MMILL SaPRINtGtS AeCADrEMsY · 2Mill Springs Academy Matters millsprings.org Rebekah Bowers Jessica Lowenstein, Garrison Brown and Cynthia Traylor share a laugh after the presentation

SUMMER 2012

MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY

MattersIN THIS ISSUE

Class of 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3Honors Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3State Spelling Bee . . . . . . . . . . . . 4PolySci Meets Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Future City Competition . . . . . . . 4CommArts Nutrition Class . . . . . 4Jessica Connel Chosen for Residency Study . . . . . . . . . . . 5CommArts Student Attending SCAD Summer Program . . . . . . . 5Marth Muir Studying at Johns Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Flat Stanley, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6PreUpper DC Trip . . . . . . . . . . . 6Middle Students Learn About Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Fishing PM Program . . . . . . . . . 7TVA Field Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Upper Students Use Facebook as Learning Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Alumni Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Senior Presentations . . . . . . . . . . 8Pi Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9MSA Golf Tournament . . . . . . . . 9Valedictorian Honored by Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . 9MSA Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11GA Room Field Trip . . . . . . . . . 12MSA Students Qualify for Duke TIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Lower School Spawns Archeologists and Sculptors . . . . 12Prom 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Middle Level “L” Project . . . . . . 13PVA Makes Big Difference . . . . 13GISA State Literary Festival . . . 14PreUpper Students Learn Science Thru Cooking . . . . . . . . 14Math & Art Intersect . . . . . . . . 14CommArts Learn About Holocaust . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Students Raise Money for Cancer Research . . . . . . . . . . . . 15CommArts Goes “Army Strong” . 15Spring Musical . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Emily Chastain Accepted into Boston College Experience . . . . . 16Middle Student Service Project . 17Zoo “Volunteen” . . . . . . . . . . . . 17MSA Diversity Program . . . . . . 17Annual Fund 2011–2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18–19

Success in SCHOOL… Success in LIFE

Class of 20121. Garrison Brown was awarded the AJC Cup forbeing this year’s Best All-Around Student.

2. Valedictorian, Michael Palmer, and Upper Schoolteacher, Carolina Ayerbe, pose for a shot after thegraduation ceremonies.

3. Upper School Director Bruce Brownlow gives Jake Northrup the Academic Excellence award.

4. Senior Class Gift for 20125. Salutatorian Meredith Langford shared memoriesof painful joy and stages of growth.

6. Upper School student, Andrew Walker, sang abeautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

7. Michael Palmer, Jake Northrup, and Jake Lipsitzgather in the Upper School prior to this year’sgraduation ceremonies.

Twelve happy graduates of Mill Springs Academy, one of the smallest graduating classes in recent Mill Springs’ history, completed their academic requirements and made one last walk up the hill fromthe Upper School/Communication Arts classroom building to the Tweetie Lewis Moore Student

Activity Center, where family, friends, teachers, administrators and returning graduates cheered their success.The program was started off by current Board Chair, Angel Murr, who welcomed the audience of about 200guests, made remarks on the financial health of the school, and wished the seniors a happy and prosperousfuture. After an invocation by graduate Ace Webber, alumnus Drew Ashlock (Class of 2006) addressed theClass of 2012, urging them to get involved in college life and to study efficiently. One of the highlights ofthe ceremony were the speeches given by four graduates (Hannah Seals, Yaakov Drukman, Meredith Lang-ford, and Michael Palmer) who each spoke from their hearts, with gratitude to family and friends as well asfaculty, staff, and Headmaster, Robert Moore.

Diplomas were then presented to graduates by Assistant Upper School Principal, Cynthia Traylor,Communication Arts Principal, Kay Morrison, and Director of the Upper School, Bruce Brownlow. Theceremonies were concluded by the moving of the tassels and a benediction by graduate, Bekah Bowers.

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Rebekah Bowers

Jessica Lowenstein, Garrison Brown andCynthia Traylor share a laugh after thepresentation of awards.

Fine Arts director Janet Ford, David Langford,Meredith Langford, wearing the Salutatorianmedal, and her aunt, Paige Williamson.

Alex Masson, Bryan Adkins, Jake Lipsitz, Ace Webber, and Jake Northrup.

AWARDS: MI = Most ImprovedAE = Academic

Excellence

Bryan AdkinsMI—Political ScienceMI—Pre-CalculusMI—Anatomy/

Physiology

Rebekah BowersMI—Spanish IIAE—Anatomy/

Physiology

Garrison BrownMI—Anatomy/

PhysiologyMI—EconomicsAE—Senior LiteratureBrilliant Photographer

Yaakov DrukmanAE—EconomicsAE—HealthAE—PhysicsMI—Senor Literature,Honors

Meredith LangfordSalutatorianAE—Physics“Creative Genius”

Jake LipsitzMI—Senior Literature

Jessica LowensteinAE—Senior LiteratureAE—Anatomy/

Physiology

Alex MassonMI—Senior LiteratureMI—HealthMI—Physics

Jake NorthrupMI—Senior Literature,

HonorsAE—Pre-Calculus

Michael PalmerValedictorianAE—Senior Literature,

HonorsAE—YearbookAE—EconomicsAE—PhysicsLeadership Award

Hannah Seals“Surprise Diva”

Ace WebberAE—Anatomy/

Physiology“Country Star”

For the second year in a row, in place of Mill Springs’ traditional “baccalaureate”program, graduating seniors, along with their proud parents, family members,friends and MSA faculty and staff gathered for an evening of celebration and

recognition at the Marriott Hotel in Alpharetta on the evening of May 18. Nearly 150people attended the event called “banquetlaureate”— a term coined by Upper SchoolVice Principal, Cynthia Traylor. Teachers acknowledged student accomplishments andtriumphs with certificates, pins, honor cords, and trophies. And as an ongoing MSAtradition, instead of inviting speakers from outside the Mill Springs’ community, theprogram featured speeches from graduates who called to mind their reasons forattending MSA, their successes and friendships, and also used the opportunity tothank family, teachers, staff and friends for their valuable support.

Senior“BANQUETLAUREATE”

Valedictorian, Michael Palmer

SUMMER 2012 Mill Springs Academy Matters 3

President’s Award forOutstanding AcademicExcellence (Gold)

Paul Bain (U)Hanna Bowler (U)Alexander Breen (L)Rosa Brown (M)Garrison Brown (U)*Alex Calais (U)Annie Carter (U)Emily Chastain (CA)John Chisholm (CA)Corinne Davenport (CA)Yaakov Drukman (CA)*Philip Early (U)Zack Goodelman (U)Tyler Goodwyn (L)Chandler Holt(U)Paul Jarvis (CA)Neil Jensen (CA)Jay Karner (U)Meredith Langford (CA)*Tyler Legg (U)Shayna Lopp (CA)Jessica Lowenstein (CA)*Carter Madison (U)Matt Manna (U)Michael Martin (CA)Joshua Moore (U)Parker Mosley (U)Austin Nam (U)Jake Northrup (U)*Michael Palmer (U)*Trey Reid (M)Adam Robinson (U)Jordan Rothberg (L)Daniel Schmidt (U)Eric Siegel (U)Levi Smith (U)Samuel Wyatt Smith (PU)Will Starr (U)Mason Taylor (CA)Connor Tracy (U)

