Fall 2013 - The Briarwood School

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Briarwood
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Newsletter for The Briarwood &
Tuttle Schools | Fa l l E d i t i o n 2013
Briarwood, A School for Children with Learning Differences
The Tuttle School at Briarwood, a School for Children
with Developmental Disorders
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From The Head of School
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Counting Our Blessings
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s we approach yet another holiday season, I am filled with thanks for the
countless blessings that come our way every day. Let us join together
to give thanks for the opportunities that we have every day to make a
difference in a child’s life. I am thankful for our children, our incredibly gifted,
talented and devoted faculty and administrators, without whom we would not be.
I give thanks for our parents, who trust us to give our best to their children and who
continue to trust the process of learning. I give thanks for our founders, Yvonne
and Dave Streit, who believed and continue to believe in children. I give thanks
for our donors, who are unwavering in their support of and devotion to Briarwood.
We are here, thanks to your belief in us and in what we do. We bow our heads in
thanks for our families and for the freedoms that we have every day.
Blessings to each of you,
Carole C. Wills | Head of School
 He Writes and Scores
Baker Watt wins an essay nominating his favorite teacher, Jamie Boyce, as
one of the “Stars in the Classroom” selected by the Houston Texans and First
Community Credit Union. A surprise visit from Brian Cushing, linebacker for
the Houston Texans, who came to recognize Ms. Boyce with an award, signed
jersey, football and sideline tickets to a home game! We are so proud of Baker
for taking the initiative to recognize a great teacher!
 Capture this!
Associate of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) judged 6,000
entries from 72 schools from all over Texas, Kansas and California.
Congratulations to Honorable Mentions in Advanced Sports/ActionReaction Hannah Bartholomew, junior (winning photography right,
bottom) and Matt Price, senior (winning photograph right, top).
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a school for children
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T h e B r i a rwo od S c h o ol &
T u t t l e S c h o ol
12207 Whittington Drive | Houston, TX 77077
www.briarwoodschool.org
281.493.1070 tel | 281.493.1343 fax
The Briarwood School/Tuttle School admits students of any race, gender, color,
national or ethnic origin. The school selects students who are interested in completing their education and who need a prescriptive educational program.
Left: Matt Price, photographer of rock climbing; right: Hannah Bartholomew,
photographer of football.
For...
Briarwood Gives
The completion of our entire Athletic Facility
Its first Community Speaker’s Breakfast with Henry Winkler
The Clarks for hosting lunch for Henry Winkler at Ibiza
The Tuttle School’s focus on Health & Fitness with excercise, nutrition & fitness tips Baker Watt’s award-winning essay nominating his favorite teacher, Ms. Boyce, as one of
the “Stars in the Classroom” and visit from Houston Texan Football player Brian Cushing!
Lower School Field Trips to George Ranch, Oil Ranch, Houston Zoo and
“If I Had a Hammer” at Blinn College in Schulenburg
The Junior High Football Team for an undefeated season and District Win!
Tuttle School Students performing in their Talent Show
Our wonderful Grandparents
The Fort Bend Astronomy Club presenting Astronomy on Wheels as an educational
community out-reach program. Club members provided telescopes and commentary as we looked
for star and planet gazing!
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Capital Grille for hosting our Home Economics students for a tour and lunch Everyone who attended the Annual Briarwood Book Fair to support our libraries
Our talented Middle-Upper students, and Lower School Mustang Choir in their production of
“Snoopy!! The Musical” Upper School Photographers, Hannah Bartholomew and Matt Price, for receiving
Honorable Mentions for “Sports Action” from the Association of Texas Photography Instruction (ATPI)
The donors who supported our technology program to allow us improvements during the
summer for Yearbook & Technology Lab (The Hammill Foundation), SMART boards for 4th grade
(The Jackson Family), Lower School iPads (Woodforest Charitable Foundation), Laptop carts
(Strake Foundation, Huffington Foundation)
All of our Wonderful Volunteers...We appreciate all you do!
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Development
Many, many thanks to Sherry Clark and Charles
Clark (pictured top right) for hosting a
scrumptious meal at Ibiza restaurant in Houston
with Henry Winkler and guests.
A Wink & A Smile
Henry Winkler Inspires Students, Parents and Supporters
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riarwood pounced on the opportunity to bring in esteemed guest, author, actor and producer Henry Winkler to The Junior
League of Houston on September 19, 2013 for “A Conversation & Breakfast with Henry Winkler.” Henry’s work as an
advocate to bring awareness and support to children with learning differences, and his own personal struggle with Dyslexia, made
him an informative and inspiring speaker that will not soon be forgotten. Briarwood was honored by its vast supporters who took
the opportunity to contribute to the Tuition Assistance Program. As an added bonus, Briarwood utilized this special occasion to
recognize The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and thank them for their support. Thumbs-up all around!
