blue & gold jan. 1995
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Blue & Gold Jan. 1995TRANSCRIPT
The Steward School
From the Headmaster's Desk ... The holiday season was a busy one at Steward. Winter Break marks the end of the first semester and final examinations in mid-December for the Upper School and eighth graders . At all grade levels, our students and faculty were involved in numerous musical performances and community service projects . Inside this edition of the Blue & Gold Connection are all the highlights of the season and the semester.
As most of you are aware, Steward recently conducted a comprehensive marketing study to better define the School 's role in the community and in the future. In its simplest terms, this marketing study was an analysis of the School 's strengths and weaknesses identified through interviews and group discussions with various constituencies . Based on the feedback, our strategy is to address weaknesses and celebrate strengths. Through this process, we have made immediate changes in our admission procedures and started a dialogue about the School's long range plans.
A lthough you wi ll hear more about the results as the year progresses, I would like to share some statements and quotes from the marketing study. In general, they are the observations of parents, students, alumni, parents of alumni and educational consultants, and I think that they genuinely reflect our strengths, our goals, our philosophy and our mission .
• Steward emphasizes the self-confidence, self competence and self-worth of the student . "We find the area in which kids succeed and use that to promote success in all areas"
• Steward presents students with opportunities to learn and grow through partici
pation and involvement. "It is a place to excel in academics, athletics and arts."
• Small classes allow for attention to be properly focused on the individual and learning . "Steward allows for 'learning in spurts' at different paces and at differ
ent times .
• Steward is a fami ly. Faculty go out of their way to help . "More than teachers, they are coaches, advisors, counselors, club sponsors and friends. n
• The academic and extracurricular programs of Steward best serve the motivated college-bound student of above average and average ability. "College prepara
tion is a strength. Students in college feel well prepared, especially in writing."
Sometimes it takes an objective observer to point out what we fail to see as we go about our everyday business. There are many ways to improve Steward, but we should not allow ourselves to forget what a special school it is and what it offers the community. Personal attention and high expectations help our students learn and achieve beyond their wildest dreams.
Stephen M . Stackhouse
CONNECTION
In this issue
January 1995 .
The Holiday Spirit ..... p. 7-"
A Parenfs Penpectlve .•. p. 6
A Heartfelt thinks ......... p. 7
A Bigger Africi ............. p. 5
Auction '95 ................. p. 14
Semester Honor Roll ..... p. 4
Winter Athletics ........... p. 15
Development Update .. p. 15
Weather Alert ................ p. 4
~ BI ... and Gold ConMCtion ;
uyout & Design Mo"PJ"",
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• •••••••••••••••••••••• LOWER SCHOOL REPORT
The Lower School shows their holiday spirit This Holiday Season we continued our out
reach to the 1 2 refugee families which the
Lower School began to support at Thanksgiv
ing . We greatly appreciated the w il lingness of the 9th grdde to help our refugee families from
their Warmth for the Winter clothing
drive. At Thanksgiving we were dble to per
sonally deliver to most of our families food for a
special hol iday dinner. For Christmas, we made
return visits wi th speci fic gif ts for each family
member ranging from baking utensils to baby
supplies .
For Thanksgiving and Christmas deliveries an
informal team WaS formed, mdde up of the fol
lowing: Lower School-Alison and Amy Strickland, Carter Saunders, Mathen and Stephen Cain, Mathew Stainback, Sally Anne Stratton, Sara Kornblau and Jennifer Gray; Middle School
Ashlee Healey, Caitlin Rossmoore, Jessica Gray and Jennifer Latourelle; and Upper School-Sara Rossmoore, Welly Sanders, Parke Rhoads and
Alex Rojas; Lower School fdculty Jane Whitely, Beverley Fox, Bettsie Miller,
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Ed Rossmoore, and paren ts Kate Strickland and Dudley Stainback de
livered the gifts .
A crew of U pper Schoolers, Chad Whitten, We/ly Sanders, Sara Rossmoore, Camberly Pearson, George Cauble, Lainie Haskell, Sam Proffitt, Corbin Adamson, Heather Cohn and
Suzanne Reynolds, and faculty members,
Estelle Grossman, Morva Meyer and
Mitra Palmer, came in to help sort and w rap
all the gifts . Alex Rojas (our exchange stu
dent from the DominiCan Republic) was help
ful with communiCa ting with the one MexiCan
family. Parent Kate Strickland helped in
being able to speak French with the three
Haitian familres . We d iscovered the mother of one of the Bosnian fami lies is a math teacher
and we have invited her to come visit after the
hol idays
During the holiday season we are mindful of
the different traditions and customs that mem
bers of our community embrace. One such
eXdmple, noted in the January 1 rssue of The Reflector (published by the Jewish Commu
nity Federation) , WaS that Steward Fifth Grade students visited Beth Sholom Home
in November and December, and made
menordhs with the residents . This effort WaS
under the leadership of fifth grade teacher
Beverley Fox and lower school art teacher
Lynn Zinder. (Continued on fJdge #)
TOP TEM WAYS PAREMTS CAM HELP THE
STEWARD SCHOOL 1M 1995
1 O. Proudly wear and display the
school name and logo. Be a visible
advocate for The Steward School.
9 . Regularly attend school events:
plays, concerts, auctions, fund
raisers, sports contests .
8 . Share your child's positive experi
ence at Steward with your friends
and neighbors. Network with
other families who believe in a
quality education properly focused
on the individual learner.
7. Reinforce what goes on in the classroom. Communicate with the
teacher, check homework and
discuss the school day at the dinner
table.
6 . Call the School whenever you have
a concern and help resolve the
concern with the faculty and staff.
S. Be a resource for your child's
teacher-volunteer in the class
room, chaperone a field trip, assist
with a special program.
4 . Make a contribution to The
Steward School Annual Fund and
help with a Parents' Association
activity.
3. Teach your child the respect and
responsibility for the teacher, for
the School and for the community.
