MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY Matters · 2 Mill Springs Academy Matters WINTER 2015 Continued from page 1 In an effort to mark the occasion, members of Mill Springs’ Board of Trustees and

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MSA Breaks Ground on Permanent Lower/Middle School

During the summer of 2015, MSA officially began construction on a permanent Lower/Middle School building to house grades 1–6. With the completion of this project, all students in grades 1–12 will finally be in permanent classroom buildings.

The 2-story building will include 15 classrooms, 2 technology rooms, a reading area, 2 dedicated science labs, offices, conference rooms, and great room spaces with just over 21,000 square feet of floor space. Additionally the $7.6 million project includes an outdoor play area, an amphitheater, and some already completed roadwork.

“All of the students and staff are so thrilled to be watching this wonderful project go up right before our eyes,” said Lower School Principal, Laurie Jones. “We are so excited for the spring, when we can hopefully move into our new beautiful building! This is such an incredible and amazing time.” A 3 year, $3 million capital campaign was implemented in October of 2014 to help fund the construction project. It has surpassed its goal, but will continue into 2017. Continued on page 2

IN THIS ISSUEGroundbreaking . . . . . . . . 1–2

Founder’s Day 2015 . . . . . . . 2

MSA Finalist in STEM Education Awards . . . . . . . . . 2

Student Featured in HAM Mag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Grandparents’ Day 2015 . . . . 3

SD Sister School Visit . . . . . . 4

CommArts Native American Club . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Class of 2016 College Acceptances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Nat . Arts Education Week . . . 6

Student Joins Civil Air Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Upper Teacher Visits Spain . . 7

Coral Fragging . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Students Inducted into Drama/Music Society . . . . . . 8

Senior Recognized at GISA Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Teaching a Difficult Math Concept . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MSA Hosts College Fair . . . 10

ConnectAbility 5k/10k . . . . 10

MSA Mini Day . . . . . . . . . 10

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Capital Campaign Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .12–13

Annual Fund Update . .14–15

Success inSchool…Success inLife

Kathleen Swift, Middle School Teacher; Becky Dixon, Past Lower School Principal; Laurie Jones, Lower School Principal; Margaret Brito, Middle School Principal; Bruce Bowers, Board of Trustees; Pamela Little, EcoWise Inc .; Angel Murr, Board of Trustees Chairperson; Robert W . Moore, Headmaster; Dr . Robert Slayden, Program Consultant; Bruce Clayton, Board of Trustees/Capital Campaign Steering Committee; Mike Collins, Collins Cooper Carusi Architects; Greg Mullin, Collins Cooper Carusi Architects; Judd Nash, Choate Construction Company; Joe Lockwood, Mayor of Milton; Will Thran Choate Construction Company . 2015© MOC Photo

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Continued from page 1In an effort to mark the occasion, members of Mill Springs’ Board

of Trustees and the Architectural and Building Committees for the project, gathered on a sunny Saturday morning for a group photo. The celebration included the Mayor of Milton, our Headmaster,

Board of Trustees Chair and members, the Principals from the Lower and Middle Schools, representatives from Choate Construction Company, Collins Cooper Carusi Architects, and civil engineers, EcoWise Inc. The Lower and Middle School building is slated to be opened by the end of April 2015.

Founder’s Day 2015

Each year students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff all gather to celebrate both our Founder, Tweetie Moore, as well as the rest of Mill Springs’ Staff and Faculty—some of whom have

been with the school for over 30 years. Families turned out in droves this year to celebrate the school and enjoy a catered lunch by Chick-fil-A. A big thanks to Communication Arts’ students Michael Martin and Andrew Liban, for starting the day off with an invocation in both English and Lakota; and to Upper Students Kiyah Sherman and Alex Diaz for their beautiful rendition of Star Spangled Banner.

Upper Student, Amy Lamp’l, and her dad, Joe Lamp’l, enjoy the gorgeous weather on Founder’s Day .

MSA parent, Joe Smith with former Lower School Principal, Becky Dixon .

Kids enjoy a friendly game of laser tag on Founder’s Day down in the lower 40 acres of the Mill Springs campus .

MSA is Finalist in 4th Annual STEM Education Awards

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed) named Mill Springs Academy as a finalist in the Middle School category for

the 2015 Georgia STEM Education Awards. The Georgia STEM Education Awards recognizes schools, programs, and companies for outstanding efforts and achievements in supporting and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education in Georgia.

Mill Springs Academy offers a STEM enrichment class for students in grades 7–12, the highlight of this course is the Amateur Radio Station on campus. With the help of North Fulton Amateur Radio League, we have a super antennae and designated call sign (W4MSA). To date 20 students have earned their Ham Radio License. “Students with disabilities are generally under-represented in STEM fields of study, but at Mill Springs we make STEM available and fun for everyone,” said Annette Higgins, Assistant Principal of MSA’s PreUpper School.

Winners competed in 8 different categories in the statewide event. “It was truly a challenge to choose from among the many applicants from around Georgia for these finalists,” said Tino Mantella, Presi-dent & CEO of TAG. “We applaud all of our applicants for their excellent work in STEM.” “It is so gratifying to see STEM education gaining momentum throughout the state of Georgia,” said Michael Robertson, Executive Director of TAG-Ed. “The programs selected as finalists are leading the way in this effort and sharing best practices that will prepare our students for the challenges ahead.”

