Episcopal Collegiate School
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Episcopal Collegiate School
ISSUE XI February 2010 EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL FOUNDATION New Lower School Opens! With the Grand Opening of the new Lower School on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Episcopal Collegiate welcomed 212 new Lower School students to the family. Harriet and Warren Stephens, joined by Board of Trustees President Jeanne Joyner (left), at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to kick of the first year of the Lower School. Fall Parties! Top left: Mimi and Joe Hurst, Harriet Stephens and Chucki Bradbury. Top right: Sarah and Dr. Charles Henry and Mark and Leslie Lee. Bottom Left: Lower School faculty members Susie Bridges, Brannon Aaron, Nick Pippins, Meredith Neesvig and Bethany Jennings. Bottom right: Head of School Steve Hickman and Cathy and Alex Jordan. On September 2 and 3, the Episcopal Collegiate Lower School hosted parties for our donors and the community to celebrate the first school year. With the help of the new Lower School students, the Upper School Broadcast Journalism class created a video to thank donors and the community for their support. The Capital Campaign donors were recognized on September 2 by Harriet and Warren Stephens, Foundation Board of Directors President, and Board of Trustees President Jeanne Joyner. The Capital Campaign was chaired by Jeanne Joyner and Harriet Stephens. 2009 National Merit Scholars Top row: Charlie Gonzalez, Jay Becton, Andrew Flesher, Christian Braunfisch, Tim Dinehart Bottom row: Rachel Hildebrand, Melissa Winter, Maddie Hooper This year, Episcopal Collegiate recognized seven students as National Merit Semi-Finalists, and one student as National Merit Commended. CONGRATULATIONS! National Honor Society Holiday Cookie Decorating Contest...Sweet! F in Arts Academics The National Honor Society Holiday Cookie Decorating Contest for Lower School students was held in the Lower School cafeteria on Thursday, Dec. 10. Sixth grade volunteers assisted with judging. The winners were: Second Grade, Adrian Rogers; Third grade, Mary Claire Briggs; Fourth Grade, Tie – Catherine Edwards and Jacob Howard; Fifth Grade, Mallory Whitehead. The overall greatest creative artistry was judged to be Catherine Edwards’ submission. This year’s officers of the National Honor Society are Rachel Garrett, President; Tim Dinehart, Peter Ketch and Michael Smith. The faculty sponsor is Stan Whittlesey. Quiz Bowl Update The Quiz Bowl team competed against teams from all divisions at two tournaments this past fall and brought home two trophies. At West Memphis on October 31, the team won a third-place trophy and on November 14 at Centerpoint High School in Amity we won a fourth-place trophy. The team recently celebrated first-place and second-place wins at a tournament in Pine Bluff, and is preparing for tournaments in Mount Vernon-Enola, Batesville, Morrilton, Fort Smith and the Regional Tournament at England. This year’s captain is senior Bess Rystrom. The sponsors are Stan Whittlesey and Bruce Hall. Our new Middle School Quiz Bowl team was launched this past semester under the guidance of sponsors Bobbie Waters and Ellen Waldon. Their inaugural match was held at Mount Vernon-Enola High School on January 16. Episcopal Collegiate is now home to a steel drum band. Their first full performance was in October. Six students from Middle School made the Junior High AllRegion Choir: Alex Fletcher, Therese Janosky, Madison Lewis, Jameson Miller, Katie Mowery and Dara Rowell. Five students from Upper School made All-Region Choir: Katie Cousins, Alex Geiger, Charlie Gonzalez, Kelly Singer and Molly Anne Turner. The Theatre Department presented Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None this past fall. Over thirty students acted, constructed the set or worked on sound and lighting for the production. The Foundations of Art class revived the old art form of paper quilling and explored using recycled boxes and materials to create a 3-D structure to demonstrate their knowledge about an artist they researched. The Lower School Wildcat Chorale, under the direction of Karen Clark and accompanied by parent Libby Davis, performed with Lawrence Hamilton for the Garden Club at the Country Club of Little Rock. Golf Athletics Volleyball The Varsity Boys Golf Team won the Class 3A State Championship at The Course at Three Oaks with a tournament score of 232. From left to right: Conley Hurst, Andrew Flesher, Edward Thompson and Foster Pollock. Tennis The Varsity Volleyball team finished their season as Conference Champions. Emily Miros, Meghan Miros, Erica Rogers, Nicole Soulsby and Melissa Winter received All-Conference honors. Football For the second year in a row, our girls’ and boys’ Varsity Tennis teams were named Class 3A State Champions. Senior Tim Dinehart and sophomore Maggie Beetstra captured the boys’ and girls’ singles champion titles. Seniors Rachel Garrett and Erica Rogers brought home their second doubles championship as well. The Wildcat football team enjoyed many successes this season, including qualifying for the State 3A playoffs. Congratulations on a great season! Lower School activities Halloween Parade Other Activities Record Breaking Kickball! Ghosts, cowpokes, princesses and witches, even a Thing One and Thing Two prowled the halls of the Lower School at our first annual Halloween Parade. Kindergarten Buddies For 36 straight hours over the weekend of August 1 – 2, dedicated students played kickball in a world-record-breaking tournament organized by seniors Tim Dinehart, Spencer Gregory and Peter Ketch. The participating students received an official Guinness World Record certificate at a Chapel ceremony on January 5. Homecoming Tailgate Party With the opening of the new Lower School comes one of many new traditions: each senior has “adopted” a Kindergarten student for the duration of the school year. The adoption ceremony took place at the Lower School and was followed by an ice cream social in the courtyard. Fall Festival Lower