WCS Connection - Fall 2017

featuring

THE FIRST COLLEGIATE GRADUATES

TABLE OF

CONTENTS 10

50 YEARS OF GRADUATES

From the Headmaster.................................... 3 Semester in Review.........................................4 Where We've Been: 50 Years of Graduates................................. 10

A LOOK BACK

From the Board...............................................13

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GIVING BACK SPARTANS CARE FOR OTHERS NEAR AND FAR

Where We're Going: A Look Inside the Classroom..................... 14 Academic Honors...........................................16 Glossary of Giving..........................................22 Beyond the Classroom.................................24 Professional Development......................... 30

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GOLF TOURNEY 18TH ANNUAL

From the Alumni Board...............................32 Dave Hawley Celebration............................35 Golf Tournament.............................................36 Class Notes...................................................... 38

THANK YOU!

To our contributing writers, fellow faculty and staff, and the entire Collegiate community for submitting articles and pictures and making this magazine possible. Enjoy!

EDITORIAL STAFF Katie Hatfield Gunzelman '07//Assistant Director of Development & Communication Joan Siefkes Moore '84//Director of Advancement Lisa Schooler//Director of Alumni Relations and Digital Media Susan Klingenberg//Advancement Administrative Assistant & Database Manager Susie Steed//Director of Admission Graphic Design//Kylie Rott Photography//John Pair ’92, Lisa Schooler, Amy Cunningham, and many more!

FROM THE HEADMASTER

FIFTY YEARS Fifty years ago, we had slide rules, 16 mm home movies, rotary phones, 32 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica on the book shelf, 3 channels of black and white television, Elvis Presley, gasoline at 33¢ per gallon, the world’s first heart transplant, the Dow Jones average at a record 905, Apollo 8 orbiting the moon, and Super Bowl #1 (which was won by the Green Bay Packers!).

Fifty years ago, Wichita Collegiate School graduated its first class of seniors, the Class of 1967. Founding Headmaster Randall Storms handed diplomas to 13 graduates, who were the first pioneers to venture to college from our fledgling school. They had been educated by master teachers in chemistry, physics, earth science, French, Spanish, Latin, economics, English literature, history, and mathematics, as well as exposed to music, physical education, art, and typing (yes, on mechanical typewriters!).

These graduates all went on to “prove themselves worthy” in the “real world,” and continue to do so even today. You will see their photos and read their stories in later pages of this issue.

“Wichita Collegiate School will remain constant to those bedrock principles upon which it was founded and yet will continue to change, and to change for the better.”

By Tom Davis//Headmaster

Fifty years later, many things have certainly changed.

Calculators and computers have replaced slide rules. Wikipedia and Google have replaced the Encyclopedia. Taylor Swift replaced Elvis. Smart phones replaced the rotary phone and now even replace television. Elon Musk and Richard Branson are developing supersonic passenger planes for space travel. The world is constantly changing. Sometimes for the better. Sometimes for the worse. But change it does. In 500 B.C., even the Greek philosopher Heraclitus penned that “there is nothing permanent except change.”

But in this world of change, some things also remain constant.

Wichita Collegiate has experienced both change and constancy in the last 55 years. We remain committed to a rigorous and relevant college preparatory curriculum at a high level of excellence. One can see that many of our courses have been constant since 1967: science, letters, arts. Our teachers have always been masters at their professions, engaging and challenging our students to wonder and to explore and to reflect.

This has not changed. But what has changed is our knowledge of how students learn best. This has made us better teachers in adapting to that knowledge. Technology has enhanced the ability to both learn and teach, changes for both the student and the teacher. We have broadened our curriculum, providing more opportunities for students to pursue their individual curiosities and interests and passions. We have created innovation lab spaces, performance venues, and athletic arenas. Every year and in every way we are trying to change to make the experience of a student at Wichita Collegiate a richer, deeper, and more meaningful time, preparing each student for college and for life.

As I prepare to pass the baton of leadership to a new Head of School in June of 2019, I will do so with the hope and conviction that Wichita Collegiate School will remain constant to those bedrock principles upon which it was founded and yet will continue to change, and to change for the better.

2017. Today. Collegiate’s best days are in the future.

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SEMESTER IN REVIEW

AUGUST

The excitement of a new year mixed with the nostalgia of old traditions – what a great way to start off the 2017-18 WCS school year! Seniors gathered for one of their first “lasts” on Sunday, August 20, for the Senior Road Rally. The group embarked on a scavenger hunt then enjoyed some dinner together and with their parents before starting their final year at WCS. The next evening, new and returning families flooded the Bunny Hill Quad for the Annual Backto-School Ice Cream Social. The ice cream may have been melting quickly in the August humidity, but that couldn’t keep “The Blue Crew” and U.S. Dance Team from serving up yummy ice cream to hungry kids and parents!

The Senior-Freshman Girls Breakfast helped some of our WCS Spartan Girls kick off their school year the morning of August 23. Girls gathered at Ellen and Esther ’18 Beren’s home to mix and mingle before heading off to their first day!

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On a very sunny second day of classes, the entire campus got together for the first All-School Assembly of the year. Seniors walked younger classes over to the James Ockerman Amphitheatre and Mr. Davis welcomed the school to a great new year. The assembly concluded with everyone singing Dear Collegiate together.

Spartan Night capped off our first week of the year with a preview of fall athletic teams, and all in attendance enjoyed dinner and a football scrimmage on a beautiful night!

SEPTEMBER September started off with a bang, bringing a handy victory to our Spartan Football Team against Rose Hill with a score of 42-0!

September 7 and 8, 6th graders traveled to Camp Wood in Elmdale, Kansas, as part of their study of the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Students learned to fish and canoe and about preserving our prairies and earth.

The following week, Early Childhood students enjoyed “Dad’s Day,” and dads got a break from work to rock out with their biggest fans! Eighth graders visited El Dorado to build unity and challenge themselves and each other on the Grizzly Adventures Ropes Course.

September 21 marked WCS’ first ever “Day of Giving” and, boy, was it a success! Spartans proved themselves worthy and gave more than $200,000 in one day to benefit the Collegiate Annual Fund Effort (CAFÉ), which works to raise funds each year for campus programs and facility improvements.

In the last week of the month, students were busy in and out of the classroom with projects, papers, and athletic events! On September 27, 7th grade English celebrated “Wise Guise Day,” on which each student becomes who he or she considers to be THE wisest being, living or imagined. This is in honor of The Giver, which students read each year. In addition to dressing up, each student has to then present his or her choice with a short speech.

While each year brings new choices, this tradition is now in its sixteenth year at WCS!

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SEMESTER IN REVIEW October saw more academic AND social fun for the whole campus along with opportunities to give back to friends and family! Second graders took time to share their love of reading with Early Childhood reading buddies early in the month, then Homecoming rolled in on October 13 and festivities did not disappoint! The weather was beautiful for the AllSchool Picnic and everyone enjoyed a wide array of outdoor activities in the Bunny Hill Quad and around campus. Tiffany Ruan and Cody McNerney were crowned Homecoming Queen and King, the Dance Team and Marching Band entertained a big crowd at halftime, and Spartans secured a victory against Clearwater!

The following week, 7th graders visited Abilene, Kansas, to experience the life and legacy of 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. On October 20, Lower, Middle, and Upper School students welcomed their grandparents to campus for Grandparents Day. Spartans showed off their work in and out of the classroom and grandparents caught a glimpse into the lives of their youngest family members.

Late the next week, 5th graders traveled to Oklahoma to visit the Tulsa Aquarium and the Oklahoma Science Museum, while our littlest students celebrated Halloween with visits to Walter’s Pumpkin Patch and the Enchanted Library. Students enjoyed fall parties and dressed up to show off fun costumes to friends and family in the Mother Goose Parade.

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OCTOBER

NOVEMBER With November came cooler weather and a time for reflecting on what has been, looking forward to adventures ahead, and giving thanks for it all! Seventh graders delved into nature at the Bartlett Arboretum on November 3. Second graders learned about Native American culture, history, and customs, and supplemented their experiences with personal art projects from their favorite selected tribes.

Early Childhood kids enjoyed time with new friends, firefighters from WFD Station 18, as part of a yearlong community involvement program. On November 10, the 1st Grade Kindness Crew capped off a cold week by spreading some cheer and greeting students and parents on their way to classes.

Fourth grade students proudly presented their “Windows and Mirrors” Heritage Projects on November 16 after researching and studying their own family heritage. That same week, Early Childhood students celebrated their elders and welcomed grandparents to campus for a fun-filled day, and, of course, the “Turkey Tango!” Former faculty member Robin Macy even joined in on the Early Childhood Thanksgiving Program to share a song about “the power of one” (see next page).

Lower, Middle, and Upper School band and vocal students gathered the next week with friends and family for the Annual Thanksgiving Concert in the Upper School Gym. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” capped the concert to kick off what was sure to be a wonderful holiday weekend!

Alumni came back to WCS the Friday after Thanksgiving to “work off the turkey” and play hoops against the current Collegiate Spartan basketball teams. Win or lose, Spartans young and old enjoyed some exercise and fun with one another.

