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October 13, 2012 5-9:30 p.m. Springs Campus
β’ Take music-related classes from Springs faculty and alumni.β’ Savor outstanding food and beverages beginning at 5 p.m.β’ Enjoy live music, including a 6 p.m. performance by Sursum Corda with
Birmingham-Southern College Music Department Chair Lester Seigel β75, conductor, and Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster and Springs parent Daniel Szasz, violin. The Birmingham-based ensemble will perform an original work by David Bloom β08, co-director of Contemporaneous, a New York-based ensemble of young musicians.
β’ Shop at a silent auction complete with artwork, vacation packages, and much more.
Teachers for the evening will include ISS faculty members Tom Barr, Bob Cooper, Jonathan Horn β75, Clint Jacobs, Mike Lantrip, Richard Neely, David Noone, Douglas Ray, Mike Sheehan, Tim Thomas β67 and Alina Voicu, along with Bloom and American music scholar Neely Bruce β60.
All proceeds benefit the ISS Annual Fund. Sponsored by the schoolβs Parents Association, the event is chaired by Springs parents Alina Voicu, Daniel Szasz, Kiki Scalise and Pierre Scalise.
Tickets are $100/person for 5 p.m. start or $75/person for 6 p.m. start and can be purchased at www.indiansprings.org/music101. All guests must be of legal drinking age.
For more information, visit www.indiansprings.org/music101 or call (205) 332-0592.
MUSIC 101 Beat the Rush β Silent Auction
Online!Preview silent auction items β or purchase them at the βBuy Nowβ price β by visiting www.indiansprings.org/music101. Among the items available are:
β’ African Talking Drumβ’ Alabama Symphony
Orchestra and Virginia Samford Theatre Ticket Packages
β’ Artworkβ’ Backpacking Guitarβ’ 45-Minute Private Concert
by Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Daniel Szasz, violin, and ISS Director of Instrumental Music Alina Voicu, piano
β’ Piano Lessons from Dr. Alina Voicu
β’ Soprano Bowed Psalteryβ’ Vacation Homesβ’ Yoga Therapy Sessions
JOIN THE βBOARDβ TODAY!Whether or not you can attend Music 101, you can get on the βBoardβ by βbuyingβ items needed by Springs teachers and students this year. All donations and donor names will be listed on a whiteboard in the Library during the Music 101 Silent Auction. To select your favorite βBoardβ item, visit www.indiansprings.org/music101 or sign upduring the auction. Among the items planned for this year are:
β’ AP Exam Refreshments β’ Contemporary Ensemble Class Equipmentβ’ D-Day Speakerβ’ Diplomas and Covers β’ Feed for Fertile Minds
Learning Garden Chickensβ’ Habitat for Humanity Duesβ’ Mock Trial Team
β’ Music Ensemble Sheet Music and CDs
β’ One Weekend of Residential Life Activities
β’ Scholars Bowl Tourney Tripsβ’ Senior Banquet DJβ’ Soccer Ballsβ’ Sound System for Residential
Life Activitiesβ’ Winter Play
Looking Ahead
ANTIQUES 101 The 2013 β101β event β Antiques 101 β is already on the books! The event will be held October 19, 2013, and feature Stuart Whitehurst β79, an appraiser with βAntiques Roadshowβ on PBS
and a veteran of the auction industry. Mark your calendars now!
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Founded in 1952, Indian Springs School is a national leader in coed
boarding and day education in grades 8-12, located near the intersection of I-65 and I-459
just south of Birmingham.
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D a v i d N o o n eAssociate Director and
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J a n F o r t s o nDean of Student Life
Ta n y a Ye a g e rDirector of Finance
B e t h M u l v e yDirector of Development
J a c k S w e e n e yDirector of Admission and
Financial Aid
G u n n a r O l s o nDirector of College Advising
B r i a n R o d g e r sDean of Counseling
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G r e g Va n H o r nAthletic Director
C h u c k W i l l i a m sDirector of Technology
M e l a n i e K i e v eAssistant Director of Development
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MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Indian Springs School is to develop in students a love of learning, a sense of integrity and moral courage, and an ethic of participatory citizenship. Inspired by the motto Learning Through Living, the school is a community of talented boarding and day students and dedicated faculty committed to the belief that in learning to balance individual achievement with the values and principles of democracy, the student can develop to his or her full stature.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2012-2013Libby Pantazis P β03, β06, β09, ChairJohn Abbot β80Stephen BlackMyla Choy P β11, β13Larry DeLucas P β99, β05Alan Engel β73, P β03, β12Joe Farley β81, P β14, β16Michael FroningMike Goodrich Jr. β90Rob Henrikson β65Donald Hess β66, P β89, β93, β93, β95, β95, β01
Ben Hunt β82Jimmy Lewis β75, P β11, β11Catherine McLean P β03, β06, β11Frances Ross Nolan β77, P β09, Ex-officio, Alumni CouncilEli PhillipsScott Pulliam β85, P β16, β17Rusty Rushton β74, P β09, β11Frank Samford β62, P β90John Simmons β65, P β96Janet Perry Stewart P β04, β09Holly Ellis Whatley β84, P β12, β14, Ex-officio, Parents Association
ON THE COVER: Fall 2012 Student Government Commissioners flank Mayor Alice Marson β13 (center) as they celebrate Springsβ 60th birthday on Lake Day 2012.
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ruly a diamond, Indian Springs School celebrates its 60th year! Students, parents and faculty continue to delight in the diverse community where intellectual discourse and good citizenship are celebrated along with the
exploration of new pursuits in athletics, music and the arts.
Notwithstanding the challenges in the economy, Springs is on solid financial footing as it has a full enrollment, is debt free, and enjoys strong management of its endowment and the incredible support of alumni and friends through the Annual Fund and other gifts.
Much exciting work has taken place over the spring semester and summer, and in late September, the Board considered and approved a new Campus Master Plan perfectly suited to the needs of the school. Lake/Flato Architects and ArchitectureWorks, led by Jimmy Lewis β75, Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, met with our constituencies including students, faculty, parents, staff and alumni, heard our collective voice, and drafted a plan that exactly matches the spirit and culture of our community.
Alumni and parents of alumni who continue to appreciate and be grateful for their own Springs experience and participate in the school today should take pride and satisfaction in making ISS available for future generations. Thank you for continuing the legacy.
TβThank you for continuingthe legacy.β
ISS community members collaborate on ideas for the schoolβs Campus Master Plan during a brainstorming session in June. Jimmy Lewis β75 (fourth from left) is Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee leading the effort.
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xploring the theme of βThe Individual in Societyβ during Springsβ 60th school year brings to mind the strength of our iconic leaders, including βDocβ Armstrong, Mrs. Baird and Mr. Stegner and current faculty members Dr. LaCasse, Ms. Sheppard and Mr. Lusco, to name only a few. The theme
also highlights the power of the ISS community. Over and over again, alumni celebrate their good fortune in being members of a group of such intelligent, creative peers and mentors.
To support the members of our community and their 20-year, 30-year, 50-year β lifelong, really β love for Springs, we continue to demonstrate our belief in a Springs education and our commitment to Learning Through Living. To have a campus that matches our heart and soul and supports our educational aspirations is our pressing concern. To that end, Springsβ Campus Master Plan is leading to an incredible transformation of campus. That transformation is not an end in itself; rather, the Plan allows Springs to be Springs as it creates a foundation for continued excellence!
ISS faculty challenge, encourage, instruct, demand and lead the remarkable individuals who are Springs students. The new Campus Master Plan supports teaching today and beyond β with the best technology, flexible classrooms for collaborative problem solving, support for distance learning, expanded creative space that fosters interdisciplinary thinking, and welcoming spaces to come together as a community.
For the last two years, through Strategic Planning and Accreditation, tough financial decisions, and the development and approval of the Campus Master Plan, the Springs family has achieved nothing less than excellence. As we plan for the future, I look forward to sharing the vision for the campus with all alumni and friends, and working to make the next 60 years in Springsβ history as strong and memorable as the first.
EβThe new Campus Master Plan supports teaching today and beyond....β
Faculty and staff members for the 2012-2013 academic year are carrying on the schoolβs tradition of citizenship and teaching excellence.
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Robotics Program Begins at Indian Springs
Springsβ new Robotics Club is competing in BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology), a renowned, national middle and high school robotics competition.
From the outset, the ISS club is benefiting from the experience of new student Jaden Barney
β13, who competes in international robotics competitions and was instrumental in creating Springsβ new efforts in robotics.
The boarding student from Venetia, Penn., was part of the award-winning The Girls of Steel Robotics Team, comprised of girls from Pittsburgh-area schools. Over the course of two years, the team competed in the FIRST international robotics competition, where they won Rookie All-Star and Engineering Inspiration awards for their region, as well as recognition for their website and their innovations in robotic controls. Barney also won an individual award for her robotics abilities and efforts in encouraging robotics participation. Her sister, McKenna Barney β16, has also been involved on the Girls of Steel team.
Approximately 25 students have joined the ISS Robotics Club, says Physics Teacher and Club Advisor Mak Obradovic, who began attending conferences in August to identify goals and rules for the team.
ISS also had a robotics camp in July that was part of the Summer @ Springs academic enrichment program. The week-long camp taught 11 middle school students how to build and program robots that walk, talk, see and hear. And in the process, students learned key concepts about computer programming, engineering and basic robotics, as well as teamwork and communication.
Over time, the robotics program will be further integrated into the schoolβs science curriculum.
Jaden Barney β13, pictured here (second from right) at an international robotics competition, will help lead Springsβ new efforts in robotics.
Entrepreneurial Class to be Offered Next SpringStudents will have a chance to learn about entrepreneurship during a class next spring. βTwenty-four, Seven, Three-sixty-five: the Entrepreneurβs Timeclockβ will be taught by ISS Math Teacher and business consultant Tom Barr, formerly head of the Rhodes College Math and Computer Science Department.
Participants in the course will gain insight to how an individualβs idea and personal energy can lead to the creation of a new business; learn concepts of strategy, marketing, finance, operations and ethics that are key to emerging business; meet and learn from ISS alumni and others who are experienced entrepreneurs; and engage in hands-on business plan development, Barr says.
Barr will bring to the course his own experiences of migrating from academia to the corporate sphere and of helping to found and run a technology-based business in the area. He will also take advantage of alumni expertise, including that of Kyung Han β85, who, as the co-founder and managing partner of EmPower Research, drove technology initiatives within the organization and was responsible for new product development and innovation as well as strategy and direction. Additional expertise will be featured in the areas of biotech and business expansion.
The course is focused around Springsβ 60th-year theme of βThe Individual and Societyβ and highlights a concrete way in which an individual can have significant impact in society, Barr says.
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Varsity Girls Volleyball Team members (pictured) are all smiles before their home opener against Jefferson Christian Academy August 23. At press time, Springs student-athletes were just beginning competition for the fall 2012 athletics season. Please visit www.indiansprings.org/news for the latest news on fall sports, including volleyball and cross country. GO SPRINGS!
Quinn Balazs β14, Carlin Laney β16 and Connor McGarty β15 showcased their lunar research at the 2012 NASA Lunar Science Forum in July at NASAβs Ames Research Center in California.
During the forum, the trio displayed an abstract and poster about their research on the timing of multi-ring basin formation and the lava flows within the
Students Show βThe Right Stuffβ to Lunar Scientists
moonβs Orientale Basin β and discussed their research with scientists throughout the four-day meeting.
The students were invited to present their research after they won second place in the national High School Lunar Research Projects program, sponsored by the Lunar and Planetary Instituteβs Center for Lunar Science and Exploration.
βThe students did an amazing job and related their research with great knowledge and confidence,β says ISS Science Department Chair Lisa Balazs, who served as the trioβs advisor.
Balazs says that ISS will continue involvement with the High School Lunar Research Projects program this year, and become involved in a similar program involving Mars research.
