Class Notes

Julie Wormhoudt ’71

Julie Wormhoudt now has a winter home in Lake Chapala, Mexico.

Grace Kruger Adam ’76

Grace and her family are still in Nebraska where her husband Mark is a veterinarian. Her parents, Harold and Susan Kruger, moved up for assistance. Harold passed away on June 23, 2018, and the family had a wonderful memorial service in September. Several from Collegiate came up for that and the Kruger family appreciated that so much. Mom Susan lives in an independent apartment and will turn 90 in April! An update on Grace's children: Suzanna and Matthew Stagemeyer live in Overland Park, Kansas, with Elijah, Michael, and Violet; Levi and Brooke Adam live in Wilcox, Nebraska, with Truly, Tell, and Lively; Zachary and Staci Adam live in Hyannis, Nebraska, with Braxton and Kyson where Zachary is a Sandhills veterinarian; and Olivia and Rob Nichols live in St. Joseph, Missouri. "We are blessed," Grace says. "Good memories of Collegiate. Always enjoy our reunions!"

John Humphreys ’78

John Humphreys is about 30 minutes south of Savannah and would love to see any and all classmates if they are in the area. It was great seeing so many at the 40th Reunion!

Laurie Cusick Newton ’86

Laurie Cusick married Mark Newton on September 20, 2018. She works for Wichita USD259.

Jeremy Doughty ’94

Jeremy Doughty joined Charter Communications (Spectrum) as a Systems Engineer II in December 2018 in Broomfield, Colorado. This follows suit with his former experience with Cisco as a Video Engineer.

Samara Taher ’95

Samara Taher and her husband, Ajay David, lost their beloved baby daughter Dessa to a condition known as necrotizing entercolitis. Dessa was born prematurely on January 13, 2018, and passed away four weeks later. To remember Dessa’s resilience and the huge footprints she made with her tiny feet, Samara and Ajay have created the Dessa Taher David Preeclampsia Research Fund. For more information on this taxdeductible fund, please contact Samara at treo_me@yahoo.com.

Marc Paxton ’97

Marc Paxton attended WCS from 5th grade through 10th grade, but has remained a loyal Spartan to this day! He even traveled from Dallas in 1997 to attend the prom for what would have been his senior year at Collegiate. Since then, he has lived in South Korea, received bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and beat stage-four brain cancer. He also managed to get married and have 5 kids, too. It’s easy for him to look back and see that the five years he spent at WCS were critical to his development; the academic education he received was top-notch, but the choir, art, theater, and sports made it the whole package.

Devin Sikes ’01

Devin Sikes works as an attorney on appellate and international trade law matters in Washington, D.C., for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. The firm recently promoted him to counsel. SuperLawyers also named Devin a 2019 “Rising Star” in D.C., a peer-nominated accolade reserved for the top 2.5 percent of attorneys nationwide. His wife, Sheebani, continues to excel as Senior Manager, Public Exchanges for Kaiser Permanente in D.C., and their son Bodhi celebrated his first birthday last November.

Parker Mitchell '02 and Grant Mitchell '04

Parker Mitchell and Grant Mitchell are the new owners of Gentry Ltd. Menswear at The Waterfront, having purchased the business from Britt Fulmer on August 31, 2018. Parker is taking the role of President and will run daily operations, while Grant is an investor and will consult on strategic efforts. Former owner Britt will stay on full time doing the same things he’s done in the last 42 years, providing extraordinary service to his loyal clientele, while Parker will bring new energy and style to grow the business. The brothers plan to grow the fashion selection while keeping an eye to tradition and expand Gentry’s social media presence. They look forward to assisting WCS students for Prom and Homecoming tux rentals, or their first job interview suit, as well as dressing the WCS dads in their menswear attire!

Ruse Brown ’03

Ruse Brown has been named to the Top 35 Under 35 for UBS Financial Services in 2018.

Megan Greaves Geherin ’03

Megan Greaves Geherin and Patrick Geherin welcomed another daughter, Claire Violet Geherin, on January 10, 2019. She weighed in at 7 pounds and 6 ounces and 21 inches long. Ella (age 10) is thrilled to be a big sister, and the Geherins are enjoying life as a family of 4 in Denver, Colorado.

