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Barstow Around The WorldMoving Thought to Action 2013–2014 Donor ReportClass Notes

FALL 2014

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B� The mission of The Barstow School is

to promote sound scholarship and to give

symmetrical development to mind, body

and character.

On the cover: Preschooler Nelima Nasima enjoys the new early childhood playground community, complete with roads, vehicles and businesses.

WFrom the Head of School

Dear Barstow Friends,

W hy? It Is the questIon I am most asked regardIng the dance of

evolution that is constantly being choreographed at Barstow. Why are we

developing so many international programs? Why are we engaging students from

many walks of life? Why are we expanding technology while promoting a

relationship with nature and the great outdoors for our students? Why is

there so much change?

These are all very astute questions, and I am pleased to answer them in

person anytime. If I haven’t had the chance to speak with you, please contact

me. In the meantime, let me encourage you to read through this magazine,

which will provide a glimpse into our fascinating, ever-changing world at

Barstow. We continue to balance the traditions of our 130-year old school

with the current needs of our students.

The journey of each and every young person in our school is important

to the faculty and administration. We are creating an environment where

students are able to craft their own paths by using our Hybrid Learning

Consortium and our rigorous curriculum.

Learn more about how we are preparing the future leaders of our com-

munities. Read on to find out how Barstow is making education a wonderful,

insightful and participatory experience for parents and children, alike.

Best regards,

Shane A. Foster H E A D OF S C HO OL

S H A N E.F O S T E R @ B A R S TO W S C HO OL .ORG

Welcome

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

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Boys Basketball Plays in State Championship The Knights varsity basketball

team opened the season impressively, their enormous potential obvious even at training camps and preseason conditioning. Going on to finish the regular season 27–3, they won the Crossroads Conference championship and the District 15 championship, earning them a spot at the Missouri Class 3 State championship, culminating in a State Runner Up finish last spring.

Jeriah Horne and Jacob Gilyard were First Team All-Conference, Cass Midway All Tourney team. Shea Rush and Tripp Walsworth were Second Team and Honorable Mention All Conference, respectively.

Horne, Gilyard, and Walsworth were selected as All District, with Horne being selected as District MVP.

Horne was the only sophomore chosen on the All State team.

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In this photo: Shea Rush ’17 shoots over a Cardinal Ritter defender in the State title game.

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Around Barstow

News in Brief

Middle School Debate

Barstow middle school

debaters won 52 trophies

and awards during the

2013–2014 season and

claimed their third

consecutive Kansas City

middle school championship. Barstow’s record setting year

also included acknowledgement for having the first and

second place teams for the entire season awarded at the

league’s celebration hosted at the Kauffman conference

center in May.

Barstow Students Earn Gold

Barstow students

Lauren Bernard, Payal

Desai, Jonah Elyachar,

Jay Gillen, Mahroosa

Haideri, Kathryn

Lundgren, Emily Reed,

and Sophia Mauro

were among the 283

young Americans who

received the 2014 Congressional Award Gold Medal in

Washington, D.C. last June. The highest honor bestowed

upon young people by the U.S. Congress, the Gold

Medal recognizes achievement and service in America’s

youth. Recipients must complete a minimum of 400

hours of voluntary public service, 200 hours of personal

development activities, 200 hours of physical fitness and

four consecutive days and nights of an exploration or

expedition.

The Center for Visionary Education (COVE)

The furniture is new and the C.O.V.E is buzzing with

student activity! Barstow’s new Center of Visionary

Education was created to inspire collaboration, creativity

and active learning for students and faculty. The mobile,

modern furnishings allow for the seamless flow from

individual work to group tasks. The new Teacher’s

Lounge in the C.O.V.E. provides easy access for student/

teacher collaboration and a relaxed space for faculty

connection .

Robotics Team Wins Prestigious Awards

The Barstow Robotics team

had an incredible season, taking

home the Chairman’s Award at

the Arkansas Regionals which

earned them a spot at the FIRST

FRC World Championships in

St. Louis in April. The Chairmans’ Award is the highest

award given to FIRST Robotics teams. Gavin Wood,

robotics faculty adviser and mentor, won the Woodie

Flowers Award at the Kansas City Regional competi-

tion, recognizing outstanding adult mentors who lead,

inspire, and empower using excellent communication

skills. At the same competition, the team also took home

the Imagery Award, which celebrates attractiveness in

engineering and outstanding visual aesthetic integration

of machine and team appearance.

Seniors Jonah Elyachar, Kathryn Lungren, Payal Desai and Mahroosa Haideri.

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Athletics Wrap-Up

Friday Night Lights and Bites

The new lights on the varsity

soccer field were turned on

for the first time on August

22 at Friday Night Lights and

Bites, a festive food truck and

music event. Over 200 Barstow

families, alums and friends turned out to celebrate.

The soccer field lights were made possible due to the

generosity of our 2014 Fund Our Mission donors. We

are grateful to lead donors Bill and Beth Zollars for this

outstanding addition to our school.

Girls’ Tennis Win at State

The girls’ tennis

team advanced to

the 2013 Class 1 State

Finals, where the Lady

Knights placed second

in 2012, and brought

home the first State team tennis championship in

school history. The girls fought through a very difficult

draw of two great teams, and in seven hours of tough

tennis the girls triumphed over the competition.

Boys’ Golf Wins State

For the first time,

Barstow’s golf team won

the state championship.

The team played solid in

tough, windy conditions,

with Alec Adkins ’15 and

Tripp Walsworth ’16, Tommy Dunn ’14, Cody Adkins ’15

and Jonathan Butch ’16 combining for a team score of

327 the first day. Barstow held their four-shot lead with

a second-day score of 332. Walsworth led Barstow’s

finishers at 14th, earning him All-State Honors, while

Dunn, A. Adkins, C. Adkins and Butch completed

Barstow’s lineup.

Boys’ Tennis Earns State Success

The boys’ tennis team

competed at the 2014

Class 1 Missouri State Tennis

Championships in Springfield,

coming away with the highest

finish in Barstow history for a

boys’ doubles entry.

Fletcher Scott placed seventh

in singles tennis at State, and juniors Steven Ketchmark

and Ben Abbas placed third in State in doubles.

Upcoming Events

Boyd Morrison Speaks at Barstow

October 1, 2014 – 7:00 p.m.

Boyd Morrison ’85 is the first

speaker in our 2014–2015

speaker series, delivering his

talk titled “Fictional Science”

on October 1, at The Barstow

School. Morrison, author of

six novels, has a PhD in industrial engineering, worked

on the space station project at Johnson Space Center,

patented 11 inventions at RCA, and developed Xbox

video games at Microsoft.

Around Barstow


Memorial Garden Rededication Celebration — An Exclusive Alumni Event

October 10, 2014 – 5:00 p.m.

The Elizabeth Scarritt Adams ’32

Memorial Garden was beautifully

enhanced this summer.

Improvements including a

new patio surface, grill, fire pit,

seating area and retaining wall.

Alumni are invited to join Head of School Shane Foster

at a festive rededication event which will include a tour

of the Barstow grounds by Director of School Gardens

Sarah Holmes.

Third Annual Mind. Body. Character. 5K.

October 18, 2014 – 8:00 a.m.

The third annual Mind.

Body. Character. 5K

Run/Walk and Wellness

Expo will be held at the

Barstow campus on October

18. Participants will enjoy a

great course in and around the Barstow campus and will

receive short sleeved t-shirts, as well as chip timing, age

group awards for top finishers, and pre- and post-race

food and drink. A one-mile kids fun run is perfect for

the youngest Barstow supporters. Register online at

www.barstowschool.org/5K.

Around Barstow

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Multiracial American – 8.0%

Middle Eastern American – 1.0%

Native American – 0.4%

Asian American – 10.8%

Latino/Hispanic American – 4.6%

International – 3.0%

African American – 6.9%

Pacific Islander American – 0.0%

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source: Data made available by The Barstow School to the National Association of Independent Schools annual survey

Student Diversity at BarstowOpening day enrollment by ethnicity, 2011–2014.

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II t’s a relatIve term, “bIg.” many schools all

around the world are bigger than Barstow, but Barstow

has a habit of thinking big. Whether it is two women

starting a school on the prairie in the late 1800s, converting an

all-girls school to co-ed, moving to a cornfield in the 1960s, or

opening a school in China in 2013, Barstow doesn’t shy away

from pioneering or innovative decisions. >>

Text by Anne Potter Russ ’78and Ryann Galloway Tacha

Anne Russ recently retired from Barstow. Ryann Galloway Tacha joined the Advancement team in May 2014.

In this picture: Barstow faculty member Sue Nagy spent the past year in Huizhou, China opening Barstow’s first international campus. She is busy this fall opening the newest campus in Ningbo, China. Ph

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Global Education

Barstow alumni Harrison Rosenthal ’13 climbs The Thousand Steps of Mount Konpira in Shikoku, Japan.

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Barstow is the school in Kansas

City that sends leaders and passionate

learners out into the world and brings

thinkers and doers from around the

globe to Kansas City. In order to set

Barstow apart, the diversity of our

educational experience needs to

begin at home. Our student body

needs to be diverse, the range of

curricular and extra-curricular

offerings needs to be distinct,

and our partners in education

must be experienced.

In keeping with our

commitment to a globalized

education, Barstow expanded

the Global Education program

to include the following:

• Attract and admit

high-ability, upper

school students from

foreign countries to earn a

Barstow diploma

• Offer short-term student

and faculty exchange

programs world wide

• Build the Hybrid Learning

Consortium

• Open campuses in China

Exploring and implementing

each one of these enhancements

took the time and talents of many

people; and each program provides

added depth to the already rich

Barstow experience.

Each year Barstow welcomes

about 20 international students to

Kansas City. All of these students live

with host families who open their

homes and hearts to students who

in most cases have visited America,

but never lived here. These students,

most recently hailing from China and

Korea, live with host families during

the school year. All host families are

Barstow faculty or current families

who have their biological children at-

tending Barstow. Jerry Smith, his wife

Marichi Racela-Smith ’83 and their

children Taylor ’14 and Amelia ’17

have hosted four students since 2010.

They made the decision as a family to

host because they believed it would

be a unique opportunity for them to

learn first-hand about cultures and

people they ordinarily would not

experience in their daily lives.

