May 1998 • Spring Issue

Roger oulombe H eadfl'laster

ue Drzal Editor

THE STEWARD SCHOOL

11600 Gayton Road Richmond , Virginia 23233

804-740-3394

Brisk Bidding on the High Seas

The annual Parents' Association Auction was , once again, a record­breaking succes with more than 260 Steward patron attending the April 18 event at the Hermitage Country Club. Set to a crui se theme, bidders boarded the Steward for an evening fi lled with auction item from practical to extravagant and grand entertain­ment in true teward style. Auction co-chairs Sharon Wilton and Marion Baronian headed the team of countle s volunteers to net record profits to benefit The tew­ard School. As of this writing, the number show gros revenue of al most $89,000 fo r the Auction . No doubt the net proceeds will surpass all pa t au tions.

Capt. Roger Coulombe (a/k/a Steward 's head master) and his wife, Kathy, greeted cruise-goers a they entered surrounding remini cent of a first-class arribea n voyage. Veteran auctioneer AI Orga in (alumni paJent of Frase r '95) , dressed in island atti re, brought bidding in the voice auction to new heights. Returning thi year for a special performa nce were the Motown Mecca Mamas, who e infamous song and dance routine

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

rai ed bid numbers throughout the audience fo r donations .

ongratulation go to Ms. Jane Stafford (mother of Jo h , grade 2) , who won the $5,000 teward tu i tion raffle spon ored by the Board of Trustees, and to Christy Sauer (mother of Ben, grade 2, and

tuart, grade 5) who won the beautiful diamond tenni bracelet donated by Beverly Hills Jewelers and Mr. Gary B. Baker which was raffled during the event. Highlights of the evening included the numer­ou works of art created by students of all grade levels at teward . The Lower chool classes contributed uniquely crafted mirrors, pecialty bask t , quilts , and bulletin boards,

while Middle and Upper choolers used their artistic

talents to create a gorgeous tanding mirror and dresser

with mirror, all bringing phenomenol profits for the benefit of Steward students.

pecial thanks go to the following individuals who chaired the various committee re ponsible for coordinating this spectacular event. This list doe not begin to include the many volunteers who assis ted in the behind-the-

t profitable fund-raiser, however, and to all Steward faculty, parents, and friends who participated we extend grati tude for the many benefits that will be evident in our classrooms as a result of this team effort.

Solicitation Decorations

Booklet Ads Auction Booklet Reservations & Bank Children's Art

Publicity Correspondence

pecialty hops & Class Baskets

Silent Auction Displays

Tuition Raffle

Deidre Turner Rugene Paulette Ann Maszaros Marykay Stainback Sue Drzal

al ly Newcom b usan Greene

Mia Norton Lynn Zinder Rugene Paulette Lynn Fischer Jenn gro

Judy Gupton

Jackie Conway Joanne Ross Karin Fine

On the following page plea e note the business establishments which contributed item and be sure to thank them for supporting

teward whenever you are their patrons .

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

cenes completion of what is sure to be Steward 's most

To all parents, faculty, grandpaJ­ents , and friends , we also thank you for your personal and unique contributions of items which made th is auction so uccessful.

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Mountain Lake Hotel Ed Nunnally 's Furniture Village Realty at Nags Head The Plaid Racquet Baby Superstore Theatre Virginia Wal-Mart Indesign Bottoms Up Pizza Town & Country Cotillion Richmond Camera Glasco & Sons Enzo's Ristorante Robin Inn The Complete Horse Glass Boat, Ltd. Ellwood Thompson 's

Natural Market Lane Sanson Leo Burke Furniture Carey Burke Carpets Tom Brown Hardware Arvin, Ltd. A Change In Space Cooper' s Marine James River Petroleum Rob 's Hardware Mercer Rug The Cottage Stitchery Second Time Around Valentine Electrical, Inc. Interior Solutions Heilig-Meyers Chadwick Antiques Par 3 Ski and Sports Shops, Inc. Spotz' Grooming Burton Fuller Management Talbots Kids Putt-Putt Golf Course Roben and Finley Turner SkateNation Papa Johns Pizza Ski Chalet of Richmond Laser Quest Ultrazone Westhampton Pastry Shop Cavalier International Richmond Kickers Pro Soccer Theatre IV

A Night 01 the Steward Stars by 80nn/e Anderson

Richmond Braves Richmond Olympiad Gymnastics School Golden Skateworld Commonwealth Parenting

