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Witnessing HistorySince the late 1800s, Episcopal students have

traveled into Washington, D.C., for

presidential inaugurations.

A Sustainable SchoolEpiscopal works toward becoming a more sustainable

community, while enhancing curricular efforts in the

classroom. Plus, a spotlight on Louis Bacon ’74 whose

conservation efforts have garnered national recognition.

On the Cover: Service Club members Ye Jim Kim ’15, Jake Daniel ’15, and Pendleton Bogache ’15 on the second floor balcony of Townsend Hall.

Headmaster: Rob HersheyDirector of Development: Bob EckertDirector of Communications: Christina HoltEditor: Jen DesautelsContributing Editors: Rebecca Carelli-Sennett,

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The Promise FulfilledLooking back at the accomplishments of

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From the Headmaster

I delight in the process of formulating my thoughts for an introductory letter

for each edition of the EHS Magazine. I often describe EHS as an educational choice where “doers” thrive, those who are energetic and have a bias for action. The expectations of our daily lives invite the best from students and faculty. Together, we see the multiple layers of engagement in myriad areas of life as the crucible to reach one’s highest potential. It is this daily interaction of 435 students and 75 faculty in pursuit of these expectations that brings meaning, excitement, and fulfillment to our lives here. The ritual of preparing this letter tugs me away from this dailyness and invites me to take a different perspective on our lives together at EHS.

Taking the really long view, we find ourselves sitting on the threshold of the “dodransbicentennial” anniversary (more easily understood as the 175th anniversary!) of this venerable institution. Birthdays are always accompanied by a spirit of celebration and a tone of reflection, and it is no different for a school, particularly an institution like EHS, which has meant so much to so many across generations. In a passionate moment of hopefulness for the future of young people, the Virginia Theological Seminary gave life to Episcopal High School in 1839. At the foundation of this decision was an idealistic belief in the potential for the enlightenment, educa-tion, character formation, and leadership of young people. If these people who conceived this dream could come back and walk the campus today, I think they would be very proud of the School, the students, and the faculty they birthed. During the upcoming school year, we look forward to celebrating with you the purpose and people of 175 years of Episcopal High School.

Now, back to the reality of this 2012-13 school year. The faculty has been engaged in the most significant “grassroots” evaluation during my 15-year tenure on the Hill of our cur-rent curriculum, instructional methodology, and student cul-ture. We have designed and implemented a creative approach to accreditation that enables us to focus on five essential priorities to strengthen the School as we face the future. The

faculty has been fully engaged through task forces in examining our curricular design, innovative teaching, professional development, student culture, the profile of the student body, and the ultimate question of “The Value Proposition”— why EHS? It has provoked a remarkably detailed evaluation and lively discussion about the programs of Episcopal High School, all directed toward the goal of continuing to strengthen the EHS experi-ence for our students. This spirit of honest self-evaluation, and a willingness to do what it takes to improve the program, is alive and well at EHS and will assure that

years from now those celebrating the 200th anniversary of EHS will do so with just as much pride.

EHS continues to take advantage of the experiences afforded by our unique location adjacent to the nation’s capital. Many special opportunities are available to our students to augment the strong curriculum. This year we continued the tradition of the entire community participating in the Presidential Inauguration. We were challenged by the Phillips Integrity in Action recipient, Dr. Paul Farmer, chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a founding director of Partners In Health (PIH), to lift our horizons and get involved as he described his life of providing healthcare services and advocating on behalf of those around the globe who are sick and living in poverty. Visiting Theologian in Residence Reverend Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest serving as chaplain at Vanderbilt University, and founder of a community and social enterprise devoted to the support of women, was joined by her husband Marcus Hummon, Nashville-based, Grammy-winning songwriter in a week-long residency on campus based on the spiritual message of concern and action in support of those in need. The Ben Geer Keys Scholar in Residence, Dr. Brittny Calsbeek, a Ph.D. geneticist from Dartmouth College, addressed our students on the choices she made, including several false starts, to study in the field of mathematics and ultimately become one of the nation’s leading geneticists. Last fall, the School welcomed Black Violin to campus as part of the Jay Walker Symposium,

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an annual event that allows the community to learn more about music through live concerts and working alongside pro-fessional musicians in the classroom. The personal examples and sharing of life experiences, which each of these individuals brought to our community, truly “educates” our students. Education derives ultimately from the Latin root “educere,” which means to “lead forth.” These individuals, their message, and personal examples inspire our students to move beyond their daily experience to pursue more transcendent goals envisioning a different future and even greater impact in the world.

We are very excited to announce that we are successfully achieving The EHS Promise Campaign goal of $85 million. We have now built the “platform,” the stage on which our capable and motivated students, and those to follow, will explore and develop their potential and bring to life the ideas envisioned a short 175 years ago.

As we celebrate the completion of the Campaign, the community is working to improve and enhance the School’s efforts toward sustainability, both in the physical plant and in our classrooms. Casey McCullough, our new director of sustainability, is busy implementing programs, educating both students and faculty, and working alongside our Facilities Department to ensure that we are living lives of environmental stewards. There are many exciting initiatives on the horizon as we work to be more “green!”

I am grateful for the energy of our community; we are constantly looking forward to what is on the horizon, working together to ensure that the School is improving at every corner on the Hill. The cohesiveness of the School, between the faculty, students, alumni, and families, is what inspires us all, giving us new vision and new ideas for our future. We work toward common goals, and we achieve. As always, I thank you for your invaluable role and contribution toward the mission of The High School.

On our way rejoicing!

Sincerely,

F. Robertson HersheyHeadmaster

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Around Campus

“Working” at Episcopal

“Working,” a production by the EHS Theater Department,

opened in Pendleton Hall on Feb. 21, with shows throughout the weekend. Based on a novel by Studs Terkel, a Chicago-based broadcaster, “Working” is a musical documentary about the lives of Americans from all walks of life, specifically focusing on their jobs, race, growing old, and the Great Depression.

“The show works because of what Terkel knew, and what audiences eventually discover,” said Director of Theater Meg O’Connor. “There is tremendous interest, power, and value in telling stories based on the triumphs and trials of everyday life.

“The students involved in the musical have grown really fond of this show,” she said, “especially of its unique struc-ture that allows everyone a moment to shine.”

The cast and crew of “Working” included: Chino Agulanna ’14, Sam Armm ’14, Elizabeth Ashford ’15, Lane Berry ’16, Leigh Channell ’15, Eric Chow ’13, Bailey Coleman ’15, Claudia Chu ’16, Kara Clemmenson ’15, Jo Jo Diaz ’16, Wilbur Earp ’13, Daniel Edwards ’16, Grace Falken ’14 , Maddy Gale ’16, Allegra Geanuracos ’15, Maya Glenn ’16, Madison Hardaway ’15, Brian Kim ’16, Savannah Lambert ’14, Claire Miney ’14, Liz Mao ’15, Sean McCarthy ’16, Dylan Michael ’16, Jimmy Mondal ’16, Eunice Mok ’13, Augusta Nau ’15, Maja Olsson ’14, Carrie Oh ’16, Melissa Park ’13, Holly Reynolds ’13, Haley Robinette ’14, Lindsey Rust ’16, Spencer Sanderford ’13, Lizzie Taylor ’15, Kaitlyn Ugoretz ’13, Carter Thomas ’13, Annalee Walton ’14, Brooke Webb ’16, Lydia Webster ’16, and Leo Weng ’15. n

Brian Kim ’16 (center) with fellow cast members, from left, Grace Falken ’14, Leo Weng ’15, Maddy Gale ’16, Augusta Nau ’15, Eric Chow ’13, Lizzie Taylor ’15, Sam Armm ’14, and Haley Robinette ’14.

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Theologian in Residence

The Reverend Becca Stevens visited Episcopal Jan. 14-16 as the 2012-

13 Theologian in Residence. Stevens is an Episcopal priest serving as chaplain at St. Augustine’s at Vanderbilt University and founder of Magdalene & Thistle Farms, a community and social enter-prise that supports women recovering from violence, prostitution trafficking, addiction, and life on the streets.

Magdalene, the residential model, serves women for two years at no cost to residents. Thistle Farms employs 35 resi-dents and graduates who manufacture, market, and sell all-natural bath and beauty products in over 200 retail stores across the globe. Stevens is the author of eight books and has been featured on NPR, PBS, CNN, The Huffington Post, Southern Living, Christian Century, and Victoria Magazine. She was named “Nashvillian of the Year” and “Tennessean of the Year” by Nashville Scene and The Tennessean, respectively. In 2010, Stevens became the young-est and first female recipient of The University of the South’s “Distinguished Alumnus” award. Most recently, the White House named Stevens one of 15 “Champions of Change.” She was named the 2011 Social Entrepreneur of the Year in Nashville, Tenn., and has received awards from the Frist Foundation and the Academy of Women of Achievement.

To date, Stevens has raised more than $13 million for the organizations she supports. Her latest books are “Funeral

for a Stranger” and a walking Bible study series, “The Path of Peace, Justice and Love.” Stevens lives in Nashville with her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon, and their three sons.

During her stay, Stevens spoke in chapel and attended multiple classes, lunches, and meetings during which she spent the majority of her time interacting with students.

“Rev. Stevens spoke to us about the five different categories of prayer in the Psalms: thanksgiving, adoration,

The Reverend Becca Stevens with members of the Vestry. Front row, from left: Abby Halm ’13, Mary Ann Broughton ’15, The Reverend Becca Stevens, Ali Alford ’13, Sarah Merrill Barringer ’13, and Mary Helen Tarbutton ’15. Back row, from left: Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach, Sydnor Kerns ’13, and Jack Glover ’13.

petition, confession, and lament,” said Abby Halm ’13. “She urged us to see that love is all around us and is the most powerful component of recovery. She told a story of how one drop of geranium oil made its way from Africa to the Thistle Farms headquarters, in Nashville, Tenn., and finally to a prisoner in Houston, Texas. She told us how that one drop of sweet smelling oil gave the woman hope and encouraged her to find the love in her life so that she could begin to heal.” n

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witnessing this ceremony, so we were determined to enjoy to the utmost the day which was to be so essentially ours, for Inauguration Day is one of the few holidays that we have.”

Despite the weather, most of the students decided to attend. It meant braving a long walk through knee-deep snow to reach the car line. And although the trip was not easy, Rogers and his classmates were rewarded for their efforts. The crowds were lighter than expected, the weather brightened, and there were plenty of street vendors selling sandwiches. While the students were not able to actually see Taft take the oath of office, the parade that followed exceeded expectations.

Students in the 1970s recall attending President Nixon’s 1973 inauguration, both the swearing in and the parade that followed. Episcopal’s schedule precluded students from taking advantage of all of the inaugural festivities, so Echol Marshall ’76 declined an invitation to attend an inaugural ball.

Today, the tradition of EHS students attending presidential inaugurations has evolved into an all-school event. This year, the students and faculty attended President Obama’s second inauguration. n

An Inaugural Tradition

Since the earliest years of EHS, students have joined in inauguration

activities to witness the transition of presidential power. While travel into the District was sometimes daunting, inaugurations have been enjoyed by EHS as both a moment in history and a rare school holiday.

Launcelot Blackford, Headmaster at Episcopal from 1870 to 1913, described the first inaugural event he attended. With the exception of three students restricted to campus for disciplinary reasons, all of Episcopal’s 60 students braved historically cold conditions to attend President Grant’s second inauguration in 1873. Blackford and a group of students were driven to the steamboat wharf, to travel by boat into D.C. Hoxton also led a group which traveled by steam car and found their return delayed by hours, spending much of the night in town in the bitter cold. Poor weather plagued subsequent inaugurations, to the point that the weather seemed to be part of the inau-gural tradition.

For President Cleveland’s 1893 inauguration, Episcopal students faced a dark and gloomy snow-covered day, punctuated by piercing wind. Despite the dreary conditions, the significance of the day was not lost on students. The Monthly Chronicle concluded its description of the event declaring, “[T] hink of the moral grandeur of the time in which we live. Turn back to the days when the transfer of power from one party to another was only accomplished with bloodshed. Now we see the representatives of two great par-ties, ‘these in the robings of glory, those in the gloom of defeat,’ banishing the insolence of victory, hiding the bitter-ness of disappointment, joining hands and bowing in dignified submission to the will of the majority.”

While others braved the freezing temperatures, Blackford and his wife enjoyed the day in relative comfort, having secured an invitation to watch the processions from a window seat of a building on the route. The Headmaster relished the day stating, “[I]t is a mark

of respect for the illustrious incoming president whose election is by far the most important as well as the most encouraging political event of this generation. It is hard to exaggerate its significance or be too thankful for the fact.”

Years later, Blackford reported in his March 4, 1909, diary entry, “[T]he afternoon yesterday was exceedingly wet. The rain increased after dark, soon changing to snow and ere bed time to a regular blizzard … the storm seems to have continued through the night and was about as bad as it could be when we met at a 7:30 breakfast.” The Headmaster announced to students that while he considered it “not only foolish, but dangerous” to travel to Washington that morning, he would not prevent his students from attending. With this in mind, Frank Rogers 1909 and his classmates huddled around the radia-tors to devise their plan. They were determined not to miss President Taft’s inauguration. Rogers said, “March 4, 1909, was a day which had for some time been constantly before our minds; in fact some had been looking forward to it for four years. This was the first opportunity most of us had had of

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Witnessing History: Episcopal Students at Inauguration 2013

The day dawned bright, clear, and cold on Monday, Jan. 21 when

students and faculty loaded buses and headed out to enjoy Inauguration Day. Episcopal students have attended inaugurations since the late 1800s, and they haven’t missed one since former President Richard Nixon’s first in 1969. EHS students were among the one million spectators in attendance to wit-ness President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Director of Academic Tours Peter Goodnow has been in charge of organizing the last four trips to the inauguration and said that planning has become more demanding in recent years. “With the sheer volume of the crowds in 2009 and this year, which were far fewer in number but still huge for a second inaugural, we can no lon-ger rely on the Metro as the fastest and most convenient way of getting into D.C.”

The groups were bused to Pentagon City Mall, where they began their walk past the Pentagon, the 9/11 Memorial, and Arlington National Cemetery before crossing the Memorial Bridge and making their way onto the Mall.

Goodnow stated that students enjoyed the event and greatly appre-ciated the historical significance. “Elections are by nature polarizing, and EHS is not immune to this,” said Goodnow. “But every four years the community gets to witness the peaceful transfer, or in this case continuance, of the presidential office, a hallmark of American democracy, which transcends retail politics.” n

On the Mall, awaiting the start of the 2013 ceremonies, from left: Abby Fralin ’13, Celeste Pritchard ’14, Anders Hedman ’13, Annie Gray Dixon ’13, Josh Howard ’15, Ford Ainslie ’14, Cooper Gage ’15, and Walter Simpson ’14.

Episcopal students attending President Obama’s first inauguration in 2009: from left, Sutton Alford ’11, Bennett Jones ’11, Austin Boyd ’11, social studies teacher Bobby Watts, Mary Spencer Morten ’09, Mary Frantz ’11, Alex Helm ’09, and Terry Chun ’09.

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Dr. Paul Farmer Receives the Integrity in Action Award

Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D, a pro-fessor at Harvard and founder of

Partners in Health (PIH), spoke to the Episcopal community during the 14th annual Allen C. Phillips Lecture on Integrity in Action.

Dr. Farmer is a medical anthropol-ogist and physician, the Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University; serves as the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and is a founding director of PIH, an international non-profit organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. Farmer served as the subject matter for Tracy Kidder’s book, “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World.”

Farmer met with students and faculty during the morning of his visit to discuss his work in medicine, anthropology, and social justice. He spoke in chapel about his life’s work, his personal involvement and experiences in Haiti, and about the intersecting themes of poverty and illness in the developing world.

With humor and candidness, Farmer discussed the story of how he became involved in his work in Haiti. He revealed that he wished he had started thinking of health disparities earlier in his life, but it was not until he was a student at Duke University that his interest began. His enroll-ment at Duke was the beginning of his serendipitous journey having completed only one application out of all the colleges with great medical programs. While at Duke and work-ing on a newspaper feature about migrant farm workers, their rights, work conditions, and struggle to

successfully emigrate from Haiti to the U.S., Farmer’s interest in the Haitian culture perked.

At the conclusion of his college career, Farmer applied for the Fulbright Scholarship to work in Senegal. After not receiving the scholarship, he moved on to plan b: Haiti. Farmer acknowl-edged that he did not admit his failure to receive the Fulbright to his Harvard students for nearly 10 years, because people always seem to focus on victories not defeats; however, it proved that small defeats were good experiences for him.

Farmer encouraged students to start getting involved now with organiza-tions that help address disparities and ranking social problems that threaten life progress. Spanish Teacher Vivana Davila asked Farmer to explain how students can get involved early, become more empathic, and help right here in the U.S. Farmer drew on fact that nearly

everyone in the U.S. immigrated here at some point, and the way to help is to cultivate empathy.

During chapel, Headmaster Hershey presented Farmer with this year’s Integrity in Action Award. The award embodies the School’s commitment to academic excellence, the dignity of each individual, and the enduring importance of honor.

The Phillips Lecture on Integrity in Action was established in 2000 by Headmaster Rob Hershey, John Burress ’54, John Walker ’79, and Ed Walker ’85 to honor Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr. Mr. Phillips was a longtime, distinguished faculty member whose devotion to character, integrity, and sacrifice is legendary at Episcopal High School. Most notably, he served as Episcopal’s dean of students for a remarkable 26 years and as faculty advi-sor to the Honor Committee. n

The Integrity in Action award was presented to Paul Farmer, M.D. on Jan. 9. From left: John Burress ’54, Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach, Farmer, Claire Pierre, a Haitian doctor with PIH, Elisabeth Merten ’13, member of the Service Council Executive Committee, and Headmaster Rob Hershey.


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The choral groups headed south in February and participated in the

first ever Choral Group Winter Tour. The Chamber Singers and Concert Choir traveled to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to perform. Following each performance, students visited with Episcopal parents, alumni, and friends at a reception.

“The Choir Tour was an incredible opportunity for the Episcopal choirs to get off campus and show our extended community what we’re made of,” said Lucy Parks Shackelford ’13. “We shopped in Charleston, watched the Super Bowl in Raleigh, and hung out on our last day of the tour in Richmond. The choirs got to mingle and became closer as a group and took major strides in bettering our collective sound.” n

Episcopal Students Attend Model UN Conference

Twenty-three students attended the 36th Old Dominion University Model United Nations High School

Conference in Norfolk, Va., Feb.14-16. The annual confer-ence provides students an opportunity to learn about interna-tional affairs in a setting outside a classroom.

The Episcopal students represented two nations, Iraq and Portugal; the Catholic Relief Organization, a non-government organization; and a human rights organization in Guatemala. Led by captains Elisabeth Merten ’13 and Trip Horan ’13,

students participated in five sessions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and the Non-Governmental Organization Forum.

“Model UN was a great chance to not only meet kids from other schools in Virginia,” said Dayzia Terry ’15, “but to connect with them and gain different perspectives on world issues. Model UN took me out of the ‘Episcopal Bubble’ and helped me gain a new personal perspective on world issues.” n

Front row: Jackson Zyontz ’13, Marilyn Onukwugha ’15, Dayzia Terry ’15, Elisabeth Merten ’13, Blake Richardson ’13, Kaitlyn Ugoretz ’13, Ye Ji Kim ’15, Trip Horan ’13, Kyle Al-Shafei ’14. Weibo Fu ’14, and Wick Waller ’14. Second row: Regina Ye ’15, Augusta Nau ’15, Drew Styles ’14, Liz Mao ’15, Haley Robinette ’14, and Rachel Vadhan ’14. Back row: John Eddins ’14, Patrick Byrnes ’14, Justin Choi ’14, David Febrillet ’15, Francis Beach ’13, and Duff Archie ’14.

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Winter Athletics Highlights

The winter athletics season at Episcopal was highlighted by a number of team and individual records.

The girls’ varsity basketball team enjoyed one of its most successful sea-sons in recent history with a final overall record of 17-8. A young group of student-athletes, combined with some key senior leaders, contributed to a rebirth of the program under Head Coach Madeline Gobrecht, who guided her team to second-place finish in the ISL A Division and a No. 8 state ranking. The girls’ JV basketball program also enjoyed one of its best seasons, finishing with an overall record of 11-4.

The girls’ and boys’ indoor track & field teams broke new ground set-ting some new school records in both individual and relay events. The girls’ contingent was led by a mix of young and veteran talent culminat-ing in the team championship in the Maroon & Black Relays, a sixth-place finish at the state championships, and the runner-up trophy at the Hoxton Invitational, the final meet of the season.

The Goodman Squash Courts continue to be one of the busiest facili-ties on campus as both the boys’ and girls’ teams continue to compete with some of the top teams in the mid-Atlantic region. Both of our var-sity teams earned the distinction of second-place finishes at the prestigious Mid-Atlantic Team Championships, and both teams retained their respective rivalry cups with the girls overcoming Madeira for the Hayden-Faunce trophy and the boys’ squad retaining the coveted Amos-Willett trophy with two decisive wins over Woodberry Forest. With a combined record of 29-3 the boys’ and girls’ JV programs continue to bring new tal-ent into the game as well.

The boys’ varsity basketball team had a com-petitive season and finished on a strong note, winning a very close and spirited game against St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes in the Sleepy Thompson Tournament and earning a spot in the state tour-nament with a No. 11 state ranking.

The boys’ wrestling team also enjoyed some success with a young team going 2-1 in the city tournament and gaining valuable experience for the future.

1. Ivy Houde ’15 takes a shot in a game against St. Andrew’s.2. Wright Griffith ’14 and Zach Marumoto ’15 make the turn into the final stretch.3. Ryoan Yamamoto ’15 faces off against a wrestler from Bullis.4. Brennan McCann ’13 goes in for the shot with teammates Doug Chappell ’13 and

Byron Jones ’14 close behind.5. Cristeen Anyanwu ’14 was named Alexandria Sportsman’s Club Athlete of the

Month for February.6. Junior Parker Allen during a competitive squash match against Woodberry Forest.

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NCAA Student-Athletes

On Feb. 5, eight Episcopal students participated in the second of three official commitment days for

the NCAA student-athletes: Kurt Anderson ’13, soccer at Hampden-Sydney College; Brown DuBose ’13, lacrosse at Furman University; Abby Halm ’13, track & field and cross country at Rice University; Katie Harlow ’13, crew at University of Pennsylvania; Andrea Hickman ’13, field hockey at Haverford College; Crawford Horan ’13, lacrosse at Sewanee: The University of the South; Haley Lyerly ’13, basketball and track & field at Sewanee: The University of the South; and Austin Wiles ’13, track & field at Lafayette College. n

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Fall Varsity Athletics Awards

Front row: Grace Falken ’14, Most Improved Runner for girls’ cross country; Virginia Wright ’13*, Coach’s Award for girls’ cross country; Abby Halm ’13, Most Valuable Runner for girls’ cross country; Ali Alford ’13*, John J. and Mary Turner Tilman Corson Award for Most Valuable Player for girls’ soccer; Erin Montz ’13*, Coach’s Award for girls’ soccer; Rennie Harrison ’14, Most Improved Player for girls’ soccer; Harleigh Bean ’14, Most Improved Player for volleyball; Lee Stewart ’13, Coach’s Award for field hockey; Carson Goodwyn ’16, Most Improved Player for field hockey; Bea Huffines ’16, Most Valuable Player for girls’ tennis; Eric McDonald ’13, Gold Award for soccer; and Lucy Douglass ’13*, Most Valuable Player for volleyball. Back row: Andrea Hickman ’13*, Ruth K. Rainey Award for Most Valuable Player for field hockey; Sarah Merrill Barringer ’13*, Most Improved Player for girls’ tennis; Nigel Beckford ’14, Moncure Award for Most Valuable Player and Alexander Spotswood Award for football; Jordan Tribue ’14, Most Improved Player for football; Lawson Sanford ’13, John Strubing Coach’s Award for football; Daniel Adebiyi ’13, Winniett Peters Award for football; Henry Lawson ’13, Gold Award for boys’ cross country; Sam Streed ’13, Gold Award for boys’ cross country; Evan Leonard ’13, Gold Award for boys’ cross country; Will Talley ’15, Most Improved Runner for boys’ cross country; Andy Bai ’13, Gold Award for boys’ cross country; Greg Morgan ’15, Parker Reed Carr Award for Most Valuable Runner for boys’ cross country; Austin Wiles ’13, Coach’s Award for boys’ cross country; Kurt Anderson ’13*, Peyton S. Hawes III Award for Most Valuable Player for boys’ soccer; Ollie Fosu ’13, Most Improved Player for boys’ soccer; Logan Sandor ’13, Coach’s Award for boys’ soccer; Charlotte Hunt ’14*, Coach’s Award for girls’ tennis; and Jackson Zyontz ’13, Gold Award for boys’ cross country.

