News for Collegiate School Families and Friends Fall 2015

Academic Dean Susan Droke will focus on our existing curriculum structure and new opportunities to add important, exciting components.

Looking at the Big Picture

J ust inside the south entrance of the Sharp Academic Commons, Academic Dean Susan Droke is in her office busily digging into the details of Collegiate’s curriculum,

junior kindergarten through senior year. While a close examination of all that we do in our classrooms in every grade level and every course subject may seem like a daunting task, Mrs. Droke is delighted to be on the job. “This is what I love to do,” she says with enthusiasm and energy that is completely convincing. Mrs. Droke earned her BS and MEd degrees at the University of Memphis, and she has been a classroom teacher, a gifted education teacher, a reading specialist and an administrator. For the last 14 years, she held the position of Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning at Presbyterian Day School in Memphis. When the open position here caught her eye, she was interested. “Collegiate has a reputation for excellence outside this community so I was excited to come see the school,” she says. “When I visited, I was struck by the people, the programs, leadership, the teachers who are passionate about what they do.” Another aspect of our community that she liked was our logo tag line. “‘Minds that seek, hearts that serve’ really resonated with me and drew me in when I came to visit. We need to be lifelong learners and marry that knowledge with action that can make a difference in the world.” As Mrs. Droke begins her work to ensure

that our curriculum follows a cohesive and developmentally appropriate continuum, she’ll be working with teachers to complete the mapping of the curriculum. A curriculum map provides a systematic way to look at what we are teaching across grade levels and disciplines — the map informs our curriculum decisions going forward, identifying new opportunities for growth as well redundancies to eliminate and gaps to fill. Another focus for her this year will be building on our STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) initiative, facilitating efforts throughout the curriculum to connect these disciplines in relevant and authentic ways. Initially, three areas will receive strong attention: engineering, coding and robotics. “Collegiate has a rich tradition of offering a balanced comprehensive liberal arts curriculum that encourages our students to think critically and creatively. The STEAM focus supports and strengthens that tradition and helps ensure that our young people leave with a firm and connected grounding in the humanities, arts, natural sciences and social sciences.” Mrs. Droke’s professional expertise should serve Collegiate well as she works to make learning relevant to the future for our students. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences including the NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools), ERB (Educational Records Bureau) and Project Zero Perspectives. She has participated in

Harvard’s Project Zero (mission: to understand and enhance high-level thinking and learning across disciplines and cultures and in a range of contexts, including schools, businesses, museums, and digital environments) three times and was selected as a Project Zero Fellow in 2014. While she is spending plenty of time on campus, Mrs. Droke and her husband Stan have also been settling into their new home and enjoying exploring Richmond (a favorite restaurant: Southbound). She is looking at the experience as an adventure and fully enjoying it. Similarly, at school, she says, “I’ll be doing a lot of listening and learning and becoming fully acquainted with the school. When I first came to visit, I felt at home. I thought that this was a school I could become a part of … there was an instant connection.”

Looking at the Big Picture

Academic Dean Susan Droke

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A Note from the Parents’ Association President

W elcome back to Collegiate; our Centennial celebration continues! This year, Collegiate has been commemorating a

century of accomplishments. The Parents’ Association is one of Collegiate’s distinctive features, and it contributes materially to our school’s success. As a parent or guardian of a Collegiate student, you are automatically a member of this vibrant community. The PA’s purpose is to promote the advancement of our school through a strong commitment to parent involvement and education; benefits of this parent involvement for you are opportunities to enrich your time here and to meet fellow parents in all grades, JK–12. The Parents’ Association has been busy preparing for this year with our committee chairs working diligently over the summer to plan quality programming and events for all Collegiate parents. Our Parent Education programs offer current, impactful topics which we hope will enlighten you as parents and also

promote healthy discussions within your families. Special events like Cougar Classic and Village Green Fair (VGF) and our newest event, Cougar Holiday Express, offer community-building experiences while also raising funds which are contributed to our school. In 2014–15, our fundraising events enabled the PA to make a $61,000 gift to Collegiate, supporting many valuable areas such as STEM programs and facilities, faculty professional development and substance abuse awareness. As you can see, our students, families and faculty directly reap the benefits of the PA’s collective efforts. I recommend each of you regularly visit the Parent Volunteer Page, www.collegiate-va.org/volunteer, and become involved. Whether you like to help in the art or music departments, work a shift in the lunch tent at VGF, assist at a book fair, or bake goodies for Parents’ Night, there are many ways to become involved. You’ll find volunteering with the PA to be surprisingly rewarding and a

great way to connect with other parents. It’s easy to stay up-to-date with PA information by checking the “Parents” section of the website, www.collegiate-va.org/parents. You can locate a variety of information, including event details, committee contact information and registration forms for holiday events and VGF. In addition to the website, look for event details and immediate volunteer needs in the Monday Message, the School’s weekly online newsletter. I wish your family a smooth, easy transition into the school year. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. I am happy to assist you in any way that I can.

Jill MountcastlePresident, 2015–2016

Collegiate Parents’ Associationjbmountcastle@mac.com

From the Head of SchoolDear Collegiate School Community,

I am excited to welcome you to the 2015-16 school year. All of us eagerly await the arrival of our young people back to campus. I hope your family enters this fresh beginning filled with great anticipation for the many possibilities a new school year brings. As I shared with the Class of 2015 at Commencement, I learned many things during my first year. Perhaps my most important lesson about what is truly valued in this community and what it really means to be a Cougar came from our students: They revealed that you must lead. Leadership is fundamental to the Collegiate experience. As a result, we will emphasize this year, and in coming years, how leadership is exemplified at every stage of a Collegiate education, and how our community will continue to embrace the legacy of leadership that has been passed to us.

The timing for our young people could not be better. Our more connected, diverse world demands innovation, imagination, problem solving and collaboration. As we have shared with you before, our young people require a learning environment that challenges them to think creatively; engage in experimentation; explore current research; use new technologies; discover global connections; embrace inclusivity; pursue a more sustainable world and seek a public purpose. Their capacity to lead in this manner is a call to responsible citizenship, which has been the bedrock of the Collegiate experience since its beginning. This focus will be important now more than ever before. In the coming months, we will share with you our plans for the future. Our initiatives will be grounded in the areas that our community values so dearly. Outstanding student achievement, superior teaching, challenging curriculum and innovative

programs will continue to be our foundation. The sense of spirited belonging that fosters life-changing relationships and instills enduring values will continue to guide us. The commitment to knowing every child well, which provides the opportunity for each child to realize his or her unique potential, will remain at the core of daily school life. On a final note, please be on the lookout for my September Head of School Report. Among other important topics, this report will address the several areas of priority that our families highlighted in the spring Parents Survey. I look forward to seeing you on campus soon.

Sincerely,

Steve Hickman Head of School

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Our Centennial Year Continues …

Centennial Concert The National • Friday, Sept. 18 • 8:00 p.m. Special guest musician Bruce Hornsby (son of Collegiate alumna Lois Saunier Hornsby ’44) will join David Schools ’83, bassist for the band Widespread Panic, and other talented professional musicians who attended Collegiate for an evening of great music. This unique, private event will be a night to remember with the following performers: Bruce Hornsby, David Schools ’83, Wrinkle Neck Mules (Andy Stepanian ’93, Brian Gregory ’95 and Mason Brent ’97), Emma White ’11, and Maggie Glasgow ’10 (MaryMac). Comedy writer and voice talent Mike Henry ’84 will serve as emcee. Tickets are $100 (maximum 8 per purchase) and available at http://collegiate-va.ticketleap.com/national. Must be 21 or older to attend. A portion of the proceeds will support the David Schools Scholarship Fund at Collegiate School.

Centennial Speaker: Mikey Thompson ’06Thursday, Sept. 10Mr. Thompson will talk to Upper and Middle School students about how our ability to choose how we will react to any given circumstance is our greatest power as human beings. A former lacrosse player at Collegiate and UVA and coach at Christopher Newport University, he is now creative director at Divided Sky Aerial Solutions.

Centennial Convocation/Founder’s DayFriday, Sept. 18Our annual Convocation will have a special focus on our Centennial. Students, faculty and staff will gather on the Grover Jones Field to officially open the 2015-2016 school year.

Centennial Speaker: Murray Fisher ’93Middle School Assembly • Wednesday, Sept. 23Mr. Fisher has been President of New York Harbor Foundation since he created the organization in 2010. He founded Urban Assembly New York Harbor School in 2003 and served as its Program Director until 2010. He led the school’s move from the Bushwick section of Brooklyn to a newly renovated building on Governors Island and led a successful capital campaign for the school’s new waterfront Marine Affairs, Science and Technology (MAST) Center. He is the co-founder of the Billion Oyster Project.

An Evening with Ken BurnsGreater Richmond Convention Center • Thursday, Nov. 5, 8:00 p.m.Collegiate is honored to bring acclaimed historian and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns to Richmond for a community-wide presentation on Sharing the American Experience. Mr. Burns’ recent projects include The Roosevelts and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Widely regarded as one of the most influential documentary filmmakers of all time, Mr. Burns has won 10 Emmy Awards and two Oscar nominations, and in September 2008, he

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Collegiate’s 100th birthday celebration began on Jan. 1 and will continue through the calendar year. We have several exciting events lined up for the fall, some for students and some for the entire Collegiate community. We hope you will be able to join us!

David Schools ’83Bruce Hornsby

was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award. His talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Ed Ayers, historian, former president of University of Richmond and co-host of NPR’s radio program “Backstory.” Tickets are $35 until Sept. 13 and $50 after Sept. 13. Student tickets are $25 (must show ID at the door). Purchase them at www.collegiate1915.org.

