Connections - Win/Spr 2016

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CONNECTIONS
Vol. 9, No. 3
Annual
Report
2014-2015
Summer
Camp
2016
Alumni
Features
Watch Us Grow
GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY
Hardy Farrow
Jamie Hayes
Cory Stott
Lexi White
‘02
‘06
‘93
‘03
ST. NICHOLAS SCHOOL
7525 Min Tom Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37421-1835
(423) 899-1999 • stns.org
CONNECTIONS
Mark Fallo, Head of School
Every effort has been made to ensure the
accuracy of our Connections news. If any
information is listed incorrectly or if there
are omissions, please contact us. We
apologize for any errors or omissions.
Elizabeth Starke, Assistant Head of School
Dexter Cantelou, Development Director
Kathy Daugherty, Executive Assistant | Website Manager
Jeff Denton, Business and Facilities Manager
Cori Hasden, Admission Director
CONTENTS
A Groundbreaking Day............................................... 4,5
Watch Us Grow........................................................... 6,7
Janice Robbins, Chaplain Emeritus
Shelter Room Additions................................................ 8
Board of Trustees 2015-2016
Dr. Ted Arrowsmith
Mrs. Carolyn Brock
Mrs. Meg Brock
The Rev. Robert Childers
Mr. Don Curtis
Mr. Hiren Desai
Mr. Mike Drew
Mrs. Linda Elkins
Mrs. Penny Grant
Mrs. Annie Hostetler
Dr. Lizabeth Kennedy Thomas
Mrs. Maria Matthews
The Rev. Louisa Parsons
Mr. Mitch Patel
Mr. Paul Richard, Chair
Mrs. Fern Shire
Mr. Roger Talley
Mrs. Liz Thompson
Mr. Justin Wilhoit ‘88
Mrs. Jo Ann Yates
Annual Report of Giving............. 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
Cory Stott ‘93................................................................17
Lexi White ‘03..........................................................18,19
Front Cover
Groundbreaking Celebration for the
St. Nicholas Chapel and Fine Arts Center.
(Students from the Class of 2016, Aleyna
Patel, Pierce Brock, and Teddy Arrowsmith).
Hardy Farrow ‘02.................................................... 20,21
Jamie Hayes ‘06...................................................... 22,23
Alumni News.......................................24,25,26,27,28,29
Meet Our Newest Trustee, The Rev. Louisa Parsons....29
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In Memorium, Remembering Alumni Members......... 29
Mark Fallo, Editor
Kathy Daugherty, Co-Editor and Designer
Elizabeth Starke, Co-Editor
Summer Camp......................................................... 30,31
Lights! Camera! Auction!................................ Back Cover
A Groundbreaking Day
With appreciation to the following local schools for alumni
submissions: Baylor School, Boyd Buchanan School,
Girls Preparatory School, and McCallie School.
Thank you to Chattanooga Times Free Press, Anne Exum
with Girls Preparatory School, Billy Faires with McCallie
School, and Barbara Kennedy with Baylor School.
Photography submissions:
Mandy Bohner
Will Cox
Wendy Elrod
Cori Hasden
GPS Photographer Amy Walters
Smart City Memphis / Tom Jones
Rekha Thomas
Washington & Lee University
St. Nicholas School Faculty Members
Various Alums and Alumni Parents
Back Cover
Mark your calendar ... 4-16-16
LIGHTS! CAMERA! AUCTION!
Connections is published by St. Nicholas School.
Mark Fallo, Head of School; Elizabeth Starke, Assistant Head of School;
Janice Robbins, Chaplain Emeritus;
Paul Richard, Board of Trustees Chair;
Dexter Cantelou, Development Director; Cori Hasden, Admission Director;
Kathy Daugherty, Executive Assistant / Website / Development-Publications.
© by St. Nicholas School. Member: NAES, NAIS, TAIS, SAIS
CHAPEL AND FINE ARTS CENTER
A Groundbreaking Day
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earing small plastic hard hats, students entered the gymnasium for the
St. Nicholas Chapel and Fine Arts Center
groundbreaking ceremony on the morning of
December 4. Speakers included Roger Fitch, Board
Chair when the school moved from Grace Church
to the Min Tom campus in 1994; Paul Richard,
current Board Chair; Jo Ann Yates, Campaign Chair;
Wendy Elrod, Parent Association President; Janice
Robbins, Chaplain Emeritus; and Mark Fallo, Head
of School. The theme was “Celebrating our Past,
Giving Thanks for the Present and Looking Ahead
to the Future.”
Special guests recognized included former
faculty and staff, current and former board members, and representatives from Derthick, Henley
& Wilkerson Architects and Morgan Construction
Company. Chapel moved outdoors for the official
groundbreaking ceremony.
“This is really about the past, the present and the future of St. Nicholas
School,” former trustee and Board Chair Roger Fitch said during the celebration.
“This campus has always been about the children. I think it’s a blessing to see the
school grow and create our own Chapel and Fine Arts Center.”
Top: Mark Fallo making remarks at the event;
Center: Chapel program songs, “Hymn of Promise”
and “Saints of God”
Bottom: Shovel ceremony including Roger Fitch,
Parent Association President Wendy Elrod,
Campaign Chair Jo Ann Yates, Head of School
Mark Fallo, The Rev. Janice Robbins, and current
Board Chair Paul Richard.
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Top: Leadership breaking
ground; Center: (left to right)
Norman and Linda Elkins,
Zelma Lansford (School
Founder/Visionary), Tom
Wolfe, Jo Ann Yates,
Annie Hostetler; Wendy
and Tony Elrod with
daughter Sara Kate,
Group of students enjoying the
festivities. Bottom: Roger Fitch and
grandson Jax Hatmaker; Mark Fallo
and Barbara Brown; Linda Ireland,
Janice Robbins, and Fern Shire;
group of Upper Primary students.
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Watch us grow ...
The Chapel and Fine Arts Center will provide new
opportunities for our students to gain independence,
confidence, creativity, and spirituality. The St. Nicholas
community will be strengthened with this impressive
and welcoming facility.
The Chapel and Fine Arts Center will allow us to build on our
strong commitment to the arts at St. Nicholas. The Center
will encourage students to fully explore dramatic and
creative arts as well as broaden and highlight music,
which along with chapel, is a cornerstone of St. Nicholas.
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MUSIC CENTER (top left)
CHAPEL (top right)
ART CENTER (bottom right)
Larger and better equipped art and music studios
Multiple staging configurations
Display space for art exhibits
Improved acoustics and visual technology
Music lesson practice rooms
The Chapel and Fine Arts
Center will create a reverent
and dedicated Chapel that is
spacious and comfortable. The
new facility will provide opportunities
for concerts and performances,
promotion and graduation, and
school and alumni events.
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Annual Report of Giving 2014-2015
The Chapel and Fine Arts
Center will include shelter/safe
rooms within the building as
part of its construction.
For existing cottages and
buildings, an addition will be
added to each building for this
purpose. These areas will be
designed for use in severe
weather and other types of
emergencies.
Shelter Room Additions
Every gift to St. Nicholas counts ...
Whether the gift is large or small, your gift illustrates your confidence in our educational program and
mission. The St. Nicholas community of donors – alumni, parents, parents of alumni, grandparents, trustees,
faculty, staff and friends – all help enhance our school. Thank you for your generosity.
CASH / CREDIT
CARD GIFTS
The majority of gifts to
St. Nicholas are in the form
of cash, check or credit card.
Credit cards accepted include
Visa, MasterCard, Discover and
American Express. Gifts can also
be made online at www. stns.org.
STOCK GIFTS
By giving appreciated
long-term stock directly to
St. Nicholas, you may receive
a charitable income tax
deduction for the full value of the stock.
MATCHING GIFTS
More than 1,000 companies match donations made by their employees and retirees to independent schools. The value of
an individual’s gift can be doubled – even tripled – through corporate matching gifts. Since matching gifts must be initiated
by the donor, please inquire whether your employer has such a program.
PLANNED GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
Legacy Society
The St. Nicholas
was established to acknowledge alumni, parents and friends who have included
St. Nicholas School as a beneficiary in their estate plans. Testamentary designations can be by amount or as a percentage
of the estate value.
Make your campaign gift or pledge today!
Join us on this exciting journey!
Contact Dexter Cantelou, [email protected] or 423.899.1999
St. Nicholas School is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Therefore, all gifts are tax deductible.
You can make a pledge and pay in one sum or in multiple payments. Our fiscal year
ends on June 30th each year.
For more information, or to make a gift, please contact Dexter Cantelou at
[email protected] or (423) 899-1999.
We have made every effort to accurately compile our lists of donors. If you are omitted or listed
incorrectly, please contact the Development Office and accept our sincere apologies.
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GIVING LEVELS
$15,000 and Up
$10,000 – $14,999
$7,500 – $9,999
$5,000 – $7,499
$2,500 – $4,999
his report represents contributions to the Annual Fund, fundraising benefits and
other gifts to the school, restricted and non-restricted, from July 1, 2014 –
June 30, 2015.
Gifts to St. Nicholas School come from alumni, parents, past parents, grandparents,
friends, foundations, faculty and staff. On behalf of the entire St. Nicholas family, thank
you to each and every one of the donors listed, whose donations were made during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.
Every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of each of our donors. If any
information is listed incorrectly or if there are omissions, please contact us. We apologize
for any errors or omissions.
1958 Society
$1,958 – $2,499
Honor Roll
$1,000 – $1,957
ANNUAL FUND SUPPORTERS
The Annual Fund is an essential component of St. Nicholas’ yearly operations. The school
depends on the support of families, alumni, grandparents, friends, foundations and
corporations to make the difference between income from tuitions and fees and the
actual cost of providing a St. Nicholas experience for each student.
Legacy
S O C I E T Y
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Baggett
Ms. Mary Helen Bailey Bondurant ‘81
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Brock, Jr.
Ms. Andrée Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D. Cooper
Dr. Elisabeth Craig
Mr. & Mrs. Tony M. D’Andrea, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. W. Roger Fitch
Dr. and Mrs. Jitendra Gandhi
Mr. and Mrs. David Garvey
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Haisten, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Hansen
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Haskins
Mrs. Maria Kain Matthews
The Rev. Buckley Robbins and The Rev. Janice Robbins
Friends
$500 – $999
Supporters
$1 – $499
PARENT Giving
Headmaster’s Circle
$2,500 – $4,999
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Riker Arrowsmith Robby and Jenny Card Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moore Steve and Candy Scoggins 1958 Society
$1,958 - $2,499
Anonymous Dr. Rickey Hutcheson and Sandra Hutcheson
Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Patel Honor Roll
$1,000 – $1,957
Matthew and Tara Brown Dr. Anuj Chandra and Dr. Lotika Chandra Ms. Tammy O. Combs Amy Grogg Dr. Derek and Mrs. Tiffany Holland Brad and Kristen Jacobs Jennifer and Will Kline Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid Mills Dr. Brian and Mrs. Mary Negus Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pratt Brian Schenck and Yvette Burns Jimmy and Michelle Scotchie Mr. and Mrs. Roger Talley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Thomas Joseph and Audra Vetzel Mr. Brewster Yates Friends
$500 – $999
Mandy ‘83 and Alex Bohner
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Buiel
Dr. Tonia Cox and Mr. Will Cox Annual Report of Giving 2014-2015
ALUMNI Giving
GRANDPARENT Giving
$10,000 - $14,999
Class of 1998
Alice Revenig
Honor Roll
$2,500 - $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. K. Harrison Brown Bob and Susan Card Class of 1983
Peter Petruzzi
Honor Roll
Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Maddox Mrs. Jo Ann Yates
$500 – $999
Class of 1983
Mandy Bohner
$1,000 - $1,957
Friends
$500 - $999
$1 – $499
Mr. amd Mrs. Johnny W. Holden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Newton D. King Jane and Lowry Kline Mr. John and Mrs. Voula Petros Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schenck Mary Eleanor and Reggie Vachon Class of 1981
Mrs. Mary Helen Bailey Bondurant
Supporters
Class of 1988
Justin Wilhoit
Supporters
Class of 1984
Mrs. Molly Baggett Jamieson
Mrs. Brittany Elkins Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ankar Raymond and Michelle Bertani Chris and Christine Bertani Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown Mr. Koushick and Dr. Upasana B. Chakraborty Val and Stefanie deOlloqui Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Elrod Mr. and Mrs. Chris Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. Harris Jeff and Julie Manning Ms. Melanie Mayo Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Katie McCorkle Mr. and Mrs. Deon Miles Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Minor Mr. Brian and Mrs. Kara Miscio Mr. and Mrs. Trey Moore Malvika and Chirag Patel Mr. Jeff Scotchie and Dr. Jessica Scotchie
Dr. Manvesh N. Sinha and Dr. Naina Sharma
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Stein
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Tessier Dr. and Mrs. An Tran
Adam and Augusta Webb Sally and Kert Williams Mr. and Mrs. Matt Yelton
Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, II
Mr. Ken and Mrs. Carol Rayborn
$1,000 - $1,957
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Crutchfield Tony and Wendy Elrod Dr. Chip and Dr. Cindy Harris Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Kal Jennifer and Will Kline Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Catherine Leckenby Dr. and Mrs. N. Eric Love Brian and Allyson Millican Dr. Parag and Ashley Soni Justin ‘88 and Jennifer Wilhoit
$1 – $499
$5,000 - $7,500
Supporters
Class of 1982
Ms. Janette A. McMahan
Class of 1985
Dr. Douglas Vanderbilt, II Class of 1989
Ojas Tejani Class of 1991
Mrs. Amy Garvey Douglass
Class of 1995
Susan Pala Class of 1996
Megan Williams Stimpson Class of 1999
Albernie Ferguson Class of 2005
Mr. Miller Charman Mrs. Charla Hafley Cranmore
Class of 2006
James A. Hayes $1 – $499
Mr. Peter D. Arrowsmith Mr. Richard H. Bohner Mrs. Beverly B. Clements Carl and Anne Crutchfield Ray and Susan Elrod Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Feagans, Jr. Mrs. Louis Franta Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hanna PARENTS OF ALUMNI
Mrs. Sue Hawk AND ST. NICHOLAS FRIENDS
Dr. and Mrs. John McSpadden Mrs. Ann Millican Giving
Carol and Tony Siscio Mrs. Cheryl Patterson Headmaster’s Circle
Judge and Mrs. Don Poole $5,000 - $7,499
Ronald and Betty Rose Ragsdale Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Jim and Debbie Reilly Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund The Rev. Buckley and The Rev. Janice Robbins Dr. Victor Thomas and Dr. Lizabeth Kennedy Thomas
Jim and Sarah Scoggins $2,500 - $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Scotchie Mark and Monica Fallo
Pat Shrouder Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Toby Silberman Margaret Kay Smith Sara Steele Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Edd Story Dr. Thomas and Theresa Tang
Mrs. Wendy and Mr. Charles Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Dana Wilkinson
1958 Society
$1,958 - $2,499
Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts Program Tennessee Valley Bone and Joint
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$1,000 - $1,957
Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders Gary and Sally Chazen Don Curtis Arlin and Penny Grant Dr. and Mrs. Drew E. Haskins, III
S. Craig and Julie Humphreys Mrs. Maria Kain Matthews Mac McGee Family Mountain City Management Group
National Philanthropic Trust Paul and Trish Richard Dr. and Mrs. Madison Torrence Yates Bleachery Company
Friends
$500 - $999
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Brock Dexter and Elaine Cantelou Al and Mary Ceren Mr. Tony and Mrs. Lisa D’Andrea, Jr. Jeff and Laura Denton Hiren and Serina Desai David and Cynthia Garvey
Hazel Montague Hutcheson
Foundation Jim and Shelley Kirkpatrick Geoff and Marnie Rodgers
Ms. Kay Sanford Dr. James and Fern Shire The Hand Foundation, Inc.
