Blue & Gold Oct. 1998 Vol.5 No.1

199a - Fall Issue

Roge r ou lombe /-J endill ns ter ue Orza l Editor TH E

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TEWARD

CHOOL

1 1600 ayton Road hmond , Virginia 23233 04- 740-3394

Steward Growth Evident on Opening Day tude nts a rrived o n ca m pus eprc mbe r 8 to o bvio w, indi ca ti ns of the chool' reco rd growth.

During the ummer mo nth , co ntructi o n began o n th e new ppe r chool Ta ylo r Hall addit io n w hi ch i I ro jected 'f r co mpl eti o n in th e spring o f 1999, a nd 104 new tudent b rought th e e nro llme nt to 369, up 13% fro m 1997- 8 . T he new a rhl e Li fi eld wa read v for the beginning o f fi e ld h ckev cason , and fin ishing to uches had bec n put o n the Middle , choo l build ing face lift. Th c fi ft h grade c l a~sroom "co tt age" wa in pia e and had been so wo nd e rfull v cust m iLcd bv teac he r Ke rr y Blum that it \~'as the envv of a ll Lowc r chool stu dellls.

A g;o up of ncw, e nt hus iast ic fac ul ty had bee n dil ige ntl y work ing to beco me a part o f Steward', fine taff a nd were read y to greet their o ung charge . Th e g ro und s we re 1roo med , t he c ia sro ms ready, and th e mood o f a ll ex hila rat ing-ye. , it \Va go ing to be a good yea r!

Unle ro us epte m ber eve nts celebra ted th e beginn ing f the chool yea r. Middl e a nd U ppe r chool tud ents e n joyed an ope ning da ' trea t with t he "AS I30 L" Di xiela nd Band performing duri ng a

,,,,1 grader> (leI! 10 "ghl) fill.belh Iy,on. \,lITl.nlha B'>gcr, and Brendon Wt/berger lVall oJ bt!iJullful ~eplember iJlternoon.

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pecial a se mbly. On the morning f ' eptember I tl tudent~ , facu lty, parents, and friends gathered in th e gym nas ium for our first Steward Fam ilv Convocation . Rcmark5 from H ead~laster Roger Coulombe an d Board hairman Fe rd Baruch , as well as an uplifting message from gucst ~peaker Dr. Ray mond pe nce , rcnected a bright futurc for teward . On a beautiful ' eptember ' un d av afternoon, new Steward fami lies enjoyed a wonderfu l Ice ream ocial on campus , givi ng the m an opportunity to become better acquaintcd with fac ul ty and mcmbers of the event's host, the Parents ' As ociation.

Fall athl eti c tea ms, having tra ined during th e summ e r, bega n thei I' seaso n ; lasse was ted no tim e in o rga ni z ing specia l event a nd tak ing fi e ld t rip ; a nd the e nt ire School made pre pa rati o ns fo r , tewa rd 's e o nd a nnu a l H o meco mi ng in Octo ber. Th e 199 -9 c hool yea r was o ff to a great start .

Steward Adds New Faculty & Staft tewa rd is fo rtun a te to add th e tale nts a nd ab ililie o f numerou new fac ulty fo r th e 1998 -99 cho I vea r. Ja n e eymour is Steward 's ;lCW cou nselo r a nd a lso te aches psyc hology. A native o f o rth Caro lin a. Jan c g ra du a lc d fro m

Co nve r e College, t he nive rsityo f ort h aro lina, a nd Go rd o no m-ve il Theological Scmi nary with a B. . in Psyc ho lob'Y and a M . . in o un seJing. Prio r to jo ining Stewa rd 's sta ff, Ja ne was in private p ractice a t Reso u rce ,uid a nce e rvices, I nc., here in Richm ond .

H e r hobbies include ho r eback riding a nd d ownhill skiing.

Student s enloyed a closmg assembly of dIXIeland muSIC on Ihe openmg day of school

Wallace Inge , who teaches histo ry a nd eco no mics, ea rned a B.A. degree in hi tor at VMI.

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Rach ae l and b irdwalching.

Be lm o nte .

In add il io n lO t hose new to who has Sleward 's ca mpu , we a rc fo rtun ate jo ined o ur to have th e ta le nt o f a fo rm er math facullY me mbe r. Rya n Imirie , who d epartme lll , la ught lhea lre al tewa rd fo r nin e i ~ a gradu ate o f wee t yea rs be fo re leaving to altend grad ume choo l 'll V ' . has Bria r re LU ril ed to tewa rd o n a n inte rim Co ll ege bas i. to fi ll t he vaca nc\, of Pa ul a wh ere h<: D e l eo n a rdi s . Pau la a nd hl:[ ea rn ed a 13A hu sba nd . G reg. relurned to PillSin malh . burgh , Penn y lva ni a. W<: wi ll _ he taught ce rt a inl v miss Paul a a nd th e ma nv gco metr \' (olll ri buti o ns she mad e to t he fin e a nd alculu s an . a t tewa rd , but we arc gratifi ed a nd erved to have he r precleces o r fi ll in whil e as a d o rm a 'Larch is o nduCled fo r :.l n<:w ow (actlily membe" (/e(1 10 " ghlJ Walla, Inge, lana lhan Coulamhc, pa rent at S I. Bnr ron lar'o" and Rae hflel fjelmome (( 'nler fmnO t hc3 t re teac he r. M a ny . tud cllls M a rga ret 's w ho I rev io us ly stu d ied und er Rya n Schoo l befo re moving to Ri chm nd .

Prio r to jo inin >l he edu ca ti o nal wil l have l he o ppo rtuni ty to pa rticiRac hacl had a n exc iling u mmerra n ks. Wa ll ace was a P o f ale patc aga in in ne f hi s mag ni fice nt fo r As h ma n M a n u fa lLIrin> Co . In she Ill a rri 'd hu sba nd Joe a nd produ cti o ns. e nj oyed a fabu lous ho neymoo n in hi s spare t im e he en joys ba kelba ll Allligua. A nati ve o f Durh a m , (he wi ll a lso be coac hing Middle A nn Masza ros , 1 3~ t yea r' ort h : aro lina . Rac hae l is a l 0 a n School ba kelba ll ). ru nni ng. fi hing, "Vo lu lllee r o f t he Yea r" i now a acco m p li ' hed eq ue ' t ria n and ti ll a nd a ll genera l o utdoo r aClivitie . pa rt -ti me e mpl oyee o f t he Schoo l, en joys ho r eback ridin g. Rachae l is T hi ummer Wa ll ace ex pe rie nced a ma naging th e chool S t re. T he a lso erv ing as a las ' p n o r for drive acro co ulll ry, lak ing in ma nv St re now falls und e r th c juri sdi cgradc 9.

Sigh ts o f t he n iled S Lales . t io n o f t he -c hool rathe r t ha n th e Wa ll ace is a nalive R.ichm o nd er.

Pare nts' J\ ' ~o c i ati o n du e to th e Ma r y G ree nl ee has jo in ed o u r magn itu dc o f t he ma naging tasks c icnce depart me nt. G radu at ing Britton Taylor, b rn in a , ocia ted with it. We a rc fo rt u nate fro m "Ic mp le nive rsity a nd VirDecalLl r. Geo rg ia . is a rece nt gradu th a l Ann ha j ined o ur stafr to ate of David so n o llege w ith ;J B.A . gini a o rnm o nwealt h Ili ve rsity, co n tinu e th is inva lu ab le service.