*Gold Awards are awarded to students who have received varsity status for three seasons in their respective sport. Gold award recipients not pictured are: for boys’ cross country: Willie Edgerly ’14, Philip Faris ’13, and Joe Hyman ’13; for girls’ cross country: Adelle Bortz ’14, Maja Olsson ’14, Annie Page ’13, Blake Richardson ’14, and Sallie Taylor ’13; for football: Brown DuBose ’13, and Will Hollister ’14; for girls’ soccer: Mary Robert Carter ’13, Mandy Holt ’14, Haley Lyerly ’13, and Amanda Lynne ’14; for field hockey: Claire Miney ’13 and Elle Wilson ’13; for girls’ tennis: Ellie Hough ’14; for volleyball: Somer Glubiak ’13, Caroline Henderson ’14, and Callie Nelson ’14. n


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Student Art Exhibit

Beginning on Jan. 22, Episcopal students had the opportunity to display their work in the Ainslie Arts Center during the Student

Art Exhibit.“This winter’s student art show was a culmination of work from

photography, ceramics, drawing, and painting classes,” said Maria Faidas ’13.“The pieces showed the depth and true talent of our student artists. It gave the EHS community a chance to appreciate all the hard work these artists have put in throughout the year. This year, I have been working primarily on my AP portfolio and specifi-cally on my concentration, ‘color and geometry.’ I am exploring how these two elements interplay with each other within a frame and how geometry helps to intensify the natural colors in a photograph.” n

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Winter Carnival

Campus transformed into the Old West on Feb. 6 for the third

annual Winter Carnival. This year’s carnival featured a Wild, Wild West theme, encouraging students to show up in their flannel, cowboy boots, denim, cowboy hats, belt buckles, and many cowboy poses. Western costumes and décor brought a little warmth to a chilly February.

The event was planned by Assistant to the College Counselors Kelly Tormey and Director of Student Activities and Residential Life Jeff Hoisington with the help of the Winter Carnival Committee, Maria Faidas ’13, Jihyun Lee ’13, Eric McDonald ’13, Annie Gray Dixon ’13, Crawford Horan ’13, Grace Weisiger ’13, Rachel Stewart ’13, Lucy Parks Shackelford ’13, Kwadjo Osei ’13, Brett Dewing ’14, and Kate Oldham ’15.

A picnic-style dinner of baked pota-toes, chili, corn bread, seven-layer dip, and buffalo wings kicked off the event, which was followed by the student-faculty basketball game in Centennial Gym. Assistant Head for Student Life Tim Jaeger and Hoisington served as referees, while Director of Academic Tours Peter Goodnow served as the official time keeper. It was a close game, but with a last-minute come-back, the faculty came out on top.

After the game, everyone mosied over to the dining hall, which was adorned as the Wild West, for an evening of games, music by the band Casper, a Sadie Hawkins dance, face painting, photo booth, air hockey, bas-ketball shooting game, and corn hole.

“The 2013 Winter Carnival was a huge success thanks to the dedicated students on the Winter Carnival Committee,” remarked Tormey. “The senior-led group worked together to create a fun-filled evening for the entire school. Through their leader-ship and creativity, the dining hall was literally transformed into the Wild, Wild West.” n

Evan Leonard ’13 tries to keep Spanish teacher Sam Slack from taking a shot during the student-faculty basketball game.

Anabel Winants ’14, Harleigh Bean ’14, and Emily Hunt ’14 in their Wild, Wild West outfits during the Carnival.

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Battle of the Chefs with Guest Chef Todd Gray ’82

Dance Program Winter Showcase

An exceptional group of students recently faced off for the winter

2013 Battle of the Chefs in Laird Dining Hall. Each team had 45 minutes to prepare an entree for the judges to score. The evening’s judges were English teacher Tim Rogers ’79, Chief Financial Officer Boota deButts ’76, and special guest Todd Gray ’82, chef and owner of Equinox, a premiere restaurant in D.C., who was named the 2011 “Chef of the Year” by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach served as the evening’s narrative host. n

Chef Todd Gray ’82 works alongside Henderson Beasley ’13.

Gray (second from right) and his son, Harrison, speak with members of the winning team: Dayzia Terry ’15, Blake Richardson ’14, and Laurel Jacques ’14. Robert Talley ’16 (not pictured here) was also on the winning team.

On Feb. 14, the Episcopal dance program hosted the winter show-

case in the Breeden Black Box Theater.The dancers were Maya

Glenn ’16, Claudia Chu ’16, Allegra Geanuracos ’15, Ellie Halm ’16, Layne Berry ’16, Arden Kuhne ’16, Prabhlean Kaur ’16, Christina Chang ’16, Michelle Lu ’16, Brooke Webb ’16, Mimi Apple ’16, and Lydia Webster ’16.

The show kicked off with a modern jazz piece set to Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.” The number was choreographed by dance instructor Connie Lin Fink, making great use of the floor as well as finding moments to highlight the storytelling and acting skills of the dancers. The show also featured a series of student-choreographed trios which ranged widely in subject matter and style.

“We had a great trio and came up with our idea really quickly,” said Allegra Geanuracos ’16. “That allowed ample time to go back and really strengthen the dance and add more to it.”

The evening closed with an energetic hip-hop number that was answered

with an enthusiastic standing ovation from the crowd.

“I really liked how many different styles of dance were represented in the show,” remarked Teresa Kim ’13. “It seems that every time I go watch a dance performance here, there are more students involved and the level of talent just keeps rising.” n

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AUSTRIA

Regina Ye ’15, Kathleen Leonard ’15, and Jazz Stephens ’14 in Vienna.

Over spring break, three students and Chair of the Foreign Language Department Rick Dixon traveled to Vienna, Austria to take part in the annual exchange with Theresian Academy.

“On our first afternoon we went to Stephansdom, a Gothic Cathedral that was restored in 1950 after being partially destroyed by bombing,” said Leonard. “There we saw the catacombs and had an incredible view of the city from one of the towers. Afterwards we discovered our newfound love of Viennese cafés where we enjoyed coffees, hot chocolates, cakes and other confections.”

Not Just Your Ordinary Spring Break

When students left the Hill at the beginning of March for a two-week respite from their studies, some headed home, embraced solace and relaxation, and visited with friends and family. Other students used the time to embark on adven-

tures around the globe, participating in academic tours and service-learning.

ITALY

Classic students in Italy with English teacher Mason New: from left, Juhyeong Park ’15, New, Melissa Park ’13, Eunice Mok ’13, Mike Otoo ’15, and Logan Sandor ’13.

Classics teacher Jeff Streed and English teacher Mason New accompanied five students on a weeklong exploration of Italy. They went to Rome, Orvieto, and the Bay of Naples.

“The Italy trip was a great experience for all of us,” said Melissa Park ’13. “It brought to life what we had only seen in classrooms and books, and allowed us to see a different culture. We went to several important places in Italy, many of them containing significant sculptures or paintings. I learned so much from the places we went, and was amazed by the things we were able to see, hear, and touch. I cannot choose one single favorite place – all of the places were special to me.”


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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Front row, from left: Science teacher Kathleen Caslow, Merry Sackett ’15, Dayzia Terry ’15, Jo Jo Diaz ’16, Laura Bratton ’15, and Ann Mason ’15. Second row: Math teacher Mimi Hobart, Spanish teacher Kristelle Hicks, Mary Helen Tarbutton ’15, Charlotte Hunt ’14, Felicia Mannix ’14, Anna Shelby ’15, Jordan Daniel ’15, Joseph Lin ’16, Leigh Channell ’15, Augusta Nau ’15, and Spanish teacher Catherine Gomez-Goodnow. Back row: Drew Yardley ’15, Emily Forehand ’15, Gigi Dick ’14, Jay Forehand ’15, Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach, Jake Daniel ’15, Morgan Lineberry ’15, Monica Jeon ’14, and Ivy Houde ’15.

Episcopal students traveled to the Dominican Republic for one week to teach English to elementary school children in the remote community of Monte Cristi, located in the northwest corner of the Dominican Republic, less than 45 minutes from the Haitian border. This town is located in one of the most impoverished areas in the Dominican Republic, and serves as the headquarters and volunteer residence for the non-profit organization, Outreach360, which Episcopal has proudly been a part of since 2005.

“All the students on this trip distinguished themselves by giving their all, impressing both faculty and the staff at Outreach360,” said Spanish teacher Catherine Gomez-Goodnow. “They were richly rewarded with warm hugs and beautiful smiles, earning the adoration of many young admirers, many of whom slipped sweet notes and drawings to their favorite students at the end of the week. Suffice it to say, Episcopal students left the D.R., with the comforting knowl-edge that they had made a positive impact on the children they so selflessly served.”

Rev. Gideon Pollach organized this service trip and other faculty members who participated were math teacher Mimi Hobart, Gomez-Goodnow, Spanish teacher Kristelle Hicks, and science teacher Kathleen Caslow. n

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS

On the mountain, from left: Rennie Harrison’14, science teacher Jim Chesson ’79, Michael Holt ’83, Mandy Holt ’14, Philip Faris ’13, Suzelle Thomas ’14, Austin Wiles ’13, Henry Lawson ’13, Read McNichols ’13, Joslyn Chesson ’13, Abby Halm ’13, and Evan Leonard ’13.

Thirteen members of the Episcopal community headed north for a snowshoe trip through the Adirondack Mountains, starting at the home of science teacher Joe Halm in Silver Bay, N.Y. Michael Holt ’83 and science teacher Jim Chesson ’79 accompanied Halm as chaperones.

“Long days on the trails were filled with beautiful mountain views, group sing-a-longs, and many snow ball fights,” said Mandy Holt ’14. “When the group was not hiking, we were often enjoying warm hot chocolate and playing intense card games in the lodge. The group finished off the trip with one last hike on Wednesday before saying goodbye to the Adirondacks and heading our separate ways.”

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On the Hill, when called to duty, when called to action, the admin-istrators, the Board, students, and

faculty respond with enthusiasm, innovative ideas, and collaboration. The School mission statement requires of its community the self-awareness to understand that they cannot consider themselves individuals alone in the world, whose actions have no consequence to others. Instead it is essential to understand the role of preserving natural resources, both at the School and in the greater community; the role of educating students in areas of environmental sciences and social studies; and the importance of giving to others, who

cannot do for themselves, through sustainable and green service practices. These things are at the very core of being an environmental steward.

Through a number of methods, both established and new to the campus, the School stewards by example, whether it is through such things as ensuring that all new buildings on campus are LEED certified, the continuation of environmental science courses, improving the efficiency of windows, replacing light bulbs, or improving the trash and recycling system on campus. With these efforts, and the continuing education of the School community, both on and off the Hill, Episcopal continues to make great strides in becoming a greener and more sustainable campus.

A Sustainable

School“Sharing diverse life experiences, ideas, and values, students learn humility, resilience, and mutual

respect. Through access to the educational and cultural resources

of the nation’s capital, students are inspired to understand and

embrace a changing world. Together, faculty and students

take initiative as informed citizens and environmental stewards.”

(Excerpt from the Episcopal High School mission statement)


In October 2012, the Advisory Council convened to discuss the

future of the sustainability program at Episcopal. The Council chaired by Edmund and Anne Redd, parents of Elizabeth ’14 and Fleming ’15, with members of the Episcopal com-munity, including Chief Financial Officer Boota deButts ’76, Director of Sustainability and science teacher Casey McCullough, Director of Facilities Ed Rengers, and science teacher Ashley McDowell, explored the current status of environmental sus-tainability at EHS and identified ways to improve and expand the program. The Council considered three differ-ent strategies: ecological footprint, formal curriculum, and extracurricular

activities. The group emerged from the meeting with recommendations for the Board of Trustees, which included installing an energy dashboard system which shows real-time energy usage on campus; pursuing increased efficiencies in on-campus systems; and continued deployment of hydration stations around campus. The Council also recommended that the School adopt a comprehensive mission statement that speaks to the entire community’s desire to make Episcopal a more sustain-able campus, both in physical spaces and “through formal and informal learning experiences, Episcopal will empower every member of the school community to make environmentally conscientious decisions.”

The Advisory Council

The 2012-13 Advisory Council. Front row, from left: Director of Sustainability Casey McCullough, Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01, Catherine Cay Dreese ’96, Leigh Goodwyn, Anne Redd, and Rita Neagli. Back row: Edmund Redd, Johnny Kim ’91, Ted Smith, Campbell Henry ’01, Henry Stoever IV ’84, and Doug Neagli. Not Pictured: Ellen Bivins, Mark Bivins, Grant Brown ’02, and Alexander Hooff ’02.

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Beginning with LEED Certification

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“The focus and visibility to oper-ate in a green way came from

the School’s capital projects,” said Chief Financial Officer Boota deButts ’76.

Since the beginning of The Promise Campaign, there has been a great deal of construction and renovation on campus; each project allowing the School to assess the importance of being more environmental in its practices and pursuing the official commendation for such efforts by becoming LEED certi-fied for all new construction.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) developed the LEED certification process, a point system to which architects and builders can adhere if they intend to design and build environmentally sound structures. According to the USGBC website, the LEED certification process includes the measurement of nine key areas: sustain-able sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, location and linkages, awareness and education, innovation in design, and regional priority.

The Baker Science Center and the Athletics Center are LEED certified and Townsend Hall is set to be LEED certi-fied at its completion.

With the commitment to adhere to the USGBC guidelines for all renova-tions and future construction, the School made a crucial first step to move

students delivered solar lights to Episcopal’s partner school and the sur-rounding village.

“At nighttime, in the village, there are no incandescent lights of any kind, and the schoolrooms are dark,” said Pollach. “When we delivered our solar lights, they couldn’t believe the pos-sibilities. For every hour of exposure to the sun, it created an hour of light to use later. They had been living their life by kerosene lamps, which is hor-rible for the lungs, their eyes, and the atmosphere.”

These service-learning opportunities are invaluable to students, because they offer real-life understanding of the importance of not just service, but also working with people to educate them on the protection of our world. This learned understanding of both the environmental and the global ramifications of our choices in the environment is something Pollach emphasizes within the community.

“As our students understand that we live in a globalized context, that we are part of a larger worldwide commu-nity; that all our actions have affects more broadly, and not just strictly on the campus of Episcopal,” said Pollach, “there is that an intercon-nectedness of our decisions affecting everyone, and there is an overlay of the idea of having a moral and ethical compassion for one another.

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to students provide a fundamental understanding of the importance of caring for natural resources and caring for the community in which we live.

“The class is fast-paced and moves through literally every topic that falls under environmental science,” said McDowell. “The nice thing is that it exposes them to a variety of top-ics; some will enjoy one, maybe not another. They can find one way that environmental science is relevant to them. If you want to be a business person, or a politician, these are the things you need to know, even if you don’t want to be a field scientist or researcher.”

Serving the Community

“Sustainability practices are good Christian practices, good reli-

gious practices,” said Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach. “If there is anything we learned from the creation story, it is that God created the world, left it to our care, and called it good. That

stewardship of the creation should be part of our religious practice; that it is not ours to abuse, but rather it is ours to conserve and care for. Now that we have become more and more aware of the impact that our lives make on the planet around us, we need to be more aware that it is good practice of people of faith to preserve the earth that God has created.”

This fundamental idea that stew-ardship and faith and sustainability are interconnected resonates through-out the School community. An annual trip to West Virginia to serve a community in the Appalachian Ridge is one example of the School’s commitment to give students the opportunity to serve using good environmental practices. Over the course of the last few years, students have worked with an organization called New Vision Renewable Energy (NVRE) to help make homes in this region more energy efficient. Episcopal students and faculty helped NVRE by fabricating solar panels in Baker Science Center; those panels were taken to West Virginia for use in the community. Work with NVRE extended to Haiti; Pollach and EHS

toward a more sustainable campus, spe-cifically reusing building materials from the existing structure, achieving good indoor air quality, increasing ventila-tion, efficiently managing construction waste, and using low-emitting materials in adhesives, paints, carpets, and wood.

Director of Sustainability

The next step was the decision to hire a director of sustainability,

who is responsible for working with the administration and Board, as well as spearheading initiatives on campus with students and faculty.

“Symbolically, you can say you are green,” said deButts, “but at the end of the day, putting your money behind your words demonstrates a big commit-ment. That is the single largest sign of a commitment – hiring someone for this position.”

Casey McCullough came to Episcopal this year from California, where he was

both an environmental science teacher and sustainability coordinator at a school in San Jose. With a master’s degree in energy and resources, coupled with a desire to educate communities about the importance of environmental sustain-ability, McCullough offers experienced insight for creating programs that will encourage the community to be more involved. His first project is educating the community about recycling.

“Recycling is not necessarily the most important thing that a campus does, but it’s the most visible,” he said. McCullough and the Service Council students took an inventory of the trash and recycling bins on campus and discovered that the contents were not so different from one another. It was

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Energy Dashboard: An energy dashboard will show real-time energy use for the buildings on campus. By next fall, there will be two dashboards on campus increasing awareness of consumption.

Light Bulb Campaign: When an incandescent light bulb is changed out for LED lamp, the cost savings is over 80 percent. Incandescent light bulbs waste 90 percent of the energy they consume on heat. LEDs use small, powerful sources of light, shine in one direction, and produce a small fraction of the heat. They also last longer than other types of lighting. Director of Facilities Ed Rengers is working with a company called NextGen that will come to campus and survey the cost effectiveness of replacing every lamp on campus with LEDs, and then will prove the cost-savings, which could be as much as $10,000 a month. This initiative, coupled with educating the community about simply turning lights off when leaving a room, will serve to improve the efficiency of Episcopal’s system.

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immediately apparent that the commu-nity needed to be educated about what needs to go in a trash bin and what can be recycled. McCullough and the cheerleaders presented during commu-nity meeting, encouraging students to be more proactive in recycling. In addi-tion the Service Club made signs to hang near the trash and recycling bins so that students would know what was to go in each. “Even well-intentioned people are unclear about what needs to go in each bin,” McCullough said.

McCullough is also working to ensure that every trash can has a recy-cling can next to it. “People just tend to do what is convenient,” he said, “and we need to make it equally conve-nient to do the right thing.”

In the Classroom

Social Studies Chair Heidi Huntley’s background might not necessarily

reflect someone with a passion in the energy issues facing our world. She holds a degree in art history but said that studying art history helps one to see things in a bigger context; it involves understanding the backdrops of history, politics, and culture. At her previous school, Huntley team-taught

with teachers of varying backgrounds and expertise. It was through this experience she learned and developed a strong understanding of the effect and consequences that the subject of energy has on our world and the importance behind educating students about energy through the perspective of not just science, but also politics, culture, and history.

Huntley brought her interest to Episcopal and now years later, she continues to educate and inspire stu-dents to study and understand the issue of energy. Throughout the course, Advanced Topics in Social Studies: Energy, students look at energy through four different lenses: scientific and technological, environmental,

Hydration Stations: Director of Sustainability Casey McCullough is encouraging students to carry reusable water bottles, suspending use of the plastic ones that are simply thrown away. The first-installed station in Stewart Gym is more than just a filtered water fountain; it keeps a running total of the number of disposable water bottles that are not being used.

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Dining Hall: All of the uneaten and unserved food on campus goes to the Capital Area Food Bank in D.C. In addition, table scraps from the dining room are put in compost bins on campus and sent to a compost facility, where it is then distributed on a large-scale basis.

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economic, and political. This year, she is co-teaching the course with McCullough. He will be able to con-tribute a more scientific approach to the subject.

Studying past and current events brings real-life scenarios to the class-room, and Huntley capitalizes on that; one of the projects during the course requires students to carefully study the energy issues facing another region and to design an energy plan for that region that they then present to the class and faculty members.

Huntley knows that her finite time with the students in one course offers them limited exposure to the subject of energy. But through off-campus tours through the

Washington Program and the study of current events and case studies, Huntley provides a strong and lasting foundation for students who are interested in pursuing the subject after leaving the Hill.

On the other side of campus, sci-ence teacher Ashley McDowell

discusses with her AP environmental science students the “Tragedy of the Commons,” a concept developed by author Garrett Hardin. The theory behind it is that if a resource is held for common use, it will ultimately be destroyed because no one feels it is their personal responsibility to care for it. McDowell and the students discuss examples of things that are

A Sustainable

Schoolfor common use, such as fish sup-ply and waterways. Few care to take ownership of these things, despite the millions that are using them, and this will lead to their destruction; this strikes a chord with the students as they consider the ramifications of this aspect of human nature. McDowell shares with her students that Hardin believed that to avoid this destruction, it is imperative that we must change our values and ideas of morality.

Throughout the school year, McDowell’s course focuses on other environmental issues, including air pollution, global change, nonrenew-able energy sources, waste generation, and food. Her course syllabus is a veritable list of talking points for the importance of sustainability in the larger world, but also to a smaller scale on campus. The readings, projects, tours, and resources offered

Recycling and Trash: When trash is hauled away by the waste management company, the School pays per ton. When recycling, there is no haul charge; there is a fee for the pick-up service. When recycling increases on campus, the cost of hauling trash will go down, simply because there will be less of what constitutes trash to be hauled out. The trash compactors are more efficient for storing more trash, and it is not necessary to have the trash hauled out as frequently. According to Director of Facilities Ed Rengers, it used to be standard procedure when replacing an appliance, the old appliance went into the dumpster. Now the School recycles 100 percent of the metal waste that comes out of the buildings on campus. “Now, instead of ending up in a landfill, that metal is reused,” said Rengers.

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Tree Planting Program: Over 600 trees have been planted on campus over the course of the last two summers, with new plans developing for more trees and planting around campus.

Anderson Pond: The pond is “more than just something pretty to look at,” said Rengers. The pond catches all sediment and run-off from the fields, so that all fertilizer settles in the bottom of the pond instead of running out to the Chesapeake Bay.

8Organic Garden: Art teacher Nat Duffield works with students on maintaining a sustainable organic garden that provides food for the hungry in Arlington. Most of the produce has gone to the Plant a Row for the Hungry Campaign.

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As an avid outdoorsman, Louis Bacon ’74, has more than just a passion for protecting nature. He is the founder of Moore Capital Management, LP and dedicates much of his time, finances, and energy to supporting the conservation of natural resources and wildlife habitats. His lifelong experiences as a hunter and fisherman give him a deep understanding of the needs of the natural world. Bacon’s passion for the outdoors led him to create The Moore Charitable Foundation in 1992 to support nonprofit organizations working to conserve and protect wildlife, watersheds, and oceans.

Bacon has supported conservation across the United States and in the Bahamas. He was the founding sponsor of Waterkeeper Alliance, which rep-licated the successful Hudson Riverkeeper model, propelling a movement of over 200 collaborative organizations defending waterbodies across the world.

On Long Island, he donated a conservation easement and developed a habitat restoration and management plan on Robins Island, a unique ecosystem threatened by development. Robins is now preserved in perpetuity as a haven for endangered shorebirds, including Least Tern and Piping Plovers.

In North Carolina, he is restoring rice fields, marshes, and long leaf pine forest at Orton Plantation, which in the early 20th century was home to the only known colony of the Great Egret, the National Audubon Society’s iconic symbol. This effort will increase the populations of egrets, herons, and the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker to the area.

He supported the Nature Conservancy’s creation of a 50-acre safe haven for three protected bird species on Tern Island, N.Y., and he backed a campaign to protect the Everglades, key to wad-ing birds like the Roseate Spoonbill.

In December 2012, Bacon signed a conserva-tion easement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, protecting his property, the Trinchera Blanca Ranch, in perpetuity and creating the largest conservation easement in the state of Colorado. This followed months of Bacon’s work to protect the land from development; two energy companies had plans to build a massive energy transmission line through the property. Another route has been proposed for the line. In January 2013, Bacon was honored by the National Audubon Society with the Audubon Medal, an award given in recognition of outstanding achieve-ment and influence in conservation and environ-mental protection.

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While on the Hill, Louis Bacon ’74 was active in the Energy Conservation Club and the Recycling Club.

The Trinchera Blanca Ranch, the largest conservation easement in the state of Colorado.

Robins Island, Long Island, NY.

“ Lead from behind. It may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes we are most effective when we quietly

provide support and direction to those who have the most to lose, who

have been in the local community the longest and count on the land for

their livelihood, health, or sanity.”Louis Bacon ’74 upon receipt of the

Audubon Medal on Jan. 17, 2013

One of my favorite things that Episcopal has to offer is its wide variety of classes. Last year, I was able to take AP Environmental Science, which sparked my

interest in the environment and ended up making me aware of how it connected back to everyday life, especially here at EHS. The course was interesting because it covered everything from the biology of the environment to the sustainability needed to protect it, which in turn, made me environmentally aware.

Before I took this class, I knew that things such as turning off the lights and turning down the heat saved energy, but I never really knew what saving energy meant. Of course, I have been told to do these things a million times, but once I learned the logistics behind it, I realized that my personal actions could change the environment for the better. One “tool” that we used in class, which really helped me see this from a different perspective, was a website that calculated my carbon footprint, or in other words, how much carbon is being emitted into the atmosphere due to my actions. It can be calculated by person or household and measures things such as the length of your shower, how often you do laundry, how often you drive, etc. The number struck me and made me conscious of my actions, persuading me to change my lifestyle in order to protect the environment. Of course, my actions are not enough to make a huge difference, but I hope others will follow in my footsteps so that what I

VoicesSydnor Kerns ’13

learned through this class will influence more than just the students in it.

Another way that the class shows how firsthand actions are beneficial is through its tours. Almost every Wednesday the class has a tour that is not only interesting, but helpful from a learning standpoint. My class went to an energy fair, a trash plant that converts waste to energy, a dairy farm, national forests, and many more fascinating locations that enhance the learning experience. Being close to such a major city lets Episcopal take advantage of all that it has to offer, and this class uses that advantage to the best of its ability. The class not only taught me these useful tools that are seen in and apply to everyday life, but its wide range of topics gave me a common base of knowledge to work off of in other aspects of my life.

The overall knowledge that I took away from this class is what affected me most. Since I took the class, I am so much more aware of things that deal with the environment, and also,

Sydnor Kerns ’13

When I was a senior at EHS, I discovered how much the environmental sciences interest me. I had been a member of the Environmental Club since

my freshman year, but it wasn’t until I took AP Environmental Science that I really began to get involved.

