Spring 2009

ST . ANDREW’S EP ISCOPAL SCHOOL • AUST IN, TEXAS • SPRING 2009 MAGAZINE

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WHERE ARE WE WITH FUNDRAISING FOR THE GAZELLE FOUNDATION? CHECK OUT PAGE 16 TO FIND OUT.

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at this school. We do not discriminate in the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, athletics, or other programs.

IN THIS ISSUE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE COMMUNITY THATINSPIRED ITThis month, the 2009 Strategic Plan was introduced to the commu-nity. Explore the goals set forth in the plan through the personalexperiences of St. Andrew’s families and friends.

GAZELLE FOUNDATION UPDATEHow close are we to our goal of raising funds to construct a water well in Burundi? Find out about this and ways you can still supportour 2008-2009 all-school charitable giving project.

ALUMNI NEWS

CAMPUS NEWSAcademic NewsArts NewsAthletics NewsDevelopment Office News

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AdministrationLucy C. Nazro, Head of SchoolRich Mischinski, Head of Upper SchoolTim McGhee, Head of Middle SchoolSharon Wilson, Head of Lower SchoolSilver Garza, Chairman of the Board

St. Andrew’s Lower and Middle School Campus is located at 1112 West 31st Street, Austin, Texas 78705

St. Andrew’s Upper School Campus is located at 5901 Southwest Parkway, Austin, Texas 78735

The mission of St. Andrew’sEpiscopal School is to provide an enriched

academic program within a Christian environment,

emphasizing the fulfillmentof each student’s potential.

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ECO-ADVENTUREIn November, members of the the sixth grade "Eco-Adventures" elective ventured to PortAransas to learn about the coastal environment. The class toured the University of TexasMarine Science Institute's Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory, where they learned about various coastal fisheries projects as well as research on ornamental tropical fish for aquariums.At the Marine Science Institute they also toured the new Wetlands Education Center and a57-foot long research vessel, the R/V Katy.

They also explored a local birding center, the beach, and the jetties, with the highlight of thetrip being the rescue of a green sea turtle (above) wedged between two granite boulders atthe end of the jetties. Franklin, as the students named him, was taken to the AnimalRehabilitation Keep (ARK), where he will be cared for over the winter and released in thespring. As Sam Garrison put it, "Our day on the jetties was a wonderfully exciting day and I willremember it for a long time!"

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Community encompasses the mutually supportive relationship enjoyed by students, faculty, and parents, and the shared determination to use what islearned here to bring positive change to the world.

The sense of community is often most profoundly present in intangibles—memories created and shared, classroom inspirations, subtle yet life-changingconnections. The impact of community in this special place is seen time andtime again in the St. Andrew’s alumni who return to visit or, in many cases, evenwork at the school; the enthusiasm and participation in the life of the school ofparents old and new; and the generous spirit and hard work that benefit peoplefar beyond the campus boundaries, in Burundi and Italy and West Virginia aswell as right here in Austin.

That sense of community is at the forefront of the 2009 five-year Strategic Plandeveloped by the St. Andrew’s Board of Trustees. The strategic plan is intendedto point the way to maintaining the school’s reputation as a place where the academic, athletic, and spiritual development of all students, individually andcollectively, are the top priorities, while also rising to meet the inevitable challenges of the future.

As previous leadership has done for the current generation of students, faculty,and families, our current Board of Trustees is working to preserve and expandthe best aspects of St. Andrew’s while proposing ambitious but attainable goalsand objectives to ensure an even better school in the years to come. St. Andrew’sis fortunate indeed to have an engaged, generous, and committed group of fami-lies and friends who are already experiencing—or will benefit from—many ofthe goals and objectives so carefully crafted in this plan. In the following pages,some of them speak movingly of the importance of these goals and objectives.St. Andrew’s is already well on the way to living out these goals, and there isample inspiration to make the plan a reality in the ideas proposed and thedynamic community that will realize them.

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EXPLORING THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE 2009 STRATEGIC PLANTHROUGH THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF ST. ANDREW’S FAMILIESAND FRIENDS


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I. SUSTAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE CULTURE OF ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

Beth and Bo Townsend, the parents of graduates Adair ’07 and Bowman ’08, haveembraced the entire St. Andrew’s experience. Beth reflects movingly on how theschool works “to prepare St. Andrew’s students for lives of meaning, purpose, andservice as citizens of the world.”

“Our family moved to Austin from Knoxville, Tennessee, in the summer of 2000 so that Bo could attend the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest and become an ordained Episcopal priest. We hoped that when school started that fall, our children would make the transition from their old neighborhood elementary school and instantly make loads of life-long friends. Although we identified our-selves as ‘Episcopalians,’ we really had no inkling how our Episcopal lives would be defined by the time our children spent at St. Andrew’s. We thought that for us St. Andrew’s would be a “three-year tour” and then we’d head back to Tennessee to begin Bo’s ministry. Instead, our experience at St. Andrew’s has kept us in Austin for the foreseeable future.

“Our kids took full advantage of the many experiences to be had as a student at St. Andrew’s. In addition to sports and music opportunities, they spent an appreciableamount of time in the service of others. The call to service that is so much a part of being a St. Andrew’s student prompted the children to ‘seek to serve’ both inside and outside the school community. In our case, these experiences have culminated in larger-scale projects that really impacted the communities we serve. For example, Bowman was fortunate to accompany Father Lex on a Christmas break service trip to New Orleans with a dozen or so other seniors, where he was able to experience first-hand a city still trying to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. Bowman also helped renovate an apartment for a LifeWorks client with another group of seniors. Adair worked at the Town Lake Animal Shelter for her Senior Project with fellow senior (and best friend since the 6th grade) Kaitlin Travis. The video they made of their experience, Every Dog Has Its Day, now serves

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GOAL:Affirm and uphold the unique culture of St. Andrew’s EpiscopalSchool and ensure that our mission,core values, and commitment tothe Episcopal tradition inspire andpermeate the life of the school.

OBJECTIVES:• Reinforce and communicate our Episcopal Identity through daily chapel, curriculum, and service opportunities to prepare St. Andrew’s students for lives ofmeaning, purpose, and service as citizens of the world.

• Ensure that the programs andpractices of St. Andrew’s supportthe mission and core values of theschool, reflect the continual pursuitof excellence, and provide properbalance in the spiritual, moral, intellectual, artistic, and athleticdevelopment of each student.

• Continue and strengthen efforts to support ethnic, racial, andsocioeconomic diversity throughoutthe school community in order toenhance the educational environ-ment and promote understanding,tolerance, and respect for others.

• Preserve and strengthen the special sense of community at St. Andrew’s, with emphasis on thesuccessful inclusion of all studentsand their families.



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as the training video for volunteers at the shelter. Our family joined a Mobile Loaves and Fishes team with two other St. Andrew’s families, and one cold New Year’s Eve, Adair tied scarves she had knitted around the necks of seven homeless folks seeking food and a few kind words.

“Both kids also seemed to enjoy chapel, and the amazing effects of the Upper School ‘Hymn Sing’ were brought home to me in a very powerful way this past Christmas break while sitting in church with Adair. We were singing what I consider to be an obscure hymn with numerous verses and Adair sang all five verses from memory! I was mightily impressed.

“As I have discovered, one does not have to be a student to feel the powerful and positive effects of being a part of the St. Andrew’s community. The draw of a warm and loving school family is what kept us from moving back to Tennessee when Bo graduated from seminary. That same pull has kept me tethered to St. Andrew’s, eventhough I have no children attending the school now.

“In the not-so-distant future, I realize that I won’t know many kids at the Upper School. Adair is now a sophomore at Texas Christian University and Bowman beganhis freshman year at the University of Tennessee this past fall. Thankfully, however, Bo and I have twin godsons who will start 1st grade in the fall, so we can attend their games, plays, and music performances and remain a part of this amazing com-munity. We can be their ‘Special Friends’ at Grandparents’ Day. And maybe one day, if all goes according to plan, Bo and I will have grandchildren at St. Andrew’s!”

As St. Andrew’s works to “continue and strengthen efforts to support ethnic, racial,and socioeconomic diversity throughout the school community,” Director of DiversityRebecca Yacono offers her perspective on how that diversity is an integral part of theschool’s Episcopal identity.

“The first goal of the five-year Strategic Plan is “to affirm and uphold the unique culture of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and ensure that our mission, core values, and commitment to the Episcopal tradition inspire and permeate the life of the school.

“The four objectives that fall under the umbrella of this first goal touch every aspectof our school: chapel, curriculum, service; spiritual, moral, intellectual, artistic, and athletic student development; ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic diversity; and the sense of community we value so much.

“At its foundation, this goal has its roots in our ‘commitment to the Episcopal tradition.’ As an Episcopal school, St. Andrew’s takes its charge from the National Association of Episcopal Schools, which includes the following in its statement of principal qualities of Episcopal schools:

Episcopal schools have been established as … diverse ministries of educational andhuman formation for people of all faiths and backgrounds … populated by a rich variety of human beings, from increasingly diverse religious, cultural, andeconomic backgrounds. In fact, the intentional pluralism of most Episcopal schools is a hallmark of their missions.

“Therefore, merely by virtue of our Episcopal identity, our school’s own core identity includes our emerging diversity.


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“As St. Andrew’s has achieved greater statistical diversity, inclusivity has come naturally to us. One clear aspect of our school’s culture is the analogy of a family, and, as in a family, the assumption is that if your child is enrolled in the school or you work at the school, you belong—at the meetings, the celebrations, the volunteer opportunities, etc.

“The next step in the process of becoming an intentionally diverse community is to think about how we honor that diversity. People often tell me with a sense of pride that they are “color blind.” They mean that race and ethnicity are not a source of prejudice for them, that they strive to get to know people as individuals, not as representatives of their race or ethnicity. That ‘color blind’ perspective is crucial when we are creating guest lists and sending out mailings.