Smith explained that Barstow’s

international students “experi-

ence an immersion program, not

a ‘boarding’ environment. In our

home we have an open door policy.

We encourage the entire family

to interact as often and as organi-

cally as possible. The students must

figure out the family dynamic and

this makes their experience so much

richer than attending classes. They

strengthen their abilities to commu-

nicate and build relationships with

others. These are skills that will

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Global Education

serve them for the rest of their lives.”

Barstow’s relationship with

Amaki High School in Kurashiki

is the oldest global program in

Barstow’s history with more than

a decade of exchange visits to date.

Amaki students visit Kansas City

each fall and Barstow students and

faculty travel to Kurashiki every

other school year. As this magazine

goes to press, eight students and

two faculty are in Japan. In addition

to attending classes their visit con-

sisted of touring five United Nations

World Heritage sites including

Genbaku Dome, the Hiroshima

Peace Memorial, the only structure

left standing in the area where the

first atomic bomb exploded in 1945.

Students also had the unique op-

portunity to experience a home stay.

Todd Nelson, assistant head of lower

school and former trip chaperone,

explained, “It is incredibly uncom-

mon for Japanese families to open

their homes to outsiders. On this

trip, our students experience some-

thing a very small number of people

in the world will ever experience. It

is a rare honor and privilege to be

welcomed and embraced by these

families in this way.”

Traveling abroad also presents

opportunities to engage in activities

that would be out of the ordinary

in one’s day to day routine. Nelson

shared, “One of our students who

probably would not have taken a

Japanese flower arranging class on

his own, not only tried the class, but

his arrangement was deemed the

best out of the entire group includ-

ing the adults.”

When reflecting upon his experi-

ence in Kurashiki, Nelson said

“Anytime we can open ourselves

to other cultures we are richer.

International experience builds

character, confidence and

understanding. This is what

we value and teach at Barstow

every day.”

Lindsay Zimmerman

traveled with ten upper

school students to Vietnam

and Cambodia. The students

fundraised all year to buy a

water well for a small town

in Cambodia. During their

stay, students and teachers

visited the tunnels dug by the

Viet Cong during the Vietnam

War and the Temple of Ankor Wat.

Although the trip was filled with

exploration and new found cultural

understanding, Zimmerman said

“The opportunity for the students

to meet and shake hands with those

they had worked to help make it all

real to them. This is the true beauty

in global education: teaching our

The Racela-Smith family celebrates the graduation of Taylor Smith ’14 and Summer Yue ’ 14. The Smiths hosted Summer as an international student for three years.


Global Education

students that they do in fact have

the power to incite important and

real change.”

Another element of the Barstow

global experience is the Hybrid

Learning Consortium (HLC). The

HLC is a collective of independent

schools around the world develop-

ing online courses for upper

school students taught by our

Barstow and other independent

school faculty. Presently, The

Consortium consists of 13

schools domestically and four

schools internationally, includ-

ing Australia, Germany, China

and Japan.

Hybrid Learning

Consortium Director Sarah

Hofstra believes the Consortium

“creates enhanced opportunity

and increases accessibility. While

the benefits of traveling inter-

nationally are numerous, the

expense is often prohibitive. For

example, if HLC students at Barstow

and in China are studying the water

in their cities they not only learn

about their own corners of the world,

in real time, they become educated

about the environmental realities of

their fellow classmates thousands of

miles away.”

After Dr. George Fedha, a United

Nations Humanitarian, spoke at

an assembly during the 2013–2014

school year, Dr. Fedha was tapped

to teach a course for Consortium

students. The course entitled,

“Humanitarianism in a Changing

World” was offered in the spring

semester. Dr. Fedha taught through

“iPad fieldtrips” and shared his work

as the Head of the United Nations

World Food Programme in Darfur,

Sudan. Students witnessed first-hand

the critical relief the UN makes

possible and the difficult realities of

why this kind of aid is imperative.

The Global Education program

is both far reaching and exceedingly

accessible. By offering exchange

programs, global community

service, and online learning, our

students are primed to become

global citizens and inclusive think-

ers. Opening Barstow campuses

around the world means that stu-

dents in places other than Kansas

City will benefit from the values,

innovations, and excellence of an

institution more than 131 years old.

This fall Barstow opens physical

campuses in Shanghai and Ningbo,

China and HLC online coursework

in Chengdu, China. Global readi-

ness is a hallmark of the Barstow

experience. As a strategic priority

for the school, Barstow will con-

tinue to seek out global experiences

that deepen the school mission.

Emily Reed ’16 learns with students at the Amaki School in Kawashiki, Japan.

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Hybrid Learning Consortium Growth

2013–2014 vs. 2014–2015

6 Member schools 15 25 elective classes running 40 5 Faculty teaching 20 50 Students enrolled 150 10% Barstow students in HLC courses 25%

A Map of Member Schools

– New member schools 2014–2015

The Barstow SchoolKansas City, Mo.

Interlochen Academy for the ArtsInterlochen, Mich.

Maumee Valley Country Day SchoolToledo, Ohio

Gymnasium LohbrüggeHamburg, DE

Miami Country Day SchoolMiami, Fla.

Frederica AcademySt. Simon Island, Ga.

Cape Henry CollegiateVirginia Beach, Va.

Hilton Head Preparatory SchoolHilton Head, S.C.

The Colorado Springs SchoolColorado Springs, Colo.

Shorecrest Preparatory SchoolSt. Petersburg, Fla.

The Barstow School of NingboNingbo, CN

Jiaxiang Foreign Language SchoolChengdu, CN

The Barstow School of ShanghaiShanghai, CN

The Amaki SchoolKurashiki, JP

Launceston Church Grammar SchoolLaunceston, AU

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

www.hybridlearningconsortium.org /HybridLearningConsortium @HLConsortium

MOVING THOUGHT

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ACTIONDesign Thinking, Tinkering and Fabulous Failure at The Barstow School

O ne place often assocIated wIth InnovatIon Is palo alto, calIfornIa.

Not only it is home to Stanford University, but many companies like Hewlett-Packard,

Facebook, and Google call it home. Another firm that makes its home in Palo Alto

is IDEO, a cutting-edge design and consultancy firm that stands at the forefront of the creative

process and intellectual movement known as design thinking.

Text by Kellye Crockett and Nic Shump

Kellye Crockett is the director of admission and marketing at Barstow and Nic Shump is an online instructor with the Hybrid Learning Consortium.

In this picture: Barstow middle school students build and program VEX robots from a tub of parts.

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Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, claims

that it took him years to make the

change from being a designer to

thinking like a designer. According

to Brown, design thinking finds a

middle ground or offers a third way

from the intuitive process associated

with creative design and the rational

realm of the marketplace. Brown and

other practitioners also realize that

this practice has applications outside

of the business world. Brown states,

“The natural evolution from design

doing to design thinking reflects the

growing recognition on the part of

today’s business leaders that design

has become too important to be left

to designers.”

As might be expected from

a progressive school, Barstow

has incorporated many of these

practices into its curriculum. In

disciplines as diverse as physics,

photography and fifth grade math,

students identify needs, research

how the need might be met, and

then do it – building, teaching and

learning as they go, failing often on

their path to discovery.

In Lindsay Bruner’s fourth grade

classroom, every student invents

an original product. Throughout

the process these nine-year-old

entrepreneurs do market research,

build prototypes and create market-

ing plans. Their inventions include:

a solar powered cooling baseball

cap, headbands with Velcro replace-

ment covers, a dog sweater with an

attached rake and an attachment

for the lid of a peanut butter jar that

scrapes the inside clean.

“We start by examining our

own world,” says Mrs. Bruner. “I

challenge my students to look for

ways they can make their own

lives better.” Design thinkers

like Tim Brown would applaud

these efforts because they help

students to embrace the design

thinking approach.

Firms like IDEO identify

three characteristics for innova-

tion: inspiration, ideation, and

implementation. Given the pace

of innovation, failure is a con-

stant outcome. However, design

thinking encourages firms and

individuals to embrace failure.

At IDEO, the slogan is “Fail early

to succeed sooner.”

Middle school students have

numerous opportunities to fail and

succeed. These students build wa-

ter powered rockets that carry raw

egg payloads, design and race CO2

powered cars, create virtual roller

coasters and complete about eight

other design projects every year.

According to David Beier, Barstow

middle school science teacher and

Design Thinking

Carly Hoffman ’18 constructs a balsa wood bridge in eighth grade science class.

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NASA astrophysicist, “We repeat

similar projects in sixth, seventh

and eighth grade, and as students

learn from their past failures

and successes, they create more

complex and ultimately successful

contraptions,” says Beier.

The same spirit permeates the

halls of the upper school as well.

One prime example of this is

recent graduate, Izzy Lloyd ’14.

Connecting in person with Izzy

proved impossible. She went

straight from a three-week

trip in Greece with Barstow’s

Chamber Singers to Minnesota

to assume camp counselor

duties. Before Greece she was

at Massachusetts Institute

of Technology (MIT) in

Cambridge, Mass. for

Freshman Orientation, and

before that, she was busy

graduating from Barstow, tak-

ing AP exams, and captaining

the world-ranked Barstow robotics

team at the World Championships.

Izzy is an exceptional student,

but in many ways typical for

Barstow: she has diverse passions

and excels at a national level. But

something distinctive about Izzy

is her college choice – she’s the

first Barstow student in a decade

to be accepted to MIT and the first

student in even longer to attend

MIT.

Izzy is the product of a Barstow

curriculum that emphasizes the

process of problem solving. Izzy

and her peers work individually

and as teams to explore topics

and pursue innovation in every

discipline. “Izzy availed herself of

every opportunity to be a partici-

pant in her education. She led by

example in taking risks, facing

failure and triumphing,” says Scott

Hill, director of college counseling

at Barstow. “Izzy is exactly the

kind of thinker and doer that MIT

wants.”

Within the design thinking

paradigm, there is considerable

emphasis placed on using both

convergent and divergent think-

ing. Convergent thinking focuses

on reaching consensus among

existing alternatives. Divergent

thinking attempts to look into the

future to create new possibilities.

This dichotomy is perhaps best

expressed by the playwright George

Bernard Shaw who wrote, “Some

men see things as they are and

ask why. Others dream things that

never were and ask why not.” In

short, here at Barstow we proudly

accept the challenge of Apple and

encourage our students at all levels

to “think different.”