βStudents need to be engaged in real research that is going on now, and our participation in these kinds of programs offers an opportunity to do that,β Balazs adds. βItβs exciting to be a part of it.β
Carlin Laney β16 explains the lunar research to a participant in the NASA forum.
Parents and Alumni Advance Tennis at SpringsApproximately 25 parents and alumni have joined together to give nearly $100,000 to add two new tennis courts to the school, and resurface the original four courts.
Parents Caroline Clark β82, Kathy Thomson and Marie Baxley led the effort in ISS Tennis Coach Boo Masonβs honor, and with the approval of the Board of Governors and Administration, are making one of Masonβs dreams come true this fall. Six courts will allow Mason to fully prepare the teams for match play, as well as start a summer tennis program at Springs.
New Staff Members Join Residential Life, Development TeamsISS welcomes several new members to the school staff! Monecia Miller has been named Development Associate. She will assist with special events, alumni relations and fundraising. A Georgia native, Miller is a recent graduate of Birmingham-Southern College. Pete Arner, Head Coach of the Varsity Girls Basketball Team and Assistant Coach for the Volleyball Team, has been named Residential Life Coordinator, and he and his wife, Sara Arner, are new House Parents living in Goodrich Hall. A registered nurse in the Childrenβs of Alabama NICU since 2007, Sara is also one of Springsβ two nurses during evenings and weekends. Stephanie Demers is the new athletic trainer. She comes to Indian Springs after working two years at Birmingham-Southern College as the Assistant Athletic Trainer, and is in her first year as a trainer with Champion Sports Medicine. Jim Ellington has taken on a new responsibility as House Parent while he continues his work as Director of Theater, and Dean of Student Life Jan Fortson is now also serving as a House Parent.
Miller Pete Arner Sara Arner Demers Ellington Fortson
(From left) Athletic Director Greg Van Horn, parent Caroline Clark β82, Director Gareth Vaughan, and parent Kathy Thomson have all played a part in the plans for new tennis courts.
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Pantazis Starts Service as ISS Board ChairISS has named retired Birmingham attorney and artist Elizabeth βLibbyβ Pantazis as Chair of the schoolβs Board of Governors. The parent of three Springs alumni, all Mayors, and the first woman Chair, she was named to the position during the May 4 Board of Governors meeting.
Pantazis recently retired as an attorney with Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis in Birmingham, where she practiced civil rights law. Since her retirement, she has continued her career as an artist, focusing on oil on canvas works.
Pantazis has long been active in the ISS community, serving as a member of the Parents Association and Board, where she has served as Vice Chair, Chair-Elect, and a member of several committees. As Chair of the Boardβs Planning Committee, she helped oversee the schoolβs recent strategic planning process.
Pantazis succeeds Donald Hess β66, who has been Chairman of the Board since 2007 and has served as a Board member from 1989 to 2003 and 2006 to present. As Chairman, Hess oversaw a period of great accomplishments for the school, including the naming of Gareth Vaughan as its fifth director and the completion of The Learning Through Living Capital Campaign, which brought a new science center and new dorms to campus. Previous Board Chairs of long standing include Gilbert Johnston Jr. β63 (5 years), Ray Lange (24
New Board members include Scott Pulliam β85 (second from left) and Joe Farley β81 (far right), pictured with their spouses, Stacy Pulliam (far left) and Ginny Farley (second from right).
years), Gray Plosser β63 (6 years), Charles Robinson β59 (5 years) and Bill Slaughter β56 (16 years).
Several new members were also welcomed to the Board:β’ Joe Farley β81 of Birmingham, Co-founder and Managing
Partner of BigCamo.com and Havercamp Products and parent to Mac β14 and Virginia β16 Farley
β’ Rob Henrikson β65 of New Canaan, Conn., retired Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of MetLife, Inc.
β’ Eli Phillips of Hoover, Vice President of Finance/CFO, Birmingham-Southern College
β’ Scott Pulliam β85 of Birmingham, Chief Investment Officer for the Daniel Corporation and parent to Rob β16 and Chandler β17 Pulliam.
Springs kicked off its 60th year with students from 14 countries and 10 states, nearly full dormitories, and a full enrollment of 277, up 16 students from last fall.
Students from Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan and the U.S. started the 2012-2013 school year, along with students from Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
βWe are excited about our increased enrollment and our continuing success in recruiting a diverse student population, which benefits our entire community,β says Jack Sweeney, ISS Director of Admission and Financial Aid.
In addition to diversity, family connections played a strong role in recruiting this yearβs 91 new students. Thirteen students are siblings of previously enrolled students, five are legacy
students (children of alumni), one is a third-generation Springs student, two are children of ISS faculty/staff, and six have a brother or sister joining them as new students.
βOur parents, alumni and friends continue to be very important to recruiting,β Sweeney adds. βWhen they send their children to Springs or recommend the school to others, it makes a difference.β
There is one vacancy in the boys dorm and only five vacancies in the girls dorm this year, Sweeney says. The emphasis in recruiting this year, he adds, will be on strengthening outreach to potential domestic boarders through hosting a boarding school fair on campus, increasing travel throughout the U.S., emphasizing the availability of scholarship assistance, and boosting direct mail efforts.
Students interested in attending ISS during the 2013-2014 school year are encouraged to begin the admission process now. For more information, visit www.experiencesprings.org or email [email protected].
60th Year Brings Increased, Diverse Enrollment
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Students: 277Boarding Students: 84Day Students: 193Countries Represented: 14U.S. States Represented: 10New Students: 91
FALL ADMISSIONOPEN HOUSES
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Directorsβ Dinner
The Directorsβ Dinner, held in conjunction with Alumni Weekend 2012, recognized donors who gave at the Town Meeting ($1,000), Founderβs ($5,000), Armstrong ($10,000) and Leadership ($20,000) Levels. Among those in attendance were (1) former and current Board members and spouses Dennis Pantazis, Mike Goodrich β63, Libby Pantazis, Catherine McLean, Emmett McLean and Gillian Goodrich, (2) current parents Basel and Noura Refai, and (3) Director Gareth Vaughan, Associate Director and Dean of Academics David Noone, and Director of Development Beth Mulvey.
Alumni, Parents Make Exceptional GiftsExceptional generosity from alumni and parents in 2011-2012 resulted in the ISS Annual Fund reaching the goal of $577,500 before the start of the fourth quarter, and $644,201 by the end of the fiscal year. Additional gifts, which supported financial aid, totaled $70,000, contributing to Springsβ current financial stability.
For the first year in the schoolβs history, ISS is debt-free and held the draw on the endowment to under 4 percent, according to Director of Development Beth Mulvey.
Members of the Board of Governors and other alumni and parents are vital to and appreciative of Springsβ new financial stability, Mulvey adds. Celebrating the health of the school, 90 such friends attended the Directorsβ Dinner on the
Thursday night of Alumni Weekend in April. See photos from the event below.
Recently established giving levels recognize the charitable gifts that have Springs going strong, Mulvey says. In Annual Fund 2011-2012, five donors gave gifts of $20,000 or more, 12 made gifts of $10,000 or more, 16 gave gifts of $5,000 or more, 22 made gifts of $2,500 or more, 104 gave gifts of $1,000 or more, and 97 made gifts of $500 or more.
The number and amount of gifts to the Annual Fund have steadily increased over the last few years. In 2009, 720 donors contributed just over $345,000 to the Annual Fund, and in 2012, 878 donors gave more than $644,000.
The goal for the 2013 Annual Fund is $677,500.
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As Lead Flight Director for NASAβs Mars Science Laboratory Rover Curiosity, David Oh β87 helped lead the incredible team of scientists and engineers that guided it to a successful landing and is now directing its operation on the Mars surface.
Oh and his family have even drawn worldwide media attention as they
adopted βMars timeβ β nearly 40 minutes per day longer than an βEarthβ day β during the first month of Curiosityβs time on Mars.
While his career has obviously reached new heights, Oh says that its launch occurred millions of miles away from Mars and thousands of miles away from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., where the rover was built and is operated.
His career started at Springs, where he first studied physics and calculus under Dr. Mac LaCasse. βThose classes were the basis for my next steps in studying physics and engineering, and provided a great foundation for me,β he says. βI owe a big βthank youβ to Dr. LaCasse for keeping me on the physics bus!β
Beyond that, Indian Springs provided intangible lessons that Oh has carried with him throughout his career. βI learned to be self-reliant and think critically, and those have been important
Career of Mars Rover Flight Director Launched at Springsskills to possess going into this kind of endeavor,β he says. βIndian Springs offers a world-class education that laid the foundation for my entire career.β
Oh joined NASAβs JPL in 2003 and has worked on missions to the moon and Mars. He had been working on the Curiosity project for six years when the rover landed on Mars August 5.
βIt was a great, great relief when the rover touched down,β Oh says. βSo many folks had worked so long and hard on the project, and there was a lot on the line.β
During its time on Mars, Curiosity will study the planetβs climate and geology and conduct a host of other research, Oh says. βThis work could reveal if the planetβs conditions have favored development of microbial life and favored preservation, in the rock record, of evidence about whether life has existed on Mars,β he adds.
Just last fall, Oh traveled to Alabama to speak with ISS science students about his work on the rover, and he will continue to be in contact with them as the project continues. Springs students will be following Ohβs lead by conducting their own research on Mars that will be judged in science competitions later in the school year.
David Oh β87 at his NASA post
Oh delivering a talk to Springs students about the Curiosity
Alumni Trip to Switzerland Planned for Summer 2013The ISS Chamber Choir is headed to Switzerland in June 2013, and alumni and parents of alumni are invited to join in the fun! The second Alumni/ae Choir Companion Tour will be an 8-night, 10-day tour beginning June 17 that runs parallel to the choirβs excursion. The Companion Tour will attend three choir performances in Zurich, Interlaken and Lucerne and travel to cities along the way. ISS Director Gareth Vaughan and his wife, Dorrie Fuchs, will be chaperoning students and available to alumni throughout the tour. Director of Development Beth Mulvey will be the school representative accompanying alumni. For more information, visit www.indiansprings.org/switzerland or contact Mulvey at [email protected].
Summer Alumni/ae BBQThe Alumni Council Young Alumni Committee hosted a
Summer Alumni/ae BBQ on August 12 at The Hut. Kudos to Co-Chairs D.G. Pantazis β03 and Carter McLean β06 on a great first-time event that drew approximately 40 people from the Classes of 1959-2005, along with family and friends. (Pictured) Jeff β03 and Eleanor Hodges β05 Tolbert, Alice Hawley β03, Henry Long β01, D.G. Pantazis β03 and Jesse Unkenholz β01 enjoy time together at the Summer Alumni/ae BBQ.
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Alumni Inspire Students with Recollections of Springs
CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF SPRINGS!ISS alumni from the past six decades will join current students, faculty and staff April 11-14, 2013, for a very special Alumni Weekend, where we will celebrate 60 years of Springs! For more information, visit www.indiansprings.org/alumniweekend2013 or email Director of Development Beth Mulvey at [email protected].
As new Board of Governors member Rob Henrikson β65 accepted the 2012 Outstanding Alumnus Award at a May 4 Town Meeting, he held students in rapt attention as he gave them advice about life at Springs and beyond.
The recently retired President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of MetLife, Inc., exhorted the students to appreciate the people and community they now enjoy. He also encouraged them to recognize that they are intellectually and socially as sophisticated as anyone else in the world β and to realize that they have the potential to achieve anything they choose.
Noting that as a student at Springs he never dreamed that he would be either the CEO of MetLife or recognized as outstanding among his peers, he told the students to trust themselves and the foundation that they are gaining now, and to know that they can engage with anyone, worldwide, through their time and success at Springs.