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Megan Brown is shown wearing a cap from the Yaesu Electronics Company . Three members of the MSA Radio Club were able to attend the Dayton Hamvention, the world’s largest convention for Amateur Radio in the world, where Yaesu had a booth .

Upper Student Featured in HAM Radio Magazine

PreUpper Science teacher, Martha Muir, was informed in June that her photo of rising sophomore Megan Brown, one of the students actively involved in Mill Springs Amateur Radio program, was selected for

the cover of the July issue of the “QST” magazine. “QST” is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts, published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). ARRL members across the country and around the world will see Megan sitting at the MSA radio station in Martha’s room in electronic and print versions of the magazine.

Megan, who earned the call sign KM4HFL this past January, had her first fun with Amateur Radio during the 2013 Fall School Club Roundup, a contest between schools that have a radio program. Following that experience, she signed up for Martha’s Ham Radio Winter Learning seminar and joined the ACE class for Spring semester. Different aspects and skills involved in Amateur Radio were investigated all semester long. Megan has since helped present Amateur Radio at various community events such as the Atlanta Maker Faire, the Atlanta Science Festival Exploration Expo, the Sandy Springs Super STEM Event, and the McGinnis Woods Country Day School STEM Day.

Grandparents’ Day 2015

Each November, hundreds of grandparents descend on MSA’s campus for a special Grandparents’ Day program. This year was no exception with nearly 250 grandparents in attendance. The special

event started at 9:00 a.m. with a delicious, catered, hot breakfast that grandparents enjoyed as they took in a full program of student performances including MSA’s chorus, band, and Lower School students. One of the highlights of the presentation that morning was a special display of student artwork which was used as centerpieces on the tables.

During this year’s program, Headmaster, Robert Moore addressed the group about MSA’s new Lower/Middle School building which is presently under construction. He thanked all the grandparents who supported the project as well as those who support the school each year through Annual Fund dona-tions.

After the program, grandparents were transported via buses and golf carts to join students in their classroom buildings for additional programs and displays of student work and art. Two photo stations were also set up on campus where students could take a professional photo with their grandparent as a special keepsake.

This horse sculpture by Senior, Rachel Lamp’l, was just one of the many beautiful centerpieces which adorned the tables at Grandparents Day 2015 .


Mill Springs Academy Visits Sister School in South Dakota

For over three years, Mill Springs’ students have skyped with their Sister School, Little Wound High School in Kyle, South Dakota. Last Spring, a group of Little Wound students and

staff visited Mill Springs. This October, two MSA staff members and seven students headed to the beautiful rolling prairies of South Dakota to visit their Oglala Lakota friends on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Their first stop was a hike through the amazing landscape of the Badlands, led by their Oglala Lakota guide, Vienna Kills Warrior. The next day students visited the Wounded Knee massacre site, one of the most tragic events in Lakota history. The group then toured Red Cloud Indian School, a Catholic school which today emphasizes the Lakota culture and language. Red Cloud is named after one of the most famous Lakota warriors, the great Red Cloud, who is buried on the grounds of Red Cloud School. The day ended at Big Bat’s, where students enjoyed a delicious buffalo burger!

Little Wound High School welcomed Mill Springs’ staff and students with their traditional morning ceremony of Lakota prayers, which are sung and accompanied by a student drum team. After the prayers, Mill Springs’ students presented a quilt made by Commu-nication Arts students, and a Georgia flag, to Little Wound High School. Mill Springs’ students then went to classes all day with their Little Wound friends, including classes devoted to Lakota history,

language, and culture. “They were all so nice to us, and it makes me want to learn more Lakota words,” said student Kaitlin Bolander. At the end of the day, students were treated to a class on how to make a dreamcatcher. “We’ve been studying the Lakota language in Georgia,” noted student Michael Martin, “but to actually hear people speak it on the Rez made it so real for me.”

On the final day at Little Wound, students and staff received a rare honor. “We were invited to participate in a sweat ceremony, and it was so special,” stated teacher Chelsea Michelson. Boys and girls had separate sweat ceremonies, and each was led by students and teachers who explained the spiritual meaning of the event. Before the sweat, everyone took a puff from a spiritual pipe filled with Red Oak bark. “I was impressed by the spiritual aspect of every ceremony the Lakota people have,” noted Senior Sophie Davis. “It truly is a beautiful culture,” she added. Principal Kay Morrison was impressed by the beautiful art work at Little Wound, and the opportunity for students from both schools to collaborate. “Little Wound students have a vibrant leadership team, and they are working on several projects to better their school community, such as their suicide prevention ideas. Our students took home many valuable ideas about how to improve our school.” Senior Johnny Ray summed the trip up by stating, “I’m coming back here even after I graduate. I learned a lot about the Lakota culture, but most of all, I’ve made some real friends.”

Little Wound history teacher James McDonald shows Mill Springs’ students how to put up a tipi .

Before their trip home, students enjoyed visiting the Crazy Horse Memorial, Mt . Rushmore, and Devil’s Tower in Wyoming .

