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Form and FunctionThe Medwedeff-McPherson Library assures boTh

Imagine a place that’s equally beautiful and functional. A place where

people simultaneously enjoy their surroundings and escape to far regions of the world. A place where ancient histories are revealed and new knowledge is formed. This place is the Medwedeff-McPherson Library at Harding Academy.

Harding students come here to gain access to a world of resources. It’s the place where they can develop a love of reading and an ease of navigating all that a library has to offer, both this one and those they encounter throughout their lives.

Students and adults step inside and feel the library’s spaciousness. They read on the window seat benches and watch the sun stream through near floor-to-ceiling windows. They gaze upward to the arched ceiling, or browse the rich holdings among warm, wooden bookcases to find that perfect book for coursework or leisure.

Others come to the Medwedeff-McPherson Library to get together and to get things done. Faculty and staff use this magnificent setting for meetings. Alumni and parents hold phonathons here. The library is also home to special events such as luncheons for past Harding Art Show chairs and past Parents Auxiliary presidents—fitting since the latter group helped to fund the facility’s renovation to its current beauty in 1999. Artists do presentations in the library during Spring Arts Day, while theater

rehearsals and chess club meetings often take place here.

Perhaps no one appreciates the beauty and purpose of the library more than the two professionals who work there during the school day. Lisa Montgomery, librarian, and Neill Pitts, library assistant, cherish the environment and all that it makes possible. “I want the children to feel comfortable here and know that reading is something they can enjoy,” says

Montgomery. “My goal is for each child to experience getting lost in a book, to know that feeling of being swept up in a story and not knowing where the time went.”

Montgomery teaches library classes to K–5 students, helping young ones learn to choose books and older ones learn to use the library’s resources. Pitts runs the circulation desk while classes are in session, and is always on hand to help library visitors. She also supports the faculty by pulling books related to specific curricula. “Students love browsing our huge collection,” Pitts adds. “Here they also can develop the responsibility that comes with checking out books and returning them in good condition.”C A L E N D A R

November 4 Past Parent Donor ReceptionNovember 6 Parents PartyNovember 8 Kaleidoscope Author Michael DoolingNovember 9–12 Second Harvest Food DriveNovember 23 Grandparents ChocolateNovember 24–26 School HolidayDecember 5 Alumni Basketball Game December 10 Alumni Young Professionals Event December 16 Winter Music Concert for Families December 20–January 3 School Holiday

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Joan Medwedeff, the school’s first librarian

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What do our students need to prepare them for the 21st century? This is a question that has been a very hot topic of discussion in independent schools and the essential question that we will wrestle

with as a faculty and staff this year.For many people, this question would lead to a focus on the many ways

that technology is affecting our lives, and the rapidly increasing competencies that have arisen in so many different fields. Educators, too, are trying to navigate the uncharted waters of social media and the educational possibilities afforded by these amazing new advances. What makes it a challenge for many of us, of course, is our own experience as a generation that actually waited on bank lines before ATMs, watched vinyl records go around and around, and thought that Pong was the ultimate in video gaming until, of course, Space Invaders came along with its incredible graphics.

One of the challenges, of course, is that we do not know what the long-term effects of technology are. In Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, researcher Marc Prensky believes that “it is very likely that our students’ brains have physically changed—that they are different from ours as a result of how they grew up. But whether or not this is literally true, we can say with certainty that their thinking patterns have changed.” Such changes would certainly have wide-ranging implications for the 21st century teacher to try and navigate the best methods by which to teach to these new ”thinking patterns.“

While this may seem a daunting task, when we really drill down into core competencies we may discover that the skills that students need may not be as revolutionary as we may think. Regardless of the technology, or new and innovative tools, students will need to be critical thinkers, be creative, and be able to navigate problems. Interpersonal skills, too, will be essential (at least for the foreseeable future).

Unfortunately, despite the great advances in technology (or perhaps because of it), there may be signs that Americans may be digressing in a number of these areas. In the Newsweek article, “The Creativity Crisis,” the authors cite compelling research that since 1990, creativity in American school children is sliding at a disturbing rate due, in part, to “standardized curriculum, rote memorization, and nationalized testing.”

Fortunately, none of these three aspects characterize a Harding experience. On the contrary, for students for whom art and music is a requirement and for teachers for whom collaboration and professional development is the expectation, we are likely bucking a trend. Consequently, in our trying to answer the question, “what do our students need to prepare them for the 21st century?” we may find that we are closer to the answer than we think.

Thus, at Harding, the coming year promises to be one that will embrace the 21st century as we roll out new programs such as our Cooperative Teaching program, complete the installation of interactive white boards in each classroom, enhance laptop carts for every grade level, provide

opportunities for middle school students to go abroad, and partner with Vanderbilt University on student research and teaching gifted children, as well as continue investigation of many other initiatives.

21st Century Schools

Editors: Deb Anderson Faulkner and Leslie Virostek

Contributors: Fran Scott and Leslie Virostek

Photography: Steve Lowry

Design: Tracy Alia

Web address: www.hardingacademy.org

G E N E R A L N E W SHarding Academy admits

students of all races, creeds, and religious origins.

