Lovett Lines, February 2013

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February 2013 Volume 31 Number 5

A news publication of The Lovett School

our defining decade

dinner DRINKS

dancing Lovett

Along the riverbank!

Save the Date

Fonzworth Bentley Our Defining Decade:

Black History Month Lovett is pleased to welcome Fonzworth Bentley to its Black History Month Program on Monday, February 25, at 7:00 pm in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater. A reception

In the history of every great school, there are times when vision, leadership, community, and generosity come together to transform an institution. this is lovett’s time. this is our defining decade.

Saturday evening March 16, 2013 The Lovett School

in the Lovett Galleria will follow, also in celebration of Unity and Heritage XII: A Tribute to Famous Leaders and Unsung Heroes, Lovett’s annual art exhibition.

Named by GQ magazine as the First Gentleman of

Adult Education at Lovett Albert Einstein said, “Learning is not a product of

Hip Hop, Fonzworth Bentley, born Derek Watkins, is an

schooling, but the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” In

artist and pop culture style icon. From Atlanta, Bentley

March and April, Adult Education at Lovett will offer

is an accomplished violinist and earned a biology

several opportunities to continue lifelong learning.

degree from Morehouse College. He was recruited

The program, which began in 2009, will feature

by Ralph Lauren and moved to New York to pursue his entertainment dream. He has worked alongside top luminaries Russell Simmons, Sean Combs, Andre

parents to faculty and friends in the community.

“The Adult Education program is entering its fourth

Harrell, and Kanye West. As author of New York Times

year, and it has continued to grow and evolve,” said

best-selling self-help book Advance Your Swagger: How to

Cynthia Coleman, director of summer camps and adult

, Bentley

education. “This spring, beloved members of the Lovett

has achieved worldwide acclaim. This artist, author,

family will teach four evening classes, and we have an

actor, producer, and entrepreneur will continue to shape

exciting new offering that will take us off of Lovett’s

the world with his mission to educate and inspire others

campus.”

In the height of the daffodil season, Penny Peebles will host a road trip to the newly opened Gibbs Gardens

Run ’n Lovett, the 22nd Celebration!

The Alumni Association looks forward to its 22nd Annual Run ’n Lovett road race on Saturday, April 20. The 2K race will begin at 8:00 am, and the 5K race will begin at 9:00 am. The races have been a great success through the years—contributing to The Lovett School endowment, as well as to community causes, such as Breakthrough Atlanta, Canine Assistants, and Inner Harbor for Children and Families. In addition, Run ‘n Lovett has helped increase the endowed Alumni Reunion Scholarship by more than $530,000.

Sponsorships from alumni, parents, and local businesses make possible the remarkable growth of the event. More than 400 students and families participated last year. The Lovett Alumni Association thanks all of its donors and volunteers who support Run ’n Lovett.

in Ball Ground, Ga. The group will explore some of the

Atlanta and the American Civil War— Richard Hall, Ph.D. Mondays, March 11, 18, and 25 6:00–7:30 pm Ceramics—Tom Zwierlein Tuesdays, March 12, 19, 26, and April 2 6:00–7:30 pm Road Trip to Gibbs Gardens—Penny Peebles Wednesday, March 13 8:30 am–2:00 pm The Emergence of Classicism—Jordan Clark Tuesdays, April 9 and 16 6:00–7:30 pm Macbeth’s Influence on Lincoln’s Politics— Billy Peebles and Walter DuPre Wednesdays, April 17 and 24 6:00–7:30 pm

16 gardens, including the three feature gardens—Manor House, Japanese, and Waterlily Gardens—and enjoy lunch at the Arbor Cafe.

Headmaster Billy Peebles, along with fellow scholar Walter DuPre, continues his popular series on Abraham Shakespeare’s

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Also returning to teach in the Adult Education program are former Lovett faculty members Richard Hall and Jordan Clark. On the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Dr. Hall examines Atlanta’s unique story as part of the cataclysm of the Civil War, incorporating music, art, and poetry to help capture the experience. Clark, who has taught in the Adult Education program since its inception, will discuss the “Emergence of Classicism.” Focusing on the 5th century BCE Athens, Clark will utilize surviving art and architectural references of the period to consider how ancient Greek classicism provides the foundation for American culture.

And back by popular demand is Ceramics, a four-week series taught by Fine Arts instructor Tom Zwierlein, where participants will throw on a pottery wheel. to register, please visit <www.lovett.org/adulteducation>.

If you wish to sponsor the race, please contact alumni

2013–14 Key Dates

association president Fran Tidwell ’87, sponsorship chair

First Day of School: August 13, 2013

Faculty Work Day: March 7, 2014

Kurt Hohlstein ’76, or any other member of the Alumni

Fall Holiday: October 14, 2013

Spring Break: March 10–14, 2014

Executive Board, which is listed at <www.lovett.org/

Teacher Work Day: October 15, 2013

Easter Holiday: April 18–21, 2014

Thanksgiving Holiday: November 27–29, 2013 (404) 262-3032, ext. 1208 or 1213. Race forms will be

Winter Break: December 23, 2013–January 6, 2014

Graduation: May 18, 2014 Last Day of Classes: May 23, 2014

online by the middle of March.

Classes Resume: January 7, 2014

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At Homecoming on October 21, we officially dedicated Bill Railey Field—the new multipurpose, artificially

turfed playing venue being used by our football, lacrosse, and soccer teams and by physical education students, as

category. Please check out our website for further details.

well. This naming was made possible by several alumni and families eager to express their great appreciation to Bill page 2 Lovett Lines

for his 34 years of exemplary service as a teacher and coach, as well as their admiration for his being (with 200 wins)

Want to be the first to know about these type of

one of the winningest coaches in Georgia high school football history.

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Headmaster’s Message

Also at Homecoming, a reception was held honoring Clara Traver in celebration of her almost 42 years of service

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to surprise Clara Built with the news several donors have made founding gifts to the Clara Traver Endowment Fund, “We Are forthat Service” which will provide financial aid toward a deserving Middle Schooler, as well as to a student in Breakthrough Atlanta,

Brigadier General Burke W. Whitman ’74

a program that is a great passion for Clara and on whose advisory board she serves.

January 10 marked our Founder’s Day chapel service for all students, faculty, and staff. A number of parents, alumni, Our school family is enormously proud of Jim, Bill, and Clara, and so very grateful for all they have given our trustees, and former faculty and staff also attended this important celebration and ritual in the life of our community. school.

Lovett alumnus Burke W. Whitman ’74, who currently serves as a brigadier general in the Marine Corps, was our guest speaker. General Whitman is thought to be the only American to go from being the CEO of a publicly traded,

an eloquent expression of what service does for those who serve and for those who are served. General Whitman Billy Peebles | Headmaster that service has brought to him. He was also very honest about the obstacles to service even as he challenged us to

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General Whitman explained that his love for service is rooted in his deep gratitude for all that life has given him

and in his heartfelt belief that we serve God by serving others and by loving our neighbor.