Students were also inspired by the words and accomplishments of another alumnus, Donald Hess β66, who completed his service as Chairman of the Board of Governors during its Annual Meeting held earlier in the day. Hess was recognized by
Henrikson addresses the student body.
incoming Chair Libby Pantazis for his years of excellent service, and with granddaughter Zoe Levine β30 in his arms, he spoke warmly about the importance of the school to him as a legacy for his family and the community at large.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1110:20 a.m. Individual and Society Panel Discussion with Student Body β John Badham Theater6:30 p.m. Directorsβ Dinner (by invitation only β event thanks members of top giving societies) β Concert Hall
FRIDAY, APRIL 129 a.m.β3 p.m. Attend a Favorite Class or Two (Register today at www.indiansprings.org/alumniweekend2013!)11:30 a.m. Sing With the Choir β Concert Hall-12:30 p.m.3:30 p.m. Alumni Speaker β Library7 p.m. Alumni-Faculty Reception for All Classes β Aloft Hotel, Homewood, Ala.
SATURDAY, APRIL 139 a.m. Run the ISS Cross Country Trails β Meet by Town Hall9:30 a.m.β12 p.m. Registration, Refreshments and Memorabilia β Town Hall Lounge9:30 a.m.β12 p.m. Cool Things for Kids (for ages 3-11 β adult-supervised activities while alumni are on campus) β Town Hall
9:45 a.m. Campus Tour (led by current students) β Depart from Town Hall10:30 a.m. ISSINFO (Q&A of ISS happenings) β John Badham Theater 11:30 a.m. Informal Lunch β Dining Hallβ 12:45 p.m.1 p.m. Choir and Ensemble Performances β Concert HallAfternoon Tech Seminars: Things Teachers/Students Do With Todayβs Technology β Library Afternoon Soccer Games β Ray Woodard FieldEvening Individual Class Reunion Parties (for class years ending in β3β and β8β) and a Gathering for all Other Classes β Various Locations
SUNDAY, APRIL 14 8 β 9:30 a.m. Service Project: Prepare Beds in the Fertile Minds Learning Garden9 a.m. Continental Breakfast β Dining Hall10:15 β 10:45 a.m. Reflection by the Lake β Lapidus Gazebo11 a.m. β 12 p.m. Brunch β Dining Hall
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CLASS OF 1959Steve Coleman has written the novel The Navigator: A Perilous Passage, Evasion at Sea, which was published in April.
David Rinald of Sebring, Fla., writes, βAfter Indian Springs, I attended the University of Pennsylvania for musicology and a masterβs degree in music education. During my Philadelphia years, I was music teacher at Friendsβ Select School and a
church music director, organist and choirmaster. During those years, I was also joined by pianist Susanna Knoble in some 60 vocal recitals and a pair of television productions entitled βA Piano and a Voice.β Then it was on to Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, where I was Choral Director and Voice Teacher. Other opportunities in Massachusetts involved church work, a vocal solo appearance with the Boston Pops and Arthur Fiedler, and productions with the Brockton Symphony. New England winters finally got the better of me and I retreated to my home state of Florida, where I taught public school in Lake Placid β elementary school, middle school, high school chorus, and marching band, all within 1973 and my retirement date of 2003. I also founded and directed civic chorales and served at three churches β First Presbyterian Church in Lake Placid, St. Agnes Episcopal Church in Sebring, and St. James Catholic Church in Lake Placid where, it would appear, I have rounded out my checkered career! I also spent a year as Guest Choral Director at the University of Veracruz in Mexico. While I have loved music for as long as I have memory, very little of the above would have been possible without the education I received at Indian Springs School.β
CLASS OF 1970Stephen Powell, Professor of Art at Centre College, was presented with The Distinguished Educator Award by the James Renwick Alliance in March. The JRA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scholarship and education on contemporary American craft.
CLASS OF 1986Jeremy Erdreich and Larry Slater were married by a Massachusetts Justice of the Peace in 2011 in Provincetown, Mass., followed later by a religious ceremony at Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham. President of Erdreich Architecture in Birmingham, Erdreich graduated from Yale University and received a masterβs degree in architecture from Harvard University. Slater is an Adjunct Professor and a candidate for a Ph.D. in nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
CLASS OF 1988Jennifer James-Mesloh graduated in 2010 from University of Central Florida with a Ph.D. in Public Affairs. She serves on the faculty of the College of Professional Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University.
CLASS OF 1991Adam Thomasβ paper reviewing research on the effectiveness of various pregnancy prevention measures and the cost of unintended pregnancies has been cited in a number of media outlets, including The Economist, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Congressional Quarterly, National Public Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate and The Christian Science Monitor. His findings have also been published in academic journals including the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, and The Future of Children. Thomas is a Visiting Associate Professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute and former Research Director at the Center on Children and Families at the Brookings Institution.
CLASS OF 1992Brandy Martin and his wife, Amy, announce the birth of their daughter, Noelle Renee Martin, on March 28. She joins older brothers Parker and Evan, and they live in Murphreesboro, Tenn.
CLASS OF 1996Fergus Tuohy joined the Board of Directors of Equality Alabama, whose mission is to advance full equality for all the people of Alabama through education and advocacy. He was also elected to be an Alabama delegate for President Barack Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
CLASS OF 2001Josh Waits and his wife, Gibian, welcomed their first child, Jane Frances, on January 10 in Birmingham. Josh is currently doing a urology residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and his wife is a medical social worker.
Whatβs New With You?Tell us about the newest developments in your life so we can share them with the Springs community! To submit a class note for the next magazine issue, please email your news and photos to Assistant Director of Development Melanie Kieve at [email protected] before January 15, 2013.
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CLASS OF 2003Sarah Mills Nee is the new Director of The Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell. Prior to this position, she had worked at the Birmingham Museum of Art. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in art history at Sewanee: The University of the South, and recently received a masterβs degree in art his-tory, with a focus on Southeastern folk art, from the University of Denver. She and her husband, Jon, live in Jasper.
CLASS OF 2004Upon completion of her masterβs degree in art history from Louisiana State University, Sarah Hampton Portera Cambas began working in development at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Prior to her graduate studies, she completed a bachelor of arts degree in art history from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. After college, she became engaged to fellow Rhodes colleague Brice M. Cambas of New Orleans, and they married in November 2009 in the Louis XVI Courtyard of the New Orleans French Quarter. He recently earned his J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans, and they live in downtown New Orleans.
Laura Russell lives in Dallas, Texas, where she is a Pricing Analyst with Southwest Airlines. She recently received a mas-terβs of business administration degree in strategic management from the University of Alabamaβs Manderson Graduate School of Business.
CLASS OF 2005 Daniel Odrezin has graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law and has joined the Birmingham Jewish Federation as Assistant Executive Director.
Nadia Michelle Robertson was incorrectly identified as Nadia Perry Robertson in the Spring 2012 issue. We regret any confusion this may have caused. She and her husband, Ben Robertson, remain in Los Angeles, where they are working on the growth of their film company, 1931 Productions.
CLASS OF 2006Jay Kim is working for AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)/FEMA Corps in the Southern region (which covers all Southeastern states) through June 2013. Afterwards, he plans on going to graduate school to study hydrogeology or mineral exploration.
CLASS OF 2008Tim (Norton) MacKayβs first book, The Admirers, has been published to positive reviews. It includes several characters derived from his time at Indian Springs and is set in Alabama.
Terra Stanley graduated in May from Wellesley College with a degree in Latin American studies, and began work in August on her master of arts degree in political science at the Colegio de MΓ©xico in Mexico City.
CLASS OF 2010Elliott Bell writes, βIn my first year at the University of Alabama, I was elected to the SGA Student Senate from the College of Arts and Sciences. I also joined the University Singers, Alabamaβs premier vocal ensemble. With that group, I traveled to Korea with the groupβs first international tour and was able to reconnect with Chee Lee β10. This past March, I was again elected to the SGA Student Senate, and I was selected as a Student Fellow for the Blackburn Institute Class of 2012, which allows me to focus on the issues that affect Alabama. I also worked with the Alabama Democratic Party this summer.β
AlumniDick Carpenter β71 passed away suddenly on January 27, 2012. He was 58. For much of his life, he worked as a sales representative for various technical companies. Survivors include his brother, Bob Carpenter β74.
Stanley Morrow β74 of Alabaster, Ala., died April 12. He was a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham School of Law, and a member of the Alabama Bar Association. Among the survivors are sons Chris Morrow β01 and Jake Morrow β04, daughter Caitlin Morrow β10, and brother Russ Morrow β72.
Mark Whitlock β76, founder and owner of Markβs Outdoor Sports Inc. in Vestavia Hills, passed away May 16 after a two-year battle with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Under his leadership, Markβs Outdoor Sports became one of the 10 largest hunting and fishing retailers in the United States. He also started the popular Lay Lake Fishing Tournament and served on the Board of the Alabama Department of Conservation.
Joseph Habshey β93 of Nashville, Tenn., passed away on August 11. He was 37. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he studied computer science and mathematics.
Former StaffFormer Physical Plant Employee Ben Fancher passed away on February 28. He was 70. He retired in 2009 after a 14-year career at the school.
Former Bus Driver and Chemistry Lab Assistant Leo King of Alabaster, Ala., died July 16. In addition to his many years of service to ISS, he was Pastor of Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun, Ala., and Little Rock Baptist Church in Heiberger, Ala., simultaneously for 36 years. He was also a World War II
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Army veteran. Among the survivors are his wife, Ida Mae King, who also worked on the ISS staff, and granddaughter Aisha Holmes β90.
Former Math Teacher Joseph Payne, 82, died on March 6 in Charlottesville, Va. After teaching at Springs, he taught at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the University of
Samantha Jo AdamsAuburn UniversityLia Faith BargeronThe University of AlabamaVirginia Lee BarrBowdoin CollegeEileen Claire BarrySchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoMaranda Noelle BerryThe University of AlabamaWilliam Andrew BlachUniversity of RochesterNico BΓΆckhoffUniversity in GermanyJohn Ryan CanfieldThe University of AlabamaJian Yu ChenVillanova UniversitySo Hyeun ChunGeorgetown UniversityEmily Sheera CutlerUniversity of PennsylvaniaJackson Riley DillardThe University of AlabamaEmma Kirkland DownsAppalachian State UniversityLora Jane DriggersEmory UniversityChristopher Chase EdmundsThe University of AlabamaTucker Edward EibnerSt. Olaf College
Michigan School of Education, where he served 40 years. He wrote Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, a K-8 mathematics series, high school algebra textbooks, and several research publications. He held a bachelorβs degree in education from Roanoke College and a doctorate in mathematics education from the University of Virginia.
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ISS proudly welcomes the Class of 2012 to the alumni family!
Ilana Joann EngelWashington University in St. LouisAurΓ©lien Florent ForgetBirmingham-Southern CollegeLeah Marie FoxTulane UniversitySavanna Lyn FreezeUniversity of ColoradoJames Holden GreenCollege of CharlestonDunya HabashBirmingham-Southern CollegeBenjamin Gaines Hawley Berry CollegeSungjun Hong Emory UniversityGennifer Arwen HutchisonThe University of AlabamaMaria JasserUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamHuiXue KangLafayette CollegeYoung Jae KimKorea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyWilliam Harrison KingHamilton CollegeSawyer Stephen KleinHampden-Sydney CollegeTaylor Nicole LandryColorado State UniversitySydney Layne LashTroy University
Gi Yun LeeUniversity of PennsylvaniaHeeseob LeeOberlin CollegeHyun Jin LeeUniversity of PennsylvaniaSang Yoon LimUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignEmeline Anne LopezGrinnell CollegeAri Elijah MarkovitzGeorgia Institute of TechnologyLaura Shealy McMullanFurman UniversityJustin Allen MercerAuburn UniversityElizabeth Lee MillerQueens University of CharlotteMichael Lawrence MillerUniversity of RochesterStephan Martyn NkomWheaton CollegeHaley Elizabeth PaytonTroy UniversityLauren Marie PlouffRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySavanna Marie PollardColumbia CollegeWilliam Maurice Pompey IIBirmingham-Southern CollegeFrances-Aimee RenneboogUniversity of Colorado
Daniel Kennedy RyanLake Forest CollegeIsabell Schulze LohoffUniversity in GermanyAmelia Grace SegarsAuburn UniversityIsabelle Adair ShallcrossMiddlebury CollegeJames Henry ShufordUniversity of ColoradoFoster Holland SmithAuburn UniversityVirginia Gilder SmithBirmingham-Southern CollegeAmory Warren StrangeUniversity of MontevalloJacob Charles ThigpenStevens Institute of TechnologyRiley Jade TurnerUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamCameron Vann WestbrookConnecticut CollegeAlice Mims WhatleyColumbia CollegeEugene Lawrence WilliamsThe University of AlabamaHamilton Cole WilsonSouthern Methodist UniversityCasellamae Fabria WorrellRochester Institute of Technology
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REFLECTION βPlus Γ§a change, plus cβest la mΓͺme chose.β As Springs celebrates its 60th anniversary, this French proverb β βthe more things change, the more they stay the sameββ rings true. The school started on September 3, 1952, with 59 boys and a handful of faculty members, and in the six decades since, things have changed. The school is no longer out in the country but in the midst of the Birmingham metro area. Young people of diverse genders, cultures and backgrounds make up the school and its alumni/ae. New buildings, courses and technology and expanded extracurricular offerings are de rigueur.