M a ry ho ld s degrees in horticu lture degree in Engli h . In add it io n to (A . . ) a nd bi logy ( B.S. a nd M .S.) teac hi ng Midd le hool English. he h as taugh t Britto n also se rve a as i ta lll bi ology a nd socc"r coac h . His per o n a l in te res ts cnvi fOnmellla l includ e writing, oeecr. running, a nd ~ c i c n ce at brea kd a ncing. W hen asked if he Ran do lph-Mac n had a ny exc iting adve ntu res College and t he pla nn ed , he rep li ed . "O ne d ay I will n iversit yo f climb M t. Eve rest. " Ri chm o nd . S he Jo nathan Co ul o mbe . a l 0 a a nd hc r h usband , grad uate o f D av idso n Co ll ege with Bo b , havc two a B.A . in English , teache English d aughter , a rah amI will assist in va rsit ba ke t ball ( 10 ) a nd Ann a coach ing. He spe nt a yea r fo llowing (8). Wh a t lillie grad u at io n part -t im teaching and pa re timc he has t u to ring be fo re co ming to S tewa rd . is dcvo ted to A "chi p o ff t he o ld bloc k," Jo nath a n reading ( he ha a is Headma le r Roge r C oulo mbe 's fascina tio n wi t h o n , a nd many have a lready o bcience fi Cli n ), se rved t hat Jo na th a n a nd h i d ad h iking and ca mpsha re ad r wit ! \ Iewaru's n('\'\ roul1(je/or, lim e !>eymour (left) imd new (acuity member ing, ga rd e ning.

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HOMECOMING 1995 teward' seco nd ann ua l Ho mec ming brought festive flair to the ca mpus o n Friday afte rnoo n, October 9 . parade partiCipant b arded nOa ts c reativel y d e igned by the a ri o us cia 'se a nd departme nt o f the ' c hool, man y students, parents a nd visitors lin d up a l ng the parad e ro u te (t he ' a mpus Gree n ) t view th e peClacle. G rand Marsh al Gene awye r (directo r o f plant operat io ns (o r teward) was elected bv th e student bod I t lead Lhe parade. Ge ne and members of the Ho meco ming o un crui cd the circle in deco rated conve rtib le : fres hm en Laine Ashker a nd Mat t Porte r ; op homores Elena la n tosca a nd Da ni el Wood ; juni o rs As hl ey elde n and Mich ae l o n gd o n ; a nd se nior quee n and k ing ca ndid ates T ikia Bon n e r , Amanda Taggart, Emil Padow , Jo h n Ki pley, Ru sty Perkin s, and cott Ada m s.

CAL staff m mbers (Jeft to right) ElIZabet h Crlggs, /lett ) Tha rrington, and MarCIa Edwards

Steward Center lor the Advancement 01 Learning Thanks to a gene ro u 75 0,000 gra nt from the Ro bins Fo undati o n, the teward emer fo r the dva nce me nt o f L a rning (fo rm e rl y the Lea rning Reso urce ' e nte r) now offers multip le program s fo r tewa rd fa mi lie . T h is growth has resu lted in new perso nn el fo r t he e m er.

Bet ty T h a rrin g to n , whose o n C lay i a teward nim h grade r, now erve a a n ass istant to C h a rl e n e W ilto n , directo r of AL, a nd al 0 as isLS in the area fA Imi io ns. fo rmer teache r, BellY has a d gr e in ele mentary cducati n from V Eli za beth Griggs coordinate the I nte rna ti o na l a nd lul ticu lt ural Student Prog ram . he is a l 0 a t ud e nt at V U seeking her d egree in oc io logy. o mbin ed with ma king pl a ns fo r he r M ay weddi ng, Eli zabe th I ee ps mo re than a li llie busy!

ca lled 'T EP ( T eward Enrichment P rogram). Ma rcia ho ld s a Master in ' pecial Educatio n. he a nd her hu band , Dr. Ma r k Edwards , upe rime nd e m o f Henrico ou m y chools, have two d aughters , drian ( 12) a nd Autumn (8) .

C la ibo rn e W in borne is direc ting the Parent Educa ti o n _ente r. G raduat ing from William , M ary with an undergraduatl: d gree in psyc hology, Cla ibo rne a lso has a Ma te r' in S pecial Educati on (ro m , he is t he mo th er o f t hree chi ldren : Brod y ( 16). ara ( I ). and Blake (8) .

Hi ghlight o f the pa rade included temh grader An u s h a Abbas i ridi ng side-sadd le atop her ha nel-

Marcia Edward is co rti in ating t he gifted a nd ta lented prog ra m Cene ,awyer, Homecommg Parade Ma rsha l, enl")" h,s celebrated ((UI!)C!

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so me gray Appa loo a p ny, SlIl/(lny e, and the infam u leward "partan masco t (costu me co mplime nts o f the las of 199 ). An o th e rwis' eri u (?) gro up of educato r a nd taffer plea ed the crowd as members of a ho mem ade in trument ba nd , juking to the rh ythm o f band leader Pat Cuneo's boo mbox b lasting o usa marches.

Scott Mo n cu re put n a n e peciall y pirited perfo rm a nce a the ba nd 's drum ma jo r.

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Foil wing the parade , the c rowd chee red t he teward s cce r team o n to victo ry over ell' o mmunity a nd enjo ed ca rnival ga me a nd a c kout prepared by numero u~ parent vo lunteers under the leade r~ hip of usan Latou \"e1le.

Upper Schoo lers d o nn d th eir finest atti re to dance to th e tun c o f OJ H arry Weiner at Saturd ay night ' Ho me o ming Dance. eni o rs Amanda Taggart and Rusty Perkins were crow ned queen a nd king f the 1998 H meco ming. a special urpri se , la t yea r' queen and k ing, Ash ley McLaurin and cott Howard , return ed to their a lma mater t c rown th e ir ucceo rs. It wa an e -peci a ll y e ntim enta l o casio n for Am a nda an d Ru ty s ince As hle i Amand a 's very close friend a nd c II i " Ru ty' - un Ie. Mo re than 100 ppe r c hoolers turned o ut for the pe tac ul ar event.

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Lower School Happenings With a reco rd I (,LUdelll in grade K- . th e Lower .c hool bega n t. he year o n an act ive note. Field t rip lO such pl ac s a, the Luc k ' lO ne qu a rr y, hall e nge Disc ve ry, I~e t Cl u b . a nd the a irpo rt ; a ,econd grade tea pan . ; clas ' electi n ; a nd exc iti ng clas ro m ad ve illures have fi ll ed 'pte mbe r a nd Octobe r day I indergan en ~ tud e ill s haw a lready discove reel the t h rill fa tewa rd edu cati o n. a nd newco me rs have bee n wa rml". we lcomed bv . clas ma tcs.

\ Vc exte nd a Steward we lcomc 10 the 'Ias of 2 11 · La ure n As pey. teve n Brinn , M a tth ew C h a rn es . Loui se Conn e ll y . Ka te C onway, Zacha ry a re ' , Li z C orne ll , Ne llie D e lane . G raham Diffee , co tt Ed e ls te in , C hriss Edwa rd s , Brooke Fai son , Robin FraY ' e r , S tu a rt Good , M o lli e H a rg rove, Wya tt Ja me rso n , Ja m es Monc ure . Kim Ni co l.

Mich ae l offs inge r . Emi o rman , Mac ke n z ie un n a ll y, Bo rd e n Porter, Lo ri Re ibac h , Jac k au e r, Finn m th , Pa ul trad e r .

i\ la nv new fourth gradcr~ havc jOin ed ur ' lUdent hody: Ja y Ad erm a n . T im Brinn , M eag ha n oo k, Mark Ed e ls te in . Lind ev G o od ·te in . Am a nd a Lipscom b .

A ht o n N ixon , O li v ia Pa rke r , Ka ti e St. Cl air, a nd C he lsea Vo ltz.

