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SUCCESSIONS 1994 LOOKING FORWARD

TOLOOKING BACK

1. Joshua Mikutis, Jeremy Keller, and Laura Linnenkohl look excited

about starting the new school year. 2. Ronika Motley welcomes back an old friend. 3. Katie Williford and

Josie Cleveland do some sophomore bonding. 4. First grader Krista Hook starts the school year full of smiles.

5. Jill Hanning shows off her new hair cut. 6. Princess Jasmine, better

known as Tiffany Trang, enjoys the Halloween festivities. 7. Seniors Jon

Humphrey, Amy Eikenbery, Debi Weis, Ken Williford, and Anya

Young prepare for their final lap sit.

Looking Forward To Looking Back

1993-1994

1. Freshmen Karin Diener, Alex Caillat, Pat Lake, Alex Christy, Jarek Babicki, Tad Suiter, Brent Carroll, Bret Eikenbery, Sid Patwa, Deepak Gupta, and sophonnore Derek Diener laugh through the annual lap sit. 2. Construction at MVS has only just begun. 3. Gary Tozbikian, Amit Gandhi, Max Lake and Melissa Walther examine deer bones along the trail at Aullwood. 4. MVS is being invaded by Egyptian princesses: Ashley Faff, Emily Camm, and Annie Ervin. 5. Kavitha Reddy and Chethra Muthiah search for creepy crawlers at Sugar Creek Reserve.

We come to school to learn, and if the venture is a success, we leave with a b etter u n d e rsta n d in g of ourselves and our world.

At Miami Valley students are given the opportunity to tra n sce n d tra d itio n a l ch a n n e ls of le a rn in g so that they may deepen their

know ledge and ab ilities. By p a r t ic ip a tin g to our fullest degree in the many opportunities offered, we are able to earn an educa­

tion that not only prepares us to succeed in the world, but also to succeed accord­ing to our own definitions.

1. Ana Patwa is ready to decorate the bulletin board.

2. Ronika Motley, Ben Huttsell, Nikki Stewart, and Netsanet Kiffle

are happy to be back at school. 3. Martha Bernstein and Bethany

Levy love Mountain Dew. 4. Blake Roan enjoys recess exercise

and fresh air. 5. Are Katie Nutter and Sara

Moncrief really studying? 6. Phil Carroll, Molly Jackson, Jon

Nathan, and Jenny Chun are proud to be seniors.

7. Fourth and fifth grade girls huddletogether.

Looking Forward To

A New Year

1. Mrs. Shaver's third grade class studies urban, suburban and rural life. Clarissa Mays, Aaron Agarwal, Adonya Jackson, Sarah Woodyard and Marissa Hayes work on their town. 2. Tim Moore, Chris Olszewski, Rahul Ballal, Eugene Polonsky and David Czarnota don't seem to be too thrilled about the lap sit. 3. Lower School students enjoy the new playground equipment. 4. Trevor Browning, Sam Williams and Blake Roan are rolling down the highway. 5. Betsy West, Asfia Qaadir, and Kim Kendricks enjoy the last of the nice fall weather.

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Over the past three de­cad es, the M iam i V alley School has served as more thar\ an academic institu­tio n . It h as p ro v id e d a

co m fo rtab le atm osp h ere for personal growth. M or­als, ideas, and talents are a few of th e th in g s e x ­changed, accepted, or de­

bated within our commu­nity. Students are encour­aged to create new ideas and to foster a sense of equality. The unique blend

that is MVS has made the last thirty years a wonder­fu l e x p e r ie n c e , an d we hope that the next thirty will only be better!

1. Ian Rymer has all his materials ready for the first day of school.

2. The E.C. class works together to build in the sandbox.

3. Ted Etson rests on the old foundation.

4. Harriet Kramer LOVES announcements.

5. Larry Davis decides how to build atower.

6. Two serious seniors, Jon Nathan and Laura Kersh.

7. Josh Opsahl, Matt McHale, Eugene Polonsky, and Matt Barber

enjoy canoeing after a hard day's work at Camp Kern.

Looking Forwards to

Friends And Fun.

1. Lisa Kersh and Manisha Kumar take a walk on the wild side.2. Matt Gunlock, Brian Sorkin, and Colin Rymer study the wildlife along the river in Sugarcreek Reserve.3. Paul Kwak and Michael Cleveland dissect a fish at Stone Lab.4. Sara Moncrief, Aileen Wagner, and Emily Rahimi chat while waiting for the lap sit.5. Sid Patwa comforts a stray kitten at SICSA.

stc S ch o o ls , fa m ilie s , n a ­tions, neighborhoods; ev­erything is dynamic. It is not until we reflect upon th e p a st th a t we u n d e r ­

change. Anniversaries are w onderful opportunities for reflection. The 1993-94 school year was witness to m any changes: co n stru c-

stand the sienificance of tio n on th e new sc ie n ce

ce n te r b eg an and th e school's schedule changed to an earlier start. W e look fo rw a rd to re liv in g th e year and its changes in our memories: good times and

bad tim es, v ic to rie s and defeats. We look forward to looking back.

Look To The Future

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SENIORS

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Molly Jackson

" T o laugh o ften and m uch ;T o w in the resp ect o f in te llig en t people and a ffe ctio n o f ch ild ren ;T o earn the ap p recia tion o f ho n est critics and the b etrayal o f fa lse frien d s; T o ap p reciate beauty, to fin d the b est in o th ers;T o leave the w orld a b it better , . .T o k n ow one life has breathed easier because you have lived.T h is is to have succeeded."

— R alp h W ald o E m erson

Laura Chambers-Kersh

"If you follow your bliss, you put yourself or\ a kir\d of track that has been there the whole while, waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living."

— Joseph Campbell

aElizabeth Dysert

" A t t h a t m o m e n t , w h e n t h e w o r ld around h im m elted aw ay, w hen he stood alon g lik e a star in the heavens, he was overw helm ed b y a feelin g of icy despair, bu t he w as m ore firm ly h im se lf than ever. T h a t was the last shudder o f h is aw akening , the last p ains o f b irth . Im ­m ediately he m oved again and began to w alk q u ick ly and im p atien tly , no longer hom ew ards, no lon ger to h is fa th er, no longer lo o k in g backw ard s."

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Lisa

"Just remember, in the winterfar beneath the bitter snow.Lies the seed that with the sun's loveIn the spring becomes the rose."

Jenny Chun

"you can't ignore or hide away can't escape from the things that line our waytake it, leave it, or break it, anyway, you can't get back to yes­terday"

— Lightning Seeds

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Brandon England

"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, p e rh a p s , th e end of th e b e g in ­ning."

— W inston Churchill

"Peace cannot be achieved by force; it can only be attained by under­standing."

— A. Einstein

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Brode Vantrease

" N o th in g is m ore sim p le th an greatness;indeed, to be simple is to be great."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

(NLCMiTeresa Barrows

“Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow — delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done."

— Aaron Burr

Phillip Carroll

"All experience is an arch to build upon."

— Henry Brooks Adams

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Brent Craig

"Imagine what tomorrow would bringIf we all sing one song One song of love One song of peace One song to make all our troubles cease"

— Alan and Marilyn Bergman

AARebeccah Quam

"There's so much hate goin' 'roundHard 2 not let it get u down Least we can do is make a joyful sound"

— (respectfully Victor, f.k.a.Prince)

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“I almost ran over an angel; he had a nice, big, fat cigar.“In a sense," he said,"you're alone here, so if you jump, you best jump far."

— Tori Amos

nw/vGemma Hatoum

"Learn the words of wisdom ut­tered by the wise and apply them in your own Life. Live them — but do not make a show of reciting them, for he who repeats what he does not understand is no better than an ass that is loaded with books."

— Kahlil Gibran

Kenneth A. Nielson

"I have only one thing to say. It's a jungle out there!Watch out for number one, but don't step on number two.— Rodney Dangerfield

Deborah S. Weis

"Then one day you'll find ten years have gone behind you. No one told you when to run you missed the starting gun"— Pink Floyd

Jon J. Nathan

"O h, the places you will go!You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes,You can steer yourself in anydirectionyou choose."

Dr. Seuss

Melissa V. Walther"N ig h tsw im m in g deserves a qu iet n igh t. I'm no t sure all these people u nderstand . It 's not lik e years ago.Fear o f g ettin g cau ght, the reck lessn ess of w ater.T h e y can n o t see m e naked.T h ese th in g s th ey go aw ay, replaced by every day . . .. . . you I th o u g h t I knew youY ou I can n o t ju d geY ou I thou g ht you knew meT h is one lau g h in g qu ietly , U nd ern eathm y breathN ig h tsw im m in g deserves a qu iet n ig h t."

— R E M

Zachary Glueck

"A musician, if he's a messen­ger, is like a child who hasn't been handled too many times by man, hasn't had too many fin­g e r p r in ts a c ro s s h is b ra in . That's why music is so much heavier than an y th in g you 've ever felt."

— Jimi Hendrix

Rina Aso

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Anju Gupta

“The melting voice through mazes running,Untwisting all the chains that tieThe hidden soul of harmony."

— Milton

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Samuel N. W inston, II

" T h e d esire acco m p lish e d is sweet to the soul."

Proverbs 12:19

Ryushi Fujii

"Study without thought is vain; thought without study is dangerous."

— Confucius

Amy Eikenbery

"In summing up, the moral seemsa little bit obscure . . .Whatever you do, take care of your shoes."

— Phish

Jonathan Humphrey

"Before I die I want to hear the scream of the Butterfly"

— Jim M orrison

Anya Young

'T h e world is too dangerous for a n y th in g b u t t r u th and to o small for anything but love."

— W illiam Sloan Coffin

D anny Boyd Beaty II

"H old fast to dreams For if dreams die,Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly . . . "

— Langston Hughes

1. Gosh, we hate this picture taking thing. 2. Melisa Walther loves the food at the MVS annual senior picnic. 3. New friendship — Brent Craig and Denny's dog. Cocoa. 4. Sam Winston pays attention in class. 5. "Boy! I love this Mountain Dew," says Jon Humphrey. 6. "We know we are seniors, but uh , , . where do we go?" 7. Anya Young is great at helping the little ones draw pictures." 8. Ryushi Fujii and Rina Aso

8 talk before announcements.

1994 Graduation

T h is y e a r 's c o m ­mencement was a mo­mentous occasion. The sp e e c h e s w ere e x e m ­p la ry , th e slid e show was excellent, and the keynote address deliv­ered by Talvin Wilkes, Class of 1980, was in­s p ir in g . T h e C la ss of 1994 really enjoyed the personable delivery of Mr. Wilkes as he dis­cussed his experiences as an MVS student, a Princeton student, and a playwright.

T h is y e a r w as a lso sp ecial because of the musical additions. M u­sical numbers by Amy Eikenbery and Melissa W a lth e r and by K en W illif o r d , Jo n H u m ­p h re y and D e b o ra h W eis really captivated th e a u d ie n ce . “ It was nice to have some vari­ety with the music. It provided nice entertain­m e n t fro m s tu d e n ts who had not performed b e f o r e ," co m m e n te d Mrs. Kay.

Graduation weekend w as e n h a n ce d by th e T h irtie th A n n iversary celebration as well. Fol­lo w in g sp o rts e v en ts during the day, alumni, p a r e n ts , an d fa c u lty gathered for dinner and fo r e n te r ta in m e n t by the fa cu lty en sem b le, sp eak er D an n y B eaty and th e fa m o u s Blue Moons who wowed ev­eryone with their yellow Packard and songs from the fifties.

We look back on a successful and eventful year as well as ahead to what still is to come.

Class Of 1994Rina Aso uses the language skills she learned at M V S to become an international interpreter.

Teresa Barrows becomes the personal nurse to the first female president of the United States.

D anny Beaty's first Broadway play, M e and M rs. K rahling, opens to rave reviews.

Phillip Carroll becomes a leftist political activist, lets his hair grow long and tours the U.S. in his V W to follow the Grateful Dead.

Jenny Chun gets stuck at college because Liz can't come to pick her up.

Brent Craig does his senior thesis on Japanese marine life.

M amta Desai starts the first doctor's association of Indian dancers.

Liz Dysert is about to discover the secret of Stonehenge when she backs her car up and topples a monolith.

Amy Eikenbery opens on Broadway as Charlie Brown.

Brandon England writes his first book about cheerleading.

Ryushi Fujii's ceramic cats become the new sym bol for Fuji film .

Zach Glueck discovers anthropology as a perfect way to find real skeletons for his art world.

Dr. Anju Gupta spends all her time philosophizing about medicine.

Gemma Hatoum is hired by the M VS class of 2020 to redecorate the science center.

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PredictionsJon Humphrey opens a blues bar decorated with Uve reptiles.

M olly Jackson takes over M r. Rom eo's tennis coaching position and becomes the winningest coach in history.

Laura Kersh opens her own driving school.

Lisa Kersh goes insane when she has twins that are ju st like Laura.

Jon N athan becomes economic advisor to an aging Ross Perot.

Ken N ielsen is a security guard for the governor of Ohio.

Rebeccah Quam engineers a device which allows her to cheer for the Buckeyes despite having four broken bones.

Erode Vantrease jo ins the CIA as a field agent.

M elissa W alther writes a book entitled The Power of Sleep.

D ebi W eis becomes the epitome of the Southern Belle after her stay at U.K.

Kenneth W illiford was last seen wandering the acres of Sewanee with a soccer ball in one hand and a guitar in the other.

Samuel W inston takes a vow of poverty and spends the rest of his life wearing burlap.

Anya Young breeds and trains the w inning horse in the Kentucky Derby in the year 2000.

'Here's Looking At You, Kid!'

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R y a n B u tke E lizabeth C ollier Jo sh O p sah l B en Katz

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1, Dave West, ]arek Babicki, and Molly Thomas. I j Nick Moncrief, James Pinckney, Ross SchneidermanJ and Stewart Adam. 3. Kimberly Kendricks, Asfia Qaa- dir, and Betsy West. 4, Rachel Saunders, Benjy Lowe, and Kevin Mohan. 5. Arshia Qaadir, Kascha SemoHr Sarah Ballauer, and Karin Diener. 6. Katie Willifon^ and Sara Moncrief. 7. Robyn Peal, Kate Jackson, andi Jennifer Kline.

