Annual Report - The Oakwood School

Annual Report
2013-2014
TheOakwoodSchool.org
Our Mission:
The Oakwood School seeks to
instill in its students the strength
of character, the creativity, and
the wisdom to make a difference
in the world.
2013-3014 Annual Report
Table of Contents
Head of School Message.................................................................2
A Message from our Board of Trustees..........................................3
Securing Oakwood’s Future Capital Campaign.............................4
2013-2014 Annual Fund............................................................ 5-6
Eagle Classic All Sports Tournament......................................... 7-8
Board of Trustees, 2013-2014
Eileen Van Houten, President
Dave Hunt, Vice-President
Anne Jenkins, Treasurer
Melanie Tedder, Secretary
Faye Bordeaux
Herb Garrison
Jef Glenn
Joy Karriker
Linda Kuhn
Eric Martin
Tony Misenheimer
Wendy Price
Brenda Reeg
Kim Sayers
Bruce Schroeder
Sam Sears
Pete Seymour
Jim Whitehurst
Xiaoming Zeng
Treva Inzerillo, PSA President, ex officio
Rob Peterson, Head of School, ex officio
Development Committee
Eric Martin, Chair
Faye Bordeaux
Linda Kuhn
Aurelia Monk
Jim Whitehurst
Lynn Ferebee, Eagle Booster Club President
Treva Inzerillo, PSA President
Heather Stepp, F.A.S.T. President
2013-2014 Annual Fund Chairs
Brandon and Tamira Tate
Securing Oakwood’s Future
2011-2014 Capital Campaign Chairs
William and Aurelia Monk
Don and Melissa Duncan
Cover Photo:
On September 27, 2013, Oakwood’s Lower
and Middle School students celebrated the
groundbreaking of the Monk Hall addition.
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Blue Jean Ball Auction & Gala.................................................. 9-10
Parent Service Association (PSA)................................................ 11
Eagle Booster Club....................................................................... 12
Fine Arts Support Team (F.A.S.T.)............................................... 13
Feature: Class of 2014................... 14
Additional 2013-2014 Donors.................................................... 15
Disclaimer: We have made a concerted effort to recognize all of our donors and volunteer
leadership teams properly. If we have inadvertently left your name off a listing, please notify
us immediately. Listings in the 2013-2014 Annual Report recognize gifts received through the
School’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.
The Oakwood School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the
rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students
at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin,
in administration of its educational/admissions policies, scholarship, loan, athletic and other
school-administered programs.
The Oakwood School is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Our Federal tax identification number is 56-1938898.
Bouncing into summer at Field Day
From Rob’s Desk
Head of School Message
Dear Oakwood Parents and Friends,
The 2013-2014 school year was a banner one for The Oakwood School. The Class
of 2014 generated a stellar college placement record; the School completed a
building project that added over 17,000 square feet of classroom space; our
fundraising efforts raised record amounts; students enjoyed great successes in the classroom, academic competitions, athletic
contests, arts presentations, and service activities; 11 new faculty members assimilated comfortably and happily into our Oakwood
culture; student retention is at an all time high; and finally, Oakwood benefitted from the volunteer support of an incredibly active
and appreciative parent community. I want to highlight two of the elements that made this past year such a remarkable success:
philanthropic giving and the work of our dedicated, determined, and hardworking Board of Trustees.
Philanthropic giving has become the hallmark of our young school. Our history is filled with stories of families who have given
generously to help Oakwood grow and prosper. Today we have a 41-acre campus with four state-of-the-art buildings that house students from the pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grades. This is a far cry from the School’s humble beginning in the fall of 1996
when we opened our doors to 42 students in three portable classrooms. Since that date parents, grandparents, and friends have
generously contributed more than $7 million dollars to buy land, construct buildings, create playing fields, and augment programs.
Thanks to the largess of so many people, we have a beautiful facility that meets the needs of our students, teachers, and parents.
Last May at our end-of-the-year assembly the Oakwood community honored many of the families who contributed leadership
gifts to “Securing Oakwood’s Future.” This capital campaign raised more than $1 million dollars for the School, a figure that vividly
demonstrates the confidence people have in Oakwood and the strong desire to help make us the best independent school in eastern
North Carolina.
Our Board of Trustees led by Eileen Van Houten displayed remarkable insight, vision, and leadership. The School is prospering
because of the Board’s willingness and ability to imagine, dream, and plan a strong and exceptional future. The 20 members of the
Board volunteer their time, expertise, and resources to strengthen the School. This past year was an extraordinary year for the Board
with the new construction projects being a visible outcome of their interest in and desire to envision and embrace the future. They
aggressively pursued and implemented the projects after identifying the pressing need for more classroom space, securing a favorable loan, and realizing that the School could proceed without a capital campaign. By February 2014, Oakwood students, teachers
and programs were reaping enormous benefits.
Looking back, it is amazing to consider all that was accomplished last year. Now it is time to celebrate The Oakwood School that
opened its doors to 404 students for its 19th year and to look forward to a spectacular 2014-2015 school year. I thank all parents
and friends for their faith in The Oakwood School and for helping make us the great school that we are.
Sincerely,
Robert R. Peterson
Head of School
Oakwood Quick Facts
2013-2014 Audited Financial Results - Expenses
2013-2014 Enrollment: 387
Instructional Faculty:
40 teachers
6 assistant teachers
1 learning specialist
61% of lead teachers with advanced
degrees
16 years average teaching experience
7 years average tenure at Oakwood
Student to Instructional Faculty
Ratio: 8 to 1
Instructional
Employee Cost - 44%
Instructional
Program - 67%
General &
Admin - 18%
Maintenance
& Plant - 17%
Other
Program
Costs - 14%
Tuition Assistance - 8%
Revenue: Tuition & Fees - 89%, Fundraising 11%
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A message from
Our Board of Trustees
Dear Oakwood Families and Friends,
The Oakwood School has enjoyed yet another year of substantial growth, financial stability, and
continued success. Careful spending and control of increasing costs led to comfortably meeting
our budget. Analysis of our campus needs and careful mortgage debt management allowed us to
make substantial additions to our campus buildings and grounds, as well as our programs in
athletics, academics and the arts, without conducting a capital campaign. Every child of every
age at Oakwood is benefiting from this campus growth. We have also secured important stability
of leadership by signing a contract with our Head of School, Rob Peterson, stating that he will
remain at Oakwood for a number of years to come. Rob’s educational and financial leadership has taken Oakwood from a
struggling young institution to an established and successful school anticipating it’s 20th Anniversary in 2015-2016.
