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Bidding a fond farewll to Mrs. Mary HuBBard
by Kathy Warn, Third Grade Teacher
On the first day of school each year, it has become Mary
Hubbard’s quiet tradition to give the members of the Lower
School faculty a small golden pin. Each pin represents a
special thought or theme for the school year. This year’s
design, a gift box, was carefully attached to the following
quotation:
“Teaching is the gift of one person to another. . .
In that gift of self consists teaching’s greatest satisfaction
– the giving not so much of knowledge, which each person
must acquire, as of habits of mind and heart and powers of
thought.” (from the Elements of Teaching)
While Mrs. Hubbard shared this quotation with
intentions of thanking the faculty for our commitment to
teaching and learning, these words seem more fitting to
describe her dedication and devotion to the Lower School.
Her 29 years of service are poignantly marked by her gifts of
the mind and habits of the heart. In my first years at Norfolk
Academy, my contact with Mrs. Hubbard was somewhat limited. She was
a member of the sixth-grade team, and I was a new member of the faculty,
teaching a third grade boys’ class. Our paths did not have many occasions to
cross. When she became an assistant director to Rachel Hopkins, however, I
soon learned that she was an organized, creative, and compassionate leader.
As Director of the Lower School since l996, Mrs. Hubbard has steadily
guided our faculty to develop “habits of the mind.” She is a life-long learner,
always seeking to grow in new directions and encouraging our faculty to do the
same. One of Mary’s early projects was a revision of our evaluation process. She
designed and broadened our professional growth plan to allow teachers to improve
their instructional skills
through a variety of
methods. Collaboration
with peers, school
visitation, technology
integration, and participation
in educational
conferences provided
new opportunities for
self-improvement and
professional growth.
Additionally, she established
“Focus Groups”
to study, explore, and apply educational
trends such as differentiated
instruction, varied learning
styles, and alternative assessment
tools. Mary took a keen interest
in assisting new teachers. She
designed a formal mentoring
program for new faculty members
and interns in which new teachers
were paired with veterans in
an effort to welcome and assist
them as they became an integral
part of the Norfolk Academy
family.
In her diligence to educate
the whole child, Mrs. Hubbard
has been a leader and role model
in teaching “habits of the heart”
as well. Early each morning she stands out at the
curb, shaking hands and greeting youngsters as
they arrive to school. She makes daily visits to
classrooms, delivering birthday buttons and ice
cream certificates to students in celebration of their
special days. Mrs. Hubbard’s monthly chapels have
greatly affected the character development of our
students. She has worked closely with our S.C.A.
sponsors and guidance counselors to plan assemblies
W H A T ’ S
June 2007
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Farewell to Mrs. Hubbard 1
Campus News 2 - 10
Fine Arts News 11 - 14
Athletics News 15 - 23
Summer Programs 24

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tHe Class of 2007
By Paul Feakins, College Counselor
As the college admissions season for 2007 winds down, once
again we feel that a class has posted a strong admissions profile.
When thirty-one students have been admitted to the University
of Virginia, twenty to William and Mary, five to Duke, three each
to Cornell, Dartmouth, and Columbia, and two to Princeton and
Stanford, it certainly seems like a very good year. Additionally,
when a list of destinations for the Class of 2007 includes all of
the colleges above and others, such as Wake Forest, UNC at
Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, Washington University in St. Louis,
Macalester, and Barnard, one could reasonably swell with pride.
Yet, a good college admissions season is made up of more than
just the list of acceptances and destinations. It has a lot more
to do with what a student does on the college campus than with
the name of the college. While our students have many stories,
three will be highlighted here.
Brian Striffler has been a three-season
athlete at Norfolk Academy every year that
he has been eligible. However, lacrosse has
always been his favorite sport. As the fall
began it was clear that a number of colleges
were interested in having Brian play for
them. Coaches from Villanova, Hampden-
Sydney, West Point – all were after him – but
in the end it came down to Notre Dame and
The Naval Academy. Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan
visited Brian at Norfolk Academy in the fall and invited him
to return the visit to Notre Dame. Brian agreed and ended up
standing on the Notre Dame sidelines during the Notre Dame-
UCLA football game. The wooing did not end there. Compare
that experience to visiting The Naval Academy with its stringent
rules and harsh discipline. Brian could easily graduate from Notre
Dame and enjoy a career in investment banking immediately
afterwards. Attending the Naval Academy, on the other hand,
includes a mandatory five years of active duty in the Navy or
Marine Corps. Brian has decided that the Naval Academy is the
place for him. He is impressed by the ability of the midshipmen to
focus and their sense of commitment. He will make a tremendous
contribution to their already excellent lacrosse team and at the
same time begin his preparation to defend our country. It should
not surprise anyone that Brian was the recipient of the Alexander
G. Kiehl Award at graduation, given to
the senior boy who exemplifies a superior
degree of devotion and commitment to the
unselfish pursuit of excellence in academics
and in athletics.
Ashley Ellenson focused on engineering
as her major in college from the very
beginning of the process. As a math and
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physics whiz, it was a natural choice. She was quickly enamored
of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
(SEAS) at Columbia University. Over time she learned that
although she was fascinated by engineering, she wanted more than
just that. She developed a strong interest in spanning the gap
between engineers and the real world and being able to explain
the advances in science and technology to a broader audience.
That is exactly what Ashley will learn how to do with a SEAS
financial engineering major. In this major, she will hear special
speakers from Wall Street and other areas every week. She will
be required to take liberal arts courses in order to communicate
more effectively in speaking and writing. Additionally, she plans
to continue her studies in Spanish (she has five years of German
and three years of Italian as well) and beginning Arabic. The
SEAS-NY program will also allow her to take part in the many
cultural opportunities in New York City, such as ballet, opera, and
museums. While receiving an extensive education in engineering,
she will emerge from Columbia with much more. Who knows
what she will be doing when she graduates, but it will not be
just building steel bridges; she will be building bridges between
people and cultures. At graduation Ashley received the Mary
McCulloch Moore Mathematics Award, given to a senior girl for
excellence in the study of mathematics.
During the fall, Sarah Munford was
selected as Norfolk Academy’s nominee
to the Jefferson Scholars program at UVA,
which seeks to identify and attract those
students with intellectual promise, evidence
of leadership skills, and a commitment to
community. A National Merit Commended
student and a consistent straight-A student,
Sarah impresses all of her teachers with her
commitment to her studies and engagement in the classroom. An
experienced peer counselor, she was instrumental in developing
the training program last summer for new peer counselors and
developing the Middle School girls' program on kindness. During
her junior year Sarah participated in our exchange program with
the Herschel School in South Africa. As she describes it, most
of her experience involved interacting with privileged people
in Cape Town. Only one day was spent in the impoverished
townships, but that singular experience made a world of difference
to her. Building upon her experience from a mission trip to the
Dominican Republic and a sermon at church, she sought out
and joined “Solar Light,” a missionary group that brings solar
power to impoverished communities in Uganda. She helped
raise money for that group and then spent part of last summer
actually installing solar power stations in Uganda. In March,
she spent a weekend in Charlottesville for the final portion of the
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aliCe PleMing reCeives Her doCtorate of eduCation froM vanderBilt university
Fourth grade boys’ teacher
Alice Pleming earned her
Doctorate of Education in School
Administration from Peabody
College of Vanderbilt University
on Friday, May 11. Dr. Pleming
received her Bachelor’s Degree
from Tennessee Technological
University, graduating cum
laude. She earned her Master’s of
Education degree in Curriculum
and Instructional Leadership from
Peabody College. Dr. Pleming
began her career in teaching in 1994.
U.S. News & World Report’s annual edition of “America’s
Best Graduate Schools” ranked Vanderbilt’s Peabody College
#3 in the listings of education schools. Additionally, Peabody
did very well in the magazine’s specialties rankings, which are
determined by education school deans and deans of graduate
studies. The Administration/Supervision program, in which Alice
participated, is the second-ranked program in the country.
To complete the requirements for the degree, Dr. Pleming,
beginning in 1998, pursued coursework at Vanderbilt on
weekends and during summers while she was living and teaching
in Cookeville, TN. After her son Wyatt (5 1/2) was born and
the family moved to Virginia, she defended her proposal for
her research to become a candidate for the doctorate. Alice
conducted a qualitative study on a single female elementary
school administrator for the research study. The final dissertation
document was titled “The Essence of Female School Leadership:
uva's dr. JoHn Casteen visits norfolk aCadeMy
The Alumni Association welcomed University of Virginia
President John Casteen as the speaker at their annual spring
luncheon on Thursday, May 3 rd . The Class of 2007 was
invited to join the local alumni for the luncheon. The seniors
updated guests on their college and
future plans and enjoyed hearing
stories about their soon-to-be
alma mater from the many alumni
present. After lunch, the seniors
and alumni joined the rest of the
Upper School student body to hear
President Casteen’s speech, which
emphasized Norfolk Academy’s
important role in the history of
education throughout the state of
Virginia. Look for more about Mr.
Casteen's visit in the summer issue
An Ethnographic Inquiry into a Female Elementary School
Principalship.”
As part of the commencement exercises, Dr. Pleming
was hooded by professors of Peabody College. The hood was
originally a functional garment, worn to shield the head from the
elements. In English tradition, it has developed to an often bright
and decorative garment
worn only on special
academic occasions.
At Vanderbilt, the
velvet edging of the
doctoral hoods signifies
the type of degree, and
Dr. Pleming’s was light
blue for education. All
hoods are lined with
silk in colors signifying
the institution granting
the degree. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Pleming during the Hooding ceremony.
hoods are lined in gold and bear a black chevron. Also,
Vanderbilt’s doctoral candidates wear eight-sided velvet tams,
rather than mortarboards, with gold tassels.
