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B� The mission of The Barstow School is

to promote sound scholarship and to give

symmetrical development to mind, body

and character.

WFrom the Head of School

Dear Barstow Friends,

W elcome to the 2013 issue of the Barstow school magazine,

and welcome to one of the busiest school communities I have ever had the pleasure

of overseeing. We are active and engaged every single day in all divisions, as we

continue to prepare our enthusiastic learners for their futures.

Our focus this year – for students of all ages – has been our desire to continue

our development of a globalized learning community. What is that? It is an

environment in which the method and structure of instruction is more varied

and richer in content and technology than ever before in Barstow’s history. How

do we make a globalized learning community? It is a process through which we

equip our children with the tools and skills to navigate the real world in real time.

In this magazine you will see articles explaining the three core

components of globalized learning. We have put iPads and iPad minis in

every Lower School student’s hands; we have created a Hybrid Learning

Consortium; and we have established a school in China to have a bricks and

mortar presence with Barstow curriculum in a new area of the world.

My abbreviated thoughts on these topics are thus:

1. Children and technology go hand in hand – kids are very intuitive regard-

ing technology. Online classes are a critical supplement to our curricu-

lum and teaching and will prepare students for their tertiary experience

where online learning is becoming the norm.

2. We have, in Barstow’s extraordinary history, always participated in global outreach efforts,

particularly with China.

3. Lastly, Barstow has always been an innovator, not a follower. While other schools may

choose to copy or utilize existing programs, Barstow has chosen to excel by creating

innovative programs that generate the educational opportunities for our children.

All of our initiatives take time and energy to implement, and I am grateful for the help of many

faculty, parents and alumni in diversifying Barstow. Please feel free to contact me and let me

know how you would like to participate. Maybe you can teach an online class, or have ideas about

technology or travel. I am eager to involve the entire Barstow community in realizing our goals.

Best regards,

Shane A. Foster head of school

[email protected]

Welcome

Head of School Shane Foster, Barstow's 17th head of school, has led the community since 2008.

Fall 2013 1

News in Brief

Broadcast Center Expands TV ProductionThanks to generous donors

who gave to last year’s Fund-a-

Need project and to the work

performed during the summer,

the Barstow Broadcast Center

is now operational! The new

center has significantly upgraded the school’s video

production and broadcast capabilities. The studio and

control room have been renovated, equipment installed

and cable run to the gym and the auditorium for live

feeds. Enrollment in the Btvn class has increased,

and more Lower and Middle School students will be

involved both on camera and behind the scenes in

production. In regard to athletics, Director of Digital

Literacy Sean Holmes said, “By the end of the year, our

broadcast of athletic events will rival Metro Sports.”

Barstow Garden Adds an Orchard As an expansion of the Barstow

Garden program, an orchard

has been planted on the

northeast corner of the school

campus. Director of Barstow

Gardens Sarah Holmes has

done an outstanding job of leading the effort to create

the new orchard. Barstow partnered with The Giving

Grove, a local nonprofit that harvests excess produce

from community and school gardens to distribute at

local food pantries. Planted by middle school students,

the 26-tree orchard includes apple, pear and plum

trees. Students are gaining hands-on experience in

sustainable gardening, food sources and nutrition while

serving the food bank network of Kansas City.

Upcoming Events

Second Annual Mind. Body. Character. 5k.October 5, 2013

The second annual Mind. Body.

Character. 5k. at Barstow features

a 5k run/walk, a one mile kid's

fun run and a wellness expo

with information and demon-

strations by sports medicine and

rehabilitation specialists from St. Luke's South Hospital.

Barstow's own Nurse Bonney will offer flu shots. After

the race, participants will be treated to a feast presented

by Fresh Grill. Register today at sportkc.org or visit

www.barstowschool.org/5k for more info.

Brady Legler ’07 Exhibits in Embry GalleryOpening reception – October 18, 2013

Barstow's Embry Gallery will

host a one-man show of the

work of Brady Legler. The show

opens October 18 at 6 p.m. with

a free open house reception

and runs through November 15.

Legler reinterprets nature and everyday objects such

as geometric shapes in a style that is uniquely elegant.

From his beginnings in graffiti art, Brady has since

branched from out from “temporary art” to highly

sought-after paintings. His color palette is bright and

vibrant, with bold textural elements and unexpected

color combinations. He paints a world flowing with

vital energy. Brady’s work has been seen in Elle Décor

and the New York Times. He is now launching his high-

end diamond jewelry line in New York, Los Angeles and

the United Kingdom, and he has started a handmade

wool/silk rug company out of Nepal.

Around Barstow

2 THe BarSTow ScHool Magazine

Play It Forward Auction Series

Online Auction – Dates TBA, fall 2013 Children's Auction – February 21, 2014 Auction Evening – March 8, 2014

Play It Forward. At Barstow everyone

wins! Barstow's annual fundraising

event now features three

exciting ways to participate.

The Online Auction presented

by The Barstow Alumni Board

consists of three sessions of online bidding open

to the entire Barstow community. The Children's

Auction, designed for families and children, boas

ts food, games and prizes for all ages. The adult's

fun Auction Evening is the traditional auction

event highlighting student service projects in addi-

tion to a silent auction, raffles, Fund-A-Need and fun!

Visit www.barstowschool.org/auction2014 for more info.

Mark Twain Lecture SeriesDates TBA: Oct. & Dec. 2013, Feb. & Apr. 2014

Barstow English teacher

Dr. Jarrod Roark will deliver a

series of lectures on Mark Twain:

Seasons in the Life and Works of

a Missourian in the “Territory.”

Dr. Roark researches crime,

punishment and gender performance in nineteenth-

century American literature and culture, and specifically

in the works of Mark Twain and antebellum writers.

He earned a Ph.D. in this field in spring 2013. Dr. Roark

has taught at the University of Missouri–Kansas City,

The Art Institute of Kansas City and is beginning his

eighth year at The Barstow School. Dr. Roark is currently

revising a book manuscript – a process that influenced

the four lectures in this series. Stay tuned to Barstow for

further details on dates and times.

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GG reat things are happening at Barstow! it’s easy to say that as Both a

Barstow parent (Taylor ’12 and Preston ’15) and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Why? Simply, we are blessed with an outstanding and supportive community of

alums, parents, faculty and staff. Personally, I’m fortunate to be surrounded by a very talented

and diverse group of Trustees who put “Barstow first” in so many ways.

Today, the school is enjoying record enrollment and finding that many

grade levels now need to be closed to ensure that we meet our low faculty-to-

student ratio objectives. This is because of the outstanding leadership of our

head of school, Shane Foster. Barstow is differentiating itself in many ways,

and it’s important that we remain open minded to the school’s endeavors.

Allowing ourselves to easily highlight the school in the marketplace will

allow us the opportunity to grow upon our own successes – leaving a strong

foundation for years to come. Examples of differentiation include our new

Hybrid Learning Consortium, the Global Education Program and Kansas

City’s very first 1:1 iPad program in the Lower School, just to name a few.

Combine this with the school’s successes in athletics, arts and academics,

and you can easily see why the school is clearly blazing a path in the Kansas

City market.

Moving forward, your Trustees are focused on key objectives that support

the school’s overall mission, “to promote sound scholarship and to give

symmetrical development to mind, body and character.” We do not forget

that “it is about the kids!” You will see continual development of Barstow’s unique approaches

to differentiation in the future while all the while keeping the school fresh, vibrant and state-of-

the-art. But frankly, we could not be successful without your continued support either trusting

us with your child’s education, your time or your financial support (or all of the above!).

My personal thanks to all of you!

Jim SchwartzBarstow Board of trustees chairman

Jim Schwartz is the chairman and ceo of npc international, inc., the world’s largest franchise operator of Pizza Hut restaurants.

From the Chairman of the Board of Trustees


Seated—Susan Mcgee ’76, Pete lacy ’88, Jim Schwartz, Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79 and amanda Morgan ’94. Standing—wendy Marvin, Bill Mccollum, Tom whittaker ’83, andy Funk ’98, Shane a. Foster, whitney Sunderland, Doug Dockhorn ’82, Jenny waldeck ’90 and richard english. (not photographed—Quinton lucas ’02, lisa Mirabile and Bill zollars.)

