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Dear Brentwood Academy Family,

The richness of our lives can be measured in amazing ways. One indicator of maturing spiritually, emotionally and intellectually is our ability to recognize that God is at work in every situation, and so to be able to respond with truly thankful hearts.

Think of the beautiful gift of perspective, and how our ability to see from various vantage points gives depth and breadth to what we see and feel! We can look back over the forty years of Brentwood Academy’s history, or the fifty-three years of my own life, or the record of God’s people over the centuries, and we can be grateful that we see a picture that is larger than each individual situation. The challenges and triumphs from this vantagepoint show a pattern of growth in the middle of uncertainty and suffering as well as in times

of plenty and clarity. This pattern that emerges reveals God’s blessing and provision, and God’s constant mission to transform our lives through His presence in the middle of every situation we face.

I hope that the following stories and information give you another glimpse into the pattern of God at work, and that as you read, you consider the patterns that you are weaving into the fabric of your life and the lives of those around you. Thank you for being a part of the Brentwood Academy family, and for the way God is using you to shape our community.

Curt Masters

The Triangle is published by Brentwood Academy.Editor - Leah Hoskins

Design - Ann HotchkissPhotography - Barry Robbins, Gale Payne, Sandy Slinkard,

Leah Hoskins and friends

Brentwood Academy is a co-educational, independent, college preparatory school dedicated to nurturing and challenging the whole person – body, mind, and spirit

– to the glory of God.

On the cover: The new Duncan Bell Tower and redesigned front facade lend a new look to the campus as viewed from Granny White Pike. See the complete story on page 8. Photo by Kyle Dreier.

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Spiritual Emphasis Week

Just as the winter doldrums attack, Spiritual Emphasis Week lifts students, faculty and families with a fresh burst of encouragement and wisdom. This year’s SEW, entitled God Is Great, was no exception, featuring a lineup of outstanding speakers.

Generating much interest was speaker Sean Tuohy, former Ole Miss basketball standout, Memphis businessman, voice of the Memphis Grizzlies, adoptive father of NFL football player Michael Oher, and featured with his family in the hit movie, The Blind Side. Tuohy shared the importance in the words “turn around” which changed his family dramatically when Michael Oher first entered their lives. The audience was challenged to think that way in their lives. On a personal BA note, Tuohy related how his daughter, Collins, as a freshman at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, was about to be disqualified from competing in the state track meet in pole vault because she did not have a “certified” pole. In tears, she could not be comforted by her father until BA pole vaulter Katie Horrell ’05 walked up and said to Collins that she had four poles and did she want to use one of her poles? Tears stopped and Tuohy related how thankful he was for her generosity. That generosity made him want to speak at Brentwood Academy.

Each morning students heard a speaker, and those included Candice Ashburn (www.sustainingwordmin.com); Zac Sunderland, who is the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world (www.zacsunderland.com); Dan Breeding, an animal trainer(www.wildanimalencounters.com); and Harris III, an illusionist who awakened students to the lure of deception, the power of the senses, and the secret of living life based on deeper realities (www.harrisiii.com).

Monday’s Joe Campbell Service Day sent students out to over 45 different venues to serve. Many students volunteered with the Both Hands Foundation, a ministry that supports orphans and widows. Both Hands is this year’s all-school charitable project, selected and spearheaded by the senior class.

Sean Tuohy captivated students with his stories of how his family became involved with Michael Oher, the process of making the movie, and how his family changed because of Michael entering their lives. Tuohy (right) is pictured with Rian Berger, Spiritual Life Director.

Senior Mary Julia Tunnell received the Joe Campbell Service Award from Mrs. Carolyn Campbell. The award, presented to the senior who has led by example in serving others, is given each year in memory of BA faculty member Joe Campbell, whose life was defined by his service to others.

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Long time Brentwood Academy history teacher and wrestling and football coach Ray Dalton was honored on December 8, when, much to his surprise, the new wrestling gymnasium in The Athletic Center was named for him. All wrestling matches will now be held in Dalton Gymnasium. A bronze plaque hangs in Dalton Gymnasium bearing testimony to the dedication.

One of the highlights of the evening was an “open mic” time when former students and wrestlers had the opportunity to share with both Dalton and the attendees just how special “Coach” was to each of them. The stories ranged from very serious to downright hilarious as Dalton was known for his quick wit as well as his no-nonsense teaching and coaching! Dalton and his wife, Betty, both educators, had three daughters graduate from BA: Leah Dalton Berry ‘87, Mary Ray Dalton Moore ‘90, and Julie Dalton Teglas ‘96.

Ray Dalton Honored with Gym Dedication

Coach Ray Dalton was honored by former student Clay Perry ‘00, who painted this portrait of Dalton as part of the dedication ceremonies. The portrait will hang in the school’s athletic lobby.

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By Peggy O’Neal Peden

It’s impressive when Brentwood Academy graduates head to college already understanding basic economic principles, but it’s even more exciting when they leave prepared to manage their personal finances and avoid the credit card traps that lead so many college students into debt.

BA students who take Economics spend one quarter studying personal finance with Upper School Director Paul Compton. In 2001, a representative from Dave Ramsey’s organization called about a new high school curriculum the group was developing.

“I was already doing a lot of the things Dave Ramsey was promoting,” Compton said. In addition, Compton, who is certified in Economics, wasn’t scheduled to teach, “and I was missing that.” He investigated other personal finance curricula, including several offered by banks. Ramsey’s “Financial Peace: Foundations in Personal Finance” seemed to be the best, and Compton taught two sections that first year.

Compton enjoyed getting back into the classroom, spending more time directly with students, “specifically with seniors” in the last months before they leave Brentwood Academy. “It’s so relevant,” he said. Students often ask other teachers when they’ll use scientific formulas or geometric theorems, when they’ll need to have Shakespearean passages memorized. “Nobody ever asks that question about personal finance. It’s so obviously relevant, especially for kids going off to college.”

Now there are four sections of Economics, so Compton is teaching four quarters of personal finance. There are three units to the study. Saving, Investing & Insurance includes bonds, mutual funds, money market accounts, and electronic funds transfers. Money & Relationships, Cash Flow and Real Estate

includes budgeting, real estate, money and marriage, and money in parent-child relationships. A third section includes purchasing, credit, and debt.

