CDS 2019 Spring Talon

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Check out how we are integrating diversity training into the curriculum and staff education

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A peek into how our Innovation Department is engaging our students and our faculty every day

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We caught up with some of our alumni and wow are they amazing

SPRING 2019

THE TALON

Celebrating 10 years since our 1st graduating class and all the milestones and memories

CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL Education with Character

made along the way.

Welcome to

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SPRING 2019

THE TALON LETTER FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL

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TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY

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SPECIAL PROJECTS & SPEAKERS

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM LOWER SCHOOL

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INNOVATION

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THEATRE, MUSIC, & ART...OH MY!

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CURRICULUM

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CATCHING UP WITH THE COACHES

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COLLEGE COUNSELING CORNER

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OUR AMAZING ALUMNI

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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT Carrollwood Day School embraces and celebrates the rich diversity of our students, employees, and families from all backgrounds. As an International Baccalaureate continuum school, CDS strives to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment where each person is valued. We work to intentionally develop cross-cultural competency and appreciation of differences within all constituents. We value the influence of a wide range of experiences and perspectives in our classrooms, relationships, and interactions as we prepare our students to contribute to a diverse and interconnected world.

Dear CDS Friends, It is hard to believe we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our first graduating class! I have had the distinct honor of graduating all ten of these classes, the first five as their principal, and the past five (soon to be 6!) as their Head of School. My how far we have come from a high school in a portable building with just over sixty true-believer students (and families), finding its way into the culture of an already thriving PreK2 through 8th grade school, to a premier independent school that is solidly a PreK2 through 12th grade, approaching 1,100 students strong.

Throughout the growth and maturation of CDS, our goal of providing a world-class education, coupled with an emphasis on character development and opportunities in and out of the classroom, has never wavered. My team and I have remained laser-focused on enhancing our curriculum, arts, sports, physical plant, etc., never losing sight that the student experience is paramount for the long-term success of Carrollwood Day School. We have never settled, nor will we, as I believe each year we can do things better and continue to improve everything we do.

In this issue of “The Talon�, you will see some of the great things we are doing to continue to take CDS to greater heights, be it the social-emotional focus and speakers brought to CDS by our counseling team, or the E.E. Ford Grant that enabled us to put resources towards our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative. Our outstanding IB curriculum will be highlighted, as will the enhancements we have made to add relevant future-ready offerings for our students to prepare them for their future. You will read about the fantastic performing arts that continue to thrive and soar under the leadership of a terrific team of teachers, technical support personnel, and dedicated students and parents.

I am honored to lead this fantastic school and look forward to many more years. I am proud to be a Patriot, and I know after you read the stories in the coming pages, your pride will swell as well.

Thank you for believing in Carrollwood Day School!

Best regards,

Ryan Kelly, Ed.D. Head of School CDS MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Carrollwood Day School is to create entrepreneurial thinkers for a global society. We provide strong character-based education emphasizing problem-solving skills and philanthropic understanding. Our students are prepared to be world leaders using the International Baccalaureate Programmes, cutting-edge technology, creative arts, and competitive athletics. Most importantly, CDS fosters the development of the entire student not only in academics, but also ethically, emotionally, and through social experience. Our goal is to help students discover and develop their own talents and interests and use these to better the world and themselves.

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By: Malu Molano, Lower School Counselor It is an exciting time for CDS regarding diversity, equity and inclusion. We have launched various initiatives to further promote diversity and support our mission statement.

Our school also partnered with Community Tampa Bay to provide training on how to lead difficult conversations to promote inclusiveness.

There was a group of staff members and middle and upper school students who received monthly trainings on skills to facilitate difficult conversations about differences and how to handle problems and recognize opportunities as they arise. This group of students facilitated two full days of conferences for the entire tenth grade.

Many of these initiatives were made possible thanks to the E.E. Ford Grant awarded this school year. We were also fortunate to have the support of a group of enthusiastic parents to facilitate activities and bring awareness to the school.

CDS has been participating in the People of Color Conference (PoCC) for three years now. This conference aims to provide a safe space for leadership and professional development and networking for people of color and allies of all backgrounds in independent schools. This year CDS sent the largest group of staff members ever to attend the conference in Nashville, TN, alongside 6,400 educators and students from around the United States.

