The Steward School

From the Headmaster·s Desk Steward Students: Making An Impact On The Community

Anyone who attended Family Fun Night might have noticed a new addition to the evening's activities--class booths operated by the Upper School featur­ing car washing, cupcake decorating, face painting and some gruesome Hal­loween bandaging. These activities not only added to the class treasury; they also provided students the opportunity to work and have fun together as a class. Through these and similar projects, students learn teamwork, coopera­tion , responsibility, and the class begins to identify itself as a distinctive group within the school family.

With these benefits in mind , we have placed a special emphasis on class and student projects this year. Many of these activities go beyond the confines of the Steward campus and involve a variety of service and charitable efforts that involve our students in the greater Richmond community . Here are some noteworthy examples . The seniors are volunteering their time to CARITAS, a program that provides shelter and meals for the homeless on weekends and is hosted by a number of area churches. On November 15th, Steward seniors will buy, prepare, serve meals and clean up afterwards when River Road Meth­odist hosts the program. The juniors are donating their time to a boys ' home and a downtown soup kitchen. Sophomores are hosting the traditional stu­dent-teacher basketball game which is a fund-raiser for their favorite charity. The 9th graders are coordinating the "Warm for Winter" project collecting blan­kets, jackets, sweaters and gloves for the needy.

These activities are not limited to the Upper School. In anticipation of the holidays, the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are planning a musical program and goodwill visit to Lakewood Manor and Ginter Hall, area homes for the elderly. The entire Lower School will be supporting refugee families who have come to the U.S. from Haiti , Vietnam, Bosnia and Mexico. The Middle School will also be sponsoring needy families through the Henrico County Christmas Mother. These holiday projects can be especially meaningful because students can see their efforts have a direct and personal benefit on others. This helps our students empathize and understand the needs of those less fortunate .

These activities that I mention only scratch the surface. They do not in­clude the individual commitments of our students (and teachers) and the other service opportunities made available during Altemate Program. In recent years, many schools have started to require service for graduation. I suspect that if we imposed such a requirement at Steward that most of our students would exceed the standard in short time. As a group and as individuals, Steward students are making an impact on their community in innumerable of ways. This commitment is an inseparable part of the Steward experience. At Stew­ard, service is part of our culture and expectation for all students because in doing for others we learn about ourselves and our world .

CONNECTION

In this issue November 1994

• The Alternate Program

• Athletic Wrap-Up

• The Lower School Report

• In the Middle

• Upper School Highlights

• Senior Spotlight

• Trips and Treats

• Math & Science

• Model United Nations

• Community Service

... and much more!

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Conneclion is pub­lished monlhly in an effort to improve communications within the school family.

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'Lower School 'RIport ~ .,

The Lower School loved the Halloween Festival that the Middle School put on for their younger school mates, on October 31 .

The holiday season is already upon us and in the Lower School we have started planning to Adopt 121m­migrant Families, all recent arrivals in our country, and all with young children, are from Bosnia, Cambodia, Haiti , Mexico and Vietnam. This is a program we initiated and have been involved with for the past 4 years . For Thanks­giving every adopted family will receive a Thanksgiving dinner that will be collected by lower school classes. For the Christmas season, each class will collect items that their "adopted" families can use. The specific list of fami­lies and information about each family will be distributed to the classes shortly. Some suggestions of practical items for the adults are wallets, umbrellas , scarves, hats, gloves, socks and alarm clocks. As for the children, Mei Leng Lau, the volunteer coordinator at the Refugee Cen­ter, suggested leaving ideas up to us and the students here "children the world over like toys, games, crayons and coloring books, etc ." We may be in need of "family volunteers" to help with the deliveries at Thanksgiving and Christmas time, so if you are interested , please let Ed Rossmoore know.

they began their market survey with brainstorming activi­ties at each of the lower school grades. 0Ne will be happy to accept more donations to fund the indoor pool with water slide, roller coaster and video arcade on the brain­storming wish list) . Otherwise, the Economics class does know about the need to stay within a budget!

Ecology Club, under the direction of Bettsie Miller, has reemerged in a slightly different format this year. The members, who are any third , fourth or fifth grader who cares to participate, may join in the planning of the monthly outings. Parental participation is encouraged. The group has explored the Pony Pasture area at James River Park and has paddled canoes and a kayak on Mrs. Miller's farm. They also planned and enjoyed an ovemight expe­rience at Camp Friendship in Palmyra, Virginia.

FUTUREKIDS will be offering an after school com­puter enrichment program on Wednesday aftemoons beginning November 16th. Classes will be offered at both 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and will be 50 minutes long. The enrichment program is in its second year and is designed to give the students the opportunity to work beyond what the class schedule allows in the school day. The class size is small so each child gets plenty of personalized attention.

The Lower School Playground Devel­opment Project is underway. Mrs. Brandt's senior Economics class with the assistance of their Junior Achievement consultant , Bobby Christian, is serving as consultants to the Lower School Student Council. The Economics class has already divided into committees: site development, procurement, and marketing . On Thursday, November 3, On the way back from /he pumpkin farm (f-r: Mary Warden Good, Bobbie Lou LDng)

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October was a busy month for the Middle School. Evening meetings for parents and teachers at each grade level pro­vided a time when parents could tell faculty and administra­tion what they thought was going well and which areas need some attention . The meetings were characterized by positive comments from parents, straight answers from facul ty, and the shared belief that Steward can do an even better job of meeting our students' needs when we work toward that goal thoughtfully and deliberately.

Later in the month, we all enjoyed Family Fun Night on Friday the 28th. A Middle School dance was just a part of the fun. Attendance at Middle School dances continues to be quite high. Most of our O'Nn students attend, along with a few in­vited guests. Occasionally a handful of our ninth graders come to show the Middle Schoolers how to really enjoy themselves.

Mrs. Woodle, Jennifer L1lourel/e and Ashleigh McL1urin show the lower schoolers how 10 play lic-Iac-loo.

On Halloween Monday, Middle School students hosted a Halloween Carnival for Lower School students. The drizzly rain did not "dampen" the fun. Lower School Students circulated to booths that had been organized by students in Middle School Advisory Groups. Everyone was very busy bobbing for apples, having fortunes told, faces painted, throwing sponges at heads, playing tennis ball , tic tac toe bingo, and doing the popcorn walk. After enjoying cupcakes and lemonade with their adopted lower school classes, all went to the gym for a grand finale with performer Jonathan Austin, a juggler. It was one of the best afternoons in recent memory, and many thanks go out to the creative, energetic teachers, students and wonderfully sup­portive parent volunteers for making the day a tremendous suc­cess.

