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DECEMBER  2010     ISSUE NO. 28

Eagle NightJanuary 28, 2011

Winter SPC DatesFebruary 12, 2011Wrestling (Houston - Kinkaid)February 12-13, 2011Basketball: Men’s and Women’s (Houston - Venue TBD)Soccer: Men’s and  Women’s (Houston - Venue TBD)

Booster Club Golf Tournament (Grapevine - Cowboys Golf Club)April 8, 2011

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call the ESD athletic hotline at 214-353-5838 or check the school

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Homecoming Festivities A Great Success ESD Booster Club Provides Fans With Festive AtmosphereESD Homecoming was held on Friday, October 22, 2010, a date which brought victory to not only the ESD football team which defeated Cistercian 20-17 in the final 90 seconds (see ESD Football, page 4), but also to the Texas Rangers who made history by winning American League pennant!   ESD football fans braved the rainy night and supported the Eagles, while sneaking a peek now and then at the Ranger’s history-in-the-             making victory over the New York Yankees.  The ESD 

Broadcast Booth kept everyone well-informed and our giant video board was put to good use.  Sylvia Chavez, chair of Homecoming and Eagle Nights for the ESD Booster Club, worked hard to 

provide the night with the extras that make the event special.  Balloon arches in the school colors adorned the plaza and the field at half-time.  Fans were treated to free banners to wave during the game, glow-in-the-dark necklaces, silly bands, and homecoming programs.  The Button Man was back and made photo buttons, especially popular with the youngest ESD fans.  The ESD Dads were grilling and the volunteers organized by the Booster Club were manning the concession stands so that everyone was well-fed with delicious food.  Despite the rainy weather, a good time was had by all.

ESD Field Hockey Captures SPC ChampionshipDivision II Championship A Hard-Earned Achievement for TeamThe 2010 fall season marked “A Year of Firsts” for the ESD Field Hockey team, led by Head Coach Katie Grunst and Assistant Kyle Rice.  Coming off a successful start of regular season play, the team traveled to St. Louis for the Gateway Classic—a tournament comprised of 42 teams from various parts of the Midwest. It was the field hockey team’s first venture north of the Oklahoma line in competitive play, and ESD did not back down!  With several key saves from senior goaltender MacKenzie Alexander and an aggressive scoring campaign led by sophomore forward Rachel Brooks, the Eagles shut out three of their four opponents and amassed a total of ten goals in tournament play.  Leading the point board with 

combined shutouts and goals, the Eagles won 

their bracket and captured their first piece of trophy hardware as Gateway Classic Pool Champions.  Feeding off of the “Spirit of St. Louis,” ESD demonstrated strong play back in Dallas with a decisive 4-0 victory over Oakridge and a key  2-1 overtime win against FWCD, the 2009 defending SPC Champions.  However, the season was not without adversity. Injuries 

ESD 2010-2011 winter preview See Page 10

  Ever wonder how all those spirit decorations make it to your student’s locker?  Laura Boeckman begins long before the season starts.  She puts together Team Moms or Dads for each sport and then coordinates with these important volunteers to provide advice and communications to and from the athletic department and the Booster Club.  She assists with obtaining information, photos, and articles from the teams for the ESD Talon publication and even manages to personally write an article or two.  Laura, you are much appreciated!  Homecoming this year was an unbelievable success, and I don’t mean just the victory.  Sylvia Chavez began working and planning for it in August.  From the glow-in-the-dark mini footballs to the football themed “Crazy Bandz,” Sylvia made this the best Homecoming ever.  My sincere thanks to you, Sylvia.  I would also like to shout out to all of our Booster Club members this year.  You really came together to support the athletic department of ESD.  In fact with all of your help Pat Crow, our membership chair, is close to setting a new membership record.  Please continue to consider Pat’s membership information in the box on this page.  Thank all of you. 

Your Humble Servant

David McDavid President 2010 - 2011

ESD Booster Club Board 2010-2011PRESIDENT ...............................................................David McDavidPRESIDENT-elect ......................................................Brad BeutelTREASURER ......................................................... Michael HugginsMEMBERSHIP ...................................................................... Pat Crowconcessions ......................................... Brad and Denise BeutelSPIRIT ........................... Laura Boeckman and Joanne Mulcahy

EAGLE NIGHT/Homecoming .............................. Sylvia ChavezGOLF TOURNAMENT ............................................Stephen KhouryTALON ........................................Genie Hansen and Kelly Watsonat large ................................................................ Greg ConverseDads’ Partnership ..............................................Marshall Millsdirector of athletics & wellness .......David TollisonAssistant Athletic Director ....................Laura Gomez

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JOIN THE BOOSTER CLUB

For 2010-2011!

The Booster Club makes yearly stadium turf donations, fulfills coach’s wish lists, runs concessions, funds special events such as Homecoming and Eagle Nights, promotes our students in the Talon and athletic yearbook, and supports ESD coaches, team spirit parents, and teams.

Levels of Membership:Platinum Eagle Booster $500Gold Eagle Booster $300-$499Silver Eagle Booster $200-$299Bronze Eagle Booster $100-$199Blue Eagle Booster $50-$99

You can join on the ESD website or simply mail your request and donation to: Episcopal School of Dallas, Development Office, Attn: Mary Beth, 4100 Merrell Road, Dallas Texas 75229.  For more information on membership, email Pat Crow, Membership Chairman, at pat@claycrow.com

The ESD Booster Club would like to acknowledge and thank those that helped make the 2010 Golf

Tournament a success! Please see the back cover for Information on the 2011 Golf Tournament

and consider playing or sponsoring. The monies raised all are used to fund ESD Booster Club

programs that directly benefit ESD student-athletics!