School teacher Brannon Aaron gathers with a few of his students at the October 21 Fall Festival. The fall celebration featured food, fun, games and even a dunking booth! On a chilly Friday evening in October, over three hundred students, families and alumni attended a Homecoming Celebration and Tailgate party before winning the game against Brinkley. Homecoming Court members, each escorted by a parent, were presented crowns and roses by Head of School Steve Hickman. Recent graduates enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with friends and to cheer for the home team. Latest Technology Teachers have incorporated laptops and other forms of technology throughout the curriculum in the Middle and Upper Schools. All Upper School students have laptops and all Middle School students have access to classroom sets of laptop carts for each grade. Welcome to NEW Faculty! Alumni Updates Class of 2004 Episcopal Collegiate welcomes our new faculty and staff to the family! Tom Charlton Michelle Edwards Laura McNutt Scotty Thurman Lower School Brannon Aaron Anne Antoine Joan Beetstra Karla Braswell Susie Bridges Stephani Brown Karen Clark Patti Coleman Karen Culpepper Anna Dickinson Colleen Engskov Kayla Farnan Jane Ann Fortenberry Susan Harbour Allison Hatfield Billenda Hemeyer Travis Hill Alicia Hughes Kathryn Hyde Bethany Jennings Ruthie Loveless Donna May Robin McClay Meredith Neesvig Mary Ann Nichols Brittany Peebles Deborah Pettibone Shauri Phillips Nick Pippins Samantha Pultz Crystal Richey Lori Samuels Leigh Scanlon Middle School Lara Beard Blane Covert Cathy Fakouri Laura Goodhart Upper School Tori Garrett Natalie Luer Lavada Pierce Paxton Flesher is living in Charlotte, NC as an investment banker. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008 with an engineering and economics double major and a math minor. In June 2009 he received a Masters Degree from UVA in finance. Miles Stephens graduated from Dartmouth College and joined the investment firm Hotchkis–Wiley in Los Angeles. Class of 2005 Stephanie Maxwell graduated from Millsaps College with a BA in English and a minor in Greek. She recently began the MBA program at Regent’s College in London. Justin Warren was recently hired as the new Director of Youth Ministries at First United Methodist Church of Little Rock. He graduated from Hendrix in May of 2009 and recently released his second album entitled “Every Which Way.” You can view his website at www.justinwarrenmusic.com. Class of 2006 Chandler Blank spent the summer living in New York City with Jane Anne Murphy ’06 while interning at Lindsey Coral Harper Designs. She is an interior design major at the University of Georgia in Athens. Elise Davis is a senior at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She is working on her fourth album, to be released in January, and plans to tour with her band after she graduates. You can view her website at www.elisedavis.com. Class of 2007 Becca Fullen is a junior at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville majoring in pre-nursing. While she is not studying, she works at the University in the Office of Community Standards and Student Ethics. Next year she plans to enter nursing school to pursue a nursing degree. David Liem is a student at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He majors in defense and strategic studies and unconventional warfare. His minor is environmental engineering. He joined the Army in August and plans to become an infantry platoon leader when he graduates in 2011. Class of 2008 Clayton Erwin is a sophomore at Yale University in New Haven, CT. This past summer he participated in an eight-week program at Yale with four weeks in Paris. He lived with a French family and attended classes. His academic area of interest is English literature. Natalie Meadors is a sophomore at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She majors in art history and minors in studio art. Some of her photographs are on display at Stephano’s Art Gallery in Little Rock. She also plays in a band, Mojo Stone. Class of 2009 Blaiq Charles attends the University of Central Arkansas and plays in the Conway Symphony Orchestra. His major is music performance and, when he is not studying, he plays in the jazz band and has created other bands with his peers. Perry Waters attends Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School of Engineering. He majors in mechanical engineering and is on a pre-med track. He also plans to minor in math and business. Annual Fund 2009-2010 Episcopal Collegiate is…Because YOU are! The 2009 – 2010 Annual Fund has been very successful this year, thanks in part to our wonderful Chairs! Karen Cline & Lynne Franks Lower School: Karen Cline and Lynne Franks Middle School: Wendy and Casey Jones Upper School: Cathy and Alex Jordan Annual Fund Faculty Chairmen Upper School: Chris Yarberry Middle School: Charles Stanley Lower School: Jane Ann Fortenberry and Nick Pippins Wendy & Casey Jones Cathy and Alex Jordan So far, we have raised over $278,000 towards our $300,000 goal! Currently, we have: 100% Faculty/Staff/Administration participation 100% participation from the Board of Trustees 100% participation from the Foundation Board 48% Parent participation WE NEED YOUR PLEDGE OR GIFT TODAY! Email [email protected] or call 978-4421. NEW! Alumni Parents Association A new group has formed! The Alumni Parents Association is a fun group of Alumni parents who will get together a few times each year to reconnect, to stay in touch with Episcopal Collegiate, and to share memories of the school and their children. The first event was held on December 10, 2009. A wonderful group of Alumni Parents gathered for a Holiday Coffee in the Lower School Simpson Commons. Jeanne Joyner led many of the group on a tour of the Lower School, and a great time was had by all. To join the Alumni Parents Association, visit the website under Alumni. www.episcopalcollegiate.org Nonprofit U.S. Postage PAID Little Rock, AR Permit No. 68 Jackson T. Stephens Campus 1701 Cantrell Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED