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Only a few have the perseverance, intelligence, and courage to accomplish the feat of these young men and women. After brav­ing their first year of school in the Early Childhood program they moved onward and upward until they reached the fabled Senior year. And they did it all at MVS. These Lifers represent the final product of the prestigious Miami Valley School. The school is proud to graduate seven such fine representations of its excellence, who serve as an overwhelming testament to the strength of MVS.

S u r IS 1998 Rams Unleashed!

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PassionThe Miami Valley School is

characterized by a sense of passion which pervades the atmosphere of this close-knit community. The stu­dents and faculty share a drive to succeed in all of their endeavors. Their dedication is evident in their lust for knowledge and personal growth. A good example of the sense of community is the enthusi­astic support of classmates by their peers. The students' passion for achievement not only applies to their individual successes, but also to the success of the school commu­nity. This rare motivation to reach and surpass difficult goals will guide the students through life’s journey and beyond.

1. At lunch, Galen Squiers demonstrates the eager­ness each Miami Valley School youth embodies. 2. Chad, Nick, Johnny and Benjy, senior studs, stop to make a memory. 3. Aude Tessier is all dressed up for the second grade Rennaissance lunch. 4. Freshmen girls get into the spirit of the annual Hal­loween Dance. 5. Middle School teachers get to­gether at Joy Outdoor Education Center. 6. Seniors Leigh Troha and Shannon Williams relax with Chris Bush during their free period. 7. Jenny Armocida happily participates in the new first day of school tradition.

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SuccessThe Miami Valley School is

known for a tradition of, success. Maintaining the school’s academic excellence, five seniors were com­mended by the National Merit Scholar Corporation, while three seniors were named semifinalists. In addition, the school’s newspaper, Phloem and Xylem. received a Sil­ver Medalist Award from the Co­lumbia Press Association, ranking it as one of the best in the nation. From the start of the year, it was shown that athletes and coaches could match MVS’s much recog­nized academic standards. As the days came to a close, students be­came athletes, taking the fields and courts with a rare spirit and drive. Our community is now character­ized by a sense of pride in the unique establishment we call MVS.

1. Tracy McNeal is intellectually stimulated during an intriguing class. 2. Connor Ward and Parker Shanks take a break from a successful bike ride. 3. Meredith Blankenheim takes advantage of the music program. 4. The fourth grade girls enjoy the atmosphere at Camp Kern. 5. Ross Katz, Becky Adam, and David Pardue relax in the shade. 6. The Village People make a guest appearance at the Halloween Dance. 7. Paul Kwak says, “Look at me! I can type 100 words per minute!”

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GrowthThe 1997-1998 school year

proved to be one of tremendous growth for the Miami Valley School and its students. With new students accounting for twenty-five percent of the entire student body, the school’s population soared to its highest level in history. Each new student brought fresh ideas and per­spectives to the MVS community, helping to strengthen the school’s tradition of diverse opinions. MVS students experienced more than just a population growth. Every student grew within himself as he was en­riched by each book, lesson, and assignment. The growth which im­pacted the Miami Valley School, both in intellectual development and in population, helped to strengthen the MVS community throughout the year.

1. Chethra gets acquainted with new Junior Leaii Parsanko. 2. Anthony Richardson and Josh Ward en­joy Outdoor Education Center. 3. Donnica Hawes- Saunders, Caitlin Hague, and Danya ElZein enjoy na tu re . 4. S ophom ores V em ana Ja m p ala , N ick Moncrief, Lily Gahagan, and Wade Vantrese wait in front of school on a beautiful autumn day. 5. Ross Cunningham greets Anne Parsanko with a big hug. 6. Extended Day students sit enthralled during a story. 7. Stewart and Robyn anxiously await the end of the day.

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SeniorsWith a final burst the senior class unleashed themselves upon MVS. Whether in the classroom, on stage, or in the arena, these 37 men and women made their presence felt. Functioning as a united body, the class strove to succeed against ev­ery obstacle. These seniors left MVS with a well deserved feeling of triumph and accomplishment.

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Jess Castle

"In the end, if the serious man is still bound to illusion,

he selects the worthiest illusion and takes a stand. ”-Robert Stone

Rosalynn E. Chun

“ Why w e ’re fo re v e r frozen , fo re v e r beautiful, F orever lo st inside ourselves.

The n igh t has com e to h o ld us young. ” -Sm ashing Pum pkins

Wendy Jean Czarnota

‘You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. ”

-Golda Meir

Nisha Priyakant Desai

“The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort

and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ”

-Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jamie Marie Elifritz

"y e are what we repeatedly do. Excel­lence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

-Aristotle

Sarah Enterline

“I step from minute to minute, lifetime to lifetime, I step from stage to stage, to see it all unwind.

Slowly, but surely, I seek to find my mind.And every wall that I face is o f my own design. ”

-Unknown

Gordon Hall Hicinbothem

“In an insane society; the sane man must appear to be insane. ”

-Anonymous

John T. Glass

“Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down

the law of our today. ” -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Laneasze Craitissia Jackson

“7b hell with my weaknesses, I will focus on my strengths. ” -Mavis Jackson

Jamie Alexis Katz

"You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart. Then people gonna treat you better,

you ’re gonna find, yes you will, that yo u ’re beautiful as you fe e l."

-Carole King

Charles Herbert Kramer

“And if the dam breaks open many years too soon And if there is no room upon the hill

And if your head explodes with darkforbodings too

I ’ll see you on the dark side o f the moon. ” -Pink Floyd

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B. Benjamin Lowry"If now and then we encounter pages that explode,

pages that wound and sear, than wring groans and tears and curses, know that they come from a man with his

back up, a man whose only defenses left are his words and his words are always stronger than the lying,

crushing weight o f the world, stronger than all the racks and wheels which the cowardly invent to crush out the

miracle o f personality."■ H enty M iller

Varun Kumar Mahajan

“If ignorance is bliss, Knock that smile off my face. If we don’t take action now.

We’ll settle for nothing later ” -Zack de la Rocha

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Chad Michael Marshall

“The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it. ”

-Francois, due de La Rochefoucauld

Jon Charles Marshall“I don't know why people like the

homerun so much, a homerun is over as soon as it starts. "-George Foster

Lisa J. Martin

“In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on

the next seven generations. ”-The Great Law of the Iroquois Confed­

eration

Terri Michele McMillan

“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. ”

Luke 12:48

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Tracy McNeal“7b mature is in part to realize that while complete intimacy and omniscience and

power cannot be had, self-transcendence, growth, and closeness to others are nevertheless within one ’j' reach. ”

-Sissel a Bok

Michael Bramlett Miller

" We are like sheep without a shepherd We don't know how to be alone

So we wander ‘round this desert And wind up follow ing the wrong gods home

But the flo ck cries out fo r another And they keep answering that bell And one more starry-eyed messiah

Meets a violent farewell. ”-The Eagles

Nicholas Steven Mitrousis

“Common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two

eternities of darkness. ” -Vladimir Nabokov

7 sh a ll pursue truth even though 1 can n ever fu lly g ra sp it o r se ttle it f o r a ll tim e; even

though truth is such a cham eleon that it ch an ges co lo r the m om ent one m anages to

p o u r a little sa lt on its tail. ” -C larence D arrow

Jonathan Austin Nutter

“He was so teamed that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that

he bought a cow to ride on. ”-Ben Franklin

Daria Ovide

“Who hath no head, needes no hatt. -George Herbert

James Patchett

‘I ’ll walk where my own nature would be leading:

It vexes me to choose another guide. ” -Emily Bronte

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Anamika Vinod Patwa

“When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man. So eat this sweetish segment or

spit it out. You are free. ” -Anthony Burgess

Amanda Marjorie Rahimi

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to

the eye. ”-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Anitha Reddy

“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain. ”-Louisa May Alcott

Victoria Ross

“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy i t’s unbelievable. ”

-Roald Dahl

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Rachael M. Saunders

"Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Footprints, that perhaps another.Sailing o ’er life’s solemn main,

A forlorn and shipwrecked brother.Seeing, shall take heart again. ”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Mike Sosebee

“Power never takes a back step-only in the face of more power. Power recognizes

only power, and all of them who realize this have made gains. ”

-Malcolm X

Eliana Sur

“Success is a word that has many definitions. Often people equate success with money. The fa c t is that there are millions o f affluent “failures” and an equal number of “successes ” who have nothing

in the bank. ”-Unknown

Leigh A. Troha

“...My love of activity makes it absolutely necessary that I should be busy, for I grow

sick by idleness; it kills me almost to do nothing. ”

-William Herschel

Johnny Wadsworth

“/ did it the best I could when I was stuck in this place

Had as much fun as I could when I was stuck in this place

Played as hard as I could when I was stuck in this place. ”

-Dazed and Confused

Sarah Anne Walters

“/ wake to sleep, and take my walking slow.

I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.I leam by going where I have to go. ”

-Theodore Roethke

Kelly Elizabeth White

“ / still find each day too short fo r all the thoughts / want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to

see. The longer 1 live, the more my mind dwells on the beauty and wonder o f the world. ”

-John Burroughs

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Shannon Leigh Williams

‘Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative. ”

-Unknown

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. Graduating girls grab a group shot before finally saying good-bye to MVS! 2. Shannon, Nisha, and Leigh have a group hug before classes start. 3. Ca­sually strolling the field, Lisa and Johnny are ready to graduate. 4. Always concerned about posterity, Nick dutifully films Prom '98. 5. John and Lisa en­joy a dance at their last prom ever. 6. Sarah and Benjy sure look happy to be in the hot sun wearing dark blue gowns! 7. Returning from their locker, Jon and Wendy grin because they're almost out of here. 2 1

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A familiar tune filled the air and a procession decked in a distinguished navy blue stately made their way down the aisle, Amidst an aura of emotion, thirty-seven strikingly unique seniors took the stage to begin Commencement. Introduced by some traditional words by headmaster Tom Brereton and high school principal Lauu Mack, seventeen members of the class of ninety -eight, presented their messages. Pro yoking countless memories, laughs, aiij tears, the speeches ranged from a humoi' ous top ten list to the personal poetry of Ais Patwa and Sarah Walters and demonstrs tions of innumerable musical talents.

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m 19983 j^^"ollowing the messages, class presidents Q |3ert Kramer and Gordon Hicinbothem ^^3resented the class gift of a teak bench , ,1 ' md matching chair. But as quickly as

;he moment had arrived, it had passed. The diplomas were distributed and as the

. „ast name was spoken tassels turned and pyrotechnics exploded to conclude the ceremonies. The graduates of the class

r- • • L j 1 • 1p f nmety-eight made their way through :he aisle of juniors and faculty to greet

' ;he family and friends that awaited in a ■ new beginning.

Predictions for theJess Castle becomes an international smuggler known as Icepick and writes a Pulitzer Prize winning novel from the experience.

Rosie Chun is sighted twenty years later, a Yearbook camera still in hand.

Wendy Czarnota goes down the aisle - on crutches.

Nisha Desai runs past her first classroom in college yelling, "Two points!"

Jamie Elifritz decides to major in chemistry.

Sarah Enterline miraculously grows another seven inches and is surprised to discover what everyone really looks like.

John Glass goes a complete week without missing a day of school.

Gordon Hicinbothem writes a manual on how to get to school on time.Laneasze Jackson becomes a pediatrician and opens a free clinic in Chicago.Alex Katz wears a crew cut and baggy clothes to her first reunion.

Bert Kra Tier is in charge of everyone tardy to work.

Benjy Lowry is credited with the launch of former Spice Girl Geri's solo career now known as Ginger Bread and is later spotted escorting her to a chapel.

Varun Mahajan manages an alternative tap dancing band formed by free wheeling, fun loving doctors.

Chad Marshall is chagrined when traction control becomes standard on all cars and he can no longer peel-out.

Jon Marshall becomes the Tojo of the 21st Century.

Lisa Martin discovers that Johnny really is the center of the universe.

Class of 1998Kevin Mohan disappears into the woods of North America and soon the myths of the "Great Bear", rival that of Bigfoot.

Jonathan Nutter wins Jeopardy's special "Military History" episode and uses the money to sponsor his own pro soccer team, "Patton's Boys."

Daria Ovide teaches the world to laugh aloud.

James Patchett becomes the new mediator of television’s Crossfire.

Ana Patwa is named Poet Laureate of the world.

Mandy Rahimi stops volunteering.

Anitha Reddy becomes a doctor.

Tory Ross uses her lead role in a Broadway musical as a platform for her presidency, which she wins, becoming the first female president ever.

Rachael Saunders prosposes an independent college study of the history and strategy of euchre.

Michael Sosebee writes a book about making the most of your energy level.

Eliana Sur decides to come to school for the whole day.

Leigh Troha has an overload of Steel Bars and is left with nothing to eat.

Johnny Wadsworth does his work the night before.

Sarah Walters marries a Belgian noble and gives up Hope College.

'Celly White has a bad day and doesn't laugh for the first time in 10 years.

Shannon Williams opens shop next to Versace and Armani - and puts them both out of msiness.

Vate Young climbs Mt. Everest carrying his bike, then circumnavigates the globe by ;ycle, then climbs Everest again - just for fun!

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FacesEvery member of the MVS commu­nity bears a visage entirely his own. With every smile unleashed, every laugh hooted, and every brow fur­rowed the personality of the school is defined. From Early Childhood student to Headmaster, each has unique quahties which they share with the school. The brightness of these faces expresses what MVS is all about.

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Jennifer Arm ocida Julia Babicki Deepti Ballal

N icholas Barnard Shelley Besson

Eden Birnbaum Tracy Bradfute

Alexander Brown Jeff Buren

Christopher Bush Ryan Butke

M atthew Camm Joseph Carroll

Brendan Cartwright

Giovanni Castro Katie Chenoweth

Sarah Combs Ross Cunningham M atthew Gunlock

Cheryl Hall David Harewood

Tricia Howard M att James

Lauren Katz Kimberly Kendricks

Alexis Krivian Paul Kwak

Tyler Lowry

Dulani McLaurin Jennifer M itzman Chethra Muthiah

Anne Parsanko Leah Parsanko Tiffany Patrick Gustavo Penna

Ashley Powell Kalpana Reddy Kavitha Reddy

Colin Rymer Douglas Saphire Katherine Smith

Brian Sorkin

Flint Spitler Ben Tiefert

Andy Welton Betsy West

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1. R o b y n and Lauren take a break by the MVS tree. 2. Vemana, Nick, Lily, and Wade enjoy the d w in d lin g F all weather.

S O P H O M O" R * E “ SStewart Adam Rajeev Agarwal Sandra Bohn M arc Buren Michael Cleveland Tiffany Csizma Albert Dixon

Dana Donaldson John Dundon Justen England Lily Gahagan Rishi Gandhi Aaron Horenstein Vemana Jam pala

Jennifer Kline David Korpi M anisha Kumar Bethany Levy Lauren Lichtenstein Vivek M ahajan Justin McCreery

Nick M oncrief Hanh Nguyen Shana Nisenbaum Blake Nolan Jeffery Olt Robyn Peal Jordan Poppa

Alexis Powell Maheen Quadri Doug Ross Ross Schneiderman W illiam Shane Sehar Siddiqi Wade Vantrease

Abby W eiland Andrea Weeks Laura Williams

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Brooke Ackerley Andrew Adrian Lauren Barnard

Aliya Beavers Andrew Bernie

Emily Bernie Jacobee Buchanan

Ryan Burs-Andrews Emily Carroll

Caitlin Cartwright Rosie Combs-

Bachmann Sarah Finch

Louis Froelich Micah Geisel

Chelsea Glickfield Jessica Gordon

Aaron Grimes Kristen Hague

Jonathan Handel Greer Harewood

Evan Hattan

Stacy Haught Reina Hayes

Allyson Hoyer Alicia James Avash Kalra

Jennifer Lavin Emily Lutter

Scott Marshall Liam McDonnell

Scott Miller Chris Myers

Jason Nephew Liz Pardue

Brynna Pietz

Stephanie Potts Paul Robinson

Matt Smith Anna Suiter

Steve Thomas Sylvia Tozbikian Jacqui Weissman

Christopher Young

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1. Emily Camm and Annie Ervin are pre­pared for an eventful day at Joy Outdoor Education Center. 2. The eighth graders are dressed for a day at the R enaissance Festival. 3. Caroline Jackson takes a mo­ment to enjoy some fre e tim e a fte r school. 4. A udria A li an d A lex is C h em a w ork to ­g e th e r ex a m in in g pond water.

Becky Adam Audria Ali Natalya Blumenfeld Michael Bramlage Thomas Bramlage Susan Braunlin Robin Buerki

Sarah Butke Emily Camm Angela Ceccarelli Alexis Chema Paul Christy Rayya ElZein Claire Enterline

Annie Ervin Natasha Green Seth Harlan Cassandra Homick Caroline Jackson Nannaya Jampala Ray Kulhanek

Sarah Lochner Meagan M acejko Carrie McDermott- Johnson Aron Mohan Albert Nguyen David Nisenbaum Anisa Qualls

Anthony Richardson Juliana Subashi Carrie Suiter Joshua Ward Jared W illiams

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1. Seventh graders en joy free tim e at Joy O utdoor Educa­tion Center. 2. Car­rie Weprin is ready for the challenge of clim bing. 3. David Percy enjoys a swim atW oodhavenSwim Club. 4, W ilma and Betty make an ap ­pearance at the Hal­loween Dance.