S l ewanj"~ ncw fi ft h grad cr, arc: Ro main Bagard , Tracey B ' s t , Au stin Brazze ll , And y Brown , Philip a rte l', l a u re n Cos te ll o , Eli za be th Fra nklin , Jo hn Ga nnon , and Ja mes M e a u le ,.

Lower School Elects Student Council Onicers C n:at ivc campaign pmter\ I1lled the Lower Seh 01 ha lls a nd ' piri ted cam paig n ~ p eech " we I" dc liv<:fcd bv thc ca nd idatcs leading to Ihi, vear\ Lower School qudenl council officer electio ns. CongralU l ati()n~ to th is vea r', winners: Pre ide lll , I a ti e-Be th uril cez ; Co-Vice-Pres idents , Fin ley Turn e r a nd Ka ti e Ka pe r ; : ccreta ry, Tracey Bes t ; and Tn:asure r, M a o n amp- ro wd c r.

~tudel1l Co un ci l Repre,e l1l <l tivl" arc fou rth grade r As hl e ig h Rc ibae h an d Sa rah e lso n a nd fifl h grade rs D av id Pa rri s h .

H arpe r Ea rl , nn e logan Ta lo r , a nd Lo ui sa Ke ndi g.

\ 11 the ca ndi da te a rc to be co mp lim e nted not o nl y fo r I he ir ded ica led ca m pa ign eff rt s. bUI thei r good s pOrt ma n hip--a n aurib ute th at i ~ j U ~ 1 a ~ commendab lt: a~ vino n '!

Something IIFishYII is Happening in the Filth Grade

by Ker" 81um Fifth grade \cie nce i, expandi ng it s "han ds-o n " experience with more di ~seCl i o n , t hi ~ vear!

Stlldc lllS wi ll ·tan with a Lo ui iana Lubber, a la rge alm o t wingles gra~, h 0pper. and t hen go o n to a \cg meilled w rm , a ~ t a r fj h , a nd fi nall y a fre h- killed fis h. They will wo rk in t he ppe r - ho I bio logy lab afte r whi ch they pre pa re a rei n o n the ir ex pe rie nce.

M e r e dith T homp so n . :m d C hri s -

toph e r Walke r. ew , eco nd grade rs eille ring . tewa rd in Sc pte m l c r a rc: Alex Bagard , Li za C o ga r , Alex Dufo ur, M a rk Hargrove , Kaa rin Holmqui st , Wi ll iam S him e r , Becea m y th , M e redith S t. C la ir, a nd Nath a n Wille tt.

G rade 3 i pl eased to we lco m it new me mbe r : arl D ageford e , Pe te r Diez, S te phe n Gi a nfortoni , G arn e t Mi lle r , :lI1d Jac ki e M o n cure .

Lm,.r hool rlil5S oft,eers and '>tudenr (ounol represenr.rlles lIefr ro flghr . back row) KarreBerh Kurd I , rraeey Besr , DJv,,) Parrish, Ilarper [arly. Anne logan Jaylor, Mason Camp· rowder.

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Lower Schoolers Meet the Challenge

by Ronny Hajek On September 2 Steward' fo urth a nd fif1.h g rade rs trave kd LO h alle nge Oi c very for a n o utd oo r adve nture . At the ropes co urse they broke int gro u ps a nd wo rked th e ir way thro ug h bridge-building, ro pewinging, ca bl e-wa lking , a nd o th e r gro up pr ble m- so lvin g exe rc ise in o rd e r to ga in insig h t illlo the va lue of g ro up a nd the d eci ion- m ak ing proces . These tudel1l a lso found a per~o n al c hall e nge in clim bi ng th e LOwer and " pamper po le. " When askcd fo r reaction to the e perie nce, C hri topher Skove rep li ed , " I li ked h w it wa sn 't lO hard o r to casy." O li via Pad<e r re m arked that " it was c ha ll e nging climb ing the LOwe r." All tudeills a nd accompany ing fa c ulty had a d ay fi ll ed wit h fun a nd ad ve lllure.

Whlrn!')' lola nes gets harne sed (or her hill/eng l Iscovery ~'1 d~'en(U re.

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f urth graders enloy plckmg nul untque

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ul/flng ,helf field '''P to 'he lu k Slone quarry.

The Fourth Grade Weighs 3000 Pounds!

Second Graders Host Tea Party

by Estelle Grossman

by Suzy Kennedy

On Friday, October L, the f()urth grad e: cla~ WCIll LO Lu ci S to ne quarr v. We saw ca rt h m over~ an d ro..:k c ru her . We co ll ectcd rocks , to uched a di a mo nd drill bit , an d watc hed g ranitc slab cut fo r I itc he n coullleno p . . 'Ne even gOt to we ig h th e wh ole <.:l ass o n l he sca le thev u 'e lO weigh cars a nd tru ck.

T he seco nd 路rad e students reviewed manne rs during the mo nth of Septe mber. O n Oc t ber:2 they ho ted a tea party LO experience being a ho tfhoste sa nd LO put t he ir he t m a nn e rs illlo practi ce.

Pa rel1ls, teachers. a nd friend we re invited to e nj oy th e pun..:h , coo kies, a nd conve rsat io n .

New second grad r l3ecca ~m)'rh e,,/o)'\ rhe rea Parry "'lfh her mOlher. uS/e, and her gr"ndparcnts.

Middle School Gets Facelill

by Sandy Shaw Ge n e awyer a nd the maintenance crew were busy th is umm er giving th e Midd l ' choo l bui lding a fre sh, new look. M os t noti eab le a re the large blue and o ld t ripes that zigzag the ir way down the ha lls ofthe building. In additi n, several ci a room were reca rpeted a nd blackboa rd were replaced . The Auditorium a lso fe a llire so mething new-Murphy bed t Ie tabl e a nd be nche fo r lunch time ( mak ing clean- u p much ea ier). Finall y, th e Head of the Middle chool, Noe l Wil so n , has re located her o ffice to the Midd le chool building-now she ca n reall v keep an eye o n things! Even th o ugh fin a l ren vatio n for thi building is evera l ~'ears away, the e new feature make it feel like a pecial pia e fo r Middle Schoolers and are welco me change to teward ' growing a mpu .

BfIIl on lay/or (far right) and hI< "dIVine" sC'.nlh grader<

Simply Divine by 8rlllon Taylor

n Frid ay, ctober 2, the eve III h grade wa impl y divine !

T hi s tim , howeve r, it was th eir ga rb th at wa heavenly, not their cia sroo m beha io r. Auired with thunde rbo lts, a nvil s, fl owers , swo rd , a nd toga ' , the eve nth grade r a me to cia s dre ed as Greek gods, godd esse , mo nster , and he roes in o rd er to celebrate the co mpletio n o f a three-week Grade 7 stud of myErin Anderson tho logy. The Mary Krumbein cia received a pe ial trea t Lindsey Leach when Mr. Taylo r Nadira Mohamec .. a il ed in ick," Carol Possamai o nl y to be Lily Wyckoff replaced at the la t minute by Grade 8 Hermes, me Allison Balzer enge r of the god a nd Drew Fields occasional Mitchell Smiley substitute here Matthew Stafford at teward School. Fleet-

Welcome New Middle School Students!

Grade 6

Hunter Belinguet jessie Brown Jess Burks Brittany Curtis John Glazer Alex Hawthorne Kyle Hendrick Lindsay Lillard Andrew Nesmith Cheves Pasco Emily Stainback

foo ted Henne led hi s cia se lIlside where the tude m s presemed the ir co ' tumes a nd posed for act io n photo . A urvey of He nne ' alle ndan e record how th e foll owing character we re prese nt: Hephaes tu , Ody eu , Medu a, Hade , rtemis, Athena , upid , Per ephone, Demeter, Dio ny 路us, several sp rite , a nd numerous nymphs. Appreciative of th e tudent .' efforts , He rmes was ove rh eard sa ing, " I had so much fun today, I iu t ca n't wait for next year' pantheo n party!"

