Blue & Gold May 1998 Vol.4 No.3

May 1998 • Spring Issue

Roger

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H eadfl'laster

ue Drzal Editor THE S TEWARD S CHOOL

11600 Gayton Road Richmond , Virginia 23233 804-740-3394

Brisk Bidding on the High Seas The annual Parents' Association Auction was , once again, a record breaking succes with more than 260 Steward patron atte nding t he April 18 eve nt at the Hermitage Country Club. Set to a crui se theme, bidders boarded the Steward for an evening fi lled with auction item from practical to extravagant and grand entertainment in true teward style. Auction co-chairs Sharon Wilton and Marion Baronian headed the team of co untle s volunteers to net record profits to benefit The teward School. As of this writing, the number show gros revenue of al most $89,000 fo r t he Auction .

No doubt the net proceeds will surpass all pa t au tions.

Capt. Roger Coulombe (a/k/a Steward 's head master) and his wife, Kathy, greeted cruise-goers a t hey entered surrounding remini cent of a first-class arribea n voyage.

Veteran auctio neer AI Orga in (alumni paJent of Frase r '95) , dressed in island atti re, brought bidding in the voice auction to new heights. Returning thi year for a special performa nce were the Motown Mecca Mamas, who e infamous song and dance routine

51eward si allers and paren15 enjoyed AUC//on '98; (110 r) Noel Wilson, Head of Middle School; 011 Moncure, OlfeClor of AdmISSIOn, and hIS wife, len; and Tyler auer, Sicwa rd parenl (Ben, grade 2, and SWart, grade 5).

rai ed bid numbers throughout the audience fo r donations . o ngratulation go to Ms. Jane Stafford (mother of Jo h , grade 2) , who won the $5,000 teward tu iti on raffle spon ored by the Board of Trustees, and to Christy Sauer (mother of Ben , grade 2, and tuart, grade 5) who won the bea utiful diamond tenni bracelet d onated by Beverly Hills Jewelers and Mr. Gary B. Baker which was raffled during the event. Highlights of the evening included the numerou works of art created by students of all grade levels at teward . The Lowe r chool classes contributed uniquel y crafted mirrors, pecialty bask t , quilts , and bulletin boards, while Middle and Upper choolers used their artistic talents to create a gorgeous tanding mirror and dresser with mirror, all bringing phenomenol profits for the benefit of Steward students.

Caplaln oulombe poses wil h Marykay 51 alnback who models a fu r presented dUring Ihe Voice AUCllon.

pecial thanks go to the following individuals who chaired the various committee re ponsible for coordinating this spectacular event. This list doe not begin to include the many volunteers who assisted in the behind-thecenes completion of what is sure to be Steward 's most

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profitable fund-raiser, however, and to all Steward faculty, parents, and

friends who participated we extend grati tude for the many benefits that will be evident in our classrooms as a result of this team effort.

Deidre Turner Rugene Paulette Ann Maszaros Marykay Stainback Booklet Ads Sue Drzal Auction Booklet Reservations & Bank al ly Newcom b usan Greene Children's Art Mia Norton Lynn Zinder Rugene Paulette Lynn Fischer Publicity Jenn gro Correspondence pecialty hops & Judy Gupton Class Baskets Silent Auction Jackie Conway Displays Joanne Ross Karin Fine Tuition Raffle

Solicitation Decorations

On the following page plea e note the business establishments which contributed item and be sure to thank them for supporting teward whenever yo u are their patrons .

To all parents, fac ulty, grandpaJents , and friends , we also thank you for yo ur personal and unique contributio ns of items which made th is auction so uccessful.

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Mountain Lake Hotel Ed Nunnally 's Furniture Village Realty at Nags Head The Plaid Racquet Baby Superstore Theatre Virginia Wal-Mart Indesign Bottoms Up Pizza Town & Country Cotillion Richmond Camera Glasco & Sons Enzo's Ristorante Robin Inn The Complete Horse Glass Boat, Ltd. Ellwood Thompson 's Natural Market Lane Sanson Leo Burke Furniture Carey Burke Carpets Tom Brown Hardware Arvin, Ltd. A Change In Space Cooper' s Marine James River Petroleum Rob ' s Hardware Mercer Rug The Cottage Stitchery Second Time Around Valentine Electrical, Inc. Interior Solutions Heilig-Meyers Chadwick Antiques Par 3 Ski and Sports Shops, Inc. Spotz' Grooming Burton Fuller Management Talbots Kids Putt-Putt Golf Course Roben and Finley Turner SkateNation Papa Johns Pizza Ski Chalet of Richmond Laser Quest Ultrazone Westhampton Pastry Shop Cavalier International Richmond Kickers Pro Soccer Theatre IV

Richmond Braves Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics School Golden Skateworld Commonwealth Parenting Center Koryo Martial Ans Center Bogey 's Sports Park Edward T. Rabbit & Co. Page and Kate Conway The L.L. Knickerbocker Co. Babystuff Woods' Refinishing The South Pole Toy Store The Toy Center Buttons and Bows Paper by Patty Pau I Buford Road Pharmacy Richmond Saddlery Knee Knockers Linden Row Inn du Jour MammaZu The Greenbrier Ethyl Corporation Buckhead 's Richmond Ballet The mokey Pig West Chez Foushee T ripps/Rockola Cafe Tiki-Tiki Restaurant Parkside Cafe Casa Grande Mexican Restaurant The English Garden Thistles Madelyn ' s Cienfuegos Cigar Co. High Cotton JP Collections Einstein Bagels Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Grove Avenue Coffee & Tea The Valentine Museum U-Tan ar Pool Auto Wash Ukrop 's Super Markets BLD Construction The Claremont Company

ANight 01 the Steward Stars by 80nn/e Anderson "This was the best yet ...... "the time flew by so fast" ..... , already know what I want to do next year."

