The Steward School

From the Headmaster's Desk ... The holiday season was a busy one at Steward. Winter Break marks the end of the first semester and final examinations in mid-December for the Upper School and eighth graders . At all grade levels, our students and faculty were involved in numerous musical performances and community service projects . Inside this edition of the Blue & Gold Connection are all the highlights of the season and the semester.

As most of you are aware, Steward recently conducted a comprehensive marketing study to better define the School 's role in the community and in the future. In its simplest terms, this marketing study was an analysis of the School 's strengths and weaknesses identified through interviews and group discussions with various constitu­encies . Based on the feedback, our strategy is to address weaknesses and celebrate strengths. Through this process, we have made immediate changes in our admission procedures and started a dialogue about the School's long range plans.

A lthough you wi ll hear more about the results as the year progresses, I would like to share some statements and quotes from the marketing study. In general, they are the observations of parents, students, alumni, parents of alumni and educational consult­ants, and I think that they genuinely reflect our strengths, our goals, our philosophy and our mission .

• Steward emphasizes the self-confidence, self competence and self-worth of the student . "We find the area in which kids succeed and use that to promote success in all areas"

• Steward presents students with opportunities to learn and grow through partici ­

pation and involvement. "It is a place to excel in academics, athletics and arts."

• Small classes allow for attention to be properly focused on the individual and learning . "Steward allows for 'learning in spurts' at different paces and at differ­

ent times .

• Steward is a fami ly. Faculty go out of their way to help . "More than teachers, they are coaches, advisors, counselors, club sponsors and friends. n

• The academic and extracurricular programs of Steward best serve the motivated college-bound student of above average and average ability. "College prepara­

tion is a strength. Students in college feel well prepared, especially in writing."

Sometimes it takes an objective observer to point out what we fail to see as we go about our everyday business. There are many ways to improve Steward, but we should not allow ourselves to forget what a special school it is and what it offers the community. Personal attention and high expectations help our students learn and achieve beyond their wildest dreams.

Stephen M . Stackhouse

CONNECTION

In this issue

January 1995 .

The Holiday Spirit ..... p. 7-"

A Parenfs Penpectlve .•. p. 6

A Heartfelt thinks ......... p. 7

A Bigger Africi ............. p. 5

Auction '95 ................. p. 14

Semester Honor Roll ..... p. 4

Winter Athletics ........... p. 15

Development Update .. p. 15

Weather Alert ................ p. 4

~ BI ... and Gold ConMCtion ;

uyout & Design Mo"PJ"",

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• •••••••••••••••••••••• LOWER SCHOOL REPORT

The Lower School shows their holiday spirit This Holiday Season we continued our out­

reach to the 1 2 refugee families which the

Lower School began to support at Thanksgiv­

ing . We greatly appreciated the w il lingness of the 9th grdde to help our refugee families from

their Warmth for the Winter clothing

drive. At Thanksgiving we were dble to per­

sonally deliver to most of our families food for a

special hol iday dinner. For Christmas, we made

return visits wi th speci fic gif ts for each family

member ranging from baking utensils to baby

supplies .

For Thanksgiving and Christmas deliveries an

informal team WaS formed, mdde up of the fol­

lowing: Lower School-Alison and Amy Strickland, Carter Saunders, Mathen and Stephen Cain, Mathew Stainback, Sally Anne Stratton, Sara Kornblau and Jennifer Gray; Middle School­

Ashlee Healey, Caitlin Rossmoore, Jessica Gray and Jennifer Latourelle; and Upper School-Sara Rossmoore, Welly Sanders, Parke Rhoads and

Alex Rojas; Lower School fdculty Jane Whitely, Beverley Fox, Bettsie Miller,

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Ed Rossmoore, and paren ts Kate Strickland and Dudley Stainback de­

livered the gifts .

A crew of U pper Schoolers, Chad Whitten, We/ly Sanders, Sara Rossmoore, Camberly Pearson, George Cauble, Lainie Haskell, Sam Proffitt, Corbin Adamson, Heather Cohn and

Suzanne Reynolds, and faculty members,

Estelle Grossman, Morva Meyer and

Mitra Palmer, came in to help sort and w rap

all the gifts . Alex Rojas (our exchange stu­

dent from the DominiCan Republic) was help­

ful with communiCa ting with the one MexiCan

family. Parent Kate Strickland helped in

being able to speak French with the three

Haitian familres . We d iscovered the mother of one of the Bosnian fami lies is a math teacher

and we have invited her to come visit after the

hol idays

During the holiday season we are mindful of

the different traditions and customs that mem­

bers of our community embrace. One such

eXdmple, noted in the January 1 rssue of The Reflector (published by the Jewish Commu­

nity Federation) , WaS that Steward Fifth Grade students visited Beth Sholom Home

in November and December, and made

menordhs with the residents . This effort WaS

under the leadership of fifth grade teacher

Beverley Fox and lower school art teacher

Lynn Zinder. (Continued on fJdge #)

TOP TEM WAYS PAREMTS CAM HELP THE

STEWARD SCHOOL 1M 1995

1 O. Proudly wear and display the

school name and logo. Be a visible

advocate for The Steward School.

9 . Regularly attend school events:

plays, concerts, auctions, fund­

raisers, sports contests .

8 . Share your child's positive experi­

ence at Steward with your friends

and neighbors. Network with

other families who believe in a

quality education properly focused

on the individual learner.

7. Reinforce what goes on in the classroom. Communicate with the

teacher, check homework and

discuss the school day at the dinner

table.

6 . Call the School whenever you have

a concern and help resolve the

concern with the faculty and staff.

S. Be a resource for your child's

teacher-volunteer in the class­

room, chaperone a field trip, assist

with a special program.

4 . Make a contribution to The

Steward School Annual Fund and

help with a Parents' Association

activity.

3. Teach your child the respect and

responsibility for the teacher, for

the School and for the community.

Help your child take ownership in

his/her education . 2 . Read the Student and Family

Handbook and the Blue & Gold Connection. Make sure you are

familiar with the School's rules and

procedures. Discuss upcoming

events and the virtues of involve­

ment with your child .

