ANNUAL REPORT

2020–2021

Dear Friends, I am so grateful for The Woods Academy community. Together, we have faced incredible challenges (especially throughout 2020 and 2021) and yet through it all, we have come out stronger.

The Woods Annual Fund provides our school with financial stability allowing us to be nimble in responding to the most urgent needs. In the 2020-2021 school year, your support of the Kathleen Piwko Scholarship Fund allowed us to continue to promote Mrs. Piwko’s passion for literature and writing. Your gifts through our auction have brought the outdoor lab to life. This past summer, thanks to you, we enhanced it with new innovative furniture. Our teachers and students love this new space! None of this would be possible without you! Thank you for your dedication to the mission of our school. Together, we create a strong and joyful community for our students, our teachers, and our families. Your commitment has an immediate and meaningful impact on the everyday experiences of all our students and contributes to their success. For that, we thank you. As always, thank you for being a part of The Woods Academy community. Stay in touch, stay well, and keep believing in the beauty of dreams. With gratitude,

Joseph Powers Head of School

The Woods Academy’s Mission

The Woods Academy is an inclusive Catholic Community preparing boys and girls to lead lives of significance.

Thank you to our amazing teachers for bringing their best to The Woods every day!

2020–2021 Board of Trustees

Thank you to our Board of Trustees who worked tirelessly to ensure a successful school year under extraordinary circumstances.

ANN BATTLE DONNA BYRNE CHAIR MIKE CAIN ROBIN CLARK PHILIP DOLAN TED FARRELL MARC FERRELL BOB GREGG MARK GROSH DANIEL HICKEY JULIA JORDAN SECRETARY PETER KENNY HASMIG MAHSHIGIAN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE STEFANIE MORGAN-DAVIS TREASURER JOSEPH POWERS HEAD OF SCHOOL ERIN RICCA FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE NADIA SCHAREN-GUIVEL INES VEGA DARIEN WRIGHT VICE-CHAIR

The Woods Community

The Woods community-building events held each year would not be possible without our dedicated WAPTO leaders, event chairs, and scores of volunteers that create spectacular events. While we don’t have room to list everyone who gave of their time last year, we offer the biggest THANK YOU to each of you for all you do for The Woods. A special thank you to WAPTO and Woods parents for creating a spectacular Teacher Appreciation Week!

2020–21 Woods Academy Parent Teacher Organization (WAPTO) Officers

MONIQUE FIELDS PRESIDENT MARIANA MCCORMICK VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR AMANDA CANDY TREASURER CARRIE DRESSER VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR KAREN BORNO COMMUNITY LIAISON

Thank you WAPTO for creating fun ways for us to gather even when we couldn’t do it in person!

WAPTO Events 2020–21

Family Scavenger Hunt Grandparents & Special Friends Virtual Visiting Day Montessori and Lower School Virtual Pet Shows

Scholastic Book Fair

Santa’s Virtual Workshop Christmas Concert

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service BINGO Night We Are The Woods – Online Auction

Trivia Night for Parents Teacher Appreciation Week

Spring Planting Morning Parent Coffees Can We Talk TED Talk Discussion Series

Annual Giving

2020–2021

Annual Fund, Raise Your Paddle, Kathleen Piwko Merit Scholarship

THANK YOU! Every child makes a difference at The Woods, and so does every gift. Parents, faculty, staff, trustees, grandparents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends – your generosity helps give every Woods student the best possible experience every day. Thank you! Your gifts enhance everything we value at The Woods: a program of excellence, integrated curriculum, personalized attention, and a faith that guides students to serve others along the way. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If you find an error or omission, please contact Traci Grigg, Director of Development, at

tgrigg@woodsacademy.org.

All gifts listed in this report are those received between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

Giving Circles

Head Philanthropists $10,000–$19,999

CARRIE AND ROBERT BASIL THE FRANCIS P. CHIARAMONTE FAMILY FOUNDATION VINKA AND MARC FERRELL ROXANA AND EDWIN ‘84 VILLEGAS

Benefactors $4,000–$9,999

LEILA AND JASON BAKELAR KELLI AND DAN CAMPBELL ROBIN CLARK AND JOHN RIDENOUR CLASS OF 2021 NIMI AND JUSTIN DUFOUR BETH AND GEOF HOBART THE SHEPHERD FOUNDATION SHERYL AND MICHAEL WILBON THOMAS WEIR AND PETRA KANN JEAN AND CLINTON WRIGHT

