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St. Francis Episcopal Day School
A n n u A l R e p o R t 2 0 1 3 – 1 4
t A b l e o f C o n t e n t s
1 From the Head of School 2 From the Chair of the Board 3 Financial Report 4 Students Show Their True Colors 6 Young Minds Unite Against Poverty 7 The Making of Model Digital Citizens 8 Sporting Clays Classic10 St. Francis Festival Day13 Gifts—A Time to Grow Capital Campaign14 Gifts—Annual Fund20 Gifts—Tributes20 Gifts—Financial Aid21 Gifts—Corporations and Foundations22 Woolrich Award Winners24 Outstanding Volunteer Award26 Class of 2014 High School Destinations26 Class of 2014 Council Presidents and Awards27 Class of 2010 College Destinations28 Mentor and Student Reunite28 Class Notes—Alumni News32 Ways to Give
An Art-to-Art ChatAward-winning artist Addy Purdy ’10 recently returned to St. Francis for a visit with retired Middle School Art Teacher Cathy Bussa.
St. Francis students joined heart and hand with local nonprofit Dec My Room in a mission to brighten the day of young patients at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Fit to Be Tie-Dyed
St. Francis’s inaugural Sporting Clays Classic was a real blast! Participants took part in the event’s challenge and camaraderie while shooting for a lofty goal: raising money for the Patrick Nicosia C.A.R.E. Fund.
Award-winning artist Addy Purdy ’10 recently returned to St. Francis for a visit with retired Middle School Art Teacher Cathy Bussa.
An Art-to-Art Chat
Taking Aim at Student Enrichment 8
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“If you build it, he will come.” These seven
words, written first in the novel Shoeless
Joe by W. P. Kinsella and then made famous by the
1989 movie Field of Dreams, dared an entire genera-
tion to embrace its fondest hopes and pursue them
fearlessly. Over the past few years, the St. Francis
Episcopal Day School Board and community have
done some fearless dreaming of our own, and
watched as our bold pursuit has, indeed, brought
dreams to life.
Empowered by the generosity of St. Francis
families and friends—and using our strategic plan
as a road map—we purchased 23 acres on South
Piney Point Road in 2011; worked with architects
and contractors; and watched as the grounds and
existing buildings began to take on new life. In
September 2013, we completed the first building
phase, and students began practicing on the South
Campus’s two new athletics fields.
There’s so much more to come for St. Francis on
the South Campus—from Primary School cottages
to a field house to an academic building designed
for immersion learning—but I’d be remiss if I didn’t
pause here to thank all of the volunteers and staff
members who have helped us accomplish so much
thus far. I especially want to acknowledge the
incredible leadership that Associate Head of School
and Head of Physical Education and Athletics Don
Hicks has shown at St. Francis over the years. His
unwavering commitment to excellence; his wise
planning and vision; and his genuine love of our
students have spurred St. Francis athletics into an
incredibly robust program—so robust, in fact, that
it outgrew our facilities! I am so grateful that our
students and coaches now have the fields they need
for practice and play.
We held the ribbon-cutting for the South Cam-
pus fields on January 8, 2014, and immediately
afterward our St. Francis Wolves dominated their
competition in the first official game there. As I
watched that soccer match, I couldn’t help but
remember Ray Kinsella, Field of Dreams’ main char-
acter. Through courage and faith, he transformed a
cornfield into a living wonder, and I felt so hon-
ored to be on the South Campus with many of you,
watching our very own Field of Dreams come true.
From the Head of SchoolSusan B. Lair, PhD
CamPaign Co-CHairS StaCy anD miCHaeL meDrano anD BetH (not PiCtureD) anD greg LooSer joineD Dr. Lair For tHe SoutH CamPuS FieLDS riBBon-Cutting.
HJPC Varsity Football CHamPions—2003, 2006, 2008, 2011
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When St. Francis Episcopal Day School’s A Time
to Grow capital campaign raised half of its
$21 million goal last spring, our community cele-
brated the milestone with Halfway Day, complete
with creative half hairstyles, outfits, and classroom
activities, plus a cake that was half chocolate and
half vanilla. By all reports, our students had a blast.
Yet, as chair of the St. Francis
Board of Trustees and especially
as a St. Francis parent, I am grate-
ful that halfway is an unusual con-
cept for our school. Our students
and faculty simply aren’t known
for quitting halfway to the end.
Rather, St. Francis is known
for its commitment to giving
its all—always. Like all good
schools, that commitment pervades our teachers,
administrators, curriculum, and programs. And,
as with all great schools, this pursuit of excellence
characterizes our community and fuels its sense of
the power and responsibility of the individual to
improve the whole.
I see this dedication to community reflected at
St. Francis continually. For example, in 2013–14:
•Numerous Middle School students and faculty
explored the global challenge of poverty and
worked to reduce it as participants in the
St. Francis C.A.R.E.S. program.
• Several of our St. Francis families took the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/
Food Stamp Challenge to get a taste of what
life is like for millions of low-income Ameri-
cans who struggle to put food on the table.
•Third and fourth graders raised funds for
Ascension School, our partner school in Pouly,
Haiti, through their Relief Through Reading
fundraising effort.
•Middle School art students partnered with the
Dec My Room nonprofit organization to hand-
craft 60 tie-dyed body pillowcases for Texas
Children’s Hospital patients.
•The City of Houston celebrated “Wolves
Against Hunger of St. Francis Episcopal Day
School Day” on August 20, 2013. Mayor Annise
Parker issued the proclamation in honor of
the seven St. Francis students who won the
national Lead2Feed World Hunger Leadership
Challenge in May 2013 and presented their
$25,000 award check to a local hunger-relief
charity.
These are just a few of the ways St. Francis
students, faculty, and friends have demonstrated
their commitment to being contributing members
of the local community and beyond. But schools
can’t truly prepare students to be good citizens just
by emphasizing service. Solving global challenges
requires creative thinking, physical fitness, tech-
nological adeptness, environmental sensitivity, and
an awareness of how people live in other cultures
and countries. That’s why St. Francis students are
exposed to a wide array of experiences both on and
off campus.
In 2013–14, students planted trees as part of
Global Cooperation Day; explored computer
science during the largest learning event in world
history, the Hour of Code; practiced and played
on our new South Campus athletics fields; and
learned about their digital footprint. They also
created a school bookstore as part of the eighth-
grade business class; explored the world through
performances by the Peking Acrobats, the Hous-
ton Museum of Natural Science Wildlife on Wheels
program, the Texian Time Machine, ARTS ALIVE!,
and numerous other groups; won championships
in basketball, wrestling, and lacrosse; and much,
much more.
As St. Francis continues to raise funds for the
A Time to Grow capital campaign and to expand its
horizons on the South Campus, I feel privileged to
serve a community that never does anything half-
way. Together, we will continue the time-honored
St. Francis tradition of pursuing what’s best with
wholehearted excellence.
From the Board Chair
mark t. terryCHair, BoarD oF truSteeS
3HJPC Varsity Cross Country CHamPions—2006
Financial Report
Earned Income $ 15,979,992
Operating Expenses 18,255,927
Net Surplus/(Deficit)before fundraising and investment revenues (2,275,935)
Fundraising Revenue 1,132,918
Investment Revenue 923,265
totaL net SurPLuS/(DeFiCit) $ (219,752)
CaPitaL exPenDitureS $ 597,532
2013–14 Revenues and expendituRes
aSSetS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,445,070
Accounts receivable 245,187
Prepaid expenses and other assets 263,719
Pledges receivable 3,594,141
Investments 13,776,278
Fixed assets 19,347,533
totaL aSSetS $ 45,671,928
LiaBiLitieS
Accounts payable $ 416,474
Accrued liabilities 741,886
Deferred tuition and fees 11,482,478
Notes payable 6,244,893
totaL LiaBiLitieS $ 18,885,731
net aSSetS
Unrestricted $ 24,764,855
Temporarily restricted 1,637,509
Permanently restricted 383,833
totaL net aSSetS $ 26,786,197
totaL LiaBiLitieS anD net aSSetS $ 45,671,928
2013–14 Balance sheet
82% tuition
12% Fees & otherincome
2% other
Fundraising efforts
4% annual Fund
62% Personnel
16% instructional
13% management
& general
4% Financial assistance
3% Capital expenditures
2% auxiliary Programs
Revenues2013–14
expendituRes2013–14
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It took two weeks for the students to com-
plete the multi-step tie-dye process during
Visual Arts Teacher Amy Chandler’s classes.
From tying the cases to applying the dye and
finally rinsing, washing, and stuffing them,
the students put their personal touches on
each creation, finishing them with a penned
message for the pillow’s future recipient.
“Our students really came together for this
cause,” said Mrs. Chandler. “The pillows will
be a daily reminder to these young patients
that other children are thinking of them and
wishing them the very best.”
Mrs. Plank of Dec My Room echoed this
sentiment. “Often our youth think that they
can’t make a difference at their age, but that
is so far from the truth,” she said. “These stu-
dents put in over 300 service hours to bring
smiles to the faces of so many Texas Children’s
patients. On this very special day, they truly
touched lives.”
Head of Middle School Stephen Lovejoy
joined Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. French, and
several St. Francis eighth graders and Dec My
Room volunteers on February 1 to hand out
the comfy body pillows to patients at TCH.
StudentS Show their true ColorS in Gift to texaS Children’S hoSpital patientS
St. Francis students joined heart and hand with local nonprofit Dec My Room in a
mission to brighten the day of young patients at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH). In
honor of the hospital’s 60th birthday, Middle School students in fifth through eighth
grade tie-dyed 60 body pillowcases in vivid, cheerful hues, then delivered them to
patients at the hospital on February 1, 2014. The birthday project was the brainchild
of alumni parent and Dec My Room Founder Susan Plank and Director of Grants
and Corporate Partnerships Kathy French.
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The Dec My Room team’s ongoing
mission is to decorate the hospital
rooms of young patients undergoing
extended stays at Texas Children’s
Cancer Center and M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center in Houston, as well as
hospitals in Los Angeles and, most recently, Boston. By partnering with the
nonprofit to personalize these “homes away from home,” our St. Francis
students hoped to enhance morale and, ultimately, the healing process—a
goal we think they accomplished with flying colors!
The St. Francis C.A.R.E.S. (Chil-dren Actively Remaking Economic Situations) program was estab-lished in spring 2013 to lead our school-wide, student-driven poverty initiative, which tasks students with researching causes and effects of poverty in order to develop real-world solutions to remedy the global epidemic.
With a particular focus on need in Brazil, Haiti, India, and Swaziland, St. Francis students, faculty, and administrators spent the 2013–14 school year in active collaboration
with peers around the world. Lower School students learned about the poverty plight through guest speak-ers, Skype sessions, and group reading, in addition to an end-of-year presentation by the Middle School C.A.R.E.S. activity group.
Fifth graders video-conferenced with K. L. International School in Meerut, India, to discuss hardship in India and at home. Sixth grade kept busy through a project-based learn-ing initiative about Brazil, studying the ins and outs of life in Rio and its favelas, where the poverty-stricken
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C.a.r.e.S. young minds unite against Poverty
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reside. The seventh-grade team set its sights on Haiti, and was fascinated to hear about Middle School Science Teacher Kay Rhea’s summer mission experiences, as well as Dr. Lair’s recent trek to our sister school in the central plateau there (accompanied by Head of Lower School Elisse Hayes and Head of Marketing and Communi-cations Joy Hilley). Eighth graders researched Swaziland and kicked off their projects with a challenge to interview a stranger whose income falls near the poverty line,
then create an iMovie video on their findings. Finally, our Middle School councils joined forces via Skype and Google Docs with a group at the Escola Americana (American School) in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty and possible solutions that students, as informed citizens, can put into place.
St. Francis students stand together as people for others com-mitted to a belief as simple as it is sincere: Big dreams have a way of starting small.
SteP By StePThe Making of Model Digital Citizens
On February 4, 2014, the FBI paid a visit to St. Francis.
Thankfully, it was for the much-anticipated Monitoring
Your Child’s Digital Footprint presentation to St. Francis
parents! Our visitors also spoke with students in grades
3–8 on how to stay safe in a digital world spilling over with
texts, tweets, posts, and apps.
Covering such topics as cyberbullying, the posting of inap-
propriate material, and how to keep private information private,
Agent Russell Ackley—a member of the Houston Child Exploitation
Task Force—advised parents and faculty on how to protect children
from the latest online threats. His talks with students further
focused on creating a positive and protected digital presence. A
helpful handout and follow-up access to online Internet safety tutori-
als rounded out this reminder that we are no less called to walk in Christ’s
footsteps in the online world than in the real one.
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HJPC Varsity Field HoCkey CHamPions—2002 7
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thanks to the heart and hard work of
co-chairs Clarke Anderson and Lee
Zieben ’90, plus the support of dozens
of volunteers and event sponsors, St. Francis’s
inaugural Sporting Clays Classic was a real
blast! On November 18, 2013, the Greater
Houston Gun Club bustled
with the big-hearted enthu-
siasm of 120 marksmen
enjoying the day’s clay
shoot and flurry competi-
tion, lunch, silent auction,
cocktail reception, and
awards ceremony.