New Look for Middle School Spirit Teams

by Hobb Stolllemyer The Middle chool pint Teams, heduled for fifth p ri od o n Fridays, have taken a light turn from the pa t two yea rs' event which foc used o n ph y ical activities.

The main idea of this yea r' prog ra m is to increase advi or c m act with advi ees and to culti vat more meaningfu l interper a nal relationhip wi th i n the gro u p . A tiv itie ra nge fr m off-ca mpu ' lun he to full piri t Team Blue G Id

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apture-the-F lag d ay , s peaker-, a nd dem o n trati ons . Thl: fir st pea ke r o f th e yea r was rad io ~ t a li o n XL-IO:l's -l~Ha Hunter.

Thank - LO facult v member Tris ha Duke fo r acqu iri'ng t h i ~/ea r' s speakers and LO the man v hl:lpful Middl e c hoo l m o tlll:r - for thei r upport.

Middle Schoolers Adjust to Change 6th graders enjoyed rhe" new Middle .\ chool st clt U5 dunng horll

Lea ving th e hall s fLowe r choo l ca n be intimid a tin g ...and confusing. There a re locke rs LO o rgani ze, classe to change , a nd new aClivities to purs ue , no t LO m en ti n co mplian ce with the d ress cod e fo r Midd le and Upper ' c hoo l !

M o t tudenLs maki ng the tran sitio n adju ' t qui c kl y and actuall v find the new adventures a 1V~l come c ha llengl:. Onl: nl:1V Middle Sc hoo le r commented t ha t what s he th o ught s he wo u ld mi ss mos t in Lo wer S hoo l wa ~ "lhe Ho li lay Program and Grandparents' Day performan ces" whi c h fe a ture l he Low r c hoo l. H wever, he was also excited about new o ppo rt.unities in at hl e tics a nd the fine an de partmen t. May be being "in the middl e" i n't so bad afte r all !

Middle School Class Onicers Co ngratul a ti u n> 10 t he fo li o\\"ing for their electi o n as 1iddle Sc hoo l c1a~s officer: Preside nt Vice Pres.

Secretary Treasurer

Grade 8 Jul iana Sumner Morgan Valentin e Carter Saunders Phil ipp Schmidt- Ullrich

Preside nt Vice Pres.

Secretary Treasurer

Grade 7 Spe nce r Best Sally Summerson Amy Strickla nd Jimmy Atkinso n

(Lerl 10 "ghe) Sa rah Cl\ comb, Walla ce Young. and /JI,lIr SUCl on are new MIddle or I he leld Ilockey I eam

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President Vice Pres.

Secretary Treas urer

Onllf18 WJl h a

"P tacu/ar floar '

Grade 6 Morgan Hutchinson Artis Mills Leigh G reene Cary Thompson

Student Council Representatives Gra de 6 Kate Garner Noah Schnoll Grade 7 Andy Lawton Berkeley Halperi n Grade 8 Hunter Sea rs Carter Henley

Upper School Anxious lor Taylor Hall Addition With pper School e nrollment at I 14, it i no wo nder that classroo m space is a co mm odity. Every noo k a nd crann y ha bee n filled with elas e a nd study halls, a nd U pper Sc hoolers a nxio u Iyawait t he co mpl e ti o n o f t he Taylo r H all additi o n . Eac h d a\' students a re a ble LO b e rve fir' t-h a nd the prog re s o n th e addition fo r which co n lru ctio n began during the ummer months. With the walls up and a roof overh ead , it is beginning LO loo k like a rea l building, a nd wh at a we lco me additi o n it willi e . VVith eight new class roo ms , a new e mpu te r lab, a nd va ri o us d e partment o ffices , lhe

pper chool wi ll t rul y be a ble to "s pread the ir wing" a nd co nt inu e to acco mm od a te the ' ro wth be ing experie nced at t wa rd .

It's College Application Time

by Shelby Holland It mav o n Iv be O ctobe r, but o ur cni o r a rc pre pa rin g a lrea u y e nture into th e for next vea l" ivv h all f aca d e mi a . ow i th e t ime t pre pa re f r wr i t i ng a nd e nding in th o~c d a untin g co ll'ge appli ca ti o n , a nd the tas l is no t casy. M a n \' e ni o rs find the pr cc ' s ca ry' a nd ve rwh e l m i ng .

At lcwa rd , howeve r, se ni o rs h ave a n adv a nt age in th a t th ev re cc ive spec ia l he lp in w riting th e e ay th a t mu st a co mpa ny th e ir a pplica t io ns. Bo th Mrs. Brenda Turn er a nd Mr. Pat Cuneo p ro id e ca refu l guid a nce in thi. a rea in e ni o r Eng lish cia s.

They teach a unit that eve r writing trategics, approa hes, a nd

Upper School

Steward Welcomes New Upper School Students Grade9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Jaso n Ander on Al lisonBo r Jared ichocki Tzeira Cred itor Leigh Ivan Alex Lauher Ore. Mo re Cathy icho l Annalisa Palazzotto ian-Ioui a Prest n G ra cott Laura Wei iger

Meli sa Beck him HUf\.\~ tz JamieRo e Aimee Seiden Parke mith Phillip tanfield hri stopher tanle Michelle Whitaker Judson Wi lton Daniel 0 d

Jo eph a rter - rin Markowitz shley elden Bronwyn treat

w hat i; accep ta bl e materi a l in these essays . tud ents wo rk on e say in c ia s ca rl yo n in th e vea r, a nd th ev a l 0 may 'bring in thei r co mpo iti ' n thro ugho ut th e yea r f I' c ritiquing a nu help.

Ju st w hat do co lleges wa nt th ei r a ppl icant t writ e in t heir co ll e Ie

las Officers Grade II President Jessica Gray Vice Pres. Elizabeth Sumner Secretary Katie Drzal Treasurer Carter Eberly

Grade 10 President Vice Pres.

Secretary Treasurer

Grade 9 President Matt Porter Vice Pres. Clay Tharrington Secretary Jennifer Gray Treasurer Sean路louisa Preston

Student Council Officers for 1998-99 President Secretary

Amanda Taggart KalieDrzal

Vice Pres.

Treasurer

ieola

oeco

We're Glad You're Here!

Grade 12 President John Kipley Vice Pres. Stephen Paulette Secretary Amanda Taggart Treasurer Michae l Maszaros

Laura Slabaugh Daniel Wood Caitlin Rossmoore Ted Benson

Grade 12

John J<jpley

arter Eberl

e ay? T hey u ua ll y wa nt a n es ay th a t rc vea ls so mething impo rLa nt a bout the a ppl ica nt that cann o t be asce n a i ned fI' m th e appl ica ti n it el f. o me examp les o f qu e ti o n th at might be asked are: " In what ways have yo u grown intell ectuall y durin g yo ur hi gh c ho I years?"; " Wh o is yo ur hero , a nd why did yo u choose him/ h e r?"; o r " Eva lu a te a Signifi ca nt ac hieve ment o r experience th al has a ffected yo ur life."

Fine . ow, how do o lleges wa nt api lica nts to a n we r lhe e que li o n ? T he numb e r ne rul e seems to be t h at th ey wa nt t he applica nt to be speCific in t he a nswe r, no t g ne ra l; fo cu o n a fin e, ill ustrati ve po int to make a n impact.