He also spoke in a compelling way about why he has devoted more than 30 years to the Marine Corps and why

he is willing to put himself in harm’s way as a member of the Armed Services. Pure and simple, he wants to defend—

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Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Did you Looking Ahead know that in addition to Sale the merchandise we carry, Semi-Annual Sidewalk there are many items that we can order especially Tuesday, March 19–Wednesday, March 21 forMarkdowns you? will be as high as 75 percent off the Monogrammed towels, etc;categories. original price forbags, all merchandise Engraved jewelry, frames, and jewelry boxes; Tervis Tumblers—personalized, NCAA schools, Annual Uniform Sale or just for fun prints; Tuesday, April 16–Friday, April 27 Nams Cookies—personalized on candies All current families will receive labels 20 percent off on or cookies; uniforms purchased during these dates.

Gaming systems (XBox, Wii,limited Playstation) Sizes and quantities will be due toand the end games; and of the school year. However, rain checks Personalized and paper products. will be issuedstationary for all sizes that are not on hand during the sale.

AsThe always: Uniform Order Form will be available online and All proceeds go back to the school. in the store beginning Tuesday, April 2. This form We complimentary wrap on items canoffer be faxed or emailedgift to the Campus Store prior purchased in the store. to the dates of the sale. You will be able to pick up Our are lower thanTuesday, retail. yourprices order any time after April 16.

There is no sales tax New families will receive the same discount in August.

The Campus Store is open Monday through

Recycled Uniform Sales BillyRecycled Peebles Uniform | Headmaster The sales are a great way to get a bargain for all your uniform needs. We are located in the lower level of the Fuqua Center in the LPA office. We always appreciate gently used uniform donations throughout the

AM –4:00 PM, and Friday, Thursday,our 7:30 Remeber, prices are always lower than retail, there AM –3:30 PM. 7:30 is no sales tax, and all proceeds go back to the school.

The Campus Shop is open Monday through

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year. Donation bins are located on the Lower School front steps, outside the Campus Store, and in the Middle School

Thursday, 7:30 AM –4:00 PM, and Friday,

entrance foyer. Our sale dates for the school year are as follows:

7:30 AM –3:30 PM.

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Check here for updates on sustainability initiatives going on within the Lovett community

February 29, 8:00–10:00 am April 4, 8:00–10:00 am

Walk to School Day: Is it really green?

As coordinator for the Walk to School Days, the comment that I hear most often is in regard to the parents who park As always, all proceeds go directly to the school through the LPA! Come visit us monthly and enjoy great buys! at the Cochise Club and walk across the bridge with their children to Lovett. Most will say good-naturedly that “this is not really walking to school.” Or others will say that driving and then walking is defeating the purpose.

Green Corner

Stay tuned for updates on sustainability initiatives going on within the Lovett community December 2010, I thought that we might get 30–40 walkers, but I had only counted on people who lived within a one to two mile radius to walk from home. Instead, we had around 250 students sign in as walkers. The majority of them

E-Waste Drive Coming Soon were Lower School students who were so excited to get to walk to school, that many of their parents had parked in the Lovett’s Green Team will be hosting it’s Fifth Annual “E-Waste Drive” during the week of January 9–13. Over the Cochise Club or Canoe restaurant parking lot and walked with them over the bridge—which we never anticipated. holidays, many of us get updated and more advanced electronics so the E-Waste Drive is a perfect place to bring Since that time however, my perspective has changed and the reason is because we have many objectives for our your used items, instead of just disposing of them in the trash. Many electronics contain harmful materials that are Walk to School Days. One of our primary goals is simply to get kids out and walking. The distance from Cochise to hazardous when put into landfills. The vendor that takes care of our e-waste destroys all data, so computer hard the front steps of the Lower School is actually about a half mile, and the distance from Vinings Jubilee to Lovett is a drives do not need to be cleaned out. mile. For Lower School kids, this is a good morning walk and it is certainly farther than from their car door to the Items that we will be accepting include personal computers, laptops, cell phones, microwaves, keyboards, curb. Even if a half mile cannot be considered exercise per se, sometimes it is in the practice of doing something that printers, copiers, and fax machines. Televisions will be accepted with an additional charge of $10 each. For a full list, please check the Lovett website.

Impact of exercise on academics. Some Lovett faculty members read a book this summer called Spark, which Please do not bring washers/dryers, power tools, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, freezers, tires, blenders, or detailed the importance of physical movement on learning and brain. Early morning movement can actually fuel the dehumidifiers. brain connections that we are trying so hard to achieve in the classroom. What better way to wake up the brain and Stay tuned for more information about drop off locations! If you have any questions, please contact Betsy Metcalf the body in the morning than to take a walk before school in the crisp morning air? at bmetcalf@lovett.org.

Environmental impact. Certainly as part of the Sustainability Committee, we are interested in having an environmental impact through our efforts. We can have that impact by taking cars off the road through carpooling, and also by reducing idling time in the carpool lane by dropping kids at a nearby location and allowing them to walk to campus from there. The real impact of course, comes from regular carpooling and walking. But changing human behavior takes time and patience. We are probably not having a noticeable environmental impact right now, but every

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Walk to School Day: Friday February, 15 Please save the date! The next Walk to School Day is on Friday, February 15.

project has to start somewhere. We have a vision, and it begins by introducing the idea of alternative transportation through the Walk to School Days.

Environmental awareness.

Switch Lovett will host a screening of the documentary

our carbon footprint, we are already having an “educational impact” on the students we serve, which is perhaps more

which explores how the global economy can make the

valuable in the long run. We get notes from teachers who tell us about the conversations that are generated in their

transition from fossil to renewable fuels, on Tuesday,

classrooms on Walk to School Days, about fuel costs and taking care of the planet. We hope the early lessons stay with

March 19, at 7:00 pm in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater.

The screening is open to Lovett families and the public.

Fun. fourth grader exclaim, “This is the best day of my life!” as she bounced up and down. Even though I had planned

Green Revolution CEO Visits Lovett

the Walk to School Days and outlined our goals in categories like environmental and physical activity, it had never

Jay Whelen, the CEO of Green Revolution, supplier

occurred to me that someone’s reason for participating might be simply that it was FUN. Indeed, that is the primary

of Lovett’s exercise bikes that provide power to our

reason that most students want to walk to school.

electrical grid, visited Lovett on January 17. He spoke

We know the Walk to School Day is not “green” yet. But we also know that we’re creating opportunities for

to the Upper School students about his motivation and

environmental discussions, and we’re getting some exercise and having a lot of fun in the meantime!

experience starting a green business, and visited several

Stacie Penland | Upper School Learning Specialist, Coordinator for Walk to School Days

classes for more detailed discussion.

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Around Lovett Your Support Makes a Difference; Your Gift Matters Thanks to all who have already made their gift or pledge to the True Blue Annual Fund!

Remember, your support has a powerful impact on the success of our school. High participation in the True Blue Annual Fund from the Lovett community is important to foundations, corporations, and other

Goal: $2,050,000 Goal Attained: $1,840,191 (90 percent of goal) Trustee Participation To-Date: 100 percent Faculty and Staff Participation To-Date: 95 percent Parent Participation To-Date: 67 percent

leadership donors. They look at participation numbers when choosing the level in which they will support Lovett. goals.

Please support Lovett today! Call Elizabeth Jones at (404) 262-3032, ext. 1240, to make a pledge or gift. To make a gift online, visit <www.lovett.org/give>.

Admission Information for the 2013–14 School Year Want to learn more about financial aid?

Dr. Ted DeLaney awards are based on a family’s demonstrated need.

Lovett Welcomes Dr. Ted DeLaney, Speaking on Frederick Douglass The Lovett School presents “The Civil War and the

Save the Date: Parent Education March 20 and 21

Forging of Character,” a four-year lecture series

We are committed to serving as a valuable resource for parent education and have partnered with Westminster, Walker, and Trinity Schools to bring our parent community two important sessions in March. Please mark your calendars now and look for registration details in the coming weeks.

to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the Battle of Atlanta.

The next lecture in our series features Ted DeLaney,

Dr. Tony Wagner

associate professor of history at Washington and Lee

Author of

University, on Wednesday, April 10. Dr. DeLaney will be

Wednesday, March 20

speaking about “Frederick Douglass, Millennialism, and

7:00 pm

the Civil War.”

Westminster’s McCain Auditorium

Dr. DeLaney’s lecture—and all lectures in the series—are free and open to the public. Reservations are

Dr. Madeline Levine Author of

presented in cooperation with the Atlanta History Center

requested: (404) 262-3032, ext. 1717.

and

The purpose of the lecture series is to bring to the

7:00 pm

Atlanta area speakers and scholars who can engage

Thursday, March 21

all of us—students, parents, faculty, alumni, and the

Trinity School

community at large—on critical matters of character and

Thank You, Volunteers!

our nation’s history. More information is at <www.lovett.

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felt thanks to the following groups and committee chairs for the time they spend throughout the year enriching our community.

Since September, our grade reps have been meeting monthly with principals in each school division to discuss

org/civilwar>.

Health Forms 2013–14 All Lovett health forms, for returning students and new students, will be completed online this year as part of the

you would like addressed, please see page 15 of the Lovett Directory for grade reps names and contact information.

Events Committee co-chairs work from September to May coordinating volunteers to provide refreshments and

re-enrollment/enrollment process. Parents, please complete this online process, as this is where our Permission

cheer for teachers during exam weeks, faculty meetings, teacher appreciation days, and parent conferences:

to Treat is now located. You will not receive a paper copy

Lower School: Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, Mari Lascala, Tierney Colavito, Megan Turner, Beth Van Winkle, Wanda

in the mail. We are trying to make this process as easy as

Saxon, Genie Gray, Corrie Johnson, Kim Nalley, Mary Frances Garrett, Betsy Givens, Mebane Pulliam, Catherine

possible for our parents.

If your student had an immunization this year (other

Middle School: Maribeth Schmersal, Jennifer Kahn, Karen Matthews, Victoria Wolle, Alice Nolen, Alex Taylor, Jill Chopra, Christy Fassnacht, and Nancy Sherman

need to get a new Georgia Immunization Form 3231 from

Upper School: Lisa Dobbs, Carla Ferrell, Jody Williams, Anne Muller, Diane White, Michelle Neville, Shelley Marshall, Lisa Martin, Lisa Wargo, and Anne Matthews Chapel services would not be the same without Altar Guild Committee chair Nancy MacDonald and her faithful

immunization forms are accepted. This is a Georgia state law and Lovett has always had a wonderful record of compliance with the state. If your student is in Grades 6–12 and participating in sports or physical education at

Upper Schools) who organize volunteers to assist our librarians while Sarah Murray (Lower School) and Mia Hartley

Lovett, you will need to download (linked in the online

(Middle/Upper Schools) keep track of much-appreciated library gifts and send thank you notes. During the year, the

process in two places) a GHSA health form, take it to your doctor, and return to Lovett. As in the past, the GHSA

McCarthy, and Catherine Lindauer (Middle/Upper Schools) coordinate teams of friendly and knowledgeable parents

health form is current for one calendar year and will need

to welcome these prospective families to our campus.

to be updated as it expires. If your student has diabetes or

Again, our thanks to these and the many other dedicated volunteers who make the “extras” possible. Opportu-

seizures, you will need to provide a paper Health Plan to

nities for LPA leadership abound, so if you missed the self-nomination sign-up, there is still time to contact us. Or, if you would prefer to be involved in a slightly smaller way, please look for the Willingness to Serve forms on the

re-enrollment health report. These Health Plans can be

website later this spring and summer. We need you!

Finally, please mark your calendars for the LPA General Parent Meeting to be held Tuesday, February 12, at 8:15 am in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room. All are welcome!

Patty Layson and Beth Mayfield | LPA Co-presidents

or/and your doctor. Faxed forms leave you with a copy should you need one.

Please remember that Lovett does require a yearly physical for your student. If you have any questions,

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Around Lovett Roaring for Success—Lovett Auction 2013 The Lovett School 2013 Auction, Roaring for Success, invitations have been mailed! Get your response card back as soon as possible because we are expecting a sell-out for this sensational evening on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Buckhead Theatre. The food will be wonderful, the company will be fabulous, and the auction items will be outstanding! Below is a preview of just a few of the great things that will be available. For details on these and other auction items, visit the Lovett website at <www.lovett.org/auction>.

Class dinners Buy tickets to a class dinner party!

Grade 12

Grade 5

Sunday, March 17

Saturday, April 20

Host: Kim and Tom Noonan

Host: Anna and Craig Savage

Co-Hosts: Lucy and David Barry, Ansley and Mark

Co-Hosts: Kirstie and Sonny Cohen, Katherine and

Conner, Paige and Walton Lee, Jana and Jed Simmons, Wendi and John Wells

Gregg Goldenberg

Grade 11

Grade 4

Friday, April 5

Date TBA

Host: Yvette and Gary Lourie, MD

Host: Kathy and William Martin

Co-Hosts: Anne and Bill Boydston, Lori and Bart Glass,

Co-Hosts: Margaret and Toby Chambers, Mari and

Marianne and Paul Houghton, Amy and Lawrence Ken-

Michael LaScala

ny, Molly and Tommy Lanier, Ann and Richard Strader, Kathy and Todd Stratton

Grade 3 Friday, March 22

Students artwork featuring Steve Penley for Lovett Auction 2013

Summer Programs at Lovett When school is out, the Lovett Summer Programs are in!

With innovative day camps, accredited academic courses, the Lovett Summer programs are designed to help children broaden their horizons and build friendships.

Register today at <www.lovett.org/summerprograms>.

Grade 10

Host: Barbara and Pat Dye

Saturday, April 27

Co-Hosts: Erin and Jack Cays, Shannon and Keith Dykes,

Reserve Champions— Go Lovett Equestrian Club!

