The Steward School

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FROM THE HEADMASTER'S DESK . ..

The Steward School­A Place To Excel In Februdry, our fdculty dnd ddministrdtion get busy pldnnong for the next school yedr. New

progrdms, cUrriculum chdnges, enrollment, budgets, dnd Instructlondl innovdtions dre dll currenl

tOPICS of discussion with September 1995 in mind . At the end of this month, our fd m,l ies will

be receiving cont rdcts for student re-enrol lment. We hope that you dre edger to return dnd will

send them back dS soon as possible. The better enrollment projection we hdve the better we are

able to plan dnd serve our students in the yedr ahead.

Recently, I discussed the future of Stewdrd dt d meeting of the Pdrents' AssOCidtion . My vision

of Stewdrd hds dn energetic focus on growth rooted In ItS present streng th. In obvious dnd

subtle WdYS, we are aggressively pursu ing WdYS to increase the student population, enhdnce the

trrlCulum, enrich activities and improve faculties. In the weeks ahead, you Will see mdicdtions

hese efforts-new Cdmpus signdge, d new SAT preparation progrdm dnd d new community

acrosse leam.

As we grow and change m the yedrs dhedd, you can be assured that Stewdrd will remain true

to its miSSion. In simplest terms, The Steward School is a place where students o f various talents

and ab,lities Cdn excel. O ur students excel because of the individual attention, opportunities in

athletiCS and the visudl dnd performmg drts, and because of the teachers dnd the educationdl

program. Discovering a student's strengths and using them to develop a gredter self-worth, self­

competence dnd self-confidence is "Stewdrd success ."

Our educational philosophy IS "student-centered" with small classes, d family atmosphere dnd d

focus on the IndiVidual learner. We opera te With the understanding that every student IS

different dnd consequent ly ledrns differently. This is dn dpprodch dppreciated by many o f our

students who come from o ther schools . As one returning student stated, "Steward opens up

tha t door that everyone else wdnted to close and lets me use my imagination. I can concentrdte

on my school work ... Stewdrd is a sdfer dtmosphere thdt feels more like d home."

As you think dbout the next school yedr, I hope thdt you will think of Stewdrd dS your "home."

Sincerely,

Stephen M . Stdckhouse

CONNECTION

In this issue

,

February 1995

Lower School ........... Page i

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ............. l

Middle School .................. 4

Signet Art Show ....•........... It

Substitutes Needed .......... It

Upper School ................... 5

Coming Events .................. 5

MathelMtics at The Steward School ••........ 6

Wekome to Steward ........ 7

Athletics ...........................•

GS> , I

~ The Blue ,nd Gold Connection is publish.d . monthly fa, The Slewdld : School Community

Ed,t'" Liz Shupe

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• •••••••••••••••••••••• LOWER SCHOOL REPORT

Please Make a Headline Jdnudry 1 3 WdS the second dnnudl Ledder­

ship Assembly in honor of Lee-Jdckson-King

Ddy. We ledrned from the Third Grdde dbout

eight distinguished inventors who, in their own

WdY, were ledders . Some of the people dis­

cussed were Leondrdo dd V inci, Thomds

Edison, Benjdmln Frdnklin, the Wright broth­

ers, Henry Ford dnd George Edstmdn . Mrs. Whltely's ddss did d gredt job I

This yedr 's Reading Incentive Program begdn Februdry , dnd continues through Mdrch

9 . We dre fortundte to dgdin hdve Mr. Sam Baronian, dttorney, dnd Mn. Diane Ma­jor of Let 5 Cruise, as contributing sponsors

( each will match our goal with a donation).

Our gOdI IS to redd d total of 3,000

books dnd/or chapters ( at

, O¢ a book) to ra ise

$300.00. These funds

will be donated to the

American Heart As­sociation as "bail" for Mr.

Rossmoore through the C dr­

d iac Arrest Program. Book It or Book H,m IS the title of the

bulletin bOdrd in Dixon Hall thdt

is tracking the names of all our

readers .

This yedr' s Ecology Club (opened to students in grades 3-

5) is fOCUSing on water. The d ub

visi ted the Henrico County Waste

Water Treatment Plant in Februdry dnd

pdrticiPdted in a winter hike through

the wetlands of Tuckahoe SWdmp.

On March' , the Lower School will host

a demonstrdtion perlormance of the Rich­mond Ballet for the lower and middle

schools and Richmond Montessori School. The students from Montessori w il l

loin us in the gym for the performdnce .