S EAaron Agarwal

Sean Ali Aaron Bernie

Kanu Birdi Rebecca Brereton

Casey Dlott Shayna Epstein

Jennifer Gordon Lauren Gorsky

M andy Gutmann Don Handel

M arissa Hayes Andrew Holland Adonya Jackson

Ankush Kalra Ross Katz

Katie Kersh Paul Lehner

Kristin Mann M elanie Mitzman

Jennifer Moore

Vivian Nanagas Fredrik Nyberg

David Pardue David Percy

Alexis Phillips Caitlin Powell Jeffrey Probst

David Rawson Rob Thomas John Walters

Carrie Weprin Curt W ittmer

Sarah Woodyard

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1. Mrs. Rinn helps M onica M obile into her harness. 2. Nitya K um ar, D anya E lZ e in , C a itl in Hague, and Allison M oore sm ile w ith th e ir f rie n d the scarecrow. 3. John Lavin and Andrew Arnett take a break ou tside . 4. N itya and M au ra s tro ll down the hall during lunch.

ESumeet Agarwal Andrew Arnett Meredith Blankenheim Nicole Carlson Maura Cartwright Rebecca Daum Danya ElZein

Michael Gordon Jason Grieco Caitlin Hague Chad Harlan Donica Hawes- Saunders Kevin Howorth Kristin Hughes

Nitya Kumar Allan Lanton John Lavin Zed Mack Benjamin Manuel Charlie M cCusker Michael Miller

M onica Mobile Allison Moore M ichael Palmer Dylan Rueth Ralla Shrit Shelby Simes Ben Skidmore

Robin Smith David Sprankle Locke Welborn Tyler Williams John Workman Shravya Yeragani

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1. Fifth graders learn the art o f weaving.2. Paul C eccarellli and A ubrey Sm ith re lax w ith a good book. 3. S tephens Adam enjoys his sta­tus as a fifth grader.

Stephens Adam Ben Ali Joel Ali Tom Burton Anthony Blurton Paul Ceccarelli Carly Chenoweth

Bailey Denmark Chris Dicke Max Dlott M ark Fogarty Alisha Gandhi Corey Glisson Aria Gough

Rashee Goyal Shannon Holland M att Hornick Amanda Jameson Jasmine Knox Jessica Levy Nicole M artinez

Billy M cCullough Erin Powell Asim Quadri Ian Rymer Doug Schmidt Ben Smalley Aubrey Smith

Sarah Stern Alexander Subashi Tiffany Trang Rachel Ward

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1. F ou rth g rad e rs await more activities at G len H elen. 2. K e lley F o ss, K athryn B raunlin , S arah P o tts , and Lauren L ieb enjoy the fall atmosphere.3. B rian G riec o f la sh e s a m o d est sm ile . 4. R ick R oslof is proud of his findings at Glen H elen . 5. T h ese fourth g raders are excited about PE.

D EKathryn Braunlin Jake Brereton John Chandler Alex Combs- Bachmann Eric DeVore Kelly Foss Brian Grieco

Katherine Howells Jeremy Keller Chris Kretzler Neha Kumar Lauren Lieb Alex Mann Brianna McSemek

Joshua Mikutis Emily Nelson Robert Palmer Sarah Potts Rick Roslof Rich Rouse Carrie Schwartz

Taylor Shanks Stacy Skidmore Jamie Staudt Peter Williams

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1. Blake Roan editsh is w ritin g .2 .D an ie l W aite w orks to fin ish an a s s ig n m e n t. 3. M adisen Fleishman proves to be a little angel. 4. Sam W ill­iams, also known as Bart Simpson, dis­plays his creativity. 5. K atie Poseidon, M eg an C a u g h ey , and Lauren Pond are close friends.

R AGray Aydelott Alex Burgan Colin Cartwright Megan Caughey Jack Crotty M adisen Fleishman Julia German

Karen Guo Michael Haines Elyse Handel Joshua Handel Sarah Jacobs Tyler Janis Om ar Khan

Beth Kulhanek Adrienne Levy Joshua Manuel Jinali Patel Laura Phillips Lauren Pond Katherine Poseidon

Chelsea Powell Blake Roan Daniel Waite Sam W illiams

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1. Jessica McKean is an angry little pump­kin. 2. Jester Chris Carlson is ready for a feast. 3. Second graders chow down d u r in g th e ir Rennaissance lunch. 4, M ia C e cc a re lli hands in her hom e­w ork . 5. K ing Patrick Collier tries not to get food on his golden robe.

^ D EJack Adam M aria Ali Chris Carlson M ia Ceccarelli Patrick Collier Rachel Edwards Katherine Ey

Jon Foss David Fulero Derek Graham Madison Kretzler Jason LeBlanc Jessica McKean Dia Onady

Faiza Quadri Kyle Reinhart Chuck Roslof Drew Serruto Supriya Shah Charlotte Smart Aude Tessier

Erin Tonkon Anna Volarich Jourdan Ways Mark Welborn Zachary Workman Sasha Yanes

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I. W illiam Chandler, Siddarth Goyal, and Tyler Benedict proudly display their hats in front of the fire departm ent. 2. Mr. Brogan m easures Tyler’s wing span.

F INeekta Abouhossein Sydney Arnett Tyler Benedict W illiam Chandler Christopher DeLaCruz Nicholas DeVore Brian Duff

Nikki Fort Laura German Akash Goyal Siddarth Goyal Jeffery Graetz Zachary Hadaway Taylor Herman

Meredith Irvin Daniel Jacobs Laila Karaman Pierre Le Moigne Matthew Ludwig John David M acejko M aria Mann

Murphy M cSemek Joshua M erritt Benjamin Miller- Jacobson Katherine Pardue Milan Patel Justin Patmon Daniel Paul

Justin Reeder Colleen Reinhart Ashley Smalley M ichael Straus M ichael Thomsen Alex Volarich Bethany Ward

Adrian Warfield Chris Wise Tiffany Woo

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1. G re ta W ang, A le x a n d ra B urns, K ingsley Schroeder, and A lexa Johnson , say, “Let’s play!” 2. Jordan Ali is ready to fight his enem ies as Z o rro . 3. A lexa Johnson is a cat on the prowl for Halloween.4. G reta W ang and Erika Shaver are ex­cited for the parade.

Jordan Ali Alexandra Burns Emily Edwards Sarah Edwards Tyler Edwards William Gerbs Alexa Jonson

Macy Morton Sasha Nasrallah Kinnari Patel Derrick Pemberton Michael Peppel Katherine Peters Taylor Pond

M onica Potts Jenna Powell-M alloy Kingsley Schroder Parker Shanks Erika Shaver Greta Wang Connor Ward

Kevin Wise Danny Yanes

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:. Early C hildhood student Joshua Ways loves his pudding!2. EC students are ready to go hom e af­te r a lo n g day at school.

E-A R"LSonja Arm ongero Alissa Becker Alice Cutshall Avery Donaldson Jonathan Duff Erica Evans Caroline Ey

Claire Gaglione Dhruv Goyal Josh Graetz Lea Guckenberger Erin Hicks Kelsey Irvin Audrey Lane

Sydney M acDonald Kathleen Norris Rena Onady Jeffrey Paul M arissa Peppel Piper Phillips Ellen Reinhart

Maeve Rueth Ellie Schafer Lauren Shaver Caroline Shinkle Jessica Smart Alex Smith Auriel Smith

Lauren Smith Theresa Smith Galen Squiers Shavonne Stanek M arisa Thalman Alex Thompson Nicholas Thomsen

Erin Ulman Olivia Volarich Joshua Ways Amanda Winch Sarah Workman

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Joy BarnettAthletic Director Health/PE Chair

Ashwi BirdiUS Science

Stephen BluntMS English

Thomas BreretonHeadmaster

College Counselor

Karyl BrightDirector o f Admissions

Brian BroganLS Science

Angel BushEarly Childhood

Program

Marla ButkeMS/US Music

Peter CaminNinth Grade Dean

Foreign Language Ch.

Janet CarlsonLS Secretary

Sandy Pohlman- Carpenter

Psychologist/Counselor

Carolyn ChristySecond Grade

Barbara ClearyUS Journalism

Publications

Cherie CraigLS Librarian

Brian CzarnotaScience Chair

Roberta DonaldsonBusiness M anager

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Richard DuffMS Principal

Karen DunsonUS Social Science

Tana EikenberyMS Social Studies MS M athematics

Pam ElmerUS Librarian

Tom ElmerUS English

College Counseling

Marsha EnterlineMusic Instructor

Nancy EtterLS Music

Valerie FairchildFirst Grade

Maria FerraroM athematics Chair

10th Grade Dean

Henry FisherUS M athematics

Sasha FisherMS/US PE

Janet FleischauerEarly Childhood

Program

Lori ForsytheEarly Childhood

Program

Marty GargesMS Science

Sandy GeigerMS M athematics

Bill GlissonMS Social Science

Jon GraetzUS Mathematics

Anne GriffithUS Science

Judith Guenther- Adams

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Kimberly GunlockKindergarten

Sandra HartmanFourth Grade

Rita HeckmannUS Secretary

Bruce HuntsbargerFifth Grade

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Gloria HurwitzDevelopnieniCoordinalor

Frances InbodySocial Science Chair

Nancy JacksonFourth Grade

Christine KambasMS Secretary

Ellen KayUS Spanish

Barbara KerkhoffMS French/Spanish

Linda KretzlerFine Arts Chair

Janice KrochmalKindergarten

Linda KulhanekSkills Specialist

BilLLambClassics Chair

Yolanda LyonMS Science

Salam MuhtadieLS French

Laura MackUS Principal

College Counselor

Dennis ManningMaintenance

Transportation

Yvonne MartinFifth Grade

Pam MillerMS PE/Health

Carol MyersUS/MS Computers

Rebecca NienaberFirst Grade

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Martha O'DellEarly Childhood

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Julie PaulEarly Childhood

Program

Judith PayneExtended Day Director

Suzanne PowellFirst Grade

Kathryn PriestThird Grade

Peggy RedmanSecond Grade

Christian ReidUS English/

Social Science

Karen RinnMS English/

Skills

Vincent RomeoEnglish Chair

11th Grade Dean

Kate RossReceptionist US Secretary

Susan RuddLS PE

Linda ShaverThird Grade

Gabriela SparksLS/M S/US Spanish

Glenn SquiersUS Social Science

Ralph Suiter Shannon TullyTechnology Coordinator Kindergarten

Anne Walsh-WelpLS/MS Counselor

Lyn WeyrichEarly Childhood

Program

Mary WhittemoreUS English

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1. Juniors Anne Parsanko and Andy Welton 2. Sopho­mores Marc Buren and Rajeev Agarwal 3. Junior Leah Parsanko 4. Tricia Howard, junior 5. Freshman Sarah Finch 6. Tova Jacobs, freshman 7. Sixth graders Chad Harlan and Michael Miller 8. Steve Thomas, fresh­man 9. Eighth grad­ers AnthonyRichardson, A lexis Chema, Nannaya Jampala, Meagan M acejko, Seth Harlan, Rayya ElZein, and Sarah Lochner 10. Sopho­more Laura Williams 11. Seventh graders Sean A li, David Rawson, Kanu Birdi, David Percy, Jennifer Gordon, and David Pardue 12. Freshmen Jacobee Buchanan and Liz Pardue 13. AFS junior Gustavo Penna 14. Junior Jeff Buren 15. Sixth graders Danya ElZein, Becky Daum, M ichael M iller, Michael Gordon, and David Sprankle 16. Sarah Boehringer, junior 17. Freshmen Evan Hattan, Louis Froelich, and Andrew Adrian 18. Chris Myers, Chris Young and Scott Marshall, freshmen

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At the Miami Valley School there is no shortage of clubs and organiza­tion to satiate a student's interests. From publications to acting, stu­dents and faculty participated in weekly activities that served to broaden their horizons and allow them a peek into other realms of academia and art. Each student un­leashed his zeal into one or more activities which furthered his expe­rience and excitement at MVS.

S u c c e s s i o n s

T a n a E i k e n b e r y

The 97-98 school year was a time of change for the school year­book Successions. Benjy Lowry as­cended from Editor-in-Chief to fill the new role of Senior Editor-in- Chief. With his quiet, unassuming ways, Benjy piloted the yearbook in new directions. He was com pe­tently aided by Co-Editors-in-Chief C h e th ra M u th iah and K alp a n a Reddy. The long transition to com ­pu ter w as fin ished th is year, as 100% of the yearbook was com ­pleted on computer. The layouts, which had rem ained virtually un­changed for four years, were rede­signed and given a new look. Fur­ther coverage of the M iddle School was allowed with the creation of the M iddle School Bureau, headed by eighth grader Susan Braunlin. To recognize the growing Fine Arts cur­riculum, Successions featured four new pages on the choir and music programs. The yearbook reached an excellent level this year, displaying the finest photographs, printing su­perb journalism , and, most impor­tantly, preserving the best memories.

1. Jennifer Lavin pays close atten­tion to the first yearbook session of the school year. 2. W eekly meetings offer a lot o f information for staff members Reddy, Sorkin, and Smith. 3. Yearbook staffers lis ten a tten tively to D oug, the Jostens rep. 4. Senior Editor-in- Chief, Benjy Lowry, informs the staff of upcom ing yearbook dead­lines.

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First Row: Benjy Lowry. Second Row: Mandy Rahimi, Dee Ballal, Brian Sorkin, Chethra Muthiah, Rosie Chun, Kalpana Reddy, Kavitha Reddy, and Katherine Smith. Third Row: Jason Nephew, Betsy West, Jennifer Lavin, Shelley Besson, Lauren Katz, and Robyn Peal. Fourth Row: Tiffany Patrick, Chelsea Glickfield, Reina Hayes, Rosie Combs-Bachmann, Liam McDonnell, Lily Gahagan, and Advisor Mrs. Eikenbery.

e«iJ- Front Row: Paul Kwak, Vivek M ahajan, William Shane, Kevin M ohan, James Patchett, Tracy M cNeal, and Anitha Reddy. Back Row: M att Camm, Mike Miller, Jon Marshall, Rishi Gandhi, Lauren Lichenstein, and Sehar Siddiqi.

Phloem and Xylem

B a r b a r a C l e a r y

T h i s y e a r , t h e s c h o o l n e w s p a p e r w a s l e d b y S e n i o r s J a m e s P a t c h e t t , A n i t h a R e d d y , a n d V a r u n M a h a j a n . T h e e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e s e t h r e e e d i t o r s l e d t h e p a p e r i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n . A m a i n g o a l o f P hloem an d X ylem i s " t o p r o d u c e s o l i d j o u r n a l i s m t h a t p e r m e a t e s a l l l e v e l s o f o u r s c h o o l , " M a h a j a n s t a t e d . W i t h t h e w e l c o m e a d d i t i o n o f n e w n i n t h g r a d e s t a f f m e m ­b e r s , t h e g o a l o f f i v e i s s u e s w a s v e r y r e a c h a b l e . M a j o r a r t i c l e s c o v e r e d t h e i s s u e o f n e i g h b o r h o o d s p e e d i n g a n d S p i r i t W e e k ' s p r o b l e m s . T h e d e d i c a t e d s t a f f m e m b e r ' s m a n y h o u r s c u l m i n a t e d i n t h e c r e a t i o n o f a g r e a t s c h o o l n e w s p a p e r . T h e M V S c o m ­m u n i t y e n j o y e d r e a d i n g a l l o f t h e i s s u e s a n d l o o k s f o r w a r d t o c o n t i n u e d s u p e r b j o u r n a l ­i s m i n t h e f u t u r e .

1. Editor Varun M ahajan writes the goals for the paper during one o f the weekly staff meetings. 2. Sipping fro m a S n ap p le , E d ito r Jam es Patchett proofs a newly submitted article . 3. M ike M iller ponders deeply the rules of journalism . 4. E xercising her authority , E d ito r Anitha Reddy argues her point.

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A e s t h e s i a

Ellen Kay

T h e d e d i c a t i o n o f a h a r d w o r k i n g s t a f f c o m b i n e d w i t h e x c e l l e n t s t u d e n t w o r k t o m a k e t h e 9 7 - 9 8 l i t e r a r y m a g a ­z i n e a s u c c e s s . T h e l e a d e r s h i p a n d e x p e r i e n c e o f a d v i s o r E l l e n K a y , e d i t o r s J e s s C a s f l e , K a t i e C h e n o w e t h , D a r i a O v i d e , a n d a r t e d i t o r F l i n t S p i t l e r w e r e c r u c i a l t o t l i e p r o d u c t i o n o f t h i s y e a r ' s p u b l i c a t i o n . Aesthesia c o n s i s t e d o f o r i g i n a l s t u d e n t w o r k s s u c h a s s h o r t s t o r i e s , p o e m s , a n d p l a y s . S t u d e n t s k e t c h e s a n d d r a w i n g s w e r e a l s o u s e d t o i l l u s ­t r a t e t h e l i t e r a r y m a g a z i n e . T h e d i l i g e n t s t a f f r e a d a n d e v a l u a t e d a m y r i a d o f c r e a t i v e p i e c e s , a s t h e n u m b e r o f s u b m i s s i o n s d r a s ­t i c a l l y i n c r e a s e d t h i s y e a r . A f ­t e r c a r e f u l c o n s i d e r a t i o n , t h e b e s t w o r k s w e r e a c c e p t e d , c o m ­p i l e d , a n d p u b l i s h e d . T h e r e s u l t w a s w h a t e d i t o r K a t i e C h e n o w e t h c a l l e d , " a n e x c e l l e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e t a l e n t a n d c r e a t i v i t y f o u n d w i t h i n t h e M i ­a m i V a l l e y S c h o o l c o m m u n i t y . "

1. M anisha Kumar scours writing for deeper meanings. 2. Editors Daria Ovide and Jess Castle dis­cuss a recent submission. 3. The staff listens attentively to the work being read. 4, Nick is baffled by the ■5urreal imagery created by the poem.