Participants took part
in the event’s challenge
and camaraderie while shooting
for a lofty goal: raising money for the
Patrick Nicosia C.A.R.E. Fund, which supports
cultural, academic, and recreational enrich-
ment opportunities for St. Francis students
who otherwise might not be able to participate.
Established in 2013, the fund honors the mem-
ory of Patrick Nicosia, a passionate outdoors-
man and school volunteer whose dedication to
providing students with the finest enrichment
opportunities was a true inspiration to the
St. Francis community.
Taking home the individual Highest Overall
Score awards were Marcus Pullicino for the
men and Jane Scott for the women. The team of
Michael Osowski, Mel Parks, Ricky Wright, and
Gary Jewel won the Highest Overall Team Score
award with 294 hits, and the team of Brett
Chiles, John Reily Thomason, John Flourney,
and Billy Murphy took home the Team Flurry
Competition Award with a score of 78 out of a
possible 100.
Taking Aim at Student EnrichmentSt. Francis Hosts Inaugural Sporting Clays Classic
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TEAM SALESPlatinum Team—$10,000Clarke Anderson/Lee Zieben ’90
Gold Teams—$5,000Stacie & Howard ’90 Chapman GHI EnergyDeeDee & Wallis Marsh/Chad ClaySentriforce
Silver Teams—$2,500BerkadiaStephen Boutros, Ltd.Billy Braddock/Fred Brazelton/
Billy Iglesias/Brian Rieke ’89Brett Chiles/John Reily Thomason/BullritosRobert T. Chisholm ’90Randy Corson/Eugene Lou/
Mark Provine/Mike WhittakerLauren & Richard EpleyVirginia & Morrow ’90 Evans Frost BankJay Kyle/Christian O’Neil/
Tony Pannagl ’83/Matthew Van WieMagnum Hunter Resources
CorporationSofia ’97 & Owen ’97 MasseyThe Meyer FoundationMorgan Stanley Private Wealth
ManagementNorton Rose FulbrightLillian & Michael Osowski PinPoint CommercialBryan P. Ritchey, DDS/Team NicosiaCourtney & James RobertsonPam & Phil RundleSpark EnergySt. Francis Dad’s ClubJennifer & Tadd Tellepsen
SPONSORSGolf Cart Sponsor—$3,500Megan & Taylor Tipton Blue Clay Game Sponsor—$2,500Brandi Maxwell Hurried Hundred Game Sponsor—$2,500Stacy ’84 & Michael Medrano
Team Flurry Competition Sponsor —$1,500The D. Kent & Linda C. Anderson Foundation
Professional Instructor Sponsor —$1,000Kim & Chris Graeter Station Sponsors—$350Christi & J. P. BennettJohn M. Cook III, DDS Kelly & Matt CubbageNatasha & Mario de la GarzaKim & Chris GraeterKeri & Michael HerrinVicsandra & Darren JonesLiesl & Marion Leman Lepow Dental AssociatesMike Mizell, DDS Jennifer & Matt RosserLindsay & Trent Stout
DONATIONSAnonymousLorie & Steve HerodJoe Ann & Ken KingdonDr. Patrick V. NicosiaMaureen & Paul PereaAmy & Michael Walton
GIFTS IN KINDElle & Clarke AndersonBering’sCigar VaultElite Shooting SchoolLauren & Richard EpleyGreenwood King PropertiesJoe Ann & Ken KingdonJoel Moore & Lee Zieben ’90Mischer InvestmentsParis Texas Apparel CompanyPost Oak Publishing, Inc.Prime CommunicationsRMC Plastics
A final salute goes out to our
generous Sporting Clays Classic
underwriters, without whom
the event would not have been
possible:
Sonic Drive-InPronto CucininoThe Sparta Group, A Division of CQB, LLCVincent Ford Custom ApparelKelli & John WeinzierlWow–1 Day Painting
HJPC Varsity Volleyball CHamPions—2011
CaroL Lee niCoSia anD DaugHter annie SHare a moment witH event Co-CHairS Lee ZieBen ’90 (LeFt) anD CLarke anDerSon.
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everything is bigger and better at
St. Francis—and the 2014 Festival Day,
themed Don’t Mess With Festival, was
no exception. On April 27, 2014, the
grounds of St. Francis transformed into a Wild
West wonderland full of themed rides, games,
prizes, and food. Buckaroos young and young
at heart were challenged to eight seconds on
the mechanical bull. Those who stood still long
enough risked getting hauled off to the Festival
Jail, the friendliest lockup in the South. Heck,
some folks even got lassoed by a stilt-walking
cowboy!
Meanwhile, other partners loosened their
belt buckles for barbecue beef sandwiches
and tasty tacos. And everyone looked skyward
during the Helicopter Ball Drop, when 730 golf
balls were tossed from a helicopter by Dr. Lair.
Five lucky winners took home prizes!
Texas-size pride was definitely on display at
the annual One Community Fund event that
benefits both St. Francis Episcopal Church
and St. Francis Episcopal Day School each year.
Special thanks go out to Festival Chairs Kelly
Huff, Anne Smith, Charlotte Sullivan, and Kris
Vallee for working tirelessly on the afternoon
of fellowship, fun, and fundraising. And to our
generous underwriters, booth sponsors, Big
Board winners, golf ball purchasers, and, most
importantly, volunteers—thank you for making
Festival Day 2014 one for the memory books.
Austin FamilyBee Well Pediatrics, PAStephen Boutros, Ltd.Boxley GroupClark and Jordan, LPStephanie & Mark Deverka Liz & Will Franklin Frost BankTiffani & Brian Jinks
Jet Linx Korn FerryEugene C. Lou, MDPark Line HomesBryan P. Ritchey, DDSRMH Marketing & Media, LLCSURGE AcceleratorKelli & John WeinzierlLulu & Hugh Zhang
Back in the Saddle44th Annual Festival Day Was a Texas-Size Shindig!
2014 Festival chairs« Kelly HUFF « Anne Smith «« Charlotte Sullivan «« Kris Vallee « Underwriters
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Booth Sponsors Audrey & Matthew AdamsShannon & John AddisonSapna & Rajesh AminElle & Clarke AndersonMonica & Mark BaughmanStephanie & Jason BeauvaisLaura BestShelly Blalock ’84Lauri Newton & Vadim
BoureninKathy & David BoydWendy & Bill BrucknerSharon & George BuschardtCanine Country Club Sandra & Carlos CarrascoStacie & Howard ’90 ChapmanJessica & Andrew ColemanKelly & Matt CubbageDeb & Marc CunninghamMarjorie & Michael DaleSveta & Derek Darnell Renee & Chip DavisNatasha & Mario de la GarzaLynn & Ronnie DeyoHolly & Michael DinsmoreNicole & Greg EidmanHeather & Joel ElkinsLauren & Richard EpleyKerry & Jonathan FaroJulie & Ken FaterkowskiMinou & Josh Feinstein/
UBS Financial ServicesMary & Chad FergusonMolly & Kip FergusonLee & Grant FortneyErin ’90 & Stan FowlerCarmen & Alex GomezPaige & Forrest Green
Ashley & Stedman GrigsbyDaniella & Edward GroupSallie & Tony GuerinoBrianna HaasHolly & Breen HaireLorie & Steve HerodKeri & Michael HerrinNicole & Will HodgeSophia & Roland HuaiKelly & Chris HuffLaura & Chris HutchesonLeslie ’86 & Jack JacksonAna Lee & Marc JacobsVicsandra & Darren JonesAmy & Eric JonesJean & Josh JonesCaroline & Michael KanarellisHuntley & Dan KubitzaTrish & Jay KyleJasdeep & Devinder LambaEJ & Young LeeLindsey & Nick LittleDeeDee & Wallis MarshSofia ’97 & Owen ’97 MasseyBrandi MaxwellJenny & Cooley MayJennifer & Tom McDonaldStacy ’84 & Michael MedranoGlenda & Danny MooreJennifer & Joel MooreMarguerite & Steve MorrellAlix & Jimmy NakfoorLisa & Greg NelsonDiane & Rand NolenKristen & Lance O’PryLillian & Michael OsowskiAmy & Tony ’83 PannaglAmy & James PavlikSherry & Tom Polec
Lacy ’90 & Philip PriceVeronica & Marcus
PullicinoCourtney & James
RobertsonSofia & Walker RyanSage DiningSonia SanchezMary Frances & Alex
SardinaStephanie & Todd
ScheyerLauri & Karl SchlopyCindy & Jason SchulzeHeidi & Matt
SeinsheimerCallie & John SimonsKate & Joe SkubiszAnne & Stephen SmithBarbara & Clark SmithCarrie SoffelSt. Francis Sports
AssociationSommer & Ryan StashDeborah & James StewartCourtney & Steve StubblefieldCatherine & Chris SwinbankVania & Mark TerryKelly & Jeff ThibaultAndrea & Craig VogelsangAmy & Erik VossLindsay & George WardMegan WhitlockMegan & Jason WilliamsJacee & Kelly WolfTiffany & Randall WongElizabeth & L. D. Wood-HullLiz & Frank Wozencraft
Paula WrightRosy & John Zuklic
Big Board Winners Shannon & John AddisonShelley & Newt BarineauHolly & Kirk CoburnMaria & Carlos ContrerasStephanie & Mark DeverkaChristy & John ’82 DullLaura & Salvador EscalonaVictoria & Parker JohnsonMindy & Sean RiceKim & Bill Sanchez
Donations Gina & Michael AdamoShannon & John AddisonKathryn & Leigh AdkinsShayna Andrews
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HJPC Varsity boys basketball CHamPions—2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14
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Christi & J. P. BennettLisa & Brad BowmanJessica & Fred BrazeltonLeah & Gregory BrownCourtney & Jeremy BrynesLiliana & Holden BurnettStacie & Howard ’90 ChapmanAbby & Fred ClarkDeb & Marc CunninghamAdrienne & Brian CutterMarjorie & Michael DaleRenee & Chip DavisCristina & John ’89 DebobenMichele ’75 & Rod DesrochesStephanie & Mark DeverkaLynn & Ronnie DeyoChristy & John ’82 DullNicole ’85 & Brendan Ederle
Dayna & Ted ErckJulie & Ken FaterkowskiJustine & Paul FinnettLee & Grant FortneyMichelle & George FotehAllison & Will GrahamAndi & Randy HaddoxStacey & Jeffrey HenningsenKristyn & Marty HoganShelley & Billy IglesiasElin & Tommy JacksonVictoria & Parker JohnsonJean & Josh JonesCatherine & Subhi KhudairiJill & Dave KnowlesTracy & Randy McMullenLaura & Steve McNearNidhika & Sean MehtaLeslie & Cody MoererAlix & Jimmy NakfoorMaureen & Paul PereaPatricia & David PerlickJennifer & Matt RosserKim & Bill SanchezJennifer & Patrick SchneiderFrancine StefanAnn & Robert StephensLindsay & Trent StoutMelissa & Mike TaylorKaren & Joe ’83 ThompsonMegan & Taylor TiptonAmy & Andy TurboffShawnna & T. J. TuscaiJay VillarrealChristie & George VlahakosMelissa & Tuan VuRobert WheelerLydia WhiteStephanie & Gerry WillingerJulie WoodburyLiz & Frank WozencraftHiroko & Masaaki Yokoyama
Gifts in KindFish GalleryHouston Distributing Company Klein Family Dental Mischer Investments David Porter PhotographyPronto CucininoSilver Eagle Distributors Sylvia’s Enchilada KitchenNancy Turner ’86
APRIL 19, 2015
Catch the
Fever!
all money raised by the Festival benefits the one Community Fund. this fund supports landscaping projects, improved security measures, staffing expenses, and many infrastructure improvements that are vital to the growth of our school and church community.
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$2,000,000 and HigherThe Paul E. Andrews Jr.
