Stone Ridge Magazine Spring 2016

SPRING/SUMMER 2016

Stone Ridge magazine

GOAL IV:

HOW STONE RIDGE LIVES OUT THE BUILDING OF COMMUNITY AS A

CHRISTIAN VALUE

A publication from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

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THE TRUTH ABOUT

GIVING TO STONE RIDGE

We asked some Gators why they haven't yet made a gift to Stone Ridge. Here are some of the common myths about how the School is funded — and the facts that debunk them.

A F No.

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Myth: My gift would be too small to make a difference.

Fact: Last fiscal year, contributions of $10 to $250 totaled more than $100,000. That is equivalent to six average scholarship packages.

BOTTOM LINE: When our donors come together, small gifts add up to make a big impact.

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Myth: My gift goes into the "black hole" and I never know if it is really helping Stone Ridge.

Myth: Stone Ridge tuition is so expensive that they don't need my gift.

Fact: Gifts to the Annual Fund have a tremendous impact on the life of the School. This year, Stone Ridge will allocate more than $200,000 in professional development for faculty and staff.

Fact: The School's operating budget is $23.7 million.

Last year, our community contributed over $1 million to support our faculty and girls.

BOTTOM LINE: There is no such thing as a black hole. All funs raised through the Annual Fund support our faculty and our girls.

Spring 2016 | 2 gift by June 30, 2016.

Make your

BOTTOM LINE: A gift to the Annual Fund is needed and appreciated by Stone Ridge girls and the faculty.

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Contents

Stone Ridge Magazine

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Spring 2016 Features

6 Remembering Kevin Duffy 10 Goal IV Lived: A Year Celebrating the Stone Ridge Community 27 Innovation at the Tech Shop 34 Beyond the Blackwatch Plaid: Alumnae in the Military

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ON THE COVER Community-building experiences abound at Stone Ridge, such as in the Mass of the Holy Spirit celebrating the start of the 2015-2016 school year.

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Visual & Performing Arts Athletic News Alumnae News & Events Alumnae Class Notes SR Photo Gallery In Memoriam

THE STONE RIDGE MAGAZINE is produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart for alumnae, parents, students, and friends of the School.

HEAD OF SCHOOL Catherine Ronan Karrels '86 DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92 VISUAL ARTS MANAGER & PHOTOGRAPHY Caitlin Myler Taylor '98 As part of the Upper School's Social Action series on Peace Builders, the Social Action student leaders organized an Assembly called, “All Are Welcome: Voiceless and Vulnerable." Guest speaker Marilyn McMorrow, RSCJ, addressed some of the barriers that members of our larger society face and the ways in which we as servants of God can work to be inclusive in both a local and global manner. This Assembly was held on the eve of our Holy Father's release of "On Love in the Family," or "Amoris Laetitia". As the Holy Father wrote, "I understand those who prefer a more rigorous pastoral care which leaves no room for confusion. But I sincerely believe that Jesus wants a Church attentive to the goodness which the Holy Spirit sows in the midst of human weakness." Marilyn McMorrow, RSCJ, PhD is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is an expert on political and normative theory of international relations, with emphases on human rights, poverty alleviation, just war theory, Catholic social teaching in international relations, and the role of the Nobel Peace Prize in world politics.

Above, US faculty Caroline Fitzgerald, Kathryn Heetderks, Lauren Brownlee, and Judith Perez-Caro, who were the morning presentation team for the "All Are Welcome" Social Action Day with Sr. McMorrow (center) and students Eleanor Ondeck '17 and Sydney Rickford '16.

WEBSITE MANAGER Patty Lynch CONTRIBUTING STAFF WRITER Carrie Tydings Please send any letters, comments, or suggestions to the editor, Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92, at cmitchell@stoneridgeschool.org.

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Intentionality and a Deep Sense of Purpose.

Dear SR Community: Though all five Goals of Sacred Heart Education shape every aspect of our daily experience, each academic year we select one of the Goals as a point of reflection and focus. This year we chose “Goal IV, the building of community as a Christian value.”

On the surface level, the phrase “building community” might sound like a no-brainer— throw some parties, make sure everyone gets an invitation, and call it a day. But in the Sacred Heart tradition, it’s not that easy; the true building of community in a manner reflective of our Sacred Heart charism requires great intentionality and a deep sense of purpose.

On the pages of this magazine you find evidence of the manner in which we deliberately build our Stone Ridge family by living out the Criteria articulated as part of Goal IV. What unfolds on these pages is a picture of just how impactful that lifelong relationship is for all our constituent groups—students, employees, parents, and alumnae.

When I reflect on what makes our Sacred Heart community so unique, I am reminded of a familiar Madeleine Sophie quote. Mother Barat said, “For the sake of a single child, I would have founded the Society.” At first the quote might strike you as the opposite of “communal life” because it speaks to the importance of one person. Yet this notion is at the heart of how our communal life creates such an exceptional educational environment in which individuals thrive.

Stone Ridge creates a family environment where we build a collective, group experience, yet also continually focus on and celebrate the needs and gifts of each person. Our students have plenty of common ground in the form of traditions, values, skills and knowledge, yet a remarkable sense of and appreciation for personal identity. The result: the development Spring 2016 | 4

Catherine Ronan Karrels '86 with the Class of 1986 at their 30th Reunion.

of strong, confident, competent, service-oriented leaders. You’ll see some of their stories, images, and words on the pages of this magazine.

On a personal note, I experienced many Goal IV highlights this year. I celebrated my 30th Reunion with the Class of 1986. It was yet another reminder of the sisterhood that Stone Ridge gifted me with for a lifetime. At our final all-school Mass celebrating the Feast of St. Madeleine Sophie, I had the once-in-a lifetime experience of being able to honor and thank my own first grade teacher, Mrs. Mary Power, on the occasion of her retirement after 43 years of dedicated service. Additionally, I was able to acknowledge Mrs. Peggy Thomas who worked with me in the Head of School’s office, graciously serving in that role for 17 years and 38 years in all at Stone Ridge. And though these highlights show exceptional moments in time, what I appreciate most about Goal IV are the daily joys—seeing our students laugh at assembly, catching a glimpse of students collaborating on a project, hearing shouts and cheers carry across an assembly room when a student receives an award or across campus as our Gators play on the athletic field or playground.

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart inspires young women to lead and serve, through lives of purpose that integrate faith, intellect, community, social action, and personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

The Five Goals of

Sacred Heart Education A personal and active faith in God. Catherine Ronan Karrels '86 with members of the Class of 2016 who have attended Stone Ridge since Lower School, known as "lifers".

I’ll end by highlighting one particular individual who left a permanent mark related to Goal IV. After 20 years on our campus, this year we had the experience of walking with Mr. Kevin Duffy as he made final preparations to join the communion of saints in heaven. Pages 6-9 of this magazine are dedicated to him and the remarkable imprint he left. As you will see when you read the quotes about him, while Mr. Duffy was a great teacher of subject matter, he was an even better teacher of “the life lived.” He taught Stone Ridge girls about literature and language, about peace and justice, about faith and community. Yet in his final lesson, Mr. Duffy taught us all something truly profound—how to face the human experience of death with faith, hope and courage.

During the final stages of his illness, Mr. Duffy and his family asked me repeatedly to thank the community for them. He had a deep gratitude for the opportunity to live out his vocation for two decades here, and a genuine sense of awe for the love and support poured out to him and his family during his illness. For the meals, the cards, the emails, the house preparation, the smiles, and most of all the prayers and laughter— he was so deeply grateful. Let’s keep praying for Kevin Duffy, for all members of our Stone Ridge family who have gone before us, and for one another.

Warm regards,

A deep respect for intellectual values.

A social awareness which

impels to action.

The building of community as a Christian value.

Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

Stone Ridge welcomed Ian Humphreys, the Sacred Heart Network Director of Program Planning, to campus this spring. Mr. Humphreys met with members of the faculty and staff to discuss ways the Network can better serve the School in fulfilling the mission of Sacred Heart education.

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"And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach." – Geoffrey Chaucer

Sin is Behovely, but All shall be well, and All manner of thing shall be well.

If I think, again, of this place, And of people, not wholly commendable, Of no immediate kin or kindness, But of some peculiar genius, All touched by a common genius, United in the strife which divided them; If I think of a king at nightfall, Of three men, and more, on the scaffold And a few who died forgotten In other places, here and abroad, And of one who died blind and quiet Why should we celebrate These dead men more than the dying?

It is not to ring the bell backward Nor is it an incantation To summon the spectre of a Rose.

We cannot revive old factions We cannot restore old policies Or follow an antique drum.

These men, and those who opposed them And those whom they opposed Accept the constitution of silence And are folded in a single party.

Whatever we inherit from the fortunate We have taken from the defeated What they had to leave us—a symbol: A symbol perfected in death.

And all shall be well and All manner of thing shall be well By the purification of the motive In the ground of our beseeching. ~T.S.ELIOT Excerpt from "Little Gidding" Verse III; "Little Gidding" is the fourth and final poem of T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets Spring 2016 | 6

KEVIN JAMES DUFFY: 1964-2016 Mr. Kevin Duffy taught in both the English and World Language Departments of Stone Ridge for 26 years. In every sense of the term, Mr. Duffy was a Sacred Heart educator.

As an English teacher, Mr. Duffy shared his deep intellect, enthusiasm, and passion for literature. He taught every level of English and many courses within the Department.

He also taught Latin I in the World Languages Department at various points in his tenure.

Throughout his teaching career, Kevin modeled pure excellence, cared deeply about his students, challenged them to greater intellectual pursuit, and inspired them to a love of lifelong learning. His colleagues in the English Department and throughout the School benefited from his fine example of professionalism and leadership. He served as the Department Chair of English, and mentored and helped many colleagues over the years.

Outside of the classroom, his energy and commitment were hallmark traits. He was the most avid Stone Ridge sports fan, cheering at all the games and events. He volunteered his time and talents as a team statistician for the basketball teams for many years, and “joined” the cross-country team, running with them at practice. In addition to sports, he was a long-serving moderator for the Pro-Life Club, guiding students to the Youth Mass and March for Life rally every year. As a summer camp counselor and assistant program director for over a decade, Kevin assisted Angie Romano and her team with every aspect of making the camp fun and creative.

Since his diagnosis with colon cancer in the fall of 2014, Mr. Duffy’s worries were about others around him. He wanted so desperately to remain a great teacher for our girls and a reliable colleague who would shoulder his share of work. Through his illness, Mr. Duffy showed us through his example what it means to live with passion, to endure hardship, and most importantly, to live with faith.

Kevin Duffy, captured by Delia Friel '16

Remembering Kevin Duffy: WHAT THEY SAID Michelle Tullner Phelps '04 I will never forget his kindness and the genuine love he poured into all of us, no matter how well we knew him.

Cara Sullivan '07 I can't think of any student at Stone Ridge ever having any feeling other than adoration for Mr. Duffy, which is even more special now when I look back as a teacher. Loving Mr. Duffy as much as we did, we would come into his room riled up, yet he was always able to patiently channel that energy into a love of learning for what he was going to teach us. While he made learning fun, he always challenged us, making success even more rewarding knowing that you had earned it.

Teaching is a calling, and Mr. Duffy went above and beyond the call of duty every day. Mr. Duffy, you are an inspiration to me as a teacher, and I like to think of you now as my teaching guardian angel. You will be so missed, and we are all so lucky to have known you. Thank you, Mr. Duffy, and we love you.

Alyson Faller '05 He believed in the power of prayer, the power of sending love to those in need, the power of hope and care and faith when we can't "do" anything. And in everyone's stories of his kind words and thoughtful actions, it's clear that he put this same love/caritas into everything he did.

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Remembering Kevin Duffy: WHAT THEY SAID Alexandra Burris '11 He cared about us, as students and as people, and wanted to see us achieve all we could. It was beautiful to see someone fit their vocation in life so perfectly. I hope someday to be half as good at something, anything, as he was as a teacher.

Hannah Engler '13 The magic of a really good English teacher is that they change books—all books—for you forever. Consequently, as an English major and a writer, I still think about Mr. Duffy every day.

Angela Romano, Director of Summer CampUs and Afterschool CampUs I experienced a very special moment on December 20, 2015, where I witnessed the culmination of Goal

IV

in

action:

faculty,

staff,

parents,

administrators, facilities personnel, and friends of Stone Ridge came together to make a house a "home" for an ailing Kevin Duffy. I have never been so proud of our Stone Ridge family as I was during those last few months of his life, witnessing the

Jillian McGlockton '09 Your light will be missed, but never forgotten.

Caitlin Kearney '07 I continue to be in awe of his humor, dignity, and joyful service as an educator. Even further evidence of his character could be seen in his role as a Stone Ridge softball fan. He attended not just home games, but away ones as well--in the middle of a season where we hadn't won a single game.

He was often the lone SR supporter, and if it was painful to watch, he continued cheering and never let on.

Madeline Birch '14 Never in my life have I ever felt so cared for by a teacher. Not only did Kevin Duffy teach me to read carefully and write cohesively, but he also taught me to marvel in the beauty of words, an appreciation that has led me to where I am today.

Ana Kesler Sarmiento '07 Besides the incredible privilege of the education I received, I left with a handful of relationships that have shaped me... all of them teachers.

I believe teachers and mentors are so much more pivotal in our lives when we are in high school then we can ever really appreciate at the time. Mr. Duffy took on that heavy responsibility and gracefully honored it. Thank you for seeing and rooting personal and intellectual confidence in myself before I knew how to.

Rosemary Yogiaveetil '07 He encouraged every Stone Ridge student to think deeper, and he fostered in us the deep respect for intellectual values that was so central to our Sacred Heart education.

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outpouring of love and support for Kevin. It has been a shining moment in the history of Stone Ridge that won't ever be forgotten.

He opened up worlds to us—from Ancient Rome in Latin class, to Chaucer’s England in English Lit, to our own imaginations in Creative Writing. He was a wonderful mentor, an exceptional teacher, and an inspiring human being. I am so honored to have had the privilege to learn from him. Mr. Duffy, you are truly missed.

Ellie Blakeslee '14 Thank you, Mr. Duffy, for always brightening and enlightening our lives.

Elizabeth Gutermann '09 My education is the greatest gift I have ever been given.

It is something that I can share again and again with those around me, yet it will always be mine. With this in mind, I became a teacher. A great education is liberating, and every child deserves one. In practice, this can be a challenge. My students, many of whom are refugees or are

Kevin Duffy in his beloved summer role as an Assistant Director of the Stone Ridge Summer CampUs

homeless, struggle with things I couldn’t even imagine at their age. It can be a difficult, often thankless job. But when I question my role, I remember the teachers who inspired me, teachers who taught me to love learning, teachers like Mr. Duffy. If I can impact the life of just one student the way that Mr. Duffy impacted the lives of hundreds of Stone Ridge girls, I know I will have made a difference. Thank you, Mr. Duffy, for everything.

Emilie Pratt '15 I don't think there could be a more infuriating book on this planet but for you, Mr. Duffy, I would read Crime and Punishment 8,000 times over.

Elizabeth Goeke '08 He was not only an excellent teacher and person, but I think he had such high levels of emotional intelligence. He never ever seemed stressed or upset. He was such a steady and approachable mentor. Now that I'm an "adult," I realize even more so that those qualities are so rare. I am inspired by him, and I feel truly fortunate to have known him.

Eileen Emerson Boles '90 As I read the beautiful tributes from his former students, I'm reminded of the line from "Julius Caesar": "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones." So let it NOT be with Kevin Duffy. Isn't it just like a superlative English teacher to defy a Shakespearean truth? I doubt he was capable of evil—his life's testimony speaks to the opposite. Truly, the good he did lives on in the many SR alumnae whose lives he impacted with a love of literature, of beauty, of truth.

Kevin Duffy with his advisory in 2014

Shannon Hochman '05 As discussed at typical, over-analytical length, Mr. Duffy was our Man Without Fear—our Daredevil. A man of faith with heightened senses, who could see what so many others could not, he gave himself to others in the hope of doing the most good. I hope he is eternally pleased that he has been paralleled to a great literary figure at long last.

Stephany Fontanone, US English Teacher I'm certain everyone has hundreds of Kevin Duffy stories to share since reminiscing was often one of Kevin's favorite activities. He would just want to sit and listen as you shared stories. Almost a bit cliché for an English teacher, but that's Kevin. Kevin

Alexandra Will '04 The world lost one of the most dedicated, impactful, and tireless educators from which I, and countless others, have ever had the privilege to learn.

was the type of friend, colleague, and teacher

He taught us how to critique with sensitivity and explained how poetry and composition is a window through which people can relate to the world in unconventional ways and express feelings previously unknown to even the author.

always willing to listen, to laugh, and to offer the

I'm so sorry I never made enough time to send him these sentiments. [I]t's a good thing he taught me there's next to no time, thing, or thought that's not made better by effective writing.

who made you want to be better: a better friend, a better teacher, a better human. He never had anything negative to say about anyone, and was exact advice you needed when you needed, even if you didn't want to hear it. In many ways, Kevin is the "eloquent lesson to the world," of which St. Madeleine Sophie speaks. And when she implores us to "leave acts, not words, [since] nobody will have time to read us," well, the irony that an English teacher did just this shouldn't escape any of us. www.StoneRidgeSchool.org | 9

GOAL IV LIVED:

The School Educates to Building Community as a Christian Value

Recently published in the National Association of Independent School's magazine, Independent School, Ron Berger* wrote an article titled, “Reimagining School”, in which he raises questions on the relevance of school in our modern world, the redefining of student achievement, and the focus on character and “beautiful work.”

He poignantly notes that, above all, schools are communities, and “the quality of those communities shape the human beings that fill our world.” Moreover, the article makes a compelling case for why “the importance of school communities­—of adults and peers who can guide students toward good character and scholarship—is more important now than it ever was.”

Madeleine Sophie’s purpose “to make known the love of God revealed in the Heart of Christ...through the education of young women of the rich and the poor classes” is not only relevant today but a vital educational component in our global community.

Our community at Stone Ridge is comprised of bright and confident students, devoted families, loving and talented teachers, and a dedicated staff. Connected by commitment to our Sacred Heart identity and traditions, we work together every day to build community and good character. Words such as “heritage,” “respect,” “diversity,” and “peacemaking” are deliberately written in the Criteria for Goal IV by the RSCJ, and upon reflection, it is clear that building community is not simply an end goal at Stone Ridge, but a means in itself. In the pages to follow, you will explore how the Criteria of Goal IV come alive and how the School embraces community, as the foundation of our purpose as set forth by our founders, St. Madeleine Sophie Barat and St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. *Ron is the Chief Academic Officer for the non-profit school improvement network EL Education, a national network of over 160 public project-based schools in 30 states.

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WHAT DOES GOAL IV MEAN TO OUR COMMUNITY? Goal IV means that each person, no matter student, staff, faculty, or family, makes our campus beautiful.

Jill Marks, Upper School teacher Each week in our Lower School Primes Assembly we award the Pebbles Medal, which recognizes a girl for sending positive ripples through our community. The power of one girl to make the world a better place, is what community at Stone Ridge means to me.

Abby Winek, Lower School teacher It starts with a smile. The building of community as a Christian value is seeing that each member of our community is treated as a unique individual, who deserves our total focus and attention, and cherished for the special gifts they have. Concentrating on the positive and often seeing the humor in situations, hopefully, leads to a more-balanced life. Happiness, helping others, and fostering community bonds help to keep one’s perspective and bolster our mental and physical well-being. Smiling and saying hello is a good place to start.

June Gentilcore, Middle School teacher Una buena sociedad se refleja en los núcleos familiares compactos, y Stone Ridge es una familia donde reina la unidad y los valores humanos.

También educa y forma futuros líderes cristianos con vocación de servicio. Es un privilegio para mí pertenecer a esta familia. El personal de Stone Ridge no sólo trabaja diariamente, también te brinda su respeto y cariño. Gracias Stone Ridge.

"A good society is reflected in the compact family units and community, and Stone Ridge is a family where unity and human values 'reign'. Stone Ridge also educates and trains dedicated future Christian leaders with a vocation to service. For me personally, it is a privilege to be a member of this family, that works daily to give you their respect and affection. Thank you Stone Ridge."

