ensights winter 2013
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Ensights is a publication of Ensworth School.TRANSCRIPT
EnsightsI N T O e N S WOrT h S c h O Ol
BUIlDING A STrONGer cOmmUNITy
the natatorium
chinese collaboration
connecting the ensworth community
WintER 2013
cOmmUNITy AcADemIcS fAcUlTy
AThleTIcS AlUmNI
ArTS
Copyrighted 2013 by Ensworth School. The Ensworth School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or ethnic / national origin in its admissions or its hiring policies. Ensworth is a member of NAIS, CASE, SACS, SAIS, and the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools. ENSIGHTS is a bi-annual publication of Ensworth’s Office of Institutional Advancement. David Braemer, Head of School. Graphic Design: Mary Byrne Dailey & Tori Cameron; Lead Writer: Anne Stringham; Contributing Writers: Donnie Bryan, Allison Costello, Keith Crowe, Jasmine Davis, Caitlin Harris, Dina Marks, Rich Milner, Lauren Rupley, Grace Tseng; Photography: Tori Cameron, Mary Byrne Dailey, Robby Klein, Sanford Myers, John Picklesimer, Yearbook Staff
2 Natatorium Opening
6Connecting Ensworth
18Diversity Matters
20For the Record
34Events Gallery
8 6th Grade Physics
10Chinese Collaboration
12English Papers Serve Community
48Summer GrantsOpportunities
14–17 Faculty NewsFaculty Focus
23–27 Gift of Mama YeYeFall Plays
28 High School Fall Sports
32Middle School Fall Sports
38–45 Events & Class Notes
40Robert Inman Tiger Classic
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This type of mind-set assumes that a school must somehow make a choice between being a nurturing environment and one that is inherently challenging, with the former providing a more enjoyable experi-ence, while the latter provides an avenue to long-term success in a highly competitive world.
In reflecting on my own experiences as a student, a teacher, an administrator and a parent, it is clear to me that viewing an educational environment through this type of “either or” perspective is inherently short-sighted. Nurture and challenge are not mutually exclusive concepts and I would assert that students are most likely to maximize their potential, academically and otherwise, when they feel supported and cared for as individuals. As a result, the efforts that we make as a school to build a strong sense of community serve as a catalyst for excellence, with students achieving at the highest levels because of the positive relationships they have with their teachers and their peers.
This dynamic is exemplified by an e-mail that I received over the holiday break from the parent of a current Senior. This student, who came to Ensworth in high school with experience at other independent schools, was struck by the degree to which she felt instantly welcomed and appreciated as a member of the Ensworth community. The purpose of the e-mail
was to thank the school for creating the nurturing environment in which this young woman could be intellectually challenged by a strong academic program and an exceptional faculty, which has allowed her to flourish. The fact that she gained early acceptance to the Ivy League college of her choice
is a further illustration of the possibilities that exist when capable individuals are in situ-ations that inspire them to use their talents to the fullest, a central tenet of the Ensworth mission.
As someone who is new to the community, the sentiments expressed by this parent are particularly poignant, as they validate so much of what my
family and I have experienced in our short time at Ensworth. While the successes of the first half of the year are significant, touching on all areas of school life across both campuses, even more important is the understanding that none of these accomplishments could have been achieved in a vacuum. Providing a context that is conducive to the effective growth and development of young people is a core responsibility of any great school and that is why we are so intentional in our efforts to foster a strong sense of community at Ensworth, which, in turn, encourages the pursuit of excellence.
David Braemer HEAD OF SCHOOL
Some believe that the efforts a school makes to create a strong sense of community
come at the expense of initiatives that target traditional, hard measures of success,
particularly those related to academic achievement.
FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Community Fosters Excellence
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Ensworth recently opened the doors of
its brand new Natatorium designed as
part of the original master plan for the
High School campus. The Aquatics
Program will create new opportunities
for competitive swimming and diving,
and offer fitness opportunities for both
Ensworth and the larger community.
Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Natatorium January 8 for a special Assembly program to open the new facility. Following a ribbon cutting ceremony, represen-tatives of the four High School Houses took part in fun competitions and even got Head of School David Braemer in on the action when some seniors felt he needed to test the waters. That same week, the Natatorium was host to its first Middle and High School swim meets as well as team practices and fitness classes.