Foundation
$1,000,000–$1,999,999Kelli & John Weinzierl
$500,000–$999,999AnonymousThe Brown FoundationCFP FoundationThe Fondren Foundation
$250,000–$499,999Henderson-Wessendorff
FoundationLorie & Steve HerodBeth & Greg ’83 Looser Keith MaxwellKelly & Bill MontgomeryBobbie & John Nau
$100,000–$249,999Shannon & John AddisonThe Austin FamilyThe D. Kent & Linda C. Anderson
FoundationJessica & Fred BrazeltonKaren & Howard ChapmanMaria & Carlos ContrerasSusan & Jeff GrayJane & Michael JamiesonJanna & Kyle LippmanStacy ’84 & Michael MedranoNidhika & Pershant MehtaRishma & Akbar MohamedJennifer & Joel Moore Josi & Lawrence ShipleyVivian L. Smith FoundationDiana & Davis SunVania & Mark Terry $50,000–$99,999 AnonymousMichele & Sandy AronBank of America Charitable
Gift FundStacie & Howard ’90 Chapman
Emily & Robert ClayThe Crain FoundationKelly & Matt CubbageKate & Mike DenhamFleming EndowmentThe Hamill FoundationHouston EndowmentThe Josh Jones Family
and Suzanne H. KirbyThe Lyons FoundationM. D. Anderson FoundationJenny & David MooreNuDevco Partners, LLCMindy & Sean RiceCourtney & James RobertsonAnne & Stephen SmithLynette & Trey SniderLindsay & Trent StoutKim & Nestor Vicknair
$25,000–$49,999Anonymous Board MemberALV Interests Ltd Stephen Boutros, LtdSuzanne & Tim BrownHolly & St. John DinsmoreCelia & George FontaineJill & Jim GlanvilleChristine & Ty HofferBrandee & Brandon HoustonKelly & Chris Huff Jasdeep & Devinder LambaDeeDee & Wallis MarshAnn & Frank McGuyerThe Mischer FamilyGlenda & Danny MooreAmy & James PavlikThe Ed Rachal FoundationAmy SansThe Solberg & Zieben ’90 FamiliesRenee & John Reily ThomasonKris & Jimmy ValleeThe Whalley Foundation
$15,000–$24,999Holly & Breen HaireCici & Emerson HankamerBrandi Maxwell
The Meyer FoundationJulianna & Scott MooradKendall & Edward OndarzaLisa & John SarvadiVanessa & Perry SendukasMegan & Taylor TiptonTMT Holdings LLCMegan & Jason Williams
$7,500–$14,999Beverly & Dan ArnoldAllison & Geary BroadnaxJeannie Rich ChandlerGillian & Chris ConoscentiCRC Family Charitable FoundationKelli FondrenMehrnaz & Ned GillGeorge & Mary Josephine
Hamman FoundationThe Lee & Joseph D. Jamail
FoundationKim & Steve ManningTracy & Randy McMullenAllison & Michael ’76 MitschkeKellie & Dwayne MorleyAlix & Jimmy NakfoorNational Philanthropic TrustAmy & Tony ’83 PannaglBarbie & Ron PresswoodLaura & Richard RobertROPAK, Inc.Mary Frances & Alex SardinaStrake FoundationMegan & Anthony UerlingCarrie & Ron WoliverLiz & Frank Wozencraft
$1,000–$7,499Glenn BallardMeredith & Mark ’86 BarineauAndrea & Clayton BishopLinda & Bob BrownJo & George BrueggemanCourtney & Jeremy BrynesBonnie & Jack ChandlerKathy & George ColtrinAnne & Brian ComardaNatasha & Mario de la Garza
Molly & Kip FergusonFidelity Charitable Gift FundBecky & Thomas GottsegenCharlotte & David HedrickAlice & Randy HelmsShelley & Billy IglesiasJenna JacksonJay KelleyTrish & Jay KyleJill & Dave KnowlesJodi & Gene LouBeverley & Lee MartinLisa & Paul MasonCathy & Carl MoererLeslie & Cody MoererPatricia & David PerlickVeronica & Marcus PullicinoSJS Surgery PASommer & Ryan StashSt. Francis Sports AssociationChris & Bill SwansonTate Moerer & King, LLPKelly & Jeff ThibaultLorita & William TiptonJen & James WallisWTLT LP
Gifts up to $999Stacy AllenLynn & Chris BahmLauri BrownFrances & Alvin CallenderMargaret Ann CassebShakti & Sarvang DalalJulie & Casey DohertyBetsy & Thom FarverLisa & Bob HestonOlive & Lynn HughesTheresa & Jeff KelleyLida & Mahmood MoradiCindy Straton
Gifts in KindMike BlalockShelly BlalockMickie Service CompanyAngela & Michael Poujol
HJPC Varsity Girls soCCer CHamPions—2000–01
St. francis is grateful to the following individuals, foundations, and corporations for their generous support of the A Time to Grow capital campaign for the development of the South Campus.
listed below are gifts and pledges made between May 2011 and June 2014.
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HEADMASTER’S CIRCLEGIFTS OF $20,000+Maria & Carlos ContrerasJane & Michael JamiesonBeth & Greg ’83 LooserRishma & Akbar MohamedJenny & David Moore
SOCIETY OF ARTS & LETTERSGIFTS OF $10,000–$19,999Chad Clay*Kelly & Matt CubbageLorie & Steve HerodRosemarie & Matthew JohnsonStacy ’84 & Michael MedranoNidhika & Sean MehtaMindy & Sean RicePam & Phil RundleLindsay & Trent StoutDiana & Davis SunVania & Mark TerrySuzette & Stephen Way
CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCEGIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999Jessica & Fred BrazeltonSuzanne & Tim BrownStacie & Howard ’90 ChapmanKate & Mike DenhamStephanie & Mark DeverkaJo & David Dickson*Eliza & Johnny ’69 DuncanPaige & Tilman FertittaZabet & Mark HaasCici & Emerson HankamerSusan HoyakShelley & Billy IglesiasJeannie & David JoeVictoria & Parker JohnsonJean & Josh JonesAlicia & Robert KimmelKristi & Jeffrey LiggettJanna & Kyle LippmanJodi & Gene LouDeeDee & Wallis MarshBrandi MaxwellTracy & Randy McMullen
Allison & Michael ’76 MitschkeKelly & Bill MontgomeryJennifer & Joel MooreBarbara & Bruce PetersonSherry & Tom Polec*Suzanne & Bob Potter*Lourdes & Federico Reyes*Kim & Bill SanchezHeidi & Matt SeinsheimerBarbara & Clark SmithVirginia & Dan Steppe
1952 FOUNDER’S CIRCLEGIFTS OF $1,952–$4,999Shelly & Cutt Ableson*Audrey & Matthew AdamsShannon & John AddisonSarah & Brian ’87 AustinPatti & Tony BarlettaStephanie & Jason BeauvaisChristi & J.P. BennettLauren & Tom Biggs*Mary & Jim Boynton*Karen & Howard ChapmanWendy & Bill Chiles*Fran Collins*Gillian & Chris ConoscentiLeigh & Trey CookJodie & Randy CorsonMarilu & Angel Cueva*Jane & Jim DeGeorge*Lynn & Ronnie DeyoHolly & St. John DinsmoreNicole ’85 & Brendan EderleVirginia & Morrow ’90 EvansCatharine & Grant FaulconerAnnie & Patrick Ferguson*Liz & Will FranklinJean & Mark Gargiulo*Jennifer & Chris GibsonMehrnaz & Ned GillJill & Jim GlanvilleMarilyn & David Guion*Marsha & Fred HaasStacey & Jeffrey HenningsenNicole & Will Hodge*Christine & Ty Hoffer
Sophia & Rol& HuaiBarbara & Roberto IglesiasAna Lee & Marc JacobsNicole JasperGina & Tom JohnsonVicsandra & Darren Jones*Misty & Mush KhanDavid KingJill & Dave Knowles*Huntley & Dan KubitzaSusie & James LairEJ & Young Lee*Liesl & Marion LemanJenny & Cooley May*Julianna & Scott MooradGlenda & Danny MooreElizabeth ’97 & Lee Morgan*Bobbie & John NauLisa & Greg NelsonCindy & Mark O’DonnellCourtney & Christian O’NeilKristen & Lance O’PryKatherine Lundy & Shashi PatelMargaret & Boris PayanMaureen & Paul PereaKathryn PipkinCandy & Mark ProvineVeronica & Marcus PullicinoLaura & Richard RobertElizabeth & John RobertsStephanie & Todd Scheyer*Lauri & Karl SchlopyJennifer & Patrick SchneiderKrista & Todd ’82 SinexKate & Joe SkubiszLynette & Trey SniderSommer & Ryan Stash*Ann & Robert StephensKatherine & John StromCatherine & Chris SwinbankMelissa & Mike TaylorKelly & Jeff ThibaultMegan & Taylor TiptonMegan & Anthony UerlingKris & Jimmy ValleeChristie & George VlahakosAmy & Erik Voss
Lindsay & George Ward*Kelli & John WeinzierlMary & Robert WhildenCarrie & Ron WoliverElizabeth & L. D. Wood-Hull*Judy & James WoolleyRosy & John Zuklic*
ST. FRANCIS ASSOCIATESGIFTS OF $1,000–$1,951Nathalie & Eduardo AlamanSapna & Rajesh AminElle & Clarke AndersonLinda & Kent AndersonAparna & Manu AsthanaGlenn BallardMeredith & Mark ’86 BarineauLisa & Stuart BatesAndrea & Clayton Bishop*Kristine & Billy BraddockCourtney & Jeremy BrynesCam & Rod CanionMinnie & Ed Cappel*Karen & Bill CaseTrina & Craig ChandlerJeannie & Rob ChandlerAnnie & Phil Chin*Lisa ColginCeline CozadHeather & Brady CrosswellSusie & Richard CrummelLaura & Ned DavenportMelissa & Henri deLaunay*Bethany & Kelby DennardChristy & John ’82 DullMolly & Kip FergusonPaula & Leon Goldstein*Carmen & Alex GomezBecky & Thomas GottsegenSharon & Holman GregorySallie & Tony GuerinoSandy & Gus HaddadHolly & Breen HaireAmy & Curtis HartmanLindsay & Drew Henderson*Kristyn & Marty Hogan*Amy & Lantz Howell
Gifts to the St. francis annual fund enable us to purchase learning tools that stretch the mind, strengthen the body, and refresh the spirit—tools that also help us attract the inspired educators who keep our students engaged.
Many thanks to these participating donors.
