UMS-Wright Crest Summer 2013

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happenings around campus

Summer 2013

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Students Around Campus Students Around Town At A Glance Awards & Achievements Events Around Campus The Annual Fund

The Class of 2013 was accepted to 91 different colleges and universities both nationally and internationally, and they chose to attend 36 different institutions. Notably, they attended schools to which we have not sent students in some time, including Howard, Dartmouth, UC-San Diego, University of Washington, Furman, Belmont, and UPenn and set a record for earning scholarship awards! 86.5% of the class (83 of 96) received a merit scholarship award, accumulating over $9.7 million in scholarship awards.

Congratulations to our newest graduates!

Students Around Campus Middle School students, Gracie Hunt, Ellen Ray Chitty and Greer Lauber, qualified to go to the Varsity

level State

track meet and the team won the title for Class 4A.

Music camp was held the week after school was out.

The theme for this year’s camp was Down on the Farm. All of the songs and the instruments and crafts that the children made were inspired by the Down on the Farm theme.

The Life and Times of Mark

During fourth quarter Mrs. Runshang’s 7th

grade Language Arts Research classes joined forces with Mrs. Smilie’s 7th

grade English classes to explore the life and times of Mark Twain while they were reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Some students chose to create multimedia presentations while others chose to build a riverboat or a replica of the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer took place. Several students chose to apply modern technology to the 1850s and created a Facebook page for Tom Sawyer. All of these projects were researched and presented to the classes during the last week of school.

Pictured: Bottom Right: Kaitlyn Read and Lydia Fantoni. Top Right: Taylor Allen and Kierra Giles.

Twain

Congratulations to Rose

Brutkiewicz for being selected as the Optimist Athlete of the Week

Mrs. Johnson’s K5 class playing lessons with Mrs. Moore.

petanque during French

for her performance at the State Track Meet. Rose was the State Champion in the pole vault with a PR jump of 10’3”, a jump that was 9” better than her best during the season.

2013

Spirit Award Winners

Alice Roberds is so excited about receiving her hand delivered

crayon

and letter welcoming her to K4 next year.

Azalea Trail Maids Ann Claire

Carnahan and Parker Butler at graduation. Ann Claire was selected as the Queen for the 20132014 year.

Students Around Town

Dauphin Island...Our K5, Third,

and 7th Grade classes all took field trips to learn, explore, and have fun.

7th Grade

Parker Bowden, K5

7th grade science classes completed their annual Dauphin Island Field Trip. Students rotated through three different sites on the island. Students took a 1.5 hour cruise on a shrimp boat and trolled in the Mississippi Sound. The students were able to identify and learn about the organisms that they caught in the nets. Upon their return, the students had a great time feeding the sea birds and dolphins with their catch. Students also toured the estuarium at the sea lab and learned about our local estuaries, fishing, conservation, and about many types of vertebrates and invertebrates that are found in our local waters. This year they were able to also visit the new sting ray exhibit that allows students to touch and feed the different variety of sting rays in the enclosure. Finally, they visited Fort Gaines and learned interesting facts about living conditions at the fort, watched a blacksmith demonstration, and learned about the important role of the Fort during the civil war.

Mary Webster Burke, 3rd Grade

Will Kaufman, Steedly Dean, and Robert Courtney, 3rd Grade

7th Grade

Mrs. Hale’s K5 Class

Student and Teacher Service

6th graders helped with the Field Day at Just 4.

6th Grader Anna Hunt at K4 Learning Lab

The Lady Bulldogs visited University

Oaks Retirement Home. The girls

are wonderful ambassadors for the school and basketball program. Unfortunately, they lost the game of balloon volleyball to the residents.

The 7th grade helped with Field Day at E.R. Dickson for their spring service project.

Dr. Havard, Ms. Diane Maisel, Ms. Pier Hardin, Mrs. Laura Roberts, Mrs. Dana Stewart, and Mrs. Meridy

Memphis to Mobile runners that raised money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Jones cheer on the

Fellowship of Christian Athletes recently presented a check for $500.00 to Pure Word Ministries. Dr. John Higgins accepted the check on behalf of Pure Word. The check was

given by FCA officers: Windham McGuire, Claire Kennedy, Sofia Castello, Aaron West, Caroline Hinton, and Leslie Ann McWain.

