ConnectionConnection 21-22 IMPACT REPORT WICHITA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
From the Head of School ........................ 3 From the Board of Trustees .................. 4 Our Year in Review .................................... 6 Honor Rolls .................................................. 12 Celebration of Learning ......................... 14 Honors Day ................................................... 16 Beyond the Classroom ............................ 18 Spartans Speaking .................................... 28 Class of 2022 ............................................. 32 Faculty Updates ......................................... 36 Annual Report ........................................... 38 Honor Roll of Giviing ............................. 45 From the Alumni Board ........................ 54 Mentor Day ............................................... 56 Class Notes ................................................. 59 THANK YOU! To our contributing writers, fellow faculty and staff, and the entire Collegiate community for submitting articles and pictures to make this magazine possible. Enjoy! EDITORIAL STAFF Chris Ashbrook // Director of Advancement Kathy Rukes ’99 // Director of Enrollment Management Lalo Walsh // Assistant Director of Development & Communications Bethany Phelps // Advancement Services Coordinator Charlie Ramseyer // Communications Coordinator Photography // John Pair, Ashley Bowers, and many more! TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 YEAR REVIEWIN A Year Rememberto 28 SPEAKINGSPARTANS Presenting with Confidence 32 CLASS OF 2022 Celebrating Excellence
Dear Collegiate Community When I arrived at Collegiate, I was struck by the welcoming and generous spirit of our community. The genuine love felt for the school by faculty, parents, students, and alumni was palpable and visible in so many ways. A high bar was set, and yet in 2021-22 this community has surpassed all expectations and set a new standard for Collegiate with an incredibly impactful year.
As I look ahead, I am confident that our students will continue to thrive at their school and go on to make a lasting, positive contribution to our world. One needs only to read the news of our alumni featured in Class Notes to be reminded that preparing our students to make a difference in the future is a tradition we proudly carry forward from our past.
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Thank you to each and every one of you for your invaluable support, which enables our school to deliver on its promise to develop students who will go on to lead lives of impact in their communities. You will learn of the galvanizing experiences our students benefit from in Beyond the Classroom, and you will read about the emphasis we place on public speaking in our younger grades. We have also highlighted the insight gained by our older students from working with their mentors on Mentor Day.
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The above are just snapshots of the types of rewarding work being undertaken at Collegiate.
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The following pages will highlight so many of the different ways our students, faculty, parents, grandparents, alumni and donors have contributed to the success of our school.
I am proud to be leading a school where classroom discussions encourage respectful exchanges on relevant topics and where learning takes place both within and beyond the traditional classroom walls. Teachers are also regularly integrating real world scenarios into their curricula to help our students realize the potential they have to be effective collaborators, independent thinkers, and skilled communicators.
I am energized by the thoughtful and varied approaches taken as we prepare our students to live in a complex world demanding teamwork and creative problem-solving skills.
As I finish my second year as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, I would characterize this past year as ex ceptional, with great enthusiasm from the Collegiate community.
Suzie Ahlstrand has served on the Board for the past seven years. During her time, she shared her talents and institutional knowledge by serving on the Advancement Committee. Suzie is moth er to Alums Kerstin ’87, Christina ’88, and Eric ’90. We thank her for her continued support and dedication to our school.
The Finance Committee, chaired by Sheryl Nolan, has worked with Mr. Washer and his team to up date and develop comprehensive financial policies, approve a sound annual budget, and many other finance and facilities related initiatives. And very notably, we have put in place measures to protect, strengthen, and grow our school’s endowment.
At the beginning of the school year last August, the Board launched a 5-year 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.
The detailed strategic plan which can be found on our website, serves as a roadmap to administration as they proceed with implementation. The Strate gic Plan Committee, chaired by Christina Shuart, is tasked to provide guidance and oversight.
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The Head Support and Evaluation Committee is tasked with guidance and support to the head of school and is chaired by Meredith Olson. A tremen dous amount of work goes into the evaluation pro cess, goals development, and general support. Collectively, we have rekin dled important relationships from the past and started new relationships with many new families, while maintaining a healthy and happy campus life for our students and families. That is not to say our work is done, but merely to say we are most definitely on the right track to build upon the suc cess and the momentum and take the school to the next level. As we look ahead to the upcoming year, I wanted to take a moment to thank our outgoing Board mem bers for their years of service.
Our work on the board aspires that the school remains true to its culture of academic excellence and school character.
Raul Brito ’76 just completed his ninth year on the Board also serving on the Advancement Committee. Previous to joining the Board, Raul was a member of the Alumni Board from 20052012 and parent to Christopher Brito ’08 and Mallory Brito. We are certainly grateful for Raul’s nearly two decades of service to our school.
The plan was a culmination of more than a year’s worth of work and collaboration between a talent ed and strategic group of individuals that included trustees, administration, and teachers and staff.
The Trusteeship Committee, chaired by Angela Fox, has worked diligently to keep the Board engaged and educated on Board policies as well as ensure we have appropriate skills and talent in future trustees.
The Advancement Committee, chaired by Corey Johnson, had a great year as evident by the amazing success at the Spartan Bash and other events put together by innovative trustees, staff, event chairs, and volunteers.
I am proud to be associated with our very talented, active, and thoughtful Board as we work together to strategize and uphold the long-term financial, strate gic, and cultural sustainability of the school. While we entrust Mr. Washer and his team with the day-to-day operations of the school, our work on the Board as pires that the school remains true to its culture of ac ademic excellence and school character. Our Board’s committees have worked hard throughout the year:
We also say farewell to Sharol Rasberry, who just completed her second term on the Board for a to tal of twenty years of service. During that time, she has served on the Trusteeship Committee, Finance and Facilities Committee, and Head of School Search Committee as well as serving as Vice Chair from 2018 to 2022. She is the parent of Kim Reynolds and Bobby Rasberry ’94 as well as the grandparent of alumni Hunter Glass ’17 and Tara Glass ’21 and current students Robby Ras berry ’24 and Reide Rasberry ’27. We are deeply appreciative of Sharol’s long term commitment and service to Collegiate.
We are thrilled to welcome three new members to the Board of Trustees for the upcoming year.
Sara Streich has been a part of the Collegiate community since 2014 when her family moved to Wichita and her oldest son started in Great Beginnings. Sara graduated from Wash ington and Lee University and then received her MBA from Duke University. After spending many years in New York City both as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and in business development at a law firm, she and her husband Tony moved to Kansas. They have three boys: Jack (rising 4th grader), Ben (rising 2nd grader), and Sam (rising Kindergar tener). Sara has been active in the Collegiate community as a frequent volunteer and most recently as Treasurer of the Collegiate Parent Association. She is also involved with the Wichita Children’s Home, Cub Scouts, and her sorority alumnae group.
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Jared Sprole has also finished his nine-year term on the Board. We benefited from his expertise as he served on both the Development Committee and Fi nance and Facilities Committee, serving as Chair of the Finance and Facilities Committee from 2014 to 2019. Parent of Aiden ’22, Tristan ’25, Blake ’28, and Emerson ’31, we thank him for his service and look forward to his continued presence around campus.
The Collegiate community is grateful to the retiring Trustees for their dedica tion and care through their gifts of time, talent, and treasure.
Dr. Fadi Joudi is the father of rising 5th grader Jude, ris ing 3rd grader Mark, and Luke, who will start in our Early Childhood program this fall. Having grown up in Lebanon, Fadi earned his medical doctorate from the American Uni versity of Beirut. He first started practice at the University of Iowa, where he met his wife Dr. Lana Hattar. Dr. Joudi has served as secretary and treasurer of the Medical Soci ety of Sedgwick County, as a member of the Board of Kansas Medical Society, and as president of the Kansas Urological Society from 2018 to 2021.
As we enjoy the final days of summer, I hope you all have enjoyed a refreshing summer vacation. We look forward to another exceptional year, and thank you for entrusting us with the education of your children.
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Navin Maharaj, originally from Trinidad and Tobago, serves as the Director of Koch Disruptive Technologies. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Human Computer Interaction with a Computer Science concentration from The Georgia Institute of Technology. He and his wife Minni are the proud parents of rising 8th grader Avik and rising 5th grader Anaya. Navin has been an active participant in Wichita Start-Up Week, represents Koch Industries at the Wichita State University Smart Factory, and is involved with several community boards, including QC Ware, ForAllSecure, Dragos, and Automox.
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We exist to inspire all students to be the best versions of themselves through a academiceducationtransformativegroundedinexcellencewithinourinclusivecommunity. WCS Mission Statement Our Yearin Review 6 Students in Grades 5-12 participate in House Games. Prekindergartners examine their corn plants. 5th Graders paint a mural during Wellness Wednesday.
Cheerleaders energize fans during the fall pep rally. The Homecoming Court poses for a photo. Students perform in the Middle School Talent Show. 7
Each November we look forward to the tradition of our Thanksgiving Concerts along with welcoming grandparents to campus.8 Students perform “surgery” in their Mini Med School.
7th Graders take a break during the USO Dance.
Preschoolers run the obstacle course at Read & Romp.
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Dolly Parton performs at the Wax Museum.
Students cheer on their Spartan Basketball Team.
In April, Spartans across campus dedicated time to helping our community. From building homes for Habitat for Humanity to making blankets for the homeless, Spartans were excited to learn how they could make a difference. Students pause for a photo during Spring Fling. 5th graders share their report during the Freedom Trail.10
8th Graders complete the Trial of Socrates. Parents join us for EC’s Parents and Playtime. Our students and teachers cheered on our seniors as we celebrated their college choices at our annual Senior Send-Off. 11
2021-22 HIGH HONOR ROLL Middle and Upper School Ahmad Abu-Awwad James Ashby Brooks Bastian Ava Blue Caden Corrigan Jace Dalke Jane DeemaDockingIssa Julianna Johnson Lanie ColtonEdenMasonKaterKingLaceyLinnell Collyns Livermore Keira Marquardt Ava WhitneyGianaMonahanShuartTeal Emma Ternes Katelyn AmeerKatarinaThompsonValdiviaWakil Maddox Wares Lockard Webb Evelyn Aberle Rima ArwinPaigeNatalieGOlivierRemySophiaViviTanyaAjwadAliBartelBennaniBlanchaertChocronFarhaGallagherHartHill Jude Issa Amir Khicha Alisa MichelleLin Mangan Sadie KingstonEvieTorstenLizzyJamesNatalieMcNultyNicholsNolanOlsonOvermanRitchieRomero Maya BlakeAnnieJacobiSabouniSalyersSharpSprole Zaid Tabbal Lucy OmniaVolochWakil Julia Walenta Laith CharlieCampbellRahstinAl-SukinAmiraniArnesonBasinger Mason Bond Maddox Drumright Lunden Esterline Alegra Fazio Ethan Gould Eric Hechenberger Ellie EloiseKaterKing Scarlet Lacey Landon Langston Joshua Lee Kalyn CharlieLichtyLing Carson Malaise Clara Monahan Reide MaxAmanBenSophiaKarimJacksonRasberryRukesSandidSantoShackelfordSharmaTimsah Dalton Turpin Reese JulianCarlyleShaadEllieCoraCharlieLucyJennahLaraCarterWilbornChancedeCarvalhoFayzievGehrerGentileHillHowellIssaJohnsonJohnson Acacia Knight Jaden Lichty Ethan MacKenzie Brian Mattar Ezra Meyers Sara AnneMinesMarie Olson Joshua ClareAlexHayanCharlottePfeifferPiggRaffiRichardsonSchupbach Maddie Ternes Peter KhloieTodorovVillagomez Cooper Winters Chloe IsabellaZhangAlvaez Macy Beran Aacia Burnette Cameron Cadena Aubrey Collignon Laney Conrad Shouvik Dev Tatum Downing Carter Drumright Diana Eldika Nico RyanDahliaArmanSabrinaJuliaOmarJamieJackClareEnegrenFinanGraceHaanHamadaHerrmanHuntIssaIssaKhalife Ingrid TristanLamptonLeddy Harry NathanLingLynch Will Meyer Ishani Nagabhushan Sam TristanHarrisonLanaLangleyNgunjiriOvermanSandidSimonSprole Camden St.Germain Will OmarElijahLilianaHannahStreckerTernesVarchavtchikAllenAl-Tabbal Mona Bagai Yazan Bakdash Sam Cline Sara Jane Crosby Avery ChloeDarcelSiaJamesConnerPhoebeErinTylerRobbyAyaanWambuiPaulRahulPriceCatherineMasonGracieSkyKarleyElofssonForsythFujinumaGwynHartJinJohnsonMadhavanMinesNgunjiriParikhRasberryRiceRolfeRossSchupbachShackelfordSharmaThompsonTurpin Kalie Villagomez Iya Wakil Haley Walston Brett Wetta Derek Yang Evan Yang Avi TatumVivianYendruBaughmanBhargava Brett Black Jude Cunningham Dakota Dart Joyita MichaelAdenNasseemDevEldikaFayzievGoldberg Katherine Grace Yumino Kada Satvik YimeiShelbyKollaLairLin Tyler MacKenzie Saad EmmaMalikMantovani Cj Meyer AJ SabrinaEleniBrandonMichaelaAdamChiaraMayaCarsonKinseyNagabhushanNicholsPhelpsRaiRamdaniSandidStreckerZhangChapasChappell Lily Conrad Charlie Dunne Mark Feng Nick Grabon Ella SharonAllieHenryAndrewChristopherDanielMalakTylerGrahamGwynHamadaHechenbergerHenryHighbargerGrecoKavalauskasMabasa Emily Mallard Emily MarisolMeisterMunoz-Morales Anthony Nabbout Ivy AidenAllieHannahCharlieNewmanNolanPowellPraterSprole Maya Torres Ashtun Villagomez Ryder SabrinaWalshWilson 5th GRADE 6th GRADE 7th GRADE 8th GRADE 9th GRADE 10th GRADE 11th GRADE 12th GRADE 12
2021-22 HONOR ROLL Middle and Upper School Jocelyn Baig James Blackman Jonathan Chehab True AllyHarrisonHudsonFrederickHooverKellerKotkin Corryn McDermott Margie Michaelis Sam JonahSamVivianCamdenNataliaMitchellNabboutPearsonPiggRichardsonWidener Lydia Brittain Chloe Carpenter Carolyn Cole Blake Dudley Isabella Fernandez Liam SophiaAdainJettHadleyCourtneyMichaelNicholasOliviaFinanGehrerGoldenNabboutOlsonPorterRileySmithTimme Finley Viljanmaa Grace Voloch Max Walters Lily Webber Langston Ahmad Jena LoganCampbellClay Clayton Garcia Chloe Haag Eli Hay Jackson Lukic Avik LJZarynGraceJacobLucyTimmyGrahamMaharajMillerRitchieShepherdStehleyTealThompsonVarchavtchik James Weimar Ali Al-Sukin Maddie Babb Delilah Banuelos Parker ShelbieReghanMichaelAveryAmeliaBennettBlackmanComptonDobbsEckEmerson Cameron Estes Allison Haan Sarah Haan Claire EmmaMarquardtMcDonald Jaden Parker Ella Pearson Trip ElizabethSadhakshiAnaDevinPorterRitchieRogersSivaramanTimsah Isaac Vanderburg Natalie Walenta Max Williams Grier YasminCooperWiltseArnesonBacci Drake CooperBeranBrown David Chege Judah Cyrus Chloe RomanNatalieBethJaedenDartFloresHenshallHobartHourani Colton Jenkins Katriel Kadiri Cooper Miller Cassilda Njeri Jiwoong Park Elise Powers Cari MargaretEllenReagansSchulteUlrich Ward Weimar Peter Yoo Nick Adams Pete AnabelleAgustinBabst Jace MaddieCampbellCarpenter Peyden Chronister Katie Engle Isabella Galichia Gabe KaitlinAddisonGorcosGoreeHenry Liana Maksoud Thomas Olson Sam GeraldJohnnyChristinaAlexNatalieAbbyKeisukeLucasPfeifferRanney-BrownTakahashiWalstonWaltersWunderlichZakhariaAbromeitAlbert Jonathan Babb Hyemin Choe P.J. BradyWesleyFlaviaEnegrenEspositoFairHunt Conner Jones Joey Kotkin Hayden Malaise Alex AnnieMarionCassieDrewZaydHaleySamErihanaTrudyNatalieMurilloReeceSmithVincentAgustinAllenBakdashCharbonneauGarciaGibsonHua Maddie Kemnitz Byron Knight Grace Lee Breckon Meares Bekah Miller Annie JoshBrandonTurpinVolochWilhelm Jayda Williams 5th GRADE 6th GRADE 7th GRADE 8th GRADE 9th GRADE 10th GRADE 11th GRADE 12th GRADE 13
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HEAD OF SCHOOL AWARD
HEAD OF SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CUP Class of 2027 (7th Grade) with an 88.5% class average HEAD OF SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CUP is presented to the class with the highest grade average.