For information or submissions contact: Deb Anderson Faulkner,

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Leadership

Ian CraigHead of School

*Bronson, Po and Merryman, Ashley, Newsweek, July 10, 2010

Student Council Officers 2010–11

From left, Treasurer A.J. Beard, Vice President Ian Scholer, President Maddie Murphy, and Secretary Emma Yoder

Representatives for the year are as follows:Eighth GradeDavid AllenDevin KellettCorinne OwenSeventh GradeClarke AllenMatthew GarsideEleanor SmithSixth GradePatrick AndreenSims HerronLucy Sohr

Harding Launches Two Very Important Initiatives

These are exciting times for Harding Academy. Two very important initiatives are running concurrently at the school.

As is the case every year at Harding, the Annual Fund effort raises the money the school lives by on a daily basis and thus supports the annual operating budget. It fills the gap between tuition and the true cost of educating a child at Harding. This year that gap is $937.50. The Annual Fund’s focus is on the current fiscal year with pledge fulfillment by June 30, 2011.

In addition, the school is also in the midst of a capital fundraising drive. The objective of The Campaign for Harding Academy is to fund campus expansion and to help grow the school’s endowment. Capital campaigns happen from time to time in the life of a school, and it is no different for Harding. In fact, the last capital campaign Harding Academy launched was Expansion 2000, more than ten years ago. The focus for The Campaign for Harding Academy is long term. Gifts to this endeavor have a longer installment structure with payments up to five years. Reaching the multi-million dollar goal will allow the school to build a new middle school, expand the Schwartz Center, support its athletic facility, and grow the endowment. More information can be found on the campaign’s website at campaign.hardingacademy.org.

These two initiatives are extremely important for the school and its students—each with a different purpose, but equally necessary.

Additional questions should be directed to Margaret Hubbard, director of advancement. ■

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During the summer of 2009, development began for a Life Skills Advisory Program for middle school

students. Middle school teachers Ray Berry (English), Pam McKnight (French), Ken Folger (Science), and Jennifer Weinblatt (English) agreed to come in and work with guidance counselor Rebecca Igleheart to create individual lessons for the school’s Monday afternoon advisory period. Emphasis was on encouraging a warm, caring relationship between an advisor (a grade-level faculty member) and a small group of advisees. Over the course of the 2009–2010 school year, the pilot program was rolled out and evaluated.

This past summer, with the addition of faculty members Trey House (Latin) and Jay Taylor (Band) for a total of two faculty representing each middle school grade level, the group met again. They revisited the natural progression of the program lessons working from outlines of their objectives and goals and, in response to feedback from the previous year, to discuss needed revisions.

While some portions remained the same, other lessons were revised, and numerous new lessons were developed to replace existing material. In addition, they purchased a series of film clips designed to support character education, hopeful that these films will illuminate identified themes and engage the students. These clips have been woven into varied lessons for each grade level. Committee member Ken Folger said, “As children move toward adulthood through that most uncertain time called adolescence, nothing can be considered more important than exploration

and affirmation of the positive values that lead to a productive, rewarding, and morally sound adult life. Our Life Skills Advisory lessons focus on the many pieces that make for those ends.”

Students start each day by meeting in their advisory groups. In addition, on most Monday afternoons, advisories meet for an extended period to address topics designed to encourage social, educational, and emotional growth. These topics range from improving study habits and setting goals to exploring friendships, dealing with peer pressure,

listening effectively, making healthy choices, and celebrating others. “My hope is that the Life Skills Advisory sessions become, for each advisory, a time of genuine and sincere reflection, conversation, and collaboration,” said committee member Jennifer Weinblatt.

The committee’s aim is for the entire community to benefit from the implementation of the newly revised Life Skills Advisory Program. Committee member Rebecca Igleheart said, “We appreciate the dedication of our faculty in encouraging our students to be the best that they can be.” ■

Middle School

Life Skills Advisory Update

Rebecca Ford, middle school Spanish, with her morning advisory

The Life Skills Advisory Program puts an emphasis on encouraging warm, caring relationships between the advisor and his or her students.

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Head of School Ian Craig says the facility is beautiful, but fulfilling its mission is most important. “The strength of any physical feature on campus, and especially the library, rests primarily in the people who welcome the kids into it,” explains Craig. “We have two full-time librarians who have an incredible rapport with students and an amazing recall of each child’s reading interests. They take a personal approach to introducing Harding students to literature, making kids feel welcome and making the library a warm and inviting place.”

Harding’s library began as the chapel for Harding Place Church of Christ at this location. Named after one of its original founders, Leora McPherson, and its first librarian, Joan Medwedeff, the library has gone through numerous moves and renovations since Harding Academy’s establishment in 1971. Today the Medwedeff-McPherson Library has approximately 18,000 books in its collection and boasts eight student computers for research catalog searching and Accelerated Reader testing.

The Annual Book Fair continually renews the collection by allowing students to purchase and dedicate books in someone’s honor. “Bookplates glued in the dedicated books become a living history in our library,” says Montgomery.

