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ST. PAUL’S
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL ALUMNI NEWS
SUMMER 2004
WINTER 2008
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Stan Abbott
Mrs. Lynn Allinson
Dr. Jim Barcus
Mrs. Mary Bashara
Mrs. Beth Boehm
Ms. Leah Delafield
Mr. John Deaver, Esq.
Mr. Bill Dietz, Jr.
Mrs. Kori Dorton
Mr. Christian Hack, Esq.
Mrs. Susan Harriman
Mr. Bruce Johnson
Mrs. Julie Koelsch
Mrs. Shanna Mattson
Mr. Dan Mayfield III
Dr. Anne Osler
Mrs. Roxanne Parks
Mrs. Loren Schwartz
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
Mrs. Rhonda Steinbach
The Reverend Chuck Treadwell
Mr. Rich Webb
Mrs. Betty Young
In this issue
From the Headmaster 2
Retirements
3
Alumnus Spotlight
4
Class Notes
5-7
ST. PAUL’S GRADUATES 2007
Front row: Alice Yount, Aidan Shelley, Amy Daughters
Middle row: Laura Montes, Ryan Rooney, Jake Schwartz, Katie Stovall
Back row: Canyon Manske, Alex O’Neill, Ivy Ginsburg, Andrew White, Derek Twist
Sixth graders take the next step
As graduation day came and went, St. Paul’s sent out another group of alumni
into the world to continue their education.
Amy Daughters . . . . . . . .Vanguard College Preparatory School
Canyon Manske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O’Henry School in Austin
Laura Montes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midway Middle School
Alex O’Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Louis Catholic School
Ivy Ginsburg . . . . . . . . . .Vanguard College Preparatory School
Ryan Rooney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Catholic School
Jake Schwartz . . . . . . . . . Vanguard College Preparatory School
Aiden Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Catholic School
Katie Stovall . . . . . . . . . . Vanguard College Preparatory School
Derek Twist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary’s School in West
Andrew White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . China Spring Middle School
Alice Yount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rapoport Academy
Head of School
Message
W
elcome to the first
of many alumni
newsletters. Our
hope is to reconnect with as
many of our former students
and parents as possible and
I hope you will be an active
participant in providing
current information to the
school so we can brag about your accomplishments. The strength of St. Paul’s is in its
strong and dedicated faculty and staff. There
have been a number of articles recently about
the strength of International Baccalaureate
(IB) programs that are being implemented in
secondary schools around the country – particularly in Texas.
There is no better preparation for secondary school or for college than an IB directed
curriculum. Texas has passed a bill in the
State legislature to offer one year of college for
students who graduate from high schools with
an IB diploma. St. Paul’s is the only school in
Waco that offers an IB program and the only
private school in Texas to be an Authorized IB
school. We are very proud of what our staff,
alumni, and parents have done, and will continue to do. If you have not visited the school
recently, you might not recognize the physical changes as we have added walls to our
classrooms throughout the facility. As alumni,
you are always welcome to drop by, say hello
to former teachers who are still here and see
all of the exciting things happening around the
school community.
One of our more exciting additions is the
St. Paul’s City unit of our school. The city operates much like a real city within the school.
We have a city council, chamber of commerce,
café, bookstore, bank, post office, magazine,
newspaper, and a beautification society. The
goal is to teach real-world situations and life
skills at an early age – for example, our 3rd6th grades have checking accounts that they
have to keep up with at the bank, run by the
5th grade. Thanks for all you do for St. Paul’s
and I look forward to meeting all of you in the
future.
Rich Webb
Head of School
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Duke talent photo goes here
DUKE TALENT SEARCH
Amy Daughters, Ivy Ginsburg, Katie Stovall, and Jake Schwartz earned academic
recognition from Duke University in the fall. All four students now attend Vanguard
College Preparatory School. Photo courtesy of Vanguard Admissions Department
B
eing named to the ranks of the Duke Talent Search is quite an honor,
and four recent graduates are thankful to St. Paul’s School for preparing them academically. Amy Daughters, Ivy Ginsburg, Katie Stovall,
and Jake Schwartz, all current seventh graders at Vanguard College Preparatory
School, made their way onto the list this fall.
“Our St. Paul’s teacher Mrs. Delafield helped us a lot by giving us homework
and making everything difficult yet understandable,” Amy said. “The IBO units
really helped with being able to understand concepts of all kinds.”
The Duke University Talent Search identifies academically talented seventh
graders based on standardized test scores achieved while attending elementary or
middle school. Candidates are identified and invited to complete either the SAT
Reasoning Test or the ACT Assessment college entrance examination. Duke TIP
then provides the participants with comparative information concerning their
academic abilities and resources for unique educational opportunities. The goal
is to assist young people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude.
Vanguard is proud to be the next educational step for these four outstanding
St. Paul’s alumni. “I have been very impressed with the group of students coming to Vanguard from St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School,” said Suzanne Kelly,
Vanguard seventh grade teacher and former St. Paul’s teacher. “They have been
organized with their studies, and eager to learn. They are bright, funny, inquisitive and a joy to teach. All of them appear to be doing very well academically
this first semester of their seventh grade year.”
Both scholastically and socially, they have transitioned successfully into the
middle school setting. With fond memories of St. Paul’s days, they have a solid
foundation for the future.
“September 8, 2006, is my favorite memory of St. Paul’s,” Jake said. “That’s
the day I became mayor of St. Paul’s City.”
Katie agrees with Jake: “St. Paul’s City was the best. I had great friends and
great teachers at St. Paul’s.”
Faculty Spotlight
CHANGE OF THE GUARD
Beloved librarian Karol Daniel retires after 30 years of creating literary magic
L
ast year marked
St. Paul’s will always
30 years of
hold a special place in Karol
Daniel’s heart. She said she
teaching at St.
has many precious memoPaul’s for long time
educators Karol Daniel
ries from her years at the
and Rose Berryman.
school.
“ I will always rememUnfortunately for the
ber the beauty of the Advent
school, it also was the
year of Karol Daniel’s
service each December and
retirement. A reception
the bittersweet feelings at
was held last spring at
graduation each May when
the home of Larie and
our students in beautiful
Bill Coleman in honor
white dresses and handsome
navy blazers celebrated their
of both well-respected
readiness to move forward
women to celebrate
their many faithful years
prepared (hopefully) for the
of hard work.
adventures to come,” she
Karol took a moment
said.
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
to reflect on what brought
Karol said she is thankKarol Daniel, Rich Webb and Rose Berryman at the reception hosted by
Larie and Bill Coleman at their home last February.
ful for her past experiences
her to the school in the mid
Photo courtesy of Lorie O’Neill
and opportunities to have
seventies.
touched the lives of so many young people.
“I came to St. Paul’s because a friend told me her chil“I treasure the fact that at St. Paul’s I had the chance to be a
dren loved going to school and just couldn’t wait to go each
part of the growing up years of so many children from a very
day. I thought that sounded like an environment I wanted to
young age to the beginning of adolescence. That is a real gift. I
be a part of and it turned out to be my place of service.”
love hearing about and from students as they have gone on to high
With her creative mind and true determination, she
school, college and their adult lives,” she said.
came to St. Paul’s and turned the library into a magical
There was one sixth grade class Karol will never forget.
world of literary adventure for children of all ages.
“They felt sorry for me because the yellow rocker I sat in was
Karol has many favorite memories and experiences
fraying and they thought I needed a new one. That was the group
from her years at the school. Most especially she enjoyed
who gave me a new rocker at their graduation,” she recalled.
creating the City of St. Paul’s, leading book groups, teaching Discovery, the Paper Plate Awards, running Book
What keeps a teacher motivated to continue in education for
Bucks, having the Toad Hall Book Fairs, and, of course,
so many years?
developing and sharing the library.
“I stayed because I loved what I did, I loved the children and I
“I loved working with dedicated faculty who worked
loved the adventure of learning with them,” she said. “It was fun.
hard to make St. Paul’s the best it could be” she added.
I felt a sense of calling that gave purpose to my life and on any
“I loved being at St. Paul’s because it always seemed that
given day I see that purpose in the lives of the students, past and
everything was possible there. Children and teachers could
present.”
use their imaginations to explore the worlds of literature,
Karol will be greatly missed at St. Paul’s School for years to
history, math, science, art, music, etc. On any given day
come. The school is so fortunate to have been blessed with her
we all experienced each of those and more at St. Paul’s. In
many years of service and dedication. She may not be seen roamaddition it was a nurturing place where young students con- ing the halls or heard telling stories to little ones in the library
nected with older students. I always thought that St. Paul’s
anymore, but it is quite certain that Karol Daniel will forever be in
tried to see each student as an individual with gifts and
the hearts of all those whose lives she touched.
talents all his/her own.”
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Alumnus Spotlight
ORDER IN THE COURT
Class of 1984 graduate Abel Reyna finds his niche in the local legal scene
W
aco attorney Abel Reyna
attended St. Paul’s from his
first grade year in 1979
through sixth grade in 1984. Following St. Paul’s, Abel went on to graduate from Lorena High School, Baylor
University and the Baylor School of
Law. Abel has been practicing law in
McLennan County since 1997. In his
short legal career he has established
himself as one of the premier young
lawyers in the state of Texas. Through
the years, Abel has handled numerous
high profile cases. He has been named
a Texas Monthly Rising Star for several years running. Abel was named
by Gov. Rick Perry to the Texas Board
of Physician Assistants, serves on the
City of Waco Planning and Zoning
commissions and also volunteers his
time by serving as a board of director
for several local non-profits.
Abel spoke of his many memories
of the years he attended the school.
“Generally, my favorite memory is of
the environment at St. Paul’s. It really
felt like you were being dropped off
with family,” he said. Abel will never
forget teachers such as Ruth Miller, Virginia Sloan, Rose Berryman,
Karol Daniel, Carolyn Netherland, Jimmie Dyer and Molly Hering.
Abel also has vivid memories of participating in St. Paul’s special
productions, including parts in the Wizard of Oz and The GiGo Effect. To this day, Abel can recite a number of his lines from The GiGo
Effect. He will never forget participating in the Cotton Palace May
Pole performance with his partner, Katie Callan. He recalls that his
mother had to convince him that it was o.k. for boys to wear knickers
while on stage.
Speaking of his former classmates, Abel added “when you talk
to them, it’s like being with family you haven’t seen in awhile. The
St. Paul’s experience really sticks with you throughout your life.” He
feels that the school’s close-knit environment made it easy for students to form strong, lasting friendships. “I remember that when you
got into an argument with another student, the teachers didn’t just
separate you and forget about it. They made you go out into the hall
and talk out your differences until the issue was resolved,” Abel said.
He also has fond memories of going to chapel. “They really did a
great job of making church fun. I never felt like it was forced on me,”
he said. He recalls getting the opportunity to carry the cross to the
altar. Abel remembers the special “mini courses” that were frequently
offered. Whether it was the course that allowed him to ride his own
bike to the Suspension Bridge or golf class with Nannette Wheelis as
the instructor, Abel will never forget the fun he had. “Mrs. Wheelis
taught me how to hit my first golf ball. And I have her to blame on the
days that I am missing from my office!” he said jokingly.
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Abel spoke of lessons he
learned while attending St. Paul’s.
The first one that came to his mind involved his art teacher, Rose Berryman.
He remembers missing a day of school
once and getting behind on an art project. When he returned the next day, he
wasn’t allowed extra time to catch up.
He had only that class period to finish
his sculpture and he did. “She made it
a point, and I realized then, that if you
close your mouth and put your mind to
your work, you can really accomplish
something.” Laughing, he added, “I’d
like to say that was the only reason I
completed the sculpture so quickly.