It was an enriching experience that motivated teachers and administrators to take a stand for equity and equality. In addition to this conference, a few high school students are going in April to the National Student Leadership Diversity Convention in Orlando.

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CDS was also honored to host the parents of Matthew Shepard this year before the amazing performance of The Laramie Project. They spoke to both students and parents about hate crimes and their transformation from the parents of a victim to social activists. It was moving and difficult, and showed true resilience of spirit.

Blind Spots Training Brought to CDS by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) By: Malu Molano, Lower School Counselor

We look forward to having our early childhood, elementary and middle school faculty follow suit by attending a similar training in February.

Additionally, we don’t plan to stop here. We are planning to continue further presentations and opportunities for our students to see diverse leaders, change agents, and role models in action.

In January, our entire middle school student body took part in a training offered by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) called “Blind Spots”, as part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative. The Blind Spots program focused on teaching students how their unconscious minds work and how they can better “make decisions and take actions that are more aligned with our declared beliefs.”

I feel fortunate to have been able to serve as a Diversity Liaison this year. After attending my first PoCC conference last year, I realized CDS needed a spokesperson to coordinate the work of diversity.

This is not a job for one person, but the collective work of enthusiastic staff members and leaders of this school. We hope that the initiatives mentioned above will help CDS become an even more diverse, equitable and inclusive community.

During the presentation, students stared curiously as the “Diversity Wheel” was presented, a visual image used to better understand the various ways people are the same and different. They also had a chance to gain a better understanding of their own associations by pointing to the word, male or female, as a list of adjectives were called out. The activities required honesty and courage, but the looks on our students’ faces as they realized their tendencies showed important moments of reflection and insight, just what we hope for as we emphasize our IB Learner Profile. Our students’ ability to “get real,” as PwC puts it, was impressive and a sign of personal growth.

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CDS hosted several special programs and presenters this year that cover an array of important topics.

CDS is proud to have started our year by continuing our partnership with Dr. Michele Borba, bringing her back to CDS for the 3rd time.

Dr. Borba met with each division’s faculty to provide an understanding and conversation around what children need. She also shared wonderful connection ideas for staff to bring into their classroom and hallways to support empathetic behavior and interactions in students.

In the evening Dr. Borba did a parent presentation and those who attended left inspired and motivated, as well.

In November, we had the privilege of working with Jeff Yalden and introducing our community to him.

Jeff Yalden is America’s #1 Teen Motivational and Mental Health Speaker whose message addresses mental health issues with a focus on eliminating stigma and raising awareness. Mr. Yalden spoke with our middle and upper school students, spent time with each division’s faculty, and presented to our parents. His message and his authenticity touched all who were able to hear him speak!

The upper school brought in Dr. Lindsey O’Brennan, licensed psychologist, who specializes in working with students coping with academic stress. Dr. O’Brennan is an adjunct faculty member and clinical supervisor for psychology students at University of South Florida where she is involved in a research project focusing on ninth grade students and their responses to academic stress.

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In addition to her presentation to our ninth and tenth grade students, Dr. O’Brennan came back to CDS to talk to our parents, with students in any division, about how to support children by enforcing, supporting and understanding effective coping strategies for stress. There is good stress and bad stress and Dr. O’Brennan was wonderful at sharing the differences and how to respond to both.

CDS is also bringing back Lori Smith, a shareholder in the Orlando law firm of Zimmerman, Kiser and Sutcliffe, where she has practiced law since 1995.

She has been a frequent lecturer around the state regarding social media usage by teens and tweens.

This will be her second visit to CDS. Lori’s goal is to give teens straightforward, timely, real world examples of how social media mistakes can impact their future. Lori also speaks to parents of teens and tweens educating them on the social media habits of teens and the social media violations that can most often impact school enrollment and limit future opportunities. Lori will be presenting to our middle and upper school as well as our parents at the end of February.