Like any adult who has worked and had a family, Compton has “a lot of personal experience. I’ve made mistakes,” mistakes he hopes BA graduates won’t repeat. One of Ramsey’s most interesting statistics is that credit card companies “spend six billion a year marketing credit cards.” Even a casual walk across a college campus on game day reveals banks and credit card companies offering free t-shirts to encourage students to apply for credit cards. Compton’s students are prepared for that.

“Every year,” he said, “there are three or four kids who really get fired up about it and start saving money. Occasionally, one will go out and invest in a mutual fund.”

Taylor Brasher (‘09) keeps “the walk away principle” in mind as he adjusts to increasing independence at Ole Miss. “Every time I spend money I think about that class,” thinking “I could put it into a mutual fund.” He feels the class “has helped me to be wiser when it comes to spending my money. It’s a great thing to take it early because it makes you think about financial responsibilities at a young age.”

Sterett Seckman (‘08 ) also found the course valuable. “I had never thought about the power of having cash on hand when trying to stick to a budget,” he said. He was also impressed by “the importance of writing a zero-sum budget on paper in order to take charge of your spending.” Besides that, he said, “it was Coach Compton!”

Compton takes that as a compliment, but his greatest reward is knowing his students are better prepared for some of college’s – and life’s – most practical challenges.

Dave Ramsey Course Taught in BA Economics Classes

After finishing their study of the Dave Ramsey Course, the Economics class, pictured above, was asked by the Ramsey organization to pose for a picture which will be used in their national advertising with a target to high schools.

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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published in the Brentwood Academy student newspaper, The Talon.

Walking past many red and pink roses onto an outdoor porch, raspberry filled cookies and fresh lemonade awaited me. While eating one of her delicious cookies, I looked across the table at the most powerful woman at Brentwood

the wife of our headmaster Curt Masters, but also because she makes the deadliest chocolate

the cookie, Mrs. Cindy Masters laughed at how an article was written on her husband’s experiences growing up on the mission field, and now it was her turn. (The article appeared in the last Triangle Magazine.) They teased each other in college about being “missionary kids,” and would have competitions on whether Indonesia or Kenya had “more animals” or “better beaches.”

Mrs. Masters’ story begins before she was born. Her parents, Don and Ruthie Fonseca, went to a

They felt the Lord was calling them to Sudan to be missionaries.

study the dialect of the Madi people and to record it in a way that it could be studied. The Fonsecas were well received by the tribe and the natives dubbed Mrs. Masters “Tilawe,” which means “born while walking.” They assumed she had been born on the trip, when really she was born in America.

Life in Sudan consisted of a mud hut with no electricity

or plumbing. With the help of some of the Madi people, Mr. Fonseca built a house for his family after only having read a book on house construction. Their food consisted of buffalo, warthog, and gazelle her father hunted, as well as native fruits.

In second grade, Mrs. Masters was sent to Rethy Academy, a boarding school in the Congo.

Several months later, a teacher at the school pulled her aside and told her Civil War had broken out in Sudan (It is still going on today). She didn’t know if her parents were safe or even their location. A few days later, her parents pulled up to the school, having been warned by Sudanese friends to leave the night the war began. Her parents never returned to their first mission home. For the rest of the year, her parents taught at the school.

would play a part in Mrs. Masters’ life. The Congo War of Independence broke in opposition to the colonial control by Belgium. Many Westerners were killed as well as many Africans. The

Fonsecas and other missionaries tried to get visas to leave the dangerous area but were unsuccessful. Mr. Fonseca decided to take a leap of faith and go to the border with no visas. For hours, the family was held at machine gun point while he spoke in French to the young revolutionaries, who were high on drugs and guarding the border. After hours of argument, Mr. Fonseca told the men he had eaten at a restaurant with their leader, which was true, except he and the leader had been sitting at

BA’s First Lady

Curt and Cindy were students at Wheaton together.

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different tables without making contact. The soldiers had enough doubt to let them pass. Fourteen hours later, the same soldiers gunned down forty or more missionaries, including Mrs. Masters’ roommate at boarding school.

From there her family went to Kenya, which had won its independence two years earlier. The President welcomed missionaries and embraced a short peaceful time during which her parents worked at a missionary school. She invested time working at the mission hospital where she admired the nurses and embraced their independence and spirit of adventure. She spent as much time as she could there with famine orphans and the Kikuyu people. On her seventeenth birthday, instead of getting a car, her gift was to

Valley Academy, and, after climbing Mount Kenya as another gift, she headed to Wheaton College in Chicago.

In college, the future Mrs. Masters was persistently pursued by our own headmaster, Curt Masters, who always seemed to be showing up wherever she went, especially when she was on dates with other guys. They married a year after graduating from Wheaton, and she went on to nursing school. After Mr. Masters had taught and worked at schools in Washington,

investment in a global worldview. Mrs. Masters also loves that she’ll “never have to leave high school.”

Many ask the Masters why they don’t follow both their

wisely comments, “Being a missionary in your backyard is

faculty member is, without missing a beat, the first lady of BA simply replied, “Curt.”

Cindy Fonseca shows off her first wildebeest she shot as a young girl in Kenya.

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Duncan Bell Tower Dedicated, Time Capsule Placed, New Look for BA and the Duncan Library

The celebration of thanksgiving for the new Duncan Bell Tower, the updated school façade, and the renovations to the Duncan School collection display were reflected in The Duncan Day at BA.

The Duncan Bell Tower was “officially” dedicated with a ribbon cutting. In an assembly prior to the dedication, students and Duncan alumni together and heard from

the similarities of the two schools. The new carillon in the

the gathered crowd. Each morning the carillon marks the beginning of the school day, and in the evening the lighted tower is quickly becoming an area landmark.

And then on a cold December day, a time capsule containing items of Duncan and BA history interest, was buried at the base of the Duncan Bell Tower, topped with a stone plaque with instructions not to open until Brentwood Academy’s

the event, culminating with the singing of the alma mater, accompanied by the carillon.

The extensive collection of Duncan School memorabilia has a redecorated “home” in the entrance to the Duncan Memorial Library. One of the highlights of the area is custom wallpaper depicting Duncan scenes and personalities. Thank you to the many Duncan alumni who have generously donated items of interest to the ever-expanding collection. Alumni are invited to view the collection during regular school hours.