Luis Quinde, Housekeeping staff

Our students, faculty, and staff support each other without a second thought. Whether it's in the classroom, on the field, in honor of a victory or in a time of sorrow, our family comes together to lift the others up.

LaShonda Torbert, Upper School teacher Before joining Stone Ridge as the Director of Athletics, I felt the genuine sense of community, and it drew me and my family to the School. It was obvious through each interaction with every member of the community that the Sacred Heart mission and Goals were truly lived out. More important, my family and I felt we were joining a worldwide community that would support us whenever, wherever, or however we needed, truly reflecting the heart of Christ.

Jason McGhee, Director of Athletics What is especially meaningful to me is Goal IV’s call for Stone Ridge to have a robust financial aid program in order to serve students from diverse backgrounds. Each year, I have the opportunity to meet so many wonderful families for whom a Stone Ridge education might not be possible without Goal IV and this Sacred Heart commitment to accessibility. It is wonderfully affirming that Stone Ridge truly puts the words “building of community” into action.

Eric Osberg, Director of Finance & Operations Let me count some of the ways: Through the caring support of administrators, faculty, staff and students during a time of loss of a parent, faculty member, or family member; through the help given to a student who needs academic support; through the cheering on of a team during sports or other competitions; through the sharing of ideas and mutual help in afterschool clubs and activities.

Karen Olson, RSCJ, Trustee

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UPPER SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE: Photo by Helena Torres-Siclait '17

Looking at the Community through the Lens "This project required me to work with the adults of the Stone Ridge community and work with Goal IV by "practicing clear, direct, and open communication" to my teacher/model. To be honest, instructing a teacher can be a little intimidating at first, but my modeling teacher was kind and receptive of all requests and criticism."

— Photography student Josie Roberts '18

"This teacher portrait project was an opportunity to learn about members of the community. I saw this project as a chance to learn about some teachers I have never had.

Mr. Ish loves motorcycles, Ms. Fitzpatrick enjoys hiking (in her bright pink leopard print shoe covers), and Ms. Johnson has a very special relationship with her pet turtle Kijani (who has more personality than my dog).

Who knew?

Every person in the community is an interesting human being with a story to tell, and hopefully I was able to capture some of those stories in this project!"

— Photography student Helena Torres-Siclait ‘17

Photo by Tatiana Ortega '18

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Photo by Helena Torres-Siclait '17

Clockwise from above: (this page) Heidi Johnson, US Science Teacher; Paula LeVere, Dance Teacher; Cyrus Ishikawa, US Math/Science Teacher; (opposite page) Teri Gonzales, Director of US Campus Ministry and Theology Teacher; Cecile Worth, US French Teacher; and Leslie Harlin, US French and English Teacher

Photo by Abigail Weimer '17

Photo by Bridget Robey '18

Photo by Abigail Weimer '17

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Photo by Helen Torres-Siclait '17

Photo by Claire Hansen '16

Photo by Jordan Covell '16

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Photo by Madeline Rodgers '18

Photo by Katya Balaban, US Art Teacher

Photo by Giselle Rodriguez '16

Clockwise from above: (this page) Daniel Diaz, Facilities Crew; Katya Chilingiri Balaban, US Art Teacher and Chair of the Fine Arts Department; Peter Rook, US Latin Teacher; (opposite page) Jason Rosenberg, US Educational Technologist; Amir Raza, US Mathematics Teacher; and Caroline Fitzpatrick, US English Teacher and Chair of the English Department

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Goal IV Criterion: The School participates actively in the national and

international networks of Sacred Heart schools.

SHARING THE SACRED HEART EXPERIENCE

by Delia Friel '16

When I started at Stone Ridge my freshman year, I immediately knew that I wanted to be a part of the Sacred Heart network exchange program. I have always loved adventure and travel, especially discovering unique places full of new experiences. The network exchange program offered me the opportunity to explore a local culture as a student, through immersion instead of through a tourist’s perspective.

In the fall of my sophomore year, my family hosted a Sacred Heart student from Bogotá, Columbia, Sofía Iriarte, who studied for one month at Stone Ridge. The following summer, I went on exchange to Bogotá, Colombia, and attended the Sacred Heart school Trinidad del Monte. I was privileged to stay with Sofía and the Iriarte family, who made my experience extraordinary and provided me with much love and support.

I was particularly drawn to Colombia because of my close ties to a family friend from the country, Nohra Gomez. I had always wanted to travel to Colombia and experience all that Nohra had recounted—the beautiful weather, the people, and the love. Going on exchange to Colombia was my effort to immerse myself into a country to which I felt deeply attached. The decision to go on exchange to Bogotá allowed me to not only make new friends with some who will be my closest friends for life, but also to connect to the larger Sacred Heart family.

I was quite nervous on my first day of attending Trinidad del Monte, but immediately I was warmly greeted by the class of 19 girls who accepted me as one of their own.

Hugging and kissing one another on the cheek filled the beginning minutes of every school day, which perfectly captures the School’s welcoming and loving culture. Some of my fondest memories are of snack time, during which we would all walk down to the snack counter to buy a handful of chocoramos, mini chocolate covered pound cakes.

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Delia and Sofia in front of the Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá Bolívar Square

While eating chocoramos together on the steps, we would look out on the mountains surrounding the School and tell stories about our families and what we were looking forward to that day.

Early on during my visit, we had Mass in the School’s chapel dedicated to Mater. It was there when I realized the most striking connection between Stone Ridge and Trinidad del Monte. We were all sitting in the pews, with the painting of Mater at the front of the chapel. The serene, respectful atmosphere of the chapel reminded me of our shared Sacred Heart spirituality, deep Catholic identity, and dedicated mission to bringing Christ’s heart into the world.

Through my exchange experience, I created a lifelong friendship with my exchange family, especially Sofía. We

became so close and best friends that she returned to stay with me for five weeks last summer. While she was here, we went to the Kailash Satyarthi’s rally (a Nobel Peace Prize winner), to end child labor on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, visited New York City, and attended two family reunion weekends together.

Delia and Sofia at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza in NYC

have taught one another about our unique cultures, and helped each other to feel comfortable in our respective countries. While in Bogotá, Sofía showed me how to bargain with street vendors at the local market and together we made Arepas Sopladas, a specialty of Colombia. Sofía and I

I am fortunate enough to be returning to Bogotá this coming summer, immediately after I graduate, to watch my friends graduate from their Sacred Heart School, Trinidad del Monte. The Sacred Heart network exchange program has changed my life for the better. El programa de

Intercambio del Sagrado Corazón me ha brindado la experiencia de aprendizajes muy positivos para mi vida!

TEACHING ACROSS THE

NETWORK

Stone Ridge welcomed Mr. Benjamin Rosenauer, MA, from our sister school in Austria, Gymnasium Sacré Coeur Wien, last fall. Mr. Rosenauer shadowed Dr. Michael Cavey, teaching American History to the Third Academic for two weeks. The exchange brought the technical terms “global education and learning” and “global exchange” into a practical field. The two continue their work by exchanging materials and joining classes via Skype. This collegial work demonstrates the value of our global Sacred Heart Network, as a way to widen our professional, intellectual, and spiritual relationships around the world. www.StoneRidgeSchool.org | 17

Goal IV Criterion: The financial aid program effectively supports socioeconomic diversity.

AN ALUMNA REFLECTION ON SACRIFICES, LEADERSHIP, AND SACRED HEART EDUCATION

by Bebe Albernoz ‘10

Note: Remarks from Bebe's presentation at the 2015 Auction Good evening. I extend my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Karrels and the entire Stone Ridge community for welcoming me back home this evening. Thank you all for having me here and for allowing me to enjoy this fine event with you.

About two months ago, I was aboard the Metro on my way to work in downtown DC, when I noticed a young father enter the car I was on. He had his younger daughter strapped into a carrier on his chest and was pushing his young son in a stroller. He toted a briefcase and another bag for the children’s belongings – the physical balancing act on such a crowded train was impressive in and of itself.

Immediately, I divorced my eyes from my newspaper to quietly observe his actions, stunned by the composure he displayed in a moment that could easily warrant frustration and exhaustion. I watched as this man stood to offer his seat to a lady; I listened as he encouraged his son to read The Cat in the Hat while simultaneously reading a book of “Baby’s First Words” to his daughter. He eased her cries of impatience while patiently answering his son’s curious questions. With enthusiasm, he pointed to illustrative details in his son’s book, sharing with him in the delight of the story. Expressively, he drew didactic examples between the hairbrush shown in his daughter’s book and the one

Above, Bebe Albornoz '10 processes during an all-school liturgy during her senior year

her own mother used to comb her hair that morning. In the midst of a chaotic morning commute, surrounded entirely by adult-aged strangers, this father created a safe space for his children, transforming a train car into a living room without imposing on others.

I could not help myself from crying. This dimensional portrait of the power of love and education through reading and an exchange of ideas, transitively enforced a more profound appreciation for my own parents, who in tireless sacrifice to make a living, never sacrifice time to make a life for my older brother and me.

Left, Bebe Albornoz with classmates at her Graduation in 2010

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The transformative power of a Stone Ridge education rests on this core principle: education is not contingent on our socioeconomic profiles. In fact, a personal and active faith in God, a deep respect for intellectual values, a social awareness that impels action, a commitment to the building of community as a Christian value, and a personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom, is not a condition of our quantifiable means but the quality of our beings.

From the time I was four years old, my parents chose to send me to a Catholic school; they believed that a formative education of the intellect is best enhanced by a nourished soul. I spent nine years at St. Jane de Chantal school, where I met the friends I still meet with on weekends 18 years later. By eighth grade, I was mindful of finding a high school that would sustain my core values and encourage me to become more of the person I was capable of becoming.

My words tonight will not suffice to convey how much Stone Ridge—its teachers, administrators, students, volunteers, facilities, extra-curricular activities, curriculum, retreats, Masses, Social Action program, daily morning assemblies, Congés, Goûters, Advisory groups, and alumnae network— qualitatively contoured me into the 22-year-old woman I am today. Stone Ridge allowed me to be a leader in a building full of leaders. It awakened my sense of humor in a chorus of resplendent laughter. It gave me the confidence to be a conscientious individual in a community of deeply thoughtful people. The reciprocity between one student at Stone Ridge and every other person in her midst echoes our foundress, St. Madeleine Sophie’s motivation to found the Sacred Heart community for the sake of a single child. Quite simply, Stone Ridge is the medium through which I became Bebe to the rest of the world, and it will always be the place that reminds me of who I am when the Metro car becomes increasingly crowded and the demands of an adult life seem too chaotic.

Stone Ridge converted this dream of mine into a palpable reality upon the moment I entered its doors to attend Open House. As I allowed myself to fully absorb the feel of my surroundings, my caring mom listened closely to the Financial Aid component of the presentation. Her own dream of allowing me to have every meaningful goal of mine met was tempered by the reality of financial considerations. In March of 2006, as I ran up to the mailman, breathlessly awaiting the large envelope that promised four remarkable years as a Stone Ridge Gator, I was also given the promise of financial security. Stone Ridge became my family as soon as they shared in my parents’ humble need for financial assistance.

Tonight, and for the many months and years before and after, your selfless generosity helps sustain the intellectual and spiritual livelihood of a young girl hungering for her place in the world.

Much like the selfless father on the metro and like my own exceptional parents, you all are mindful of the immeasurable gift of providing for and loving children. Thank you for responding with your resources and for recognizing that Stone Ridge is the eternal home for countless children of the Sacred Heart.

Above, Bebe Albornoz '10 addresses the crowd during the 2009 launch celebration of our Bienvenue 2015 campaign

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Goal IV Criterion: The School implements an ongoing plan for educating

both adults and students in the heritage and mission of Sacred Heart education.

LEADING CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Meet Ms. Corinne Fogg, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development Ms. Corinne (Corie) Fogg joined the team at Stone Ridge last summer from Woodside Priory School (Portola Valley, CA) where she taught Upper School English. In addition to teaching at Priory, she coached softball, served on the Diversity Committee, wrote new curriculum for the English and History Departments, and headed the Parent Communication Committee. Ms. Fogg holds a BA in English and Theater Arts as well as a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College.

In her role at Stone Ridge, Ms. Fogg works directly with Head of School Catherine Ronan Karrels ‘86, supporting and implementing strategic initiatives and programs across the three divisions. Her work in managing the Professional Development Program includes the recruiting, hiring, and induction of faculty and staff; development of programming to support the professional growth of all employees; and the design and implementation of schedules for summer professional development opportunities, employee orientation, and all-school professional development days.

In her work as Director of Curriculum, Ms. Fogg supports the academic program, providing leadership to the continuing review of the Pre-K-12 curriculum.

Fun facts about Ms. Fogg: Favorite movie? The Sandlot Fan? The Boston Red Sox Happy place? Picking apples in New Hampshire with my goddaughter Inspirational quotes? “I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” – John Steinbeck

For Ms. Fogg, teaching is an ongoing process of personal evolution as she sees teaching as a vocation. “Just as we hope for the girls of Stone Ridge, our learning as educators should be continuous, relational, and inventive,” says Ms. Fogg. Given this philosophy, she hopes students at Stone Ridge will cultivate a love of learning, and faculty will remain invested in

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their craft, always seeking to improve, inspire, and learn more.

The four days dedicated to collaborative professional development this year have included a varied cadre of opportunities for all. In October, faculty and staff collaborated on the fall assessment and launch of our Curriculum Review Process (CRP), and the Professional Corinne Fogg Development Program offered a series of miniseminars, led by faculty and administrators, on a range of topics, including: Understanding by Design, Notability™ as a tool for annotation in history, interdisciplinary unit plans – English and Physics, Teaching Tolerance anti-bias training, “The Power of Questioning” in elementary grades, “Spirituality: Ways to Incorporate Prayer into our Busy Daily Lives as Educators,” creating developmentally appropriate summative and formative assessments, and many more.

In February, the faculty and staff focus turned to the neuroscience and multimodality of teaching. Glenn Whitman, Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching Ms. Erika Watson joyfully leads her English counterparts from all three divisions to construct a tower during our February PD day.

The Fine Arts CRP Committee discusses a student's work within the context of their expectations for learning.

and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, shared his research on neuroscience with faculty and staff; supplementing the work of the CRP, brain-based teaching and research on kinesthetic, flexible classroom practices augmented the transformative, daily work of the faculty at Stone Ridge. Additionally, Susanna Stossel, Director of Curriculum at Beauvoir School, shared practice and support for faculty around Cathy Fosnot’s Contexts for Learning Mathematics with Lower School faculty. Middle School faculty closely analyzed the new schedule and block classes, learning improved methods for how to optimally structure a longer class period with dynamic engagement and instruction.

Finally, Upper School faculty broke into personal learning communities, delving into arts-integration and more authentic assessments for learning; these groups included: Design Thinking™ to prototype, photography, 3D design and printing, palette painting, and many more, cultivating the creative use of their collective imagination.

“The year concluded with a capstone to our articulation of the ‘Stone Ridge Expectations for Learning’ across all divisions, grades, and disciplines,” Ms. Fogg explains. As summer closes in, faculty will be encouraged to participate in a range of Professional Development seminars, including EdTech and Innovation; Creating Authentic Assessments, using the research of Ron Richhart, Denise Pope, and Glenn Whitman; and Failing Forward as Educators, with insights on how girls learn through modeling creative-risk taking from Rachel Simmons, Lisa Damour, and Jessica Lahey.

Goal IV Criterion: The School promotes a safe and welcoming environment in which each person is valued, cared for and respected.

STONE RIDGE DEEMED NO PLACE FOR HATE® Stone Ridge is the first school in the Washington, DC region to receive an official banner as a No Place for Hate® school. No Place for Hate is an educational initiative of the Anti-Defamation League that empowers students, teachers, and parents to challenge bigotry, name-calling, and bullying, and leads to longterm solutions for creating and maintaining a positive campus climate.

Ale Orellana '16, Nastasja Wilson '16, Carina Franco '16, and Naomi Steplight '17 served as Co-leaders for the Student Diversity Board in the Diversity Leadership Program.

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Goal IV Criterion: The School has programs that teach the principles of

nonviolence, conflict resolution, and peacemaking.

A PASSION FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND EMPOWERMENT

by Margaret Cholis Paton ‘94

Over the last decade, I have worked internationally in the fields of child protection, human rights, and gender equality.

I recently had the opportunity to focus more extensively on the United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security. The principles of nonviolence, conflict resolution, and peacemaking and the critical role of women in particular are at the forefront of that resolution.

Traditionally, in conflict and post-conflict situations, the impact on and role of women was essentially overlooked, and yet obviously women were dramatically impacted and were key stakeholders in achieving sustainable peace.

Unfortunately, we are reminded of this vividly with the statistics coming out of the Syrian refugee crisis showing high figures of women and children fleeing. UNSCR 1325 on women, peace, and security has offered governments an opportunity to focus more intensely on combatting gender-based violence and to ensure that women were getting their place at the negotiating table. It has initiated important dialogues on a range of topics, including training women to effectively mediate in conflict situations. This resolution applies to all countries regardless of whether they are in a conflict situation, and it was fascinating for me to witness how different countries and communities including police and military forces have sought to 'gender mainstream' their efforts and reflect on whether they were leaving women out of the process, what they miss when they do, and how to rectify that.

In the United States, we see examples of these principles occurring across the board on community engagement issues. The theme of women's empowerment in this resolution strongly resonates with me and I am reminded of a particular virtue of my Stone Ridge education, which my mother often highlights. In an all-girls school, every leadership position—whether class president, editor-inchief of the newspaper, or leader of the drama club—is held by a young woman. This is an empowering

message about capability and possibility for girls and young women to internalize.

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Margaret Cholis Paton '94 with her daughters in Dingle, Ireland, where they currently live

As a student, my experiences in the Social Action program were particularly transformative in energizing a passion for social justice, and ultimately motivated me to spend a year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps after college, setting me on my current trajectory. I was lucky enough after JVC to work at Stone Ridge as the Assistant Dean of Students and Social Action Coordinator for two years. I was inspired to see the energy for social justice among young women a few years behind me and it has been a joy to see those women pursue their passions over the last 15 years. That time offered me another dose of the affirming Sacred Heart environment which was particularly grounding as I ascertained my future path and graduate work (a JD/MSW).

Stone Ridge set me on a path to success with its rigorous academic preparation while also cultivating teamwork, leadership, and civic responsibility. It was also a place which encouraged reflection and celebrated joy, laughter, and fun.

I have wonderful memories, dear friends, and cherished mentors from Stone Ridge. The preparation I learned at Stone Ridge has imparted different lessons at different times since I left the School. In the last five years, I have navigated being a working mother to two little girls while living in three countries (Austria, the U.S., and now Ireland) so it's been a bit of an adventure to say the least. These days, I am particularly grateful to Stone Ridge for fostering my appreciation of balance, perspective, and women's empowerment.

PEACE BUILDERS Social-emotional curricula for our youngest learner through Upper School at Stone Ridge involve many programs that teach the principles of nonviolence, conflict resolution, and peacemaking: academic seminar, advisory programs, Developmental Design, Morning Meeting as a component of Responsive Classroom, Assembly, and time for reflection as the core of our Sacred Heart spirituality.

This year the School’s Social Action program in the Upper School chose the theme Profiling Peace Builders, which resulted in the perfect confluence of Goal III—a social awareness that impels to action, Goal IV, and the inspiring visit of the Holy Father to our nation’s capital.

Each Social Action Wednesday begins with an assembly connected to the theme of the year. The presentations this year intended to focus on individuals who stand up against violence, who build bridges across difference and across communities, and who model the Sacred Heart mission of bringing the heart of Christ into the world. Over the course of the year, the assemblies focused on people who promote peace through education, civil rights, solidarity, and women’s empowerment.

Alice Felker '16 reads with Pre-Kindergarten students; and above, with Best Buddy friends at the Landon Operation Smile game

On the topic of inclusion, Alice Felker ‘16, a dedicated Best Buddies Chapter volunteer, called us to consider the words of St. Madeleine Sophie, “You have been chosen to a kind of apostleship; a mission that is great, noble, and divine. Great, because it embraces the universe, noble because by it souls are raised to God, divine because it comes forth from God.” Felker, a recently named “Extraordinary Teen” by Bethesda Magazine (March/April 2016), eloquently shared a reflection centered on her deep connection with her Best Buddies friend, Jasmine, as just one example of how when we change our views, open our hearts, and raise the conversation about human dignity and different kinds of ability, everyone wins.