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N ick Fuhrer A m it G and hi A m y G lisso n B en jam in H u ttsell

N etsan et K iffle U lyana Lagunov M ax Lake K en n eth Lee

A ronneM errelliSaraM o n crie fT im o th yM ooreR on ik aM o tley

C h risO lszew skiEugeneP o lo n sk yJo n P reisserE m ilyR ah im i

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1. Ju n io r m ale b o n d in g in the C o w ia o n s ; Su ra j Waikhom, BeR Huttsell and Max Lake. 1. O n the first day of school the juniors anxiously await the lap sit, 3. Netsartet Kiffle and Ke*i Lee pretend ta be hard at w o rk d u rin g a fre e . 4. A m it G a n d h i and G ary Tozbikian are on their way to serve the community.

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C o lin B yrum Ja ck ie C h u n JosieC levelandE lizabethC ollierH eatherD avis

B ija l D esaiD erekD ien erA sh leyEnglandK ath ry nErvinEdwardE tson

C h ristop h er G edrites T im G eoroff J il l H an n in g K evin H arper H arriet K ram er

K avitaK um arR onaldL antonBrianLehm anT o m m y LinSan jayM araboyin a

C h ristin aM axaM atthewM cH aleC handarM u th iahLaurieN ath anK atie N u tter

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1. A raia T esfa m a ria m takes a quick nap befo re g ov ern m en t class. Isn't he ‘

a d o r a b le ? 2 . F r e n c h s tu d e n t Katie ! W illifo rd sm ile s as sh e v isits Span- | ish in. 3. R a ch e l Sa m p so n , Ashley E n g la n d , a n d H e a th e r D a v is joke around as they w ait fo r the lap sit to com m ence.

Freshmen

1. Arshia Qaadir, M oliy Thomas, and Stephanie Roby wait in the hall for m ath c lass. 2. Sophom ores gathex around the gingerbread house which was built for Sugarplum, 3. New stu­dent Kascha Semon, who began her dramatic career in the fall production o f The Crucible, gets her p ic tu re taken. 4. Are these freshmen too cool for the lapsit? 5. Andre Collates is ta k e n a b a ck b y o p p o n e n t Tom Adam's brilliant chess move.

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A lex C h ristyA ndreC o llaresT an iaD avisonK arin D ien erBretE ik en bery

Leia EllerD eepakG uptaC h risto p h erH arrisJam esJen n in g sA li K ardan

Ben KatzP atrick LakeH eatherLewisK ath leenM cK eo w nJosh u aO p sahl

Sid PatwaD u stinPayneA rshiaQ aadirJam ie R o b yStep h anieR ob y

H arrisSch n eid er-m anK aschaSem onSh aw n Sm ithN ik k iStew artTad Su iter

M o llyT h o m asM au reenW agnerD avid W estW esleyY oung

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Em m anuel Araya Bindu Avutu Ju stin Castle Phillip Chuang

W endy Czarnota N ish a Desai Sarah Enterline Bert Kram er

T roy U ndo Crawford Louthan B en jy Lowry V arun M ahajan

Chad M arshall Lisa M artin Terri M cM illan K evin M ohan

T o n y M oore Shaw n N uthakki Jon ath an N utter Jam es O strow ski

Jam es Patchett Ana Patwa M andy Rahim i A nitha Reddy

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Rachael Saunders Bridget T in n ey Jo h n W adsw orth K elly W hite

N athaniel Young

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1. Middle School girls show their spirit. 2. Nisha De­sai, Lisa Martin, and Sarah Enterlirie put in some study time. 3. Benjy Lowry, Troy Lindo, Bert Kramer and Jonathan Nutter hang out on the stage. 4. Mandy 1

Rahimi, Benjy Lowry and Anitha Reddy chow down ‘ at lunch time.

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Seventh Grade

1. K ris 'te if Fryburg care fu lly ap p lies p ain t to her t-shirt creation. 2. The Middle School choir performs at the Dayton Mail before the holidays. 3. W ho can give us the biggest smile? 4. Alex Brown, Brendan Cartwright and Ryan Butke aren't always this silly, or are they?

Ballal, Dee Barnard,N icholasBrow n, Alexander Butke, Ryan

C am m , M atthew Carroll, Joseph Cartw right, BrendanChenow eth, Katie

Fryburg, K risten G unlock, M atthew Jack son, Ben Jam es, M att

K endricks, Kim berly Krivian, Alexis Kunz, Katherine M cM ahon, Nena

M uthiah, Chethra N andy, N ina Pietz, M organ Q aadir, A sfia

Reddy, Kalpana Reddy, Kavitha Rym er, Colin S ignom , Robert

Sorkin , Brian Spitler, F lin t W est, Betsy

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Sixth Gra e

Stew art Adam A lnur Ali M artha Bernstein M ichael Cleveland

Steve D in k in s Ben jam in D urkee Ju sten England R ish i G andhi

A aron H ornstein Kate Jack son Jen n ifer K line M anisha Kum ar

Paul Kwak Bethany Levy V ivek M ahajan Travis M cK ell

N ick M oncrief B lake Nolan Jeffrey O lt R obyn Peal

Jam es P inckney Ro ssSchneiderm an Sehar Siddiqi Kyle Snavely

Eric W ittm er

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S'1. Manisha Kumar, Martha Bernstein, and Bethany Levy play Guesstures. 2. Kyle Snavely and Kate Jack­son do their share to spruce up Grant Park. 3. Ben Durkee works on his keyboarding skills.

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:,;1. MVS defines the meaning of diversity — where else can you find a genie, English judge, and an ice cream float in the sai*te room? Andrea Georoff, Mona Lit^ taye, Reina Hayes, and Rosie Combs-Bachman. ■!.

Martha Bernstein, Kyle Snavely, Bethany Levy, Sehar Siddiqi, and Robyn Peal are hard at work in Mrs. Eikenbery"s rooms 3. Andrea Georoff and her waxy friends sing a colorful tune. 4. Reina Hayes, Sylvia Tozbikian, and Rosie Combs-Bachman enjoy Hallow­een. 5, Liam McDonr»ell and Jonathan Handel are up against the wall, in costume.

Lauren Barnard Andrew Bernie Em ily Bernie Jonathan Brammer

Ian B u ffington Em ily Carroll CaitUn Cartw right RosieC om bs-Bachm an

Andrea G eoroff Jonathan Handel Stacy Haught Reina Hayes

Elizabeth Heritage A licia Jam es K ortney Jeter Jen n y Lavin

Cara Lindo M ona Littaye Liam M cD on n ell S tephen Phillips

Brynna Pietz Stephanie Potts Paul Robinson M att Sm ith

Sylvia T ozbikian Ben Tu ttle Ian W enker

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Becky Adam Ian Bales Jack ie B liss Susan Braunlin

Sarah Butke Em ily Cam m Paul C hristy Jam es Cook

Paul D urkee Claire Enterline A nnie Ervin Bourtai Gold

D ustin Gordon J .D . Haley Elliott Howells C aroline Jack son

C olleen Kelley Ben K endricks M ike M cClure CarrieM cD erm ott-Joh n son

A shley Faff Jessica Rasberry Preston Schantz Ju liana Subashi

Joshua W ard Jared W illiam s Ty ler Young Brian Zapf

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1. Lee Kelley shows her Halloween spirit during tS costume parade. 2. Emily Camm dresses as an Egyp tian queen for a day. 3. Claire Enterline relaxes with, good book. 5. M ike McClure is ready for a great dav» school.

Third Grade

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1, Vivian N an ag as and Emily Margolis waU patiently for the "African Rites of Passage" to begin. 2. Mrs. Jackson and members of her class allow their egos to slip out at Halloween. 3. Sarah Woodyard be­gins her first year at M.V.S. 4. Emily Wenker and Viv­ian Nanagas enjoy lunch in M rs. Priest's room.

A aron Agarwal Aaron Bernie R ichard Black Ju stin Bram m er

Rebecca Brereton T om m y Clark Shayna Epstein D ori Handle

M arissa Hayes Joseph Heritage K evin H ine Andrew Holland

Adonya Jack son Beau Johnson Em ily M argolis C larissa M ays

H amed M oham m ed Jen n ifer M oore V ivian N anagas C hristina O chs

Alexis Phillips C aitlin Powell Je ff Probst R o bby Thom as

Sara Tw ym an Em ily W enker C urt W ittm er Sarah W oodyard

Jesseca Zapf

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Andrew A rnettM eredithBlankenheimM auraC artw rightTed D urkee

Blake Eilers K hurrem Gold Brett Gordon Jaso n G rieco

D onnica H awes-Saunders K evin Howorth Beth Joh n son A llan Lanton

Jo h n Lavin Ben M anuel C .J. M arshall Charlie M cC lusker

A llison M oore M ichael Palm er D ylan Rueth Brad Serruto

Sh elby Sim es Ben Skidm ore R o bin Sm ith D ugan T in n ey

Stephanie Tortorici J J . W alker Locke W elborn T y ler W illiam s

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1. B lak e E ilers , Jo h n W o rk m a n , and R o b in S m it^ be com e th eir fav orite s to ry b o o k ch aracters on the sec" ond grad e's D r. Se u ss day, 2. Sn e e ch e s w ith stars or their be llies invade M rs, S t ic h te r 's second grade class w hen A lliso n M o o re , B eth Jo h n s o n , and Meredith B lan k en h eim d ress up fo r sch o o l. 3. M rs . Stichter's second grade class is rew arded w ith a story . 4, Can you guess the D r. Seu ss ch aracter B re tt G ordori haT becom e?

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1. Ben Roberts freezes in front of the camera. 2. Caroline Black is the belle of the ball on Halloween. 3. First graders pose in front of the Lower School's successful mitten tree. 4. Al­lison Moore, Shelby Simes, Maura Cartwright, and Robin Smith dress up for Dr. Seuss Day. 5. Bat masks teach first graders about flying mam­mals.

Stephens Adam Shauna Benning Caroline Black N icholas Bram m er Elizabeth C arlton

Carly Chenow eth M egan Cook Bailey D enm ark A lisha G andhi C orey G lisson

Aria Gough Rashee Goyal Shannon Holland K rista Hook Jasm ine Knox

Jessica Levy Iris Littaye Nicole M artinez Brian M cClure B illy M cCullough

C hris M iller Eric Paff Erin Powell Ben Roberts Ian Rym er

Doug Scm idt Jaso n Singer Ben Sm alley A ubrey Sm ith Chase Spalla

Alexander Subashi T iffa n y T rang Erin Vacchiano IanV anD onkelaar Rachel W ard

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M ario Azzi B .j. Benning Sidney Bieser M yah Blazer

Jason Bliss K athryn Braunlin Jak e Brereton Trevor Brow ning

Brien Buffington C harlie C arlton Elysse Carpenter C olin Cartw right

M ackenzie Cham i Jo h n Chandler AlexC om bs-Bachm an Ju lian Dale

Kevlin D anis Larry Davis Erick Devore G rant Eilers

Em ily Evans Tonnmy Graul Elyse Handel Joshua Handel

Childhood

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1. Blake Sheridan and Elysse Carpenter trotting off to a day of learning. 2. E.C, Seniors test their architecture skills in the MVS sandbox. 3. Rachel Ward tells her friend s B rian M cClure^ Shannon H olland, Bailey Denmark, and Alisha Gandhi, "Let's go!" 4, Larry Davis says, "Ready or not, here I come!". S. Check out our M innie Mouse — Sarah Jacobs.

Jerem y Keller C hris Kretzler Adrienne Levy Lauren Lieb

Laura Linnenkohl Joshua M anuel Lorie M argolis Jon M arshall

Brianna M cSem ek Joshua M iku tis Robert Palm er Jin a li Patel

Lauren Phillips Lauen Pond Sarah Potts Chelsea Powell

Brian Reeves Blake Roan Blake Sheridan Jacquelyn Singer

Stacy Skidm ore Zachary W enker Jacqueline W illiam s Sam W illiam s

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Phloem & Xylem "Yeah, it's nice to have controversy. That way people read it."

Barbara Cleary

For P + X , th is y e a r has been a year of changes, suc­ce ss , and new exp erien ces. Going into the 1994 school y ear th e n u m b e r of P + X m em b ers was in q u estio n . W ith the loss of nine seniors, no one knew how the year would turn out, but in the end everything fell into place quite well. This year's staff was very large with help from a high Middle School partici­p a tio n . For re tu rn in g '93 members this year has been one of e ff ic ie n cy w ith the help of new computers. This year's editors are seniors Ken Williford and Debi Weis. In addition, there are 4 section editors, seniors Anju Gupta, Becki Quam, Amy Eikenbery, and Middle Schooler Varun Mahajan. W ith the help of s u p e rv is o r . D r. B a rb a ra Cleary, this year's P-l-X staff w as ab le to p u b lish th ree wonderful papers. 1994 was a great year for the P + X staff. Good luck in '95.

1 . Elizabeth Collier and Kascha Se- mon work intently. 2. Ken Williford watches Deepak Gupta sell basket­ball tickets. 3. Harriet Kramer reads a class survey, 4. Ken Williford and Debi Weis rest during a meeting.

Front row: Rob Signom, Dee Ballal, Kalpana Reddy, Katherine Kuntz, and Kavita Reddy. Second row: Mel­issa Walther, Ken Williford, Debi Weis, Elizabeth Collier, Neela Banerjee, Ashley England, and Kascha Se- mon. Third row: Deepak Gupta, Max Lake, Amit Gandhi, Rebeccah Quam, Anju Gupta, Amy Eikenbery, Kate Jackson, and Varun Mahajan. Fourth row; Matt Barber, Nikki Stewart, Rahul Ballal, Araia Tesfamar- iam, Zach Glueck, Harriet Kramer, and Dr. Cleary.

"It s like Dead Poet's Society. It's like you get together and read lots of poems— Kathryn Ervin Aesthesia

Front row: Mrs. Hughes, Jill Hanning, Neela Banerjee, Manisha Kumar, Kathryn Ervin, Kavita Kumar, Mrs. Krahling. Second row: Emily Rahimi, Christina Maxa, Bijal Desai, Laurie Nathan, Tad Suiter, Andre Col- lares, Danny Beaty.

Florence Krahling Betsy Hughes

Aesthesia is MVS's literary magazine, a publication tradi­tion for over ten years. The d ed icated s ta ff w as led by co-editors Kavita Kumar and K ath ryn Ervin . T h eir y e a r­long project consists of gath­ering or producing original short stories, poems, and il­lustrations, selecting the best works, and putting them to­gether as a printed book. Al­though the staff was small this year, faithful attendance at weekly meetings and an all-day layout session allowed them to su cce ssfu lly co m ­p lete th e ir m iss io n . B etsy Hughes and Florence Krahl­ing lent their knowledge and experience as facu lty advi­sors.

1 , Bijal Desai and Jill Hanning goof around during a lunch meeting. 2 . Christina Maxa and Andre Collates attempt to decipher the meaning of a poem. 3. Editors Kathryn Ervin and K avita Kum ar d ispu te a p o in t. 4 . Leah Eller votes on a poem, partici­pating in the "democratic" selection process.

Forensics " . . . this time (state competition) it was like we had a team of people and so more than just personal satisfac­tion, it just really made me feel like the Miami Valley School had a team, which was nice."

— Danny Beaty

Florence Krahling

This year's Forensics team was a p h en om en al su ccess with six people qualifying for the state competition, a rec­ord fo r th e M iam i V a lle y School. Of the five, Danny B e a ty , L iz D y s e r t , N ik k i S tew art, M aureen W agn er, A ile e n W a g n e r , and Jo n N a th a n , N ik k i and D an n y became the state champions in th e ir ca te g o rie s . M iam i Valley took ninth place in the overall sw eepstakes points a m o n g all th e sc h o o ls in Ohio. Danny Beaty won the national competition of the National Forensics League in Dramatic Interpretation. He also entered in Original Ora­tory, the only student who has accomplished this feat in sixty-seven years. This was a great year for coach Florence Krahling. Her presence and knowledge of public speak­ing will be greatly missed in th e fu tu re . T h e F o re n s ic s team shared wonderful mem­ories of many speech tourna­ments throughout this year.

1 . Kathryn Ervin and Ronald Lanton enjoy a meal during a forensics trip.2 . Liz is presented a handsome award for placing in a tourney as Danny joins the applause. 3. Danny and Jon are thrilled to be up on a Saturday morning. 4. Danny Beaty and Nikki Stewart show off their State Champi­onship plaques with winning smiles.

Front row; Ms Katzner, Aileen Wagner, Maureen Wagner, Ronald Lanton, Leia Eller, Kathy McKeown, Mrs. Krahling. Back row: Jon Nathan, Becki Quam, Araia Tesfamariam, Danny Beaty, Kathryn Ervin, Laurie Nathan.

For those who would enjoy a lot of hard work, a rigorous schedule, a trip to New York, and an opportunityto meet students from all over North America, Model U.N. is the thing for you."

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IFront row: C. Maxa, B. Desai, J. Chun, K. Williford, A. England, N, Banerjee, K. Kumar, L. Nathan, C. Muthiah. Second row: Mrs. Inbody, T. Lin, H. Davis, A. Wagner, M. Desai, L. Dysert, K. Williford, P. Carroll, B. Quam, A. Eikenbery, M. Walther, A. Gupta, Z. Glueck. Third row: B. Lehman, G. Tozbikian, L. Kersh, B. Bloom, N. Kiffle, R. Ballal, L. Kersh, J. Nathan, K, Harper, J. Humphrey, S. Maraboyina. Top row: H. Kramer, V. Agarwal, S. Waikhom, K. Nutter, A. Gandhi, C. Byrum, D. Albert, D. Brannon, A. Tesfamariam, B. Huttsell, B. England, D. Beaty, M. McHale, A. Sorkin.

Fran Inbody

Sustainable development, family planning and interna­tional debt are just a few of the topics discussed at Model U n ited N a tio n s . T h e h ard work began with the prepara­tion of the position papers. Through these papers back­g ro u n d in fo rm a tio n w as gathered on the subjects be­ing discussed, and the dele­g ate 's p osition was form ed b ased on the v iew s of th e country she or he represents. A fte r th e p o s itio n p ap er comes the fun part — the conference! The delegations from MVS attended two con­ferences this year. In the fall the sch ool rep resen ted the Ukraine, Peru, Croatia, India, and the United States at a day-long conference held at the University of Dayton. In the spring a group of stu­dents traveled to New York for a week long conference. The students represented It­aly and Croatica. The group's hard work was rewarded with aw ard s of d is tin c tio n and outstanding participation at the UD conference.

1 . The inexperienced Creation Dele­gation has time for a picture after a strenuous conference in New York.2. The United States Delegation are all smiles after a magnificent perfor­mance at U.D. 3. The mostly sopho­more d eleg atio n for Ind ia show s promise for the future after receiving a recognition award at U.D. 4. The Italian Delegation after a tough con­ference in New York.

Amnesty ''I've written so many letters, I didn't even remember which one it was sponse from the person!"

I was excited to get an actual re-

lackie Chun

Amnesty International is a nonprofit human rights orga­nization dedicated to helping political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and victims of hum an rig h ts abuse. M any s tu d e n ts fro m th e h ig h school p articip ated in A m ­n e s ty . T h e M iam i V a lle y chapter of Amnesty did its part in helping this cause by meeting on Fridays to write letters to countries in which a cause for concern was found. Some stud ents received re ­plies from the governments of the countries that were in­volved, proving that one let­ter can m ak e a d iffe re n ce . The year ended with the an­nual A m n e sty F est, a rock concert which showcases lo­cal b an d s an d h elp s ra ise funds for the club.

1 . Liz Dysert, a co-president of Am­nesty, can't control her urge to bite her fingers as she becomes consumed with thought. 2. Jenny Chun's per­fect penmanship could save a per­son's life. 3. Ashley England writes to a prisoner of conscience. 4. Sanjay Maraboyina is amused with what he is writing.

Front Row: Bijal Desai, Ashley England, Kavita Kumar, Laurie Nathan, Becki Quam, A.leen Wagner, and Neela Banerjee. Middle Row: Jill Hanning, Pam Elmer, Liz Dysert, Rachel Samson, RoniUo ivlotley, Mamla Desai, and Jackie Chun. Back Row: Tommy Lin, Vikram, Agarwal, Pat Carroll, Anju ' Sanjay Ma­raboyina, Brian Lehman, and Harriet Kramer.

1 favorite thing is) when the other students see what we do and appreciate it, which isn't often," G + i - i 4- i - v i i 1' _ S.mnpl Win<;tnn D l U a e i l l V ^ O U l l C USamuel Winston

U n d e r the g u id a n c e of President Samuel W in sto n and Secretary-Treasurer Amit Gandhi, the 1993-94 council was able to c a r r y on w ith most established traditions. The Halloween Dance had a new spin: the music was “All Eighties!" and students had a blast getting down to tunes from th eir ch ild h o od . T he can drive had some trouble, but the fruit sale went as well as it always does. The council made good use of its exten­sive t r e a s u r y th r o u g h the purchase of a Ram costume, a new computerized periodical database for the library, and a red-eyed tree frog for Mrs. Elmer's critter collection. The annual faculty appreciation breakfast was enjoyed by all brave enough to get there by 6:30. Winston worked well, and h is d e d ic a t io n , a lo n g with the guidance of Inbody and B re re to n , was a m ajor contributor to the year's pro­ductivity.

(/ „jet, Front row: Mr. Brereton, David Albert, Kavita Kumar, Heather Davis, Sam Winston, Jon Humphrey, Amit jjy I* Gandhi, Mrs. Inbody. Second row: Becki Quam, Suraj Waikhom, Max Lake, Laura Kersh, Karin Diener, Ai-

leen Wagner, Tad Suiter, Alex Christy.

1 . Mr. Camm and Ronald Lanton make their contribution to the fruit sale. 2. Becki Quam gets a lunchtime meeting organized at the board. 3. Jo n H u m phrey h elp s tem p o rary Sec-Treas Max Lake, 4. Sam W in­ston, hard at work on a new draft of the constitution.

Successions"I like yearbook because we're making permanent memories that people will have for a long time after theyleave M VS."

Laura Kersh (

1993-1994 was a productive year for the staff of Succes­s io n s . W e sta rte d our year strongly by reaching our goal for ad sales early in October. This was a great achievement because this has never been accom p lish ed b efore. T h is year's success was due to the staff's strong leadership and dedication by all of the 32 members. This year's editors w ere sen io rs M am ta D esai and Laura K ersh . Im p rove­ments this year were made on the staff's ability to take pic­tu re s , cro p th o se p ic tu re s , write stories, and make lay­outs. The staff spent every lu n ch p eriod on T u esd ay s and several Saturday work­shops working on the year­book. This year's supervisors w ere M rs . E lle n K ay and Mrs. Tana Eikenbery. Over­all, this was one of the best years for Successions.

1. Josie Cleveland teaches brother Mike how the yearbook works. 2. Jenny Chun finds out that it is hard to eat and work at the same time. 3. Phil Carroll and Molly Jackson are enjoying looking through the pic­tures for yearbook. 4. Sports Editor Brian Lehman concentrates on fin­ishing his pages.

Front row: Nina Nandy, Katie Chenoweth, Robyn Peal, Sehar Siddiqi. Second row: Josie Cleveland, Jenny Chun, Ronika Motley, Sara Moncrief, Netsanet Kiffle, Heather Davis, Jackie Chun, Ben Katz, Adam Sorkin. Third row: Vikram Agarwal, Rachel Samson, Latrise Owens, Katie Nutter, Mamta Desai, Laura Kersh, Liz Dysert, Molly Jackson, Phil Carroll. Top row: Lisa Kersh, Katie Williford, Brent Craig, Chandar Muthiah, Ken Nielsen.

In a match I spend a lot more time making moves . . . you know, just a game for fun. I'll do it quicker, ally because the people I play don't like me taking my time."

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— Aronne Merrelli Chess Club

This year's Chess Club was a huge success. It consisted of 49 members under the direc­tion of Jon Graetz. The group met once a week to discuss and ch allen g e each o th e r's skills. The top five players were on the MVS chess team. These five traveled to other schools to participate in tour­naments. The team received fourth place at the Vandalia- B u tler to u rn am en t and re ­ceived a tro p h y b ecau se of their success. The chess team ended with a record of 3-3. Mr. Graetz considered this to be a rebuilding year for the chess team and predicts even more success next year since all s ta r tin g p lay ers are r e ­turning.

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Front row: Liz Dysert, Kavita Kumar, Tommy Lin, Jon Humphrey, David Czarnota, Eugene Polonsky, Aronne Merrelli, Matthew Mchale. Second row: James Jennings, Brandon England, Gary Tozbikian, Nick Fuhrer, Chris Olszewski, Harris Schneiderman, Kathy McKeown. Third row: Brian Lehman, Rahul Ballal, Suraj Waikhom, Amit Gandhi, Jon Preisser, Max Lake, Dustin Payne, Mr. Graetz.

1. B rian Lehm an checkm ates Bret Eikenbery. 2 . Chris Olszewski and David Czarnota dem onstrate their skills while Matt McHale watches. 3. T he ch ess team . Front row: Suraj Waikhom, Nick Fuhrer, David Czar­nota, Eugene P o lon sky , M atthew McHale. Second row: Coach Graetz, Amit Gandhi, Dustin Payne, Aronne Merrelli. 4. Mr. Graetz and Nick Fu­hrer play an intense match.

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A community service day is a day when the students get involved in the community, and ex­perience another side of Hfe. Community experi­ences range from plant­ing trees at Aullwood to so rtin g c lo th e s at the Y W C A and w a sh in g walls at the Other Place. To many students, this day is not only a day out of classes but also an opportunity to pro­v id e h elp w h ere it is needed. T h is year the students got the chance to work twice — once in the fall and once in the spring. All in all, even though a lot of work is p u t in to th e d ay , the students find it worth­while.

1 . Jon Preisser removes nails from a sign at Camp Kern. 2. Matt Barber and Wes Young work together to repair the sides of a wigwam. 3. David Czarnota spreads gravel on nature tra ils , 4. A shley E n­gland and Jackie Chun help out at SICSA. 5. Arshia Qaa- d ir , S te p h a n ie R o b y , and Kathy McKeown get briefed b efo re b e g in n in g w ork at Aullw ood. 6 . K arin D einer, Maureen Wagner, Kascha Se- m on, Sara M o n cre if , K atie N u tter, and K ath ry n E rvin wait for their bus outside St. Vincent's homeless shelter. 7. The group takes a break from preparing a mailing for the YMCA.

1 . Alex Christy, Tom Adam, Kevin Spitler, and Sam Winston are worn out after clearing honeysuckle at Aullwood. 2 . Becki Quam and Sam Winston are ready for their work at Aullwood. 3. Ken Nielsen and Phil Carroll help rebuild the Bark House at Sun Watch Indian Village. 4. Pat Lake works on the Wigwam at Camp Kern. 5. Kascha Semon, Katie Nutter, and Maureen Wagner work at St. Vincent Hotel. 6. Sanjay Maraboyina walks a dog at SICSA. 7. Sara Mancrief washes windows at St. Vincent Hotel.

Middle School

ActivitiesThe Middle School was ac­

tive in its second year of ex­p ansion . Sched ule changes were made to allow for more activities. Some of these in­cluded drama, photography, and a Middle School newspa­per called the Cambium.

S tu d en ts p articip ated in com m unity service projects including cleaning up Grant Park and babysitting at Carl's Coats for Kids.

A highlight for sixth grad­ers was the annu al aq u atic study at Stone Lab on Lake Erie.

O ur m usic program grew trem en d ou sly . T he M iddle School choir, made up of over one third of its student body, had several successful perfor­m ances around the area. A h an d b ell ch o ir was form ed and was featured before the Boston Pops Orchestra.

The entire M iddle School spent three days before winter break at Camp Joy. Students were challenged by climbing activities, night hikes, journal writing and orienteering.

1 . Middle schoolers warming up for b a sk e tb a ll . 2 . C o lin Rymer, Rob Signom, and Ben Jackson making french bread.3. Bridget Tinney, Mandy Ra- h im i, Sarah E n te rlin e , and Ana Patwa just hanging out.4. Michael Cleveland, Justen England, Robyn Peal, Martha Bernstein and Nick Moncrief at Stone Lab. 5. Troy Lindo is surrounded by babies at Carl's Coats for Kids. 6. The sixth grade bonding at Stone lab. 7. Steve Dinkins and Eric Witt- mer dissecting a fish at Stone Lab.

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T h ro u g h o u t a co ld , sn o w y w in te r , and a long rainy spring, the M iddle School co n tin ­ued to grow as a com­m u n ity . S tu d en ts e n ­joyed a relaxed, fun time at a lock-in. M any were in v o lv ed in th e p lay s " C i n d e r f e l lo w " and “Jackie and the Corn­stalk," directed by Steve Blunt. Community and School service projects kept sixth, seventh, and e ig h th g ra d e rs b u sy . Odyssey of the Mind, Power of the Pen, Ohio M a th L e a g u e , and MathCounts teams had successful competitions. When coupled with art and music accomplish­m ents, these successes said a lot about the di­versity of talent in our student body. Construc­tion on the new science ce n te r co n tin u e d and Middle Schoolers antici­pate the day when they can move into new lock­ers and a beautiful com­mons of their own.

1 . The evil ogre, a.k.a. Matt Camm, threatens to eat cast rr\embers of "Jackie and the C o rn sta lk .” 2 . Kate Jackson becomes Marie Antoinette for a French class performance, 3. Rob Signom "pawnders” his next move. 4. Middle School girls show their M VS spirit before a basketball game. 5. “Cinderfellow" actors prepare for op en ing n ig h t. 6 . S ix th graders and first grade sibs design holiday cards. 7. Matt Camm, Flint Spitler, and Ryan Butke work on their piiiata for Spanish class.

Middle School

P ro je c t P eriod p ro v id es Middle School students with a welcome change in routine at the end of the school year.

T h e e ig h th grade c u lm i­nated a week long study of the Amish, Quakers, Shakers, and the h isto ry of Philad elphia with a trip to Philly and Lan­caster C ounty. They visited many historic sites in the city, as well as Valley Forge. Stu­dents sampled world-famous Philly cheese steaks and soft pretzels, shopped at Zipper- heads and Bookbinders, and observed first-hand how the Amish live. Their trip con­cluded with a day-long visit to Hershey Park. They displayed their carefully crafted Amish quilts to parents gathered in the n ew ly co m p leted M .S . Commons.

7 th grade stu d en ts co m ­pared the river cities of Day­ton and Cincinnati. They vis­ited lan d m arks such as the Paul Laurence Dunbar house, Newcom Tavern, and Ft. An­cient. Students dressed as fa­m ous D ay to n ian s and p re ­sen ted n a rra tiv es to c la s s ­m ates. A h ig h lig h t was de­signing and flying a kite, us­ing Cincinnati or Dayton in its design.

1 . Justen England celebrates his 12th birthday at Wrigley Field. 2 . Troy Lindo, Sarah En- terline, and Ana Patwa iron quilt squares in the new M.S. Commons. 3. 7th graders pose in front of the John Patterson monument. 4. Justen England, S te w a rt A dam , and M ik e Cleveland practice handbell fu n d am en tals. 5. N ick B ar­nard , M att G u n lo ck , R yan B u tk e , C o lin R y m er, and Morgan Pietz gather journal information at Sunwatch Vil­lage. 6. 6th graders anticipate the beginning of "The Phan­tom of the Opera." 7. Mr. Ac- quilano and Mrs. Kretzler ex­amine Georges Seurat's "Sun­day Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte".

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Seventh grad ers en ­joyed a three day explo­ra tio n of C in c in n a ti , visiting such attractions as U n io n T e rm in a l , Findlay Market, and the C arew T o w e r. T h e y w ere in v o lv e d w ith a scavenger hunt, a river- b o at r id e , and ro lle r s k a tin g by th e O h io River.

A week long study of Ancient Egypt, impres­sionistic painting, and musical theater quickly involved the sixth grad­ers in their Project Pe­riod exp erien ce . T h ey enjoyed daily handbell classes and had the op­p o r tu n ity to d e sig n some string art, as well as prepare for a four day visit to Chicago. In Chi­cago students completed an architectural tour of the city by boat, cheered th e C u b s at W rig le y F ield , and v is ite d the A rt I n s t i tu te . H ig h ­lights of the trip had to be the wonderful per­formance of "Phantom of the Opera" and view­ing the "Inside Ancient E g y p t" e x h ib it at the Field Museum.

1. 7th graders enjoy the sights at the Taft museum in Cincin­n a ti. 2 . D ay to n p o et, P.L. D u n b a r 's hom e. 3. B rid get Tinney, Mandy Rahimi, and L isa M artin piece together their Amish quilts. 4. A visit to Chicago wouldn't be com­pete without a trip to the Hard R ock C afe. 5. Ben Ja ck so n , Kavitha Reddy, and Chethra M uthiah dressed as fam ous Daytonians. 6. Manisha Ku­mar and Stewart Adam learn some of the secrets of the An­cient Egyptians. 7. Some rich and hungry M.V.S. students sampled Philadelphia's most fam ous restau ran t, leaving poor and full.

Lower School

L o w er S ch o o l is a tim e of fu n , le a rn in g , and fo rm in g life lo n g friendships. As a mem­ber of the Lower School student body the school year is filled with spe­cial activities. Children, as well as teachers, are as busy as buzzing bees. The activities of Lower School include musical p erfo rm an ces, an A rt- ist-in-R esidence, after­school clubs, and spe­c ia l c e le b ra tio n d ays sc a tte re d th ro u g h o u t the year. The activities of L o w er S ch o o l add spice to the school year for the entire MVS fam­ily-

Music fills the halls of MVS. Mrs. Etter, the L ow er S ch o o l m u sic teacher, makes each of her classes fun and en­joyable for her students. Drawing from her cre­ativity and enthusiasm for the world of music, she creates projects that the stu d en ts can have fun with as well as learn from.

1 . Clouds visit the E.C. se­niors. 2. Fourth grader Claire Enterline shows off her pearly whites! 3. French Day is off to a roaring start with the annual b ik e parade. 4. V io lin in s ts abound at the E.C. Senior Mu­sical. 5. Mrs. Hartman and her fourth grade students enjoy just being at school! 6. Look Ma! No teeth! 7. Granny visits the Lower School.

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E v e ry y ear th e s tu ­d e n ts in th e Low er S ch o o l sp en d lo n g hours producing a mu­sical. Under the direc­tion of Mrs. Etter, the m u s ic a l , " C o lo r s — We're Better Together", about the colorful world of crayons was a smash hit. Through this musi­cal some students could showcase their wonder­fu l s in g in g a b il i ty . O th er stu d en ts found an outlet for their cre­a tiv ity th ro u g h O rp h instruments. Still others found a way to partici­pate in the music pro­gram by writing origi­nal music compositions with the school's Art- ist-in -R esid en ce , C ar­men Moore. Clearly, the m u sic p ro g ra m w as a success.

1, C ray o n s s in g out in the Lower School musical. 2. Art- ist-in -R es id e n ce com poser Carmen Moore adds spice to the sch o o l year. 3. Look at these pumpkins! 4. Ballroom dancing is hard for five year olds. 5. Mrs. Weyrich amuses students at the Spring Fair. 6. T he C in c in n a ti Zoo b rin g s birds to share! 7. Mrs. Etter and her Orph Ensemble.

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T h rou g h the A rtis t- in -R e s id e n ce of O h io program composer Car­m en M o o re cam e to M V S . H e ta u g h t th e Lower School students ab o u t m u sic in a hands-on way. Students were involved in activi­tie s su ch as w ritin g down emotions they felt as they listened to mu­sic, playing with rhyth­mic instruments, learn­ing about the technical side of music, getting to k n ow C a rm e n , and much more. The high­light of this experience was when all of the stu­dents had the chance to cre a te th e ir v ery own m usical com positions. H av in g an A r t is t - in - Residence at the school was an experience that e n ric h e d th e liv e s of MVS Lower Schoolers. The lives of students in th e L ow er S ch o o l did n o t end a fte r sc h o o l. Many students were in­volved in a ctiv itie s in and outside of school.

1 . K atherine B raunlin takes time out for a picture while playing with blocks. 2. Art is always fun for these creative fifth graders. 3. These E.C. se­niors may be famous archi­tects someday. 4. These girls sure know how to enjoy an as­sem b ly . 5. T h e se s tu d e n ts traveled back in time to expe­rience the first Thanksgiving. 6 . M V S is fu ll o f stu d io u s workers — even in the Lower School. 7. Fourth grader Jackie Bliss takes time out of recess for reflection.

Lower School

M an y Low er School students were involved in clubs. The program was led by Cherie Craig with the help of the en­tire Lower School fac­ulty.

The important thing was to choose activities that the teacher as well as th e s tu d e n ts cou ld e n jo y . T h e s tu d e n ts could choose among the lists of clubs that in­cluded movies, cooking, ro ck e ts , scien ce , ru n ­ning, and much more. After the sign up the students spent an hour after school each week in a club where they had fu n , w ere p ro d u ctiv e , and enjoyed each oth­e r 's co m p a n y . T h e school year would not be th e sam e w ith o u t these much loved clubs.

T h e sch o o l y ear would not be complete without special days set asid e fo r th e Low er School to take part in unique activities. These d ay s in c lu d e d aT hanksgiving celebra­tio n , a w in ter h olid ay celebration, French Day, and Spring Fair. These days helped alleviate the a ca d e m ic s t r e s s th a t even Lower School stu­dents can feel. Most im­portantly, these special days filled the year with fun.

1. A group of Mrs. Gardner's f if th graders d iscu ss an as­signment. 2. Hank Zapf takes a re fre sh in g b reak . 3. F irst graders Billy McCullough and C arly C h en o w eth do som e break time bonding. 4. Lower School students rejoice with the new snow. 5. Shayna Ep­stein thinks hard during her test, 6 . B o rta i and K hu rren

7 Gold and Sam Williams pre­pare for a fun day at school. 7. Mrs. Stichter's second graders respond excitedly to a guest speaker.

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The halls of any other school on October 31 re­semble an ordinary day, b u t M i am i V a lle y is unique. The holiday is brought alive at 8:15 in the morning when the students arrive in their costumes. The day in­cluded the faculty's ver­sio n of th e " M o n s te r M a s h ," th e Low er School parade, class par­ties and contests. W e all left school that day be­lieving in the Hallow­een s p ir i t . W e w ere ready to jump back into the 80's that night at the Student Council spon­sored Halloween dance and the Middle School's first "social" of the year. T h en we w ere all psyched and ready for th e fi r s t sn ow of th e year.

1. S tew art Adam and N ick M o n c rie f take tim e out of their day to soak in the Hal­loween atmosphere. 2. Upper School principal, Tom Elmer, teaches the students how to do the "Monster Mash." 3. An­nual Lower School parade.4. Tiffany Trang, Aria Gough, and Jessica Levy smile as they decorate their pum pkins. 5. Snow White and Belle have a "D isney" hold on friendship.6. Friends forever. 7. Annie Ervin smiles big for the cam­era.

All School Carol Sing

T h e U p p er S ch o o l co m m o n s w as fille d with music on the last d ay of c la s ses b e fo re winter break began. The U p p er an d M id d le School students started the event by picking up their little sibs in the Lower School. The stu­dents entered the Com­mons where they were p acked like sa rd in e s . S o on all jo in e d in to sh a re som e h o lid a y ch e e r by s in g in g b e ­loved C h ris tm a s and H anakkah son gs. The traditional MVS rendi­tio n of " T h e T w elv e Days of Christm as" was sh o u te d by even the q u ie te s t of s tu d e n ts . The program was high­ligh ted by the p e rfo r­m a n ce s of th e U p p er an d M id d le S ch o o l c h o ir s , a d u et of tw o m u s ic a lly ta le n te d teachers, and the teach­ers' choral group. The All School Sing Along was a traditional experi­ence that was enjoyed by all.

1. Araia Tesfamariam is being a good role model for his little sib at the All School Carol Sing. 2 , Ken Williford holds L au rie M a rg o lis w h ile Liz D y se rt ta k e s a p ic tu re . 3. Becki Quam and MacKenzie Chami work on a Christmas card together. 4. These teach­ers should go pro. 5. Molly Jackson teaches Jake Brereton the p ro p er way to m ake a Christmas card. 6. The Upper School choir is getting ready for the big p erfo rm an ce. 7. "La, la, la," sings the Middle School choir.

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The Spring Fair was an exciting event for the Lower School. The event is sponsored by the Par­ents' Association. Even though the Spring Fair is a major fund raiser, the event was enjoyed by all. The students en- jo y e d p la y in g g am es such as the cake walk an d d u ck f is h in g , as w ell as face p a in tin g and body tattoos. Chil­dren of all ages could be seen stuffing their faces w ith p o p co rn , co tto n candy, and snow cones. T h is year the S en io rs took ad v an tag e of the people who attended the Spring Fair with a Se­n io r C ar W a sh . T h e m o n e y w as u sed to cover graduation costs. M a n y L o w er S ch o o l parents appreciated the clean cars they picked up b efore leav in g the Spring Fair. The high­light of the Spring Fair w as an a p p e a ra n ce of Peter Rabbit celebrating his 100th Birthday. The Spring Fair is an MVS tra d itio n th at was e n ­joyed by all.

1 . Mrs. Kretzler with her pa­tented Spring Fair sky dive. Right on target! 2. Araia Tesf- am ariam p a tie n tly p a in ts some of his artwork on an ex­cited Lower Schooler's face. 3. Katie Nutter looks great with her ch ildhood frien d , Peter Rabbit. 4. A little girl chomps away at the donut-eating con­te s t at the S p rin g F a ir. 5. Lower Schoolers enjoy their snow cones. 6, Jon Humphrey p u lls up to the sen io r car wash. 7, Manisha Kumar gets ready to demonstrate her pow­erful slap-shot.