First Row: Eden B im baum , Ana Patwa, and Julia Babiki. Second Row: Jacobee Bui Daria Ovide, and Jennifer M itzman. Third Row: Jess Castle, N ick M itrousis, Katie . Cartwright, Jamie Elifritz, and Alex Brown. Fourth Row; Kelly White, Advisor Mrs. Kay, B i Ryan Butke, F lint Spitler, and Doug Saphire.

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Back Row: Evan Hattan, Doug Ross, Stew art Adam, Emily Lutter. M iddle Row: Lauren Katz, Jenny [na S» Aimocida, Rachael Saunders, Terri M cM illan, Ross Schneiderman, Jason Nephew, Advisor Mrs. Kay. Front If,, a Row: Tory Ross, Sarah W alters.

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Ellen Kay

This year for Student Council has been a year of progress and accomplish­ment. President Tory Ross and Secretary-Treasurer Sa­rah Walters added a new di­mension to the organization with their constant willing­ness to support the student body. Numerous accom­plishments included year round spirit activities, a weU attended Halloween Dtnce, and the revision of the noto­rious “Anything Goes Day.” The highlight of the year was possibly the overwhelming success of the Thanksgiving Can Drive. The Student Council promoted the event as an opportunity for spirit points, which resulted in the collection of over four barrels of caimed goods. The success of the 1997-98 school year definitely stemmed from the dedication and commitment of the Student Council.1. Em ily Lutter carefully considers a s tu d e n t p ro p o sa l. 2. R oss Schneiderman, Jason Nephew, and SteWart Adam listen attentively. 3. President Tory Ross and Secretary- Treasurer S arah Walters lead a m eet­ing. 4. Junior Jenny Arm ocida pays close attention to the week's discus­sion.

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h a r d w o r k a n d s u c c e s s f o r t h e 1 9 9 7 - 1 9 9 8 M o d e l U n i t e d N a ­t i o n s t e a m . I n N o v e m b e r a g r o u p c o m p o s e d o f s o p h o m o r e s , j u n i o r s , a n d s e n i o r s t r a v e l e d t o t h e M o d e l U N c o n f e r e n c e a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f D a y t o n . T h e t e a m a p p r o a c h e d e v e r y a s p e c t o f t h e c o n f e r e n c e w i t h e n d i u s i a s m a n d d e d i c a t i o n . T h e d e l e g a t i o n s f r o m B a n g l a d e s h a n d T h a i l a n d w o n H o n o r a b l e M e n t i o n s , a n d t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m P o l a n d r e c e i v e d D i s t i n g u i s h e d D e l e g a ­t i o n . S u p e r i o r D e l e g a t i o n , t h e h i g h e s t p o s s i b l e a w a r d , w a s b e ­s t o w e d u p o n t h e d e l e g a t i o n f r o m J a p a n . T h e o n l y w a y t o d e s c r i b e t h e U D c o n f e r e n c e t h i s y e a r i s t o s a y t h a t i t w a s t r e m e n d o u s l y s u c c e s s f u l . H o w e v e r , t h e t e a m ’s a c h i e v e m e n t s d i d n o t e n d t h e r e . T h e N a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o ' M o d e l U N c o n f e r e n c e i n N e w Y o r k b r o u g h t a m y r i a d o f n e w e x p e r i e n c e s a n d l e s s o n s t o t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s . A l t h o u g h t h e t e a m r e t e i v e d n o a w a r d s , v a l u a b l e t e c h n i q u e s i n c o m p r o m i s e a n d d e o a t e w e r e a c q u i r e d b y m a n y s t u d e n t s . F r a n I n b o d y , t h e M o d e l U N f a c u l t y a d v i s o r , c o m ­m e n t e d t h a t “ t h e y e a r w a s e x ­t r e m e l y s u c c e s s f u l . T h e p o s i t i o n p a p e r s a n d d e b a t e s t h i s y e a r w e r e s o m e o f t h e b e s t I ’ v e e v e r s e e n . T h e s t u d e n t s d i d a n o u t - s t a i d i n g j o b o f r e s e a r c h i n g a n d d e f e n d i n g t h e i r c o u n t r y a n d i t s v i e w s . ”

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NY Delegation: Back Row: Matthew Camm, Ryan Butke, Alexander Brown, Brendan Cartwright, Sehar Siddiqi, Tyler Lowry, Jess Castle, Benjy Lowry. Middle Row: Matt Gunlock, Katherine Smith, Rachael Saunders, Tory Ross, Tiffany Patrick. Front Row: Kim Kendricks, Manisha Kumar, Alexis Krivian, Sarah Walters, Rishi Gandhi, Lily Gahagan, Daria Ovide, Advisor Fran Inbody, Vivek Mahajan.

UD Delegation: Back Row: Lauren Katz, Matthew Camm, Matthew Gimlock, Dulani McLauria Kalpana Reddy, Doug Saphire, Alexander Brown, Alexis Krivian, Sehar Siddiqi, Chethra Muthiah, Jess Castle, Kavitha Reddy, Albert Dixon, Katherine Smith, Tiffany Patrick, Katie Chenoweth, Lisa Martin, Rachael Saunders. Middle Row; Ryan Butke, Brendan Cartwright, James Patchett, Stewart Adam, Paul Kwak, Rosie Chun, Dee Ballal, Rishi Gandhi, Tyler Lowry, Benjy Lowry. Front Row: Vivek Mahajan, Kim Kendricks, Manisha Kumar, Mandy Rahimi, Varun Mahajan, Ana Patwa, Sarah Walters, Tory Ross, Lily Gahagan, Daria Ovide, Advisor Fran Inbody, Ross Schneiderman.

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Back row: Nick Moncrief, Mike Cleveland, Jordan Poppa. Middle row: Stewart Adam, Justin England, Laura W illiams, Chethra Muthiah, Ana Patwa, Betsy West, Bethany Levy, Nate Young, Jenny Armocida. Kneeling: Ross Schneiderman, Advisor Pam Elmer, Rosie Chun, Deepti Ballal, Rishi Gandhi, Vivek Mahajan.

Amnesty

Pam Elmer

A m n e s t y I n t e r n a t i o n a l ' s n e w p r e s i d e n t s , s e n i o r R o s i e C h u n a n d j u n i o r s J e n n y A r m o c i d a a n d D e e B a l l a l , w o r k e d h a r d t o p r o m o t e A m n e s t y ' s h u m a n i t a r i a n c a u s e s . A s a r e s u l t o f t h e i r e f f o r t s , o v e r t w e n t y s t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t e d t h i s y e a r . N e w m e m b e r s j o i n e d w e e k l y , r e f l e c t i n g t h e c o n t i n u e d p o p u l a r i t y o f t h e c l u b . U n d e r t h e s u p e r v i s i o n o f f a c u l t y a d v i ­s o r P a m E l m e r , t h e s t u d e n t s w r o t e l e t t e r s t o v a r i o u s o r g a n i ­z a t i o n s r e q u e s t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g i n j u s t i c e s c o m m i t t e d b y g o v e r n m e n t s . I n t h e f a l l , t h e g r o u p h e l d i t s a n n u a l b a k e - s a l e w h i c h r a i s e d m o n e y t o s e n d t o N o r t h K o r e a . A m n e s t y h a s b e e n a c t i v e l y i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e C r o s s - C u l t u r a l A l l i a n c e . F u t u r e p l a n s i n c l u d e a w a l k f o r A I D S a n d a t h i r t y - h o u r f a s t . " T h i s y e a r h a s b e e n a s t a r t i n g o v e r y e a r s i n c e m a n y m e m b e r s g r a d u a t e d , b u t i t h a s b e e n r e a l l y s u c c e s s f u l , " s a i d P r e s i d e n t C h u n .

1. Jordan Poppa works diligently during a lunch meeting. 2. Junior Betsy West glows as she works to save humanity. 3. Senior Rosie Chun takes time to make a differ­ence in this world. 4. Dee Ballal writes a letter requesting the re­lease of a prisoner.

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Chess

A d v i s o r J o h n G r a e t z

The Chess Club began yet another success­ful season this year with a tournament at Fairmont in the fall. The team, which consisted of two seniors, two juniors, and a fresh­man, played in a series of league matches throughout the winter as well. Despite the team’s first defeat in four years, the team contin­ued to improve their skills and strategy. It was a build­ing year, as plans for a Middle and Lx)wer School teams were discussed. The highhght of the season was the defeat of rival Colonel White. On another high point, Junior Alexander Blown, who played third board, attended the state tournament for his fourth consecutive year. Coach John Graetz exclaimed, “We’ll be back!”1. Alex Brown is a calculating chess machine. 2. Coach Graetz takes some time out to help Vivek Mahajan. 3. Vivek M ahajan plans his next move. 4. W hat will Albert Dixon do next?

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Back row: Alex Brown, Flint Spitler, John Glass, Nate Young, Front Row: Jon Graetz, Rishi Gandhi, Will­iam Shane, Kevin Mohan, Vivek Mahajan, and Jeff Olt.

Back Row. Lily Gahagan, Maheen Quadri, Kelly White, Betsy West, and Lisa Martin. Front Row: Jenni­fer Mitzman, Jenny Armocida, Julia Babicki, Varun Mahajan, Mandy Rahimi, Rosie Chun, and Nate Young.

CrossCultural Alliance

Cross Cultural Alli­ance continued to prosper in its second year as a club at The Miami Valley School. With Varun Mahajan as president, the group worked together to discuss issues of race, gender, faith, poverty, or any related topic. The highlight of the year was the trip to the Holo­caust Museum in Washington D.C. The group also spon­sored a Battle of the Bands concert to raise money for the Rwanda Hope organization. CCA hopes to make the Wash­ington trip an annual event, each year visiting a different museum or site.

B a c k R o w : G o r d o n H i c i n b o t h e m a n d N i c k M i t r o u s i s . F r o n t R o w : M a n i s h a K u m a r , T y l e r L o w r y , a n d R a c h a e l S a u n d e r s .

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1 9 9 6 , t h e i d e a f o r t h i s c l u b w a s o r i g i n a l l y t a k e n f r o m t h e i m m e r ­s i o n p r o g r a m F i l m m a k e r t h e C r i t i c . T h i s y e a r , t h e c l u b w a s h e a d e d b y c o - p r e s i d e n t s N i c k M i t r o u s i s a n d G o r d o n H i c i n b o t h e m . T h e c l u b ' s o b j e c ­t i v e w a s t o p r o v i d e e n t e r t a i n m e n t f o r t h e s t u d e n t b o d y w h i l e i m ­p r o v i n g t h e s c h o o l ' s l i m i t e d a u ­d i o - v i s u a l s y s t e m . I n p r e p a r a t i o n , t h e p r e s i d e n t s t o o k t r a i n i n g a t t h e M i a m i V a l l e y C a b l e C o u n c i l i n o r d e r t o l e a r n f i l m i n g t e c h n i q u e s a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w i t h t h e e q u i p ­m e n t . T h e g r o u p a l s o b e g a n S a t ­u r d a y C r i t i q u e s w h e r e t h e y w o u l d v i e w a f i l m e i t h e r i n t h e a t r e o r a t s c h o o l a n d t h e n d i s c u s s i t . T h e c l u b h o p e s t o e x p a n d i t s m e m b e r ­s h i p a n d e q u i p m e n t i n u p c o m i n g y e a r s .

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us.ChoirsThe U.S. Choir this

year was an overwhelming success. Both the choir and the handbell choir had fifteen members each, the highest number ever. The choir met three times a week to practice a variety of songs. Their ef­forts were rewarded with su­perior and excellent ratings at the OMEA Competition. They also showcased their talents at the Winter and Spring Concerts, as well as Convocation, the Academic Awards Evening, and various community events. The high­light of the year was a perfor­mance at Epcot Center in Disney world. The Handbell Choir also performed at sev­eral school and community events, including a December wedding, Lincoln Park Re­tirement Center, and the Downtown Holiday Festival. A smaller handbell ensemble was added this year to play more challenging music. Di­rector Marla Butke com­mented, "Students continue to show enthusiasm about the choral program at MVS, as seen by the growth in num­bers and retention of upper­classmen."1. The choir performs in the aimual Spring Concert. 2. The kids enjoyed performing in their pajamas at the All School Carol Sing. 3. Paul Kwak and Tory Ross ring their bells. 4. The choir poses with Mickey Mouse at Disney World. 5. Sarah Combs and Bethany Levy rehearse for an up­coming concert. 6. The Winter Con­cert was a huge success. 7. Mrs, Butke directs the handbell choir.58

I V JMS. Choirs

This year proved to be one of expansion for the Middle School Music pro­gram. The usual Upper School/Middle School Spring Concert had to be di­vided into an Upper School Concert and a Middle School Concert to accomodate the ever growing choirs and en­sembles. The Middle School Choir with forty-four mem­bers, performed at the The Dayton Mall, Manor Care of Centerville, and Trinity Re­tirement Center. The group also journeyed to the King’s Island Choir Competition and received a “2”. Senior Tory Ross explored her abil­ity to conduct as a student director of the Middle School Choir. Her piece “Where The Music Comes From” was performed at the Middle School Spring Concert. The Bell Choir, with its eleven members performed at St. Leonard’s, Trinity Retire­ment Center, and Lincoln Park Manor.

1. Middle School girls put some fun into the concert. 2. Middle School Choir brightens the Dayton Mall with a little Holiday Spirit. 3. Mrs. Butke leads her choir to applause at the Spring Concert. 4. The Middle School Bell Choir “chimes in” during the all-school carol sing.5. The choir rests between songs.6. Mrs. Butke conducts her electric group. 7. The bell choir soothes the audience with its sounds.

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MVSEnsembles

The MVS Ensemble program was composed of groups from both the Middle and Upper schools. The Middle School string trio and the Upper School string trio met during the spring trimes­ter to improve their skills. Both trios played at the two- night Spring Concert, under the direction of Manami White. There was also a suc­cessful Jazz Ensemble this year. The groups met with advisor Hal Melia two days a week for the entire year. The Jazz Ensembles, which more than doubled in size this year, performed at both the Winter and Spring Concerts. Perfor­mances featured music by well-known jazz artists as well as music by sophomore Vivek Mahajan. Director of the music program, Marla Butke, was enthusiastic about the success of the program. "It is exciting to see jazz mu­sic be a part of the MVS cur­riculum."

1. C aro line Jackson and Ju liana Subashi strum their strings in har­mony. 2. N icole C arlson and ac­cla im ed sax o p h o n ist H al M elia work on the sam e tunes. 3. Vivian Nanagas and Carrie Weprin get into th e ir m u s ic . 4 . Ja zz E n sem b le grooves. 5. Tory Ross and Natalya Blumenfeld are unstoppable. 6. Stu­dents and teachers perform together. 7. Tne saxophone players captivate the audience.

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Drama

During 1997-98, the actors of the Upper School once again enter­tained the community with several successful produc­tions. Although nothing was presented in the fall, the drama program found itself to be very busy in the winter and spring trimes­ters. In the winter they per­formed “Twelve Angry People,” in which a jury deliberates the fate of an accused. “Snoopy” was performed in the spring and was a great success. Such successes in drama did not only apply to the high school, but to the middle school as well, where the student produc­tion o f “O liver Twist” drew large crowds. Mr. Blunt directed the play. Ivooking to the future, Tom Elmer commented, “We look forward to continued excellence from the MVS thespian community.”

1. Doug Ross orders "STOP!" 2. As Fagan and Charlie, Caroline and Aaron introduce Oliver Twist to the art of stealing. 3. Sarah Enterline accepts a gift from the Easter Bunny. 4. Jenny Gordon makes her getaway. 5. Jurors Anna Suiter and Katie Chenoweth take a water break. 6. Mr. Graetz plays I inus.7. Jenny Armocida paces as she deliberates.

CommunityService

T w i c e a y e a r , s t u ­d e n t s o f t h e M i a m i V a l l e y S c h o o l p a r t i c i p a t e i n a d a y o f c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e . A w i d e r a n g e o f a c t i v i t i e s , s u c h a s w o r k i n g a t t h e A m e r i c a n C a n c e r S o c i e t y , h e l p i n g d i s a b l e d c h i l d r e n , a n d d o i n g m a n u a l l a b o r i n t h e B e a v e r c r e e k W e t l a n d s i s a v a i l a b l e t o s t u d e n t s . T h e d a y g i v e s t h e f a c u l t y a n d s t u d e n t s a c h a n c e t o i n ­t e r a c t i n a n a t m o s p h e r e o t h e r t h a n a n a c a d e m i c o n e . T h e e v e n t l e a v e s s t u d e n t s w i t h p r e c i o u s m e m o r i e s o f t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s . J u s t i n M c C r e e r y c o m m e n t e d , " I e n j o y e d w o r k i n g w i t h m y c l a s s m a t e s i n a d i f f e r e n t s e t t i n g . " C o m m u n i t y s e r ­v i c e d a y s a r e e s s e n t i a l t o t h e s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y , a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y , t h e e n v i ­r o n m e n t . T h e s t u d e n t s l e a r n t h e s k i l l s t o w o r k t o ­g e t h e r t o a c h i e v e a c o m ­m o n g o a l .

1. Liz answ ers m ultiple phone lines at the American Cancer So­ciety. 2. Hoping not to be seen, Paul tries to avoid work! 3. Stuart is overwhelmed by the amount of labor to be done at Sunwatch. 4. A mixed crew of Seniors and Jun­iors struggles to clear weedy gar­dens. 5. Sarah smiles as she saws.6. The Sunwatch group looks a little cold desp ite the ir jov ia l faces, 7. Taking a brief respite, Sylvia ponders deep thoughts.