How did she do it while teaching 4th grade boys? Several
times, she checked into a motel and wrote all weekend! Dr.
Pleming credits her incredible support system - her husband Ed,
son Wyatt, parents, in-laws, friends, and co-workers - in addition
to the boys of 4A, who have been extremely supportive of her, too.
Alice thanked the boys in the acknowledgments of her paper.
Congratulations, Alice! Norfolk Academy is lucky to have
you!
Seniors Blake Rascoe, Derwin Gray, David Calliott, Jason Forrest, and
Grant Giordano get a taste of life as "alumni"!
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Congratulations!!
Norfolk Academy had the honor of hosting this year's
Forensics Teams Competition. The NA team had a strong
showing, leading to a tie for first place with Cape Henry
Collegiate. Congratulations to our team leader, Mrs.
Amanda McGhee, and to the following participants:
Boys’ Prose: Raji Das (gold), Quint Guvernator, Matthew
Leon, Will Wheaton
Boys’ Poetry: Joe Bedford, Ben Laderberg, Spencer Lane,
Nathan Levy
Boys’ Oratory: Carter Hall (silver), Ian Tembe, Jovanny
Velazquez (bronze), Adom Whitaker
Storytelling: Aimee Faulkner, Nese Mitchell, Patrick
Robertson, Bridger Warlick
Girls’ Prose: Kathryn Fink (bronze), Amy Kislyakov, Abby
Mann, Mary Heath Manning
Girls’ Poetry: Barbrianna Adams, Courtney Byler (gold),
Kendall Fleder, Hallie Schulwolf (bronze)
Girls’ Oratory: Mary Gusentine (bronze), Stephanie
Katsias, Maggie Pecsok, Anna Turrietta
The first graders participated in the 13 th annual Reading
Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest this spring.
Will Spivey of 1B won first place for the first grade in
the local contest. His book, entitled The Scientist and his
Potion, will go on to compete in the national contest.
Several NA students participated in the Daughters of the
American Revolution, Great Bridge Chapter, American
History Essay Contest. Annika Jenkins won first place in
sixth-grade competition and Matthew Cooper took first
place in fifth grade and also won at the district level.
The following students
won awards in the
Friends of the Norfolk
Public Library Book
Review Contest:
Kelsey Williams won
1 st place in the fourth
grade competition;
in the sixth grade
competition, Erica
Fink won first, Sarah
Pavilack was second,
and Annika Jenkins took home third place honors.
Sarah Hoffman won first place in the 9 th and 10 th grade
division of the Poetry Society of Virginia’s annual poetry
contest for her poem “In a Word.”
The following students won awards in the 10 th Annual
Elie Wiesel Writing Competition sponsored by the
Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation
of Tidewater:
1 st Place Senior Division Essay: Katharina Schwar
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Sixth grade reading teacher
Jennifer Walker, with sixth grade contest
winners Erica Fink and Sarah Pavilack.
na Honored in Creative ManageMent
CoMPetition
Independent School
Management (ISM), a
consulting firm specializing
in strategies for independent
schools, has
named Norfolk Academy
as a prize winner
in this year’s Creative
Thinking in Management
Award competition.
Norfolk Academy placed second in the national competition
with its Technology Innovation Programs (TIP), a grant program
for individual teachers who develop plans to use technology
in new ways to achieve academic or instructional results.
Grant applicants are asked to develop a plan for technology
integration that is consistent with the school’s curricular goals,
and compatible with the school’s current hardware, software, and
systems. Grant winners are asked to complete an evaluation of
the project and share their and their students’ experience with
the rest of the school.
TIP grants are intended to help Norfolk Academy
“continue to explore ways to equip visionary teachers with
appropriate technologies,” noted Headmaster Dennis Manning
in the school’s entry. Since the program’s inception in 2002,
teachers have integrated technologies such as tablet PCs,
touch-sensitive graphics tablets, document cameras, science
analysis, and recording solutions into instructional programs.
Norfolk Academy’s award-winning entry, along with all of the
competition’s submissions, are featured on ISM’s Web site,
www.sminc.com/ctma2.
“Through the TIP program, Norfolk Academy takes a simple
concept and turns it into an effective way to direct technology
funds, rather than just buy equipment for the classroom,” says
Simon Jeynes, ISM Consultant and Coordinator of the CTIM
competition. “Funding is connected to the faculty culture and
student performance. It gives the faculty a chance to dream,
to be creative, and then helps turn those ideas into a positive
student experience.”
2nd Place Senior Division Essay: Catie Pavilack
3rd Place Senior Division Poetry: Evan Brush
Honorable Mention Senior Division Poetry:
Sarah Hoffman
The following students will participate in the Governor’s School
program this summer: Mary Annunziata (Russian Language
Academy), Lindsey Shall (Math, Science, and Technology),
and Emma Goold (Instrumental Music).

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Beatrix Potter…tHe tradition Continues
By Stephanie Greeves, First Grade Teacher
For over 15 years, first graders have enjoyed an in-depth library unit on Beatrix Potter
and, thanks to Mrs. Burns, the tradition will continue for many more years! It all started
when Mrs. Burns visited her daughter in England. She stayed in the village where Beatrix
Potter’s farm is located. Having tea with a 90-year-old woman who was a childhood friend
of Beatrix Potter really sparked her interest! She was able to spend only three days in
Hilltop but knew that she had to share the experience with the students at NA.
After studying about the life of Beatrix Potter, reading countless books, and even
completing some trivia questions, the first graders proved they were experts on the topic.
As the culminating activity, each first grade class was treated to their very
own Beatrix Potter Luncheon. This was not your ordinary luncheon. The
boys dressed in coats and ties while the girls wore their party dresses. Several
mothers from each class helped to make the day special. The tables were set
with fine china, the centerpieces were made from terracotta pots, flowers,
and characters from the books, and the food was amazing. The menu looked
something like this: Mrs. Ribbey’s Tea, Mr. McGregor’s Garden Vegetables,
Peter Rabbit’s Carrot Cake, The Tailor of Gloucester’s Cherry Twists,
Pigling Bland’s
P e p p e r m i n t ,
M r . J e r e m y
Fisher’s Butterfly
S a n d w i c h e s ,
G i n g e r a n d
Pickles Toffee,
Timmy Tiptoes’ nuts, and Mrs.
Rabbit’s Currant Buns.
Don’t you wish you could go
back to the first grade to enjoy
such a wonderful treat?
tv turnoff week!
by Jane Smack, Second Grade Teacher
Television plays a part in the majority of Americans’ lives.
We all fall somewhere either above or below the average four
hours and 35 minutes of daily viewing in the United States. That
seems like a staggering amount for an average. The last decade has
brought numerous changes in our world, specifically in the world
of technology. When TV Turnoff first began at Norfolk Academy
in 1994, my taping TV programs on a VHS tape recorder was on
the cutting edge of technology. TV-Free America, a nonprofit
organization based in Washington, D.C., sponsors the annual
TV Turnoff Week, seven days without television. The changes
in technology are evident as the organization renamed itself
the “Center for Screen-Time Awareness.” TV Turnoff Week
Lower School Librarian Mrs.
Barbara Burns (back right) poses
with Mrs. Nancy Cohen's (back left)
well-dressed (and hungry) boys.
Cameron Cole enjoys
Mrs. Ribbey's Tea.
Anna Heaton, Hannah
Towler, and Mariah Moss
in their party dresses listen
as Mrs. Burns introduces
the menu.
Alex Twelves and Rolf Williams eye Mrs.
Rabbit's Currant Buns.
translates into all screens, including video games, phones, and
computers, as well as TV! Our Lower School SCA endorsed and
promoted a complete “screen-free week” in April. Ironically, they
created a video commercial to advertise – it was informative,
entertaining, and effective. Over 60% of our student body
successfully made it through the week. 330 students (and
probably many of their parents and siblings) participated in TV
Turnoff during the week of April 23-29. TV Turnoff provided a
chance to step back and see the prevalence of technology in our
daily lives. There are positive aspects to TV and technology,
including information and resources beyond our expectations,
right at our fingertips. How refreshing and renewing, though, for
so many NA families and millions of Americans to take a step
away for seven whole days.
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ls relay for life teaM raises Money for tHe aMeriCan
CanCer soCiety
By Valerie Thornton, Second Grade Teacher
The Lower School Relay for Life Team
had a fantastic time at the Relay for Life event
at Norview High School in Norfolk on June
1 st and 2 nd . The American Cancer Society
held relays around the country, which are
the primary fundraiser for the Society. "Relay
For Life" is much more than a walk around a
track. It is a time to remember those lost to
cancer and celebrate those who have survived
(ACS Website). The Norfolk Academy
teams joined with other teams from across
the city and walked throughout the night
and participated in a variety of activities,
including a survivor reception, a luminaria
ceremony, and a “Road to Recovery” Box
Car race.
The Lower School team also held a “Jump
Rope Jamboree” to raise money and promote
good health. All lower school students
jumped rope during their PE period on May
24 or 25, jumping in teams of four and rotating
lower sCHoolers give softBall a try
by Michele Higgins, Varsity Softball Coach
The varsity softball team, along with Coach
Higgins, Coach Cress, and Bob Reed (father of
Katie '07), hosted the Bulldog Softball Clinic on
April 14th, 21st and 28th from 9:30 am to 12:00
pm each day. Girls in grades 1 - 4 from Norfolk
Academy and other neighboring schools attended
the clinic and learned about the game of softball.