Theme Week, March 6 - '0, wil l be called

"A Time in History." Edch classroom will

take on the dppearance of the period they are

studYing . For eXdmple - Kindergarten (Middle

Ages), First Grade (mid- ' 800's), Second

G rade ( the luture), Third Grade ( ancient

Egypt) , Fourth Grade (Revolutionary War) and

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Fifth Grdde (Ancient Greece) . A highlight 01 this week's program will be Fathers' and Special Visiton' Day on March' 0, 8 : '5

to 9 :30 d.m. This w il l give dads dnd others d

chdnce to see dnd ledrn whdt the children hdve

experienced through the week's study.

The Lower School w il l host the dnnudl Mew Games Challenge lor drea Independent

schools on April 28 . ew Gdmes dre non­

trdd itiondl coopera tive learning activities dnd

for many students is their first contact with The

Stewdrd School and the concept of "inter­

scholastic competition" Teams are composed

of students from edch school. The schools in­

volved ,n this program are. Good Shepherd,

Richmond Montessori, Millwood, Stony Point

dnd St. Andrew 's

Winners of the January

Blue a Gold Quiz •••••••••••••••••••• KINDERGARTEN

Mary Warden Good

•••••••••••••••••••••• 1 ST GRADE

Kdthleen An

Anne Borum

Bailey Coggin

Brddley De Wet

•••••••••••••••••••••• 2ND GRADE

Jonathan Cduble

Ford Fischer

Kdte Garner

Steven Major

Artis Mills

Sardh Newcomb

Alison Norton

Maria Ydros

•••••••••••••••••••••• 3RD G RADE

Sam Bdronian

Aly Pittmdn

Jdmie Satterfield

Brad Souder

Amy Strickldnd

•••••••••••••••••• 4TH G RADE

Robert Fritzman

Brian Meyers * Matthew Stainback

Allison Strickland

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5TH GRADE

Chris Mdszaros - 5th

The Lower School partici­pated in a Blue and Gold Connection Quiz for the month of Jdnuary. Those

students who participated and an­swered five of the six questions correctly re­ceived a recognition sticl:er dnd the opportunity to enter the Grand Prize drawing of d $ 5.00 gift certi~cate to the Book Gallery The winner was Bridn Meyers (grade 4). participants dre to be commended, and we look forward to continuing the quiz.

JANUARY 1995

• •••••••••••••••••••••• THE FOURTH GRADE PLAY

On the ~oad Again

Estelle Crossman's fourth grade class had

d very busy Jdnudryl In a series of rOdd shows,

the students presented Charlie and The Chocolate factory by ROdld Dahl to ap­

precidtive dudiences of over 400. The play

WdS first presented to Steward pdrents on Jdnu­

dry 20 in the school dudi torium dnd then they

"took it on the rOdd ." With the efforts of Ryan Imirie, Mrs. Grossman, Ed Rossmoore, severdl fourth grdde parents dnd the entire fourth

grdde, the pldY WdS tdken to the Jewish C om­

munity Center pre-school progrdm, Henrico

County's Laburnum Elementary School (grddes

3 -5), Richmond's Mdry Munford School

(grddes 2-5) dnd Reveille's pre-school. Over

400 "pldybills" were distributed throughout

the different engdgements The production of

this pldY WdS unique becduse the students were

responsible for putting up, chdnging dnd tdking

down dll props dnd scenery before, during, dnd

dfter each show.

f the FriddY before the last performance, Mrs.

ssmdn WdS contdcted by the co-ordindtor

o fdmily entertdinment dt the Richmond Children's Museum dsking if she could

Blue & Gold CONNECTION

"book" our play So .. . . on SdturddY, April 29

dt 2 :00 p .m., The Stewdrd School Fourth

Grdde will present Charte and the Choco­late factory. Mdrk your cdlendars now l The

price is : students - $2 .50, ddults - $3 .50,

dnd members - free.

Below is d list of the tdlented dnd energetic

fourth grdde CdSt, tdught by Mrs. Grossmdn,

dnd directed by Mr. Imirie!

Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory

A ONE-ACT PLAY

CAST

Augustus Goop .. . .. .. . .. ...... Alex Benson

Verucd Sdlt. .. .... .. . . .... Aynsley Wilton

Violet Beduregdrde .. . Allison Strickldnd

Mr. Bucket .. . ... .... . . .... . .. . .. Robert Fritzman

Grdndmd Josephine . .. .. . .. . . Cdrter Sdunders

Grdndpd George . . ........... .. . .. Ddnny Thorn

Grdndmd Georgina .. .. .... . .. .... Alison Hord

Grdndpa Joe . .. ................ Austin Pittmdn

Charlie Bucket .. . ........ ..... . Drew Shelhorse

Mr. Gloop . . .. . ... . .. . Philipp Schmidt-Ullrich

Willy Wonkd .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . .... Brian Meyers

