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Dear Stuart Hall Family and Friends,The 2014-15 school year was one of intentional change and growth at Stuart Hall, all with the purpose of ensuring lasting sustainability for the School. One significant event was a thorough PreK-12 curricular review—an essential undertaking in our ongoing focus on function-ing as one fully integrated school. Academic Dean Sharon Arne worked closely with the faculty to ensure that all aspects of our academic program are well articu-lated and purpose driven. This curricular review led to another important initiative: a school-wide project to identify just who the “STU Graduate” is. What qualities and characteristics do we want each graduate to possess? To ensure that our program is

delivering the desired results, we must first agree upon our end product. Using input from faculty, staff, board members, educational research, and college and business professionals, we identified a list of competencies that each Stuart Hall School graduate should have, so they are prepared for success not just in college, but also in life. Each Stuart Hall graduate will be a/an:

Effective Communicator

Creative innovator

Global Citizen

Critical Thinker

Effective Collaborator

Ethical and Honorable Person

Mark EasthaM, hEad of school

2014 -2015:

A Year of Reflection and Redefinition

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Work around these characteristics is ongoing—we recently presented them to the student body and received strong support. As we move through the 2015-16 year, we will test these characteristics and ask our faculty and staff to consider how they are contributing to building them in our students. Other highlights of the 2014-15 year included:

• Theadditionofboystoourboarding program – 18 to be exact! This historic change, made after much thoughtful consideration by the School’s administration and Board, came in response to the identified need of improving gender equity at Stuart Hall.

• Graduated33outstandingstudents in our 172nd commence-ment exercises (including two

into our boarding program.

• DevelopedaplanforEducational Technology PreK-12.

• MigratedtheSchooltoGmailinorder to take full advantage of Google Classroom offerings.

• Begandiscussiononhowwecan make better use of our downtown Staunton location as a niche and advantage for our students/program.

• Initsfirstfullschoolyearofuse,the new Davis-Pitt Commons continued to transform outdoor life on campus. Other recent campus improvements include an outdoor multi-purpose court, a new Lower School playground and all new equipment in our fitness center.

As you will see in this Annual Report, Stuart Hall continues to grow

13-yearstudents);theclasshad100% college admission and received nearly $2.2 million in merit aid.

• Balancedourbudgetforthesixth year in a row, with a modest surplus.

• Offeredfacultymembersanaverage3%raise;wehavenowincreased faculty compensa-tion each year for the past five years through raises, benefits increases or bonuses.

• Begantheplanningprocessfor our first capital campaign in 20 years, even as the School’s endowment continues to rebuild, now approaching $5 million.

• BeganworkonaFacilitiesMasterPlan.

• RenovatedCochranDormtohouse the second wave of boys

and change in response to today’s world. And while you will find educa-tion redefined at Stuart Hall today, you will also find the caring people and enduring traditions that have distinguished us for 172 years and will continue to do so in the future. Please come and see for yourself. Iknowyouwillbegladyoudid!

With gratitude,MarkEastham,HeadofSchool

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2014- 15 operating revenue & Support

Endowment 3%

Gifts & Support 11%

Student Fees 7%

Net Tuition Revenue 77%

2% Auxiliary Activities

2014- 15 operating expense

$5,689,100

Advancement 4%

Food service 9%

Plant 10%

Technology 5%

Programmatic Supplies 6 %

Administrative 3%

Personnel 63%

$5,000,000

$3,750,000

$2,500,000

$1,250,000

$0

($1,250,000)

endowment long term Investments

NetGains(Losses)

Withdrawals

Beginning Balances

New Cash Gifts

$5,804,300

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

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$500,000

$375,000

$250,000

$125,000

$0

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Capital expenditures

Technology

Furnishings & Equipment

Vehicles

Buildings & Land

Board of Governors William B. Armstrong

TheRightRev.MarkBourlakas

Henry D.W. Burt

Dr. David H. Charlton

TheReverendEdwardM.Covert

Dennis Cross, Chair

Thomas Dahl

Carter Frackelton

Sally Balch Hurme ’64, Vice-Chair

Bonnie Fontenot Nielson

The Rev. Shelby Owen

Dr. Karen Santos

Richard Tankard

Kathryn “Kitty” Quarles Wafle ’71

The Honorable Don Wilson

Denise Wooldridge ’76

Dr. Daniel Wubah

trusties emeritae

Glenore “Glennie” Smith Forbes ’60

Page Hynes Sullenberger ’63

Staff:

MarkEastham

Chip Broadway

sHs foundation BoardBill Armstrong, Chair

Elizabeth White Baker ’88

Sara “Sugie” Battin ’68

The Rev. P. Roger Bowen

MollyBrown,Vice-Chair

Henry D.W. Burt

Thomas Dahl

Grace den Hartog

Katherine “Glennie” Smith Forbes ’60

David G. Frackelton

The Honorable Don Wilson, Ph.D., Secretary/Treasurer

Denise Wooldridge ’76

SusanLambertYates’73

Dennis Cross

Sally Balch Hurme ‘64

alum CounCilDonagrace Addington-Fisher ‘81

Elizabeth White Baker ‘88

Susan Ellett Beaver ‘58

MargaretRunnelsBowditch‘59

Elizabeth Barry Thrift Brown ‘64

Adalyn Sherwood Brugger ‘80

stuart Hall sCHool

leadership 2014-2015

Continued

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Snowdon Durham Byron ‘55

CristinaMariaCasado‘93

Katherine Locke Eastham ‘11

Funmi Temitope Eletu ‘14

Anne Wilson Finley ‘89

Glennie Smith Forbes ‘60

Catherine Dell Garris ‘95

Dana Parks Gray ‘65

Elizabeth Hamblet ‘97

Harriet Savaides Harris ‘64

Anna Austell Hogan ‘87


Priscilla Pineiro Jenkins ‘94

Dylan Hall Kramer ‘12

LindaRollerLivick‘53

ElaineElderMcCarrick‘61

JanePollockMellen’48

CarolynSmithMoore‘67

Dorothy Duval Nelson ‘65

Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

MaryBeirneKerrNutt‘57

MaryCaryPeterson‘06

Dr. Nancy Trantham Poe ‘78

Ruth Smith Pritchard ‘62

Julia Beatrice Reed ‘74

Raven Alexandra Showalter ‘12

MichaelPhillipSmith‘03

HarrietteLaVarreSpiegel‘63

Katie Campbell Spurlock ‘87

PageHynesSullenberger‘63

Grace Ellis Suttle ‘56

Sally Opie Watson ‘48

SusanLambertYates‘73

leadership Continued

◊ Denotes five or more years consecutive giving

* Denotes deceased

Denotes Board of Governors or Foundation Board member

+ Denotes faculty or staff member

stuart Hall sCHool 2014-2015

Honor roll of Donors

Stuart Society $25,000 and above

Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia ◊

The Estates of Pamela Burnside ‘44 and Senator Elmon T. Gray ◊

The Estate of Mr.andMrs.RobertE.Holsinger*

LettiePateWhiteheadFoundation,Inc.

Mr.JonathanOld,Jr.◊

The William H., John G., & Emma Scott Foundation

Lucy Dent Venable ‘44 ◊

RonaldandSusanLambertYates‘73◊

1844 Society $15,000 - $24,999

Beckett-Jones Charitable Trust

SylviaMathisGibson‘53◊

Katharine Taylor Gray ‘68 ◊

IreneFrailHamm‘56◊

Dr. Robert E. R. Huntley ◊

Founders’ Club $10,000 - $14,999

Gerald andMaryannAcuff

Ms.MaryLouiseFisher◊

Ms.MaryCarterFrackelton◊

Elizabeth Nowlin Hedeman ‘41 ◊

DouglasandKathrynMadduxQuarles‘47◊

Alfred B. and Anne Cooke Strickler ‘49 ◊

Mr.andMrs.ThomasH.Tullidge,Jr.◊

DeniseWooldridge‘76◊

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Ms.LaurieJahnkeand Mr.PhilipW.Hutchings,CPA

The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston

Dr.andMs.SwenE.Laser

SusanHollingsworthLewis‘63

ElaineElderMcCarrick‘61◊

ShirleyDowlingMcCrary‘61

EmilieVanPettenMerritt‘46◊

CarolynSmithMoore‘67◊

Virginia Tavener Niemeyer ‘42

Ruth Smith Pritchard ‘62 ◊

Anne Hugh Douglas Randolph ‘65

MargaretLawrenceScutchfield‘65

Patricia Crowell Stewart ‘65


Mr.andMrs.RichardTankard

Susan Burress Wall ‘49

Mr.andMrs.HarryH.Warner

AnnH.Watkins‘73

Mr.WesleyWright,Jr.

old Main Society $500 - $999

MariettaBanksAustin-Bielsky‘73

Mr.andMrs.DavidBarnette

SaraSproulBattin‘68◊

Sally Anne Beach ‘65

Susan Ellett Beaver ‘58 ◊

Ms.IngridBlanton+

Jacqueline Brimmer Boice ‘42

Katharine(Rixey)SmithBooth‘76◊

Francie Brewer Brunt ‘65

Mr.HenryD.W.Burt

WilliamandBarbaraMcClung Call ‘77 ◊

Mr.VictorandDr.KarenSantos◊

ElizabethPinkertonScott‘32◊

Kitchie Roseberry Tolleson ‘48 ◊

Benjamin and Kathryn Quarles Wafle‘71◊

Frederick, Jr. and Sara Opie Watson ‘48 ◊

TheHonorableandMrs.DonWilson◊

Head’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499

Elizabeth Pound Alsobrook ‘60

MaryCreedAnderson‘49◊

Mr.FredBartenstein,Jr.

Mr.&Mrs.PatrickF.Bassett,Jr.

JaneMcClureBooth‘77

Charlotte Shouse Brittingham ‘65

TheRev.andMrs.WilliamHillBrown,III◊

Adalyn Sherwood Brugger ‘80 ◊

MaryHarrisonCarle‘55

MaryBlakesleeNettletonChase‘45

Mr.andMrs.H.C.StuartCochran

Nancy Fryman Cosgrove ‘65

Mr.andMrs.DennisCross

JoAnn Sawyer Delafield ’54

Elisabeth Stewart DeLargy ‘69

Robert and Anne Quarles Doolittle ‘74

Dr. Julia East ‘79

Ray and Sallie Adams Edwards ’62

Mr.andMrs.AllenErvin

PearcyLightFlippen‘63

MajorGeneralL.H.Ginn,III◊

Mr.andMrs.AlanGoldenberg

Mrs.EunH.Han

Sarah Swift Hodgkin ‘45 ◊

McGuire associates $5,000 - $9,999

An Anonymous Donor

Allen and Cary Dahl ◊

Mr.andMrs.ThomasF.Farrell◊

Dana Parks Gray ‘65 ◊

Mr.andMrs.CurtisHathaway

Ms.GracedenHartog andMr.WilliamH.King,Jr.