1 . Refer interested parents and

prospective students to the Admis­

sion Office.

Wi'th apologies to David Letterman and special thanks to St. Katherine s and St. Mark s School in Bettendorl Iowa for the Idea of a top-ten list for parents.

JA NUARY 1995

Annual MAPES Dinner to bcFeb.2

Steve Clem, Vice President for Educa­tional Leadership atthe National Asso­ciation of Independent Schools (NAlS) will be the featured speaker at the annual dinner for lower school teachers of MAPES (MetropolitanAreaPrincipalsof ELementary Schools) schools. Steve's topic will be "Educating the Heart: the Moral Life of Schools. " This is an area that NAiS has invested energy and re­sourcesinexploringwithmemberschools around thecotmtry. Inadditionto coming to Richmond as the featured speaker for the dinner, he will spend the day visiting withusatSteward. This should be a won­derful opportunity to share information.

(continued from page 2)

Short term and ongoing projects continue to fill out an al ready busy schedule. National Book Week, November 1 4 to 1 8, was especially successful. Twelve Middle and Up­per School administrators and faculty members read to every Lower School class and, in some cases, shared their own favorite childhood story. In addition, several parents and upper school students also shared their love of reading. Many favorable comments were made about all our guests. Thanks to everyone who helped out!

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And finally, the Senior Economics class seems very focused on pulling together the best Lower School Playground available for their younger colleagues in the lower school. Surveys have been done, ,deas explored, con­sultants consulted and the teamwork contin­ues .

••••••••••••••••••••••• THE 4 TH G RADE C LASS

Sharing our resources-and our pets! Each year Mrs. Grossman challenges her fourth grade class to be as good as they possibly can be! When they have been "im­pressive" enough times they "earn" the right to have d Pet Day dt school. This year's class was grdnted the privilege of hdving their Pet DdY prior to the New Yedr! O n November 30 each fourth grader brought in his/her pet or d special collection to share with the rest of the Lower School . During the hours of showing off pets and collectibles, the fourth grade also col­lects donations for Maymont . This year they collected $36 .00--enough to "adopt" a copperhead sndke for the /1dopt an /1nimal at Mayrnont Program. ThiS was their way of thank­ing Maymont for providing such a nice service to our community

••••••••••••••••••••••• LOWER SCHOOL BOOK FAIR

Library Receives Bonus! The Lower School Book Fairrecepts have made Bonus Points available for the purchase of books. The Lower School donated those points to the library and the following books are now available. /1mazing Grace Book by Mary Hoffman, Little Penguin 5 Tale Book by Audrey Wood, The Legend of the Bluebonnet Book by Tomie dePaola, Ramona OuimbYt /1ge 8 Book by Beverly Cleary and Mama, Do )bu Love Me? by Barbara M . Joosse. The char­acter dolls for each of these books will be on display in the library.

•••• • •••••••••••••••••• KINDERGA}TEN CLASS

OLE! As the Kindergarten cldss concluded its study of Mexico, the students wore their serapes and celebrated with a Mexicdn Fiesta. With the Senior Class invited to the celebration, several of the Ki ndergarten moms brought qUdCdmole, salsa, chile dips and taco chips. Tort illas dnd tacos were made and enjoyed . Several mexican traditions were enacted includ­ing the bred king of the pinata and the mexican hat dance! A N D the homemade volcano erupted !!

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• •••••••••••••••••••••• IN THE M IDDLE fdmily ddopted through the Henrico Christmds

mother. Cdsh collection WdS well over $ 200

from our students, dnd WdS generously supple­

mented by gift items from our fdmilies. The ef­fort WdS coordindted by pdrents Susan Latourelle dnd Mancy Gottwald. Stu­

dents from edch grdde went shopping for gift

items, and several helped with delivery. While

we haven't heard from the family, we hope

they enjoyed the holiday

••••••••••••••••••••••• TUNE IN ...

Congratulations on a semester well done!

Weather Alert

Our eighth grdde students experienced their

first eXdms dt the end of the first semester. Most

were well p repdred dnd Pdssed without d iffi­

culty, dlbeit with some dnxiety. After their Idst

exdm on FriddY morning, December 16, they

went with cldss sponsors Mrs . Shdw dnd Mrs.

Vdrgo for piZZd dt d nedrby restdurdnt.

In the event of inclement weather, pledse listen

for any announcements from The Steward

School on the following radio dnd N sta­tions.

Honor Roll dnd Iggies for the second grdding

period dnd for the first semester dre listed be­

low. Honor Roll Students will once dgdin be

rewdrded with d lunch out dt Regency Mdll

food court. We will dlso recognize Iggies

(grddes improved over Idst mdrking period) stu­

dents. Congrdtuldtions'

The entire Middle School WdS involved in col­

lecting money, food, clothing dnd toys for d

One new student has been admitted to the

Middle School, beginning Janudry 3. We wel­

comed Derek Garnett, d seventh grader,

who had been at Robious Middle School in

Chesterfield .

On Thursday, January 12, Stewdrd 's Geog­

raphy Bee was held in the auditorium. Each

year we participate 10001ly in this ndtional event,

sponsored by the N ational Geographic Soci­

ety. Our winner w as 7 th grader Daniel Bower and our runner-up WdS 6th grader

Tommy LePage. If Daniel scores well on a

w ritten test, he can go on to state and national

competitions .

HONOR ROLL Joshua J . Spain Rachel M. Whitten

8

Radio:

WRVA (1140 AM)

094 (94.5 FM)

XL 102 (102 1 FM)

B 103 (103 .7 FM)

TV:

WNR-N C hannel 6

WRIC-NChannel 8

WWBT-N Channel 1 2

Joshua J. Spain Rachel M. Whitten

John I. Carrington, Jr, !l.rll.Ik Markin2 f!:[i!llll f:iDt S!:m!:5t!:[ 6 Harry M. Baron Harry M. Baron Jennifer C. Latourelle

Christine E. Beil Michael L. Maszaros Michael L. Maszaros

Edward O. Benson Edward O. Benson Lisa J. McComas

Susan M. Braunshteyn Susan M. Braunshetyn Ashleigh D. McLaurin Ashleigh D. McLaurin

Corbin A. Brierre Corbin A. Brierre Stephen B. Paulette Stephen B. Paulette

W. Alexander Duty W. Alexander Duty Fahad Qureshi Fahad Qureshi

Susannah F. Harris Susannah F. Harris Andrew D. Stitt

Romaine A. Hunkeler Romaine A. Hunkeler Cynthia C. Johns 9 Christopher N. Hagy Christopher N. Hagy

Thomas W. LePage Thomas W. LePage E. Brannan Heywood E. Brannan Heywood

William J . Paoletto William J. Paoletto Rebecca L. Meyerhoff

William H. Perkins Sara E. Rossmoore Sara E, Rossmoore Wellford L. Sanders, 01

Caitlin O. Rossmoore Caitlin O. Rossmoore Kristin M. Walton

Steven D. Seivard Laura E. Ward

Laura T. Slabaugh Laura T. Slabaugh Catherine A, Woody Catherine A. Woody

Michelle N. Whitaker Michelle N, Whitaker Benjamin S. Wolff 10 George H. Cauble, 111 George H. Cauble, m

Paul B. Douglas

7 Daniel R. Bower Ann McLain Haskell Ann McLain Haskell

Jessica H. Gray Jessica H. Gray Sbawn G. Lewis Sbawn G. Lewis

L. Blair Jacobsen L. Blair Jacobsen Travis P. Nida

J. Hunter Lansing J, Hunter Lansing 11 E. Corbin Adamson Nedinia B. Miller Nedinia B. Miller

Adam H.R. Rafeh Adam H.R. Rafeh Benjamin T. Reif

Abby G. Rinaca Abby G. Rinaca Charlotte C. Sullivan Charlotte C. Sullivan

Alison L. Rinaca Alison L. Rinaca Kenya C. Young Kenya C. Young

12 Jennifer A. McComas Jennifer A. McComas

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••••••••••••••••••••••• USING COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM

The Geography Report of the Future is at Steward Today The sixth grade World Cultures and Geogra­

phy classes worked for several weeks in No­

vember and December writing reports on vari­

ous AfriCdn countries . On the surface, little was

different from whdt has been hdPpenlng in

Geography cldsses for decddes . Students iden­

tify potential sources of information, gather and

organize their data, write and rewrite their re­

ports, draw a map, and turn in the project.

Scratch the surface, though, and you find that

there are some real differences. While all stu­

dents used various printed information sources

(books, atlases, magazine articles) they were

also required to use sources available to them

only on the computer. Steward's new com­

puters gave our students access to several ency­

clopedias on CD-ROM. From these re­

sources, they were able to print out cop-

ies of articles and pictures of flags and

generate their own customized maps .

A ll students also had access to a

comprehensive summary of perti­

nent fdcts about their country

downlodded via Internet from

an information server in Califor-

nia.

While edch student prepared

his or her own report, there

were many opportunities for

discussion . Conversations con­

cerned why the life expectdncy

in some countries WdS more than

70 years, while elsewhere it was

In the low 40's. Students were

amazed to find that in some coun­

tries only 2% of all rOdds are paved,

women bear seven or more children

on dverdge, and that the bi rth rate is

nearly four times the death rate .

Producing the report was also quite different

than it has been in the past. Many chose to

use the word processing Cdpabilities of our com­

puters instead of handwriting the report. Re-

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membering to save their work to disk, to use

the spell checker, and to vary font size for effect

were dll importdnt parts of the process Spread­

sheet software WdS used to prepare grdphs dnd

tables; draw/ paint softwdre to create an at­

tract ive title page.

The results? In some ways, these reports are

not different from other reports that hdve been

done by sixth grdde students for years . The

reports dre rather brief . They are written in the

langudge of a sixth grader. But they reflect ac­

cess to mformdtion resources and productivity

tools that were never dvailable to their parents,

or even to their older brothers and sisters in the

sixth grade. They also reflect the ease, enthusi­

asm and lack of fear which our young students

bring to learning with and through computers .

1994 was an exciting year in Geography class .

1 995 promises to be even better.

- Rkhlrd L~ry

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•••••••••••••• A PARENT'S VIEW I Teaching the Heart As Well As the Mind

" ... Iearning broadens one's horizon, deepens one"s understanding of, and appreciation for life, and opens a stu­dent to growth rather than merely the acquisition of information."

Steward is unique. Some-

times for reasons that defy easy characteriza­

tion. As you know the school embodies a

certain degree of community, and a clear ex­

pectation that each student is known and chal­

lenged. This is vital because we know that

Stewdrd learning is not cold dnd impdrtial but

rather personal and to some degree communal.

The environment has to be right. The better

the environment, the better the opportunity to

learn.

But there is much more to learning than this.

Ledrning is ultimately d spiritual awareness and

endeavor. It is d task of incorporating informd­

tion into a way of living, and not just a briefly

remembered exercise that will soon be given

back to a teacher at "test t ime, " and then for­

gotten . It is true that much learning will remain

objective But the person engaged in the ledrn­

ing won't. In the right environment, the stu­

dent will come to see thdt ledrning must be

incorpordted into living. Then learning brOdd­

ens one's horizon, deepens one's understdnd­

Ing of, dnd appreciation for life, and opens a

student to growth rdther than merely the dC­

quisition of information .

A well recognized tedcher, Pdrker Palmer, has

said : "mdtter is not the fundamentdl fdctor in

the movement of history. Spirit is . Conscious­

ness is. Human dWdreness is. Thought is .

Spiritual ity is . Those dre the sources of free­

dom and power. . . . " When Steward's stu­

dents are dsked to benefit refugee families dur­

ing our sedsondl holidays, when they are ex­

pected to be respectful of their peers and their

teachers, when they are engdged in the many

disciplrnes thdt run from the drts to the sci­

ences, when they learn to think of thei r school

as "their school," then they are reaching be­

yond the objective process of gathering knowl­

edge, and they are learning in ways that go

much deeper.