Mr. Sdlt . . ....... ... .. .. . . . . .. . ... Jdcob Frdm

Mrs. Beduregarde ........ . .... . . Peyton Ldnnon

Mr. Tedvee ..... . ... . . . .. . Mdtthew Stdinbdck

Oompa-Loompds . ....... ............. mdny different Cdst members

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••••••••••••••••••••••• IN THE MIDDLE

A Busy Month in the Middle School January was a great month I All Middle School students participated in the Geography Bee sponsored by the National Geographic Soci­ety. Two students represented each class in the Bee. Daniel Bower, a seventh grader, won at the school level and will have a chance to go on to state and national level competi­tions. Tommy lePage, from the sixth grade, was runner-up.

Later in the month was the Spelling Bee Matt Gottwald, an eighth grade student, survived the sixth round to win the Steward champion­ship. Matt will represent The Steward School in the Richmond Area Private School Spelling Bee on Feb . 21, and will have a chance to go on to higher levels of competition . Runner-up was Alex Duty, a sixth grader.

In the Middle School Activity (Club) Pro­gram, students had the opportunity to select new clubs for the second semester. Many decided to complete the year With the original choice, while others decided to explore new territory. The Middle School Clubs are: His­tory Club, Ecology Club, Service Club, Wordsmiths Club, Literary MagaZine, Year­book, Chorus and Student Council Officers.

The Middle School Student CounCIl Officers hosted the Valentine Dance which took place Friday, February 10. There was a new DJ service which had been chosen by the stu­dents, and in next month 's issue there will be a full report, and maybe a photograph or two!

Student Is a Winner Belated but sincere congratulations go to Anusha Abbasi who successfully competed with her pony, Sunday Sunrise, in the Deep Run, Farmington and Keswick Hunter Trials to win the cross-count ry and Jumping competi­tions. As the highest scoring junior, Anusha (a sixth grader) won the perpetual trophy at the Deep Run Hunt Club and the Champion­ships at the Farmington and Keswick Hunt

• • • • •• • •• • • •• • •• • • •• • •• AROUND THE COMMUNITY

Art on Display Steward artists will have their work displayed at Signet Bank - Gayton Crossing from Febr u­ary 1 7 through March 2 . While primarily featuring works by the students in Art III, IV, and V classes, there will be additional works on display from other Steward art students.

Signet Bank has hosted the Art Show for many years, and continues to be duly impressed with the quality and variety of work created by The Steward School students. Please make a con­scious effort to VISit the bank and View our talented students' hard work.

Substitute Teachers Needed With the flu season upon us, The Steward School needs substitute teachers to help in the classroom. If you are interested or know some­one who might be interested, please call the school-7 40-3 394 We appreCiate your help.

Clubs. Anushd Abb.si poses with her pony SunddY Sunrise

• •••••••••••••••••••••• COUNSELOR CORNER

For Parents and Children

Talk with one another,

Not at or around . .

Care for one another ..

No greater partnership to be found.

listen to one another.

Thoughts and feelings too ...

Share with one another ... that

This is everyone's first time through

The role of parent, of child, of teen .

The reason for discord is not to be "mean".

Make rules formed with mutual respect,

Guide with love not power ...

Each in a family must know h,s/her worth

Quality of life will improve by the hour.

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••••••••••••••••••••••• UPPER SCHOOL REPORT

In the Spotlight In our first Upper School assembly after the

•day break, Mr. Stackhouse re-emphasized

e importance of respect, responsibility and

commitment to one's community. In accordance

with this theme, last month in the Blue and Gold Connection we highlighted Leslie Roughley, whose community focus is the

Jaycees. This month we congra tulate a faculty

member and two students who exemplify these

tra its. Laraine Brumberg, teacher of

eighth and eleventh grade history and ninth

grade English, has been nominated for the Shofar

Award by the Field Director of the Robert E.

Lee Council of the Boy Scouts of America

The Shofar Award recognizes Jewish adults

who have responded to God's "call" by serv­

ing others and promoting the principles and

values of scouting. Given by the National

Jewish Committee on Scouting, it rewards

exemplary volunteers who promote scouting in

the community, recruit scout leaders, encour­

age scouts to earn The God and Country

Award, and exemplify rel igious convictions in

their personal lives .

. ine was instrumental in starting a new scout

.... ck and has served as a den leader. She is

also serving as a Unit Commissioner, encourag­

ing the units under her jurisdiction to partici ­

pate in Scout Sabbath and Scout Sunday and

to work on The God and Country Award

and assisting the units with training programs

and other district activit ies .