We hope to have another clinic next fall for lower
school girls. The goals of the Bulldog Softball
Clinic were to get more girls interested in playing
softball and to have fun while learning the game.
The children at the clinic learned how to catch,
throw, field, hit, bunt, slide, and run the bases. The
participants also went to "the Dome" to work on
their hitting. The players learned the basic rules
of the game and tested their knowledge in teeball
and coach-pitch scrimmage situations. The
coaches were impressed by the improvement the
participants showed in their skills and knowledge of the game by the last day. The varsity
softball players took the young girls under their wings and helped create a love of the game of
softball, in addition to making many new friends and having loads of fun.
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every one or two minutes. Over 250 students
opted to solicit sponsors to support them in
their jumping by giving donations. This
event raised over $7,000 for the American
Cancer Society.
The team also sold smencils, gourmetsmelling
pencils that are the latest craze
among the lower school students. Hundreds of
students gathered in the lobby each morning
to purchase smencils. The most popular
scents were root beer and watermelon.
The Relay for Life team of Melissa Estrada,
David Lawson, Cal Neikirk, Margaret Nye,
Pritika Swarup, Briana Thornton, and faculty
sponsor, Mrs. Valerie Thornton, would like
to thank everyone for your support of our
activities. We set as our goal a mere $2,000
and we far exceeded it. This would not have
been possible without you. We are happy and
proud to represent our tremendous school at
the Norfolk 2007 Relay for Life event.
Varsity Softball player Alyssa Kaplan '11 coaches
Anna-Sophia Burke '18.
tHe inside story
by Meg Jack, L.S. Reading
Resource
“The brain, the nerves
The spinal cord too
Brain messages tell you
What to do!
Touch, taste, see,
Hear and smell,
These are the senses
We know so well!”
- 4B Nervous System group
…and so began the Human
Body presentation written by boys
in 4B. Fourth graders have been
busy studying the systems of the
human body in library research
class. After being assigned to
a body system, each student
worked with a team to research
information on that system and
to find out how important it is to
keeping humans alive and healthy.
Once completed, the research
served as a springboard to creating
a presentation for each of the
fourth grade classes. Each student
traced the body of a team member
for use as an outline to draw
the body system inside. These
drawings served as reinforcement
of the information learned during
research and as models during the
presentations. Each group wrote a
plan for the presentation, practiced
their script, and performed for
their class.
Following this presentation,
each student used the computer
application, Inspiration, to create
an outline from which to write
his first “official” research paper.
Despite the hard work required
to complete these tasks, students
expressed great interest and
enthusiasm for the topic and
have learned that the body is a
fascinating and amazing human
machine.

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Mary Hubbard continued from page 1
that educate youngsters in becoming active, caring citizens in
our school community. We have been charmed by her expressive
storytelling, guest speakers, and book sharing programs honoring
themes of respect, perseverance, courage, stewardship, and service
to others. In addition to these visible examples of acts of kindness,
many members of the faculty have received unexpected personal
notes from Mary, always carefully written with genuine words of
appreciation or congratulations for a job well done.
Lastly, Mrs. Hubbard has consistently demonstrated “powers
of thought.” In the fall of 2000, after Headmaster John Tucker
retired, our Lower School was “under construction.” Mrs. Hubbard
became an unofficial “project manager.” Not only was she directing
Lower School affairs, but she was busy meeting with architects and
construction supervisors. She played a key role in the planning
and design of our new library and classrooms. It is no small feat
to conduct the ordinary business of educating youngsters while
juggling activities around construction projects. Parking issues
and transportation plans required creative planning and careful
implementation to ensure the safety of all students. Mrs. Hubbard
worked diligently to keep our school lives as “normal” as possible.
As if these responsibilities were not enough of a challenge, Mrs.
Hubbard’s tenure has also encountered more personal ones – the
deaths of dear colleagues and friends. In l999, Rob Sergeant, her
assistant director, and Tina Frye, her secretary, both died within six
months of each other. Again this fall, Mrs. Hubbard’s resilience
was tested with the deaths of teacher Edna Jarvis and school nurse
Betty Murphy. It must have been difficult to be an effective leader
while experiencing such personal losses.
In June, as I place Mrs. Hubbard’s final pin in my jewelry box,
I will see the others in my collection: a sea star, a bridge, a turtle,
a shooting star, a leaf, a jar, tall trees, helping hands, and a flock
of geese. Each will be a reminder of the “gift of self” that she has
given to the students and faculty of the Lower School.
Middle School latin teacher
Stephanie pope
receiVed the 2007 aluMnae
achieVeMent award froM
randolph-Macon
woMan'S college.
the Class of 2007 continued from page 2
competition. Shortly thereafter, impressed by her academic
credentials and her evidence of leadership and compassion,
the committee named her one of the 34 Jefferson Scholars
for the class of 2011. Through the Jefferson Program,
Sarah hopes to continue her work with Solar Light in
Uganda and develop new programs in Charlottesville.
At graduation Sarah received the DeShannon Artemis
Taylor Award, given to a member of the senior class who
has exhibited with enthusiasm and dedication a true love
for both learning and athletic competition.
Again, these are just a few of our stories. There are
many more, yet one can see that an athlete and defender of
freedom, a humanistic engineer, and a leader in world-wide
community affairs are the types of cases that truly make
college admissions a fascinating and rewarding process.
The second grade girls opened their annual popcorn business this spring as
part of their economics unit. The "business" has been around for 14 years,
operating under a different name each year! This year it was called "Mary
Poppins Popcorn."
Pictured right: Chessie Scott, Holly Power, and Carson Meek of 2GB on
"production day."
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frenCH exCHange 2007: you don’t know until euro-ver tHere
by Ari Zito, Middle and Upper School French teacher
In France, the formal second-person pronoun, vous
(pronounced “voo”), is used to address people you do not know:
your elders, your boss, or anyone you might be worried about
offending. For instance, if you wandered into a Parisian café in
desperate need of a bathroom, you would want to say something
like, “Est-ce que vous pourriez m’indiquer les toilettes, s’il vous plaît?”
(“Could you please point me towards the bathroom?”) Should you
mistakenly use the familiar tu (“tew”) instead, you risk irritating
the waiter and you might find yourself back on the sidewalk,
frantically scanning storefronts. The lesson here is to use vous
whenever in doubt, especially with strangers. What you might
not expect, however, is the use of the formal vous in the classroom
setting. For those of us who feel as if we know our students
well, this degree of formality might seem inappropriate. Yet, as
I noticed during this year’s exchange, the classroom tradition of
students’ vous-ing teachers and, more surprisingly, teachers’ vousing
students, endures as the standard form in France.
The exclusive use of vous in French classrooms was but one of
many surprises that awaited co-chaperone Brenda Claffy, our eight
students, and me during our two-week stay in Paris. Some other
eye-openers: the average class size at our partner school, Saint-
Dominique (thirty-five), the hours of the school day (8:00 am to
6:00 pm on certain days and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on others), the
convenience of the Paris subway system, the guest appearance of
former Academy teacher Khalil Abdul-Malik, the abundance of
postcard-worthy architecture, the close friendships our students
formed with their French counterparts, and the delicious taste
of crêpes with Nutella.
Besides visiting Versailles, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower,
the Champs-Élysées, and an array of museums, churches, and
monuments, we took a two-day excursion to Normandy. There
we saw the American Cemetery at Colleville, where nearly
10,000 American soldiers are buried; Omaha Beach, where
the Americans soldiers landed; and the Memorial Museum at
Caen. We also visited a traditional biscuit shop, where the
owner explained the process of making sablés and even let us
bake our own. We stopped by an orchard that makes cider,
another specialty of the region. Our students returned to Paris
with reverence for the soldiers of the Second World War and
with fondness and respect for the traditional artisanship of small
Normandy businesses.
Despite a two-and-a-half day delay in returning home due to
the snow storm that swept through the northeast United States
on March 17, we arrived at Norfolk International a little after
midnight on Monday the 19 th , eager to share our experiences
with family and friends. Our students were already making plans
for the arrival of their French exchange students (which was
also a successful two-week event, from March 31 to April 14). I
planned to spend the first day back in French II sharing stories
with my students. I didn’t have to do much talking though, as
T h e B u l l d o g • J u n e 2 0 0 7
Abby Pfeiffer, John Armstrong, Caitlin Burniske, Hannah Ill, Erinn Claffy, Abbi
Sigler, Austin Petersen, Brittany Morris, Chaperones: Ari Zito, Brenda Claffy
the students who participated in the exchange enthusiastically
led the discussions. Norfolk Academy’s exchange programs
continue to make language and culture accessible to students in
a way that textbooks never could.
eConoMiCs students Present to
oCeanfront Professionals
To finish their year, Norfolk Academy’s Economics class
presented their own “Recommendations to Revitalize the
Virginia Beach Borough for Resident and the Resort” to a panel
of Oceanfront professionals. The class had the opportunity to
present the economic benefits of enhancing the Convention
Center area, developing the old Dome site, and linking
Linkhorn Bay to Rudee Inlet. Included in this presentation
and discussion were (from left to right): Eddie Bourdon, Jimmy
Capps, Chip Cutchins ‘96, Joey Murphy '08, Meyera Oberndorf,
Whit Booth ‘07, Abby Pfeiffer '08, Preston Wong ‘07, Jack
Aspinwall ‘07. John “Bruddy” Baillio ‘60 and Ed Ruffin are
not pictured; however, they played a vital role in this valuable
teaching experience as well. Mr. Leach sends his deepest
appreciation to all who helped make this opportunity so
successful!