The Board of Trustees thanks all of Oakwood’s families and friends for supporting the School’s successes this year and for
inspiring the hope and plans we have for the Oakwood of tomorrow. Every ingredient that makes Oakwood the wonderful school that it is, from books and bricks to teachers and tennis balls, has been provided primarily by our parents through
tuition, donations and gifts, along with support from grandparents and friends. Not only do you share your children and
families with us; your gifts of time, talent and financial support are at the foundation of Oakwood.
The Board of Trustees takes its name very literally. Our families and donors TRUST us with their donations of money, much
as they trust our faculty and staff with their children. Our primary tasks as a Board are to handle your tuition and donations
wisely and to insure that your dollars are used to pursue our school’s mission to “instill in its students the strength of character, the creativity and the wisdom to make a difference in the world.” At the close of each school year, the Board requires an
intensive annual financial audit conducted by an independent accounting firm, which is thoroughly reviewed and understood.
We work hard to live up to the trust that you place in us, and we understand that both attending Oakwood and giving to Oakwood are choices you make carefully.
With regard to our mission as a school, the Board is very focused on where we are headed and why. Our focus for the coming
year is to finalize our new Strategic Plan. This Plan focuses on our mission and will set specific goals in our efforts to meet that
mission, including describing established needs we must address, such as quality teachers, core curriculum offerings, financial
stability and basic facilities, and additional “wants” we also value highly, such as a new gym, a dedicated theater space and
other enhancements to our programs that would be desirable to enrich our children’s experiences at Oakwood. The Plan will
outline the steps we will take to address these needs and wants, a time line, and how we will pay for them. These goals will
include meeting needs through our operating budget, which relies primarily on tuition income, while adding “wants” as we
can through fundraising.
We will be seeking guidance from our families and friends
this year as we finalize our new Strategic Plan, as it is our
goal to take Oakwood where you want it to go, and to
make sure that it is even more outstanding for our
grandchildren. We encourage your input as we
conduct surveys and open forums in 2014-2015
and look forward to including your voice in Oakwood’s
plans and hopes for the future.
Sincerely,
Eileen M. Van Houten
President, Board of Trustees
Mother of Carolyn Van Houten (Class of 2009)
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As part of the September ground-breaking, Upper School students
sign a beam that is now part of the Speight Student Commons.
Securing Oakwood’s Future
Capital Campaign 2011-2014
The Securing Oakwood’s Future Capital Campaign was a carefully crafted plan to put the school in the strongest financial position possible for the future. Through the generosity of our community, we ensure that Oakwood continues to flourish and
build upon its reputation as the finest educational option in eastern North Carolina. Thanks to the hard work and dedi-
cation of many volunteers and the generosity of our community, we raised $1,037,012, Oakwood’s most
successful capital campaign to date! The fruits of Securing Oakwood’s Future are now evident all over campus!
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Monk Gymnasium lighting and sound upgrades
New Lower and Middle School playground equipment
The 6-court Tewari Tennis Complex
A thriving Lower School science program
A new 52-passenger bus
New database system
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Significant upgrades to our baseball field
New on-campus storage facility
Debt Reduction
Endowment
Future land purchase
Thank you to our Capital Campaign Donors
Patrons
($75,000 to $99,999)
Bill Monk
William & Aurelia Monk
(through The Greater Greenville
Community Foundation)
Supporters
($50,000 to $74,999)
Herb & Lynne Garrison
Matt & Alicia Hawk
Southern Bank Foundation
Alec & Jered Tedder
Pacesetters
($25,000 to $49,999)
Tim Clark & Linda Kuhn
(through East Carolina Veternary
Service, PA)
Harry & Meg Cooke
(through Cooke & Associates)
Andy & Sharon Culpepper
(with matching funds from Wells
Fargo Education Foundation)
Don & Melissa Duncan
Michael & Molly Holdeman
Paul & Cassie Mehlhop
Rob & Gini Peterson
Scot & Brenda Reeg
Brandon & Tamira Tate
Andy & Sangita Tewari
Jim & Anne Whitehurst
Friends
($10,000 to $24,999)
Kyle Harner &
Lisa Thomas-Harner
Dave & Michelle Hunt
Eric & Linda Lindbeck
Eric & Donna Martin
Don & Wendy Price
Parent Service Association
George & Kimberly Saad
Bruce Schroeder &
Sharon Mangan
Bill & Paula Shelton
Harry & Tammy Smith
Craig & Cathy Steffee
The Eagle Club
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith
Family Foundation, Inc.
Associates
(up to $9,999)
Anonymous Donor
Francois Archambault &
Rachel Raab
George Bailey &
Catherine Walker
Glen Ballard & Helen Harmon
Robert & Mary Bauer
Melvin & Myra Bowen
Patrick & Kelly Brillant
Andrew & Jill Brown
William & Lisa Bryant
Jeff & Judy Byers
Mary B. Calhoun
Dallas Clark
Melanie Clark
David Collier & Lorrie Basnight
Paul & Fiona Cook
John Paul & Jennifer Corey
Emily Monk Davidson
Jett & Lynn Ferebee
Joseph Franklin
Ed & Jef Glenn
Gene & Michelle Graziosi
Larry & Jane Greene
John & Treva Inzerillo
Charles & Anne Jenkins
Todd & Joy Karriker
Anna Katsoulis
Chris & Lorri Kessler
(through The Kessler Law Firm,
PLLC)
Brenda Killingsworth
John & Annelore Komnath
Gary & Wanda Leonhardt
Jason & Melissa Lowry
George & Renee Martin
R. William McConnell &
Mary Raab-McConnell
Robert & Beverly Mills
Greg & Kim Monroe
Dan & Veda Moore
Frank & Edna Ndili
Greg Needham &
Sarah Mangum
John Norbury &
Amy Norbury-Ueland
Reginald & Ogugua Obi
Tom & Jeannette Painter
Doug & Maria Picton
Playtime Installers
Joseph Saad, Jr. &
Nancy Darden-Saad
Samuel & Staci Sears
Pete & Heather Seymour
David & Jennifer Smith
Sweet Frog Greenville
Keith & Lisa Tucci
Bert & Julie Warren
Billy & Martha Williams
Gifts were given in memory of:
Catherine “Kitty” Joyner
Agnes Q. Monk
Pete & Jane Peterson
Jerry Tedder
Gifts were given in honor of:
The 1995 Steering Committee: Beth
Everett, Heather Freeman, George
and Lynette, Johnson, Linda
Lindbeck and Barbara Packer Brown
Joshua Harmon Ballard
Hannah Camille Clark, Class of
2013
Andrew, Carly & Graham Conway
Logan & Bethany Garrison
Adra & Pierce Harner
George B. Hefferan, Jr.