Duncan alumni, family and friends who made the tower possible.

Duncan alumnus Allen Williams DS ’52 and granddaughter, Laura Burgin ‘10 traded thoughts on Duncan and BA in the assembly prior to the ribbon cutting.

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Making it official are ribbon cutters Brian Williams of SunTrust, Headmaster Curt Masters, Randy Nale of Earl Swensson, Headmaster Emeritus Bill Brown, Clarke Woodfin DS’54, Charlie Ricks of Knestrick Construction, Ryan Minnigan ‘12, Taylor Bourgeois ‘01 of

Knestrick Construction, Andrew Knestrick ‘10, Joe Price DS’50, John Roberson of Advent Marketing, and Ray Mullican ‘80.

Pictured here is a portion of the collection of Duncan memorabilia in their new “showcase.”

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Homecoming 2009: Chosen to be on the Homecoming Court were (left to right) sophomore Tiana Trotz, freshman Valerie Griffin, senior Erin Grimson, Queen Maggie Brian, senior Robbie Liles, and junior Ja’Lisa Montgomery.

The announcement of the queen was a football game halftime event.

The faces of seniors Ana Evans and Samantha Wilson reflect their excitement of the new experience of dog sledding during their Winterim visit to Banff and the Canadian northwest. Upper school students took on new “out of classroom” learning adventures during Winterim 2010, which sent students around the country and well as participating in local learning experiences.

(see page 21)

Loveless Barn

with Bill Brown & Carlton FlattProm for Upper School Students

(see page 21)

Richland Country Club For ticket information,

contact bapa@brentwoodacademy.com

For ticket information, see www.brentwoodacademy.com

Wolf Den Farm in Brentwood

May 6 Concert Band on the Quade

(see page 21)Chorus Concert

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Athletic Signees for College: On national signing day in February, four seniors committed to college athletic careers. From left, Wesley Sherrill will play football at Tennessee Tech, Ishmael Lewis will play football at Tennessee State, Josh Tate will play football at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Macy Conger will run track at Samford.

Learn more about BA Summer Camps and Programs at www.brentwoodacademy.com

Sophomore Dylan Healy (above) shot a 72-70 to win the Division II Individual State Championship in golf and the golf team took the state championship, both firsts for BA athletics. Coming in for a tie in second place with a 70-75 score was sophomore Taylor Davis. Other members of the golf team were senior Matt Crook (77-78), senior Michael Orme (75-74) and senior Jeffrey Bechtel (76-79). The golf team is coached by Brandon Owen.

athletic news

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Alumnus Bill Traughber ’73 has authored a book detailing sports in Nashville. Consider it an all-access pass to over a century of sports in the Music City packed into one exciting volume. Watch from the bleachers as Ty Cobb practices with the Vanderbilt football team and Babe Ruth blasts home runs out of the old Sulphur Dell Park, or go all the way back to 1843 and witness what was then the richest horse race in the world at the Nashville Race Course. These are but a few of the stories compiled by local award-winning sportswriter Bill Traughber. Included are excerpts from local sportswriters like the legendary Grantland Rice and over forty historic photographs from the playing field. You may purchase the new book, Nashville Sports History, published in February, 2010, at local bookstores or on amazon.com

Bryan Kennedy ’79 chronicles his friendship with classmate Andy Anderson ’79 as he explores his growing up years. As the book promo states, two unlikely worlds collided at midfield. Seniors on the same football team, Andy and Bryan barely knew one another before the season’s opening kick-off. But they would soon come to know each other in a way neither could have predicted. The common thread that first bonded them together: rehab sessions. Bryan’s was with his knee, and Andy’s was chemotherapy. Andy Anderson’s unassuming physical talents were not in God’s recipe for him to excel in football, as God had bigger plans for Andy to inspire those around him for a more powerful purpose. Bryan’s book may be purchased online at lulu.com. The BA Spiritual Life Award is named for Andy. For information to order Bryan’s book, go to www.bryan-kennedy.com.

AlumniAuthors

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Sponsored by the Alumni Council, the Fortieth Anniversary Brentwood Academy Print, as pictured above, is now available for purchase. All proceeds from the sales will benefit the BA Endowment Fund. Prints are $40 each plus shipping, or framed and matted for $160 (You may pick up in BA Alumni Office). Prints will also be on sale in the BA Bookstore. If you would likea print shipped to you or to place an order, please contact Alumni Director Lulu Clark ‘76 at lulu_clark@brentwoodacademy.com or 615-373-0611 X 144.

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Alumni NewsStasia Ferrell Bachrach ’74 was recently appointed a Joint Master of Beech Grove Hunt, a foxhunting club near Bell Buckle, TN.

Julie Pickard Rogers ’77 is practicing law as in-house counsel at Floyd Medical Center, an accredited, 304 bed non-for-profit teaching hospital in Rome, Georgia.

Dann Huff ’79 was voted Producer of the Decade in the Country genre by Billboard Magazine.

Bryan Kennedy ’79, along with Langdon Reid, is the author of a new book called Andy Wouldn’t Let Me. This book is about his relationship with Andy Anderson ’79. See page 12.

Cathy Fleet Nash ‘79 lives in Georgia and is an artist selling one-of-a-kind papier mache folk art online at www.cathynash.com Her husband, Wesley, is currently deployed in Iraq for 13 months through the State Department as a member of a Provincial Reconstruction Team. He works with both the military and coalition forces training the local Iraqis in an effort to promote freedom and democracy. Cathy and Wesley have a son who is a University of Georgia graduate, one daughter who is attending the University of Georgia, and a daughter in high school.

Mary Whitaker Stanford ’80 is doing contract Executive Administrative Assistant work in Nashville. She is involved at Otter Creek Church singing on Praise Team in worship and also runs tech slides for the children’s worship.

Coach Kent Austin ’81 has been named the head coach at Cornell University. Kent helped coach Ole Miss to a Cotton Bowl victory over Oklahoma State (21-7) in the new Dallas Cowboys stadium on January 2, 2010. He was the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach at Ole Miss.

Lynne Mangrum McAlister ’82 is living in London. She married Tony McAlister December 24, 2002.