Design Thinking

Barstow’s robotics team won big this year, coming away with top honors for the team and coaches.

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EOpposite page: Barstow volunteers left to right, top to bottom: 5k coordinators the Walz family, Homecoming presenters Nick Athan ’80 and Molly Callahan ’92, Jeremy McNieve, BPA auction chair Dawn Evans, Fall Festival co-chairs Katie Hart and Lisa Prophete, BPA co-presidents Vicki Lopatofsky and Corey Pursell, and BPA children’s auction co-chairs Gina Lobaugh and Michelle McNieve.

Pictured this page: Barstow volunteer power makes possible fun community building events like the BPA children’s auction.

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Volunteer LeadershipE ach and every barstow volunteer Is a powerful resource. the cadre of

volunteers who helped in our advancement efforts and alumni activities expanded our

ability to connect to those who care deeply about the school.

Barstow volunteers have changed over the years. They are just as dedicated to the school as

always, but we know that many are very busy professionals who have limited time. With volunteer

roles that fit their schedules, they can make a huge impact on the school. >>


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Our Annual Fund Parent

Advocates achieved outstanding

success by helping to increase

parent participation in the Annual

Fund. Forty-three advocates,

including many couples, became

knowledgeable about the Annual

Fund and its importance to their

children’s education at Barstow.

By letters and email, they reached

out to parents with children in

the same classes as their own and

encouraged them to participate in

the Annual Fund. Their messages

were personal and powerful.

Many of our volunteers also give

of their creative energies, such as

Brent Walz and Deb Walz ’86, who

developed the idea for the Mind.

Body. Character 5K Run/Walk.

Their initiative turned into an

annual fundraising and fitness

event enjoyed by students, parents

and alums.

Barstow’s Auction volunteers

also demonstrated great leadership

and talents for design and fun.

Children’s Auction chairs

Michelle McNeive and Gina Lobaugh

worked with Advancement to create

a new auction for families that was

a great success. Dawn Evans chaired

the wonderful Auction Showcase,

which offered a wide array of items,

and Kim Coker’s contributions

made the evening one to remember.

Our Barstow Alumni Association

Board held the first online auction

with exciting and unique offerings

that attracted both local bidders and

alumni from across the country.

There will never be a shortage of

opportunities for volunteer par-

ticipation, and we will always have

talented and passionate people who

make a positive and long-lasting

impact on the school.

Volunteer Leadership

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More Lists and Info Online

Parent Advocates

nnual fund parent advocates are volunteers who encourage other parents to support barstow’s annual

Fund. We are grateful to our 2013–2014 advocates who served as a powerful team in our fundraising efforts. Due

to their work, parent participation in giving was up and we exceeded our $700,000 Annual Fund campaign goal by rais-

ing $775,019. Thank you to all our parent advocates and thank you to all our donors!

PARENT ADVOCATE COMMITTEE

Marienne Brown

Kristina Carlgren

Kristin Carlson

Wendee Clement

Doug Dockhorn

Heidi Durwood

Laura Egan

Dawn Evans

Amy and John Felton

Amy Fox

Tara and Brian Georgie

Leigh Hamann

Scott Hill

Brad and Jill Jenkins

Pete Lacy

Renee Lenart

Vicki Lopatofsky

Mary Lynne Lucido

Bill and Marian Mack

Robin Maiale

Janice Martin

Wendy Marvin

Carol Mathews

Michelle McNeive

Amanda Morgan

Anne O’Brien

Lisa Prophete

Rob and Ginger Rothhaas

Nikki Sims

Adlee Snyder

Frank and Niki Totta

Jenny Waldeck

Shea Walsworth

Tom Whittaker

Dr. Mark and Janet Yagan

2013–2014

PARENT ADVOCATES

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2013–2014 Donor Report

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Annual Fund By The NumbersAmount raised annually, 2004–2014

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$775,019

$599,190

$360,161

$468,819

$603,780

$708,451

$678,819 $669,114

$540,555

$423,776

OOne of the most

important gifts

you can make is the

gift of education. I am

exceedingly grateful

for your commitment

to Barstow and for

your donations to the

Annual Fund. I know,

with your support, we

will accomplish much in

the coming year.

—Pat OppenheimerDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

In this photo: The Advancement Office. Left to right: Ryann Galloway Tacha, Pat Oppenheimer and Laura Mombello ’87

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2013–2014 board of trustees EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jim SchwartzC H A I R M A N

Pete Lacy ’88V IC E C H A I R M A N

Doug Dockhorn ’82T R E A S U R E R

Amanda Morgan ’94S E C R E TA RY

Andy Funk ’98M E M BE R-AT-L A RG E

Tom Whittaker ’83M E M BE R-AT-L A RG E

Bill ZollarsM E M BE R-AT-L A RG E

MEMBERS

Susan Belger Angulo ’76

Richard English

Quinton Lucas ’02

Wendy Marvin

Lisa Mirabile

Lisa Prophete

Dianne Reed

David Seay

Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79

Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90

Deborah Hosfield Walz ’86

EX-OFFICIO

Shane A. FosterH E A D OF S C HO OL

2013–2014

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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TFrom the Chairman of the Board of Trustees

T he excItement contInues at barstow! If you haven’t notIced, you will

continue to see improvement of our school’s facilities thanks

in large part to generous gifts by very supportive donors as well

as the careful fiscal management of the school’s operations. These efforts

are a part of our overall strategic vision in making Barstow the premiere

independent school in the Midwest. This vision is a primary focus by

your Board of Trustees and the faculty and staff of the school. We are very

blessed at Barstow to have so many talented people who bring this vision

and our mission to life every day.

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

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

student ratio objectives. I want to reiterate what I said to the community

last year. “Barstow is differentiating itself in many ways, and it’s important

that we remain open minded to the school’s endeavors. Allowing Barstow to

distinguish itself in the marketplace will allow us the opportunity to grow

upon our own successes – leaving a strong foundation for years to come.” We

are truly seeing this come to life with the growth of our Global Education

program and our Hybrid Learning Consortium, just to name a few. It’s no

wonder why Barstow is “being noticed” not only here locally, but nationally as

well. Our Head of School and key staff members have been asked to speak at national conferences on

how Barstow has forged a path into the future. It’s quite rewarding.

At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, we reviewed each and every objective we set out to

accomplish during this last year, and I’m pleased to report that your Trustees were very active and

met most of its internal objectives. We will again task ourselves with new or renewed objectives

this year to ensure our part in making Barstow the premier independent school in the Midwest. I

cannot tell you how much I appreciate their time and dedication. In addition, we are so fortunate

to have such talented faculty and staff who truly make Barstow what it is every day. Please be sure

to send your personal thanks when you can.

Finally, thank you to our entire Barstow community – we are a close knit group who support

our most important asset – our children!

My personal best wishes,

Jim SchwartzB A R S TO W B OA R D OF T RU S T E E S C H A I R M A N

Jim Schwartz is the Chairman and ceo of npc International, Inc., the world’s largest franchise operator of Pizza Hut restaurants.




Donor ReportKEY TO SYMBOLS

Thank you to everyone who responded to the call to make

a charitable contribution to Barstow. >>

Armillary Society

Armillary Society donors have given in each of the last five

years or longer and exemplify the culture of philanthropy

at Barstow.

Annual Fund

Donations to the Annual Fund support operations of the

school and ensure our continued excellence in education.

Endowment Gifts

The Endowment Fund acts as a savings account for the

school. Gifts to the endowment exist in perpetuity with

three to five percent of the principle that may be drawn

each year for programs or needs of the school.

Specific and Capital Gifts

It is with gratitude that we acknowledge donors who have

made a donation to support a specific need at the school

and donors who made capital campaign pledge payments.

Play It Forward Auction Series

Our annual auction took the form of an online auction

and two festive, fun evenings on the Barstow campus for

children and adults. The auctions benefit the Annual Fund.

Fund Our Mission

Donors contributed to the “Fund Our Mission” project

which supported the varsity soccer field lights and lower

school playgrounds.

5K Sponsor and Participants

Sponsors of the second annual Mind. Body. Character.

5K. Run/Walk and Wellness Expo helped us attract

participation from serious runners to young children

crossing the finish line for the first time.

Booster Club Sponsor

Corporate sponsors of the Barstow Booster Club provide

funding for the club’s support of our student athletes,

coaching staff, trainers and athletic programs.

Tree Day

Tree Day is one of Barstow’s most treasured traditions.

Honor and memorial gifts keep our campus beautiful and

sustainable, and provide a special way to celebrate a friend

or loved one.

Did You Know?

$775,019 raised for the 2013–2014 Annual Fund

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100% of the members of the Board of Trustees give to the Annual Fund

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43 Annual Fund Parent Advocates participated in a program to encourage other

parents to give to the Annual Fund

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75% of Barstow faculty and staff have contributed to the Annual Fund

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Barstow grandparents made a big impact on the school by increasing their participation from

14 to 23%�

Parent giving increased by 15% last year

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Amount raised by Fund Our Mission projects in the past three years:

$443,935

With these generous donations, we created, renovated or added:

Brookfield Gym Barstow Broadcast CenterSoccer field sports lighting

New areas in Lower School playgrounds Lower School outdoor classrooms


Donations received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014

Standards High Society$50,000 and aboveAnonymous (3) Mrs. Marguerite Peet Foster ’43* Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zollars

1884 Founders Society$25,000 – $49,999 Ms. Elizabeth Culver ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Fox The Goppert Foundation David Woods Kemper Memorial Foundation Mr. James M. Kemper, Jr. Morgan Family Foundation Mr. Chad King and Ms. Amanda Morgan ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Todd Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Rock Mrs. Anne Potter Russ ’78 and Mr. Norbert Russ

Second Century Society$10,000 – $24,999 Mr. Bradford Epsten ’82 and Mrs. Ginny Epsten Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hanson Mr. John W. Jordan II Michael and Susan Ketchmark Miller-Mellor Association Mrs. Anne Norquist Patterson ’61 and

Mr. Craig W. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prophete Reed Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Reed Dr. and Mrs. William O. Reed, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. James Stinson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tucker

Ms. Kirby Upjohn ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Don Walsworth, Jr. Walsworth Publishing Company

Ada K. Brann Society$5,000 – $9,999American Dish Service Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews Anonymous (2) Mr. and Ms. Charles L. Bacon, Jr. Barstow Booster Club Barstow Parents’ Association Mr. and Mrs. Brad W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Coker Mr. Kevin Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Craig Evans Mr. Frank Fitzpatrick and Dr. Amelia Fitzpatrick Mrs. Judy Hart Mr. and Mrs. JB Hodgdon Hosfield Benefit Services, LLC Mr. Brent Walz and

Mrs. Deborah Hosfield Walz ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Anand Kuppuswamy Mr. Peter Lacy ’88 and Mrs. Kendall Hart Lacy ’92 Mr. Dennis Lloyd and Mrs. Kay Reeder Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Myers Mpress Norquist-Robinson Foundation Ms. Denise Osment Mr. and Mrs. David E. Seay Dr. Shelley King Theis ’71 Victorias Door LLC

Donor Report

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Armillary Society Annual Fund Gift Endowment Gift Specific/Capital Gift

Auction Gift Fund Our Mission 5k Sponsor Booster Club Sponsor

Tree Day Gift Trustee Donor Faculty Donor

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Thank you to everyone In the barstow communIty who made a

donation this year. We raised $775,019 for the Annual Fund. Participation

increased, especially among parents and grandparents. Your contributions ensured

that Barstow continues to provide the highest quality education for our children.