“In addition to learning and enhancing important swimming skills, students will be able to take advantage of a water environment to improve conditioning and hone skills beneficial in other sports and in arts activities like dance,” says Christian Bahr, Aquatics Program Director.
Opens with a Splash
COMMUNITY
Pictured: The high school’s first swim meet in the Ensworth NatatoriumPictured above left: A relay race at the grand opening celebration
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A key component in Ensworth’s curriculum is the Fitness Program. Each student participates in fitness as part of the regular schedule, with activities specifi-cally designed to complement the individual’s interests as well as promoting overall health and fitness.
David Braemer says “The Natatorium is a wonderful addition to our campus and the Aquatics Program will enhance the Ensworth experience for our students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and the community as a whole. We are tremendously excited about working with many individuals and groups as we incorporate the Aquatics Program into the life of our School community.”
Treading water during a girls-only swim fitness class
Swimmers take a breather after the diving competition
The Natatorium is a wonderful addition to our campus and the Aquatics Program will enhance the Ensworth experience for our students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and the community as a whole.
David Braemer, Head of School
• 50-meter COMPETITION POOL
• Ten 50-METER LANES
• 4-foot warm water INSTRUCTIONAL POOL
• Four 1-meter SPRING BOARDS for diving
• Two VIDEO SCOREBOARDS and AUDIO CAPABILITY throughout
• OUTDOOR MEZZANINE TERRACE overlooking the campus for outdoor events
• LAP SWIMMING, open lanes for recreational swimming before and after the school day
• MASTERS SWIMMING PRACTICE for adults who wish to be given a directed swimming practice
• LEARN-TO-SWIM, organized swim lessons for children
• LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION
The new Natatorium features:
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The Ensworth Natatorium Grand Opening CelebrationJanuary 8, 2013
COMMUNITY
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Miles Asafo-Adjei graduated from Ensworth in 2009 and chose Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, for college. A scholar-athlete during his high school days, Miles is completing his senior year at Cornell, playing varsity basketball while pursuing a major in communications with a focus in social influence and undertaking community service projects.
“During my time here I’ve become very interested in Marketing and PR. Basketball continues to be an important part of my life as I start my senior season. One interest that has continued to grow, and has even turned into a passion of mine, is my involvement in community service. The Service Learning Program and working Big E camps at Ensworth sparked my interest. My teammates and I have been involved in a number of community service projects that include packing food for starving children
and helping out with Special Olympics. Combining my interest in Marketing/PR, community service, and sports would make for an ideal profession.”
A link through the Ensworth community provided Miles with an ideal opportunity last summer — an internship at Nashville’s Bohan Advertising. As Miles chatted informally with Jill Johnson, Develop-ment Director for Major Gifts at Ensworth, about his plans for the summer, he expressed interest in securing an internship in the field of marketing and public relations. Mrs. Johnson immediately shared Miles’ interest with Kerry Graham, current Ensworth Trustee and President at Bohan. Graham is also the parent of Avery Graham, Ensworth’s 8th Grade Class of 2002, and Maddie Graham, Class of 2010. Graham said he would be thrilled to connect with Miles.
The contact paid off, and Miles was offered a summer internship at the firm whose clients include companies from Texas to Florida, ranging from non-profits like the Frist Center for The Visual Arts and the Martha O’Bryan Center to public companies like HCA, Jos. A Bank, and Dollar General. Bohan describes its way of working as
FROM HARKNESS TABLES TO BRAND VILLAGES
Miles Asafo-Adjei, Ensworth Class of 2009
COMMUNITY
Connecting our Ensworth Community
Ensworth’s high school students
hone their skills in analytical thinking
and communication in classes set
around large Harkness tables. One
Tiger alumnus discovered the value
of this learning method outside the
classroom… and how the Ensworth
community can provide valuable
connections beyond the campus.
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“brand villages” – multi-disciplinary mini-communities of specialists in various areas all focused together on the task for a particular client. “The product of this more informal and collaborative relationship is the kind of business insights, creative problem-solving and swift results that have become the new trademark of Bohan work in the last several years,” according to their website.