1975 Leaders $1,975–$3,999

ANONYMOUS (2) MATTHEW AND DONNA BYRNE CAMPANARIO FAMILY ELIZABETH AND CORKY CROVATO LILIANA CUERVO AND JOHN CURRY SIMONE AND RICHARD DEVANEY PATRICIA DRESSER CORY AND MELANIE ’88 FUNKHOUSER STEVEN AND INGRID GOBIEN JASON HARMAN AND KATHRYN BEERS HEMING FAMILY LYNN AND ROGER JASEK BRIAN AND KRISTEN KATULIS REBECCA KENNEDY AND JOHN OLESZKIEWICZ TIM AND SUSAN LYDON MAUREEN AND MARTIN MCCARTHY STEFANIE MORGAN-DAVIS AND NIKEL DAVIS DEBORAH MOTT KATHY AND LARRY PATEROS LEILA AND RUSS PHILLIPS KATE AND TONY SCAFIDE GEORGE AND PEGGY SOTOS JUN AND DONNA SUN CHUCK AND CECILE TONER INES VEGA AND ALEJANDRO VILLEGAS LAURA AND DARIEN WRIGHT

Thank you

“We are incredibly grateful for the wonderful community we have found at your school. Our daughter’s first grade experience has exceeded our expectations and we’re looking forward to many more years to come.” Current Parent

“We so enjoyed the Christmas music video. It brought back many memories of our children learning to play their instruments.” Woods Grandparent

Patrons

$1,000–$1,974 ANONYMOUS (2) MONA AND ALLEN ABSALON AMANDA AND BLAYNE CANDY CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK SONYA CHAWLA AND VIVEK PATIL KEVIN AND NANCY CLARK MEGHAN AND ALEX CROSS JILL AND A.B. CRUZ, III ANN AND JOHN DAVIS TOMMY AND FRANCINE DAVIS ROGER AND MIMI DENNIS PHILIP AND MAUREEN DOLAN MONIQUE AND JASON FIELDS GAFFNEY FAMILY SARAH AND BURKE HAYES PAOLO AND MARIANGELES MARTELLI JILL AND J. PAUL MCNAMARA RYAN AND MARIANA MCCORMICK PHILLIP ODAM AND EVA SZAREK LAURA AND CURTIS O’KEEFE SANDRA O’KEEFE BRIT AND JOE POWERS HOLLI AND HENRY RIVERA FRANNY ROCK METIN AND NOEL SAVASMAN TONY AND KAT SCAFIDE SCHUCK FAMILY MARIE SHANNON MICHELE SHANNON AND MIKLOS GASZNER BARBARA AND TERRY SHIRROD JODIE AND KEITH SHOEMAKER KATIE AND ERIC SMITH ANA C. TSCHEN AND JORGE H. KAMINE TODD WILSON AND JULIE LEDGERWOOD KATIE AND GEORGE WISECARVER

Friends

up to $999 ANONYMOUS (10) KATHRYN AND SHEP ABELL ALLEN FAMILY VALERIA ARANA AND JON BARRENECHEA LILY ARUGILGOS AND PAUL DWYER DR. AND MRS. JAMES BARTER ANN AND DANIEL BATLLE DAVID AND TAMIE BERGSTROM SEAN AND JENNIFER BERGSTROM BLANCHARD FAMILY MARC ’94 AND MARCY BORGER BORNO FAMILY RAY BRISCOE AND LISA MONROE DOUG AND ANGELA BRITTON MARY AND ROBERT BRYANT BYRNE FAMILY ERICH AND AMANDA CABE ELYNA CAIN MR. AND MRS. LAWRENCE J. CAIN, JR. COLTON AND MARILYN CAMPBELL MARILYN T. CAMPBELL CASSIDY FAMILY STEPHANIE CHAPMAN MARGARET AND ROY CHROBOCINSKI THOMAS AND ROSALIND CLARK TERRI AND JEFF CLAUSEN HEATHER AND PETER COLEMAN JOSHUA AND ANGELIQUE COLLAMER JOHAN CORTES AND MARYANGELICA PRADO MARIA AND ANDREW DEYELL IVETTE DOMINGUEZ SIMONE AND ANTONIO RAIMUNDO DOS SANTOS DANIEL AND CARRIE DRESSER KEVIN AND LEGINIA DRISCOLL MARY DRISCOLL

