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A LOOK OF OUR OWNSUCCESSIONS 1996

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The first days of school slip quickly by as old fnendships are rekindled and new faces are discovered. Faces, old and new, com­prise a look of our own. A unique aspect of Miami Valley is the vast diversity among members of the student body. These differ­ences provide the opportunity to interact with many types of people, as well as to continu­ally make new friends. Whether one is a "lifer" or experiencing his first year at the school, the individuality one brings to Miami Valley is es­sential. The wonderful ecclectic nature of the school community truly provides us with a face of our own.

11. Tom Adam, Chrystina Maxa, and Bert Kramer enjoy iheir free period in the Commons. 2. Ben Katz energizes the crowd during the fall Pep Rally. 3. Josh Ward proudly displays his shirt from the "Million Man March" in Washington D.C. 4. James Manuel sports the GQ look as he awaits his basketball game. 5. Leigh Troha and Alex Katz are an ex­ample of close friendships that exist at Miami Valley. 6. Ana Patwa, Rosie Chun, and Mandy Rahimi find a new friend. 7. Nicole Martinez and Tiffany Trang are two of the few that remain awake at the Third Grade Astronomy sleepover. 8. Araia Tesfamariam and Neela Banerjee are happy to finally begin their Senior year. 9. Sixth Grade science class enjoys a field trip to Grant Park. 10. Shana Nisenbaum, Sehar Siddiqi, HanhNguyen, and Bethany Levy perform an experiment. 1 l.TylerJanis munches on a holiday cookie. 12. Rashee Goyal takes a break from her studies.

Community o f Our Ozun.,.

When students were asked what they liked best about The Miami Valley School, they responded in vari­ous ways. Senior Neela Banerjee claimed it was the close knit community that she valued most, while Dustin Payne felt it was the unique student opportunities that made the difference. Everyone, however, agreed that no other school had a community quite like MVS. Small classes and a responsible student body allowed for a large degree of freedom and provided frequent opportunities to ex­press one's individuality. A walk down the halls o f Mi­ami Valley revealed students and staff discussing a wide range o f topics in an open and caring manner. It was obvious that the school was the students' "home away from home." It truly had a community o f its own.

1. Senior Brian Lehman welcomes Freshmen Katherine Smith and Lauren Katz to Miami VaUey. 2. Senior Derek Diener keeps Senior Ashley England warm as they help unload fruit. 3. E.C. Junior student, CaroUne Hartel, dresses as Simba for the annual Halloween parade. 4. Third graders Krista Hook and Tiffany Trang enjoy the slide on a beau­tiful autumn day. 5. The class of 2002 proudly displays its award- winning Spirit Week banner. 6. E.C. students, Taylor Herman and Merideth Irvin enjoy a fall outing to Sugar Creek Reserve. 7. Fifth grader Jennifer Moore works diUigently on an assignment. 8. Third graders BiUy McCullough and Alex Green px)se in front of the mural in the Lower School skylight area. 9. Seniors Josie Ceveland and Chandar Muthiah work together on an article for "Successions." 10. Junior Molly Thomas takes a short break while doing her Algebra II home­work. 11. Eighth graders Rishi Gandhi and Justin England study Ameri­can History together. 12. Mrs. Rice and Second grader Kathryn Braunlin are hard at work during a tutoring session.

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‘Day o f Our Oion...

An air o f breathless excitement permeated the school as students stormed the hallways excited at discovering new faces and reuniting with old friends. There was much anticipation throughout the school as everyone wondered what surprises the first day o f the new year would bring. Kicking off the celebration, subs and sundaes were provided by Student Council. Un­like other years, challenging and silly games followed lunch. According to Student Council secretary-trea- surer Laurie Nathan, "These games served the purpose of enabling students to make new friends, and bond with old ones." To top off the games the entire Upper School joined together in an attempt to perfect the an­nual lapsit, but as usual everyone tumbled to the ground in laughter. Everyone would agree this truly was a day o f our own.

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1. The Miami Valley School welcomes new faculty members Peggy Redman, Yolanda Lyon, Henry Fisher, and Ralph Suiter. 2. Shannon Williams spins in circles during the dizzy relay contest. 3. Bret Eikenbery, Rosie Chun, and Sarah Enterline watch their fellow team­mates during a relay race. 4. Sarah Combs and Dan Perkel take one more successful step during the three-legged race. 5. Mr. Fisher barely squeezes through! 6. This team is ready for the miniature lap sit con­test. 7. Team three faces down the opposition. 8. Student Council representative Maureen Wagner lays down the rules for the day. 9. Driv­ers praise the smoothness and convenience of the new parking lot. 10. Sophomores Mandy Rahimi and Nisha Desai hope to win the three- legged race. 11. Third grader Tom Blurton shows off his new locker. 12. First graders Emily McQure and Lauren Phillips enjoy recess on the first day of school.

And so began the last leg of the Seniors' long journey. This motley crew of poets, artists, philosophers, scientists, and legislators set out to flnish grandly what they began so many years before. Some impatiently awaited the conclusion, while others feared leaving behind

,,the familiar and comfortable. They were not incredibly different from those that had come

? before, but they were special, all the same, in , their own right. They completed the arduous ; trip with a look of their own.

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Ronald Lanton

"Success is the end o f a long road which is achieved one mile at a time."

- Ronald Lanton

Katie Nutter

"If you look the right way, the whole world is a garden."

- The Secret Garden

Kevin Spitler

"A desire fulfilled is a tree o f life."

- Proverbs 13:12

Latrise Owens

"^@!#&...Backoff.''

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Matthew Gabriel Barber

"You know how it is: you're twenty-one or twenty-two and you make some decisions; then whisssh! you're seventy: you've been a lawyer fo r fifty years, and that white-haired lady at your side has eaten over fifty thousand meals with you. How do such things begin?"

- Thorton Wilder

Katherine A. Williford

"We have only scratched the surface, much more is lying underneath.”

- Phish

David Albert

"The rung of the ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other some­where higher."

- Anonymous

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Jacqueline Chun"/4 rruin who has been tossed to and fro fo r a long time, as if he were tossed on a stormy sea, at last reaches his destination; a man who has any em­ployment, any function, ends in finding one, and becoming active and capable o f action, he shows himself quite different from what he seemed at first... I should be very glad if you could see in me some­thing besides an idle fellow."

- Vincent Van Gogh

Heather Davis

"Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure o f yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure o f you."

- Stewart E. White

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Hunter Granger

"Men make their own history but they do not make it just as they please... but in circumstances directly found, given and transmitted by the past."

- Karl Marx

Bijal Desai

"Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the love­liness that drapes your purest thoughts, for..if you remain true to them, your world will at last be built. "

- James Allen

James Landis

"You cant say anything with words."

- James Landis

Harriet Kramer

"Meet piles of trials with smiles. It riles them to believe that you could but perceive the web they weave. Keep on thinking free."

- Moody Blues

Brian Lehman

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies on the field of battle victorious.”

- Vince Lombardi

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Rachel Samson

"Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. Man­kind. Basically, it's made up o f two sepa­rate words- " mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind."

- Jack Handey

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Chandar S. Muthiah"Nothing can stop the man with the right attitude fron achieving his goal, but nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong atti­tude."

- Michael Jordan

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Brooke Workman

".... because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous o f everything at the same, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like the fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spi­ders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue center light pop and everybody goes 'AWWW!'."

- Jack Kerouac

Daniel Perkel"The great creators, the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, stood alone against men of their lime. Every great new thought was opposed, every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was consideredfoolish. The first airplane was considered impossible. The power loom was considered vicious. Anesthe­sia was considered sinful. But the men o f unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered, but they payed. But they won."

- Ayn Rand

Jennifer Wyse

"Flowers in the garden. Laughter in the halls. Children in the park. I will not take these things for granted anymore."

- Toad the Wet Sprocket

Thomas Lin

"A wise person cares not for what he cannot have but for what he cannot achieve."

- Golden Dragon Fortune CookiesInc.

Edward Etson

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."

- Forrest Gump

E. Ashley England

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead to where there is no path... and leave a trail.”

- Anonymous

Chris Gedrites

"When the house is a rockin', don't bother knockin'."

- Stevie Ray Vaughn

Neelanjana Banerjee

"Ladies. Gentlemen. Shhh. This is the way truth is. You've got to let those strange hands touch you."

- Tom Robbins

Elizabeth Collier

"I am one o f those people who just can't help getting a kick out o f life - even when it's a kick in the teeth."

- Polly Adler

Adam Sorkin

"Do or do not. There is no try."

- Yoda

Joscelyne R. Cleveland

"Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away, to what we put off till to­morrow has now become today, so don't you sit upon the shorelines, and say you're satis­fied, choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide."

- Garih Brooks

Matthew McHale

"Only the insane have the strength to prosper; only those who prosper can truly judge what is sane."

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Derek Diener"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;

my hope comes from him.He alone is my rock and my salvation

He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor depend on God;

He is my mighty rock; my refuge."- Psalm 62:5-7

Chrystina Maxa

"To live is to fly, low and high. So shake the dust off o f your wings and the sleep out of your eyes."

- Cowboy Junkies

Bryan Bloom

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."

- Henry David Thoreau

Laurie Rochelle Nathan

" It is good to have an end to jour­ney towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end."

- Ursala K. LeGuin

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Vikram Agarwal

"There comes a time when rebellious young people should take their turn as adults against whom the next wave of youngsters can rebel."

- D. Sutten

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Kavita Kumar

"I believe in coyotes and lime as an abstract. Explain the change, the difference between What you want and what you need, there's the key. You’ve adventured fo r today.What do you do between the horns o f the day?"

- R .E .M .

Kevin Harper

"Small things amuse small minds."

- Doris Lessing

Kathryn Anice Ervin"Stop this day and night with me, and you shall possess the origin of all poems; You shall possess the good of the earth and sun-(there are millions of suns left;) You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books. You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me: You shall listen to all sides, and filter them from yourself."

- Walt Whitman

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Andrew Ellenbogen

"Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right."

- Grateful Dead

Sanjay Maraboyina

"Only the heart knows the correctanswer.

- Deepak Chopra

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Celine Blancher

"It's not how long a man lives, but how he uses the time allotted him."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Colin Byrum

"Digestion is the great secret of life."

- Rev. Sydney Smith

Araia Tesfamariam

"The people you step on going up the stairs are the same people you meet going back down."

- Ski-Lo

Jill Hanning

"Go embrace your liberty and see what wonderful things come out of it."

- Louisa May Alcott

Carl Hillstrom

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”

- Oscar Wilde

1. S o m e o f o u r N a t io n a l M e rit S c h o la rs w ere M a tt, Kathryn, Dan, Tommy, M at­thew, and Andy. 2. Brian tries to catch a little bit of sleep. Four hours may have gotten him four more years, but it also costs him four hours ex­tra sleep every night. 3. Derek Diener rewards Rachel with a hu g . 4. Is H a r r i e t K ra m e r s tu d y in g h a rd o r h a rd ly studying? 5. Ted Etson, let th a t sm ile ou t! 6. H e a th e r Davis, aspiring hula dancer, d em o n s tra te s le ad e rsh ip on the first day of school. 7. Josie Cleveland, queen of the lay­ered look, flashes a big smile for the camera. Is being a se­nior really all that great? 8. Bijal Desai is undergoing a Senior identity crisis, or is it Halloween?

Commencerr MtForty-three seniors, garbed in blue

robes and awkward-fitting caps, lined the back of the Convention Center, waiting pa­tiently for their ceremony to begin. As the lights dimmed and the traditional slide show began, the seniors cheered and laughed at the pictures of their friends and fellow classmates, After the final image faded from the screen the live processional music began. The gradu­ates marched proudly down the aisles as fam­ily members called out their namts and blinded them with camera flashes. 1 he se­niors took their positions under the bright lights of the stage, together as one class. The Commencement Excercises which followed included Mr. Elmer's final introduction of a graduating class and Mrs. Hughes' farewell speech. The two faculty memebers were also stepping down from their positions at Miami Valley, along with the graduating class.

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Thirty-five of the forty-three seniors chose to give a presentation of some sort, ei­ther a speech or song. These presentations evoked laughter, tears, and a deep sense of pride from the class members. Everyone's spirits lifted when the time came to award the diplomas. Many graduates strutted across the stage and stopped to pose for pictures. As Mr. Elmer presented the class of 1996, the graduates slid their red and blue tassels to the left side of their caps. The ceremony had come to an end, and so hatl the four years which this class had spent together. The graduates exited the auditorium, crying for the past, excited for the future, and grateful for the friends they had made.

Predictions fo r tfieVikram Agarw al changes the channels on his T.V. without the remote

control.David Albert tells a joke and somebody actually gets it.N eela Banerjee receives every major international writing award as a

sophomore in college, then becomes sensai of her own dojo.Matt Barber brings a megaphone to the class reunion to keep everyone under

control.C eline B lancher opens a veterinary clinic in France for English and

Americans living in France.Bryan Bloom gets lost in Mexico and is held hostage until the U.S. negotiates

a new trade agreement.C olin Byrum takes a trip to Thetaland and returns 9.84752% more

enlightened.Jackie Chun sells her software company featuring perfect penmanship fonts

to Bill Gates.Josie C leveland wallpapers her new house with her old traffic violation

tickets.Elizabeth Collier yells at someone so loudly that his ears bleed.Heather Davio opens a driver's education school in Montana where she

teaches the benefits of no speed limits.Bijal Desai stili calls her classmates late at night to say, "hi".Derek Diener is removed from submarine duty because he cannot sit still for

the six mon:h underwater tour of duty.Andy E llenbogen changes Robert's Rules of Order so as to recognize

colloquial language and charisma as the prime factors in leadership of town meetings.