Annual Fund
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Kelly & Chris HuffAmy & Bo HugginsLiz & Laji JamesSusan KettererKeely & Kale KrhovjakMarisol & Jorge LeivaCara Mathes & Alan LuedemannBrandi & Chris MarrusShelley & Doug MastersonMartha & Tom MelodyRachel & Bryan MiltonHarriet MitchellKara & Dan MontgomeryCatherine & Alan MorrisonLeslie & Randy NewcomerLillian & Michael OsowskiGaby & Ken OwenAmy & James PavlikPatricia & David PerlickVeronica & Dean PorterKay & Ron RheaJodi & Lee RichardAlejandra & Edgar RinconMichelle & Bryan RitcheyCourtney & James RobertsonJennifer & Matt RosserSofia & Walker RyanMargaretta & Rick ’84 SnellFrancine StefanLaura & Jay Swent*Jennifer & Tadd TellepsenLeslie & John TurnerLeslie vanArsdaleMelissa & Tuan VuAmy & Michael WaltonAmanda & Byron WayAlison & Randall WilhiteNancy & Sidney Williams*Tiffany & Randall Wong
ST. FRANCIS SUSTAINERSGIFTS OF $500–$999Gina & Michael AdamoShayna Andrews*Amy & Matt AngellEllen & John ’84 BenderLauri Newton & Vadim BoureninKathy & David BoydCindy & Randy BroilesLeah & Gregory BrownSandra & Carlos CarrascoJan & Chris CarrollMelinda & Jay ’73 ChernoskyJessica & Rob ’90 ChisholmSherry & John CobbSean CoerverFaith Cohen*Elizabeth & Ray CookDeb & Marc CunninghamTerri & John D’Elia*Julie & Michael DonaldsonKate & Matt DruryLynn & Douglas DunbarBonny & Joe Bob EdwardsNicole & Greg EidmanStacy & Michael EllingtonNatalie & Vipul Engineer*Nancy & Arthur EpleyDayna & Ted ErckMinou & Josh FeinsteinKay & Bob ForkerCathy & Richard GeisBen Gentry ’94*Amy & William GlauserKim & Chris ’95 GraeterMegan & Tony GraySylvia & Caldwell HartJennifer & Samuel ’89 HendricksKeri & Michael HerrinSharon & Jim HibbertJackie HibblerEsperanza & Don HicksGarnett & Michael Holmes*Will Holstien ’94
Leslie ’86 & Jack JacksonMonica & Gerald Jefferson*Lata & Pramod Karekar*Courtney & Tim KearnsKasey & Stephen KellerYounghee Lee & Hoggie Kim*Amy & Aric Klein*Stephanie & John KrellShari & Bill LakenmacherMarilyn LigonBecky & Nick LivingstoneMonica & Stephen MarkovichBetsy & George McKeanDarla & Keith McNayDan Meyer ’96Marguerite & Steve MorrellSheila & Bo NewellKendall & Edward OndarzaMe-J & John O’NealAmy & Tony ’83 PannaglDeanna PipkinsDawn & Jason PowersBarbie & Ron PresswoodJulie & Darin PrestonNina & Richard PriceKaryn & Michael ReardonCarolyn & Hugh RyanTanya & Ramesh SadeghianMary Frances & Alex SardinaLisa & John SarvadiFidelis & Bill Sherbert*Amanda & John Schissler*Kelly & Bruce SmithNiki SmithAnne & Stephen SmithTimothy Smith*Kathy & Lynch SmythCharlotte & Steven SullivanLauren & John SuttleCarol Sandvick & Charlie TalbottEloise & James TaussigLisa & Mark TidwellElaine & Jim TurnerPatti & Tom Turner
Shawnna & T.J. Tuscai*Kristina Mordaunt & Vance UlshNis & Todd VlasakSara & Alan WangShelley & Andy WeathersCarol & Robert WhildenJacee & Kelly WolfLiz & Frank WozencraftHiroko & Masaaki YokoyamaTricia & Lee ’90 Zieben
ST. FRANCIS PATRONSGIFTS UP TO $499AnonymousAmanda AbrahamAnnie AddisonKathryn & Leigh AdkinsLeticia & Jose AlcalaJane AllenMuffet & John AllenStacy AllenJennifer & Richard AllisonKelley & Eric AndersonEmily ArnotWhitney & Don Arroyo*Patricia & Lee Augustson*Sarah AylesworthDana BakerMaggie & Mark Baker*Monica & Mark BaughmanMaria & Felipe BayonRuth & Roy Beery*Ruthe & Marty BermanLaura Best*Marilyn & Socrates BitsisChrissy ’95 & Bart Blackwell*Cynthia BladesMike BlalockJean & Joseph BoltonNadine & Stephen BoutrosLisa & Brad BowmanShelley & Lew BrazeltonAllison & Geary BroadnaxWendy & Bill Bruckner
Thank you to Lorie and Steve Herod and Virginia and Morrow ’90 Evans for co-chairing Annual Fund 2013–14, and to Joel Moore for chairing the Leadership Committee. We are grateful
for your leadership and commitment to St. Francis. We also extend our thanks to thefollowing Annual Fund committee members:
Shannon AddisonElle Anderson
Christi BennettJessica Brazelton
Howard Chapman ’90Anne ChisholmKelly CubbageRonnie Deyo
Christy DullNicole Ederle ’85
Dayna ErckThomas Gottsegen
Sallie GuerinoKeri Herrin
Christine HofferWill Holstien ’94
Shelley IglesiasJane Jamieson
Victoria JohnsonJean Jones
Keely KrhovjakHuntley Kubitza
Jay KyleShelley Masterson
Tracy McMullenAllison MitschkeBill Montgomery
Kelly MontgomeryDanny Moore
Jennifer MoorePaul Moore
Leslie Newcomer
Cindy O’DonnellMark O’DonnellMaureen Perea
Pam RundleLindsay StoutJeff ThibaultAmy Walton
HJPC Varsity WrestlinG CHamPions—2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
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Elizabeth & Mark BrueggemanTaylor & Keith BurbaGenevieve & Keen ButcherJeremy Cain*Carla & John CallowayAllyson CampseySusan CannonMaria CapecchiJennifer CarsonMargaret Ann CassebMargaret & Geoffrey ChambleeKay Champiomont & Joe FigliolaAmy & John ChandlerLaura & Brett ChilesAnne & Bob ChisholmKathy & George CireAbby & Fred ClarkSandra Clinard*Celeste & Arnie Cohen*Anne & Brian ComardaEmily Conn*Connor Cook*Debbie & Larry CoomerKim & Frank CorredorChristie CrummelVeronica & Jason CrummelMaria Cruzalegui-Reardon &
Gabe ReardonAdrienne & Brian CutterJennifer & Chris DagueSheryll DahlkeShakti & Sarvang DalalMarjorie & Michael DaleRenee & Chip DavisDianne DavisBrooke Dawson ’91*
Natasha & Mario de la GarzaCristina & John ’89 DebobenCarol & George DehanMorgan Dewhurst ’03Polly Dixon & Howard HaworthKara Dlabal*Dianne DavisLauretta DuByneColleen & Mike DunlapLauren & Mike EagleMolly & Wade EdingtonGeorgeanne EidmanLaura & Salvador EscalonaBethany & Canaan FactorKerry & Jonathan FaroSharon & Sebastian FaroJulie & Ken FaterkowskiMarwah & John FawcettMary & Chad Ferguson*Vicki Ferguson*Charlotte & Phillip FitzgeraldJill & Walter FortneyLeKoya FosterMichelle & George FotehEllie & Carter FranceLucy Galatoire*Ezequiel GarciaJulieta & Don GarrettKatherine GiarratanoChristopher Giles*Missy & David GoodallSusybelle GossleeAllison & Will GrahamJulie & Buddy GranthamPaige & Forrest GreenRose Ann Gregory
Louise & William Grigsby*Ashley & Stedman Grigsby*Shawn & Ryan GustafsonMindy GuthrieDiane HablizelJane & Blake HammondJulia & George HancockStacy & Michael HardisonVeni & Darrell HardyMary & Jim HardyDebbie & John HarrisBeth & Judd ’96 HarrisonKelly & John Harrison*Andrew B. Hawthorn ’87Catherine & Jay ’90 HawthornLynne & Wally Hay*Elisse ’87 & Erik Hayes-KarlssonCharlotte & David HedrickChuck Helms ’00*Andrea HendricksonBridget HennesseyJackie & Carl HenningsenSheri & Ron HenriksenShea Henry ’99Sandy & Bob HerrinJoy & Joe HilleyKim & David HockElizabeth HolmesElizabeth Holstien ’96Brandee & Brandon HoustonBetty HuffMatt HuneLaura & Chris HutchesonEthel & Chap HutchesonChanda HuttonElin & Tommy Jackson
Leticia & Edward JaroskiNatalie Jaroski ’02Jennifer JasperKristen & Andy JohnstonCarmen Jones*Amy & Eric JonesLeah & Michael JonesMelissa & Paul Jurick*Kelly ’92 & Mukul KanabarElizabeth & Tommy KanarellisJason Kaniss*Linda & Scott KarcherBrittany KasischkeJacque & Richard KeithCarol KemperCatherine & Subhi Khudairi*Joe Ann & Ken KingdonJamie & Brad ’91 KnapeRobin & Ryan KochelNicole & Leveil Lander*Lois LatiolaisBreanna Leisner*Jennie & Philip LemanSherry & William LentMargie & David LevyRebecca ’93 & Chris LewisDanny LewisMaryland Liff*Lindsey & Nick Little*Elsa Jean & Don LooserVickie & Steve LovejoyMichelle & Victor LySusan ’87 & Phil MageeJim MannettiKim & Steve ManningMelissa & Bill Markham
jane allenAshley Elizabeth Kearns (’17)Lauren Stevenson Kearns (’15)
Linda & kent andersonEvans Louise Anderson (’25)Kent Allen Kubitza (’24)Ellison Marie Anderson (’22)Caroline Faye Kubitza (’22)Daniel Parker Kubitza (’20)
Patricia & Lee augustsonLoran Lee Morgan (’25)
ruth & roy BeeryJohn Ware Simons (’23)Cooper Knox Simons (’16)
ruthe & marty BermanMatthew Alexander Berman (’21)Katherine Anne Berman ’14
marilyn & Socrates BitsisAddison Grace Noser Bitsis (’21)
jean & joseph BoltonJames Edward Taussig (’17)
Shelley & Lew BrazeltonFrederick Lewis Brazelton (’23)Elizabeth Shelley Brazelton (’21)Avery Bridges Brazelton (’18)
Cindy & randy BroilesLarkin Emma Graeter (’22)
Suzanne & tim BrownPreston Burke Jinks (’20)Barrett Colby Jinks (’17)
wendy & Bill BrucknerKatherine Piper Edwards (’17)
Cam & rod CanionMargaret Jane Chiles (’23)
Susan CannonHolton Randolph Newcomer (’22)
minnie & ed CappelHayden Hall Hedrick (’24)
karen & Howard ChapmanReese Blanton Chapman (’23)Howard Daniel Chapman (’20)Alexandra Ann Medrano ’14Benjamin C. Medrano ’12 Cole Michael Medrano ’09
wendy & Bill ChilesMargaret Jane Chiles (’23)
anne & Bob ChisholmBlake Reed Chisholm (’25)Carson Taylor Chisholm (’25)
Sandra ClinardHarrison Lamar Bishop (’25)
Sherry & john CobbRobert Sanders Clark Jr. (’17)Reagan Elizabeth Clark (’16)
elizabeth & ray CookRay Gene Cook IV (’15)
Celine CozadNoah Forrest Baughman ’14
Gifts by Grandparents
St. Francis loves grandparents!
We are grateful to the following
donors who, by their gifts
to our Annual Fund, are
helping provide the
best education
possible for their
grandchildren.
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Davita & William MarquartJane Marshall*Monica MasiniSofia ’97 & Owen ’97 MasseyDebra McCollochDesiree McConnell ’89Lisa McDermottJennifer & Tom McDonald*Cassandra McKeel*Teresa & Danny McKinseyJenifer & Eric McLaughlin*Terry & Mike McQueenPamela & Jerry McSorleySusan & Rodney MeriwetherMaria & Jeff MillerPat & Charles MilnerTooley & Jim Milstead*Angela & Carlo MinottiLoretta Miranda*Leslie & Cody MoererCole Mooney ’09Kaitlin Mooney ’09Courtney & Paul MooreLenny MoralesKellie & Dwayne Morley*Tammy & Lamar MorrisGesa MuxfeldtJihan & Sherif Nagueh*Nita & Ashu NautiyalMelinda NealLaura Nelson ’03Margaret NewsomCarol Lee NicosiaDiane & Rand NolenAndrea NoserMargaret & Freddy O’Pry*
Jane & Maurice OteizaJodi & Matthew PadonDayna & Mark PaullGenelda & Robert PavlikMary & David PenaMercedes & Morris PerliNancy PettietteMary Rachel & David PettyNatalie Phillips*Georgia ’95 & Michael PiazzaStephanie & Don PickettPaulette & Mark PidalaRobin & Michael PlaiaHolly PlostMerin & David PorterGenie & Corbin PorterDebby & Doug PossoJeanette R. PouDonna & James PowellSarah & Murray PowellJeannie & Bruce PowersLacy ’90 & Philip PriceKelly ProvineMary Sommers & Sam PyneKathleen ReddenLenox & John Reed*Elfego ReynagaDenise & John RhewPatty & Eddie RiceLacy & Brian ’89 RiekeCandi & Ron RobinsonMeliton RodriquezRobin & Marshall RosenbergJennifer Henry ’88Lucy & John RossSusan & Jim Rosser
Rosalinda SaldanaOlivia Sanchez*Teme & Keith SappenfieldLucy & Jason ScarbroughPam & Jim SchmidtClaudia & Antonio SchoelmanCindy & Jason Schulze*Jane ScottMichael SettleRichard SherrillJessica ’86 & Hunter ShivelyAgnes & Lindsey Short*Jack SimonsBrooke & Travis SmithCarole & David SmithwickCarrie Soffel*Brooke & Patrick SolcherJuan SolisCharles Sou ’01*Kathryn ’90 & Mark SpinelliDeborah & James StewartAndrea & Raymond StidhamElizabeth & Charles StieglitzRosemarie ’90 & Theodore StieglitzJennifer & Mark ’89 StringerEmily & Tim SullivanLyndsay SweeneyMichelle & Will SymondsKaren & Jim TaussigJaclyn Taylor ’01Laura & David TheisPatsy & Mike ThomasShureda ThomasCathy & Chuck ThomasonRenee & John Reily ThomasonStaci & Brent Thompson
Karen & Joe ’83 ThompsonNancy ThompsonTommye & Ned TorianJulia TraberElizabeth TravisAmy & Andy TurboffAnne TurnerLydia UrbanekCarol & Greg UrbaniKathryn & Matt Van WieLaura Vedas*Andrea & Craig VogelsangMelanie & Trevor WallaceJanet & Al WeinzierlJill ’85 & Burton WhiteMegan Whitlock*Phyllis & Larry WilkinsJane & George WilliamsAli & Thomas WilliamsMegan & Jason Williams*Tiffanie & Jeff WilliamsJen & Bob WismerJuliann & Keith WohlfordCabell ’97 & David WoodThomas Woodward ’01Whitney Wright*Piper & Matt ZaleskiCourtney ZauftMelissa ZierWhitney Zisman
*First-time gift to Annual Fund
Susie & richard CrummelMatthew Jason Crummel (’22)Sophia Elizabeth Crummel (’18)
Dianne DavisCharles Louis Davis V (’22)James Faulkner Davis (’16)
georgeanne eidmanMary-Claire Keck Eidman (’25)Kraft Gregory Eidman (’21)Emma Grace Eidman (’19)
nancy & arthur epleyAddison Easley Epley (’24)Riley Greer Epley (’22)
Sharon & Sebastian FaroAlexander Joon-Ming Faro (’24)Gabriel Joon-Kian Faro (’21)