Kudos to two members of the senior class who

have been honored by their fel low seniors and

by the faculty Jenny McComas is the re­

cipient of the Daughters of the American Revo­

lution Good Citizen Award given by the

Nathaniel Bacon chapter of the DAR . In addi­

tion to being named Steward's award winner,

Jenny has completed an essay which will be

entered in a state scholarship contest. The DAR

Good Citizen and Scholarship Contest is in­

tended to reward the qualities of good citi­

zenship. The faculty nominates three seniors as

candidates for this award and the senior class

selects the award-winner from the three. Con-

.• atulations to Jenny for being chosen for this or!

Cheryl MayeH is the Steward recipient of

the 1995 Brotherhood/Sisterhood Youth

Blue & Gold CONNECTION

Award . This award, co-sponored by the

National Council of Christians and Jews and

the Interfaith Council, honors a student who

has been instrumental in improving human rela­

tions and intergroup understanding in his or her

school. The recipient should be a good role

model (i .e. , "helping newcomers feel comfort­

able and welcome, acting as the voice of rea­

son and tolerance ... [and) actively reaching out

to others in both school and community"). In

her role as class president, Cheryl has exempli­

fied these qualities throughout her years in up­

per school.

College Meeting The evening Preliminary Scholastic Assessment

Test (PSAT) program on January 26 w as an

important step in the col lege application pro­

cess for juniors . The juniors and their parents

met with Carolyn Brandt to receive the results

of the October PSAT and to learn how to

use the test scores and their original test book­

let as tools to prepare for the spring Scholastic

Aptitude Tests (SAT). Mrs. Brandt explained

the change in scoring, which occurred this year

when the College Board recentered the scores,

and how to interpret the junior PSAT scores

and compare them with the Grade 10 scores.

The students also received information on the

wide variety of colleges open to them based

on their speci fic scores and suggestions on how

to schedule SAT dates. Steward will be offer­

ing SAT preparation courses on a weekly baSIS

in April. Specific dates and times will be an­

nounced later.

Coming events: February 12 Art Show (see Fine Arts article for details)

February il Stunt Talen t Night (and the always-eagedy

anticipated crowning of "Miss Steward") . Ru­

mor is that a number of grade 9 and grade 10 gentlemen will chal lenge Frazer Orgain for the

title.

February 27 Senior Class Rockathon ( to earn money for their

gift to the School and for a possible senior class

trip)

February 28 Faculty-Student Basketball Game (sponsored

by grade 10, w ith proceeds to be split, part

going to charity and part going into the class

treasury for costs of the junior/senior dinner next

year)

March 2-10 Alternate Program, including career and col­

lege exploration for grade 9, a biology trip to

the Florida keys for grade 10, and internships

in area businesses for grades 11 and 1 2

Mrs . Paulette paints Corbin Adamson's face in preparation for SPirit Day

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Mathematics at The Steward School: A Positive Program for All Students "I hate mathl" "Who needs it anyway?" "I

just don't get it!" The quotes have been heard

and, in fdct, used by mdny students dnd pdr­

ents for yedrs dnd yedrs! But The Stewdrd

School hds d different, more comprehensive dnd

relevdnt approach to the tedching of mathematics

to all students.

Lower School The EveryddY Math progrdm developed by

the University of Chicdgo is the core of the

mdth curriculum used in grades K-3. This pro­

gram is based on the premise that children should

learn mdth that reldtes to everyday life. Math

Messages and Mdth Boxes dre used as d fre­

quent review of skills such dS dddition, subtrdc­

tion, counting, telling time, dnd place value

A number line is used daily to reinforce num­

bers In a sequence and skip counting. An

important part of this math progrdm includes

problem solving using word and story prob­

lems . Measurement using metric and standard

systems as well as graphing is studied . While

striving for the mastery of basic computation

facts, games are used for quick and accurate

recall. Also used are manipulative mdterials,

such as chips, calculators, small chalkboards,

rules, shape templdtes and frdction bdrs_

This K-3 progrdm dlso involves paper dnd pen­

d dctivities and evdluation is based on obser­

vation dnd discussion in cldss as well as written

dssignments In class dnd for homework.

The fourth grdde is using a combined tradi­

tional curriculum and a pilot Chicago Mdth

program, while the fifth grade prepares our stu­

dents for the Middle School curriculum, stress­

ing computdtion and concepts.

The Lower School fdculty IS thoroughly pre­

pared for this new teaching experience. Pro­

fesSional development included extensive train­

Ing In the Chicago Mdth teaching methods

and continues on an annual basis.