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T h e s p o o k s a n d g h o u l s c a m e o u t i n f o r c e t o c e l e b r a t e H a l l o w e e n a t M V S . I n t h e i r q u e s t t o u n l e a s h t h e d a r k s i d e , s c a r y L o w e r S c h o o l e r s d r e s s e d en m a sse a n d c o n d u c t e d t h e i r t r a d i ­t i o n a l p a r a d e t h r o u g h t h e U p p e r a n d M i d d l e S c h o o l s . B o t h U p p e r a n d M i d d l e S c h o o l e r s a l i k e t o o k a m o m e n t f r o m t h e i r b u s y s c h e d u l e s t o a d m i r e t h e y o u n g s t e r s a s t h e y m a r c h e d b y c r e e p i l y . A s u r p r i s i n g n u m b e r o f U p ­p e r S c h o o l e r s t o o k t h e i n i t i a t i v e a n d d r e s s e d u p t h e m s e l v e s , p e r h a p s n o s ­t a l g i c f o r t h e i r L . S . d a y s . T h e l i b r a r y w a s d e c o r a t e d w i t h g u s t o b y M r s . E l m e r , w h o m a n a g e d t o f r e a k o u t e v e r y o n e w i t h h e r m a n y h i d d e n s u r p r i s e s . T h e e n t i r e s c h o o l c a m e t o ­g e t h e r a n d e n j o y e d a d a y o f s c a r y f u n a n d d r e a d f u l d e l i g h t .

1. A Lower School alien proves Mulder and Scully are right! 2. The traditional Lower School Halloween parade winds by the US Commons. 3. Andrea and M anisha relive their Trick or Treating days. 4. "Hey, ch ic o , we made it across the border!" 5. Nick may not by trying to be scary, but w e're certainly frightened! 6. A future doctor dons his scrubs. 7. Colin says you're never too old to dress up!

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R L L S C H O O L C R R O L S I N G

Even as the Miami Valley School grows larger, its time-honored traditions are carefully preserved to con­tinue MVS's legacy. Every student's favorite of such tra­ditions is, without a doubt, "The Twelve Days of Christ­mas," sung during the annual All School Carol Sing. Stu­dents demonstrate class pride as they vie with each other to sing their respective verse the loudest. The Carol Sing this year was updated thanks to the efforts of the Cross Cul­tural Alliance. Several ethni­cally diverse songs were in­troduced into this year's rep­ertoire. Everybody enjoyed these new additions and it was the general consensus that even the best of traditions needs a little revising now and then. This all-school event brought the MVS community together one last time before it separated for two weeks of winter break.

1. Sarah Enteriine and Julia Ger­man en joy the fe s tiv e a tm o ­sphere. 2. K atie g rins as she watches the students of MVS and their antics. 3. Enjoying the mo­ment with her little sib. Tiffany Woo, Mandy experiences her last Carol Sing ever 4. The senior class proves its dominance in the 'T h e Twelve Days of Christmas." 5. Kelly sings with a pair of litde sibs, Jeffery Graetz and Neekta Abouhossein. 6. Another senior enjoying her last Carol Sing with her little sib: Nisha Desai and Sydney ArneU. 7. Mrs. Nienaber and Chris Wyse try to out-sing one another!

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S t u d e n t s a n d f a c ­u l t y o f M V S u n l e a s h e d t h e i r s p i r i t f u l l f o r c e f o r t h e a n n u a l S p i r i t W e e k . E a c h d a y w a s d e s i g n a t e d a d i f ­f e r e n t d r e s s - u p d a y , r a n g i n g f r o m P J D a y t o R e d a n d B l u e D a y . M o s t p o p u l a r , h o w e v e r , w a s t h e r e i n s t a t e d C r o s s - D r e s s D a y . A s p e r t r a d i t i o n , e a c h c l a s s w a s a s s i g n e d a h a l l w a y a n d i n ­s t r u c t e d t o d e c o r a t e a c c o r d ­i n g t o t h e t h e m e o f t h e i r c l a s s s k i t . W o r k i n g d i l i ­g e n t l y , t h e c l a s s e s c o m ­p l e t e d t h e i r h a l l w a y s b y T u e s d a y a n d t h e e n t i r e s c h o o l a d m i r e d t h e m f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e w e e k . T h e s k i t s w e r e s k i l l f u l l y w r i t t e n a n d b r i l l i a n t l y e x ­e c u t e d , e a c h g i v i n g m o r e t h a n a l a u g h . O n c e a g a i n , t h e C l a s s o f ' 9 9 p r o v e d t o b e t h e t h e m o s t e n t h u s i a s ­t i c a n d t o o k t h e c r o w n , h o w e v e r i t w a s a g r e e d t h a t e v e r y m e m b e r o f t h e c o m ­m u n i t y w a s s p i r i t e d a n d s h o w e d h i s l o v e f o r M V S .

1. A shiftless Mr. Brereton plays the role o f the King o f the Gods in the Faculty's Spirit Week skit. 2. M iddle and L ow er School stu ­dents watch avidly as the Girls' Varsity p lays the annual Spirit Game. 3. As these students dem ­onstrate, D ress-in-the-D ark Day had g rea t p a r tic ip a tio n in the Middle School. 4. This group of high school Wannabees add a new tw ist to C elebrity Day! 5. The M arshall brothers? / sisters? 6. M att Gunlock explores his fem i­nine side during the jun ior class skit. 7. Gustavo gives us a taste of Brazilian femininity.

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Lkiwes

T h e M i a m i V a l l e y S c h o o l d a n c e s t h i s y e a r w e r e s o m e o f t h e m o s t e x c i t i n g a n d s u c c e s s f u l e v e r . T h e f i r s t d a n c e o f t h e y e a r w a s t h e H a l ­l o w e e n D a n c e . A n o v e r ­w h e l m i n g s e n s e o f e n t h u s i a s m w a s e v i d e n t i n t h e c o s t u m e s o f t h e s t u d e n t s . F r o m h u l a “ g i r l s ” a n d r o c k s t a r s t o c o w g i r l s a n d f l a p p e r s , t h e s t u d e n t s c o m ­p e t e d f o r t h e c o v e t e d B e s t C o s - t u m e t i t l e . A l t h o u g h t h e r e w e r e m a n y e l a b o r a t e a n d o r i g i ­n a l o u t f i t s , t h e a w a r d w e n t t o a g r o u p o f f i v e j u n i o r s d r e s s e d a s C a t h o l i c s c h o o l g i r l s . E a c h s t u d e n t w h o a t t e n d e d w a s c a p ­t i v a t e d b y t h e e n e r g y o f t h e d a n c e a n d h a d a g r e a t t i m e . T h e s e c o n d d a n c e o f t h e y e a r w a s t h e W i n t e r F o r m a l . T h i s t r a d i t i o n a l h o l i d a y d a n c e i s t h e s t u d e n t s ’ l a s t c h a n c e t o c o m e t o g e t h e r a n d e n j o y t h e m s e l v e s b e f o r e w i n t e r b r e a k . “ T h i s y e a r ’s W i n t e r F o r m a l w a s a m a g i c a l e v e n t . I t t r u l y c a p t u r e d t h e h o l i d a y s p i r i t , ” c o m m e n t e d J u n i o r K a v i t h a R e d d y .

1. Court Jester Tory Ross waits for students to come to the Halloween Daiice. 2. Freshman Andrew Adrian makes his first appearance at an Upper School Dance. 3. Marc Buren and Alexis Krivian show off their costumes. 4. Liam McDonnell and Reina Hayes dance to a slow song. 5. Seniors Nick Mitrousis and Johnny Wadsworth know how to get into the spirit of Halloween. 6. Good friends Lisa Martin and Betsy West look lovely, as usual. 7. Kalpana and Kavitha Reddy are dressed up and ready for the Winter Dance.

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spring Fair

The ann ual spring fair, entitled the "Spring Fling", re­kindled a rare enthusi­asm am ong the young and the old students of MVS. H eld on M ay 8th, the fair included fun photos, a barbecue, p on y rides, a flow er sa le , and a raffle, as w e ll as gam es and p r ize s . The raffle prizes ranged from a bike to gift certificates at area locations. The U .92 rad io sta tion broadcasted from the quadrangle, where the students w ere on the air throughout the af­ternoon. M any Upper School students gave up their time to volun­teer at the fair. They painted faces, helped w ith the velcro w all, and even "clowned" around. All in all, the traditional Spring Fair '98 w as quite a success.

1. These girls work intensly to complete their sand masterpieces.2. Freshmen Kristen, Caitlin, Anna, Jenny, Jacobee, andBiooke take on new roles for a fun photo.3. Wendy Czarnota, "clowning around," demonstrates her jug­gling skills. 4. A young girl takes apony ride. 5. Dylan Ruelhhangs out on the velcro wall. 6. Winners choose from a myriad of fantastic prizes. 7. Katie and Alexis chill with a snow cone.

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In ‘The MidnightflourComfortably settled upon rolling green hills,

this year's prom took place at Meadowbrook Coun­try Club, in North Dayton. Record numbers of stu­dents and faculty gathered on May second for the long awaited night. Titled, "In the Midnight Hour," after the famous song, the prom was beautifully deco­rated and arranged by the Junior class. As students and faculty arrived, they were greeted by friends and sparkling decorations. Arose was provided for each of the ladies, and everyone received a commemora­tive glass. With great giisto, students and faculty alike participated in both slow and fast dances. Some Se­nior guys added flair by performing a disco revival for the amusement of all. After the last song was played and the last dance was danced, students parted, only to regroup at afterprom festivities to party the night away. This formal occasion was greatly enjoyed by all and was a wonderful final dance for the year

1. With smiles for all, Lauren, Aiex, and Leah share a hug. 2. Jon and his date enjoy a slow dance. 3. Taking a break fron the dance, Giovanni and Lee converse with one another. 4. Junior beauties, Kavitha, Chethra, and Kalpana stun us with their smiles. 5. Nate and Kavi speed up the rhythm. 6. Jess and Katherine dance the night away. 7. Posing for their formal picture: Rosie and date. 8. The ladies step away from their dates and enjoy some girl-talk! 9. Nick livens up the party with his disco moves! 10. Senior bas­ketball studs and Coach Madden pose beneath the decorations. 11.Dee and her sophomore pals sit back and enjoy a quick chat. 12. Se­nior guys go out in style!

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New England Experience

T h e N ew E n g la n d Im ­m ersio n in c lu d ed 10 s tu d en ts and the ex p e rien c ed lead e rsh ip o f M r. C h r is t ia n R e id an d M r. H en ry F isher. P rio r to the trip , the group learned abou t basic surv ival skills and the e n v iro n m e n t they w ere g o in g to en co u n te r. T h e se v e n ­te e n d a y s o f tra v e l to o k th e m th r o u g h s ix s ta te s , in c lu d in g M aine and V erm ont, T he w in ter ac tiv itie s in c lu d ed sk iing , sn o w ­ball figh ting , and chopp ing ice for th e c o l le c tio n o f u til i ty w ater. D uring th is trip, friendsh ips b lo s­som ed and a su p p o rt sy stem d e ­veloped b e tw een m em bers. A c ­c o rd in g to the s tu d e n ts , “ ...th is trip ta u g h t...a b o u t the w in te r e x ­p erie n ce s o f p eo p le in V erm ont, M a in e , an d N ew H a m p s h ire ,” and “ ...g ro u p c o -o p e ra tio n can y ie ld aw eso m e re su lts .”

Participants: Kevin Mohan, Tory Ross, Jenny Armocida, Nick Barnard. MaU James, G ustav ■ Penna, Doug Saphire, Jenniier Mitznian, Jennifer Kline, Dulani McLaurin. Advisors; Christian Reid and Henry Fisher.

Marine Ecology

The first two w eeks o f the M arine Ecology Im m ersion w ere spent engaging in classroom learn­ing about aquatic anim als and m a­rine life and practicing sw im m ing and diving techniques at the local pools. Bryan C zarnola and Glenn Squiers indulged their group in facts about the B aham as, their habitat for the next tw o weeks. T he twenty- one students, along with the faculty advisors, loaded up their equipm ent and left for Forfar Field Station on A ndros Island. L iving accom m o­dations consisted o f cabins on the coa.st and activities included a d is­covery approach to learning. S tu­dents actively participated in diving, SCU BA , underw ater photography, and v iew ing the flora and fauna. The ex p e rien ce em bod ied an in ­tense hi.storical study and com m u­nity service.

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Participants: Marc Burcn. Ana Patwa. Justen England. Giovanni Castro. Jordan Poppa. I.aura Wilhams. Bethany Levy, Shana Nisenbaum, Jamie Ehfrit/., Ross Ciuiningham, Ashley Powell. Ahhy Wviland, Sandro Bohn, Alexis Powell. Betsy West. Leigh Troha, anti Joe Carroll. Advisors: Glenn Si’ ts and Brian Czarnota.

Back Row: nuuy weiion, Dcri is.ranier, Racnaei Saunders, Gordon Hicinbothem, Stewart Adam, Nick Mitrousis, Doug Ross, Albert Dixon. Jon Nutter. Ben Tiefert, Jeff Olt, Siiannon W illiams, Lauren Lichenstein. Front Row: Anne Parsanko, Advisor Linda Kretzler, Sehar Siddiqi, Tyler Lowry, Advisor Fran Inbody, Sarah Walters, Sarah Enterline, Lily Gahagan, Nate Young, Robyn Peal.

The Renaissance Connection

The Classical Renais­sance Connection, led by Mrs. Inbody and Mrs. Kretzler, focused on the study of Greek and Italian art. For the first two weeks, stu­dents had classroom lectures on artists and the history of the two cultures. Videos and filmstrips were shown to prepare students for the artwork and landmarks they would see while overseas. The next two weeks were spent touring and sightseeing in Greece, and Italy. In Greece, the highlight was the island of Crete. While on the island, the group spent time at the ruins of Knossos, visited the archeology museum, and amused themselves in the small town. In Italy, stops were made in the cit­ies o f Venice, F lo rence, and Rome. By the time the trip was over, no one wanted to see another Madonna!

Wendy Czarnota, Alexis Krivian, Tricia Howard, Ross Schneiderman, Nick Monerief, Rajeev j (ill Agarwal, Mike Cleveland, Brian Sorkin. Advisors were: Maria Ferraro and Tom Elmer.

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Habitat For Humanity

The Habitat for Human­ity Immersion was an experiment in all aspects of its program. Ten students and three teachers jour­neyed to South Carolina with little knowledge about the con­struction of a house, and were ex­pected to create a shelter for a deserv ing person in need. Throughout the four weeks, this group explored the art of con­struction, the history of South Carolina, and the philosophy of Habitat for Humanity. The group completed the entire frame of one house and managed to drywall and construct a closet and a porch for their rehab site. The Habitat for Humanity Immersion was quite astonished at the accom- plishinents conceived during the short period.

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La Cuisine/Culture

T w e l v e s t u d e n t s w h o p o s s e s s e d a w i d e r a n g e o f c o o k ­i n g e x p e r i e n c e c o m p o s e d L a C u i ­s i n e I n t e r n a t i o n a l e , L a C u l t u r e I n t e r n a t i o n a l e . F o r f o u r w e e k s , t h e g r o u p s t u d i e d v a r i o u s c u l t u r e s a n d l e a r n e d t h e b a s i c t e c h n i q u e s o f e a c h c o u n t r y ’ s c u l i n a r y s t y l e . P r e p a r i n g a c l a s s i c E n g l i s h t e a t o f o l d i n g f o r t u n e c o o k i e s r e q u i r e d p a t i e n c e f r o m e a c h m e m b e r o f t h i s I m m e r s i o n , a n d a d v i s o r , M r s . E l l e n K a y . O n e o f t h e m a j o r a s ­s i g n m e n t s r e q u i r e d e a c h s t u d e n t t o c h o o s e a c o u n t r y , p r e p a r e a p r e ­s e n t a t i o n , a n d d e m o n s t r a t e h o w t o c o o k a t r a d i t i o n a l m e a l . O v e r ­a l l , e v e r y o n e ’s s k i l l s i m p r o v e d a n d e a c h p e r s o n d e v e l o p e d i m ­m e n s e k n o w l e d g e o f d i f f e r i n g e t h n i c g r o u p s .

Participating in La Cuisine / Culture were: Varun Mahajan, Mandy Rahimi, Michael Sosebe-. Tiffany y Csizma, Dana Donaldson, John Dundon, Hahn Nguyen, Maheen Quadri, Andrea Weeks, Aaron

Horenstein, and David Korpi. Advisor was Ellen Kay.

Basic PhotographyL e d b y M s . M a r y

W h i t t e m o r e , t h e P h o t o g r a p h y I m m e r s i o n ’s o v e r a l l g o a l w a s t o p r o v i d e a s t r o n g t e c h n i c a l b a c k ­g r o u n d f o r b l a c k a n d w h i t e p h o ­t o g r a p h y . T h e e m p h a s i s i n ­c l u d e d d e v e l o p i n g d a r k r o o m t e c h n i q u e s a n d b u i l d i n g p e r s o n a l a r t i s t i c p e r s p e c t i v e s . E a c h s t u ­d e n t i m p r o v e d h i s o r h e r s t y l e b y v i s i t i n g t w o e x h i b i t s b y n o t e w o r ­t h y c o n t e m p o r a r y p h o t o g r a ­p h e r s , s u c h a s t h e R o s e w o o d A r t s C e n t e r a n d t h e g r o u p ’s f a ­v o r i t e , t h r e e a r t m u s e u m s i n C h i ­c a g o , I l l i n o i s . A d e t a i l e d p o r t ­f o l i o w a s r e q u i r e d o f e v e r y s t u ­d e n t . A s a w h o l e , t h e c l a s s i m ­p r o v e d t h e i r p h o t o g r a p h y s k i l l s a n d l e a r n e d i m p o r t a n t t e c h ­n i q u e s t h a t c a n b e u s e d f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e i r l i v e s .