Sincerely,

Amanda Morgan A D V A N C E M E N T C H A I R , B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S


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Richard H. Sears Society$2,500 – $4,999 ARAMARK Facilities Dr. Stewart Babbott and Dr. Cecelia Babbott Mr. and Mrs. Dominique Bergere Mrs. Beverly Pierson Bradley ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brooks, Jr. Mr. Joel Brous ’88 and Mrs. Carrie Brous Mr. Grant Burcham and

Mrs. Wendy Hockaday Burcham ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Carlson Mr. Charles A. Carter, Jr. Mr. Steve Crossette ’79 Dr. Scott Dattel and Mrs. Karin Dattel ’84 Ms. Nancy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Mike G. Dusselier

Elsberry Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Howard Elsberry Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Elsberry Mr. and Mrs. Adam Elyachar Mr. Andrew Funk ’98 and Mrs. Emily Funk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Grabowsky Mr. and Mrs. Fran Jabara Mrs. Lois Dubach Lacy ’55 Dr. Phillip J. Lucido and Dr. Mary Lynne Lucido Mr. and Mrs. John Marvin Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. McCreight William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Brian G. McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy McNeive Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morrow III Mr. and Mrs. Todd Navrat Mrs. Annabel Fisher Nutter ’49 and Mr. James B. Nutter James B. Nutter & Company Mr. and Mrs. John T. Pierson, Jr.

Putney Family Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terrence E. Putney Dr. and Mrs. William Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Piyush S. Sampat Craig M. Schultz ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Chad Simmons Dr. Brian D. Sippy ’85 Horejsi Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spidle Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sunderland Mr. and Mrs. John Top Mr. John Waldeck and

Mrs. Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck ’90 Mr. Maurice A. Watson ’76 Dr. Detlef Wencker and Dr. Tania Burgert Mr. Thomas Whittaker ’83 and Mrs. Loren Whittaker Dr. and Mrs. Mark B. Yagan

Barstow Society$1,000 – $2,499Mr. Jeffrey Abbas and Ms. Rhona Alter Mrs. Susan Belger Angulo ’76 Anonymous (5) Aristocrat Motors Mr. Chucker Luetje and Ms. Susan Bernstein ’88 J.B. Reynolds Foundation Mr. R. Philip Bixby ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Bixby III Mrs. Kay Bixby-Haddad ’67 Mrs. Nancy Bixby Hudson ’70 Mr. John Boyce and Ms. Linda L. Boyce Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bray Mrs. Kara Kessinger Brittingham ’83 Mr. Stephen Brodd and Ms. Gretchen Gregory Yellow Dog Networks Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Bruce Jeffrey W. Bruce, Attorney at Law Carver Learning Systems Ms. Melanie Carver ’84 Dr. James Case and Ms. Patricia O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Churchman Mr. Bruce Dickerson Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dockhorn Frank L. Douglas Family Fund of

the Community Foundation of New Jersey Mr. Gregory A. Dunn and Ms. Kim S. Summers Ms. Alexa Dusselier ’12


Mr. Sean M. Dusselier ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Richard English Favorite Healthcare Staffing Mr. and Mrs. John Felton Mr. Michael Fields and Mrs. Laura Kemper Fields ’66* Mr. and Mrs. William “Drew” A. Fleming Flowers Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Shane A. Foster Fry Orthodontic Specialists Mrs. Lathrop M. Gates Ms. Henrietta Gates ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Georgie Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gerson The Big Biscuit Restaurants Ms. Cynthia Gibson ’66 The Gunnard and Charlotte Johnson Foundation Mrs. Elizabeth LeBlanc Gray ’75 Mr. David Hall and Mrs. Laura Hockaday Hall ’83 Ms. Katie Hart Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Hattan Hendrick Lexus of Kansas City Hen House Markets Mr. David Ball Mr. Thomas Higgins and Mrs. Paget Gates Higgins ’59 Mr. Irv Hockaday and Mrs. Ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 Ms. Carol Hofmann Husch Blackwell LLP J.E. Dunn Construction Dr. Bradley R. Jenkins and Dr. Jill Jenkins Mrs. Martha Lay Kaaz ’57 Mr. Brock A. Shealy and Ms. Lori A. Kallaher Ms. Janet K. Kelley ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Kesner, Jr. Mr. Mitchell Krasnopoler and Ms. Susan Cohen Dr. and Mrs. Parvesh Kumar Lacy & Company Mr. and Mrs. Robert Langdon Mrs. Olive Beaham Lansburgh ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Lopatofsky BillSoft, Inc. Dr. William Mack and Dr. Marian Mack Mr. and Mrs. John Maiale Dr. Timothy Martin ’81 and Dr. Janice Martin Mrs. Georgette Carkener McConnell ’61 Ms. Sharon McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry D. McMahon Mr. JoZach J. Miller ’80 Dr. Srinivas Nalamachu and Dr. Kali Nalamachu Mr. and Mrs. Terrence O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. Amar Patel Pizza Hut and Wendy’s

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Posey Mr. and Mrs. Erich Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. Zachary H. Shafran Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sims Mrs. Laura Riss Stanford ’74 Stinson Leonard Street Dr. Jacob S. Stueve and Mrs. Marianne Swaney-Stueve Mr. and Mrs. Tony Tappan Mrs. Nancy Embry Thiessen ’66 and Mr. Michael Thiessen Mrs. Elinor Tourtellot ’61 Piersol Foundation, Inc. Mr. Edward Tranin ’78 and Mrs. Amy Tranin US Bank Foundation Mrs. Sherrard Wallingford Ms. Sara Welch

Knights Society$500 – $999 Ms. Suzanne E. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Andracsek Mr. Dennis Ayzin and Ms. Mira Mdivani The Mdivani Law Firm, LLC Dr. John R. Bernard and Dr. Jennifer P. Bernard Dr. Mazda Biria and Dr. Firoozeh Biria Biria Dentistry Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Bruennig, Jr. Mrs. Jill Stewart Bunting ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Brett E. Carlgren Dr. and Mrs. Louis Christifano, Sr. Class of 2022 Cub Scouts Pack #4888 Mr. Charles Dillon Mrs. Melissa Smith Elliott ’57 Captain Emily Eschbacher ’96 feng boutique Mr. and Mrs. Adam Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Jim Francis Mrs. Barbara Gillen Mr. and Mrs. Mads Gisselbaek Global Tank Leasing Dr. Sanjaya Gupta and Dr. Wendy Hulsing Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Hamann Mr. Tim Harkins and Dr. Lori Schelm Mr. and Mrs. R. Douglas Hawley Healient Dr. and Mrs. Craig Lundgren Ms. Carolyn Hollstein Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Huxman Mr. Kirk M. Joslin ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kanan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knief



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Mrs. Kristen Leathers Leawood Family Care Joseph Lenart, Jr. and Renee McGhee-Lenart Mr. and Mrs. Kasey M. Lobaugh Mrs. Anne Victor Lopez ’86 and Mr. Joe Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Love Mr. Quinton D. Lucas ’02 Mrs. Sue Welsh Macintosh ’61 and Mr. Robert C. Macintosh Mr. Pat Malay and Dr. Rajya Malay Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Martin Smallcakes Mr. and Mrs. Ryan McCarthy Mrs. Sarah Walsh McClanahan ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Jason L. Michaelis Midwest Pulmonary Consultants at St. Luke’s Hospital Mr. Greg Killinger and Ms. Sarah Mountford Mr. and Mrs. Jason Nadler Northland Bone and Joint Mr. and Mrs. Tom Olson Ms. Pat Oppenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Karthick Pattabiraman Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Phillips Ms. Jill Ingram Reynolds ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rothhaas Mrs. Joannie Rudkin SAGE Dining Services, Inc Ms. Jewel Scott Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Scott J. Orange, LLC Scott-Hollar, Inc. Peter and Amy Shapiro Donor Advised Fund of

the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Ms. Heather Sherman ’84 and Mr. David Fandel Dr. and Mrs. Whitney Sunderland Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Tharp II Dr. and Mrs. Frank Totta Dr. and Mrs. James B. Trotter II Mrs. Karen Van Voorst Turner ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas VanDyke Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Mr. Chad Williams and Dr. Jeannie Williams Dr. Janet M. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Jarrod Williams Jarrod Williams DDS Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wood Mr. and Mrs. John Yount Mrs. Joan Gregg Zacher ’59