And kn w your subj ec t. App licant. ho uld no t ta lk abo ut their dream of beco ming a n a tro naut beca use th ey "c rave excite me nt and love lheir co untr ." They sho uld d emonSlrau: lh a t Lh ey kn ow a great dea l abo ut astron a uts a nd the space pro'ram . Do n't try to hoc k in o rder to be no ticed . " I own a gun , a nd I'm no t a fraid to use it" i not t he k ind of lead-in t hat shou ld be used in a college e sa .

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O ur se n iors a re fortunate . Mr .

Turn e r and Mr. u neo know exact lv how LO gu ide and provide in t he e say process. o u pled w it h th e meti c ul o us coll ege app l ication ass ista nce from Mrs. C aroly n Brandt, Di recto r of t ud ies , Steward' Class of 1999 are we ll o n t he ir way to accepta nce in top co ll eges a nd uni ve r ities fo r 19 9 .

AFS Adventures T" ~ Stewfl rrl chool i lfls beclI fi ll flctille pfl r ticipfl ll t ill AFS (A II/ crim il Fie l rl Senl ice ) progralll Oll er th e yall's, hostillg forl'igll c.rch(lIlge stllrlmt frolll IIlfl l !)l co lllltries. Thi~ Y l'flr S tcwfl rrl is plcflserl to hflllC 011 C(/IIlI'IIS Nicola C occo, Ollr IIf lVl'st AF stllrlCllt frolll [t fl!y. Gflil Hentol/ . Oll r faCIl i ty AFS coorrli ll atOl; rcports:

Welcome Nicola by Gall Healon Buoll gi ro llo! O n a Mo nd a m o rnin g in m id - epte m ber, Stewa rd t ud e m s a n d teac hers ch a nted a warm g ree t ing to o ur newest AF student , Ni col a Cocco.

In hi first weeks a t tewa rd , th e 17-yea r-o ld Sardi ni an b a lread y lea rning a lot abo u t America n c ul ture. Ni co la i a li tt le hyat fi rst in t h is fo re ig n aLJTIO phere , b ut hi w ide sm ile how t h at he hope LO make m a ny new friend at t he c h oo l.

A n av id rea d er in Ita lia n , i a la ha we li- deve lo ped anal /ti ca l sk ill s that wi ll help h im im prove hi ~ readin in Engli!>h .

He st ili struggle with o ra l c mpre hens io n of hi ' eco nd la ng uage. Hi s E L teac her. Eli zabe th Griggs , rema rk t h at ico la u nde r ta nd be t w he n people peak slowly.

Ni co la h as been p ract ic ing his socce r sk ill s a t S teward . Acco rding to Coach Coddington , icola is a n aggre ive playe r a nd has m ad e seve ral goa l . H e i iIII re ted in body-bui lding as we ll.

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The fa mi lv of tewa rd enio r Scott Adam s i, host ing icola .

Mr Adam ~o metilll es wonder w hether ico la feels h o me ~ ick .

Ever vo ne ho pes that by th~ e nd o f the year, Nico la wil l fee l at home in t he Stewa rd comm u n itv. ""h en vou ~ ee Nico la in the ha ll ' or on the fie ld , sm ile and av iao!

My New Zealand Experience

by Stephen Paulette nllgcl/ c Pflulette, hl'rlri of thl' fl "~ rlrt!> dcpartlllCllt. 1I11r1 hi'/' . 0 11.

Steph clI . (I Stclv{/rrl s<'1Iicl/; hal't' played host to IIUlllerOIlS FS sturlt'llts ill Ilast _yea r a//(( .I t.illl'i it rl//(( COllllll llll imte Ivith tholl (I II ( I ''{'glliar brl is. This Prist lillllller tt'(lht'll tmllr/er! to <'IV Zerl/mlrl a allllFS sturlellt . i if share. his ",17)('/'iCllce Ivith 0 111' Billi' ,,' Cold rmrl!TI .

Traveling acru~ tile world to a co untrv I have n eve r v i ~ it ed wilh peo ple ' l knew for o nl y two d ay, wa a wo nde rful experience I wil lncvcr fo rget.

Thi sum mer I was a fore ig n exchange (AF ) student t ew Zealand fo r even weeks. I left Ri chm o nd , V irg ini a , o n a pla ne by m)' If and arrived in Lo; Ange le LO meet twenty-five peo ple wh o wou ld ha re thi e perience w ith me . We left the ne t d ay for New

Zealand a nd landed twelve ho ur later. A ha lf- ho ur la ter we were o n a hu, traveling to o ur first SLOp. Three weeks were ~pent at an o ut d oo r camp where twenty C anadian joi ned the g ro up. The fortyfive of us we re broke n up into ma il er g ro u p . Whi le t h ree g ro u p went o n expeditio n . two g ro u ps sUlyed back at t he ca m p . Expedi tion wa a week away from ca mp with JUSt yo ur ro up . It consis ted of thr e day of h ik ing a nd fo ur day o f kayaking o n a lake . \ e et up camp whe n it gO t da rk. fte r the exped iti o n we were g iven t he op port unit y to bungee jump. I cho e LO jump off the 17 -foot platform . Thi d3y ended the e~pe diti o n for my g ro up a lo ng with two ot her groups .

The next three day were s pent o n;J i'vIarae. whi c h i ~ a M ;wri gree t i ng place. Thefe we karneu to mah.e nute a nd weave ba ket .

The g uys we re taugh t t he Haka (war da nce) fo r the particu lar tribe we were stay ing with . T he girl were taug ht the stick game, wh ich wa performed at gathering . Over the three day we heard man y LOries a bo ut Mau ri a nce trva nd learned a great dea l about t heir culture !

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These three days were fo llowed by the o th er two group leaving fo r ex pediti o n. The gro up w ho tayed behind went white wa te r rafci ng, o ri emeering, hi l ing, a nd ca mping.

We did bo th t he high a nd low rope co ur es as we ll a th e ind oo r clim bing wa ll. The t h ree weeks were e nded with a 2 4- hour sol T hi acti vity i whe re each me m be r of t he gro up cho es eigh t ite ms (fo od a nd wate r eac h co um a a n item ).

We take t hese ite m a nd g ut illlo t he wood s. The next 2 4 ho urs a rc pe nt a lo ne. A s hel ter need s to b . buil t a nd th en th e re t is free ti me to th in k. I neve r reali zed h w m uch inte ractio n people had with eac h o th e r until I was away fro m an human co ntact fo r twentv- fo ur ho u r .

high sc hool, Pa rii a melll. a nd a d a iry fa rm . I staved o ne weekend o n t he d airv fa rm . I ta ught ca lves how to nu r e fro m the feed er and herd ed , t ran po rted , milked , a nd hel ped bra nd cows .

Af 5ludenl rephen Paulerr e IOdd, " calf on a rr.ller dunn' hIS d.,ry fa rm expertence In New l ealand

The famil v I tayed with was great. We h ad a wonderful time toget her. T hey a re fo ur ex tre me ly wa rm and ca ring After three weeks o f beco ming peo ple. The fa mil y co nsi ted o f a extre melv , close fri e nds wi t h ;) mother, fa ther, a nd two -o ns ( 19 numbe r o f people, th e fort y-five of a nd 24) a nd a turtl e nam ed Vun le. us we re spread al l ove r ew The)' were always will ing to take me Zeala nd fo r t he ho me tay po rti on a ny place I need ed o r wa n ted to go. o f the trip. I e nd ed up in pper T hev wa nted me to see a mu ch o f HU ll, which is twenty m inu te no nh t he No rt h Isla nd as J co u ld . I was o f We ll ingto n (th e cap ita l). I spelll take n to two museum s, many sites th e fo ur weeks as a n illlc rn in an in Well ingto n a nd surr und ing a rc;) , eleme ntar y sc hoo l a nd lhe ity ma nv tou ri tiles, th e o u thernC un ci l. I wa - a lso ab le to vi it a most poi lll of t he No rt h Island to sec wild eals , a nd ma n mo re places.