Participants were; Eden Birnbaum, Sarah Boehringer, Lisa Martin, Tracy Bradfute, Eliana Sur, Tks Daria Ovide, William Shane, Anitha Reddy, Tracy McNeal. Instructor w as Mary Vhittemore.

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111;. Back Row; Blake Nolan, Justin McCrcery, Vivck Mahajan, Sarah Combs, Vemana Jampala. Front Row: Wade Vanlrcase, Lancaszc Jackson. Filmmaking

Seven students spent their Immersion period with Mr. Vincent Romeo in Film­maker: The Critic. Studying the technical aspects of film, viewing newly-released mov­ies on Fridays, and participat­ing in the infamous oral quiz­zes, which covered film termi­nology and 198 films, aided the students in their under­standing and critical thinking. Alfred Hitchcock’s films and imitations were concentrated on as a focus of the use of angles, camera shots, and light. One of the highlights was writ­ing, directing, and acting in the class production of a hoiror film, “Out Takes.” The stu­dents agreed that “putting to­gether a movie is a lot harder than anyone told [them] it would be,” but a final product was put together and the class was proud of their accomplish­ments.

The freshmen enjoy a presentation at Camp Kern.

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Earth Science

Under the leadership of Mrs. Griffith, Dr. Birdi, and Mrs. Mack, this year’s Earth Science Immersion proved to be a success. The main objective of this course was to study forces that shape the earth through a scientific and mythological approach. Field trips included a geology trip to Glen Helen and Clifton Gorge, a waste management trip, and an addi­tional trip to the Dayton Museum of Discovery. While in class, stu­dents took three courses: Forces that Shape the Earth, Orientation of the Earth, and Mythology. The highlights of the Immersion were the trips to Camp Kern and Hock­ing Hills . Overall, the experience was positive and the students en­joyed a new form of learning.

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Jess Castle and Benjy Lowry: Celtic Study

S e n i o r s J e s s C a s t l e a n d B e n j y L o w r y , a f t e r d i s c o v e r i n g a s h a r e d i n t e r e s t i n t h e a n c i e n t C e l t s , p l a n n e d a n d r e a l i z e d a t r i p t o I r e l a n d t o s t u d y t h e s e f a s c i n a t i n g p e o p l e . B e n j y c o n c e n t r a t e d h i s s t u d y o n t h e C e l t i c p e r c e p t i o n o f d e a t i i a n d a f t e r l i f e , w h i l e J e s s d e l v e d i n t o t h e C e l t ' s c o n v e r s i o n f r o m p a g a n i s m t o C a t h o l i ­c i s m . T h e t w o s t u d e n t s t r a v e l e d t o s u c h c i t i e s a s D u b l i n , S l i g o , K e r r y , a n d a m u l t i t u d e o f o t h e r t o w n s , v i e w i n g s u c h s i t e s a s t h e p r e h i s t o r i c b u r i a l t o m b o f N e w g r a n g e , o l d e r t h a n b o t h t h e P y r a ­m i d s a n d S t o n e h e n g e . T h i s f r u i t f u l s t u d y c u l m i n a t e d i n a r e ­s e a r c h p a p e r p r e p a r e d b y e a c h .

J u n i o r s K a l p a n a R e d d y , K a v i t h a R e d d y , a n d K a t h e r i n e S m i t h , a n d S e n i o r J a m e s P a t c h e t t s t u d i e d a t C u a h u n a u c , a n i n t e n s i v e S p a n i s h l a n g u a g e s c h o o l l o c a t e d i n C u e r n a v a c a , M e x i c o . T h e s t u d e n t s w o r k e d d i l i g e n t l y t o l e a r n t h e g r a m m a t i c a l a n d t e c h n i c a l a s p e c t s o f t h e S p a n i s h l a n g u a g e . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e l a n g u a g e s t u d y , t h e g r o u p i m ­m e r s e d t h e m s e l v e s i n M e x i c a n c u l t u r e . E x c u r s i o n s t o t h e p y r a m i d s a t T e o t i u a h c a n a n d t h e B a l l e t F o l k l o r i c o i n M e x i c o C i t y p r o v i d e d t h e s t u d e n t s w i t h a n e x c i t i n g t a s t e o f M e x i c a n h i s t o r y . E a c h m e m b e r o f t h e g r o u p s t a y e d w i t h a d i f f e r e n t M e x i c a n f a m i l y . T h e s e f a m i l i e s g a v e t h e s t u ­d e n t s i n s i g h t i n t o e v e r y d a y M e x i c a n c u l t u r e a n d w a y s o f l i f e . A l l i n a l l , t h e g r o u p h a d a t r e m e n d o u s e x p e r i e n c e .

Spanish Language Study in Cuernavaca, Mexico

P a u l K w a k u s e d h i s i n d e p e n d e n t i m m e r s i o n t o f u e l h i s i n t e r e s t i n m e d i c i n e b y s h a d o w i n g s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t d o c t o r s d u r ­i n g t h i s f o u r w e e k p e r i o d . P a u l s t u d i e d i n t e r n a l m e d i c i n e w i t h D r . B a r r y T a y l o r a n d c a r d i o v a s c u l a r a n d t h o r a c i c s u r g e r y w i t h D r . K e n n e t h O b e r h e u a n d D r , R a y m o n d P o l s t r a . T h e a s t o n i s h - m g n u m b e r o f h o u r s p u t i n b y t h e d o c t o r s g a v e P a u l a b e t t e r f e e l f o r w h a t h e b e l i e v e s h i s f u t u r e c a r e e r w i l l b e l i k e . P a u l , w h o c i t e d c a r d i o v a s c u l a r s u r g e r y a s h i s f a v o r i t e r o t a t i o n , v i e w e d s e v ­e r a l o p e n - h e a r t s u r g e r i e s a n d w a s f a s c i n a t e d b y t h e m . T h i s i m ­m e r s i o n h e l p e d c e m e n t P a u l ' s p l a n s f o r t h e f u t u r e .

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W h e n i n s u r g e r y , d o a s t h e s u r g e o n s d o . R y a n B u t k e ' s i m m e r s i o n w a s a f o u r w e e k t o u r o f g e n e r a l m e d i ­c i n e a n d t h r e e s u r g i c a l s u b - s p e c i a l t i e s . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e , R y a n s h a d o w e d D r . P e l f r e y , D r . A d a m , D r . R o s s , a n d D r . C a r r o l l . H e p e r f o r m e d a f e w r o u t i n e p r o c e d u r e s i n t h e o f ­f i c e a n d i n h o s p i t a l w a r d s , a n d s c r u b b e d i n f o r s o m e s u r ­g e r i e s . T h e e x p e r i e n c e s h e g a i n e d w e r e i n v a l u a b l e . T h e d o c t o r s , p a t i e n t s , a n d n u r s e s w e r e f a n t a s t i c , a n d w h e t h e r h e w a s t a k i n g a h i s t o r y o r s c r u b b i n g i n f o r a d e l i c a t e r e U - n a l s u r g e r y , h e h a d a n i n c r e d i b l e t i m e . I m m e r s i o n ^ : s w c r e d h i s q u e s t i o n s a n d a f f i r m e d h i s c a r e e r d e c i s i o n .

C h e t h r a M u t h i a h ’s i n d e p e n d e n t i m m e r s i o n i n ­c l u d e d a f o u r w e e k i n t e r n s h i p i n p e d i a t r i c s a n d p h y s i a t r y . S h e s p e n t t h e f i r s t h a l f o f i m m e r s i o n w o r k i n g c l o s e l y w i t h D r . A z a r K a r d a n a t S o u t h D a y t o n P e d i a t r i c s w h e r e s h e o b s e r v e d r o u t i n e c h e c k - u p s a n d d i a g n o s e s o f v a r i o u s v i ­r u s e s . T h e s e c o n d h a l f o f t h e i m m e r s i o n w a s s p e n t a t t h e P h y s i c a l M e d i c i n e a n d R e h a b i l i t a t i o n C e n t e r a t F r a n c i s c a n M e d i c a l C e n t e r u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f D r . R i c h a r d B e e r s . S h e s p e n t t i m e i n v a r i o u s a r e a s o f r e h a b i l i t a t i o n , f r o m p h y s i ­c a l t h e r a p y t o p s y c h o l o g y . U n d e r t h e t u t e l a g e o f b o t h p h y ­s i c i a n s , C h e t h r a w a s e x p o s e d t o t w o f i e l d s t h a t h a v e a l ­w a y s b e e n o f i n t e r e s t t o h e r .

Chethra Muthiah: Pediatrics and Physiatry Flint Spitler: A Study of Medicine

H i n t S p i t l e r o b s e r v e d s e v e r a l f i e l d s o f m e d i c i n e . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e , h e a c c o m p a n i e d D r . F r a n k T r o h a , a p l a s t i c s u r g e o n . D r . S t u a r t S o r k i n , a r a d i o l o g i s t , D r . M a r g a r e t H a m i l t o n , a n o p t o m e t r i s t , a n d s e v e r a l e m e r g e n c y r o o m p h y ­s i c i a n s u n d e r t h e s u p e r v i s i o n o f D r . N o r m a n S c h n e i d e r m a n . I n a d d i t i o n , h e a l s o s p e n t s h o r t e r a m o u n t s o f t i m e i n t h e f i e l d s o f o p t h a m o l o g y , c a r d i o l o g y , a n d g e n e r a l s u r g e r y . H e w a s g i v e n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o o b s e r v e t h e d o c t o r s ' d a i l y o f f i c e w o r k a n d o p e r a t i n g r o o m p r o c e d u r e s . I n a d d i t i o n t o o b s e r v a t i o n . H i n t g a i n e d h a n d s - o n e x p e r i e n c e w i t h v a r i o u s e q u i p m e n t a n d p r o c e d u r e s . H e f o u n d h i s i m m e r s i o n t o b e a n i n t e r e s t i n g a n d r e w a r d i n g e x p e r i e n c e .

Rosie Chun: Internships in Washington D.C.

F o r h e r f i n a l I m m e r s i o n , R o s i e C h u n h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t r a v e l t o W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . t o i n t e r n a t t h e o f f i c e o f M u l t i c u l t u r a l A f f a i r s o n t h e c a m p u s o f A m e r i c a n U n i v e r s i t y . H e r s u p e r v i s o r , M r . D a v i d O w e n s , s h a r e d h i s i d e a s c o n c e r n i n g s p r e a d i n g c u l ­t u r a l d i v e r s i t y o n t h e c a m p u s t h r o u g h a w a r e n e s s o f c u l t u r a l h o l i d a y s . F o r R o s i e ' s t h i r d w e e k , s h e s p e n t t h e d a y w i t h l a w y e r K r i s t e n B e n d e r a t t h e S t a t e A t t o r n e y ' s O f f i c e . T h e r e s h e s a w t h e d a i l y s t r e s s e s o f a w o r k d a y . I n j u s t a m o n t h , W a s h i n g t o n D . C . o f f e r e d R o s i e a v a r i e t y o f e x p e r i e n c e s .

J u n i o r K i m K e n d r i c k s l o v e s c h i l d r e n a n d h a s a l w a y s w a n t e d t o b e a t e a c h e r . H e r i m m e r s i o n e x p e r i e n c e g a v e h e r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p l o r e h e r d r e a m . K i m s p e n t t h r e e w e e k s b o t h t e a c h i n g a n d o b s e r v i n g a t C h a r l e s L . L o o s E l e m e n t a r y , W e s t b r o o k e V i l l a g e E l e m e n t a r y , a n d P r e c i o u s B l o o d E l e m e n ­t a r y . S h e s t u d i e d m a n y i n t e r e s t i n g t e a c h i n g t e c h n i q u e s a n d s t y l e s . K i m l e d t h e c l a s s o c c a s i o n a l l y , g a v e i n d i v i d u a l h e l p t o s t u d e n t s , a n d r e a d b o o k s t o t h e c h i l d r e a S h e a s s u m e d t h e r o l e o f a t e a c h e r t h r o u g h h e r i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s , a n d w a s a b l e t o l i v e h e r d r e a m o f b e i n g a t e a c h e r f o r a m o n t h .

Kim Kendricks: Teaching in Elementary Schools

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year proved a very active one for the Miami Valley Middle School. Beginning the year, all three grades overnighted at Joy Outdoor Education Center. These three days, full of ,comedic mishaps and intriguing ad­ventures, created new friendships and reaffirmed old, paving the way for a great year. Also early in the year, an afternoon at Woodhaven Pool provided opportunity for students to unwind after a few weeks of school. In the winter tri­mester, the entire school took a trip to COST to learn about science the fun way. The eighth grade thoroughly enjoyed their last MS trip to COST, the seventh graders liked the time away from school, and the sixth grade absorbed amazing amountsoi information since it was their first trip.

1. The seventh graders bask in the sun.2. Michael Pahnercu ts down honey­suckle for Com m unity Service. 3. Grinning. Danya and Allison enjoy free-time at Joy O utdoor Education Center. 4. Carrie Weprin shows her true colors at the Halloween dance. 5. The sixth grade guys hang lough in front o f MVS. 6. Helping the needy and having fun at the sam e tim e, M iddle School students wrap pre­sents. 7. Susan displays her papier- mache work-in-progress and her cre- a tiv e new h a ird o ! 8. M idd le Schoolers delight in the games at Joy O utdoor Educational Center.

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T h i s y e a r ' s M i d d l e S c h o o l g o v e r n m e n t w a s l e d b y e i g h t h g r a d e r A n n i e E r v i n s e r v i n g a s p r e s i d e n t . C l o s e c o o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y d u r i n g t h e s e m e e t i n g s h e l p e d k e e p b o t h p a r t i e s i n a c c o r d a n d g o o d h u m o r t h e e n t i r e y e a r . A p r o u d a c h i e v e m e n t o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t w a s t h e a c q u i s i ­t i o n o f a s t e r e o u n i t f o r M i d d l e S c h o o l u s e d u r i n g f r e e s a n d l u n c h . S t u d e n t s a l s o e n j o y e d t h e m a n y s o c i a l s p r o v i d e d b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t , i n c l u d i n g a H a l l o w e e n d a n c e , a l o c k - i n a t Q -Z ar, a n d m a n y o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s , a l l o f w h i c h c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e f u n a t m o ­s p h e r e a l w a y s p r e s e n t i n t h e s c h o o l . M i d d l e S c h o o l s t u ­d e n t s d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e i r a r ­t i s t i c a b i l i t i e s i n m a n y r e a l m s . A r t w o r k c r e a t e d b y s t u d e n t s w a s c o n s t a n t l y o n d i s p l a y i n t h e M i d d l e S c h o o l C o m m o n s a n d o f t e n i n t h e G a l l e r y . F o r t h e a t e r , M r . B l u n t d i r e c t e d a s u p e r b p r o d u c t i o n o f O liver Twist. A l l o f t h i s p a l e d i n c o m p a r i s o n w i t h t h e l o n g a w a i t e d t w o w e e k P r o j e c t P e r i o d w h i c h f i n a l i z e d a w o n ­d e r f u l y e a r i n t h e M i d d l e S c h o o l .1. The cast o f Oliver Twist takes a bow. 2. Claire, Anisa, and Alexis go all out for Halloween. 3. The seventh graders have a group hug while at Joy. 4. Sarah and Natasha smile after taking a dip in the pool. 5. Ross takes a ride on the bike at COSI. 6. Kristin and M eredith step back in time for the MS Era Dance. 7. Carrie, Sarah, Megan, and Alexis relax by the pool. 8. Eighth graders get ready for the Renais­sance Festival. 77

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Project Period pro­vides, for Middle School students, a period during which a group of intimately related subjects are studied in great detail through expe­riential methods. The sixth grade, led by Mrs. Eikenbery, participated in a simulation of Ancient Egyp­tians culture. During the second week they stayed on the campus of Miami Uni­versity in Oxford, Ohio, and worked with Egyptologists, Anthropologists, and Re­search Librarians. Under the guidance of Mrs. Rinn, the seventh grade, extended the Ohio History course and studied the growth of two river cities, Dayton and Cin­cinnati. They learned of the industries and immigration in the two cities, as well as the damages done by the Dayton flood.

1. "Tie eighth grade bonds at Devili' Den. 2. Aron and Anthony explore the fine art of quilting. 3. Susan coyly m odels one o f the cannon ut Gettsyburg. 4. Go John! The fire’s in your hands! 5. Chad successfully answers a question while playing tne Sarcophagus Game. 6. Paul and Rob enjoy their time at the Cincirmati Fire Museum. 7. Robin and Albert: little Amish boys. 8. Natasha, Carri Caroline, Reese’s Man, Annie, and Angie enjoy themselves at Hershey Pa--k.

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The eighth grade, directed by Mr. Glisson, examined the difficult life of the Amish, learned about the Battle of Gettysburg, and studied Shaker towns. They experienced the ev­eryday toil of the Amish by hand stitching small qiiilts. Students practiced their choral abilities by singing Amish and Shaker songs, and even wrote an Amish sermon, which tradition­ally, is sung. For the sec­ond week of Project Pe­riod, the eighth grade jour­neyed to Gettysburg and toured the Civil War battle­field. From Gettysburg, they m oved on to Lancaster County to visit the Amish. They ended their last Project Period ever with a trip to Hens hey Park, also in Pennsylvania. The 1998 Project Period was a great educational experience for the entire Middle School.