SHAFER DART MEMORIAL AWARD
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COMMUNICATION Bastian 5th Grade Amir Khicha 6th Grade Max Timsah 7th Grade Elizabeth Timsah 8th Grade CREATIVITY Ally Kotkin 5th Grade Alisa Lin 6th Grade Chloe Haag 7th Grade Peter Todorov 8th Grade
HEAD OF SCHOOL AWARDS are presented to the 8th grade boy and girl who best exemplify the overall objectives of Collegiate Middle School. These students participate in many areas of student life such as academics, fine arts, and athletics with a sense of joy and commitment.
SHAFER DART MEMORIAL AWARD is given in memory of Shafer Dart to an 8th grader who exemplifies Shafer’s qualities and outgoing, gregarious spirit.
Sara Mines ALICE VIRGINIA KNORR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD is given in memory of Alice to an 8th grader who represents a balance between academics, family, and social life. She should be someone who is warm, thoughtful, and considerate to her classmates.
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Carter Chance Lara de Carvalho Jennah Fayziev Charles Gentile Cora JadenJulianCarlyleShaadHillIssaJohnsonJohnsonLichty Ethan MacKenzie Brian Mattar Sara AnneMinesMarie Olson Joshua Pfeiffer Hayan Raffi * Madeline Ternes Khloie Villagomez Chloe Zhang 2021-22 ACADEMIC DISTINCTION Students with a average GPA of 96% or above Ahmad Abu-Awwad Caden Corrigan Mason King Collyns Livermore Ava Monahan Giana Shuart * Katelyn Thompson Ameer Wakil Maddox Wares Lockard Webb Evelyn Aberle Rima PaigeNatalieRemySophiaVivienneTanyaAjwadAliBartelBennaniBlanchaertGallagherHart Jude Issa Amir Khicha Alisa MichelleLin Mangan Sadie BlakeAnnieMayaTorstenJamesNatalieMcNultyNicholsNolanOvermanKingstonRomeroSabouniSharp*Sprole Zaid Tabbal Lucy OmniaVolochWakil Julia Walenta Alegra Fazio * Eloise King Scarlet Lacey Charlie Ling Carson Malaise Clara Monahan Reide Rasberry Jackson Rukes Sophia Santo Ben ReeseMaxAmanShackelfordSharmaTimsahWilborn CHARACTER Ameer Wakil 5th Grade Michael Nabbout 6th Grade Reese Wilborn 7th Grade Acacia Knight 8th Grade 5TH GRADE 6TH GRADE 7TH GRADE 8TH GRADE * Students with the highest average GPA for their grade. CRITICAL THINKING Ahmad Abu-Awwad 5th Grade Vivi Bartel 6th Grade Clara Monahan 7th Grade Cora Hill 8th Grade COLLABORATION Ava Monahan 5th Grade Lucy Voloch 6th Grade Jackson Rukes 7th Grade Alex Richardson 8th Grade
HEAD OF SCHOOL CUP Class of 2025 (9th Grade) with a class average of 91.57% HEAD OF SCHOOL AWARD Allie Prater and Ryder Walsh “I DARE YOU” AWARD Katherine Grace and Adam Sandid FORREST C. ENDOWMENTLATTNERAWARD Vivian Baughman WCS MATH & SCIENCE AWARD Christopher Henry HUMANITIES AWARD Henry Greco MANDY MEMORIALSHOAFAWARD Sabrina Wilson JACK C. LEADERSHIPCHESKYAWARD Sam Agustin WCS LANGUAGEWORLDAWARD Allie Kavalauskas 16 UPPER SCHOOL Honors Day
Eleni SabrinaChapasChappell Lily Conrad Nick Grabon Ella ChrisMalakGrahamHamadaHenry Henry Greco Allie SabrinaRyderCharlieAnthonyKavalauskasNabboutNolanWalshWilson 2021-2022 SCHOLASTICHIGHESTPERFORMANCE Isabella Alvaez Macy Beran Aacia Burnette Cameron Cadena Aubrey Collignon Laney Conrad Shouvik Dev Tatum Downing Carter Drumright Diana Eldika Jack Grace Sabrina Hunt Arman Issa Ingrid Lampton Harry Ling Will Meyer Ishani Nagabhushan Sam LilianaHannahTristanNgunjiriSproleTernesVarchavtchik Omar Al-Tabbal Yazan Bakdash Avery TylerAyaanWambuiCatherineSkyKarleyElofssonForsythFujinumaJinNgunjiriParikhRice Erin DarcelSiaJamesConnerPhoebeRolfeRossSchupbachShackelfordSharmaThompson Kalie Villagomez Iya Wakil Avi Yendru Vivian Baughman Tatum Bhargava Jude ShelbySatvikKatherineMichaelNasseemCunninghamEldikaGoldbergGraceKollaLair Tyler MacKenzie Saad Malik Cj Meyer Kinsey Nichols Carson Phelps Adam BrandonSandidZhang SENIOR INDUCTEES Nick RyderCharlieAnthonySharonChrisGrabonHenryMabasaNabboutNolanWalsh JUNIOR INDUCTEES Tatum KatherineNasseemBhargavaEldikaGrace Cj Meyer Kinsey Nichols 9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE CUM INDUCTEESSOCIETYLAUDE 17
We empower all students to lead lives of impact by partnering with our students, faculty, families,community.and WCS Vision Statement Beyond Classroomthe 18 The cast of Spamalot kept the audience laughing. Senior Haley Allen drives the lane. The 4th Grade sings the final song in Frozen Jr.
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The cast of Legally Blonde finish a big number.
Junior Jordan Webber goes for the strike.
The Marching Spartans perform at halftime. The 2nd Grade salutes America.
Kindergartners perform an original song.
Nick Grabon - 1st in Business Finance
Undefeated 3A Regional Champions
DanielEmmaDanielKatharineGadallaGraceHechenbergerMantovaniHechenberger - Class 3A Extem poraneous Speaking State Champion
AyaanServicesParikh - 1st in Personal Financial
Iya Wakil - 2nd in Principles of Marketing Sky Fujinama – 3rd in Sports and Enter tainment Marketing
UPPER SCHOOL 3A State Champions (Chris Henry, Satvik Kolla, Tyler MacKenzie, Rahul Madhavan, Conner Schupbach, and Hannah Ternes)
Calculator Team - Gold: Malak Hamada, Tyler MacKenzie, Carson Phelps, Maya Torres Geometry Team - Gold: Chris Henry, Paul Mines, Kinsey Nichols, Ryder Walsh Word Problems Team - Gold: Catherine Jin, Tyler MacKenzie, Paul Mines, Carson Phelps
Undefeated AVCTL D-IV Champions
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Sam Cline - 1st in Dental Terminology, National Qualifier Darcel Thompson - 1st in Health Infor matics, 1st in Medical Reading, National IyaQualiferWakil - 1st in Dental Science, 2nd in Dental Terminology
TEAM RESULTS
Yazan Bakdash: Word Problems - Silver, Programming - Gold Shouvik Dev: Equations and Inequalities - Bronze, Algebraic Simplification - Silver Chris Henry: Marathon - Gold, PotpourriCatherineSilver Jin: Equations and Inequali tiesSatvikGoldKolla: Computational Mathemat icsTylerGoldMacKenzie: Number Theory - Gold, Potpourri - Gold Paul Mines: Geometry - Gold, Graphing - Bronze Ayan Parik: Computational Mathematics - Gold, Potpourri - Gold Carson Phelps: Algebraic SimplificationJamesGold Shackleford: Programming - Silver Maya Torres: Equations and Inequalities - Bronze Ryder Walsh: Marathon - Silver Sabrina Wilson: Computational MathBronze, Equations and Inequalities - Gold Place Algebra Team - Carson Phelps, Satvik Kolla, and Rahul Madhaban Place Math Scramble Team - Nick Grabon, Tyler McKenzie, and Chris Henry Place Geometry Team - Ryder Walsh, James Shackleford, and Mason Hart - 1st place at Sedgwick Coun ty Spelling Bee, 3rd place in Sunflower State Spelling Bee BEE
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DEBATE 321A STATESPEECHCOMPETITIONDECAALLSPEECHTOURNAMENTSTATE&DEBATEAMERICANSSTATEDRAMA3ATOURNAMENT HOSA COMPETITIONSTATE PITTSBURG COMPETITIONEMPORIACOMPETITIONMATHMATH
Nick Grabon - 4th in Finance Cluster Ayaan Parikh - 5th in Personal Finance
The National Speech and Debate Association Academic All American Award recognizes ap proximately 1% of all high school speech and debate students.
BEYOND THE Academic Team and Club Honors
Isabella Galichia - 2nd in Nutrition
EXAM RESULTS
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Congratulations to the following students who also finished in the top 10 of their respective competitions: Mason Hart (Personal Financial Literacy), Allie Prater (Restaurant and Food Service Management), Joyita Dev (Principles of Business Management), Katherine Grace (Hu man Resource Management), Annie Hua (Busi ness Services Marketing), James Shackelford (Principles of Business Management), and Jack Grace (Sports and Entertainment Marketing). HOSA is a global student-led organization for aspiring health professionals, focused on creating career opportunities in the health industry and enhancing healthcare for all. Sky Fujinuma, Satvik Kolla, Ayaan Parikh, Rahul Madhavan - 1st in Biomedical Debate, National Qualifier Aacia Burnette - 1st in Veterinary Science
Satvik Kolla - Class 3A Impromptu Speaking State Runner-Up DECA offers emerging leaders and entrepre neurs preparation for careers in business, finance, marketing, and management.