2013–2014 board of trustees executive committee

Jim Schwartzchairman

Pete Lacy ’88vice chairman

Doug Dockhorn ’82treasurer

Amanda Morgan ’94secretary

Andy Funk ’98memBer-at-large

Tom Whittaker ’83memBer-at-large

Bill ZollarsmemBer-at-large

members

Susan Belger Angulo ’76

Richard English

Quinton Lucas ’02

Wendy Marvin

Bill McCollum

Lisa Mirabile

Lisa Prophete

David Seay

Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79

Dr. Whitney Sunderland

Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90

Deborah Hosfield Walz ’86

ex-officio

Shane A. Fosterhead of school

2012–2013 board of trustees executive committee

Jim Schwartzchairman

Pete Lacy ’88vice chairman

Doug Dockhorn ’82treasurer

Amanda Morgan ’94secretary

Richard EnglishmemBer-at-large

Tom Whittaker ’83memBer-at-large

Bill ZollarsmemBer-at-large

members

Tom Bash*

Andy Funk ’98

Quinton Lucas ’02

Wendy Marvin

Bill McCollum

Susan McGee ’76

Lisa Mirabile

Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79

Dr. Whitney Sunderland

Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90

ex-officio


Around Barstow

School Leadership

2012–2013

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HigHer Learning in

The Lower SchooL

Text by Todd Nelson

walk through Barstow’s lower school is a sensory experience: walls

covered with art, the strains of music wafting through the air, laughter emanating

from classroom and common areas, sunlight streaming through skylights and

windows, and comfy reading nooks in every classroom. While learning in Lower School may

look and feel very different than in years past, today’s Lower School experience still embodies

Mary Barstow’s mission for her school: to promote sound scholarship and give symmetrical

development to mind, body and character. >>

Todd nelson is the assistant head of lower School at The Barstow School. in addition to his administrative duties, Todd has a passion for art, which he taught for 13 years. outside of school, you're likely to find him on his mountain bike or spending time with his family.

iPads have become a staple in the lower School, such as in this vocabulary lesson in Mallory Forst's kindergarten classroom.


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B arstow has long Been a

technological innovator, early

to adopt cutting edge technology

to enhance student learning. The

Lower School is the latest division

to diffuse the newest innovation by

incorporating a 1:1 iPad pro-

gram. Barstow brought iPads to

the Lower School in fall 2012.

“We started the school

year with 120 iPads on mobile

carts,” says Head of Lower

School Judith Yount. “We

quickly learned that wasn’t

nearly enough. The students

and teachers exploded with

creativity.” In January 2013 an

additional 200 iPad minis were

purchased, giving every child

in the school, from preschool

through grade 5, their own iPad.

Barstow is the only school in

the region to have individual iPads

for students in Lower School.

The iPads support Barstow’s goal

of individualizing learning for every

student. Already we have seen the

iPads used to create flipped class-

room environments, where students

watch videos, listen to teachers

explain introductory content, and

participate in other preview activi-

ties for the next day’s assignment

on their own time. This allows

students to use their time with

teachers and peers to have in-depth

discussions and ask questions about

content they have already explored

independently.

The Lower School iPad program

helped Barstow students to com-

municate and compete in the

worldwide ePals–Smithsonian

Invention Challenge, with six

Barstow fourth graders winning

awards in the international com-

petition and the entire grade level

bringing home the coveted Thomas

Edison Award for the high number

and quality of entries for young and

talented inventors.

In addition to the iPads, Lower

School now has Apple TV in

every classroom, wireless enabled

projectors in every classroom

and three oversized touch screen

televisions. These technological

additions allow teachers and

students to expand their learning

to all corners of the globe. Lower

School students take “virtual” field

trips online and communicate

with students in partner schools

around the world.

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To ensure that Barstow's

Lower School experience is

the best elementary education in the

region, specific curricular enhance-

ments have been added. In addition

to Spanish language study in kinder-

garten through grade 3, students in

fourth and fifth grades can choose

to study Spanish or Chinese as their

Lower School

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This fall, Shannon Hellebusch's prekindergarten class harvested the first pumpkins from the early childhood outdoor classroom gardens.

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foreign language. Lower School

music curriculum has also expanded

in acknowledgement of the current

research on the cognitive benefits

of instrumental music instruction.

Beginning in third grade students

now have weekly guitar instruction.

The Early Childhood outdoor

classroom provides opportunities

for our youngest learners to explore

their world, make observations and

interact with their environment

through the use of musical instru-

ments, a stage for dramatic play,

easels for painting and drawing, and

three gardens.

“The Early Childhood teachers

continue to expand the vision

of an outdoor classroom where

children have meaningful learning

opportunities that are linked to our

classroom curriculum,” says Early

Childhood Team Leader Danica

Love. “Children are able to observe

and engage with the plants in an

ongoing basis as they observe the

life cycle of a plant.”

To help early childhood

students explore and expand

their literacy skills, Barstow has

added Jolly Phonics to the literacy

development toolset. This phonics

program coincides with Barstow's

mission because it draws upon

brain-based learning theory to

blend kinesthetic and aural learn-

ing into students’ acquisition of

letter names and sounds.

Learning continues even after

the closing bell rings. In Barstow’s

Extended Care program, Lower

School students can choose classes

ranging from lego WeDo robotics,

to hip-hop dance.

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S ince 2007 lower

School student enroll-

ment has increased by 15

percent, while maintaining a

classroom cap of 17 students. In

addition to an increase in the

number of students enrolled in

Lower School, more families are

choosing to remain at Barstow.

Several grades in Lower School

have 100 percent retention,

meaning all families in the

grade chose to return for the

next school year.

This growing attraction

of Barstow’s Lower School,

coupled with an emphasis on

helping students transition from

Lower School to Middle School has

led to an expansion of the fifth grade

this fall. Barstow now offers four

classrooms in grade 5. The expanded

grade gives students a stair step, or

scaffold, into the self management

required in Middle School.

What’s next? “The sky’s the

limit,” says Judith Yount. “Right now

we’re reinventing the idea of class

field trips. Look for ‘expeditionary

journeys’ in the near future.”

Lower School

olivia is one of 122 new students who started at Barstow in august 2013. improved student retention and new enrollees have increased lower School enrollment 15 percent since 2007.

Photo by Todd Race


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THe FuTure oF Learning:

BarSTow oPenS onLine

Text by Sarah Hofstra

dding ap psychology to the course offerings in Barstow's upper school

has long been a wish of students and faculty alike, but finding the appropriately

credentialed instructor and time in the school day have proven difficult barriers to

overcome. Enter Andrea Gartman, Barstow admissions counselor with a Master of Psychology

and a passion for education. Appropriately credentialed instructor —check! But how to make

the schedule work? Between student activities, full course loads and a full time job for the

instructor, the hours of 8 am–5 pm were booked. Or were they? >>

Sarah Hofstra is the Director of the Hybrid learning consortium. in her eight years at Barstow, Sarah taught first and third grade. She has a Master of arts in education with an emphasis in Technology and learning from Michigan State University.

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Tori Ball '13 was one of the first Barstow students to participate in Hybrid learning consortium classes. Here she reviews discussion posts from her online introduction to Business class.

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Hybrid Learning

“One of the beauties of teaching

online is that students and teachers

don’t have to have schedules that

coincide,” says Gartman. “We can all

learn on our own schedules.”

AP Psychology is just one

example of how and why Barstow

began offering online courses

in 2011 and created the Hybrid

Learning Consortium (hlc) in 2012.

The hlc is a collective of inde-

pendent schools conceived of and

executed by Barstow, offering 25 on-

line courses to students in member

schools, globally. The consortium

grew to six schools in just one year,

with many more poised to join in

the 2013–2014 school year.

“Independent schools like

Barstow are at the forefront of

innovative teaching and learning,”

says Director of Hybrid Learning

Sarah Hofstra. “But we must work

collectively to enhance opportuni-

ties for our students, expanding and

deepening learning experiences.”

From as far away as Australia

and China to schools in Florida and

Wichita, students in hlc classes

work collaboratively with peers

from around the world. Barstow’s

own talented teachers, selected

teachers from consortium schools

and carefully interviewed experts in

the field are instructors in the hlc.

The hlc’s online classes combine

the foundation of successful educa-

tional practices with the 21st century

digital skills needed to keep up with

the quickly changing higher educa-

tion and professional world.

Online learning is common

in higher education, and is

quickly spreading through k–12

schools. Eight states already

require online classes for high

school graduation. However,

classes taught in hlc are dif-

ferent than many of the online

learning opportunities currently

available. Not only are Barstow’s

own quality teachers receiving

the professional development

and ability to create their own

courses, but the hlc maintains

a maximum of 17 students per

class. These small class sizes

keep the deep connections between

students and faculty, which has

long been a hallmark of the Barstow

experience. There is no lack of rigor

in hlc courses, either. For example,

in the first semester of offering AP

Psychology, half of the students

earned 4s or 5s on the College Board

AP exam administered at the end of

the course.

Word of the hlc’s success

is spreading. hlc teachers and

administration are invited

speakers at three national confer-

ences, including the International

Sarah Hofstra's graduate work in Technology and learning led directly to the launch of Barstow's Hybrid learning consortium in 2012.

Photo by Todd Race"Independent schools like

Barstow are at the forefront

of innovative teaching and

learning. But we must work

collectively to enhance

opportunities for our students,

expanding and deepening

learning experiences."


Hybrid Learning By The Numbers

Hybrid Learning Consortium

2012 Hybrid learning consortium founded

25 courses currently offered

6 Member schools

4 countries represented

4 continents represented

Who is participating?

Hybrid Learning Consortiummember schools map as of August 15, 2013

The Barstow SchoolKansas City, Mo.