1. Kristen, Danya, Maura, and John walk like Egyptians. 2. Caioline concentrates on sewing her quilt. 3. The seventh grade class cavo. ts on top of the Carew Tower. 4. Michael and Jason enjoy the sunshine. 5. Meredith disguises herself behind her Egyptian mask. 6. Look there’s a Red Stocking! Nevermind, it’s only Curt. 7. Rebecca and Kiistin enjoy themselves at Benehanas in Cincinnati. 8. Lisa, Cassandra, Su­san and Mr. Glisson ride the Wild Cat at Hershey Park.

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p r o v i d e s a h o m e a w a y f r o m h o m e f o r o v e r 2 0 0 m a t u r i n g s t u d e n t s . T h i s s e c t i o n o f T h e M i a m i V a l l e y S c h o o l c o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f a c h i l d ’s l e a r n i n g e x p e ­r i e n c e , w h i c h i n c l u d e s l o v i n g t e a c h e r s , m a n y o f f c a m p u s l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s a n d l o t s o f h a n d s - o n f u n . T h e s e a c t i v i ­t i e s s e r v e a v e r y i m p o r t a n t p u r ­p o s e a t a t i m e w h e n L o w e r S c h o o l e r s a r e i n t r o d u c e d t o m a n y o f t h e n e c e s s a r y s k i l l s n e e d e d t o b e s u c c e s s f u l i n t h e i r y e a r s a h e a d i n t h e M i d d l e a n d U p p e r S c h o o l s . T h i s y e a r , D a v i d H a s s l e r , a p o e t - i n - r e s i - d e n c e , w a s b r o u g h t b a c k t o t h e L o w e r S c h o o l t o w o r k m a i n l y w i t h t h e t h i r d a n d f i f t h g r a d e s a n d “ R h y t h m i n S h o e s ” , a n O h i o A r t s C o u n c i l r e s i d e n c y , w a s a g r e a t s u c c e s s . T h e f o u r t h g r a d e c o m p o s e d , p l a y e d , a n d t h e n d a n c e d t o t h e i r o w n m u ­s i c . R i c k G o o d , a m u s i c i a n , a l s o h e l p e d w i t h c u r r i c u l a r m u s i c c l a s s e s , s o t h a t o t h e r g r a d e s b e n e f i t e d f r o m t h i s r e s i ­d e n c y .1. Sarah Potts, Jamie Staudt, Briaima McSemek, Carrie Schwartz, Katie Howells and Josh Mikutis practice playing their Orff instruments. 2. Neekta Abouhossein reluctantly pulls her nose out of a good book. 3. Parker Shanks makes a face while enjoying his pizza lunch. 4. Chris Wise is ready to save everyone from a fire. 5. Mia Ceccarelli enjoys a scrumptious me­dieval deUcacy. 6. Mrs. Jackson dem­onstrates pioneer life to her class. 7. Kathryn Braunlin displays her hand­crafted mask. 8. Third grade girls fan themselves during their “Japan Fan Dance” performance.

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E a c h d a y , e v e r y c h i l d e x p a n d s h i s o r h e r h o r i z o n s w i t h m a n y d i f f e r e n t a n d c r e a t i v e a c ­t i v i t i e s . T h i s y e a r , t h e s e i n ­c l u d e d W o r k s h o p D a y a n d t h e e x c l u s i v e l y L o w e r S c h o o l p e r ­f o r m a n c e , “ T e l l M e a S t o r y ” . W o r k s h o p D a y i s a d a y s p l i t i n t o t h r e e n i n e t y m i n u t e s e s s i o n s , w i t h e a c h s e s s i o n r u n b y t e a c h ­e r s o f f e r i n g d i f f e r e n t w o r k s h o p s . T h e p e r f o r m a n c e i n c l u d e d t h e f i r s t , s e c o n d , t h i r d , a n d f i f t h g r a d e s . T h e f i r s t a n d s e c o n d g r a d e s s a n g s e l f c o m p o s e d m u ­s i c d e r i v e d f r o m m u l t i - c u l t u r a l s t o r i e s . T h e t h i r d g r a d e r e a d o r i g i n a l h a i k u a c c o m p a n i e d b y m u s i c , c o i n c i d i n g w i t h t h e i r c u r ­r e n t s t u d y o f J a p a n . T h e f i f t h g r a d e p r e s e n t e d t h e p l a y “ T h e P r i c e l e s s P r i n c e s s . ” A t t h t e n d o f t h e y e a r , t h e f o u r t h g r a d e s t u ­d e n t s p u t t o g e t h e r t h e i r o w n n e w s l e t t e r a b o u t c u r r e n t s c h o o l e v e n t s . T h i s i n c l u d e d e l e v e n a r t i c l e s , g r e a t l y d i f f e r i n g o n s u b ­j e c t m a t t e r . N e v e r b e f o r e h a s a L o w e r S c h o o l c l a s s c r e a t e d i t s o w n n e w s l e t t e r . T h e f i f t h g r a d e w e n t o n i t s a n n u a l t r i p t o W a s h ­i n g t o n D . C . a n d i t t u r n e d o u t t o b e a g r e a t s u c c e s s . T h e f i f t h g r a d e a l s o c o m p l e t e d a n e n j o y ­a b l e a s s i g n m e n t e n t i t l e d “ B o a t R o a t ” , w h i c h i n c l u d e d c r e a t i n g a c a r d b o a r d b o a t w h i c h c a n f l o a t t w o p e o p l e f o r f i v e m i n u t e s .

1. Fifth graders gather for a group hug. 2. Fourth graders try for a tan.3. First graders pay close attention to a classroom speaker. 4. Enjoy­ing recess with friends are Jenna, Greta and Caroline. 5. Maria Mann and Katherine Pardue break from class to enjoy the fresh air. 6. Will­iam Gerbs keeps himself warm dur­ing recess. 7. Xander Subashi and Ben Smalley cool off in the shade.8. Kevin W ise works or his pedalling technique. g j

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SportsMVS students are not lost once out of the classroom. Instead they find themselves immediately at home on the court and in the field. Every sporting event at Miami Valley un­leashes the raw, physical energy of the athletes and the supportive spirit of the fans. Striving to give their all, the players at MVS earned ev­ery plaudit they received and more.

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Women's Varsity Tennis

C o a c h V i n R o m e o

T h e w o m e n ’s varsity ten n is team p u lled o u t an o th e r g rea t se a ­son . f in ish in g fo u rth in the area w ith a rec o rd o f 17-3 o v era ll. O n th e ir ro a d to su c c e ss , th e L ad y R am s k n o ck e d o ff M a rie m o n t (3- 2) in an in ten se m a tch and p u sh ed a s id e S y d n e y L e h m a n as w ell. S in g les p lay ers B ry n n a P ie tz , D ee B a lla l, and A n ith a R eddy received H o n o ra b le M e n tio n and S en io rs A lex K atz and A n a P a tw a m ade the T h ird T eam A ll A re a at first d o u b le s . T h e g ir ls r e p re s e n te d M ia m i V alley a c a d e m ic s a t an e q u a l le v e l. A le x , A n ith a , an d T ory m ade the A ll A ca d em ic A ll A re a T e a m , w h ile A n ith a a n d K a lp a n a rec e iv e d the G o ld en and S ilv e r R a c q u e t a w a rd s , re s p e c ­tive ly . A n ith a an d D ee w ere re ­w a rd e d w ith c o -M V P a w a rd s . A n ith a an d A le x re c e iv e d F o u r Y e a r V a r s i ty a w a r d s . C o a c h R o m eo sa id , “T h e e ig h t sen io rs se t a g rea t e x a m p le from day one, w h ich se t a p o s itiv e to n e fo r the en tire se aso n .”

1. Freshman Brynna Pietz volleys her way through a match. 2. Robyn Peal is about to make contact with the ball. 3. Powerhouse Junior, Dee Ballal, smacks an ace. 4. Senior Ana Patwa stares down her oppo­nent. 5. Coach Romeo gives his players some inspirational words.

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F ro n t R ow ; R obyn P eal, K alp an a R eddy, E m ily C arro ll, B ry n n a P ie tz , K a v ith a R eddy . Back3,c R o w A n ith a R eddy, Tory R oss, C oach V in R om eo , D ee B a lla l, and A n a P atw a.

i Back Row; Coach Brenna Bretscher, Sarah Finch, Brooke Ackerley, Dana Donaldson, Shannon WilHams, Bethany Levy. Front Row: Sylvia Tozbikian, Laneasze Jackson, Nisha Desai, and Leigh Troha.

Women'sJVTennis

Coach Brenna Bretscher

W i t h t h e o u t s t a n d i n g l e a d e r s h i p o f f o u r s e n i o r s , t h e f o u r t e e n J V p l a y e r s a c ­c u m u l a t e d a 1 2 - 3 r e c o r d . T h e i r f i r s t y e a r c o a c h , B r e n n a B r e t s c h e r , w a t c h e d t h e g i r l s g r o w t o g e t h e r a s f r i e n d s a n d t e a m m a t e s . T h e s e a s o n ' s h i g h l i g h t w a s a 3 -2 w i n o v e r a r c h r i v a l , O a k w o o d . A n o t h e r a c c o m ­p l i s h m e n t w a s a s e c o n d p l a c e t i t l e a t t h e C J - O a k w o o d t o u r n a m e n t . C o a c h B r e t s c h e r c o m ­m e n t e d , " T h i s g r o u p o f g i r l s w a s a l w a y s r e a d y a n d w i l l ­i n g t o l e a r n n e w a s p e c t s o f t e n n i s . T h e y g r e w i n a b i l i t y , b u t m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y t h e y d e v e l o p e d m e n t a l t o u g h n e s s a n d c o n f i d e n c e i n t h e m ­s e l v e s a n d t h e i r t e a m m a t e s . "

\ . K av ith a R eddy and N isha Desai make a great doubles team.2. Leigh Troha successfully com ­p le te s h e r se rv e . 3. S y lv ia Tozbikian gets ready to return the b a ll. 4. S h an n o n W illia m s stretches to m ake a return . 5. B ethany Levy prepares for an overhead smash.

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Mens'VarsitySoccer

Coaches Christian Reid and Mario Carrillo

T h e M e n ’s V a rs i iy S o c c e r team e n jo y e d a very s u c c e s s fu l se a so n u n d e r ihe n ew c o a c h in g d u o o f M a rio C a rr i l lo an d C h r is t ia n R e id . W ith th e w e lc o m e d s c o r in g from fre sh m an Jason N ep h e w and the su p e rb g o a l-ten d in g o f M ik e C le v e la n d , th e te a m p o s te d an a w e s o m e 9 - 4 -2 reco rd , su p e rc ee d in g a n y o n e ’s p r e s e a s o n e s t im a t io n s . T h e h ig h l ig h ts th a t ty p if ie d th e te a m ’s season w ere the 0 -0 ties w ith O a k w o o d a n d S e v e n H ills , b o th te am s th a t p re v i­o u s ly d o m in a t e d , a n d th e s c h o o l’s first ev e r w in o f the M V S K ick o ff C lassic . W ith the 3 -0 -0 sta rt o f the seaso n , the te a m ’s n e w a t t i tu d e w as , as C o ach R eid sa id , "W e began to e x p e c t s u c c e s s b e c a u s e w e w ere d em o n s tra tin g ta len t and in tensity every g am e.” A w ards w ere g iv e n to B ria n S o rk in (M V P ), C o lin R y m er (M IP ), Jason N ep h e w (B est O ffen se), and M ik e C lev e lan d (B est D e ­fense).

1. Ross Cunningham takes one for the team. 2. Bert Kramer had mad skills during a game versus Eaton.3. John Nutter fights hard for pos­session of the ball. 4. Coach Reid gets a little carried away at an in­tense game. 5. Freshman sensation Jason Nephew dribbles the ball,

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Back Row: Coach Reid, Kevin Mohan, Liam M cDonnell, Colin Rymer, Brendan Cartwright, Matt Camm, Jon Nutter, Michael Cleveland, Jason Nephew, Alex Brown, Vemana Jampala, Avash Kalra, Coach Carrillo. Front Row: Andrew Adrian, B r i a n Sorkin, Matt Gunlock, Evan Hatten, -oss Cunningham, Justin McCreery, Gustavo Penna, Ben Tiefert, Wade Vantrease, Ryan Bun Irews. and Vivek Mahajan.

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Back Row: Betsy West, Leah Parsanko, Shelley Besson, Anne Parsanko, Jennifer Kline, Jamie Elifritz, Eden Birnbaum, Lily Gahagan, Kelly W hite, Coach Glenn Squiers. Front Row: Alexis Powell, Chethra M uthiah, Jennifer M itzman, Lisa Martin, Ashley Powell, Sarah Enterline, ManishaKumar, Stephanie Potts, Laura Williams.

Girls’VarsitySoccer

Coaches Glenn Squiers and Karen Dunson

N ew an d o ld fa c e s com bined to create the school’s best record in W om en’s Varsity Soccer o f 7-10- L Six different p layers scored fo r a com bined thirty-six goals. It was the best season in the history o f the pro­gram . At half tim e in the fall tournam ent M VS was dow n 2- 0. In the second half the team pulled together and scored four goals to win it 4-2. A ssistant C oach K aren D unson taught the team new skills and tech ­n iques abou t the gam e from p e rso n a l e x p e rien c e . H ead C o a c h G le n n S q u ie rs a t ­tem pted a new coaching style that proved to be successful. M V P w ent to Shelley B esson. L is a M a r t in an d W en d y C zarnota received their Four Year Awards. Betsy W est re­c e iv e d C o a ch es A w ard and A nne Parsanko was given the 100% Award.

I. Watch o u t ! Jam ie Elifritz com ing through. 2. Sarah Enterline concentrates hard. 3. Leah Parsanko kicks the ball upfield. 4. Lisa Martin prepares to receive a pass. 5. Alexis Powell shows off her goal kicking abilities.

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Boys'VarsityGolf

Coach Bill Petrello

T h e V ars ity G o lf team had a successful sea­son through the leadership o f sophom ore D avid Korpi and senior Jam es Patchett. The final season record was 7-10. D espite the late hir­ing o f C oach Petrello and a rushed and hectic start, the te a m m a n a g e d to s e t a s c h o o l c o m b in e d re c o rd score o f one-hundred sixty- one. Awards w ere given to D avid K orpi (M V P) for his consistent play and qualifi­c a tio n fo r d is t r ic ts , and Jam es Patchett received the F our-Y ear V arsity A w ard. T he season can be sum m ed up in the words o f go lf m en­tor and coach. Bill Petrello , "This team show ed heart, d e te rm in a tio n , d riv e , and c o n fid e n c e ...th e se young m en w ere a true joy to be around."1. Varun M ahajan grits his teeth from his tough He on the pavement.2. David Korpi sets his stance. 3. Coach Bill Petrello poses in front of the beautiful landscape. 4. Joe Carroll warms up for his hole-in- one. 5. Chad M arshall, Joe Carroll, Varun M ahajan, David Korpi, and James Patchett go GQ.

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i Back Row: David Korpi, Varun Mahajan, James Patchett, Chad Marshall, Stuart Adam, C ■ h Bill Petrello.ii '; oiit Row; Joe Carroll.

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Back Row: Coach Brian Czarnota, Jon Marshall, Scott Marshall, Marc Buren, Mike Miller, Ryan Butke, John Dundon. M iddle Row: Ross Schneiderman, Albert Dixon, Doug Ross, Lauren Lichenstein, Christo­pher Young. Front Row: Aaron Horenstein, Stacy Haught, and Justen England.

g,)jpeT! Crew Team Members: Benjy Lowry, Johnny Wadsworth, Anitha Reddy, Shannon Williams, Kalpana Reddy, Kavitha Reddy, Jenny Armocida, Eden Birnbaum, Katie Chenoweth, Alexis Krivian, Betsy West, and Kim Kendricks.

JV Golf

JV Golf had a terrific season record, 5-5, led by first year Coach Bryan Czarnota. Coach Czarnota instilled a two pillar philosophy for the sea­son: to have fun and to im­prove the team's fundamentals and overall game. Fortu­nately, they were able to achieve both and have a suc­cessful season with many tre­mendous improvements. Chris Young was awarded MIP for his continuous hard work and effort. "Both the players and I benefited from this great experience," said Coach Czarnota.

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ing program includes twelve students who attend MVS. The team members were divided into women's and men's Varsity and Novice teams. The group consistently improved throughout the five month sea­son, which began in June. Coached by Leah Glowacki and Sean Coghlan, the team practiced on the Great Miami River, using equipment from UD. Several great finishes at the Head of the Ohio, the larg­est regatta on the east coast, and at the Five Rivers Fall Re­gatta provided evidence of the program's strength, talent, hard work, and cooperation.

