THE MAGAZINE OF LAUSANNE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | SPRING 2018
Opening Up Opportunities
Lausanne Magazine is a publication of Lausanne Collegiate School whose mission is to prepare each of its students for college and for life in a global environment. EDITOR
Carrie Linder Robinson Assistant Director of Strategic Communications crobinson@lausanneschool.com 901.474.1003 MANAGING EDITOR
Drew Smith Director of Strategic Communications dsmith@lausanneschool.com 901.474.1047 CLASS NOTES AND ALUMNI NEWS
Charlotte Albertson Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Affairs calbertson@lausanneschool.com 901.474.1029 COPY EDITOR
Susannah Reese Young ‘00 ART DIRECTOR
Alison Johnson Charles PHOTOGRAPHY
Carrie Linder Robinson Steven Russell Drew Smith Lausanne Collegiate School 1381 W. Massey Rd., Memphis, TN 38120 901.474.1000 lausanneschool.com
We Provide Opportunities to Succeed Through a wide array of classes, clubs and activities, Lausanne empowers students to discover their individual passions. Small class sizes create learning spaces that encourage collaboration, as teachers focus on the growth of each student. Throughout all grade levels, students are shown how to be creators across disciplines. This environment gives them the opportunity to explore their interests, while building their confidence and emboldening them for success outside of our campus. LAUSANNE SPRING 2018
ON THE COVER: Lausanne alumnus Chef Josh Steiner ’10 opened up his first restaurant Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar in 2014. The restaurant has become such a huge hit on the Memphis culinary scene, Strano! is closing its doors in Midtown and moving to a larger East Memphis location and will be known as Strano by Chef Josh. Read more about Josh and his successes on page 18. ON THE LEFT: Marcelles Davis ’26 (left) and Reese Davis ’26 (right) were two of the little Einsteins who helped wrap up the fourth grade immigration project during a Lower School assembly in December.
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Headmaster Stuart McCathie welcomes back Naval Academy freshman and Lausanne class of 2017 graduate Cameron Kinley ’17 during Young Alumni Week.
It’s a joy to celebrate all of our students’ accomplishments. Each year during Young Alumni Week, recent graduates come back to inspire our current students with lessons learned during their collegiate journeys.
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LETTER FROM THE HEADMASTER
As we enter the final stretch of our two-year process to receive full accreditation as a PK through 12th grade International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we’ve been hard at work preparing to be only the ninth private/independent school in the nation to have all three IB Programmes. Lausanne’s robotics team has been hard at work, as well. They focused on completing their robot for months, perfecting its ability to complete a series of challenges known as Relic Recovery. The competition holds state-level qualifying matches across the country, and the winners then move onto one of four regional tournaments before competing for the national championship. Students had to build the machine and teach it to complete a series of tasks on its own. After intense weeks of testing the robot at Lausanne, the team was ready to enter the competition. There was one problem: Tennessee doesn’t have a state championship for robotics. After investigating different options, the team, along with faculty sponsors Kim Bullard and Jonathan Auger, traveled to Alabama to pit their creation against others for the state title. And even though it wasn’t their state, the team won and is now the proud state champion of Alabama. Enjoy the entire story of the state champion robotics Lynx team on page 36. Stories of our students not only finding ways to accomplish their goals but being prepared to reach them encapsulate the mission of Lausanne. Giving our students opportunities to succeed is one of the seven pillars of the Lausanne Way, which is the heart of the school. And while the accomplishment of our robotics team was very visible, our faculty and staff work to enable our students’ success in a thousand ways every day. It’s a privilege to witness their hard work and dedication, and to witness our students’ many accomplishments.
Stuart McCathie Headmaster
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LAUSANNE MAGAZINE | SPRING 2018 We Provide Opportunities to Succeed TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Sharing Their World of Books LOWER SCHOOL FEATURE
Saving the Earth... One Chipouch at a Time MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATURE
Extending Opportunities UPPER SCHOOL FEATURE
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Opening Up Opportunities ALUMNI SUCCESS
Dropping the Ball for Success THE ROAD AHEAD
24 Class Notes 33 Lausanne Champions 40 Legendary Lynx
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
As I sat across a high-top table from Chef Josh Steiner ’10 in his Cooper-Young area restaurant Strano! interviewing him earlier this year, it was hard not to be inspired by his passion. He spoke with such pride about his Sicilian heritage and how that has translated into his successful family-oriented restaurant. “My family is where most of my cuisine’s influence comes from,” said the Lausanne alumnus. “It has molded my training and lifestyle. Anything you can make from scratch, you make from scratch. Anything you can grow, you grow. Anything you can raise, you raise. That’s my philosophy here and what I do.” It struck me how much that parallels the core beliefs here at Lausanne. Daily the faculty, staff and administration strive to guide our students in the best way, encouraging them to find their own individual path. Opportunities to be successful will present themselves, and when they do, go for it. Our students grow in this mindset from the first day they set foot on the Lausanne campus. It’s a confidence that is woven into them from start to finish. My time working at Lausanne over the past five years has been one of the most cherished experiences of my life. Being able to watch all of the traditions enjoyed by our students each year, mixed with the creativity and excitement of new adventures, has been magical. It has also given me the chance to see, up close and personal, my own two little Lynx receive an unparalleled education with truly invested teachers. When people outside of Lausanne ask me what I do, I always tell them with a laugh, “I get to write stories, take pictures and brag on Lausanne’s amazing students for my job!” For half a decade, I’ve had the opportunity to follow my passion of writing for a place that I love while developing relationships with people I love. I don’t know how anyone could ask for more.
Chef Josh said this to me at the end of our time together about his Lausanne friends, and it is a sentiment I want to echo as I go:
“We have such a supportive network with each other. It might not be a continuous conversation, just a connection together, and that’s Lausanne.” It’s been my pleasure, Lausanne family. Thank you. Go Lynx! #BeGreat
Carrie Linder Robinson Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
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I’m setting out on a new journey after this school year, so this is my final issue to write the Lausanne Magazine. However, I am excited to be able to experience my two children’s continued time here at Lausanne in the upcoming years.
August 12, 2013, our Lausanne journey began. Carrie Linder Robinson with her children Jones ’26 and Livie ’24 five years ago on their first, first day at Lausanne.
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SHARING THEIR WORLD OF BOOKS
Olivia Smith ’31 (left) and her friend Olivia Rasoul ’28 (right) enjoy Pigs Make Me Sneeze on the iPad as they swing in the JK classroom’s treehouse.
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LOWER SCHOOL FEATURE
Brad Manker pointed Savannah Gibson ’28 to the green wall directly in front of the camera. “We’re rolling,” said Lower School Innovation Specialist, Mr. Manker. “Three-two-one, begin.” Savannah started reading Time for Bed Biscuit, in her sweet, yet confident, second grade voice. As she turned the final page, finished the story and looked up, you could see on her face she was pleased with her performance. Mr. Manker was inspired to create the project with his students after watching the segments at the end of each episode of “Reading Rainbow” when children would introduce their favorite books. He thought it would be a great way for older students in Lower School to work with their younger classmates in a caring and knowledgeable way.
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Savannah Gibson ’28 records her audiobook in front of the green screen in Lausanne’s Lower School Makerspace.
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“ Peers teaching peers is a powerful process and one that the teachers at Lausanne strive to make happen often. That mindset, along with the digital tools that are all around us, allows students to see technology as something that can enhance our lives to create, communicate and inspire.” —Brad Manker, Lower School Innovation Specialist
Second-graders Roshail Jawwad ’28 (left) and Isaak Pierce ’28 (center) show Lausanne SK student Azlan Mirza ’30 (right) how to scan a QR code to access the audiobook story he wants to hear.