The class intrigued me, especially the parts involving human impact on the environment. Things such as rates of rising carbon dioxide levels and planet temperature, treatment of animals intended for human consumption, and deforestation rates really made me look at my lifestyle and make some changes. I worked with the Environmental Club on the energy challenge for that year to come up with ways to reduce the energy use across campus. I changed a few everyday habits, such as simply making sure to turn off lights when leaving rooms, unplug-ging chargers that I wasn’t using, recycling more, or walking instead of driving places. I began to really examine my day-to-day life and make any changes I could to help reduce my own energy usage and that of those around me.

Since graduating from Episcopal, I have spent the last two years at the University

of Virginia, where I decided to major in environmental science in hopes of continu-ing to work on reducing human impact on the environment. I have taken a number of environmental science classes, all of which helped me begin to define what I want to do in this field after college. As of now, I hope to either work with companies to reduce their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions or to take a slightly different route and possibly do field work to help gather research and information on the changes happening around the globe.

While these are down-the-road goals, I continue to implement the things I learned at Episcopal to reduce my everyday impact on the environment. Ultimately, my passion for the environment stemmed from my senior year environmental science class and has continued to drive both my academic and non-academic pursuits ever since. n

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Science teacher Ashley McDowell’s AP environmental science course offers students the opportunity to learn about a wide-range of environmental issues, from air pollution to waste generation. From left: Read McNichols ’13, McDowell, and Jihyun Lee ’13.

much more educated in this category compared to my peers. For example, in my economics class, we have been learning about the economics that play into the environment and how what humans are doing to the environment is not only hurting it, but also hurting ourselves because of the price we have to pay to make up for our damaging actions.

My background from AP Environmental Science helped me understand these concepts in more detail and made my final paper on this subject much more in depth and meaningful. This topic should be intriguing to everybody, and I strongly suggest taking the class, if you have the chance. Not only does it open your eyes to see the world that we live in differently, but it also allows you to get involved in movements, either at EHS or back home, that are cleaning up our ignorance. n

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Sydnor Kerns ’13 (right) with a park ranger from the Prince William Forest National Park in Virginia. Kerns and EHS classmates went there as a part of the Washington Program and learned about the efforts to restore the area from the damaging effects of a pyrite mine that existed in the early 1900s.

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“I can think of no better legacy than investing in the future generations. My family and I are pleased to support the Episcopal faculty and programs through my will. A planned gift is easy to implement and allows us to join others in providing

the resources the School needs to help the promise of its future become a reality. There is no doubt that the best is yet to come.”

–RICHARD BERKELEY ’70

For nearly 175 years Episcopal

High School masters with

names like Callaway,

Ravenel, and Whittle

have taught, coached,

and mentored generations

of students – investing time,

energy, and talent in the youngsters

placed under their care. Teachers are no longer

referred to as masters and their names are different;

however, the men and women on today’s faculty are

just as dedicated to Episcopal’s students. Another

constant throughout the School’s history has been the

outstanding support of alumni and parents, without

whom influential teachers like Rick Stubbs, Jeff Streed,

Jackie Maher, and Viviana Davila might not have made

EHS their life’s work.

Through planned giving,

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To plan your gift or to learn more about bequests,

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FIVE YEARS AND $85 MILLION: CELEBRATING THE GENEROSITY AND

COMMITMENT OF THE EHS COMMUNITY

On June 30, 2013, the books will close on The EHS Promise Campaign, and a generation of the Episcopal High School community will have, once again, stepped up and answered the call to advance this incomparable institution toward a robust future.

Strive, Inspire, Sustain, Connect. These words have captured the Campaign’s four priorities since its launch in 2009. Today, as the impacts of the Campaign’s success reach all corners of campus, the meaning of these words to the EHS community is evident. This School and the people who bring purpose and life to its mission have never striven with greater intensity, inspired with greater passion, sustained with greater resolve, nor connected with greater devotion. And it is the people of EHS who make it possible: the alumni, parents, grandparents, friends, and faculty who invest in every aspect of our students’ journeys – their successes, their struggles, their explorations, and their discoveries.

After all, the “promise” of EHS is, and always has been, about the student.


Our students cherish the tradition of spirited competition at EHS, and they embrace routines of physical conditioning that improve self-esteem and are critical to lifelong health. To fully meet the needs of our 43 interscholastic teams and other athletic offerings, The Promise has delivered extraordinary enhancements to the EHS athletics facilities, including:

New 60,000 Square-Foot Athletics Center Renovations and Upgrades:

• Centennial Hall • Flippin Field House • Wrestling Cage • Four New Squash Courts in the Goodman Squash Center

“The new athletics center is an amazing facility,” said Director of Boys’ Athletics Jim Fitzpatrick. “Along with the renovations to Centennial, the Cage, and Flippin Field House, EHS enjoys hav-ing some of the best athletic facilities in the country.”

Director of Girls’ Athletics Jen Fitzpatrick added, “These facilities have created a central gather-ing place at the core of our community. Students, faculty, families, and friends gather to watch games or just play sports in their free time.”

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Thoughtfully designed learning spaces motivate students, encouraging them to open their minds and actively engage with their classmates and faculty. In the classrooms of EHS, dedicated faculty have captivated generations of students, inspiring passion for the liberal arts and a lifelong love of learning. To bring all academic spaces to new and high standards of excellence, The Promise has delivered:

Expanded and Transformed David H. March Library Townsend Hall – opening fall 2013

“Both the renovated March Library and the eagerly anticipated Townsend Hall offer state-of-the-art learning environments while retaining the warmth and ambiance of traditional academic spaces,” said Assistant Head for Academics Mary Fielder. “As we focus on greater innovation in both pedagogy and curricular content, the larger classrooms and enhanced communal academic places serve as inspiration for both our teachers and our students.”

INSPIRE

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Ask an Episcopal alumnus what the greatest aspects of their experience on the Hill were, and you are certain to hear about “the relationships.” Combine motivated and curious students with tire-less and passionate faculty, and the result is powerful. To put EHS within reach to more students, to increase the number of faculty residing on campus, and to ensure a welcoming first impression for prospective families, The Promise has delivered:

Over $15 Million Endowed for Middle-Income Financial Aid Plans for Four New Faculty Apartments in the Bookstore Building – opening 2014 Expansion of Penick Hall and the Admissions Office

“The Middle-Income Financial Aid Initiative has enabled us to enroll outstanding candidates who otherwise would not have received the financial support necessary to make Episcopal an option,” said Director of Admissions Scott Conklin. “These students contribute to our School and community in many ways, and we are grateful to have the ability to make their dream of attending – and our dream of welcoming them to EHS – a reality.”

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Year after year, as students settle into their home away from home on the Hill, they have found Episcopal’s campus to be so much more than just dorms and classrooms. Here they find perfect venues for academic, spiritual, athletic, and social facets of high school life. To ensure that pro-gram needs are met while also modeling responsible environmental and fiscal stewardship, The Promise has delivered:

Episcopal’s Tree Planting Program Designed Pathways and Spaces

Woodland Management Plan for Laird Acres LEED Certification of all New Construction $10 million in Annual Fund Support

“We are very fortunate that we have a donor who had the vision and the willingness to make a large investment now that would literally grow into a larger investment for future generations of Episcopal students,” said EHS Chief Financial Officer Boota deButts ’76. “It will be the future generations of Episcopal students who will enjoy the beauty of these 600 plus trees that have been planted over the period of The Promise Campaign.”

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It is not too late to be part of The Promise! Gifts and pledges received by June 30, 2013 will be counted toward the Campaign. To make a commitment, please call or email:Robert C. EckertDirector of Development877-EHS-1839 or [email protected]

TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF LEADERSHIP“ Over the past several months, I’ve thought quite a bit about my years here and how much the School has meant to me and my family. Those who know the School well understand that Episcopal is not just a place where you take a job – it’s a place where you embrace a life. I am grateful for all the wonderful friendships I have made over the years. I think we can all take pride in the EHS of today and the enduring value of the School’s foundation.”

ROBERT. C. ECKERT

As the books close on The Promise Campaign, so will the EHS career of Director of Development Robert C. Eckert. Eckert will retire on June 30 after 21 years at the helm of Episcopal’s Alumni and Development Office.

The High School has accomplished remarkable advancement under Eckert’s leadership. His strategic vision, strong development instincts, and quiet resolve have resulted in over $210 million in capital and endowment gifts through four campaigns, all while building the School’s annual fund. He

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The Eckert family: Robin, Beth, Bob, and Elizabeth.

has also overseen the evolution of the Alumni and Development Office, parent programs, and communications depart-ment to programs that rival those of small colleges and universities.

Many may not be aware that Eckert is a trained and accomplished musician. A classical pianist, Eckert was a college pro-fessor and chair of the Music Department at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., before transitioning into the development side of education. He has been a fabulous “conductor” of Episcopal’s development efforts for over two decades.

“Bob Eckert has skillfully directed the rhythm and enhanced the qual-ity of all EHS fundraising, alumni, and communications programs, reaching out to our multiple constituencies,” said Headmaster Rob Hershey. “As ‘the maestro’ departs, his EHS career concludes with a crescendo – The Promise Campaign! Just like a great work of music, the results of his steadfast dedication to EHS will have a lasting impact on the lives of all of those connected with the School for years to come.” n

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1940Jesse Couch6015 Pine Forest RoadHouston, TX 77057(H) 713-789-0050(O) [email protected]

1941Gib Semmes3620 Littledale Road, Apt. 217Kensington, MD 20895-3448(H) 301-299-3855(O) 301-299-8775

1942Class Correspondent Needed Please call Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, to volunteer: 703-933-4046.

1943John MelvinP.O. Box 1770Pawley’s Island, SC 29585(H) [email protected]

I visited with Frank Dusch in November for our annual get-together to attend a Carolina Panther’s game. Frank has moved to very comfortable quarters in an assisted living establish-ment in Concord, N.C. Incidentally, the Panthers won, and a good time was had by all. Also, David “Farmer” Carr called in December to offer his and Marty’s yuletide greetings. They are doing well, but Farmer shared my grief over the deterioration of our respective golf games.


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Gaylord Clark reports, “I am fully retired from a career in hand surgery. I live on the family farm in Stevenson, Md. – my 84th year on the land. We raise chickens and market their eggs.”

1947Harvey LindsayOne Colley Avenue, Apt. 900Norfolk, VA 23510(H) 757-423-1877(O) [email protected]

The passing recently of Bill Hagen brings back some wonderful memories of the 60th Reunion we had for our class and the stories that were told, some of which were a little exaggerated, but it was great to hear them. If you’ll remem-ber, Bill was a pitcher on our baseball team at EHS and was a good player who contributed so much to the team. He told a great story about what I call “the catch” that was made in the game against Woodberry Forest in 1946 when Stuart Gilchrist, who I believe was playing cen-ter field, made a spectacular catch in the last inning of the game to save the win for EHS. When you heard Bill tell the story, you would think we were playing in the World Series, but it is a story that I always love to hear, and I remember very well the catch. Stuart denies that it was such a great play, but in all honesty, it was one of the finest plays I’ve ever seen on the baseball diamond at EHS.

Also, in regard to sports at EHS, I’m reminded of a football game in 1946. We were playing Randolph Macon Academy at Episcopal, and the world was introduced to the first spike of a football by a player. We scored in the last few minutes of the game, and Charlie Carroll, who at that time was playing quarterback on the extra-point play, was successful in passing to Ed Leake, who then spiked the ball in the end zone. I believe this was the first time a spike was introduced in a game, and my good friend Ed Leake should get credit for this.

Also another memory about EHS was the Monday days off, which we had


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and I understand now that has been changed. At the time we were there, we went to class on Saturday and got every Monday off. Many of us, after walking off our demerits, would go in to Washington and usually see at least one movie and maybe two, plus get a good meal at O’Donnell’s with the famous rum buns. On this particular Monday, several of us went to a theater in Washington to see the Nat King Cole Trio perform. I always remember them coming out on the stage in their white suits and Nat King Cole singing all of the great songs. This was really a tremendous performance and a fond memory to me of our Mondays in Washington. These are the kinds of stories that I think about a lot when reminiscing about EHS and the times we had there. It was a great time for us.

1948Hugh Richardson1819 Peachtree Road, NE, #200Atlanta, GA 30309-1850(O) 404-351-094165th Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

It is doubtful that any other class in the first half of the 20th century can count

seven members of its 11 football starters (they played both offense and defense) who went on to compete in college. The photo above pictures our quarterback Rufus Barkley (University of Virginia); left halfback Phil Duckett (Navy); cap-tain and fullback Tommy Birge (VMI); and right halfback Chris Holland (VMI) at our 50th Reunion in 1998. Not shown are linemen Weir Goodwin (captain at VMI his senior year); alter-nate captain Miles Gregory (University of North Carolina); and Dalt Ruffin (University of North Carolina).

The Class of ’48 is planning to hold its 65th Reunion on June 7-8, 2013, on The Holy Hill. As far as is known, no other class this long out has had an official gathering.

The organizer for the 65th Reunion is Episcopal’s energetic and enthusi-astic Director of Alumni and Parent Programs Lyle Farrar ’04. As of January 2013, five members have signed up: Paul Barringer, Jack Clarkson, Will London, Gus Middleton, and Henry Schacht. Possibles are: Dick Cocke, Bill Dunn, Pete Eastwood, Henry Fair, Ben Moore (who has called to report that his grandson, Benjamin Allston Moore IV ’14, is at The High School and “enjoying it thor-oughly”), Lockwood Rainhard, Hugh Richardson, and Dalt Ruffin.

Bruce Ballenger, who died of mul-tiple organ failure on July 28, 2012, was

one of the hardest workers on the track team for Coach A. R. Hoxton, Jr. ’35. He also worked hard in sending his progeny to EHS. A SAE at Davidson, Bruce majored in business and was a banker in New York City when he met a pretty Northerner, Nancy Lee, who had transferred from Vassar to Columbia. They married in 1953 at her Watertown, Conn., home. Later, following their move to Bruce’s home-town, Charlotte, Nancy decided to get her college diploma after their fourth child was born. She wound up receiving three degrees from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Bruce was an ardent golfer and became interested in genealogy. Nancy says his travels took him as far as England for graveyard searches of descendants, and his treatise, “The Ballengers of Tryon (NC)” is in several historical libraries. Two of Bruce and Nancy’s sons, Bruce G. Ballenger, Jr. ’73 and Steven C. Ballenger ’81, and one grandson Jackson R. Ballenger ’10 are Old Boys. Another grandson, David E. Ballenger ’13, graduates this spring. Also surviv-ing is Bruce’s older brother, Cass Ballenger ’44, who served as a member of Congress for North Carolina’s 10th District.

From other classes: It’s been said that Charlotte sends the most students to Episcopal. During our time, it also sent two of the best athletes. One is

On July 4, 2012, Van Thornhill ’41 posed with a photograph of himself taken in 1945. Van was awarded a Bronze Star medal for his heroic service with the 178th Engineer Combat Battalion of the U.S. Army in Luxembourg during World War II.

Members of the 1947 football team enjoyed their 50th Reunion in 1998.

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Oliver “Bo” Roddey ’46, who gradu-ated after only two years but lettered in football, basketball, and tennis and has been inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame. The other is Heath Alexander ’46, father of Heath Alexander ’72 and a great friend of Bo. Heath was at EHS for only half a year, entering in January 1946 after mili-tary service. Before that, he attended Darlington School in Rome, Ga., where he won monograms in football, basketball, tennis, and track. While at Darlington, Heath won the Mid-South Singles Tennis Tournament defeating Frank Owens from Chattanooga’s Baylor School. After their match, Heath accepted Owens’ congratulations and then ducked behind a building for a quick cigarette before changing into his track uniform and going out and winning the tourney’s 100-yard dash. (Darlington did not require athletes to sign no-smoking pledges.) While at Episcopal for only five months, Heath lettered in basketball, track, and tennis and joined “The Bouillies,” an alterna-tive to the regular smoking crowd in Egypt, according to one of the group’s founders, Eddie Leake ’47. As for Frank Owens, he is the great-uncle of Katie Chapman ’09, now a senior at the University of the South. When she was at Episcopal, Katie’s father, Owens Chapman, says she played basketball and field hockey. At Sewanee, Katie is the treasurer of her sorority, has a double major – specializing in Spanish and minoring in economics – and spent two weeks in Cuba for which she received scholastic credit.

Getting back to our 65th Reunion, Lyle Farrar ’04 assures us that golf carts will be available if needed and that class members and their ladies will find the Friday dinner accessible. Since Nurse “Enema Annie” Glascock is no longer with us, it is hoped that Dr. Gus Middleton, a definite returnee, will advise if there are any medical problems.


1950Gish Anderson109 Oak Hill LaneNew Bern, NC 28562(H) [email protected] Ritchie1848 Westview RoadCharlottesville, VA 22903(H) [email protected]

From John Ritchie: I was very lucky last fall when I found that my new U.Va. football seats were right behind Lou Showalter ’49. Lou played guard on the 1948 and 1949 EHS football teams and is remembered in “Whispers” as being nicknamed “Nails.” The ’48 team was one of The High School’s greatest – undefeated and inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame a few years ago. Lou went on to play football for Virginia. Renewing my friendship with Lou was real compensation for a disappointing U.Va. season.

I received another report of a great 80th birthday celebration. Please keep

these coming. This one is from Jim McNeely. He writes, “Bobby [his wife] and I celebrated my 80th birthday in New York. We stayed at a former Vanderbilt mansion on the Upper East Side, now an Episcopal retreat house, attended the Winter Antiques Show, and heard a 30-voice boys’ choir at St. Thomas Church (where, in 1960, my first wedding ceremony was performed by Roger Walke ’32. The high point was seeing Juan Diego Flores and Pretty Yende in “Le Comte Ory,” a Rossini farce with the male chorus (several bearded) dressed as nuns. Reminded me of my skirt role opposite Harry Arnold on the stage of Stewart Gym.”

Jim then adds a teaser, “I merit a paragraph in the recently published biography of Sylvia Plath, ‘Mad Girl’s Love Song.’ I took her out several times and became one of hundreds of men the British author interviewed in an effort to gain insight into her life before she met Ted Hughes.” I guess we shall have to get the book to learn if Jim shared any insights into the life of this literary celebrity.

Jim concludes that he and Bobby are taking four of his younger grandchil-dren, without their parents, on the train from Boston to their retreat in South Freeport, Maine, where the children will sleep in the third floor of his fascinating tower studio, play in the snow left by the previous week’s blizzard, and hear him sing in the choir.

Speaking of that blizzard, Don Scott writes that Carol and he survived the “Blizzard of 2013” in good form in their home on Cape Cod – never lost power – and are off for a little R&R and sunshine in Belize! That is good form, Don!

And I must mention that my Virginia has also fled the winter weather with several girlfriends on what they describe as a spiritual quest to India. They made a similar journey to southern India about a year ago. This time they are visiting northern India around Varanasi and Rishikesh.

Lew Showalter ’49 (left) and John Ritchie ’50 at a U.Va. football game.


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1951Walter Reed(H) [email protected]

Dear Classmates,I apologize for not being able to contact more of you, but getting older seems to slow one down. Here’s the lowdown on those who were available:

Kay and Bill Blake – Bill says they are all okay, especially the three daughters and seven grandchildren. Regrettably, he has lost touch with Syd Shuford his old roomie and, unfortu-nately, so have I. Bill is easing out of the financial contribution business but with Mardi Gras approaching they should find happy times.

Betty and Frank Boxley – Frank’s hip is on the mend. His physical therapy has helped a lot, and he has reached the point of mall-walking five days a week. He reports that Sybil Fishburn is doing well, and that’s good news indeed.

Tommy Buist – I was unable to contact Tommy but our mutual friends, Bob and Randy Beretta, told me that he is just fine and that they will let him know that I missed him.

Marion and Bill Calvert – I had a really nice chat with my old roomie whose Christmas photo of his family

resembles a handsome mass of young-sters with a few oldsters here and there. All are well, and Bill continues to sup-port his church and his singing (church and barbershop). We shared the trials of trying to use Facebook as well as the universal demand for passwords long since forgotten. The discussion then strayed to our tendency to delay update of personal records and memories of trying to perform our jobs under micromanagers. Retirement solved that last issue.

Ann and Pegram Harrison – I contacted Pegram at his Atlanta digs, and he admitted to doing a lot of travelling, something Loli and I love to do as well and plan to resume once our health issues are solved. He kindly offered to put us up when we visit one of our nieces when we get to Atlanta, and I assured him that we’d really look forward to that.

Mildred and Jim Hickson – Jim is still well and into shooting his many weapons (nothing big-clip military) and gave me a detailed course in how he loads his various types of ammo. Apparently, while tracking bird targets, he discovered that they were disap-pearing in mid-track, and his doctor told him he has a macular hole inside his right eye. He also has cataracts, so

surgery is in his near future. I told him that both Loli and I have had the cata-ract surgery, and it’s nothing to worry about. He then admitted to weighing in at around 203 pounds and described his calorie-laden meals. I told him about our Weight Watcher programs (Loli has lost over 10 pounds, and I have lost 30 pounds, both in about four months). He said he is going to check it out, and we are sure that, if he sticks to the pro-gram, he will experience the same result.

Nancy and Johns Jaudon – I just received an email from Johns advising me that he is no longer lost! It seems that he changed his email address, and I didn’t have a phone number for him. Anyway, he spends most of his time golfing and working as a hospital volunteer, as does Nancy. Both have done so well that they are now holding down executive positions in the field; he will soon be president for the Georgia Council on Volunteers and Auxiliaries, and Nancy is now district director for the Georgia Board of Auxiliaries. He said his duties resemble being president of a sorority since the field was mostly women, but more men are beginning to enter it now. Incidentally, he is the first man ever to hold his position. Regarding his family, all goes well, and it shows us all how our EHS experience has been passed on to our youngsters. They have two granddaughters getting married soon (Does the bride’s family still pay for everything?) and another granddaughter just graduating from college. Also, their youngest grandson graduates from high school soon. Is he interested in a military career?

Sylvia and Minor Lee Marston – What a surprise! Lee said that he thought I was calling to congratulate him on his Ravens victory at the Super Bowl. Hmm, as I remember, my 49ers could have won it in the last minute of the game if the ref had called that face-mask penalty. Ah well, our team is just getting better and next year will show them a thing or two. The Marstons are doing well and are fully justified in their pride for all the good works they are doing in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Their church and several non-profits have established schools in both

Bill Calvert ’51 (center) with four of his six EHS grandsons. Left to right: Ben Catlett ’11, Calvert Bobola ’10, Bill Calvert ’51, Trevor Bobola ’11, and Cooper Catlett ’14. Not pictured: Reid Wilson ’05 and Eric Wilson ’07.

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countries and teach in Creole as well as English, French, and Spanish. Also they have exchange programs at our semi-naries for adults, and it all is aimed at preparing the next few generations for leadership roles and values in the future. Mighty fine, say I.

Charlie Merriman – Charlie has moved from Richmond to Maine, but I have not been able to contact him yet. Anyway, hope springs eternal.

Holly and Jere Michael – I had a nice chat with Jere. Both are in good shape and involved in many things including the local Yale Club. He says life in Tucson is good with gym work-outs, plenty of reading, date nights, and lots of travelling. Their last trip was a tour of the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and Greece. Loli and I remember seeing a Rick Steves show of that area; really nice.

Bill Whitefield ’50 – Bill keeps informed on the whole world via such publications as The Economist, and we discuss it all in our occasional phone calls. Both Loli and I were quite impressed with recent articles on Spain (Loli’s home country) which fleshed out events that we watch on TVE, Spanish television, and hear from her family on frequent telephone calls. We are sad-dened by the economic situation there but hope that the new government, with EU help, will be able to restore faith in the banking system and return the economy to its previous strength.

Loli and Walt Reed – As you know, we have struggled with several major health issues in the past but now we are slowly gaining strength and have hope of returning to full health this year. Our two daughters are doing well. Mariah is a college professor in theater arts in Florida. Her 23-year-old daughter has graduated in architecture at Florida University. Our youngest daughter, Patricia, is a doctor of veterinary medicine working for The Wildlife Conservation Society. She and her Husband (also WCS), daughter, and son live in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo. They love Africa and have lived in three countries over a period of 13 years.

So that’s it for now. Loli and I send

our very best to all of you and, as I discussed with all the above classmates, recommend reading a small book enti-tled “Proof of Heaven,” which has made such a strong impression on us both. The author is a neurosurgeon named Eben Alexander, and he and his family live and work in Lynchburg, Va. He recounts his near-death experience and how, being a doctor and a scientist he had no interest in faith or religion until he was struck down and nearly killed by savage bacteria. Many of our classmates had heard of it and several said they wanted to read it, too. I hope many of you will share this experience with us. Bless you all. Sincerely, Walter.

1952Fred Cleveland(H) [email protected]

1953Ed Mullins(H) 803-782-3027(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

William Spencer writes “I have been blessed to live and rear my family in Asheville since 1962, when I moved here from Rocky Mount, N.C. as a banker. We made the huge effort to stay here in the place where I met my ‘Carolina nurse’ wife and had three wonderful children (Don’t we all, if lucky?) All have great jobs and own places to live – two here and one in Winston-Salem. I just don’t have any ‘grands’ yet, who can sit down to totally educate me on my computer. We are retired and have been totally blessed in our now 50th year of marriage! I was so sad to learn that my old room-mate, Pete Day, who had been blind for years, passed about a year ago, a little after Jay Corson. I try to keep up now with Scott Parker, Jim Simmonds (at U.Va.), and Charlie Tompkins ’54 in Charlotte – and just hear about all the old rowdies from Hickory, Charlotte, Charleston, S.C., and the unforgettable Fritz Van Winkle from Atlanta. You guys have a great time at

your upcoming gathering of superb old friends!”

Jim Simmonds says, “All goes rela-tively well. My health remains good (I think!) I read a lot; help out a bit with the applied math courses in the U.Va. engineering school, and try to solve a few elementary math problems. When we can, my wife, Monique, and I try to get to France, usually to Paris (where else?) I’ve been in contact with Drummond Ayres and plan to attend the 60th (gasp!) Reunion.

