The Steward School

FI NE ARTS D EPARTMENT

Pippin was a Pip The Steward School 's Spring Musical "Pippi n" was a success.

"Pippi n" was selected because it is a wonderful story about a young person try ing to fin d where he fits in . Just like Pi pp in, everyone wants to do something extraord inary and special with his/her life. Throughollt our lives we search for these things, places or peop le that will make our lives "exciting, mystic and ex­otic". Hopefu lly, li ke Pipp in, we come to discover the extraord inary in the so­called "ordi nary" and realize that everyday is special. We are a ll extraord inary!

The cast and crew were extraord inary. The cast of " Pipp in" was as follows : Alice Avent, Ted Benson, Taylor Collier, Christy Hunton, Cynthia johns, jenni­fe r l atourelle, Stephen Paulette, Aaron Payne, Camberly Pearson, Erin Robinson, Sa ra Ross more , Elizabeth Sumner, Ruth Williams and jeni Woodall. Bravo!

The Crew for "Pippin" was: David Becker, Susan Braunshteyn, Drew Cosby, Chris Drzal, Tric ia Faust, Adam Graves, jessica Gray, Chris Hagy, Taylor Ha rd, Margaret Haze ll , Becky Meyerhoff, Stephen Paulette, Fahad Qureshi,

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In this issue

April 1996 TSSMUNS First Annual Conference ........ ..... ......... . 3

Girls Undefeated in VCe. .. 4

Healey attends national cheerleading competition: A friend's tribute ..... .. ... ..... 5

Steward's first Honor Sym­posium draws to a close .. .. 6

Middle Schoolers get in­volved with Model UN and Junior Achievement .......... . 6

Language Arts Week .... ...... 6

My Trip to Mexico ............ .. 7

Lower School Theme Week: The Environment .. ... ...... ... . 8

A Day in D.C. ........ ....... ...... 8

A Very Special Someone .... 9

Kenya Young nominates Ms. Pam Hall .. .... ...... ..... .. ...... . 10

Still a World Champion ... 10

Congratulations to Ginny Chalkley (Class of 1992) .. 10

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~ 11M! 8/uP itnd Gold Connf'Ctlon IS publuhed monthly (()f the Steward School conlmunHy.

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M.lra PaInter I ft )Out & [}ejiRn

Molly Sauer, Andy Stitt, and Ben Wolff. The talented band for "Pippin" was made up of Ned Trice, J.D. Greer, Jeremy Salken, Laurel Ingraham and the patient and talented Music Director, Ms . Lynn Ingraham, without whom this musical would have never been!

Further student involvement occurred during Middle School Alternate Program with the sixties theme this year. The entire Middle School painted the "groovy" psyche­delic back drop designed by Laura Slabaugh and color coordinated by Wade Britt. Ms. Paulette 's Middle School art classes he lped by painting the drop, the beads and painting the shadow block drop designed by Jessi Stevens . The students also made the clay beads that hung in front of the proscenium arch. And the e ighth grade Theater class tie-dyed all the far out costumes, hung the lights and helped build the raked sel.

Additional Kudos:

Senior Ian Qureshi, another art student, designed the cover of the program.

The Theater Ind(~pendent Study Students, Ben Reif, Drew Cosby, Stephen Paulette, Chris Drzal and Adam Graves , designed and hung the lights as well as help de­sign and build the raked set for "Pippin".

Mrs. Latourelle deserves a big round of applause for hC'r stu nning work on the costumes! He r creativity and

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Chris Hagy, Drew Cosby, Chris Dnal, rahad Qureshi, Trida Faus~ Becky Mcyerhof( Adam Graves, and Andy Stilt- THE CREW! Not pictured: David Becker, Su~an Braullsh Ley", Tdy/or Hord, MargareL J lazpl/, Stephen PauJelle, Molly Sauer,

sewing expertise really helped to make the cast sh ine!