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LOWER SCHOOL FEATURE
Every member of the class of 2028 had their own moment to shine in Lausanne’s Makerspace, resulting in a compilation of audiobooks. “I think it’s important to continue introducing our students to creative ways to learn because we don’t live, work and study in a bubble,” said Mr. Manker. “We are all part of a large learning community and have different gifts and talents that we can offer to others.” The Lynx audiobook adventure began when they visited the library and each chose a favorite picture book. The students practiced reading it to each other before taking their individual turns in front of the camera. Mr. Manker then completed edits to turn each story into a special movie. As the final step of the project, the second-graders set off to the younger classrooms and were matched up with students to share their books. With iPads in hand, the readers zapped a QR code to access the books. “I liked doing this because it’s helpful to the younger students to read and pronounce their words better,” said Joshua Robinson ’28, whose audiobook was Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late. “When the hippo part came on, my SK reader’s jaw dropped and he wanted me to rewind it so he could hear it again!” That same excitement and passion came from all of the audiobook creators as they watched their younger friends experience the stories. “I know it has to make them want to be a second-grader to see the things we learn, how nice our teachers are and they get to be on the green screen,” said Jordyn Johnson ‘28 in a matter-of-fact manner. “You can’t do that at other schools, and that’s why learning at Lausanne is like a fun game.” This type of opportunity is just one of the many ways our Lower School Lynx thrive in their learning environment as they prepare for the world. “Peers teaching peers is a powerful process and one that the teachers at Lausanne strive to make happen often,” reflected Mr. Manker. “That mindset, along with the digital tools that are all around us, allows students to see technology as something that can enhance our lives to create, communicate and inspire.” It’s The Lausanne Way.
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SAVING THE EARTH... ONE CHIPOUCH AT A TIME The sewing machine was humming as fifth-grader Tyler Jones ‘25 slowly guided a Doritos chip bag underneath the rapidly moving needle. When she completed the last stitch, she gently tossed the finished product onto a pile of other similar looking bags and announced to her team they had one more Chipouch ready to sell. This was a regular occurrence for Tyler and her classmates since early September when their year-long Real World Scholars (RWS) learning journey began.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATURE
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Sewing Chipouches quickly became known among fifth-graders as the toughest assignment. Tyler Jones ‘25 was chosen by her classmates as one of the expert seamstresses during Chipouch production.
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It seemed like a normal fall school day to the class of 2025, until they noticed all of their garbage cans had disappeared, and in the hallway there were collection bins labeled “Landfill Contribution.” The students were instructed by fifth grade teachers to only throw away trash in the bins that day.
One of the first steps for Andrew Ogbeide ‘25 and his classmates on their road to Chipouch success was to implement prototypes and vote on the best products to sell in STEAM.
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“We wanted to introduce this project in a powerful way to the students that would grab their attention from day one,” said fifth grade language arts teacher Kelly Douglas, who wrote the proposal which led to Lausanne being chosen for an RWS $1000 grant for the project. “At the end of the day, the class looked at what had been collected and the brainstorming began.” It was hard for the students not to notice the many plastic chip bags that had been disposed of after their morning break. After some backand-forth discussions in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), the class decided to turn the colorful snack bags into pencil pouches.
“I think the beginning was the most challenging part of the entire project,” said fifth-grader Ishaan Merchant ‘25. “Coming up with the right idea and hoping it would turn out well and people would buy into it.” From there, the first-year Middle Schoolers joined teams for the duration of the project. One team was dedicated to marketing and social media, another to production. A sales and accounting team was also established as well as a team for photojournalism and logistics. Each of these four groups elected a peer to lead their specialized team throughout the project. Adult experts in these different fields were recruited and brought in to talk to the class and guide them through the process. After the young entrepreneurs felt like they had a good grasp of the direction for their new product, it was time to create a business name, logo and product name. After many ideas were pitched and the results were tallied, it was announced
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Lausanne language arts teacher Kelly Douglas shows the students how many plastic chip bags had been thrown away during just one school day by the fifth grade class. All trash cans disappeared and were replaced by “landfills” one day this past September for the class of 2025. All garbage, including lunch scraps, had to be disposed of in the bins, which was the kick off of the RWS fifth grade project. Liana Odiambo ‘25 and Kitty Walters ‘25 brainstorm in February about how to replenish the Chipouch stock and set up the online store. The pre-Winter Break Pop-Up shop was a huge success for the young entrepreneurs. Kendall Watts ‘25, Ishaan Merchant ‘25, Amro Amro ‘25 and Zayne Aqraa ‘25 (pictured left to right) took a shift outside of Tully Dining Hall and helped sell all 128 Chipouches.
that Lynx4rEarth was officially in business and selling the Chipouch, a pencil bag made from recycled trash. They established their mission, too: “Saving the Earth, one Chipouch at a time.” The first true test of their hard work came in December. They had budgeted for, marketed and made 128 Chipouches and were ready to sell. Just outside of Tully Dining Hall, the class set up a Pop-Up shop one day during lunch. It was a moment of truth for their semester of work and it paid off, every Chipouch sold out.
The huge sales success meant it was time to replenish the stock to be able to launch their online store. In February, Lynx4rEarth.com went
As the school year and project come to an end, the last step in the business venture is for the young producers to research Memphis-area 501 charities. They will create two-minute, stopmotion animated commercials to convince their coworkers that their “501 in the 901” is where the Chipouch profits should be donated.
This project has equipped our Lynx to be agents of change on campus and in the community. “Being a part of starting a business at such a young age has taught me to keep on moving,” reflected Ishaan. “We have created a great handmade product and made a profit in less than six months. I feel like we are making a difference in the world, and I like it!” TO BUY A CHIPOUCH, VISIT LYNX4REARTH.COM
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“Being an entrepreneur is not an easy job,” said Ryan Terry ‘25 with a slight grin, who is part of the photojournalist and logistics team and a first-year Lausanne student. “But, I never would have had an opportunity to challenge me like this at my old school, so I am excited to have had the experience.”
live with 54 newly manufactured Chipouches and made sales around the country.
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“This experience puts the IB student way ahead of all other students entering college, as they are prepared to successfully complete a major research process.” —Dr. Heather Price, IB economics teacher
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UPPER SCHOOL FEATURE
EXTENDING OPPORTUNITIES… When Milanca Wang ’18 was a junior and riding to school with her parents, she was at the mercy of their radio listening preferences. Their station of choice was NPR. “I heard a news story one morning on how low pay in-state legislatures means some people can’t afford to do the job,” said Milanca who is now a senior. “Ever since I began taking economics my junior year, I’ve been interested in how concepts like incentives or scarcity can dictate human behavior, so I knew immediately when I heard the story I wanted to find out more.” And so, her extended essay adventure began. Each year, full International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) senior candidates are required to complete an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4,000-word paper. It provides practical preparation for undergraduate research and an opportunity for students to investigate a topic of special interest to them. The subject must relate to one of the student’s six DP subjects. This process allows students to develop skills in formulating an appropriate research question and engaging in a personal exploration of the topic while developing an argument. “This experience puts the IB student way ahead of all other students entering college, as they are prepared to successfully complete a major research process,” said Milanca’s IB economics teacher, Dr. Heather Price, who was a professor at the university level before coming to Lausanne. “A professor’s dream is to have a classroom full of students who have completed the extended essay and IBDP curriculum.” LAUSANNE SPRING 2018
Before her essay research began, Milanca admits her knowledge of state legislatures was an abstract concept and one she had never really given much thought.
FACING PAGE: Dr. Heather Price (left) mentored Milanca Wang ‘18 (right) during the extended essay process. She selected a topic which brought both economics and political science together in her research, as she has strong interests in both disciplines.
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“ I can see the difference in what I’ve learned through the IB when compared to other curriculums, during my college application process. I feel that as I enter college the Extended Essay experience was a unique first step in opening my eyes to new opportunities, and I’m excited to explore those more!” —Milanca Wang ‘18
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UPPER SCHOOL FEATURE
Senior Milanca Wang ‘18 never expected that hearing a news story on NPR would give her the idea for her IB Extended Essay, To What Extent Does the Lack of Pecuniary Compensation Disincentivize Citizens from Holding Legislative Positions in State Government?