1 . A m y E i k e n b e r y , M a m t a D e s a i , a n d M e l i s a W a l t h e r p l a y t h r e e s i s t e r s i n A P E n g l i s h c l a s s . 2 . " S a y c h e e s e , K e n n e t h ! " s a y s M a m t a D e s a i . 3 . B r e n t C r a i g a n d P h i l C a r r o l l a t t h e W i n t e r S p o r t s B a n q u e t . 4 . " W e ' r e b e s t b u d s , " s a y M a u r e e n W a g n e r , N i k k i S t e w a r t , a n d A l e x C a i l l a t . 5 . R a h u l B a l l a l a n d P h i l C a r r o l l a r e g l a d c l a s s e s a r e o v e r . 6 . C o l i n i s r e a d y t o t a k e n o t e s i n F i l m m a k i n g . 7 . S t e p h a n i e R o b y , A r s h i a Q a a d i r , H e a t h e r L e w i s a n d K a s c h a S e m o n l o v e M V S . , 3

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A lthough snow fell, and sc h o o l w as c a n ­celled during the 1994 S p irit W e e k , th e s tu ­d e n ts ' s p ir it w as n o t dampened. The hall dec­orations and class skits had to be eliminated be­cause of the snow, but spirit still reigned. This y e a r , c la ss s p ir it w as measured by fruit sale, the can drive, dress up d a y s , and b a sk e tb a ll gam e a tten d an ce . The most exciting part about S p ir it W e e k w as th e d re ss up d ay s w h ich fe a tu re d : h at d ay , p a ­ja m a d a y , tw in d ay , dress up day, and red and blue day.

1 . Brandon England, Mamta Desai, and Becki Quam look very stylish while celebrating hat day. 2 . T om m y L in , V ikram Agarw al, and Brian Lehman are apparently gifted in m ore areas than one. 3. Looking good! A different side of Jon Humphrey is shown on cross dress day. 4. Jon Nathan and Je n n y C hun w ear the sam e s h ir t and sam e b e lt. "Could these two be similar?"5. Manisha Kumar, Michael C lev elan d and R ob yn Peal show their spirit during M.S. "Spirit Week". 6. Phil Carroll, M o lly Ja ck so n , M r. E lm er, and Ken Williford, are indis­tinguishable on twin day. 7. Hey, Dave Czarnota! Is this going to be your new look?

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row, the class of 1994 proved to have the most spirit in the school. But the other three classes also showed a great deal of s p ir i t and seem to have p o ten tia l for the fu tu re . P e rh a p s th e highlight of this year's S p ir it W e e k w as th e girls' victory in the an­nual Spirit Week bas­k e tb a ll to u rn a m e n t. They defeated their rival Maumee Valley to win the tournament, a vic­tory that capped off an­other successful Spirit Week.

1. Neela Banerjee, Bijal Desai, Christna Maxa and Kate Ervin have become twins. 2 . Amy E ik en b ery and A n ju Gupta are an exam p le o f se n io r twins. 3. Mr. Squiers partici­pates in hat day. 4. Teresa Bar­rows, M elissa W alther, and Amy Glisson share some re­semblance. 5. Tim Moore par­ticipates in cross dress day. 6. A shley England and Rachel Samson are frogs on twin day.7. B eck i Q uam and M am ta D esai d iscuss som ething of

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Dances1993-1994 was a year

full of dances, fun and fr ie n d s . T h is year the student council hosted the traditional Hallow­een d an ce , excep t th is year it wasn't quite so t r a d it io n a l . T h is year they added a twist and made it an 80's dance. The sophomores hosted th e f a l l d a n ce w ith a g u e s t a p p e a r a n c e by S i g n e t S m y t h , one of the school's bands. The h o l id a y d a n ce was small, but it was still a lo t o f fu n . T h e f i n a l d a n ce was the V a l e n ­tine's Day dance, hosted b y th e s e n io r s . T h e turnout was better and fu n n e v e r s to p p e d . D a n c e s g ive fr ie n d s a chance to get together, l i s t e n to g r e a t m u s ic and have tons and tons of fun.

1 . Aileen Wagner, Ben Coo­per, Netsanet Kiffle, and Aria Tesfamariam are close on the floor. 2. Bijal Desai and Ash­ley England at the entrance. 3. N e tsa n e t K if f le and G ary T ozb ik ian at the C hristm as dance. 4. Amy Glisson and Pat Carroll collect the cash for the Christmas dance. 5. Kenneth Lee, D.J., for the Christmas dance. 6. Santa's helpers take a break. 7. The sophomores step off the floor. 8. Jenny Chun and Becki Quam D.J. the Val­entine's Dance.

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m a tic se a so n op en ed w ith th e w in te r p la y " T h e C r u c ib le " by Arthur Miller. Based on the Salem witch trials, the play confronted the s u p e r n a tu r a l . W h e n asked ab o u t the p lay . Tommy Lin said, "W hat th is sc h o o l re a lly n eed ed w as a w itch hunt, and we finally got it." Whatever the school n eed ed , it w elco m ed this original take on a m o d ern c la s s ic . T h e y e a r's sp rin g p ro d u c­tio n , " Y o u 'r e a G ood M an C h arlie B ro w n ," was (unlike the winter) intended to be a com­edy. The cast of eleven co m p rised e n tire ly of seniors. In four perfor­mances, lower, middle, and u p p er s c h o o le rs , faculty, and parents en­joyed the chance to see th em assu m e the p e r­sonalities of their favor­ite P E A N U T S c h a ra c ­te rs . A lth o u g h th e re were only two produc­tions, actors of all per­suasions and several au­d ie n ce s w ere g lad to participate!

1 . The cast of "You're a Good M an C h arlie B ro w n " takes time out of rehearsal to pose fo r the lo ca l n ew sp ap er. 2 . Amy Glisson pleads for her life as the Caribbean servant Tituba in "The Crucible". 3. Elizabeth Collier, Max Lake, Rahul Ballal, Brian Lehman, and Amit Gandhi in the in­tense second scene of the win­ter play. 4. Becki Quam's Lucy enjoys the piano playing of Debi Weis's Schroeder. 5. The PEANUTS gang performs the "glee club rehearsal" scene. 6. Liz Dysert, as Elizabeth Proc­tor, implores judge Kate Ervin to spare her husband. 7. Becki Quam, the 5$ doktor, gives K en W ill ifo r d 's C h a rlie Brown some much needed ad­vice, 8. Jon Nathan cajoles Jill H anning in to te s tify in g on his "w ife's" behalf.

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th e th e m e so n g fro m T h e P h a n to m of th e Opera, took place at the N u tte r C e n te r in th e B erry R o o m s. T h e ta ­bles w ere e la b o ra te ly decorated with a single silk rose, cane, gloves, and a top hat turned up­side down with 3 bal­loons (red, b lack , and white) coming out of it. T h e ju n io r c la ss had decorated masks to go along with the Phantom of the Opera theme as souvenirs for the guests to ta k e h o m e. S m all e c la irs and lem on ad e w ere p ro v id e d as sn ack s. T w o-h u n d red red , w h ite , and b lack balloons were provided by the Balloon Loft and the desserts by Ashley's bakery. M rs. R ahim i's efforts were indispens­able and cannot go un­recognized. This prom w ou ld n o t h ave been su ch a g re a t su c ce ss without her. Several fac­ulty members attended and were very pleased with what they saw. All in all, everyone enjoyed " T h e M u sic of th e ' Night"!

1 . Ben H u tts e ll and Jo s ie Cleveland. 2, Netsanet Kiffle and K e n n e th Lee. 3. Laura Kersh and Steven Collier. 4. A m y E ik e n b e ry and Jo n Humphrey. 5. Tim Moore and d ate , A ilee n W agn er and Kevin Harper. 6. The junior guys dressed to kill! 7. Teresa Barrows and Dave.

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1 , Twins for the night, Becki Quam and Amy Eikenbery. 2 . Molly Jackson and Phil Carroll. 3. A1 Capone (Brent Craig) and his woman (Rina Aso), 4. Too Hot to Handlel Ouch! 5. Gemma Hatoum and Sharif with Jon Nathan. 6. Emily Rahimi and Jon Nathan. 7, Jenny Chun and Paul,

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t h e i r I m m e r s i o n d a y s a c h ie v in g s u c c e s s w ith th e u s e o f a c a m e r a in B a s ic P h o t o g r a p h y , t a u g h t b y B a r b a r a R i o n . T h e s t u ­d e n ts le a r n e d h o w to lo o k a t t h in g s w ith a n e w a p ­p r o a c h . T h e y v is i t e d C o x A r b o r e t u m , Y e l l o w S p r in g s , a n d th e C i n c in ­n a t i Z o o a s s h o o t in g lo c a ­t io n s . T h e s tu d e n ts le a r n e d to d e v e lo p t h e ir o w n f i lm in th e d a r k r o o m . T h e fo u r w e e k I m m e r s io n c a m e to a c lo s e w h e n lo c a l p h o to g r a ­p h e r J o n W a r n e r s p o k e to t h e c l a s s a b o u t h i s a p ­p r o a c h to p h o to g r a p h y .

1 . P h i l C a r r o l l a n d C h a n d a r M u t h - i a h a r e m a k i n g f i n a l p r i n t s d u r i n g t h e i r P h o t o g r a p h y I m m e r s i o n . 2 . R y u s h i F u j i i i s d r y m o u n t i n g h i s p r i n t . 3 . F r o n t R o w : R y u s h i F u j i i , R o n a l d L a n t o n , K e v i n S p i t l e r . T o p R o w ; C h r y s t i n a M a x a , Z a c h G l u e c k , E r o d e V a n t r e a s e , C h a n d a r M u t h i a h , G e m m a H a t o u m , P h i l C a r r o l l , M r s . R i o n .

The fifteen students in th e C h in a I m m e r s io n spent their first week deep into the study of emperors, c o n q u e r e d la n d s , and a vast co u n try . T h e n they began their eventful jour­ney in Hong Kong. For the n ext fo u r te e n days th ey tra v e l le d to the c i t ie s of Canton, Gulin, Xian, Be- jing, Suzchow, and Shang­hai. They saw many won­ders of China such as Ele­phant Truck Hill, the For­b id d e n C i t y , th e G re a t Wall, and the Summer Pal­ace of Royalty. In their free time, they went shopping. Overall, the trip was an in­teresting and enjoyable ex­perience.

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A s h l e y E n g l a n d , K a v i t a K u m a r , N e e l a B a n e r j e e , K a t h r y n E r v i n , J i l l H a n n i n g , S a n j a y M a r a b o y i n a , J o s i e C l e v e l a n d , B r y a n B l o o m a n d K e v i n H a r p e r e n j o y t h e F o r b i d d e n C i t y . 2 . E m i l y R a h i m i , L i s a K e r s h , J o n N a t h a n , J o n P r e i s s e r a n d B r y a n B l o o m p a u s e w h i l e c l i m b ­i n g t h e G r e a t W a l l . 3 . R a m f a n s a d ­m i r e t h e r a m s i n H o n g K o n g .

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had a wonderful time ex­ploring one of the most popular and romantic cit­ies in the world — Paris. We toured the usual attrac- tio n s su ch as the E iffe l Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, and Le L o u v re . A fte r a week in this exciting city we were off to Switzerland for a ten day home stay. E ach d ay we w en t to school with our host to the College de Gaumbach. Ev­eryone thoroughly enjoyed th e e x p e rie n c e , and we look fo rw ard to the day our hosts* visit us.

1 . Molly Jackson, Laurie Nathan, M r. Cam m , Ted E tso n , M rs, H u ghes, T im G e o ro ff, Su ra j Waikhom, Becki Quam, and Sam Winston enjoy dinner in a Paris restaurant. 2, Mr. Camm at the tomb of Moliefe. 3. The group stops in the Swiss city of Gruy-

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1 . The filmmaking class discusses plans for their orig inal movie, "O n e S tr in g of Bad L u c k ." 2 . Brian Lehman, Harriet Kramer, Anya Young, and Jackie Chun sn u g g le up to w atch an o th er movie.

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we learned how to survive on our own. Several topics were studied — from nu­tr it io n , sew ing, co o k ing , and shopping to banking, e n t e r t a in in g , and i n t e r ­viewing. Each student pre­pared a meal for the other

, members. Learning to sew b e g a n w ith a seam and ended with dresses, hats, dinosaurs, bags, and dolls. F ie ld t r ip s ra n g e d fro m comparing grocery stores to o v e r r u n n in g J o - A n n Fabrics. Each student kept a recipe notebook and a p e rso n a l jo u r n a l . By the e n d , a l l had le a r n e d to w o rk to g e th e r and have lots of fun.

1. Ulyana Lagunov intently hems the apron for a doll. 2. Teresa Bar­rows works on her sewing project for Independent Living. 3, Sopho­m ores V ik ram A garw al and Tommy Lin clown around with the dinosaurs they made.

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What do Cajun culture. N ew O r l e a n s , and the p h y s ic a l and m en ta l de­mands of biking have in c o m m o n ? T h e y are all th in g s th at ten stu d en ts participating in the South­ern Backroads Immersion experienced. The students spent nights camping in state parks and days b ik­ing from the western bor­der o f L o u is ia n a to the M is s is s ip p i R iver D elta . They encountered adverse conditions, bad directions, and even the occasional al­ligator. Regardless, they all had a good time. They also a t te n d e d s e v e r a l C a ju n e ven ts in c lu d in g a radio sh o w and a c o o k in g course.1 . Derek Diener rests and warms up by the camp fire after a hard day's work. 2. The group stops for a quick lunch before hitting the road again. 3. Elizabeth Col­lier learns about tire repair from Brian Beauchamp, cyclist and in­structor at International Pro Bike Shop. 4. The Southern Backroads Immersion rides off to another city of wild Louisiana adventures.

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trees, sea stars, sand dol­lars . . . these were a few of th e s ig h t s e x p e c te d b y M fourteen students as they boarded the flight to An- Si d ro s I s la n d w h e re th e y stud ied m a rin e eco lo g y . ^With students snorkeling jat least twice a day and even SCUBA diving, many o th e r t h i n g s l i k e s t in g r a y s , b a r r a c u d a s , and 6sharks were also seen. The students also learned out­s id e o f th e u n d e r w a te r classroom. The good will o f th e n a t iv e s and th e Cb e a u ty o f th e is la n d brought the group closer Oas they learned about ma- 1rine life.