vicki FergusonLeighton Elizabeth Ferguson (’22)
jill & walter FortneyMarguerite Justine Fortney (’20)Virginia Claire Fortney (’18)
Lucy galatoireBlake Reed Chisholm (’25)Carson Taylor Chisholm (’25)
julieta & Don garrettKourtney Michelle Casey (’18)Kennedy Marie Casey (’17)
Cathy & richard geisGeorgia Grace Provine (’20)William Claiborne Provine (’20)
jill & jim glanvilleGenevieve Michele Ederle (’23)Cameron George Ederle (’19)Pierson James Ederle (’17)
Paula & Leon goldsteinSloane Andrews (’15)
Sharon & Holman gregoryPreston Sullivan (’21)Olivia Sullivan (’18)
Louise & william grigsbyStedman Davis Grigsby (’24)
marsha & Fred HaasNicholas Mark Haas (’16)Natalie Grace Haas ’13
julia & george HancockJulia Nalle Wozencraft (’16)George Cooper Wozencraft ’13
veni & Darrell HardyEzekiel David Porter (’27)Margaret Grace Porter (’26)Jacob Holyfield Porter (’24)
mary & jim HardyMary-Claire Keck Eidman (’25)Kraft Gregory Eidman (’21)Emma Grace Eidman (’19)
Polly Dixon & Howard HaworthCameron Nicole Dasher ’14
jackie & Carl HenningsenLila Claire Henningsen (’19)Abigail Janelle Henningsen ’10 Blake Hughes Henningsen ’09 Reese Allen Henningsen ’06
Sandy & Bob HerrinJames Ford Herrin (’23)William Michael Herrin (’21)Robert Taylor Herrin IV ’11 Holly Leigh Herrin ’05
jackie HibblerZachary Amir Khan ’14
Susan HoyakConner Michael Jones (’17)Kiley Nicole Jones ’14
ethel & Chap HutchesonCooper Chappell Hutcheson (’23)Nicholas Vinson Hankamer (’20)Emerson Kirksey Hankamer (’18)
Barbara & roberto iglesiasJulia Catherine Iglesias (’24)Michelle Marie Iglesias (’18)Patrick Robert Iglesias (’17)
jennifer jasperGrayson Olivia Jasper (’17)Bryan Michael Jasper (’15)William C. Jasper ’13
HJPC Varsity soFtball CHamPions—2004, 2007, 2010, 2012
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Lata & Pramod karekarDilan Krishna Dalal (’22)Nikhil Sarvang Dalal (’19)
joe ann & ken kingdonAnne Louise Nicosia (’20)Constance Lee Dull (’16)Kathryn Mae Dull (’15)Carolyn Ann Dull ’12
Lois LatiolaisOlivia Marie Barletta (’23)Brian Anthony Barletta (’20)
jennie & Philip LemanWilliam Helms Leman (’17)
Sherry & william LentCaroline McKinney Van Wie (’26)Jackson Henry Van Wie (’23)William Carter Van Wie (’21)
marilyn LigonHollings Scott Crosswell (’19)Chapman Ridge Crosswell (’16)Clayton Payne Crosswell ’14
elsa jean & Don LooserAvery McGlasson Looser (’15)Elizabeth Brock Looser ’13
Davita & william marquartCourtlyn Ruth Dennard (’20)
tooley & jim milsteadJulianna Elise Goradia (’16)Nicholas Landon Kirit Goradia (’15)
Catherine & alan morrisonBode Andreas Smith (’26)
Bobbie & john nauParks Case Johnson (’25)Liston Elizabeth Johnson (’23)
melinda nealRyan Thomas Jones (’18)
me-j & john o’nealParker Haswell Browne ’14William Redmond Brueggeman ’13 John O’Neal Brueggeman ’08 Mary Lawrence McAfee ’04 George Henry Brueggeman III ’03
margaret & Freddy o’PryCaroline Elizabeth O’Pry (’20)
genelda & robert PavlikConnor Alan Pavlik (’25)Cayla Ellen Pavlik (’21)
margaret & Boris PayanXiomara Lucia Tabanou (’22)Xavier Leon Tabanou (’17)
Suzanne & Bob PotterHenry Martin Hogan (’26)
jeannie & Bruce PowersAinsley Helen Powers (’18)
kathleen reddenHunter Winston Lewis (’24)Colton Andrew Lewis (’22)
Lenox & john reedMadeleine Majors Butcher (’15)
Lourdes & Federico reyesMaria Cueva (’22)Andres Cueva (’17)Pablo Cueva (’16)
Patty & eddie riceJonathan Edward Rice (’22)Clayton Thomas Rice (’18)Mary Katherine Rice (’16)Lauren Elizabeth Rice ’14
Susan & jim rosserJohn Briscoe Rosser (’24)Catherine Jane Rosser (’22)
Carolyn & Hugh ryanMaxwell William Skubisz (’21)Merritt Michael Skubisz (’21)Annabel Caroline Skubisz (’16)
tanya & ramesh SadeghianOlivia Frances de la Garza (’25)
Fidelis & Bill SherbertBraden Rivers Murphrey (’24)Jordan Grace Murphrey (’19)
agnes & Lindsey ShortStedman Davis Grigsby (’24)
jack SimonsJohn Ware Simons (’23)Cooper Knox Simons (’16)
kathy & Lynch SmythMarguerite Watts Pyne (’20)
virginia & Dan SteppeHolden Kennedy Maples (’18)Anabelle Carlisle Maples (’15)
elizabeth & Charles StieglitzJohn Alexander Stieglitz (’21)Madeline Frances Stieglitz (’19)
katherine & john StromKatherine Rosborough Graham (’21)William Caldwell Graham (’18)
karen & jim taussigJames Edward Taussig (’17)William James Taussig ’10 Edward Holmes Taussig III ’08
Patsy & mike thomasThomas Milner Smith (’23)Margaret Taylor Smith (’21)
Cathy & Chuck thomasonScotlynn Fay Thomason (’23)
nancy thompsonLauren Grace Thompson (’25)Elizabeth Ann Thompson (’22)Joseph Gilbert Thompson IV (’20)
tommye & ned torianPierce Thomas Barineau (’20)Blair Elia Barineau (’16)Elizabeth Hart Barineau ’14William Lawrence Barineau ’14Blake Edwin Barineau ’12
anne turnerBenjamin Charles Turner (’22)Julia Claire Turner (’19)
Leslie & john turnerHarrison Kenneth Turner ’14
Suzette & Stephen wayLyndon Byron Way II (’17)Lauren Mackenzie Way (’16)Ashlyn Faith Way ’14
janet & al weinzierlLuke Alexander Weinzierl (’18)
mary & robert whildenAlice Carol Whilden (’21)Robert William Magness ’07 John Andry Magness Jr. ’05 Mary Elizabeth Magness ’00
jane & george williamsAvery Welu Glauser (’23)Grant Michael Williams (’23)George Jackson Williams (’19)
nancy & Sidney williamsClare Elizabeth Williams (’26)Virginia Marie Williams (’24)
juliann & keith wohlfordMegan Brynn Adams (’23)Ashley Tyler Adams (’18)
Carrie & ron woliverConrad Christopher Bennett (’23)Nicklaus Spencer Bennett (’21)
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Gina & Michael AdamoAlways in SeasonAmerican Tank & Vessel, IncShelley & Newt BarineauBarnes & Noble BooksellersAndrea & Clayton BishopBrio Tuscan GrilleBuffalo Specialties, Inc.Cafe ExpressChick-fil-ACorner Bakery CafeThe Cutting GardenPaula & Bill CuttsCatharine & Grant FaulconerKay Champiomont & Joe FigliolaBarbara & Jack GargiuloJean & Mark GargiuloAshley & Stedman GrigsbySharon & Jim HibbertKristyn & Marty HoganJason’s DeliVicsandra & Darren JonesJust Play SportsAmy & Aric Klein
Jill & Dave KnowlesSusie & James LairBeth & Greg ’83 LooserSusan LukensJim MannettiMonica & Stephen MarkovichBrandi & Chris MarrusNidhika & Sean MehtaThe Meyer FoundationMichael’s Cookie JarLeslie & Cody MoererRishma & Akbar MohamedAlix & Jimmy NakfoorNational Philanthropic TrustNothing Bundt CakesOlde Towne Kolaches & BakeryPalazzo’s TrattoriaPanacea Massage & SpaParker School Uniforms, LLCMimi & McGowin PatrickMaureen & Paul PereaStephanie & Todd ScheyerShipley Do-NutsKay & Carter Simonds
Mark SlatorMarty & Jerry StuyckMargaret & Jody VellaMelissa & Tuan Vu
Kelli & John WeinzierlPhyllis & Larry WilkinsMegan & Jason WilliamsStephanie & Gerry WillingerJudy & James WoolleyLiz & Frank WozencraftZoës Kitchen
Other Gifts Thanks to these donors for supporting St. Francis in the following areas: Dr. Susan Lukens Endowed
Fund for Religious Education, Library Club, and temporary restricted and unrestricted gifts.
Gifts by Grade Level, Faculty and Staff, and Board of Trustees
Annual Fund
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BRUCKNER SCHOLARSHIPElizabeth ’81 & Ben Ertelu
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDJim MannettiDeanna PipkinsSafeway, Inc.Target
GRADUATING CLASS FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIP
Kelley & Eric AndersonShelley & Newt BarineauMeredith & Mark '86 BarineauLisa ColginHeather & Brady CrosswellLauren & Mike EagleBonny & Joe Bob EdwardsCatharine & Grant FaulconerPaige & Tilman FertittaFelicia & Maurice HedgepethElizabeth HolmesLeslie '86 & Jack JacksonTerrie & Rob JamesLeah & Michael JonesAnna & Tim JonesSusanna & Gee Kane
Shari & Bill LakenmacherSusan & Jon MaloneJim MannettiBetsy & George McKeanStacy ’84 & Michael MedranoMartha & Tom MelodyKelly & Bill MontgomeryMarguerite & Steve MorrellJihan & Sherif NaguehKendall & Edward OndarzaMiMi & McGowin PatrickKim Perras & Russell JackDebby & Doug PossoMindy & Sean RiceElizabeth & John RobertsPam & Phil RundleJessica '86 & Hunter ShivelyMary & Pat SpillmanToni Hennike & Pat SpillmanEmily & Tim SullivanCarol Sandvick &
Charlie TalbottElaine & Jim TurnerAmy & Erik VossShelley & Andy WeathersLydia White
Scholarships act as a lifeline to many who hope to attend
St. Francis or to remain here. Without financial aid, nearly
ten percent of our student population would disappear.
Due to the generosity of the following individuals, we can
continue to help deserving students.
In Honor Ofellison and evans anderson
The D. Kent & Linda C. Anderson FoundationHarrison Lamar Bishop
Andrea & Clayton BishopFaith Cohen
Celeste & Arnie CohenSophia and matthew Crummel
Susie & Richard Crummeljames and Charles Davis
Donnie Davis RealtorsCourtlyn and Holston Dennard
Bethany & Kelby DennardBarbara gargiulo
Jean & Mark Gargiuloashleigh and Dane giannukos
Margaret & Jody VellaHenry Hogan
Kristyn & Marty HoganChristian armas jones
Vicsandra & Darren Jonesalexander and ayla klein
Amy & Aric Kleinashley knowles
Jill & Dave KnowlesParker, Caroline, and kent kubitza
The D. Kent & Linda C. Anderson FoundationStephen Lovejoy
Alix & Jimmy Nakfoormary and Catherine Perea
Maureen & Paul Pereaella Sophia Scheyer
Stephanie & Todd Scheyerallan Simonds ’97 and elizabeth Simonds ’01
Kay & Carter SimondsSt. Francis Class of 2016
Liz & Frank WozencraftSt. Francis middle School Faculty
Jean & Josh JonesCaroline, grant, and eloise Swanson
Chris & Bill SwansonClare and virginia williams
Megan & Jason Williamsjalynn woolley
Judy & James Woolley
In Memory OfLou Brooks
Susie & Richard Crummeljohn william Bustle
Melissa & Tuan Vujesse Cantu
Vicsandra & Darren JonesClara kemper
Sharon & Jim HibbertBill and Zula melvin
Judy & David Bakervictor trujillo
Vicsandra & Darren Jones
Tributes Financial Aid
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1st Class PilatesAlways in SeasonAmegy Bank, NAAmerican Endowment FoundationAmerican Tank & Vessel, Inc.The D. Kent & Linda C. Anderson FoundationPaul E. Andrews, Jr. FoundationBank of America Charitable Gift FundBank of America Matching GiftsBarnes & Noble BooksellersBee Well Pediatrics, PABering’sBerkadiaStephen Boutros, Ltd.Boxley GroupBP Foundation, Inc.Brazelton Family FoundationBrio Tuscan GrilleBuffalo Specialties, Inc.Bullritos Acquisition Group, LLCCafe ExpressCanine Country ClubCFP FoundationChapman & Cole Partnership, Ltd.Chick-fil-ACigar VaultClark and Jordan, LPJohn M. Cook III, DDSCorner Bakery CafeCRC Family Charitable FoundationCritical Mass DesignThe Cutting GardenDeutsche Bank Americas FoundationDiscover Financial ServicesDonnie Davis RealtorsDresser-Rand Matching Gifts ProgramEDF Trading North America, LLCElite Shooting SchoolEncana CaresEOG Resources, Inc.ExxonMobil FoundationTilman & Paige Fertitta Family FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundFish GalleryThe Fondren FoundationFrost BankGeriMed, Inc.GHI EnergyGlobal Healing CenterGoldman Sachs GivesGoldman Sachs & Co Matching Gift ProgramGreater Houston Community Foundation
Greenwood King PropertiesFred Haas Toyota WorldGeorge & Mary Josephine Hamman FoundationHenderson-Wessendorff FoundationThe House of GlassHouston Armature Works, Inc.Houston Distributing CompanyHouston Endowment, Inc.IBM Matching Grants ProgramIVAX, LLCL. James DDS PLLCJason’s DeliThe JBD FoundationJet LinxJohn H. Krell, DDSJust Play SportsKirby Inland MarineKlein Family DentalKorn FerryJohn H. Krell, DDSLepow Dental Associates-MemorialMagnum Hunter Resources CorporationThe Meyer FoundationMichael’s Cookie JarMickie Service CompanyMischer InvestmentsMike Mizell, DDSMoore Supplies, Inc.Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts ProgramMorgan Stanley Private Wealth ManagementNational Philanthropic TrustNew Life Ventures, Inc.Norton Rose FulbrightNuDevco Partners, LLCOGERD International, Inc.Olde Towne KolachesPalazzo’s TrattoriaPanacea Massage & SpaParis Texas Apparel Co.Park Line HomesParker School UniformsThe Payan Management TrustPhillips 66 Matching Gift ProgramPin Point CommercialDavid Porter PhotographyPost Oak Publishing, Inc.Prime CommunicationPronto CucininoBryan P. Ritchey, DDSRMH Marketing & Media, LLCRMC PlasticsROPAK, Inc.