Though in constant evolution, Springs has also remained the same. When the school started, a strong student body and distinguished faculty were at its core. Academic challenge was respected, new experiences were embraced, and each member was entreated to be a responsible citizen in preparation for active leadership, self-direction and participation in life. Always Learning Through Living, students set their own curricula, governed themselves, and participated in creating their community.
Todayβs Springs is the same. Students create their own unique schedules and engage in rigorous academics. Student government is a foundation of studentsβ individual and group interests. The rich embrace of life available to every ISS student remains a unique culture that strengthens and fuels lifelong personal and civic pursuits.
Within this anniversary special section are words penned by of one of Springsβ first students and its current Mayor. Though their experiences are decades apart, ISS has influenced both of them to think, learn and participate in the world. Indeed, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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JOHN BIGGER, M.D. β56
I was fortunate that day in September 1952 to be part of a group of about 50 boys who arrived at a remote, rural location south of Birmingham to start a new school called Indian Springs. Seventy percent of the boys were 9th graders and 30 percent were 10th graders; half were boarders in The Circle and the other half rode the βblue busβ from Birmingham each day.
While I donβt remember many specific details from that first day of school, I do treasure many memories and experiences from my years at Springs. I remember encounters with those first faculty members β Armstrong, Crosby, Cobun, Warren, Baird, Mason, Bryan, Moore, Nurse Russell, and the eternal Fleming. I remember the number of Town Meetings we sat through while Director βDocβ Armstrong explained the concept of ISS and Learning Through Living. (I also remember carrying out that motto by building athletic fields, clearing brush, fighting forest fires, cleaning out the Lake, serving food in the Dining Hall, and sometimes washing dishes
and buffing floors!) I remember sitting at my favorite table in the Dining Hall. I remember Glee Club tours, intramural sports, watching TV in faculty house common rooms, and riding the bus into Birmingham on Saturday afternoons. Not to be left out, I remember an outstanding and unique group of classmates.
During these and a host of other experiences, I learned many valuable lessons, including how to work independently at my own pace, and that freedom and privileges carry with them responsibility. These lessons helped me and my peers get into good colleges, but more importantly, they helped shape us into good citizens, ready to take on future challenges.
Yes, it has been 60 years since we arrived at ISS, and I am sure many of us had no idea when we arrived what a great experience it would be, and how much influence it would have. Thank you, ISS, for making a difference.
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Dr. Louis βDocβ Armstrong is hired as Springsβ first director and establishes the intellectual and cultural foundation of the school, famously leaving its financial management to the Board of Governors. Other directors to follow him are Dr. Joe Jackson (1972), Doug Jennings (1987), Mel MacKay (2002) and Gareth Vaughan (2008).
Fifty-nine boys enter ISS on the first day of operation on September 3, 1952. The same year, the ISS Alma Mater is written by Choir Director Charles Bryan. It is still sung today. Members of the Class of 1955 (pictured) were among the first students to enter the school in 1952.
Harvey G. Woodward leaves $6 million to create the new school.
The Smoke Signal, the schoolβs student newspaper, debuts. The paper takes on other names over the years, including The Octagon, ISSInfo and, this year, The Woodward Post. 1953 is also the year the ISS Student Government is formed, a school constitution is approved, and the schoolβs art program begins when Ethel Warren begins teaching an art elective.
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ALICE MARSON β 13
It is hard to believe that I am in the midst of the swan song of my high school career. It wasnβt very many days ago that I stepped onto the Indian Springs campus for the first time as an anxious 8th grader, unsure of the five years ahead of me and whether they would be worth the risk of leaving my old school behind.
However, now I can say with confidence that I have never made a better decision, nor looked forward more to a school year. As usual, I am excited to be with my friends and teachers. However, this year, I am especially excited to run Town Hall meetings, participate in the halftime show at the Indian Springs-Altamont basketball game, sing my final major work in choir, attend Senior Banquet, and β yes β eventually graduate. Although graduation is still a long way away, I am sure it will sit in a bittersweet corner of my mind the entire year until May suddenly appears out of thin
air and I ask myself begrudgingly, βWhat happened to this year?β
This is why I will cherish every moment of Springs I still have left, for Indian Springs has already given so much to me. It is the place where I have learned to think, to challenge, to wonder, and to appreciate the unique and talented people I learn alongside. I am not only talking about my fellow students, but also my teachers who teach me just as much out of the classroom as they do in it.
Soon I will leave Indian Springs as a student and enter into the ranks of ISS alumni. Although I know I will look forward to the many reunions with my class and teachers, there is one moment I anticipate the most. It is during the annual Holiday Concert, when students and alumni sing the ISS Alma Mater together, their voices raised in honor of a place we all call βhome.β
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Gareth Vaughan takes the helm as Springsβ Director, committing to the mission of intellectual and cultural discourse as well as sound financial principles.
Springs receives the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement, which honors schools that lead their state in AP participation and performance in math and science. Later in the year, the ISS Parents Association holds Wine 101, a school fundraiser that features wine-related classes taught by faculty and alumni. The event is so popular that it has continued every year since with different topics. (Pictured) Director Gareth Vaughan (left) and Biology Teacher Bob Pollard display the Siemens Award banner.
Libby Pantazis becomes the
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Lange, the first to serve as the school was being established, and George LeMaistre β66, the first alumnus to serve as Chair. Other Board Chairs of long standing include Donald Hess β66, Gilbert Johnston Jr. β63, Gray Plosser β63, Charles Robinson β59 and Bill Slaughter β56.
Cameron Westbrook β12 becomes the schoolβs first openly gay Mayor. Other notable first Mayors are Anne Ryan β79, the first woman Mayor, and Greg Bester-Alexander β82, the first African-American Mayor. (Pictured) Westbrook β12 speaks at graduation.
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Springsβ first theater production, βShooting the Stars,β is held in the gym. The school also holds its first Development Day (D-Day) semiannual day of service. The day is a success in removing unneeded vegetation on campus, but faculty soon agree that students did not need to be wielding chain saws.
Jewish students are admitted to ISS for the first time. Other milestones are the first admissions of African-American students (1969) and international students (1953). Students from 14 countries and 10 states are enrolled at Springs today.
Students and faculty build the Truth House to prove certain principles of physics and examine the relativity of truth. It stands until a tree falls on it during a 1994 tornado.
The Hut Construction begins on The Hut and is completed in 1967. It serves as the home of ISS theater productions and other performances until the new Town Hall is built in 1998.
Graduates form an Alumni Association to coordinate their work. The group is later named the ISS Alumni Council.
The $1 Million Campaign commences to raise funds for capital projects and increase the endowment. Students also hold the first Popout Fair, a community fair/festival that raises money for choir trips. (Pictured above) Children get canoe rides at a Popout Fair during the 1974-75
school year, and (left) an ISS publication promotes the $1 Million Campaign.
The Read βN Heed is approved as the schoolβs document of student rules and conduct.
Many thanks to founding faculty member and ISS archives specialist Mac Fleming, along with a host of alumni and other veteran faculty members, for their work on this timeline. Such a timeline is always a work in progress, so if you would like to contribute information to the timeline or school archives, please email your suggestions to [email protected].
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The Glee Club sings at Lincoln Center and receives a favorable review from the New York Times, and the same year, Scotty Scott β73 is named Springsβ first High School All-American in soccer. Alex Jamroz β11 brings a similar honor to the school in 2011 when he leads the nation in goals scored among high school soccer players. (Pictured, left) A reprint of the New York Times review in the school newspaper, and (above, right) soccer standouts Scotty Scott β73 and Alex Jamroz β11
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Teacher Mike Lantrip and students hold the schoolβs first Student Concert of original and popular music, a tradition that continues today. (Pictured) Duncan Blair β75 and Mark Waldo β75 perform at an early Student Concert.
Women are admitted to ISS after encouragement by the Board, students and faculty. The same year, Sally Nemeth β77 and Janie Farley Behr β76 become the schoolβs first female athletes when they join the Soccer Team. A Girls Soccer Team begins the next spring. (Pictured) Sally Nemeth β77, one of Springsβ first female athletes
Vintage Glee The Glee Club, started in 1952, and the Womenβs Chorus, started in 1978, combine to form the Concert Choir. The Chamber Choir for top choral performers begins the same year.
The school expands to include an 8th grade.
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The Varsity Boys Soccer Team goes 13-0 and wins the Dixie Conference Championship.
Springs wins its first state Academic Decathlon β and goes on to win the state title and a national ranking for 10 consecutive years. Other notable achievements for the school are winning the Alabama State High School Physics Contest (nine times between 1982-1997), State Science Bowl Championships (1996, 1997), and Scholars Bowl State Championships (2005, 2007, 2010). (Pictured) 1995-1996 Academic Decathlon members, along with advisors Mac LaCasse and Bob Cooper (left)
A multi-million dollar gift from the disposition of South Highlands Hospital creates new endowment resources for the school.
A major campus renovation is completed, making way for a new gym, renovated library, and new entrance and roads. The main campus road is named for Harvey Woodward. (Pictured) The student body packs the gym for a recent Springs-Altamont basketball game.
The first Goodrich Lecturer is acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Straight-line winds of 100 mph hit ISS, taking down about 1,000 trees on campus. Other significant weather events over the decades are the Big Flood of 1975 and the Great Blizzard of 1993.
Swans join the ISS community, a gift from Martin Payne, father-in-law of French Teacher Helen Payne, who lived on campus.
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The endowed Abroms Scholars Program begins, providing summer enrichment opportunities for students. (Pictured) Hal and Judy Abroms with the 2010 Abroms Scholars
Town Hall The schoolβs new Town Hall building opens, offering a modern, comfortable setting for Town Meetings, plays and concerts. A new tech lab and renovated dining hall also opens.
Champs The Varsity Girls Soccer Team becomes the first ISS athletic team to win an Alabama High School Athletic Association state championship, and wins it again in 2005. The Varsity Boys Tennis Team wins an AHSAA championship in 2006, and the Varsity Boys Soccer Team wins one in 2008.
2006 Varsity Boys Tennis Team
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The Fertile Minds Learning Garden, the schoolβs organic garden and outdoor learning laboratory, opens.
The Learning Through Living Capital Campaign leads to the opening of a new Science Center and two new dormitories, greatly enhancing living conditions and teaching of the sciences.
The endowed Malone Scholarship Program is created to provide opportunities for bright students with financial need to attend ISS.
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ANTICIPATION Throughout six decades, the core of Springs is and will always be the same. So now we look to the next 60 years, and how we can best support this mission for decades to come.
