Perspective Summer 2015

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Summer 2015 Volume VII | Issue 2

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PersPectives | summer 2015

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From the Headmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Faculty & Staff Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Around the Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sports Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Alumni Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

FeaturesPoetry Pandemonium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Valedictory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Salutatory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Heart of a Runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

GOLD/BOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Hilton Head Prep’s Continued Commitment to College Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Hilton Head Prep’s Upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Are You Inspired by Your Inspire a Mind Fund? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Alumni Before & After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2015 Frederica Carson Art Purchase Awards . . . . Back Cover

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The cover artwork was created by Catherine Sheehan ‘17 as the backdrop for the Lower School production of “The Jungle Book .” Her artwork was transformed into the large backdrop using a grant from the Island School Council for the Arts .

Perspectives is a publication intended for the alumni, parents, friends and students of Hilton Head Preparatory School . Perspectives is published by the Hilton Head Preparatory School Office of Institutional Advancement two times each school year .

Story ideas or address changes may be sent to [email protected] or to Hilton Head Preparatory School Communications, 8 Fox Grape Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 . We reserve the right to edit submissions for length, style or clarity .

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editor: Bethany Wilkinsonart Director: Lori parker

ContriButors:

Dr . Michael Bassett ‘92, Rich Bohrer, Margot Brown, Hilary Bryan, Kate Clark, Jerry Faulkner, Leroy Gilchrist,

Daniel Godsun, Dobbie Green, Jon A . Hopman, Katy Hudak, Andy Light, Risa McMillan,

Kenn Luthanen, Brett Nitke, Vanessa Orrell, Scot Parsick, Michelle Pennell, Dan Sheehan,

Jennifer Tucker, Clint Van Aswegen, Kevin Wang, Bethany Wilkinson and Catherine Woerheide

pHotos & artWork Courtesy oF:

33 Park Photography, Riggs Anderson, Margot Brown, Sam Fried, Whitaker Gannon, Jackson Kidd,

Samantha Kriney, Jasmine Moe, Bo Milbourn, Lori Parker, Willie Rice, Catherine Sheehan,

Maggie Sulek, Debbie Turturro, Bethany Wilkinson, Kevin Wang, Laurel Woerheide, Miranda Zou

and by submission .

MISSION Hilton Head Preparatory School seeks to educate college-bound students in a safe environment . Instilling personal integrity

is central to our educational purpose .

We strive to prepare a diverse population of qualified students for academic challenges, for a successful college experience, and for rewarding lives .

Hilton Head Preparatory School admits students of any race, color, national, ethnic, or religious affiliation to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, financial aid, and athletic or other school-administered programs.

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It’s hard to believe the 2014-2015 school year has come to a close. As i reflect upon my first year at Hilton Head Prep, i am proud of our students and grateful for the dedicated faculty, staff, coaches and the host of volunteers who came together to support the Prep community. i was thrilled to see so many of our students recognized at

the end-of-year award ceremonies for their academic accomplishments and participation in numerous clubs and activities. Our performing and visual art programs continue to set the standard for the local area with quality performances and outstanding art. Athletically Hilton Heap Prep has also had a very successful year. many of our teams had winning seasons and we can proudly boast several state championships. more importantly, we witnessed an increased number of participants in the athletic program, and every athlete improved in some fashion.

Looking to the future we have a long list of initiatives and projects that will continue to set Hilton Head Prep apart. Academically we have switched to a semester schedule, which gives us the flexibility to offer semester electives. in the upper school we now have 13 new class options in humanities, several new Advanced Placement classes, electives in computer programming, and web design. students will have the opportunity to be exposed to two different languages in the middle and lower school, as well as additional elective and club options. We are also expanding our language arts and writing curriculum in the middle and lower divisions. Our college counseling office is taking great strides to facilitate all of the expectations and needs our families have come to expect from Prep. in conjunction with introducing the Naviance software that is designed to help with communication, record keeping, and research, we are also putting together a number of college counseling sessions for families. We are already organizing several trips to visit colleges and universities, inviting a wide range of college and university representatives to our campus, and of course we will invite students to attend various college fairs. Next fall we will introduce a new sAt/Act prep course that will also incorporate many other elements of the college counseling office such as essay writing, career assessment, personality assessment, research strategies, and interview skills.

At the conclusion of the 2014-2015 school year i asked each of my division heads to evaluate our grading systems and present options that would meet several basic requirements. i asked that we have an age appropriate, consistent, fair and understandable way of reporting student progress. i am pleased to announce that our teachers have been working on meeting these expectations and our families will see changes next year.

As a school we are going to make every effort to celebrate our students and their achievements. One benefit garnered from having a more traditional grading system in the middle school is our ability to introduce new opportunities such as the National Junior Honor society. We are also going to expand upon our character education and recognize students for meeting our character expectations. As part of character education we will offer several community service options that benefit not just Prep but also the greater community.

During our year end in-services, our teachers were introduced to schoology which is a learning management system used to facilitate teacher/student communication. Parents and students will be able to log into their account and see all of their classes, clubs and even sport information. teachers will utilize schoology to post lesson plans, student news, reminders, and engage in analytical discussions with students online. schoology has the ability to merge assignments and test dates posted by each teacher into one individualized calendar. it also provides a drop box for students to submit assignments where they are dated and stored. teachers can then grade and comment on the assignments directly through schoology. Parents have the ability to observe all content and communications taking place on schoology. We are very excited about this new tool that will improve communication and organiza-tion throughout our whole school.

Our re-accreditation is just around the corner so we will begin the intricate process of compiling the required data. A significant portion of the process is reviewing our curriculum alignment and establishing our curriculum map across the divisions.

i am very excited about the many changes designed to improve the overall educational experience for students and parents. the community as a whole will benefit and thrive. Hilton Head Prep must continue to set the bar high and encourage our students to work hard to meet those expectations. We have an amazing faculty and staff dedicated to our students and i am confident our students have the ability to rise to our expectations.

i’m looking forward to next year as we celebrate 50 years of excellence in education together!

Yours in education,

Jon A. Hopman,Headmaster

A Time to Reflect

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Faculty & Staff Highlights Mrs. Mae Chalk [Ls/

ms spanish] has been appointed to serve as a table Leader at the college Board’s June 2015 AP spanish Language reading.

Dr. Michael Bassett [us english] has two poems “something About the Way she touches” and “us and them” accepted for publication in “their Own Bare Hands,” an anthology featuring the work of poets from around the world. the book edited by stan Galloway & sarah evans is due out in 2016 from unbound content Publishers. the mission statement of unbound content involves a belief that “poetry is a common language, both primal and revolutionary, and we must be committed to advancing the global dialogue.”

As a current resident of Daufuskie island, Rachel Allen [World Languages] will be joining Haig Point on Daufuskie island as their new equestrian Director. As an undergraduate at the university of Georgia, she was a member of the NcAA Women’s varsity equestrian team having two National championships during her tenure as a rider.

Bryan VanGronigen [social sciences] was one of two people selected for the PhD program in educational administration and supervision at the curry school of education at the university of virginia. After four years teaching at Prep, vanGronigen will start his four-year doctoral studies this fall.

Peggy Trecker White [Performing Arts] will be heading to interlochen center for the Arts in michigan for the summer to direct “Oliver.” each year, thousands of artists and arts patrons come to interlochen to experience world-class educational and cultural opportunities. students study music, theatre, visual arts, film, creative writing and dance, guided by an outstanding faculty and guest artists. [interlochen.org]

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Cathy Klimoff [Ls/ms/us strings] ran her first half marathon in Palmetto Bluff on march 8 in 2:18!

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Gilbert Ramseur [us science] and Bethany Battig [us spanish] are happy to announce their recent engagement. the couple is planning a small wedding for June of next year.

Bethany Battig [us spanish] will attend the Advanced Placement summer institute for spanish Literature and culture at Florida international university in miami from July 6 - 9, thanks to the generous support of a DeLtA grant. she is excited to collaborate with fellow educators and collect a wide range of authentic text materials from Peninsular spanish and Latin American cultures to incorporate into 2015-2016 spanish courses at Prep.

congratulations to Tina Webb-Browning [upper school Head] on her 2014-15 yearbook dedication and Michael Bassett [us english] on his vote by the senior class of “teacher that impacted us the most”.

congratulations to Margaret Cooke [3rd Grade teacher] and hus-band, simon cooke, on the birth of their son, George Arthur, born February 10, 2015 weighing 7 lbs., 13 oz. and measuring 21 inches long.

Ethan & Chelsey Arguello [HHP House Parents] had a wonderful year getting to know all of their interna-tional students. they’ve had a lot of good times playing soccer, basketball, shopping and even teaching some of them how to iron their clothes. the best part of it all was watching them inter-act and form a close “big brother” relationship with their son, sidney. they look forward to getting to know all of their new students next year and enhancing their bond with those that return in the fall.

Katy Hudak [english chair/us english] will be partici-pating in an NeH summer seminar at Hunter college in NYc this summer. Katy specifically targeted study grants that would help her broaden her curriculum to include more Asian and Asian American voices/art/literature/film, in an effort to continue revising her curriculum to be more inclusive overall, including our chinese community. http://asianamericanyc.hunter.cuny.edu/

Peggy Kennedy [us Admin Assistant/college Guidance coordinator] was awarded the Bravo Dolphin Award for the spring of 2015. the Bravo Dolphin Award recognizes excellence and dedication to the school community.