Ashley England and her van crush Big Foot in the Monster Truck Rally.Kate Ervin sheds her thrift store apparel after purchasing Calvin Klein.Ted Etson is distraught when all athletic franchises are dissolved and he has

no more clothes to wear.Chris Gedrites floods Vandalia so he never has to leave home for dive

practice.Hunter Granger becomes a congressman from Ohio on Perot's reform ticket.Jill Hanning sets a world record for singing in the most hotel lobbies around

the world.

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Cl ass o f 1996Kevin Harper is last seen wandering the streets of Greenwich Village trying

to figure out the secrets of Zen Buddhism.Carl HiUstrom publishes the book What I Know and lust Never Talk About.Harriet Kramer after ten years of wandering the globe, opens an art gallery in

SoHo.Kavita Kumar takes the maximum load of courses at Brown so she will have

more credits than any other MVS alumna.James Landis becomes a singer in the Bahamas using the name

Junglejim ".Ron Lanton runs for president after being city manager of Xenia.Brian Lehman makes money for college by singing showtunes in the lobby of

his dorm.Tommy Lin and his underground army emerge and transform the world

into a negative utopia.Sanjay Maraboyina's only response after becoming GQ man of the year is,

''Oh man!".Chrystina Maxa refuses to forgive herself after making the ultimate fashion

no-no (red and pink on the same day).Matt McHale finally reads one of his psychology novels.Chandar Muthiah becomes the official physic ian /surgeon for all N ike

endorsed athletes.Laurie Nathan opens a museum featuring her favorite, the Brontosaurus.Katie Nutter wins a national award as an art therapist.Latrise Owens is nam ed president of the National Society for Women in

Engineering.Dan Perkel agrees with someone.Rachel Samson's Ultimate Fighting Championship world title is taken away

when she accidentaly bites off the head of her opponent.Adam Sorkin loses four toes to frostbite because he refuses to wear anything

but Birkenstocks, even in the winter.Kevin Spitler is asked to leave a college lecture for talking too much.Araia Tesfamariam Hstens to others for a change.Katie Williford becomes the official White House hostess and tour guide.Brooke Workman's first child is born with purple hair.Jenny Wyse publishes a dictionary of words she made up.

Each MVS $Uident is an individual 'odtli a di­versity of talenf.s and abilities. Each has many j strengths and few weaknesses. But ea< brings something unique to the school, and together/' they blend Into a medley of diversity that pro­vides the school with a look and a strength i»f its own.

1. Celine Blancher. 2. Sebastia B la n c h e r . K aan G okay , Chti Bernhardt, Doug Ross, Tiffan Csizma, W ade Vantreaese, m Shana N isenbaum . 3. Carl-Joh Hillstrom . 4. Shannon Williaa 5. K a th e r in e S m ith 6. Dulai M c L a u rin , D oug Saphire, an R oss C u n n in g h a m . 7. Laun Katz 8. Jam es M anuel and Jann Jennings.

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1. E m ilie B la n c h e r, R o b in Buerki, Tom Ballauer, Natalya Blumenfeld, Michael Bramlage, Ray Kulhanik, and David Nisen- baum. 2, Chris Opsahl. 3, John Glass, 4. Hunter Granger, Brad Besson, Bernard Dalichau, Erling T a n a d i, an d Jo h n J o rd a n . 5. R ochelle R a h a v i. 6. N a ta sh a Green. 7. Chris Bush, 8. Michael Tyrell, A vonte C am pinha-B o- cote, Chelsea G lickfield, Jason N ephew , A nna S u ite r , Em ily L u tte r, and K ris tin H ague, 9. Adam Tokarsky.

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Rick Acquilano Health, Physical

Education

Brian Brogan Science

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Joy Barnett Athletic Director, Health,

Physical Education

Stephen Blunt English

' Thomas Brereton Headmaster

Karyl Bright Director of Admissions

Marla Butke Music

Marita Caillat French

Peter Camm French

Janet Carlson Secretary

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Psychologist

Carolyn Christy Early Childhood

Barbara Cleary Journalism

Cherie Craig Librarian

Brian Czarnota Science

Richard Duff Middle School Principal

Tana Eikenbery Math, Social Science

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Tom Elmer Upper School Principal

Nancy Etter Music

M aria Ferraro M ath, D epartm ent Chair

Henry Fisher M ath

Billie G ardner Fifth Grade

Paul Garfinkle English, Social Science

M arty Garges Science

Sandy Geiger Math

Alex Georoff Business Manager

Bill Glisson Social Science

John Graetz Math

Kimberly Gunlock Early Childhood

David Hague Lower School Principal

Sandy Hartm an Fourth Grade

Rita Heckman Secretary

M ary Heuser Science, D epartm ent

Cynthia Hine Development Office

Besty Hughes Enghsh, College

Counselor

Bruce Huntsbarger Fifth G rade

Gloria Hurwitz D evelopm ent Office

Fran Inbody Social Science,

D epartm ent Chair

Nancy Jackson Fourth Grade

Judith Johnson Speech Therapist

Christine Kambas Secretary

Kelly Katzner English

Ellen Kay Spanish

Barbara Kerkhoff French, Spanish

Bobbie Lehman Early Childhood

Dennis M anning M aintenance,

T ransportation

Jeanne N athan Skills Specialist

Rebecca N ienaber First G rade

Julie Paul Early Childhood

Judith Payne Extended Day

Suzanne Powell First Grade

Kathryn Priest Third Grade

Peggy Redman Second G rade

Karen Rinn English, Skills Specialist

Vie Romeo English, D epartm ent

Chair

Susan Rudd Physical Education

Linda Shaver Third Grade

Ellen Smith Art

Gabriella Sparks Spanish

Glen Squiers Social Science

Peggy Stichter Second Grade

Ralph Suiter Science, Technology

Terri T urner Early Childhood

Lyn Weyrich Early Childhood

M arna Young D irector o f Development/

Com m unications

1. Kascha Semon takes a quick water break (luring soccer practice. 2. Jjimes Jennings and Sid Patwa contemplate the aesthetic value of the Nike logo.3. Eric Moncrief acts suave in the com­mons. 4. Sarah Ballauer supresses a laugh. 5.WesYoungandJarekBabicki collaborate their talents on the first day of school.

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1. Benjy Lowry digs into his chemis­try homework. 2. The Sophomores are psyched for the first day of school ac­tivities. 3. Sarah Enteriine and Lisa Martin enjoy the end of summer 4. Anitha Reddy researches a future col-

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Dee Balial Nicholas Barnard

Traey Bradfute Alexander Brown Christopher Bush

f - 'R y a n B u f e Matthew Camm

Joseph'Carroll! Brendan Cartwright

Katie Cheaoweth Sarah Combs

Ross C unninghpi Matthew ,Ga»1ock

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1. Betsy West tries to beat the heat of the first day of school. 2. Katherine Smith enjoys life as a new MVS student. 3. Chethra Muthiah and Dee Ballal share their time as students and friends.

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1. Michael Cleveland and Justen England offer their spectator support. 2. Stewart Adam and Blake Nolan share a moment of friendship at Camp Joy. 3. Martha Bernstein and Lauren Lichenstein adjust their harnesses before they climb. 4. The Alpine Tower is a breeze of a climb for Vivek Mahajan and Albert Dixon.

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1. Emily Canoll and Elizabeth Heritage prepare for a class meeting. 2. Jason Nephew feels at home at MVS. 3. Kristen Hague poses for the camera after lunch. 4. Stacy Haught and Brooke Ackerley space out during Mrs. Lyon's advisory.

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1. Who are these masked creatures roaming the halls of MVS? 2. Sixth Grade beauties enchant us with their smiles. 3. Mrs, Rinn offers moral support to Ben Kendricks as he prepares to climb "shake 'n bake" at Camp Joy. 4. Jackie Bliss heads outside for the remainder of his lunch period

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1. Don Handel and Emily Margolis enjoy their post-season soccer party. 2. Rebecca Brereton looks forward to a snack during recess. 3. Joseph Heritage haunts MVS. 4. The fifth grade kick line practices for their future Broadway debut.

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1, Nicole Martinez and Aubrey Smith crawl through the jungle gym. 2. Corey Glisson poses for a picture with Krista Hook. 3. Alex Subashi poses for a picture with his favorite hat. 4. Stephens Adam and Asim Quadri are volleyball jocks. 5. Third graders show MVS kindness to a younger student.

1. Lauren Lieb goes for the high swing.2. Jason BUss heads straight for the monkey bars at recess. 3. BrianGrieco is the ladies' nnan of the second grade.4. Robert Palmer—singer or second grader?

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1. Karen Guo enjoys a story in the Lower School library. 2. Tyler Janis zooms down the slide during recess. 3. Emily McClure and Laura Phillips show off their teddy bears.

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1. E.C. Seniors are entranced by Mrs. Weyrich's presentation. 2. A.J. Dunn and Drew Senruto play a game of "war" during the Halloween party. 3. Stu­dents parade in their Halloween fin­est. 4. Marsalis King is thrilled to meet Ronald McDonald. 5. Marsalis King, Katherine Ey, and Sasha Yanes enter­tain Upper School students.

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1. E.C. Juniors listen to Mrs. Weyrich at storytime. 2. Mr. Dodd introduces students to some very old trees at Sugarcreek Reserve. 3. The young adventurers take a rest. 4. Sydney Arnett listens to Monday anouncements. 5. Taylor Ward, Caroline Hartel, and Colleen Reinhart enjoy an assembly. 6. Nikki Fort en­joys storytime.

Enthusiasm, creativity, spontaneity, and joy arc evident in everj- activity at MVS. Whether our students are involved in literary or thes- pian endeavor, vrhether they are celebrating the seasons or doing community services/, whether they are active poUticaily or building: school spirit, our students, do it vdth a fabu­lous look and style of their o'nu.

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow or powertui teeiings; it taKos 3'=> origin from emotion recollected in tranquility." -William Wordsworth

Ellen Kay and Betsy Hughes

Twelve years ago the magazine Aesthesia was created to document the literary and ar­tistic creations of MVS students. It serves both as an oudet where artists may express themselves freely and as a source of entertain­ment for all. It is compiled by a dedicated staff o f twenty-five Middle and Upper School stu­dents who meet weekly through­out the year to sift through hun­dreds of submissions and select and edit the best pieces. The pro­cess is sometimes long and diffi­cult, but with the leadership of co­editors Kathryn Ervin and Kavita Kumar, and the advice of faculty supervisors Betsy Hughes and Ellen Kay, a quality literary maga­zine is distributed without charge to students at the end of the year. The primary aim of the Aesthesia sti ff is best summarized by editor Kavita Kumar: "We're a group of free thinkers who promote the self expression of the school commu­nity."

1. The staff listens care­fully as Katie Chenoweth reads a dramatic p iece. 2. Araia Tesfamariam enthusiastically reads to the staff. 3. Kathryn Ervin waits to hear the staffs re­sponse on a story. 4. Daria Ovide is drawn in by the moving piece.

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First Row: Betsy Hughes, Bijal Desai, Jill Hanning, Laurie Nathan, Kavita Kumar, Kathryn Ervin, Jess Castle, and Ellen Kay. Second Row: Annie Ervin, Angie Ceccarelli, Alexis Krivian, Shannon Williams, Rochelle Rahavi, and Josh Opsahl. Third Row; Alex Christy, Flint Spitler, Alexande: ’■own ManishaKumar, Anna Suiter, and Daria Ovide. ’ ili,

"Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again." -Willa Gather

Successions

First Row: Benjy Lowry, Josie Cleveland, Ben Katz, Jonathan Handel, Stacy Haught, and Cara Lindo. Second Row: Latrise Owens, Sanjay M araboyina, Jackie Chun, Heather Davis, Katie Williford, Chandar Muthiah, Rachel Samson, and Bryan Bloom. Third Row; Ralph Suiter, Katie Nutter, Terri McM illan, Mandv Rahim i, Rosie Chun, Bernard Dalichau, Tiffany Csizma, and Tana Eikenbery. Fourth Row; Mike Cleveland, Ryan Butke, Betsy West, C ee Ballal,Kalpana Reddy, Chethra Muthiah, and Jennifer Mitzman.

Tana Eikenbery and Ralph Suiter

Once again Successions has faced and conquered new challenges: a graduating class of record numbers, the increasing use of computers for layout , and the dilemma of a new theme. This year's co-editors were Bryan Bloom and Chandar Muthiah. Section Editors included Senior Page Editors Katie Williford and Rachel Samson, Activities Editor Sanjay Maraboyina, Photography Editor Jackie Chun, Sports Hvlitor Ben Katz, and Office Manager Benjy Lowry. The staff worked diligently every Tuesday during lunch, after school almost any day, and during frequent Saturday work sessions to meet demanding deadlines. Accomplishments for the year included the addition of four pages of color and the dou­bling of the number of pages done on computer.