Supporters
$1 – $499
Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Suzy Baggett Drs. Mitch and Marie Farrar Baldree Tracey and Glenn Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brice Mr. and Mrs. George Bright Mr. Mike and Mrs. Temple Brookshire
Tony and Lisa Brown Mr. Dan Case and Ms. Lisa Laplante Judy Taylor Conover Dr. Elisabeth Craig Rev. Dr. James D. Curtis Katherine D. Cantelou Michael and Lisa Drew Mr. and Mrs. Norman Elkins Marlene and Tim Erwin Joseph M. and Carol R. Fallo Mr. Danny Gork John and Cindy Grzesiak Dr. and Mrs. David Haddock, Jr. Bob and Pat Hartje Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Haskins Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dean Dr. Peter Petruzzi ‘83
Donald Hayes and Susan Harris Mr. and Mrs. David Hetzler Mr. Jack and Mrs. Linda Ireland Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Dr. Sarma Kunda and
Dr. Prabha Kunda JD and Claire Kyzer Carol and Dick Lewallen Richard and Stephanie Marshall Bob and Kelly Maxwell Dr. and Mrs. John McCarley William and Karen McGuffee Mr. and Mrs. Jay O. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Moore, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Frank Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Rich Mozingo Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Murray Mrs. Lesa Newberry Mr. and Mrs. Girish K. Patel Ms. Carrie Phelps Beverly Polen Phil and Susie Pollock Mr. Brian and Mrs. Carol Quinn Michael and Lisa Revenig Ms. Tammy Rice Mr. Robert and Dr. Virginia Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Michael Royal Dr. Kit Rushing and Dr. Fran Bender Henry and Rachel Schulson Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Swartout Mrs. Margaret Swartout Mr. and Mrs. L. Clark Taylor The Generosity Trust Mark and Satoko Thel Mr. Kevin and
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson Ms. Elizabeth Turner Mr. Rob Varner Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Penny Wade Ms. Flossie Weill Mr. and Mrs. Robert Werk Ms. Deedee Yates
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Werk
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Gifts to Honor Roll
Annual fund proceeds enhance
the St. Nicholas program.
To make a gift to the Annual Fund, an
envelope is included in this publication.
Or contact Dexter Cantelou
at [email protected]
onor
2014-2015 Gifts to
Symbolizing St. Nicholas
Chapel and Fine Arts Center
Capital Campaign
HONORARIUMS
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In Honor of
Ash and Watson Brown
Mr. and Mrs. K. Harrison Brown
In Memory of
Mr. Stanyarne Burrows, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Murray
In Honor of
Dexter and Elaine Cantelou
Katherine D. Cantelou
In Memory of
Mr. Lamar Clowdus
Dr. Charles and Mrs. Misa Ankar
Ms. Kathy H. Daugherty
Mr. Brain and Mrs. Jamey Elrod
Mr. Tony and Mrs. Wendy Elrod
Drs. Brad and Kristen Jacobs
Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Catherine Minor
Mrs. Tammy Neil
Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lauren Tessier
Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Suzy Baggett
In Memory of
Mrs. Julie Pogue Feagans
Mr. Tim and Mrs. Katie McCorkle
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Allyson Millican
Mr. Tony and Mrs. Lisa D’Andrea, Jr.
In Memory of
Mr. Chas Holsey ‘06
The Rev. Janice Robbins
Mark and Monica Fallo
In Memory of
Miss Amanda Swartout ‘10
The Rev. Janice Robbins
Annie Stephenson Hostetler
In Memory of
Mrs. Nancy Mouron
(Memorial Gifts to the
Nancy Mouron Memorial Fund)
Mike and Nan Jenne
Mr. Garrett Harvey ‘93
Ms. Taylor Harvey ‘91
Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Cathy Harvey
Tim and Katie McCorkle
In Memory of Mr. Zan Young ‘01
Jim and Debbie Reilly
(Memorial Gift to the
Library Fund)
Paul and Trish Richard
Mrs. Tammy Neil
Henry and Rachel Schulson
In Honor of
Sara Kate and Will Elrod
Sara Steele
In Honor of Sophie Grogg
Amy Grogg
In Honor of Brown Harbison
In Honor of Dr. Peter Petruzzi ‘83
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dean
In Honor of Emerson Holden Petty
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Holden
In Honor of The Rev.
Janice “Mrs. McR” Robbins
Mandy ’83 and Alex Bohner
Mrs. Charla Hafley Cranmore ‘05
Chip and Cindy Howalt
Mrs. Molly Baggett Jamieson ‘84
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Kara Miscio
In Honor of Grant Scoggins
Jim and Sarah Scoggins
In Honor of Farrah Tran
Dr. and Mrs. An Tran
In Honor of Bess ’07
and Will ’10 Turner
Ms. Elizabeth Turner
In Honor of Ms. Elizabeth Turner
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Johnson
In Honor of Braswell Vachon
Mary Eleanor and Reggie Vachon
In Honor of Luke Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Wilkinson
Mr. Fletcher Bright
Tony and Lisa Brown
Mr. K. Harrison and Mrs. Barbara Brown
The Rev. Robert Childers
Community Foundation
of Greater Chattanooga
Don Curtis
Michael and Lisa Drew
Mr. Norman and Mrs. Linda Elkins
Tony and Wendy Elrod
Arlin and Penny Grant
Mr. amd Mrs. Johnny W. Holden, Jr.
Scott and Laura Israel
Jim and Shelley Kirkpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Maddox
Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Kim Pratt
Geoff and Marnie Rodgers
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Chip and Cindy Howalt Mrs. Cheryl Patterson
Mr. Roger and Mrs. Missy Talley
James and Jen Stanfield
Kevin and Elizabeth Thompson
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Justin ‘88 and Jennifer Wilhoit
Mrs. Jo Ann Yates
Capital Campaign Donors
(as of March 4, 2016)
Norma B. Anderson
Anonymous
Dr. Ted and Mrs. Amy Arrowsmith
Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Suzy Baggett
Mitch and Marie (Farrar) Baldree
Mr. John and Mrs. Louise Barnes
Chris and Christine Bertani
Raymond and Michelle Bertani
Barbara Blair
Mandy ‘83 and Alex Bohner
Mr. Richard Bohner
Mr. Fletcher Bright
Ben and Carolyn Brock
Casey Brock ‘02
Ms. Lynne Brock
Mr. Mike and Mrs. Temple Brookshire
Tony and Lisa Brown
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Burrell
Caldwell Foundation
Katherine Cantelou
Bob and Susan Card
Robby and Jenny Card
Al and Mary Ceren
Sally and Gary Chazen
The Rev. Robert and Mrs. Terry Childers
Kim and Daryle Coffey
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Dr. Eric and Mrs. Kathy Conn
Judy Conover
Mr. Dan and Mrs. Janey Cooke
Dr. Tonia Cox and Mr. Will Cox
Dr. Elisabeth Craig
Tommy and Pamper Garner Crangle
Dr. Paul and Mrs. Jessica Crutchfield
Don Curtis
Mr. Tony and Mrs. Lisa D’Andrea, Jr.
Ms. Kathy H. Daugherty
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Davenport, Jr.