Ms.DonnaLefeve

Cathy Parks Loevner ‘67

JanePollockMellen‘48

Dorothy Duval Nelson ‘65 ◊

Donald T. Regan Foundation

MaryK.NelsonStern‘66◊

Dr. Grace Ellis Suttle ‘56 ◊

Governors’ Club $2,500 - $4,999

JaneMoore Ambrose-Cosby ‘59 ◊

DonaldandSusanMcMullenBeck‘60

Mrs.ElizabethH.Campbell

Mr.andMrs.ToddCarr

Mr.andMrs.MitchCarr

Dr.DavidH.Charlton◊

Mrs.GeorgeM.Cochran

Mr.andMrs.RoryCutaia

Mr.andMrs.ThomasDahl

Mr.andMrs.MarkH.Eastham◊+

Mr.andMrs.ScottGoldenberg◊

SallyBalchHurme‘64◊

Mr.andMrs.CharlesKostelni

Mr.RobertC.Musser

Dennis and Bonnie FontenotNielson‘64◊

Paige Galt Pruett ‘89

Ann Tutwiler Carman ‘55

Lucy Jane Hines Conger ‘41

TheRev.andMrs.EdwardM.Covert◊

Jacqueline Flinn Dallis ‘65

Ben and Tanya Farrell +

GlennieSmithForbes‘60◊

LouiseColemanGardiner‘37◊

Susan King Gaskins ‘67

VirginiaCoppridgeHayes‘73

Ms.ChristianaHolyer◊+

Sara Kerr Hunt ‘64

SusanSmithMakos‘72

JamesandCatherineMcConnel◊+

JoeandElissaMcDonald+

NancyMcLaughlinMcVey‘58

HollyHyltonMiller‘75

Mr.andMrs.P.WilliamMoore,Jr.