Gymnasium LohbrüggeHamburg, DE

Shorecrest Preparatory SchoolSt. Petersburg, Fla.

The Independent SchoolWichita, Kan.

The Barstow School of HuizhouHuizhou, CN

Launceston Church Grammar SchoolLaunceston, AU

Association of k–12 Online Learning

(iNACOL). In addition, the first

annual hlc Symposium, Building

an Online Learning Community for

Collective Success. was hosted on

Barstow’s campus in June 2013.

Attendees and speakers from seven

states addressed the research and

best practices in online learning and

integrating technology. The sympo-

sium also provided workshops for

educators from Barstow and other

attending schools to collaborate and

share experiences.

Barstow alums can become part

of this exciting new educational

venture, no matter where you may

live. If you are a passionate educa-

tor or a content area expert in your

field, you can apply to be an online

instructor. If you have school-aged

children, they can enroll in hlc

courses in addition to their regular

school course load. If your alumni

children are attending an indepen-

dent school other than Barstow,

hlc membership for the school

would be an opportunity as well.

Or perhaps you have relationships

with international schools and

educators that would benefit from

partnering.

Barstow, always at the forefront

of innovative education, continues

to pave a path for students to

prepare for the future.

For more information about the Hybrid learning consortium, contact Director of Hybrid learning Sarah Hofstra at [email protected] or 816-277-0337.

www.hybridlearningconsortium.org /HybridLearningConsortium @HLConsortium

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SText by Mark Luce

S o much depends, in teaching, on Being aBle to read a room. these

clues, physical or audible, help teachers understand how to tailor their approach in

order to be effective. Over the years, such skill becomes innate, it’s not something

we even consciously think about. We react, kids follow.

Except when they don’t. >>

How To Make a

coLd room warmBarsTow in CHina

Mark luce teaches Upper School english and art History. He serves as english Department chair and Director of Humanities.

The southern china city of Huizhou is home to The Barstow School of Huizhou. a delegation of Barstow administrators and teachers visited the site in February 2013.


On a Saturday morning on the

23rd floor of a nondescript skyscraper

in Shenzhen, China this past March,

Boston-based Cambridge Consulting

hosted a school fair. These fairs

attract thousands in this modern city

of more than 15 million, as Chinese

parents increasingly look to remove

their children from the drive and

grind of Chinese state education.

This means sending their chil-

dren either overseas or trying to

find a private school in the area.

In order to show what exactly

we do at Barstow (and look to fill

our remaining slots reserved for

Chinese students), I was asked to

teach a short lesson.

So I chose what I do every

year for the sophomores:

William Carlos Williams’ short

poem “The Red Wheelbarrow.”

It goes like this:

so much depends upon

a red wheel barrow

glazed with rain water

beside the white chickens.

Perhaps it was because I have

never had someone translate what I

was saying. Perhaps it was because

I speak too fast. Perhaps it was

because I am not as culturally savvy

as I thought I was.

But as I gave my introductory

remarks about how we approach the

Humanities at Barstow and looked

around the room – I got nothing in

return. I was working, as comics say,

an extremely cold room.

At one point during this opening,

I looked for a familiar face. I caught

Headmaster Shane Foster’s eye, and

gave him my best disguised “Um, a

little help, please. I am dying here.”

He simply gave a knowing grin.

Thanks, man.

So I did what I do in the class-

room. I forged ahead and taught.

A student volunteered to read the

poem, and I started to ask questions.

There were uncomfortable silences,

but gradually the students started

speaking up. Smiles emerged, even

a wheelbarrow full of international

laughter when a young man queried

“Did William Carlos Williams drink

beer before writing this?” That

question led to another, “Why did

William Carlos Williams write this?”

My response was automatic.

“I don’t know.” In the study of

literature we don’t care what

the author intended, what he

or she meant, I continued. I

pivoted back to the phrase that

I ban for my own students, “I

don’t know why Mr. Williams

wrote this, I just care how you

respond to the poem, what you

get out of it.”

And with that, the demon-

stration was done.

A fellow American sitting

next to me, Lars Ojukwu,

who works for Cambridge

Consulting immediately leaned

over and said, “They have never

heard a teacher say ‘I don’t know.’”

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O ver the spring and into

the summer, dozens of par-

ents, students and former students

have asked me, their doubts written

clearly on their visage, “We are

opening a school in China?”

Global Education

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Yes.

We could talk about global

positioning in the marketplace, how

China and other countries repre-

sent opportunities to explore our

innovation in online education and

our holistic approach that teaches

students (wherever they are from)

the hallmarks of success in Western

education. We could talk about the

need for new revenue streams in

order to help keep tuition costs here

at Barstow in check. We could talk

about the Special Economic Zone in

Huizhou, and the lack of an inter-

national school there. How multi-

nationals from Germany, Britain,

Korea, the States and countless

other countries will take advantage

of these locations, bringing with

them employees whose kids need

to be taught. Or we could talk

about how The Barstow School of

Huizhou actually works: Our part-

ner OVO Schooling of China has

procured a space and now enrolls

students; our partner Cambridge

Institute of International Education

provides consulting advice and is

responsible for expenses related to

our teachers. Our instructors teach

a curriculum based on the one we

teach at Barstow. Barstow gets

tuition for each student enrolled.

Thus, we have no expenses – only

long term benefits. In short, we

provide our expertise and receive

revenue that flows back into the

Kansas City campus. There are plans

to explore further partnerships in

China as a number of schools have

expressed interest in partnering

with us. Will this all work?

I don’t know.

What I want to speak to

is how we respond to these

changes. As anyone who has

graduated from Barstow

knows, our teachers specialize

in skepticism. But they also

possess passion, innovation and

creativity. And an education

that privileges critical thinking,

problem solving, and effective

communication in writing and

speaking should be something

we want to export.

But how, the grumblers

grumble, does this help my

student here in Kansas City?

As Mrs. Barrett-Browning so

famously said, “Let me count the

ways.” First, established Barstow

campuses in other locales create

the potential for study abroad in

a different context. Students who

would travel abroad for a couple of

weeks or for a semester would be

getting instruction that would be

an intellectual sibling to what they

receive at Barstow. Or, let’s think

about cultural exchange – sixth

graders in China and at Barstow

working together on geography

projects on their iPads, or trading

lines from the Bard via Skype and

Photo courtesy of Shane Foster

open house visitors tour classrooms at The Barstow School of Huizhou before new students arrive for the 2013–2014 school year in Huizhou, china.


then sharing blog entries. We just

created the possibility of students

from Huizhou coming to Barstow

for summer programs. We just

added exponentially to our

already innovative Barstow

Hybrid Learning Consortium.

And if the educational benefits

are not compelling enough,

our Kansas City campus

benefits financially from this

arrangement.

We could of course just

keep doing what we’re doing.

Our enrollment is at an all-time

high; our student body gets

increasingly more diverse and

they perform incredibly well; our

teachers are dedicated; and our

alumni have gone on to rewarding

lives and careers. So, why would we

even mess with China?

Because that’s who we are. Mary

Barstow probably shouldn’t have

started a school for girls in Kansas

City in 1884. Others would say the

school should have never let in boys.

Plenty thought we’d close just years

after moving to a giant field on State

Line Road. You see, perseverance,

creativity, dedication and the

willingness to push ourselves

have helped build Barstow.

While these new opportunities

carry the anxieties of a cold

room, they also carry promise

and innovation.

I don’t know what the future

holds for The Barstow School of

Huizhou. I do know that while

visiting the school – while it was

under construction – I saw a red

wheelbarrow.

That was enough for me.

Why China? Why Now?a Timeline of Barstow's History in china

Global Education

"While these new opportunities

carry the anxieties of a cold

room, they also carry promise

and innovation."

1980 1990 2000 2010

1979a group of 26 Barstow students, faculty and alumni travel to china to forge a relationship with a sister school in Shanghai.

1984Barstow receives a grant for teaching chinese language from the geraldine r. Dodge Foundation. robert Demeritt is hired to chair the chinese language program.

1988gina Beck travels to Beijing to present her essay, read in chinese, at the Third international Symposium on Sino-american Journalism.

2013

Barstow opens a partner school, The Barstow School of Huizhou, in guang-dong Province.

2010Plans begin in earnest to enroll chinese students in Barstow through an ongoing and formal process.

1990 robert Demeritt is one of seven individuals designated as a carnegie-Mellon Fellow to establish national norms for teaching chinese at the secondary level. once norms were established, standardized placement exams and aP tests were developed.

1986Junior gina Beck is awarded first place for her chinese essay in the edgar Snow Memorial Foundation contest.

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OWith Appreciation...

O utstanding donors created outstanding results for our

2012–2013 school year! Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, alumni,

parents of alumni and friends who contributed gifts to the Annual Fund and

other projects last year. I am also grateful to our new Annual Fund Parent Advocates who

helped spread the word that there is no

single gift more important than a gift to

the Annual Fund. Your giving, including

that to the 5k Run/Walk and to the iAuc-

tion, helped strengthen and sustain the

extraordinary opportunities of a Barstow

education. I am pleased to see parent and

grandparent participation on the rise, and I look

forward to what we can achieve in the years ahead.

