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One of my favorite books is called The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide by Robert Fried. This book transformed my life as an educator when I first came across it as a novice teacher in the late 1990’s. It argues that teachers who truly want to make a difference in the lives of their students must embody and display one thing: passion . . . “More than knowledge of subject matter. More than a variety of teaching techniques. More than being well-organized or friendly or funny or fair. It’s passion” (16).

I would bet that each and every one of us could tell a story right now of one such passionate teacher who awakened in us a desire to learn that we had never before experienced . . . one such passionate teacher who challenged us to be our best ALL the time—not just in his or her classroom . . . one such passionate teacher who continues to influence us as parents, and professionals even today . . . one such passionate teacher who, simply put, changed our lives. Do you remember that teacher? For me, there are several, but the most notable was a high school English teacher I had named Mitch Billings.

Above all else, Mr. Billings was a storyteller, a spinner of yarns, a raconteur. He was as spellbinding as he was hilarious; he was the most interesting person I had ever come in contact with when I entered his Sophomore English class in 1985. His reputation preceded him, but I still found myself wondering why this man of such experience, intelligence, and wit was teaching high school English. Surely, he could be a wealthy entertainer, successful statesman, or world traveler if he wanted. But a teacher . . . it seemed to me at the time to be such a waste. Today I know that the real waste would have been if I had never met Mr. Billings, whose passion for my learning instilled a confidence in me that I still possess.

Passionate teachers like Mr. Billings who eschew otherwise lucrative careers outside of education in favor

of a unique devotion to learning are at the heart of Presbyterian School. Robert Fried suggests that “of those teachers who inspired us most, we remember what they cared about, and that they cared about us and the person we might become . . . It is this quality of caring about ideas and values, this fascination with the potential for growth within people, this depth and fervor about doing things well and striving for excellence, that comes the closest to what it means to be a passionate teacher” (17).

I am confident as the Headmaster of this terrific school that each of our teachers thrives on an abundance of this passion, but here I will just give you three examples. Beta teacher, Carrie Steele, shows her passion when she dresses up as a different character in the books her students are studying in order to make those books come alive for her emerging readers. Laurie Robertson, our Lower School music teacher, doesn’t let a fire drill keep her students from singing: beautiful 3rd grade voices can be heard on the lawn of the School even over the din of the screeching fire alarm as students hastily exit the building. Finally, Kathy Webb unleashes her passion for 4th Century Eastern European culture on her 7th graders by giving them a firsthand look at art, history, and culture when she takes them on walking tours of the local Byzantine Fresco Chapel, the Rothko Chapel, and the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

When we receive generous and sacrificial gifts—like those to the 2010-2011 record-breaking Annual Fund—they go toward supporting the passionate teachers who are at the center of our culture and at the heart of our mission. When you invest in our School, you are investing in the passion of our teachers, and we think the return on that investment is limitless. Thank you again for your stalwart support of this good place-where we teach and learn with passion every day.

Dr. Mark Carleton, Headmaster

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LANCASTER CIRCLE$10,000 and aboveHenrietta Alexander Sarah and Ken FisherPolly and Jerry GauthierKatherine and Sean KeenanKim and David LindseyAmy and John LuchsingerJanette and Robert McCollumMr. and Mrs. Curtis MewbourneKrissi and Taylor ReidMary Lynn and Steve WilliardNora Dobin and Chris Wolfe

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE$5,000-$9,999 Vanessa and Brandon BaileyKristina and O.P. BanksMollie and Dan CastanedaMichelle and Michael CiaravinoLisa and Canon ColemanCatherine and Edward CrainPolina Kyriakides and Jim CroweDeb and Cle DadeBrandye and B.J. DragerChristy and Matt GaltneyLinsey and J.D. HasenbankKrista and Marc HenselLaurie and Ace HolleyLauren and Brock HudsonJanet and Mark JacobsElizabeth and Ed JamesJulie and David JenkinsJane and Bill JoplinPatty and Neil KallmeyerLinda and John KennedyJanet and David LionbergerGretchen and Andrew McFarlandPilar and Jeffrey McNearSarah and Jeff McParlandKaty and Sam MurrayJennifer Six and Tom MurphyAmy and David NovelliWaverly and Adam PeakesAbigail Rodgers and Andy PickensFrances and Rick RamboRochelle and Jerry SeadeJudy and Bret StanleyJackie Sharbrough/Bruce TatenSusan and Eugene VaughanKelli and Chris Watson

Brenda and Bob WempeSally Ann and Bill WindleJanet and David Wrather

HEADMASTER CIRCLE$2,500 - $4,999

Sandy and Will AndersonAmy and Rob BryantLeia and Clay CarpenterMary and Mark D’AndreaKaren and Paul DavisDoreen and Jon Fjeld-HansenAndrea and Jonas GeorgssonLori and Ted GobillotAngie and Ian HancockAmy and Cliff HustedAllison and Zach JordanMr. and Mrs. John Kennedy, IIIIrene and Richard KimJodie and Duane KingMary and Wally KnappKatie Sammons and Terry LohrenzLea Aden and Michael LueckSue and Ted OldhamSara and Fred RobertsonAnn and Mac RoweJenn and Allen RustaySarah and Ron SimonAndryea Buggs and Matt StahlbaumMichelle and Duncan StewartCathy and Patrick TraskDonna Ramsay and Neil WilcoxJanna and Adam Zylman

