PROVIDENCE DAY magazine WINTER 2014 PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL

Glyn Cowlishaw, Ed.D. Head of School

Jeffrey Appel Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement

Paul Ibsen Assistant Head of School for Finance and Management

Todd Swartz Assistant Head of School for Strategic Planning and Human Resources

Derrick Willard Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs

Winter 2014 PROVIDENCE DAY MAGAZINE EDITORIAL STAFF

Karen Brand Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications

Kevin Murray Managing Editor of Publications and Social Media ON THE COVER Giovani Gonzalez The “Butter ies” art installation was a special Design and Communications Specialist project created by 5th-graders and temporarily Mike McCarn displayed in the McMahon Fine Arts Center Photographer foyer. After studying artist David Kracov, the students were tasked with creating ve or more Corley May butter ies, each one uniquely designed. Managing Editor of the Website

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20 DARKROOM ILLUMINATES STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY VISUAL ARTS MAKE A BETTER WORLD COMMUNITY SPIRIT 9 2 Student invention highlighted by Katie Couric 3 Students start business ventures 6 New ideas bring history to life

STUDENT-ATHLETES LEAD THE WAY 8 Many help meet Annual Fund goals

ALUMNI IN ACTION

27 Alumni share art in creative ways 34 Alum named Rhodes scholar MIDDLE SCHOOL CHANGES FOR THE BETTER 25 35 Updates on alumni near and far POSTSCRIPT 37 Q&A: Thomas Tarrant helps PDS to grow 40 Celebrating a culture of philanthropy

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Girl Power Upper School Students’ Project Will Help Charge Overseas School

You may have seen two Providence Day energy source for a school in a developing potential recipients for their project, such School students, 11th-grader Kelly Albert country — powering things such as lights, as a Tanzanian school in Southeast Africa. and 9th-grader Rose DelleFave, on Katie laptops and fans — while enhancing the The nished product may be modi ed, Couric’s talk show this past November. students’ learning environment. said Morrow, based on the needs of the Kelly and Rose were invited to “In order to get a good education, one chosen recipient. the show, taped in New York City, as of the basic foundations is electricity,” “It may not be incorporated into representatives of a 10-member team of said Rose. “So we decided it would be a desk,” she said. “Instead it may be PDS Upper School girls who received a good to start there and give them that incorporated into a learning island, which $10,000 grant from the Lemelson-MIT basic tool.” is like a table, and the pedal systems will Program, which honors those who help Since winning the grant, the team has be on opposite sides of the table.” improve the world through invention. received letters of recognition from Sen. The entire team met with One of Lemelson-MIT’s outreach Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Rep. Robert representatives from Lemelson-MIT in programs are InvenTeams, a non- Pittenger (R-N.C.). They’ve also been November to discuss the project, during competitive, team-based national grants busy re ning and enhancing their initial which the girls collectively realized the initiative for high school students. design, as well as been investigating impact their invention could make. The PDS InvenTeam, advised by “I don’t think they knew how huge this science teacher Barbara Morrow, won WEB EXTRAS all is,” said Morrow. “They were hit with

the grant to help develop their project, InvenTeam Blog the realization that they’re actually doing named Charger Potential, which involved http://bit.ly/ChargerPotential something really big.” creating a connected system of school InvenTeam Facebook The team also got to meet with desks equipped with pedals to capture http://bit.ly/ChargerFacebook Laura Bottomley, NC State’s Women energy from common classroom Katie Couric Episode in Engineering program director, who movement, such as nervous foot tapping. http://bit.ly/ChargerEpisode invited the girls to visit some engineering The project will create a valuable classes at the university.

2 COMMUNITY SPIRIT Entrepreneurial Spirit PDS STUDE NTS LEAD T HE CHARGE WIT H BUSINE SS

From crafting culinary delights to using and shaping technology, many aspiring Providence Day School students exhibit the same ambition, passion and creativity that make up the qualities of successful entrepreneurs. Several of these students showcased their wares and endeavors at the Student Marketplace during Fall Fest on campus this past October. For some, their businesses are already being marketed out in the larger community.

Name: Joe Kerrigan | Grade: 7th Business/Product: BlockStak game app Origins: Mostly self-taught quickly reworked it into a and working with friends on in various programming mini-game with the user’s projects. languages, in 4th grade Joe objective to successfully Insights: “I learned so much used his home computer’s stack objects, available for in Lower School computer battery pack to power a Wii download/play on iPhones, classes that I decided to learn gaming console in the family iPads and iPods. even more.” minivan. Recently decided Future: Plans to take web Where: iTunes App Store to experiment with Apple’s design and computer science (http://bit.ly/BlockStak) physics engine by making classes at PDS, and continue a replace simulator, but designing apps and games

Name: Mark Calcagno | Grade: 10th Business/Product: Charlotte Sports Blog website Origins: A passionate sports has written for other sports- classmates at Providence Day fan, Mark started his sports related sites, and is currently have played a large role in the blog in August 2013, writing marketing his own site blog’s success through their about the Carolina Panthers through social media and support on social media.” and Charlotte Bobcats. He ads via Googe’s AdSense Where: Online at http:// recruited other writers to program. thecharlottesportsblog.com. contribute articles, including Future: Expand the site and tsblog.com. a fellow PDS student who increase marketing efforts. covers the Bobcats. Mark Insights: “Overall, my

Name: Vienna Lunking | Grade: 11th Business/Product: The Amazing Bake cupcakes Origins: Vienna began orders for parties and events. encouraging me from the blogging freshman year She now takes orders and beginning … and the PDS about baking cupcakes sells cupcakes through her community has really helped to document baking blog. me with advertisements experiments (and reactions Future: Plans to branch via word of mouth. If it from taste testers) and share out from just cupcakes, weren’t for opportunities in recipes and experiences intending to work through the school community … I with friends and family. local bakeries. doubt my blog and business She brought in creations Insights: “Being a member would be as successful as to share with classmates of the PDS community has they are now. The support and on-campus gatherings; immensely helped with has been amazing.” friends and parents began my blog and business. Where: Online at contacting her with informal My teachers have been theamazingbake.com.

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Name: Emma Burri | Grade: 11th Business/Product: Homemade by Emma jams Origins: Inspired by her birthday. Currently markets governments work in my grandmother and great- and sells homemade jams history classes — I’m a huge grandmother, who both via a website and Facebook history nerd — has really canned their own jams, page. helped me to understand Emma began “canning” Future: Looking to expand about how business works.” when she received a business down the line. Where: Online at http:// pressure canner from her Insights: “Learning about www.homemadebyemma. grandmother for her 16th how big corporations and com.

Name: Sierra Meggitt | Grade: 10th Business/Product: Sierra’s Sweets Origins: About a year ago, began selling a variety of I never would have had Sierra started baking while items through her blog. the opportunity to work becoming interested in food Future: Plans to continue at the Fall Fest Student photography, and started selling desserts through Marketplace and have my a blog to share photos and high school; beyond that is product exposed to a larger recipes. When requests for uncertain. group of people.” homemade desserts started Insights: “If I didn’t Where: Online at http:// coming in, she of cially attend Providence Day, sierrasweets.blogspot.com.

Name: Caroline Bruns | Grade: 9th Business/Product: Fergus and Me origami cranes

Origins: Around 9 years old, and began selling them on of business from people in Caroline began collecting her Etsy site, named after the PDS community … and “vintage curiosities” at ea her Scottish Terrier, Fergus. I’ve been supported by my markets and estate sales Caroline has been a featured art teachers in my business. and reselling them on Etsy, local artist at an upscale And of course the Fall Fest an e-commerce site for retail store, and now sells Student Marketplace was a handmade and antique her creations at her mother’s great opportunity.” items. She found a book on interior design of ce in Where: Home with Heart and origami cranes in a trunk Charlotte. online at http://www.etsy. of art supplies; she realized Future: Continue to sell com/shop/fergusandme. she had a knack for creating creations online and in store. cranes and crane mobiles Insights: “I’ve gotten a lot

4 Name: Rishi Kulkarni | Grade: 6th COMMUNITY SPIRIT Business/Product: Achieveer.com website

Origins: Rishi conceived and Queen City Forward. Rishi 2013 N.C. Entrepreneurship presented a website concept was accepted to Queen Summit in November. to help students improve their City Forward’s Social Future: Continue working on a chances of college admissions Innovation Accelerator, a business plan and validating at Charlotte Startup 10-week program providing his business idea. Weekend, an entrepreneurial coaching and mentoring to Insights: “At PDS, I learned conference that awards help him re ne his business how to speak in front of winning projects, in January plan. His mom is helping large audiences. My teachers 2013. The presentation took him validate and re ne his have always encouraged and second, providing Rishi’s business concept by meeting pushed me toward personal team with of ce space and with local school and college excellence.” memberships to places such of cials to gauge interest and Where: To be online at as the Business Innovation acquire feedback, and they achieveer.com. and Growth Council and also pitched his site at the

Name: Taylor Gerlach | Grade: 9th Business/Product: Creation T dog bandanas

Origins: Her mother and through local pet businesses. through personal connections grandmother taught Taylor to Future: Plans to nd more with staff and students as well sew at 9 years old. She started stores willing to sell her as events like Fall Fest. I’m making simple doll quilts out bandanas and create a really glad I could be a part of fabric samples and then website to market/sell of it. Thanks to everyone who her own 5th-grade graduation products. Also intends to helped organize the Student dress; next she began sewing incorporate ways to give back Marketplace!” creative bandanas for her dog, to community by donating Where: Urban Pet and Gabe, which got noticed by percentage of pro ts. Whiskers Dog Spa. friends, neighbors and even Insights: “Being a student veterinarians, who started at PDS has given me requesting custom orders. opportunities to increase She now sells bandanas awareness of my business