Donorsup to $499 Mr. Daniel Abitz and Mrs. Diana Johnson Abitz ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Adams Mrs. Charlotte Adelsperger Mrs. Virginia Holter Alexander ’57 and Mr. Bill Alexander Mrs. Lauren Allison Mr. and Mrs. Regev Alon Ms. Linda Anderson-Petty Mr. and Mrs. Francis Angello Mr. Daniel Arment Mrs. Dee Dee Shelden Arnold ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Russell Atha Mr. Nick Athan ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Atwood-Blaine Ms. Sydney E. Ayers ’09 Mrs. Arey Thompson Baas ’54 Mrs. Janice Germann Baker ’65 Mr. Jack M. Balkin ’74 Mr. Max M. Barlow ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartholomew Ms. Liz Bartow Mrs. Janet Bash Mrs. Lauri Frieze Bates ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baughman Dr. Pat Wetherill Baumgartner ’78 Mrs. Linda Lewi Beal ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beatty Mr. David Beier Mrs. Judy Smith Benson ’57 Mrs. Susan Cornwell Benson ’63 Mr. and Dr. Robert A. Bernstein The Robert & Dr. Phyliss Bernstein Family Foundation Mrs. Ilsy Blachly Mr. and Mrs. John Blaine Ms. Rhayma Blake BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City Mr. Robert Bonney and Mrs. Gay Lee Ludwig-Bonney Mrs. Marilyn Foster Borel ’69 Mrs. Jacqueline Welch Bowe ’40 Mr. Jim Bowes and Dr. Wendy McNitt Ms. Kate Bradley Ms. Amber Bradshaw Ms. Martha E. Brady ’52 Dr. and Mrs. Walter W. Brayman Mrs. Elizabeth Adams Breed ’57 Mrs. Brooke Helmers Bremer ’90


Mrs. Diane Virden Brent ’64 Mrs. Natalie Brod Mrs. Nancy Brosnahan Brooker ’59 Mr. Brad Buckner Mrs. Zanne Buffum Ms. Caren Burstein Mrs. Julie Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caisley Ms. Anne Sutton Canfield ’63 Mrs. Karen Welsh Carmody ’59 Ms. Monica L. Carson Dr. Jodianne Carter Mrs. Mary Louise Carver Mr. and Mrs. Kai Chang Mrs. Rebecca Turner Chapman ’78 Mr. Chuck Chionuma and Ms. Sara Orwa Mrs. Elizabeth Bolton Christenberry ’74 Ms. Sue M. Clark Ms. Mary Lee Clarkson ’77 Class of 2017 Mrs. Prudence Lehaney Cleary ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clement Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cobb

Dr. Ingenue Cobbinah Mr. and Mrs. William Coble Mr. Allen B. Colfry III Dr. Linda M. Collier Mrs. Diane O’Brien Collings ’64 Mrs. Katherine Caldwell Conely ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Connor Mrs. Gloria Snyder Cooper ’43 Ms. Betty Ann Cortelyou ’61 Country Club Bank Mrs. Laurence Coventry Mrs. Linda White Cowan ’57 Dr. David Cramer Ms. Kellye Crockett Mr. and Mrs. John D. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Crumm Mrs. Charlotte Crumm Mr. and Mrs. Steven Culver Mrs. Taylor Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dalen Mr. and Mrs. Manuel David Mr. and Mrs. Heywood H. Davis Mr. Spencer Day ’00


Fund Our MissionField Lights and Playground Improvements

Barstow’s fund our mIssIon projects (prevIously known as fund

a Need) have played an important role in improving and creating facili-

ties for our students. Through these projects, the school has renovated the

Brookfield Gym, created the Barstow Broadcast Center and, in the past year,

enhanced outdoor education by installing lights on the varsity soccer field

and improving the early childhood and lower school playgrounds. We are

grateful to the donors who made these projects a reality and to Bill and Beth

Zollars for their major lead gift in funding the soccer lights. In all $223,283 was

raised for Fund Our Mission with $131,000 for the lights and $93,000 for the

playgrounds. This year’s night soccer games will allow more parents, grandparents

and students to attend and create more festive, spirit-filled community gatherings.

Also, visitors to the playgrounds will see a new streetscape with riding toys for our

youngest students and, for the older children, expanded surfaced play areas, a pavilion

and new equipment. Thank you to all who helped with these major gift projects.


Donors continued

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Mr. and Mrs. P. Todd Decker Dr. Raghuveer Dendi and Ms. Aruna Konreddy Mr. Benjamin A. Denzer ’11 Mr. Paul P. Denzer and Ms. Sue Bernstein Eduardo and Angelita dePaz Mrs. Cecelia DeVico Mr. and Mrs. Steven DeZeeuw Mrs. Sallie Francis Dickinson ’68 Ms. Alexandra Dockhorn ’12 Ms. Allison P. Dockhorn Mr. Douglas Dockhorn ’82 and

Mrs. Stephanie Dockhorn Miss Kennedy P. Dockhorn 2017 Mr. Taylor Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. David Doskey Dr. Paul Doskey Mrs. Vicki Benson Douglas ’59 Mr. and Mrs. John K. Douglass, Sr. Mr. Mitchell Douglass ’92 and Mrs. Lindsy Douglass ’92 Mrs. Karen Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Dan Durig Mr. and Mrs. Keith Durwood Mr. Gregory V. Dusselier ’75 Mr. Joshua R. Earnest ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Eckley Mrs. Charlene Elliott Mr. Dean Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ellis III Mr. and Mrs. James Estes Dr. William Evans ’77 Mrs. Janet Close Ewert ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Finn Mrs. Myra Lou Terry Fitch ’54 Mr. Chad Fordham Ms. Mallory Forst Mr. Joe Fox ’04 and Mrs. Hannah Fox Ms. Amy Francis Mr. and Mrs. Don Francis Mrs. Luanne Armsby Francis ’45 Mr. William Frank and Ms. Kay Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Franz Ms. Norma Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Freiden Mrs. Linda Frey Mr. and Mrs. John F. Frye Mrs. Julie Fullbright Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bob Fuller Mr. Fritz Gabler Mrs. Ryann Galloway Tacha Ms. Marguerite Gardner Mrs. Jean Snyder Garschagen ’61

Mrs. Andrea Gartman Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Gastreich Dr. John Gillen and Dr. Kady Gillen Mrs. JoAnn Schooling Gillula ’65 Ms. Claire A. Glidden ’85 Ms. Rosa Goeldner Mr. and Mrs. Narasimha Gondi Mr. Toby Goostree ’99 Mr. Matthew Gore and Ms. Nikki Sykes Mr. Titus P. Goscha ’89 and Mrs. Erica Randle Goscha ’89 Mrs. Meg Truog Grandcolas ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Gratwick II Ms. Sally S. Gratwick Ms. Terri Gratwick Mrs. Cheryl Wilhite Greene ’73 Dr. Marilyn Gridley ’53 Ms. Danna R. Weddle and Mr. Adam Groden Ms. Betty Groden Mr. and Mrs. Derek Guemmer Mrs. Susan Hodges Gurley ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Gustafson Mr. and Mrs. Steven Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Guzman Mr. John Gyllenborg ’72 and

Mrs. Pamela Sutherland Gyllenborg ’72 Mr. Richard M. Gyllenborg ’76 Mrs. Ashley Haase Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hall Mrs. Elise Schmahlfeldt Hall ’52 Ms. Paddy Hamill Mr. and Mrs. Jes M. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Harper Mrs. Ruth Harrison Mrs. Phyllis Rahm Hart ’55 Mr. Sean Hart ’87 Mrs. Gina Beck Hartel ’89 Ms. Natalie E. Hays ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hedrick Mr. and Mrs. Erik Heitmann Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hellebusch Mrs. Nancy Lindsey Helmstadter ’48 Mrs. Adrienne Orr Hensley ’94 Mrs. Sally Weneck Hensley ’94 Mrs. Marsha Herdliska Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Herwig Mrs. Marcia Hannon Hill ’60 Ms. Nicole Hill


Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hill Mr. and Mrs. Skip Hill Mrs. Mallory Hilvitz Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hirtzel Mr. Kristopher Hisle and Mrs. Deborah Dockhorn Hisle ’87 Mr. John Hoel ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hoffman Dr. Phil Hofstra and Dr. Jane Mobley Ms. Sarah Hofstra Mrs. Betty Branson Holliday ’57 Mr. John M. Holliday, Jr. ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Holmes Mrs. Jean Welsh Honan ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Horne Mr. Rob Huang and Ms. Rhae Adams Ms. Emily Huffman ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hughley, Jr. Mr. Bill Hulett Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hulsing Mrs. Kristin Gyllenborg Hurt ’00 Ms. Anne Hyvrard Mrs. Beth P. Ingram Mr. Michael Jaco and Ms. Lauren Alexander

Mr. Earl J. Jacobs, Jr. and Dr. Dawn H. Jones Mrs. Alison Bartlett Jager ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jalbert Mr. and Mrs. G. Edgar James Mr. and Mrs. Damon Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Q. Jiang Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson Mr. William Johnson Ms. Jill Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jones Ms. Leigh Jones-Bamman ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Josey Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kahl Amb. Barbara Hanson Karahadian ’56 Mrs. Rosalie Karczewski Mrs. Leslie Swinney Kase ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Ron Katzberg Ms. Charlotte Keith Mrs. Phyllis Hauck Kerr ’55 Mrs. Christina Kieffer Mrs. Jean Kiene ’60


Grandparent Giving Profile

Janet Wilson GP’XX

Grandparent Giving ProfileJanet WilsonGRANDCHILDREN: TYLER McNEIVE ’24, ADDISION McNEIVE ’26 AND HAYDEN CARLSON ’28

Janet wIlson Is the grandmother of three barstow students and an

ardent supporter of the school’s funding initiatives. She commented that, “the

best gift that you can ever give a child is a sound education especially in the very

early years of their lives because of the foundation needed as they progress into

middle and upper school.”

Janet and her children (now Barstow parents) have all attended indepen-

dent schools, and she understands the many needs involved in maintaining

Barstow’s excellence in education. “I was immediately impressed with the

leadership at the school,” she said. “A lot of hard work goes on within these

walls. I love the teachers.” She is also pleased that her grandchildren are en-

meshed in the culture of the school, which is one of thoughtfulness, caring

for diversity, and acceptance. Janet is looking forward to the coming year,

especially Grandparent Day and the many other concerts and events she

can share with her family.