The Hunt Family
Kendall & John Thomas Jenkins
Addison Lowry
William, Harrison, and Sydney
Martin
Travis, Luke & Andrea Mewborne
Nnamdi, Ozioma, and Chigozie Obi
Rob & Gini Peterson
Brian & Michael Schroeder
Ravi & Jeevan Tewari
Mrs. Reita Watson
The Whitehurst Family
Thank you to our Securing Oakwood’s Future Capital Campaign Leadership Team
William & Aurelia Monk, Co-Chairs
Don & Melissa Duncan, Co-Chairs
Linda Kuhn
Molly Holdeman
Andy Culpepper
Eric Martin
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2013-2014 Annual Fund
giving the gift of education
Your support of the Annual Fund enhances daily life for
teachers and students at Oakwood by securing our ability
to maintain and expand our exceptional academic, athletic
and fine arts programs; fund financial aid; continually attract and retain world-class faculty; and build and maintain
superb facilities to house The Oakwood School.
During 2013-2014 we introduced the “Family of Funds”
and donors were encouraged to direct their Annual Fund
donation towards the program area that is most important
to them. Check out the chart (pictured right) to see where
funds were directed.
Where did you direct
your Annual Fund
gifts?
Use where it is
needed most
Athletics 6 donors, $5,770
Fine Arts 9 donors, $3,910
192 donors
$171,714
Merit Scholarships &
Financial Aid
8 donors, $2,425
Friends of Oakwood
Current Oakwood
Parents
Faculty & Staff
17 donors, $12,410
Faculty 7 donors, $3,525
Who gives to the Annual Fund?
Alumni Parents and
Former Oakwood Parents
Academic Programs
Grandparents
“Oakwood’s success over our
18 years can be attributed
in large part to the base of
support provided by our
community. Each gift of
time and resources is critical to sustaining this vibrant
educational community for
our children and families.”
Linda Kuhn
(founding parent, alumni
parent, and Trustee)
Thank you to this year’s Annual Fund Chairs and to our volunteer team!
Brandon and Tamira Tate (Annual Fund Co-chairs)
Ira Adler
Meg Cooke
Jodi Adler
Andy Culpepper
Connie Amerson
Chris Duffrin
Sherene Bitar
Treva Inzerillo
Melissa Brinn
Linda Kuhn
Beth Coan
Eric Martin
Kim Monroe
Greg Monroe
Melanie Tedder
Ogugla Obi
Concetta Oglesby
Heather Reedy
Sangita Tewari
Eileen Van Houten
Jitka Virag
Rosi Wade
Xiaoming Zeng
2013-2014 Annual Fund Donors
Live Oak
($5,000-$7,499)
Anonymous Donor
Linda Kuhn and Tim Clark
(through East Carolina Veterinary
Service)
Cassie & Paul Mehlhop
Bill Monk
Veda & Dan Moore
Mary Jon & Mark Pabst
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Anne & Jim Whitehurst
Wye Oak
($2,500-$4,999)
Mary & Robert Bauer
Jill & Andrew Brown
Yolanda & Rondy Bryant
Prashanti Atluri &
Ramesh Daggubati
Melissa & Don Duncan
Wanda & Gary Leonhardt (through
Eastern Carolina Medical Service,
PLLC)
Treva & John Inzerillo
Tina & Al Joyner
Anne & Johnnie May
Jeannette & Jason Barnett
(through Paradigm, Inc.)
Gini & Rob Peterson
Patricia & Artie Rawls
Brenda & Scot Reeg
Kimberly & George Saad
Maxine Speight (through The
Speight Group Management, LLC)
Tamira & Brandon Tate
Sangita & Andy Tewari
Leanna & Branin Thorn
Eileen & Peter Van Houten
Rosi & Guy Wade
2013-2014 Annual Fund Donors (continued)
Evergreen Oak
($1,000-$2,499)
Jodi & Ira Adler
Anonymous Donor
Rachel Raab &
Francois Archambault
Maria Ruiz-Echevarria &
Adam Asch
Helen Harmon & J. Glen Ballard
Karen & Michael Barondes
Niamh & Sean Black
Corrie & Garrett Blackwelder
Linda & Paul Bolin
Nicole Luna & Joseph Bord
Faye & Frankie Bordeaux
Kelly & Patrick Brillant
Yvonne & Herbert Brown
Kimberly & Otis Burnett
Suzanne & Adam Clark
Beth & Michael Coan
Meg & Harry Cooke
Sharon & Andy Culpepper
(Matched by Wells Fargo
Education Foundation)
Emily Monk Davidson
Eleanor Harris & Dennis Duncan
Hanaa Abdelhhamid &
Hassan Ebrahim
Nancy & Norm Eiss
Lynn & Jett Ferebee
Sandra & Scott Gardner
Lynne & Herb Garrison
Jef & Ed Glenn
Cynthia & Marcus Gillikin
Melissa Gowans
Molly & Michael Holdeman
Karen & Jake Jacobs
Patty & Todd Jarosz
Anne & Charles Jenkins
Lorri & Chris Kessler
Kimberly Swank & Steve Kiess
Scott & Nicole Levinson
Linda & Eric Lindbeck
Lisa & Jeffrey Livingston
Donna & Eric Martin
Carol Matarese
Jeannie & Tony Misenheimer
Ogugua & Reginald Obi
Concetta & Robert Oglesby
Kimberly Crickmore Osborne &
Brad Osborne
Paige & William Stocks (through
Pamlico Tower, Inc.)
Anna Imhoff & Jeffrey Potter
Mary & Ronald Prati
Wendy & Don Price
Heather & Myles Reedy
Angie & Bob Rhodes
Michelle Broglio & Judge Robinette
Sharon Mangan & Bruce Schroeder
Heather & Pete Seymour
Tamara & Doug Shusterman
Kelli & Anthony Smith
Chris & Dan Smith
Jeff Stallings
Catherine & Craig Steffee
Melanie Tedder
Lisa & Keith Tucci
Judit Aranyos & Gabor Varju
Judy & Chad Wood
Willow Oak
($500-$999)
Anonymous Donor
Niti & Drury Armistead
Sally & Vance Averette (through
Averette Builders Inc.)
Odette Brillant
Cathy Bozik-Kiefer
Lorrie Basnight & David Collier
Fiona & Paul Cook
Wendy & John Kent Cooke
Dana & Gray Corey
Daughtridge Gas & Oil
Laura Hanley & Richard Davis
(Matched by IBM)
Kristen & Troy Dreyfus
Melani & Chris Duffrin
Ellen & Hans Engels
Michelle & Gene Graziosi
Stephanie & John Harrison
Alicia & Matt Hawk
Amelia & Carlos Insaurralde
Suzan & Rick Martin
(Matched by Cardinal Health
Foundation)
Diane & Ray McGowan
Pattie & Dustin Mills
Kim & Greg Monroe
Staci & Morris Moye
Samia & Musharraf Navaid
Michelle & Richard Neff
Doug & Maria Picton
Melita & Robert Prati
Helen & Donald Price
Delta & Ed Reedy
Karin Zipf & Jonathan Sarris
Kim & Ron Sayers
Lundy & John Seymour
Nejiba & Dawd Siraj
Elizabeth & Timothy Moseley
(through United Auto Paint, Inc.)