Miles was assigned to be part of the “village” challenged to develop social media communications for a Broadway-type show slated to play in Nashville. “The time was short to promote attendance at the show,” Kerry Graham says, “and more traditional ways of getting the word out were not likely to bring in the audiences that the show’s producers wanted.” Sitting in on meetings with the clients and the creative and logistics specialists provided real-time insights for Miles into how the process works. Not just an onlooker, he was expected to contribute his ideas and energy to the conversation as well.
“It was very interesting to see how an agency like Bohan is able to shape ad campaigns for some of the biggest and most influential companies, organizations, and restaurants in Nashville and in the country. Among other things, I helped work on a social media campaign for a musical that debuted in Nashville toward the end of the summer. [With our use of] Facebook and Twitter, the musical saw an increase in ticket sales. The mentoring that I received was extremely helpful. I was able to meet and interact with people from completely different parts of the agency and get a first-hand look at the collabora-tion that is essential to Bohan’s success.” Miles says.
Miles credits his Ensworth experiences around the Harkness table with giving him the confidence and skills to participate in the social media strategy discussions. “Learning around the Harkness table taught me how to effectively express
my ideas and views, but more importantly how to be a great listener. One of the most important things I learned at Ensworth is to be open-minded.”
Kerry Graham agrees that Miles was well equipped both to contribute to his summer projects and to learn from them. “Miles is an outstanding young man with a range of interests and skills, and we were glad to provide the oppor-
tunity for him to explore his interests and gain some workplace experience.”
“I was thrilled for both parties that I was able to be a ‘matchmaker’ of sorts,” Jill Johnson stated. “I’m so proud of Miles and the person that he is and knew that he would be an asset to Bohan. We all know how important it is to network during a job search,
and there is also something to be said for being at the right place at the right time. Our plans at Ensworth include developing a system and process for making these types of connections happen often and easily for any of our graduates who are interested and ask for our assistance.”
Miles concludes, “I would definitely encourage Ensworth graduates to network with older alums, parents of alums, and anyone else inside the Ensworth community. The strong sense of community that surrounds Ensworth is what makes it so unique. The relationships that I built during my time at Ensworth are the reason I was able to experience an amazing summer with Bohan and learn important skills and lessons that I know will help me down the road.”
“The strong sense of community that surrounds
Ensworth is what makes it so unique.”
If your business can offer internships or other career opportunities to young Ensworth alumni, or if you would be willing to serve as a career advisor to young alums, please contact:
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FROM HARKNESS TABLES TO BRAND VILLAGES
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• [email protected]• TiffanyTownsend [email protected]
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ACADEMICS
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SWIMMING POOL SCIENCEFor every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction… ...better known as Newton’s Third Law of Motion. And then there are some totally unexpected reactions…like using swimming pool for a science lab!
Sixth graders recently worked together at Ensworth’s Natatorium to collect data to support this scientific principle. Their engineering and problem-solving skills were put to the test as they designed and built boats out of unconventional materials and then launched them across the competition pool in the new Natatorium at the High School campus.
“We are so thankful to have this wonderful teaching resource for science,” says Keith Crowe, Red Gables Science Chair, “and we are looking at all areas of our science curriculum here in Grades P1-8 for ways to utilize this amazing gift to the school.” Looking ahead, Science teachers envision that this space will be used like many other spaces at Ensworth, both inside conventional labs and beyond: to extend student understanding of real world challenges. - Keith Crowe, Science
Science Class Class of 2019
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CHINESEA Culture of Collaboration
Teachers of foreign language are always looking for opportunities for their students to speak with people in the target language outside of class. This type of practice helps children build confidence, practice conversation skills, and apply vocabulary in new situations. This fall, the eighth grade Chinese students and first graders practiced conversation to build proficiency together in celebration of the first grade Pet Show. The first graders practiced conversing about their pets, and the eighth graders created storybooks, using new and familiar words and concepts. The eighth graders and the first graders learned a lot through this collaboration, but most importantly they had fun throughout the process!
Grace Tseng, the Middle School Chinese Teacher, began this process by reading the eighth graders the children’s story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? in Chinese, demonstrating how language patterns and repetition can increase comprehension. The students then brainstormed and created a list of useful words relating to pets. Next, the eighth graders got to independently create a children’s story by writing sentences and inserting cute images. After a first draft, students edited and wrote final drafts, using technology to complete their storybooks. Finally, the students presented their books in front of their classmates. Caitlin Harris, the Lower School Chinese Teacher, was simultaneously working with first grade students. They
This fall, the eighth grade Chinese
students and first graders practiced
conversation to build proficiency together
in celebration of the first grade Pet Show.