President’s Award forOutstanding AcademicAchievement (Silver)

Michael Antonucci (PU)Lily Barwick (M)Nathan Beard (PU)

Caroline Berman (CA)Alasdair Boney (PU)Michelle Bonin (U)Jeremy Border (PU)Rebekah Bowers (U)*Matthew Boyer (CA)Julia Brandt (PU)Sean Brinkley (CA)Austin Coleman (U)Maddie Connell (U)West Connor (U)Jacob Cutchin (CA)Matthew Dalluge (M)Anthony DeSantis (U)Alex Diaz (PU)Will Domenico (U)Cameron Feeley (PU)Michael Flanigan (PU)Lindsey Flax (CA)Daniel Gillen (U)Robert Golden (CA)Hunter Gordon (PU)Alex Hain (CA)Devin Hazzard (CA)Rebecca Henderson (U)Alexis Herrington (PU)Alex Hurtsellers (U)Brett Jackson (U)Courtney Jones (U)Lindsay Lopp (PU)Miles Lucas (CA)Drew Maichle (M)Doug Marcotte (U)Alex Masson (U)*Brandon McCormick (PU)Alan McDonald (PU)Matt McNaughton (U)Thomas Moore (PU)Spencer Murphy (U)Colin Nelson (PU)Sam North (PU)Joey O’Conner (CA)Daniel O’Keefe (PU)Devin Orkin (CA)Madison Orr (PU)Austin Palmore (PU)David Pardue (U)Brett Parks (PU)Shivani Patel (U)Hannah Rae (L)Johnny Ray (CA)

Ryan Sarver (CA)Matt Sedacca (U)Alexa Shipes (M)Mary Short (U)Zack Skinner (U)Andrew Solis (U)Morgan Taylor (CA)Nicole Thomas (PU)David Walker (PU)Andrew Walker (U)Chase Watson (U)Ace Webber (CA)*Colin Wilson (PU)MaKinzi Wright (U)

MEDALLIONS

AcademicAccomplishment

Emily Chastain (CA)Elliot Cohen (M)Meredith Langford (CA)*Matthew McNaughton (U)Jake Northrup (U)*Patrick Reaves (L)Nicole Taylor Thomas (PU)

Most Improved

Lilliana Coco (L)Nicholas “Cole” Paul Landy(PU)Jake Lipsitz (U)*Jessica Lowenstein (CA)*Doug Marcotte (U)Matthew Petty (M)Ryan Sarver (CA)

Citizenship

Rebekah Bowers (U)*Yaakov Drukman (CA)*Tyler Goodwyn (L)Abby Hayman (M)Shayna Lopp CA)Brandon Kyle McCormick(PU)Josh Moore (U)

* = Seniors

HONORS DAY AWARDSOn the last day of school, MSA’s students and their families are joined in the Tweetie Lewis Moore Student Activity Center by faculty and staff who honor students for their academic and social achievements.

New DestinationsCongratulations to the class of 2012! May your next steps in life lead you down a successful path.

Bryan Adkins UndecidedBekah Bowers Bryan CollegeGarrison Brown LaGrange CollegeYaakov Drukman US ArmyMeredith Langford Warren Wilson CollegeJake Lipsitz Chattahoochee Technical

CollegeJessica Lowenstein Reinhardt UniversityAlex Masson Lake Washington Technical

InstituteJake Northrup Oglethorpe UniversityMichael Palmer Georgia Southern University

Honors ProgramHannah Seals UndecidedAce Webber Young Harris


MSA Takes 13th Placein Future CityCompetition

This year, a team of students representingMill Springs Academy finished 13thout of 152 teams in the state Future

City Competition. MSA’s team includedthree members of PreUpper teacher, MarthaMuir’s ACE class: Sam Smith, Colin Wilson,and Nathan Beard. Also helping in thesemester long project were Alan McDonaldand Alex Gonzales.

Though the finale of this competitionwas held at Southern Polytechnic State Univer-sity in late January, the contest actually ranfrom September to January, with various duedates along the way. “Our team had to designa city of the future using the Sim City gamesoftware; produce a research essay on a futureclean source of electricity; design and build amodel portion of their ideal city;, and writean essay extolling the virtues of this city of thefuture.” Guiding this year’s team was localengineer Lovick Evans, who served as theteam’s mentor. He prodded the team to keeptheir solutions ‘real’ and based on what acommunity needs to be successful.

On January 21st, one hundred and fiftytwo teams from all over the state showed upat SPSU to present their cities and theirmodels. All day long team members wereinterviewed by two panels of judges and anearly endless stream of specialty topic judges.Scores from all aspects of this contest wereput together to determine final ranking.

Nutritionist Carol Ann Brannon teaches Comm Arts students to make a healthy stir-fry. (Fromleft: Carol Ann Brannon, Miles Lucas (seated), Ace Webber, Robert Golden, and Erin Horst.

CommunicationArts Student Goes to StateSpelling Bee

Neil Jensen, an 8th grade studentin the Communication Artsschool, has qualified to move on

the state level of the National GeographicBee, which was held on March 30th,2012, at Georgia College and StateUniversity in Milledgeville. KarenBradley, Neil’s language arts teacher,notes, “This is a real honor for Neil,and we are so proud of his effort.”

Communication Arts Stirs Things Up

During their spring semester nutrition classes, Communication Arts students concen-trated on healthy snacks that would be easy for them to make after school. Forexample, during the month of March they learned how to make a healthy stir-fry using

fresh vegetables. Nutritionist Carol Ann Brannon taught them about the importance of nutri-ents in fresh vegetables, and also about their anti-oxidant qualities which help prevent diseases.“Yeah, I’d eat vegetables that tasted like this,” stated senior Alex Masson. “This will come inhandy when I don’t have Mom around to cook for me.”

PolySci Meets Bill

This spring, students in the UpperSchool’s Political Science classesparticipated in a program called

“E-Congress” which simulates how billsbecome laws in the U.S. Congress. Teenagestudents from classrooms all over thecountry participate in E-Congress by firstwriting bills that pertain to a relevant issuein our nation. Next, each classroom acrossthe country becomes a committee thatvotes on whether or not to make the billinto a law or to “kill” it. The program is designed to give students a hands-on learning experienceregarding our country’s law-making process; allows teens to voice their thoughts about issuesimportant to them; and raise awareness of current issues. “I think that this project helped me toform educated decisions pertaining to our nation’s well-being in the future,” said 10th grader,Adam Robinson.


MSA StudentsParticipate inSCAD SummerProgram

Communication Arts StudentLindsay Flax and UpperSchool Student Levi Smith

will be attending Savannah Collegeof Art & Design this summer fortheir Summer Seminar program.Both artists have been accepted intothe program and will be participatingin two studio workshops for a weekat SCAD! Congratulations!