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THE POWER OF ONE // Robin Macy, Former Faculty

Teaching at Wichita Collegiate from 1997 to 2003 was a divine privilege. Every day. Motivated students. Inspiring colleagues. Fulfilling. Purposeful. Joyous. Easy.

Then one day in 2010 I walked into Dave Hawley’s classroom and saw a striking image hanging on his bulletin board that brought me to my knees. I realized quickly that others chose to walk a distinctively crooked path – the one less traveled, straying far from the smooth-sailing route on which I was traveling. These brave folks fall headlong into the most challenging of life’s mysteries, and seemingly without reserve. Meagan Hawley, Class of 1999, would change my viewpoint from that moment forward. She represents the Power of One - a fearless woman on a mission to help mankind, one Zambian orphan at a time. She doesn’t talk and gesticulate; she is not cajoled or managed. She just quietly does what needs doing, often acting as these children’s sole advocate. Many are at risk, have debilitating diseases, and live in unstable conditions.

Meagan is not represented by any formal organization but has carved out her place in the world and has readily found a need that she alone can assuage.

I am happy she is no longer an unsung hero, for Meagan Hawley personifies these simple lyrics.

"The Power of One"

by Robin Macy & Kentucky White

Crowds and a caucus remain ~ A choir will sing a refrain But leave the work of the army undone to the power of one One strong voice when it’s sung inspires and rallies the young A single hand of someone creates a power of one One sincere deed can make others believe in the end, less can mean more The world starts to breathe ~ she’s got a trick up her sleeve A steady hand can open a door The solitary efforts of one can shine like the light of the sun And that’s when the work is begun ~ it’s called the power of one One small act is a start when done will all of your heart And this will set us apart it’s called the power of one

Listen here: www.wcsks.com/the-power-of-one

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People can offer financial assistance to help Meagan Hawley continue her important work at the Haven at Namwianga Mission by sending a check to: East Point Church of Christ c/o Mission Committee 747 N 127th St E Wichita, Kansas 67206

SEMESTER IN REVIEW DECEMBER The final month of the semester went swiftly with lots of activity and opportunities to spread Christmas cheer! School-wide, students found ways to give back to those less fortunate. Early Childhood students led a canned food drive for Our Daily Bread Food Pantry; 6th graders packed over 7,000 meals for international relief organization Numana; and high schoolers offered donations as part of their Angel Tree Project. Students even encouraged one another in the Upper School by delivering fun candy-gram messages to classmates.

Middle and Upper School students gifted their friends and family with beautiful music at their Holiday and Candlelight Concerts.

Faculty and staff celebrated the season with one another over brunch, and Santa Claus even made an appearance to give kids one last opportunity to share their gift lists!

In the last week of the semester, Lower Schoolers sang Christmas carols to lighten everyone’s spirits. The Spartan Basketball Team debuted at home that Friday, too, to a raucous crowd ready to cut loose and enjoy a break with friends and family!

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WHERE WE'VE BEEN

50YE

In late spring of 1967, our institution’s first graduates walked the stage to accept high school diplomas. Only 13 young men and women matriculated from our small

school that year. While Collegiate is still small by some standards, we now graduate nearly four times that number, and then encourage students off to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the world.

Members of the Class of 1967, then and now

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ARS Fifty years ago last May, the people pictured on these pages left Collegiate to begin their lives in the real world. Just this past October, nine of those individuals got together to reminisce, share stories, and break bread with one another and some members of the Class of 1968. While we didn’t get a chance to interview them in person, three classmates answered some questions electronically. Despite computer screens in between, you’ll see personality in their answers. As a member of the Collegiate community, you may even see yourself, your closest friend, or your child in their words.

Fifty years of graduates and fifty years of change.

Judging by Jim Garvey, Pam Unruh Smith, and Gary Short’s answers below, though, some things stay very much the same. Here’s to our dear Collegiate – past, present, and future!

What is your earliest memory from your time at Collegiate?

JG // In the fall of 1958, as a fourth grader, I started attending the Christopher Rankin School, which evolved into the Independent Day School, which evolved into the Prairie School, which evolved into Wichita Collegiate School in 1963. When the Independent Day School formed (I believe in the middle of fifth grade for me, say January 1960) we were the oldest class and remained that way until we graduated as seniors in 1967.

PS // My earliest memory is being a “newbie” and being behind everyone in math. I had to take Algebra I and II at the same time.

GS //My earliest memory is walking into class my first day at Collegiate (my junior year).

OF GRADUATES // by Katie Hatfield Gunzelman ’07

Members of the Class of 1968 joined in on the reunion.

In what way(s) did Collegiate prepare you for college and the world beyond school?

JG // Lots of writing and using reason to figure things out.

PS // I was able to quiz out of most of my freshman year at the University of Southern California.

“We were the oldest class and remained that way until we graduated as seniors in 1967.”

For how long did you attend Collegiate?

PS // I attended Collegiate for four years.

GS //Two years - junior and senior years.

JG // Four years.

What was graduation day like for you?

GS // Don’t remember a thing.

PS // I don’t remember much. I left immediately after graduation for school in California.

What’s the most important lesson you learned while at Collegiate?

GS // Don’t procrastinate (never really learned this one).

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Do you still keep in touch with any of your classmates?

PS // I am related to the Love family (Randy) and have occasional contact with Ken Fast, Georgia Yates Stevens, and Pam Brunson.

GS // I see a few classmates periodically - the reunions really help.

What advice/wisdom would you offer those who just recently graduated or are preparing to graduate from Collegiate?

GS // Get the best education you can and never stop learning.

Who was your favorite teacher?

PS // Rich Koch, by far.

JG // Mr. Robert Lentz. In 7th grade American History (maybe 8th grade), he gave us three to five or so questions each week which required very lengthy answers. This entailed many pages of writing. Thursday nights were generally late for me since the papers were due on Fridays. Lots of reading and lots of writing. It was hard work but good training for a seventh grader. It really made us think and helped develop our writing skills.

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CLASS OF 1967

Pam Brunson

Coe McEwen

Kenneth Fast

Jim Garvey

Klaus Kollmai

Randy Love

Ed Myers

Jim Ralston

Hale Ritchie

Gary Short

Pam Unruh

Georgia Yates

FROM THE BOARD Dear Collegiate Family, By now you have likely seen the news that Headmaster Tom Davis publicly announced his plan to retire from Wichita Collegiate School at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

At our summer retreat in 2016, Tom informed the Board of Trustees of his intention and we have been planning behind the scenes for this upcoming announcement. I know our parents, alumni, students, and friends join the Board of Trustees in offering him our appreciation and gratitude for his many years of thoughtful leadership. We are grateful that Tom has given the Collegiate community several years to prepare for this important transition.

The hiring of a new Head of School has only happened a few times at Wichita Collegiate School in our 54-year history.

We are in a position to help define the next chapter of our School, an exciting and important task. The Board of Trustees selected Carney Sandoe and Associates -- the premier firm in school recruiting -- to facilitate our search, and the process was kicked off in January. The Search Committee is composed of the following current Trustees: Committee Chair Corey Johnson, Angela Fox, Brian Heinrichs, Basil Hourani, Joe Kirmser, Meredith Olson, and Sharol Rasberry.

In January, many of you participated in one of the open meetings to give input to Carney Sandoe on the qualities you believe we should seek in a candidate. Additionally, we received valuable feedback from our community via the survey which was made available to our Collegiate friends and family. You can rest assured the Search Committee and Carney Sandoe are well informed about the traits and skills our community desires in a candidate. We will keep you up to date in the coming months about the search process. In the fall, we anticipate having two finalists visit campus and you will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates and meet them in person.

In the meantime, we will continue to enjoy Tom’s leadership through the end of the 2019 term. He is committed to ensuring we have a seamless transition to a new Head of School. We wish Tom all the best and look forward to continued success together as we plan for Collegiate’s exciting next chapter.

Sincerely,

2017-2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Shari Male Powers ’85 Chair Allan Dunne ’91 Vice Chair Jared Sprole Treasurer Basil Hourani Secretary Suzie Ahlstrand Raul Brito ’76 Kathie Dakhil Raffaele Fazio Angela Fox Brian Heinrichs Corey Johnson Joe Kirmser Todd Lair Kathryn Lammers Kevin Nichols Meredith Olson

Shari Male Powers ’85 Chair, Collegiate Board of Trustees

Sylvia Orozco-Do Sharol Rasberry Amelia Sumerell Schlatter

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WHERE WE'RE GOING

YOUNG ENGINEERS // Sherri Newlin, Lower School Science Teacher The Lower School started our engineering unit by reading The Three Little Pigs and discussing how and why certain houses survived the Big Bad Wolf and others did not.

In students’ first challenge of the unit, they had a day of free exploration to design and build houses out of Legos, Ello, and wooden blocks. Once houses were built, the first “Big Bad Wolf” (me, Mrs. Newlin) came and tried to blow them down. Students loved discussing how certain materials aided themselves in being sturdier and how certain design components made a house strong and safe.