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Middle and Upper School Math In our 6th and 7 th grade mathemat­

ics cldsses, we are excited about adopting our

new series from Glencoe Publishing, Mathemat­ics: Apph'catlons and Connections. This se­

ries addresses the question students frequently

ask, "When dm I going to use this?" Lessons

are centered around the practical application

of math skills to situations familiar to the stu ­

dents including sports, consumer buying, travel

dnd time. Explanations of mathematics skills

needed for different types of Cdreers dre de­

scribed throughout the text. (Did you know

that the designing of dn dthletic shoe requires

trigonometry?) Historical connections are made

through the discussion of the development of

mdthematics throughout the centuries, and the

introduction to famous men dnd women of math

is included . Estimdtion dnd mentdl math skills,

invaludble tools for today's needs, dre empha­

sized, as well dS calculator use. However,

computdtion skills are never neglected!

Our Pre-algebra cldss in Middle School offers

an excellent introduction to the abstrdct think­

ing skills needed for higher level math courses .

Also published by Glencoe, the text hds d

scope dnd sequence similar to the 6th and

7 th grdde texts, dS well as the upper level

courses Algebra I, Algebra II dnd Advdnced

Math. Rounding out our Upper School course

offerings dre Geometry, both Formdl and Infor­

mal, and Cdlculus. At Steward, Calculus is

dn Honors Course and prepardtion for the

Advanced Placement CAP) test . This allows

students college credit upon successful comple­

tion of the AP EXdm.

A Math Course for Every Student Once d Steward student hds ddvdnced into

the Pre-algebra course dUring the Middle School

yedrs, he/she progresses according to ability.

Students from grades 6, 7 and 8 mdY tdke

Pre-dlgebrd, based on dbility, motivation, tedcher

recommenddtion dnd prognosis testing. The

grdde level at which a student stdrts this course

will determine how many mdth cldsses dnd how

advdnced the student may progress. Typically,

a 7 th grader successfully completing Pre-alge­

bra will ddvance to Algebrd I in 8th grdde,

dnd will follow the normdl sequence of Geom­

etry, Algebra II, Advdnced Mdth, and end

up in Cdlculus as d senior at Steward.

A student who completes Pre-algebra as an

8th grader will have one of two options . If a

student is "comfortdble" with math, Algebra I

Will follow in 9th grade, progressing to Geom­

etry, Algebrd II and Advdnced Mdth <Ja senior. For students in that track who w~ like to progress more rapidly, perhdPs due to

increased motivation and developmental skills

as they mature, it is possible to double-up dur­

ing sophomore yedr to tdke Algebrd II dnd

Geometry concurrently Since the two courses

dre so different, most students who do this do

not feel overwhelmed with mdthematics. This

allows the students to finish in the senior year

with Cdlculus .

For those students for whom mdthemdtics is not

a strength, we dlso offer d very innoVdtive pro­

gression of classes . Praised during our VAIS

Self-Study two years ago, the track we call

Algebra I, parts 1, 2 dnd 3/1nformdl Geom­

etry pdrts 1, 2, and 3 offer these two courses

over d three year period . Algebrd I, parts "

2, and 3 take pldce during freshman year and

first semester of sophomore year. Informdl Ge­

ometry, d very simildr course to Geometry but

w ithout formal proofs, begins the second se­

mester of sophomore year dnd cont inues

throughout the junior year. If a student wis.

Algebrd II is available during senior yedr. •

trdck dlso has the flexibility to allow d "late

bloomer" to pick up the pdce, by taking Ge­

ometry instedd of Informdl Geometry during

the sophomore yedr.

For those students who dre progressing towdrd

a career in a mathematics field, we also offer

the opportunity to tdke college credit courses

through our association with local universities.

This yedr we have one 6th grader dnd two

7 th graders who dre taking Algebrd I, and

would be dble to take ddvantage of this col ­

lege credit opportunity in the Upper School

years .

The Cast We are a small, but dedicdted, group of mdth

teachers dt Steward, teaching many different

levels and dge groups. Mrs. Woodle tedches

primarily in the Middle School, but dlso enjoys

tedching both Algebra I and Informal Geom­

etry when needed. Mr. WOodhouse~1 0

spans the Middle and Upper Schools by t

ing 7 th grade math through Advanced

with juniors and seniors. Mr. Rothman, new to Stewdrd this year, is handling all Alge-

JANUARY 1995

F,brua1)' /9

February 26

March j

February 20

Bo}s' Varsity vs. Williamsburg Christian

(H) 3:00 p.m. ----------

Girls' B-Ball vs. Richmond Christian

(H) 4:30 p.m.

February 27

Labumwn Elementary Music & Dance Concert 10:00 a.m - auditoriwn

Scnior Rock-a-thon 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

March 6

February 19 - March 11, 1995

Febn4ary21

Private School Spelling Bee 10:00 a.m. -----------

TCn.. Basketball Tournament

(TEA) -----

Girls' B-Ball vs. Patriots (A) 7:00 p.m.