Our counseling team has worked hard to bring in valuable experts who can provide beneficial insight to our students’, faculty and parents covering topics such as empathy, mental health, stress/anxiety and social media. These topics are at the forefront of students everyday lives and we are proud to support our students and families with these opportunities.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS Senior College Safety Series Follow-up from Diversity Conference Uncomfortable Conversations St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt Diversity Speaker: Mr. Dungee Mental Health Awareness in College Looking Ahead The Happy Movie Hazing Awareness (12th) Review Goals Pyramind Goals Mindfulness

Amazing things are happening in the lower school! With the opening of the DREAM Lab in August 2018, innovation has been popping up everywhere. Students as young as first grade have been participating in “break out” sessions with Mrs. Layton where they follow clues to successfully break code and each class has used virtual reality to visit places around the world. Nearpod lessons are taking place in the DREAM Lab, as well as in classrooms, and students are interacting with each other through hands on activities that celebrate diversity and creativity.

The entire lower division has been learning about Growth Mindset and students are embracing the power of “yet”.

The lower school has been extremely busy this year enjoying new events as well as continuing time-honored traditions.

We celebrated our very first Book O’ Ween this year on October 31st at both campuses.

Students and teachers came dressed as favorite book characters and we had a book parade on campus. Middle and upper school students as well as staff enjoyed the parade of characters, and teachers had wonderful discussions in the classroom about character traits.

Also new this year, we hosted a viewing of Won’t You Be My Neighbor, the Mister Rogers documentary.

Parents came to celebrate this incredible man and the kindness and empathy that he was able to share with the world. Students enjoyed pizza, a trolley ride and activities that also celebrated Mister Rogers.

Won’t You We will continue to celebrate Be My Neighbor Mister Rogers in the lower school by sharing quotes and videos that support our character education!

A few of our time honored traditions created such an enthusiasm for learning in our students. We kicked off our “CDS Reads” this year on January 27th by leaving clues throughout the school. A fun skit was performed by teachers as the book was revealed on February 1st.

Students are enjoying reading, The Heartwood Hotel, a book that teaches kindness, empathy and that home really is where the heart is.

February 4th we celebrated the 100th day of school with a variety of exciting activities. Our kindergarteners learners created “100 things” museums and our first graders transformed themselves into 100 year olds. They performed an adorable poem at morning opening and we celebrated by sharing 100 things we love about CDS as well as 100 acts of kindness.

We are so proud of all of our lower school students and look forward to finishing this school year strong.

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The Innovation Department brought “gamified learning” to the classrooms with the introduction of BreakoutEDU. Similar to the “escape room” trend, students work in teams to use the knowledge they have gained in their content areas to crack codes and open locks. Playing a challenging BreakoutEDU game is such a fun and exciting way to strengthen skills that students may not even realize learning is happening. Students must also use the Four C’s of 21st century skills to be successful: Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity; add their Content area and they’ve activated a fifth C! Students in all grades at CDS have been traveling far and wide thanks to the VR experience of Google Expeditions. Google Expeditions and VR are proving that in today’s world, the boundaries of our classroom walls are disappearing. During a unit on world religions, history classes traveled to places of worship such as Jerusalem and the Blue Mosque in Turkey.

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An exciting new student-centered initiative that began in FAB LAB January is Fab Lab Friday for FRIDAYS middle school students. Fab Lab Friday time gives students a chance to be creative. Fab Lab Fridays take place before school from 7:15 am -7:45 am every other week. While activities are semi-structured, students can extend the activities based on their level of comfort and interest. Fab Lab Friday activities during the first month included creating a hologram using a mobile device, creating a circuit card with LED lights, and designing and building a hovercraft. As Fab Lab progresses, students will be contributing to future projects. creator tor -a rti ina ig

Every Friday, the Innovation Department circulates to all staff a “Free Idea Friday” strategy. Each week focuses on an instructional strategy or tool teachers can use “as-is” or adapt to meet the needs of their classroom. During the first semester middle school and upper school faculty were also able to participate in “Bite-Sized PD” and “Lunch and Learn” sessions with tips and tricks to help them use Schoology more efficiently to improve the learning experience for their students.

