors and sisters McGill family. Kelsey loved spending time with

Ginger Mignon Marie Doyel passed away

"The Cousins Club." She loved her home on

Scottsdale, Ariz. After attending Severn,

on her jet ski with her special friends.

School, and attended the University of

Faculty

golf team and graduated as the valedictorian

on September 5, 2018. For two years, he was a

Ginger began her professional career working

was a friend to both faculty and students. His

Ginger graduated from St. Mary's High

Richmond where she founded the women's

Michael-Allan “Dash” Navarro passed away

of the Jepson School of Leadership in 2001.

positive and energetic presence on campus and

with The Pew Foundation in Charlottesville,

warmth, expertise and patience is missed.

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[ M U G ] S H O T S In 2013, digital brand strategist Peter Thomson's article entitled “How 50 Cups of Coffee Can Change Your Life” went viral

on Inc.com with its manifesto that “the biggest changes in your life will only happen through the people that you meet and conversations you have. Human beings create and convey meaning through stories and conversations.” Thomson credited

the iconic career manual What Color is your Parachute as well as other bloggers like venture capitalist Mark Suster and writer

Megan Gebhart with sparking his ambition to “conspire, debate and swap stories” with interesting people over coffee.

Shorter than a lunch, less suggestive than a cocktail, a coffee invitation is quintessentially uncomplicated and devoid of pretense. “Mug Shots” is a new series in which Carrie MacVean Grimes '91 shares Severn nostalgia and inspiration through coffee and conversation with Admiral Alumni.

A L E X

A D A M S

' 1 0

"Academically you experience a strong mix of studying, self-improvement, growth and

competition at Severn which pushed us all to be better. I took a lot of history classes

that fueled my passion for political science. • Be open to opportunities, whether they knock on your door or not. Grow with your process, always be open to learning, always be open to new experiences. • Ms. Sot (Renie Sotiropoulos) set me on the path that I

am on now. She always wanted her students to get better and always gave us options about how to push our knowledge of things further."

C H E R Y L

R I T C H I E

' 7 4

"If you cared for someone from Severn at that time, you carry a piece of them in your

heart forever. One of my favorite songs is James Taylor “You've Got a Friend.” That will

be the music of their lives when it comes to Severn. • My 1974 time capsule would have the insignia from my cheerleading uniform, some stories I've written about Severn, a dog-eared copy of the 1974 Navigator, a little green vase I cherish from a Severn friend of mine, and a ring a classmate gave me on my sweet 16."

D A N E R I C S O N ' 9 8 "I participated in musical theater and drama. We learned to do more with less. To us it

didn't matter that "The Great Room" was a carpeted room in a basement. • Tom Heslin

was my mentor. He was a kind, brilliant, empathetic man. He did so much more than teach Latin. You could talk to him in confidence, and he dispensed advice and tough

love. Because of him, one of my majors in college was classical humanities. • Words of wisdom of the class of 2019: Obtain as many different kinds of experiences as possible."

H O W A R D

P E T T Y

' 8 2

"You have been given a gift. You're now prepared to go into the world and perform at

whatever level you choose, doing whatever you choose. There are no limits. Within your class, there will be leaders of your time. Look around at the qualities of the people you are graduating with. Consider what it takes to be successful. Keep your class camaraderie and spirit alive. • Severn in three words: Enduring, quality, relationships."

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A L L E N

' 9 1

"Severn in three words: Positive, influence, opportunity •

Words of wisdom for the class of 2019: Travel, travel, travel.

Don't be afraid to do the work. Don't judge."

D O U G

M A Y E R

' 0 0

"Severn felt like home from the moment I set foot on cam-

pus. I had a lot of memories of going to Severn with my dad, Doug Mayer '73, when I was a young child — going to lacrosse

games, walking past the old gym, under the old bleachers, hang-

ing out in front of the gym after school, and playing soccer and lacrosse. • Words of wisdom for the class of 2019: You have a lot more time than you think. It's important to be aggressive and

ambitious. Go after what you want. At the same time, know

that you are only competing with yourself. Don't let others determine where you feel your place in this world."

R O B I N

P I R I E

' 5 0

"I commuted from Annapolis on the train every day with my

friends Eddie Turner '50 and Tom Hamilton '50. We'd come

up on the train, go to classes and have lunch; our locker room

was in the basement of old Teel Hall. • There were single family

homes that were converted into classrooms on campus, the A, B, and C “Shacks”. B Shack had the science labs, math classes, and it was where Mr. Hill taught physics and chemistry. I spent

a lot of time there. Mr Halstead gave his math classes in Teel Hall. C Shack was dormitories. The basement of B Shack was Paul Kesmodel's “shop” where he kept sports equipment and

athletics jerseys. • The Korean War broke out in 1950, just about the time we were getting set to graduate."

K A T E

M Y E R S

' 0 4

"I remember we were meeting for the Fed Challenge team, and Mr. Bodley was our advisor. We met every day for months, including weekends. One time, when he forgot to show up we

drove over to Round Bay and knocked on his front door. He answered the door in his pajamas ... eating breakfast!

•

Highley

Thompson

and

Mr.

Connelly

were

the

moral compasses of the school. They always did the right thing, and they made school feel safe and clear. They

embodied the values they talked about. • Three words to describe Severn School: Character, tradition, family."

W A N T T O G R A B A C U P O F C O F F E E W I T H C A R R I E ?

E M A I L H E R A T C . G R I M E S @ S E V E R N S C H O O L . C O M

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UPCOM I NG

EVENTS

'Moroccan Moonlight' APA Auction | March 8 Tickets available online at bidpal.net/severnschoolauction

Early School Mini Makers Event | April 4 Register online

Reunion Homecoming Weekend | October 5, 2019 Save the date for next October!

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