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

ar Pool Auto Wash Ukrop 's Super Markets BLD Construction The Claremont Company

The Iron horse Restaurant The Frog Bar Cafe Grafiti Grille Dinner at Your Door The Jefferson Hotel The Richmond Symphony USA Transportation Helo-Air Bandito 's Burrito Lounge The Barksdale Theatre Mrs. Fearnow's Extra Billy 's Barbecue Philips Lounge Strawberry Street afe Julian 's Restaurant Corks & Kegs Padow 's Hams & Deli Omni Richmond Virginia Opera Prospect Hill

wift Creck Mill Playhouse Monticello-Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Luray Caverns Kings Dominion Virginia HouselVirginia

Historical Society Harbour Tours The Music Theatre of Williamsburg Historic Richmond Tours Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Hotel Roanoke & Conference

Center Science Museum of Virginia National Maritime Center­Nauticus Tuckahoe eafood Danny ' s Flower Market Historic Richmond Foundation The Easy Rider Cudahy 's Gallery Poplar Hill Pottery Fast Frame Atlantic Rural Exposition, Inc. Manakin Gemstone Crafts The Barber GaJlery Corporate and Museum Frame Rosemarie's Cans

"This was the best yet ...... "the time flew by so fast" ..... , already know what I want to do next year." The e were some of the comments made by students at the end of the

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

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Wooden Ewe Know Alan Furs Finks Fine Jewelery Sycamore Creek Golf Course Putt-a-Way Golf Ava's Talbots Baileys

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

Thanks for Your Generosity in

Supporting Steward Auction '98

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

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

.. ---------------------------... 1 stories. With the help of Mrs. The Parents' Association wishes to acknowledge with Gross man's fourth grade class, Mr. appreciation the kind donations from the following Wellington concluded his "One Day

which helped to offset expenses of Auction '98. Wonder" with a concert for parents

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

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

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

and invited guests of the School.

Also in January, faculty and students in the Upper School had t he unique opportunity to hear Dr. David Curry, C urator of American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Dr. Curry's talk of the Warner collection and the goals o f the M useum's recent exhibition pro­vided the students with a fresh unde rstanding of the "American

L _____________________________ . ! Dream." In addition to a general

Cheerleaders," and "T he Tempta­tions." Fo r the seco nd succes ive year, T he Tempta tions, includ ing student from Upper chool, won the co mpetitio n. The night was hosted by senio rs Ned Trice and Eliza Chenault. Togethe r t hey did a superior job of moving the lWO

and a half hour production in to an evening that "went by too quickly" according to one Lower chool student. I am sure many are a lready working o n next year's act!

Distinguished Guest I Series Continues

Special Guests for All Ages The 1997-98 Oi ti nguished

Guest Se ries, off to a wonderful sta rt with Captain Scott O 'Grady and journalist Hal Wingo con tinued on Steward 's ca mpus with a pecial pe rfo rmance in January by musician Bm Wellington . During the day, Wellington charmed the students with fo lklo re fro m hi award­winning "Radio-Woof " performing o ngs, rh me , riddl es , and ghost

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

assembly, Dr. C urry prepared a workshop fo r the students in Mrs. Define's 11 th grade American Literature class with a range of pictures in the permanent galleries at the Museum .

In March . Dr. Elliot Engel , a former Professor of English at the University of North arolina. del ighted each of his two dayti me audiences with anecdotes , analys is . and marvelous humor that revealed t he unique genius of the literary giants Edgar Allan Poe and Mark

I Twain. In t he even ing. Engel enter­ta ined parents and guests with tales of the life and times o f William Shakespeare, followed by a lovely rece ption sponsored by the Parents ' Association and coordi nated by parent Judy Skove.

Rabbi Jack Spiro visited the Steward campus in early April. Middle and Upper School students were privileged to hear him speak on Jewish histo ry and tradition in a combi ned assembly. T he Lower School students were able to benefit from a question and answer session with Rabbi Spiro in the Library.

Steward continues to benefit from the tremendous opportunities of having pecial visitors on campus as a result of the generous grant fro m The Ropins Foundation for this seri es .

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Lower SchoollSprlngs" Into Various Activities

The Lower choo l of Steward , teadi ly growing, is al 0 teadi lyon

the go! With a record 140 student in grades K-5 (and on the rise for 1998-99) the hall o f Dixon Hall are humming with activity.

pecial guests, pelling bee, grade tage productions , Stunt Talent Night, special field trips , and T heme Week are but a few ex­ample of Lower chool happenings ince the last Bille & Gold was

publi hed. Take a I ok at our photo spread to see what we've bee n d oing .. . a nu stay tuned fo r t h e next issue for a report on the busy day leadi ng up to summer vaca­tion!

Pet Day lor 4th Grade The fourth grade has again

adopted the Ri chmond Animal League (RAL) as its ervice project this year. The RAL rescues aban­doned dogs and ats and ca re for the anim als until a home can be found . More th an $ 10,000 i spent each mon th to provide for the e animal .