“By teaching children library skills and giving them the opportunity to meet authors here through our Kaleidoscope program, we

hope to inspire them to become lifelong learners,” explains Montgomery. “It’s exciting to think they may one day conduct research for a professional position and trace their library skills back to their lower school years at Harding.” ■

Teacher Profile

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As the director of information systems at Harding, Matt Powers is responsible for all of the school’s computer technology systems. His duties include

choosing, configuring, and integrating computer technologies for business and educational purposes, setting up laptop carts, repairing computer hardware, troubleshooting software issues, training faculty on such technologies as Interactive Whiteboards and ActiVotes, and maintaining online student information systems, including grades, report cards, and enrollment.

Since new technologies are constantly emerging, Matt’s job never gets old. “Seeing a new technology being implemented and enhancing learning—or simply making people’s lives easier and more efficient—is a constant source of renewal,” he says. “The thing I enjoy the most is engineering new systems—setting up a new set of laptops with the proper configurations, configuring a new online tool, and seeing the community benefit from those efforts.”

Matt is in his tenth year at Harding. He came in when daughter Ellie ’10 started kindergarten and son Hank ’09 was in first grade. “Don Schwartz hired me, and I am

eternally grateful to him,” says Matt. “Being employed at Harding was a dream come true. I realized I had landed in the right place as soon as I started working at Harding.” A former litigation attorney who enjoys reading, tennis, travel, and the movies, Matt says working at Harding enables him to make a positive impact on the school community while pursuing his lifelong passion for technology.

While he considers his parents his best role models for a strong work ethic, Matt is also inspired by his colleagues on the faculty, who are “highly motivated” and very open to using new technology to enhance teaching and learning. Says Matt, “Teaching is an incredibly challenging profession and has such a wide impact on so many young minds. I am constantly amazed at what a great group of dedicated educators and caring parents Harding has.”

Although Matt’s “fingerprints” are found in virtually every room in the school, Matt says that, particularly when it comes to classroom learning, he hopes technology will be so efficient and seamlessly integrated as to be invisible. He says, “I want students and faculty not to notice the technology. I want technology to be as transparent to the learning process as possible.” ■

MATT PoWERSEducation:University of Virginia, B.A. in history and English, 1988; University of Tennessee, J.D., 1991

EXPERIENCE:Litigation attorney, 1991–1997; computer consultant 1997–2001; Harding infor-mation systems director, 2001–present

Faculty Profile Matt Powers

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Seventh graders Emaun Irani and Will Beasley check out books at the reference desk.

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education from Atlantic Baptist University (now known as Crandall University in New Brunswick). Esther began her career by teaching English for two years in Korea. She then taught grades first through third in New Brunswick, Canada, and most recently taught second grade at Nashville Christian. She and husband Marc, who is a professional musician, moved to Nashville a year ago.

LisA Loper, middle school science teacher, is originally from Louisiana. She moved to Tennessee in 1995 and earned her BS from Middle Tennessee State University in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on grades fifth through eighth. She went on to earn her MEd from MTSU in curriculum and instruction. Lisa’s teaching experience includes ten years in Rutherford County Public Schools, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year. She loves being out in nature, cooking, laughing, reading, spending time with family and friends, running, and football.

Corby LuCAs, athletic director, is a native of Pennsylvania. Corby was a stand-out in football and wrestling in high school and went on to play

collegiate football at Franklin and Marshall, where he earned his BA in history. He began his career as a history teacher and coach at St. Andrews-Sewanee School. He and wife Meggie later moved on to Savannah Country Day School in Georgia, where he was the assistant athletic director and coached football and wrestling. The Lucas family and their two children live in Franklin, Tennessee.

Annie TAyLor, second grade cooperative teacher, is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where she was a member of the choir, on the swim and crew teams, and majored in economics with a minor in French. Annie went on to study in

In the Board RoomLyLe beAsLey currently works for Emdeon, a healthcare revenue cycle management firm, which purchased his company in December 2007. He and wife Lisa have two children: Chandler, who graduated from Harding in 2009, and Will, who is a seventh grade General.

John Myers is a finance and corporate attorney at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP. John and wife Stephanie have two children at Harding—sixth grader

Emily and second grader William.

In the ClassroomeriC FrueChTeMeyer will serve as both a physical education teacher and substitute classroom teacher. He is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned his BA from Belmont University. Eric’s experience includes teaching high school physical education, seventh and eighth grade reading comprehension, and seventh through ninth grade geography at Nashville Christian School. He was the assistant baseball coach for Iowa Central Community College; assistant baseball coach/recruiting coordinator at Lambuth University; and head high school baseball coach, assistant high school football coach, and head middle school football coach at a local independent school. Eric is married to Mandi and they have a baby daughter, Ella Brown.

esTher JoLiCoeur is a first grade teacher and is originally from Canada. She holds a BEd in elementary education and a BA in interdisciplinary

NEW FACESMontpellier, France, before attending Vanderbilt for graduate school where she earned her MEd from Peabody. Before moving to Nashville, she taught at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City for two years, where she also coached swimming and assisted with the school musicals.