Johnny Ray and Robert Lake in front of a traditional Oglala Lakota sweat lodge .


Native American Specialist Visits CommArts

If you were on the Mill Springs’ campus this fall, those drum beats you heard in Communication Arts weren’t the sounds of your heart throbbing … it was Native American specialist Jim

Dunham dancing and singing in the Lakota language. Students learned the history of the Lakota People from the time they hunted buffalo without horses, through modern times where they suffered many socio-economic challenges. “Jim really brings the history of the Lakota people alive,” said teacher Chelsea Michelson. This was especially valuable since we will be visiting our Lakota sister school on the Pine Ridge reservation in October. Teacher Jay Hudson added, “This gives our students a deeper appreciation of the beauty of the Lakota music and art work.” “The headdress was so cool,” exclaimed student Michael Martin. I learned that the headdress symbolized warrior status, and didn’t mean the warrior was a chief, although he could be.” Jim Dunham is the Director of Special Projects for the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

Native American Club Gets Political

How can students in Georgia make a difference on a Lakota reservation in South Dakota? Seven members of MSA’s Native American Club discovered that their voices can be

heard as they visited the offices of Senators David Purdue and Johnny Isakson this fall. Students presented the sobering statistics relating to social and economic issues to the Senators representatives, and made an impassioned plea for the Senators to support any legislation that could give economic relief to the Lakota people. Although the Senators were in Washington, State Director for Senator Purdue, Joyce White stated that she was very impressed by the commitment MSA students have for Little Wound High School in South Dakota, and would pass along the students’ presentation to the Senator. She noted that, “you students have made a better presentation than

many adults.” Ryan Pelfrey, Field Representative for Senator Johnny Isakson, was amazed that the MSA students could speak Lakota: “It’s obvious that you all have a serious commitment to help your sister school, and that is to be admired,” said Mr. Pelfrey. Student Mike Martin stated that this was “the most exciting thing I’ve ever participated in.” “These students learned that they can make a huge difference just by taking action,” noted teacher Chelsea Michelson. “This was a great exercise in citizenship,” she added. Students who participated in the trip were Mike Martin, Corinne Davenport, Johnny Ray, Sophie Davis, Kaitlin Bolander, Steven Slaymaker, David Flamini, and Ross Morella. Several students from the Native American Club will be visiting their sister school in South Dakota in October.

Pictured on back row: from left: Johnny Ray, Brennan Burstein, Jim Dunham, Mike Martin, Emily Kane . Front row: from left: Connor Fields, Beckett Gue, Steven Slaymaker, Robert Lake, Amy Lampl

Johnny Ray makes a plea for funding Lakota Education to Joyce White, Senator David Perdue’s State Director .


Andrew Walker (2015) On September 18th Andrew performed with Tony and Emmy Award winning Broadway star, Kristin Chenoweth for her concert in Atlanta. Kristin wanted all the musicians on stage with her to be local and Andrew was selected along with just fourteen other youth for the “Coming Home Tour” perfor-mance. When asked about this experience, Andrew said, “I got to perform with Kristin at the Cobb Energy Center! It was cool! I never knew she was so short but she’s great at what she does.”

Jaime Genovese (2006) Jaime was recently featured on Zagat’s website as #11 on their “Atlanta’s 30 Under 30 Rock Stars Redefining the Industry” list as a rising food and beverage star in the area. Jaime currently serves as the Director of Operations for True Story Brands, which encompasses all the restaurant concepts of South African, renowned restauran-teur, Justin Anthony.

ALUMNI NEWS

Andrew Walker (back row, right side), in a group picture with Kristen Chenoweth (front, center) .

Jaime Genovese pictured on Zagat’s website (https://www .zagat .com/30under30/2015/atlanta#11)

CLASS OF 2016EARLY COLLEGE ACCEPTANCESNathan Beard | Kennesaw State University

Caroline Bonds | Kennesaw State, Reinhardt University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia College and State University, College of Charleston, Agnes Scott College, New College of Florida, Oglethorpe University

Jeremy Border | Georgia College and State University

Alex Diaz | University of West Georgia

Emily Estes | Young Harris College

Gwyneth Hummel-Levy | Full Sail University

Brandon McCormick | Winthrop University, University of Alabama, Auburn University

Austin Palmore | Saint Leo University, Reinhardt University

Alyssa Quatela | Art Institute of Atlanta

Johnny Ray | Reinhardt University

Cameron Schrader | Young Harris College

Wesley Site | LaGrange College, Piedmont College, Young Harris College

Marshall Stoddart | Savannah College of Art and Design

Liam Symonds | Kennesaw State University

Nicole Thomas | Piedmont College, Reinhardt University

Will Treace | University of West Georgia, Reinhardt College

Haley Williams | Young Harris College, Shorter College, Coastal Carolina University, Oglethorpe University

4th graders, Gwyn Heath, Edward Gorgoll, Seth Horowitz and Milan Pekez staged this picture of themselves while decorating for National Arts Education Week . This was another way of showing their creativity during a week when creativity was the true focus!