John Windham ’82 is football defensive coordinator for Gardner Webb College, a Baptist college in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Congratulations to Mike MacIntyre ’84 who was named the new head football coach for San Jose State University. Mike spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Duke University. He recently won the 2009 American Football Coaches Association Football Bowl Subdivision Assistant Coach of the Year Award. Mike has agreed to a five-year contract as San Jose State’s 29th football head coach.

Trey Kelley ’86 is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army. He has been serving for over 19 years. He is currently stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, and is the Product Director for Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration Concepts, chartered to develop solutions for unmanned aircraft to fly in the national airspace alongside piloted aircraft. In March of 2010, he will deploy to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) for six months to serve as the Science and Technology Advisor to the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Afghanistan.

Holly Fickett Pearson ’86 is living in Texas with her husband, Kristian, and three daughters Lauren, age 12, and twins Anna and Ashleigh, age 5.

Laura Hill Rigsby ‘86 lives in Heflin, Alabama with husband, Rob, on the Rigsby family farm. Her husband is president of the Charles W. Ashby Company in Birmingham and they have two boys. Laura has a degree in Rehab Services from Auburn and a degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Tennessee, Memphis. Her family is involved with a church plant, Mountain View Church, in Anniston and she serves in the children’s ministry.

Kay Kephart Galloway ’88 is working in advertising as a Media and Design Consultant for the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is President of the Daytona Beach Advertising Federation, a chapter of the American Advertising Federation.

Annette Doehring Martin ’88 is a part-time hand therapist for OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is married to Jeff Martin and has two children, Jeffrey, age 9, and Anna, age 6.

Geoff Bowden ’89 is on faculty at Malone College, a Christian college located in Canton, Ohio. He teaches American Government, Political Philosophy and American Political Institutions. Professor Bowden has a B.A. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in religious studies, a M.Div. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in political theory from the University of Notre Dame.

Jason Patrick ’89 along with his wife, Christi, own a full-service staffing firm, Express Employment Professionals, in Metrocenter in Nashville. They have three children, George, Vivian and James.

Shana Williams Alford hosted the 25th reunion gathering for the Class of 1984 at her Nashville home.

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Sixteen children of alumni enrolled in the fall as new BA students. Front row are Luke Brown (Hoffman Brown ‘85), George Patrick (Jason Patrick ‘89), Sophia Lauer (Angela Peters Lauer ‘88), Neely White (Teresa Neely White ‘83), Olivia Cook and Grace Cook (Susie Hoover Cook ‘81), Meg Helton (Mike Helton ‘88), Joshua Bell (Shannon Crook Bell ’86), and Watts Brown (J.Mac Brown ‘83). On the back row: Ben Gilliam (Leslie Wood Gilliam ‘84), Dawson Knox (David ‘90 and Rachel Clift ‘90 Knox), Brendan Finucane ( Brendan Finucane ‘88), Grant Sory (Jamie Crosthwait Sory ‘94), Robert Burke (Lida Hoskins Burke ‘87), Brad Smith (Brad Smith ‘85) and Joe Collins (Chris ‘80 and Angie Curtis ‘81 Collins). Alumni children now attending Brentwood Academy numbereighty-one.

Susan Hemmrich Flanagan ’90 passed the LEED exam and became a LEED accredited professional as certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Boothe Andrews Kammann ‘90 is the CEO of Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, serving 46 counties in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Northwest Georgia. They are headquartered in Knoxville.

Shellie Tillman Braden ’91 is a neonatal intensive care nurse at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.

Allison Chaney Harris’91 is a physical therapist at Saint Thomas Hospital. She graduated from Auburn University and received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Belmont University.

Happy Brown ’92 is a partner with her husband in Burnett Construction Company in Crested Butte, Colorado.

Jason Padgett ’92, along with his brother, Johnny ’84, owns Modern Marine, Tennessee’s “Oldest” Marine Dealership in Nashville. Jason earned a business management degree from Auburn University.

Ashley Welch Klekamp ’93 earned her Nurse Practitioner degree with a specialty in obstetrics and gynecology from Vanderbilt University in August, 2008, and is working part-time for a Nashville gynecologist.

Sarah Catherine Brooks Wheeler ’93and her husband returned from London, England, this past summer and have moved back to Chicago with their two children Jack, 6 months, and Brooks, three years.

Karen High Williams ’94 is married to DeWayne Williams and lives in Florida where she is a Realtor/Property Manager for Wkulla Realty in Crawfordville.

Calley Swords Kutner ’95 received a Masters degree in School Counseling and Guidance from the University of West Alabama.

Kirk ’96 and Heidi Huebner ’96Weimer live in Spring Hill, and have nine kids, six of whom were adopted from Ethiopia over the last two years: Bereket (14), Eden (13), Brandon (11), Bethlehem (10), Isabella (7), Selam (7), Joseph (5), Justice (4), and Micah (3). They recently founded a non-profit organization, We Have Room, which promotes adoption and orphan awareness. As part of this ministry, they speak at churches and conferences to share God’s heart for the orphan. Fourth Watch Productions is producing a documentary on their family and their story and has been following them “with cameras” for a year. The documentary, entitled We Have Room, will be completed sometime this year. Both Kirk and Heidi, as well as We Have Room, can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Matt Brown ’97 received his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Seminary and is now working as a Residence Director at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California.

Alexis Goodman ’97 has her own graphic design business, The Visual Republic. They do print design, illustration and art direction for the entertainment and publishing industries. The website is www.thevisualrepublic.com.

Lyndsay Smith Hyde ’97 accepted a position as in-house litigation attorney for The Upper Deck Company in Carlsbad, California. She was formerly an associate at Neal and Harwell in Nashville. She is living in La Jolla with her husband, Philip.

Amy Cornelius ’99 is a graduate of Colorado College and is working with Moser and Associates Engineering in Denver. She completed her first triathlon in July, 2009.

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Bonnie Zitzmann Fenton ’99 led a Habitat for Humanity team from Australia to Siem Reap, Cambodia, for a two week build in a rural community as a part of Habitat’s Global Village program. Her story has been profiled in the Wake Forest Magazine.

Sean McGuire ’99 was elected to the Metro Nashville City Council in District 25. He works for Freeman Webb Investments, Inc.