Dr. Bob Sulek [us math] will be directing his charitable summer program, BrAiN GAiN, for the fourteenth summer here at Hilton Head Prep. BrAiN GAiN has worked with over 400 low income, high achieving middle and High school students from the Hilton Head and Bluffton areas for a wonderful July experience (this year from July 7-21) in “the life of the mind”. these young scholars are selected by educational leaders and the Director of the Boys and Girls club of Hilton Head; as students who show great potential for growth and enrichment, but might be impeded by financial or transportation problems.

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Congratulations to all of our students who placed at the SCISA State Literary Meet in February. Second grade girls storytelling, fourth place, Sophie Haroutunian; Third grade girls storytelling, third place, Amanda Hudak; Fifth grade girls poetry, third place, Ashlyn Parsick; Middle school boys essay, second place, Lucas Tomita; Upper school boys essay, fourth place, Will Monts; Upper school boys oral interpretation, second place, Alex Vanezis; Upper school girls oral interpretation, second place, Whitaker Gannon.

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An impressive 23 students from Hilton Head Preparatory school had works of art chosen by the island school council for the Arts for the annual Promising Picassos Art exhibit. the exhibit was on display in the Bank of America room at the Arts center of coastal carolina. congratulations to the following students: seniors Laurel Woerheide for Best in show, John Larson, vanessa Orrell, Kevin Wang and Justin stubblefield; juniors maggie sulek who won First Place, samantha Kriney, Wayne Wang, Jackson richard and Will monts; sophomore catherine sheehan; freshmen madison Hart and Keira Wojcikiewicz; eighth graders Julia Blahut and Jazz moe; seventh grader Kiersten clark; sixth grader Jack cherry; fifth grader Hope Dobbelaere; fourth graders trey middleton, chloe marko, Jack Livingstone and Jackie sullivan and third grader Amanda Hudak.

The return to the tradition of having a school literature and arts publication was initiated by Peg Hamilton and Michael Bassett who funded the first volume through a Palmetto Electric Bright Ideas grant. Now in the third year of its existence the journal called “Pull of the Tide” serves as venue for creative exchange and mutual inspiration and as a showcase for the writing and visual arts talent of Prep’s students. This year seniors Whitaker Gannon and Taylor Kent served as editors in chief and junior, Maggie Sulek as art editor. This year to heighten the atmosphere of creativity and encourage excitement about submissions the journal hosted a number of competitions.

Pull of the Tide Headmaster for a Day Hilton Head Prep was in good hands during spencer Hall’s short stint as Headmaster for the Day.

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Fifth grade participated in a civil War scavenger hunt led by coastal Discovery museum director of education Natalie Hefter. this is a NBee opportunity designed to make curriculum connections with our social studies. this year one of the highlights is the inclusion of mitchelville in our hunt. Fifth graders have a list of prepared questions and they hunt for clues as we move along the different sites. stops include Fort Walker, Fort mitchell, and Fort Howard.

Kindergarten celebrated Earth Day by working in their garden, counting green tomatoes, feeding the birds, watering plants, sorting recyclables and journaling under the sun. They teamed up with first grade to clean up trash around the campus. It was a fun-filled and meaningful day of learning.

Earth Day

Hilton Head Prep’s LeGO robotics club for fourth and fifth grades uses LeGOs mindstorm ev3s as a fun tool to explore robotics, mechanical systems, electronics, and design. students meet weekly for a hands on, multidisciplinary, collaborative, authentic leaning experience. through hands on learning, the students explore math, engineering, and programming, while creating functional robots constructed from LeGOs and a few other parts such as motors and sensors.

Second Graders transformed into famous people during an engaging Biography Wax Museum for their parents. Each student was dressed in costume and silently posed until a button was activated signaling the student to come alive and present a chronological life story of their famous person. Proceeding the Wax Museum, each student selected a famous person, researched their life and wrote a biography report sequencing key events from the Early, Middle and Later Years. Then, each second grader independently created an amazing 3-D biography character with images downloaded from a computer. Next, key facts were summarized from each paragraph and written on index cards for the Wax Museum presentations.

On December 3, Prep’s lower school kicked off the Walking Warriors Club. This new walking program was for students in first through fifth grade. The walking club was held every Wednesday morning from 7:30-7:55 in the Middle School Gym. When the students arrived in the morning, they were issued a pedometer for the day. After the 25 minutes spent in the gym, the students kept the pedometers until the end of the day, at which time their daily walking distance was logged. At the end of every month, all of their miles were tabulated.

the Lower school is proud of its early Act club which is sponsored by local rotarians. President Ashlyn Parsick (right) and vice-President Annie Palumbo-Alkire (left) lead

this club which focuses on good citizen-ship and “service Above self” community projects. these fifth grade leaders conduct monthly meetings by bringing the meeting to order, introducing the monthly speaker and closing the meeting of 25 second-fifth graders. this year the students have been involved in participating in a walk for cancer Awareness, the salvation Army Bell ringing with local rotarians, participation in the Bluffton christmas Parade and st. Patrick’s Day Parade and supporting the march Walk to cure diabetes. Jane inglis is the school’s liaison, and parent of alumnus, Lindsay Bunting, is the rotary liaison.

DEN (Discovery Education Network) Voices Connect was created by teachers at the Discovery Education Summer Institute 2014. Connecting thousands of students from across the globe, this passion project had classrooms exploring digital media based on the songs content, learning a common song “Agents of Change”, and recording their performance, taught by HHP music teacher, Jim Fritz. Hilton Head Preparatory third, fourth and fifth grade students’ video was submitted and experts worked their magic, combining all of the videos for a virtual choir performance in May.

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pus •This past Heritage break, 11 middle school students and two faculty members embarked on a whirlwind tour of beau-tiful Costa Rica. During their first day in the country, the group took a city tour of San José, participated in salsa and merengue dance lessons at the Universidad Latina, and traveled to

the Pacific coast to explore Manuel Antonio National Park. Additional activities included

sloth, monkey, and many insect sightings, beachside surf lessons, laughter and conversations with local tour guide,

Ania, and bus driver, Don Oscar, and plenty of authentic Costa Rican cuisine along the way. Students enjoyed the crocodile bridge, the hot springs in

La Fortuna, ziplining and indigenous group, the Maleku’s presentation near the Arenal Volcano. They also tried their hand at bargaining in several local markets and trying different fruits and foods at every stop. Despite a cancelled flight on the way home, all trip participants were troopers and came back to Prep with an increased awareness and understanding of the nuances of Costa Rican culture, the Spanish language, and the beauty of the natural land-scape. ¡Pura vida!1

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students made blankets in February in support of the Sandalwood Food Pantry, located on Hilton Head Island. The blankets will be distributed to local children in need through Sandalwood Food Pantry and past Prep parent, Suzanne Thomas. Dr. Nannette Pierson from Sandalwood Food Pantry visited our school on February 11 to speak to our middle school students about the local need on Hilton Head Island and what they provide for those families.

MS Regional Science FairHonorable Mention: Frank milbourn, michaela Hegarty, michael calamari, Natalie middleton, Lizzie rankin, Drew Askeland, courtney Doyle, michael santorum, ella tomita

category winners:2nd Place in the social/Behavioral category - tori Herman and Kierstin clark1st Place in the math/engineering/computers category – rex Blahut1st Place in the environmental sciences category – Lucas tomita

BEST IN SHOW- in addition to Broadcom masters and 1st place in his category, Lucas tomita took Best in show over approximately 300 projects. this opportunity includes a week-long trip in may to travel with our high school participants to Pittsburgh, PA as an observer of the iNteL iseF international science Fair.

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Hilton Head Prep middle school students presented their production of Shrek The Musical JR . on March 26 . The family-friendly musical comedy followed the adventures of an ogre named Shrek who set off on a quest to save a princess from a dragon . However, it turns out that in order to ultimately succeed, Shrek must battle an even bigger obstacle: learning how to believe in himself and open his heart to others .

This past February, Hilton Head Prep brought the delightful and charming “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” to the stage at the Hilton Head High School Seahawk Cultural Center, filled with heart and humor.

Performing Arts Director Peggy Trecker White, said, of her choice of show, “I was drawn to ‘You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown’ for a number of reasons. First of all, I adore the music. And I am a sucker for that quintessential Peanuts dancing! It always makes me laugh. The voices of the adults are iconic! Also, it’s in my nature to protect the underdog.” With a cast of 19 students and one teacher (Peg Hamilton), it was “Peanuts” entertainment at its best!

Hilton Head Prep’s Lower School produc-tion of “The Jungle Book” was held on April 29 and 30 in Prep’s new Main Street Theatre. The audience was treated to all Prep’s third through fifth grade students in colorful costumes singing legendary Disney songs. The fifth grade took on the lead parts in the classic tale.

The children in Hilton Head Prep’s JK through second grade also performed at the Main Street Theatre on May 7. They performed a selection of Disney songs in a show titled “Oh My Disney”.

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Another great class of Prep juniors, along with their peers from surrounding area schools, has graduated from the Hilton Head island/Bluffton chamber of commerce’s Junior Leadership Program.

senior visual artists displayed their artwork in the senior showcase at Honey Horn Plantation in April. the annual tradition has become one of the highlights of the year as students get to show friends, family and others in the community the best of their artistic expressions.

Nicaraguasixteen Prep students traveled to campuzano, Nicaragua to promote the sustainable development of low-income communities with New York-based organization Bridges to communities. During the week, students constructed two homes and participated in numerous cultural exchange activities with locals before finishing up the trip with a day visit to the colonial spanish city of Granada.