Centennial Speaker: Janet Jarman ’84Upper School Assembly • Thursday, Nov. 19

Ms. Jarman, a photojournalist based in Mexico, will talk about the importance of providing visual documentation of events and lives and the ways that human stories can illustrate an issue and move people to action. Ms. Jarman’s in-depth stories on social issues have been featured in the world’s leading publications and have won many industry awards. While pushing the boundaries of visual journalism through combinations of still photographs, audio and video, she collaborates with clients who wish to create change through impactful storytelling.

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Campus Conversation

International Conference in the WorksThis fall Collegiate will host students and teachers from all over the world when they join us for our annual International Emerging Leaders Conference, Oct. 3–12. The focus of the experience will continue to be the global economy and environment. Forty-five students and 12 teachers will travel from China, France, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa and Spain to participate in design thinking and prototyping of solutions to environmental problems faced by their countries and the United States. The process will culminate in a Design Pitch session where the students present their solutions on Thursday, Oct. 8, 6:30–8:30 p.m. in the Sharp Academic Commons. All Collegiate students and parents are invited to attend this showcase of the products designed by our guests. Prior to the event the 19 Senior Ambassadors and two Senior Media/Photographer Ambassadors will prepare for it in their Senior Seminar class. “We are going on an international scavenger hunt of sorts, exposing our students to how global we are here in RVA. We’ll be visiting global markets and interviewing the shop owners,” says teacher Rhiannon Boyd. During the conference, our 58 Junior Ambassadors will be interviewing our guests using NPR’s StoryCorp method. They also will be involved in many supporting roles, touring, planning of events, classroom visits, and more. Many thanks to our partners at VCU, including alum Peyton Rowe ’86, at University of Richmond and at WestRock for enriching the conference experience with their expertise. Also thanks to the 40 host families who will open their homes to our guests and welcome them so warmly.

Campus UpdatesIn addition to Summer Quest camps and classes, there was plenty of campus activity. Classroom and office painting, turf restoration, floor refinishing, mechanical system repairs, detail cleaning and faculty/staff relocations were completed along with this project list provided by Scott Carson, Director of Construction and Facilities Management:

Centennial Hall• Our new Lower School dining center will be open in late September! The new cafeteria

includes more seating, two serving lines, larger kitchen, meeting capabilities, a covered walkway from Reynolds Hall and a wonderful view of the Fort Cougar playground.

Floors• Seal Athletic Center’s floor had to be replaced due to a large roof leak in late June.

Also, carpets were replaced in some classrooms in Flippen Hall (Middle School) and Reynolds Hall (1st & 2nd Grades) with the remainder to be done next summer. The Oates Theater stage flooring was replaced with a new and improved surface.

Jacobs Gym• The north mezzanine of Jacobs Gym (former equipment storage area) has been

transformed into new office, conference and administrative space for our Athletics Department. The old lighting in the gym was replaced with new, energy efficient LED fixtures which have greatly improved the level and quality of illumination in the building, up to an appropriate level for competition.

Junior Kindergarten• The former Cougar Care space in Nunnally Hall has been renovated and converted

into a large JK Classroom and space for our Kinder Quest after-school program. The former Cougar Care playground has been transformed into a naturalistic play space for JK students, with opportunities for discovery and exploration.

Infrastructure• High efficiency, energy saving (and more reliable) gas-fired boilers have been

installed in Flippen and Pitt Halls.• A gas-fired generator has been installed on the Watt Library roof, and it will provide

emergency power to our computer network server and server room HVAC unit.

There were also a number of smaller, but equally important, projects taking place throughout the campus. Another busy summer at Collegiate!

Faculty & Staff RecognitionAt the opening faculty and staff meeting on Aug. 26, several individuals were recognized including Middle School counselor Sally Chambers, 4th Grade teacher Blair Chewning and custodian Jackie Johnson who have worked at Collegiate for 30 years! In addition, 10-year employees received Collegiate chairs and the following received awards. Read more on our website. Congratulations to all!

Ann Griffin Endowment for Excellence in Teaching: Upper School French teacher Val Siff

Martha Elizabeth Schwarz Award: Kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Andrews

Craigie Endowment for Teaching Excellence Award in the Middle School: Middle School French teacher Monica Johnston

Andrew Jackson Brent Award: Middle School PE teacher and Coach Jenny Lindner

Class of ’77 Anne Jones Staff Award: Custodian Brenda Jones

Clarence B. Williams Award: Lower School PE teacher Carol Lewis

In addition, Kathryn Oden received the Craigie Endowment for Teaching Excellence Award in the Lower School at the closing Lower School meeting last spring.

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The Collegiate Players Present

PippinMusic and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Book by Roger O. Hirson

Directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets will be on sale on Sept. 21 at

collegiate-va.ticketleap.com/pippin.

New Administration/StaffSusan Droke – Academic DeanBS in Elementary Education, University of Memphis; MEd in Education, University of Memphis. During her teaching career, Susan has been a classroom teacher, a gifted education teacher, a reading specialist and an administrator. She spent the last 14 years at Presbyterian Day School in Memphis where she held the position of Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning. Susan has presented at numerous national and international conferences including NAIS, ERB and Project Zero Perspectives. She participated in Project Zero at Harvard three times, and was selected as a Project Zero Fellow in 2014.

Cathy Black Kirchmier ’84 – Assistant to Middle School HeadBS in Business Administration/Finance, Longwood College. Cathy is a Collegiate alumna and has worked for a local accountant and a cardiology group as an office assistant/bookkeeper. She is a familiar face around campus as she has substituted in the Cougar Shop and at the switchboard, and has served as the new families representative for the Parents’ Association. Cathy and her husband Patrick have three children: Mackenzie (Radford University), Claire (James Madison University), and Patrick (Collegiate ’17).

Vicky Maitland – Accounts Receivables SpecialistShe is Vicky with a Y, not an I, as her theatre teacher in high school used to say. She has a love for all things “retro,” an eclectic taste in music and a creative spirit. Vicky can often be found knitting while watching TV, and has learned some interesting skills as a blacksmithing apprentice.

Brock Shiflett – Field and Equipment ManagerBA in Sports Management from Lynchburg College. He played baseball at Lynchburg where he received All Region, State and ODAC honors. In addition to this part-time position at Collegiate, Brock coaches baseball with Rockit Sports where he is a hitting and catching instructor.

Andrew Vigne – Assistant Athletic DirectorBS in Business Management, Guilford College. Andrew was a four-year starter on the lacrosse team at Guilford, a three-time member of the Student-Athlete Honor Roll, received the Academic Achievement Award Scholarship all four years, won the 2005 Defensive MVP, 2008 Senior Athlete Award, and 2008 All-ODAC Honorable Mention. He spent the past three seasons on both the men’s and women’s lacrosse staff of Williams College where he worked with goalies and served as the men’s defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Andrew previously worked with lacrosse teams at Wellesley College, Merrimack College and his alma mater, Middlesex School in Concord, MA.

J.P. Watson – Interim Upper School HeadBA Biology, Middlebury College; Master of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine. After two years of medical school, J.P. left to pursue his interest in teaching. He taught for one year at Vermont Commons School and then for five years at Hammond School in Columbia, SC where he taught biology, chaired the science department, coached varsity soccer and tennis, and established an internship for Hammond students at the USC School of Medicine. He then served as Upper School Director and then Associate Headmaster during a nine year term at Athens Academy. During his time in Athens, the Upper School retooled its advisory programs, completely revamped its schedule and established a partnership with UGA that placed students in basic science research labs for summer internships. From Athens, J.P. and family moved to Newnan, GA, where he served as Head of School at The Heritage School. After his time in Newnan, J.P. served as Interim Director of Auxiliary Programs at The Westminster Schools of Atlanta, overseeing the leadership of the nursery, after school care and summer programs. Daughters Rebecca, 12, and Sarah Elizabeth, 7, will also be joining the Collegiate community as 7th and 2nd Graders, respectively.

Change is Coming … Get Ready Now!We are looking forward to launching our redesigned school website this fall. When this occurs, all the links and downloads relevant to current Collegiate families will be housed in a new area: Resource Boards. To access Resource Boards throughout this school year and going forward, parents must log in to the website. We encourage you to log in now and explore the Resource Boards, so you’ll be ready when the new website launches.How to log in to our website• Visit www.collegiate-va.org. The

home page features a green LOGIN button in the bottom right corner. Other pages have the LOGIN button on the top of the left green sidebar.

• Username: Your username is your official first name followed by your last name. For example, Beth Smith’s username would be ElizabethSmith. If you are an alumnus of Collegiate, just add your class year (ElizabethSmith94).

• Password: If you have not yet set your password or if you have forgotten it, click Log in help to have a temporary password emailed to you. If you have not provided us with your email address, a temporary password cannot be sent to you. Please email dcarter@collegiate-va.org so that an email can be added to your record.

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Stocking up on school supplies …choosing a special gift … buying groceries … planning a vacation. Shopping is sometimes a chore and sometimes a delight, but did you know your everyday shopping can also give money back to Collegiate? Here are four ways to do it:

Martin’s A+ School Program: Have a Martin’s Bonus Card? Martin’s will give a portion of your store purchases to Collegiate. You can sign up in your store or by visiting collegiate-va.org/schoolrewards. The program runs from October through March, and signups begin in September. Current cardholders do not have to re-enroll.