Doctoral Candidate Chosen from Middle School

Kennesaw State University has chosen Middle School Teacher, Jessica Connell as aDoctoral candidate in Leadership to represent the university this summer in a residencystudy of operations management, conflict resolution, and policy variables at Yellowstone

National Park. She will be joining a distinguished team of business leaders, neuroscientists, andpolicy makers from the Southeast. This field-based experience has a focus of introducing leadersin the fields of medicine, policy study, law, and educational leader-ship to the rich tapestry of one of our nation’s largest parks,Yellowstone National Park. Particular time is spent exploringthe ecological, policy, and economic balances of operatingthe YNP with attention to the leadership componentsof operating a large, complex organizational structurewith many different and competing stakeholders. Invi-tation to this opportunity is highly competitive, but itis a transformative and outstanding residency. Congrat-ulations Jessica!

PreUpper Teacher, Martha Muir.

PreUpper Teacher Attending Summer Workshop at Johns Hopkins

PreUpper Teacher Martha Muir has been accepted to the prestigious Radiation Belt StormProbes Teacher Workshop that will be held at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab inMaryland this summer. While there, Martha and the other teachers will learn more

about the Van Allen Radiation Belts that surround the earth as well as the probes being sent toinvestigate them. The radiation in these belts can harm humans and spacecraft that encounterthem. Especially vulnerable are the communication satellites that are vital to many services hereon earth. Martha will then bring to her classroom all of the latest research and findings to keepMSA students “buckled into” the Van Allen Radiation Belts.


Pictured: Lower School student, Patrick Reeves, as Arthur, Stanley’s brother, performed a hilarious monologue about when his brother was flown like a kite into a tree. In the tree, Alex Yager is playing Stanley.

PreUpper students gather in front of the National WWII Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC.

Flat Stanley, Jr.Big Success!

The Lower School musical, Flat Stanley,Jr., was performed on March 6 in theStallings Theater to a cheering crowd

of MSA students, faculty and parents. Congrat-ulations on a job well done to the entireLower School student body who worked hardin drama and music classes most of the yearto pull together this amazing show. “I wasreally impressed with the students’ hardwork,” said Fine Arts teacher, Kate McElliott.“Many students memorized 20 or more lines,sang solos, and learned to change costumesquickly like pros.” A great big thanks to allthe MSA artists led by Janet Ford and BrianBuxton who designed the set and created theprops during the 2012 Winter LearningProgram, as well as parent volunteer, ChrisMcGee for making all the “flat suits.”

DC for a Day!

Aselect group from Michael Griffeth’s Honors Georgia History class had the privilege totravel to Washington DC for the day this spring. While in DC students experiencedriding the Metro to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, where they were able to

explore the numerous exhibitions including a wonderful Wright Brothers installation. After anexciting ride on the space simulators, students walked the mall by the Capitol and traveled tothe American History Museum, where they took in the Star Spangled Banner and a highlyinformative “America at War” exhibition. The group then trekked across the mall to the Wash-ington Monument, WWII Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial and thento the White House where they were able to witness the President’s motorcade!

Middle School StudentsLearn About Mining

This spring, Daniel Gracia’s EarthScience class learned about mineralsand their use in advanced technology

around the world. For example, studentslearned all about Coltan, a metallic ore fromwhich the elements niobium and tantalumare extracted to use in making iPhones andGPS systems. They also learned about thepolitics of mineral mining such as how someof the largest companies in the worldcompete to buy coltan from the DemocraticRepublic of Congo in Africa.

The lesson turned practical when studentMax Woods discov-ered his Dad, an engineeringconsultant, was inCape Town, SouthAfrica to learn aboutdealing with miningwaste. Mark Woodshas been tasked withdeveloping a systemthat can extractprecious mineralsand metals frommining waste. Max’smom, Julie Woods,thanked Daniel formaking his lessonshit home!

When refined, coltanbecomes metallictantalum, a heat-resis-tant powder that canhold a high electricalcharge. These proper-ties make it a vitalelement in creatingcapacitors, the elec-tronic elements thatcontrol current flowinside miniaturecircuit boards.


Communication Arts StudentsVisit TVA Facility

Generating power can be a beautiful thing, especially if the power comes from theRaccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant in Tennessee. Students from the Communi-cation Arts School toured the facility in May where they learned that the site is a

monument to Tennessee Valley Authority engineering. Water is pumped from the TennesseeRiver into a 528 acre man-made lake atop the mountain, where it is gravity-fed to turbineswithin the mountain to generate electricity. While there, students and staff took advantage ofthe miles of hiking trails that loop around the lake, and observed a panoramic view of the beau-tiful Tennessee River Gorge, which included views of wildlife such as white-tailed deer, wood-chucks, hawks, falcons, and eagles. At the visitor’s center, students were treated to a talk fromTVA tour guide Pat Shannon, who is old enough to remember life in the Tennessee Valleybefore electricity. “Wow. . .she had to do her homework by a coal-oil lamp,” said Sean Brinkley.“It was just like the pioneer days.” On their Chattanooga trip, students also spent a daykayaking on the Hiawasee River and studying the habitats of salamanders and crawdads. “I loveteaching science outdoors,” said teacher Matthew McConnell. “There is no text book in theworld that can compete with holding a salamander in your hand and truly viewing where theylive.”

From Left: Andrew Smith, Morgan Taylor, Yaakov Drukman, John Chisholm, Corinne Daven-port, Devin Orkin, Neil Jensen, Sean Brinkley, Tim Hebert, and Joey O’Connor outside thevisitor’s center at TVA’s Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Middle School student, Jacob Budwitz, holdsup one of the fish he caught this year.

Historical figures’ Facebook profiles created byUpper School History students.

MSA Anglers

This year’s warmer than usual springproved a welcome atmosphere forMiddle and PreUpper students partici-

pating in the fishing PM program — TheMSA Anglers. Guided by Michael Griffethand Michael Adams, the Anglers met each weekon Thursday and traveled to various fishingspots around the North Fulton area (includingthe Chattahoochee River at Island Ford StatePark). “We focused on fly fishing but encourageall types of angling,” said Michael Adams.Throughout the program, students learnedabout fishing basics (fishing styles, tackle,etiquette, “catch & release,” etc.), water safety,ecology, and entomology. “We really tried toshow students that fishing is an environmentalsport and, through the proper channels, partic-ipants can learn and experience the delicateecosystems that exist all around us,” said MichaelGriffeth. “It’s also a great deal of fun.”

Students Use Facebook toEnhance History Lessons

Upper School teacher, Carolina Ayerbe’s World History classes presented Facebookprofiles for historical figures that died before the 1900’s. The presentations werecolorful and even funny! They ranged from Alexander the Great to Sacagawea,

from Beethoven to Jesus, including many U.S. presidents and Renaissance characters. Students researched information about their selected historical figure and placed what theyfound on a Facebook template. The students’ posters were then displayed in the UpperSchool for others to see!


Alumni CornerChris Schultz (2009) Chris is currentlystudying journalism at Georgia PerimeterCollege and is the Dunwoody ManagingEditor for The Collegian, which is an officialpublication for Georgia Perimeter College.The Collegian took home multiple first placeawards this year including General Excellencefor two-year schools. Chris and fellow reporterErin Cotter recently won First Place from theGeorgia College Press Association for their fullpage piece on suicide awareness and preven-tion. He will complete his studies at GPC thisspring and plans to continue studying eitherMass Media Arts at the University, or Jour-nalism at Georgia Southern or West Georgia.