MSA Celebrates National Arts Education Week

National Arts in Education week is a national celebration recognizing the arts’ importance to a well-rounded education. This year, the event took place during

September 13-19, 2015. MSA students and Fine Arts staff celebrated the occasion by ornamenting the campus with a wide variety of colorful decorations and signs with quotes from famous people throughout history. The beautiful colorful decorations added a cheerful and creative flair of good cheer that was enjoyed by everyone on campus.

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Corinne Davenport in uniform .

Jaime (pictured top right), along with some of his colleagues from the trip .

Communication Arts Student Joins Civil Air Patrol

It’s not unusual to see 11th grade student Corinne Davenport change into a military uniform every Thursday afternoon. “I’ve been a member of the Civil Air Patrol for a couple of years now,” stated Corinne. “We study search and rescue, aerospace rocketry,

leadership skills, and get to take five airplane flights before I turn eighteen,” she added. Although she doesn’t plan on joining the military, Corinne loves everything she’s getting to do in the Civil Air Patrol, and recommends to students who loves the outdoors and aviation to join.

Upper Teacher Selected for Spain Trip

Eight teachers from the United States, and four from Canada were invited to Spain for a week-long educational

meeting. One of those 8 teachers included MSA’s Upper School Spanish and Diversity teacher, Jaime Gutierrez (pictured top right). The trip was organized by “Junta de Castilla y Leon,” a local government

equivalent to a State here in the United States. This region is where the Spanish language, Castilian, was born. Those invited along with Jaime included the president of the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese), an author of Spanish Textbooks from Canada, and a founder of a total immersion school in

Baltimore (in 5 different languages). Jaime and the group visited Segovia,

Salamanca, Avila and Burgos where they took in many cultural sites such as castles, cathedrals, and museums. “One of the highlights of the trip was our visit to the archaeological site of Atapuerca,” said Jaime. “We got to see fossil remains from nearly one million years ago, which provide priceless information about remote human ancestors.” The group also visited roughly 15 institutions that specialized in teaching Spanish to speakers of other languages. “It was an extraordinary experience that totally exceeded my expectations,” said Jaime. “It was a great opportunity to connect with a group of colleagues that speak multiple languages, that have a lot of experience teaching, and that have enriched their lives with multiple trips around the world.”


Students Learn About Coral Fragging

Mill Springs has been blessed with a beautiful coral lab, started and maintained by PreUpper Science teacher, Michael Griffeth. MSA’s coral environment is used to teach

the intricacies of the marine environment and conservation, and is used as a system in which to perform coral experimentation. This fall, PreUpper students learned about coral fragging. Coral fragging is the surgical process of propagating or cloning coral animal colonies. It involves any number of techniques depending on the species, but all corals that are not single polyp varieties can be fragged to produce new colonies. Coral propagation is a cost effective way to have more corals, but more importantly, it helps alleviate the demand placed on corals harvested from the ocean.

PreUpper student, Andie Kibler, practices her fragging technique .

Fine Arts Students Inducted into Drama/Music Honor SocietyCongratulations to the following Fine Arts’ students who have been invited to be inducted into the following prestigious honor societies for drama and music.

International Thespian Society

The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students located at more than

4,200 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada, and abroad. The mission of ITS, is to honor student achievement in the theatre arts. High school inductees are known as Thespians and junior high/middle school inductees are known as Junior Thespians. ITS is a division of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA). Students invited to become members of the International Thespian Society are required to meet rigorous standards including but not limited to putting in over 100 hours of time in the theater.

Alex DiazMorgan GravesSam NorthMorgan Newman

Cartwright AyresNicole ThomasAlexis Herrington

Tri-M Music Honor Society

The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their

academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership.

Emma HarrisJohnny RayNeil JensenThomas MooreAlex SilvermanMatthew CowartVictoria ToscanoNicole ThomasSammy MishkinCaroline Bonds


Students learn the concept of exponential growth in a way they will never forget .

Cast and Crew of The Laramie Project . Top Row: Nate Foster, Jack Hurtsellers, James York, and Sam North . Bottom Row: Morgan Newman, Cartwright Ayers, Jordan Hayes-Morissey, Alexis Herrington, and Nicole Thomas .

Seniors Get a Lesson in Exponential Growth

Math Teacher, Sam Adam’s Senior Algebra and Trigonometry class learned about the power of exponential growth by demonstrating it physically with poker chips. The class was

replicating a story about the inventor of Chess a long time ago. When Chess was invented the local king was so pleased that he offered the inventor any reward he could name. The inventor was very clever and knowledgeable about math, and made this request: for the king to take a chessboard and place one grain of rice upon the first square. Then, place two grains of rice upon the second square, four upon the third, eight upon the fourth, and so on, doubling the number of grains each time until the chessboard was filled. The king quickly agreed.

When students in Sam’s class carried out this experiment by substituting poker chips for grains of rice, they quickly learned what you can see in the photo—doubling the amount each time causes the amount to grow out of control! “Even though we ran out of space we calculated that the final square alone would have contained 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 poker chips,” said Sam. “This also serves as a lesson about the dangers of unlimited growth with limited resources. We humans aren’t very good at intuitive understanding of just how crazy expo-nential growth can be.”