Subsequent classes focused on the base/foundation of the house and the fact that, when designing something, the purpose of the project, the materials used, and the tools available must be considered. To show an example of this, we built uniform houses

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out of index cards in a second challenge and had another “Big Bad Wolf” (a fan) visit. When none of those houses survived, I sent them back to make improvements that could withstand more huffing and puffing.

Students’ third challenge was to design and build their own original structure out of recycled materials. I set size and scale parameters and a sample pig that needed to fit in the house before we began the project. Students had to draw plans for their ideas before construction started. We tested the structures with the third “Big Bad Wolf” (a hair dryer).

Despite end results for any of the challenges, one of the most valuable lessons learned was that you must try things over and over to get them right.

CONNECTING PARENTS AND TEACHERS

// Shirley Meissner, Second Grade Teacher Educational practices continue to morph and change with the addition of technology in our school. Three years ago, our classrooms expanded with the addition of 1:1 iPads from first to fourth grades. This presented a new set of challenges for the students, teachers, and parents.

How would we measure the learning with this new technology in our students’ hands every day? Teachers used to collect and save student work samples in a portfolio to present to their families at conference time. This was beneficial to see the student work, however the time frame for sharing projects and the ability to reteach concepts was delayed due to the handling of mountains of paperwork. Then, the SeeSaw app was discovered by one of our teachers and the opportunities it presented seemed to answer many of our questions and solve many of our problems. Students

now have a digital portfolio of work they complete daily with family access immediately on any device. For example: students sort their words in the “Words Their Way” program, publish it on their Seesaw portfolio, and receive a written or voice response about their work from the teacher and a response from their parents, all in a matter of minutes. Students present their book reports in class while being filmed and their grandparents across the country have access to the video just moments after the live performance.

The SeeSaw app is available to family members who see only their student’s work – a safe way to share on the World Wide Web. Several of our families who travel for work out of town, state, or country can check on their student and the work he or she is posting daily to the portfolio,

allowing a personal connection not available in the past. Walk through the Lower School building any time of day and you will see students using their iPads and SeeSaw to: read aloud on their portfolio, complete math journal pages, sort their words, scan QR codes to show Early Childhood friends their Native American Art projects, work together in solving scavenger hunts to take students to places around the world, and complete activities that show technology skills in action using curriculum as their guide. You will also see parents using their phones to scan items on display in the hallways where students have recorded themselves sharing how they created each item. The SeeSaw app has revolutionized how students interact with their curriculum, and allowed parents an authentic peek into what the students are doing in the classroom during real time.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH HONOR ROLL

5TH GRADE

6TH GRADE

7TH GRADE

8TH GRADE

Suha Ahmed

Pete Agustin

Vivian Baughman

Zayd Bakdash

David Chege

Omar Al-Tabbal

Tatum Bhargava

Eleni Chapas

Aubrey Collignon

Hayden Anderson

Maren Butcher

Lily Conrad

Shouvik Dev

Bella Ayesh

Dakota Dart

Jack DeSplinter

Carter Drumright

Anabelle Babst

Joyita Dev

Charlie Dunne

Diana Eldika

Monica Bagai

Grace Dickerson

Mark Feng

Clare Finan

Yazan Bakdash

Nasseem Eldika

Denicia Finney

Jack Grace

Jace Campbell

Katherine Grace

Joseph Gadalla

Roman Hourani

Peyden Chronister

Grace Heinrichs

Marion Gibson

Arman Issa

Avery Elofsson

Abbie Kirmser

Ella Graham

Dahlia Issa

Karley Forsyth

Tyler MacKenzie

Daniel Hechenberger

Colton Jenkins

Isabella Galichia

Emma Mantovani

Andrew Highbarger

Ryan Khalife

Givi Gibson

Cj Meyer

Allie Kavalauskas

Will Meyer

Gracie Gwyn

Anjali Nagabhushan

Grace Lee

Cooper Miller

Mason Hart

Kinsey Nichols

Sharon Mabasa

Ishani Nagabhushan

Kaitlin Henry

Maya Rai

Emily Mallard

Aidan Nguyen

Price Johnson

Adam Sandid

Marisol Munoz-Morales

Lana Sandid

Michael Kates

Paige Steinhauser

Anthony Nabbout

Ellie Schulte

Sophia Majors

Dahlia Todorov

Ivy Newman

Kate Shepherd

Liana Maksoud

Brandon Zhang

Charlie Nolan

Tristan Sprole

Paul Mines

Aiden Sprole

Will Strecker

Maya Nabbout

Daly Steinhauser

Hannah Ternes

Thomas Olson

Brandon Voloch

Liliana Varchavtchik

Lucas Ranney-Brown

Ryder Walsh

Ward Weimar

Robby Rasberry Tyler Rice Phoebe Ross Conner Schupbach James Shackelford Sia Sharma Sophia Silence Brad Trimmell Kalie Villagomez Iya Wakil Lucy Walling Haley Walston Natalie Walters Brett Wetta Alex Wunderlich Derek Yang Evan Yang Christina Zakharia

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HONOR ROLL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

5TH GRADE

6TH GRADE

7TH GRADE

8TH GRADE

Cooper Arneson

Asa Ahmad

Ramey Anderson

Samuel Agustin

Anthony Barrera

Jack Babb

Brett Black

Madeleine Albert

Kendal Berry

Maddie Carpenter

Mason Charbonneau

Muhamad Barakeh

Sammy Brittain

Sara Jane Crosby

Maya Chon

Cohen Bayless

Aacia Burnette

Adelaide Fitzwater

Jude Cunningham

Mekhi Beaubrun

Laney Conrad

Addison Goree

Phillip Enegren

Cameron Brown

Chloe Dart

Aden Meyers

Conner Jones

Drew Charbonneau

Sylvia DeSplinter

Cambell Palmer

Shelby Lair

Gradey Dick

Peter Do

Abby Walston

Hayden Malaise

Jack Duarte

Ingrid Domme

Peyton White

Saad Malik

Tyler Gwyn

Bianka Malinovic

Emma Halas

Tatum Downing Nicholas Enegren

Kit Oborny

Malak Hamada

Molly Gaddis

Lex Oswald

Christopher Henry

Cooper Garrison

T.W. Owens

Andrew Lammers

Amora Goode

Trudy Smith

Katrina Leddy

Jamie Haan

Michaela Strecker

Breckon Meares

Julian Haan

McKenzie Varenhorst

Emily Meister

Azalia Haeri

Hannah Powell

Julia Herrman

Allison Prater

Lucy Kirmser

Zoe Smith

Ingrid Lampton

Maya Torres

Nathan Lynch

Faizal Valiandi

Cassilda Njeri

Ashtun Villagomez

Langley Overman

Phelps Weimar

Elise Powers

Joshua Wilhelm

Brayden Ritchie Camden St. Germain Anderson Tung Margaret Ulrich Zachary Voloch Henry White

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UPPER SCHOOL

9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

12TH GRADE

Sabaa Ahmed

Natalie Behzadpour

Sterling Anderson

Maeve Ashbrook

Ayah Al-Tabbal

Ben Brake

Ashley Bajaj

Celia Babst

Phoebe Babst

Isabella Do

Carson Butcher

Paymon Behzadpour

Julius Bolden

Kennedy Drake

Trey Charbonneau

Jack Bendell

George Bunting

Jack Fox

Lauren Shea Conrad

Esther Beren

Sarah Chocron

Stephanie Gentile

Zoe Corrigan

Angus Black

Jacob Chugg

Eli Graham

Julia Cox

Kat Bunting

Gwynee Cunningham

Sydney Gwyn

Rose Cunningham

Anna Caughlin

Addison Dart

Bekah Harris

Joshua Fernandes

Lakelin Conrad

John DeVore

Justin Highbarger

Hannah Geoffroy

Grant Deiter

Michael Fair

Lucy Krumsick

JeAnna Gregg

Colin Egan

Tara Glass

Sallie Lair

Emily Hua

Natalie Freed

Paige Henry

Victoria Lyczak

Mackenzie Kemnitz

Ender Graham

Leah Issa

Sana Mahomed

Sydney Lair

Addison Harris

Alex Jiang

Saif Malik

Amanda Mudra

Grant Henry

Celine Khalife

Austin Miller

David Pfeiffer

Emma Johnston

Joon Kim

Jack Miller

Gehad Qaki

Arjun Kapur

Faith Kotkin

Ian Moore

Zach Reddy

Ji Hye Kim

Stephanie Lee

Josiah Pfeiffer

Conor Reid-Tedesco

Will Lammers

Maddy Mairs

Alex Qian

Carson Smith

Joey Le

Caitlin Mattar

Hannah Rai

Addison Willett

Chris Lyu

Iain Moufarrij

Grace Ranallo

Ahmed Mahomed

Noah Moufarrij

Max Salemi

Emma Parkhurst

Sonya Murphy

Nate Trout

Myles Parkhurst

Aaliyah Muthoni

Aidan Walsh

Jack Ranallo

An Nguyen

Mallory Wells

Ian Reddy

Alex Owens

Alexa White

Tiffany Ruan

Ethan Pham

Brenden Schwartz

Harun Raffi

Justin Tan

Isabel Schmaltz

Louis Yu

Connor Sweetman Allison Tee Emma Truxal Reagan Varenhorst Alessandra Vedder Lauren Walters Jackson Wunderlich