Fourth grade r must ea rn impres ive point to have "Pet Day" when they are allowed to bring their pets (or collectibles) to chool fo r the morning. Other tudents and

teward fr iends are invi ted to vi it their pet and asked fo r mall donation to help RAL. T hose contribu tors ign a p ter thanking RAL for their care of the animals.

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

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

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

MIddle rlShe Afton Banlell (gr 4) and beloved pet share a moment dUring fu Day.

Middle bot lom: 31h 41h graders Ira ked Ihe OlympiC game resulls, as shown by Grayton Goodslem (grade 3).

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

Alternate Program: Unique Opportunities for Steward Students

Alternate Program, reward 's unique "minimester" prior to Spring Break, o ffers o ppo rtuni t ie fo r Middle a nd Upper School tudents the opportunity to take a break from the regular curriculum .

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

In the Upper choo l, nin th graders have the chance to preview career, college, and co mmuni ty ervice prospect by taki ng intere t

invento rie , examining career and community erv ice o ptions, and vi -iting coll ege campuse .

Students inGrade 10- 12 exp rience chool-spon o red trip o r career and communi ty intern­ships.

Alternate Program 1998 was lremend ou Iy ucce ful for all age group .

Middle School Alternate Program Explores the 20s by JamIe Satterfield (Grade 6J

In Alternate Program 199 the theme wa The Roa ring 20 . T he fir t two days were the most excit­ing days o f the progra m. T he fir t day was orientation day. That day we had Eskimo Pies and watched a video on how th e co mpany began making them in the 20 . We al 0

h ad a lo ng jump ro pe m a ratho n which was won by Lisa Marston. Another event that da invo lved learning the C harlesto n and the Black Bottom.

and community service exploration by serving internships, and reports from their supervisors were mo t complimentary. Exa mples of the variety of internships include

hippenham Hospital Emergency Room, the Virginia Film Office, the Rich mond Blood Pressure Center, WRJ -TV and WWBT-TV in Richmond and WSUL (in New York) , the Henrico and Che te r­field Fire Departments, Henrico Police Depart-MIddle Schoo/ers Juliana Thurston (/) and Sally Summerson (r) . . . .

report events 01 the 19205 dUring a rad,o broadcast produa lon ment, the V Irgll1la Equll1e staged lor A/rernare Program. In back&round are Lorrame Hawes Cli nic, Media General, (/) and e mrma Meredlrh (r) . Ri hmond SPCA,

T he next day of Alternate Program the entire Midd le School went to the Virgi nia Aviation Museum and the Vi rginia Museum of Fine Arts. At both museums we looked at and hea rd about artifacts from the 20 . The remaining days w re pent in team-taught c1 as es that empha ized various aspects of the decade. The Midd le School had a great time!

Upper Schoolers Enjoy Varied Alternate Program Experiences

From February 26 through March 6 Upper chooler partici­pated in a variety of Alternate Program ac tivitie . Grade 9 's program of self, career, community service, and college exploration was a tremendous succe s. Highlights included Challenge Discovery, the Meyers Briggs Temperament Inve n­tory, the on-campu Caree r Fair, the college application explorator day, and the campus vi its to Mary Washington o llege a nd the Uni­ver ity of Richmond .

Fo rty-eight of the students in grades 10-12 continued their career

Barksdale Theater, area nursing homes , schools, day care centers, and the o ffi ces o f various architects, busines es, lawyers, and doctors. We are very appreciative of the pa rent and alumni who partici­pated in the Career Fair and/or who ho ted intern . The t rong support from the various teward consti tu­encies help make the program a success.

ome in ternship high lights:

Eliza Goldman (G rade 10) had the opportunity to work at Park Production roup, writi ng and timing her own commercial and going on location to tape her work. Murat 8Ugin (Grade 10) worked at Comp USA and at the end of the internship wa offered a part-time job. Murat observes , "I went in knowi ng almo t nothi ng and came Ollt with ski lls to build a computer." Carte r Eberly (Grade 10) spent his internship at U Vest Inve tment

ervice , learning the Bloomberg data base program , while Justin Bowman (Grade 10) interned at Barksdale T heater, helping build the set for the current production, 0 " tire Mississippi Delta . Senior Matt Hinkle wo rked at Sound of Mu ic, combining hi loves of music and compu ter in learning the ski ll of

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"mastering," integrating sounds from a variety of ~ourceb into f1lm in a studio environment. He carne away convinced he had found a career to pursue, Welly Sanders (grade 12) completed his 40+ hours in two pre-\chool ccntcrs; at First Pre byterian his ~uper\,l~ur was Beth ChalkJey Talmadge, 'teward alumna (,92),