1. Katie Nutter sorts through candids for the Varsity Girls' Soc­cer page. 2. Bryan Bloom con­centrates on creating a perfect lay­out. 3. Caitlin Cartwright takes a break while selecting pictures at a Saturday work sessioi 4. Mrs. Eikenbery helps He?.,ther Davis work on a yearbook page.

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Phloem & Xylem "Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're -Horace Greely, American newspaper editor.

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Barabara Cleary

Experience and dedica­tion seem to be the most impor­tant characteristics of the P&X staff. The trio of editors Neela Baneijee, Matt Barber, and Ehza- beth Collier have perfected their skills as journalists as they have participated in P&X, journalism class, and a summer work shop. Many of the members of the P&X staff have worked with the news­paper since they were in middle school. "We are just expanding and adjusting the newspaper all the time," says co-editor Elizabeth Collier. A highlight this year was the trip to report the closing argu­ments of IS ACS vs. the State of Ohio concerning the ninth grade proficiency tests. Kascha Semon adds, "The trip gave students a chaiice to practice journalism with

.real hard news." Members also enjoyed the "Homs Up and Horns Down" column included in every issue. Four superb issues were published this year.

1. Matt Barber takes a break from an afterschool work session. 2. Neela Baneijee runs through some; possible topics for an upcoming issue. 3. Elizabeth Collier works diligently as she types up a first draft. 4. Matt Barber, Dan Perkel, and Elizabeth Collier discuss tlie latest news concerning OAIS vs. Goff.

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First Row: Barabara Cleary, Tom m y Lin, James Landis, D an Perkel, N eela Banerjee, M att Barber, Eliza- „ beth Collier, Deepak Gupta, and Ashley England. Second Row: M atthew Cam m , M att McHale, Paul Kwak, Kascha Semon, Varun M ahajan, James Patchett, Kevin Harper, and Sid Patwa. T hird Row: Wade ^ Vantrease, Rishi Gandhi, Chris Bernhardt, Robin Peal, and M artha Bernstein.

Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow o dealism." -Bill Moyers Student Counci

: First Row: Fran Inbody, Andy Ellenbogen, Laurie Nathan, Heather Davis, Karen Deiner, Derek Deiner, James Jennings, and Kelly Katzner. Second Row: Betsy West, James Patchett, Tory Ross, Kavitha Reddy,

' Kalpana Reddy, and Varun M ahajan,

Fran Inbody and Kelly Katzner

This year was a year of great change under the leadership of President Andy Ellenbogen and Secretary-Treasurer Laurie Nathan. Itstartedoffwithfunand gaines on the first day back, in a successful attempt to increase class unity. Among other achieve­ments they took on the responsi­bility of reshaping the disciplin­ary board in order to allow student involvement. They also played a major role in the interviewing pro­cess during the search for a re­placement for Principal Tom Elmer. This year, especially, Stu­dent Council took an active lead­ership role in organizing everyday activities, such as Commons cleanup and running morning an­nouncements. Freshman Betsy West says of this year's Student Council, "It has been a lot of fun and a great learning experience and I hope this has prepared me for the future work of the Coun­cil."

1. Sophomore representative James Patchett enjoys the weekly Wednesday meeting. 2. Junior representative Maureen Wagner listens attentively. 3. Secretary-Treasurer Laurie Nathan reads over the day's min­utes. 4. Student Council Presi­dent Andy Ellenbogen expresses his ideas about Anything Goes Day.

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"The U N must be a garden o f ideas related to general human values, >ational solidarity and an equitable interantional order" -P residen t F ran jo T udjm ar f Croatia

Fran Inbody

This year was special to the United Nations as the world celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the United Nations. The simulation of the Model U.N. gives students an op­portunity to better understand world problems such as nuclecir proliferation, hunger, and world economics. This year's Model U.N. team, making its debut at the University of Dayton conference, consisted of forty-two students. Countries represented included the Czech Republic, Iran, and the United States. Though no awards were won by the MVS team, Mrs. Inbody felt that MVS "did excep­tionally well." The National High School Model United Nations Conference in New York was at­tended by eighteen MVS students. The relatively new team spent hoiirs creating position papers and proposing resolutions for the country of representation. All the hard work was rewarded with an enjoyable and effective NHSMUN conference.

1. This Miami Valley team par­ticipated in the National High School Model United Nations in New York. 2. A large group of MVS students attended the Uni­versity of Dayton U.N. Confer­ence.

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First Row; Sarah Walters, Ana Patwa, Lisa Martin, Rosie Chun, Tracy McNeal, Anitha Reddy, Tory Ross, and Fran Inbody. Second Row: Ronald Lanton, Crawford Louthan, Kevin Mohan, Gordon Hicinbothem, Varun Mahajan, Jess Castle, Benjy Lowry, and Adam Sorkin.

First Row: Bryan Bloom, Maureen Wagner, Rachel Samson, Ashley England, Elizabeth Collier, Josie Cleveland, Laurie Nathan, Adam Sorkin, and Ronald Lanton. Second Row: Jackie Chun, Chrystina Maxa, Ana Patwa, Alex Katz, Katie Williford, Andy Ellenbogen, Bijal Desai, Heather Davis, Tracy McNeal, Jill Hanning, and Fran Inbody. Third Row: Kascha Semon, Sarah Walters, Sarah Enterline, Rosie Chun, Lisa Martin, Bernard Dalichau, Sid Patwa, Benjy Lowry, Anitha Reddy, and Daria Ovide. Fourth Row: James Jennings, Kevin Mohan, Bert Kramer, Crawford Louthan, Gordon Hicinbothem, Jess Castle, Varun Mahajan, James Landis, : Ross, Kavita Kumar,and Brian Lehman. Fifth Row: Deepak Gupta and Neela Banerjee.

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." -Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Amnesty

First Row: Vishal Gujaghur, Deepak Gupta, Sanjay Maraboyina, Pam Elmer, Tommy Lin, Jill Hanning, Jarek Babicki, Alex Caillat, and Matt Barber. Second Row: Bijal Desai, Tory Ross, Wes Young, Ashiey England, Rachel Samson, David West, Jackie Chun, Rosie Chun, and Tracy McNeal.

Pam E lm er

Amnesty Ijiteniational is an indq^endent vvorid wide human rights movement working impar­tially for the release of all prison­ers of conscience, fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, and an end to torture and executions. The weekly Friday meetings in­cluded letter writing campaigns kno W11 as urgent actions that were sent to world leaders in order to appeal the inhumane and degrad­ing actions enforced on its citi­zens. "Students were faced w th real life problems and formulated their own opinions on issues is­sues such as the death penal t)' and human rights abuses,” Jackie Chun says. Under the guid ance of Presidents Sanjay Maraboyina and Tommy Lin and faculty advi­sor Mrs. Elmer, the club partici­pated in various successful fundraisers such as the bake sale and T-shirt sale.

1. Sanjay Maraboyina replies an urgent action letter during a Fri­day meeting. 2. Neela Ban;;rjee writes a letter to a political j)ris- oner from Nigeria. 3. The Am­nesty group raises money at the bake sale. 4. Tommy Lin estab­lishes his personal opinion over the death penalty.

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Forensics "We love eloquence for its own sake and not for any truth which i orany heroism it may inspire." -Henry David Thoreau ______

Kelly Katzner

They share the same elegant voices and persuasive tones of some of the greatest speakers the world has ever known--Cicero, Quintilian, Disraeli, Douglas. They have found a certain beauty in the words of the everyday En­glish language and have elevated it to the level of competition. The orators of the Miami Valley School are members of the Foren­sics team which has again dem­onstrated its talents in speech and debate. Students participated in various categories including prose and poetry, Lincoln-Douglas de­bate, humorous and dramatic in­terpretation. State Qualifiers in­cluded Daria Ovide, Tory Ross, and Varun Mahajan. Students at­tended tournaments on Saturdays at Centerville, Oakwood, Fairmont, and Princeton high schools. "Forensics is only for a select few," claims Tory Ross. "It takes a very special kind of per­son to get up at 6:00 on all those Saturdays."

1. Laurie Nathan takes a breather from her debate session. 2. Daria Ovide eloquently recites her prose poetry piece. 3. Varun Mahajan, "The Master Debator". 4. Daria Ovide, Tory Ross, and Anitha Reddy display their confidence as they wait for their scores.

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First Row; Kelly Katzner, Kevin Mohan, Varun Mahajan, Laurie Nathan, Kavitha Reddy, and Tory Ross. Second Row: Daria Ovide, Anitha Reddy, Kalpana Reddy, and Lisa Martin.

"The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature." -T.H. Hialey

Chess Club

John Graetz

Continuing the tradilion of one of the oldest games, the game of chess has brought much popularity throughout the student body with the participation of over twenty-five members. The chess club has served as a means for stu­dents to play informal chess dur­ing their free periods, during lunch, and after school. However, The Miami Valley School Chess Team represented the compeiitive aspect of chess as they devoted their time to playing tournaments and proving much success defeat­ing their opponents with 5-0's and 4-1 victories. "This year’s team came out from hiding under the wings," Coach John Graetz men­tions. "They emerged from the shadows of our powerful tea.Ti of the last two years and unexpect­edly matched the performance of their predecessor's."

First Row: Varun Mahajan, Brad Besson, Dustin Payne,Grandmaster Graetz, Colin Byrum, Kavita Kumar, Joe Carroll, Bernard Dalichau, Ronald Lanton, and Kevin Spitler. Second Row: Matt James, James Ostrowski, John Glass, Harris Schneiderman, Dulani McL.aurin, Tyler Lowry, Chris Opsahl, Nate Young, Pat Lake. Third Row: Kevin Mohan. Mat­thew McHale, Bert Kramer, Jon Jordon, Derek Deiner, Alex Brown, and Flint Spitler.

1. Andre Collares patiently waits to attack his opponents king. 2. Harris Schneiderman lets off some steam during an intense match. 3. The Miami Valley Varisty Chess Team. 4. koss Cunningham participates in a chess pickup game during his free period.

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1. Lauren Katz and Jon Marshall enjoy a glorious spring day. 2. Sid Patwa and Ben Katz are still “best buds.” 3. Middle School students take a break from pick­ing up trash at G rant Park during Spring Com m unity Service Day.4. Ana Patwa and Mandy Ra- himi say, “Take a picture of m e.”5. C h a n d a r M u th ia h d e m o n ­s tra te s p ro p e r d issec tio n te c h ­nique. 6. Dan Perkel sets up for S p ir i t W eek sk its . 7. K a v ith a Reddy tries to pay attention dur­ing a Student Council Meeting.

1. Emily Bernie, Rosie Combs- B a ch m an n , an d M icah G eisel throw a birthday bash. 2. Troy Lindo plays his own version of ja c k - in - th e -b o x . 3. O n ly good witches attend MVS. 4. Lower School students show off their school spirit. 5. Rosie Chun and Lisa M artin relax in the Com ­m ons. 6. A n d re a G e o ro ff an d Elizabeth Heritage chow down. 7. M att Barber, Brian Lehman, A nitha Reddy, and James Landis c e le b ra te an im p re s s iv e H i-Q victory.

Music Program

This was an extrem ely busy year for the M u­sic Program at M VS. The M iddle School Choir per­formed at the Dayton Jewish center, Fairfield Com­mons, and Trinity Retirement Center. The Middle School Handbell Choir performed for the Dayton Jew­ish Center, Sugar Plum Festival, and Sycamore Manor. The Upper School Choir's performances included The Racquet Club, Dayton M all, H ospice, 10 Wilmington Place, King's Island, Capital University, Beavercreek High School, and the OMEA Contest. The Upper School Handbell Choir performed at Peerless M ill Inn and the Lincoln Park Nursing Home. All choirs per- fonned at the Winter Conceit, The All-School Carol Sing, and the Spring Concert. The M usic Program Offers a wide variety o f opportunities for students to perform.

1. The three choirs o f MVS com bine to sing for peace. 2. W atching carefully , Varun Mahajan draws out a long note. 3. T he cheer­leaders raced in after a gam e to perform in another venue. 4. The Upper School Choir sings for parents at the Racquet Club. 5. Paul Kwak concentrates on his one-man bell act.6. Tory Ross smiles as she rings out the news.7. The Faculty Chorus perform s for the stu­dents. 8. The M iddle School Choir entertains at Fairfield Commons. 9. The smging duo is together once again. 10. The Upper School Choir adds to the Holiday spirit. 11. Mrs. Butke waits patiently during the Spaghetti Warehouse outing. 12. The M iddle School Choir performs songs of all faiths during the Holiday Season.

LoiiierSchool

The opening day of the Lower School was delayed, but the wait was worth it. As teachers and students used the extra days to refuel for the busy year, the finishing touches were being put on the new parking lot, new windows were added to the Lower School doors, and a new walk­way was built around the east side of the building. As if these changes did not evoke enough excitement, the atmosphere surrounding the first morning's assembly was electrifying as the Lower School community welcomed its new principal, David Hague. This year there were myriads of activities, projects, clubs, and events in which the children partici­pated. A student might have written an original fairy tale, completed a unit on Black His­tory, or studied how people from around the world cel­ebrate holidays. Many will re­member the astronomy sle^pover. Dr. Seuss Day, the Medieval feast or the rain for­est. Others will note special trips off campus. Students might have been immersed in a unit on Japan, a study of Ohio's pioneers, or the study of our U.S. government and con­stitution. First through Fifth g'-dders performed in a music program commemorating the 100th birthday of Carl Orff As this bustling year came to a clo.se a caring community bid a loving farewell ro retiring art teacher, Mrs. Ellen Smith.