Dear ESD Family & Friends,

As we complete our first athletic season utilizing the Stephen B. Swann Athletic and Wellness Center, its impact on the lives of the ESD family is already apparent.  We have already witnessed several ways in which the Wellness Center touches our daily lives and many “firsts” for ESD.  For the first time, ESD has a full dining service and much healthier dining menus from “Salmon to Salad Bar” in the kitchen.  Now that ESD has multiple gymnasiums, ESD was able to host, for the first time, the SPC Division I Volleyball Playoff series in November, a hugely successful event.  For the first time, the Dads’ Partnership was able to convene in the beautiful new Daryl Johnston Family Dining Commons for a Dads’ Breakfast featuring David Feherty.  Additionally, a large portion of the student body are utilizing the strength and conditioning equipment regularly and on their own.  Another first is the availability to family members.  In fact, there is already a group of parents working out several times a week.  The influence of the Athletic & Wellness Center on the entire ESD Family is immense and will have a life-long impact for all of us.  The Booster Club has been extremely busy over the last couple of months, and I wish to recognize a few folks who have been working tirelessly to maximize the student’s experience.  Brad Beutel (President-Elect) completely revamped the Concessions System.  From adding much-needed storage, prepping two new concession stands, and taking the volunteer registration online; Brad has really grown the Booster Club’s footprint.  I like to give a big Thank You to Brad Beutel.

Katherine Kob, and managers Alex Weinstein and Lucy Colonnetta. Last but certainly not least, special recognition must be given to junior midfielder Kim Reimold. Despite suffering a season-ending injury, Kim

demonstrated the highest ideals of a committed and selfless teammate. Every member of the team played an integral part in this year’s success and should be proud of their efforts—what a mark you have left

on the ESD Field Hockey program! Congratulations to the 2010 ESD Field Hockey SPC Div. II CHAMPS–you broke the banner draught! - Coach Katie Grunst n 

ESD Varsity Volleyball Reaches DII Championship Game ESD Varsity Volleyball played exciting volleyball this season, keeping the crowd engaged in every game as they battled to win.  The wins did not always come, but ESD kept the scores very close and never gave up.    The captains this year were ESD Varsity veterans Jessie Haggar ’11, Emily DeSantis ’12, and Sara Myers ’12.  Sara Myers, an accomplished volleyball player, returned to ESD this year after playing with the Eagles as a freshman.  Sara’s serves and kills prompted the ESD student section to develop an “OMG” yell to accompany her strong contact with the ball.  Three-year varsity player Emily DeSantis took on setting duties and played outside hitter this season.  Senior returning players Erica Clendening, Jessie Haggar, and Lamar Wilson were joined by fellow seniors Kaitlyn Hansen, Sasha Rezaie, and Maddy McKinley.  Erica was a utility player who played outside and switched to libero near the end of the season.  Jessie led the team in digs while playing libero and defensive specialist.  Lamar was a dominant front row player and blocked shots both in the middle and on the right side.  Kaitlyn and Sasha, four-year ESD volleyball players, played both 

varsity and JV in 2009. This year, Kaitlyn played outside hitter and middle blocker. Sasha specialized in defense and serving.  Maddy, a serve specialist and first-year player, lent her 

specialty to the team in many important situations.  

  Catherine Duffy ’13, brought up to varsity from the freshman team last season, demonstrated her considerable volleyball skills, tremendous serve, and tenacity this year .  The team was rounded out by newcomers Lauren Maguire ’13, Ellen Sliva ’13, and Elise Waller ’14.  Katie Kerrigan ‘13, and 

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ESD Field Hockey Captures First SPC FH Championship in ESD History (continued from page 1)

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to key personnel, as well as a set of frustrating losses, presented difficult challenges for the Eagles during the second half of the season.  Nevertheless, the team pressed onward, relying on consistent play from its defensive unit (Sadie Hardt, Leah Smith, Courtney Chavez, Molly Weinstock, Sydney Narvaez, and MacKenzie Alexander) as well as strong midfield performances from junior midfielders Kelly Gee, Kelsey Montgomery, and junior forward Ellen Smith.    A successful, final season game against St. Mary’s Hall gave the Eagles the momentum they needed to head into SPC confident, well-rested, and ready to play “ESD Hockey.”  In their first SPC match-up, the team faced St. Andrew’s (Austin).  The Eagles launched an aggressive attack led by forwards Rachel Brooks, Catherine Cannata, and Ellen Smith, scoring a total of 5 goals to St. Andrew’s 3.  In the Semi-final game, the Eagles faced regular season adversary Holland Hall.  Strong defensive performances from Sadie Hardt, 

Hannah Smith, and Courtney Chavez allowed ESD to shut down the 

 

Dutch’s midfield game.  Senior goalkeeper MacKenzie Alexander’s exceptional poise between the posts held off an aggressive Dutch attack and gave ESD the opportunity to win the game.  Midway through the second half, ESD scored off a deflection, enabling the field hockey team to advance to the SPC DII Championship game for the second time in program history.  In the final, and most significant, game of the season, the Eagles squared off against another Austin opponent, St. Stephen’s.  ESD scored two goals in the first 10 minutes and kept the pressure coming.  A penalty stroke, late in the first half, allowed the Eagles to go up by three.  Despite a strong effort from St. Stephen’s corner unit and a Spartan goal in the second half, ESD maintained control of the scoring race, putting a fourth goal past the keeper to solidify the DII 

Championship with a final score of 4-1.  

This marks the first SPC Championship in ESD field hockey program history! Among the players who helped lead this team of “SPC Trailblazers” are Captains Sadie Hardt, MacKenzie Alexander, and Hannah Smith, as well as seniors Margaret Oden, Natalie Low, Caroline Low, and Molly Weinstock. In addition to those mentioned above, other key members of the team included Rebecca Reese, Anna Hansell,

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who is battling osteosarcoma.  The players, coaches, volunteers and fans all participated in a planned “pink out” to honor Hadleigh.  In the words of Hadleigh’s father, “Yes, St. Mark’s got pinked by the guys that were tough enough to wear pink!”  Coach Barnicle summed up the season by saying, “I cannot put into words the amount of talent that this team possesses as well as the potential they have to go further in the game of football.  Every Thursday, I watched our boys face a new challenge with confidence, class, and enthusiasm.  This group of young men has been blessed with a gift, and they have learned to use that gift in a way that is shared among their peers and teammates in order to create something special.”  What a promising future for ESD football!