Help your child take ownership in
his/her education . 2 . Read the Student and Family
Handbook and the Blue & Gold Connection. Make sure you are
familiar with the School's rules and
procedures. Discuss upcoming
events and the virtues of involve
ment with your child .
1 . Refer interested parents and
prospective students to the Admis
sion Office.
Wi'th apologies to David Letterman and special thanks to St. Katherine s and St. Mark s School in Bettendorl Iowa for the Idea of a top-ten list for parents.
JA NUARY 1995
Annual MAPES Dinner to bcFeb.2
Steve Clem, Vice President for Educational Leadership atthe National Association of Independent Schools (NAlS) will be the featured speaker at the annual dinner for lower school teachers of MAPES (MetropolitanAreaPrincipalsof ELementary Schools) schools. Steve's topic will be "Educating the Heart: the Moral Life of Schools. " This is an area that NAiS has invested energy and resourcesinexploringwithmemberschools around thecotmtry. Inadditionto coming to Richmond as the featured speaker for the dinner, he will spend the day visiting withusatSteward. This should be a wonderful opportunity to share information.
(continued from page 2)
Short term and ongoing projects continue to fill out an al ready busy schedule. National Book Week, November 1 4 to 1 8, was especially successful. Twelve Middle and Upper School administrators and faculty members read to every Lower School class and, in some cases, shared their own favorite childhood story. In addition, several parents and upper school students also shared their love of reading. Many favorable comments were made about all our guests. Thanks to everyone who helped out!
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And finally, the Senior Economics class seems very focused on pulling together the best Lower School Playground available for their younger colleagues in the lower school. Surveys have been done, ,deas explored, consultants consulted and the teamwork continues .
••••••••••••••••••••••• THE 4 TH G RADE C LASS
Sharing our resources-and our pets! Each year Mrs. Grossman challenges her fourth grade class to be as good as they possibly can be! When they have been "impressive" enough times they "earn" the right to have d Pet Day dt school. This year's class was grdnted the privilege of hdving their Pet DdY prior to the New Yedr! O n November 30 each fourth grader brought in his/her pet or d special collection to share with the rest of the Lower School . During the hours of showing off pets and collectibles, the fourth grade also collects donations for Maymont . This year they collected $36 .00--enough to "adopt" a copperhead sndke for the /1dopt an /1nimal at Mayrnont Program. ThiS was their way of thanking Maymont for providing such a nice service to our community
••••••••••••••••••••••• LOWER SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
Library Receives Bonus! The Lower School Book Fairrecepts have made Bonus Points available for the purchase of books. The Lower School donated those points to the library and the following books are now available. /1mazing Grace Book by Mary Hoffman, Little Penguin 5 Tale Book by Audrey Wood, The Legend of the Bluebonnet Book by Tomie dePaola, Ramona OuimbYt /1ge 8 Book by Beverly Cleary and Mama, Do )bu Love Me? by Barbara M . Joosse. The character dolls for each of these books will be on display in the library.
•••• • •••••••••••••••••• KINDERGA}TEN CLASS
OLE! As the Kindergarten cldss concluded its study of Mexico, the students wore their serapes and celebrated with a Mexicdn Fiesta. With the Senior Class invited to the celebration, several of the Ki ndergarten moms brought qUdCdmole, salsa, chile dips and taco chips. Tort illas dnd tacos were made and enjoyed . Several mexican traditions were enacted including the bred king of the pinata and the mexican hat dance! A N D the homemade volcano erupted !!
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• •••••••••••••••••••••• IN THE M IDDLE fdmily ddopted through the Henrico Christmds
mother. Cdsh collection WdS well over $ 200
from our students, dnd WdS generously supple
mented by gift items from our fdmilies. The effort WdS coordindted by pdrents Susan Latourelle dnd Mancy Gottwald. Stu
dents from edch grdde went shopping for gift
items, and several helped with delivery. While
we haven't heard from the family, we hope
they enjoyed the holiday
••••••••••••••••••••••• TUNE IN ...
Congratulations on a semester well done!
Weather Alert
Our eighth grdde students experienced their
first eXdms dt the end of the first semester. Most
were well p repdred dnd Pdssed without d iffi
culty, dlbeit with some dnxiety. After their Idst
exdm on FriddY morning, December 16, they
went with cldss sponsors Mrs . Shdw dnd Mrs.
Vdrgo for piZZd dt d nedrby restdurdnt.
In the event of inclement weather, pledse listen
for any announcements from The Steward
School on the following radio dnd N stations.
Honor Roll dnd Iggies for the second grdding
period dnd for the first semester dre listed be
low. Honor Roll Students will once dgdin be
rewdrded with d lunch out dt Regency Mdll
food court. We will dlso recognize Iggies
(grddes improved over Idst mdrking period) stu
dents. Congrdtuldtions'
The entire Middle School WdS involved in col
lecting money, food, clothing dnd toys for d
One new student has been admitted to the
Middle School, beginning Janudry 3. We wel
comed Derek Garnett, d seventh grader,
who had been at Robious Middle School in
Chesterfield .
On Thursday, January 12, Stewdrd 's Geog
raphy Bee was held in the auditorium. Each
year we participate 10001ly in this ndtional event,
sponsored by the N ational Geographic Soci
ety. Our winner w as 7 th grader Daniel Bower and our runner-up WdS 6th grader
Tommy LePage. If Daniel scores well on a
w ritten test, he can go on to state and national
competitions .