It has been a full and invigorating month! The Middle School had a special assembly on recovered treasure form the 14th century sunken Spanish galleon, Atocha. The stu­dents have been busy in their classes, and have had field trips to the Virginia Science Museum, the Meteorology Service at Channel 12, to the Math and Science Center, and to Agecroft Hall.

As the December holiday season approaches, the Middle

Rachel Whitten, 8en Wolff, Harry 8aron and 8ranUey Scoll pose for the camera al the Halloween Carnival

School will be working with the Henrico County Christmas Mother Program this year. We will be providing gifts and cloth­ing for the children and food for the whole family. Once we have the critical information of sizes, number within the family, and holiday wishes, we will begin collecting money for this worthwhile project from November 5 to December 5.

The plan is to then take some students shopping for the needed items. Volunteers are needed for this, so if you can help ... please call Nancy Gottwald (556-5500) or Susan Latourelle (360-4266) . As always, all help and support are greatly appreciated.

Congratulations Are In Order

Bravo to seniors Alec Kean, Jenny McComas, and Parke Rhoads and sophomore George cauble, the mem­bers of the Battle of the Brains team which defeated Manchester High School in the first round of the regional contest. Watch for the taped telecast of the victory on Dec. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Congratulations to Lalnle Haskell, who has been nomi­nated by the faculty as Steward's representative to the Hugh O'Brian Leadership Seminar. The Hugh O 'Brian Youth Foundation's mission is to motivate and develop future lead­ers, preparing them for leadership both in their school and in the future.

Spotlighting the Senior Spartans

Cycling, climbing, painting, acting, cheering , singing .. always energetic, always involved ... are descriptions which fit this year's senior class. One hallmark of the Steward experience is opportunity, the opportunity to be all that you can be, to challenge yourself in the classroom, on the stage, on the athletic field , in hobbies, or in community activities and the opportunity to be accepted as an individual, unique and special. From the newest Spartan (Alex Rojas , our American Field Service student from the Domincan Republic) to the old­est (Cheryl Mayers, who has been here since kindergarten). the entire class has seized its opportunities. The result is a class that is both interested and interesting. Here are some highlights:

Monica Kallman ... singer extraordinaire ... a Spartan in Middle School who left and came back ... and we are glad!, .. selected for District Chorus last year. . works for a marketing firm ... enjoys outdoor activities and Aikido and involvement in B'nai B'rith Youth Organization .. . her dream? to sing profes­sionally.

Alec Kean ... member olthe Battle of the Brains team .. . one of Mr. Imirie's independent study theatre proteges .. . involved in FOCUS (Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools ... interested in sports (wi th football a special love) ... hopes for a career in politics (and has begun this year as a senior class officer!) .

Jenny McComas .. . strong example of the diversity of Steward 's Fine Arts program and the ability to experience it all

(artist, singer in Girls Ensemble, actress, tech crew member, set designer) ... pianist (and participant in Steward's Stunt Tal­ent Night) ... three year member of and captain of this year's Battle of the Brains team ... class secretary ... Model UN partici­pant since tenth grade (and secretary this year) ... yearbook assistant editor in 1992-4 and editor 1994-5) .. . senior class secretary ... one goal involves writing children's literature.

Cheryl Mayers ... all-around athlete ... stalwart goalie of the field hockey team, winner of many athletic letters during her career here in field hockey, basketball , and tennis ... winner of many awards as well (conference All-Star teams in basketball for three years and field hockey last year) ... participant in (and president last year and this) of Model UN ... class officer just about every year, organizer of the Upper School spring fun day last year ... member of the Battle of the Brains team ... planning a career in marketing.

David Moeser ... avid competitive climber .... but interested in other outdoor activities as well.. .modest about his accom­plishments but highly touted for his climbing prowess by his fellow classmates ... his concern for the environment motivated him to approach Mr. Stackhouse about reinstituting a recylcing program here at school.. .has held a job as a paper carrier .. . is now a part-time clerk at Ukrop's .. . juggling school, extra-cur­ricular activities (lacrosse and soccer in past years, Model UN now), climbing, and work ... interested in pursuing fisheries (i .e. fresh water) biology.

Frazer Orgain ... avid athlete ... soccer player (and team captain) for Steward and for select soccer teams (FC Rich­mond Magic in 1993-4 and Richmond Strikers in 1994-5) ... played soccer in Europe in the summer of 1993 .. . other sports include basketball and lacrosse .. . other interests are hunting, fishing and being outdoors ... one claim to fame? winner of the "Miss Steward" contest. .. a personal goal is to achieve the rank of Eagle scout...one possibility - a military career.

Parke Rhoads ... participant in the Advanced Scholars Program at VCU since September, 1993 (taking a human physi­ology class this semester) ... participant in the National Youth Leadership Foundation summer program at Harvard for stu­dents interested in medicine as a career ... model UN member for four years (and currently VP) .. . member of the Battle olthe Brains team ... rider on the Signet cycling circuit...ambition? the field of medicine.

Susanne Reynolds .. . singer (member of Sing Out South in 1992-3) cheerleader ... member of Model UN and the literary magazine ... actress in last year's spring musical. .. Lower School aide ... employed at Applebee 's ... hoping for a career in com­munications.

Alex Rojas .. . American Field Service Exchange student from the Dominican Republic living with the Paulettes ... already has contributed to the soccer team .. . will be helping in the Fine Arts with theatre productions ... member of Model UN .. . here less than two months and elected a senior class officer and Presi­dent of the economics class student company ... hopes to be­come an entreprenuer in the business world.

David Stokes .. . interested in lifting, climbing, hunting and fishing , and photography ... lover of history ... has held jobs as dishwasher, warehouse clerk, and in auto detailing .. .instrumental, along with Dave Moeser, in encourag­ing Mr. Stackhouse to reinstitute a recycling program. .. hopes for a history-related career.

Exploring the World Alternate Program Reaches Out

A number of changes have been implemented in this year's Alternate Program in order to move toward a more structured educational experience. This year the program will run from March 2 to March 10, six and one­half days rather than the nine and one-half days of years past. In addition, the program will follow the theme, "Ex­ploring the World" in both Middle and Upper Schools.