“Our nation’s history is scarred by the kind of exclusion based on a narrow lens thatsees only skin color. But diversity is so much more than skin color, and being color-blind does not eliminate prejudices based on other facets of identity such as gender, religion, learning style, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. In addition, color blindness can obscure some beautiful gifts that people bring as members of their racial or ethnic community, gifts that each of us brings through the circum-stances of our identities, not through the choices we’ve made.

“Our school’s mission ‘emphasiz[es] the fulfillment of each student’s potential.’ Our new strategic plan sets forth an objective that we ‘preserve and strengthen the special sense of community at St. Andrew’s, with emphasis on the success-ful inclusion of all students and their families in the common life of the school.’ Both of those statements charge us with more than just extending invitations and being color-blind. They raise the bar for us to become a community where not only can people show up, they can come and be authentic; where in fulfill-ing their potential, students not only learn how to be good members of the St. Andrew’s community, they learn that within this community, they can be proud and loved for their ethnic heritage, their religious values, their unique learning styles, and anything else they bring to the table as individuals. I am proud that our Board has had the vision to set the bar so high.”

The Stein family has been at St. Andrew’s since 1999. Their daughter Emily ’04 is a senior at Barnard and this spring their sons Sam and Charlie will graduate from theUpper School and Middle School respectively. Shari Stein offers a unique perspective onthe experiences of a Jewish family in an Episcopal school which works toward “the suc-cessful inclusion of all students and their families in the common life of the school.”

“My husband and I were both raised Jewish. We practice our Judaism in our home. Our children all attend or attended religious school on Tuesdays and Sundays. All

“AS I HAVE DISCOVERED, one does not have to be a student to feel the powerful and positive effects of being a part of the St. Andrew’s community. The draw of a warm and loving school family is what kept us from moving back to Tennessee when [my husband]graduated from seminary. That same pull has kept me tethered to St. Andrew’s, eventhough I have no children attending the school now.”

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three have been bar mitzvahed and participate in Jewish youth groups. They have all been to Israel at least once. Raising our children Jewish is clearly important to our family.

“My older two children arrived at St. Andrew’s when we moved to Austin from Dallas, where they’d had the opportunity to have strong secular and Jewish educations. But my youngest joined St. Andrew’s in the first grade. This was a little scary at first. After all, chapel at St. Andrew’s is not optional! Every day, all three of my kids attendedchapel while at St. Andrew’s. True, they learn a lot about the Old Testament as well as the New. They also hear announcements and have community time, as well as a quiet time for reflection. We were so happy with the academic offerings at St. Andrew’s and the attention to the whole child that we held our breath and signed the contracts, year after year.

“As my oldest was about to graduate from St. Andrew’s a few years ago, our family discussed the decision that we had made six years earlier to send all three of our kids to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. As it turns out, all five of us have been very happy with the outcome. Of course, the academics have been outstand-ing (our oldest children are graduating from, or on their way to, top-notch colleges with competence, confidence, and worldliness.) All three have also had the oppor-tunity to participate in a variety of team sports, an opportunity they may not have had in an Austin public school or in a significantly smaller Jewish school.

“The opportunity that has been given to my Jewish children to attend St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has not only allowed them to learn what it means to be a Christian, and to understand the stories, but it also has allowed them to understandthe similarities and differences between Jews and Christians, all the while feeling respectful and respected. The privilege of seeing Lucy Nazro lead by example as an Episcopalian and a fellow human being has been a great gift as well.

“So the surprising outcome of sending our Jewish kids to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has been that they feel stronger in their own religion—my intention all along. Go figure!”


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“OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN SETS FORTH AN OBJECTIVE that we ‘preserve and strengthen the specialsense of community at St. Andrew’s, with emphasis on the successful inclusion of all students andtheir families in the common life of the school.’ Both of those statements charge us with more thanjust extending invitations and being color-blind. They raise the bar for us to become a communitywhere not only can people show up, they can come and be authentic; where in fulfilling their poten-tial, students not only learn how to be good members of the St. Andrew’s community, they learn thatwithin this community, they can be proud and loved for their ethnic heritage, their religious values,their unique learning styles, and anything else they bring to the table as individuals. I am proud thatour Board has had the vision to set the bar so high.”

—Rebecca Yacono,Director of Diversity and Multicultural Development

GOAL:Encourage the vision and promotethe systems for St. Andrew’s todevelop each student’s potential,so that he or she can become theIdeal St. Andrew’s Graduate and asocietal leader.

OBJECTIVES:• Research methods and pursuestrategies that build on St.Andrew’s academic and program-matic excellence.

• Reinforce an organizational struc-ture that has balanced advocacyfor scholarship, artistic endeavors,athleticism, and service.

• Expand current programs andfoster new opportunities to teachleadership skills in the St. Andrew’scommunity.

• Update the master plans for bothcampuses to recognize and priori-tize facilities needed to enhancethe development of our Ideal St.Andrew’s Graduate.

II. PROMOTING INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE: EXCELLING AS A 1–12 SCHOOL


St. Andrew’s last accreditation review recommended the creation of the position of Academic Dean, and this need has now been fulfilled with Tim McGhee’s appoint-ment. In his new role, Tim will promote “strategies that build on St. Andrew’s academic and programmatic excellence.”

Tim, who served as Middle School Head for about twenty years, will support the St. Andrew’s faculty in creating curricular continuity for all its students, grades 1-12.

“I’ve spent a lot of time in the Middle School, and this has been an advantage for me. Having worked in the past to create this bridge between the Lower and Upper Schools, the idea of linking all three together naturally appeals to me.”

Tim is quick to honor the extraordinary faculty who currently serve the St. Andrew’scommunity:

“Our academic strength resides in the fact that we hire really smart, really passionate teachers and give them room to explore their academic content area. And my job is not to compromise that passion or integrity but to sponsor a conversation which creates seamless academic transitions between grades and divisions, fostering excellence for all our students.”

The idea of a holistic education is paramount to St. Andrew’s. From first grade throughtwelfth, St. Andrew’s strives for “balanced advocacy for scholarship, artistic endeavors, athleti-cism, and service” with the goal of “developing each student’s potential, so that he or she canbecome the Ideal St. Andrew’s Graduate” and a societal leader. Jeannette and John Williams,whose son James is a sixth grader, were new to St. Andrew’s in 2007, but they believe passionately in the importance of education both within and outside the classroom.

“St. Andrew’s has many qualities which drew our son and us to pursue his interest in a private school. We saw opportunities for an enriched academic experience just as he did and felt confident in pursuing this adventure.

“Lifelong skills are introduced and nurtured at St. Andrew’s through academic and social awareness. Time management and organizational skills are guided by those closest to the student. Positive results are seen through improvement in a student’s grades, more free



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time, and reduced stress as many facets of the young student’s life are unwinding at once. Children are seen as thinking individuals capable of forming opinions and making independent choices. They are given the tools to make these decisions wisely which will benefit not only themselves but others as well.

“Under direction and guidance from Lucy, the beauty of differences in our community and people is embraced and explored. Various community service projects spanning generational and economic diversity and the recognition of all faiths—seeing St. Andrew’s as a community within a larger community—supported our strong belief in nurturing our children into life’s interconnecting parts.

“This journey has been a good one so far both for our son and for us as parents, working together as partners with this dynamic place called school and this place called home.”

Another major effort at developing each student’s potential is St. Andrew’s Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program. Long-time St. Andrew’s teacher CathleenEclarinal, who assumed the position of SEL director in 2007, reflects on the benefitsof a curriculum that incorporates social and emotional learning techniques:

“At St. Andrew's we strive to create a caring school community, where students are more likely to develop concern for the rights and feelings of others, positive attitudes toward school, a commitment to democratic values, and the motivation to take their schoolwork seriously. The benefit of actively teaching and modeling social and emotional learning skills in each classroom not only makes kids feel cared for, but raises them as people who are emotionally and intellectually capable of caring for others. With social and emotional learning, creating a responsive school and classroom environment is an essential ingredient in the work—it both establishes the safe, trusting context for learning and provides a powerful means for demonstrating the social and emotional skills and qualities we work to develop in classroom instruction.”

Sharon Wilson, head of the Lower School, sees the positive effects of SEL on a dailybasis and shares one story:

“A situation was brought to my attention involving a boy who was being verbally harassed by a group of other boys here at the school. I met with the boy on the receiving end and with one boy from the group who seemed to be the most verbal. The first boy spoke very clearly about specific taunts and put-downs. The other boy said, ‘You are always so annoying so that’s why all of us get mad at you.’ I asked, ‘So lots of people are involved?’ He said yes and mentioned four friends. I said, ‘When you do something wrong and your mom gets on you, how does that feel?’ He said, ‘It’s really not a big deal, it happens all the time.’ Then I said, ‘Well, how would it be if your mom, your dad, your grandma and grandpa all criticized you at the same time?’ The boy paused and then he looked a little embar-rassed and I could see he got the point. Then he said, ‘We talked about how it feels to be ganged up on during community time and we did some role playing too.’ He turned to the other boy and continued, ‘But I wasn’t really thinking about you. I’m sorry.’ I said, ‘So can I count on you to not make any more unkind remarks?’ And he said, ‘Ms. Wilson, I can do better than that—I’m going to tell my friends to back off too.”

The boy who was verbally harassed met with counselor Mary Lynn Woodall to talk throughhis feelings and with Ms. Eclarinal to identify the behaviors that were not serving him well.



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III. COMMUNICATING OUR SCHOOL’S UNIQUE QUALITIES AND PROGRAMS

GOAL:Communicate St. Andrew’s uniqueidentity to reflect the school’s mis-sion, enhance community involve-ment and lifetime advocacy forSt. Andrew’s, and attract studentswho have the ability and motiva-tion to manifest the attributes ofthe Ideal St. Andrew’s Graduate.

OBJECTIVES:• Articulate St. Andrew’s identity as an overall 1–12 school and asindividual divisions (Lower, Middle,and Upper Schools) to convey ourculture and excellence at all levelsand as an institution.

• Reinforce and expand effectiveapproaches to communicatingthe essence of St. Andrew’s toour communities.

• Provide welcoming, securecampuses for current andprospective students and theirfamilies.

• Assure that alumni and theirfamilies become lifetime advocates for St. Andrew’s.

