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MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2014

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ContentsSUMMER 2014

Congratulations tothe Class of 2014!

“Because I’m graduating from Flint Hill, I have an unquestionable confidence in myself to be who I am, and know that whatever I choose, I can be successful.”

–Corey McCarten

Visit www.flinthill.org/fhs/commencement-2014/ for a photo gallery of the commencement ceremonies

and to watch interviews with graduates.

22HIGHLIGHTS BY GRADE

30ALUMNI NOTES

8THE HILL STORIES

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John M. Thomas

headmaster’s

messageDear Flint Hill School Families,

Last year was a year filled with active participation, engagement andultimately, leadership from everyone. Even with my busy schedule, I always work to find time to stop, observe and reflect on all that is happening here. And every time, I am always amazed by the poise and manners, the growth anddevelopment, and the creativity and collaboration of our students and faculty.Whether it is walking on the Upper School Campus or Lower and MiddleSchool Campus, I sense the momentum that is such a big part of the experiencehere. I am truly impressed by everything our great Huskies are able to accomplish.All of these achievements ultimately come down to three major pillars of life at Flint Hill:

RELATIONSHIPSThe personal, direct, cordial and committed relationships that students, facultyand parents develop is what makes our school so unique. They are positive,sincere, and ongoing. We care about each other and we care about doing what is right. We are there to learn together, to cheer our students on to greataccomplishments and help dust them off when things don’t go well. Bottom line: our relationships help foster the “grit,” perseverance and resiliency that are such a part of our program.

BALANCEThere are opportunities galore for our students. Whether it is the Lower School“Market Days,” the Middle School “Makers Class,” or the Upper School “SeniorProjects,” our students have a wide array of opportunities to help them discovermore about themselves and their own interests along the way. Flint Hill offers a program that is truly focused on the process of learning—the “how” and “why” of learning—and we are dedicated to nurturing each student’s personal andacademic growth.

INNOVATIONInnovation continues to thrive at our school. When we crafted our visionstatement, we were clear in stating that we respect and seek the best of traditionaland contemporary education. We are very aware that the world is changing aroundus. All that is happening in our classrooms, in our studios and on our fields is areflection of the global world. And much of it comes down to our comfort levelwith using the technology that is emerging rapidly on a daily basis, exploringnew ways to learn and teach and promoting an active sense of creativity in how wecommunicate and share our learning. It is our responsibility to conscientiouslyfind ways to be innovative, creative, and to excel in everything that we do.

As you look through the magazine, you will see an enormous amount of activitiesthat have engaged our students. We had a phenomenal Senior class who led us bysetting a tone of sincerity, good humor and above all, leadership. I hope you willbe as amazed as I am when you see all that our great students and faculty haveaccomplished throughout their time with us.

Enjoy the magazine! I look forward to seeing you on campus.

Sincerely,

John M. ThomasHeadmaster

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A Press Pass into ClassWJLA-Channel 7 interviewed students for a story

about flipped learning. Read more on p. 18.

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Tuskegee Airmen VisitIn February, the Black Student Union brought members of the Tuskegee

Airmen to campus. It was a sobering presentation as these veterans of

World War II spoke of their sacrifice and reward of service. They also

addressed the challenges of diversity and overcoming obstacles. “I loved

how these heroes were so focused on spreading a positive message about

life in general to the Flint Hill student body instead of glorifying themselves

and their wartime accomplishments,” said Caira Blackwell ’15, one of the

students who facilitated the visit. “Their humility and grounded perspective

on their situation during, before and after the war amazed me.”

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Active from 1940-1952, the TuskegeeAirmen were the first African-American aviators to serve in our Armed Forces, and theydemonstrated that service duringWorld War II. The members worked in artillery units, flew planes, andhelped train other members of theelite group. Major L. Anderson,William T. Fauntroy, Jr., Edward J.Talbert, Jr., and Dr. Ivan Ware, whoseages ranged from 80 to 90, sat beforethe student body in their signaturebright red blazers, ready to discusstheir war stories and life experiences.Throughout the program, all the menstressed the importance of having a goal and a plan to achieve the goal.Fauntroy, the 80-year-old “baby” ofthe group, even shared that despitesegregation and discrimination, henever strayed from his dream of

being a pilot. He also joked thatWWII ended because he was ready to fight off the enemy. “I was so readyto fly in the war, but then everyonedecided to quit,” he said. “I guess they heard I was coming.”

“I see their visit as only the beginningof deepening Flint Hill’s appreciationof diversity and legacy,” said MishaWooden ’15. “I don’t think we realizehow drastically the actions of ourpredecessors have affected our livesand futures.” The hope is that moreactivities like the Airmen’s visit willbe planned. “These gentlemen arerole models, the type that I don’tthink many of our students have seen before,” said Headmaster John Thomas. “They continue todemonstrate to the world a sense of courage, sacrifice, service, andpatriotism.” Their visit included

a more intimate time for questions and advice giving in the libraryconference room after their moreformal presentation in the gym.“Their visit had a greater impact onthe student body than any excerptfrom a history book,” Caira said.“Members of BSU, in particular,commented on how they had neverstopped to think about how theactions of leaders such as the Airmenhave contributed to today. I know,for me, I’m able to understand theimportance of bettering my educationand pursuing my dreams no matterwhat obstacles are in front of me.”

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This article was in collaboration with a piece written by Gabrielle Turner ‘15for the FHSView, Flint Hill’s student newspaper. Read the paper online

at www.fhsview.com

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Learning Economics Up, Down, and SidewaysOn January 16, several students taking AP Economics attended the 22nd Annual Greater Washington EconomicConference—Up, Down, or Sideways: Where is the Economy Heading in 2014? Some of the topics were: The Outlookfor the U.S. Economy in 2014 and Beyond; Rising Interest Rates; Obamacare; and The Outlook for New HomesConstruction in 2014. The students also participated in networking activities, giving them a chance to engage inconversation with industry experts from Bloomberg Businessweek, GMU’s Center for Regional Analysis, CardinalBank, the Washington Business Journal, and the DC Chamber of Commerce. “The experience allowed them to see how the theoretical economics that we’re teaching is being discussed in the real world,” said Economics teacherLucas Ames. Mr. Ames and the students were grateful to Flint Hillparent Marilyn Wertzberger, who made the arrangements for thestudents to attend.

Congratulations to our students on their successful outcomeswith the National Latin Exam. More than 154,000 studentsfrom 18 countries took the exam in March. Here’s a look atthe students’ achievements:

164 = Total who took the exam (84 Upper School + 80 Middle School)121 = Scored better than national average (73 Upper School + 48 Middle School)39 = Gold medals (30 Upper School + 9 Middle School)22 = Silver medals (17 Upper School + 5 Middle School)4 = Perfect paper award2 = Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary award2 = Carter Stubbs Drake Goad Book award1 = Perfect paper certificate on the introductory exam

Latin Lauds

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On Saturday, February 22, the 4th annual Empty Bowlsfundraiser brought in nearly $10,000—the highestamount so far for this event—to benefit DC Central Kitchen,a nonprofit hunger-relieforganization.

Led by the Upper School Clay Club,approximately 900 bowls were madeand sold for $15 each. “The students’leadership was instrumental to makingthis event successful and ultimatelymaking a real difference in the lives of others. In preparation for the event,they spent many weekends and afterschool hours in the ceramics studio,”said Ceramics teacher Julia Cardone.

From the beginning of the schoolyear, Clay Club members hostedseveral bowl-making workshops on both of Flint Hill’s campuses,collaborating with faculty and staff,the Parents’ Association, a MiddleSchool art club, and other UpperSchool clubs including the ClassicsClub and Literary Magazine. Thestudents also spent a day at DC

Central Kitchen to give a bowl-making workshop on its premises, as well as to volunteer in the kitchen.“This project was about more thanjust making bowls,” said MadisonOliver ’14, a key coordinator of theevent. “We are giving back to anorganization that deserves thecommunity’s help.”

The day of the event was acelebration of community andgiving—DC Central Kitchen providedsoup for lunch; a silent auctionoffered additional opportunities toraise money; a student musician played the guitar; and guest artistDavid MacDonald, who traveled from upstate New York, gavepottery demonstrations.

Students Raise Nearly $10K to Fight Hunger

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Bonjour Messieurs President Fourteen students in the French program attended the official state visit ceremony in honor of French President

François Hollande, held on the South Lawn of the White House. Sophomore Arman Azad ’16 took the opportunity to

exchange a few words with the French president and even snapped a selfie showing President Obama and President

Hollande in the near background. “It was so great to see the students use their French language skills outside of the

classroom, especially in this kind of once-in-a-lifetime setting,” said French teacher Annie Broche.

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Dog Sledding in MaineIn January, a team of 12 from Flint Hill traveled to Lake Umbagog in Maine, for a unique dog sleddingtrip. Activities included wintercamping, cross-country skiing,chopping wood to cook theirevening meals, and cutting 12” holesinto the frozen lake to get theirdrinking water.