Bailey Patrick reports, “I am now of counsel at K&L Gates but continue to be fairly active when I am in town. Rose Reece and I still enjoy travelling. We are looking forward to a trip to Paris and the Riviera in March. We have been blessed with nine grandchildren, five of whom attended EHS. I am enjoying following the career of my grandson, Bailey ’11, who is attending UNC- Chapel Hill on a golf scholarship. Our son, Bailey ’79, is serving on Episcopal’s Board and reports that all goes well at The High School. I doubt that I will attend our next Reunion.”

From Peter Page: At the request of the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, I wrote for the court system archives a letter containing some anec-dotes from my service as a judge in the late 1960s. The letter was published in the Alaska Bar rag. I wrote a separate piece for my grandchildren about flying in the F-100 a search for Francis Gary Powers in Turkey before it was known that the Russians had him and about the following alert with nuclear targets in the Soviet Union. This letter was published in the magazine of the F-100 pilots’ association. After a brief visit to our daughter and son-in-law in Hawaii, Donna and I drove across the country again to our home in Virginia, where we go to avoid the Alaska winter. It was 11 degrees here with snow, and 45 degrees in Juneau. Go figure!”

Sam Holt writes, “One change in a year: I’m lucky enough to be ‘keepin’ company’ with a lovely fellow Alabamian. I first met her when she and my late wife were in a pre-K carpool in 1980, but only reestablished contact with her as a widower, a quarter-century


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later. Otherwise, still doing bits-and-pieces media and management consult-ing, and trying to sweep the Augean stables of a house we moved into in 1972. I am still glad to see classmates, before or during a 60th, now perilously close, but there must be some kind of error in calculation, since I know we can’t be old enough for that.

Dick Walker spent most of his career as a medical doctor and teaching at a medical school in Lubbock, Texas. He retired to Edisto Island, S.C. He says, “I’m hoping to attend the Reunion. I have been having some health issues but still enjoy a little boating and hiking when the weather is good.”

George Bruce graduated from the University of Texas and was in the in the insurance business with his father and brother – the George Bruce Agency in Houston. After joining the agency, he and his brother tripled its business such that it was bought by Alexander and Alexander, the second largest insur-ance agency in the world. He is in good health and plays bridge and exercises regularly. He cannot make the 60th Reunion but will be there in spirit to say hello.

Austin Moore reports that he had a most interesting trip with sons, Lucious and Walker, to Glencoe, Scotland, the home of his forbears. He is still blessed with good health and plans to attend our 60th Reunion and to visit his good friend and classmate, Jack Duer.

Fritz Van Winkle continues to work as the assistant chaplain at Atlanta’s renowned Shephard’s Spinal Center and to come to the office of his advertising agency on a regular basis, although he leaves the lion’s share of running it to his son. He still plays a lot of tennis, and he and his brother, Ed ’48, par-ticipate successfully in various doubles tournaments.

Drummond Ayres reports that he is finally fully retired after 36 years as a New York Times correspondent (cover-ing mainly national news, especially politics) and eight years as a visiting scholar at VMI (teaching writing and politics). He and Clare Salvaggio, his “main squeeze” for the past 15 years, now split their time between New York

City, where they have a condo and bright lights, and the old home place down in Accomac on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, where they have oysters, clams, crabs, gardening, and quiet, lots of quiet. They plan to be at the Reunion, for sure. Drum says that being shipped off to The High School was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Jackie Duer and his wife, Margie, live in a retirement home, and he has been retired from his multi-state produce business for 10 years. They will be celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary soon and have plans to go on a cruise to Bermuda. He is hobbled considerably by arthritis and, for that reason, probably cannot make the 60th Reunion although he is going to still try.

Greig Cummings writes, “With my grandson a freshman at EHS this year, I am enjoying my re-connection with The High School. Time has changed many things, and I am pleased to see that high ethical and academic standards continue to be maintained. When I am not at the Hill, we are enjoying our travels and having more time to visit with friends. I would welcome hearing from my classmates.”

Ed Mullins – I am in my 53rd year in the practice of law – now as of coun-sel to the law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough. I do not do any more trial work but do a lot of work as an arbitrator and mediator. I continue to represent South Carolina on the Uniform Law Commission, the board of the National Center of State Courts, and the board of the American Inns of Court, the latter of which is headquar-tered in Alexandria. Andrea and I spend time with our four grand girls. Doing the class notes, while time consuming, is very rewarding. In my contact this time with Pete Page, I found out that he was a state court judge in Alaska and that we had a mutual good friend, Walter Carpeneti, a retired chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

1954Charlie Covell(H) 352-336-0127(O) 352-846-2000 Ext [email protected] Reunion: 2014

1955Sandy Wise(H) 614-766-1511(O) [email protected] Reunion: 2015

1956Terry Cooper(H) 434-202-8065(O) [email protected] Reunion: 2016

I’m continuing my efforts to locate, talk with, and bring you up to date on those of our classmates who didn’t attend our 50th Reunion.

Van Cockcroft splits his time between Charlottesville and Yorktown Heights, N.Y., (northwestern Westchester County), nearer where his sons live.

Van did his undergraduate work at U.Va., where he enrolled in Army ROTC. He then got a law degree from U.Va. and, that fall, entered active duty. He was in the Intelligence Corps and was initially ordered to Vietnam to interrogate prisoners of war, but that order was rescinded, and he was sent to Germany (north of Frankfurt) to foil Soviet and East German spies.

On his return to private life, Van moved to New York City, where he practiced trusts and estates law for many years. He then became the senior trust officer at a suburban New York bank and, when the bank was acquired, he retired. His active retirement has included advising clients on taxes and indulging his interest in theater, both by managing local theaters’ box offices and by acting. He played one of the lovers’ parents in a Westchester production of “The Fantasticks,” performed in various other musicals, and had a supporting role in a play in which five-time Tony Award winner Julie Harris starred.

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After more than 40 years, he remains a member of the oldest continuously operating, all-male, amateur acting club in the U.S., in Manhattan.

Van is the proud father of two sons and two young grandchildren. His older son, Tristan, is a rising star on ESPN’s website, specializing in fantasy sports. His younger son, John, coaches and tutors students dedicated to improving their college prospects.

Boopa Pritchard reports that his grandson, Edward Pritchard ’09, will graduate from the Naval Academy in May 2013. Another grandson, Peter Pritchard ’11, is a sophomore at UNC, and his granddaughter, Celeste Pritchard ’14, is a junior at EHS.

Mac Tilton has taken over ownership of Tilton Engineering, a major provider of engineered parts for the motor sports industry. Mac founded the company 40 years ago and sold it 15 years ago. He says the current economy forced him to take it back. Check it out at www.tiltonracing.com.

1957Louie Gump(O) [email protected] Reunion: 2017

1958Surry Roberts(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

Thomas Scott Roberts – After Episcopal, Tom Roberts graduated from Georgia Tech in 1962 with a B.S. in textile chemistry followed by an M.S., also in chemistry. He went to work with Monsanto in Decatur, Ala., where he spent five years as the senior chemist (1963-69). Tom returned to his home in Anniston, Ala., in 1969 to work with the family textile business, Adelaide Mills Inc., as general manager. He sold Adelaide in 1983 and founded Tom Roberts Construction Co., in Anniston where he worked until 2002.

Tom is an “avid golfer,” hitting the links three times per week. He has also been very active in hunting ducks

and geese, often traveling to Canada or Alaska to pursue game. He is truly interested in fishing, has “two lakes stocked with bream and bass,” and is a dedicated fly fisherman for trout as well. Tom loves the classics. He makes good use of his Kindle, presently reading Hemmingway novels, and “loved ‘The Green Hills of Africa.’” In his spare time, he is involved with and regularly contributes to “Food for the Poor,” an international relief and development organization which feeds millions of hungry people.” Although he is no longer an active member of the vestry at Grace Episcopal Church in Anniston, he served for many years as both junior and senior warden and still serves as a lay reader.

Of EHS, Tom says that for the most part, he was too absorbed in the task of graduating in two years to be aware of much fun going on around him: “My father sent me to Sewanee Military Academy in the 9th and 10th grades, because he was a graduate there, but I was learning very little, even though my grades were all As. I convinced him to let me apply to Episcopal. EHS accepted me, but Mr. Thomsen ’30 said it would take three years, not two, to graduate. I was determined to graduate in two years. I took summer tutoring, worked very hard, and did graduate from EHS in two years. Why am I telling you all this? Because I was so consumed with studies, I did little else at EHS. I don’t remember anything fun or funny – it was all hard work and study for me.

“I do recall one incident that should have been funny. Mr. Karlson was pacing up and down in front of the class lecturing on ‘Hamlet.’ As he chain-smoked, he put a cigarette in backwards and lit the filter end as he was lectur-ing. But guess what? The class was so absorbed in the lecture, and probably too intimidated, that no one laughed!

“Two of my best friends are Dick Stoddard and Billy Burdell. I met both of them at EHS, we all three went to Georgia Tech and all three pledged SAE fraternity. We and our wives get together on a regular basis, most recently, in the summer of 2012 to visit

Big Sky, Mont. Future get-togethers are planned.

“Because of the EHS education, I was very prepared and easily passed all courses at Georgia Tech. To me this is the essence of the School – one becomes not only prepared for college, but in many ways also prepared for life.

“So, in conclusion, my experience at EHS was very positive – I became prepared for college, and to some degree life, and have two great friends to boot.”

George Patton Waters – Following Episcopal, George Patton “Pat” Waters graduated in 1965 from Pfeiffer College of Misenheimer, N.C., a United Methodist school dedicated to service and lifelong learning. From 1965-70, Pat served in the U.S. Navy as a lieuten-ant aboard the USS Braine, DD 630, a destroyer with combat and distin-guished service off the coast of South and North Vietnam.

Pat initiated Waters Investments (real estate development) in Baton Rouge, La., until 1994, primarily dedicated to “work.” He retains a vacation home in Pass Christian, Miss. Upon moving to Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in 1994, Pat has been involved in the Mt. Pleasant Planning Commission. He became completely intrigued with flying, having accumulated over 4,000 hours as a pilot in command. He has been active in the Charleston County Aviation Authority, serving as vice chairman. He has also served as the vice chairman of the Roper Mt. Pleasant Hospital Board. His com-munity involvement further includes the board of directors of the Medal of Honor Foundation, which is dedicated to promotion of courage, patriotism, and selfless service among members and citizens.

Pat remembers the Sevareid brothers throwing snowballs into his third-floor McGuire Dorm room, “Not once but often! I also remember blowing my nose… the ‘product’ landed on the JV soccer coach’s foot – an English man who also taught Latin. He was not pleased as he always had shined boots.” When asked to reflect on the enduring importance of the School in his life, he states, “EHS was a place I was put as my Dad was in Europe – I was an Army


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brat. It made me grow up to realize life was real.”

Richard Cleveland Stoddard – After EHS Dick Stoddard graduated in 1962 with a B.S. from Georgia Institute of Technology, which he attended along with Tom Roberts and Billy Burdell, lifelong friends to the present. He joined the U.S. Navy with two years active service in the Eastern U.S. fol-lowed by 28 years in the United States Naval Reserve. He served as com-mander and commanding officer first of Volunteer Training Unit 0806 (1982-83), then as executive director as well at the Coastal Defense Coordinating Unit 1408 (1982-85), both in Jacksonville, Fla. Dick then assumed leadership of the Maritime Defense Zone - Atlantic Sector (Charleston – Miami) as captain and commanding officer, Miami, Fla. (1985-90). He then returned to Jacksonville as captain and command-ing officer of Volunteer Training Unit 0806 (1990-93).

Dick graduated with a J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law and began his legal career in Sarasota, Fla. He was admitted to the Florida Supreme Court in 1968, the U.S. District Court of Appeals in 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit in 1981. He moved to Jacksonville in 1970 to become partner at the law firm of Rumph, Stoddard & Mason. The firm changed names to Rumph, Stoddard, Smith & Christian in 1986 followed by Rumph, Stoddard & Christian from 1990 to 1994, and it then became Stoddard & Christian until 2006. Dick presently enjoys his solo general practice of law to “pay for private school for my grandchildren.” Dick has obtained a “High Rating in the Martindale and Hubbell peer review for legal ability and ethical standards.”

Dick truly enjoys “sailing into the surf off any beach in a 15-20-knot wind in a 16-foot Hobie catamaran.” He frequently enjoys sailing around Jacksonville and cruising the water-ways of Florida and Georgia. He also pursues hiking in Georgia and North Carolina. Dick and his wife, Elizabeth, most recently have enjoyed travels to

“England, France, Italy, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, and Turkey,” just in the past year. His favorite authors are William Manchester and David McCullough and favorite books are “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” along with Manchester’s “The Last Lion,” and McCullough’s “1776,” and “Mornings on Horseback.”

He is a long-standing member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, where he is a “guitar player and sings in the choir.”

Asked about his experiences at Episcopal, Dick stated, “It changed my life by developing my appreciation for learning. It gave me a foundation to set objectives for reaching a goal and how to work with others to attain it. Episcopal teaches you the value of intangibles like character, honesty, and integrity, which are not taught in public school.”

John Knight Waters, Jr. – After Episcopal High School, John Waters received a B.S. in military science from Utah State University, followed by a master’s in public administration from Auburn University. Upon entering mili-tary service in 1963, John served with the 4th Armored Division in Germany until 1965. He was then was deployed to Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Batallion (1965-67). He returned to West Point, where he advanced to major (1967-71), before returning to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division (1971-72). John significantly distin-guished himself in Vietnam. Being air-borne, ranger qualified, he received the CIB, Silver Star, Bronze Star with valor and three Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Meritorious Service Medal. John returned to Fort Carson, Colo., with the 4th Infantry Division, then to Fort Knox and Maxwell AFB (1972-75). He retired in 1975. For 10 years, he was town manager in Hamilton, Mass., and was also involved in independent fundraising. He now lives on a 400-acre “small grain” farm outside Oxford on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where he has been avidly involved in duck and goose hunting as well as fishing. He began competitive

skeet shooting in 1985, traveling to meets all over the United States. John is a director from Maryland in the National Skeet Shooting Association, helping with the All-American Selection Committee. He has been very active in the Waterfowl Festival of Easton, Md., serving as a board member for 11 years and vice president for four.

At EHS, “‘King Kong’ Karlson was my nemesis. Mr. Murray was my favor-ite coach/teacher, even though Latin was the reason I was a five-year man. I spent my fifth year in the infirmary with various ailments, thus I got to know Miss Annie well! Most memorable moment as a rat was chasing bats with tennis rackets in the hall of Old Main.”

John Mason Ramey, Jr. – “After EHS I spent four wonderful years at U.Va., where I was fortunate enough to wrestle all four years, enjoy fraternity life, and participate in student govern-ment. After college, I went into banking and spent most of my working career in real estate lending and then real estate sales. I now live 11 miles from where I grew up and (with the exception of six years spent in D.C.) have always lived in Fauquier County.

“It’s hard for me to believe that it will be 60 years ago this fall that I arrived at EHS as a 5-foot-3-inch tall, 105-pound, country boy to begin a five-year seg-ment of my life. I think it is safe to say that I am now the oldest living member of our class and the one who has been on the public dole the longest as I have just received my 140th social security check.

“My rat year I lived on Upper Blackford – no doors, no doorways, and thin wooden walls separating the cubicles. Running ‘relay’ included Upper and Lower Blackford and the four rooms in Stewart Gym. Several of our classmates seem to have bad memo-ries of Mr. Karlson, but he and I came to EHS as fellow rats having been at the same school for the two preceding years. He was always nice to me, and I considered him to be my friend. Other outstanding men who had been there since my Dad’s day were Mr. Callaway and Mr. Whittle. Allen Phillips was a younger favorite of mine and his wife,

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Jackie, was without doubt my favorite faculty wife.

“Although he was a ‘hard’ senior (inseparable from John “Edgar Allen” Poe ’55), I was lucky enough to know John McCain ’54, especially through wrestling and have enjoyed following his amazing life. He was tough then and remains so to this day. Bill deButts and I began a lifelong friendship that endures to this day. I don’t believe any-one ever had a better friend. We were in each other’s weddings, and he is my son’s godfather.

“It seems that too many of my memories of EHS involve the infirmary – hepatitis, measles, and mumps. I’m sure Tommy Boyd remembers the second-semester exam week that we spent in the ward with the mumps.

“My best memories of EHS are of camaraderie, wrestling, and our unde-feated JV football season of 1957. Our last game against WFS was played on a field that was mostly cold mud by the end. Many of us had to get in the shower to wash some of it off before we could remove our uniforms. One of the funnier events occurred on dorm after lunch one day. Several boys decided it would be fun to strip Bill M. naked and make him into a ‘mummy’ with athletic tape. After his arms had been taped to his body and his legs taped together, the tape ran out. He was left in his room to see what he would do. Shortly the loud thumping of him hopping down the hall got our attention. It also got the attention Mr. David Walker ’43 (the somewhat serious dorm master). When he opened his door to see Bill hopping and flopping down the hall wearing only athletic tape, it amused him to the extent that he simply turned and retreated into his room. Some kind souls went to Bill’s rescue and no demerits were given.

“After retiring at 60, I assisted my elderly aunt managing her small farm. During these years I was married and divorced twice having two wonderful children and two grandchildren. I feel fortunate that my son was able to attend EHS while it was still very much like the School that we knew.

“About 12 years ago I started seeing

romantically (the term dating seems odd for an over 60-year-old man) a lady who had been a friend for more than 30 years. Seven years ago we merged our lives by buying a home together and are living ‘happily ever after.’ A lifelong friend of mine had as his epitaph ‘It’s been mostly fun,’ and I can’t think of a better way to summarize my life.”

William H. Wood III – After EHS, Billy Wood graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in psychology. After OCS at Newport, he served aboard the USS Newport News (Europe and Cuban missile crisis) (1962-64), and as a lieutenant in the recruiting department, Washington, D.C. (1964-65). Bill received his master’s in divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. He became assistant rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Va. (1970-72), before accepting the position of associate rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, Pa. (1972-78), and then going on to become rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury, Pa. (1978-91). Since 1991, as rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, Pa., Reverend Bill continues to be very active. He has regularly attended the New England Institute of Psychological and Pastoral Counselors on Cape Cod. He is engaged in CREDO (retread) confer-ences – in his words, “lest we settle too comfortably into being old clergy.” He looks forward to annual participation in conferences at the Chautauqua Institution in Jamestown, N.Y.

Bill’s outside interests include ten-nis, travel, jogging daily, hiking and camping on the Appalachian Trail, deep sea fishing, and surfing. His favorite authors are Moehringer, Carl Jung, and Steinbeck, and favorite books are “Team of Rivals,” “Flights of Passage,” and Moehringer’s “The Tender Bar.”

Bill says, “EHS has changed with our general culture … and for the better. During our time I experienced it as a great school scholastically, athletically, and socially. Not surprisingly, however, as an orthodox prep school of the South, it fostered traditional racial and social understandings of Old Virginia.

Since those days, it has changed impres-sively. The classical education was always solid.

“Some of the great figures of my young life were R.P. Williams and Mr. Whittle in their love of Latin; Mr. Boggs and his precise English instruc-tion our rat year; Mr. Walker ’43 in math, as well as in the general life of The High School as the assistant head-master; and of course Mr. Callaway as our universal beacon of gentlemanliness and affectionate wit. His memorable stewardship talk, inviting us to make a church pledge, usually included the admonition ‘Give ‘til it hurts. The problem with some boys is it hurts too soon.’

“Mr. Mac was our math master my rat year. One day after class I stayed to ask him what he meant by ‘a reciprocal.’ He put his hand on my shoulder and led me away from the desk. Then he grabbed me around my waist, turned me upside down in midair and held me by my ankles as my tie and jacket fell over my head and coins fell on the floor. He then said, ‘You are now a reciprocal. Think you’ll remember it?’

“Another fine experience my rat year was being assigned to Sandy Ainslie ’56 as our Monitor and mentor. He and Ben Geer Keys ’56 were next door in Memorial. From the first day he took all the time we needed to talk and explain life as we were to know it at EHS. Tom Rand ’55 was the Head Monitor that year, a gentle man – to this rat – in a very threatening position of power.

“Mr. Murray on the soccer field was remarkable for his driving discipline and crisp British wit. As he shouted his running directives without ceasing, he usually punctuated every perceived error with, ‘What do you think you are doing, Fathead?’

“In a different way Johnny Jordan, then a student at the Seminary, was a great influence upon me. He would stride over from the Seminary to assist in coaching wrestling. When asked to have a cigarette at Egypt, he usually responded from his height of 5-feet 2-inches, ‘It might stunt my growth.’ He also came with vestments over his arm on his way to lead chapel in


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Pendleton, where he made his faith seem so urgently important. He awak-ened my early urges to explore that other side of The Holy Hill and indeed to return to it after four years of college and four more in the Navy. Johnny went on to become a magnetic voice in the church and to be one of many Virginia Seminary colleagues who have made the ordained ministry both a rich fellowship and an exciting venture.”

Theodore J. Hopkins, Jr. – Following EHS, Ted Hopkins graduated with a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1962. He finished Emory School of Law in Atlanta in 1971 and received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University in 1973. Ted returned to Columbia and joined the Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. law firm, where he is a certified specialist in taxation law. He concentrated his practice in tax planning and resolution of tax disputes primarily for nonprofit organizations and also in higher education, government, industry and commerce, healthcare, and community development. Ted counsels clients on the establishment of educational, cultural, historical, conservation, and environmental foundations, along with assistance to numerous other public and private charities operating in the United States and overseas. His practice included about 50 percent service to nonprofit organizations, 40 percent tax law, and 10 percent corporate gover-nance and compliance.

Ted is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and is listed in Best Lawyers in America – Tax. In 1982, Ted received South Carolina’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Palmetto. Ted is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He has been chairman of the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence and has served on the Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board. Through the South Carolina Law Institute, Ted was chairman of the Drafting Committee for the South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act in 1994. Ted is a member of the American and South Carolina Bar Associations and

has served on committees within each. With his experience in nonprofit orga-nizations, he has made extended presen-tations worldwide for the International Society for Third Sector Research – in Hungary, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burma, Thailand, and China – over a period close to 20 years. He is a certified specialist in taxation law for the South Carolina Supreme Court and is licensed in all levels of law from the South Carolina District Court to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In his spare time, he enjoys travel-ing, hunting, fishing, and pursuing his conservation interests. When asked about his favorite EHS memory, Ted recalls “witnessing a dapper classmate as he was walking out of the front door of Dalrymple on his way to church on a Sunday morning, take on his head a full bucket of water emptied from the fourth-floor window – a feat that took incredible timing, precision, and concentration. At the exact moment he opened the door and strode out-side to greet the morning, the long one-gallon column of water had been completely emptied from the bucket and was on its way to the target – a perfect strike, resulting in a roar heard from Fairlington Shopping Center to Manassas Junction!”

1959J. D. Simpson(H) 501-663-8631(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

Reid Pitts is retired and working on getting his paper published in a U.S. journal. It was originally pub-lished in the British journal Urology International. The title is “Validation of a Unified Mechanism for the Initiation of Carcinoma Cellular Proliferation: Role of Estrogen and Testosterone.”

John Chatfield reports that his daughter, Kathryn, is finishing a pedi-atric cardiology fellowship and has a 2-year-old daughter.

1960Bill Drennen(H) 304-876-1236(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

1961Bill Julian(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

1962Al Berkeley(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

1963Cotten Alston(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

All hands on deck, 50th Reunion Class of 1963!

We have chosen the Hilton Garden Inn at Shirlington as headquarters for our 50th Reunion. Cost (lower), proximity, bus shuttle, free parking, and several other factors strongly suggested that this location will be a splendid solution. We hope that you will make early reservations and will plan to be with us.

EHS commences its formal Reunion Weekend activities on Friday, June 7.

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We will begin our informal gathering on Thursday evening, June 6 from 5:30-until…at the Carlyle Grand (res-taurant/saloon) a short walk from the Shirlington Hilton. We want to start 24 hours early to make it easier for some of our faraway dudes to return and for a better time in general. We will also have a hospitality room at the Hilton…Bill Nelson will be marketing and giving samples of his family’s barrel-aged Bellemeade Bourbon…a start-up brand being run by sons, Andy ’01 and Charlie, recapturing great-great grand-father’s distillery glory days prior to Prohibition…it will make you rethink your single-malt habits!

On Friday morning, June 7, from 9-10’ish, we are planning a special guided tour of a fabulous area historical site…more on that later. Friday evening is the Headmaster’s Reception on campus, followed by our 50th Reunion Supper in Bryan Library. Our leader, G.W. Logan, has booked Jean Maddox (Yes, Mrs. James Maddox!) to help orchestrate our supper…she makes Martha Stewart look lame! You will want to be there…

Saturday, June 8, will be on the EHS Reunion schedule, with some new twists and an all-classes dinner dance in the evening.

There are two easy ways to make your Hilton Garden reservations, by phone or online…Please join us…for all or part of this special weekend.

The group block has been set up in the Hilton Gardens reservations system and is ready to accept your reservations. Guests may call the Hilton Garden Inn Arlington Shirlington, or call the central reservations department to confirm a reservation. Please call 703-820-0440 or 1-877-STAYHGI and mention the group name Episcopal High School 50th Reunion or group code EPH when making your reservation. You may also find a link to the hotel reservation site by visiting your class page on the EHS website.

We look forward to including your information in our yearbook, and we hope to see you for real in June! George, Wil, Strother, Dick, Kent, Walter, Edward, and Cotten.