The sound for "Pippin" was the best of any show this season due to a generous donation. With a gift from the Widgeon Foundation, the theater department was able to purchase ten wireless microphones. This wonderful eCJuip­ment made its debut with "Pippin" but will be used for many more lower, middle and upper school performances. These microphones are greatly appreciated!

Aaron Payne and Cambcrly Pearson in "Pippin."

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MODEL UNITED NATIONS

TSSMUNS First Annual Conference

The Steward School hosted its first annual Model United Nations (MUN) conference Apri l 26 and 27. Stu­dents from three area high schools (Henrico High School, Richmond Community High School, and the Governor's School) represented the 15 members of the U. N. Security Council, discussing issues cu rrently under discussion by the actual Security Council in New York.

Top ics for the conference were the restructuring of the Security Council, addressing the re­quests of Germany and Japan to have permanent representation, and requests of develop ing nations of tile world for more representation, and the issue of U.N. peacekeeping forces, their mission, and function.

O ld Dominion University, which hosts one of the best MUN conferences on the East Coast, sent Mr. Robert Paramore, teaching assistant for the MU N program, and graduate stud ent James Alford to serve as the cha ir of the Security Council and to teach MUN skills to the delegates. The Steward conference's goals are to provide a teaching and trai ning opportuni ty for

Metro Richmond MUN club members and to provide a MUN experience in Richmond where no such program has existed in the past

The conference began with welcomes by TSSMUN president George Cauble and headmaster, Mr. Stackhouse. The keynote speakers were John and Jan Williamson, parents of Steward eighth grader Dan and third grader Jessica. The Williamsons are independent consultants on the problems of refugee children. They began their ca­reers as members of the Peace Corps in Malaysia during the exodus from Cambodia of thousands of refugees from war in 1978-1979 and stayed on to work for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Their work has taken them to Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Zaire, Uganda, Zam­bia, Croatia, Bosnia, and many other areas with refugee

Working on resolutions suggesting security coundl action are Richmond Community's Ryan Manns (Clech Republic) & Pdge B. Westbrook, Steward~ Andy Stitt, and Richmond Communit~ }oy Whitney.

The camera gets smiles (rom Blair Jacobsen, Jesseka Gray, and Cory Mosely (Richmond Community High, representing Argentina).

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problems. Bo th are auth ors. Mr. Williamson co-authored Action for Chil­dren Affected by Aids, published in 1994 by the World Health Organization. Jan Williamson has written extensively on the provision of mental health needs to children and families in emergencies, in the form of handbooks, field guides, interviewing guidelines, and training. She will soon travel to Geneva, Switzer­land, to work on the problem of tracing the famili es of Croatian orphan refugee children, and her husband is planning a trip to Uganda.

Following the keynote speeches, Steward 's Lainie Haskell called the roll

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of nations and George Cauble decla red the conferenc(' open.

Saturday afternoon was highlighted by a crisis silua­tion which was presenled to the delegates as an interna­tional eme rge ncy. Steward graduate Nat Wells, class of 1987, and Shehwar Qureshi, Class of 1990, took part in the "crisis" by re presenting involved nations. The simll­lated crisis was the assass ination of Vasse r Arafat and the de legates were faced with a c risis req uiring immed iate action. The delegates handled tlw situation after hou rs of negotiation, with a promising start to easing the interna­tional attention.

Special kudos to Mrs. Norva Meyer, the Steward Model United Na tions sponsor, who deserves the credit for initiating the idea and for guiding it to fruition . It was a great weekend. Congratu lations!

Steward students who played parts in the crisis simu­lation we re George Cauble and Chris Maszaros, repre­se nting th e Palestine Libe rati on Organ ization, Chad Whitten and Aaron Payne re presenting Israe l, and Fahad Qureshi, representing Leba non. Richmond Community High MUN sponsor Mrs. Jan Westbrook played the parl of Palestine.

Steward Mode l UN me mbe rs served on the Security Counci l secretariat. Fahad Qureshi was vice chairman; Lainie Haskell, Blair Jacobsen, and Becky Meyerhoff shared duties as rapporteur, and Chad Whitten and Jeni Woodall served as directors.