Mr. and Mrs. Lance Kilgore Mrs. Caroline Elton Kill ’89 and Mr. John Kill Mrs. Sheila Kilpatrick Mrs. Barbara Williams Kincaid ’67 Ms. Karen Kissinger Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knoflicek Mrs. Mary Kay Thompson Knorr ’54 Mrs. Gretchen Eschbacher Koch ’93 Mr. and Mrs. George N. Koepp Mr. Bob Kohler Ms. Pat Konopka Mr. and Mrs. Speros Kopitas Mrs. and Mrs. Dale R. Korneman Mr. James D. Korneman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Koseck Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Kraft

Ms. Marilou Krech Mr. Eric Krugh ’79 Ms. Cynthia Kueck Mrs. Bridget Moran Kukuk Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kupper Mrs. Lilli Lackey Mr. Sanders R. Lambert, Jr. Ms. Kay Lancaster Mr. Gary Lane and Mrs. Ann Hatfield Lane ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Marc E. Lang Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larkin Mrs. Cindy McCollum Larson ’89 Mrs. Elizabeth Latham Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Laub Mrs. Nancy Staley Laubach ’44 Mrs. David Launder and Mrs. Blythe Brigham Launder ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lawlor Mrs. Debbie Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Leach

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. LeBlanc Dr. and Mrs. Jay Lednicky Mr. and Mrs. Orren Lee Ms. Linda LeGrand Mrs. Carolyne Lehr Mr. and Mrs. David LeMoine Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lenz Miss Kaka “Kyra” Li Mr. and Mrs. Al Lilleoien Mr. Ron Long Mr. and Mrs. Scott Long Mr. and Mrs. Philip Love Mr. Mark Luce and Ms. Jennifer Copeland Drs. Phillip and Patricia Lucido Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Luckie Dr. and Mrs. Charles Luetje Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Lyons Ms. Amanda MacArthur ’97 Mr. and Dr. Edward MacInerney Mr. and Mrs. Richard MacIvor Mrs. Sarah Smith Malino ’63 Mrs. Lynnly Busler Marcotte ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Martin Mr. Kevin W. Martin ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Martin Ms. Amanda Jean Marvin Ms. Rebecca C. Marvin ’12 Ms. Sara Masner ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Mathews Mr. Michael Matula ’89 and Mrs. Jodi Matula Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Mauro Ms. Molly Dwyer and Mr. Albert Mauro, Jr. ’85 Mrs. Suzanne McCanles Mr. and Mrs. John C. McCarthy Ms. Amy McCarthy-Phillips ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Dan McClain Dr. Marguerite McClinton ’94 Ms. Ann McCray ’78 Ms. Susan L. McGee ’76 Drs. Flin and Mary McGhee Dr. James McGraw and Ms. Kristin Stitt Mr. and Ms. Duane McIntyre Ms. Claudia McKinsey Mr. and Mrs. Monty McMahon Mrs. Carol Mosman McNeer ’63 Mr. Craig A. McPherson ’02

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Parent GivingTOP ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION BY STUDENT CLASS

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Class of 2023 — 75.0%

Class of 2027 — 64.3%

Class of 2026 — 69.2%


LISA AND DONALD PROHPHETE

CHILDREN: CLARKE, GRADE 6 AND KENDALL, GRADE 9

Q: What inspires your generous philanthropy to the school?

A: “We are both from modest economic backgrounds. We attribute our financial and other successes to having

wonderful parents who provided us access to great secondary educations. As such, we are committed to

contribute to those who are less fortunate than us. Because Donald was raised by a single mom, he is particularly

sensitive to assisting racially diverse, single moms struggling to provide their children with a first-class education. We

are firm believers that those like us who have been blessed with much, must in turn bless others. That is the Karmic

philosophy of the Prophetes.”


Ms. Lisa Meiners Mr. William Meiners Mr. Mark Melchior ’81 Mr. Scott Mendenhall Mr. Mason Menninger and Dr. Lisa Menninger Mr. George Mensch Mr. Brian Michael Mrs. Pamela Thomas Milner ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Jasper J. Mirabile, Jr. Ms. Kristi Mitchell Mr. David Mombello and Mrs. Laura Mombello ’87 Ms. Deanne Moore Mrs. Janet Nelson Moore ’70 Mr. and Mrs. John Moore Mrs. Betsey Belisle Moreland ’56 Ms. Jodi Morgan Dr. Boyd Morrison ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Bapu Mothe Mrs. Rozzie Hargis Motter ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mulholland Mrs. Kerri Nelson Mulligan ’85 and Mr. Joe Mulligan Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munger III Mr. and Mrs. David Murga

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Myers Ms. Sue Nagy Mr. and Mrs. Parish Neighbors Mrs. Jane Satterlee Neihart ’78 and Dr. Robert Neihart Mr. David J. Neihart ’79 and Mrs. Wendy Ketterman Neihart ’79 Ms. Anellen Neill Mr. Todd Nelson Mr. and Dr. Charles Neumann, Jr. Mr. Nick Nikkhah and Ms. Nicole Bandera Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Norman Dr. Nereyda Nunez Tucker and Mr. Blaine Tucker* Mrs. Merrill Pierson Nunnally ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Tom O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Connell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Onyszchuk Ms. Amanda O’Shaughnessy Mrs. Barbie O’Toole Mr. and Mrs. I. I. Ozar Ms. Jennifer Padberg and Mr. Shawn Hollon

Lisa Prophete and daughter, Clarke

Parent Giving Q&AParent Giving Q&ALisa and Donald PropheteCHILDREN: CLARKE ’21 AND KENDALL ’18

Q: What inspires your generous philanthropy to the school?

A: We are both from modest economic backgrounds. We attribute

our financial and other successes to having wonderful parents

who provided us access to great secondary educations. As

such, we are committed to contribute to those who are less

fortunate than us. Because Donald was raised by a single

mom, he is particularly sensitive to assisting racially

diverse, single moms struggling to provide their children

with a first-class education. We are firm believers that

those like us who have been blessed with much, must in

turn bless others. That is the karmic philosophy of the

Prophetes.


Ms. Mary Lou Pagano Mrs. Georgette Stanley Page ’42 Mr. Charlie Parekh ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Jean Michel Pasqualini Mr. John Passanisi and Dr. Carrie Grounds Mr. and Mrs. Rosario Passantino Mrs. Molly Hill Patten ’92 Mrs. Linda Katz Patterson ’62 and Mr. Curt Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Payne Mr. and Mrs. Derrick A. Pearce Mrs. Gale Gilbert Perll ’64 Mr. Michael Petty and Mrs. Linda Petty ’82 Mr. Cary Phillips and Ms. Becky Blades-Phillips Mr. Paul Pickard and Mrs. Lisa Luth-Pickard Mr. Carlos Piedrahita and Dr. Diana Rodriguez

Mrs. Antoinette Pisciotta Mr. and Mrs. James Polese Mr. William T. Polese Ms. Gail Powell and Mr. Perry Ray Mrs. Mary Jo Powell Mr. Mark Presko Mr. Nick Presko Mrs. Annette Preston Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Prier Mr. and Mrs. David Pursell Dr. and Mrs. Lyle Pursell Mr. Paul Raccuglia ’99 and

Mrs. Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99 Mr. Todd Race Mrs. Sydney Sorkin Radford ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Randolph Ms. Rian A. Ray ’12 Mr. Scott Redick ’85 and Mrs. Kathleen Redick Mrs. Page Branton Reed ’73 and Mr. Bruce Reed

Mrs. Jean Baumgardt Reichenbach ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Reiland Dr. Michael Reilly and Dr. Kirsten Reilly Mrs. Barbara Rahm Reno ’55 Mr. and Mrs. David Ripp Mr. Jay Rivard ’81 and Mrs. Katherine Spencer Rivard ’81 Mr. Jarrod Roark Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Robe Ms. Cynthia A. Robinson ’67 Mr. Ethan M. Roth ’10 Mr. Brian Rubaie Rubin Brown Mrs. Minka Foster Rudman Mrs. Joyce Ruisch Ms. Diana W. Russ ’12 Reverend Margaret Foster Ruth ’46 Mrs. Anne Rutter Ms. Sally J. Ryan Dr. Jeffrey Rydberg-Cox and Mrs. Monique Rydberg-Cox Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Sader Mr. and Mrs. Nagy Salama Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Salazar Dr. Paula Sanders ’73 Mrs. Jennifer Russell Sawyer ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Schell Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Schellhorn ’68 Dr. Alan Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Schneider, Sr. Mrs. Jean Ann Clarkson Schrader ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Schwegler Ms. Kelsey Scott Mr. and Mrs. Bob Seay Dr. Yash Sethi and Dr. Anjna Sethi Dr. Kathy Shaffer and Dr. Stan Shaffer ’73 Ms. Judy Shannon Ms. Lexi Shealy ’13 Mr. Peter Shemitz and Ms. Flora Winitz Mrs. Caroline B. Shephard Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Shore Dr. Bruce Short and Dr. Mary Jane Short Mr. Nicolas Shump Ms. Cynthia Gregg Sifers ’56 Mr. J. Michael Sigler ’72 Mrs. Mary Denman Simpson ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sittenfeld Mrs. Kathy Lawrence Siuda ’59 and Mr. Roger Siuda

KEY TO SYMBOLS




* Deceased



Alumni GivingTOP ANNUAL FUND CLASS PARTICIPATION — 1935–1973

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Class of 1956 — 58.3%

Classes of 1952, 1946 and 1940 — 50.0%

Class of 1954 — 52.9%

Donors continued


Visit www.barstowschool.org/donorreport2014


Mr. and Mrs. Michael Small Mr. Jerry Smith and Mrs. Marichi Racela-Smith ’83 Mrs. Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Scot Snyder Mr. Andy Sorkin Mr. William M. Spann, Jr. Mr. Jim Spence and Dr. Kami Thomas Ms. Elisabeth M. Spencer ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Alok Srivastava Mrs. Deborah Benish Stanford ’61 Mr. George Stanton* and Mrs. Barbara Stanton Mrs. June Wolf Steahlin ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Don Stelting Mrs. Charlotte Redheffer Stewart ’40 Mrs. Barbara Close Stiling ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Darren K. Strickler Mr. and Mrs. John Stueve Mrs. Shirley Hayman Sudduth ’56 Mr. Christopher Sumner Blackbaud Mr. Kurt A. Sundeen and Mrs. Cheri LeBlond Mr. and Mrs. Hal Swaney Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sykora Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sykora Dr. Peter Tadros and Dr. Deanna Tadros Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Talge Mrs. Gail Taliaferro Ms. Cynthia Teniente Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thiel Mr. and Mrs. Billy Thomas Mrs. Marti Thomas Mrs. Brooke Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Don Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Tietjen Dr. and Mrs. David A. Tillema Mrs. Lisa Tillema Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Tingle Mrs. Stephanie Stubbs Tinsley ’62 Mrs. Lucy Keith Tittmann ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Trites Truist Mr. Frederick Truog and Mrs. Susan Rosse Truog ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tuchband Mrs. Nancy Falkenberg Tuck ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tucker Mrs. Stephanie R. Tucker Muir and Mr. Timothy Muir Mrs. Sarah Tulp Dr. Rebecca Turner Mrs. Margaret Sutton Valentine ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Terry VanDyke Mrs. Penelope Smith Vrooman ’54 Mrs. Mary Lauterbach Wagner ’54