Also during Altcrnatc Program II Upper chool students and Melanie Rodriquez, Spalmh teacher, spent a week in Spain Highlights included the Itoyal Palace and Prado Muscum in Madrid, the Cathedral and I ransito Synagogue in Toledo, the Arah Palace of Alhambra in Cranada, ami the Picasso Museum in Baru:luna

Twentv-four Upper SLhool tudents vi ited England ami FralKc

with facultv members Catesby Jones , Rugene Paulette, and Pa u la Deleonardis, cnloving visits to Bath and Stonchenge as well as Mt. t. Michel , the Normandl beaches, and Paris fhev conLiuded their trip with home stays with families of Riverston, our si,tn school in London

Spanish Adventure by Andy Stln

During Alternate Program, panish teacher Melanic

Rodriguez lOok a group of II students to Spain. The purpme of the trip was to .. hc)\\ the student different aspeus 01 Spanish hi torv, culture, and daily life . Besides being an educational trip having fun was abo a rC<'luir<:nlC.:nt rite group

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

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

the \llIdl'nt\ I\a\ that thl' trip 11.1\ great, and thcre arl'l!ltUfl'llllISldtr­ations tor.1 rCI'l'al trip ill Ihl' IlllUll'

Winter Athletic Teams by Coach Jane'Rlc6

Varsity Boys' Basketball-1998 TCll Champions

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Congratulations to Marking Period 3 Honor Roll Students

Grade 7 am Baroman pencer Best

Tori Cannella Heather Ilajek Berkeley Iialperin Lauren Harris

hris Byrne Mary Congdon Megan Hodges Philipp chmidt-

Grade 9 Ted Denson

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

IIrich

Li a Marston Kri tin Parrish AlyPittman Jamie atterfield Brad ouder

Hunter Sears Matt trader Juliana umner

Grade 10 rade 8

Amy trick land arah ummerson

Kendall Tate

Eliza Bullock Jennifer Gray

ara Kornblau Trent McLaurin Reed Yancey

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

Grade II

Steward Scholars Achieving Success!

dl'fensiveh amJ defeated the Liom 57-4H

I n the tournament four plavL'r~ led the wa\ with rebound­ing Senior Mike chirick totaleJ '27 rl'bounJ~ followed hv 15 from IUlllur tcphen Harler, 12 from \upholl1on: J a1>on Lewis, and 10 from freshman Will Perkins [he team'., don)lnal1on on the offensin: anu dden,in' hoards was a big f al tor 111 t hei r tou rnamcl1l victories . In aJditioll, thc team \\as leJ all season by I Jarler and "ilhtrlck in the sloring depanll1ent Stephen Ilarier led thl' team with a :W.H POlllt per game average fOl thc seamn , Harler anu "ilhlrilk totaled 41 fl and 36H total point~ respLlliv.:lv Jasoll Lcwis also hau tripll' Jigit sloring this n :ar with a tolal of 101 pOInts. Co­captains Mike chirick anu Stephcn Harler wen.: scleLleu to the niL 1\1I-{ onferenle ream

Michael Maszaros Andy titt

Grade 12 Meghan Hajek Catherine Woody

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

Middle School Girls' Basketball Repeats As Undefeated Division III Regular Season Champions

[hL 1iuule S<.hool girls ' team competes in DiviSIon III of ( oJlegiate\ Miuule School I3asket­ball League For the past twO seasons, the Stewaru team has fl' maineu unuefeated in regular sea,on plav. [hi; year's team was led bv eighth-graut! co-captains EliLa Bullock and Jennifer Gray. Bullock averageu 4.9 points per game from the post po,ition while (.ra\ auucu 4 7 points per lonte,t from the forwaru sPOI. Seventh­grauer Megan Hodges averaged -1 () points per game Stewaru oUlsLllfeu their opponents 178 to 96 this season. Point guard" hort-

stop" (Juliana) Sumner was the Ooor leader and controlled the team' offense. At tournament lime, the Spanans were eeded # 1 in Division II since they had been unuefeated in Division ilL The team defeated Huguenot Academy in the quanerfinals, but lost to St. Michael's(by 3 points) in the semi­finals. Over the past two seasons, this team's win/lo s record stand at 16-3. Congratulations to this team for their record and their stamina. Since their Middle chool games are plaveu on weekends and all eight team member panicipated on the girls' var ity team as well, these stuuents should be applauded.