“Before I even researched monetary compensation, I wanted to gain a general understanding of those who serve as state legislators,” said the National Merit finalist who began her education at Lausanne in Junior Kindergarten. “I emailed over 1600 legislators over a four- or five-month period and, in the end, came out of it with an opportunity to take an interest of mine and make something substantial out of it.” At the beginning of her research, Milanca had low response rates for the survey she emailed out. Dr. Price encouraged her to be persistent, and she decided to widen her sample of state legislators beyond the state of Tennessee. As she began receiving answers from across the nation, her most surprising find was that retired state employees are incentivized to serve as state legislators in some states because it allows them to increase their public pensions. To Milanca, this brought up the question of whether a legislative assembly, predominately composed of people of retirement age, best represents the interests of all citizens within a state. “The under supply of high quality state legislators due to higher paying opportunities in the private sector is a real problem,” acknowledged Dr. Price. “Milanca’s passion throughout the research process was impressive, and not only was I inherently interested in her research, I know her work has broad implications for democracy.”
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“I can see the difference in what I’ve learned through the IB when compared to other curriculums, during my college application process,” reflected Milanca. “I feel that as I enter college the Extended Essay experience was a unique first step in opening my eyes to new opportunities, and I’m excited to explore those more!”
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Lausanne alumnus and Strano! Sicilian Kitchen and Bar owner and chef, Josh Steiner ‘10, describes his restaurant concept as “old world style cooking with a modern technique of plating.”
OPENING UP OPPORTUNITIES…
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LAUSANNE ALUMNI
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Josh Steiner ‘10 on his graduation day from Lausanne in 2010.
After graduating from Lausanne, Josh attended the University of Arizona, where he played lacrosse and was on a pre-med track.
After completing his freshman year at the University of Arizona as a lacrosse player on a pre-med track, Lausanne alumnus Josh Steiner ’10 knew exactly what he had to do.
“ Opportunity is a very scary thing, because I find it very difficult to stop what you’re already comfortable doing. But when you’re passionate about something and you see an opportunity that you feel is screaming at you, you take it with confidence. That is something that was absolutely instilled in me at Lausanne.”
“I was learning in biology about chemical composition and the complex interactions among molecules and was absolutely fascinated,” recalled Josh. “But it was more intriguing to me how those concepts could be used with foods rather than a medical application.” After discussing his decision with family and receiving their complete blessing, Josh moved to his family’s homeland of Sicily to further his education. “Opportunity is a very scary thing, because I find it very difficult to stop what you’re already comfortable doing,” said the class of 2010 graduate. “But when you’re passionate about something, and you see an opportunity that you feel is screaming at you, you take it with confidence. That is something that was absolutely instilled in me at Lausanne.” His love for Italy grew while he was there, and Josh felt that he adapted to the country well because of the Lausanne community he grew up in. “Sicily is a melting pot. The fundamentals of their cuisine are a mixture of almost every food in the world, packed into that small island,” he said. “My instructors were very similar to the ones I had at Lausanne because they treated me like an individual person. Each student had their own unique personality, and the teachers wanted to make sure that we flourished and were celebrated.”
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—Josh Steiner ‘10
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Strano! Sicilian Kitchen and Bar Chef Josh Steiner ‘10 Movements Through Memphis in 2018 • New Strano! location in East Memphis • Memphis Flyer’s 20 Under 30 • Culinary Chair and Lead Chef for the March of Dimes Annual Event • One of the Featured Celebrity Chefs for the James Beard Foundation’s Celebrity Tour
After moving back to Memphis and finishing his culinary degree, Josh opened his first restaurant in 2014, Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar, on his twenty-third birthday. “Of course I didn’t feel ready,” he laughed. “But people I trust and rely on encouraged me that I was, so I went for it. There are moments in everyone’s life where you might not be the best or the most successful, but everything just connects, and it’s flawless to you.” Chef Josh Steiner quickly became a well-known powerhouse in the thriving Memphis restaurant scene and his hometown community. “To see what is going on in the unique Memphis culinary world right now by restaurateurs striving to make themselves better and support each other is inspiring,” said Strano’s chef. “We all go out of our way for our city because we are proud of it. We are not leaving Memphis; our money is not leaving Memphis; we’re Memphians.”
Enjoy this recipe from Chef Josh and the Strano! kitchen. Panzanella 1 pound country style bread, medium dice 3 pounds grape tomatoes, halved 1/2 pound English cucumber, medium dice 1/4 pound celery, julienned 1/4 pound red onion, thinly sliced 1 cup basil leaf, chiffonade 1 cup red bell pepper, medium dice DRESSING:
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 3 each garlic glove, minced Salt and pepper, to taste Cut the bread medium diced and let dry or toast. To prepare a la minute, keep the vegetables and bread separate. Toss a spoonful of each ingredient together with about an ounce of dressing for each portion.
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And while Josh is not leaving his hometown, he is relocating to a more spacious location. This spring, Strano! will close its doors in Midtown and move to a new location in East Memphis at the corner of Poplar and Perkins and will be known as Strano by Chef Josh. . “It’s been a fun ride up to this point, but I still have so many other goals I want to accomplish,” said Chef Josh. “I have been prepared in the culinary world by my family’s heritage and tradition of amazing food. I’ve been prepared for the entire world because of my time at Lausanne and the drive and self-awareness instilled in me. They got me ready for life.”
Chef Josh says that cooking from scratch is the Sicilian way, which calls for the freshest ingredients. He suggests it makes planning the menu easier because you depend on the season and what is in abundance.
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DROPPING THE BALL FOR SUCCESS
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THE ROAD AHEAD
I’ve seen my share. I was ten years old, standing in right field, thinking about anything other than the baseball game going on in front of me. After eight innings, nothing, not even a stray gust of wind, had come my way. I looked up when I heard shouts urgently trying to get my attention, and there it was, a round white sphere, growing bigger by the second, heading straight for my outstretched glove. With arm extended and glove ready, I prepared to catch the ball one-handed and save the game. Need I say more? As the ball dropped to the ground, I realized that if I had used both hands, I might have caught the ball. As jeers came from friend and foe alike, I resolved that baseball probably was not where I wanted to spend my time. I needed to look elsewhere for success, much to the pleasure of my coach.
accepted methodology and failed, like catching a fly ball with one hand instead of two, teachers failed the student and devoted little effort to helping them learn that their failure could actually lead to success. Lausanne’s approach, exemplified by this small sample from Mrs. Brownlee’s class, is not to tell students what to think but to coach them to investigate, problem-solve and analyze. Success in our classrooms is not defined by always having the right answer but by the way the student approaches finding a solution. How is this accomplished? By listening to students with respect and patience, by understanding the approach a student is taking to solve a problem, by encouraging deeper investigation and analysis, by asking the questions that lead students through their cognitive paths and by providing feedback and responding appropriately with affirmation, critique, suggestions and direction.
I failed at baseball, but perhaps there were other things I could try.
During the first two days of Amy Brownlee’s class, her seventh grade math students are given a problem to solve. They work in groups, or individually, and grapple with the parameters of the problem and, by the end of the first class period, propose an answer.
Had my supposed failure been seen in this light, the end of my baseball career might have been postponed a few years: Me: Dang, I missed the ball.
They all get it wrong.
Coach: Yes, I saw that. How do you think you might have caught it? Do you think you were ready?
When reviewing what happened and how they approached the problem, the students realize, with Mrs. Brownlee’s help, that they don’t have all the information they need to formulate the correct answer. That’s when she supplies the missing data that will make the problem solvable.
Me: Nope, I was daydreaming. I know I should have used both hands.
In the subsequent debriefing, students reflect on what it was like to be in a situation where they were bound to fail and how they might approach the next problem in which success seems unreachable. In other words, Mrs. Brownlee coaches students to discover success in the midst of what might be inevitable failure.