The e were some of the comments made by students at the end of the

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The Iron horse Restaurant The Frog Bar Cafe Grafiti Grille Dinner at Your Door The Jefferson Hotel The Richmond Symphony USA Transportation Helo-Air Bandito ' s Burrito Lounge The Barksdale Theatre Mrs. Fearnow's Extra Billy ' s Barbecue Philips Lounge Strawberry Street afe Julian ' s Restaurant Corks & Kegs Padow ' s Hams & Deli Omni Richmond Virginia Opera Prospect Hill wift Creck Mill Playhouse Monticello-Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Luray Caverns Kings Dominion Virginia HouselVirginia Historical Society Harbour Tours The Music Theatre of Williamsburg Historic Richmond Tours Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center Science Museum of Virginia National Maritime CenterNauticus Tuckahoe eafood Danny ' s Flower Market Historic Richmond Foundation The Easy Rider Cudahy ' s Gallery Poplar Hill Pottery Fast Frame Atlantic Rural Exposition, Inc. Manakin Gemstone Crafts The Barber GaJlery Corporate and Museum Frame Rosemarie' s Cans

energized program presented on February 20 for Steward 's annual StUllt Talellt Night . the largest eve r with respect to the number of students performing, and audience capacity nearl y doubled thanks to the renovation of the teward auditorium. Some of the highlights of the evening included a dance by the "Jackson Five ," excerpts from .. Phantom of the Opera," and a dance to the music "Surfin' U.S.A. "

Wooden Ewe Know Alan Furs Finks Fine Jewelery Sycamore Creek Golf Course Putt-a-Way Golf Ava' s Talbots Baileys axon Shoes Roben W. DeConti, M.D. Richmond Country Club-Pro Shop Richmond Harley-Davidson Co. Niblick & Cleek, Ltd. James F. Londrey, D.D.S. Courtside West II's Letter Perfeect American Family Fitness Center Road Runner Running Store GumboYa-Ya Ellman' s Diamond Springs Main Street Nautilus Wine & Beer Westpark Agee' s Bicycles An netic Dean Marilyn's Salon of Beauty IBIS Virginia Heart Instjtute JCC of Richmond Shevel's Hand Craft Cleaners Harold ' s Rees Jewelers Lands End Westhampton Cleaners Freda Stevens Jewelers Mitchells Formal Wear Dransfield Jewelers Loveland Distributing Willon Development

Thanks for Your Generosity in Supporting Steward Auction '98

Santa appeared with two lovely ladies singing "Santa Baby," and a creative version of the Beatles' song, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" brought laughter to an alrady enthusiastic audience.

The annual "Wannabee Contest" was also a huge success with appearances by the "S pice Girls," ''The Clueless Girls," a pro-wresting duo, ''The Saturday Night Live

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The Parents' Association wishes to acknowledge with appreciation the kind donations from the following which helped to offset expenses of Auction '98.

R. T. Tepper, Jr. Audrey N. Clements Mary Howard Nolde Ruble and Sharon Hord Mrs. Robert Daniel Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Jr. Betse and Winston Trice Roslyn Ackerman The chnolls Mrs. Martin Markowitz Mildred Early

Dr. and Mrs. Shaler S. Roberts, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William B. Moncure Kathy Dageforde Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Shupe Mrs. H. Lewis Chenault Mr. Charles P. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Gottwald Claude and Rachel Davenport Mi ldred M. Taylor Susan K. Stoneman Mary Curtis and Steve Cannella

Siewers Lumber Somers Wilton Anonymous Virginia Adams Gladys Faison Virginia Adams Frances W. Henley Susan K. Stoneman Mrs. Jane Cooke

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C hee rlead ers," and "T he Temptations." Fo r the seco nd succes ive yea r, T he Tempta tion s, includ ing stud ent from Upper chool, won the co mpetitio n. The night was hosted by se ni o rs Ned Trice and Eliza Chenault. Togethe r t hey did a superior job of moving t he lWO and a h alf ho ur producti o n in to an eve ning that "we nt by too quickly " acco rding to o ne Lowe r chool stud e nt. I am sure many are a lready working o n next year's act!

Distinguished Guest I Series Continues Special Guests for All Ages The 1997-98 Oi ti nguis hed Gues t Se ri es, off to a wonderful sta rt with Captain Scott O 'Grady a nd journalist Hal Wingo con tinu ed on Steward 's ca mpus with a pecial pe rfo rm a nce in January by musician Bm Wellington . During the day, We llington ch arm ed the students with fo lklo re fro m hi awa rdwinning " Radi o-Woof " pe rforming o ngs, rh me , riddl es , a nd ghos t

stories. With the help of Mrs. Gross man 's fourth grade class, Mr. Wellington co ncluded his "One Day Wonder" with a concert for parents a nd invited guests of the School.

Also in January, faculty and students in the Upper School had t he unique opportunity to hear Dr. David Curry, C urator of American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Dr. Curry's talk of the Warner collection and the goals o f the M useum' s rece nt exhibition provided the students with a fresh unde rstanding of the "American ! Dream." In addition to a general asse mbl y, Dr. C urry prepared a workshop fo r the students in Mrs. Define's 11 t h grade American Literature class with a range of pictures in the permane nt galle ries at the Museum .

In March . Dr. Elliot Engel , a former Professo r of English at the University o f North arolina. del ighted each of his two dayti me audiences with anecdotes , an alys is . a nd marvel o us humor that revealed t he unique genius of the literary giants Edgar Allan Poe a nd Mark Twain. In t he even ing. Engel ente rI ta ined pare nts and guests with tales o f the life and times o f William Shakespeare, followed by a lovely rece ption spo nso red by the Parents ' Associatio n and coordi nated by parent Judy Skove.

Rabbi Jack Spiro visited the Steward campus in early April.

Middle and Upper School students were privileged to h ea r him speak o n Jewish histo ry and tradition in a combi ned assemb ly. T he Lower School stud ents were able to benefit fro m a question and answer session with Rabbi Spiro in the Library.

Steward conti nues to benefit from the treme ndous opportunities o f having pecial visitors on campus as a result of th e gene rous grant fro m The Ropins Foundation for this se ri es .

for Ih lS acr, Slewarefs Slunt Talenl Nlghl was a family affair. 71h grader Aynsley WII, on (lefl) broughl along dad 10 pla y anla and COUSin Jellnifer Kipley (SISler of John, grade 11) 10 comp/ere Ihe acr .

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Lower SchoollSprlngs" Into Various Activities T he Lower choo l of Steward , teadily growing, is al 0 teadi lyo n the go! With a record 140 stud ent in grades K- 5 (a nd on the rise for 1998-99) th e hall o f Dixon Hall are humming with activity. pecial guests, pelling bee, grade tage productions , Stunt Talent Night, special field trips , and T heme Week are but a few example of Lower chool happenings ince th e last Bille & Gold was publi hed. Take a I ok at our photo spread to see what we've bee n d oing .. . a nu stay tuned fo r t h e next iss ue for a report o n t he busy day leadi ng up to summer vacation!