Hiren and Serina Desai
Denny and Roxana Donegan
Michael and Lisa Drew
Mr. Norman and Mrs. Linda Elkins
Tony and Wendy Elrod
Mark and Monica Fallo
Roger and Susie Fitch
Mr. Steven and Dr. Elizabeth Forrester
Tyler and Luke Gay
Cary and Amy Gibson
Tom and Darlene Glenn
Mr. Danyal R. Gork
Arlin and Penny Grant
Mrs. Joan Greenwood and Mr. Frank Woeste
Amy Grogg
David and Jeanie Harris
Garrett Harvey ‘93
Jeff and Cathy Harvey
Taylor Harvey ‘91
Cori Hasden
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Rebecca Haskins
Mrs. Sue Hawk
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Haycock
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny W. Holden, Jr.
Dr. Derek and Mrs. Tiffany Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Holland
Annie Stephenson Hostetler
S. Craig and Julie Humphreys
Scott and Laura Israel
Mr. Ed and Mrs. Karen Jacobs
Thomas and Ann Jacobs
Mike and Nan Jenne
Rev. Franklin and Mrs. Sally Johnson
Carla Askonas and Chuck Jones
Mr. Tony and Mrs. Teresa Kennedy
Jim and Shelley Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Ruth Kizziar
Jennifer and Will Kline
JD and Claire Kyzer
Kevin and Catherine Leckenby
Don and Laura Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Maddox
Stephanie and Richard Marshall
John and Tracy McCarley
Kati McCarthy
Katie and Tim McCorkle
Brain and Allyson Millican
Mr. Kincaid and Mrs. Allison Mills
Kara and Brian Miscio
Tom and Lisa Moore
Trey and Fannie Moore
David Mouron, Jr. and Nan Fortiner
Dr. Brian and Mrs. Mary Negus
Dr. James and Mrs. Amy Jo Osborn
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Paden
Mitch and Parul Patel
Mrs. Cheryl Patterson
Mr. John and Mrs. Voula Petros
Carrie Phelps
Drs. Jamie and Heather Ponce
Mr. McCracken Poston
Daniel and Kim Pratt
Tony and Lynda Pritchett
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Carol Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Ramey
Mr. David Ray ‘97
Mr. Ken and Mrs. Carol Rayborn
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reilly
Alice Revenig ‘88
Michael and Lisa Revenig
Ethan Richard ‘12
Jared Richard ‘11
Paul and Trish Richard
Dr. Naushaba Rizvi
The Rev. Buckley and The Rev. Janice Robbins
Brittany Elkins ‘84 and Harrison Roberts
Geoff and Marnie Rodgers
Mr. Robert and Dr. Virginia Rodgers
Benny and Margaret Rollins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Royal
Dr. Kit Rushing and Dr. Fran Bender
Mr. Scott and Mrs. Mitzi Ruth
Sandra and Buddy Sampson
Brian Schenck and Yvette Burns
Henry and Rachel Schulson
Judy M. Schwartz
Steve and Candy Scoggins
Mr. Jeff and Dr. Jessica Scotchie
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Scotchie
Jimmy and Michelle Scotchie
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Carey ‘87 and Laura Shinbaum
Dr. James and Mrs. Fern Shire
Kevin and Paula Snead
Dr. Parag and Ashley Soni
James and Jen Stanfield
Elizabeth Starke
Bill and Sue Stohlmann
Roger and Missy Talley
The Rev. Cory ‘93 and Mrs. Tiffany Stott
Strain Family Charitable Foundation Inc.
Dr. Mary Tanner and Dr. Homer Kemp
Olivia Taylor ‘07
Mark and Satoko Thel
Mr. Jacob and Dr. Rekha Thomas
Drs. Victor and Lizabeth Kennedy Thomas
Kevin and Elizabeth Thompson
Julie and Mike Thornburg
Bess Turner ‘07
Elizabeth Turner
Will Turner ‘10
Mary Eleanor and Reggie Vachon
Dr. Douglas Vanderbilt ‘85
Joseph and Audra Vetzel
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Warner
Adam and Augusta Webb
Ms. Flossie Weill
Lexi White ‘03
Thomas White ‘06
Justin ‘88 and Jennifer Wilhoit
Justin and Kiersten Wilkins
Wendy and Charles Wilkins
Dana and Laura Wilkinson
Sally and Kert Williams
The Hon. L. Marie Williams
Mr. Tom Wolfe
Mr. Brewster Yates
Mrs. Jo Ann Yates
Ginny and Paul Young
Construction Photos
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STNS.
ORG
Cory Stott ‘93
We wish to thank all parents, grandparents and friends of
St. Nicholas students for their generosity in gifts to the St. Nicholas
School Burrows Library. The Birthday Book Club is a means
chosen by many to honor a child’s birthday by donating a book in
the child’s name. Others make contributions to the library as
memorial or celebration gifts.
Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas
and Ordained Presbyterian Minister
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We thank you for remembering the St. Nicholas Stanyarne
Burrrows Jr. Library.
ory Stott is a prosecutor and Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas, where he is the
lead attorney in murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, and
other felony jury trials. He recently moved to the Special
Crimes Bureau and will focus on cases where intoxication,
criminal negligence, or road rage led to the death of an
innocent victim or victims.
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BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
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After St. Nicholas, Stott
attended McCallie School
and graduated as salutatorian in 1999.
In college at the
University of Tennessee
in Knoxville, he was part
He credits his mother, Connie, a professional educator, of the Honors Program
with the foresight to send him to St. Nicholas. “Because she
and completed a thesis on
had been an
the relationship of
I was blessed by St. Nicholas
elementary
religion and law.
and teachers like ‘Mrs. McR’ and Ginny He next studied at
school
teacher,” he Young who taught their students history Emory University and Columbia Theological Seminary
said, “she
in Atlanta, earning a Master of Divinity degree. An
and long division while showing us the
knew how
ordained Presbyterian minister, Stott went to law
love of God.
essential it
school at the University of Virginia after serving
was to give
three years as pastor and head of staff of a Presbychildren the best possible foundation—and there can be no
terian congregation in Mississippi. He continues to act as
doubt that St. Nicholas provided it.”
officiant for weddings and funerals, and he remains active in
the Presbyterian Church.
“
”
Dr. Nancy and Ms. Andrea ‘87 Schurr Steve and Candy Scoggins Mr. Jeff and Dr. Jessica Scotchie Jimmy and Michelle Scotchie Mr. and Mrs. Kevin H. Snead Dr. Parag and Ashley Soni Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Levi Steele Mr. and Mrs. Roger Talley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Thomas Mr. Jacob and Dr. Rekha Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ubamadu Joseph and Audra Vetzel Dr. and Mrs. David Wendt Mr. and Mrs. Justin Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Kert Williams Dr. Paul M. Zmaj and Ms. Marianne L. Lorren
Stott praised St. Nicholas for nurturing his intellectual
and theological curiosity. “From the narthex to the undercroft of St. Nicholas at Grace Episcopal Church, I saw very
early how faith informs our decisions—not that we fail to
separate Church and State or substitute one law for another,
but that religion shapes our morality and informs our
decisions,” Stott reflected. “I was blessed by St. Nicholas and
teachers like ‘Mrs. McR’ and Ginny Young,” Stott continued,
“who taught their students history and long division while
showing us the love of God. That’s what makes St. Nicholas
so special. While my long division may be rusty, I will never
forget the lessons my St. Nicholas teachers taught me just by
the way they lived their lives.”
Stott now makes his home in Houston, Texas. This
year, he will mark four years of marriage to his wife, Tiffany,
(shown in the photo to the left) who works at the Jones
School of Business at Rice University.
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Lexi White ‘03
L
Miss East Tennessee 2015 / Miss Historic Jonesborough 2014
exi White was crowned Miss East Tennessee 2015 on
January 3, 2015. “Reigning as Miss East
Tennessee provided the opportunity
to not only represent my hometown of
Chattanooga, but all of East Tennessee
in Jackson at the 2015 Miss Tennessee
pageant!”