The 8th grade team included Brock Anglin, Andrew Blair, Ignacio Bustamante, Paul Cahoon, Damon Colonnetta, Paul Cooke, Tate Curington, Jared Eichner, Thomas Fitts, Jason Goolsby, Winston Guillory, James Hands, Clayton Helbing, Harry Hull, Cole Johnson, Jack Johnson, Matt Kelley, Kevin Kerr, Brock Neurohr, Sam Romano, Jeffery Taber, Tyler Thompson, and Cole Wilson. n

ESD Football: 7th Grade Boys The seventh grade football team, under the direction of Head Coach Corey M. Henderson, had a winning season this fall compiling a 6-4 win/loss record.  “We emphasized a balanced attack running and passing the ball,” said Coach Henderson.  He commented that Will Stroud and Jonathan King emerged as leaders on offense, accounting for the majority of the team’s touchdowns.  The team’s defense included leadership by Gaetano Sinacola and Areeb Afridi 

as well as demonstrating key 

interceptions over the season by Brooks Roberts, Jack Colonnetta, and Jack Farmer.

“The effort and attitude of the boys were great,” said Henderson, “this year instilled a great foundation in these boys.” Henderson indicated that the coaching staff emphasized and modeled having a positive attitude during both practices and games, along with lessons on skills and competition. “We had an awesome year,” he said, “and I’m proud to have been a part of these boy’s lives this season. The ESD football program has a great foundation and these boys will be a part of it for years to come.”

ESD Football: 8th Grade BoysBy: Janie Cooke

This has been an incredible season for the 8th Grade Football Team under the leadership of Offensive Coordinator Kevin Barnicle and Defensive Coordinator Rodney Hayes.  At the 

outset, the players vowed to go 10-0.  However, Coach Hayes approached the team each week saying, “We are undefeated right now, and we will take each game as if we are zero and zero and our opponent is zero and zero.”  As a result, the team prepared and played one week at a time and, in the end, accomplished their goal of an impressive 10-0 record!    The explosive ESD offense averaged 43 points per game and the mighty defense held their opponents to an average of 7 points per game.  According to Coach Hayes, “They practiced like they played.  They played like champions - champions on the field, champions in the classroom, and champions for life.”  The highlight of the season was the 54 - 26 victory over St. Mark’s in a game that was dedicated to classmate Hadleigh Nelson, 

ESD Varsity Football 2010

ESD Varsity Football finished the season with an overall 4-6 record, winning the final two games to end the season on a high note.  The Eagle’s first win of the season was against Greenhill (17-9) on September 3.  Senior quarterback Nate Cole had 268 yards passing, hitting receiver Bryan Tonti 

for one of the touchdowns.  A second touchdown was scored on a rushing attack by Ted 

Guevel ,who went 31 yards to clinch an ESD victory.  John Stephen Khoury was also a key receiver in 

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The 2010-2011 varsity cheerleaders were: Senior Captains: Taylor Friedman, Lauren Carrozza, and Jessica Jones; Junior Captains: Mattie Berry and Jordan Jones; Seniors: Ryan McManemin, Leigh Kozlow, Bentleigh Barnett, Mary Blair Dannals, and Kimberlee Staffieri; Juniors: Payton Kerr, Haley Ivy, Heidi Hall, Sarah Bass, and Caroline Gunn; Sophomores: Blaire Buchanan and Paige Needles. Ernie the Eagle is Gerald Bulloch. The team was coached by Eric Labao and Michelle McCullers. - Contributed by Eric Labao and Taylor Friedman n

ESD Cheerleading: JVBy: Shery Overbeck 

The JV cheerleading squad had a good year.  Because ESD did  not field a JV football team this year, the JV Cheerleaders participated in cheering at home varsity football games and pep rallies.  The girls attended cheerleading camp at UCLA last summer.  The JV squad was proud to win a Game Day Championship.  Along with ESD Varsity, JV won the Herkie Award.  The JV squad was proud to also take home a spirit stick.  Many of the team members have worked hard over the years to develop the skills they now use to cheer for ESD.  Chloe Staffin participates in a competitive cheer team outside of school called Cheer Athletics. Carolyn Overbeck and Caroline Oden have extensive dance backgrounds and are strong in choreography.  They have  been dancing since elementary school years at Preston Center Dance.  Maddie Rhone, Sarah Muth, Caroline Oden, and  Shelby Conine have all trained with coaches in tumbling.

The JV Cheerleaders were led by Captains: Carolyn Overbeck ‘13 and Dylan Huey ‘14. Other squad members were: Sophomores: Sydney Jordaan, Chloe Staffin, and Grace Trammell; Freshmen: Shelby Conine, Margaret Mulcahy, Mulvey McDavid, Sarah Muth, Caroline Oden, Maddie Rhone, and Sarah Starr. The team was coached by Brooke Dallafior. n

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Coached by Corey Henderson, assisted by coaches Chuck Rigden and Rodney Hayes, the team was comprised of Areeb Afridi, Ford Berry, Jack Colonnetta, Sam Downie, Matt Dross, Jack Farmer, Jackson Fitzgerald, Michael Ingram, David Kerrigan, Jonathan King, Grant Krumholz, Parker Levy, James McElroy, Cody Patterson, Jack Phillippe, Henry Rathjen, Michael Reynolds, Brooks Roberts, Trey Scardino, Zack Schwartz, Charlie Sikes, Gaetano Sinacola, Will Stroud, and Alex Tong.   n

ESD Cheerleading: Varsity

The varsity cheerleaders worked very hard this year and proved to be one of the best squads the school has seen.  They started the season at UCLA for cheer camp and then came home to cheer at all varsity football games.  After earning numerous awards, multiple All-American nominees, and four All-Americans, this year’s ESD varsity cheer also had the honor of sharing their experience with the JV cheer squad at all home games. Showing great leadership and teamwork, this year’s ESD varsity squad will also be 

remembered for their desire to teach, lead by example, and, most of all, SHARE the EAGLE Spirit with their fellow JV Squad and the many fans in attendance!

The team motto for this year was

“Can’t be tamed.”