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Henry Winkler Donors
$10,000 and above
Charlotte Christman
$5,000-$9,999
Apache Corporation
The Louis K. Brandt Foundation
Comerica Bank
Janis and George Fleming
Connie and Jim Gustafson
Frank Richardson Family
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Weekley
benefiting the tuition assistance program
Jim Holcomb
Neuhaus Education Center
Eleanor and Richard Scalzitti
Barbara and Tom Scott
$2,000-$4,999
Tissie Bean and Susan Williams
Henry Brooks
CRC Family Charitable Foundation/
Ron Woliver
Jeannette and Scott Stevenson
$1,000-$1,499
Joan and Stanford Alexander
Austen H. Furse III
Mary Ann and Louis Macey
Susan and Stephen Mahoney
Peggy McGaughy
Cynthia and Kendall Miller
Jerome Mulanax & Family,
Memory of Barbara Lasater and
Chima Clanton
Nancy and Clive Runnells Foundation
Stephen Sweet
Stephanie and Brad Tucker
$1,500-$1,999
Barbara and Larry Bellatti
David R. Dominy
Bonnie and Richard Fallin/
Top Dog Fireworks
Jes and John Hagale
Houston Community College &
Dr. Zachary Hodges
$500-$999
Sherry Clark
William Dark
Dan and Kelli Deschamps,
Honor of Linne Deschamps
James Farb, Honor of Al Farb
Pagie & Richard Fass
Steve & Sandra Finkelman Fund
Martha and Alex Galbraith
John Garrett
Drs. Cathie and Neal Gittleman,
Memory of Dr. Stanton Gittleman
Dr. David Gottlieb
Nina and Edd Hendee
Sandra Herrin
Jane & Jeff Hurley
Aileen and Tom Ivy
Linda Jacobs
Mary and Rich Jones
Al and Kathleen Keller
Tysh and Jonathan Mefferd
James H. Metzger
Shelly & Jerome Mulanax
Jean and Kevin Mulholland
The Parish School
Oliver Pennington
Terri and Matthew Pitner
Sherry and Dave Saunders,
Memory of Wanda Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stubbs,
Memory of Virginia Baker
Lisa and Bob Suvalsky
Kerry Walsh
Jeanie Kilroy Wilson
James Windham
Up to $499
Susie and Asche Ackerman
Ann and Keelan Adamson
Cynthia Adkins
Cheryl Bagby
Kim and Wayne Barnard
Michele Bauman
Nancy and Tom Bewley
Marion and Eliot Bowytz
Cindy and Todd Breton
Rosemary and Ken Cash
Sevan and Edwin Cruz
Shannon and Jeff Davis
Wendy Dawson
Terry and Lynn Day
Ramona and Michael DiMarco
David and Susan Eyre,
Honor of Katya Gustafson
Sarah and Robbie Fish
Nancy and Wayne Gabany
Nancy and Dan Garrison
C.M. Garver
Winkler did an
impromptu assembly
with all the kids in Lower and
Middle-Upper Schools. Kids could
relate to his learning disability.
One student even commented,
“He is famous and he is
just like me!”
Neal and Catherine Gassman,
Honor of Zach and Anna Hodges
Cathy and Neal Gittleman
Allison and Brock Griffiths
Jana Gunter
Theresa and Kent Hanszen
Tandy and Jonathan Harris
Sophia Havasy, Ph.D.
Cindy and Harry Holmes
Betsy and Henry Hope
Jamie Humphries
Lisa and Brad Hutchings
LouAnn and Mike Kelly
Jill Keenan
Susan and Kevin Kirby
Marcine and John Kowpak
Renee and Mark Lange
Stephanie and Rich Langenstein,
Honor of Mary Ann Klingen
Elsie Layton
Analyn and Mark Lee
Charlotte and Art Leibold
Joanna Love
Raquel and Gordan MacKay
Mary and Frank McConville
Sally McGinty
Pat and Phil McGraw
Kathy and Patrick McLane
Quynh Anh McMahan
Archer and Dana McWhorter
Rebecca Melton
Alison and Alexander Mohr
Paula and Tom Munson
Frank and Carmen Nadolney
Jennifer and Jeff Parent
Jane and Nathan Pash
Kristin and Michael Penny
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Pam and Greg Roche
Susan and John Roper
Marlene Rosenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rosenthal
Sheryl and Dave Saunders
Katherine and Joel Schrock
Debbie and Dave Schultz
Sharon Seals
Annie and Steve Seay
Shell Matching Funds
Vivian Shudde,
Honor of Barbara & Larry Bellatti
Marcia and Frank Smith
Shauna and Gregg Steffen
Yvonne and Dave Streit,
Honor of Carole Wills
Brenda and Joe Stubbs,
Memory of Virginia Baker
Suzanne Stuchly
Corwin Teltschik
Sandy Turner
Chase Untermeyer
Gail and Joe VanNest
Beth and Jim Watt
Ralph and Sandra Weaver
Jason, Colin and Zachary Weaver
Stacy Welch Rutledge
Westview School
Mary and Greg Whalley
Julie and Chris Whitten
Kathryn and Tom Wilson
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Giving Thanks
Thank You, Donors
Operating Fund
Galleria Area Rotary Club
The Ellwood Foundation
The Hamman Foundation
Staff Development
MD Anderson Charitable Foundation
Ascende (ACT) Employee
Benefit Solutions
Technology Program
The Hamill Foundation
Strake Foundation
The Huffington Foundation
Woodforest Charitable Foundation
Athletic Facility: Completed
Thank You, Donors
Tuition Assistance
Assistance League
The Hamill Foundation
Scurlock Foundation
Briarwood Booster Club
The Brown Foundation
Charlotte Christman
The Cullen Foundation
Friend of Briarwood
The Hamman Foundation
Junior Trustees of The McNair Foundation
The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation
Fred & Mabel Parks Foundation
Lower
School
iPads
Woodforest
Charitable
Foundation
 smart boards
The Jackson Family
 Technology/Yearbook Lab
The Hammill Foundation
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 Capital Grille
Hosts a
Tasty Outing
High School seniors and Mrs.
Vannatter’s Home Economics
Class were treated to lunch and
a tour of Capital Grille, courtesy
of General Manager,
Steve Joest, and
Chef Ricardo Vargas.
Delicious!
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