Elizabeth Willis Revette ‘74

ElizabethMooreSchreiber‘75

Katie Campbell Spurlock ‘87 ◊

Eleanor B. Bell Washburn ‘65

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Dr.andMrs.ScottNordstrom◊

Brian and Casey Wilkinson Ochs ‘89

Cynthia Patton ◊ +

Grace Johnson Perkins ‘48

MaryCaryPeterson‘06

Ms.TerriPorterandMr.JonBaca

Helen Shouse Putnam ‘69

Dr.andMrs.NicholasA.Romanoff

Janice Funkhouser Scaglione ‘69

Eleanor Opie Seiferth ‘65 ◊

Ms.JennaSmith◊+

Mr.andMrs.BruceSpencer

Lisa King Stratienko ‘74

Mr.andMrs.AlexSullivan

JaneMylanderWainwright‘59

Jane-PageWatson‘73

Katherine Hargett Webb ‘67

Challengers’ Club $100- $249

Mr.andMrs.PeterAdams

MargaretCrumAlexander‘50

Sharon Young Arne +

Barbara Talley Arnone ‘80

Tamsey Garst Audet ‘74

MicaelaMaeBaca‘11

Ann Taliaferro Bailey ‘62

Mr.andMrs.TomBaker+

Janice Bell +

Reverend Gloria Berberich

Mr.FrederickBlanton

Carter Venable Blundon ‘48

Ms.ShelleyBoatright

TheRightReverendMarkBourlakas

Dr.andMrs.EdBower

MaryO'MalleyBragg‘69

Mr.andMrs.AsherBrand

Jennifer Britton

Ms.AmberBroce

Dr.andMrs.RobinBrown

Mr.andMrs.StuartL.BrownIII

Caryn Brown

Ms.KellyFlora-Brownelland Mr.RandolphBrownell,III◊+

Ellen Worthy Campbell ‘45

Ms.JanL.Chase

SuziLinnClement-Sigur‘73

Sarah Hill Langhorne Colhoun ‘50 ◊

Mr.andMrs.RoyCorbeil

Mr.andMrs.ThomasA.Davis◊+

Christa Abbott Davis ‘92

MargaretIronsDeBerry‘73

JuneNeelDeckard‘53

MimiHaggertyDickerson ‘60

AnitaMooreDoyle ‘53

Patty Pendleton DuPuis ‘55

Epsey Cooke Farrell Weatherbee ‘53◊

Mr.andMrs.OscarB.Fears

Mr.andMrs.DavidFrackelton

MaryMorrissGibbs ‘53

Mr.andMrs.TomGilligan

Brooke Canada Golden ‘64 ◊

Mr.andMrs.LloydH.Gordon◊+

CarolynMarshallGreene‘65

Alice Trout Hagan ‘45

MelodyTopeHainline ‘78

Brad Harrell

Harriet Savaides Harris ‘64

Bruce Higginbotham Hemp ‘72 ◊

Mr.&Mrs.L.RyanHodgesIII

MaryDavisHoffman ‘49

Anna Austell Hogan ‘87 ◊

VirginiaRogersHolton'42◊

Mr.andMrs.JasperHorne

RoseMarieFallsHoward‘56

Ms.JudithCHubbard

Victoria Oppel Hudson ‘87

Samantha and Shawn Hughes +

Sally Howie Jebson ‘55

Dr. Sybille Jobin +

Elizabeth Shewmake Johannessen ‘50

Mr.andMrs.JamesKivlighan,Jr.◊+

Augusta Benning Kosowicz ‘80

Ms.KatieLee

Mr.StanleyLesniak

red/White Club $250 - $499

An Anonymous Donor

Dr. Saied and Amy Asfa

Rida Dawson Aycock ‘56 ◊

Bank of America

Barbara Byars Beard ‘64

TheRev.andMrs.P.RogerBowen◊

Mr.ChipBroadway◊

Louisa Adsit Brownell ‘48

MaryElizabethBurwell ‘54

MelindaCaldwell‘75

Taylor Nye Ciuffo ‘91

Mr.PhilipJ.Corbeil

Rosa Hamlett Davis ‘65

Dr. Susan Dell ◊

Frances B. Early ‘58

Virginia Ball Fisher ‘45 ◊

Linda Goode Gallimore ‘79

Jane Timberlake Helwig ‘65

Virginia and Bruce Henry ◊ +

Mr.andMrs.EmmettG.Hines◊

Elizabeth Baker Hopkins ‘50 ◊

MargaretHallHornbaker‘55

Elizabeth Wilson Jewell ‘52

NancyRothschildLyons‘73

Dr.andMrs.PrestonC.Manning

Mr.andMrs.StevenMcAllister

Mr.VictorRodriguezMerino

ElizabethSmithMiller‘50

D.M.Nessar◊+

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Elizabeth Warner Lewis ‘75 ◊

Betty Sellars Little ‘50

LindaRollerLivick‘53◊

Catherine W. Lloyd ‘60

Dr. James D. Lott, Sr.

DeborahLangeMajor‘74◊

VictoriaSharpeMarks‘56

HeatheranneStoneMartin‘87

ReverendandMrs.RobertMcCarty

MargaretDennyMcClung‘72

OliviaStuartMcFadden‘49◊

Mr.andMrs.Wm.TurneyMcIntyre,III

Mr.&Mrs.HowardMcMillan,Jr.

CatherineFerrisMcPherson‘74

LucyBurwellMeade‘53

BettieSmithMichael‘53

BarbaraYocomMiller‘59◊

JanetPutnamMorrison‘50

Elizabeth Nelsen

Emmaline Riley Nelsen ‘15

MarthaClayNichols‘52

Mr.JohnA.Nolde,Jr.