February 28

LS Reception (to meet book characters)

8:45 a.m. - Library

Faculty/Student Basketball Game

2:00 p.m.

March 7

Grade 7 Parents' Meeting

7:30 p.m. - Library

February ]]

Girls' B-Ball vs. Millwood (H) 4:00 p.m.

------------Middle School '8' vs.

Good Shepherd (H) 7:00 p.m. ------.

Lacrosse Club Organizational Meeting

7 :30 p.m - Library

March J

Richmond Ballet (grades K-8)

9:30 a.m - Gym

3rd marking period ends in grades 6-12

March 8

Parents' Association Board Meeting

7:00 p.m. - Library

e

February 23

OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

--------Stunt Talent Night

(K-12) 7:30p.m.

Afareh 2

OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Alternate Program begins

(grades 6-12)

Grade 6 Parents' Meeting

7:30 p.m. - Library

Alarch 9

OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

"Dinner-Time" for Reading Incentive

winners (K-5) 6:00 p.m.

F,bntory 24

Faculty Work Day

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS -------------

TCn.. Basketball Tournament

(TEA) -----

Registration deadline for SAT taken April I

March 3

Morch 10

Fathers & Speciat Visitors 8:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Report Cards issued 6-12

Alternate Program F air/ Theme Week Finale &

All-School Cookout DISMISSAL at 1:00 p.m.

Registration Deadline for ACT taken April 8

February 25

TCn.. Basketball Tournament

(TBA)

March 4

March 11

e

March 26

April 2

MOlY Pappins 3:00 p.m.

March }":'

April 3

March 19 - April 08, 1995

A/ arch 21

Ditferential Aptitude Testing

(Grade 9 & all new students grades 10-12)

Af ar(:h 28

Grade 5 Parents' Meettng

7:30 p.m

April 4

Lower School Report Cards

sent home

Parents' Association Board Meeting

7:00 p.m. - Library

March 22

Gr. 2 to Maymont 9:15 a.m - 12 '00 noon

Gr. II to Barksdale Theatre

9:00 a.m - 2:30 p.m.

March 19

April S

OPEN HOUSE \0:00 n.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Morch 30

OPEN HOUSE 10:00 a. m. - 2:00 p.m.

-------Mary Pappins

8:00 p.m.

Aprtl6

Lower School Parent Conferences

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Middle School Dance 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

March ] }

MOIyPappms 8:00 p.m. -----

Registration Deadline for SAT taken May 6

Apnf-

Lower School Parent Conferences

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

NO SCHOOL FOR

LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS

March 25

Kindergarten screerung 9:00 - 10:00 a. m.

AUCTION '95 "A Night with the Stars"

Apnl J

Adult Kindergarten 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

-------Mary Pappins

8:00 p.m.

Aprt1 8

ALUMNI AZALEA SALE

AeT I est taken at another school

bra I, Geometry dnd Calculus. Mrs. Duke, who primdrily tedches SCience, completes our

cast by enjoying some 6th grdders for mdth .

•

essiondl development is very important dur­

his time of gredt chdnge in the tedching 01

math. As a group dnd dS a school, the fdculty

belong to the Ndtional Council of Tedchers of Mdthemdtics, dnd dlso local math teacher or­

gdnizations, such as the Richmond Council of

Tedchers of Mathemdtics . Local and nationdl

meetings dre attended whenever possible. Last

year the entire department dttended the re­

gional meeting of the NCTM held here in

Richmond . Cldsses hdve been attended rdng­

ing from Informdl Geometry to New Assess­

ment Techniques. We also encourage our stu­

dents to be up to ddte in mathematics by pdr­

ticipatlng in local mdth workshops for both

the Middle dnd Upper Schools, and by com­

peting in ndtional mdthematlcs contests.

As Parents, How Can You Help? As Steward grows, the mdth department would

like to ddd electives to the curriculum, includ­

ing Statistics dnd Probdbility, and Upper School

Consumer Math cldsses . Along with new

fdsses would come additiondl fdculty to mdke

ared of Steward larger and more dyndmic.

ur students need to understand the gredt

demand dnd importdnce of learning higher math-

emdtics to compete in toddY's technological

world.