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HIGH HONOR ROLL

HONOR ROLL

UPPER SCHOOL

9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

12TH GRADE

Kanoa Ashley

Connor Allen

Jarrett Baker

Ramsey Alagha

Greyson Beyer

Max Anderson

Sydney Beyer

A'Niah Bell

Aidan Bhargava

Julia Ashbrook

Nicole Bledsoe

Kennedy Brandenburg

Sophia Brake

Caroline Duarte

Lauren Caughlin

Wonjoon Cho

Abbie Carpenter

Carter DuBois

Lexi Coleman

Sarah Chugg

Lucy Cox

Ryan Edwards

Elizabeth Crosby

Max Coleman

Alex Do

Nate Egan

Mia Estivo

Will DeVore

Omar Farhoud

Eric Haberman

Paige Ewy

Riley Dick

Tally Flamini

Chase Horton

Michael Feng

Gabrielle Dobbs

Charlie Goree

Joseph Kelly

Gabe Fisher

Zane Issa

Jakob Hansson

Ibrahim Krichati

Backer Hamada

Nate Kelley

Jack Herrman

Melissa Mellion

Eunsung Kim

Laura Kingrey

Nick Herrman

Lolly Newman

Joe Lindwall

Paige Lamkins

Mark Hourani

Jon O'Hearn

Elizabeth Meister

Charles Lee

Eley Johnson

Andy Park

Christina Naftzger

Laura May

Ally May

Eman Qaki

Sydney O'Donnell

Cody McNerney

Sydney Miller

Liberty Sementelli

Dominic Pavetto

Christian Nassif

Phil Pfeiffer

Kathryn Sharp

Maddie Reed

Olivia Neidigh-Lloyd

Lindsey Post

Vanessa Sickmon

Addison Squires

Cayden Nesmith

Grant Ramsey

C.T. Thornton

Caleb St. Germain

Panny Pan

Finn Ross

Brooks White

Nichole Stevens

Sydni Phu

Jad Shaheen

Danni Varenhorst

Calli Pirner

CJ Stancin

Abby Waddell

Shishir Reddy

Luke Swan

Max Wheeler

Grace Rodriguez

Jackson Taylor

Elissa Zakharia

Austin Schwartz

Nate Voegeli

Avasar Sheth

Ben Voloch

Ji Na Song

Christian Williams

Lauren Truxal

Johanna Yang

Sabrina White

Sophie Yoakum

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SPARTANS GIVING BACK Despite rigorous academic expectations and busy sports and fine arts schedules, Spartans of all ages found ways to give back to our local, national, and international communities. With help from parents and teachers, students volunteered to: bake cookies to raise money for pediatric cancer research; pack relief buckets for victims of Hurricane Harvey; collect underwear for men, women, and children in Houston who lost everything in flooding; make salsa and baked goods to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; and

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pitch in right here in Wichita to benefit Special Olympics Bowling, Operation Christmas Child, Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, and the Wichita Children’s Home. Spartans raised more than $4,600, packed more than sixty buckets, and sent more than 1,100 pairs of underwear.

Thank you, Spartans, for your giving hearts and your willingness to donate time, talent, and treasure to those in need in Wichita, in our country, and around the world!

Special Olympics Bowling Volunteers

Operation Christmas Child

Cookies for Kids’ Cancer Volunteers

Girl Scouts and friends help pack Relief Buckets

Relief buckets for Hurricane Harvey victims

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At Wichita Collegiate School, we believe in fundraising! We raise funds above and beyond what our families pay in tuition for the “extras” that make our school very special.

Your tuition dollars are used to pay for salaries and benefits of the faculty and staff, along with program expenses, and facility maintenance, so we rely on the generosity of our families, our alumni, and our friends of the school to pay for extra educational and extracurricular enhancements which set our school apart from others in the community.

At right is our Glossary of Giving; we hope you are never overwhelmed by the fundraising that happens on our campus - and we know there’s a lot of it - but we want you to see where the funds are going.

Thank you for your support of WCS through your generous, tax-deductible donations! We appreciate your commitment to making our school the special place that it is!

Sincerely,

Joan Siefkes Moore ’84 Director of Advancement

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Wichita Collegiate School: Glossary of Giving WHAT

Collegiate Annual Fund Effort (CAFÉ)

• Pool of projects selected by the WCS Administrative Staff • Changes year to year

WCS Alumni Association • Alumni Bricks • Alumni Endowment • Golf Tournament

WHO

FUNDS GO TO PROJECTS LIKE

WCS Advancement Staff with parent volunteer support

• • • •

WCS Advancement Staff with alumni volunteer support

• Tuition assistance • Special projects like the WCS Upper School Alumni Association Innovation Lab

Parent volunteers

• • • •

Parent volunteers with teacher support

• Current year’s freshman class’ Junior Prom, class trip, and other school activities

Student volunteers

• External community non-profit organizations

Parent volunteers

• Library books

Parent volunteers

• Math teaching materials and graphing boards • Rocket build kits • Forensic science kits

Parent volunteers

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Band room sound system New instruments Follow spotlights in Galichia Family Auditorium Performance risers

Parent volunteers

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WCS Activity Bus Scoreboards Spartan Spirit Mobility Cart Gym class equipment Travel uniforms

WCS students, staff, and donors

• External community non-profit organizations

Collegiate Association of Parents (CAP) • • • •

Poinsettia Sale Garden Market Box Tops Calendars

• Valentine's Surprise • Final Survival Packages • Dillons Card link donations

Collegiate Dinner Theater • Dinner and Dessert Auction

Increased campus security Learning Difference Fund creation Lower & Middle School classroom furnishings Early Childhood Outdoor Playspace

Standing desks Lap Tracker program TI-Nspire Teacher Software Microscopes and eyepieces

Class Fundraisers • Chillers • Heifer Project • Poetic Justice

Friends of the Library • Book Fair • Young Author’s Day

Parents Supporting Science • Trash bag sales

Patrons of the Arts

• Party with a Purpose • Thanksgiving Program reserved seating

Spartan Club • • • •

Sporting event ticket sales Concessions Shirt Shack Activities Program

Special Projects • • • • •

Lammers Innovation Lab Tennis court renovation Middle School Entrepreneurship class Jump Rope for Heart Middle and Upper School student special requests

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wcsks.com

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

FINE ARTS

Dinner Theater Upper School By Matt Webber // Director

The 2017 Collegiate Dinner Theater featured a cast of more than fifty Upper School students rockin’ to Disney’s High School Musical. This year’s show featured East High’s Jocks, Skaters, Thespians, and Brainiacs.

The show was held in Galichia Family Auditorium over the final weekend of October. Capacity crowds clapped and danced along to familiar tunes such “We’re All In This Together,” “Bop to the Top,” and “Breakin’ Free.” Before each show, there was a dinner and auction.

Proceeds went to sponsor the Class of 2021 with their annual activities (dances, trips, and school gifts).

Junior Zoe Corrigan led the cast as East High’s newest student Gabriella Montez. She was accompanied by freshman Luke Swan (Troy Bolden), sophomore Jon O’Hearn (Chad Danforth), and senior Tiffany Ruan (Taylor McKessie). Justin Highbarger (Jack Scott) and Mallory Wells (Kelsi Nelson) provided strong supporting roles while senior Sara Chugg (Sharpay Evans), junior Evan Schelton (Ryan Evans), and seniors Kennedy Brandenburg (Ms. Darbus) and Will Lammers (Coach Boldon) helped round out a dynamic cast of characters.

Months of hard work and dedication helped make the 2017 Collegiate Dinner Theater presentation of Disney’s High School Musical a show to remember!

7th/8th Grade Play Middle School

By Emily Goodpasture // Director

This past December, our 7th and 8th grade thespians presented the play version of the classic movie A Christmas Story, complete with silly dream sequences, the tongue on the flag pole, a leg lamp, and, of course, an official Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass and “this thing which tells time built right into the stock!” Leading the cast as the younger version of Ralph was Cj Meyer, and Andrew Highbarger played the older version. Comical supporting roles were played by Maya Torres, Brandon Zhang, Jack DeSplinter, Joyita Dev, Madden Nguyen, Jude Cunningham, Marion Gibson, Grace Heinrichs, Hayden Malaise, Anjali Nagabhushan, Emily Mallard, Trudy Smith, Macy Shepherd, Alex Horner, Conner Gagnon, Saad Malik, Ben Philips, and Johnny Abromeit. Well done, Spartan thespians!

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ATHLETICS

Volleyball Upper School By Amanda Savage // Coach The Spartans finished the season with a record of 12-24. The girls showed a lot of dedication and improvement throughout the season. The league was super competitive, so each girl stepped up to make the team as successful as they could. All five seniors stepped up and led this team by example and they did an awesome job. Addison Squires

made the All-Tournament Team at the Cheney and El Dorado tournaments and was selected for 2nd All-League. Natalie Freed and Emma Parkurst also made Honorable Mention All-League. Thanks to everyone who came and supported the Spartan Volleyball Team.