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Rctiuities

1. Mrs. Weyrich plays the star of Mother Goose Day. 2. The ever-lovable Dr. Seuss char­acters are wonderfully brought to life by two devoted fans. 3. The adorable dalma- tian participating in the Hal­loween parade is actually Nikki Fort. 4. Briana Yancey adds a finishing touch to her sidewalk self-portrait. 5. Pio­neer day featured many such pioneer men and women, in­cluding Allison Moore. 6. Fourth graders J.J Walker, Andrew Arnett, and Tyler Wil­liams are engrossed in their books. 7. Lower School Prm- cipal David Hague waits for the next student lucky enough to give him a flush. 8. As part of Early Childhood's "Cel­ebration Around the World" program, Milan Patel helped the class observe Diwali. 9. Mr. Brereton and a group of Lower School students tal* e a break from the Oakwood Run. 10. Karen Guo loves those holiday cookies. 11. Some Medieval wayfarers enjoy some Dark Age cuisine. 12. B illy M cCullough and Stephens Adam study a b( -ok about constellations at the is- tronomy sleepover. 13. Maura Cartwright is absorbed in a good book. 14. E.C. Se­nior Dia Onady is motivated for the annual Lower School French Day.

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Middle School

ActivitiesL ed b y P r e s id e n t R is h i

Gandhi, the M iddle School had a b u sy , e v e n t f u l , and m e m o r a b le year . T h e s tu ­d e n ts sp e n t H a llo w e e n at Camp Joy working on group a c t i v i t i e s an d p r a c t ic in g clim bing skills. Three Com ­m unity Service days sent stu­den ts to h o m eless sh elters, nursing hom es, and parks. In N ovem ber Principal Richard D u ff challenged each grade level to sell a set amount of fruit. By meeting his chal­lenge students earned the op­p o r tu n ity to b om bard Mr. D u ff w ith w h ip p ed cream . T h e S o c ia l C o m m it te e planned m on th ly a c tiv itie s in c lu d in g a fa ll m ix e r , a hugely successful V alentine’s Dance, and a well attended L o ck -In . T h e s o c ia ls w ere great team builders for the group. A highlight o f the year w as th e r e s id e n c y o f th e C lev e la n d S ign -S tage T h e­ater, a group o f hearing and deaf actors. Accom panied by d e a f s tu d e n ts from R o th M iddle School, seventh grad­ers researched the 1913 Day­to n F lo o d , w r o te a s c r ip t , then performed “A Flood of M em ories.”

1. 8th G raders Sebastien Blancher, D a v id K o rp i , M ik e C le v e la n d , V ivek M a h a ja n , an d C h ris B e rn ­hardt are ready for an evening of fun at the M.S. Spring Dance. 2. Mr. D uff allows Doug Ross to “cream ” him. 3. Susan Braunlin, Juliana Sub- ashi, and Natayla Blumenfeld get into the spirit o f Pajama Day. 4. D av id K orp i and Ju s ten E ngland d em o n stra te th e ir e lab o ra te R ube Goldberg invention. 5. Rishi G an­dhi leads a productive com munity meeting.

Middle School Activities

M iddle School is a tim e when students can test their interests in a variety o f academ ic sub­jects and co-curricu lar a c tiv i­ties. An em phasis placed on ex­periential learning, such as that offered in the M iddle School’s Project Period, helps MVS stu­dents do just that. The study o f ancient Egypt by the sixth grad­ers, for example, is supported by hands-on learning and field study, including a four day visit to m useums in Chicago. With their study o f Dayton and Cin­cinnati, seventh graders learn first hand what they otherwise would have to read about, when they visit places like the Paul L a w ren ce D u n b a r h o m e and U nion Station. Eighth graders w ho h a v e th e o p p o r tu n ity to walk the battlefields o f G ettys­burg grasp the meaning not just o f Gettysburg, but o f war.

1. W ade Vantrease proudly shares his Amish quilt at the 8th grade farewell dinner. 2. 6th graders Aron M ohan, Ben Kendricks, David Nisenbaum, and Su­san B ra u n l in pose as E g y p tia n s . 3. Michael Tyrell, Liam McDonnell, and J e n n y L a v in d re ss as th r e e fam o u s Ohioans. 4. The 8th grade class explores “Little Round Top” at the site of the Battle o f Gettysburg. 5. Sixth graders pose in front o f the Chicago skyline dur­ing their Project Period trip.

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BancEs

Although we only had two dances during the 1995-1996 school year, both of them had a large turnout and left a lasting impression on the Upper School. The "crazy hair" theme of the Halloween Dance added extra spice to an already exciting evening. Student Coun­cil did a great job planning this dance. Costumes ranged from the traditional princess to posse look-a- likes. The Winter Holiday Daace turned out to be a very special evening through the planning of the Junior Class. Large numbers from every grade attended, making it a great opportunity for all to have fun. Everyone should be congratulated on the suc­cess of this year's Upper School dances.

1. Dave West takes a break to pose for a picture. 2. Amanda Anderson and John Wadsworth enjoy the last song of the Win­ter' Dance. 3. AFS student Carl Hillstrom goes all out for his first American Halloween. 4. Freshman Katherine Smith and Chethra Muthiah get ready for a good time. 5. Dan Perkel shows his true side. 6. Jun­iors Karin Diener and James M,;nuel dance the night away. 7. Rachel Samson and Neela Banerjee give their best posse impression.

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During November ihc MVS slcige was filled to over­flowing with Mr. Elmer’s set for The Diary o f Anne Frank, direciecl by Peter Camm. The lives of the Frank and VanDaan families were poignantly pre­sented by a strong ensemble of actors, led by seniors Jill Hanning and Hunter Granger and ably supported by MVS veteran thespians Kevin Harper, Tory Ross, and Katie Williford. The portrait of Anne Frank’s adolescence, as drawn from her journal, captured the attention of the audience. A musical. The Apple Tree, was directed in May by Mrs. Butke and Mr. Elmer. The comedic look at love was wonderfully presented by a talented en­semble cast consisting of Nick Barnard, Elizabeth Collier, Jill Hanning, Kevin Harper, James Landis, Brian Lehman, Josh Opsahl, Daria Ovide, Tory Ross, and KaschaSemon. For all three couples, love conquers all, but not without humorous complications.

L Mr. Frank welcomes Mrs. Van Daan into hiding. 'L Miep opens acakeforNe^A' Year’s 1944 as the family watches. 3. The king anoints the newlyweds. 4. Adam confronts Eve in paradise. 5. The temptress taunts, "I’m absolutely gor­geous" 6. The tiger attacks a soldier as bystanders watch. 7. Mrs. Van Daan warns the family of possible discovery.

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cesses, goblins, ravens, scarecrows, and the rest of the costumed legions made their annual inva­sion of MVS this Hal­loween. The festivities culminated with the Lower School students parading through the halls, each dressed in their chosen identity for the day. Excitement and horrific creativity were the rule. Mrs. Weyrich's alter ego, a classic evil witch, put on a fantasti­cally frightening show for the younger denizens of the school's dastardly dungeons of delight. And, as always, there was the Student Council's Halloween dance, which, this year, featured a crazy hair theme. The day's activi­ties brought classmates together for some outra­geous fun, complete with candy, laughs, costumed delight, and mystery!

1. M andy Lichenstein prepares to step back into Cam elot. 2. Witch Weyrich threatens, "I'll get you my pretty!" 3. Denny M an­ning gets into the holiday spirit. 4. Susan Braunlin gives Sarah B utke a d e lig h tfu l scare. 5. Caroline Hartel enjoys dressing up for the occasion. 6. Sasha Yanes and K atherine By make beautiful princesses. 7. Michael Thomsen walks through the halls showing off his costume.

ALL SCHOOL CRROL SING

This year the All- School Carol Sing marked a transition in the life of MVS. Due to the increas­ing size of the school popu­lation, it was held for the first time in the Student Ac­tivity Center. This year's Senior class was the largest to ever attend the event. However, certain things never change, and as al­ways, the Sing was a joyous gathering of the entire school community to cel­ebrate the beginning of the winter break and holiday season. Upper School stu­dents paired up vvith their Lower School buddies, and kicked back for a relaxed happy afternoon. It was a great day for the entire school, complete with the "Dreidel Song," "Twelve Days of Christmas, and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

1. Mr. Elm er coaxes Jackie Bliss into a solo. 2. Ashley England and K atie W illifo rd show off th e ir l i t t le sib s : M a d isen Fleishman and Madison Kretzler. 3. N a ta ly a B lu m en fe ld and Karen Guo sit back and listen to the ho liday m usic. 4. Andy Ellenbogen and Patrick Collier flash their handsome smiles for the camera. 5. Jackie Chun en­jo y s her last year at the sing, while Dia Onady attends her first year at the annual festivities. 6. Paul Kwak entertains the group with his amazing one-man show. 7. Future MVS student, Stephan Cleveland loves the excitement.

S'PI'RIT WEEKStudents came to school in their pajamas. Teach­

ers came dressed like students. What’s happened at the Miami Valley School? Spirit Week, of course. While dressing up in silly ways was an important, not to mention fun, way of earning spirit points, other ways included selling fruit, attending basketball games, and collecting canned goods. Dress-up days were PJ day, teacher/student day, retro day, cross dress day, and the traditional red and blue day. A spirited crowd cheered on the girls' basketball team to victory on the final day. The class competition ended with the Seniors' Tales from the Crypt beating out the Juniors' Sesame Street, Freshmen ER, and the Sophomores with the Bomb Shelter. All in all it was a rejuvenating week, putting the "spirit back in all of us.

1. Seniors Araia Tesfamariam, Brian Lehman, Ashley England, and Rachel Samson show off their seven­ties threads on retro day. 2. Seniors Biial Desai and Bryan Bloom r e l a x in their pj's on pajama day. 3. Brian Sorkin poses his new line of disco wardrobe on Retro Day. 4. Can the Junior class tell you how to get to Sesame Street? 5. During the Sophomore skit Johnny Wadsworth and Nick Mitrusis realize they are not part of the Sophomores "Bomb shelter." 6. Senior Brian Lehman is ready to take on his role as Ms. Katzner in the Senior skit. 7. Pat Lake tries to imitate the unique fashions of Mr. Czamota on "dress as a teacher" day. 8. Alexis Krivian and Katie Chenoweth show us their class spirit by dressing up on pajama day. 9. Is Mr. Squiers really the newest m e m b e r of the posse? 10. Deepak Gupta entertains everyone with his imitation of a dog in the Junior class skit. 11. Are there really two Mr. Elmers, or is it Heather Davis imitating him on "dress as a teacher day." 12. These Junior guys seem to think that Mr.Camm is the m an of style around MVS.

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Community Service

Two days a year, stu­dents and faculty members take time away from busy schedules to offer their time and labor to the community. Each day began with comple­mentary bagels, donuts, and juice, after which the students left for the various activities arranged by Pam Elmer, Rachel Samson, and Ashley England. Among the many places to go were Cox Arbo­retum, YW CA, Bethany Lutheran Village, and Camp Kern. At Cox Arboretum, in the fall, students planted tulip bulbs, and students who went in the spring had a chance to enjoy them. Some students went to YWCA and Bethany Lutheran Village. If they weren't busy watching active toddlers, they were spending time talking with older friends. At Roth Middle School, students enjoyed bowling with handicapped children. The students' efforts here, and other places, were greatly appreciated. From hard work to making new friends, each student com­pleted Community Service Day with a sense of accom­plishment.

1. Ben Katz and Andy Ellenbogen take a break from gardening at Aullwood. 2. Alex Katz shows us her sweatshirt covered with toma­toes. 3. Latrise Owens helps a friend at Roth Middle School.4. Chris Gedrites digs a hole for a pillar at Habitat for Hu­manity. 5. Ralph Suiter stops for a minute to enjoy the nice day at Habitat for Humanity. 6. Surah Enterline, Nisha Desai, and Amanda Anderson plan tulip bulbs at Cox Arboretum.7. Jon Marshall helps a friend briwl.

Spring FairThis year’s Fete

de Printem ps was an en­tertaining and exciting af­fair that the entire school enjoyed. Little kids could be seen with balloons in their hands, getting their faces painted, or winning a cake in the cake walk. The main attraction, how­ever, was the “Flush-em ,” w h er e te a c h e r s w ere sprayed with water if the contest hit the target. The Seniors also especially en­joyed the Pie Throw, and th e y ju d g e d th is y e a r ’s event a big improvem ent over the past years where g a m es fo r th e y o u n g e r children were the rule. A d e l ic io u s d in n e r w as s e r v e d in th e L ow er School Gym at the end of th e s c h o o l d a y . F e te de Printemps was declared a s u c c e s s by th e e n t ir e school.