Host: Melanie and Russ Richards

Susan and Doug Calahan, Stacey and Don Leebern, Rae

Despite December 29’s cold, rainy, windy, and even sleet-

and John Knox with our new coach, Robyn Sonis! Lovett riders earned

Grade 9 Saturday, April 27

Grade 2

Host: Anisa & Tapan Daftari

Saturday, March 16

With only two more shows to go, we need only six more

Co-Hosts: Tricia and Mark Stevens, Kellie and Erik

Host: Teresa and Brian Howard

points to qualify as a team!

Schonberg, Evelyn and Freddy Achecar

Co-Hosts: Jill and Bimal Chopra, Katie and Seth Stewart,

Go Lions!

Maggie and Steve Goodsell, Wesley and Haynes Huffard,

Grade 8

Teresa and Brian Howard

Saturday, March 23 Host: Emily & Eric Olsen

Grade 1

Co-Hosts: Felicia and Billy Huger, Stacey and Don

Saturday, April 6

Leebern, Kim and Phillip Brunson, Jane Douglas and

Host: Patricia and Christian Ulrich

Tom Reynolds

Co-Host: Jackie Knotts

Grade 7

Kindergarten

Friday, April 12

Saturday, April 6

Host: Marie and Brad Foster

Host: Mebane and Cooper Pulliam

Co-Hosts: Vickie and Tom Kirbo, Jaci and Owen Hardy,

Co-Hosts: Ryan and Sam Dunlap, Molly and Kip Lynch,

Holly and Chris Beavor, Shannon and Keith Dykes

Karen and Charles Andros, Kim and Clay Nalley, Jamie and Knox Massey, Burch and Mark Hanson

Lovett students participating in the 2012 Relay for Life

Grade 6 Saturday, March 23

Relay for Life

Host: Catherine and Thomas Fleetwood

For many years, Lovett students, faculty, and parents

Co-Hosts: Elizabeth and John Poindexter, Marlyn and

have supported the American Cancer Society’s Relay for

Owens Chapman, June and John Seiler, Kerry and Bailey

Life program by participating in an event or through

Izard, Shannon and Kevin O’Donnell

enced the impact of cancer and its devastating effects

Premier Auction Golf at Oakmont Country Club, VIP Wine Tasting and Dinner with Frank Ski, Headmaster for the Day, and Dinner for 4 with Penny and Billy Peebles

Sealed Bid Auction Four to six hunters will enjoy two full days of hunting on Seminole Plantation

Vacations Incredible getaways from Sea Island, to North Carolina and Colorado!

Plus and much more!

Please consider donating an item. Donations are key to the success of the auction and are being accepted through Monday, February 4. Donors will be listed on the auction website, and your donation will be beautifully displayed the evening of the auction.

Marlyn Chapman and Cindy Price | 2013 Auction Co-Chairs

on students, parents, faculty, and staff. Hosting a Relay help support cancer research for all types of the disease.

The Smyrna-Vinings Relay for Life will be held at the Martin Kilpatrick Stadium at 6:00 pm on Friday, May 31.

The overnight relay will conclude at 6:00 am. Find the Relay for Life headline on the Lovett website for a link to register.

Everyone in the Lovett community is invited to February 2, from 1:30–3:00 pm at the Hyatt Place Atlanta/ Cobb Galleria. Contact Angela Morris-Long at amorrislong@lovett.org for more information.

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Around Lovett Designing the Future of Search: Passion Dragon

Imagining Learning

Thanks to some Lovett Middle School technology students and selected Breakthrough Atlanta participants, a team

Lovett Students Participate in Listening Sessions

of entrepreneurs is pressing ahead with a new search engine. Passion Dragon is a web-based app that matches a

In early November 2012, juniors Jake Mercer and Ju-

student’s passions (or interests) and learning styles with vetted academic resources found freely on the web. Have to study fractions tonight? Passionate about basketball? Prefer to learn by playing games or watching Khan Academy-

students to creatively explore the boundaries of what

like videos? Instead of sifting through 31 million search results on Google, Passion Dragon returns a narrower set of

is possible in education. Nominated by the Upper School administration, these students participated in

Passion Dragon was one of three ideas generated during the 2011 Big Ideas Fest that was rewarded with some

a “listening session” conducted by Charles Kouns and

seed-funding from the Qatar Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Laura Deisley, Lovett’s director

Stella Humphries of Imagining Learning. Kouns and Humphries are traversing the country gathering student

in December 2012 joined other team members at the 2012 Big Ideas Fest to share results and explore next stage fund-

voices in hopes of developing a national collective voice

ing. Pilot results indicated 94 percent of students would prefer to search and learn via their passions instead of Google

that can inform the future of schools and education.

and would recommend Passion Dragon to a friend! learning experiences and relationships and co-constructfunders to raise the $500,000 required for a full commercial pilot. Deisley will be helping with that development and

ed visual representations of what education could be.

is identifying public school districts and after-school programs to join Lovett and Breakthrough students in future

Facebook will keep these students and the Imagining

pilots.

Learning team connected over the next two years during

Lovett is enormously grateful to The Lindsay Freeman Family Fund for New Initiatives, Innovation, and Creative Solutions that helped provide the funding for Deisley to travel to San Francisco and participate in the Big Ideas Fest in 2011 and 2012. In addition to the work evolving from Passion Dragon, these trips helped expand our understand-

which time a documentary, book, and/or advocacy work may develop.

Please congratulate these students for having been

ing and network around creative problem-solving and further develop the framework of design thinking to support

nominated and for their creative contributions to the

innovation.

future of education!

Laura Deisley | Director of 21st Century Learning

Lower School News

T Lower School Leaders

all, while I may be able to tie my shoes in mere seconds, I still had lots to learn when it came to this school. Does Brain Gym involve math? What is the difference between a book bag and a book baggie? May I get two pieces of fruit from the fruit table? Although all of these questions, and thousands more, ran through my mind as I settled in to life at Lovett, the biggest one revolved around the Lower School leadership program. I wanted the children to have a deep understanding of leadership as it is expressed in Stephen Covey’s

, and I wanted the habits

of leadership to become as ingrained in their thoughts and actions as it is in the lovable characters of Covey’s

I can happily write these three words: silly, naïve me. more than I can ever hope to teach them. I’d like to share just a bit with you of what I learned about leadership from

Rozzie Bird’s students celebrated their reading with a popcorn party

his classmates had been playing alone during recess and hadn’t been invited to join in other children’s games. This

Fourth Graders Earn Books for Others

boy had no need to fear being left out himself, but he was so upset for the other child’s sake that he devised a plan

Students in Rozzie Bird’s fourth grade class teamed up

to get a group of his buddies to begin including the other boy in all of their social activities. Every few days this boy

with Scholastic Book Clubs’ Classrooms Care and used

would update me on how his plan was working until eventually he felt that things were “okay” with his new friend. I

their time reading to earn books for kids in need. The 20

learned from him during that process that leaders are compassionate and are willing to advocate for those who cannot

students in Ms. Bird’s class read almost 800 hours in total

do so for themselves.

to donate 2,394 books to these kids. These fourth graders

the children this fall. A third grade boy came to me in tears one day because he noticed that, for several days, one of

