Outdoor Program Winter/Spring

“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night…” …nor mountains, waterfalls, caves or cliffs. Like the US Postal Service, nothing stops the Christ School Outdoor Program. They challenge all the extreme elements and terrain they can find… all in the name of outdoor education… and fun.

22 Summer 2008 Winter/Spring Outdoor Program Spring Sports Wrap-up

MIPs and MVPs left to right: Coleman Dessaint ’08, Jeff Krieger ’12, Marcus Nelson ’09, Billy Newton ’08, David Wilson ’08, Ali Knowles ’09, Brad Dunn ’10, Thomas Herb ’10.

Varsity Team Honors

Baseball—Head Coach Craig Tredenick Golf—Head Coach Jackson Mabry Track—Head Coach Chris Webb Thomas Herb ’10 Most Improved Player Aaron Ingle ’08 Most Improved Player Marcus Nelson ’09 Most Improved Player, Ali Knowles ’09 MVP, All-Conference, All- Jeff Krieger ’12 MVP, All-Conference All-Conference State, All-WNC, 2nd Team Josh Whitney ’09 All-Conference David Wilson ’08 MVP All-Conference Auggy Campbell ’09 All-Conference Hank Hodge ’10 All-Conference Miles Plumlee ’08 All-Conference, All-WNC Desmond Russell ’09 All-Conference, All-State Lacrosse—Head Coach Jeff Miles Tennis—Head Coach Drew Hyche Brad Dunn ’10 Most Improved Player Coleman Dessaint ’08 Most Improved Player Billy Newton ’08 Most Valuable Player, All-State Cornelius Benecke ’09 MVP, All-Conference Taylor Bethea ‘09 All-State P.H. Broyhill ’11 All-Conference

A Passion for Fitness

ver the last five years, Assistant Athletic Director ODuncan Parham has worked as the strength and con- ditioning coach for not just one team, but the entire Christ School athletic department. His intention is to prepare our student-athletes for their respective sports seasons and to instill a passion for fitness in the students for the rest of their lives. He has focused his work on improving an in- dividual student’s general strength and has also been able to work with students who plan to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Five years ago, Coach Parham started the Triple Threat Club. In this club, a student must meet minimum standards in three lifts: clean, squat and bench. He said, “The purpose of the club is to educate our students about the different lifts, motivate them to challenge themselves, and to provide another arena for them to be proud of themselves. This year I’m anticipating over 44 members, which represents approxi- mately 20% of the school! That’s exciting.” Duncan Parham has a Master’s Degree from Eastern Carolina University in Health Education. Summer 2008 23 Baseball

or the first time, the Greenies baseball team was invited to Fparticipate in the Buncombe County Easter Tournament against many of the area’s public schools. The tournament was held at historic McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists, a minor league affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Ali Knowles ’09 led the way in the tournament opener against East Henderson, pitching a complete game three-hitter while striking out 14 batters. Offensively, the Greenies were led by August Campbell Will Battle ’09 ’09, Aneko Knowles ’09 and Will Battle ’09 who all had three hits. The 8-0 win over East Henderson propelled the Greenies to the semi-finals, where they finished fourth in the tournament and demonstrated their abil- ity to compete at that level. In regular season play, the team dropped a game against eventual state champion Wesleyan Academy and then won their last nine games, outscoring their opponents 115-12 and earning a place at the state playoffs. In the first round of the state playoffs, CS was matched up against Forsyth Country Day to play a strong Furies team. The Greenies led the game 4-3 heading into the final inning, but the Furies tied the game and then scored a run to win the game 5-4 and end the Greenie’s season. The Greenies finished the season at 14-7 as co-champions of the Carolinas Athletic Association (CAA) and were ranked #4 in the State (3A NCISAA) by Rivals.com in the end of regular season rankings. The team also finished #9 in the Asheville Citizen-Times “Best of the West” Poll. Three players were named to the All-CAA team: Desmond Russell ’09, August Campbell and Ali Knowles. Additionally, Desmond Russell and Ali Knowles were named to the NCISAA All-State team. Ali Knowles ’09

Baseball Fans

Lacrosse players stopped to cheer on the baseball team after Alumni Weekend baseball fans Ben and Jenna Nash, Jack they finished their match. Hudson, Bill Swan and Julian McCracken.