But part of it had to do with the fact
that I loved getting to use that carving
knife!” Another lesson Abel remembers well was one involving teacher,
Ruth Miller. “I remember her telling
me that I needed to act right and better
my conduct because when I was bad
she would notice that a lot of the other
students would act bad as well,” he
said. Abel told Mrs. Miller that he
didn’t believe her. “To prove her point,
Mrs. Miller asked me to roll down my
socks to where they made a doughnut or ring around my ankle. She then
told me to walk around school for the first part of the morning and watch
to see what would happen. By lunch, I noticed that most of the other students had rolled their socks down to their ankles as well,” he said.
Looking back, Abel specifically recalls a memory involving his behavior in the sixth grade. “St. Paul’s did not send home report cards. Instead, each teacher would meet with your parents in person,” he remembers. This was not something Abel looked forward to. After a “not so
good” report one grading period, Abel’s teachers along with his parents
came up with a new plan for him: The Conduct Book. “I just remember
that it was red and had the words ‘Abel’s Conduct Book’ on the front
and I was not to lose it. I was supposed to carry it around to each class
and have my teachers write a little report on my conduct that day,” he
recalls. Although it was an unpleasant experience for a twelve year old
boy, Abel acknowledges that it might have done him some good after
all. “I realized that there was very little I could get away with in a school
that small,” he said. “And I’m sure as a parent, that is a good thing!” he
added. When asked what role St. Paul’s had in preparing him for success
in the real world, he added, “Need I say more? Just review the Conduct
Book story!”
Needless to say, Abel Reyna has come a long way since his days at
St. Paul’s. Whether it was the close-knit family environment, encouraging teachers, or the strong Christian education, the twelve year old boy
(who sometimes carried a little red conduct book) turned out to be a quite
a successful attorney. He is grateful to St. Paul’s School for providing the
stepping stones to a future of happiness and success.
The Sixties
Class Notes
ERWIN COOK (‘66) is a Professor of Classics in San Antonio. He has a daughter, Tanya
Feinleib. Erwin was appointed Murchison
Distinguished Professor of the Humanities by
Trinity in 2003. His book, Odyssey in Athens,
was just reissued in paperback . Erwin’s favorite memory is of a time that he and Liz Kultgen spent two weeks digging up a big rock on
the playground.
MARK SESSIONS (‘66) is an attorney in
San Antonio and is married to Lorian Russell.
Together they have two sons, Steele (11) and
Taylor(9). Mark also has a son, Will (25), and
a daughter, Virginia(23). His favorite memories are of the playground, chapel, and his k3rd grade teachers. He also has a vivid school
memory of the day that President Kennedy
was shot.
LIZ KULTGEN NASH (‘66) is a minister in
the Church of Christ in Austin. She is married
to Reuel Nash, who also attended St. Paul’s.
They have three daughters, Ellie (19), Annie
(17), and Becky (15). Liz’s memories include
the chapel services and favorite hymns, and
the big playground.
The Seventies
ELIZABETH (Pooh Sadler) FINCH (‘74)
lives in San Diego and teaches first-third graders who have language disorders. She is happily married and has one son, Marcus (15), and
two step daughters: Jenna (17) and Alicia(15).
Elizabeth’s greatest accomplishments include
managing a full-time job and raising a family.
She has also been busy planning her parent’s
50th wedding anniversary celebration. Elizabeth recalls having lunch downstairs when
they announced the end of the Viet Nam War.
She also remembers that she could clear the
entire flight of stairs in one jump!
ANDY KOPLIN (‘78) is the Executive Director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority and
lives in Baton Rouge. He is married to Andrea Neighbors and they have two children;
Zack(14) and Lila(12).
