Holland Hall THE HOLLAND HALL SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2018 – 2019 3 From the Head of School 4 SPECIAL: Class of 2019 10 CAMPUS VIEW: A Look at School Activities 22 FEATURE: The Early Learning Program 26 SPOTLIGHT: Focus on School Stories 36 FEATURE: Tulsa Term 40 Advancement News 50 Alumni Matters 68 LANDMARKS: Transitions & Announcements 2018 – 2019 1 2018-19 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Welcome from the Head of School. J.W. Craft While the storyline of Tulsa accelerates developing critical thinkers and doers non-profit CEOs, academics, and Chair amidst greater community investments who are ready to create and lead has media experts have made themselves Courtney Knoblock by public and private partners, weighty generated a community of essential available for our students in inspiring Vice Chair and powerful moments that look to leaders for Tulsa. As the opportunities ways. They speak to these students as Stephen J. Brady our future and attempt to reconcile our grow increasingly interconnected, so the voters and agents of change they Treasurer past offer choices for us. does the need to ensure relevance and promise to be—and in the next election Amy Fogleman Koontz alignment in our curriculum. cycle, no less. Secretary In the coming years, city leaders and our, thankfully, increasingly active Our purpose Scott Asbjornson and engaged citizenry and community at Holland Hall Robin F. Ballenger ’63 champions will make choices impacting has been, and Ashley Bray Patty G. Lawson ’81 EMERITUS TRUSTEES housing, transit, healthcare, energy, will always be, Kenneth D. Busby ’85 Parents’ Association President and finance—among other serious to help young Past Alumni Association Sandra J. Alexander ’69 topics of the day. What a perfect time people engage President 1998-2002w William C. Lawson ’81 to connect classroom to community; with the world Kevinn L. Matthews ’88 Philip B. Allen ’73 Roger B. Collins to connect students and faculty to the around them, to Past Board Chair 2013-2017 Tim McFerrin Margery Mayo Feagin Bird ’33 realities and promise of what it means The current analog of that kind of effort form their own ideas rooted in solid Katherine G. Coyle Keith C. Goddard ’87 Susan Stuart Peterson ’97 to be a Tulsan now, in the past, and in began this spring semester with Tulsa information, and to do their part as Past Board Chair 2011-2013 David B. Ragland Elizabeth G. Hagans the years to come. Term (learn more on pg. XX.) Led and citizens in response—to develop that Lynn Frazier Goldberg ’86 John B. Hawkins shepherded by Upper School faculty deep sense of social responsibility. Past Parents’ Association President Brett Riley Thomas J. Hughes members, Ms. Eder Williams-McKnight What we hear again and again from Stephanie R. Jackson, Esq. K. Michael Saliba, MD and Ms. Jane Beckwith, six Holland Hall students is a hunger to be part of Harold W. Salisbury David A. Johnson Anthony S. Jezek upper schoolers and six Tulsa public real-world experiences. Joseph Wignarajah ’00 Edward C. Lawson Deana N. Johnson school students met daily at City Hall. Alumni Association President Mary Frances Walter O’Hornett ’35 Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny Tulsa—its many promises, strengths, Kelly Wilkerson Susan C. Stone Stephen W. Lake and needs—served as their textbook. Jamie Zink Barbara D. Sturdivant Real problems to be solved were identified, and real solutions offered. I want to share a notion with you from Jim Clifton’s through-provoking book, ADMINISTRATION The Coming Jobs War: “Recognize that the most important solutions are J.P. Culley Justin Butler ’04 Steve Heldebrand local.” Based on massive amounts of Our students are deeply full of hope Head of School Director of Enrollment Management Director of Athletics data from years of Gallup surveys, about what they might do not just Richard Hart Brent Casey The Rev. Art Scrutchins Clifton distills this sentiment of where for themselves, their families, or Assistant Head of School Director of College Counseling Upper School Chaplain and how change will happen. Real, their school. They have optimism for Academic Affairs Steve Dyer Jennifer Whisenhunt White ’89 Leslie Kelly Director of the Walter Arts Center Head of Middle School positive change that addresses myriad about Tulsa and what we will continue problems in our society emerges In addition to the remarkable to become. Assistant Head of School & Fine Arts Tambra Williams for Financial Affairs Henry Finch ’76 Director of Campus Safety when community leaders, schools, leadership and creativity of the Bert Bibens Director of Technology businesses, and other sectors align students and their teachers, the Christy Zahn Head of Primary School In Community, Frances Fondren-Bales Director of Advancement and radiate from a focus on improving experience thrived, also, due to Heather Brasel Head of Upper School our city and the opportunities