Girls' Varsity Basketball The girls' varsity ba ketball

team finbhed the eason with a 10-7 record and placed third in Divi­sion II of the League of Indepen­uent Schools(L1S). Five of their 7 los,es were against Divi ion II opponents SI. Margaret's and Trinitv, but the team po ted victo­ries over Belmead and I. Vincent de Paul to even their Division II recoru to 4 win and 4 losses. The young team(all 9th grade and younger except for senior Meghan Ilajck) improveu significantly over their 1996-97 record of2- 12. Senior co-captain Meghan Ha jek anu eighth grader Jennifer Gray

were the team's leading rebounders averaging four per conte I. Sophomore Jessica Gray was averaging 5.2 points per game until he reinjured her shouluer 2nd missed the last

ten games of the season. Fre hman Marshall Felvey, the team's aggressive defenuer who tallied 32 steals this season, picked up and became the scoring leader after Cray's uepanure. Ashlee Healey, ninth-graue point guaru, took

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charge of the group as the tea m' floor leader. At the tournament, two Steward players were elected to the LIS All-Star Team. Oppos­ing coaches vote on their perfor­mance throughout the season. Jessica Gray and Ashlee Healey were honored.

Middle School Boys' Basketball The Middle School Boys'

"N Team had a great year ending with an 8-4 record . Eighth-grade co-captain Trent McLaurin and Zac Sears were the team' leaders. McLaurin led the team in sco ring by averaging 13.7 pOint per game. The defen e of the team was anchored by eighth-grader Matt Porter whi le seventh grader Sean Jackson led the team in steals and served as the team ' offen ive leader from his pos it ion as po int guard . Newcomer Adam Britton was a ignificant player in the po t position. One highlight o f the season was teward 's 42-30 victo ry over Richmond C hri lian which ave nged a previou 15 po i nt 10 s earlier in the sea on. ongratula­t ions to oach Pat Cuneo and the boys.

The Middle Schoo l Boys "B" l eam po led an overall reco rd of 4 wins and 6 losses. The team, comprised mainly of sixth-graders, improved throughout the seaso n. Robert Turner wa the team 's leading sco rer whi le the defen e was anchored by seventh-grader Rya n Kerr, Denham Pasco, and Matt Strader. The highlight of the eason wa the team 's two victories

ove r Collegiate.

Girls' Soccer Club A new po rt was added to

our winter offerings. G irl s'socce r funct ioned a a "club" port this yea r. The team, coached by Cindy Wiltshi.re , finished with a 2-4-1 record . T he co mpetit io n consisted of JV teams. The season opener resulted in a tie aga inst Trin ity's squad . The team 's two victories were ove r St. Margaret 's . Goal-

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keeper Ruth Williams averaged 15 " aves" per game, while the remainder of the defense was manned by Mai Imoto , Virginia Wintermeyer, An usha Abass i, and Sarah Martenstei n. T he offen se was led by Margaret Hazell, Sally Summerso n, and Ivi ti n Parrish. Ove rall team leaders were Imoto , Summerso n, and Brantley SCOtt.

Intramural Indoor Soccer T he 1998 indoo r soccer champi­

onship tea m included the fo llowing playe rs:

Mural Bilgin Alejandro Concha Stephen Paulette Eric Sternberg

Thanks to oach Serr wh o upe rvised the ea rly morni ng

games .

Cheerleadlng Squads The Middle Schoo l Cheering

Squad was coached by Trisha Duke. The 10 member team alte rnated between cheering fo r the Midd le Schoo l ''An and "B" Teams. Near the end of the seaso n, the Middle choo l and the VarSity Tea ms hosted the first

annua l teward ch 01 heering Co mpetition. Both group won the fir t place trophy fo r the "dance" routine. The Var it)' squad is graduati lig 6 members off of the team: Meghan Hajek, Whitney Ha jek, As hleigh McLaurin , Camberly Pear on, Erin Rob inson, and ara Ro moore. Ove r the la t few yea r , thi group has really ma te red the half-time routines which have bee me hi .hlights of the pep rallies. T he group of enior will rea lly be missed . Congratul a­tions to Ronny Hajek and all of the vars ity team members .

Spring Sports At pre s time, the spring teams

are we ll into their sea ons. The graduatio n issue of The Blue & Gold will highlight the acco mplishments of Girl ' -rcn ni , La ros e, the newly organ ized coed oftball , and Go lf. Truly one o f the hi hlight of this athletic seaso n is the lacro e team. Lacros -e ticks ca n be fou nd all over the campus with SlUe! nts of all ages gett ing in to the spirit. of thi sport on cam pus.

t('ward lacrosse pia ers show thelf team Sp"'l pnor to oJ game.

Alumni News Thallks to the fo llowillgfor keepillg Steward aware of how alld what tllty're rioillg. We lo vc hcarillgfrom past grads-- ° keep those postcards alld letters comillg. Selld airy illfor­matioll to lentl Sgro ill the Develop­mellt Office of St"eward.