At the end of each Kindergarten guidance class, I would give a sticker to two children who had shown leadership qualities that day. Stickers are hot commodities in Kindergarten, and disappointment was always clear on the

children!

faces of those little ones who had not gotten a sticker that day. During one guidance lesson, a student who hadn’t gotten a sticker yet ended up having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad time of it throughout class. He was duly

Learning Styles

this little guy in the hallway the next day, and I was clearly sticker-free. He stopped me to whisper in my ear that he

at times. Using Learning Styles preferences, our third

was being a leader that day by keeping his hands to himself and waiting to talk until the teachers called on him. He

graders are working on improving their listening skills

knew he wasn’t going to get a reward from me, but he was proud of himself anyway. I learned from him that leaders

through watching their speaker, re-focusing, taking

take responsibility for their mistakes, and that they are willing to grow for the good of those around them. of December. I attended the People of Color Conference in Houston, Texas, early in the month, and I wanted to infuse my guidance lessons with an appreciation of diversity. Again, I questioned how the children would react to what I

Afternoon Enrichment

wanted to teach them, and again I was blown away by what they taught me. In one particular second grade class, after we listed all the holidays we could think of that occur in December, one student raised her hand to tell the class that her family would be celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa that month. She was so comfortable explaining each special celebration, and the class was so open to listening that several students were downright bummed that their families didn’t do the same thing! I learned that day that leaders are proud of their heritages and traditions, and that they are also open to appreciating those of others.

To see true leadership in action, the kind that is humble in nature and willing to take risks in order to bring about positive change in the community, one must simply spend some time in the Lower School. To see our leaders, however, you’ll have to be willing, not to look up for inspiration, but to look down for inspirational guidance.

Yasmine Schmid | Lower School Counselor

schedule (February 19–March 28) is highlighted by Swim Lessons with Coach Kelly Keating and the return of favorites like Chess, Culinary Creations, Gymnastics, Karate, and Speed and Agility. New this session are Woodshop and Spring Kindergarten Tennis. Don’t miss out! Online registration is available now at <www.lovett. org/afternoon>.

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Lower School News Chef Ming Tsai Visits Lovett

Chinese New Year

Lovett welcomed internationally renowned chef Ming

2013 is the year of the snake. The Chinese New Year

Tsai to campus on Wednesday, December 12. Ming spoke to our Lower School students in the Middle School Multi-

Chinese classes from January to March. We have a total

purpose Room about food, nutrition, and Chinese cuisine

of eight lessons for each class, including the following

and culture. He also discussed the importance of giving back and said that “true success can only come to those

New Year dragon parade from from 8:20–9:00 am in the

who serve and give back to their communities and their Chef Ming Tsai spoke to Lower School students about Chinese cuisine and culture.

world.” This visit served as an enrichment to the Chinese

going to Chinatown for our annual Chinese lunch and

culture and language program that begins in Grade 1 at

Chinatown tour after the lunch.

Lovett.

Middle School News Principal’s List: Fall 2012 Students on the Principal’s List in sixth grade received a 90 or above in their four core classes.

Students on the Principal’s List in seventh and eighth grade received a 90 or above in their four core classes, plus language.

Grade 6: Shayan Boghani, Sophia Carrano, Elizabeth Collingsworth, Aayush Dixit, Sarah Followill, True Geralds, Cooper Griggs, Noelle Hoke, Haley Hooper, Emory Howell, Rant Huggins, Colin Legg, Robert Malone, George Pearson Rackley, Ansley Schipper, Joe Sear, Sahana Sharma, Rosie Ward, Cate Wilby, and Isabella Williams.

Grade 7: Anum Ali, Emma Ellis, Charlie Faramarzi, Lawren Gregory, Sarah Hardy, Allison Herbert, Mikalah Jenifer, Anna Miele, Naina Murthy, Katie Preisinger, Michael Propp, Abby Shlesinger, Mia Skaggs, Hope Valls, Mathes Vaughan, and Ashley Wright.

The grafitti wall

The Outsiders Grafitti Wall

Grade 8:

Literary themes from

Hardin, Bennett Kahn, Nicholas Klavohn, Nick Marshall, Jane Mathews, James Packman, Chase Perkins, Greer

through the medium of street art on our very own

were expressed

Pritchard, Janie Salmon, Hamilton Sawczuk, Anna Schwarzkopf, Cameron Wilson, and Xander Wolle. by two seventh grade English classes through the spon-

Honor Roll: Fall 2012 Students on the Honor Roll in sixth grade received a 90 average in their four core classes.

Students on the Honor Roll in seventh and eighth grade received a 90 average in their four core classes, plus language.

Grade 6: Samantha Austin, Ahad Badruddin, Drew Balser, Fulton Bayman, Carson Calahan, Bella Chopra, Frannie Desloge, Aashil Dixit, Bianca Dullabh, Galvin Feroleto, Robert Ghirardini, Wilson Glasgow, Jack Googe, Carol Clair Horlock, Julia Howell, Harry Kahn, Peter Kessler, Sam King, Reagan Marshall, Ware Martin, Megan McGean, Christina Nastopoulos, Ruthie Nelson, Eunice Park, Kate Pritchard, Will Seiler, Dylan Shapiro, Henry Sharp, David Shepherd, Thomas Smith, Owen Taylor, Madison Thompson, Anna Wallace, and Georgina Ward.

sorship of the Sam Flax School Art Initiation Program.

Students were asked to encapsulate their thoughts on the theme of this classic novel and express it in one word.

In preparation for the project, students were shown a each student used a computer program to design his or her “one-word” theme. Finally, students re-created their designs with paint on a custom-designed wall.

Grade 7: Will Abdallah, Ansley Adzema, Elizabeth Beveridge , Marilyn Boutté, Avery Courts, Catherine Danelia, Sabrina DeWeerdt, Lindy Gearon, Brackett Hardy, Wilson Hobbs, Freddy Hutton, Harrison Jones, Jordan Jones, Katie Piper Rackley, Will Schmersal, Noah Smith, Mary Anglin Toole, Rebecca Van Dyke, and Lizzie Wamsley.

Grade 8: Adam Achecar, Chris Agard, David Barnwell, Nicholas Becker, Ashante Booker, Camryn Bragg, Smith Brooks, Jillian Burns, Torrey Centeno, Emmy Cross, Caroline DeBorde, Chip Fankhauser, Abby Fenbert, Andrew Ferrell, Alex Geddes, Francesca Granberry, Alexander Hammond, Clare Henderson, Kathryn Hull, Anna Johnson, Claire Kenan, Paul Kim, Adrienne Liou, Quinn McCartney, John Moffett, Michael Moore, Thomas Murray, Ryan

Snowflakes for Sandy Hook

Pate,Theron Pickett, Anand Prabhu, Ted Quarterman, Lauren Rausaw, Mims Reynolds, Max Russ, Craig Seol,

Lovett Middle School students made paper snowflakes that were used to decorate the hallways of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Caroline Shaw, Jack Tinkler, and Alton Wiggers.