Earlier this year, dozens of members of the Springs community helped us shape this vision by brainstorming a Campus Master Plan that will attract and retain exceptional faculty and students to ISS and support our unique philosophy and curriculum. The plan features new classrooms, a new Dining Hall, and a new Arts Center.
With the help of nationally recognized architects Lake/Flato of San Antonio, Texas, and ArchitectureWorks of Birmingham, Ala., the plan calls for classrooms that will be flexible and technologically complete and support multidisciplinary problem solving and worldwide distance learning. The Dining Hall, imagined in its current location, will maximize its extraordinary setting on the Lake with indoor and outdoor seating and accommodate small and large groups. The new Arts Center, closer to the center of campus, will give students greater access to studio and gallery space before and after class, and further reinforce the process and product of creative thought, which adds value to all disciplines.
Truly envisioning ISS for the next 60 years and beyond, this Campus Master Plan will serve the heart, soul and mind of the next generations of Indian Springs students. For more information about the plan, visit www.indiansprings.org/campus plan or contact Director of Development Beth Mulvey at [email protected].
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ANNUAL REPORT
2011-2012
Indian Springs Schoolβs financial picture continues to improve with the Board and Administrationβs commitment to reaching a balanced budget and the generous support of the entire community. Careful budgeting and spending, prudent management of financial aid dollars, increased revenue streams, and a record year in annual giving were highlights of the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Springsβ existence is only possible through the dedication of its volunteers and the generosity of its alumni, parents and friends. Thank you for the outpouring of attention and support that carried our students and faculty through another marvelous year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JULY 1, 2011βJUNE 30, 2012
FUNDRAISING OPERATING STATEMENT
GIFTS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS INCOME
Annual Fund β Unrestricted $ 597,369Annual Fund β Restricted 47,235
Total Annual Fund $ 644,604
Restricted for Donor-Designated Purposes $368,267Learning Through Living Campaign 177,700 Endowment 13,750 Capital Projects 163,950
Total Restricted Gifts $545,967
Total Contributions $1,190,571
GIFTS OF RESTRICTED FUNDS
EXPENSES
Tuition and Fees $6,771,345Annual Fund and Applicable Gifts 869,098 Total Income $7,640,443
Endowment Draw (347,575)
Salaries and Benefits $3,664,585Financial Aid 1,255,741Instructional and Student Activities 464,369Dining, Transportation and Other Services 725,515Operations and Maintenance 1,001,932General and Administrative 729,229
Total Expenses $7,841,371Capital Expenditures 146,647
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FUNDSEndowed and Restricted Funds support programs and projects at Springs from year to year.
Endowed Funds, per the schoolβs endowment policy, are used for scholarships and other donor-designated purposes to benefit Indian Springs School in perpetuity. Below the fund names and descriptions are the names of those who contributed to Endowed Funds during 2011-2012.
LOUIS AND MARGARET ARMSTRONG SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTGiven to a current student who demonstrates good citizenship and financial needKay and Frank Carter β62
GOODRICH SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTEstablished by Henry C. Goodrich through a bequest in his willHenry C. Goodrich
LARA HOGGARD MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT*Given to an outstanding singer or musician at ISS on a yearly basis in honor of the dedication of former ISS Glee Club Director Dr. Lara Hoggard to the school and its studentsKristine Billmyer and Russell Maulitz β62Joe Nonidez β62Sharon and Frank Samford β62
BRUCE MCFARLAND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Established in honor of Bruce McFarland β60 by his wife, Deborah McFarland, to benefit a student or students showing academic promise and financial needDeborah and Bruce McFarland β60
* Distributions will be made when fully funded.
celebrated their 50th class reunion during Alumni Weekend 2012 with many excellent events, including the Alumni vs. Faculty Scholars Bowl. Not only did the class have a great time, but they also gave to the school with great generosity to celebrate their 50 years. Nearly 63 percent of the class contributed more than $87,000 in gifts to the school for the year β giving to both the Annual Fund and the Dr. Lara Hoggard Music Scholarship Endowment, which honors their former Glee Club Director. (Pictured, l-r) Russell Maulitz β62, Bill Boyle β62, Harry Mueller β62, Frank Samford β62 and Al Adams β62 at the Scholars Bowl.
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Restricted Funds support donor-designated initiatives, which are outside the annual operating budget. Restricted Fund balances are carried forward until fully expended per the donorβs wishes. Named funds can be created with gifts and pledges of $25,000 or more. Below the fund names and descriptions are the names of those who contributed to Restricted Funds during 2011-2012.
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ACWORTH FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPAwards partial financial aid for two academically gifted high school studentsAcworth Foundation
DARCY ADAMS β09 MEMORIAL FUND Used to support all aspects of adding trees, and the means to enjoy trees, to the ISS campus AUM Clean Energy GroupHaim BrillKenneth BrownDK, Mark and Jade BufordCary BullockNanci and Stephen ChazenCaryn and Steven Corenblum β75Lyle DeitchLisa and Alan Engel β73Joseph H. & Reva Engel FoundationDavid FieldDavid FirsheinJim FiskeDavid GelbaumHeather and Chris GriecoLuisa HagemeierEdward HarwoodRonne and Donald Hess β66Jeffrey HollanderShawn Hughes Susan JohnstonLawrence KaufmanJonathan KayeWilliam KellyTex KlowanSara Lowery β09Thomas MasonSonya McNuttBrad PadenLiaobo PengArthur ReynoldsArnold Roth
Diane ShankKara SmithKaren SmithYehuda SolomontThe Thompson FoundationHolly and Bill WagnerDavid WaimannTao ZhengAlexander Zinigrad
IAN ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIPAwarded annually to a rising senior who shows good citizenship and demonstrates an appreciation of the values of Indian Springs SchoolMargaret and Bruce AlexanderFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundBarbara and Waid Shelton
ART BUILDINGNancy and John Poynor β58
LARA HOGGARD MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPGiven to an outstanding singer or musician at ISS on a yearly basis in honor of the dedication of former ISS Glee Club Director Dr. Lara Hoggard to the school and its studentsSharon and Frank Samford β62
LEARNING THROUGH LIVINGThe following individuals made gifts to The Learning Through Living Capital Campaign during 2011-2012:Joanna and Al Adams β62Advanced Research Solutions Inc.Kelly and Robert Aland β80
Dawn and Brian Alldredge β96The Community Foundation of Greater BirminghamCaryn and Steven Corenblum β75Lori and Stephen Dorsky β71 Lori and Richard FeistFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundGillian and Mike Goodrich β63Judy and Fred Habeeb β71Joan and Preston Haskell β56The Hughes-Monaghan FoundationMary and Cutter Hughes β61Jennifer James-Mesloh β88Jessica and Ben Johnson β71 Sandra and Tom Lewis β66Louise and Frank McPhillipsGail and Tom Nolen β66Lori and Bob PollardRegions Financial CorporationGail and Deak Rushton β78Jack Shannon β71Melissa and Hanson Slaughter β90Cindy and Greg Van HornDorrie Fuchs and Gareth VaughanAlina Voicu and Daniel SzaszJan and Jim Yarbrough
SCHOLARSHIPSGillian and Mike Goodrich β63Kyung Han β85The Oprah Winfrey Foundation
SCULPTURENancy and John Poynor β58
TENNIS Kyung Han β85
Birmingham, Ala.Alumnus, Alumni Parent, Former Board MemberLeadership Level for Annual FundGifts for Scholarships
βI started making gifts to Springs soon after I graduated. And now, nearly 50 years later, my wife, Gillian, and I are pleased to see so many young alumni supporting the school. Whether you are in your β30s or β50s or β70s, Springs needs you to do what you can. People supported ISS when we were students so that we could have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity β and it is good and right that we do the same.β
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RECOGNIZING HENRY C. GOODRICHOutstanding businessman and civic leader Henry C. Goodrich passed away on December 11, 2011. Indian Springs School will always be grateful for his tremendous impact on the school, through his leadership on the ISS Board of Governors from 1981-1993, his and his wife Billie Graceβs appreciation of Springs for their children and grandchildren, and the generous support they gave Indian Springs through their lives and estate plans. The Goodrich Scholarship Endowment, established through Mr. Goodrichβs will, will continue their wonderful influence on Indian Springs for all time.
SPRINGS FOR LIFEThe Springs for Life Society: A Commitment to Lifelong Giving is a giving society for those who pledge to contribute to the Indian Springs School Annual Fund, in some way, every year.
The following people have made commitments to Springs for Life and contribute to ISS each year.
Susan and John Abbot β80Kelly and Robert Aland β80Elizabeth and Bob Athey β59Krissie Ames β92 and Neal AxonCandi and C.P. Bagby β63Callen Bair β01
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Monica Shovlin and Chris Baxley β79Elliott Bell β10David Bloom β08Gene and Kenzie Brannon β56Neely Bruce β60Melanie Buffett-Ingraffia β90Patricia and Ehney Camp β60Lisa Dean β81 and Frank ColumbiaAnna and Chandler CoxChristianna and Tom Crittenden β72 Allan Cruse β59
In all independent schools, tuition, gifts to the school, income from the endowment, and profits from summer programs and facilities rentals are the annual operating revenue streams. Your gifts to the Annual Fund every year are vital to maintaining Springsβ exceptional program and faculty. Thank you for your gifts this year.
PLANNED GIVING
SOCIETYThe Planned Giving Society honors the following individuals who share a commitment to the future of Indian Springs School by including Springs in their estate plans.
Priscilla and Eddie Ashworth β67Julia and John Badham β57John Bigger β56Lois BlackwellKay Armstrong and Frank Carter β62Bryan Chace β74Martin Damsky β68
Mell Duggan β76Coo Engel β79Dave Faber β66Joe Farley β81Robert Friedel β67Sylvia GoldbergGillian and Mike Goodrich β63Eugenia and Larry Greer β63Preston Haskell β56Ronne and Donald Hess β66Bob JohnsGeorge Johnston β65Muff and Gilbert Johnston β63Judith and Philippe Lathrop β73Alice and Caldwell MarksKristine Billmyer and Russell Maulitz β62
Tennant McWilliams β61Margaret R. MonaghanBob Montgomery β74Frances Ross β77 and Bill NolanJocelyn Bradley β77 and Jim PalmerMargaret and Kip Porter β60Nancy and John Poynor β58Cindi and Michael Routman β72Sharon and Frank Samford β62Cooper Schley β64Kevin Tavakoli β98Ann and David TharpeChip Thuss β74E. Leland WatkinsMarjorie and Jim White β60Allison and J.P. Williams β77
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Hanelle Culpepper β88 and Jeff MeierMary Lee and David Darby β61Marilyn and Gordon Doss β56 Cathy and Mell Duggan β76Christopher Edmunds β12 Lisa and Alan Engel β73Ginny and Joe Farley β81Elise May β88 and Hank FrohsinDiane and Tom Gamble β60Terry and Paul Goldfarb β69Ann and Richard Goldstein β69Kathleen and Jesse Graham β56Sarah Urist β98 and John Green β95Benjamin Hawley β12 Carla and Larry Hawley β68William Hawley β08Sally and Greg Hawley β75Nancy and Tommy Healey β62Ronne and Donald Hess β66Heidi Hess β89 and James RuckerMary and Mark Howard β70Kelly Johnson β92Sara Kim β89Felix Kishinevsky β05Emily Hess β01 and Bob LevineMrs. Betty LoebLisa Hess β95 and Nathan LowrieCecilia and Alan Matthews β68Edith and Henry McHenry β68Carter McLean β06Lee and Mac Moncus β60Susanna Myers β90 and Gerry PampaloniMolly Myers β92 and Rick HatfieldNaomi Nelson β93 and Louis DoenchJulie and Mark Nelson β88Christy and David Nelson β93Marcia and Mike Nichols β70 Frances Ross β77 and Bill NolanSusan Hazlett and Ed Norman β79Jamie and Greg OdrezinLibby and Dennis PantazisSusan Dillard β80 and David PhillipsElizabeth and Wilmer Poynor β80Teresa and Max Pulliam β77Laura and Erskine Ramsay β64Michele and Rod Reisner β84
Ginny and Grady Richardson β57Cindi and Michael Routman β72Ginger Grainger β86 and Steve Rueve β84Lia and Rusty Rushton β74Betsy and Daniel Russakoff β92Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel β84Jay Saxon β01Betsy and John SaxonClark Smith β69Sue and Allan Solomon β68Janet Perry StewartLinda and Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky β64Becky Thomas β81 Michele Thompson β83Kathy and Tommy ThomsonSusan and Carlisle Towery β55Nan and Doug UnkenholzDorrie Fuchs and Gareth VaughanMark Waldo β75Ellen and Jim Walker β80Helen Deas β82 and Randy WaltonHolly Ellis β84 and Prince WhatleyAlexa Whitehead β01
DONORS2011-2012 ANNUAL FUND Springsβ fiscal year runs from July 1βJune 30. The following list recognizes Annual Fund donors by giving level in the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Stars (*) indicate the donorβs enrollment in Springs for Life, and attendant commitment to give to the ISS Annual Fund every year. Listings by constituency and by class, as well as a listing of those giving up to $100, can be found at www.indiansprings.org/annualreport2012.