1964Alex Jones(O) 617-496-2582(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

Out of the blue, Hugh Wachter called me to make a most generous offer to the Class of 1964 as we near our 50th Reunion next year.

Hugh is in the business of creating “reunion books,” which are a compila-tion of pictures old and new, personal histories, reflective essays on what it all means, and so forth. It is created online, then turned into a real book.

Hugh has been in this business for about 20 years, and his customers are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and others of that ilk, as well as prep schools like Lawrenceville. They commission the books as part of significant anniversa-ries, like the 25th and 50th, and they are keepsakes of clear value.

He is giving the books to our class as a gift, which I would say is a rather extraordinarily generous thing to do as it involves not just money, but work. To learn more about what his business is about you can check it out at www.demo.reuniontechnologies.com.

He said he just started thinking about the Reunion, and decided to do it.

Hugh went to Princeton after gradu-ation in 1964 and his early career was spent at Gannett, the big newspaper chain. He went into journalism because of a yen to write – and an ability to remember the laws of grammar laid down by the “English Reference Book.” “I am still riding on Billy Ravenel’s English class,” he said.

He was first at the Gannett newspa-pers in Westchester County north of New York City, then was part of the start-up of USA Today. He did a stint in PR and didn’t like it, but then got the idea for making reunion books into a sustainable business after his 25th Princeton reunion. The rest is history. He’s been making his living this way ever since.

He moved back to his childhood home – literally, the home he grew up in – in Hagerstown, Md., and it is there

that he has made the last two decades of his life. He never married, and acknowledges that Hagerstown – and the reunion book business - isn’t for everyone. “It’s not Silicon Valley get rich, but for a single guy it’s a lot of fun,” he said of his situation.

The next step is to get him a copy of the 1964 “Whispers.” His has gone missing, and I’m not entirely sure I can find mine. He will scan the photos, cre-ate a class website, and we shall be off to the 50th Reunion races. Thanks, Hugh.

And to end…an utterly unrelated question: Why were desserts at EHS called “bosses?” Where did that expres-sion come from? Anyone know or even have an idea? By the way, betting bosses has died away as there are only four seated meals a week these days.

1965 Jim Sullivan(H) 615-292-3536(O) [email protected] Lee(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

As the Class of ’65 careens toward its 50th Reunion less than two years hence, we regret a dearth of intel from its denizens – this, despite our best efforts to cajole, wheedle, and harass. Perhaps, we may alter our format to a medical advice column… or a few short-term memory exercises, ever popular these days. (The notion of faculties might no longer entail anecdotes related to former instructors.)

Our sources tell us that George Cathcart has just returned from Cuba with a fine array of photographs devoted to its citizens and the environs. Moreover, he will be heading off to Thailand to document conditions there in refugee camps serving those who have fled the depredations of the Myanmar (Burmese) government. As we have previously noted, his photos can be seen at www.finsfeathersfoto.com. They are well worth a glance.

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sixth and, likely, final book, “Years of Plenty, Years of Want: France and the Legacy of the Great War,” is due out in March. Ben notes “I write for real people, not just scholars.” His last volume sold out quickly as a History Book Club selection. And in 2012, he was selected as a book critic for Phi Beta Kappa’s quarterly publication, The Key Reporter. (Dare we offer a B.E. Harnly “Hi Ho” to Ben for his steadfast efforts in chronicling modern French history?)In October, Sandy von Stackelberg dusted off his letter sweater (no sign of grain moths – we checked), and hosted Hunter (Jim) Robinson, Tony Abbott, and Mole Lee for dinner at his

new home in Duxbury, Mass. The efforts of Sandy’s kind and patient wife, Nancy, made for a seamless evening. It was a fine opportunity to catch up, and always fascinating to learn what memories have spiraled through four plus decades for respec-tive consideration.

Jamie Totten does not seek rec-reation only with a firearm. He also sails. Wife Jody was prepared to take up a weapon, as well, when he went out of contact for several days far into the Atlantic this past fall, prompting several calls to the USCG. We sought, but did not receive, photo-documen-tation of her “frosty” demeanor upon his return to Hendersonville, Tenn. It is a good thing that no one else among us has ever had to experience a cool, flat look, as such…(well, maybe Jimmy Sullivan…).

And speaking of Dr. Sullivan, his 36 years as an internist in Nashville was recently recognized by a consor-tium of that fair city’s major hospitals. Jim was the first recipient of the Frederic T. Billings Award for his dedication to medicine, teaching, and the community as a practicing inter-nist. For this reason, you are asked to direct all medical advice questions to the email attached.

Absent a more fulsome response from the class for the spring 2013 edi-tion of the EHS Magazine, his column

can then begin. This first effort will be devoted to tattoo removal.

1966Jack Sibley(O) 404-614-7551(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

Chip Watt writes, “My son, C. Hansell Watt IV ’96, and his wife, Kathryn, have two sons, Charles Coleman Watt and Thomas Hansell Watt. Hansell is a trial (defense) attorney with a firm in his hometown of Valdosta, Ga. He serves on several charitable entity boards, and is a helluva father and husband!”

1967Charles Coppage(H) 252-473-3893(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

1968Class Correspondent Needed Please call Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, to volunteer: 703-933-4046.45th Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

1969Kinloch Nelson(H) 585-385-3103(O) [email protected] Martin(H) 919-787-5804(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

Carter Land practices law in downtown Alexandria. Despite living only a few miles apart, Carter most recently saw Howard Hudgins in New York. Both were attending a reunion for their col-lege “Sweet Briar in Paris” exchange program. There wasn’t sufficient time to elicit more information, but hope-fully, they will provide details about their educational experiences in the future over dinner.

Tony Abbott ’65, Sandy von Stackelberg ’65, Richard Lee ’65, and Hunter Robinson ’65 enjoyed a mini-reunion at Sandy’s home in October.

Hunter Robinson ’65 and Tony Abbott ’65 in Plymouth, Mass.

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1970Craig Stewart(H) 703-820-3713(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

I got a nice note from Spears Mullen in Raleigh. For his 60th birthday, he took a group of good friends to see the band “NRBQ.” He claims to still have all of his hair and can fit into 34-inch waist trousers! No grandkids yet. Says the N.C. State Wolfpack is back!

I spoke with Ken Ulsaker, who’s given in to the pressures of the world and no longer goes by UL-SOCK-er or the more Scandavianly correct OOL-SOCER-er, and is now UL-SAKE-er. Wimp! Ken heads up Long and Foster’s commercial real estate division in this area; in fact, he created that division eight years ago. Says he only hires people he likes and didn’t invite me over for an interview…hmmm. Actually we’re having lunch next week, and I am totally happy in my job with Bernstein. Ken’s son, Erik, is his top producer. He also has two step-sons. His wife, Nash, used to work for Long and Foster. Ken plays racquetball and works a ton. We’re going to try to get the D.C. area guys together for lunch one day – Dave Clarke, Bob Coffin, Jim Holt, Fred Skaer, and Robert Porter and maybe even pull in Richard Berkeley, Clay Jacob, Gordon Graham, Chris Nufer, and Mike Taylor if they’ll drive over. Our 45th Reunion is only two years away.

I just heard that Ollie Marshall is going to be inducted into the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame. Hooray! Jim Seidule’s now on the HOF Selection Committee and nobody knows Ollie’s amazing results better.

Bob Coffin’s now our class chair, so give the poor man some money for Roll Call. It wasn’t all that many years ago that we hit 100 percent participation.

1971Geoff Snodgrass(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

Walter Holt reports, “I recently learned that there are several Old Boys who are members with me in The Society of the Cincinnati. The Society of the Cincinnati is the nation’s oldest patri-otic organization, founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army and their French counterparts, who served together in the American Revolution. Its mission is to promote knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of American independence and to foster fellowship among its members. Now a non-profit educational organization devoted to the principles and ideals of its founders, the modern society maintains its headquarters, library, and museum at Anderson House in Washington, D.C. Current mem-bers from EHS include: Frederick Philips Wood, Jr. ’57 (Raleigh), George Moffett Cochran V ’69 (Senior Monitor on second Berkeley my rat year), James DuBois Farrar, Jr. ’70 (Lexington), Walter Brodie Burwell, Jr. (Raleigh), Edmund Burke Haywood (Raleigh), Walter Anderson Holt, Jr. (Chapel Hill), Joseph Cheshire Rhett (Charleston; my rat year roommate), William Howell Morrison ’72 (Charleston), and H. Weyher Dawson (stayed for one year; returned to Fayetteville; roomed with Joey Chambliss).

Steve Roberts was in Charleston working on the TV show “Army Wives” in the Greens Department, the part of the Art Department that deals with the foliage on the sets. He is still living in Wilmington.

I received the following note from a classmate who could be anyone of us: “Geoff, I just don’t have anything news-worthy to report. I get up, go to work, come home, and crash, then repeat the next day. On weekends, I go to the YMCA for my ‘old man’s workout’ then putter around the yard. Fortunately, I’m blessed with a wife and two children who put up with me. Hope all is well

on your end. Best ...” I’d say this anony-mous Old Boy is growing old gracefully.

Craig Bennett writes that he has, just this past year, started another structural engineering firm. In 2002, he founded his first, then, last July, split the major-ity of the historic preservation group off as Bennett Preservation Engineering. He has, for the last 23 years, focused his work almost exclusively on keeping old buildings standing. His current engineering work ranges from New Orleans to Washington, D.C., where he is working on a “secure historic guest house” whose name you probably know. He adds that, as our class reaches the big 6-0, his doctor considers keeping him going an act of historic preserva-tion itself.

“Alright, goddamn it... I have two daughters, 23 and 25 (getting married this May) and same wife for 26 years, after the first one. I have been a franchi-see in the auto repair industry for about 25 years and am also in commercial real estate. I also have one and a half dogs. I regularly run into EHS Old Boys, usually near places that participate in alcoholic consumption. The end.” Cheshire Rhett.

Lewis Fitts has penned a memory of George Covington: “I still have fond memories of George and consider myself blessed to have known him. Sincerity with a touch of mischief, he was loyal and above all trustworthy. As I remember, under the monitoring of Kern, Cuttino, and Fitts (sounds like a law firm), I was doing the nightly bed check when I met George on the stairs of Berkeley at a rather late, inap-propriate time (AWOL). He looked at me dead in the eye with that ‘who me’ composure. We were both thinking ‘!!??%%###!!’ ‘Dammit, George you’ve put me in one hellofa position,’ I said. He said, ‘Yeah, I know… I went to…and we…” He wasn’t holding anything back! I interrupted, ‘Stop, I don’t want to know! Just turn yourself in before noon tomorrow, so I don’t have to.’ The rules were strict but I figured if George voluntarily did this there may be a mass of demerits but less chance of expulsion. George was well versed in handling demerits. He did the right thing and


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remained at school walking many laps for the next few weeks. He could have judged me with a conviction of blame but chose responsibility and appre-ciation instead. This began a lifelong friendship which I still cherish today. I saw George on several occasions over the years, and we always considered it a privilege to know one another: joy, enthusiasm, just positive fun. What a great man! I’m still with you, Covington.” Lewis.

After receiving his mail during the month of January at his deer stand in LA, (Lower Alabama), Catlin Cade earned his redneck merit badge while taking a 188-pound, old, eight-point on the last weekend of hunting season. His other big news is that he expects to be a grandfather in February. Daughter Frances ’00 is expecting, and the Cade household in Birmingham is grateful and excited!

1972Beau Wilson(H) 212-588-9363(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

The “‘Spirit of ’72” is alive and well! Since our 30th Reunion, we have gathered each summer to celebrate Old Boy friendships. Again, this summer, Dr. Billy Bell will host our 41st Class Reunion at Crow Hill Farms on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina on June 13-16. All are welcomed! Please reserve with Billy at 252-671-3990 or email him at [email protected]

A few of us have become grandpar-ents already! Banky Hipp reports that his oldest daughter, Heather, had her first child and their first grandchild this spring. And, that his other daughter, Mary, is living in Georgetown with Katharine Farrar ’07, who is the daughter of Jimmy Farrar ’70.

Our class continues to boast of accomplished artists in Pinkney Herbert and Pat Stewart. Last fall, Pinkney taught painting and drawing at the University of Georgia’s 43-year-old Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy. And, Pat continues his missionary

service in Canada and paints in his spare time.

Bobby Preston is going west! Again! With three children in California – Hallie at UCLA-Anderson; Claire working in the entertainment business; and Robbie a sophomore at Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif.; he and Sarah are moving west again.

1973Porter Farrell(H) [email protected] Reunion: Nov. 8-9, 2013

1974Bill Stokes(H) 919-493-7481(O) [email protected] Kittrell(H) 919-788-8171(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

1975Willie Moncure(O) [email protected] Burke(H) 703-768-1705(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

Hunt: Will-Helm – It is 2013! Where have you been?

Willie: Getting religion with Laurie and Wells Goddin at the new pub on the Seminary Campus. “The 1823 Pub” has good beer, wine, whiskey, and waiter/waitress to tell you if your sin is original and all that. What do you think?

H: I think Big Al Phillips would stick you a 100 demerits on principle alone! And then demand you buy a round for us ALL! And I think we should write our next column there; it is a good place, and they need our sup-port, you know.

W: Done! Now on to a moving

subject – I see you “plastered,” literally on the bus regularly! Now what is up with that Mr. Burke?

H: No booze, William! Just my sweet “winking” face racing along on my scooter.

W: With or without training wheels?H: Promoting the bank’s “No ATM

Charges.” W: What a shameless plug for your

bank; Daddy would be proud of you – while I slave away selling stocks and bonds for Raymond James.

H: Boo-Hoo, Pickle Boy. Who have you seen other than the Alexandria crew?

W: At The Game, beautiful day, tough score, I saw Mike Massie ’74, Rob Farmer ’74, Jimmy Farmer ’70, Tommy Vandeventer ’74, Ab Boxley ’76 (just joined EHS Board – Woo-Hoo! Go, Ab!), Goddins, Burkes, Butlers, Willy Nash ’00, and then my mind gets foggy.

H: Rumor has it Gilbert Butler’s namesake of WFS ’02 is getting married in Charlottesville this spring, with lots of EHS and WFS Alumni. Will you wear “Beat Woodberry” buttons? School colors? And more?

W: Yes! Yes! And Yes! And I think it will be messy indeed! Outnumbered by a bunch of young bucks ... But “old age and treachery will outdo youth and vigor!”

H: I suggest you pack Advil, Tylenol, and Pepto Biz for a triple backup; and speaking of the three duh’s, my sources say the East Coast was too hot for

Hunt Burke ’75 was featured in Burke and Herbert Bank’s recent marketing campaign.

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Dave Jones, Charlie Nulsen, and Billy “Ray” McIntosh, and that they headed to Deer Valley to point those tips down-hill – a blistering affair, yes?

W: Ten days later, they were asked to leave.

H: Is that it?W: Flashback! Nulsen did take me

to see Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Wow. He looked like an old wino, but I have not seen any one “Rock It” like that in 15 years. It did my heart good. Thanks, Charlie.

H: Till next time, ’75!

1976Boota deButts(H) 703-998-1487(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

1977John Baicy(H) 336-774-8086(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

1978Jim Clardy(H) 704-332-4195(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

1979Bill Hughes(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

1980Staige Hoffman(H) 813-287-9887(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

1981Seward Totty(H) 859-268-8673(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

1982Dave Coombs(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

1983Frank Vasquez(O) 888-343-6245 Ext 5249(H) [email protected]: June 7-8, 2013

Well, I figured that since our 30th Reunion is this June, we had better have a good response to the class notes, and you guys did not disappoint. As for me, I have been with Toshiba America for nearly 16 years, handling distribution in Virginia, D.C., and Maryland. My son is 17 and a junior at Mills Godwin High School. He plays nose tackle for the varsity football team, probably offensive left guard too next year. This spring, he is trying out for defenseman on the lax team. My daughter is 14 and a freshman at Godwin. She is a cheer-leader and was recently a gymnast until she decided to quit and focus on a sport with fewer injuries…like MMA! She is contemplating lacrosse as well. I am still single, but might be able to con a date into coming with me to the Reunion. Enough about me – let’s see what the rest of you have been doing!

Whit Page is still living large in Chapel Hill, where he is still in the title insurance industry; however, after 2008’s mortgage shake out, it’s only Whit and a couple of students he hires every couple of years. He also man-ages the building his family owns that contains lawyers, an accountant, and a take-out service. He just renovated the third floor with new carpet and a new kitchen, compliments of his own moonlight renovation company. I hope Will Dukes got the carpet contract! Whit claims that the tenants are really nice and the lawyers practice in differ-ent disciplines, so there is no fighting. Although, Whit does admit here are two very pretty female lawyers in the building who he wouldn’t mind see fighting, but he knows he has not done enough good deeds in his life to deserve that.

Whit belongs to a golf club which has three courses Chapel Ridge GC (Pittsboro, N.C.), The Preserve at Jordan Lake GC (just South of Chapel Hill), and Falls Village GC (Durham). If anybody is coming through the area in the summer you can play until dark with beers and Cuban lamb’s breath. Whit runs around with some of the assistant pros, they get bombed, and he lives vicariously thru their after- 9 p.m. lives and NC-17 pictures from lady friends (Whit would like Pastor

The Collie, Tyler, and Holt families got together for the Duke-Maryland game in Durham. Front row, left to right: Alex Collie ’16, Jordan Tyler ’16, Emma Holt ’12, and Mandy Holt ’14; second row: Scott Collie ’86, Ken Tyler ’83, and Michael Holt ’83.


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Harvey to offer up a prayer of thanks for cellphone cameras).

Whit was at Sutton’s lunch counter recently in his EHS T-shirt ($11 at the EHS student store website) having his diet double cheeseburger (no mayo, no bacon), and he saw Don Williams ’80 (Murray Williams’ cousin) who is on the Board of Trustees of EHS. He said we will be blown away by the new buildings and changes to The Holy Hill. The new gym between Flippin and Centennial is state-of-the-art, and they also renovated the locker rooms at Hummel Bowl. He said some other things Whit doesn’t remember as he was trying to get rid of his thermo-nuclear cocktail flu from Saturday night’s surprise birthday party for one of the guys in his golf group. He had brought a bottle of Fireball Whiskey and was forcing everybody to do shots. Whit highly recommends the book on Jell-O shots called “Jelly Shot Test.” He says you can get it on Amazon for $15, and it will change your life (your wives will probably divorce you).

Whit is not to be outdone by Gill’s bourbon, Gable’s wine, or Iliff ’s homebrew, as he promises to bring Fireball Whiskey and Jell-O shots to the Reunion!

Gill Holland is living in Louisville where he and his wife, Augusta Brown Holland ’94, are raising their three children: 3-year-old twins (boy-girl) Owsley and Lilla, along with 6-year-old sister Cora. Gill is still running The Group Entertainment, and is involved in film and music. He had a film at the most recent Sundance Festival, and he had five bands at South by Southwest, a music/film/tech festival in Austin, Texas. Gill is making his first Reunion in about 25 years! Gill hinted that he may bring some fine Kentucky bourbon to the Reunion, and not the common stuff!

Rumors are running rampant that Spencer Ragland is engaged, according to Davis Owen. Spencer is remaining silent. Perhaps he will surprise us at the Reunion with his new bride! Either way, congrats to Spazz!

Nick Owen is living in Atlanta with his lovely bride, Alison Mayer (Madeira ’87), and their three children. Nick is the co-founder of WiKID

Systems, a software company that provides enterprises with two-factor authentication solutions.

Jay Toxey is in Atlanta and is the self-anointed Maharaja of Malt Liquor – a purveyor of “fine, fermented nectars” crafted by the Pabst Brewing Company. I still think they should change their slogan to “I’d rather have a PBR than a Ph.D.!” He has no per-manent female “sidekick,” as they all seem overly threatened by “youthful good looks, six-pack abs, and a wicked personality.” I had to put that in quotes – did not want you to mistake that as my description of Toxey….

John Herbert has been with ConocoPhillips for quite some time, and he just returned to the U.S. after an 11-year stint overseas in the Middle East, most recently in Qatar. He is now back in Houston and will be join-ing us for the Reunion. I am sure that in 30 years, there will be a film about a covert CIA operative posing as an “oil man” running around the Middle East preventing world terror plots on a daily basis.

John Gable is living in San Francisco with his wife and 6-year-old son. The consummate serial high-tech entrepreneur (aka Geek), John quit his safe job last year to start a new company, Allsides, Inc. Allsides is unbiased and gives consumers a medium to view all perspectives of the news, issues, and products. Just think the total opposite of Fox News! Ultimately, he hopes their technology will improve the way the Internet shares information and therefore change the world!

John’s niece is a freshman at Episcopal now and loves it. He gave her his old letterman’s jacket from his wrestling days. John claims it to be the most undeserved letter of all time, as he earned so many points for the wrestling team from forfeitures, since the other teams didn’t have anyone at the 98-pound weight class (For the record, he saved face later when he truly earned a letter in cross-country). John’s wife and her brother run a vineyard in California, so he has stated he will bring some wine to the

Reunion to add to Gill’s bourbon and John Iliff ’s homebrew. Bring reds!

Warren Harvey is living in Apex, N.C., with his wife of 23 years, Cathy, and four boys. Warren is the pastor of Ambassador Presbyterian Church, a church he started 15 years ago. One of Warren’s boys is at Clemson, another headed to Covenant College in the fall, with the remaining two not far behind.

In his spare time, Warren coaches the Wake County Warriors, a varsity baseball team for home-schooled high school students. Through baseball, Warren has reconnected with Ellis Zaytoun ’81, as their boys played against each other. Ellis helped set up a baseball game for Warren against WFS over spring break, so he is looking for-ward to beating Woodberry again!

Jim (Jimbo) Galloway and Camille just celebrated their 23rd anniversary and next fall will be empty nesters, as their daughter, McCabe, is a sopho-more at U.Va. and their son, Gray, is a senior at Forsyth Country Day in Winston-Salem. They have spent most of their years coaching and watching their kids run track, competitive cheer-lead, play football, soccer, and lacrosse! Jim’s family will be leading a mission trip to the mountains of Jamaica for their 16th year in mid-to-late June. He says it’s a great way to spend their fam-ily vacation time serving their friends and orphanage buddies, whom their kids have grown up with. Jim still plays soccer year round in an over-40 league, plays platform tennis, and enjoys pretty much anything outdoors. He had lunch with Duncan MacLeod ’80 recently, out of the blue, and apparently he has caught the platform tennis bug as well. Jim wants to thank many of his EHS classmates, who supported him last fall in the Extreme Hike For A Cure in which he hiked 30.1 miles in one day to raise funds for cystic fibrosis. Well done, Jimbo! He stays in touch with Paul Utt frequently and the UNC vs. Wolfpack rivalry has taken a turn this year with UNC capturing its first football victory in five years and the pack winning their first basketball game in the last 14 attempts. After Paul’s wife, Melissa, who was a dear

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friend of Camille and Jim’s, passed in January 2012, Paul and Jim were able to get away for a guys’ golf weekend at Eagle Point in Wilmington, N.C., for some much needed R&R and “transfu-sions!” Jim looks forward to sharing and creating some memories with the Class of ’83 in June.

Will Dukes is still living the southern dream in Beaufort, S.C., where he operates two retail floor covering stores. Will, do you prefer the Rug King or Tile King? He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two teenagers: Will (15) and Gina (13). Will is still an avid sportsman getting in hunting and fishing when he can. Of course, he is a diehard fol-lower of the “mighty” South Carolina Gamecocks!

David MacLeod and his wife of 22 years are still in Birmingham with their 12-year-old son. He is still play-ing soccer, and while he has heard of “Ragland’s ascent into marital bliss,” he has yet to confirm in person.

Wesley Oates is still in Charlotte in what he calls a low-paying, unfulfilling job that is not even remotely involved in the Internet and as “world-changing” as some of his 1983 classmates.

Thurman Brooks is still in Charlotte living the life as a commercial real estate tycoon. His daughter is a junior in high school, and his son is a fresh-man. Thurman claims to feel old, but may I offer some happy thoughts? We are nearing the end of our offsprings’ dependency on us, but just sit back and think of Gill Holland who has three kids…and the eldest is only 6! Good luck with that, Gill!

Greg Peete and his wife, Vanessa, live near me in Richmond with their 15-year-old son, Boyd, and their 11-year-old daughter, Charlotte. Unfortunately, Greg, like so many of us, has become “folliclly challenged” over the years, and his kids tease him about the long-gone curls! Greg works for a non-profit health insurance company, Optima Health. Greg is planning to attend the Reunion.

William Nakhleh has found his life’s dream as a traffic court litigator in Northern Virginia. The prosecuting attorneys are so used to pleading out

deals that William rolls in, refuses to accept any deals, baffles the judge with a bunch of misdirected enthusiasm, and his clients walk because of his ability to establish the smallest particles of doubt ever recorded. He is apparently having a small measure of success with Internet stalking as well.

Lad Duncan and his wife, Liza, have been in Charlotte since 2005, and they love it after the congested rat race of the Alexandria/NOVA life. Lad welcomes all visitors to Charlotte and will make use of his trampoline in the back yard! He is planning on coming to the Reunion and promises to bring his wife, as he claims she is much more fun than he!

Fletcher Fairey continues to work at UNC-Chapel Hill as in-house legal counsel for research/entrepreneurial matters. He has two daughters (13 and 11) and after recently remarrying (strangely, she is Whit Page’s, fifth-grade, ballroom dancing partner, Ida Phillips), he now has an 8-month-old son, which puts him in the diaper/pull-up section of Wal-Mart with Gill Holland! Other than the joy of being with the family and the contentment of being alive and kicking in this fascinat-ing place, his primary thrills are coffee in the morning and riding the tractor on the weekends.