Senior Recognized as Outstanding Performer at GISA Competition

On November 11th, the MSA Fine Arts department participated in the GISA One Act Play Competition in Carrollton, GA. We performed the bold drama The Laramie

Project by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, the true story of a young man in Wyoming that was murdered for being openly gay. Nine schools participated and the competition was fierce. Our students gave a brilliant performance, and the attending audience was very emotional by the end. Unfortunately, the judges awarded the top prize to another school this

year, but all commented on how brave our students were for tackling such heavy

subject matter. However, the same judges honored Senior Sam North with the award for

Outstanding Performer for his work as several different characters. “All in all, it was a wonderful day of theater,” said Drama Teacher, Jamie Fambrough. “Students all got to see a few shows and make some new friends. Each member of the cast and crew should be congratulated for all their hard work and effort on this project. I’m very proud of everyone!”


An admissions representative speaks with a prospective student . Paige and Judy Norris with teachers Kelli King and Carolyn Shapiro .

PreUpper student, Channing Allen, enjoys lunch provided by Arbys with his parents after participating in Mini Day .

MSA Hosts College Day Fair

Mill Springs hosted a College Day Fair in early November. In addition to MSA students, over 200 students from other schools attended the event, which was put on by

MSA’s counseling department. “Students and their parents were able to meet with representatives from over 25 colleges such as Georgia State, Ohio State, and The Art Institute of Atlanta,” said MSA Counselor, Brandi Smallwood. The event offered a great opportunity for high school students to speak directly with admissions counselors about academic programs, admissions criteria, and financial aid and scholarship opportunities.

ConnectAbility

In mid. September, several Mill Springs’ students, parents, and teachers participated in the ConnectAbility 5k/10k race in Dahlonega. The race raises funds to provide services for

individuals with disabilities and their families in North Georgia. PreUpper student Jordyn DeNardo was an age bracket winner for the 5k. Carolyn Shapiro (Lower teacher), Kelli King (Middle teacher), Paige Norris (Upper student), and her mom Judy also ran. Music teacher Kate McElliott who chairs the race, sang the national anthem. Middle School student Alex Yager and mom Krista volunteered on the course along with Kate’s family in giving out water at the water station and participation medals as runners crossed the finish line.

MSA Mini Day

On September 18th, parents of students in PreUpper, Communication Arts and Upper flooded the Mill Springs campus to spend the day with their child and their

community. Parents followed their child’s schedule; attended their classes; learned about point sheets; and had an opportunity to meet and experience their child’s teachers and classmates first-hand. The event ended with families congregating at outdoor tables to enjoy the beautiful sunny day while eating lunch.


SPORTSCross Country

The boys’ and girls’ teams are the reigning AAC Champions for the 5th year in a row for boys and 4th time in 5 years for the girls!!!

The boys’ and girls’ are also the GISA Region 1AA Champs for the second year in a row.

At the GISA State Meet, Sophie Davis placed second for the girls and Sam Lynch Placed first for the boys. Sam Lynch, Johnny Ray, and Austin Palmore all placed in the top ten and made All-State. Personal records were set by Johnny Ray, Austin Palmore, Brandon McCormick, and Matthew Wenger. The boys team tied for first place with 74 points and was awarded the second place trophy in tie-breaker scoring.

This has been a pretty successful decade in general for the Mustang Cross Country program but I am more proud of this team this year and the effort they put forth than I have been in other season. They faced a lot of challenges and each time they rose to the occasion.

Soccer

Congratulations to MSA’s Soccer team for taking home their third consecutive AAC Championship in as many years. After ending their regular season with a perfect 8-0 record,

the Mighty Mustangs clinched the AAC title after defeating The Cottage School by a score of 3–1 in the final game. Congrats

to the coaches, players, and parents! Your continuous support is greatly appreciated!

Volleyball

Hats off to the Varsity Girls Volleyball team for fighting hard again this season! The Lady Mustangs concluded the season with a 5–3 overall record and went all the way to the finals

against the Howard School in the AAC Tournament. While they were unsuccessful in their quest for the championship, the young team made great strides this year in skill development and working together as a team.

MSA’s Varsity Soccer Team celebrates winning its third AAC Championship by flashing the universal sign for 3 .

Congratulations to MSA’s Cross Country Teams on another championship season!

Congratulations to MSA’s Volleyball team for being the runner-up in this year’s AAC tournament .



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We are profoundly grateful for each and every family, individual and foundation that has contributed to our capital campaign for a permanent Lower/Middle School. Construction on the new building is well under way and in the spring of 2016, our Lower and Middle students will finally have a permanent home. Everyone listed below has shown great confidence in our school as evidenced by their financial participation. Thank you to the following donors for making this campaign such a big success!

We also invite anyone who has not yet participated in our capital campaign to make your gift of participation today. Please visit the “GIVING” tab on Mill Springs’ website or contact our Development Office at 770-360-1336 for more information.