Physics students were able to take a quick tour inside CERN and look inside the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider. Other classes experienced an inside look at the respiratory system, learned about the life and art of Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali, visited the White House during the holidays, and visited the settings of Shakespeare’s plays. onstructo rr-c ce or du

Carrollwood Day School’s newly formed Innovation Department is led by Dr. Matt Treese, Director of Innovation, and has been charged with “greasing the gears” of thoughtful and sustainable innovation in teaching and learning at CDS. Tanya Layton, Lower School Innovation Specialist works with our ECC and elementary teachers and students and Jim Poulin, MS and US Innovation Specialist works with teachers and students in grades 6 – 12. Across all levels, they are introducing processes and resources that faculty can use immediately in their classrooms as well as developing new student-centered programs.

The Innovation Department has placed certificates outside the classrooms with Innovation Badges that recognize the innovative teaching and learning activities teachers have been learning and implementing. These innovative activities include virtual reality expeditions, Nearpod lessons, BreakoutEDU sessions, and Free Idea Friday lesson implementations, just to name a few! We are very proud of the amazing teachers at CDS and their quest for personal and professional growth and their dedication to ignite a passion for learning in their students.

By: Colleen McEvoy, Director of Performing Arts This year, the upper school students performed a moving rendition of The Laramie Project. I cannot tell you how proud I am of that production. It is such an important story to tell and I truly believe we made a difference. Thirteen of our high school students immersed themselves in the world of Laramie for three months. They discovered new ways of telling stories, challenged themselves as actors, and challenged themselves as students. It is a heavy piece about a hate crime and although it was a difficult process, I know the students learned so much about themselves as actors and people.

The Laramie Project became a large school event.

Through the advisory programs, students were encouraged to discuss and debate the issue around tolerance and acceptance. Students discussed the hate killing of Matthew Shepard. It was not an easy topic, but the CDS community handled it with grace and dignity. CDS took the beginning steps to ERASE HATE. The theatre department is currently getting ready for the spring performance of Mary Poppins. With the largest ensemble cast we’ve ever had, this show is an unbelievable undertaking and will be the show to see! Make sure to keep your eyes open for ticket sales and join our Friends of the Performing Arts organization to support the Performing Arts program at CDS. Get your tickets now at /cdspatriots.org/Poppins.

The music department is entering a very exciting growth phase as a core program here at CDS with record numbers of students choosing to pursue musical studies. Exciting highlights and events still to come include performance opportunities for all music students. New programs are being implemented such as the upper school group that meets before school to experience the joy of playing as an ensemble. This exciting group presented a wonderful “Introduction to the Orchestra” program in October that was enjoyed immensely by the elementary audience.

In January, 8th grader Harrison “T.C.” L. was selected for a third consecutive year to present his composition at the Florida Music

By Seth Firestone, US Art Teacher The Upper School art classes have immersed themselves in drawing, 3D art, and photography this year. The 9th grade students have been working on drawing from observation and have started a Surrealism unit where they recently visited the Dali museum for an educational tour of the artist’s work.

Upon their return they took a virtual reality tour of his artwork so they could experience first hand what it would be like to be inside one of his paintings. Afterwards they were tasked with creating their own surrealist artwork, which will be critiqued by their peers. Six works will be selected and sent off to the Dali museum to compete against other Hillsborough County art students.

In 10th grade, the 3D art class has been working on architectural paper models.

They started by researching different architects and doing a comparative analysis of their works. They were then taught how to utilize the 3D CAD software Fusion 360 which they used to create a three dimensional rendering of their own architectural design.

Afterwards they translated their 3D designs into sculptural structures using traditional paper forming techniques.

The 10th grade Photography class has been learning about visual literacy and different ways of portraying concepts or narratives through their imagery. After analyzing the sequential imaging of Duane Michals, they were tasked with portraying their own concepts through a series of images.

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In the middle school, after school small group lessons are in the pilot program phase with promising response.

The annual Winter Concert held in December showcased the 8th grade and all the upper school music classes for the first time.

Mark your calendars now for the Annual Symphony of the Arts on April 16th, when students from both divisions will be presenting a wide variety of entertaining musical selections.

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Carrollwood Day School is proud to set the standard for the International Baccalaureate Progamme in Florida, having been the first school in the state to offer the full continuum of IB for students ages three – 12th grade. Our students benefit from inquiry-based learning that starts at the ECC and continues through elementary (Primary Years Programme), transitions to middle school and the first two years of high school (Middle Years Programme), and culminates in the final two years of high school (Diploma Programme and Career-Related Programme).