PANTHER CIRCLE$1,000-$2,499 Iris and Nathan AllenEfua and Victor Ankoma-SeyDina and Mike BahramipourDejon BanksBeth and Sean BartonLisa and Phillip BerquistLisa Mann and Brad BinghamLaura and Don BlackJennifer and Anthony BohnertHeather and Berry BowenKaren and John BradshawJulia and Luke BurkeLaura and John CalawayLaurel and Mark CarletonKim and Rob ClarkCharisse and Julian ClarkRachel and Scott Clingman

Cindy and Mark CookLaura Marsh and Eric DavisMargaret and John DwyerMaureen and Neil EbaughMichelle and Greg ElliottCarol and Mark FeannyPaula and Magnus FyhrAmanda and Raul GarciaKaren and Dewey GonsoulinJohn and Pauline GoodgameAmy and Hart GoodrichHelen GrovesRachel HadcockDebbie and Bill HannaCatherine and Chris HanslikElizabeth and Robert HendricksMelissa and Rob HenshawBurkely and Tim HerbertAnn and Greg HillKaty and Kevin HoltHook Family FoundationKaren Hook KingDave JacobsAnuja Jhingran and Naveen JaggiMr. and Mrs. Kenneth JastrowGeorge JordanCindy and Kurt KeeneJessica and Steve KooLisa and Tom KretzschmarKristy and Greg KroenckePamela and Ed LabordeAngela and Garry LandowskiLaura and Lynn LednickyMr. and Mrs. Tommy LloydTameka and Paul LordLisa Ehrlich and Ted MaloneJoanne MandelCaren and Mac McKinnieKristin and Douglas McWilliamsHanna and Roby NorvellAnne Loo and Brad NybergJamie and David OliverValerie Lewis and Michael O’ReillyMelissa and Perry PaddenAllison and Tod PenrodDavid PortzAmy and Eric PowitzkyMary and Bart ReeseSuzanne and Jay RippetoLisanne and Jim RogersStephanie and Robert RomanMelissa and Jamey RootesSally Brown and Mark RussKerry and Eric SandbergBeth and Mark Scimemi

Marcia and Brig SmartLori and Julien SmytheCathy and Randy StewardClaudia and Alan StewartSheena and Ron StubbersKatherine and Martin ThompsonLisa and Barron WallaceCarlton WildeStacie and Tim WilliamsonMarilyn and Chris WintersPing Hou and Ronald ZhuChristine and Andrew Zipper

HONOR ROLL $500 - $999Tracie Renfro and Amber AlonsoHima Kadiyala and Prasad AtluriDoretha BanksMary Es and Richard BeaverHolly and Wade BennettPatty and Hal BourlonAlanna and Douglas BreePrescilla and Riley BurnettJoy and Kurt BurrJane and Chris ChampionJanet and Brad ChildersBlake CollierSheila CooganDorothy and Ronny CuenodJennifer and Jason DunnMary and John EnersonMrs. Martha ErwinIsabella and Edwin EssandohNadia Michel and Samer FakhriLinda Chi and David FersonMarcela and Ricardo GonzalezTeandra and Brian GordonLois GulledgeHawkins Family FoundationMonica and Steven HealLaura and Denman HeardLynn and Bill HerbertKathleen and Robert HoltMolly and Craig JoyceMichelle and Alex JudenGayle and Tom KennedyKirsten and Andrew KienstraChristin KirbyAngela and Stephen KochEvalyn and George KrudyShay and Marc LabbeMargaret Symonds and Michael LarkinCarter and Bill LeeNancy Lenoir

The Annual Fund supports faculty development, technology enhancements, financial aid, the Outdoor Education Campus, the learning commons and program enhancements in every division. Over 450 families and friends of Presbyterian School contributed over $595,000 to the Annual Fund in 2010-2011. Thank you to our dedicated chairs, Nora Dobin and Chris Wolfe, who worked tirelessly to lead the most successful Annual Fund in the history of the school. Thank you also to the committed and hard working Annual Fund Grade Level Committee Members: Allison and Zach Jordan (Alpha), Tameka and Paul Lord (Beta), Polly and Jerry Gauthier (Prekindergarten), Sandy and Will Anderson (Kindergarten), Kim and Rob Clark (First Grade), Lauren and Brock Hudson (Second Grade), Mary and Mark D’Andrea (Third Grade), Julia and Luke Burke (Fourth Grade), Burkely and Tim Herbert (Fifth Grade), Patty and Neil Kallmeyer (Sixth Grade), Stacie and Tim Williamson (Seventh Grade), Julie and David Jenkins and Pilar and Jeff McNear (Eighth Grade).

