Spring Family Weekend, May 5-6, 2000
Friday, May 5
Spring Family Weekend, May 5-6, was a gala celebration for all. The weekend kicked off with a College Program for juniors and their parents in the Reading Room of the Viola Woolfolk Center Library Friday morning. Educational consultant, William Risley, spoke to the group about preparing for college, how to choose the right college, and standardized test taking tips. In addition, Mr. Risley shared humorous stories about his own college experience and those of his peers.
Juniors (r. to l.) Dwann Cutler, Sarah Muller, Becca Cassel, Britton Faulkner, Cathy Ryan, and Claire Stephenson take a break from their College Program and enjoy a quiet lunch on the Community/Technology Center terrace on Friday afternoon.
Friday night's dinner in the new Community/Technology Center provided an opportunity for students and families to sit with advisors, teachers, staff, and friends. The dinner was followed by a musical review in Ball Memorial gymnasium. Led by music director Beverly Gordon, the annual musical review featured a selection of songs performed by St. Margaret's 1999-2000 Treble Choir and Ensemble groups. The girls provided a glorious evening of music, singing both traditional and light-hearted, catchy numbers (who can forget Dwann Cutler's performance in "Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair").
Senior music students (l. to r.) Dwann Cutler, Margot Whisnant, and Ruth "Pie" Terry with music director Beverly Gordon following Friday's performance.
Immediately following, all proceeded to the May Ball tent on the river lawn for the Lantern Ceremony and Ring Presentation. The traditional Lantern Ceremony was peaceful and quiet as the junior-senior processional entered the tent, which created a mood of reflection. Once assembled in a circle inside, juniors and seniors sang the Lantern Song co-written by 1999 senior class president Yaisha Harding and music director, Beverly Gordon. Members of the Class of 2000 presented their junior "Little Lanterns" with their class rings, after both groups left carrying paper lanterns lit by candles.
Juniors (r. to l.) Tae Washino, Ayako Kikuchi, and Sanae Hasegawa show off their class rings with senior Garnett Ashworth.
After the Lantern Ceremony, an art reception featuring the work of senior art students Kym Register, Chase Craven, and Ai-Lun Hsieh. All who attendended were amazed at the art collection provided by these three talented young artists. Kym Register, a native of Carborro, NC, will attend The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hall this fall. Ai-Lun Hsieh, of Taipei, Taiwan, will attend the University of Michigan this fall. Chase Craven, of Bethesda, Md., will enter Washington College in Maryland this fall.
Kym Register of Carborro, NC, stands by her art display, Friday evening in the art room located in St. Margaret's Hall.
Saturday, May 6
Saturday morning, students and their families gathered for a spring celebration/academic open house in the gym. Seniors presented their Independent Study Projects, math teachers Keith Krusz and Susan Stephenson gave a recap of their 2000 minimester trip to England. World History instructor, George McDowell, announced his Minimester 2001 trip to Israel and Palestine.
St. Margaret's faculty - (l. to r.) Kate Coghlan (study skills), Kary Fronk (English), and Andrea Robinson (biology) sit together prior to Saturday's luncheon program honoring the senior class.
At noon, a luncheon honoring the senior class was held on the river lawn. Members of the Class of 2003 performed a choreographed dance to the music of N'Sync. The juniors read off a list highlighting each senior in the Class of 2000 and the eighth-graders gave out their own senior superlative awards. Senior class sponsor Catherine Neuhardt-Minor read a poem which she wrote in honor of the Class of 2000. Saturday's luncheon concluded with the announcement of the 2000 May Queen, Laura Hawley Austin of Warsaw, and her Maid of Honor, Jeong Min Kim of Seoul, South Korea.
Headmistress Broad with 2000 May Queen Laura Austin (r.) of Warsaw and her Maid of Honor, Jeong Min Kim, of Seoul, Korea.
At 7:00pm, all gathered in front of St. Margaret's Hall for informal pictures and mingling, as the seniors lined up for a class picture on the front steps. By 8:00pm, all guests stood around the dance floor as juniors formed a processional line, standing either side of the red carpet from the stage to the tent, as the formal presentation of the Class of 2000 followed. Headmistress Broad's husband, David, announced the senior class and their presenters. Also Maid of Honor Jeong Min Kim officially crowned the 2000 May Queen, Laura Austin. Laura Austin led the presentation dance to "My Girl" with her dad, Thom Smith Austin.