Michael Lang & Stephanie
Westbrook (Matched by Lang’s
Med-Psych, Inc.)
Heather and Steve Wright (through
Wright Fire Consulting Inc.)
Supporters
(up to $499)
Anonymous Donors (4)
Janice & Jimmy Ray Adams
Laura & Hassan Aden
Mahvish Muzaffar & Atta Ahmad
Amira & Eslam Ali
Hala & Raid Aljumaily
Colette & James Antinore
Nicole & Jacques Archambault
Ed & Cindy Atkinson
Debbie & Fred Austin
Jean & Carl Averette
Margaret & L.M. Barnes
Rebecca Bernhardt
Sherene & Raghid Bitar
Jacqueline Borrelli
Susan & Michael Brown
Robert M. & Susan C. Brown Fund
Anne Bunnell
Judy & Jeffrey Byers
Bonnie & Charles Calhoun
Virginia Carawan
Elizabeth & Robert Carter
Katherine Clyde
Tracey & Benjamin Correa
Neil Covington
Lillie & Worth Craft
Christine and Michael Schmidt
(through Crystal Connection)
Emily Daugherty
Rosanne & Jeffrey Davis
Angela & Jeffrey Ferris
Ralph Forbes
Amy Gardner
Wendy & Randy Goins
Dayronda Green
Jana & Edward Hammond
Holly Hapke
Jane & Richard Hawk
Parmalee Hawk
Amy Blumenthal & Pat Heins
Dawn & Eric Henderson
Jennifer Perry-Hidalgo &
Guillermo Hidalgo
Amanda & Jason Higginson
Ellen & Morten Hoj
Renee & Mark Howard
Mingfang Hu & Zhibin Huang
Michelle & Dave Hunt
Sarah & George Johnson
Regenia & Jeff Jones
(Matched by Pepsico Foundation)
Joy & Todd Karriker
Brett Keiper
Mahvash Mohammadi &
Mansour Khanjari
Ingrid & James Kiess
Sarah & Paul Lang
Ericka & Cornelius Lawrence
Ethelene Leatherman
Gina & Billy Long
Sandy Lookabaugh
Melissa & Jason Lowry
Mary & Timothy Mangan
Charlotte Martin
Krista & Michael McCoy
Laura & Joseph McClung
Mary Raab-McConnell &
William McConnell
Kathleen & Dennis McCunney
Megan & Todd McDevitt
Kristin & Jon McPeters
Shauna & Matt Meyers
Pat & Ed Monroe
Lisa Domico & Edgar Moore
Sarah Mangum & Greg Needham
Carol & Jeff Neubert
Barbara & Robert Nicholl
Jeannette & Tom Painter
Tammy & Philip Perdue
Patsy Pierce
Michelle & Jeffrey Piscorik
Wendy & James Proctor
Isabel & Kevin Randall
April Reed
Norma Rein
Erika & Lou Rodriguez
Rita Ross
Guarnett & Ralph Ruggs
Staci & Samuel Sears
Betty & Robert Shaw
Nicole & Rajinder Sidhu
Nachida Hamidi-Sitouah &
Mahdi Sitouah
Dolores & Robert Sloop
Mackenzie & Colin Smith
Jennifer & David Smith
Aurelia Stafford
Heather & Derek Stepp
Tracy & Wayne Strickland
Kimberly Tippett
Lisa Berns & Lewis Urquhart
Carrie & Benjamin Waller
Yan Ling & Yuhong Wang
Jana & Brian Watkins
Reita & Joe Watson
Melinda & Hiram Waugh
Penny Weatherly
Eleanor Willard
Jacqueline Williams
Kelli Williams
Jennifer & Kevin Youngs (through
Youngs Physical Therapy)
Dianne & Barry Youngs
Gifts were given in honor or
memory of:
Herbert Bernhard
Odette Brillant
Bonnie Calhoun
Peter & Ellen Clark
Lida Crisp
Nichlas Engels, Class of 2013
Don & Joyce Fulk
Drs. Lynne & Herb Garrison
William W. Gillikin
Alexis & Coley Hawk
Kendall & John Thomas Jenkins
Hope & Jeff Mewborne and Family
William C. & Aurelia Monk, Jr.
Jake & Anna Monroe
Madison Moseley
Oakwood’s faculty
Oakwood’s financial aid applicants
Jennifer, Jessica & Samantha Pabst
Rob & Gini Peterson
Adelaide Reedy
Kaleyanna Schmidt
Erin Scully
Molly Smith
Thank you for giving $199,574.20 to enhance and support our mission!
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Eagle Classic All Sports Tournament
October 18 & 19, 2013
Thanks to the overwhelming support of the Oakwood and greater Greenville communities, the 2013 Eagle Classic All Sports Tournament was the most successful to date raising
more than $34,000 for financial aid at Oakwood! Thank you to our tournament chair, Dave
Hunt and the entire committee: Connie Amerson, Frank Harper, Brad Osborne, Wendy
Price, Pete Seymour, Sangita Tewari, Branin Thorn, Leanna Thorn, and Jani Virag.
The 2013 Eagle Classic All Sports Tournament event also included two new exciting changes. First, the tennis tournament
was played on Oakwoood’s campus on our new Tewari Tennis Complex. The second exciting addition was a 5K race and
one mile fun run.
Golf Tournament Sponsors
ACE ($1,500+)
Atlantic Wireless / Tate Family
Coastal AgroBusiness
Copy Pro
East Carolina Anesthesia
First Citizens Bank
Go-Science
KI Furniture / Osborne Family
LEBO Investments
Paradigm, Inc.
Raymond James Dave Hunt, CFP
Select Bank and Trust
Southern Bank
Stallings Company, Inc.
The Misenheimer Family
The Price Family
The Smith Family
Wright Fire Consulting, Inc.
EAGLE ($750+)
C.A. Lewis
Center for Scoliosis & Spinal Surgery
Cooke & Associates Construction Co.