1. A n d y E l l e n b o g e n a n d H eather D avis go out o f contro l w ith the pies. 2. K a t h r y n E r v i n p r a c t i c e s h e r a r t in a n o t h e r m e ­dium. 3. Josh H andel is t h r i l l e d a f t e r w i n n i n g in t h e c a k e w a l k . 4. J o s i e C l e v e l a n d , K a t i e W i l l i ­ford, and H eath er D avis discover a new way to ap ­ply cosm etics a t the Pie Throw . 5. M iddle School studen ts get th e ir revenge on M r. G lisson. 6. C aitlin C artw right chom ps down on goodies from the bake s a l e . 7. O u r f u t u r e g o l f pros practice th e ir puts.

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ImmersionF rom D o n Q u ix o t e ’s

windm ills to a day in a Spanish school and hours in m u se u m s an d c a th e ­d r a ls , s tu d e n ts on th e S p an ish E x p er ien ce Im ­mersion savored some of the rich variety that Spain o f fe r s . M a th te a c h e r Maria Ferraro and Span­ish T e a c h e r G a b r ie la S p ark s led th e grou p o f s ix teen stu d en ts through an intense imm ersion into the country’s culture and history. The trip took the group from Barcelona to Madrid, with stops in Ali­c a n te , M a la g a , S e v i l la , Cardoba, Segovia, Toledo.

1. A sh ley E n g la n d an d B ryan Bloom enjoy a monastery in the m ountains of Spain. 2, Miss Fer­raro and Mrs. Sparks turn for a quick pose as they walk through the beautiful streets o f Barcelona. 3. The Spain group joins together for a picture at M onserat Monas­tery just outside of Barcelona.

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Drama

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One

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Com edy, tragedy, m elo­drama, and more comedy, clearly describe A Drama in One-Act, which was its ow n p r o d u c t io n . T h e group studied five genres: comedy, melodrama, trag­edy, experimental drama, and tr a g ic o m e d y . E ach stu d en t w as req u ired to su b m it a f in a l p r o je c t , w h ich in c lu d ed creatin g and p erfo rm in g o n e -a ct plays. One of the unique p ro jec ts w as B rian L eh ­m an’s play adaptation o f “The Three Day Blow” by Ernest H em ingw ay. “ W e all had a great time. Ev­e r y o n e w as a b le to le t loose, and that made our p ro d u c tio n w o r k ,” sa id Brian Lehman.

Tory Ross, Tracy McNeal, and W endy Czarnota act out looks o f hope, happiness, and feardw- ing one of their im provisational acts.

lohn Glass, N icholas M itrousis, Gordon Hicinbothem , Lisa M artin, Dustin Payne, Chad Ma Lhal, Troy Lindo pose for a piiblicily shot for their movie.

ar- Immersion

Lights, camera, action, was only half the excite­m en t o f F ilm a k e r th e Critic. The group watched m ovies and wrote essays, then went to the theater and critiqued m ovies that were playing. This year’s film was particularly spe­c ia l , w ith M r. R o m e o making his comeback de­but as “Tony” a mobster planning the dem ise o f a group o f h itm en , p layed by the students. After see­ing the film, there is no d o u b t, th e gro u p had a great tim e, and that Mr. R o m e o , is d e f in i t e ly BACK!

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Discovering “a new way o f seeing” students in the basic photography course o ffered by M rs. Barbara R io n p r e v is u a liz e d and produced photos that re­flected this new sight. The e ig h t s tu d e n ts in th e course studied basic cam­era handling, film process­in g , c o n ta c t an d p r o ­jection printing, and a va­riety o f techniques o f suc­c e s s fu l p h o to g r a p h y . D ark room a c t iv ity su p ­ported fie ld experiences. S tu d e n ts u t i l i z e d th e school’s darkroom to de­velop the photos they had taken in a variety o f set­tings. In addition to photo shoots, the group visited photography galleries and u n iv e r s ity p h otograp h y labs.

1. Kevin H arper organizes his camera supplies. 2. Rosie Chun and Shannon W illiams come out from behind the camera and cre­a te a r t . 3. T h e p h o to g ra p h e rs takes tim e out for a group shot.

Basic

PhotograPhy

ImmersionA group o f nine students

along with faculty advisors Jon G r a e tz an d P e te r C am m sp en t Im m ersio n studying the history o f the C iv il R ig h ts m o v em e n t. The group spent the first two weeks here in Dayton researching the topic and interviewing local partici­p a n ts in th e c iv i l r ig h ts struggle. After much prep­aration the group boarded a bus to Birmingham, Ala­bama for a six day trip to the sites that played key roles in the developm ent o f the civil rights m ove­m ent. A fter B irm ingham the students went on to M ontgomery, Atlanta, and S e lm a .

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Renaissance

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1. H annah Blumenfeld stands in front of the mural in the Dexter Baptist Church. 2. Jon Marshall a n d M ik e S o seb e e p o se w h ile v ie w in g th e fa m o u s D e x te r C h u rc h m u ra l . 3. T h e e n t i r e Civil Rights group gathers in Bir­mingham for a picture.

T h e C la ss ic a l R e n a is ­sance Connection, taught by Mrs. Inbody and Mrs. Kretzler, began with an in­t e n s iv e tw o w eek c la s s ­room s tu d y . T o p ic s e x ­p lo r e d in c lu d e d th e art history o f the Renaissance and High Renaissance, the h isto ry o f G reece , Ita ly , and Crete, and the strong links between classical and Renaissance fine arts. The group ventured to Greece, Crete, and Italy. The two w eek excursion fam iliar­ized the group with Ath­en s, C rete , D e lp h i, F lo ­rence, Sienna, and Rome. The group saw Michaelan- g e lo ’s D a v id , P ie ta , and the Sistine Chapel, along w ith th e A c r o p o lis , and the Coliseum.

1. Derek Diener and Mrs. Kret­zler enjoy the view of the m oun­tains above the city of Delphi. 2. Jill Hanning and David Albert are standing in front of The Par­th e n o n . 3. T h e e n t ir e R e n a is ­sance group poses in Athens.

ImmersionThe “Fortress Europe”

Immersion course offered an opportunity to focus on the European cuhure and history that played a role in W o rld W ar II . T h e group o f eight students un­der the leadership o f Paul Garfinkel focused on the rea d in g s, h is to r ic a l and b iograp h ica l, re la tin g to the topic. They also trav­e lle d to c r it ic a l s i t e s in Eastern Europe related to th e fo r m a t io n o f N a z i Germany. Am ong the cit­ie s v is i t e d w ere B e r lin , Krakow, Prague, Warsaw, and Amsterdam.

1. The city o f Amsterdam was a favorite o f many students in the group. 2. Harris Schneiderman enjoys a coffee break at a Ger­man Restaurant. 3. M andy Ra- himi relaxes on a train ride.

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This year the Southwest B ackpacking group tack­led sa n d s to r m s , m o u n ­ta in s , f if ty p ou n d b ack ­packs, and dealt with each o th e r in s o m e t im e s in ­ten se s itu a t io n s as w e ll. The group hiked three to s e v e n m ile s d a ily for e le v e n d a y s , c o v e r in g d e s e r t s , c a n y o n s , and w o od ed m o u n ta in s . T he work continued after fin­ish in g the actu al h ik in g , with pitching tents, cook­ing d in n er , and w ash in g dishes. In all o f these ac­t iv itie s , backpackers had to carefully conserve water and leave as little impact on the land as possible. An u n e x p e c ted h ig h lig h t o f the trip was an opportu­nity to attend a rally for p r e s id e n t ia l c a n d id a te Bob Dole.

1. Andy Ellenbogen and Sanjay M araboyina show off their forty- pound backpacks before leaving for the trip. 2. M aureen Wagner explains the route that the group h ik ed d u r in g th e fo u rte e n day trip out west.

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know their earth in an in­tensive Imm ersion intro­duction to geological phe­nom ena, earth history, the u n iv e r se , and th e a tm o ­sphere. A three day stay at Camp Kern and a variety o f other field experiences rein forced their learn ing and p rovid ed op p ortu n i­t ie s for p erso n a l grow th and in tera c tio n . S c ien ce d e p a r tm e n t c h a ir M ary H eu se r led th e program w ith the in v o lv e m e n t o f S c ie n c e te a c h e r R a lp h Suiter and Upper School Principal Tom Elmer.

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1, Kathryn Smith and Kalpana Reddy leam the art o f Ninjitsu.2. A group of Freshmen explore th e c re e k on a h ik e a t C a m p Kern. 3. This group of Freshmen enjoys their evening free tim e at Camp Kern.

Seventeen students who e x a m in e d th e e n v ir o n ­ment o f the sea and the h is to r y o f th e B a h a m a s took the Marine Ecology and History o f the Baha­mas Course. The partici­pants spent two o f their weeks at Forfar Field Sta­t io n on A n d r o s I s la n d . S n ork elin g and o p tio n a l SCUBA activities created a d isc o v e r y ap p roach to learning about a variety o f plant and animal species. Students were involved in com m unity service during their study, and pursued readings in Bahamian his­tory, marine ecology, and the principles o f underwa­ter photography.

1. C e lin e B la n c h e r a n d N a te Young explore a coral formation by the sea. 2. Deepak G upta and Nate Young show off the enor­mous size of a piece of tropical fruit. 3. Kevin M ohan walks the beach in his stylish hat. 4. MVS s tu d e n ts re a lly know how to study.

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Wes Young; Bicycling in Belgium

Wes Young, an avid bicyclist, spent the Immer­sion period in Belgium, where he attended school, lived with a family who shared his interest cycling, and participated in a number of European races.

Karin Diener: Pediatric Medicine

Karin Diener worked with Dr. Pinchos Ovide in the emergency room at Children's Medical Center, ob­serving procedures in emergency treatment of young people. She worked in other departments as well: respiratory therapy, pathology, neonatology, urgent care, intensive care, birth defects, infectious diseases, pulmonary, cardiology, hematology, and nutrition.

Ben Katz: Financial Management

Ben Katz worked at Paine Webber, where he stud­ied financial management, portfolio management, asset accounts, etc. He undertook a variety of projects involving computer records.

y-Vraia Tesfamariam: Television

A; aia Tesfamariam worked at the Wright State University television center, where he studied various aspects of television production. He filmed basketball games and interviews for the WSU coaches' show, and learned sound manage­ment and editing techniques. He is pictured man­aging studio equipment at WSU media center.

In the Still of the j{ight

This year’s Junior-Senior Prom, “In the Still of the Night,” was held at Country Club of the North. Each year prom night is a special time for the students to dress-up and spend an evening with fellow classmates. The beautifully hand­crafted invitations by Erling Tanadi were just a preview to a successful evening of dinner, dance, and socializing. The wide variety of music played by the disc jockey provided an opportunity for all students, and even the faculty, to participate. All who attended will recall Prom 1996 as a night filled with very special memories and with tre­mendous fun.

1. Seniors M att Barber, David Albert, Vikram Agarwal, and Cliandar M uthiah pose for their last pronn picture. 2. Sanjay M araboyina and N eelaB anerjee enjoy this special evening. 3. Brian Lehman and his date smile for the pho­tographer. 4. Jackie Chun a n i Sid Patw a watch the festivities. 5. Rochelle R diavi and Chandar M uthiah take a break to socialize. 6. Ben Katz struts his stuff around the dance floor. 7. James Patchett and Laurie Nathan welcome som e friends. 8. That infectious Prom Spirit was most easily seen on the dance floor. 9. Elizabeth Collier gets down during the E lectric Slide. 10. B ryan B loom and Ashley England show off their idea of the lat­est prom fashions. 11. Alex Katz and James Jermings relax after the long night of danc­ing. 12. Dave West and Celine Blancher flash those killer smiles.

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The look of competitive sports at MVS is one of determination, guts, and drive. Whether on the field or on the court,%n the diamond, on the course, or in the pool, our athletes combine sportsmanship and determination to improve with intense will to win.

Girls’ V arsity Tennis

Coach Vin Rom eo

The Girls’ Varsity Tennis team had an extremely suc­c e s s fu l s e a so n . T h e te a m , with head coach Vin Rom eo, was led by seniors Heather Davis, Chrystina Maxa, Lau­r ie N a th a n , an d C e lin e Blancher. The highlights o f the season included upsets to F e n w ic k ( 3 -2 ) , to M ilto n U nion (3-2), and a victory over rival school Seven Hills (3 -2 ) . H e a th e r D a v is re ­c e iv e d a 4 -y e a r v a r s ity award, an honorable mention all-area singles award, and an a c a d e m ic a ll-a r e a aw ard . Laurie Nathan also received an all-area academic award. L au rie N a th a n and C e lin e Blancher received a position on the 3rd division team all­a rea . H e a th e r D a v is and Chrystina Maxa were part­ners for the district doubles tournam ent. They received s ix th p la c e , o n e p o s i t io n short o f qualifying for state. “This is another over-achiev­ing tennis team — mediocre to good talent, but an excep­tional desire to w in,” said h ea d c o a c h V in R o m e o . Whether it was sheer desire to win or natural talent, one thing is certain — the Girls’ V a r s ity T e n n is team c o n ­quered another winning sea­son.

1, C h ry s tin a M axa an d H e a th e r Davis smile after another win. 2. Heather Davis effortlessly hits back the ball. 3. Celine Blancher returns a pow erfu l serve . 4. L au rie N ath a n playfully wins the point. 5. Anitha Reddy starts a game in her favor.