• Support the institutional depart-ments, especially the admissions,communications, and develop-ment offices, that help meet theabove objectives.

St. Andrew’s students come from 50 different ZIP codes in Central Texas. How theschool reaches out to and communicates with prospective families from around theregion is an important component of the school’s continued success. The Perkins family,new last school year, learned of St. Andrew’s through their preschool and from otherfamilies. As St. Andrew’s works to “reinforce and expand effective approaches to com-municating the essence of St. Andrew’s to our communities” and “provide welcoming,secure campuses for current and prospective students and their families,” BelindaPerkins, mother of Gina Perkins ’19, shares her experiences about her first impres-sions of St. Andrew’s.

“A parenting challenge we didn’t anticipate was finding the right educational community for our daughter, Gina. We assumed that our local public school (truly a good school) would be our first choice when it came time for elementary education. We landed at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School for preschool and when Gina woke up singing “Good morning, Lord, it’s a beautiful day,” we began to understand how much her experience there was shaping her life, and ours.

“Our daughter’s pediatrician prompted us to think several years ahead when, duringa routine office visit, he expressed concern about the quality of the public middle schools in our area. Although middle school seemed in the distant future at the time, we began to explore that issue. Among other things, we learned that class sizes in the local middle school were larger than in the elementary school. More importantly, we began to consider the benefits of spending elementary school through high school within one school community.

“There were things we really wanted in terms of an educational experience for our family. We knew we wanted diversity—cultural, religious, racial, political, and otherwise (we noticed that many schools were rather homogenous); spiritual enrichment; social/emotional learning; charitable experience; behavioral standards; an extracurricular environment where students experience music, art, drama, and sports; manageable class sizes; pleasant surroundings; good teachers; and dedicated parents supportive of the school’s children, faculty, administration, and each other. We wanted a school culture that encourages a sense of humor. Soon, it was clear that a private school would be the best fit for our family.

“We researched and visited many schools but applied only to St. Andrew’s. We had friends whose adult children had attended St. Andrew’s and so we learned of Lucy Nazro’s reputation as an educational leader in Austin. We heard repeatedly how the adult children of our friends treasured and valued the education they received at the school. We also knew that not everyone had the experience they were hop-ing for. We sensed, however, that St. Andrew’s was a place where the whole exceeds the sum of its parts.

“THE OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MY JEWISH CHILDREN to attend St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has not only allowed them to learn what it means to be a Christian, andto understand the stories, but it also has allowed them to understand the similarities anddifferences between Jews and Christians, all the while feeling respectful and respected.”

—Shari Stein,Current Parent and Parents’ Council Co-President


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“From our first contact with St. Andrew’s to the Open House, we felt welcomed. We especially appreciated the faculty-member presentations at the Open House—the teachers came across as real people doing their best to foster the emotional and academic needs of the children in their care. Having a small-group guided tour led by a parent was also terrific. We were able to observe the children’s work proudly displayed in the halls, overhear the teachers in action, and observe childrenwalking in groups to their next activity. At the end of the open house, Mrs. Nazro stayed to visit with any parents who wanted to ask further questions. We introducedourselves and found her friendly, approachable manner, and passion for her life’s work, very compelling.

“After committing to St. Andrew’s, we felt welcomed by long-time members of the community and quickly began to feel a sense of belonging. Again, many little things made us feel at home: Gina loved her first-grade teacher (this was big!); our mentors helped soothe our nerves; we reconnected with other families we’d encoun-tered in other contexts; we enjoyed seeing families we had known at St. Matthew’s; and it was truly a pleasure getting to know the families of the children in our child’sfirst-grade class.

“Many thanks to our St. Andrew’s friends and families, new and old, for your friendship and wise counsel. Mike, Gina, and I look forward to continuing this journey with you.”

St. Andrew’s Upper School is now in its 11th year. The school has recently hired an alumni director to expand and enrich alumni relations programs with the goal of “assuring that alumni and their families become lifetime advocates for St. Andrew’s.”The first graduating class, the Class of 2002, continues to be a hallmark for ourschool and a testament to the brave families who believed in the mission of St. Andrew’s. Will Weaver, a graduate of ’02, describes his experience as a “cornerstone” graduate and lifetime advocate for St. Andrew’s.

“Besides having teachers that are second to none, St. Andrew’s placed an emphasis on participation in many different activities outside the curriculum, something that would not have been possible at the public high school I briefly attended. By the end of my sophomore year at St. Andrew’s I had played 4 different sports over 6 seasons, I was a member of Select Choir and the Blue Key Club, the president of the Latin Club, and part of 3 theatrical productions, in addition to taking AP courses. The best part was that this was the norm for my class. We spent all day together in class and then spent all afternoon and evening working on our own interests that the school helped to cultivate. Had I not been involved in sports during high school, I doubt that I would have discovered my passion for coaching or had the experience or the confidence to make it my career.

“CHILDREN ARE SEEN AS THINKING INDIVIDUALS capable of forming opinionsand making independent choices. They are given the tools to make thesedecisions wisely which will benefit not only themselves but others as well.”

—Jeannette and John Williams,Current St. Andrew’s Parents


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“I currently work as the video coordinator for the University of Texas men’s basketball team. I served as a graduate assistant for the last two years and after finishing my mas-ter’s in May, stayed on staff here at Texas. Not only did St. Andrew’s help me develop myself academically and professionally, it provided some concrete skills that I rely upon daily. My job involves a lot of writing, and what I learned from John Works, Hilary Carlson, and Kimberly Horne helps me write scouting reports and recruitingmaterials. Similarly, I am involved with a good deal of individual instruction and the coaching I received during high school had an enormous impact on the way I deal with our players.

“When I began college I had no firm route established for what I wanted to study, what job I eventually wanted to have, or even what I wanted out of my university education. Throughout college, St. Andrew’s was the place I returned for guidance, support, and then employment! I coached and taught on all three campuses and remained closely tied to the people that make up what I believe is the best school that currently exists. It provided me the education, encouragement, and experience that I needed to be successful, and I don’t think I would have found happiness as soon without having been a part of St. Andrew’s.”

“AT ST. ANDREW'S WE STRIVE TO CREATE A CARING SCHOOL COMMUNITY,where students are more likely to develop concern for the rights andfeelings of others, positive attitudes toward school, a commitment todemocratic values, and the motivation to take their schoolwork seriously.”

—Cathleen EclarinalDirector of Social and Emotional Learning



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The culture of philanthropy is alive and well at St. Andrew’s, and we see the benefit of our generous families and community in the buildings on campus, the special programs in place, and the wonderful opportunities afforded to our students. As ourschool grows, needs are greater and the further “deepening of our culture of philanthro-py” is of great importance to St. Andrew’s. Fortunately, we have an incredibly selfless community who give not only their financial resources but also their much-neededtime and expertise. Louisa and David Stegmann, parents of Ben ’09 and Katherine’11, have served St. Andrew’s in many ways since their children first began at ourschool twelve years ago. Here, Louisa explains what the school means to her family.

“Over the last twelve years St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has become the mostimportant institution in the life of my family. It encompasses all that my husband and I value, foremost our children, in whom we are so blessed. Our friends withinthe community are those to whom we turn with problems or with stories about our lives, and those who ministered to us last summer as we cared for our beloved Pop in his last days. Last but not least, our family’s relationship with God is given a very physical presence at St. Andrew’s both in daily chapel and through theremarkable faculty and staff, with whom our children spend at least one-half of their waking hours. These people, to whom for many years we have entrusted our children physically, mentally, and emotionally, are a daily reminder to me of God’s grace.

“Because of our love for the school, and as part of a great continuum of SAS parents past and future, we share both worldly treasure and time with the school. Without the sacrifices and commitment of parents more than fifty-five years ago, St. Andrew’s wouldn’t have opened its doors—and without the help of parents over the last twelve years, our wonderful Upper School wouldn’t exist. We feel blessed and proud to be part of the great group of St. Andrew’s supporters, and look for-ward to seeing future generations of parents and students come through its doors.

“This I believe: ‘For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’ (Matthew 6:21). My true treasures—my family, my friends, and my relationship with God—are manifest throughout this place, this school.”

As St. Andrew’s grows and our community expands, there is a need to “increase annual contributions and broaden participation to supplement the operating budget;increase the financial aid budget to improve access and meet growing demands; pro-mote endowment gifts to sustain long-term viability; and cultivate capital pledges tofund facilities.” No one knows the importance of that financial aid budget more thanin the families who gratefully receive assistance every year, as Upper SchoolAdmissions Officer and baseball coach Steven Garcia makes clear.

“I work in admissions and coach baseball at St. Andrew’s and I am also a St. Andrew’s ‘lifer,’ a graduate of the Cornerstone Class of 2002, and an extremely grateful 12-year financial aid recipient. Being given the opportunity to attend St. Andrew’s for grades 1–12 was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received. And it could not have happened without the support of this community. When prospective families come through the admissions office and learn that I was a student here, they often ask what I liked best about my time at St. Andrew’s. My answer is always something like:

‘The academic rigor is unsurpassed, the opportunity for extracurricular involvement is available to everyone, and the campus is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen—not to

IV. DEVELOPING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO REALIZE OUR VISION AND ENSURE OUR LONGEVITY

GOAL: Continue to improve St. Andrew’scurrent and long-term sustainabilityby managing finances effectively,enhancing development prac-tices, and deepening the cultureof philanthropy at our school.

OBJECTIVES: • Refine the long-range financialplan to secure future financialstrength and achieve institutionalexcellence.

• Continue active management ofthe annual operating budget to control tuition increases; ensure theprudent use of capital funds; andmaintain supervision of endow-ment management to maximizeinvestment performance.

• Increase annual contributionsand broaden participation to sup-plement the operating budget;increase the financial aid budgetto improve access and meetgrowing demands; promoteendowment gifts to sustain long-term viability; and cultivate capital pledges to fund facilities.

• Ensure sufficient resources for thebusiness and development offices to achieve annual and long-termfinancial goals.

• Emphasize philanthropy and philanthropic education as corecommunity values.