CampusNews
tunstall students sHine on foreign language exaMs
Standardized tests are nothing new for high school students,
and the stress associated with filling in those bubbles with a #2
pencil can be nerve-wracking.
Yet, across the nation every year, hundreds of thousands
of high school students take other, stress-free standardized
examinations that have no impact at all on college.
French, German, and Spanish students at Norfolk Academy
in grades 9 through 12 take these yearly 60-minute tests on
listening, reading, and grammar skills.
Whether it’s Le Grand Concours—literally meaning “The
Competition” in French, or Wettbewerb, which means “the
Contest” in German, or The National Spanish Exam, students
can see how they measure up to others across the country who
have been studying the same foreign language for a similar period
of time.
And our students do very well.
In March, over 100 Norfolk Academy French students sat
for the National French Exam.
Across all four levels of language, 17 French students captured
top-ten places in the state of Virginia and some earned high
national rankings. In level one, freshman Katharina Schwarz
placed 6 th in the state and 10 th in the nation.
In level two, there were seven NA students among the top
ten out of 600 Virginia students. Mary Annunziata garnered
2 nd place (7 th in the nation). Mary Wheaton '09 and Ramin
Mohammadi '10 both placed 3 rd .
In level three, Emily Bernstein was 3 rd in Virginia (4 th in the
nation) and six others were top-ten out of 500 students.
In level four, Ellie Hall ’07 was 4 th in the state; Amanda
Turner '07 was 10 th .
We need Your help!
Also in March, over 200 Spanish students took their national
test.
In Spanish One, Evan Strasnick, a freshman, scored 1 st in
the nation. He was only one question away from a perfect score!
Three other freshmen scored above the 97 th percentile.
Three seniors scored in the 93 rd percentile on the Spanish 4
test. Spanish 2 and 3 each placed a student that high nationally
as well.
In German, Conor Dewey was first out of 587 participants
in the state of Virginia in Level Two of the National German
Contest. He had a perfect score.
Other high scorers at Level Two were John Fernan, James
Schwab and Jimmy Brewbaker, who all scored at the 99 th percentile.
Catherine McNally was at the 95 th percentile nationally, and
Tyler Watts and Chris Joy at the 91 th percentile.
At level three, Grace Hansen was third in the state out of
370 participants. She was followed by Erica Weaver and Will
Manning at the 98 th percentile.
Emilyn Blakey, Angela Nelson, and Olivia Desmarais
achieved a national percentile ranking of 96.
The German Four Level saw Joel Zedd score in the 93 rd
percentile out of 323 state participants.
In addition to the national German exam, the German Five
class made a road trip to Davidson College to take a three-hour
exam sponsored by the Goethe Institut. It is internationally
recognized and tests all four language skills of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing.
All participants achieved either a "Good" or "Very Good."
They were Ruth Conkling, Ashley Ellenson, Keith Kellum, Bobby
Kesler, Christine Sargent, and John Schwab.
Thanks to you, Norfolk Academy continues to profit from the Farm Fresh/Gene Walters receipt program,
the Harris Teeter VIC card program, the “Box Tops for Education” program, and the DirectTV program.
Your support is appreciated!
What to do:
Save your Farm Fresh or Gene Walters receipts dated 9/3/07 - 5/30/08. (Please circle the date and the subtotal.)
Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to Norfolk Academy (#4427).
Cards must be relinked every school year. This can be done very quickly at check-out.
Save your "Box Tops for Education" from General Mills, Green Giant, Pillsbury, or Betty Crocker products.
Receipts and box tops can be turned in to the Lower School office or the lobby in the May Building.
When renewing or ordering DirectTV, call 1-888-388-4724 and give school code 7C88. $100 will be sent to the school.
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CampusNews
field day 2007
by Ann Carter, Director of Special Events
The Norfolk Academy campus was
filled with the “fiesta” spirit of Field Day on
Saturday, May 5th, thanks to the students,
faculty and staff, and countless volunteers,
led by Chairs Beth Munford and Baila
Waldholtz, who made the day possible!
Families enjoyed running together in the
race, playing games in the Midway, listening
to the student bands, and being entertained
at the Pit by the “Faculty Follies” and Variety
Show. The decorations were as festive and colorful as the flowers at the garden tents!
Many "shopped 'til they dropped" at Crafters' Alley, and you couldn’t miss all the yummy
treats from NA Gourmets and Bulldog Market. The delicious lunch was highlighted
by several international dishes, along with classic items hot off the grills. Lots of great
deals could be found in the Tucker Arts Center, where Antiques & Adornments, Love
& Elbow, and the Art Gallery were selling their wares. The Burroughs Gym also played
host to the Books, Clothesline, and Sports & Toys Committees. Congratulations to
all the students for selling so many raffle tickets – those and all Field Day proceeds go
directly to the school to benefit student scholarships and programs. Special thanks to
the Norfolk Academy community for a wonderful Field Day!
Elbert Watson and an enthusiastic group of
faculty outdid themselves this year at the
Follies. Pictured right: Drew Catanese,
Liam Murray, Tyrone Gould, and
Scott Fowler.
The FirsT AnnuAl leArning Bridge BeneFiT ConCerT
featuring
Elbert Watson, Former Principal Dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Annamarie Smith-Butz, Former Broadway Vocalist
Mood Swing, Hampton Roads Jazz Trio
Robby Kretz, Boston Ballet II
Saturday, July 21, 2007
6:30 pm
Johnson Theater • Tucker Arts Center
To order tickets, call the Box Office at 461-2223 ext. 5555. (Orchestra: $50, Mezzanine: $30, Balcony: $20)
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Students prepare the best tradition of
Field Day - the lemons with peppermint
sticks... YUM! You can't go home without
having one. Pictured left: Seniors Rose
Kenerson, Emily Miller, Ruth Conkling,
Catherine Johnson, and Kensey Wheeler.
It was "Hot" at Fiesta Field Day 2007! Field
Day Chairs Beth Munford and Baila Waldholtz
smile about the success of the day with
Director of Special Events Ann Carter (far left).
Congratulations to all on a wonderful Field Day!
Parents, alumni and friends turn out annually for
the popular Field Day golf tournament. Held this
year at Bayville Golf Club, golfers Waighstill Avery,
Larry Bernert '82, John Fox,
and Perry Frazer enjoy the
beautiful day.
KeSharra West '09 and Barron Frazier '08
entertain the crowd with their popular version
of "The Evolution of Dance" as seen on YouTube
and earlier at the Prom Fashion Show.
Elizabeth
Heckard '18 gathers
her tickets from the
Midway games to
go search for some
fun prizes.

Fine ArtsNews
fine arts news
Junior Ashley Skidmore appeared at the Norfolk Little Theater
for seven days understudying the role of Daisy in Neil Simon’s
award-winning play, “Biloxi Blues.”
Norfolk Academy string musicians are benefiting from local and
international arts organizations. On Tuesday, May 8th, the
middle school orchestra played for and worked with Virginia
Symphony Principal Cellist Mike Daniels. The lower school
orchestra performed for and received coaching from the
Laurel String Quartet on Tuesday, May 15. The Quartet is
based in England and was here as a part of the Virginia Arts
Festival. It is always motivating to play for professionals, and
the students look forward to many more of these wonderful
opportunities!
Peyton Bailey performed on drums
in her Senior Showcase moment
with the assistance of a friend.
Rebecca Nelson performs in a solo
from the ballet "Poetic Meters"
choreographed by Mr. Watson.
Rose Kenerson and
Sven Wijtmans perform at
Royster Fine Arts Festival
Day in a duet from the ballet
"Tanagrams." Their dance
was choreographed by
Mr. Watson.
Ms. Danielle Baylor, guest
Hip Hop instructor, put the
students through their paces
in her workshop.
danCe news
On April 28, several members of the Under the Stars adult dance
program went on a field trip. Organized by Addie Onsanit '90,
they drove to George Mason University to support one of their
own. Robby Kretz was performing that day with Boston Ballet
II. Robby has been part of the Under the Stars program for
several years. His father drove him up from Kitty Hawk two
or three times each week so that Robby could train with our
Dance Master, Elbert Watson. Robby is now a rising young
dancer in a fine company, which is giving him the opportunity
to perform in international venues. In his program bio, Robby
states that he was "trained at the Norfolk Academy." The
Academy's name will travel around the world with Robby.
He is a living testimony both to the excellence of the training
given by Mr. Watson and the effectiveness of the Under the
Stars Program in serving the greater community.
Back on the home front, the Dance Department presented
its Spring Concerts on May 11 and 12. The theme of the
Lower School Dance Concert was "Every Day is Earth Day."
Based on the content of the science curriculum, Mr. Watson
and Mrs. Cramer choreographed dances that reflected the
wonders of our world. From endangered animals to honey
bees, from weather patterns to the solar system, and from cells
to simple machines, Lower School dancers celebrated this
amazing planet we call home. Mrs. Ksanznak enhanced the
presentation immeasurably by mounting an exhibit of Lower
School art work in the lobby of the Johnson Theater.
The twenty-two members of the Spring Dance Team, led by
seven seniors, presented the Royster and Tunstall Spring
Dance Concert that same weekend. The program opened
with Mr. Watson's piece, "Poetic Meters." The full company
danced to music by both Noel Pointer and Bach ("Brandenburg
Concertos"), while nine underclassmen were featured in
solos to Bach's "Suites for Unaccompanied Cello." The
program continued with senior projects and works by guest
choreographers Todd Rosenlieb and Dana McKenna. The
final portion of the concert reprised Mr. Watson's "Tangrams"
piece that was so popular during the Upper School and Middle
School Fine Arts Festival days. This work included a hiphop
piece by guest choreographer Danielle Baylor as well as a pas de
deux danced by seniors Rose Kenerson and Sven Wijtmans.
