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Three Panther Robotics Teams Qualify for VEX Worlds Tournament
in Dallas
Three Panther Robotics teams started out Spring Break with exciting news from the State Tournament—Ghost Code, Killer Instinct, and Nitro earned VEX Worlds spots! VEX Worlds is what the entire season has been leading up to since the game was released last May. These students spent hours after school in the Robotics Lab and many 12-hour days at weekend tournaments. They competed at VEX Worlds in Dallas in April.
sponsorship of this contest for participating sixth-grade classes in the Indianapolis area. Sertoma is an acronym that stands for Service to Mankind, and we have the good fortune of working with the most successful Sertoma Club in the nation. Ava Button, Sarah-Lielle Moser, Ava Downs, Oliver Hulka, and Eric Wang were each recognized with the classroom winner’s award. PT students worked in their sixth-grade history class with teacher Bethanie Cosman to contemplate the meaning of freedom and to answer the question, "What does freedom mean to me?" Students considered the freedoms they and others have and do not have, as well as limitations within and outside of our control. The judges remarked that they were impressed with the Park Tudor sixth-grade students for their ability to think outside the box. We are so proud of all students for their thoughtful submissions.
Park Tudor to Send 11 Debaters to the 2023 National Tournament
Park Tudor debaters Hanna Warren, Jathan Pai, Nicholas Bullard, and Ibrahim Mohsin were recently chosen by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Hoosier Heartland District to represent the District in June in Phoenix, Arizona at the NSDA National Debate Tournament. They will be representing the District as a 5-member "dream team" in the World Schools Debate competition alongside a student from Ben Davis High School. Their selection was based on a combination of performance at the District Tournament and total NSDA points earned across their high school debate careers. They will be joined in Phoenix by Aditi Dey, Kaden Xu, Alex Lu, Emily Wang, and Allison Xu, who all qualified in main events back in February, as well as Sanjana Adig and Daniel Laufer, who were chosen to represent Park Tudor in the "supplemental" event known as Extemp Debate. In total, Park Tudor is sending 11 debaters to the 2023 National Tournament.
Sixth Graders Bring Home Awards in the Sertoma Club’s National Heritage Essay Contest
Congratulations to the 2023 Sertoma Club of Broad Ripple’s National Heritage Essay Contest winners. One of the many contributions the club makes to our community is its
Six Park Tudor CS Club Students Qualify for American Computer Science League (ACSL) Finals
The American Computer Science League (ACSL) hosts more than 700 teams from the United State, Canada, Europe, and Asia to participate in computer science and computer programming competitions for K-12 schools. The competition includes four contests testing students on fundamental concepts in computer science, as well as a programming problem to solve using Python, C++ or Java. At the end of the year, top students are invited to compete in an online Finals competition occurring online on Saturday, May 27.
Congratulations to the six students from the Park Tudor Computer Science Club who have qualified as 2022-2023 ACSL Finalists:
Arnay Garhyan
Alex Lu
Ibrahim Mohsin
Kaitlyn Park
Serena Plankis
Insia Zaidi
Rev Team Competes in EV Grand Prix Spring Championship
The Upper School’s Rev (racing electric vehicle) team competed on Tuesday, May 2 at Purdue University in the EV Grand Prix Spring Championship. Purdue’s School of Engineering hosted 15 teams and 25 karts on their .26-mile course.
Led by driver Michael Pinner and crew chief Jackson Cooreman-Hood, the Park Tudor team included crew members Vaughn Beesley, William Davison, Jackson Todt, and Cole Reed Despite limited practice time, with less than 45 minutes of electric kart practice and kart set-up since October 2022, the students successfully engineered the kart and battery life for the challenging 45-degree weather conditions on race day and completed all laps.
Michael finished 4th in the 12-lap qualifying race used to set the spring championship race. In only its third competition, Park Tudor’s team placed 7th out of 25 racers from 15 different schools that are participating in the Purdue-sponsored program. The team thanks PT parents Ryan and Kim Beesley for providing technical support, transportation, and logistics for this race.
End of the School Year Brings Performance Opportunities for Students
Students across all divisions showcased their musical and dramatic skills during many end-of-the-year performances. Audiences were wowed by performances including the JK Spring Sing and third-grade performance of “Pirates: The Musical;” Middle and Upper School instrumental and vocal concerts; and Jazz Band and Musical Theatre student shows.