Holton-Arms - Reunion

Weekend Schedule

April 8 & 9, 2022For all alumnae, with special recognition for the classes ending in
2's & 7's
Reunion 2022 is a time for all alumnae to join classmates, friends, faculty and staff, both past and present, to celebrate Holton-Arms’ rich history and exciting future. The weekend festivities are not limited to alumnae celebrating milestone reunions- we hope all will join for this exciting weekend, particularly those who have missed an in-person reunion due to the pandemic!

*At this time, Holton-Arms requires all guests who enter campus buildings be vaccinated per the CDC guidelines if medically eligible.*

Weekend Schedule

Friday, April 8

Alumnae Visiting Day
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Della Robbia Gallery
Stop by the Alumnae Hospitality Area for refreshments, campus maps, and class schedules for the day.

Alumnae Art History Class with Dr. Christopher Wilson
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Eacho Lecture Hall
Join Holton’s current art history teacher Dr. Christopher Wilson, for a special class just for alumnae.

50^th Reunion Lunch for the Classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972
12 to 2 p.m.
Second Century Garden

Alumnae Assembly with Upper School Students
1:30 p.m. to 2:25 p.m.
James Whittier Lewis Theater
All alumnae are invited to the Upper School assembly where they will hear from the 2022 Distinguished Alumna, Dr. Jen Stern ’94.

50^thReunion Meet & Greet with Lower School
2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Lower School Courtyard
Over the course of the year, third grade students and the 50^th Reunion Class have an opportunity to exchange letters about their Holton memories and experiences. The Classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972 are invited to enjoy sweet treats with Holton’s youngest students, the Classes of 2029, 2030 and 2031.

Alumnae Association Cocktail Party*
6 to 8:30 p.m.
6:15 p.m. - Awards Presentation & Champagne Toast with Head of School Susanna A. Jones
Second Century Garden
Alumnae of all classes, faculty and staff, both past and present, will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, school tours with Boosters, official class photos and special champagne service for those classes winning the Champagne Cup and the Presidents’ Cup. Join at 6:15 p.m. for a special toast and award presentation for the Distinguished Alumna and Rosie Award recipients as well as the winning classes.

*Transportation will be provided from the Embassy Suites to and from the Alumnae Association Cocktail Party.

Saturday, April 9

Alumnae Association Cookout & Family Gathering
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Holton Campus
Enjoy the day on campus with a cookout lunch and variety of events for alumnae and families of all ages! Feel free to visit any of the events below at your leisure throughout the gathering. Lunch, moonbounce, face-painting, as well as access to the school store will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spouses, children, grandchildren, and other guests welcome.

Black Alumnae Union Gathering
12 p.m.
Centennial Garden
Join the Holton-Arms Black Alumnae Union to celebrate women of color and their legacy at Holton-Arms.

Hard Hat Tour of the Marriott Gymnasium, Weight Room & Learning Commons Projects
12:30 p.m.
Meet at the Front Entrance
See the latest renovations and hear about plans for the exciting projects coming soon!

Holton Varsity Lacrosse Game
1 p.m.
Lower School Turf Field
Cheer on Holton’s Varsity Lacrosse Team as they take on St. Mary’s Ryken.

LGBTQIA+ Alum Gathering
1:30 p.m.
Panther Courtyard
Join fellow LGBTQIA+ Alums to connect and hear about opportunities to engage with current students.

Reunion Celebration Cocktails & Dinner for the Classes of 1931 through 1971*
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Ruth Hanna Simms Reception Room
Holton-Arms alumnae from the Classes of 1931 through 1971 and their guests are invited to gather for cocktails and a seated dinner on campus.

65^th Reunion Cocktails & Dinner for the Class of 1957*
Father’s Club Lounge
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Join alumnae from the Classes of 1931 through 1971 for cocktails followed by a special dinner for the Class of 1957 and their guests.

50^th Reunion Celebration for the Class of 1972*
Time TBD
Columbia Country Club
Members of the Class of 1972 and their guests are invited for a special class party to celebrate their 50^th Reunion. More information coming soon!

