Ensights Magazine
Faculty & Staff News
Read about what Ensworth faculty and staff—both current and former—have been up to:
Faculty Births
Ashley Slay Glotta ’14 (Zach)
Esther AnnMarie Glotta
August 12, 2020
Krysten Call (Jon)
Eleanor Maisie Call
August 31, 2020
Juan Maigler (Alan)
Mateo James Maigler Campbell
October 27, 2020
Carolyn Henry (Tim)
Ann Stewart Henry
January 5, 2020
Andrew Smith (Grayson)
Alice Pearle Smith
January 6, 2020
Faculty Weddings
Stephanie Watson married Brandon Warf - July 25, 2020
Shomari White ’13 married ReJean Rouse ’12 - August 14, 2020
Karli Whitson married Baylor McKay - August 22, 2020
In Memory
Board of Trustees
Edith McBride Bass
April 28,1932–September 5,2020
Patricia Champion (Trisha) Frist
September 28, 1939–January 05, 2021
Thomas Bowman Zerfoss, Jr.
November 1, 1923–November 30, 2020
Faculty News
Jessica Black joined the High School faculty in January, teaching Integrated Geometry and Honors Integrated Geometry for the second semester. Jessica is an experienced educator with a B.S. in Aerospace Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an M.A. in Teaching from Belmont University. She was Nashville Teaching Fellow and most recently taught at Big Picture High School.
Head Groundskeeper John Clintsman was asked to present at the annual Tennessee Turfgrass conference on January 5. John was awarded the STMA (Sports Turf Managers Association) President’s Award for Leadership. He and the Ensworth Grounds Staff (Milton Valencia, Doug Wilson, Chase Pentecost, and Parker Bell)
were awarded the 2020 Tennessee Turfgrass Association’s High School Field of the Year and the Pioneer Field of Excellence Award for the Daily Stadium football field. They also received STMA Environmental Certification for all fields on both campuses.
Andrew Halloran ’16 joined the Ensworth IT Staff in January, assisting at the Frist Campus with helpdesk and classroom support.
Head Varsity Golf Coach Virgil Herring co-authored the book Elevated with Drew Maddux. Elevated is a collection of bite-sized chapters of encouragement to propel readers beyond average and into a mindset held by the greatest leaders in sports, business, relationships, and life.
Kimberly Hubner joined the Ensworth community in 2021 as the new Director of Development. Kim brings 19 years of experience in independent school advancement and development, most recently serving as the Director of Development for the Marymount School in Los Angeles, California.
Director of Finance and Operations Whitney Johnson presented with Ensworth’s auditors at Armanino LLP for a National Business Officers Association (NBOA) webinar on November 19th on “Driving Innovation to Thrive Through the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Walter Schultz and his wife Nancy are board members of Music City Baseball www.mlbmusiccity.com, which is an endeavor to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville. Walter also serves as a board member of the Nashville Sports Council, a group tasked with bringing amateur and professional sports to Nashville and Middle Tennessee. He has been tapped to lead the sponsorship subcommittee and will be on the Executive board team this upcoming year.
Bryan Van Vleet was named the Tennessee State Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association.
In September, Ensworth’s former chair of the High School English department, Myra McLarey, released a new novel: Becoming Robbie Lee. The novel is a coming-of-age story set in the 1950’s in Arkansas and explores themes related to racial and social justice. Myra has engaged in a series of virtual conversations on the book, including one with Ensworth’s David Whitfield and another with University of Arkansas history professor and author, Jeannie Whayne.
Long-time Red Gables art teacher Bill Arthur’s work was recently featured in juried exhibitions at two galleries on opposite coasts. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts accepted one piece for their “Abstractions 2020” show which ran October 28–November 22. And Arts Benicia in California’s Bay Area featured three pieces for the “Get the Message - Words and Images” virtual show that was shown online November 14–December 31.
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A Letter from Prentice Stabler
Prentice Stabler, Head of School, greets the Ensworth community in this Winter 2024 edition of Ensights.Read More -
Memories & Influences: A Reflection of Taylor Thomas Wellman '08
Taylor Thomas Wellman, a member of the inaugural Class of 2008, reflects upon her time as a member of that enterprising first class.Read More -
The Founding of Ensworth's High School: A Risk Worth Taking
The spirit of a place is evident. If enough people believe in something, it becomes a truth. If enough people believe that truth, it becomes a culture. A culture passed from one generation to the next is a tradition. Everyone came together in support of the vision and In Search of Truth.Read More -
Creative Technology Center: Inspiring the Next Generation of Creators
Read MoreEnsworth is committed to providing our students with access to the latest technology and an expert faculty. The new Creative Technology Center at the High School, featuring an engineering-oriented instructional space, a full-service broadcast suite and control center, a dedicated home for the Robotics team and arena, a podcast studio, and a well-equipped digital media and computer science classroom, opened in the fall of this year.
Red Gables Campus (K–8)
Frist Campus (9–12)
Ensworth is a coeducational, kindergarten through twelfth grade, independent day school.