24 Summer 2008 Lacrosse

or the third year in a row, the varsity lacrosse Fteam proved to be one of the best teams in the state. The Greenies finished the regular season 10-4 with only two in-state losses, earning them a #4 seed in the state tournament. One of the sea- son highlights was defeating #1 and eventual state champion Charlotte Country Day for the first time in school history. The season ended when the Greenies came up short in the state tournament by losing to Durham Academy 6-5. Senior co-cap- tain Billy Newton led the team defensively and earned both team MVP honors and was selected to the All-State team. Offensively, Taylor Bethea ’09 led Above: Brad Dunn ’10 the team in points and was also selected to the All-State in goal, defended by team. Jarred Lehr ’09 led the team in groundballs and Billy Newton ’08. finished third on the team in points and sophomore Brad Dunn earned “Most Improved Player,” boasting a 54% Left: Jarred Lehr ’09 save ratio. The Greenies graduate eleven seniors but re- turn five starters and fourteen lettermen. They plan to continue on their success next year.

Alumni Lacrosse Game 2008

Matt Youngblood ’07 and Chris Locke ’06 Austin Eschenbach ’07, Will The defensive team of Sean “Tiny” Locke Farquharson ’06 and Tyler Cashin ’06 ’04 and goalie Matt Macintosh ’04.

Summer 2008 25 Golf he Greenies returned to the links this spring Twith considerable success for the younger squad. Coached by Jackson Mabry and led by returning play- ers Aaron Ingle ’08, Josh Whitney ’09, and Hank Hodge ’10, the Greenies amassed five tournament wins and two second-place finishes, in addition to winning the Carolina Athletic Association confer- ence championship. Senior Aaron Ingle and Hank Hodge both captured individual match wins dur- ing the season. Eighth-grader Jeff Krieger won the Buncombe County Tournament as an individual, shooting a one-under 35 on the back nine to shoot 74 and capture the first-place trophy. Based on his play throughout the season, Jeff Krieger also qualified for the 36-hole state golf tourna- ment held at Bryan Park in Greensboro. After shooting 85 in windy, cold conditions during his first round, Jeff rebounded to shoot a 77 in his final round, thereby finishing 24th out of 57 players statewide. In addition to the returning players, the team also found itself relying on eighth-graders George Ibrahim and Tyler Stokes, both of whom proved to be valuable assets to the team. Junior Colin Allshouse also pro- vided seasoned support for the golf team. Three players from Christ School made the CAA All-Conference team: Jeff Krieger, Hank Hodge, and Josh Whitney. The Greenies look forward to returning four of the top five golfers and hope to build on the success that they had this spring. Eighth-grader Jeff Krieger is the youngest player ever to win the Buncombe County Tournament.

Golf team L to R: George Ibrahim ’12, Jeff Krieger ’12, Hank Hodge ’10, Coach Jackson Mabry, Josh Whitney ’09, Colin Allshouse ’09, and Aaron Ingle ’08.

26 Summer 2008 Te n nis This season’s awards were given to Cornelius Benecke as the team’s “Most Valuable Player,” with a record of 11-2. The “Most Improved Player” went to a senior, Coleman Dessaint, with a record of 10-3, which compared favorably to his 1-12 record from his 2007 season. Next year holds much promise with the return of P.H. Broyhill, Jack LeGwin ’11, John Lee ’10, Coleman Dessaint ’08 Alex Wojno ’09, Brandon Smith ’09, and James he Varsity Tennis team had its most successful sea- Garland ’10. Tson since 2000. This was a season of firsts. The JV Tennis was team’s first winning record, 8-5, in 8 years. In confer- The doubles team of P.H. Broyhill ’11 the most successful ence play (the CAA) we finished 6-2, co-champions with and Cornelius Benecke ’09 receive in Coach Vance Spartanburg Day… the first in 11 years. This was the first congratulations from members of the Brown’s memory. lacrosse team. time we have beaten Asheville School in seven years, It went 6-2, with since 2001. We had two members of the team make All- the two losses being decided by tie- breakers. The team Conference, P.H. Broyhill ’11 and Cornelius Benecke defeated Asheville School three times and Spartanburg Day ’09. This is the first time we have been even considered twice. Marshall Plumlee ’11 was undefeated in singles for the state playoffs since 2001. matches in his first year of competitive tennis.