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Fine ArtsNews
For Norfolk Academy students this
spring, there was no escaping the visual
arts. Paintings and drawings, ceramic
pots and photographs, decorative arts and
sculptures filled the Perrel Art and the
Cooper Family Photography Galleries with
thematic exhibits hung “salon-style,” floorto-ceiling,
in the corridors and lobbies of
the Tucker Arts Center for the Field Day
Art Gallery extravaganza and gracing the
sidewalks around the Winn Court with
Old-Master-inspired chalk drawings on the
Upper School Fine Arts Festival Day.
The Perrel Art Gallery began the 2007
winter term with the exhibit "As We See
It: Student Art at Norfolk Academy"
(January 6 - March 2). This second
annual show of student work from all
three divisions was a big success. Norfolk
Academy Open House visitors and "Guys
& Dolls" audiences were impressed with
the lively and attractive array of painted
self-portraits, black-and-white cut-outs,
and papier mâché animals.
The ceramic fountain, color spectrum
studies, modeled portrait busts, land-
and seascapes, constructed elk, chiseled
abstractions, and a dazzling variety of stilllife
compositions beautifully represented
the creative processes and technical skills
practiced by our talented children in the
classrooms of our gifted and dedicated
artist- teachers, Karin Ksanznak, Gertrude
Gaba, and Jean Booton. Students writing
in our Visitor’s Book called it “some of
the best work yet from all ages,” (Liza
Brown ’07); and Mrs. Beattie’s fifth-grader,
Madeline Budman, wrote that she can’t
wait to make something herself to be
shown one day in the gallery.
In fact, Edward Barham ‘07, Hillary
Berndt ‘08, Kerri Horwitz ‘08, Carra
Kramer ’08, and Edward Whalen ’07
exhibited their work at the 35th Annual
Student Gallery held in March at the
Scope Arena. Carra Kramer’s remarkable
life-size patchwork horse then went on to
be displayed at the 2007 Virginian- Pilot
Student Gallery at the Chrysler Museum
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art, art, everywHere!
by Leslie Hennessey, Visual Arts Coordinator
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of Art, where her work received an
honorable mention.
The second spring term exhibit in the
Perrel Art Gallery was "Clay, Shell, &
Stone: Student Crafts in the Powhatan
Indian Tradition" (March 14- May
15).This multi-media installation was
scheduled to coincide with the Virginia
Chorale American Legacies concert in
March supported by the NEA and with
the Student Fine Arts Festival Day, which
took place in April.
When Ron Newman pointed out the
importance of a Jamestown 2007-related
exhibit for the Perrel Art Gallery, Jean
Booton and Elisa Dickon (Art Resources,
Lower School) responded enthusiastically
with plans for a unique project in which
students in the third grade and all the
Upper School studio art classes would
undertake Powhatan Indian crafts, using
traditional techniques. The shell-andcopper
jewelry and the leather pouches
displayed on the wall were created by the
third graders. The Upper School students'
fired-and-smoked clay pots fanned out
from pedestals or clustered together on
the floor, dramatically illuminated against
deep orange and tan burlap cloth.
The craft displays were accompanied by
Mary Lindhjem’s handsome photographs
documenting the pottery production
sequence. Rob Fleenor's expertly enlarged
and informative images added a great
deal to our visitors’ understanding and
appreciation of the pots. Through Mary’s
and Rob’s considerable imaging skills, the
impressive achievements of Ms. Booton’s
students are strikingly well captured. The
relative delicacy of the sixteenth-century
Theodore De Bry prints of Powhatan
life that Ron Newman and Rob Fleenor
printed for the show were an effective foil
to the bold, simple presentation of the
pottery and a very pleasing framing device
for the delicate jewelry and pouches.
Sally Cramer’s personal library on
the Powhatan culture, together with the
fine Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
website, www.historyisfun.org, were the
sources for the exhibit’s informative
text panels. Both of these installations
represent a committed, imaginative, and
very professional collaboration of students,
faculty, and staff.
The Perrel Art Gallery closed
the spring season with "Sensational
Seniors," May 21 - June 8, 2007, which
celebrated the artistic achievements of the
graduating class. In their artist statements
accompanying their work, students thank
Jean Booton for her guidance and for the
opportunities to work with talented guest
artists Karin Ksanznak, Sandra Saunders,
and Mary Gerloff.
The Cooper Family Photography
Gallery opened this February 2007 with a
semester-long display of the fine work of
Norfolk Academy Upper School students
who first published their appealing digital
photography in "Rings, Strings, and Other
Things XXV-2006." Under the guidance
of Lesley Hollowell, this award-winning
annual publication features poetry, prose,
art, and photography by students and
faculty. Student, faculty, and visitor
responses to the inaugural exhibit, "A
Second Look: Student Photographs at
the Cooper Family Photography Gallery,"
have been admiring and enthusiastic.
For display in the Gallery, the
photographs were enhanced and enlarged
in the Digital Production Lab of the
Tucker Arts Center here at Norfolk
Academy. The considerable creative and
technical expertise of Lesley Hollowell,
Ron Newman, and Rob Fleenor made
this opening event a fine example of
inter-disciplinary projects at Norfolk
Academy.
In the midst of all the wonderful
activities and performances taking place
during the annual Upper School Fine
Arts Festival Day in mid-April, students
filled the sidewalks between the campus
archway entrance and “the Pit,” working
in teams to recreate Picassos and Renoirs,
Rembrandts and Matisses in bold strokes
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Fine ArtsNews
senior refleCtions
by Sally Cramer, Dance Teacher and Kinetic Specialist
This past spring season, the Dance Team has been enriched
by the participation of seven seniors, each an extraordinary
individual who has made a unique contribution to the Team.
We asked them to share what Dance Team has meant to them.
Their thoughtful responses provide a glimpse into the hearts
and minds of seven young people poised to bring their Academy
experiences to bear upon the world.
Emily Miller, Rose Kenerson, and Phoebe
Boutwell have been on the Team the longest.
They composed a joint response. "Though
it's hard to choose a favorite memory
from our collective thirty-one seasons
on dance team, some
of our most endearing
moments have been working with guest
choreographers such as Dana McKenna
and Danielle Baylor and master classes
with Martha Graham Dance Company
and the Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theatre. But more important than any
single choreography we have mastered, the
relationships we have forged not only with
each other but also with members of other
classes have highlighted our time on dance
team. We have learned so much more than
pirouettes and turnout, and we will carry
these lessons with us into the next chapters
of our lives."
Ashley Ellenson was a newcomer to
the Team. "Although this is only my first
season on dance team, the experience has
been memorable. The daily stretching and
learning of combinations is entirely new
and different from any other after-school
activities I have pursued at NA. The opportunity to work with Mr.
Watson has been wonderful as well. His relaxed and professional
attitude gives dancers a chance to rise to new challenges. He
teaches them to hold themselves to high standards as dancers
and moral people. I have enjoyed my spring season."
Sven Witjmans returned for his second
season. "Dance is often the highlight of the
day. After a school day filled with grueling
brainwork, I let my body do most of the work
– and it is a pleasant work that it does. Mr.
Watson stretches me (in both a literal and
figurative sense) to go further than I have
before, but I always know that it is within my grasp."
Keith Kellum also gave us an encore season. "Dance team
has expanded my horizons and made me a more balanced person,
both in broadening my knowledge of different dance styles,
different cultures, and dance's progression
over history and in physically falling down
less frequently! I have learned to pay
attention to how I sit, how I stand, and how
I go through my daily life. Dance has given
me a greater realization of space and how I
behave in it."
Bobby Kesler took a deep breath, then plunged into the
world of dance. "Having been an observer of the Academy's
Dance Shows for several years, I never in my wildest dreams
envisioned that I too would take to the stage
as a performer. Even as a latecomer, I don't
regret my decision. For once, my posture
has improved. I feel muscles activated
abdominally that I have never controlled
before, and I find a stronger, healthier body
does indeed promote clear, concise thinking.
For me it is not the mastery of dance, which
is a removed goal, but merely the excitement and curiosity
that arises from branching out and investigating the manifold
possibilities. My willingness to explore has yielded worthwhile
dividends; moreover, I could not have asked for more experienced,
professional, and patient coaches than Mr. Elbert Watson and
Ms. Sally Cramer to direct and provide easier instruction. For
anyone interested in probing the unknown, for anyone wanting to
enhance posture or mind-body connection, Dance Team should
not seem only adapted for females, but a welcoming opportunity
readily accessible to all."
Mr. Watson and I celebrate these seniors, thank them for walking
with us, and wish them Godspeed on their continuing journey.
art, art, everywHere
continued from Page 12
and colorful chalk. And then the May weekend of Field
Day approached, and the famously organized and dedicated
parent volunteers completed their virtuoso installation of
The Field Day Art Gallery all along the corridors and lobbies
that surround and connect Price Auditorium to the Johnson
Theater lobby. The Student Fine Arts Committee swung
into action, examining every work displayed by the region’s
participating artists. They were on a mission, in search of just
the right purchase for the school, and they selected Virginia
Beach artist Constance Fahey’s evocative painting titled
"Wave." An annual students-only deliberation, this year’s
committee members were Edward Barham IV, ’07, David
Glenn ’07, Hanna Graffeo ’09, Carra Kramer ’08, and Evan
Strasnick ’10. Month-to- month, door-to- door, and wall-to-
wall, how very many excellencies, talents, and spirits have
come together to celebrate the arts at Norfolk Academy!