*Transportation will be provided from the Embassy Suites to and from these events.

Classes of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017 are busy planning their Saturday night off-campus class-specific parties.
Please check with your Reunion Volunteers or visit the Class Parties tab above for details!

**Please note that, while it is our hope to hold as many events outside to maximize the safety of our alumnae and students, final event locations on campus may change.**

Reunion Hotel Information

Make your travel plans for Reunion now!

Holton has secured a room block at the Bethesda Marriott Suites (6711 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD) for $96 per night for a one-bedroom suite with King bed and sofa bed. The rate is available for the nights of April 7 through April 10, 2022.

Rooms must be reserved by March 17, 2022 to secure the reduced room rate.

Due to a turnover in hotel management, the link to make reservations is currently unavailable. Please check back soon!

REUNION GIVING

Reunion is an occasion to reflect on the difference Holton-Arms has made in your life and to give back in support of the School. Everyone who is celebrating a Reunion this year is asked to honor the milestone by making a special gift to The Holton Fund as part of the Promise of Holton-Arms: The Campaign for Our Future, hopefully in the form of a 5-year commitment. Multi-year commitments allow Holton to look beyond the present and plan for a vibrant future for our students. Gifts made over five years allow gifts to add up quickly, and the entire amount will count toward your class’ Presidents’ Cup standing.

The Champagne Cup is awarded to the Reunion Class achieving the highest participation in the 2021-2022 Holton Fund by Reunion Weekend. The Presidents’ Cup celebrates the class achieving the highest level of philanthropic leadership during a Reunion Year. All gifts toward the Campaign priorities contribute to your class standings in the Presidents’ Cup.

Both awards provide friendly competition between Reunion Classes with the reward of exclusive champagne service throughout Reunion Weekend.

Nothing says celebration like a bottle of bubbly!

DONATE FOR YOUR CLASS TODAY

The Holton Fund is the primary fundraising effort at Holton-Arms. The School depends on ongoing annual contributions to sustain daily activities, to support excellent faculty, and to look toward the future. From lab equipment to computers, financial aid to sports activities, art classes to school plays, the Holton Fund supports the people and programs that make up the Holton experience for every girl, every day. Since tuition alone does not cover the cost of a Holton education, gifts to the Holton Fund provide funding for the School’s most immediate needs:

Compensation and benefits for our talented and dedicated teachers;
Equipment and supplies for academic, arts, and athletics programs;
Professional development for faculty and staff;
Innovations to our rich curricular offerings;
Experiential learning opportunities locally, nationally, and globally;
Upgrades to instructional technology;
Maintenance of our campus and facilities.

For more than 120 years, the promise made by Mrs. Holton remains at the heart of Holton-Arms School: to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” It is here that students discover paths for themselves they never thought possible so that, as alumnae, they may lead lives of positive influence to make the world a better place.

And now, we embrace the next chapter for this great institution – The Promise of Holton-Arms: The Campaign for Our Future.

Philanthropy sustains Holton’s values and culture by unlocking the tools essential to our excellence. To date, donors to the Promise Campaign have:

Contributed more than $25,00,000.
Established 33 new Endowed Named Funds.
Named 2 Endowed Instructorships.
Doubled the donor-contributed endowment.
Named 9+ spaces in the Learning Commons and Gym Renovation.
33 new community members have joined Lamp of Learning, Holton’s planned giving program.
Exceeded the Holton fund goal annually over the last 6 years.

We are looking to the Holton-Arms community to help us Improve Our Community Spaces, Strengthen Our Endowment, and Increase Unrestricted Giving.

2021 Reunion Giving Competitions Final Results:

AWARDS

The Holton-Arms Alumnae Association celebrates recipients of The Distinguished Alumna and The "Rosie" Awards once a year during the Alumnae Association Celebration and Induction Brunch on the Saturday of Reunion Weekend.

ALUMNAE AWARDS NOMINATION FORM

The Distinguished Alumna Award

The Distinguished Alumna Award was established by the Board of Directors of the Alumnae Association in 1973 to recognize the career, professional, or volunteer service accomplishments of an outstanding alumna of the Holton-Arms School.