Course offerings for Middle School will be aca­demic in nature and will include hands-on activities. Teachers will be able to expand the curriculum or open up a new area for exploration and study. Offerings in computer art, archeology, astronomy, and film study will give middle schoolers an opportunity to "explore the world ." Field trips and guest teachers will add diversity to the courses planned for the Middle School.

The focus of Upper School Alternate Program will be providing college admission, career and community service exploration. Some possibilities are still under ex­amination however, most ninth and tenth graders will be on campus and will begin their exploration with individual interest inventories. A computer search via Virginia VIEW, the Virginia state career information delivery system, will give students the latest information on colleges and ca­reers . Other activities will include a tour of several nearby

Teacher Models Commitment to Service

From October 27-30, Steve Rittenhouse, seventh and eleventh grade English teacher, participated with six other members of River Road United Methodist Church in the Appalachian Service Project, an organization de­signed to repair housing in low-income areas . Based in Jonesville, Virginia, (about seventy miles west of Bristol), the project also attracted volunteers from Knoxville, Ten­nessee, and the environs of Indianapolis, Indiana. The Richmond group worked on a house deep in a hollow in Lee County, where coal-mining is the main source of in­come. On Friday and Saturday they cut and put up dry­wall in two rooms , installed two windows , and insulated a ceiling. Mr. Rittenhouse returned to Richmond Sunday with some new carpentry skills, sore muscles, much grati­tude from the homeowner, and a sense of appreciation for all he takes for granted.

colleges and universities, visits to local businesses and organizations , guest speakers from the Richmond com­munity, and many other opportunities to find out firsthand what is in store for them in the future. All juniors and se­niors will be encouraged to be off campus in career-inter­est internships, community service, or school-sponsored trips .

This year's coordinators of Alternate Program are Margaret Maclin and Laraine Brumberg. Committee members are Steve Stackhouse, Carolyn Brandt, Dick Levy, Sandy Shaw, Woody Woodhouse, and Charles Rothman. Parents who have agreed to serve on the com­mittee to shape Altemate Program in future years are Connie Pearson, Ravenel Rhoads , Wanda Bower, and Lois Just-Myers. As the school year progresses, the AI­temate Program Committee will be meeting to insure that this year's changes will be a step forward in Steward's efforts to provide the best possible experience for its stu­dents. Please contact a committee member if you would like to volunteer to help with presenting this program as a speaker, teacher, or as a driver for some of the off-cam­pus activities .

Corrections :

Junior Ellis Ann McClung's name was inadvertantly omitted from the Field Hockey AII­Tournament team of the Trinity Invitational.

Drew Cosby was installed as the Master Councilor of the Westhampton Chapter Order of DeMolay and not the Senior Councilor as incor­rectly reported .Our apologies for these errors .

"It is better to . " give ..• The Service Club of The Steward School is accepting

donations for toys, summer clothes and children's books to aid South American children in need. The donations will be accepted all year long and delivered directly to the children by a local dentist who visits the area several times a year. Your participation is greatly appreciated . Please bring the donations to the School for the Service Club sponsors, Mary Vargo or Chuck Rothman, or give to one of the following Service Club members: Dina Miller, Josh Spain, Ashlee Healey and Hunter Lansing.

The Science Department's cross grade level educa­tional program was developed to encourage curiosity of young minds and to motivate "scientists .... of the Upper School through instructional and fun lab experiments

Do you know what oobleck, glurch and slime are? Steward students in kindergarten, grades 1 and 11 do. In the second of this year's six science interdivisional lessons, the juniors in Ms. Roughley's chemistry class in­structed lower school students in the behavior of poly­mers such as oobleck (a substance with properties of both liquids and solids),glurch (a hard, rubbery SUbstance that bounces) and slime (a highly elastic transparent sub­stance). Students of all ages, including Headmaster Steve Stackhouse, enjoyed making and playing with these poly­mers.

Other science activities that involve a combination of lower, middle and upper school classes include:

2nd and 6th grades

1 st and 9th grades

3rd, 6th & 10th grades

1 st and 7th grades

5th and 6th grades

2nd , 4th & 11th grades

. 2nd and 7th grades

volcanoes

bubble lab

Rainforest Rescue Campaign (Students sold t-shirts and "saved" 10 acres of rainforest. )

frog lab

air pollution lab

chemical demonstrations

microscope feather lab

1 st and 6th grades

3rd and 10th grades

space stories

Baltimore aquarium visit

Another aspect of The Steward School science pro­gram involves field trips to places far and near. Loca­tions of Upper School and Middle School science field trips in the last two years have included :

Science Museum

Channel 6 and Weatherman Alan Winfield

Whale Watch off the coast at Virginia Beach

Surry Nuclear Power Plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

Baltimore Aquarium

Amelia Mine

False Cape State Park (6th grade overnight field experience)

Anatomy Lab at MCV

Meeting of the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society at the University of Richmond

Students in the Lower School are enjoying new hands­on science resources purchased at the beginning of this school year. Also new this year is the addition of a sepa­rate laboratory period for Upper School biology and chemistry classes so that these students now receive six hours of science instruction per week.

For the third year in a row, human anatomy and physi­ology is taught as a senior science elective. Do not be

alarmed if you overhear Steward ·scientists" discussing the femur, the ulna and the cranium (bones of the leg, arm and skull)!

A major focus in the beginning of the second semes­ter will be preparation for The Steward School Science Fair to be held February 18, 1995. We will showcase the new science facilities in Taylor Hall as well as the talents and imaginations of our students in grades 8, 9 and 10. Ms. Vargo's eighth grade projects will revolve aroundeatth science while Mrs. Duke's 9th graders will conduct re­search in the field of phYSical science . Sophomore re­search will center on the study of biology, as supervised by Ms. Roughley.

Steward teachers have participated in many profes­sional development activities designed to enhance K-12 science teaching . In September, a two-day "Hands On Science" program promoted by the National Diffusion Network was presented to all Steward science teachers. Science Department faculty members have recently at­tended the following workshops and conferences:

American Chemical Society workshop for Chemistry in the Community Cooperative Learning and Science

Birds of a Feather

Mrs. Duke's seventh grade science class helped Mrs . Rickett's second grade make mi­croscope slides to view bird feathers . The second grade was studying a unit on birds and the seventh grade got a chance to use their new microscope skills. EVERYONE en­joyed the experience! !