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Jeffrey S. Appel Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement 704-887-6038 5 [email protected] TO REQUEST A CATALOG AND TO REGISTER VISIT PROVIDENCEDAY.ORG PROVIDENCEDAY.ORG VISIT REGISTER TO AND CATALOG A REQUEST TO PROVIDENCE DAY magazine Masters of Class To help get their students excited about Rice. “He championed an educational social and environmental crises and the the past, some Providence Day School system that was student-centered and imminent threat of war. teachers are trying something new. interactive. I was extremely excited “The World Peace Game incorporates History teachers Roy Garrison and about the opportunity to create lots of different history and social studies Stephanie Rice were among the teachers interactive activities and simulations that concepts into a teaching tool that allows inspired to implement new teaching would allow students to learn more than students to ‘live’ the types of events that methods after taking part in a two-day just historical facts and concepts.” we are studying,” said Garrison. Martin Institute Master Class with John Such efforts were important, said Dr. “It teaches students how to work Hunter at PDS this past summer. Glyn Cowlishaw, Head of School. together, present information to the Hunter, an award-winning teacher “As teaching and learning becomes class and problem solve in a pressure and educational consultant, has more creative, innovative and situation,” said Rice. dedicated his life to helping children collaborative with the ever-changing Using the World Peace Game as an realize their full potential by developing world of information, communication inspiring analogy, Hunter led teachers unique teaching programs. and technology, we must continually through a series of reective questions Garrison, who teaches AP World question our teaching methods,” he said. and activities during the master class History and AP European History, has Hunter’s renowned World Peace to uncover possibilities for different been with PDS since 1983. Rice, who Game, a hands-on political simulation, approaches in their teaching methods. teaches AP World History and the Civil gives players the opportunity to explore “Although World History teachers War, joined PDS this school year. the connectedness of the at Providence Day have not “I felt that the John Hunter class global community yet started work on a game was extremely bene cial for me as a through the lens of similar magnitude, the new Providence Day employee,” said of the economic, principles of student

“I was extremely excited about the opportunity to create interactive activities and simulations that would allow students to learn more than just historical facts and concepts.” — Stephanie Rice, History teacher

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Unique Teaching Methods Allow Students Masters of Class to “Live” and Experience History participation and student choices student-led debates on topics including Rice also ran an open-ended project are very de nitely ones that we work the success/failure of the Mongols; last unit centered around the idea, “Was to incorporate in our classes,” said which city state was better, Athens or the Medieval Period really the Dark Garrison. Sparta; and which was more successful, Ages?” Her students were allowed to His AP World History students the Roman Empire or the Roman answer the prompt in any fashion they recently played a game in which Republic. wanted — many created magazines, the object was to avoid dying from “Recently, our students were asked posters and iMovies to support their the plague, while his AP European to research and debate the positive and arguments. History class completed a simulation negative consequences of the Crusades “It was very cool to see the students of the French Revolution in which each on the Middle East and Europe prior to create projects that highlighted their student portrayed a political leader or 1450,” said Rice. strengths as learners,” said Rice. represented a signi cant interest group. The students are divided into “It seems particularly important to “I hope to tweak these and other groups for each debate, with a student encourage students to set goals in small activities to encourage the type of moderator in charge of enforcing the groups and then adjust those goals as cooperation and communication that rules and regulations. Each group is they interact with other groups,” said Mr. Hunter’s World Peace Game encouraged to create a Google Doc that Garrison. “The impact of John Hunter’s engenders,” said allows them to edit each approach should continue in our History Garrison. other’s information and Department for years to come.” He and Rice also add to the strength of created a series of their arguments. “The principles of student participation and student choices are very definitely ones that we work to incorporate in our classes.” — Roy Garrison, History teacher

7 PROVIDENCE DAY magazine Rising to the Challenge: New and Current Families Help Support Annual Fund

The 2013-14 Annual dollars cover and the returning family’s family. The family Fund campaign is well actual cost of each increase in giving of sought to inspire PDS’s Want to Contribute? underway as the school child’s education by $500 or more from the newest families to It’s not too late to make a seeks to raise $1.15 providing unrestricted prior year dollar-for- support the Annual gift to the Annual Fund, as million in support of support for the current dollar up to $50,000 Fund by matching all the campaign runs until our students, teachers, operating budget. This total. gifts from new families. June 30, 2014. programs and facilities. fall, PDS was fortunate Returning New families To make a gift online, At press time, to receive two challenge parents responded quickly responded, visit www.providenceday.org thanks to the incredible match opportunities enthusiastically, helping PDS meet this and click on the “Support generosity of PDS for the Annual Fund. helping PDS meet challenge as well. PDS” icon. Donors also can faculty, staff, parents, In September, the challenge, PDS is grateful make a gift by check or alumni and friends, the DeMayo Family receiving more than for every donor who stock. PDS had already Challenge was $50,000 in increased has supported this received more than announced. The commitments for this year’s Annual Fund so More Info $1 million in gifts and DeMayo family, in year’s Annual Fund. far. A special thanks For more information on the pledges toward that hopes of inspiring In October, PDS to the Challenge Annual Fund, call the Office goal. returning families to received another Match donors for of Institutional Advancement The Annual Fund increase their giving generous Challenge their generous and at 704-887-6016. helps to bridge the gap to PDS, generously Match worth $15,000 inspirational support. between what tuition offered to match any from a current PDS

EASY DOES IT. The 30th annual PDS Parents’ Association Auction — “Viva PDS!” — takes place in the Mosack Athletic Center Saturday, April 5, 2014!

Once you have mingled, dined and danced, it will be time to bid on donated items from PDS parents, students, faculty and staff, as well as local and national businesses. Last year’s auction was extremely successful at helping the PA raise money for the school. Please help us make this auction even better!

More details and sponsorship information at www.providenceday.org/auction.

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VISIT GIVING.GS/CONTACTPDS TO DISCOVER THE SIMPLE WAYS Student Follies YOU CAN GIVE. The Student Follies returned to the McMahon Fine Arts Center theater for two performances Friday, Feb. 7. This year’s theme, “Mad About Michael,” is Jeffrey S. Appel a musical retrospective of Michael Jackson. Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement 8 704-887-6038 [email protected] COMMUNITY SPIRIT Rising to the Challenge: New and Current Families Help Support Annual Fund MODEL BEHAVIOR

Student-Athletes are Leaders Both On and Off the Field

Ranked among the top independent “The lessons I learn through sports successful and win as a team,” said schools in North Carolina, Providence are undoubtedly the most inuential Lambeth. “They were great role models Day School’s interscholastic athletic aspect of my personal principles,” said for our class.” program boasts a commitment to 11th-grader Heather Graci, a cross That Lambeth asked the players excellence in all aspects. Such is a reason country runner who also has played to speak to her class “shows a lot PDS won the prestigious Wells Fargo basketball and soccer at PDS, “from about how much teachers care about Cup for two consecutive years. being a supportive and loyal teammate student-athletes,” said 11th-grader Ross In the gym, on the courts, in the and friend to being driven to make Vandemore, one of the linemen, “and pool and on the eld, PDS student- an impact and give 110 percent in how we are role models to the Lower athletes develop lifetime skills such as everything I do.” School children.” cooperation, teamwork, responsibility “What I love most about sports Ross recalled how Lower School and self-respect. is simply being a part of a team — students regularly wish the football “Our student-athletes have the something greater than myself that we players luck before games. “It’s a great opportunity to lead every time they collectively work toward improving,” feeling … it makes me realize how much take the eld,” said Nancy Beatty, PDS said 11th-grader Jack Kaspar, who has joy student-athletes can bring to Lower Athletics director. “Each opportunity played both soccer and baseball at PDS. Schoolers,” he said. “We need to be good provides them the experience to face “I work my heart out for my teammates, role models … we’re the ones children challenges that may not only help move and they do the same for me.” look up to.” their teams forward, but also help to Earlier this fall, a towering group Dr. Glyn Cowlishaw, Head of School, prepare them for future challenges in of ve varsity football linemen visited said he regularly witnesses younger their professional careers.” teacher Sandra Lambeth’s 3rd-grade students observing the behaviors of their It’s the athletic program’s mission, class to speak about the importance of older classmates. said Beatty, to help each student-athlete such teamwork. “I often hear TK students saying excel in all areas and to be the best he or “The linemen reiterated how they they want to be a Charger athlete,” said she can be both on and off the playing have to work hard, have strong teamwork Dr. Cowlishaw. “Our older students, eld. and have the Charger spirit to be including our student-athletes, are role

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models.” kids is a nice reassurance that I can have It’s important for student-athletes to a lasting impact on the community that be positive role models because they’re has been my home for the past 13 years.” always in the spotlight, always being scrutinized, whether they realize it or not, said linemen, 12th-grader Correy SERVING THE Menzel. COMMUNITY “Obviously, on the eld, fans are These student-athletes, as well as many constantly watching our every move, and of their teammates, emulate positive the young spectators also focus in on our values and character beyond the actions and body language,” he said, “so, classroom. it is our duty to instill the right things Correy, a member of the National unto them while we are on the eld.” Honor Society and Spanish National But equally if not more important are Honor Society, also has been a part of their actions in the classroom, he added. the Fellowship of Christian Athletes “There is a reason the phrase is since Middle School and serves as an ‘student-athlete’ and not ‘athletic of cer in Students of Service (SOS), student.’ Studies come rst, no matter an Upper School club through which what. It is our job to show younger kids students commit themselves to one of that fact,” said Correy. 16 long-term projects in order to build PDS’s varsity student-athletes boast a an ongoing relationship with the land, a collective 3.84 GPA. group or an individual within the greater “Student-athletes who are able to Charlotte community. balance their academic curriculums and In SOS, Correy oversees three pursue their other interests on the eld projects: Charger House, which provides or court is a very admirable thing,” said meals and shelter to homeless people; 12th-grader Katie Starr, who has played Mitey Riders, a therapeutic riding tennis at PDS since Middle School. She program for handicapped children; recently volunteered to be a reading and Wing Haven Gardens and Bird buddy to Lower School students. Sanctuary. Heather also volunteered to be a In addition to volunteering this year reader because she believes “so much in with SOS’s Charger House, Heather said. “It’s already been an incredibly the value of role models.” is coaching a local YMCA’s U10 girls rewarding experience.” “I’ve been at Providence Day since basketball league. Katie, who has volunteered with TK, and some of my most vivid “I can’t even begin to verbalized the PDS’s Freedom School in the summer, memories are the interactions I had with sense of contentment and pride I get also volunteers through SOS’s Big the older kids,” she recalled. “Anything I when I watch my girls’ eyes light up Brother/Big Sister program, spending a can do to set an example for the younger as they grasp” various concepts, she weekly lunch period as a tutor/mentor to