We can be thdnkful thd t there is more thdn just

the gathering of information dt Stewdrd. Our

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children are expected to learn in a way that

forms the heart, dS well as the mind .

-Marty McCarthy (fdlher of Shdnnon in Grade 3)

••••••••••••••••••••••• UPPER SCHOOL HIGHLIGH TS

Focusing on Interdisciplinary Projects The Upper School continues to focus on inter­

discipl inary and in terdivisional activities. Grade

1 0 is in the midst of a joint Englisfv'Biology

resea rch proJect dnd grade 1 2 is getting ready

to begin its major English/Economics proJect .

In December the seniors enjoyed d Mexican

feast with therr kindergarten fflends ( page 3)

and grade 9 had a gift exchdnge dnd lunch

with their second grade buddies .

On December 3, the Upper School drt stu­

dents traveled to Maryland Institute of Art for

Portfolio Day. Steward students had the op­

portunity to have their portfoliOS critiqued by

representatives from the 46+ colleges and art

schools who participated . They spent the night

in Washington, D. C. and enJoyed visiting mu­

seums on Sunday. The students returned with

practical advice on therr artwork dnd Mrs. Paulette came back with several ideas on

how to make our art program more responsive

to what the colleges and art schools are ex­

pecting from prospective students .

The ninth grade has successfully completed its

first community service project as members of

the Upper School . On Monday, December

19, while many of the upper schoolers were

enjoying the first day of their holiday break,

several of the ninth graders came to school to

sort the clothing and blankets which had been

collected and prepared them for d istribution

to the twelve families which had been adopted

by the Lower School before Thanksgiving . (see

Lower School Report )

On J anuary 5, the U pper School welcomed

back a group of alums who participated in an

assembly Pdnel diSCUSSion on their college and/

or career experiences. JOining us were Sam Aron (Ohio Wesleyan), Phil Crymes (Ferr um College), Marshall Jamerson (Virgin ia Tech), Carrie Meyer (Randolph

-Macon Woman 's College) , Shehwar Qureshi (University of Virginia) . The group

entertarned the upper schoolers w ith advice

on how to get ready for college and how to

survive in college. For example, they urged

the seniors to hdng in there w ith Mrs. Turner because they definitely w ill be prepared for

college English They also spoke highly of Al­

ternate Program and the value of the intern­

sh ips and trips (i.e., to Keystone) .

Then on J anuary 1 2, Mrs. Brandt and Mr. Stackhouse hosted an informational meet­

ing for all current eighth grade fami lies and all

families who had made inquiries for ninth grade

next year. The theme of the meeting was the

importance of viewing the entire Upper School

experience as college preparation rather thdn

waiting until the senior year to seriously think

about college admissions. All students (and

parents) who enroll at Steward are, in reality,

beginning the college admissions process be­

cause they are intentionally selecting a college

preparatory school. By selecting a small school

such as Steward, students have a w ider range

of opportunities to prepare lor college. Indi­

vidual attention from the faculty helps students

develop the study skills in the classroom and

the self-confidence in extra-curricular activities

which w ill lead to later success .

The Battle of the Brains team competed J anu­

ary 1 4 In an invitational tournament at St.

Anne's-Belfield in Charlottesville. Results will

be reported in the next issue of the B&G.

••••••••••••••••••••••• MUSIC NEWS

Special Congratulations Kate Hulcher was chosen as a member of the

District I Chorus. The Choral Concert will be

held February 1 1, 1 995 at Hermitage High

School. The Steward community is encour­

aged to enjoy beautiful music and support our

ta lented representative .

JANUARY 1995

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(TOP) Mr. Stackhouse gets into the 'Reindeer Twist"

(MIDDLE) Patriclc Mclemore takes center as 'Ellis.'

(BOTIOM) Corbin Adamson .nd Kate Hulcher add their -oices to the Girls' Ensemble

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91 WtM Ihallime again. when CJbe oleward ochool comes logelher In music and arllo fransform a gymntMlum Info any­Ihing Ihe imaginalion can conjure. On CfJecemher 15. "cThe oounds of Ihe oetMon" filled Ihe o!eward gymntMium. CJbe Qlrls' ensemhle presenfed seoeral lovely fradilional songs In a unique a"angemenf and fhe Inspiring "(}Ioria in e xcelsis CfJeo .. hy <]Inlonlo CVioaldl: and were followed hy !he 9rllddle ochool Chorus reminding us of "9ianukkah's Chr1cf' and 10 "CfJeco­rale Ihe 9ialls. "

<]I pletManl diversion from oolces WtM an ou!slanding perfor­mance hy the C}{ecorder CltMS presenling !he ever popular. hu! challenging "9Yulcrackeroufle." CJbe recorders livened things up with a rendilion oJ"ChrislmtM CParf­ners/fJlngle Cf3ellsland {}olly Old 01. 9r1ck. " CJbe Cj{ecorder Class perfor­mance . composed of sixth and seventh grade music !heory sludents. WtM appre­dafed and well received hy Ihe Iisfening audience.

(TOP) Sdntd CldUS Cdme to town In d sndZZY Cdr which he sh.recl WIth Mrs . Sdntd, the Gonch, EllIS &

Rudy!

(MIDDLE) Rodeln' Around the Christmds Tree!

(BOnOM) "I'm Gettln' Nothrn' for ChrlStmds! : Grdde 1.

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(TOP) "You're d Medn Mdn, Mr. Gnnch": Ddnny Thorn, Reed Ydncey, Andy Bdruch, Ali Herd, GrIer Sdunders.

(LEFT) "Busy, Busy Elves", 'We dre Sdnld's Elves": Grdde 2.

9magine ooer one bundred studenfs rocking fo fbe music of fbe ":Reindeer Cfwis!" and you can picture CJhe ofe([)­ard ocbool1994 boh'day production en­tifled. ":Rudy's CPlace. " CJhe program was wrilfen by Cfilrs . 91nderson and sta"ed all of fbe students in .sower ocbool eacb student added bis or ber indioidualfalenf 10 make Ibe production a buge success.

:Rudolpb, played by 9Janny CJhom, wanled fo belp poor oanta (91ndy CJ3arucb) wben Cfilr. grincb (:Reed CJjancey) foreclosed on tbe foy facfory morigage. CJhe elves and reindeer joined :Rudy by opening a 9'rorlb CPole 9Jiner called ":Rudy's CPlace. " CWben "elfis" (CPafrick Cfilc.8emore) realized tbat more money was needed fbtm could be rtlised tbrougb tbe sale of sbtlkes and

(MIDDLE) Middle School Chorus

(BOnOM) Girls' Ensemble (grddes 9·12)

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burgers, a lelethon was staged at :Rudy's CPlace. 9Jiscooering new ttllent. CVic gordon (CJ3rian Cfileyers) of Gool CJjule :Records stloed tbe day witb bis million dollar cbeck to ptly off oanttl's deb!.

()tbercasf members included91li9ford as "Cfilrs. Otlnftl, "Cfilor­gtln 9fufcbinson as 'Elfelina. " Garler oaunders as ":Ruby tbe :Reindeer" tlnd tl member of tbe reindeer sis/ers witb 91lh'son olrfckland & 91ynsley CWilfon. CJhe cMdren of/be 9'rorfb CPole wbo belped wlfb fbe operation of:Rudy's place were "9farry"

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(CJfuslin CPiffmtln). "Uustln" (Ctlfherine­.Eeigh uhelfon) . "%mmg" (CJfndrem CZtJtJre) tlnd "CJ3obble c5ue" (9'fItlrg CJfshleg c5ftlnfon). CJhe reporiers mho helped spretld fhe nems oj the "1-<'300-

4-u9'!J'A9l erelethon" mere CJfnne­Cltlibome c5helfon. c5tlrtl CXombltlu. tlnd CPeglon.Etlnnon.

9'fIr. uftlckhouse tlnd9'flr. Cj(ossmoore mere kind enough fa join in tlS "volun­feers" fa help do fhe "Cj(eindeerC[mlsi. ..

CJhe sef mt1S tl mtlroelous frtlnsjormlng monder cretlfed bg 9'fIr. 9mlrie tlnd decortlfed bg 9'fIrs. CPtlulelfe tlnd fhe tlri c1t1SSes. CJhe success ojlhe progrtlm mt1S due fa fhe coopertllion oj tlll fhe fetlch­ers tlnd sfudenfs mlthin fhe c5femtlrd communi/g. Congralulalions fa all par­lidpanfs jar anofher oufslandfng holldag success.

Cynth,. Johns

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(I-r) Allison Strldcldnd, Amy Strldddnd, Sdntd CldUS, Idd Henley, Austin P,ttmdn .

• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• HOLIDAY SPIRIT

The Ciift of Music The Holiday Sedson gave the music depdrt­

ment the opportunity to shdre it's gift of music.

On December 7, the musicidns ventured off

Cdmpus mto the community to spredd d little

holiddY goodwill _ The Lower School Chorus

dnd the Girls' Ensemble visited Ginter Hdll West

and Regency Square Mdll for two concerts dnd

enjoyed lunch dt Friendly 's dS dn extrd tredt.

On December 8, the groups sdng at Lakewood

Manor and MCV Hospital entertdining all who

attended with d program of holiddY music from

the fifties as well as several arrangements of fa­

vorite traditional songs . Cdrds dnd sweets

were distributed by the Steward musicians to

the residents and patients of the fdcilities . The

cdrds were mdde by Lower School Students in

Mrs . Zinder's drt cldsses and the treats were

provided by the Middle School Service Club

under the guidance of Ms. Vdrgo.

Blue & Gold CONNECTION

'Mdbng Memon","; Chr~ MdsldrQS

••••••••••••••••••••••• HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Lights ... Camera ... Action ... Santal Four Stewdrd students hdd an experience they

won't soon forget when they mdde d video dt

• • • the Sixth Street Mdrketpldce. The video WdS

used by Cdston's Studio dS d mdrketing tool for

the "Visit with Sdntd." The fifteen minute video

WdS titled "The Ultimdte G ift " and WdS writ­

ten by Mrs. Anderson's ddughter, Michelle .

Music was provided by Mrs. Anderson dnd

the story focused on Ida Henley, Austin Pittman, Amy dnd Allison Strickland. The four did a wonderful job remembering lines

dnd singing dCdpelid on the video. They redl­

ized whdt hdrd work dcting Cdn be dS the scenes

hdd to be fi lmed mdny times from mdny d iffer­

ent dngles .

Everyone involved with the project WdS im­

pressed with the little dctor and dctresses thdt

day. __ especidlly Sdntd who prdised them many

times for their pdtience dnd hdrd work.

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• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• F A LL THEATRE PRODUCTIO N :

"Cheaper by the Dozenll

CAST LIST

Mom .. .. .... Anne Maury J dckie ... . .. Susan Braunshteyn

Ernestine . . Jessicd G ray Mrs Fitzgerald .. Becky Meyerhoff

Marthd ... . .. ... Jenny McComas Dr. Burton .. ... . __ .. . . A lex Rojds

Frdnk . . Stephen Pdulette Joe SCdies .. .. ...... Tdylor C ollier

Bd l ... _ ...... Cdrter Eberly Miss Brill ... . Cdmberly Pedrson

li ll idn ___ . _ ... ... Michel le W hitd ker Larry . ................. Adron Pdyne

Fred .. .. . .. Chris Drzdl A t Center, Ta~or Colirer shows his "William Tell" Bow-tie to Susan Braunshteyn, Td~or Hard and Cdrter Eberly

Camberly Pearson, center, rehearses a scene wi th Rose Wolff, right. Observing the scene in bdd dre (I-r) : C drter Eberly, Chris Drzdl,

J essica Gray and Stephen Pdulette play cheders

Ta~or Hard, Susan Braunshteyn and Anne Mdury

Rose Wolff and Aaron Pdyne dct out d lirst ddte

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Father is aghast thdt his daughters would wear silk stodcings l (I- r) J enny McComas, Rose Wolff, Susan Braunshleyn, Davrd Ryder, Michelle Whitaker, Ta~or Hard dnd Anne Maury

JANUARY 1995

•••• • • • •••••••••••••••• ALTERNATE PROGRAM

Exploring the World 195 Upper School Alterndte Progrdm wil l follow

the explordtion theme this yedr with d focus on

prepdring students for the yedrs dhedd by stdrt­

Ing them on a journey exploring the world of the three C's: college, career, and community

citizenship.