EATON FAMILY CHARLES AND MICHELE EGWUAGU MONICA LUGO AND KEVIN FANDL JENNIFER AND BRYANT FARLAND CARLA FARRIS BRENT AND RACHEL FISHER GERALDINE AND PETER FLIPI DAVE AND LORI FRANCESCANI MIHIR GADA AND AMITA SANGHVI BRIAN AND SAM GALLAGHER SONNY AND MEGAN GANGULY TRACY OLIVER-GARY AND DARIAN GARY GEORGALLAS FAMILY STEPHANIE AND ANDREW GEORGE JOANNE AND JOE GERBER Thank you DEBBIE GHAMKHAR NEIL AND LISA GRAMMER MAUREEN AND RICHARD GRANT BOB GREGG EMILY AND JASON GRIFFIN TRACI AND DREW GRIGG MARK AND CATHERINE GROSH MARY GROSH LISA AND MICHAEL GUITERMAN GUIVEL-MONARO FAMILY MELISSA AND NAZIM HAMILTON SCOTT AND JILL HARPER JUSTIN AND ASHLEY HEDGE JOHN AND GEORGIA HESSICK DAN AND STEPHANIE HICKEY PATTY HORN PAUL AND CAROL HOWARD MOLLY MCNAMARA HUGO AND PAUL HUGO CHRISTINA AND STEVEN HOUCK REBECCA, BEN, KIM, AND JON HYMES ANU AND RAJA IYER LENNA ISRABIAN-JAMGOCHIAN AND HRANT JAMGOCHIAN ROGER AND NADIA JANTIO CHARLES AND JANE JOHNSON ALIDA KALAS ROLAND AND KELLY KALEPE GREG AND JANEL KAUSNER KENNY FAMILY SOPHIA KIRBY TAMARA AND GEORGE KUCIK JOSH AND PENNY LACUESTA LANEKENAU FAMILY DR. BARBARA B. LANG

“We’re always proud to support The Woods Academy and the terrific work you’re doing. The teachers have been amazing this year.” Current Parent

LEBLANC FAMILY MATT LERNER AND CHERRY JOY BEYSSELANCE BARBARA AND PETER LUCHSINGER DELANEY AND W.B. LUNDBERG ANDREA ‘85 AND TOM LYNCH ANNA MADDEN JACLYN AND KEVIN MADDEN HASMIG AND DAVID MAHSHIGIAN WILLIAM C. MANION AND SARA P. O’NEILMANION MARBELLY DAVILA AND OSMEL MANZANO EDITH AND FRED MARINUCCI JD MCLEAN ’14 BRIAN J. MCCORMICK ’17 CHRIS MCCORMICK ’14 SUSAN MCDONALD WANDA AND STANISLAW MIKULSKI HELEN B. MILLER MORGAN AND NANCY MOSER ANDREW AND HUDO MONTEMARANO KENNEDY MOORE ‘21 BRENDON AND JEN MOYO DR. B. MUJICA-PARODI MEGAN AND MATTHEW MULLALLY TONJA AND DAVID MURRAY D. TYLER MURRAY ’07 MARGRIT AND KIRK NAHRA MIKE AND KATE ABELL NOLAN BARBARA AND JIM O’CONNELL FLORENCE NOVELLINO AND KEITH OTT HUSEYIN OZAN AND LINA CARMONA-OZAN SHARON AND TIM PABON P. DAVID PAPPERT SUSAN AND WILLIAM PAPPERT WILLIAM J. PAPPERT ’15 CHIRAG AND CHAITALI PATEL RICK AND JULIE PHILLIPS TOM AND MARGE PILONG KATHLEEN AND RON PIWKO ALISON AND PETE PLOTAS NICHOLAS AND ANN POULOPOULOS BETH AND CHRIS PRIEST KERRILAINE AND WARREN PRUNELLA PAULA PRYOR AND JOHN JONES BART AND NATALIE RADOLINSKI ADELA BARRIO AND VLADIMIR RADOVIC DR. AND MRS. ROBERT RALPH REDHILL TOWN DESIGNS JUDY AND EDWARD REZAC ERIN AND KEVIN RICA MARK RICHARDS KRISTA AND PAUL RITACCO MICHELE ROOME ’87 MIKE AND TERE RUFF SUSAN SABATANO HAIFA SHABAN AND ISHRAQ SALMAN YIANIS AND LISA SARAFIDIS BRITTANY SCALA ’09 TRAVIS SCALA ’16 ANDREW SCHULICK AND DEVIKA SINGH STEVE SCLAFINI AND EMMA CONNOR DANIELLE SHEGERIAN HEGGIE SHEGERIAN BARBARA SHOEMAKER MARY ALICE C. SILVERMAN NEVIL SINGH AND SUMANA CHAKRAVARTY BENJAMIN AND JESSICA SMITH RJ AND MARYBETH SMITH JOSEPH AND JENNIFER SPINELLI MARTIN AND WENDY STANISLAV STEIN AND PALLEY FAMILY LUCINDA AND RON STEIN JEAN STEIS JENNIFER AND BRIAN SULLIVAN JOAN SULLIVAN MAUREEN AND JOHN SWEENEY GERARDO UÑA AND CARINA LUPICA MATTHEW AND KEMBA WALDEN WAPTO JOHN AND PAIGE WATERMAN MR. AND MRS. NICHOLAS WETZLER MOLLIE AND GEORGE WISECARVER ALEXANDER WOROBEY AND JOCELYN MACDONALD BILL AND MARY WOSTER SHERRY AND WILBUR WRIGHT BEN AND TERESA WU LEE AND ANDY WURST KATE AND JOHN WYCKOFF CLAIRE AND RAY WYRSCH DAVID AND TANYA YOUNGBERG BILL AND LLOYDIE ZAISER