STRATEGIC PLAN

mention the wireless internet capabilities. Although St. Andrew’s possesses all of these qualities, it is the community that makes this place more than just a school, in my opinion.It’s the families, the students, the faculty, and the staff that make St. Andrew’s such a special place.’

“St. Andrew’s is a place where students know each other by name. It’s a place where teachers’ doors are always open. St. Andrew’s is a place where anyone can feel welcomed and appreciated. In 18 years as a member of the St. Andrew’s community,I have created and maintained relationships that are very dear to me.

“I learned so many important things at St. Andrew’s. Mrs. Griffin taught me how towrite in cursive in the first grade. I remember Mrs. Anderson teaching me long division in the third grade. I dissected my first (and only) frog in 5th grade science with Mrs. Jenkins. The “Cornell note taking method” that I learned from Mr. McGhee in 8th grade history got put to good use in college. It was in 10th grade Humanities where I really learned how to do good research. And poetry never meant so much to me until 12th grade English with Ms. Horne.

“These are just a few of the many, many things I learned at St. Andrew’s, and although all are very important, the greatest thing I learned at St. Andrew’s was not taught in a classroom. The most important thing that St. Andrew’s taught me is how to be a good person: genuinely caring for others, being a good steward of one’s community, and being honest and forthright. These are the qualities St. Andrew’s values deeply. It is these lessons for which I am most thankful and I am very proud to have been able to call St. Andrew’s home for the past 18 years.”

THE NEXT STEP

The Board of Trustees, the Strategic Planning Committee, and St. Andrew’s staff willdevelop an implementation plan to chart the methods and timelines necessary to reachthe goals and meet the objectives listed in this Strategic Plan. The perpetuation of institutional excellence, culture, communication, and sustainability will guide everydeliberation and every step taken.


“I AM ALSO A ST. ANDREW’S ‘LIFER,’a graduate of the Cornerstone Class of2002, and an extremely grateful 12-year financial aid recipient. Being giventhe opportunity to attend St. Andrew’s for grades 1–12 was one of thegreatest gifts I’ve ever received. And it could not have happened withoutthe support of this community.”

—Steven Garcia ’02Upper School Admissions



Every year St. Andrew’s adopts a charitablecause for the entire school community toembrace. This year the Gazelle Foundation,co-founded by St. Andrew’s parent andUpper School cross-country and track coachGilbert Tuhabonye, was chosen as the focusof St. Andrew's year-long student-driven chari-table cause. The Gazelle Foundation’s missionis to bring clean drinking water to the peopleof Burundi, Africa (Gilbert’s home), and togive back to Central Texas youth.

Through presentations in chapel on bothcampuses, Gilbert has educated our community on the hardships facedby people in Burundi, particularly around the topic of water quality, distribution, and scarcity. As a young boy, Gilbert carried water from theriver to his village four times a day, a common activity for most of thelocal people. Many people in the country spend 40 percent of theirtime carrying water for bathing, washing, and drinking, and the aver-age person walks 20 miles a day just to get water.

The goal of the Gazelle Foundation Service Project is to raise money tocomplete a water project specifically for Burundi, for the construction ofa well for clean, accessible water. Each water project costs roughly$40,000 and helps 1,500 to 2,000 people. Even though this figure isdaunting, the St. Andrew's community has embraced this cause withgreat enthusiasm and determination. To date, more than half of thetotal amount needed ($26,742) has been raised through fundraisingefforts at all grade levels and gifts from St. Andrew’s families. It is worthnoting that many of our students requested that their friends give gifts tothe Gazelle Foundation instead of birthday presents this year.

In addition to the money raised to date, three generous St. Andrew's families have offered to match the funds raised in each division (Lower,Middle, and Upper) to help reach our goal.

GAZELLE FOUNDATION

During the 2008 St. Andrew’s Day ceremony, Gilbert was awarded theCharles Alan Wright Excellence Award.

UPDATE

ALL-SCHOOL SERVICE PROJECT



WANT TO DONATE TO THE GAZELLE FOUNDATION INHONOR OF A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE?Stop by the St. Andrew’s Development Office on the 31stStreet Campus, or contact Brenda Hansen at 299-9714 [email protected] to make an honor gift. Honorees willreceive a Gazelle Foundation card (opposite page) notify-ing them of your gift.

At the Upper School, the Serra family committed to a matching gift of$2,500 through their foundation, the ABE Foundation (this match goalhas already been met!). At the Middle School, Bonnie Mills has offeredto match up to $5,000 through her family foundation, The Mills DennisFamily Foundation, and the Yancy family has offered to match $2,500at the Lower School level through their foundation, the EGC Foundation.

“I am inspired and amazed by the outpouring of support offered by the entire St. Andrew’s family,” says Gilbert Tuhabonye. “The GazelleFoundation’s mission is better off directly due to involvement by St.Andrew’s students, their parents, friends and families. Together we arechanging the world. I thank everyone for helping us help others.”

Raising funds is not the only way our community is supporting the GazelleFoundation. In November, many members of the St. Andrew's familyincluding faculty, staff, and students from grades 1–12, and even a fewentire families, participated in the foundation's "Run for the Water."

Forty students volunteered at water stations along the race routes andmore than fifty St. Andrew's community members ran in one of thethree distance races offered. Five faculty members ran the 10-milerace; several varsity cross-country team members ran the 5K, includingsophomore Megan Bentzin, who came in first in the entire field ofwomen runners; and twenty St. Andrew's second graders and their par-ents ran or walked the 1-mile fun run (with teacher Jimmy Agnew in thelead riding his unicycle). In addition, the St. Andrew's Drum Line andPercussion Group played along the race route to entertain and lift thespirits of weary runners.

While the main focus of the Gazelle Foundation is to provide cleandrinking water to people in Burundi, the organization also serves disad-vantaged youth right here in Texas by educating them about living ahealthy lifestyle. The foundation recently awarded their first grant toMarathon Kids in the amount of $5,000. The funds provided free entryfor Marathon Kid participants who wished to run in the Daisy 5K onFebruary 28, 2009, but could not afford the entry fee. The gift coveredentry fees for up to 1,000 children.

We are well on our way to reaching the $40,000 goal necessary to build a water well in Burundi, but there is still more work to be done. We encourage you to support grade-level fundraisers as they continuethrough the end of the school year.

For more information about the Gazelle Foundation, visit www.gazellefoundation.com

CURRENTFUNDRAISINGBREAKDOWN

$5,578+ $2,500 matchUPPER SCHOOL T-SHIRT SALES

$5,000+ $2,500 match

6TH GRADE DRUM FOR THE

WATER

$4,570HONOR GIFTS

$3,092ST. ANDREW’S DAY OFFERING

$1,0005TH GRADE WATER

BOTTLE SALES

$962MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCK-INDONATION JAR & BORGES

ADVISORY BAKE SALE

$727MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORSOCIETY SILENT AUCTION

$326MIDDLE SCHOOL VALE-GRAMS

$200UPPER SCHOOL RUNNING

CLUB

$180MIDDLE SCHOOL PENNY WARS

$107MIDDLE SCHOOL NEZZER

ADVISORY COCA-COLA SALES

TOTAL:$26,742*

* At least an additional $7,500 will beadded to this total if the Middle

Schools meets their maxium matchamount, bringing the total to nearly

$35,000.

ALL-SCHOOL SERVICE PROJECT


ALUMNI NEWS

ST. ANDREW’S ALUMNI, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!Whether you graduated from the Upper School or pre-dated it, we want to knowwhat you’re up to. Send news and photos any time to [email protected].

CLASS OF 1958Patricia Morrison Fleming is a first-time grand-mother of Harper Jane Carothers, baby girlborn to Chris Carothers ‘90 and wifeMichelle. Michelle is from Toronto, Canada.

CLASS OF 1979Anna (Morrison) Lee is the owner of TéoGelato and Espresso with her husband,Matthew. It was voted Top Ten Ice CreamShops in the U.S. by Forbes.com,MSNBC.com, and Yahoo.com. Their daugh-ter, Alexandra, is a second grader at St.Andrew’s.

CLASS OF 1985Jennifer (Hughes) Sutton and her husbandJohnny are proud to have their oldest sonZachary at mom’s alma mater. He is a first-grader at St. Andrew’s.

CLASS OF 1987Mason Jones is practicing family medicinewith his father. Their practice is calledConcierge Family Medicine,www.conciergefamilymedicine.com.

Ross Majewski received his MBA at UT andnow works in marketing at Miller BrewingCompany. He lives in Milwaukee and has ason, Hans (2 1/2).

CLASS OF 1990Michael Donovan married Dee Wallace inSeptember 2008 in Estes Park, Colorado.Both Dee and Mike were awarded PhDs inneuroscience in May 2008 at UTSouthwestern Medical Schools. They areboth busy with post-doctoral fellowships andliving in San Francisco.

CLASS OF 1991Kerry Majewski White is a genetic counselorin Indianapolis. She and her husband Mikehave a daughter, Stella (3), and a one-year-old son, Emmett.

CLASS OF 1993Ellen (Daniel) Williamson is an attorney withthe U.S. Small Business Administration Office ofDisaster Assistance. She married KevinWilliamson in August 2007.


Franklin WoffordMcGill '07 died onSunday, February 15,2009. Frank was abeloved son, brotherand friend to many.He was born inAustin, Texas onDecember 6, 1988 toCharmaine DeniusMcGill and J. GordonMcGill. Survivorsinclude: his parents,Charmaine DeniusMcGill and J. GordonMcGill of Austin; his

brother, G. Parker McGill, of Dallas; his grandparents,Charmaine and Frank W. Denius of Austin, and Mrs.Ruth Gordon McGill of Bryan; his aunt Ruth G. McGill,M.D. of Bryan, his maternal aunt and uncle, Beth and F.Wofford Denius of Los Angeles, California; and hiscousin, Reagan Denius of Los Angeles, California. Healso leaves behind a multitude of beloved friends.Frank attended Saint Andrew's Episcopal School inAustin from first grade until he graduated from MiddleSchool in 2003. He then went on to graduate highschool from The Hyde School in Bath, Maine in 2007,where he was an avid sportsman, football, basketball,and lacrosse player. Frank loved being outdoors and inthe wilderness. Frank's life would seem too short tomany, but those who were touched by him understoodthat his life's experiences gave him a wisdom farbeyond his years. Kind and thoughtful, Frank had a giftfor knowing what people needed in troubled times andhe willingly and gracefully shared his hard-earned wis-dom in times of need. Frank will be missed every dayby his family and friends and we say to Frankie, as onesmart bear once said ... "If you live to be a hundred, Iwant to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I neverhave to live without you." - Winnie the Pooh. A memorialpage on Facebook can be found at "In Loving Memoryof Frank McGill."