Sci-Quest The Science of Nuclear Energy at the University of Virginia Hazardous Weather Conference at Godwin High School Greater Richmond Council of Science Educators conferences (Ms. Roughley serves as President­Elect.) Virginia Association of Science Teachers confer­ences Virginia Quality Education in Science and Technol­ogy conferences National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) area conference

As a result of attendance at the workshop at the Uni­versity of North Carolina sponsored by the American Chemical Society, Ms. Roughley was asked to edit the textbook, Chemistry in the Community'. Her name and the School 's will appear in the third edition of the text , currently in production .

The Science Department firmly believes that students learn best when they are motivated by excitement ... so ... Steward Science SIZZLES!

Josh Spain explains ltJe microscope to Ussie Cain

The Second Grade was busy studying birds during the month of October. We decided to approach this unit as a research unit. The class listed all different ways they would like to gather information. We used books, video tapes , audio tapes, film strips , and people as our resources. We had a visitor named Alan Durham come to class with three large tropical birds. We went on a bird watching walk in the Steward woods with bird watcher and faculty husband , Jim Conyers. We traveled to the Three Lakes Aquarium and Nature Center and saw a Great Blue Heron take off over one of the lakes. We visited the science lab in Taylor Hall to look at bird feathers under microscopes with the middle school science classes . Each student kept a journal throughout the unit to record new facts as well as their own thoughts and reflections . To wind up our study, each student choose one topic relating to birds and wrote a report about it. The class learned lots of new things about birds. They also learned that they have the power to find information in a variety fo ways.

Secret Boxes and Trihexaflexagons

On Friday, October 28, four Steward Middle School students and Mrs. Patti Woodle traveled to the Mathematics and Science Center for a Math Field Day, sponsored by the Greater Richmond Council of Teach­ers of Mathematics . The annual event has been a tradi­tional field trip for one boy and one girl from each of the sixth and seventh grades forthe last six years. Attending this year as Steward 's representatives were, from the sixth grade, Anusha Abbasiand Willie Paoletto, and from the seventh grade Blair Jacobsen and Adam Rafeh .

The Field Day is · varied in its composition and activities. Starting the day are individual and team com­petitions, while the teachers attend a Professional Devel­opment Workshop. After the group competition, students and teachers alike attend two workshops. This year's selections included many hands-on activities such as making secret boxes and trihexaflexagons . Both of these activities build spatial perception skills needed for high school geometry. Puzzles and math riddles are always a favorite, as students leam to "read " other students' minds. We leamed how to start with a circle and end up with a truncated tetrahedron, also. After lunch, Mr. Steve Upinski , a math specialist. presented a talk on paradoxes and puzzles.

Impressed? You should be! These four students learned a lot, and will share their new knowledge with their Steward classes, so that all will have the benefits of the day.

National Book Week Library Activities

This year, the Steward Ubrary has scheduled two dif­ferent activities for Lower School students during National Book Week, November 14-18. Kindergarten through third grade will have an opportunity to design their own puzzles. They will either draw a favorite character from a book or design a book cover for their puzzle. Fourth and fifth grade students will use their imaginations to write a story about the future . Their stories will be entered in a book publishing contest sponsored by Raintree/Steck-Vaughn Publ ishers. If their stories are selected for publication , they will be professionally il lustrated . The grand prize winners will receive $500 and a publishing contract. Hon­orable Mention winners receive $25 .

Counselor's Corner It's an exciting place, this place called The Steward

School, and I feel very fortunate to be a member of such a commited and dynamic family of professionals. I mar­vel at the energy level of the teachers and students, and I look forward to the day when I will know all of the "ins and outs" of this very special place. Being a counselor/ friend for K-12 is a dynamic and challenging task. To know where to begin is a question that confronts me on a daily basis. With such a multi-faceted student body, I am conscious of a wide variety of needs, wants and "must haves" voiced by the students, faculty and parents of this unique and evolving school.

It was enlightening and fun to host an open forum assembly for the Upper School students Tuesday, Octo­ber 25 with no faculty or administrative input. The dia­logue was animated, informative, and focused on the student's "ownership" of Steward . Many expressed an interest to be more involved in issues of student school spirit, marketing, time management strategies, and com­munication skills . Efforts have already been made to re­spond to the student requests through workshops, spe­cial assemblies and student activities .

Speaking of Communication ... There are three basic principles for constructive communication when there is a concern:

1) Each individual 's thoughts and feelings are real and important to that Individual and must be re­spected as such (the size or age of the Individual does not change the importance)

2) Each person has the responsibility to hear (not just listen to) the other person. Repeat the other person's statement in such a way as to show him/her that you have heard what he/she has said.

3) Evaluate the Intention (control , compromise, in­formation , negotiation, power, etc.) of the communica­tion: why you feel the way you feel, if you have a sug­gested resolution for a problem. Try to look at it from the other person's perspective by "putting yourself in his/her shoes ."

Remembering those three principles can keep us all working toward the win-win relationship of people and purpose. Stay in touch. I'rn here for you!

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN

presented by

The Steward School Theatre Department

Friday and Saturday November 18-19

8:00 p.m.

Sunday matinee November 20

3:00 p.m.

Admission is $4.00

For information,

call the School at 740-3394

Literary Magazine The Upper School Division of the Literary Maga-

zine has elected three editors for the 94-95 year.

Literary editor - Kristen Walton

Art editor - Tara Garner

Feature editor - Welly Sanders

Steward1s Model United Nations Program 11 Years in the Making

What activity requires hours of research and practice, night

meetings, trips to other cities, and involves half of the Upper

School students and selected 8th graders? It is the Steward

Model United Nations (MUN) program.

Steward sent 26 students off to the University of Virginia

on November 3. Armed with documents, briefing papers, re­

search and 2 months' planning, the delegates were ready for

38 days of the UVAMUN (University of Virginia Model United

Nations) . The students returned on November 6 with tired feet

from walking the campus, and exhausted bodies and minds from 3 nearly sleepless nights.

Freshman Drew Cosby had a legitimate reason for his

exhaustion: he was literally dragged from his bed at 3:00 a.m.

by armed guards who drove the National Security Council to

their crisis center. There, the "President" and his national se­

curity advisors had two hours in which to act to stop a terrorist

group from using a Soviet-made multiple-warhead nuclear

ballistic missile. The crisis was resolved with minimal loss of

life. Drew, acting as Vice President, was driven back to the hotel and his bed at 5:00 a.m.