1 . Netsanet Kiffle maxes and re- Olaxes before her f ir s t sn ork el.She's not nervous. 2. Anju Gupta ^and Debi Weis look out at the sea from Organ's Bluff, the highest "Vpoint on Andros Island. 3, The group pauses from beach comb­ing for a picture at Sundial Beach.

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The Earth Science class taken by the ninth grade c la s s s e e m e d to be a unique experience for the s t u d e n t s . T h r o u g h th e field trips and classes the freshmen formed a special bond. T h e ch a p e ro n s on the Camp Kern field trip a ls o n o t ic e d th is as the c lassm ates accom plished th e d i f f i c u l t ta s k s th a t w ere a s s ig n e d to th e m . Some of these tasks were the Jeopardy Whiz Quiz, the geology walk, and the flag hunt. Other field trips on w h ic h th e f r e s h m e n went were the Dayton M u­seum of Natural History, Glen Helen, the Neil Arm­strong Museum, the Aull- w ood A u d o b a n C e n t e r , and the Ohio Caverns.1 . Maureen Wagner, Sarah Bal- lauer, and Nikki Stewart smile in the middle of a hike at Clifton Gorge. 2 . Vishal Gujadhur, Molly Thomas, and Alex Caillat study a map in an orienteering exercise at Camp Kern. 3. All of the fresh­men crowd around the bus for a picture. Aah . . . they're every­where!

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Jenny ChunFor Immersion this year I had an opportunity to do

three different projects that connected to my interest in art, in California. I had an internship at Pacific Architec­ture in Los Angeles. I was also able to work in Park Fashion. There I learned about business and fashion. I kept myself busy by taking art classes at an L.A. high school. I watched a well-respected artist and art teacher, Karen Mealifte, throw on the wheel. She demonstrated how to throw bowls, vases, and many other things. This Immersion gave me many opportunities some of which I may want to pursue as a career.

For my independent Immersion, I worked at the Na­tional Institute of Dental Research (one of the National Institutes of Health.) I did laboratory work with Dr. Larry W. Fisher. We did two research projects during the four weeks. The first project involved production and purification of several bone proteins, and the second was a project to find the genetic code for a bone protein. The work involved using applications of biochemistry and cutting-edge technology to manipulate D N A and pro­teins. Not only did I learn a great deal about genetics and molecular biology, I learned about research as a career and laboratory techniques.

Aronne Merrelli

Have you ever spent four weeks doing what you love? That's exactly how I spent my Immersion this year. The first week I worked at the Wind's Cafe and Bakery in Yellow Springs. They were terrific, and let me try every­thing from busing tables to baking bread. Then I was off to England to study cooking at the Vegetarian Society of the U.K. The two weeks I spent at Parkdale were incredi­ble! I learned all about new ingredients, techniques, and a bunch of recipes that I made into a 100 page cookbook. The experience allowed me to indulge my passion for cooking and learn a lot besides.

Laura Kersh Nick FuhrerFor Immersion this year I worked on ceramic sculptur­

ing with John Britt, a professor at the University of Day­ton. The purpose of my Immersion was to experience the life of an artist. The major project of my Immersion was to do a series of faces made from the same press mold. I made a six piece series. I made four other pieces aside from the mold: two faces and two figures. M y Immer­sion has been extremely valuable to me because I was able to build up my portfolio. Overall, I enjoyed the four weeks and look forward to the future.

For my Immersion, I studied Spanish language and culture at the Cuauhnahuac School in Cuernavaca, M ex­ico. The Mexican experience was a very positive one for me. Travel is one of my favorite hobbies, and I enjoy comparing and contrasting cultures. The people of M ex­ico were very hospitable and very receptive to my curios­ities. I would encourage other students to take advantage of this program; it is an opportunity to learn a lot about oneself. It can even be humbling at times, but it remains, at all times, a complete adventure.

Melissa Walther Rahul Ballal And Pat Carroll

During Immersion 1994, Pat Carroll and I interned at Dr. Carroll's office. Dr. Carroll is a retinal specialist. He helped us learn about the eye and its various functions. In addition, we traveled with Dr. Carroll to Ghana on the west coast of Africa. W e volunteered at a medical facility in rural Ghana. Seeing eighty patients a day and going through five or six surgeries within four hours was ex­h a u s tin g . P at and I w ere ab le to do m u ch m o re "hands-on" work than we expected. W e took pressures in the eye by indenting the patient's cornea with a spe­cial instrument. We went over one hundred sixty eyes in one day. It was a tiring trip, but what we brought back, physically and mentally, made us realize how lucky we really are.

Liz Dysert

For my Immersion I interned with State Representa­tive Rhine McLin. I wrote letters, made copies, and filed for much of the time that Rhine was in Columbus. On Mondays and Fridays I shadowed Rhine as she ran around Dayton. The highlight of my internship was when I spent three days in Columbus and saw the actual government function of a state representative. It was a very rewarding experience.

Aileen WagnerI would say my Immersion experience allowed me to

gain a whole new perspective on education. I studied ar­chaeology by attending classes at The Ohio State Univer­sity and by teaching at Indianola Middle School while living with my mother in Columbus. I have a much bet­ter understanding about what college will be like, about how very different the various levels of learning can be, and I have made some headway into understanding the many problems facing our inner-city schools. This fresh outlook should allow me to better adapt to college next year and will probably stay with me for the rest of my life.

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ATHLETICS

VarsityTennis

Coach Vin Romeo

The Girls' Varsity Tennis team ended the season with a 19-2 record , defeating F air­m o n t 3 -2 fo r th e fo u rth straight year and Oakwood 3-2 for the third straight year. M o lly Ja c k s o n en d ed h er h ig h sch o o l te n n is ca re e r with 96 wins, a record for b o th b o ys and g ir ls . D ebi Weis and Molly Jackson, as a doubles team, won sectionals, were runners-up in districts, and quarter-finalists in state. Highlights of the season were Heather Davis's 22-2 record and the team's first place in their invitational tournament. A lso , M o lly J a c k s o n w as named to first team all-area and Debi Weis was named to third team all-area. Heather D av is re ce iv e d h o n o ra b le m e n tio n a ll -a r e a . C o a ch Romeo said, "Senior leader­ship, by example, was a per­fe c t 1 0 . T h is te a m o v e r ­achieved more than any other team in the last 10 years." M o lly Ja c k s o n and D eb i W eis received co -M V P and Heather Davis MIP.

1 . Debi goes for the point. 2. Molly prepares for a killer serve. 3. Mamta hasn't had her V -8 today, 4. What a follow through. 5. Laura goes for an

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Front row: Heather Davis, Laurie Nathan, Bijal Desai, Chrystina Maxa. Back row: Molly Jackson, Debi Weis, Mamta Desai, Laura Kersh.

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1 RoiJf Front row: Jenny Chun, Maureen Wagner, Shawn Smith. Back row: Molly Thomas, Lisa Kersh, Nikki Stewart, Harriet Kramer, Aileen Wagner, Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

JVTennis

Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

The JV Girls' Tennis Team played a terrific season this y e a r . T h e te a m im p r o v e d their playing although their record of one win and ten losses does not exemplify the amount of progress made this fall. A highlight of the season was when the girls won their m atch a g a in s t C a rro ll . T h e team was led in improvement by Jenny Chun, a senior, who received the M ost Improved Player Award. The season can be best summed up with a q u o te f r o m C o a c h B r u c e Huntsbarger, “The girls dem­onstrated excellen t com po­sure throughout the season, ga in ing valuable experience and improving their level of skill."

1 . The mighty Maureen Wagner pre­pares for that winning shot, 2 , Lisa Kersh watches her serve during prac­tice. 3. Freshman Shawn Smith won­ders when the serve will come. 4. Harriet Kramer, a sophomore singles player, moves those feet. 5. Jenny Chun worked hard to win her match.

V arsityGolf

C o ach M aria Ferraro

The MVS golf team went through what was supposed to be a rebuilding year but ended up as a successful sea­son. Ryushi Fujii and Dusty Brannon each earned medal­is t h o n o rs th ro u g h o u t the season. The varsity finished the season with five wins and seventeen losses, the second best record in MVS history. The team's big win of the sea­son was against Seven Hills of Cincinnati to whom they had lost the previous eight tim es th ey played. A gain st B elm o n t, th e v a rs ity team scored a 175, the second low­est score in MVS history. The team awards went to Ryushi for medalist and Ben Katz as freshman star. Although los­ing seniors Ryushi Fujii, Jon Nathan and Phil Carroll will be difficult, the team looks good for the future with a number of returning golfers.

1 . Jon Nathan displays his perfect swing at the Country Club of the North 2. Brent Carroll seems excited at his par attempt. 3. Ryushi Fujii eyes the ball as he prepares to hit it.4. Ben Katz' big swing almost knocks him over. 5. Phil Carroll cleans his club.

Ben Katz, Ryushi Fujii, Pat Carroll, Phil Carroll, Brent Carroll, Dusty Brannon, Jon Nathan, Coach Fer-

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JVGolf

C o ach Jo y B arnett

1993 produced the largest golf program ever established at MVS, and an exciting part of the season belonged to the JV Boys' Golf Team. With n in e m e m b e rs and tw elv e completed matches, it was a busy time for everyone in­volved. A 199-206 win over S teb b in s HS w as a te rr if ic way to begin the year. Unfor­tunately, there were no fur­ther victories. The team's best o v e ra ll sc o re w as a 188 a g a in s t C h a m in a d e -Ju li- e n n e 's v a rsity team . M an y players were inexperienced — one team m e m b e r had never before played on a golf course. According to Patrick Lake, who was named MIP, it was "a n overall im p rovin g season," providing an oppor­tunity for growth and prepa­ra t io n . Jo y B a rn e tt w as a strong leader for her team, a id in g th e ir d e v e lo p m e n t with "good tips" and a posi­tive attitude. The year's ef­forts have established the JV golf team as a strong part of the MVS sports program.

1. C h ris lin e s up fo r the drive. 2. Pat co n cen tra tes o n the w in n in g p u tt. 3. W h a t a fo llow throu gh ! 4. Sid p re­pares for the p utt. 5. D u stin sw ing s fo r the green .

VarsitySoccer

Coach Dwight Burgess

" A q u a lity e f fo rt by a group of players committed to being the best they could as both individuals and as a collective team." Coach Bur­gess chose these words to de­scribe his 1993 Boys' Varsity Soccer Team, a team distin­guished by effort and sports­manship, The team continued its p ro g ram in the G reater D ay to n S occer C o n feren ce despite a considerable loss of experienced players. The 4-4 record in the conference was a good start to establishing their presence in the confer­e n ce . D u rin g th e se a so n V ik ra m A g arw al rece iv ed MVP and made the first team all S o u th D a y to n an d all Greater Dayton Soccer Con­ference. Team cap tain , Ken Williford, received the leader­ship award and was on the all GDSC, while other team cap­tain Brent Craig received best team p la y e r aw ard , G D SC honors, and was on the all South Dayton.

1 . Tim Moore sprints down the field with the ball. 2. Ken Williford makes one o f h is o u tstan d in g p u n ts. 3. Vikram Agarwal heads for the goal.4 . B re n t C ra ig rece iv es h is team award from Coach Burgess. 5. Zach G lu eck is drenched after the sec­tional game against Fenwick.

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Front row: Deepak Gupta, Tommy Lin, Sanjay Maraboyina, Brandon England, Ken Williford Brent l '' Craig, Vikram Agarwal, Aronne Merrelli, Zach Glueck. Back row: Coach Dwight Burgef .y, Moore ■ • Gary Tozbikian, Tim Shaw, Derek Diener, Alex Caillat, Jon Humphrey, Tim Georof py^rer ^David Czarnota, John Preisser, Coach Bryan Czarnota. ' ' '\Ci

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Front row: Josh Opsahl, Jarek Babicki, Chandar Muthiah, Alex Caillat, Bret Eikenbery, Alex Christy, David West.Back row; Eugene Polonsky, Matt Barber, Araia Tesfamariam, James Jennings, Brode Vantrease, Ted Et- son, Colin Byrum, Coach Czarnota.

JVSoccer

C o ach B ryan C zarnota,

The Miami Valley Junior V a r s i t y S o c c e r team p r o g ­ressed immerisely and accom­plished its goal of developing its skills and teamwork. W ith most of its players seeing at leas t som e v a rs i ty p la y in g t im e , th e J V sh o w e d th a t many of its players will be prepared to move up to var­sity next year. The highlights of the season were the close games against some of the ar­ea 's s t r o n g e s t team s, A lte r and Centerville. The JV de­veloped new skills. Th is sea­son was very productive and m a n y t e a m m a t e s a c c o m ­plished their individual goals. David West received the Ju ­nior Varsity's Most Valuable player award.

1 . Bret Eikenbery looks for Araia up the field. 2. Tim Georoff throws the ball in to a teammate. 3. James Jen­nings fights for the ball. 4. Deepak jukes the defender with one of his patented moves. 5. Alex Caillat waits anxiously in goal.

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T h e b re a k a w a y . . . th e shot . . . the goal! The Miami Valley School Girls' Varsity Soccer Team saw many op­portunities like this one in the 1993 soccer season.

This year the team was led by Coach Glenn Squiers and co-captains Amy Eikenbery, Liz Dysert, and Anju Gupta. T h e s e a s o n c o n s i s t e d o f a hard schedule including the schools Seven Hills, Sidney, and Springboro and ending the season with a sectionals game against Alter. The team w o n t h e i r g a m e a g a in s t Northeastern and tied Park Tudor and Springfield Shaw­nee. M any of the games they lost were only by one or two p o in t s . S o m e o f th e h i g h ­lights of the season were out­standing games against Oak- wood, Tipp City, and Alter. Twelve goals were scored this se a so n , and a lth o u g h there were tough games, the season w as f i l l e d w ith f u n and laughter.