(Keenan Young ’10, Lakeem Jackson ‘09, Preston Track Holmes ’09 and Devin Steptoe ’10 - 45.53), David Wilson ’08 (300m Hurdles- 42.7) and Miles Plumlee ’08, whose mark of 6’-9” in the High Jump tied an 18 year old Christ School record. David Wilson, Miles Plumlee, Mason Plumlee ’09 and Lakeem Jackson were voted to the All-Conference team. Ten athletes from the team qualified and competed at the 3A State Track Meet held at Forsyth Country Day School May 16-17: David Wilson, Miles Plumlee, Rett English ’08, Lakeem Jackson, Reggie King ’09, Mason Plumlee, Marcus Nelson, Andy Seo ’09, Devin Steptoe and Keenan Young. Although the team achieved no first place finishes, many medals were brought home. Miles Plumlee won the Silver Medal for 2nd place in the High Jump (6’-4”). Lakeem won two Silver Medals for 2nd place in both the Long Jump (21’- 2”) and Triple Jump (42’-4.5”). The 4x100 meter relay David Wilson team, consisting of Reggie King, Lakeem Jackson, Keenan Young and Devin Steptoe, won Bronze Medals for their 3rd place finish (45.11). David Wilson hrist School Track had another solid year in 2008. won a Bronze Medal for taking 3rd place in the 300m CThe team finished a strong second at the CAA Hurdles (43.11). Overall the team scored 48 points and Conference meet held at Christ School. Highlights of the finished 8th out of 14 teams. conference meet included 1st Place finishes by Marcus This year’s Most Valuable Player award went to David Nelson ’09 (Discus- 123’-9”), the 4x100 meter team Wilson. The Most Improved Player was Marcus Nelson. Summer 2008 27 Young Alumni News When you follow your art…

The Kennedy Family Foundation, through Dieter and Karyn Herterich, established The Weil Award, an annual monetary award at Christ School created to encourage students in the Visual Arts. Three of the recent recipients of that award have been successfully pursuing visual arts studies at college.

ark Bailey M’05, recipient of the 2004 Weil Award, is attending the Art Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, an affiliate of the Atlanta Art Institute. Mark is finishing his second year of accelerated classes, is working toward a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and is on the Honor Roll. Mark’s work includes web design, magazines, billboards, advertisements, posters, CD covers — any form of marketing communications. He writes that he would “like to work for a magazine or in corporate Above: Editorial about mental abuse. Below: Poster for the Phantom of the design. I am interested in the ability Opera, both by Mark Bailey. to create intense emotion through “I love finding ways to the elements of design, color, type, capture an image that image and the overall theme of a layout. This editorial, for instance, is will first confuse then about the mental abuse of being the amaze someone…” wife of an alcoholic.” Mark loaned some of his Daniel Haskell ’06 drawings this fall for display in the Via Creativa service in the Christ School Chapel. He currently has work on display in the Student Show at the Art Institute. “I am interested in the ability to create intense emotion through the elements of design, color, type, image and the overall theme of a layout.” Photos by Daniel Haskell Mark Bailey ’05

28 Summer 2008 ud Eley ’06, 2006 recipient of Jthe Weil Art Award, is a rising junior at Mount Ida College in Massachusetts. He is majoring in Computer Animation in their School of Design. Jud specializes in computer model- ing, texturing, and animating. He says, “Modeling is the process of building a character or object in the 3D environment. Because of my attention to detail, I am able to create amazingly realistic and complex characters, weapons, vehicles, and objects in the 3D program, Maya. I enjoy perfecting something that no one else would really notice, like the subtle wrinkles Above: Medieval Forge for videogame environment. of a character’s clothes. I created a medieval Weapons Below: Animation drawing for a character walk cycle. Forge. I spent weeks on just the textures for this project, so that light would affect them correctly when placed on accordance to when the models of anvils, weapon molds, a blade sharpening and how much weight wheel, blacksmith’s hammer, air bellows, the torches on is being placed on the walls, and the forge itself. I used some fantasy ele- them. ments in my texture work placing glowing blue runes on Jud’s work has every object so that the weapons created there would be been chosen for the infused with magic in every step of their construction. student shows at The teacher said that the detail was unbelievable, and the his college. He has textures and lighting I used in my forge were bordering been on the Dean’s on photorealism.” List and at the end of his first year received the “Highest In Animation, Jud has been working on character Achievement in Computer Animation by a First Year walk cycles, taking into account things like shoulder roll, Student Award.” Next semester he will be a tutor for head bobbing and tilting, the way the arms move all the students in animation classes and possibly an animation way down to the fingers, the way the hips tilt and roll in teacher’s assistant.

aniel Haskell ’06, recipient of the Weil Award Din 2005, went to Savannah College of Art and Design. He has completed four quarters out of twelve in a course of study majoring in Photography. With support from his professors, he is currently taking a leave from school to develop his photography skills in the commercial environment. Daniel’s digital photography experiments with new and interesting ways to capture landscapes, portraits, mod- els, sports photography, and many other subjects. Daniel writes: “I love finding ways to capture an image that will first confuse then amaze someone, or just simply have a very detailed image that might have different types of lighting, camera angles, or backdrops. These characteris- tics of my photography are what give my images a unique my photography taking and editing. I have been talking and interesting look.” with people in the field about a professional career in free “I am currently working to support myself while lance photography. So for now I’m just building up my I pursue my photographic interests in my spare time. I portfolio and bettering my photography skills with the now have many new items of equipment and software for equipment and the software.”