HONOR ROLL Joshua J . Spain Rachel M. Whitten
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Radio:
WRVA (1140 AM)
094 (94.5 FM)
XL 102 (102 1 FM)
B 103 (103 .7 FM)
TV:
WNR-N C hannel 6
WRIC-NChannel 8
WWBT-N Channel 1 2
Joshua J. Spain Rachel M. Whitten
John I. Carrington, Jr, !l.rll.Ik Markin2 f!:[i!llll f:iDt S!:m!:5t!:[ 6 Harry M. Baron Harry M. Baron Jennifer C. Latourelle
Christine E. Beil Michael L. Maszaros Michael L. Maszaros
Edward O. Benson Edward O. Benson Lisa J. McComas
Susan M. Braunshteyn Susan M. Braunshetyn Ashleigh D. McLaurin Ashleigh D. McLaurin
Corbin A. Brierre Corbin A. Brierre Stephen B. Paulette Stephen B. Paulette
W. Alexander Duty W. Alexander Duty Fahad Qureshi Fahad Qureshi
Susannah F. Harris Susannah F. Harris Andrew D. Stitt
Romaine A. Hunkeler Romaine A. Hunkeler Cynthia C. Johns 9 Christopher N. Hagy Christopher N. Hagy
Thomas W. LePage Thomas W. LePage E. Brannan Heywood E. Brannan Heywood
William J . Paoletto William J. Paoletto Rebecca L. Meyerhoff
William H. Perkins Sara E. Rossmoore Sara E, Rossmoore Wellford L. Sanders, 01
Caitlin O. Rossmoore Caitlin O. Rossmoore Kristin M. Walton
Steven D. Seivard Laura E. Ward
Laura T. Slabaugh Laura T. Slabaugh Catherine A, Woody Catherine A. Woody
Michelle N. Whitaker Michelle N, Whitaker Benjamin S. Wolff 10 George H. Cauble, 111 George H. Cauble, m
Paul B. Douglas
7 Daniel R. Bower Ann McLain Haskell Ann McLain Haskell
Jessica H. Gray Jessica H. Gray Sbawn G. Lewis Sbawn G. Lewis
L. Blair Jacobsen L. Blair Jacobsen Travis P. Nida
J. Hunter Lansing J, Hunter Lansing 11 E. Corbin Adamson Nedinia B. Miller Nedinia B. Miller
Adam H.R. Rafeh Adam H.R. Rafeh Benjamin T. Reif
Abby G. Rinaca Abby G. Rinaca Charlotte C. Sullivan Charlotte C. Sullivan
Alison L. Rinaca Alison L. Rinaca Kenya C. Young Kenya C. Young
12 Jennifer A. McComas Jennifer A. McComas
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••••••••••••••••••••••• USING COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM
The Geography Report of the Future is at Steward Today The sixth grade World Cultures and Geogra
phy classes worked for several weeks in No
vember and December writing reports on vari
ous AfriCdn countries . On the surface, little was
different from whdt has been hdPpenlng in
Geography cldsses for decddes . Students iden
tify potential sources of information, gather and
organize their data, write and rewrite their re
ports, draw a map, and turn in the project.
Scratch the surface, though, and you find that
there are some real differences. While all stu
dents used various printed information sources
(books, atlases, magazine articles) they were
also required to use sources available to them
only on the computer. Steward's new com
puters gave our students access to several ency
clopedias on CD-ROM. From these re
sources, they were able to print out cop-
ies of articles and pictures of flags and
generate their own customized maps .
A ll students also had access to a
comprehensive summary of perti
nent fdcts about their country
downlodded via Internet from
an information server in Califor-
nia.
While edch student prepared
his or her own report, there
were many opportunities for
discussion . Conversations con
cerned why the life expectdncy
in some countries WdS more than
70 years, while elsewhere it was
In the low 40's. Students were
amazed to find that in some coun
tries only 2% of all rOdds are paved,
women bear seven or more children
on dverdge, and that the bi rth rate is
nearly four times the death rate .
Producing the report was also quite different
than it has been in the past. Many chose to
use the word processing Cdpabilities of our com
puters instead of handwriting the report. Re-
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membering to save their work to disk, to use
the spell checker, and to vary font size for effect
were dll importdnt parts of the process Spread
sheet software WdS used to prepare grdphs dnd
tables; draw/ paint softwdre to create an at
tract ive title page.
The results? In some ways, these reports are
not different from other reports that hdve been
done by sixth grdde students for years . The
reports dre rather brief . They are written in the
langudge of a sixth grader. But they reflect ac
cess to mformdtion resources and productivity
tools that were never dvailable to their parents,
or even to their older brothers and sisters in the
sixth grade. They also reflect the ease, enthusi
asm and lack of fear which our young students
bring to learning with and through computers .
1994 was an exciting year in Geography class .
1 995 promises to be even better.
- Rkhlrd L~ry
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•••••••••••••• A PARENT'S VIEW I Teaching the Heart As Well As the Mind
" ... Iearning broadens one's horizon, deepens one"s understanding of, and appreciation for life, and opens a student to growth rather than merely the acquisition of information."
Steward is unique. Some-
times for reasons that defy easy characteriza
tion. As you know the school embodies a
certain degree of community, and a clear ex
pectation that each student is known and chal
lenged. This is vital because we know that
Stewdrd learning is not cold dnd impdrtial but
rather personal and to some degree communal.
The environment has to be right. The better
the environment, the better the opportunity to
learn.
But there is much more to learning than this.
Ledrning is ultimately d spiritual awareness and
endeavor. It is d task of incorporating informd
tion into a way of living, and not just a briefly
remembered exercise that will soon be given
back to a teacher at "test t ime, " and then for
gotten . It is true that much learning will remain
objective But the person engaged in the ledrn
ing won't. In the right environment, the stu
dent will come to see thdt ledrning must be
incorpordted into living. Then learning brOdd
ens one's horizon, deepens one's understdnd
Ing of, dnd appreciation for life, and opens a
student to growth rdther than merely the dC
quisition of information .
A well recognized tedcher, Pdrker Palmer, has
said : "mdtter is not the fundamentdl fdctor in
the movement of history. Spirit is . Conscious
ness is. Human dWdreness is. Thought is .
Spiritual ity is . Those dre the sources of free
dom and power. . . . " When Steward's stu
dents are dsked to benefit refugee families dur
ing our sedsondl holidays, when they are ex
pected to be respectful of their peers and their
teachers, when they are engdged in the many
disciplrnes thdt run from the drts to the sci
ences, when they learn to think of thei r school
as "their school," then they are reaching be
yond the objective process of gathering knowl
edge, and they are learning in ways that go
much deeper.