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Naomi and Samuel LockettKristen and Earl ManginCatherine and George MastersonAbigail and Mark MayoLisa and Andrew McCollamMr. and Mrs. William McCullochAnya and Kevin McInnisLisa and Brian McLemoreVictoria and Jarrett MintonMr. and Mrs. Thomas MoranNicola Hubbard and Brett MudfordElizabeth and George ParkerMelanie and Michael ParksHannah and Dustin ReidKelli and Christopher RheeElsa Arribas and Edgar SagelRani and Chris SheaJulia and Sam ShelburneAmy Young and Charles ShumakerMelissa and Paul SmithStephanie and Cliff SongCarolyn and Alf SoutherlandLisa and David StoneNancy and Andy TalkingtonLaura Petersen and Eric ThomasRonalda and Matthew WashingtonKris and Tara WeberKimberly and Michael WilliamsJessica and Jeff WoodJill and Jeff Young

FRIENDS Up to $499 James AdamsVictoria Alexander-TrilloKim AugensteinCharlie BabersKristi and Jon BakshtJack and Ann BallardAlvaro BaltodanoKathy and Dorian BennErin BensonSharon and Eric BenstockBonnie BerlerBlanca and Jonathan BiancoDonna BlackburnMegan BlandfordKarina and Joel BlestHope Northrup and Ed BonuraFrances BoswellKathleen and Jamie BritoCeleste and Alex BrownKristin BrownJulie and Phillip BrunsonChristina BuntingEllen and Kelley BurchSheryl and Frank BurgeMichelle BusbySarah CamilloneAndrea and Donovan CampbellPhilip CannonAna Maria and Jose CastroJacqueline ChaltainHala and Nizar CharafeddineCaroline and Sam ChaseGeorgine and Joseph CheavonsSimone Chi-FersonMary Pat ChristouPaige and James ClarkeJayne and Dennis CohanJohn Compton

Sharon and Tom CopperCandice CraftHolly CrantzKathryn and Tod CulwellElizabeh and Ed CumminsChristina and Michael DavidsonAndrew DavieKathleen and Ken DodgenElizabeth DudleyMary and Gary EatonGrace and Nelson EbaughStefani and Christian EckmanAlison EdwardsTam Huynh and Jeremy ErasmusMimi ErvinJudith and Thomas FarrellAnne and Mark FiedorekJenny FilardoPamela Bailey and Kevin FinkelBrittany FloresJanet FoxAmy FoxMr. and Mrs. Noe FrancoKristin and Brian FrankKelly and Darren FreemanDanielle and Charles FridgeDavid FrischkornSandy and Rick GanimCarol and Jonas GarciaDeEtte GarnerMaureen and Richard GarnettCatherine (Kelly) GartnerAllison and Gray GeiselmanJennifer and Demitri GeorgantasMr. and Mrs. D.O. GeorgeErin and Brian Goldman Brooke and Marc GraubartDwayne GuenoAndrea HanhausenScott HanoldBrooke HarrisJohn and Mary HasenbankMelissa and Erik HawesAllison HaySusan and Kevin HedgesBarbara HellumsTara and Charlie HenkeChristy HenoVirginia HenricksAnne HerefordThaddeus and Linda HerrickRyan HertleinAngie HestonJamil and Carter HigleyLisa and Guy HoffmanJeanne HoppensAnn HorneSusan HowardWandy and Angus HughesKate HughesCarla IsenhowerCarolyn and Frank JacobsKendal and Kenny JastrowTenesha JedkinsAnn Williamson KaraffaDanielle and Terry KernellJenny and James KimColleen KimballMolly KingoreGail KirkconnellCourtney KnappCatherine and Paul KruppaMontie and Tom Larkin

Andrea and Sean LawlessJo LeeverFlorence and John LewisYoke Chin LiewJudith LigonRichard and Andrea LinkRose Lee and Richard LinkRachel LopezGina and Scot LutherLori and Steve MachiorletteLiana and Tim MadraimovLindsay ManfordErin and Wyatt MartinPinet McBrideMarty and J. McCarttVerna McInnisDr. and Mrs. E.J. MencerMelinda MoakGayle ModrallCasandra and Clyde MooreEmily MoranTrish and Rock MorilleMichelle MotaPeggie MuellerMelissa and Mark MurrayRaina and Kent NewsomeThuy-Linh NguyenSuneeta and Sivanand NidamarthyRenee and Craig NunezCarolyn OldhamCarol and Robert O’NealEstrella OrtunoRobert PaddenBob PardueSandy and Will ParsonsHeidi and Rob PerrottaJanet and Tim PetersDaniel and Teri PetersonLetitia PlummerMariana and Cameron PopeMary and Sam PyneCarolyn Matula and James RebelloLeanne ReevesKristi Reinertsen and Larry ForehandGeorgia and John RhemAmanda and Will RhemHeather RittenberyLaurie RobertsonDebra Baker and Peter RockriseKris RossApril and Chris RyanSteve RyanNorma SalvadorJohn SandsElizabeth and David SchlitzbergerIsabel and Claiborne SchmidtDargan SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Charles Schmidt IIISheel Patel and Max SeewannAdriana and Antonio SelemMaria SigaranKeely and Samuel SmithAmy SmithAlyssa SmithLatane StacyMr. and Mrs. Robert StanleyCarrie SteeleMichele SturtevantChandler and Michael SultonCooper and Ralph TaylorAshlea TaylorKelly ThurberKara and Sam Trail

Barbara and Peter TsaiDebra TuckerKady Van HookMeredith VillafanaElizabeth and Jose Luis VittorMaureen and Richard WakelandLuhua WangSherron and Rick WatkinsKathy WebbKathy and Glen WehringLynn Jenkins and Steve WeinheimerMerritt and Ben WestcottSally and Mark WheatJan WhiteheadJoy WhitenackKaren and Jerry WhyteDr. Judith WilcoxAmy WilkinsonRhian Williams Elizabeth and Jerry WilliamsonMary WilsonHelen and Charles WolfeSandi and Lee WorleyMaria YangLori Y’BarboClaire and Farrile YoungDeb Zembek

MATCHING GIFTSBank of America Barclays CapitalBG North America LLCChevron Humankind Coca-Cola FoundationGoldman Sachs & Co.John Hancock Financial ServicesMariner EnergyMorgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCThe Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationRenRe Energy Advisors Spectra Energy Matching Gift

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You’ve seen our faculty in our classrooms, offices and hallways, but do you know what they’re up to outside of Presbyterian School? Read more about how they are developing a passion for what they love and how they have grown professionally during the Fall of 2011.