Regular committee work was demanding enough, but cri­

ses occurred in all committees: dictators tended to die just

after a visit from Jimmy Carter. (Simulations can be fun!)

The Steward delegates to the UVAMUN, their countries, committees and topics were:

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Nuclear Liability I reland: Alex Rojas, Jason Gregg Nuclear Nonproliferation Peru : David Ryder, Chad Whitten North Korea Zaire: Shawn Lewis, Chris Ray

LEGAL COMMITTEE Foreign Intervention in

Self-determination The Role of U.N. Peacekeepers

& Peacemakers The Scourge of Terrorism

Ireland: George Cauble, Aaron Payne

Peru: Lainie Haskell, Sam Proffitt Zaire: Susanne Reynolds,

Chris Hagy

SOCIAL & HUMANITARIAN COMMITTEE Youth Ireland: Ellis Ann McClung,Ben Reif Refugees Peru: Laura Ward Russian Social Problems

SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE Peace in Cyprus Ireland: Matt Gottwald, The Question of Palestine Stephen Paulette

Peru:

Zaire:

Kate Hulcher, Fahad Qureshi Travis Nida, Paul Douglas

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY Evaluating UN Peacekeeping Ireland: Elizabeth Schroeder, Trade & Security in the Erin Robinson Former Warsaw Pact Also simulated:

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES Legalization of Drugs Peru: Corbin Adamson, Urbanization Heather Cohn Economic Integration

u.s. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Drew Cosby served as Vice President

Steward students have participated in 15 model United

Nations simulations in 11 years . They have been to confer­

ences at the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, a

Manassas High School, and have attended the National High

School Model UN in New York City. In the process Steward

has earned a strong reputation as a well-prepared, powerful

MUN force.

"Each year students from schools all over the Eastern

Seaboard seek out our delegates to work with at Model'UN,"

explained Mrs. Meyer, sponsor. "It is great to know that

Steward 's reputation is equal to that of the large public schools

and other private schools," she said. "There are usually be­

tween 60-80 schools represented, and they know and respect

us. "

How a Reputation is Built

Model UN involves months of preparation at meetings ev­

ery Wednesday night for individual and delegation research .

Preparation for MUN includes phone calls, letters and faxes to

the embassies and consulates of the countries Steward rep­resents. Students read newspapers, periodicals and books

on their topics. Guest speakers help give the students a more

subtle understanding of the views of other nations. This year

Shahwar Qureshi, Steward alum and UVA graduate, has of­

fered her expertise at the weekly meetings. Shahwar was part

of the Model UN program at Steward and at UVA during her

college years.

Delegates must know everything possible about the coun­

tries they represent. They study geography, religions, eco­

nomics, trade, government, culture and international relations

of the country represented. Students help each other by ex­

plaining complex material and sharing research as a team.

Each student represents a nation on one of several com­

mittees of the United Nations. Each committee simulation re­

quires the delegates to have researched 3 or 4 topics which

are under consideration by the real United Nations. A delegate

must be prepared to speak for or against resolutions, to write

resolutions, to caucus with other delegates from other schools

representing other nations, and to vote on issues as their coun-

try would vote.

Just over 50 percent of Steward's delegates to the Univer­

sity of Virginia Model United Nations were attending their first

conference. "UVAMUN was an excellent introductory experi­

ence because the University offered workshops before the for­

mal opening session," Mrs. Meyer said. Students worked on

resolution writing and the ru les of parl iamentary procedure,

and learned to use the University's United Nations documents in the library.

Early in the school year the Upper Schoolers invite 4 eighth

graders to take part in Model UN. These 8th graders are cho­

sen by vote based upon academic record, maturity and speak­

ing ability. Chosen this year were Matt Gottwald, Stephen Paulette, Fahad Qureshi and Key Easterly. Key was not

able to accept due to other responsibi lities, and will be replaced

by another 8th grader. Matt, Stephen and Fahad attended the

UVAMUN, and all four will attend the ODUMUN.

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UVAMUN is a small conference of about 500 students, : Meeting the MUN : and was used to prepare Steward's delegates for the much : Financial Challenge : larger Old Dominion University Model UN (ODUMUN), which : A generous gilt from a participanfs father paid the : involves 1,100-1 ,200 students from Virginia and many other • cost of the bus which took the Steward Model UN del- • states. The National High School Model UN in New York has : egates to Charlottesville for the UVAMUN. "The gilt was a : about 2,000 delegates from allover the United States. • great help to many of us,· said Cheryl Mayers, Pres i- •

: dent of the Model UN at Steward . "Model UN is expen- : • sive, especially if you go to more than one, and this year • : Steward is taking part in three, " Cheryl explained. : • To help each student lower costs the Model UN will • • • • • hold several fund-raisers. •

Accompanying the students to UVA were teachers Mitra

Palmer, Chuck Rothman and Norva Meyer, sponsor. Shahwar

and Faisal Qureshi joined the group also. Mrs. Meyer always

encourages Steward parents to visit each model UN to ob-• • serve, or to join the group as a chaperone. Michael Payne,

: Gift Wrap Service for Steward Parents : father of Aaron Payne, was a chaperone at UVAMUN. Par­ents visiting the conference included.

Currently preparing for the ODUMUN are 35 students. They

will represent Belize, Hungary and the Dominican Republic.

Exchange Student Takes the Lead

Steward 's exchange student, Alex Rojas, is from the

Dominican Republic. Alex is Head Delegate representing his

• • • The holiday season's hectic pace can be eased for • • Steward parents and friends by hiring Model UN delegates • : to wrap gifts! You can call Mrs. Meyer at the School or at : • her home to arrange for 2 students to come to your home • : to wrap your gifts for a donation. Your gilts will be ready, : • and the 2 MUN delegates will have earned part of their • • • • conference fees. Cal l the School, 740-3394, or Mrs. Meyer, • • 741-81 12 (evenings) to arrange your gift wrapping . We •

: will use your gift wrap, tags, ribbon, tape and scissors. : • • own nation, and is working to make the Dominican delegation • •

as perlect as possible. This goal is especially important to Alex : Buy Professional Quality Gift Bows : because he plans a career as a diplomat. : Parents and friends can purchase professional qual- :

Historic Security Council

Each year the ODUMUN offers a special simulation called

the Historic Security Council, based upon what might have

happened if the UN Security Council had existed during a par­

ticular crisis situation. This year's simulation will deal with the

Partition of Palestine, 1944-45, and the creation of Israel.