Upper School News ARC Day in the Upper School Location and time: Skybox during lunch on A days Who is eligible? Any Upper School student who is seeking to improve his learning capacity.

ARC Day: Three Upper School ARC staff and an Upper School teacher offer one-on-one assistance to students who elect to come. Although we emphasize skill areas each month, we can assist with any walk-in request!

Sonia Gupta Wins Writing Contest Tenth grader Sonia Gupta competed in the Georgia State University Chinese essay competition hosted by the Confucius Institute. Most of the contestants were college students. The Writing Contest committee was very impressed with Sonia’s Chinese writing skills and she was Sonia for her excellent performance.

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Upper School News Student Diversity Leadership Conference Allison Burns, Samantha Dietz, Eli Mercer, Victoria Powell, and Cros Saint attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas, in December. Hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Student Diversity Leadership Conference is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of Upper School student leaders from around the country. Participants examine issues of social justice, develop effective cross-cultural communication skills, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies. caption

College Counseling:

Attention Juniors

AP Spanish class with the Deputy Consul General of Mexico Mrs. Edurne Pineda

The college counselors are now meeting individually with juniors. Juniors should meeting is the completed college counseling questionnaire. This questionnaire can be

Deputy Consul of Mexico Visits AP Students

accessed through the student’s account on Naviance. Directions for accessing Family

The Deputy Consul General of Mexico, Mrs. Edurne Pineda, came to speak with our AP

Connection were given out in the junior workshop in November and mailed home in

Spanish students this past December. She was our guest speaker for the entire hour as

December. Students will need the access codes given to them in the November work-

we were studying the Hispanic countries. Since Mexico is one of our neighbors, and we

shop to set up their accounts in Naviance. They may email Ms. Fetters or Ms. Copps or

have many ties to it, including those economically and geographically, she talked to us dents. Pineda talked about the political climate, commercial and industrial perspectives and explained to us in a real-world manner all of these points and more. The global

Gap Year Scholarship Available

perspective was highlighted and the current immigration relations with the United States were further explained, as well. The students really enjoyed her explanations and

The Emily Dunn ’06 Memorial Scholarship for International Gap Year Studies was

answers and appreciated her visit!

established in 2011 and provides funds to defray the costs of an international gap year experience for a graduating Lovett senior, in honor of Emily, who was transformed by

Alumni Spotlight—Lauren Formica

her gap year travels in China, India, Egypt, and Portugal. The Dunn Family hopes that students will use these funds to take take a gap year between high school and college in order to broaden their understanding of the world. To be eligible, seniors must be admitted to a college or university and have that spot held while they are away.

Applications are considered in early April. Please direct any questions to Marsha Little.

On her recent visit to Lovett, Lauren Formica told us about all the “fantastic” things she is doing and discovering at Wake Forest University. It was absolutely no surprise to

College Counseling

learn that Lauren is as busy and involved in college as she was in high school, and as ever, she’s already made a name for herself among those working for sustainability on

Ninth Grade Health: Thursday, February 7

campus. No surprise either that she is still speaking her mind in public!

Nurse Vivian will meet with the freshmen on to discuss “Stress: How Do I Deal With It?”

PALs and Ninth Graders: Friday, February 22 PALs will meet with freshmen throughout the day during their math classes to discuss Her current project involves the environmental costs of mountaintop removal mining.

Girls Mentor Program

Lauren chose Wake for its small classes and close relationships with professors, and she has not been disappointed. She and her classmates have a standing invitation

girls at Lovett. Congratulations to the following juniors who will begin mentoring

to their professor’s house on Sunday afternoons for study sessions in Russian, tea, and and Middle School breakfast groups: Samantha Keng, Courtney Muller, Hunter Branch,

informal chats. This spring she will join a small group of volunteers on a service trip to Moscow where they will work in an orphanage. St. Petersburg, with its rich history and

Michelle Morel, Anne Torrey McCuean, Savannah Lee, Anisa Threlkeld, Lindsey

wonderful art, is also on their itinerary.

Barnes, Sydney Wolfe, Rachel Western, Julia Selman, Laura Jackson, Suzanna Mayer, and Mary Martha Wiggers.

One day last semester she was chatting with her economics professor about her Ameri-

Alyse Cooper-Pribish and Kelley Greer | Upper School Counselors

can Studies term paper on the xenophobia in the Sacco and Vanzetti case; before she knew it, she was deep in preparation for an independent study this term exploring the

Registration Is Here!

establishment of the minimum wage in 1938 and its impact on low-skill workers and

Later this month, Upper School students will begin to work on their four-year plans

immigrants to the United States. She is also one of the founding members and secretary

and to peruse the course offerings for the 2013–14 school year. In April, students and request. Students should enroll in coursework that challenges them to work to their full potential while also allowing them to pursue their passions.

A student who is interested in being selected for an honors or AP-level course should

ors/AP course demonstrates very strong critical thinking skills, insight, and initiative in class discussion, and strong performances in similar subject areas. The process for placing a student in an honors or AP level course varies by department and will be detailed in a letter mailed to your home in early February. Some honors/AP courses require the -

when and how he will meet the graduation requirements. The college counselors will be available from 8:00 am–3:00 pm on that day to answer any questions you may have. of every course and every alternate for which your child registered. These forms are and limitations prevent us from accommodating a request, but rest assured we make every effort to offer each child the schedule most suitable for him or her.

Please contact Marsha Little at (404) 262-3032, ext. 1582, or mlittle@lovett.org.

Deferred recruitment for Greek life has been another real plus for Lauren. Not

hopes will be her sisters in Alpha Delta Pi. When asked what has most impressed her about her experience at Wake, Lauren replied without hesitation, “The amount of freedom there is in college life. There is so much to experience! I was amazed at how open discussions are—nothing is off

student to submit an application. Applications will be due on Friday, February 25. Stu-

to review your child’s four-year plan and the course catalog. This four-year plan is a

possibly throwing in a minor in Russian!

at her new college home before having to commit to a sorority. Now she is looking

relevant subject area. In general, the student who makes a good candidate for an hon-

es on Wednesday, March 20. Also during spring conferences, you will have the chance

love of economics with her longstanding commitment to environmental studies, while

limits! I’ve learned so much from people and my opinions have changed.” She spoke about how exciting it was to be on a college campus in the midst of a presidential election. Students gathered on the academic quad and watched the election results on big screens, shivering in the cold and drinking hot chocolate and cheering or groaning as the numbers changed one way or another. “We all felt strongly about the candidates we supported, but the next morning we could come together, still friends despite our disagreements. It was awesome!”

Lauren responds with her whole being to the people and ideas she encounters. In her own words, whenever she is presented with something new, she “tends to fall a bit in love with it.” Clearly she has fallen in love with college life and Wake Forest, and judging from the recognition she has already received, the feeling is mutual!

Pam Fetters | Director of College Counseling

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Headmaster’s List Fall 2012 Students receiving a semester weighted average of 94 or higher and no grade of “N” in conduct were named to the Headmaster’s List.