1. J i l l H an n in g ap plies her ball m oves and fakes the sh o rts o ff o f a W e llin g to n player.

2. A n ju G u p ta m akes a great k ick and k eep s th e ball from W e llin g ­ton.Jo s ie C leveland and J e n n y ia y ’cy crash thro ugh the ’ ' ' it ig to i' de­fense.Ashley ' nkes ihe k-c^:Whoev:' ' ror-.i

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Front row: Kathryn Ervin, Neela Banerjee, Katie Williford, Ashley England, Jill Hanning Kavita Kumar Back row: Josie Cleveland, Karin Diener, Sara Moncrief, Jenny Taylor, Amy Eikenbery, Netsanet Kiffle Rachel Samson, Katie Nutter, Coach Squiers.

Front row; Alexander Brown, Morgan Pietz, Brian Sorkin, Ksvin Mohan, Colin Rymer. Middle Row: Ben Jackson, Matt James, Brendan Cartwright, Shawn Nuthakki, Rob Signotn, Jonathan Nutter. Back row; Matthew Camm, Crawford Louthan, Chad Marshall, Bert Kramer, James Patchett, Emmanuel Araya. Middle School

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grad e M iddle School b o ys' so ccer team sta rte d off the season with raw talent, much energy, and a drive to win. Coach Bob Graf used his ex­pertise to improve the play­ers' skills. Despite the fact that they did not end the sea­son with a winning record, goalie Bert Kramer remained enthusiastic. "The highlight of th e se a so n w as b e a tin g O ak w o o d in p o s t-s e a s o n play," he said. Stopper Chad M a rsh a ll added, " W e w ere w orried ab ou t our ch an ces coming in, but we had confi­dence since we had tied them th e f i r s t tim e we p la y e d them."

Middle School Girls' Soccer

The Middle School girls' soccer team, coached by Kathy Priest and Mimi Schoening, consisted of players in grades 5-8. Because of the range of both ages and skills, the season presented unique challenges. According to eighth grade goalie, W endy Czarnota, the girls showed improvement in both shooting and working together as a team. "Rain seemed to bring the team luck. W e won every game when it rained," said Nena McMahon.

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Front row: Andrea Georoff, Sylvia Tozbikian, Brynna Pietz, Caitlin Cartwright, Rosie Combs-Bachmann. Second row; Alicia James, Bethany Levy, Martha Bernstein, Manisha Kumar, Kortney Jeter. Third row; Kavitha Reddy, Chethra Muthiah, Alexis Krivian, Kalpana Reddy, Nena McMahon. Back row; Dee Bal- lal, Lisa Martin, Wendy Czarnota, Sarah Enterline, Betsy West.

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Girls' Tennis

C oach Su sa n Rudd

T h e M id d le S ch o o l g ir ls ' tennis team, coached by Su­san Rudd, showed great im­p ro v e m e n t fro m la s t y ear . Flayers who had never been in competition won matches. Although individual wins did not produce a team victory, the girls practiced hard and gave it their best.

Front row: Anitha Reddy, Nisha Desai, Martha Bernstein, Robyn Peal, Ana Patwa, Asfia Qaadir, Back row: Kate Jackson, Rachel S au n d ers , C oach R udd, K atie Chenoweth, Bridget Tinney.

1 . Ana Patwa rips a forehand. 2. What a shot, Rachel!

5 & 6 Soccer

C oach S tep h en B lu n t

T h e b o y s ' f if th and sixth grade soccer team h ad a 4 -5 - 1 re c o rd . Their M VP goalie, Mike Cleveland, saved many g am es and im p ressed opposing coaches. W ith the passing and shoot­in g f r o n t lin e , led by Ja m e s P in c k n e y , itse soccer team was on its way to a surcessful sea­son. The m C proved v;lay?T M c-

Front row: James Pinckney, Jonathan Handel, Ben Tuttle, Ian Wenker. Middle row; Steve Dinkins Ian I Buffington, Liam McDonnell, Blake Nolan, Ben Durkee. Back row: Justen England K 'an j-Michael Cleveland, Kyle Snavely, Nick Moncrief. a a) ,

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GirlsBasketball

C oach W illia m G lisso n

For the first time ir\ 7 years, the Girls' Varsity Basketball team won ten games. They a lso m a n a g e d to w in th e M VS In v ita tio n a l T o u rn a ­ment and place second in the Maumee Valley Tournament. Coach Bill Glisson felt that, "For the most part we made the most of the talent that we had." Although the team was led by three seniors, a deep bench, with several talented young players, contributed greatly to the season's suc­cess. The team, as a whole, became more aggressive de­fensively and moved the bail better than they have been able to in the past few years. Senior Laura Kersh says, "I really enjoyed the season. It was great when we won two games in the same day and when we came in first in our own tournament. I think we a ll h ad a g ood tim e and played pretty well." Their fi­n al re co rd w as 1 0 -8 . M V P w as L au ra K e r s h and M IP was Heather Davis.

1, Amy Eikenbery prepares for a foul shot against Faith Christian in the M.V.S. Tournament. 2. Nikki Stew­art makes a shot — Whoosh! 3. Anya Young gets ready to score. 4. Amy G lisso n shoots over a C in cin n ati Hills defender, ■‘i, Sc-ior Laura Kersh jumps to ti* the season'slast game agai ■■Lvr!' ,i;'ls.

Front row; Latrise O w ens, Jo s ie C leveland , A m y G lisso n , H eather D av is , A n ju G up ta, E lizabeth Collier. Second row: C oach T erris , A m y E ik en bery , K arin D iener, S tep h anie R ob y , N etsan et K if ) ' N ik k i Stew­art, Laura K ersh , A nya Y oung, M au reen W agner, and C oach G lisso n .

Front row; K e n n e th Lee, D u sty B ran n o n , Jam es Je n n in g s , A li K ardan , B ren t C raig. Secon d row: P h il C ar­roll, B ren t C arro ll, B en H u ttse ll, T im G eoro ff, R ah u l B alla l, C oach A cqu ilano.

VarsityBasketball

Coach Steve Pittman

The 1993-1994 Boys' Bas­ketball team faced an uphill clim b from the b eg in n in g . A fte r lo s in g m o st o f la s t y e a r 's team to g ra d u a tio n , this year's season would defi­n ite ly be c o n s id e re d a r e ­b u ild in g y ear. B u t d esp ite this and a season plagued by injury. Coach Steve Pittman was able to assemble a very successful team. The season highlight was a very impres­sive w in a g a in st St. R ita 's . Four awards were given out at the W in ter S ports banquet. Brent Craig took home two, including the Hustle Award and Team Player Award. Tim G e o ro ff w as aw ard ed th e Spirit Award and James Jen­nings won the M ost Valuable Player Award. The future of v a rs ity b a sk e tb a ll at M V S definitely looks bright with all of the returning talent.

1. The team scrambles for a loose ball against Xenia Wilson. 2. James Jen­nings drives the ball down the court to set up the offense. 3. Rahul Ballal, James Jennings, and Brent Craig get ready to play defense against Seven Hills. 4. Players rush down the floor after a rebound against Seven Hills.5. The team keeps up the spirit dur­ing the game versus Jefferson.

JVBasketball

Coach Rick Acquilano

T h e M V S B o y s ' Ju n io r Varsity Basketball team went through a tough season with a record of 2-10. Their two victories came against Greene A ca d e m y an d C o v in g to n Latin. Their win over Coving­ton Latin won them a third place trophy in the Middle­tow n Fenw ick tou rn am en t. T h e team w as led by all freshm en and sophom ores. T h e team w as led by tw o fresh m en , Jam es Je n n in g s and Ali Kardan. Both ended up g e ttin g v a rsity p lay in g time and Jennings even led the Varsity in scoring in a couple of games. Other stars for the team were Sid Patwa, Derek Diener, Araia Tesfa- m ariam , C h ris H a rris , and P at L a k e . T h e team w as strongly coached by Rick Ac­quilano.

1 . The players take a well deserved breather. 2. Ali Kardan readies him­self for a foul shot against Jefferson.3. Pat Lake gets ready to shoot before the game. 4. The team prepares for a rebound in the pre-game warmups,5, The team sets up to defend an in­bound pass.

First row: Sid Patw a, D erek D ien er, A li K ardan. Second row: Pat Lake, C h ris H arris, A raia T esfam ariam , Jam es Je n n in g s , C oach R ick A cquilano. 'aiov

First row: Ashley England. Second row: Katie Williford, Rina Aso. Third row: Mamta Desai, Brandon En­gland, Brode Vantrease, Becki Quam. Top: Bijal Desai.

Cheerleading

Coach Terri Turner

Last year the cheerleaders had a first by being added to the athletic department. This year they had a first by hav­ing a co-ed squad. This was also the first year that the cheerleaders had pom -pom s and megaphones, adding va­riety to their cheers and per­fo rm a n ce s. A n o th er of the team's firsts was their new coach Terri Turner. Yet, with all of these changes, the team managed to adjust nicely. The squad p e rfo rm e d at m e n 's varsity games as well as at women's varsity games, in­cluding tournaments. Along w ith p e rfo rm in g s id e lin e c h e e rs d u rin g g a m e s , th e squad p rep ared dance ro u ­tines for half-time shows and pep rallies. These five seniors and three sophomores gave w h at th e y had to p ro m o te sp irit th ro u g h ou t M VS de­spite winter doldrums. Spirit is what it is all about.

1 . The cheerleading squad shows off its winning spirit before the game. 2. Ashley England, Katie Williford, and Bijal Desai relax during a break in the basketball action. 3. Senior cheer­leaders Rina Aso, Brode Vantrease, Becki Quam, Mamta Desai and Bran-

,don England clown around at half- time. 4. The cheerleaders show off their pom-pom skills for students at the pep rally.

Middle School ' BasketballBoys

C oach Ja so n T h o m as

U n d e r th e g u id a n ce of C o a ch Ja s o n T h o m a s , th e M id d le S ch o o l b o ys im ­p roved th e ir team p lay in g s k ills . T h e se a s o n 's h ig h - point was a 58-53 overtime win against St. Peter's. End­ing the year with a 3-7 record, Brian Sorkin said, "I feel like e v e ry o n e im p ro v e d th e ir game a lot from the begin­ning of the year."

Front row: Joe Carroll, Ben Jack­son, Shawn Nuthakki, Brian Sor­k in , M o rgan P ie tz . B ack row: John Wadsworth, Chad Marshall, T ro y L in d o , Ja m e s P a tc h e tt, Jonathan Nutter.

1 . Chad Marshall defends for the MS team against Little Miami. 2. M o rg an P ie tz , T ro y L in d o , Jonathan Nutter, and Brian Sor­kin prepare for the second half of the game.

Girls' Basketball

C o ach Je n n ife r M ein ek e

E ig h th g ra d e rs R ach a e l Satinders and Terri McMillan agreed that all of the players got along and worked well to­gether this year. The Middle S ch o o l g ir ls a p p re c ia te d Coach Jennifer M eineke al­low ing every player to play in e a ch g a m e . T h e s e a s o n ' s highlight was a win in the f i r s t g a ir e f r e a s o n

Fro.it row: Asfia Qaadir, Anitha Reddy, Ana Patwa, Lisa Martin, C h eth ra M u th ia h , K alp an a R edd y. B ack row : C oachMeineke, Terri McMillan, Katie C h enow eth , N ena M cM ahon, Kim Kendricks, Rachel Saunders, W end y C z a rn o ta , D ee B a lla l, Betsy West.

1 . Coach Meineke gives the team advice during the St. Luke's game.2. R ach e l S au n d ers sh o o ts a lay-up as team member Kim Ken­dricks looks on.

B rian L ehm an, Sara M o n crie f, B ry an B lo om .

Swimming

C o ach T o m Elm er

E ven th o u g h th is y e a r 's swimming rams were small in number, they were big in heart. Sophomores Brian Leh­man and Bryan Bloom and ju n ior Sara M o n crief m ade up the team. At the sectional meet the swimmers all swam well with Brian Lehman qual­ifying for the district meet in both of his events.

Front Row : Ian B u ffin g to n , Ju s- ten E ngland , A aron H o ren stein , A ndrew B ern ie , A ln u r A li, Eric W ittm e r , T r a v is M o r r is o n -M c - K ell. B ack Row : Liam M c D o n ­n e l l , B la k e N o la n , N ic k M o n ­c r ie f , M ic h a e l C le v e la n d , R is h i G and h i, B en D u rk ee , Steve D in ­k in s , S tew art Adam .

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Front Row : B ry n n a Pietz, Je n n ife r L avin , S tacy H aught. B ack Row : S te p h a n ie P o t ts , E m ily C a r r o l l , K o r tn e y J e te r , A n d re a G e o r o f f , C oach Paula K iefer.

C o ach Sh aw n S m ith

This winter the fifth and sixth grade basketball teams both competed and learned. Seven girls and fifteen boys under the instruction of their coaches improved their bas­ketball skills and competed valiantly representing them­selves and their school well. T h ey developed in to b etter basketball players who will surely have future success.

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VarsityTennis

C oach V in R om eo

The 1 9 9 4 's v arsity m en's te n n is team had an e x ce p ­tional season. Led by Coach Vin Romeo they had a record of 22-1. The team averaged la s t y e a r 's th re e lo sse s by beating Oakwood, Fairmont, and Seven Hills. This pro­pelled them to a number one ranking in Division II and a number two ranking overall. To end the season on a high note, Tom Adam and Suraj W aikhom qualified for the state tennis tournament. Six of the players were named to all-area team s. In doubles, Phil and Brent Carroll were e le c te d to th e th ird te a m , while Tom Adam and Suraj W a ik h o m m ade th e f i r s t team. In singles, Amit Gan­dhi received honorable men­tion and Dave Albert made the first team all-area. At the spring sports banquet, Amit Gandhi was named the most im p ro v ed p la y e r and P h il Carroll the team player.

1 , Amit Gandhi reaches his fullest to return a shot. 2 . Suraj's famous killer return. 3. Phil Carroll waits patiently to return another shot. 4. Tom Adam shows great form after returning a shot. 5. David Albert returns a serve with his perfect backliand.