Whit Crump (1993)Whit attended MillSprings Academy (formerly The New School)from 1983 until 1991. After high school heattended Kennesaw State University andgraduated with a degree in finance beforemarrying his college girlfriend and relocatingto Seattle, Washington in 2000. After relo-

cating to Seattle Whit began working forIBM’s Research and Development Group,managing business strategy. In 2006, he leftIBM for a position at Microsoft where startedup their Bing Maps imagery program. He isnow currently working for Amazon.com’scloud services business (Amazon Web Serv-ices) where he leads the worldwide programfor resellers in the public sector. Whit recentlychecked in with MSA via email and writes,“My wife and I currently live on MercerIsland in Seattle and have two boys, ages 1and 5. I have great memories of being taughtby Donna Moore in the first grade (taughtme to read) and also going to PE class withKaty Kane and James Sampson (who was alsomy tennis/basketball coach). I was also astudent of Susan Day who I think taught mehistory in the 10th grade. Jay Hudson was aclassmate of mine throughout the years. I amhappy to see the school is going strong and Ican honestly say I wouldn’t be where I am today without the

strong support of the school, its faculty, andthe personal attention of Tweetie Moore.Tweetie kept me out of trouble on more thanone occasion and had a huge impact on thedirection I took in life. Thank you!

Drew Carson (2008)Drew is graduating inJune from the Savannah College of Art andDesign with a degree of Bachelor of Fine Artsin Production Design, Magna Cum Laude.Congratulations Drew!

Senior Presentations

Senior Presentation Week is a time for the graduating class to shine! All eyes are on them.Seniors choose a topic that is interesting to them, research it, and develop a plan toengage the audience with pleasing graphics and data, and finally present their work to the

MSA Community during a two-day event to which parents, teachers, and students are allinvited. Each year, students dedicate about eight weeks to prepare for the event. Upper Schoolteacher, Gail Kreher, who organizes the event each year, provides 22 pages of guidance andrequires regular submissions from students along the way. “Students have the chance to pushthemselves out of a comfortable place, beyond high school expectations and into the next levelof academic achievement,” said Gail. “This orchestrated pressure prepares them well for therigors and heat of college studies.”

Jessica Lowenstein discusses alien sightings and abductions.

Whit Crump and wife, Jessica, with their twoboys, Ian (the baby on Jessica’s back) and Charlie.

Ace Webber presents his research in Army camouflage. Ace’s presentation was entitled:The US Needs the Military Draft to Regain Its Might.


From Left: Yaakov Drukman, Meredith Langford, Alex Masson, and Michael Palmer celebratePi Day by working on the formula for pi, then eating some!

MSA 2012 Graduate, Michael Palmer.

Valedictorian Honored

On Tuesday, April 24, Michael Palmer,along with students from nearbyhigh schools, was recognized as the

2012 Valedictorian for Mill Springs Academyby the Greater North Fulton Chamber ofCommerce. He was accompanied by hisparents, Chris and Bev Palmer, as well as MillSprings’ Headmaster, Robert Moore, andCynthia Traylor, Upper School Assistant Principal. This year’s valedictorian receptionwas held at the Country Club of the South.Michael is planning on attending GeorgiaSouthern University in the fall.

Albert Einsteinand Pi Dayby guest journalist, Meredith Langford

March 14th is an important day, bothfor science and mathematics.Albert Einstein was born on this

day in 1897. March 14th is also repetitive ofthe first three numbers of Pi, 3.14. Classes inPreUpper, CommArts and Upper celebratedboth Einstein’s birthday and the significanceof the number Pi. For example, Upper Schoolscience teacher Vaidehi’s class presentedslideshows on Einstein in class. Students alsolearned about the Theory of Relativity andwatched the video-Einstein’s Big Idea.Everyone was amazed to learn that Einsteindid not speak until he was four years old andstruggled with reading. Math classes in thePreUpper School also celebrated Pi by bakingand eating pies. Peach pies, apple pies, cherrypies, and even Oreo pies were brought intoclass by the students to celebrate Pi day. It wasa fun day to learn through pie and science,and the students can’t wait for next year.

Golf Tournament

Mill Springs’ 14th Annual “Tee-Off For Technology” golf tour-nament was held on Monday, April 16 at The StandardClub. This year’s event was attended by over 80 golfers and

raised approximately $23,000 in support of the school’s technologyinfrastructure. A big thanks to the sponsors, raffle & silent auctiondonors, as well as the committee members and volunteers who helpedmake this year’s event a success. Last but not least…Congratulations tothis year’s winners!

1st Place— Jon Rowland, Brian Deleshaw, Randy Watson, Jim Walsh

2nd Place—Daryl Coleman, Austin Coleman, Mike Lindsey, Rodney Harrison

3rd Place— Joe Smith, Kyle Davis, Rob Mitchell, Dave Laveille

Longest Drive— Yvonne Satterwhite | womenJason Wagoner | men

Closest to the pin— Stuart Sherrill

The “Tee-Off For Technology” Golf Tournament was established in 1998 in order toraise money for MSA’s ever changing technological needs. Mill Springs is one of the onlyfully integrated laptop schools in the state of Georgia. Because technology is very costly andMSA is a not-for-profit private academy, our school is actively engaged in several fund raisingopportunities to help this worthwhile program. All the proceeds from the Golf Tournamentbenefit our “Laptops for Learning” program.


Tennis Teams AAC Division Champs

The Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis teams had a fantastic 2012 season — both winning the AAC Division championship! Theregular season ended with the AAC Tournament on April

24–25 where every tennis team member had an opportunity tocompete in singles and doubles. Several of the team members made itto the semifinal round, and two members from the girls team were inthe finals of singles and doubles.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Shivani Patel – GIRLS SINGLESWINNER

Shivani Patel and Alli Kogoy – GIRLS DOUBLESWINNER

Alli Kogoy – GIRLS SINGLES FINALISTPaul Jarvis and Tyler Legg – BOY DOUBLES SEMIFINALISTSTyler Legg – BOYS SINGLES SEMIFINALIST

Golf Team Finishes FIRST!

Congratulations to the Mustang golf team on their first placefinish in the AAC Championship. In addition to winning theteam event, Austin Coleman, Brett Jackson, and Francis Aber-

nethy shot the three lowest individual scores of the tournament andwon the low medalist honors. And although the team placed fourth inthe GISA AAA Regional tournament, failing to qualify as a team forthe state tournament, Austin Coleman did qualify for the event byshooting the third lowest overall individual score. “For the third timein the last four years, we were Champions of the AAC…winning byfifty strokes over our nearest competition,” said Coach Matthew“Mateo” McConnell. “All of our golfers will be returning for nextseason, healthier and more prepared than ever before. We are alreadychomping at the bit to get our next season underway!”