Safeway, Inc.Sage Dining ServicesScarbrough Enterprises, PCThe Schwab Fund for Charitable GivingSentriforceShell Oil Company FoundationBill Sherbert, Attorney at LawShipley Do-NutsShoreline Commercial, LLCSilver Eagle DistributorsSJS Surgery PASkymark Development Co., Inc.Vivian L. Smith FoundationRichard S. SnellSonic Drive-InSpark EnergyThe Sparta Group
St. Francis Dad’s ClubStream of Change FoundationSumitomo Corp of AmericaSurge AcceleratorSylvia’s Enchilada KitchenTargetTate Moerer & King, LLPTellepsen Builders, LPTMT Holdings, LLCTransCanada USA ServicesThe UBS FoundationVincent Ford Custom ApparelWells Fargo Foundation Educational
Matching Gift ProgramWTLT, LPWow-1 Day PaintingZoës Kitchen
These corporations and foundations supported St. Francis in the following categories: Annual Fund,
Festival Day, General Scholarship Fund, Sporting Clays Classic, St. Francis Endowment, special
projects, unrestricted funds, and Woolrich Fund.
Corporations and Foundations
HJPC Varsity baseball CHamPions—2013
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Woolrich Fund
St. Francis Episcopal Day School’s beloved first
principal, Sarah W. “Sally” Woolrich, believed
that inspired teaching fosters the love of learning.
It is in this spirit that the Sarah W. Woolrich Fund
for Faculty was born. Over the past ten years, the
Woolrich Fund has awarded unique professional
development opportunities to over sixty St. Francis
faculty members. Woolrich Awards have funded
an incredible range of adventures, from dinosaur
digs to explorations of cave art to tours of the Holy
Roman Empire.
Thanks to the generous support of the St. Fran-
cis community, Woolrich-funded travels, training,
and artifacts have equipped our teachers to bring
classroom learning to life. By transforming words
on a page into tangible experiences, they ignite
in St. Francis students a passion for learning and
service—introducing them to a whole new world of
possibilities.
Fine aRts Amy Chandler, Emily Arnot
Reviving a lost art was
on the minds of Middle
and Lower School
art instructors Amy
Chandler and Emily
Arnot as they traveled
to the Seattle area this
past summer to study
encaustic painting. Here they attended Encausti-
Camp, a week-long course highlighting the ancient
skill of heating beeswax colored with pigment and
applying it to a surface such as wood or canvas.
The camp provided Amy and Emily with the expe-
rience, resources, and tools to bring this timeless
technique to our artists at St. Francis. In addition,
the two traveled to Victoria, British Columbia, to
visit the Royal British Columbia Museum, as well as
several other local art attractions.
FiFth-GRade spanish and cuLinaRY scienceMaria Cruzalegui-Reardon
As one of St. Francis’s culinary science teachers,
Maria Cruzalegui-Reardon dreamed of not only
enlarging the class’s small hydroponic garden, but
also integrating related agriculture
lessons into the school’s science
curriculum. Through a two-week
internship with Invernaderos del
Mundo—Viva! in Peru, she learned
advanced hydroponic gardening
methods and helped to donate
locally grown produce within the
community. Maria then spent a week in Chile vol-
unteering with a Habitat for Humanity team tasked
with preparing homes for developmentally dis-
abled children. With the help of a restricted gift to
the Woolrich initiative which funded the purchase
of hydroponic and aquaponic growing systems,
Maria and other St. Francis faculty members will
work with students on campus to grow food that
will ultimately be consumed in our Dining Hall!
st. FRancis c.a.R.e.s. pROGRaMDaniel Lewis, Kathryn Spinelli ’90, Melissa Zier
Head of School Susan Lair consistently chal-
lenges our community to find ways to empower
St. Francis students to venture out into the world
and truly be people for others. As a result, the
Children Actively Remaking Economic Situations
(C.A.R.E.S) initiative was born in 2013. As a spring-
board step in the development of this anti-pov-
erty program, Danny and Kathryn visited Rio de
Sarah w. woolriCh fund for faCulty CelebrateS ten yearS of extraordinary learninG experienCeS
Amy Emily
Maria
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Janeiro on a scouting trip to create connections
and address the logistical concerns of future aid
efforts to the impoverished areas of the city. The
two educators partnered with a local school, EARJ
(the American School in Rio de Janeiro), and met
with its entire leadership team on future actions
both schools could take to aid in the reduction of
poverty. Back home, Melissa led our students in a
Skype session on campus during which students
from both schools presented proposals for solu-
tions in Rio and Houston. The relationship formed
between the two schools continues as St. Francis
students find new ways to make a difference at
home and abroad.
dRaMa and peRFORMinG aRtsJulia Traber, Carlo Minotti, Lyndsay Sweeney
Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival
Fringe, the largest arts festival in
the world, played host to our
very own dramatic and per-
forming arts instructors
Lyndsay Sweeney, Julia Tra-
ber, and Carlo Minotti. Our
educators-turned-students
attended performances, lectures, and
workshops on innovative new ways to share the
art of storytelling. They also stopped in London for
performances at the world-famous Shakespeare’s
Globe and National Theatres, as well as a tour of
London’s West End, the largest theatre district in
the world. Adding to the “drama” was the fact that
Carlo’s luggage was lost and not returned until the
night before their trip home! True to form, Carlo
improvised and was able to turn a potential trag-
edy into a comedy. In all, the
experience will no doubt
enrich our drama program
and inspire stu-
dents from Pri-
mary through
Middle
School.
Julia Carlo Lyndsay
Melissa Dany aatyyn
Shelley barineau
david berman
Cathy bussa
laura heard
leah Jones
leslie Miller
Mindy rice
Charlotte Sullivan
2013–14Gifts to the Woolrich Fund
RED CEDAR GIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999Eliza & Johnny ‘69 DuncanBeth & Greg ‘83 Looser
PURPLE PLUM GIFTS OF $1,000–$4,999 Sarah & Matt Dikeman
In honor of Dr. Susan B. Lair and Sarah W. Woolrich
Jeaneane DuncanBrandi MaxwellStacy ‘84 & Michael MedranoLeslie & Bill Miller
Jennifer & Joel MooreAmanda & Byron Way
BLUE SPRUCE GIFTS OF $500–$999 Jessica & Fred BrazeltonKatherine & Robert CouchKate & Mike DenhamJulie & Michael DonaldsonSheri & Ron HenriksenJean & Josh Jones
In honor of Stacy & Michael Ellington and St. Francis Middle School Faculty
Deanna PipkinsStephanie & Todd Scheyer
In honor of Nancy PettietteMegan & Taylor TiptonStephanie & Gerry Willinger
YELLOWWOOD GIFTS OF $100–$499 Ann & Bert AdkinsElle & Clarke Anderson
In honor of Matt Hune and Lyndsay Sweeney
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2013–14 Woolrich CommitteeStacy and Michael ellington, Co-Chairs
HJPC Varsity boys LaCrosse CHamPions—2007, 2012, 2014
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When Stacy Medrano ’84 watched her last
child graduate from St. Francis in May 2014,
she knew that what she and her children would
miss most about the school was its sense of fam-
ily. “It feels like a home away from home,” says the
alumna, whose siblings and
three children are all gradu-
ates, and whose nephews still
attend. “From the carpool lane
to the hallway to the Dining
Hall to the chapel, St. Francis
is filled with warm, friendly
people who genuinely care
about you.”
Many would say that Stacy
herself embodies the same
spirit of kindness and gen-
tleness of heart typified by a
St. Francis education. Since
entering the school as a fourth
grader in 1979, she has seen her
own three children—Cole ’09,
now a sophomore at Wake For-
est University; Ben ’12, a junior
at Strake Jesuit; and Alex ’14, a
freshman at St. Agnes Acad-
emy—through the same rigors
and rewards she knew as a student. From the cama-
raderie of class trips to the magic of the eighth-grade
musical to Stacy’s own fond memories of her time
on the yearbook staff (“I looked forward to it every
day!”), she’s relived the St. Francis experience in
recent years as an active and enthusiastic volunteer.
In roles that have ranged from library helper and
team mom to Festival chair, Parents Association
president, Booster Club concessions chair, long-
time Art à la Carte docent, and Buddy Family helper,
Stacy has shared her own brand of volunteer flair
since 2004. But it’s her affin-
ity for fundraising that might
most demonstrate Stacy’s ded-
ication to her alma mater. “To
do any type of fundraising, I
feel that you have to be very
committed to the institution
and believe 100 percent in its
mission,” she says. “I have seen
the impact St. Francis has had
on all of our lives, so when I say
I believe in the quality of edu-
cation that takes place there, I
mean it!” A long-term member
of the St. Francis board of trust-
ees, she served on the develop-
ment and long-range planning
committees, among others.
Along with husband Michael,
she also chaired the St. Francis
Annual Fund leadership com-
mittee, and the couple recently
wrapped up three years as co-chairs of the A Time to
Grow capital campaign.
Of her whole-hearted capital campaign support,
Stacy says she feels the undertaking holds two-fold
value for St. Francis—first through much-needed
improvement to the Primary School and athletics
in keeping with tradition, St. francis congratulates our latest outstanding Volunteer award recipient, Stacy Medrano ’84,
whose singular commitment to St. francis stems from long-standing bonds as a student, parent, and patron.
Outstanding Volunteer
I truly believe that this school makes a
lasting impression on children and helps
them develop into the kind of young adults
we need in the world—confident, well educated,
and possessing an interior compass that
guides them to do what they know is right for
themselves and others.
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facilities, and second by positioning St. Francis
“to take care of its students both now and in the
future.” Similarly, her efforts to help create the
Faculty Christmas and End-of-Year Collections, as
well as the Graduating Class Financial Aid Schol-
arship, work year after year to benefit St. Francis
faculty and staff and those students who otherwise
might not be able to attend our school.
As Stacy enters the next chapter in her St. Francis
story, she says she and her children take with them
the lessons learned during their years here. “My
children often talk about the teachers and coaches
at St. Francis and the positive influence they had
on their lives,” she reflects. “I truly believe that this
school makes a lasting impression on children and
helps them develop into the kind of young adults
we need in the world—confident, well educated,
and possessing an interior compass that guides
them to do what they know is right for themselves
and others.”
