Nota Bene: April 15, 2019

It fills my heart to know that the students of today find meaning in the simple, delightful traditions that we observed. Alumni are welcome to visit campus and attend events, where you can see these traditions in practice. Even better, alumni have the chance to participate in the annual competition between the Capers and Elliot teams. Students continue to compete for the coveted Bishops’ Cup, and alumni have the opportunity to compete for the Alumni Bishops’ Cup. By now, you should have received your Alumni Giving Challenge postcard.  

Have you shown your Capers or Elliott pride this year?  Whether you wore yellow or blue, this is your opportunity to help your team have its name engraved on the 2018-2019 Alumni Bishops’ Cup which will be awarded at the reunion.  Help your team win! Make your gift today! 

You also should have received your invitation to next month’s Alumni Reunion on Saturday, May 18.  We hope you can join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, school tours, and class photos.  There will be many issues of La Reata on display to help you to reminisce with friends and faculty.  I am confident you will have a great time, and that your visit to campus will strengthen your pride in our alma mater. RSVP today!

The Spring 2019 edition of The Shield focused on A Recipe for Student Success (read our digital edition). SMH student success is a rich mixture of faculty, learning and innovation, opportunities to experience amazing speakers, cross-curricular opportunities, leadership development, and much more! If you are not receiving The Shield and would like a printed copy or the digital edition, email us at editor@smhall.org.

• April 23          
  • All-School State of SMH Coffee at 8am led by Head of School Jonathan Eades in the Remmert Theater. The State of Saint Mary's Hall will address successes as a school and how Saint Mary's Hall is investing in student success.
• May 1             
  • Capers vs. Elliott Alumni Giving Challenge. Give your gift online!
• May 1             
  • The Kelso Lecture Series presents Noah Galloway at 6pm in the Coates-Seeligson Theater/Chapel. Noah's story is a shining example that with laughter, and the right amount of perspective, you can tackle anything. He was assigned to the 1^st of the 502^nd Infantry of the 101^st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and just three months in to his second tour of duty, he lost his left arm above the elbow and left leg above the knee in an Improvised Explosive Device attack. He has appeared on FOX's American Grit, ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and recently released his first book, Living With No Excuses: the Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier. View the event flyer here to learn more and to RSVP.      

Mrs. Addison Baker Duncan, Jr.
nee Sally Prescott Witt
Class of 1943
January 24, 2019

Mrs. John William Elder
nee Virginia Jago
Class of 1949
November 21, 2018

Mrs. Frances Katherine Dilworth
Class of 1949
February 20, 2019

Mrs. Martha Dickman
nee Martha Terrell Couch
Class of 1951
January 16, 2019

Mrs. Seth A. Newberger
nee Kaye Lynn Epstein
Class of 1957
December 10, 2018

Mrs. Paul Adams
nee Jill Crawford
Class of 1957
January 4, 2019

Joan Kelleher '50, Ruth Agather '79, Kevin Stacy '10, John (Jack) Agather '13, Clara Kelleher '14, Merrilee Agather '14, Herbert (Danny) Kelleher '15, Margaret (Maggie) Kelleher '17, Michael Kelleher '17, Caroline Kelleher '17, and Mollie Kelleher Form 12
on the loss of their husband, father and grandfather, Herbert David Kelleher

Florence (Bitsy) Ayres Rubsamen '53
on the loss of her husband, Rollins Schultz Rubsamen

Clifton McNeel '61 and Mary Martha Luke McNeel '66
on the loss of a brother and brother-in-law, John K. McNeel

 Carol C. Vokes '62, Steven A. Vokes '93, Kathleen G. Vokes  '96, and Ariane Vokes '08
on the loss of a husband and father, Robert Emmett Vokes

 Wandita Ford Turner '64
on the loss of a brother-in-law, Tom E. Turner, Jr.

Moye Parish Hinkebein '66 and Priscilla Parish Power '71
on the loss of their mother, Moye Goodrich Parish

Diane Dilworth Gates '76 and Thomas (Dos) Albert Gates, Jr. '02
on the loss of their mother and grandmother, Frances Katherine Dilworth '49

Rachel Evelyne Barenblat '92
on the loss of her mother, Liana Epstein Barenblat

Heather O. Cadell '02
on the loss of her grandmother, Elizabeth Ottmers

Sarah (Sadie) W. Uphan '03, Addison Baker Duncan IV '04, and Robert (Witt) Duncan '06
on the loss of their grandmother, Sally Witt Duncan ’43, and grandfather, Addison Baker Duncan

Alejandro (Ale) Manuel Martinez '04 and Pilar Anais Martinez '07
on the loss of their mother, Diane L. Martinez