Sandra McMurtrie, mother of Megan Quinn '87 and Amanda Herndon '92, and grandmother of Maggie Quinn '17, Lucie Quinn '19, Sam Quinn '20, Lila Herndon '21, Hannah Herndon '23, and Billy McMurtrie '29, visited Stone Ridge to speak as a Peace Builder during a Social Action Assembly, presenting on the international and local scale of poverty.

Mrs. McMurtrie informed the students about her work with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in opening homeless shelters around the world. She also addressed poverty closer to home and acknowledged how Stone Ridge girls, with their many talents and opportunities, can make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate.

Sandra McMurtrie pictured with the six of her grandchildren who attend Stone Ridge

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Goal IV Criterion: The School makes a deliberate effort to recruit students and employ faculty and staff of diverse races, ethnicities and backgrounds.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: A Reflection by a Stone Ridge Parent on Religious Diversity at Sacred Heart

by Sussan Paydar (Atoosa and Roxana Azizi '24)

“You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience; you are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.”

French Philosopher and a Jesuit Priest, Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

As a non-Catholic family in the Lower School, the fundamentals of Sacred Heart education are fully aligned with our philosophy at home, which is to trust in God and to have genuine respect and compassion for all.

At home we try our best to teach our twin, fourth-grade daughters, Atoosa and Roxana, two universal principles: everyone is unconditionally loved by God and all humans are equal spiritual beings living under the same umbrella of humanity. We believe that in order to help those in need, to be a good friend to all, and to become a wise compassionate leader, we need to do our best to open our hearts to all, respect everyone, and look for the best in each person.

These beliefs were the bases upon which we entered Stone Ridge. We entered with our hearts open and made a conscious choice to fully immerse ourselves in the Christian experience. This allowed us to experience the beauty of Christian values and develop a two-way transparent and loving relationship with our Christian brothers and sisters.

of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Being a part of the First Holy Communion at Stone Ridge was the ultimate joy of once again witnessing innocence in our children, all dressed up in their white dresses.

The Azizi family at the celebration of

The past four years at Stone Ridge have been wonderful years of our lives. We were fortunate to have had teachers that were compassionate and committed to treating each child with equal love and respect. My kids never felt left out.

I know that the teaching conducted in these classrooms will shape their lives and will create lasting positive memories growing up in a "Catholic school".

First Holy Eucharist in which Atoosa '24 When Atoosa and and Roxana '24 participated Roxana were in third grade, they joined Junior Chorus, which to this day I consider it to be a spiritual journey. Listening to their angelic voices brought me that much closer to peace, that much closer to being one with all. Their rehearsal at the Basilica of the National Shrine was a sacred personal experience for me and their first official performance at the Basilica was a once-in-alifetime experience for us all; the ultimate sacred personal journey through prayer and celebration of life. Recently, at the Franciscan Monastery, I was so touched to see how the children’s delicate and innocent voices echoed in the church, deeply touching the hearts of those whose entire lives had been devoted to one cause, one belief. At the rehearsal in the Monastery, I was sitting in the back row trying to hide my teary eyes. When I looked up, I saw there was a Jesuit priest sitting next to me also all teary-eyed. Without introduction he looked at me and quietly said, "It is amazing how children's voices have a way of healing wounds."

I absolutely love how my children thank God before each meal and how they appreciate the sacrifices made for them so that they can have a better life—very much the essence of Christ’s teaching. When they were in second grade, we knew that we were not allowed to take the Eucharist and receive First Holy Communion, yet we volunteered and hosted the bread-making party at our house. This was our way of respecting and relating to Christians' remembrance

Each experience we have had at Stone Ridge has brought our family that much closer to fully experiencing how we are all "more the same" than different. It has allowed us to understand how sharing experiences, even though different in appearance of religion or belief, will ultimately bring us together under the same umbrella. We look forward to continuing our experience of Sacred Heart education at Stone Ridge.

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1 Beth Ann Mayer '18 demonstrates working on the wheel as part of the 2016 Art Show 2 Paige Suk '24 and classmates perform during the Lower School Music Informance 3 Madelyn McLean '20, Anna Looney '20, and Elizabeth Hahne '20 perform in the Spring Dance Recital 4 US performers in Shrek The Musical 5 Art Show attendees watch a digital media piece 6 LS Violin students perform during the Art Show opening 7 MS actors in Peter Pan and Wendy

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FULL STEAM AHEAD: SR GIRLS in the TechShop

by Carrie Tydings, Contributing Writer

As it prepares today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders, Stone Ridge is at the forefront of creating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and STEAM (STEM plus Arts) education and opportunities for its students. Just two years ago, Urvi Shah, Director of Education Technology and Innovation, took the bold step of contacting the CEO of TechShop in Arlington, a self-styled “playground for creativity,” offering cutting edge tools, equipment and computers with design software. She proposed the forward-thinking idea of creating a partnership wherein Stone Ridge students would work for six weeks over the summer at TechShop for curriculum credit. Shah and Upper School Science Teacher and Director of Student Activities Kathleen Flood presently oversee the course­—the only one of its kind in the Washington, DC area.

Given that only one in seven engineers is a woman and nearly three quarter of all computer science jobs are held by men, the dearth of women in STEM and STEAMrelated jobs is striking, so Flood and Shah recognize the considerable importance of providing these opportunities to Stone Ridge students. “We hope that these classes and experiences enable them to be open to, rather than intimidated by, the world of engineering,” said Shah.

The TechShop course has experienced huge growth in just its first two years at Stone Ridge­—from just a small handful of students in its first year to what Shah hopes will be nearly a dozen this summer. Over a six week period of time, the students spend several hours daily working in the workshop which features laser cutters, plastics and electronics labs, a machine shop, a wood shop, a metal working shop, a textiles department, welding stations and a waterjet cutter. They also maintain a joint blog detailing their experiences and observations and finally, at the end of the six weeks, present their projects (such as a practical foldable skateboard and left-handed desk attachment) and findings to the school community.

The students participating in the TechShop course enjoyed the freedom and responsibility they were given, once properly

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Carmen Perry '16 uses a torch to weld materials at the Tech Shop

trained, to use the advanced equipment. Says Grace Fischler, a Second Academic, “whenever I see someone on television using a saw or welding, I think, ‘hey, I can do that too!’”

They all agreed that having access to opportunities like the TechShop and other STEAM and STEM-related experiences is important so that young women can determine if an engineering career might be in their future. Fischler pointed out that “it’s important for young women to explore STEM because they might not realize how much they like it. You never know until you try!”

Maddie Smith, Fourth Academic, says that she has always been interested in math and science, and after learning about STEM opportunities in her freshman year, she began looking for ways to dive deeper into the material. She says that the TechShop internship solidified her desire to eventually major in Engineering, and she has a lofty goal in mind: “My dream job is to be CEO of a biotechnology company.”

Flood sees the TechShop partnership as a “capstone course”—a culmination of all of the coding, robotics, engineering, technology, and innovation classes offered at every level of a Stone Ridge girl’s education. According to Flood, “our job is to help our students develop a range of skills, and in addition to the engineering and creative skills they learn at TechShop, it’s important to note that they also gain other skills like teamwork and conflict management.”

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STONE RIDGE ATHLETICS

DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE A Note from Athletic Director Jason McGhee

Stone Ridge Athletics has introduced some exciting new initiatives this year to enhance our main goal of developing champions for life.

Two initiatives in particular will greatly benefit our girls’ overall academic and student-athlete experience. The first is our expanded strength and conditioning curriculum. In what was previously Gym II, we have renovated our facility as a firstclass strength and conditioning space with topof-the-line equipment for our athletes. We have also contracted with professionals to instruct on proper strength and conditioning techniques.

Second, we have launched a formal student-athlete leadership program. Even at its inception, our partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) has impacted the character-building of each of our student-athletes. At the Upper School level, this was reflected through a workshop, and has been further reinforced this year with a "captain's committee" training. Our Middle School students (Grades 6-8) also participated in a workshop. We also introduced a curriculum stressing the life lessons associated with sports (e.g., leadership, time management, perseverance), and included discussions on the "SR way,” which reflects our standards and the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart education through participation in sports.

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Athletic Director Jason McGhee with Dr. Michelle Duplinsky Garvin '03

We were fortunate to have DR. MICHELLE DUPLINSKY GARVIN ‘03 visit our campus to speak to our studentathletes at our winter sports award night in the Upper School. Dr. Garvin graduated from Princeton University and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University. She is a clinical sports psychologist with MD Sports Performance, and she uses cognitive behavioral and interpersonal strategies to help athletes reach their fullest potential both on and off the field. Dr. Garvin spoke to our students about her several athletic roles over the years, from student-athlete at Stone Ridge (which honed her time-management skills), to fan-coachathlete during her college years, to sister-athlete and family-athlete, and now to her role as psychologist-athlete.

She summarized her lessons learned through these experiences: “I know the skills I learned through sports, such as competitiveness, time management, commitment, motivation, mental toughness, teamwork, leadership, and many more, will always stick with me.” She concluded by urging our students to “recognize the growth you have made as individuals and the many skills and lessons you have learned on your Stone Ridge teams. You can take these lessons with you and help you shape your future identities whether you are on the field or not.”

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1 MS students in our new strength and conditioning center learn creative exercises to promote health and fitness as well as improve sports skills and movement based training. 2 Morgan Scola '21 prepares to make a run in MS Softball 3 Madeline Fontana '21 on the move in MS Lacrosse 4 Carmen Perry '16 and Alexandra Jenkins '19 pose during a break in play for US Golf 5 US Track and Field Coach Dereck Barnes, runners Elizabeth Haley '18, Julia Burns '18, Maddie Rodgers '18, Genevieve DiBari '18, and Coach Carly Authement at the Penn Relays, where despite the pouring rain, our girls were able to fight through to run an outstanding 4:38 4x400 meter relay.

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WHAT COMPELS STONE RIDGE GIRLS TO PLAY SPORTS

by Maddie Carr ‘16 (from the Here and Now, Stone Ridge's student newspaper)

When you think of what identifies a high school or university, many times its athletic program is one of the first things that comes to mind. Sports draw communities together and instill a sense of school pride in students, families, and at the collegiate level, fans across the country.

Some students enjoy watching sports as a form of entertainment, while others live and breathe the sport they play, holistically completing their education as a studentathlete. At Stone Ridge, students play sports for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to staying in shape, making friends, relieving stress, engaging in competition, and preparing to play collegiate athletics.

In recent years, Stone Ridge has worked to push its boundaries of the athletic program and to bring its sports to the next level. These efforts are evidenced by the stateof-the-art turf field, transformed weight room, additions to amazing coaching staffs, and the increasing success of many teams. At the end of last year, the Stone Ridge was named the third most successful athletic program in the Independent School League, outscoring many athletically competitive schools, including St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes and Holton Arms. This overall rating, which ranks teams based on their season record, serves as testament to the hard work of coaches and players alike.

So what motivates Stone Ridge students to dedicate their time and to represent Stone Ridge on a sports team?

For RACHEL RUFFIN ‘18, playing ice hockey (a club team at Stone Ridge which competes in the Mid-Atlantic Girls Hockey League) “is truly something special.” Traditionally, ice hockey is a predominantly male sport, with few boys teams that accept girls and an even smaller number of all girls teams. Ruffin says, “It is so exciting to see various girls in our Stone Ridge community join the ice hockey program and become a part of the growing community of female ice hockey players.” Club sports at Stone Ridge have taken off over the years, with equestrian, squash, and golf teams.

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Mollie Carr '18, right, and Maddie Carr '16, left, play tough offense during a Varsity Basketball game versus Sidwell Friends.

“The [ice hockey] team has developed immensely,” Ruffin adds, “with every girl gaining more and more confidence and skill as they step onto the ice.

MOLLIE CARR ’18, is one of a relatively small group of students at Stone Ridge who plays three seasons of sports each year–field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse. As a Second Academic, Carr has already played a crucial role on the Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Basketball, and Varsity Lacrosse teams, starting in many games and proving a consistent threat on both the field and the court. Outside of school, Mollie continues to challenge herself, working out multiple days a week at strength and conditioning sessions and playing club lacrosse. She is currently looking to continue playing lacrosse, potentially at the collegiate level. When asked why she loves to play sports at Stone Ridge, Carr confidently responds, “I love to compete and be able to represent my school at the same time. It has given me the opportunity to become friends with many lower and upperclassmen and to learn to become a better teammate and person.” The camaraderie that Carr has built with her different teammates seems to be an experience that all Stone Ridge athletes are lucky enough to witness and take pride in.

Dive Team standout LEXI CATALANO ’16, shares similar feelings, describing her teammates as “a tight knit community that does a lot of things together, even outside of school. We really teach each other and help each other out, ultimately calming each other down, especially before a big dive,” she continues. Catalano has been on the Dive

Tatiana Ortega '18 passes the ball during a Varsity Soccer match.

Team since her First Academic year, and she has certainly left a legacy in aquatics at Stone Ridge, both as a competitor and as a leader. She has placed in many events, often falling within the top three divers at meets. Although diving may seem like an unconventional choice of sport to some, it always seemed fairly obvious to Catalano. She began doing gymnastics at a very young age, and then decided to take that skill set and apply it to diving. From fifth grade on, Catalano’s love for diving developed, ultimately leading her to become a member of the Stone Ridge Varsity Swim and Dive team. When asked about what made diving different at Stone Ridge, Catalano responds with no hesitation, “Before, I thought of it more as an individual sport, but then when I came to Stone Ridge, I felt that I was a part of a team working for a goal together. It’s not just about how well I place now; it is more about how we support each other and work as a team.”

Playing golf for Stone Ridge has helped ALEX JENKINS ‘19 “gain confidence, improve [her] game, and meet several new people.” Jenkins comments, “I have been playing golf for about six years, but in a non-competitive environment. The competition of the matches is challenging, a little stressful, but extremely rewarding.”

team will feel Ortega’s absence in the fall, the U.S. National Team partnership will open up many opportunities for her to improve her game and to receive recruiting exposure.

Although Ortega spends hours a week playing soccer, she describes something that set apart her club experience from that at Stone Ridge. “Playing Stone Ridge soccer gives me an outlet where I can forget about the stresses of recruitment and really just enjoy playing the sport I love with some of my best friends and classmates,” says Ortega. “After being in school all day, it’s a great way to blow off steam and relieve stress for a couple hours. We laugh a ton, and it’s definitely one of the closest teams I have ever been a part of.”

Even starting as young as Grade 5, our Middle School student-athletes are competing on the courts, field, and in the pool. Grade 5 lacrosse player, For TATIANA ORTEGA ’18 soccer is a CODY JOHNSON, loves the sport. passion that has consumed her life from a She says, “[I]t gives me a chance to young age. As a First Academic, adjusting have fun with my friends while playing Cody Johnson '23 infuses a love of sport to high school had its challenges; however the sport I'm passionate about. It also during a Grade 5 lacrosse game. it was clear from early on in the season lets me be a great role model for my that Ortega would need no time adjusting on the soccer classmates and help them learn the sport more.” field. In the past two years, Ortega has been a dominant threat, leading the Stone Ridge Varsity Soccer Team in The Stone Ridge experience of playing sports is unparalleled goals. In addition, she has received many honors, including by most schools. Players here learn more than just how to All-County Honorable Mention, All-League Honors, and improve their skills and game; they learn the importance Varsity Soccer Most Valuable Player as a First Academic, of working towards a goal with others and of dedicating and All-Met Honorable Mention and All-League Honors themselves to something that does not necessarily come as a Second Academic. As a Third Academic, Ortega will easy. The values that student athletes at Stone Ridge be unable to play for the Stone Ridge Varsity Soccer Team acquire are ones that will not only be beneficial to their due to the restrictions of a new league she is playing in that success at Stone Ridge, but will also be in years beyond partners with the U.S. National Team. Although the soccer high school.

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LIVING LEGENDS WORKING WITH VOGUE MAGAZINE

by Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Katya Balaban, US Art Teacher and Chair of the Fine Arts Department

What a better way to immerse your students in the content of the subject matter than to place them in the real world setting? For photography students, how about a master class with Annie Leibovitz?

Conceivably the best-known portrait photographer of our time and deemed a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, Leibovitz arrived at Stone Ridge's pool on January 20, promptly at 8:30 am, to set up for a shoot. The portrait subject: Katie Ledecky ‘15, Olympic gold medalist and ninetime world champion (currently holding the world record in the 400-, 800-, and 1,500-meter freestyle). Twenty-two Stone Ridge photography students from the Upper School had the opportunity to witness the entire shoot.

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and Vanity Fair. Her work has been widely published and exhibitions of her photographs have appeared in museums and galleries worldwide. This visit was for the Vogue spread, published in April 2016, to capture Katie Ledecky ‘15 in an environment she stills calls home. Leibovitz and her studio staff donned swimsuits and set up cameras underwater to capture Ledecky in her element.

As Stone Ridge Head Varsity Swim Coach Bob Walker said as a spectator, “What a wonderful opportunity watching two ladies at the top of their fields come together and share a day together!”

The students were invited in as front row observers.

Leibovitz welcomed the students to her shoot and even took time at the start to introduce herself. The girls asked her many questions about the “shoot”: How many

alternative ideas did Leibovitz have about

Leibovitz speaks with the Upper School photography students; Ledecky and Leibovitz pose with the students and Photography teacher and Chair of the Visual Arts Department, Katya Balaban; Ledecky and Leibovitz.

just by looking at each other. We could see and hear the consideration of all the technical issues—lighting, lens, and camera selection, etc.­—by this world class group of creative professionals.”

Each time Leibovitz took a short break during her shoot she talked to the girls. She said at one point, “Katie has such a beautiful moment in her life now, and I am so happy to record it.”

what kinds of shots to take? Where did the ideas come from? How did this compare with other shoots in other settings? How did she share her vision with her staff?

Leibovitz offered that she had five to eight different ideas and decided exactly what she was going to do “on location”.

She described her “discussions” with the Vogue fashion editor about what Ledecky should wear, prevailing in her view that even though Vogue is a high-fashion magazine, it was true to Ledecky’s personality and character that she wear a very simple bathing suit.

Sitting within arm’s reach of the photo set, the students were impressed that Leibovitz’s team of several assistants worked together at a remarkable pace. As Stone Ridge Photography teacher and Visual Arts Department Chair Katya Balaban observed, “They seemed to communicate

Students noted that Leibovitz asked Ledecky to swim back and forth countless times while she took pictures under water. Leibovitz would go under water for several seconds and make several exposures while Ledecky would swim in front of the camera. At one point Leibovitz turned to us and said, “Katie is getting her part right, now I need to get my part right!”

Leibovitz explained to the girls that no matter what the specifics of the shoot, it always takes much tenacity to take many shots to get it right. If you are working with such a special person on something that is going to be seen by so many people, it deserves no less.

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BEYOND THE

BLACKWATCH PLAID: CAREERS IN UNIFORMS

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by Carrie Tydings, Contributing Writer

Meghan Quinn '10, Caitlin Nickens '07, and Agnes Sibilski '07

Just a few blocks south of Hamilton House but literally a world away are three Stone Ridge young women living out the Goals of Sacred Heart education.

Each day, as medical students in the military’s Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Navy Ensign Meghan Quinn ’10, Army Second Lieutenant Agnes Sibilski ’07, and Air Force Second Lieutenant Caitlin Nickens ’07 don the uniform of their chosen military branch and head off to medical school classes.

After eighteen months of lectures, small group activities and labs as part of their pre-clerkship period, the three alums are ready to put what they’ve learned into action in different hospital settings. Each will head in a different direction to begin the next phase of their training—Tacoma, WA for Sibilski; Augusta, GA for Quinn; and Portsmouth, VA for Nickens. The women, however, credit Stone Ridge and their Sacred Heart education as huge influences in their lives, both personally and professionally.