Front Row: Anitha Reddy, Alex Katz, Chrystina Maxa, Bijal Desai. Back Row: Coach Vin Romeo, line Blancher, Dee Ballal, Laurie Nathan, Heather Davis, Harriet Kramer. '

Front Row: Nisha Desai, Ana Patwa, Sarah Ballauer, Kalpana Reddy, Kavitha Reddy. Back Row: Mau- •een Wagner, Shannon Williams, MoUy Thomas, Hannah Blumenfeld, Coach Bruce Huntsbarger.

Girls’JV Tennis

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Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

T h e G ir ls ’ JV T e n n is Team provided an exciting and rewarding experience for everyone on the team. They ended the season with a win­ning record o f 7-4. The team sc h e d u le in c lu d e d e x p e r i­enced teams making for chal­lenging matches. “The girls played consistently and effec­t iv e ly th ro u g h o u t th e se a ­s o n ,” sa id C o a ch B ru ce Huntsbarger. Coach Hunts­b arger c o m p lim e n te d h is players throughout the sea­son on their determination and comm itm ent during var­ious three-set matches. The h ig h lig h t o f the sea so n in ­cluded a 5-0 victory over Sid- ney-Lehman, one o f the top teams in the area. The team was led by seniors Bijal D e­sai and Harriet Kramer who demonstrated their skill and lead ersh ip . Junior H annah Blumenfeld was honored as the m ost im p roved p layer. The team looks forward to next year with much hope.

1. M aureen Wagner concentrates on h e r s tro n g fo re h a n d . 2. H a r r ie t Kramer smashes the ball from the baseline. 3. Molly Thomas rejoices in hitting a winner down the line. 4. Bijal Desai radiates with the face of v ic to ry . 5. H a n n a h B lu m e n fe ld strives to keep the ball in play.

Men’s Gol

Coach Rick Acquilano

T h e M V S M e n ’s V a rsity and JV G olf teams experi­enced a superb season. The sea so n began w ith ch an ge. First, the team welcomed a new coach, Rick Acquilano. Second, the Varsity acquired th ree new V a rsity p layers. T h ese tw o c o m p o n e n ts re­sulted in a memorable sea­son. The team finished with a 7-14 record. A match that brought great excitem ent to the JV team came with an upset to heavily favored Cin­cinnati Christian. It was also a year o f breaking records. Joe Carroll had the best score for a freshman in MVS his­tory. Not only did he achieve this, but he also hit a hole- in-one. James Patchett broke the sophomore record, while co -ca p ta in Ben K atz broke the junior record for scoring. The Most Improved Player award for the JV team went to Chad Marshall, while the MIP award for the Varsity w e n t to J o e C a r r o ll. T h e MVP award for the Varsity team was given to Ben Katz.

1. Junior Ben Katz practices his fol­low through before a key stroke. 2. Pat Lake is moments away from put­ting out on the 18th hole. 3. Brent Carroll masters his short game be­fore the match. 4. Sophomore Chad Marshall lines up the ball with the hole for his chip shot. 5. Varun ‘V- M an’ M ahajan is on his way to hit­ting his big 200 yard shot.

Front Row: Nate Young, Joe Carroll, Ryan Butke, Ben Katz, Benji Lowry. Bad Varun M ahajan, Pat Lake, James Patchett, Brent Carroll, and Coach Aquilano.

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Front Row; W endy Czam ota. Second Row: Kathryn Ervin, Katie N utter, Katie W illiford, K avita Ku­mar, Ashley England, Elizabeth Collier, Josie Cleveland, Rachel Samson, and Neela Banerjee. Third Row; Chethra M uthiah, Sarah W alter, Betsy West, Lisa M artin, and Am anda Anderson. Fourth Row; Kascha Semon, Jennifer M itzm an, Alexis K rivian, and Kelly W hite. Fifth Row; Coach Glenn Squiers and Coach Myron Collier,

Girls’ Varsity

Soccer

Coach Glenn Squiers

Led by ten experienced Se­niors, the Girls Varsity Soc­cer team pulled o ff a 4-11-0 season. D on’t let the statis­tics mislead you; the 1995 season was a very successful one for the girls. Individual p la y im p r o v e d tr e m e n ­dously, new friendships were m a d e , and th e g ir ls ’ team spirit set a model for the en­tire school. Leading scorers o f th e s e a so n w ere J o s ie Cleveland, Elizabeth Collier, Karen Diener, Lisa Martin, and Betsy West. The team s’ strong defense consisted o f Ashley England, Rachel Sam­son, Sarah Walters, Elizabeth C o ll ie r , and g o a lk e e p e r W endy Czarnota. Elizabeth Collier was named M VP and C hethra M u th iah rece iv ed the Most Improved Award.

1. A n o th e r g re a t sav e by W en d y Czarnota. 2. Lisa M artin shields the ball against her opponent. 3. Josie C leveland pu ts every th ing beh in d the free kicL 4. Katie W illiford bat­t le s w ith h e r o p p o n e n t as Jo s ie Cleveland plays back on defense. 5. Seniors celebrate after playing to­gether for four years.

Mens’VarsitySoccer

Coach Rob Allan

T h e 1995 M e n s’ V a rsity Soccer Team proved to be one o f the best teams in re­cent MVS history. Sparked by the enthusiasm and new ideas o f head coach Rob Al­lan, the team surpassed all expectations. With a winning r eco rd ( 6 -5 - 3 ) , th e R a m s proved to be worthy oppo­nents. Also, great fan support provided incentive for these young players to win. Led by th e p o w e r fu l fo o t o f B ert Kramer and the finesse shot o f senior M VP Vikram Agar- wal, the Rams emerged as a patent offensive threat. The young, but solid defense led by co-M VP goalkeeper Alex Caillat, was the second ingre­d ie n t to a b a la n c e d m e n ’s s o c c e r te a m . S e n io r M att Barber earned the Iron-Man award for h is in tim id a tin g defense. For the first tim e in school history, the sectional m a tch w as h e ld on M V S f ie ld s . In a t h r i l l in g , b u t h e a r t-b rea k in g 1-0 lo ss to C h a m in a d e -J u lie n n e , th e team d e m o n s tr a te d g rea t poise and showed the growth that had taken place through­out the duration o f the sea­son.1. Alex Caillat clears the ball to Aus­tralia. 2. Vikram Agarwal takes con­trol o f the show. 3. Brian Sorkin will a llo w no o n e in to h is a re a . 4. Tommy Lin runs the field. 5. Derek Diener goes sky high for the ball. 6. Bert K ram er attacks the ball. 7. Ber­nard Dalichau awaits the ball.

Men’s Varsity and J V Soccer — Front Row; Deepak G upta, Jarek Babicki, Bret Eikenbery, M att Janies, Vishal G udjadhur, Josh Opsahl, Brendan Cartwright, Tom m y Lin, Brian Sorkin, M att Gunlock, Chris Opsahl. Back Row: Varsity Coach Rob Allan, Nick M itrousis, Dave West, M att Camm, Bert Kramer, M att Barber, Jam es Landis, Alex Caillat, Vikram Agarwal, John W adsworth, Gordon H icinbothen, Carl Hillstrom, Jon N utter, JV Coach Christopher W ennerstrom.

Boys’ JV Soccer

Coach Christopher W ennerstrom

The 1995 MVS M en’s Ju­nior Varsity Soccer team was led under new management this year. It was the inaugural sea so n for C oach C h r is to ­pher Wennerstrom. W enner­strom had a difficult premier season, but many o f the play­ers felt the season was quite f u l f i l l in g . A c o n s ta n t ly c h a n g in g r o s te r a d d e d to some o f the problems o f a team which was always try­ing to find its “groove.” Each member o f the team com ­pleted the season with the fe e l in g th a t h is s k i l ls had been improved greatly. Since the team did not have an ex­cess number o f players, each p la y e r r e c e iv e d a large amount o f playing time. Al­th o u g h p a p e r s t a t i s t i c s , which included a 0-7-1 rec­ord, were not tremendous to look at, the team enjoyed the season. Seniority on the team was led by Juniors Josh Op­sahl, Jarek Babicki, and John Jordan. The sole award went to Chris Opsahl for M ost Im­proved.

1. M att Gunlock races for the ball. 2. M att James defends his area. 3. John Jordan eyes the field to see where to go n e x t. 4. B re n d e n C a r tw r ig h t hopes to come out of the pack with the ball. 5. Jarek Babicki pushes the ball upfield.

Fourth and Fifth Boys' Soccer

The Fourth and Fifth G ra d e B o y s’ S o cce r team record of 1-6-4 re­flected a group of boys who will be fine soccer p la y e rs o n e d ay , b u t don’t yet have the expe­r ie n c e to w in c lo se gam es. C u rt W ittm e r was an invaluable asset in the goal, while Joseph H erita g e an d C h arley M cC u sk e r p lay ed ag­gressive defense against o p p o n en ts tw ice th e ir size. Andrew Arnett ex­hibited great ball con­trol at center halfback. There were a number of great players who con­trib u ted valuable m in ­utes all over the field.

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Fifth Grade Girls' Soccer team struggled through the season, but finished on a pf^sitive note. The girls be­gan the season with a 0-7-1 record but finished the regular season with their first victory. Coach Sasha Fisher felt that each player improved drastically through many minutes spent on the field. At the end of the season Coach Fisher rewarded each of the girls with a specialized award commending each player's skill.

Front Row; J.J. Walker, John Lavin, Andrew Amett, Joseph Heritage, and \Kurt Wittmer. Middle Row: Charley McCusker, Kevin Howorth, Fredrik Nyberg, Rob Thomas, Aaron Agarwal, Blake Filers, and Kevin Hine. Back Row: Coach Henry Fisher.

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Front Row: Caitlin Hague, Vivian Nanagas, Mandy Gutmann, R Br *reton,Melanie Mitzman, and Meredith Blankenheim. Back Row: Coa ha Fisher,Dori Handel, Emily Margolis, Adonya Jackson, Marissa Hayes, Oonnica Hawes-Saunders

^ 'ront Row: Claire Enterline, Juliana Subashi, Becky Ada, Sarah f!?iutke, Susan Braunlin, Caroline Jackson, and Sandra Bohn. Back Mow: E m ily C am m , A nnie E rv in , C a rrie M cD erm o tt-Jo h n so n ,

.tephanie Potts, Elizabeth Heritage, and Jessica Rasberry.

Middle School Girls' Soccer

This year the Middle School Girls' Soccer t'^am had an interesting season. Lead by Coach Deepak Kumar, the sixth-graders made up a large part of the team and the eighth-graders provided experience and leadership. The girls were able to improve their soccer skills throughout the season and learned how to work as a team.

Front R ow : E m ilie B lancher, S y lv ia Tozbikian, Stacy Haught, E m ily B em ie , B ecky Adam, N atalya B lum enfeld , and Carrie M cD erm ott-Johnson. Back Row: Brynna Pietz, B rooke A ckerley, E m ily Carroll, Sandra B ohn, Kate Jackson, K ate Griffiths, Tiffany C sizm a, M aheen Quadri, Jenny L avin, and Coach Susan Rudd.

Middle Schoo Girls' Tennis

The Middle School Girls' Tennis team im­proved throughout the year. It was led by long-time Coach Susan Rudd. Even though the girls had many obstacles to overcome ev­eryone was given a chance to play in a match. The girls worked on their tennis skills and many found they had improved since the previ­ous year. "The tennis sea­son was a lot of fun i.nd Miss Rudd was very sup­portive. We learned a lot," said Tiffany Csizma.

M iddle School

Boys’ Soccer

This was a learning season for the M iddle School Boys’ Soccer Team. Led by Coach Graf, the team, com posed o f boys from the sixth, seventh, and e igh th grades, show ed great im provem ent through­out the season. Their record o f 0-10-1 failed to reflect the to u g h n e ss o f th e c o m p e t i­t io n . C o a c h G r a f f c o m ­mented, “These boys show great character in every out­ing. They played som e tough team s, som e co n s is t in g en ­tirely o f eighth graders but yet they remained unintim i­d ated . T h ey gave on e-h u n - dred percent in every gam e.” Alm ost every game was close for the entire sixty minutes. The returning players will be­gin next year with excellent prospects.

Front Row: Paul Christy, Josh W ard, Mike McClure, and Michael Bramlage. M iddle Row: Thomai Bramlage, Elliott Howells, Justen England, and W ade Vantrease. Back Row: Blake Nolan, Liam Mc1| Donnell, Kaan Gokay, Jason Nephew, Nick Moncreif, David Korpi, Chris Bernhardt, and Sabastien

Blancher.

Boys’ Varsity

Basketball

Coach Rick Acquilano

T he M iam i V a lley B o y s’ Varsity Basketball team had a tremendous season for the 1995-96 year, finishing with a 9 -8 r e c o r d . F iv e o f th e teams that were defeated had walked away with victories last year. One o f these victo­ries led to a second place fin­ish in the MVS Invitational T o u r n a m e n t. S e v e n M V S lo s s e s w ere by few e r th an thirteen points. One o f the main reasons for the strong basketball team was the mat­uration o f last year’s sopho­mores into a powerful junior b a s k e tb a ll fo r c e . A ll f iv e starters returned from last year. The junior basketball dynamo will return next year to aim for even higher goals. Coach Rick Acquilano said, “ T h is y ea r ’s team a llo w ed the program to turn the cor­ner. We all saw what MVS can look forward to in the fu­ture — winning!” Coach Ac­q u ila n o g a v e th e M V P awards to Eric M oncrief and James Jennings, while senior Derek Diener took home the Team Player Award.