Mrs. Virginia Raymond Wagner ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wagner Mrs. Elisa Sader Waldman ’85 and Mr. Stuart Waldman Ms. Farrah Ali Walker ’94 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Walker Mrs. Susan Holden Walsh ’78 Mr. Ethan P. Walz 2022 Mr. Spencer A. Walz 2017 Mr. Steven Lee and Ms. Angela Wang ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Warning II Mr. and Mrs. James Warren Mr. and Mrs. William Weaver Mr. Nicholas Welty Mrs. Jane White Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Whitfill Mrs. Janet Gurley Whitman ’56

Dr. Cynthia Williams ’55 Mrs. Jeanne Dodds Williams ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Madden Mr. Scott Wolff ’76 and Mrs. Karen Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Wood Mr. and Mrs. David Wood Mr. and Mrs. Troy Workman Mrs. Cynthia Brannock Wright ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Purd Wright Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright Miss Fan “Cheryl” Wu 2017 Miss Sophia R. Yagan 2022 Dr. Mary Yanics Mr. and Mrs. John Young Miss Yuting “Summer” Yue ’14 Mrs. Joanna Zauchenberger Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Zeldin Ms. Lindsay Zimmerman

Alumni GivingTOP ANNUAL FUND CLASS PARTICIPATION — 1974–2013

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Class of 1985 — 26.7%

Classes of 1992 and 1994 — 22.7%

Classes of 1978 and 1989 — 25.0%

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From The Past President...

A s I reflect on my past two years as presIdent of the barstow alumnI

Association, I am filled with gratitude for Barstow and all of the experiences I have had

that are connected to Barstow. I remember how eager I was walking through the halls as a new

middle school student, the many impactful relationships I formed with students and faculty as

a high school student, and my pride and hope six years ago

when I entered the halls of Barstow as a parent of two Barstow

students. The word “alumni” is rooted in the Latin word for

“nourish.” Barstow has nourished me throughout my lifetime,

and I am immensely proud of the nourishment which the

Barstow Alumni Board provides to our community.

As an Alumni Board serving graduates ranging from the

class of 1938 to the class of 2013, we have the challenging task of

offering something for every alumni. Over the past two years,

the Board hosted an alumni networking event on the Plaza

which was attended by over 50 alumni; we look forward to

repeating this event again soon. We brought our annual Holiday Party back to Barstow for the past

two years, inviting alums to reconnect at the school with their lifelong friends and teachers. Last

year we began honoring outstanding Barstow alumni at the Holiday Party instead of at the end

of the school year. Next year and for years to come, we will be adding an additional alumni award

in recognition of the hard work and dedication of Anne Potter Russ ’78; Anne’s commitment to

Barstow, and our alumni in particular, is exemplary and very deeply appreciated! Finally, the Board

worked remarkably hard to create the first ever online Barstow auction, which far exceeded our

fundraising goals. In addition to dollars, the online auction brought the warmth and energy of

Barstow to our entire extended community, including alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends

of Barstow around the world. I am so appreciative of all the work our Board put into the auction,

as well as the many donations we received from alumni. We are looking forward to growing the

auction each year with your help.

I look forward to assisting our new Alumni Board President, Anna Raccuglia and our new

Alumni and Annual Fund Officer, Ryann Galloway Tacha. They are both wonderful ambassadors

for Barstow, and I am confident they will do a superb job of engaging the alumni and supporting

Barstow!

Sincerely,

Elisa Sader Waldman ’85

Elisa ’85 and Stuart Waldman volunteer at the Play It Forward Auction Showcase.

Alumni Community


From the President...

I am thrIlled and honored to serve as the new presIdent of the barstow alumnI board.

My Barstow education has afforded me many opportunities, and I am excited to contribute to

this incredible institution.

My first order of business is to thank Elisa Waldman for her impressive tenure as president. For two

years, Elisa worked tirelessly to ensure the Alumni Board played an active role in the life of the school.

We are all deeply grateful to Elisa for her commitment and passion.

Over recent years, the Alumni Board has worked to engage alumni and strengthen participation and

support. As alumni, we have benefited in so many ways from our education and our relationships with

faculty and other alumni. Now is the time for us to give back. Our collective and individual engagement

is critical to Barstow’s continued success.

As president, I am committed to providing opportunities for alumni to reconnect with each other and

the school. I encourage you to become active in the Barstow Alumni community. This year I hope you

will cheer on the Knights at a basketball game, mentor a current student, attend a networking event, or

join the Alumni Board at one of our regular meetings. I hope you will join me in working to serve our

distinguished alma mater and fellow alumni.

Sincerely,

Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99

Alumni Community

Alumni Board 2014–2015

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99P R E S I DE N T

Cathy Trenton ’80P R E S I DE N T-E L E C T

Elisa Sader Waldman ’85NOM I N AT I NG C H A I R M A N

MEMBERS

Nick Athan ’80

Molly Callahan ’92

Toby Goostree ’99

Lynn Sutherland Heitman ’70

Deborah Dockhorn Hisle ’87

Anne Victor Lopez ’86

Sara Masner ’06

Craig McPherson ’02

Kerri Nelson Mulligan ’85

Shannon O’Brien ’87

Toby Truog ’87

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Pat OppenheimerDI R E C TOR OF A DVA NC E M E N T

Ryann Galloway TachaA LU M N I A N D F U N DR A I S I NG OF F IC E R

Laura Mombello ’87DE V E L OPM E N T S TA F F A DM I N I S T R ATOR

Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99alumni board president

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Alumni Community

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

40 Jacqueline Welch Bowe writes,

“I think there are three people

left in our class. I have two sons, four

grandsons, and eight great-grands! And,

have reached my 90th birthday. Wish some

of the kids would go to Barstow. I keep up

through my Sutherland nieces.” Jackie can

be reached at [email protected].

70 Ann Hatfield Lane reports,

“Life is good and busy! Staley is

a junior in high school, and Calin is in fifth

grade. Gary has retired and I am still loving

my work with Hyatt Hotels.” Ann can be

reached at [email protected].

78 Pat Wetherill – tells us “I am an

Infectious Diseases specialist and

Hospitalist weekend coordinator at Norwalk

Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut. Husband,

Todd works for Purdue Pharma in Stamford,

Connecticut. Daughter Elizabeth, 20, is a

junior at Wesleyan University, swims for

Wesleyan, very happy and loves her school.

And, daughter Meg, 17, is a senior at Buxton

School in Williamstown, Massachusetts,

busy sorting out her college options.

79 In fall 2013, Katie Kessinger

Snapp conducted a presentation

to the Barstow Parents’ Association on

being effective volunteers and caring for

volunteers. As a professional presenter and

coach, she was inspiring, funny and very

much appreciated. Katie can be found at

www.skirtstrategies.com.

80 Earlier this year, JoZach Miller

travelled through the North

Island of New Zealand and stayed with Leigh

Mackenzie Stewart and family at their beach

house at Pourerere Beach. Joining in the fun

was Jane Gottsch Sainsbury ’79.

82 Steve Hackel, Heidi Brayman

Hackel’s husband, curated The

Huntington Museum’s Junipero Serra and the

Legacies of the California Missions exhibit in Los

Angeles. Visitors to the exhibit included the

Crown Prince and Princess of Spain.

Helen Sifers wrote, “I enjoyed hosting a

LONG weekend at the Cap-K Ranch for me,

Mindy Backstrom Stewart, Laura Adelman

Hewitt and Lindy Senter McGrath. It’s hard

to believe that we have known each other

for 40 plus years, and I met Laura in the first

grade at Allendale! It was great fun, and it gave

us all a chance to celebrate Lindy’s 50th and

her engagement to Forbes Cross. Lisa Senter

Fairchild ’77 hosted a small get together on

Lindy’s birthday. Laura and her husband

weren’t able to make it to town. Stephanie and

Doug Dockhorn ’82 as well as Joel and Blair

Overesch also joined the party.”

84 Dr. Jordan Metzl was in

town recently to promote

his new book, The Exercise Cure. Please

visit www.drjordanmetzl.com for more

information.

85 Marc Solomon is the National

Campaign Director for Freedom

to Marry, the campaign to win marriage

nationwide. The organization focuses on

growing the national majority for marriage,

winning the freedom to marry in more states,

and ending federal marriage discrimination.

Marc has recently written a book entitled,

Winning Marriage, “a no-holds-barred, from-

the-trenches account of the campaign to win

and protect the freedom to marry in America.”

86 Steve Mensch is a vice president

of Global Operations at Toshiba in

Raleigh, North Carolina. Tom can be reached at

[email protected].

Jamie Metzl, a senior fellow of the Asia Society,

was named the U.S. Investment Advisory

Ambassador at the New York office of the Korea

Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. Jamie has

also written a book that will soon be published

entitled, Genesis Code. Dr. Beth Morrison was

invited by Head of School Shane Foster to

return to Barstow and present a summary of

her fascinating career in art history and her

current position as Director of Manuscripts at

the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Not

only did Beth inform and charm the audience,

she brought along her own middle school

photos to further engage the students!

87 Toby Truog married Teri Szeluga

on January 11, 2014. We are

wishing the newlyweds much happiness in

their first year of marriage!

88 Kenyon and Peter Vrooman

welcomed youngest son, Eli Zachary

Vrooman, into the world on May 23, 2014. Eli

joins big brothers Ethan ’13 and Emmett ’03.

93 Josh Earnest was appointed

White House Press Secretary,

a promotion from Deputy Press Secretary

serving under former Press Secretary Jay

Carney. Josh assumed office on June 20, 2014.

94 Margo McClinton and Amanda

Morgan organized a wonderful

20-year reunion in April for the class!