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Sharon Mabasa - 2nd in Medical Law and CarsonEthics Phelps, Saad Malik, Paul Mines, Iya Wakil - 3rd in HOSA Bowl Sky Fujinuma - 3rd in Sports Medicine
Conner Jones & Saad Malik – 4th in Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making Rahul Madhavan – 5th in Human Re source Management
8th Grade Team - 1st Place in CSAL 7th Grade Team - 2nd Place in CSAL Christopher Henry, Mark Feng, Sai Satvik Kolla, Ayaan Parikh - 4-Speaker State DanielChampionsHechenberger and Joseph Gadalla - 2-Speaker State Champions
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Emma Mantovani and Katherine Grace2-Speaker State Runners-Up Sky Fujinuma, Rahul Madhavan, Will Meyer and Sam Brittain - 2-Speaker 4th Place State Debate
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21 Spartan Speech & Debate All Americans Scholars Bowl State Champions HOSA State Competitors DECA State Competitors
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Fine Arts Honors 22 Golden Key Honoree Madeline Albert Jazz Ensemble All-District Honorees Boy Choir Performers Jester Award Nominee Ryder Walsh
Alli Kavalauskas - 1234A All-District Band (7th Chair Clarinet)
Gracie Gwyn: Honorable Mention - Printmaking
Aden Fayziev - 1234A All-District Band (2nd Chair Trumpet)
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Mark Feng - 1234A All-District Orchestra (3rd Chair Flute)
Harry Ling: Gold Key - Digital Art, Honorable Mention - Digital Art
Jaeden Flores: Honorable Mention - Film & Animation
Margaret Honorable Mention -
Photography Trista
Shouvik Dev - 1234A All-District Band (2nd Chair Oboe)
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Mixed Media
Fiber Arts Wambui
Mixed Media Ward
Ryder Walsh - 1234A All-District Band (1st Chair Timpani)
Vivian Baughman: Gold Key - Sculpture
AJ Nagabhushan:Ngunjiri: Gold -Honorable MentionHonorable MentionOverton: Honorable MentionHonorable MentionHonorable MentionHonorable MentionSchulte: Honorable Mention -
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Marion Gibson: Silver Key - Photography
UPPER SCHOOL Madeleine Albert: Gold Key - Portfolio, Silver Key - Painting, Honorable Mention - Mixed Media
Hyemin Choe - 1234A All-District Orchestra (1st Chair Flute)
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Brandon Zhang - KMEA All-District 1234A Jazz Ensemble (drumset), 1234A All District Band (1st Chair Mallets)
Photography MIDDLE
Chloe Dart: Silver Key - Photography
Haley Allen: Silver Key - Photography Isabella
Chloe Honorable Mention -
Will Meyer: Silver Key - Photography Munds: Gold Key - Photography
National Silver Medal
Young Men’s Choir - 1st place Middle School Men’s Choir
Ella Graham: Honorable Mention - Photography
Digital Art Kinsey Nichols:
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Sam Cline - 1234A All-District Band (1st Chair Tuba)
Drawing & Illustration 23 JESTER AWARDS ARTSCHOLASTICAWARDS UPPER SCHOOL MUSIC MUSICMIDDLEHONORSSCHOOLHONORS
Women’s Choir - 1st place Middle School Treble Choir Concert Band - 1st place Middle School Band Jazz Band - 1st place Middle School Jazz Band Men’s Choir - 2nd place Middle School Men’s Choir Encore - 4th place Middle School Mixed Choir
Alvaez: Honorable Mention - Painting
Clare Finan: Silver Key - Photography
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Eleni Chapas: Silver Key - Printmaking, Honorable MentionDrawing & Illustration
Joyita Dev - 1234A All-District Band (2nd Chair Bass Clarinet)
Lily Conrad: Silver Key - Painting, Silver Key - Printmaking
Shelby Lair - 1234A All-District Choir (Soprano)
Omar Hamada: Honorable Mention - Digital Art
Painting Clare
NOMINATIONS Ryder Walsh - Leading Actor in Legally Blonde Christopher Henry - Cameo Performer in Legally Blonde REGIONAL HONORS Overall Production - Legally Blonde Annie Turpin - Leading Actress Sabrina Wilson - Supporting Actress Small Ensemble - Greek Chorus from Legally Blonde ProductionEnsemble/ChorusNumber - “Bend & Snap” Mr. Matt Webber - Vocal Music Director Jordan Slusher - Guest Set Design Claire Gerig - Guest Director Simeon Rawles - Guest Choreographer Amy Cunningham - Program Design Stage Crew - Legally Blonde BAKER UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL Marching Spartans I Rating Drumline I Rating l
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Boy Choir - 1st place Elementary Choir
Beth Henshall: Honorable Mention - Photography
Nasseem Eldika - 1234A All-District Band (6th Chair Trombone)
Rebekah Miller - KMEA All-District 1234A Jazz Ensemble (2nd Trombone), 1234A All-District Band (10th Chair Trombone)
Emily Mallard: Silver Key - Mixed Media, Honorable MentionPainting, Honorable Mention - Printmaking
Kalie Villagomez: Honorable MentionWeimer: Honorable MentionSCHOOL Kater: Honorable MentionMines: Silver KeySchupbach: Honorable MentionSivaraman: Honorable MentionWebber: Gold KeyMention -
MUSIC IN THE PARKS COMPETITION
Mona Bagai - KMEA All-District 1234A Jazz Ensemble (2nd Trumpet), 1234A All-District Band (6th Chair Trumpet)
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Paul Mines - 1234A All-District Band (2nd Chair Mallets)
Cassie Garcia: Honorable Mention - Photography
Photography,
Drawing & Illustration Erin Rolfe:
Michael Goldberg: Honorable Mention - Film & Animation
Mixed Media Sadhakshi
Hyemin Choe: Honorable Mention - Digital Art
Addison Goree: Honorable Mention - Photography
Olivia Davis: National Silver and Gold Medals - Photography, Silver Key - Photography, Honorable Mention - Photography
Dahlia Issa: Honorable Mention - Mixed Media Kadiri: Honorable Mention - Photography Kemnitz: Gold Key - Photography Khalife: Honorable Mention - Digital Art Lee: Honorable Mention - Photography Yimei Lin: Honorable Mention - Drawing & Illustration, Honorable Mention - Printmaking
Photography Natalie Reece:
Andrew Highbarger - KMEA All-District 1234A Jazz Ensemble (guitar), 1234A All-District Band (1st Chair Percussion)
AJ Nagabhushan - KMEA All-District 1234A Jazz Ensemble (Bass Guitar Alternate), 1234A All-District Band (3rd Chair AyaanPercussion)Parikh- 1234 All-District Orchestra (8th Chair Violin 2) Faizal Valiandi - 1234A All-District Band (1st Chair Euphonium)
Isabella Flores: Honorable Mention - Mixed Media
Avery Elofsson - 1st Team AVCTL IV All-League, Cheney AllTournament Team, El Dorado All-Tournament Team, Top 100 Area AddisonPlayersGoree - 1st Team AVCTL IV All-League, Cheney AllTournament Team, El Dorado All-Tournament Team, Top 100 Area KatherinePlayersGrace - Honorable Mention AVCTL IV All-League, El Dorado All-Tournament Team
Hayden Malaise - Second Team (Tight End) AVCTL IV AllLeague, Sports in KS Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Tight End), Sports in KS Non-Senior All State Honorable Mention (Tight End)
Sam Agustin - Honorable Mention (Offensive Line and Defensive End) AVCTL IV All-League
CJ Meyer - 4th Place State, 1st Team All-Metro Cross Country, AVCTL IV All-League
Ella Graham - 321A Doubles State Champion, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Metro
Jack Duarte - First Team All State 3A, AVCTL DIV 4 Player of the Year, AVCTL DIV 4 First Team Wesley Fair - 2nd Team All-State 3A, AVCTL Defensive Player of the Year, AVCTL DIV 4 First Team
Byron(Linebacker)Knight- First Team (Offensive and Defensive Line), KSHSAA Covered Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Offensive & Defensive Lineman), Sports in KS Class 3A AllState Honorable Mention (Offensive Lineman & Linebacker), KS Senior Top 100 Honorable Mention (Lineman)
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Athletic Honors and Championships
Tyler Gwyn - AVCTL IV All-League
Emma Mantovani - 321A Individual State Champion, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Metro
Jaden Mitchell - Honorable Mention (Running Back and Defensive Back) AVCTL IV All-League Luke Ruffin - Second Team (Defensive End), Honorable Mention (Offensive Line)
BOYSVOLLEYBALLTENNISBASKETBALL
Kalie Villagomez - Honorable Mention AVCTL IV All-League
CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS GOLF GIRLS
Cameron Brown - AVCTL DIV 4 Honorable Mention
Will Meyer - 12th Place State, AVCTL IV All-League
Cameron Brown - Honorable Mention (Defensive Back) AVCTL IV
Charlie Nolan - AVCTL IV All-League
Ashtun Villagomez - First Team (Defensive Back), Second Team (Running Back), Honorable Mention (Wide Receiver), VYPE All-State First Team Wichita Area Small School (Defensive Back), Sports in KS Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Defensive Back), KS Senior Top 100 Honorable Mention (Defensive Back)
AVCTL IV All-League, VYPE All-State First Team Wichita Area Small School (Linebacker), KSHSAA Covered Class 3A AllState First Team (Linebacker), Sports in KS Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Offensive Lineman & Linebacker), KS Senior Top 100 Next 50 (Linebacker)
Brett Black - Second Team (Offensive Line) AVCTL IV AllLeague, Sports in KS Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Offensive Lineman), Sports in KS Non-Senior All State Honorable Mention (Offensive Line)
Mason Charbonneau - Honorable Mention (Defensive Line) AVCTL IV All-League
Jack Duarte - First Team (Punter and Kicker), Second Team (Wide Receiver) AVCTL IV All-League, VYPE All-State First Team Wichita Area Small School (Kicker), KSHSAA Covered Class 3A All-State First Team (Kicker), Sports in KS Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Kicker), KS Senior Top 100 First Team (Kicker)
Conner Gagnon - Second Team (Linebacker), Honorable Mention (Running Back) AVCTL IV All-League, KSHSAA Covered Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Linebacker), Sports in KS Non-Senior All State Honorable Mention
Laney Conrad - 5th place State Singles, 1st Team All-State, 3rd Team All-Metro
Mason Hart - AVCTL IV All-League
Margaret Ulrich - 321A State Champion, 1st Team All-Metro Golf, 1st Team 321A State Golf 321A State Team Champions
Lily Conrad - 321A Doubles State Champion, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Metro
DrewAll-LeagueCharbonneau - First Team (Offensive Line and Linebacker)
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Evan Eichenauer - Honorable Mention (Linebacker) AVCTL IV WesleyAll-LeagueFair- Second Team (Quarterback and Defensive Back) AVCTL IV All-League, VYPE All-State First Team Wichita Area Small School (Defensive Back), KSHSAA Covered Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Quarterback & Defensive Back), Sports in KS Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention (Quarterback & Defensive Back), Sports in KS Non-Senior All State First Team (Defensive Back)
The volleyball team celebrates a point. Jack Duarte drives to the basket. Spartans take the field. 25
26 Boys Tennis State Champions Boys Swimming takes 3rd in State. Boys Track takes 3rd in State. Baseball State Champions
Harry Ling - 9th Place 500-yard Freestyle, 13th Place 200-yard
Avery Elofsson - AVCTL III/IV Honorable Mention
Clark Enz- All Metro Third Team Coach 27 SOCCER BOYS GOLF
Brett Black - AVCTL
Joseph Gadalla - 4th Place 50-yard Freestyle, 4th Place 100-yard Breaststroke, 2nd Team All-State
6th Place - 400-yard Freestyle Relay (Paul Mines, Charlie Nolan, Harry Ling, Evan Yang)
Paul Mines - 11th Place 200-yard Freestyle, 13th Place 100-yard
Drew Charbonneau - AVCTL - 2nd Team - 2nd Base
*Set State record
Jace Campbell - AVCTL - 2nd Team - 3rd Base
3A State Champions
3rd Place at the 5-1A State Competition
Individual Medley
Conner Gagnon - 9th at Regionals, Individual State Qualifier
Evan Yang - 8th Place 100-yard Backstroke, 13th Place 200-yard
321A State Champions
GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASEBALLSWIMMING GIRLS
Nick Grabon - 321A Singles State Champion, All-Metro Player of the Year, All Metro Boys Tennis Team, 321A All-State Charlie Dunne - 321A 2nd Place Doubles, All Metro Boys Tennis Team, 321A All-State Charlie Nolan - 321A 2nd Place Doubles, All Metro Boys Tennis Team, 321A All-State Carter Drumwright - 321A 3rd Place Singles, All Metro Second Team, 321A All-State Coach Dave Hawley - All Metro Second Team, 321A All-State Mark Feng - 321A 5th Place Doubles, All Metro Third Team, 321A SkyAll-StateFujinuma - 321A 5th Place Doubles, All Metro Third Team, 321A All-State Nick Grabon - 8th at Regionals, Individual State Qualifier (39th)
Trista Overton - AVCTL III/IV 2nd Team
Maddie Kemnitz - AVCTL III/IV Honorable Mention
Erin Rolfe - AVCTL III/IV 2nd Team
Ellie Munds - AVCTL DIV 4 Second Team Haley Allen - AVCTL DIV 4 Honorable Mention
Hayden Malaise - AVCTL - 1st Team - Pitcher, 1st Team - Utility, League MVP, All State Honors - 1st Team - Pitcher, 3A - Pitcher of the Year
1st Place - 200-yard Freestyle Relay (Derek Yang, Paul Mines, Joseph Gadalla, Adam Sandid)*
Tatum Bhargava - AVCTL III/IV Honorable Mention
Athletic Honors and Championships
BOYS GIRLSTRACKTENNIS&FIELDSWIMMING
Ashtun Villagomez - AVCTL - 2nd Team - Shortstop, All State Honors - 1st Team - Middle Infield
THE CLASSROOM
1st Place - 200-yard Medley Relay (Evan Yang, Joseph Gadalla, Adam Sandid, Derek Yang)
Katherine Grace - 2nd Place 50-yard Freestyle, 7th Place 100yard Backstroke, 2nd Team All State 3rd Place at the 3A State Competition 4 x 100 Relay (Peyden Chronister, Jaden Mitchell, Carson Phelps, James Shackleford) - 2nd Place in 3A State, All Metro Second Team 4 x 800 Relay (Tyler Gwyn, Mason Hart, Cj Meyer, Will Meyer)2nd Place in 3A State - All Metro Second Team Lily Conrad - 3rd in the 400m Jaden Mitchell - 1st in the 100m, All Metro Track First Team Cj Meyer - 2nd in the 3200, 7th in the 1600, All Metro Track Second Team Will Meyer - 3rd in the 3200, All Metro Third Team
AdamFreestyleSandid - 1st Place 200-yard Freestyle*, 2nd Place 100-yard Freestyle, 1st Team All-State, Athlete of the State Meet Derek Yang - 3rd Place 50-yard Freestyle, 4th Place 100-yard Butterfly, 1st Team All-State
NathanFreestyleLynch - 15th Place 100-yard Breaststroke
Carson Phelps - 3rd in the 400m, All Metro Third Team
Landon Ramsey - AVCTL - 2nd Team - Outfield Brett Wetta - AVCTL - 2nd Team - Outfield , All State HonorsHonorable Mention - Outfield
1st Team - First Base, AVCTL 1st Team - Pitcher, All State Honors, 1st Team - 1st Base, 2nd TeamEvanPitcherEichenauer - AVCTL - 1st Team - Outfield, All-State Honors - 2nd Team - Outfield Brady Hunt - AVCTL - 1st Team Catcher, All State Honors - 1st Team Catcher
BEYOND
Spartans Speaking by Charlie Ramseyer
Wichita Collegiate strives for excellence in everything we do. Oftentimes, those efforts are publicly seen and celebrated. Just this past year, we celebrated multiple team and individual state championships on six of our athletic teams. We also took the title in multiple academic competitions, including Scholars Bowl and Debate. As a community, we cheered on every senior as they announced their college decisions, and we will continue to cheer them on as they start the next chapter of their educational journeys. From performances on a large stage to class presentations at the front of the room, our students give it their all. Though we are proud of all of the accolades we have gathered publicly, what we appreciate most is what people have to say about our students when they meet them at a conference, an interview, a volunteer site, or simply in one of our hallways during a visit to campus. These are the occasions when our students truly shine. In day-to-day conversations and presentations, whether addressing a small class or a large auditorium, they are poised and confident.
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What many do not realize is that these confident speaking skills our students possess are not developed by chance, but instead the result of intentional opportunities given to our students to speak in front of their peers continuously throughout their time at Collegiate. Not only do these opportunities hone their communication skills, they present the added bonus of building their self-confidence. While many public speaking opportunities are given as elective options in the upper grade levels, our Early Childhood and Lower School curriculums focus on using small group speaking opportunities to lay the groundwork and help to prepare them for what is to come.
Beginning in Early Childhood students have the chance to stand in front of their peers and present. Preschoolers are introduced to public speaking by way of brief show and tell opportunities and class jobs, such as weather person, calendar presenter, or class greeter. In pre-kindergarten, students present to classmates their own family cultures and traditions, a practice which encourages both identity development and self-confidence. Kindergarten students dive into research and create dioramas of animal habitats. These students’ multimedia presentations on animals from around the world showcases just how far their journeys take them during their years in Early Childhood.
Moreover, exposing kids to these chances at such a young age not only helps develop their verbal skills, but plants the seeds of confidence in their ability to speak in front of both peers and adults alike.
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First graders perform their Mini-Musical.
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Second graders present Salute to America.
Fourth graders take a bow during their musical.
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All of these experiences and moments contribute in their own way to each student’s future self expression. Whether an actor on stage, a house captain addressing their class, or a senior defending their Good Life paper, when tasked with the chance, our students confidently take the floor. Our Early Childhood and Lower School teachers often beam with pride as they watch their students move onto the Middle and Upper Schools and effortlessly step into roles that demonstrate their comfort with public speaking. And in those moments, it is lovely to remember the sweet 2nd graders at Salute to America reciting their memorized monologues about each state or the 3rd graders coming to life in the Wax Museum. Being capable communicators and confident public speakers will serve our students long after their time in our hallways is over. However, the foundations of those skills will forever be rooted in the gentle, but intentional, teachings of their beloved Early Childhood and Lower School teachers.