That’s providing an opportunity to succeed!
Michael Christopher Assistant Headmaster for Development
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When I was in school, which some say was before the printing press was invented, teachers taught students what to think and when to think it. Teachers provided data, and students returned the data in a form which the teacher deemed acceptable. When a student attempted to diverge from an
Coach: Great thinking! Maybe next time you will remember!
ON THE LEFT: Seventh-grader Hayley McManic ‘23 works with teacher Amy Brownlee on how to efficiently investigate, solve and analyze a math problem during class.
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Class Notes
My daughter, Audrey, was welcomed into the world on December 29, 2017. Before that day, I thought I knew what to expect from parenthood, as the students I advise and the players I coach have often felt like family. Little did I know, nothing could have prepared me for seeing her for the first time – looking into her little blue eyes and holding her tiny, trusting hand. I was immediately overcome with love and a fierce determination to provide her every opportunity the world could offer. I have said it many times, but I feel very fortunate to be a part of and to now have my own daughter join the Lausanne family. At only three months old, between having two Lausanne alumnae caring for her in daycare and a Lausanne parent as her pediatrician, Audrey is already surrounded by the loving and nurturing community of Lausanne every day. As I think ahead to her future, I see in the faces of so many alumni the impact that a Lausanne education can have. As we graduate another incredible class and prepare to welcome our new Lausanne alumni, I encourage you to continue your relationship with our wonderful school. There are over 2,500 alumni around the country and globe working each day to change the world. Our goal as the Lausanne Alumni Association is to nurture and grow your connection to the school and your fellow alumni beyond graduation day. Take advantage of our online community, Lausanne Link, to stay in the know regarding regional events, network for future careers, socialize with other alumni, connect with current and future students and plan reunions. Stay in touch, drop by for a visit, and know that you are #AlwaysALynx! Best,
Charlotte Albertson Director of Alumni Affairs calbertson@lausanneschool.com | 901-474-1029
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CLASS NOTES
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IN MEMORIUM:
Barbara Ann Rossland Fockler, 90, died on January 10, 2018, at her home in Germantown, Tenn. She was born on April 18, 1927, in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Harry R. and Marion Gallaher Rossland.
Pamela Zelman ‘84 moved back to Holly Springs, Miss. after 25 years in Cincinnati, Ohio. She lives in and is restoring yet another antebellum house and continues to teach high school special education. Her free time is spent with a car club and running the local tourism board.
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Michele Gold Buring ’85 and Janet Engelberg Katz ’85 celebrated their birthdays together in Memphis, Tenn. Janet owns Second Story Yoga, a growing and vibrant yoga community located in the 376 Perkins Building here in Memphis. Second Story offers seasoned and inspiring instructors and a light, airy space full of great energy and yoga.
Mrs. Fockler’s life-long passions were her family and friends, books, travel, nature and conservation issues, dogs — especially Boston Terriers — and spending time on Cape Cod. Her husband, John K. Fockler, to whom she was married for 62 years, died in 2016. She is survived by her four children and their families: John K. Fockler, Jr., his wife, Catherine, of Boardman, Ohio, their daughters, Cameron and Chandlee, and Cameron’s three sons, Aiden, Caiden, and Raiden; son, Robert M. Fockler, his wife, Cristina, of Memphis, Tenn., their daughter, Katherine, and son, Ted; daughter, Anne Fockler Dubois of San Jose, Calif., her sons, Benjamin and Timothy; daughter, Ellen Fockler Gonzales, and her husband, Daniel of Lowell, Mass. Mrs. Fockler is also survived by her sister-in-law, Dorothy Rosseland of West Yarmouth, Mass. and several nieces and nephews. The family received friends and held a memorial service at Germantown United Methodist Church on Saturday, February 10.
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James Clark ’85 and Michele Gold Buring ’85 celebrated their birthdays on a cruise in Quebec City, Canada.
Reared in Worcester, she graduated from Wellesley College in 1949, then taught for one year in the senior high school of West Boylston, Mass. After earning a master’s degree in Spanish at Columbia University, she joined the staff of the Institute of International Education in New York, working for four years as an associate in the Inter-American and Fulbright divisions. In New York she met John Keedy Fockler of Hagerstown, Md., and the two married in 1954. Mrs. Fockler and her husband became the parents of four children and lived in Aberdeen, Md., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Bay Village, Ohio before moving to Germantown, Tenn. in 1974. Mrs. Fockler earned a second master’s degree in English from the then Memphis State University in 1979 and joined the faculty of Lausanne Collegiate School, where she taught mainly English and Latin for more than twenty years.
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John Formby ‘98 graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. from Mississippi State University in 2011. He then received his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in 2016 and is currently living in Santa Fe, N.M. and is the Forest Entomologist for the state.
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Patrick Fonzo ‘01 is enjoying life in San Francisco, Calif. where he manages business development for Google’s cell phone service, Project Fi. In 2018, he will be splitting his time between the Bay Area and Nashville, Tenn. where his wife is directing communications for Governor Phil Bredesen’s U.S. Senate campaign.
In January, Henry Rothenberg ’01 won his first Emmy Award for local news in the category of “Breaking News,” for his coverage of a flash flood event that occurred in the Nashville, Tenn. area in May 2017. A week later, he had the honor of playing for the Harlem Globetrotters as the celebrity guest player during their stop in Nashville and scored five points!
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10th Anniversary of a Big Title! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 girls basketball state championship which was earned by an extraordinary team of young scholarathletes. To honor this team, visible above basking in their triumph in 2008, a special ceremony was held between games in the Lausanne Gym on January 4, 2018. Sporting an overall team GPA of 3.662, this team truly embodied the best combination of dedicated study and exceptional performance in their sport. Ten years later, they continue to inspire us. Congratulations, Sharwil Bell ‘08, Jessica Green ‘09, Lauren Avant Sumski ‘08 (2008 & 2009 Miss Basketball), Monica Miller ‘09 (2008 State MVP), Milira Dunn ‘08, Brittany Looney ‘08, Hannah Summerfield ‘10, Breana Williams ‘10, Olivia Lewis ‘11 and Asha Bell ‘12.
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Alexandria Perel ’02 is a stylist at the new Ulta in Memphis. She will soon be going to New York City for Fashion Week to do hair and makeup. She is also designing costumes for the spring musical at Memphis University School, the summer play at Germantown Community Theater and is working as first hand in the Theatre Memphis costume shop. Alexandria is putting together a bridal line as well, as she specializes in custom bridal, formal and prom gowns. She recently launched her new costume webstore, aperelfashion.com, and will be opening a costume pop-up shop next fall.
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Taylor Forsdick ‘07 and his wife, Mabel, have a 7-month-old baby girl. Taylor is currently a supervisor at his father’s construction company, Grace Construction.
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Sharwil Bell ‘08 is currently practicing as a physical therapist at Results Physiotherapy in East Memphis.
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Monica Miller ‘09 graduated from Christian Brothers University with a degree in computer science and is now an IT analyst for Shelby County Schools. Jarred Reed ‘09 will be graduating from law school in May from The University of Tennessee College of Law.
Congratulations to Jordan Danelz ‘03 for winning the Indie Award at the 2017 Indie Memphis Film Festival. The award was given to Jordan for his contributions to Memphis-area independent filmmaking. Melanie Stanek ’09 is currently serving with the U.S. Peace Corps in Madagascar. Her region recently completed building a world map mural in a fellow volunteer’s village. She wrote a story about the process and the article and pictures are featured on the Peace Corps website.
Michael Widener ’03 has been awarded the title of Canada Research Chair in Transportation and Health.
You can read more about Melanie’s life as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar on her blog at melaniemaryblog.com.
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Melanie states that she attributes her passion for global service from being a Lausanne student. She continues that “the sensitivity and compassion I was taught to cultivate at school has served as a basis for everything I’ve done with my life and career since college. So I just wanted to thank Lausanne for that!”