A Choir Shout OutCongratulations to all the Flint Hillstudents who participated and wererecognized at the District XII HonorChoir in November. More than 700 areastudents auditioned. The followingstudents were acknowledged for theirachievements:

Hailey Corkery2nd highest score in her voice part

Courtney Ebersohla perfect sight-reading score

WoMEn’S CHoir:Hailey Corkery–Soprano IIOlivia Hernandez–Soprano IIHailery Scherer–Soprano IISonia Schmidt–Alto

MixED CHoir:Courtney Ebersoh–Soprano ILili Jalaie–Soprano IIJack Lovelace–Tenor IJack Jenet–Tenor IIConner McBride–Tenor IIArman Azad–Bass I

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State Department Visitors Observe Teaching MethodsOn Thursday, April 17, dignitaries from Samoa, Thailand, and Vietnam spent time at Flint Hill’s Upper School to learn

about the use of video lessons, also known as vodcasts, as an approach to teaching in today’s digital age. The campus was

one of the first stops for the visitors—guests of the State Department—who were on a five-city tour of the United States:

Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. The overall purpose of the group’s U.S. visit was to

meet with educators, researchers, and educational technology experts to get an overview of current trends in digital

education and assess how new technologies are impacting teaching and democratizing learning.

Flint Hill School was asked to participate because of the visitors’ interest in the “flipped classroom” and our school’s

experience and reputation as a leader in this type of instruction. The group observed the application of flipped learning

in a chemistry class and a ceramics class. They listened to presentations from teachers of math, economics, and biology

on how they plan, produce, and implement vodcasts into their lessons. They also engaged in informal discussions,

trading questions and answers over lunch with various members of the faculty and school administration. “Sharing

knowledge with colleagues from different nations enriches us as a school community and we’re proud to be a part of

a global effort to strengthen education,” said Headmaster John Thomas.

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Celebrating OurInternationalCommunity Music, dance, food, and a fashion showwere part of the first InternationalFestival, held on the evening ofSaturday, April 5, at the Upper Schoolcampus. The festival expanded fromevents of previous years to more fullycelebrate the 105 nations representedby our Flint Hill families, faculty, and staff. Students were a key part of the festival, sharing their culturalheritage and talents throughperformances that included:Bollywood-style dancing, playingguitar and singing a Ukranian song, and giving a taekwondodemonstration.

In February, International Week was celebrated school-wide withvarious activities ranging from trivia

questions; loud-speaker announce-ments in foreign languages; specialguests, including a professional dancecompany performing traditional SouthAfrican dances; and, in the LowerSchool, the opportunity for studentsto wear traditional clothing fromtheir own heritage or from a countryspecial to them.

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Arts Jam 2014In the spring, Flint Hill returned to the George

Mason University Center for the Arts Concert

Hall for the fourth time with a cast and crew of

136 students for a music and dance performance,

“Arts Jam Traditions,” featuring the Percussion

Ensemble, Orchestra, Concert Choir, Jazz Band,

Symphonic Band, Jazz and Modern Dancers,

and the Major Minors a cappella group. All new

staging made this year’s concert exciting, lively,

and focused on creative collaborations.

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A Press Pass into Class “Tech for Tots,” an Associated Press story featuring our Transitional Kindergarten students and their use of

technology in the classroom, was published in USA Today on December 2, and various other newspapers. “We see the iPad

as a device to create and connect,” said Lower School Director Sheena Hall, who explained that the students use the

technology in a variety of ways, including to: create books, Skype with pen pals globally, practice spelling, and work

with some math and science lessons alongside pencil and paper. Maria Demetriou, parent of a TK student and a

Second Grade student, was also interviewed and added, “The more they can get their hands on [technology] and

learn it, the easier it’s going to be for them in the future.” The article was also accompanied by a video segment,

which aired on television and online news programs nationally—in Tampa, Detroit, and Salt Lake City—and

internationally in Canada and Africa.

At the Upper School, a producer and videographer with WJLA-Channel 7 visited a chemistry class to interview

teacher Kim Duncan and students Kendyll Hicks ’16 and Jake Walsh ’16 for the story, “Students in Oakton Take on

‘Flipped Learning’.” The previous evening, the crew stopped at the Pawlow family’s home, where siblings Michelle ’16

and Brian ’15 shared their experience with studying video lessons that Ms. Duncan assigns as part of “flipped

learning.” The story aired on February 4, a day in advance of national Digital Learning Day, and remains archived

on WJLA.com.

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Architectural floor plans, colorpalettes, fabric swatches, anddrawings of furniture are not a typicalpart of a high school student’s classpresentation. However, in DesignThinking, it’s the norm. The course,introduced in fall 2013, focuses onresearch, collaboration, and real-lifeapplication of solutions for areas-of-need on campus. January markedthe end of the semester-long class,and for their final group projects, the students offered their ideas toenhance the user experience in the Upper School library. Someadministrators, faculty, and staff were in attendance to ask thestudents questions after theirpresentations and to take theirsuggestions into consideration.

“Many of the ideas sparkedconversations, and the students’recommendation for smallconference rooms is an area wherethe school is going to work to includemore,” said Dean of Faculty EmilySanderson, who taught the class. For fall 2014, Mrs. Sanderson saysshe hopes to guide students more in understanding themselves asmembers of a group, which is a mainprinciple in the process of designthinking. “It took several projects for students to let go of their ownideas and work with the ideas andobjective observations of others. My main takeaway for next year is the power of students learning thevalue of empathy in solving problemsthrough design thinking.”

Designing Campus Solutions

Summer on the HillTo discover more

about our programs, visitwww.flinthill.org/summer

Online registration for next year will be available

in early 2015.

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at�Flint�Hill�in�July.�

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In July, teachers Fred Atwood and Leslie Viente took nine students—

rising juniors and seniors, and two recent graduates—on a three-week

ecological trip to Ecuador. Highlights included: the cloud forests in the

Andes, the Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos Islands.

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In both Global Art History and AP Psychology classes, students were assigned to create their own books—learning the subject matter whiledeveloping a better understanding of how to communicate key messages to others. The psychology students worked together in groups, writingchildren’s books to explain how the brain functions. Meanwhile, eachstudent of Global Art History wrote a volume of work, consisting of 12 chapters covering topics from prehistoriccave art to digital and performance art.Although the final books from each class were very different in style and content, the outcome for all of the students was ahoning of their research and writing skills,which will benefit their many futurewriting assignments.

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Taking Stock of Investments

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The “Fantasy Stock Market” game,played in AP Macroeconomics class,started in October and continued intothe spring, at which time Senior JohnBenn’s wise investment in UnitedAirlines brought him the win with anoverall return of 24.98%. “He caughtthe airline stocks low and rode a nicewave up,” said teacher Lucas Ames.

At the beginning of the game, eachstudent formed a fictitious investmentcompany—naming and registering itwith a mock Securities and Exchange

Commission and having a corporatephoto taken. Progress for eachcompany’s performance was chartedand displayed on the hallway wall,which served as the official market board.

In the end, more than half of thestudents earned returns better than the Dow Jones Index, and alllearned basic finance principles likediversification, interest rates, andrisk as well as the idea of beta (ormomentum) as a means of picking

the best stocks for a short-term game.“It’s these underlying principles thatreally help make economic thinkingrelevant,” said Mr. Ames. One studentwho would agree is Matt Kennedy ’14,who will begin studying business atVillanova this fall. “My decision tostudy business in college was without a doubt cemented after this year’s AP Macroeconomics class with Mr. Ames.” Scaled-down versions of the game are also played in theIntroduction to Economics class.

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Faculty ActivitiesUpper School Learning Specialist Sonya Atkinsonserves as board member of the DC-area InternationalDyslexia Association. She presented three workshopsthis past year on assistive technology for studentswith special needs. Upper School history teacher Debbie Ayers wasselected to attend The Choices Leadership Instituteat Brown University in July. The topic—Turkey:Exploring Current Challenges. Learning Center Director Susan Biggs is on theEditorial Advisory Board for Attention Magazine,the national publication of CHADD—Children andAdults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Upper School chemistry teacher Kim Duncan received the Chemical Society ofWashington’s 2013 Leo Schubert Memorial Award, which “recognizes an outstandingteacher of high school chemistry in the Washington, D.C. area.” She also gave apresentation about Flipped Learning at the Mid-Atlantic Association of InternationalBaccalaureate World Schools Summer Academy.Upper School French teacher Robin Goldstein spent part of the summer teachingFrench to high school students at the Alliance Française-D.C. branch.Fourth-grade teacher Rachel Hinnant traveled to Haiti in May for her fourth yeardeveloping curriculum for a local school’s summer program.Head Outdoor Sports Coach and IT Support Associate Lynda Hoag developed andorganized the 2nd Annual Outdoor Programs Workshop in April in partnership withthe Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS).Percussion ensemble teacher Greg Holloway performed in “Ella Fitzgerald: FirstLady of Song,” at MetroStage in Alexandria, Va.Upper School history teachers Taylor Johnson and Maureen McGinnis and sixth-grade teacher Rachel Marrion traveled to Uganda under a Byrnes Grant to share their expertise with schools there.Upper School math teacher Barbara Joost traveled to Namibia and South Africa to work in two different Catholic schoolsfor seven weeks. She made a similar trip several years ago. This latest excursion of service was shared with a travelingpartner, her youngest daughter.Upper School science teacher Alex Lester participated in a Fab Lab training in Minnesota.Last November, Upper School Learning Specialists Shannon McCarty and Silvia Moore presented at the CHADDInternational Conference.Modern Language Department Chair Jill Moore served as a mentor through an American Council of Teachers of ForeignLanguage program during the last school year. The mentoring program is designed to help language teachers early in theircareers.Second-grade teacher Kate Peterson was accepted for a fellowship with the Klingenstein Summer Institute, whichis part of Columbia University’s Teachers College.Dean of Faculty and Director of Online and Blended Learning Emily Sanderson presented at the VAIS AnnualConference on the topic of Online and Blended Learning. Lower School Learning Specialist Jeanine Schwartz gave two presentations at the March 2014 area conference for theInternational Dyslexia Association. Her presentations were titled: (1) Early Signs of a Reading Disorder: The Importance of Early Identification and Intervention and (2) Apps to Reinforce Elementary Reading and Writing Skills.Upper School computer science and robotics teacher Mike Snyder hosted a webinar sponsored by the Virginia Societyfor Technology in Education.Grades TK-6 Language Arts Department Chair Joey Starnes presented at this year’s National Council for Teachers ofEnglish Conference.Upper School math teacher Molly Tanner presented at the STEM Think Tank Conference in Nashville, Tenn. this summer.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Grandparents & Special Friends DayMore than 260 grandparents and special friends enjoyed a heartwarming and

entertaining day on the Lower/Middle School campus. They watched student

performances, spent time in the classroom and shared lunch with the students.

Thank you to the many parents who volunteered throughout the morning by serving

breakfast and assisting our delightful guests. Many thanks to the event’s Chairs Tina

Rafalovich and Robin Ennist. Make plans now to attend next year on May 8, 2015.

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Looking Back—24 Years At Flint Hillby Pat Birkholz, First Grade Teacher

I started teaching at Flint Hill School in1990 when the Lower, Middle, and UpperSchool were all housed together in theAcademic Building on the East Campus.And although we felt like we were elbow-to-elbow and knee-to-knee, we all sensedthat we were instrumental in creatingsomething very special and distinctive.We were indeed a family—the faculty,staff, and students of grades K-12—allstriving for not only academic excellence,but to create a caring community whereeach student is valued for his and her uniqueness.

Now in 2014, and with ample elbow room,the mission continues and flourishes. It has been a great pleasure to see manyformer students return to my classroom,either as buddies to my First Graders or,simply, just to pay a visit to a formerteacher. How great it is to hear many of them gleefully saying, “I rememberwhen…!” Watching students graduate,some even returning to Flint Hill tobecome members of the faculty, speaksvolumes. The mission continues. And as I retire from teaching, I can say that it has been a privilege to be part of such aninnovative school for twenty-four years.

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TK To commemorate the 2014 WinterOlympics, students built ski jumpcourses—taking into account theangle and height of their designs on a ski jumper’s performance.

K Students taught their visitingparents some of the math lessonsthey had been learning in class.

1 After weeks of preparation,students performed a puppet show inSpanish for the entire Lower School.They narrated a few classic fairytalestories, played musical instrumentsto provide sound effects, and did thepuppeteering work.

2 As they created penguins in art class,students learned about how and wherethe animals live as well as theirchanging environment.

3 To learn about different states ofmatter, students engaged in a scienceexperiment to create “oobleck,” amixture of cornstarch and water thatwhen combined, have properties of both a liquid and solid.

4 Students raised money for theinternational hunger relief effort StopHunger Now by hosting a flea market atschool on a Saturday. Their fundraising effort resulted in the packaging of12,060 meals.

5 Working in groups, students builtancient Mesopotamian city-states,

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integrating eight cultural universals into their civilizations: food supply,social structure, government,religion, arts, technology, writing, and economics. In a modern-daytwist, many built their city-statesusing Minecraft.

6 Applying principles of engineering,students designed insulated containersto protect an egg from cracking whendropped from a distance of several feet.

7 In Makers class, students learnedabout electronics design by takingapart and rebuilding mechanismssuch as a pinball machine.

8 While reading the book Things Fall Apart, set in 1890s Nigeria,students learned more about thecountry’s culture and history through a presentation by Flint Hill parent Chima Eze, who is Nigerian.

9 In Modern European History class,students were given a memorableassignment to write and perform rap songs about Imperialism.

10 For Gatsbyfest, students celebratedthe literature and culture of the 1920s.

11-12 Studying stellar classification,students in Astronomy class plotted stars on a graph according to temperature and luminosity.

11-12 Biology students simulated howkidneys process blood and filter outwaste by using dialysis tubing to collectdata on the direction that salt and water flow relative to one another.

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I Got In!Flint Hill School prepares graduates for a world of unlimited opportunities. At the Upper School, the diverse offering of academic courses, clubs, and sports providesstudents with many ways to explore and discover interests that they continue to pursue incollege. “At Flint Hill, you’re definitely encouraged to follow your own passion, your own path,and your own desires. There’s really no boundary to where you can go,” said salutatorian Carlin Pierce ’14, who will attend Georgetown University.

This past spring, as one student announced the news of being accepted to top choices MIT and UVA, another weighed the reasons for selecting Georgetown over Harvard. The WestCoast called to one senior who selected Stanford over Columbia University and WashingtonUniversity. For another whose sights were always set on one particular place from the verybeginning, getting into the Rhode Island School of Design was the clear choice.

The selection of a college is unique to each student, and few of our recent graduates share the reasons and inspirations behind their decisions to choose the places where theywill attend in the fall of 2014.

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MADISON OLIVERUnited�States�Naval�AcademyI’ve wanted to be in the military since I was in middle school, but I never thought it waspossible. Then, at the beginning of highschool, I learned about the Naval Academy—a place where you are trained to be a navalofficer, but you still get a college educationfirst. When I visited at the end of my junioryear and in the middle of this school year, I found that I liked the rigor of life at theacademy and really enjoyed the sense ofcommunity among the students.

I have had many teachers at Flint Hill whowere either in the military themselves orhad family in the military. They, along withmy friends, other teachers, and advisors,made everything—joining the Navy andattending the Naval Academy—seempossible, and encouraged me in theapplication process and in making mycollege decision. The College Counselingoffice was very supportive too. Many of myapplications were due early, so my collegecounselor (Mr. Kane) helped me in thesummer and at the beginning of the schoolyear by reviewing my applications andgiving me feedback on my essays. Anothercounselor (Ms. Ratzel) even helped me with my physical test.

Plans to major in: Chinese language. I would also like to study other languages such as Spanish and Arabic at least briefly.

THOMAS DOYLEUniversity�of�VirginiaMy college search began a lot earlier thanmost high schoolers in that I knew I wanted to play baseball at the next level. It was just amatter of finding the right program that metmy academics and was the right baseballprogram for me. After many visits to primarilyAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) schools, Inarrowed my decisions down to UNC, ChapelHill and UVA. After much thought and stress,my parents and I thought UVA was the rightchoice for me to reach my full potential as ayoung adult and reach my highest potential on the baseball field. During the process, I was looking for a college that was not huge,yet not so small where you know everyone oncampus. UVA fit perfectly. On top of that, theacademics are fantastic and, if baseball doesnot work out for me, I know I can use mydegree from UVA to help me succeed in thebusiness world. As of now, I have not fullydecided my major, but I am very interested in sciences and hope to pursue a career ineither environmental or geography sciences.

Flint Hill has given me the opportunity to access all the knowledge I will need tosucceed in college and later on in life. All theteachers at school truly care about your well-

being, not just academically but also just youin general. Two teachers who truly helped me senior year to prepare for the endeavors I will face in college are Mrs. Krug and Mr. Ifft. They were determined to make theirstudents better, whether you wanted to be ornot. Every student looks back at the end of the year and never regrets taking their class,because they truly mastered the subject.

CLARE JESSEYRhode�Island�School�of�DesignI ultimately chose to attend the Rhode Island School of Design, because it has ahigh reputation as an art university, andafter doing a six-week summer program last year, it became obvious to me that I could fit into the community; be it thelocation—Providence—the people, or thecurriculum. I remember saying to myself, “I could call this a second home.”

Plans to major in: Industrial Design. I have always had a fascination with how things work.What excites me about Industrial Design is thatan idea I have in my head can become reality, fromsketches on paper to mock models to a final andnew product. My goal is to improve the standardsof daily life and to give people a unique experiencewhen they use one of my products. In my opinion,Industrial Design makes life easier because it’salways finding solutions to problems that peopleexperience. A good example of this is OXO Good Grips. Their goal is to help people be morecomfortable while holding a common tool, like anice cream scoop. With research and creative ideas,they design a grip to make it easier to use, not onlyfor people who might have difficulty holding an ice cream scoop, but with improved functionalityfor everyone. I have always loved to help people, and I find it cool that this aspect could be part of my major.

MAKENA MURUGULafayette�CollegeIt is a smaller school (student-to-teacher ratio being 11:1) with graduate-level facilitiesreadily available to me. Their approach tolearning as a liberal arts school is unique, I think, and that is evident via their coreprogram. The location is not too far fromhome and in a suburban setting, which I like.It’s a 10-minute walk to downtown, while stillhaving an actual campus. Aside from the fullout-of-state tuition they offered me, they arealso providing me with books, travel, and a$2000 stipend once I complete the college’sSummer Program to Advance Leadership(SPAL) for leaders of STEM—science,technology, engineering, and math. Theprogram starts July 6, and I’m super excited to get an early start. I’ll be able to move inearlier than others too!

Flint Hill’s teachers have helped me tocommunicate and solidify my needs as

a student. Therefore, I was more thancomfortable choosing the right school forme. Flint Hill allowed me to visit ColumbiaUniversity last summer for a LeadAmericaConference—an opportunity that would haveotherwise been unavailable. The teachershave wanted me to succeed, and I try mybest to make them proud. I appreciate theresources that I have been able to utilizethese last four years. The college counselorsare amazing and with you every step of the way—so long as you’re willing to make that first step towards your future. I amcomfortable with myself as a person andstudent, and that'll be important in the real world, I'm confident that Flint Hill has prepared me in the best way possible.

Plans to major in: Chemical Engineering

MATTHEW KENNEDYVillanova�UniversityThroughout the college process, Villanovawas always one of my top schools. However,when it came time to make my decision, it wasclear Villanova was the place for me. It is a smaller school, but not too small, witharound 6,500 students, allowing me toestablish strong relationships with myprofessors and peers. Additionally, I feelthat the strong reputation of the VillanovaSchool of Business will provide me withmany opportunities after graduating.

Flint Hill played a significant role in myadmission to Villanova. As a young freshman,I needed the push and structure that theteachers provided for me in order to succeed.As I progressed through high school, thedifferent classes available to me allowed me to seek further understanding in fields Ithought I could pursue later in life. Ultimately,my decision to study business in college waswithout a doubt cemented after this year’s AP Macroeconomics class with Mr. Ames.

Plans to major in: Business

AKUA NYARKO-ODOOMStanford�UniversityMy top three schools are pretty similar in the caliber of the education they provide.Reputation was not as important to me; I was more concerned about choosing aschool that would comfortably fit my own interests. All of my schools place an emphasis on learning for the sake oflearning. Nevertheless, some factors thatseparate Stanford from the others include the diversity of the community, thecommunity support itself, researchopportunities, and its campus vibe.

Stanford provided more major options thanmy other schools. It also had a wider breadthof interdisciplinary programs. I can combine

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many of my interests into one major, allowingme to gain more from my college experiencein just four years. I like the idea that I have the option to pursue a double major, minor,co-term, or secondary major. It is strong inalmost all major fields of study, which isextremely beneficial, should my interests lie outside of the sciences.

Flint Hill opened a world of amazingopportunities to me that I wouldn’t haveotherwise received had I attended anotherschool. There are many ways for students tobecome involved in the community, as well asin those outside of our school, and Flint Hillhas put an emphasis on taking advantage ofthose opportunities. Clay Club has definitelymade an impact on me and my time at FlintHill. It combined two of my interests thatultimately became my passions: ceramics and service. In a way, it prepared me for lifebeyond Flint Hill and college. I am wellprepared to start a service project that focuses on bringing people together, acrossdifferences, in addition to raising funds for those in need.

Major: Either Biology or Human Biology, but I am keeping my options open.

ALFRED PARDOEUniversity�of�OtagoThe University of Otago was suggested to meby a teacher who knows a lot about the school,me, and my interests. I took my time lookingat schools from England, Canada, the USA,and one school from New Zealand. I knew I wanted to make an experience out of mycollege years and explore the world, and Iknew I wanted to be an international student.I visited both Dalhousie University in Halifax,Nova Scotia, and University of Otago inDunedin, New Zealand and came back with a lot to think about. Both trips and schoolvisits were fun and exciting. I went alone, as I wanted the full experience of being awayfrom family. In the end, Otago felt like a newplace and a new culture; the perfect place for a new experience.

From mid-way Junior year, around the timewe start having to think about our collegechoices, until about October of Senior year, I was set on taking a gap year. I told everyonemy plan to travel the world and then latersettle into a college, but I would first have toapply to schools so I knew I had somewhere to go after that year. The first semester of mysenior year changed my whole mind-set. I hadDr. Zack Krug as my biology teacher and for asemester elective class called “Evolution OfThe Biosphere,” singly the coolest class I hadever taken. I owe my decision to go to Otagoalmost purely to Dr. Krug, who suggested it,

explained it, and ranted positive messagesabout it. Above all, his teaching in Biosphereclass helped me know what I wanted to do, which Otago had for me. The collegecounselors were very helpful for my unusual,and sometimes annoying situation, and willcontinue to be a massive help as I moveagainst time to grab a spot for the semesterstarting in July.

Plans to major in: As of now, I am registered as an Anatomy major, minoring in Religion. However,with my internship being in coding, physics, andexoplanets, there is a distinct possibility I willchange my major to Physics.

ELISE MCDONNELLGeorgetown�UniversityBecause both of my parents are alumni, I wanted nothing to do with Georgetown atfirst, but as I embarked on my college search,it seemed that every school I saw just was notright. I later realized that it was because all ofthose other schools just were not Georgetown.As I sought to figure out why that was, I realized that what all of those schools were missing for me was a sense that myexperience there could be truly meaningfuland that those places would give meopportunities to use my education to helpothers. I chose Georgetown mainly becauseof its emphasis on being a school family andits overall drive to educate students in a waythat enables them to be capable of helpingothers matched what I felt was important for success, personally. Georgetown was the only place I felt did not have any falseness to it; there were no indications that theincredible experience they offered me was a marketing technique. The integrity of aschool and the dedication they showed totheir students—both while attending schooland after graduation—was what I reallyfocused on, and with Georgetown, the pridethat the university took in its students and the amount of pride that their alumni had inbeing a Hoya struck me.

I also was glad that I could receive aneducation that was multidisciplinary, and was not narrowed to just one field or subject.As a student in the college, I will be taughtabout Religion, History, English, Math, and Science in ways that I have neverexperienced, while also being able to fulfill my requirements with classes that have anentirely different approach to each subject.I felt that the emphasis on being a part of a family at Georgetown was really thedriving force behind the pride that everyonefelt. Being able to experience this and leavemy own mark there is incredibly exciting forme, and I can’t wait to start this fall.

Plans to major in: The Performing Arts, while pursuing being a premed and eventuallyattending medical school to become either a physician or surgeon.

MARIA BARZEGARDuke�UniversityI chose Duke University because, first of all,coming out of a smaller high school, I knewthat I didn’t want a school that was too large.And I definitely knew that I wanted a schoolwith rigorous academics, since I have alwaysloved learning and being challenged with thethings I love. When I first visited Duke, therewas such an ambiance about the campus andan energetic sports craze among the studentsand faculty that I knew Duke was the place I wanted to spend my next four years. I thinkabove the academia, sports charisma, andsize, truly the community and unity in thecommunity are what made Duke my dream school.

I think that Flint Hill prepared me incountless ways to get into Duke and preparedme for college and life in general. Of course,the academically rigorous AP courses I havetaken have challenged me mentally. But morethan anything, I would owe my audacity to trynew things—whether joining a new club I’venever been in, a team for a sport I’ve neverplayed, or getting involved in communityservice that sparks a new passion—to FlintHill. Flint Hill truly is a place where so manyopportunities are available to create andpersonalize your path and find your passions.If it weren’t for the convenience and energy of all the things going around at Flint Hill, I probably wouldn’t have found my differentpassions or, perhaps, might not have had thecourage to try!

Plans to major in: Biochemistry

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Appalachian State University*Auburn UniversityBabson College*Barnard CollegeBarry UniversityBates College*Baylor UniversityBellarmine UniversityBlinn CollegeBoston CollegeBoston University*Brandeis UniversityBrown University*Bryant UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeBucknell University*Carlow UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityChristopher Newport University*Clemson University*Coastal Carolina UniversityCochise College*College of CharlestonCollege of the Holy CrossCollege of William and Mary*Colorado State University*Columbia College ChicagoColumbia University*Cornell UniversityDalhousie UniversityDartmouth CollegeDePauw UniversityDrew UniversityDrexel University*Duke University*Duquesne University*East Carolina UniversityEckerd College*Elon University*Emory University*Fairfield UniversityFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFashion Institute of TechnologyFishburne Military School*Flagler CollegeFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Southern CollegeFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityFull Sail UniversityFurman UniversityGeorge Mason University*Georgetown University*Georgia Institute of Technology*Gettysburg CollegeGuilford CollegeHampton UniversityHarvard UniversityHigh Point University*Hofstra University*Indiana University at Bloomington*Ithaca CollegeJames Madison University*Johns Hopkins UniversityLafayette College*

Lehigh University*Longwood UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansLynchburg College*Manchester UniversityMaryland Institute College of Art*Marymount UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMcGill University*Miami University, Oxford*Michigan State UniversityMiddlebury College*Mills CollegeMorehouse College*New York UniversityNorth Carolina State University*Northeastern UniversityNorthern Virginia Community College -

Loudoun Campus*Northwestern University*Old Dominion UniversityParsons The New School for DesignPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg*Pennsylvania State University, University Park*Pepperdine UniversityPratt InstitutePrinceton UniversityPurdue University*Queens University of Charlotte*Quinnipiac UniversityRadford UniversityRandolph College*Randolph-Macon CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRhode Island School of Design*Rochester Institute of Technology*Rollins CollegeRutgers University*Santa Clara UniversitySchool of the Art Institute of Chicago*School of Visual ArtsShenandoah UniversitySkidmore CollegeSouthern Methodist UniversityStanford UniversityStony Brook UniversitySwarthmore CollegeSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityTexas A&M University*Texas Christian University*Texas Woman’s UniversityThe American University in Cairo*The Catholic University of AmericaThe George Washington University*The Ohio State UniversityThe University of AlabamaThe University of ArizonaThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of ScrantonThe University of Tampa*The University of the Arts

Towson UniversityTufts UniversityTulane UniversityUnited States Naval Academy*University at Buffalo The State University

of New YorkUniversity of California, Los Angeles*University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa Barbara*University of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Colorado at Boulder*University of ConnecticutUniversity of DelawareUniversity of DenverUniversity of Florida*University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Kentucky*University of Mary Washington*University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts, Boston*University of Miami*University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesUniversity of MississippiUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina at WilmingtonUniversity of Ontario Institute of TechnologyUniversity of OregonUniversity of Otago*University of Pennsylvania*University of Pittsburgh*University of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South Carolina*University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville*University of VermontUniversity of Virginia*University of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of Wyoming*Vanderbilt University*Villanova University*Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University*Wake Forest University*Washington and Lee UniversityWashington College*Washington University in St. LouisWest Virginia UniversityWestminster CollegeWestmont CollegeYork College of Pennsylvania

* Indicates schools chosen for final attendanceby graduating seniors.