Pet Day lor 4th Grade The fourt h grade has aga in adopted the Ri chmond Animal League (RAL ) as its ervice project t his yea r. The RAL rescues abandoned dogs and ats and ca re for the anim als until a ho me can be found . More th an $ 10,000 i spent each mon th to provide for the e animal .

Fourth grade r must ea rn impres ive point to have "Pet Day" when they are allowed to bring th eir pets (o r collectibles) to chool fo r the morning. Other tudents and teward fr iends are invi ted to vi it their pet and asked fo r mall donation to he lp RAL. T hose contribu to rs ign a p ter thanking RAL for their care of the animals.

T he fourth grade learned about RAL and made poste rs to tell other about the organizati on . T his yea r a $75.00 do nation wa presented to RAL a a result of their project.

''':::::~'':;':;l l'hOl OS as follows : lop. Mall GOI/wald (grade II) helps 51h graders Jeffrey Kern (1) and AnlS Mills (r) dUring 'Jump Rope for /-lean .'

Middle lefl : 41h graders lobhan Re lorick and Phillip Wood dres up as o lomal children dUring Ihelr class field Irlp 10 Will on House.

MIddle rlShe Afton Banlell (gr 4) and beloved pet share a moment dUring fu Day. Middle bot lom: 31h 41h graders Ira ked Ihe OlympiC game resulls, as shown by Grayton Goodslem (grade 3).

BOIrom: Headmasrer Roge r oulombe read 10 Lower hoolers m rhe Libra ry.

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Alternate Program: Unique Opportunities for Steward Students Altern ate Program , reward 's uniqu e "minimester" prior to Spring Break, o ffers o ppo rtuni t ie fo r Middle a nd Upper School tude nts the o pportunity to take a break from the regul ar curri culum .

For Midd le ch olers, it mea n explo ring special t heme in an interdi ciplina ry manner on campus and on fi eld trips.

In th e Upper choo l, nin th graders have th e chance to preview career, college, and co mmuni ty ervi ce prospect by taki ng intere t invento ri e , examining career and community erv ice o ptions, and vi -iting coll ege campuse .

Stud ents inGrade 10- 12 exp ri ence chool-spo n o red trip o r career and co mmuni ty internships.

Altern ate Progra m 1998 was lremend ou Iy ucce ful for all age group .

Middle School Alternate Program Explores the 20s

by JamIe Satterfield (Grade 6J In Altern ate Program 199 th e th eme wa The Roa ring 20 . T he fir t two d ays were th e most exciting days o f th e progra m. T he fir t day was orientati o n d ay. That d ay we had Eskim o Pies and watched a video o n how th e co mpany began making t hem in th e 20 . We al 0

and communi ty service exploration by serving internships, and reports from their supervisors were mo t complimentary.

Exa mples of the va ri ety of internships includ e hippen ham Hospital Emergency Room , t he Virginia Film Office, the Ri ch mond Blood Pressure Center, WRJ -TV and WWBT-TV in Richmond and WSUL (in New York) , the H enrico and Che te rfield Fire De partments, Henrico Police MIddle Schoo/ers Juliana Thurston (/) and Sally Summerson (r) . . Depart. . report events 01 the 19205 dUring a rad,o broadcast produa lon ment, t he V Irgll1la Equll1e staged lor A/r ernar e Program. In back&round are Lorrame Hawes Cli nic, Media General, (/) and e mrma Meredlrh (r).

Ri hmond SPCA, T he next day of Alternate Barksdale Theater, area nursing Program t he entire Midd le School ho mes , schools, day care centers, went to the Virgi nia Aviatio n and the o ffi ces o f vari ous architects, Museu m and th e Vi rginia M useum busines es, lawyers, and doctors. o f Fine Arts. At both museums we We are very a ppreciative of the looked at and hea rd about artifacts pa rent and alumni who particifro m t he 20 . The remaini ng d ays pated in th e Career Fair and/o r who w re pent in team-taught c1 as es ho ted intern . The t rong support that empha ized va rious aspects of from th e vari ous teward constitut he decade. The Midd le School had encies help make th e program a a great time! success. ome in te rnship high lights:

Upper Schoolers Enjoy Varied Alternate Program Experiences From February 26 thro ugh March 6 U pper chooler participated in a va riety of Altern ate Program ac tivitie . Grade 9 's program of self, career, community serv ice, and college exploration was a tre mendous succe s. Highlights included Challenge Discove ry, the Meyers Briggs Te mperament Inve nto ry, the on-campu Caree r Fair, the college application ex plorator day, and the campus vi its to M ary

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which was wo n by Lisa Marston .

Anoth er event that da invo lved learning the C harlesto n and the Black Bottom .

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Fo rty-eight of the students in grades 10-12 continued th eir caree r

Eliza Goldman (G rade 10) had t he opportunity to wo rk at Park Producti on roup, writi ng and timing her own commercial and going on location to tape her work.

Murat 8Ugin (Grade 10) worked at Comp USA and at the end of the internship wa offered a part-time job. Murat observes , "I went in knowi ng almo t nothi ng and came O llt with ski lls to build a computer."

Carte r Eberly (Grade 10) spent his internship at U Vest Inve tment ervi ce , learning th e Bloomberg data base program , whi le Justin Bowman (Grade 10) interned at Barksd ale T heater, helping build the set for th e current production, 0 " tire Mississippi Delta . Senior Matt Hinkle w o rked at Sound of

Mu ic, comb ining hi loves of music and co mpu te r in learning the skill of

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"mastering," integrating sounds from a variety of ~ourceb into f1lm in a studio environment. He carne away convinced he had found a career to pursue, Welly Sanders (grade 12) completed his 40+ hours in two pre-\chool ccntcrs; at First Pre byterian his ~uper\,l~ur was Beth ChalkJey Talmadge, 'teward alumna (,92), Also during Altcrnatc Program II Upper chool students and Melanie Rodriquez, Spalmh teacher, spent a week in Spain Highlights included the Itoyal Palace and Prado Muscum in Madrid, the Cathedral and I ransito Synagogue in Toledo, the Arah Palace of Alhambra in Cranada, ami the Picasso Museum in Baru:luna Twentv-four Upper SLhool tudents vi ited England ami FralKc with facultv members Catesby Jones , Rugene Paulette, and Pa u la Deleonardis, cnloving visits to Bath and Stonchenge as well as Mt. t. Michel , the Normandl beaches, and Paris fhev conLiuded their trip with home stays with families of Riverston, our si,tn school in London