Best Deleg-a lion and runne r-up honors we re both won by Richmond Community High School; Best de legate was Tsahai Wilson, representing thp Russian Federation, and Vernon Hurte and Dylan Fugate, representing Nigeria. Henrico High School stud e nts were attending their first model U.N. and two of the delegations won an award anrl runne r-up award for best novice delegations. Best novice del egatio ns was Camille Cobb, re prese nting Oman; runners- lip were Takiya Ahmed and Gerald Golden rep resenting the United Kingdom. Because they

Thanks to area merchants who provided items to the Model UN

Allslate InsurAnce Ca lifornia Smoot hie Crestar Bank MacDonald's Print Shack Wendy's

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Bill's Barbecue Chick-fil-A Gelati Ce/esti Nationwide Insurance Street and Company

were hosting the conference, Steward delega tes were not eligible for awards.

Steward students who re presented cOllntries as del­egales included Jessica Gray and Blair Jacobsen (B ra7il), Laura Ward and Jeni Woodall (Ch ina), Meghan Hajek and Camberly Pearson (Djibouti), and Analisa Gordon (representing New Zealand with Leone Kerwath from the Governor's School).

Members ofTSSMUNS assisted in many ways. Work­ing both in preparation for the confe rence and behind the scenes during th e weekend were Robbi Aliberti , Ted Benson, Heather Cohn, Drew Cosby, Paul Douglas, Tricia Faust, Josh Goldberg, Matt Gottwald, Chris Hagy, Chris Hines, Forrest Hodge, Jennifer Latourelle, Shawn Lewis , Stephen Paulette, Sam Proffitt, Mike Schirick, John Schott, Andy Stitt, Rachel Whitten , and Dan Williamson. Middle Schoo le rs James Foote, Chris Maszaros, Brantley Scott, and Nick DeRuosi served as pages.

Thanks to all of the Steward pare nts who provid ed suppo rt. Mrs. Ann Maszaros organi/ed the parents, who decorated for each meal with a d iffe re nt inte rnatio nal themI'. Other parents who helped prepare and serve food included Nancy Gottwald, John Williamson, Mumtaz Qureshi, Jane Whitely, Ronny Hajek, Muriel Stitt, Ann Haskell, Deborah Ward, Gail Foote, and Frank Faust. Eve n Mrs. Howdie Markowitz, grandmother of Michael and Chris Maszaros, he lped out.

Thanks to Paul Ingraham, who has assisted with (he program, and also to the ad ministration and office stilff who gave much time, ene rgy and limitless patie nrC' (0 (h(' conference. Additional thanks to the Steward mainte na nce staff, Gene Sawyer and Kevin Rader, who helped the pare nts far beyond the ca ll of duty during the weeke nd . We also appreciated the kind generosity of area mprchanl~

(see separate listing).

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Girls Undefeated in vee

At the end of the Virginia Commonwealth Confer­ence (VeC) matches regular season, the girls' team is undefeated in conference play. This sq uad hopes to re­peat as VCC Tournament Champions in '96. The girls also participate in the League of Independ ent Schools (LIS). The ir overall record is 9 wins and 4 losses. The boys' team

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has posted victo ries over Christchurch, Co llegiate jv, Frede ricksburg Academy, and Tidewate r Academy. The ir overa ll record is 4 wins-S losses.

The golf team heads in to the VCC to urname nt after claiming thei r first confe re nce victory by defeating Isle of Wight Acade my.

Student inte rest is very high in the whitewater ca­noe club. The group has been pe rfecting the ir skills on a lake a nd head to the james River next week.

Healey attends national cheerleading competition: A friend's tribute

by Rachel Whit/pn

Have you ever rea lized how many hours of hard work and practice it ta kes to achieve being the best in a spo rt? Hd~ it ever occurred tn you how some people ma nage to do so many things? Did you ever wonde r how cheerlead­ers always simul taneously move and jump? It takes prac­tice and hard wo rk . Ashlee Healey, a seventh grade r, kn ows. Ashlee is a champion cheerleader.