Grade 9: Carolyn Bland, Meredith Bond, James Bronsted, William Brooks, Dominique

Grade 11: Ziad Ammar, Bill Bedinger, James Belsak, Katrina Binkley, Chris Bruns, Fos-

David, Mary Stewart DeLong, James Harrison, Mary Frances Johnson, Isabella Ko, Elise

ter Coleman, Frankie DeBorde, Caroline Edwards, Lydia Flock, Aggie Fricke, Saqlain Golandaz, Whitney Granberry, Cameron Greer, Elena Hartley, Grace Horlock, Robert

Alex Marshall, Kit McGean, Jack McMurtrie, Alexander Morris, Riley Okeson, Kiki

Houghton, Audrey Jackson, Alex Kenan, Samantha Keng, Caroline Kenny, Andrew

Paré, Estee Park, Emma Pollard, Hollis Rhodes, Lauren Stratton, Cole Taylor, and Naomi

Kring, Savannah Lee, Jake Mercer, Peter Nalle, Sade Oresegun, Halle Payne, Janie Price,

Tesema.

Jessica Pritchard, Lindsey Reid, Natalie Sanders, Julia Selman, Sarah Teichner, Anisa Threlkeld, David Wiens, and Mary Martha Wiggers.

Grade 10: Varsha Anbil, Mary Winslow Anderson, Jack Barnes, Abby Benton, Caroline Blackmon, Mac Budd, Chloe Burns, Vallie Candler, Sarah Carpenter, Bennett Diaz,

Grade 12: Charlie Biggerstaff, Elizabeth Bogue, Taylor Brown, Kathleen Connell,

Emily Drake, Andrew Duncan, Sehar Ebrahim, Nick Gambardella, Sonia Gupta, Wes

Isabelle Culpepper, Brian Dalton, Heather Degenkolb, Shahla Delawalla, Samantha

Haley, Madison Hardee, Melissa Houghton, Harrison Katapodis, James Kolsby, Isa-

Dietz, Corey Erdoes, Leslie Espenschied, Guy Fulwiler, Bennett Gwynn, Cody Har-

belle Leonaitis, Caty Lindauer, Kate Marino, Bryn McCarthy, Chapman Monroe, Alex

rison, Katrina Hazim, William Henagan, Carly Herbert, Mitchell Hightower, Preston

O’Shaughnessey, Will Russ, Cros Saint, Clark Sanderson, Camille Ward, Sydney Wargo,

Hill, Carson Holden, Hannah Johnson, Anna Kate Jones, Chelsea Kim, Annabel Kupke,

Lindsey Watson, Alec White, and Rachel Wong.

Jennifer Li, Melissa Li, Ellie Mann, Chris Martin, Charlotte Matthews, Julian McIntyre, Rob Montgomery, Jasmine Movagharnia, Geoffrey Neville, Alexander Panos, Anna Perkins, Saneel Prabhu, Alexandra Quick, Sean Reagan, Michelle Ridgeway, Craig Rollins, Anna Sewell, Maggie Sinkler, Caitlin Smith, Dani Smith, William Smith, Suzannah Tarkington, Abigail Van Horn, Leila Waits, Cooper Ward, Lizzy Wesley, Alston White, James Wilby, Laura Wymer, and Tianyi Zheng.

Scholar’s List Fall 2012 Students receiving a semester weighted average of 90 or higher and no grade of “N” in conduct were named to the Scholar’s List.

Grade 9: Peyton Adzema, Kayla Agan, Caroline Akin, Sam Baker, Haley Barnes, Annie

Grade 11: Hogan Barnes, Caroline Barry, Jay Bland, Annie Boydston, Charlotte Bunch,

Battle, Mimi Bourdeaux, Matthew Boutté, Elizabeth Champion, Abby Clement, Ford

Matthew Cartledge, Farah Charania, Kennedy Crenshaw, Virginia Dalton, Katherine

Coleman, Ned Ellis, Nicholas Foster, Thomas Ghirardini, Maddy Grainger, Caroline

Drake, Clara Easterlin, James Foster, Susan Holmes, Vivian Ilonzo, Charlie Ingram,

Carr Grant, Grace Hagerty, Jay Harris, Olivia Hehir, Darby Henagan, Grace Hill, Grace

Noor Khan, Tommy Lanier, Wesleigh Lourie, Burke Martin, Connor McCarthy, Austin

Jackson, Bailey Johnson, Emily Johnson, PJ Johnson, Brooks Layson, Carson Lindauer,

McCartney, Eddie McCrady, Connor Reynolds, Cameron Robinson, Frances Salmon,

Marco Miele, Emma Montag, Gray Morgan, Charles Nastopoulos, Draper Newton, Erin

lake, Christopher Torie, Grant Towles, Cecilia Ward, Bryce Watson, Christopher West,

Ocana, Gabby Panos, Sam Parry, Jay Pisowicz, Ava Posmantur, Victoria Powell, Anne

Rachael Western, Anna White, and Andrew Wilson.

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Powers, Emma Quarterman, Nick Rhame, Kate Ross, Kaitlin Scott, Rachel Sheppard, Karan Soni, Caroline Stevens, Jackson Thompson, Audrey Wells, Journey White, Garrett

Grade 12: Kyler Allen, Ben Beck, Forrest Bell, Laura Carr, Amelia Coletti, Drew Evans,

Wright, and Benjamin Yarmowich.

Will Ewing, Mitch Fenbert, Margaret Flock, Elizabeth Fonger, Luke Hart, Ellery Haycook, Gayle Jenks, Will Johnston, Madison Lathi, Mitchell Marino, Grace McCollam,

Grade 10:

Kimberly McDonald, Astrid Michelson, Lauch Monroe, Walt Muller, Marshall Noonan,

Allison Burns, Cleo Chang, Michael Corsini, Lauren Doss, Emily Drewry, Tommy

Marie Northington, Jordan Pakula, Kelly Peterson, Reid Pickett, Teddie Schroeder,

Duffy, Te’Erica Eason, Jake Fulwiler, Max Hart, Jack Holder, Hardie Jackson, Campbell

Ella Simmons, Park Summerour, Reeves Turner, Sydney Umeri, Emily Valentino, Brant

Jones, Jessica Jones, Malone Laird, Gracie Letter, Clara McCollam, Amanda McDaniel,

Wells, and Arthur Winborne.

Eli Mercer, Mirabel Michelson, Hughes Moffett, Nathan Offutt, Saskia Olczak, Mary Bryan Pope, Dorothy Rau, Lauren Reeves, Ben Richards, McKenzie Richards, Sam Richardson, Nick Sear, Justin Song, Mallory Wilkerson, Molly Withington, and Cammy Wooddall.

Fine Arts News Volunteer Opportunities for the 2013–14 School Year

Galleria Exhibition and Reception Unity & Heritage XII: A Tribute to Famous Leaders and Unsung Heros

Being a parent volunteer is an integral part of the Lovett experience. Parent volunteers

February 4–March 16, 2013

enhance the community atmosphere of the school while displaying support of our

The Lovett Galleria

faculty and staff who work tirelessly with our students every day.