2022 Distinguished Alumna - Dr. Jennifer Stern '94

Dr. Jennifer Stern '94 lives by the Holton motto: I will find a way or make one. At Holton, Jen enjoyed her Art and Humanities classes above all others. Today as a NASA Planetary Scientist, Jen uses the critical thinking and writing skills she learned at Holton to perform research to expand our knowledge about the potential for life in other parts of our solar system.

Jen’s passion for the natural world has been strong ever since she entered Holton in 4^th Grade and won a science fair prize for her giant model of the geology of the Wasatch Mountain Range in Utah. After Holton, she pursued a bachelor’s degree in Geology-Biology at Brown University, where she discovered she loved being part of a research team. This work took her to Florida State University, where she received her PhD in Geology.

In Jen’s final year of graduate school, she discovered the field of Astrobiology, a multidisciplinary science to explore the potential for life on other planets. While she had never studied any other planet than Earth, true to the Holton motto, Jen found her way to a Postdoctoral Fellowship at NASA Ames Research Center in California, eventually returning to the DC area for a permanent Planetary Scientist position at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

NASA’s mission of exploration fits Jen’s personality well. This work requires creativity to dream big, and problem-solving skills to find a way to make it happen. Teamwork is a crucial part of all of Jen’s work at NASA. Jen is a member of the Mars Rover Curiosity Science Team, studying the chemical composition of Mars. In 2016, Jen published the detection of the right kind of nitrogen for life on Mars, for which she won the Presidential Early Career Achievement in Science and Technology award. Jen is also involved in the upcoming Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. She directs a geochemistry laboratory and participates in field expeditions to places on Earth that are analogs for Mars. As a mid-career scientist, Jen enjoys mentoring a new generation of scientists.

At Holton, Jen was active in the arts, and participated in 12 seasons of team sports in Upper School. Jen’s Holton experience has shaped the rest of her life, from her choice of a career in which teamwork is a crucial element, to her continued participation in competitive sports at age 45 as a member of the DC Dragon Boat Club Women’s Team. Jen continues to seek out involvement in the arts and currently studies intaglio etching at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria.

In 2018, Jen began exploration of the brand-new (to her) world of motherhood, welcoming her daughter Violet Mae to the world. Mom, Violet, and Dad Robert Shortley currently reside in Alexandria, VA.

The "Rosie" Award

Created by the Board of Directors of the Alumnae Association on September 17, 1990, The Rosemary Wire Anderson ("The Rosie") Award recognizes an alumna's extraordinary service to Holton-Arms. It was presented for the first time at Reunion Weekend in 1991 to Rosemary Wire Anderson '58. The award recognizes extraordinary service to Holton faculty, volunteers, employees, and members of the Board of Trustees as well as the Alumnae Board.

The "Rosie" Award is a surprise to the recipient and will be announced on Friday, April 8 as part of our Awards Presentation during the Cocktail Party.

Athletic Hall of Fame

Established in 2000-2001, the Holton-Arms Athletic Hall of Fame honors and perpetuates the memory of those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Holton-Arms athletics and have helped bring recognition, honor, and excellence to the School and its athletic program throughout its history.

In 2000-2001, the Centennial Year, the idea for an Athletic Hall of Fame arose to honor student athletes, individual teams, and outstanding coaches throughout the history of Holton-Arms School.

Members of the Athletic Hall of Fame should serve as a standard of excellence and inspire current students and teams to achieve their own level of excellence. The 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees will be inducted as part of our next round of Athletic Hall of Fame inductions in Spring 2023.

2020 - Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Ylva Bostrom Ihrig ’87

Ylva Bostrom Ihrig ’87 started at Holton as a ninth grader, when swimming was not a School sport and swimmers practiced with their outside teams only. Ylva was still required to take P.E., even though she spent three hours in the pool each day. With the support of then-P.E. teacher Peggy Whilden and two 10th-grade swimmers, Niki Neviaser ’86 and Theresa Adams ’86, Holton started its first-ever swim team. Having an official team provided swimmers with the opportunity to compete in “Metros,” the D.C.-area championship meet at the end of each season, where Ylva earned an All-Met Honorable Mention. By her senior year, the Holton swim team made it into the yearbook, signaling to many that it was officially a Holton sport!