PYP The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is shifting focus more on the agency of the individual learner.

The students will be given more opportunities to have increased voice, choice, and ownership in the PYP. Curriculum planning, instructional methods, and ongoing assessment center around individual student academic and social success and growth.

Students will continue to study concepts in six transdisciplinary themes that cross subject boundaries and embrace local and global issues.

Teachers support student inquiry by teaching research, social, self-management, thinking and communication skills to promote deep understanding and foster attitudes to choose positive, social action. Students will be given time to reflect on learning through self and peer evaluation to further connect to prior knowledge.

By creating a learning environment that celebrates a variety of learning styles and individual differences, teachers empower students through feedback to take ownership and strive to achieve individual academic and social goals.

This was the first year students were voted by their peers to be representatives of the National Student Council Association. Student council representatives spoke to their classmates and chose projects to improve CDS and the Tampa Bay Community. Some of the projects included increasing recess time, creating after school book 10 clubs, finding solutions for dismissal

procedures, and participating in the National End Veteran Homelessness Challenge. This is an example how students were given the opportunity to lead, collaborate with others, and take positive action to affect the CDS and the outside community.

MYP The IB Middle Years Programme provides a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical, and reflective thinkers in grades 6-10. The MYP emphasizes intellectual challenge, encouraging students to make connections between their studies in traditional subjects and the real world. It fosters the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and global engagement—essential qualities for young people who are becoming global leaders.

On February 8, 2019, the 10th graders completed their personal projects and shared with our CDS community. MYP projects are student-centered and age-appropriate, and they enable students to engage in practical explorations through a cycle of inquiry, action and reflection. This years’ projects included a variety of topics including: service in our Tampa Bay community and abroad, writing musical pieces, developing athletic skills, building gaming computers, researching medical studies, and many more. The class of 2021 more than ever before created family connections when completing projects.

Diploma Programme (DP) & Career-Related Programme (CP) - Expanding Choices for our 11th and 12th grade students The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, one of the world’s most respected pre-university courses of study, is offered to CDS upper school students in their junior and senior years. As an IB continuum school, successful completion of year 5 of the CDS Middle Years Programme gains the student admission into the Diploma Programme.

Designed for highly motivated students, the IB Diploma Programme is a rigorous two-year course of study leading to externally assessed examinations. The DP offers both breadth, in terms of the range of courses offered, and depth, in that students must take each course for two years. It is a deliberate compromise between the specialization required by some colleges and universities and the breadth preferred by others.

Students who do not wish to become full IB Diploma candidates may elect to take IB courses in their areas of academic strength. This school year (2018-2019), we expanded our course offerings to include both Sports, Exercise & Health Sciences and Business Management. For the 2019-2020 school year, Film, will join Visual Arts, Music, and Theater as part of our Arts Curriculum.

New for the 2019-2020 school year: CDS is currently under review for final authorization to offer the Career-Related Programme to students. CDS will be the fourth school in the U.S. to offer the full range of IB curriculum. We are implementing the Career-Related Programme focused specifically on two tracks of study – the Performing/Fine Arts and Sports Medicine/Therapy or Sports Management.

CP students will continue to take core academic classes at the DP level. The CP was specifically developed for college-bound students who wish to engage in career-related learning while gaining transferable and lifelong skills in applied knowledge, critical thinking, communication, and cross-cultural engagement.

Contact Shelly Hollingsworth, CP Coordinator Designee, for more information.

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As we head into the spring season of our sports, we are so proud to reflect on some of the highlights of the fall and winter sports seasons. We have had several of our seniors sign to play in college and some career highs for players and coaches alike.

It takes strength, determination, and perseverance to play high school sports. We are proud of all of our CDS student athletes for maintaining their grades within a challenging IB curriculum, coming to practice ready to work, and showing up for their teammates every meet, match, or game. Congratulations to all of our CDS athletes.