Scott Wells ’99 started fourteen games at center for the Green Bay Packers last fall. He is a member of an offensive unit which ranked number six in total yards. Scott helped the Packers become the first team in NFL history to have a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,200-yard rusher, and two 1000-yard receivers in back to back seasons. In the off season, Scott and his wife, Julie Crosthwait Wells ’99, live in Brentwood.

Andrew Causey ’00, graduated in December with a Master of Arts in Worship from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as Worship Pastor at Woodburn Baptist Church in Woodburn, Kentucky.

Ryan Compton ’00 is in the MBA program at Vanderbilt. He and wife, Heidi Smithson Compton ’00, have a one year old son, Dean.

Erin Creasy ’00 was recently promoted to Associate Manager of Education and Outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, a non-profit in Washington, DC.

Linda Motter ’00 graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master of Arts in Exceptional Student Education with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders. She currently teaches students with autism at a middle school in Osceola, Florida. She resides in Lake Nona with her two rescued greyhounds.

Drew Allan ’01 recently moved back to Nashville from Montgomery, Alabama, and is working with Nashville-based RJ Young Company.

Ray Marley ‘01 received his master’s degree in education from Lincoln Memorial University and also holds a B.A. from UT Knoxville with a major in history. He is a certified instructor in teaching English as a foreign language. He spent six months in Prague, Czech Republic teaching English. Currently he is on a teaching sabbatical and sailing in the Caribbean with plans to sail to Cape Cod in May.

Clay Peterson ’01 is the Portfolio Manager for Regions Bank, Residential Construction Lending in Brentwood.

Houston Little ’02 is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is employed by Atkins and Associates.

Drew Sowers ’02 is now in Kawasaki, Japan, teaching English and will be there until March. He is enjoying living and working in Japan.

Joanna Causey Michael ’02 lives in Chambery, France, preparing for Bible translation work in Cameroon, Africa. She and her husband, Nathan, are students at a language school in preparation for this work.

King Dunlap ’03 was a backup tackle for the NFL Philadelphia Eagles last fall. King’s first NFL start came against the Oakland Raiders. Ryan Durr ’03 works for Architectural Granite and Marble in San Antonio, Texas

From Chaplain Michael Oliver ’88

It’s very interesting to be spending another Christmas in Iraq. Although it is not fun to be separated from my wife and family during the Christmas season, being in Iraq does give me a good perspective about Christmas. Frankly, it probably gives me a better perspective about Christmas, and let me briefly explain why.

I am a Christian Chaplain serving in the United States

IRAQI FREEDOM, and our specific mission is continuing to work with the Iraqis in providing stability to their fledgling democracy. My soldiers are agents of freedom, and I am very proud of each and every one of them. For me my soldiers clearly illustrate the Christmas message.

My soldiers have left their country, left their families, loved ones, and friends to be agents of freedom. This is the Christmas message because for the Christian, we believe that Christ Jesus left the splendor of heaven to come into this world to be an agent of freedom, the ultimate agent of freedom that restores God’s relationship with humanity.

In the United States we are all guilty, including me, of the materialism and busyness of the Christmas season. We focus on trees, stocking-stuffers, presents, parties, etc., and this clouds us all from re-discovering the true meaning of Christmas. When in the Middle East one truly realizes the sacrifice that Christ Jesus made by coming into this world. It was not a glamorous entry by any stretch of the imagination. However, He did it

when I spend Christmas in Iraq.

As a Chaplain I provide religious support to all my soldiers regardless of their religion. I truly do respect people of different faiths, and take very seriously my responsibility that all of my soldiers get to exercise their freedom of religion. That being said, I am a Christian and to all I wish you a very, Merry Christmas and a

God bless!

CH (CPT) W. Michael OliverBattalion Chaplain

COB Q-West

“Mission First, Men Always!”

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Michael Jones ’04 is currently working as a legal researcher in investment management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

Sara Beth Lambert Scott ’04 is in her last semester of nursing school at Aquinas College.

J.T Wash ’04 is currently enrolled in the accelerated MBA program at Belmont University and will graduate in August. He was named to the Dean’s list last semester, and will attend an International Study in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May.

Megan Blalock ’05 graduated from Lipscomb University in December, 2009.

Mike Bowen ’05 graduated from MTSU in May, 2009, with a degree in Organizational Communications and is in grad school at Western Kentucky, majoring Recreational Sports Administration.

Julia Crownover ’05 is teaching fourth grade at Eakin Elementary in Nashville.

Courtenay Davis ’05 graduated from the University of Alabama in December with a degree in Apparel and Fashion Design. She moved to New York City, where she is interning at Yves Saint Laurent.

Allye Ellwanger ’05 is in the Architectural Program at the University of Tennessee.

Maggie Howell ’04 graduated from Auburn in May, 2009, and works for January and Associates, a Marketing and Advertising firm in Brentwood.

Ashlyne Huff ’04 is going on tour and opening for the group Honor Society this spring with a date in Nashville at the Rutledge. She has a song, “Heart of Gold,” on iTunes and her album is set to come out early summer. For the cover photo shoot’s behind-the-scenes video footage video on Vanityfair.com, they chose “Heart of Gold” as the background music. Search the site below and you’ll see her name at the very end of the slideshow at www.vanityfair.com

Jennifer Roe Thurman ’03 is in physicians assistants school at OU Health Science Center in Oklahoma City, where she and her husband, Joe, are living. She will complete her program in May, 2011.

Elizabeth Edmonds Walker ’03 graduated from Lipscomb University with a Masters in Education and currently teaches sixth grade science at Brentwood Academy.

Lynn Storey Wilson ’03 graduated with a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College in May, 2009. She and her husband, Jake, live in Warsaw, Indiana. Lynn works at Warsaw Community Church Counseling Center, serving children and families.

Lindsay Berlin ’04 graduated from Western Kentucky University cum laude and is now teaching at Lost River Elementary in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Mike Berry ’04 contributed to Auburn’s win in the Outback Bowl over Northwestern (38-35) in a very exciting overtime game in Tampa, Florida on January 1, 2010. Mike has started at left guard all thirteen games in the 2009 season. Mike is majoring in Pre-Business.

Amy Ellwanger Chojnowski. ’04, after a year of mission work in Poland, is currently at Stanford University in California working on a graduate degree in education.

Becca McCall Hall ’04 and her husband, Seth, are living in Franklin. Becca is teaching pre-school at Currey Ingram Academy in Brentwood.