Awards

&

Achievements Girls Golf Team

Congratulations to all of the participants in the State

Technology Fair at Auburn University in Mont-

gomery.

1st Place: Anna Kline Lee – Video Production/Level 2/ Individual & Campbell Ladd – Video Production/ Level 2/ Individual (Tied) Chapman Johnson – Robotics/Level 2/ Individual & Andrew Allen – Robotics/Level 2/ Individual (Tied) 2nd Place: Sykes Ashbee, Jack Lambert, and Justin Lieber – Video Production/Level 1/ Group Mary Helen Smith and Emma Hwang – Computer Programming/Level 1/ Group Maizy Davenport and Kadie Grace Cooper- General Applications/Level 2/ Group 3rd Place: Mya Wesley -Video Production/ Level 1/ Individual Participants with other GREAT projects Matthew Taylor and Ebb Counts- Web Page Design/ Level 1/ Group Eleonora Newell – Web Page Design/Level 2/ Individual

UMS-Wright has a long-standing golfing tradition, boasting 20 AHSAA State Championship titles for boys’ golf. This past season, the girls began establishing a tradition of their own. For the first time

in the school’s history, the entire girls’ golf team qualified for the sub-state round of the playoffs by placing third in the Sectional Tournament. Each golfer worked hard to knock strokes off her game and defeat 32 opponents during their season, and each played a vital role in the success of the team. Look for these young ladies to make some noise again in the 2014 season and, hopefully, make it one step closer to the State Title. Go Bulldogs!!!

Pictured left to right are Maizie Summersell, Jordan Revere, Frances Taupeka, Mariah Stewart, Yazmin Esfahani, Lizzie Zieman, Beth McFarland

Congratulations to the Girls Tennis Team for winning the

4A State Championship for the 5th straight year.

Pictured left to right are Adelaide Bell, Samantha Kraver, Anna Miller, McKenzie Courtney, Helen Hinds, Windham McGuire, Libby McLeod and Elizabeth Swain.

The Spring Party sponsored by the Parents’ Association was a huge success!! We look forward to next year and thank all of those who made the event possible.

Events Around Campus

Thank you to Regions

Bank for sponsoring the event.

Pictured are Carole and Scott Heggeman and Kristi & Michael Galloway.

Left: Laura Whitehead, Lissa Watkins, Allison Robinson and Margaret Gleason Center: Allan and Cele Cameron, Melissa Miller, John Bell and Palmer Whiting Right: Page Aran, Gretchen Cooper, Amy Pipes and Michelle Scott

Middle School Talent Show

Left: Leland Moore, 1st place winner Center: Laura Gerdhart’s Advisory Group Right: Mary Bragg Burmeister, 2nd Place Winner

UMS-Wright Preparatory School Advancement Office 65 Mobile Street Mobile, Alabama 36607

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage

PAID

Mobile, AL Permit No. 1202

2013 Used Uniform Drop Off And Sale Under The Football Stadium

SCHEDULE

SALE REQUIREMENTS

Monday, June 10th 9:30am-11:30am Drop old items to be sold or donated

1. All items must be cleaned and in good condition without stains or holes 2. All items must be on wire hangers 3. All items must be marked with size; waist and length on pants 4. Seller’s name must be attached 5. PE uniforms, belts, ties, and sweatshirt/pants are not sold, but are accepted as donation.

Monday, July 8th 10:00am-12:00pm Drop old items to be sold or donated Saturday, July 27th 10:00am-1:00pm Used Uniform Sale Thursday, August 1st 11:00am-1:00pm Used Uniform Sale 1:00-2:00 Pickup Unsold consignment items (Items not picked up at this time are marked DONATED) Tuesday, August 13th School Starts

A sales contract listing each item and its size must be completed before leaving items. Sellers may donate 100% to Parents’ Association, or opt for consignment.

Consignment seller receives 50% of selling price and 50% goes to Parents’ Association.

Contact Jennifer Ervin Swann at swann26@gmail.com or 251-648-9811 for any questions