Steward has been chosen to represent the Jewish Agency,

which included top Jewish negotiators seeking a homeland at

the end of World War II . Two of Steward s most experienced

delegates, seniors Jenny McComas and Parke Rhoads, will sit on this Council.

Eighth Graders Selected

Model UN is a very challenging academic extra-curricular

activity for Upper School students and for a select group of Steward 8th graders.

• ity gift bows from Model UN for $10.00 for a bag of 10 • : large, full bows in red, green and white. Stop by Room 13 : • in Dixon Hall to purchase your bows. There will be samples • : available in the office. :

• • • • • Pledges for 100 Freethrows • • • • Your pledge can help defray MUN costs! Model UN • • students will be seeking pledges in January for help with • : expenses of the trip to the ODUMUN. Each student del- : • egate will get pledges for each free-throw he or she can • : sink, out of a total of 100 shots. The redeemed pledges : • will go to the expenses of the student who took the • : pledges. Your support can make a tremendous difference : • for the student you support. • : Further fundraising events will be held to help the del- : • egates selected to attend the National High School Model • : United Nations in New York. This is a costly trip, but a : • wonderlul experience. Students will try to ease the bur- • : den on their families with their work at fund raising . :

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Fall Sports Wrap-Up FIEWHOCKEY

The team finished the season in 3rd place in the L.I.S. Division II. The overall record was 6-10-3 with a 2-2-2 record in Division II. Highlights of the season include a 2-1 overtime victory over Trinity, a 3-0 win over St. Gertrude's, and a hard-fought 0-0 tie with Collegiate's JV team . The team lost to Virginia Episcopal School in the semi-finals of the U.S. toumament, but the 0-1 overtime loss was Steward's best-played game of the year. Steward's mix­ture of middle and upper school girls really hassled Vir­ginia Episcopal's senior-dominated squad , but the semi­final loss meant that Steward would not appear in the championship final for the first time in five years . Three players were named to the U.S. All-Star Team: senior Cheryl Mayers, and juniors Corbin Adamson and

Ellis Ann McClung. Mayers amassed 103 saves as goalkeeper. Adamson was the team's leading scorer with 11 goals. Junior Tara Garner was the team 's second­leading scorer with 10 goals (Gamer's season was cut short in late September due to a serious knee injury that will keep her out of action until her senior year) . McClung continued to anchor the defense from her position as sweeper. The team looks to a strong future with only one senior graduating .

VARSITY SOCCER

The 1994 squad completed the season with an over­all record of 4-12-1 and a fourth place finish in the Vir­ginia Commonwealth Conference standings. Although the team's performance was not what they had hoped it would be, there were some highlights of the season.

Senior co-captain, Frazer Orgaln , had another fine season as the goalkeeper. In one game alone, he totaled over 50 goalie saves. Orgain was the only Spartan named to the VCC All-Conference team, but sopho­more Sam Proffitt received an Honorable Mention to the All-Conference Team. Another sophomore, George Cauble, was named to the VCC Academic All-Conference Team.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER

The 1994 Slewarrl Girts' Field Hockey leam: Front Row p-r) Laura Slabaugh Becky Meyerhoff. Jennifer Latourelle, EI!is Ann McClung, Elizabeth Latus, Ash/ee Healey, Amanda Keck; Second Row (I.~) Blair Jacobsen: ElIZabeth Schroeder, Lamie Haskell, Cheryl Mayers, Corbin Adamson, Kale Hu/cker; Back Row (I-r) CilIlim Rossmoore, Rachel Whitten, Nikki Voltz, Jessica Gray, Anusha Abbasi, Michelle Whitaker. Coach Rice

The middle school team recorded its best overall record in several years (5-6-2) . The team notched wins over Tandem, Cov­enant, Collegiate "8", and Luther Memorial. In late September, the team tied St.Christopher's middle school squad for the first time ever. The team was led by Will Perkins (6th grade), Murat Bilgin (7th grade) , and Stephen Paulette (8th grade) .

Open Gym The Parents' Association will sponsor an Open Gym

on Sunday afternoons beginning November 6. The gym will be open from 2:00 to 5:00 to any student in grades 8 through 12. Basketball, volleyball, sports videos, and mu­sic will be the order of the day. Drinks and snacks will be sold by the Steward Athletic Boosters. Students must wear gym shoes and need to bring their own basketballs and volleyballs.

Supervision will be provided by volunteer parents and will be limited to inside the gym. We cannot oversee the

playing field, blacktop or tennis courts. Coming and go­ing will not be restricted, but will be monitored by a sign­in log. 'Transportation is the responsibility of the student and his/her family. Prompt pick-up is essential.

Please encourage your children to take advantage of the this opportunity for supervised, but unstructured physical activity. Encourage them to bring a friend. This is an excellent way to spread the word about Steward. A schedule of Open Gym Sundays for the remainder of 1994 is listed below:

November 20, December 4 and 11

Ste~ardAthleteAlu~ni They're Still At It!

Many Steward students participate in athletics while in high school , but it is worth noting some students who continue their participation in the college years and be­yond. Below are some alums who are currently involved .

Class of 1988 - Corey Turnage is still the all-time leading scorer in Steward School soccer history. From the midfield position, Turnage amassed 104 goals and 88 assists. He was named to the All-South Team in his junior and senior years, and he was the reCipient of the athletic department's highest honor, The Coaches Award. At the University of Connecticut. a NCAA Division I pro­gram, Turnage was a four-year varsity letterman. In his senior year he was the team co-captain , the Big East Of­fensive Player of the Week, and the recipient of the Joe Morrone Endowed Scholarship. After graduation, he joined the Third Division professional soccer team , The Charleston Battery. In the team's first two seasons, they made the playoffs once and went to the national final four. Turnage recently returned to Richmond and will play for the pro team, The Richmond Kickers .

Class of 1991 - Carrie Meyer, who was a stand-out defensive player on the Steward field hockey team, just finished her fourth season on the Randolph-Macon Woman 's team, a Division III squad. At Steward, Meyer was a US Division II All-Star player at the sweeper posi­tion, and she received field hockey's Coaches Award. At RMWC, Meyer played the midfield position, lettered four years , and was co-captain of the 1994 squad. This sea­son, she was named to the All-Star Team at the Women's College Tournament. Meyer would like to enter the coach­ing profession at some point in her future.