Having no time to spare, Ashlee often has a hectic life. Although it is not o bvious to othe rs, a typical day for her consists of many q uick changes and a great numbe r of ho urs spent in gyms. Not only is Ashlee an o utstanding cheerlead e r, she is also a significant contributor in fie ld hockey, middle school and varsity girls' basketba ll , tennis, and a good stud e nt a t Steward .

Most of us rea lize the commitme nt it takes to play for Coach Rice, a nd Ashlee truly doubles up with he r re­sponsibilities to Tucka hoe Cheerleading . She has cheered the past six years for the Tuckahoe Youth Football Associa­tion, constantly setting highe r goals for he rself. During the 1995-96 season, Ashlee cheered on three squads at the sa me time. This included a junior squad, which involved a time commitme nt o f two hour practices three nights a week alo ng with cheering for the youth games o n Satur­days. She also tried o ut a nd made two all-star squads, Baby Q a nd junior Rockers, which practiced three to four hours o n Saturday and Sunday until the youth footba ll season

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Ashlcc Nealey poses with the trophy in Florida.

was over.

Some of Ashlee's accomplishments this year include he r Junior squad taking first place in the Eastern Cheerleading Association state competition he ld in the Robins Cente r in Novembe r. In early March, Baby Q and Junior Rockers both claimed first place in the Eastern Cheerleading Association national competition held at the Co llege of William a nd Mary. After spring break, she trave led with her teams to Disney Wo rld to compete in the Ameri-Cheer National competition, where Baby Q placed fourth and Junior Rockers won sixth place. The competition will soon be televised on ESPN!

Ashl ee's hard wo rk dedicatio n, and commitme nt have brought he r many rewarding experie nces. She con­tinues to work hard and pushes herself to meet new goals. As an example, Ashlee was not satisfied just to be able to do a back hand spring and recently has learned and per­fected he r back tuck at the Richmo nd Olympiaci . I am glad to have Ashlee as a school mate, teammate, and good friend .

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HONORS SYMPOSIUM

Steward's first Honor Symposium draws to a close

On April 22 selectcd students from grades 8 and 9 were invited to a presentation on the Honors Symposium to explain the program and answer questions from both students and parents. As the 1996-97 symposium is get­ting underway, the 1995-96 one, Steward's first, is draw­ing to a close. On May 7 Ihe Honors Symposium held its final session at the Virginia Museum. The featured per­former was Russell Wilson, pianist with the Richmond Symphony, who completed this year's study of heroes with a presentation on heroes as depicted in music. Honors

Symposium students also presented their final papers to an audience composed of parents, selected trustees, the Headmaster, and prospective students who have been invited to participate in the 1996-1997 Symposium. The day culminated in a luncheon for the students and guests.

Kudos to Dr. louise Robertson from our Depart­ment of Resource Services, who has chaired the Sympo­sium, and to Brenda Turner, Head of the English Depart­ment, who has ably assisted her. Their hard work last sum­mer resulted in a wonderful resource book which was uti­lized by the students all year as they viewed heroes from many different angles.

MIDDLE SCHOOL UPDATE

Middle Schoolers get involved with Model UN and Junior Achievement

The Model United Naljons program was held on the Steward campus on April 26 and 27. While this is prima­rily an Upper School event, several Middle School stu­dents were involved in many different ways, from serving as delegates to the necessary preparation and behind-the­scenes work that makes such an undertaking so success­ful. Involvement also gives students the opportunity to acquire experience that will be valuable for future MUN

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events in which they will be engaged as Upper School students in the ncar future.

As the school year winds down, it should be noted that plans for students' schedules for the next academic year are being prepared, and parents will be receiving letters outlining the courses proposed for each of their sons or daughters for 1996-1997. We hope to get all sched­ules completed as soon as possible.