Fletcher proposes, for our consider-ation, the following discussion sessions for the Reunion:

1. Living in Fear 1: A Rat in a Room with Jim Huddleston

2. Living in Fear 2: Chemistry with Mr. S

3. The Podium: The Best of the Post-Meal Announcements from 1983

4. Sartorial Splendor: The Timeless Style of Messrs. Callaway and Phillips

5. Lexicon: Etymological Roots of “Boss,” “Rat,” “Egypt” and Other Terms

6. Science: Stroking Dead Cats in Mr. Johns’ Lab

Dr. Inabnet, paging Dr. Inabnet! Barry Inabnet is now going on his 15th year in the Big Apple, where he works at Mount Sinai Medical Center as a professor of surgery. He and his bride,

Kathleen, live on the Upper West Side with their two kids, Frances (8) and Williams (5). Like a lot of New Yorkers, they do not own a car, and he rides his bike to work most days. Please look him up if your travels bring you to N.Y.C., they would love to see you.

Geoff Allen and his wife, Claire, are still in Pelham, N.Y. They have two boys, ages 14 and almost 12. Geoff con-tinues to work in the energy industry and last year switched jobs, moving on from the Global Commodities Group at JP Morgan to BP Energy Company. Their NA headquarters is in Houston, but he works out of a regional office in Stamford, Conn.

He and Claire end up attending a lot of sporting events as their boys are active in lacrosse, basketball, and soccer. He is also fortunate that they both play golf as it allows him to get out regularly with them under the guise of “quality time” with the kids.

Stop the presses! Macon Patton lives! Hopefully, he will find time to join us in June for the Reunion. Macon is cur-rently living in Charlotte and is a senior vice president in investment banking for Allen C. Ewing & Co.

And to finish, I thought it fitting to close with Paul Utt and to dedicate this edition of 1983 class notes to the memory of his late wife, Melissa, who lost her long battle in January of 2012. Paul, I am sure I speak for the entire class, when I say that all of our hearts, thoughts, and prayers are with you and your family, and we mourn your loss. I do hope that you make it to the Reunion so Pastor Harvey can lead us in rejoicing in the life of your late wife. We will soothe our tears with Gill’s bourbon, Iliff ’s homebrew, and Gable’s family California wine!

1984Sam Froelich(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014


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1985Thorne Gregory(H) 203-655-7139(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

1986Art Taylor(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

Editor’s note:Thanks to Worth Williamson for his service as class correspondent. Worth is retiring from the job, and Art Taylor has volunteered to assume the role. Please send your news for the fall magazine to Art.

Bill FitzGerald is a major in the Army and has been serving with Special Forces in Afghanistan. In November, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for “exceptionally meritorious service as the J2 Intelligence Officer for the Afghan National Army Special Operations Advisory Group from Jan. 29, 2012 to Oct. 15, 2012 during Operation Enduring Freedom.”

1987David Haddock(H) 571-286-9486(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

1988Will Burdell(H) 505-259-9068(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

In August 2012, Elwood Boone was appointed president of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Previously, he was chief executive officer at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

1989Class Correspondent Needed Please call Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, to volunteer: 703-933-4046.25th Reunion: June 2014

1990Zan Banks(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

1991Will Coxe(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

1992Cal [email protected](O) 706-425-344425th Reunion: June 2017

Chris LaValle is teaching and coaching in Belfast, Maine.

1993Walker [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

Cheers to Gary Graham who put the fishing rod down long enough to pen this update from Red Dog Farm, the animal rescue refuge that he and his wife, Garland, run down in North Carolina:

“Life is good.” Well, Gary, thanks for the update. You probably spent more time on that than any paper you wrote during our first year on Dal. Which reminds me, I was clearing out the garage recently and found a stuffed squirrel and some posters of half-naked women bow hunting on sports cars. They must be yours.

To be fair, Gary did also mention that Ryan Craig is doing “very well” in Raleigh. I’m not sure if that’s code or what, but I’ll take Gary’s word for it. Gary and Ryan go fishing together quite a bit, and they both plan on being at the Reunion this summer. Maybe we

(Standing) Jon Ylvisaker ’93, Cary Goodwin ’93, Mark Masterson ’92, and Chris Jacobs ’93; (seated) Murdoch Matheson ’92 and Victor Maddux ’93 met in Utah for the annual Seniors Arm Wrestling Championship.

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should just get an Albemarle 28-footer and park her behind Stewart so all the North Carolina boys make the trip north. Gary has also seen Kevin Nierle a few times in Greensboro where he is a “hot shot” (Gary’s words, again) at an IT firm, and spends a lot of time on the road. Well, travel up to Alexandria this summer, Kevin, we’d love to see you.

As reported previously, Patrick Scott, No. 32 on the gridiron but No. 1 in your hearts, is an assistant principal at an elementary school in Maryland. After six years in Washington, he and his family have finally moved out to the burbs to be closer to his parents and to have a little more room. My guess is that was the wife’s choice since anyone who survived living in an EHS dorm is like a goldfish and can adapt to any space.

Jim Pattillo was named chair of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Young Lawyers Committee. DRI is comprised of over 20,000 members and is the largest organization in the country dedicated to the defense bar. The Young Lawyers Committee is comprised of over 3,000 young defense lawyers from around the nation. Jim, Amy, and their three children live in Birmingham, Ala., where he is a partner in the law firm of Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner.

Hunter Edwards lives in Newnan, Ga., and has himself a beautiful wife and two lovely children, Frank (3) and Virginia (2.) He runs a transportation and logistics firm in LaGrange, Ga., that he purchased about 10 years ago. The biggest thing I bought 10 years ago was probably a round of beers, so that’s pretty impressive, Hunter. My

heart skipped a beat when I saw the name Heather Collins in my inbox. The lovely and charming track star is now a hospital-based pediatrician and works between Washington and Eastern Shore. Chris Newton writes that he took a full-time job teaching science at Christchurch School just outside of Richmond, and he loves it. Baby No. 3 arrived in November, and he is looking forward to bringing the whole family to the Reunion. My imagination would do a disservice to legendary but elusive classmates Marshall Foster, Keith Jones, Jordon Monsour, and Sundip Murthy, so I hope they make it to the Reunion and give us an update on what they have been up to in the last 20 years. And that goes for all of the Class of 1993. Whether you haven’t been back since we sang “Gaudeamus Igitur,” or you’re a regular at The Game, con-sider making the trip this year to catch up with old friends. This is the big one! And I hear Cary Goodwin’s picking up the tab.

On a final note, as we think about the all the memories and friends we made during our years at Episcopal, let’s take a moment to remember three of our classmates Riley Sims, William Gates, and my best buddy and room-mate John (Barrett) Strubing who all passed away 10 years ago this spring. I know they were near and dear to many of us, so when you make the trip to EHS this summer, raise a glass in their honor. Now get a haircut, shine your shoes, and prepare a story or two, and let’s make this the best 20th high school Reunion we will ever have!

1994Emily Fletcher Breinig(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

1995Class Correspondent Needed Please call Elizabeth Watts, class notes editor, to volunteer: 703-933-4046.20th Reunion: June 2015

Mary Cate Slay Claudias and her hus-band, John, live in Baltimore, where she owns and runs Charm City Organizers, LLC. Expanding on her business help-ing organize a business or family’s life, Mary Cate has also begun holding orga-nizing “boot camps” in Baltimore area homes and businesses. Mary Cate and John would love to hear from classmates that are passing through Baltimore!

1996Randy Shelley(H) 843-346-7950(O) [email protected] Forsyth Basham(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

From Temple:Happy 2013, my fellow friends and classmates. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling good about this year. I don’t buy into the superstition that number 13 is unlucky. After all, if you just push the two numbers together it makes the letter “B,” which is a nice, positive letter in my opinion.

My resolution this year was to abstain from alcohol on weeknights during the month of January. So far, I’ve made it three nights in a row. Once. Oh well, maybe next year. Perhaps then my two wild boys will not induce so much chaos and stress. Staying home with them makes junior year at The High School look like a cakewalk. If anyone knows someone in the Richmond area looking for an unpaid internship as a nanny, please direct them to me.

I always love the holiday cards from

Naomi and Chris Newton ’93 with their children, Takaya (5), Aiko (3), and Yuta (2 months).

Gary Graham ’93 at Nags Head, N.C., with his son, Sullivan. That’s a keeper, Gary.


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old friends, like Meg Furlow Parker, whose children, Maggie and William, look like mini-Megs. Pretty sure the Parkers are the cutest family in all of Athens, Ga. I was also thrilled to get a card from Luke Zehner announcing the birth of his son, Burton Eliot Zehner, who arrived on Oct. 23, 2012, weighing in at 8 pounds and 6 ounces. Congrats to Luke, Lacy, and big sister, Hunter! If you want to see what Luke’s been up to besides parenting, check out the latest Priceline commercials starring William Shatner as well as his website, theboo-kofz.com. Here is a direct quote from the Book of Z: “The work pretty much speaks for itself. Another dank Priceline spot on my site featuring Shatner and the Big Bang Theory’’s Kaley Cuoco. Directed by Nicolas Winding Rfen, who directed a little movie called ‘Drive.’ No big deal.”

One holiday card that I did not receive this year was from Cameron “C” Graham. Not that I was expect-ing one – haven’t seen or heard from him since we graduated – but it still would have been nice. If anyone knows anything about the whereabouts of C. Graham, notify Randy, who’s offering a generous reward for any information.

Another holiday card I did not receive this year was from Laura Morton Michau, but then again, she had a pretty good excuse since her due date for baby No. 2 was Christmas Day. Arriving six days later on New Year’s Eve, Millicent Wren Michau entered the world at 9 pounds and 8 ounces. Big sister Caper is thrilled along with her parents. Between Burton and Millie (or “Millicent the Magnificent” as I like to call her), I believe a trip to California in 2013 is mandatory. Luke, could you hook me up with some super cheap Priceline tickets through Shatner?

Richmond remains great. Hampton Moore Eubanks, Jane Pope Cooper, Alston Armfield, ’05 and I are co-hosting a baby shower for Carter Hancock Johnston next weekend. By the time you read this, Baby Johnston will be here! I also see Lissa Williams Gupton around town. She and her husband, Carl, live nearby and have two sons, Thomas and Sam. Thomas goes to

preschool with my son, Beck, and both recently took gymnastics class together. I think there’s a good chance EHS will have a coed varsity gymnastics program by the time Beck matriculates.

Speaking of male gymnasts, Brian Knutson made a perfect landing when he joined Garland Lynn at his family’s river house in Virginia over the holi-days. He and Sarah Akridge Knutson had a great time catching up with our valedictorian and Jacqueline. Brian claims that he taught Garland how to chop firewood and enjoyed wearing the Redskins helmet given to Garland, Jr. by Santa. His head is so tiny and cute.Alas, it’s been 17 years since we gradu-ated. If you don’t all return for our 20th Reunion, I may take it personally. You have three years to plan your travel and get a babysitter. No excuses! From Randy:

Class of ’96, you continue to amaze me with your abilities to fall in love, get married, and have children. What is your secret? That said, ladies, Claiborne Guy is off the menu. That’s right, he got “hitched” back in September. The details from the weekend remain somewhat hazy as Claiborne only recalls waking up on a beach somewhere in Northern Italy. Congrats, “Jungle!”

Menard Gibson Doswell was born on Dec. 2, 2012. Congrats to Nardo and Sarah! Gibson weighed in 5 pounds and 4 ounces, and according to Menard was likely the same size as Verne Troyer was at birth.

Kent Lowry and his wife, Ashley,

welcomed their second child in early October. Also a boy, James Whitacre Lowry, is already showing signs of developing into a basketball star. EHS should go ahead and begin recruiting Whit… he could be a seven-footer. Congrats, Lowry family! I had the plea-sure of ringing in the New Year with the Lowrys at Edisto Island and enjoyed meeting Whit and catching up with Norah, who turns 3 in February.

Allison Davis O’Keefe had a book published in November. Allison is a photojournalist, and in her book, “One Goal,” she chronicles the University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team for one year.

Tevan Green was honored with the “Young Alumnus of the Year Award” given by The Citadel, from which he graduated in 2000. Tevan is a retired Air

Burton Zehner is the son of Lacy and Luke Zehner ’96.

Caper Michau is pleased to be Millie’s big sister. They are the daughters of James and Laura Morton Michau ’96.

Gibson Doswell is the son of Sarah and Menard Doswell ’96.

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Force major and founder and president of Citadel Logic, specializing in logis-tics, energy security, medical services and emergency management.

1997Bill Allen(H) 919-781-0805(O) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

Greetings, classmates! I hope you guys continue to enjoy my semi-annual cre-ative writing exercises, because it’s time for another one! We’re all off being busy and grown-up, generally speaking (not Finny), so the updates continue to arrive with less frequency, but with no less excitement. We have some baby news, some chance classmate encoun-ters, and a few professional updates.

I get the impression that most of us are now on Facebook, except for J.W. Perry, who has apparently become a Luddite (look it up). The good news is that it gives us all a way to drop in on each other and continue to feel connected. Instagram has also started to pick up a little bit, and I see a few of our classmates there. If you enjoy look-ing at pictures of what people eat for dinner, shot artistically, and fed through a retro-camera filter, then Instagram is the app for you. Our beloved alma

mater is now on it, and they’ve found what I think is another cool way to keep us connected and remind us how good we used to look (or how much hair we used to have). If you’re on Instagram, or decide to get on it, connect to the @episcopalhs username. Each Thursday, feel free to throw up some pictures from our days on campus and use the hashtags #90sLegend, #EHS, #throw-backthursday and #tbt. If you don’t know what a hashtag is, or Instagram, or Facebook, then I’ve probably just caused you to have a stroke. Anyway, check it out. It’s pretty cool.

Okay, so as far as I know, I got two big baby announcements. From San Francisco, home of potential Super Bowl champion 49ers, Sarah Ravenel Dollens let me know that William “Henry” Dollens was born on Christmas Eve. Everyone seems to be doing well out there, and Henry is already looking forward to being short-changed on Christmas and birthday presents for the rest of his life. Also, Jim Goodwin told me that Duncan Robert Goodwin was born on Jan. 15. In addition to his continued develop-ment in the McDonald’s (MacDowell’s) franchise program, Jim is running out of spare time at a rapid rate. He tells me that everyone is doing well. Congrats to both the Dollens and the Goodwins!

I heard from Patricia Kinser, who had a nice little mini-reunion with some pals. She got together with Shriti Patel, Lesley Hicks, and Lissa Williams Gupton ’96 in Richmond for some lunch. Sounds like they had a great time

catching up, although it couldn’t have been nearly as fun as spending New Year’s Eve at Shriti’s house our fresh-man year of college. I’m sure the lunch spawned an unforgettable moment or two though! Patricia has settled fully into her role as a professor at VCU (Go Rams!), and she and her husband have recently adopted a puppy. Patricia is a “first-time caller, long-time listener” to my little class notes blog here. I hope to get more updates in the future from her!

Joe Segrave shared with me that he got together with Bennett White in Asheville recently for dinner. I’m not sure if Bennett was in town for vacation or for lawyering, but knowing Bennett, it was probably a little bit of both. Joe also sees a good bit of Hal Berry ’95 and Thomas Roth ’82, both of whom live in Asheville. Hal is an old buddy of mine from Raleigh as well, and he and I have reconnected via email some since he moved back to North Carolina from New York. As it happened, Joe sent me a text message last night out of the blue asking for a refresher on a story involving a classmate that I can under no circumstances repeat here. Let’s just say it was a throwback moment that got me laughing nearly uncontrollably as I was supposed to be writing this. Thanks for the laugh, Joe!

In the last issue, C.A. Spivey Rountree was surprised to discover that she has secretly been married to Nick Carosi all along. It must have been a sobering moment for her. If you saw the picture from the Reunion, when all those folks were at a karaoke bar, C.A. and Nick were mistakenly captioned as spouses. She’s still in shock. She said she and her real husband are having a great time in D.C. with their two kids. She’s writing a blog, training for races, and devotedly using the aforementioned social media. Get on it, folks!

While things don’t change much in Raleigh (that’s actually not true, the city itself has changed a lot), I have had a couple of great run-ins with class-mates over the last few months. Over Thanksgiving, I was in Monkton, Md., with my extended family. We went over to the big blessing of the hounds event prior to a big fox hunt, and I ran into

Jon Constable ’97 (left) and Bill Allen ’97 enjoyed a surprise reunion in Monkton, Md.

Courtney and Jim Goodwin ’97 with their two sons.


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my old pal Jon Constable! This was only after running into most of his fam-ily and discovering that his brother and my cousin are old buddies. I was in full on Movember mode at the time, and my fundraising moustache was in full stride (see picture). Speaking of which, I convinced Finny Akers to join my Movember team this time around, and our team (Mo Means Yes) raised almost $7,000 for prostate cancer research! Thanks Finny! Sorry for that sidebar, now back to the Constable update…We didn’t get to see each other very long, but it was so great to catch up with him! In another small-world, EHS kind of thing, it turns out that Catherine Cay Dreese ’96 lives in Monkton as well, about a block away from my cousin (block is a bit of a stretch here. Monkton is in the country, and they don’t have blocks so much as they have fences between farms). Anyway, I enjoyed discovering that and connecting Catherine with my family up there.

Also, I couldn’t let Joe Segrave be the only one of us to get a little Bennett White time in. Bennett was in Raleigh recently for a work trip, and we managed to get together for dinner and a few beers. It was great to see my old roommate and briefly discuss how much I embarrassed both of us during my toast at his rehearsal dinner several years ago. He now has three boys at home and works his tail off. He’s quite happy about all of it though! Raleigh has a great group of alumni, and in addition to seeing a lot of classmate Scott Harris, I work with Paul Elam ’87, John Pace ’77, and B. Reeves ’95, and see a decent bit of David Stallings ’93, Chip Edwards ’95, and Bonner Mann ’93 as well. It’s debatable whether or not any of you know any of those guys, but they deserve an alumni mag shout-out nonetheless. It’s not their fault you don’t know any of them.

That’s it folks! Stay in touch via email, Facebook, Pony Express, or mes-senger pigeon. I enjoy hearing updates from everyone, however mundane you think they may be! Start the countdown for Reunion number 20 coming up in 2017!

1998Katherine Moncure Stuart(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

Our 15th Reunion is fast approach-ing so make sure to mark it on your calendars and please update your email addresses with the Alumni Office! George Gummere and I have been bus-ily planning activities and dinners for Reunion Weekend, and we hope to have a great turnout.

As far as our class goes, it was fun to hear from Sarah Culvahouse Mills, who writes that Megan Punches Malone, sister of Richard Punches ’96, is expecting her first child this year. Sarah also mentioned that she won some tickets to a Robert Earl Keen concert and has suggested we all take an overnight and attend. Elly Palmer writes, “I started as the clinical man-ager of a thoracic and cardiovascular intermediate care unit at Georgetown University Hospital in July. I’ve loved seeing Lindsay Whittle Comstock ’99 around the hospital while she has been in nursing school at Georgetown.” Elly and Sarah will both be at the Reunion this spring.

Also, I heard from Andrew Grobmyer, who we will also see at Reunion. He writes, “I got married in December to Suzanne Delao of Fayetteville, Ark. We are currently liv-ing and working in Little Rock, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the

Class of 1998’s 15th Reunion at EHS. We will both be there. It will be great to catch up with everyone and spend some time in DMV. Maroon, Black, Orange, Slack!”

Alden and Rob Watts and their two sons, Chip (3 ½) and Pete (2), live in Norfolk, where he is serving as operations officer on the USS Monterey. Unfortunately, he will be on deploy-ment during the Reunion.

As for me, I am living in Orange, Va. My husband, Harrison Stuart (big brother of Sandy Stuart ’00), is direc-tor of admissions at Woodberry, and we have two little boys, Teddy and Jack. Looking forward to seeing you all this June!

1999Davis [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

2000Schuyler [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

Greetings from the Class of 2000! I have to start out by apologizing for dropping the ball in sending in the notes for the last iteration of the magazine. It won’t happen again and hopefully our track record over the last 12 years speaks for itself!

It seems that things are well with everyone and we have officially hit our late 20s/early 30s as this rendition

Suzanne Delao and Andrew Grobmyer ’98 were married on Dec. 22, 2012.

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is chock full of marriage and birth announcements – all very exciting! Before I dive into those, I’ll provide the “other” updates. I am still living in and loving Dallas, despite the fact that I’m surrounded by Cowboys fans and there is not a single ‘Skins bar to be found. For once, we weren’t the sole underdogs and RGIII earned us a little more respect in this town! Reading about the 25-degree weather in N.Y.C. and D.C., my former homes, has certainly made me appreciate my geographic location.

Most recently, I enjoyed the 70 degrees that New Orleans provided for the Super Bowl (49ers vs. Ravens for you non-football fans.) I sadly missed

seeing Aynsley Comer despite multiple attempts to meet up, but I guess that’s to be expected in New Orleans when Mardi Gras coincides with this also epic event. Luckily, she and I caught up the last time I was in town for a work trip, so I’m sure we will reconnect during my next visit. I did have the pleasure of seeing Ryan Egle, albeit briefly, and he is doing really well back in his family’s hometown.

Hattie Gruber and I had a chance to catch up prior to the holidays and I know she, Elizabeth Hossfeld, Becky Arnesen Jenkins, Philip Nuttle, and James Doswell continue to see each other on a fairly regular basis in N.Y.C. I actually emailed with Price Smith recently, and he continues to love life abroad in London and had a chance to see Phillip last year. According to him, Nuttle is “on fire, hasn’t changed

Left to right: Lisa Manning ’00, Meg Andrews ’01, Miranda Thompson ’00, Elizabeth Horsey ’00, and Kate Leggett Mabry ’00 enjoyed a mini-reunion at Elizabeth’s beach house in Rehoboth, Del.

William Collier ’00 with his son, William E. Collier IV.

Three generations of the Arnesen family were together for Christmas. Left to right: Robin Arnesen Dahlgren ’98 with her daughter, Milly, Vicky Arnesen, and Becky Arnesen Jenkins ’00 with her son, Peyton.

Christopher Peyton Jenkins, Jr., son of Peyton and Becky Arnesen Jenkins ’00, was born on Dec. 2, 2012.


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a bit, and is still our local hero.” Ha. I am told that this hero is also heavily invested in his new band and has been spotted strumming his guitar all over Manhattan. Hattie and Hoss have sent a few text messages with pictures, but I’ll wait until Nuttle supplies them himself before I share them here. Regardless, I can’t wait to see a live performance outside of the Chapel. My, how times have changed.

James Doswell just gave birth to daughter Elizabeth “Betts” Doswell in the fall of 2012 – congratulations! And hence, begin our many announcements:

Becky Arnesen Jenkins and her husband, Peyton, who went to U.Va. with me, gave birth to Christopher Peyton Jenkins, Jr. on Dec. 2, 2012, in N.Y.C. Little Peyton has met a few EHS friends including their neighbor, Hoss, and Brittanny Wildman and Bill Meierling, who paid them a visit right when the little guy was born.

Maisie Cunningham Short was married to her husband, Andy, last May – see the picture above of the very happy couple! Congratulations, Maisie! Glad to see that your life change almost four years ago to the West Coast has been fruitful! Carlie Hooff Casella, Brittanny Wildman, Bill Meierling, Elizabeth Hossfeld, and Lauren Kemp Bonapfel represented the Class of 2000 at their nuptials – I was so sad to miss this big day! The happy couple spent 10

days in Turkey for their honeymoon. Carlie Hooff Casella and her hus-

band, Dan, went on a medical trip to Zambia this past fall with international volunteers in urology and worked on training local pediatric urologists. She writes that they had an amazing and fulfilling experience and look forward to going on more medical trips. I’m insanely jealous – I think they are the only people I know who have been there!

Brittanny Wildman was engaged to Bill Meierling (who was actually a member of our class for freshman and sophomore year) last summer in Napa Valley. They reconnected and live in Alexandria and are planning to wed this June in Cape May, N.J., (Brittanny’s hometown). Another congrats!

Continuing on the wedding front, Jordan Phillips was married last sum-mer to Megan Anderson in Aspen, Colo. He and his wife still live in Charlotte, N.C., with their two dogs, and see P.X. Head and William Stallworth regularly. In fact, they all celebrated Jordan’s wife’s birthday in Figure Eight Island with Lillian Smith Teer, Allison Jones Hubbard, Elizabeth Mathison ’02, and Kat Hutchison ’02, who I believe was also recently married.

Lillian Smith Teer was married almost one year ago and loves being back in Wilmington, N.C., in a new home with her husband, Michael. She

stays in contact with Alicia Ravenel Boyd, who just gave birth to her first child/daughter, Louise “Weasie” Shannon Boyd on Nov. 20, 2012. Congratulations Alicia and Ed!

Ann Johnson Hopkins is married to Spencer Hopkins ’01 and is now the proud mother of their first child, John Robert Hopkins II, who was born on Nov. 20, 2012.

Betsy Watts Metcalf and her hus-band, David, welcomed Elaine “Laney” Andrews Metcalf into the world on July 9, 2012. Betsy writes that Laney is “so much fun and she has enjoyed several visits to The Holy Hill!” I can’t wait for a picture of that!

Michael McFarlane was married on June 16, 2012 to Leigh Turner, and they reside in Houston. Michael also wanted me to remind our class about the effort to establish the Dash Pierce Award for Excellence in Chinese that has been generously created and supported by so many of us. January marked the one-year anniversary of Dash’s death, and they are close to reaching the $25,000 needed to estab-lish the award. As you all know, every dollar counts, so if you haven’t already, please make sure you donate today by visiting the EHS Alumni website, or emailing the Alumni Office directly.