Woolrich, continued from page 23
Linda & Kent AndersonIn Honor of Parker, Caroline and Kent Kubitza and Ellison and Evans Anderson
Maggie & Mark BakerMeredith & Mark ‘86 Barineau
In honor of Stacy & Michael Ellington
Christi & J. P. BennettMia & Augie BeringLisa & Brad BowmanKathy & David BoydNita & Buddy Braddock
In honor of Taylor, Kyle and Christian Braddock
Suzanne & Tim BrownDenise & Bob Campbell
In honor of William K. Maxwell IV ‘06
Karen & Bill CaseLisa ColginKelly & Matt CubbageMarilu & Angel CuevaDeb & Marc CunninghamAdrienne & Brian CutterRenee & Chip DavisJo & David DicksonHolly & Michael DinsmoreNancy & Thomas EubankKerry & Jonathan FaroCatharine & Grant FaulconerMolly & Kip FergusonBecky & Thomas Gottsegen
In honor of Whitney Arroyo,
Katherine Giarratano, Brooke Smith, and Brittany Kasischke
Paige & Forrest GreenLaura & Edward Heard In honor of Stephen LovejoyKeri & Michael Herrin
In honor of Lyndsay SweeneyJeannie & David JoeSandra & Alec ’77 Kobayashi
In honor of Sarah W. WoolrichHuntley & Dan KubitzaShari & Bill LakenmacherMarisol & Jorge LeivaLindsey & Nick LittleKim & Steve ManningBarbara & Pat McCelvey
In honor of Richard KeithBetsy & George McKeanLeslie & Cody MoererKellie & Dwayne MorleyJihan & Sherif NaguehDiane & Rand Nolen
In honor of Samantha NolenKristen & Lance O’PryAmy & Tony ’83 PannaglMargaret & Boris Payan
In honor of Maria Cruzalegui-Reardon
Maureen & Paul PereaCaroline & Jason PetersLacy & Brian ’89 RiekeCourtney & James RobertsonRobin & Marshall RosenbergSofia & Walker RyanMary Frances & Alex SardinaCarolyn & Ned Schwing
In honor of Colby AngellBitsy & Don Sinex
In honor of Sarah W. WoolrichShila & Mel Smith
In memory of Harry GrantBettina & Peter Staartjes
In memory of Mariana GoudetDeborah & James StewartChris & Bill SwansonSuellyn & Dennis Sweeney
In honor of Lyndsay SweeneyJana & Don SweitzerEloise & James TaussigJennifer & Tadd Tellepsen
In honor of Brooke Dawson ’91Kelly & Jeff Thibault
In honor of Maria Cruzalegui-Reardon
Lisa & Mark TidwellElaine & Jim TurnerJeni & Bert Turner
In honor of Wendy BrucknerAmy & Erik VossJen & Bob WismerCarrie & Ron Woliver
In honor of Nick and Conrad Bennett
Judy & James WoolleyIn honor of St. Francis Faculty
Liz & Frank Wozencraft
EVERGREEN GIFTS UP TO $100 Kathryn & Leigh AdkinsStacy Allen
In memory of Patricia Anne Allen
The D. Kent & Linda C. Anderson FoundationIn honor of Matt Hune and Lyndsay Sweeney
Judy & David BakerIn memory of Lou Brooks and Zula & Bill Melvin
Cynthia BladesFrances & Alvin Callender
In honor of St. Francis FacultyAllyson CampseyMaria Cruzalegui-Reardon
& Gabe ReardonPolly Dixon
In honor of Shila SmithLynn & Douglas DunbarNatalie & Vipul Engineer
In honor of Alisah EngineerShannon & Michael LewisSharon & Michael Lura
In honor of John H. Duncan Jr. ‘69Susan ’87 & Phil MageeDarla & Keith McNayEllen & Sam Moreton
In honor of Mary PeñaSuzanne & Adam Stiles
In honor of Shelley BarineauMelissa & Mike Taylor
In honor of Kathryn Spinelli ’90 and Maria Cruzalegui-Reardon
Kathryn & Matt Van WieJacee & Kelly Wolf
In honor of Lyndsay SweeneyElizabeth & L. D. Wood-HullWhitney Zisman
HJPC Varsity boys traCk & Field—2002
outStanDing voLunteer StaCy meDrano ’84 iS joineD By Her HuSBanD, miCHaeL, anD tHeir CHiLDren (LeFt to rigHt) CoLe ’09, aLex ’14, anD Ben ’12.
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The Awty International SchoolJose BayonZach Khan
Episcopal High SchoolLuke AndersonElizabeth BarineauWill BarineauWeston BeringCaroline ColginClayton CrosswellJames DicksonAvery EdwardsClark FaulconerBlake FertittaGraham HolmesKatherine JacksonKiley JonesDenman KaneJohn MackintoshWill McCoinMatt MelodyEric NaguehZach OndarzaLillian PatrickBella RayJudy RobertsLillian WayAlex Weathers
Houston Christian High SchoolCameron DasherVincent GreenJustin MaloneAidan PerrasHunter PossoAshlyn Way
The Kinkaid SchoolKatherine BermanParker BrowneKathryn GilmartinMalcolm HedgepethMax MannettiMichael McKeanAndres MelendezKatherine MontgomeryJack NevilLauren RiceMitchell RobertsRobert ShivelyReese SullivanHarrison Turner
Memorial High SchoolNoah BaughmanLogan EagleEdward HeardEmily JamesKatie JonesLuke LakenmacherSydney ReillyMorgan SumicekSydney Voss
St. Agnes AcademyAlex Medrano
St. John’s SchoolHannah JohnstonLouis MorrellJames Talbott
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, AustinEllie McCoin
Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryDiego AlamanColby Angell
Stratford High SchoolSydney Loveless
CLaSS oF 2014High School Destinations Council Presidents and awards
COUNCIL PRESIDENTS Athletics Council Katherine Berman Avery Edwards Chapel Council Katherine Montgomery Fine Arts Council Elizabeth Barineau National Junior Honor Society Hannah Johnston Service Council Hannah Johnston Student Council Bella Ray
AWARDS Bernice Ruczko Writing Award Hannah Johnston Bonus Civis Award Matthew Melody The Chisholm Award Katherine Montgomery Community Outreach Award Cameron Dasher DAR Award Michael McKean Distinguished Athlete Award Katherine Berman Malcolm Hedgepeth Leadership Award Lauren Rice Most Determined Award Clark Faulconer Nota Bene Award Avery Edwards St. Francis Award Katherine Berman Malcolm Hedgepeth St. Francis Performing Arts Award Bella Ray St. Francis Visual Arts Award Weston Bering
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American UniversitySofia Dishongh ’10
Austin Community CollegeBrandon C. Longer ’10
Baylor UniversityCharles P. Bacarisse ’10Angelica T. Nowling ’10Leah E. Thomas ’10
Boston UniversityJonathan A. Margolis ’10
Clemson UniversityAlexa C. Van Keuren ’10
Colorado School of MinesBriana A. Burns ’10
Elon UniversityAlejandro E. Gambini ’10Emma E. Scully ’10
Furman UniversityMadeline A. Ray ’10
Louisiana State UniversityTaylor M. Newhouse ’10
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJacqueline M. Simmons ’10
Millsaps CollegeJoshua K. Armstrong ’10
New York UniversityAlison M. Peters ’10
Paul Mitchell the School HoustonCoco I. Garrett ’10
Rice UniversityGeorge T. Barrow ’10
Sewanee: The University of the SouthMadison D. McAdams ’10Kelsey J. Siegler ’10
Southern Methodist UniversityChanel A. Johnson ’10Marisol Leiva ’10Mary M. McIntyre ’10Daren R. Singer ’10
St. Edward’s UniversityVictoria E. Edwards ’10
Texas A&M UniversityCatherine-Ann S. Cater ’10Edward V. Gaudier ’10Clay S. Hatcher ’10Kendall R. Plank ’10Michael R. Zartler ’10
Texas A&M University, GalvestonAllison J. Herd ’10
Texas Christian UniversityJorge Appedole ’10Anna K. Bailey ’10Catherine G. Clay ’10Michael U. Ellington III ’10Abigail J. Henningsen ’10Alexandria M. Purdy ’10Cliff W. Roberts ’10Lee W. Roberts ’10
Texas Tech UniversityMatthew C. Adler ’10Emily E. McMillin ’10Braedon B. Morrow ’10
Tufts UniversityAnnie K. Pitner ’10
Tulane UniversityManfred M. Sternberg ’10
Universities ScotlandElizabeth J. Atkins ’10
The University of AlabamaBurke A. Abercrombie ’10Carson W. Badger ’10
University of California, Los AngelesNazaneen N. Amjadi ’10
University of GeorgiaDavis B. Gray ’10Joshua E. Kassab ’10
University of HoustonDawson M. Pickett ’10
University of North TexasRaquel V. Talamantes ’10
The University of OklahomaDavid H. Bartell ’10
The University of TexasGeorgia A. Bates ’10Courteney T. Feld ’10Katherine C. French ’10Ammar Q. Mahesri ’10Rachel K. McCleary ’10Caroline M. Mizell ’10Madison C. Reid ’10Mitchell T. Rigamonti ’10Benjamin T. Sarvadi ’10William J. Taussig ’10Madison P. Tebo ’10
The University of TulsaKaitlin M. Karcher ’10Ryan E. Ogilvie ’10
The University of VirginiaSheldon B. Gray ’10
Vanderbilt UniversityJulia A. Tezel ’10
Wake Forest UniversityHalle M. Butler ’10
CLaSS oF 2010College Destinations
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jenniFer Henry ’88 married Kevin Hamilton Ross on November 16, 2013, at Grace Bible Church in Houston. After much prayer, Jennifer decided to leave St. Francis at the close of the 2013–14 school year following sixteen years of teaching—including religious instruction
in the Primary, Lower, and Middle Schools and leadership of the eighth-grade girls Bible study. The couple is looking forward to where the Lord might lead them, and Jennifer says that St. Francis will always be a special part of her life.
Sean rHea ’91 and wife Lucy Almers welcomed their first child, Emmett Thomas Almers-Rhea, on July 24, 2014.
tyLer mCQueen ’94 and his wife, Annie, welcomed twins Cash Benner and Lila Kate on July 22, 2014.
kittreDge StePHenSon ’95 gradu-ated from Texas A&M University in May with a PhD in clinical psychology. As part of his research, he studied the psychol-ogy of haiku poetry, and spent a year and a half working cross-culturally in Kyoto, Japan, on a Japanese government schol-arship. He has been in Albany, New York, for the last year completing an internship and is returning to Houston for postdoc-toral training with the Menninger Clinic.
CaBeLL waLker wooD ’97 and her husband, David, welcomed their first child, Walker, on June 4, 2014.
kate mcLean ’99 is now chef de cuisine at Tony’s, the flagship restaurant of Tony Vallone. Kate is the first woman to hold this position and was also the first sous chef for the restaurant.
Dr. joLie reLyea ’99 joined The Dentists at Houston’s Town & Country Village in May 2014. She now works with her former St. Francis science teacher Kay Rhea’s husband, Dr. Ronald Rhea. Dr. Relyea graduated from Memorial High School and attended Southern Methodist University, receiving a bachelor’s degree from the Cox School of Business. She then attended dental school at the Uni-versity of Southern California for a doc-torate in dental surgery from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. PriCe monroe ’01 and aLLiSon mcConneLL ’02 were married on May 10, 2014, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston. Allison received a master’s degree in geology from the University of Houston in December 2013. She works as an operations geologist for Marathon Oil Corporation, while Price is an account sales representative at Nalco Champion.
mario HernanDeZ ’02 moved to Van-couver, Canada, during his high school years. He played tennis for Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, from 2008–11 before graduating with a degree in political science. He now coaches the school’s men’s tennis team, and his brother, geoFF HernanDeZ ’03, has joined him as assistant coach. Geoff grad-uated from the University of Oregon in 2012 and played on the professional ten-nis tour for a year before coaching at a private tennis club in Portland.
griFFin kLement ’03 lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He volunteers his time and knowledge with Via Organ-ica, a Mexican nonprofit whose mission is to promote organic agriculture, fair trade, a healthy lifestyle, and protection for our planet. Griffin teaches aquaponics, aqua-culture, and food composting in Spanish, and this fall will attend the La Calaca Arts Festival to showcase his La Calavera Acuaponia, an 8-foot vertical aquaponic sculpture made of recycled water bot-tles, designed to educate and inspire the public to learn more about the benefits of various sustainable food-production systems.
mentor and Student reunite:An Art-to-Art Talk Between Cathy Bussa and Addy Purdy
when St. Francis alum and aspir-ing artist Addy Purdy ’10 sat
down for a visit with retired Middle School Art Teacher Cathy Bussa in early summer 2014, it was as if time had stood still between the beloved
instructor and her former student. During their talk, Cathy and Addy reflected on the influence her St. Francis fine arts education has had on Addy’s growth as an award-winning artist—and the passion for art that the college-bound student says was first ignited during her eighth-grade year with Bussa.
Do you still have any of your St. Francis artwork? I have all my artwork starting from when you were teaching me—I’ve kept it all!
Was there anything in particular in eighth grade art that you remember enjoying a lot?I remember having sketches that were due every day, so that’s when I started using a sketchbook a lot. There’s one thing I remember that you specifically told me. I was draw-ing a bottle, and you said, “Draw the words you’re thinking in your head as you look at the bottle.” And that kind of stuck with me.
Where do you get your inspiration for what you draw?Well, with my most recent concentra-tion, I’ve gotten my inspiration from
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jimmy BaiLey ’04 and katHryn reeveS ’04 are engaged to be married on January 17, 2015, in Hous-ton. Jimmy works for Free-port-McMoRan, and Kathryn works in marketing for Vinson & Elkins.
LiZ roBertS ’04 is a financial analyst with Chevron Corporation. After return-ing from an assignment in Perth, Australia, she will be working in Chevron’s corpo-rate office in San Ramon, California.
