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B� The mission of The Barstow School is
to promote sound scholarship and to give
symmetrical development to mind, body
and character.
WFrom the Head of School
Dear Barstow Friends,
W elcome to the 2013 issue of the Barstow school magazine,
and welcome to one of the busiest school communities I have ever had the pleasure
of overseeing. We are active and engaged every single day in all divisions, as we
continue to prepare our enthusiastic learners for their futures.
Our focus this year – for students of all ages – has been our desire to continue
our development of a globalized learning community. What is that? It is an
environment in which the method and structure of instruction is more varied
and richer in content and technology than ever before in Barstow’s history. How
do we make a globalized learning community? It is a process through which we
equip our children with the tools and skills to navigate the real world in real time.
In this magazine you will see articles explaining the three core
components of globalized learning. We have put iPads and iPad minis in
every Lower School student’s hands; we have created a Hybrid Learning
Consortium; and we have established a school in China to have a bricks and
mortar presence with Barstow curriculum in a new area of the world.
My abbreviated thoughts on these topics are thus:
1. Children and technology go hand in hand – kids are very intuitive regard-
ing technology. Online classes are a critical supplement to our curricu-
lum and teaching and will prepare students for their tertiary experience
where online learning is becoming the norm.
2. We have, in Barstow’s extraordinary history, always participated in global outreach efforts,
particularly with China.
3. Lastly, Barstow has always been an innovator, not a follower. While other schools may
choose to copy or utilize existing programs, Barstow has chosen to excel by creating
innovative programs that generate the educational opportunities for our children.
All of our initiatives take time and energy to implement, and I am grateful for the help of many
faculty, parents and alumni in diversifying Barstow. Please feel free to contact me and let me
know how you would like to participate. Maybe you can teach an online class, or have ideas about
technology or travel. I am eager to involve the entire Barstow community in realizing our goals.
Best regards,
Shane A. Foster head of school
shane.foster@Barstowschool.org
Welcome
Head of School Shane Foster, Barstow's 17th head of school, has led the community since 2008.
Fall 2013 1
News in Brief
Broadcast Center Expands TV ProductionThanks to generous donors
who gave to last year’s Fund-a-
Need project and to the work
performed during the summer,
the Barstow Broadcast Center
is now operational! The new
center has significantly upgraded the school’s video
production and broadcast capabilities. The studio and
control room have been renovated, equipment installed
and cable run to the gym and the auditorium for live
feeds. Enrollment in the Btvn class has increased,
and more Lower and Middle School students will be
involved both on camera and behind the scenes in
production. In regard to athletics, Director of Digital
Literacy Sean Holmes said, “By the end of the year, our
broadcast of athletic events will rival Metro Sports.”
Barstow Garden Adds an Orchard As an expansion of the Barstow
Garden program, an orchard
has been planted on the
northeast corner of the school
campus. Director of Barstow
Gardens Sarah Holmes has
done an outstanding job of leading the effort to create
the new orchard. Barstow partnered with The Giving
Grove, a local nonprofit that harvests excess produce
from community and school gardens to distribute at
local food pantries. Planted by middle school students,
the 26-tree orchard includes apple, pear and plum
trees. Students are gaining hands-on experience in
sustainable gardening, food sources and nutrition while
serving the food bank network of Kansas City.
Upcoming Events
Second Annual Mind. Body. Character. 5k.October 5, 2013
The second annual Mind. Body.
Character. 5k. at Barstow features
a 5k run/walk, a one mile kid's
fun run and a wellness expo
with information and demon-
strations by sports medicine and
rehabilitation specialists from St. Luke's South Hospital.
Barstow's own Nurse Bonney will offer flu shots. After
the race, participants will be treated to a feast presented
by Fresh Grill. Register today at sportkc.org or visit
www.barstowschool.org/5k for more info.
Brady Legler ’07 Exhibits in Embry GalleryOpening reception – October 18, 2013
Barstow's Embry Gallery will
host a one-man show of the
work of Brady Legler. The show
opens October 18 at 6 p.m. with
a free open house reception
and runs through November 15.
Legler reinterprets nature and everyday objects such
as geometric shapes in a style that is uniquely elegant.
From his beginnings in graffiti art, Brady has since
branched from out from “temporary art” to highly
sought-after paintings. His color palette is bright and
vibrant, with bold textural elements and unexpected
color combinations. He paints a world flowing with
vital energy. Brady’s work has been seen in Elle Décor
and the New York Times. He is now launching his high-
end diamond jewelry line in New York, Los Angeles and
the United Kingdom, and he has started a handmade
wool/silk rug company out of Nepal.
Around Barstow
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Play It Forward Auction Series
Online Auction – Dates TBA, fall 2013 Children's Auction – February 21, 2014 Auction Evening – March 8, 2014
Play It Forward. At Barstow everyone
wins! Barstow's annual fundraising
event now features three
exciting ways to participate.
The Online Auction presented
by The Barstow Alumni Board
consists of three sessions of online bidding open
to the entire Barstow community. The Children's
Auction, designed for families and children, boas
ts food, games and prizes for all ages. The adult's
fun Auction Evening is the traditional auction
event highlighting student service projects in addi-
tion to a silent auction, raffles, Fund-A-Need and fun!
Visit www.barstowschool.org/auction2014 for more info.
Mark Twain Lecture SeriesDates TBA: Oct. & Dec. 2013, Feb. & Apr. 2014
Barstow English teacher
Dr. Jarrod Roark will deliver a
series of lectures on Mark Twain:
Seasons in the Life and Works of
a Missourian in the “Territory.”
Dr. Roark researches crime,
punishment and gender performance in nineteenth-
century American literature and culture, and specifically
in the works of Mark Twain and antebellum writers.
He earned a Ph.D. in this field in spring 2013. Dr. Roark
has taught at the University of Missouri–Kansas City,
The Art Institute of Kansas City and is beginning his
eighth year at The Barstow School. Dr. Roark is currently
revising a book manuscript – a process that influenced
the four lectures in this series. Stay tuned to Barstow for
further details on dates and times.
Around Barstow
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GG reat things are happening at Barstow! it’s easy to say that as Both a
Barstow parent (Taylor ’12 and Preston ’15) and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Why? Simply, we are blessed with an outstanding and supportive community of
alums, parents, faculty and staff. Personally, I’m fortunate to be surrounded by a very talented
and diverse group of Trustees who put “Barstow first” in so many ways.
Today, the school is enjoying record enrollment and finding that many
grade levels now need to be closed to ensure that we meet our low faculty-to-
student ratio objectives. This is because of the outstanding leadership of our
head of school, Shane Foster. Barstow is differentiating itself in many ways,
and it’s important that we remain open minded to the school’s endeavors.
Allowing ourselves to easily highlight the school in the marketplace will
allow us the opportunity to grow upon our own successes – leaving a strong
foundation for years to come. Examples of differentiation include our new
Hybrid Learning Consortium, the Global Education Program and Kansas
City’s very first 1:1 iPad program in the Lower School, just to name a few.
Combine this with the school’s successes in athletics, arts and academics,
and you can easily see why the school is clearly blazing a path in the Kansas
City market.
Moving forward, your Trustees are focused on key objectives that support
the school’s overall mission, “to promote sound scholarship and to give
symmetrical development to mind, body and character.” We do not forget
that “it is about the kids!” You will see continual development of Barstow’s unique approaches
to differentiation in the future while all the while keeping the school fresh, vibrant and state-of-
the-art. But frankly, we could not be successful without your continued support either trusting
us with your child’s education, your time or your financial support (or all of the above!).
My personal thanks to all of you!
Jim SchwartzBarstow Board of trustees chairman
Jim Schwartz is the chairman and ceo of npc international, inc., the world’s largest franchise operator of Pizza Hut restaurants.
From the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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Seated—Susan Mcgee ’76, Pete lacy ’88, Jim Schwartz, Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79 and amanda Morgan ’94. Standing—wendy Marvin, Bill Mccollum, Tom whittaker ’83, andy Funk ’98, Shane a. Foster, whitney Sunderland, Doug Dockhorn ’82, Jenny waldeck ’90 and richard english. (not photographed—Quinton lucas ’02, lisa Mirabile and Bill zollars.)