Students in grdde 9 will begin their journey

with tour guide Liz Shupe, our school coun­

selor, who will guide them through the John

Holland self-directed inventory. This self as­

sessment helps the student explore his or her

own persondlity type and look dt the interests,

college mdjors, and career options which statis­

tics revedl dre often a good mdtch for their type

of person. Students who hdve dlreddy signed

up to go to Keystone will be dble to take ad­

vdntage of this progrdm next yedr.

When they hdve completed this step in their

journey, they will then look dt opportunities

dose to home which will help them meet their

college dnd Cdreer goals. Mrs. Brumberg will ledd them on this pdrt of the trip dS they

look dt Virginia VIEW, d college and career

sedrch progrdm sponsored by Virginid Tech .

Mr. Stackhouse commented to d group of students recently thdt the college admissions pro­

cess does not begin in the summer between

Grade 11 dnd 1 2, but thdt it redlly begins in

Grade 9. In keeping with this truism, the stu­

dents will hear from drea college admissions of­

ficers regarding what colleges are seeking in pro­

spective students . Mrs. Maclin and Mrs. Brandt will then conduct workshops on strdt­

egies to use dPproaching the standardized tests

which are d part of the college dPplication pro­

cess (the Prelimindry Scholastic Assessment Test,

Blue & Gold CONNECTION

the Scholdstic Assessment Tests (SAT I and

SAT II).

We will also have guest speakers from the com­

munity speaking to the students about general

Job expectations (e.g., communication skills,

ability to work in groups) and about the specif­

ics of the job hunt (resumes, cover letters, in­

terviews) as they relate to summer jobs and

later life in the world of work .

The final piece of this segment of the trip to

becoming a "complete" person, is citizenship in

one's community. Guest speakers will

address the importdnce of

volunteerism, of serving one's

Idrger community.

After hedring

about general

expectdt ions

dnd opportuni­

ties in the

world of col-

lege, Cdreer, dnd community, the students will

then hedr from people who are out in the work

force in specific Cdreers. The final two ddYS

will be field trips to VdrlOUS work places and to

college cdmpuses.

The purpose of this 7 day experience for Grade

9 is to set the stdge for the subsequent yedrs in

Upper School dUring which students will be

going out into the "real world" in internships,

community service, dnd/or trips to other places

both in this country and dbroad.

Grade 1 0 will have d special opportunity to

explore this yedr. Thanks to the generosity of

John Knorr, fdther of dlum John Knorr (ddss

of 1989), the entire tenth grdde has been

Invited to spend Alternate Progrdm in Key West,

Floridd. They will be spending their days study­

ing biology under the direct ion of Leslie

Roughley, head of Steward's science depart­

ment . The trip includes stops dt the New Grdnd

Hdrbor Mdrine Institute, Dolphin Resedrch Cen­

ter, d sed turtle hospitdl, living reef, historic Key

West-TrurTldn's little White House dnd Ernest

HemingwdY's home.

Grddes 11 dnd 1 2 will be exploring our 10ed1 dred, serving dS interns in dred businesses dnd

community volunteer orgdnizdtions. In Mdrch

dfter spring bredk the students will dll hdve dn

opportunity to shdre the stories of their explo­

rdtions with one dnother in upper school dS­

sembly.

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••••••••••••••••••••••• STUDENTS SERVING OTHERS

A Tasty Way to Serve On two separate occasions Steward students

purchased, prepared dnd served medls for the

homeless people through the CARIT AS pro­

gram dt churches in the neighboflng drea .

CARITAS (Congregdtions A round Richmond

Involved To Assure Shelter) is a program pro­

viding food and shelter to homeless people

during the months from November to Apri l.

Under the supervision of Ms. Rugene Paulette, seniors Alex Rojas, Frazer Orgain, Cheryl Mayers, David Moeser dnd David Stokes along with

juniors Corbin Adamson, Elizabeth Schroeder dnd eighth grdder Steven Just served meals to dpproximdtely 30 homeless

people dt the River ROdd Methodist Church

on November 15th. And on Sunday, Decem­

ber 11, Ms.Carolyn Brandt organized

seven ninth graders to serve at Third Presbyte­

ridn Church at the request of Tim Pearson, father of Camberly Pearson. Chris Dnal, Drew Cosby, Brannan Heywood, Lindsay McCormick, Kristin Walton, Sara Rossmoore dnd

Camberly participated in this worthwhile

event. In dddition to serving the dinners, the

students also made sandwiches, bdgged lunches,

and stayed after to clean up. The students not

only prepdred d first-rate meal and provided

excellent service, they enjoyed themselves and

expressed interest in getting involved in future

CARIT AS projects .

• •••••••••••••••••••••• PROFILE: STEWARD TEACHER

Faculty Takes Action in Community and Holiday Spirit The faculty dnd staff of Steward is involved in

the Richmond community in a number of ways.

One in particular is Leslie Roughley, our

Upper School science tedcher. Most of Ms.

Roughley 's service and community leadership

has been through the Junior Chamber of Com­

merce, most commonly known as the Jaycees .

Ms. Roughley has been a member of the Nor­

folk JdYCees and she is currently a member of

the Richmond chapter. During that time, Ms.