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IN MEMORIUM:
Elsie Lankford Yates died on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 97 years of age. She lived a life of service and was loved by all who knew her. She was the daughter of Dr. Arthur Lankford and Eunice Hozier Lankford. After graduating from Bryn Mawr High School, Elsie attended Goucher College and the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Master of Science in Microbiology. She went on to conduct research for the U.S. Navy out of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. During World War II, she met Zeno Yates, who was then designing and repairing Northrop YB-49 aircraft. They were paired together as blind dates at a dinner party. With the name Zeno, Elsie expected to meet a nice Greek boy, but she settled for Zeno’s Mississippi charm. They married in 1947 and moved to Memphis, where Zeno established an architecture practice, and Elsie began a long and fulfilling career teaching biology and chemistry at Lausanne School for Girls and Hutchison. She retired from teaching at the age of 56. After retirement, Elsie remained active and engaged in her community and the wider world. Through the Rockefeller Foundation, she and Zeno traveled extensively in Eastern Europe and South America, where Zeno designed hospitals and Elsie taught English in underserved communities.. Equipped with her teaching experience and her philanthropic spirit, Elsie then established a tutoring program at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, where she was also a beloved and integral parishioner. In her spare time, she played tennis until her mid-seventies and volunteered sewing costumes at Theatre Memphis for over forty years. She spent the final years of her life devoted to the Trezevant community and worked daily to bring technology and order to the community library. Elsie had a zest for life. She was optimistic, gracious, adventuresome, intellectually curious, and, as her family and friends can attest, quite stubborn. She loved gathering around the dinner and bridge tables with family and friends and engaging in conversations on all matters of note, especially those that made us blush. She was a liberal out of her time and was never afraid to speak her mind. Her memorial service was held on March 10 at Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be sent to Idlewild Presbyterian Church or The Church Health Center, in lieu of flowers.
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CLASS NOTES
Alumni Art Exhibition The Blackmon Gallery in the Elder Performing Arts Center hosted an eclectic and extraordinary display of art by very gifted artists who are graduates of Lausanne. The exhibit included a variety of media, including oil, photography, digital design and acrylics. Featured artists included Alexandra Corbett ’11, Elliot Slovis ’14, Rachel Hays Rieves ’83, Marcy Wurzburg Stagner ’02, Shelley D. Franklin ’88 and Stephanie Eggleston Harrover ’61.
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College Lynx Enjoy Nashville Home Cooking!
Hillary Weiss ’10 recently moved back to Memphis and was appointed to the position of assistant public defender at the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office. She is pictured at last fall’s alumni weekend reception with Alumni Board member Brooke Vogel ’09.
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A big shout-out to Alex Scarbrough Fisher ’05, one of our Nashville Regional Representatives and a member of the Alumni Board, for hosting our three newest Nashville area alumni — Aaron Hunt ’17, Ella Bright ’17 and Jordan Reed ’17 — for dinner at her home in December. Interested in helping our recent alumni acclimate to their new cities and college life? Contact the Alumni Office at alumni@lausanneschool.com to become a Young Alumni College Connector.
Congrats to Josh Steiner ’10 on being named one The Memphis Flyer’s Top 20 under 30 this year. For years, a progression of eateries came and went on the northeast corner of Cooper-Young in Memphis. Then Josh’s Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar moved in and appears to have broken the curse. The Italian restaurant has amassed a loyal following and a solid reputation thanks to its chef and owner. Read more about Josh’s culinary journey on page 18.
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A Special Thank You to Lausanne’s Young Alumni College Connectors
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Allison Drexler ‘11 is in her second year as a veterinary medicine student at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Leslie Pace ‘12 graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and is currently pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Memphis.
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Amelia Grayson ‘13 is attending the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
These individuals have volunteered their time to help our newest alumni, the Class of 2017, transition smoothly into their first year of college. Interested in being involved as a connector for the Class of 2018, whether in your city or through your university/college? Contact Charlotte in the Alumni Office at 901-4741029 or calbertson@lausanneschool.com. Aarica Blackett Smith ‘04 Jonathan Campbell ‘99 Alex Carpenter ‘07 Jacob Church ‘00 Leslie Hamic ‘14 Lindsey Hansom Johnson ‘08 Jeff Herbers ‘94 Christian Nelson ‘12 Alexandria Orange ‘11 Julia Perkins ‘11 Alexandria Scarbrough Fisher ‘05 Grigg Schneider ‘13 Blythe Shaver ‘02 Ben Staton ‘15 Ryan Thornton ‘08 Lee Travis ‘08
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Elizabeth Dia ‘14 is studying history at the University of Chicago and will be graduating in the spring of 2018. She is writing her B.A. thesis on Latina women’s activism and community-building in Chicago during the late 20th century. She recently completed a policy internship at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights where she researched law enforcement policies and practices which affect immigrant victims of crimes.
Molly Buring ’14 and mother, Michele Gold Buring ’85, spent a few days in sunny Florida before Molly headed back to her last semester at the University of South Carolina where she will graduate with top honors in May.
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Jeffrey Frye ‘14 is a neuroscience major at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he enjoys the beaches and works part-time as a massage therapist. Paulina Ke ‘14 is a senior biology major at Boston University. Adam Siegler ‘14 is interning at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City this spring and will be completing the master’s program before earning his CPA certification. Eden Siskind ‘14 has been accepted to the London School of Economics for graduate school. An IBDP student at Lausanne, she will be graduating from the University of Maryland this May.
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Samuel Thomas ‘14 is studying biology with a minor in psychology at Allegheny College in Penn. He is currently applying to attend medical school after his May graduation. Xavier University of Louisiana basketball player Joseph Williams ‘14 was named to the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference All-Defensive Team and was chosen as Defensive Player of the Year. Williams, a 6-foot-6 senior forward leads the conference and ranks seventh in NAIA Division I with 1.8 blocked shots per game. His 42 blocks are the most by a Gold Rush player since the 1986-87 season. This is Joe’s first year at XULA, transferring from Freed-Hardeman.
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Martin Wood ‘15 is a brain and cognitive science major at Mississippi State University.
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•R e-connect: Find and reminisce with fellow graduates, see what they have been up to and stay in touch. •G ive back: Introduce yourself, offer internships, employ and act as a mentor to our graduating students. • Expand: Leverage your professional network to get introduced to people you should know. • Advance: Advance your career through inside connections working in top companies. •A nd more!
Elliot Slovis ‘14 attends the College of Charleston as a senior in historic preservation and community planning. He will be moving to New York City in the fall of 2019 to work in architecture. He was a featured photographer in Lausanne’s recent Alumni Art Exhibit (see page 29).
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2016 SAVE THE DATES! Upcoming 2018 Alumni Events April 14, 6 p.m.: “Viva Lausanne!” Auction at the Guest House at Graceland
Jonathan Krasin ‘16 is a chemistry major at Illinois Wesleyan University. Pari Kumar ‘16 is enjoying her sophomore year at George Washington University. She is currently pursuing a major in business and public health. Abigail Grayson ’16 is a lab apprentice at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) at Rice University and is appearing in Dogfight The Musical.
May 26, 2 p.m.: Baccalaureate Ryan Thornton ’08, speaker
May 27, 2 p.m.: Graduation Nancy Schiesari ’69, speaker
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September 28 – 30:
Andrew Gilreath ‘17 is an architecture major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
2018 Reunion Weekend Includes reunions for the “3’s and 8’s” – 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963, etc. For more information about your reunion, email the Alumni Office at calbertson@lausanneschool.com.
Noah Brahm ‘17 is enjoying his first year at Georgia Tech, where he is majoring in biology.
