MERIT Vol 1 Ed 1.indd - All Saints Academy

AUGUST 2010 ISSUE
MISSION STATEMENT
All Saints’ Academy is a college
preparatory school, PreK3 through
twelfth grade, affiliated with the
Episcopal Church. Its mission is
to nurture the development of each
student: academically, spiritually,
socially, emotionally, and physically
in preparation for a successful and
productive life in a complex world.
ADMINISTRATION
AND LEADERSHIP TEAM
Headmaster
Tony Jordan
Associate Head of School
Head of Lower School
Carolyn Baldwin
Head of Upper School
Latta Baucom
Assistant Head of School for
Operations and Athletics
David Kormann
Director of Admission
Director of College Advising
Gail Bonnichsen
Director of Development
Kristin Tripoli
Business Manager
CeCe Woolverton
THANK YOU 2009-10
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Board Chair
Loretta Sanders
Vice Chair
Blake Paul
Secretary
Cindy Henry
Treasurer
Jack Varasse
Chairman Emeritus
Mark Bostick
Trustees
Cindy Alexander
Carol Barnett
John Craig
John Fitzwater
David Grossman
Steven Hewett
Anne Kerr
Ana Lipson
Marva Louisville
Will Pou III
Robert Sale
Father Tom Seitz
Conley Thornhill
Clay Watkins
Phil Wegman
Steve Wright
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the Headmaster
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Financial Report
- 3 -
Student Perspectives
- 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19 -
Alumni Perspective
- 6 -
Faculty Perspectives
- 7, 17 -
Parents’ Association
- 8 -
Volunteer Appreciation
- 10 -
Peter Pan
- 13 -
Commencement
- 15 -
Athletic Booster Club
- 20 -
Swing Into the Swamp
- 20 -
Alumni Association
- 21 -
Donor Recognition
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ABOUT THE COVER - The Class of 2010 commemorates their high school
career with a celebratory cap toss following the Commencement Ceremony on
May 15, 2010 at Florida Southern College’s Branscomb Auditorium.
MERIT is produced by the Development Department three times a year.
The Annual Report information is reported annually by the Business Office.
Comments and suggestions are welcome and can be emailed to Dawn Banning,
Director of Publications at dbanning@allsaintsacademy.com.
Boundless Success
Tony Jordan, Headmaster
We are proud to present the inaugural issue of
Merit: 2009-2010 Annual Report Edition where we
recognize the friends and families that so generously
support our school. As the only PreK3-12
independent, college preparatory school in Polk
County, we have a distinct mission and offer
the area a unique educational experience. The
gifts acknowledged on these pages represent an
investment and passion in helping ASA continue its
“boundless...” opportunities.
The success of our exceptional faculty, hard working
students, and vigorous curriculum is evidenced by
our fourteenth consecutive year of 100% college
acceptance and the more than 1.8 million dollars
in scholarships awarded to the Class of 2010. At
All Saints’ Academy, academic excellence doesn’t
end with the college acceptance, but continues in
the life of our alumni as the strong foundation
upon which their future success is built. Our
academic program, providing our students with an
exceptional foundation in the traditional “3 R’s” -
“reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic”, goes deeper to
include the new 21st Century “R’s” of responsibility,
respect, and resiliency.
On any given day, a walk through our beautiful
campus illustrates the vibrant and fun learning
community that is All Saints’ Academy. The
Hollis Family Media and Research Center and the
Middle School Gateway boast of students engaging
in Drama practice, inspecting 3D visualizations, or
working hard in the David Jenkins Production Lab.
A visit to the Fine Arts building shows students
unwinding with visual arts to the beautiful sound of
their peers in the String and Orchestra program. In
the Louise Hizer Early Childhood Center, you find
our youngest scholars engaged in hands on learning
while students in the Anne MacGregor Jenkins
Lower School are hard at work exploring Mandarin
Chinese and the Stock Market. And as always, The
Barnett Sports Complex is teeming with the energy
of lacrosse, baseball, tennis practice or the excitement
of any given athletic game already in progress.
We are unapologetically proud of our students and
faculty that share so much of their time and talent
to make these experiences possible and successful. I
continue to be awed by the range of achievement and
dedication exhibited at ASA. Driving through the
gates each morning you can feel the excitement about
what the day will bring. Seeing the experiences that
ASA provides and the relationships that it shapes,
our students clearly receive the necessary tools to
become successful leaders as adults.
As we faced challenging economic conditions
this past year, I would like to thank our families,
friends, faculty, and Trustees for their steadfast
dedication to our mission and commitment to
maintaining All Saints’ Academy as the premier
educational experience in Central Florida. We are
so proud of the Class of 2010 and look forward to
hearing of their continued “boundless...” success.
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