LEADERSHIP LEVEL ($20,000 OR MORE)Gillian and Mike Goodrich β63 Kyung Han β85Mary and Rob Henrikson β65 Ronne and Donald Hess β66 *Sharon and Frank Samford β62
ARMSTRONG SOCIETY($10,000 OR MORE)Judy and Hal AbromsAcworth FoundationAllan Cruse β59 *Lisa and Alan Engel β73 *Nancy and Tommy Healey β62 *Jennifer and Ben Hunt β82Leo Kayser β62Hwa Sook Song and Weon Kil KimMee Ok Choi and Tae Jung KimLeta and Jim Matte β77Cecilia and Alan Matthews β68 *Heather and Dan Mosley β74
FOUNDERβS LEVEL ($5,000 OR MORE)Susan and John Abbot β80 *Elizabeth and Bob Athey β59 *Julia and John Badham β57Elquis Castillo Hyun Jun Choi and Sung Ah LeeElizabeth and Mike Goodrich β90Janice and Tim LaneyBen Lee β78Hyesun and Seokho LeeKyung-Hoon LeeMalinda and Jimmy Lewis β75Sidney and Michael McCullers β89 Catherine and Emmett McLean Libby and Dennis Pantazis *Noura and Basel RefaiGail and Deak Rushton β78Rene and John Simmons β65
Gadsden, Ala.Father of Elquis Castillo β16Founderβs Level Donor
βMy son, Elquis, has just started his second year at Springs as a boarding student, and the school has been incredibly welcoming to him and my family. I travel from Gadsden to attend Community Dining (the community-wide dinner for students, faculty and staff) on Wednesday nights, and it is a highlight of my week. I am so happy for the support that has made such a positive difference in Elquisβ life, and am pleased to give to a school that cares so much about students and their families.β (Pictured, l-r) Elquis Castillo Jr. β16 and Elquis Castillo Sr.
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TOWN MEETING LEVEL($1,000 OR MORE)Joanna and Al Adams β62 Joy and Ron Adams Margaret and Bruce Alexander David AndersonBarbie and Steve Arnold β66Candi and C.P. Bagby β63 *Lisa and Rob BalazsMelody and Johnny BanksKelly Bodnar β85 and Brett BattlesMarie and Bill BaxleyBirmingham Allergy & Asthma Specialists PCShay and John Michael Bodnar β88The Bodnar FoundationBill Boyle β62 Alex Bradford β06Casey and Garrett Bradford β96Jason Bradford β94Elizabeth and John Breyer β71 Caroline and E.T. Brown β74 E.T. Brown Family Fund Julie and Scott Bryant β82 Joo Young Kim and Hong Kyu Choi Myung Hee Park and Hyoung Ho Choi Class of 1962Mary and Tim Committe β66Christine and Darryl CopelandDamsky Paper CompanyHeidi and Martin Damsky β68Kathryn DβArcyLucia and Al DelchampsRebecca Garity DePalma β80Helen and Richard Drennen β77Katherine and Bryson EdmondsGinny and Joe Farley β81 *Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundClara Chung Fleisig and Glenn FleisigJan FortsonLinda and Arthur Freeman β59Mary Ann and Scott FreezeJanet and Morton GoldfarbKris and Kenny Goldstein β62 Mary and Braxton Goodrich β93
H. Drennen Jones Scholarship TrustSally and Greg Hawley β75 *Jean and Fred Heath β62Cathy and Rick Hernandez β74Heidi Hess β89 and James Rucker *Mrs. Emil HessMarilyn and Charles Hohenberg β58Yunsik Hong and Kyunghee ParkDavid Huggin β59Chris Hunter β79Doug Hunter β73Marisa Bradford β02 and Edward Inge β02Jannike and Brian Jackson β92Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLPMuff and Gilbert Johnston β63Yu Lim Lee and Sung Chan JunSarah and ES KangMichelle Lee and Joon Yong Kim β72Dolly and William KingKorean ISS Parents AssociationSheri and Jimmy KrellHyemee Yoon and Wonkeun LeeHyunsuk and Byeongoh LeeEmily Hess β01 and Bob Levine *Pat and Michael Levine β74Ok Jung Lee and Ji Yong LimCathy and Caldwell Marks β93Eileen and Danny Markstein β92Beverly and Dan MarsonLeslie and David Matthews β75Kimberly and Macke Mauldin β78Angie and Danny McMullanMidge and Mark MillerLee and Mac Moncus β60 *Ann and Richard Monk β57Sara and Tommy Moody β64Sam Moorer β59Xiaohua Zhou and Lianke MuSusan Brand and Harry Mueller β62Molly Myers β92 and Rick Hatfield *Susanna Myers β90 and Gerry Pampaloni *Christy and David Nelson β93 *Hilary and Stuart Nelson β95Julie and Mark Nelson β88 *
βI always knew I would give back to Springs. When I had the opportunity to make a donation to ISS last year, I did want it to focus on scholarships and tennis. The Springs approach to education and the community helped me immensely with my career and life in general, and tennis and Coach Boo Mason were part of some wonderful memories of my time at ISS. I will always be grateful and supportive to the school that did so much in making me the person I am today.β (Pictured) Tennis court windscreen made possible by Hanβs generosity
KYUNG HAN β85
New York, N.Y.AlumnusLeadership Level DonorFirst Gift: 1990
Martha and Bill Nickell β56Frances Ross β77 and Bill Nolan *Joe Nonidez β62Beth Mulvey and David NooneJanis and Sean OβMalleyEun Yung Chae and Keunho ParkPhoenix Restoration Services, Inc.Tonya and Bartley Pickron β91Frances and Merritt PizitzSusan Pizitz β80Diana and Gray Plosser β63Janet and Charles Plosser β66Jane and McGehee Porter β57Margaret and Kip Porter β60Nancy and John Poynor β58Stacy and Scott Pulliam β85Chris and Alston Ray β66Douglas RayRegions Financial CorporationLaura Schiele β86 and Steven RobinsonGinger Grainger β86 and Steve Rueve β84 *Lia and Rusty Rushton β74 *The San Francisco FoundationDarla Wier and Frank Schabel β62Jack Shannon β71Bebe and Loyd ShawMelissa and Hanson Slaughter β90Blakeley and Bill SmithVirginia and David SmithMr. and Mrs. Roe Stamps β62Merrill H. Stewart, Jr. Peggy and Herbert StockhamThe Herbert and Peggy Stockham Family Foundation, Inc. Linda and Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky β64 *Superior Mechanical Inc. Mary and Jack SweeneyJane Zack and Kevin Tavakoli β98Fergus Tuohy β96Nancy and Jim Tyrone β73Joyce and Bob Vance β79
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Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth Vaughan *Missy and Stewart WaddellMargaret WatsonCeleste WdowiakPatricia and Thomas WdowiakBucky Weaver β68Marjorie and Jim White β60Tom Whitehurst β68Sally and Richard WhitleyAmy McDaniel β80 and Steve Williams Janet and Scott Wilson
MAYORβS LEVEL ($500 OR MORE)Anonymous Jennifer Bain β84Amy and William BarrKathryn and Tom BarrNancy and Joel Baxley Elliott Bell β10 *Virginia Caris and David Bernard April and Blake Berry Jeanette and John Brockington Anne and Don Brunson β64Denise and David Bryant
Lynn and Ed Cassady β76 Pinkie and Bryan Chace β74Tonia and Young ChoiMyla ChoyJonette and Kenneth Christian β67Caroline Clark β82 and Brad GoodmanConnie and Doug ClarkGretchen and Holt CloudGloria and Larry CockrellCommunity Foundation of Northeast Alabama The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. Jesanna Cooper β94 and Michael Morris Anna and Chandler Cox *Susan and Jeffrey CutlerAnna Margaret and Tommy Donald β58 Cathy and Mell Duggan β76 *Stephen Eckman β93Ann and Bill Edmundson β67 Janis and Chip Feazel β63
Elise May β88 and Hank Frohsin *Alice and Paul Goepfert Terry and Paul Goldfarb β69 *Angela and Vincent Graham Sarah Urist β98 and John Green β95 *Richard Green β59 Sydney and Michael Green Melinda and Joseph GuillaumeBeth and Kirk Hawley β66Nancy HodgesTerry and Karl Hofammann β67 Mary and Jay Holekamp β63Kathryn and Edward HookSarah HornKayo and Steven Howard β83Betsy HunterRoslyn JacksonDavid Jacobi β69Ann and Charles Katholi Jung-Mee Kwon and Sung-Jin Kim Sara Kim β89 *Yang Suck and Richard Kim Myrick and David King β62 Rebecca and Brandon Kirby β92 Paula and Steve Klein Alison Goldstein β88 and Alan Lebovitz Michelle Abroms β98 and Jon LevinGeorgia and Coleman Lipsey β60 Mrs. John A. Lockett, Jr.Charlotte and John Lusco Tommy Maddox β69Frances and Robert MarksJune and Joe Mays β63 Carole and Michael Mazer Microsoft Magalie Minaud Elizabeth and William NorthSandy Petrey β59Teresa and Max Pulliam β77 *LeeAnn and Joe RameyAileen and Randy Redmon β84 Kathleen and Charles Rossmann Tara and Prakash Roy Kari and Gary Rubin β73 Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel β84 *Noriko and Nobu SanuiKiki and Pierre Scalise Beth and James Scott β75Jerry Shadix β68Diane Sheppard and Stan FullerKathryn and Richard Shimota Katie Shimota β10Musa and Joseph Shin β81Romana Simmons Cathy and Sam Simon Judy and M.D. Smith β59 Jennifer and Mark Styslinger Michele Thompson β83 *Martin Tobias β95 Judy and Arthur Toole β58 Susan and Carlisle Towery β55 *Edwynna TrawickMickey and Mike Turner The Turner Foundation Cindy and Greg Van Horn Barbara and Bill Viar β62Robin and Peter Watson β77 Jane WenzelJ. Mark White
Birmingham, Ala.Parents of Harrison King β12Town Meeting Level DonorsFirst Gift: 2008
βWhen Harrison started school at Indian Springs in the 9th grade, we began making gifts to the Annual Fund. And now that Harrison has graduated, we have no intentions of stopping. Harrison loved Springs and grew so much as a person during his four years there. ISS was the perfect fit for him, and he is well prepared for college. Springsβ impact on him will last a lifetime. Itβs only fitting that our support is long-lasting as well.β (Pictured, l-r) Dolly, Harrison and William King at Harrisonβs graduation
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White Arnold & Dowd, P.C.Rowan and Russ Williams β73Ling Song and Tong Zhou
COMMISSIONERβS LEVEL ($250 OR MORE)Kelly and Robert Aland β80 *Sharon and Jim Bailey β79Medha and Amol Bapat β88Kitty and Ronnie BarrowKaren and Curt Bassett β57Donna and Jonathan BenoitMindy and Dylan BlackAnne and Bill BlackerbyLynn Bledsoe and William RyanJennifer Boll β92 Jean and Nick Bouler Connie and Keith BridghamNeely Bruce β60 *Melanie Buffett-Ingraffia β90 *Tom Byers β67Carol and Harry Caldwell Patricia and Ehney Camp β60 *Kay and Frank Carter β62Jane and David ChaplinCason Benton and Stuart Cohen Community Foundation of Greater MemphisJune and Ed ConerlyConocoPhillips Petroleum FoundationDeane and Phil Cook β62Caryn and Steven Corenblum β75June Yang and Mike Costanza β78Gisele and Steve Crowe Flora and Sanders Dix Sherry and Andy Driggers Eva and Jiri Dubovsky Claire Maples β89 and Heath EdwardsJane and Charles EllisBill Engel β75