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Front row; Suraj Waikhom, David Albert, Amit Gandhi, Vikram Agarwal. Second Brent Carroll, Tom Adam, Phil Carroll, Sanjay Maraboyina. C o ach Romeo,'"aiiitQ,

Front R ow : T o m m y L in , R ah u l B alla l, A li K ardan , and B en ja m in K atz. B ack Row : C oach B ru ce H u n ts- barger, B en H u tse ll, A dam S o rk in , K evin H arper, Ja re k B a b ick i, and D u stin Payne.

JVTennis

Coach Bruce Huntsbarger

T he Ju n io r V a rsity co m ­pleted another successful year w ith the ad d itio n of m an y skilled players. Led by Coach Bruce Huntsbarger, the team finished with an outstanding record. They beat some of the top teams such as Oakwood, Carroll, Tipp City, Troy, and Seven Hills. Towards the end of the season seven players from the JV team were sent to the O ak w ood In v ita tio n a l T ournam ent. They finished first in first and second sin­gles, second with the first and seco n d d o u b les te a m , and third with their last singles team. The team was led by Senior Jon Nathan and Soph­om ore S anjay M arab o yin a. Ben Katz got the team player aw ard . T h e team had th e ir most impressive win against St. Xavier, winning 4-1. The JV had a superb season. A c­co rd in g to C o a ch H u n ts ­barger, "The excellent record is a result of attitude, com­m itm e n t , d e d ic a tio n and teamwork."

1 . Rahul Ballal expresses victory after a powerful ace. 2, Jon Nathan waits patiently, ready for a forehand. 3. Talking to himself for motivation, Ben Katz waits for the opponent's serve. 4. Vishal Gujadhur warms up before practice. S. Tommy Lin ex­presses his power.

Baseball

Coach Rick Acquilano Coach Glenn Squiers

The boys' varsity baseball team had a rough year. They were led by coaches Glenn Squiers and R ick Acquilano. Th is year was considered a rebu ild ing season. T h irteen o f th e f i f te e n p la y ers were u n d e rc la ss m e n . F resh m en Alex Caillat and Pat Lake re­ce iv ed th e M o s t Im p ro v ed Player Awards. Senior Brent Craig was the recipient of the M ost Valuable Player Award.

C oach A cq u ila n o fe lt h is team learned two key aspects of the game, throughout the s e a so n . O n e a sp e c t w as to come together as a team. A n­other aspect was to never give up.

O ne of the big highlights of the season was Alex Cail- la t 's tw e n ty -e ig h t s to le n b a ses . D u sty B ra n n o n a lso helped the team im m ensely by pitching in most of the games. D usty's best perfor­mance was in the team's one v ic to ry a g a in st C in c in n a ti Christian as he threw a two- h i t t e r . T h e b a s e b a ll tea m hopes that this season will help them for future years.

1 . Dusty takes his lead as he looks to steal second off an Oakwood pitcher.2. Chris G, hopes to apply the quick tag to an Oakwood base runner, 3 . Chandar dusts himself off after he slid head-first into home. 4. Brent p ra c tice s h is d efen s 'v eskills as he pte.;->yrss for s*Alex ham’'ier'“. - i '-'-mI! nice i; .li . .. f.:Oa;-

Front row: Pat Lake, C handar M u th iah , B ret E ik en bery , B ren t C raig , R on ald L anton Sid Patw a. B ack row: C oach A cqu ilan o , K evin Sp itler, D u sty B ran n o n , C h ris Har G ed rites, A lex C ailla t, Jam es Je n n in g s , D erek D ien er, and C oach Sq u iers.

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Front row: A sh le y E ngland , E lizabeth C o llier , R ach el Sam so n , K atie N u tter, U lyana Lagunov, H eather D avis. Secon d row; C oach B arn ett, D ave W est, B ran d on England , Jo n P reisser, K en N ie lsen , T im G eo- ro ff, Brode V an trease , D avid C zarnota, Eugene P o lo n sk y .

Volleyball

C o ach Jo y B arnett

The varsity volleyball team started off the season as the u n d e rd o g s . T h is y ea r w as only the second season for the volleyball team, and M i­am i Valley was the only team in their league to have fe­m a le s p la y o n th e ir te a m . (There were six girls from the so p h o m o re an d j'u n io r classes.) Although the begin­ning of the season was a little b u m p y , th e team sh o w ed g re a t im p ro v e m e n t b y th e end of the year. W ith both hard work and support from teammates, coaches, and fans, th e v o lle y b a ll p la y ers were able to pull off two winning games. Coach Barnett often said, "Practice makes perfect, but only if the practice is per­fect." A lot of emphasis was placed on doing drills cor­rectly and keeping a positive o u tlo o k , reg a rd less o f p ast losses. B y the end of the sea­son, everyone could see that the volleyball team had im ­proved greatly. Regardless of the 0-11 record, the players are excited about next year an d w ill a g g r e s s iv e ly fa ce their opposition.

1. U lyana Lagunov p asses th e ball to D ave C zarnota. 2. Jo n P re isser sp ik es th e ball in a p re-gam e w arm -u p. 3. E lizab eth C o llier , a valu ab le asset to the team , h its to w in the p o in t. 4. H eather D a v is w arm s up befo re the M c N ich o la s gam e. 5, C oach B arnett e x p l a i n s t h e im p o r t a n c e o f g o o d p asses to her team .

Middle School Tennis

Coach Susan Rudd

The Middle School Tennis T eam w en t th ro u g h a r e ­building stage this year. The team went 1-4. Susan Rudd said "E ig h teen boys signed up for the team and the over­all level of play is very good, assuring a strong boys' pro­gram for years to come!" The highlight of the season was during the Princeton Tourna­ment. Ben Jackson was run­ner-up for the second singles position. He will return next year, and the team hopes for improvement.

1 . V iv ek M ah a ja n pow ers b ack a forehand to his opponent during a practice match. 2 . James Patchett hits a return of serve at a practice. "5. Jess Castle works on forehand dr )' 4 .

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Front row: Phil Chuang, Benjy Lowry, James Patchett, Rishi Gandhi, Justen England Schneiderman, Varun Mahajan, Michael Cleveland, Ben Durkee, Kevin Mohan. Third etz, Joe Carroll, Emmanuel Araya, Jess Castle, Steve Dinkins, Alnur Ali, Coach Rudd

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Looking Forward To The Future

CLOSING

1 . H i l l a r y C l i n t o n w a s t h e f o c u s o f t w o o f t h e n a t i o n ' s h o t t e s t t o p i c s : h e a l t h c a r e r e ­f o r m a n d W h i t e w a t e r . 2 . C i v i l W a r b r o k e o u t i n t h e A f r i c a n n a t i o n o f R w a n d a a f ­f e c t i n g t h o u s a n d s o f i n n o c e n t s . 3 . T o m m y M o e b e c a m e t h e f i r s t A m e r i c a n t o w i n a m e d a l a t L i l l e h a m m e r w h e n h e t o o k t h e g o l d i n t h e m e n ' s d o w n h i l l , 4 . T h o u s a n d s o f H a i t i a n s f l e d t h e o p p r e s s i o n o f t h e i r c o u n t r y . 5 . T h e w a i f l o o k t o o k t h e f a s h i o n w o r l d b y s t o r m , b u t s o m e p r o t e s t e d t h a t t h e b o d y t y p e d i s p l a y e d b y m o d e l s l i k e K a t e M o s s l e d t o e a t i n g d i s o r d e r s i n y o u n g g i r l s . 6 , K u r t C o b a i n , l e a d s i n g e r f o r t h e g r u n g e r o c k g r o u p N i r v a n a , c o m ­m i t t e d s u i c i d e i n A p r i l . 7 . R i c h a r d N i x o n , f o r m e r U . S . P r e s i d e n t , d i e d o f a s t r o k e i n t h e s p r i n g . 8 . N e l s o n M a n d e l a w a s e l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t o f S o u t h A f r i c a i n t h e n a t i o n ' s f i r s t f r e e e l e c t i o n . 9 . S t e v e n S p i e l b e r g ' s m o v i e a b o u t t h e h o l o c a u s t , " S c h i n d l e r ' s L i s t , " r e c e i v e d m u l t i p l e A c a d e m y A w a r d s , i n c l u d i n g B e s t P i c t u r e a n d B e s t D i r e c t o r 1 0 . B o s n i a n S e r b s s e n d a m o r t a r t o w a r d t h e M u s l i m t o w n o f M a g l a j a s t h e t r a g i c s t u g g l e c o n t i n u e s . 1 1 . C o n t r o v e r s y s u r ­r o u n d s t o p A m e r i c a n f i g u r e s k a t e r s T o n y a H a r d i n g ( p i c t u r e d w i t h h e r l a w y e r ) a n d N a n c y K e r r i g a n d u r i n g t h e m o n t h s a r o u n d t h e W i n t e r O l y m p i c s . 1 2 . J a c q u e ­l i n e K e n n e d y O n a s s i s d i e d o f o v a r i a n c a n ­c e r i n M a y .

Miami Valley

AwardsBook awards, scholarships,

and a c t iv ity aw ards were am ong the m any typ es of aw ards g iven d u rin g th is year's numerous awards cere­m o n ie s . T h e A cad em ic A w ards e v e n in g on Ju n e 8 was the culminating experi­ence for all students involved. For the first time in the his­to ry of M V S, the M id d le School had a separate awards ce re m o n y . At the U pper School Awards evening the e ig h th grade was fo rm a lly presented and accepted into the U pper S ch o o l. V ario u s h o n o rs such as the L o fin o family scholars and the David A. S a id e l s ch o la rs were named. Danny Beaty and Ni­kki Stewart were recognized for their state championships in speech. The forensics high p o in t award nam e was chan ged to the F lo ren ce Krahling Forensics Award in honor of her seventeen years of dedication to the forensics program at MVS. The evening of Academic Awards was con­cluded with the Upper School and faculty choir performance of two very special songs fea­turing Sam Winston as soloist and com poser. The activ ity awards recognized all Upper School students who had par­ticipated in extracurricular ac­tivities and the Sports Ban­quet hoiiored participants in sports during the year.

1 . Principal Tom Elmer com­ments on the joy of having AFS student Rina Aso attend­ing M V S. 2 . M r. G raetz aw ards Am y G lis s o n her chess award. 3. The seniors at the Headmaster's Awards Cer­emony. 4. Athletic Director, Joy Barnett, awards Phil Car­roll the Archie Griffin Award. 5. Literary magazine advisors B etsy H ughes and Florence Krahling give a heartwarming speech. 6 The National Merit scholars. 7. Anya Young and Mamta Desai at the Headmas­ters's Awards.

Anything Goes Day

A n y th in g Goes D ay had a lot going for it this year: a warm sunny day, su p erb advanced planning, enthusiastic s tu d e n ts . T h e day kicked off with a sub­marine sandwich lunch (which included water­melon and make-your- own su n d aes) and the th ird a n n u a l p rim a l scream . In the ev en ts, ten te a m s (ra n d o m ly ch o se n fro m all fo u r grades) competed in ten different areas in clu d­in g a w a te r re la y , whipped cream volley­ball, balloon toss, pud­d in g s lu rp , and th e ever-popular fruit lam­bada. Everyone seemed to enjoy the organized activ ities , but the real fun lay in the free-for- all at the end. Shaving cream, whipped cream, crazy string, eggs: they were all airborn. Even a few of the teachers were implicated (Mr. Squiers b ecam e th e o ff ic ia l “hose man"). It was an awesome day that stu­dents truly enjoyed!

1 . Tommy Lin, Eugene Polon­sky, and Josh Opsahl polish o f f the su b s . 2 . C h and ar M u th ia h on th e s lip -a n d - slide. 3. Ben Huttsell demon­strates his skill at the egg roll.4. K a tie N u tter and Erode Vantrease pull ahead in the wheelbarrow race. 5. Kavita K um ar e x p la in s the " f r u i t la m b a d a ." 6 . Pat C a rro ll, Molly Thomas, Matt Barber, Teresa Barrows, and Ulyana Lagunov dig in for the tug-o- war. 7. Jamie Roby and Jenny Chun watch to see how far

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1. U lyan a Lagu nov d isp lays her cow.2 . Heather Lewis and Jamie Roby are

hard at work in the library. 3. BeckiQuam and Suraj Waikhonr are

enjoying prom. 4. Maureen Wagner, Bert Kramer, and Sarah Ballauer are happy to be at Miami Valley 5. The French II class relaxes during their

group picture. 6. This group seems to be enjoying their community service experience. 7. The freshman guys are

chasing the girls with snowballs at Ohio Caverns.

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1 . Jarek Babicki helps Heather Lewis with some homework while Harris Schneiderman gets ready for class. 2 . Amit Gandhi and Max Lake have just given their Student Council speeches. 3. The ninth graders have just spent an enjoyable day at Camp Kern. 4. Debi Weis loves the springtime. 5. Leia Eller, Robyn DeLong, Jon Humphrey, Tim Shaw and Dusty Brannon study an alligator in the library.

The sch o o l's th ir tie th year has finally come to its end. A n o th e r g ro u p has reached its lon g-aw aited

graduation, leaving the se­n i o r r e i g n to the j u n i o r class. It has been a success in sports, a variety of as­

semblies, clubs, and deco­rative dances. This school year of 1993-94 has proven to be unique and experien­

tial. M any are looking for­ward to the months of va­cation, planning trips and relaxation.

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1 . Mr. Squiers, Ben Katz, Patrick Lake, Wesley Young, and Chris Harris are enjoying Camp Kern during Immersion. 2. Lower School students are preparing their bikes before the Miami Valley Tour de France on French Day. 3. Mrs. Krahling sits happily at her desk dreaming about her retirement plans. 4. Jenny Taylor and Josie Cleveland sit together and enjoy a basketball game. 5. Kathryn Ervin is a painter during the Spring Fair.

Mrs. Florence Krahling announced her retirement after twenty-five years at MVS. A lth o u g h her loss will be felt, the year was

not w ith o u t som e g ain s. T h e b oys v a rs ity te n n is team had a 2 2 -1 re c o rd , and the girls' record was 19-2. The school enjoyed

having another exchange student, Rina Aso. Finally, the long-aw aited Science Center reached its comple­tion and will be open for

use in the 1994-95 school year.

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