We can be thdnkful thd t there is more thdn just
the gathering of information dt Stewdrd. Our
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children are expected to learn in a way that
forms the heart, dS well as the mind .
-Marty McCarthy (fdlher of Shdnnon in Grade 3)
••••••••••••••••••••••• UPPER SCHOOL HIGHLIGH TS
Focusing on Interdisciplinary Projects The Upper School continues to focus on inter
discipl inary and in terdivisional activities. Grade
1 0 is in the midst of a joint Englisfv'Biology
resea rch proJect dnd grade 1 2 is getting ready
to begin its major English/Economics proJect .
In December the seniors enjoyed d Mexican
feast with therr kindergarten fflends ( page 3)
and grade 9 had a gift exchdnge dnd lunch
with their second grade buddies .
On December 3, the Upper School drt stu
dents traveled to Maryland Institute of Art for
Portfolio Day. Steward students had the op
portunity to have their portfoliOS critiqued by
representatives from the 46+ colleges and art
schools who participated . They spent the night
in Washington, D. C. and enJoyed visiting mu
seums on Sunday. The students returned with
practical advice on therr artwork dnd Mrs. Paulette came back with several ideas on
how to make our art program more responsive
to what the colleges and art schools are ex
pecting from prospective students .
The ninth grade has successfully completed its
first community service project as members of
the Upper School . On Monday, December
19, while many of the upper schoolers were
enjoying the first day of their holiday break,
several of the ninth graders came to school to
sort the clothing and blankets which had been
collected and prepared them for d istribution
to the twelve families which had been adopted
by the Lower School before Thanksgiving . (see
Lower School Report )
On J anuary 5, the U pper School welcomed
back a group of alums who participated in an
assembly Pdnel diSCUSSion on their college and/
or career experiences. JOining us were Sam Aron (Ohio Wesleyan), Phil Crymes (Ferr um College), Marshall Jamerson (Virgin ia Tech), Carrie Meyer (Randolph
-Macon Woman 's College) , Shehwar Qureshi (University of Virginia) . The group
entertarned the upper schoolers w ith advice
on how to get ready for college and how to
survive in college. For example, they urged
the seniors to hdng in there w ith Mrs. Turner because they definitely w ill be prepared for
college English They also spoke highly of Al
ternate Program and the value of the intern
sh ips and trips (i.e., to Keystone) .
Then on J anuary 1 2, Mrs. Brandt and Mr. Stackhouse hosted an informational meet
ing for all current eighth grade fami lies and all
families who had made inquiries for ninth grade
next year. The theme of the meeting was the
importance of viewing the entire Upper School
experience as college preparation rather thdn
waiting until the senior year to seriously think
about college admissions. All students (and
parents) who enroll at Steward are, in reality,
beginning the college admissions process be
cause they are intentionally selecting a college
preparatory school. By selecting a small school
such as Steward, students have a w ider range
of opportunities to prepare lor college. Indi
vidual attention from the faculty helps students
develop the study skills in the classroom and
the self-confidence in extra-curricular activities
which w ill lead to later success .
The Battle of the Brains team competed J anu
ary 1 4 In an invitational tournament at St.
Anne's-Belfield in Charlottesville. Results will
be reported in the next issue of the B&G.
••••••••••••••••••••••• MUSIC NEWS
Special Congratulations Kate Hulcher was chosen as a member of the
District I Chorus. The Choral Concert will be
held February 1 1, 1 995 at Hermitage High
School. The Steward community is encour
aged to enjoy beautiful music and support our
ta lented representative .
JANUARY 1995
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(TOP) Mr. Stackhouse gets into the 'Reindeer Twist"
(MIDDLE) Patriclc Mclemore takes center as 'Ellis.'
(BOTIOM) Corbin Adamson .nd Kate Hulcher add their -oices to the Girls' Ensemble
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91 WtM Ihallime again. when CJbe oleward ochool comes logelher In music and arllo fransform a gymntMlum Info anyIhing Ihe imaginalion can conjure. On CfJecemher 15. "cThe oounds of Ihe oetMon" filled Ihe o!eward gymntMium. CJbe Qlrls' ensemhle presenfed seoeral lovely fradilional songs In a unique a"angemenf and fhe Inspiring "(}Ioria in e xcelsis CfJeo .. hy <]Inlonlo CVioaldl: and were followed hy !he 9rllddle ochool Chorus reminding us of "9ianukkah's Chr1cf' and 10 "CfJecorale Ihe 9ialls. "
<]I pletManl diversion from oolces WtM an ou!slanding performance hy the C}{ecorder CltMS presenling !he ever popular. hu! challenging "9Yulcrackeroufle." CJbe recorders livened things up with a rendilion oJ"ChrislmtM CParfners/fJlngle Cf3ellsland {}olly Old 01. 9r1ck. " CJbe Cj{ecorder Class performance . composed of sixth and seventh grade music !heory sludents. WtM appredafed and well received hy Ihe Iisfening audience.
(TOP) Sdntd CldUS Cdme to town In d sndZZY Cdr which he sh.recl WIth Mrs . Sdntd, the Gonch, EllIS &
Rudy!
(MIDDLE) Rodeln' Around the Christmds Tree!
(BOnOM) "I'm Gettln' Nothrn' for ChrlStmds! : Grdde 1.
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(TOP) "You're d Medn Mdn, Mr. Gnnch": Ddnny Thorn, Reed Ydncey, Andy Bdruch, Ali Herd, GrIer Sdunders.
(LEFT) "Busy, Busy Elves", 'We dre Sdnld's Elves": Grdde 2.
9magine ooer one bundred studenfs rocking fo fbe music of fbe ":Reindeer Cfwis!" and you can picture CJhe ofe([)ard ocbool1994 boh'day production entifled. ":Rudy's CPlace. " CJhe program was wrilfen by Cfilrs . 91nderson and sta"ed all of fbe students in .sower ocbool eacb student added bis or ber indioidualfalenf 10 make Ibe production a buge success.