The Interact Club of Hilton Head Preparatory School presented on Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign during a school-wide assembly on March 13. Club members covered individual cases of human rights abuses worldwide and challenged their classmates to write letters to government officials and victims about these abuses in order to inspire positive change.

Junior Leadership program

Senior ShowcaSe

The Town of Hilton Head Island has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service. The Mayor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards Ceremony took place on May 13 at The Arts Center

of Coastal Carolina. Hilton Head Preparatory School is pleased to announce that 28 students received awards. The Award is open to all middle school and high school students who attend a Hilton Head Island school. A student can receive Mayoral recognition for volunteer hours earned between May 1 and April 30 of the following year. There are four levels of recognition based on the hours volunteered. Bronze Level: At least 50 hours of volunteer service; Zac Edri, Sydney Hall, Madison Hart, Derek Johnson, Davis Puckey, Jan Schneider, Evan White, Lindsay ZimmermannSilver Level: 51 to 100 hours of volunteer service; Bailey Kaiser, Samantha Kriney, Michelle Kunz, Shannon Hegarty, Jackson Henz, Zach June, Madeleine McDonald, Lucas McMillan, Jacquelyn Nahman, Trevor White, Rachel Stratton, Ryan Nimmer, Rik Ujaan, Josh Polk, Anita Uwadia, Jackson PuckeyGold Level:101 to 150 hours of volunteer service; Audrey Bennett, Whitaker GannonMayor’s Call to Service Award: More than 150 hours of volunteer service; Jackson Richard, Keylan Hanna

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VolunTEER SERViCE AWARD

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Four outstanding Hilton Head Prep athletes signed contracts this spring to play sports at the college level next year.

Justin Stubblefield - tennis at Millsaps College; Andre’a Scopone – golf at Ave Maria University; Audrey Bennett – tennis at Millsaps College; Trevor Marbut – soccer at Oglethorpe University

congratulations to our 2015-16 endowed scholarship winners: art Department scholarship: Will monts, shannon Hegartytennis Carnevale scholarship: colten Lavery, Katie rankin

richard a. Basirico scholarship: Kate HermanJim Ferree Golf outing scholarship: charlotte covington

congratulations to Allie santorum, Hilton Head Prep’s Zonta club

President, on being awarded the Zonta club scholarship.

Nine, twelve-year seniors gathered together in May for a lifer dinner to laugh, cry, release lanterns and reminisce about their times together as lifers at Hilton Head Prep. They are from left to right, back row: Lucas McMillan, Adam Schauss, Jackson Henz, John Larson, Archer Brooks, Amit Kohli, front row: Whitaker Gannon, Alyssa Calamari and Allie Santorum.

Abby cohen (front left) was selected as one of seven Heritage classic Foundation scholars for 2015. As a Heritage classic scholar, Abby was recently honored at a luncheon sponsored by Palmetto electric cooperative and hosted by members of the scholarship committee. this scholarship award is $4,500/year toward Abby’s chosen college.

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Varsity Boys Basketball – coach Jerry Faulknerthe last two seasons the varsity boys’ basketball team had

winning seasons and state playoff bids. However, people who understand basketball know that when you lose three key ingredients to success: starting point guard – Jt marbut; the teams leading rebounder – randy Young; and the teams leading scorer – John eck, any team would struggle. However, this years’ team proved that even those obstacles could be overcome.

the team started the season by winning the colleton Prep tournament. in doing so, the Dolphins had to defeat Hilton Head christian twice and then defeated their rivals twice more during the regular season. Prep ran off 12 straight victories before the 2A Dolphins lost to 3A Porter Gaud. they finished the season with an amazing 22-5 record (the five losses were: two to the before mentioned Porter Gaud which was ranked 3rd in the state tournament 3A and two losses were to region winner Bethesda Day (2A state champions) and once in the state tournament to the 2A state runner-up, spartanburg Day. the Dolphins defeated two 3A teams, one from charlotte, Nc and one from columbia and finished second in the region with a 10-2 record. they went to the state tournament for the third straight year.

Due to the team’s success, two players received special recogni-tion. Brennan mikell; All region team, member of scisA All state team that defeated the Georgia All state team and stephen Gavin; All region team, chosen for scisA North-south game.

JV Girls Basketball – coach Dan sheehanWe finished our season with an 11-4 overall record. the team was

comprised of one sophomore, catherine sheehan and six freshmen. catherine sheehan was our point guard. sarah Orie was a slick ball handler who never backed down from anyone and helped keep us positive. Allessandra reuben was a great all-around player, excelling on defense, rebounding, passing and competing. Julia Gigante, was one of our best shooters who played with lots of energy. Alana mccallion, with her quickness and aggressiveness, led the fast break and was a strong defender and rebounder. madison Hart, was our primary low post player who protected the paint on defense and added a scoring threat on offense. Delaney Porter played every position on the floor with fantastic energy and effort.

Highlights for the season included a hard fought defeat at Porter Gaud when the girls played their best basketball during a strong second half comeback effort. the best complete game was a superb defensive effort that resulted in a great victory against Porter Gaud in our gym. We won twice against Hilton Head High school and had a chance to win every game we played.

JV Boys Basketball – coach Kenn Luthanen this was an incredible season. We started off with nine players, all

of whom were selected by coach Jerry Faulkner and assigned to the Jv basketball team. the goal was to create an all-Freshman team with the exception of new or inexperienced sophomores being allowed to participate.

Next, the Jv team was only allowed to play man to man defense … no zones allowed. From my previous experiences, you cannot learn how to play man to man defense properly in one year. it takes at least two to three years to get consistently better. this was definitely a very positive move to make the whole basketball program stronger in the future.

Although our five wins all came near the end of the season, our goal was not to win games but to work hard to learn and improve with each game. each player, in their own way, improved as team-mates and as a family that had to work together to try to succeed.

MS A Girls Basketball – coach Andy Light the team had an extremely successful season with a 13 win and 3

loss record. the season started with a 2nd place result in the tip Off classic tournament at st Francis school, losing to the host team, st. Francis, in the championship game. the middle of the season was highlighted by an 8 game winning streak and the end of the season culminated with an overtime victory against christian Academy for 1st place in the ret thomas middle school championship! All of the girls worked extremely hard throughout the season and improved immensely and most importantly, their team spirit was outstanding!

MS B Girls Basketball Growth, development and improvement were goals for the team

this season. However, the top priority was to prepare the girls to complete the season with a greater sense of confidence. the goal being that when the girls play at the next level they should not only have the skill set, but belief that they should be there.

the middle school Girls B team worked hard all season hoping to be strong contenders in the 2014 - 2015 basketball season. their dedication and work ethic was rewarded. the season got off to a great start with the team winning their first game against st. Frances 22 - 0. the team went on to finished the season 8 - 3 overall, a marked improvement from the previous year.

sixth graders emma Allen, Lily edri, michaela Hegarty. emily Klippel, Kayleigh Washington and Julia Willey all added to the team in positive ways. seventh graders ella Alsko, Lauren Wingate, chloe Johnson and Jaden Kidd contributed greatly to the success of the team. these girls are ready for the next level of basketball and we should all look forward to seeing their continued growth.

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Players, parents, coaches, and the entire Prep family have memories from this season that will last forever because of the contributions of these 15 middle school boys! We topped a successful, positive, and promising basketball season with an energizing win over Hilton Head island middle school to finish in third place in the ret thomas Low country tournament! this event was such a highlight because it helped to raise money for the ret thomas foundation and make-A-Wish. it was a thrilling experience for our school (that the community is already requesting for next season), and it was a very powerful way for our middle school boys & girls to realize the value in their hard work and sacrifice as student-athletes.

With the coaches providing every player an opportunity to compete in practice and games and focusing on instilling principles of the sport and life, we were led by a determined group of eighth graders (Logan Blair, Jack Braun, Albert Grandy, Hunter Hopman, Ben Pellicci, Justin Perez, michael santorum, Justin stone, and matthew sullivan) and propelled by a very talented core of seventh graders. Defeating seven teams by an average margin of 26 points and losing to only two teams by an average of less than 11 points, the student-athletes completed the season with the mindset that enables them to continue to add value to our future teams at Prep.

MS B Boys Basketball – coach Brett Nitkethe experience gained by these sixth and seventh graders this

season is priceless. some started the season with zero experience in basketball and some had never participated in a team sport. Accompany that with a coaching decision to empower the boys by playing all 16 players, as much as possible, in every game and this team was still able to win almost half of their games and lost three games by less than four points. that is a huge accomplishment and speaks to their determination and commitment to learn, play as a team, and give their best effort!

under the seventh grade leadership of Felipe mendoza, caleb edwards, conrad Alford, cameron Wynne, and Jorge resto-meaux, every player on the team scored a basket, grabbed a rebound, passed for an assist, or snatched a steal! those stats are a recorded addition to the true measure of success – progress – and we cannot be more excited about the growth of these middle school student-athletes!

Sailing – coach michelle Pennellin only its third year, the Hilton Head Prep varsity sailing team is

the 2014-2015 sc state scisA runner-up! Day one scores, of a two day regatta held in charleston, sc in mid-November, determined the ranking for the scisA teams that competed for state honors. Division A, skippered by Will monts, sailed FJs and the B Division, skippered by emmett Askeland, sailed 420s on the first day of the event. Nine races were held for each division. the boats were provided by the college of charleston and the community sailing center of charleston. For the second day of the regatta, the divisions switched boats for the final five races in rainy conditions.