Matthew Shibata ‘17 is determined to maintain a positive outlook and to persevere despite the closing of Memphis College of Art where he currently attends. Daniel Slovis ‘17 attends the University of Colorado Boulder, where he is studying strategic communications, advertising and graphic design. He currently works part-time as a graphic designer for the CU Athletics Marketing Department. Temple White ‘17 currently attends the University of Central Arkansas as a biology and pre-med major.
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Caroline Wilson ‘16 is enjoying her sophomore year at Texas A&M University, where she is pursuing majors in animal science and entomology, a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.
Charlotte J. Albertson, Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Affairs
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BACK TO BACK : LAUSANNE WINS THE STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Lausanne varsity football team came into the Division II-AA Blue Cross Bowl state football championship game on Saturday, December 2, 2017 with a 26-0, 749-day winning streak. Not since the playoffs two years before, in November of 2015, had the Lynx felt the sting of a loss. As they ran onto the field at Tucker Stadium to defend their state title, you could see in their eyes today would not be the day the streak would end. And it didn’t. Not even close.
In front of a large blue and gold crowd on the Tennessee Tech University campus and more than 2600 people tuning in to channel CW30 in the
(Top left) Lausanne students, faculty, parents and friends filled the stands with blue and gold at Tennessee Tech University’s Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tenn. for the second year in a row. (Top right) Lausanne Head Coach Kevin Locastro celebrates the win with Lynx offensive coordinator Patrick Nagoski after the game. The Lynx put up 368 total offensive yards on the day. (Above) The Lynx 41-13 championship win over Notre Dame extended the Lynx state-long winning streak to 27 games.
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On a 64-degree, sunny day in Cookeville, Tenn., the Lynx defeated the Notre Dame High School Fighting Irish of Chattanooga, 41-13. This moved the winning streak to 27-0 and made the Lynx back-to-back state champions.
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Photo: Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Junior strong safety Erek Campbell ’19 makes one of his nine tackles on the day. The Lausanne defense held the Fighting Irish to just 182 total yards and 13 points.
Memphis area, Lausanne showed exactly why they had been able to accomplish two consecutive undefeated seasons. Lausanne was fantastic on both sides of the ball. The Lynx defense held the Irish to just 182 total yards and allowed them only 13 first downs in 28:36 minutes. Notre Dame scored in the first quarter to go up on the Lynx 7-0 but didn’t find the end zone again until only 1:18 seconds remaining. Senior Corteze Love ‘18 had 12 tackles in the game and was named the Blue Cross Bowl defensive MVP. He was joined by 16 other Lynx to combine for 79 total tackles on the afternoon. Two-time Tennessee Titan Mr. Football winner Eric Gray ‘19 led the offense with 281 yards and five rushing touchdowns. The Lynx had 368 total yards for the day and only needed 17:56 minutes to put 41 points on the board. Eric finished the game as the offensive MVP, an honor he received
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Varsity Boys Football 2017 Undefeated Regular Season: Lausanne - 34 Rosa Fort High School - 12 Lausanne- 48 Harding- 21 Lausanne- 14 Whitehaven- 7 Lausanne- 48 Craigmont- 8 Lausanne- 54 St. George’s 20 Lausanne- 41 ECS- 7 Lausanne- 44 Northpoint Christian- 7 Lausanne- 49 University School of Jackson- 19 Lausanne- 49 FACS- 21
Playoffs: Lausanne- 35 Northpoint Christian- 0 Lausanne- 35 Franklin Road Academy- 21 Lausanne – 42 Battle Ground Academy- 21 State Championship Game: December 2, 2017 Lausanne- 41 Notre Dame- 13
Before leaving for the state championship game, the team, led by seniors (left to right) Parker Pulliam ‘18, Gray Clark ‘18, Corteze Love ‘18 and Patrick Massey ‘18, was sent off in true Lausanne style with a walk-thru the campus lined with cheering students of all divisions.
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Lausanne Lynx: 2017 State Football Champions: Division II-AA
after last year’s Lausanne state championship win, as well. The win added a second state championship to Head Coach Kevin Locastro’s coaching legacy and put Lausanne on the short list of six Shelby County schools to win back-to-back state titles. Another gold ball has come home, and we are proud. It’s a great day to be alive, it’s a great day to be a Lynx! #Be Great
VIDEO. LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM/MAGAZINE
Congratulations to our Lynx signees! Pictured left to right: Josh Crawford ‘18 (OL/DL) Prairie View A&M University; Jalen Edwards ’18 (OL) Culver Stockton College; Corteze Love ’18 (DE) University of Memphis; Nyle Love ’18 (LB) University of Memphis; Parker Pulliam ’18 (OL) University of Tennessee-Martin; Dedric Turner ‘18 (DE) Milliken University
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ENJOY WATCHING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Six members of the Lausanne state championship football team signed letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 7, 2018, to further their academic and football careers at the college level. A signing ceremony took place at Lausanne to celebrate these student-athletes with their families, coaches and classmates.
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Lynx Robotics Team: 2018 Alabama State Robotics Champions.
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MAKING A STATEMENT…CHAMPIONS
It’s been four years since the Lausanne Robotics team began competitions, each year competing in a different challenge. Since September, Jonathan Kagoo ’18, Sam Hori ’18, Will Hamic ’18, Ethan Hamilton ’19, Woody Sharp ’19, Diego Alba ’21, Carter Trexler ’21 and Henry Tarkowski ’23 have been focused each day at practice after school on this year’s challenge, Relic Recovery. The fast paced game had the robots place blocks in stacks, extend a figurine outside of field walls and also had to complete an autonomous period in which the robot deciphers a pattern and places a block in a column according to a picture. After months of hard work, the Lynx Robotics traveled to Huntsville, Ala. on February 10 to compete in the Alabama State Championship. Coming into the competition as the underdog, the team had a lot to prove. The opening match began with the robot completing a full autonomous and placing three stacks, rocketing the Lynx into third place. They held that position until their fifth match of the day where they finished on top in a close one, propelling them into second place and giving them a captain position and allowing them to choose an alliance for the elimination rounds. Using an advanced scouting sheet, Lynx Robotics studied the other teams and picked the number ten and number 23 seeded robots, Motorized Mayhem and Miss Calculation for their alliance. These teams, even though ranked slightly lower, were some of the best robots at the competition. Lynx Robotics cruised through the semifinals, easily winning their first and second game. When the finals arrived, the tension had definitely increased. The Lynx faced the first seed alliance who were the clear favorites. However, in the first game Lausanne scored a full autonomous and a cipher, allowing them to win by over 120 points, followed by their second game, where the robot encountered an error but persevered and continued to drive around and score points. At that point, it was a waiting game. When the results of the match finally flashed up onto the screen it took a couple of seconds to sink in, but our undefeated team came out on top by 12 points. Lynx Robotics won state. The victory also made them the Winning Alliance Captain, giving them a spot at the South Super Regionals in Athens, Ga., where they will have a chance to compete for a spot in the World Championships. LAUSANNE SPRING 2018
Congratulations to our state championship Lynx Robotics team! #TheLausanneWay
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Junior Schyler Forest ‘19 takes it to the basket during the Lynx 86-82 sub-state win over Goodpasture as senior Corteze Love ‘18 looks on.
LYNX THREE-PEAT AS REGIONAL CHAMPS
If the image you have of the 2017-18 Lausanne boys’ basketball team is heads hung while walking back down the tunnel at Allen Arena at Lipscomb University on March 2, you’re missing the big picture. Their season ended with a heartbreaking 43-38 state semi-final loss in Nashville to Knoxville-Webb, but as the great UCLA Head Coach John Wooden said, “Losing is only temporary and not all-encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.” So forget about that image because there were so many great ones.
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“ Losing is only temporary and not all-encompassing. You must simply study it, learn from it and try hard not to lose the same way again. Then you must have the selfcontrol to forget about it.” —John Wooden, UCLA Head Coach
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For the third year in a row, the Lausanne varsity boys basketball team won the regional tournament. Freshman Alden Applewhite ‘21 (No. 2) and senior Kohen Thompson ‘18 (No. 5) were named to the all-tournament team and Schyler Forest ‘19 (center with plaque) was named tournament MVP.