ALison WesT, third grade cooperative teacher, was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and is a graduate of St. Mary’s Episcopal School. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2009 with a double major in early childhood education and child studies with a minor in art history. She also took the time to study at Italy’s Universita da Firenze for a semester. She completed her MEd at Vanderbilt in 2010 and majored in reading education.

Each alum of Harding Academy can sign in to the area called CompassNet to obtain information

regarding upcoming alumni events as well as events designed for a particular class year. The advantages of signing into CompassNet are twofold: first, alums can manage their own Profiles in the system by editing and updating address, phone, email, and other information, and second, it allows classmates the opportunity to get back in touch with one another and submit class notes. Each alum is completely in control of the information available to former classmates as well as to all members of the Harding community.

To obtain your unique username and password, please email [email protected]. A member of the advancement staff will send you the information you need to join the Harding community and stay connected to your school and your classmates. Get your username and password today, and then visit www.hardingacademy.org to Get Connected to CompassNet. ■

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Travelogue

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” For many young girls, the decades-old answer to

this question is, “a ballerina!” And for Harding seventh grader Claudia Rhett and 2009 alum Abby Scanlan, that prediction came just one step closer to reality this past summer when they were accepted into an exclusive summer program.

During a 20-city (international by video) audition period last winter conducted by New York’s School of American Ballet, eager, hopeful young dancers vied for a spot in the school’s summer program course. The School of American Ballet (an organization founded by none other than George Balanchine, the Russian ballet dancer and choreographer who, in 1954, began New York’s yearly performance of The Nutcracker) can accept just 200 students. Ranging in age from 12 to 18, the dancers came from all over the world— Korea, France, Ukraine, Australia, Japan. Harding’s own Claudia and Abby were the only students from Tennessee.

According to the school’s website, “We are selective in admitting students; and

enrollment is by audition only. Applicants must be young enough to derive the maximum benefit from their training, enjoy excellent health and have an anatomical structure suited to the demands of classical dance: a well-proportioned, flexible, coordinated body, legs that easily adopt the turned-out condition, and a high instep. They must also possess musical aptitude and a natural gift for movement. Applicants for the Summer Course must be intermediate or advanced students who, in addition to the above, are at a stage of technical advancement proportionate to their age.”

The girls headed to New York to begin their five-week program on June 27. They danced six days a week and trained with New York City Ballet’s Katrina Killian, Susan Pilarre, Andrei Kramarevsky (originally from the Bolshoi Ballet), Cheryl Ware, Jonathan Stafford, and other faculty, all former principals of the company. The dancers were observed by Peter Martins, chairman of faculty at SAB and artistic director, who always has his eye out for talent he might bring into the SAB company, as well as to make sure the

boys and girls in the program are benefiting from the correct application of the Balanchine method.

In addition to the rigorous dancing schedule, both Abby and Claudia had a chance to enjoy the city and attend ballet performances by the American Ballet Theatre. They traveled to Saratoga to see a matinee performance of the NYC Ballet summer performance, saw Broadway musicals, toured the city by double-decker bus, went to Rockefeller Center, took a boat tour around the Statue of Liberty, and visited both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Natural History. ■

Abby Scanlan ‘09 at New York’s School of American Ballet

Other Summer Adventures• Hailey Turner ’08 and Libby Rush ’08

attended The Rock School in Pennsylvania

• Aiden Nettles ’09 attended the summer intensive session of the American Ballet Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Seventh grader Claudia Rhett takes

in the sights of New York City.

New York!New York!

New York!New York!

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ClassNotes1985Joe Branham is a local realtor with Village Real Estate Services. Artist Adrienne outlaw’s Fecund Series, included in the All in the Family exhibit at the Islip Museum of Art in New York, was on display from June 23 to September 5, 2010.

1988Christina McCoy Cohn and husband George are living in Nashville with their two children, Connor and Sadie. They own the Nashville Toffee Company.

1989Thurston Cromwell and wife Tanya welcomed their third child, AnnaVirginia, on Sept. 16. She weighed 8 lbs, 10 ozs, and was 191/2 inches.

1990Derrick Buckspan and wife Laura welcomed a girl, Grace Anne, on August 31. The family resides in Maine.

1991Mark Dunkerley has started the Jubilee Craft Beer Company, which donates 50 percent of its profits to charity. The artwork used on the packaging was created by his brother, John Dunkerley ’87, an art teacher in Seattle, Washington. Charlie Malone is an attorney with Walker, Tipps, & Malone PLC, a firm that was honored in the 2010 edition of Nashville’s Best Lawyers, an ALM publication.

1992Justin Gremillion is a musician in St. Louis, Missouri, and stay-at-home father to son Marco Louis. Sally Underwood is the new assistant manager/bookkeeper at the Icon, an urban condominium building in the Gulch area of Nashville.

1993Philip Armstrong is active in the Army Joint Military Special Operations Command.

1994Marissa Moses Russ and husband Ben, along with big brother Eli, welcomedMiriam Alice on Sept. 10. She weighed 7 lbs., 5 ozs, and was 19 inches.