“
I had the opportunity to travel to Africa
with Blood: Water Mission in 2012. Traveling
to Africa was such a life-changing experience.
It made me truly realize how blessed I am. I
met so many incredible people who had next
to nothing, yet were so joyful and thankful for
what they did possess.
Along with representing East
Tennessee, she was able to help raise
awareness for her personal platform
Blood: Water Mission.
“I had the opportunity to travel
to Africa with Blood: Water Mission in
2012. Traveling to Africa was such
a life-changing experience. It made
me truly realize how blessed I am. I
met so many incredible people who
had next to nothing, yet were so joyful
and thankful for what they did
possess. Those individuals inspired me
to become more involved with the
organization helping equip these
”
people to obtain clean water and treatment for HIV and AIDS.”
In the talent portion of the 2015 Miss Tennessee pageant, Lexi
sang “House of the Rising Sun” and placed in the top 15. She had many
incredible opportunities as Miss East Tennessee. She was invited to
throw out the first pitch at a Chattanooga Lookouts game.
She also had the honor to spend time with the students at Orange
Grove. “Having the chance to talk to children about perseverance at
numerous schools meant so much to me. When visiting St. Nicholas last
May, it felt like I was coming home.”
In May 2015, Lexi spent the morning with Lower Primary students.
She didn’t let her stylish heels stop her from participating in a good
game of soccer. The students were enamored with her stories of
her time as a St. Nicholas student.
“I have been offered unending love, support and prayers from
people all over Chattanooga and the entire state of Tennessee. I can
never thank my supporters enough. It was truly my honor to represent
East Tennessee and Chattanooga at the Miss Tennessee 2015 pageant.”
Photos: page 18: Lexi with her parents, Bonnie and Trey White, and Lexi
singing during the Miss East Tennessee competition (photos by Krisna
Goodwin).
Page 19: left side: top, Lexi’s visit to St. Nicholas; bottom, Lexi with her
parents, grandparents, and her brother, Thomas White ‘06 (photo by
Darren Lykes). Right side: photos from the Blood: Water Mission trip in
2012.
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Hardy Farrow ‘02
Founder of “Let’s Innovate Through Education” Program
H
ardy Farrow was one of five to win a National Symantec Innovation
in Teaching Award. It recognizes outstanding
“Teach for America” teachers who demonstrate original thinking and teamwork while
increasing student achievement. An 11th
grade teacher at Power Center High School
in Memphis, Tennessee, he created the Let’s
Innovate Through Education (LITE) program
to empower students to develop their own
businesses and nonprofits. Through the
Symantec Award, he received a $2,500 cash
prize, including $1,500 to help him expand
LITE in the coming school year.
Symantec said that “Participation in the
LITE program helped Hardy’s students grow
from five percent proficient to 75 percent
proficient in government in a matter of nine
weeks.” According to Mr. Farrow, the program was sparked by his civic pride when
only five of his 55 students said they liked
their hometown.
active member of my community, and I took this statistic personally. I decided that I want to change the way my students
thought about their community by giving them the chance to
pursue their passions while also improving Memphis. I decided
to name this project, “Let’s Innovate Through Education.”
when I put my students in charge of their learning. By the end
of the 13 weeks, I had taken my students from being less than
10% proficient to over 75% proficient in government/economics. My students started to trust me as a teacher because I
trusted them as leaders through their projects.
“Students created businesses/non-profits that improved
their respective communities. The ideas ranged from autism
centers to music studios to healthy food awareness campaigns.
Over the course of 13 weeks, my students competed against
each other by designing budgets, marketing strategies, and
five-year timelines.
“Whether it was the 21-page proposal that one of my finalists turned in or the 100-person event that will happen on April
14th to celebrate the accomplishments of my finalists, these
students have proven they are capable of incredible leadership. If we truly want to become better teachers, we have to
start giving our kids the chance to BE leaders. Teaching isn’t
about translating a skill to a student. It’s about the student
learning how to translate the skill and then teach the next
generation.
“I wanted my kids to start developing their own ideas
rather than have a teacher walk them step-by-step through
every concept. The toughest thing for any first-year teacher
is to let go of control. It’s scary. But a funny thing happened
“Every teacher has a different approach to gaining the
respect of his or her students. For me, it took realizing that I
had as much to learn from them as they did from me. If we
truly want to be transformational, we have to strive to create
a culture of innovation that will foster in our communities for
generations to come. While it’s extremely tough to take that
first step and allow students to innovate, I encourage every
teacher to allow your students to empower themselves.”
Hardy started LITE because he wanted
to change the way his students thought about
their community by giving them the chance to pursue their passions while also improving Memphis. Through “Let’s Innovate
Through Education” project, students create businesses or non-profits aimed at improving their community. Students’ ideas have
ranged from autism centers to music studios to healthy food awareness campaigns.
Here’s how Hardy explained the program on the “Teach For America” blog:
“Education doesn’t stop with 100%
proficiency on end-of-course exams. Education
requires empowering your students to invest in
their community so that we can make it the place
they want it to be.
“Considering this broader purpose pushed
me to think beyond the confines of my classroom
to the project that has helped give my students
voice and agency.
“On the first week of school, I asked my 55
students about their assessment of Memphis.
I would guess that only about five students
admitted to liking Memphis. I found this quite
alarming. I’ve always prided myself on being an
“
I think my passion for social studies started in Mr. Varner’s
and Mrs. Robbins’ classes. I grew to appreciate the world
and how important it was to understand politics, history, and
culture. That passion stayed with me all through college and I
realized that every child deserves the chance to have an awesome teacher like Mr. Varner or Mrs. Robbins. I joined Teach for
America for that very reason and I started my non-profit as a
way to extend upon the learning that started with Mr. Varner
in 3rd grade. In a lot of ways, St. Nicholas built my confidence
level and made it “cool” to be smart. They allowed me to be
intellectually independent and to flourish as a student.
”
Check out the Let’s INNOVATE through EDUCATION website at litememphis.com
for more information. Hardy is featured in a video on Choose901 highlighting the work
he continues to do with students in Memphis through his organization: http://www.
tfamemphis.org/choose-901-how-memphis-opens-doors-for-innovators-educators/.
Photos: left page is Hardy speaking at at LITE Pitch Night. Above: is from
November at a park clean-up for one of the innovation ideas. Right top: Hardy
with a student at one of the July workshops. Right bottom: Hardy with Courtney
Richmond at her 150 person dance showcase in November 2014.
Thank you to Smart City Memphis and Tom Jones for sharing their blog about Hardy
Farrow. The project was made possible, in large part, by the Memphis business
community, said Becky O’Neill, TFA regional communications head. Mr. Farrow had the
support of the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club, StartCo and Diversified Trust in getting
the project off the ground and relied on many local business leaders to serve as
mentors for students.
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Jamie Hayes ‘06
Washington & Lee University ‘17
rom the radio transmissions of the early 20th century to today’s explosion of digital media, people rely on electric
signals as a mode of communication. But even before a method
of harnessing electricity was discovered, the human body used
electronic messaging to control its function. Every 20 seconds,
cells from a pacemaker region of the stomach transmit an
electric wave. These signals — called gastrointestinal slow
waves — communicate the conditions of the stomach and
control the organ’s independent function. Because slow waves
act like the stomach’s radio system, measuring them is a highly
effective way for doctors to diagnose potentially serious gastrointestinal abnormalities. However, current systems that measure slow waves are tremendously expensive and often require
surgery.
It’s really incredible to work on a
project that actually has huge potential
to affect people’s lives and the future of
gastro-intestinal medicine.
