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COOPERNEWS
VOLUME 21 / SUMMER 2019
30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
From Curiosity to Wisdom
COOPER NEWS
Volume 21 • Summer 2019
Cooper News is committed to supporting
the mission of The John Cooper School:
To provide a challenging education in a
caring environment to a diverse group
of select students, enabling them to
become critical and creative thinkers,
effective communicators, responsible
citizens and leaders, and lifetime learners.
Michael F. Maher, Head of School
2019-20 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Gerald Glenn – Chair
Beth Griffith – Vice Chair
Cola Pate – Secretary
Brian Petrauskas – Treasurer
Yvette Aquino
Becky Bayless
Stacey Bourque
Bryan Brown
Lindsey Cooksen
Johnna Edone
Mike Minarovic
Rod Pitts
Carlos Ramirez
and COOPERNEWS VOLUME 21 / SUMMER 2019 30TH ANN
COOPER NEWS Volume 21 • Summer 2019 Cooper News
Jason Fochtman/©Houston Chronicle. Used with perm
Current and former administrators and trustees
RECEPTION FILLED WITH MEMORIES, UPDATES, LAUGHTER
From Curiosity to An explanation of the school’s
Wisdom Cooper News asked division heads and admin
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JOHN COOPER DAY 2019 Your journey of a thousand m
Dragon fact Alumni parent Merry Martin Wise wrot
A REFLECTION OF MR. COOPER’S IMPACT O
Celebrations The very first groundbreaking ceremo
Beam Signings...
TRUSTEES Insights from Board Chairs - Past, Prese
YVETTE AQUINO Board Chair: 2005-2012 • Board
PUGH FIELD
FIELD FAMILY DIAMOND AT FINNIE PARK ROCK MAT
and Enrollment, Facility Growth A Constant on Ca
PATE TRACK/PUGH FIELD
Advancement ANNIVERSARY GALA WAS OUT OF THIS WORL
ANNUAL FUND 101 Thanks to the generosity
STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM
2nd Grade Playdate
CONNECTIONS Networking Platform Gets a Facelift,
ALUMS REMEMBER THE EARLY YEARS When I asked Jasar
“Everybody needs someone beside ‘em shining like
PARENTS’ FORUM From 2019-20 Co-Presidents Chariss
SENIOR TEA Seniors, parents, faculty and adminis
FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL 29
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PRESIDENT Be open to ideas fo
FINE ARTS COUNCIL From 2018-19 Co-Presidents Mali
Parents C N CELEBRATING THE ARTS OPER S O C H
PARENTS CREATE INFORMATIVE, INTERACTIVE BLACK HIS
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Parents Assist With Focus
INTERNATIONAL PARADE Dragon fact The first Inter
Building a community Habitat Project Completes 20
2019 DEDICATION Cooper students, faculty, admin
CHANGING LIVES SINCE 1999 Habi
Outreach and The Cooper community has fulfilled
EMPTY BOWLS 14th Annual Event Brings Total Donati
Curiosity to Wisdom is reflected in the Department
WELCOME BACK Coach Wilson Returns To Lead Cooper’
WHO’S IN THAT DRACO COSTUME? Samantha-Anne Horwit
thletics GETTING TO KNOW... Coach Erik DeHaven
Cooper’s first home football game was played by a
ATHLETIC AWARDS EVENING thletics Inaugural Iron
ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Athletes of the Year are ch
athlete spotlight EVAN MINAROVIC
JARED RAMIREZ Boys’ Tennis Junior | Doubles Best
We’ve got that dragon spirit SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
THE EARLY YEARS Lower School Field Day Has Histor
Creative Thinkers The work of student artists ar
From Curiosity to Wisdom A REFLECTION
WELCOME Jon Schroeder Returns to First Passion in
BRAVO! Band, choir and visual arts students compe
FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 1 FOUNDING ARTIST-I
APRIL 5 - 6
FIFTH GRADERS STUDY WORK OF ‘THE BARD’ THEN PERFO
Audience members stepped back 30 years through vi
Recognitions FIFTH GRADE From Curiosity to Wis
Lifelong Learning Is An Active Endeavor EIGHTH GR
A CASE FOR CURIOSITY IN THE PURSUIT OF WISDOM
COOPER CHAPTER OF CUM LAUDE SOCIETY INDUCTS SENIO
Senior Awards CLASS OF 2019 HONORED AT ANNUAL FOR
Head of School Award
GRADUATES RECOGNIZED FOR 13 YEARS AS COOPER DRAGO
Congratulations TO THE CLASS OF 2019 Lisa Alexand
Commencement Commencement for the 112 members of
Invocation Valedictorian
REMEMBERING PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH Geo
Senior Walk Channel 13 news reporter Mela-
EfTA Facilitating Connections Between
COOPER HOSTS STUDENTS FROM KIPP: 3D ACADEMY AT 2N
SHARING EXPERTISE Faculty Spend Time Facilitating
Cooper Pioneers from the Class of 2006 Childr
Coming Up Bring your Dragon Spirit! Mark your f
HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH W
DECEMBER 6, 2019 SIGNATURES COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES
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