Rory Dunn, who hasn’t written to me in years, says that he now finally has “news he want to share with everyone,” which is that he proposed to his finance, Emily Baer, on New Year’s Eve and…she said yes! Congratulations as well! Definitely newsworthy material!

Katie Elmore Thomson welcomed not her first, second, but third child, Anne (Annie) Sawyer Thomson, on Dec. 26, 2012. Wow! Big brother Will is 3½ and big sister Caroline will be 2½ in February. She says that life with three under 4 is crazy but absolutely loves being a stay-at-home mom and couldn’t be happier!

McNeill Kirkpatrick is about to complete a neurology fellowship this July and will be moving to Greensboro, N.C., with his wife and 1-year-old little girl to be a neurohospitalist.

And, William Collier and Dr. Kisha Young-Collier welcomed William E.

Schuyler Williams ’00 (left) and Hattie Gruber ’00 enjoyed a visit during the holidays.

Maisie Cunningham ’00 and Andrew Short were married on April 21, 2012. They live in Los Angeles.

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Collier IV on Sept. 29, 2012. Congratulations to all of the incredible

marriages/engagements/births in our class – very exciting news all around!

Matt Jordan wrote for the first time in years – thanks, Matt! He is working at Boucherie and shared that Ryan Egle and his family come in often for some delicious food, as well as Elizabeth Pope Smithgall and Shep “Sheppy” Rose ’97, who apparently continued to call Matt “Jordan.” Whether Shep realized that “Jordan” is truly Matt’s last name or con-fused him with Jordan Phillips will likely never be determined. Moving on…it seems like Matt’s restaurant is legit, as the head chef, Nathaniel Zimet, was on a recent episode of “Chopped” on the Food Network and can be recalled as the “red-headed Jewish Viking that won!” (Matt’s words, not mine!) Matt and his brother, Will Jordan ’04, along with their parents are going to visit Mr. and Mrs. John DePriest ’04 in Berlin, Germany this spring. John is finishing his Ph.D. in neurolinguistics (total cakewalk).

Zsolt Parkani, one of our few native Europeans, still lives in Warsaw and works for Citi and reports that all is well.

Last but certainly not least, I heard from Miranda Thompson, who had a mini-reunion get-together with Lisa Manning, Meg Andrews ’01, Elizabeth Horsey, and Kate Leggett Mabry at Elizabeth’s beach house in Rehoboth, Del.

Again, I so apologize for the lapse in submitting our notes for the last edi-tion but hopefully this makes up for it! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to write, as I know we all enjoy hearing how our class is doing – if only twice a year!

2001Taylor Gillis [email protected](O) 910-693-0032andLeah Kannensohn [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

Lauren Sims married Chad Polak on Sept. 8, 2012, in her hometown of Williamsport, Pa. Leah Latella, Perrin Dent Patterson, and Liz Stowers

joined in the celebration. Lindsay Soyars was a bridesmaid, and Lauren is looking forward to being one of Lindsay’s bridesmaids this June!

Margaret Harris is considering returning to school but hasn’t made the final decision on her direction of study.

Hanley, Mac, and Mamie are the children of Hanley and Beezie McLaughlin Sayers ’01.

Leah Latella ’01, Liz Stowers ’01, Lauren Sims Polak ’01, Lindsay Soyars ’01, and Perrin Dent Patterson ’01 celebrated at Lauren’s wedding reception.

Keays Bass ’01 and his daughter, Emma Lynn Bass.

Megan and Gene Hooff ’01 on their wedding day.


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She’s looking forward to taking on addi-tional school but regretting that it may mean moving out of Lexington, Ky., which of course she’s grown to love!

Morgan Akers kindly gave me a quick update on some of the Atlanta crew: Gene Hooff was married to fiancée Megan on Sept. 29, 2012. He also spent New Year’s Eve with EHS grads Morgan Akers, Nat Hendricks, Gene Hooff ’72, and Will Corbitt ’02.

Nikki and Keays Bass welcomed Emma Lynn Bass on Jan. 14.

Sihler Branch is newly engaged and getting married this spring.

Dre ’00 and Leah Kannensohn Tennille recently bought a house in Atlanta and their Boykin, Lucy, loves her new big yard.

Drew Martin recently moved to Miami from N.Y.C. and developed and launched a new consumer electronic gadget called MeCam which is like a tiny, wearable camera; additional infor-mation on the gadget is available at their website www.MeCam.me.

Elliott Conklin finished his doctorate in clinical psychology in September and is working as a staff psychologist at both The Kingsbury Center in Washington, D.C., and a private psychology practice in Falls Church, Va. He and his wife,

Elizabeth, celebrated their second anniversary this past fall and have been loving life in D.C. They live within two blocks of Joel Dubenitz ’90, who is also a psychologist, and LaMarr Datcher ’98. Elliott also completed his first marathon in October!

Beezie McLaughlin Sayers is doing well, and sent us a picture of her beau-tiful family including: Hanley IV (4), Mac (3), Mamie (11 months).

From Taylor: It was great to hear from everyone who contacted me for the class notes; glad to be staying in touch with you all!

2002Anne Arnold [email protected](H) 540-371-6370andMillie Tanner Rayburn(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

Greetings Class of 2002!Lindsey Gavioli married Rick

Fox on Aug. 25, 2012, in the small mountain/river town of Salida, Colo. Rick is an EMT and x-ray technician as well as a raft guide. Lindsey has been a nurse for three years. She is working on certification in wilderness emergency medical systems and medical surgical nursing. She hopes to teach wilderness medicine education courses in her free time. Lindsey currently works at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida as a medical/surgical nurse and hopes to make it to a Reunion at some point!

Grant Brown is teaching sixth grade at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.

2003Alden Koste(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

I hope everyone is doing well. I cannot believe how old we are getting. I love hearing from everyone, so please send any updates my way!

I had the pleasure of running into a few alumni this fall. Celebrating my five-year reunion at Vanderbilt, I saw Tommy Brittingham, Hannah Baldwin, and Michael Barraza. Michael did not have to travel far for the reunion as he is a medical resident at Vanderbilt. Tommy is doing well and living in Texas with his wife, Cristel. Congratulations to Hannah who recently got engaged to Marc Ozburn!

Case Anderson reports that teaching at Commonwealth Academy is going well, and he is now the chair of the Writing Department. He is also helping coach wrestling at Episcopal this year. He started a master’s program in English last summer at the Sewanee School of Letters, so he will be in Tennessee for the next few summers, if anyone wants to come visit The Mountain.

2004Caitlin [email protected] Gilchrist(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

From Harrison: Caitlin and I received this wonderful

email from Eleanor Noell in February. She writes: “I thought that I would give you both an update on my return to life. It’s been three years, six months, and 18 days since my accident resulting in the severe traumatic brain injury. And, for the first time in three years, I am back in school. I am taking two courses at Columbia University in New York City. I am studying elementary Spanish II and basic drawing. A break from the science courses, but it gets me back into the college student life. I live in my mother’s apartment on the top floor of a great building on 87th and Lexington. I wake up every morning at 6:04, get dressed in my workout gear, and go run four miles in Central Park. I love life and living on my own again.” We’re glad to hear you’re doing so well!

Dorothy Hutchison graduated from nursing school in December and passed the nursing boards in early February.

Rick and Lindsey Gavioli Fox ’02

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She will be working in the ICU at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.

Mac Sullivan has been busy travel-ing around the Southeast visiting old friends in D.C, Chapel Hill, and Atlanta. After his stint in the U.S., he

heads back to Shanghai, where he starts a new job at NNR Global Logistics, a large shipping/logistics/freight forward-ing company. Mac says he’ll be working as a sales and marketing coordinator. Life is good.

Things also seem to be going well for Dana Whitten. She writes, “I am working as an associate at the law firm of Ethridge, Quinn, Kemp, McAuliffe, Rowan, & Hartinger in Rockville, Md. I primarily practice in the area of family law, and I am licensed in both Maryland and Virginia. I am really enjoying family law, which encompasses both divorce and child custody. I am in the courthouse at least once a week, and I absolutely love it!

Congratulations on everyone’s recent employments!

I recently caught up with some EHS folks in Charlotte for an engagement party for Odie von Werssowetz and his fiancée, Mary Radford Wyatt. Looking forward to seeing more of everyone at their wedding in April.

2005Chris Mixon(H) 212-249-2432(O) [email protected] Warren(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

From Lila:Phil Hudgens is busy at work in

London. He hosted Zach Chesson during Zach’s summer trip to Europe, and met up with Tabb Wyllie in Hong Kong for Thanksgiving. He will see Andrew Monson during Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year.

Brennan Killeen lives in Washington, D.C., as a student in the Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program at Georgetown University, and keeps up with a lot of EHS alumni in the metropolitan area.

Will Damron lives in Los Angeles, where he is working to publish his first novel while training and auditioning for acting work.

Anne May is getting married in April to Joseph Lemmons in Irvington, Va., and is very excited. She will be moving to Raleigh, N.C., later this year.

Taylor Embury teaches math and science at the middle-school level for

Sloan Battle ’06, Mason Tillett ’06, Chris Williams ’06, Mark Battin ’06, and Walker Francis ’06 got together at the Episcopal-Woodberry game last fall.

Friends celebrated the engagement of Mary Radford Wyatt and Odie von Werssowetz ’04. Front row, left to right: Mary Radford Wyatt and Odie von Werssowetz ’04; second row: Dorothy Hutchison ’04, Anna Henderson Brantley ’04, Margaret von Werssowetz ’06, Stephen Petrilli ’05, and Nick Stewart ’04; third row: Harrison Gilchrist ’04, Michael Fulks ’04, Mason Tillett ’06, Hugo Gilbert ’04, and Blake Murphey ’04.


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the Montessori School of Evergreen in Colorado. He has started a business called Sunshine Lacrosse Academy.

Ellie Frazier has officially finished her time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Rwanda and is spending a few months touring around Africa before returning to the U.S. later this spring.

Lewis Clark is still enjoying life in Taiwan. He is looking to delve into the martial arts, and will spend the Chinese New Year in a week-long vow of silence at a Buddhist Monastery called Vandana Monastery.

Alexandra Varipapa is still working at Smartbrief in New York City and has just moved to a new apartment in the West Village.

Robbie Varipapa is finishing his sec-ond year of medical school at Virginia Tech’s Carilion School of Medicine. In his free time, he road-bikes on the Blue Ridge Parkway or hits the single-tracks on his mountain bike.

Megan Coolidge is living in Washington, D.C., and working for an organization called Ashoka that supports social entrepreneurs around the world. She finished her master’s degree in international affairs at George Washington University in August.

Chris Mixon continues to teach creative writing and English and

coach wrestling for the Peddie School in New Jersey during the school year and work on his masters of fine arts in creative writing at Middlebury College’s Breadloaf School in Vermont during the summer.

Lila Warren is in her final semester of coursework and writing her thesis for a master’s degree in fisheries biology at Tennessee Technological University. She spends her weekends backpacking and fly fishing in Tennessee’s beautiful backcountry.

Elijah Vidal and Sarah Cespedes ’06 are married. Elijah is a captain in the Marine Corps and is currently deployed in Afghanistan.

2006Margaret von [email protected] Wheaton(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

This is Molly Wheaton and I’ve started helping Margaret von Werssowetz with class notes. I’m currently living in D.C. with Sarah Vance, and I’m working at an ad agency in Bethesda. D.C. is great, and I love running into

many classmates. I was also lucky to see a bunch of alumni over New Year’s Eve in New Orleans. Next up: I’m going to L.A. in February to visit Lizzie MacPherson ’05, and I’m visiting Caitlin Dirkes in Charleston, S.C., in April. I hope everyone is doing well and here are some updates on our classmates:

Chris Lim writes “I think this is the first time I’m actually giving the updates... Since the last update, I’ve graduated from Penn this May (after two years of military service in between), and now I work in Seoul as a management consultant. I have not kept up with fellow classmates, but hope all are doing fantastic. If anyone happens to be in Seoul for whatever reasons, let me know!”

Congrats to Chris Williams on get-ting into law school. We’re all sad that Chris will be leaving us in D.C. for big-ger and better things at the University of Richmond! He still lives with Mark Battin, and they just went on a skiing trip together to Breckenridge. They also still love “Jeopardy.”

Eliza Hopper writes “I’m still living in London having finished my M.A. in art history in November 2011 and am now working for an Old Masters art dealer which I absolutely love. I went to Florence earlier this fall with my sister and Caroline Mathison ’04 and am going to N.Y.C. for a weekend in February, where I’ll most likely see Holly Casey. I see Daniel Gottwald a lot, which is fun! He had a ‘Tacky Christmas’ party with one of my best friends from U.Va., which was a blast, and I’m seeing him for a friend’s birth-day next weekend. All in all, everything is just peachy on my end!”

Speaking of “VacayDan” Gottwald, he has since been spending time away from the London area, whereabouts unknown…unless you check his social media, in which case, you will know where he is and what he is doing. Once spotted with “caviar and champagne” in Munich of which I’m #jealous.

Nea Fowle writes “I moved to N.Y.C., and I live on the same street as Eleanor Cooper and Harrison Jobe. I recently started at Aon as an insurance

Olivia Thatcher ’01, M.R. Rowe ’03, Dina Clay ’06, Susanna McElroy ’06, Marquise Brown ’06, Madeline Klim ’06, Julia Rowe Wise ’06, Harrison Jobe ’06, and Olivia Vietor ’09 celebrated at Julia’s wedding at The Greenbrier in July.

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broker for professional indemnity.” She promised pictures to follow, but we’re still waiting on those…maybe in the next issue of class notes?

Mary Lide Parker writes “I was excited to get my diploma from Carolina in 2010, but I was absolutely thrilled when my beloved alma mater offered me a full-time position two years later. I’m a writer, photographer, and video producer for the university now, and I love my job! Just like in high school and college, I spend a lot of my days walking around campus with a camera and a notebook. I’m about to begin producing a series of videos that will allow me to travel across North Carolina, so I’m pretty pumped about that. Living in Chapel Hill is fun, as always. I run into Lizzie Martin and David Lambeth occasionally, and it’s always good to see them. A year ago I adopted a pit bull and named him Tar. We live with a funny hippie boy (also a vegetarian, of course) from California. Life is good.”

Carrie Coker writes “I’m now teach-ing in Baltimore!”

Honour Alston Thornton writes “New news with me: just moved to Chicago for my husband’s job with

Google. I don’t yet have a new job myself, so TBD.” Good luck, HAA (now HAT?)!

Margaret von Werssowetz recently got a promotion and is still working in marketing for Sidley Austin LLP here in D.C. She recently went down to Charlotte, N.C., for an engage-ment party for her brother, Odon von Werssowetz ’04, and is looking forward to the wedding in April.

Preston Kelly is living in Charlotte and doing PR for the U.S. National Whitewater Center. If anyone is in the Queen city, give her a shout.

Kingsley Trotter has been working as the press assistant in the Office of the Vice President for the past year. She has met 10s of celebrities in her post, including Alex Trebec, who referred to her as “charming.” She often enjoys a beer on her own, but every once in a while, she will meet up with friends such as Margaret von, Molly Wheaton, Sarah Montz, Cameron Pastrick, and Peyton Killeen. Speaking of Peyton, on top of working hard at Georgetown Hospital, she has organized multiple EHS dinners around D.C. – please get in touch with her if you’d like to be included in future gatherings.

Anne Womble writes “I still live in Atlanta with my sister, Mary Hodgin ’07, and a roommate. I am now a second-grade teacher at Trinity School. I have finally found a job that I absolutely love! My favorite subject to teach the kids is math. Thomas Light has moved to Atlanta and is currently living with his main man, Jackson Tucker. I enjoy spending time with them on the weekends. Over the holidays it was great catching up with many EHS classmates at a family wed-ding: DeWitt Tillett ’04, Mary White Martin ’04, Katharine Ragsdale ’04, Anna Henderson Brantley ’04, Allie Tanner ’04, Mason Tillett, Fletcher Dunn, Sarah Montz, Molly Wheaton, and Hanes Dunn ’09. All in all, life is great in Atlanta (minus the traffic...wolf.)”

Lizzie Martin recently headed to Peru for some volunteer work. We look forward to hearing more about her adventures when she returns!

Miller Cornelson writes “I’ve been living in Charlottesville, Va., on the downtown mall working as corporate sales exec for SNL Financial. I’ll be moving up to N.Y.C. with my company in early summer, which I’m excited

Julia Rowe ’06 and Clarke Wise were married on July 21, 2012.

Over Labor Day weekend, gentlemen of the Old Boys ’06 Fantasy Football League flocked to Washington, D.C., for the Inaugural Old Boys ’06 Golf Classic and Live Draft Weekend. This annual fraternal odyssey, tournament of friends, and renewal of rivals has been a shared vision of ours since leaving The High School and by all accounts its debut was a huge success. This year’s Classic is already in the works, and there are rumors of a Ryder Cup style showdown with the boys from Orange in the future. Stay tuned... Left to right: Mark Battin, David Lambeth, Fletcher Dunn, Jackson Tucker, Sloan Battle, Paul Light, Miller Cornelson, Steve Shaw, Walker Francis, Mason Tillett, and Thomas Light.


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about. I finished ahead of Steve Shaw and well ahead of the Light twins in the Old Boys Fantasy Football League, and I have been working on my golf game for next year’s Classic.”

Steve Shaw writes “I’m living with Paul Light in N.Y.C. and Elizabeth Harrison’s boyfriend, so she’s around a fair amount.”

Christian Broyhill writes “I moved to Denver in August. I am attend-ing Denver Seminary and pursuing a master’s in clinical mental health counseling. Sarah Céspedes, my old roommate, also lives in the area, and I have enjoyed catching up with her!”

Julia Rowe Wise writes, “The only thing I have to update is I got mar-ried to Clarke Wise this past July at The Greenbrier back home in West Virginia. And, I’m still working on the Hill for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.” Congrats, Julia!

Sarah Montz got engaged to Bruce Harcus, her W&L beau, and will be getting married in New Orleans this summer. She has asked for wedding gifts to be monogrammed “Sharcus” as she is excited to transition from “Smontz.”

Speaking of summer weddings, congrats to Scout Douglas, who is also engaged!

Jack Pitney is working for William Morris in N.Y.C. and is enjoying being in the music industry.

Bobby Arnot is working in the movie business in LA. Drop him a line if you’re ever in town!

Cate Smythe reports, “I spent a few weeks backpacking around Chile and Argentina with a friend before I moved back to the U.S. Now I’m back in Chucktown, cooking and bartend-ing until I find the next big thing. Ha Ha!”

Well, that’s all for now. If you want to be mentioned in the next class notes, then please contact me or Margaret von. Please include pictures so you don’t have to see me each issue. Thanks and hope this finds you all well!

2007Catherine Coley(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

David Kong writes, “Hello everyone! Apologies for not keeping in touch over the past few years. My bad. Now that I finally have some time, I feel the need to reconnect with some of y’all (I never get to use that word anymore). After graduating from EHS, I spent my time at UCLA enjoying a somewhat bohemian lifestyle trying to pursue my dreams of being a musician (read: rock god). Although that was a worthwhile and memorable period, typical and cli-ché problems among band mates made me realize that this was not a viable long term strategy for living life. Looking for a new venture, I found myself deeply intrigued by social science and took up an undergraduate research project out of curiosity. The project ended up turn-ing into a thesis on professional video game players. Somewhere along the way, I got swept up into the world of video game tournaments and e-sports, and have been traveling the country as a pro-am gamer and Internet broadcast personality ever since. I’ve recently

settled down a bit and am currently at UC-Irvine pursuing a Ph.D. in sociol-ogy, doing research focused on popular culture and technology. Right now I’m working on a project about the promi-nence of Korean pop music around the world. Sorry for the long note, I’ll cut it off here. Cheers!”

2008Lucy [email protected] Reunion: June 7-8, 2013

The Class of 2008 is well into the transition from college life to the “real world.” While life may not be as laid back and simple as it was in college for some of us, it seems as though everyone is enjoying the post-grad bustle.

Grace Chesson spent a month and a half this past fall working in Kenya on a campaign for water safety. Now, she is back in the D.C. area working with the Stimson Center, a think tank that works to enhance international peace and security. Grace spends a lot of time with “BFF” (and former EHS classmate!), Emily Urquhart.

Leigh Ainsworth is still living in San Antonio, Texas, after graduating from Trinity University last May. She works

First row, left to right: Amanda Weisiger ’08, Marguerite Kleinheinz ’08, and Lucy Shaefer; second row: Shaw Cornelson ’04, Lily Fowle ’08, Ann Gordon Pelletier ’08, and Wesley Graf ’08 celebrating together at the Church Party Charity Ball!

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at a non-profit organization called RAICES. The organization provides legal services for low-income refugees and immigrants. She is also really enjoying her job! In December, Leigh made a trip up to D.C. and got to catch up with Ali Shepard, Alexandra Mannix, Grace Fenstermaker, and Anna Brooks Whichard ’06. They had lots of fun hanging out! She also sees Andrew Shiels occasionally since he is still living in San Antonio. Other than that, Leigh is simply enjoying post-grad life!

Liz McLean also lives in Texas now. She moved to Austin this past fall, and absolutely loves her new job! Yay, Liz!

I am enjoying getting to know life on the West Coast out in Portland, Ore. The Graduate Program in Human Nutrition at the Oregon Health and Science University keeps me very busy these days. I continue to love what I study and am excited to pursue the research aspect of the program this summer.

Keep an eye out for the Class of ’08 on The Holy Hill during Reunion Weekend this year – it’ll be our first!!

2009Billy Hackenson(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2014

On Feb. 22, we learned that a member of our class, Stedman Gage, passed away. In the hours and days since Stedman’s death, there has been an enormous outpouring of condolences, memories, and tributes from fellow classmates that speak to Stedman’s character and his vibrant personality that he brought to all facets of campus life. Whether in the classroom or in Berkeley, I know we all can remember how Stedman could always make us smile and laugh. In these times, I think we are reminded not to take life for granted, to keep those who you love close, and most of all, to always remem-ber and cherish the fond memories we shared with Stedman at Episcopal and beyond. On behalf of our class, I offer our sincerest and most heartfelt

condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Gage, Stedman’s brother, and their family during this time.

2010Whitt Clement(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2015

The Class of 2010 remains an active group. Paige Weber writes that she is still living in New York City, where she is continuing her passion for art. She has been interning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since May. Impressively, the museum selected and hung her work in the Met for the month of August as part of their Employee Art Show. Danielle Molina spends time with Paige in New York and has decided to focus on children’s wear. She is currently a finalist for a summer internship with Gap and is a finalist in a fur design competition with SAGA furs. Last November, Danielle was able to connect with Cal Balboa in D.C., as well as Connor Gallegos ’11 and Hunter deButts at the Play for Parkinson’s Lacrosse Tournament in Hummel Bowl. She also enjoyed recently seeing Justin Taylor ’09 in New York.

Rhett Butler is studying abroad after a rigorous independent application process at the top university in China,

Beida, Peking University in Beijing, and will be there for six months. He also started a successful clothing brand called Carolina Class LLC in 2010 and is looking forward to increasing his retailers in July, along with expanding the college representative program beyond the East Coast. Jeannie Burke writes that she is gearing up for a three-month NOLS trip to New Zealand. Sarah Cauthen is looking forward to spending the spring and part of the summer studying and living in Istanbul, Turkey.

Martha Perez-Sanz has been writing and broadcasting local news stories at the NPR member radio station in Colorado Springs for the past year. This past fall, she spent the semester study-ing in Nepal, where she saw Cameron Hawkins. Beirne Hutcheson crossed paths with Hunter deButts at the Army-Navy football game last fall and will be training with the British military for a month in England this summer. Alexa Williams took the fall semester off to work as a field organizer on Joe Kennedy’s campaign for Congress in Massachusetts. Kennedy won the elec-tion by 26 points, and Alexa is working in his office on the Hill this spring. She is looking forward to returning to Wellesley College in the fall.

Chelsea Jack writes, “I have been volunteering with Saint Francis Service Dogs in Roanoke, Va. for the past year,

Tom Gosnell ’10, Gene McCarthy ’10, Brendan Luther ’10, Robert Kittrell ’10, Anthony Juker ’10, and James Dorsett ’10 enjoyed skiing together in Vermont.


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a non-profit organization that assists children and adults with disabilities become more independent and self-sufficient through partnership with a professionally trained service dog. As a volunteer, I host a service dog at my house for a week or two in between their training sessions, so those weeks serve as a vacation for the dogs, as well as a way for the dogs to socialize with people and other pets outside of their training environment. I also work at the Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC) at U.Va. as a facilitator at the Poplar Ridge high-ropes challenge course and started teaching bouldering (rock climbing) technique workshops at the ORC, which I absolutely love. I played on the women’s club soccer team over the fall, which was great, and we placed in the top four in the NCCS National Soccer Championships in Memphis, Tenn., this past November. I’m double-majoring in anthropology and political and social thought, with a minor in bioethics. I went skiing with Mark Herzog ’11 in Squaw Valley, Calif. I also had dinner with Paul Blake in Lynchburg on his way back to GWU from North Carolina.”

Cricket Roberts went to Mendoza, Argentina, to consult wineries with other U.Va. business and engineer-ing students. Julia Magee writes that she spent last summer at the London School of Economics with Hunter deButts and got to see three Olympic

events. She is an elementary education major and is a student teacher at a local elementary school in Winston-Salem. Coles Lawton writes, “This past semes-ter I studied in Paris through Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.), and was lucky enough to share the experience with Frances Brandley! I absolutely loved it and had the greatest time ever. I lived with a family which was a huge success, and I took advantage of the opportunity to travel throughout Europe. I was able to reunite with Amaury Dujardin ’11 (We also worked together this past summer at Camp Kieve.) and Juliette Crowther in Paris. I saw Juliette again in Copenhagen along with Kate Frediani. I spent New Year’s in D.C. with Eleanor Blaine, and I also ran into Haley Morgan ’09, Jamie Utt ’09, and Brandt Gess ’09. Now I am finishing third year at U.Va. and living next door to Whitt Clement and enjoying many other EHS classmates in Charlottesville!”