Think about freshman Alden Applewhite ‘21 rising up from behind the arc and the crack of the net as one of his 84 three-pointers of the season found its mark. Imagine senior Corteze Love ‘18 using his muscle to get to the basket. Close your eyes and see junior Schyler Forrest ‘19 slashing to the basket en route to 408 total points for the season and then being named regional tournament MVP and to the state all-tournament team. Hear the roar of the crowd in the Lynx Lair as Bo Montgomery ’20 put down another rim shaking dunk and as Cameron Sims ‘19 and the defense applied full court pressure to erase deficits and extend leads.
Gaining a sub-state win over an impressive Goodpasture team out of Madison, Tenn., in which the nets are still smoking, and a third straight trip to the state final four. Remember their final record of 24-8. This defending state championship Lynx team saw its share of adversity but didn’t let it shake them. Those are the images that make up the memories of this basketball season. Those are the moments we remember.
Winning three times over district rival Harding. Congratulations on another great season, Lynx. Taking home another district championship. #BeGreat
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Defeating a nationally ranked St. Pius X Catholic High School team out of Georgia.
Three-peating as regional champs.
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LEGENDARY LYNX
FALL CARNIVAL FUN… It was a spooky and spectacular Saturday on October 28, 2017 for Lausanne’s Fall Carnival and Scholastic Bookfair. The annual event raised money this year for Make-A-Wish MidSouth with a haunted house, delicious food, games, face painting and many other fun activities. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day during one of our favorite Lausanne traditions.
HONORING OUR VETERANS… Lausanne’s fourteenth annual Veterans Day Concert was held on November 9, 2017 as we honored and remembered the sacrifices made by military members around the world. Our Upper School chorus and band led the performance and our special guest speaker was class of 1984 graduate Colonel Robin Kimmelman. ENJOY WATCHING THE VIDEO HONORING TWO OF LAUSANNE’S BELOVED VETERANS. LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM/MAGAZINE
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“DON’T YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO LOVE?…” No, these aren’t Shakespeare’s words, but this is one of the themes explored in his classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream which was this year’s Upper School fall play production. Hermia, Gabby Gonzalez ‘18, and Lysander, Robert Walters ‘19; Helena, Sammi Weiss ‘19, and Demetrius, Matthew Russell ‘19; Titania, Audrey Chatfield ‘20, and Oberon, Saad Khan ‘20 and Bottom the Dry Cleaner, Sultan Shah ‘20, were all searching for that elusive somebody to love. Throw in a play within a play of Pyramus, Sultan Shah ‘20, and Thisby, Zephyr Barlow ‘18, mix in the mischievous plots of Puck, Christina Fyre ‘19, with dancing fairies and rude mechanicals, spice it up with music from the 1960’s and maybe there is an answer to the question of “What fools these mortals be.” Bravo, once again, to our Upper School thespians.
HIGHLIGHTS
A GLIMPSE OF THE LAUSANNE LEARNING EXPERIENCE… Each year, Lausanne grandparents and family friends are invited to campus the day before Thanksgiving Break to have a glimpse of their Lausanne students’ daily learning experience on Grandparents and Family Friends Day. All divisions of the school participate in this warm welcome to campus that provides a time for many different ages in the Lausanne community to connect with The Lausanne Way together.
LYNX INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY… Lausanne had forty-one new members inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) on November 27, 2017. Each year, new students are eligible for this high academic honor. The requirements for consideration into the NHS are scholarship, service within the school or community, leadership and character. Students are expected to have a 3.75 GPA or higher, to be resourceful, problem-solvers and idea-contributors. They must demonstrate high standards of honesty and reliability as well as show courtesy, concern and respect for others.
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P-R-A-C-T-I-T-I-O-N-E-R… Eighth-grader Marcus Cohn ‘22 spelled the word practitioner correctly in round thirteen on December 1 to walk away the winner of the annual Lausanne Spelling Bee. After two back-and-forth rounds with fourth-grader Sachin Lyons ‘23, Marcus confidently spelled his winning word on the Elder Performing Arts Center stage, which was met by a large round of applause by the Lower and Middle School student audience. In March, Marcus traveled to Nashville and represented Lausanne in the Tennessee Titan Regional Spelling Bee, making it to round three and finishing in the top 45 spellers.
MIDDLE SCHOOL VISITS THE NORTH POLE… Our Lausanne Middle School thespians brought Buddy the Elf to life as they took us on a holiday adventure in Elf the Musical Jr. during December. We journeyed to New York City with Buddy the Elf, played by Ryan Hof ’22. Buddy went on a mission from Santa Claus, Walter Mink ’22, to find his real dad – Mr. Walter Hobbs, Christian Marinescu ’23, and his new family, played by Skylar Harts ’22 and Josephine Bonnot ’23. Buddy’s love for Christmas and the Christmas spirit spread all around New York City even to the most reluctant of New Yorkers like Jovie, Malaika Kumar ’23. Well done, Lynx.
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MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT… When Tropical Storm Winston hit Fiji in February of 2016, the residents of a small village knew their homes wouldn’t weather the storm. So they gathered together and fled up the mountain, taking refuge in a small cave that overlooked their town. Standing at the mouth of that cave a year and a half later, Kwaku Aning could understand the panic that the villagers must have felt that night. As part of a United Nations mission to help tell the stories of children affected by climate change, Lausanne’s Director of Learning Innovation and Instructional Design knew it was a powerful story to share. “Hearing these kids talk about that night really drives home the need for the world to act,” Mr. Aning explains. “With warming sea temperatures due to climate change, storms like Winston are becoming more powerful and more destructive.”
“At Lausanne, we strive to provide our students with global perspectives,” shares Lausanne Headmaster Stuart McCathie. “That desire crosses over to our faculty and staff, as well. From Belize to China, Lausanne works with schools and organizations around the world to improve the future of children around the globe.” Mr. Aning saw this experience as another way to help our students gain a broader global perspective. “Helping the United Nations tell these stories gives teachers at Lausanne a way to experience the lives of children in other countries and develop a stronger sense of empathy for others.”
That story, along with several others written by youth in Fiji, were presented as a virtual reality (VR) experience at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November 2017. Visitors put on virtual reality headsets and heard directly from students on the front lines of climate change.
ENJOY WATCHING THE VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEOS SHOWN AT THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM/MAGAZINE
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Mr. Aning’s ability to engage students with the latest technology made him an obvious choice to help the United Nations project. He has been helping Lausanne’s faculty use the latest tech innovations in their classrooms since 2014. As the academic advisor to the school’s VR Society, he led his students to present a virtual world they created to professors at Tennessee Tech last spring. After hearing of student designers that had hacked an Xbox Kinect camera to be responsive to motion, he was instrumental in bringing them together with student dancers and musicians for a performance at LausanneFest, celebrating Lausanne’s 90th anniversary.
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REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: 50 YEARS LATER Each year, Lausanne holds our annual MLK Day concert to celebrate the life of Dr. King and remember his great legacy through performances from our Middle and Upper School choirs and presentations from students in the History Alive Project. Two-thousand and eighteen marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s tragic assassination here in Memphis, Tenn. During this year’s concert, Voices For Freedom, senior Kaleb Davis ‘18 moved the entire Elder Performing Arts Center (EPAC) audience with the culmination of his Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) project. The primary purpose of the International Baccalaureate (IB) CAS project is to ensure participation in sustained collaboration. Through this level of engagement students may discover the benefits of teamwork and of achievements realized through an exchange of ideas and abilities. It challenges students to show initiative, demonstrate perseverance and develop skills such as those of cooperation, problem-solving and decision-making. Over this past summer, Kaleb decided to use his love of music to arrange a piece and assemble a student choir to sing during the concert. He chose “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning,” one of the great gospel spirituals attributed to Blind Willie Johnson. “Music has such power and incredible roots in the civil rights movement, so it was an honor to be able to present my project this year at the MLK concert,” said the full IB Diploma candidate. “What I wanted to actively proclaim through my project I hope resonated with someone younger. I wanted to remind everyone, it’s okay to be just who you are.” It’s The Lausanne Way.