There could be a dramatically better way to make these
communication, and Hayes was responsible for the addition
types of diagnoses. Jamie Hayes ‘17, Alfred Rwagaju ‘18, and
of the wire-less blue-tooth feature, and it “worked the first
Rajwol Joshi ‘18 are using electrical engineering to create a
time it was tested.”
medical solution. Working with Professor Jonathan Erickson
in the physics and engineering department, they spent their
“As our project is constantly building on itself, our
summer designing and testing a device capable of wirelessly
work is never the same from day to day,” said Hayes,
monitoring a patient’s slow wave activity — no surgery required. who jumped at the opportunity to do this research with
Similar systems cost upwards of $200,000; but their budget is
Professor Erickson. “I took a full year of electrical engineering
only $2,000 - $3,000, which could make medical research and
courses with Professor Erickson, and found the work very
essential care drastically more affordable.
challenging but rewarding. At the very end of fall term
I was starting to search for summer internships, and he
“It’s really incredible to work on a project that actually
asked me if I’d be interested in doing research. I was thrilled.”
has huge potential to affect people’s lives and the future of
“
”
gastro-intestinal medicine,” said Hayes.
Although the application of their project is medical
research and care, their work on a day-to-day basis was
configuring wires and programming computer code. To test
a wired electrode system, they pulsed electric signals through
a prepared solution that simulated the content of the human
body. In a real-life scenario, these electrodes would be placed
on a person’s stomach to transmit signals from the slow waves
into a microcontroller, which resembles a computer chip. This
microcontroller would then feed the code into a computer,
where the information could be effectively amplified and
monitored. Hayes, Rwagaju and Joshi have been busy
writing the computer code to enable this electrical
As a follow-up, the organization that partnered with
Prof. Ericson in Auckland, New Zealand, has provided an
intern position for Jamie to travel there this summer to
continue work on this project. WLU has given him their
Johnson Opportunity Grant, as well, in support of this effort.
So, beginning in June he will be continuing this work there
over the summer. In addition, on another engineering study
in May, he will be in CERN, Switzerland working with Engineers
on the Supercollider and the study of “the Black – or God –
particle.”
Hayes is double majoring--in Physics Engineering and
Math. He’s also a Fiji Frat member, WLU University Singer,
a member of the Outing Club, and a member of the
Photos: left page is Jamie Hayes in the Washington & Lee lab; Right page top: With Jamie Hayes is Alfred Rwagaju ‘18 and Rajwol
Joshi ‘18. Photo credit: University Photographer Kevin Remington. In the photo below, Jamie is just to the left of the center sign.
swim team. The team just won the
ODAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP
2016 (photo to the right).
Speaking about Jamie’s
St. Nicholas education, his mother
Susan Harris wrote, “Such a foundation
they gave him! Those giants in teaching
who shaped him – I’m so appreciative!”
Thank you to Washington & Lee
University and student writers Laura
Lemon and Jinae Kennedy, both
Washington & Lee Class of 2016, for
sharing the story “Transformative
Education, Measuring Gastrointestinal
Slow Waves.” For more information,
see the video at: http://www.wlu.edu/
transformative-education?feature=true
&id=x12984
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Ayushi Sinha ‘09
Cl ass of 1978
■ Kip Soteres wrote a librelto as part of an opera/musical, “Eve Apart,” that was
performed September 4-7, 2014, at the Mildred M. Montague Circle Theatre of
the Chattanooga Theatre Center. This chamber opera draws from ancient mythology and explores biblical figures such as Adam & Eve, Lilith, The Serpent of the
Garden of Eden, and the mysterious “Nameless Second Eve.”
Cl ass of 1990
■ Hope Howick Shelton welcomed a baby girl, Eloise Diane.
Cl ass of 1992
■ Bethany Bowman Rittenberry welcomed a baby girl, Katherine Isabel.
Cl ass of 1993
■ Meg Howick Torrence welcomed a baby girl, Miller Margaret.
Cl ass of 1996
McKenzie Stokes
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Class of 2003
urrently in her first year of teaching
Kindergarten at Waverly Belmont Elementary School in the 12 South
neighborhood in Nashville, TN, McKenzie writes,
“This has been an especially unique experience
as this is Waverly Belmont’s opening year!”
“After graduating from GPS in 2010, I
immediately began to pursue my passion for
Early Childhood Education. At The University
of Tennessee at Knoxville, I spent my time as a
student in the Department of Child and Family
Studies.”
In 2014 McKenzie graduated with honors
and received a Bachelor of Science in Health
and Human Sciences. “The next year, I continued to follow my calling to become an educator
by attending Graduate School at UT. In 2015,
I graduated with a Master’s Degree and a
teaching license in Early Childhood (PreK-3)
Education.”
“I would like to thank the St. Nicholas
community for providing me with such a
strong foundation for learning. It is my hope
to give all children the rich, authentic learning
experiences that I had in early childhood.”
■ Maithilee Kunda joined the computer science and computer engineering
department as an assistant professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive
Computing. Maithilee earned her bachelor’s in science from MIT and her Ph.D
from Georgia Tech. A press release
from Georgia Tech says, “her work in
artificial intelligence and computational
cognitive systems seeks to understand
what role visual representations of
knowledge play in learning and intelligent behavior and aims to leverage
findings to build increasingly more
intelligent machines that approach
human-level performance.”
Cl ass of 1999
■ Tyler Howell and his wife Lindsey
have a son, Oliver Garner Howell,
born February 10, 2015 (photo to the
right). Lindsey is a stay-at-home mom
and Tyler works as a consultant with
Pamper Garner & Associates.
■ Kendall Coffey Stout is an
international project manager in the
London office of Clorox, the only American in an office that oversees projects in
all categories and all countries across Europe. Accomplishing their shared goal of
living overseas, she and her husband Brian have taken advantage of their time in
Europe and visited several countries in the European Union as well as Southeast
Asia. “As the world becomes increasingly smaller, exposure to living in another
country” will be competitive advantages in their careers,” said Kendall.
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First Place at Tennessee Science Symposium
A
yushi Sinha was the first place honoree in the Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities
Symposium at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on Friday, February 26. At this
two-day symposium, high school students presented their research to a panel of
university professors who judged both their written paper and oral presentation.
Sinha has been researching zebra mussels, an invasive species that was introduced into
the Great Lakes and is spreading throughout the U.S. They have no natural predators and will
colonize pipes, growing in numbers until they block it. Millions of dollars have been spent trying to treat these pests using chemicals and other toxic means. “Ayushi has designed, coded,
and 3-D printed pipes with different internal textures to see if there is a physical way to prevent
their attachment to pipes. She has been working on this since her sophomore year and continues modifying and retesting,” said Science Department Chair Tracie Durham.
The first place award comes with a $2500 tuition scholarship to the school of her choice.
Her research project advances to the national symposium held in Dayton, Ohio, in late April.
Behind the Screen: A 3D Workshop for Girls
Thank you to Girls Preparatory
School for sharing these stories.
Nearly 50 middle school girls in Chattanooga received training in 3D printing, compliments of some GPS students. After GPS senior
Ayushi Sinha was awarded a $1,500 Aspire IT grant this past summer from the National Center for Women & Technology to run a six-hour
workshop at the Chattanooga Public Library, members of the GPS Computer Science Club worked under her leadership to plan and run
“Behind the Screen: A 3D Workshop for Girls.”
The workshop provided training on the how-to’s of creating original objects in both Tinkercad and OpenSCAD for 3D printing. In addition to the workshops, the sixth through eighth grade students enjoyed a question and answer session with NCWIT Aspirations in Computing
Award Winners from GPS. In the morning, Daniel Hampton, CEO of 3D Ops, a medical device company, talked about the use of 3D in creating
medical design and patient-specific solutions. The afternoon speaker was Dr. Shelley Prevost, co-founder and CEO at Torch, whose mission it
is to make the internet a wonderful place for kids to grow up.