FRANKLIN WOFFORD MCGILL '07Dec. 6, 1988 - Feb. 15, 2009



ALUMNI NEWS

CLASS OF 2002Sgt. Steven Kahn (USMC) is currently beginning aseven-month tour to the northwestern region of Iraq ina province called Ninawa. He will be supporting aninfantry battalion with services in Counterintelligenceand Human Intelligence where he will become veryfamiliar with the Iraqi and Kurdish cultures. He hopesto learn some Arabic during his stay.

Steven can be reached in Iraq at: Sgt Steven Kahn2nd Bn 1st MARGolf Co, HQ PltUnit 40185 FPO, AP 96426-0185

Our deepest sympathies go to the Kahn family on the recent passing of Steven’s mother, Kendra. Ourthoughts and prayers are with you, Steve!

Rita-Marie McFadden received her BS from theUniversity of Minnesota and entered the PhD program in cellular biology at the University of NorthCarolina in Chapel Hill.

Keith Skates is working on his masters degree at StephenF. Austin State and lives in Lufkin with his wife Reagan.

CLASS OF 2003Reed Barrett is working at Drillinginfo, one of Austin’sfastest-growing companies of the last eight years. Hehas been with Drillinginfo since May 2007 as an insidesales rep for the oil and gas information application.He is also playing and writing music with his bandBaker Hotel. They play two to three shows a weekaround town: check out www.bakerhotelband.com for dates.

Elliot Cole graduated from Rice in May 2008 with dualdegrees in music composition and cognitive science.He is living in Houston and recently returned from aone-month visit to Egypt and the Red Sea.

Will Haber graduated from Stanford in June with amaster’s in financial math. He is working in New Yorkfor JP Morgan.

Aaron Heath graduated from Vanderbilt University inMay 2007 with a degree in classical languages. Hespent the year following graduation working in JackWilhelm’s law office. He is now a first-year law studentat UT Austin.

Helen Hollyman is a freelance food writer for TastingTable, a startup food website founded by a Food &Wine Magazine editor (there are two editions, NewYork and the national site www tastingtable.com). Helen is also freelance writing for New York’s FoodGossip blog, Eater (eater.com), and is apprenticing atDavid Chang’s new bakery, Momofuku Milk Bar, learn-

Former St. Andrew's Board Chairman and Development DirectorJan Hughes and husband David Hughes welcomed their newestgranddaughter, Campbell Queen. She joins cousins Madison,Jackson, and Jonesie Matthews (children of Mary Clare HughesMatthews '90 and Jamie Matthews ’86), and Jillian and HughesLaurienti (children of Denise Hughes ’86 and Paul Laurienti).Campbell (center right) is the daughter of Sarah Hughes Queen'88 and Thomas Queen.

Jennifer and Johnny Sutton with children Zachary ’20, Eli, andSophie in the White House Rose Garden.

Michael Donovan and Dee Wallace at their wedding with members of the Donovan family. L-R: John ’79 and Jacy Donovanwith sons Hudson and Harrison; Ann and John Donovan; Abigail and Peter ’84 Donovan with daughters Helena and Clara.


ing to bake and makeeverything from cakesand pies to cookies, softserve, and pork buns.

Gabriella Jeffords ispresently working in the art business and withSotheby’s in their finearts division. She lovesthe business and lovesliving in NYC.

Bryan Kharbandabegan medical school

in August 2008 at UT Southwestern Medical Center inDallas after a great year teaching and counseling atSt. Andrew’s and College Forward (Americorps).

Kyle Landry graduated from the University ofMichigan and is now back in Austin working for theSeton Family of Hospitals.

Lisa McDaniel graduated from SMU in 2007 andmoved to Vail, Colorado. She is working mornings ata local TV station.Patrick McMurray graduated from Vanderbilt with aBMA. He married Arielle Swinney on August 8, 2008.

Currently, he is a music intern at St. Andrew’s LowerSchool and has been singing with the Austin LyricOpera Chorus this season.

Dane Powell graduated from Rice in May 2008 and iscurrently working on adding more letters to his nameby starting on an MS/PhD program in mechanicalengineering.

Micah Wiener is currently co-chair of the “SaveMUNY” organization and is a freelance sports producer at News 8 Austin.

Edward Wilhelm graduated in May 2007 fromHampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He then completed a year of teaching high school English inJapan and left for Edinburgh, Scotland, in mid-September to pursue a master’s degree in EuropeanUnion politics and law.

CLASS OF 2004Brian Houstoun is working for Constellation Energy inthe natural gas trading division.

Margot Miller is currently employed at McKinney YorkArchitects and is very excited to have moved backto Austin after graduating from Pomona College.When not working she’s watching Longhorn football


ALUMNI NEWS

st. Andrew’s Class of 2004 It’s time for your Five Year Reunion!

Mark Your calendars for Fall 2009 More information to come soon!

Helen Hollyman doing some “research” for work.


and taking care of two crazy kittens.

CLASS OF 2005Madelyn Bryant is a senior at Austin College.

Andrew Howard is a senior at Bowdoin Universitywhere he is on the sailing team. He is majoring inphysics and economics with a minor in math. Upongraduation he will be looking for a position in thefinancial sector.

CLASS OF 2006Jenna Albert made the dean’s list at Trinity Universityand is majoring in business administration and politi-cal science.

Ashton Phillips is currently a junior at the University ofVirginia, where she participated in the UVA-sponsoredSemester at Sea in the fall. Her ship, the MV Explorer,visited 11 countries and traveled around the world in108 days.

CLASS OF 2007Geoffrey Abdallah is attending St. John’s College inSanta Fe, New Mexico.

Sara Bryant is a sophomore at Southwestern University.

Sydney McCarthy is a sophomore at Randolph-Macon University in North Carolina. She recentlyreturned from a trip to the western coast of Turkey aspart of her art History and classics courses (studying“the rise of the ancient city”).

“We went around the western coast of Turkey startingand ending in Istanbul. We went to ancient cities likeTroy, Pergamon, Iasos, Ephesos, and Aphrodisias andspent time in Izmir as well. We studied the order ofthe columns that made up the temples and talked alot about subjects that I studied while in Mrs. Russell’sclass. We were able to see ancient baths, libraries,and theaters. One part of my trip that I will definitely never forget was the camel wrestling—this is a festivalthat happens only one day a year and the malecamels wrestle each other by using their necks. Myfavorite part of the trip was the opportunity to beengrossed into the culture; the food was great andthe people were so nice.”

CLASS OF 2008Tori Harrison played Division I college lacrosse this fallfor the University of California at Berkeley.

Tommie Leon is working as an intern in the Mexicanembassy and attending American University inWashington DC.

Clive Runnells is majoring in pre-architecture at theUniversity of Washington. He is a Theta Chi (and assis-tant house manager) and living in the house.


ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni pals Will McDonald '04, Elizabeth Kohout '04, DaveMcDonald '07, and Tito Kohout '06 rang in the New Yearat the Kohouts’ ranch near Medina, Texas.

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Sydney McCarthy ’07 in Turkey, January 2009.



ALUMNI NEWS

THIRD ANNUAL ALL ALUMNI HOLIDAY PARTYSt. Andrew’s alumni gathered at the home of Clive and Kathryn Long Runnells ’71 and CliveRunnells '08 for the Third Annual Alumni Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 20.Alumni from the 1960s through 2008 attended this fun holiday party.

Kathryn Long Runnells ’71, and Janieand Robert ’69 Long

2008 grads (L-R) Nico Gayle, Camille Walker, Libby Baker, Clive Runnells, 8thgrade graduate Madeleine Sowash, Lizzy Garcia, Tori Harrison, and Erin Lansky

MINI REUNION IN SEATTLECollege Counselors JennieLuongo, Josie, Dickson, and Jennifer Tollefson, andCollege CounselingDirector Elizabeth Guicehad an impromptu reunionwith Seattle alumni whileattending the NationalAssociation for CollegeAdmission Counseling(NACAC)national confer-ence. They met with withfive members of the classesof 2006, 2007, 2008.

Top: Clive Runnells '08; Second row from top: Josie Dickson and Jennifer Tollefson; 3rd row from top: Katherine Boehm'06, Elizabeth Guice, Ava Cole '07; bottom row: Jennie Luongo, Emily O'Brien '07, Bonnie Canion '06. Clive an Emilyattend the University of Washington. Katherine, Ava, and Bonnie attend Seattle University.

Lauren Dill ’04, Laura Milton ’04, andLucy Nazro with 8th Grade graduateRyan Levin-Coon



ALUMNI NEWS

CLASS OF 2003 FIVE YEAR REUNIONSt. Andrew’s alumni from the Class of 2003 celebrated their five-year reunion during HomecomingWeekend in October. Hilary Carlson, former Upper School head, flew in from Colorado and guestswere treated to a fabulous dinner and unforgettable entertainment by the Bus Stop Stallions. ElliotCole, Kyle Landry, Lisa McDaniel, Ryan McLaren, Patrick McMurrey, Robert Parsons, Dane Powell,Jimmy Prado, Paige Thomas, Travis Vilmont, and Marageret Works were all in attendance.


ACADEMIC NEWS

2009 NATIONAL MERIT UPDATEIn September, three St. Andrew’s seniors were named National Merit Semifinalistsand thirteen were named CommendedStudents. Just recently, it was announcedthat all of the Semifinalists have beennamed as National Merit Finalists.