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David JenkinsJo and Michelle JenkinsSteve and Wendy JensenStan and Cristy JohnsonLaurie and Will JonesTaniah JonesWill and Cammie JonesSteven and Carol JulianKaren KaiserKaty Kane and Keith RateliffStuart and Beth KaneShilpee KathuriaDavid KatzKode and Susan KaufmanBetty and Danny KellenbergerChristopher and Leah KempleSteven and Nicole KennedyEric KhongKelli KingMartin and Bobbie KiteBob and Jennifer KleinShannon and Patrick KochAndy and Lori KogoyJennifer KramerGail and G. Paul KreherRick and Malinda LackeyMichael and Susan LakeJoe and Becky Lamp’lRoy and Elise LanderMary LanningMark and Nancy LesserLettie Pate Evans FoundationDiane LewisStephen and Tamu LewisJay and Lisa LibanEd and Laura LittleMike and Heather LoberHunter and Laura LossonPeter and Michele LublinTony and Kelly LynchJason and Stephanie MackAndrew and Kim MaichleRichard and Colleen MarshallBrian and Clare MartinJulie MartinMichael and Ashley MartinRob MartinScott and Wendy MayMichael and Barbara McCarthyMatt McConnellJeff and Carrie McCormickWalter and Sammye McCrearyRoss and Cindy McCulloughKate and Don McElliottPatrick and Tammy McHughSamuel and Audrey MelineSteve MichamChelsea MichelsonAlicia Miller

Greg and Christine MishkinSteve and Wendy MoffittDonna and Patrick MooreRobert MooreThomas MooreRobert and Laurie MorellaKay and Cliff MorrisonAndreas and Lynn MowinckelMSA Parent Volunteer AssociationMartha A. MuirDan and Jen MulliganKeith and Kathy MumaAngel and Dan MurrDaniel and Judy MurrBill and Neely MusgraveVan and Angela NanneyCarissa and Kevin NelsonJohn and Angela NemeshMike and Sue NemeshRob and Winona NewmanDawn NoelJim and Judy NorrisBill and Katherine NorthRochelle and Vic NorthrupJohn and Frances O’BrienDanny and Cinda O’KeefeRandy and Andi OppmannAdam and Amy OrkinDale and Gwendolyn OrredMatthew and Susan OrredA.G. and Patricia PalmoreJim and Kathy PapasideroMatt ParkeyJohn and Liz ParksNader and Sherri ParmanBryan and Amy ParsonsJim and Tara PaulMarko and Kimberlie PekezEd and Diane PhillipsDavid and Lezlie PipesDavid and Luanne PorperDeidra PrattElouise PrattEthan RabmanShawn and Tracey RaeVaidehi and Murthy RallapalliMary and Felipe RamirezJames and Elizabeth RankinGil and Betsy RatcliffSteven and Julie RauTimothy RayJim and Beth ReavesLou ReavesDan and Dara RedlerEric and Chrissie ReedElizabeth RegasKenneth and Sherrie ReishMartin and Ralda ReishEd and Eileen Reitler

Lavone RippeonMike and Debra RobertsonAl and Becky RobinsonStacy and Cliff RobinsonJarvis and Lenarda RobinsonSherry and Terry RobinsonCraig and Angelia RobsonEdward and Marsha RoepePatrick and Heather RoseIrwin and Ruth RothchildCarol and Rick RothschildNicky RuddJeff RyerMartin and Cindy SalzmanJames and JoAnn SampsonLouise and Brett SamskyErrol and Susan SandersSartain Lanier Family FoundationCharles ScarboroughBrian and Jody SchiltzNick and Susan SchiltzMike and Ingrid SchneiderDana SchneidermanDirk and Carol SchraderMike and Carla SchultheisGayle SealerHannah SealsKim SealsEric and Anna SearingBrian SellersNimesh and Regina ShahPat and Patricia ShannonCarolyn ShapiroBrian and Kristin SheltonRonnie and Paulette SherrillStuart and Cameron SherrillPaul Shlanta and Mary LongDavid and Elisa SiegelManny and Elke SilvaWalter and Kim SiteAnn Marie Skinner and Gary FanninBob and Beryle SlaydenFrank and Judith SlaymakerBrad and Brandi SmallwoodAaron and Robyn SmithBrenda SmithDan and Rhonda SmithGil Smith and Judy ShurlingKisha SmithLeila and Rusty SmithMichael and Tove SmithRussell and Courtney SmithRick and Jill SnellingThomas and Margaret SockwellChristine StanleyChristopher and Christine StanleyJeff and Karen StanleyJim and Alison StoddartStan and Diana Stokey

Dick and Lou StormontRichard and Lauren StormontSusan StoryJeff StrodeEdward and Wendy SullivanWayne and Deborah SuperSue SwansonKathleen SwiftBrian and Erin SymondsHeather and Brian TansyGreg and Liz TaylorRobert and Renee TaylorBill and Sylvia TaylorJoe and Janelle TenczaBill and Leena ThieriotThomas Guy Woolford Charitable TrustPatrick and Renee ThomasCindy ThorneMaeve ThorpeRoberto TijerinaTerry and Connie TisdaleJim and Beth TompkinsJim TorranceCynthia Traylor and Daniel DeleveauxAnthony and Jeneane TreaceKris and Jane TurnbullWilliam and Molly TurnerHector TurradoRay and Jane VaughtersChris and Angela VealHoward and Kathy WaitsAl and Wilma WalkerTom Walker and Suzanne MoonJohnny WalkerBetty WallaceJohn and Caroline WallaceCarol WalnutShannon WarchalowskyWes and Danette WarmouthCurt and Anne WeaverJerry and Sharon WeickenJörg and Tiffany WeissSandra and Robert WestonKevin WestrayAngela WhiteKathleen WhiteChip and Stormy WhiteAdam and Shannon WickleyHal and Jane WilliamsJoe Wilson and Leslie AndersonJeff and Laura WinstonJack and Peggy WithrowBrad and Betsy WolffJohn and Kimberly WrightGary and Krista YagerLeo and Judy YagerTodd and Rachelle YelvertonJan Zant