Ms. Sinha’s goal for the workshop was to inspire middle school girls interested in the tech field by offering direct engagement from teen
volunteers. “The girls in the Computer Science Club, along with faculty members Mrs. Pieritz and Mr. Glass, were incredibly helpful in putting
the program together, from getting the website up to designing the T-shirts to teaching OpenSCAD and Tinkercad,” says Ms. Sinha. “It was
heartwarming to see the volunteers sharing their computer science skills and passion with younger girls. The participants returned home with
an increased interest for and tools to continue exploring computer science.”
Cl ass of 2000
■ Katie Cooper Cokberkit has a daughter, Leotie Ayla. Katie
and her cousin Becky Gardner joined forces as a catering team in
January for a dinner in Chattanooga fostering global engagement.
Katie graduated from University of California-Davis with a degree
in international agricultural development and lives in Turkey.
Cl ass of 2008
■ Baylor graduates Haley Golding and Lily Haskins qualified
for the “AP Scholar with Distinction Award” by earning an
average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores
of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Cl ass of 2009
■ Anna Baldree and Ayushi Sinha have been recognized as
National Merit Semifinalists at GPS for 2015-2016. Honored for
their “exceptional academic ability and potential for success in
rigorous college studies.”
■ Cassie McCarley was named as a National Merit semifinalist
in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program at Baylor School.
Cassie also starred in the school play and musical.
■ Cassie McCarley and Mary Margaret Rodgers were chosen
to serve on the 74th Round Table at Baylor. Founded in 1942, the
prestigious literary discussion group emphasizes independent
thought and lively debate. Selection to the Round Table is considered to be among Baylor’s highest honors.
■ Henry Moore was named one of seven Academic MVP’s at
the All-Region Awards Ceremony for TSSAA. Henry is a senior at
Baylor School.
■ Mary Margaret Rodgers qualified for the “AP Scholar Award”
by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher.
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Carly Perry ‘09
was recently featured
on the cover of the
GPS Magazine as part
of the article by Anne
Exum entitled “In the
Classrooms of GPS Paper.”
St. Nicholas Graduates
Make the Grade at
McCallie School
Congratulations to our St. Nicholas graduates
who have been recognized for their academic
achievements at McCallie School
The article focused
on fashions designed
by Isabel McCall’s AP
3D Sculpture class
where students imagined paper for a different purpose outcomes.
The assignment was
based on something
learned at a summer
class at Arrowmont
School of Arts and
Crafts in Gatlinburg,
Tennessee
Fall 2015
Headmaster’s List*
John Arrowsmith ‘13
Ian Brunetz ‘15
Ian Campbell ‘12
Hampton Clark ‘09
Joshua Cornell ‘15
Rex Ealy ‘14
Harrison Gilliland ‘15
Kielen Kniegge ‘15
Conner McCarthy ‘09
Max Milam ‘09
Andrew Negus ‘15
Mitchell Negus ‘12
Riley Parker ‘13
Rahul Patel ‘15
Brock Ragsdale ‘15
Abinav Siddamreddy ‘14
Ross Stitts ‘11
Reagan Yates ‘14
Honor Roll**
George Arrowsmith ‘10
Garrison Brock ‘11
Brandon Brown ‘11
Aidan Foley ‘11
Raif Gork ‘12
Jacob Gossett ‘13
Chad Marsh ‘12
Luke Parker ‘10
Mac Poston ‘12
Connor Quinn ‘10
Michael Quinn ‘12
Patrick Ramey ‘11
Bruce Renner ‘11
Blake Snetman ‘10
Charlie Thel ‘10
Alex Williams ‘14
Ford Yates ‘09
Jackson Yates ‘10
Jack Young ‘13
Faculty Recognition List***
George Arrowsmith ‘10
John Arrowsmith ‘13
Garrison Brock ‘11
Ian Brunetz ‘15
Joshua Cornell ‘15
Rex Ealy ‘14
Aidan Foley ‘11
Harrison Gilliland ‘15
Andrew Negus ‘15
Max Milam ‘09
Corbin Morrison ‘13
Mitchell Negus ‘12
Luke Parker ‘10
Rahul Patel ‘15
Patrick Ramey ‘11
Bruce Renner ‘11
Blake Snetman ‘10
Ross Stitts ‘11
Charlie Thel ‘10
Alex Williams ‘14
Reagan Yates ‘14
Jack Young ‘13
* Headmaster’s List - students must earn all “A’s” for the semester.
** Honor Roll - must earn an overall 3.5 average or better with no grade lower than a B-.
*** Faculty Recognition List - recognizes students who
faculty member think deserve special recognition for their academic efforts during the semester.
Thank you to Tracy McCarley for sharing this photo of SNS 2009
grads who are currently at Baylor. (Left to right: Mary Margaret
Rodgers, Cassie McCarley, Will Snead, and Will Moore.)
Cl ass of 2010
■ Peter Ceren served as a Model UN delegate at Baylor School.
■ Ashton Jenne is a member of the 2015-2016 Baylor School Honor
Council. To be selected for the Honor Council, students petition to run and
write an essay on a prompt such as the importance of the Honor Code.
Honor Council members are elected by the student body.
■ Rebecca Torrence won the Best Delegate Award (for Environment) of
(This delightful photo is
by GPS photographer
Amy Walters.)
the Model UN as a member of the GPS Chilean delegation. As a result of
their Best Delegate designations, the group is eligible to attend the National
High School Model UN (NHSMUN) conference in New York City in March.
Cl ass of 2011
■ Mary Margaret Arrowsmith and Rebecca Torrence ’10 are on the GPS
Cross Country team. For the second straignt year, the team finished among
the top teams in the state, placing third in the TSSAA State Championship
Meet in November.
■ Garrison Brock is a member of TEPS at McCallie. TEPS is the school’s
leadership organization for sophomores who have demonstrated spirit,
service and leadership on campus.
Cl ass of 2012
■ Darya Bajestani served as a Model UN delegate at Baylor School.
■ Grover Brown is featured in the Baylor alumni magazine as Baylor’s first
Fourth Generation Boarder. Grover’s brother Ash Brown ‘17 is a
St. Nicholas student and brother Watson Brown ‘15 is a St. Nicholas grad.
■ Dillan Desai is a freshman class representative on the 2015-2016 Baylor
Student Leadership Board.
■ Alex Mozingo was a member of the homecoming court at Baylor where
he is currently a freshman.
Cl ass of 2013
■ In October, as a member of the McCallie Cross Country team, John
Arrowsmith placed in the top five runners at the Region Meet in Jasper
Highlands and McCallie took the team title of Region Champions.
■ Baylor eighth grader Theo Maedgen is one of fourteen students chosen
for Honor Choirs for the East Tennessee Vocal Association.
Cl ass of 2014
■ McCallie student Alex Williams participated in the 10th Annual East
Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition. It was a juried exhibition featuring artwork created by East Tennessee middle and high school students.
At GPS, two environmental science classes
and a 3D sculpture and ceramics class joined
creative forces on November 19 to present a “Local
Foods Feast” for themselves and their guests. The
science students, who tend the GPS Garden that
provides fresh produce for the Chattanooga Area
Food Bank (CAFB) have been learning all semester how to be “local farmers,” says teacher Angela
Langevin.