The 8th grade Social Studies classes are participating in PROJECT BUSINESS, a program offered through the auspices of Junior Achievement Volunteers from the local business community come to the School once per week to conduct classes on various bu iness issues, practices, and topics. The program lasts from 8-10 weeks.

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Language Arts Week 1996

In commemoration of the first annual National Po­etry Month, The Steward School Middle School celebrated Language Arts Week April 22-26, 1996. The week was devoted to the study and enjoyment of poetry. Middle Schoolers had many opportunities during the week to

expcrience poetry.

In addition to the poetry work in their English classes, students wrote lines of their favorite poetry or the entire poem on the Graffiti Board, formerly the Writing Board. At Wednesday's assembly, the Sixth Graders, under di­rection of Mrs. Maclin, gave an outstanding choral read­ing of poems by Ogden Nash and Gwendolyn Brook~. Then all Middle Schoolers had a chance to show their creative abilities by illustrating a poem by Ogden Nash for the Poetry Poster Contest. The judges had difficulty agree­ing on winners, but all were charmed by the cherubs of Laura Slabaugh, the first place winner. Other winners were Susannah Harris, Taylor Hord, and Zac Sears .

The week cu lminated with a poetry reading and a poetry writing exercise by local poet Ann Glenn. Follow­ing the reading, a "poet's" lunch was served by Middle School moms, Debra Jacobsen, Wanda Bower, and Becky Satterfield. It was enjoyed by all. Thanks to the judges, teachers, students, and staff who helped 1"0 make another

successfu l Language Arts Week.

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Michelle and the equestrian team before departure to Mexico.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

My Trip to Mexico by Michelle N. Whitaker (grade 7)

Hello! My name is Michelle Whitaker, and I have been riding horses all my life. l awn two horses and their names are Bobby (Don'tcalltooearly) and Spice (Hot N' Spicy). I also show two young ponies for my aunt. Their names are "Mr. T" and "Out of the Blue." I show horses and ponies locally and sometimes statewide. Several times I have shown internationally including Canada and most recendYt Mexico.

I traveled to Mexico in February of this year to com­pete in two horseshows. To prepare for Mexico I had to go through strenuous training including riding many horses I did not know. Before I knew it, it was the morning of my departure. The rest of the team and I got up at4:30 a.m. and traveled in a bus to WashingLon International Airport. From there we flew to Miami and from Miami, we flew to Cozumal and finally reached our destination, Merida.

After our host family picked us up from the airport in Merida, we went to family homes. My host family 's house was magnificent. The family I stayed with were the Sensores. They were so kind to me.

were made specia lly. They actu­ally shaved meat off a huge stick with mango put on top. To end the night, we drew horses out of a hat and the horse I was going to rid e was called ilBlemit".

The next morning I woke up and went to Club Hipico where I would meet and rid e my horse for the first lime. This was the day before the horseshow. After I rode, everyone competing in the horseshow went to the beach. It was so beautiful! Then we went to another party.

Finally, it was the day of the horseshow. My tummy felt like it was in knots because I was so ner­vous. Then it was time to com­pete. I went right into the ring,

That night there was a welcoming parLy at my host Michelle and "B/emiL' anticipating a jump.

family 's home. For food that night, we had tacos, but they

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saluted the judge, and I was off around the course. After I finished I thought, "Yes, I was clean!" It was time for a five way jump off! I went in great time 17.10. I was third! That night I went on a tour of Merida and the plaza and had a great time!

At the second horseshow I didn't place, but I still had fun. When I returned to the Sensores, I had to dress up and go to an awards banquet I received a silver plate that said in Spanish, "Sportsmanship awaro ."

I hope that you enjoyed my essay on my trip to Mexico.