Of the five Goals of Sacred Heart education, the women agree that Goal III: “A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action,” has played a large part in where they are today in their personal and professional lives. “The fact that service was not only encouraged, but was also part of our curriculum in the form of weekly Social Action, is unique to Stone Ridge,” said Sibilski. Had that not been the case, “I’m not sure that I would have realized how much I wanted to enter a career that focused on serving others.” Sibilski went on to say how much she looks forward to supporting a patient population that “sacrifices so much to keep our country and citizens safe.”

Quinn also cites Goal III and a “strong sense of patriotism” which helped steer her to her chosen career path, both in the military and medical fields. “If I’m able to do something to give back and help the country that’s given me those opportunities, why wouldn’t I?,” she explains.

As for their time on campus, the women talked of the feeling of community amongst their fellow students, and Sibilski described Stone Ridge as a place where “I was really able to be myself, thrive, and be inspired to pursue whatever interested me.” A brief anecdote about a classmate’s father demonstrated how that Stone Ridge community extends beyond the campus. The three women agreed that Dr. John McManigle, father of friend and classmate Lorne McManigle ’11, has been nothing short of their “guardian angel” at USU—a person who is “always looking out for them and making sure everything is ok.” Nickens credits Dr. Cynthia Macri, the mother of dear friend and classmate Francesca Macri ‘08, with facilitating many invaluable experiences at USU throughout middle and high school that would unknowingly pave the path to her eventual career.

Nickens says that the Stone Ridge community was something she “came to cherish” and recalled the day in her junior year when she was involved in a fender bender at Connecticut Avenue and Beach Drive, after which no less than three Stone Ridge parents came to her aid simply based on her school uniform.

Near right, Meghan Quinn '10 works on skills for evacuating a patient; far right, Meghan uses a portable ultrasound to conduct a medical assessment of a patient.

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Stone Ridge traditions have also played a part in creating that treasured sense of community…Congé (including the now-defunct “Nun Hunts”), Field Day, the Très Bien Ball, and Feast Wishes—especially in their last year with the twelve drummers drumming during the “Twelve Days of Christmas”—were among the many highlights. Sibilski also remembers the special relationship fostered by her big sister Caroline O’Sullivan ’04 as one of the things that makes her proud to call herself a “Stone Ridge Girl.”

Agnes Sibilski '07 mans a table at the Student Interest Group fair at the beginning of the USU school year.

They also appreciate that their teachers served as great mentors and role models and touched on how much their teachers seemed to love teaching. Sibilski quickly rattled off all of her teachers, namely, science teacher Dr. Devan Audilet, and Nickens excitedly recalled one teacher who paraded around the classroom in a cow costume during a lesson on mad cow disease. As for students, Sibilski also advised that she thinks it’s important to show one’s enthusiasm for material that interests a student and to work with teachers to dive deeper into the subject matter.

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The women went on to share some sage advice to the Stone Ridge girls who follow them into the world.

While she loves medical school and the structure and challenge within the military, Ens. Quinn, who studied Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland, stressed the importance of a Air Force Second Lieutenant “whole education”.

Caitlin Nickens ’07 “Don’t neglect the humanities,” she stressed. In fact, Sibilski, a Harvard graduate, majored in French Literature. Added Nickens, a Psychology Major and Art History Minor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, “All of my classmates had more than just one strong skill going for them…they were both artists and engineers, dedicated horsewomen and passionate debaters. Being a science person or an English person wasn’t an excuse to ignore the other subjects.”

As to their dream job in the medical profession, the women look forward to their medical school rotations to help them narrow their focus. “I entered medical school thinking I wanted to go into emergency medicine. As I learn more about the different specialties that I can go into, I'm less and less certain of what I want to do. I'm looking forward to starting to figure out what I actually want to be when I grow up,” says Quinn.

“At this point, just about anything is on the table!”

Inspiring curious minds.

Why is she inspired in an Outdoor Classroom?

Our Lower School students benefit from a broad variety of learning experiences in our outdoor classroom.

Children benefit physically and cognitively from spending more time outdoors.

They develop an interest in science through connecting with nature, building stewardship skills for the environment, and exerting physical activity in the fresh air.

Celebrating Earth Day, our Grade 1 students used leftover paper to make seeded (plantable) cards.

Visit our Outdoor Classroom at

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39 alumnae and their families participated in the Alumnae Board Social Action event at the DC Diaper Bank, founded by Corinne Cannon ’96, on Saturday, January 9, 2016.

1 (First row) Leigh Ratino ’10, Patty Wimsatt Myler ’64, Ailis Aaron Wolf ’95, Stephanie Taylor ’03, Bahareh Sarrami ’03, Brigid Myler ’03, Caitlin Myler Taylor ’98; (second row) Sally Nottidge ’80, Katy Dunn ’94, Mary Hanlon ’88, Elizabeth Gerber ’10, Maria Lawler Perry ’80, Kate Naughten ’80, Corinne Cannon ’96, Elizabeth Dorn ’09, Barbara Burns Williams ’65, Renee Green ’08, Monica Stine Churm ’02, Linda Donnelly Schmitt ’65, Daphne Kiplinger ’03, Annie Borchardt ’03, Madeleine Hensler ’90

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Social event: On Saturday, September 26, 2015, alumnae came together at Denizens Brewing Company, a production brewery, taproom, and beer garden co-founded by Class of 1997 graduate Julie Verratti. They enjoyed a behind-the-scenes look at the brewery and the brewing process.

2 (First row): Michele Hinerman Wilham ’92, Julie Kemp Kelly ’96, Katie Stull ‘97; (second row) Eileen Mayer ’70, Anu Rajasingham ’03, Brigid Myler ’03, Julie Duvall Stull ’69, Maggie Rubino Pilkington ‘96; (third row) Vimalka Ranasinghe Riveros ’92, Betty Wang ‘92, Allison Tobin Reed ’92, Mary Kosch Hopkins ’82, Daphne Kiplinger ’03, Colleen Zorc ‘11, Bahareh Sarrami ’03, Annie Borchardt ‘03

Gators Come Home:

Gators from the Class of 2015 returned to campus for lunch, fellowship, and a special goûter in January before they went back to college.

They visited past teachers and talked to the Third and Fourth Academic classes about their college experience.

3 (First row) Kelly Sullivan, Aileen Mangan, Megan Scalia, Meaghan Cohen, Maddie Kane, MyLinn Clement, Claire Harkins, and Elizabeth Shrout; (second row) Maggie Prendergast, Colleen Carey, Alanah Quinn, Meghan Zorc, Sofia Keane; (third row) Chessie Dahut, Emily Deale, Serena Medor, Abby Piro, Paris Parker, Maggie McMahon, Catherine Mondoa, Isabella Richardson, Zoe Malhotra, Julia Tepper, Celia Wilson, Chloe Jean-Pierre, Emily Maxwell, Martha Betubiza

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Alumnae Cocktail Receptions Washington, DC: 4 Elizabeth Gerber '10, Colleen Zorc ’11, Christine Antoniou '10, Caroline Kiernan '10, Meghan Quinn '10 5 Bahareh Sarrami ’03, Annie Borchardt ’03, Daphne Kiplinger ’03, Julie Verratti ‘97 6 Haley Holden '08, Robyn Schwartzman ’08, Geri Critchley, Hilary Critchley '00, Caroline Spruill '08, Carolyn Sloan '08 7 Patty Wimsatt Myler ’64, Eileen Mayer ’70, Susan Lee Mahan ’70, Ellen Dugan ‘70 8 Lisa Kirby Greissing ’68, Amy Richardson ‘72 8 Kristina Madarang ’07, Karen Olson, RSCJ, Marilyn Madarang 10 Maureen Ryan ’81, Nancy Mannino ‘81

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New York City: 11 Hayley Campbell ’03, Danielle Vreeland ‘03 12 Susan May Romanosky ’86, Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Regina Fay Gannon ‘86 13 Ensieh Sarrami ’00, Neda Semnani '97, Meredith Dean Torn ’97, Monica Kukelhaus ’97, Elizabeth Emerson ’92, Ali Balfour ‘95

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Graduates from the past 10 years attended the Gonzaga Business Network Career Fair on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Alumnae had the opportunity to meet with potential employers, participate in mock interviews and have their resume reviewed. This opportunity is only offered to alumnae from certain schools in the area.

14 (Back row): Kerry Flanagan ’10, Vicky Gomes-Boronat ’14, Adriana Hernandez Palomino ’14, Mary Salmonsen ‘11; (front row): Kate Kiernan ’12, Allie Delgado ’14, Olivia Sem ’13, Alexis Iderman ‘13

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Breakfast with Santa 2015: 11 Kathryn Bonner Gillick '89 and her son Jake 12 Lauren Jamieson Jolly '98 with her husband Ben and children Knox, Morgan, and JP 13 Chris Nash Leibrand ’92 with husband Bryan and their children Kali and Jackson 14 Avery Coleman '25 with her sister Ainsley 15 Julie Thurston Ott '99 with her husband Andrew and son Thurston, who attends the SR Infant and Toddler Program

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Spirituality Retreat

The Stone Ridge Alumnae Board, Campus Ministry, and Religious of the Sacred Heart hosted an Alumnae Spirituality Retreat on March 12 at Stone Ridge.

Marianne Ruggeri, RSCJ facilitated discussions on “Praying in the Tradition of the Sacred Heart”. Sister Ruggeri spoke about four different types of prayer followed by group reflection and individual prayer time. Her message about the many different ways to pray and finding the best way to pray for you resonated with the attendees.

Georgetown Lunch The Alumnae and College Counseling offices had lunch with alumnae currently attending Georgetown University and Fourth Academic students planning to attend in the fall. The alumnae and current students shared very helpful information with each other.

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6 Maddie Westrick '14, Meghan Zorc ’15, Dani Feller ‘16, Carina Franco ‘16, Anna Cantilena ’16, Cate Calogero ‘14

Fourth Academic Alumnae Career Panel 7 Rachael Moss ’08, Julie Thurston Ott ’99 and Lauren Irani Snocker ’92 participated in the Fourth Academic Career Panel this year. They talked about their professional paths since graduation and how their experience as a student at Stone Ridge had substantial value and impact on where they are now in their careers.

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TRES BIEN BALL 2016 The Très Bien Ball was held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center.

Over 460 guests, including 25 alumnae, celebrated the induction of the Class of 2016 into the Alumnae Association.

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8 25 alumnae helped welcome our Class of 2016 into the Associated Alumnae and Alumni of the Sacred Heart (AASH) at the 2016 Très Bien Ball

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9 Kate Farr Clark '95 with her husband Brian and daughters Lila, Caroline, and Annabel 10 Nicole Oti, MacKenna Hall '27, Samantha Oti '26, Erica Oti, and Natalie Kehl '27 11 Lucas, son of Clancy Broxton ’95, was the winner of the golden egg this year! 12 Alethea Venida Nickerson '01 with her husband Daniel Nickerson, children Marilla and Liam, and her parents and brother

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ALUMNAE

Class Notes Class Correspondents needed!

Please contact Michael Anne Cullen '95 at macullen@stoneridgeschool.org if you would like to become your class correspondent for the Stone Ridge Magazine.

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LIZ LANGDON TEASDALE lizzieteasdale@gmail.com Esther Christmas Cassidy '51

1953 MARY CATHERINE (KAKI) CAROLAN MALIA’s family all came together to celebrate her birthday this year. Jerry is wearing Super Bowl 50 Denver Broncos sunglasses!

The most exciting thing that happened this year was the marriage of ADELE KEOGH to Bob Cahill on July 16, in Washington, DC, at Georgetown University’s Dahlgren Chapel.

Her attendants were Joyce Keogh Farr '55 and Kathie Keogh '57. KIT BERTHOLF NICHOLS, DIANA PYLE ROWAN, and LIZ LANGDON TEASDALE were lucky enough to attend this very special event as well.

FRAN NEE DARBY reports that she has just moved to Durham, North Carolina, to be close to her two daughters in Durham and Mebane and her son in Columbia, South Carolina.

Top left, Ann Higgins Strumpen-Darrie ‘58 with her daughter Christy and granddaughter in NYC. Top center, Ann Higgins Strumpen-Darrie ’58 in the Dominican Republic. Top right, Ann Higgins Strumpen-Darrie ’58 reads a poem during her daughter Beth’s wedding. Above, Ann Higgins Strumpen-Darrie ’58 with her daughter, her sonin-law, and her husband.

SHEILA BURKE FLANAGAN reported that she and ROSEMARIE LEONARDO FRANKINO attended their CUA reunion together and had a fine time.

Daniel Calhoun, Marjo Carolan, Jerry Malia, Carrie Malia Taylor '79, Madi Taylor '14, Tim Higgins, Elizabeth Malia Calhoun ‘83, Cathy Malia Higgins '78, James Malia, Alisa Malia, Meghan Higgins, Lila Malia, Jerry Malia, Kaki Malia '53, and Rudy Malia

1954 JACQUELINE (BUNNY) CREMEN KEESHAN visited with CRESCENCE KILCOYNE in June 2015 when her granddaughter was married in Virginia. She wishes they could all get together again soon.

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LESLIE EXTON lgexton@aol.com After 30 years, LESLIE EXTON retired as Professor of Painting at the Corcoran College of Art & Design and has decided to go back to school. As a new freshman in the Master Gardener program at George Washington University, she loves going to school with millennials!

ELIZABETH (BITSY) MORRIS SCHWARTZ is enjoying retirement from her career as a librarian for the government. Four of her grandchildren are in college and her youngest granddaughter is only 10 and lives in Argentina.

She loves visiting and seeing her adored older cousins. She and Bob still travel, and will keep skiing until their knees give out. In her spare time, she uses the expertise she gained volunteering at the SR Book

Above, Liz Langdon Teasdale’s ’58 grandchildren taken last Thanksgiving, including two sets of twin boys!

Barn to help other charitable organizations sort and sell used books. An unusual benefit of a SR education!

MARIAN WELD OVIEDO and her husband, Raul, live in Elkton, Virginia, a small community in the Shenandoah Valley, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge mountains. They are both retired, enjoying their children and grandchildren. She has five children and 11 grandchildren. He has four children, nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

They are headed to Honduras to visit his two sons and six of his grandchildren. First, they will visit Roatan for a few days of relaxation before heading to mainland Honduras.

Far left: Joyce Keogh Farr '55 and Kathie Keogh class of '57 were attendants at the marriage of Adele Keogh Cahill ‘58 to Bob Cahill on July 16, 2015 in Washington, DC at the chapel of Georgetown University; near left, Adele Keogh Cahill ’58 and her husband cutting the cake at their wedding reception at Chevy Chase Club.

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MARY WILLIAMS SCHALLER mnschaller@verizon.net UVA DE ARAGON has published her fourth novel, The Memory of Silence, in both English and Spanish. The book sales have gone well and Uva is having fun on her book signing tours.

DEANNE GOUDIE DE PURCELL is still living in Santiago, Chile, but she has fond memories of SR, especially Mother Mouton.

She sends her love and greetings to the Class of ’61 during their 55th Reunion.

NANCY SCANLON MEYER has discovered that long lost classmate, KATHIE O’KEEFE, is currently living in Wisconsin, after many years of travel around Europe. She is currently researching plant anatomy as well as continuing her interest in the Eugenics Society.

LIBBY MILLER FITZGERALD oversaw Lynchburg, Virginia’s downtown public art piano project 2015 called, “Keys for the Hill City.” She commissioned artists to decorate upright pianos, which lined Main Street, ready for regular visitors and passersby to stop and play. This project was so successful last year that new batches of pianos will adorn the streets of Lynchburg in May 2016.

Meanwhile, Libby and her husband, Paul, took a month-long bike trip around South Africa, in December 2015. Libby says the trip was “spectacular.”

MARY WILLIAMS SCHALLER and her husband, Marty, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family trip to Bermuda and a special wedding renewal ceremony in Fairfax, Virginia. Classmate MARGY WILKINS COLLUM attended the ceremony. In November 2015, Mary traveled to Porlock, Somerset, England as the guest of honor at a Remembrance Day Ceremony which honored her father and his crew who’s B-24 Liberator bomber crashed outside of Porlock in October 1942. Their plane crashed while returning from an anti-Nazi submarine mission. A stone memorial is erected at Porlock in memory of her father and his crew.

Above, Mary Williams Schaller '61 and Margy Wilkins Collom '61 at Mary’s 50th wedding renewal ceremony, July 2015, at Old Saint Mary’s Church, Fairfax, Virginia.

1962 CAROL LYNN FERGUSON WINTER and her husband Mark now have 11 grandchildren.

Their son, Patrick and daughter-inlaw, Rachel Hart Winter ’95, had a baby girl in January 2016. They have two sons, Joseph and Thomas, who are very excited to welcome home their baby sister! While Carol and Mark live in Williamsburg, Virginia, they spend time in DC and throughout the country, visiting their four sons and their families.

DOROTHEE DIDDEN RIEDERER traveled to Honduras in January for her eighth volunteer trip there. Classmate KAREN DONOVAN GODT founded and continues to manage Hope for Honduran Children, an organization established to help provide a nurturing environment for children ravaged by conditions of extreme poverty in Central America.

PAT AIKEN-O’NEILL’s second essay, "Genetic Imprints: The Color of My DNA" was published in the January 2016 analogy, District Lines. In its third volume, District Lines is a journal about lives in and around Washington.

Pat’s work is familiar to District Lines readers as she had another essay which was featured in their inaugural volume. Be sure to check out Rizik’s next blog post as they will be featuring Pat’s essay! Rizik’s even took a photo of Pat in a designer coat that she referenced in her essay!

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GLORIA SOLA the.canadian.ecuadorian@gmail.com The Class of '63 would like to congratulate the mother of DIANNE DEFRANCEAUX GROD and Kaye DeFranceaux Leonard '64 as she recently celebrated her 103rd birthday.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. DeFranceaux!

Last May, REGINA MCGRANERY retired as an Administrative Appeals Judge for the U.S. Department of Labor Benefits Review Board.

Her work was to render a just decision under the law and to explain the decision as clearly and persuasively as possible, ideal for a lawyer and English Major. Regina explains that it was the perfect job for her, free of direction from a supervisor or client. An added bonus of serving as an Administrative Appeals Judge was the opportunity to work with intelligent, industrious people of integrity, who also knew how to have fun. The staff gave her a wonderful retirement party and some of the attorneys serenaded her with Frank Sinatra's tune "My Way," which they rewrote for the occasion to "She Did It Her Way"! It was very funny, and, among other things, touched on her great love of grammar, which Regina

Above left, Ada DeFranceaux and Dianne DeFranceaux Grod ‘63; above right, the DeFranceaux gang at Thanksgiving 2015

notes was instilled long ago at SR. Fortunately, she still sees her friends at the Board, as she considers the opportunities retirement offers.

Regina visited Florence in October and Cabo San Lucas in January with friends. In the spring, she is off to Harry Potter World at Universal in Orlando, accompanied by a friend and her two teenagers.

Life is good!

MARTA GARAYTA ARNOLD has left her Maryland home and moved to Miami, Florida.

She and Maria Luisa Albarran ‘63 and their respective husbands have just completed a trip to South East Asia.

KAROLEN LINDERMAN MUHLKE’s oldest granddaughter, Katelyn Snee, graduated from high school in June with honors and is headed to Miami University of Ohio in the fall.

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KAY DEFRANCEAUX LEONARD kayluvcats@aol.com ELLEN RUBY COLLINS just published a book of poetry titled, The Memory Thief. The first eight poems focus on Alzheimer's disease and the other 23 cover topics such as mindfulness, loss, sexual abuse, and the restorative powers of nature. If you would like a copy of The Memory Thief ($14), please let her know and she will mail you one.

Ellen reports that the book was “supposed to be available on Amazon, but evidently she forgot to click the right button for that!”

JOAN SPERAPANI CARINO and her husband Moe have declared themselves Florida residents and spend the winter months in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. They are living in her Mom's home there while slowly renovating a 1950's home and loving the journey. They really love their little neighborhood, getting to know all their neighbors and love the small retro town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. They are within walking distance of both the beach and the town. The only drawback of living in Florida half of the year is missing the grandkids for the six months they are there.

PATTY WIMSATT MYLER’s son Devin and daughter-in-law Denise Menaker Myler '00 welcomed a daughter, Addison, in July 2015,

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grandkids. Jack and Kay still live on Kauai, Hawaii, where they continue to teach kids (keiki) how to be upside down.