Rich and Cathy AbramJohn and Kim AdairCarol and Tarpley AdamsSamuel AdamsPhilip and Cynthia AgcaoiliSandra AhernBrien AllenNina Altman and Marty SifenJoe and Fran ArenaSue ArensteinCarolina Ayerbe and Damian FarrierTim and Leigh Ann AyresHeather BaileyPaul and Mary BarkleyN.A. and Judy BarnesNathan and Ann BeardAl and Jan BeaupreDavid and Jennifer BechtelGretchen and Peter BeckPatsy and Firman BeckwithJim and Julia BelkJames BenjaminAlice BentleyBonnie BergstresserMark and Cathy BermanLarry and Lynne BirnbaumGreg and Amy BodeepSam and Judy BoghosianJon and Liz BolanderRussell and Jill BondsWill and Jackie BorderRich Breitkopf and Judith WellenAdam and Suzanne BresslerMargaret and Robert BritoLee and Edita BrooksCharles and Olga Brown

Jeff and Traci BrownYvonne BuchbergerRob and Lynn BuckRobert and Carolyn BullardJoan BurnsOliver and Karel BurnsRon and Sharon BushDarryl Butler and Karen FergusonGrier and Ashley CampbellLaVerne CantrellWayne Carey and Yvonne SatterwhiteHarris and April CarlockMichael and Bre CarlsonCarlyle Fraser Employee Benefits FundDaniel and Deb CarmodyKevin and Donna CarrollChris and Cat CasdiaNicholas and Margaret CetoBrandyn ChapmanThomas and Kathy CheekHeidi ChisholmJohn ChisholmChoate Construction CompanyClaire and John ChristersonTom and Belle ChristersonMichael and Jinjie CiccoDavid and Mary ClappBruce and Mary ClaytonRaymond and Devonda CobbMark and Sheila CohenRichard and Leslie CollinsWilliam and Rita CollinsCarlos ColónJoe and Judy ComisGreg and Frances ConnorCharlie and Laura Covert

John and Cheri CoyleJohn Crisp and Sharon OdellTracy DaltonJeff and Elaine DavisJohn and Valerie DavisRobert and Trish DavisBarbara DayDoug and Janis DaySusan Day and Jonathan EasterlingJorge Diaz and Karen HallockCourtney DownsMargot DraycottJay and Debbie DrewJodi Easter-Smith and Bruce SmithBrittany EmgeChris and Kathy EspinosaVictoria and Dave FairleyJamie and Valerie FambroughDan and Susan FaulkDavid and Deidre FisherJay and Jan FisherSheila and John FitzGeraldJohn and Joanne FitzpatrickMike and Kathy FlaggJanet and Scott FordJim FosterJean FraserJill FredoPeter and Linda FredoClarence Garrett and Carolyn ThorntonPamela GarrettSue and Gerry GarrickColleen Garrick-Bisacca and

Paul BisaccaDan and Nancy GarrisonBryan and Leslie Gersack

Eerik and Laurie GilesJerry and Pat GingerLarry and Gailynn GluthPenny GoldJohn GoodhewTodd and Lauren GordonMichael and Meredith GriffethJerry and Sally GrossPaul and Jackie GrupeJaime GutierrezKatie HadawayBrad and Tracy HahnMehran and Rachel HaidariRandy and Sandra HainPhil HansonBill and Whitney HarperDon and James HarrisCamilla HarshbargerAnn HartinJack HartrampfJeanne HarveyCheri and Jim HarwoodMichael and Kari HaverlandKris HawksworthPaul and Dawn HazzardTom and Lee HealeyTed and Beatriz HeathCharles and Amber HendersonJoey and Wendy HensleeBrenda HerringtonJosh HerskoKevin and Lisa HeskettBennie HewettAnnette HigginsAlex and Molly HillMichael and Vicky Holt

A N N UA L F U N D ( 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 )

The Annual Fund is the most important gift

our parents, board, and faculty/staff are asked to make

to the school each year.

THIS YEAR’S GOALS ARE:

• Raise $250,000

• Receive 100% participation from our entire school family

(parents, board, faculty/staff )

Please join the following list of families and individuals

who have already shown their support

to the school by making a gift or pledge.

REMEMBER … participation means a gift of any size!