Shopper Rewards Programs Help Collegiate Target’s Take Charge of Education: Target RedCard holders can direct 1% of their Target purchases to the school of their choice. Target has given Collegiate almost a grand total of over $38,000! Sign up in store, online or at Collegiate’s School Rewards tab on the Parent’s page.

Amazon Smile: This foundation donates .5% of the price of eligible purchases on their site to the charitable organization of your choice. Just start by going to smile.amazon.com, search for The Collegiate School and choose. You’ll still be using your current Amazon account! And if you enter the site through iGive, you can double dip with an additional .8% donation from iGive for a total of 1.3%!

iGive: This program helps hundreds of online retailers support non-profits. To start generating donations by shopping at over 1600 popular stores, go to iGive.com/ CollegiateSchool or get the iGive mobile app. You’ll also find special discounts just for iGive members. With only 31 iGive members supporting Collegiate this way, our school has received almost $500 this year … we can get more free money with your participation! It’s amazing how much money can be donated to Collegiate through these free and easy programs! If you want to know more, please contact JoAnn Adrales Ruh at jadralesruh@yahoo.com or check out the School Rewards section of the Parents Page on the Collegiate website.

Filmmaking Draws Cougars to FestivalThere were two Collegiate-affiliated 48 Hour Film Festival teams this summer. The event invites teams of actors and crew to produce a short film (under seven minutes) in 48 hours. Teams are assigned specific genres and all are assigned the same character, prop and line of text that must be used in their films. Work begins on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and must be completed by Sunday at 7:30 p.m. “It’s fun watching what a group of people can come up with completely on

Campus Conversation (cont.)the fly and produce in 48 hours,” says Collegiate’s film/video teacher Jon Shelley. “You learn a lot about your teammates and form a bond that makes the experience completely worth the sleepless hours.” Collegiate has had 11 teams submit films over the last five years, and Mr. Shelley has participated each year. Films are screened at the Byrd Theater on the following weekend and prizes are awarded. This year a total of 48 teams submitted 42 films. Mr. Shelley’s team this year, Class Axe, included alumni Archer Brinkley ’13, Alex Jacobs ’14, Katie Ciszek ’14, Andrew Fernandez ’14 and Woody Chapman ’13. They produced a film called “Boss Day,” in which Mr. Shelley plays a maniacal boss who declares a work day to be Boss Day and proceeds to do as he pleases for the day. The other Collegiate team, That’s Punny Productions, produced a dark comedy called “Kathy for the Kill.” The team included the following current students and alumni: Chai Cooper-Stone ’16, Deborah Afolayan ’15, Anna Galanides ’17, Christina Christian ’16, Drew Colon ’15, Linda Galanides ’15, Dorcas Afolayan ’16, Connor Ferwerda ’17, Aidan Mickleburgh ’18, Sarah Colletti ’18, Sarah Smithson ’17, Meagan Justice ’14, Michael Warker ’17, Margaret Wadsworth ’17, Clair Spotts ’15, Max Gordon ’14, Emily Gerber ’15 and Kirby Kollmansperger ’16.

Mindfulness Initiative ExpandingAs a school we believe in the importance of helping young people with maintaining focus and attention in an increasingly fast-paced world. Practicing mindfulness is a way to do so and thereby enhance health and learning. In the summer of 2008, Upper School Counselor Alex Peavey offered faculty members the opportunity to learn about the benefits of mindfulness for adults and children. Many of the more than 80 faculty members who participated that summer gently incorporated their own practice into their daily rounds with students. In 2008 mindfulness became an integral part of our 9th Grade Health and Wellness/Stress Management curriculum. Training has routinely been made available for faculty and other staff members since 2008. This summer, faculty members were once again invited to participate in reading or learning on-line via the groundbreaking course at Google, Search Inside Yourself, developed and written by engineer Chade-Meng Tan. He is co-founder and chairman of Google’s Search Inside Yourself (SIY) Leadership Institute. Members of that team provided to Collegiate School administrators a day-long training session with another to follow in October. Our intention is to more fully develop a JK-12th Grade mindfulness program in conjunction with an understanding of the

Deborah Afolayan ’15, director of her 48 Hour film, lines up a shot.

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importance of emotional intelligence and neuroscience. Middle School Counselor Sally Chambers and Lower School Counselor Marella Gregory have joined Mr. Peavey in offering this most recent learning opportunity. Faculty participation has been strong is and growing steadily. While all JK-12th Grade students will have opportunities for learning about mindfulness during the school year, Mr. Peavey now offers a Senior Seminar class pertaining to Mindful Leadership, while 3rd-5th Grade classes participate regularly with consultant Marsha Brady. Please feel free to contact any of our divisional counselors to learn more about mindfulness and the benefits of this growing practice as it continues to impact our school culture.

Collegiate Hosts Tuckahoe Artists AssociationArtwork by the members of Tuckahoe Artists Association is on view in Hershey Center for the Arts, Saunders Library, Flippen Hall and South Science front hall. The show runs through Sept. 30, so be sure to stop in and see the wonderful variety of works on display. For further information about the artists collective visit http://www.tuckahoeartists.com/.

Seniors Attend College Application Jumpstart CampThe College Counseling office was busy this summer:• 73 Seniors (out of 126) attended our

College Application Jumpstart Camp where they started, wrote, edited and (some even submitted) applications with the support of their college counselor.

• 224 college applications have been started by the Class of 2016.

Cougar Holiday ExpressJoin us Thursday, Dec. 3 for COUGAR HOLIDAY EXPRESS — a new twist on a Collegiate holiday tradition! Children will enjoy shopping for family gifts at the Cub Boutique while parents pick up pre-ordered wreaths and other greenery and special holiday food favorites like peanuts, Dove chocolates and other holiday goodies. Once you’ve loaded all of

your holiday loot into your car, sit down and relax with friends and family and enjoy some food and fun in the new Centennial Hall while you listen to the sweet sounds of Collegiate musical acts! Please join us for this special evening of family, friends and festivities to kick-off

the Collegiate holiday season. Stay tuned for more details to come in November. Please contact Kristen Neese (kristen.neese@comcast.net) or Jana Barnes (jana.barnes1@gmail.com) if you have questions or would like to help with this new event.

Your Quest Is OnWe have what you need in after-school care! Collegiate’s Quest after-school programs include many new options as well our regular fan favorites.

Kinder Quest We are proud to introduce Kinder Quest, our newest after-school program for Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. Located off Nunnally Hall in the former Cougar Care space and adjacent to a new playground designed just for our little friends, this after-school program will provide activities designed specifically for our youngest Cougars. Led by the Assistant JK teachers, you can be sure your child’s transition from school day to after school is smooth and worry free.

Cougar Quest This year’s Cougar Quest students come from our 1st-4th Grades and the program will once again will be located in the lower level of Luck Hall. The same wonderful level of care and Collegiate consistent programs our families have come to expect will keep our LS Cougars engaged after school. Homework, snack and play time make for a busy but stress free after school experience.

Middle School Quest Crossing the Bridge doesn’t just pertain to school time but after school time as well. We offer many options to help our busy Middle School parents. If you want your child to focus on homework, an hour-long study hall monitored by one of our Collegiate teachers is available. If you need full time care, after study hall, your child can mosey on over to a relaxing environment of games, reading and play, both inside and out. For those parents with students participating in sports, we offer a “between sport seasons” option to help cover your after school care needs during the between season gap. Finally, and new this year, we are offering extended hours for parents with two students — one in Middle School Quest and one playing a sport. We know traveling back and forth or sitting in a parking lot isn’t fun so we’ll keep your MS Quest student until 6:30 p.m. so you can pick up your Cougars all at one time.

Activity Quest Whether it is splashing in the pool, figuring out your next chess move or riding a mountain bike on the trails at the Robins Campus, our after school enrichment offerings are great fun for Cougars of all ages. We offer many sessions throughout the year and provide a little of everything for everyone.Mark your calendars with the following activity session dates. Details to follow.

Session 1 Sept. 1-Nov. 23Holiday Classic Session Nov. 10-Dec. 17Session 2 Jan. 5-March 3Session 3 March 15-May 9Mini Sessions May 9-27

Who knew after school could be so fun! For information about all of Collegiate’s Quest programs, go to http://www.collegiate-va.org/Page/Extra-Programs/After-School or call Carole Kahwajy at 804.740.6477

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Summer Activities During the summer months, Collegiate students and teachers traveled together on both service and study trips. You can read about their adventures on their blogs:

• Nicaragua Service Trip: Two teachers and 12 rising seniors volunteered with an organization called Los Quinchos. nicacollegiate.wordpress.com

• High Sierra Trip: Thirty four rising 9th Graders and five teachers explored the wild west. instagram.com/collegiate_high_sierra_trip/

• YSOP Service in Washington, DC: Twenty rising 10th Graders and four teachers participated in the Youth Service Opportunity Project. ysop2015.blogspot.com/

• Dungannon Service Trip: Twenty rising 8th Graders and five teachers worked in the community of Dungannon, VA dungannonservicetrip2015.weebly.com/

• Collegiate in Namibia: Five Upper School students and one teacher learned about the cheetah population and visited with the Himba Tribe. collegiateinnamibia.blogspot.com/

• South Africa: Six Upper School students and two teachers attended the Lebone II Leadership Conference. lebone15.blogspot.com

Participants from the Cochrane Summer Economics Institute take a break at ChildSavers atop Richmond’s Church Hill.