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
LaborQuick
Warren & McCall Orthodontics,
Dr. G. Gibson McCall, III, DDS, MS
BIRDIE ($350+)
Emerald Hill Properties, LLC
Speight Properties
The Kessler Law Firm, PLLC
SUPPORTERS ($100+)
Daniel Toor
Frank Harper, Attorney at Law
Howell Graham, Real Estate
Appraiser
Ralph McDonald
Ray Spears
The Amerson Family
Thomas Feldbush
Tennis Tournament Sponsors
MATCH ($500+)
The Cook Family
East Carolina Anesthesia
East Carolina Veterinary Serice, PA
Greenville MRI
Physicians East, Dr. Pat Brillant
SET ($250+)
The Allergy Center
Culpepper-Jones Investment
Group
The Brown Family
The Carter Family
Suzan & Rick Martin
The Meyers Family
The Shusterman Family
The Tewari Family
7
POINT ($100+)
Eric & Sally Finical
Grant & Mollie Thaxton
Jennifer Cartrette
Shaw’s Barbeque
Williams & Pabst DDS
The Barondes Family
The Blackwelder Family
The Garrison Family
The Hales Family
The Johnson Family
The Mewborne Family
The Monroe Family
The Reedy Family
The Schroeder/Mangan Family
With your help we raised $34,468!
Thank you for supporing Financial Aid at Oakwood
Social Sponsors
ROLLING STONES ($1,500+)
The Peterson Family
U2 ($750+)
Faye & Frankie Bordeaux
AC/DC ($250+)
BB&T
Burney & Burney Construction
Burton Family Dental, Kevin Burton, DDS
CareMaster
Jefferson’s
Risk Managers Insurance Co.
The Greenville Civic Ballet
Walter & Marie Williams Foundation
Supporters ($100+)
Allen Hahn, Attorney at Law
Dazz-L Decor
Mark Washington, Personal Trainer
5K and One Mile
Fun Run Sponsors
Gift-in-Kind
Sponsors
KENTUCKY DERBY ($1,000+)
Boxwood Winery
ECU Athletics
Evolve, Inc.
Frito Lay
Greenville Country Club
Harris Teeter
Ironwood Golf & Country Club
Impressions Magazine
Jersey Mike’s Subs
John & Wendy Cooke
LEBO Investments
Mammoth Signs & Printing
Minges Bottling Group, Inc.
“Talk of the Town”, Henry Hinton
The Amerson Family
The Daily Reflector
The Price Family
SEATTLE SLEW ($500+)
Physicians East, Dr. Pat Brillant
Carolina Arthritis Center
The Lindbeck Family
AFFIRMED ($250+)
Angie Rhodes, DDS, PA
Hawk Shackelford Commerical Real
Estate Services
The Archambault Family
The Inzerillo Family
Suzan & Rick Martin
The Monk Family
The Monroe Family
Julie & Bert Warren
Youngs Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab
Merit and Need-Based Scholarships Make a
Difference at Oakwood
During the 2013-2014 school year 64 students received grants towards their
tuition. Thirty-five Middle and Upper School students received need-based
tuition assistance. These students and their families enriched the socioeconomic diversity and also gave back to Oakwood. They paid a cumulative
$164,950 to the school in tuition, donated to the annual fund, spent countless hours volunteering on campus, participated in academic and athletic
competitions, performed on the Monk Gymnasium stage, filled our hallways
with their artwork, contributed to lively class discussions, and were a critical
part of our community. These students blend perfectly in our culture. They
are Caucasian, African-American, multi-racial and Middle Eastern. They are
scholars, athletes, artists, student government representatives, leaders, and
friends.
In addition, The Oakwood School has awarded 50 merit scholarships since
2008. The Annual Merit Scholarship Competition is open to Oakwood’s 8th
grade students as well as to rising area 9th through 12th grade students who
plan to attend Oakwood’s Upper School. Applicants are evaluated on academic merit, leadership and service. Congratulations to our 2013-2014 Merit
Scholarship winners: Jeevan Tewari, Alex Adler, Hayley Allen, Briscoe Robinette, Jordan Cox, and Sarah Nimmo.
During the 2013-2014 school year both of Oakwood’s major events, the Eagle
Classic All Sports Tournament and the Blue Jean Ball Auction & Gala raised
funds for financial aid. Between the two events more than $80,000 was
raised and covered nearly 30% of Oakwood’s financial aid budget. Thank you
to the volunteers, sponsors and event participants who helped to forward the
School’s mission through merit and need-based scholarships at Oakwood!
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The Traditional Oakwood Auction Transformed!
Last spring we enjoyed bluegrass music, signature cocktails, and the fantastic atmosphere of a transformed Oakwood tradition. Building on the foundation of years of
successful auctions, this year’s committee created an Oakwood signature event, the
Blue Jean Ball. Not only did the Blue Jean Ball raise more than $50,000 to benefit
merit and need-based scholarships at The Oakwood School but sponsors and donors
contributed $31,082 towards equipment and supplies for Oakwood’s science program
and $1,500 for one of Oakwood’s community partners, The First Born Community
Development Center, a food bank in Grimesland.
Thank you to all of the volunteers, sponsors, item donors and attendees who helped
to make this year’s event such a success! Keep your eyes open for all of the fantastic
new equipment coming to Oakwood’s science labs and classrooms this year, thanks to
your generous support!
Thank you to our
2014 Blue Jean Ball
Leadership Team!
Beverly Thompson (Chair)
Faye Bordeaux
Kim Monroe
Lana Narancic
Regina Respess
Emi McCall
A’me Saverino
Thank you to our 2014 Blue Jean Ball Sponsors!
Silent Auction Sponsor
The Hilton Greenville
Silver Level Sponsors
Atlantic Wireless
Avila Physical Therapy
Corey Farms
Culpepper Jones
Investment Group
The Daily Reflector
East Carolina Veterinary
Service, P.A.
Evolve
First Citizens
Jefferson’s
M & S Properties, LLC
McCall Orthodontics
Southern Bank
Emerald Hill Farm
WIMCO Corporation
Youngs Physical Therapy &
Sports Rehab
Bronze Level Sponsors
The Absolute Studio
Bryant Family
Burney & Burney
Construction
Carolina Breast Imaging
Grover Gaming & The
Blackwelder Family
Heather Stepp, PGV Real
Estate Team
Pirate Radio
SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto
Service
Advertising Sponsors
Ayden Diesel
BB&T
Dunn & Dalton
Harry & Meg Cooke
Oakwood’s 11th Grade
Class
Owens, Nelson, Owens, &
Dupree PPLC
Polly Piland - State Farm
SeeDealerCost.com
Sitterson & Company, P.A
Table Sponsors
Bordeaux Family
Clark/Kuhn Family
Holdeman Family
Inzerillo Family
Martin, Sayers & Sears
Families
Misenheimer Family
Peterson Family
Seymour Family
Suddenlink
Thompson Family
Whitehurst Family
Van Houten Family
Thank you to our Science Support Nucleus!