Lexie Kyriakidis ‘09 was chosen as “Next Local
Chef” for the beet and kale cupcakes judged “most
delicious.” (Photo to the right)
Girls Preparatory
School
Congratulations to our St. Nicholas
graduates who have been recognized
for their academic achievements at GPS
Fall 2015
Head of School’s List*
Mary Margaret Arrowsmith ‘11
Olivia Combs ‘12
Ruchi Patel ‘12
Ava Scotchie ‘15
Astha Sinha ‘14
Olivia Scotchie ‘15
Ayushi Sinha ‘09
Murfee Jones ‘11
Kate Thel ‘11
Iris Love ‘15
Distinguished List**
Julia Combs ‘15
Carter Davenport ‘12
Brianna House ‘12
Molly Milam ‘12
Annie Sanford ‘14
Isabelle Torrence ‘13
Honors List***
Anna Baldree ‘09
Louisa Bohner ‘15
Caroline Eck ‘14
Maddie Flynn ‘15
Lily Grace Greenwood ‘15
Carolina Kelley ‘14
Emily Kreek ‘15
Hailey Kreek ‘13
Lexie Kyriakidis ‘09
Amelia Land ‘10
Jadyn Matthews ‘13
Erin Maxwell ‘13
Ella Marie Melton ‘10
Jessica Melton ‘10
Isabel Millan ‘14
Katie Millican ‘13
Carly Perry ‘09
Emma Rowell ‘10
Lily Shire ‘11
Daphne Thomas ‘11
Alison Williams ‘14
* Head of School’s List - students must earn all A’s”
** Distinguished List - must earn no grade lower
than A- for the semester.
*** Honors List - must earn no grade lower than
a B- for the semester.
The Duffy Jarnagin chapter of the GPS
National Honor Society inducted new members
in October. During the ceremony, the NHS
vice president Mary Lyddon Thatcher said that
scholarship involves a “commitment to learning
something that enriches a life.” Students are
tapped for membership because of their
scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
St. Nicholas alumni who were inducted
include Anna Baldree ‘09 (not pictured), Ella
Marie Melton ‘10 (back row #2), Jessica Melton
‘10 (back row #4,) and Rebecca Torrence ‘10
(front row right).
STNS.
ORG
ALUMNI NEWS
Got Talent!
GPS-McCallie Coordinate Program
Baylor Middle School Players
The Humor Games
ROSA ANDERSON-BARRERA ‘14
(Narrator Katskills Wintergreen)
AUDRA BELL ‘15
SOPHIE COVERT ‘14
(Stage Manager)
ANIKA IQBAL ‘13
(Kim Kardashian/Olive Oyl/Ensemble)
Baylor Middle School Debate Club
Fifty-two Baylor students, members of the Middle School Debate Club,
attended the Youth in Government conference on January 27. The
Chattanooga conference, sponsored by the YMCA of Middle Tennessee,
teaches students about Tennessee’s state government as they take the
roles of either senators or representatives in a mock state legislature.
Outstanding Bill awards were presented to:
Rosa Anderson-Barrera ‘14, Shayan Bajestani ‘15 and Audra Bell ‘15
In the 8-year history of GPS/McCallie Got Talent,
the annual talent show hosted by Girls Preparatory
School to a sold-out crowd every year, middle school
students had occasionally placed in the top three overall
spots, but never had a middle school student won the
whole thing. That is until sixth-grader Joshua Cornell
showed what a yo-yo can do.
Lou is the Rector of St. Francis of Assissi Episcopal Church in Ooltewah. She
received her Master of Divinity from the School of Theology at Sewanee in 2002,
25 years after graduating with a BA in Economics in the fourth undergraduate
class of women accepted at Sewanee.
Lou’s first career was as an Orthoptist/ Ophthalmic Technologist, which
included completing two years of post-graduate work at Emory University with
a year of work at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, before serving as
Chief of Technology for the Vanderbilt Eye Clinic for several years. A native East
Tennessean, Lou lived in various areas of the country including several years in
San Francisco and later Hawaii before returning to her home state in the early
90’s.
Since being ordained, Lou has served as curate for St. James Episcopal
Church in Knoxville and Assistant Rector of Grace Church in Chattanooga. She also
completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Erlanger Medical Center,
served as hospital chaplain for Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, and worked for
five years as a Chaplain for Hospice of Chattanooga. She now serves as a Police
Chaplain for the Collegedale Police Department. Lou was married to the late
Dr. Mark Parsons and together they raised daughter Lisa and son William.
In October, GPS and McCallie middle school students presented “The
Lion King” by special arrangement with Disney. A cast of sixth through
eighth graders made up the lionesses, hyenas, wildebeasts, and jungle
and grasslands animals. Shanzeh Rizvi ‘13 played the role of Sarafina.
She is shown second from right, and far right is Jadyn Matthews ‘13.
In Memoriam
Remembering Our Alumni Members
Michael Wall II ‘96
Michael Wall, 32, of Chattanooga, passed away on
Friday, February 12, 2016. He is survived by his parents,
Michael and Cindy Wall, son Brennan Michael Wall;
sisters, Nicole Echols, and Lauren Wall; nieces and
nephews, Logan Echols, Christian Echols, and Madison
Wall.
Other St. Nicholas grads who
participated in the Talent Show are:
GPS and McCallie Middle School Play
Each member of the audience was allowed one
evote (per cell phone) and could vote for any of the acts.
In the end, the night’s youngest performer stood tallest,
taking home the grand prize money.
ANNA BALDREE ‘09
LUKE PARKER ‘11
CONNOR QUINN ‘10
REBECCA TORRENCE ‘11
MCCALL WALDROP ‘11
Meet our newest Trustee
January 16, 2016
(Dimhopes Wintergreen)
Congratulations to Joshua Cornell ‘15!
Leadership Profile
Zan Young ‘01
In October, students from the class of 2010 gathered for a balloon release
honoring the 17th birthday of their classmate Amanda Swartout. Amanda
lost her battle with cancer in 2011. Shown from left to right: Jessica
Melton, Luke Parker, Cruz Bautista, Braxton Tracy, Will Melton, Ella Marie
Melton. (Thank you to Amanda’s mom, Kay Swartout, for sharing this photo.)
Zan Young, 25, passed away November 12, 2014, in
Knoxville. He was an avid scout and achieved the
designation of Eagle Scout. He is survived by his
parents, Mike and Robin Young, grandparents, Fred
and Mable Miller, two aunts, three uncles and several
cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandmother,
Fay Young.
Ready! Set! Let’s Go!
Summer at St. Nicholas Camp is an incredibly fun time for
kids ages 4-12. Our campus includes acres of green outdoor space,
an outdoor pool, walking trails, gymnasium, and five playground
areas. Activities include swimming, art, music, gardening, sports,
games and weekly field trips. Campers make take-home treasures
in arts and crafts classes.
St. Nicholas offers a combination of a spectacular
summer day camp with a multitude of add-on enrichment classes
taught by local professional instructors. Enrichment classes may
be added to the regular camp day for an additional fee or taken
separately.
Our program challenges the imagination, stimulates
creativity, encourages self-directed initiative, and develops
leadership skills in children. Fun opportunities for learning by
discovery through active child-centered experiences are an
important part of the program.
St. Nicholas staff members help children set limits,
develop self-control, and foster friendships that promote trust,
sharing, and openness.
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Walking Trails
Five Playground Areas
May 31–July 29
7AM-6PM
Gymnasium
Sports Fields
Campus Garden
Swimming ● Art ● Crafts ● Music ● Soccer ● Gardening ● Basketball
Woodworking ● Cross Country ● Pirate Camp ● Cheer Camp
The mission and purpose of our summer camp
is to provide a fun learning experience for children,
developing physical, cultural, social,
and intellectual abilities.
The St. Nicholas Summer Camp program is a
comprehensive school-age program licensed with
the Tennessee Department of Education.
Chipshots Golf ● Computer Explorers ● Around the World Languages/Cultures
Sprouts Cooking ● Fancy Nancy Activities ● Fun Games with Math and Science
Reading Fancifully with Nancy ● Campus Carnival
St. Nicholas maintains all standards for the safety
and well-being of the children enrolled.
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Janice Robbins, Chaplain Emeritus
Paul Richard, Board of Trustees Chair;
Dexter Cantelou, Development Director; Cori Hasden, Admission Director;
Kathy Daugherty, Executive Assistant / Website / Development-Publications.
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