Roughley has served as Chair for several chari­

table projects, including delivering Thanksgiv­

ing food baskets and d fund-raiser for Operd­

tion Smile (which orgdnizes medical missions to

third world countries) . Ms. Roughley served

for the Norfolk and Richmond Chapters as d

director in Community Development. From

April 1993 until May 1994, she served as

Community Development V ice President for

the Richmond Jaycees and supervised 1 5

projects during tha t year. From May 1994 to

the present, she serves as Chapter Manage­

ment Vice President for the Richmond Jay­

cees. Her responsibilities include: publication

of the chapter newsletter, supervision of chap­

ter meet ings which include speakers, public re­

Idtions, pldnning dnd trdining and office man-

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• AUCTION NEWS

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Get fired up for the Steward Auction '95 . We need your help. Solicit your favorite businesses

today! Hot items needed :

restaurant gift certificates • trips • jewelry sports related items • famous autographs

Don't forget your own talents dnd services such as:

Lessons (piano, tennis, dance,) • parties house, child and pet sitting

Let your imagination catch fire l Solicitation forms are available in the School office or contact

Linda Proffitt (740-4734) or Sherrl Wilton (740-4392) .

February 2 is the deadline. Fire in your donations todayl

PAGE 14

agement . The Richmond Jdycees meet twice a

month dnd have had a variety of speakers .

BeSides prOViding leadership training through

community service, Ms. Roughley and the Jay­

cees have fun I The Richmond Jdycees can be

found splitting wood every Saturday, dnd in

the winter, delivering the wood to those less

fortundte. Project WA.R.M. has provided

many families with their only source of heat for

the cold winter months . The Ukrop's/Rich­

mond Jaycees Christmas Parade is viewed each

year by more than 500,000 people (includ­

ing TV broadcasts of the event).

Ms. Roughley is fond of saying that" you get as

much out of the Jaycees as you're willing to

put into it!" Chuck Rothman, another fac­

ulty member who recently joined the Richmond

Jaycees, agrees .

Although Ms. Roughley has received many local

and state Jaycee awards, she has experienced

much greater satisfaction from the intangible re­

wards of working to help those less fortunate:

bringing Thanksgiving dinner to families who

would not otherwise have had any

delivering wood to a 95-year old man who

was caring for his son who was ill

delivering wood to a woman who was get­

ting ready to burn her furniture

providing a Christmas party for underprivi­

leged youngsters in Richmond

providing inner city youth from Richmond

with a trip to Washington, D. C. and the

Smithsonian Institute

providing a Halloween party for Big Broth­

ers!Big Sisters of Richmond

working with athletes dt the Special Olym­

pics

The Steward faculty not only encourages com­

munity involvement, they practice it!

JANUARY 1995

••••••••••••••••••••••• COUNSELOR C ORNER

Encouraging communication At this special time of reflecting on a year past

and projecting for the year to come, let us

recommit our time and energy to the awesome

responsibility and privi lege we share in the edu­

cating dnd raising of our children. let US re­

member and understand the difference between

encouraging and discouraging communication .

To encourage: " recognize improvement, • em­

phasize the good part of an assignment, • no­

tice effort, • emphasize what happened, not

who dd it, • show trust, respect and bel ief, •

emphasize the positive.

Discouraging communicdtlon emphdsizes the fin­

ished product, • compdres students with one

dnother and/or fdmily members, * gUdrdntees re­wards, • uses "yes, but " statements, * shows

Idck of trust, respect dnd belief, * uses Sdr­

casm, • predicts the future.

Encouraging communiCdtion often begins with

tdking time to observe dnd tune in to the likes

dnd needs of your chi ld.

. . . A QUIZ FOR PARENTS ( For fun)

Who is your child's best fr iend?

Whdt color would your child like his or her

room to be?

Who is your child's gredtest hero?

Whdt embdrrdsses your child the most?

Whdt is his or her biggest fedr?

Whdt is your ch ild's fdvorlte kind of music?

Whdt person outside the fdmily hds most influ-

enced your child 's life?

Of whdt dccomplishment is your child proud­

est?

Whdt is your child's b iggest compldint dbout

the fdmily?

Whdt redlly mdkes your child dngry?

Whdt gift from you does your child cherish

most?

Does your child feel too smdll, too big, too

thin, too fd t for his/her dge?

In gym, would your child rather pldY bdsket­

bdll, do exercises, or run reldYS?

Whdt are his/her favori te dnd ledst favorite sub-

Blue & Gold CONNECTION

jects in school?

Whdt IS your child's faVOrite TV show?

Whdt IS your child's favorite food?

Whdt would your child like to be when he!

she grows up?

Whdt would be your child's choice for a vaca ­

tlon : a cdmping trip, a visit to a big City, or

d boat trip?

W hich of these chores does your child dislike

most: w ashing the dishes, cleaning his/her

room, or taking ou t the trash?

What non-school book has your child most

recently redd?

What is his/her favorite family oCCdsion?

What nickndme is your child Cdlled by friends?

What is your child's biggest pet peeve?

What has been your child's favorite family va-

cation?

1 9 -2 4 = good listener

12-19 = pretty good

1 -1 1 = need more together time

• •••••••••••••••••••••• To THE FUTURE. ...

One goal reached ... Thanks to all of you, one gOdI has been reached I

The Development Office is very pleased to

report that pledges and contributions to the

'94 -'9 5 Annual Fund Campaign total ing

$80,401 .40 have been received to date,

thus surpassing our goal of $75,000. We

dre still aiming for 1 00% participation from as

mdny of our constituent groups dS possible, as

this provides US with an extremely strong posi­

tion when we ask for support from Funds dnd

Foundations . These people dlways want to

know two Important pieces of informdtion; how

much money you rdise and the percentages of

participation from your VdrlOUS support group,

such as trustees, parents, grandparents and

alumni .

We are happy to report the following levels of

participation dt this point in our Annudl Fund

Cdmpalgn :

• •••••••••••••••••••••• WINTER A THLETICS

Indoor Soccer Indoor soccer will operdte on an intramurdl baSIS

th iS yedr. There dre six teams of 3 -4 players

per team A round-robin type tournament will

be run throughout the winter season. One

morning per week will be spent developing

skills dnd dnother morning will be devoted to

tourndment pldY.

Basketball Teams Both the girls' dnd boys ' varsity tedms began

their sedsons in December. The tedms dre young,

but working very hard . The boys ' tedm hopes

to fin ish nedr the top of the Tri -Ci ties Indepen­

dent ledgue (T.C l.l.). The girls' team fdces

some tough and older competition in the league

of Independent Schools ( U .S.). Senior co­

Cdptain, Cheryl Mayers is on tdrget to score

her 1 OOOth point this season. If she accom­

plishes thiS, she will join Jennifer Keller (Class of 1988) as the only Steward athletes

to dchieve this gOdI.