Over the winter months, the team braved some very cold temperatures and challenging wind conditions while participat-ing in regattas. the team traveled to charleston, sc (two times), Brunswick, GA, savannah, GA and Beaufort, sc to sail in Open and Points regattas.

in the North Points #7 regatta, hosted by the Beaufort Yacht and sailing club in late march, the team finished 5th overall out of 13 schools. in the A division, Will monts (skipper) and Jessica Post (crew) won 1st place. in the B division, emmett Askeland skippered for eight races and caitlyn campbell, Jackson Puckey, Allessandra reuben and madison Hart alternated as crew.

under the direction of the south carolina Yacht club (“scYc”) Yachting Director, mark Newman, the team continues to improve their sailing techniques and tactics during bi-weekly after school practices held at scYc. New sailors are always welcome. scYc is offering sailing courses for all experience levels over the summer.

the varsity sailing team is looking forward to another successful season next year.

MS Cheerleading What a fun winter season for the cheerleaders! they cheered on

both A and B team Basketball, leading the crowd in chants. During halftime, they performed a variety of cheer dances that allowed them to showcase new skills that they learned during their summer cheer camp. middle school cheerleading is a unique program that allows the team to cheer on a variety of sports throughout the school year. All of the team members participate in other athletics and still find the time to cheer on their classmates. their goal is to provide leadership; help promote school spirit, enthusiasm, and good sportsmanship; and promote unification of the crowd’s involvement during the athletic event. the cheerleaders also cheered on our girls and boys soccer teams and are getting ready for their summer camp with the new team members. members of the 2014/2015 cheer squad are ella Alsko, rachel stratton, Kailey tucker, and Lauren Wingate.

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Varsity Boys Tennis – coach clint van Aswegen the boys tennis team had an amazing run this year culminating

in a state championship in the AA division. the team suffered a singular loss the entire season but managed to beat the 3-A state champions, Porter-Gaud twice, and the finalists in the 4-A championship 6-0 in a match up. in all the years of coaching, very rarely do you have a group of boys come together and be so dominant. it was a great privilege and honor to be associated with this team and i look forward to going for a third consecutive championship in next year.

Varsity Boys Soccer – coach Leroy Gilchristthe boys soccer team had a successful campaign that

included a co-region championship, and a finalist in the state championship. the team finished the season 13-6, and 8-1 in the region. Our only loss was against Beaufort Academy. two Dolphins, mac Orie and Archer Brooks, were named to the North and south All star team which was played in Orangeburg. For the 1st team All-region, four Dolphins were honored; Waddy Brooks, Lucas mcmillan, trevor marbut (who played the last four games with a broken foot), and Zenon Parker, the runner-up Player of the Year candidate. team awards included

the Dolphins most defining moment came in the first round of the state championship play-offs, with a home win against Florence christian 7-1. the Brooks brothers, Waddy and Archer, scored three goals a piece. Our next match was against the number one seed, Oakbrook Prep, in spartanburg. Down 1-0, we tied it up and then went up 2-1, Oakbrook tied it up with 10 minutes left in the game. We played two 5-minute over time periods which both ended 0-0. We went into penalty shots, where we won 4-2, Zenon, our GK, stopped two shots to secure the win.

up next is the state championship at Porter-Gaud, sc against Beaufort Academy. Prep’s last run to the state championship was in 1989, so this run was awesome for the Dolphin boys. unfortunately we ended up losing the championship 4-1. this run to the state final was a great experience for the players and their families.

Varsity Girls Soccer – coach risa mcmillanthe girls’ soccer team had a bit of a roller coaster of a season

with both highs and lows. regionally, we ended with a 4-4 record, and were 5-12 overall. We had a tough schedule against strong teams but these girls never backed down from the challenge nor got discouraged after some lopsided losses. We were a young team as a whole, especially our defense, which went toe to toe with talented and experienced strikers. We fought hard every game and i think the best example of our growth as a team came at the end of the season against Bluffton High, a large public school with a long bench. these girls played their hearts out and although they lost, i think we really surprised our opponents with skillful passing, quick pace of play, and cohesiveness as a team. even the referee came up to me after the game and congratulated me on how well the girls played, admitting that he thought it would not have been near as close it was. We wish our one senior and team captain, Grace Orie, well at Furman next year.

Varsity Baseball – coach Dobbie Greenthe 2015 Hilton Head Prep Baseball team finished 9-1 in the

region and 16-8 overall. the Dolphins were co-region champs and advanced to the state semi-finals, eventually falling to robert e. Lee in game three. the team competed against the top public and private school baseball teams in Beaufort county. We had only one senior, (captain) Brooks robinson, play in the all-star game, getting the win on the mound for the south team. We wish Brooks all the best as he goes on to clemson. the 2016 Dolphins team will be loaded with talent and depth, returning five all-region players and a load of other talented players competing for a role on this team. We look forward to competing against our friends in scisA as well as the top local public school teams in the area in 2016.

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Varsity Golf – coach richie BohrerWe had a great season capped off by a second place finish

in states. We finished third overall in all of scisA 1-3A. Walker campbell placed third in all of scisA for individual scores at states and Walker campbell and Karl vilips earned All state and All region Honors. All together we won two region matches and four overall matches. We never finished worse than 3rd place in a tournament.

MS Girls Soccer – coach Kate clarkWe had an amazing group of girls come out for the middle

school soccer team. the girls made tremendous amounts of progress as the season progressed and many of the athletes could be described as “most improved.” the team was able to have many successful outcomes as we played our region schedule. One of the highlights of the season was the game played against the Hilton Head High Jv team. the effort and determination that the girls demonstrated throughout the game was amazing. We capped off our awesome season with a strong showing at the Low country middle school tournament where we captured the overall championship, defeating st. Peter’s catholic school in the final.

MS Boys Soccer – coach scot ParsickWe had another great year with middle school soccer! Led

by a group of very respectful and hard-working eighth graders, we went on to score twice as many goals as last year and gave up half as many! i am very proud of how far we came. We made it to the semifinals of the middle school championship losing to the eventual winner of the tournament. the young men on this team should be very proud of themselves and be thankful to their parents for all of their support leading to a successful year. i can’t wait to see them continue on as they enter the next level.

All-Region AthletesB A S K E T B A l l

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of poetry, the Academy of American Poets inaugurated National Poetry Month in 1996. Held every April, it is the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. Hilton Head Prep has a passionate commitment to celebrating National Poetry Month with diverse and meaningful activities and creating an atmosphere of creative excitement.

Poetry does need an image make-over. It gets a bad reputation as being the province of only a few artsy types. National Poetry Month aims to convince people of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s proclamation that “Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.” Prep’s activities are meant to embrace that image. We want poetry engraved on every student’s heart.

At the start of the month, Dr. Bassett delivered a reading and talk to the lower school, emphasizing that poetry contains a love of musical playfulness to which everyone responds and that poetry offers new ways of seeing the world. Throughout the month lower school students were inspired to let their poetic instincts blossom! From Haiku to poetry inspired during a “Thinking Log” activity in the Forest Preserve, they shared the love of language in classrooms and during morning meetings.

The upper school kicked off its extravaganza with a lunchtime magnetic poetry contest. Teams of students collaborated to create witty or lyrical poems on whiteboards using only words that were available on magnetic tiles. The team of Audrey Bennett, Ava Nixon, Sophie Rudloff, and Samantha Kriney won with their poem, “Rain“, which will be published in the literary journal. Taylor Kent, Whitaker Gannon and Lucas McMillan were acknowledged for best title of their poem, “Concrete Moon.”

The Upper School bulletin board outside Mrs. Kennedy’s office was transformed into the “Give a Poem/Take a Poem” space. Honors students from Mrs. Hudak’s Fundamentals of Writing class started this project which had students and faculty posting poems, writing exercises, inspirational quotes, and cartoons about poetry. The space kept morphing and growing throughout all of April as people took poems that resonated with them, posted new ones, and added lines or words to the collaborative poems that took shape there.

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Mid-month, the whole school gathered for a Poetry Pandemonium assembly featuring readings and performances from every grade level. Special highlights included Mrs. Hudak’s moving reading with her third grade daughter Amanda; the first public reading by sophomore, Stephanie Orrell who won Third Place in the statewide Skylark contest; a rousing piece by junior Alex Vanezis, the winner of the upper school literary journal’s poetry contest; and a spoken word finale by senior Whitaker Gannon, former state finalist in the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition.

One day for 15 minutes the whole school designated a DEAR (Drop Every Thing and Read) Poetry moment. Teachers and students read together or showed clips of performance poets or interviews with poets.

To further lift up poetry and to commemorate the April 16 birthday of the bard, the upper school played “Shakespearean Trivia” during a Monday morning meeting. Faculty members read or performed lines from key plays to students. Those who correctly identified the snippets earned treats.

At another Monday meeting, a special reading in the upper school attempted to convey the rich legacy of creative writing instruction at HHP. Ms. Hamilton, her former student Dr. Bassett, and their students Taylor Kent and Whitaker Gannon read their original works and talked about their creative processes and what language means to them.

The whole school, along with thousands of other schools, libraries, and workplaces around the country participated in National Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day, on the last day of April. Students, faculty, and staff brought in favorite poems or lines to share throughout the day. Poems were taped to lockers delivered as “poetrygrams,” posted to social media sites, and shared among friends.