In our Lower School, the students find themselves stepping onto a larger stage–quite literally. From the first grade mini-musical to the full blown musical in the fourth grade, our students find themselves tasked with a public performance each year. Though small in scale compared to other performances on campus, the 1st Grade Mini-Musical looms large in children’s memories. As students learn their lines and memorize their songs, they learn what it takes to perform as a team. They take those skills into second grade during their preparation for Salute to America, during which each student presents a speech they research and write on a particular state. The 3rd Grade Wax Museum is another opportunity for students to present on a public stage as they adopt the personas of an historical hero they researched. And of course, perhaps the most memorable performance of Lower School is the 4th Grade Musical, during which students in full costume and make-up delight audiences with their perfectly choreographed musical numbers. These large scale performances are only one piece of the puzzle, though. Lower School teachers help build on the groundwork laid by our Early Childhood teachers and continue to ask students to present to their classes through assignments such as book report presentations, market fair sales, and more. These learning experiences aren’t all limited to speaking opportunities. As part of the music curriculum, every student in the Lower School presents a “Musical Moment” to their classmates. This assignment encourages students to present in the way in which they are most comfortable, whether that maybe speaking about music’s impact on them, singing a solo, performing a dance routine, or playing an instrument. Through all of these small moments, our teachers are giving their students the chance not only to build confidence and public speaking skills, but also to process their inevitable nerves in a safe and encouraging environment.
Congratulations! CLASS OF 2022NATIONALWCSMERIT SCHOLARS 4 FINALISTS // 4 SENIORSTUDENTSCOMMENDEDINCLASSMILLIONIN SCHOLARSHIPS OUT-OF-STATEIN-STATE Students from the class of 2022 will attend 34 schools in 19 states as well as serve our country in the military. AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OK, TX, WA + serving the United States Navy
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FACULTY & STAFF 36 IRVING AGUIRRE 8th Grade Spanish REBECCA GEHRER 5th Grade Math Teacher BRETT GEHRER '00 Upper School Biology Teacher CATHY GRAY Kindergarten Teacher KATIE GUNZELMAN '07 Assistant Director of Development ALMA GUTIERREZ Business Manager BILL KEARNEY Maintenance Crew TIM LYONS Grounds Crew TAMMY MYKEL Sophomore English Teacher TRENT NESMITH Upper School Dean of Students DIANA NIXON 8th Grade Ancient History SHANE PHILLIPS AP US History, AP Psychology RUTH POWELL Middle School Vocal Music Fine Arts Department Chair MAMBA TIBBALS 4th Grade Teacher REGAN CARLSTROM WAYMAN School Nurse YEARS OF SERVICE 5 YEARS // Kasey Criser, Brett Gehrer '00, Rene Hanson, Dylan Heath, Tiffany Lippoldt, Lindsey Noble, Kari Plagmann, Jen Ragan, Jack Stewart '13, Masumeh Zarei 10 YEARS // Tiffany Cleveland and Shane Phillips 15 YEARS // Pam Armor, Brian Finan, Brooke Finan, Shannon Flack '99, Allison Meeth, Kerry Prater 20 YEARS // Swarna Manamperi, Sherri Newlin, Barbara White 25 YEARS // Martha Leaf 45 YEARS // Dave Hawley PATHFINDER AWARDS Kayla Bayles, Innovation in Developing Tech Education Ashley Bowers, Spartan Torch JoyAnn Brake, Community Impact Day Meg Carte, Amy Cunningham, Cindy Johnson, Marilen Morales, Megan St. Clair, Promoting the Creative Skills of WCS HeidiStudentsHolton '11 and Hanale Vincent, Wellness Wednesdays David LeVan, Ingenuity in the Classroom, Exceptional Teaching, and Establishing DECA Julianne London, Spartan Voice Sheri Newlin and Beth Reeder, Outdoor Science Classroom Bethany Phelps, Stewardship of the CPA Jena Simms, Green Team Jen Ragan, Flipped Classroom Lindsey Ralston, Zoom Talk Series with Authors Ashley Winters, New Syllabi for Public Speaking & Theater Classes OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Heather Boyce Broddle, Joe Gehrer '02, Cindy Johnson, Kathy Rukes '99, and the Leadership Academy (Georgia Ahern, JoyAnn Brake, Amy Cunningham, Rob Egan '13, David LeVan, Julianne London, Hans Widener) PROBA TE DIGNUM AWARDS Alma Gutierrez, Tammy Mykel, Diana Nixon, Mamba Tibbals We wish the following faculty and staff all the best on their next adventure and thank them for their years of dedication and service to Wichita Collegiate School! At the conclusion of the year, the following faculty and staff were recognized for their contributions to our school.
Welcome New Faculty & Staff 37 JENN ARNESON School Nurse BROOKE CARPENTER Director of Human Resources ANDREA CHURCHILL 4th Grade Teacher SARAH DUCKETT 2nd Grade Teacher SILVANA FISZEL 5th & 6th Grade Spanish KELSEY FULGHUM 1st Grade Teacher DANIELLE GERSTNER '09 Upper School Biology JACINDA HERNER Great Beginnings Teacher MISSY KOTKIN Preschool Teacher JOEY LEMON Upper School Sophomore English ERIN LEWIS 3rd Grade Teacher AMANDA LONDON Lower School Counselor KURT MCAFEE Athletics Administrative Assistant HANNAH MORRICAL 5th Grade Math SARAH MYERS Assistant Director of Alumni Relations & Special Events STEVE NAUMANN Director of Marketing & Communications THERESA NAUMANN EC/LS Learning Specialist JENIFER PENCE Upper School Dean of Students BENJAMIN RISTOW Upper School Modern World History JENNIFER SAYAHNEJAD 7th Grade English STACEY WHITE 3rd Grade Teacher ASHLEY WINTERS Middle School Theater/5th & 6th Grade Choir Thank You!
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The hours, expertise, and financial support shared with the school by our families show unwavering trust and appreciation for the school and help us provide a truly transformative education.
Throughout this year of transition and learning, two things have been clear to me more than anything else. One, the hard working, thoughtful, and ready-to-give-their-best students I’ve admired and been fortunate enough to work with for the last 13 years, do in fact learn and emulate these traits from their parents. The parents of WCS amazed me throughout the year with their support of the school! In development, they speak of “time, talent, and treasure” and the families of WCS give all three.
Looking back on the 2022-23 school year, I’m happy to say it was a very enjoyable and productive year in the Advancement Office. It was a sat isfying year, as I was able to work with talented and committed faculty, parents, grandparents, and volunteers who care deeply for the school. It was a very informative year where I learned about a facet of the school I had never fully appreciated. It was a very exciting year with a team of incredibly talented colleagues who helped the school raise significant funds as well as our enrollment numbers. It was a successful year, like many before it, that was guided by exceptional people for whom I have a renewed sense of respect and gratitude. It was a year of discovery, as I looked at the school I love through a different lens and worked to propel us forward in our ability to deliver the school’s mission and vision.
Wichita Collegiate School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Wichita Collegiate School affords students of any race, color, nationality, and ethnicity all the rights, privileges, pro grams, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, or ethnicity in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial assistance, or athletic or other school-administered programs.
Second, the funds raised by the school are critical for its continued suc cess. While tuition covers the cost of the school’s most precious resources – our teachers – the funds raised through the Annual Fund (kicked off on the Day of Giving) and the Spartan Bash help the school solidify our operation’s needs, but most importantly, enable our teachers and admin istration to reach beyond the immediate to offer our children the best education we can imagine. These funds provide our students with the extraordinary – the tools, spaces, and experiences that inspire them to be the best versions of themselves. These funds have a lasting impact on our students and guide them to, in turn, lead lives of impact. In my previous role as Head of Upper School, I was surrounded by the results of fundraising efforts but never fully appreciated the process of securing Ourthem.school is EXCEPTIONAL, one-of-a-kind in my humble opinion, because of the commitment and support from all of our constituents. The time, talent, and treasure that our families choose to share with the school are invaluable to us, and I look forward to sharing new opportunities for these generous acts of kindness, showing appreciation for the im pact they have, acknowledging the selflessness of those who give, and cel ebrating the successes of our school with all the good people we proudly and affectionately call Spartans.With gratitude, Chris DirectorAshbrookofAdvancement
Dear Collegiate Families,
2021-2022 Collegiate Parent Association Officers
wcsshirtshack.comcpa@wcsks.com Collegiate
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The Collegiate Parent Association (CPA) has had an exciting inaugural year. Last Spring, we set to work restructuring our parent organizations. Instead of multi ple parent clubs or groups, we wanted to create one, all-encompassing parent or ganization because as we have learned, Spartans Thrive Together. We are proud of what we accomplished this year thanks to the countless num ber of parent volunteers. The culmina tion of our efforts resulted in CPA raising $111,000, which will be used to fund a myriad of needs across cam pus, including “teacher need” items, teacher appreciation events and gifts, parent and family socials, team and club allotments, and much more, all of which might not have otherwise been funded. More importantly, CPA has created a sense of community that benefits the entire Spartan family. Every single WCS parent is a member of CPA, so we encourage you to get involved, if you haven’t already had the chance to do so. CPA holds monthly meetings, hosts several Spartan Socials throughout the year, assists the athletic department with concessions, runs the Shirt Shack, and so much more. From a one-hour volunteer shift to a more involved committee chair role, there is a way for every single parent to contribute. For more information, please reach out anytime to the CPA Officers at cpa@wcsks.com. We wish that we could personally recognize every single parent that contributed to CPA this year. Please know that everyone's efforts are noticed and appreciated. A few of the many parents that we wanted to formally recognize and thank for giving of their time and talents include: Activities Book Chair Jamee Ross, Concessions Chair Sherry Anderson, Garden Market Chair Shannon Dudley, Parents Supporting Science Chair Janice McClelland, Patrons of the Arts Chair Kerry Prater, Poinsettia and Holiday Market Chair Ash ton Tidemann, Shirt Shack Bethany Phelps, Spartan Club Chair Mike Ross, Spartan Social Chair Abby Hou rani, Teacher Appreciation Chairs Minni Maharaj, Erin Moeller, and Sarah Phillips, Teacher Appreciation Lunch Chair Hind Wakil, and Volunteer Coordinator Amanda Linnell. With many thanks to all WCS parents, we look forward to another great year for CPA next year.
Jamie Blanchaert, President Amanda Devlin, Vice President Ilex Gelpi, Secretary Sara Streich, Treasurer Bethany Phelps, Staff Liaison WITH US Parent
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TOM BOETTGER MEMORIAL FUND Established in 1978 this fund supports the financial assistance program.
BUNNY HILL 50TH ANNIVERSARY ENDOWMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT in 2013 in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary Campaign.
DAVE & KATHY ROBERTSON ENDOWMENT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Established in 2013 in conjunction with 50th Anniversary Campaign.
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ALICE VIRGINIA KNORR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1999, this fund supports the financial assistance program and recognizes an 8th grade girl annually at the Celebration of Learning.
NICK MADISON MEMORIAL FUND in 1989 in memory of Dr. Nick Madison for professional development of science faculty.
MARY KOCH ENDOWMENT Established in 1990, these endowed funds help support the financial assistance program.
KOCH INDUSTRIES ENDOWMENT Established in 1988, these endowed funds help support the financial assistance program.
FORREST C. LATTNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1991, this fund supports the financial assistance program and recognizes a senior annually at Upper School Honors Day.
JACK C. CHESKY LEADERSHIP AWARD FUND Established in 1972, this fund supports the financial assistance program and recognizes two juniors annually at Upper School Honors Day.
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RON MANN ENDOWMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT in 2013 in conjunction with 50th Anniversary Campaign.
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BUNNY HILL 50TH ANNIVERSARY ENDOWMENT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Established in 2013 in conjunction with 50th Anniversary Campaign.
TAYLOR FAMILY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND in 1997 to support WCS faculty seeking exceptional professional development opportunities.
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ADAM & ELLEN BEREN ENDOWMENT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Established in 2013 in conjunction with 50th Anniversary Campaign.
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R. DOUGLAS BRIDGES & HELEN FAY BRIDGES ENDOWMENT FOR SPECIAL NEEDS in 1994 to support Learning Labs in the Upper and Middle School.
WCS ALUMNI FUND Established in 1994 by the Alumni Board, this fund supports the financial assistance program and champions the alumni’s desire to make the WCS experience available to those who might not otherwise have access to the school.
The following endowments were established through the generosity of individuals committed to need based financial assistance program at Collegiate. Contributions can be made directly to these endowments.
The following endowments were established through the generosity of individuals committed to Faculty Excellence and directly benefit our faculty and staff through professional development opportunities. Contributions can be made directly to these endowments.
MATTAR FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT in 2013 in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary Campaign.
EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT in 1990 to support Upper School faculty development.
Established
JUDY BORSHEARS CLARK LOWER SCHOOL FACULTY ENDOWMENT in 1989 in memory of Judy Clark.
AARON MELHORN ENDOWMENT Established in 2002, these endowed funds help support the financial assistance program.
SHAFER DART SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND MEMORIAL AWARD Established in 1989, this fund supports the financial assistance program and recognizes an 8th grade student annually at the Celebration of Learning.
50TH ANNIVERSARY SUSTAINABILITY ENDOWMENT
FAY FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND
TOM DAVIS LEGACY ENDOWMENT
RALPH C. “BILL” ROUNDS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2008 by the Malone Family Foundation, these endowed funds help support the financial assistance program.
JENNY PAULSEEN ENDOWMENT
Established in 1998, these endowed funds help support the financial assistance program.
Established In 2013, these endowed funds help maintain the necessary infrastructure for WCS technology needs.
GIFT2021-2022REPORT
CHRIS DRAZEK MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT
THE SHOAF FAMILY MEMORIAL FUND
Wichita Collegiate is the only Independent School in Kansas supported by the Malone Scholarship Fund. The following Endowments were established through the generosity of individuals to support specific aspects of the school and school life.
Established in 1990, this fund helps support the French program at WCS and recognizes top French students annually at Upper School Honors Day.
Established in 1999, these funds help support the maintenance of the Shoaf Lower School.
SHOAF BUILDING FUND
LANGREHR ENDOWMENT
Established in 1998, this fund helps to support various extracurricular activities and recognizes a senior annually at Upper School Honors Day.
Established in 2011, this fund helps support maintenance of the stadium complex and field upkeep.
in 22-23 School Year) * These funds include unrestricted gifts, restricted gifts, endowment contribu tions, memorial funds, grants received, and funds raised from the Alumni Golf Classic. $ 757,369 Spartan Bash * $ 509,237 Collegiate Parent Association $ 111,000 TOTAL FUNDS RAISED * Net funds raised $ 1,377,606 INCOME Tuition and Fees $ 11,463,884 Other Income This includes endowment, Summer Explorations, restricted gifts, and CAFÉ funds. $ 1,818,796 TOTAL REVENUE $ 13,282,680 2021-2022BUDGET EXPENSES Salaries and Benefits $ 10,391,121 Instructional Expenses $ 1,291,763 Administrative Expenses $ 694,696 Facilities $ 885,100 Interest Expense $ 20,000 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 13,282,680
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This fund, established in 2012, supports the school’s operation expenses. be called the Annual Fund
Established in 1999, this fund supports the WCS Band Program and recognizes a senior annually for their contributions to the band program.