ADMINISTRATION & STAFF

Sarah Camillone, Coordinator of Donor Records & Billing, is currently pursuing a certification at the Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives (LINE) offered by Rice University Continuing Studies. With this certification, Sarah is learning more about strategic planning, fundraising development and how to collecting and evaluating data for non-profits. Sarah aspires to one day lead a non-profit organization.

Philip Cannon, Head of Middle School, served as a member of the Independent School Association of the Southwest (ISAS) accreditation team in their recent visit to the Tesseract School, an Early Childhood-12th Grade coed day school in Phoenix, Arizona. Philip examined the school’s Middle School, Academic Assessment, Academic Support, Extracurricular Activities, Library Services and Character Education programs. His input was included as part of ISAS written recommendations and commendations for the Tesseract School.

Dr. Mark Carleton, Headmaster, will attend the Learning & the Brain Conference sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also attended the Annual Elementary School Heads Association (ESHA) Conference in Florida. ESHA addresses issues of elementary schools concerning curriculum, techniques of instruction, psychology, fund raising and more. Mark serves on the Executive Committee for ESHA. Finally, Mark and Academic Dean, Janet Fox, also participated in a two week online course, “Online Learning: Developing a Strategic Approach for your School” offered by NAIS.

Marty Durden, Athletic Director, is currently working on his Doctorate in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.

Christy Heno, Head of Early Childhood & Lower School, attended the 84th Annual Educational Records Bureau (ERB) Conference in New York. The ERB conference featured a variety of sessions led by industry experts and ERB member schools highlighting the theme, “Journey to Academic Excellence.” Christy received hands-on, real-life applications of tools, solutions and educational information to utilize at Presbyterian School.

Ann Horne, Director of Physical Education & Wellness, served as a member of the ISAS accreditation team in their recent visit to Manzano Day School, a PreK-5th grade coed day school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ann examined the school’s areas of P.E., Health Services and Extracurricular Clubs. Her input was included as part of ISAS written recommendations and commendations for the Manzano Day School.

Colleen Kimball, Director of Health Services, attended a conference entitled Life-Threatening Pediatric Emergencies given by PESI HealthCare. The conference shared practical strategies for recognition, management and prevention of many pediatric traumatic and emergent conditions. The content of the conference will include the following: Pediatric Poisonings, Treatment Techniques for Burns, Clinically-Significant Findings on Fractures, Head Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Respiratory Emergencies, Child Maltreatment and Near Drowning.

Ashlea Taylor, Director of Special Events & Alumni, received her Certification in Comprehensive Fundraising Development this fall from Rice University. Ashlea completed the two-year course that is designed to provide the education and experience necessary to engage in professional fundraising. Covering all aspects of nonprofit development, the course helps to hone fundraising skills to provide much needed resources for nonprofit organizations.

EARLY CHILDHOOD & LOWER SCHOOL

Donna Blackburn, Science Teacher, has attended the workshop, “Fine Arts Integration for Student Success in Elementary Science” sponsored by Region IV. She is looking

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forward to attending another workshop on “Patterns in the Sun, Earth, and Moon Systems” presented by the Harris County Department of Education in December.

Jacqui Chaltain, Lower School Art Teacher, is participating in several workshops with the Museum of Fine Arts that stimulate project ideas incorporating art, art history, the museum and core academic subject areas. Among the classes she has taken include: New Visions in Landscape Painting, Learning Through the Arts, Illuminated Books and Golden Robes, Secrets of Painting, Decoding Masterpieces with Science and History, Tutankhamen, The Golden King and Great Pharoahs, Achieving Abstraction and Teaching Twentieth Century Art.

Amy Doherty, Beta Teacher, just completed her Masters Degree in Elementary Education at the University of St. Thomas where she wrote her thesis on the effect of iPads in the Pre-kindergarten classroom.

Mary Lasley and Gayle Modrall, Learning Commons Faculty, are working towards their 21st Century Educator Certifications through the Texas Computer Educator’s Association (TCEA). As part of TCEA’s certification, Mary and Gayle have taken a course on “Cyber Safety and Security.” They are currently participating in an ongoing course entitled, “Problem Based Learning and Project Based Learning.” Both Mary and Gayle will complete a final project that encompasses ideas and information about 21st Century education learned in their courses.

Leanne Reeves, Prekindergarten Teacher, is teaching an evening course for the College of Education at the University of Houston. Her course, “Prekindergarten Curriculum and Instruction” (CUIN 3316), covers everything from applying theories to practice, children with special needs, and effective teaching and curriculum development. Leanne currently has 57 students who are in the first part of their student teaching program, known as QUEST, at the University of Houston.