DAVID MABERRY (‘78) is Principal of Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte and Touche,
LLP. He lives in Redondo Beach, California
with his wife, Margo and their children Barret
(5) and Cameron (1). His latest accomplishments include having completed the LA Triathlon, and training towards Blue Belt in Gracie Jui Jitsu. David’s favorite memories are
of playing football on the playground and of
Mrs. Gibson’s class. He keeps in touch with
Jean (Ross) Cornett and Chris Hamilton.
The Eighties
HANS BARCUS (‘82) lives in Houston, Tx.
He is a partner in the Law Offices of Cantrell,
Ray, Maltsberger and Barcus, LLP in Huntsville. Hans graduated in 1995 from Baylor
CHRISTMAS PAST AT ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
The third grade class performs Christmas carols during the holiday season of 1961.
Students pictured left to right are Katharine Pitt, Maria Brown, Malcolm Duncan, Jr.,
and Tivit Rutherford. Photo courtesy of Margaret Brown
Law School. He graduated in 2005 from University of California in Berkeley with an LLM
in Environmental Law.
KRISTEN O’BRIEN (‘83) lives in Paris, France.
She is the International Coordinator for the New
York Times Syndicate. She has been asked to
contribute to Brilliant Magazine in Texas as Paris editor and writer. Kristen’s favorite memories include being knighted for the book reading
guild and the “secret” initiation. She remembers
the wonderful, warm, encouraging teachers and
the lifetime friendships she formed.
SUSANNAH SHEPPARD (‘83) is a photographer and lives in Concord, MA. She married
Bob Benner in December 2007. Bob has two
children: Pete (16) and Nora (14). Susannah is
writing a yogic cookbook with alum Genevieve
Gilbreath. Her latest travels have included
Thailand for amazing rock climbing, Argentina,
Uruguay, Spain, Northern India, and trekking in
Nepal on the Everest Base Camp Circuit. Susannah has many fond memories of St. Paul’s.
They include: The popcorn sale in which she
was on the marketing team and got a loan at a
bank for $20, the medieval festival, the new tire
playground edition, playing four square, prison
ball in the old gym, being read to by teachersespecially The Island of the Blue Dolphins, the
bookworm to butterfly reading incentive, the
page to gilded knight ceremony, book reports
with projects, blue bucks, smorgasbord lunches,
special electives-quilting, smocking, bike riding, and SRAs.
DAN REESE (‘83) is a landscape architect in
Austin, Texas. He and his wife, Risingmoon
have two children: Tucker (7) and Sienna (10
months). They are happy to have just recently
completed the adoption of their daughter from
Guatemala. Dan will never forget chanting
“Get the Ball” every day at recess when the
ball was kicked over the fence. He also remembers field days at the Baylor track.
LESLIE HIGH BRACKEN (‘83) is a clinical dietitian at a county hospital and lives in
Arlington, Texas. She has an eight year old
daughter.
CICILY SCOTT (‘84) works for Al Jazeera
News and lives in Doha, Qatar. Her favorite
memories are of movie time in the film room
during kindergarten days; the walk across the
bridge to the playground and picking berries along the way; music class and plays;
stained glass windows and singing songs in
the church; field trips and playing games like
Merlin in the back of Greyhound busses.
Do you have a great photo
from your days at St. Paul’s?
We’d love to print it in the next
issue of The Messenger.
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LEE RILEY (‘85) lives in Waco after ten
years of exhaustive traveling. He is a Service
Coordinator for people with developmental
disabilities at Heart Of Texas MHMR. His
accomplishments include his eight year career
as a US Naval Officer, concluding as a Navy
Lieutenant; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Metal; Global War on Terrorism
service medal; helping 25+ mentally retarded
citizens acquire medicaid waiver services; Acting in four consecutive civic theatre productions. His memories are of Mrs. Berryman’s
art class and studying Frank Loyd Wright; the
wonderful, wonderful playground; the Peter
Pan production, sitting in the hallway during
the tornado that blew the roof off Skaggs Alpha Beta.