How can you help to make math more entiCing

to your child? Encourage your student to

become aware of the magic of numbers. Show

them how to use math at home and at the

office . Make games of simple tasks reqUiring

numbers . Have them keep a record of ex­

penses when taking a trip . Have drivers keep

track of gas mileage and expenses. In the

kitchen, let the children see and use measuring

Instruments and see size relationships. Keep a

sdvlngs dccount for each child and talk about

interest and percentdge. Compare bdtting av­

erdges for basebdll players and statistics for other

sports tedms . Invest d small amount in the stock

mdrket dnd show your child how fractions and

money relate every day In the BUSiness Section

of the newsPdper. But the very best thing you

~I do for your child is to be positive about

.. even if it WdS not your best subject. A

positive dttitude is most of the battle l

-Patti Woodle

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ALUMNI

Alumni Panel Carrie Meyer '91, Shahwar Qureshi '90, Marshall Jamerson '93, Philip Grymes '90, and Samantha Aron '91 prepare for the Alumni Pdnel held for the Upper

School students Jdnudry 5 (see photo dbove). "College Life dnd How The Steward School

Prepares You" WdS the topic of the panel.

Welcome to Steward We welcome several new (dnd returning) members of the Stewdrd Upper Sclhool this semester.

New to Stewdrd's sophomore class (dnd to Richmond) are Marcie Paskins from Cdlifornla

dnd Melissa Shriver from West Virginia . Jeni Woodall has entered grade 9, cominglrom

the Chesterfield publ.c schools. Returning to Stewdrd from bodrding school dre Stephanie Foard (grdde 11) and Wi' Heywood (grdde 9). We dre glad to hdve them alII

Chd"mdn of the Math Depdrtment The VarSity Cheerleaders lead the crowd at SPill'

Blue & Gold CONNECTION PAGE 7

Winter Athletics With the hope of Igniting Stewdrd School spint,

the Upper School Student Government dnd

the Vdrslty Cheerleaders sponsored a success

fu l spirit day dnd pep rdlly Friday, Janudry 27 .

To kick off the celebrdtlon, students who wore

school colors were given blue dnd gold tredts

dt lunch. At 2:30, the entire school assembled

in the gym for d rousing hdlf·hour of noise and

fun The "Grdnd dnd Great Superior Spdr.

tan" greeted and "bekmghted" his subjects as

they entered and the rdlly began with two

cheers by the newly formed fourth grade cheer·

ledders . They were followed by a cheering

routine from the Middle dnd Upper School

squads

Emcee Corbin Adamson introduced the

winter sports teams of boys and girls middle

and upper school bas etbdll and indoor Intrd­

mural soccer. The next event WdS the "wrap­

ping" of varsity basketball pldyers by the tedms

of Lower School students. Winning the event

WdS the fifth grdde team J Mary Ashley Stanton, Will Hession, dnd Trent McLaurin carefully and completely papered

George Cauble In rolls of Charmin. The most

exciting event was the Miss Steward Legs Con·

test. Contestants were escorted to the center

of the gym by the Middle School cheerlead­

ers and spectator applause determined the win­

ner. "The winner dnd still chdmpion" was last

year's winner, Frazer Orgain .

The student government dnd the varsity cheer­

leaders would like to thank all who helped

with the fun splnt ddY.

Basketball Update The Varsity Girls' team IS In 4th place in

the League of Independent Schools Division

II. It is led by co-captains Cheryl Mayers and Lalnle Haskell. Mayers dverages 17

points per game and 1 0 rebounds per game

w hile Haskell averages 8 points per game and

5 rebounds per contest. Also seeing plaYing

time are forwdrd Rachel Whitten (7 th

grade), point guard Blair Jacobsen (7 th

grdde) and Junior guards Corbin Adamson dnd Kenya Young. Seven of the twelve

tedm members are Middle School students so

It has been a challenge playing d varsity sched·

ulei but they are gaining invdludble experience

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that w ill put them ahead of other pldyers of the Sdme age. (At press time Cheryl Mayers needs only 1 1 0 more points to redch 1 000)

ThiS Varsity Boys' team is dlso d young tedm

with the majOrity of the team made up of sopho­

mores. Co-captdins senior Frazer Orgain dnd junior Ben Reif are the tedm's elder Stdtes­

men . Orgain is the team's ledding rebounder

averaging 1 2 per game. Point guard Shawn Lewis (10th grade) ledds the tedm in scor­

ing. Other key players include sophomores

George Cauble, Brian McGehee and

Sam Proffitt (2nd leading rebounder).

The Middle School "A" squad is led by

eighth grade co-Cdptains Sean Baskerville and Key Easterly. 8dskerville is the team's

leading rebounder dnd Easterly ledds the team

in scoring with the added support of new stu­

dent Doug Melzig (6th grdde) . Stephen Paulette (8th grade) leads the team in stedls.

The Middle School "B" tedm's season

begdn with much enthusidsm. like Steward's

other teams, the "8" team IS young . Out of

sixteen pldyers, eleven dre in 6th grade.