:Rudolpb, played by 9Janny CJhom, wanled fo belp poor oanta (91ndy CJ3arucb) wben Cfilr. grincb (:Reed CJjancey) foreclosed on tbe foy facfory morigage. CJhe elves and reindeer joined :Rudy by opening a 9'rorlb CPole 9Jiner called ":Rudy's CPlace. " CWben "elfis" (CPafrick Cfilc.8emore) realized tbat more money was needed fbtm could be rtlised tbrougb tbe sale of sbtlkes and
(MIDDLE) Middle School Chorus
(BOnOM) Girls' Ensemble (grddes 9·12)
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burgers, a lelethon was staged at :Rudy's CPlace. 9Jiscooering new ttllent. CVic gordon (CJ3rian Cfileyers) of Gool CJjule :Records stloed tbe day witb bis million dollar cbeck to ptly off oanttl's deb!.
()tbercasf members included91li9ford as "Cfilrs. Otlnftl, "Cfilorgtln 9fufcbinson as 'Elfelina. " Garler oaunders as ":Ruby tbe :Reindeer" tlnd tl member of tbe reindeer sis/ers witb 91lh'son olrfckland & 91ynsley CWilfon. CJhe cMdren of/be 9'rorfb CPole wbo belped wlfb fbe operation of:Rudy's place were "9farry"
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(CJfuslin CPiffmtln). "Uustln" (Ctlfherine.Eeigh uhelfon) . "%mmg" (CJfndrem CZtJtJre) tlnd "CJ3obble c5ue" (9'fItlrg CJfshleg c5ftlnfon). CJhe reporiers mho helped spretld fhe nems oj the "1-<'300-
4-u9'!J'A9l erelethon" mere CJfnneCltlibome c5helfon. c5tlrtl CXombltlu. tlnd CPeglon.Etlnnon.
9'fIr. uftlckhouse tlnd9'flr. Cj(ossmoore mere kind enough fa join in tlS "volunfeers" fa help do fhe "Cj(eindeerC[mlsi. ..
CJhe sef mt1S tl mtlroelous frtlnsjormlng monder cretlfed bg 9'fIr. 9mlrie tlnd decortlfed bg 9'fIrs. CPtlulelfe tlnd fhe tlri c1t1SSes. CJhe success ojlhe progrtlm mt1S due fa fhe coopertllion oj tlll fhe fetlchers tlnd sfudenfs mlthin fhe c5femtlrd communi/g. Congralulalions fa all parlidpanfs jar anofher oufslandfng holldag success.
Cynth,. Johns
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(I-r) Allison Strldcldnd, Amy Strldddnd, Sdntd CldUS, Idd Henley, Austin P,ttmdn .
• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• HOLIDAY SPIRIT
The Ciift of Music The Holiday Sedson gave the music depdrt
ment the opportunity to shdre it's gift of music.
On December 7, the musicidns ventured off
Cdmpus mto the community to spredd d little
holiddY goodwill _ The Lower School Chorus
dnd the Girls' Ensemble visited Ginter Hdll West
and Regency Square Mdll for two concerts dnd
enjoyed lunch dt Friendly 's dS dn extrd tredt.
On December 8, the groups sdng at Lakewood
Manor and MCV Hospital entertdining all who
attended with d program of holiddY music from
the fifties as well as several arrangements of fa
vorite traditional songs . Cdrds dnd sweets
were distributed by the Steward musicians to
the residents and patients of the fdcilities . The
cdrds were mdde by Lower School Students in
Mrs . Zinder's drt cldsses and the treats were
provided by the Middle School Service Club
under the guidance of Ms. Vdrgo.
Blue & Gold CONNECTION
'Mdbng Memon","; Chr~ MdsldrQS
••••••••••••••••••••••• HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Lights ... Camera ... Action ... Santal Four Stewdrd students hdd an experience they
won't soon forget when they mdde d video dt
• • • the Sixth Street Mdrketpldce. The video WdS
used by Cdston's Studio dS d mdrketing tool for
the "Visit with Sdntd." The fifteen minute video
WdS titled "The Ultimdte G ift " and WdS writ
ten by Mrs. Anderson's ddughter, Michelle .
Music was provided by Mrs. Anderson dnd
the story focused on Ida Henley, Austin Pittman, Amy dnd Allison Strickland. The four did a wonderful job remembering lines
dnd singing dCdpelid on the video. They redl
ized whdt hdrd work dcting Cdn be dS the scenes
hdd to be fi lmed mdny times from mdny d iffer
ent dngles .
Everyone involved with the project WdS im
pressed with the little dctor and dctresses thdt
day. __ especidlly Sdntd who prdised them many
times for their pdtience dnd hdrd work.
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• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• F A LL THEATRE PRODUCTIO N :
"Cheaper by the Dozenll
CAST LIST
Mom .. .. .... Anne Maury J dckie ... . .. Susan Braunshteyn
Ernestine . . Jessicd G ray Mrs Fitzgerald .. Becky Meyerhoff
Marthd ... . .. ... Jenny McComas Dr. Burton .. ... . __ .. . . A lex Rojds
Frdnk . . Stephen Pdulette Joe SCdies .. .. ...... Tdylor C ollier
Bd l ... _ ...... Cdrter Eberly Miss Brill ... . Cdmberly Pedrson
li ll idn ___ . _ ... ... Michel le W hitd ker Larry . ................. Adron Pdyne
Fred .. .. . .. Chris Drzdl A t Center, Ta~or Colirer shows his "William Tell" Bow-tie to Susan Braunshteyn, Td~or Hard and Cdrter Eberly
Camberly Pearson, center, rehearses a scene wi th Rose Wolff, right. Observing the scene in bdd dre (I-r) : C drter Eberly, Chris Drzdl,
J essica Gray and Stephen Pdulette play cheders
Ta~or Hard, Susan Braunshteyn and Anne Mdury
Rose Wolff and Aaron Pdyne dct out d lirst ddte
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Father is aghast thdt his daughters would wear silk stodcings l (I- r) J enny McComas, Rose Wolff, Susan Braunshleyn, Davrd Ryder, Michelle Whitaker, Ta~or Hard dnd Anne Maury
JANUARY 1995
•••• • • • •••••••••••••••• ALTERNATE PROGRAM
Exploring the World 195 Upper School Alterndte Progrdm wil l follow
the explordtion theme this yedr with d focus on
prepdring students for the yedrs dhedd by stdrt
Ing them on a journey exploring the world of the three C's: college, career, and community
citizenship.