LOWER SCHOOL THEME WEEK

The Environment Each year the Lower School devotes a week of the

school year to a division-wide study of a topic. This year's theme was The Environment and occured the week be­fore Earth Day, April 15 - 19. Every morning started with an assembly in which Mrs. Hajek's students presented dif­ferent ideas from the book, 50 Ways to Save the Earth. She also challenged the students to come up with the an­swer to an "earth riddle" each day. Special activites were planned for each day.

On Monday, the Bay Team from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science came to every class for lessons and ac­tivities aboutthe Chesapeake Bay. Tuesday, all classes were visited by volunteers from the Audubon Society. The Third Grade was visited by the Henrico County Farm Bureau. The Wildlife Center of Virginia presented an assembly to the Lower School and some Middle School science classes on Wednesday. The presentation was excellent and in­cluded animals which had been brought to the Wildlife Center because of injuries but were considered unreleasable for various reasons. There was a Texas Tor­toise, a Great Horned Owl, and a Broad-winged Hawk. On Thursday, the Kindergarten and Fourth Grades planted dogwood trees that had been donated to the school by the Baronians in honor of Ms. Verkon and the plays pre­sented by those classes. Friday wound up the week with a visit by Susanne Azizi, mother of Second Grader Austin Haas, and graduate student at VCU's Center for Environ­mental Studies and also by Aransas, a storyteller.

Many state and county agencies were helpful in pull­ing the week together. They include Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation office, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Water Resources Re-

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search Center, Richmond Gas, Richmond Audubon Soci­ety, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and Virginia Tech College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources.

A Day in D.C. Thursday, April 25, the fourth and fifth grades went

on their annual trip to Washington, D.C. It was a busy and fun-filled. The day began at7:15 a.m. with 41 extremely excited and energetic students, who were accompanied by Ms. Fox, Ms. Grossman, Ms. Hajek, Mr. Rossmoore, Ms. Hodges (mother of Megan and Chelsea), Ms. Ricketts (mother of Alex Benson). Ms. Strickland (mother of Alison and Amy), Ms. Fritzman (mother of Robert) and Ms. Souder (mother of Brad).

Our first stop was the Smithsonian American History Museum. The fourth grade tour was "a look at 1776" and the fifth grade experienced a "Bird's eye view of the museum." After this interesting and most informative hour and a half. we once again boarded the bus and made our way to the Arlington National Cemetery where we en­joyed a delicious lunch provided by Padows. Our unusual venue for lunch added a little adventure to the day.

After lunch, we viewed the changing of the guard ilt the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. While at the cemetery we took the opportunity to show the students the graveSide of John F. Kennedy ilno his family. From Arlingt.on, we made our way to Mount Vernon. The students were di­vided into groups and completed a treasure hunt (devised by Claudia Lawton, Andy's mom) with their chilperones while touring the mansion.

Tired, but satisfied students boarded the bus to re­turn to school and enjoyed a snack and drink. The bus overheated and had to stop on the side of the road for about 15 minutes, and the air conditioner had to be turned off. But through it all, most of the students kept their sense of humor and were extremely well behaved. Certainly Ambika Bedi will not forget the bus ride back home. She was a real trooper even though she became a little green around the gills. It was an exhilarating trip and enjoyed by

all.

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}o"" Sc"oll "kn", ,,,· Ih 'll rorking in the I<ock-A-Ihon is harder than it \ound,.

(Written after the Spring Concert)

A Very Special Someone

Do you know someone who makes you smile? Who warms your heart, who plays in style? Who makes you hetter than you might be? And creates the magic you might not see?

Do you know a special someone Who celebrates the rain? Who writes about "The Monster" And sings away the pain.

Do you know this specia l someone Who encourages the shy to b(~ bold, Finds spirit in the quietest one, Gently coaxing talent to unfold?

We are blessed at The Steward School To have that someone here. Her talent, vivacity, patience, and love Is experienced by anyone she's near.

Dear Bonnie Anderson, A treasure you are ... A gift to all our students A real shining Star.

J Th~ Art room Wil5 lurned into the Rock-A-Thon haven as the 9th grade held their annual fund-raiser. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Leukemia Society of America dnel Ihp Emergency Youth Shelter.