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Fine ArtsNews
Norfolk Academy junior Emma Goold and sixth grader
Annika Brynn Jenkins were recently featured soloists for the Bay
Youth Orchestra of Virginia Concerto Concert. The concert
was held in the Samuel C. Johnson Theater on March 19. Both
young ladies presented accomplished musical selections under
the direction of Dr. Jean Montes.
The Concerto Competition is held annually and, according
to Robert Spaith, Bay Youth Orchestra Manager, it is extremely
unusual for two students from the same school to win in the same
year. Emma and Annika were two of the three area winners in
the competition held this past January.
Emma Goold has been playing
the flute for the past seven years with
Joanne White. She is currently a
member of the Academy’s jazz band,
the Academy Singers, a writer for the
Literary Magazine, a member of the
Physics JETS team, participates in the
Tidewater Forensics League competitions,
is a certified lifeguard, and tutors Lower
School students in her spare time.
Aside from being one of the winners
of this year’s Concerto Competition, Emma recently won third
place in the Hampton Roads Flute Faire high school competition,
subsequently performing in a master class with Ransom Wilson.
This past summer Emma traveled with Bay Youth to Edinburgh,
Scotland, performing with the orchestra at the Fringe Festival.
Along with her love of music, Emma loves foreign languages and
international studies.
Annika Brynn Jenkins,
a sixth-grade honor student
at Norfolk Academy, studies
violin with her “beloved
mentor, master teacher, and
artist” Dora Marshall Mullins.
Annika made her solo debut at
age 11 as “Young Mozart” with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
She has been a featured soloist with the Norfolk Academy Upper
School Strings at Chrysler Hall for the Virginia Symphony Young
Musicians Showcase.
In Bay Youth, Annika has been principal second violinist
of the Symphony and Concert Orchestras and concertmaster of
the Concert Orchestra. She plays first violin in the Tidewater
Intergenerational Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Annika is
a member of the Marshall String Quartet and Quintetto Olympia.
She enjoys sharing her musical talents at churches, senior care
facilities, and with family and friends. Her personal philosophy
is “If you have enough courage to dream great dreams, you have
courage enough to make your dreams come true.”
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Meet our ConCerto CoMPetition winners dr. Hennesey visits art History Class
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by Kaitlin Van Buren '07 and Taylor Winn '07
When the juniors in Ms. Holmes’ Art History class were out
on a field trip, the seniors of the class enjoyed a lesson from Dr.
Hennessey about Japanese Woodblock Prints. For several years,
NA alumnus Captain George Powell '57 has given the Norfolk
Academy art department different Ukiyo-e prints, and our class
was allowed to handle and study them while discussing our own
opinions about the art forms. Dr. Hennessey enlightened us about
the origins of Japanese woodblock techniques.
The first known Ukiyo-e paintings emerged in the cities of
Kyoto and Osaka in the early 1600s. Ukiyo-e, which translates
"pictures of the floating world," was considered “low” art by and
for the non-elite classes. Early paintings were very simple. Artists
added black and colored chalk by hand. Over time, artists began
to use more and more color, making the Ukiyo-e paintings more
complicated to produce. As a result, the woodblock print process
emerged as an elaborate collaboration between the artist, block
cutter, printer, and publisher.
Ukiyo-e migrated from the smaller cities to Edo (present-day
Tokyo) during the 1800s. The ruler at the time demanded that
the lords and their samurai spend time in Edo. This caused the
entertainment industry to flourish in Edo, making it the political
and cultural center of Japan. With the influx of people, the
merchant class in the city grew, and many became wealthy.
Two- and three-color prints emerged during the latter
part of the first half of the 1800s, and full-blown multicolored
prints became the norm soon after. The Ukiyo-e print became
commercialized during that time, with widespread production.
Prints depicting characters from Kabuki plays were used as flyers
to advertise performances in the cities and countryside. The
prints were decorated with beautiful women, birds, flowers, and
landscapes.
The flat shapes and colors of the Japanese prints intrigued
many Western artists. In fact, the Ukiyo-e style influenced 19th
century artists and became known as Japonisme. Japonisme has
attracted attention because of its link with Impressionism, and
the simplistic scheme showing the influence of Ukiyo-e upon the
great Impressionists, including Manet, Monet, Degas, Pissarro,
Whistler and Van Gogh.
Dr. Hennessey’s lesson interested every one in the class and
we all learned a great deal about a different culture. The handson
experience was unforgettable, and we all cherish the resource
we have in Dr. Hennessey.

AthleticNews
tHe sPring season!
by Sean Wetmore, Director of Athletics
Like the fall and winter before it, the spring athletic season
was full of fantastic individual and team performances as well
as many examples of good sportsmanship. We had dedicated
athletes and coaches up and down the line-up. All who attended
the Spring Athletic Banquet heard our wonderful coaches sing
the praises of their individual teams and in doing so, they showed
us all why we have such a special athletic department here at
Norfolk Academy. Below is a smattering of what was said at the
banquet – what a great year it was to be a Bulldog!
The 2007 Norfolk
A c a d e m y v a r s i t y
softball team finished
the season with a 6-10
record, #6 in the TCIS.
For the second year
in a row the Bulldogs
upset the #3 seed in the
quarterfinals to advance
Elle McNider '10
to the semifinals of the
TCIS tournament. The
three captains included
senior Amanda Turner (second base), senior Katie Reed (center
field), and junior Sarah Kohart (right field). Freshman Elle
McNider earned the team MVP honor in addition to being
named to the TCIS All-Conference First Team. Elle led the
team in almost every offensive category, in addition to playing
some impressive defense at pitcher, shortstop, and left field. Kelly
Beskin, sophomore first baseman, earned the Coaches Award
for her strong effort, great attitude, improvement throughout
the season, and ability to perform at a high level when needed.
The 'Dogs were very young and had an impressive finish to the
season after losing six starters from last year’s team. They will be
much more experienced and confident going into next season.
Another highlight to the season included the series of clinics
that the team and coaches offered for some of our Lower School
students. It was great to see
Coach Higgins and the team
leading future Bulldog stars
onto the softball field on
three consecutive Saturdays
this spring. The future looks
bright indeed for Bulldog
softball!
Patrick Rice '07
The 2007 Bulldog
baseballteam was a seniorled
group that finished 13-12
overall, 6 th in the TCIS, and
5 th in the Prep League. After
surprising Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in the quarterfinals of
the TCIS tournament, 5-2, the Bulldogs were eliminated by
eventual champion Cape Henry Collegiate in a well-played
game, 4-1. The seven seniors on the team were integral to the
team’s success. Co-captains Patrick Rice and Jason Forrest each
hit .400 and shored up a pitching staff that was consistently
effective all season. Richard Temple had a great season at the
plate, hitting .352 with 3HRs and 22 RBIs. Keenan Marshall,
Ryan Dewey, Kevin Graves, and Jimmy McNider each made
significant contributions to the success of the season. Sophomore
John Beasley was the workhorse on the mound. For the second
consecutive year, Beasley was among the Prep League leaders with
44 innings pitched, 6.3 strikeouts per game, and a sparkling ERA
of 1.11. Infielder Conor Dewey led the team with 5 HRs and 28
RBIs. Both stats placed him among the offensive leaders in the
Prep and TCIS conferences. Conor was also 2-0 on the mound.
The Bulldogs return a strong nucleus of underclassmen next year,
including 8th grade infielder
TJ Costen, who hit .344 and
pitched. Coach Fowler was
named the TCIS Baseball
Coach of the Year.
The boys’ varsity lacrosse
team had another banner
season, finishing with 22 wins
and just two losses (both to
state champion St. Stephen’s
- St. Agnes School) and
earning championships in the
TCIS regular season, TCIS
tournament, and the Virginia
Henri Charuau '08
Prep League. The Bulldogs
finished as the state runnersup,
losing a tough game in the state final. The season produced
some spectacular team and individual statistics. On average,
we out-groundballed opponents 54 to 39 and outscored them
13 to 4, with over 2/3 of the goals being assisted, a true sign of
team play. We enjoyed excellent senior leadership from David
Calliott, Andrew Marr, Jeff Lascara, Matt Miller, Chris Murphy,
and captains Aubrey Gordon, Vinny deLalla, and Brian Striffler.
This team achieved or helped us achieve several milestones,
including most wins in a season, most wins over two seasons, and
for the first time in NA lacrosse history, five 70+ point scorers
(Clarke, Murphy, Striffler, Beecroft, and Rixey).
The girls’ varsity lacrosse team enjoyed another very successful
campaign in 2007. The season began with a great win against
St. Gertrude’s. It started with our freshmen showing their stuff,
scoring 5 of 16 goals for the team. It was a wonderful way for
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them and for us to begin our
season. We felt good, but we
also knew that the Cougars
were coming to town, followed
by the Saints of St. Catherine’s
and the Saints of St. Anne’s
Belfield. The Cougars took
a bite out of our game and
neither of those Saints was very
saintly to us, but our Bulldogs
were undaunted. Those tough
games helped us begin to take
care of the little things, like
creating space by moving away
after the pass, cutting to the
Erin Leon '08
ball on the transition, and
sliding and helping defensively.
We used some of those ideas against TCIS opponent Nansemond-
Suffolk Academy, and the Bulldogs came out on top.
After another tough loss to Collegiate, we fought a hard game
against vacationing Mount Anthony Union from Vermont and
came away with a great Bulldog victory. The STAB game taught
the team some tough lessons, and Coach McKeachie helped us
apply those to our game in the final few weeks of the season,
winning some games and
losing some. Everyone
associated with the
Norfolk Academy girls’
varsity lacrosse team
this spring learned a lot
about how to use their
gifts to learn the most
Russell Lyons '08
important lessons.