1996Jessica Martin married Mark Darden on June 26, 2010, at St. George’s Episcopal Church, with a reception following at the University Club of Nashville. The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana,

1995Author! Author!In their recently published book,

Tiffany Watson Breeding ’95, PhD, and husband Stewart present

their personal enhancement program:

MEPS™ (an acronym for mentally, emotionally, physically,

spiritually). An intricate fusion of exercise science, psycho-

logical theory, and spiritual tradition, MEPS promises to lead

to never-before-reached levels of personal achievement. In

Limitless, the principles of sport periodization, which are

used by the world’s most elite athletes, are uniquely adapt-

ed to help develop not only physical performance, but also mental, emotional,

and spiritual potential. Copies of the book can be ordered from www.mindbodydoctor.net

or purchased directly from Focus Fitness in Nashville’s Berry Hill area.

The following Harding graduates were honored at the Ensworth High School end-of-year awards ceremony

for the 2009–10 school year.

History Cum Laude AwardsRajiv Patel ’09 Carol Allen ’08 Libby Rush ’08

Lauren Barnett ’08 Alyssa Patel ’06

Language Cum Laude AwardLauren Barnett ’08

Mathematics Cum Laude AwardLauren Barnett ’08

Science Cum Laude AwardsAbby Scanlan ’09, Abbey Bounds ’09 Lauren Barnett ’08, Libby Rush ’08

EHS Lewis & Clark AwardAlyssa Patel ’06

(EHS Service Club President)

Bar Pins signifies Optime Merens achievement

for an entire school year One Bar Pin— Margaret Andrews ’09,

Abbey Bounds ’09, Sara Jordan Jacobson ’09, Rajiv Patel ’09, Abby Scanlan ’09

Two Bar Pin— Carol Allen ’08, Lauren Barnett ’08, Libby Rush ’08

Three Bar Pin—Anna Claire Wammack ’07

Rhodes College Book AwardElam Mangum ’08

Sewanee Award for Excellence in Writing

Jana Ismail ’07

Smith College Book AwardAnna Claire Wammack ’07

State Math Competition—Algebra IILauren Barnett ’08

Congressional Art Competition— 1st Place Award

Jana Ismail ’07

National Merit HonorsJana Ismail ’07

Mayor’s Youth Summit participantsElam Mangum ’08, Rajiv Patel ’09

Nashville Princeton Prize in Race Relations

Alyssa Patel ’06

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Dominican Republic. Classmates Ruthie Huggins and Mackenzie McCracken Averbuch served as bridesmaids, and brother Trey Martin ’93 was a groomsman. Fellow Harding alums Allen Huggins ’94, Langhorne King and Amy Campbell Pearson were in attendance.

1997Carey Floyd married Mark McDonald on April 24, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church with a reception following at the home of alumni parents Felice and Spook Oldacre. Classmates Julie Cato, Ann Stewart Banker, Amy Scruggs, Elizabeth Ramsey, Mimi Mayo, and Sutton Lipman, served as bridesmaids, as did Katie Beesley Lessnau ’96 and Allison oldacre ’99. Carey’s brother, Adam Floyd ’98, served as groomsman, along with Will Tucker ’96 and Tee Isenhour ’96. Current fourth grade student Anna Askew served as flower girl.

1998Tsinsue Chen is completing her final year of medical school at the University of California at San Diego, and is excited to begin the residency program application process. Amy Warner Greathouse and husband Will welcomed Margaret Headley,weighing 8 lbs, 2 ozs, and measuring 201/2 inches.

1999Lyndsey Johnson graduated from Belmont University with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, and is now working at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

2001Will DeLoache played for Berkeley in the National College Ultimate Frisbee Championship tournament in Madison, Wisconsin.

2010–2011 Distinguished Alumni Award Nomination

The Harding community isinvited to nominate an

individual for Harding Academy’sannual Distinguished Alumni Award,which is presented at the end of theschool year. To be considered, thecandidate should meet the following criteria:

Nominations should be submitted by March 11, 2011.Send the completed form to Margaret Hubbard, Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations,

Harding Academy, 170 Windsor Drive, Nashville, TN 37205 or email: [email protected].

� Is a graduate who embodies the ideals set forthin the Harding Academy mission statement:“to educate and inspire children to becomethoughtful, creative, lifelong learners who areself-disciplined, responsible, caring citizens.”

� Makes a difference in society throughcommunity involvement, professionalachievements, or educational advancements.

Nominee: ________________________________________________________________________

Class year: ______________________________________________________________________

Area of achievement: ______________________________________________________________

Your name: _________________________________________________ Class year: ____________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Daytime phone: ____________________ Email: ________________________________________

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The following Harding graduates were honored at the Montgomery Bell Academy end-of-year awards ceremony for the 2009–10 school year.