10 FEATURES 11 an organization offering athletic offering athletic an organization youths for special needs opportunities 22. Jack had already ages 5 through on Sports for several Take with served as a “buddy” — a volunteer years to help make his or assigned to an athlete and fun one. her experience a safe on Take the “Chargers result was The Day” this past November, Sports Field the junior class hosted during which games and clinics soccer and basketball on the PDS on Sports athletes Take for campus. relationship with the Jack’s organization began before his freshmen the experience so much he enjoyed year; that he approached English teacher Ian SOS about an ongoing advisor, Kutner, groups. two the partnership between SOS in three six- students now volunteer bowling and leagues — basketball, week baseball, with Jack serving as student advisor. Freedom on PDS’s Jack also served School teen board this past summer, at Camp volunteering and spent a week a Special Olympics athletic SOAR, about 350 retreat last June at which campers ranging from age 10 to 70 basketball, tennis and arts and enjoyed crafts. service broadens your “Community — around you on the world perspective bringing forth a type of education that simply can’t be taught in a classroom. It educates the person as a whole,” said Jack. or your city, community service community city, or your and are not alone us that we enlightens depend on us.” that people with years for two Ross volunteered and a community the PDS Key Club, that promotes school service group worked and has volunteerism, an the Poor, with Missionaries of that serves international organization and destitute, homeless the poor, abandoned. helps instill a sense Correy felt PDS of social responsibility and community through its various service-learning projects and service clubs. Key Club really initiates the “The service-learning process and the SOS it club really teaches students what means to be an integral part of the he said. community,” through gained Such “perspective service is crucial in order to reach our TAKING ON TAKING RESPONSIBILITY When Jack and fellow junior class were, and Jack Smul leaders Lucie Smul as 10th-graders, charged with creating a service-learning project that would incorporate the entire junior class as as the greater PDS and Charlotte well Kaspar made a Jack communities, suggestion. worthy He enthusiastically recommended on Sports, Take partnering with full potential as people and to really add full potential as people and to really add said Heather. substance to our lives,” students needing educational support at students needing educational support at nearby Rama Road Elementary School. many so “While I am given priorities opportunities, it is one of my are not back to those who to give provided with the same chances that I am,” said Katie. “I am so thankful that been taught I can use the skills I have are not in the same to help others who situations.” service and social “Community responsibility are important because are a part of it teaches us that we something bigger than us, something said a duty to help,” have that we you the community “Whether Correy. school your family, are helping is your PROVIDENCE DAY magazine

getting creative Art Curriculum Helps Craft Better Artists as well as Students

12 FEATURES 13 “Everyone can be given the same can be given “Everyone can student assignment, but every and interpret it in his/her own way create completely different pieces,” she about the process learned a lot said. “I’ve the simplest of art and to respect even pieces, because there could be a lot more to them than one may perceive.” bene cial Art class is a “very atmosphere” because the student- advice and artists seek each other’s contribute with ideas and suggestions, who said 12th-grader Christine Dawson, is currently taking Studio Art, in which pro ciency in one or students develop more studio media. learned how to use so many “I have different mediums and use so many “They create work with their hands create work “They that is not possible in other in a way school disciplines,” said Andrea Downs, Middle and Upper School art teacher. come to art classes each day and “They are presented with opportunities to solve problems, innovate and think creatively.” class assignment given any “Within solutions,” said there will be multiple Visual Arts teachers “The Wallace. encourage their students to consider each possible solution, then choose the best one.” who 10th-grader Elise Friedman, is currently taking Art III, which allows students to study particular interests, appreciates those aspects of independence and creativity. “I dream of painting and then I dream.” paint my the many For students at Providence Day School desiring to do just that, the Visual Arts Department is there to stoke their imaginations and enhance their talents. “Visual art assignments challenge students to utilize imagery a to convey message, emotion, opinion or observation,” said Chris Visual Arts Department chair. Wallace, Introductory art courses emphasize art-making skills, materials and processes. Advanced courses provide opportunities to explore and develop skills using various techniques in both non-traditional media. and conventional Concepts, history and criticisms, while integrated throughout the curriculum, become more emphasized in advanced levels. also help to stimulate art classes The the students’ imagination and develop as re ne and critical thinking, as well skills on a and creative their cognitive daily basis. Artist Vincent Artist Vincent Gogh once Van said, CREATIVE PROVIDENCE DAY magazine

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different materials in this class by Head of School. “The creativity, watching other students and stretching commitment, collaboration, planning “I’ve been able to myself to try something they’re doing, or and follow-through associated with a use the skills that even try the opposite,” she said. visual arts project impacts every aspect of student development.” I have learned in Lasting Impacts The U.S. Department of Education Such abilities will bene t students well even recommended the arts to college- my art classes beyond art class. Various studies over the bound students, asserting: “Many in all aspects of years indicate the problem-solving and colleges view participation in the arts critical-thinking skills fostered through and music as valuable experience that my life. Every art art education add to a student’s overall broadens students’ understanding academic success. Art classes play a and appreciation of the world around teacher that I central role in cognitive, motor, language them.” In addition, the arts play a part have had at PDS and social-emotional development; they in supporting “children’s intellectual nurture important values, respect for development.” has had a positive multiple viewpoints, and appreciation “Art provides an important and awareness of different cultures educational balance to a student’s daily and lasting and traditions; they help develop life,” said PDS parent Cyndi Cherok, impact on me and craftsmanship and goal-setting — skills chair of the Friends of the Arts, a necessary for success in the 21st century Parents’ Association group providing my art.” and beyond. support for the visual and performing “Our Visual Arts program is a vitally arts at the school. important component of our Liberal Arts “I hope students use their visual arts — Elise Friedman, curriculum,” said Dr. Glyn Cowlishaw, educational experience to uphold a 10th-grade art student core value statement of Providence Day School, and become astute thinkers and creative problem-solvers,” she said. “Our faculty does a great job enabling so they can soar in upper level classes students to take ownership of their work, and college and have lots of experiences their problems and their growth as visual to choose from,” she said. artists,” said Wallace. “We give them a By developing “effective con dence broader base of skills than most schools in their art-making skills and their ability to better prepare them for college art to creatively solve problems,” Wallace courses.” said PDS art students “can look beyond Lower School art teacher Coral any fears of failure and pursue dif cult Helms wants her students to “build a challenges with exibility and tenacity.” foundation that is wide and varied.” “I’ve been able to use the skills that “I want the children to learn all kinds I have learned in my art classes in all of media and really develop their skills, aspects of my life,” said Elise. “Every art

14 FEATURES 1515 always comes out the better.” comes out the better.” always always Visual Arts Visual Arts artists, the artists, the Being fellow Being fellow their students their students faculty cherishes when faculty cherishes when and beyond. and beyond. succeed in the classroomsucceed in the classroom students students great seeing great seeing always always “It’s “It’s that has been a that has been a nally master something nally master something be it a technique, a be it a technique, a challenge for them, challenge for them, of a of a process or the understandingprocess or the understanding concept,” said Dewey. concept,” said Dewey. the the days are when days are when “My favorite “My favorite free time free time children are having children are having younger younger to explore a choice of media and older to explore a choice of media and older children are learning something new theychildren are learning something new they are excited about,” said Helms.are excited about,” said Helms. gone on gone on have have of their students of their students Many Many careers in or around careers in or around to enjoy rewarding to enjoy rewarding the arts, as painters, graphic artists, set the arts, as painters, graphic artists, set are of a are of a builders. Sometimes the rewards builders. Sometimes the rewards different, more personal nature.different, more personal nature. annual annual Helms organizes PDS’s Helms organizes PDS’s a a participation in Soup on Sunday, participation in Soup on Sunday, the faculty the faculty hospice fundraiser for which hospice fundraiser for which and staff create ceramic soup bowls, and staff create ceramic soup bowls, Art 1 Art 1 Downs’ Upper School Downs’ Upper School while while students participate in the Memory students participate in the Memory Project, creating portraits of youths Project, creating portraits of youths been neglected, been neglected, who’ve who’ve around the world around the world orphaned or disadvantaged.orphaned or disadvantaged. experience is the perfect experience is the perfect whole whole “This “This combination of art-making, service combination of art-making, service to others and bridging a connection to others and bridging a connection people,” said Downs. people,” said Downs. between between