2013–2014 board of trustees executive committee
Jim Schwartzchairman
Pete Lacy ’88vice chairman
Doug Dockhorn ’82treasurer
Amanda Morgan ’94secretary
Andy Funk ’98memBer-at-large
Tom Whittaker ’83memBer-at-large
Bill ZollarsmemBer-at-large
members
Susan Belger Angulo ’76
Richard English
Quinton Lucas ’02
Wendy Marvin
Bill McCollum
Lisa Mirabile
Lisa Prophete
David Seay
Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79
Dr. Whitney Sunderland
Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90
Deborah Hosfield Walz ’86
ex-officio
Shane A. Fosterhead of school
2012–2013 board of trustees executive committee
Jim Schwartzchairman
Pete Lacy ’88vice chairman
Doug Dockhorn ’82treasurer
Amanda Morgan ’94secretary
Richard EnglishmemBer-at-large
Tom Whittaker ’83memBer-at-large
Bill ZollarsmemBer-at-large
members
Tom Bash*
Andy Funk ’98
Quinton Lucas ’02
Wendy Marvin
Bill McCollum
Susan McGee ’76
Lisa Mirabile
Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79
Dr. Whitney Sunderland
Jenny Thiessen Waldeck ’90
ex-officio
Shane A. Fosterhead of school
Around Barstow
School Leadership
2012–2013
BOArD OF TrUSTEES
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A
HigHer Learning in
The Lower SchooL
Text by Todd Nelson
walk through Barstow’s lower school is a sensory experience: walls
covered with art, the strains of music wafting through the air, laughter emanating
from classroom and common areas, sunlight streaming through skylights and
windows, and comfy reading nooks in every classroom. While learning in Lower School may
look and feel very different than in years past, today’s Lower School experience still embodies
Mary Barstow’s mission for her school: to promote sound scholarship and give symmetrical
development to mind, body and character. >>
Todd nelson is the assistant head of lower School at The Barstow School. in addition to his administrative duties, Todd has a passion for art, which he taught for 13 years. outside of school, you're likely to find him on his mountain bike or spending time with his family.
iPads have become a staple in the lower School, such as in this vocabulary lesson in Mallory Forst's kindergarten classroom.
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B arstow has long Been a
technological innovator, early
to adopt cutting edge technology
to enhance student learning. The
Lower School is the latest division
to diffuse the newest innovation by
incorporating a 1:1 iPad pro-
gram. Barstow brought iPads to
the Lower School in fall 2012.
“We started the school
year with 120 iPads on mobile
carts,” says Head of Lower
School Judith Yount. “We
quickly learned that wasn’t
nearly enough. The students
and teachers exploded with
creativity.” In January 2013 an
additional 200 iPad minis were
purchased, giving every child
in the school, from preschool
through grade 5, their own iPad.
Barstow is the only school in
the region to have individual iPads
for students in Lower School.
The iPads support Barstow’s goal
of individualizing learning for every
student. Already we have seen the
iPads used to create flipped class-
room environments, where students
watch videos, listen to teachers
explain introductory content, and
participate in other preview activi-
ties for the next day’s assignment
on their own time. This allows
students to use their time with
teachers and peers to have in-depth
discussions and ask questions about
content they have already explored
independently.
The Lower School iPad program
helped Barstow students to com-
municate and compete in the
worldwide ePals–Smithsonian
Invention Challenge, with six
Barstow fourth graders winning
awards in the international com-
petition and the entire grade level
bringing home the coveted Thomas
Edison Award for the high number
and quality of entries for young and
talented inventors.
In addition to the iPads, Lower
School now has Apple TV in
every classroom, wireless enabled
projectors in every classroom
and three oversized touch screen
televisions. These technological
additions allow teachers and
students to expand their learning
to all corners of the globe. Lower
School students take “virtual” field
trips online and communicate
with students in partner schools
around the world.
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To ensure that Barstow's
Lower School experience is
the best elementary education in the
region, specific curricular enhance-
ments have been added. In addition
to Spanish language study in kinder-
garten through grade 3, students in
fourth and fifth grades can choose
to study Spanish or Chinese as their
Lower School
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This fall, Shannon Hellebusch's prekindergarten class harvested the first pumpkins from the early childhood outdoor classroom gardens.
Fall 2013 7
foreign language. Lower School
music curriculum has also expanded
in acknowledgement of the current
research on the cognitive benefits
of instrumental music instruction.
Beginning in third grade students
now have weekly guitar instruction.
The Early Childhood outdoor
classroom provides opportunities
for our youngest learners to explore
their world, make observations and
interact with their environment
through the use of musical instru-
ments, a stage for dramatic play,
easels for painting and drawing, and
three gardens.
“The Early Childhood teachers
continue to expand the vision
of an outdoor classroom where
children have meaningful learning
opportunities that are linked to our
classroom curriculum,” says Early
Childhood Team Leader Danica
Love. “Children are able to observe
and engage with the plants in an
ongoing basis as they observe the
life cycle of a plant.”
To help early childhood
students explore and expand
their literacy skills, Barstow has
added Jolly Phonics to the literacy
development toolset. This phonics
program coincides with Barstow's
mission because it draws upon
brain-based learning theory to
blend kinesthetic and aural learn-
ing into students’ acquisition of
letter names and sounds.
Learning continues even after
the closing bell rings. In Barstow’s
Extended Care program, Lower
School students can choose classes
ranging from lego WeDo robotics,
to hip-hop dance.
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S ince 2007 lower
School student enroll-
ment has increased by 15
percent, while maintaining a
classroom cap of 17 students. In
addition to an increase in the
number of students enrolled in
Lower School, more families are
choosing to remain at Barstow.
Several grades in Lower School
have 100 percent retention,
meaning all families in the
grade chose to return for the
next school year.
This growing attraction
of Barstow’s Lower School,
coupled with an emphasis on
helping students transition from
Lower School to Middle School has
led to an expansion of the fifth grade
this fall. Barstow now offers four
classrooms in grade 5. The expanded
grade gives students a stair step, or
scaffold, into the self management
required in Middle School.
What’s next? “The sky’s the
limit,” says Judith Yount. “Right now
we’re reinventing the idea of class
field trips. Look for ‘expeditionary
journeys’ in the near future.”
Lower School
olivia is one of 122 new students who started at Barstow in august 2013. improved student retention and new enrollees have increased lower School enrollment 15 percent since 2007.
Photo by Todd Race
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THe FuTure oF Learning:
BarSTow oPenS onLine
Text by Sarah Hofstra
dding ap psychology to the course offerings in Barstow's upper school
has long been a wish of students and faculty alike, but finding the appropriately
credentialed instructor and time in the school day have proven difficult barriers to
overcome. Enter Andrea Gartman, Barstow admissions counselor with a Master of Psychology
and a passion for education. Appropriately credentialed instructor —check! But how to make
the schedule work? Between student activities, full course loads and a full time job for the
instructor, the hours of 8 am–5 pm were booked. Or were they? >>
Sarah Hofstra is the Director of the Hybrid learning consortium. in her eight years at Barstow, Sarah taught first and third grade. She has a Master of arts in education with an emphasis in Technology and learning from Michigan State University.
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Tori Ball '13 was one of the first Barstow students to participate in Hybrid learning consortium classes. Here she reviews discussion posts from her online introduction to Business class.
Fall 2013 9
Hybrid Learning
“One of the beauties of teaching
online is that students and teachers
don’t have to have schedules that
coincide,” says Gartman. “We can all
learn on our own schedules.”
AP Psychology is just one
example of how and why Barstow
began offering online courses
in 2011 and created the Hybrid
Learning Consortium (hlc) in 2012.
The hlc is a collective of inde-
pendent schools conceived of and
executed by Barstow, offering 25 on-
line courses to students in member
schools, globally. The consortium
grew to six schools in just one year,
with many more poised to join in
the 2013–2014 school year.
“Independent schools like
Barstow are at the forefront of
innovative teaching and learning,”
says Director of Hybrid Learning
Sarah Hofstra. “But we must work
collectively to enhance opportuni-
ties for our students, expanding and
deepening learning experiences.”
From as far away as Australia
and China to schools in Florida and
Wichita, students in hlc classes
work collaboratively with peers
from around the world. Barstow’s
own talented teachers, selected
teachers from consortium schools
and carefully interviewed experts in
the field are instructors in the hlc.
The hlc’s online classes combine
the foundation of successful educa-
tional practices with the 21st century
digital skills needed to keep up with
the quickly changing higher educa-
tion and professional world.
Online learning is common
in higher education, and is
quickly spreading through k–12
schools. Eight states already
require online classes for high
school graduation. However,
classes taught in hlc are dif-
ferent than many of the online
learning opportunities currently
available. Not only are Barstow’s
own quality teachers receiving
the professional development
and ability to create their own
courses, but the hlc maintains
a maximum of 17 students per
class. These small class sizes
keep the deep connections between
students and faculty, which has
long been a hallmark of the Barstow
experience. There is no lack of rigor
in hlc courses, either. For example,
in the first semester of offering AP
Psychology, half of the students
earned 4s or 5s on the College Board
AP exam administered at the end of
the course.
Word of the hlc’s success
is spreading. hlc teachers and
administration are invited
speakers at three national confer-
ences, including the International
Sarah Hofstra's graduate work in Technology and learning led directly to the launch of Barstow's Hybrid learning consortium in 2012.
Photo by Todd Race"Independent schools like
Barstow are at the forefront
of innovative teaching and
learning. But we must work
collectively to enhance
opportunities for our students,
expanding and deepening
learning experiences."
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Hybrid Learning By The Numbers
Hybrid Learning Consortium
2012 Hybrid learning consortium founded
25 courses currently offered
6 Member schools
4 countries represented
4 continents represented
Who is participating?
Hybrid Learning Consortiummember schools map as of August 15, 2013
The Barstow SchoolKansas City, Mo.
Gymnasium LohbrüggeHamburg, DE
Shorecrest Preparatory SchoolSt. Petersburg, Fla.