Class of 1992 - Ginny Chalkley, a three-sport ath­lete at Steward, is still competing in two varsity sports at Randolph-Macon Woman 's College. Chalkley, a recipi­ent of the 110% Award from the Steward athletic depart­ment, was a starting player on the 1994 RMWC field hockey team along with Carrie Meyer. As the starting goal­keeper, she had 160 goalie saves and only 1 7 goals scored against her. Chalkley also plays basketball at RMWC.

Class of 1993 - Jamie Brock has continued her ath­letic career as a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University's field hockey team. At Steward, Brock was a three-sport stand-out. In her senior year, she was named Most Outstanding Player of the field hockey team, Most

Valuable Player of the basketball team, and she received the 110% Award from the athletic department. Brock is only the third athlete from Steward who has gone on to compete at the NCAA Division I level. (Sandy Szilassy '86 in field hockey at the University of Virginia and Corey Turnage '88 in soccer at the University of Connecticut are the others.) In her freshman year at VCU, Brock came off of the bench into the forward line position for the 13th­ranked Rams. During the 1994 season, Brock was a start­ing player at the midfield position.

Class of 1993 - Cathy Leitch, who played basket­ball and field hockey at Steward is another alum involved in college athletics at Randolph-Macon Woman 's Col­lege. The recipient of Steward 's field hockey Coaches Award played as RMWC's goalkeeper in her freshman season. As a swim team member, she swam the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, and the 1000m freestyle. At season's end she had taken two minutes off of her time in the freestyle event. This year, Leitch has joined the RMWC equestrian club.

Class of 1993 - Mary Harvard Nolde was a three­sport star at Steward. In her senior year, she received the Most Valuable Player Award in field hockey, the Most Im­proved Player award in basketball and the Coaches Award in tennis . She was also the recipient of the athletic department's Coaches Award . Currently she is a mem­ber of the St. Mary's College tennis team. She plays the #4 seed in singles play and in the #2 doubles position . In her freshman year, she received the Coaches Award for the SMC Tennis Team.

Class of 1994 - Jessie McCollough. While at Stew­ard, she participated on the field hockey, tennis and cheer­ing squads. In McCollough's senior year, she received the Most Improved Player Award in field hockey and the Coaches Award for both tennis and cheerleading. In her freshman year at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland , McCollough is a member of the tennis team . In fall ten­nis, she played the #5 seed in singles and the #2 seed in doubles competition.

Alumni Basketball Highlights Thanksgiving Holiday

An alumni party will be held on Saturday, Novem­ber 26th at 6:00 pm.at The Steward School. HOW­EVER, there is no such thing as a "free party" , so come play in the Alumni Basketball game before the party. The ladies will play at 4:00 pm and the gentlemen will play at 5:00 ... and then the party begins.' Please call Scott Moncure in the Admission Office for information .

Professionals Professional

Go

The Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) successfully held its 1994 Professional Day Con­ference at the Richmond Centre and the Richmond Marriott Hotel on Monday, October 24. It was the largest attendance in its history with close to 2,000 participants and the Steward faculty and staff were among the par­ticipants.

The conference is a yearly event open to teachers , key administrators, trustees , heads of schools, and for the first time ever this year, parents from the independent schools across Virginia. The conference is the largest single professional development opportunity of its kind for educators and administrators in independent schools in Virginia.

The 1994 theme for the conference, "New Paradigms, Enduring Values ," focused on the challenges of teach­ing and leaming in the future and the exploration of edu­cation and values that have withstood the test of societal change. Psychologist-educator Dr. Thomas Lickona opened the program with his keynote address, Educa­tion for Character. He drew on two decades of research in this country and in Canada to describe how schools ,

Teachers Go To Class Too

On Friday, October 14, Steve Rittenhouse, Sandy Shaw, and Margaret Maclin travelled to Charlottesville to attend the annual three-day fall conference of the Virginia Association of the Teachers of English. This year's con­ference theme, Sharing Our Stories: Teaching and Learn­ing in the English Language Ms Classroom , afforded opportunities for the participants to attend institutes such as a Polaroid Workshop and sessions such as "Language Arts for High Ability Learners" and ''Appalachian Folklore and Ghost Stories: Spirits in the Classroom."

Teacher education continued as Margaret Maclin at­tended a seminar on October 21 called "Strengthening Instruction for Gifted StUdents ." The seminar featured practical strategies in the teaching of gifted and high­achieving students .

parents, and communities can work together to develop our children's character. He also provided real-life ex­amples, taken from the classrooms of exemplary teach­ers, on how to help students develop ethical virtues such as respect, responsibility, kindness , honesty, and hard work.

Following the keynote address, partiCipants attended anyone of the over 70 sessions and had the opportunity to browse through the educational exhibits . Conference work sessions also boasted such well-known national speakers as Jane Healy, recognized authority on learn­ing and brain development; Bruce Baldwin, psychologist, author, expert on today's fast-paced lifestyles, and head of Direction Dynamics in North Carolina; and Mary Bicouvaris, 1989 National Teacher of the Year.

The Steward staff "divided and conquered" many of the offered seminars and workshops , such as: How to Raise Healthy Achieving Children, Models of Effective Service Programs in Independent Schools, Teaching with Cooperative Learning, Grant Writing in the Arts and Hu­manities , and College Admissions Roundtable Discus­sion, all of which are in keeping with our mission to re­main the best at what we do.

Open House The Admission Office would like to thank Nancy

Cauble, Liz Coggin, Lauren Effron, Nancy Gottwald, Susan Greene, Barbara Jean Long, Janet Meyers, Sally Newcomb, Janie Rose, Kate Strickland, Deldre Turner, JoAnn Whitten, and Sharon Wilton for volunteering their time for our Kin­dergarten Open House!

We will be hosting other Open Houses (K-12) on Sun­day, November 20, from 1-3 p.m. and on Monday, November 21 from 5:30 -8 p.m. Also, in the month of January, the Admission Office will be hosting Open Door Thursdays from 10 until 2. The idea behind Open Door Thursdays is to give prospective families the opportunity to visit Steward during the school day. Parents, adminis­trators and students will be available to give tours and discuss the admission process. We will need and greatly appreciate some parent volunteers to help us out. If you are interested, please contact Scott Moncure in the Ad­mission Office.

TOTHE FUTURE ...