Andrea Downs,Andrea Downs,

Middle and Upper School Middle and Upper School art teacherart teacher “They create work create work create work “They “They hands hands with their with their in a way thatin a way that is not possibleis not possible in other schoolin other school disciplines. disciplines. They come to art They come to art classes each day classes each day and are presented and are presented with opportunities with opportunities to solve problems, to solve problems, innovate and innovate and think creatively.” think creatively.” —— challenges us to try things that we clearly clearly challenges us to try things that we challenges us to try things that we thought of that seem daring and thought of that seem daring and haven’t haven’t try it, try it, unorganized at rst, but after we unorganized at rst, but after we see his reasoning and our art almost see his reasoning and our art almost we we Artists Teaching ArtistsArtists Artists Teaching Artists Teaching art art of the of the and diversity and diversity the passion the passion It’s It’s difference. difference. teachers that make theteachers that make the is comprised of is comprised of “Our department “Our department are not only amazingly- are not only amazingly- people who people who are also practicing are also practicing dedicated teachers butdedicated teachers but Laura Arecco, Laura Arecco, said said artists themselves,” artists themselves,” art teacher. art teacher. and Middle School and Middle School Lower Lower taught me a lot,” taught me a lot,” “My teachers have “My teachers have an an said 10th-grader Camille Appleby, said 10th-grader Camille Appleby, helped me to helped me to Art III student. “They’ve Art III student. “They’ve realize the best art pieces can come fromrealize the best art pieces can come from also have also have They They the biggest mistakes. the biggest mistakes. taught me to be original and to push taught me to be original and to push projects.” projects.” on all of my on all of my myself myself has their has their colleagues colleagues “Each of my “Each of my own fortes and passions, and everyone own fortes and passions, and everyone willingly shares their ideas,” said willingly shares their ideas,” said Upper School art and Upper School art and Richard Dewey, Richard Dewey, couldn’t ask for couldn’t ask for “I “I teacher. teacher. photography photography with.” with.” a better team to work a better team to work teachers expect their students teachers expect their students The The to regard their art classes with the same to regard their art classes with the same other. other. respect and vigor as any respect and vigor as any us projects us projects gives gives Dewey Dewey “Mr. “Mr. that force us to use different skills that force us to use different skills try try never never would would and techniques we and techniques we otherwise,” said Christine. “He also otherwise,” said Christine. “He also teacher that I have had at PDS has had has had had at PDS had at PDS I have I have teacher thatteacher that and and lasting impact on me lasting impact on me and and a positive a positive art.” art.” my my

Elise Friedman, 10th-grade art student “I’ve been able to been able “I’ve that use the skills in I have learned my art classes of in all aspects art my life. Every teacher that I have had at PDS has had a positive and lasting impact on me and my art.” — so they can soar in upper level classes so they can soar in upper level lots of experiences and college and have to choose from,” she said. con dence “effective By developing in their art-making skills and their ability Wallace problems,” solve to creatively said PDS art students “can look beyond fears of failure and pursue dif cult any challenges with exibility and tenacity.” been able to use the skills that “I’ve art classes in all learned in my I have art life,” said Elise. “Every aspects of my Head of School. “The creativity, creativity, “The Head of School. collaboration, planning commitment, associated with a and follow-through aspect every visual arts project impacts of student development.” Department of Education U.S. The recommended the arts to college- even “Many bound students, asserting: in the arts colleges view participation as valuable experience that and music broadens students’ understanding around and appreciation of the world them.” In addition, the arts play a part intellectual in supporting “children’s development.” provides an important “Art daily educational balance to a student’s life,” said PDS parent Cyndi Cherok, of the Arts, a chair of the Friends Parents’ Association group providing support for the visual and performing arts at the school. “I hope students use their visual arts educational experience to uphold a core value statement of Providence Day School, and become astute thinkers and she said. problem-solvers,” creative “Our faculty does a great job enabling students to take ownership of their work, their problems and their growth as visual them a give “We Wallace. artists,” said broader base of skills than most schools to better prepare them for college art courses.” School art teacher Coral Lower students to “build a her Helms wants foundation that is wide and varied.” to learn all kinds the children “I want their skills, of media and really develop magazine different materials in this class by in this class different materials stretching other students and watching to try something they’re doing, or myself try the opposite,” she said. even Lasting Impacts students well Such abilities will bene t the over studies Various art class. beyond indicate the problem-solving and years fostered through critical-thinking skills overall art education add to a student’s academic success. Art classes play a language motor, central role in cognitive, they and social-emotional development; important values, respect for nurture viewpoints, and appreciation multiple of different cultures and awareness and traditions; they help develop craftsmanship and goal-setting — skills necessary for success in the 21st century and beyond. Visual Arts program is a vitally “Our important component of our Liberal Arts Glyn Cowlishaw, curriculum,” said Dr. PROVIDENCE DAY PROVIDENCE >> GETTING CREATIVE >> GETTING 1414 PROVIDENCE DAY magazine

Personal STUDENT-ARTISTS SHARE UNIQUE Perspectives APPROACHES TO ART

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Christine Dawson, 12th-grade art “We ask each “We other for advice, we all contribute to each other’s works with ideas and suggestions, and we critique each works other’s It’s professionally. a very beneficial atmosphere because we’re able to hone our skills more and more ...” — environmental art and how they put their environmental own twist on it,” she said. also 10th-grader Elise Friedman, in Art III, likes the independence and with making art. creativity involved “I enjoy painting and drawing landscapes, still-lifes and portraits from time to time,” she said. “My personal to use is acrylic paint.” medium favorite 12th-grader Christine Dawson, is currently in Studio Art, in which their pro ciencies in students develop one or more studio media. “I enjoy 2D design on a broad basis, and on a speci c basis, I enjoy realistic acrylic and some with graphite, drawing or thin on wood painting, watercolor media pieces and creating mixed canvas, with different inks and papers,” she said. She enjoys making art personal in watercolor watercolor paintings and black-and-white paintings and black-and-white to ceramic masks, textured photography mosaics and gelatin monoprints, artwork of all shape, size and color adorns the Providence Day School campus, most Arts often inside the McMahon Fine Center. It is there that the visual arts students meet, learn and create some truly amazing and inspired pieces. creating all different “I really love types of art, but I especially like learning about new and different types of art that heard of before,” said 10th- never I have is currently who grader Camille Appleby, allows students to taking Art III, which study areas of particular interest to them. learning about “I really enjoyed created the various artists who From pencil sketches, pencil From PROVIDENCE DAY magazine >> PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES

both experience and taste. “I nd that it makes it not only original but also communicative — it creates emotions in others, which I think is one of art’s purposes,” she said. Christine noted that her fellow student- artists know one another’s styles and nuances better than they know their own. “We ask each other for advice, we all contribute to each other’s works with ideas and suggestions, and we critique each other’s works professionally,” she said. “It’s a very bene cial atmosphere.” “I hope that in the future, art will always be a part of my life,” said Elise. All three student-artists intend to take art classes in college.

BEHIND THE WORK 10th-grader Camille Appleby’s 10th-grader Elise Friedman’s painting 12th-grader Christine Dawson used environmental art project, “Glowing Sun” (page 17) was inspired by the mayor’s graphite and ebony pencils to create (above), is on display in the Dickson- library in Markus Zusak’s novel, “The Book “Mastermind” (page 16), intended to be a Hemby Technology Center. She used fall Thief.” She envisioned the library as a window into her mind, with representations leaves, coated with a gloss medium for warm, comforting space and wanted to of personal experiences, emotions and preservation, and installed them over the portray that in the piece. decisions. window to accentuate the season’s colors.

Alumni and Faculty Art Show Returns to PDS

The 7th annual PDS Alumni staff were encouraged to display their pieces to the and Faculty Art Exhibition submit up to two 2D or 3D PDS community. is underway at Providence works created in the last “Their work inspires Day School. two years. current students, and the The exhibition is on Chris Wallace, Visual PDS faculty and staff enjoy display on campus now Arts Department chair, seeing their creations,” through March 4, 2014. said the show provides PDS said Wallace. PDS alumni, faculty and alumni the opportunity to

18 FEATURES 19 While most teens his age While most teens his age a friendly He feels there’s 12th-grader Marcelo Yanez Marcelo Yanez 12th-grader isn’t your average student photographer. embrace the ease of digital has Marcelo photography, a preference for instant photography — utilizing Polaroid cameras that generate developed film images. and fun aspect to using instant film, especially when taking photos of people — mostly those he encounters on the street. “The cameras are wonderful conversation pieces, and I love taking advantage of those characteristics,” he said. Marcelo has been experimenting with manipulations, creating unique images only possible with a Polaroid camera. His work has garnered well-earned attention and respect from the online photography community. A photo of his (below) was one of 145 chosen (out of nearly 4,300 submissions) by editors to be Times New York featured in the publication’s “My Hometown” project, and will be archived at the Library of Congress in the Prints and Photographs Division.

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14 old but refurbished Beseler enlargers, optical apparatuses similar to slide projectors, have been used by PDS students for more than 30 years.

Almost all black-and-white photos in the PDS yearbooks prior to 2004 were created using these Beseler enlargers.

Casting Light on an Old Process PDS’s Darkroom Allows Students to Practice a ‘Dying Art’

It may be a darkroom, but prints from film negatives. complexity of processing professional photography and chemicals are much from it comes some of the While darkrooms have color film and printing studios and on some harder to find and cost most illuminating work. been utilized since the color photographs and college campuses, their much more than 10 years Providence Day School’s inception of photography more recently with the rise existence in schools is ago,” said Chris Wallace, darkroom is used by in the early 19th century, of first Polaroid and then diminishing — making Visual Arts Department Middle and Upper School their uses and popularity digital photography. PDS’s darkroom all the chair. “Not many high photography students to have decreased over the While they are still more special. school art programs are develop and manipulate years — first with the commonplace in some “Equipment, film, paper willing to make the efforts 20 FEATURES 21 working at 14 enlarger stations. 1 big enlarger enables printing from more than just 35mm film, used 1 big enlarger enables printing from more than just 35mm by advanced students canisters to a developing tank. Almost all exposed film is developed in tanks before being cut into negatives and used in the darkroom, which can accommodate 14 photography students school students no longer have, and helps them better understand the digital process as well.” The darkroom also boasts a separate “film room” where students transfer film from hile we also W Photography paper, once exposed with the enlarger, once exposed with the enlarger, Photography paper, goes through four steps to create a permanent image: 1) the developer bath, where chemicals react with silver halide crystals embedded in the paper’s emulsion to develop the image; 2) the stop bath, which makes which halts the development; 3) the fixer, the paper light proof; and 4) the water wash, which removes the chemicals. teach Photoshop in our photography classes, providing students that exposure to the film process gives them an experience that most high photography and art “ teacher. to teach both black-and- white film photography and digital photography in their visual arts programs.” film “Unfortunately, photography is a dying art,” said Richard Dewey, Safelight to illuminate work area; red- or amber-colored lights can be safely lights can or amber-colored work area; red- to illuminate Safelight blue or which are sensitive to black-and-white papers, used without exposing light. blue-and-green Old Process Casting Light on Light on Casting an PROVIDENCE DAY magazine teaching by example visual Arts Faculty Comprised of Passionate, Working Artists

At Providence Day School, it’s not just the students creating artwork around campus. The Visual Arts Department is comprised of people who are dedicated teachers as well as practicing artists themselves. As such, they bring unique perspectives to their classrooms as well as their own artwork. Take a different look at these teacher-artists.

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Having her Art I students participate her Art Having in the Memory Project — creating and sending portraits to orphaned youths around the globe. Inspiration as Artist: Life experiences, family and friends. and stories Places she has been and lived created there. Teaches/Has Taught: Taught: Teaches/Has Middle School Art Art Foundations, 6, Advanced Middle School Art, Art I Photography/Printmaking, Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: Type(s) of Art He Enjoys Creating: Creating: Art He Enjoys of Type(s) sometimes sculpture. Mostly painting, use as of photos, often to a lot Takes for paintings. Currently references series of abstract paintings on a working and trying to be more on paper, in his process. spontaneous/intuitive What is Art? manifestation of oneself in an “The aesthetic way.” ANDREA DOWNS

Often an aesthetic experience, sometimes of art or just a work discovering read or heard. something he saw, “A personal interpretation of a scene, interpretation personal “A or belief, idea, memory opinion, event, or invented), perceived feeling (observed, as a two-dimensional is expressed which representation or three-dimensional Art can in tangible, visible materials. or investigation also be an exploration images, such as of materials or speci c color that investigate a series of works or textures or relationships or proportions sake.” for art’s self-portraits — art Seeing students master something challenging, be it a technique, a process or the understanding of a concept. Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: Inspiration as Artist: Teaches/Has Taught: Taught: Teaches/Has AP Studio Art, Studio Art, Art III, II I and Photography RICHARD DEWEY What is Art? What

Velazquez. Velazquez. Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio and Diego Paul Rubens, Caravaggio Peter making, as well as gurative paintings by as gurative making, as well have inspired his philosophy of art inspired his philosophy have assemblages, by Robert Rauschenberg “Combines,” or mixed-media “Combines,” or mixed-media magazine articles and artist interviews. unconventional materials. Reading unconventional Mixed-media works utilizing utilizing works Mixed-media

sculptures and a painting in process. two-dimensional. Currently has two Currently has two two-dimensional. mixed-media assemblages — not always assemblages — not always mixed-media Type(s) of Art He Enjoys Creating: Type(s) Using painting techniques integrated into Inspiration as Artist: exhibited in juried art shows working as artists; having his own work his own work as artists; having working Taking current students to meet alumni current students to meet alumni Taking Printmaking; and Set Design Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: Art; Middle School Photography/ II; 3-D Design, Middle School Advanced II; 3-D Design, Middle School Advanced Art; Art I, II and III; Photography I and Art; Art I, II and III; Photography AP Art History; AP Art Studio; Studio Teaches/Has Taught: Taught: Teaches/Has

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Type(s) of Art She Enjoys Creating: gainedInspiration from as her Artist: class. CORAL HELMS Multimedia, usually involving painting, Her father, a photographer, who taught drawing, collage and found objects. The herInspiration to observe as Artist:details and see beauty in objects in her work always have personal theHer most father, mundane a photographer, things. who taught signi cance and most often are from her to observe details and see beauty in meaningful places. theType(s) most of mundane Art She Enjoys things. Creating: Painting, but loves experimenting with Type(s) of Art She Enjoys Creating: What is Art? photography. Currently working on a Painting, but loves experimenting with “A visual narrative that connects us to series of photographs inspired by urban photography. Currently working on a humanity.” culture. series of photographs inspired by urban Whatculture. is Art? LAURA ARECCO “When you ask me to de ne art, you’re Teaches/Has Taught: LAURA ARECCO askingWhat is me Art? to de ne my entire 32 years TK to 4th-grade Art here“When on youthis askgreat me earth. to de ne My childhood, art, you’re Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: myasking education, me to de ne my career, my entire my blood/32 years Watching younger students explore sweat/tears,here on this greatmy passion, earth. My my childhood, life, my choices of media and older students world.my education, Art is everywhere my career, in my all blood/ of those learning something new and exciting. thingssweat/tears, that make my passion, me, thus my I guess life, myart de nesworld. Art me.” is everywhere in all of those Inspiration as Artist: things that make me, thus I guess art Family, past and life de nes me.” experiences. Teaches/Has Taught: Teaches/Has Taught: 5th-grade Art, Advanced Middle Type(s) of Art She Enjoys Creating: School5th-grade Art, Art, Art Advanced Foundations, Middle Art 6, Painting, ceramics. Currently painting Photography/PrintmakingSchool Art, Art Foundations, Art 6, for “fun and therapy.” Photography/Printmaking Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: What is Art? WhenFavorite a formerMoment(s) student as Art comes Teacher: back and “Art is the visual expression of the heart expressesWhen a former how much student they comes learned back or and and soul of man.” gainedexpresses from how her much class. they learned or

BEHIND THE WORK Visual arts teachers Laura Arecco, Richard Dewey, Chris Wallace’s “Overcomings” (page 23) is a significant people, places and experiences in her Andrea Downs, Chris Wallace, Coral Helms and mixed-media piece with symbolic imagery about life. Janet Boyce stand in the McMahon Fine Arts overcoming emotions associated with grief, guilt Center foyer (page 22). The student-created and death. Laura Arecco’s “Flamingo I” (above) is a clay vessel in the foreground symbolizes the photorealism piece showcasing one of her favorite Richard Dewey’s “Split” (page 23) is a 24-inch importance they place on the artwork created by subjects to paint — animals. painted slate and concrete piece. their students. Coral Helm’s portrait of her grandson (above) Andrea Downs’ “Abundance” (page 23) is a uses loose brush strokes to capture a contrast multimedia piece using paint and found objects of soft flesh tones and textured shirt, hair and (many of them personal) about some of the background.

24 FEATURES 25 Supporting the Students While the Math department members together from well worked had always 6th to 12 grades, Randy Sienkowski, said the Middle School Math chair, reorganization is recognition that Middle speci c focus. Schoolers deserve differences developmental “The Middle and Upper School between students are enormous, and the kids will if our department can be better served spend our time with issues speci c to he said. 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds,” Curriculum is being evaluated on an social programming and extra-curricular social programming and extra-curricular activities, said Lindsay Devereux, Language chair. World Middle School restructuring allows Middle “This School teachers to be able to focus on a truly Middle School experience,” she said. across all three divisions.) a Student Life Concurrently, formed to address extra- Committee was curricular activities — class trips and and more. athletic events events, to “allow for a changes were The better smoother operation that would the Middle School students,” said serve Middle School Head Sam Caudill. “It on quality of focuses on leadership, teaching, on addressing Middle School are different from Lower needs, which and Upper School.” has enabled restructuring “The to this vibrant part of our community become more focused on particular a Middle School issues and developing Glyn climate second to none,” said Dr. Head of School. Cowlishaw, unique Middle Schoolers have characteristics to developmental consider regarding their academics,

Middle School at Providence Day has Middle School at Providence undergone some subtle but important changes. A restructured leadership team is both the to elevate in place this year of Middle academic and student lives Schoolers. departments — various school The Computer Science, English, History, Education, Mathematics, Physical Language – once World Science and grade levels, spanned across several each chaired by a single individual. Departmental meetings often consisted, for example, of both Middle and Upper School faculty. Now new chairs, comprised of Middle School teachers, are leading departments for Middle School-level Math, Science and English, History, (Due to size and make Language. World span Computer Science and P.E. up,

Reorganization Allows Better Collaboration, More Focus on Middle School Students on Middle More Focus Better Collaboration, Allows Reorganization Modification in the Middle in the Modification

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Family, past and life Family, significant people, places and experiences in her life. “Flamingo I” (above) is a Laura Arecco’s photorealism piece showcasing one of her favorite subjects to paint — animals. portrait of her grandson (above) Coral Helm’s uses loose brush strokes to capture a contrast of soft flesh tones and textured shirt, hair and background. experiences. Watching younger students explore younger Watching choices of media and older students learning something new and exciting. Painting, ceramics. Currently painting for “fun and therapy.” Inspiration as Artist: Enjoys Creating of Art She Type(s) What is Art? expression of the heart is the visual “Art and soul of man.” Teaches/Has Taught: Teaches/Has Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: CORAL HELMS TK to 4th-grade Art Chris Wallace’s “Overcomings” (page 23) is a Chris Wallace’s mixed-media piece with symbolic imagery about overcoming emotions associated with grief, guilt and death. “Split” (page 23) is a 24-inch Richard Dewey’s painted slate and concrete piece. Andrea Downs’ “Abundance” (page 23) is a multimedia piece using paint and found objects (many of them personal) about some of the Inspiration as Artist: Inspiration taught who a photographer, Her father, details and see beauty in her to observe things. the most mundane of Art She Enjoys Creating: Type(s) experimenting with Painting, but loves a on Currently working photography. inspired by urban series of photographs culture. What is Art? ask me to de ne art, you’re “When you entire 32 years asking me to de ne my here on this great earth. My childhood, blood/ my career, education, my my life, my passion, my my sweat/tears, in all of those Art is everywhere world. things that make me, thus I guess art de nes me.” magazine Visual arts teachers Laura Arecco, Richard Dewey, Visual arts teachers Laura Arecco, Richard Dewey, Coral Helms and Andrea Downs, Chris Wallace, Janet Boyce stand in the McMahon Fine Arts Center foyer (page 22). The student-created clay vessel in the foreground symbolizes the importance they place on the artwork created by their students. BEHIND THE WORK Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: Favorite Moment(s) as Art Teacher: When a former student comes back and they learned or expresses how much gained from her class. Type(s) of Art She Enjoys Creating: of Art She Enjoys Type(s) painting, usually involving Multimedia, The collage and found objects. drawing, personal have always objects in her work often are from signi cance and most meaningful places. What is Art? connects us to that visual narrative “A humanity.” LAURA ARECCO Taught: Teaches/Has 5th-grade Art, Advanced Middle Art 6, School Art, Art Foundations, Photography/Printmaking PROVIDENCE DAY PROVIDENCE BY EXAMPLE TEACHING >> 2424 PROVIDENCE DAY magazine >> MODIFICATION IN THE MIDDLE