Kay also sells real Above left, the granddaughters of Patty Wimsatt Myler ‘64, Josephine and estate, so now Genevieve Taylor and Addison Myler; and above right, Patty with daughter you know who to Caitlin Myler Taylor '98, daughter-in-law Denise Menaker Myler '00, and her call when you are granddaughters at the 2016 Breakfast with Santa ready to move to and her daughter Caitlin ‘98 and her husband Kauai. They do not miss Washington winters Matt Taylor welcomed home twin daughters at all! Those of you who live in the Burlington, in September 2015. The twins, Josephine VT area, watch for their granddaughter Abby Isaacs on Channel 5 – WPTZ TV as she is part of and Genevieve, are the youngest Gators, in the infant and toddler program at SR. Caitlin the news team now. You’re gonna love her!!! works in the Communications Department (had to get colloquial!). at SR, designing the materials you receive such as the Blue Gold Challenge brochure!

1965 Patty would also like to make a pitch for Ellen CLARE HARRIS Collins' new book of poetry, especially if you bighouseco@msn.com know anyone dealing with a family member with Alzheimer's disease. Patty sent a copy 1966 to her sister-in-law whose husband had been JOANNE AVON SHIELDS diagnosed. She spent an afternoon comforted joanneshields2@gmail.com

by Ellen's poems and her husband passed away peacefully later that night. Thank you, MATILDA GIAMPIETRO lives in Ellen. Go Blue!

Connecticut, is divorced but has four wonderful grown children of whom she is very proud. She teaches Montessori Music and CAROLYN (VICKI) LIEBERT TALCOTT’s dear and bright-eyed granddaughter is almost 2! Movement, sings Renaissance and Sephardic music with Wykeham Consort. Matilda DOLLY VACA teaches Montessori teachers how to teach music and movement in the USA, China, and D O N I H I noted that Vietnam, and has been delighted to teach and more budget learn music and dance in Kenya and Burundi. cuts in the In June, she will be going to Jordan to work with Syrian refugee children.

New Mexico government have meant an 1967 end to her job ANNE CAREY at Agency on annecarey@me.com Aging which means she will ELISE GILLETTE have to start elisegillette@gmail.com the job hunt once more. Not TARA GREMILLION MCCOWN, who panicked, Dolly just moved from Dallas to Austin, Texas, plans to take shares her love of horses with one of her five this time off to grandchildren, Madison McCown.

Dolly Vaca Donihi ’64 hiking clean house, organize files, JACKIE ALBARRAN has been happily have fun, read, watch movies, and sit by the pond in euphoria in this spring-like weather.

Mostly, Dolly plans to accompany her love, Joe LaCayo, her southerner, as he will be in Albuquerque attending a social workers’ conference needed for his Continuing Education Units. She intends to feast on his laughter, company, support and love. Dolly says she just put her Christmas decorations away and brought out the Easter bunnies....

Peace, love and margaritas.

KAY DEFRANCEAUX LEONARD’s mother turned 103 on March 1! Her mother lives in Bethesda, next to St. Jane DeChantal and enjoys seeing the local kids, grandkids, great-

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married to Mario Mendoza since 1989 and opened her own architectural practice in 1985, where she has dedicated her work to new residences, renovations, and historic restorations in Palm Beach, Florida. She is currently serving on the Landmark’s Commission of Palm Beach. She has been featured in many publications such as Architectural Digest. In both 2009 and 2014, Jackie received The Schuler Award for excellence in design of new residences in Palm Beach.

LORENA SEVILLA is currently a Court Interpreter Program Specialist at the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts in Annapolis. She has two daughters, Lori and Carolyn, and five grandchildren, four boys and one girl. At the writing of this newsletter, Lorena was in Nicaragua but sends her hugs from there.

PATTY KAVANAGH continues to enjoy her medical practice in Brooklyn Heights, where Jim Grant and she have lived for more than 40 years. Twice a week, she walks down the hill to DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) where she is a partner in a medical device startup company.

ANNE CAREY is a professor at The Ohio State University where she is the faculty advisor to 160 undergraduate majors in Earth Sciences. She supervises the thesis class in the Earth Science major. She attributes her love of grammar and clear writing to her classes at SR. In addition to teaching, Anne remains active in research. In the past few years, she has been abroad collecting stream water samples in Guatemala, Spain, and Italy for her studies of chemical weathering in small mountainous rivers. Her next sampling trip is scheduled for this summer as she returns to Italy.

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KITTY HOWELL RIORDAN kittyhriordan@gmail.com Below left, Tara Gremillion McCown ’67 shares her love of horses with her granddaughter Madison; below center, Jackie Albarran ’67 at The Schuler Award Presentation; below right, Anne Carey ‘67, a sports fan, is seen here with Brutus, the Ohio State mascot.

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REBECCA CRUMLISH took a wonderful trip to Morocco this past year that was sponsored by Bryn Mawr College.

CARROLL CONNOLLY DUNN and her husband George celebrated the marriage of their daughter, Catie ’01 last May. They had a gorgeous day in Kiawah for the wedding. Both children are now married.

The family of Kitty Howell Riordan '68: clockwise from above: grandson Sean, daughter Melisa, their dog Chumley, and centenarian mother-in-law, Nan; son Matthew and his wife Paige; Kitty's grandson "Professor" Sean; traditional Riordan pyramid at the beach; wedding shower at the Riordan Beach Family Reunion.

in January. Son Michael is now finishing his second year of residency in Internal Medicine at Robert Woods Johnson Hospital in New Jersey. Life is good!!

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CARROLL CONNOLLY DUNN sepcd13@gmail.com

VANCE BONNER is enjoying teaching her work “The Vance Stance,” now in her 40th year!

Anne Henry Stoe and her husband were able to meet Suzy Neuhauser Uchida for coffee in Westminster when they visited Baltimore for their niece’s wedding. Anne notes how nice it was to visit with Suzy.

TRISH CLEARY launched her new website www.trishcleary.com and blog, Spoken Truths: A Shared Journey a year ago, which have been well received in social media forums.

In addition to her psychotherapy practice with adults, she continues to teach Group Psychotherapy to mental health providers.

CATHERINE (KITTY) HOWELL RIORDAN has recently retired from 20 years of work in the field of Aging and Gerontology.

She spent most of her career in management but for the last five years, her passion became front-line work with elders. She and Dave now fully enjoy time together at home in Clifton, VA where new life and relationship has blossomed while Kitty assists Dave with the demands of his medical issues. Kitty notes that it is an honor and joy to share our large families, friends and be sustained and supported by many. Their 11 grandchildren keep them visited, and their first college graduate Alex, is coming this spring from the University of Maryland. Five-year old special needs Sean keeps them cheering for and with him along with his best ever parents!

She and Dave were delighted at the wedding of their eldest son, Matthew to Paige in Boston

CHRISTINE O’HAGAN MALONEY wanted to thank everyone involved in the class reunion parties and the lovely dinner and dancing held last April. The Class of 1969 enjoyed a wonderful evening at Columbia Country Club on Friday, a luncheon at Carroll’s on Saturday and the gala evening at SR on Saturday night after a beautiful mass in the chapel. Overall, more than 25 of our classmates attended one, two or all three events. She enjoys keeping in touch with classmates through Facebook. She will be retiring in June after 25 and one half years as a second grade teacher in the Downingtown Area School District in Pennsylvania. She enjoyed teaching French and directing the Drama Club for many years as well. She is looking forward to volunteering at their local food bank and a shelter for abused women and their children.

MARY WILSON STANLEY just became a grandmother to little Eva, the love of her life.

MARYELLEN SULLIVAN KYLE is still an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina and practicing medicine. She welcomed her first grandchild, Thomas in October.

MARY CONNOLE sadly reported that her brother, Billy, was shot in a drive-by shooting in Colorado last summer. Billy was a single father and wanted nothing more than for his children and grandchildren to have an education. A trust fund has been established by Billy’s close friends at Georgetown Prep. If you would like to make a gift, you can make checks payable to “American Funds” with Bill Connole Memorial in the memo field. Gifts can be mailed to 11157 N. Sand Pointe Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85737.

Mary would really appreciate anything we can do in memory of her brother, Billy.

MARY MARGARET DUGAN welcomed her fourth grandchild in January. She now has all girls!

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ELIZABETH WALLACE elizfwallace@gmail.com MARY PICARDI BUIE enjoys serving on the Board of a K‐12 independent Catholic school and as a Co‐Chair for the Parents’ Committee at Duke University. Her recent trip to Antarctica with her family was “simply spectacular.” She’s grateful for her wonderful husband of 40 years, Jim, and for her daughter and son for whom she’s keeping “fingers crossed!” that their plans to settle in the Bay Area come true.

Above, Jim and Mary Picardi Buie ‘70 in Antarctica

ELLEN HAMM STUHLMANN is enjoying retirement, travel and reading with Dan, her husband of 25 years. She volunteers at Friendship Place DC to help homeless and unemployed persons rebuild their lives through job placement. Ellen cherishes reading about her daughter Claire’s adventures through her “tales and posts.”

Meanwhile, Ellen and Dan explore other paths together through Ignatian spirituality and Costa Rican zip lines. Uphill plans include hiking the Canadian Rockies in September.

ELIZABETH (ZIBBY) BRADY ANDREWS recently moved to Baltimore and reports “no big news” except that she now lives, coincidentally, in the same neighborhood as Betsy Wallace’s sister, Jeannie Libutti.

CAROLINE MCSHERRY BLACK traveled with her husband, Clint, to Maui to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. Another great trip was a visit to KATHY BRADY. Cary loved

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JANE O’CALLAGHAN EDWARDS enjoys the charms of Frederick, Maryland with her spouse, Bob, and their little dog. She edited and published two volumes of a book entitled, First Lights, in honor of her parents. Both books include poems and artwork by members of Susan Lee Mahan’s family and poems by Elizabeth Wallace. A third book awaits. She also hopes to start a contemplative prayer group for her church family in West Virginia.

Above, Clint IV, Cary ‘70, Clint V, Kara and Emily Black

working for 10+ years at the mom‐and‐pop Ayd Hardware. Clint retires this year so they will head often to their Vero Beach condo. Son Clint V married Kara Moyer in 2014 and lives in Baltimore. Daughter Emily is a personal trainer and Yoga/Pilates instructor in Annapolis.

JANE PERINI founded Thunder Magazine Design with her husband, Wib Middleton, 40 years ago. In 2012, Jane helped establish Sedona, Arizona as the 35th International City of Peace in 2012 and in 2015, launched Imagine magazine. http://bit.ly/1UttJfh. Both of her daughters, Tara, a singer‐songwriter, and Alika, a high school art teacher, also live in Sedona. Jane welcomes everyone to visit their Buddhist community and see the Tibetan‐ style sacred stupa set in Peace Park.

Above, Wib, Alika, Jane ‘70 and Tara Perini in Italy last summer

JANET SMITH GARABRANT settled 27 years ago in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband, David, after living in Boston and California. They have three children; Matthew who married last year, Alice who will marry this June, and Catherine.

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ESTELLE NOONE enoone05@gmail.com Above: Elizabeth Wallace ‘70 at NASTAR in Pennsylvania

ELIZABETH (BETSY) REGGIO DAVIS lives with Shaun, her husband of 35 years in Baltimore. Their daughter, Shannon, a web manager at the K4Health project, lives in Glen Burnie with husband Jim, an NSA employee, and two year old son, Griffin with whom his grandparents love to play. Daughter Kelly works for Maryland State’s Attorney John McCarthy.

Retired from Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Betsy enjoys reading, sewing, needlepoint and quilting but not her annual orthopedic crises.

ELIZABETH (BETSY) FORBES WALLACE, formerly a travel industry entrepreneur, is now a StarryTelling™ teaching artist, Airbnb SuperHost, and passed the suborbital astronaut centrifuge training at the age of 61. “6G force feels like an elephant sitting on your chest!” Her proposal to the International Space Station to monitor the emotions of astronauts looking at Earth from the cupola was presented in 2015. Her daughter, Alexis, lives in Los Angeles and her son, Justin, in Silver Spring.

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GRETCHEN BANK gretchenbank@ yahoo.com MARY LOUISE TRACY COATES was the cover girl for Newton Country Day School’s magazine Très Bien, where she’s directing a seventh-grade Life Science class in the dissection of sheep hearts. Her youngest daughter Elaine Coates (NCDS ’03) was married Labor Day weekend 2015 on Boston Harbor Cruise’s MV Majesty. Louie recently had a total hip replacement, and plans to be off from school until midApril.

Above, Virginia Hagan '72 with her award-winning dog

CAROL NOLAN KLATT and her husband, Mike, live in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania 90 miles from NYC. After many years of work‐related travel and short‐term residences in the US, Spain, China and Australia, they are happy to say they should be in Buck VIRGINIA HAGAN Above, photos from Susan enjoys competing Hill Falls for a while. Their two boys live in Farnsworth '72 and Gretchen in dog agility trials Seattle and New York City. Carol is a substitute Bank's '72 Cuba trip teacher and has been known to attempt the Below left: Mary Louise Tracy Coates '72 was the cover girl for Newton Country Day School's magazine Très Bien; Mary Louise with her family at her daughter Elaine's game of golf.

Below left, Shaun and Betsy Reggio Davis ‘70; below right, Carol Nolan Klatt ‘70

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ELLEN MILLER’s daughter Katie Miller Stigi '01 had a baby shower with lots of SR gals. The SR Gator Gallery gifts were such a hit — they were even wrapped in a 'gator' box :)

wedding, pictured here with sisters Angharad and Alison.

Near right, Kathy Daniel '73 and her son Andrew Sager heli hiking on Tasman Glacier below Mt. Cook, New Zealand; far right, Kathy Daniel '73 and Kathy Johnston Hutto '73 enjoyed time together this February in Bimini in the Bahamas.

with her Shetland sheepdogs, and continues her volunteer work as a director at the Hudson Valley Pet Food Pantry. She recently returned from an exceptional pilgrimage hiking the El Camino trail from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

SUSAN FARNSWORTH and GRETCHEN BANK traveled to Cuba with a small group focused on arts and culture in November 2015.

While based in fabulous Havana, they went to Viñales in the west, a World Heritage site in an area famous for tobacco production, and to a fishing community transformed by artist Jose Fuster, an admirer of Gaudí and Picasso. Susan and Gretchen reported, “it was a fascinating, challenging, and altogether amazing experience,” and they can’t wait to go back!

ROBIN WILLIAMS RICKETTS visited her grandson Everest in San Francisco recently.

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KATHY JOHNSTON HUTTO Kathhutto@aol.com This year marked 60th birthdays for most of the Class of 1973 – a year that brings much introspection, chances for global exploration and a wonderful freedom! We are blessed to remain close friends as a class with deep SR bonds and often exchange Facebook posts and e-mails to stay in touch and support each other.

We hope to celebrate our big birthdays again at an informal reunion at KATHY DANIEL’S Chesapeake Bay home this summer.

JULIE BUNT reports that she is happy and well. She sends Below, Robin Williams Ricketts greeting to all from '72 with her grandson Everest sunny Johannesburg in their early fall season.

She is still working full-time at a local public library.

Choir singing is enjoyable, and she recently started teaching music to an adult woman: lessons are at her

home, where Julie combines teaching the recognition of musical notes with letting her student sing to Julie.

Lots of fun.

KATHY DANIEL's son, Andrew, is taking a “gap year” before college, beginning with a three-month National Outdoor Leadership School program in New Zealand. She traveled to several African countries with MAUREEN O’HAGAN LOBB, and then joined Andrew in New Zealand. Next, Andrew traveled to Costa Rica and she went to Bimini with friends, including KATHY JOHNSTON HUTTO. Andrew joined her there and is soon off for his own adventures in Africa. Finally, they will spend a month on the Mediterranean, visiting Spain, France, and Monaco.

SUSAN MANFUSO FARIES reports that she has celebrated the most incredible year! Three of her children were married, in September 2015, November 2015, and January 2016. On News Years Day 2016, their second grandchild, a grandson, was born.

So now, Susan has a granddaughter and a grandson. She can't imagine anything more important than these pieces of news!

KATE FARNSWORTH is still based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where she works for USAID’s Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance. She celebrated her 60th birthday in China while visiting her husband who is stationed there on assignment for the United Nations World Food Programme. She is currently leading the Disaster Assistance Response Team, which is responding to the serious impacts of the drought brought on by the El Nino climate event in Ethiopia.

KATHY JOHNSTON HUTTO celebrated her 60th birthday with husband, Rick, and Nancy Bolger Murray with her husband, Kevin, on a cruise to Turkey, Greece and Croatia. She also enjoyed a birthday dinner in Atlanta with ANN BIERBOWER LALLY

Below left, Kate Farnsworth ’72 in front of Temple of Heaven, Beijing in September 2015; below center, Kate Farnsworth ’72 on a field visit to remote high mountain areas of Ethiopia where USAID/OFDA supports emergency feeding programs in response to the drought February 2016; below right, Kate Farnsworth ’72 floating on the Li River in Guilin, China in September 2015

and MAUREEN O’HAGAN LOBB. She snuck in another celebration by spending a wonderful week with KATHY DANIEL in Bimini. Kathy is finishing her Master’s degree in Higher Education in Boston and Martin is a sophomore at the Above, Nancy Bolger Murray University of Pittsburgh.

'73 and Kathy Johnston Rick is currently working Hutto '73 in Dubrovnik. They on another book. enjoyed a 60th birthday M A U R E E N O’HAGAN LOBB continues to enjoy her work at the Atlanta, Virginia where she coordinates initiatives to improve care for Veterans with mental illness and other challenges including Veterans’ needs for employment and housing. She recently visited her 91 year old mother in Nice where she continues to live independently.

cruise with their husbands to Greece, Turkey and Croatia in October.

KATHY DANIEL and Maureen wanted to have a memorable 60th birthday celebration so they joined two friends and embarked on a fabulous journey across South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. A good time was had by all.

KATHY MAYER ROED and her husband Carl explored Australia and New Zealand in March to celebrate their 25th anniversary and Kathy's 60th birthday.

The trip’s highlight was meeting a New Zealand couple when their Auckland flight was cancelled. Kathy and From top right, the family of Susan Manfuso Faries '73, including her grandchildren and children

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Above, Terry Lee Dejter’s ‘74 eldest son Stephen, and his one year old son, Cru, at Christmas. He is the love of her life!

Above, Kathy Daniel '73 and Maureen O'Hagan Lobb '73 take a seat after viewing two young male elephants play fighting in Botswana

Carl were invited to the couple's dairy farm near the North Island’s Lake Taupo where they rounded up calves, milked cows, cut kale with machetes, laid an electric fence, ate lamb on the barbie, and formed a new friendship, all of which were part of a terrific experience, per Kathy and Carl! They have planned another trip to New Zealand to visit their new friends and explore the South Island.

MARIANNE SHEAHAN reports she is still very happy in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The winters are worth enduring for the cooler, less humid summers. Her job as Pastoral Associate at St. Jude the Apostle Parish continues to be as rewarding as it is challenging. The last year, 2015, was full of both sadness and joy for Marianne. Sadly, she lost her brother to cancer; he was only 56. Happily, she was blessed to co-lead a pilgrimage to Ireland, a trip of a lifetime.

Above, Marianne Sheahan '73 with her much-loved dog Hope at Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, WI; below, Monica Montag’s ’73 daughter Annie married Matt Reyes (both doctors) in fall 2015

MONICA MONTAG and her daughter Annie planned Annie’s dream wedding last fall to Dr. Matt Reyes at a winery in the Finger Lakes overlooking Lake Cayuga.

Doctors Annie and Matt opened an office and settled into their home, both very near to Monica and her husband, Martin, who will retire from Penn State University in May. Annie also coaches rugby at State High and PSU. Monica helps care for her 91 year old mother and has four rescue dogs, a cause near and dear to her family.

MYRIAM SPRINGUEL was recently appointed as the Director of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition

Service. While she and her husband, Stan Zimmerman, will continue to have a home in Sarasota Florida, they will now spend most of their time in Washington DC. Their son, Tristan Zimmerman is an officer in the US Navy.