All in all, April was a magical poetry jamboree, a mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful ecstatic romp through language at its most charged.

Mrs. Hudak also created a display of poetry artifacts outside her room. As part of Poetry Month, her Fundamentals of Writing classes created personal poetry anthologies as a final assess-ment of their poetry writing sessions throughout the month. Students were to collect and display their three favorite original poems in a way that developed a personal and revealing thematic connection among them. They were, in the words of senior and FOW teacher cadet Whitaker Gannon, “Amazingly creative and fun.”

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VALedICTory AddreSSBy: Kevin Wang

you here; literature is the most difficult class in my schedule even though mrs. Hudak is such an excel-lent teacher. Literature is about reading, understanding and writing, which is especially hard for me since english is my second language. However, whenever i was going to give up, mrs. Hudak would pat me on my shoulder and encour-age me to push through. she once joked in class by saying something like “Kevin, one of my favorite students.” she might not even remember saying that, but that really, really changed me deep inside. it lit up my passion for literature again. this year, i took AP Literature, i am proud of myself for staying in her class and accomplishing as much as i could.

mrs. Dowell, “do well,” my AP math teacher, squeezed the clay hard and raised it up to a cylinder. Last summer, i knew i was going to take two AP math classes and i knew it would be a tough senior year for me, so i bought two books for AP calculus and two for AP stats, each of them was as thick as the Oxford dictionary. i tried to read them, but i was overwhelmed by the thickness and the numerous functions in the book. How could i possibly learn them? then the summer was over, and mrs. Dowell came and changed everything. she jumped into the room with all the sunshine on her face and solved all of our problems within a minute. At the end of the year i opened the books again, and it was just hard for me to believe how easy and fun she had made all of those problems.

mrs. carson shapes the cylinder into a vase. my life should never have any intersection with mrs. carson’s life. mrs. carson is romantic and humorous, and i am nerdy and boring. Fortunately, we both love ceramics. two years ago, i was told that there was no ceramics class in the school. When i knocked on her door and asked her about the ceramics equipment, i was only thinking of myself. “maybe i can come in and do ceramics sometimes for fun.” We chatted. i was impressed by her art pieces. i showed her what i could do on the wheel; she was excited and began to tell me about starting a club or class. i hesitated. “me? A new foreign student in the school?” “Yes! You! You are talented. We need you!” since that day, i went to her room almost every day. We talked about the clay, the glazes and equipment when we were working. But most of the time, i just listened to her funny, exciting, inspiring life stories. every time i came in with all the complaints of how tough this year had been, one or two of her jokes would get to me and refresh me. so we started from two wheels and only two club members to four wheels, different kinds of clay, an official ceramics class and many students! she loves her students and i love her as much as she loves me.

Good morning, faculty, friends and fellow graduates. Graduation signifies our freedom to establish our identities. As many of you

may know, i am a passionate potter. this vase is symbolic of my life and two years at Prep. Before this vase became the beautiful object that it presently is, it was a piece of clay, formless and unshaped. Just like me, i barely knew who i was and what i wanted to be when i first came to Hilton Head Prep.

it all started with this piece of clay.mrs. Palmer, my esL teacher centered the clay by

pushing down hard. At the beginning of the first year, my english was horrible. When people talked around me, i could barely understand. i had never written an english essay. i was really shy and i usually just stayed quiet in the class. mrs. Palmer was the person who asked me to speak english and to stand out. i was required to write a little paragraph for her every day. she knew i had problems with my class assignments, so every day she would use one class period to help me with my other homework. she read every essay i wrote and gave me suggestions. she looked up concepts on the internet to help me do my science lab. she had special lessons with us to improve our speech and presentation skills. Without a center base, it is impossible for the vase to be straight. i would say, without mrs. Palmer, it is impossible for me to reach up to a higher level challenge.

mrs. Hudak, my literature teacher, found the center of the clay and dug in. i have to be honest with

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Contrary to popular belief, writing a salutatory address to be presented at your graduation within a time frame of just

four days is not an easy task. i half expected the words to just start flowing out, as i congratulate my fellow classmates and talk about all of the amazing things we will be doing with our futures. But as i sat down to write nothing came. Nervous and with the clock ticking closer and closer to graduation, i approached mr. vanGronigen. Who else would i talk to about public speaking? i told him i had nothing and he simply told me to write about my life motto. No advice for the future, nothing fancy, just tell everyone about what gets me through the day, the year. so here i am, telling you all that i strive to be the best at everything. Not necessarily a shocker, but there it is. competition fuels me, mediocrity angers me. i never want to settle for second best. Obviously i don’t quite mean that, because i am speaking to you today as the salutatorian of my class, but you all get my point.

i know how boring it can be to hear a speech that preaches and pushes advice on the listeners. sayings like a ship is safe in harbor but that’s not what ships are meant for; shoot for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars; be the person your dog thinks you are. But who am i to be giving advice? We are all about to go learn things from our experiences and no one – not even me – knows what is to come or how we will handle it. But i can tell you what has gotten me here so far, and that is to strive, be the best you can be, and never settle for anything less than what you want. However easy it is to skim along the surface and just make it by, how fulfilling is that really? i want to do things that impress people and things that make me feel proud of myself and that is why i stand where i stand. Push yourself and strive and work your butt off to be something awesome.

At a high school the size of Prep, small enough to be the size of a P.e. class at my old public school, there isn’t as much competition. the system at Prep allows for amazing teacher-student relationships and we are encouraged to share all of our thoughts. We are a community, a family, and we support each other. We are also all fairly similar people: we generally look and dress the same, believe the same things, and live similar lifestyles. But that is something that is about to change for each and every one of us sitting up on this stage. We are going to college. Whether you are travelling far away like Kevin or me, or staying in the state, we will be meeting people who are not like us. this is the part where i do get preachy, because i have some experience in this area. i lived in direct suburbs of toronto and New York city, the two melting-pot capitals of North America. New kinds of people are

awesome! embrace them; embrace new opinions, beliefs, styles, and foods. i am beyond excited to meet people who are nothing like me and exactly like me, people who have travelled the world and people who have never left my new city of montreal. the kinds of people you may find quirky – the girl who not only knows what tchaikovsky did but also how to spell his name, the guy who is doing a double major in fashion design and Africana culture studies – these are the people i am excited to meet because of everything they can teach me. reach out. meet these people, learn from them, and then work with them and compete with them. Push yourself, push your friends, be bold, be you, be fair, and be happy. that is my life motto, and that is what drives me.

so, fellow graduates. it’s almost time for mom and Dad to kick us out of the nest. some of us will go easier than others (i love you guys, but i’m about to jump out all on my own!). my advice to my friends, the members of the class of 2015, is to realize your own life motto and use it to propel you forward in life, use it to be your best. take your life motto and do some amazing things, and then i want to hear all of your advice on the best way to live. congrats everybody. thank you.

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Cross-country running, as a rule, takes a special kind of athlete. intrinsically motivated, highly competitive, willing to push

through anything and everything, often alone through difficult natural surfaces and veiled to spectators. the race is between the runner and the run and there’s a need for mental toughness to rise above the ordinary. the cross-country runner must have an inner impetus to succeed at the sport.

When cross-country coach Liz Nash came to Hilton Head Preparatory school 16 years ago, the cross-country team consisted of four runners. Over the span of those 16 years, the program has grown in numbers and success, competing against much larger public schools with Prep’s runners more than holding their own. this year, the team boasted 25 members. Quite an achievement in a school of 400 with six other sports available during the fall sports season.

the success of the cross-country program is in no small measure due to coach Nash’s guidance and her emphasis on each of her runner’s personal improvement, both emotionally and physically. she quietly weaves into all her training life lessons; perseverance, willpower, camaraderie and a commitment to the greater good.

Always teaching, coaching and searching for a way to give back, coach Nash has quietly implemented a policy at the state meet that provides something special and valuable to her runners and the individuals they honor.

For the past 16 years, the night before the state meet, which is always held out-of-town, the runners gather with coach Nash and learn about the circumstances of an inspirational individual that they will dedicate their run to the next morning. runners are asked to go back to their rooms and write a letter to their inspiration. that letter becomes their ticket to the pre-race breakfast the next morning.

They ran for Mr. Tom Van Hise mr. van Hise had a son Drew that ran for Hilton Head Prep and

mr. van Hise was a runner as well. Long after his son had graduated from Prep, mr. van Hise would ride his bike at the front of the runners to set the pace for them at home meets – until he became too ill with cancer to continue.

After the state meet dedicated to him, coach Nash had the team sign a large photograph of mr. van Hise on his bike back in the days when he would pace and encourage the young runners. it was signed by the entire team and was delivered to him accompanied by the letters the competitors had written. in his last days, mr. van Hise would sit on his porch and read and re-read the letters written to him. His wife Leslie wrote:

“each had written a letter to tom and had dedicated their run in columbia to a man they did not know, but had heard so much about. the level of caring, admiration and mature reflections contained in those letters were in themselves, inspiring and moving.”

“… You have such a strong connection with cross-country. When I am feeling tired and sore, I will think of you and how there are so many people around the world with your condition who do not have the ability to go out and run every single day. We are all praying for you.”