Track and Field

Boys and Girls Varsity Track teams brought home first placetrophies at the AAC Championship this season with JakeLipsitz and Hanna Bowler also winning the High Point Awards

(the two athletes who scored the most total points in individual eventsfor the meet). During the Region 1AAA Championship, the boys’team walked away with third place and the girls fought some muchlarger teams and retained 4th place standing. From that meet, bothteams qualified a record number of MSA athletes for the GISA StateChampionship in Albany including the first two pole-vaulters ever forMSA: Devin Hazzard and Michael Palmer. At the state meet, theMustang Track and Field team ended their season with three trips to

MSA Sports

MSA Championship Tennis Team. FRONT ROW (L to R): AssistantCoach, Anne Holland, Alli Kogoy, Shivani Patel, Carolyn Edge, ErinHorst, and Jasmine McDow. BACK ROW (L to R): Coach JamesSampson, Jonathan Ross, Porter Foltz, Jack Minozzi, JakeNorthrup,Tyler Legg, Paul Jarvis, and Assistant Coach, Brian Buxton.

MSA GOLF CHAMPS: Captain Austin Coleman, Robert Golden,Brett Jackson, Jacob Cutchin, Francis Abernethy, and Coach MatthewMcConnell. Hank Jones (not pictured) was Assistant Coach for thisyear’s golf team.

MSA Varsity Track Team

Girls’ Doubles Winners, Shivani Patel and Alli Kogoy (L to R, Center), stand with Coaches (L to R) Brian Buxton, Anne Holland,and James Sampson. Continued on page 11

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the awards podium for Jake Lipsitz in the 110h and 300h and ChaseWatson in the 300h and set three new school records: Chase Watsonin the 300h; Michael Palmer in pole vault as a Top Ten finisher; DevinHazzard in the 3200m run with a blazing fast time of 11:17 … twentyseconds faster than his previous best.

At the season’s end, the boys set a total of 11 new school recordsand the girls set 12. “We have so much talent coming up through theJunior Mustang team that we expect only more incredible seasons tofollow,” said coach Victoria Jones. “I believe it might be time to order arecord board for the track! We had a fantastic week of championships!”

Baseball

The 2012 baseball season was an experience-builder for this year’syoung team with everyone getting their bats on the ball butunable to convert them into runs. With only 2 teams in this

year’s AAC division (MSA and Brandon Hall), the young Mustangsbuilt their skills by playing many games with teams outside theirleague. “The full team will be back next year,” said Coach JackWithrow. “They’ll be a little older, a little wiser, and ready to becomethe AAA champs once again.”

Congratulations to all our MSA Athletes!!

As many have noticed, 2011–2012 was a successful year for Mill SpringsAcademy, we have had:

• 147 amazing athletes• 21 dedicated and wonderful coaches• 90 supportive booster club members• 7 championships- Boys AND Girls Track- Boys AND Girls Tennis- Boys AND Girls Cross Country- Golf

• MSA wins the AAC Commissioner’sCup for the 4th year in a row!! (4 out of 5 years)

Thanks to all the coaches and athletes for another amazing year inMustang Athletics!!

AAC Banquet

On May 14, MSA hosted this year’s AAC (Atlanta AthleticConference) banquet. The AAC banquet is for “All Confer-ence” athletes that are selected by each school and then voted

on collectively the league’s Athletic Directors. The Commissioner’sCup is also awarded to the school that accumulates the most pointsthroughout the year. Points and are awarded based on where eachschool finishes at the end of each sports season. Listed below are thestudents that represented MSA at the AAC Banquet:

Volleyball— Bekah BowersSoccer— Philip Early, Jake Lipsitz, Austin ColemanCross Country— Nicole Thomas, Ashley Hyman, Devin Hazzard, Cole LandyGirls Basketball— Madison OrrBoys Basketball— Jake LipsitzTennis— Tyler Legg, Paul Jarvis, Jake Northrup, Alli Kogoy, Shivani PatelTrack— Michael Palmer, Adam Robinson, Philip Early, Matt McNaughton,

Hanna Bowler, Chase Watson, Bekah BowersGolf— Austin Coleman, Brett Jackson, Francis AbernathyBaseball— Garrison Brown, Nick Contino

MSA Sports Banquet

In addition to participating and often hosting the AAC banquet,MSA also has its own awards ceremony to celebrate the achieve-ments of our superb athletes. Congratulations to the following

individuals who were recognized at this year’s MSA Sports Banquet.

MSA Junior Mustangs

Headmaster, RobertMoore, holds the 2012Commissioner’s Cupwhich MSA won for the4th year in a row…notthat anyone’s counting.

BEST ALL-AROUND ATHLETERebekah BowersMOST IMPROVEDSpencer “Rock” MurphyCOACH’S AWARDChandler HoltAustin ColemanJake LipsitzMUSTANG AWARDPhilip Early

CROSS COUNTRYMVPDevin HazzardMadison OrrCOACH’S AWARDMichael PalmerMatt McNaughtonChase WatsonAshley HymanMOST IMPROVEDCole LandyNicole Thomas

BASKETBALLMVPMadison OrrRETIRED JERSEYJake LipsitzMOST IMPROVED

Philip EarlySara NedblakeMUSTANG AWARDAustin ColemanErin HorstCOACHES’ AWARDChandler HoltRebekah BowersShayna LoppBEST EFFORTLizzie Covert

TRACK & FIELDMVPPhilip EarlyChase WatsonMadison OrrMOST IMPROVEDMatt McNaughtonHanna BowlerCOACHES’ AWARDJake LipsitzRebekah Bowers

WRESTLINGMVPTylor JohnsonMOST IMPROVEDWyche MonetteCOACHES’ AWARDJohnny Ray

GOLFMVPAustin ColemanMOST IMPROVEDJacob CutchinCOACHES’ AWARDBrett Jackson

TENNISMVPTyler LeggShivani PatelMOST IMPROVEDJake NorthrupCarolyn EdgeCOACHES’ AWARDPaul JarvisAlli Kogoy

BASEBALLMVPGarrison BrownGOLD GLOVE AWARDNick ContinoMOST IMPROVEDAndrew CiccoCOACHES’ AWARDWest Connor

SWIMMINGDevin HazzardMichelle Bonin

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Lower School SpawnsArcheologists and Sculptors

This spring Lower School students took on the roles of archeologist or sculptor as ways toenhance their study of rocks and minerals. Lower School teacher, Betty Kellenberger’shomeroom students were given a cookie and a toothpick to dig out all of the chocolate

chips without breaking the cookie. The chocolate chips represented rocks and minerals in theearth’s surface. “This activity helped the students understand the difficulty of mining for therocks and minerals we use in everyday items,” said Betty. Carissa Nelson’s homeroom studentsenhanced their learning of the uses for rocks by creating their own sculptures. “Sculpting istruly a hands-on way for students to get a better understanding of the different properties ofrocks and minerals,” said Carissa.

PreUpper students (L to R): Sam Smith andAl Boney.

MSA Students pictured sitting in the “Georgia Room.” The Georgia Room was founded in 1970through the generous bequest of Miss Virginia Vanstone Crosby in memory of her father, CharlesMayo Crosby. Miss Crosby was an active community member and the first Marietta woman torun for mayor of the city.