“We are better their colleagues in other divisions. “Students are aware that my role “We’re keeping in mind we’re still as counselor has changed,” explained able to serve the three divisions on one campus,” said Coleman. “I can now be the person who whole Middle Caudill. “We’re always looking to see helps them with their emotional and how things progress from one to the mental health as opposed to being their School child by other.” academic strategist.” For PDS’s World Language program Coleman and Julie Hill, Middle having so many to be successful, Devereux said the School learning specialist, meet and Lower, Middle and Upper School chairs collaborate regularly, often jointly minds working and faculty understand the need to meeting with families and students. “We together. ” communicate and work as a team. feel as though we are able to best support “Our shared vision is the major the students with a team approach,” said — Credell Coleman, element of what sets us apart from other Hill. Middle School counselor World Language programs, and is why “I am excited to be able to offer more our program and our faculty are the envy student and parent services than I’ve ongoing basis. Middle School History of other Charlotte independent schools,” been able to offer in the past,” added Department meetings, for example, she said. Coleman. “All of this lets me know that now center more on developing action we are making true enhancements to plans that directly impact Middle School Collaborative Approach Middle School student life.” History classes. The rst meeting of the Student The Middle School chairs, faculty and “We have spent a lot of time ne- Life Committee was a “wonderful committee members all concur Middle tuning the way iPads have been used in opportunity for some of our community School is a pivotal period in both a classrooms,” said Wes Schirra, Middle leaders to come together to talk about student’s academic career and life. School History chair. “Out of each Middle School-speci c student “They are changing physiologically department meeting comes ideas and concerns,” said Credell Coleman, and intellectually very quickly,” said changes that bene t the students.” Middle School counselor and committee Schirra. “Supporting, nurturing and Not only has the change allowed member. challenging students during this time will Doug Burgess, Middle School Science The committee includes Caudill, the help them achieve success for the rest of Department chair, to work more closely Middle School dean, the three grade their lives.” with his science teachers, but he now level advisors, the Honor Committee “A well-formed Middle School is the interacts more closely with students in chair, the Middle School learning all-important, unavoidable bridge from different classes. specialist, the Middle School Athletics Lower School to the college prep world “Students have been able to explain director and the school Multicultural of Upper School,” said Burgess. to me the concepts taught, therefore I Affairs and Social Responsibility Having been a Middle School math see our teachers are spending quality director. teacher at PDS for 23 years, Sienkowski time on their content areas and are adept “We are better able to serve the whole welcomed the changes to his division. at imparting their knowledge to the Middle School child by having so many “I love that the school is recognizing the students,” he said. minds working together,” said Coleman, middle is a great place to be,” he said. Middle School departments and who now sees more students walk teachers still meet and collaborate with through her door on a weekly basis.

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ALWAYS THE ALUMNI ARTISTS CONTINUE MAKING, SHARING ART IN CREATIVE WAYS

Providence Day critical thinking, as well School’s Visual Arts as re ne their cognitive program endeavors to and creative abilities. create successful, well- Since taking those rounded artists. Classes classes, many alumni not only attempt to have continued their hone students’ skills artistic passions for art but to help stimulate in diverse yet creative and develop their ways. imaginations and Read their stories.

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BRETT DOAR ’91 ENGINEERING CREATIVITY of press coverage worldwide, so it’s really gratifying to have so many people looking at your work and talking about it,” he said. While he’s always been a person “who made stuff,” Doar never considered it as art until later in life. But the journey began at PDS, where he took an art class just to ll a space in his schedule. “I never really wanted to take an art class before that,” admitted Doar. Brett Doar’s professional achievements The creations he’s most known for are “(PDS Visual Arts chair) Chris Wallace label him as a “creative technologist” or Rube Goldberg machines, such as the introduced this idea that creating art “contraptionist.” ones he’s built for Disney, “The Colbert can be an intellectual practice, that “Simply stated, I design and build Report,” Google Zeitgeist, the band OK it wasn’t just making pretty pictures, machinery, which is often for an artistic Go’s “This Too Shall Pass” music video that it can be a way of asking questions purpose,” he said. and the Red Bull Kluge, which took about the world around you, that Work is often commissioned by clients place on a ve-acre site and incorporated there is something kind of spooky and to promote their brands or to advertise Red Bull’s sponsored athletes with a interesting going on there, and that the a project, often for events, commercials, helicopter, a drift car and a 60-foot artwork is sometimes just a side effect of music videos or interactive web projects. vertical motorcycle jump. The resulting that practice.” Doar also has created interactive projects video garnered 7 million Youtube views His creations helped the world make for museums. its rst week of release, and was covered more sense, he said, “or at least made me Merging art with engineering, Doar’s by CNN, Rolling Stone and other feel like I had some agency in it.” work sometimes takes the form of mainstream media outlets. “When you’re making something you robots. “Most recently, I created a Rube are in fact changing the world in a literal Some of his more notable creations Goldberg machine for a company called way — you’re putting something into the include the “Skittles Construction Site,” GoldieBlox, which makes engineering world that didn’t exist before you did it,” an elaborate candy vending machine/ toys for girls,” said Doar. said Doar. “So there’s something really game; the “Tweet Punisher,” a robotic The “Princess Machine” video has powerful about that.” typewriter to demonstrate Cellairis’ gone viral, with 8 million hits in one Art, for Doar, is an exploration form screen protector for smartphones; and week alone during November and was as well as a form of inquiry. “Questions a “Wilderness Machine,” a Google named one of 2013’s best commercials are always more interesting than Chrome experiment and interactive by the Wall Street Journal. statements,” he said. “I guess I’m drawn music video for the band Arcade Fire Much of his work has garnered to things that make the world a little involving a custom pen plotter that such notoriety and awards. “All the stranger.” prints view-generated postcards. Rube Goldberg stuff tends to get a lot

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JOHANNA HUDDLE ’08 ARCHITECTING THE FUTURE

Johanna Huddle knew she wanted to be an architect by her senior year at PDS. After graduating in 2008, she studied architecture at Virginia Tech, where the entire experience was one art project after another. “Freshman year, I did a bunch of creative exercises that exposed us to working with different materials, and then the remaining years I did a lot of photography and hand models of the buildings I designed,” she said. “The models reminded me of some I made in one of my art classes in Middle School … and of course my 3D design class with Mr. (Chris) Wallace I took my senior year at PDS.” Having recently graduated college, Huddle is currently looking to land an architect job. In the interim, she began volunteering and is now working at Habitat for Humanity, building new houses around Charlotte. “Talk about a jump in scale from models I could hold in my hand to one- story and two-story houses,” she said. Huddle credited PDS’s visual arts program with providing a “wonderful foundation” for her future career in architecture. “My art projects are still proudly on display around my house and bedroom,” she said.

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ANDREW LEITCH ’08 VISUAL STORYTELLING

While you may not actually see him on your television, Andrew Leitch’s mark is de nitely there. Since graduating PDS in 2008, he’s provided graphic design work for noteworthy television shows such as “Two Broke Girls” and “Dexter” and, most recently, served as the assistant art Having a strong interest in lm and characters ‘into our home’ every week director for the smash hit “Glee.” television, Leitch studied theater set and and watching a story continue.” “I basically assist the production lighting design in college. “We have a lot Sometimes familiar faces slip into designer and art director, as well as of alumni working the lm and television those stories. In an episode during the others in the department, with graphics, industries, which gave me opportunities eighth season of “Dexter,” the faces of sketches and anything else needed for a in getting work in the industry after several PDS alumni — friends of Leitch’s particular episode,” he said. “It’s all the college,” he said. — were displayed on a computer screen same basic concepts as designing sets for He spent his college summers viewed by character Dexter Morgan, a a theatre, just more detailed and different working on lm and television jobs to crime scene analyst. conventions.” gain experience, and worked as an art “They were super featured,” said Leitch studied visual arts at PDS, production assistant on the lm, “The Leitch. “We get a kick out of putting our noting AP Art History and AP Studio Dark Knight Rises,” when it shot in friends and family in shows.” Art as the most inuential classes to his Pittsburgh, Pa. He also worked in the art When not creating art for work, which journey as an artist. department for a few projects in New Leitch admits to spending a good deal “Mr. (Chris) Wallace is a great teacher York, including a few weeks of prep work of time doing, he enjoys painting and and I reference many of the discussions for the rst season of “Ink Master.” photography. For inspiration he surfs we had in those two classes most every He enjoys creating environments blogs that highlight architecture and “fun day,” he said. “I took more classes and based around stories, and nds the work design.” continued some art history studies involved in television art departments “I also try and go out and see art, in college afterward, but I’ve always both challenging and rewarding. since I live in L.A., which has a good arts thought those two classes were such “It’s really fun to read a script, tear community,” he said. a good place to start and I felt super it apart and gure out what the look Art, for Leitch, is something that prepared for college thanks to them.” around characters and stories look “evokes an emotional response from He said PDS’s theater program was like,” he said. “The idea of long-term sensory experience, whether that be also inuential, in that it gave him and storytelling in the television medium visual, aural, etc. I think each artist lls in other students “interested in technical is exciting to me because it allows an the rest for themselves.” theater and design a place to really audience to follow characters over a long explore.” period of time. I like the idea of inviting