CLASS OF 2014 WERE ACCEPTED TO:

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ALANA SUTERVanderbilt�UniversityDoing a speech in front of the whole schooldidn’t seem likely for me when the onlysuggestions on my report cards are to speakup. But then I thought of all my time at FlintHill and wanted the chance to tell all of youhow precious it has been. My best teachersin my 13 years of schooling have been here,and I have the most supportive friends eversitting right next to me. High school has alot of ups and downs, and I’m very happythat they’ve been on my side for the wholejourney. A little advice for all of you non-seniors; I hope you take the opportunity toplay as many sports as possible here. Thebonding of a team is a feeling that cannot be substituted, and this is coming from agirl who can barely throw a ball. A quickshout out to my tennis girls—I love youall so much! Lachlan, I hope you survivewithout me. You’ll be the one left in charge,which is really scary. Please, please,please bring your backpack to school andswimsuit to swim meets, especially whenthey’re in Richmond. I know you thinkI’m a bully, but I really do care about youand wish you the best. Everyone else,please enjoy your sacred time here.I’ll miss seeing all your faces on a day-to-day basis. And lastly, good luck nextyear seniors!

BRUCE BRIGLIAUniversity�of�VirginiaI believe one of the most important thingsin life, and something that has kept me saneduring my time in high school, are myfriends. I realized after having a toughfreshman year, that you need good peoplearound you who you can talk to or vent toand especially, goof around with in life. You have to have these people surroundingyou, and I know that I will always have afriendship with the people next to me andat this school. There is one special personwho I feel the need to thank, and that manis Eric Tang. Through the thick and the

thin, he has always been there for me.Whether it was in Calc or Physics, he hashelped me stay on top of my work andhelped me through those blood, sweat, andtear-filled hours of AP sets and webassigns.This year, I think I would have had amental breakdown without him to help meunderstand what a triple integral is. If youdon’t know Eric, I recommend you meethim in the next few months before he goesoff to Duke to cure cancer. I’d like to say:thanks Eric, for bringing in Sour Patch Kidsand not complaining when I eat three-quarters of the bag, for being patient when I ask you the same question three or fourtimes, and when I accuse you of beingwrong even when you’re right. Everyone atthis school is amazing, and I know there areplenty of Eric Tangs here, so I recommendyou try your hardest every day to besomeone like Eric, because I know hemakes me and everyone around him abetter person, and I’m going to miss himand all of my friends so much next year.Next, I’d like to thank everyone I’ve playedfootball and baseball with and my coachestoo, because playing sports at Flint Hill hasbeen one of my favorite things here. I haveso many amazing memories when it comesto Flint Hill sports, and I know that theteams I’ve played on will stick in mymemory forever. To my brother, I know youdon’t like criticism, and I know you hardlyever listen to me, but you’re so funny andsuch a smart kid that I hope you will realizethat you’re not always right, because I thinkyou will do great things in High School andin life, and I’ll miss you so much next year.The last thing I want to say is that my timeat Flint Hill has been amazing. While I’mexcited for the future, I know I will alwaysbe proud to have been a Husky, and Imight have to visit my not-so-little-littlebrother sometimes and check up oneveryone. Thank you to everyone, and congratulations Class of 2014.

KYLIE HEALIndiana�University�at�BloomingtonI can’t tell you how blessed I feel and howmuch I appreciate growing up with youguys. And I can readily say I am proud tobe a part of the Class of 2014. I am proudto call every one of you a member of myclass. We have been a part of each other’slives for the past four, eight, and for some,over 10, years. And today, in one singleday, we finally move on. I wouldn’t trademy high school experience for anythingelse. Everything that has happened to us,everything that we have been through, has made us into who we are today. Andit’s these experiences, these life lessons that we will take with us into the next step of our lives.

KASANDI MULAAUniversity�of�PittsburghThis has been an incredible four years atFlint Hill. Looking back on my experiencehere, I would not change a single thing,and I am so proud to be a part of the Class of 2014. At the end of my 8th grade year, I made the decision to come to Flint Hill.People here embraced me from the verybeginning, and I am forever grateful forthat. There have been good times, therehave been bad times, but in the end thegood outweighed the bad. I have learnedmany important life lessons here, themost important one being not to dwell on a negative situation, but to takeresponsibility and turn it into a positiveone. The teachers here have propelled me to think beyond the surface and go out of my comfort zone, and because of that I have changed for the better and grown as a person.

PAUL HOLLANDWake�Forest�UniversityThere is no possible way for me to eversum up my years here at Flint Hill, buthere's the advice I have for you all basedon my incredible experience here. Makethe extra effort. Talk to anyone and

Seniors Say, “Farewell”In early May, on Senior Day, soon-to-be graduates looked back at their time at Flint Hill School; said “thank you” to friends, family, teachers, coaches, and other staff; and gave advice to underclassmen. Sitting on a bench in theUpper School Commons, and in the brief two minutes given, they spoke words that will echo in the school’s hallways andhearts of many for years to come. Here are a few of those speeches:

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everyone you can. Visit your teachers after school, not necessarily for help, but to see how they are, to get to knowthem. They will absolutely blow yourmind. The teachers here are some of the most interesting, charming, andintelligent individuals I have ever met and to whom I wholeheartedly dedicate any of my success. I truly could not havedone it without them.

VICTORIA FLAGGUniversity�of�VirginiaI just wanted to say something about thepeople here. They taught me to stop andtake the time to talk and help others or dosomething that’s not part of your routine. It really does matter how you act on a daily basis and what you do, because thatdetermines your character more than howyou react to big things that only happenonce a year. There are always going to bethings you need to do, so you might as welltake the time out of your schedule to dosomething that will benefit yourself orothers around you. What you do daily really does define you. And it’s not that one particular action will mold you orchange how people perceive you, but doingsomething repeatedly will. Be conscious of your actions because they’re moreinfluential than you think. I learned thateveryone has something to say that isapplicable to your life; you just have to givethem the chance to say it. So my advicewould be this: be mindful of how you spendyour time, and accept how others spendtheirs. Know that everything you do definesyou and people take notice of your actions.Listen to the people around you because I learned everything I just said from them.Different people will have different effectson your life, so be open to all of them.

COLE HERDMANPurdue�UniversityMy three years at Flint Hill have beenmemorable. Coming in as a new student,not really knowing what to expect, wasscary. It wasn’t long before upperclassmen,who I didn’t even know at the time, werecoming up and talking to me. Thesestudents later on became some of my bestfriends in high school; and this reallyexemplifies what the Flint Hill communityis about. Throughout my time here, I haveaccomplished many things—sports,academics, clubs—but the thing I willalways remember about my time here is the friendships I made and the people Imet. These guys will always be close to me,and I’m going to miss them in the upcomingyears. I’d like to thank all the teachers andcoaches who had an impact on me during

my time here. My message to the lowerclassmen is to not take anything forgranted. Your time in high school is fun but way too short. Enjoy every moment.

COURTNEY WILEYCollege�of�William�&�MaryI want to start out by saying, “appreciatehigh school.” You don’t realize how muchit means to you until your senior year, at least for me. My advice to everyone is to take advantage of your opportunitieshere. Seriously, Flint Hill is unlike anyother high school, and being involved withall there is to do here is so worth it. Taketime to really get to know people, becausethe friendships you make you will cherishfor the rest of your life. To my soccer girls!I love you all! Paige, Kath, and Jaclyn, thisseason was the best because of leading itwith you. Flint Hill is an accepting place.Don’t be afraid to be yourself here, andmake the most of your four years.

JAKE SHEVLINUniversity�of�VirginiaFor those who don’t know me very well, I transferred to Flint Hill my sophomoreyear. My decision to come here wasimpulsive, made with only a few weeks leftof summer. As I stand before you, towardthe end of my time here, I can honestly saythat it was the best decision I’ve ever made.Switching schools can be daunting, but Iquickly learned that Flint Hill is uniquelywelcoming. Many of you in my class don’trealize what an impact you had on me, right from the start. From the girl whobraved a seat next to the new kid on the bus ride home from field studies, to the guy who later admitted thinking that hemight as well learn my name since we hadfour classes together. The Class of 2014immediately eased my mind that I wouldmake real and lasting friends. I arrivedgrateful for things many of you take forgranted, like the fact that your hot dogsdon’t bounce four feet and your teachersactually know your names. Even better,they really know who you are. As grateful as I felt right from the start, I still didn’t getit when I watched my first senior speeches,shocked that anyone would be sad whensummer was right around the corner. Now that I’m in their place, I understandhow hard it is to leave. If I could deliver one message, it would be to worry lessabout the details, and appreciate the bigpicture. We can all get caught up in thestress of homework and exams, or thedisappointment of a loss, but it’s reallyimportant to step back and look at thisplace and the people in it, and be grateful.Here connections are discovered, thoughts

are traded, and incredible memories aremade. We attend one of the greatestschools in the country, filled with themost talented teachers, the friendlieststudents, and the best looking seniors. I love this school so much that I evenconvinced my favorite person to comehere—my sister Caroline. I know that all of you will be as caring and supportive of her as you have been of me. There isnobody who deserves it more. Caroline, I love you and will miss you more thanwords can say, but I know we will remainclose even when we’re apart. It’s easier to leave knowing that you are in such agreat place. I wish the best for each of you, and in the timeless words of the greatAmerican philosopher, Ron Burgundy,“You stay classy, Flint Hill!”