SteveandShelbyOwen

Dixie Wakefield Peachy ‘56 ◊

TheReverendandMrs.GilbertPingel

Elizabeth Heatherly Pritchard ‘86

Mr.andMrs.WarrenRamp

Ms.PamelaRichmond◊+

Anne Hall Rickards ‘72

Dr. Eileen Ryan

Mr.AlbertRylak

Mr.andMrs.WoodrowL.Sanders◊+

Ann R. Randolph Smith ‘70

Mr.&Mrs.TerrySpeigner

KieleMiyukiStewart-Funai‘00

Dr.EmmaJ.Stokes‘63

Dorothy Page Sullenberger ‘88

Nancy Guthrie Summers ‘64

Janice Jacobson Thomas ‘64

Mr.andMrs.WilliamG.Thomas

The Reverend and Mrs.ThomasTillerson

Anne Bell Turnbull ‘71

Roberta Hastings Turner ‘54 ◊

MaryJonesUnderwood‘71

Ms.DaisyVanDenburgh

LouiseMillerVaughan‘47◊

Ms.MarshaVayvada

Jones Lewis Vestal ‘50

Polly Taylor Watson ‘57

Elizabeth Kemper Wharton ‘54

Beatrice de Blonay White ‘58

Ms.JoannaWhitmore

Anne Bareford Woodard ‘71

Elizabeth Lee Wright ‘42 ◊

Friends up to $99

Kelly Albury Adamowich ‘85

Donagrace Addington-Fisher ‘81

Mr.BradleyC.Arnold◊+

Natalie Sayre Ayers ‘57

Mr.andMrs.JimBaaden


Elizabeth Alice Barnette ‘04

Winn Bolton Baucom ‘05

Elizabeth Anderson Bennett ‘44

Mr.andMrs.PeterBernard

Jim Bewley

Dr. Timothy and Dr. Caroline Bill ◊

Tacy Katharine Leigh Bolton ‘02

Mr.andMrs.NelsonM.Bolton

Mr.andMrs.DonaldL.Bomberger+

Victoria Leigh Botkin ‘09

Amanda Carey Boyd ‘15

Drs. Glenn and Jennifer Brammer

Dr.andMrs.M.ToddBrandt

Justine Waite Brim ‘04

Sarah Finley Brodie ‘85

Elizabeth Virginia Brown ‘15

MarySmithBrugh‘53

Ms.LouiseCaldwell◊

Dr.andMrs.KevinCaran+

Mr.andMrs.KevinCarini+

Natysha Brooke Carter ‘15

Tong Jenny Chen ‘15

Mr.andMrs.SamuelA.Clem

CeCe Clement-Freiert ‘75

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Mr.PeterClineandMs.LizMoore

Callan Sanger Cline ‘15

Sara Washam Cody ‘71 ◊

Bonnie Bobbitt Cooke ‘62

Hannah Gibson Coyner ‘15

Mr.SeanCrocker+

Ms.SusanF.Cromer◊

SydneySullivanCross‘13

Mr.GrierGordonCross‘10

Ann Riley Currie ‘67

Samuel Read Davick ‘15

Dr. Paul Deeble and Dr. Jenny Visger

Mr.PeterAustellDozal‘15

Ms.GloriaEakin+

MargaretMcLeanEckman‘07

Tabitha Ewuabena Ephraim ‘15

Allen Dale Ervin ‘15

Fred Evans

MildredLeeTaylorFarmer‘55

Ms.SydneyFarrier


Mr.andMrs.MichaelFornadel

Liza Edmondson Fosburgh ‘47

Chieh-Ling Jennifer Fu ‘15

Nancy Cheston Gardner ‘59 ◊

Catherine Dell Garris ‘95

Ms.SarahGibson◊+

Mr.JeffreyGilligan

Jacob Scott Goldenberg ‘25

Rebecca Elizabeth Gorra ‘15

Mr.KurtGunderson

The Stuart Hall Fund supports the people, places, and programs helping us provide exceptional educational experiences and draw families from throughout the Shenandoah Valley, fourteen states andsixteencountries.Investmentinour people ensures we are able to attract and retain talented and dedi-cated educators who serve these students from diverse socioeco-nomic and cultural backgrounds. One such devoted and gifted educator is fourth grade teacher Julie Caran. Julie has been in the education field for more than a decade and part of the Stuart Hall family since 2012. When asked why she chose the teaching profession, Julieexplained,“I’vealwayshadadesire to have a job that makes a positiveimpact.Imetthatneedbypursuing a career in education.”

stuart Hall sCHool

Fourth Grade Teacher Julie Caran Brings Classroom Lessons to Life

Friends Continued

Julie is committed to helping her students grow intellectually and she inspires them to think outside the box to achieve their personal best. IntheshorttimeshehasbeenatStuart Hall, she has become a popu-lar teacher with students and faculty alike. She has reinvigorated tradi-tional classroom learning by imple-menting new programs such as the Harlem Renaissance and compost-ing projects to help bring classroom lessons to vibrant life. The Harlem Renaissance project is a living history experience. By applying research skills and allow-ing their inner performers to shine, children learn about a period of African American history. After researching and writing a paper about a famous person from the Harlem Renaissance movement, the students “become” their selected historical figure. Julie’s fourth grade classroom undergoes a fantastic transformation as students, parents, faculty and staff are invited to jour-ney through time and experience life in 1920s Harlem. Guests are treated to “live” performances from Harlem Renaissance greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Cab Calloway, and samples of popu-lar food like Hoppin’ John.

Julie commented, “One of the great things about working at anindependentschoolisthatIcan use a topic like the Harlem Renaissance as a lens through which to accomplish our Language Arts objectives. The kids actually become these famous figures while learning about art, music, poetry, TheGreatMigration,andthedailylives of the African Americans who came to the northern cities in the early1900s.Ithinkit'sgoodtoexpand our kids’ sense of cultural context and understanding of American history whenever we can.” Through the implementation of a composting program, Julie pres-ents science lessons about the composting process in the context of waste management and the positive environmental impact of reducing, reusing and recycling. The program also serves as a year-long service project for the fourth graders, as they share with the School community information on the benefits of composting.

Julie is constantly thinking of ways to keep her students engaged, and in 2016 her students will learn about entre-preneurship and the global economy by participating in JamesMadisonUniversity’sGlobalEntrepreneurshipMarketplaceFair(GEMFair).Studentswillcreatetheir own countries with a name, flag, government, trading institu-tions, currencies and goods, and taketheirgoodstotheGEMFairtobuy, sell and trade in a simulated

global marketplace. Julie and her husband Kevin, a chemistry professor at James MadisonUniversity,areparentstoson Abinet, a first grader at Stuart Hall, and infant daughter Colette.

They are also both musicians who met at an open mic night in Atlanta, Georgia. When asked what led her to the doors of Stuart Hall School, Juliereplied,“IworkedtowardsmyMasterofArtsinTeachingwiththeintention to teach at Stuart Hall. The School’s values match my own and the emphasis on whole-child educa-tion provides the environment in whichIwanttoteachandwantmyown children to learn and thrive.” Great teachers can make a big difference in a child’s life. Thank

you for supporting Stuart Hall School and helping us attract and retain gifted faculty like Julie Caran. She and you help make Stuart Hall School the #1 school in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Global citizen

Honorable and ethical

THE Stuart Hall Graduate

"As much As our society embrAces technology And our experiences become increAsingly 'virtuAl,' there remAins

no substitute for engAging An experience firsthAnd." -Upper School History Teacher Tim Layne