Established in 2007, these funds help support the Early Childhood Library.
Established in 2001, these endowed funds help support the maintenance of the softball field.
STADIUM ENDOWMENT FUND
CAFÉ (To
50TH ANNIVERSARY TECHNOLOGY ENDOWMENT
MALONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2013, these endowed funds contribute to the continued sustainability of WCS.
Established in 2018, this fund supports the mission of the School and the principles upon which the School was founded.
WCS FUND
SALARIES/BENEFITS BENEFITSSALARIES/78% 66% INSTRUCTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL10% 7% ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE8%5% BUILDINGS/GROUNDS GROUNDSBUILDINGS/7%WHERE7%YOUR TUITION DOLLARS GO INTEREST EXPENSEFINANCIAL<1% 11% OPERATINGWCSEXPENSES EXPENSESOPERATINGAVERAGEISAS OF 95 MEMBER SCHOOLS OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTHWEST VS. INSTRUCTIONAL i.e. Technology software, classroom supplies, gym supplies BUILDINGS & GROUNDS i.e. Utilities, cleaning, repairs, insurance ADMINISTRATIVE i.e. Staff recruitment, publications, marketing, office supplies FINANCIAL EXPENSE Interest on outstanding loans, loan repayment The remaining 14% is funded by charitable donations and income generated by Summer Explorations, Collegiate Enrichment Academy, and our extraordinaryourFundsEndowment.raisedprovidestudentswiththe-thetools,spaces,andexperiencesthatinspirethemtobethebestversionsofthemselves.Growingourendowmenthelpstosupportbasicoperationswhilekeeping tuition affordable. WHY GIVE TUITION8614%%COVERSOFWCSOPERATINGEXPENSES 42
HOW TO GIVE WHAT YOUR DONATIONS FUND OCT APRIL ANNUAL FUNDSPONSORSHIPSSPARTANPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY & STAFF Examples: Children’s Lit. Conference, AP trainings, ISTE & NAIS, ISAS school visits CAMPUS ENHANCEMENTS Examples: US and LS entryway upgrades, Community Impact Leadership Academy Office, EC playground upkeep/ enhancements, LS counselor office, EC/LS auxiliary gym TEACHER NEEDS Examples: Robotics and coding software tools, Merge Cube (virtual reality digital learning platform, 3D printers, Glowforge laser engraver STUDENT HEALTH & WELL-BEING Examples: US Wellness Room, ruler program WHERE COLLEGIATE NEEDS IT MOST Examples: Leadership Academy funding, security upgrades CLASS RETREATS & ACTIVITIES Examples: Prom, 5th-12th grade class retreats, senior weekend SPECIAL PROJECTS Examples: Women in Science lunches, chicken coop, new MS classrooms ATHLETICS & FINE ARTS Examples: Cheer uniforms, electric pianos, team travel gear GROWING THE ENDOWMENT Additional info on page 40 Contact WCS Advancement to give spontaneously any time of year!FUNDINSPIREDGIVINGFOR COLLEGIATE 43
READY TO MAKE A GIFT TODAY? All for one and one for all! Interested in learning about CONTACT OR Lalo Walsh lwalsh@wcsks.com (316) 771.2392 Chris Ashbrook cashbrook@wcsks.com (316) 771.2252 Mark your calendars for October 6, 2022. LET’S ALL PITCH IN ON OUR WCS DAY OF GIVING! SPONSORSHIPS? OCT 6 Our door is always open! Come by and visit Chris and Lalo at: WCS Advancement Office 9115 E 13th St, Wichita, KS 67206 44
Ellen and Justin Cooke
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Kathie and Shaker Dakhil Stacia and Michael McKnight
Torchbearers are donors who made extraordinary gifts of at least $50,000 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Presidents $12,500+
Building Control Services / Shannon and James Herrman
Anonymous
CollegiateAnonymousParent Association
Kristin and Matthew Conrad Charese and Chris Dakhil '98
Visionaries are donors who made extraordinary gifts of at least $25,000 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Patricia and Basil Hourani Corey and Jeff Johnson Kelsey and Kevin Nichols Sharol and Bob Rasberry
Ashton and Bradley Tidemann
Torchbearers
$25,000+
$50,000+
Thank you to the following donors who gave so generously of their time, talent, and treasure to Wichita Collegiate School last fiscal year.
Julie and Thomas Gentile Jocelyne and George Laham Deanna '96 and Tyler Ternes
Santucci Orthodontics
Visionaries
Kate and Dan Taylor
All restricted and unrestricted gifts received between June 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022, are reflected in the proceeding Honor Roll of Giving.
Presidents are donors who made gifts between $12,500 and $24,999 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Honor Roll of Giving
Miriam and Richard Devore
Donna and Kelly Stucky
Founders are donors who made gifts between $1,963 and $2,999 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Karla and Raffaele Fazio
YariJackieAnonymousAbromeitEspinoand
Courtney and Benjamin Hawley '04
Helen and Russ Meyer
$3,000+
Pat and John Siedhoff
Jennifer and Matt Arneson
Tarun and Candice Bhargava
Linda Weir-Enegren and Phillip Enegren
Shannon and Mike Miller
Oral & Maxillofacial Associates, LLC / Drs. Blanchaert, Cole, Harris, Lichty Courtney and Phil Ruffin Colby Sandlian Triumph Specialty Construction, Inc. / Amy '02 and Breau Keller
Susan and Dan Taylor, Jr.
Jennifer and Bob Babst Jenae and Marty Cornejo
$6,000+ Investors are donors who made gifts between $6,000 and $12,499 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Elisa and Julian Stauffer
Lindsay and Bob Rasberry '94
Lisa and Zachary Thompson
Sounida Douangpraseuth and Phu Truong
Traci and Hamilton Hill '94
Brenda and Mike Issa Rita and Bassam Mattar
HONOR ROLL OF GIVING
Aeramy '93 and Tyler Porter
Melanie and Mark Combs
Alyssa and Jason Moeller
SuzieAnonymousandRichard Ahlstrand Amy and Rob Babst Jamie and Remy Blanchaert Lillian and Randy Blue Alyssa and Alexander Bollinger
Amelia Sumerell Real Estate / Amelia and Martin Schlatter
Karen and Ken Heidebrecht Bunny Hill Intrust Bank J.P. Weigand and Sons / Johnathan Weigand Lana Hattar and Fadi Joudi The Knapp Fund / Jared Sprole Nelly and Nassim Nabbout
Terri Cusick-Wetta and Jim Wetta
Krista and Cory Shackelford
Benefactors are donors who made gifts between $3,000 and $5,999 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Angela and Todd Fox Ilex and Michael Gelpi
Orangetheory Fitness / Regan & Jake Wayman Morgan '96 and Logan Overman '96
Jennifer Burgoyne
Maya and Fadi Estephan
Juli and Bill Voloch
Benefactors
Amanda and Tim Devlin, Henry '33 and Sam Devlin '31
Jose Alvaez Marie Arana and Jonathan Yardley
Christine and Steven Bacci
Julie and Kevin Turpin
Meredith and Adam Olson
Christina Hourani Shuart '99 and Blake Shuart
Erin and Bradley Dart
Lori and David Bowlin
Quoc Truong
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Laura '00 and Bradley Monahan
Tamara Smith
Laurie Gwyn and Steven Hasty
Sara and Anthony Streich
Founders
$1,963+
Leaders
Anonymous (5) Advantage Marketing
Keli and Bob Gambrill III '79
Sheryl and Andrew Nolan
Kim and Brandon Haag
Kathy and Mark Melhorn
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Farha Roofing
Elaine and Chris Ashbrook
Hinkle Law Firm LLC
Kelsey and Brandon Baker
Barbara and David Rolph
Leaders are donors who made gifts between $1,250 and $1,962 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year end ing May 31, 2022.
Nicki and Richard Swan
Danielle and Harrison Hill '97
Counselors
Thomas Greaves '07 Katie '07 and Spencer Gunzelman
Abby and Christian Hourani '02 ICT Therapyworks, LLC /
Monica and Robert Dobbins
Founders Siefkin LLP Gear For You / The Gehrer Family Maricar and Chris Harris
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Ariadna Cordero and Mitesh Patel
Carla and Jacob Bingenheimer
Martha and Tim Leaf
Jimmy Johns #932 / Corey and Jeff JillianJohnsonand Andrew King
Erica Blackman and Brian Docking '97
$1,250+
Winnie Yu and Ricky Lee
Raquel Mendonca and Max de
Erin and Clark Moeller
Maggie and Christopher Reetz
Michelle and Byron Knight
Jessica and Youssef Yammine
Anisha Patel and Shameer Gill Molly and Roarke Gordon Allison '93 and Jeff Grace Graf Electric, Inc.
Rachel and Guy Pearson
Jeannie and Mike Gehrer
Gaylene and Joel Alderson
AmazonSmile Foundation
Sharon and Gary Younger
Jennifer and Eric Fayziev Fee Insurance Group
Jackie and Brandon Hall
Lisa and Jeffrey May Bethany and Jon McConnell
Phoebe '95 and Davin Hart '94
Brigitte and Alif Hourani
Katie '04 and Anthony Leiding Lindsay and Brandon Paulseen '96
Amanda and Joshua Linnell
Marly and Jason Tauke
Camille and Paul McKesey
Kathy and Raul Brito '76 Raedina and Darin Campbell
Denise and Charlie Bennett
Amy and Brock Beran
TheCarvalhoMetalFinishing Co., Inc. / Amy and Rob Babst
Robin and John Babb
Leah and David Lawrence
Jill Docking Rob Egan '13
Robin and Harry Morris
Anonymous (5)
Shari Male Powers '85 and Todd FeliciaPowersand John Rolfe
Charlie and Robby Ramseyer '02
Leaders are donors who made gifts between $650 and $1,249 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year end ing May 31, 2022.
Cindy and Jeff Highbarger
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Katie and Will Messamore '02 Christina Nicholas-Hentzen and Andrew Hentzen
Minni and Navin Maharaj
Mary and Nathan Washer
Nikki and George Hansson
Robin and Jed Bond '96
Lindsey and Robert Ralston
$650+
Janel ColeenHartingandPaul Hechenberger
Sarah and Shane Phillips
Hatchett Devlin Automotive Group
Lalo and Jeff Walsh
Jennifer and Ruse Brown '03 CM3 Commercial Lawn Management of Wichita / Shannon and James LauraHerrman'88and Trey '89 Cusick Dillehay Orthodontics / Camiell and J. K. Dillehay II '02
Julie and Todd Lair
The Carnahan Group / Clarke Carna han '03 Mica and Justin Elkouri '01 Yeni and Paul Enegren
Ghenwa and Shadi Shahouri
David Ulrich Desi and Ross Viner
Michele and Wade Marquardt
Laura and Mike Reed
Botanica Inc Kelly and Benjamin Brophy
Dee and Mike Michaelis Mallory and Kenneth Mitchem
Tara and Scott Manspeaker
Tiffany and John Paul Bevel
P & E Building Services, LLC
CaitlinMelodieElizabethCavanaughChandler-VosChristianandDougCoe'04
Alexis '01 and Marcus Kater
Galina and London Younger Rebecca Zeng '17
Miriah and Zachary Blue
Matt Maloney '94
Stephanie and Harvey Sorensen
$350+ Scholars are donors who made gifts between $350 and $649 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022. Anonymous (5)
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Teresa and Keith Sharp
HONOR ROLL OF GIVING
Susan and Brian Gaddis
Kristen and Dan Dakhil '02
Emma and Anthony Ndungu Sherri and Tod Newlin Alberta and Bernie Nichols Ann Nuspl
BarbaraVORNADOand Steve White
Alejandra Pizarro-Rommann and Trent Rommann
Kegan
Darcy and Andrew Estes Mallory '01 and W.G. Farha Laura and Troy Fischer Shannon '99 and Joe Flack
Kathy and Bob Overman
Scholars
Kathy and Herb Krumsick
Joanna Haddad and Ronnie Moussa
Kerry Prater
ChandraKidsGardening.organdBrandon
Nathalie Bakhache and Philippe LindaNabbout'86and Jon Newman Lindsay and Ryan O'Hara Reena
Kathy and Jim Woodsmall
Ami and James Haan Diane and Keith Hall Alexa '08 and Joseph Houlik '07
Johanna Agustin
Stephanie '97 and Nick Brown '96
Deonne and David Caro
Dody and Max Cole
Bethany Phelps
Jena and Derrick Simms
Ashley and Matt Smith
Niamh and Sean Black
Sarah and Thomas McFarlane
Jill and Jeffrey Howard Sasha Hutchison and Justin Jordan
Slim Chickens-3PRG Management, LLC
Natalie and Brian Turpin
Jill and Jeff Ramsey
Cindy '94 and Ed Egan Natalie Gosch and Avery Elofsson
Cindy and John Gensch
Knowles
Christy and Ryan Powell
Karen and Kevin Strecker
Chet JessicaBuchmanandDylan Buettgenbach
AshleyKellynGabyKristenNickSarahJadeKatherineJessicaEmieSusieSageKathyAngelaJulieMeganRawhouserandKyleRedelmanandJamesRileyRuhlman'99andBradRukesDiningServices,Inc.andFrankSantoandJayStehleyandChrisTarbellandChrisToyandDavidWalshandAndyWalstonWardandRobertWaresandSeanWhiteandSethWhiteandBenjaminWinters
Patty
PaulseenPatelFinancial Group Alexis '01 and Cooper Phillips '04
Ann and Rob Ramseyer
Rebecca and Jeff McPherson
Tammy and Thomas Ritchie Salas Janitorial Service
Jane and James Garvey '67
Terri and Duane Bond
Maria Flavia and Rosario Esposito
Michelle '86 and Jon Powell
Anne Marie Brown and Max Ranney
Amanda and Mark Meyers
Rebecca and Joe Gehrer '02
Gloria and Ed Michel
Kendra and Tim Rozzell
Janice Crowley
Diana Le and Nguyen Ma Elizabeth and Steve MacKenzie
Sarah and Mike Rothwell '96
Nici and Josh Will '94
Beth and Joseph Reeder
Supporters are donors who made gifts between $150 and $349 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year end ing May 2022.