in and the generosity of leaders from the Director of Communications around it. Holland Hall’s mission and metropolitan area. At every turn, our graduates remain critical to our G.T. Bynum’s office, city council J.P. Culley collective progress. members, local philanthropists, Head of School experts, Tulsa Public School For generations, our unrelenting Connect and keep up with current Holland Hall events on social media. leaders, business developers, focus on academic excellence while @holland-hall @hollandhall @holland_hall_prep_school 2 HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE 2018 – 2019 3 “ WE HAVE The 83 graduates of the Class of 2019 were awarded DEMONSTRATED more than $6.2 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS & AN UNRELENTING will attend 46 INSTITUTIONS in 22 STATES & 1 INTERNATIONAL. VOICE FOR CHANGE AND A REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE OR LOWER OUR HIGH S TA N D A R D S .” – Anna Isabelle Byrd ’19 CLASS OF 2019 4 HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE 2018 – 2019 5 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS GENEVIEVE CATHERINE BOCK: Colorado State University ANNA ISABELLE BYRD: Dartmouth College BLAKE BUCHANAN DIETERLEN: Southern Methodist University HANNAH SCHUSTERMAN DOW: Stanford University ERIC JOONSEO GOLD: Texas Tech University The 32 Class of 2019 “Lifers.” ALLAN THOMAS KALAPURA: Cornell University DID YOU KNOW... AIDAN DANIEL POHL: The University of Tulsa JEFFREY AARON RYAN: Texas A&M University The Class of 2019 included 32 “LIFERS” who have attended Holland Hall since at least 1st Grade. NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARS RYAN ALEXANDER MARTINEZ: Vanderbilt University 22% (18/83) of the Class of 2019 had a 4.0+ GPA. ROBERT AUGUSTUS RAGLAND, IV: Rice University The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2019 was 28. (The state CUM LAUDE SOCIETY MEMBERS composite average is 20.7.) LILLIAN JANE BRILZ: University of Virginia The middle 50% SAT average score ANNA ISABELLE BYRD: Dartmouth College for the Class of 2019 was 1360 (The JOHN TOBIN CLARK: Washington University in St. Louis state average is 1047.) BLAKE BUCHANAN DIETERLEN: Southern Methodist University 9 graduates have parents who work HANNAH SCHUSTERMAN DOW: Stanford University at Holland Hall: ERIC JOONSEO GOLD: Texas Tech University SAMUEL NORMAN DOUGALL: AMY DIANE GONDERS: The University of Oklahoma CONGRATS Mother - Betty Dougall, Primary School Teaching Assistant EMILY GRACE KING: The University of Oklahoma TO THE JAKE VAN JACKSON: RYAN ALEXANDER MARTINEZ: Vanderbilt University Mother - Paula Jackson, EMILY ANN MILTON: Baylor University CLASS 3rd Grade Teacher ELISE MAYFLOWER NIEHAUS: University of Colorado Boulder CAROLINE JEAN KELLY: ELIZABETH DALE PATTERSON: Oklahoma State University Mother - Leslie Kelly, Associate Head ROBERT AUGUSTUS RAGLAND, IV: Rice University OF 2019! of School for Finance and Operations DRAKE AUSTIN ROUSH: University of Georgia CALLAN PAIGE MCFADDEN: LEAH CAVELL WALKER: Colorado School of Mines Mother - Shannon McFadden, 1st Grade Teacher YUELIAN WANG: Johns Hopkins University ELENA FAYE WELCH: Texas A&M University ELIZABETH DALE PATTERSON: Mother - Venessa Jones, Early PreK Teacher COLLEGE ATHLETES AIDAN DANIEL POHL: JACKSON HANS ATHERTON: University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Tennis Mother - Heather Pohl ’89, Middle JOHN TOBIN CLARK: Washington University in St. Louis - Football School Library Teaching Assistant ALEXANDER KENT FELKINS: Columbia University - Football MATTHEW PHILIP STOLPER: KATHRYN CHRISTOPHER FERGUSON: Sewanee - Equestrian Mother - Angie Stolper, GABRIELLA RILEY GREGORY: The University of Oklahoma - Basketball Accounting Manager JACK ANTHONY JENNINGS: Hamilton College - Lacrosse TUCKER GRANT TOMLINSON- JOHN MORSE LAFORTUNE, JR.: Middlebury College - Track & Field HOWELL: Mother - Julia Howell, Middle School Social Studies BETHANY MARIE LATURNO: Fort Scott Community College - Volleyball MIKAELA NOEL ZAHN: CADEN STAFFORD MCCLURE: Amherst College - Baseball Mother - Christy Zahn, ERIC VANCE MULLENDORE, JR.: Oklahoma State University - Football Director of Advancement LAURYN ALEXANDRIA TERRY: Clark Atlanta University - Volleyball 6 HOLLAND HALL MAGAZINE 2018 – 2019 7 CLASS OF 2019 COLLEGES OF CHOICE CLASS OF 2019 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Logan Jeffrey Alred Alexander Kent Felkins John Morse LaFortune, Jr. Robert Augustus Abilene Christian Fisk University Rollins College UNIVERSITY OF DENVER University Auburn University Columbia University Middlebury College Ragland, IV*v FORT SCOTT San Diego State University UNIVERSITY OF Rice University AMDA College and COMMUNITY COLLEGE GEORGIA Jackson Hans Atherton Kathryn Christopher Alexis Elizabeth Lake Saint Louis University Conservatory of the University of Nevada, Ferguson University of Colorado Vishal Viplav Reddy Furman University University of Houston