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JESSICA REYNOLDS ’05 INSPIRING YOUNG ARTISTS

Jessica Reynolds has many endearing through design. “Whether it be cars, memories of the art classes at PDS. sports equipment or technology, there is a “From cave painting week in Mrs. design element in everything,” she said. (Coral) Helms room to Mr.(Chris) Though her professional endeavors Wallace teaching me how to shoot slides keep her busy, Reynolds sees value in for my AP portfolio … each helped pursuing her own artwork — paintings mold my artistic career and I often and installation art (3D works that am reminded of all the great things are often site-speci c and designed to the teachers in the PDS Visual Arts transform the perception of a space). Department taught me when I was in “I think it’s important for my students school, and continue to teach me now,” to see that I have my own artistic career she said. outside of the classroom,” she said. “The Like those teachers who inspired her, installation art requires signi cant prep Reynolds herself is now inspiring the work, so I often work on paintings and next generation of artists — she currently drawings while I am in the planning teaches lower school art and middle stages of large scale installations or if school ceramics, lm, jewelry and dance I need a break while installing a large at a school in Rock Hill, S.C. She also is work.” an instructor with Withrop University’s Currently she is in the planning stages ST-ARTS summer program for middle for an installation work to be in two school art students, as well as the shows this spring. She also tries to enter cheerleading coach for PDS. juried shows whenever possible. In 2010 Reynolds believes the arts are an one of her paintings won Best in Show at important part of any curriculum because the Arts Council of York County juried they assist with creative problem solving, exhibition. which she said will help every student Reynolds enjoys the bond she has with whether they chose to go into an artistic her fellow PDS art teachers. “I know I eld or not. can always stop in the art room at PDS Also, she said, students need to have a and have someone to talk to about my creative outlet on a daily basis. own art work and career,” she said. “The Even though not all students are continued support since I graduated from interested in art, she can relate to them PDS is what makes PDS so special.”

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NINA BAILEY ’00 CAPTURING THE WORLD’S BRILLIANCE

I was always drawing, but cathartic,” she said. creating, building or “The visual arts provide a setting inventing something,” she where students develop a gamut of recalled. “My mother was skills: motor skills, decision-making, artistic and encouraged independence, collaboration, analysis creativity, which was further and the list goes on,” said Bailey. strengthened by my art “The bene ts of art in education are teachers throughout school. numerous.” Just having the opportunity While her love of painting and to be imaginative was sculpting has not waivered, physical inspirational to me as a kid.” restrictions have pushed her in different The art classes at PDS directions. After several hand surgeries, are some of her fondest she developed a stronger passion for memories of school. photography. “I took every single Capturing the brilliance of nature in art class you could take; a photograph is what appeals to Bailey. I may have even taken Her current work is predominantly some twice,” said Bailey. inspired by nature and beauty of the “After a class or two of world. Art has many purposes in Nina Bailey’s grueling academics, I Her work has been displayed in life. found immense pleasure and peace in several small galleries over the years, and “I use it to process emotions, self- attending an art class.” she tries to contribute to the PDS annual expression and explore, just to name a Chris Wallace in particular, she said, Alumni and Faculty Art Exhibition few,” she said. “My personal time always taught her that art was a “ubiquitous as frequently as she’s able. In early entails some kind of creative project.” language.” December she had a piece on display While Bailey’s professional life does “The idea that art didn’t need a in Winston-Salem for “The Telephone not encompass art, she often found ways translator, that it could cross countries, Project,” in which artists created pieces to work it in, such as when she taught generations, cultures, etc. piqued my inspired by previous artists’ works. high school math at an arts school in interest,” said Bailey. “It was a method When attempting to describe art, Florida. “I … loved to help my students of communication that could reach Bailey said she returns to a quote by explore the connections between math everyone. Mr. Wallace never ceased to artist Georgia O’Keeffe: “I found I could and art,” she said. nd a way to inspire and motivate me.” say things with color and shapes that I Drawing, painting and sculpting have The visual arts provide a powerful couldn’t say any other way — things I been longtime passions of hers. outlet for many students, she noted. had no words for.” “I cannot remember a time where “Being able to express one’s self I didn’t need or love art. As a child without words is not only beautiful,

32 ANDREW GROSSO ’02 IN ACTION ALUMNI ACTING ON A PASSION

If you haven’t yet seen Andrew Grosso come in contact with had I not taken art on the big screen, he hopes you soon history and theater,” he said. “I went on will. the rst PDS art trips to New York and “I’m in Los Angeles for most of Chicago and got to see Rembrants and the year, auditioning for lm, TV and Rothkos and Picassos in person, and I’m commercials,” he said. “I’m very proud sure those experiences shaped my life.” of the lms I’ve worked on, and the Creating and appreciating art, said people I’ve gotten to work with so far. I Andrew, is “a way of connecting with still have a long list of dream jobs, but for each other, that can be both personal and the most part, my slow and steady climb impersonal at the same time.” so far has been good to me. “ “For some reason, we’re all very After graduating PDS in 2002, he Hopper and Cherry Jones, many of scared of sharing our true thoughts and earned a bachelor’s in acting from whom have encouraged him to stick with having meaningful conversations with Syracuse University. This past year his dream of acting. each other,” he said. “Art, a lot of the alone he has been a part of a few lms “These aren’t Emmys and Oscars time, is a way of relating emotionally making the rounds at festivals, including but they’re very gratifying personal without having to directly talk about our Sundance and Tribeca, and maintains accomplishments,” he said. “I feel feelings.” a “terrible habit of doing live theater for incredibly fortunate that I’m able to stay When he isn’t in front of a camera, little or no pay.” busy as an actor in markets like L.A. and Andrew enjoys painting. Including his performances at PDS, N.Y., and to be proud of my work over “I’ve had offers to sell paintings, but “I’ve been in more than 40 stage plays the years. I probably couldn’t have done I usually just trade work or give them and have been performing live improv it without the structure and support I away as gifts,” he said. “I nd a lot of and sketch comedy for almost 15 years found at Providence Day.” satisfaction in painting and I enjoy now,” he said. Arts programs, such as those at PDS, having my artwork oating around with Andrew has gotten to meet and are an important part of any school’s friends.” learn from some of his favorite actors, curriculum, said Andrew. “If I ever make it big as an actor, I’m including Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris, “Providence Day exposed me to a lot sure I’ll have a lot of fun watching them Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Dennis of information that I never would have scramble to sell my stuff,” he joked.

Two Great Golf Outings in One Year

ALUMNI CLASSIC CHARGER CLASSIC HOSTED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HOSTED BY THE CHARGER CLUB MAY 12, 2014 OCTOBER 20, 2014 CEDARWOOD COUNTRY CLUB TPC PIPER GLEN

Questions? Contact Cameron Hunter, Director of Alumni Relations, More details coming soon! at 704-887-6039 or [email protected]@providenceday.org. 33 PROVIDENCE DAY magazine

NEWN DIRECTIONS TIMOTHYTIMOTHY MCGINNIS ’08 NAMED RHODESES SCHOLSCHOLARAR

From Charlotte to Princeton to Sierra year before graduating summa cum my educational experience and remains Leon and now to England, Timothy laude. integral to who I am.” McGinnis is going places. “I was actually a bit dismayed by my In summer 2012, McGinnis worked The 2008 Providence Day School rst Princeton courses, having had the on a medical anthropology project at graduate was recently selected as a 2014 example of what an engaging biology a health care clinic in Sierra Leone, Rhodes scholar. As one of 83 students or pre-calculus class could look like (at West Africa. Currently, he is in Boston chosen worldwide by the Rhodes Trust PDS),” said McGinnis. “Lectures with working as a research assistant for this past November, he receives an all- weekly sections just couldn’t stand up to Wellbody Alliance, the nonpro t expenses-paid scholarship to study at the lively back-and-forth of Providence organization that runs the clinic, while Oxford University in England. Day’s more seminar-like mix of lessons also taking pre-med courses at Harvard As a PDS senior, where McGinnis and reective discussion.” University Extension School. earned a perfect 2400 on the SAT, he While at Princeton, McGinnis was a In his Rhodes application, McGinnis said he had “the invaluable privilege of member of Phi Beta Kappa, served as wrote about his desire to pursue health having such great teachers and coaches.” a learning consultant in the McGraw care beyond traditional medical training. “It’s a testament to the school that Center for Teaching and Learning, In order to help health care initiatives in there are too many to make a brief list. was the senior defensive player of the developing countries succeed over the Whether I was in their classes each year, club lacrosse team and worked as an long term, he wrote, it is important to like studying Latin with Mrs. (Roberta) emergency medical technician in West “draw on geopolitical and cross-cultural McKaig, or never had the chance to Windsor, N.J. awareness [and] deeper historical take their class, our faculty fostered an Following his freshman year, appreciation.” expansive sense of community,” he said. McGinnis took a two-year leave from When he starts at Oxford in fall 2014, “They approached the craft of teaching Princeton to attend Deep Springs McGinnis plans complete two master’s with wit, patience and a singular ability College in Deep Springs Valley, Calif., degrees — an M.Sc. in history of science, to craft incisive class conversations.” where students run a largely self- medicine and technology the rst year, He majored in anthropology at sustaining agricultural community while studying the social history of medicine Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., also participating in policy and decision- in Africa, and during his second year, an and was awarded the Department of making for the highly-selective school. M.Sc. in global health sciences. Anthropology’s senior thesis prize last He said the experience was “crucial to