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LISA COSIMANO GALLAGHER lisagallagher@hawtanleathers.com lisa.gallagher@fusionmediagroup.com

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EILEEN WILLIAMS ejohwill2@aol.com On April 18, 2015, LUANN MACIULLA MCNABB hosted the Class of 1975 for their 40th Reunion Celebration. The class opened the event and welcomed classmates who had left SR to attend other schools in either school or high school. Although the graduating class numbered about 36 girls, they ended up with 40 classmates in attendance. The event was a huge success. They gathered at 5:30 pm, but few people left before 2:30 am. The party continued for a few out of town classmates who stayed at LuAnn's home. Classmates traveled from as far away as Venezuela, Italy, California, Missouri, and Minnesota.

JANET FORSYTHE BIRENBAUM reports that she “is a lucky gal who has been married to a great guy, Chuck Birenbaum, for 25 years this year, but has been with this guy since 1984 or 33 years.” They have 2 children: Benjamin age 22, who is pursuing sound engineering after realizing that an English major was not the right fit, and Julia age 20, who is pursuing a Psych major with NeuroPsych minor at Oberlin College. Her husband, C h u c k , has had a successful career as an attorney with Labor and Employment attorney

Clockwise from bottom left: Heidi Daniel ‘75 and Margaret Keenan Moss ‘75; Karen Green Hester ‘75 and Eileen Johnson Williams ‘75; the Class of 1975; Eileen Johnson Williams ‘75 and Cecelia Calhoun-Wells; Naomi Montague Klarner ‘75 and Julie O'Malley ‘75

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Above left, Lisa Cosimano Gallagher ’74 on a typical wet and windy day at St. Andrews in Scotland; right, Lisa Cosimano Gallagher ’74 on the water with her grandson; below right Lisa Cosimano Gallagher ’74 and her grandson, Luke in matching sweaters

r e p r e s e n t i n g management, as well as a management team member at a few different firms over the last 20 years. They met in Law School and have been a great pair. He represents well-funded clients, and she (for the first 15 years of her practice in Criminal Defense) represented the poor and downtrodden at the Public Defender’s Office in San Francisco, CA. She stepped out to raise her kids and was very active in their schools and sports teams, and also had a very active volunteer life in the non-profit world in San Francisco. As her kids started the college journey, she started her journey back to criminal defense practice as a volunteer at her old office to get up to date on the law, and now has her own law practice in San Francisco.

Above, Jane Mendenhall Mastrianni ‘75, Heidi Daniel ‘75, Guiomar Aguirre Vivas ‘75, Eileen Johnson Williams '75 and Annette Remick Lefebvre ‘75 at the wedding of Anne O'Donnell Vinson's ‘75 daughter Caitlin

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Counter-clockwise from above: Kallie Drewyer ‘15 with her sister Nicole, her “Granny,” Esther Christmas Cassidy ‘51, and Carroll Cassidy Drewyer ’77; Kallie Brooke Drewyer ’15 with brother Devin, dad Dean, mom Carroll Cassidy Drewyer ’77, sister Nicole, and brother George; Carroll and her husband Dean with 5 of their grandchildren (Deanna, Talon, Skye, Bentley and Lincoln); Carroll with daughter Jacqueline, Jacqueline’s husband Marc and 5 of their 6 children from a recent visit to Albuquerque where Marc is stationed in the USAF; Carroll's local grandchildren (Nicole’s) Wyatt and Cassidy Blinkhorn

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ANGELA BARBANO EMERSON emersonab2004@yahoo.com

the life of an empty nester! She also is representing Julie Farr's ‘84 clothing line in Chicago which keeps her busy. Her oldest son Charlie graduated from college and is currently working for the Washington Nationals baseball team at Spring Training camp in Florida. Her son Jeb is a senior at St. Louis University, and her youngest son, Will is a freshman at Southern Methodist University.

roommates since August. It is such a small world, the student who referred Charlotte is Madeleine (Madi) Taylor '14, Carrie Malia Taylor's daughter! Madi is a sophomore studying Early Childhood Education.

LISA GARRETT FITZPATRICK continues to work for Children' National Medical Center in the IT department. She lives in Kensington, Maryland with her husband Terrance.

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MAUREEN HAILE LEE was recently in town to visit family got together with her classmates.

She is teaching 4th grade at an elementary school in Waterville, Maine and loves it. Her oldest son Shawn is working in the financial industry in Boston, Matthew is a junior at SUNY Genesee, where he plays ice hockey. Christopher is studying hard as a sophomore at the University of Maine.

Fall 2016 will be the start of BRIDGE CLARKE MURPHY’s sixteenth year at Marymount University in Arlington. She is a professor in the Communications and Media Design department and has accepted an administrative position as Associate Provost.

She moved to Alexandria two years ago and her children are living, working, and studying in Chicago and Richmond. All is well!

Recently MARGO KELLY happily downsized from a suburban house to a condo in DC, and earned her M.S. degree in Computer Science.

1977

LASANDRA HAYES lasandra.hayes@bmhs.org

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MADELINE MUIR BACON madelinebacon@gmail.com MARGARET ZIURYS CLARKE is teaching Economics and Money and Banking at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA.

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CAROLAN MALIA TAYLOR carolantaylor@gmail.com SHEILA BYRD CARMICHAEL is living in Staunton, Virginia with her husband Donny and daughter Ellen, who's looking forward to starting first grade in the fall!

MIMI CHARLES BRAULT is enjoying

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KATHLEEN HURLEY kathleen.a.hurley3@gmail.com JULIE BUCKINGHAM CARTER carterbuck@aol.com ANNE CLARK CHRISTMAN anne.christman@verizon.net

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CHARLOTTE FORD BIRCH cfbirch@gmail.com

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ELIZABETH MALIA CALHOUN e@jbjamesbrown.com LISA HOLLIDAY REFF reports that earlier this year, a group of SR girls from the Class of 1983 celebrated their milestone 50th birthday year in the sunny Sonoran Desert! The agenda included lots of hiking, dining, spa-ing, shopping and catching up with one another after far too long. They even managed to sneak in a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's incredible winter camp, Taliesin.

Photo: Sheila Byrd Carmichael ‘79, Maureen Haile Lee ‘79, Carolan Malia Taylor ‘79, Christine McCarrick Myers ‘79, and Lisa Garrett Fitzpatrick ‘79

CHRISTINE MCCARRICK MYERS has been with the National Gallery of Art for almost 20 years, where she currently serves as the Chief Development and Corporate Relations Officer. Her son Tip graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and is currently in Officer Candidate School at Quantico. Her daughter Charlotte is a junior at the University of Maryland, College Park where she transferred from South Carolina last fall; she was referred to another transfer student for housing and they have been

Class of 1983 members: above, Mimi Nicolaides Mahoney, Lisa Holliday Reff, Jen Knepshield Siebert, Betsy Manfuso Pothier, Camille Shaffer Farnan, Nancy Johnston Hildreth and Mary Geoghegan Warley; below, Jen Knepshield Siebert, Carla Barros Woidat, Camille Shaffer Farnan, Lisa Holliday Reff and Mary Geoghegan Warley

Near right, Christine McCarrick Myers ‘79 and Carolan Malia Taylor ‘79

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ALUMNAE Class Notes Periodically, DEIRDRE KOPPEL COHEN, RENATE SCHROEDER DOLPHIN and NANCY JOHNSTON HILDRETH and MOIRA DEMPSEY DEZIEL enjoy getting together for lunch or dinner. They had a fun gathering at a Mexican place in Connecticut between their homes in three states. They report that it always fun to be together!

MONIKA MICHEJDA GOODRICH and her husband Bob are empty nesters! Wow! Monica notes, ‘”it seems so strange to say that as they feel like they are too young to be at this stage of family life!” Their daughter, Gabriella, is finishing her studies at the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami and their son, Drew, just started his first year at UCLA, studying business economics.

She and Bob are having a blast being sort of bicoastal, and thoroughly enjoy visiting the kids in Miami & LA! Life in Naples seems very quiet now. She is still selling residential real estate, so any of you northern Gators that need a warm get-away, give her a call! All in all, life is good!

For her 50th birthday, ANNE PAULIN gifted herself a dive trip to Palau.

Anne Paulin ’83 in Palau

DIANA ALEXANDER O'RIORDAN has been living in Boise, Idaho for the last nine years with her husband, Declan, who she met in Pediatric Residency. They work for the same hospital in Boise—he as a Neonatologist and she as a Pediatric Cardiologist. Their children, Kieran (8) and Elena (6) are great fun and keep them on their toes. While all her peers are coming close to being empty nesters, they are in

the thick of 1st and 2nd grade! It's taken a while for her to adjust, but they are enjoying the West. She is proud to be a “bit of a dinosaur” and doesn't do social media, so she really does enjoy getting updates the old-fashioned way in the SR magazine! Sending best wishes to classmates!

Above left, Lauren Ferridge '19, daughter of Tracy Kalil Ferridge ’83; above center, Raphael Bastian ’83 and her daughter Kateri with their Sacred Heart rings; above right, Elizabeth Malia Calhoun ’83 at Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara for CBS Sports

TRACY KALIL FERRIDGE’s daughter Lauren is now at SR Class 2019! She's in the same class with Molly O'Connor and Kitty Lennon.

RAPHAEL BASTIAN is serving as the Parent Council President at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, where her daughters Kateri ('16) and Marika ('18) are current students.

NANCY JOHNSTON HILDRETH had dinner with Moira, Renate and Deirdre in NYC recently. In February, she met Betsy Manfuso, her daughter Elizabeth, her son Dennis and Denise Greene for lunch in NYC. Denise is working on a documentary about hazing and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two girls, ages 13 and 17. They then met Camille's three daughters in SOHO for some shopping.

Camille was working in NYC, but was the organizer behind all of them getting together.

This will be her 11th summer working at Keewaydin Camp on Lake Dunmore in Vermont. Ken Woodard, current SR Upper School faculty member, works there as well!

Stephen is the director of the 10-12 year old boys and she works in arts and crafts. Come September, she will have three in college!

Christopher is currently a junior at Clemson studying marketing, Grace is a sophomore at University of Vermont, and Owen is a senior in high school. She works at Tokeneke Elementary school where Megan Callen McCarthy ’93 is a parent. As a fellow SR girl, Nancy and Megan always love talking about their SR bonds.

JULIE FARR was awarded the 2016 John Carroll Award, which recognizes extraordinary leadership and service to Georgetown University.

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MONICA MEGAN DALY 1megandaly@gmail.com

Above, the children of Monika Michejda Goodrich '83, Gabriella, left, and Drew, right; below, Sheryl Watkins Wilbon ’84, Elizabeth Malia Calhoun ’83 and Yvette Escudero ’84 at the Michael Wilbon/James Brown Roast of Gary Williams, benefitting the DC College Access program

MARGIE MCCENEY mmcceney@yahoo.com

Clockwise from right, Karen Weck ’80 and Jen Weck ’83 with their brother Chris on New Year’s Eve; Alice Cassidy Meyre '83 road tripping with her family (husband Alex, Margaret 12 years old, Tommy 10 years old, and their four-legged child Oscar 10 months old) to Kiptopeke, crossing off another Virginia State Park; Julia Farr Connolly '83 receives the 2016 John Carroll Award from Georgetown University in Italy; Paddy McSherry Morton ‘83 and her family in Spain in summer 2015, celebrating 50th birthdays, a 25th wedding anniversary, a college graduation, a 21st birthday, an 18th birthday, and a 16th birthday in 2015; Diana Alexander O'Riordan '83 and her family

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ALUMNAE Class Notes Denver for the last year. Life in Colorado is a delight. Meredith invites all Gators to come visit any time!

1986

ANNE MARIE BOLER KIRLIN amkirlin@comcast.net

1987

MAUREEN DALY KELLY mdalykelly@verizon.net

Above, Rachael Moss ’08 and MariaStella Gatzoulis ’86 celebrated the holidays together at the Willard Hotel

ELIZABETH KEYS shared her father passed away on December 1, 2015. Also, last year Elizabeth returned to work at the U.S. Senate, as Editor for the Senate Budget Committee, Majority Staff.​She is truly enjoying the job.

AMY FLORES CREEDON was recently promoted to Managing Director at Wells Fargo. In her new role, she is the Chief Underwriter of Affordable Housing for Wells Fargo's Multifamily C a p i t a l Division. She has been at Above, Kathy Meagher Thornton ’87 working visiting with Amy Flores Creedon ‘87 Wells Fargo for and Maria Doultsinos Spina ‘87 15 years!

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GINA MARIA JOHNSON SCHULZ ginamariaschulz@verizon.net JULIE DORMENT KENNON juliedkennon@aol.com MEREDITH WAKELYN and her husband Paul celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last June, and their son, Will, began high school at Regis Jesuit in Denver last fall.

Their daughter, Maggie, is a seventh grader at St. Mary's Academy and is about to perform in the ensemble of her all-school musical of "The Wizard of Oz." Meredith loves her very full and busy private trauma therapy practice, and Paul has been Interim Director of The Pioneer Leadership Program at The University of

S H E R Y L M AT T H E W S MORGAN and Spencer D. Morgan, Sr. were married at a beautiful sunset ceremony in June 2015 at the National Harbor in Washington, DC. Spencer is a construction engineer and Sheryl is a marketing professional. The couple lives in Alexandria, Virginia and work in DC. GINA MARIA ANNA JOHNSON SCHULZ’s son John-David is a First Grader at Blessed Sacrament. They are so proud of him! He underwent a second brain and skull surgery in September. His resilience, strength and positive attitude was amazing. He is fully recovered and completely back on track!

Many thanks to all of their friends and family for their love and support. Big shout out to Kimberly Piliero '88 and Lisa Wiltrout '88 for their love, prayers and constant friendship during that difficult time!

eagle scout badge in Boy Scouts and will graduate from Middle School in June. Scott (16) will be a senior in the fall so he is taking the ACT in April as they begin to figure out his college plans. Angela is still teaching an MSDE full day pre-K program but hoping to find a 1st-3rd grade opportunity in MCPS next year....fingers crossed!

EILEEN EMERSON-BOLES reports: "Whudda thunk that the gal who spent all of junior year dodging Gini Koss and Ellie Heginbotham would finally finish her last paper and join these esteemed ladies as a high school history and English teacher at an all-girls high school in California? Not me!!!

I happily finished the doctorate at USF (San Francisco, not South Florida) in May 2015. Felt like the oldest mom in the pre-K until I realized that the mom of the little girl who sits next to my son in his SF Catholic school is a Visi grad, Class of 88! It's a small world after all. Later, gators! Hope all are well!"

1989

LAUREL HILFIKER MCCARTHY laurel@carrymeaway.com

1990

MARY ELLEN RUFF maryellenruff@gmail.com

Above, Lisa Roberts ’90 with her family

LISA ROBERTS was so excited to hear what everyone has been up to these days! She is in Atlanta raising two Georgia peaches. Her daughters are 11 and 13 and love tennis, track CATHERINE MARIANI PARTAMIAN and cross country. She is a partner and current has big news for 2015. Her latest Padawan COO of a group pediatric practice finished her training, which makes Maria Below, Catherine Mariani called "Gwinnett Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine". Lisa invites Elizabeth (born 7/7) Partamian’s ’90 daughter anyone with kids to please check the fifth Partamian Jedi. out their Facebook page as she does Daniel is 14, Michael 11, most of the posts. She absolutely Teresa 4, and Paul 3. loves Atlanta, though Singapore sounds more exciting, Christine!

ANGELA PATRICIA Hope everyone's doing great—keep POWERS’ daughter sending updates.

Delaney (9) is gearing up for her fourth year MEREDITH MOODY FOGLE has of playing lacrosse. exciting news as she opened her Her son Justin (14) is own real estate office in Kentlands working toward his for Old Line Properties. This venture is something she has wanted to do since she started her career.

ALANA GUNRAJ acgdds1@gmail.com

Clockwise from left: Sheryl Matthews Morgan '88 and Spencer D. Morgan, Sr. were married in June; Meredith Wakelyn’s ’88 children Will and Maggie ; Julie Dorment Kennon’s ’88 children in Provincetown last summer—Caroline was 13 and Jack was almost 11; John-David, son of John and Gina Maria Anna Johnson Schulz ‘88, and his Nonnie (mother of Gina) celebrating his successful surgery 6 weeks post-op!

MARCIA FORDYCE is living in Vero Beach, Florida with her three children Ava 8, Preston 6 and Colton 5. They keep her on the run with their school and activities. She is really hoping to get back to a reunion and see everyone.

She feels like it has been too long!

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Clockwise from above left: Alana Gunraj ’90 and her daughter Roxy '27; Alana Gunraj’s daughter Roxy '27 at the last Winter Violin Recital at SR in the chapel; Roxy and Alana's husband, Graham, at this year’s Stone Ridge Father-Daughter Dance

ALANA GUNRAJ is still in Maryland and happily married to a Brit. They are building a house, soon to be finished in Kensington and close to SR! She has a daughter Roxy in the first 1st grade at SR, along with her three nieces!!! Alana is at SR every day and thinking about everyone! She and her husband opened up a CrossFit Gym, CrossFit Hard, in Bethesda and just had the second anniversary of opening on March 1st! Alana reported that she has “kind of taken over her Dad's practice (he's obviously never retiring) of Dental Surgery and that is going well.” Roxy is excelling in violin, piano, rock climbing, and CrossFit. She is Alana’s best and favorite asset... and she's on the Blue Team! Yay! SARAH O'HERRON just returned from a fantastic hiking trip in the Andean mountains of Ecuador. If you are looking for a beautiful place to visit with easy access (no time change), great food and lovely people, think about a trip to Ecuador. She continues running Black Ankle Vineyards in Mt. Airy and several of the class (LINDA ASSATOURIANS, ALANA GUNRAJ, ANGELA POWERS and MARY ELLEN RUFF) spent a lovely day last fall enjoying the amazing wines, beautiful view, and fantastic company!

Above, 1990 Classmates Linda Assatourians, Mary Ellen Ruff, Alana Gunraj, Sarah O'Herron, and Angela Powers at the Black Ankle Vineyards in Mount Airy, Maryland, owned by Sarah O'Herron and her husband.

TANIA PINTO lives in Mexico City and has 4 amazing kids...Alfredo who's 16, Emilia 13, Ximena 11 and Agustin who just turned 3.

CHRISTINE O’CONNELL has been living in London for the last 20+ years, and has been working for Thomson Reuters for the last 16

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years. She has had a variety of strategy and business development roles, and now manages one of our business units. In the last two years, she has taken up cycling and completed a number of long distance challenges.

Last year, she survived a cycling trip from London to Paris and Pisa and Rome, and is planning another trip in Italy this year.

ANDREA FERNANDEZ has been living in London for nine years, married to a Brit, and just had a baby girl about four months ago. She is a Director at a nonprofit that brings the world's biggest cities together to address climate change.

JULIE BARRETT and her husband Patrick Hanlon and their three daughters recently moved to Rye, New York from Manhattan.

MARY ELLEN RUFF has big news as she has agreed to share the responsibility of compiling class notes with ALANA GUNRAJ and is having so much fun! After finishing a year of chemo last September, Mary Ellen has traveled to Europe twice, once for a week in London over Christmas and another visit for a week in Italy and Spain in February. Mary Ellen notes that “it is so great to be able to travel again!”

ALYSSA LOGAN RICKELS is still living in Philadelphia in Bryn Mawr, and juggling so many balls, each day it's a miracle if she only drops one or two. Professionally, she is a clinical social worker specializing in perinatal mood disorders. Alyssa manages support groups at a local hospital as well as sees clients in her private practice. She also sits on three different boards, which essentially adds up to a third part-time job. On the home front, her four kids are growing up! Andrew (17) is starting the college search, Peter (14) is a rising high school freshman, and Caroline (11) and Claudia (11) are sassy 6th-graders. Unbelievably, unlike their mother, they are all athletes, so they pretty much spend most of their time traveling all over creation for sports. She is still happily married to Mike (for almost 20 years!), who works as a Type-1 Diabetes Clinical Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. Life is good and it's true what they say that the days may be long, but the years are short.

