Bridging the Gap

Class Notes
acts/reads in a feminist poetry
is still hunting, she is still a
day! Mary Anne Kish Seibert
Oh, and Caroline’s son is already
program with her other theater
nurse, and Mary Taylor loves
writes with some big news—
looking at colleges. As for Mirm
company.
being in Ms. Falls’ class at SMS.
they’re building a house in Little
Kriegel, she’s digging this gig so
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Anna McQuiston Holtzclaw
anna.holtzclaw@gmail.com
Frances Coughlin Fenelon
Anna Holtzclaw shares that
Caroline became a 4th grader at
SMS this year, and Anna is enjoying
being a St. Mary’s parent.
It has been emotional knowing
that Caroline is starting friend-
Rock. Alexis Zanone continues
living the dream on Four
Seasons currency… she spent
two weeks at both Four Seasons
in the Maldives, will be visiting
the Four Seasons Florence and
she doesn’t have to self-report.
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Camellia Koleyni
ckoleyni@yahoo.com
reports that Nora started 5th
ships that will be a part of her
sandwiching a trip to Memphis
It’s exciting to think that our
grade at Harpeth Hall, and Nev
life when she is her mother’s
in between. Ali Reaves Smith
25th class reunion is just around
is in 7th grade with Laurie
age. Anna hopes Caroline is as
is working full-time now at her
the corner, on April 22-23!
Smith Hooper’s ’90 daugh-
lucky to have such good class-
veterinary clinic. Son Cole is in
Until then, the Young family
ter Lela. Francis recently had
mates and friends.
JK and her big news is that she’s
(Jennifer Breazeale Young plus
10 of Nev’s friends over for a
sleepover, and says “it looked
and sounded so much like
Moriah’s backhouse that it made
me stop in my tracks. Miss those
days and everyone so much!”
Kelly Allen Bauch is running
Bluebird Photography Studio in
Austin, Texas, where she has
lived for 10 years with Brandon
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CLASS SECRETARY NEEDED-
Contact Rainey Ray Segars ’05,
rsegars@stmarysschool.org
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Mirm Kriegel
mirmkriegel@gmail.com
about to become a doting aunt!
Tricia Hood Thomas didn’t have
much news to share except for
this bombshell: “I’ve started
talking about retiring since that’s
only 15(ish) years away, which
is less time than we’ve been
out of SMS.” Thanks for that,
Tricia. Rachel Lightman is having
a ball with her 12-year old
husband Chris, son Christopher,
and daughter Baker) had an
incredible time visiting various
cities in Japan this past summer.
Baker’s elementary school
had an exchange program with
another elementary school in
Mito, Japan just prior to the
trip. Baker attended elementary
school there and spent 10 days
and their two children. Julia is
OK folks, here’s how we’ll keep
Colin and her 1-year-old Griffin.
living with a Japanese family.
in 5 th grade and loves art and
this interesting… I made a
She’s thrilled to be teaching
She did great, according to her
piano, and Jackson is in 8th and
public promise to my esteemed
fourth grade girls this year after
proud momma! Jennifer’s son
loves football. Amy Weinberg
classmates that I’d make stuff up
spending three long years with
Christopher loves playing tennis
Pearce’s boys are in 5th and
if they didn’t write in. I warned
eighth grade boys. “Fourth grade
for Baylor while Baker is busy
2nd grade. Trey is busy with
I’d draw a deserving name out of
brings back fond memories of
with her soccer and volleyball.
baseball and his social calen-
a hat, and the (un)lucky winner
my year with the great Carmen
Megan Saxon Murphree shared
dar, and Luke splits his time
would be PUNK’d. This may well
Vaughan!” Big news from Hilary
the sad news that her incred-
between karate and Minecraft.
become a theme/meme for the
Davis Robinson: She has left
ibly sweet grandfather passed
Katherine Florendo is practicing
Class of ’90. Slackers beware.
SMS to be Head of the Lower
away at age 98. She feels so very
at St. Luke’s and is the Medical
Ellen Rawlins Uzarowicz writes
School at the Bodine School,
lucky to have had him around
Director for the NICU at their
that she, husband Piotr, and kids
which serves kids who struggle
for as long as she did, though it’s
east location. This is her first
are still happily in Hollywood.
with dyslexia. Beth Kreamer
still so painful for her and her
year as a professional bikini
She’s still designing clothes but
West and her family have re-
family. If you’d like to learn more
competitor. Chuck has moved to
is excited to be costuming her
turned to Alabama after living in
about the game of bridge, Alex
KU and has better hours. Carol-
first music video, which she
Houston for a bit while husband
Turner is your contact. She’s
Ann is a sophomore taking hon-
describes as “ridiculous fun.”
Phil underwent medical treat-
living in Memphis and working
ors everything and is in the choir
Anne Copper DiFronzo’s twins
ment. They’re both enjoying life
at the American Contract Bridge
and GSA. Sixth-grader Mary-O
Dominic and Olivia turned 2 in
back home with their children,
League (which is essentially the
is a 3-sport athlete: volleyball,
September and daughter Sofia is
ages 10, 7, and 3. Beth, we’re so
governing body for the game).
basketball, and soccer. Charlie
in third grade. She’s still working
thrilled to hear this. Elizabeth
Alex also went on the say “Every
is in 2nd grade and loves his
part time for Cultural Care Au
Robbins is now starring in her
time I turn on the news lately,
climbing classes. Leigh Vaughan
Pair and living in Great Falls, Va.
own burlesque show in Vegas.
Heather Pearson Chauhan is
Jaimes’ kids Windland and Luke
Kristen Thompson Keegan is
She’ll be featured at the Bellagio
being interviewed or consult-
started 4th and 2nd, and she
traveling a lot and selling turkey
in the spring, so be sure to check
ing on a matter. From what
has a new role practicing and
foot necklaces in addition to
her out if you’re wandering the
a few friends have said, her
teaching Palliative Medicine full
her hair ties (not as gross as
Strip! Taylor Holden Taylor was
new practice Exceed Hormone
time at the Medical University
it sounds—they’re freshwater
thrilled to report that her wom-
Specialists www.exceedhs.com
of South Carolina in Charleston.
pearl and actually look super
en’s tennis team won Nationals
is a game-changer.” Heather’s
Betsy Carnesale Wiseman and
cool). She’s currently work-
in Palm Springs. Missy Kramer
practice is in Memphis. Margaret
Lang welcomed baby Peter to
ing at SMS in JK for a teacher
Taranto, Kasha Winker Shaw,
Chesney has expanded her law
the world on July 13, 2015. He is
who’s on maternity leave, which
and Caroline Archer Baker all
practice (Rogers Berry Chesney
named after Betsy’s dad. Jennifer
means she gets to see Shelley
wrote in to say ‘hi!’ so I wouldn’t
& Cannon, PLLC in Memphis) to
Miller Buhler writes that Jon
Kuykendall Herzke every
make anything up about them.
include her listing as a family
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