A host of parent volunteers staffed a battery of tele­phones in the school library during the last two weeks in October to call current parents and other members of the school community for support to this year's Annual Fund. We are indebted to our phonathon volunteers for the excellent job they have done. As of November 1 , pledges and cash in the amount of $53,321.31 have been raised towards our goal of $75,000, for what is truly an outstanding kick-off for this year's campaign . Efforts will continue to personally contact every current parent.

One of the goals we set for this year's campaign is to achieve 100% participation from all of our current parents. This goal is important because funding agencies and private foundations routinely ask what per­centage of our parents, faculty and alumni contribute to the School when we approach them for financial support.

a block of 40 seats for the 2 p. m. matinee performance of A Christmas Carol at Theatre Virginia for Steward students on Saturday, December 17th. You will be re­ceiving more information in the weekly newsletters regard­ing ticket prices, but please call the School office as soon as possible if you are interested in making reservations . The maximum ticket price will be $25 for adults and $12.50 for children, with the provision that we average no more than 2 children's tickets for each adult ticket. Join us and get in the holiday spirit!

A special thanks goes out to two local merchants, John Wake, Jr. of Tom Brown Hardware and Monty Agee III '94 of Agee's Bicycle Company, who donated Family Fun Night raffle prizes. Their continued generosity to the School is greatly appreciated . If you drop into one of their stores, please thank them!

Members of the Steward School Alumni Association under the leadership of this year's president. LouElien Blackwelder, have been calling alumni for support of the Annual Fund . In their first night at the tele­phones they were able to raise $1 ,500 from 55 alumni . Congratulations on a super job!

JoAnn Whitten, Parents' Association President, volunteers her time during the Annual Fund Phonathan

The music department has received two pianos as gifts this year. The latest one was given to the School by our founder, Mrs. Helen Dixon. We appeciate being consid­ered by our parents and friends whenever items like this become available. We have already begun our search for an automobile to be donated for next year's Family Fun Night, so keep this one in mind . Remember, the School always acknowledges gift-in-kind contributions with a letter that will allow you to claim the contributed article(s) on your income taxes. Please call the Development Office if you have any questions about this or any other matter regarding contributions.

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ANNUAL POINSETTIA SALE IOrder form I 6-1/2" pot with one plant (5 to 6 blooms) per pot. 15" to 18" in hei.qht .. ... ............... $9.50

7" pot with two plants (7 to 9 blooms) per pot 14" to 20" in heiqht.. .... .... .... .......... .. ....... $12.75

8" pot with three plants (10+ blooms) per pot. 24" to 30" in hei.qht .................. $1 7.00

Name Phone #

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Please maRe checRs payable to The Steward SchooL The proceeds will benefit the Parents' AssoCiation. Orders should be received by Tuesday, Nov. 22. PiCRUP December 12-16. Call Kendall Slabauqh for information / 740-1722

November 20 - December 10, 1994

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Open House Open House Interim Reports Thanksgiving Assembly

~ NO SCHOOL Alumni Basketball

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. issued 11:25 a.m. Games & Social -_ ... -------- ------------ grades 6-12 (dress-up day 4:00 & 5:00 p.m. Open Gym Gr. 5 to for all students) TBANKSGIVJNG

(Grades 8-12) Beth Sholom Home Dismissal- 12:00 noon 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

------_ .......... Fall Theatre Production

of "Cheaper By The

Dozen" Auditorium 3:00p.m.

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• Pet Day Grade 2 Play SAT Gr. 4 "The Quillworker" (taken at another school)

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. 9:00 am.-auditorium

Hanukkah ------------ ............ _ ...... _------------- Girls' Basketball vs. Richmond Theatre Co.

School Resumes Belmead (H) 4:00 p.m. LS - 2:00 p.m. ---.. ------.. ... .. ----------

Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. Girls' Basketball vs. Belmead (H) 5:30 p.m. Collegiate 'A'

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

Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. Rock Church (H) 7:00 p.m.

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(Grades 8-12) 9:25 a.m. Board Meeting Girls' Ensemble to ends (grs. 8-12) ----_ .. _-_ .... (taken at another school) 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. .. ---....... ----- 7:00 p.m. - Library Ginter Hall West ----------- Girls' Basketball vs .

Girls' Basketball vs. --------...... - Nursing Home Girls' Basketball vs. Patriots (H) 3:45 p.m. S!. V incent DePaul Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. st. Catherine's JV

(A) 4:00 p.m. Grove Avenue (A) 4:30 p.m. (H) 7:00 p.m. ------------

Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. Patriots (H) 7:00 p.m .

.. _----------LS & MS Chorus, Girls' Ensemble to Lakewood Manor

Nursing Home

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December 11 - 17, 1994 & January 01 - 14, 1995

Decemb,r 12

Exam Review

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School Resumes 8:15 a.m.

3rd marking period begins (grs. 6-12)

January 9

Girls' Basketball VB.

Covenant (A) 4:30 p.rn.

Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. Covenant (A) 6:00 p.m.

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Lower School Report Cards sent home

Parents' Association Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

MS Basketball 'B' vs. Grove - (H) 5:30 p.m.

MS Basketball 'A' vs. Collegiate '8' (A) 5:30 p.m.

Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. Grove - (H) 7:00 p.m.

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Dress Rehearsal for

Holiday Program 1:00 p.m.

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Boys' Varsity B-Ball vs. Tandem (H) 6:00 p.m.

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Girls' Basketball vs. st. Margaret's (H) 4:00 p.m.

Decemb,,.lS

HOLIDAY PROGRAM

7:30p.m.

Jamltll'YS

Open House 10:00 am. - 2:00 p.m.

Girls' Basketball vs. St. Vincent DePaul

(H) 4:00 p.m.

Jc.lUary 12

Open House 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Richmond Theatre Co. LS - 2:00 p.m.

MS Basketball vs. Millwood (H) 5:00 p.m.

GradeS Parents' Meeting

7:30 p.m.

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2nd marking period ends (grs. 6 & 7)

LS Class Parties

Holiday Recess begins Dismissal

12:00 noon

January 6

Registration deadline for ACT to be taken

February 4

January J3

L. S. Leadership Day Assembly 9:00a.m.

Girls' Basketball vs. Richmond Christian

(A) 3:30 p .m.

MS Basketball 'A' vs. Richmond Christian

(A) 5:00 p.m.

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REMINDER Lee, Jackson, King Day

Monday, January 16 NO SCHOOL

FOR STUDENTS