Students in grdde 9 will begin their journey
with tour guide Liz Shupe, our school coun
selor, who will guide them through the John
Holland self-directed inventory. This self as
sessment helps the student explore his or her
own persondlity type and look dt the interests,
college mdjors, and career options which statis
tics revedl dre often a good mdtch for their type
of person. Students who hdve dlreddy signed
up to go to Keystone will be dble to take ad
vdntage of this progrdm next yedr.
When they hdve completed this step in their
journey, they will then look dt opportunities
dose to home which will help them meet their
college dnd Cdreer goals. Mrs. Brumberg will ledd them on this pdrt of the trip dS they
look dt Virginia VIEW, d college and career
sedrch progrdm sponsored by Virginid Tech .
Mr. Stackhouse commented to d group of students recently thdt the college admissions pro
cess does not begin in the summer between
Grade 11 dnd 1 2, but thdt it redlly begins in
Grade 9. In keeping with this truism, the stu
dents will hear from drea college admissions of
ficers regarding what colleges are seeking in pro
spective students . Mrs. Maclin and Mrs. Brandt will then conduct workshops on strdt
egies to use dPproaching the standardized tests
which are d part of the college dPplication pro
cess (the Prelimindry Scholastic Assessment Test,
Blue & Gold CONNECTION
the Scholdstic Assessment Tests (SAT I and
SAT II).
We will also have guest speakers from the com
munity speaking to the students about general
Job expectations (e.g., communication skills,
ability to work in groups) and about the specif
ics of the job hunt (resumes, cover letters, in
terviews) as they relate to summer jobs and
later life in the world of work .
The final piece of this segment of the trip to
becoming a "complete" person, is citizenship in
one's community. Guest speakers will
address the importdnce of
volunteerism, of serving one's
Idrger community.
After hedring
about general
expectdt ions
dnd opportuni
ties in the
world of col-
lege, Cdreer, dnd community, the students will
then hedr from people who are out in the work
force in specific Cdreers. The final two ddYS
will be field trips to VdrlOUS work places and to
college cdmpuses.
The purpose of this 7 day experience for Grade
9 is to set the stdge for the subsequent yedrs in
Upper School dUring which students will be
going out into the "real world" in internships,
community service, dnd/or trips to other places
both in this country and dbroad.
Grade 1 0 will have d special opportunity to
explore this yedr. Thanks to the generosity of
John Knorr, fdther of dlum John Knorr (ddss
of 1989), the entire tenth grdde has been
Invited to spend Alternate Progrdm in Key West,
Floridd. They will be spending their days study
ing biology under the direct ion of Leslie
Roughley, head of Steward's science depart
ment . The trip includes stops dt the New Grdnd
Hdrbor Mdrine Institute, Dolphin Resedrch Cen
ter, d sed turtle hospitdl, living reef, historic Key
West-TrurTldn's little White House dnd Ernest
HemingwdY's home.
Grddes 11 dnd 1 2 will be exploring our 10ed1 dred, serving dS interns in dred businesses dnd
community volunteer orgdnizdtions. In Mdrch
dfter spring bredk the students will dll hdve dn
opportunity to shdre the stories of their explo
rdtions with one dnother in upper school dS
sembly.
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••••••••••••••••••••••• STUDENTS SERVING OTHERS
A Tasty Way to Serve On two separate occasions Steward students
purchased, prepared dnd served medls for the
homeless people through the CARIT AS pro
gram dt churches in the neighboflng drea .
CARITAS (Congregdtions A round Richmond
Involved To Assure Shelter) is a program pro
viding food and shelter to homeless people
during the months from November to Apri l.
Under the supervision of Ms. Rugene Paulette, seniors Alex Rojas, Frazer Orgain, Cheryl Mayers, David Moeser dnd David Stokes along with
juniors Corbin Adamson, Elizabeth Schroeder dnd eighth grdder Steven Just served meals to dpproximdtely 30 homeless
people dt the River ROdd Methodist Church
on November 15th. And on Sunday, Decem
ber 11, Ms.Carolyn Brandt organized
seven ninth graders to serve at Third Presbyte
ridn Church at the request of Tim Pearson, father of Camberly Pearson. Chris Dnal, Drew Cosby, Brannan Heywood, Lindsay McCormick, Kristin Walton, Sara Rossmoore dnd
Camberly participated in this worthwhile
event. In dddition to serving the dinners, the
students also made sandwiches, bdgged lunches,
and stayed after to clean up. The students not
only prepdred d first-rate meal and provided
excellent service, they enjoyed themselves and
expressed interest in getting involved in future
CARIT AS projects .
• •••••••••••••••••••••• PROFILE: STEWARD TEACHER
Faculty Takes Action in Community and Holiday Spirit The faculty dnd staff of Steward is involved in
the Richmond community in a number of ways.
One in particular is Leslie Roughley, our
Upper School science tedcher. Most of Ms.
Roughley 's service and community leadership
has been through the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, most commonly known as the Jaycees .
Ms. Roughley has been a member of the Nor
folk JdYCees and she is currently a member of
the Richmond chapter. During that time, Ms.