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Casey Rutherford ’14 were brought up from JV in the last few games of the season.  All had playing time in SPC.  These girls, along with Sara Myers and Emily DeSantis, will provide ESD volleyball with its core next year.  After starting out the season with some tough opponents, ESD participated in the St. Mary’s Hall tournament and the Blue and Gold Tournament in mid-September, and won the Blue bracket championship.   In the Greenhill match on October 21, the Eagles gave the SPC North Zone first-place Hornets a scare as they took the match to 5 games with the lead switching several times within the match.  Each game was a two-point game, with the exception of one game in which the Eagles won by six, 25-19.    Holland Hall’s surprise losses to North Zone opponents at the end of the season unexpectedly shifted the SPC North Zone final standings and pushed ESD volleyball into DII as the top-seeded team.  In the SPC DII tournament, after 3-0 victories against Episcopal High School (Bellaire) in the first round, and John Cooper (The Woodlands) in the semi-finals, ESD faced top SPC South Zone DII seed St. Andrew’s (Austin) for the DII Championship.    ESD took the first game 27-25.  St. Andrew’s came back with a 25-16 win in Game 2.  With a large crowd of supporters from both schools cheering on the respective squads, they battled each other hard in the next two games.   St. Andrew’s came out the winner, taking each game 25-21.    The team was coached by Head Coach Laura Gomez and Assistant Coach Casey Fields.  Jayne Haggar was the Team Spirit Mom and Joe Haggar lent his photography skills to document the season.  The MVP was Sara Myers, who also was named All-SPC and All-North Zone.  Catherine Duffey also received All-North Zone.  Lauren Maguire received the MIP award from the team.  Although they hoped to win the DII Championship after a long season filled with highs and lows, it is clear that ESD varsity volleyball was a contender in this rebuilding  year and that this year’s rookies will serve the team well as veterans and leaders over the next few years.  n

ESD Varsity Crew: Men and Women ESD crew wrapped up a highly-successful fall season comprised of long distance races in time-trial format.  These races are a test of endurance at 4000-5000 meters for all boats – quads, doubles and singles.  ESD Crew competed against high schools and clubs from all over the country in  three regattas this fall:  The Head of the Oklahoma, The Head of the Colorado (aka Pumpkin Head), and the Head of the Hooch.  The team earned several medals over the course of the fall season against stiff competition. 

 

 

Bronze medals were earned by: Ryan Nelson ’11 in the Men’s Youth Varsity Single Night Sprint Event at the Head of the Oklahoma; the Men’s Youth Novice Quad of Jakesy Jordaan ’14, Michael McCrory ’14, Michael Pappas ’14, and Alec Smith ’14 at the Head of the Colorado; and Michael McCrory ’14 in the Men’s Youth Novice Single at the Head of the Colorado.   Silver medals were earned by: the Varsity Men’s Quad of Pierce Jamieson ’11, Nick Laba ’12, William Meier ’11, and Nelson at the Head of the Colorado; the Women’s Junior Lightweight Double of Cat Turner ‘13 and Cece Turner ’14 at the Head of the Colorado; and The Men’s Youth Novice Quad of Jordaan , Kyle Noonan ’14, Smith, and McCrory at the Head of the Oklahoma.   Gold medals went to: the Varsity Men’s Quad of Jamieson, Laba, Meier, and Nelson in the Night Sprints event at the Head of the Oklahoma; and the Varsity Men’s Double of Laba and Nelson at the Head of the Colorado.  The Head of the Hooch – the largest regatta in the country - with more than 9000 participants and 1900 boats was a thrilling experience for the 16 rowers who attended—the first crews from the Episcopal School of Dallas to ever participate in this regatta.  Notable performances include a 7th place finish out of 34 boats competing by the Men’s Youth Quad of  Jamieson, Laba, Meier, and Nelson, and a 6th place finish out of 36 boats competing by the Women’s Youth Double of Chloe Carry ’11 and Cat Turner ’13.   n  The fall 2010 Crew was comprised of 30 members—17 Women and 12 Men. Varsity Women: Chloe Carry, Kimberly Corson, Lora Cox, Amanda Eggers, Araceli Gallegos, Lindsay Gerard, Caroline Sikes, Catherine Talbot, Cat Turner, and Hannah Winton. Varsity Men: Bryan Beagles, Pierce Jamieson, Nick Laba, William Meier, Ryan Nelson, David Schluckebier, Shane Reddell, and Brian Yen. Novice Women: Arianna Allen, Jenkins Bender, Caroline Brennan, Laura Lynn De Loache, Chandler Naidu, Elizabeth Patrick, and CeCe

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ESD cross country program

ESD Varsity Cross Country Ochstein 1st in SPC North; 2nd in SPC 5K

The cross country team, under new coach Steve McBride, had fun and successful season. The season got off to a strong start with several good results in meets around North Texas, including the Coppell Invitational, where the ESD men placed 2nd and the women placed 3rd in 4A competition. The varsity team travelled to the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma this year, where the women placed 8th and the men 11th in a strong field.   The season culminated with the SPC North Zone and Championship meets. The ESD women placed 2nd at North Zone, with Susan Dutter finishing 8th, freshman Aide Sanchez 10th, Mandy Martin 11th, and Parker Ackerman 12th.  Schaffer Ochstein won the mens’ race with a time of 16:20, to help lead ESD to a 3rd place finish. Also in the top 20 were Daniel Hull (7th) and Henry Spellings (9th).        

 

At SPC, Schaffer ran the 5K course in 16:16 for second place overall. Also in the top 20 were Henry Spellings (11th) and Daniel Hull (15th).  Schaffer, Henry, and Daniel earned All-SPC honors.  Parker Ackerman led the ESD women with a 32rd overall finish 

(21:21), with Susan Dutter finishing 36th and Elise Hansell 41st. The ESD men placed 5th out of 17 teams, and the ESD women placed 9th.        ESD Cross Country will miss its many seniors, including Elise Hansell (captain), Mandy Martin (captain), Happy Carlock, Henry Spellings (captain), Shawn Adams (captain), Sam Schooler, Lindsay Goolsby (manager), Elizabeth Canon, Bethany Berg, and Kira Witkin. However, with strong runners in the junior, 

sophomore, and freshmen classes, including MVPs Schaffer Ochstein and Parker Ackerman, the 

rest of the team is looking forward to next season. - Margaret Spellings  n

ESD Cross Country: 8th Grade By Claire Crowe

The ESD 8th grade Cross Country team motto was: “Stop Whining and Start Running,” and this team lived up to their promise! One word to describe the season is HOT! The temperature was below 90 for only one of the six cross country meets.  The eighth grade team began their two mile training runs in mid-August and built up their stamina, so they came into the season strong!     The season opener was held at Greenhill, then the Gingerbread Jamboree in Denton, and the remaining four at White Rock Lake. A season highlight was the meet hosted by ESD at White Rock on October 14,  where runners enjoyed the flattest course of the season and most everyone on the 

team succeeded in running their 

personal best time in competition.   All of the eighth grade girls really pushed one another to set both personal goals and team goals throughout the season, and it paid off.   ESD girls dominated the top ten in every meet, with every single team member finishing strong.  Lili Clark came in first place in five out of six meets,  second place in the sixth meet. Teammates  Abigail Rivera, Christina Gordon, and Caille Riley consistently performed in the top ten slots at all six of our meets. On the eighth grade boys team, Joseph Rooney placed in the top ten in  each meet. 

esd Field Hockey program

ESD FIELD HOCKEY: JV Women

Highlights of the JV field hockey season include a 5-0 victory over Trinity Valley and an end-of-the-season win over arch-rival Hockaday. “The players showed continued improvement and have tremendous potential. We are excited about their future.” - Katie Grunst, Varsity coach

The team was comprised of Megan Barnes, Lauren Boone, Meredith Bower, Kelly Eichenholz, Karley Kampf, Sydney Narvaez, Megan Rooney, Sidney Sikes, Olivia Winton, and Catlin Young. It was coached by Kyle Rice. n

ESD Field Hockey: 8th Grade GirlsBy: Katherine Bower

The 8th Grade field hockey girls gave it their all this season.  The team was comprised of eleven girls who were returning players from last year.  Overall, there was much improvement in stick skills and knowledge of the game.  The highlight was winning the final game of the season against Oakridge.   

The team was coached by Mark Gardner. The players were Alyssa Bower, Claire Cramm, Alicia Crenshaw, Rachel Hersh, Brooke Holloway, Larson Lynn, Claire North, Marisa Soto, Eliza Wagley, Allie Williamson, and Sophie Wilson. n

ESD Field Hockey: 7th Grade GirlsBy Coach Nancy Verly

The 7th grade girls came out to their first ESD sport with enthusiasm and extreme athletic ability!  In the season opener, they scored four goals to shut out their opponent, Greenhill.  It was clear that they were ready to win!  They continually improved over the course of the season.  This was apparent in the three games that they played against their well-known rival, Hockaday.  They lost their first match-up with The Daisies (0-2), tied their second (0-0), and WON their third (1-0).  Way to go Eagles!  They have amazing talent and will triumph as they get older and more experienced!

Our winning combination of coaches included Steve McBride, Laura Baker, and Father Butler. Thank you for a great season! The 8th grade team included Renner Brown, Lili Clark, Rae Crowe, Kendall DeSantis, Alexander Eggers, Franklin Fotopoulos ,Christina Gordon, Liza Hamlin, Madeline Hoodis, Melanie Maguire, Brett Neurohr, Ben Randall ,Caille Riley, Abigail Rivera, Joseph Rooney, and Vicky Siu. n

ESD Cross Country: 7th Grade By Denice Swift

The 7th grade team had a good season this fall.   Both Coach Baker and Coach McBride, the varsity coach, pushed the kids to work hard to achieve their personal best.  The team members built their endurance and speed through great workouts.  They also achieved a good team spirit by encouraging each other.  The 7th grade cross country team built a good foundation this fall that will benefit each of them in the future.  

Seventh grade cross-country was coached by Laura Baker and Steve McBride. In the photo are (front row) Coach Baker, Margaret Siu, Graham Smith, Kohl Swift, Pedro Rivera, and Boone Munson and (back row) Cristian Savoldelli, Nick Hemingway and Julius Stener. n

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The team was coached by Nancy Verly, a Spanish teacher at ESD and first-year 7th grade field hockey coach. Nineteen girls joined the team, including Caroline Allday, Cailey Andres, Caroline Blaylock, Alexis Bray, Natalie Crutcher, Alexandra Eagle, Morgan Eller, Meredith Hessel, Blake Hobson, Anna Konradi, Amanda Kung, Reagan Loftus, Julia McGregor, Kay Merritt, Caroline Morway, Tilley Neuhoff, Sarah Stukalin, Layton Sussman, and Whitney Webb. n

ESD Volleyball program

ESD Volleyball: JV WomenBy: Beth Puckett

ESD JV volleyball had an incredible 2010 season! The team finished the year with a strong 17 – 6 record.  The team was guided by two fantastic coaches who were new to ESD:  Jessica Bitar and Amanda Peterson.  Each week, the team focused on a different character building block: Communication, Togetherness, Spirit, Perseverance, Strength, Teamwork, Loyalty, Focus, Trust, and Leadership.  The girls really worked together and found success as a team.  The team captains were Ellen Sliva and Katie Kerrigan. The team entered one weekend tournament, and won first place in their division!  Congratulations Lady Eagles!

Members of the 2010 JV volleyball team includedAlex Aronowitz, Emily Bassel, Samantha Cheung, Ashley Kenkel, Katie Kerrigan, Erin McWilliams, Kaki Miller, Virginia Puckett, Casey Rutherford, Megan Sims, Ellen Sliva, Rory Smith, and Alex Snyder. n

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ESD Volleyball: 8th Grade Girls By: Shannon Lynch

The 8th grade girls’ volleyball team spent the season really learning to work together as a team.  The girls came up with core values or themes every week.   Captains Rainey Lynch and Gretchen Mahoney shared their thoughts about these themes, and the team had continuing opportunities to apply these values (i.e.: perseverance, spirit, respect, etc.) to their lives as well as in their games.  It was a year to grow as a TEAM not only in the game of volleyball, but in the game of life as well.   The team had a few bumps along the road, as they do in life, but finished this year playing more like a true team and less like separate, individual players.  They showed true signs of getting stronger and more formidable as the season grew to a close.  They learned that it is not always the destination that is most important, but the process of getting there  and the lessons learned along the way that really matter!  We look forward to watching some of these girls move up to JV and Varsity in the next year  or two!

The 8th grade volleyball team was coached by Amanda Peterson. The team captains were Rainey Lynch and Gretchen Mahoney. The team also included Annaliese Chang, Heather Hall, Hayley Isenberg, Libby Laughlin, Margot McGee, Alison McPherson, Caroline Pratt, Christina Radford, and Christina Tatum. n

ESD Volleyball: 7th Grade GirlsBy Kelly Robinson

The ESD 7th grade volleyball team was the place to be this fall, with 23 girls coming out for the team!  The girls won 1st place in the 7th grade volleyball tournament this year, bringing home a beautiful trophy for the new trophy case.  Congratulations, girls! 

7th Graders included Haley Allen, Caroline Beutel, Calla Boeckman, Avery Bragg, Hattie Browning, Megan Casey, Katelyn Curtis, Janie Dutter, Elizabeth Elam, Bella Goncalves, Gabby Guillory, Abigail Holman, Johari Jenkins, Olivia Jennings, Hailey Karns, Rachel Latham, Jessie Lincoln, Zoe Long, McKenna Pressley, Kate Robinson, Bianca Rodriguez, Madeline Smith, and Rebecca Worsham. The team was coached by Kristin Kirby. n

A concurrent JV schedule will provide more playing time and experience, something not possible last year.  Coaches Victor Leak and Rosalyn Brown are back to assist with coaching duties.  The team will once again play a tournament during Christmas break and some challenging pre-season matchups.  This should be another great season for ESD Women’s Basketball!  n

ESD Varsity Soccer Preview: Men

The ESD Varsity Soccer Men return as the defending SPC DI Champions, after a successful 16-3-1 season and a hard-fought victory against St. Mark’s in the championship game.    Coach Mark Gardner is pleased to have many returning players from the 2009-2010 championship team this year, including seniors James Collins, Drake Greene, Ted Guevel, John Stephen Khoury, Grant Morrison, and Philip Wagley. Greene, Khoury, and Morrison were instrumental in the Eagle’s playoff run on offense.  Wagley had some key defensive plays.  Collins and Guevel provided the team with day-in and day-out hard play and leadership.  Also returning are Kevin Leib, the team’s goalie, Connor Adell, Bryan Tonti, Hayden Wilson, Tripp Russ, Jordan Shelby, Taylor Curtis-Wheeler, Daniel Guerrero, Matt Ornstein, and Barrett Anigian. New to the team this year are Nate Johnson, Austin Patry, Grant Matzen, and Matthew Redish. 

With the continued presence of All-SPC players Khoury, Leib, and Morrison as well so much of the overall team intact, Gardner is optimistic about the season. He said “We have all the pieces in place. The team just needs to work hard every day and take each game one at a time.” Go Eagle Soccer! n 

ESD Varsity Soccer Preview: Women

Coach Dennis Rindfleisch was asked to comment on the upcoming season.  The 2010-11 team will be led by senior goalkeeper Erica Clendening, who he called “one of the top keepers in SPC.”  He also touted his large, experienced junior class which will carry much of the load this season.  With these experienced upperclassmen in place, Rindfleish was optimistic about the season.  “We have hopes of reaching SPC DI tournament and doing well there,” he said, “All we need is time, which we never seem to have enough of.  Traditionally we start off slow but always finish strong at the right time, when it is most important, for the SPC 

tournament.”  Coach Rindfleish also was optimistic about his underclassmen.  In particular, Sarah Ashley Firstenberg (’13) has been demonstrating “a high work rate and energy” and bringing that to the team.  He noted that he 

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ESD Varsity Basketball Preview: Men

Coming off a three-peat as SPC Division I champions, ESD Men’s Basketball went live the week after fall SPC and does not plan to slow down until after winter SPC hopefully places the Eagles in position to four-peat.  Head

Coach Corey Henderson is enthused about his team’s prospects for a great 2010-11 season.  He looks to Christian Albright, Chandler Malone, Wells Waller, and Chris Schleckser to lead the team to continued success.  New players to watch include juniors Calvin Lones, Willy Ruppert, and Caleb Claycomb, sophomores Cyrus Hamid-Khani and O’Neal Galbraith, and freshmen Corey Henderson and William Butter. The team has quite a few tournaments planned, and will be working and playing hard during the Christmas break.  

  The new facilities at the Stephen B. Swann Athletic and Wellness Center are making a difference with respect to practice time and conditioning for all the ESD basketball teams.  In addition, the fans will find the competition gym an enjoyable venue in which to watch the Eagle men continue the proud tradition of Eagle basketball.

Coach Henderson comments: “ We have a great group of young men who are excited and thrilled about playing in the Stephen B. Swann Athletic and Wellness Center. We continue to look forward to great crowds and the awesome support of the student body and faculty. We will be young, competitive, and exciting to watch. The immediate future is very bright for our men’s basketball program.” n 

ESD Varsity Basketball Preview: Women

This year’s women’s basketball squad will look to improve upon the title of Runner-Up in SPC Division II last season, said Head Coach Chris Spurlock.  After a 2-5 North Zone campaign in 2010, ESD elevated its play in the SPC DII tournament, reaching the championship game.  Spurlock noted that in his prior position at another SPC school, he and other SPC coaches regarded ESD as an “easy win.”  That changed when ESD reached the DI championship game in 2009 and DII championship game in 2010.  ESD  

is now treated with more respect, and the SPC competition is therefore more intense.    The team will be led by veterans Kaitlyn Hansen and Sarah Sliva (’11) as well as Catherine Cannata and Hannah Smith (’12).  Kaitlin Naidu (’12) is back, after sitting out in 2010 due to an injury.  A number of exciting new players have come out, which will add dimension to the team.  