FELICIA RADER REIMER (‘85) is a high
school Spanish teacher in Denver,Colo. She
is married to Todd Reimer. Her latest accomplishments include earning her Ph.D in Foreign Language Education. Her favorite memories are of plays - especially Peter Pan; the
playground; Mrs. Berryman and Mrs. Daniel.
JANE OLIVER (‘85) lives in Waco. She is
the Manager of Logistics for McLane Company, Inc. in Temple. Her favorite memory is
of the sixth grade trip to the water park.
JOHN LEWIS (‘85) lives in Waco with his
wife Ginna. They have two daughters: Caroline (4) and Margaret (2) who both attend St.
Paul’s. John is an attorney. He received his
undergraduate degree from the University
of Mississippi and his law degree from Baylor Law School. He has been practicing law
since 1998.
RYAN KELLY (‘86) and his wife, Andi, live
in Austin. He is an Account Executive for Peters Group Public Relations. Ryan’s favorite
memories are of having the lead part in “Gone
to Texas” his 6th grade year; all the parties
surrounding graduation; dodgeball in Mrs.
Netherland’s P.E. class in the old gym; field
day at Baylor’s track stadium.
GENEVIEVE GILBREATH (’86) lives part
time in the U.S. ( Austin, Tx and Honolulu,
HI) and part time in India (Banaras Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh. She teaches yoga classes,
workshops, and yoga teacher training while
helping run a natural supplement export company. Genevieve’s fondest memories are of
the caterpillar to butterfly reading incentive
program; the candle procession at the beginning of chapel; singing All Things Bright and
Beautiful.
MARY ANNELLE GRIFFIS HAMMER
(’86) lives in Fort Worth with her husband,
Bryon. They have two daughters; Lauren (4)
and Meredith (20 months). She feels that her
years at St. Paul’s were some of the best experiences in her life. She loved the fun, child
friendly atmosphere and the relationships that
developed among the students as well as student to teacher. Mary Annelle said she always
felt safe, nurtured and encouraged. She has
fond memories of trips, plays, and enrichment
activities.
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MARY MORRISON (‘86) lives in San Marcos.
She is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at
Texas State University. Her many accomplishments include: finishing her PhD in counseling
in ‘06; accepted a research award from the Association for Play Therapy for her dissertation
research on Child Teacher Relationship Training; written a few articles and book chapters on
play therapy; she does some probono work and
sees a few child clients each week; Secretary
of the Texas Association for Play Therapy on
the state and national play therapy committee.
Mary is also a proud aunt.
JEAN GRAYSON (‘86) lives in Austin with
her husband Bill. They have two daughters;
Sarah(5) and Caroline(1). Jean full time mom
and a part time graduate student.
RYAN LINDSEY (‘87) lives in Waco with his
wife, Jennifer and their son, Will. Ryan is the
Vice President of Lindsey Contractors, Inc.
MICHELLE WHEELIS (‘88) lives in Waco.
She works for Southern Living At Home and is
coaching basketball at Vanguard.
KATIE STARR O’CONNOR (‘88) lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her husband Sean.
They have four children: Anders(5), SoRelle(3),
Colman (18 months) and Larkin (2 months).
ELLEN GIBNEY ST. GERMAIN (‘88) lives
in Longmont, Colorado with her husband, Eric.
They have a son, Wiley (20 months), and are expecting a baby in May. Ellen is the Vice President of Customer Service at Level 3 Communications in Broomfield, Colo.
WILL HARRISON (‘88) lives in Winnsboro,
Tx with his wife, Nancy. They have two sons;
Will Jr., and David. Will remembers P.E. teacher Mrs. Netherland playing the Bangles song
“Walk Like an Egyptian” while students walked
around the perimeter of the old gym.
RACHEL JOHNSON HARRIS (‘88) lives in
Fort Worth with her husband, Drew and their
son, Grant (2). She is the Corporate Communications Manager for Pier 1. Rachel’s memories
include plays such as Alice and Wonderland and
Gone To Texas; Mrs. Berryman and Senora Duran; paper plate awards; and the slide shows at
graduation ceremonies.