Ylva swam for four years on the varsity swim team at Princeton University, with a focus on butterfly and middle-to-long-distance freestyle. She received the Friends of Princeton Swimming Award during her senior year. Ylva spent a year between college and veterinary school working at veterinary clinics and coaching swimming, which included some practices at Holton’s then-new pool. Ylva was thrilled that the Holton swim team had not only continued; now, it finally had a place for students to practice together.

Ylva attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 1996 and continuing her training at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital in Weymouth, Mass. She returned to Northern Virginia in 1997 and has been a practicing veterinarian in the area since then. She is the owner of the Animal Clinic of Clifton, in Clifton, Va., where she cares for cats and dogs.

Ylva started swimming competitively again about 10 years ago and now trains and competes with a group of “Master swimmers” at L4 Swimming. She is back to swimming long-distance freestyle and looks forward to open-water swims in the area this summer. Ylva lives in Fairfax Station, Va,. with her husband, Robert (also a veterinarian), and their cat, Dumbledore.

Heather Geddes Healy ’74

Heather Geddes Healy ’74 was a rare 16-season varsity athlete who competed in basketball, field hockey, softball, and track and field. She joined Holton in the ninth grade and describes sports as both an entry into her new community and an anchor within it. During her freshman year, Heather became the second freshman to start on the varsity basketball team. Her love of sports and pure athleticism contributed to her induction into HAA her sophomore year. Heather served as HAA president her junior and senior years.

In addition to her seasonal sports at Holton, Heather was a co-rep for Holton’s badminton team and brought home ISL championships two years in a row. She also received the Outstanding Basketball Player Award in 1972 and the Holton-Arms School Special Athletic Award in 1973. During her time at Holton, Heather developed and executed the first-ever field day for new Lower and Middle School students before school started. Heather recalls, “This was especially important to me, as I understood what being a new student among a group of established friends meant. Sports were a way for me to join and I wanted other girls to have access to that gateway.”

After Holton, Heather received her B.A. from Mount Vernon College and holds a Master’s of Social Work from University of Maryland. For the past 30 years, Heather has incorporated sports and physical activity into her treatment sessions and plans with adolescent and adult clients to advance their mental health and well-being. Currently, Heather serves as the Director of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which provides behavioral health services for 50,000 flight attendants from 20 airlines and their families. Heather has been designing and directing workplace trauma response and behavioral health prevention and early intervention programs across federal, state, and non-governmental organizations for nearly four decades. Heather lives in Rockville, Md., with her husband, Brendan. They have four children, Brittany, Brendan Jr., Samantha, and Courtney.

Arlyn Katzen Landow ’95

Arlyn Katzen Landow ’95 grew up playing baseball with boys. In fact, she was the first girl to play in the Rockville Baseball Association (previously known as the Rockville Boys Baseball Association). Arlyn was a three-season athlete at Holton. As a freshman, she made the varsity teams in soccer, basketball, and softball. In softball, she truly excelled—so much so that her Holton coach suggested she try out for club teams and look into playing at the college level. At Holton, Arlyn was varsity softball’s MVP all four years, and her junior and senior years, she served as team captain and was voted First Team All-League, First Team All-County, First Team All-Montgomery Squad, and All-Met. She was also selected as the Washington Post Athlete of the Week during the spring of her junior year.

Arlyn was recruited by several colleges and ultimately decided to continue her softball career at the University of Pennsylvania. She was voted Honorable Mention All-Ivy League her freshman year and First Team All-Ivy League her sophomore year. After a knee injury ended her career, she immediately jumped into coaching, even while finishing her studies at Penn and throughout law school. Arlyn coached several local teams and, as her daughters became softball players, began coaching at the club level. She has also coached for the past four years at the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Penn. Arlyn currently coaches with the Pennsylvania Chaos organization, widely considered the best softball club on the East Coast, and travels around the country all summer for the club team. Additionally, Arlyn owned an indoor batting facility dedicated solely to softball development for young girls.