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  A parade of ESD seniors and their 5th grade buddies, as well as fall athletic teams, occurred at half-time around the track.  The crowd was pleased to catch candy and toys thrown to them by the parade participants.  The ESD Cheerleaders put on a fantastic half time show!  The Homecoming Court, all members of the Class of 2011, was introduced and presented along with their parents.  Happy Carlock and John Stephen Khoury were crowned Homecoming Queen and King.  The 2010 Homecoming Court also included Britani Bulloch, Kaitlyn Hansen, Sadie Hardt, Mandy Martin, Austin Boonyachai, Drake Greene, William Meier, and Philip Wagley. 

The Booster Club will be sponsoring Eagle Nights for the winter and spring sports, where the seniors will be honored and more festive accoutrements provided to make the events special for the ESD community. n 

Homecoming festivities a great success (continued from page 1)

ESD Varsity Football (continued from page 4)

game (20-17) to the delight of the large crowd.  On a night permeated with celebrations and half-time festivities, the Eagles led until the third quarter when Cistercian scored a touchdown, putting ESD down 17-13.  But with a palpable desire to deliver the win.  ESD  moved the ball from the ESD 36 yard line to the Cistercian 1 yard line on the final drive.  Ted Guevel  powered the ball into the end zone and secured the Eagle win.    Traveling to Arlington for the final game of the season, ESD beat  Oakridge, a team that last season handed the Eagles a loss.  This season, it was ESD that emerged victorious (25-15).  The Owls led 7-6 in the first quarter (Ted Guevel rushing TD), but ESD pulled ahead in the second, holding Oakridge scoreless and putting 9 additional ESD points on the board with a 5 yd. pass from Nate Cole to John Stephen Khoury for 6, and a 34 yd. field goal by Kevin Leib.  ESD added a FG in the third (Leib, 19 yd.), and again kept the Owls from scoring.  In the final quarter, Oakridge finally scored again with a TD and two point conversion, but ESD sealed the victory with another rushing touchdown (Guevel , 21 yd; Forrest Smith kick).   Looking ahead to 2011, the team is optimistic. Junior quarterback Mason McDavid commented, “This season marked a new era for ESD Football. The new coaching staff brought a much higher level of intensity to our team.  They made it exciting and fun to play at your very best.  Next year, it will be our mission to build upon what this team accomplished.” 

The 2010 Varsity Eagles were seniors Brian Bass, Ted Bangs, Nate Cole, Ted Guevel, Mike Hartnett, John Stephen Khoury, and Evan McGregor; juniors Charlie Albright, Don Buchholz, Bennett Beutel, Kevin Leib, Mason McDavid, Willy Ruppert, Stephen Shanley, Forrest Smith, and Bryan Tonti; sophomores Ryan Converse, Peter Etheridge, Garrett Greenberg, Hunt Neurohr, and Nolan Pickens, freshmen Oscar Benavides, Carter Boisfontaine, Jordan Frank, Foster Huggins, Tim Jackson, Marshall Lefferts, Chris Levonyak, Richie Loftus, Grant Matzen, Jack Mikeska, Nigel Naulls, Rollins Olmsted, and Jeff Patton.

Head coach Thomas Everett was assisted by coaches Tim Adams, Kelvin Garmon, Rodney Hayes, Chuck Rigdon, Jamar Sawyer, and Derrius Thompson. n 

the game, catching seven passes for over 100 yards.  ESD also played excellent defense, with a successful goal line stand and an interception to halt a Greenhill drive. Senior Ted Guevel acknowledged that the victory was especially meaningful to the graduating seniors.  “Beating Greenhill is one memory I’ll carry my whole life,” said Guevel.    Three tough losses followed against Dallas Christian, All Saints and Trinity Valley.  In the All Saints game,  ESD fell just short 13-10, despite a Kevin Leib 45-yard field goal and a 76-yard touchdown by Ryan Converse on an interception.  Despite the loss, the game was important to ESD.  “The All Saints game really gave us confidence for the rest of the season,” said Nolan Pickens ‘13, “it showed us all that we could play with the best in SPC.”  ESD rallied to shut out St. Andrew’s (30-0), and 

played hard in losses against strong opponents Fort Worth Country Day (17-35) and St. Mark’s (27-38).    Coming back to Gene & Jerry Jones Stadium on a rainy Homecoming night after the St. Mark’s defeat, the Eagles hung tough against Cistercian.  ESD played exciting football, winning the game in the final 90 seconds of the 

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Annually, the ESD Booster Club Golf Tournament offers our community and friends a day of great golf. This fun and important event benefits all ESD student-athletes as it raises about a third of the annual Booster Club revenue. Non-golfers participate, too, by becoming an ESD Golf Tournament Sponsor.  Sponsors receive recognition in Golf Tournament, other Booster Club materials (See Page 2!), and signage.  It is a great way to promote a business or just show support for ESD athletics.  For more information, please contact Stephen Khoury at skhoury@sbcglobal.net.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?News about ESD alumni now playing at the collegiate level in fall sports.

Adrienne Gehan ’10 – VolleyballAdrienne Gehan, a four-year varsity volleyball player at ESD, is playing outside hitter for the NCAA Division I University of California (Berkeley) Golden Bears.  She was featured in an article in the Daily Californian which discussed her volleyball contributions to the team and her interest in art history in which she is majoring.  Her team clinched its first  

PAC-10 championship on November 27, 2010.  Gehan contributed nine kills in the title match against Arizona State.  She is featured in a spotlight video available at http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-volley/cal-w-volley-body.html.  Adrienne was named to the PAC 10 All-Freshman Team, a tremendous accomplishment.

Hal Hundley ’10 – Football Hal has started at nose guard for the team in his first season for  NCAA Division III Washington and Lee University (Virginia).  The team had its first undefeated season with a decisive (38-27) victory over previously unbeaten and number 17-ranked Hampden-Sydney, and won the Old 

Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title, and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.  Hal played varsity football and baseball at ESD.  