Lower School student, Maxwell Small, carefully “mines” for chocolate chips.

Students Visit theGeorgia Room

8th grade PreUpper and CommArts GAHistory students had the uniqueopportunity in mid-March to visit the

Georgia Room (a specialty division of theCobb County Library in Marietta) to beginresearch for their upcoming GA HistoryResearch Paper Project. The Georgia Roomhouses one of the largest collections of orig-inal manuscripts, out-of-print books, andmicro-fiche in the state and the students hadthe privilege to utilize these materials for theirinitial research and investigation into theirpaper topics. “The patrons at the library werehighly complementary of our student’senthusiasm for research and their respectablebehavior,” said Principal, Susan Sanders. “Itwas truly a special experience for all thestudents involved.”

PreUpper Students Qualify for Duke TIP Program

Congratulations to PreUpper 7th graders, Sam Smith and Al Boney, who qualified for theDuke University Talent Identification Program or “Duke TIP”. The Duke TIP, 7thGrade Talent Search identifies academically talented seventh graders based on standard-

ized test scores achieved while attending elementary or middle school. In short, candidates areinvited to take the ACT or the SAT college entrance exam as seventh graders, which allow themgreater insight into their academic abilities. Students are then provided with information abouttheir abilities and introduced to a network of services and programs to help them furtherdevelop their strengths and weaknesses. Congratulations Sam and Al for earning this honor andfor all your hard work!

PVA Makes Big Difference to Students and Teachers

Each year many parents, grandparents, faculty and staff supportone or several of Mill Springs’ Parent Volunteer Associationfundraisers such as the QSP magazine sale or Family Dinner. All

monies raised by the PVA through these special events go directly to

the students and teachers who request much needed items for theirlevels. The following are just some of the many items purchasedthroughout the year which directly affect the quality of each child’sclassroom experience at MSA.

LOWER SCHOOL2 Smartboards — 2nd and3rd grade classrooms2 electric pencil sharpeners Art and craft club suppliesField trip funds ShredderDigitizerCamera Vacuum cleanerFile cabinetBlindsHeadphones

MIDDLE SCHOOLWindow blindsOutdoor tent and tablesReplace picnic tables andumbrellas12 white boardsGlencoe McGraw-HillMathscape CDROMSmall DVD playerWeather Radio

2 tables for classroomsCloset shelving unitSet of computer speakersBookcaseScalesSmall computer desk2 smartboardsStudent desk – middleschool size2 field microscopes3 dark phase microscopes

PRE-UPPERCompost barrel for garden2 heavy duty picnic tables2 green benchesSmartboard for room 305Whiteboard for room 313Flat screen wall mountingsystem for room 310Bean bag chairs for level RroomMicroscopes and slidesClassroom Jeapordy

2 sets of SpeakersCanoes and trailerStudent desks with outlets

COMMUNICATION ARTSFeeder Watch Program andBirdseed 2 LCD TV’s for Language Field trip assistanceWater proof cameraNew carpet for Great Room

UPPER SCHOOLTeacher’s Discovery Smart Airliner- wirless slate 10 power strips Bookcase/Wall unit Computer Speakers VCR/DVD player 4 Microwaves Camera2 computers for Kickin-ItnewspaperScholarships for students

and teachers to attendDiversity Conference

FINE ARTS12 new tables for artclassrooms Panel Saw Radial Arm Miter Saw Photo booth raw materials— black paint and blackfabricBand Equipment Microphones and caseCamera and caseArt history posters, books,DVD’s and display cards

ATHLETICSWater cooler for tenniscourtsPortable sound equipmentfor athletic events


PROM 2012

Over 70 kids participated in MSA’s 2012 Prom which was held on April 28 at a placeformerly known as the Cameron City Club in Roswell. “The theme this year wasCarnival, as in a fair with popcorn, corn dogs, cotton candy, and even caramel apples,”

said Upper School teacher, Carolina Ayerbe. “We came out with this specific theme because wewanted something very colorful and fun.” Centerpieces for the tables were created by sculpturestudents Doug Marcotte, Bekah Bowers, Jessica Lowenstein, Jessica Lublin, and GarrisonBrown. Students and their dates had a great time showing off their best moves on the dancefloor as well as enjoying the great food, smoothies, a chocolate fountain, amazing music, as well as a photo booth!

Level “L” Project — Middle School Talent Show

Middle School student, Taylor Bunker, coordinated the Middle School Annual TalentShow held on March 2nd. This endeavor was to assist Taylor in acquiring his Level L;Leadership status. “He did an incredible job,” said Principal, Margaret Brito. “Tyler

sent out a notice to all of the students; set up a sign up sheet; auditioned each act; coordinatedthe performances; and served as Master of Ceremonies for the event. He even completed thefifteen hours of volunteer service hours required to achieve Level L status prior to the event.When he read his letter to the community he was unanimously supported to Level L.”

Lower School Principal for the Day

Lower School had a great time with Mr. Paul Hagedorn, Adriano’s father, as “Principal for the Day”—an auction

item Mr. Hagedorn purchased at this year’sFamily Dinnner auction. At the eventstudents colored t-shirts designed by Mr.Hagedorn, shimmied up a rock climbingwall, listened to a DJ playing great music,danced, and enjoyed a delicious catered lunchof hamburgers and hot dogs before a specialvisit from a sno-cone truck!


8th grade scientists Alan McDonald, Alexis Herrington, and Alex Diaz enjoy the end resultproduct of their science lab—peanut brittle!

PreUpper StudentsLearn About Chemistry…The Practical Way

Take 100 ml of sucrose, 75 ml of 3molar glucose solution, and 29 g ofwater. Heat them to boiling. Add some

solidified mixed esters, 2 ml of 4-hydroxy-3methoxy-benzaldehye, sodium chloride, andfinally 5.5 g of sodium hydrogen carbonate.The addition of protein pellets is optional. Ifyou combine these ingredients at the righttemperatures, you will observe somewondrous chemical changes as thisendothermic reaction progresses. If youfollow these procedures correctly, you willend up with a tasty product that you get toshare with your friends.

As part of their unit on chemical reac-tions in their Physical Science class,PreUpper 8th grade students successfullycompleted the Partial Thermal Degradationof Mixed Polysaccharides with Protein Inclu-sions lab and produced many deliciousresults and one blob that resembled shinycharcoal. Since students were going to beallowed to taste their results, this lab wasconducted in the Great Room using equip-ment not used in their classroom lab. ThePreUpper building was filled with the sweetscent of caramelizing sugars for two days asthe color changing, gas releasing chemicalreaction resulted in…peanut brittle!

What DoesMath Have to do with Art?

Math teacher Carol Adams’ geometryclass studied the incredible works of M. C. Escher and how many of

his paintings were done by using geometrictransformations called “tessellations.” Tessel-lations are patterns made of identical shapesthat fit together without any gaps or overlap-ping. Students were challenged to maketessellations of their own by using a computerprogram or drawing them by hand.

CommArts student, Dera Anueyiagu, uses the Smart Board to direct her own tessellation design.