Spanish Adventure

by Andy Stln During Alternate Program, panish teacher Melanic Rodriguez lOok a group of II students to Spain. The purpme of the trip was to .. hc)\\ the student different aspeus 01 Spanish hi torv, culture, and daily life . Besides being an educational trip having fun was abo a

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stayed in three different cit ies , M;drid , forremolinos, ami Barcelona . Some of the lltfferenr historic landmarks visited Iw the students were the Prado /l.luseum, the Alhambra Cathcdral. the Plaza de Toros bulifightlllg ring. and the Picasso Mu cum rhe morc lun

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aspccts of the trip l\l're gl'ttillg til cxplore the big ,lltt'S ot /l.1.ldml and Barcelona spending two days at till' heach, seeing a Flamencll dancl' and guing to a disUHl'ljul' lite most unusual e, periel1lc lor th. group was I\hen thc te,ur hll' \\.1 hijad,ed on the Ila\' to ('lhralt,lIln a group of di'gruntied tour gllldl .. on strIke ,\Ithllugh Stl'\\.ml's tourists l\l'rl' ullahle to llllSS I h., pilketlilll', the dal thn '1"'lll ;11 the hl';]l'h illStt:ad \\,1' qUltl' t' nlCl\ ahlt: Overall, thc CClJ1Sl'IlS11S 1111111 the \llIdl'nt\ I\a\ that thl' trip 11.1\ great, and thcre arl'l!ltUfl'llllISldtrations tor.1 rCI'l'al trip ill Ihl' IlllUll'

Winter Athletic Teams

by Coach Jane'Rlc6

Varsity Boys' Basketball1998 TCll Champions I'he I lil) I I),., \.11 II I III \ ha,kethall team ,'lItled the 'l',I' ,II \\'ilh an (l\'l'f,dl rnord 01, 1111 I""t", alld Ihl' Il.llll \\.1' Ihlt' 'e

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Congratulations to Marking Period 3 Honor Roll Students am Baroman pencer Best Tori Cannella Heather Ilajek Berkeley Iialperin Lauren Harris Li a Marston Kri tin Parrish AlyPittman Jamie atterfield Brad ouder Amy trick land arah ummerson Kendall Tate

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hris Byrne Mary Congdon Megan Hodges Philipp chmidtIIrich Hunter Sears Matt trader Juliana umner

Ted Denson orbin Brierre Alex Duty Marshall Felvey Elena lanto ca Divam Mehta Caitlin Ros moore

Grade 10 rade 8 Eliza Bullock Jennifer Gray ara Kornblau Trent McLaurin Reed Yancey

Steward Scholars Achieving Success!

dl'fensiveh amJ defeated the Liom 57-4H I n the tournament four led the wa\ with rebounding Senior Mike chirick totaleJ '27 rl'bounJ~ followed hv 15 from IUlllur tcphen Harler, 12 from \upholl1on: J a1>on Lewis, and 10 from freshman Will Perkins [he team'., don)lnal1on on the offensin: anu dden,in' hoards was a big fal tor 111 t hei r tou rnamcl1l victories .

In aJditioll, thc team \\as leJ all season by I Jarler and "ilhtrlck in the sloring depanll1ent Stephen Ilarier led thl' team with a :W.H POlllt per game average fOl thc seamn , Harler anu "ilhlrilk totaled 41 fl and 36H total point~ respLlliv.:lv Jasoll Lcwis also hau tripll' Jigit sloring this n :ar with a tolal of 101 pOInts. Cocaptains Mike chirick anu Stephcn Harler wen.: scleLleu to the niL 1\1I-{ onferenle ream plavL'r~

Ju tin Bowman Katie Drzal Je J..a Gray Walter Wash

Grade II Michael Maszaros Andy titt

Grade 12 Meghan Hajek Catherine Woody rhis wa, Schirick's scconu comClUtive year as a membcr of the AII( onfcrenn: team . Congratulatiom to Coach Dut\' anu the team for a terrifiL season III

Middle School Girls' Basketball Repeats As Undefeated Division III Regular Season Champions [hL 1iuule S<.hool girls ' team competes in DiviSIon III of ( oJlegiate\ Miuule School I3asketball League For the past twO seasons, the Stewaru team has fl' maineu unuefeated in regular sea,on plav. [hi; year's team was led bv eighth-graut! co-captains EliLa Bullock and Jennifer Gray.

Bullock averageu 4 .9 points per game from the post po,ition while (.ra\ auucu 4 7 points per lonte,t from the forwaru sPOI. Seventhgrauer Megan Hodges averaged -1 () points per game Stewaru oUlsLllfeu their opponents 178 to 96 this season. Point guard" hort-

stop" (Juliana) Sumner was the Ooor leader and controlled the team' offense. At tournament lime, the Spanans were eeded # 1 in Division II since they had been unuefeated in Division ilL The team defeated Huguenot Academy in the quanerfinals, but lost to St. Michael's(by 3 points) in the semifinals. Over the past two seasons, this team's win/lo s record stand at 16-3. Congratulations to this team for their record and their stamina.

Since their Middle chool games are plaveu on weekends and all eight team member panicipated on the girls' var ity team as well, these stuuents should be applauded.

Girls' Varsity Basketball The girls' varsity ba ketball team finbhed the eason with a 107 record and placed third in Division II of the League of Indepenuent Schools(L1S). Five of their 7 los,es were against Divi ion II opponents SI. Margaret's and Trinitv, but the team po ted victories over Belmead and I. Vincent de Paul to even their Division II recoru to 4 win and 4 losses. The young team(all 9th grade and younger except for senior Meghan Ilajck) improveu significantly over their 1996-97 record of2- 12.

Senior co-captain Meghan Ha je k anu eighth grader Jennifer Gray were the team's leading rebounders averaging four per conte I. Sophomore Jessica Gray was averaging 5.2 points per game until he reinjured her shouluer 2nd missed the last ten games of the season. Fre hman Marshall Felvey, the team's aggressive defenuer who tallied 32 steals this season, picked up and became the scoring leader after Cray's uepanure. Ashlee Healey, ninth-graue point guaru, took

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charge of the group as the tea m' floor leader. At the tournament, two Steward playe rs were elected to t he LIS All-Star Team. Opposing coaches vote on their performance throughout the season.