Dance Team Upper School

By Katie Hatfield Gunzelman ’07 // Coach The 2017-18 Spartan Dance Team had a fabulous fall! After an award-winning summer camp experience, the team debuted to the WCS community at Spartan Night. For each of the five home football games, the team performed original choreography created “in house” by our senior or junior members, featuring hip-hop and jazz with crowdfavorite kick-lines.

On Nov. 8, the team performed the seniorchoreographed routine, “Shape of You,” at the regional North High Showcase, where they enjoyed seeing other teams and picking up new ideas. To kick off basketball season and wrap up the first semester, the girls performed another original routine to popular Christmas songs.

Coach Kristen Corrigan and I are so proud of these amazing dancers and their hard work so far.

We appreciate their dedication and diligence in morning practices and are looking forward to next semester, in which the girls can showcase more original choreography at January and February home games and perform at the ISAS Arts Festival in April. Thank you, girls! Go Spartans!

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

ATHLETICS

Football Upper School

By Mike Gehrer // Coach

The Spartans wrapped up their season with a final record of 5 and 5. This year’s schedule was considered by many to be the second toughest schedule in all of 4-A. The team’s league record was 3 and 2 and the Spartans played in the State Playoffs for the 14th year in a row. Cody McNerney, Grant Deiter, and Trey Charbonneau were all voted to the First Team All AVCTL Defense.

Mac Copeland was Second Team Defense, Zane Issa and Will Devore were Honorable Mention Defense. Mac Copeland led the way on offense, receiving First Team Honors. Cody McNerney and Colin Egan both were voted to the Second Team, while Trey Charbonneau and Connor Allen were both Honorable Mention.

As they say, good teams win some and they learn from their losses. The 2018 Spartans will certainly benefit from the 2017 season. We had 20 seniors who have given much to the program over the last four years. We wish them all the best as they move on to the next level. Thanks to all the parents and student body for your support of Spartan Football.

Football Middle School

By Joel Walker // Coach

To build on the success of 2016 was the goal and a rallying cry of “Why Not Us?!” became the focus of the 2017 Middle School football season.

2016 was the first year that both teams (7th and 8th) finished with winning records in the Catholic League, so the stakes were raised with a League Championship and undefeated seasons as the goal.

Each team started the year 3-0 with a grand total of six points scored against each team. The 7th grade team seemed to score every time they had the ball and the defense was led by a linebacking corps unmatched in the Catholic League. The 8th grade team was all about defense as well and dominated teams with constant pressure from all eleven team members on the field while scoring through the air and on the ground with ease.

After a bye week, both teams set their sights on undefeated seasons with Andale looming at the end of the season. The 7th and 8th grade teams posted comfortable wins in the next two games to set up championship showdowns in the last weekend of the season. “Why Not Us?!” carried both teams to the brink of twin undefeated championship seasons. The 7th grade team played a near flawless game against a previously undefeated Andale team and walked away with an 18-6 win and an undefeated season. This was the first time in school history that a Spartan Middle School football team went through the Catholic League undefeated. Our 8th grade team was up next. This group of amazing young men had not lost a football game since September of 2016 as they won the last four games of last season and the first five of this season. A halftime lead of 8-6 would not hold up as Andale ended up winning a tremendous game, 14-8. The 5-1 8th grade team has a lot to be proud of this season and the program is growing. This season eclipsed the success of last season and gave WCS another important building block for the future.

This team has more heart than any team I have ever coached and I am so proud of all that they accomplished. The future is bright for the Spartan football teams.

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Tennis Upper School

By Dave Hawley // Coach

The 2017 Upper School tennis girls were a team of 41 players, led by two seniors: Nicole Withrow and Sabrina White. The Spartans were defending state champions from 2016 and faced enormous odds as defending 5A state champs Ark City dropped down to 4A and several other teams improved their line-ups significantly. The Spartans won the AVCTL Division IV League Tournament, losing only 1 out of 12 matches, as well as the JV League Meet in an undefeated fashion. The Spartans also swept the regional play and they capped off a glorious season by finishing first at the 4A State Tournament in Pratt. Highlighting the season were the Spartans’ state doubles champions, Sydney Lair and Hannah Geoffroy, who defeated the defending 5A champions from Ark City in three exciting sets. Things look great for the Spartans next year as 39 Spartans return, not including incoming freshmen.

Cross Country Upper School

By Clark Ensz // Coach

The biggest team in Collegiate history - great work by all the runners making this a great place to learn that “fast is fun.” For the team, the highlight of the year was the League Championship. How well did the whole team run at League? Collegiate won handily! And don’t forget League Championships for JV Girls and JV Boys.

that. Congratulations to Lakelin for great running to win his third State title.

Regionals were next and the team ran well, placing 4th.

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

ATHLETICS

Cheer Lower School

By Ashleigh Hennessy // Coach This year, we had a new addition to the 3rd & 4th grade Spartan football team... cheerleaders!

Twenty cheerleaders, to be exact. It was the first season for the group, and it certainly will not be the last! This fall, spirited 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders got together to build the very first Lower School Cheerleading Squad. During our weekly practices, the girls learned everything from basic football cheers, kicks, and jumps, to simple stunts and tumbling. We practiced proper game etiquette, rallying, and involving the crowd. participating in the player’s tunnel at the start of each game, crowd involvement chants, and stunting at games.

The team cheered at all of the Spartan’s home games, most away games, and at a number of high school football games as well! Sparty had so much fun working alongside the group, stretching with them and taking lots of photos. The squad’s favorite tasks were

This special group of girls worked so incredibly hard and enjoyed every minute of their time on the field. If you were able to catch them at a game, you could clearly see their love for cheer and you couldn’t help but catch their contagious enthusiasm. We were so thankful to have a wonderful support system of parents, teachers, and family members who helped to make it all possible. We are looking forward to another successful season cheering on the Spartans and are excited for the future of WCS Cheer! GO SPARTANS!

Tennis Middle School By Dave Hawley // Coach The Middle School tennis girls experienced a fantastic season. 42 girls played on the team and every single girl registered a win at some level.

The Spartans won their own invitational and completely dominated 6A Topeka Washburn Rural. In addition, the Spartans dominated local competition, losing no meets in which we played our most experienced players. One of my finest feelings about this team was the way that all the girls worked together and supported each other in all of their experiences. Great days are ahead for the Spartan Tennis Team.

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Volleyball Middle School By Kathy Talbot Rukes ’99 // Coach The Middle School volleyball teams started the year off with a good mix of experienced 7th and 8th graders and an eager group of 6th graders. From the very first practice, they proved that they were here to compete, giving 100% every minute they were on the court. More importantly, throughout training, drills, and competition, they cheered each other on, sometimes at deafening levels.

It’s a good problem to have when your players are so excited to cheer each other on that you have to ask them to quiet down a bit.

Our 6th grade group was big, both in height and numbers. We started the season off by fielding a team of 12, and they earned some early success. A highlight of the season was defeating an undefeated team. From weekend to weekend, the girls improved, worked hard, and improved some more. This group of athletes has great careers ahead of them, and their enthusiasm for volleyball is contagious.

The 7th grade team’s goal from the beginning was to return to the championship match. Despite losing a player to a broken foot in the opening set of the season, this team accomplished just that. Playing some of the best teams in the city, they battled and improved every weekend. In the post-season tournament, we had several coaches remark at how

impressed they were with this group’s development over the season.

Our 8th grade team was as small as our 6th grade team was big. Despite a team height average of 5 foot 3, these girls played big every weekend. Known for their grit and heart, they earned every victory. We played some epic matches, defeating strong teams and taking one set to 31-29. Even though we weren’t able to repeat as league champs this season, these girls showed great leadership and integrity throughout the season.

The future of Spartan volleyball looks bright!

Cross Country Middle School By Rhys Powell ’13 // Coach This year’s Middle School Cross Country Team comprised twelve athletes who came to practice each day with enthusiasm and a passion to get better. Every athlete who competed this year, regardless of talent, set a new personal record by the end of the season, which shows just how tough and determined this squad really was. Despite not having enough numbers to place as a team at meets, there were many outstanding individual performances throughout the year. The boys’ team was led by 7th grader Cj Meyer, who won at the 2017 CSAL League Meet this year, as well as in 4 other meets during the season. 7th grader Maya Chon led the girls’ side as she won the Marion Invitational and placed 10th at the CSAL League Meet. Overall, this was an outstanding year for the Spartan Cross Country program. Congratulations on a great season!

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MidTESOL Conference // Heidi Jo Gallagher, M.S. Ed., Traditional Preschool Teacher This past September, through the generosity of the Ford Foundation Endowment, I had the privilege of attending the MidTESOL Conference in Kansas City with my colleagues Maisy Ritter, Sumita Ghosh, and Cathy Gray from the Early Childhood Division. The theme for this year’s conference was “Crossroads of Culture.” During this conference, I was able to introduce my fellow Early Childhood teachers to my favorite part of the education world: TESOL. This acronym has different variations in our country as TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is also commonly referred to as ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and ESL (English as a Second Language).