To become a Finalist, a student must firstachieve Semifinalist status, scoring amongthe highest of all entrants within her/his state.Congratulations to Semifinalists, and nowFinalists, Duke Njie, Chris Feo, and Emma Hinefor this outstanding accomplishment.

The top 5 percent of scorers (about 34,000 of the approximately 50,000 high scorers)are named Commended Students.Congratulations to Mira Dickey, NicoleGreenwell, Katherine Lewin, Adrian Lewis,Paige McGhee, Taylor Mezaraups, JessicaPollard, Isabel Ponte, Matt Powell, WillScharnberg, Ben Stegmann, KatherineSteinbach, and David Wimsatt for achiev-ing this status.

All winners of Merit Scholarship awards are chosen from the Finalist group, based ontheir academic record, information aboutthe school's curricula and grading system,two sets of test scores, school officials’ rec-ommendations, the student's activities andleadership, and the student’s own essay.

TWO RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONALHISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM The National Hispanic Recognition Program(NHRP) was initiated in 1983 to identify out-standing Hispanic/Latino high school stu-dents. This year the NHRP recognized nearly5,000 students from a pool of over 200,000who took the 2007 PSAT and identified them-selves as Hispanic. Students recognized bythe NHRP are at least one-quarterHispanic/Latino and have achieved a mini-mum PSAT score for their region. Studentswith GPAs of 3.5 or higher are designated asScholars, and those with GPAs of 3.0 to 3.49 arerecognized as Honorable Mentions.

Congratulations to James Wiseman (Scholar)and Nick Cantilo (Honorable Mention).




ACADEMIC NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS AP SCHOLARS

Each year the College Board recognizes students for theirachievement on Advanced Placement exams. St. Andrew'sstudents from the classes of 2008 and 2009 have received thefollowing recognition:

• AP Scholar—students must earn a grade of 3 or higher onthree or more AP exams. Eighteen St. Andrew's students fromthe classes of 2008 and 2009 were awarded this honor: TateDeskins '09, Nicole Falkenberg '08, Nitash Hirani '08, KaylaKlingseisen '08, Bryana Marrero '08, Clara Merchant '08, DukeNjie '09, Jared Parsons '08, Lauren Perry '09, Jessica Pollard '09,Isabel Ponte ’09, Lauren Robertson '08, Andie Salazar '08,Caroline Shaw '08, Ben Stegmann '09, Sam Stein '09, BenTempleton '08, Christine Walsh '08, and Adam Zimmerman '08.

• AP Scholar with Honor—students must earn an averagegrade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3or higher on four or more of these exams. Seven St. Andrew'sstudents from the classes of 2008 and 2009 were awarded thishonor: Declan Fitzsimons '08, Emma Hine '09, Sophia Jimenez'08, Matt Powell '09, Charlie Rall '09, Kelsey Tucker '08, andCamille Walker '08.

• AP Scholars with Distinction—students must earn an aver-age grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and gradesof 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. Fourteen mem-bers from the Class of 2008 were honored as Ryan Bishop,Emily Dix, Nico Gayle, Michael Gluk, Ariele Gold, Erin Lansky,Dawson Lewis, John Lynch, Julia Napier, Catherine Osborn,Ben Powell, Kiran Rao, Bryan Shapiro, and Philip Swanger.

We had one National AP Scholar in the Class of 2008—award-ed because she received an average grade of at least 4 onall AP exams taken, and a grade of 4 or higher on eight ormore exams. Congratulations to Catherine Osborn for thisachievement.

DUKE NJIE HONORED ASNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTSCHOLAR FINALISTIn early February, Duke Njie wasnamed one of 1,300 NationalAchievement Scholarship Finalists.He was chosen from more than1,600 black American high schoolseniors as a semifinalist earlier inthe competition. Initiated in 1964,the National AchievementProgram recognizes academicallypromising black students through-out the nation and provides schol-arships to the most outstandingprogram participants. When theytook the PSAT in 2007, approxi-mately 150,000 high school juniorsacross the United States request-ed consideration in the 2009National Achievement Program.

Beginning in late February, theNational Achievement Programwill notify roughly 800 Finalists thatthey have been selected toreceive one of two NationalAchievement Scholarships, a$2,500 National AchievementScholarship or a Corporate-spon-sored Achievement Scholarship.Corporate sponsors supportawards for Finalists who plan topursue particular college majorsor careers.

APPROXIMATELY 23 % OF SAS

SENIORS, WEREHONORED IN SOME

WAY BY THENATIONAL MERIT

PROGRAM THIS YEAR.



ST. ANDREW’S HOLDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEEOn Thursday, December 11, ten students in grades 4-8 participated inthe first round of the 21st Annual National Geographic Bee, a contestdesigned to encourage teachers to include geography in their class-rooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public aware-ness about geography.

Representing the fourth grade were Drew Chibib, Christian Erben, andThomas Waugh. Fifth graders included Marco Quaroni, Landis Hoover, and Charlie Tusa. From the seventh grade we had Sam Fason, and fromthe 8th grade; Leah Swaim, William Howard, and Will Pearson.Congratulations to our first, second, and third place winners: Sam Fason(7th), Landis Hoover (5th), and William Howard (8th).

As the winner of the St. Andrew’s Bee, Sam Fason has advanced to the next level of competition, a written examination, to determine whether he will be eligible for state competition. All school winners are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $25,000 college scholar-ship, at the national competition May 19 and 20 in Washington, D.C.

ACADEMIC NEWS

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPEECHAND DEBATE TEAM PLACESIN TEMPLE TOURNAMENTOn Sunday, January 31, thirteenmembers of St. Andrew’s MiddleSchool Speech and Debate Clubparticipated in the Fifth AnnualCeltic Invitational.

The tournament took place atHoly Trinity Catholic High School inTemple, Texas, and included com-petition in the following cate-gories: LD Debate, Duet Acting,Solo Acting, Prose, Poetry,Impromptu Speaking, Storytelling,Oratory, and Group Improvisation.

Students in grades 6 through 9 allcompeted together with no divisionof grades. Congratulations to MaxSchotz for his 3rd place finish in theimpromptu speaking category andWilliam Howard who came in 6th inpoetic interpretation. Both boys arein the eighth grade.

The Middle School Speech andDebate club is a voluntary club that meets each Friday and is sponsored by MS English teacherElizabeth Martens.

A new travel opportunity was extended to MiddleSchool students for Spring Break 2009. Jason Krugerand Alice Nezzer will lead seven travelers on a literary,theatrical, and historical tour of London. Highlights ofthe trip will include a workshop at the Globe Theater,a river cruise up the Thames, a day trip to Bath andStonehenge, and tours of the major sites of London.

In addition, they will attend a West End theater pro-duction, take a ride on the London Eye, and explorethe streets of London at night on a ghost tour.

Students will also have opportunities to shop the artistsmarkets in Covent Garden and the amazing foodhalls of Harrods. The purpose of the trip is to learn totravel and to travel to learn.

NEW TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR 2009



ACADEMIC NEWS

SECOND GRADEPRESIDENT PRESENTATIONSIn early January, second gradersbegin a project that is always a hitwith students and parents alike:President Presentations.

For this project, students were randomly assigned a President toresearch in the library. At the end ofthe six weeks, each student turned ina packet about his or her Presidentthat included photos and answers toa predetermined set of questionsincluding, “What was the most impor-tant thing your President did for ourcountry while in office?” or “Was yourPresident a Democrat, Republican, orsome other political party?”

Throughout this process studentslearned not only about theirPresident, but also about the stateof the country during theirPresident’s term in office and aboutthe characteristics that make agood leader.

After returning to school followingthe Presidents’ Day break, studentsgave presentations dressed as theirPresident (alternately, girls coulddress as their President’s First Lady)during Chapel. The procession ofthe costumed students into to theChapel, known as the PresidentialParade, was filled with little TeddyRoosevelts, Jackie Os, and AbeLincolns. This, of course, drew alarge crowd of parents, siblings, andfaculty and staff members to wit-ness the culmination of this fun andeducational project.

ST. ANDREW’S CERTAMEN TEAMS VICTORIOUSIN AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS

On the weekend of February20-21, St. Andrew’s Upperand Middle School LatinClubs attended the Area FLatin Convention atWestwood High School.

The Middle School certamenteam—consisting of CharlieDennis, Rachel Dimston,William Howard, Robert Luke,Hugo Nakashima-Brown,Cameron Osborn, Will Pearson,and Trace Turner—made avaliant effort in the preliminarycertamen rounds on Fridayevening, missing a spot inthe finals by only 15 points.

The Intermediate certamenteam composed of Bryant Bowyer, Ali Campion, Rachel Deleery,Emma Richardson, and Jade Ross advanced to the finals andwon third place.

The Advanced certamen team composed of Richard Dietz, ScottDollen, Cameron Kell, Matthew Miller, Duke Njie, Mason Osborn,Reid Swanger, and Elisa Turner, and the Novice team of ConnerButler, Patrick Davis, and Jose Lopez, both won first place and willrepresent the area at the state tournament.

On Saturday, students at both the Upper and Middle School levelsparticipated in individual contests that challenged their knowl-edge of classical subjects like Roman history and Latin vocabulary,and their abilities in the creative arts such as vocal performance,recitation of Latin texts, and costume making. Some students alsocompeted in the athletic division known as “Olympika.”

As a school, St. Andrew's Upper School took second in the overallacademic sweepstakes and first in the Olympika sweepstakes.Four students received high score in their level on Penthatlon, the comprehensive test that everyone at the convention takes:Connor Butler and Christine Snitkjaer in level one and MasonOsborn and Elisa Turner in level four. Four students were recog-nized for having the highest score at any level on their tests:Cameron Kell for Roman History, Matt Miller for Latin Derivatives,and Richard Dietz and Duke Njie in a tie for the Mottoes highscore. The Middle School also took second place in the overallsweepstakes at their level and eighth grader Sam Andrewsreceived the honor of high scorer in the Decathlon contest, a rigorous academic test that includes questions from ten differ-ent classical subjects.

In late March both Upper and Middle School certamen teammembers will travel to the Texas State Junior Classical LeagueConvention at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.