Carrie Steele, Beta Teacher, is participating in the residency program at the Rice School of Literacy with the “School Literacy and Culture Project.”

Claire Tipps and Dominique Young, Alpha Teachers, are both advancing their knowledge of early childhood education. Claire is participating in the residency program at the Rice School of Literacy with the “School Literacy and Culture

Project” while Dominique is pursuing a Master of Education from the University of St. Thomas.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mimi Ervin, 6th Grade Science Teacher, is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Teaching from Rice University. All of her graduate courses are earth science or astronomy-based. This fall Mimi is taking Oceanography and Teaching Earth and Space Science courses.

Susan Howard, Music Teacher, is attending a teacher’s workshop at the Houston Grand opera as well as the dress rehearsal of the production of “The Barber of Seville.” Susan will be taking fifth grade students to see “The Barber of Seville” in November.

Peggie Mueller, 8th Grade Science Teacher, will attend the National Science Teacher’s Association (NSTA) conference on science education in New Orleans. The conference team has built an outstanding program around the theme of Science: Eye on Our Future, with the strands of “Crafting a College-ready and Career STEM Workforce for the Future,” “Leveraging Multidimensional Resources to Enhance 21st-Century Learning,” and “Sustaining Science Success for All Students.”

Jenny Filardo, Learning Commons Faculty, is working towards her 21st Century Educator Certification through the Texas Computer Educator’s Association (TCEA). As part of her certification, Jenny has taken a course on “Cyber Safety and Security.” She is also participating in an ongoing course entitled, “Problem Based Learning and Project Based Learning.” In addition, Jenny is participating in a webinar on “True Tech Integration” and “21st Century Skills.” She will complete a final project that encompasses ideas and information about 21st Century education learned in her coursework.

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Donna AllenIris and Nathan AllenMr. and Mrs. Sidney ArmisteadBetty and Richard ArmstrongLavon and Willie BallardMr. and Mrs. Oscar P. BanksMary Es and Richard Beaver Dolores BellforeLinda and Charles BiancoBlanca & Jonathan BiancoLisa Mann and Bradley BinghamMary and Robert BlackMr. and Mrs. Joseph BohinskyJennifer and Anthony BohnertKaren and John BradshawPhyllis and Sheldon BravermanAlanna and Douglas BreeGloria and Mike BrownAmy and Robert BryantJulia and Luke BurkeLaura and John CalawayMaureen CarletonLeia and Clay Carpenter Preston CarrollEdelia and Dan CastanedaHala and Nizar CharafeddineJanet and Brad ChildersPam and Jerry CiaravinoLisa and Canon ColemanMr. & Mrs. John ComptomNorma and F.P. CooganJackie CookMarguerite CorcoranCharlotte and Jesse CouchCatherine and Edward CrainEmily and Holcombe CrosswellDeb and Cle DadeKaren and Paul DavisLucille and Ade DeHaanMrs. Joseph DelaneyAlyce and Glenn DickenMary and Gary EatonMary and John EnersonEdwin Essandoh and Isabella GyeningSue and Mike Eubanks

Doreen and Jon Fjeld-HansenRuth Ann and Chuck ForbesMr. and Mrs. Charles FridgeDebbi and Eric GadinChristy and Matt GaltneyJoy and Al GarnettMr. and Mrs. William Kernan GaydenAllison and Tog GeorgeAndrea and Jonas GeorgssonKaren and Dewey GonsoulinBeth and Tom GoodgameCatherine and Chris HanslikMary and John HasenbankMonica and Steven HealMr. & Mrs. Michael HealyJoyce HedgesMr and Mrs Robert G HesterJamil and Carter HigleyBette Jo and Frank HillSue HolzhauserJoanne and Harold HookJanelle and Warren HouseworthWandy and Angus HughesSally and Stephen JacobeCarolyn and Frank JacobsJanet and Mark JacobsElizabeth and Ed JamesKendal and Kenneth JastrowBarbara JohansonKathryn JohnsonNancee JonesMr. and Mrs. John Patrick KeenanShirley and Richard KennedyNancy and Raymond KerrDr. and Mrs. Randy KienstraMr. and Mrs. David KimJames Crowe and Poplina KyriakidesMicheline and Gil LabbeShay and Marc LabbeJoni and Jerry LandonGaye and Dick LandryMichael Larkin and Margaret SymondsMartha LebovitzNancy LeNoirMr. and Mrs. John H. Lindsey

Rose Lee and Richard LinkKimberly and David LindseyLoretta and Tommy LyoydVirginia and Dan LoganbillMr. and Mrs. Gary LeeEllyn and Gregory MacConnellDiane and Albert MadeleyTed Malone and Lisa EhrlichMariquita MastersonCatherine and George MastersonVeronica and Fred MatulaCheri and Paul McConnellAnn and Bill McCullochGretchen and Andrew McFarlandVerna McInnisAnya and Kevin McInnisKathryn and David McKinnieLinda and Jim McKnightMuffy and Alexander McLanahanSarah and Jeff McParlandNancy and David McWilliamsDiane and Bob SternenbergDr. & Mrs. Ernest MercerMary MitchellAnthea and Tom MoranMary E MurphyThomas Murphy and Jennifer SixHope Northrup and Ed Bonura Amy and David NovelliMr. and Mrs. Lawrence NybergMrs. Thomas O’BrienMaureen O’Driscoll-LevyCarolyn OldhamMichael O’Reilly and Val LewisMr. and Mrs. Bruce G. ParentDr. and Mrs. Dale PetersonMr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. PirtleNorma PorterGloria and James RebelloHannah and Dustin ReidMr. and Mrs. C. J. RheeEllen RienstraSuzanne and Jay RippetoDorothy LabordeMac Rowe