The Independent SchoolWichita, Kan.
The Barstow School of HuizhouHuizhou, CN
Launceston Church Grammar SchoolLaunceston, AU
Association of k–12 Online Learning
(iNACOL). In addition, the first
annual hlc Symposium, Building
an Online Learning Community for
Collective Success. was hosted on
Barstow’s campus in June 2013.
Attendees and speakers from seven
states addressed the research and
best practices in online learning and
integrating technology. The sympo-
sium also provided workshops for
educators from Barstow and other
attending schools to collaborate and
share experiences.
Barstow alums can become part
of this exciting new educational
venture, no matter where you may
live. If you are a passionate educa-
tor or a content area expert in your
field, you can apply to be an online
instructor. If you have school-aged
children, they can enroll in hlc
courses in addition to their regular
school course load. If your alumni
children are attending an indepen-
dent school other than Barstow,
hlc membership for the school
would be an opportunity as well.
Or perhaps you have relationships
with international schools and
educators that would benefit from
partnering.
Barstow, always at the forefront
of innovative education, continues
to pave a path for students to
prepare for the future.
For more information about the Hybrid learning consortium, contact Director of Hybrid learning Sarah Hofstra at hybridlearning@barstowschool.org or 816-277-0337.
www.hybridlearningconsortium.org /HybridLearningConsortium @HLConsortium
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SText by Mark Luce
S o much depends, in teaching, on Being aBle to read a room. these
clues, physical or audible, help teachers understand how to tailor their approach in
order to be effective. Over the years, such skill becomes innate, it’s not something
we even consciously think about. We react, kids follow.
Except when they don’t. >>
How To Make a
coLd room warmBarsTow in CHina
Mark luce teaches Upper School english and art History. He serves as english Department chair and Director of Humanities.
The southern china city of Huizhou is home to The Barstow School of Huizhou. a delegation of Barstow administrators and teachers visited the site in February 2013.
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On a Saturday morning on the
23rd floor of a nondescript skyscraper
in Shenzhen, China this past March,
Boston-based Cambridge Consulting
hosted a school fair. These fairs
attract thousands in this modern city
of more than 15 million, as Chinese
parents increasingly look to remove
their children from the drive and
grind of Chinese state education.
This means sending their chil-
dren either overseas or trying to
find a private school in the area.
In order to show what exactly
we do at Barstow (and look to fill
our remaining slots reserved for
Chinese students), I was asked to
teach a short lesson.
So I chose what I do every
year for the sophomores:
William Carlos Williams’ short
poem “The Red Wheelbarrow.”
It goes like this:
so much depends upon
a red wheel barrow
glazed with rain water
beside the white chickens.
Perhaps it was because I have
never had someone translate what I
was saying. Perhaps it was because
I speak too fast. Perhaps it was
because I am not as culturally savvy
as I thought I was.
But as I gave my introductory
remarks about how we approach the
Humanities at Barstow and looked
around the room – I got nothing in
return. I was working, as comics say,
an extremely cold room.
At one point during this opening,
I looked for a familiar face. I caught
Headmaster Shane Foster’s eye, and
gave him my best disguised “Um, a
little help, please. I am dying here.”
He simply gave a knowing grin.
Thanks, man.
So I did what I do in the class-
room. I forged ahead and taught.
A student volunteered to read the
poem, and I started to ask questions.
There were uncomfortable silences,
but gradually the students started
speaking up. Smiles emerged, even
a wheelbarrow full of international
laughter when a young man queried
“Did William Carlos Williams drink
beer before writing this?” That
question led to another, “Why did
William Carlos Williams write this?”
My response was automatic.
“I don’t know.” In the study of
literature we don’t care what
the author intended, what he
or she meant, I continued. I
pivoted back to the phrase that
I ban for my own students, “I
don’t know why Mr. Williams
wrote this, I just care how you
respond to the poem, what you
get out of it.”
And with that, the demon-
stration was done.
A fellow American sitting
next to me, Lars Ojukwu,
who works for Cambridge
Consulting immediately leaned
over and said, “They have never
heard a teacher say ‘I don’t know.’”
�
O ver the spring and into
the summer, dozens of par-
ents, students and former students
have asked me, their doubts written
clearly on their visage, “We are
opening a school in China?”
Global Education
Director of Humanities Mark Luce leads a discussion on “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams in China.
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Yes.
We could talk about global
positioning in the marketplace, how
China and other countries repre-
sent opportunities to explore our
innovation in online education and
our holistic approach that teaches
students (wherever they are from)
the hallmarks of success in Western
education. We could talk about the
need for new revenue streams in
order to help keep tuition costs here
at Barstow in check. We could talk
about the Special Economic Zone in
Huizhou, and the lack of an inter-
national school there. How multi-
nationals from Germany, Britain,
Korea, the States and countless
other countries will take advantage
of these locations, bringing with
them employees whose kids need
to be taught. Or we could talk
about how The Barstow School of
Huizhou actually works: Our part-
ner OVO Schooling of China has
procured a space and now enrolls
students; our partner Cambridge
Institute of International Education
provides consulting advice and is
responsible for expenses related to
our teachers. Our instructors teach
a curriculum based on the one we
teach at Barstow. Barstow gets
tuition for each student enrolled.
Thus, we have no expenses – only
long term benefits. In short, we
provide our expertise and receive
revenue that flows back into the
Kansas City campus. There are plans
to explore further partnerships in
China as a number of schools have
expressed interest in partnering
with us. Will this all work?
I don’t know.
What I want to speak to
is how we respond to these
changes. As anyone who has
graduated from Barstow
knows, our teachers specialize
in skepticism. But they also
possess passion, innovation and
creativity. And an education
that privileges critical thinking,
problem solving, and effective
communication in writing and
speaking should be something
we want to export.
But how, the grumblers
grumble, does this help my
student here in Kansas City?
As Mrs. Barrett-Browning so
famously said, “Let me count the
ways.” First, established Barstow
campuses in other locales create
the potential for study abroad in
a different context. Students who
would travel abroad for a couple of
weeks or for a semester would be
getting instruction that would be
an intellectual sibling to what they
receive at Barstow. Or, let’s think
about cultural exchange – sixth
graders in China and at Barstow
working together on geography
projects on their iPads, or trading
lines from the Bard via Skype and
Photo courtesy of Shane Foster
open house visitors tour classrooms at The Barstow School of Huizhou before new students arrive for the 2013–2014 school year in Huizhou, china.
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then sharing blog entries. We just
created the possibility of students
from Huizhou coming to Barstow
for summer programs. We just
added exponentially to our
already innovative Barstow
Hybrid Learning Consortium.
And if the educational benefits
are not compelling enough,
our Kansas City campus
benefits financially from this
arrangement.
We could of course just
keep doing what we’re doing.
Our enrollment is at an all-time
high; our student body gets
increasingly more diverse and
they perform incredibly well; our
teachers are dedicated; and our
alumni have gone on to rewarding
lives and careers. So, why would we
even mess with China?
Because that’s who we are. Mary
Barstow probably shouldn’t have
started a school for girls in Kansas
City in 1884. Others would say the
school should have never let in boys.
Plenty thought we’d close just years
after moving to a giant field on State
Line Road. You see, perseverance,
creativity, dedication and the
willingness to push ourselves
have helped build Barstow.
While these new opportunities
carry the anxieties of a cold
room, they also carry promise
and innovation.
I don’t know what the future
holds for The Barstow School of
Huizhou. I do know that while
visiting the school – while it was
under construction – I saw a red
wheelbarrow.
That was enough for me.
Why China? Why Now?a Timeline of Barstow's History in china
Global Education
"While these new opportunities
carry the anxieties of a cold
room, they also carry promise
and innovation."
1980 1990 2000 2010
1979a group of 26 Barstow students, faculty and alumni travel to china to forge a relationship with a sister school in Shanghai.
1984Barstow receives a grant for teaching chinese language from the geraldine r. Dodge Foundation. robert Demeritt is hired to chair the chinese language program.
1988gina Beck travels to Beijing to present her essay, read in chinese, at the Third international Symposium on Sino-american Journalism.
2013
Barstow opens a partner school, The Barstow School of Huizhou, in guang-dong Province.
2010Plans begin in earnest to enroll chinese students in Barstow through an ongoing and formal process.
1990 robert Demeritt is one of seven individuals designated as a carnegie-Mellon Fellow to establish national norms for teaching chinese at the secondary level. once norms were established, standardized placement exams and aP tests were developed.
1986Junior gina Beck is awarded first place for her chinese essay in the edgar Snow Memorial Foundation contest.
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OWith Appreciation...
O utstanding donors created outstanding results for our
2012–2013 school year! Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, alumni,
parents of alumni and friends who contributed gifts to the Annual Fund and
other projects last year. I am also grateful to our new Annual Fund Parent Advocates who
helped spread the word that there is no
single gift more important than a gift to
the Annual Fund. Your giving, including
that to the 5k Run/Walk and to the iAuc-
tion, helped strengthen and sustain the
extraordinary opportunities of a Barstow
education. I am pleased to see parent and
grandparent participation on the rise, and I look
forward to what we can achieve in the years ahead.