The two middle school teams each have a full

schedule of gdmes which begin the second week

in Jdnudry .

• Trustees - 100% (NAIS - 88%')

• Pdrents - 74% (NAIS - 61% °)

• Grandparents - 18% • Facult y/Admin - 75%

• A lumni· 33% (NAIS - 21%")

"NAIS All Schools Av­erage (7992-3)

A sincere dnd hedrt­

felt "Thdnk you!" goes

out to all of you who

have helped us redch

our goal in the cam­

paign . Remember this

very important fact. . .

tuition and fees do not

cover the totdl cost of operdting our school,

or dny other school

for thdt matter.

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January 22

January 16

Lee, Jackson, King Day NO SCHOOL FOR

STUDENTS Faculty Professional

Development Day

January 23

January 15 - 28, 1995

January 17

Middle School 'A'vs, Central VA Patriots

(H) 4: 30 P ,I11,

Girls' B-Ball vs, Central VA Patriots

(H) - 6:00 p,m,

Boys' Varsity vs, Central VA Patriots

(H) 7:30 p,m,

January 24 Gr. 4 play to Beth Sholom

10:30 a.m,

Middle School 'A' vs. Amelia Academy

(A) 5:30 p.m,

Boys' Varsity vs. Amelia Academy

(A) 7:00 p.m.

January /8

Middle School '8' vs, Luther Memorial

(H) 4:00 p,m,

January 25

Gr. 4 play to JCC -10:00 a.m

and Laburnum Elementary

1:00 p,m,

Girls' B-Ball vs, Collegiate 'A' (A) 4 :00 p,m,

January 19

OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a,m, - 2:00 p,m,

Girls' B-Ball vs, st. Catherine's N

(H) 4:30 p.m,

Boys' Varsity vs, Rock Church (A) 7:00 p,m,

Jonuary26

OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a.m, - 2:00 p.m,

Middle School 'A' vs. St. Vincent de Paul

(H) 5:00 p.m,

Grade II Meeting Parents & Students 7:30 p.m. - Library

January 20

Gr. 4 play "Charlie and 'n,e

Chocolate Factory" 9:00 a,m, - auditorium

Girls' B-Ball vs, VES (A) 3:30 p,m.

Middle School 'A' vs. Amelia Academy

(H) 5:30 p.lII.

Boys' Varsity vs. Amelia Academy

(H) 7 :00 p.lII.

January 21

January 27 I January 28 Grade Ito SAT 1&]]

Virginia Museum (taken at another school) 9:45 a,m, - 12:30 p.m.

School Spelling Bee (grades 3-8)

9:00 a,m.

Girls' B-Ball vs. Belmead (H) 3 :30 p ,m.

Middle School 'B'vs. Collegiate '7' (A) 3:30 pm.

Boys' Varsity vs. Belmead (H) 5:00 p,m.

Janltary 29

F,bruary .s OPEN HOUSE 1:00 - 3 :00 p.m.

F,bruary J2

Lincoln's Birthday

JanuaryJO

Gr. 4 play to Reveille Pre-School

10:00 a.m.

Girls' B-Ball vs. VES (H) 4:30 p.m.

Midd le School 'B' vs. Millwood (H) 5:00 p.m.

F.b1'llary 6

OPEN HOUSE 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

F,bruary IJ

Boys' Varsity vs. Wi ll iamsburg Chri stian

(A) :] :OOp.m.

January 29 - February 18, 1995

January J1

Girls' B-Bal! vs. Central VA Patriots

(H) 5:30 p.m.

Boys' Varsity vs. Williamsburg Christian

(H) 7:00 p.m.

F.bruary 7

Girls' B-Ball vs. Richmond Christian

(H) 4:00 p.m. ----

Middle School 'A'vs. Richmond Christian

(H) 5:30 p.lll . -------

Boys' Varsity vs. Richmond Christian N

(H) 7 :00 p.m. ------

Parents' Association Board Meeting

7:00 p.m. -February 14

I.S Valentine Parties 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

-.- ------Middle School 'B' vs.

Collegiate '7' (I I) 5:00 p.m. -------

Middle School 'N vs. Collegiate '8' (H) 6:30 p.m.

----------LIS Tournament

(TBA)

F,bruary 1

Lower School Assembly (Reading Incentive

Kick-olI) 9:25 a.m.

February 8

Middle School 'B' vs. Luther Memorial

(II) 4:00 p.m.

F,bruary 15

LIS Tournament (TBA)

F,bnlal)' 2

Girls' B-Bal! vs. S t. Margaret's (A) 4:00 p.m.

Boys' Varsity vs. Tandem (H) 5:30 p.lll.

Febnfary 9

Middle School 'A' vs. Grove Avenue (H) 4:00 p.m.

-------Midd le School Girls' vs. Millwood (H) 5:30 p.m.

F.b1'llary 16

K to the Circus 9:45 a.m. - I :00 p.m.

---------. Boys' Varsity vs. New Conununity

(A) 4:00 p.m. - --------

Middle School 'N vs . Riclunond Christian

(A) 5:00 p.m -----------

Middle School 'J:!' vs. Good Shepherd (H)7:00 p.m.

F,bruary 3

Intenm Reports given to students (grs. 6-12)

Girls' B-Bal! vs. Covenant (H) 3:45 p.m.

Middle School 'A'vs Covenant (H) 5:30 p.m.

Boys' Varsity vs. Covenant (H) 7:00 p.m.

P,bnlary 10

Gr. 4 play to Wilton House

9:30a.m. --------

Middle School 'A'vs St. V incent de Paul

(A) 4.00 p.m. --------

Middle School Valentine Dance

F,brual)' / 7

Grade 2 to V A Science Museulll 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m

------------LIS Tournament

(TBA)

February " Registration deadline

for ACT

Middle School 'A' Kcnston Forest

Invitational (A) 11'00 a.m

F,bruary I J

Fcb1'llary 18