Roughley has served as Chair for several chari
table projects, including delivering Thanksgiv
ing food baskets and d fund-raiser for Operd
tion Smile (which orgdnizes medical missions to
third world countries) . Ms. Roughley served
for the Norfolk and Richmond Chapters as d
director in Community Development. From
April 1993 until May 1994, she served as
Community Development V ice President for
the Richmond Jaycees and supervised 1 5
projects during tha t year. From May 1994 to
the present, she serves as Chapter Manage
ment Vice President for the Richmond Jay
cees. Her responsibilities include: publication
of the chapter newsletter, supervision of chap
ter meet ings which include speakers, public re
Idtions, pldnning dnd trdining and office man-
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• AUCTION NEWS
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Get fired up for the Steward Auction '95 . We need your help. Solicit your favorite businesses
today! Hot items needed :
restaurant gift certificates • trips • jewelry sports related items • famous autographs
Don't forget your own talents dnd services such as:
Lessons (piano, tennis, dance,) • parties house, child and pet sitting
Let your imagination catch fire l Solicitation forms are available in the School office or contact
Linda Proffitt (740-4734) or Sherrl Wilton (740-4392) .
February 2 is the deadline. Fire in your donations todayl
PAGE 14
agement . The Richmond Jdycees meet twice a
month dnd have had a variety of speakers .
BeSides prOViding leadership training through
community service, Ms. Roughley and the Jay
cees have fun I The Richmond Jdycees can be
found splitting wood every Saturday, dnd in
the winter, delivering the wood to those less
fortundte. Project WA.R.M. has provided
many families with their only source of heat for
the cold winter months . The Ukrop's/Rich
mond Jaycees Christmas Parade is viewed each
year by more than 500,000 people (includ
ing TV broadcasts of the event).
Ms. Roughley is fond of saying that" you get as
much out of the Jaycees as you're willing to
put into it!" Chuck Rothman, another fac
ulty member who recently joined the Richmond
Jaycees, agrees .
Although Ms. Roughley has received many local
and state Jaycee awards, she has experienced
much greater satisfaction from the intangible re
wards of working to help those less fortunate:
bringing Thanksgiving dinner to families who
would not otherwise have had any
delivering wood to a 95-year old man who
was caring for his son who was ill
delivering wood to a woman who was get
ting ready to burn her furniture
providing a Christmas party for underprivi
leged youngsters in Richmond
providing inner city youth from Richmond
with a trip to Washington, D. C. and the
Smithsonian Institute
providing a Halloween party for Big Broth
ers!Big Sisters of Richmond
working with athletes dt the Special Olym
pics
The Steward faculty not only encourages com
munity involvement, they practice it!
JANUARY 1995
••••••••••••••••••••••• COUNSELOR C ORNER
Encouraging communication At this special time of reflecting on a year past
and projecting for the year to come, let us
recommit our time and energy to the awesome
responsibility and privi lege we share in the edu
cating dnd raising of our children. let US re
member and understand the difference between
encouraging and discouraging communication .
To encourage: " recognize improvement, • em
phasize the good part of an assignment, • no
tice effort, • emphasize what happened, not
who dd it, • show trust, respect and bel ief, •
emphasize the positive.
Discouraging communicdtlon emphdsizes the fin
ished product, • compdres students with one
dnother and/or fdmily members, * gUdrdntees rewards, • uses "yes, but " statements, * shows
Idck of trust, respect dnd belief, * uses Sdr
casm, • predicts the future.
Encouraging communiCdtion often begins with
tdking time to observe dnd tune in to the likes
dnd needs of your chi ld.
. . . A QUIZ FOR PARENTS ( For fun)
Who is your child's best fr iend?
Whdt color would your child like his or her
room to be?
Who is your child's gredtest hero?
Whdt embdrrdsses your child the most?
Whdt is his or her biggest fedr?
Whdt is your ch ild's fdvorlte kind of music?
Whdt person outside the fdmily hds most influ-
enced your child 's life?
Of whdt dccomplishment is your child proud
est?
Whdt is your child's b iggest compldint dbout
the fdmily?
Whdt redlly mdkes your child dngry?
Whdt gift from you does your child cherish
most?
Does your child feel too smdll, too big, too
thin, too fd t for his/her dge?
In gym, would your child rather pldY bdsket
bdll, do exercises, or run reldYS?
Whdt are his/her favori te dnd ledst favorite sub-
Blue & Gold CONNECTION
jects in school?
Whdt IS your child's faVOrite TV show?
Whdt IS your child's favorite food?
Whdt would your child like to be when he!
she grows up?
Whdt would be your child's choice for a vaca
tlon : a cdmping trip, a visit to a big City, or
d boat trip?
W hich of these chores does your child dislike
most: w ashing the dishes, cleaning his/her
room, or taking ou t the trash?
What non-school book has your child most
recently redd?
What is his/her favorite family oCCdsion?
What nickndme is your child Cdlled by friends?
What is your child's biggest pet peeve?
What has been your child's favorite family va-
cation?
1 9 -2 4 = good listener
12-19 = pretty good
1 -1 1 = need more together time
• •••••••••••••••••••••• To THE FUTURE. ...
One goal reached ... Thanks to all of you, one gOdI has been reached I
The Development Office is very pleased to
report that pledges and contributions to the
'94 -'9 5 Annual Fund Campaign total ing
$80,401 .40 have been received to date,
thus surpassing our goal of $75,000. We
dre still aiming for 1 00% participation from as
mdny of our constituent groups dS possible, as
this provides US with an extremely strong posi
tion when we ask for support from Funds dnd
Foundations . These people dlways want to
know two Important pieces of informdtion; how
much money you rdise and the percentages of
participation from your VdrlOUS support group,
such as trustees, parents, grandparents and
alumni .
We are happy to report the following levels of
participation dt this point in our Annudl Fund
Cdmpalgn :
• •••••••••••••••••••••• WINTER A THLETICS
Indoor Soccer Indoor soccer will operdte on an intramurdl baSIS
th iS yedr. There dre six teams of 3 -4 players
per team A round-robin type tournament will
be run throughout the winter season. One
morning per week will be spent developing
skills dnd dnother morning will be devoted to
tourndment pldY.
Basketball Teams Both the girls' dnd boys ' varsity tedms began
their sedsons in December. The tedms dre young,
but working very hard . The boys ' tedm hopes
to fin ish nedr the top of the Tri -Ci ties Indepen
dent ledgue (T.C l.l.). The girls' team fdces
some tough and older competition in the league
of Independent Schools ( U .S.). Senior co
Cdptain, Cheryl Mayers is on tdrget to score
her 1 OOOth point this season. If she accom
plishes thiS, she will join Jennifer Keller (Class of 1988) as the only Steward athletes
to dchieve this gOdI.