CHRISTINA VOHRAGeorge�Mason�UniversityI know that whenever I look back at mytime at Flint Hill, the thing that will standout to me will be the people I have met.What makes Flint Hill so special is thecommunity we have. I am pretty sure thereis no other place where you can leave aMacbook Air and an iPhone on a table and not worry about anyone taking it. I personally would like to think that FlintHill students will always have a specialbond, because we have all grown up in thesame environment of trust and respect. I have made so many different friendsthroughout my three years at Flint Hill, and each one of them has impacted me, and I feel so fortunate to have met so manyincredible people. Not only have I madelifelong friends, but I have also had teacherswho helped me grow as a person. Flint Hillhas amazing teachers who will go out oftheir way to ensure that every student has a chance to succeed. Coming from one of, if not, the largest high school in Virginia, I can tell you what a change Flint Hill was.Flint Hill makes an effort to make sureevery student feels known and appreciated.Flint Hill is not just a student body, but afamily, and I am going to miss not only theClass of 2014, but also every other studentand teacher. I am proud to say that I wasa Husky! Congratulations Class of 2014, we made it!

NICOLAS TOMLINSON-JUSTEPennsylvania�Academy�of�the�Fine�ArtsI enjoyed everything about my time atFlint Hill, and I will always cherish thethings that I have learned. To my mom,you have done more than I can think of,and I love you.

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alumni news and stories

Felix van der Vaart ’12 transferred to Georgetown University over thesummer and was able to compete for a walk-on spot for the baseball team as a pitcher earlier in the year. Felix earned his spot on the squad, making

him the only knuckleball pitcher in Division-I baseball and one of a handful to ever play Division-I. The knuckleballer pitched a lot last season, netting

the second most appearances on the team and pitching the most games as areliever. Opposing batters were stifled by Felix’s knuckleball—hitting only

.213 against him, which was tops for the Hoyas. (photo credit: Georgetown Athletics)

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Upcoming Alumni ReunionsFor more information, contact

Kavon Akhtar at [email protected]

OCtOBEr 25 Homecoming

OCtOBEr 25 Falcon Reunion

NOVEMBEr 28 Alumni Turkey Bowl

NOVEMBEr 28 Class of 2009: 5-year Reunion

APrIL 24-25 Reunion Weekend

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David Meredith ’70 attendedSouthern Methodist University inDallas after graduating from FlintHill. He spent 25 years in Dallas andin 1995, transferred to the Atlantaarea where he continued to work for Pitney Bowes Credit Corp. He is loving life in Atlanta todaywhere he lives with his wife, hiswonderful stepdaughter and twobeautiful granddaughters.

Eve (trow) turek ’74 recently hadone of her landscape photographsselected as the Gold Medal winner for Landscape in the inaugural World Photographic Cup. The WorldPhotographic Cup was created as ajoint effort between PPA, the largestnonprofit photographic association in the world, and The Federation ofEuropean Photographers (FEP). FEPrepresents 33 member associations in 29 European Countries and isEurope’s leading professionalphotography association. Eve’sphotograph of a tree line in LakeMattamuskeet on a foggy Januarymorning was chosen out of thousandsof submissions to earn the Goldmedal. Visit eveturek.smugmug.comto see more of Eve’s photography.

Juan Sierra ’80, a formerexchange student from Colombia, is so happy to have had the opportunityto spend his senior year at Flint Hill.He sends his love to his formerclassmates and looks forward tocoming back to campus and meetingup with his former soccer teammates.Juan and his family are doing well in Colombia.

tony Bryan ’96 received hisdoctorate from The University ofArizona in 2011 and is currentlyworking at the Oak Ridge NationalLab in Knoxville, Tenn. His wife Amy(Vickers-Smith) Bryan ‘96 joined himthere last summer. Tony and Amyrelocated after living in Tucson, Ariz.for 12 years.

Ginny-Len Hazel ’99 was married to Kevin Potter on July 12, 2014 inThe Plains, Va. Following theceremony, family, friends and fellowclassmates celebrated at HuntleyHall, the home of Ginny-Len’sgrandparents Anne and Til Hazel.Originally from Medford, Ore., Kevinreceived his degree in aeronauticsfrom the University of North Dakota.Both newlyweds are pilots; Ginny-Len flies for JetBlue Airways andKevin flies for ExpressJet Airlines,operating as United Express.

FromLeft to Right: Drew Hazel ’00,Suzanne Hazel ’01, Blaire russellAustin ’99, Lucy Decher, Ginny-LenHazel ’99, Nancy Wilson, AlixHazel ’01, Danielle Gause ’01, Sean Sharifi ’00, thomas Green ’99,Lydia russo ’06

Alix Hazel ’01completed the BostonMarathon onApril 21, 2014.She qualified forthe race in theParis Marathonon April 7, 2013.

alumni news and storiesSend your class notes for the Winter edition of the magazine to Kavon Akhtar at [email protected]. Deadline is November 1.

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Ellen turner ’01 ran herfirst marathon when shecompleted the Goofy Raceand a Half Challenge duringthe Walt Disney WorldMarathon Weekend,January 11 and 12, 2014.Participants in the GoofyChallenge run the halfmarathon on Saturdayand the full marathon onSunday. Ellen is currently training for even more races, including the2014 Marine Corps Marathon.

After more than six years at Google and YouTube, Dev Sethi ’02 accepted an opportunity to helplaunch The Whistle network, a smallsports media company focused ondistributing sports video content. Dev was named the Head of PartnerOperations, responsible for businessdevelopment and managing thecompany’s strategic partnershipswith athletes, leagues, brands andsports creators.

Anjali Singh ’02 married Scott Codein New York on September 8, 2013.Anjali resides in New York where she works to legislate and advocate to improve better outcomes for thecity’s children and youth. The Boyersisters (Khalan ’01 and tess ’08)were both in attendance to celebratethe big day with Anjali.

Justin Bonomo ’04has been a star inthe professional poker world for quite a while now, first as an onlineplayer, and now tournament play.Over the past two years, the cardshave been very kind to Justin;CardPlayer Magazine recentlyfeatured him on its cover.

Kara (Emery) Brooks ’04 hasaccomplished a lot recently—shereceived her J.D. from GeorgetownUniversity Law Center, became a licensed Virginia attorney, and got married to Joe Brooks on May 17,2014. Becoming an attorney was theresult of four long years attendingevening classes whileworking during theday. Kara is excitedto havea professionfor which she ispassionate and anew husband to share it with.

Elena Plionis ’04 justcelebrated two years ofworking at the WarriorTransition Unit at Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center. In November2013, Elena also participated in National Novel Writingmonth, writing 30,000 wordsin just one month. In her freetime, Elena has picked uprock climbing and recentlyhelped Mary Pilger ’04

celebrate her wedding in May.

For the past five years, Sean Clark ’05has been studying mathematics at theUniversity of Virginia. He recentlyfinished his doctorate and is moving to Boston for a postdoctoral appoint-ment as a Research Instructor atnortheastern University. Sean has also been invited to visit the MaxPlanck Institute for Mathematics inBonn, Germany in 2015. While atUVA, Sean taught many sections of Calculus I and II, as well asFinancial Mathematics. He eventaught some fellow Flint Hill alumni.Sean has published seven peer-

reviewed papers andproduced a thesisentitled, “QuantumSupergroups andCanonical Bases.” Sean also recently had the opportunity to spend five months at Academia Sinica inTaipei, Taiwan as a visiting researcher.

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James Kremer ’05 is finishing his doctorate in microbiology andmolecular genetics from MichiganState University. This summer, he will be giving talks at conferences in Greece and South Korea aboutbeneficial microbes and how they canimprove the innate immune system of plants. In the fall, James will be avisiting scientist at the Max PlankInstitute in Germany to work onsustainable biotechnology devel-opment using “good bacteria” and toresearch how plants and bacteriacommunicate. James is grateful for the excellent biology classes at Flint Hill taught by Fred Atwoodand Fred Chanania that inspired him to choose this career path.

While continuing to work in the field of historic preservation,Nikki Mills ’06 has taken time topursue her first passion of music and vocal art, and recently won firstplace in the “Showtime at the Apollo!”competition at Harlem’s historicApollo Theater. She was invited backfor a second performance and ishoping to be voted back for a third inthe fall of 2014. Nikki sang in FlintHill’s a cappella group Major Minorsfor three years, and notes the initialaudition as the moment when sherealized that “…other people actually do enjoy hearing me sing!” She hasperformed at many venues in the

Philadelphia, New York, andWashington metropolitan areas,including a recent performance atthe Black History Museum for afundraiser in support of AlexandriaCounty Public Schools. To keep upwith Nikki’s (“Sis” is her stage name)upcoming show schedule or to see pastperformances and hear original music,you can follow her at “itzkingsis” on all social media outlets (Facebook,Instagram, Twitter, etc.). Join us in supporting Sis on her futureendeavors! For bookings, pleasecontact [email protected].

Erik Odelstierna ’06 is happy toannounce his marriage to ChristinaNapoli, which took place on Friday,June 6, at the Talamore Country Clubin Ambler, Pa. Christina is a pediatricnurse at Children’s Hospital Oaklandand Erik is a senior associate at PwC.The couple lives in San Francisco,California.