This season was a
giant step forward for Crew at NA. Led by captains Trey Adams,
Russell Lyons, and Austin Petersen, along with first-year coxswain
Simon Fink, the team placed a boat in the finals of every event at
the Eastern Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association Independent
Schools Regatta. Winning the fiercely contested championship
cup eluded the Academy oarsmen, however. A cadre of young
talent (sophomores Brian Barham, Paul Vitek, and Mason Leon;
hard pulling Middle Schoolers Robert Reed, Jimmy Leach, Kiel
Powell, and Nick Cardelia; and a host of others) holds promise for
the future. With no seniors, this was a young team in 2007, a team
that surprised the competition more than once. By a vote of their
teammates, Austin Petersen was named Most Valuable Oarsman
and Paul Vitek Most Improved Oarsman. Congratulations to
those two in addition to the entire team, on a fine season.
Girls' crew captains Gina Miller '07 and Angela Nelson
'08, under the instruction and guidance of several new and
skilled coaches, led the varsity team to their best season ever.
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Meredith McKee '08, Francesca Fariel '07, Abby Pfeiffer '08,
Emilyn Blakey '08, Mary Annunziata Trevor Mia '09 '09 and Desmond Cole '10
Concentrating on improved form and technique, the girls
developed faster rowing times in their regattas and beat several of
the strongest school teams racing at Norfolk's Botanical Gardens.
With only three seniors rowing this year's varsity boats and a
powerful group of juniors and sophomores, including commanding
coxswains Lisa Littman '08 and Meredith McKee '08, the 2008
rowing season promises to be a potent one for NA.
The boys’ and girls’ track teams were both young in 2007,
but exceeded the pre-season expectations as the girls won TCIS,
finished second at LIS,
and third at State, while
the boys finished second
at TCIS, 4th at Prep,
and 7th at State. Both
the boys and girls won
big invitationals and
with over 60 individuals
scoring points, enjoyed a
rewarding season both
from individual and
team standpoints. The
team-voted awards went
to Christine Sargent,
Anica Bilisoly, David Rushing, and David Crouch. In addition,
the TCIS recognized Bilisoly and Sargent as MVPs and Michelle
Sutherland, Jessica Smith, Emily Gower, Meredith Watts,
Sara Edwards, David Crouch, David Rushing, Nick Evasco,
Desmond Cole, Kevin Joseph, and Trevor Mia as additional
All -TCIS members. The LIS
picked Sargent as MVP and
she was joined on the All-
LIS team by Rebecca Karp,
who set the school record in
the pole vault, and Michelle
Sutherland and Anica Bilisoly.
At the State level we had two
all-State winners, Karp and
Sargent, plus placers in Anica
Bilisoly, Lauren Waldholz, Allie
Johnson, Jennifer Caughey,
Edwards, Sutherland, Gower,
Rebecca Karp '11
Trevor Mia and Desmond Cole
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William Scott, Cole, and Joseph.
We will take 8 individuals to
Nationals to run two relays and
one individual event. Coach Ken
Lampert completed his 30 th year
as a coach at Norfolk Academy
and was honored by the TCIS as
Girls’ Track Coach of the Year!
Adam Fisher '07
What a year it was for the
Norfolk Academy varsity golf
team! Once again, Coach Feakins
had the boys physically and
mentally prepared to play each
and every match. Led by senior co-captains Ryan Nero and
Adam Jason, the Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 12-5,
a season capped off by a dominating win in the TCIS tournament.
The depth of this team was evident in the fact that the boys posted
a team score under 300 on five separate occasions, meaning that
all four counting scores averaged right at 75. Different days had
different heroes. Coach Feakins’ team boasted three players who
were capable of shooting under par on any given day. Ryan Nero
won medalist honors in the TCIS tournament and was joined
on the All-Conference team by Adam Jason and Evan Beck. In
addition to these honors, Coach Feakins was named the TCIS
Coach of the Year.
Once again, the Boys’ varsity
tennis team had the finest team
in the area, consistently ranked
#1 by the Virginian-Pilot. The
Bulldogs finished the season with
an 11-3 record, dominating TCIS
play and winning the regular
season and tournament titles.
The Bulldogs entered the first ever
VISAA state tennis tournament
seeded 5th and lost a close match
to the #4 Collegiate School of
Richmond in the quarter-finals.
The following players earned postseason
awards: Jackson Breit,
Preston Wong, Evan O’Connor
(TCIS All Tournament team - Singles); Jackson Breit/Whit
Booth, Preston Wong/Tad Grenga (TCIS All-Tournament team
- Doubles); Whit Booth, Jackson Breit (TCIS All-Conference
1st Team - Singles) ; Preston Wong (TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team - Singles); Booth/Breit (TCIS All-Conference 1st Team
- Doubles) ; and Wong/Grenga (TCIS All-Conference 2nd Preston Wong '07
Team
- Doubles). Coach Horstman has taught a generation of Bulldog
tennis players that teams win championships and that depth is the
key to success. For his good work on the courts this spring, Coach
Horstman was named the TCIS Boys’ Coach of the Year.
While Norfolk Academy can boast nine teams in the state
final four in a variety of sports this year, we won a single state
title, and it was in girls’ varsity soccer. For the second year in a
row, the #2 seeded Bulldogs knocked off the #1 seeded Collegiate
Cougars to take the VISAA Girls’ Soccer State Championship.
During each of the past two seasons, Norfolk Academy has
opened its spring season with intense competition against strong
public school programs and has subsequently entered league play
with several losses. Once the TCIS competition gets underway,
however, the Bulldogs are tough to beat. After nine conference
matches, the girls emerged with just a single loss and thus earned
the number-one seed in the tournament after an exciting victory
over Cape Henry Collegiate in which TCIS Player of the Year
Peyton Tata scored off a forty-yard free kick to win the game
and the regular season championship. Joining Peyton with All-
Conference honors were junior goalkeeper Kendall Bourdon and
senior captain Spencer Davis on the first team, and junior Joanie
Bilms on the second team. The TCIS Tournament proceeded
as expected as the top two teams squared off again a week later
in the final. This time, the Bulldogs overcame an hour-and-ahalf
rain delay to earn a 4-1 victory over the Dolphins for their
third consecutive tournament title. Junior Erinn Claffy scored
two goals to earn the Tournament Offensive MVP Award,
and sophomore
Ariana Spiegel
was recognized as
the Tournament
Defensive MVP.
T h e s e c o n d
consecutive state
title followed
one week later
after Norfolk
A c a d e m y
advanced easily
t h r o u g h t h e
first two rounds
with victories
over Peninsula
Catholic and
C a p e H e n r y,
setting up the
Joanie Bilms '08
rematch with Collegiate. During the final, Norfolk Academy
played its best soccer of the season, and junior Mary Meredith
dominated the midfield. Both Mary and Peyton scored goals in
that game, and for the second year in a row, the girls held aloft
the VISAA trophy. For his fine efforts, Coach Rich Peccie was
named TCIS Coach of the Year.
What a great year for Bulldog athletics! Though the seniors
will be sorely missed, coaches and athletes are already thinking
about next fall!
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Congratulations to our
TCIS Coaches of the Year!
Scott Fowler
Baseball
Paul Feakins
Golf
Rich Peccie
Girls’ Soccer
G I R L S ' V A R S I T Y S O C C E R
Mike Horstman
Boys’ Tennis
Ken Lampert
Girls’ Track
Virginia Prep League Coach of The Year
Tom Duguette Boy's Lacross
Special congratulations to Mike Horstman, who received the
2 nd Annual Award for Excellence in Coaching
recognizing an individual who, through love of athletic competition and
commitment to the overall development of student-athletes,
serves as a role model for both athletes and coaches alike and
advances the mission of the school through strength of character and integrity.
Coach: Rich Peccie
Overall: 17-5-1
TCIS regular season: 8-1
TCIS Regular Season Champions
TCIS Tournament Champions
VISAA Girls’ Soccer State Champions (2 nd year in a row)
TCIS Player of the Year: Peyton Tata
All-TCIS First Team: Kendall Bourdon, Spencer Davis
All-TCIS Second Team: Joanie Bilms
TCIS Tournament Offensive MVP: Erinn Claffy
TCIS Tournament Defensive MVP: Ariana Spiegel
VISAA Player of the Year: Mary Meredith
All-State First Team: Kendall Bourdon, Spencer Davis,
Peyton Tata
Most Valuable Player: Peyton Tata
Most Improved Player: Samantha Soussan
Mary Meredith '08 bests
her defender!
Peyton Tata '07 charges
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Anne Goodwyn '08
drives the ball upfield.
Coach: Tom Duquette
Overall: 22 - 2
TCIS: 6 - 0
VPL: 7 - 0
TCIS Regular Season Champion
TCIS Tournament Champion
Virginia Prep League Champion
VISAA Division I Finalist
G I R L S ' V A R S I T Y L A C R O S S E
Lindsey Clark '10
looks to clear.