The Patrick Hale AwardFord Altenbern ’07

The P.M. Estes Scholarship AwardAndrew Karpos ’09

The Wieck Big Red Spirit AwardJack Murfee ’06

Cum Laude SocietyTurner Henderson ’06

Tennessee Hope ScholarshipBennett Cain ’06, Mac Frith ’06,

Keesler Sanders ’06

National Merit Recognition Award at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Turner Henderson ’06

Athletic-Gift-in-Aid to The University of Virginia

Jack Murfee ’06

Members of the Class of 2006 at their reunion event on May 16

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Helen Andrews 1990 John Bracewell 1990 Amy Carpenter 1990 CarpenterAmy Cheek 1990 Stacy Conner 1990 Charles Cooney 1990 Nina Daily 1990 Liz Dinwiddie 1990 Richard Douglas 1990 Sasha Eastburn 1990 David Emerson 1990 Catherine Everhart 1990 EverhartLaura Gilmer 1990 Lewis Howell 1990 Alex Johnson 1990 Allyson Krebs 1990 Merrill Lackey 1990 Andrew MacMillan 1990 Julia McFerrin 1990 John Philpott 1990 Mary Remington 1990 Christina Stewart 1990 Lawrence Underwood 1990 Aaron Webb 1990 Blythe Browne 1991 DurrettElizabeth Connally 1991 Amy Cooper 1991 Elizabeth Emery 1991 WrayKyra Heflin 1991 Praveen Kambam 1991 Michael Moulton 1991 Richard Patch 1991 Bryce Patterson 1991 Jennifer Raney 1991 Joseph Tomichek 1991 Jonathan Trebing 1991 Brian Wilgus 1991 Jennifer Allen 1992 AllenTimothy Anderson 1992 Caroline Baugh 1992 Michael Chera 1992 Phillip Creason 1992 Kenneth Debutts 1992 Jamie Fulks 1992 Patricia Ganier 1992 Jon Gaston 1992 Lesley Grantham 1992 Comer Ireland 1992 Christopher Jackson 1992 Brittany King 1992 Benjamin Lacey 1992 Brian Lewis 1992 Kelly Loudenslager 1992 LoudenslagerJeff Mattis 1992 Elizabeth Mitchell 1992

James Rich 1992 William Simmons 1992 Jeremy Sinclair 1992 James Stach 1992 Brooke Stanberry 1992 Titus Thomas 1992 Christian Thornley 1992 Matthew Berry 1993 Frank Blair 1993 Corey Burns 1993 Donald Denbo 1993 Laura Donnell 1993 DonnellEllen Dupps 1993 DuppsAndrew Dye 1993 Edward Eadie 1993 Allison Graham 1993 FrancisForrest Knestrick 1993 Peggy McFerrin 1993 Malinda Potter 1993 Richard Simmons 1993 Justin Tatum 1993 Laurie Baugh 1994 Laura Dillon 1994 DillonRobert Humbracht 1994 Jeremy Jackson 1994 John Middleton 1994 Jonathan Baird 1995 Haley Barnett 1995 BarnettFlorence Blackburn 1995 BlairCynthia Bury 1995 ConneryAdrian Cameron 1995 John Cates 1995 Owsley Cheek 1995 Bree Davenport 1995 Tommy Moore 1995 Lauren Newsome 1995 Logan Quillman 1995 Kathryn Souder 1995 Nicholas Thomas 1995 Justin Arnold 1996 Amber Atnip 1996 Carter Blackwell 1996 BlackwellGregory Dike 1996 Barton Fair 1996 Margaret Henderson 1996 Katherine Hill 1996 HillMary Jennings 1996 Brooke Kirchner 1996 KirchnerRaymond Lacey 1996 Elizabeth Loyd 1996 Temple Moore 1996 Thomas Pritchett 1996 Jeffrey Ramsey 1996 Thomas Rice 1996 Katie Ries 1996

Evan Schwartz 1996 Alexander Thornley 1996 William Walker 1996 Brittany Anderson 1997 Rachel Bass 1997 BassRobert Cade 1997 Evins Cameron 1997 CameronLee Crane 1997 Justin Devito 1997 William Gourley 1997 Christiane Hill 1997 Margaret Humbracht 1997 Aijan Kopeeva 1997 Ashley Moffat 1997 Cameron Parks 1997 Trevor Putnam 1997 Jeff Sawyer 1997 Mathew Shechter 1997 Christopher Trodglen 1997 Mark Wheeler 1997 Kathryn Adams 1998 AdamsAnnie Chun 1998 Paul Evans 1998 Joel Gabbert 1998 Allen Hassall 1998 Charlie Haynes 1998 Sarah Hymes 1998 Olsen Lancaster 1998 Kate Lowry 1998 Julie Ramsey 1998 Matthew Snow 1998 Jason Thomas 1998 Katherine Barnes 1999 Alec Berryman 1999 Brandon Bubis 1999 Whitney Burns 1999 William Cameron 1999 Tammy Carrasco 1999 Heather Carter 1999 Ashley Cole 1999 Gina Devito 1999 Wilson Garrett 1999 Zeynep Goral 1999 Andrew Henderson 1999 John Hill 1999 Christopher Lathrop 1999 Jess Miller 1999 Amanda Richards 1999 Rebecca Selwyn 1999 Matthew Skinner 1999 Jessica Stone 1999 Kelly Urbanek 1999 Jennie West 1999 Alston Williamson 1999

Please Help Us Locate the Following Alums from the 1990s

Contact Director of Advancement Margaret Hubbard at 615- 277-2160 or email [email protected]

To view lost alums from other decades, visit the alumni section of CompassNet.