The two middle school teams each have a full
schedule of gdmes which begin the second week
in Jdnudry .
• Trustees - 100% (NAIS - 88%')
• Pdrents - 74% (NAIS - 61% °)
• Grandparents - 18% • Facult y/Admin - 75%
• A lumni· 33% (NAIS - 21%")
"NAIS All Schools Average (7992-3)
A sincere dnd hedrt
felt "Thdnk you!" goes
out to all of you who
have helped us redch
our goal in the cam
paign . Remember this
very important fact. . .
tuition and fees do not
cover the totdl cost of operdting our school,
or dny other school
for thdt matter.
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January 22
January 16
Lee, Jackson, King Day NO SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS Faculty Professional
Development Day
January 23
January 15 - 28, 1995
January 17
Middle School 'A'vs, Central VA Patriots
(H) 4: 30 P ,I11,
Girls' B-Ball vs, Central VA Patriots
(H) - 6:00 p,m,
Boys' Varsity vs, Central VA Patriots
(H) 7:30 p,m,
January 24 Gr. 4 play to Beth Sholom
10:30 a.m,
Middle School 'A' vs. Amelia Academy
(A) 5:30 p.m,
Boys' Varsity vs. Amelia Academy
(A) 7:00 p.m.
January /8
Middle School '8' vs, Luther Memorial
(H) 4:00 p,m,
January 25
Gr. 4 play to JCC -10:00 a.m
and Laburnum Elementary
1:00 p,m,
Girls' B-Ball vs, Collegiate 'A' (A) 4 :00 p,m,
January 19
OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a,m, - 2:00 p,m,
Girls' B-Ball vs, st. Catherine's N
(H) 4:30 p.m,
Boys' Varsity vs, Rock Church (A) 7:00 p,m,
Jonuary26
OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a.m, - 2:00 p.m,
Middle School 'A' vs. St. Vincent de Paul
(H) 5:00 p.m,
Grade II Meeting Parents & Students 7:30 p.m. - Library
January 20
Gr. 4 play "Charlie and 'n,e
Chocolate Factory" 9:00 a,m, - auditorium
Girls' B-Ball vs, VES (A) 3:30 p,m.
Middle School 'A' vs. Amelia Academy
(H) 5:30 p.lII.
Boys' Varsity vs. Amelia Academy
(H) 7 :00 p.lII.
January 21
January 27 I January 28 Grade Ito SAT 1&]]
Virginia Museum (taken at another school) 9:45 a,m, - 12:30 p.m.
School Spelling Bee (grades 3-8)
9:00 a,m.
Girls' B-Ball vs. Belmead (H) 3 :30 p ,m.
Middle School 'B'vs. Collegiate '7' (A) 3:30 pm.
Boys' Varsity vs. Belmead (H) 5:00 p,m.
Janltary 29
F,bruary .s OPEN HOUSE 1:00 - 3 :00 p.m.
F,bruary J2
Lincoln's Birthday
JanuaryJO
Gr. 4 play to Reveille Pre-School
10:00 a.m.
Girls' B-Ball vs. VES (H) 4:30 p.m.
Midd le School 'B' vs. Millwood (H) 5:00 p.m.
F.b1'llary 6
OPEN HOUSE 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
F,bruary IJ
Boys' Varsity vs. Wi ll iamsburg Chri stian
(A) :] :OOp.m.
January 29 - February 18, 1995
January J1
Girls' B-Bal! vs. Central VA Patriots
(H) 5:30 p.m.
Boys' Varsity vs. Williamsburg Christian
(H) 7:00 p.m.
F.bruary 7
Girls' B-Ball vs. Richmond Christian
(H) 4:00 p.m. ----
Middle School 'A'vs. Richmond Christian
(H) 5:30 p.lll . -------
Boys' Varsity vs. Richmond Christian N
(H) 7 :00 p.m. ------
Parents' Association Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. -February 14
I.S Valentine Parties 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
-.- ------Middle School 'B' vs.
Collegiate '7' (I I) 5:00 p.m. -------
Middle School 'N vs. Collegiate '8' (H) 6:30 p.m.
----------LIS Tournament
(TBA)
F,bruary 1
Lower School Assembly (Reading Incentive
Kick-olI) 9:25 a.m.
February 8
Middle School 'B' vs. Luther Memorial
(II) 4:00 p.m.
F,bruary 15
LIS Tournament (TBA)
F,bnlal)' 2
Girls' B-Bal! vs. S t. Margaret's (A) 4:00 p.m.
Boys' Varsity vs. Tandem (H) 5:30 p.lll.
Febnfary 9
Middle School 'A' vs. Grove Avenue (H) 4:00 p.m.
-------Midd le School Girls' vs. Millwood (H) 5:30 p.m.
F.b1'llary 16
K to the Circus 9:45 a.m. - I :00 p.m.
---------. Boys' Varsity vs. New Conununity
(A) 4:00 p.m. - --------
Middle School 'N vs . Riclunond Christian
(A) 5:00 p.m -----------
Middle School 'J:!' vs. Good Shepherd (H)7:00 p.m.
F,bruary 3
Intenm Reports given to students (grs. 6-12)
Girls' B-Bal! vs. Covenant (H) 3:45 p.m.
Middle School 'A'vs Covenant (H) 5:30 p.m.
Boys' Varsity vs. Covenant (H) 7:00 p.m.
P,bnlary 10
Gr. 4 play to Wilton House
9:30a.m. --------
Middle School 'A'vs St. V incent de Paul
(A) 4.00 p.m. --------
Middle School Valentine Dance
F,brual)' / 7
Grade 2 to V A Science Museulll 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m
------------LIS Tournament
(TBA)
February " Registration deadline
for ACT
Middle School 'A' Kcnston Forest
Invitational (A) 11'00 a.m
F,bruary I J
Fcb1'llary 18