This group offered a dollar-for-dollar match for every gift that was given during the science appeal at the auction plus gave an
additional $6,936 to our science program bringing the total raised for Oakwood’s science programs to $31,082!
Chengdu Experimental Foreign Language School –
West Campus
Rob & Gini Peterson
Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Foot & Ankle East
Paradigm, Inc.
East Carolina Anesthesia Associates
Carolina Arthritis Center
Thank you to our Item Donors
and Event Contributors
400 Saint Andrews Inc.
692 Olive
A Time For Science
Maura Aceto
Laura & Hassan Aden
Agri Supply
Catherine Allen
American Girl & Janet Shaw
Marianne Andres
Anonymous Donors
Angie Rhodes Dentistry
Applebee’s
Aqua
Rachel Raab & Francois
Archambault
At Barre
Fred & Debbie Austin*
Madison Averette
Bailey’s
Glen Ballard & Helen Harmon*
Basil’s
Christine Barker
Barnes & Noble
Baywood Racquet Club
Catherine Biggs
Niamh & Sean Black*
Corrie & Grant Blackwelder*
Bonefish Grill
Myra & Melvin Bowen
Jill & Andrew Brown*
Buffalo Wild Wings
Andrew Burres
Judy Byers
Bonnie Calhoun & the
Environmental Council
Carolina Ale House
Betsy Carnighan
Champions Gym
Cheddars
Chef & The Farmer
Chico’s
Suzanne & Adam Clark*
Linda Kuhn & Tim Clark*
Coastal Fog
Lorrie Basnight & David Collier
Brittany Colliflower
Meg & Harry Cooke*
Wendy & John Cooke
Bettina Cox*
Cracker Barrel
Sharon & Andy Culpepper*
Cyprus Landing
Allyson & Will Daugherty*
Stephanie Dixon
Domino’s Pizza
Dr.Fuhrman.com
Melani Duffrin
Eleanor Harris & Dennis Duncan*
Melissa & Don Duncan*
Eva Marie & Chris Dyba*
EC PHO Vietnamese Noodle House
East Coast Wings
ECU Ambassadors
Regina & Sterling Edmonds*
Firehouse Subs
Five Copper Creative –
Grady & Amanda Nichols
Kelly Friday
Jamie Forbes
Mary & Shawn Gaddis*
Gordon’s Golf, Ski & Snowboard
Nikki & Eddie Grabill*
Grandfather Mountain
Michelle Graziosi & Girl Talk
Maureen & Thomas Green
Jane Greene
Greenville Civic Ballet
Greenville Country Club
Donnarie & Allen Hales*
Adra Harner
Lisa Thomas-Harner & Kyle Harner
Hampton Inn & Suites –
Glenwood South
Liza & Steven Hardy-Braz
Alicia & Matt Hawk
Coley Hawk
Jane & Richard Hawk*
Heather White Photography
Jack Heins
Jennifer Perry-Hidalgo &
Guillermo Hidalgo*
High Tide Embroidery
Meredith and Henry Hinton
Malou de Landevoisin and
Regis Hoppenot*
Lana Narancic & Chris Holt*
Michelle & Dave Hunt*
Treva & John Inzerillo*
It’s Sew Right
Ironwood Country Club
Patrick James
Anne & Charles Jenkins*
Jefferson’s & Jef Glenn
Jersey Mike’s
Elise Karriker
Lorri & Chris Kessler*
Kimberly Swank & Steve Kiess*
La Ribera
Michael Lang
Lautares
Lone Star Steakhouse
Cynthia Lopez
Love A Sea Turtle
Angel & Robert MacKenzie*
Marabella Old World Pizza
Marbles
Marines Memorial Hotel
Donna & Eric Martin*
Suzan & Rick Martin*
MacArthur Place Inn & Spa
Annette Marrow*
Matt Holder Salon
Emi & Gibson McCall*
McCall Orthodontics
Mary & Bill McConnell
Coach Ruffin McNeill
Pattie Mills
Bill Monk*
Aurelia & William Monk*
Monkee’s
Kim & Greg Monroe*
Morgan Printers, Inc.
My Eye Dr.
Nantahala Outdoor Center
NC Arboretum
NC Aquarium
Michelle & Richard Neff
Olivia Neito-Richenbach
Next Level Training Center
Noodles & Company
Oakwood’s Faculty and Staff
Oakwood’s Room Parents
Oakwood’s Upper School Students
Olive Garden
Elizabeth Oliveira
Concetta & Robert Oglesby
Kelly Oglesby
Omega Sports
Outerwall
Dean & Katherine Owen*
Mary Jon & Mark Pabst*
Panera Bread
Parker’s BBQ
Gini & Rob Peterson
Bucky & Wendy Peterson
Phoi Phillips
Pink, A Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store
Pirate Radio
Plum Tree Bistro
Anna Imhoff & Jeff Potter*
Wendy & Don Price*
Patricia & Artie Rawls*
Jenny & Kevin Rawls*
Red Lobster
Angelica Reed
Cindy & John Reed*
Heather & Myles Reedy*
Refresh-ology Spa
Stephen & Inez Ribustello
& On The Square
Save the Date
for the next Blue Jean Ball
April 10, 2015!