CommArts StudentsLearn About Holocaust

As part of their Values Class, thestudents of Communication Artswere treated to a lecture by Richard

Harker, the Education and Outreach Coordi-nator for Kennesaw State University. In hisspeech Mr. Harker gave the students anoverview of the events which led up to theHolocaust. Students followed up the lecturewith a trip to Kennesaw State University’sHolocaust Museum to view exhibitions andsee a film about the Holocaust and WorldWar II. “Wow, seeing the film of real Holo-caust survivors really brings home the realityof how horrible this was,” said student MitchNorris. “I now understand why it’s so impor-tant that we never let this happen again.”

GISA StateLiterary Festival

After winning the regional competition,Freshman Andrew Walker traveled toValdosta, Georgia to compete in the

GISA State Literary Festival in Boys’ Solo.Andrew performed two solos, one of whichwas in Italian. While Andrew did not place inthe competition everyone at MSA is superproud that he was invited to perform. Andrew Walker

Sergeant Kelly Williams (center) stands with Communication Arts students after giving a talk oncareer opportunities through the US Army.


(Front from left): Shayna Lopp & Johnny Ray. (Back from left): Brandon Pike, James York, and Tim Hebert

Students in the Communication ArtsSchool sponsored a Bake Sale to helpraise money for cancer research. The

sale was held in honor of all cancer victims,but particularly for Julia York, the 12-year-oldsister of James York, who is an 8th gradeCommArts student. Julia has been diagnosedwith a brain tumor and is currently under-going treatment. Students and staffthroughout the school helped by baking and

selling delicious goodies as well as braceletswith Julia’s named embossed on them. Fivehundred and eighty dollars was raised, whichwas split between the Brain Tumor Founda-tion for Children, and the “Relay for Life,”sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Abig thanks to students Lindsey Lopp, ShaynaLopp, and James York for organizing theevent. “I’m so touched by the outpouring ofhelp and encouragement,” stated James.“People have been giving my family so muchsupport during all this.”

As part of a careerexploration program,the students of

Communication Arts weretreated to a presentation bySgt. Kelly Williams, anArmy recruiter and trainer.Sergeant Williams listed thearray of careers available inthe Army, and also discussedbasic combat training, theenlistment process, andfinancial aid available forcollege. Sergeant Williamscame in full-dress uniform,

and the students were particularly interestedin the medals he had been awarded. “It wasan honor to have a soldier here,” stated DevinHazzard. “I enjoyed hearing about SergeantWilliams’s assignments around the globe,” headded.

Students Raise Money for Cancer Research

Communication Arts goes “Army Strong”

Five hundred and eighty dollarswas raised...

Emily Chastain Accepted into BostonCollege Experience

MSA Junior, Emily Chastain, hasbeen accepted into the highlycompetitive Boston College Experi-

ence. Each summer talented and motivatedhigh school students who have completed theeleventh grade and have compiledoutstanding academic records immerse them-selves in a campus environment that encour-ages academic exploration, fosters personalgrowth, and develops strategies for dealingwith the more intense demands of college. “Iknow I’ll find this summer experiencerewarding both personally and academically”,said Emily. “I’m also looking forward tomeeting new friends and exploring Boston.”During this summer’s program, Emily willhave the opportunity to explore subjects notavailable in high school to help her preparefor the next phase of her life.


The cast kicks off the second act with “The Merry Ol’ Land of Oz.”

Rising Senior, Emily Chastain.

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!

Mill Springs’ students were abuzz thisspring with producing the musical,“The Wizard of Oz.” Over 750

people attended and enjoyed the fiveperformances which were held in MillSprings’ Tweetie Lewis Moore StudentActivity Center. “It was more than actingpractice and singing work that went into thisshow,” said teacher, Kate McElliot. “This wasa hugely collaborative effort throughout all ofthe Fine Arts program as well as throughout

all of the schools of MSA.” Lower, Middle,PreUpper, Communication Arts, and Upperstudents were all involved in this beloved,traditional musical, from acting and singingto creating the sets and props to creating theprogram, costumes, and makeup designs.

Students also learned how to perform oncamera, as the part of the show that takesplace in Kansas was filmed with students at alocal farm and shown as a movie during thelive production. “Then, to top it all off, we

had our traditional awesome art show at thesame time as the Wizard of Oz production togive audiences a truly art-filled experience,”said Fine Arts Director, Janet Ford. The foodreception even included food that was “Oz-inspired” with cookies made in the shapes oftinman hearts, ruby slippers, and more.Congratulations to the entire cast and crew. Itwas a weekend to remember!


MSA Diversity Program Off to a Great Start

Mill Springs’ Diversity Program got its start in 2009 after Upper School Assistant Principal, Cynthia Traylor, attended the NAIS People of Color Conference. Upon her return, Cynthia shared her experience with fellow school leaders and was appointed Coordinator of the new program along with Jaime Gutierrez as one of the teachers. And for the past two years, Jaime and

Cynthia have attended the yearly Diversity Conference, bringing back a lot of ideas and activities to help students understand and appre-ciate the differences of others.

For example, this spring students worked on a community project with Arbor Terrace — a local Senior Citizen’s home. After severalmeetings with the Arbor Terrace Staff to air out ideas, students took on the task of building flower beds for the home’s garden. Some otheractivities/projects that have taken place include the formation of an official Diversity Committee comprised of staff persons from eachschool; school-wide presentations about famous African Americans during Black History Month; as well as the research and presentationson famous people with learning disabilities during the month of March.

Warming Morethan Toes

Samantha Paul, a first year Middlestudent, creatively made seventeen (17)very decorative, warm blankets to

donate to the Atlanta Day Shelter for Womenand Children. Samantha said she was able tocreate one blanket in about an hour andspent that hour thinking of the people inneed as she crafted each blanket. Way to GoSamantha! What a wonderful way tocomplete your 10+ hours of Volunteer Servicefor Level R – May you continue to Representyourself, the Middle School and MSAcommunities in a Respectful, Responsibleand Role Model way! (Margaret Brito,Middle School Principal)

PreUpper student, Alan McDonald.

Alan McDonald Accepted as Zoo Atlanta “Volunteen”

PreUpper student and 8th grader, Alan McDonald, was accepted as a “Volunteen” at ZooAtlanta. Starting this summer, Alan will be working with zoo staff and more experiencedVolunteen members to enhance the experience of the zoo’s visitors. As part of the appli-

cation process for this position, Alan had to write an essay on an endangered species. Alanwrote his essay on the Sumatran Tiger, which is endangered due to homemade Chinese medi-cines as well as devastation of their natural habitats. After submitting his application, he wasthen interviewed at the zoo which again tested his knowledge and interest in the animals andultimately, was accepted into the program. “I love the zoo and have been visiting since I was 6months old,” said Alan. “I am very excited about this opportunity.”

As a new “Volunteen” Alan hopes to spend most of his time in the horticulture departmentmaintaining the plants at the zoo. Other zoo programs he will be involved with include theGuest Information program, where he will provide information to visitors at certain exhibits;the “Safari Day Camp”, where he will work with younger students; and Special Events, such as“Boo at the Zoo” and Earth Day.