Summer 2008 29 Paul and Beth Krieger greet Ed Roberts ’61 at the Alumni2008 Weekend Friday reception at their home.

Registration time is great for hauling out the old Angelus yearbooks. L to R: Alan Mebane ’48, Kenneth Rockwell ’48, David Futch ’50 and Bill Hauser ’50.

Yes, Marshall Plumlee is only a ninth-grader…

“Old friends laughing at old jokes, sunny skies, and all the teams beat Asheville School… what a successful Alumni Weekend!” – 1958 Alumnus Kenneth Rockwell ’48 catches up with Dick Fayssoux ’45 The Class of 1958

“As I look over the lives of our classmates I see two physicians, six attorneys, a newsletter publisher, a retired FBI agent, a Navy officer, an Army officer, a dedicated private school teacher, five successful independent business owners, a spokesperson for the Children’s Christian Fund, four successful business executives and a civic center manager (now part-time magistrate). Every one of us graduated from college. Every one of us is a “decent” human being. We have been one of the leading supporters of the Annual Loyalty Fund over the years, sent our sons and grandsons to Christ School, been long serving Board members and Alumni officers. We should all be extremely proud of the class of 1958!” Back Row L to R: Bob Dickson, Allen Roussel, Bill DuBose, John Hope, Paul Clemenceau, Art –Stan Gibson ’58 Amolsch, Jere Douglas, Steve Nesbitt, Clyde Keeter, Alan Sader, Brev Moore. Front Row L to R: Charlie Huber, Converse Bright, Tim Scobie, Chuck Darsie, Reed Finlay, Phil Patrick, and Stan Gibson.

30 Summer 2008 The Smyth family stands in front of the window dedicated to Ross Smyth ’54.

Chapel Window Alan Mebane ’48 stands by the window Dedication Paul Switzer ’73, Ed Souther ’63, Walter “Obedience,” given by the Class of 1948. Montgomery ’47 and Jim Switzer ’76 sing the school hymn.

Outgoing Alumni Council President Tom Beck ’69 presents Una Mullis, Registrar, with the Staff of the Year Award.

“Go ahead, ask them anything you like.” This was a challenge by Headmaster Paul Krieger to the entire Alumni Council Meeting. Students (L to R) Till von Manteuffel ’09, Hal Swanson ’08, Miles Plumlee ’08, Max Snyder ’08 and Simms Davenport ’08 were “up to the task” and fielded questions with ease. John ’84 and Sara Beard hold Baby David Gaines during the barbeque lunch. JD Jones ’36 checks out a stone bench with his name on it, donated by his admirers Dabney Johnson (honorary ’41), Mike Knighton and Linda Cluxton. The bench is one of two commissioned by Ms. Members of the Class of 1983 Mitch Atkins, Eric Walker, Johnson and created Paul Dorn, and George Berger played in an Alumni from rock from the Weekend golf outing at the Broadmoor links. Chapel renovation and Wetmore House by Matt Knighton ’87.

Summer 2008 31 Reunion and Awards Dinner — May 3

unset on the lake was the perfect backdrop for the 2008 Reunion and SAwards Banquet. The dinner showcased exceptional Christ School alumni and friends by recognizing and encouraging their significant achievements and their support of Christ School. Larry Miller ’66, President of the Christ School Board of Trustees acted as Master-of- Ceremonies in the outdoor tent at the Boathouse Restaurant which was decorated with spring tulips by the Headmaster’s wife, Beth Krieger. Paul Krieger made special mention of the Class of 1958 and read Stan Gibson ’58’s proud summation of his class. Krieger also introduced Danny Wright, Christ School’s new Director of Advancement to the group.

Above: Larry Miller ’66

Left: Beth Krieger

Melding the voices of former and current choir members is always a highlight of the evening. Alumni didn’t even need sheet music for “Seek Ye First.”