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HIGHLIGHTS
LYNX RECEIVE MOST SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS IN REGION… Lausanne was the most recognized school in the entire tri-state region with the most awards won at this year’s Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards Competition, sponsored by the Brooks Museum League. Out of thousands of entries, and just over 900 awards given to approximately 46 Tri-State (Tenn., Miss. and Ark.) area schools participating, Lausanne students were recognized with 105 total awards: 12 Gold keys, 34 Silver keys, 57 Honorable Mentions, and two Regional Sponsored Awards this year, as well. Over Spring Break, three of our Lausanne artists received the exciting news they had been named national award winners. Junior Natalie Eslami ’19 has been awarded a National Gold Key for her work “A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tree Set Piece” created for Lausanne’s 2017 fall play. Lausanne’s other National Gold Key award winner is eighth grade Middle School artist Ella Gregory ’22. Her piece “Over the Rising Sun” won in the Printmaking category. The Lynx National Silver Key award winner is junior Erek Campbell ’19 who won in the Sculpture category for his work “Unclear.” LAUSANNE SPRING 2018
All three of our winners will be honored at Carnegie Hall in New York City, June 6-8 and their artwork will tour the United States from 2018-2019.
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CROWNING THE QUEEN AND KING… Lausanne ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to announce our 2018 Homecoming Queen and King, Lucy Callicott ’18 and Gregory Brannick ‘18. Lucy is the daughter of Allen and Liz Callicot of Senatobia, Miss. She is president of Lynx Live, president of the spirit committee and a member of the speech and debate club. She bowls for Lausanne, dances with the Pomcats and is a member of the track and field team, president of the Student Government Association and president of the thespian society. Lucy has been named to the National Honor Society and received awards such as the Quill and Scroll, French Award and English Honor Society. She also volunteers at multinational ministries. Gregory is the son of Anna Karpovich and Greg Brannick Sr. of Sosnovy Bor, Russia. He is a member of the yacht club and ultimate Frisbee club. He also plays varsity soccer and runs varsity cross country. Gregory was a member of the 2017 State championship soccer team for Lausanne.
GUEST CHEF COOKS UP RAMEN… Tully Dining Hall was honored to have a special guest chef on Friday, February 2, Elizabeth Fisher. Ms. Fisher is the Chef Manager for Sodexo at The Webb School of Knoxville and brought a signature dish of ramen to our specialty line. Our students were able to choose from a variety of options to make their own ramen bowl including broth, meat, vegetables and an assortment of toppings. Ms. Fisher grew up in India, moved to San Francisco when she was 18 and went to California Culinary Academy Le Cordon Bleu. Her culinary experiences include homeless shelters, boutique hotels, fine dining restaurants and hospitals. The chef was welcomed by junior Julia Whitehorn ’19 who established the Lausanne Dining Committee as her International Baccalaureate (IB) Creativity Activity Service (CAS) project. The committee is made up of a group of juniors who meet once a month with Frank Supergan, the head of Lausanne Dining, to give feedback and wide-ranging suggestions for lunch options. This was a wonderful opportunity for both our student body to experience a unique new dish in our dining hall and also a way for Julia and her committee to see their efforts come to fruition.
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HIGHLIGHTS
CHEERING ALL THE WAY TO NATIONALS… The Lausanne varsity cheerleaders made school history this school year, not once, but twice. In November, 2017, they competed in the Mid-South Regionals, the first ever competition for a Lynx cheer squad. The ladies placed third which secured them a bid to Orlando, Fla. for the 2018 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship. On February 11, 2018 the team competed at Nationals in the Medium NonTumbling Game Day division at the Walt Disney World Resort. ENJOY WATCHING THE VIDEO OF OUR LYNX CHEER SQUAD DURING THE ALL-SCHOOL SEND-OFF THROUGH CAMPUS ON THEIR WAY TO NATIONALS. LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM/MAGAZINE
MY NAME IS ELLE WOODS, AND I CAME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE FOR HARVARD LAW SCHOOL… The Upper School theatre department proudly presented Legally Blonde The Musical, February 22-25. Based on the hit movie, Legally Blonde is an invigorating gift of musical fun, wrapped up with a snappy pink bow! Elle Woods is the southern California co-ed cutie who is accustomed to getting what she wants. When her boyfriend, Warner, calls it off because she is not serious about her future, Elle turns her attention from fashion to the books and enrolls in Harvard Law School. Along the way, Elle proves that kindness and compassion never go out of style.
With a high energy ensemble of performers, Legally Blonde took us on a journey filled with humor, humanity, fun musical numbers and two adorable dogs. What more could you want from a musical?
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Directed by Ashley Bugg Brown, the show stared Gabriella Gonzalez ’18 as the fabulous Elle Woods and Whit Ford ’20 as the handsome and self-centered Warner. Kaleb Davis ’18 played Emmett Forrest, the Harvard teaching assistant who sees Elle’s true potential. The wacky beautician who encourages Elle to be true to herself and her natural hair color was played by Lucy Callicott ’18. The show also featured Salome West ’18 as the exercise queen who is convicted of murder and Robert Callahan ’19 as Elle’s fierce law professor.
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CONTINUING THE SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL CHALLENGE… As part of Lausanne’s re-certification process for the Sustainable Schools Challenge (SSC), eighth grade science conducted an indoor air quality audit with the guidance of Jenna Richardson from CleanMemphis, Dr. Chunrong Jia, an associate professor at the University of Memphis School of Public Health and Lausanne science teacher Mrs. Brooke Hoffman in February. To begin this audit, Ms. Richardson and Dr. Jia spoke with the eighth grade students, educating them on the various factors contributing to indoor air quality. They tested levels of carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter in the classroom. A few of the students helped Dr. Jia setup sensors around the school that will gather data over the course of one week. After the data is analyzed in Dr. Jia’s lab, the students will assess the results to determine the various VOC sources and consider ways the school can improve the quality of our air.
SHINING AT ALL-WEST… In February, selected Lausanne instrumental winds, percussion and string students participated in the Tennessee Music Educators Association West Tennessee Honors Music Festival. Our music students have had long-standing participation in All-West. To qualify, they auditioned with requirements of a prepared piece, scales, and sight reading, respectively, taking a tremendous amount of dedication, focus, discipline, skill and musicianship. Students who placed in top qualifying All-West Chair positions will continue to the All-State honors convention in Nashville, Tenn. in April 2018.
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The SSC is a local, independent certification program, which is rigorous, yet attainable, and modeled after the federal program. It is meant to serve the unique concerns and challenges faced by schools in the greater Memphis area and is a student-led campaign to change the culture of the school, resulting in more sustainable behavior.
COLORING OUR WORLD THROUGH MUSIC… Our PK through fourth-graders gave another amazing musical performance on March 8 at one of our favorite annual traditions, Lausannia. Colortivity was this year’s theme and our young Lynx showed us through instruments and song once again just how wonderful the fine arts make our learning experience.
SUCCEEDING THROUGH IDEAS… Established in 1992, the Lausanne Chair of Ideas tradition has been a muchanticipated annual event. This year, we welcomed world-renowned cellist and Lausanne alumna, Joan Dutcher Jeanrenaud ‘73, from San Francisco, Calif. Ms. Jeanrenaud spoke on March 5 to our Upper School and shared how her time on this campus had opened many doors for her successful career and charged them to take advantage of every opportunity they are presented as students at Lausanne. ENJOY A FULL ARTICLE ON JOAN IN THE 2017 SPRING ISSUE OF THE LAUSANNE MAGAZINE. LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM/MAGAZINE
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