Boys and Girls Cross Country advanced to Regional meets Varsity Football advanced to the Regional Semi-Finals Varsity Cheer advanced to the State Championship meet Varsity Boys Soccer won the District Championship Varsity Girls Soccer were District Runners-up

HIGHLIGHTS

Girls Basketball 1,000 career point scorers Weeyah M. - Class of 2020 Tiasia M. - Class of 2020 Tarriyonna G. - Class of 2020 Boys Basketball 1,000 point career scorers Edgar Z. - Class of 2019 Boys Basketball 2,000 point career scorers Malcolm W. - Class of 2019

CONGRATULATIONS COACH NOHRA

Recently our very own Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Coach Nohra, celebrated his 600th career win at CDS, putting him among the elite in Tampa Bay-area girls coaching. With a team of three 1,000 career point scorers and a 23-1 season, Coach Nohra has much to be proud of, and we are proud to call him a Patriot.

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SIGNING DAY Kyle B. Stetson University, Football Will G. Lehigh University, Baseball Chris B. College of the Holy Cross, Football Ally-Reese W. Siena College, Volleyball Blake H. Flagler College, Baseball

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Half Way Home….

The college counseling office appreciates all the due diligence and inordinate discipline that the Class of 2019 have committed to their inside and outside the classroom achievements and activities. Their accomplishments are substantive and varied.

International Baccalaureate schools have the most rigorous curriculum available to secondary school students in the United States, thus they often work longer, harder, and enroll in more classes than the vast majority of their high school peers throughout the nation.

Some interesting college related statistics for the class of 2019 are listed below (but still subject to being updated).

• Average SAT score: 1244 • Percent of Class of 2019 offered at least one

unsolicited academic scholarship: 70% • Number of unsolicited scholarships offered: 148 • Total dollar amount of unsolicited academic scholarships: $9,594,412 • Average four-year scholarship award per recipient: $64,827 As the director of college counseling, it is a pleasure to offer the CDS community a small snapshot of our college admission results, as we are “half way home” to all final decisions being received. Consider the following as a small (but not exhaustive) sampling of the Phi Beta Kappa colleges and universities to which our seniors have been admitted (A final and more comprehensive list of all college acceptances will be released in May 2019). Also included are international universities, as well as colleges to which our student-athletes have officially committed. t

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Acceptances • Adelphi University • Arizona State University • Auburn University • Augustana College • Austin College • Barnard College • Baylor University • Beloit College • Bentley University • Boston College • Boston University • Butler University • Case Western University • Catholic University • Centre College • Clemson University • College of Charleston • Drexel University • Eckerd College • Elon University • Flagler College • Florida Institute of Technology • Florida International University • Florida Southern University • Florida State University • Fordham University • Georgia Institute of Technology • George Mason University • High Point University • Hofstra University • Indiana University • Kenyon College

After five years at CDS, Ammar is finishing up his tenure at our school with the distinguished honor of being a National Merit Semi-Finalist, but the prestigious honor hasn’t gone to his head. Ammar is quick to tell you that he’s no genius, he just works hard and studies...a lot. Somehow the senior has had time to found the Ping Pong Club, serve as the President of the Muslim Student Association, and be a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta. Ammar’s DP Extended Essay took a look at Distopian Societies and allowed him to really examine one of his favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut. With his options open for the future, Ammar plans on staying in Florida for college and looks forward to being on his own. Good luck in all your endeavors Ammar. We are proud to call you a Patriot! ttt

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International Universities • Newcastle University • University of Birmingham (UK) • University of Leeds (UK) • University of Liverpool (UK) • University of Manchester (UK)

• Loyola University • LSU • Manhattan College • Merrimack University • Miami University • Michigan State University • Northeastern University • NYIT • Pace University • Penn State University • Providence University • Purdue University • Rhodes College • Rollins College • Samford University • SCAD • SMU • St. John’s University • St. Joseph’s University • Stetson University • Steven’s Institute of Technology • Syracuse University • TCU • Trinity University • University of New Hampshire • University of Alabama • University of Arizona • University of Colorado • University of Delaware • University of Denver • University of Florida • University of Georgia • University of Hawaii • University of Illinois • University of Kansas • University of Maryland • University of Massachusetts • University of Miami • University of Michigan • University of Minnesota • University of Mississippi • University of Nebraska • UNC Asheville • University of San Francisco • University of South Carolina • University of South Florida • University of Tampa • University of Tennessee • University of Wisconsin • Valparaiso University • Xavier University

Ammar A., Class of 2019 National Merit Semi-Finalist

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Student-Athletes • Flagler College (Baseball): NCAA Division II • College of the Holy Cross (Football): NCAA Division I-AA • Lehigh University (Baseball): NCAA Division I • Siena College (Volleyball): NCAA Division I • Stetson University (Football): NCAA Division I-AA

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Ria has been at CDS since the 2nd grade and says at this point her teachers and classmates are more like family. Anxiously waiting to hear from the colleges she applied to, she says CDS and the IB curriculum have prepared her for the upcoming college essays and how to “think outside the box.”