Pat oppenheimerdirector of development
2012–2013
donor rePorT
Thank You!2012–2013 annual fund
With your support we exceeded our
2012–2013 Annual Fund campaign
goal of $600,000 by raising $709,051.
Thank you for your generosity!
The Barstow School class of 2013 on graduation day, May 20, 2013.
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The following pages contain the
2012–2013 Donor Report. Thank
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Financial Information
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Major Improvements 2012–2013
•new Barstow Broadcast center
•Driveway improvements
•iPads and iPad minis for lower School
•Solar panels to generate electricity
•guitars for instruction in the lower School
•an orchard to enhance the Barstow garden
•new recreation area for Middle School
•online classes for Upper School
2012–2013Revenue
Who Gives? Constituent donors by percentage of all Annual Fund gi�s
2012–2013Expenses
Tuition81%
Fundraising and endowment interest6%
Wages and benefits58%
Other earned revenue13%
Academics13%
Facilities and food13%
Administration6%
Debt service5%
Capital improvements5%
Grandparents3% of all gi�s (14% of solicited group)
Others7% of all gi�s
Parents of alumni8% of all gi�s (14% of solicited group)
Trustees1% of all gi�s (100% of solicited group)
Parents33% of all gi�s (39% of solicited group)
Alumni27% of all gi�s (13% of solicited group)
Foundations15% of all gi�s
Corporations & businesses7% of all gi�s
Armillary Society
Armillary Society donors have given to
The Barstow School in each of the last
five years or longer. The Armillary Society
exemplifies the culture of philanthropy at Barstow,
and we thank you!
Annual Fund
Barstow is grateful for all gifts made
between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013
directed to the Annual Fund. Donations
to the Annual Fund support operations of the school
and ensure our continued excellence in education.
iAuction
Our annual auction took the form of a
festive, fun evening on the Barstow
campus. In this document, donors who
contributed to the “Fund Our Mission” project of the
Barstow Broadcast Center are also included in this
listing. The auction benefits the Annual Fund.
5K Sponsor
We are grateful to the sponsors of our
first annual Barstow School Mind.Body.
Character. 5K. Run/Walk and Wellness
Expo. With their support, we attracted everyone
from serious runners to young children crossing a
finish line for the first time.
Tree Day
One of Barstow’s most treasured traditions
is Tree Day. Generous gifts to Tree Day
keep our campus beautiful and sustainable.
In place for decades, this tradition provides a special
way to honor or remember someone.
Booster Club Sponsor
Corporate sponsors of the Barstow
Booster Club provide funding for the
club’s support of our student athletes,
coaching staff, trainers and athletic programs.
Specific and Capital Gifts
It is with gratitude that we acknowledge
donors who have made a donation to
support a specific need at the school. We
are also thankful for our donors who made capital
campaign pledge payments. Donors for the year
2012–2013 are mentioned here.
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Donations received between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013
Standards High Society$50,000 and aboveanonymousMr. and Ms. charles l. Bacon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill zollars
1884 Founders Society$25,000 – $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Fox The Jackson Family Mr. ethan Jackson ’05 Dr. Max g. Jackson Mrs. Martha lay Kaaz ’57 David woods Kemper Memorial Foundation Mr. James M. Kemper, Jr. Morgan Family Foundation Mr. chad King and Ms. amanda Morgan ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Todd Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen a. rock
Second Century Society$10,000 – $24,999 elizabeth Hart anderson and Judson woods ’13 anonymous Barstow Booster club Barstow Parents' association Dr. David Dockhorn ’80 and Dr. Michelle Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. george a. Hanson Mr. John w. Jordan ii william T. Kemper Foundation, commerce Bank Trustee Mrs. lois Dubach lacy ’59 and Mr. James T. lacy* Miller-Mellor association Mrs. anne norquist Patterson ’61 and
Mr. craig w. Patterson Mrs. anne Potter russ ’78 and Mr. norbert russ Mr. and Mrs. James K. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Don walsworth, Jr. walsworth Publishing company
Ada K. Brann Society$5,000 – $9,999anonymous Bank of Kansas city Mr. and Mrs. Brad w. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. Butch Mr. and Mrs. ronald l. coker Mr. Steve crossette ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dusselier Hosfield Benefit Services, llc Mr. Brent walz and Mrs. Deborah Hosfield walz ’86
Mr. chad King and Ms. amanda Morgan ’94 Mr. and Mrs. anand Kuppuswamy Mr. Peter lacy ’88 and Mrs. Kendall Hart lacy ’92 Ms. Susan l. Mcgee ’76 william c. Mcgowan charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Brian g. Mcgowan Mr. and Mrs. ralph Myers Mpress norquist-robinson Foundation Ms. Denise osment Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prophete Dr. and Mrs. william o. reed, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. william rosenthal Mid-america retina consultants Mr. and Mrs. James Stinson Mr. Blaine Tucker and Dr. nereyda nunez Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Steven wilson
Richard H. Sears Society$2,500 – $4,999 anonymous Dr. Stewart Babbott and Dr. cecelia Babbott Dr. and Mrs. chris Bagby northland Bone and Joint Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnett Mrs. Beverly Pierson Bradley ’44 Mr. and Mrs. robert a. Brooks, Jr. Mr. Joel Brous ’88 and Mrs. carrie Brous Mr. Douglas Dockhorn ’82 and Mrs. Stephanie Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. craig evans Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Fenaroli Mr. andrew Funk ’98 Mrs. anne Thompson gartner ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel a. gerson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas r. grabowsky Mr. Sean Hart ’87 and Ms. Katie Hart Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kanan Michael and Susan Ketchmark Mr. Mitchell Krasnopoler and Ms. Susan cohen Dr. Phillip J. lucido and Dr. Mary lynne lucido Mr. and Mrs. John Marvin Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.w. Mccollum Mr. and Mrs. Scott a. Mccreight Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Mcneive Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morrow iii
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Mr. and Mrs. Todd navrat Mr. David neihart ’79 and Mrs. wendy neihart ’79 Mrs. annabel Fisher nutter ’49 and Mr. James B. nutter James B. nutter & company Mr. and Mrs. Tom olson Mr. and Mrs. John T. Pierson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terrence e. Putney reed Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Bryan reed Mr. and Mrs. Piyush S. Sampat Schultz Foundation Mr. norman c. Schutlz Mr. Brock a. Shealy and Ms. lori a. Kallaher Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sims Dr. Peter Tadros and Dr. Deanna Tadros Mr. and Mrs. John Top Mr. John waldeck and Mrs. Jennifer Thiessen waldeck ’90 Mr. Maurice a. watson ’76 Mr. Thomas whittaker ’83 and Mrs. loren whittaker
Barstow Society$1,000 – $2,4991215 Fund of the Jewish community Foundation of Kansas city Ms. Suzanne e. allen Mr. and Mrs. James andrews anonymous (2) araMarK Facilities aristocrat Motors Dr. Jay T. Backstrom Ms. Sara Bacon ’08 Mr. and Mrs. David F. Ball Ball's Food Stores Mr. Thomas Bash* and Mrs. Janet Bash Big Biscuit restaurants Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bray Mr. grant Burcham and Mrs. wendy Hockaday Burcham ’80 Dr. and Mrs. louis christifano, Sr. Dr. ingenue cobbinah Mr. and Mrs. Feilim coyle Dr. and Mrs. robert J. Dockhorn Mr. and Mrs. charles Dodson The Dr. and Mrs. Frank l. Douglas Fund of
the community Foundation of new Jersey Mr. gregory a. Dunn and Ms. Kim S. Summers elsberry Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen w. elsberry Mr. and Mrs. adam elyachar Mr. and Mrs. richard english Mr. and Mrs. John Felton Mrs. Marguerite Peet Foster ’43* H.o. Peet Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Shane a. Foster Fry orthodontic Specialist