The four of us attending the conference went to Patrick T. Randolph’s session on Body-Based Vocabulary Acquisition. His whole premise and field of research at the University of NebraskaLincoln is in teaching students to feel the emotion of words, to internalize the meaning of a vocabulary word through context of sentences, and to sense the meaning of a word through the way our body interacts with vocabulary in our spoken words.

In his classroom, Randolph does not provide students definitions of new vocabulary. Rather he demonstrates by speaking sentences with complex vocabulary to teach students to infer the meaning, to then feel the meaning, and then internalize the complex vocabulary through the way we naturally use our facial expressions and hand and body gestures in conversation.

His research emphasizes the need for connecting with words on a physical and emotional level. By doing so, our brains are able to then incorporate said vocabulary into our daily lives and better remember the words for the future. This is in contrast to how we attempt to teach complex vocabulary by use of repetition drills of word and definition. We all left his session craving more of his knowledge and enthusiasm for language.

We also attended a presentation focused on incorporating families into our classrooms through

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the use of “culture grams.” A culture gram is a single power-point slide with photos from the student’s family traditions and backgrounds. By setting up this project together as family and student, the students are not only learning to value the experiences their family provides them, but are given the opportunity to develop their speaking and presentation skills with the support of their family next to them. We were immediately drawn to this culturally sustaining program because we know our Collegiate families are proud of their diversity and their ability to provide culturally engaging experiences to their children.

We value all backgrounds of our students, be they from other regions of this world, distant cities, local neighborhoods, or small farming communities.

There are already plans to begin using this method of family engagement in our classrooms starting second semester.

We came home from an intense research- and pedagogy-based weekend with many new concepts both encouraging our current practice and challenging the ideals behind why we do certain things, and informing how we can update our teaching methods to better reach our linguistically diverse students. Through attending this conference, we are now better able to incorporate each student’s family background into our teaching, and design literacy lessons based on the newest research in the field of language development. There are new additions to our bookshelves from presenters and key-note speakers who inspired us, and we gained a closer teaching relationship with our colleagues.

Going to a conference together not only allowed us to learn about the same concepts, but gave us time together to talk about how we have been impacted by this new information and how we can work together to make small or large changes to our classrooms in order to best suit the needs of our students.

My colleagues and I would, again, like to thank the Ford Foundation Endowment for providing us the opportunity to attend MidTESOL. It was an inspiring conference.

AP Calculus BC Course // Dr. Stephanie Misak, Upper School Mathematics Teacher Thanks to the Taylor Family Endowment, I was able to attend a week-long conference in Houston hosted by the College Board. This course was specifically designed for veteran teachers new to teaching Advanced Placement Calculus BC (Calculus II). The course focused on topics that students seem to struggle with on the nationwide AP test like Taylor Polynomials and MacLaurin Series. Speakers provided insights on how to approach more difficult topics and provided teaching resources and activities that have been proven to help students learn the topics at a deeper level. In addition to addressing specific content, the workshop also provided attendees with AP grader insights that showed us exactly what graders look for in student responses for credit. This will greatly benefit my students as I can assure they are showing just the right amount of work to receive the highest score possible. Should students score well on the AP test, they can earn college credit and be more prepared for rigorous math courses at the college level.

NSTA Conference // Cindy Johnson, Traditional Kindergarten Teacher The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NSTA Conference Team brought various speakers from all over the U.S. to hold sessions regarding new ideas and resources for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers. The conference theme this year was Celebrate Science: Inspire, Integrate, and Innovate.

BEHR - Bureau of Education and Research // Sherri Newlin, Lower School Science Teacher Thank you for sponsoring me to attend the Bureau of Education and Research’s Project Based Learning Seminar using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Instruction. This one-day seminar provided onsite training with resources that could be used in the classroom to enhance our current curriculum or be used as independent projects.

Project Based Learning (PBL) students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing some degree of student voice and choice, rigorous projects are carefully planned, managed, and assessed to help students learn key academic content, practice 21st-century skills, and create highquality, authentic products and presentations. This allows them to tackle realistic problems as they would solve them in the real world and increases student control over his or her learning. The teachers serve as coaches and facilitators of inquiry and reflection.

Our seminar instructor provided us with many real world context problems, and gave examples of community partners and possible solutions. It allowed us to see the how students solve messy problems and deal with road blocks they are presented with, all while thinking critically.

I look forward to integrating these ideas into the current curriculum and creating some “real life problems” to solve in the classroom for upcoming projects. Thank you to the Nick Madison Memorial Endowment for providing the funds to attend this conference.

Inspire – to inspire young learners to engage in science by creating formal and informal educational experiences that build upon natural inquisitiveness to help them understand their world. Integrate – to explore ways educators can use the newest standards and research to educate all students, including English language learners, special education students, and gifted and talented students. Innovate – to discover how teachers can foster students’ critical-thinking skills and facilitate problem solving.

The NSTA Conference allowed me to improve making science accessible for all students through featured speakers, sessions, professional learning opportunities, and exhibits. I met new colleagues from all over the U.S. and we shared ideas and thoughts. There were many discussions on best practices, lessons learned in both formal and informal settings, policy issues, and advocacy strategies related to STEM learning for all students.

I am grateful to the Nick Madison Memorial Endowment for this wonderful experience.

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ALUMNI BOARD

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Phoebe Stokley Hart ’95

It is my privilege to serve as your Alumni Board President for the 2017-18 school year. I am very grateful to be working alongside a wonderful group of board members and staff that dedicate their time and resources to improving our beloved school for future generations, all while upholding important Collegiate traditions.

We kicked off the year with our 18th Annual WCS Golf Classic with 18 holes of golf on August 18. The Classic was held at Crestview Country Club and continues to be a great fundraiser for the Alumni Board.

The very first graduating class of WCS, the Class of 1967, made Collegiate history in late September by celebrating their 50th class reunion. Nearly all of the graduating class of thirteen was present. What an amazing milestone for our school!

We had an excellent turnout for the WCS Alumni BBQ at Homecoming this year, with many alumni back to celebrate their class reunions. We enjoyed a beautiful October evening in the Alumni Tent before the Homecoming football game.

Our Board continued a favorite tradition by mailing care packages for the thirteenth year in a row, this time to the Class of 2017. These packages include snacks, treats, and a handwritten note from faculty wishing students well during their first semesters of college.

The Alumni Board maintains a $1,000,000 Alumni Endowment that helps defray the cost of tuition for families who demonstrate financial need - one of the things that makes me most proud to be a Spartan and involved with the Alumni Board!

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Our “brick and mortar” focus on campus this year is the new Middle School Locker Room Renovation.

We are all in agreement that these locker rooms need to be completely redone for various practical reasons, but also to match the caliber of the rest of our campus facilities. If you are a parent or alumni and haven’t seen these facilities for yourself (or in many years), please contact the school for a tour.

Trust me, once you see the locker rooms, you will see the need for the complete overhaul. Please join me and the Alumni Board in supporting this very worthwhile cause, which will benefit current and future generations of Spartans.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve the Alumni Board and our great school.

ALUMNI

SPOTLIGHT

Camron Chugg ’15

Over the past two years, I served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Rome, Italy. During these two years, my purpose was to invite people to come to Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.

My daily schedule was very demanding. I started every day at 6:30 a.m. and exercised, studied the Book of Mormon and Bible, and planned with my companion (another missionary with whom I worked). By 10:00 a.m., I was proselyting in the streets of Italy. During those proselyting hours, we did our best to serve the people of Italy. When we serve our fellow man, we serve God as well. In doing so, we experience an incredible joy. We learn this from reading in the New Testament when Jesus Christ taught “inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” These past two years serving God and man have been the happiest and most fulfilling two years of my life.

Of everything that happened over those two years, what I take with me are the memories of the people. The people of Italy will always have a special place in my heart. They are loud, they always talk with their hands, they are always late, but they have huge hearts and they love to give. It was difficult to leave my family here in America to go to Italy, but it was difficult to leave my Italian family when I came home.

One memory that is particularly significant to me is when I was transferred from Sardinia to Naples. The first Sunday in Naples, I attended church and saw a well-dressed young man.

In that moment, I had the impression that he was the reason for which I was transferred to Naples. Over the next three months, my companion and I made it a goal to watch over and care for this young man. His name is Gennaro (Genny) and he is a twenty-year-old from Naples. When I met him, he was struggling with making good decisions and standing firm for what he believed. Over the next three months, we spent a lot of time with him, getting to know his family, playing soccer with him, reading from the Book of Mormon, and helping him understand what matters most in this life. We saw a significant change in Genny. He was happier and even made the decision to serve a mission himself. We became brothers and are still in close contact to this day.

It is impossible to explain in words all aspects of a mission and what it entails. My mission means everything to me and has helped me come to know who God is and His relationship with me. It has helped me to know who Jesus Christ is and what He did for me, that God has a plan for all of us, his children, and that God gives us families as a way to apply His teachings and experience the joy and happiness that He intends for us.