Students Get Economics Exposure at CSEIIn June, Collegiate kicked off its 38th season of the Cochrane Summer Economics Institute. Twenty-nine students, including nine Cougars, from 14 schools around Richmond were selected from a competitive pool of applicants, the 2015 CSEI participants embarked on a month packed with valuable experiences that taught them about themselves, entrepreneurship and fields of interest. Collegiate parent Andy Stefanovich of New Richmond Ventures began the program with his special brand of infectious enthusiasm and provocative storytelling. His talk was titled “Thinking Creatively and Being True to Yourself.” Other activities during the program included a field trip to Capital One’s campus, visits from entrepreneurs, a RAMPS build (access ramps for people with physical disabilities) and individual internships at organizations

around Richmond including Davenport, VMFA, Interbake, ChildSavers and the Richmond International Airport. Collegiate rising seniors participating were Christy Bacon, Annie Bird, Catherine DeVoe, Anne Pearson Fox, Grant Gorsline, John Hazelton, Dalton Ruh, Katie Ryan, Grant Willard and Winston Willett.

I attended the Connecting Collections Summer Educator Institute co-hosted by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim Museum. I was selected as one of 40 K-12 teachers from around the world to participate in this five-day institute that took place in the galleries of

these museums. The Institute taught not only how to incorporate modern and contemporary art into curriculum but also how to utilize great works of art as the basis for interdisciplinary investigations. I enjoyed working with teachers from around the world and from a variety of disciplines. In my small group I worked with a history teacher from Ethiopia, a science teacher from Japan, a woman who works in the juvenile detention system in Oklahoma, an art teacher from San Francisco and a woman who works with autistic students in the Bronx. My goal is to continue the integration of art in my 7th Grade French curriculum as the students explore an essential questions with their peers in Bordeaux. I also went to Cambridge and attended the EdTech 3 day intensive workshop Teaching Foreign Language with Technology.

– Monica Johnston, Middle School French

This summer, I was lucky enough to receive the faculty grant from the Class of ’74 Endowment for International Studies, which allowed me to travel to Argentina. I lived with an Argentine “mom” in Buenos Aires for two weeks while attending a class especially designed for Spanish teachers. In the class, we were presented with Ecela Spanish Schools’ methods of teaching which reflected flip classroom teaching, a popular trend in teaching at

Monica Johnston, second fron right, works with other teachers at the Connecting Collections Summer Educator Institute.

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Sandra Marr holds a Fowler’s toad while leading teachers science inquiry lesson.

Collegiate. We also had the opportunity to share lessons and had to present a drill to actual students at Ecela. The trip was a true immersion experience, with classes in the morning, and cultural activities and assigned homework each afternoon. After the two-week course, the immersion experience continued as my travels took me to Bariloche in Patagonia and Iguazú Falls in the Entre Rios region of Argentina.

— Monique Voss, Upper School Spanish

College Counselor Erin Breese worked as a consultant at Duke University teaching courses on college admission to high school students from around the globe. Similar to the camp our College Counseling Office does at Collegiate, Ms. Breese worked with students on writing essays, working on apps creating college lists and how to communicate with colleges.

About 50 faculty and administrators have read Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan this summer to learn more about mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and neuroscience, in order to help students with increased self-awareness, attention and empathy. It’s an exciting piece of what we are including in our education of the whole-child and should make for a more calm, focused and peaceful learning environment for our students K-12.

— Sally Chambers, Middle School Counselor, and Marella Gregory, Lower School Counselor

Thanks to a Julia Williams Grant, I attended a week-long AP Statistics conference where the speaker was Josh Tabor, a nationally known statistician and author of The Practice of Statistics 5e (the best-selling textbook for AP® Statistics) and the Annotated Teacher’s Edition for The Practice of Statistics 4e and 5e. In addition to the professional development inspiring students to interpret and analyze data, the workshop enhanced a grant that Karen Albright and I received to implement problem based learning with current real world data experiments, projects and studies to the current AP statistics course.

—Jan Rodgers, Upper School math

Middle School teacher Kate Cunningham participated in the Central Virginia Writing Project at UVA for two weeks in July. Teachers from around the state participated in the institute, which is part of the National Writing Project.

I worked on a grant that will culminate in the creation of a Senior Seminar called “Mindful Leadership.” The research began back in May when I received training from “Search Inside Yourself” through Georgetown University’s Institute for Leadership. Search Inside Yourself was originally a professional development program for Google employees and has since been made available to major companies and organizations all over the world. The Mindful Leadership Senior Seminar will integrate mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and neuroscience, all with the intention of helping the seniors participating in this class to grow as compassionate leaders, particularly in the categories highlighted by Collegiate’s Responsible Citizenship initiative.

— Alex Peavey, Upper School Counselor

I worked as a guest artist with SPARC’s BRAVO program, the Vocal Arts Project at VCU and the Richmond Symphony’s Odyssey JR program. I’m proud to say that there were talented Collegiate Cougars participating in all three programs, including Middle School drama teacher Jenny Hundley. I also acted and sang in a short film for the Richmond 48 Hour Film Project which was named 2nd Runner Up for Best Film.

— Christine Hoffman, Lower School music

I traveled to New York City to attend the Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University in August. This summer institute is designed for curriculum planning, reading workshop, comprehension strategy instruction, assessment-based instruction and strategies to encourage collaboration and inquiry. This was a summer grant that I was awarded.

— Christine Waldron, Middle School English

I led professional development for elementary school teachers from all over Virginia at VCU in July. Guiding them in the art of outdoor science inquiry, I led over 40 teachers into the field to investigate the biodiversity of our James River parks.

— Sandra Marr, Upper School Biology & Ecology

I was invited to Washington, along with 106 other math and science teachers from across the country, to collaborate, meet and celebrate great teaching. The week began discussing Teacher Leadership, and how we are all important pieces to our schools, the states we represent and the country. Next we were off to the National Science Foundation to meet with its director, Dr. France Córdova, as well as researchers and educators from across the country. Finally, we spent a day at the White House meeting with Chief Technology Officer, Wendy Smith, a presidential campaign group called 100Kin10 and President Obama!

— Stew Williamson, Upper School science

I attended two professional development events, but I’m particularly thankful to Collegiate for sending me to The Writer’s Hotel (in NYC), a workshop for writers of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. I worked with 10 other writers and Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn. Workshops were for three hours in the morning; seminars, in the afternoon; and readings in the evening. The other poets and I read on the last evening of this wonderful conference.

— Pete Follansbee, Upper School English

International Travel Opportunities

November – IndiaStudent Leadership ConferenceDates: Nov. 10-21 (approximate)Cost: $2,600Open to: Full

January – MoroccoSenior Project visit to Partner School

in Casablanca, French ImmersionDates: Jan. 16-24Cost: $2,200Open to: Senior French language

students. Limited space available.

February – MexicoInternational Youth Symposium

(with partner school Carol Baur)International Emerging Leaders

AmericasDates: February (dates TBA)Cost: $700Open to: Full

February – ItalyModel UN at Partner School in VeniceDates: last week of FebruaryCost: $1,700Open to: Application open to all Upper

School students. Model UN students given preference.

March – FranceLanguage and Cultural ImmersionDates: Spring BreakCost: $2,200Open to: All 8th Grade French Language

Students

March – ChinaInternational Emerging Leaders AsiaCost: $700Dates: Mid to late MarchOpen to: Full

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The following are trips being offered this year. More information will be available during Parents’ Night. The deadline to sign up is Nov. 1. For more information, contact Erica Coffey, Director of International Programs, ecoffey@collegiate-va.org. Financial assistance is available through application.

April – FranceEuropean Festival of ArtsCost: $1,500Dates: April 16-22Open to: All Upper School arts students

via application process

May – Costa RicaSenior Project with Lacrosse the

NationsDates: May 22-29Cost: $2,400Open to: Seniors (preference given to

student athletes in any sport and first-come, first-served)

June – NicaraguaGlobal Service LearningDates: June 11-19 (approximate dates)Cost: $2,600Open to: Rising Seniors

June – SpainSpanish Language ImmersionDates: June 13-26 (approximate dates)Cost: $3,500Open to: All Upper School Spanish

language students

June – IcelandExperiential Learning - Outdoor

CollegiateDates: June (to be determined)Cost: $3,000Open to: All Upper School students

July – South AfricaStudent Leadership Conference at

Partner SchoolDates: July 3-13 (approximate dates)Cost: $2,600Open to: All Upper School students

through application

July – Belize, ½ science creditGlobal Public Health Science and

Service (intensive health care experience)

In partnership with Duke UniversityDates: July 11- August 5 with travel from

July 17-30Cost: $4,500Open to: All Upper School students

8th Graders visited chateaux in France last March.

Students in the summer Rhetoric and Composition class, taught by Allen Chamberlain and Allison Seay, took an observational field trip to VMFA and stopped along the way for a doughnut at Sugar Shack.

This Summer on Campus: Summer Quest Fun

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Rising Junior Kindergarteners help garden around their new playground.

Girls build structures at the LEtGO with LEGOs camp.

Boys scramble at the Geronimo Boys’ youth lacrosse camp.

Campers display their projects made in “Masks and Merriment — Props and Fabrication.”