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Frye Ms. Henrietta gates ’68 Ms. cynthia gibson ’66 gunnard and charlotte Johnson Foundation Mrs. elizabeth leBlanc gray ’75 Mr. David Hall and Mrs. laura Hockaday Hall ’83 Mrs. Judy Hart Mr. and Mrs. r. Douglas Hawley Hen House Markets Mr. Thomas Higgins and Mrs. Paget gates Higgins ’59 Mr. Kristopher Hisle and Mrs. Deborah Dockhorn Hisle ’87 Mr. irv Hockaday and Mrs. ellen Jurden Hockaday ’56 Husch Blackwell, llP J.B. reynolds Foundation Mr. r. Philip Bixby ’72 Mr. and Mrs. walter e. Bixby iii Mrs. Kay Bixby-Haddad ’67 Mrs. nancy Bixby Hudson ’70 J.e. Dunn Jenkins and leBlanc Ms. Janet K. Kelley ’67 Mr. and Mrs. robert Knief Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knoflicek Dr. and Mrs. Parvesh Kumar lacy & company Mrs. olive Beaham lansburgh ’54 Mr. and Mrs. richard lashbrook Mr. and Mrs. Tim lopatofsky BillSoft, inc Mr. and Mrs. John Maiale Dr. Timothy Martin ’81 and Dr. Janice Martin Mrs. georgette carkener Mcconnell ’61 Mr. David Mombello and Mrs. laura Mombello ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murphy northland Bone and Joint nPc international, inc. Mr. and Mrs. Terrence o'Brien Ms. Pat oppenheimer Mr. John Passanisi and Dr. carrie grounds Dr. and Mrs. amar Patel Mr. and Mrs. Karthick Pattabiraman Mr. and Mrs. robert rothhaas Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sanders Mr. and Mrs. lyle Scott J. orange, llc Scott-Hollar, inc. Mr. and Mrs. David e. Seay Mr. and Mrs. zachary H. Shafran Dr. Paul Sheeran and Dr. Marita Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Scot Snyder Mrs. laura riss Stanford ’74 Stinson Morrison Hecker Dr. Jacob S. Stueve and Mrs. Marianne Swaney-Stueve
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Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sunderland Dr. and Mrs. whitney Sunderland Dr. and Mrs. Frank Totta Mrs. elinor Tourtellot ’61 Piersol Foundation, inc. Ms. Kirby Upjohn ’66 Mr. and Mrs. James Velghe Mrs. Sherrard wallingford Mr. and Mrs. Brian weaver Dr. Janet M. williams Dr. Jarrod williams Dr. and Mrs. Mark B. Yagan Mr. and Mrs. wei zhu
Knights Society$500 – $999 Mr. Daniel abitz and Mrs. Diana Johnson abitz ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael andracsek anonymous (2) Mr. christopher e. Beal Drs. ravi and Mala Bhagat Mr. and Mrs. george Birt Mrs. Kara Kessinger Brittingham ’83 Mr. and Mrs. robert c. Bruennig, Jr. Mrs. Jill Stewart Bunting ’61 city Thrift class of 1962 class of 1972 Ms. Betty ann cortelyou ’61 Mr. aidan F. coyle ’12 Mr. roy g. crooks Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. DePew Mr. guilherme Doretto ’99 Dr. and Mrs. Do Doretto ’72 Mrs. Melissa Smith elliott ’57 feng boutique Mr. Jim Francis Mr. rob M. Franz ’97 Jonathan Freiden and rebecca Dragon-Freiden charitable Fund of
the Jewish community Foundation of greater Kansas city Barbara and gene Funk Mrs. lathrop M. gates Mr. and Mrs. Brian georgie Mrs. Barrie carter gibby ’66 Mrs. Barbara gillen global Tank leasing gould evans associates Mr. and Mrs. Steven guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Daniel e. Hamann Mr. Tim Harkins and Ms. lori Schelm institute of international education Mrs. alison Bartlett Jager ’68
Dr. Bradley r. Jenkins and Dr. Jill Jenkins Mr. cliff c. Jones Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kahl Mrs. Jane Kanan Mr. and Mrs. lance Kilgore Mr. James K. lacy ’86 Ms. Kim lacy Joseph lenart, Jr. and renee Mcghee-lenart Mrs. anne Victor lopez ’86 and Mr. Joe lopez Mr. and Mrs. Howard lubow oci resources, inc. Mr. Quinton D. lucas ’02 Mr. chucker luetje and Mrs. Susan Bernstein luetje ’88 Dr. and Mrs. craig lundgren Dr. edward J. Macinerney Mrs. Sue welsh Macintosh ’61 and Mr. robert c. Macintosh Dr. and Mrs. H. edward Martin Dr. Kevin D. Martin ’74 Mr. Jozach J. Miller ’80 Dr. gary e. Mombello Mr. and Mrs. David Pursell Ms. Jill ingram reynolds ’74 Mr. and Mrs. David ripp Sage Dining Services, inc Dr. Paula Sanders ’73 Mr. and Mrs. John r. Schenken Ms. Jane Scott and Mr. al lillioien Ms. Heather Sherman ’84 and Mr. David Fandel Dr. Brian D. Sippy ’85 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Smith Summit gastroenterology Superior lexus Dr. and Mrs. ralph Tharp ii Dr. and Mrs. rangarao Tummala Mrs. Karen Van Voorst Turner ’53 Mr. gerald wyckoff and Ms. cynthia Sharpe
Donorsup to $499 Mr. Jeffrey abbas and Ms. rhona alter Mr. Mark adams Mrs. Virginia Holter alexander ’57 and Mr. Bill alexander Mrs. lauren allison Mrs. carolyn ammon and Dr. Joe Hannah Hannah orthodontics Mr. Tremell anderson Mrs. Dee Dee Shelden arnold ’55 Mr. and Mrs. evert asjes iii
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Mr. and Mrs. russell atha Mr. and Mrs. aaron atwood-Blaine Mr. Jeffrey ayers and Mrs. Shelly Dodds ayers Ms. Sydney e. ayers ’09 Mr. Donald Baas and Mrs. arey Thompson Baas ’54 Ms. Susan Bailey Mrs. Janice germann Baker ’65 Mrs. nathalie Barker Baldwin-Blais ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Brian g. Bamesberger Ms. Kathy Barbagallo Mr. Max M. Barlow ’92 Ms. liz Bartow Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baughman Dr. anne Baumgardt-Brunner ’75 Mrs. linda lewi Beal ’54 Mrs. Suzanne Beatus ’71 Mr. David Beier and Ms. Jessica Herman Mrs. Judy Smith Benson ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Blachly Mr. and Mrs. John Blaine Ms. rhayma Blake ’66 Mr. robert Bonney and Mrs. gay lee ludwig-Bonney Mrs. Francie Miller Borden ’58 Mrs. Marilyn Foster Borel ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bradley Mrs. Kate Bradley Ms. Martha e. Brady ’52 Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton Dr. and Mrs. walter w. Brayman Mrs. Diane Virden Brent ’64 Mrs. nancy Brosnahan Brooker ’59 Mr. Bill Brooks Janice Young Brooks ’61 Ms. Donna Bryan Mr. robert “Brad” Buckner Mrs. zanne Buffum Ms. caren Burstein Mrs. Julie Byrne Ms. Molly l. callahan ’92 Ms. anne Sutton canfield ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Brett e. carlgren Ms. Monica l. carson Dr. Jodianne carter carver learning Systems Mrs. Mary louise carver Mr. and Mrs. Kai chang Mrs. rebecca chapman ’78 Mrs. elizabeth Bolton christenberry ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. churchman Mrs. Kathy clarke Ms. laura clarke-Steffen ’76 Mrs. Prudence lehaney cleary ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph clement
Dr. and Mrs. charles M. cobb Mr. ryan S. colerick ’92 Dr. linda M. collier Mrs. Diane o'Brien collings ’64 Mrs. Katherine caldwell conely ’54 Mrs. gloria Snyder cooper ’43 country club Bank Mrs. laurence coventry Mrs. linda white cowan ’57 Dr. David cramer and Mrs. Jennifer c. Bailey Mrs. Megan Bubb cribb ’98 Ms. Kellye crockett Mr. and Mrs. robert cross Mr. art J. crumm Mrs. Megan culver Mrs. Heather cwach Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dalen Mr. John Dallaire Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daniel Dr. Scott Dattel and Mrs. Karin Dattel ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Heywood H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Fabio de andrade Mr. raghuveer Dendi and Ms. aruna Konreddy Mr. Benjamin a. Denzer ’11 Mr. Paul P. Denzer and Ms. Sue Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dezeeuw Mr. Bruce Dickerson Mrs. Kenya Torrance Donohue ’53 Mr. and Mrs. John K. Douglas, Sr. Mrs. Vicki Benson Douglas ’59 Mrs. lindsy Myers Douglass ’92 and Mr. Mitchell Douglass ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas g. Duckett Mr. and Mrs. Dan Durig Mr. and Mrs. Keith Durwood Ms. alexa Dusselier ’12 Mr. gregory V. Dusselier ’75 Mr. and Mrs. David Dyer alliance equities corporation Mr. and Mrs. Scott eckley Mr. and Mrs. John edelman Mr. Michael r. edwards Mrs. Heather Holter ellis ’60 Mr. and Mrs. robert ellis captain emily eschbacher ’96 Mr. and Mrs. James estes Dr. william evans ’77 Mrs. Janet close ewert ’58 The Honorable and Mrs. arthur B. Federman Ms. audrey Federman ’96 Ms. carla Federman ’00 Ms. Barbara ann Smith Ferris ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Finn Mrs. Myra lou Terry Fitch ’54