1. The team eagerly awaits the re­bound. 2. Huddling, the squad roots for victory. 3. Ali sprints for the h o o p . 4. D e re k D ie n e r goes a i r ­borne! 5. During the opener, Derek, Brent, and James cut off the oppo­nent.

Ali Kardan, Sid Patwa, Jam es Jennings, Derek Diener, Brent Carroll, Alex C Jam es Manuel, Jon Marshall. Front: Coach Acquilano.

Eric Moncrie

I Front R ow Jon M arshall, Brian Sorkin, Joe Carroll, and John W adsworth. Back row; Coach Paul G arfm kd, Ted Etson, Chad Marshall, Doug Saphire, Carl HiHstrom, and Jim Ostrowski.

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Coach Paul Garfmkel.

The Junior Varsity Basket­b a ll te a m , led by C o a ch Garfinkel, had a very pro­ductive year. Each and every player on the eight-man ros­ter improved their team and in d iv id u a l g a m e t r e m e n ­dously over the course o f the season. Coach Garfinkel did an excellent job keeping the players focused, disciplined, an d in sh a p e . T h e s e a so n produced mixed results, with som e losses and some victo­ries, but every game was a learning experience. Overall, it was a memorable season, and the Junior Varity feels ready to take on anyone next yea r . T h e M o st Im p r o v e d Player Award went to Brian S ork in . L ead in g scorer for the team was Jon Marshall.

1. Chad Marshall crashes the boards against opposing M iddletown Chris­tian. 2. “ D iam ond” Doug Saphire follows through with a pressure free throw shot. 3. Jon Marshall hustles down the floor for a fast break. 4. Point guard Brian Sorkin penetrates the opposing team ’s defense. 5. Jon Marshall elevates and extends in a two-point attem pt.

Girls’ Basketball

C oaches M aria F e rra ro and Ju n e Steck

M aria Ferraro and June Steck took over the wom en’s b ask etb a ll co a ch in g d u ties from Bill G lisson this year. The varsity team consisting o f sev en retu rn in g p layers and seven freshmen posted a 7-10 record and second place in th e M V S I n v ita t io n a l Tournament. The JV team, coached by June Steck, con­s is tin g m a in ly o f freshm en and sophomores, worked pri­marily on skills building and le a r n in g th e g a m e , w h ile showing great improvement over their four game season. At the Winter Sports Ban­q u et, T iffa n y P a tr ick w as named JV’s Most Valuable Player, Elizabeth Collier was named Varsity’s MVP, and S e n io r H e a th e r D a v is re ­c e iv e d a fo u r-y ea r v a r s ity award. Ferraro comm ented, “We were very satisfied with our season, considering our youth.” They are all looking forward to the future.

1. Seniors Heather Davis and La- trise Owens enjoy their last Spirit W eek gam e. 2. W endy C z a rn o ta fakes the opponent and makes the shot. 3. Freshman Kimberly Ken­dricks sinks yet another shot. 4. Dee Ballal h its h e r in c re d ib le o u ts id e shot once again. 5, Karin Diener swishes her free throw.92

Front row: Tiffany Patrick, Terri McMillan, H eather Davis, Elizabeth C; Chethra M uthiah, Dee Ballal. Back row: K atie N utter, W endy Czarnota, Betsy Kimberly Kendricks, Katie Chenoweth, Karin Diener, Coaches June Steck and

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Front row: Sarah Enterline, Ashley England, Sarah Walters. Middle row: Katie Williford, Bijal Desai. Back row: Coach Lynn Citro, Kelly White, Amanda Anderson, Nisha Desai.

Varsity

Cheerleaders

Coach Lynn Citro

T h is yea r’s ch eer lea d in g team benefited tremendously under the direction o f Lynn Citro, a new Early Childhood teacher. The squad held two successful pep rallies to in­crease the spirit amongst the students. Lynn, with cheer- leading experience from both high school and college, had a lot to teach the squad, in­cluding new lifts and chants. N ew u n ifo rm s brought the squad a new attitude and a fre sh lo o k . T h a n k s to th e help from fans Patrick Lake and Joe Carroll, the crowd p a rtic ip a tio n grew. S en ior experience helped to lead the squad and im p r o v e d a n ce an d c h e e r r o u t in e s . T h e cheerleading team has defi­nitely com e a long way from its start five years ago.

1. The cheerleading squad shows off its new formation. 2. Captains Katie Williford and Ashley England get fired up for victory. 3. Ashley En­gland dances up a storm during the half tim e show. 4. Bijal Desai and Sarah Walters strut their stuff. 5. The squad roots on the team during a timeout.

8ih Grade Boys' Basketball

The 1995-1996 season was a year of great change for the eighth grade boys' basketball team. This all-eighth-grade team, return­ing from a losing season, d istin ­guished them selves as a pow er­house in the CYO league. The de­term ined team established a solid second place in the CYO. They ended the season with an outstaiid- ing nine-four record. This groat season did not come without effort. G uided by Coach Clarence Mays, the players used motivation as the fuel for the pow erhouse team. The sk illed g ro u p w as a s s is te d by Aaron Horenstein's great defense an d D avid K orp i's th ree -p o in t shooting. "I feel this season was a success for everybody . We all played weU and earned plenty of playing time," said team member David Korpi.

Front Row: Aaron Horenstein. M iddle Row; Eric VVittmer, David Korpi, and Ross Schneidcrman. Row: Blake Nolan, Nick Moncrief, Mike Qeveland, and Kaan Gokay

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6th and 7th Grade Boys' Basketball

The MVS six th an d seventh grade basketball team coasted through their season. The team finished with a 9-5 record earning themselves a num ber one seed in the season-ending CYO tournam ent. The team experi­enced only one loss by more than ten points. Coach Henry Fisher said, "In order for the team to be fully developed for gam e days, I asked for the players to m eet for 6:30 A.M. practices on a regular basis." Throughout the year the team developed good ball m ove­m ent and an understand ing of how and when to set screens. The already highly skilled team did manage to find room for improve­ment as they learned to play more as a team by season's end.

Front row: Aron M ohan, David Nisenbaum, Paul Christy, Josh Ward, and Avonte )pinha-Bacote Bad< row; Coach Henry Fisher, Jason Nephew, Tom Ballauer, Ben Kendricks, and Jared irns

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■ont row: Kristen Hague, Jenny Lavin, Emily Carroll, Allyson Moyer, Kate Griffiths, Tiffany Csizma ynna I letz, M anisha Kumar, Shana Nisenbaum, and Coach Patty Shea. 7 th and 8 th Grade

Girls' BasketballThis year the 7th and

8th G ra d e G irls ' B asketball team w as co ach ed by P a tty Shea. A lthough the girls had little experience, they w ere fast lea rn e rs . T he season w as a rough one, w ith a num ber of close losses. A lthough often getting off to a slow start, the girls alw ays took the initiative and im proved as the gam e pro­gressed. T hroughou t the sea­son th ey d ev e lo p ed in skill, bonded as a team , and played w ith increasing enthusiasm .

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M iddle and Lower School girls com bined to form a basketball team. The team was led by the coaching of Terese Powers and Caitlin B reault. The team finished with a 2-10 record. Coach Powers said of the girls, "A lthough the record does not show a successful season, the team grew in skiO and knowledge of the game." The team consisted of fourth and sixth grad­ers, som e of w hom h ad never played basketball before. How­ever, ev e ry o n e e a rn e d am ple am ount of playing time. Point- guard Carrie McDermott-Johnson said of the season, "I had a great time playing and look forward to playing next year."

Front row: Kristen Hughes, Cailtin Hague, and Susan Braunlin. M iddle row; Natalya Blumenfeld, Donnica Saunders, and M aura Cartwright. Back row : Carrie McDermott-Johnson, Juliana Subashi, Coach Terese Powers, Jessica Rasberry, and Annie Ervin. N ot Pictured- N atasha Green and Coach Caitlin Breault.

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Lower Schoo Boys' Basketball

The MVS fourth and fifth grade basketball team expe­rienced a difficult season. The team finished with a 2-8 record. Their two victories came against the tough teams of Queen of Mar­ty rs an d Sain t C h ris to p h er. A gainst Saint Christopher, the game went into overtime and af­ter a key lineup change by Coach Fred Rueth, the team scored first to win the game. " What made the season most memorable were the p rac tices," sa id A ssistan t Coach Ron Lanton. " We would help the kids work on their shoot­ing and their mental game." Asst. Coach Ken Nielson also helped out with the team. Throughout the season the team followed their team quote, " Have fun, learn and look forward to the next game."

Front row: Dylan Ruelh, Jason G rieco, Ben Skidm ore. M ichael Palmer. Kevin H oworlh, and A llan U n ton . Middle'

row: Joseph Heritage. Darius C am pinha-Bacole. Andrew Am elt, John U v in , Colem an Jenn ings, and Blake Eilcrs. j B ack row: Head Coach Fred Rueth. Asst. Coach Ronald Lanton, Asst. Coach Ken N ielson.

Middle School Cheerleading

"M-V-S GO!" M iddle School cheerleaders yell. The new, unprecedented squad has an en­ergy and spirit all its own. They've used that energy in form ing a squad, getting the idea through S tu d en t G overnm en t, an d of course , p rac tic in g an d cheerleading. TTie girls spent six hours a week practicing, with the help and guidance of parent Karen Lichenstein. With pom -pom s, a m egaphone, and un ifo rm s d o ­nated by Upper School Cheerlead­ers and Ms. Barnett, the squad shone at basketball gam es—in­creasing audience spirit and num ­bers. Great Job, MS Cheerleaders!

Front row: Claire Enterline and Stephanie Potts. Middle row: Sandra Bohn, Bi Bernstein. Back row: Robyn Peal, Kate Jackson, and Bethany Levy.

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Front row; Colin Rymer, Bryan Bloom, Tyler Lowry, Brian Lehman, Lauren Katz. Back Row: Coach Tom Elmer.

SwimmingThis year's swim team

was the largest in school his­tory. The team competed in the Southwest Ohio Coaches Clas­sic and performed well. From there, they participated in the Sectional tournament with ev­ery member qualifying for Dis­tricts, either individually or in a relay. Members of the Med­ley Relay were Brian Lehman, Bryan Bloom, Colin Rymer, and Tyler Lowry. At Dis­tricts Lauren Katz achieved her personal best times and Lehman and Rymer qualified for the state meet, taking 18th place in Division I. Lehman won third place in the 20() IM and fifth place in the 500 freestyle, while Rymer earned 11 th place in the 100 Buttrrfly.

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VarsityBaseball

Coach Rick Acquilano

O n ly o n e w ord can d e ­scribe the MVS baseball sea­son ... dreary. The team had more than fifteen games can­c e l le d d u e to ra in . S in c e games were always being re­scheduled for days that were meant for practice, the team was not always prepared for the next game. Coach Rick Acquilano had to say o f the rainy sea so n , “ D e sp ite the b r o k e n up s e a s o n d u e to weather, the team remained o p tim istic . T hey im proved to g e th e r as a tea m and worked hard to attain their n u m b er o n e goa l . . . w in .” The team ended its season with a 1-6 record. Their final lo ss cam e in th e S e c tio n a l tournament when they lost to the number one seed. The team was led by Derek Di- e n e r an d C h r is G e d r ite s . G ed r ite s earn ed the T eam P layer award w h ile so p h o ­more Matt Gunlock won the M o st I m p r o v e d P la y e r award.

1. A lex C a illa t an d A lex C h ris ty walk off the field after a productive practice. 2. Senior C handar M uthiah has a look of determ ination as he steps up to bat. 3. Derek Diener throws another strike. 4. Jim Os- trowski jogs off the field after an amazing shutout inning. 5. The play­ers cheer from the bench for the team m ate at bat.

Front row; Nick Barnard, M att Gunlock, Chandar M uthiah, Dave West, ani Jim Ostrowski, Troy Lindo, Alex Caillat, Derek Diener, and Coach Rick Acqu;

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t Front row; V ikrara Agarwal, Tommy Lin, Ben Katz, David Albert, and Benji Lowry, Back row: Coach Vin Romeo, Brent Carroll, Tom Adam, Dan Perkel, and Sanjay Maraboyma.