Ilene Engel and Bob ArotskyThe Engel Foundation, Inc. Kathy and John EnglishAnne and Rick Finch β60Mac FlemingRobert Friedel β67Lindsay Frost β97 and Sam BhasinDana and Jeff Gale β92 Chris Genry β78 Melina and Jon GoldfarbTalia and Chuck Goldfarb β88Rachel and Edward Goldstein β67Anita Jayagopal β96 and Brian GouriEugenia and Larry Greer β63 Wendy and Mark Habeeb β74 Andrea Engel β03 and Kent Haines β03 Keecha HarrisCarla and Larry Hawley β68 *Ramona and Gerhard HeilmannLiz and Greg Hodges β66 Leslie and Dabney Hofammann β72 Martha Diefendorf and Robert Hogan β68 Lauren and Glen Howard β67 Caspar Isemer β00 Mitch Ives β70 Helene and Neil Johnson Anya and Andrew Keller β92Pamela and Prescott Kelly β61Melanie and Jay KieveChris Kitchens Aaron Kline β97 Vivian Le BeyHui LiJanet and Adam Lichtenstein β91 Erin and John Lockett β95 Cecilia and Peter Loeb β76 Mrs. Betty Loeb *Jun Tsao and Ming Luo Meghan Marks β15 Herb Martin β62
Gerrin and John McGowan Edith and Henry McHenry β68 *Cheryl and Burk McWilliams β65Mary Jo MisraKathy and Mark Myatt β55Naomi Nelson β93 and Louis Doench *Susan Hazlett and Ed Norman β79 *Betty and Charles Northen β55 Deborah Cramer and Pat Odum β72 Melissa and John Oliver β60 Jocelyn Bradley β77 and Jim Palmer Virginia and Bob Pettey β67 Diane and Jeff Pettus β73 Carrie and Richard Pizitz β75Brenda and William Pompey Pompey & Pompey, P.C.Alison Pool-Crane β79Barbara and William Powell Beth and Andrew Price The Prudential Foundation Matching GiftsPublix Super Markets Sefi and Olu Ransome-Kuti Michele and Rod Reisner β84 *Elizabeth and Evan RobertsSusan and Rick Rodriguez Betsy and Daniel Russakoff β92 *Elizabeth and David Samuelson β90June Scott Richard Keck Shepard β78 Linda and Robert Sherman β58 Janet and Joe Simonetti β75 Kate and Charles Simpson Thomas Smith β72 Patricia and Rick Sprague β66 Janet Perry Stewart *Deborah Kayser Strauss The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Christina Tetzlaff Ann and David Tharpe Irene and Dorion Thomas β90 Andre Toffel β72Eleanor Hodges β05 and Jeff Tolbert β03Cathy and Scott Turner Aye Unnoppet β88Charles Vance β80 Ellen and Jim Walker β80 *
Homewood, Ala.Alumnus, Parents of Parker Bryant β16Town Meeting Level Donors
βChange has always been a part of my life, and looking back, boarding at Indian Springs was the most beneficial change that I have experienced. Parker is now attending ISS, and to see how Springs continues to focus on excellence in academics while maintaining the schoolβs original culture is great. We look forward to continuing our support.β (Pictured, l-r) Julie, Nicholas β18, Scott β82 and Parker β16 Bryant
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Emily Sims β82 and Wes WestbrookAndrea and Goodloe White β90 Kathy and Ethan White Margaret and John White-Spunner β74 Kathryn and David WiencekElizabeth and Fred Wooten β61 Ham Inn and Shih Bin WuAlton Young
D-DAY LEVEL ($100 OR MORE)Cathy and Tom Adams β63Alabama Injury Lawyers P.C.Barbara and Jack Aland β75Aghdas and Pat Alford β72Anna Altz-Stamm β99Patrick Anderson β92AnonymousFreddi AronovPriscilla and Eddie Ashworth β67Peter Bain β81Roger Baldwin β87Tom BarnettMonica Shovlin and Chris Baxley β79 *John Beckman β90Anne and James Bell β92Carol and Bill Bell β73Jack BenedictAnn BentonIlene and Dan Berman β82Mary BerryCarolyn and John Bigger β56Stephen BlackMarian Blair β05Marie and Duncan Blair β75Mary BledsoePatrick Bradley β01
Gene and Kenzie Brannon β56 *Chris Breyer β75Lisa BrockwayTripp Brockway β08Adrienne and Julian BrookGinger and Larry Brook β87Sarah Hampton Portera β04 and Brice CambasSusannah and Ehney A. Camp IVDenise and Greg CanfieldMichael ChoyDru Clark β06Teri and Emmett Cloud β95The Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramSumter and Steve Coleman β59Barbara and Lem Coley β62Lisa Dean β81 and Frank Columbia *Pam and Bob CooperMarie and Travis CoxCarolyn and Richard Crocker β65Barbara CroweHanelle Culpepper β88 and Jeff Meier *Mary Lee and David Darby β61 *Colleen and Don DaveyBlanton DePalma β07Katherine DePalma β14Rick Dominick β78April Preston and Kyran Dowling β72Elizabeth and Robert Eckert β64Elizabeth and Andrew Edge β84Tricia and Rotem Elgavish β90Eli Lilly and Company FoundationMeagan and Jim EllingtonLisa and David ErwinAmy Finkelstein β95 and Myles SteinerJimmie Kay and Marc FisherAnne and Alston Fitts
Barbara and Jim FlowersTheresa and Eric FoxConstance FreyAllison and Jeff FullerMatthew Furnas β06Pamela and Howard FurnasMary Ann and John Furniss β60Diane and Tom Gamble β60 *Gail and Chip Gamble β58Terri and David GlasgowReena Glazer β87Sylvia GoldbergAnn and Richard Goldstein β69 *Nancy and Sidney GradyKathleen and Jesse Graham β56 *Susan and Mark GreenTeresa Chacana and Hector GutierrezJack Hall β77Ann and Tim HamnerMary and Victor Hanson β74Allison and Milton Harsh β72Judy and John Heacock β58Donna and Tommy HebsonRobert HeilpernLiz and Richard Hogan β71Frannie and Randolph Horn β83Jonathan Horn β75Mary and Mark Howard β70 *Mary and Cutter Hughes β61Fran Hutchins β95 and Laura KalbaJason HutchisonSue and Butch HutchisonJanie and Robert HyattTanya HyattKelly and Clint JacobsSusie and Peter JanderBob JohnsJennifer and John Johnson
Birmingham, Ala.Parents of John Banks β14Parent VolunteerMultiple-Gift Donor
βWeβve given to the Annual Fund since John started school as an 8th grader, and even gave to Springs a couple of times this past year. Why? Because weβre delighted with our sonβs experience and recognized that we could do a little more after all. Tuition is demanding, but we know ISS can only offer all that it does for our children because of gifts from parents and others. Springs offers an excellent educational opportunity, but the sense of community that envelops the campus is what makes the school so special. As a part of the ISS community, we feel it is our responsibility to give back to keep such a priceless environment and experience going for our son, other students, the faculty and the entire community.β (Pictured, l-r) John β14, Melody and Johnny Banks
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Jessica and Ben Johnson β71Kelly Johnson β92 *Karen and Leon JohnstonKate Konecny β02 and Gregory JonesKathy JonesLaura and Frank Jones β58Lida and Bill Jones β63Linda and Terry JordanMaria and Lawrence Katz β82Mary Alston β94 and Andres KerllenevichAmanda Key β95Cathy Bekooy and Sanjay Khare β85Denise and Jim KillebrewCameron Wells Killen β95Katy and David Killion β00John Kim β89Josephine Kim β88Lauren Kirkland β01Lisa and Bill KnappDel KottasSherri and Trausti KristjanssonAlisa Boll β94 and Jon KurianMac LaCasseMike LantripSusan and Billy LapidusHelen and Jay LeeJenny and George LeMaistre β66Neely Harris β96 and Lars LohmannGina and Hank Long β70Hank Long β01Demi Lorant β06Terri and Charles Lorant β75Liang Lu and Li LiMelody and Ben MachenKaren and Harry Maring β72Kat MartinMaria MartinezNancy and Michael Matte β74Glendora and Andrew MayoCheryl and Richard McAliley β77Dawn and Joe McCarty
Buzzy McDonald β72Darby and Tom McElderryRuth Ann and Michael McGartyLiz and Brendan McGuireAlex McPhillips β03Susan and Edward McRightRuth Ann and Jack McSpadden β64Rebecca and Thomas McWilliams β97Kofi MensahMerck Partnership For GivingCarol and B.G. Minisman β63Peggy MonaghanJudy and Gary MonheitJenny Morgan β96 and Jamie ShutzerMorgan Stanley Smith BarneyCynthia and Bruce Morton β62Carol and Hassan MotamedLydia and Rob Moxley β62Dena and Robert MoyeLindsey Moye β06Christie and Richard NeelyGail and Tom Nolen β66Lea Novakova and Jan NovakVictoria West and Richard Nunan β70Dragana and Mak ObradovicJamie and Greg Odrezin *Bryn and David Oh β87Anna and Gunnar OlsonLeslie and Peter OβNeilCindy and Doug OrcuttRachel OserAnne and David Ovson β69Libba and John Owen β70D.G. Pantazis β03Madeleine and Hubert PearceLauren PerlmanMark PerlmanKaren and Andrew Permenter β72Stacy Donohue β86 and Chris PerroneBetty and Joe Pigford β58Julie and Clint Pittman β83Anne Marie Oberheu and Thomas PlouffSam Pointer β81Shelly and Stephen Powell β70
Elizabeth and Wilmer Poynor β80 *Jeannette PrayerYimei QianDeborah and Larry Quan β68Laura and Erskine Ramsay β64 *Pat and John ReederLina Pineda-Rezonzew and Gabriel RezonzewSherrie and Bruce Richards β73Jan and Dick Richardson β70Nancy and Clyde RileyDavid Rinald β59Beebe and David Roberts β61Charles Robinson β59Holly and Brian RodgersCindi and Michael Routman β72 *Neil Roy β96Charlotte and Robert Russell β76Betsy and John Saxon *Lane and John SchmittAlan Seigel β77Nina and Bob SennMelinda and Cotton ShallcrossVirginia and Jesse Shearin β59Barbara and Waid SheltonKaren Shepard β81Jordan Shin β85James ShufordRoyal Simpkins β83Susan and Robert SimsLorraine and Satinder SinghAuston Smith β09Beverly VonDer Pool and Phillip SmithClark Smith β69 *Everett Smith β10Pamela and Charles SmithRuth and Jim Smith β56Virginia Smith β12Sue and Allan Solomon β68 *Rita and Clifford Spencer β58Roberta and Gilbert Stamp β66Andrea StanleyLee and Sam StayerMichael Steiner β95Janet and Walter Stephens β67
Los Angeles, Calif.AlumnusFood 101 Sponsor
βI became involved in the ISS Parents Association β101β fundraisers when I was asked to teach a class at Film 101. I had so much fun that the following year, when the next β101β event β Food 101 β came around, my wife, Sidney, and I came back from California to experience it again, this time as a sponsor and attendee. Springsβ 101 fundraisers are entertaining for both parents and alumni. We have enjoyed participating in it (and bringing our friends to it!) and being able to experience a little bit of Springs each fall.β (Pictured, l-r) Sidney and Michael McCullers β89 with Math Teacher Mike Lantrip at Food 101
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Edward J. StephensonCindy and Andy Strickland β57Helena and Erik Summers β87Sarah and Jim Tanner β64TargetCaroline Tauxe β76 and John Tanquary β74Jamie and Bobby ThackerCindy and Charlie ThigpenCarol and Tim Thomas β67Valerie Morrison β87 and Clark ThompsonSusan and Todd ThompsonKathy and Tommy Thomson *Barry Tobias β98Cynthia and Raymond TobiasBentley Turner β04Star Tyner β98Jesse Unkenholz β01Jacoba and Marshall Urist β94Blake Van Horn β02Wes Van Horn β05Alina Voicu and Daniel SzaszCauley Kelly β85 and Mitch vonHoffman *Vulcan BeverageLauren Wainwright β88Angela and Sam Waldo β69Anne and Mark WaldoBelinda and Bryson Waldo β70Mark Waldo β75 *Kira Druyan and Joel Walker β87Howard P. Walthall Sr.`Margaret and Phillip WardEthel and Dick WarrenLucy and Elias Watson β58Leanna WebbPamela and Bill Weeks β69Holly Ellis β84 and Prince Whatley *Marjorie Lee White β88Rebecca Rutsky β91 and Hal WhiteAlexa Whitehead β01 *Deborah and Brian WiatrakCarla and Austin WilliamsMichelle WilliamsMike Witten β75Mary and Terry Woodrow β63Lesli and Kneeland WrightTanya and Scott YeagerFu-Shun YenDawn and Jobey York