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Mr. Kenneth Fligg, Jr. Mr. Joe Fox ’04 and Mrs. Hannah Fox Mr. and Mrs. Don Francis Mrs. luanne armsby Francis ’45 Mr. william Frank and Ms. Kay Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. larry B. Franklin Mr. and Mrs. r. Michael Franz Ms. norma Frazier Friends of the Kansas city Public library Mr. and Mrs. Fritz gabler Mrs. claudia Kelley gant ’70 Mrs. Jean Snyder garschagen ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua gartman Mr. and Mrs. Jim georgie Ms. ruth K. gieschen Mrs. georgina Stayton goetz ’43 Mrs. Meg Truog grandcolas ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell gratwick ii Ms. Sally S. gratwick Mr. Trey gratwick ’81 Mr. and Mrs. captain gray Mrs. cheryl wilhite greene ’73 Ms. renee grigg Ms. Danna r. weddle and Mr. adam groden Mrs. eva gryszowka Mr. Jeff gueldner Mr. and Mrs. Tony guilliam Mr. and Mrs. Scott guldin Major cary M. gum-costa ’81 Dr. Sanjaya gupta and Dr. wendy Hulsing Mrs. Susan Hodges gurley ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Steven l. gustafson The Medtronic Foundation Mr. and Mrs. rick gutman Ms. crystal Hairston Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hall Mrs. elise Schmahlfeldt Hall ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Jes M. Hansen Ms. ashley P. Harper ’88 Mrs. Susan Harper Mrs. Phyllis rahm Hart ’55 Ms. Mandy Hatfield Mr. Kelly Hattan Mrs. lynn Sutherland Heitman ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hellebusch Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hellebusch Mr. and Mrs. christopher Henry Mrs. Marsha Herdliska Mr. and Mrs. aaron Herwig Mrs. Marcia Hannon Hill ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hill Mrs. Mallory Hilvitz
Mr. John Hoel ’80 Mrs. Margaret Porter Hoel Ms. Sarah Hofstra Mrs. Donna Thomason Holcombe ’72 Mrs. Betty Branson Holliday ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Dick Holzrichter Mrs. Jean welsh Honan ’57 Mr. Mark Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Horne Mrs. alexandra D. House ’03 and Mr. Josh l. F. House ’03 Ms. emily Huffman ’81 Mrs. Mignon russell Hughes ’51 Mrs. nathalie Haren Hughes ’79 Mr. ryan Humphry Mrs. Kristin D. Hurt ’00 Ms. anne Hyvrard Mrs. Beth P. ingram Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jaax Mrs. Janette Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jalbert Mr. and Mrs. ron Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson Mr. and Mrs. ronald Jones Ms. leigh Jones-Bamman ’70 Mr. and Mrs. robert T. Joseph amb. Barbara Hanson Karahadian ’56 Mrs. leslie Swinney Kase ’77 Ms. charlotte Keith Mrs. lea Marker Keller Mrs. Phyllis Hauck Kerr ’55 Dr. aaron Ketchell Mrs. Jean Kiene ’60 Mrs. caroline elton Kill ’89 and Mr. John Kill Mrs. Sheila Kilpatrick Mr. robert Kingsland Mr. aaron Kivett ’99 and Mrs. amanda Kivett ’99 Mrs. Mary Kay Thompson Knorr ’54 Mr. Bob Kohler Mrs. and Mrs. Dale r. Korneman Mr. James D. Korneman ’93 Mr. and Mrs. James Krause Ms. Shana Krol Mr. John charles Krueger and Mrs. carol Davis Krueger ’79 Michael and Kimberly Krutz Mrs. Bridget Moran Kukuk Mr. Sanders lambert Mr. and Mrs. Marc lang
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Mr. and Mrs. edward larkin Mrs. cindy Mccollum larson ’89 Mrs. elizabeth Jones Mrs. nancy Staley laubach ’44 Mrs. David launder and Mrs. Blythe Brigham launder ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Mark lawlor Ms. Debbie lawrence Mr. nate lawrence Mr. and Mrs. christopher H. leach Miss Daria n. legrand ’13 Miss Kaya J. legrand ’11 Mrs. carolyne lehr Mr. John leiter and Mrs. Maribel asher leiter ’45 Mr. and Mrs. David leMoine Mr. and Mrs. william r. lenz Mr. Dennis lloyd and Mrs. Kay reeder lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Mathew love Mr. Mark luce and Ms. Jennifer copeland Dr. leah luckeroth Mrs. Beth Haren lynch ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. lynch Ms. Marilyn Macaluso Mr. and Mrs. edward Macinerney Dr. william Mack and Dr. Marian Mack Dr. colin MacKenzie and Dr. rhea Pimentel Mr. John w. Maclaughlin ’77 Mrs. Sarah Smith Malino ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Swede Malm Mrs. Donna Manley Mrs. lynnly Busler Marcotte ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Martin Mr. Kevin w. Martin ’03 Ms. Melissa l. Martin ’12 Ms. amanda Jean Marvin Ms. rebecca c. Marvin ’12 Ms. Mandy Maubach Mr. and Mrs. David Maurer Ms. amy Mccarthy-Phillips ’69 Mrs. Sarah walsh Mcclanahan ’54 Mr. and Mrs. curtis r. Mcclinton, Jr. Ms. ann Mccray ’78 Ms. Sharon McDonald Ms. alicia M. Mcelroy Drs. Flin and Mary Mcghee Mr. arnold McMann Mrs. carol Mosman Mcneer ’63 Mr. craig a. McPherson ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mcrae Mr. Mark Melchior ’81 Ms. Molly Melchior ’87 Mr. Mason Menninger and Dr. lisa Menninger Mr. george Mensch Mrs. Mary Mitchell Merrill ’63
Mr. Brian Michael Mrs. cynthia Sanders Milani ’66 Mrs. Barbara Buesking Milledge ’58 Mrs. Judy Field Miller ’59 and Mr. John Miller Mrs. Pamela Thomas Milner ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Jasper J. Mirabile, Jr. Ms. Kristi Mitchell Mrs. Janet nelson Moore ’70 Mrs. Pam Moore Mrs. Betsey Belisle Moreland ’56 Ms. elizabeth Moss-evans ’65 Mrs. rozzie Hargis Motter ’58 Mr. greg Killinger and Ms. Sarah Mountford Mrs. Kerri nelson Mulligan ’85 and Mr. Joe Mulligan Dr. and Mrs. Sere S. Myers, Sr. Ms. Sue nagy Mrs. Mona neighbors Ms. anna M. neihart ’08 Mr. Jim leroy neihart ’06 Ms. anellen neill Mrs. Daly Jordan o'Brien ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Tom o'Brien Mrs. Jennifer o'Dell Mr. and Mrs. James ogden Mr. and Mrs. Michael o'leary Mr. and Mrs. gregory a. onyszchuk Mrs. Barbie o'Toole Mr. and Mrs. i. i. ozar Ms. Jennifer Padberg and Mr. Shawn Hollon Mr. Douglas w. Pagan ’89 Mrs. Mary lou Pagano Mrs. georgette Stanley Page ’42 Ms. letitia Papish Mr. charlie Parekh ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Jean Michel Pasqualini Molly Hill Patten ’92 Mrs. linda Katz Patterson ’62 and Mr. curt Patterson Ms. Heather Paxton Mr. and Mrs. chuck Payne Mr. and Mrs. zane Peavey Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Penn Mr. Michael Petty and Mrs. linda Petty ’82 Mrs. Jan gambrel Phillips ’53 Mr. Paul Pickard and Mrs. lisa luth-Pickard Ms. gail Powell and Mr. Perry ray Mrs. Mary Jo Powell Mr. and Mrs. Mark Presko Mr. nick Presko Mr. Jason Press ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Prier Dr. and Mrs. lyle Pursell Mr. Paul raccuglia ’99 and Mrs. anna Braukmann raccuglia ’99 Mr. Todd race
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Mrs. Joyce D. rainey Mr. Bill raney ’88 Ms. rian ray ’12 Mrs. Jeanne redick Mr. Scott redick ’85 and Mrs. Kathleen redick Mrs. Page Branton reed ’73 and Mr. Bruce reed Mrs. Jean Baumgardt reichenbach ’70 Ms. Deborah reichman ’70 Dr. Michael and Dr. Kirsten reilly Mr. David l. rein, Jr. and Ms. Jane rosenthal Mrs. Barbara rahm reno ’55 Ms. Beth e. reynolds ’06 Mrs. anne Butler rice ’86 Mr. christopher richardson Ms. carol ripp Mr. Jay rivard ’81 and Mrs. Katherine Spencer rivard ’81 Dr. Jarrod roark Ms. Jeannie M. roberts Ms. Merideth rock ’09 Mrs. Joan Purdy roney ’42 Ms. eleanor changho and Mr. eudivigio roxas rubin Brown Mrs. Joannie rudkin Mr. Jonathan rudnick Mrs. Joyce ruisch Mrs. Janet redheffer russell ’42 Mrs. anne rutter Prof. Jeffrey rydberg-cox and Mrs. Monique rydberg-cox Mr. and Mrs. carlos a. Salazar Mrs. elizabeth Jones Schellhorn ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Schmidt Dr. alan Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Schneider Mrs. cathy King Schultz ’96 Mr. craig M. Schultz ’85 Mr. and Mrs. irwin Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. raymond a. Schwegler Mr. and Mrs. Bob Seay Mrs. catherine Sharp Seidlitz ’42 Drs. Stan ’73 and Kathy Shaffer Mrs. Judy Shaper ’63 The Peter and amy Shapiro Donor advised Fund of the Jewish
community Foundation of greater Kansas city Ms. Trasi Taylor Sharp ’81 Ms. Melissa Shellito Mr. Peter Shemitz and Ms. Flora winitz Mrs. Kelly Mccarthy Sherman ’78 and Mr. James Sherman Mr. andy Shimamoto Dr. Bruce Short and Dr. Mary Jane Short Mr. and Mrs. Mark Short Mrs. Debbie Sieck Ms. cynthia gregg Sifers ’56