Mary Southerland
Ann & Brian Rinaldi*
Anita Rish-Hodgkins
Rocking Horse Ranch
Claire Ross
Rowlette-Green
A’me & Sean Saverino*
Michael Schroeder
Heather & Pete Seymour*
Shaw’s Barbeque House
Devon Shusterman
Kimberly & Allen Sicley*
Nicole & Rajinder Sidhu*
Tracey & Henry Smith
Mary Southerland
SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service
Springhill Suites – Orlando
Derek & Heather Stepp*
Amanda Strahin
Tracy Strickland
StarLight Café
SoCo Food & Farm
The Absolute Studio,
Christine Hill & Michelle Hunt
The Beaufort Coffee Shop
The Painted Peacock
The Scullery & The Scully Family
Tamira & Brandon Tate*
Caroline & James Taylor
Melanie Tedder
Sangita & Andy Tewari
Beverly & Brian Thompson
Leanna & Branin Thorn
Gabe Tippett
The Venue – Kim Avery &
Amber Johnson
Tony Roma’s
Tripps
Eileen & Peter Van Houten*
Village Point Market
Villedge Wood Fired Kitchen & Bar
Leslie Vincent
Vidant Wellness Center
Walt Disney World
Reita Watson
Melinda & Hiram Waugh*
Anne & Jim Whitehurst*
Nancy & Richard Winn*
L.F. Worthington
Heather & Steve Wright*
Yerbabuena Latin Grill and Bar
Jennifer & Kevin Youngs*
Youngs Physical Therapy
& Sports Rehab
Justin Zeller
*Science Appeal Donors
Parent Service Association
2013-2014
During 2013-2014 the PSA set and accomplished many goals, including:
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Increased PSA visibility utilizing name tags, funding and personal distribution of student directories, breezeway
events and website and email communication emphasizing a new “All In” motto
Sought to include as many volunteers as possible in PSA events through better communication of our calendar and
events, monthly meetings with a strict time-frame and pre-communicated agenda, and greater visibility
Fostered greater support of teachers through new Room Parent/Teacher Luncheon with communication of specific
guidelines to virtually every classroom’s Room Parent the first week of school
Stream-lined Bake Sales utilizing a website to coordinate food and volunteers
Completed pledge contribution to Securing Oakwood’s Future for the new storage shed and organized PSA items
Purchased a new electronic marquis and entrance sign for Oakwood’s main campus
Updated the PSA By-Laws
Co-organized New Parent Social with the Development Office that sought to give an extra welcome and connection
for new families to Oakwood
Catered the new Academic Awards night event
Committed funds for all of Oakwood’s teachers to attend a two-day iPad training course in August 2014
2013-14 PSA Fundraising Events
Net Raised
Fall & Spring Bake Sales
$ 5,414
Family Bingo Night
$ 1,029
Box Tops
$ 587
Rewards$ 1,134
School Store$ 7,251
International Night
$ 320
Total$15,735
Thank you to our PSA Leadership Team
Treva Inzerillo, President
Molly Holdeman, Vice-President
Concetta Oglesby, Secretary
Lisa Thomas-Harner, Treasurer
Anna Imhoff Potter, Room Parent Coordinator
Jani Virag, Volunteer Coordinator
Emi McCall, Regina Respess, Kim Sayers, Angel MacKenzie – Hospitality Co-Chairs
Pictured Left: International Night has become a wonderful Oakwood
tradition.
Thank you to our 2013-2014 Room Parents
Kim Sicley, Heather Stepp, Jodi Adler, Emi McCall, Regina Respess, Sherene Bitar, Heather Reedy, Christine Cook, Melanie
Duffrin, Jennifer Perry-Hildago, Kim Monroe, Melitta Prati, Alysa Aarup, Pete Seymour, Kelly Brillant, Michelle Broglio, Sally
Averette, Cassie Mehlhop, Allyson Daugherty, Sangita Tewari, Wendy Price, Tammy Smith, Brenda Reeg, Staci Sears, Sharon
Mangan and Mary Jon Pabst
Thank you to ALL of our Oakwood families for joining PSA in building a fantastic
community for our students, teachers and parents!
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Eagle Booster Club
2013-2014
Thank you to our Booster Members
Family Membership
Ira & Jodi Adler
Drury & Niti Armistead
Vance & Sally Averette
Devo Raghaven
Rob & Mary Bauer
Sean & Niamh Black
Paul & Linda Bolin
Tanya Bowen
Pat & Kelly Brillant
John & Stephanie Cahill
Robert & Lynn Carter
Tim Clark & Linda Kuhn
Harry & Meg Cooke
John Paul & Jennifer Corey
Ben & Tracey Correa
Randy & Shona Daniels
Will & Allyson Daugherty
Josh & Ashley Duke
Don & Melissa Duncan
Jett & Lynn Ferebee
Herb & Lynne Garrison
Tom & Maureen Green
Pat Heins & Amy Blumenthal
Michael & Molly Holdeman
Jake & Karen Jacobs
Todd & Joy Karriker
Mill Kram
Eric & Donna Martin
Art & Heidi McMillan
Paul & Cassie Mehlhop
Jeff & Hope Mewborne
Matt & Shauna Meyers
Greg & Kim Monroe
Marion & Marna Noe
John & Michelle Oakley
Rob & Concetta Oglesby
Brad & Kim Osborne
Dean & Katherine Owen
Mark & Mary Jon Pabst
Tom & Jeannette Painter
Jeff & Michelle Piscorik
Don & Wendy Price
Scot & Brenda Reeg
Bob & Angie Rhodes
Anita Rish-Hodgkins
Jodge Robinette &
Michelle Broglio
Bruce Schroeder &
Sharon Mangan
Sam & Staci Sears
Doug & Tamara Shusterman
David & Jeanie Siegel
Harry & Tammy Smith
Derek & Heather Stepp
Russel & Tonya Styles
Brandon & Tamira Tate
Andy & Sangita Tewari
Lewis Urquhart & Lisa Berns
Peter & Eileen Van Houten
Jim & Anne Whitehurst
Shay Whitlock
Eleanor Willard
Thank you to the donors who made restricted gifts to the Booster Club
Ira & Jodi Adler
Anonymous Donor
Fred & Debbie Austin
Ashley & Christine Barker
Michael & Karen Barondes
Sean & Niamh Black
Owen & Rosa Burney (Burney &
Burney Construction)
John & Sephanie Cahill
Paul & Fiona Cook
Andy & Sharon Culpepper
Don & Melissa Duncan
Jett & Lynn Ferebee
Steven & Liza Hardy-Braz
Pat Heins & Amy Blumenthal
Mill Kram
Eric & Donna Martin
John & Michelle Oakley
Robert & Concetta Oglesby
Mark & Mary Jon Pabst
Rob & Gini Peterson
Doug & Maria Picton
Don & Wendy Price
Larry & Anita Hodgkins
Judge Robinette &
Michelle Broglio
Golden Eagles
Billy & Barbara Allen
Bobby & Joan Bullock
Linda Cooper
John & Donna Corey
Bob & Charlotte Edwards
Chuck & Trisha Evans
Dennis & Barbara Faust
Richard & Jane Hawk
James & Mary Ellen Joyce
John & Ann Komnath
Johnnie & Ann May
Barbara Nicholl
Maxine Speight
Tommy & Betty Tillman
Fred & Alice Wainright
Alumni
Ashley Cooke
Bruce Schroeder &
Sharon Mangan
Sam & Staci Sears
Harry & Tammy Smith
Keith & Lisa Tucci
Gabor Varju & Judit Aranyos
Xiaoming Zeng & Fan Zhou
What has Eagle Booster Club Done for YOU this year?
THANK YOU for your generous financial support of Eagle Booster Club! 100% of all proceeds go directly to athletics. During
the 2013-2014 school year, Eagle Booster Club invested more then $50,000 in improving the quality of the athletic programs
at The Oakwood School.