The team IS playing a much longer sedson than

last year's, gOing from 3 gdmes Idst season to 9

gdmes this season. Several games hdve been

close, highlighted by a one-point loss to Luther

Memorial 28-27. The team has worked hard

to improve fundamentals dnd each game shows

much Improvement.

Harry Baron is leading scorer with 1 4 points

dgdinst Millwood In the second gdme. The

offense has been quite evenly spredd out, with

over half the tedm scoring In dt least one gdme.

DefenSive stdndouts have been Danny McLemore dnd John McMillian

We hope to end the season on d successful

note dS we meet mdny of our opponents for

rematches.

Middle School Cheerleading This yedr there dre two squdds. The "1\' Team squdd members are : Ashleigh McLaurin, Dina Miller, Jessica Fram, Alisia Freeman, Jennifer Latourelle, Nadya Rafeh, Abby Rinaca, Alison Rinaca, and Jesse Walsh. This squad cheers

for al l of the "1\' Team home games. The "8"

Tedm squdd-Susan Braunshteyn,

Corbin Brierre, Amanda Keck, dnd Brantley Scott--cheer for the "8" Team

games.

Athletic News e Welcome to dthletic trainer Jennifer Krey who is working with our athletic department

thiS winter and spring. She will be dttending

mdny dthletic contests and will be available to

coaches dnd students to assist with sports·re·

lated ailments . Ms. Krey is eligible for certifica·

tion by the Natlondl AthletiC Trainer's Asso·

CldtiOn. She is a graduate of JMU dnd is

currently d graduate student dt VCU .

Steward School Lacrosse Club Organizational Meeting

February 22,1995

7:30 p.m.

at Steward School e Stewdrd will sponsor a boys' lacrosse club tnat

will be open to Steward students in Grades

8-12 and will be open to boys from other

area public and privdte schools who are in

Grddes 9- 1 2. The team will playa JV sched­

ule. Parents and athletes dre encourdged to

attend this meeting.

EIIZ.beth W.,d: The look of SPd'tdn Pride

JANUARY 1995

••••••••••••••••••••••• TO THE FUTU RE .......

The Future looks aight! Russell Perkins, Chairman of the '94-'95

Annual Fund Campaign, is pictured beside the

Annual Fund chart in the main office of the

School after posting the marker on the

$80,000 level. Russell's smile IS almost as

large as the chart, and rightly so. He and his

energetic staff of parent volunteers have taken

the Annual Fund to new heights with the

amount of money raised and in overall partici­

pation.

A special letter went out to parents from whom

we have not heard requesting their support in

helping us achieve 100% partiCipation. When

reaching that goal, the nevvs will provide The

Steward School with regional dnd ndtiondl

publicity. In dddition to the publicity, maxi­

mum support from our parents enables us to

make a very strong Cdse when dPproaching

Funds and Foundations to request majOr finan­cial support.

If you have not yet sent in your pledge to this _s campaign, pledse do so remembering it

_ not have to be paid until June 30,

1995 . To those of you who have dlreddy

pledged or contributed, "Thank youl" for

making this d record setting year.

Blue & Gold CONNECTION

STEWARD THEATRE PRESENTS

THE COARSE ACTING SHOW A Show within a Show

Streuth: An original Whodunit

The Inspector David Ryder

Mr. Oliver D'Arcy Chris Dnal

Mrs. D'Arcy Lisa McComas

Hubert D'Arcy Taylor Collier

The Major Andy Stitt

The Vicar Kate Hulcher

James, the Butler Aaron Payne

Coo k Camberly Pearson

Prompt Jenny McComas

Sergeant Michael Green

Last Call for Breakfast

She

He

A Cube o/Sugar

A Croissant

Jenny McComa5

Stephen Paulelte

Jennifer Latourelle

Michael Green

All' s Well That Ends As You Like It

Frederigo, a deposed Duke David Ryder

Dronio, his son Stephen Paulette

Testiculo, a clown Andy Stitt

Mud, a loon Aaron Payne

Bronchia, a usurping Duke Taylor Collier

Friar Crucible, a holy man Chris Drzal

Delia, daughter to Bronchio Corbin Brierre

Lute Player Aaron Payne

Grot, another loon Aaron Payne

Dracula, a nurse Kate Hulcher

Messenger Aaron Payne

Pan, a God Jenny McComas

Bolio, a/airy Aaron Payne

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

SA TURDA Y, FEBRUARY 18

8:00P.M.

ADMISSION: $2.00

Correction: The name of Rose Wolff was Inddvert­

ently omitted from the cast list of

Cheaper By the Dozen in last month's B&G issue. Sincere apologies as her

portraYdl of 'Anne" was outstanding.

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