Jessica Gray and Ashlee H ealey were honored.

Middle School Boys' Basketball The Middle School Boys' "N Team had a great year ending

with an 8-4 record . Eight h-grade co-captain Trent McLaurin and Zac Sears were th e team' leaders.

McLaurin led t he team in sco ring by ave raging 13.7 pOint per ga me.

The defen e of the team was anchored by eighth-grade r Matt Porter whi le seventh grader Sean Jackson led t he team in stea ls and served as th e team ' offen ive leader fro m his pos itio n as po int guard . N ewcomer Adam Britton was a ignificant playe r in t he po t position. One highlight o f the season was tewa rd 's 42-30 victo ry over Richmond C hri lia n which ave nged a previou 15 po i nt 10 s earli er in th e sea o n. o ngratul at io ns to oach Pat Cuneo and the boys.

The Middle Schoo l Boys "B" l eam po led an overall reco rd of 4 wins and 6 losses. The tea m, comprised mainly of sixth-grade rs, improved throughout the seaso n.

Robert Turner wa t he team 's leading sco rer whi le the defen e was anchored by seventh-grader Rya n Kerr, Denham Pasco, and Matt Strader. The highlight of the eason wa the team 's two victories ove r Collegiate.

keeper Ruth Williams averaged 15 " aves" per ga me, while t he remaind er of the defense was manned by Mai Imoto , Virginia Winterm eyer, An usha Abass i, and Sarah Martenstei n. T he offen se was led by Margaret Hazell, Sall y Su mmerso n, and Ivi ti n Parrish.

Ove rall team leaders were Imoto , Summerso n, and Brantley SCOtt.

Intramural Indoor Soccer T he 1998 indoo r soccer championship tea m includ ed the fo llowing playe rs:

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annua l teward ch 01 heering Co mpetition. Both gro up wo n the fir t place trophy fo r the "d ance" routine. The Var it)' squad is graduati lig 6 members off of the team : Meghan Hajek, Whitney Ha jek, As hleigh McLaurin , Camberl y Pear on, Erin Rob inson, and ara Ro moore. Ove r the la t few yea r , thi group has reall y ma te red th e half-time routines which have bee me hi .hlights of t he pep rallies. T he group of enior will rea ll y be missed . Congra tul ati o ns to Ronny Hajek and all of the vars ity team members .

Spring Sports

Alejandro Concha Stephen Paulette

Eric Sternberg Thanks to oach Serr wh o upe rvised the ea rl y morni ng games .

Cheerleadlng Squads The Middle Schoo l Cheering Sq uad was coached by Trisha Duke. The 10 member team alte rn ated between cheering fo r t he Midd le Schoo l ''An and "B" Teams.

Near t he end of the seaso n, th e Middle choo l and the VarSity Tea ms hosted the first

At pre s time, the spring teams are we ll into their sea ons. T he graduatio n issue of The Blue & Gold will highlight t he acco mplishments of Girl ' -rcn ni , La ros e, the newly organ ized coed oftball , and Go lf.

Truly o ne o f the hi hlight of this athletic seaso n is the lacro e team .

Lacros -e ticks ca n be fou nd all over the campus with SlUe! nts of all ages getting in to the spirit. of thi sport o n cam pus.

Girls' Soccer Club A new po rt was added to our winter offerings. G irl s'socce r funct ioned a a "club" port t his yea r. The tea m , coached by Cindy Wiltshi.re, finished with a 2-4-1 record . T he co mpetit io n consisted of JV teams. The season opener resulted in a tie aga inst Trin ity's squad . The team 's two victories were ove r St. Ma rga ret 's . GoalPage 8

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J. Sid delCardayre '78 is President of Van Go, Inc. of Ri chmond . He returned to Steward on areer Day to peak to Steward tudent .

Amy Neese Kelley '80 and her husba nd are li ving in Virginia Beach . Amy is a med ical transcriber and her husband is a pilot.

Susan Hudgins Hood '81 lives in Louisia na with her hu band Major Thomas Hood . he is currently a full ti me mother to T homas Hudgi ns Hood born on March 14, 1998 . In her spare time he spends t ime in the ga rd en and part icipates in vo luntee r activitie .

Robinnette Turner Wrobel '83 and her husband Jeffrey had their seco nd child , William , in January. Son # I , Jeffrey Wrobel, Jr., is excited to be a big brother.

Mary Hollis Jupe '84 is en joying staying at ho me with her girl s, Alexa Lewis and Morgan As hley. Mary Hollis n w ha more time for modeling and acting oppo rtuni ties.

Suzanne Everhart Kupiec '85 is li ving in Peachtree City, Geo rgia that is ju t so uth of Atlanta. uza nne and her husband moved there rrom Ca litorn ia afte r s h e

grad uated fro m ali fornia talC in 1990 . He took a jo b for Delta and as id e from living in downtown Chi cago; they have bee n t here ever since. The built a house a few yea rs ago and have a lot of room for fri ends who want to visit! Afte r fli ght attend ing for a co mmuter airline for 3 years , she quit to t rave l

with her husband and go into profess ional acti ng full time. Although he loves acting, o mething he started at tewa rd , her focus ha mainl y been commercials and movies. In the pa t year she has wo rked on Sava nnah fo r WB, A Ch ristmas Memory for CB , and a number of indepe ndent fi lms. he loves what she is doing and hope her teward friends will visit her in Geo rgia.

Joel Hagman '89 and his wife are happily married and li ving in Richmond with th eir 2 year old daughter Ash ley. He is a Respiratory Therapist at Henrico Doctor's Hospital and Leslie works at Westend Orthoped ics .

Johnny Knorr '8 9 i living in Darlingto n, Maryland.

Katherine Porter Murray '92 i ve ry happ il y marri ed to her husband Mike. He will be starting Jill Victoria Narron , M .D . hi s seco nd year o f PhYSician Assis'85 is currently tationed at Shaw tant school in May. He will be a AFB, SC servi ng a a pediatrician. certifi ed phy ician as istant in May She is th e medical director of of 1999 . K.ate is a manager at pediatrics and has re ently been Talbots in Fayetteville, N .C. and selected for promotion to Major in abso lutely loves itl She tays in touch with Emily WiJkerson Mears '92 and her husband Ken . K.ate says hello to the Class of 1992 and enjoyed catching up with many classmates at their 5 th A beaming bride and groom, Delaney Turnage and SeOll Mesca/l. reunion! the med ical corps. In Jul y 1998 , she will be relocating to erve a 24month assignment in pediatri c at RAF Lake nheath.