The 2009 Alumni Golf Tournament was held at Kings Creek Golf Course in Spring Hill on October 9. A great time was had by all, and the weather held off until the final hole! This year’s champions are Rob Lundy ‘98, Wyatt Allen ‘98, Roland Lundy and Bruce Tennyson. Placing second place was the team of Thomas Hunter ‘00, Drew Staniewski’ 00, Ryan Malloy ’99, Bob Smith and Randall Smith ‘83. Pictured above are golfers Andrew Dye ‘97, Paul Compton, David Peden ‘97 and Darrell Moore ‘97. A special thanks to golf committee members Darrell Moore ‘97, Trent Webb ‘97, Greg Groninger ‘98, Rob Lundy ‘98, Clay Perry ‘00, and Thomas Hunter ‘00.

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Samantha Stewart ’05 was a contestant on the season premier of The Singing Bee on CMT in January, 2010.

Sarah Storey ’05 graduated Magna Cum Laude from Samford University in May with a Bachelor of Science in Education, in Early Childhood Development, Elementary and Special Education. Sarah is a first grade teacher at The Covenant School in Nashville.

Barry Turner ’05 helped Nebraska win the Sun Bowl over Arizona (33-0) in San Diego, California on December. Barry started all fourteen games at defensive end during his senior season for Nebraska. He is majoring in Economics.

Robin Warren, ’05, graduated from Samford University with a B.S degree from the Ida V. Moffat School of Nursing. She is a pediatric oncology nurse at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

Brandon Wright ’06 and Andrew Bumbalough ’05 were both finalists for High School Athlete of the Decade in Middle Tennessee. Brandon was drafted #8 in the 2007 NBA draft after one season at North Carolina by the Charlotte Bobcats and then traded to Golden State. Andrew became a standout runner at Georgetown University and a 1,500 meter semifinalist in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Josh Bone ’06 transferred from Southern Illinois to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he is playing on the men’s basketball team. Josh played in the game when the Vols beat number one ranked Kansas.

Allison Dove ’06 will be graduating from Rhodes College in May, 2010.

Jessika Doyel ’06 is living in New York City and attending the Acting Conservatory.

Laura Gentry ’06 is completing her student teaching (K-6) at Moore Elementary in Franklin and will graduate from MTSU in May.

Drew McElhenny ’06 will graduate in May from The Citadel with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He was awarded a four year Army scholarship. He is a member of the Summerall Guards, the silent drill platoon. For more information check out this website: www.citadel.edu/sccc/summerall-guards.html

Jeff Adams ’07 is in Aix en Provence, France with 25 other Vanderbilt students until May. He is taking a normal class load taught by a Vanderbilt professor, with all classes taught in French.

Chad Boring ’07 is on the Dean’s list at Furman. He is the Director of Agency Relations for the Heller Service Corps. Heller Service Corps is the Community Service agency for Furman. He is also the chaplain for Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Kyndal Bradford ’07 completed a semester study abroad in Oxford England with Abilene Christian University and has transferred to Union University. She is pursing a degree in Business Administration and is playing soccer for Union alongside her BA friends, Amber Lovelady and Katie Johnson.

Ani Missirian- Dill ’07 was named to the Dean’s list at Birmingham Southern. She is majoring in English with a double minor in Religion and Creative Writing. Ani is vice-president of her sorority and worked with Urban Kids, an urban outreach ministry program in Birmingham during her Jan-Term.

Katey Fadler ’05 graduated from The University of Tennessee Knoxville, with a degree in Sports Management. She is working for the Nashville Sounds.

Courtney Flow ’05 graduated from Abilene Christian University in May, 2009 and is attending graduate school at Trevecca University, working on a Masters in Counseling.

Merritt Goodman ’05 is a fourth grade teacher at The Covenant School in Nashville and coaches the fifth and sixth grade girl’s basketball team. Reid Hill ’05 graduated from Auburn University in May, 2009, with a degree in Biomedical Science. He has been accepted to Dental School at UT Memphis this fall.

Emily Holland ’05 graduated in December, 2009, from Western Kentucky University with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Criminology.

Megan Langworthy ’05 graduated from Clemson University in May, magna cum laude, with a degree in Nursing and she is currently working at St. Thomas Hospital.

Ben Loftin ’05 won a contest for his Masters class in Design Build at Auburn and was written up in the New York Times. It is in the 1/27/10 issue. At Auburn, “design track” and “construction track” students work together in an innovative design-build program, a collaboration of the School of Architecture and the McWhorter School of Building Sciences.

Michael Pelster ’05 graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in May, 2009, with a double major in Spanish and Music and a minor in Chemistry. He was selected to be Banner Bearer (Vanderbilt’s equivalent of salutatorian) for the College of Arts and Science at Commencement. He is a first year student at Vanderbilt Universityf Medical School, where he is the recipient of a Canby Robinson Scholarship.

Mason Revelette’05, after spending four years working for Rick Pitino and the basketball team, is completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Louisville, Mason was hired as a graduate assistant for the Indiana University basketball team, working for coach Tom Crean. Mason is working toward a basketball coaching career.

Rachel Roberts ‘05 was selected for membership in Rho Chi at Samford University. Rho Chi is the National Honor Society for Pharmacy academic excellence. Rho Chi is the highest honor in the School of Pharmacy.

Luke Roe ’05 is working on a graduate degree in Spanish and teaching English as a second language at Bethel College in Bethel, Minnesota. He will finish the program in April, 2011. Fleming Smith ’05 recently received a first place award and scholarship in the AIA student design competition at University of Tennessee, Knoxville for the State of Tennessee Architecture Design Competition. He also was awarded a scholarship by the UT study abroad department and a scholarship from the Denmark Study Abroad program. He is in Copenhagen continuing his architectural studies this semester.

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Chris Jordan ’07 participated in the National Championship game for Alabama on January 7, 2010 in Pasadena, California. Alabama defeated Texas 37-21. Chris played on the Special Teams during the game. Chris will be competing for a starting Linebacker position during Spring Practice this year. He is majoring in Business.

Ryan White ’07, a student at Austin Peay, was selected as a member of the first all Ohio Valley Conference offensive team. Ryan ran for 1,081 yards this season with four touchdowns. He was the only running back in the conference this year to rush over one thousand yards. Ryan is majoring in Health Wellness promotions.