First Name Last Name Grad Year Maiden Name First Name Last Name Grad Year Maiden Name First Name Last Name Grad Year Maiden Name

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called Purple Monster Recordings. They released their first piece in early September.

2004Liz Belk is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority at Southern Methodist University. Emily Green is a member of Alpha Phi Omega sorority at Texas Christian University. Natalie Held is a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority at Miami University. Emily Manning is majoring in Chinese and global trade and commerce at Wake Forest

1972 Lisa Cullum Brace, Patti Williams Greek1973 Barbie DeWitt Draughn1975 David Estrin1977 Andrew Hall1978 Will Coble1980 Tom Andrews1981 Jay Brothers1982 David Alford1983 Buffy Carillon Johnson1985 Robin Jackson Faber, Vance Derryberry1986 Frances Shears Tyrone1987 Meredith Weigel, John Witherspoon1988 Carrie Leigh Willis1989 Amy Leggett Bass, Katie Pirtle Morel1990 Graham Locke1991 Millicent Van Mol Cash1992 Kristin Stegall Locke,

Ansley Bowron Wells1993 Katie Stegall1994 William Gilmore, Kate Tarleton

Meriwether, John Steele1995 Elliott Kyle

1996 Jessica Martin Darden, Ruthie Huggins

1997 Julie Cato, Mimi Mayo1998 Anne Sanders Bradley1999 Lyndsey Johnson2000 Jamie Kever, Mary Ramsey2001 Cameron Sweeting2004 Emily Manning2006 Anna Crawford2007 Mary Ann Wagster2008 Claire Crawford, Elam Mangum,

Harry Woosley2009 Conner Griffin, Ellie Hitt2010 Erin Anderson, Maggie Draughn,

Benjamin Hays, Bailey Perrone, Mary Clair Smalley, Geoffrey Stewart, Chandler Telfer, Ashley Wines, Katherine Woosley, Benjamin Yahnian

Please contact Margaret Hubbard in the Office Advancement if you are interested in becoming a class agent for your class year.

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2010–2011 Class Agents

Class agents attended a reception on September 28.

2003Clare Brooks is a senior at the University of Tennessee, majoring in animal science, and is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Kate Sangervasi is a senior at the University of Georgia, where she is majoring in telecommunication arts and is the president of her sorority, Chi Omega. Brooks Jones is majoring in entrepreneurship and minoring in marketing at Columbia College. He and classmate Jackson Floyd, a student at Trinity University, have started a record label

University, where she is a member of Chi Omega sorority, a dancer with the Wake Forest Dance Company, and involved with the Reformed Campus Fellowship, teaching a special needs Sunday school class at her church. She is currently studying abroad in Shanghai, taking an intensive Chinese language class at Donghua University and interning within the Chinese government in a branch that acts as a bridge between the government and all foreign organizations or companies operating within China. Frances Phipps is a member of Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Mississippi. Chase Taylor, a student at Bowdoin College, is involved in a study abroad program in Uganda and Rwanda for a post-conflict transformation study. Samuel Victor is a student at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, but has just arrived in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he will be studying as an exchange student for two semesters. He is majoring in French with a double minor in German and sociology.

2005Sarah Andrews, Lauren Bounds, and Kathleen Diehl are all members of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority at the University of Tennessee. Meredith Lawrence is a member of the tennis team, majoring in English with a minor in music, and Junie Welsh is a member of the lacrosse team majoring in psychology and art, with a focus on photography, both at the University of the South, Sewanee. The annual Eve of Janus event took place at War Memorial Auditorium on July 31, 2010, raising funds for the Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Signs of the Times were Sarah Andrews, Lauren Bounds, Paige Cahill, Anna Linn Currie, Kara Earthman, Lauren Hill, Meredith Lawrence, Sabin Nettles, Anne Presley, Emily Sangervasi, and Lauren Wines. Marshals were Bailey Brandon, Austin Evans, Allen Miller, Scott Ramsey, Crawford Standard, Clay Wammack, and Hicks Woolwine.

2006olivia Carmichael has pledged Sigma Kappa sorority, Kathryn Davis has pledged Phi Mu sorority, and Katherine King has pledged Chi Omega sorority—all at Auburn University. Kristin oslin has pledged Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Alabama.

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As a pilot for Federal Express, Andrew Hall ’77

captains an MD-11, which he describes as a “beautifully automated, instrumented, laptop-fitted, absolutely first-class airplane” with a 169-foot wingspan and a maximum take-off gross weight of 630,000 pounds, making it just a bit smaller than a 747. Flying to major cities in the U.S. and all over the world, Andrew likes the way being a pilot requires him to be physically fit and mentally sharp. In flight, he must constantly factor in such variables as the layouts and procedures for various airports, ever-changing weather conditions and ground conditions, and even the language or accent of the air traffic controllers—all while being prepared for emergency contingencies. “You’re making hundreds of different decisions just bringing that airplane in to land or taking off,” he says, noting, “I thrive on high-pressure situations.”