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From the Upper School

H ello, Collegiate! It is with great anticipation that we embark on the journey that is the 2015-16 school year. For me and 160 others, it is our

first year in the Upper School, and for 45 of us, it is our first year learning and living together on Mooreland Road. With so many new faces in the Upper School faculty and student body, some people may wonder how much change these new Cougars will bring. As I prepare for my 38th first day of school, my mind drifts back to all of the excitement and energy that comes each year when the school year begins. What will I wear? What will my friends wear? What will we play at recess? Will I get to sit with my friends at lunch, or will they eat at another time? While the questions we have about a new year change as we mature and grow through our experiences, the anticipation of the beginning of a school year remains constant. The beginning of this new school year was July 1 for me, as I assumed the role of Interim Head of Upper School, and

took my place among those who have provided leadership for Collegiate School’s high school. It is a very accomplished group who have served the School in this role, and it is my hope to continue the tradition of wise leadership that has characterized this School for many decades. Our Senior Administrative Team spent several days together this summer thinking and dreaming about the school’s plans for its future. This opportunity to slow down and think about creating a model for what school can be is both exhilarating and humbling. To be a part of a school that deeply values both the opportunity to foster innovative thinking and to remain true to our enduring values creates an environment in which individuals feel safe to stretch themselves beyond their own perceived limitations. This type of environment allows each of us to live on the edge of our comfort zone in an intentional effort to maximize our academic, social, physical and emotional potential for growth. We wrapped up our time together with a day-long leadership institute led

by Google. This day challenged us to search inside ourselves through mindful meditation and mindfulness practice throughout our lives. Through this study, I was reminded of the importance of being present in the moment. As we continue the celebration of our Centennial, launch a new century of educational leadership and prepare our graduating class for their commencement at the end of this school year, it is comforting to know that in spite of new faces and new challenges, we face them with the conviction of character and confidence that have characterized Cougars for decades. Thank you for welcoming me and the 160 other Cougars new to the Upper School. We hope that our experiences will add to the rich story that is Collegiate School.

J.P. WatsonInterim Upper School Head

US Parents’ EventsNew Families Coffee: On Friday, Sept. 4, from 8:15–9:30 a.m., in the Sharp Academic Commons, families new to Collegiate are invited to gather for coffee and conversation. US Parents Night: Spend the evening meeting your child’s teachers and learn about their classes. Thursday, Sept. 17, from 6:40–9:00 p.m. Parent Education Program: Navigating the Upper School: On Monday, Sept. 21, from 7:30–9:00 p.m. in the Craigie Board Room of the Sharp Academic Commons, all 9th and 10th Grade parents are invited to an informative meeting about what to expect in the Upper School. Java with J.P.: All US parents are invited to get to know our Interim Head of Upper School and join a roundtable discussion on various topics, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 8:15 a.m., and on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 8:15 a.m., in the Craigie

Board Room of the Sharp Academic Commons. Coffee is provided. Parents’ Association Fall Meeting: On Wednesday, Oct. 21, all parents are invited to hear Head of School Steve

Hickman and John O’Neill, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, speak on the “State of the School.” The meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., in the Sharp Academic Commons.

On August 20, Collegiate’s coaches gathered to hear from Chris Snyder, director of coaching education for the United States Olympic Committee. He supports the USOC sport performance department and Team USA coaches of all 47 Olympic and Pan American sports. He spoke to our coaches about preparing for the coming season and staying connected to their athletes.

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New Upper School Faculty/StaffDaniel Bartels – STEM Coordinator, Middle and Upper Schools, AP Computer Science PrinciplesBS in Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University; BS in Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University. Daniel has been teaching physics and mathematics in Hanover since 2002 and has been developing and mentoring FIRST Robotics teams in Hanover and Richmond since 2004. He is currently an MAED student at Virginia Tech in Integrative STEM Education, the director of STEM education at CodeVA and a recent member of the Action Research Cohort of The Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium. He received the Community Foundation’s R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence in 2007 and is a member of the team at CodeVA that received the i.e.* Startup Competition’s award for Best Social Innovation Startup in 2015.

Beth Ann Bell – Upper School MathBS in Mathematics, Virginia Tech. Beth Ann has been teaching math since 1998. Her teaching career began near her hometown of Flemington, NJ where she taught math at Montgomery High School just outside of Princeton, NJ. After a year in New Jersey she was ready to come back to Virginia where she taught all levels of mathematics, most recently math analysis (pre-Calculus) and AP Statistics at Cox High School.

Kristine Chiodo – Upper School MathBS in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech; MEd in Secondary Math Education, Virginia Tech. Raised in New Jersey, Kristine has been teaching high school math and computer science in Virginia public schools for 24 years and is excited to transition to an independent school. With her background in engineering, Kristine enjoys showing her students how math and science are connected.

Hannah Curley – Upper School SpanishBA in Modern Foreign Language–Spanish, James Madison University. At JMU, Hannah participated in club rugby, was vice president of the National Spanish Honors Society and spent a semester abroad at the University of Salamanca, Spain. After graduation she returned to teach English for a year in Granada, Spain. After returning stateside last year, Hannah taught Spanish at Providence Middle School. She began her basketball coaching career at PVMS and Monacan High School where she helped lead the Lady Chiefs to a state championship victory. Hannah is very eager to work with the JV basketball team and Cub volleyball program this year.

Rebecca Dovi – Coding, AP Computer Science PrinciplesBS in Math, College of William and Mary. Rebecca is a master teacher with more than 15 years of classroom experience and a decade of experience doing professional development and curriculum development at the state and national level. She is on the Education Advisory Council for Code.org, is the first K-12 teacher to deliver a MOOC (Massively Open On Line) class for Amplify Education Inc., and Google Fellow Trailblazer. Rebecca also worked with the team developing and implementing the new Computer Science Principles course for the College Board as a pilot instructor. She was a recipient of the Aspirations in Computing award from the National Council of Women in Information Technology.

Jenn Earle – College Counseling AssistantBA in International Studies, University of Richmond; MS in Administration of Justice, VCU. Jenn worked for the Supreme Court of Virginia for 14 years until her husband was transferred to St. Louis, MO with Wachovia Securities. They returned to Richmond in 2014.

Ling Fung-Wu – Upper School SpanishBA and MA in Spanish from Montclair State University; “ABD” in Latin American Literature from Penn State University. Ling is of Chinese descent; born and raised in Valencia, Venezuela. She spent the last few years teaching Spanish at the college level, translating a book of essays about Foucault, Rancière and Rodríguez

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College Coffee Series: The Senior Process Thursday, Sept. 3 • 8:15–9:30 a.m. Craigie Board Room

College Coffee Series: The Junior ProcessThursday, Sept. 10 • 8:15–9:30 a.m.Craigie Board Room

College Q&A: 10th Grade ParentsFriday, Oct. 23 • 8:30–9:30 a.m.College Resource RoomRSVP Required; space limited

College Q&A: 10th Grade ParentsMonday, Oct. 26 • 7–8 p.m.College Resource RoomRSVP Required; space limited

College Q&A: 10th Grade ParentsWednesday, Oct. 28 • 8:30–9:30 a.m.College Resource RoomRSVP Required; space limited

College Q&A: 10th Grade ParentsMonday, Nov. 2 • 8:30–9:30 a.m.College Resource RoomRSVP Required; space limited

College Counseling: NCAA Recruiting9th–11th Grade Families invitedTuesday, Nov. 17 • 7:00–8:30 p.m.Craigie Board Room

College Counseling: Financial AidThursday, Nov. 19 • 7:00–9:00 p.m.Craigie Board Room

College Counseling: 10th Grade Parent MeetingTuesday, Dec. 15 • 8:15–9:15 a.m.Oates Theater

College Counseling Office Parent Events RSVP to 741-9742.

New US Roles The following will be taking on new roles this year:

Director of Fine Arts Mike Boyd is also Director of Calendar.

Middle School librarian Tyler Boyd will be teaching Upper School Latin.

Erica Coffey is now Dean of Student Life and Director of International Programs.

Associate Director of Admission Beth Kondorossy is also Dean of Student Activities.

Director of College Counseling Brian Leipheimer is also Dean of Curriculum and Student Achievement.

Director of Global Education Claire Sisisky is now Director of Responsible Citizenship.

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In the Middle School

nest while they flapped, gaining a sense of being suspended in air. This went on for days all the while the parents were chirping their encouragement. Finally, one of the youngsters decided that it was time to really fly and jumped off the side of the nest flapping its still undeveloped wings for all it was worth. Dipping close to the water, it made the 20-yard flight to the dock, landing as clumsily as it flew. Hours later, it made the return trip to the nest handling both the flight and the landing with more confidence. The days that followed saw

We have all read or heard stories about baby birds leaving the nest being a great analogy for what happens with children. I have had

plenty of opportunities over the years to watch our students learn to spread their wings, but this past summer I got to watch it happen on the bird side of the equation and it was truly fascinating. The subjects were an osprey family of two adults and three chicks domiciled on a raised platform in a Mathews County creek just a short distance from the Chesapeake Bay. The parents built a huge nest (which they use year after year) for shelter, provided meals of freshly caught fish several times a day, and stood constant watch over the brood protecting them from other predatory birds. Watching the birds learn to fly was a trip. They would try out their wings, initially flapping them awkwardly for a few moments and then progress to a more fluid and sustained motion. Next, they incorporated jumping a few inches straight up over the

flights of greater distance and time in ever expanding circles and the addition of the other baby birds in the same sequence. Some three weeks after the initial flight, each of the youngsters was flying like a pro, catching its own fish and roosting in separate tall pines along the creek. Mom and dad, while still around, were far less engaged, limiting their role to one of oversight. My take-away is that the analogy holds for the most part. There are scads of similarities between birds and children “leaving the nest” with the greatest difference being that the birds are on a far more accelerated schedule. Though I am sure that the respective timetables happen for good reasons, I have to wonder if maybe we could learn a lesson or two from our osprey friends.