Ben Banks '89 and hi wife Jodi , have a 7 1/2 ear old stepdaughter and a 4 month old son, Justin Tyler.

Davin Rickel '89 is doing well and loves to spend lime wi lh his ba by gi rl.

Kevin Bradley '89 lives in Ri chmond and ha tarted a new job at James Rive r Bus ompany.

Elizabeth Brown '8 9 i a secretary in the Radi ology Department at Henrico Doctor Hospital.

Delaney Turnage MescaU '92 got marri ed to Scott Nelson Mescall o n October II , 1997 at the Union T heological Se minary. Members of the wedding party included Samantha Aron '92 , Corey Turnage '88 , Kern Smith '88, and Coleman DeJarnette '92 . William and onner Moncure, sons of Billy Moncure '77 , served as the junior groo m s ll'l a n a nd ring bearer.

Delaney will be grad uating in May with a Bachelors degree in Social Work afte r achieving Deans List for eve ral semesters. In June, she will begin in a n accelerated degree program at V U in Advanced Sta nding Master of ocial Work Program with the ex pected gradua-

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tio n being May 1999. She also rece ived t he Distinguished ervi ce Award for the School of ocial Work at a U niversity Leadershi p and Servi ce Awards Ceremo ny on April 26'h. S ott is a Co mputer Science ma jo r at Virgini a Co mmonwealth Unive r ity. Delaney is also glad to say t hat her mo m , dad and Corey are all do ing great!

Beth Whitaker Brightup '93 got married on M ay 25, 1996 to the same guy, Bob , th at she d ated in high school. In May 1997 she graduated with hono rs fro m Meredi t h College. C urrently, she is a 6'h grade teachers at Gooc hland M iddle School a nd is enjoyi ng her husband , her new ho me, and her new job!

Catherine Cooper '93 grad uated fro m t he College of C harl esto n in May 1997 wit h a 3.5 grade poin t ave rage. She ai led o n the Va rsity team for 4 yea rs, where t hey pl aced 3,d in the o llege Natio nals. She is now wo rki ng as a repo rter in Boulde r, Colorado.

Mary Harvard Nolde '93 is living in Charl eston, SOUtil Carolina and having lots of fun !

Peyton Jones '94 is currently atte nding Un ive rsity of Ri chmond and stud ying Business Administration/Marketing.

Jeremy Ke ith Miller '94 is currently enro lled at) . Sa rgea nt Rey nolds and i tud ying compu te r science. H e is al 0 wo rking part t ime at U krop's .

Tara Garner '96 i a ophomore at Delawa re Va lley ollege.

While pl ay ing field hockey fo r the college, she wa t he eco nd leading scorer wi th ni ne goals and has also been named most improved playe r fo r 1997 by her team mates . She pl ans on play ing in a o uple of to urn aments in earl y spri ng incl uding tea ms uch as Ea t Stroudaburg U ni ve rsity and Princeton.

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Faculty Profile Rugene Paulene &Alumni Thomas Galvin - ASpecial Success Story Stude nt succe s stories are ty pical o f Steward .. .and facul ty members playa special part in each one of them. Such is t he ca e with Rugen e Paulette, head of the Fine Arts De partm ent, and T homas Galvin , class of 199 1.

Ruge ne Paulette has been on Stewa rd 's fac ul ty fo r I I yea rs. (Her son, Ste phen , will gradu ate next yea r.) In those I I yea rs, she has bee n a pos itive influ ence on the li ves o r numero us Stewa rd stude nts.

Eve n those stud ents who had no elf-confid ence about t heir art is ti c capabi li ties have emerged from Ruge ne Paul ette's art class wit h a sense of ta lent and acco mplish me nt.

Her secret fo r inspiring her stude nts? "W hen they walk in to my classroom , tIl ey are t reated as art ist. My students are not allowed to say they can't do something; th ey are onl y allowed to sa they are hav ing a hard t ime wi til it."

Ms. Paulette is qu ick to ad d th at he ha an adva ntage as an art teache r in th at "the re is a relaxed at mosphere in an art c1as roo m , with th e opportuni ty to converse with the stude nts."

W hen a ked what has kep t her at Steward all t hese years, Ruge ne qui ckly replied , "The students. tewa rd is the type of schoo l I co ul d have be nefited from as a child . As a fac ul ty member, I am allowed a nd enco uraged to t reat stude nt here the way I needed to be treated -- individ ual attention , small classes , getti ng to know each student pe r onall y, ca ring."

T ho mas Galvin was one such st ude nt w h o mel success w iLh Lh e help of Ruge ne Pau lette . He ente red Stewa rd as a nin th grader and at th at point was a "child wit hout a missio n." Struggling academicall y and with no extracurricul ar inte rests, T homas wa searching fo r h i nic he, and Ms. Pa ulette helped him fi nd it. Hi love and ta lent fo r a rt qui ckly emerged , and T homas became "the most entllu 'iast ic art stude nt I ever had ," said Pa ulette. "His ambition was to 'wo rk at Disney'." T homas designed and painted the Sparta n

that d eco ra tes the center of the gymnas ium floo r a nd is and has beco m e Steward's mascot sy mbol.

He a ppeared in numero u s theatrical production during his four year s at Steward, and was a former rec ipi ent of the Fine Arts Award.

Ruge ne Pa ulette still keeps in touch with Thomas on a regular basis, and her home is among hi s first stops when returning to Richmond. Where has Steward taken him ? First to VCU ... th en to Orland o and Disney World where h e now works . As Thomas put it , "Th is c h ool h e lped m e achieve m y drea m , not just a career."

Thomas rece n t ly returned to share hi s expe ri e nces with Ms .

Paulette's art c1 asses .. .and to see hi s favorite teach e r !

Draft Donor List The followin g is a draft donor list of those contributors to the 1997-98 Annual Giving Campaign as of April I, 1997 (donations received since July I, 1997). Gifts recei ved through June 30, 1998 will be included in this year's Cam paign. This list renects only gifts to unrestricted Annual Giving and does not include outstanding pledges, restricted gifts, gifts of capital and endowment funds, gifts-in-kind, or memorial gifts. Please contact the Jenn Sgro at 740-3394 if a contribution is listed incorrectly or omitted. The final 1997-98 Annual Report to be published in September will include a list of all contributors for both restricted and unrestricted gifts to the School. The 1997-98 Annual Giving Campaign ends on June 30, 1998.