Annual Fund 2015–2016

CurrentParents

Staff/FacultyBoard of Trustrees

CurrentParents

NewParents


Bill and Mary HornadayTerry and Christi HowardJay and Vicki HudsonDan and Mona HuffmanBranigan and James HughesJim and Christine HurtsellersLisa and Michael ImsandMark and Juli ItzkovitzNellie JacksonDavid JenkinsJo and Michelle JenkinsSteve and Wendy JensenJuliet JonesLaurie and Will JonesTaniah JonesSteven and Carol JulianKaren KaiserKaty Kane and Keith RateliffStuart and Beth KaneShilpee KathuriaKode and Susan KaufmanBetty and Danny KellenbergerChristopher and Leah KempleSteven and Nicole KennedyPhyllis KetchamEric KhongKelli KingChristine I. King-FrancisEric and Chris KiserAndy and Lori KogoyMike and Janice KuhnSteve and Deb KushnickRick and Malinda LackeyJoel and Anne LakeArch and Alyse LambAndy and Helaine LaskyMark and Nancy LesserEd and Laura LittleJosé López-Zeno and Nora SandovalJason and Stephanie MackCharles and Gale MacNeillMichael and Lisa MalladyBrian and Clare MartinJulie MartinMichael and Ashley MartinMike and Nancy MattoxScott and Wendy MayMichael and Barbara McCarthy

Matt McConnellWalter and Sammye McCrearyHershel and Carolyn McCroanToby and Lori McCullersRoss and Cindy McCulloughKate and Don McElliottRandall and Sharon MendozaPaul MichaelSteve MichamChelsea MichelsonTom and Shelley MiddletonAlicia MillerJeffrey MillerDonna and Patrick MooreRobert MooreRobert and Laurie MorellaKay and Cliff MorrisonReuven Moses and Shoshi ReingoldGordon and Sally MuirMartha A. MuirKeith and Kathy MumaJames and Robin MurphyAngel and Dan MurrDaniel and Judy MurrStuart and Laura MurrayNarayan and Laxmi NaikVan and Angela NanneyCarissa and Kevin NelsonJohn and Angela NemeshSid and Regina NewmanDawn NoelJim and Judy NorrisBill and Katherine NorthRochelle and Vic NorthrupTom and Amy OlneyRandy and Andi OppmannDale and Gwendolyn OrredJoydi OvalleJoe and Hilary PaceMatt ParkeyJohn and Liz ParksNader and Sherri ParmanScott and Amy PeeplesMarko and Kimberlie PekezMilan and Desa PekezPhil and Angela PeppersDavid and Lezlie PipesDavid and Luanne Porper

Shawn and Tracey RaeVaidehi and Murthy RallapalliMary and Felipe RamirezGil and Betsy RatcliffSteven and Julie RauJim and Beth ReavesLou ReavesEric and Chrissie ReedElizabeth RegasEd and Eileen ReitlerLavone RippeonAl and Becky RobinsonStacy and Cliff RobinsonCraig and Angelia RobsonPatrick and Heather RoseEd and Tanya RosenblattIrwin and Ruth RothchildRick and Carol RothschildJeff RyerJames and JoAnn SampsonLouise and Brett SamskyDavid and Lana SamskyErrol and Susan SandersBrian and Jody SchiltzNick and Susan SchiltzThomas and Marge SchmidtMike and Ingrid SchneiderDana SchneidermanGayle SealerBrian SellersPat and Patricia ShannonCarolyn ShapiroPaul Shlanta and Mary LongWalter and Kim SiteBob and Beryle SlaydenBrad and Brandi SmallwoodBrenda SmithDan and Rhonda SmithKisha SmithLeila and Rusty SmithMichael and Tove SmithThomas and Margaret SockwellDiane SprousJim and Alison StoddartStan and Diana StokeyRichard and Lauren StormontJeff StrodeTerry Strode

Sue SwansonKathleen SwiftSharon SymondsBill and Cheryl SyrettMitchell and Carol TaplitzGreg and Liz TaylorRobert and Renee TaylorBill and Leena ThieriotPatrick and Renee ThomasCindy ThorneRoberto TijerinaTerry and Connie TisdaleCynthia Traylor and Daniel DeleveauxAnthony and Jeneane TreaceWilliam and Molly TurnerHector TurradoMichael and Sheryl Van AkenRay and Jane VaughtersJon and Estelle VoreHoward and Kathy WaitsAl and Wilma WalkerJohnny WalkerBrenda WallaceBetty WallaceJohn and Caroline WallaceShannon WarchalowskyWes and Danette WarmouthHoward and Nita WasermanCurtis and Betsy WeaverJerry and Sharon WeickenPenelope WeissRobert and Anita WellenLen and Joan WestSandra and Robert WestonRodger and Michelle WeyantAngela WhiteChip and Stormy WhiteSharon WhiteAdam and Shannon WickleyBill and Judy WilkesHal and Jane WilliamsJeff and Laura WinstonJohn and Kimberly WrightJan Zant

MSA Matters reflects the collective work of various MSA Faculty and Staff as well as the student writers and photographers involved with Kickin’ It

Magazine—a quarterly publication conceived, written, illustrated, and published by the students of Mill Springs’ Upper and Communication Arts Schools.

All of Mill Springs’ official publications can be accessed through our website by visiting www. millsprings.org/news.

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Matters

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MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY Matters · 2 Mill Springs Academy Matters WINTER 2015 Continued from page 1 In an effort to mark the occasion, members of Mill Springs’ Board of Trustees and