– Foster Willey, ‘17

“… I hope you stay strong and persevere….I know you mean a lot to Hilton Head Prep’s Cross-country Team and it means a lot to you, so I will start and end my race thinking of you, knowing this race was meaningful whether I achieved my [personal] goal or not.”

– ellery newcomer ‘15

And they ran for a brother Michael Calamari michael’s older brother taylor calamari, was a senior cross-

country runner when he was met at the end of the first meet of the year, run for ret, with the news that his brother michael, who had been near the finish line to cheer his brother on, wasn’t feeling well and had been rushed to Hilton Head Hospital. From there, michael was taken to the medical university of south carolina where he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. that year, the season and the state meet were dedicated to michael. All the runners rallied for michael’s recovery and wore red t-shirts with his initials to provide their support. michael has indeed recovered. this past year was michael’s first year attending Hilton Head Preparatory school. He

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“It has been an honor running this season in dedication to you and continuing your Prep legacy.”

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GOLD/BOLD Girls/Boys Outstanding Leadership Development

By: Mindy Hopman

Hilton Head Preparatory School was excited to offer a new transitional program for rising ninth graders this year called Girls/Boys Outstanding Leadership

Development (GOLD/BOLD). The purpose of GOLD/BOLD is to equip students with the tools necessary to be successful within the classroom and beyond during the adolescent years. Prep’s first GOLD/BOLD took place on Friday, April 24, from 8 am to 3:30 pm.

The program began with leadership training on the ropes course in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. After the ropes course, lunch was served by The Parents Association in the preserve. During lunch the students heard from Mr. Mike DeMaria, Prep Strength and Conditioning Coach, on eating well to feel well and the importance of exercise and activity during the adolescent years.

Afterwards the students returned to Prep to meet the team of upper school GOLD/BOLD leaders. Together they heard from Debi Lynes LPC on changes you will face emotionally and physically during the adolescent years, fight or flight scenarios, and how to set boundaries in situations inside of school and outside of school.

After a series of games and activities, the students heard from Danny Nash (Prep Alumni) and Samantha Cooper (Pure Barre Instructor) on the topic “Remember Who You Are.” A small project for GOLD also took place during this time.

The final guest speaker of the day was Headmaster, Mr. Jon Hopman, who spoke to the rising ninth graders about what it means to lead, how to lead in the right direction, and the importance of following in order to lead in the upper school.

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Hilton Head Preparatory School continues to make improvements in the college counseling arena. This

past school year saw the addition of a new college counselor who joined Peg Hamilton in this important department. Deena Paradiso

has a Master’s Degree in School Counseling and School Building Leadership and was instrumental in the introduction of the Naviance College Software package this year. All Upper School students now have access to the Naviance software package to help them in the college application process.

At the start of the 2015-2016 school year, juniors and seniors can expect a new one semester course on their

schedule. Hilton Head Prep has created an SAT/ACT review class to assist students in preparing for this important college admissions test. Having this class meet three days a week for a full semester allows students to get 50 hours of course instruction during the school day. This compares to the typical SAT/ACT review class of 18-26 hours. The course will cover math review and strategies, reading, vocabulary and comprehension review, writing strategies for essays and science strategies focused on interpretation of data and analysis of graphs. Throughout the course the instructor will administer multiple, periodic practice tests with analysis that will direct continued instruction. The class will be taught by a trained SAT instructor who will use industry standard workbooks and online resources.

In 2015-2016 all seniors will take the course in the fall semester and all juniors will take it during the spring term. The SAT will undergo changes in format and concentration and the course syllabus will be adjusted in the spring of 2016 based on the new exam in order to prepare the juniors for the new format. In 2016-2017, all juniors and new seniors will take the course in the fall.

Intended to be more than a typical standardized test review class, the instructor will also incorporate other important college and life preparation skills into the course syllabus. Time will be spent on assisting with the completion of the Common Application and assistance in registering for the SAT and ACT tests. Help will be given to students as they write their college essay and build their college resume. Other college preparatory skills will be discussed such as handling stress and promoting good mental health during the transition to college. Public speaking will be practiced as well as strategies for a successful college interview. Students will also participate in career and personality surveys.

As a college preparatory school, Hilton Head Prep has always been committed to being sure that each student is prepared for college and is accepted to the college of their choice. Our academic program has been proven to do just that. Adding this important class to a student’s schedule adds one more layer to assist our students as they embark on the next step in their academic career.

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11 Graduates Competing in

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Over 1,225 Hours of

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9 Lifer Graduates

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from first grade through graduation.)

Members of the Class of 2015 have also been accepted to: Anderson University • Arizona State University • Auburn University • Baylor University Abilene Christian University • Belmont Abbey College • Boston College • Boston University • Coastal Carolina University • College of Charleston • DePauw University Eckerd College • Elon University • Ferrum College • Dominican University of California • Florida Atlantic University • Florida Gulf Coast University Georgia Southern University • High Point University • Hobart & William Smith Colleges • Liberty University • Marymount Manhattan College Miami University of Ohio • Michigan State University • Middle Tennessee State University • Milwaukee School of Engineering • New York University Ottawa University • Olivet Nazarene University • Pepperdine University • Roanoke College • Stetson University • University of California/Irvine University of California/San Diego • University of California/Santa Cruz • University of Colorado/Boulder • University of Iowa • University of Missouri

University of Montreal • University of North Carolina/Charlotte • University of Toronto • Washington College • Winthrop University

Rowan Shookman Baltzley = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Methodist UniversityAudrey Marie Bennett *+= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millsaps CollegeBlair Christine Bennett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of South CarolinaZane Elijah Braden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of South CarolinaArcher Scanlan Brooks *# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of MiamiRiley Keegan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clemson UniversityAlexandra Adela Burak *+= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bucknell UniversityAlyssa Catherine Calamari *#+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of CharlestonAbigail Judith Cohen *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of MiamiZachary Michael Coffey Edri . . . . . . . . University of South Carolina/BeaufortRowan Ryan David Foxley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of RedlandsCaroline Whitaker Gannon *#+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wake Forest UniversityStephan Riley Gavin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mercer UniversityMark Gordon Goodall + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gap YearKeylan Patrick Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of South CarolinaJackson Tietjen Henz #+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Ohio State UniversityYueqing Huang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saint Louis UniversityDerek Scott Johnson + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flagler CollegeTaylor Lanai Kent *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont UniversityAmit Kumar Kohli *#+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana UniversityJohn Raymond Larson # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of MississippiStephen Trevor Marbut = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oglethorpe UniversitySabrina McCollough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HEC Montreal/l’Universite de MontrealLucas Patrick McMillan *#+ . Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityIsaac Ian McQueen *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clemson UniversityBrennan James Mikell *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clemson University

John Douglas Moore Jr. = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saint Peter’s UniversityEllery Margaret Newcomer *+^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clemson UniversityMin Ho Oh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UndecidedGrace Eliza Orie *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furman UniversityAnastasia Oleg Orlov = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coker CollegeVanessa Kate Orrell *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McGill UniversityZenon Douglas Stanford Parker *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of GeorgiaAlexander Paul Pistilli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty UniversityJavier Alejandro Prensa-Sosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UndecidedLohith Ramaraju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UndecidedSteven Brooks Robinson + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clemson UniversityIngeborg Romano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rollins CollegeIsidora Ignacia Nilsson Rubio = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of South CarolinaAllison Catherine Santorum *#+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of South CarolinaAdam Alan Schauss # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purdue UniversityAndre’a Sabato Scopone = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ave Maria UniversityHannah Worthy Simpson . . . . . . . . . Eugene Lang College at The New SchoolJustin Robert Stubblefield = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millsaps CollegeKaiwen Kevin Wang *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of California/DavisSydnee Lyn Wheeler += . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niagara UniversityLaurel Catherine Woerheide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of TampaLiu Alfred Yang *+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of California/San DiegoYujie Henry Yi* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityZuechun Shade Zhang * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academy of Art UniversityElizabeth Marie Zimmermann *+= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villanova UniversityJiawei Zou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided

* Honor Graduate (90 and above cumulative GPA all four years) # Lifer 12-Year Student + National Honor Society ^ Legacy Graduate = Signed Collegiate Athlete

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During the school year 1965-1966, Sea Pines Academy was founded as an independent, non-profit educational institution. Charles Fraser and the Sea Pines Company

saw a south end school as a top priority as they were hiring execu-tives and management employees to run the company. Sea Pines Company shouldered 80% of the costs to start Sea Pines Academy for children in grades 1-7. By 1972, the school was offering grades 1-12 and moved to the current location where Hilton Head Preparatory School resides today.

In 1985, Sea Pines Academy merged with May River Academy that had been operating in Bluffton since 1971. Both schools had been facing financial difficulties and the merger formed Hilton Head Preparatory School, the thriving school it is today. It stands as the oldest school currently operating on Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head Prep joined the National Association of Independent Schools in the 90’s and has grown and flourished through outstanding leadership, strong and dedicated faculty and loyal students, families and alumni. In addition to launching

hundreds of successful Prep students to the most competitive colleges in the country and onto successful careers, the school has completed two successful capital fundraising campaigns that resulted in the construction of the KNS Media Center and the Joseph B. Fraser, Jr. Field House and built the endowment fund to its current value of over $2.6 million.

Hilton Head Prep is proud to honor its rich tradition and heritage in the celebration of its Golden 50th Anniversary during the 2015-2016 school year. Driven by a dedicated 50th

Anniversary Committee of parents of alumni, alumni, current parents and faculty, there are several very exciting events planned, the largest of which is the Golden Jubilee scheduled for February 20, 2016.