Jamil Malone '04
Susie Steed
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Bunny and Bob Broeckelman
Linda and Michael Howell
Kara and Brandon Scott
Brynn and Tim Richardson
Tiffany and Brett Alexander '07 Laine and Adam Alter '02 Sherri and Keith Alter Andrea and Eddie Amaro
Amy and Brian Cunningham
Ridgley Denning '71
Genevieve and Chris Farha
Jacqueline and Russ Redford
Stephanie and Heath Misak
Carolyn and Patrick Ritchie '02
Rotary Club of East Wichita Devon '71 and Joe Rothwell '70
Kathy and Doug Bradley Camille and Marquis Bradley Juliana '07 and Porter Braswell
Cara and Eric Payne
Anonymous (9)
Elizabeth and Sam Farha Junilda and Jim Farner Doyle Finan Jana and Bill Forrest Monique and Justin Gaines
Ana and Matt Ryan
Angela Van Valkenburg and Chuck Cadena
Supporters $150+
James Garvey
Michelle and Troy Black
Jenna and Daniel Marceau Hang and Michael Cameron Michaud-Drumright '96 and Greg Drumright
Melissa and Lam Nguyen
Family Charitable Trust
Heidi and Alex Sappok '00
Joan Siefkes Moore '84
Catherine and Russell Scheve
Denise and Bill Kearney
Mike Ansley Pam and Clark Armor Monica and Dustin Baalmann
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Gina-Ann and Coley Cole Kathryn Cooper
Heidi Jo and John Gallagher
Luci and Rodger Lindwall
Sara and Aaron Nilhas Lindsey and Austin Noble
Nikki and Jamie Overton
Mandy and Jerad Divine
Robert SamanthaDonovanandAndrew Elliott
Kim '88 and Keith Adams
Stella and Jody Galichia
Christy Roedl
Shefali and Nick Sharma
Janet and Stan Stowell
Randi Kay and Larry Graham
Erin and David Gwyn Janet and Steve Hamous
Carol '74 and Mike Monahan
Catherine Ngunjiri
Carrie Jablonski '94 and Doug Cleveland Brooke and Andrew Jensen
Benjamin Hatfield '10 Dana and Bill Hensley
Briana '01 and Austin Peterson '01
Tamara Bobb Ashley and Andrew Bowers
Ashley Caro Mindi and Carter Chance
Sarah and David Myers
Byron Ruhter
Matthew Vos Hind and Ameen Wakil
Kelly and AJ Pickering
Mimi and Tony Wakim
Ada Yang and Seong Han
Bill Burmeier
Christina and Ambrose Hill Melissa and Rick Hodge
Jihane and George Zakharia
Jad Hourani '17 Mark Hourani '21 Roman Hourani '25 Stacey and Matthew Howell
Tiffany and Casey Lippoldt
Jane and Phil Noble
Vanessa and William Salyers
Gary Schmitt
Heather and Luiz Varchavtchik
Elizabeth and Joshua Buffolino
Tara and Joseph Scribbins
Jennifer and Torian Keen Barbara and Bill Kice
Jennifer and Bradford Ragan
Kan Tang and Xiao-Ming Sun Ruthie '99 and Ryan VanDever
Darlene and Ric Knorr Kenzie and Christopher Lebeda
Regan and Jake Wayman
Tricia and Jay Weimar
Kelsey and Chris Brito '08
Shawna and Kevin Horsch
Rozan Abu Yosef and Raid Abu-Awwad
Damon Ward
Todd Crum '80
Angie and Brad Wilhelm
Melanie '95 and Garrett Simon '95
Srinivas Yendru
Hilary Shi and Advan Cheng Christy and Garrett Clay Deb and Marty Clem
Sharon and Junior Strecker
Chris Howell Craig Howell '09
Victoria Bay Joan and Dennis Bender
Christopher Henry '22
Julia Ashbrook '20 Maeve Ashbrook '18 Kylie and Dustin Awe
Seth Carder '14
Prashanth Bantwel Rama and Shruthi Vishwanath Hillary and Nick Barscewski
HONOR
Celia Babst '18
Cathy and Addison Gray
Anna and Lueke Anderson
Lisa DeVore Mimi and Ross DeVore
Patti and Kenneth Geistfeld
Charles Gentile '26
Anne and Chuck Chandler '01
Ariane and Pascal Bradu JoyAnn and Daniel Brake Karla '85 and Dexter Callender
Karen and Scott Hawley Haley and Zach Hawley '98
Shauna and Paul Beth and Sam Hake
Jack Grace '25
Jennifer and Chris Hearne
Daniel DerrickHurstIdbeis '00
Beran Aidan Bhargava '21
Bekah Harris '20 Mason Hart '24
Allison Harned '07 and Tyler Dick
Jessica
Sally and Dave Hawley
Jack Fox '20
Katherine Grace '23
Brenda Stafford and Douglas Cline CocaCola GIVE Danielle and David Coe '01 Debi and Brian Corrigan
Jacinda and Chad Herner
Anne Heskett
Georgia Andersen
George PatriciaBensonandKenneth
Sarah and Kevin Gruetter
Kathy and David Baker
Sirana Jamkartanian
Nikki Capps
Annette Clark and Carl Edwards
Karen Pickens and Allen Frederick
ROLL OF GIVING 50 Friends >$150 Friends are donors who made gifts between $1 and $149 to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.
Kayla and Casey Bales Vanessa and Brian Ballard
Sumita HeatherGhoshandChris Golden Monica and Jeffrey Gorcos
Diane and Raymond Gans
Charlotte Hunt and Mitchell Mail loux
Renee and Robert Hanson
Charlie Dunne '22 Trisha and Nicholas Eckert John Egan '17 Cheryl and Ken Eichenauer
Daniel Baker
Justin MelissaCharbonneauPerezandDan Chocron Cameron Christian '16 Jacob Chugg '21
Anonymous (38)
Nancy and Roger Hunt Bailey '09 and Tim Hurley
RolestaMatthewTomMarkNancyAmyWesleyDanielleChristineCarolineEmrick-DavisEngel'16Estivo'11Estivo'11Fair'23andTrisFelix'87andDaqingFengFeng'22FitzwaterForrest'19Forrest
James Bender
Sharon and John Fox
Maisy and Sammy Abdul Paul Abromeit '11 Samuel Agustin '22 Noah Allen '28 Omar Al-Tabbal '24 Jen '89 and Jay Amato
Karis Hawley '03
Sylvia Orozco-Do and Pat D. Do Anna Doherty Patty and Ken Duarte
Patti and Jeff Ayesh
Beth Anne Dittmer
Katherine and Rob Archibald Campbell Arneson '27 Cooper Arneson '25
Martha Carey '76 Emma Carter Amber and Brad Celestin Marjorie Subero-Diaz and Jose Cepe da-Brito
Thomas Gentile, Jr.
Melissa and Brian Carduff '94
Mindy and Regis Fox '04
Karley Forsyth '24
Jude Cunningham '23 Mark KrystalDavisDeng '16 Barbara Ann '02 and Drew DeSousa Aleksandra and Jocelyn Devilliers
Kristen and Chad Corrigan
Joni AprilSheets'05and Shellhouse
Kris and Brian Johnson
Langley Overman '25 Kelly and T.R. Overman '93
Jerrod ChristinePageand John Pair '92 Alexandra and Hap Palmer
Sally and Brian White
Jemmima Wanjau Lindsay and Michael Weaver
Vayia Filios and Adam Lynch Mika and Rick Lyons Mirna and Aziz Maksoud
Erica and Hanale
Will
Alicia and James Quasius
Debbie and Craig Streich Streich '31
Eley Johnson '21
Jennifer and Erik Obermueller
Vincent Grace Voloch '28
Christy and Vince Paul Jane and Vince Perla Carson Phelps '23 Kevin Phelps Ruth and Ian Powell Allie Prater '22 Andrew Qualls
Joey Vu Le '18 Amy and Jeff Walenta '98
Judy Vest Balie Villagomez
KellyNancyJohnsonJohnsonandMatthew Keeler Megan '07 and Sean Kelly
Anna Voth
Sam Streich '33 and Tom Strunk
Sandy
Erin Rolfe '24 Becky Rolph '94
Sarah and Casey Miller
John
Becky GlyndaReadand
Skliris
Eve Mattucci-Parker and Chad Parker Weatherly and Thomas Parrish
Lucy Voloch '28
Jill and Joel Walker Aidan Walsh '20 Ryder Walsh '22
Linda
Toni and Michael Weaver
Alison Meeth Will Meyer '25
'25
Amy Johnson '07
Richard Sun '15 Joe Talbot '96
Barbara Taylor and Zach Kral
Jack
Jordan '07 and Zach Wipperman
Carey and Jeff Morgan '02 Abby Boyd Morris '14 and Hunter Morris '12 Perky Morris Hunter Morris '12
Cindy and Jeffery Johnson
Diane Zhu and Fred Zhang
James Shackelford '24 and Garrett Shaddix
Judy Zuercher
Patty and Jeff Roskam Le Noir
Aida and Wyssem Ramdani
Melissa Sherry Deion Simms '18 JenniferSinclairandDimitris
Shannon Michaud
JesseyVictoriaRowlandRuffinRutschman '04
Abby '09 and Jeff Miller
Elizabeth and Gus Myer '10 Charlie Nolan '22 James Nolan '28 Suze Anne and John Norton
Desiree and Georges Youssef
Whitney and Jamie Stratton Strecker Ben Streich '32
Denise and Michael Saville
Andrea Rogers and James Beilman
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Holly Root and Ben White
Leslie '85 and Jay Kornsgold
Friends
Jamie Kennedy Drendel and Dick Drendel
Marilyn and Larry Kuhlman
Colin Stephens '08 and Mike Stevens '96
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Jane and Matt Schulte
Anne and Mike McCoy Allison and Jim McNerney Meaghan McNulty
Jamie
Matt Thiel '92
Karma Ross Tidemann Mouna and Ned Todorov
Thomas White Crystal Wiley Caleb Wilson '02 Marge and John Winter Luke Winter '16
Bob Reames Maddie Reed '19 Amy and Rick Reisner Frances Rico
Saad Malik '23 Josh Mallard '21 Emma Mantovani '23
Christie Ramirez and Chad Marshall
Kayla and Michael Kucharski
Megan and Jamie Krumsick
'09 Whitney
Emelia Ramirez
Jillian and Kevin Lamm
Trudy
Chloe Turpin '24
Holly '05 and Phil Montgomery
Nicole Perry and Andrew Stifler
Devin and Charles Malaise
Kaleb Lechtenberg Mikaela Morgan and Bryant Ledbetter Tanya and John Leddy Bobbi Lee Harry Ling '25 Nicola '00 and Brian Lodes
Brenda and Mark Munds
Amisha Khicha Ji Hye Kim '18 Jessica and Dan Klenosky
Jocelyn Krumsick '97
Patrick Freed Brittany
Mamba and Doug
Amanda and Jason Leger
Sarah Tjaden and Nolan McDonald
Holton '11 Virginia
Matthew McHenry and Michael and and MaysaGrahamAlhabashi and Sean
HaydenLyndon'sLuttrellMalaise '23
Brett Gehrer '00 Terre
Heidi Kehoe
Washer Designs
Sasha and Mike Kuchinski
Becky O'Hearn
Stacia
Grace and Eric Phillips
McKnight ME Design Meddy's Babs Mellor 52 Shanna and Askia Ahmad '96 Meg and Jim Carte Brooke '92 and Brian Finan Kristin
Lori and Jerry Primm
Suzanne and Charlie Schwarz
Tammy and Kevin Mykel
Hennessy
Renee and Merle Shofner
Nancy
Tibbals
Mary
Karen and David LeVan
Shelby and Jason Ramsey
Debbie and Bill Messamore
Conrad MD PA Margaret
and Abdel Hamada Ashleigh
Kimberly and Jorge
Gifts in Kind Maisy Abdul Aegis Group AEV AuburnAndoverAnnaAmbassadorMadelinePhotographyAkersOKCAndersonFamilyDentistryWine&Spirits Bagatelle Charles Baughman Vivian Baughman Beau Monde Spa & Boutique Beautiful Eyes Beran Concrete Blake Street Group BobaBloomZone Sara MichaelBonefishBondGrillBooth Botanica Ashley Bowers Tracy Brown Anne Marie Brown Gary BuildingBuettgenbachControlsand Services Busenitz Custom Woodworks Meg Carte Charlie Chandler Eric ChristopherSpencerChickenChesky'NPickleChristianClark Photography Dog Coe Collegiate'04Parent Association Courtney Patton Interiors Kasey Criser Amy Cunningham Kathie and Shaker Dakhil Ovi Davis '23 Aleksandradekalash and Jocelyn Devilliers Amanda and Tim Devlin Dillehay Orthodontics Amy Dokken Rob Egan '13 Elderslie Farm The Elkouri Family Envy Organics Eric Fisher Academy Eric Fisher Salon Drew Estes EV Woodcrafts Maurice Evans Karla and Raffaele Fazio Allison and Mitch Fiegel Regis Fox '04 Kristen Freed Fried Pies GatewayFrost Mortgage Gear for You Mike Gehrer Joe Gehrer '02 Gentry GeorgesLTDFrench Bistro Mzia Gibson Ella Graham '22 Great Harvest Bread Co Grisham Fiber Studio Katie Gunzelman '07 JackieGypsy JessicaMaricarDouglasHallHallHarrisHarroz Hatchett Devlin Automotive Group Dave ChaseMichelleJulieJimmyJacobsCourtneyHouseHOTWORKSHeidiAshleyBunnyCindyDanaAshleighDylanHawleyHeathHennessyandBillHensleyandJeffHighbargerHillHobartHolton'11ofSchwanCotterHuang'96LiquorExchangeJohn'sandTomGentileKnightKoch'96 Missy and Daniel Kotkin Jacque and Sam Kouri Sasha WinnieMarilynKuchinskiKuhlmanYuandRicky Lee Tiffany LochwoodLippoldtDesigns Lodgeworks Chiaw-Weai Loo Love of Character George Lucas
Trinchet The following donors gave a gift to Wichita Collegiate School during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, but did not wish to be listed by giving category.