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SELECT CHOIR SINGS ATWASHINGTON NATIONALCATHEDRALSunday, January 4, was an exciting dayfor the St. Andrew’s Select Choir. Thegroup was the prelude choir for even-song at Washington National Cathedralin Washington DC. The 18 singers, underthe direction of Warren Dickson, present-ed a glorious 25-minute program ofChristmas music at the fifth-largestchurch in the world. For perspective,Notre Dame in Paris is the 11th largest.When it was time to sing, however, theirvoices easily filled the cathedral. Mr.Dickson, not normally given to superla-tives, said, “They gave me everything Iasked for. They were wonderful.”

The Select Choir sang at several otherplaces in the Washington area: St.Patrick’s Episcopal School in Georgetown,Episcopal High School in Alexandria VA,and St. James’ Episcopal School inHagerstown MD, where former UpperSchool Chaplain Todd Fitzgerald is chaplain.

Our thanks to the Select Choir for suchbeautiful music and for representing St. Andrew’s so well: seniors Jase Burner,Paige McGhee, Lauren Perry, BenStegmann, and James Wiseman; juniorsMarc Boyd, Blair Campion, ChristinaCanzoneri, Richard Dietz, Thea Kohout,Gracie Ramsdell, and Nash Wilson; soph-omores Travis Bishop, Caroline Crichlow-Ball, Parker Rivera, Peter Steinbach, andAllie Zodin; and ninth-grader Kate Gester.

AP ART STUDENTS TRAVEL THE COUNTRY

The St. Andrew’s Upper School art department has a mission: To Take Over The World with Art! How is this mission accom-plished? By traveling to museums and galleries in Austin, aroundthe state of Texas, and across the country to expose students tomany different artists, styles of art, and art communities.

Each year there are several trips built into the visual arts curricu-lum. AP Studio Art students visit the Fort Worth Art Museums each fall including, the Kimbell, the Amon Carter and theModern Museum of Art. In the spring they travel to Houston tovisit the Museum of Fine Art and the Menil Collection. In Austinstudents visit The Wally Workman Gallery, Women and Their Work,and Arthouse.

Also, in the spring of each year, art students attend the ISAS Fine Arts Festival at one of our southwest independent schools in Louisiana, Texas, or New Mexico. During this three-day event, students exhibit their artwork, receive critiques from art profes-sionals, and have their portfolios reviewed. This year, ISAS will beheld at the Kinkaid School in Houston.

In the fall and spring, two additional, optional trips are offered to AP and Pre-AP students—to Los Angeles and Chicago—wherestudents visit important museums and architectural sites.

Periodically, art trips are about more than just art. In 2006 and2007, members of the Upper School Art Department organizedtrips to New Orleans to do service work and to meet with artistsrebuilding the city after Katrina.

Each trip, whether it’s across the U.S. or right here at home, offersstudents a unique view of the global arts community and allowsthem to expand their horizons, connect with their community,and help them grow as artists.


FOR PHOTOS FROM THESE AND OTHER SAS EVENTS VISIT OUR PHOTO SITE: WWW.SASAUSTIN.SMUGMUG.COM



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Self-portraiture in drawing and painting media is an essential partof art in St. Andrew's Studios. The displayed images reveal our stu-

dent's introspection. A focus is especially on building self confidence by improving skills. As with all artinstruction, we are most essentially challenging students to see more intuitively and accurately. Sensitiveobservation is rare human quality, and we promote its application in all areas of life. We revisit our reflectionperiodically throughout the year to allow the students time to become aware of their own growth.

UPPER SCHOOL ART

Kyle Hunt ’10

Hattie Sherman ‘12 Nick Blount ‘11 Barri Jean Hollingsworth ‘12

Alessandra Quaroni ‘12



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Morgan Katz ’13

Lily Beaman ’14 Christian Erben ’17 Lesedi Khabele-Stevens ’13

Miguel Otero ’17

Art studies in the Lower and MiddleSchool explore a wide variety of

media and classical studies. From life drawing and perspective to specific regional and historical studies,students receive an extensive and balanced program promoting the necessary skills pertaining to the visualarts. The works below were created by students in grades 1-8.

LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ART



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Unknown Riley Cummins ’18

Amanda Phares ’18

Margaret Cardwell ’14

Clara Sherman ’19

Anna Schell ’20


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ARTS NEWS

The fall production of Fiddler on the Roofwas the latest in a long line of smash hitspresented by the Upper School TheatreProgram. The show, which debuted onBroadway in 1964 and which has been aninternational hit on stage and screen eversince, played to standing-room-only houses.

The show is based on the story “Tevye andHis Daughters,” by Sholem Aleichem.Tevye is a poor Russian Jew with a wifeand five daughters–and no sons. He is astaunch believer in their traditional way oflife. Throughout Fiddler he has conversa-tions with his wife, his daughters, his friends,and with God as he tries to uphold tradi-tions in the face of changes that aresweeping through Russia and his village inthe early 1900s. The romances of his threeeldest daughters are used to show how farone man–this man–can go before hereaches his breaking point. What happensat the end? It’s one of the most movingmoments in musical theatre.

Fiddler on the Roof has given us some ofthe most memorable music of the past 40+years. Hit songs that have become part ofthe musical canon include “Tradition,”“Matchmaker,” “If I Were a Rich Man,”“Sunrise, Sunset,” “Far from the Home ILove,” and “Do You Love Me.”

UPPER SCHOOL MUSICALFIDDLER ON THE ROOF



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CAST LIST: Mira Dickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the FiddlerJake Boxberger . . . . . . . . . .Tevye the milkmanPaige McGhee . . . . . . . . . .Tevye’s wife GoldeTevye and Golde’s five daughters:

Blair Campion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TzeitelAllie Zodin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HodelThea Kohout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ChavaKate Gester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ShprintzerAli Campion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bielke

Lauren Perry . . . . . . . . .Yente, the matchmaker/Fruma-Sarah

Peter Steinbach . . . . . . . . . . . .Motel, the tailorJase Burner . . . . . . . . . . . . .Perchik, the studentConor Keelan . . . . . . .Lazar Wolf, the butcherRichard Dietz . .Mordcha, the inn-keeper/FyedkaBen Stegmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the rabbiNash Wilson . . . . . . . . .the rabbi’s son, MendelWin Dunham . . . . . . . . . .Avram, the booksellerMac Burrell . . . . . . . . . . . .Nachum, the beggarCaroline Crichlow-Ball . . . . . .Grandma TzeitelMarc Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the constableVictoria Stewart . . . .Shaindel, Motel’s motherThe Villagers:

Brittany Bernstrom, Lena Blietz, Kristen Cunningham, Katie Doughty, Addie Rodriguez; the Russians: Steven BarronPeter Carruth, Neil Davis, Austin Thom, Colin Vanderburg

ORCHESTRA:Tate Deskins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CelloJames Wiseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DrumsClaire Aviles and Nick Siegele . . . . .KeyboardScott McNulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Piano

TECHNICAL STAFF: Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate SteinbachProps: Virginia McBride and Gus Prickett(Crew Heads), Aaron Huntsberger, TaylorMezaraups, Matt Miller, Erin WoodsPublicity: Philip Jackson and Zach Ralph (CrewHeads), Jessica Rodriguez, Kendall SealyCostumes: Crew Heads: Caroline Poteet andHailey Hunter (Crew Heads), Erin Reifsnyder, Elisa Turner, Nancy WareingSound: Max Yancy (Crew Head), Reid Calvert Lights: Reeves Sodoma (Crew Head)Set: Neil Davis (Crew Heead), Stephen Barron,Scott Dollen, Austin Tedesco, Austin Thom,Colin Vanderburg, Tech Theatre classes 1 & 2; Make-Up: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Molly Moldenhauer.

PRODUCTION STAFF: Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick GarciaMusical Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Warren DicksonSet Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason KrugerChoreography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toni BravoLighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura SandbergCostumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Celia KilgorePublicity . . .Meme Drumwright and H.W. PerryPhotography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josie Dickson

and Susan Kemner Reed


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EIGHTH GRADE DRAMA: A CHRISTMAS CAROLIn December, members of St. Andrew’s eighth grade, the Class of 2013,

presented a faithful production of the Dicken’s Classic, A Christmas Carol.

CAST LIST:Mrs. Dilber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel DimstonEbenezer Scrooge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William HowardBob Cratchit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam AndrewsFred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parker KellSolicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Rutledge, Daniel StroeCaroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracy ZimmermanCaroline’s Husband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max SchotzJacob Marley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cameron OsbornThe Ghost of Christmas Past . . . . . . . . . .Eleanor GrisebaumBoy Scrooge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max SchotzFan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Annie KimballMr. Fezziwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert ThomasYoung Scrooge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex LevyMrs. Fezziwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline PowellFezziwig Daughters . .Emma Warren, Rohaise Firth-ButterfieldDick Wilkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick RutledgeBelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly DugganThe Ghost of Christmas Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben KlattMrs. Crachit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel DietzPeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex LevyBelinda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Annie KimballGillian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline PowellMiranda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eleanor GrisebaumMartha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly DugganTiny Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracy ZimmermanJulia, Fred’s Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emma WarrenLucy, Julia’s Sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rohaise Firth-ButterfieldMr. Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel StroeThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come . . . . .Rachel Dimston

Businessmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Rutledge, Ben KlattOld Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert ThomasCharwoman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rohaise Firth-ButterfieldLaundress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Annie KimballUndertaker’s Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline PowellNarrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Andrews

Upper School Tech Theater students Tom Brady, Chris Dill,and Jimmy Butler worked on the lighting and sound for thisproduction.




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SIXTH GRADE DRAMA: SNOW WHITEIn January, sixth graders presented a different interpretation of the classic Snow White story adapted from the obscure play “White as Snow, Red as Blood” by V. Glasgkow Koste.