- $13,000 was contributed to the new
- Baseball supplies
- Tournament admission for soccer and
Oakwood bus
- Camcorder for basketball game taping
volleyball
- Senior portrait banners
- Microwave, new coolers and storage
- Coaches’ gifts
- $2,500 of weight room equipment
bins for concessions
- Sponsored Midnight Madness
- $5,000 purchase of new soccer goals
- Gatorade coolers for teams
- Midnight madness t-shirts
- $10,000 in upgrades to the soccer field - Hangers for new uniform closet
- Sponsored Spirit Week and the Pep
and soccer sheds
- Ladders
Rally
- Subsidized the boy’s and girl’s soccer
- Softball State Championship banner
- Sponsored the Athletic Banquet and
coach
- Updated existing sports banners
purchased all trophies
- $2,500 purchase of tennis supplies for - Financial compensation for intern
- Assisted the volleyball team in raising
the new complex
- New shingles for storage shed
over $8,000 for Vidant Hospice House
- Upgraded softball field
- Paint for dugouts
through “Spike It For Life”
Thank you to the Eagle Booster Club Executive Board Members
President, Lynn Ferebee
Immediate Past President, Meg Cooke
Vice-President, Jennifer Corey
Secretary, Donna Martin
Treasurer, Mary Jon Pabst
Sports Rep Coordinator, Mary Bauer
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Fine Arts Support Team
2013-2014
Thank you to our F.A.S.T members
Members
Jodi & Ira Adler
Catherine & Toby Allen
Rebecca Bernhardt
Kelly & Pat Brillant
Nada Fadul
Liza & Steven Hardy-Braz
Millie & Grady Karriker
Susan Keiper
Suzan & Rick Martin
Anne & Johnnie May
Jeannette & Thomas Painter
April Reed
Tracy Van Holt
Patrons
Sally & Vance Averette
Lynn & Robert Carter
Suzanne & Adam Clark
Linda Kuhn & Tim Clark
Meg & Harry Cooke
Lynn & Jett Ferebee
Molly & Michael Holdeman
Joy & Todd Karriker
Angel & Wes MacKenzie
Cassie & Paul Mehlhop
Kim & Greg Monroe
Ogi & Reggie Obi
Concetta & Robert Oglesby
Kim & Brad Osborne
Mary Jon & Mark Pabst
Anna & Jeff Potter
Heather & Derek Stepp
Leanna & Branin Thorn
Heather & Steve Wright
Anne & Jim Whitehurst
Tamira & Brandon Tate
Sangita & Andy Tewari
Donors
Sharon & Andy Culpepper
Malou de Landevoisin &
Regis Hoppenot
Renee & Mark Howard
Treva & John Inzerillo
Lorri & Chris Kessler
Hope & Jeff Mewborne
Tamara & Doug Shusterman
2014 Upper School Musical - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Special Thanks to the following community partners:
Farmville Community Theathre, Greenville Civic Ballet, The Dance Collective, NC Dance Academy, ECU School of Theatre and
Dance, Greenville Museum of Art
2013 Middle School Musical - Cinderella, Jr.
During 2013-2014 F.A.S.T. set and accomplished many goals, including:
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Supporting and promoting the Lower, Middle and Upper School musical productions
Initiating a summer enrichment scholarship program which distributed scholarships to 9 Oakwood students
Sponsoring receptions for each of the Fine Arts Department music concerts
Thank you to the F.A.S.T. Executive Board Members
President, Heather Stepp
Vice-President, Lorri Kessler
2013 Lower School Musical - Nuts!
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Secretary, Molly Holdeman
Treasurer, Tamira Tate
The Class of 2014
Alastair Cook - UNC Greensboro, Honors College • Colin Keiper - Appalachian State University
Owen “Tre” Burney - UNC Greensboro • Dwight Rish - East Carolina University
Gabe Tippett - High Point University (transferred to PCC) • Connor Meyers - University of Alabama Honors College
Gregory Randall - Central Piedmont Community College • Jennifer Pabst - UNC Chapel Hill
Audrey Smith - UNC Greensboro • Michael Schroeder - Duke University • John “Charlie” Mosier - The Citadel
Kyndall Oakley - University of Florida • Mandi Browne - High Point University (transferred to PCC)
Qianwei “Vivian” Lu - University of Texas, Arlington • Louis Bailey - North Carolina State University, Honors College
Caitlin Kram - UNC Chapel Hill • Meredith Massey - UNC Greensboro • Vicky Garrido - UNC Greensboro
It is our sincere pleasure to congratulate the Class of 2014. They are a talented group of
young men and women and we can not wait to see the difference that they make in the
world! Listed below are a number of the accomplishments of these young scholars.
The Class of 2014 includes three National Merit
Finalists, a very prestigious honor awarded to only
15,000 students nationwide.
Louis Bailey, Connor Meyers, Michael Schroeder
The Eagle Award: Jennifer Pabst, Dwight Rish, Gabe
Tippett
National Merit Scholarship Winner (University of
Alabama): Connor Meyers
The Barbara Brown Founders Award:
Michael Schroeder
Valedictorian: Michael Schroeder
ROTC Scholarship: Dwight Rish
The Oakwood Scholar Award: Connor Meyers
Scholarship dollars offered to the Class of 2014: $1,053,539
Total scholarship dollars offered to Oakwood graduates (2009-2014):
$4,692,096
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Thank you to the Donors who contributed
other restricted gifts during the 2013-2014 year.
George Bailey
Leslie & Paul Bauer
Faye & Frankie Bordeaux
Meg & Harry Cooke (through
Cooke & Associates)
Linda Kuhn & Tim Clark
The Class of 2014
Patricia & Art Doumaux
East Carolina Veterinary Service, PA
Donnarie Hales
Michelle & Dave Hunt
Lynne & Herb Garrison
Jef & Ed Glenn
Treva & John Inzerillo
Anne & Charles Jenkins
Renee & George Martin
Lewis A. McMurran III
Gini & Rob Peterson
Brenda & Scot Reeg
Rivers & Associates, Inc.
Kathryn Sauls
Kim & Ron Sayers
Maxine Speight
Melanie Tedder
Eileen & Peter Van Houten
Fan Zhou & Xiaoming Zeng
Exploring Oakwood’s playground at the New Family Picnic
The Oakwood School is a nonsectarian, independent, college
preparatory school with a
very vibrant community. We
serve more than 400 students
in Pre-kindergarten through
12th grade striving to instill in
our students the strength of
character, the creativity, and the
wisdom to make a difference in
the world.
Oakwood’s 2014 Varsity Boys’ Tennis Team - The NCISAA 1A State Champions
The Oakwood School
Development Office
4000 MacGregor Downs Rd
Greenville, N.C. 27834
(252) 931-0760
Fax (252) 931-0964
TheOakwoodSchool.org
Alicia Hawk
Co-Director of Development
alhawk@theoakwoodschool.org
ext. 1302
Kristin McPeters
Co-Director of Development
kmcpeters@theoakwoodschool.org
ext. 1301