AIMEE PHIPPS WOOD (‘89) lives in Waco
with her husband, Mike. They have two sons:
Michael (6) and Henry (3).
RYAN SQUIRES (‘89) lives in Austin with his
wife Hillarey Hambleton Squires, who also attended St. Paul’s. He is an attorney. They have
two sons; Sellars (3) and Winslow (1). Ryan has
fond memories of trips to Camp Val Verde, the
Harvest Dinners, and paper plate awards.
The Nineties
JOE JACKSON (‘91) is an anesthesiologist resident at Baylor College of Medicine. He is newly married. Joe hopes to move back to Waco
someday. He remembers playing tag at recess.
RACHEL BETTINGER COONEY (‘92)
lives in Waco. She is a licensed social worker
and is working for an injury prevention program at a local hospital. Rachel is currently
pursuing her masters degree. She and her
husband have a new baby girl.
GREGORY PARKS (‘92) lives in Dallas. He
is a Senior medical student at UT Southwestern and is applying for Neurology residency
after graduation next spring.
PHILIP SANGER (‘92) lives in Austin. He is
a Senior Credit Analyst at American Bank of
Commerce. He is running in a 3M half marathon in January.
BRITTANY DENTON (‘93) and her husband, Greg, live in Austin. She is currently
getting her Master in Business Administration at the University of Texas.
CATHERINE CUTBIRTH POWERS (‘93)
lives in Austin with her husband, Will and
their two dogs Ruby and Diva. Catherine
is the Operations Director for the Center of
Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry. Her latest
accomplishments include serving as the cochair for Austin Settings Silent Auction; growing their dental institute to capacity, teaching
dentists from over 20 states and 4 countries
comprehensive dental training; starting a successful oil and gas consulting business from
the ground up with her husband. Catherine’s
favorite memories are of trips to Camp Val
Verde, 6th grade trip to Mo Ranch, basketball
and prison ball at lunch on the playground,
Miss Gibo’s 3rd grade class, Mrs. Sykora’s
pre-k class.
A.J. WRIGHT (‘93) lives in Galveston. She
is in her last year in medical school at UTMB.
A.J. is interviewing for residency positions in
psychiatry and is getting married in May.
STEPHEN GANSKE (‘94) lives in San Antonio with his wife, Betty. He is a law student at
St. Mary’s School of Law. He says he loved
the days of Captain Billy’s hot lunches.
KEVIN PEEL (‘94) lives in Waco. He works
with his brother Jeff (‘93) at family-owned
Pinnacle Insurance Group, Inc. Kevin graduated from UT Austin in 2004. He has received
various business related licences/designations
such as CLCS and CISR. Kevin’s favorite
memory is fishing off the bridge to the playground when he was in the 5th grade.
KARI KOSUB (‘94) lives in Dallas. She is
a design coordinator at a high-end furniture
show room. Kari’s favorite memory is of
Mo Ranch. Her favorite St. Paul’s staff member was Willie.
SUSAN BUTLER (‘94) is a CPA and Financial Analyst at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston. She recently passed
the CPA exam, started a new job, and ran in
a marathon. Her favorite memories are of the
playground, reading in Mrs. Wenzel and Mrs.
Bennett’s class, math with Mrs. Callan, library with Mrs. Daniel art projects with Mrs.
Berryman, and trips to Mo Ranch.
CLAIRE COPELAND (‘94) lives in Houston. She is a music teacher for pre-k, kindergarten; guitar teacher for 5th grade; and 6th
grade choir teacher. She served as vocal director and choreographer for a middle school
musical and is now doing The Wizard of Oz.
Her favorite memories are of Mo Ranch, the
Scrooge play, and Mrs. Daniel.
ANGELA KARR (‘94) lives in Valencia, California (north of LA). She is a make-up artist
for MAC Cosmetics. Angela graduated from
the Make-Up Designory and Jenissa Beauty
Academy with her Esthetician license. She is
a proud aunt. Her fondest memory is of her
dad handing her diploma to her at graduation.