J. Sid delCardayre '78 is President of Van Go, Inc. of Rich­mond . He returned to Steward on

areer Day to peak to Steward tudent .

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

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

part icipates in voluntee r activitie .

with her husband and go into profess ional acti ng full time. Al­though he loves acting, omething he started at teward , her focus

ha mainly been commercials and movies. In the pa t year she has wo rked on Savannah fo r WB, A Christmas Memory for CB , and a number of indepe ndent fi lms. he loves what she is doing and hope her teward friends will visit her in Georgia.

Jill Victoria Narron , M .D . '85 is currently tationed at Shaw AFB, SC servi ng a a pediatrician. She is the medical director of pediatrics and has re ently been selected for promotion to Major in

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

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

Katherine Porter Murray '92 i very happily married to her husband Mike. He will be starting hi s seco nd year o f PhYSician Assis­tant school in May. He will be a certified phy ician as istant in May of 1999. K.ate is a manager at Talbots in Fayetteville, N .C. and

absolutely loves itl She tays in

touch with Emily WiJkerson Mears '92 and her husband Ken . K.ate says hello to the Class of 1992 and enjoyed catching up with many classmates at their 5th

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

A beaming bride and groom, Delaney Turnage and SeOll Mesca/l. reunion! Mary Hollis Jupe '84 is en joying staying at home with her girl s, Alexa Lewis and Morgan Ashley. Mary Hollis n w ha more time for modeling and acting oppo rtuni ties.

Suzanne Everhart Kupiec '85 is living in Peachtree City, Georgia that is ju t south of Atlanta.

uza nne and her husband moved there rrom Calitorn ia afte r s h e

grad uated from ali fornia talC in 1990. He took a jo b for Delta and as ide from living in downtown Chicago; they have been there ever since. The built a house a few years ago and have a lot of room for fri ends who want to visit! Afte r flight attend ing for a commuter airline for 3 years , she quit to t ravel

the med ical corps. In July 1998, she will be relocating to erve a 24-month assignment in pediatric at RAF Lake nheath.

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

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

Kevin Bradley '89 lives in Richmond and ha tarted a new job at James River Bus ompany.

Elizabeth Brown '89 i a secretary in the Radiology Depart­ment at Henrico Doctor Hospital.

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Delaney Turnage MescaU '92 got married to Scott Nelson Mescall on October II , 1997 at the Union T heological Seminary. Members of the wedding party included Samantha Aron '92 , Corey Turnage '88, Kern Smith '88, and Coleman DeJarnette '92 . William and onner Moncure, sons of Billy Moncure '77 , served as the junior groo m s ll'l a n a nd ring bearer. Delaney will be grad uating in May with a Bachelors degree in Social Work afte r achieving Deans List for eve ral semesters. In June, she will

begin in a n accelerated degree program at V U in Advanced Standing Master of ocial Work Program with the expected gradua-

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tion being May 1999. She also rece ived the Distinguished ervice Award for the School of ocial Work at a University Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony on April 26'h. S ott is a Computer Science ma jo r at Virgini a Co mmon­wealth Unive r ity. Delaney is also glad to say that her mom, dad and Corey are all doing great!

Beth Whitaker Brightup '93 got married on May 25, 1996 to the same guy, Bob, th at she dated in high school. In May 1997 she graduated with hono rs from Meredi th College. Currently, she is a 6'h grade teachers at Goochland Middle School a nd is enjoyi ng her husband , her new home, and her new job!

Catherine Cooper '93 grad u­ated from the College of C harleston in May 1997 with a 3.5 grade point average. She ai led on the Va rsity team for 4 years, where they pl aced 3,d in the o llege Natio nals. She is now wo rki ng as a reporter in Boul­der, Colorado.

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

Peyton Jones '94 is currently atte nding Un iversity of Richmond and studying Business Administra­tion/Marketing.

Jeremy Keith Miller '94 is currently enro lled at) . Sa rgea nt Reynolds and i tudying compu te r science. He is al 0 working part t ime at U krop's .

Tara Garner '96 i a opho­more at Delaware Va lley ollege. While pl aying field hockey fo r the college, she wa the eco nd leading scorer wi th ni ne goals and has also been named most improved player fo r 1997 by her team mates . She pl ans on playing in a o uple of tournaments in early spri ng incl ud­ing teams uch as Ea t Stroudaburg University and Princeton.

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Rugene Paule/te .nd her former swdent .... nd ffiend .. .Thoma GalVin sh.re • moment dUfing his recent viSIt to Steward.

Faculty Profile Rugene Paulene & Alumni Thomas Galvin - A Special Success Story

Stude nt succe s stories are typical o f Steward .. . and facul ty members playa special part in each one of them. Such is the ca e with Rugene Paulette, head of the Fine Arts Department, and T homas Galvin , class of 199 1.