Not a surprising sentiment from a now-retired veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Andrew flew AV-8B Harrier jets as a Marine Corps pilot, and C-130 cargo planes for the Air National Guard in a military career that lasted 22 years.

Andrew says he knew he wanted to be a pilot even as a student at Harding for the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. At Harding he found teachers who took an

interest in him and who held him accountable for his actions. Now a class agent and alumni board member, Andrew says of Harding, “I can’t overemphasize the foundation it gave me.”

After graduating from Hillsboro High

School, Andrew enrolled at UT-Knoxville, spending his summers participating in Marine Corps training, so as to be commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation. The lone English major at flight school, he needed help from his engineering-focused buddies to get through the more complicated math and physics. But Andrew says he soon realized his speaking, writing, and presentation skills were a tremendous asset for him and his squadron. He says, “If you’re well read and you’re able to use these language skills, it really puts you ahead of everyone.”

After service with the Marines, Andrew began working at FedEx in 1996, mixing his civilian career with part-time service in the Tennessee Air National Guard. (He retired in 2005 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.)

Whether in military or civilian life, Andrew has always enjoyed seeing the world. Paris is among his favorite cities. While he, wife Tricia, and four-year-old son Owen love living in Nashville, Andrew hopes to someday live in Europe—at least for a few years. ■

Alumni Profile Andrew Hall ’77

Call for Memorabilia

Search your attics! Harding is getting ready to celebrate its 40th birthday and in preparation is looking for any keepsakes you might be willing to part with for our archives. We are in particular need of anything from the 70s, 80s, and 90s but would also welcome:

Writing on the Wall (before 2002)

Yearbooks (all, and especially 1972)

Personal Anecdotes

Please send to Margaret Hubbard in the Advancement Office at Harding Academy or

email [email protected]

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Alumni past presidents from left, Jennifer Mathews Smith ‘74, Lisa Cullum Brace ‘72, Elliott Kyle ‘95, Julie Colton Jones ‘88, and George Mabry ‘82 at a luncheon June 3.

Sally Singletary has pledged Chi Omega sorority at the University of Georgia.

2007Hannah Runyon-Hass, who swims for the Ensworth High School Girls swim team, was all-American in a second place 200 IM and fourth place 100 breaststroke at this year’s Tennessee State Meet. The team compiled a 5-1 record, finishing seventh in the state out of 104 teams, and was the smallest team to place with only six girls competing. Hannah was also on the relay team, with Libby Franck ’09, that placed ninth in the 200 Medley relay and had a tenth place finish in the 200 Freestyle relay. The University School of Nashville announced the following inductees to the National Academic Honor Society with a cum laude distinction: Melissa Carlson, Tim Creavin, and Emma LaBounty.

2008Schuyler Floyd was named Second Team All-State and named All-Region on the Ensworth High School varsity boys lacrosse team that finished the season as State Runner-Up with a 10-8 record and advanced to the state championship game for the second consecutive year.

2009Logan Standard played defense for the Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red ice hockey team, along with Conner Griffin ’08, and Bennett Maxwell, who played offense.

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Early Fall

Sports Kudos

Girls Cross-Country Wins HVAC Division A ChampionshipSara Shipp ’11 finished in 1st place overall with a time of 9:32. Not far behind was classmate Lanie Herndon, who finished in 2nd place with a time of 9:39. The third runner to cross the finish line was Mary Winston Reames ’12. Her time of 10:04 placed 5th. Emma Wuerth ’13 kicked it into gear and finished in 6th place with a time of 10:15. Additionally, Annie Stevens ’11 destroyed her personal best time of the year by 39 seconds. She came in 10th place with a time of 10:26. Eleven out of sixteen girls had a personal best in the finals. Other team members were eighth graders Emma Alsup, Nash Smith, and Eleanor Koch; seventh graders Abby Anderson, Corinne Brooks, Lauren Lewis, Katie McGuire, Eleanor Smith, and Emma Yoder; and sixth graders Susanna Andrews and Lauren Stringfield.

Boys Cross-Country Takes Second Place at Division A FinalsStevie Bailey ’12 and Silas Wuerth ’11 paced the way to the team’s second place finish in the Division A Finals at Vaughn’s Creek. Stevie came in 2nd place overall with a time of 9:09, and Silas came in 3rd place with a time of 9:23. Brad Johnson ’12 finished in 15th place with a time of 10:04. Braeden Grundy ’12 finished in 19th place with a time of 10:13, and Curtis Turner ’11 rounded out the top five with a 20th place finish with a time of 10:15.

Volleyball Is Runner-Up in HVAC Division ACongratulations to team members: eighth graders Mary Jordan Burns, Virginia Burns, Maggie Collier, Carly Griffin, Caroline Lewis, Merrie Luton, Lucy McAndrew, Madison Shirey, and Ollie Storms; and seventh graders Laura Draughn, Sydney Hunt, and Lila Sohr.