The year will kick off with a Back to School reception on August 11 and a special opening day ceremony on the first day of school on August 13. Other events scheduled are the dedication of the Main Street Theatre on September 19 and a special 15th Anniversary celebration of the KNS Media Center in January which will include an opportunity to view the school’s permanent student art collection.

The school hopes that the entire Prep community will participate in these exciting celebrations including alumni, parents of alumni, current parents, students, faculty and staff along with the larger island community. We hope that the events will give everyone a chance to relive their Prep memories and strengthen their ties to this special school.

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By Hilary Bryan, Director of the Inspire a Mind Fund

The Inspire a Mind Fund is a hot button topic here at Hilton Head Preparatory School. What does it provide? Why should I support it

when I already pay tuition? Why do I feel like it is a black hole? These are all valid questions that I would like to take this opportunity to answer. Let us take a peek behind the curtain shall we … ?

First and foremost The Inspire a Mind Fund was created here at Hilton Head Prep as a means to support the day-to-day operations of our school and more importantly the day-to-day programming provided for our students. The fund, in its entirety, is a means of off-setting the costs incurred by the school to provide a high-quality and well-rounded education that cannot be covered by tuition dollars alone.

What does that really mean?

Each time an investment is made to the Inspire a Mind Fund a light bulb may be bought to keep a classroom lit, an iPad purchased to enhance

classroom engagement and technological studies, the payment of production costs for the performing arts department, a professional development course for a faculty member to provide an enhanced curriculum to their students and it even helps a child in need who strives to reach their potential by having the opportunity to attend Prep through financial aid.

Tuition covers an estimated 90% of operating costs here at the school. The extra 10% that is raised by the Inspire a Mind Fund is what allows our school to work at proficiency, at 100%. This allows Prep to continue to uphold and perform its mission: To educate college-bound students in a safe environment. Instilling personal integrity is central to our educational purpose. We strive to prepare a diverse population of qualified students for academic challenges, a successful college experience and rewarding lives.

Your gift to the Inspire a Mind Fund is so much more than just a financial contribution. It is a dream that is realized, an opportunity made possible and a change in the course of a life of a child …

your child; your grandchild or your future fellow Prep Alumnus.

I am proud to say that I am an advocate of this particular fund at Prep. For me it means the opportunity to enhance our school’s capability to continue to provide a premier education to our future leaders and make a difference in the lives of our children, our students.

I hope that you will continue to join me and our school in supporting this tremendous fund and continue to Inspire the Minds of our future students for many more years to come.


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Nearly 3,000 miles away in place and practice, i have discovered a new passion to occupy my time with the

absence of my golf clubs: the growing, the cultivating, the purchasing, the prepping, the consumption, and the system of food. throughout my first year at uc Berkeley i came to the realization that i needed to focus my academic and broader life efforts in the realm of planetary health in addition to (and more so than) human health. so midway through my first semester i decided to forego pursuing a major in nutritional science and instead design my own study in the interdisciplinary field of Agroecology and sustainable Food systems. Already, i have taken classes on the technical aspects of organic food production; current environmental issues (yes, global warming is actually occurring and california – where 80% of the nation’s produce is grown – has only one year of water left); and the social justice, political, and economical implications of food. i have become more infatuated with the broader food system that faces us currently and plan to study policy, law, environmental science, agricultural practice, and social justice.

Of course being in california (and Berkeley of all cities) has brought me out from behind my textbooks and thrown me into hands-on acts of civil disobedience, such as protests, marches, Occupy movements; incited my participation with organizations founded to be alternatives to the (broken) mainstream; and made me fervent about community engagement and activism. During the school year i became a member at the Berkeley student Food collective and worked at the student run, collectively

owned, non-profit, strictly locally sourced, sustainable grocery store in the capacities as cashier, store Front, and Food Prep.

Additionally i became actively involved with the Gill tract Farm: a 1.5 acre collaborative project between the university of california and the community. this farm provides opportunities to gain hands-on farming experience and educates people on the current threat of privatization of the university, development of the land, the community’s food insecurity, food justice as a right of humans, and the responsibility to fight for green spaces in an ever-urbanizing world.

moreover, i took a class at the student Organic Garden, a quarter acre urban garden managed by students, and was afforded in-garden instruction and application and provided with a bed to call my own for the planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting of my crops. Lettuces, kale, tomatoes, squash, broccoli, swiss chard, peas, sunflowers, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, mint, and much more was grown throughout. the garden also houses fig, apple, pluot, apricot, peach, and pear trees; an herb spiral; ornamental flowers for pollinators; vertical gardens with a variety of (drought-resistant) succulents; a life-sprouting green house; and a compost pile. i frequent this magical corner of campus in all of my free time as a student

to the class, co-manager of the garden’s compost pile, and now as an Operations manager for the summer. i, along with two other gardeners, have the wonderful opportunity to care for the student Organic Garden by designing crop plans, handling daily maintenance of the plants, turning the compost pile, holding workshops for community members, implementing our own project ideas, and eating the beautiful produce that is harvested!

in addition to my position at the garden this summer, i am also working in the Native Bee Lab on campus as a research assistant for a professor’s project. i will be participating in the maintenance of the Native Bee – essential to the pollination and production of our fruits and vegetables – on farms, and outreaching to the community for the promotion of planting native bee-friendly plants in backyards and home gardens. i will also be the on the board of directors at the Berkeley student Food collective as the Food coordinator organizing all things product, produce, food events, and food prep.

Additionally, i will be a Gear Officer for the cal Hiking and Outdoor society and manage the organization’s gear shed that allows mem-bers to borrow anything they could possibly need for backpacking, hiking, camping, and climbing. so naturally i am taking advantage of this resource myself and spending some quality time in the remote nature so copiously offered in this part of the county.

i have an active summer ahead of me in Berkeley and i am beyond peachy for what’s to come at the student Organic Garden, in the Food collective, with the native bees, in the West coast forests, and at the Gill tract Farm.

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1973 Sabra Wilkenson [email protected]

1974Class Rep needed

Donna Butler Williams, attended Winthrop College where she earned a BS degree in Health and Physical Education. She taught junior high school in Spartanburg, SC for five years while completing her Elementary Education degree and a few years later, earned her Masters of Education degree from USC. For the past 26 years, she has taught in the Dorchester School District Two, in Summerville, SC. In May 2014, she completed 31 years as a health and physical education teacher, the last 24 years at the elementary school level. In August 2014, she became the Health and Wellness Facilitator for her district where she is responsible for all the P.E. teachers, K-12; district Wellness and the middle and high school human reproduction program.

1975Teri Dunn-Floyd

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1977Linda Steadman Fraser

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1978Susan Ochsner

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1979Debbie Eakin Cornelia

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1981 Marty Pellicci

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1982John Pinckney

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linda Carter and husband, David, reside in Evans, GA where David is an Orthodontist with offices in Augusta Ga, North Augusta and Aiken, SC. Her oldest son, Brian,

Alumni Class Notes

graduated from University of Georgia where he played on the Bulldogs Golf Team and is a financial planner with Raymond James in Atlanta GA. Her son John, is a senior at The Univer-sity of Georgia majoring in Agricultural Science and Environmental Systems. Linda keeps busy with being a professional orga-nizer, volunteer work and enjoys interior decorating, traveling and cooking.

1983Class Rep needed for SPA

Mike Reynolds for [email protected]

1984Sam Bauer for SPA

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Ashley Gunnin for [email protected]

John Crenshaw, recently moved to Columbus,Ga. where he has taken a job with TSYS as a Test Consultant working with their international clients Quality Assurance teams testing the TSYS credit card processing software.

1985Margaret Crenshaw

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Margaret Crenshaw’s daughter, Ellery Newcomer, graduated from Hilton Head Prep on May 23.

1986Lainie Cantrell Crose

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1987Perry Hodge

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1988Paula Edwards Wadley

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Robin Haroutunian [email protected]

1989Baker Wilkinsbakerwilkins@

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1990Megan McGarty

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Amy Shippy has opened a new Marche de Macarons shop in Hilton Head Island, located at 32 Palmetto Bay Rd. in The Village Exchange. She also has two other locations in Savannah, Ga.

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The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced that former U.S. Congressman Bob inglis (R-SC) and May River Academy ’77 alumnus was named the 2015 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for political courage. Bob Inglis represented the 4th Congressional District of South Carolina from 1993-1998 and again from 2005-2010. A member of the House Science Committee who served as Ranking Member of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, Inglis initially opposed efforts to address climate change. Inglis was awarded this honor for the courage he demonstrated when reversing his position on climate change after extensive briefings with scientists about the impact of atmospheric warming on our future. Knowing the potential consequences to his political career, Inglis nevertheless called on the United States to meaningfully address the issue. The prestigious award for political courage was presented by Jack Schlossberg, President Kennedy’s grandson, at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on May 3.

Sea Pines Academy ’84 – Left to right; Arleen Barbieri, Darlene o’Brian, Alison Sawdon Douglas, Colleen Berrigan and Holly Cork enjoying a Polo match in Rose Hill Plantation.

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1991Shane Scibelli

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1992Catherine Lawrence Oomens

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1993Margot Olson Bowers

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1995Paul Halloran

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1996Jill Bergeron

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Matt Snyder and his wife welcomed a new son, William, in March of this year. Big sister Grace is almost 2 ½ years old.