Bill Messamore Michael Bankston Photography Sannon Michaud Midwest Billboards Janae Miller Stephanie Misak Erin Moeller Judy Moeller Janet and Dave Murfin MyGym Wichita Sherri NobleLindseyKinseyKelseyWambuiNewlinNgunjiriNicholsNichols'23NobleHouseFood Truck Becky MichaelO'HearnO'Shaughnessy '96 Gretchen Klug-Oborny and Gary OmnicutObornyMotivational Fitness Optimal CharlieLindseyBradLoriPrecisionRuthPlasticTheA.JMarlenePhillipsBethanyPatDannyAlexOrangethoeryPerformanceFitnessPalmerPaynePelkowskiPhelps&AssociatesandDonPickensPickeringPlaidGiraffeSurgeryCenterPowellConstructionServicesPrimmRaganRalstonRamseyer Beth RestoreReederHyper Wellness & Cryother KathyVictoriaTrentLeeaphyRitchieRommannRuffin'99andBrad Rukes SAGE Dining Service Sam MelanieJenaBarbaraSignReneeJoniGhenwaSedgwickSecurityScotchLarryJessicaSchlatterSchwabSchwarm&SirloinFirstTitleCountyZooShahouriSheetsShofnerGypsiesSimmondsSimmsandGarrettSimon '95 Simply Better Photography Todd Slawson '79 Slim Chickens Matt TheTheTheTanganyikaSuzanGeorgiaSugarMichaelaStemsStackedAmySPLURGE!SpecsSmithEyewearMagazineSprolebyErinBakerFloralStrecker'23SalonSuttonTahirWildlifeParkBelmontGirlsandTheGrapePopcorner The Spice Merchant Tips n TousledToes David Trombold '71 Two Men and a Truck Michael Varenhorst Erica and Hanale Vincent Vornado Ryder Walsh '22 Lalo WalshWalshOak and Iron Nathan Washer WCS Baseball Team WCS Cheer Team WCS Dance Team WCS Drumline WCS Early Childhood WCS Football Team WCS Girls Soccer Team WCS Jazz Combo WCS Lower School WCS Middle School WCS Student Council WCS Upper School WCS Volleyball Team Ward Weimar '25 Barbara White Wichita State Athletics Elly Widener Sarah WoofgangAshleyWingsWilbornandRingsWintersBakery & Grooming YaYa's Eurobistro Patti MasumehYetterZarei 53 Louise and David Trombold '71 Jean KimberlyWardand Matt Webber Danielle and Hans Widener Masumeh Zarei Boeing Gift Matching Program Morgan Stanley New York Life Insurance State Farm Companies Textron UBS Matching Gift Program Matching Gift Companies Please check if your company has a matching gift program. If they do, please consider naming Wichita Collegiate School as a recipient.
Farha ‘01 Alumni Board President
Dear Collegiate, 2021-2022 was an exciting year for WCS, and one of the most exciting aspects was the INCREDIBLE support from our Alumni Association!
President Mallory Jones Farha ’01 President Elect Regis Fox ’04 Past President Doug Coe ’04 Board Members Casey Allen ’05 Trey Anderson ’05 Niki Bakri ’08 Katie Gunzelman ’07 Adam Kennedy ’00 Amy Johnson ’07 Katie Hill Leiding ’04 Kaylea Knappenberger ’14 Matt Maloney ’94 Mariah Moxley ’10 Alexis Phillips ’01 Rob Ramseyer ’02 Jeff Walenta ’98 Van Winter ’05 Faculty Representatives Amy Cunningham Out-of-State Members Amar Shah ’02 Blaine Schultz ’89 Honorary Members Randy Love ’67 Randy Storms ’74 Assistant Director of Development Lalo Walsh Director of Advancement Chris Ashbrook Head of School Nathan Washer
At the start of the year, we were thankful to be able to once again experience traditional WCS events in person, cherishing time with friends old and new. Our Alumni Golf Tournament, Spartan Homecoming football game victory, and reunions were all huge hits. We introduced two new events over Homecoming weekend – Spartans on Chester’s Patio and the Alumni Pickleball Tournament. Watch for all of these events again at our upcoming Homecoming, the weekend of September 23rd. It's wonderful to hear the hilarious stories and anecdotes that are recalled over Homecoming weekend as Collegiate grads reconnect with their childhood friends and to see these alumni have the opportunity to make new memories together.
At graduation, I was honored to present the Randy Storms Alumni Service Award to Laura (Dakhil) Monahan ’00 for her years of dedicated volunteer work on behalf of WCS and her incredible leadership as one of this year’s Spartan Bash Co-Chairs. I was also proud to share the total alumni giving for 2021-2022 with the graduating class: $205,649.59! What an exciting way to welcome four new members into our Alumni Association. I’m grateful to our alumni for continuing to support Collegiate. Thank you for remembering how special Collegiate is and for giving your time, talent, and trea sure so that it can continue to improve year after year. Our faculty, staff, and students are so grateful for all that youMallorydo!
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For over thirty years, our Alumni Association has presented Mentor Day, and this year, we brought in two incredible alumni to speak. Tracy Gardner ’00, Head of Label Licensing & Partnerships at Bytedance/TikTok wowed our students and mentors at the Mentor Breakfast with her remarks on how very well Collegiate prepared her for the demanding yet fulfilling academic and professional life that followed her graduation. Sophie Beren ‘13 captivated the Upper School Stu dent Body with her inspiring words on staying true to oneself while remaining open to new people and ideas.
Giving opportunities have been streamlined recently, with Collegiate now host ing two major fundraising events per year. The first, our Annual Day of Giving, took place on October 14, 2021, and nearly 200 alumni generously donated alongside parents, grandparents, Collegiate faculty and staff, and other friends of the school. Our second major fundraising event is our Spartan Bash, and we held it in person for the first time this past April. Alumni across the country participated in our virtual silent auction, and more than 400 guests gathered at the Murfin Stables, with everyone's generous contributions netting $509,237 for WCS. This level of participation exceeded hopes and expectations and helped make this past year of fundraising one of Collegiate's best! I am especially excit ed to report that more than 45 of our auction packages at the Spartan Bash were given by alumni! From vacation homes to unique experiences, to goods and services, your auction donations were invaluable to the Bash's success, and we are so grateful for your support! Save the date for next year’s Bash on April 22, 2023 , and let us know if you would like to be involved.
We kicked off the year dedicating the “Leonidas” Spartan Statue in memory of Patrick Hill, our #1 Super Fan for 47 years. We gathered with the Hill Family to reflect on Patrick’s vision for Spartan Athletics and all he did to help us achieve the student-athlete experience we enjoy today.
As Laura accepted her award she spoke of the significant role Colle giate has played in not only her life but also her parents’ and chil drens’ lives: “I became a Spartan in 1988 … When we came to the school, we were seeking (an) academic challenge … In addition to finding what we were looking for, we found a sense of belonging. We found a community of lifelong relationships and support … We suddenly had family, friends, and a community of people with shared commit ment to hard work, excellence, and drive to become the best version of themselves … Spartans became my friends, colleagues, clients, neighbors, mentors, fellow par ents, and supporters in my life, and maybe most importantly, caretakers, coaches, teachers, and other parents with great influence on my four children’s lives.”
LAURA DAKHIL MONAHAN ’00
This award is given annually to the Wichita Collegiate alumnus/a who has demonstrated a strong commitment of service to the school. Recipients have historically distinguished themselves through ex traordinary efforts and accomplishments on behalf of WCS, demon strating, through vision and deed, a deep love for their alma mater.
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This understanding of our school as a supportive community of families that mo tivates Laura Monahan to give back is perhaps responsible for the outsize impact of her efforts. From coaching intramural volleyball and basketball over the years to being an ever-ready and loyal volunteer to leading the Bash that ultimately raised over $600,000 for our school this past year, her dedication to all things Spartan, which so obviously comes from the heart, is a guiding light and inspiration to us all.
Laura Monahan sparkles. Her eyes bright with ideas and a zest for life, she has a blazing energy that electrifies everything she does. She is organized, savvy, and exacting; to have her on your team means that whatever you are working on will not just be better for it, it will be the best it can possibly be. In this way, Laura embodies the Spartan ideal, and given her contributions this particular year, she was a candidate to whom our WCS Alumni Board could enthusiastically award the Randy Storms Alumni Service Award.
On May 22, 2022, preceding the graduation of our Collegiate Class of 2022, Mallory Farha ‘01, President of our WCS Alumni Board, proudly bestowed this honor upon Laura, citing her long history of contribution to the school culminating in her remarkable leader ship, alongside her mother Kathie Dakhil, of our most recent Spar tan Bash. Mallory noted, “As the mother of four Spartans, she is well known by our teachers and administrators as someone they can always count on for support,” an attribute corroborated by Head of Lower School Lindsey Noble: “Despite her busy career as the Chief Legal Officer at the Cancer Center of Kansas, she is never too busy to help the school in any capacity.”
The snow came, for once, just as forecast. It had fallen heavily, thickly blanketing our Kansas plains and letting up only to make way for sleet and frozen rain. Dawn broke on Friday, February 18 to reveal tree limbs encased in ice bent over roads fit to skate on. Surveying the frozen Crestview Country Club parking lot from the warm safety of her car, Kelly Kemnitz took a deep breath, exited her car into the frigid air, and slowly began to inch her way across ice towards the club’s entrance. Just as she began to lose her balance, a hand caught her elbow. Steadied, Kelly and fellow Spartan mentor, Jeff Walsh, leaned on each other to safely make it inside. Happily, the scene inside Crestview was drastically different. The ballroom bustled with our Class of 2022 and their mentors, all of whom had braved the inclement driv ing conditions to enjoy the Wichita Collegiate School tradition of Mentor Day. For over 30 years, Collegiate has brought accomplished professionals to speak to our se niors about life after high school, career development, and how mentorships can be life changing. In 2004, we expanded the program to include an additional speaker who addresses the entire WCS Upper School, encouraging our younger high school students to think beyond the immediate and to dream about and plan for their future.
On this particular Mentor Day morning, as breakfast was served and mentors chat ted with the WCS senior with whom they were matched about how their afternoon together would be spent, Tracy Gardner '00, Head of Label Licensing & Partnerships at Bytedance/TikTok, readied her presentation. Despite warnings of the impending storm, she had flown in from Arizona to appear as our keynote speaker, knowing how meaningful this event is for our school. Charged with negotiating complex global li censing agreements while driving business development across Bytedance and com mercial relationships with TikTok’s label partners, Tracy is no stranger to going where others fear to tread; this dauntless work ethic was very much part of her message to our seniors and their mentors. Cred iting her rigorous high school academic schedule for having prepared her to excel at NYU and to endure the grind of a hard hitting legal career in the music industry, Tracy went on to highlight the three most important lessons she took away with her from Collegiate. “First off, never stop learning. Sec ond, the importance of community and collaboration. And third, Amongperseverance.”thesixtymentors listening to Tracy speak that day was Jeff (JJ) Johnson, once a Collegiate student himself, a past mentor many times over, and keynote speaker to Tra cy Gardner’s class of 2000. “I have always loved Mentor Day, hearing about our students’ dreams and aspirations, and see by Lalo Walsh
Sophie Beren '1356 I have always loved Mentor Day, hearing about our students' dreams and aspirations, and seeing them connected with our community. It is yet another way that WCS prepares students to positively contribute to society and become their best selves!”
The program culminates in the senior class shadowships where each senior is paired with and spends a day alongside a professional accomplished in the field in which the student hopes to work.
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Dan Dakhil '02 and Drew Charbonneau '22 Mallory Farha '01, Paul Attwater '79, Tracy Gardner '00
57 ing them connected with the many successful busi ness people, medical professionals, and philanthro pists in our community. It is yet another way that WCS prepares students to positively contribute to society and become their best selves!” JJ, like many other professionals in attendance, has been a long standing Mentor Day enthusiast, participating in the event consistently over the years. We hope to see this kind of enduring connection develop with our All-Upper School speaker, Sophie Beren ‘13. On the impossibly beautiful and temper ate day that came ahead of the storm, Sophie, just in from New York and herself as sunny as can be, related the trials and tribulations of her own high school years to students and faculty. “The good, the bad, the highs, the lows, the stress, the pressure, the perfectionism, the disappointment, the longing, the need for acceptance and validation above all, and so much more. . .” Never feeling she was the star she so keenly hoped to be while at WCS yet never giving up hope in herself and in others, her uplifting message to our students was clear and welcome: be yourself, be brave, and always keep your mind and heart open to people who are different from you. Founder and CEO of The Conversationalist, a non-partisan edu cational platform empowering Gen Z to break out of their echo chambers, Sophie is now host of her own show, “POVz”, and was an incredibly engaging speaker to whom our students have thronged, both during and after her appearance on campus. In retrospect, our 2022 Mentor Program, like so much of the last school year, demonstrated and celebrated the power of showing up. Showing up in spite of pandemic uncertainties. Showing up to do the hard work that Collegiate prepared you to do. Showing up time and time again to place faith in yourself and others. And showing up in spite of snow, sleet, and ice to walk arm in arm toward stu dents who are mustering to take their own tentative first steps toward bright and bold futures.