Helen Dixon Founder's Circle (55,000 and above) Mr. & Mrs. James T . Gottwald Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Wilton Headmaster's Circle (52,500 to 54,999) Flagler Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George W. Gamer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Goodstein Johnson & Higgins Mr. & Mrs. Anthony F. Markel

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Charles C. Satterfield III Bradford B. Sauer James F. Spangler 1. L. Stinson, Sr. Richard W. Turner

1972 Society (51,972 to 52,499) Mrs. Margaret B. Burruss Mr. & Mrs. Alvin B. Hutzler II Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Lawton Mr. & Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr. Steward Society (51,000 to 51,971) Mr. Thomas Crowder & Mrs. Carrie L. Camp Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Drzal Mr. & Mrs. Stanford A. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Alan McCollough Mr. & Mrs. Stanley H. Meyers Mr. & Mrs. John J. Muldowney Mr. & Mrs. Luther A. Newcomb Mr. & Mrs. James A . Slabaugh Dr. & Mrs. E. Winston Trice Mr. & Mrs. William R. Waddell Mr. & Mrs. Somers Wilton Spartan Club (5500 to 5999) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brian Ball Dr. & Mrs. J. P. Bullock, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George H. Cauble, Jr. Mrs. Jane Cooke Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. DeLaney Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. DeLaney Mr. J. Sid delCardayre Mr. & Mrs. Ward Good Mr. & Mrs. Clay R. Jacob Mr. Saied & Dr. Fereshteh Jarvandi Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Barry M. Kornblau Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lanier Mr. & Mrs. David B. Marino Mrs. Elva B. Mehaffey Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Perkins. Sr. Mr. H. Gerald Quigg Mr. & Mrs.John Alan Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Dale R. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Randolph T . Sauer Mr. & Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard W . Souder, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Sutton Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Thompson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. William L. Tyson Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Valentine

Mr. Henry L. Wilton Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wiltshire Blue & Gold Club (5100 to 5499) Mr. & Mrs. Ali Abbasi Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ackerman Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Ackerman Mrs. Hugh Adams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Anderson II Mrs. Robert A. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Darryl L. Aspey Mr. & Mrs. Neil Avent Mr. & Mrs. Emmett M. Avery III Mr. & Mrs. C . P. Barger Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Baronian, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. R. Dixon Bartlett Ms. Patricia B. Barton Mr. & Mrs. L. Dan Barzel Mr. & Mrs. Deepak Bedi Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Bedinger, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Bedinger Mrs. Patricia Bell Mr. & Mrs. William W. Belt, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ray Berry Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bice Mr. & Mrs. Michael Binns Mr. C. H. Bistline Ms. LouEllen P. Blackwelder Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Borum Mr. & Mrs. Douglas L. Box Ms. Carol yn R. Brandt Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Brewer Dr. Mavis H. Brown Mr. 1. Stephen Buis, Esq. Dr. & Mrs. James H. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Edmund C. Byrne, Jr. Mr. Edmund C. Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. George H. Cauble, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Chenault Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Conway, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Cooperstein Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Cosby, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roger Coulombe Mr. Paul R. Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. DeLaney Mrs. Helen F. Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Dixon Ms. Sandra M . Dollar Mr. & Mrs. Leo C . Drozeski, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Howard Duke Mr. & Mrs. James V. Duty Mr. & Mrs. Rowland W. Dwyer Mr. & Mrs. H. Brent Edwards Mr. & Mrs. John V. Felvey Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Fine Mrs. William Fulmer

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Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Gianfortoni Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Alvin I. Goldstone Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Mark D . Goodstein Mr. & Mrs. Lester H. Graves, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Hajek Mr. & Mrs. T . E. Hall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Hargrove, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Hawes Mr. & Mrs. William L. Hazell III Mr. & Mrs. Tucker L. Henley Mr. & Mrs. R. Spe ncer Hines, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Johns II Mrs. Mary Gatewood Jones Mr. Peyton A . Jones Col. William C. Kane Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kovach Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Krumbein Mr. & Mrs. Peter A . Kurilecz Mr. & Mrs. John T . Leitch Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leitch Mr. & Mrs. V. Holt Livesay Ms. Jeanne N . Loving Mr. & Mrs. Todd M . Lutterbein Mr. & Mrs. F. Lee Marston Mr. Robert L. Massey Mr. & Mrs. Bradford A. Meredith Dr. & Mrs. George Meyerho ff Mr. & Mrs. Jac k W. M iller, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James W . Miller Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Morris, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David L. Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Murray Dr. & Mrs. David W. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Neuschul Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. orton Mr. & Mrs. Albert M. Orgain IV Mr. & Mrs. Barton C . Pasco Dr. & Mrs. David B. Pemberton Mr. & Mrs. Armistead Peyton Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Rankin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Reibach Mr. & Mrs. Stephen 1. Restorick Ms. Janet L. Rice Mr. & Mrs. Lee Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Gene Sawyer Mr. & Mrs. Edward A . Schirick Mr. & Mrs. William Schluter Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Schno ll Mrs. Angeline S . Shell Mr. & Mrs. David J. Skove Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Sledd Mr. & Mrs. H. Marston Smith Ms. Jeannette Smith Ms. Jane R. Stafford Mr. & Mrs. Oded Stitt

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Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Tate, Jr. Mrs. G. Thomas Tay lor Mr. & Mrs. Earl G. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Randolph F. Totten Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Valentine, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin P. A . Warthen Mr. & Mrs. John T. Wash Mrs. Nancy G . White Mr. & Mrs. Johnny C. L. Wong Mr. & Mrs. John H. Woods Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Wortham V Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Wortham IV Mrs. H. C. Wright Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C . Young Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zindorf