CrItICal thinker

Global citizen

CreatIve innovator

eFFeCtIve collaborator

eFFeCtIve communicator

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Katherine Norine Hagg ‘10

Elizabeth Hamblet ‘97

Rebecca Stuart Haque

Cheryl Elaine Harris ‘77

Charlotte Olivia-Leigh Hereford ‘15

Mr.andMrs.LukeHewitt◊

Mr.andMrs.StevenHiggins

Dr.andMrs.JoelHodson◊+

KatelynMarieHoover‘14

Anne Troxler Hoover ‘65

StephenMatthiasHoyle‘14

Xiaohan Ariel Hu ‘15

Zili Emily Huang ‘15

ElizabethMeganHuffer‘04

Mr.andMrs.RichardW.Hughes

Teresa Huntley ◊ +

Mr.DavidHutchings◊+

Dr. Sara James

Nina Jenkins ‘18

Priscilla Pineiro Jenkins ‘94

Yiming Jamie Ji ‘15

Suyu Suzie Jia ‘15

Renyuan Hally Jiang ‘15

Sheyenne Elizabeth Kellick-Hoffman ‘15

IsabelOliviaKivlighan‘15

Dylan Hall Kramer ‘12

Ms.EmilyL'Heureux+

Peggy Jordan Lamborne ‘70

Emily Susan Laser ‘09

Deiontrae Jothan Lawrence ‘15

Mr.andMrs.DavidLawyer

Helen Smith Lewis ‘50

Anne Richardson Loach ‘42

Mrs.KathleenMaddox◊+

IsabelleAnneMarsh‘15

Mr.NevenMatthews

DanaMcClanahan

TrayonaDanielleMcKeithan‘14

Dr.SarahandMr.JeffreyMcKnight

Mr.andMrs.GaryD.McQuain

CristinaCasado‘93and JuanPabloMolina

Dr.ShaniquePalmerandOmarMorgan

Drs.FarissMousaandAndreaChauvin

Mr.andMs.PatrickMurray

Mr.&Mrs.J.RossNewellIII

Mr.andMrs.HarryNordstrom

Sydney Lee Nuckoles ‘15

Todd Obenschain ◊ +

Mr.andMrs.AubreyOverstreet

Lana Pearl ‘00

Ms.CynthiaPeel◊+

Ms.DellPhilpott

Addison Stone Philpott ‘15

Adam Pickett ‘15

Drs.MichaelandClairePlautz◊

Ms.FarhaQuadri

Orville and Candace Rehling ◊

Dr.andMrs.JosephRizzo

Mr.WilliamRyan◊

Jessica Lassere Ryland ‘04

JessicaMayScotti‘15

WilliamBoydShaner‘23

Mr.andMrs.PaulShaver

Raven Alexandra Showalter ‘12

Barbara Walters Smith ‘85

Ms.AnnLefeveSnyder+

Alexander Sooley

Scott E Sorrels and B. Doris Godden

Toviah Spencer +

Jennifer Spencer

HarrietteLaVarreSpiegel‘63

Mr.andMrs.Wm.CrockettStanleyII+

Rebecca Dountz Stewart ‘55

Alison Nicole Stinnette-Angle ‘15

Jody Smith Strickler ‘66

Anne Elizabeth Strider ‘80

Fred Tinsley

MaybelleRunkleTraut‘51

Ms.EmilyUrbina

Kevine Uwase ‘15

Paula Vandevander

Ms.LouiseM.Velletri

Charles and Relenee Vencill

Daryl Farrington Walker ‘54

Deborah Lotz Walker ‘66

Ann Harrison Wallinger ‘95

Ellen Selph Ward ‘87

Elizabeth Ogden Weinstein ‘58

Lisa C. Wells

TheRev.andMrs.HughC.White,III

AmberMichelleWilkins

Courtland Scott Winfield ‘15

LucyWinstonWorks‘34

Sybil Thurman Wyatt ‘74

Sunny Yang ‘15

Alice Tappan York ‘55

MadelynRayYoung‘15

Jianing Ella Zhang ‘15

Corporation and foundation supportersProviding matching funds, corporate donations and pass-through gifts

AARP ◊

Advisors Charitable Gift Fund ◊

America'sCharities◊

Bank of America ◊

BankofAmericaMatchingGifts◊

Baton Rouge Area Foundation ◊

Beckett-Jones Charitable Trust

Carr Family Foundation

Chick-Fil-A

Cochran Family Foundation ◊

Diocese of Virginia ◊

Donald T. Regan Foundation

Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia ◊

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ◊

Garland & Agnes Taylor Gray Foundation

Friends Continued

The Community Foundation ◊

HammFamilyFoundation,Inc.- Northern Trust Bank, FSB ◊

Johnson Charitable Gift Fund ◊

Katharine Taylor Gray Fund - The Community Foundation

LettiePateWhiteheadFoundation,Inc.◊

MerckPartnershipforGiving◊

MKSAssociates

Network for Good ◊

Norfolk Southern Foundation ◊

SchwabCharitableFund-Musser Family Fund ◊

Shenandoah Valley Technology Council

The New York Community Trust ◊

The Winston-Salem Foundation ◊

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ◊

Wells Fargo

The William H., John G., & Emma Scott Foundation ◊

triButes (memorials and Honorees)

Classof1963

Class of 2014

2009 Volleyball Team

2014 -15 Girls Varsity Basketball Team

Bridget Jane Andersen ‘97

MicaelaMaeBaca‘11


PatriciaYatesBelcher‘45*

MarilynAnneBerry‘73

Sarah Finley Brodie ‘85

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Stuart Hall spirit was in full bloom as her daughters and sons gath-ered to reconnect, reminisce and welcome the Class of 2015 into the fold of alumni. Twenty members of the great Class of 1965 were on hand to celebrate their 50th Reunion, raising nearly $50,000 for the Stuart Hall Fund, while 5 members of the Class of 1945 returned for their 70th. No matter what year they graduated, everyone who attended agreed they were better for having gradu-ated from Stuart Hall.

In the splendor of a Shenandoah Valley spring, alums from near and far returned to campus to celebrate milestone reunions and irreplaceable friends.