Annual Fund 2011–2012

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Annual Fund 2011 –2012GREAT NEWS! Mill Springs’ has exceeded our AnnualFund goal of raising $250,000!! We also ended the yearwith 93% participation from our parents. Thanks somuch to our parents, faculty, staff and Board members

for your on-going support of MSA!

$262,555.38 raised as of 6/30/12PARTICIPATION:• Staff/Faculty – 100%• Board of Trustees – 100%• Veteran Families – 93%• New Families – 93%

Thank you to the following families and individuals for making this year’s campaign such a big success!

Daniel and Christine AbernethyRhonda AcarkanCarol and Tarpley AdamsMichael and Kim AdamsCarmen AllenIvan Allen IVMargaret AllenNina AltmanAnonymous ParentMike and Courtney AntonucciOkey and Hadiza AnueyiaguJoe and Fran ArenaBrian and Julie ArmentaJayson and Jackie AttawayHoward and Colleen AustinCarolina Ayerbe and DamianFarrierTim and Leigh Ann AyresRalph and Mary BagwellDavid and Janet BainPaul and Mary BarkleyJanice BartonLaura BartonCliff and Beverly BartowNathan and Ann BeardGretchen BeckChristopher Behr and Bette JonesDonna BerkowitzMark and Cathy BermanMatt and Virginia BillipsGregory BodeepJohn and Kelly BonannoRussell and Jill BondsJohn and Tracy BoneyClaudette BoninJoey and Dolores BoninWill and Jackie BorderBruce and Deena Bowers

Ken and Debbie BowersMike and Bette Rose BowersJohn and Barbara BowlerSteve and Trish BoyerKaren and Justin BradleyRichard Brandt and Carmen NeyraMark and Pam BrasherJohn and Rita BreenJudith BrickLisa BrinkleyMargaret and Robert BritoBen and Faye BrownJeff and Traci BrownJeffrey and Jessica BrownLisa BrownScott and Michele BrownBruce and Marie BrownlowJames and Coleen BryantBuckhead UniformsIan Buda and Bari CalaisBill and Lori BudwitzErin BuiceDon and Kim BunkerChet BurnesDerek and Mindy BushRon and Sharon BushBrian and Lisa BuxtonMonte and Pam CagleGrier and Ashley CampbellLaVerne CantrellWayne Carey and

Yvonne SatterwhiteAndrew and Jinny CarterDennis and Lisa CasselDon and Bev ChapmanJan ChastainHeidi ChisholmWayne and Beth Chiu

Claire and John ChristersonMichael and Jinjie CiccoBob and Ruth Ann ClaninMark and Heather ClarkTom and Karen ClaugusRaymond and Devonda CobbEd and Jill CocoMark and Sheila CohenAustin ColemanDarryl and Teri ColemanJim ColemanJoyce ColemanLynda ColemanGrant and Susan CollingsworthFrances CollinsRichard and Leslie CollinsWilliam and Rita CollinsAllison ComisJoe and Judy ComisClarence and Anne ConkinChris and Trisha ConlinJessica and Mark ConnellGreg and Frances ConnorJamie and Lin ContinoSteven and Heidi CookKarla and Donald CoopStevi Cordie and Sheldon GloritVirginia CorwellCharlie and Laura CovertAlan and Cathy CrowleyJohn and Sylvia CutchinTom and Martha DallugeArthur and Kathy DarrLarry and Laura DavenportJesse and Sharon DavisBarbara DaySusan DayPeter and Lorrie DeSantis

Jorge Diaz and Karen HallockBruce and Sylvia DickBrian and Lara DolanJim DolanLarry and Karen DomenicoMark and Monique DroegeRichard and Laura DrukmanDon and Barbara DurocherGregg Dwyer and Kelli BeechlerJae and Lee Ann EarlyJodi Easter-Smith and Bruce SmithDexter and Kimpy EdgeJulian and Liane EdgeDoug and Julie EidsonVictor and Josephine EkworomaduJohn and Dottie EllisPaul and Angie EllisBrittany EmgeHeiko and Sylke EscheBob and Mary Elizabeth EtheridgeTom and Virginia EwartJamie and Valerie FambroughKris and Scott FarrellDavid FeeleySheila and John FitzGeraldBob and Gail FlaminiTom and Gail FlaniganHugh and Robyn FlaxConnie FloydJeff and Claire FoltzNancy FoltzJanet and Scott FordDonna FosterJim FosterVince and Monica FreseLance and Susan FriedlandMike and Laura GarguiloGerry and Sue Garrick

Neil and Jacki GassStanley GersonLarry and Sue GildersleveJenny GoldKaren GoldPenny GoldRobert and Patty GoldenChip and Lora GonzalesHilda GoodelmanLeonard and Deborah GoodelmanPete and Leigh GoodwynBilly and Gail GordonSusan GossRoger and Alicia GoviaDaniel and Maritza GraciaKristin GraffinFred and Lauren GreenWilhelmina GreenSheila GregoryMichael and Meredith GriffethGrogan's Sani-Service, Inc.Jerry and Sally GrossRael and Vicki GrosswaldJaime GutierrezKatie and Mike HadawayPaul HagedornBrad and Tracy HahnJohn and Marlene HaighRandy and Sandra HainDavid and Paula HallowellRebecca HallowellMark and Lindell HannaPhil HansonStacie HardestyGary and Annette HarmonSteven and Sandy HarrellDonald and James HarrisAnn Hartin


Cheri and Jim HarwoodMr. and Mrs. John L. HatfieldJim and Judi HaverlandMichael and Kari HaverlandScott and Linda HaymanPaul and Dawn HazzardRuth HealeyThomas and Lee HealeyAndrew and Karen HebertBill and Katie HendersonJoe HendrixWayne and Brenda HerringtonDon and Jeanne HodsonAnne and Jeff HollandMichael and Vicky HoltDarren and Stacy HorstJim HudsonJay and Vicki HudsonBranigan and James HughesSirka HummelAmy and Matt HurstJames and Christine HurtsellersBarry and Sylvia HymanBryant and Kim IsaacsDante Jackson and Kizzy CharlesWalter and Theresa JaneczkoDick and Janna JanesRon and Stacy JarvisSteve and Wendy JensenTodd and Lori JensenDavid and Pat JohnsonStan and Cristy JohnsonHank Jones and Saisai ZhangLaurie and Will JonesTaniah JonesVictoria Jones and Dave FairleyKaty Kane and Keith RateliffTodd and Julie KarnerShilpee KathuriaStanley and Rosalyn KayeBetty and Danny KellenbergerEric and Chris KiserMartin and Bobbie KiteShannon and Patrick KochAndy and Lori KogoyJoan KottlerJennifer and Lou KramerPaul and Gail KreherSteve and Deb KushnickPaul LandySteven and Krista LandyLori LaneDavid and Leslie LangfordJack and Margaret LangfordMary LanningRon and Carol LarroAndy and Helaine LaskyRachel LaskySally A. LeFevreDrew LehrRosie Lehr

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