Freda and Christer RundlofBarbara RyanDiane and Jack SammonsHarriet and Stanley SerenSarah and Ron SimonDr. and Mrs. Paul SimonsMr. and Mrs. Kennard SmartMarcia and Brig SmartAmy and Jeff SmithMr. & Mrs. David SmythJudy and Brett StanleyGlynn & Peter StarlingDana and Bill StewardMary and Doug StewartMichele and Duncan StewartMichele and John SturtevantJackie Sharbough/Bruce TatenMr. & Mrs. Samuel ThompsonSusan and Monty TownsendRebecca and Melvin TrailCaroline and John TraskElizabeth TylerDr. and Mrs. Jon TysonMary Lynn and David VaughanPriscilla WallaceSue and Jim WatsonKathy and Glenn WehringBrenda and Bob WempeMr. and Mrs. Bill WestcottToni and Buddy WheelerBetsy and Bud WhiteMr. and Mrs. Gerald WhyteJudith WilcoxNeil Wilcox and Donna Ramsey-WilcoxElizabeth and GR WilliamsSally Ann and Bill WindleMr. and Mrs. James WorleyJanet and J. David WratherJanet WrightJill and Jeff YoungXiaorong Zhu and Ping HouChristine and Andrew Zipper

Birthday Book Club enables families to create a very special birthday remembrance for children at Presbyterian School. Over 140 families participated in the Birthday Book Club, which contributed over $10,000 to the school libraries. Each child honored receives a bookplate acknowledgement in a new book purchased for the library. Thank you to the following parents and grandparents:

Special Gifts are received each year from individuals and corporations. These gifts fund various needs of the school, ranging from athletics to the learning commons to financial aid. We are thankful for the businesses in our greater community who join with us in supporting and promoting our mission.

ArtsoniaBarnes and Noble BooksellersThe Bauer FoundationDebbie and Ted BergeronBox Tops for EducationLaura and John CalawayChick-fil-AKevin Finkel and Pam BaileyJanet and Jack FoxKelly GartnerMr. and Mrs. Henry R. HammanLauren and Brock Hudson

Sally and Stephen Jacobe KrogerDr. and Mrs. John Wm. LancasterCarter and Bill LeeKim and David LindseyCatherine and George MastersonSue Mills Permanent Funds Committee of First Presbyterian ChurchSafeway, Inc.School House Partners, LLC.St. Joseph Medical Center

Jenn and Allen RustayThe Symonds Foundation/Margaret Symonds and Michael LarkinTargetDebbie and Mark ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Eugene H. VaughanLiz and Jose Luis VittorMarty and Carlton WildeTim WilliamsonDavid and Willa Grace Wynne Scholarship

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A Year of Stars and PlanetsThe Bauer Foundation granted $25,000 to Presbyterian School for a yearlong, interdisciplinary study of the “Stars and Planets” for Alpha-8th grade students. Each grade level will focus on a topic within “Stars and Planets” during the 2011-2012 school year.

Early Childhood - EarthKindergarten - The Sun1st Grade - Constellations2nd Grade - The Moon3rd Grade - Study of the Solar System and Planets4th Grade - Harnessing the Power of the Stars5th Grade - Navigating by Stars 6th Grade - The Moon7th Grade - Life in Space8th Grade - Space Missions

Teachers are intentionally developing student activities and experiences within their “Stars and Planets” topic, including:

• Building Solar Powered Cars with test drive• Rocket Day (building rockets, tracking launch

and distance traveled, creating Hertzprung-Russell Diagrams, analyzing data)

• Demonstrating Plate Tectonics on the Moon (compare and contrast to Earth plates movement)

• Creating Moon Rock Dig at the Outdoor Education Campus

• Making and Using Sun Dial

While the Outdoor Education Campus has been the central location for most of the student activities facilitated by this grant, off-campus field trips have also been planned to visit NASA, the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Challenger Center at George Observatory.

SAVE THE DATE for Presbyterian School’s “A Starry, Starry Night” on February 21, 2012. All students and their families are invited to come to the Outdoor Education Campus for an evening under the stars.

Be on the lookout for more information on this event. We look forward to having these outdoor features: • Presentations by an Astronaut and Astronomer• Telescope viewing of the night sky by the Fort Bend

Astronomy Club• Portable planetarium with program for young

children• Scaled model of solar system set up on the large

field • A scale to calculate student weight on other planets• “Stars and Planets”discovery activities• Student work featuring “Stars and Planets” projects

Kindergarten students are engaging in a yearlong hands-on discovery of the effects of the sun. Pictured to the left are students, Jack McKinnie and Ava Oliver, examining how shadows are made from their bodies blocking the sun’s rays.