Mr. J. Michael Sigler ’72 Mr. and Mrs. aaron Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sittenfeld Mrs. Kathy lawrence Siuda ’59 and Mr. roger Siuda Ms. Deborah Smith ’70 Mrs. Katie Kessinger Snapp ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth w. Snow Mr. and Mrs. w. Mark Spann ’73 Ms. elisabeth M. Spencer ’79 g. Spivey Mr. and Mrs. alok Srivastava Mrs. Deborah Benish Stanford ’61 Ms. Jana Starkweather Mrs. June wolf Steahlin ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Don Stelting Mrs. allison Stewart Dr. Sandra Stell Stites ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Don Stohr Mr. Jeff Stoll Mrs. Shirley Hayman Sudduth ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Hal Swaney Mr. and Mrs. larry Sykes Mr. and Mrs. John r. Sykora Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Talge Mrs. gail Taliaferro Mrs. Sue Twyman Targett ’58 Mr. Steven Taylor Signature logo embroidery Mr. Fred Thiel Mr. and Mrs. craig Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Ken Thomas Mrs. Marti Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Matt Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Don Thompson Mr. Timothy Thompson ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Todd e. Thorp Mr. Matt Thurman and Dr. rachael Thurman Mrs. lisa Tillema Mrs. Stephanie Stubbs Tinsley ’62 Ms. catherine a. Trenton ’80 Mr. Frederick Truog and Mrs. Susan rosse Truog ’59 Mrs. Sarah green Tulp Ms. Kymber Umana Mrs. Margaret Sutton Valentine ’61 Ms. Kristin r. Van Voorst ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Terry VanDyke Mrs. Shelli Veatch Mr. and Mrs. ronald r. Vinsant
Donor report
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kEy TO syMBOLs
armillary Society annual Fund gift Specific/capital gift
* Denotes deceased
auction gift 5k Sponsor Booster club Sponsor
Tree Day gift Faculty Donor Trustee Donor
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Ms. Patricia Vollman Mr. and Mrs. Mehul Vora Mrs. Penelope Smith Vrooman ’54 Mr. Peter Vrooman ’88 and Mrs. Kenyon Vrooman Mrs. Virginia raymond wagner ’56 Mrs. elisa Sader waldman ’85 and Mr. Stuart waldman Ms. Farrah ali walker ’94 Mr. ethan P. walz ’22 Mr. Spencer a. walz ’17 Mrs. Jennifer warren Mrs. Mimi Fitch wayne ’79 Mr. and Mrs. russell weltner Mr. nicholas welty Mrs. Jane white Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. whitfill Mr. and Mrs. Bruce wieseler advanced aesthetics
Mr. chad williams and Dr. Jeannie williams Mr. chad williams Mrs. Jeanne Dodds williams ’38 Mr. and Mrs. eugene F. wittman Mr. Scott wolff ’76 and Mrs. Karen wolff Mr. robert l. woodbury Mrs. cynthia Brannock wright ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Purd wright Mr. and Mrs. Darush Yazdani Mr. and Mrs. John Young Mr. and Mrs. John Yount Mrs. Joan gregg zacher ’59 Ms. lisa zahn Mrs. Joanna zauchenberger Ms. lindsay zimmerman Mrs. Jody Dail zimmermann ’55 Mr. and Mrs. edison zorn
2012–2013 Donor report
Parent Advocates
nnual fund parent advocates are
volunteers who encourage other
parents to support Barstow’s Annual Fund.
We are grateful to our 2012–2013 advocates
who served as a powerful team in our
fundraising efforts. Due to their work,
parent participation in giving was up
and we exceeded our $600,000 Annual
Fund campaign goal by raising $709,051.
Thank you to all our parent advocates and
thank you to all our donors!
parent advocate committee
Marienne Brown
Molly Callahan ’92
Kris Carlgren
Kim Coker
Steven and Michelle Dunn
Laura Egan
Alana Estes
John and Amy Felton
Amy Fox
Brian and Tara Georgie
Sarah Guthrie
Leigh Hamann
Krista Knoflicek
Pete Lacy ’88
Renee Lenart
Vicki Lopatofsky
Quinton Lucas ’02
Janice Martin
Wendy Marvin
Carol Mathews
Susan McGee ’76
Michelle McNeive
Lisa Mirabile
Amanda Morgan ’94
Anne O’Brien
Lisa Prophete
Anna Brauckmann Raccuglia ’99
Jim Schwartz
Nikki Sims
Jenny Waldeck ’90
Tom Whittaker ’83
Mark and Janet Yagan
2012–2013
PArENT ADvOCATES
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Seated—Mark Yagan, Tara georgie, Michelle Mcneive and amy Felton. Standing—Susan Mcgee ’76, Dawn evans, Kris carlgren, leigh Hamann, Brian georgie, Janet Yagen, John Felton, wendy Marvin, alana estes, anne o'Brien, Pete lacy ’88 and Marienne Brown.
Photo by Todd Race
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Class NotesDo you have news to share? Please forward class notes to anne.russ@barstowschool.org.
54 Mary Kay Thompson Knorr
writes, “Proud of our class of ’54
giving! Keep it up!” Olive Beaham Lansburgh
says, “She had a fine time introducing Myra
Lou ’54 (Terry Fitch) and Arey ’54 (Thompson
Baas) to ranch life in Oregon!”
58 Francie Miller Borden tells us she’s
been teaching now for 43 years!
59 Lucia Williams Amsden has
written a book, “Breaking Eggs:
Finding New Meaning with Chronic Illness.”
It is a spirit-filled and practical guide for
anyone dealing with chronic illness. She
is living happily in rural New Mexico with
her husband, Tim. She can be contacted
at her website, www.newmeaning.info.
Susan Rosse Truog – “My grandchildren,
Harper – grade 9, and Finnegan – grade 5,
love Barstow! I pick them up almost every day
– they are always happy and positive about a
‘great day’.”
62 With the able leadership of
Susan Belisle Archer, Jan
Wyman Lane and Linda Katz Patterson, the
class of ’62 enjoyed a fantastic 50th reunion!
Starting with a dinner at Susan’s house, then
a lunch and tour at the Barstow campus, and
culminating with a tri-school dinner with
Pem-Day and Sunset Hill alums – it was a
fun-filled weekend.
65 Elizabeth Moss Evans reports,
“Twelve grandchildren now, ye
gads! I’m still working in Chicago and living
in Nashville, Tenn. I’d love to meet any of you
in Chicago or come to Nashville for some
southern hospitality and lots of music.”
66 Barrie Carter Gibby was on hand
to present the Fall Art Show in
the Embry Gallery, “An Art Retrospective of
Bess Carter.” Barrie’s mother, Bess, taught
art at Barstow from 1966–1974 and tutored
multiple generations of eager students. The
show was on display in the Embry Gallery
during October 2012.
67 Lea Marker Keller tells us, “I’m
still living in St. Francis, Kan., and
diligently working to maintain our quality of
life in a community that supplies you urban
dwellers with wheat, corn, beef and milk.
Always applying for grants, and working
through community foundations to help
subsidize economic/community development
efforts for this community of 1,200 and a
county of 3,000. We appreciate the money
sent from Johnson County, e.g., to help sustain
our schools. My years at Barstow will always
be a part of who I am, and am grateful for
that opportunity. My four grandchildren are
within 2.5 hours and 1 son has returned to St.
Dear Barstow Alumni...
I am delighted to lead the alumni
Board through another year of excel-
lence at Barstow. As always, the school is an
energetic, innovative, warm and nurturing
home for students, families, staff and alums.
If you are already connected to the school on
a regular basis, please increase your engage-
ment by participating in any of our offerings
and school activities. If you have not been in
touch with Barstow lately, please reconnect
– you are always welcome at Barstow! You
can follow the Barstow Facebook page (Barstow School est 1884), watch the
daily Btvn newscast on your computer or smartphone (sign into the website,
www.barstowschool.org), or attend an Alumni Board meeting.
This year, the Barstow Alumni Board is pleased to be chairing the
school’s first online auction. By offering the auction online, we hope that
alums from around the world will find an easy way to connect and give back
to Barstow. The auction will feature many items provided by your class-
mates, showcasing our talent and expertise. Stay tuned for auction details!
If you have not yet experienced what Barstow has to offer, find out
today! Please contact me or Anne Russ to learn out about the countless
ways to become involved in the Barstow community.
elisa waldman ’85barstow alumni board president
Alumni Community
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Francis, following his BS degree to farm and
ranch. Husband Tom’s chronic Lyme disease is
improving and I am still working part-time in
the school district, and grounds keeper for the
farmstead. Life is good! Lynnly Busler stopped
by to see me! Others would be welcomed on
their way to Colorado or…”
67 Courtenay “Pi” Seidlitz Williams
reports, “We’re living outside
Boston. I’m teaching ESOL classes. Bob has
flunked retirement and is working with a
technology company. Daughter, Kim (42!)
lives very happily in Portland, Ore. Dog, KC,
is a three-year-old rescue – lovely disposition
but behaviorally challenged! Best wishes to
all ’67ers.”