Inside the tent, students and families danced to the music of Bill Deal and Ammon Tharp of the Original Rhondels, who kept playing until "Listen to the Music" closed the set just before curfew at 11:30pm. An after-May Ball party followed in the basement of Latane Hall for students and their guests.
For all present, Spring Family Weekend 2000 was a special occasion many will never forget.
Additional Spring Family Weekend 2000 Photos
The Class of 2000 led by May Queen (front row, center) Laura Hawley Austin of Warsaw on the front steps of St. Margaret's Hall prior to May Ball, Saturday, May 6, 2000. Jeong Min Kim, of Seoul, Korea, was Maid of Honor.
Class of 2000
May Queen: Laura Hawley Austin presented by Mr. Thom Smith Austin
Maid of Honor: Miss Jeong Min Kim presented by Mr. William Donald Rhinesmith
Class President: Miss Mary Montague Emery presented by Mr. Wayne Lee Emery
Class Vice-President: Miss Lacey Davis Wright presented by Colonel Barry Lee Barnes
Class Secretary: Miss Lauren Elizabeth Cupp presented by Dr. Cecil Watson Cupp, III
Class Treasurer: Miss Alexandra Blair Cornwell presented by Mr. John Allen Cornwell
Miss Ai Akahori presented by Mr. George Ellis McDowell
Miss Alexes Erlene Anderson presented by Mr. Mark Hampton Eastham
Miss Garnett Susan Ashworth presented by Mr. James Gordon Ashworth, Jr.
Miss Lisa Marie Bruning presented by Mr. Charles Bruning, III
Miss Lauren Michelle Cannon presented by Mr. Wayne Robert Cannon
Miss Ashley Ghee Colen presented by Mr. Jeffrey Adams Colen
Miss Chase Leslie Craven presented by the Honorable Thomas Lewis Craven
Miss Rebecca Jean Dix presented by Mr. Jerrold Duane Dix
Miss Katherine Ellen Farmer presented by Mr. Joseph Aubrey Farmer
Miss Jessica Lauren Fram presented by Mr. Stephen Richard Fram
Miss Valerie Katherine Gale presented by Dr. Peter Foster Gale
Miss Louisa Bowen Hammond presented by Mr. Andrew Temple Hammond
Miss Kaitlin Pauline Hawks presented by Mr. Eric Kuening Hawks
Miss Yin Chien Hou presented by Dr. Richard Leslie Kahler
Miss Ellen Ai-Lun Hsieh presented by Mr. Albert Hugh
Miss Hyun Jin Kim presented by Mr. Hollis Williams Duncan
Miss Amy Mala Laskar presented by Mr. John Jitendra Laskar
Miss Virginia Davis Moncure presented by Mr. Richard Cassius Lee Moncure
Miss Kendall Reams Pettigrew presented by Mr. Alan Walter Pettigrew
Miss Hoai Truc Thi Pham presented by Mr. William Glenn Mitchell
Miss Sara Allen Pirtle presented by Mr. Allwyn Weldon Pirtle, III and Mr. Richard Alan Bates
Miss Catherine Huntley Redfearn presented by Mr. Robert Huntley Redfearn, Jr.
Miss Kimberly Ann Register presented by Mr. Harry Russell Tolar, Jr.
Miss Emily Kathleen Reich presented by Captain Robert William Reich
Miss Elizabeth Cameron Sgroi presented by Mr. Joseph Anthony Sgroi
Miss Jamie Page Shelor presented by Mr. Gary Thomas Shelor
Miss Ruth Cady Terry presented by Mr. Matson Cady Terry, II
Miss Ellen Alexandra Totten presented by Colonel Michael Walke Totten
Miss Sara Jaqueline Wagner presented by Mr. Frank Warren Wagner
Miss Ann Carver Weakley presented by Mr. Thomas Rhys Weakley, Jr.
Miss Margot Simon Whisnant presented by Mr. Jack Edward Chester
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Wilson presented by Mr. Kenneth Eugene Wilson