Jen Green ’07 is currently at theUniversity of San Diego working onher master’s degree in curriculumand instruction. She spent this pastsemester teaching math and literacyto first- and second-graders on a part-time basis. In the fall, Jen will beteaching full-time. She is set to earnher credential for multiple-subjectelementary classroom instruction in December 2014 and complete hermaster’s degree in May 2015.

Caroline (Joyce) Grier ’07 marriedChris Grier on April 12, 2014 atTrump National Golf Course inPotomac Falls, Va. Their beautiful

weddingparty included Lauren Eskew ’07 and Michael Joyce ’04. The newly-weds now live in uptown Charlotte,N.C., where Caroline works as asecond grade teacher and Chrisworks for Bank of America as ahedging analyst for the corporateinvestment group.

Holly Hicks ’07 graduated from The University of Tampa with aBachelor of Science in Environ-mental Science with wetlanddepletion training. Holly is currently pursuing a master’s degree in instructional design and technology at The University of Tampa, with hopes of pursuing a job in sciencecurriculum development.

Brian Lainoff ’07is currently working at the Global CropDiversity Trust in Bonn,Germany. The CropTrust works to ensurethe conservation andavailability of globalcrop diversity forever.Brian moved toGermany with theCrop Trust from theUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Italy last year. Perhaps the biggesthighlight of the Crop Trust is theSvalbard Global Seed Vault, which is found on a remote island in theSvalbard archipelago near the North Pole. Built 150 meters into a mountain, the Vault currentlyprotects more than 820,000 differenttypes of crops for safekeeping for the future. Brian is working inCommunications and Fundraising to help the Crop Trust secure funding

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for the long-term conservation of this crop diversity. Brian, who was a standout pitcher at Flint Hill, is alsoplaying in the German ProfessionalBundesliga Baseball League for theBonn Capitals.

Steve Lederer ’07 received his first screen credit for a feature film as a foley editor on “Veronica Mars”in March 2014. Steve has also edited for TV shows “Castle,” “DeviousMaids,” “Glee,” “The Originals” and “Revenge.”

Since joining Scooter Braun Projects in December 2011, Nano tissera ’07 has been growing his client listexponentially.In addition to The Wanted and their worldwidesuccess (4 million singles sold in the United States and a worldwide #1 hit), Nano discovered and signedNashville country duo Dan + Shay.Unknown and with a handful ofsongs, he signed the act to SB Projectsin June 2013, in which they secured a record deal with Warner MusicNashville the following month. The band’s first single, “19 You + Me”reached #11 on the Billboard CountryMusic charts and their debut album“Where It All Began” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country MusicAlbum charts. The band was featuredon “Good Morning America” and“Ellen” and performed during this

summer’s CMT Awards. The bandtoured with Hunter Hayes last springand has supported Blake Sheltonduring his headlining arena/stadiumtour this summer.

After working on various NBC-Universal shows such as “SNL,” “Late night with Jimmy Fallon” and “NBC news” in the prestigious post-graduate NBC Page Program,Kathy Chun ’08 has finally landedher dream job with Bravo and OxygenMedia. She is currently a programplanning coordinator, supporting theexecutive vice president of programstrategy for Bravo and Oxygen Media.Her department is responsible fordeciding when to air Bravo andOxygen shows based on strategictactics and overseeing the productionprocess for upcoming new shows onboth networks. She is pictured withGiulianna Rancic, the host of “E!News” during the NBCUniversalUpfront, an annual event whereupcoming shows for all the NBCUniversal cable entertainmentchannels (E!, Bravo, Oxygen, USA,etc.) are announced and celebritiesfrom each network attend.

Lyndsey Marcus ’08 recentlycompleted her thesis to graduate with a master’s degree in Englishliterature from the University ofVirginia. In the fall, Lyndsey will startas a fifth- and sixth- grade languagearts teacher at the Highland Schoolin Warrenton, Va.

Michael Freedman ’06 and hisfather, Bruce, recently traveled to Central America and climbed to the summit of Ixtaccíhuatl (17,160 ft.) and Pico de Orizaba(18,491 ft.), which is the highestmountain in Mexico and third highest in North America. At thisaltitude, oxygen levels are less thanhalf of their sea-level concentration.Pico de Orizaba is the second mostprominent volcanic peak in the world after Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro, which Michael and Bruce climbed in August 2013. In June 2014, this father-son duo climbed to the summitof Mt. McKinley (Denali), the highestpoint in North America at 20,320 ft.For this excursion, they traveleddirectly onto the Kahiltna Glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley.

Catherine Schlegel ’08 graduatedfrom James Madison University inMay. In March, she and a group offriends embarked on a 17-hour roadtrip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.She had an amazing time enjoyingjazz performers, Cajun food and thesheer number of people that floodedthe streets. Her favorite part of the trip was enjoying King Cake! Catherine shared that she will cherish this memory for the rest of her life because it taught her to be spontaneous andenjoy America’s culture.

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Logan Frederick ’09graduated fromSkidmore College in Saratoga Springs,N.Y. in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree

in geoscience. While at Skidmore,she played for the Women’s Basketballteam for four years and served as afirefighter for the Maple Avenue FireDepartment. She is currently living inSalt Lake City where she is pursuing adoctorate in hydrology at the Universityof Utah and is in the process of joininga Utah fire department.

Chelsea Overholt ’09 moved to England in September 2013 to pursue her master’s degree atDurham University, a top 50 businessschool in the world, and fulfill herdream of playing professionalvolleyball. After seven months ofrigorous training in preparation for England’s National Title match,Chelsea and her teammates fromTeam Durham were set to face Team Northumbria, a team that has upheld a perfect record for twoconsecutive years with the help ofits power-house roster consisting of top American athletes and GreatBritain Olympians. Chelsea’s teamprevailed, winning a 3-2 nail-biterand being crowned EnglandNational Champions for the first time in Team Durham history. In addition, Chelsea will graduate in September with a master’s degreein business management.

Chris Peterson ’09 recently graduatedfrom Middlebury College, where hefinished his college lacrosse career.Chris played in 15 games during hissenior season, notching 5 goals and3 assists.

John Stertzer ‘09 is currently in themidst of a great season with Real SaltLake. The talented midfielder hasfully recovered from a 2013 shoulderinjury, and worked his way into astarting position for a very talentedMajor League Soccer squad.

Zach Ayers ’10just finishedhis senior yearat JamesMadisonUniversity. While earninghis degree, Zach also began picking up a number of freelance front-endweb development projects in additionto his role as a web developer for theOffice of Technology and Design atJMU. Zach also served as a residentadvisor on campus and as thechapter president of JMU’s NationalResidence Hall Honorary. Recently, awebsite he designed and developed inthe fall received national recognition.CUMCUpward.com was awarded first place in the solo category forInteractive Multimedia in the BEAFestival of Media Arts nationalcompetition. BEA is the gold-standardnational competition for universityprograms focused on media and mediadesign. There were more than 1,300entrants across all the variouscategories and sub-classes.

Lauren MacGuidwin ’10 recentlygraduated magna cum laude fromGeorgetown University with a major in psychology and a minor in theology.In September, she will start as anaccount strategist at Google’s head-quarters in Mountain View, Ca.(Pictured with Elise ’12, Mike ’08,and youngest brother Mark).

Audrey Dotson ’11 finished herjunior year playing for Bucknell’sWomen’s Basketball team. Audrey led the Bison in points (16.1/game),rebounding (6.9/game), blocks(1.5/game), field goal percentage(48%) and free throw percentage(82%). Audrey’s amazing year led to her being named second team

All-Patriot League.

ratna Gill ’11 justfinished her sophomore year at Harvard, where she studiesenvironmental economics and Latin.She continues to sing with the HarvardOpportunes and work for a sustainabledevelopment start-up on campus. Last fall, Ratna was featured in a filmmade by Harvard Student Agencies onthe college admissions process, andlast spring, her company (Sense &Sustainability) was invited to SouthKorea to help plan K.E.Y. Platform2014, a conference on innovation andsustainability in business. The eventconvened business leaders from acrossEast Asia, including Samsung, LG,Hyundai, KIA, Baidu and Sharp.Ratna’s team was awarded a GreenCarpet Award from the Harvard Officefor Sustainability for its role in the

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conference. At the end of hersophomore year, Ratna participated in a book tour for “The Opposite ofLoneliness,” a book published by herfavorite author and friend MarinaKeegan, who graduated from Yale in2012 and died in a car crash just dayslater. She considers this her mostimportant accomplishment of the year. This summer, Ratna worked as an Economic Policy Intern for the Environmental Defense Fund in Boston.

Emily Hall ’11 just finished her thirdseason on the Gettysburg Collegesoftball team as the starting thirdbaseman. She had a great year hitting,she finished with a .424 battingaverage, 30 RBI, .545 sluggingpercentage and a .482 on basepercentage. Emily has been doingjust as well in the classroom. She wasrecently name to the All-CentennialConference Academic Honor Roll.Outside of Gettysburg College, Emilyhas been working at the PsychiatricInstitute of Washington-The Centerfor the second summer in a row, whereshe spends time observing clinicalsessions including expressive therapy,knowledge and skills, and psycho-

therapyfor both in-patient andpartial hospital, as well as attendingrounds and treatment planning on a daily basis.

tyler Lewris ’11 started his college career as a lacrosse player at Tufts. He then transferred to theUniversity of Virginia in 2012, andin addition to switching schools,the very talented Lewris switchedsports. Last spring, he earned aspot as a walk-on wide receiver for the 2014 UVA football team.

Alex Long ’12 had a great sophomoreseason at Davidson College, playingguard for the Davidson Women’sBasketball team. Alex played in all 32 games and started in 7 of them.