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CARNIVAL CHAIRSDeb Dade Cathy Trask

CARNIVAL LEADERSHIP TEAM Sandy AndersonHolly BennettAmy BryantLeia & Clay CarpenterLisa ColemanElizabeth CumminsMichelle ElliottJudy FarrellAmanda GarciaCatherine HanslikMelissa HenshawIrene KimSteve KochGina LutherVictoria MintonJudy Stanley

ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR$2,000The Keenan Family

FOOD SPONSOR$2,000The Stewart Family/ Texas Citizens Bank

INFLATABLE SPONSOR$2,000The Watson Family

RAFFLE PRIZE SPONSORS$1,000The Burke FamilyThe D’Andrea Family/ Gulf Coast Cancer and DiagnosticThe Novelli FamilyThe Russ Family

The Simon FamilyThe Wilcox Family

TRANSPORTATION SPONSORS$1,000The Kyriakides- Crowe FamilyThe McCulloch and Young Families/ MacIntyre and McCulloch LLPThe O’Reilly Family

ADVERTISEMENT/DESIGN SPONSOR$500The Trask Family

CLEAN-UP SPONSOR$500The Burr Family/ AJ’s Landscaping and Design

FUN RUN SPONSORS $500The Jacobs Family Gayle Kennedy/ Keller Williams RealtyThe Oldham Family

T-SHIRT SPONSOR$500The Allen FamilyThe Scimemi Family

PREMIUM BOOTH SPONSORS $500The Bailey FamilyThe Beaver FamilyThe Bingham Family/ Bingham, Mann, House & GibsonThe Bradshaw FamilyThe Chi-Ferson FamilyThe Coleman FamilyThe Dade FamilyThe Gauthier FamilyThe Georgsson Family

The Gonzalez FamilyThe Hanslik FamilyThe Hawes FamilyThe Heal FamilyThe Holley FamilyThe Kroencke FamilyThe Lueck FamilyThe Malone FamilyThe Matula-Rebello FamilyThe McFarland FamilyThe Moran FamilyThe Mudford/Hubbard FamilyThe Nyberg Family/ Watermill ExpressThe Richard Kim FamilyThe Rippeto FamilyThe Rowe FamilyThe Russ FamilyThe Rustay FamilyThe Stanley FamilyThe Wempe FamilyThe Windle Family

PAVILION DINING AREA SPONSORS$250The Bianco FamilyThe Galtney FamilyThe Gulledge FamilyThe Penrod FamilyThe Stone FamilyThe Wrather Family

CARNIVAL VENUE SPONSORS $250The Bree FamilyThe Dwyer FamilyThe Hedges FamilyThe Paul Smith FamilyThe Smart FamilyThe Wallace Family

BOOTH SPONSORS $250The Bennett FamilyThe Burge Family/ Beautique SpaThe Castaneda FamilyThe Cordill Family

The Dustin Reid FamilyThe Eckman FamilyThe Farrell FamilyFamily DermatologyThe Georgsson FamilyThe Gobillot FamilyThe Gonsoulin FamilyThe Hill FamilyThe Hudson FamilyThe Jordan FamilyThe Keenan FamilyMs. Mary Knapp The Koch FamilyThe Landowski FamilyVictoria Minton/ Martha Turner PropertiesThe Nidamarthy FamilyThe Peakes FamilyThe Raul Garcia FamilyThe Schlitzberger FamilyThe Stanley FamilyThe Steward FamilyThe Wempe FamilyThe Westcott FamilyThe Williams FamilyThe Windle FamilyThe Zylman Family

ADDITIONAL DONORSThe Calaway FamilyThe Crain FamilyThe Goodgame FamilyThe Goodrich FamilyThe Jacobe FamilyThe John Hancock FamilyThe Juden FamilyThe Labbe FamilyThe McParland Family

The Carnival was a huge success, featuring 10 giant inflatables, 15 Fun Fair Games, Cake Walk, Karaoke, face painting, a rock climbing wall, Art Car and iPad Raffles, trike rides, 5 & Dime store and sweets galore! This exciting new event raised over $70,000 for the school’s operating fund. From volunteering to work a booth to selling raffle tickets to underwriting, we want to thank all the parents, teachers and administrators in the school community who participated. Thank you especially to our Carnival Co-chairs, Cathy Trask and Deb Dade, for their incredible vision and execution of this first-time event.

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Parents of Presbyterian School Students (POPSS) organizes and implements special events throughout the year for the Presbyterian School community. Book Fair, Christmas Workshop, Field Day, Rodeo Day and Uniform Resale are just a few of the activities supported by POPSS. All parents are automatically members of this organization and pay no fees to join. A network of homeroom parents is also organized each year by POPSS to support teachers and the educational program. Thank you to all our parents who volunteer their time to support the school through POPSS. Thank you also to the following POPSS executive team, committee chairs and homeroom/advisory parents who led and coordinated our volunteer efforts.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

President Mary Enerson President-Elect Anya McInnis

Vice President, Early Childhood Krista Hensel Vice President, Lower School Wandy Hughes Vice President, Middle School Charisse Clark Secretary / Treasurer Debbi Gadin

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Admission Advocates Paige ClarkAndryea Stahlbaum Janet Wrather