In t he ho rt ti me I spent with t hem , I feel I beca me a pan o f t he fa mily.

Steward School is privileged to have a I\ y AF experi sister school in England. t he Riverston e nce i o n I wi ll School of London . In 1997-98, Stewnever for ' et. I ard students had the oppo r tunity to made li fe lo ng travel abroad and visit Riversto n friends . frie nd s a nd parti cipated in ma ny new This spring. we are returning the favor. act ivitie . I lea rn ed a huge a mo ulll o f Steward will host a group from New Zealand Riverston from March 22 to Ma rch 3 I. culture duri ng my stay. I f yo u eve r Please contact coordinator Catesby have a cha nce to Jones at Steward if you are will ing to travel to t h i be a host family or assist in any other magnifi cent co un way.

Riverston Return!

try, it i we ll wo rth th e e ffo rt. If yo u a re thinking about beco ming a n AF tud e m , I wi ll be mo re than willing to a n wer a ny que lio ns yo u rnight have.

Middle School Head Revisits AFS Experience

by Noel Wilson, Head of Middle School I have certainl y ex pe ri enced t he lo ng-tCfm a nd lasting effect f AFS .

T his pa t summ e r I ex peri enced a two-week reu n io n with my AF "-iste r" in Austri a whe re I wa a n AF Sl ud e n t a a junio r in high chool. We celeb rated o ur many year o f frie nd hip a nd sharing with fa mi ly an d fri ends . Their child ren a rc a lso now frie nds, a nd t hey plan a vi it here in Ri ch mo nd in t he near futu re. In addit i n to being an AF tudcnt, I a lso wo rked in the AF Ncw Yo rk ffiec an d ch ape ro ned ma ny tri p abroad fo r th e o rga ni zati o n.

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Girls' Varsity Field Hockey

Fall Athletics Underway Articles relating to Steward's fall athletic teams repea events as of Oaober IS, 1998 when the Blue & Gold went to press.

Varsity Soccer Team Undefeated The 199 I quad , un d er the direction of Coac h Ia n Coddin gto n a nd I\.!. si Lalll 'oac h Britton Tay lor, is off LO a 12-0 start. The team began t he ~ea o n by winning the -telVard Invitatio na l l Ournamenl. The team defeated Grove Avenue a nd ew Co ml11unity to captu re the charnpionship t rophy. The eoache pi ked an AIITour na melll 'Icam and ~e niors Murat Bilgin and S te phe n Pa ul e tte , a lo ng with junio r Ju tin Bowman a nd 'o pho mo re Will Pe rkins were eho en .

For t he first lime, the leam co mpeting in twO l eague~: the Virg ini a o ml11 nwea lth o nfere nce (VCC) a nd the Tri - itie.

I nd e pendelll League (T I L).

T he T IL is the lea rue in which o ur I oys ' va rSity ba kelba ll tea rn parti ci pates. The 12-0 seaso n in cludes eight hut- O Ul ~.

Goa lkeeper Stewart Felvey, o ut for the caso n due LO a n appendectorn y, h as been rep la ed bv Phillip Stanfie ld . Ass istin J ,'vith tro ng defen s ive pres ure o n the field are AJ ex Du ty , Stephe n Paulette , Will Pe rkin s , a nd Matt Porte r. T hi defen si e unil ha " a ll owed " o nly e ight goa l ~ to be sco red against t.hem thu s fa r. At t he sa me time , the o ffen se h a been very produ c ti ve ta ll y ing 6() goa l to date . T he leadin g co re r are Murat Bilgin , Ju stin Bowman , Will Perkin s a nd Er ic Sternberg. Barring injur y, t he tea m seem des ti ned to w in th e VCC To urn ament which would be the fir t champ io n hip s ince 1'39 1.

Good Luck!

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The girl> ' var,itv field hoc "ev te am reco rd i, 4-5-1 . The 'o e~;, o n bega n with the first Annual -telVa rd Invitati o na l To urnament . S tewa rd d efea ted Fre le ri cksburg Academ v, th e n faced Co llegiate ' JV tealll i'n the fina" . Thl: ougan. cli nched a 2- 1 ove rtime vicLO ry. Threc r la ver, we re chose n by th e coac he, to I~e mcmber o f t he AII: lo urnamcnt team : Mars hall Fe lve r, Je nnife r Gra r, and Laura S la baugh . T hi , ea on , in additio n LO the regular chedu lc, there a rc three " Middle School o nly" ga me to a ll ow , I)l11 l: of the yo ungn pl ayer, guaran teed p laying tirne. In their fir t ga me . they defeated Iv l illwood

3-0.

Fo ur Illember ' of the var. it v ~ 4uad tried o ut for the " Fut~re, Prog ram ," fi eld hockey 'S Olympic J) 'velormenta l Prog ram . If accepled , t he p l aye r~ train during the winter. Approximate lv o ne weekend pCI' mo nth from J;,nuarv to Ma y they ka rn t he latest field hockev . techni qucs from LOp level coacl~cs .

Las t yea r, goa lkeeper Jess ica Gra was accepted (see re la ted article ).

She will parti cipate aga in th i, veal'.

In additi o n. freshman J e nnife~ Gray and seve nth -grader Id a Henley were chose n fo r the - I ()

program while o ph o lll orc'o Brantley co tt and Laura labaug h were c h o~e n a, alternates for the -1 8 group. Congratulat ions!

Middle School Soccer The re a rc two Mid dle Sc hoo l ,occer team s thi s fa ll. nder Coac he Adam Co h en a nd Robb wttlem ye r , the tea m, a rc try ing to wo rk o ut the kink c reatcd bv di viding in to two ' 4uad , . The~' have had victo ries over Luth er 1cmo rial and Cove na nt ~o far.

Next vca r, it i h ped that a cO lllpetitive Middle Schoo l league will be in place.

Cross Country

,ea~o n

T he cros (o untrv tea m i o ff to a good ~La rt .

Coac h Todd Se rr wa eage r to have ju ni o r Chad H e aley jo in the team .

I ca ley agreed a nd al readv has estab- ' Ii hed so me o f Stewa rd 's be -t t.ime fo r th 3 .2 mi le event. The bu lk o f the i still ahead fo r thi tea m .

New Field Creates an Expanding Athletic Environment The o utd oo r a thleti c a re a has heen illlpro e I t. re ill e nd o u Iv. Ove r t he su mill er, t he new a', hkt ic ficld wa , prigge d wi th bermuda gra s, and it is in fa llla ti c co nditi o n fo r uch a "voun ," fie ld . nde: the clirectio n o-f Buildings a nd Cro ul1d s C hai r, Jim Gottwa ld ,

the eillire a rea ha a new look. In add itio n , the two flel Lis each have a new co reboard . The 1997Parem ' a iaLion cOlllribUled 10,000 to pu rchase the o reb a rd ,a nd Valeilline Elen rica l d na ted the equipmelll a nd ma npowe r LO run electri 'itv LO each boa rd , Th e n II' field , t h ~ ,coreboa rd , a nd th e ,uo n-t o -beco mpleted ft bal l diam o nd c reate a n ath le ti co mplex a tm osp here. ' urrellll y, -teward ha twO of the be t playing fjeld~ in t he Ri chm nd a rea. teward will ~erve a - one of the (11'0 itc; fur the I nLiependelll hoo l ta te Field H uckev To urnamelll ' h 3111 1 ion hips nexl m mh o T h a ni's t all wh o h ave com ributed their time , 111 0 ney, and efforts tOward thb proj 'ct.