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2017/2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Phoebe Stokley Hart ’95.................................... President

Zach Cobble ’08........................................ Board Member

Katie Hill Leiding ’04............................. President- Elect

April Claassen Shellhouse ’05.............. Board Member

Morgan Wilson Overman ’96...............Immediate Past President

Thomas Greaves ’07................................. Board Member

Brooke Stokley Finan ’92....................... Board Member

Casey Baker ’05......................................... Board Member

Adam Kennedy ’00.................................. Board Member Jeff Boone ’94............................................ Board Member JK Dillehay ’02........................................... Board Member Rebecca Rolph ’94................................... Board Member Amy Johnson ’08...................................... Board Member Deanna Dakhil Ternes ’96...................... Board Member Ashley Johnson ’02.................................. Board Member

Jason Kice ’96............................................ Board Member Barbara Stokley.........................Faculty Representative Amar Shah ’02..................Out of Town Representative Blaine Schultz ’89............Out of Town Representative Trey Anderson ’05..........Out of Town Representative Sarah Jervis.................Former Faculty Representative Tom Davis...........................................................Headmaster

Ryan Stuckey ’96....................................... Board Member

Lisa Schooler.......................................Director of Alumni Relations and Digital Media

Katie Hatfield Gunzelman ’07............... Board Member

Joan Siefkes Moore ’84..........Director of Advancement

Matt Maloney ’94....................................... Board Member

Randy Love ’67...................... Honorary Board Member

Mallory Jones Farha ’01.......................... Board Member

Randy Storms ’74.................. Honorary Board Member

ALUMNI

REUNIONS

The Class of 1997 met for their 20th reunion over Homecoming weekend on October 13 and 14. The weekend kicked off with a tailgate by the football field, where alumni met up for food with friends and family. The party continued with a private gathering at the Towne East Carlos O’Kelly’s, hosted

by Senior Class President Jon Rolph. On Saturday, alumni met at the Wichita Country Club for an intimate gathering complete with a Mexican fiesta and a viewing of home videos highlighting musicals and other alumni experiences from kindergarten through senior year. A great time was had by all and Mr. Mykel would be proud to know that most of us felt we were indeed living “the good life.” // Courtney Rowland Marsh '97

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BOARD MEMBERS

The WCS Class of 2007 celebrated their 10-year high school reunion during Homecoming weekend this year. Friday night, there was an excellent turnout at the WCS Alumni BBQ and Homecoming football game, and everyone admired new campus developments and enjoyed cheering on the Spartans. A few groups then met for cocktails and dinner at George’s French Bistro and Chester’s Chophouse. Saturday night, 30 members (nearly 50%!) of the Class of ‘07 and their significant others gathered downtown at Loft 150 at River City Brewery, where they caught up with old classmates and friends. The class enjoyed dinner, drinks, taking pictures, and reminiscing with old yearbooks and the top hits of the early 2000s. Of course, the party did not end there, and the after-party congregated at the home of Gena Camarena. After such a fun weekend, it was a general consensus that another ten years is too long to wait for another reunion! Special thanks to Robert McIntyre and Katie Hatfield Gunzelman for their help planning. // Thomas Greaves '07

CELEBRATING WITH HAWLEY // Steven Stokdyk '85

I really enjoyed visiting the campus in August to celebrate Dave Hawley’s 50 State Tennis Championships. The school is much larger and the facilities are significantly better than when I played at WCS, but Dave still has the same youthful enthusiasm, looks, and demeanor that I remember. In attendance was a whole generation of players who were thankful to have had the opportunity to play for him, and many of them told heartfelt stories about Dave and the teams on which they played. I am truly amazed by the scope of this accomplishment - it is a true testament to Dave’s leadership. I am glad to see that he achieved the level of success he deserves, and wish him the best of luck in winning the next 50!

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KEEP IN TOUCH! We are compiling information for a new online passwordprotected directory.

Please update your information by May 1, 2018, online at

http://www.wcsks.com/ Update-your-information The information will be emailed directly to Lisa Schooler. If you elect not to update your information, we will use what we have on record.

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Stephanie Wells Cole ’74 Stephanie Wells Cole is a selfemployed RN consultant. She works with six different agencies, which are on call 24/7 in the Denver metro area, to serve over 300 developmentally disabled adults living independently in host and group homes and utilizing day programs. She has one child, Devon, who is 22 and named after Devon Ritchie Rothwell and Devon Menehan.

Devon coincidentally works in Construction Management and was just elected President of Women in Construction at Colorado State University.

Carol Owen Beckner ’77 Carol Owen Beckner has been married to Arnold Beckner for nine years. Arnold is employed at Spirit Aero Systems. Her son, Michael, is a welder. Michael and his wife, Angela and their three boys, Trysten (11), Matthew (9), and Ayden (2), all live in Hannibal, Missouri.

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Helen Hill Yancey ’79 Helen Hill Yancey married and moved to Belton, Texas, where she is now the 9-1-1 Operations Coordinator for the Central Texas Council of Governments.

Piper Scholfield ’83 Piper Scholfield trains cadaver dogs.

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Elizabeth Landsverk ’79 Elizabeth Landsverk now has two boys in college. After working as a doctor for over 20 years, the last 16 as one of only 6,000 geriatricians in the United States, she is working to develop training for care of elders with dementia. She paid attention to Mr. Hildebrandt in Economics and is working to cut costs and improve outcomes for patients by getting rid of problem meds, treating pain, avoiding sleeping and anxiety pills, and getting elders engaged in meaningful, fun pursuits. She is working to develop an online community for families facing challenges of dementia, too, as a friend's mother did not get the care she needed because local doctors were not aware of early dementia and associated challenges.

Elizabeth would appreciate any feedback on her website - elderconsult.com. She appreciates her great academic start at Collegiate.

Susan Leiter ’77 Susan Leiter's mother, Mickey, died peacefully on October 8, 2017. Classmates may remember Mickey Leiter for her determination to bring fun, social events to Collegiate. With the support of fellow parents, Mickey initiated the first school dances at Collegiate and a senior trip to Crested Butte.

Kerstin Ahlstrand Anderson ’87 Kerstin Ahlstrand Anderson has been happily married for 22 years with two high school-aged daughters. She’s lived in Portland, Oregon, for the last 16 years and stays busy with volunteering (CASA - advocacy in court for foster kids), running, playing tennis (still!), and attending a lot of cross-country and track meets for her older daughter and volleyball tournaments for her younger one.

She would be happy to see any Collegiate alums passing through Portland - it’s an awesome place to visit!

CLASS NOTES Ann Zitterkopf ’89 Ann Zitterkopf and family are still in London. She is lucky that a business trip brought Rob Lentini to visit and Elena Siems has moved there, too.

Greg Pimentel ’93 Greg Pimentel and his wife, Abbey, were delighted to welcome their son, Oliver, to their family on November 17, 2017. He joins his older brother, Bennett, in keeping his parents and dogs on their toes/paws.

Jeremy Doughty ’94 Jeremy Doughty wed Julie Morales on October 14, 2017, in Arvada, Colorado. They were friends for about four years before the big day. They have no kids, but love to take care of their two cats. Their honeymoon was in Princeville, Hawaii. Julie is a real estate agent with Steps Real Estate in Lakewood. Jeremy was recently promoted to Video Support Engineer II for Cisco and works in Broomfield. They purchased their first home in December of 2017.

Jenni Morse ’97 Jenni Morse joined Operation Underground Railroad (after 13 years as a prosecutor in Texas), a non-profit which fights the sex trafficking of children. In her first few months with the organization, she traveled to countries in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and Southeast Asia. During these trips, Jenni met with prosecutors, judges, local law enforcement, and U.S. federal law enforcement.

She is tasked with empowering these groups with the training and equipment necessary to identify, arrest, and prosecute pedophiles, child pornographers, and traffickers around the world.

John Stewart ’98 John Stewart and wife Sarah welcomed their second child, Eliza Faye Stewart, on January 17, 2017. She joins big brother Pierce, who is 3 1/2.

Devin Sikes ’01 Devin Sikes and his wife, Sheebani Patel Sikes, welcomed a son to the family on November 19, 2017, Bodhi Patel Sikes. Everyone is doing well.

Josh Bickel ’01 Josh Bickel and his wife, Jackie Borchardt, of Rockford, Illinois, recently welcomed their second daughter, Lydia Jean, who was born in August 2017. She joins her older sister, Edith Joy, who was born in March 2015. Josh and Jackie have lived in Columbus since 2012 after the pair moved together from Casper, Wyoming.

Josh is currently a photojournalist for The Columbus Dispatch and Jackie is a reporter who covers state government for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Barbara Ann Estivo DeSousa ’02 Barbara Ann Estivo DeSousa and her husband Drew welcomed Brooks John DeSousa on October 19, 2017.

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Amy Summers Keller ’02 Amy Summers Keller and Breau Keller have added two new kids to the bunch. They welcomed Glorianna Claire in December 2015. Harrison and Hudson were thrilled to be big brothers and have a Princess in the family.

Glory was quickly dethroned as the baby of the family when they joyfully welcomed Stone Hampton in May 2017. This crew is healthy, happy, and loaded with chaos!

Rob Rasmeyer ’02 Rob Ramseyer completed his Doctorate of Education at Creighton University in the fall of 2017. He currently serves as Vice President of Student Affairs and Athletic Director at Hesston College.