Arlyn currently resides in Villanova with her husband of 20 years, Robert, and three daughters, Blake (16), Brynn (14), and Charly (12). Blake and Charly are both club softball players, with Blake now beginning her own college recruiting process. Arlyn is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Softball Board of Directors.

Jane Kinnamon '67

Jane Kinnamon ’67 began playing team sports as a fifth grader at the Country School in Easton, Md., when she had her first opportunity to play. Jane had a talent for sports in any season and in her sophomore year—after only one year on Holton’s field hockey, basketball, softball, and track teams—she was inducted into HAA. She was captain of both the field hockey and basketball teams in her senior year. Jane’s classmate writes, “Jane had the body and the mentality of a true athlete. While others could run, she could glide down a hockey field or a basketball court. As a halfback, I always looked for Jane to be open for an outlet pass on the hockey field, and as an exceptional wing, she could move that ball down the field with speed and control. On the basketball court, she could head fake and go in for the easy layup. Her accuracy on the free-throw line was exceptional. Jane was gifted at birth with the body of an athlete, but her heart, soul, hard work, and spirit…made her a true champion in my mind.”

In addition to her talent in sports, Jane was invited to join the Social Service Society during her junior year. This school group shopped for and sold food to boarders, and proceeds went to an orphanage.

After Holton, Jane graduated from the University of Iowa and then Mercy Hospital’s Medical Technology School in Baltimore. She worked in medical labs throughout the Baltimore area until her retirement in 2016. Jane continued to enjoy sports as an adult in Baltimore. She played on an AAA women’s fast-pitch softball team and coached a women’s softball team. Jane also enjoyed more informal basketball and racquetball games, and spent much time sailing—a pastime she continues to this day.

A friend of Jane’s wrote, “You would want a Jane Kinnamon on your child’s team, but not just because she was such a gifted athlete. More importantly, you would want a young player who set such a fine example in sportsmanship. Jane always saw herself as a member of a team.”

2021 REUNION RECORDINGS

Reunion Gone Virtual
Celebrating classes ending in 1's & 6's
Thank you to our 2021 Reunion volunteers and everyone who joined us for Virtual Reunion Weekend!
We hope you enjoy the recorded events from the weekend. You can access the recordings by clicking the event titles below.

All Alumnae Cocktail Party
Enjoy a virtual mixologist (cocktail and mocktail recipes can be found here!) and Holton swag giveaways!

Tribute and Toast to Reunion and the Class of 2021
Grab a glass of bubbly and join us to celebrate the 2020 and 2021 Distinguished Alumnae and "Rosie" award recipients, Reunion Classes winning the Champagne and Presidents' Cup Giving competitions, and induct the Class of 2021 into the Alumnae Association with Head of School Susanna A. Jones.

PUNCH Student Fashion Show Premiere
Enjoy the 24th Annual Student Fashion Show highlighting students' creativity, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit with student-designed and sewn fashion lines.

Alumnae Art History Class with Dr. Christopher Wilson
Join Holton's current Art History teacher Dr. Christopher Wilson for a class curated especially for alumnae.

Behind the Scenes with 1981 Classmates
A Look at the worlds of Lainey Moseley '81--a mother and filmmaker chasing a genetic mystery; mosaic artist and public art advocate Wilma Wyss '81; and vaccine guru and organic farmer Violane Mitchell '81. Produced and hosted by Amy DeLouise '81.

Weekend Schedule

Reunion Hotel Information

REUNION GIVING

AWARDS

The Distinguished Alumna Award

2022 Distinguished Alumna - Dr. Jennifer Stern '94

The "Rosie" Award

Athletic Hall of Fame

2020 - Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

2021 REUNION RECORDINGS

2021 Reunion Photos

CLASS PARTIES

Reunion Class Committees for classes ending in 2's and 7's are busy planning class-specific gatherings for Reunion Weekend. Please check back soon for more information!

Future Reunion Dates

WEEKEND HASHTAGS