Friends of the Arts is always looking for volunteers to help with a wide range of activities. From bringing in food items before a concert to chairing a major fundraising

proud to present

event, we have positions for anyone interested in supporting our school. The new

conjunction with Black History Month. This art exhibition, a popular annual event, is

2013–14 Leadership Self Nomination forms are up on the Lovett website, as well as our

generously sponsored by Lovett parents of alumni Jeff and Sivan Hines. The exhibition

regular volunteer forms.

includes powerful works by well-known African American artists. Join us on Monday, February 25, at 7:00 pm in Hendrix-Chenault Theater for speaker Fonzworth Bentley,

support the Fine Arts programs at Lovett.

I hope to see you at school. Join our group, make some new friends, and catch a glimpse of what your children are involved in.

Anne Marino | FOTA President

followed by a reception in the Galleria.

in

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Fine Arts News The Sound of Music Rodgers and Hammerstein’s best known musical,

, will be performed in Lovett’s Hendrix-Chenault

Theater at 7:00 pm on Thursday through Saturday, February 14–16. Musical highlights include ,

,

, and

,

. The cast represents singers from Lovett’s

Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools and the Lovett Instrumental Program will comprise the orchestra conducted by Mr. Wimmer. Mr. Freer will direct the musical, and Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich will direct the music. Tickets are $10.00 and

Fine Arts Key Dates Upper School Musical, Thursday, February 14 7:00 pm Hendrix-Chenault Theater Reserved seating, tickets $10.00 (

Cast

)

Upper School Musical,

Maria: Lydia Flock

Friday, February 15

Sister Berthe: Emily Bradford

7:00 pm

Sister Margaretta: Anisa Threlkeld

Hendrix-Chenault Theater

The Mother Abbess: Corinne Culpepper

Reserved seating, tickets $10.00

Sister Katherine: Kimberly McDonald

(

)

Sister Sophia: Frances Salmon Sister Agatha: Sydney Wargo

Upper School Musical,

Captain Von Trapp: Sean Reagan

Saturday, February 16

Franz: Robert Houghton

7:00 pm

Frau Schmidt: Mary Martha Wiggers

Hendrix-Chenault Theater

Liesl: Mary Stewart DeLong

Reserved seating, tickets $10.00

Friedrich: Chip Fankhauser

(

)

Louisa: True Geralds Kurt: Carter McPherson

Upper School Ellington Jazz Band Performance

Briggita: Madison Thompson

Monday, February 18

Marta: Natalie Beck

7:30 pm

Gretl: Corinne Dunlap

Café 290, Atlanta

Rolf: Mitchell Marino Baroness Schrader: Abigail Van Horn

Lower/Middle/Upper Schools

Max Detweller: Chris Martin

String Spectacular Orchestra Concert

Herr Zeller: Cody Harrison

Tuesday, February 26

Baroness Eberfeld: Charlotte Mathews

7:00 pm

Admiral Von Schreiber: Bennett Gwyn

Hendrix-Chenault Theater

Student Art Show at the High Museum

String Spectacular All are invited to the annual String Spectacular Concert on Tuesday, February 26, at 7:00 pm in the Hendrix-

that will be on exhibit from January 8 through February 14, 2013.

Thanks to the generous support of Lovett Friends of the Arts and the Lovett Parent Association, the High

Chenault Theater. You will hear and see the progress of our Lovett string players from Grades 3 though 12 as

Museum’s partnership with The Lovett School allows for unique access to the many resources of the High and further

they perform music showcasing their outstanding talent

integrates visual arts into Lovett’s curricula. Lovett now has access to the High’s special exhibitions, collections,

and hard work.

from the High:

Film Cameras Needed The Upper School Photography Department is looking

students to attend lectures; Discounted memberships for Lovett families for purchase at the High and special Family Nights (to be

and vinyl records in album cases. Please contact Karey

scheduled);

Walter at kwalter@lovett.org or (404) 643-6550.

Student internships, career workshop participation, and access to the High’s catalogues in the Lovett libraries; and Professional development programs for faculty designed to foster discussion and idea sharing to further integrate resources from relevant exhibitions into Lovett’s curricula.

Thank you for your participation and support of the Arts at Lovett!

From left: Elizabeth Sheldon with her painting, and Mrs. Story, at a past High Museum show; Current third grader Vinay Neely’s painting from last year’s High Museum show.

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Feburary 2013 Volume 31 Number 5

INSIDE Page 1 Lovett, 2005–15 Page 1 Walk to School Day: Is it really green?

Page 3 Lovett Welcomes Dr. Ted DeLaney, Speaking on Frederick Douglass

A news publication of The Lovett School The Lovett School Communications Office 4075 Paces Ferry Road, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30327-3009 www.lovett.org (404) 262-3032

The Lovett School admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The Lovett School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin in administration of its employment practices, admission policies, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.

Athletics News 2012 Football Award Winners

Maggie Sinkler Named AA Volleyball Player of the Year

Bill Railey Coach’s Award Luke Hart

in volleyball, that success is accompanied by the accolades due the individuals from that team. Following

Scout Team Player of the Year

her being named Player of the Match for the State

Ellery Haycook

Championship match, senior Maggie Sinkler was also selected as the AA Player of the Year. These honors

Most Improved Offensive Player Andrew Siegel

All State teams.

Most Improved Defensive Player

were junior Camilla Grayson and sophomore Harley

Tyler Shiftlett

Sebastian. Those three players were joined on the All Area team by senior Gayle Jenks and junior Mary

Pritch Morgan Award (Best Back)

Bethany Vincent.

Grant Haley

Harry Lange Award (Best Lineman) Corey Erdoes

Tyler Cross Most Valuable Teammate Jackson Lourie

MVP Special Teams Grant Haley

Team MVP Grant Haley

Baseball Players Attend L.E.A.D. Celebrity Baseball Clinic On December 1, Lovett head baseball coach Lance Oubs, assistant coach Jamie Palmer, and players Sean Reagan, Drew Williams, and James Topping joined Major League Baseball (MLB) players Jason Heyward and Dexter Fowler for L.E.A.D.’s 6th annual celebrity baseball clinic at Turner Field.

L.E.A.D, founded by Atlanta native and former MLB player C.J. Stewart and his wife, Kelli, stands for Launch, Expose, Advise, and Direct. The program provides at-risk, inner-city youth access to higher education and civic engagement through baseball.

MVP Defense John Coletti

MVP Offense Willie Candler

Captains John Coletti, Spencer Lee, Corey Erdoes, and Grant Haley

FCA Award Brant Walls

Academic Awards Corey Erdoes, Craig Rollins, Alston White, and James Wilby

Lovett Wrestling Lovett wrestlers captured the Area title on January 4 at Lovett with victories over Model, Chattooga, and Calhoun.

The following week they placed third in AA State Duals in Macon with wins over Fitzgerald, Monticello, and Social Circle.

Congratulations to Lovett’s wrestlers!