When Ria isn’t studying she is singing or training in classical Hindustani music, playing the Harmonium, or sketching fashion pieces. A little bit of both left and right brained, Ria’s DP Extended Essay was about the correlation between hand washing and leprosy. You are amazing Ria 14 and we know whatever you pursue, your future is bright!

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Ria P., Class of 2019 National Merit Commended

Stephanie Phillips, Class of ‘09 Stephanie is a professor of technical communication in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo in New York. She is completing a PhD in rhetoric and composition and writes comic books for companies like Dark Horse Entertainment, Image Comics, AfterShock Comics, Black Mask Studios, and more. Her next comic will be on store shelves on May 1, 2019.

Kate Moody, Class of ‘13 | Emma Anne Moody, Class of ‘16 | Will Moody, Class of ‘18 Kate is in her second year of law school at the University of Texas. She and her partner recently won the Garder Novice Mock Trial competition. She acts as an articles editor on the Texas Journal for Civil Liberties and Civil Rights and will intern next summer at the Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, where she will work on capital trials and impact litigation dealing with criminal justice reform.

Emma is an honor student at FSU were she is double majoring in English and Mass Communications. She has won the McCrimmon Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Composition, is an Honors Colloquium Leader, a middle school Wyldlife leader with YoungLife and has recently had her first photography exhibition in Tallahassee.

Will is enjoying his first semester at North Carolina State where he is adjusting well and enjoying cooler weather and football games. He is majoring in Engineering and wanting to specialize in Electrical Engineering.

Nicole Ianni, Class of ‘14 Nicole graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Sports Management and Psychology from Florida State University in May. After graduation, she spent some time traveling in Italy and France before moving to New York City. She is thrilled to be working for BSE Global, the company that owns the Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets, and New York Islanders.

Alex Chamberlain, Class of ‘14 Alex graduated Magna Cum Laude from FSU with a degree in civil engineering. While at FSU, the ASCE named him the 2018 Student Engineer of the Year and also presented him with their Legacy Award for Leadership. After a month-long graduation trip through Europe, Alex went to work with Turner Construction. He is currently living and working in Cape Canaveral as an engineer on the Blue Origin space project.

Mihir Prasad, Class of ‘14 Mihir graduated May 2018 from Purdue University. He majored in Biochemistry, with a minor in Business. He was part of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He is currently in Madison, WI, working as an Associate Analytical Chemist for Eurofins, a global food company, in their food technology group.

Austin Barkett, Class of ‘14 | McKenna Barkett, Class of ‘18 Austin graduated Summa Cum Laude from FSU with a BS in Civil Engineering and took an unforgettable trip to Europe before settling down in Manhattan. He is proud to be a project engineer with Gilbane Building Company. His current project is the renovation of Saks.

McKenna went off to the University of Florida, after an amazing trip to Africa after graduation. She is pursuing Pre Med/Biology and is a proud member of Kappa Delta Will Dosher, Class of ‘14 | Claire Dosher, Class of ‘18 Will graduated from the University of Mississippi in May with a BA in English. He was a member of Pi Kappa Phi and is currently working in Nashville, TN, for Chariot Logistics as a broker.

Claire is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi majoring in psychology. A member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Claire is a Provost Scholar and a member of Hinge Dance Company. She also works as a dance teacher for 2nd graders and 5th graders.

Mithil Prasad, Class of ‘18 Mithil is attending Robert H. Smith School of Business, at University of Maryland, College Park.

He is majoring in Finance and Economics.

Jacob Weinman, Class of ‘18 Jacob is an engineering major at Georgia Tech. Jacob pledged Phi Chi and is a pledge class officer. He is loving GT and Atlanta.

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