Pat oppenheimerdirector of development

2012–2013

donor rePorT

Thank You!2012–2013 annual fund

With your support we exceeded our

2012–2013 Annual Fund campaign

goal of $600,000 by raising $709,051.

Thank you for your generosity!

The Barstow School class of 2013 on graduation day, May 20, 2013.

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2012–2013 Donor report

Donor reportkey to symbols

The following pages contain the

2012–2013 Donor Report. Thank

you to everyone who responded

to the call to make a charitable

contribution to Barstow. >>

Financial Information

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Major Improvements 2012–2013

•new Barstow Broadcast center

•Driveway improvements

•iPads and iPad minis for lower School

•Solar panels to generate electricity

•guitars for instruction in the lower School

•an orchard to enhance the Barstow garden

•new recreation area for Middle School

•online classes for Upper School

2012–2013Revenue

Who Gives? Constituent donors by percentage of all Annual Fund gi�s

2012–2013Expenses

Tuition81%

Fundraising and endowment interest6%

Wages and benefits58%

Other earned revenue13%

Academics13%

Facilities and food13%

Administration6%

Debt service5%

Capital improvements5%

Grandparents3% of all gi�s (14% of solicited group)

Others7% of all gi�s

Parents of alumni8% of all gi�s (14% of solicited group)

Trustees1% of all gi�s (100% of solicited group)

Parents33% of all gi�s (39% of solicited group)

Alumni27% of all gi�s (13% of solicited group)

Foundations15% of all gi�s

Corporations & businesses7% of all gi�s

Armillary Society

Armillary Society donors have given to

The Barstow School in each of the last

five years or longer. The Armillary Society

exemplifies the culture of philanthropy at Barstow,

and we thank you!

Annual Fund

Barstow is grateful for all gifts made

between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013

directed to the Annual Fund. Donations

to the Annual Fund support operations of the school

and ensure our continued excellence in education.

iAuction

Our annual auction took the form of a

festive, fun evening on the Barstow

campus. In this document, donors who

contributed to the “Fund Our Mission” project of the

Barstow Broadcast Center are also included in this

listing. The auction benefits the Annual Fund.

5K Sponsor

We are grateful to the sponsors of our

first annual Barstow School Mind.Body.

Character. 5K. Run/Walk and Wellness

Expo. With their support, we attracted everyone

from serious runners to young children crossing a

finish line for the first time.

Tree Day

One of Barstow’s most treasured traditions

is Tree Day. Generous gifts to Tree Day

keep our campus beautiful and sustainable.

In place for decades, this tradition provides a special

way to honor or remember someone.

Booster Club Sponsor

Corporate sponsors of the Barstow

Booster Club provide funding for the

club’s support of our student athletes,

coaching staff, trainers and athletic programs.

Specific and Capital Gifts

It is with gratitude that we acknowledge

donors who have made a donation to

support a specific need at the school. We

are also thankful for our donors who made capital

campaign pledge payments. Donors for the year

2012–2013 are mentioned here.

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Donations received between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013

Standards High Society$50,000 and aboveanonymousMr. and Ms. charles l. Bacon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill zollars

1884 Founders Society$25,000 – $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Fox The Jackson Family Mr. ethan Jackson ’05 Dr. Max g. Jackson Mrs. Martha lay Kaaz ’57 David woods Kemper Memorial Foundation Mr. James M. Kemper, Jr. Morgan Family Foundation Mr. chad King and Ms. amanda Morgan ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Todd Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen a. rock

Second Century Society$10,000 – $24,999 elizabeth Hart anderson and Judson woods ’13 anonymous Barstow Booster club Barstow Parents' association Dr. David Dockhorn ’80 and Dr. Michelle Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. george a. Hanson Mr. John w. Jordan ii william T. Kemper Foundation, commerce Bank Trustee Mrs. lois Dubach lacy ’59 and Mr. James T. lacy* Miller-Mellor association Mrs. anne norquist Patterson ’61 and

Mr. craig w. Patterson Mrs. anne Potter russ ’78 and Mr. norbert russ Mr. and Mrs. James K. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Don walsworth, Jr. walsworth Publishing company

Ada K. Brann Society$5,000 – $9,999anonymous Bank of Kansas city Mr. and Mrs. Brad w. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. Butch Mr. and Mrs. ronald l. coker Mr. Steve crossette ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dusselier Hosfield Benefit Services, llc Mr. Brent walz and Mrs. Deborah Hosfield walz ’86

Mr. chad King and Ms. amanda Morgan ’94 Mr. and Mrs. anand Kuppuswamy Mr. Peter lacy ’88 and Mrs. Kendall Hart lacy ’92 Ms. Susan l. Mcgee ’76 william c. Mcgowan charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Brian g. Mcgowan Mr. and Mrs. ralph Myers Mpress norquist-robinson Foundation Ms. Denise osment Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prophete Dr. and Mrs. william o. reed, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. william rosenthal Mid-america retina consultants Mr. and Mrs. James Stinson Mr. Blaine Tucker and Dr. nereyda nunez Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Steven wilson

Richard H. Sears Society$2,500 – $4,999 anonymous Dr. Stewart Babbott and Dr. cecelia Babbott Dr. and Mrs. chris Bagby northland Bone and Joint Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnett Mrs. Beverly Pierson Bradley ’44 Mr. and Mrs. robert a. Brooks, Jr. Mr. Joel Brous ’88 and Mrs. carrie Brous Mr. Douglas Dockhorn ’82 and Mrs. Stephanie Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. craig evans Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Fenaroli Mr. andrew Funk ’98 Mrs. anne Thompson gartner ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel a. gerson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas r. grabowsky Mr. Sean Hart ’87 and Ms. Katie Hart Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kanan Michael and Susan Ketchmark Mr. Mitchell Krasnopoler and Ms. Susan cohen Dr. Phillip J. lucido and Dr. Mary lynne lucido Mr. and Mrs. John Marvin Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.w. Mccollum Mr. and Mrs. Scott a. Mccreight Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Mcneive Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morrow iii

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Mr. and Mrs. Todd navrat Mr. David neihart ’79 and Mrs. wendy neihart ’79 Mrs. annabel Fisher nutter ’49 and Mr. James B. nutter James B. nutter & company Mr. and Mrs. Tom olson Mr. and Mrs. John T. Pierson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terrence e. Putney reed Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Bryan reed Mr. and Mrs. Piyush S. Sampat Schultz Foundation Mr. norman c. Schutlz Mr. Brock a. Shealy and Ms. lori a. Kallaher Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sims Dr. Peter Tadros and Dr. Deanna Tadros Mr. and Mrs. John Top Mr. John waldeck and Mrs. Jennifer Thiessen waldeck ’90 Mr. Maurice a. watson ’76 Mr. Thomas whittaker ’83 and Mrs. loren whittaker

Barstow Society$1,000 – $2,4991215 Fund of the Jewish community Foundation of Kansas city Ms. Suzanne e. allen Mr. and Mrs. James andrews anonymous (2) araMarK Facilities aristocrat Motors Dr. Jay T. Backstrom Ms. Sara Bacon ’08 Mr. and Mrs. David F. Ball Ball's Food Stores Mr. Thomas Bash* and Mrs. Janet Bash Big Biscuit restaurants Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bray Mr. grant Burcham and Mrs. wendy Hockaday Burcham ’80 Dr. and Mrs. louis christifano, Sr. Dr. ingenue cobbinah Mr. and Mrs. Feilim coyle Dr. and Mrs. robert J. Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. charles Dodson The Dr. and Mrs. Frank l. Douglas Fund of

the community Foundation of new Jersey Mr. gregory a. Dunn and Ms. Kim S. Summers elsberry Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen w. elsberry Mr. and Mrs. adam elyachar Mr. and Mrs. richard english Mr. and Mrs. John Felton Mrs. Marguerite Peet Foster ’43* H.o. Peet Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Shane a. Foster Fry orthodontic Specialist

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Frye Ms. Henrietta gates ’68 Ms. cynthia gibson ’66 gunnard and charlotte Johnson Foundation Mrs. elizabeth leBlanc gray ’75 Mr. David Hall and Mrs. laura Hockaday Hall ’83 Mrs. Judy Hart Mr. and Mrs. r. Douglas Hawley Hen House Markets Mr. Thomas Higgins and Mrs. Paget gates Higgins ’59 Mr. Kristopher Hisle and Mrs. Deborah Dockhorn Hisle ’87 Mr. irv Hockaday and Mrs. ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 Husch Blackwell, llP J.B. reynolds Foundation Mr. r. Philip Bixby ’72 Mr. and Mrs. walter e. Bixby iii Mrs. Kay Bixby-Haddad ’67 Mrs. nancy Bixby Hudson ’70 J.e. Dunn Jenkins and leBlanc Ms. Janet K. Kelley ’67 Mr. and Mrs. robert Knief Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knoflicek Dr. and Mrs. Parvesh Kumar lacy & company Mrs. olive Beaham lansburgh ’54 Mr. and Mrs. richard lashbrook Mr. and Mrs. Tim lopatofsky BillSoft, inc Mr. and Mrs. John Maiale Dr. Timothy Martin ’81 and Dr. Janice Martin Mrs. georgette carkener Mcconnell ’61 Mr. David Mombello and Mrs. laura Mombello ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murphy northland Bone and Joint nPc international, inc. Mr. and Mrs. Terrence o'Brien Ms. Pat oppenheimer Mr. John Passanisi and Dr. carrie grounds Dr. and Mrs. amar Patel Mr. and Mrs. Karthick Pattabiraman Mr. and Mrs. robert rothhaas Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sanders Mr. and Mrs. lyle Scott J. orange, llc Scott-Hollar, inc. Mr. and Mrs. David e. Seay Mr. and Mrs. zachary H. Shafran Dr. Paul Sheeran and Dr. Marita Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Scot Snyder Mrs. laura riss Stanford ’74 Stinson Morrison Hecker Dr. Jacob S. Stueve and Mrs. Marianne Swaney-Stueve



Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sunderland Dr. and Mrs. whitney Sunderland Dr. and Mrs. Frank Totta Mrs. elinor Tourtellot ’61 Piersol Foundation, inc. Ms. Kirby Upjohn ’66 Mr. and Mrs. James Velghe Mrs. Sherrard wallingford Mr. and Mrs. Brian weaver Dr. Janet M. williams Dr. Jarrod williams Dr. and Mrs. Mark B. Yagan Mr. and Mrs. wei zhu

Knights Society$500 – $999 Mr. Daniel abitz and Mrs. Diana Johnson abitz ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael andracsek anonymous (2) Mr. christopher e. Beal Drs. ravi and Mala Bhagat Mr. and Mrs. george Birt Mrs. Kara Kessinger Brittingham ’83 Mr. and Mrs. robert c. Bruennig, Jr. Mrs. Jill Stewart Bunting ’61 city Thrift class of 1962 class of 1972 Ms. Betty ann cortelyou ’61 Mr. aidan F. coyle ’12 Mr. roy g. crooks Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. DePew Mr. guilherme Doretto ’99 Dr. and Mrs. Do Doretto ’72 Mrs. Melissa Smith elliott ’57 feng boutique Mr. Jim Francis Mr. rob M. Franz ’97 Jonathan Freiden and rebecca Dragon-Freiden charitable Fund of

the Jewish community Foundation of greater Kansas city Barbara and gene Funk Mrs. lathrop M. gates Mr. and Mrs. Brian georgie Mrs. Barrie carter gibby ’66 Mrs. Barbara gillen global Tank leasing gould evans associates Mr. and Mrs. Steven guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Daniel e. Hamann Mr. Tim Harkins and Ms. lori Schelm institute of international education Mrs. alison Bartlett Jager ’68

Dr. Bradley r. Jenkins and Dr. Jill Jenkins Mr. cliff c. Jones Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kahl Mrs. Jane Kanan Mr. and Mrs. lance Kilgore Mr. James K. lacy ’86 Ms. Kim lacy Joseph lenart, Jr. and renee Mcghee-lenart Mrs. anne Victor lopez ’86 and Mr. Joe lopez Mr. and Mrs. Howard lubow oci resources, inc. Mr. Quinton D. lucas ’02 Mr. chucker luetje and Mrs. Susan Bernstein luetje ’88 Dr. and Mrs. craig lundgren Dr. edward J. Macinerney Mrs. Sue welsh Macintosh ’61 and Mr. robert c. Macintosh Dr. and Mrs. H. edward Martin Dr. Kevin D. Martin ’74 Mr. Jozach J. Miller ’80 Dr. gary e. Mombello Mr. and Mrs. David Pursell Ms. Jill ingram reynolds ’74 Mr. and Mrs. David ripp Sage Dining Services, inc Dr. Paula Sanders ’73 Mr. and Mrs. John r. Schenken Ms. Jane Scott and Mr. al lillioien Ms. Heather Sherman ’84 and Mr. David Fandel Dr. Brian D. Sippy ’85 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Smith Summit gastroenterology Superior lexus Dr. and Mrs. ralph Tharp ii Dr. and Mrs. rangarao Tummala Mrs. Karen Van Voorst Turner ’53 Mr. gerald wyckoff and Ms. cynthia Sharpe

Donorsup to $499 Mr. Jeffrey abbas and Ms. rhona alter Mr. Mark adams Mrs. Virginia Holter alexander ’57 and Mr. Bill alexander Mrs. lauren allison Mrs. carolyn ammon and Dr. Joe Hannah Hannah orthodontics Mr. Tremell anderson Mrs. Dee Dee Shelden arnold ’55 Mr. and Mrs. evert asjes iii

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Mr. and Mrs. russell atha Mr. and Mrs. aaron atwood-Blaine Mr. Jeffrey ayers and Mrs. Shelly Dodds ayers Ms. Sydney e. ayers ’09 Mr. Donald Baas and Mrs. arey Thompson Baas ’54 Ms. Susan Bailey Mrs. Janice germann Baker ’65 Mrs. nathalie Barker Baldwin-Blais ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Brian g. Bamesberger Ms. Kathy Barbagallo Mr. Max M. Barlow ’92 Ms. liz Bartow Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baughman Dr. anne Baumgardt-Brunner ’75 Mrs. linda lewi Beal ’54 Mrs. Suzanne Beatus ’71 Mr. David Beier and Ms. Jessica Herman Mrs. Judy Smith Benson ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Blachly Mr. and Mrs. John Blaine Ms. rhayma Blake ’66 Mr. robert Bonney and Mrs. gay lee ludwig-Bonney Mrs. Francie Miller Borden ’58 Mrs. Marilyn Foster Borel ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bradley Mrs. Kate Bradley Ms. Martha e. Brady ’52 Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton Dr. and Mrs. walter w. Brayman Mrs. Diane Virden Brent ’64 Mrs. nancy Brosnahan Brooker ’59 Mr. Bill Brooks Janice Young Brooks ’61 Ms. Donna Bryan Mr. robert “Brad” Buckner Mrs. zanne Buffum Ms. caren Burstein Mrs. Julie Byrne Ms. Molly l. callahan ’92 Ms. anne Sutton canfield ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Brett e. carlgren Ms. Monica l. carson Dr. Jodianne carter carver learning Systems Mrs. Mary louise carver Mr. and Mrs. Kai chang Mrs. rebecca chapman ’78 Mrs. elizabeth Bolton christenberry ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. churchman Mrs. Kathy clarke Ms. laura clarke-Steffen ’76 Mrs. Prudence lehaney cleary ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph clement

Dr. and Mrs. charles M. cobb Mr. ryan S. colerick ’92 Dr. linda M. collier Mrs. Diane o'Brien collings ’64 Mrs. Katherine caldwell conely ’54 Mrs. gloria Snyder cooper ’43 country club Bank Mrs. laurence coventry Mrs. linda white cowan ’57 Dr. David cramer and Mrs. Jennifer c. Bailey Mrs. Megan Bubb cribb ’98 Ms. Kellye crockett Mr. and Mrs. robert cross Mr. art J. crumm Mrs. Megan culver Mrs. Heather cwach Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dalen Mr. John Dallaire Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daniel Dr. Scott Dattel and Mrs. Karin Dattel ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Heywood H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Fabio de andrade Mr. raghuveer Dendi and Ms. aruna Konreddy Mr. Benjamin a. Denzer ’11 Mr. Paul P. Denzer and Ms. Sue Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dezeeuw Mr. Bruce Dickerson Mrs. Kenya Torrance Donohue ’53 Mr. and Mrs. John K. Douglas, Sr. Mrs. Vicki Benson Douglas ’59 Mrs. lindsy Myers Douglass ’92 and Mr. Mitchell Douglass ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas g. Duckett Mr. and Mrs. Dan Durig Mr. and Mrs. Keith Durwood Ms. alexa Dusselier ’12 Mr. gregory V. Dusselier ’75 Mr. and Mrs. David Dyer alliance equities corporation Mr. and Mrs. Scott eckley Mr. and Mrs. John edelman Mr. Michael r. edwards Mrs. Heather Holter ellis ’60 Mr. and Mrs. robert ellis captain emily eschbacher ’96 Mr. and Mrs. James estes Dr. william evans ’77 Mrs. Janet close ewert ’58 The Honorable and Mrs. arthur B. Federman Ms. audrey Federman ’96 Ms. carla Federman ’00 Ms. Barbara ann Smith Ferris ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Finn Mrs. Myra lou Terry Fitch ’54



Mr. Kenneth Fligg, Jr. Mr. Joe Fox ’04 and Mrs. Hannah Fox Mr. and Mrs. Don Francis Mrs. luanne armsby Francis ’45 Mr. william Frank and Ms. Kay Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. larry B. Franklin Mr. and Mrs. r. Michael Franz Ms. norma Frazier Friends of the Kansas city Public library Mr. and Mrs. Fritz gabler Mrs. claudia Kelley gant ’70 Mrs. Jean Snyder garschagen ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua gartman Mr. and Mrs. Jim georgie Ms. ruth K. gieschen Mrs. georgina Stayton goetz ’43 Mrs. Meg Truog grandcolas ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell gratwick ii Ms. Sally S. gratwick Mr. Trey gratwick ’81 Mr. and Mrs. captain gray Mrs. cheryl wilhite greene ’73 Ms. renee grigg Ms. Danna r. weddle and Mr. adam groden Mrs. eva gryszowka Mr. Jeff gueldner Mr. and Mrs. Tony guilliam Mr. and Mrs. Scott guldin Major cary M. gum-costa ’81 Dr. Sanjaya gupta and Dr. wendy Hulsing Mrs. Susan Hodges gurley ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Steven l. gustafson The Medtronic Foundation Mr. and Mrs. rick gutman Ms. crystal Hairston Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hall Mrs. elise Schmahlfeldt Hall ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Jes M. Hansen Ms. ashley P. Harper ’88 Mrs. Susan Harper Mrs. Phyllis rahm Hart ’55 Ms. Mandy Hatfield Mr. Kelly Hattan Mrs. lynn Sutherland Heitman ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hellebusch Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hellebusch Mr. and Mrs. christopher Henry Mrs. Marsha Herdliska Mr. and Mrs. aaron Herwig Mrs. Marcia Hannon Hill ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hill Mrs. Mallory Hilvitz

Mr. John Hoel ’80 Mrs. Margaret Porter Hoel Ms. Sarah Hofstra Mrs. Donna Thomason Holcombe ’72 Mrs. Betty Branson Holliday ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Dick Holzrichter Mrs. Jean welsh Honan ’57 Mr. Mark Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Horne Mrs. alexandra D. House ’03 and Mr. Josh l. F. House ’03 Ms. emily Huffman ’81 Mrs. Mignon russell Hughes ’51 Mrs. nathalie Haren Hughes ’79 Mr. ryan Humphry Mrs. Kristin D. Hurt ’00 Ms. anne Hyvrard Mrs. Beth P. ingram Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jaax Mrs. Janette Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jalbert Mr. and Mrs. ron Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson Mr. and Mrs. ronald Jones Ms. leigh Jones-Bamman ’70 Mr. and Mrs. robert T. Joseph amb. Barbara Hanson Karahadian ’56 Mrs. leslie Swinney Kase ’77 Ms. charlotte Keith Mrs. lea Marker Keller Mrs. Phyllis Hauck Kerr ’55 Dr. aaron Ketchell Mrs. Jean Kiene ’60 Mrs. caroline elton Kill ’89 and Mr. John Kill Mrs. Sheila Kilpatrick Mr. robert Kingsland Mr. aaron Kivett ’99 and Mrs. amanda Kivett ’99 Mrs. Mary Kay Thompson Knorr ’54 Mr. Bob Kohler Mrs. and Mrs. Dale r. Korneman Mr. James D. Korneman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. James Krause Ms. Shana Krol Mr. John charles Krueger and Mrs. carol Davis Krueger ’79 Michael and Kimberly Krutz Mrs. Bridget Moran Kukuk Mr. Sanders lambert Mr. and Mrs. Marc lang

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Mr. and Mrs. edward larkin Mrs. cindy Mccollum larson ’89 Mrs. elizabeth Jones Mrs. nancy Staley laubach ’44 Mrs. David launder and Mrs. Blythe Brigham launder ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Mark lawlor Ms. Debbie lawrence Mr. nate lawrence Mr. and Mrs. christopher H. leach Miss Daria n. legrand ’13 Miss Kaya J. legrand ’11 Mrs. carolyne lehr Mr. John leiter and Mrs. Maribel asher leiter ’45 Mr. and Mrs. David leMoine Mr. and Mrs. william r. lenz Mr. Dennis lloyd and Mrs. Kay reeder lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Mathew love Mr. Mark luce and Ms. Jennifer copeland Dr. leah luckeroth Mrs. Beth Haren lynch ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. lynch Ms. Marilyn Macaluso Mr. and Mrs. edward Macinerney Dr. william Mack and Dr. Marian Mack Dr. colin MacKenzie and Dr. rhea Pimentel Mr. John w. Maclaughlin ’77 Mrs. Sarah Smith Malino ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Swede Malm Mrs. Donna Manley Mrs. lynnly Busler Marcotte ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Martin Mr. Kevin w. Martin ’03 Ms. Melissa l. Martin ’12 Ms. amanda Jean Marvin Ms. rebecca c. Marvin ’12 Ms. Mandy Maubach Mr. and Mrs. David Maurer Ms. amy Mccarthy-Phillips ’69 Mrs. Sarah walsh Mcclanahan ’54 Mr. and Mrs. curtis r. Mcclinton, Jr. Ms. ann Mccray ’78 Ms. Sharon McDonald Ms. alicia M. Mcelroy Drs. Flin and Mary Mcghee Mr. arnold McMann Mrs. carol Mosman Mcneer ’63 Mr. craig a. McPherson ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mcrae Mr. Mark Melchior ’81 Ms. Molly Melchior ’87 Mr. Mason Menninger and Dr. lisa Menninger Mr. george Mensch Mrs. Mary Mitchell Merrill ’63

Mr. Brian Michael Mrs. cynthia Sanders Milani ’66 Mrs. Barbara Buesking Milledge ’58 Mrs. Judy Field Miller ’59 and Mr. John Miller Mrs. Pamela Thomas Milner ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Jasper J. Mirabile, Jr. Ms. Kristi Mitchell Mrs. Janet nelson Moore ’70 Mrs. Pam Moore Mrs. Betsey Belisle Moreland ’56 Ms. elizabeth Moss-evans ’65 Mrs. rozzie Hargis Motter ’58 Mr. greg Killinger and Ms. Sarah Mountford Mrs. Kerri nelson Mulligan ’85 and Mr. Joe Mulligan Dr. and Mrs. Sere S. Myers, Sr. Ms. Sue nagy Mrs. Mona neighbors Ms. anna M. neihart ’08 Mr. Jim leroy neihart ’06 Ms. anellen neill Mrs. Daly Jordan o'Brien ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Tom o'Brien Mrs. Jennifer o'Dell Mr. and Mrs. James ogden Mr. and Mrs. Michael o'leary Mr. and Mrs. gregory a. onyszchuk Mrs. Barbie o'Toole Mr. and Mrs. i. i. ozar Ms. Jennifer Padberg and Mr. Shawn Hollon Mr. Douglas w. Pagan ’89 Mrs. Mary lou Pagano Mrs. georgette Stanley Page ’42 Ms. letitia Papish Mr. charlie Parekh ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Jean Michel Pasqualini Molly Hill Patten ’92 Mrs. linda Katz Patterson ’62 and Mr. curt Patterson Ms. Heather Paxton Mr. and Mrs. chuck Payne Mr. and Mrs. zane Peavey Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Penn Mr. Michael Petty and Mrs. linda Petty ’82 Mrs. Jan gambrel Phillips ’53 Mr. Paul Pickard and Mrs. lisa luth-Pickard Ms. gail Powell and Mr. Perry ray Mrs. Mary Jo Powell Mr. and Mrs. Mark Presko Mr. nick Presko Mr. Jason Press ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Prier Dr. and Mrs. lyle Pursell Mr. Paul raccuglia ’99 and Mrs. anna Braukmann raccuglia ’99 Mr. Todd race



Mrs. Joyce D. rainey Mr. Bill raney ’88 Ms. rian ray ’12 Mrs. Jeanne redick Mr. Scott redick ’85 and Mrs. Kathleen redick Mrs. Page Branton reed ’73 and Mr. Bruce reed Mrs. Jean Baumgardt reichenbach ’70 Ms. Deborah reichman ’70 Dr. Michael and Dr. Kirsten reilly Mr. David l. rein, Jr. and Ms. Jane rosenthal Mrs. Barbara rahm reno ’55 Ms. Beth e. reynolds ’06 Mrs. anne Butler rice ’86 Mr. christopher richardson Ms. carol ripp Mr. Jay rivard ’81 and Mrs. Katherine Spencer rivard ’81 Dr. Jarrod roark Ms. Jeannie M. roberts Ms. Merideth rock ’09 Mrs. Joan Purdy roney ’42 Ms. eleanor changho and Mr. eudivigio roxas rubin Brown Mrs. Joannie rudkin Mr. Jonathan rudnick Mrs. Joyce ruisch Mrs. Janet redheffer russell ’42 Mrs. anne rutter Prof. Jeffrey rydberg-cox and Mrs. Monique rydberg-cox Mr. and Mrs. carlos a. Salazar Mrs. elizabeth Jones Schellhorn ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Schmidt Dr. alan Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Schneider Mrs. cathy King Schultz ’96 Mr. craig M. Schultz ’85 Mr. and Mrs. irwin Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. raymond a. Schwegler Mr. and Mrs. Bob Seay Mrs. catherine Sharp Seidlitz ’42 Drs. Stan ’73 and Kathy Shaffer Mrs. Judy Shaper ’63 The Peter and amy Shapiro Donor advised Fund of the Jewish

community Foundation of greater Kansas city Ms. Trasi Taylor Sharp ’81 Ms. Melissa Shellito Mr. Peter Shemitz and Ms. Flora winitz Mrs. Kelly Mccarthy Sherman ’78 and Mr. James Sherman Mr. andy Shimamoto Dr. Bruce Short and Dr. Mary Jane Short Mr. and Mrs. Mark Short Mrs. Debbie Sieck Ms. cynthia gregg Sifers ’56

Mr. J. Michael Sigler ’72 Mr. and Mrs. aaron Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sittenfeld Mrs. Kathy lawrence Siuda ’59 and Mr. roger Siuda Ms. Deborah Smith ’70 Mrs. Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth w. Snow Mr. and Mrs. w. Mark Spann ’73 Ms. elisabeth M. Spencer ’79 g. Spivey Mr. and Mrs. alok Srivastava Mrs. Deborah Benish Stanford ’61 Ms. Jana Starkweather Mrs. June wolf Steahlin ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Don Stelting Mrs. allison Stewart Dr. Sandra Stell Stites ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Don Stohr Mr. Jeff Stoll Mrs. Shirley Hayman Sudduth ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Hal Swaney Mr. and Mrs. larry Sykes Mr. and Mrs. John r. Sykora Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Talge Mrs. gail Taliaferro Mrs. Sue Twyman Targett ’58 Mr. Steven Taylor Signature logo embroidery Mr. Fred Thiel Mr. and Mrs. craig Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Ken Thomas Mrs. Marti Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Matt Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Don Thompson Mr. Timothy Thompson ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Todd e. Thorp Mr. Matt Thurman and Dr. rachael Thurman Mrs. lisa Tillema Mrs. Stephanie Stubbs Tinsley ’62 Ms. catherine a. Trenton ’80 Mr. Frederick Truog and Mrs. Susan rosse Truog ’59 Mrs. Sarah green Tulp Ms. Kymber Umana Mrs. Margaret Sutton Valentine ’61 Ms. Kristin r. Van Voorst ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Terry VanDyke Mrs. Shelli Veatch Mr. and Mrs. ronald r. Vinsant

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Ms. Patricia Vollman Mr. and Mrs. Mehul Vora Mrs. Penelope Smith Vrooman ’54 Mr. Peter Vrooman ’88 and Mrs. Kenyon Vrooman Mrs. Virginia raymond wagner ’56 Mrs. elisa Sader waldman ’85 and Mr. Stuart waldman Ms. Farrah ali walker ’94 Mr. ethan P. walz ’22 Mr. Spencer a. walz ’17 Mrs. Jennifer warren Mrs. Mimi Fitch wayne ’79 Mr. and Mrs. russell weltner Mr. nicholas welty Mrs. Jane white Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. whitfill Mr. and Mrs. Bruce wieseler advanced aesthetics

Mr. chad williams and Dr. Jeannie williams Mr. chad williams Mrs. Jeanne Dodds williams ’38 Mr. and Mrs. eugene F. wittman Mr. Scott wolff ’76 and Mrs. Karen wolff Mr. robert l. woodbury Mrs. cynthia Brannock wright ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Purd wright Mr. and Mrs. Darush Yazdani Mr. and Mrs. John Young Mr. and Mrs. John Yount Mrs. Joan gregg zacher ’59 Ms. lisa zahn Mrs. Joanna zauchenberger Ms. lindsay zimmerman Mrs. Jody Dail zimmermann ’55 Mr. and Mrs. edison zorn


Parent Advocates

nnual fund parent advocates are

volunteers who encourage other

parents to support Barstow’s Annual Fund.

We are grateful to our 2012–2013 advocates

who served as a powerful team in our

fundraising efforts. Due to their work,

parent participation in giving was up

and we exceeded our $600,000 Annual

Fund campaign goal by raising $709,051.

Thank you to all our parent advocates and

thank you to all our donors!

parent advocate committee

Marienne Brown

Molly Callahan ’92

Kris Carlgren

Kim Coker

Steven and Michelle Dunn

Laura Egan

Alana Estes

John and Amy Felton

Amy Fox

Brian and Tara Georgie

Sarah Guthrie

Leigh Hamann

Krista Knoflicek

Pete Lacy ’88

Renee Lenart

Vicki Lopatofsky

Quinton Lucas ’02

Janice Martin

Wendy Marvin

Carol Mathews

Susan McGee ’76

Michelle McNeive

Lisa Mirabile

Amanda Morgan ’94

Anne O’Brien

Lisa Prophete

Anna Brauckmann Raccuglia ’99

Jim Schwartz

Nikki Sims

Jenny Waldeck ’90

Tom Whittaker ’83

Mark and Janet Yagan

2012–2013

PArENT ADvOCATES

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Seated—Mark Yagan, Tara georgie, Michelle Mcneive and amy Felton. Standing—Susan Mcgee ’76, Dawn evans, Kris carlgren, leigh Hamann, Brian georgie, Janet Yagen, John Felton, wendy Marvin, alana estes, anne o'Brien, Pete lacy ’88 and Marienne Brown.

Photo by Todd Race


Class NotesDo you have news to share? Please forward class notes to [email protected].

54 Mary Kay Thompson Knorr

writes, “Proud of our class of ’54

giving! Keep it up!” Olive Beaham Lansburgh

says, “She had a fine time introducing Myra

Lou ’54 (Terry Fitch) and Arey ’54 (Thompson

Baas) to ranch life in Oregon!”

58 Francie Miller Borden tells us she’s

been teaching now for 43 years!

59 Lucia Williams Amsden has

written a book, “Breaking Eggs:

Finding New Meaning with Chronic Illness.”

It is a spirit-filled and practical guide for

anyone dealing with chronic illness. She

is living happily in rural New Mexico with

her husband, Tim. She can be contacted

at her website, www.newmeaning.info.

Susan Rosse Truog – “My grandchildren,

Harper – grade 9, and Finnegan – grade 5,

love Barstow! I pick them up almost every day

– they are always happy and positive about a

‘great day’.”

62 With the able leadership of

Susan Belisle Archer, Jan

Wyman Lane and Linda Katz Patterson, the

class of ’62 enjoyed a fantastic 50th reunion!

Starting with a dinner at Susan’s house, then

a lunch and tour at the Barstow campus, and

culminating with a tri-school dinner with

Pem-Day and Sunset Hill alums – it was a

fun-filled weekend.

65 Elizabeth Moss Evans reports,

“Twelve grandchildren now, ye

gads! I’m still working in Chicago and living

in Nashville, Tenn. I’d love to meet any of you

in Chicago or come to Nashville for some

southern hospitality and lots of music.”

66 Barrie Carter Gibby was on hand

to present the Fall Art Show in

the Embry Gallery, “An Art Retrospective of

Bess Carter.” Barrie’s mother, Bess, taught

art at Barstow from 1966–1974 and tutored

multiple generations of eager students. The

show was on display in the Embry Gallery

during October 2012.

67 Lea Marker Keller tells us, “I’m

still living in St. Francis, Kan., and

diligently working to maintain our quality of

life in a community that supplies you urban

dwellers with wheat, corn, beef and milk.

Always applying for grants, and working

through community foundations to help

subsidize economic/community development

efforts for this community of 1,200 and a

county of 3,000. We appreciate the money

sent from Johnson County, e.g., to help sustain

our schools. My years at Barstow will always

be a part of who I am, and am grateful for

that opportunity. My four grandchildren are

within 2.5 hours and 1 son has returned to St.

Dear Barstow Alumni...

I am delighted to lead the alumni

Board through another year of excel-

lence at Barstow. As always, the school is an

energetic, innovative, warm and nurturing

home for students, families, staff and alums.

If you are already connected to the school on

a regular basis, please increase your engage-

ment by participating in any of our offerings

and school activities. If you have not been in

touch with Barstow lately, please reconnect

– you are always welcome at Barstow! You

can follow the Barstow Facebook page (Barstow School est 1884), watch the

daily Btvn newscast on your computer or smartphone (sign into the website,

www.barstowschool.org), or attend an Alumni Board meeting.

This year, the Barstow Alumni Board is pleased to be chairing the

school’s first online auction. By offering the auction online, we hope that

alums from around the world will find an easy way to connect and give back

to Barstow. The auction will feature many items provided by your class-

mates, showcasing our talent and expertise. Stay tuned for auction details!

If you have not yet experienced what Barstow has to offer, find out

today! Please contact me or Anne Russ to learn out about the countless

ways to become involved in the Barstow community.

elisa waldman ’85barstow alumni board president

Alumni Community


Francis, following his BS degree to farm and

ranch. Husband Tom’s chronic Lyme disease is

improving and I am still working part-time in

the school district, and grounds keeper for the

farmstead. Life is good! Lynnly Busler stopped

by to see me! Others would be welcomed on

their way to Colorado or…”

67 Courtenay “Pi” Seidlitz Williams

reports, “We’re living outside

Boston. I’m teaching ESOL classes. Bob has

flunked retirement and is working with a

technology company. Daughter, Kim (42!)

lives very happily in Portland, Ore. Dog, KC,

is a three-year-old rescue – lovely disposition

but behaviorally challenged! Best wishes to

all ’67ers.”