Highlights included lunch at Gates, a tour of

the school, and dinner at Hereford House.

00 Frank Hensley married Heather

Garfias on October 19, 2013. He’s

had a busy fall – in addition to getting married,

he received a new promotion at Universal


Music Distribution and writes, “I was

promoted to Director of Label Marketing. In

my new role, my job is to maximize digital,

physical and mobile sales by identifying

consumer preferences. I also manage a team

of Label Marketing Representatives. My

team specifically works with Interscope/

Geffen/A&M-Octone and has been a

part of the success in the development of

Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, Robin

Thicke, Zedd, Ellie Goulding and Lana

Del Rey. Recently, we helped set up the

new Eminem and Lady Gaga albums at

various retailers.” Frank can be reached at

[email protected]. Lauren Plapp

Speer and husband Gerrad are pleased to

announce the birth of Eleanor Michelle

Speer. Lauren reports, “She weighed 6 lbs. 14

ounces. We are all doing great and Graham

is a wonderful big brother!”

01 Melissa Rhyne McFall and

husband Jeremy McFall are

pleased to announce the birth of Jaxson

Reynolds McFall born February 17, 2014.

He weighed 8 lbs. 5 ounces, and measured

21 ¼ inches long.

04 Ashley Brown Cray and Rich

Cray informed us that they

have a new family member! “We had our

second son on November 13, 2013 – Jeffrey

McAllister Cray. He is a precious little

chunk.”

05 Ellen Schuch married Caleb

Edgar on August 31, 2013.

Congrats to the newlyweds! We are

wishing them all the best!

09 Sydney Ayers will attend

University of Edinburg in

Scotland this fall to pursue her master’s

degree in art history.

11 Jordan Eckley was named the

2014 Heart of America Athl

etic Conference (HAAC) Player of the

Year as a baseball player at MidAmerica

Nazarene University. He is also a

National Association of Intercollegiate

Athletics (NAIA) Honorable Mention

All-American, HAAC First Team All-

Conference, and was on the dean’s

list both semesters of his junior year.

Over the summer, he will be doing

an internship with Athletes in Action

traveling around the Great Lakes area.

Alumni Community

“It’s a Very Big Deal”Notes from Pat Oppenheimer on Making a Planned Gift

So often, notIces of a bequest to the school arrIve on my desk In a

letter from someone’s attorney. That someone has recently passed, and in his or her

will, a gift was left to The Barstow School. The school was not informed of the intent of

the donor and who preferred not to divulge this information or simply forgot.

Of course, a donor’s preference on how notice of a bequest is shared is entirely the

donor’s prerogative, and I respect that decision. When donors do choose to tell me that

they have remembered Barstow in a will or trust, we often celebrate their Barstow experi-

ences and commitment to the school.

In a recent conversation with Jenny Waldeck ’90, Barstow alum, parent, trustee and wearer of many other Barstow hats, she

said, “Oh yeah, I guess I haven’t told you. Barstow is in my will.” Her revelation pleasantly surprised me. “Jenny, that is a very big

deal. I am so glad you told me. That makes you a member of our Heritage Society. Thank you for caring about Barstow’s future.”

Jenny’s gift mentioned casually in conversation is truly significant. Her listing as a Heritage Society member will serve

as a motivator for other alums to consider a planned gift to Barstow. For more information on making a planned gift to

The Barstow School, please contact me at 816-277-0414. Visit our planned giving website at www.barstowschool.org/giving.

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Alumni Community

In MemoriamCondolences to the families of Barstow friends lost in the past year as of August 15, 2014.

Jack R. Hammack – June 10, 2013

Father of Sandra “Sam” Hammack ’78

Ramamoorthy “Kris” Krishna – July 13, 2013

Father of Priya Krishna ’91

Joe M. Lundy, Sr. – July 15, 2013

Stepfather of Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79 and

Kara Kessinger Brittingham ’83

Dee Meriwether Morris ’48 – August 1, 2013

Karla Hoelzel Russell ’62 – August 10, 2013

Sister of Pam Hoelzel ’61 and Janet Hoelzel ’64

Donald R. Sloan – August 17, 2013

Father of Kathleen Sloan ’74 and Julie Sloan ’77

Seymour (Cy) Rudnick – August 23, 2013

Father of Jim Rudnick ’87 and Jonathan

Rudnick ’84

Jacqueline Epsten – August 24, 2013

Mother of Todd Epsten ’78, Jane Epsten

Girson ’80 and Brad Epsten ’82

Carolyn Kopp – September 20, 2013

Mother of Scott Kopp ’81, Kelly Kopp ’83 and

Chris Kopp ’87

Marion Helzberg Bloch – September 24, 2013

Mother of Liz Bloch Uhlmann ’77

Donald E. Morsman – October 12, 2013

Father of Michael Morsman ’85

Barbara Thomson Flack ’67 –

November 8, 2013

Leon Emas – November 11, 2013

Father of Meredith Emas Apostolou ’78 and

Greg Emas ’81

Nathalie Barker Baldwin-Blais ’38 –

November 28, 2013

R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. – January 2, 2014

Father of Heather Kemper Miller ’86

Laura Kemper Fields ’66 – January 9, 2014

Carol Ann Houlihan Leonard –

January 16, 2014

Mother of Tom Whittaker ’83 and Carroll

Whittaker ’80

John D. Hilburn, Jr. – January 21, 2014

father of Leigh Hilburn Card ’77

Stanley R. Pilshaw – January 22, 2014

Father of Melissa Pilshaw ’85

James Ludlow Miller – February 4, 2014

Father of JoZach Miller ’80

Cliff C. Jones, Jr. – March 6, 2014

Father of Lisa Jones Schellhorn ’68 and

Leigh Jones-Bamman ’70

Barbara Ann Smith Ferris ’48 –

March 26, 2014

Patricia Marty Houghton ’47 – April 12, 2014

Diane R. Swanson ’53 – April 23, 2014

Jadeen Scott Rivard – April 28, 2014

Mother of Jay Rivard ’81 and mother-in-law

of Katherine Spencer Rivard ’81

Joel T. Coey ’75 – May 31, 2014

Brother of Kevin Coey ’74 and Jeffrey Coey ’73

Edward M. Markl Jr. – May 31, 2014

Father of Cynthia Markl Brown ’77

Marion Alfred “Bud” Reno, Jr. – June 16, 2014

Husband of Barbara Rahm Reno ’55 and

stepfather of Barbara Christopher ’76

Jane Shelden Kelley – June 21, 2014

Mother of Janet K. Kelley ’67 and aunt of Dee

Dee Shelden Arnold ’55

Judith Margolin Goodman ’56 – July 2, 2014

Mother of John Goodman ’79

Gaye Clark Whittaker – July 5, 2014

Mother of Lane Preston ’80*, Reed Preston ’82

and Tyler Preston ’86. Stepmother of Tom

Whittaker ’83 and Carroll Whittaker ’80

Stephen Chick – July 7, 2014

Father of Stacy Chick Schleicher ’90

Tyler Lake Preston ’86 – July 24, 2014

Brother of Lane Preston ’80*, Reed

Preston ’82 and stepbrother of Carroll

Whittaker ’80 and Tom Whittaker ’83

2014 Alumni AwardsTHE MARTHA BELLE AIKINS SMITH BARSTOW FUND VOLUNTEER AWARD

Given annually to the Barstow

Alumna or Alumnus who demon-

strates exemplary and steadfast

efforts, whether fostering the

recruitment of volunteers, exhibiting

ongoing camaraderie for the success

of the fund or providing stewardship

to its volunteers.

Mrs. Elisa Sader Waldman ’85

NANCY AND ANN HATFIELD AWARD

Awarded to an Alumna or Alumnus

for Outstanding Contribution

to Barstow or the Community

through Dedication to the Highest

Ideals of The Barstow School.

Mrs. Deb Hosfield Walz ’85 and Mr. Brent Walz

HONORARY ALUMNI

Mrs. Judith YountMrs. Jane WhiteMrs. Diane Mohr

THE ANNE POTTER RUSS ’78 ALUMNI LEGACY AWARD

The Legacy Award is presented to

a Barstow School Alum who is a

current parent of a Barstow student

or a parent of a Barstow graduate.

This person demonstrates leader-

ship in engaging Barstow alumni in

the life of the school. The recipient

of the award will be determined

by the Board of Directors of the

Alumni Association.

Established 2014 (to be awarded 2015)


KEY ADMINISTRATION

Shane A. FosterH E A D O F S C H O O L

Judith YountA S S O C I A T E H E A D O F S C H O O L / H E A D O F L O W E R S C H O O L

Liz BartowH E A D O F U P P E R S C H O O L

Kate BradleyH E A D O F M I D D L E S C H O O L

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE

Pat OppenheimerD I R E C T O R O F A D V A N C E M E N T

Ryann Galloway TachaA L U M N I R E L A T I O N S & A N N U A L F U N D O F F I C E R

Laura Mombello ’87D E V E L O P M E N T S T A F F A D M I N I S T R A T O R

MAGAZINE STAFF

Todd RaceL A Y O U T A N D P H O T O G R A P H Y

CONTRIBUTORS

Kellye Crockett Rebecca Green Garry Sarah Hofstra Laura Mombello ’87 Pat Oppenheimer Todd Race Anne Potter Russ ’78 Nic Shump Ryann Galloway Tacha

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In this photo: Senior class officers Faiza Aslam ’15 and David DePriest ’15 impart the charge to the junior class at Convocation on August 20, 2014.

Photos by Todd Race

In this photo: Over 50 Barstow alums attended Friday Night Lights and Bites on August 22, 2014. Visit /thebarstowschool on Facebook to tag yourself in this photo. Front row: Ellen Babbott, Kaya LeGrand; second row: Alex Blatt House (with Bradley House), Molly Callahan, Laura Mombello, Gabbi Fenaroli, Tess Phillips, Taylor Phillips, Brad Epsten, Tim Martin; third row: Jenni Hamaker, Brandon Pepin, Brynn Shaffer Everist, Elisa Waldman, Kerri Mulligan, Judson Woods, Pete Lacy; back row: Andrew Lentell, Josh House, Craig McPherson, Toby Goostree, Andy Funk, Paul Raccuglia, Anna Raccuglia, Jenny Waldeck

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