Robert Luce ’10 – FootballRobert Luce is a freshman offensive lineman at The University of Missouri, “Mizzou.”  While at ESD, he was All-SPC in Football in 2007, 2008, and 2009.  He also had success in track in both shot put and discus.  n 

Brock Mansion ’07 – FootballBrock assumed the starting quarterback position at Cal (Berkeley) this year after his predecessor went out for the season with an injury.  Mansion’s second start was against the number one team in the country, the Oregon Ducks.  Mansion, a junior (redshirted in 2007), was reportedly selected due to his knowledge of the system and his 

demonstrated skills in practices.  (Oakland Tribune,11/4/2010) Although the Golden Bears failed to qualify for a bowl berth this year, Mansion put in a respectable performance.  Coach Jeff Tedford was quoted by the Oakland Tribune as saying “I’ve been impressed with his preparation and his composure going into the game. He’s not a guy that gets rattled. He’s still getting used to  the speed of the game, obviously. But, he has a lot of confidence.”

Lindsey Minton ’08 – Ice HockeyAt the University of New Hampshire, Lindsey Minton was named Hockey East Top Defensive Player of the Week after back-to-back shut-outs in which she saw a total of 49 recordable shots. She’s ranked the #1 goaltender in Hockey East and #2 nationally in both goals against average.  Lindsey is a business major at UNH, and played 

field hockey and lacrosse at ESD, and augmented her athletics with play with Colorado Select AAA ice hockey.

Cait Pennington ’07 – CrewCait Pennington, a junior at Temple University, was named to the 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area team and has received several honors for her academic achievement among Temple student-athletes.  Her team took gold and silver in their final regatta of the fall 2010 season, with Pennington part of the silver boat.  While a 

member of ESD Crew, Pennington placed first at Texas States in lightweight doubles and second in the varsity quad and helped the team to a sixth place finish in the Youth Rowing National Championships.   n

Fall all-spc teams

cross countryDaniel Hull, Schaffer Ochstein, and Henry Spellings

field hockey MacKenzie Alexander and Sadie Hardt: Division II

footBALLNate Cole, John Stephen Khoury,  Kevin Leib, Nolan Pickens: Division II

volleyballSara Myers: Division II

had also seen some other potential impact players among the sophomores and freshmen, and that time will tell.    Reiterating his comments from the start of last season about “big games” he emphasized that the team’s philosophy continues to be that “every game played each season is considered a big game to this program. - Our goal is to always try to improve throughout the season, one game at a time.”  n

ESD Varsity Wrestling: Men

David Tollison, ESD Director of Athletics & Wellness, confirmed the addition of ESD’s new wrestling program. The team is led by head coach Bryan Ashford and assistant coaches Ben White and Kyle Rice.  “The new wrestling facilities are second-to-none,” said Ashford, “and we look forward to turning the program into a lasting legacy.”  The team will compete in six tournaments as well as the SPC championships.”  Currently the team consists of ten freshmen, two sophomores, four juniors and one senior. Tollison further observed that the young team has demonstrated incredible drive thus far. 

“We will strive to become a benchmark for success at ESD and are excited about the challenges ahead.”  - Bryan Ashford   n

esd triathlon preview

This is the ESD triathlon team’s second year and we are building on last year’s momentum. The new Stephen B. Swann Athletic and Wellness Center has enabled us to train better and more effectively on campus through the use of the spin bikes and the extensive weight room. It is exciting to see both the returning and new athletes take on this new sport at ESD. Triathlon is a great sport that is growing nationwide, and we hope to spark interest and participation around SPC through our program.  We are looking forward to a fun and rewarding season!  - Coach Oliver Butler  n

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Winter Preview Women’s Soccer (continued from page 10)

 Photos for this issue courtesy of Mike Shanley (football, cheerleaders, homecoming); Debbie Low (seniors); Joe Haggar (varsity volleyball); Sylvia Chavez (field hockey): and numerous other parents. Professional Photos: Amy Duke (ESD); Ben Weaver (gameactionphoto.com) (crew)and as specifically credited.

ally walked a total of 25,596 miles! Their journey took them from Dallas, all the way around the world and back, and on to Washington D.C.    Each ESD step made a world of difference in the Lower School’s health and wellness initiative.  Congratulations to the Lower School community who successfully completed their mission, fostering ESD’s belief of Healthy Mind, 

Healthy Body, Healthy Spirit! 

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Ask the ADDavid Tollison, ESD Director of Athletics & Wellness I am happy to announce a new class for Upper School team captains.  In the past students have been elected or given the title of “Captain” of one of the Episcopal School of Dallas’ sports teams, but perhaps wondered “Now what do I do?”We have an answer. Each season, the captains of 

the various teams will be meeting weekly with Randy Youngling. Randy has developed a course aimed to help prepare young athletes to be leaders, not only in their roles as captains, but in all of their other life pursuits, as well.      To begin with, the course starts with thinking through “Ten Myths of Being a Captain.” Myths include ideas like the best players make the best captains and that a captain has to be “loud and outgoing” to be an effective leader.   Among many other topics, there will be discussions about how captains can help set a positive tone for their respective teams and serve as positive role models. Additionally, student-athletes help each other determine what each captain’s leadership style is and how they can work together with leaders and players who have different styles. Each set of captains works on establishing goals that are “genuine, optimistic, accurate, listed out, and symbolic.” Of course, communication and conflict resolution are key elements of being an effective and productive leader and those issues will be addressed as well.  I believe ESD athletics will benefit greatly from this new offering.   n 

ESD Lower School Families Walk Around the WorldBy Laura Boeckman

To celebrate the Grand Opening of the Stephen B. Swann Athletic & Well-ness Center, the ESD Lower School embarked on a project coordinated by Physical Education teacher, Kris Brockhagen, math instructor Zora Skelton, and LS technology teacher Martha Bowden.  Each Primer through 4th Grade student, parent, faculty member and staff member received a pedometer to record their daily steps.  With a goal of 24,906 mile, a trip around the world, their stepping journey began on September 9, 2010.    A giant map of the world was located on a bulletin board right outside the front office.  Each morning the children entering the school could see the progress made the day before.  In three weeks time, the students had actu-

Fall 2010 sports in review