Alumni Liaison Suzanne Rippeto

Art Guild Kelli WatsonJanna Zylman

Bulletin Board Celeste BrownDeb Zembeck

Book Fair Ann HillKaty Murray Christmas Workshop Danielle FridgeCaren McKinnie

Concessions Debbie Hanna

Early Childhood Play Day Vanessa BaileyCatherine Hanslik

Faculty Appreciation Joy BurrLaura Calaway

Field Day Clay CarpenterDeb Dade Grade Level Dinners Katherine Keenan

Grandparents Day Michelle Ciaravino isa Coleman

Hearing and Vision Michelle Elliott Sue Oldham

Library Assistance Erin MartinCarolyn Matula

Loyalty Programs Marketing Melissa Smith

MS Ice Skating Party Kristin McWilliams (5th/6th)Sherron Watkins (5th/6th)Lilly King (7th/8th)Jim Rogers (7th/8th)

MS 8th Grade Musical Lynn Herbert

Photography Workgroup Kara Trail

Rodeo Day Kristin FrankAllison Jordan Irene Kim

Servant Leadership Support Kim ClarkMary Reese

School Pictures Angela Landowski

Uniform Resale Laura BlackJackie Sharbrough

HOMEROOM/ADVISORY PARENTS

AlphaJudy FarrellChandler Sulton

Beta Andryea Stahlbaum (Benson)Vanessa Bailey (Gulledge)Lisa Louck and Kevin Hedges (Steele)

PreKindergarten Caroline Chase (Manford)Isabel Schmidt (Manford)Iris Allen (Reeves)Caren McKinnie (Reeves)

KindergartenJane Champion (Christou/Babers) Allison Penrod (Christou/Babers)April Ryan (Kirkconnell/Hoppens)Kristi Baksht (Kirkconnell/Hoppens)

1st Grade Carolyn Matula (Blandford)Melissa Rootes (Hadcock) 2nd Grade Valerae Lewis (Gartner)Kristi Reinertsen (Harris)

3rd Grade Pamela Laborde (Fox)Staci Williamson (Henricks)

4th Grade Angela Landowski (Bunting)Danielle Kernell (Hereford)

5th Grade Anya McInnis (Lead)Jayne CohanTara HenkeGina Luther

6th Grade Jennifer Robinson (Lead) Maureen GarnettLori GobillotDonna WilcoxJanet Wrather

7th GradeLisa Kretzschmar (Lead)Charlane BradyKyra LinkRaina NewsomeLisa Wallace

8th Grade Sharon Copper (Lead)Nicki HubbardPilar McNear

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P.S. Let us be a part of your Holiday!PREPARING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY FEAST?

SHOPPING ON BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY?

LOOKING FOR A PERSONAL GIFT OR A STOCKING STUFFER?

Shop at The Tasting Room or Max’s Wine DivePresbyterian School will receive 10% of your purchases. Stop by 10 Oakdale to pick up a wine card linked to Presbyterian School to use at the Tasting Room and Max’s Wine Dive.

Shop at Kroger or Randalls Presbyterian School will receive a percentage of your purchases if you link your Kroger Plus Card and Randalls Remarkable Card to Presbyterian School.

Visit Amazon.comGet to Amazon.com through the Amazon search portal on the Presbyterian School website (Support PS > Loyalty Programs). Presbyterian School will receive a portion of the proceeds of your Amazon purchases. In order to receive credit on your Amazon purchase, you must utilize this search bar portal to get to Amazon.com.

Buy your child’s artwork on Artsonia.comArtsonia is a website where the POPSS Art Guild uploads student artwork. Students and parents can view the artwork as well as order items such as magnets, ornaments, t-shirts, stationery, etc. Presbyterian School will receive a percentage of your purchases placed on Artsonia.com.

Buy a Presbyterian School gift Sport the Presbyterian School look wherever you go! Merchandise available online includes apparel, hair accessories, hats, key chains, Marye Kelley products, stadium seats, spirit merchandise, Tervis Tumblers, totes and water bottles. There is something for both children and adults! Go to the school website (Campus Life > School Store) to place an order.

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I would like to renew my support of Presbyterian School through the 2011-2012 Annual Fund.

I/We will support Presbyterian School with a gift of $______________________

Name:__________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________

City ______________________ State ____________ Zip______________

Signature:_________________________________ Date: ________________

I/We prefer to remain anonymous in school publications YES NO

DONOR LEVELS: Please indicate level of giving______ * Lancaster Circle ($10,000 and above)______ *Leadership Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)______ Headmaster Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)______ Panther Circle ($1,000 - $2,499)______ Honor Roll ($500 - $999)______ Friends (up to $499)* Donors who give $5,000 or more are recognized as members of The Leadership Council

METHOD OF PAYMENT: Online credit card payment at www.pshouston.org. Click on the Support PS tab for the “Give a Gift Online” link.

Check made payable to Presbyterian School.

I will pay the donation in the following installments, payable in full by June 30, 2012. (pledge reminders will be mailed in December, March and June).

Amount: ________________ Date:___________________________

Amount: ________________ Date:___________________________

Amount: ________________ Date:___________________________

For questions, please contact Frances Boswell, Director of Annual Fund and Volunteers at 713-620-6372 or fboswell@pshouston.org.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the listings in this Annual Report of Gifts. We regret and apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions and ask that the corrected information be given to:

The Development Office of Presbyterian School5300 Main Street Houston, Texas 77004

2010-2011 REVENUES

2010-2011 EXPENSES

For more information on the School’s current financial reports, please go to the school website at

www.pshouston.org (About PS > Financial Report).