Zach Roach ’02 Zach Roach has started a non profit music program called Free Music ICT. It is a non-profit guitardriven music education program that provides free private and group guitar lessons throughout the greater Wichita area to the students, schools, and outreach programs that need it most.

Free Music ICT was founded in September 2016. The demand was so large, he decided to expand Free Music ICT’s efforts into the local public school system and outreach programs in an effort to reach as many students as possible. This allowed him to assist and add to public school music programs without having to put monetary strain on those existing programs.

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By February 2017, Free Music ICT was integrated into a number of elementary and middle school programs, teaching over two hundred students a week. The majority of these students had never touched a guitar. Free Music ICT has given them a structured environment to explore their musical interests with a fun and interesting guitar curriculum. This fall he plans on expanding his program to more middle and high schools as well as Boys and Girls Club of South-Central Kansas.

Free Music ICT is funded through Patreon, as well as public and private donations. These funds are what make Free Music ICT operate the way that we think is the most effective: free to the students, schools, and outreach programs that need it the most.

All donations are one hundred percent tax deductible.

Curt Romig ’02 Curt Romig is working for the Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi and would love to see anyone passing through!

Kelly Marhaver Klempay ’03 Kelly Marhaver Klempay and Corbett Klempay welcomed a baby boy on October 29, 2017.

Ames Johnson Klempay was 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and 20.5 inches long. They are enjoying life as a family of three in Austin, Texas!

Joseph Cooper ’04 Joseph Cooper got engaged to Abby Stockton, who attended Maize South, bought a house in College Hill proper, found out they are having their first child (it’s a boy!) and accepted a new job in logistics sales and marketing at the Wichita based brokerage firm “King of Freight LLC,” all within the last year!

Michael Fowler ’04 Michael Fowler ran the Pikes Peak Ascent Half Marathon in the fall of 2017 and proposed to Lindsay Strader at the top of Pikes Peak right after finishing the race. Their wedding date is September 15, 2018, in Santorini, Greece.

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Mary Elizabeth Ward Frels ’04 Mary Elizabeth Ward Frels and her husband Jason welcomed their first child, Lilia Rebekah Frels, on October 24, 2017. She has her mother’s propensity for drama and her father’s love for food -- they are absolutely smitten. She was born in Denver, Colorado at 7:15pm and was 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and 21.5” long.

Justine Komin ’04 Justine Komin is engaged to Ryan Caudell. The wedding will be in June of 2018.

Christian Corrigan ’05 Christian Corrigan is excited to announce that after a tour of duty at the Institute for Justice in D.C, has relocated to Denver to litigate for Mountain States Legal Foundation, another publicinterest law firm that defends property rights, economic liberty, and limited government. He is thrilled to take this new step in the liberty movement and explore the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.

Please keep in touch and visit any time. If you have Denver suggestions/recommendations, please send them his way!

Jake Droge ’07 Jake Droge lives with his wife, Allison, and dog, Louis, in downtown Houston, Texas. Alli and Jake have been married for a little over three years, but met while at KU doing Greek life (he was IFC President and she was head of Recruitment for Panhellenic.) Jake works as a Geologist in J.P. Morgan’s Oil & Gas Investment Banking group and she does marketing and referrals for a medical malpractice law firm, Brown and Brothers.

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Juliana Elkouri ’07 Juliana Elkouri got engaged to Porter Braswell, from New Jersey, in July! Juliana and Porter reside in New York City, where she attends dental school at Columbia College of Dental Medicine, and he is the CEO of the minority recruitment platform, Jopwell.

They look forward to tying the knot later in 2018!

Katie Hatfield Gunzelman ’07 Katie Hatfield Gunzelman and husband Spencer welcomed a baby boy, Jonathan Rene Gunzelman, on December 21, 2017. He measured 6 pounds, 12 ounces, was 20.5” long and has already stolen mom and dad’s hearts and those of all of his grandparents, aunts, and uncles!

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CLASS NOTES Holden Gibson ’11 Holden Gibson completed a Master’s of Science at the University College London focusing on crypto-currency in the spirits industry. He is about to undertake a study at McMurdo station in Antarctica amongst the scientific community stationed there as part of an ongoing UCL research project studying the effects of isolation and cold on humor.

Lionel Alford ’08 Lionel Alford and his wife Danielle have moved to Japan. They are located at Yokota Air Force Base in Tokyo and he is flying the C-130 at the 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron.

From there they fly missions all over the Pacific region, including low level mountain flying, tactical airdrop, and humanitarian aid.

Recently he flew in Operaton Christmas Drop, which provides aid to isolated Micronesian islands by airdropping food, toys, and supplies via low-cost low-altitude bundles.

Erin Bigler ’08 Erin Bigler has been living it up in Austin, Texas and working at Forcepoint (formally Websense) since 2014. In her free time she enjoys running, singing, yoga, traveling, shooting a web show on comicspriceguide.com, and spending time with her fur babies (Daria the dog and Basil the cat).

Kendal Lovett Miller ’08 Kendal Lovett Miller and husband Paul welcomed their first baby Graham Michael Miller, on July 30, 2017. He was 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 19.5 inches long.

J. Bailey Burcham ’09 J. Bailey Burcham and his wife Rachel just marked off three years of marriage and life in Los Angeles. They are both actors of the stage and screen and are represented by top talent, commercial and modeling agents. Bailey recently accepted an artistic position at the Malibu Playhouse where he is currently founding the Malibu Theatre Collective as Artistic Director.

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Lauren Davis Kirk ’09 Lauren Davis Kirk and her husband Nate welcomed their daughter, Avery Rose Kirk, into the world on July 10, 2017. She was 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 19 inches long. Both Nate and Lauren are enjoying parenthood and are so thankful to their Collegiate family for the love Avery has already received!

Mariah Green Kriwiel ’10 Mariah Green Kriwiel and husband Toby welcomed their second son, Bennett Bear Kriwiel, on August 25, 2017.

Jace Schultz ’10 Jace Schultz previously worked in Kansas City, Missouri as an Executive HCM Sales Rep with Paycom, alongside former classmate Brett LeMaster. He moved back to home to Wichita in June to settle in near family and start a new remote job with Credit Acceptance Corporation while also launching a startup social media marketing company called Profit Spark Marketing with Brett. He traveled to Africa in September to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and visit his sister Marielle Schultz ‘94 with his dad and brothers Bric Schultz ‘97 and Ian Schultz ‘03. Jace also got married in October of 2017 to Victoria Lembke, whom he dated all through college and met at Friends University during his football career there. They married at Prairie Hill Vineyard in Colwich, Kansas and have a 2 year old daughter named Clarissa.

He graduated in December 2013 with a degree in Business Administration and Management.

CLASS NOTES Heidi Holton ’11 Heidi Holton received her Bachelors of Arts in Social Work and is working for the Wichita Public Schools system.

Brendan Lowden ’11 Brendan Lowden had his first child in September 2017. His name is Benton Thomas Lowden.

They are moving to Tyler, Texas to open Freddy’s in March of 2018.

Joe Asbridge ’13 Joe Asbridge and wife Harley welcomed Carter Drake into the world on August 27, 2017. In November, Joe celebrated a full year working at The Exploration Place as an Environmental Services Representative. And on December 3, 2017, Joe and Harley celebrated their one-year anniversary! Proba Te Dignum!

Devin Rutledge ’11 Devin Rutledge became engaged to Liz Jaax in August of 2017. They have been dating since high school.

Houston Cusick ’13 Houston Cusick is engaged to Sarah Dorsett ‘14.

Hunter Cusick ’13 Hunter Cusick and Allie Hatchett ‘13 are engaged to be married on April 28, 2018.

Jack Stewart ’13 Jack Stewart started teaching geometry and algebra I at Collegiate in the fall of 2017, as well as being the upper school bowling coach.

Jonathan Dennill ’12 Jonathan Dennill married Mackenzie Augustin on June 17, 2017 at the Hillside Christian Church in Wichita. Both graduated from Wichita State University and are residing in Los Angeles, California. Jonathan is pursuing a career in film and television producing, and Mackenzie is pursuing a career in acting.

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Sophie Beren ’13 Sophie Beren just graduated from her Masters program at the University of Pennsylvania with an MS in Nonprofit Leadership.

She is now starting her own nonprofit organization, called TableTalk Global. TableTalk is an organization, now on 25 college campuses, designed to get different types of people, from different backgrounds, cultures, belief systems, and more to interact, connect, and create meaningful dialogue.

Wynn Hukle ’13 Wynn Hukle is living locally in Wichita and just accepted a promotion to do Revenue Management for Coury Hospitality.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude this spring from WSU with a bachelor’s in Business Administration and Spanish.

Karam Hamada ’15 Karam Hamada is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha-Beta Gamma Chapter at KU, a KU Honors Program student and the Project Bridge Coordinator for the Center for Community Outreach at the University of Kansas.

Nia Tolbert ’16 Nia Tolbert is currently interning for the R.O.C. Group, a business consulting company in the music industry as a Social Media Marketer, inspiring entrepreneurs who want to make a difference in the industry.

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