Bette lai and husband welcomed their second child, Noah, on November 13, 2014. Big sister Naomi is 4 years old.

Jessica Bender is working on a Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling. Her twins are eight years old and her youngest is three.

1997Krista Maurer

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1998Nick Murphy

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2000Janet Cully

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2001Katie Finger Girardi

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2002David Bachelder

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2003David Butler

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Reed Adelson has recently opened his own restaurant in Manhattan called Virginia’s. It is a modern American restaurant. Information can be found online at www.virginiasnyc.com.

Congratulations to Tara Dakolios, husband Matt and big sister, Ariana, who welcomed a new baby girl, Sophia Grace, on April 21. She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz.

2004Faleisha Brown

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Mark finger married Lindsay Dodge of Topeka, KS on March 14 at Belfair Plantation. The weather cleared up just in time to have the ceremony outside on the lawn behind the clubhouse and the reception was in the ballroom with Deas Guyz as the entertainment. They enjoyed their honeymoon in Costa Rica.

Jack Montgomery is enjoying quiet times in DC with Kelly and the kids Cardel, Raine and Ravyn.

Breck Van Brunt is happy to report that daughter Lillian is enjoying playing soccer in her under 5 league.

Christy Comstock Rodia is enjoying her time as a stay at home mom to her two children, Kyle (10) and Ella (4) along with their dogs and cats.

2005Megan Donley

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Zack Crisan recently graduated in May from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke with his MBA and his wife, Erin, finished up two years as a Cardiac Intensive Care nurse at UNC. After they spend their summer backpacking through Europe, they’ll be moving to Boston with their two dogs where Zack will start as an Associate with McKinsey & Company doing management and strategy consulting.

2006Addison Goss Cook

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2010Lyle Izzillo

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Jarrett [email protected]

Maddy Martin is finishing her last classes at Richmond, The American University in London, where she is completing her M.A. in Art History and Visual Culture. She will be doing her internship at the South London Gallery.

Congratulations to Jarrett nixon who won first place in the Conde’ Nast Travel Video contest for his 60 second video that is a compilation of footage from his job with a travel company out of Florence, Italy. He won a trip to Dubai for two.

Manda Martin has been accepted to the MBA program at Richmond, The American University in London beginning next fall.

2011Reid D’Amico

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Carly [email protected]

Carly Smith is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon. She has fallen in love with the west coast and has hopes of staying there. With her degree in Public Relations, she plans on applying to PR agencies in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and the Los Angeles areas.

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Addison (Goss) Cook has recently become the Membership Director at the South Carolina Yacht Club in Windmill Harbour.

Chris Schembra recently traveled to Italy, producing a tour of the Emmy-Award winning show, “The Little Flower”. Chris and MNA Productions produced a video tribute to our veterans with the poem, “A Soldier Died Today”, performed by Tony Lo Bianco on May 25. A 19-city National Tour of their 4-time Tony Award Winning musical, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” was just announced.


2008Carson Fraser

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Kristen nicole Sutton graduated with her Masters from Georgia Southern in May with a 3.9 GPA and has moved to Hawaii to work as a Program Guide in a wilderness therapy program.

2009Tim Neil

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Nicole [email protected]

Reid D’Amico will be a Research Associate at Duke this summer researching Neural Stem Cells and degenerative diseases. He will be attend-ing Vanderbilt University in the fall to obtain his PHD in Biomedical Engineering. He will use stem cells and biomaterials to develop the next generation of polymeric biomaterials for regenerative medicine and medical device technologies. and develop scalable fabrication techniques for making microfluidic materials with regenerative medicine properties. Reid is a Columnist at BioNews Services: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine column for Cystic Fibrosis News Today and has filed for a provisional patent for a Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Blood Test.

2012Emily Blackshire

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Marc [email protected]

Allison frederick has been researching with a prominent group at Emory Medical School the past two terms. She has been awarded $5000 to continue her research this summer through the Emory University SURE Award for research. She will begin applying to medical schools this summer.

2013Ellie Nixon

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Alli Kenneweg [email protected]

Brooke Churchich is going into her third year at the University of South Carolina, majoring in Marketing & Management and minoring in Sports & Entertainment Management and has been re-elected as president of the Flying Gamecocks Skydive Club.

2014Greg Warren

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John [email protected]

John Sheehan and his band Local Visitors will be performing around the Island this summer. They perform 4-5 nights a week and are expanding quickly to Bluffton and Beaufort and to Charles-ton in the fall. The band plays acoustically driven music, consisting of four local guys, all of whom sing. The poster design and photography was done by Christian Steinmetz.

Randy ferree married Gabrielle Hoyt of Scottsdale, AZ. on April 25, at Long Cove Club. Groomsmen included alumni William (Willie) Cram, Andrew Hazel, Thom-as light, Paul light, Eric Reid, Chris Schembra and Jeremiah Spires. The bride and groom were wed by the same reverend who married Randy’s parents more nearly three decades ago. The couple are both alumni of Auburn University and reside in Atlanta.

Chris Stuckart will be getting married on June 20 to Kimberly Harrington of Scituate, MA. Their wedding will be in Scituate at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. They currently live in Boston where Kim is a Professional Recruiter for Insight Global and Chris is a Regional Sales Consultant for MFS Investment Management.

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and his brother and sister, Nickolas and Mia Calamari, are rising seventh graders. His oldest sister Alyssa is a 2015 graduate of Prep and his oldest brother Taylor graduated in 2013.

They ran for “Mimi”Ryan Nimmer, has been running cross country at

Hilton Head Prep since the sixth grade. His grand-mother “Mimi” had been battling cancer for 21 years. The night before the state meet Ryan shared Mimi’s incredible story with his teammates and they dedi-cated the next morning’s run to her.

“Tomorrow morning I will keep you in mind as I am running. I imagine you to be an incredibly strong women who is not willing to lose this battle you are fighting. I strongly admire that. Life is precious, and despite the nerves, I truly am blessed to running the state meet and to share the experience with Ryan and the rest of my team. I am going to give it everything I’ve got and stay positive and I hope that you’ll do the same every day.”

-- Grace Orie ‘15

“I will always think about you when I have struggles …You are my role model.”

– Tori Herman ’20

“Every time I think I can’t go anymore I will think of you and how you have never given up, especially recently, when you reached great difficulties. I am hopeful and faithful that your fight will be won soon. You will be my inspiration and motivation in my race tomorrow.”

-- Aidan Sanz ’18

Coach Nash is delighted with her runners openness, encouragement and sensitivity in their letters, and buoyed by the fact that she has never had a runner push back with a, “Why is Coach Nash making us do this?” She says it’s just “not an issue.” Rather, she notes, “It’s something so right and heartfelt from them. I’m privileged to see this side of them.”

The dedication, she believes, gives the runners an opportunity to provide hope and excitement for those unable to be as active. It reminds them to soak up the sun, have the wind in their face and feel the struggle – because they are privileged to do so. The practice of dedicating a race to another adds a shot of emotional adrenaline that guides them to a much deeper motivation to run their best race as now they are running with another in their heart. And that, surely, makes for a very special kind of athlete indeed.

mrs. Webb Browning fired the clay with all of her passion. this year, i had one of her AP classes. she had a very high standard for us. Lab reports, quizzes and tests were examined with upmost care. i was not used to her high standards and almost failed her first lab report. the reason i didn’t fail was because she kept asking me to find her after school. she had a passion and fire for her standards and her classes. After three weeks, half of the students in the class dropped the class. the fire was too hot and some pieces of clay were not ready for it. However, the students who survived in the fire became stronger than ever before. she really prepared me for college; i mean if you can survive in mrs. Webb’s class, you really can go wherever you want.

mrs. ramseur gives the pot color. the world is very beautiful in many ways, we just need to stop rushing and start to notice it. mrs. ramseur is the person who taught me to appreciate the prettiness in my life. the first time i saw my senior schedule, i was disappointed. instead of ceramics, i was put into a photography class. At the end of the first period, i walked directly to mrs. ramseur and said “sorry, mrs. ramseur, i don’t think i can do this. i have never touched a camera and i know nothing about photography. can you help me drop this class?” she disagreed, of course. “No one can be bad at photography, Kevin” she said. she looked over the photos i took before with my phone and said “You have great potential.” i don’t know how many people she has said this to before, but i found confidence from those words. i decided to give it a try. since then something started to change. Whenever i see something, it appears in my mind with a frame around it. For example, now, i really want to take a picture of you all. the repeti-tion of the heads can be very cool. taking photos have become part of my life style. i like to go everywhere with a camera. i am so glad that i can be one of those people who can find the beauty of life.

then here is this pot, ready for a higher temperature. my fellow graduates, each one of us entered high school shapeless and formless; however, through the help and support of the amazing community and faculty at Prep each one of us has been shaped into a vase that is ready for the higher temperatures of college and life. my very best wishes to all of you!

The Heart of a Runner … continued from page 18 The Valedictory Address … continued from page 16


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2015 FreDericA cArsON Art PurcHAse AWArDs

Winners of the 2015 Frederica carson Art Purchase Awards were selected in late may. Artwork is submitted by students and the selected artwork is purchased by the school and is framed and matted for permanent display throughout the school.

Laurel Woerheide [12]

riggs Anderson [11]

sam Fried [11] maggie sulek [11]

Jackson Kidd [4] miranda Zou [12] Kevin Wang [12]

Whitaker Gannon [12]

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