Robert Reid ’65 Alumni Achievement Award Bob’s father was the infamous “Captain” Robert Reid who taught Latin and his- tory for more than two decades. Upon graduation from Davidson, he went to work for The Associated Press in Charlotte, served four years in the Army, returned to the Associated Press and was named Carolinas News Editor in 1975. During his time with the AP, Bob has been on location while history was being made. He covered Reverend Billy Graham’s first crusade in Hungary, the anti-Soviet opposition groups in Czechoslovakia, the election of Pope John Paul II and later reported from Rome the night he died. As the Chief of Bureau in 1982, Bob reported from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, the Persian Gulf, and in Darfur. He was in Tripoli, Libya the night Ronald Reagan sent planes to attack Moammar Gadhafi. He was sent to India when Indira Gandhi was assassinated. In 1995, Bob moved to New York to serve as United Nations correspondent where he covered the ouster of Boustros-Ghali, and the election of Kofi Annan. Bob was transferred to Brussels as European News Editor, but after September 11th he was sent to Pakistan to cover the war against the Taliban, the hunt for Bin Laden and the kidnap-murder of Danny Pearl. In late 2002, Bob established an AP operation in Doha, Qatar, and helped manage coverage of the war. Since September 2003, Bob has spent six months a year in Iraq serving as AP Chief Editor. In 2005, he won the AP Gramling Award for Achievement in Journalism. He was recently named AP’s Baghdad Bureau Chief.

32 Summer 2008 Eric Thorp ’01 W. Benton Nash ’74 Robert B. Moore III Young Alumnus Award Bill Sewell Service and Loyalty Award Eric Thorp ’01 received the In 1997 Ben joined the Christ Servant Leadership Award, the Form School staff as the Director of Annual Book Prize, and the Headmaster’s Cup Giving and Alumni Affairs. He remained in his senior year. He was the MVP in at Christ School in that capacity through baseball and a starter on the varsity bas- 2001. Since 2001, Ben has served a term ketball team. He received the Moltke Hansen School on the Alumni Council, has participated Spirit Trophy, the Class of 1941 Award, and was the first as a volunteer for Charlotte area phonathons, and is cur- recipient of the Mike Knighton Sportsmanship Award. rently a member of the CS Hall of Fame Committee. Eric has proven to be a valuable asset to the In nominating Ben for the award, a member of the Alumni office and to the school as a whole. Since Alumni Council wrote, “Few have loved Christ School starting in March, 2007 he has formed the Young more than Ben, who exemplifies ‘…Bill Sewell’s dedicated Alumni Council, coaches varsity basketball with commitment through significant service and contributions Coach Gaines, and is a houseparent in Cuningham to the school.’”

Walter Hannah ’72 Distinguished Alumnus Award Walter credits Christ School, and specifically Mr. Dave, with teaching him the value of hard work. As a student, Walter was a regular on Mr. Dave’s Monday work day team and assisted him in projects such as laying the brick walkways around campus and the construction of several faculty homes, including the Headmaster’s House. Walter is the President of Lomax Tile & Marble, a supplier and installer of tile and marble across the Carolinas. When not working, Walter is involved in community work. He serves not only on the Christ School Board of Trustees, but also on the Advisory Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Cabarrus County. Walter also serves on the Board of the Traveling School. Walter Hannah ’72, with his wife, Susan, and daughter, Laura.

Erich L. Cluxton Headmaster’s Award In his 35-year career as a senior school administrator, Erich Cluxton has served as Assistant Head at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn (NY), and Headmaster of Asheville Country Day (NC), Shore Country Day (MA), and Cape Fear Academy (NC). In addition to his role as Academic Dean at Christ School, Headmaster Krieger Erich has also taught numerous history classes, coached Varsity and JV soccer teams, and is active in the Chapel program as a minister of the service. He served 12 years as AOD (administrator on duty), helped establish the flourishing Headmaster Scholars’ Program, developed the Wetmore Scholars Society, and established a Boy Scouts of America Venture Crew to permit our own Erich and Linda Cluxton students to continue their “trail to Eagle” while attending Christ School. Additionally, Erich has been the school’s liai- son with the Education Committee of the Board of Trustees. While in this latter role, he chaired the “Technology Task Force” that oversaw the implementation of the latest educational technology for all faculty and classrooms beginning in 2005. “Erich Cluxton steps aside this year as the Dean at Christ School, a position he has held for 13 years. He will not be leaving Christ School for retirement just yet, however. He will continue on in the coming years as the Chairman of the History Department, a role which he says he relishes for the additional time it will give him for teaching.” — Paul Krieger

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