Steward's Junior Olympians )un i r Ie sica G ray and sevem h-grader Id a H e nl e panicipaled in t he 1998 Junior Olympic held in o rfo lk , A th is past ,ummer. ; rav wa; invol cd Wilh fie ld hocl ey \~ hil e H enley LO k pan in karate.

La;t fall, Cray tried o ut for and wa elected to th Field H ockev FUlLlres Progra m . This i, (he pon' O lyml ic Develop mental Program. Once per m mh from

Ida Henl") dl;play> one 01 her prIZed karale meda l;

Ja nu a ry t May, scil.:cted play 'r receive imtruCl ion from tOp Join the Steward level hig h s hool and Athletics Boosters Club college coac hes. In M ava LO urn ament is and Support the Spartans! held a t a ll f the FUlu n; 's reg i nal sites. 'lIvo g alkeeper were Volunteers are needed to sell .. dec led from o ur concessions at home athletic events. regio n LO allend t he Get the Steward School spirit and a li o nal FUlLlre ' support our teams.

-J()urnamem held in 1\la ryla nd . Jess ica ra y was o ne of them .

Call Athletic Director Janet Rice Thiny goa lie; from at school (voice mail ext. 520). aero" the nat io n as Be a Booster! well a hundreds o f fi eld playe rs were in 3lle nd ance. From the grains} a nd the ecu (a boat oa r). a ti o na l Tou rnamem pool , ~ i xt en H enley ompCles on the Nati o na l goal ies we re c hosen to participate .ircuit for orth Ameri ca n ' p rt in the 1\1\ Juni o r O ly mpics which Karate sociation . She is ra nkcd \\'a; held in ea rl y u ~u st. Thi, # I in traditional forms a nd #3 in e ve nt sho\vcase ~ the nalion ' ~ 1 C~l \\leap n . Althc j\J\U Junior playe r, . The field hockey paniciOlympic , he won a silvc r mcda l in pa m were divided imo eight team, weapons and a lso ca l tured th c go ld wit h twO goal ies per team . Each medal for we 'I pons in the ati o nal tea m played three games each day C hampi ons hips.

Je ; i -a' team placed sixth , but she ~aid it was a wonderful experience Cong ratu la t ions to ho t h Jc. ica to p lay at that level. an d Id a on achiev ing nationa ll cvc l recogniti on in th sc Sports!

Scvemh-grader Id a H e nl ey wa, al .. o in ' rfo ll for the Juni or Olympics I arate compeliti ns.

H e nley, a ;econd d egree bla II. belt , train, r ' oularl y at the EgglesLOn I ar~lle :tud io in Ri chm ond . In add ition t this sPOrt, Id a i, a me mbe r o f _ tewa rd 's varsity fie ld hockev and ba kelball team a well a\ the Middle choo l ba ketball tea m.

I a rate, a Japa ne e word r r "e mpty ha nd ," i a for m of se lf defen e developed by the k inawan wh e n th ey ca me under )apa ne e dom inat ion int h 17 th cem ury. When the Japanese co nfi cated all weap ns, th e peo ple had to devel p a lternative m a n to d efe nd t he m elve . T h Y ~ ug ht with bar han d and feet o r turned ordinary farm implemem inLO wea l u ns. Id a o mpete wi th the nun huck (o n e used for thra hing

JUnior JessIca Gray. goa lkeeper ,elected

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attend the National f uturc\ TournarnC'nr

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The Fine Arts Fair

by Bonnie Anderson

Steward Theatre Presents

It was mon: than a "fair" da y when tudent (grades 4- ) and teachers as cmbled 10 cxpericnce , te ac h , creatc, a nd genera ll y ju st have fun a t the annu a l Fine Arts Fair. S milin路 faces we re een and excited chane I' a bo ut thc ma ny project wa hea rd in everv classroo m . Enthu ias m re igned !

This yea r the tud ent vi ited a mini-reco rding tucIi a nd made a n o riginal rec rding , -reated a co mpoiti o n in the co ml ute r grap hi cs clas. , <lnd made love lv leat her creati o ns in the il:ather tOo li ng class. It was 01served th at perhap so me of the items (s uch a the v lives, watercolo r creature , a nd slate pins) wo ulcI make nice gifts fo r upcoming occa i n ~ . Fo r o me , expe rie ncing phot grap hy wa a unique pr je(t , a nd the pu zz le frames co u ld brighten an o ld ph o tograp h. Other pro ject included printm aking po ts, fau x painting, hrink an , a nd wo dbuming a favorite with the bo)'~) .

Facu lty helpers induded Ruge n e Pa ul e tte , Ly nn Z inde r , Bo nnie And e rso n , Rya n Imi rie , Br it to n Taylor, Wa ll ace In ge, Nor va Meye r, Ro bin Ri c ketts , Rach ae l Be lmo n te , Jo nath a n Co ulo mbe , Ma r y G ree nl ee , Noe l Wil son , a nd parent vo luntee r Ly nn Con gdo n . tudents from the Art lub a isted t he leac he r . Juni o r Jessica Gray laught the o mpuler rap hi cs la ' while class m ate Marga re t H aze ll tOok ch a rge o f photOgrap hy.

Other tud e nt helpers includ ed C h r is tine Be il , G ray Scott, Mic h e lle Whita ker, Je nnifer Lato ure lle , La u ra la b a u gh , Wa lter Was h , o rbin Brie r re , a nd Taylo r o ilie r.

Friday & Saturday, November 20 & 21 - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Novembe r 22 - 3:00 matinee

Fall Theatre Production Slated lor November Reh earsa ls fo r th e fi 1'5 1 I heatre production fo r the 199 -99 chool vea l' a re underway with Middl<.: and . pper Schoo le r. 'dilige ntl y preparing fo r their ro les in D OII 't J)ri ll !.: thl' 1楼t-II"r , a corned\' bv Wood v lie n.

Co ng ratulat i o l~s t o lho~~ ea t III t he producti o n: Spe n cer Best , Tay lo r Co llier, Lily W yckoff, M ich ael Co n gd o n , Mel issa Bec k ,

Mar o n gdo n , Justin Bowma n , Eli za beth Sum n er, , usti n Me h affey , Eli za Go ldm a n , Lind sey Leach , Sa m Cates , Kev in Strader , and Phili p G ia nfo rto ni . nder t he di re tio n o f Rya n Imiri e , Ih is produclio n pro mi es to be a n o Ul~ tand in g o pe ning to Steward ' I hea tri a l vear.

fhe fmc An nOde \Vd5 d "f)(.'{liJ(u/~l r iJUdlflOn to IInm('(ommg--(lcfc ro IIghu Corbm Bflerrc, Mar!!dr., I/.ud/. L1lldbclh,umner, dlld {jrd,"k~ \<011

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1998-99 Annual Giving

Drive Underway byJennSgro The 1998-99 Annual Giving a mpaign i off to a great tart!

This ea r's goa l i 15 ,000 . Sta n Greene , parent of 6th g rade r Leigh , is serv ing as the ampaign hair. tewa rd is al 0 exc ited to a nno un ce th at Vi. a , Mas ter ard & Discove r will be accepted a methou . o f payment fo r th e Annu al living ampa ign . Paying by c red it ca rd may all ow everal benefits, including paying yo ur gift ver a period of time and obtai ning frequent fl yer mileage .

Please contact Je nn Sgro in the Development Offi ce if yo u have a ny questi n abo ut the Annu al Giving ampaign or would li ke to erve as a vo lun teer.