All-TCIS 1 st Team: Schuyler Beecroft, Ben Clarke, Tom
Rixey, Brian Striffler
All-TCIS 2 nd Team: Jack Gibson, Chris Murphy
TCIS Tournament Offensive MVP: Chris Murphy
TCIS Tournament Defensive MVP: Aubrey Gordon
All-Prep 1 st Team: Ben Clarke, Jack Gibson, Aubrey
Gordon, Chris Murphy, Brian Striffler, Tom Rixey
VISAA Division I All State: Jack Gibson, Aubrey Gordon,
Tom Rixey, Brian Striffler
All-American: Tom Rixey, Brian Striffler
Most Valuable Player: Brian Striffler
Most Improved Player: Tommy Gresham
Coach: Trish Hopkins
Overall record: 7 - 8
TCIS: 2 - 1
LIS: 3 - 6
TCIS Regular Season: 2 nd place
B O Y S ' V A R S I T Y L A C R O S S E
ALL-TCIS First Team: Liza Brown, Brynne Burgess,
MacKenzie Shivar
ALL-TCIS Second Team: Erin Leon
ALL-LIS: Erin Leon, MacKenzie Shivar
Most Valuable Player: : MacKenzie Shivar
Coaches Award: Liza Brown
Brian Striffler '07 starts a fast break
for the Dogs!
Christian Cimmino '08 bulls his way
towards the goal.
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B O Y S ’ T R A C K A N D F I E L D
Coach: Ken Lampert
TCIS: 2 nd place
Prep: 4 th place
State: 7 th place
TCIS Champions: Desmond Cole (400R), David Crouch
(300H), Nick Evasco (400R), Kevin Joseph (400R), Trevor
Mia (400R), David Rushing (800)
TCIS Placers: David Crouch (110H - 3 rd ; triple jump - 5 th ;
1600R - 2 nd ), Nick Evasco (200 - 3 rd ; long jump - 4 th ), Jake
Glasser (3200R - 3 rd ), Alex Gromelski (3200R - 3 rd ), Nick
Hixon (11H - 4 th ; high jump - 6 th ), Jason Kennedy (400
- 5 th ; 1600R - 2 nd ; 3200R - 3 rd ), David Rushing (1600 - 2 nd ;
long jump - 2 nd ; 1600R - 2 nd ), Robbie Scott (shot - 2 nd ),
William Scott (1600R - 2 nd ; triple jump - 6 th ), John Warner
(3200 - 2 nd ; 3200R - 3 rd )
Prep Placers: David Crouch (300H - 6 th ), Nick Evasco (100
- 3 rd ; 200 - 3 rd ), Jake Glasser (3200R - 4 th ), Alex Gromelski
(3200R - 4 th ), Kevin Joseph (1600R - 3 rd ), Jason Kennedy
(400 - 3 rd ; 1600R - 3 rd ; 3200R - 4 th ),Willie Morton (HJ
- 6 th ), David Rushing (800 - 2 nd ; 1600 - 6 th ; 1600R - 3 rd ),
Robbie Scott (shot - 4 th ),William Scott (1600R - 3 rd ), John
Warner (3200R - 4 th )
State Placers: Nick Evasco (100M - 8th); Jason Kennedy
(400M - 6 th ); David Rushing (1600M - 2 nd ; 800M - 7 th );
Robbie Scott (shot - 6 th ); Desmond Cole, Trevor Mia,
Kevin Joseph, William Scott (400M Relay- 6 th ); Jason
Kennedy, Nick Evasco, William Scott, David Rushing
(1600M Relay - 5 th )
Robbie Scott '07 puts the shot. Christine Sargent '07 garners
points in the long jump.
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F I E L D
Coach: Ken Lampert
TCIS: Champs
LIS: Runner-up
State: 3 rd place
Conn Madden Champs
Abbreviated Captains Classic Champs
School records: Rebecca Karp (Pole Vault)
TCIS MVPs: Anica Bilisoly (Running MVP); Christine
Sargent (Overall MVP)
LIS MVP: Christine Sargent (Overall MVP)
TCIS Champs: Anica Bilisoly (800M,1600M), Sara Edwards
(3200R), Emily Gower (3200R), Christine Sargent (100H,
long jump, triple jump, shot), Jessica Smith (3200R),
Michelle Sutherland (300H), Lauren Waldholtz (3200M),
Meredith Watts (3200R)
TCIS Placers: Khadijah Ameen (400R - 2 nd ), Anica Bilisoly
(1600R - 2 nd ), Christine Sargent (100M - 3 rd ; high jump
- 4 th ; discus - 5 th ; 400R 2 nd ), Jennifer Caughey (400 - 2 nd ;
400R - 2 nd ; 1600R - 2 nd ), Sara Edwards (800 - 3 rd ; 1600R
2 nd ), Emily Gower (800 - 6 th ; 1600R - 2 nd ), Aly Gross (discus
- 2 nd ), Allie Johnson (shot - 4 th ), Erica Moore (3200 - 3 rd ),
Rachel Gross (3200 - 5 th ), Michelle Sutherland (100H - 3 rd ;
high jump - 2 nd ; 400R - 2 nd ), Rebecca Karp (300H - 5 th )
LIS Champs: Anica Bilisoly (800), Rebecca Karp (pole vault),
Christine Sargent (100H; long jump; triple jump; shot),
Michelle Sutherland (300H)
LIS Placers: Khadijah Ameen (400R - 3 rd ), Anica Bilisoly
(1600 - 2 nd ; 1600R - 3 rd ), Kelsey Bixler (shot - 6 th ), Jennifer
Caughey (400R - 3 rd ; 1600R - 3 rd ), Sara Edwards (1600R
- 3 rd , 3200R - 2 nd ), Emily Gower (3200R - 2 nd ), Aly Gross
(discus - 4 th ), Allie Johnson (shot - 3 rd ; discus - 3 rd ), Rebecca
Karp (400R - 3 rd ), Christine Sargent (100 - 2 nd ; 300H
- 2 nd ; discus - 5 th ), Jessica Smith (1600R - 3 rd ; 3200R 2 nd ),
Michelle Sutherland (100H - 2 nd ; high jump - 4 th ; long jump
- 5 th ; triple jump - 3 rd ; 400R - 3 rd ), Lauren Waldholtz (3200
- 3 rd ; 3200R - 2 nd ), Sophie Wolfe (1600 - 4 th , 3200 - 4 th )
State Champs: Rebecca Karp (pole vault), Christine Sargent
(100MH)
State Placers: Christine Sargent (100M - 3 rd ; 300MH - 6 th ;
long jump - 4 th , triple jump - 7 th ; shot - 3 rd ), Allie Johnson
(shot - 7 th ; discus - 6 th ), Anica Bilisoly (800M - 6 th ; 1600M -
5 th ; 3200M - 4 th ), Lauren Waldholtz (3200M - 5 th ), Michelle
Sutherland (100MH - 4 th ; 300MH - 4 th ; high jump - 3 rd ),
Caughey, Sutherland, Smith, Edwards (1600M Relay - 8 th ),
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Adam Jason ‘07 takes it deep.
Coach: Scott Fowler
Overall record: 13 - 12
TCIS: 4 - 5, 6 th place
Prep League: 7 - 6, 5 th place
TCIS Tournament: Semifinals
TCIS All-Conference 1 st Team: Jason
Forrest
TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team: John
Beasley, Conor Dewey
All-Prep League Team: Conor Dewey, Jason
Forrest
Academic All-State 1 st Team: Conor
Dewey
Most Valuable Player: Jason Forrest
Most Improved Player: Conor Dewey
V A R S I T Y G O L F
Coach: Paul Feakins
Total record: 12 -5
TCIS: 7 - 2
VPL: 3 - 2
TCIS Champions
TCIS Medalist: Ryan Nero
TCIS All-Team: Evan Beck, Adam Jason,
Ryan Nero
Most Valuable Player: Ryan Nero
Most Improved Player: Adam Fisher
V A R S I T Y B A S E B A L L
Charles Cook '08 practices his short game.
Adam Rose '08 snags the foul tip.
Richard Temple '07 camps under a fly ball.
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V A R S I T Y C R E W
Coach: Rob Hansen
Independent Schools Championship Regatta: 2 nd place (of
8 teams)
Independent Schools Championship medals:
1 st place: 2
2 nd place: 8
3 rd place: 4
Men’s Most Valuable Rower: Austin Petersen
Most Improved Oarsman: Paul Vitek
Women’s Most Valuable Rower: Gina Miller
Women’s Coaches Award: Emilyn Blakey
Sunny Yi '08 coxes the girls novice four with Katelyn DeFord '08 at
stroke.
Mason Leon '09 and Nick Cardelia '11 head off for their race.
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B O Y S ’ V A R S I T Y T E N N I S
Coach: Mike Horstman
Overall record: 11 - 3
TCIS: 8 - 0
VPL: 3 - 2
TCIS Regular season: 1 st place
TCIS Tournament: 1 st place
State Tournament: Quarterfinals
TCIS All-Tournament team: Jackson Breit, Evan O’Connor,
Preston Wong (Singles); Whit Booth / Jackson Breit, Tad
Grenga / Preston Wong (Doubles)
TCIS All-Conference 1 st Team: Whit Booth, Jackson Breit
(Singles), Whit Booth / Jackson Breit (Doubles)
TCIS All-Conference 2 nd Team: Preston Wong (Singles), Tad
Grenga / Preston Wong (Doubles)
Most Valuable Player: Whit Booth
Most Improved Player: Evan
O’Connor
Whit Booth '07 returns
the serve for a winner.
Ankit Gupta '11
lobs a backhand
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Kaitlin Fields '09 smacks a line drive up the
middle.
V A R S I T Y S O F T B A L L
Coach: Michele Higgins
Overall Record: 6 - 10
TCIS: 4 - 5
TCIS Regular Season: 6 th place
TCIS Tournament: Top 4
All-TCIS 1 st Team: Elle McNider
Most Valuable Player: Elle McNider
Coaches Award: Kelly Beskin
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winds up to throw a strike
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