KRISTINA DELL has two boys, Quinn (9-months) and Devon (3 years), lives in Manhattan and works as a writer/ editor. She married a guy she met at Above right, Aurora “Rory” Marie Duggan, daughter of Kristin Zielinski Duggan ‘94; right: Kristin Zielinski Duggan married Dr. Peter Duggan on March 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. Many of her SR friends attended including Katy Dunn '94, Lizzy Kopits Teamey '94, Amanda Skeith Murphy '94, Jen Blume Matelis '93, Jen Stevenson '94, Christina Perez Osberg '94, Julie Thurston Ott '99, Courtney Hynes Knowles '94, Karin Schultz Fuqua '94, and Sarah Thurston McGuire '94.

TIME Magazine... way back when mags were still relevant!

1991

Above, Deirdre Quinn ’99 and

Colleen Quinn ’92 enjoying a little L E S L I E N A U S E R Sunday morning bubbly in Brussels.

SCHRADER leslie.schrader@ketchum.com

1992

COLLEEN QUINN colleen_quinn@hotmail.com ANN-MARIE WELLS DORSEY is back in the MD area, and she now works at SR as an Upper school learning specialist. It has been amazing to experience SR as an employee and parent. Her daughter is an SR girl and in the same class as Connie Shaffer Mitchell ‘92 and Amanda McMurtrie Herndon’s ‘92 daughters!

She and CONNIE SHAFFER MITCHELL, Director of Marketing and Communications, get to see each other in the halls at times too!

COLLEEN QUINN is halfway through her tour in Brussels and loving Europe after three years in Saudi Arabia. After making the rounds of the Christmas markets this winter, she has been focused on visiting the micro-states; Monaco and Liechtenstein down, Andorra and San Marino to go! She was thrilled to meet up with visiting Gators as they breeze through town, including Shawna Stout, Chrissy Lowe ’92, and (of course) Deirdre Quinn ’99. Reach out to Colleen if you’re in the neighborhood.

1993

SUZANNE SULLIVAN sully823@hotmail.com

1994

EGAN DUFOUR CANNON egancannon@gmail.com KRISTIN ZIELINSKI DUGGAN and her husband Peter welcomed their first child, Aurora “Rory” Marie Duggan on January 11, 2016. She is such a good baby and they couldn't be happier!

Above, Samuel Oliver Carlson, son of Stephanie Lin Carlson '94

GERARDA WALSH CULIPHER was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials & Clerks, which is the national organization for court administrators, real estate and land law, and elections best practices.

MARIE FAY VON SEYFRIED and her husband, Julian, welcomed their third son, Leopold Theodore, on April 6, 2015. Their sons Henry (4 ½ ) and Ferdinand (3) were excited to welcome Leopold home.

STEPHANIE LIN CARLSON and her husband David welcomed their second child, Samuel Oliver Carlson on February 6, 2015.

"Sammy" joins big brother Christopher at home in the suburbs of Seattle.

1995

CAROLINE GREEN fittongreen@gmail.com

another Gator Girl: Mary Margaret McNally ‘67.

Isn’t the world small?”

Above left, Corinne Cannon and her family, welcome newborn son Phineas Luke (center), and Corinne’s son Jack holds his new little brother Phineas (right)

CORINNE CANNON and her husband welcomed their third baby, Phineas Luke Williams, in February. He joins big brother Jack and big sister Callie. DC Diaper Bank continues to grow (3 million diapers and counting!) and Corinne loved welcoming the SR alums for a day of service in December.

ELIZABETH SATTERLEE ERŞENKAL is working as a volunteer crisis counselor for Crisis Text Line, an organization providing free crisis intervention 24/7 via SMS message (text START to 741-741) and is living in Queens, NYC with her husband, Erin, and kids, Louisa (9) and Oben (6).

Below, Elizabeth Satterlee Erşenkal ‘96 and family

CYNTHIA KRATZ LAUTA welcomed a baby girl, Christina Giovanna, on December 29. She weighed 9 lbs 3 oz. She joins her older siblings, Irene (7), Maria (4), and Dominic (2).

1996

ELIZABETH SATTERLEE ERSENKAL esatterlee@gmail.com MEG HAMILTON CAVANAUGH and her husband Kerry have three children, Conor (7), Liam (5) and their daughter Kate, who will be two in May. Last year, she relocated to Mendham, New Jersey, an hour outside NYC. She would love to see anyone in the area!

Below, Meg Hamilton Cavanaugh’s ‘96 children, Liam, Kate and Conor

From London, NELL MOONEY reports, “Although she was due on Christmas, our baby girl decided to arrive on January 8th, fashionably late. Fierce, strong and sturdy, Ida May Mackenzie was 8lb 11oz, too long to fit into any of her newborn gear. We are very grateful and happy she’s here. A few months ago, still on this side of the pond, I was attending my friend Karla’s baby shower. Karla's mother told me she grew up in Bethesda and attended an all-girls school. Low and behold, she was

1997

KATIE STULL kes_20895@ yahoo.com

Clockwise from top left: Avery (2) and Bodie (6 months), children of Cristina Curcio Brandaleone ’98; Bodie, son of Cristina Curcio Brandaleone ’98, at 6 months old, celebrating his christening on February 28, 2016, at St. Jane de Chantal Church in Bethesda, Maryland; also at the baptism of Boden Brandaleone: godmother Sophia Curcio Beaulieu ’99, godfather Stephen Beaulieu, Boden Brandaleone, Cristina Curcio Brandaleone ’98, Avery Brandaleone, Chris Brandaleone, Avery’s godmother Lauren Jamieson Jolly ’98, and Avery’s godfather Nick Superina

I N G R I D S C H U L T Z MALCHAK

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Avery on August 24, 2015. Cristina is now a work-at-home mom busy running a couple mommy groups and serving on the Board of her daughter’s preschool. Avery (2) is taking after her as a party planner already orchestrating the plans for her upcoming Above, Luna Samman ’97 third birthday. She enjoys her princesses, MEREDITH welcomes her baby baby dolls, purses, cars, trains, trucks, DEAN TORN gymnastics, music, and swimming. was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by the North American Drama Therapy Association for DEBORAH POLA CORTES and her her work in Uganda, New York City and husband Manuel still live in Mexico City. In January, they celebrated their 12th wedding Connecticut. anniversary. They have two children, Maya (6) and Manuel (3 but looks 5!) Maya is very 1998 creative and draws and writes everything CRISTINA CURCIO BRANDALEONE that goes through her mind. Manuel, like cristinacurcio@gmail.com every little boy, likes all kinds of sports and superheroes! Deborah is still practicing as a CRISTINA CURCIO BRANDALEONE lawyer and at the end of last year she started and her husband Chris were thrilled to add her own practice, Ortiz Mena Asociados. another member to their family this past summer. Their son, Boden Robert Ramon Brandaleone, joined them and older sister KATIE CLAD is living in San Francisco with

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From left: Katie Clad ’98 and her son Milo; Genevieve and Josephine Taylor, daughters of Caitlin Myler Taylor '98; Thurston Michael Ott, born June 13, 2015 to Julie Thurston Ott '99 and her husband Andrew; Bianca Goyette ’00 performs as lead singer of the indie rock band StereoViolet

her husband, Joe Pamer. They welcomed their son Milo Steven Pamer on November 25, 2015, and life has been an awesome whirlwind since!

C H R I S T I N A PAPAGJIKA has produced several theater productions and films which include the 2013 blockbuster Lee Daniels’ The Butler and her acclaimed new feature The Family Fang, starring Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken (in theaters, May 2016).

Christina’s Tony Awardwinning musical Kinky Boots continues to delight audiences on Broadway and beyond.

She is excited to bring the US touring company home to DC this summer where the show will play from June 14 to July 10. For tickets: kennedycenter.org.

C A I T L I N M Y L E R From top: Christina Papagjika’s ’98 TAYLOR and Tony Award in 2013 for Kinky Boots; her husband, Christina Papagjika ’98 on the Lee Daniel's The Butler set with Lenny Matt, welcomed girls on Kravitz; Christina Papagjika ’98 on twin 11, set with Forest Whitaker filming Lee September Daniel's The Butler 2015, Genevieve Elizabeth and J o s e p h i n e Wimsatt, and are completely in love with them.

1999

KATHLEEN RUYAK TAYMAN krtayman@gmail.com DOROTHEA DONELANAVERY and her husband James Avery are so happy to welcome their first child, Maureen Anne Wachtendorf Avery, to the world on January 10, 2016 (named after Dorothea's mom). Dorothea Photo: James, Maureen, and Dorothea Donelan-Avery ‘99

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and her two partners recently founded a real estate development firm called Bushwick Capital Partners, focused on multi-family development and operations in Brooklyn, NY. Dorothea is very active in Ellevate, an international women's networking group that promotes female leadership in business.

KELIN BAXLEY HANSLEY is happily married with one stepdaughter and has a Master’s degree in special education.

2000

DENISE MENAKER MYLER denise.myler@gmail.com CATHERINE MORROW LOGUE has been very busy raising her two boys, Daniel (age 2 ½) and Michael (age 15 months) with her husband Joe outside of Philadelphia. She recently celebrated 12 years of working at Vanguard where she is currently a Project Lead within Participant Experience Technology.

Above, Catherine Morrow Logue '00 enjoys time with her family in Valley Forge National Park.

ANTHEA YOUNG's 2015 was full of dance!

She danced in the opening scene of the movie TED 2. After that was PEARL, which detailed the life of writer Pearl S. Buck through movement.

She was promoted as Dance Captain and became responsible for the integrity of the choreography. They performed at one of the most renowned venues for dance in the world, Lincoln Center in New York City. She also danced in the streets of her home country, Jamaica, for their Carnival. To end the year, she spent the holidays with her younger sister, Amii, who will be 20 this year.

Right, Elizabeth Kearns ’00 and Scott Strongoski

ELIZABETH KEARNS and SCOTT STRONGOSKI were married on July 25, 2015 at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, DC Elizabeth’s sister Madeline Kearns Keegan ’05 served as Matron of Honor and Bridesmaids included ANN HIMMELBERG TOPOR and DEIRDRE AARON. The reception was held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. After honeymooning in France and Greece, Elizabeth and Scott settled into their new home in DC. BIANCA GOYETTE has been keeping the city of Chicago warm with some of her sultry vibes. Now the lead singer of the indie rock band StereoViolet, she spends her days writing, recording, and entertaining the masses with her voice. When she is not on stage or in the studio, she spends her time creating as a Brand Consultant and Graphic Designer as the other half to the design duo JonnyUrban.

JENNIFER SMITH WOODHOUSE and her husband Brant welcomed Henry James Woodhouse into their lives on August 10, 2015.

KATIE PIRINGER VANCISE currently lives in Rockville with her husband of nearly seven years, Bill and their two kids, Ben (age 5) and Cecilia (age 2). She works at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg as a Procurement Analyst.

Katie's family keeps busy with lots of sports, family trips and gatherings. Katie's parents and two sisters Kelly '95 and Chrissy '97, live in Maryland, along with their respective families!

KRISTEN LONG’s band, Black Masala, has been selected as a finalist in the local 2016 Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards, which has a grand prize of $10,000. Brassy Washington, DC-based multicultural outfit, Black Masala, is part of the new generation of go-anywhere brass bands. The band has been named as winner of four Washington DC Area Grammy Awards ("WAMMIEs") for "Best New Artist" and "Best World Album of the Year." Black Masala puts on an amazing, high-energy live show that features brass, tuba, electric Below, Kristen Long '00 performs with Black Masala

Bottom left: Addison Rose Myler, daughter of Denise Menaker Myler '00, at 5 months during the holidays. Top left, Grady (1 1/2) and Madelyn (3 1/2), children of Alanna Mazzarella Hart ’00, in their wagon over Christmas when it was 70 degrees outside!

guitar, drums and vocals.

Black Masala's new album is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp! For more information, go to: www.blackmasala.com.

After more than seven years in NYC, ALANNA MAZZARELLA HART and her family moved back last summer and settled in northwest DC. They are enjoying spending time with both families and close friends, and look forward to participating in more SR alumnae events.

DENISE MENAKER MYLER and her husband, Devin, welcomed Addison Rose Myler into their family on July 9, 2015.

2001

JESSICA SIRI jessings@hotmail.com COURTNEY GREEN groovdiva@gmail.com CATIE DUNN married Jerry Andrew Meehan, Jr. on May 16, 2015 on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. They were introduced by a mutual friend in law school and now live in Charleston, South Carolina, where they are both practicing attorneys.

JENNIFER CLARK married Adam Pekor on June 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. SR classmates

Above left, Jennifer Clark ‘01 celebrates with husband Adam Pekor, at their wedding on June 6, 2015; above righ, SR Classmates Michelle Sriprasert ‘01, Maura Manion, ‘01 Dylan Davey ‘01, Caitlin O’Connell ‘01 and Sarah Anderson ‘01 celebrate with bride Jennifer Clark ’01 at her wedding on June 6, 2015

Sarah Anderson, Dylan Davey and Maura Manion were bridesmaids.

BRIANNE (BURKE) HARRISON and husband Heath welcomed son Wyatt Edmund on April 3, 2015.

Above, Joanne Avon Shields '66 hosted a baby shower for niece, Katie Miller Stigi '01 (second from left), pictured with Gator Gallery gifts and Laura Walsh '08, Brianne Burke Harrison '01, Sarah Giblin '01, Megan Stewart Sanders '01 and Julie MacArtee '01. Ellen Avon Miller '71, Stephanie Shields '87 and Elizabeth Shields Lang '98 were also at the celebration.

MEG MACWHIRTER has launched a startup artisan distillery in Mount Airy, Maryland.

MISCellaneous Distillery (co-owned with partner Dan McNeill) will produce rum and rye whiskey beginning in late spring/early summer 2015, using grain inputs from a local farm. Meg continues as a Manager in the Federal Human Capital Practice at Deloitte Consulting, where she works primarily with international health and development clients.

SARAH GIBLIN relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in June 2015 to open Valor Voyager Academy, a middle 2002 school serving a diverse ALISON CALDWELL BLISS community of students in alison.c.bliss@gmail.com southeast Nashville. Sarah, the founding principal, joined Brianne Burke Harrison '01 and 2015 was nuts for NICOLE S. forces with a former school husband Heath welcomed son HILL as she got married and Wyatt Edmund on April 3, 2015 had a baby in July. His name is leader from Summit Public Schools, featured in the movie Leon Michael Donbeck. At the Waiting for Superman, to end of December, Nicole and open the school. She gets back to DC often to her family moved to Bangkok. She is working visit with classmates KATIE MILLER STIGI for the same hospitality interior design firm, and BRIANNE BURKE HARRISON and Avroko. It's been a whirlwind year for Nicole attends baby showers, baptisms and holiday and her family! gatherings. Sarah is also looking forward to many adventures while on vacation in Bruce and JOANNA KEPLER ANZALONE Thailand in the summer of 2016! welcomed their second daughter, Elizabeth Ann, on January 8, 2016.

JULIE MACCARTEE and husband Adam Rutenberg In April 2015, KATIE FRIEL was welcomed daughter named Editor in Chief of TRIBEZA, Imogen Rosemary on an arts and culture magazine based February 17, 2016. She in Austin, Texas. Over the past year, arrived at 9:44pm weighing she has had the pleasure of showing 5lbs, 12oz!

ALISON CALDWELL and Tom Bliss (and their adorable children) around the capital of Texas, and was lucky enough to visit with fellow Above, Julie MacCartee '01 welcomed daughter Imogen 2002 classmates in San Francisco, Rosemary Rutenberg on February Washington, DC, and New York City.

17, 2016. Below left, Katie Miller Stigi ‘01 and husband Michael welcomed daughter Juliet Avon Stigi on January 16, 2016; below right, Katie Miller Stigi ’01 and husband Michael with Juliet Avon

Below, Kerry Fitz-Patrick Bovich ’02 and her son Fitz

Above left, Catie Dunn ’01 and her husband, Jerry, make their debut as the new Mr. and Mrs. Meehan; above right, Catie Dunn ’01 and Megan Stewart Sanders ’01 celebrate at Catie’s wedding at The Sanctuary Hotel on Kiawah Island, SC in May 2015

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Far left, Lincoln Joseph Brown, son of Christina Marie Scalco '02; near left, the children of Diane Bernardi Olson ’02

KERRY FITZ-PATRICK BOVICH welcomed Fitz William Bovich into her family on June 16, 2015.

Lincoln Joseph Brown was born on July 5, 2015, to parents CHRISTINA MARIE SCALCO and Jason Thomas Brown.

GENEVIEVE MCCARRON VETTER is living in Annapolis, Maryland. She welcomed a baby boy in January which makes them a family of six! Broadlee (girl, age 5), Severn (boy, age 4), Waverley (girl, age 22 months) and Forrest (boy, newborn). They started Tessemae's, an Organic food company, in May 2005, and have the nation's fastest growing condiments and dressings located in Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Target, Giant, Ahold, HEB, and Safeway.

MONICA STINE CHURM and her husband Tristan are living in Silver Spring, Maryland.

ALISON CALDWELL BLISS and her family are enjoying life in Texas and are gearing up for another Houston summer. She has been fortunate to visit a number of classmates this year both in Texas and back east!

Counterclockwise from top: Alison Caldwell Bliss '02 with her family (Campbell, Tom, and Thomas) in North Carolina September 2015; Nora and Kellan Olson, children of Diane Bernardi Olson ‘02, Campbell Bliss, daughter of Alison Caldwell Bliss ‘02, and Anna Raber, daughter of Robyn Raber Borgelt ’02; Pati Notario ‘02 and her son William.

2003

DANIELLE VREELAND daniellevreeland@gmail.com BRIGID MYLER brigidmyler@gmail.com

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MEAGAN BARRY married Murphy Gallagher on August 22, 2015 at Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown University. Meagan and “Murph” currently live in San Francisco.

JULIA RUMFORD and her husband, Richard, are still living in Raleigh, North Carolina, and recently started working at Burt’s Bees in February in Durham. She is really enjoying it and welcomes anyone who is coming through the Raleigh/Durham area!

EMILY BATES married Ryan Sullivan on September 26, 2015 in Easton, Maryland. The two recently moved back to New York City after living in London for the last few years and are enjoying married life in the Big Apple!

DAPHNE KIPLINER is still living in DC and working at Landon doing graphic design. She and her husband, Dave,enjoyed a trip to Brazil for a friend's wedding. It was full of adventures and mishaps (not knowing any Portuguese or even Spanish...) but a wonderful trip! Daphne loves seeing her local SR gals around DC and the ones who pass through town to visit!

Above left, long-time neighborhood friends and two fellow SR alumnae celebrate the wedding of Meagan Barry '03 in Washington, DC, including Caitlin O'Connell '01 and Madeline Brown '01; above right, Emily Bates Sullivan ’03 and her new husband, Ryan Sullivan

reported that they had a great time!

2004

ALEXANDRA MASCIUCH LEWIS alexandra.lewis713@gmail.com MONIKA LUABEYA monikaml@gmail.com Amy Cantilena married Dr. Christopher Walsh on Halloween at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in DC, with many SR friends and family in attendance to celebrate! She will be defending her doctoral thesis at the University of Kansas in April.

RENEE CLINTON, BAHAREH SARRAMI, BRIGID MYLER, and ALEXI RAHMAN traveled to Bali last summer. They climbed a volcano at sunrise, stomped in rice patties, walked with the monkeys, visited temples, and enjoyed lots of local food and drink. Renee Right, Bahareh Sarrami ’03, Nahal Khatami, Brigid Myler ’03, Alexi Rahman ’03, and Renee Clinton ’03 visit a temple in Bali. Below, members of the Class of 2003 volunteered at the DC Diaper Bank in January: Brigid Myler, Bahareh Sarrami, Stephanie Taylor, Daphne Kiplinger, and Annie Borchardt.

Above, celebrating at the October 31, 2015 wedding reception of Amy Cantilena '04 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts: (back row) Nadia Aksentijevich '04, Dr. Stephanie O'Rourke '04; (second row) Christine Hawes '04, Alison Gillis '04, Caitlin Ford Shah '04, Annelies DeGroot '04; (front row) Christine Antoniou '10, Caroline Cantilena ‘10, Anna Cantilena '16, Elizabeth Pierce '04, Tess Dearing '05, and Marissa Dearing '10. Below, Alexandra Jeffery Megan ’04, Alissa Hauser ’04, Caitlin O'Connor ’04, Teresa Boucas ’04, Kaitlin McTighe ’04, and Laura Tawes ’00 (Maid of Honor) at the wedding of Hayley Tawes '04 to Brendan Coyle.