Annual Giving Campaign Leadership 1998-99 Annual Giving Chair - tan Greene Lower School Head - Ward Good Captains; Kindergarten Mike & Brenda Brinn Linda Bagg I t Grade John Leitch 2nd Grade lay Jacob 3rd Grade 4th Grade Arthur Anderson

1997 -98 Annual Report Corrections Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Ross. parent of Brooks and As hley, were Spartan Club contributor . Th is contribution should also have been listed under the upporters for the la ses of 2008 and 2009. Their gift \ as inadvertently om itted from the Annual Report.

The donor Ii ted as Mr. Robert . mith houl d ha e read Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. mith, parent of 3rd grad er, Co leman.

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Marino, parents of Zachary' I 0, should have been Ii ted under th e support from Kindergarten parents.

Dr. Bill Dead and Mrs. Margaret D. Maclin we re unfortunatel mitled from th e Ii t of upporters fi r the Ca pital alllpaign .

Steward apologizes/or these omissions alld t/ranks you/or your support.

Alumni News byJennSgro Susa n Cramer Twining ' 4 recentl y moved LO [Lal y with her hu band La rry.

Bo Stee le ' 7 wo rks fo r Proctor Rea lty and reeent.ly go t ma rri ed .

Randy Morehower '93 ha moved to Phoeni z, AZ a nd i wo rking in the co mpute r indu try.

Emil y Wolff '97 i taking classe at Radfo rd nive r ity a nd love it.

Meghan a nd Whitney Hajek reall y enj y oll ege. Meghan made th e crew team at Unive rsity o f Virginia, a nd 'vVhitney made the cheerleading squad at Syracuse U niversity.

Jaso n McLaurin '94 graduated fro m William & Mary a nd is go ing to C lo rado to work with the Ameri o rp Pr gram .

T he Ja nu ary is ue o f th e Bille & Colrl wi ll fea ture alum ni news!

Se nd or fa;,; ( 04/740- 1464 ) you r info rmati o n to Je nn Sgro in the Development Office. We want to include yo u in thi s special issue!

Middle School Head - Luke ewcomb Captains; Dudley Stainback 6th Grade Ed Lawton 7th Grade am Sears 8th Grade Upper School Head - Russell Perkins Captains; Betsy & Pau I Bu lIock 9th Grade lOth Grade Jim Out Mike Drzal 11th Grade 12th Grade Mary PadO\

Bell SWlr/ '94 and IV.re, Dan, were married on (>lember 2 , 1998 III Lynchburg. Vlrgll1la. facult y members Brenda rumer and Janel RIce att ended t he wedding, wh Ile senIOr Jenntfer I a/ourell. was a bndesma,d Qenlll(er's mO/her, Susan, made all/ he b"desma,d dre ses). Ben and Dan now reSIde

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From the Headmaster

In the la 路t vea r ami a ha lf, Ill V wife I a th v a nel I h ave been e no(mo usl)' p;o ud to sec b th o ur so n ~ , Jaso n and Jo nath a n. beco me teachers in independe nt sc hools. Whil e o ne is teaching hi tory a nd s rving as Dean o f tud e nt . t he o ther is teaching Engli sh a nd is co- po nso r o f th e freshman class. Both a re al a engaged in co aching th e ir res pe ti ve sc hool . bas ke tb all tea ms. The reaso n fo r t h pride my wife a nti I fee l fo r o ur so ns i ~ beca u ~e we ~ e e th e m . bo th g radu ates a a n independe nt sch ool. findin g great sa tisfac ti o n-s prinkled wi h joy a nd fru tra ti o n fro m time to l im e-in th e co mmi t me mlh ev have deve lo ped in thcir new pro fessio n.

In Lheir re specLive experie nce; , they have a grea te r appreciat io n o f th e st ruggles o f teac hers a nd teac hing. a nd ; imulLa neo usly th e rigor a socia Led wiLh th e lea rn ing p rocess-fo r st udents a nd teac he rs alike. They have e nte red . a nd arc helping La fo rm . a n enviro nm em in whi ch we are a ll e ngaged in th e a mmo n Lruggle to lea rn . eve ry day. wh o we a re.

They recogni ze t hat teaching i mo re th an ma Le ring th e acad e mi co nLe m o f th eir di cipline;. The\' a re learning th a t teac hing mea ns' being the re when Lhere is a pe rso na l need ; it mea ns th a t stud e nts take thei r cue fr m u a b u L how to o ndu cLth ir own li ves-how we hand le tre s . o r di sagree ment. o r ha rd ship. o r disappo intment; it mean s th a L while they a re inti-

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mate ly e ngaged in the lea rning process of t heir ~tu dent s . thev abo reali ze that their own lea rningbeyo nd schoo l and co llege- has rea ll v just begun .

Morc ~o than anv ot her imtit uti o n in o ur co untry, -c hool ' a,, 1 that evervo ne wiLhin Lheir mid st co nsider changing th eir lives . be so mething new, become somethi ng t hat i, strange a nd p reviously unkn own to them . a nd bec me o met hing o r so me ne else. Eac h dav ludent; arc enc uraged to take ri sk" to try so meth ing di fferent , o r to ; ee so mething from a d ifferent persl ecLive. From that pro es, 'o llles growth . The cha lle nge may be to allempt a unique inteq reutti o n o f a poem by Lan 'ston H ughes or Ro bert FrosL; t co n ide r how hi sLOry might have changed had th ' we ~tern powers ;LOod up to Hitler in hi s early challenges a ' a instthe TreaLY o f Versai lle ; to qan d o n stage a nd recite hope full y wellmem o ri zed line, befo re , everal hundred in an audien ce wh o a rc measuring each facet o f your presentation; to face and overco me a bigger and stro nger o ppo nent o n th e field hockev o r soccer field o r bas ketbal l coun in ho pes o f givi ng yo ur tea m a chance LO preva il.

Every day t he tea her, new a, well as ve teran . explo re ways to develop

int ere -t , a nd hopefull y excitement. in t he learni ng process , and every da v the tudent i' asked to grow ju, t a lillie bit mo re , to b '. a the ph i lo~opht:r Martin Buber a id , what they arc beco ming.

This isc ue of the BIIII' & Gold is abo ut "becollling." The cove r o f t he magaLi ne ill ustra te t.he se nse of belonging LO a tca m . a group. th at i expcriencing toget her the sa me proct:,~ o f c mmitment , of hard wor k, of se lf-di scipl ine , o f acco mpli shm ent. The art iclec in side arc abo ahout acco mpli shm e nt and growt h: the benefit a nd o PI ort unitic affo rd ed b\' ou r ' enter for the Ad va nce me nt o f Lea rning . student co uncil . fie ld trip '. extracurricu la r act ivi ties . new co n \ ru ct io n. co llege t:arc hes, a nd art a tivities . The t heme is a n expres ion of Lhe . -hoo l's mi,sion in aeLion that "enco urages st ud e nt o f va ri ed ta lents a nd ab ilities La develop th eir uni4uc <,tl'e ngths in academ ics. ath letics, a nd the arts .. ... It has bee n tilu s ince the fo unding of : tewa rd in 197 2 . and we arc co mmitted to it co ntinuation in wh at i clearly a ve ry brig h t a nd productive future .

The Coulombes extend a warm welcome to our new Steward Faluilies for 1998-99

Fall Fun at Steward lop lell ~l'mor )heTTy C/g"o rela,e< WilT! kauc ka.per (gr 4).

Inp fight '.emor IIonw('ommg court membc-rs Emily PaUCJIN "\(Olt Add/ll'l durmg the piJrade Cml<'r lefl I I"admasler Roger Coulombe congraru/ale fourth wader '\;"fl'/,~h Rl'/ba, h on her campaIgn s~h (or da. off/cer (l'nll'r flllhl Members 0/ Ihe Clas. o( 1998 rerum 10 !>Iewaro (or 11Jf.~ Ilurl)('(wmng /c;o.,t/v/t,e ..

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