Rugene Paulette has been on Stewa rd 's facul ty fo r I I years. (Her son, Stephen , will graduate next yea r.) In those I I years, she has bee n a pos itive influ ence on the lives o r numerous Stewa rd students. Even those students who had no elf-confid ence about their art is tic

capabi li ties have emerged from Ruge ne Paulette's art class with a sense of ta lent and accomplishme nt. Her secret fo r inspiring her stu­de nts? "When they walk into my classroom, tIley are t reated as art ist. My students are not al­lowed to say they can't do some­thing; they are only allowed to sa they are having a hard t ime wi til it."

Ms. Paulette is quick to add that he ha an advantage as an art

teache r in that "the re is a relaxed atmosphere in an art c1as room, with the opportuni ty to converse with the stude nts."

W hen a ked what has kept her at Steward all t hese years, Ruge ne quickly replied , "The students.

tewa rd is the type of schoo l I could have benefited from as a child . As a fac ul ty member, I am allowed a nd encouraged to t reat student here the way I needed to be treated -- individ ual attent ion, small classes , getti ng to know each student pe r onall y, ca ring."

T homas Galvin was one such stude nt w h o mel success w iLh Lh e help of Rugene Pau lette . He ente red Stewa rd as a nin th grader and at that point was a "child without a missio n." Struggling academically and with no extracur­ricular interests, T homas wa searching fo r h i niche, and Ms. Paulette helped him fi nd it. Hi love and ta lent fo r a rt qui ckly emerged , and T homas became "the most entllu 'iast ic art student I ever had ," said Paulette. "His ambition was to 'wo rk at Disney'." T homas designed and painted the Spartan

that d ecora tes the center of the gymnas ium floo r a nd is and has becom e Steward's mascot symbol. He a ppeared in numero u s theatrical production during his four year s at Steward, and was a former recipient of the Fine Arts Award.

Ruge ne Pa ulette still keeps in touch with Thomas on a regular basis , and her home is among his firs t stops when returning to Rich­mond. Where has Steward taken him ? First to VCU ... then to Or­lando and Disney World where he now works . As Thomas put it , "Th is c hool h e lped m e achieve my dream , not just a career."

Thomas rece n t ly returned to

share his experie nces with Ms . Paulette's art c1asses .. . and to see his favorite teache r!

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

Helen Dixon Founder's Circle (55,000 and above) Mr. & Mrs. James T . Gottwald Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Wilton

Headmaster's Circle (52,500 to 54,999) Flagler Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George W. Gamer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Goodstein Johnson & Higgins Mr. & Mrs. Anthony F. Markel

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

1972 Society (51,972 to 52,499) Mrs. Margaret B. Burruss Mr. & Mrs. Alvin B. Hutzler II Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Lawton Mr. & Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr.

Steward Society (51,000 to 51,971) Mr. Thomas Crowder & Mrs. Carrie L. Camp Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Drzal Mr. & Mrs. Stanford A. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Alan McCollough Mr. & Mrs. Stanley H. Meyers Mr. & Mrs. John J. Muldowney Mr. & Mrs. Luther A. Newcomb Mr. & Mrs. James A. Slabaugh Dr. & Mrs. E. Winston Trice Mr. & Mrs. William R. Waddell Mr. & Mrs. Somers Wilton

Spartan Club (5500 to 5999) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brian Ball Dr. & Mrs. J. P. Bullock, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George H. Cauble, Jr. Mrs. Jane Cooke Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. DeLaney Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. DeLaney Mr. J. Sid delCardayre Mr. & Mrs. Ward Good Mr. & Mrs. Clay R. Jacob Mr. Saied & Dr. Fereshteh Jarvandi Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Barry M. Kornblau Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lanier Mr. & Mrs. David B. Marino Mrs. Elva B. Mehaffey Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Perkins. Sr. Mr. H. Gerald Quigg Mr. & Mrs.John Alan Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Dale R. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Randolph T. Sauer Mr. & Mrs. Samuel P. Sears, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Souder, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Sutton Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Thompson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. William L. Tyson Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Valentine

Mr. Henry L. Wilton Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wiltshire

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

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

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

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

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hayes Mr. Maury Hancock &

Mrs. Gail Heaton Mr. & Mrs. Alfred D. Hinkle Mrs. M. E. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. John D. Kipley, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Lawson III Mrs. Lucy Lewis Mr. Michael H. Lewis Mr. Bill Snead &