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MS Boys' Soccer

T he M iddle School Boys' S o c c e r T e a m c o n s is te d o f sixth, seventh, and eighth grad­e rs , le d by C o a c h D a v id Inbody. T hey had a very suc­cess fu l seaso n , e a rn in g five v ic to r ie s an d ra is in g th e ir record to 5-5. Som e highlights w ere a c lo se m atch ag a in s t O akw ood, and a defeat against Seven Hills on the rival's fields. C oach Inbody said, "O ur goals fo r the season w ere to learn m ore about how to p lay the gam e of soccer, im prove indi­v idual sk ills , and have fun. The im provem ent show ed in our com petitive play in all of our games. It was a great year." David N isenbaum received the honor of MVP, and Josh W ard was nam ed the M IR

B a ck R ow : C o a ch D av e Inbody , D y lan R u e th , C u rt W ittm er, R o b T h o m a s , F re d rik Nyberg, K an u B ird i, J e f f P ro b s t, A n d y H o lla n d , B en M a n u e l. M id d le R o w : Jo h n W alte rs , David N isen b au m , K ev in H o w o rth , A lb ert N g u y en , R oss K atz , B en S k id m o re , M ic h a e l Palm er, Aaron B ern ie . F ro n t R ow : A n k u sh K alra , A n d re w A rneU , Jo h n L av in , Jo sh W ard , P au l C hristy, and D av id P ardue .

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8th Grade Girls' Soccer

The Eighth G rade Girls' S occer Team had an ex cep ­tional season this year, with a winning record o f 6-1-1. They ended the season with a total o f 22 goals, 2 shut-outs, and only 8 goals sco red aga in st them . A ccom plishm en ts in­cluded victories over longtim e r iv a ls O a k w o o d and S even Hills. How ever, the true suc­cess o f the group lay in its abil­ity to w ork as a team . Coach Peter C am m com m ented that th is w as, "A season fo r this group o f girls to look back on with p ride— on their success and spirit."

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B ack R ow : A n g e la C e ccare lli, N a ta sh a G reen , M e ag a n M a ce jk o , E m ily C a m m , B ecky Adam, S arah B utke, N a ta ly a B lu m en fe ld , C o ach P e te r C am m . F ro n t R ow : S u sa n B rau n lin , Juliana S ubash i, C arrie M cD erm o tt-Jo h n so n , A n isa Q ualls , A n n ie E rv in , C la ire E n te rlin e , an d Caroline Jackson .

Back Row: Coach Laura Torbeck, Vivian Nanagas, Melanie Mitzman, Jennifer Moore, Shayna Epstein, Adonya Jackson, Caitiin Powell, Maura Cartwright. Front Row: Allison Moore, Mandy Gutmann, Rebecca Brereton, Casey Dlott, Marissa Hayes, Nicole Carlson, Danya ElZein and Carrie Weprin.

6th & 7th Girls' Soccer

Coached by Laura Torbeck, the sixth and seventh grade girls' soccer team had a record of 2-6-2. They accom­plished two goals set at the beginning of the season. The first was to further develop their soccer skills, talent, and knowledge of the game, and the second was to have com­petitive fun. Although the girls did not have a winning season, they learned to play as a team, developed a better un­derstanding of the sport, and most importantly, they had fun. Coach Laura Torbeck ended the season with a quote by Thomas F. Buxton: "With ordinary talent and extraordi­nary perseverance, all things are attainable."

Back Row: Coach Henry Fisher. Middle Row: Max Dlott, Chris Kretzler, Alexander Subashi, Mark Fogarty, Asim Quadri, Corey Glisson, Jake Brereton. Front Row: Jeremy Keller, Rick Roslof, Ben Smalley, Ben Hornick, Joshua Mikutis, and Alex Combs-Bachmann.

LS Boys' Soccer

Much to the excitement of Coach Henry Fisher, the fourth and fifth grade boys' soccer team ended the sea­son with a 3-8-1 record af­ter a disappointing start. Each member improved his skills and his level of play. The group cooperated throughout the season. "The boys pulled together as the season progressed and really came to understand how to work as a unit," said Coach Fisher of his team.

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MS Girls’ Tennis

The Middle School Girls' Tennis team proved to be successful in improving their abilities throughout the season. After losing to Cin­cinnati Country Day School, the girls worked hard to avenge their loss. This effort paid off, and the girls beat CCDS later in the season. Coach Rudd said, "We had a successful and fun season. I look forward to coaching most of these girls again next year." The girls ended with a 5-3 record.

Back Row: Ralla Shrit, Juliana Subashi, Sarah Woodyard, Rayya ElZein, Dori Handel, Becky Adam, Natasha Green, Coach Susan Rudd. Front Row: Carrie Weprin, Casey Dlott, Susan Braunlin, and Becky Daum.

Boys'Varsity

Basketball

Coach Bob Madden

The B o y s’ V arsity Basketball team had a season that surprised m ost people. The record for the season was 6-12, but in no way did that represent the accomplishments and success the team experi­enced. They placed second in two tournaments and turned many heads with their com­petitive play in the first round of the post season tournament against Newton. Senior Chad Marshall tied the single game rebounding record, beat the season rebounding record, was chosen as the Neighborhood Player of the Week, and was nam ed the M ost V aluable Player for the team. Freshman Scott Marshall, received the Most Improved Player Award. Junior Brian Sorkin was rec­ognized for his continuous hard work with the Mr. Hustle Award. Ending an incredible season with another high point. Coach Madden was a finalist for the C oach o f the Year Award.

]. Chad Marshall looks for a team­mate. 2. Giovanni attempts a free throw. 3. With impeccable form, Jon Marshall shoots his free throw.4. Jordan Poppa goes for a lay-up.5. The MVS defense.

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Front Row: Blake Nolan, Jon Marshall, Mike Sosebee, Giovanni Castro, Brian Sorki- ’'ason Nephew. . BackRow; CoachMadden, John Wadsworth, Jordan Poppa, Mike Miller, Chad Marshai ottMarshall, John Dundon, Andy Welton, Coach Goheen.

left Coach Vin Romeo, Trainer Wendy Czainota, Lauren Katz, Deepti Ballal, Shelley Besson, Terri McMillan, aii Kim Kendricl:s, Betsy West, Tiffany Czima, Tiffany Patrick, Laura Williams, Lisa Martin.

Girls'VarsityBasketballmm

Coach Vin Romeo

T w o s o p h o m o r e s , s i x j u n i o r s , a n d t w o s e n i o r s l e d t h e 9 7 - 9 8 w o m e n ’s v a r s i t y b a s k e t ­b a l l t e a m t o a w i n n n i n g r e c o r d o f 1 1 - 1 0 . T h e e l e v e n v i c t o r i e s w e r e t h e t h i r d m o s t i n M i a m i V a l l e y ’ s h i s t o r y , a g a i n s t t h e h a r d e s t s c h e d u l e e v e r . T h e k e y w i n s a g a i n s t J e f f e r s o n , S e v e n H i l l s , M i d d l e t o w n C h r i s t i a n , a n d B r a d f o r d , g a v e t h e l a d i e s t h e c o n f i d e n c e t o t a k e o n a n y t e a m . J u n i o r K i m K e n d r i c k s w a s t h e s e c o n d i n t h e a r e a f o r r e b o u n d i n g a n d t h e l e a d i n g s c o r e r f o r t h e t e a m . S h e l l e y B e s s o n , D e e B a l l a l , T i f f a n y P a t r i c k a l l p l a y e d c r u c i a l r o l e s i n t h e s u c c e s s o f t h i s t e a m . S e n i o r c a p t a i n s L i s a M a r t i n ’s a n d T e r r i M c M i l l a n ’s l e a d e r ­s h i p a n d s k i l l s w e r e g r e ? t e x ­a m p l e s f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e t e a m . C o a c h V i n R o m e o s a i d , “ A s t r o n g d e f e n s e w h i c h h e l d o u t 1 7 o u t o f 2 1 g a m e s b e l o w 4 0 p o i n t s t h e k e y t o o u r s u c c e s s t h i s y e a r . ” M V P w e n t t o K i m K e n d r i c k s a n d M I P w a s g i v e n t o J u n i o r B e t s y W e s t .L Coach Vin Romeo guides his team to a win. 2. Shelley Besson flies past the full court press of Seven Hills. 3. The team warms up in prepwrautxi for the second half. 4. Kim Kendricks soars above her opponents for an easy lay-up. 5. Terri McMillan picks the defense while teammate Dee Ballal takes the shot.

Boys' JV Basketball

It’s a revitalized era in the quality and demand o f the b oys’ Junior Varsity program. Under the leadersh ip o f new coach , Brent Goheen, the JV team played to its potential and at many tim es ex ­ceeded that level. It was a group comprised o f freshmen and sopho­mores. D espite this youthfulness and inexperience the players suc­cessfully proved their abilities and maturity am ong many respected teams in the area. With and through the guidance o f their coach, a lot of the players greatly improved, al­low ing them to earn a spot on the varsity team for their remaining two or three years. A s a reward for the JV team s’ hard work and signifi­cant improvement, M iami Valley boys’ Varsity basketball w ill be a force to reckon with for many years to come.

Standing: Coach Bob Madden, Chris Young, Evan Hatton, Blake Nolan, Nick M oncrief, John Dundon, Jason Nephew, JV Coach Brent Goheen. Kneeling; Steve Thomas, Rajeev Agarwal, Ross Schneiderman, W illiam Shane, Vemana Jampala.

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A s t h e d e v e l o p m e n t i n g i r l s ’ b a s k e t b a l l i s o n t h e r i s e , s o i s t h e l e v e l o f p a r t i c i p a t i o n . T h i s y e a r e n o u g h g i r l s c a m e o u t t o f i l l a J u n i o r V a r s i t y t e a m . N e w c o a c h , C h r i s t i a n R e i d , l e d h i s n i n e l a d i e s t o t h e f i r s t p r o m i s i n g w i n a g a i n s t S t i v e r s H i g h S c h o o l . T h o u g h m a n y g a m e s w e r e p l a y e d a c c o m p a ­n y i n g t h e v a r s i t y t e a m , t h i s y e a r t h e J V p l a y e d i t s o w n f u l l s c h e d u l e , a l l o w i n g f o r h e i g h t ­e n e d s c h o o l i n t e r e s t i n g i r l s ’ b a s k e t b a l l . “ J u n i o r V a r s i t y g a m e s a r e a l o t o f f u n a n d y o u r e a l l y g e t t o n o t i c e t h e i r i m ­p r o v e m e n t , ” s a y s o n e v a r s i t y p l a y e r .

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Standing left to right: Coach Christian Reid, Lanease Jackson, Jackie Weissman, Eden Bimbaum, Dana Donaldson, Allyson Hoyer, Aliya Beavers, Sandra Bohn, Shana Nisenbaum, M anisha Kumar, Trainer Wendy Czamota.

Back Row: Chelsea Glickfield. Emily Bernie, Bethany Levy, Alexis Powell, Hahn Nguyen, Reina Hayes. Middle Row: Sarah Walters. Leigh Troha, Ashley Powell, Nisha Desai, Shannon Williams. Front Row: Sarah Enterline.

Girls'VarsityCheaieading

Linda Dundon

T he '9 7 -'9 8 V arsity Cheerleading squad, under new coach Linda Dundon, increased in size and spirit this year. With a record number o f participants, 13, these girls formed two squads, the red squad and the blue squad. Led by senior Sarah Walters, MVP, the girls learned more difficult cheers and showed more school spirit. Sophomore Bethany Levy said, "Because o f our new coach, we have an en tire ly new system which is much more organized." The cheerleaders had little d iffi­culty working as a unit and there­fore heightened M VS crowd par­ticipation. Coach Dundon com ­mented, "The dedication o f all the M VS cheerleaders led them to be able to learn, as well as execute, more difficult moves." The M ost Improved Player this year was freshman Chelsea Glickfield.

1. Sarah Walters leads the team in a cheer. 2. The squad performs at half- time. 3. Junior Ashley Powell prac­tices her jumps. 4. The cheerleaders show their spirit. 5. The team wel­comes players at the start o f a game.

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Varsity Swimming

Despite the size of the Miami Valley School swimming team, each of the three competi­tors combined personal best times and meet records for a very suc­cessfu l season. Junior Colin Rymer attended the Ohio State Swimming and Diving Qiampion- ships for the third consecutive year and finished among the top sixteen swimmers. The highlight for the season was Colin's sectional meet record in the 100 yard butterfly. He also qualified for the District Meet in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyles in the Sectional Meet, posting personal best times in the latter. Freshman Aaron Grimes improved throughout the season with personal best times in the 100 yard freestyle and breastroke. Coach Tom Elmer hopes to see the team grow for the 1998-99 season.

C o l i n R y m e r , C o a c h T o m E l m e r , T y l e r L o w r y

7th & 8th Boys’

BasketballFor the seventh and

eighth grade boys, this past bas­ketball season was one full of ex­citement, hard work, persistence, and success. Under Coach Henry Fisher, the team experienced progress and growth in both abil­ity and maturity, two qualitites much needed for their next step into high school basketball. In the basketball rankings, the team achieved a highly respected win­ning record. One of the boys' wins came against Little Miami in triple overtime. Awards for the season went to co-winners for both the MVP and MIP. Aron Mohan and Jared Williams shared the honor of MVP and Aaron Bemie and Kanu Birdi were recognized for the MIP award.

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B a c k R o w : P a u l L e h n e r , A n d y H o l l a n d , N a n n a y a J a m p a l a , A r o n M o h a n , C o a c h H e n r y F i s h e r , A n t h o n y R i c h a r d s o n , J a r e d W i l l i a m s , K a n u B i r d i , C u r t W i t t m e r . F r o n t R o w : D a v i d P a r d u e , R o s s K a t z , P a u l C h r i s t y , J o n W a l t e r s , A l b e r t N g u y e n , J o s h u a W a r d , A a r o n B e m i e , D a v i d N i s e n b a u m .

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Back Row: Melanie Mitzman, Sarah Butke, Anisa Qualls, Juliana Subashi, Annie Ervin, Angie Ceccarelli. Middle Row: Megan Macejko, Natasha Green, Becky Adam, Rayya ElZein, Emily Camm, Natalya Blumenfled. Front Row: Coach Sue Carroll.

RAMS7th & 8th Girls' Basketball

Led by C oach Sue Carroll and co-captains Annie Ervin and Becky Adam, the Girls’ Seventh and Eighth Grade Basket­ball team tasted the fruits o f suc­cess. Balanced throughout, each girl took on a specific role in order for the team to prosper. The scor­ing was provided by Becky Adam and Natasha Green, while Sarah Butke and Megan Macejko held up the defense. Their “never die, never give up” attitude allowed for con­siderable improvement and devel­opment o f their individual skills and team work. The combination of hard work and a positive atti­tude had significant dividends, such as ending the season with a wiiming record.

Back Row: Nitya Kumar, Ralla Shrit, Maura Cartwright, Coach Stan Tompkins, Donnica Hawes-Saunders, Monica Mobile. Front Row: Nicole Carlson, Meredith Blankenheim, Danya ElZein, Caitlin Hague.

6th Grade Girl's Basketball

The Girls' Sixth Grade Bas­ketball team, led by Coach Stan Tompkins, had a 7-2 regular season record and an overall record of 8-3. They placed second in the St. Claire’s league and for the second year in a row, they had a winning season. This was a year for tremendous growth for the team. All the players were dedi­cated to having a successful season. Their motto is “ Strive hard to do your best... Execute.” Tompkins says, “...You’re successful by the number of wins to losses, but if we would not have outscored some opponents and lost the game, I think that we still would have had a successful season because of the amount of effort we put in.” Tompkins was very proud of his girls. This team was one of two teams to win in the post season.

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6th Grade Boys'

BasketballThough youthful in

every aspect, including new Coach Mike Lehner, the boys on the Sixth Grade Basketball team worked hard to achieve many goals. Among these goals, they accomphshed a record of 5- 5 and surprisingly lost to the best team in the league by only one point. Dylan Rueth was recognized as the Most Valuable Player for his con­sistency and hard work, and Tyler W illiam s was re­warded with the Most Im­proved Player title, for a sea­son of tremendous growth.

5th Grade Boys*

BasketballT h i s y e a r , t h e B o y s '

F i f t h G r a d e B a s k e t b a l l t e a m w a s l o a d e d w i t h t a l e n t , d e d i ­c a t i o n , a n d e n t h u s i a s m f o r t h e g a m e . T h o u g h t h e i r r e c o r d o f 2 - 9 d i d n o t r e f l e c t t h e i r h a r d w o r k . C o a c h G r e g g W e i s s m a n s a i d , " F o r t h e e f f o r t t h e y p u t f o r t h , t h e y h a d f u n a n d h a d a g o o d s e a s o n . " S p e c i a l a w a r d s w e r e g i v e n t o B i l l y M c C u l l o u g h f o r M o s t V a l u a b l e P l a y e r a n d t o A l e x a n d e r S u b a s h i f o r M o s t I m p r o v e d p l a y e r T h e b o y s h a d a g o o d g r o u p w h i c h g a v e i t s b e s t a t a U t i m e s , w h i l e m a i n t a i n i n g a f u n p o s i t i v e a t t i t u d e .

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Back Row: Coach Mike Lehner, David Sprankle, John Lavin, Michael Palmer, Dylan Rueth, Kevin Howarth, Ben Skidmore, Coach Josh Johnson. Front Row; Locke Welbom, Sumeet Agarwal, Andrew Arnett, Chad Harlan, Michael Miller, Jason Grieco.

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Back Row: Coach Gregg W eissman. Front Row: Corey G lisson, Matt H om ick, Alexander Subashi, Stephens Adam, B illy M cCullough, Asim Quadri, D oug Schmidt.

Back Row: Coach LauraTorbeck. Middle Row: Neha Kumar, Lauren Lieb, Kathryn Braunlin, and Amanda Jameson. Front Row; Katie Howells, Sarah Potts, Jaime Staudt, Carly Chenoweth.