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Madelyn Blignaut, Architectural Designer, Shelden Architecture Stan Shelden, Architect & Owner, Shelden Student:ArchitectureEmmanuel Murillo Matt Shepherd, Associate Regional Director, Young Life Ashton Budaus, Staff Associate, Young Student:LifeEllie Munds Nick Brown ’96, General & Bariatric Surgeon, Wichita Surgical Specialists Student: Anthony Nabbout David Edwards, Sr. Vice President & Principal Engineer, GSI Engineering Student: Ivy Newman Tarun Bhargava, Orthopedic Surgeon, Mid-America Orthopedics Student: Charlie Nolan Josh Glaser ’08, Physical Therapist, Advanced Physical Therapy Student: Eva Norum
Rick Atteberry, Polygraph Examiner, Kansas Bureau of Investigation Student: Trista Overton Jordan Hull ’14, Project & Brand Manager, Justin McClure Creative Student: Hannah Powell Lana Hattar, Gastroenterology,PediatricAscension
Via Student:Christi Allie Prater
Grace LeMaster Banach '12, Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular Consultants of Kansas Student: Emily Mallard Kelly Kemnitz, Residential Realtor, Reece Nichols South Central Kansas Student: Breckon Meares Rishi Adhikari, General Pediatric Cardiologist, Kidz Cardiology Student: Emily Meister
Navin Maharaj, Director, Koch Disruptive Technologies Student: Jack Liu James Weimar, Neurosurgeon, Abay Neuroscience Center Student: Sharon Mabasa
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Jeff WalshFounder, Sooth.ai, Captain (retired), USMC Aidan Walsh '20, Student & USMC Midshipman, Princeton University Student: Spencer Sullivan
Carrie Jablonski ’94, Managing Blake Street Group Student: Marion Gibson Byron Knight, COO & Managing Director, Koch Disruptive Technologies Student: Nick Grabon Patrick Burrus, Software Developer, Koch Minerals & Trading Student: Ella Graham Sam Chandler ’07, Executive Director-Wichita Commercial Lending, Intrust Student:BankHenry Greco Ryley Clem ’07, MatthewStudent:Reporter,NatalieStudent:SolutionsTransformation,Director-BusinessKochEngineeredTylerGwynDavis,MorningAnchor&KWCH-12MalakHamadaMcDaniel,Operations Officer, US Army Student: Daniel Hechenberger Blake Webster ’98, Director/Producer, Apple Student:TV Christopher Henry Andy Slater, Percussionist, Wichita Symphony Orchestra Student: Andrew Highbarger Carlee Wunderlich, General Manager, Costco Wholesale Student: Annie Hua Jim Yardley, Europe Editor, The New York Student:TimesAllie Kavalauskas Danielle Estivo ‘11, Veterinarian, Skaer Veterinary Clinic Student: Maddie Kemnitz David Carpenter, Squadron Commander, 177 Information Aggressor Squadron/USAF Student: Jimmy Kim Heath Misak, Senior Specialist Engineer, Spirit AeroSystems Student: Byron Knight Patti Yetter, Librarian, WCSl Student: Katrina Leddy Jordan Ford, Principal & President, Jordan Ford Law Student: Grace Lee
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Jeff Johnson, President, Flint Hills Golf Club Student: Luke Ruffin Logan Overman ’96, Associate General Counsel, Koch Industries Student: Aiden Sprole
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Sara Lewis, Owner & Senior Interior Designer, Lochwood Design Timothy Babb, Animation Program Coordinator, WSU Student: Katie Melton William Flynn, Associate Professor of Guitar & Director of Jazz Studies, WSU Student: Bekah Miller Matt Conrad, Plastic Surgeon, Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery Student:Center Marisol Munoz-Morales
Michael Lies ‘94, Foreign Service Officer, US State Department Student: Sam Agustin Basil Hourani, Executive Partner, Student:Capital7 Madeleine Albert Angela Wilhelm, CFO & Treasurer, Standard Beverage Corp Student: Haley Allen Laura Lombard, CEO, Kansas Global Trade Student:ServicesZayd Bakdash Kevin Gruetter, Planning Strategist, Driven Wealth Strategies Student: Cameron Brown Maggie Chang ’02, Author/Illustrator, Art Director, Rising Earth: Human Impact Student:EducationEleniChapas John Melhorn ’03, Principal Architect, Thomas Melhorn Student: Sabrina Chappell Dan Dakhil ’02, Managing Director Private Banking, CrossFirst Bank Student: Drew Charbonneau Landon Johnson, Dermatologist & Owner, Wichita Dermatology & Aesthetics LLC Student: Lily Conrad Blake Shuart, Trial Attorney, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm Student: Jack Duarte Rosario Esposito, VP Supply Chain, The Boeing Company Student: Charlie Dunne Mike Wilkes, President, Koch Student:IndustriesEvan Eichenauer Sylvia Orozco-Do, Hospitalist, Via Christi Student:SFMark Feng Austin Peterson ’01, Managing Partner, Golden Spike Capital, President & CEO, Carlson Products Student: Logan Forrest Amy Sprole, Plastic Surgeon & Owner, Plastic Surgery Center Student: Joseph Gadalla Ashly Elliott, Speech/Language Pathologist, Director of Residential Therapies, Heartspring Student: Cassie Garcia
Amanda Meyers, Executive Director, Wichita Family Crisis Center Student: Maya Torres Nazih Moufarrij, Neurosurgeon, Wichita Surgical Specialists, Professor of Neurosurgery, KU School of Medicine
Robert McIntyre ’07, CEO & Research Scientist, Nectome Inc Student: Ryder Walsh Jose Alvaez, Corporate Assistant Controller, Spirit Aerosystems
Student: Annie Turpin Nicole Jennings, Licensed Clinical Therapist, Halcyon Therapy Student: Callie Turpin Andrew Elliott, Project Manager & Mechanical Engineer, MKEC Student:EngineeringFaizal Valiandi Jason Eubank, Optometrist, Eyecare Associates of Wichita Student: Ashtun Villagomez Pat Do, Orthopaedic Surgeon, CEO & Founder, Mid-America Orthopaedics
Grace (Kruger) Adam ‘76 Susan Kruger, mother to Grace, Rebec ca (Kruger) Gaudino ‘72, and Patricia (Kruger) Feree ‘75, passed away March 23, 2022 in Holdrege, Nebraska. Grace lives with her husband, Mark, in Wil cox. Mark is a veterinarian, and Grace keeps busy with community, church, and their grandchildren. She hopes to see WCS folks at a future reunion!
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Pam (Unruh) Silvey ‘84 Pam and her husband, Terry Silvey, celebrated their 6th anniversary this year having tied the knot July 1st, 2016 in Destin, Florida. Pam not only got a wonderful husband that day but also a daughter, 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandkids! She and Terry live in the Lake of the Ozarks area, Ver sailles, Missouri. Terry is the mayor of Versailles, owns an insurance agency, and does a Sunday morning Christian radio show. Pam own a traditional English style tearoom and gift shop called The Shoppe at Shady Gables.
Leslie (Coe) Kornsgold ‘85 Leslie and her husband, Jay, became grandparents on May 29, 2021. She mayah Yair Kornsgold was born to their son Rabbi Noam Kornsgold and daughter-in-law Gavriella Kornsgold. Karl Becker ‘90 Karl Becker runs a sales consul tancy focused on building high per forming sales or ganizations. He is a speaker, author, and consultant. His book, Set Up To Win, can be downloaded for free at frameworks6p1y2https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vuqhdandintroducesreaderstothreethroughwhichtheycan forge optimized sales organizations. His second book, Sales & Marketing CLASS OF CLASS 1985 CLASS
Shannon (Innes) Taggart ‘79 Shannon says, ”A lot has happened since the Lock down!” She is now an abstract artist whose work can be seen in a few Scottsdale galler ies, part owner of The Finer Arts Gal lery in Cave Creek AZ, and the own er of a Wearable Art company out of Canada. Her clothing is for sale in Scottsdale and, come fall, will be in stores in Florence, Oregon and Tubac, AZ. You can find her work at LeGaleri ste.com/TaggartGallerie.
Sheldon Coleman ‘70 Sheldon, his wife, Kathy, and their two sons, Christian (28) and Cody (25), all moved back to Wichita in 2020. They run a farm together in Andover where they grow hemp, produce, and herbs for local and national markets. Now that Covid is more manageable, Sheldon is looking forward to more reunions - 52 years and counting!
Joel Catlin ‘72 Joe would like to encourage all inter ested alumni and teachers to join him at the Class of 1972 fifty year class re union this September 23-25 at WCS Homecoming weekend!
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Joan (Siefkes) Moore ‘84 Joan is completing her first year as the Major Gifts Officer for the Hunt er Health Clinic in Wichita. She is excited to share that Hunter Health is in the quiet phase of a nearly $17 million capital campaign to expand the health clinic and build a Com munity Wellness Center at the corner of Central & Grove. Connecting with community partners, the Community Wellness Center will not only enrich the lives of Hunter patients and their families but will invite members of the neighborhood to take advantage of parenting classes, healthy cooking classes, and home budget classes, to name a few. The campaign is still $9.8 million away from the finish line. It's been an exhilarating time for every one involved with the project!
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Mike Meacham ‘70 Mike, now fully retired from the Med ical University of South Carolina, is currently working on an update to his textbook, Health Policymaking in the United States, and staying busy as a consultant with MHA programs seek ing accreditation or re-accreditation. He and his wife, Vicky Triponey, are en joying life in Greenville, South Carolina.
Alignment, will be available this sum mer and explains how companies can bring together sales and marketing departments to improve their overall revenue per formance. Learn more about Karl’s company, Improving Sales Perfor mance, at improvingsalesperforhttps://www. mance.com/.
Christian Corrigan ‘05 After serving in the Trump Adminis tration, Christian moved to Montana in February 2021 to become the Assis tant Solicitor General for new Mon tana Attorney General Austin Knud sen, where he handles constitutional litigation on behalf of the State. Missy (Haines) Draper ‘05 Missy and David Draper welcomed their second child, a son (Tucker No lan), who turned one on May 3!
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Scott continues to be grateful for the life-long friendships made and com mitment to service learned while at WCS. Kristen Marhaver ‘00 In July 2021, Kristen was selected as a Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40 honoree. She writes it was, “just under the wire, y'all!” Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine also published an article about her research lab on Curacao, describing its work on coral breeding and endangered species conservation. Erin (Griswold) Graver ‘00 Erin and her husband David wel comed Crispin Josef Ignatius (their fifth baby and first son!) to their fam ily in November 2021. Erin and David are co-directors of the Wichita En counter School of Ministry.
Devin Sikes ‘01 In April 2022, the U.S. Trade Repre sentative reappointed Devin to the roster of individuals who may resolve certain international trade disputes arising under the USMCA (formerly NAFTA). Jeff Sweeney ‘02 Jeff Sweeney, his wife, Brette, and son, Geo, are moving back to Wichita in June. Jeff will continue working re motely as Director Finance Technology for BCBS of Kansas City. Brette will be starting her next chapter after retiring as Lead Dancer and Associate Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8 in Orland Park, IL. Geo will continue being a baby.
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Scott Hilton ‘98 Scott and his family are excited to have him running for a second term in the Georgia State House of Repre sentatives. You can learn more about Scott’s campaign and contribute to it online at www.scotthiltonga.com.
Thomas Greaves ‘07 Thomas married Frances MacLeod ('08, Andover High School) on 12/31/2021, a night now known to them as New Years Greaves, in Kan sas City. Thomas and Frances grew up together at Eastminster Presbyterian Church and were reunited through mutual friends during the pandemic. The happy couple now resides in the Kansas City metro area.
Rhys Powell ‘13 Rhys married Laura Doggett in De cember 2021. Laura is an optician, and Rhys is a firefighter working out of Station 32 in Park City. They are now proud parents of Yondu, a 6 month old puppy. CLASS OF 2008 CLASS OF 2009 CLASS OF 2010 CLASS OF 2012 CLASS OF 2013
Jessica (Ball) Dibble ‘08 Jessica and Dustin Dibble proud ly announce the birth of their third baby boy, Chase Kelly Dibble, on July 5, 2021!
Hannah Fleming ‘10 Hannah is excited to announce that she will be a newly licensed estheti cian by the time this prints!
Lindsay (Funke) Conner ‘13 Lindsay graduated with a second bachelor’s degree in Interior De sign in May 2021 and immediately launched her own Interior Design Studio. Her business is called Lindsay Lattner Interiors, Lattner being her middle name. She writes, “I have been fortunate enough to have a wonderful office in my dream location. I am cur rently working on 11 new builds, a few smaller renovations, and a couple of home furnishing updates. I got mar ried in December of 2021 as well– an exciting year!”
Rebecca (Gans) Reavis ‘10 Rebecca is on the National Broadway tour of Wicked, singing and dancing in the company. Tara Kneller ‘12 Tara has been living in Bristol, En gland with her partner, Josh, since 2019. She works for a healthcare soft ware company, Epic, as a project man ager. For the past three years she has been working with Cleveland Clinic as they built a brand new hospital in London.
Bailey (Taylor) Hurley ‘09 In the midst of welcoming her third baby, Bailey has written her first book called Together is a Beautiful Place: Finding, Keeping and Loving Our Friends. It is an invitation for women to pursue the kinds of friends that make up a meaningful life. Bailey also writes and speaks on the topics of faith and friendship for different Christian publica tions: She Reads Truth, Peer Maga zine, Proverbs 31, and more. Together is a Beautiful Place is available any where books are sold.
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Ellie ‘12 and Maggie ‘12 Newlin Ellie and Maggie Newlin have com pleted their latest mural (above) in Kansas City for the Girls and Boys Club at Smith-Hale Middle School.
Maeve Ashbrook ‘18 Maeve is working as a multimedia journalist at KAKE-TV in Wichita, KS! Have any story ideas? Let Maeve know at mashbrook@kake.com.
SchlatterElizabeth‘17 Upon grad uation from the Univer sity of Ar kansas in 2021, Eliza beth served as a Resident for Fellowship Church in Rogers, Arkansas. She has just been hired as the full time elementary large group coordinator at the new Fellow ship Church in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Seth Carder ‘14 Seth Carder and David Scheffer ‘14 are both graduating medical school from KU-Wichita. David will be going to Northwestern in Chicago for an anes thesiology residency, and Seth will be staying in Wichita for his orthopedic surgery residency. Sarah (Dorsett) ’14 and Houston ‘13 Cusick Houston and Sarah were married in 2018 and welcomed their first daugh ter, Baker, in 2019. In March 2022 they welcomed twin girls, Hazel and Willa. Baker is continuing the Cusick tradi tion at WCS, attending preschool in the fall.
Sarah Heady ‘15 Sarah writes, “It is with great joy that I announce my engagement to Eric Anasco and our upcoming wedding on June 18, 2022! Eric and I met through the Baylor University Honors Residential College and have been dating for nearly five years. He is working as a high school engineer ing teacher while I finish my medical school training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.” Gracie Moore ‘17 Gracie will be joining William & Mary Law School's Class of 2025. John Powell ‘17 John became engaged to Ashtin Heath from Great Bend; they are planning a wedding that will be a New Year’s Eve party to remember! They are currently living near St. Louis where Ashtin is attending Optometry School.
Matt Regehr ‘17 Matt is excited to share that he and McKenna (Patchen) got married on April 29, 2022!
Olivia Neidigh -Lloyd ‘18 Olivia graduated Cum Laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science Studies. Cayden Nesmith ‘18 Cayden is moving to D.C. at the end of May with her 11 year old dog, Daisy, to take a position with Orangetheory Fitness. She writes, “Our family will miss our Wichita friends as we take on our next chapters out of state!”
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24 8:00-3 // WCS Women’s Tennis Tournament of Champions Come spectate and socialize! 11:00-12 // Campus Tours available No need to prebook. Just come on over to campus. TBD // Class Organized Alumni Dinners SUNDAY,
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Ashbrook
25 10:00-2 // On Campus Pickleball Tournament Alumni, alumni and current parents, students, and faculty welcome as both players and spectators. Come grab a sandwich at The Artichoke Food Truck and watch our Spartan pickleballers. Sign up to play through our WCS Homecoming Weekend QR code. 10:00-2 // Campus Tours available No need to prebook. Just come on over to campus. We look forward to celebrating together the school we love so much! Please contact Chris
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
23 9-2:30 // WCS Golf Classic at Crestview Country Club Tickets now available. To purchase simply scan in our WCS Alumni Golf Classic QR code. 5:00 // Alumni Tent BBQ A long standing tradition. Tickets now available. To purchase simply scan in our WCS Homecoming Weekend QR code. 7:00 // WCS vs Clearwater Home Football Game Come spectate and socialize! 9:00 // Spartan Social on Chester’s Patio Alumni, alumni and current parents, and faculty welcome. Tickets now available. To purchase simply scan in our WCS Homecoming Weekend QR code.
9115 E. 13th Street | Wichita, KS 67206 (316) 634-0433 | wcsks.com Return Service Requested Non Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Wichita, KS Permit #1148 We invite you to join us for a fabulous evening of live music, delicious food, and even better company, to celebrate and support Wichita Collegiate School! SAVE THE DATE APRIL 22, 2023 | 5:30 P.M. MURFIN STABLES | 14515 E 13TH ST Our Co-Chairs, Aly & Alex Bollinger and Ilex & Michael Gelpi, as well as our 2024 Co-Chair Elects, Erin & Clark Moeller and Sarah & Shane Phillips, would love for you to be a part of the planning! Scan the QR code and register your interest in volunteering for our Bash 2023 Steering Committees. Are you interested in becoming a Spartan Bash sponsor? Scan the QR code to find out more about our Bash sponsorship opportunities. VOLUNTEERS SPONSORSHIPS
