NEWS + NOTES
2018-19
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An A-Z Look Back at the Year
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Two dozen Upper School students took
St. Martin’s Head of School Dr. Merry
a trip to Austin, Texas to participate in
Sorrells has been named the president of
the Independent Schools Association
the Independent Schools Association of
of the Southwest (ISAS) Arts Festival,
the Southwest (ISAS) board of directors.
the nation’s premier annual regional arts festival among independent schools.
B Boogie Fever was all the rage at the StM at the Disco gala, a fantastic evening that had guests on the dance floor all night long! For more details, visit page 40.
E This spring, Ms. Stacy Richards’s Upper School Environmental Science class taught Ms. Pam Brierre’s second grade science class all about the importance of healthy eating and helped the second graders plant and grow their own lettuce. The project was selected as the 2019 Health and Nutrition Specialty Prize winner of the fifth annual Carton 2 Garden Contest. More details at http://bit.ly/StMgardening.
C The Gibbs Family CID continued to be the hub of design thinking projects, including one project for 5th and 8th graders to design a lampshade. The students pitched their original designs to Nina Borrouso, owner of the Metairie home decor store Furnish, and local artist Tina Marie. The winning designs are being sold at Furnish.
F Ford Jones Dieth ’89 has been named Assistant Head of School at St. Martin’s Episcopal School, beginning in the 201920 school year. Dieth will serve in this new
Dogpatch, USA was the setting of the performing arts department’s spring musical, Li’l Abner. Read the synopsis and see the cast list at bit.ly/StM-Abner-2019.
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Jacob Thomas narrates the Passage of the Light Ceremony, finalizing the transition of leadership from the senior class to the junior class. Seniors used their lit candles to pass the light to the juniors’ candles.
K Saints as young as three years old spread kindness and positivity through good deeds in celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Day in February.
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duties as the head of Lower School.
Throughout the spring, StM students earned Louisiana Music Educators
On May 31, two seniors were the first George Cottage students to graduate from StM, becoming the inaugural members of the 15-Year Club. See more on page 51. In addition, six members of the Class of 2033 comprise the first group of children who started as infants who “graduated” from George Cottage. Read more at bit.ly/StM-GCMilestone.
H Sophomore Adriana Paz was celebrated at the New Orleans Hispanic Foundation Scholars Reception on April 1. Read more at bit.ly/StM-Paz-2019. 6 | The Bell
Incoming Student Council President
capacity concurrently with performing his
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Association honors. Clara Conatser was selected to play in the District 6 Senior High School Honor Band. Zachary Gary and George Mueller both received superior ratings in the District VI Vocal Division’s annual Solo and Small Ensemble Assessment. And Clara Conatser, Camila Figueroa, Andrew Gary, Zachary Gary, and George Mueller participated in the District VI Senior High Honor Choir.