Charlie Blair Middle School Head

Building on the success of the Chromebook initiative with 7th Grade last year, for the first time each Middle Schooler in the 2015-16 school year will be provided with an individually assigned Chromebook. These will be school-owned devices and will be stored in carts in advisory rooms during non-school hours for 5th and 6th Graders, while 7th and 8th Graders will have the option of taking them home. Learning today requires frequent access to technology from simple word processing and digital text resources to higher-level goals such as collaboration in history class, online research in many subjects, problem-solving in math, development of English and foreign language vocabulary and grammar, as well as creative expression of ideas through writing and media. One advantage of Chromebooks is that they easily sync data with other devices running the Chrome browser. In addition, our endemic use of Google Apps makes it simple to use other devices at home and

Middle School Students Get Chromebooks

Dorcas Afolayan, Jasmine Harper and Palmer Robins helped with processing, managing and labeling Chromebooks.

a Chromebook at school without losing data. There will be no need for students to bring other devices to school. Over the summer, a team set up 576

Chromebooks, thanks especially to help from students Palmer Robins ’15, Jasmine Harper ’17, Adam Mickelburgh ’18, Dorcas Afolayan ’16 and Jensen Richardson ’19.

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New Middle School Faculty/StaffLynn G. Atkins – Middle and Upper School Choral Music DirectorBM in Music Education, Westminster Choir College of Rider University; MM in Choral Conducting Performance, James Madison University; DMA Choral Conducting Performance, Literature, and Pedagogy, James Madison University. Lynn comes to Collegiate after 10 years of teaching in secondary schools and higher education institutions. Parallel to teaching, Lynn has performed as a choral conductor, a choral singer and vocal soloist for some of the top performing artists in the United States. After earning his doctorate, Lynn has been honored to provide service to the area by conducting All-County and All-District choirs throughout Virginia. He is also Artistic Director of One Voice Chorus, a community choir based in Richmond, which focuses on healing the racial divide that exists in our larger metropolitan area.

Rosemary Begin – Part-time NurseBS in Nursing, Medical College of Virginia/VCU. Rosemary began her nursing career in cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia before moving to Henrico Doctors Hospital. Her transition to school nursing started with Henrico County Public Schools, and for the last four years she has been a frequent substitute at Collegiate, St. Catherine’s and St. Gertrude’s.

Kristi Hillyard – Middle School MathBS in Elementary Education, Mathematics Endorsement, ASL Emphasis, Utah State University. After two years as a middle school math teacher at Thomas Edison Charter School in Logan, Utah, Kristi moved to Richmond.

Bryan Hooten – Middle and Upper School Band DirectorBachelor of Music, University of Southern Mississippi; Master of Music, Virginia Commonwealth University. Bryan has been teaching music in Richmond for 10 years — at Virginia Commonwealth University, Hanover High School and James River High School while performing, recording and touring with No BS! Brass, Matthew E. White and many other groups. He also practices and teaches yoga at Ashtanga Yoga Richmond and serves on the board of the non-profit organization, Project Yoga Richmond.

Wendi Moss – 8th GradeBA in English, University of Richmond; MEd in Reading, Virginia Commonwealth University; PhD in Educational Leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University. Wendi has 14 years of teaching experience in all levels ranging from Kindergarten to college, but considers middle school students to be her favorite.

Mandy Salhab – Part-time NurseAssociates Degree in Nursing/RN, John Tyler School of Nursing. Mandy grew up in Little Rock, AR, attended the University of Arkansas and then moved to Richmond. Her nursing career began in labor and delivery then transferred to neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. Her daughter Kinsley ’27 attends Collegiate.

Yu Xiao – Middle School ChineseBA in Choreography and Performance, Beijing Dance Academy; MFA in Choreography, the Ohio State University. Born in China, Yu came to the United State in 2003. She has 15 years of experience teaching dance and Tai Chi and has been a visiting professor at Oberlin College, Wittenberg University and the Ohio State University.

MS Parents’ EventsNew Families Coffee: On Friday, Sept. 4, from 8:15–9:30 a.m., in the Sharp Academic Commons, families new to Collegiate are invited to gather for coffee and conversation. 5th Grade Time Out: Calling all 5th Graders! Join your classmates on Friday, Sept. 11, from 2:45–4:00 p.m., for fun, games, Mr. Softee and a DJ on the Middle School Lawn before the home football game. 6th Grade Time Out: All 6th Graders are invited to stay after school on Friday, Sept. 18, for a fun-filled afternoon of treats and festivities. MS Parents’ Night: Spend the evening meeting your child’s teachers and learn about their classes. Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6:45–9:00 p.m. Parents’ Association Fall Meeting: On Oct. 21, all parents are invited to hear Head of School Steve Hickman, and John O’Neill, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, speak on the “State of the School.” The meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., in the Sharp Academic Commons. MS Parent Education Program Drug & Alcohol Education 101: You Should Know As Much As They Do: On Nov. 13, from 8:15–9:15 a.m., in the Reeves Center, all 5th, 6th and 7th Grade parents are invited to hear Brenda Conlan (www.brendaconlan.com), world-renowned prevention specialist, lead a workshop on communicating the risks of alcohol and drugs to our children with her lively and honest presentation style. Lifestyle Risk Reduction Workshop with Brenda Conlan: Conversations About Making Healthy Choices: Attendance is required for all 8th Grade students and their parents. On Nov. 18, from 7:00–8:45 p.m., in Oates Theater. Families will break into small groups designed to promote thoughtful discussion and strategies for effectively communicating with one another about the use/abuse of alcohol and other drugs during teen years.

Music DatesTwo student concerts will take place this fall in Oates Theater.

Mark your calendars and be sure to attend!

Fall Instrumental Concert (Grades 7-12) • Nov. 12, 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Fall Choral Concert (Grades 7-12) • Nov. 16, 7:00–8:30 p.m.

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New Lower School Faculty/StaffPaige Archer – Junior Kindergarten/KinderQuest CounselorBA in Art, University of Alaska Anchorage; MEd in Special Education, George Mason University. Paige was raised in Minnesota, adventured around Alaska for six years and settled in Virginia eight years ago. She has four years of teaching experience split between Alexandria City Public Schools and Charlottesville City Schools.

Rives Barksdale – Junior KindergartenBS in Elementary Education, Virginia Commonwealth University; BA in Sociology, Salem College. Rives has volunteered in Thailand and Nepal, teaching English to children and adults, taught for the Head Start program in Petersburg, VA, and spent 10 years teaching in international schools in China, Indonesia, Spain and The Netherlands. She then spent seven years teaching early childhood education at the British International School of New York.

Kelley R. Givens Gueye – Junior Kindergarten/KinderQuest CounselorBFA in Photography, Howard University; teaching certification, Catholic University. Born in Dayton, OH, Kelley graduated from high school in Tacoma, WA. She spent 10 years in Washington, DC teaching art K-12 before moving to Senegal where she taught art and English.

Cathy Gregory – Co-Chair of Academic Services: Learning SpecialistBA in Elementary Education, College of William and Mary; MEd in Learning Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University. Cathy has served in public education as a teacher and administrator for 38 years, beginning in Chesterfield County Schools, with over 30 years in Essex County and Hanover County, ending her career in Caroline County Schools. After teaching special education at the elementary, middle and high school levels, she became a Lead Teacher Specialist for special education in Hanover, moving to Assistant Director for Special Education. She retired in July 2015 as Director of Special Education in Caroline County, VA.

Kathryn Webb Heidt ’94 – Lead Nurse (Lower School)BS in Health Science, University of Richmond; BS in Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University. Kathryn attended Collegiate (K-12) and graduated in 1994. During her nursing career, Kathryn has practiced in the areas of children’s rehabilitation, diabetes and case management. For the past six years she has worked with Henrico County Schools as an Itinerant RN, caring for over 2,500 students in five elementary schools. Her son Benjamin attends Collegiate (Class of 2025).

Nicole Jones – Junior KindergartenBS in Elementary Education, Longwood University; MS in Curriculum and Instruction in Special Education, Longwood University. While at Longwood, she pursued a degree in education and, beginning her sophomore year, served as President of the Student Virginia Education Association (SVEA). Nicole completed practicum experiences in Henrico, Chesterfield, and Buckingham County where she also served as a Title I, math and reading tutor.

Laura Matthews – Kindergarten AssistantBA in International Studies, University of North Carolina; MT in Elementary Education and Special Education, University of Virginia. Laura played tennis at the University of North Carolina and starting this fall, will be Collegiate’s assistant girls’ varsity coach and head boys’ JV coach. Her teaching career began in Rockville, MD where she taught in the Model Asperger

In the Lower School

D o you remember how hard it was to wait for a special event when you were young? Perhaps you were waiting for the hands on the clock to make their way to the exact time when your birthday party was

scheduled to begin, or you were waiting for the car to be packed and ready to head out on a long-awaited family trip – going to see the grandparents – going to that special place at the river, the beach or the mountains. Whatever comes to mind, you can probably identify a moment when “waiting” for something was extremely hard; we have all had to wait. Let me confess: I feel exactly like a child waiting for the first day of school and for students and faculty to populate our classrooms. The start of school will be especially magical for me this year as I return to the Lower School in my new role. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to get to know our Lower School students and families as well as work alongside the wonderful faculty. Additionally, I am excited that the Parents’ Association has planned a series of morning meetings for me to talk with Lower School Parents. Please mark your calendars and try to attend one or more of these “Mornings with Mrs. Miller” meetings:

Thursday, Oct. 1, 8:15–9:15 a.m. Burke Hall Friday, Nov. 20, 8:15–9:15 a.m. Centennial Hall (our new building) Tuesday, Jan. 12, 8:15–9:15 a.m. Centennial Hall Tuesday, Feb. 23, 8:15–9:15 a.m. Centennial Hall This summer has been full of planning to enrich our curriculum, our experiences and our traditions — old and new. When you step onto the Lower School campus you will undoubtedly notice the construction of our new Centennial Hall. It will officially open in October, providing a beautiful space for dining and gathering possibilities. As we prepare to launch our new Junior Kindergarten program, construction is underway on the addition of a new JK playground east of Hunter Hall. This will provide a perfectly sized natural play area for our youngest Cougars. Soon, the sounds of children’s voices filling the hallways of the Lower School will be music to my ears. Children bring an energy and excitement to our environment that is indescribable. Ask any Lower School teacher and they will agree that the first day of school is magical. Being around children filled with optimism for the school year ahead is truly contagious.