34 Class Notes: Always a Charger

1978 eld of Banking Law for the fth and citizenship. She also was Brooks Pope graduated from Bill Jetton and Brenda Marshall consecutive year. Both lists are inducted into Washington and Lee the University of North Carolina were married in Charlotte on July based on nominations, voting University’s Athletic Hall of Fame School of Law in May 2012. Upon 21, 2013. and evaluations of peer attorneys. in September 2013. passing the N.C. bar exam, she Todd is a partner with Wyrick began working as an associate at 1979 Robbins Yates and Ponton LLP in 2000 Golding, Holden and Pope in Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is Raleigh where he heads the rm’s Bob Johnson and his wife Brooke Charlotte in September 2012. your 35th high school reunion! Banking and Financial Institutions welcomed a daughter, Molly practice group. Jean, on Nov. 29, 2012. Bob was 2005 1984 promoted to the rank of major in Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is 1996 March and began a six-month your 30th high school reunion! temporary duty assignment to the Middle East this past fall. Their 1987 home is currently in Arlington, Eric Dishman was featured in Mass. the Oct. 29, 2013 edition of USA Today, discussing how to build 2001 a health care system to address global aging. Ben Hovis and his wife Megan welcomed a son, Chase Benjamin, Beth Freedman and her husband WEB EXTRA on Dec. 14, 2013. John welcomed a girl, Natalie, READ ERIC’S ARTICLE on July 2, 2013. Natalie joins big http://bit.ly/EDishman Cameron Talbert Hunter was brother James, who was born hired as Director of Alumni April 6, 2011. Relations at PDS in August 2013. Keith Fehring and his wife Taylor 1989 She and husband Brad have two welcomed a son, Davis Andrew Jamie McGinnis started his Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is sons at PDS — 2nd-grader Plyler Fehring, on Nov. 13, 2012. Keith second year as an associate at your 25th high school reunion! and Transitional Kindergartener is a fth-year orthopedic resident Ropes and Gray LLP in Boston, Foard. at Medical College of Virginia Mass. 1994 in Richmond, Va., and plans a Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is 1999 fellowship in joint replacement 2007 your 20th high school reunion! Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Lauren (Leach) Agans was your 15th high school reunion! Minn., next year. Taylor is a named PDS’s Summer Programs Todd Eveson was named to the senior sales director for Mary Kay Assistant Director in December “Best Lawyers” list in the eld Erika (Proko) Hamilton Cosmetics. 2013. of Banking and Finance Law for was selected by the National the second year in a row and was Collegiate Athletic Association 2003 named the Best Lawyers’ 2014 to be featured in the “40-in-40” Colin Webb joined Webb Raleigh Banking and Finance series, which pro les former Orthodontics in Charlotte. Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Todd student-athletes from 1973 or later also was named to the “Super who exemplify the attributes of 2004 Lawyers - Rising Stars” list in the comprehensive learning, passion, Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is responsibility, sportsmanship your 10th high school reunion!

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Colby Olliver was selected to attend the Center for European Studies and Architecture (CESA) at the Virgina Tech campus in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. He will live there from February through May 2014. Soprano Margaret Carpenter Tim McGinnis was named a Anna Bobrow, Neha Kukreja co-founded L’Académie du Roi Rhodes scholar in November 2013 Jennifer Roberts worked as an ’12 and Tony Asher ’13 received Soleil, an early music consort and will enter Oxford University actor in two movies lmed in Morehead-Cain Scholarships at dedicated to performing music of in October. The scholarship 2013, “Abbey in the Summer” and the Morehead-Cain Foundation’s the French Baroque, among other provides all expenses for two “Ghost Goggles” — release dates annual fall banquet in September genres. Based in York, the United or three years of study at the TBD. Most recently, she appears 2013. They are the most recent Kingdom and Davidson, N.C., prestigious university in England. in Arcade Fire’s music video for PDS graduates to receive the merit L’Académie du Roi Soleil made (See story page 34.) their song “Afterlife.” scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill. its inaugural tour this summer with performances in North 2009 2010 2013 and South Carolina. Margaret Save the Date: Oct. 18, 2014, is John Banks was named the Cornerback Bryon Fields with is associate director of music at your 5th high school reunion! 2013 recipient of the Robert the Duke University Blue Devils Davidson College Presbyterian Usry Award. An all-conference played in the ACC Championship Church in Charlotte. Max Mitcheson is working for tennis player, John carries a near game at Bank of America Stadium ICM Partners in Los Angeles. perfect grade point average as an in Charlotte Dec. 7, 2013. 2008 economics major at the College of Emily Leazer William and Mary. returned from a Submit a Class Note year of teaching in Namibia in If you have alumni December 2013. news to share, contact Cameron Talbert Hunter ’96 at cameron.hunter@ providenceday.org.

Save the Date: Baseball Reunion All Providence Day School former baseball players are invited to a fun alumni gathering with their baseball buddies on Saturday, May 3.

More details coming soon! Questions? Contact Cameron Hunter, Director of Alumni Relations, at 704-887-6039 or cameron.hunter@ providenceday.org.36 Q&A COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Thomas Tarrant, who has been with Providence Day School since 1972, is pictured in front of the Counseling Center. The building was PDS’s first schoolhouse; its door still boasts the school’s original “5800” address on Sardis Road.

CCARINGARING CCUSTODIANUSTODIAN

In 42 years, Thomas Tarrant has seen and helped PDS grow and thrive

Katie Largen Miller ’91 tells an endearing story of being “scooped up” by Providence Day School Facilities team member Thomas Tarrant when, as a 7-year-old, she tumbled down stairs in the Williams building during Lower School snack time. Miller relates the tale as a way to illustrate the caring nature of the broader PDS community. Tarrant, who has worked at PDS for more than 40 years, is “still here and he watches over us,” she said.

Here Tarrant shares some of his memories. 37 PROVIDENCE DAY magazine >> CARING CUSTODIAN Q&A

Do you remember your first day? had time. He practically raised me because years. When I’m not here, I’m there. And At that time, we were getting when I came here I was right out of high then home. Providence Hall ready. All the teachers, school. I was 19. students and parents were in Providence How to you relax and have fun? Hall working, trying to get the building Mostly I play sports. I have a computer ready to open up for school. I thought and an iPad and I do some stuff on that. that was amazing … everybody working I like to get with my friends and we play together. People were painting, hanging a little basketball. I’ve been playing since cubbies on the wall, and everybody helped high school. one another. It was the most exciting thing. Do you have a favorite memory or recollection? What can you tell us about the early I enjoy just coming to work, working years? with the students, parents and teachers. I I can remember the times that we enjoy that more than anything, you know. didn’t have a dining hall. They changed Those are my most important things. the name; we used to say “lunch room.” When you first started, you had a lot We’d have hot dogs and tater tots for of interaction with the students. What makes Providence Day so lunch. Parents would prepare the food. When they’d get in trouble or special? The parents had their own construction something, they used to come to me for We all work together. When I retire, I jobs, and then they would come here duty. They would work with me, and I’d think I will miss that more than anything. and help out. They did all the work — talk to them and try and lead them on the You’ve got parents and teachers and they electrical, plumbing, everything. They were right track. care about you, and you can see that. just trying to get started out, and look where we are now. It’s amazing isn’t it? You’re currently on campus from 3:30 What does the future hold for you? I learned a lot from them. I learned p.m. to midnight. What’s it like being If my health holds up, I think I’ll be a lot from Providence Day. Even the at the school when most people have here a few more years. So far my health is headmaster. gone for the day? good. I used to work rst shift. Now it’s You’ve been here since the school totally different. It is a little dif cult Any parting words? opened. What has kept you here? because I don’t get to mingle or see 42 years at Providence Day. Can you All the students, they liked me because everybody. But I still get to meet most believe that? I just love to come here. I was young. Everybody was real nice when they stay here late for special events That’s why I’ve stayed here as long as I to me when I came here. I had no idea I or games. have because I enjoy being around good would be here this long. people. The headmaster, Douglas C. Eveleth, What do you do when you are not I miss him more than anything. He was a on campus? real good guy. He showed me a lot. He did I spend a lot of time here. I have a a lot with me. We worked together; we’d church I maintain — Hickory Grove go places when he wasn’t in the of ce and Presbyterian. I’ve been there for about 30

38 “We all work together. When I retire, I think I will miss that more than anything. You’ve got parents and teachers and they care about you, and you can see that. ” — Thomas Tarrant

39 Celebrating a Culture of Philanthropy A culture of philanthropy is a reection of, and an aspiration for, Providence Day School. Thanks to the contributions of many generous donors, PDS conticontinuesnues to be an institution of excellence through whichwhich students succeed within and beyondbeyond the classroom.

Cornerstone Society Reception

Members of the Cornerstone and Heritage Society hhaveave included PDS Heritage Societies as wellwell as members in their estate plans. Members of the of the Innovators’ and Founders’Founders’ Innovators’ Circle and Founders’Founders’ Circle Circles were invited to the rst annual made gifts of $10,000 or more to the Cornerstone Society Reception and school in scal year 2012-13. This year, the Induction at the 2013 Leadership and following families wwereere inducted into the Loyalty Dinner in SeptembeSeptember.r. TheThe Cornerstone Society: John Clay and CathyCathy Cornerstone Society recognizes donors Bessant, Jeff and Lisa Compton, Heloise wwhoho hhaveave cumulativelycumulatively givengiven $100,000 Merrill, DDaveave and Laurie Metzger,Metzger, and or more to the school. Members of the Bob and Collette TToth.oth.

Leadership and Loyalty Dinner

TThehe Leadership and Loyalty Dinner are invitedinvited to attend this annualannual event.event. At celebrates the impact of giving on our the 2013 eeventvent in SeptembeSeptember,r, PDS faculty comcommunity.munity. Members of the 1970 Society members Joanne Compton, Barbara (made gifts of $1000 or more in scal year Morrow and Chris WWallaceallace shared how 2012-13) as wwellell the Cornerstone SocietSociety,y, philanthropic gifts are making a difference Heritage Society and Loyal GiGiversvers Club at PDS.

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CORRECTIONS: 2012-13 Report on Philanthropy Providence Day School makes every effort to ensure that accurate and comprehensive donor lists are published in the Report on Philanthropy. It is with sincere regret that the following families were listed incorrectly in the 2012-13 Report on Philanthropy. Below are the correct donor listings:

- Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hobby should have been listed in the Trustees Circle. - Mr. David Maltz and Ms. Julie Hoffman should have been listed in the Head of School’s Circle. WEB EXTRA - Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ryan should have been listed in the Head of School’s Circle. View the 2012-13 report at PDS is grateful to these and all of our donors for their generous support of our students and teachers. http://ProvidenceDay.org/ PhilanthropyReport

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