Contributors (51 to 599) Mr. & Mrs. M. Fielding Archer Ms. Samantha Hillary Aron Dr. & Mrs. All ston G. Bailie Mr. James H. Benson Mr. & Mrs. Willard R. Benson Mrs. Natalie Bisger Mr. & Mrs. James T. Bishop Mr. & Mrs. Joel Blum Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brumbe rg Mr. & Mrs. AI Cadaret Mr. & Mrs. Mark Campbell Mr. George H. Cauble III Mr. Jonathan A . Cauble Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Clements Mr. & Mrs. Ian M . Coddington Ms. Catherine Sydney Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cuneo Dr. & Mrs. James R. Dageforde Mr. Nathan E. Daniel Mr. & Mrs. Greg DeLeonardis Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Dietz Mr. Kurt Rogers Drozeski Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Drummond Mr. & Mrs. O . W. Dudley III Mr. & Mrs. James C. Duke, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Dunville Ms. Susan Early Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fabbie Mr. & Mrs. Keith M. Fairly Mr. & Mrs. Clive D. Fox Mr. & Mrs. Armistead C. Fuller Ms. Tara A . Garner Ms. Katherine Goodpasture Ms. Rachel A. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Grossman Mrs. Anita Grymes Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Hall III Mr. & Mrs. Christopher E. Hamilton Ms. Anne J. Hanson Ms. Janet A. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hayes Mr. Maury Hancock & Mrs. Gail Heaton Mr. & Mrs. Alfred D. Hinkle Mrs. M. E. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T . Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. John D. Kipley, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Lawson III Mrs. Lucy Lewi s Mr. Michae l H. Lewis Mr. Bill Snead & Mrs. Margaret D. Maclin Mr. & Mrs. Tom Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Scott N . Mescall Mrs. Norva J. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. A . Scott Monc ure Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murray Ms. Mary Ha rvard Nolde Mr. & Mrs. Albert M. Orgain III Mr. Frazer M. Orgain Reverends Graham & Claudia Patterson Mrs. Rugene S. Paulette Miss Shehwar F. Qureshi Ms. Suzanne S. Ra hal Mrs. Mary S. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. John Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Ed ward E. Rossmoore Mr. & Mrs. Prentice W. Savage Col. & Mrs. Stuart M . Seaton Mr. Todd Serr Mr. & Mrs. Dennis P. Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Thom as E. Shupe Mrs. Katherine Smith Mr. Matthew M. Smith Mrs. Ann Soller Ms. Paula R. Spraker Mr. & Mrs. Ro bb Stottlemyer Mr. & Mrs. Lex Strickland Mrs. Dorothy S. Suskind Ms. Elizabeth B. Tharrington Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Tri ce Mr. T . Corey Turnage Mr. & Mrs. F. H. Williams, Jr. Mr. David Leahy & Ms. Charlene Wilton Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wi ltshire, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steven F. Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Mark A . Wood Dr. & Mrs. Will iam C . Wood, Jr. Mr. Robert W . Woodhouse IV Mr. & Mrs. Edgar L. Woodle, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Yancey Mr. & Mrs. Martin Zinder

In recent weeks two very pos itive event have taken place that have had a dramati c impact on tewa rd School. Each indicate the extent to whic h the chool ha developed and evolved , and poi nt the wa to a very po itive futu re indeed .

ti o n to pu rc hase needed materials that went beyo nd th'e ab ility of the operati ng budget, and we were always th ankful for the hard work by the volun tee r and the benefits enj yed by the school. This yea r, und er the co-chairmanship of haron Wilton and M arion Baroni an, t he proceeds literally dou bled that of any previou yea r.

Many exceptional donations from parent , friends , and studentstheater ti ket , getaway packages, creative mirrors made by the Lowe r chool studen ts-brought enthusiastic bids from those in attendance, and the mo ney raised will go to help fill studen ts' needs at thi very fine school.

Another important event took place recently that bode ve ry we ll for what teward has been , and what it is becoming. Al l independent schools experie nce an acc rediOn Saturd ay evening, April 18, ta ti on pro es every te n yea rs, wit h the annual auctio n, attended by a interim visits to ens ure five-year co uple of hundred tea hers, frie nd that the s hoal is remaining on and parent , took place at T he t rack with it mis io n, and dealing Hermi tage Country lu b in with any recommendations preManakin- abot. The evel1l was at the previous vis it. T he sented completely o rga ni zed by voluntee rs, n proce s is impleacc reditatio mostly prese l1l parent and fac ulty, mented by t he Virgi nia Association who put in an en rmous number of of Independent chools, of whic h hours and a tremendou amount of T he teward chool is a member. energy to make t he eve nt a huge of about a dozen While a team success. In pas t ear , the auction fro m other independent educator has res ulted in enough r ve nue t hat schools co mprise the I O-year vi it, would allow the Parent ' As ociaa mailer team doe the fiveyea r interim fo llow-up.

Membe rs of the team have a particul ar experti e and ex perience in the area in which they will make a We thank facu lt y member Robm RlckeLt s (2nd grade) for hor beaut,(ul artIstIc particular rendeflng of St l?lvarcf 25th Annoversary celebrallon and the announcement of the generous $15 donallon which now hangs in the admmlSlrallve office. The tille, ' The as e sI'a" y s Over. The Fun Begms,' aptly de CflbeS the mood at St_a rd as plans for menl. expans,on and growth

Afte r hav ing reviewed our own internal report a full month in advance, the team arrived on unday, April 19 , for meetings with va riou facu lty committees that had been assigned specific task fo r our report. Meeting and clas visits continued fo r the next 1:\'10 days, then the viSiting team, after hard work and discussion amo ng themselves, prese nted thei r "Five Year Progre Report" to the admi nistrat ion and fac ulty. T he report was exceptional , begi nning with the wo rds, "The teward chool has clearl y made great stri des in the pa t five years ... and ha go ne well beyo nd the chao I' and the previau viSiting committee' reco mmendation in improving all areas of the school and e tablishi ng its place in the commu nity." O f great importance , each member poke individually. and included in t heir written re po rt . to t h e po int o f co mme nding

our "happy students who are wellmannered and respectfu l to both their peer and adults." Finally. the report referred to teward as "a vigo rous. fo rward-l ooking place of teac hing and learning which i making steady progress in the implementation of a comprehensive lo ng range plan ."

We really have made great stride . It i clear that the facu lty, u nder the tro ng direction and leaders hip of Carolyn Brandt in preparing our internal report, wo rked ve ry hard at self-assessment, and the tea m recogni zed that tewa rd is a ve ry fine school. And . to repeat the poi nt that ays a great deal abou t u . it wa wi th a great deal of pride that we heard the strong. positive comment about our students and thei r welcoming manner to our guests.

The school year will soon be completed . It has passed in rapid fa hion. The futu re is bright indeed . and we expect that the good things ~v ill co nti nue in the years ahead . Thank you all for bei ng a part o f tJli grand adventure.

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The Steward School 11600 Gayton Road Richmond, Virginia 23233