JOHN JACKSON (‘95) lives in Norfolk
VA. He is currently the Field Director for
State Senator Nick Rerras Campaign.
AMY BERRYHILL (‘95) lives in New York
and works for Conde Nast publications as an
Online Promotions Manager.
BLAIR QUINIUS (‘95) lives in Copan Ruinas, Honduras. He is a fifth grade teacher at a
bilingual school called Escuela Mayatan. He
lived in Vancouver for two years after graduating from Southwestern University. He worked
in Whistler one winter as a ski instructor and
part-time pre-school teaching assistant. He
also worked for Urban Promise.
PIERCE LEHR (‘95) lives near Chicago. He
is married and is a student at The Law School
of Valparaiso University.
ALYSSA HARDIE (‘95) lives in Boston. She
is currently getting her masters in music at
Boston University.
CAROLINE HERING (‘95’) lives in Dallas.
She teaches 3rd and 4th graders at Dallas
Academy, a school for children with learning
differences. She is also a part-time nanny.
MATTHEW STORY (‘95) lives in Lafayette,
La. He works offshore for Halliburton as a
logging geologist. His department is Surface
Data Logging. Matt loves flying in helicopters
to and from oil rigs as a part of his job.
BETSY SWANN (‘95) lives in San Miguel
de Allende, Mexico, working as an English
teacher in a bilingual Montessori kindergarten.
She has mastered the Spanish language and
the twisted logic of Mexican highway driving.
Her favorite memories are of art projects with
Mrs. Berryman, her third grade teacher Mrs.
Gibson, and the Paper Plate Awards.
MALLORY SoRELLE (‘96) is a Research Assistant for the National Consumer Law Center
in Boston. She assists a team of attorneys in
researching consumer fraud against the elderly and impoverished. She is a part-time editorial assistant for Taegan Goddard’s politicalwire.com and recently was appointed to the
Young Professionals Steering Committee for
the Senator Hilary Clinton Presidential Campaign. A 2006 graduate of Smith College, she
performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with
the Smith orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
IN THE MUSIC CIRCLE
Caia Kent, who taught music at St. Paul’s in the early 1980s, shares with a group of her students,
Clifton Burgess, Katie Callan, Christi Wheelis, Jennifer McKinney, Laura Bateman, Cicily Scott., and
Robert Kincannon. Photo from St. Paul’s School archives
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Welcome home, St. Paul’s Alumni
H
ello alumni! When deciding
to send our daughters to St.
Paul’s this year, I was offered
an exciting opportunity to serve as
the Alumni Relations Coordinator. As
an alum myself, I was thrilled at the
chance to help the school keep up
relationships with former students
while reconnecting with old classmates of my own. I am learning
how important it really is for a
school to have alumni relations
and support. St. Paul’s is very
fortunate to have the funds for this
project. We are extremely grateful
to Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Brown and
their generosity for allowing this to
happen.
I have really enjoyed this experience so far. It has
been quite a nostalgic journey for me. Looking through old
school pictures has brought the ‘good ole days’ back. Receiving
emails from classmates I haven’t heard from in 20 years has
been incredible. I’ve heard stories from alumni much older
than I about how they will never forget the day they heard the
announcement that the Vietnam War had ended while in P.E.
class. One alum from the class of
‘67 told me that her mother recently
reminded her of how she would call
St. Paul’s her “kissy school” because
she loved it so much.
Just as it does for many of you,
St. Paul’s holds a very special place
in my heart. This is the place where
I formed many life long friendships. This is the place
where I met my husband.
This is the place where I
received an excellent Christian education in a caring,
nurturing, and safe environment with loving teachers
many of whom I will never
forget. It warms my heart to
know that my daughters are getting the chance to experience
some of the same traditions that John and I shared at this wonderful, magical place called St. Paul’s School.
Ginna George Lewis
Class of ‘86