SPARTAN LIFE
Summer 2015
Spartan Magazine
St. Stephen’s Totally Rad Spring Swing On Saturday, Feb. 21, more than 430 parents, faculty, staff and friends of St. Stephen’s gathered in Clayton Gymnasium to celebrate the school’s 11th annual Spring Swing event. Sponsored by the Parents’ Association, the annual fundraiser helps support St. Stephen’s commitment to excellence in educational programming and increased opportunities for financial aid. This year’s gala theme, Spartans Just Wanna Have Fun, made for an exciting ’80s-style bash. Party-goers, dressed like Madonna, Don Johnson and hair band musicians, rocked out to MTV-era music while they bid on silent auction items and snacked on Razzles and Pop Rocks from the “We Want Candy” bar. Following dinner, it was time for the totally awesome live auction and the “paddles up” portion of the night, which raised money for the school’s operating fund and covered the cost of six special Make It Happen projects, including new Chapel chairs, fitness equipment and pool repairs, digital keyboards, and faculty professional development opportunities. After thanking our generous parents and school community for making the night a huge success, the auctioneer introduced the live band, the Spazmatics, kicking the party into high gear.
A Truly Grand Day On April 22, St. Stephen’s celebrated the grand people in our students’ lives during a unique red-letter event on The Hill. Grand Day enables students to share their school experience with grandparents and other honored guests, who join them for an array of morning classes, a special Chapel service and a delicious lunch in the dining hall. Despite some early morning rain, spirits remained high, and the morning’s activities proved to be enriching and heart-warming for all.
Special thanks go to Spring Swing chairs Melinda Young and Laura Colangelo and their hardworking, creative committee for a fun evening, as well as Terry Quinn, auction chair, and Nicole Cormier and Heatherly Ayres, Make It Happen co-chairs.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Spring Swing cochairs Melinda Young and Laura Colangelo; Michelle Walters, Jessica and Paul D’Arcy; Courtney Jones, Bruce Salomon and Eric Jones; Judy and Michael Matula, Suzanne and Louie Danuser, Angela and Craig Watkins; Dayo Lanier, Jenna Salwen, Kathy Roche and Colleen Hynes
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Anna Nasi (7th) with Linda and Eric Copt; Mary Houston with David Houston (7th); Sarah DeGrasse (7th) with Ann Moody; Barb Nitzsche, Jayan Nitzsche (6th) and Venk Venkatesh; James Rabe, Ben Abikhaled (9th) and Heather Rabe; Natalee Weis (9th) with Karen and Bob Anderson
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