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Elizabeth Virginia Brown ‘15

Adalyn Sherwood Brugger ‘80

LucindaFultonCorkhill‘45*

Robert E. Cox

Dennis Cross

Connie Davis

MargaretIronsDeBerry‘73

PaulaDresser*

BettyBowmanDuval‘30

Kathy Eastham

MarkH.Eastham

FitzhughElder*

JosephineLorentzErskine‘45*

EpseyCookeFarrellWeatherbee‘53


J.KevinFox*

AnnCandaceCorryGarner‘63

Nathan Hunter Ghidoni ‘22

MaryMorrissGibbs‘53

Brooke Canada Golden ‘64

PamelaBurnsideGray‘44*

VirginiaF.Harding*

MatthewDeanHeidel‘20

Bruce Higginbotham Hemp ‘72

VirginiaM.Henry

Jackson Candler Hines ‘24

Lily Nicole Hines ‘22

Alec Hurst ‘19

Anna Sybille U. Jobin

SusanStaffordJolly‘73

MarthaDabneyJones*

IsabelOliviaKivlighan‘15

MaryPatSmithKyle‘45*

RichardLambert*

Anna Katherine Laser ‘16

Emily Susan Laser ‘09

Deiontrae Jothan Lawrence ‘15

Sung-MinLee‘04*

SusanHollingsworthLewis‘63

LindaRollerLivick‘53

PamelaLott*

VirginiaWarnerLouisell‘43*

NancyRothschildLyons‘73

DeborahLangeMajor‘74

MaryBootsTaylorMason‘49*

AmeliaJamesMaxham‘22

OliverBirchMaxham

DonnaHuttMiles‘45*

RichardE.Miller*

CarlB.Motley*

Emmaline Riley Nelsen ‘15

LaviniaNelson*

MaryJoNetherton*

Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

Sarah Anne Nordstrom ‘16

Zachary Harold Nordstrom ‘12

Annette Smith Parker ‘69

GinnyRylak*

SaraGraneySchroeder‘73

ElizabethHazlettScott‘45*

WilliamBoydShaner‘23

Hanna Spencer ‘25


LydiaLapeStephan‘73*

Alison Nicole Stinnette-Angle ‘15

Stuart Hall’s diverse, multicul-tural student body represents more than 15 countries from around the world, providing a ripe opportunity to engage with people from different cultures and explore similarities and distinc-tions. Throughout our school divi-sions students are encouraged to examine, develop, and express their own values and opinions, while listening respectfully to others’ viewpoints. They often find their worldview expanded as they better understand cultural issues. Andy Kim ’16, a boarding student from South Korea, shared, “InadditiontoimprovingmyEnglish skills and learning about Americanculture,I’mlearninga lot at Stuart Hall about life in

The development of a global perspective is an essential part oftheStuartHallexperience.Inaddition to leadership, creativity, service learning, and honor and ethics, global citizenship is one of our five areas of excellence and a hallmark of the Stuart Hall gradu-ate. We strive to equip students with the knowledge, understand-ing, skills, values, and attitudes they need to participate in a globalized society and economy, and to secure a more just and sustainable world. Beginning in PreK and continuing through grad-uation, our whole-child education advances global understanding while fostering skills such as critical thinking, innovation, communica-tion, and collaboration.

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learning to real human needs and provides a sense of social and global responsibility. At Stuart Hall, our students begin foreign language study in PreK, providing a unique insight into other cultures at an early age while building cultural compe-tency skills. Throughout the elementary school years students learn Spanish, and then choose whether to continue with Spanish orswitchtoFrenchinMiddleand Upper School. Additionally, interaction with our international student population often stimu-lates our day and domestic board-ing students’ interest in other cultures and languages. “One of the many things that makes Stuart Hall special is that

bygoingtoschoolhereIinteractwith people from other coun-tries on a daily basis,” explained HannahDahl’16.“Ican’tthinkofanywhereelseIwouldhavehadthe chance to become friends with people from Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe.” Hannah’s exposure to students from other countries has fueled her desire to study abroad and learn new languages. “People at Stuart Hall speak tons of differ-entlanguagesandIwanttounderstand what all of them are saying!” She has participated in Mandarinimmersionprogramsand enjoys practicing her skills with her friends from China while helping them perfect their English. After graduation, her wish is to

build upon the cultural exposure she has experienced at Stuart Hall and study abroad. Our deliberate and meaning-ful integration of global citizen-ship values and practices into our curricular and co-curricular learning experiences is one of the key components of the Stuart Hall difference. Students become better able to explore new ideas and prospects, and develop an understanding of how other people experience the world. The result is a Stuart Hall graduate who heads to college already having the requisite skills to engage with the challenges and opportunities of life in a fast-changing and interdependent world.

other countries like Vietnam and Mexico.I’vebeensurprisedbyhow similar we all are and that conflict is often caused by our different personalities rather than cultural differences.” Our students learn about civic and global responsibility by partic-ipating in both local and interna-tional service projects. Locally they do activities such as cultivate a community garden in down-town Staunton and paint with residents in a senior living center. Internationallytheyhelpcollectsupplies and money for organiza-tions focused on improving life in third world countries such as the Virginia Haiti Collaborative and HeiferInternational.Participationin service projects links academic

“We must foster global citizenship. education is about more than literacy and numeracy. it is also about citizenry. education must fully assume its essential role in helping people to forge more just, peaceful and tolerant societies.”