Thomas Honton ’03

Thomas Honton co-owns and cocreated the Museum of Selfies in Glendale, California. The response was so great that they moved it to a location in Hollywood. He designed the history display, hired artists to build scenes, and built some of the scenes himself that visitors can take a selfie in. They have the world’s longest selfie stick, trick mirrors in a bathroom scene, and many other settings. For more information, go to https://museumofselfies.com.

Jacquie Koepsel Schmidt ’03

Jacquie Koepsel Schmidt and her husband Wyatt welcomed Lachlan Robert Schmidt on November 1, 2018.

Katie Hill Leiding ’04

Katie Hill Leiding and husband Tony welcomed Jameson Blair Leiding on October 16, 2018. He joins big brother Lincoln at home.

Julianna Strickland Greenman ’04

Julianna Strickland Greenman married David Greenman on September 1, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA. David is a film and TV writer and Julianna is a producer and owns a home organization business. Wedding highlights included a giant handmade wedding cake piñata, a surprise serenade from David (of Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best”), and heartfelt and hilarious speeches from family and friends (including Julianna’s childhood Collegiate friends Elizabeth Frels, Rachel Henning, and Sabine Stones of the same Class of 2004).

Missy Haines Draper ’05

Missy Haines Draper and her husband, David, welcomed a baby girl on July 5, 2018. Elliana (Ellie) Jane Draper was 8 pounds, 1 ounce and 20.25 inches long. Mom and Dad are in awe of God’s grace, mercy, and miracles!

Candice Farha Wilson ’07

Candice Farha married Jeffrey Wilson on January 26, 2019. Both have moved to Wichita recently after accepting positions at law firms in town. Jeffrey is at Hinkle Law Firm and Candice is at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP.

Austin and Niki Caro Bakri ’08

Niki Caro Bakri and Austin Bakri had a little boy they named Grayson Matthew Bakri. He was 7 lbs, 15.9 ounces and 20” long. They celebrated his first birthday on January 5, 2019. Recently Austin has taken over management and operations for all eight Sola Salons franchises and Niki hopes to return to work full time in early 2019.

Jessica Ball Dibble ’08

Jessica Ball Dibble and Dustin Dibble welcomed Brooks Michael Dibble on March 8, 2018. Brooks weighed 6.9 pounds and was 20” long.

Andrew Foulston ’08

Andrew Foulston married Alexandra “Nicki” Rose November 1, 2018, in Eastborough Park, Wichita, Kansas. Nicki works at Foulston Siefkin LLP, and Andrew works at Hutton & Hutton LLC.

Carrie Johnson Lang ’08

Carrie Johnson Lang and Michael Lang welcomed a baby girl, Tatum Grace, on February 8, 2018, in Enid, Oklahoma. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.

Chelsea Ayres Priest ’08

Chelsea Priest, husband Derek and son Parker welcomed new baby boy Jesse Priest on September 17, 2018. The family lives in Dallas, where Chelsea is an attorney with McKool Smith.

Abigail Clem ’09

Abigail Clem became engaged to Jeff Miller on January 5, 2018. The wedding will be May 25, 2019.

Ann Jankowski ’09

Ann Jankowski became engaged to Matthew Lambart in 2018. She moved to England, which is his home country. They are due to be married in the fall of 2020 in her parent’s hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Emilee Greenleaf ’10

Emilee Greenleaf got engaged to Gene Ross over Christmas 2018, and will be getting married in the fall of 2019.

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The Class of 2008 celebrated their 10-year reunion in September by visiting Collegiate and attending the homecoming football game. The following night, everyone got together at The Hill for a night of food, drinks, and fun. It was a blast catching up, reminiscing with classmates, and learning where life has taken everyone 10 years after Collegiate. The Class of 1998 had their 20-year reunion in September. The event was a big success with almost half of the class attending, including classmates who traveled from the east and west coasts. Alumni enjoyed the football game with a tailgate on Friday night, and enjoyed socializing at Central Standard Brewery on Saturday night. It was great to see so many old friends catching up and sharing unforgettable memories.

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