Bronx, and she is deeply involved with community organizing around racial injustice and urban art.

BRITTANY DYE JOHNSON is finishing her Emergency Medicine Residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School this June. Brittany and her husband, Matthew, welcomed a son, Alexander, last June. They will be moving to Charlottesville, Virginia this summer where Brittany has accepted a position as an emergency medicine physician and her husband will be starting law school at the University of Virginia.

Above, Chelsea Cramp Carroll ’05 at her wedding to Brendan Carroll, and right, with classmates Micaela Mazzarella, Maggie Ferrenz, Susan Watkins, Katie Redman, Lauren Hazlett Smith, and Kathryn Jaffe Boothe.

2005

MICAELA MAZZARELLA mazzmc5@gmail.com ELEANORE ALEXANDER is a first year PhD student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the department of Health Policy and Management. Elle is happy to be back in Maryland and close to her SR friends. Elle loved seeing everyone at Reunion this past year!

KIKI BURTON recently moved to San Francisco, California to lead a product strategy team at Adobe. She is engaged to Nate Schneiders, who she has known since high school, and is looking forward to getting married this spring in Washington DC! She is having a blast exploring the West Coast and tries to spend as much free time exploring new areas, traveling, and cooking!

MAGGIE COOPER has been living in Singapore for the past five years, however, this January she relocated to Cincinnati to pursue a Master's Degree in Nutrition.

CHELSEA CRAMP CARROLL married fellow Virginia Tech alumnus Brendan Carroll on September 5, 2015 in Annapolis, Maryland.

Classmates LAUREN HAZLETT SMITH and MICAELA MAZZARELLA were bridesmaids.

Chelsea and Brendan currently live in Charlottesville, Virginia where she is getting her Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Below, Norma Dhanaraj ‘05 Virginia’s Darden School of Business. After she graduates this May, they will be moving to Richmond, Virginia where she has accepted a position with M&T Bank in their Commercial Real Estate Group.

NORMA DHANARAJ has been enjoying her role in program development at G.E.M.S., a nonprofit organization where she supports youth who have survived commercial sexual exploitation in New York City. Norma continues to speak on panels at New York University on the issue of Above, Brittany Dye domestic sex trafficking.

Johnson ’05 and her family She loves living in The

KAREN FARRELL ROSINSKI successfully defended her dissertation, "Acquisitive Aggressors or Rational Risk Takers? A Study of Territorial War Aim Expansion," in November 2015 and graduated from the University of Virginia with a PhD in Foreign Affairs in December 2015.

She is planning to move back to the DC area, where her husband, LT Dan Rosinski, will be stationed at the Washington Navy Yard.

MARY KATE FUNARI ABADESSA resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her MSN in 2014, she transitioned into the role of Education Nurse Specialist in the Emergency Department at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She lectures locally and nationally on topics in pediatric emergency care. Mary Kate married her college sweetheart, Matthew Abbadessa, in the chapel at Villanova during the Pope's recent visit to Philadelphia.

Above, Mary Kate Funari Abadessa ’05 at her wedding to Matthew Abbadessa

SHANNON HOCHMAN has moved to Savannah, Georgia, to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design, majoring in illustration. She is currently working on her thesis project, which concerns illustrations in novels for adults. The Below left, Shannon Hochman ‘05, and below right, Shannon's artwork

Above, Kathryn Jaffe Boothe ’05 at her wedding to Ryan Boothe, along with classmates Micaela Mazzarella, Andrea Uku, and Susan Watkins

visual component of this project is a series of ink spot illustrations that she’s drawn for her novel she is working to publish. Shannon is also acting as a mentor in SCAD's program for struggling undergraduates.

KATHRYN JAFFE BOOTHE married Ryan Boothe in August 2015. Her SR classmates ANNIE CAMPBELL, MICAELA MAZZARELLA, ANDREA UKU, and SUSAN WATKINS were bridesmaids in her wedding. She is a supervising attorney and adjunct professor for the criminal division of DC Law Students in Court clinical program (LSIC).

LSIC is one of the oldest and most well-regarded clinical programs in the city. It is a unique consortium of five law schools whose students provide quality legal representation, assistance, and counseling to low-income clients in DC. Kathryn’s students represent clients charged with misdemeanors in DC Superior Court.

PAIGE HOLDEN SCHMITZ and her husband John welcomed a baby boy on December 11, 2015, John Logan Schmitz.

They love spending time with him.

In July 2016, the Schmitz family will be moving to London!

MARA OSHER Top, Paige Holden Schmitz WEINSTEIN ’05 with her family; and is happy to have bottom, Paige’s son John recently returned to the DC area after spending five years in New York City. Mara married Charles Weinstein, a great friend from Boston University, on September 19, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. Classmate KEARA MEHLERT was a bridesmaid and Mara's sister, Jordan Osher '03, was her maid of honor!

In 2016, Mara hopes to continue to advance in her career as an e v i d e n ce - b a s e d implementation specialist in child welfare and juvenile justice programming.

S U S A N WATKINS works at Contactually,

Mara Osher Weinstein ’05 at her wedding with her sister, Jordan Osher '03

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Above left, Claire Zachik ’05 at her May 2015 graduation; above right, Kaitlin Duff ’06, with the One Love Foundation, rings the opening bell for the NASDAQ in February 2016.

a Washington, DC start-up company, which recently raised a Series A investment. She is officially the longest tenured employee having reached her three-year mark! She continues to sit on the Board of Directors for We Are Family, a local DC nonprofit group for low-income senior citizens.

LAURA WRIGHT SALOMON lives in Jersey City and works at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She married Dan Salomon on October 10, 2015 in Lambertville, New Jersey.

The wedding was so much fun and she loved seeing former classmates LINDA PEAR and SHANNON HOCHMAN! CLAIRE ZACHIK graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in May of 2015 and is now in her first year of Psychiatry Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Claire continues to enjoy living in Baltimore.

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KELLYN MAHAN kmahan88@gmail.com KAITLIN DUFF is highly involved in the One Love Foundation, which raises awareness about domestic violence. Recently, she and the One Love Foundation were asked to ring the opening bell for the NASDAQ. CAROLINE JOYCE GEORGE wed Ryan George on September 12, 2015, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill. The reception was held at The Andrew Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue. Caroline and Ryan currently reside in New York City.

VALERIA BOUCAS recently started BonBon Brasil with her sister Teresa Boucas '04.

The company sells brigaderios, a nod to her Brazilian heritage.

BonBonBrasil was recently featured in The Washington Post as a new and noteworthy company.

Top left, Caroline Joyce George ’06 and Ryan George at their 2015 wedding; bottom left, George Wilson Hite, son of Catherine Troost Hite ’06

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CATHERINE TROOST HITE and her husband Travis welcomed George Wilson Hite on August 20, 2015, weighing 8 lbs 11 oz. Catherine is working as a Nurse Practitioner at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

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CLAIRE CLARK NOWLIN claire.nowlin@gmail.com CARA SULLIVAN sullivanc11@mail.wlu.edu MINHAE SHIM ROTH married Daniel Shorr Roth on March 5, 2016, in Maui, Hawaii. They traveled to Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, Korea, and Beijing, China for their honeymoon. Minhae is currently completing her Master of Architecture degree and Danny works in the technology industry. They reside in Miami, Florida.

VIVIAN TYABA is currently interning at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a Student Honors Business Intern (Graduate student). She has been tasked with important projects, such as populating spreadsheets with information pertaining to securities regulators who must be contacted to ensure that their securities divisions are complying with SEC rules for their newly regulated municipal advisers. She is overjoyed that she has been asked to return to the SEC as an intern for the Summer of 2016 Student Honors Business Intern Program. Furthermore, she is continuing in her studies to attain a Master's degree from Robert H. Smith School of Business from the University of Maryland.

KATHERINA TIMMER will be graduating from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and, in addition to adding “MD” after her name, will be promoted to Lieutenant (USN). She will begin her general surgery residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia in July. Katherina is extremely excited about a challenging but rewarding few years ahead of her in the Navy’s top general surgery program!

VICTORIA JENETS graduated from Temple University School of Medicine and will begin her Pediatric Residency training in July 2016.

On August 29, MEGAN FITZGERALD married Rameez Tase in Washington, DC at Blessed Sacrament church. Fellow SR alumnae, sister Kathryn Fitzgerald ‘08 and friend CARA SULLIVAN were bridesmaids in the wedding! The couple met at Notre Dame as college students, and currently live in New York City, where Rameez works in strategy at a startup and Megan is a third year law student at Columbia Law School.

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ELISSA GOEKE elizabeth.goeke@gmail.com

Above left, Vivian Tyaba ’07 with her Business Communications classmates; above right, Megan Fitzgerald ’07 with her bridesmaids before her wedding: Caitlin Lynch, Kathryn Fitzgerald ‘08, Cara Sullivan ‘07, and Jocelyn Rausch

ANNE ELISE DROZDOSKI adrozdoski206@gmail.com RACHAEL MOSS moved back to the DC area in 2013 after completing a Master's degree in International Politics at City University London. She is now a gift officer in the Development Office of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a non-partisan think tank where she works with a fellow SR alumna, Maria-Stella Gatzoulis ’86.

ROBYN SCHWARTZMAN graduated with a Master’s in Biotechnology with a concentration in Regulatory Affairs from Johns Hopkins University in August 2015. She continues to work at a Medical Diagnostic Company in Rockville, where she started a new role within the company at the beginning of the year. She’s been enjoying her work there while living in DC and often spends time with lots of other SR Gators!

2009

SAMANTHA FIRSTENBERG samantha.firstenberg@gmail.com DEANNA JAVADI attended Lehigh University and graduated with a BA in International Relations. She worked as an Associate at Worldwide Speakers Group for almost two years before pursuing higher education. Currently, Deanna is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies pursuing an MA in Conflict Management and International Economics in Washington, DC. Recently, she has had exciting opportunities to visit Iran and Israel for academic purposes.

KATHRYN SHEA has moved to London to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Science and has been spending lots of time with classmate JUSTINE DESMOND. Kathryn is hoping fellow SR alumnae will let her and Justine know if they find themselves in London-town!

This is CATEY BOYLE’s third year living in New Orleans since graduating from Tufts, and she is in love with the music, culture, and community. Catey finished TFA in May after working with the same amazing ESL students in Kindergarten and then First Grade. She has taken a break from teaching this year which has allowed her the flexibility to learn Spanish in Guatemala, and to work on a farm in Oregon.

CHARIS WHITNAH is loving life in Colorado. She is moving into her fourth year

of teaching special education. Additionally, she's mentoring incoming Teach For America teachers as an Onboarding Coordinator.

In June 2016, Charis will run her first ultramarathon in Bryce Canyon, Utah.

KATHLEEN BARDALES is currently finishing her second year of veterinary school at Midwestern University and will be spending her summer as one of two Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation Fellows at Cornell University’s Baker Institute for Animal Health.

At the Baker Institute, she will be taking on a mentored research project focusing on equine pregnancy immunology and the Horse Genome Project.

2010

MEGHAN CONLEY meghanconley6@gmail.com MARGARET CRILLEY margaretcrilley@gmail.com

2011

COLLEEN ZORC colleenzorc@gmail.com SHAWN GANNON gannons1@xavier.edu KAITLYN TEAGUE HAUETER was married on January 30, 2016 at the Naval Academy. She and Zach dated since her freshman year in college and he is currently a Navy pilot. Kaitlyn and Zach are living in Mississippi and loving it. Classmates MEG RYAN, SHANNON O’CONNELL, and JULIA SCHMITZ were bridesmaids.

KAYLA VAN SCOY recently got a job at Scripps Networks Interactive, as the assistant to the VP of Production & Programming for HGTV, the Food Network and the Travel Channel.

2012

TABITHA CORE tcore@elon.edu H A N N A H GREENE is graduating magna cum laude with both her Bachelors in Political Science and Masters in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2016. Travel has emerged as a huge passion of Hannah’s, as she studied abroad at the Stockholm School of Economics last fall, did a solo trip throughout the UK this past January, and is planning on spending the summer working in South Africa.

Hannah hopes to launch a rewarding career in the philanthropic sector upon her return in fall 2016.

TABITHA CORE spent the month of January teaching science in Kerala, India. She traveled around the state with 18 other Hannah Greene '12 students presenting traveling science exhibits to middle school, high school, and college students from local schools. In August, she will continue her abroad adventures as she goes to the Dominican Republic to volunteer as a primary literacy promoter with the Peace Corps for two years.

2013

ALLIE INGRAM enjoyed her first semester at Catholic University.

MADI TAYLOR enjoyed her first semester at University of Maryland, College Park.

LAURA KEEHAN started a basketball program for kids with special needs called Rice All-Stars at Rice University. There are 30 kids signed up for their first season right now!

MADDIE GREENE made the Northwestern Mock Trial team, ranked seventh in the country. She competed as an attorney at tournaments at Yale and UCLA to name two.

MIA FLOOD is studying abroad in Italy this summer!

HALLIE MARTIN is an intern for an entirely mobile/online interior design startup called Zoom Interiors which was on Shark Tank.

ANNA BLOCKOWICZ worked really hard at her first semester as a Nursing Major at University of Michigan and is a Zeta Tau Alpha!

KELLY FALVEY kaf4fa@virginia.edu KATIE MONGOVEN received an Award of Excellence at the University of Michigan art school’s annual undergraduate juried art exhibition.

2014

LINDSAY BRATUN lindsaybratun@gmail.com

CATE CALOGERO ran the Marine Corps Marathon this fall in DC. Above, Katie Mongoven ‘13 with her winning sculpture piece at the University of Michigan art school's annual juried art exihibition

LINDSAY BRATUN is the Vice President of Organization of her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma.

BAILEY JOHNSTON is studying abroad in Orvieto, Italy this summer through a program at Southern Methodist University.

MADI KAISER is on the staff of the Cavalier Daily (her school’s newspaper) at the University of Virginia and manages social media edit.

Top, Kaitlyn Teague Haueter ’11 at her wedding to Zach Haueter; above, Kaitlyn with her bridesmaids, including: Shannon O’Connell ‘11, Meg Ryan ‘11, and Julia Schmitz ‘11, (far right)

Above, left, Tabitha Core '12 teaching science in India; above right, Maggie McMahon ’15 and Natasha Armstrong ’14 together at Emory's traditional Coca-Cola toast to welcome new students.

JENNIFER FLANAGAN and GRACE HILLS took a trip to Dublin for their fall break in 2015 to do research, conduct interviews, and attended a City Hall meeting.

2015

ISABELLA RICHARDSON isabellarichardson11@gmail.com

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1 Pre-school students Lauren Sheldon, Jacob Green, Matthew Smith, Eva Martin, and Joanna Andrews perform during the Lower School Grandparents and Special Friends Day 2 Apolline Million '27 reads a book with JuLin Simmons '27 and Maryam Abbas '27 3 As part of the Grade 3 Engineering unit, students such as Temi Sobande '25 designed their own Maglev trains, which float above a track, using their knowledge of magnetic properties to ensure the trains would repel with enough force to hover over the tracks 4 Sophia Ciatto '17 shows Emma Tyson '28 proper technique on the wheel learned in her US ceramics class

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On April 8, 2016, Ms. Becca Peixotto gave a presentation to the Middle School on her paleoanthropological and archaeological experiences and work. Ms. Peixotto was one of six scientists selected to excavate the remains of a newly identified hominid species, Homo naledi, from the Rising Start Expedition in South Africa. Her work on this expedition has been featured in National Geographic, PBS’s NOVA and was covered by a variety of media outlets including the Washington Post and New York Times.

Ms. Peixotto is a Doctoral Candidate in Anthropology at American University.

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5 Ms. Peixote shows a 3D replica of the Homo naledi skull to Jane Spina '21, Imani Chambers '21, and Caroline Bittman '21.

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6 US students enjoy the festivities of the first Shakesfaire, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and also honoring past colleague Kevin Duffy 7 US Theology teachers Tony Lemon, John Hogan, and Paul Boman don the robes and tonsure wigs to show how Elizabethan and Jacobean eras were not a particularly fun time for Catholics in Britain 8 US Art teacher Tom Doyle demonstrates printmaking to students during Shakesfaire 9 and 10 Incoming members of the Class of 2020 are welcomed to the Stone Ridge community 11 Olivia Kalu '22 and classmates perform during the MS Grandparents and Special Friends Day 12 Ava Motai '25 and Julia Landau '25 enjoy the LS Luau 13 McKinley Polla '16 spends time with Henry Keegan (son of Maddie Kearns Keegan '05 and member of the Infant and Toddler Program) as part of her Social Action placement

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YOU CAN REMEMBER STONE RIDGE IN YOUR WILL. Much of Stone Ridge’s past financial support has come from the generous bequests of its alumnae and friends. Such bequests are indispensable in maintaining the extraordinary quality of the School.

Planned gifts that qualify you for membership in the Hic et Nunc Society include but are not limited to: Bequest intention in your will • Life insurance policies • Retirement plan assets • Personal residences/property If you have already remembered Stone Ridge in your will or if you wish to receive further information, please contact Heather Dempsey, Director of Annual Giving, at 301.657.4322, ext. 363, or hdempsey@stoneridgeschool.org.

The Class of 1955 in their fifth grade year

SOME THINGS WILL NEVER CHANGE. The Stone Ridge campus continues to evolve as a first-rate 21st-century learning environment, with our grounds still providing a place for community gathering, play, and reflection.

Your support helps us live out St. Madeleine Sophie Barat's mission every day.

Thank you for supporting Stone Ridge in so many ways.

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In Memoriam

Notices as reported to the School as of March 22, 2016.

To notify the School of a death please contact Michael Anne Cullen '95 at 301.657.4322, ext. 376.

Stone Ridge extends our sympathies to alumnae, current families, and current faculty and staff who have lost loved ones.

GARLAND AUDILET Husband of Devan Audilet, Former Upper School Faculty

TOM HOHMAN Grandfather of Katharine Hohman '18, Claire Hohman '23, and Haley Matan '23

ANNE GARRITY BAKER '46 BRIE HUSTED '91 WALTER BANK Father of Gretchen Bank '72 EDWARD FRANCIS BARBANO, SR. Father of Angela Barbano Emerson '76

NERISSA L. JOHNSON Mother of Eileen Johnson Williams '75 and grandmother of Alexis Williams '08 and Dylan Williams '12

JANE COLEMAN BLAIR Former Faculty and Director of Admissions

AUSTIN H. KIPLINGER Grandfather of Daphne Kiplinger '03 and Sutton Kiplinger '00

DOROTHY BOYNTON Mother of Sharon Kenny, Upper School Faculty

ARTHUR KREISCHER, MD Father of Marybeth Kreischer Myers '79

NANCY TROLAND CUSHMAN Mother of Constance Cushman '64, Celia Cushman Bohannon '65, and Kathleen Cushman '67

PHYLLIS MARINELLI Mother of Kim Marinelli Vreeland '74 and grandmother of Danielle Vreeland '03

JANE DAVIDSON '14 Daughter of Lauren Davidson, Director of Early Childhood Program

EVA MAYFIELD Grandmother of Sydney Mayfield '25 KATHERINE MCCARTHY '88

ESTHER B. DAVIS Grandmother of Sophia May '14 KEVIN DUFFY Upper School Faculty ALBERTO C. GARCIA-TUÑON Brother of Cecilia Garcia-Tuñon Lear '74 JOHN T. GIBLIN, JR. Father of Sarah Giblin '01 and uncle of Mary Koonz Landriau '82

JAMES MCCENEY Father of Marjorie McCeney '86 CARO BUTLER OSTLUND '49 Mother of Dawn Ostlund '84 and sister of Pearce Butler Young '48 (dec.)

JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA Grandfather of Megan Scalia '15 and Bridget Scalia '19

MARY CATHERINE HARRIS Grandmother of Bridget Campbell '02 and Annie Campbell '05

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