Clay Boring ’08 studied in London as part of Birmingham Southern College’s Interim study program. His interim study was recently featured in the Birmingham News newspaper. Here is the link to the article: http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/01/birmingham-southern_college_st.html

Jeff Davis ’08 is a sophomore at the University of Alabama and a member of Kappa Sigma and servies on the executive committee as Grand Scribe. Savanna Roe ’08 is pursuing a dual degree program at Wheaton College. She is completing her undergrad degree in psychology and beginning her master’s program in bi-cultural communications. She will be studying in the Holy Lands (Israel, Turkey, Greece and Italy) during the summer of 2010. Jabaree Tuani ’08 and Mason Graham ’08 helped Navy defeat Missouri in the Texas Bowl in Houston, Texas. on December 31, 2009. Jabaree started at defensive end and Mason Graham plays on special teams for the Naval Academy.

Anna Katherine Welty ’08 is attending the University of Mississippi, where she is majoring in nutrition and dietetics. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. Anna was named to the Dean’s List for spring, 2009, and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She participates in Reformed University Fellowship, intramural soccer and Freshman Focus in 2009. In October of 2009, she was a duchess in the Texas Rose Festival.

Colleen Boyle ’09 was named to the Dean’s List at Vanderbilt, is secretary of Alpha Phi Omega (a coed service fraternity), is head delegate for Vanderbilt to the Model United Nations Conference at Harvard and is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Ryan Coil ’09 is a member of Gordon College’s improv team, “The Sweaty Toothed Madmen,” and was the defensive player of the week in soccer in the Commonwealth Coast Conference.

Sam Dove ’09 earned a 4.0 last semester at Georgia Tech. He received the 2009 Louisville Slugger High School All-American Honorable Mention honors and was the 2009 TBCA DII AA Player of the Year for Baseball. Sam is on the Georgia Tech baseball team.

Kelsie Kestner ’09 is a freshman at Maryville College. After the 2009 soccer season, Kelsie was named to the Great South Athletic Conference All Freshman and All Conference teams. She was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester.

Taylor McFerran ‘09 and his Bryan College Soccer team won the conference title, advancing, for the first time in the school’s history, to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. Taylor and members of the soccer team will travel to Panama for a spring break mission trip.

IN MEMORIUM

MELISSA “MISSY” CAMBRON LANDERS MCCLARY ‘76

was a graduate of Brentwood Academy and held a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from David Lipscomb University. While a BA student, Missy was voted Most Studious by her senior classmates and participated in drama, chorus, madrigal singers,

and a brother, Joseph M. Cambron III and his wife, Amy. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph M. and Peggy Cambron.

BRIAN RALLS ‘05

Brian was tragically taken from this world at the

man of great integrity and uncommon kindness, a much loved son and brother, and a loyal friend. An accomplished athlete and student, Brian was a member of five state champion teams at Brentwood Academy, and was state champion in the Discus

of Florida with a degree in Economics. He was employed by JPC, Inc. Brian loved life, and had special passions for young children, dogs and a budding passion for cooking. He is survived by his

and cousins. At Brentwood Academy, Brian forged bonds that will never be broken, and also learned who he was and who He is.

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B!"hs

Ma#$!agesAndrew Vaughn ’85

Allison Chaney ’91

Happy Brown ’92

Jason Padgett ’92

Lyndsay Smith ’97

Brett Baylor ’99

Allison Scott ’99

Holly Williams ’99

Chris Martin ’01

Clay Peterson ’01

Houston Little III ’02

Sara Meek ’02

Russ Brown ’03

Ryan Durr ’03

Will Garmon ’03

Lynn Storey ’03

Lauren Teeters ’03

Becca Hall ’04

Sara Beth Lambert ’04 to Austin Scott ’04

Courtney Flow ’05

Kelsey Tunney ’05

Andrew Vaughn ’85 and wife, Maria, a daughter,

Ted Simpson ’88 and wife, Stephanie, a daughter,

Mary Rae Dalton Moore ’90 and husband, Brent, welcomed their

Courtney Rudolph Wilson ’91 and husband, Jeff, a daughter,

Shellie Tillman Braden ’91 and husband, David, a son,

Brad Perry ’92 and wife, Stacey, twin boys,

Elisa Taylor Romans ‘92 and husband, Trent, a daughter,

Clay Dye ’92 and Shelley Trivett Dye ’95, twins, a son, Jackson Clay, and a daughter, Chloe Elizabeth,

Brian Fox ’92 and wife, Megan, a daughter,

Amy Zinn Spodeck ‘92 and husband David, a daughter,

Sarah Catherine Brooks Wheeler ’93 and husband, Eric, a son,

Heather Knapp Fridrich ’93 and husband, Chip, a son,

Kelly Riley Baugh ’93 and husband, Wilkes, a son,

Clark Humphreys ’94 and wife, Erin, a daughter,

Tiffany Rippy Lee ’94 and husband, John, twin girls,

Reagan Rudolph Miller ’95 and husband, Trey, a daughter,

Jason Jarrett ’95 and wife, Lindi, a daughter,

Pace Humphreys Verner ’96 and husband, Brandon, a son,

Nick Matthews ’96

Andy Platt ’96

Jimmy Armistead ’96 and his wife, Courtney, a daughter,

Susan Jewett Simmons ’96 and husband, Greg, a daughter,

Mandy Skaggs Allender ’97 and her husband, Brock, a daughter,

Katherine Carter Walk ’98 and her husband, Patrick, a daughter,

Carey Jacobs Peek ’99 and husband, John, a daughter,

Scott Wells ’99 and Julie Crosthwait Wells ’99, a son,

Rachel Coley Shields ’99 and husband, Corby, a son,

Margaret Horton Hollis ‘99 and husband, Brad, twins,

Meredith Kenny Hill ’00 and husband, Anderson, a daughter,

Ben ’00 and Mary Catherine Coltharp Sutherland ’02, a daughter,

Adam Rosenbaum ’00 and Mary Lewis Rosenbaum ’00, a son,

Brandon Broach ’01 and his wife, Emily, a daughter,

Ashley Baker Johnson ’01 and husband, Jason, a daughter

Chris Martin ’01 and wife, Caroline, a son,

Katie Hagan Hinson ’01 and husband, Shae, a son,

Andrew Murphy ’02 and his wife, Lindsey, a son,

Alum%i Ma#$!ages & B!"hs

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Legacy and Values Estate PlanningImportant questions related to one’s estate can be clearly answered by taking advantage of the complimentary Legacy and Values Estate Planning service with Jeremy Pharr, J.D. of Thompson and Associates and provided by Brentwood Academy. These questions include:

Ron Knox is a current BA grandparent and father of three BA graduates, two of whom are married to BA graduates. He states, ”Our using BA’s complimentary Legacy and Values Estate Planning service provided by Thompson and Associates was a very positive

highly recommend using this service.”