Thank you

Corporations, Foundations, Schools, Matching Gifts

BRIDGEPOINT HEALTHCARE CATHOLIC BUSINESS NETWORK COLD STREAM FOUNDATION CONNELLY SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD THE FRANCIS P. CHIARAMONTE FAMILY FOUNDATION GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL GEORGETOWN VISITATION PREPARATORY SCHOOL GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PARODI EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING REDHILL TOWN DESIGN STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART THE SHEPHERD FOUNDATION TULGEY WOOD FOUNDATION WAPTO

Kathy Piwko Merit Scholarship Fund

The following donors generously gave to the Kathy Piwko Merit Scholarship Fund established to honor of Kathy’s extraordinary 34 years of teaching at The Woods. We have been blessed with Kathy’s brilliance, enthusiasm, sharp wit, and her tireless advocacy on the part of our students. Her legacy will continue to nourish future generations of Woods students through her merit scholarship.

ANONYMOUS (2) JOHN AND ANN DAVIS CHARLES AND MICHELE EGWUAU MELANIE AND CORY FUNKHOUSER NEIL AND LISA GRAMMER BETH, GEOF AND DAVID ’15 HOBART MATT LERNER AND CHERRY JOY BEYSSELANCE BRIAN MCCORMICK ’17 CHRIS MCCORMICK ’14 MARGIT NAHRA STEIN AND PALLEY FAMILY GERARDO UÑA AND LUPICA CARINA CLAIRE AND RAY WYRSCH

Lisa Mataac Dodson Memorial Scholarship

The Liza C. Mataac Dodson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established at The Woods Academy to honor the memory of Liza, a proud Woods alumna, former teacher, and parent. We have awarded this scholarship annually to the rising 8th grader who in their Woods career has best exemplified the qualities of mentorship of younger students and involvement in school and community life that Liza so consistently displayed as a member of the Woods community

AWARDED TO ISABELLA FANDL FOR THE 202021 SCHOOL YEAR.

SOTOS Faculty Professional Development Fund (Support Our Teachers, Our School)

GEORGE AND PEGGY SOTOS

Thank you

“We are happy to donate! We really appreciate the efforts all of you are giving to help our boy have a

positive learning and social environment.”

Current Parent

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Thank you for making this a welcoming Save the Date: Thursday, May 16 & 15th Annual Arts Celebration Friday, May 17, 2019 featuring The Wizard of Oz Friday, May 31, 2019 at 9:00 am Montessori Program and Graduation Friday, May 31, 2019 at 5:00 pm 8th Grade Graduation Please visit woodsacademy.org/artscelebration to purchase tickets to The Wizard of Oz and support the Arts at The Woods. woodsacademy.org and amazing community! welcomingmemorablecommunity caringacceptinglively enjoyable loving inclusive complicated compassionate independent