CAST LIST:Nate Stephenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dwarf, Peddler, PrinceJackson Ziebert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dwarf, PeddlerAnnika Mele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dwarf, HerSelfMadeline Mele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dwarf, EvilunPaloma Thom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Young Snow WhiteAriela Zeifman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Old Snow WhiteAna Marcks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dwarf, Good Queen MotherLogan Giberson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dwarf, Peddler


For the first time in the Crusaders' short eleven-year history, St. Andrew’s boys’ cross-country team won the SouthwestPreparatory Conference (SPC) cross-country championship.

The team, led by coaches Reed Clemons, Gilbert Tuhabonye,and Cassie Henkiel, had a historic 2008 season with big winsthroughout and recognition as a top ten team by the Austin-American Statesman.

The Crusaders competedagainst more than 150 runnersfrom 17 SPC member schools totake the championship. Seniorcaptain John McNamara ledthe team, finishing third overall,followed closely by sophomoreRoberto Diaz who finished fifth.The top twenty finishers receiveall-conference recognition.

Finishing next for St. Andrew'swas freshman Evan Wineland,just short of a medal, with seniorCris Feo and sophomore TravisBishop rounding out the topfive. Junior Will Dodds, freshmanEmery Reifsnyder, junior JackWallace, sophomore James Del Vesco, and senior BrooksSchaefer were the next five St. Andrew's finishers.


ATHLETICS NEWS

UPPER SCHOOL ATHLETICS NEWS

BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM WINS FIRST ST. ANDREW’S SPC CHAMPIONSHIP

JOHN MCNAMARA SIGNS TO RUN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXASOn February 10, John McNamarasigned a national letter of intent torun cross-country and track for TheUniversity of Texas at Austin. Hewas the third St. Andrew's athleteto sign this year.

John is a very accomplished run-ner and has been a big part of theathletic program since he arrivedon campus three and a half yearsago. He has run on both the cross-country and track teams and hasalso been a member of the soccerteam. He was a captain of the '08cross-country team and the first St.Andrew's finisher to bring home thefirst-ever SPC championship tro-phy. John will also be a captain ofthe track team. A year ago hemade history by winning the 800,1600, and 3200 at the SPCChampionships in Fort Worth.

John has been coached at St.Andrew's by Reed Clemons, CassieHenkiel, and the famous GilbertTuhabonye. In John's own words, "Inever thought I would be standinghere today with the opportunity torun at The University of Texas."

Congratulations to sopho-more Megan Bentzin(19th) and varsity cross-country captain junior ElleMoody (13th) for receivingall-conference honors forfinishing in the top twenty.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY


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VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL BEATS AUSTIN HIGHIn a first for the Upper School basketball program, the AustinHigh Maroons came to visit the Crusaders' home floor and leftdisappointed. St. Andrew's, energized by its biggest and loud-est crowd ever, prevailed 58-47 for the first time against thisimpressive team.

The Crusaders were cold to start and the Maroons led afterthe first quarter 13-8. The second quarter saw several leadchanges, but the Crusaders were able to pull ahead, lead-ing 20-17 going into the half. With the momentum on theirside, the Crusaders came out strong in the third quarter andwere up by one, 32-31, going into the final quarter.

The Crusaders got outstanding guard play in the fourthquarter, as seniors Nick Belisle and Grant Wilson rallied theirteammates with their fiery play. St. Andrew's was led by sen-ior captain Jake Boxberger's double-double, with 16 pointsand 10 rebounds. Wilson had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3steals, and no turnovers. Belisle, a co-captain, had 11points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Senior Hank Brigham had10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Rounding out the scor-ing were junior Matt Johnson with 4, sophomore HunterDavee with 3, and junior Taylor Wilson with 2. Despite notscoring a point, senior Walker Wroe was huge in the game,pulling down 7 rebounds and dishing out 4 assists, with 2blocks and 2 steals.

Congratulations to the players and coach Jeff McCrary forthis historic victory.

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SELMAN SIGNS TO PLAYBASEBALL AT VANDERBILTSt. Andrew's senior Sam Selman celebrated his eighteenth birthdayby signing a national letter of intentto play baseball at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sam, a St. Andrew's "lifer" who hasloved throwing a ball since he wasyoung and boasts a 90-mph fast-ball, received a standing ovationfrom his classmates as he becamethe first male Crusader athlete tosign a Division I letter of intent.



VARSITY FOOTBALL BEATS ESD2008 was a banner year for St. Andrew’s varsity footballteam. Despite the loss of a large senior class, theCrusaders started the season on a high note with threewins in a row—beating Bartlett, Regents, and thenOakridge. And for the first time ever, St. Andrew's got anod in the rankings from the Austin-American Statesman'ssports writers—our players either led or were in the topten of several statistical categories among private schools.

The highlight of the season was the win against power-house Episcopal School of Dallas (ESD) on October 10.With less than two minutes gone in the first quarter, seniorcaptain and quarterback Walker Wroe connected withsenior captain Grant Wilson for a 40-yard touchdown.Wroe had a career night, rushing for 199 yards, includinga 74-yard touchdown scamper on which he fended offseveral defenders along the way, and still managed topass for 224 yards. Minutes later the Crusaders scoredagain to go up 14-0. When all was said and done, thefinal score was 33-21.

Much of the team’s success can be attributed to theleadership of senior co-captains Hank Brigham, GrantWilson, Trent Wilson, and Walker Wroe, and to the coach-ing of Don Cowan and his staff.

ATHLETICS NEWS

UPPER SCHOOL ATHLETICS NEWSHANK BRIGHAM SIGNSNATIONAL LETTER OF INTENTTO PLAY FOOTBALL

On February 4, national signing day,Hank Brigham signed a national letterof intent to play football at College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Insigning, Hank will now be a Crusaderfor his entire athletic career. He is a St. Andrew's “lifer.”

Brigham is the first St. Andrew’s athleteto sign to play football at the collegelevel. Hank is a three-sport athlete,also playing basketball and lacrosse,and was a captain of the footballand lacrosse teams as well.

Brigham is an outstanding athleteand a tremendous contributor to the program. He garnered all-conference recognition in footballand received the Terry Tilton Awardthis fall.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS NEWS

FALL SEASONField HockeyThe Middle School field hockey team was fantastic this year, finishing with five wins, no losses, and only one tie. The offense was very strong all year, averaging 3 goals pergame, and the defense was equally tough, allowing anaverage of just over one goal per game. The team wascoached by Lauren Sparrow.

Cross-CountryThe Middle School cross-country team hosted a dual meet atthe Upper School against St. Stephen’s. Bowen Rechner wasthe first girl to finish, and Alex Levy led the way for the boys.The team was coached by Betsy Clemons.

VolleyballThe 4A volleyball team finished theseason with an 8-7 record and tookhome 3rd place at the AIPL tourna-ment. The 4A team was coachedby Nichole Adams. The B volleyballteam finished the year with a 6-5record and also got 3rd place intheir AIPL post-season tournament.The B team was coached byCourtney Moss.

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WINTER SEASONGirls’ BasketballThe MS 4A girls’ basketball team completed their undefeat-ed season in style by winning the AIPL post-season tourna-ment. On the season, the girls won the Llano tournament,won the AIPL regular season championship trophy, and fin-ished it off winning three games in the AIPL tournament.

Congratulations to team members Ashley Dill, Callie Evarts,Hadie Evarts, Lauren Gillott, Caroline Jones, Isabelle Kerr,Chelsey Mays, Maggie Miller, and Mary Pat Wehmeyer. Thegirls were coached by Rob Evans and assisted by JeremyTrautmann.

The 2A girls’ basketball team ended the year with a 9-6record. They won the Llano tournament, and they won 2ndplace in the AIPL post-season tournament. The 2A girls arecoached by Jeremy Trautmann.

Boys’ BasketballThe 4A boys’ basketball team concluded the season with a 6-6record. They took first place at theLlano tournament, and they wonthe consolation championship atthe AIPL tournament. The 4A boysare coached by Jimmy Agnew.

The 2A boys’ basketball team finished the year with a 9-7 record.They won the consolation champi-onship at the AIPL tournament. The 2A boys are coached byAaron Bowser.

The 1A boys’ basketball teamended the year with a 7-3 record.They got third place in both theAIPL regular season and tourna-ment. The 1A boys are coachedby Antoine Mays.

The Blue boys’ basketball teamshowed progress all year, and theyculminated the season with a 4thplace finish at the AIPL tourna-ment. The Blue team is coachedby Ahmad Zaidan.



LOWER SCHOOL ATHLETICS NEWSATHLETIC NEWS

FALL SEASON• 5/6 boys’ 3A flag football won first place in theirdivision and were undefeated in league play.

• 5/6 boys’ A flag football won first place in theirdivision and were undefeated all season.

• 5/6 girls’ 2A volleyball won first place in theirdivision and were undefeated in league play.

• 5/6 girls’ 1A volleyball won first place in theirdivision.

WINTER SEASON• 5/6 girls’ AA basketball placed first in their divi-sion and were undefeated in league play.

• 5/6 girls’ A basketball only had one loss andfinished as league co-champions.

• 5/6 boys’ Blue basketball won first in the AIPLtournament and third in league play.

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DEVELOPMENT OFFICE NEWS


ENDOWMENT CONCERT FEATURING LOS LONELY BOYSOn Sunday, November 9, St. Andrew’s held its annual fall concert at Stubb’s Bar-B-Que and raisedmore than $200,000 for the Endowment Fund. This event was graciously chaired by Beth and DavidGrimm and Jill and Greg Lane. A big thank-you goes out to the fantastic committee of volunteerswho put this event together and to the St. Andrew’s community for supporting this important cause.

Concert Committee members Carey Stanton,Patty and Ike Loose, and Kimberley and Mark Ezell.

St. Andrew’s Students (L-R) Max Frost ’11, Katie Cook ’11, Hallie Davies ’11, Buck Armstrong ’12 (holding guitar), Thomas Nelson ’12, and Will Bohls ’12. Proceeds from the auction of the guitar benefited the Gazelle Foundation.

Kathy Cantilo danced the night away.


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Co-chairs Beth Grimm and Jill Lane.

Petrology, the Upper School rock band, opened the show.

Todd Scharnberg, Betty Stuart, and Lucy and Phil Nazro with “The Boys.”

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