Legacy and Values Planning Days occur monthly at Brentwood Academy and are made available to you as a member of the larger school family.

On Thursday, March 25, Tuesday, April 13, and Thursday, May 13 small group breakfasts

small group information breakfast or a noon small group information luncheon to learn

PM to talk privately with Jeremy about this planning process. Monthly meetings will be scheduled. Please watch the school website for dates.

This program is offered at no charge and with complete confidentiality as Brentwood Academy’s gift to you to further enhance your personal legacy. Thompson and Associates has no products to sell and manages no money or assets, so they are able to offer guidance with only you as their main concern. For more on Thompson and Associates, please go to www.ceplan.com. For reservations or information, please contact Director of External Affairs

A complimentary copy of The Ultimate Gift, which will help further inspire your personal legacy, is available. See the enclosed envelope.

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From Paul Compton,Upper School Director

grandparents, except that they were Civil War survivors, but I have wondered if there is a deeper pattern of early death in my ancestry, and my place as a third generation widower is something that I sometimes ponder. I have even gone so far as to read a little (only a little) about generational curses. (One of my sons, in a moment of dark humor, noted that he never mentioned any of this to girls that he dated.)

Some of you have experienced the sudden death of

kind of pain and emptiness that follows such a loss. I gave up trying to find adequate words a long time ago.

know), and I could see His work in ways that were a bit more definable. The most obvious work was done through His people. The Holy Spirit led friends and even strangers to love and minister to our family in profound ways that we will never forget. Some of you were His vessels during those days. Thank you. It’s part of His greatness, I think: the ways He makes Himself known, sometimes simply, sometimes mysteriously, sometimes overwhelmingly, sometimes through broken people, often unpredictably. Don’t misunderstand. There were (and are) plenty of unanswered questions, and I think

I experienced every kind of negative emotion. I didn’t pray or open a Bible for weeks, maybe months, but He let me know that He was there and showed me that He was at work.

I don’t know much about how my father, in the short term, dealt with the loss of his wife or how my grandfather responded to his wife’s death, but I know that God blessed these men. My grandfather was one of

My father, who also lost a three year-old son a couple of years before his wife’s passing, married my mother years

that only comes from a Christ-centered marriage.

Today, my life is richer than I ever imagined it would be, and I still smile and shake my head when I think

and eventually blended our families. Generational curse? I hope not…I don’t think so. What I do believe

forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.”

Editor’s Note: The above is one of the weekly faculty devotions which are emailed to the faculty through the

future, more of these messages will be shared in the Triangle.

For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures

forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.

-Psalm 100:5 (ESV)

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Stuart Dill, ChairMark Graham, Chair-electSteve Adams

Louis BullardHolly DobberpuhlMickey Jacobs

Jessica PleasantPat RallsDenny ThompsonAlan WhortonGlenn Wilson

Albert Gasser (deceased)T. P. Kennedy (deceased)

Ambassador Joe M. Rodgers (deceased)

Curtis G. Masters, William B. Brown, Jr., Paul Compton, Upper School Director

Business/Finance DirectorKent Bradford, Dean of StudentsRian Berger, Spiritual Life DirectorRalph Potter, Athletic Director Sue Gering, Admission Director Mark McFerran, Leah Hoskins, Public Relations/ Publications Director

Alumni/ Annual Giving DirectorPaula Booten, RegistrarShelley Miller, College CounselorCourtney Jones, College Counselor

Michelle Broadbent, PresidentJody Bacon, President-electLaura BurkhartDarlene Cates

Rick Greene

Jim Knestrick ’86Jamie LeeKarol Mangione

Dawn PeachSheila PriestDr. Jim RenfroTom RussellRocky SheltonKaren StonePat WhitsonDale Womack

PresidentPresident-elect

Ellen AdamsTim ArnoldLeigh AtkinsSonny BakerMelinda BalserHerb Berry

Ronnie BolingMichelle BroadbentPenny Brooks

Sue BurrichterCarolyn CampbellThe Honorable Cornelia Clark

Anne DavisKerry DoveDianne Dudney

Dawn Eaton

Carl Haley, Jr.Randy Hearon

Dr. Mike Helton ’88Hal HenningerBeth IngramSharon JohnsonAlex Joyce

Jim KennedyBill KottasDrew Luna

Dr. George Mathews

Dr. John Moore

Sgt. John Patton

Terri Petway

Ann RankinJane RichardsSylvia RobertsDonna RobinsonSusan RutledgeDan ScottKaren SimpsonJane SmithKevin SmithMaggie Speight

Daryl TerryKristi Lee Warren

Pat WhitsonLaurale WilliamsJayne Wochomurka

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Four months of rehearsal, forty-five cast and crewmembers, twenty-two students working on set and prop construction, many hours of volunteer work by parents and endless hours of costume construction brought the magical land of Narnia alive the first weekend in February for the middle school production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

“Come closer, come closer…over here...” These are the first words the Pevensie children (Hannah Parrott, Andrew Wilson, Kendall Luna, and Barnes Brown) hear when they enter Narnia. Their journey from childhood to kings and queens is only beginning, before they return to their world they will have defeated evil, saved those turned to stone, and restored spring to a land that was always winter and never Christmas.

As the White witch, (Abbie Whitehurst) or Queen, as she likes to be called, sees the evidence of her demise, in the form of beautifully wrapped gifts, food, drink and celebration, her anger rises! It is “not only the end of her reign, but the end of her life.” Even so, the animals of Narnia cannot defend against the queens power, and they are turned to stone...until Aslan arrives.

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