ANNUAL FUND RESTRICTED GIFTSThe following donors made gifts to support specific initiatives within the schoolβs annual operating budget:
BOOKSElliott Bell β10
CHESS PROGRAMSharon and Frank Samford β62
CHOIR Jane Zack and Kevin Tavakoli β98
H. DRENNEN JONES MEMORIAL AWARDH. Drennen Jones Scholarship Trust (Mike Goodrich β63, Gilbert Johnston β63, Alice Jones Meade, Gray Plosser β63, Bill Rose β63 and Sam Wiesel β63)
LIBRARYMelody and Johnny BanksKitty and Ronnie BarrowNancy and Joel BaxleyJack BenedictAnne and Bill BlackerbyJulie and Scott Bryant β82Masako Shimamura and Kevin CassadyElquis CastilloMyla ChoyCason Benton and Stuart CohenSusan and Jeffrey CutlerColleen and Don DaveySherry and Andy DriggersGinny and Joe Farley β81Clara Chung Fleisig and Glenn FleisigMelinda and Joseph GuillaumeLinda and Terry JordanValerie and Jack LeaderCarol and Michael MaddenMary Beth and Jon MaloneFrances and Robert MarksCarole and Michael MazerDawn and Joe McCartyMidge and Mark MillerMagalie MinaudSparkle NelsonJocelyn and Paul NevilleElizabeth and William NorthAnne Marie Oberheu and Thomas PlouffStacy and Scott Pulliam β85Kathleen and Charles RossmannLynn Bledsoe and William RyanBeth and James Scott β75Cindy and Charlie ThigpenCathy and Scott TurnerStacia and Weyburn WakefordEmily Sims β82 and Wes WestbrookLing Song and Tong Zhou
SCIENCE PROGRAMJanice and Tim LaneyLori and Bob Pollard
VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER Angie and Danny McMullan
WRITINGNancy and John Poynor β58
HONOR GIFTSGifts were given in honor of the following individuals:Eunice Ray AlfordKendall Allen β13Griffin Baxley β16Charlotte Benedict β16Clyde BuzzardClass of 1967Class of 1992Class of 2012Robert CooperCharles EllisAlan Engel β73 FamilyMac FlemingReeves Goepfert β12Susan and Mark GreenGriffith R. Harsh β71ISS Faculty & StaffBrian Allan Jackson β92Priscilla Jones β15Mike LantripPeter Loeb β76Robert Loeb β68Thomas Loeb β72John LuscoRichard NeelyJulia Pearce β11Lauren Plouff β12Rebecca and William PorteraMichal Rezonzew-WeissJohn G. Simmons β65The SwanTimothy Thomas β67Rik TozziLeanna Webb
MEMORIAL GIFTSGifts were given in memory of the following individuals:Darcy Adams β09Iain MacPherson Alexander β91Nat Andrews β62Robert Drennen β80Walter βBruddyβ Evans β57Donald L. FuchsMike Garrett β62Henry Calvin GoodrichJean & Charles HealeyBrooks Hines β65Robert Hoggard β62Sam Lapidus β12Elizabeth Riddler LichensteinSusan Mayer-SmithPellum Moncrief β77John βJackβ NooneMichael T. Owens β81Jack H. ShannonRobert βR.J.β StegnerCaitlin Stewart β93Billy TapleyInnes Tartt β62Iain Wilson β91Ray Woodard
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GIFTS-IN-KINDGifts such as books, audiovisual, computer and photographic equipment, and other tangible property are valuable contributions to the schoolβs programs and activities. The following individuals and organizations gave gifts-in-kind during 2011-2012:
FOOD 101Agnew JewelersAlabama GoodsAlabama Symphony OrchestraOmar AlcainoAloft Birmingham Soho SquarePriscilla Goodwyn β80 and Robert AndersonKaren and Michael BallietAmy and William BarrKitty and Ronnie BarrowCharlotte Benedict β16Beyond Wellness MedSpaBirmingham Bake & Cook CompanyBirmingham Museum of ArtBottega Italian RestaurantCaroline and E.T. Brown β74Julie and Quentin BrownJulie and Scott Bryant β82Shearon Holt and Justin ButtsChuckβs FishRachel Chun β12Complete Health & Wellness
Criso Pet Products, LLCSherry and Andy DriggersTucker Eibner β12Jane and Charles EllisFive RestaurantClara Chung Fleisig and Glenn FleisigJan FortsonGallery Services, Inc.Jason GardnerAmy and Nap Gary β75Tyler Goodwyn β81Susan and Mark GreenMelinda and Greg GrooverSarah Guillaume β16Shane HillInternational Wines, Inc.Inverness Racquet ClubDoug JonesPaula and Steve KleinSheri and Jimmy KrellTaylor Landry β12Mike LantripAnastasia Lee β12Charlotte and John LuscoMelody and Ben MachenMagic City Dance StudioBeverly and Dan MarsonKat MartinAndrea Buchanan and Edwin Marty β90Nancy and Boo MasonCarole and Michael MazerMetro Cat ClinicMr. Burch Formal WearElizabeth and William NorthDeborah OβConnorLibby and Dennis PantazisSam Pointer β81Jim Pratt
Springs was in a βNew York State of Mindβ when the ISS Board of Governors hosted a reception in New York City May 10 for alumni, board members, parents and friends in celebration of the Alabama Symphony Orchestraβs Spring for Music Concert at Carnegie Hall. Many guests traveled from Alabama to see the ASO performance and joined ISS community members who live and work in New York for the reception. While in the city, board members and administrators also met with New York-based alumni and friends of the school. (Pictured, l-r) Board Member Alan Engel β73, Board Chair Libby Pantazis and Director Gareth Vaughan at the reception
BIG APPLE EVENING
LeeAnn and Joe RameyRave Motion Pictures Lee Branch 15Pat and John ReederFrances Renneboog β12Rousso Facial Plastic Surgery & Med SpaHeather and John Roy β84Renee and John Russell β80Kiki and Pierre ScaliseJanet and Joe Simonetti β75Beverly VonDer Pool and Phillip SmithEve Herring β85 and Scott SmithSpa One NineteenStoneβs Throw Bar and GrillThe Cook Store of Mountain BrookCindy and Charlie ThigpenThompson Frame FactoryTotal Skin and Beauty Dermatology CenterValley Printing Co. Inc.Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth VaughanAlina Voicu and Daniel SzaszEllen and Jim Walker β80Holly Ellis β84 and Prince WhatleyYarbrough CompaniesElizabeth and Charlie Yeates β71
OTHERPatrick Anderson β92Blue Cross Blue Shield of AlabamaCindy BryantDeloye BurrellSusan and Jeffrey CutlerCindy and Kirk EdmundsDiane and Tom Gamble β60Anna and Gunnar OlsonChristy and Lee Schmitt β82Carolyn and Sam Titone
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60 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT SPRINGS
1. The freedom to make my own choices2. I love Springs for its hospitality and acceptance
as well as the wide range of choices that promote independence.
3. Diversity of all kinds4. I love that I have friends from all over the world.5. I love choir and how it brings the school together.6. Big, beautiful, peaceful campus7. I love Indian Springs because I am able to express
myself through art without limitations.8. I love performing in such a great place.9. The chicken fingers are really good.10. The willingness to approach difficult or controversial
topics11. The lake is beautiful!12. Respect for the worth and dignity of every individual
creates an embracing, diverse environment.13. High expectations but lots of support14. Student Concerts15. My teachers care about me and value a quality
education.16. Our community is like a big family.17. Thoughtful conversations18. We live in an educational ecosystem.19. Student-teacher interaction inside and outside the
classroom20. The unparalleled appreciation for music21. The 60 seconds of fresh air and being outside
between classes22. I get to build things β useful things.23. General respect for academic achievement24. Incredible faculty, longevity, continuity25. The desire for student involvement in everything26. I love Springs vs. Altamont.27. I love how alumni come back and hang out and
eat lunch and walk around because they have fond memories of high school and will always feel comfortable being on campus.
28. I like the sports.29. I like the laid-back attitude.30. I love the dorms!31. I love the freedom given to students to grow,
At the start of Springsβ 60th school year, students and faculty were asked to name what they love about Springs. Amazingly, though expressed in varying ways, the spirit of the school was obvious in the nearly 300 responses from the community.
the lifelong friendships that are made, and the opportunities that arise as being part of such a prestigious school.
32. I love the swan! 33. I like turtles.34. The lifelong connection with alumni35. More than anything else, I love the fact that at
Springs, for any intellectual interest you may pursue, there will be someone else similarly interested.
36. I love the responsibility β I get to manage! Yay!37. I like the family atmosphere.38. I like the respect of Springs.39. We have freedom because the faculty has the
knowledge that we will make wise choices.40. I love the strong sense of nourishment within the
community.41. The drive that we have for each other to succeed42. I like that even if you donβt fit in, you donβt get
bullied.43. Trick kayaking44. I most enjoy the acceptance of anyone and everyone.45. I like Indian Springs because there is a huge lake with
a swan.46. The ability to make friends that are willing to argue
with you47. My favorite thing about Springs is that it makes you
not afraid to be yourself.48. What I like best about Indian Springs is the boarding
community.49. I like the rigorous academic courses offered at
Springs that push me to my limit.50. The power each student has to make a difference51. The feeling of having someone from each part of the
globe in one small school52. As a new student, you easily get involved.53. I like that the choir makes concert journeys.54. My favorite thing about Springs is you donβt have to
fit a social mold. You can make your own β and break it.
55. I like how Springs challenges me to improve.56. Baseball57. Teaching and learning from students58. Amazing students who are unique and exceptional in
very unique and individual ways59. Intellectual interaction between students and faculty60. Everything!
Parents and alumni, as Springs continues the celebration through the year, please share what you love about Springs by emailing [email protected].
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ADMISSION OPEN HOUSEOctober 22, 2012, 8:30 a.m.November 4, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
ALUMNI WEEKENDApril 11-14, 2013
MUSIC 101October 13, 2012
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