Juliette Crowther spent the semester studying in London and enjoyed meet-ing up with Coles, Kate, and Frances while travelling around Europe. James

Dorsett also studied and travelled throughout Europe for the month of January and went skiing with Anthony Juker, Tom Gosnell, Gene McCarthy, Brendan Luther, and Robert Kittrell in Vermont this winter.

Great Thavapatikom has been at Stanford and applied to a M.A. program in education called Learning, Design, and Technology. He plans to complete his B.S. in physics this academic year and wants to dig into the field of educa-tion afterwards. His goal is to prepare himself for an education development project in Thailand, which will involve creating an online learning platform that any secondary school students can access for free.

Zack Czajkowski took the year off from Chapel Hill to work for the Obama campaign in Florida and loved it. He recently attended the inaugura-tion and staff ball in D.C.

Austin Parker writes, “I have been playing a ton of music with my band, Universal Sigh, and we’re available for playing at parties throughout the South; contact can be directed to [email protected] or posts on Facebook. Here’s a link to check out the page: www.face-book.com/universalsighmusic.

As for me, I am enjoying school and always like seeing other alums in Charlottesville. It is always fun hear-ing from so many of you so keep the updates coming!

2011Ambler Goddin(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2016

As yet another year passes, EHS gradu-ates of the Class of 2011 have continued to travel, see friends, and enjoy life.

Charles Patton has been traveling the globe through a program with the University of North Carolina. He is cur-rently in Florence, Italy, going to school at the Lorenzo de Medici Institute. He arrived in early January and has been taking classes and enjoying the exquisite Italian culture. Until his return in May, Charles plans on traveling around Europe as much as possible.

Paige Weber ’10 with her painting selected for an employee art show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Charles Patton ’11 is enjoying his travels with a UNC program.

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While awaiting his expected journey to West Point, Jake Love, spent the 2012 fall semester in Patagonian Chile with the National Outdoor Leadership School. He plans on reporting to West Point this July.

On a more local note, Juliana Salibello, Sophie Dick, and Liz Heebe-Russo met in Palm Beach, Fla., over winter break. They stayed for a few days at Sophie’s house and spent New Year’s together.

Caroline Andress, Addison Bortz, Austin Boyd, Taylor Wilson, George Moore, and Stanley Gaines all met in Charlotte, N.C., over winter break.

On yet another note, Catherine Lambert joined the Princeton rugby team last year. This fall they qualified for the National 7s Tournament in Texas, where they came in third in the nation!

While we’re spread across the globe, we still manage to make time to keep in touch and enjoy each other’s company.

2012Ryan Bennert(H) [email protected] Reunion: June 2017

A new year brings new beginnings, new resolutions, a new graduating class from Episcopal (good luck, Class of 2013!)…but the Class of 2012 is still as great as ever!

Barrett Wagner loves every minute of her time at Drexel. As a member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, Barrett loves her sisters and all of the opportunities it has given her! She and Will Davy have seen each other quite a bit in the big city of Philly.

Kiki Nix and Chase Hughes made their debuts at the International Debutante Ball in New York City. Hannah Gray, Elizabeth Buyck, Marion Williams, Barrett Wagner, Weeza Miller, Marshall Weisiger, Austin Conger, Celeste Jones, Anderson Pearce, Carly Lyerly, Michael Vance, and Chris Driscoll were all in attendance to support Kiki and Chase. Stuart Agnew was also a debutante over the holidays. She

debuted at the Cape Fear Assembly in Fayetteville, N.C. Pen Agnew ’11, Charles Patton ’11, Baker Patton, and I were there to welcome Stuart into society!

Sydney Fenstermaker was so excited to have Eleni Hadjis come visit her at Clemson! Albeit a shorter trek than Eleni’s trip down to South Carolina, Stuart Agnew drove 15 miles to attend

Juliana Salibello ’11, Sophie Dick ’11, and Liz Heebe-Russo ’11 met in Palm Beach, Fla., during their winter break.

Friends from the Class of ’12 enjoyed the festivities when Kiki Nix and Chase Hughes were debutantes in New York. Front row, left to right: Chase Hughes and Kiki Nix; second row: Hannah Gray, Elizabeth Buyck, Marion Williams, Barrett Wagner, Weeza Miller, Marshall Weisiger, Austin Conger, Celeste Jones, Anderson Pearce, and Carly Lyerly.


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the Duke-Clemson basketball game with me and “really loved the game…but not Duke” – spoken like a true Tarheel! Tom Merrick visited Christian von Hassell and Worth Smith at W&L, where Christian says Tom “tried to get them into Scientology”.

Many members of the Class of 2012 recently joined Greek life while many others continue to enjoy their sororities and fraternities! Jennifer Simpson is a new sister of Duke’s chapter of Delta Gamma, while I joined Kappa Alpha Theta. At the University of Virginia, many girls were welcomed into their new sisterhoods: Carly Lyerly (Kappa Alpha Theta), Liz Helm (Zeta Tau Alpha), and Caroline Hagood (Kappa Kappa Gamma). At Georgia, Gus Youmans is the Chi Phi social chair for his pledge class, and Thomas Farnsworth is a brother of Kappa Alpha Order. Lauren Mealy is heavily involved in her Kappa Alpha Theta chapter at Georgia and has also taken up mentoring a second-grade Hispanic student at a local public school in Athens.

Arnaud Adala Moto is thriving as one of the young talents on Wake Forest’s basketball team. Arnaud says that he has found both school and basketball at the collegiate level challenging but fun. This past fall, Schillo Tshuma finished up a great run in the national tournament, but Schillo and the Maryland soccer team are determined to win the cham-pionship next year. Alessandra Gavin has embarked on an incredibly successful career with her Wellesley track and cross country teams! Up in Maine, Marina Barsoum and her Bates softball team-mates are looking forward to a rebuild-ing season with lots of promise from a large and talented freshman class.

According to Chris Wasden, Ben Taylor continues to enjoy Sewanee and make plenty of great friends although he misses high school a good bit. I think everyone in the Class of 2012 would agree with Ben Taylor’s sentiment as we all are off enjoying our collegiate experi-ences without forgetting what got us to this point in our lives: Episcopal High School.

MarriagesAndrew Mallory Grobmyer ’98 to Suzanne Delao, Dec. 22, 2012

Michael Reese McFarlane ’00 to Leigh Turner, June 16, 2012

Eugene Prince Hooff, Jr. ’01 to Megan Jane Frawley, Sept. 29, 2012

Lauren Ashley Sims ’01 to Chad Polak, Sept. 8, 2012

Laura Elizabeth Faulders ’02 to Dennis Wylie Jordan, Jr., on July 28, 2012

Julia Pleasants Rowe ’06 to Clark Richardson Wise, July 21, 2012

BirthsMenard Gibson Doswell to Sarah and Menard Doswell ’96, Dec. 2, 2012

James Whitacre Lowry to Ashley and Kent Lowry ’96, Oct. 4, 2012

Burton Eliot Zehner to Lacy and Luke Zehner ’96, Oct. 23, 2012

William Henry Dollens to Grant and Sarah Ravenel Dollens ’97, Dec. 24, 2012

Duncan Robert Goodwin to Courtney and Jim Goodwin ’97, Jan. 15, 2013

Louise Shannon Boyd to Edward and Alicia Ravenel Boyd ’00, Nov. 20, 2012

William E. Collier IV to Kisha Young-Collier and William E. Collier III ’00, Sept. 29, 2012

Lucy Betts Doswell to Lucy and James Doswell ’00, Oct. 19, 2012

John Robert Hopkins II to Spencer Hopkins ’01 and Ann Johnson Hopkins ’00, Nov. 20, 2012

Christopher Peyton Jenkins, Jr. to Peyton and Becky Arnesen Jenkins ’00, Dec. 2, 2012

Anne Turner Jones to Crawford and Stewart Gilchrist Jones ’00, Feb. 27, 2013

Anne Sawyer Thomson to Russell and Katie Elmore Thomson ’00, Dec. 26, 2012

Emma Lynn Bass to Nicole and Keays Bass ’01, Jan. 14, 2013

Lucius Courtenay Beebe III to Romney and Courtenay Beebe ’02, Nov. 11, 2012

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While at EHS, Mr. Woodrum was a Monitor and Head Cheerleader.

He was a member of the Honor Committee, Advisory Board, Fairfax Literary Society, “Whispers” and Daemon boards, Missionary Society, treasurer of E-Club and Hop Committee,

co-captain of wrestling, “Whispers” and Daemon boards, president of the

choir, and assistant secretary-treasurer of the senior class.

Mr. Woodrum continued his wrestling career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a

member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Gorgon’s Head Lodge. He obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1964 and began practicing in Roanoke with the law firm of Dodson, Pence and Viar where he made partner. He eventually opened an office with brother, Lanier Woodrum ’61. In 1979, he was elected House of Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly and served until 2002. Mr. Woodrum served as the director of the Roanoke Valley Legal Aid Society and the Roanoke Valley Mental Health Association.

He is survived by wife, Emily; his brother, a son, Robert H. Woodrum ’83; two daughters; a granddaughter. EHS relatives include uncle, M.H. Lanier ’32.

In Memoriam

On the Hill, Mr. Owen was a Monitor and a member of the Blackford

Literary Society. He played on the varsity football and tennis teams.

Mr. Owen matriculated at the University of Virginia, where he graduated with honors in engineering. He enlisted in the

Army as a private, attended officer candidate school, became an ord-

nance officer, and served throughout Europe. He received the Bronze Star and

was made a Knight of the Order of the Oaken Wreath of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. After the war, he returned

to Charlottesville and worked as an engineer at the Institute for Textile Technology. The Army recalled Mr. Owen to the Pentagon at the outbreak of the Korean War. After, he worked at the Millers Falls Tool Company, where he started in the engineering department and became company president.

Mr. Owen also worked in the development offices at Deerfield Academy and Yale University, at the University of Connecticut Foundation, and he served as the University of Virginia’s first vice president for development. He was a member of the Raven Society, the IMP Society, and the Seven Society.

He is survived by three daughters, one son, seven grandchil-dren, and one great-granddaughter.

At Episcopal, Mr. Waxter was a mem-ber of the Fairfax Literary Society.

He played football, basketball, and varsity baseball.

After graduation, Mr. Waxter attended Yale University and Johns Hopkins University, where he studied engineering. He

worked for the American Sugar Refining Co. before joining the U.S.

Army Signal Corps and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1957, Mr. Waxter

began work for T. Rowe Price but left in 1964 and began working for Maryland National Bank as a security analyst for the trust department. He returned to T. Rowe Price and Associates, Inc. in 1970 and remained there until his retirement. He served as the treasurer and on the vestry of the Emmanuel Church in Baltimore. He was the finance chairman for the Society of Colonial Wars.

He is survived by a son, Peter W. Waxter ’67; a daughter, and one grandson. EHS relatives include brother, Arthur L. Waxter ’44; uncle, L.G. Shreve ’28; and cousins, Edward R. Willcox, Jr. ’46 and Edward R. Willcox III ’75.

JOHN JERAULD OWEN ’35 of Charlottesville, Va., died Nov. 17, 2012.

WILLIAM D. WAXTER III ’43 of Cockeysville, Md., died Feb. 11, 2013.

CLIFTON A. WOODRUM III ’57 of Roanoke, Va., died Feb. 19, 2013.


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On the Hill, Mr. Tuller was a member of the cross country team.

After Episcopal, he attended Hammond Academy in Columbia, S.C., and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha

Order. Mr. Tuller served as the president

of Seaco, Inc. He was a prominent

member of the Church of the Apostles and was a member of the vestry and served on the building committee. Mr. Tuller was named the community servant of the year by the Souper Bowl of Caring Foundation. He was an advocate and supporter of HOMEWORKS, a mission that shows God’s love through service to others by providing home repairs.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a sister, one son, and two daughters.

Dr. Hannun was a member of the Episcopal faculty from 1983 - 2009.

During his 26-year career at The High School, Dr. Hannun was an English teacher and track coach. He received the Allen C. Phillips, William B. Ravenel III, and C.V. Tompkins teaching masterships.

Dr. Hannun received his bachelor’s degree from Sewanee:

The University of the South and his

master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Virginia. He taught at Washington & Lee University and Bates College prior to coming to EHS. In 2000, “Whispers” was dedicated in his honor and stated, “Dr. Hannun challenges all students to do their best and all athletes to go the extra mile. The passion and commitment he has given to this School has made our time here special.”

He is survived by his wife, Susan; two brothers, a son, a daughter, former EHS faculty member Kirke Hannum Lisk; and five grandchildren.

At The High School, Mr. Gage played varsity tennis and was a tour guide.

He received the gold award for tennis.

After graduation, Mr. Gage attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta

fraternity. He was an avid reader and

loved the outdoors, tennis, Carolina

basketball, the North Carolina coast, and his family.

He is survived by his parents, Hannah and William Gage; a brother, a grandmother, and multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

STEDMAN ENGLISH GAGE ’09 of Wilmington, N.C. died Feb. 22, 2013.

WILLIAM DUBOSE TULLER ’86 of Columbia, S.C., died Aug. 4, 2012.

WILLIAM E. HANNUM II of Charlottesville, Va., died on Feb. 15, 2013.

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Many donors choose to make memorial or honor gifts to Episcopal High School as a way to pay tribute to friends

and loved ones. We are grateful to these donors who contributed to EHS from Nov. 1, 2012 to Feb. 19, 2013.

Memorial and Honor Gifts

Memorial GiftsIn Memory of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Anderson ’97Mr. Joshua Spencer Glazer ’95Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. GookinDr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Skipper

In Memory of Ms. Kristin Ashley Armistead ’00Ms. Eliza McLauchlin Smith ’02

In Memory of Dr. William O. Bailey, Jr.Rev. Edwin Pearson Bailey ’45

In Memory of Mr. Rufus Barringer ’41Mr. C. Minor Barringer ’38

In Memory of Mr. David Jeter Blalock ’86Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McBride

Goodrum, Jr. ’86Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitehill

Robinson ’85

In Memory of Mr. George P. Brown ’80Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andrew

Brown III ’72

In Memory of Mr. Patrick Henry CallawayMr. William Anderson Parker, Jr. ’45

In Memory of Mr. George Douglas Miller Cary ’32Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle In Memory of Mr. Hunsdon Cary, Jr. ’24Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle

In Memory of Mr. Miles Fairfax Cary ’40Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle

In Memory of Mr. Randolph Jefferson Cary, Sr. ’39Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle

In Memory of Dr. Robert Spann Cathcart III ’57Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton

Cathcart ’60

In Memory of Mr. Richard L. CliffordMr. Richard Myers Stubbs

In Memory of Mr. Jay Norman CowdenMs. Anneka Marie Wilhelmina

Wisker ’07

In Memory of Mr. Dabney Hutter Craighill, Jr. ’44Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stillwell

Craighill ’79

In Memory of Mr. Samuel Cooper Dawson, Jr. ’27Mrs. Marion Dawson Robinette

In Memory of Dr. Alexander Colclough Dick, Sr. ’23Dr. and Mrs. Macdonald Dick II ’59

In Memory of Mr. Robert A. DouglasMrs. Robert A. Douglas

In Memory of Mr. George Thomas Dunlop IIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas Woodley

Heath III ’81

In Memory of Dr. Edward Ryant Dyer, Jr. ’35Mrs. Edward Ryant Dyer, Jr.

In Memory of Mr. Lloyd William EdgerlyMrs. Marie Edgerly

In Memory of Mr. John Chauncey Everhart ’08Ms. Leah DuVal Andress ’08Mr. Todd Frederick Becker ’08Ms. Katharine Shannon Brady ’08Mr. Lee Nolan Carter ’08Mr. Kirkland Tucker Clarkson ’08Ms. Sarah Thomas Coxe ’08Ms. Lindsey Sprague deButts ’08Ms. Eleanor B. Galloway ’08Mr. William Luther Hand IV ’08Mr. Graham Siler Jones ’08Ms. Marguerite Cremin Kleinheinz ’08Mr. Charles Spencer McKenna ’08Ms. Ann Gordon Pelletier ’08Ms. Elizabeth Amanda Morris

Weisiger ’08

In Memory of Mr. Robert Wiatt Farrar ’07Mr. Harper Fisk Cullen ’06

In Memory of Mr. William Weems Gates ’93Mrs. Harold. E. Barrett


In Memory of Mr. Lucien Minor GeerMr. and Mrs. and John F. DePodestaMr. Alexander Yin-Hwa Liu ’76Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitehill

Robinson ’85Dr. and Mrs. Charles Henry SkipperMr. Richard Myers StubbsMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Chacko

Thomas ’76Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coale Tylander

In Memory of Mr. Arthur Powell Gray IV ’64Dr. and Mrs. Robert Brown Vranian

In Memory of Mr. William Campbell Hagan ’47Mrs. Jane W. Kerewich

In Memory of Mr. Gary Lyn Hadwin, Jr. ’99Mrs. Lindsay Whittle Comstock ’99

and Mr. Ethan G. Comstock

In Memory of Dr. William Evans Hannum IIMr. and Mrs. Thomas McBride

Goodrum, Jr. ’86Ms. Lauren Marie Marshall ’09Ms. Mary Rennie Rowe ’03

In Memory of Mr. Ernest Helfenstein III ’50Mr. and Mrs. J. E. G. Craig, Jr.

In Memory of Mr. Charles Rapley Hooff, Jr. ’31Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rapley

Hooff III ’58

In Memory of Mr. Charles Rapley Hooff, Sr. 1902Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rapley

Hooff III ’58

In Memory of Dr. James Walker Innes ’50Mr. and Mrs. Benton T. Boogher, Jr.’50

In Memory of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sallie JacksonMs. Natalie J. McDonald

In Memory of Mr. Ben Irving JohnsMr. and Mrs. Lee Sanford Ainslie, Jr. ’56Mr. and Mrs. David Wilkinson Carr ’43Mr. William Riley Deeble IIIMr. and Mrs. David Falconer

Webber ’81Mr. and Mrs. W. Temple Webber, Jr.

In Memory of Mr. Collier Cobb Lilly ’85Mr. and Robert Whitehill Robinson ’85

In Memory of Mr. Peter Kingsley McKee ’52Mr. and Mrs. John C. Allen

In Memory of Mr. Robert Reino Miller ’03Mr. Andrew Warfield Price ’05

In Memory of Mr. Charles Launcelot Minor 1883Mr. C. Minor Barringer ’38

In Memory of Dr. Charles Launcelot Minor ’41Mr. C. Minor Barringer ’38

In Memory of Mr. John Minor 1912Mr. C. Minor Barringer ’38

In Memory of Ms. Brailey Turton Pare ’06Ms. Renee Mary-Ann John ’07Mr. Rutledge Osborne Long ’06Mr. Sebastian Charles Sabella ’07

In Memory of Mr. Allen Carleton Phillips, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkes

Harrison ’73

In Memory of Mr. Robert Pittman Pierce III ’00Ms. Kathryn Tinsley Anderson ’99Mr. Wilkie Schell Colyer, Jr. ’03Ms. Sally Crittenden Harman ’99Mr. William Mikell Herrington ’97Mr. Mutoni Kaaze Karasanyi ’00Ms. Rebecca Polk Kellam ’99Ms. Mary Jeannette Kroncke ’00Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. KronemeyerMs. Olivia M. Kronemeyer ’10

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reese McFarlane ’00

Mrs. Elizabeth Watts Metcalf ’00 and Mr. David C. Metcalf

Mr. James Avery Miles ’00 and Dr. Mimi Miles

Mr. Edgar Manly Norris III ’03Mr. Jordan Norfleet Phillips ’00Mr. Charles Elliott Rafferty Pierce ’03Mr. David Edward Schoen ’03Mrs. Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01

and Mr. Dre Tennille ’00 Ms. Brittanny McDowell Wildman ’00

In Memory of Mrs. Yvonne Tomanelli PinckneyMr. St. George Bryan Pinkney ’65 Ms. Suzanne Eliza Pinckney ’02

In Memory of Father Marlon S. PoitierMr. Juan A. Hickman and Major Sonja

Poitier-Hickman

In Memory of Mr. William Bee Ravenel IIIMr. and Mrs. T. Ladson Webb, Jr. ’69

In Memory of Mr. Landon Haynes Roberts, Jr. ’73Mr. and Mrs. Walter Montgomery

Cart, Jr. ’73

In Memory of Mrs. Virginia N. SettleMr. and Mrs. and J. E. G. Craig, Jr.

In Memory of Mr. James Hampden Small III ’48Mr. and Mrs. Vaden C. Shadden

In Memory of Capt. Allen Smith III ’50Mrs. Allen Smith III

In Memory of Mr. Cornelius Van Leuven Stewart ’54Mr. and Mrs. Carter Lee Cole ’54

In Memory of Mr. James Walker Stites, Jr. ’44Mrs. James Walker Stites, Jr.

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In Memory of Mr. John Philip Strubing ’93Mrs. Elizabeth W. LamondMr. and Mrs. Mark Harrison

Masterson ’92

In Memory of Mr. Edmund Bradford

Tazewell III ’76Mr. and John Luther Walker III ’79

In Memory of Mr. Lee Scoville Tilton, Jr.Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle

In Memory of Mr. Charles Vawter TompkinsMr. and Mrs. Charles T.

Fitzgerald, Jr. ’55

In Memory of Rev. Stephen Condict Walke ’30Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cook

LeCarpentier III ’80

In Memory of Mr. John Luther Walker ’54Mrs. Jane W. KerewichMr. and Mrs. John Luther

Walker III ’79

In Memory of Mr. William Deal Waxter ’43Mr. John Burwell Melvin ’43

In Memory of Dr. Joseph Percivall Whittle ’38Mrs. Lindsay Whittle Comstock ’99

and Mr. Ethan Comstock

In Memory of Dr. David Kerndt Wiecking ’50Mr. and Mrs. Benton T. Boogher, Jr. ’50

Honor GiftsIn Honor of The Class of 2005 “Friendships

Made”Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hall Squire

In Honor of Mrs. Viviana R. DavilaMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Mr. William Riley Deeble IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert Love

Taylor, Jr. ’57

In Honor of Mr. David A. DouglasMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Mrs. Anita B. DoyleMs. Cameron Wright Griffith

Hawkins ’10Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thomas

Horan, Jr.

In Honor of Mr. William Perry Epes III ’65Mr. Rutledge Osborne Long ’06Mrs. Sara Caughman Ragsdale ’03 and

Mr. Harry Ragsdale Mr. Jack Alexander Yeh ’99

In Honor of Mr. Joseph A. HalmMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Mr. Hubert Benbury Haywood IV ’07Ms. Lillian Maxwell Bellamy

Haywood ’04

In Honor of Mr. F. Robertson HersheyMrs. Perrin Dent Patterson ’01 and

Mr. James Patterson

In Honor of Mr. Matthew Byron Jordan ’00The Hon. and Mrs. Thomas Cass

Ballenger ’44

In Honor of Mr. William Eriksen Jordan ’04 The Hon. and Mrs. Thomas Cass

Ballenger ’44

In Honor of Ms. Carolyn L. LewisMr. Alexander Anderson Keevil ’04

In Honor of Mrs. Jacelyn Gregory LockeMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Ms. Jacqueline E. MaherMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Mr. Robert Elijah Mason IV ’77Mr. Dickinson M. Lupo

In Honor of Mr. Christopher Patrick Mixon ’05Mr. Charles Peebles Squire ’05

In Honor of Mrs. Eleanor Moore’s Advisee GroupMs. Virginia W. Moore ’03

In Honor of Mr. Bradley C. Park and Mrs. Amy

ParkMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Mr. Frank P. PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13


In Honor of Mr. Michael S. ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Russell P. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Alston Wilson ’13

In Honor of Mr. Edward Adams RiceMr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkes

Harrison ’73

In Honor of Mr. Stuart Thomas Saunders, Jr. ’60Mr. and Mrs. John Huger Tison ’60

In Honor of Mr. Joseph Badger Shelor ’52Mr. and Mrs. J. Caulley Deringer ’82

In Honor of Capt. Henry VonHoff Stoever IV ’84Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle

In Honor of Mr. Richard Myers StubbsMr. and Mrs. T. Ladson Webb, Jr. ’69

In Honor of Mr. McLane Tilton, Jr. ’56Mrs. Cary Tilton Doyle

In Honor of Mr. John M. Walker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkes

Harrison ’73

In Honor of Mr. Damian C. WalshMr. Hendrik Prael de Zwart ’06

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crenshaw

Watts IIIMrs. Elizabeth Watts Metcalf ’00 and

Mr. David C. MetcalfMr. and Mrs. Charles Hansell

Watt II ’66

In Honor of Mr. Robert Crenshaw Watts IIIMr. Rutledge Osborne Long ’06Mr. David Frederick Upton Stover ’08Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward

Stover III ’04

In Honor of The Undefeated 1969 EHS Track and

Field TeamMr. James McKay Morton ’69Mr. James M. Seidule

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Looking Ahead to 2013-14

September 4 Students Return to Campus

October 11 Seminary Hill Cup

October 18-21 Fall Parents Weekend

November 9 The Game

November 23-December 2 Thanksgiving Vacation

December 19-January 6 Christmas Vacation

Celebrating 175 Years of Episcopal High School!

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YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP June 23-27

INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING June 23-28

FIELD EXPERIENCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE June 23-28

DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY July 14-20

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