Boys’ Varsity Tennis

Coach Vin Romeo

T he M VS m en ’s varsity team com piled a 19-2 record earn ing them selves a th ird straight D iv i­s io n II c h a m p io n s h ip . C o a c h V in R om eo said, “ O ur num ber one goal going in to the season was to “ th ree-peat” as ch am p i­ons.” The team helped R om eo accom plish his goal and earn his 700th career victory, and he was s e le c te d th e D iv i s io n I I C o - C oach o f the year. O n th e ir way to w in n in g th e c h a m p io n s h ip the team had tw o tough team s to defeat. The R am s were consid­ered underdogs to the K nights o f Alter; how ever, after tw o three- se t m a tc h v ic to r ie s , th e te a m w alked away w ith a 3-2 win. The next day they cam e back to de­f e a t O a k w o o d 4 -1 . C o a c h R om eo said o f these victories, “ A big factor in com ing away w i th th e s e w in s w a s th e im ­provem ent o f Benji Lowry, Ben K atz, and D aniel P erkel.” At the end o f the season, D avid A lbert, Sanjay M araboyina, and B rent Carroll were nam ed to the All A re a F i r s t T e a m , w h ile K a tz and Lowry were nam ed to the T h ird . Seniors V ikram Agarwal and Perkel received H onorable M ention.

1. Co-player o f the year David Al­bert explodes on his first serve. 2. Senior Sanjay M araboyina follows through with a powerful serve. 3. Vikram Agarwal returns a backhand while warming up for a match. 4. Ben Katz approaches the net during one of his singles matches. 5. Brent Carroll concentrates on his volley shot.

Boys JV Tennis

The JV tennis team had a very difficult road to travel th is year. Their schedule included the high school tennis pow erhouses of C enterville, O akw ood, and Alter. U nfortunately th ey w ere v ic to rs o n ly against O akw ood. Coach Bruce Huntsbarger said of the team's effort, "Their am ­bition could be seen every day on the court, as they gave 110%." The team fin­ished with an 11-2 record. Coach H untsbarger feels that some of his players will be of great benefit to future varsity team s. The team leadership award w ent to junior Deepak Gupta.

Front row: Chris Opsahl, Tyler Lowry, Deepak Gupta, Jarek Babicki, Jon Glass, Kevin M ohan, and Ross Cunningham. Back row: Coach Bruce Huntsbarger, Brendan Cartwright, Vishal Gudjadhur, Varun Mahajan, Johnny Wadsworth, James Patchett, Dustin Payne, Jess Castle, and Alexander Brown.

MVS Track

This year the MVS track team was composed of students of a variety of ages. Students ranged from sixth to tenth grades. The team prac­ticed as often as possible to­gether and when this was not possible, the self-disciplined individuals managed to work out on their own. The only negative aspect of the season was that injuries riddled some of the players. At the end of the season, the Middle School runners competed in the CYO league championship. Martha Bernstein, Paul Christy, and Claire Enterline each placed in their events. Coach Steve Blunt said at year’s end, "Team camaraderie and individual progress made for a great start­up season.”

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Front row: Paul Christy, J.D. Haley, Caroline Jackson, Natalya Blumc 'fp!d, Natasha Green, Robin Buerki, and Martha Bernstein. Back row: Coach Steve Bluni • Dixon Chris " Bernhardt, Kate Jackson, Tracy McNeal, Bemard Dalichau, Kelly White, ant m Gokay.

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Front row: Annie Ervin, Lauren Barnard, Stacy Haught, Stephanie Potts, and Natasha Green. Back row: Cara Lindo, Andrea Georoff, A llyson Hoyer, Jennifer Kline, Jenny Lavin, and Coach Bill G lisson.

M iddle Schoo Softball

The M iddle School girls' softball team experi­e n ced , lik e m o st sp r in g sports team s, a shortened season due to rain. H ow ­ever, it w as still a m om en­tous season . In the first gam e of the year, the team picked up a victory. N ot only w as it the first win of the year, but also the first win in the history of M iddle School Girls' Softball. The team fin ish ed w ith a 1-2 record. D u r in g the last gam e of the season the team showed how m uch they im­proved after one year by los­ing only by 3 runs to a team they had lost to the previous year b y s e v e n te e n runs. "Each member gave 110% in practices and gam es during this ou tstan d in g season," said Coach Bill Glisson.

Middle School Boys' Tennis

W ith s ix te e n b o y s . Coach Susan Rudd was able to put together a rather com peti­tive team. Of these sixteen, six of them had no previous expe­rience. The team finished the season w ith a 3-4 record. The group was led by two outstand­in g e ig h th g ra d ers, R ish i G andhi and S tew art A dam . Coach Rudd said. "The players were enthusiastic and will con­tribute to future team s. The team m em bers worked well to­gether and m aintained a posi­tive attitude."

Front row: M ichael Bramlage, Thomas Bramlage, Andrew Bem ie, Jonathan Brammer, Robin Buerki, and Jonathan Handel. Back row: Wade Vantrease, Stewart Adam, Vivek Mahajan, Tom Ballauer, Rishi Gandhi, and Sebastien Blancher.

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Girls’Softball

Coach Therese Powers

G irls’ V arsity Softball had a r o u g h b a t t l e w ith th e w eather th is year, and due to an incredible am ount o f rain, a l l o f th e r e g u la r s e a s o n gam es w ere cancelled. H ow ­ever, the team rem ained ded­icated and show ed up in high spirits for every practice. The team d id m anage to schedule a n d p la y fo u r g a m e s a l l against the sam e team , M id­d le to w n C h r is t ia n , in tw o double-headers. T he girls fin­ished the season w ith a 1-3 record, losing two o f them by only on e run. T he team sur­p r is e d e v e r y o n e w ith i t s range o f talents both on the field and at bat. H ighlights o f th e s e a s o n w e r e C h e th r a M uthiah’s tw o gam e saving catches during the final gam e a n d T o r y R o s s ’s d e f e n s iv e tackle at third base.

1. Rachel Samson, Ashley England, J il l H an n in g , an d L au rie N a th a n pose for the cam era before taking the field. 2. H eather Davis makes a game saving play at third base. 3. T iffa n y P a tr ic k an d Joy B a rn e tt show off their enthusiasm during the game. 4. Seniors join together for th e i r la s t s o f tb a l l g am e. 5. A n a Patwa, Ashley England, Katie N ut­ter, Tiffany Patrick, and Jill H an­ning celebrate their win.

Front row: Laurie N athan, Erling Tanadi, Chethra M uthiah, Katie Williford, A.>i fany Patrick. Back row: Therese Powers, Tory Ross, Rachel Samson, Jili Hanm H eather Davis.

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A Year In Sports

Spring rains bring floods and flowers and fun and a winding down o f the school year into the e a s j days o f summer. One cla<'5S graduates and moves on, and the rest move up, one step closer in the cycle. Each class adds its unique- mess to the growing image that is the Miami Valley School -- an image o f diversity and abil* ity, of academ ic excellence and talent^ o f ath­letic prowess and artistic im agination. The individual contributes something special to the unique look lhal is our own.

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Current Events1. The nation held its breath, waiting for the verdict o f the O.J. Simpson “Trial of the Century,” and then breathed again, some with a sigh o f relief and some with d is b e l ie f as S im p so n w as d e c la re d n o t guilty. 2. The long fighting between Bosnia and Croatia was brought to a peaceful end with the signing of the Dayton Accords. 3. In April, Jessica Dubroff, only seven years old, died in the crash o f the plane she was piloting, raising the question: are children being pushed too fast. 4. A gunm an entered a Scotland prim ary school and, for no ap­parent reason, gunned down 16 students and wounded others, shattering Scotland’s sense of serenity. 5. Israeli Prim e m inister Y itzhak Rabin fell to an assassin’s bullets, a victim of the growing tension between Palestine and Israel. 6. The elusive Un- abom ber was finally caught when Theor- dore Kaczynski’s rustic shack in Lincoln, M ontana was raided by FBI agents. 7. The disappearance of seven year old Sam antha Richie captured the hearts o f the Dayton area, and a city-wide search ensued. It was later discovered that the m other herself had killed little Samantha. 8. Jerry Garcia, leader o f the Grateful Dead, died of a heart attack, disillusioning thousands of D ead­heads. 9. The Beatles thrilled their fans with the news that a new, two record an­thology was being released, and that the Fab Four, m inus the late John Lennon, were together again. 10. Michael Jordan’s co m eb ack w as cro w n ed w ith th e B u ll’s fourth cham pionship title.

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1. Headmaster Tom Brereton opens the tenth annual Academic Awards Evening with a spirited speech about the school's on-go­ing battle against state required testing. 2. Participating as prin­cipal for the last time, Tom Elmer gives an optimistic forecast for both the new principal and his own new position as English teacher. 3. At the Activity Awards, Editors-in-Chief Bryan Bloom and Chandar Muthiah award yearbook staff participa­tion certificates. 4. Deepak Gupta receives the Sewanee Award for excellence, which Mr. Elmer gives with a handshake and smile. 5. Dressed as Mr. Elmer, Ms. Ferraro relates the success of the school's Ohio Math League Team. 6. Principal Tom Elmer awards Dan Perkel his certificate for qualifying as a National Merit Scholar. 7. Jackie Chun and Neela Banerjee read one of the responses they received to one of their Amnesty letters. 8. MVS recognizes a long line of students for their placement in the Ohio Test of Scholastic Achievement program. 9. Bryan Czarnota and Ralph Suiter collaborate as they award the Science Book Awards. 10. Katie W illiford and Jill Hanning present cast members of this year's play and musical 'vith certificates of recognition.

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After 30 years of teaching at MVS, Betsy Hughes stepped down this year. Well loved by students and faculty for her dazzling cha­risma and ceaseless optimism, Mrs. Hughes added a sparkle to everyone's day. In her time at MVS, Hughes held many positions, teacher of English, French, drama, and lit­erature, English Department Chair, Head of College Counseling, and advisor to both Ph­loem & Xylem and Aesthesia. All will miss her whimsical poetry at announcements. Mrs. Hughes will be dearly missed from the ranks of MVS faculty.

Lower School art teacher Ellen Smith announced her plans to re­tire after the 1995-96 school year. Mrs. Smith has been teaching children to draw, sculpt, and paint for several decades. She sparks fond memories in Upper Schoolers, who recall their Lower School art experience with plea­sure. Her enthusiasm and devo­tion will be noticeably missed from the Lower School.

For many, Principal Tom Elmer embodies MVS and sym­bolizes the Uppper School experience. Tom Elmer, who has been principal for as long as most can remember, stepped down this year. However, Mr. Elmer will not be leaving MVS, but will assume a position as Upper School English teacher and Director of College Counseling. While students have expressed their deep regret that Elmer will no longer be prin­cipal, they look forward to encountering him in his new po­sitions.

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As the school year comes to a close and our graduates begin their long journey into the unknown, we look back and gaze in awe at the year which has just passed. From the Lower School to the Upper, the achievements, experi­ences, and triumphs of each individual student, and of the school itself, reveal that here at Miami Valley, we really do have a look of our own.

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1. It is finally time for Vikram Agarwal, Andy Ellenbogen, and Jenny Wyse to leave the security of MVS and begin their journey into the woods of the unknown. 2. Josie Cleveland gets into the graduation spirit by decorating her car. 3. Mrs. Kretzler paints faces during the Spring Fair. 4. Tayor Herman gets ready for lunch with his daily ritual of meticulously lining up his food. 5. Ms. Barnett congratulates David Albert as she presents him with the Scholar-Athlete Award. 6. After studying ancient Egypt dur­ing project period, these sixth graders pre­pare their presentation for parents on tho hi­eroglyphic alphabet. 7. Heather Davis and Bijal Desai pose for one last picture before graduation. 8. Derek Diener prepares to'un in the Olympic torch relay in Cincinnal’ on June 7, 1996. 9. A group of sixth gra jcrs settle in to watch a Cubs game during project period. 10. The High-Q team matches wits with Oakwood for the cham­pionship.

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Thank You Patrons

The Patchett Family

Leonard Peal

The Caillat Family

Tom & Julie Walters

Terri McMillan

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Congratulations to

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The Olt Insurance Co.

David M. Stine, O.D.Dayton Optometric Center

5419 N. Main St. Dayton, Ohio 45415

(513) 278-0675

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• APPLIED SCIENCES, INC.141 West Xenia Avenue • P.O. Box 579 (513) 766-2020Cedarville, Ohio 45314-0579 FAX (513) 766-5886

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF

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Bringing Cinema Entertainment Systems Hom e

Knowledgeable Staff

Unbeatable Qualify & Service

Custom Installation

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Whole House Audio Video

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Washington Square Plaza Far Hills at Whip

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INDUSTRY PRODUCTS CO.500 STATLER RD. PIOUA, OHIO 45356 (513) 778-0585 FAX (513) 778-9613

Congratulations

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Thanks For The Fun! Best O f Luck, Katie & Josie

Great Job On The ’96 Successions

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Each Office Indepsndenlly Owned & Operated

1996 Successions StaffEditors in Chief

Bryan Bloom Chandar Muthiah

Activities Editor Sanjay Maraboyina

Sports Editor Ben Katz

Senior Section Editor Rachel Samson Katie Williford

Photography Editor Jackie Chun

Office Manager Benjy Lowry

Advisors Tana Eikenbery

Ralph Suiter

Dee Ballal, Ryan Butke, Caitlin Cartwright, Rosie Chun, Josie Cleveland, Mike Cleveland, Tiffany Csizma, Bernard DaJichaii, Heatner Davis, Jonathan Handel, Stacey Haught, Cara Lindo, Terri M cM illan, Jenn ifer Mitzman, Chethra Muthiah, Katie Nutter, Latrise Owens, Mandy Rahimi, Kalpana Reddy, Kavitha Reddy, Betsy West.

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