Jared Busby ’13 just completed hisfreshman year at Clemson University,where he is majoring in environmentalscience with a concentration in naturalresources and economic policy, and aminor in political science. Outside of his studies, Jared recently pledgedthe Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. Jared was also appointed to the ClemsonUniversity Student GovernmentSustainability Committee andappointed as the director of facilitiesand fundraising sub-committee. He will retain those positions and responsibilities during hissophomore year.

Natasha Chadha ’10will officially beattending Columbia’sTeachers College this fall to pursue amaster’s degree in theDepartment of Artsand Humanities with a specialization in

teaching English. She is extremelyexcited for this opportunity.

Shortly after graduating fromFlint Hill, Sarah Kim ’13moved back to her home country,South Korea, for college. She iscurrently majoring in Englishliterature and is loving the educationexperience. Even though the schoolsystem is drastically different from her Flint Hill experience, she is readyfor everything. She writes in to say how much she misses Flint Hill, the teachers and her fellow alumni, and promises to visit the United States soon.

John Curtis ’13 has started his careerin communications and can be seen onthe Elon Local News.

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Hannah Donegan ’13 had anamazing freshman year for theConnecticut College Women’sLacrosse team. Her terrific playearned her the NESCAC Rookie of the Year, given to the mostimpactful first-year player in theconference. Hannah lead the Camels in points with 20 goals, 5 assists, 33 draw controls, and 24 groundballs—an unbelievable start for her lacrosse career.

Kasey Kettle ’13 recently finished his freshman year at Virginia MilitaryInstitute (VMI). It was a busy year for Kasey. He went through rigoroustraining in the Army ROTC program

and played college lacrosse, all whilestaying on top of his academic classesas a biology major. The first yearmidfielder had a strong season and is excited for his sophomore showing.One of his favorite highlights fromthe season was beating Air Force at home and being part of the firstVMI lacrosse team in school historyto defeat a service academy.

Jerrod reed ’13 is truly enjoying his experience at Frostburg StateUniversity. With a lot of hard workand dedication, Jerrod made thebasketball team, a feat that has madehis freshman year very memorable.

Jessica rush ’13 was invited back toNashville to continue her career as asinger and songwriter and was able torecord three new original songs.

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Sara Schlegel ’08 and Kristin Staffo ’07 helped plan a tremendous event in New York. On February 28, John Thomas hosted a reception for New York-based alumni. The event was a huge hit, with more than 35 alumni attending to

reconnect, reminisce and meet up with former faculty members Doug MacLeodand Kay Maddox! The school hopes to make this venture an annual event.

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The Class of 2008’s 5-year Reunion was a great success! The day after Thanksgiving,more than 50 alumni reunited at Whitlow’s in Arlington, Va. Thanks to Ashley Sprano ’08,ryan Creegan ’08 and Ben Keaton ’08 for helping organize the big event!

The Flint Hill Turkey Bowl was an impromptu gathering, spearheaded by Johnrehberger ’09, Chris Peterson ’09 and Chris nelson ’10, that pitted two teams of alumni against each other on Flint Hill’s turf. With 20 alumni in attendance, the former Flint Hill football players may have started a new alumni tradition atFlint Hill. Be on the look out for next year’s Turkey Bowl. As for the game, TeamHoward defeated Team Rehberger by the score of 52-42, with Aaron Bell ’08taking home MVP honors.

The D.C.-Area Happy Hour at O’Sullivan’s in Arlington was a big success, withalumni coming to catch up with faculty members Kim Duncan, Taylor Johnson,Andy and Maddie Krug, and Rico Reed!

alumni gatherings

Be on the look out for the next Turkey Bowl

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Join us for Springfest next year on April 25, 2015.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

SpringfestAfter a long winter, Springfestwas a welcome opportunity to be outside, cheer on the springsports teams and participate

in the 1st Flint Hill Husky 5K /Fun Run. Thank you to the 5K /Fun Run Chairs Brooke Johnson

and Sarah Talley.

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Start practicing your swing now for next year’s tournament on May 28, 2015.

Parents’ Association

Golf TournamentDespite the rainy weather,

124 golfers and 26 Husky Sponsorscontributed to a fun day and raisedmoney for the Parents’ Association

Endowment Fund for FinancialAid in honor of Sally Hazel. Thank you to Pam Snyder and

Abbey Ayanian for their help withorganizing the tournament and

special thanks to the event’s ChairsJon Peterson, Taylor Chess and

Mike Shevlin.

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BASEBALLFlint Hill won the Mid-AtlanticAthletic Conference, going undefeatedin the regular season and the MACtournament. At the VISAA StateTournament, we were seeded #6. In the quarterfinals we beat #3 St.Christopher’s School and lost in the semi-finals. The overall recordwas 21-8. Senior leaders on the teamleaders included Bruce Briglia ’14,Josh Crummer ’14, reid Frazier ’14and tommy Doyle ’14, who signed topitch for the University of Virginia.Tommy was also named VISAADivision I Co-Player of the Year.

BOYS TENNISFlint Hill won against St. Stephen’sand St. Agnes School, Bishop Ireton and Paul VI Catholic High School.Those wins helped qualify the team in the VISAA State Tournament as Quarterfinalists, seeded at #8.Leading the play included ArnavBoppudi ’17 and Corey McCarten ’14.

BOYS LACROSSENick Peterson ’14 led the team in scoring and Drew Fellows ’14shored up the goalie position.We finished 2nd in the Mid-AtlanticAthletic Conference regular seasondue to a loss against The PotomacSchool. However, in the conferencetournament, we defeated thePanthers on their home turf with a score of 13-7 to win thetournament title.

GIRLS LACROSSETeamwork and determinationdescribe this year for the girlslacrosse team. We finished 3rd in the Independent School LeagueConference and qualified for theVISAA State Tournament as #5where we defeated #4 St. Anne’sBelfield School in the quarterfinalmatchup. Katherine Doyle ’14, Catie Chess ’14 and Lizzy Schwien ’15provided outstanding leadership ascaptains of the team. Katherinewas named to the US LacrosseHigh School All-America Team.

TRACK & FIELDAt the VISAA StateChampionships,Gabrielle turner ’16came in 7th in the 800-meter run while our4x400 meter relay teamhad a 5th place showing.The relay team consistedof Bryan Calhoun ’16,raynal Singh ’14,Deondre Wooden ’16and Darron Coley ’15.Darron also placed 4th

in the 400-meter dashand 5th in the 200-meter dash. A fewweeks earlier, he set anew school record inthe 800-meter with atime of 1:57:97.

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spring athleticwrap-up

Five of our teams qualified for theirrespective state tournaments at the end of the season, and the baseball and boys lacrosse teams ended their

seasons with conference titles

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SOFTBALLFlint Hill finished 2nd in the

Independent School League AADivision and qualified for theState Tournament, seeded #7.We won against rivals National

Cathedral School and ThePotomac School. Leaders

included Lizzy Schofield ’14 andjuniors Monica Brendsel ’15,

Brittany deCamp ’15 and Michelle Abt ’15.

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MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2014

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014-2015 Mr. Otis D. Coston Jr., Chairman

Mr. Nelson A. Carbonell Jr., Vice ChairmanMr. Richard J. Hendrix, Treasurer

Mr. John M. Thomas, Secretary

BOARD MEMBERSGen. John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.) ’71

Mr. Steven C. AndersonMr. John M. Beatty Sr.Mr. Randall W. Byrnes

Mrs. Jacqueline M. CopelandMr. William C. Fleeson ’03

Mrs. Sarah D. HazelMr. Edward H. Kennedy

Mr. John M. KudlessMrs. Lisa R. Lisker

Mrs. Sarah L. MertenMr. Gary D. Rappaport

Mrs. Liza Wright RennerMs. Lucia Anna Trigiani

TRUSTEES EMERITIMr. John T. Hazel Jr.

Founding Chairman EmeritusSister Martha Carpenter, O.S.F.

Mr. Edward R. CarrMr. John M. Dowd

The Honorable Johanna L. FitzpatrickMr. Paul C. Kincheloe Jr.Mr. Michael C. McCarey

Mr. William N. MeltonMr. Norris E. Mitchell

The Reverend Edwin M. Ward

EDITORIAL TEAMAngela Brown, [email protected] Mitchell, [email protected]

Jackie Viteri, [email protected]

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The Flint Hill Annual Fund has had another record-breaking year, raising more

than $1,250,000, thanks to the support of our generous community of donors!

our sincere thanks

The Annual Fund touches every program and every person at Flint Hill. Each year, gifts to the Annual Fund drive the mission

of Flint Hill forward by supporting our academic programs, faculty, athletics, fine arts and financial aid.

Thank you for your commitment to our school.to make your gift, please contact the Development Office: 703.584.2356 or go online at www.flinthill.org/support

The Flint Hill Annual Fund year runs from August 1 to July 31.

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Save the Date!HOMECOMING

Friday & Saturday, October 24 & 25, 2014Bonfire - Powder Puff Game -

Football, Soccer and Volleyball Teams Compete - Food - Games for kids.

HOLIDAY SHOPPES At FLINt HILLSaturday, November 15, 2014

10:00am-4:00pmFree Admission

Upper School CampusDozens of vendors offering jewelry, housewares, clothing, accessories,

menswear, gourmet items and more!

PArENtS’ ASSOCIAtION GALA“A Night in Oz”

Saturday, March 7, 20156:30pm-12:00am

Westfields Marriott in ChantillyThe evening includes dinner, dancing

and a silent and live auction.