Mrs. Margaret D. Maclin Mr. & Mrs. Tom Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Scott N. Mescall Mrs. Norva J. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. A. Scott Moncure Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murray Ms. Mary Harvard Nolde Mr. & Mrs. Albert M. Orgain III Mr. Frazer M. Orgain Reverends Graham & Claudia Patterson Mrs. Rugene S. Paulette Miss Shehwar F. Qureshi Ms. Suzanne S. Rahal Mrs. Mary S. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. John Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. Rossmoore Mr. & Mrs. Prentice W. Savage Col. & Mrs. Stuart M. Seaton Mr. Todd Serr Mr. & Mrs. Dennis P. Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Shupe Mrs. Katherine Smith Mr. Matthew M. Smith Mrs. Ann Soller Ms. Paula R. Spraker Mr. & Mrs. Robb Stottlemyer Mr. & Mrs. Lex Strickland Mrs. Dorothy S. Suskind Ms. Elizabeth B. Tharrington Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Trice Mr. T. Corey Turnage Mr. & Mrs. F. H. Williams, Jr. Mr. David Leahy &

Ms. Charlene Wilton Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wi ltshire, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steven F. Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Wood Dr. & Mrs. Will iam C. Wood, Jr. Mr. Robert W. Woodhouse IV Mr. & Mrs. Edgar L. Woodle, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Yancey Mr. & Mrs. Martin Zinder

In recent weeks two very pos i­tive event have taken place that have had a dramati c impact on

teward School. Each indicate the extent to which the chool ha developed and evolved , and poi nt the wa to a very po itive futu re indeed .

On Saturday evening, April 18, the annual auction, attended by a couple of hundred tea hers, frie nd and parent , took place at T he Hermi tage Country lu b in Manakin- abot. The evel1l was completely o rga ni zed by voluntee rs, mostly prese l1l parent and faculty, who put in an en rmous number of hours and a tremendou amount of energy to make the event a huge success. In pas t ear , the auction has resulted in enough r venue that would allow the Parent ' As ocia-

tion to pu rchase needed materials that went beyo nd th'e ability of the operati ng budget, and we were always th ankful for the hard work by the volunteer and the benefits enj yed by the school. This year, und er the co-chairmanship of

haron Wilton and Marion Baroni an, the proceeds literally doubled that of any previou year. Many exceptional donations from parent , friends , and students­theater ti ket , getaway packages, creative mirrors made by the Lower

chool students-brought enthusi­astic bids from those in attendance, and the money raised will go to help fill studen ts ' needs at thi very fine school.

Another important event took place recently that bode very well for what teward has been , and what it is becoming. Al l indepen­dent schools experience an accredi­ta tion pro es every te n yea rs, with five-year interim visits to ens ure that the s hoal is remaining on t rack with it mis ion, and dealing with any recommendations pre­sented at the previous vis it. The accreditation proce s is imple­mented by the Virgi nia Association of Independent chools, of which The teward chool is a member. While a team of about a dozen educator from other independent schools co mprise the I O-year vi it ,

a mailer team doe the five­year interim fo llow-up. Members of the

We thank facu lt y member Robm RlckeLts (2nd grade) for hor beaut,(ul artIstIc rendeflng of Stl?lvarcf 25th Annoversary celebrallon and the announcement of the generous $15 donallon which now hangs in the admmlSlrallve office. The tille, ' The I'a" ys Over. The Fun Begms,' aptly de CflbeS the mood at St_ard as plans for expans,on and growth move forward.

team have a particul ar experti e and experi­ence in the area in which they will make a particular as e s­menl.

After having reviewed our own internal report a full month in advance, the team arrived on

unday, April 19 , for meetings with variou facu lty committees that had been assigned specific task fo r our report. Meeting and clas visits continued fo r the next 1:\'10 days, then the viSiting team, after hard work and discussion among them­selves, prese nted thei r "Five Year Progre Report" to the admi nistra­t ion and faculty. T he report was exceptional , begi nning with the words, "The teward chool has clearly made great strides in the pa t five years ... and ha go ne well beyond the chaoI' and the previ­au viSiting committee ' reco mmen­dation in improving all areas of the school and e tablishi ng its place in the community." Of great impor­tance , each member poke individu­ally. and included in their written re po rt . to t h e po int o f comme nding our "happy students who are well­mannered and respectfu l to both their peer and adults." Finally. the report referred to teward as "a vigo rous. fo rward-looking place of teaching and learning which i making steady progress in the implementation of a comprehensive long range plan ."

We really have made great stride . It i clear that the facu lty, under the tro ng direction and leaders hip of Carolyn Brandt in preparing our internal report, worked very hard at self-assess­ment, and the tea m recogni zed that

tewa rd is a very fine school. And . to repeat the poi nt that ays a great deal abou t u . it wa wi th a great deal of pride that we heard the strong. positive comment about our students and thei r welcoming manner to our guests.

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

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