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CONGRATULATIONS

Kenya Young nominates Ms. Pam Hall

Senior Kenya Young wanted to do something to rec­ognize the outstanding teaching of Latin teacher, Ms. Pam Hall . So she did .! February 2, 1996, Ms. Hall received notificil tion o f her se lection to Who's Who Among America's Teachers. "Only high school and college stu­dents who have been cited for academic excellence them­selves in Who's Who Among American High School Stu­dents or The National Dean's List respectively are invited to nominate one teacher from their academic experience."

And so we congratulate an outstand ing student's ef­fort to say thanks to a teacher who made a difference in her life ... and Ms. Hall for her excellence in teaching.

Still a World Champion

Fourth grader Ida Henley is a rea l celebrity in the world of Karate. In April , Ida won two Ama­teur Athletic Union (MU) Sta le Titles by placing 1 st in weapons and kata.

run-off for the Grand Champion Show. The Grand Cham­pionship was awarded to 16 year old Casey Marks of North Carolina.

Congratulations to Ginny Chalkley (Class of 1992)

Ginny Chalkley, who played basketball and field hockey while at Steward , was named the Most Valuable Player for the Randolph-Macon Women's College 1995-96 Field Hockey team. Ginny played in the goalie posi­tion at RMWC as well as at Steward .

Apologies to Mike Schirick and Ellis Ann McClung whose names were inadvertently omitted from the third marking period Honor Roll. Congratu lations.

Ida then competed in the large t martial arts tour­nament in the world, the Battle of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgiil, sponsored by the North American Sport Ka­rate Association (NASKA). She won 1 st place in her weilpons division of Black Be lt 9-10 year o ld boys and girls with double nunchucks. It was Ida's 6th World Title! Ida received the highest score of all youth Black Belt 1 st place winner (17 and und er) with 3 perfect scores in a

Seventh grader Elizabeth Larus helped a visilor wilh a special art projpct when The Dixon Preschool came (or a day in the art room.

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laura Ward (grade "10) works wilh clay and children as she sculpts small ' Ia/ues for visiling prpsrhoolers.

Fine Arts Camp Session I Activities Wearable Art • Pottery · Canvas Floor Cloths · Set Design • Performing Arts Workshop • Theatre Workshop Production: The Great Race

Session II Activities Computer Art · Leather Crafts · Set Design · Plaster Casting/Mask Making • Perfor-ming Arts Workshop • Theatre Workshop Production: Charlotte's Web

Session III Activities Mosaics · Painting • Clock Works · Set Design • Performing Arts Workshop • Theatre Workshop Production: Ducktails and Bobbysox

Camp Steward Ultra Zone · Putt-Putt · Bowling · Floor Hockey · Movies · Nature Trails · Indoor Soccer · Basketball • Arts and Crafts • Computer keyboarding, word processi ng, and graphic design

Enrichment Program Government · Driver 's Education · Public Speaking · "Frosh Start" • Red Cross Babysitting • Summer Skills · Kindergarten Play Camp

Tennis Camp Golf Camp

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Important Dates to Remember

May 13 Dismissal at 1:30 p.m. Parents' Association Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

15 Athletic Awards Night - 7:00 p.m. 17 Lower School Field Day 22 Fine Arts Banquet - 7:30 p.m. 23 End of Marking Period 4 (grade 12) 24 Headmasters Holiday (grade 12) 27 Memorial Day - No School 29 End of Marking Period 4 (grades 8-11) 29-31 Exams (grade 12) 30 Reading Day (grades 8-11) 31 Exams begin (grades 8-11)

June 1 SAT Testing taken at another school 3-5 Exams (grades 8-11)

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5 End of Marking Period 4 (grades 6 & 7) 6 Lower School Final Assembly - 9:00 a.m.

Middle School Final Assembly - 11 :30 a.m. Graduation - 8:00 p.rn.

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