Ben eStuS ’05 recently made his Broad-way debut in The Book of Mormon. He graduated from Episcopal High School in 2009 and Northwestern University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in theatre and a minor in psychology. He then moved to New York City to pursue acting and is
now ringing doorbells eight times a week at the Eugene O’Neill Theater.
SHane CarDen ’06 was named to the initial 2014 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list, which recognizes the top offensive player in Division I college football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that defined Earl Camp-bell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community spirit, and tenacity. Shane, senior quarterback for East Carolina University, is a two-time watch list nominee and 2013 semifinalist.
CoLe neeDLeS ’06 graduated in May 2014 from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in studio art. He has moved to Los Angeles in hopes of becom-ing an artist’s or curator’s assistant and eventually making art of his own.
Cameron teBo ’06 is engaged to be married on May 30, 2015. He will graduate from Texas A&M University in December 2014 with a degree in history, and will then begin law school.
katie ButLer ’08 became a Ralph C. Hon Scholar at Rhodes College and also received a fine arts scholarship for vocal performance. She is a member of the Rhodes Singers and MasterSingers Cho-rale, as well as Chi Omega, and is on the honor roll and dean’s list. She serves as editor of both The Bridge and The Grind newspapers.
LeSLie Lamoreaux ’09 completed her freshman year at the University of Kansas. She is majoring in communica-tions and minoring in business administra-tion, and is a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
aBigaiL roBertS ’09 completed her freshman year at Texas A&M University. She stays busy in the Business Honors Program and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, the Business Student Council, and the David Gardner Student Advisory Council. georgia BateS ’10 graduated from Memorial High School in May 2014 after serving as co-president of the school’s five choirs for two years. She was the only vocalist from Memorial High to make the Texas All-State Choir her senior year. Georgia was accepted into the University of Texas Butler School of Music.
HaLLe ButLer ’10 graduated summa cum laude from St. Agnes Academy, where she was a National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, and Rube Goldberg Competition Regional Final-ist. She was a member of the National Honor Society and won the Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award. Starting pitcher for the St. Agnes varsity softball team throughout high school, she was a 5A Softball State Runner-Up and member of the 5A Softball All-State Tournament Team for the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, among other hon-ors.
CaSSie Cater ’10 was the stage man-ager in Houston Christian High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast. She is a founding member and president of the school’s International Thespian Society. In addition to theatre, Cassie is
avery (’15) anD BroCk ’13 LooSer CongratuLate Ben eStuS ’05 on joining tHe BroaDway CaSt oF The Book oF MorMon.
fishing and just being offshore and my love for the ocean.
What’s your favorite medium?Oil is my favorite. I really like blend-ing my colors a lot, and acrylic just dries too fast.
okay, so I know you’re going to Texas Christian University next year. Do you plan on studying art?Oh, yes, for sure. I’m planning to get a BA in studio art. At TCU, that includes a minor in business, so you’re taking business classes with art. I’m not sure what I’ll do with that yet, but I’ll figure it out as I go. I’m considering teaching—I’m debating between middle or high school.
When I was teaching, I’d begin every school year with a review of art elements and principles. My students all would grumble, but did that help to ground you in the classical teachings of art?It did help. I can still remember basically all of them. When I was a freshman, they were all introduced again—and they were already stuck in my head.
When you think of St. Francis, what’s one thing that stands out that truly influenced your life?Lifelong friends. My best friends from my St. Francis years are still my best friends, and will be forever. Plus, I feel like I grew up here. I was a “lifer,” so it was like a second home to me.
Addy Purdy graduated from Episco-pal High School (EHS) in May 2014 and now attends TCU. While at EHS, she created artwork that earned her a superior score of 4 at the regional TAEA VASE Competition and a junior-year scholarship to the sum-mer program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also earned the title of Most Promising Studio Artist and a nomination as Most Promising in Design, and was selected by the faculty as Art Pillar Representative her senior year.
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involved in orchestra, varsity tennis, and the National Honor Society, and has also earned her Girl Scout Gold Award.
jarrett BoLanDer ‘11 earned his Eagle Scout Award in a Troop 641 cere-mony at Chapelwood United Methodist
Church in May. Jar-rett began Scouting as a second grader in St. Francis Episcopal Church’s Pack 1703. His Eagle Scout proj-ect was to expand The Woods Out-door Classroom at St. Francis by adding a nature path lined with benches, a bird feeder, a weather station, and tiered
climbing platforms around a tree. Jarrett designed the benches, platforms, and bird feeder supports and led a group of volunteers in the construction and addi-tion of the new features over the course of three weekends. Jarrett is currently a senior at Houston Christian High School and plans to attend Texas A&M University after graduation.
CoLin mcgratH ’11 played the role of Cogsworth in Houston Christian High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast. He also participates in Comedy Sportz, drum line band, Chamber Singers, the National Honor Society, and Student Ambassadors, and is a discipleship group leader. Colin performed in Chapelwood United Methodist Church’s Godspell in 2009 and God Is in Control in 2010.
amir tagHiZaDeH ’11 presented his spring 2015 collection during New York’s Fashion Week in September, and was selected as one of Houston’s emerging tal-ents to be showcased among a star roster of international designers during Houston Fashion Week this fall at the Wortham Center. Amir interned with Oscar de la Renta in the summer of 2013 and was off to London for a class at Central Saint Martins in the summer of 2014. He hopes to attend Parsons School of Design after graduating from Episcopal High School next spring.
amanDa tHomPSon ’11 played the role of Chip in Houston Christian High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast. She is a member of the school’s International Thespian Society, concert
choir, and Comedy Sportz league, and is a discipleship group leader.
HarriSon weSt ’11 is serving as stu-dent body president at Episcopal High School.
treS DuytSCHaever ’12 was named captain of the Kinkaid wrestling team for the 2014–15 school year. During the sum-mer, he worked as a junior counselor at Camp La Junta.
tayLor Ly ’12 is a senior at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He earned a spot in the Texas Private School Music Educa-tors Association’s All-State Choir as fifth chair tenor. He is also a member of the St. Agnes-Strake Jesuit Triple Trio and has performed with the group for the past two years at the Texas Renaissance Fes-tival. He serves as communications man-ager for the Strake Jesuit yearbook, The Crusader.
raCQueL Lyn ’12 is an honor student at St. Agnes Academy. She ranked No. 1 in the Texas Super Championship girls ten-nis singles level 18. Racquel has earned the top spot in four singles age groups: 12, 14, 16, and 18. In addition to participat-ing in junior tournaments, she represents St. Agnes in high school tennis and is a two-time girls singles state champion, leading the Tigers to back-to-back Class 5A state titles with the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
megan roBertS ’12 held the lead-ing role in the Kinkaid spring musical Once Upon a Mattress and received the school’s Tom Boyd Musical Theatre
Award, which is usually given to a senior. She was accepted into Northwestern Uni-versity’s National High School Institute for theatre during the summer of 2014 and will play Kate in Kinkaid’s fall production of The Miracle Worker.
mary-kate SCurLoCk ’12 is a junior at Stratford High School. She is a mem-ber of the Stratford Chamber 2 Choir and Texas Music Educators Association Region 27 District Choir (alto) and Treble Choir (alto). She took part in the 2014 Farmington Awards in Spanish and is on the honor roll. She is a cheerleader and member of Biron Gymnastics, and is a Team Level 8 tumbling state champion who qualified for national competition on all events. She also double-lettered in cheer and choir.
etHan LamBrigHt ’13 finished his first year at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, where he participated in all four Strake theatre productions. He was named Outstanding Freshman for theatre, and was also chosen to participate in the Strake-St. Agnes Mixed Chorus tour to San Francisco.
BroCk LooSer ’13 was cast as Casey in Kinkaid’s one-act production Speak Now during her freshman year, and also performed the part before members of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. She was Lady Mabelle in the Kinkaid musical Once Upon a Mat-tress and, in March, sang with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. She played varsity softball at Kinkaid, and this sum-mer attended the Camp Broadway and Stagedoor Manor performing arts camps in New York. Beginning her sophomore year, Brock will serve as a Kinkaid Admis-sions Ambassador and member of its the-atre company.
CooPer woZenCraFt ’13 received Memorial High School’s (MHS) Principal Award in May 2014. This award is given to a freshman who exemplifies academic achievement, high moral character, deter-mination, and motivation on and off the field—or, in this case, the pool. This past year, Cooper qualified for the state swim meet in Austin and placed second in the 100 back (he was the only freshmen to make it into a top-three spot in any event) and fifth in the 100 butterfly. He received the MHS Freshman Swimmer of the Year award and was named MVP of the swim team.
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We are humbled by our community’s support of the programs and mission of St. Francis through finan-cial contributions and volunteerism. Listed below are some of the most effective ways to make a dif-ference for our students.
annual fund These gifts support our budget by providing essential operating revenue. We ask every family, alum, grandparent, faculty and staff mem-ber, and friend to support Annual Fund first and to continue to do so each year. For more information, contact Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship Faith Cohen at 713.458.6129.
Capital CaMpaiGn This project supports the development of the South Campus. To learn more about naming opportunities and special initia-tives, please contact Head of Advancement Mindy Guthrie at 713.458.6172.
endowMent GiftS This investment fund pro-vides revenue to augment the St. Francis operat-ing budget. For more information about how to contribute to this fund, please contact Head of Advancement Mindy Guthrie at 713.458.6172.
eState planS There are many ways to make a last-ing gift to St. Francis Episcopal Day School that offer financial and tax advantages to the donor. Planned gift opportunities include appreciated securities, appreciated property, real estate, life insurance, bequests, retirement plans, and charitable lead trusts. For more information, please contact Head of Advancement Mindy Guthrie at 713.458.6172.
eVentS The St. Francis calendar is full of fun and exciting events, and each one offers unique spon-sorship opportunities and participation levels. To learn more about our events and the ways you can support them through your time or resources, please contact Director of Special Events Abby Clark at 713.458.6116.
tributeS and MeMorialS Recognize a beloved family member, role model, or friend through a
gift dedicated to their honor or memory. St. Fran-cis will notify the individual or family of your spe-cial gift with a message of our gratitude. Gifts can be made at any time and will appear in the school’s annual report. Contact Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship Faith Cohen at 713.458.6129.
MaJor GiftS Several exciting projects St. Francis would like to bring to fruition are above and beyond the school’s operating budget. If you are interested in learning more about current opportunities to give, contact Director of Major Gifts Nicole Bowles at 713.458.6130.
MatChinG GiftS Many employers participate in a matching gift program. You can increase your impact on campus and your gift level as a donor when you recognize St. Francis using matching gifts. Find out if your employer has a matching gift program by contacting your benefits administrator.
Sarah w. woolriCh fund for faCulty Named for our school’s remarkable first principal, the fund is designed to enhance the educational experience of our students by first expanding the horizons of our teachers. Thanks to the Woolrich Fund, our teachers have stood before the art mas-ters at museums in Paris, participated in a dinosaur dig, walked through the Holy Land, and toured the Roman Empire. For more information, con-tact Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Staci Thompson at 713.458.6132.
VolunteerinG Whether they’re teaching Art à la Carte lessons, selling Wolf Wear, celebrating stu-dent birthdays, planning special events, or fueling a broad range of other activities, volunteers are the lifeblood of the St. Francis community. Not only does volunteering allow parents to connect with other St. Francis community members, but it also results in a much richer educational experience for our students. To volunteer, contact Directors of Alumni and Parent Relations Anne Chisholm or Staci Thompson at 713.458.6141 or 713.458.6132.
Ways to Give
2013–14 Senior Staff
Susan B. Lair, PhD Head of School
Don Hicks Associate Head of School Head of Physical Education
and Athletics
Margaret Ann Casseb Head of Admissions
Melinda Guthrie Head of Advancement
Joy Hilley Head of Marketing and Communications
Elisse Hayes-Karlsson Head of Lower School
Stephen Lovejoy Head of Middle School
Lenny Morales Head of Technological Services
Michelle Symonds Head of Primary School
Vance Ulsh Head of Business and Operations
2013–14 Board of Trustees
Susan B. Lair, Ph.D. President and Head of School
The Reverend Stuart A. Bates Rector
Mark T. Terry Chair
James E. Vallee Vice Chair
Thomas E. Gottsegen Secretary
Edward M. Ondarza Treasurer
Frederick W. BrazeltonAllison BroadnaxJeannie Rich ChandlerJohn E. ChandlerMaria ContrerasCatharine FaulconerMehrnaz S. GillStephen W. HerodKelly HuffMichael R. JamiesonKyle D. LippmanW. Gregory Looser ’83Stacy Chapman Medrano ’84Nidhika MehtaDavid L. MooreJoel L. MooreRonald G. Presswood Jr.Sean D. RiceCourtney RobertsonMatthew W. SeinsheimerKelli A. Weinzierl
Glenn A. Ballard (Emeritus)John H. Roberts (Vestry Representative)
Non-discriminatory PolicySt. Francis Episcopal Day School admits qualified students of any race, color, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. St. Francis Episcopal Day School is an equal opportunity employer.
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