- Ban Ki-moon, united nations secretary-General (‘12)

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Anne Kast, Class of 1966, has maintained a connection with Stuart Hall and continues to embody the ideals that she learned as a student. As her 50th reunion approaches,IsatdownwithAnneto reflect on her experiences, the changes and constants at Stuart Hall over the years, and what has inspired her continued allegiance to her alma mater. Before a storied career as a successful investment manager and business owner, Anne came to Stuart Hall from Washington, DC,in1963.Knownatthetimeas Tori Norris (her nickname and maidenname), she felt her “life began at Stuart Hall” as she found independence, sisterhood, and opportunities within and outside of the classroom. With the encour-agement of then-Headmistress MarthaDabneyJones,Annecontinued her education at the University of Denver and took a job in banking. She later immi-

grated to Bermuda and, after working for the Bank of Bermuda, opened her own investment management firm in 1991. Anne retired after selling the company and now spends her time both in BermudaandinManhattan. Recently, Anne generously donated several items that are enjoyedbyLower,Middle,andUpper School students: brand-new equipment in the fitness room, a multipurpose court on Fillmore Street, and a new playground at the Lower School. As a runner who values the positive impact of physical health on all aspects of life, she wanted to see students of all ages enjoying indoor and outdoor spaces. These facilities will help students develop healthy lifestyles and use their energy in a constructive way. IaskedAnnewhatheradvicewould be for current students attending the school half a century after her graduation. She reflected on the positive changes that have afforded young women new opportunities she didn’t have when graduating. Her advice to the women of the Class of 2016? Take advantage of those opportu-nities, and explore the possibilities that exist for women today. She also encouraged students to “be

bold, and don’t be afraid to take risks,” whether that means moving to a foreign country to work for a few years, starting a new business, or running for public office. She urges students to live an honest and healthy lifestyle, pursue life long learning, manage milestones, and find time to have fun! Thinking back on her own time as a Stuart Hall student and the years since, Anne said she was grateful to have had Stuart Hall inherlifeforthepast53years.Though the intervening years have been both socially and economically tumultuous, Stuart Hall has survived and come out stronger. Anne believes the best parts of Stuart Hall have remained, and she values the support system at Stuart Hall that “lasts a lifetime.” She is proud to be an alumnus of the school, and is grateful to have traveled more than 50 years with that connection. Emily Laser (pictured left,center) graduated from Stuart Hall School in 2009. She earned a bachelor's degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia and a masters degree in international development from its Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Currently, she lives in New York City, where she is an analyst with the One Acre Fund, which supplies smallholder farmers with the financing and training they need to grow their way out of hunger and poverty.

Interview with Anne Kast ’66 By emily laser ‘09

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Mrs.GeorgeW.Conger

Nancy Fryman Cosgrove ‘65

Dr. Julia East ‘79

Virginia Ball Fisher ‘45

Catherine Baber Fleischman ‘81

Carol Leonard Gauntlett ‘49

MaryMorrissGibbs‘53

Mrs.RobertE.Gibson

Ms.KatharineT.Gray

Betsy Butzner Greene ‘66

Helen Robinson Heinzer ‘75

Virginia Rogers Holton ‘42


Kristine Lynette Johnson ‘74

Anne Norris Kast ‘66

Elizabeth Smith Kirkland ‘56

Dr.andMs.SwenE.Laser

Mrs.PaulaReevesLea

SusanSmithMakos‘72

Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

Mr.JonathanOld,Jr.

Elizabeth Heatherly Pritchard ‘86

Paige Galt Pruett ‘89


SusanFletcherTansey‘74*

FlorenceGrayTullidge‘45*

Thomas H. Tullidge

Lucy Dent Venable ‘44

Ellen Selph Ward ‘87

Jane-PageWatson‘73

Cole Huntley Whitmore ‘18

William Colin Whitmore ‘16

Courtland Scott Winfield ‘15

ElizabethBrannonWinn‘88*

Denise Wooldridge ‘76

Susan Lambert Yates ‘73

GiBBs soCietyJ lewis Gibbs legacy Members

Donald and Susan Beck ‘60

Ms.ShelleyBoatright

Harriet Davis Boone ‘57

Dr. David H. Charlton

MaryBlakesleeNettletonChase‘45

Yvonne Franklin Clement ‘42

KathrynMadduxQuarles‘47

Elizabeth Kernan Quigley ‘44

Dr.andMrs.JamesRooney

Laura Lee Buchanan Rush ‘46

ElizabethPinkertonScott‘32

JaneStuartSmith‘43

Brian and Kimberlee Lester Smith ‘87

MaryK.NelsonStern‘66

Dr.EmmaJ.Stokes‘63


Katharine Fitzhugh Terrie ‘62

MaryLasleyThomas‘40

Kitchie Roseberry Tolleson ‘48

Lucy Dent Venable ‘44

Deborah Lotz Walker ‘66

Susan Burress Wall ‘49

Polly Taylor Watson ‘57

Frederick L and Sally Opie Watson ‘48

Elizabeth Bivens Weaver ‘57

Beatrice de Blonay White ‘58

RonaldandSusanYates‘73

Gifts-in-Kind9 Round Fitness

American Shakespeare Center

The Belle Hearth Bed and Breakfast

BodyEssence&L'iDeeMediSpa

Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia

TheCocoaMill

The Green Leaf Grill

Bruce Henry

Anna Austell Hogan ‘87


Susan Laser

Ox Eye Vineyards

Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

Pampered Palate

Heidi Rizzo

Shenandoah Pizza


Split Banana

Stella,Bella,&Lucy's

Stonewall Jackson Hotel

Sunspots Studios

The Virginia Brittlery

Vision Technology Group

RonandSusanYates‘73

Yelping Dog

Zin Wine and Beer

Zinga Frozen Yogurt

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