Debbie Miller Lower School Head

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LS Parents’ EventsJK/Kindergarten Parents’ Night: Don’t miss the chance to stop by your child’s classroom and hear from their teacher, get important information for the year, meet your Room Parent and MORE! Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6:15–8:00 p.m.

New Families Coffee: On Friday, Sept. 4, from 8:15–9:30 a.m., in the Sharp Academic Commons, families new to Collegiate are invited to gather for coffee and conversation.

LS Parents Night: Don’t miss the chance to stop by your child’s classroom and hear from their teacher, get important information for the year, meet your Room Parent and MORE! Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6:15–8:45 p.m.

Mornings with Mrs. Miller: On Thursday, Oct. 1, from 8:15–9:15 a.m., in Burke Hall, get to know our new Lower School Head Debbie Miller. Join her for an informal gathering where she will speak on relevant Lower School topics and take questions from parents.

Cougar-Paw-Looza: Join us to celebrate the new school year on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 5:30–7:30 p.m., at this fun, informal family dinner event on the Lower School lawn! Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blanket, pack your own picnic dinner or purchase one from local food trucks. A DJ, dance contests, games, drinks and cookies will be provided!

Parents’ Association Fall Meeting: On Wednesday, Oct. 21, all parents are invited to hear Head of School Steve Hickman, and John O’Neill, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, speak on the “State of the School.” The meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m. in the Sharp Academic Commons.

CondolencesWe offer sincere condolences to Collegiate families who have recently lost family members.

Timothy P. Kelly, brother of Bill Kelly ’82 and Rob Kelly ’87 (deceased), died Jan. 16, 2015.

Jack Maynard Neal, father of Chrystal Neal, and grandfather of Rachel Lifson ’19, died March 31, 2015.

Olivia Elease Spurlock ’13, daughter of Dale and LeRoy Mason, and sister of Gabrielle Spurlock ’18, died March 21, 2015.

Charles Edwin Estes, father of Martha Grover ’79, and grandfather of Lizzie ’09, Dottie ’10, and Jack Grover ’15, died April 6, 2015.

Barbara Jean Van Winkle, mother of Peter Van Winkle, and grandmother of Chris ’14, Payton ’16, and Matthew Van Winkle ’20, died April 10, 2015.

Phyllis Grubbs, mother of former Head of Lower School Jill Hunter, and grandmother of Matt ’97 and Warren Hunter ’01, died April 12, 2015.

Randolph Lee Morchower, brother of Todd Morchower ’89, and uncle of Malone Morchower ’23, died April 12, 2015.

William O. Wiley, father of Andy Wiley ’77, and grandfather of Colscon ’11 and Nash Wiley ’15, died April 12, 2015.

Mary M. Cheney, mother of Beth Schmohl, and grandmother of Mary Lynne ’11 and Trey Schmohl ’15, died April 28, 2015.

Edalleen “Eddie” Morgan Brush, grandmother of Katharine Adamson ’96, and great-grandmother of Katie ’23 and Shepard Adamson ’25; and grandmother of Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt ’94 and Christie Thalhimer Silverstein ’02, died May 8, 2015.

Robert Greider Partlow, father of Rob Partlow, and grandfather of Connor ’13, Kate ’17 and Sadie Partlow ’19, died on May 9, 2015.

Gerald Keith “Jerry” Raquet, father of Bruce Raquet, and grandfather of Bryson Raquet ’21, died on May 21, 2015.

Jessie William “Jay’” Stuckey, father of Leslie Hall, and grandfather of Caroline ’18 and Lilly Hall ’20, died May 25, 2015.

Shirley Stutts Heath Roberts, mother of Matson Roberts, and grandmother of Matson, Jr. ’11 and Meriwether Roberts ’15, died May 25, 2015.

Elsa Prather, daughter of Alisa Prather, Cougar Quest Program Leader, died June 12, 2015.

Charles Griffin, father of Hill Griffin, and grandfather of Whit ’13 and Finley Griffin ’16, died June 16, 2015.

Peggy Bobbitt, sister of Helen Coulson, Director of Instrumental Music, died June 17, 2015.

Ruth Robbins “Gerrie” Porter, mother of Cheairs Porter, and grandmother of Jack Porter ’27, died June 23, 2015.

Dr. Harry Rowland, father of Tom Rowland, Ric Rowland and Holly Phillips, and grandfather of Ian ’12, Sara, and Hope Rowland ’14, and Cole, Megan ’16, Latane ’16, and Hallie Phillips ’19, died June 30, 2015.

William Bagwell Goode, father of E.V. Goode ’79, Amy Goode ’81, and Billy Goode ’83, and grandfather of Ann-Robert Goode ’15, died August 3, 2015.

Philip Alschbach, father of Linda Hanson and grandfather of Grace ’19 and Will ’21, died August 11, 2015.

David O. Williams, father of Brendan O’Toole, ’98, and grandfather of Andrew O’Toole ’28, died on August 15, 2015.

Values of the Month PlannedEvery month, homeroom teachers and their students focus on a value. Teachers deliver lessons about the values during a class morning meeting session and work them into activities, and they are also featured in Town Meeting skits performed by 4th Graders to the Lower School community. This year’s values of the month have been set:

September = ToleranceOctober = ForgivenessNovember = HumilityDecember = Reverence

January = JusticeFebruary = Loyalty

March = PerseveranceApril = StewardshipMay = Peacefulness

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New Kids on the Block

1st GradeNoelle Christensen Short Pump Elementary Rosewell Ferrell The Hockaday School (TX)Noah Hartley Pemberton ElementaryNicolas Nieves-Fung Longdale ElementaryEssam Shah North Cross School

(Roanoke)

2nd GradeGabriela Hernandez Steward SchoolRees Jarema Berkeley Preparatory

School (FL)Taylor Mosby Charlotte Country Day

School (NC)Sarah Elizabeth Watson Woodward Academy (GA)Amelia Wright Lafayette Elementary

(D.C.)

3rd GradeCarlin Miles Short Pump Elementary Izzy Pohlmann Assumption St. Bridget

School (WA)Caroline Zandler Robious ElementaryNico Zeballos Kaechele Elementary

4th GradeHeidi Albrecht Evergreen ElementaryBraden Bell Trantwood Elementary (Virginia Beach)Sophie Cohen Steward SchoolGiles Ferrell The Hockaday School (TX)Jake MacNelly William Fox Elementary Chloe Miles Short Pump Elementary Callie Jo Rogers Tuckahoe Montessori

SchoolChristian Trimmingham Central Montessori School

5th GradeCarter Anderson St. Christopher’s SchoolA.J. Condlin St. Bridget SchoolSilas Gwathmey Aylett Country DayLily Hartley Pemberton ElementaryJacob Hunt Steward SchoolLauren McCluskey Mary Munford ElementaryEllie McComb Kaechele ElementaryCoen Patel Steward SchoolT. Rigby St. Christopher’s SchoolLili Zeballos Kaechele ElementaryNina Zeballos Kaechele Elementary

6th GradeIzzy Bartels Kersey Creek ElementarySydni Denton Pocahontas MiddleMackenzie Ferguson St. Bridget SchoolBrent Hailes Mary Munford ElementaryBobby Marlatt Clarksville Elementary (MD)Aaron Moore St. Michael’s SchoolAlexander Trimmingham Central Montessori School

7th GradeMaddy Fox Steward SchoolElla Garnett New Community SchoolTaly Leibowitz St. Catherine’s SchoolHayden Luckert Tuckahoe MiddleJada Mahoney Edlin SchoolMcKenzie McHugh The McGehee School (LA)Hunter Milligan Steward SchoolSaanvi Mittal Moody MiddleArchie Saint West Hill Park Prep (UK)Hayden Spelbring Short Pump MiddleRebecca Watson Woodward Academy (GA)

8th GradeQuinn Calhoun St. Mary’s SchoolAli Cohen Steward SchoolArbaaz Gill Matoaka MiddleMo Lyu Futian Foreign Language

School (China)Mary Blair McLean Hunter Country DayAvery Rogers St. Michael’s SchoolBrady Spelbring Moody Middle

In addition to our new Junior Kindergarteners and Kindergarteners, please welcome these new students and their families to the Collegiate community.