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4th & 5th Girls' Basketball

The Girls' Fourth and Fifth Grade Basketball team began the season with some players who had never experienced the game of basketball. The beginners estab­lished a basic understanding of the game and developed their funda­mental skills quite well. For those who had played previously, they were given ample opportunity and assistance for further improvement in both individual and team per­formance. Despite several losses. Coach Torbeck constantly encour­aged her team by saying," You can do anything you want to do if you really put your heart, soul, and mind into it. The ultimate goal is to have fun." By the end o f the sea­son each player showed strong po­tential for developing into a fine basketball player.

Back Row: Coaches Dale Adam and Mark Lehner. Middle Row: Peter Williams, Chris Kretzler, Robert Palmer, and Brian Grieco. Front Row: Eric DeVore, Rich Rouse, and Joshua Mikutis.

4th Grade Boys’ Basketball

The Fourth Grade Boys' Basketball team con­sisted of seven boys who thoroughly enjoyed the sea­son. Under the direction of coaches Dale Adam and Mark Lehner, the team showed great improvement in ball handling skills and team spirit, all of the while having incredible fun. Throughout the season the boys' dedica­tion as well as their genuine love for the game remained a constant. They demonstiated teamwork, loyalty, coopera­tion, individual growth, and sportsmanship.

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Boys'VarsityTennis

Coach Vin Romeo

W i t h f o u r c o n s e c u t i v e c h a m p i o n s h i p s u n d e r t h e i r b ? - l t , o n c e a g a i n , t h e B o y s ’ V a r s i t y T e n ­n i s t e a m m a d e a n o u t s t a n d i n g b i d f o r n u m b e r o n e . O n t h e w a y t o t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p , t h e V a r s i t y t e a m b e a t B e l l b r o o k , O a k w o o d , a n d S p r i n g f i e l d C e n t r a l C a t h o l i c . G o ­i n g i n t o t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p , M i a m i V a l l e y w a s 1 9 - 1 , w i t h F a i r m o n t t h e o n l y l o s s o f t h e s e a s o n . A g a i n s t A l t e r , i n t h e f i n a l s , t h e R a m s f e l l s h o r t b u t p u t u p a t r a d i t i o n a l M V S f i g h t , g o i n g t h r e e s e t s i n t h r e e o f t h e m a t c h e s p l a y e d . T h e y l o s t , b u t e n d e d u p r a n k e d n u m b e r t w o i n D i v i s i o n I I . N e v e r t h e l e s s , t h e R f t m s r a c k e d u p t h e a w a r d s . F r e s h m a n A i ' d r e w B e m i e r e c e i v e d a n h o n o r ­a b l e m e n t i o n a w a r d . S t e w a r t A d a m w a s a w a r d e d a s M V P a n d w a s n a m e d t o t h e s e c o n d t e a m A l l - A r e a . M l P w e n t t o V a r u n M a h a j a n . B e n j y L o w r y w a s n a m e d T e a m P l a y e r , A l l - A c a d e m i c i n t h e D a y t o n a r e a , a n d s e c o n d t e a m A l l - A r e a . J a m e s P a t c h e t t w a s a l s o n a m e d t o t h e s e c ­o n d t e a m A l l A r e a , A l l - A c a d e m i c i n t h e D a y t o n a r e a , a n d r e c e i v e d t h e O T C A G o l d e n R a c q u e t a w a r d .1. Senior James Patchett hits a forehand down the line. 2. Andrew Bemie keeps his eyes on the target. 3. Rishi Gandhi serves up an ace. 4. Jess Castle awaits the return. 5. VarunMahajan gets down low for his ground stroke.

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Back row: Coach Vin Romeo, Varun Mahajan, Jess Castle, and Kevin Mohan. Fi tow: Benjy Lowry, James Patchett, Rishi Gandhi, Stewart Adam, and Andrew Bemie.

Back row; Chris Myers, Tyler Lowry, Doug Sapphire, Ryan Butke, Gustavo Penna. Front row: Vivek Mahiijan, Matt Camm, Jonathan Handel, Avash Kaira, Ross Cunningham, and Aaron Grimes.

Boys'JVTennis

Coach Brenna Bretscher

T h o u g h m a n y t i m e s i n t h e s h a d o w s o f t h e V a r s i t y t e a m , t h e J u n i o r V a r s i t y s h o n e t h r o u g h o n c e a g a i n t h i s y e a r . T h e t e a m c o n s i s t e d o f m a n y f r e s h m e n , b u t t h i s l a c k o f e x p e r i e n c e d i d n o t s e e m t o h u r t t h e t e a m ’s 9 4 r e c o r d . A s p e c i a l M o s t I m p r o v e d P l a y e r a w a r d w e n t t o G u s t a v o P e n n a , t h e A F S s t u d e n t f r o m B r a z i l . T h e s e c o n d d o u b l e s t e a m o f D o u g S a p h i r e a n d C h r i s M y e r s t o o l f i r s t p l a c e a t t h e O a k w o o d t o u r n a m e n t . T h e t e a m b e a t O a k w o o d a n d A l ­t e r t o r e c e i v e t h i s p r e s t i g i o u s a w a r d . A l s o i n r e g u l a r s e a s o n m a t c h e s , t h e J V b e a t O a k w o o d 4 - 1 . C o a c h B r e n n a B r e t s c h e r c o m ­m e n t e d , “ E a c h a t h l e t e i s s p e c i a l a n d u n i q u e a n d t o h a v e t h e o p p o r ­t u n i t y t o b e a s m a l l p a r t o f i h e i r l i v e s a n d p o s s i b l y i n f l u e n c e i t i s t h e g r e a t e s t f e e l i n g . B e s t o t l u c k g u y s - y o u a r e a l l w i n n e r s . ”

1. With intense concentration, Tyler Lowry hits a volley. 2. Avash K ilra closes out a point. 3. Brazilian- player Gustavo Penna enjoys the ten­nis season. 4. Aaron Grimes dem­onstrates the proper follow-through. 5. Ross Cunningham lunges for the shot to win a crucial point.

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Boys'Varsity

Baseball

C o a c h D u n d o n , C o a c h B a r n e t t , C o a c h R e i d

T h e 1 9 9 8 B o y s ’ V a r ­s i t y B a s e b a l l t e a m w a s b l e s s e d w i t h a n e w , s t a t e o f t h e a r t f i e l d t h a t w o u l d a l l o w e d t h e m t o p l a y m o r e g a m e s a t h o m e . T h e b o y s e n t e r e d t h e s e a s o n w i t h h i g h h o p e s f o r a s u c c e s s f u l s e a ­s o n . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e f i r s t f e w g a m e s d i d n o t r u n a s s m o o t h l y a s e x p e c t e d . B e c a u s e o f t h e t e a m ’ s h e a r t a n d c o m ­m i t m e n t t o e a c h o t h e r “ . . . t h e y b e c a m e a t e a m a n d a t t h a t p o i n t t h e y r e a c h e d t h e i r p o t e n t i a l , ” c o m m e n t e d C o a c h R e i d . T h e b o y s ’ t e a m p l a y c r e a t e d a m a z ­i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t h e i r i n ­d i v i d u a l t a l e n t s a n d a b i l i t i e s t o p r o g r e s s a n d s h i n e . H i g h l i g h t s f o r t h e s e a s o n w e r e J o h n D u n d o n ’s n o h i t t e r ( o n e e r r o r p r e v e n t e d a p e r f e c t g a m e ) , C h a d M a r s h a l l ’ s t w o h o m e - r u n s , a n d a s i g n i f i c a n t t u r n ­a r o u n d f r o m a 2 - 8 r e c o r d t o a n 8 - 9 r e c o r d . T h e s e a s o n c o n ­c l u d e d w i t h a n i m p r e s s i v e f i v e g a m e w i n n i n g s t r e a k . A w a r d s w e r e g i v e n t o R a j e e v A g a r w a l f o r M o s t I m p r o v e d P l a y e r a n d t o S e n i o r M i k e M i l l e r , w h o r e ­c e i v e d t h e t i t l e o f M o s t V a l u ­a b l e P l a y e r .

1. Scott Marshall gets ready for the pitch. 2. Ross Schneiderman smiles before game time. 3. Rajeev Agarwal races towards home plate. 4. John Dundon shows his determination to score. 5. The MVS baseball team dis­cusses their hitting strategies.

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Third Row: Coach Dundon. Coach Bamett, Coach Reid. Second Row: Scott Mars ", Mike Millw, Chad Marshall, Brendan Cartwright, Mike Sosebee, Blake Nolan. First Row: Evan H . n. Matt Gun- lock, Jon Marshall, Rajeev Agarwal, Aaron Horenstein, John Dundon, Ross Schneider

Back row: Coach Dave Inbody and Coach Steve Blunt. Middle row: Tiffany Patrick, Aliya Beavers, Lauren Lichenstein, Maheen Quadri, Hanh Nguyen, and Sylvia Tozbikian. Front row: Liz Pardue, Albert Dixon, Liam McDonnell, Louis Froelich, Alexis Powell, and Kristen Hague.

Back row: Coach Steve Blunt, Anthony Richardson, Aron Mohan, Becky Adam, Megan Macejko, Robby Thomas, Albert Nguyen, Natasha Green, and Natalya Blumenfeld. Front row: Kristin Hughes, Dormica Hawes-Saunders, Nitya Kumar, Rebecca Brereton, Robin Buerki, John Walters, Becky Daum, and Lauren Gorsky.

MVS Track & Field

Coaches Blunt and Inbody

Both Middle and Up­per school track teams experi­enced a great increase in new runners this year. These new competitors were anchored by several returning veterans. As a result of rigorous practices everyday following dismissal, the runners showed great im­provement. Several school records were set this season, evidence of the talent and skill possessed by the teams. The Upper School girls' 400iti re­lay team set an MVS record, as did Middle Schoolers Becky Adam, who long jumped 13'5", and Aron Mohan, who ran the 100m and 200m events. The Middle School boys' 400m re­lay also made MVS history with a time of 59.9 seconds. Senior Mike Sosebee, on .'oan from the Varsity Baseball team, competed in several events in­cluding the 100m and 800m runs. Coaches Blunt and Inbody believe that the many runners will continue to im­prove, and are looking forward to next year’s team, especially with the addition of this j'ear's competitive eighth grade run­ners.

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us Girls' Softball

Though many thought there was not going to be a team, Coaches Shannon Tully and Karen Dunson pulled together and found a group of girls who were dedicated to playing soft­ball. The eleven girls had seven games scheduled, but due to the rainy weather, they were only able to play four games. The in­dividuals developed their al­ready superior skills. Some took on a new position in a sacrifice to the team. Most of all, the girls were able to maintain positive attitudes throughout the season. The award of Ms. Hustle went to Freshman Greer Harewood and Junior Lauren Katz received the Coaches' Award.

Back Row: Coaches Karen Dunson and Shannon Tully. Middle Row: Stacey Haught, Tova Jacobs, Jennifer Kline, Greer Harewood, and Sandra Bohn. Front Row; Lauren Katz, Lauren Barnard, Brynna Pietz, Stephanie Potts, and Emily Lutter.

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MS Boys' Tennis

T h e f u t u r e o f M e n ' s V a r ­s i t y T e n n i s a t t h e M i a m i V a l l e y S c h o o l i s b r i g h t l y d e p i c t e d b y t h e M i d d l e S c h o o l T e n n i s t e a m . G o ­i n g 4 - 4 f o r t h e s e a s o n . C o a c h S u ­s a n R u d d h a d f e w w o r d s t o s a y a b o u t h e r v e r y s p e c i a l t e a m , " T h i s t e a m w a s t h e m o s t e x p e r i e n c e d a n d h a r m o n i o u s t e a m I h a v e c o a c h e d . " I t i s a m a z i n g t h a t a c o a c h c o u l d s a y t h a t a b o u t a t e a m b e c a u s e i t c o n s i s t e d o f o v e r t w e n t y m e m b e r s . T h e c o n s i d e r ­a b l e s i z e w a s i n f a c t a p o s i t i v e ; w i t h s u c h a v a r i e t y o f p l a y e r s t h e t e a m w a s a b l e t o p u l l o f f t w o s t u n ­n i n g d e f e a t s a g a i n s t a m o s t c h a l ­l e n g i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e d C i n ; , i n - a a t i C o u n t r y D a y . C o a c h R o m e o s h o u l d b e e x c i t e d a b o u t h i s c h a n c e s f o r m a n y y e a r s t o c o m e .

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Back Row: Coach Susan Rudd, KanuBirdi, Jeff Probst, Andrew Holland, Paul Lehner, ? -■ Seth Harlan, and Aaron Agarwal. Middle Row: John Workman, Ross Katz, Michael M Ben Skidmore, Kevin Howorth, and John Lavin. Front Row: Ankush Kalva, David Perc Aaron Bemie, and Chad Harlan.

hael Bramlage, "ison Grieco,

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Back Row; Coach Pam Miller, Adony a Jackson, Sarah Woodyard, Audria Ali, Dori Handel, Sarah Butke, Emily Camm, Rayya ElZein, Maura Cartwright, Angela Ceccarelli, Katie Kersh. Front Row: Jenny Moore, Casey Dlott, Susan Braunlin, Mandy Gutmann, Carrie Weprin, Allison Moore, Meredith Blankenheim, Nicole Carlson.

MS Girls' Softball

This was a prosperous year for the Girls’ Middle School Softball team, even though the statistics do not re­flect that. The team, which consisted of a few veteran players but many more new­comers, had a great deal of fun during the season. Fans watched games with excite­ment as they saw each girl’s skills grow. Team members learned how to play and de­velop their skills in catching, hitting, and fielding. Coach Pam Miller commented, “They learned some strategy and best of aU, learned to depend upon each other as a team. I look for­ward to next year. It will be fun!”

1. Stewart Adam grunts after a serve. 2. The baseball team gathers around for a pregame talk. 3. Kanu Birdi and Aaron Agarwal check out the girl taking their picture. 4. The base­ball team looks on to their new field. 5. Jonathan Handel swings at the ball.

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T ^ n J e c u i U e d

ClosingAs the 1997-98 school year drew to a close, students and faculty looked back with pride. This was truly a year when the forceful spirit of the Miami Valley School had been un­leashed. In academics and sports alike the school had demonstrated unparalleled success. The members of the MVS community looked ahead to the next year when they would strive to achieve once again.

Current Events1. Controversy spariced when British au pair , Louise Woodward's conviction of sec­ond degree murder was re­duced to manslaughter. 2. For the first time since the commu­nists took control. Pope John Paul II visited Cuba. 3. Almost 100 years after its sinking, Titanic’s retold story, in movie format, made records in the box office and was a huge teen sensation. 4. Linda McCartney: photographer, animal rights activist, and be­loved wife of Paul McCartney, lost her life to breast cancer. 5. As James Earl Ray goes to his grave, some still question his guilt in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. thirty years after his death. 6. The infamous leader of the Khamar Rouge, Pol Pot, died. 7. A leg­end dies but 01' Blue Eyes leaves behind him a legacy in American music. 8. Over the holidays, allegations that the President had an affair with intern, Monica Lewinsky, sur­faced. 9. After all of her work in Calcutta, Mother Theresa died at the age of eighty-seven. 10. Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash while try­ing to escape the paparazzi. 11. After ninety-nine years of be­longing to the United King­dom, Hong Kong was returned to China. 12. The nation tuned in as the series finale of Seinfeld aired. 13. Two Arkan­sas students opened fire on their schoolmates, killing four students and one teacher.

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1 . L i t e r a r y M a g a z i n e l e a d e r s J e s s C a s t l e a n d D a r i a O v i d e l i s t e n t o a s p e e c h . 2 . B e n j y L o w r y r e c e i v e s a p r e s e n t f o r h i s w o r k o n S u c c e s s i o n s . 3 . P h l o e m a n d X y l e m e d i t o r s V a r u n M a h a j a n , J a m e s P a t c h e t t , a n d A n i t h a R e d d y p r e p a r e t h e i r p r e s e n t a t i o n . 4 . T o r y R o s s , S t u d e n t C o u n c i l P r e s i ­d e n t , r e c o g n i z e s m e m b e r s . 5 . M r . G r a e t z s h a k e s c h e s s p l a y e r A l e x B r o w n ' s h a n d . 6 . A F S s t u d e n t G u s t a v o P e n n a s a y s g o o d b y e t o h i s c l a s s m a t e s .

Awards of Distinction

Scholar Athlete AwardJames Patchett

Principal's Award for School ServiceTory Ross

1 The Sharyn D. Jackson Faculty Spirit Award

Benjy Lowry

UpperSchool

AcademicAwards

Endowed ScholarshipsLM . Berry Scholar - Wendy Czamota

Annabelle H. Cummings Scholar Brendan Cartwright

Hobart Family Scholars John Workman and Natalya Blumenfeld

Lofino Family Scholars Paul Bogard and Pegah Rahmanian

Hollister Merit Scholars Sarah Shackelford and Katherine Snavely

David A. Saidel Scholars Shai Gruber and Clay Montgomery

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Headmaster's Book Awards

English Kelly White and Anitha Reddy

Betsy M. Hughes Creative Writing Award

Tracy McNeal

Fine Arts Tory Ross and Shannon Williams

Foreign Language Alex Katz and James Patchett

Headmaster’s Book Awards

Mathematics Nick Mitrousis and Nate Young

ScienceTerri McMillan and Sarah Walters

Social Science Daria Ovid and Tyler Lowry

Technology BenTiefert and Nick Bamard

National Merit Scholarship Recognition

FinalistsTracy McNeal Daria Ovide

Anitha Reddy

Commended StudentsJess Castle John Glass

Benjy Lowry Varun Mahajan James Patchett

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