73 Dr. Paula Sanders – “I’m still
at Rice University and just
celebrated my 25th year as a faculty member
here. I’m Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies. Looking forward to seeing my
classmates at our 40th reunion in May!”
74 Kevin Martin writes, “In October
of 2011 my wife, Carolyn, and I
went to Machu Picchu and Cuzco, Peru for
hiking. In October of 2012, I climbed to the
top of Mount Kilimanjaro. I’m not sure if
I will ever top that, but I have learned that
adventure travel is easier while we are young!”
76 Stef Watson McCurdy writes,
“The big news in my family
this year is that I have two daughters who
are engaged! We have one still in college at
K-State, and one of our engaged daughters
just moved to Bowling Green, Ohio for
graduate school.”
78 Terry Taylor says, “I retired from
our Companies after 25 years
of being one of the Managing Partners at
the end of 2012, now filling my time with
personal pursuits. I am staying on the Board
of the Roland Park Country School for a
few more years (where Gordon Lenci was
Headmaster), where I am on the Executive
Committee and head up the HR Committee.
Otherwise, I am working on my Instructor’s
Certification in scuBa and will be working
on building homes in Maine and Florida.
Never said retirement would be relaxing (no,
I haven’t changed). My wife retired last year
after 27 years at Bank of America. My oldest
daughter has taken a job in Washington,
D.C. at Meridian, a non-profit international
program facilitator. My youngest daughter is
at the University of Rhode Island, studying
for her Marine Biology degree, when not
planning a dive with Dad. My new email
address is Terry@tdtsit.com.
82 Cary Gum Costa comments,
“Thanks to the Barstow
instructors and staff for continuing to do a
fantastic job with the students. I love reading
about all the accomplishments. All the best!”
84 Dr. Jordan Metzl helped
victims of Hurricane Sandy by
encouraging New York Marathon runners
to carry supplies to those in need on Staten
Island. For a link to an article, visit http://
www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-04/new-
york-marathoners-run-to-help-in-storm-
ravaged-staten-island.html
85 Boyd Morrison’s latest book,
“The Roswell Conspiracy” is
quite the page-turner. This is the latest in
his Tyler Locke Adventures series. You can
find out more about this talented author at
www.boydmorrison.com. Marc Solomon
is Freedom to Marry’s National Campaign
Director, who was awarded this year’s
Congressman Gerry E. Studds Visibility
Award! Read a Q&A with Marc about what
it means to be a visible advocate: http://bit.
ly/WPdaMt.
97 Margot Gray Evans and her
husband, Tim, have welcomed a
son, Captain Gray Evans on August 2, 2011.
Margot owns CORE:FORM – a pilates/
gyrotonic studio in Lawrence, Kan. Elliot
Royer and Nora (Clemons) Royer says “We
celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary
in July, and along with Nate, 7, and Erin,
3, welcomed Annabel Lee to the family on
August 15, 2012. We are excited to move from
Alumni Community
Alumni Board 2013–2014 executive committeeElisa Sader Waldman ’85president
Anna Braukmann Raccuglia ’99vice-president and president-elect
Deborah Dockhorn Hisle ’87nominating chairman
membersMolly Callahan ’92
Toby Goosetree ’99
Brigetta Schwegler Fortin ’88
Lynn Sutherland Heitman ’70
Anne Victor Lopez ’86
Kevin Martin ’03
Sara Masner ’06
Mike Matula ’89
Craig McPherson ’02
Kerri Nelson Mulligan ’85
Cathy Trenton ’80
Toby Truog ’87
ex-officio membersPat Oppenheimerdirector of development
Anne Potter Russ ’78alumni and fundraising officer
Laura Mombello ’87development staff administrator
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Kansas City to the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City,
Iowa area in December for my (Nora’s) new
job as an acute care and trauma surgeon and
clinical assistant professor in the Department
of Surgery at the University of Iowa.”
00 Nicholas Kinports, founder
of Lonelybrand, will join
HY Connect as vice president, director of social
media. Read the article at www.bizjournals.com/
chicago/news/2013/02/26/hy-connect-acquires-
lonelybrand.html.
01 Melissa Rhyne married Jeremy
McFall on October 13, 2012 in
Olathe, Kan.
02 Congratulations to Craig
McPherson on his election
in November to be the Kansas State
Representative in the newly drawn 8th State
House District. Jennifer Short was featured
in the Kansas City Star. Jennifer is a teacher
at Center Middle School and her art students
designed ornaments for the Missouri tree
in the national Christmas tree display in
Washington, D.C. last year. Additionally,
Jennifer was honored for her work at a
reception by the Center School District board
last November.
03 Lauren Lubow graduated from
Brown University with an MFA
degree in May. She is currently pursuing an
acting career in New York City.
05 Erin Ryan can be found on
our own Barstow Television
Network being interviewed. She spoke at
our Cum Laude ceremony in January, and
we held a coat drive for the school where she
teaches. Great interview! Here is the link:
youtu.be/xhIZnOjJuA8.
06 Haley Hannah joined the
touring group of Flashdance!
Haley will be in the ensemble and will travel
now through May of next year.
09 Sydney Ayers writes that she
is graduating from Dartmouth
in 2013 with a B.A. in Art History. For the
2013–14 year, she has been awarded the
H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship.
10 Shane Rudman was part of Drury
University’s Division II Men’s
Basketball National Championship team.
12 Becky Marvin hasn’t been too
distracted by her studies at Yale to
forget about Barstow or baking pies!
In Memoriamcondolences to the families of Barstow friends we’ve lost in the past year as of august 15, 2013.
E. Lee Thomason, mother of Donna
Thomason Holcombe ’72 — July 15, 2012.
Mary Teater Vincent, former faculty
member — August 1, 2012
Sylvia 'Non' Cagle, mother of
David Cagle ’76 — August 6, 2012
Carl I. Brown, father of Julianna Brown
Lyddon ’83 and father-in-law of Jim
Lyddon ’80, and grandfather of Ashley
Brown Cray ’04, Jordan Brown ’03 and
Taylor Brown ’07 — August 10, 2012
Susan Fisher, former faculty member
— August 20, 2012
Virginia P. Atwater ’41, sister of Nancy P.
Kaul ’38 — August 21, 2012
Christine “Pat” Brower ’36 — August 23, 2012
Louise Riss Wells '50 — August 25, 2012
Agnes Low Gurley ’30 — August 27, 2012
Robert Parks Vrooman, Sr., father of Halli
Vrooman ’78, Vicki Vrooman Petersen ’79,
Bobby Vrooman ’83, and Peter Vrooman ’88
— September 25, 2012
Mark K. Talge, brother of Carrie Talge
Turner ’85 — Oct. 1, 2012
Jacqueline Collins Sigler ’42, mother of
Mike Sigler ’72, Andrew Sigler ’75, and Eric
Sigler ’83 — October 2, 2012
Beatrice Mulford Schiff ’40, sister of
Elizabeth Mulford deGroff ’35
— October 7, 2012
Virginia Breden Kelley, mother of Claudia
Kelley Gant ’70 — October 8, 2012
Peter Gerson, father of Liz Gerson
Hjalmarson and Jim Gerson ’78
— October 10, 2012
James T. Lacy, husband of Lois Dubach
Lacy ’55, and father of Kim Lacy, Jim Lacy
’86, and Pete Lacy ’88, father-in-law of
Kendall Hart Lacy ’92, and grandfather of
Taylor Lacy 2024 and Maren Lacy 2027
— October 20, 2012
Alice Sebree Crooks Platt ’38, mother of
Marion Crooks Ligon ’76, and grandmother
of Whitney Crooks 2008 — March 28, 2013
Joan Heller Frey ’59 — April 8, 2013
Joan Swarthout Wahlstedt ’47, Mother
of Amy Wahlstedt ’79 and Wendy
Wahlstedt ’77 — April 30, 2013
Laurette Lamme McInnes ’43 — May 28, 2013
Marguerite Peet Foster ’43 — June 7, 2013
Alumni Community
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key administration
Shane A. Fosterhead of school
Judith Yountassociate head of school/ head of lower school
Liz Bartowhead of upper school
Kate Bradleyhead of middle school
development office
Pat Oppenheimerdirector of development
Anne Potter Russ ’78 alumni relations & annual fund officer
Lori Kallahervolunteer & special events coordinator
Laura Mombello ’87development staff administrator
magazine staff
Anne Potter Russ ’78editor
Todd Racelayout
contributors
Kellye Crockett Sarah Hofstra Lori Kallaher Mark Luce Laura Mombello '87 Todd Nelson Pat Oppenheimer Todd Race Anne Potter Russ ’78
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Upper school students performed godspell in the raymond B. white auditorium october 25–27, 2012.
Photo by Todd Race