9th GradeElla Ackerman Short Pump MiddleTim Atkins Good Shepherd SchoolGracie Burress Steward SchoolEmma Fox Steward SchoolEllis Henderson Seven Hills SchoolMohini Johri Moody MiddleJack Lerch St. Bridget SchoolCharlotte Marshall St. Michael’s SchoolIain Moore St. Bridget SchoolLindsey Milligan Steward SchoolSophie Mitchell St. Michael’s SchoolPaige Murphy Moody MiddleThomas Rausch Holman MiddleSheldon Reed Powhatan Jr. HighSophie Roberts Tuckahoe IBAdam Samee Seven Hills SchoolKaitlyn Sanderson St. Bridget SchoolTeonne Smith Anna Julia Cooper SchoolJosh Van De Putte St. Michael’s SchoolJonathan Wang Short Pump Middle

10th GradeCaroline Campos Edgewood High School (WI)Abby Cole St. Catherine’s SchoolColleen Marlatt River Hill High School (MD)Sean McHugh Isidore Newman (LA)Freddie Saint King Edward VI (UK)

11th GradeFelipe Campos Edgewood High School (WI)Will Pohlmann Seattle Prep (WA)Bryce Ritter Chatham High School (NJ)

Welcome, New Faculty & StaffFront Row: Sandra Marr, David Kehlenbeck, Beth Ann Bell, Kristi Hillyard, Vicky Maitland, Stephanie Smith, Jenn Earle, Kelley Gueye, Paige Archer, Kim Turner, Nicole Jones, Courtney Schweickart, Cathy Kirchmier. Back Row: Mandy Salhab, Rosemary Begin, Andrew Vigne, Susan Droke, Kristine Chiodo, J.P. Watson, Wendi Moss, Lynn Atkins, Jake McDonald, Greg Sesny, Bryan Hooten, Tia Owen, Joya Sellers, Laura Matthews, Daniel Bartels, Hannah Curley, Cathy Gregory, Ling Fung-Wu, Rebecca Dovi, Yu Xiao, David Privasky, Nate Jackson, Rives Barksdale. Not pictured: Kathryn Heidt, Brock Shiflett

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(Spanish to English) and focusing in the study of 19th-century Latin American short stories, specifically the works of the Mexican writer Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera.

Nate Jackson – Upper School HistoryBA in Political Science, Yale University; MA in Geography, George Washington University. Nate has seven years of teaching and coaching experience, his first six years at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC and most recently at Walsingham Academy in Williamsburg, VA. He played Division-I varsity ice hockey at Yale and spent his first year post-college in Gap, France playing professionally where he also began his career as an educator teaching an English-language course in the local community. As head varsity coach, he guided Gonzaga to three state championships, and he was named Washington Post’s All-Met Coach of the Year in 2014.

David Kehlenbeck – Upper School MathBA in Russian and East European Studies, University of Virginia. At UVA, David spent a large portion of his time singing and traveling around Virginia and overseas with the a cappella group, the Virginia Gentlemen. He taught history for a year but then transitioned to teaching mathematics, including five years at Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, NY, and the past two years at Leysin American School, an international boarding school in a mountain ski village in the Swiss Alps. He is working towards a graduate degree in Mathematics for Teaching from the Harvard Extension School.

Sandra Marr – Upper School Biology, AP Biology, EcologyBS in Biology, Carnegie Mellon University; MS in Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley. Sandra taught biology, physics and AP Environmental Science in Henrico County Public Schools (2001-2008); and she taught field-based ecology classes through UC Berkeley (2001) and VCU (2013). In addition, Sandra worked for the Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement program, coaching science teachers on inquiry-based approaches to hands-on investigation (2013-2015). Sandra is passionate about connecting people with their environment and learning all she can about the natural history of ecosystems locally and abroad. She spent a semester in Australia’s rainforest (1996), organized two ecological education trips to Costa Rica (2006, 2014) and explored Alaska’s great wilderness with her family (2006, 2012).

Jake McDonald ’07 – Upper School Health and Wellness/ Driver’s Ed; Associate Director of Summer QuestBA in History, Hampden-Sydney College. Jake is a 2007 graduate of Collegiate and played four years of varsity lacrosse at Hampden-Sydney. He has spent the past three years at the Norfolk Collegiate School where he served as an assistant athletic director, PE/Health teacher and director of the boys’ lacrosse program. This past season, he was recognized as the US Lacrosse Man of the Year for his contributions to the Norfolk community.

David Privasky – Upper School BiologyBS in Biology, Central Michigan University; completing MS in Biology, Mississippi State University. David has six years of teaching experience from Tomahawk Creek Middle School in Chesterfield County Public Schools. He also taught Homebound Education at Manchester High School for students unable to attend during the normal school day. At Tomahawk, he coached

boys basketball and pursued fundraisers to help special needs basketball teams in the county through the Medford League.

Courtney Schweickart – Upper School HistoryBA in Government & Politics, University of Maryland; MAT, Loyola University Maryland. Courtney has taught in both independent and public schools, and is thrilled to begin her seventh year of teaching as a member of the history department and Collegiate community.

Greg Sesny – Upper School PhysicsBEE (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering), The Catholic University of America; MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, Science, The University of Maryland. A graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School, Greg matriculated to The Catholic University of America to study electrical engineering where he was he was a three-year starter on their nationally ranked Division III football team. Upon graduation, Greg began his teaching career at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, MD where he taught physical science and trigonometry while also coaching football at Catholic University. In January of 2001, Greg left teaching to pursue college coaching full time and became a graduate assistant football coach for the University of Maryland. During his time at Maryland, the team won an ACC Championship, competed in the Orange Bowl and won the Peach and Gator Bowls. After a three-year stint at Maryland, Greg went on to coach at two NCAA Division III Schools, Hampden-Sydney College and Wilkes University. He returned to the classroom in the fall of 2008 in Washington, DC at St. John’s College High School teaching college prep physics, conceptual physics and algebra. During his seven years at St. John’s, Greg founded the school’s U.S. First Robotics Program that in three short years grew to 30 students and made the playoffs in each of their competitions the past two years.

New Upper School Faculty (cont.)

Broadway in Richmond TicketsGroup rate tickets for the Broadway in Richmond 2015–16 season are now available! We hope you will join other friends from the Collegiate Community as we attend an individual performance at a “group rate” for each of the offerings including Disney’s The Lion King, Motown, the Musical and more! The date, time and ticket cost for each show that we are seeing can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/broadwaytktsRVA. Sign up for any or all of the shows. Tickets will be assigned as orders are placed, and distributed in October. Tickets may be charged to your student’s account, or you may pay by check. If you have any questions, please contact Kate Parthemos at kparthemos@collegiate-va.org.

Parent Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteering at Collegiate is a great way to meet new people and to get involved in the life of our school. There are many ways to be engaged at Collegiate including Campus Support, Fine Arts and Special Events, in addition to opportunities in each school division. Go to www.collegiate-va.org/volunteer to find out more! Questions? Contact Sally Partlow (s_partlow@hotmail.com). We look forward to getting to know you!

Campus Conversation (cont.)

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Steve Hickman, Head of SchoolPhyllis Palmiero, Vice President-Finance and AdministrationAmanda Little Surgner ’83, Vice President-AdvancementJ.P. Watson, Interim Head of Upper SchoolCharles L. Blair, Jr., Head of Middle SchoolDebbie Miller, Head of Lower SchoolSusan Droke, Academic DeanKaren Doxey, Director of Athletics

PAW PRINT is published multiple times throughout the year.Elizabeth Cogar ’77, editor phone : 741-9781 e-mail : ecogar@collegiate-va.orgBeth Flippo Hutchins ’88 and Marguerite Bostic, Parents’ Association CorrespondentsPAW PRINT may be read online at www.collegiate-va.org

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Program at Ivymount School. After moving to Williamsburg, VA, Laura taught third grade at General Stanford Elementary School.

Tia Owen – Junior KindergartenBA in Education and Communications, Mary Baldwin College; MEd in Special Education, University of Virginia. After receiving her MEd, Tia taught kindergarten and first grade in Henrico County Public Schools for six years. In Winston-Salem, NC, she taught second grade at Summit School, and, back in Richmond, she has been a lead teacher (4-5 year olds) at St. Stephen’s Preschool for the past four years. Her three children attend Collegiate: Duncan ’18, Carter ’20 and Catherine ’24.

Joya Sellers – 3rd GradeBS in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Anderson University. Joya has seven years of teaching experience. She was born in North Carolina but relocated to Lancaster, SC for her school-age years. After graduating, she began her teaching career in Anderson where she has lived and taught for the last seven years.

Stephanie Smith – Lower School MovementBA in Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; MA in Teaching Elementary Education, Mary Baldwin College. Stephanie has taught first and second grades as well as drama at Hanover Academy, singing, acting, and dancing with the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC) and theatre and movement classes with St. Catherine’s Brilliant Summer program.

Kim Turner – Junior Kindergarten/Kinder Quest CounselorBA in English from Randolph-Macon College; Virginia Teacher Licensure from the University of Richmond, and an Early Childhood Education Career Studies certificate from J. Sargeant Reynolds. Kim has taught preschool for the past seven years at All-Saints Episcopal School. She has also been a substitute teacher at Collegiate, worked as a camp counselor for Summer Quest, a program leader at Cougar Quest, and spent eight years working in Cougar Care. Kim’s husband Robby Turner teaches Kindergarten at Collegiate, and they have two daughters, Abby ’14 and Lizzie ’18.

New Lower School Faculty (cont.)

New LS & MS Roles The following faculty and staff will be taking on new roles this year:

Eileen Beane was Kindergarten, now JKAnn Woods Cutchins was 2nd Grade, now JKSarah Gentry was 2nd Grade Assistant, now 3rd Grade AssistantDebra McKercher was Kindergarten Assistant, now 2nd Grade

AssistantAndrew Slater will be Middle School Assistant Activities Coordinator Kim Smythe was 4th Grade, now Science for 3rd/4th GradeWendy Wilson was Kindergarten Assistant, now JK