73 Dr. Paula Sanders – “I’m still

at Rice University and just

celebrated my 25th year as a faculty member

here. I’m Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral

Studies. Looking forward to seeing my

classmates at our 40th reunion in May!”

74 Kevin Martin writes, “In October

of 2011 my wife, Carolyn, and I

went to Machu Picchu and Cuzco, Peru for

hiking. In October of 2012, I climbed to the

top of Mount Kilimanjaro. I’m not sure if

I will ever top that, but I have learned that

adventure travel is easier while we are young!”

76 Stef Watson McCurdy writes,

“The big news in my family

this year is that I have two daughters who

are engaged! We have one still in college at

K-State, and one of our engaged daughters

just moved to Bowling Green, Ohio for

graduate school.”

78 Terry Taylor says, “I retired from

our Companies after 25 years

of being one of the Managing Partners at

the end of 2012, now filling my time with

personal pursuits. I am staying on the Board

of the Roland Park Country School for a

few more years (where Gordon Lenci was

Headmaster), where I am on the Executive

Committee and head up the HR Committee.

Otherwise, I am working on my Instructor’s

Certification in scuBa and will be working

on building homes in Maine and Florida.

Never said retirement would be relaxing (no,

I haven’t changed). My wife retired last year

after 27 years at Bank of America. My oldest

daughter has taken a job in Washington,

D.C. at Meridian, a non-profit international

program facilitator. My youngest daughter is

at the University of Rhode Island, studying

for her Marine Biology degree, when not

planning a dive with Dad. My new email

address is [email protected].

82 Cary Gum Costa comments,

“Thanks to the Barstow

instructors and staff for continuing to do a

fantastic job with the students. I love reading

about all the accomplishments. All the best!”

84 Dr. Jordan Metzl helped

victims of Hurricane Sandy by

encouraging New York Marathon runners

to carry supplies to those in need on Staten

Island. For a link to an article, visit http://

www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-04/new-

york-marathoners-run-to-help-in-storm-

ravaged-staten-island.html

85 Boyd Morrison’s latest book,

“The Roswell Conspiracy” is

quite the page-turner. This is the latest in

his Tyler Locke Adventures series. You can

find out more about this talented author at

www.boydmorrison.com. Marc Solomon

is Freedom to Marry’s National Campaign

Director, who was awarded this year’s

Congressman Gerry E. Studds Visibility

Award! Read a Q&A with Marc about what

it means to be a visible advocate: http://bit.

ly/WPdaMt.

97 Margot Gray Evans and her

husband, Tim, have welcomed a

son, Captain Gray Evans on August 2, 2011.

Margot owns CORE:FORM – a pilates/

gyrotonic studio in Lawrence, Kan. Elliot

Royer and Nora (Clemons) Royer says “We

celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary

in July, and along with Nate, 7, and Erin,

3, welcomed Annabel Lee to the family on

August 15, 2012. We are excited to move from

Alumni Community

Alumni Board 2013–2014 executive committeeElisa Sader Waldman ’85president

Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99vice-president and president-elect

Deborah Dockhorn Hisle ’87nominating chairman

membersMolly Callahan ’92

Toby Goosetree ’99

Brigetta Schwegler Fortin ’88

Lynn Sutherland Heitman ’70

Anne Victor Lopez ’86

Kevin Martin ’03

Sara Masner ’06

Mike Matula ’89

Craig McPherson ’02

Kerri Nelson Mulligan ’85

Cathy Trenton ’80

Toby Truog ’87

ex-officio membersPat Oppenheimerdirector of development

Anne Potter Russ ’78alumni and fundraising officer

Laura Mombello ’87development staff administrator

Fall 2013 27

Kansas City to the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City,

Iowa area in December for my (Nora’s) new

job as an acute care and trauma surgeon and

clinical assistant professor in the Department

of Surgery at the University of Iowa.”

00 Nicholas Kinports, founder

of Lonelybrand, will join

HY Connect as vice president, director of social

media. Read the article at www.bizjournals.com/

chicago/news/2013/02/26/hy-connect-acquires-

lonelybrand.html.

01 Melissa Rhyne married Jeremy

McFall on October 13, 2012 in

Olathe, Kan.

02 Congratulations to Craig

McPherson on his election

in November to be the Kansas State

Representative in the newly drawn 8th State

House District. Jennifer Short was featured

in the Kansas City Star. Jennifer is a teacher

at Center Middle School and her art students

designed ornaments for the Missouri tree

in the national Christmas tree display in

Washington, D.C. last year. Additionally,

Jennifer was honored for her work at a

reception by the Center School District board

last November.

03 Lauren Lubow graduated from

Brown University with an MFA

degree in May. She is currently pursuing an

acting career in New York City.

05 Erin Ryan can be found on

our own Barstow Television

Network being interviewed. She spoke at

our Cum Laude ceremony in January, and

we held a coat drive for the school where she

teaches. Great interview! Here is the link:

youtu.be/xhIZnOjJuA8.

06 Haley Hannah joined the

touring group of Flashdance!

Haley will be in the ensemble and will travel

now through May of next year.

09 Sydney Ayers writes that she

is graduating from Dartmouth

in 2013 with a B.A. in Art History. For the

2013–14 year, she has been awarded the

H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship.

10 Shane Rudman was part of Drury

University’s Division II Men’s

Basketball National Championship team.

12 Becky Marvin hasn’t been too

distracted by her studies at Yale to

forget about Barstow or baking pies!

In Memoriamcondolences to the families of Barstow friends we’ve lost in the past year as of august 15, 2013.

E. Lee Thomason, mother of Donna

Thomason Holcombe ’72 — July 15, 2012.

Mary Teater Vincent, former faculty

member — August 1, 2012

Sylvia 'Non' Cagle, mother of

David Cagle ’76 — August 6, 2012

Carl I. Brown, father of Julianna Brown

Lyddon ’83 and father-in-law of Jim

Lyddon ’80, and grandfather of Ashley

Brown Cray ’04, Jordan Brown ’03 and

Taylor Brown ’07 — August 10, 2012

Susan Fisher, former faculty member

— August 20, 2012

Virginia P. Atwater ’41, sister of Nancy P.

Kaul ’38 — August 21, 2012

Christine “Pat” Brower ’36 — August 23, 2012

Louise Riss Wells '50 — August 25, 2012

Agnes Low Gurley ’30 — August 27, 2012

Robert Parks Vrooman, Sr., father of Halli

Vrooman ’78, Vicki Vrooman Petersen ’79,

Bobby Vrooman ’83, and Peter Vrooman ’88

— September 25, 2012

Mark K. Talge, brother of Carrie Talge

Turner ’85 — Oct. 1, 2012

Jacqueline Collins Sigler ’42, mother of

Mike Sigler ’72, Andrew Sigler ’75, and Eric

Sigler ’83 — October 2, 2012

Beatrice Mulford Schiff ’40, sister of

Elizabeth Mulford deGroff ’35

— October 7, 2012

Virginia Breden Kelley, mother of Claudia

Kelley Gant ’70 — October 8, 2012

Peter Gerson, father of Liz Gerson

Hjalmarson and Jim Gerson ’78

— October 10, 2012

James T. Lacy, husband of Lois Dubach

Lacy ’55, and father of Kim Lacy, Jim Lacy

’86, and Pete Lacy ’88, father-in-law of

Kendall Hart Lacy ’92, and grandfather of

Taylor Lacy 2024 and Maren Lacy 2027

— October 20, 2012

Alice Sebree Crooks Platt ’38, mother of

Marion Crooks Ligon ’76, and grandmother

of Whitney Crooks 2008 — March 28, 2013

Joan Heller Frey ’59 — April 8, 2013

Joan Swarthout Wahlstedt ’47, Mother

of Amy Wahlstedt ’79 and Wendy

Wahlstedt ’77 — April 30, 2013

Laurette Lamme McInnes ’43 — May 28, 2013

Marguerite Peet Foster ’43 — June 7, 2013

Alumni Community


key administration


Judith Yountassociate head of school/ head of lower school

Liz Bartowhead of upper school

Kate Bradleyhead of middle school

development office

Pat Oppenheimerdirector of development

Anne Potter Russ ’78 alumni relations & annual fund officer

Lori Kallahervolunteer & special events coordinator

Laura Mombello ’87development staff administrator

magazine staff

Anne Potter Russ ’78editor

Todd Racelayout

contributors

Kellye Crockett Sarah Hofstra Lori Kallaher Mark Luce Laura Mombello '87 Todd Nelson Pat Oppenheimer Todd Race Anne Potter Russ ’78

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