Chinese at Ensworth Class of 2017 & Class of 2024
Translation: “My Pet,” the title of an
original story written by Ruth Puryear.
The story was written in Chinese using
colors, adjectives and nouns that were
familiar to the first grade audience.
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practiced vocabulary about pets, self-introductions and greetings, simple adjec-tives, and using the word love. The students also role-played in Pet Show skits. In the skits, they introduced themselves and their pets, described the pet’s size and temperament (active vs. sleepy), and expressed their love for their pet. They couldn’t wait to meet the eighth graders!
The project culminated with a visit from the eighth graders to the first grade classrooms. The younger students first listened to a student’s original story in Chinese as a group and answered questions to demonstrate comprehen-sion. Then, they broke into small groups of two or three to speak with the eighth graders about their pets. The eighth graders had a questionnaire to fill out about each first grader and his or her pet. The older students encouraged the first graders and guided them through the process. Any extra time was spent practicing numbers and colors together. This collaboration was a
big success. The students, both the eighth graders and first graders, enjoyed meeting each other and look forward to seeing each other in the halls. One first grader was excited that her eighth grade buddy saw her and said, “Ni hao.” Not only did the activities
surrounding the collabora-tion build proficiency and confidence, they provided an opportunity for students to make connections across grade levels.
ACADEMICS
Eighth graders enjoy working with their
first grade buddies.
In Chinese, an eighth grader asks his first grade
buddies about their pets.
Chinese Language Ensworth’s Lower School
The primary focus of foreign language instruction at the early elementary level is the development and nurture of the essential linguistic skills needed for meaningful communication in a target language. Chinese classes meet twice during each schedule rotation for P1 thru 5th grades. These twenty-minute exposure-based lessons give students the opportunity to learn vocabulary and grammar through aural/oral activities. This develops their ability to listen, to speak, and to acquire language-specific phonetics and syntax.
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ACADEMICS
“I knew that Nashville had the Titans
and country music, but I had no idea
that we had more Kurdish refugees
than any other city.” This is the kind
of comment students made last
spring as we began looking at how
the world—or refugees from around
it—came to call Nashville home.
Each year, Freshman World Studies students take on a research project, a six-to-eight week exploration of topics ranging from serial killers to economics. Last spring, we (High School English teachers Dina Marks, Lauren Rupley, and former faculty member Tara Shuman) decided on a collaborative approach.
In history, freshmen were learning about coloniza-tion and decolonization. Based on that theme, the English research projects would explore real-life examples of modern resettlement in their own community, Nashville.
Students began researching refugee groups. What is the difference between a refugee and an immigrant? Why did they have to leave their homes? Why did they choose Nashville? These questions led students to understand Nashville as a unique civic and economic center with diverse neighborhoods, places that they may not have visited before. As students began to understand the refugees’
World Studies Research Project Class of 2015
“My particular class chose to
research the Sudanese refugee
population in Nashville. The
project, a refreshing break from
formal writing, allowed us to
not only explore a topic relevant
to the cultural background
of Nashville, but also think
creatively about how to put
that knowledge to good use.”
— K AY C E B O E H M
“Researching the Kurdish
population in Nashville gave me
an insight on a part of my city
that I had no idea was so diverse.
I loved this project because it
was something different and it
was focused on problems in our
community—I felt like I could
really make an impact. I learned
that we don’t need to look far
to find someone to help.”
— A S H A N T I C H A R L E S
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ACADEMICS
“The Nashville refugee research project opened
my eyes to the diversity of Nashville and made me
look past the private school bubble I am engulfed
in. I discovered a whole new culture that I thought
could only be found half way across the globe.”
— A N D R E W C H R I S T I A N S E N
“I came to Nashville from California in 8th grade.
I was expecting nothing more than country men
and southern belles. I learned we housed more
Sudanese (African) refugees in Nashville than
in any Californian city! Refugees are part of any
thriving community no matter where you live.”
— R E A G A N C A L D W E L L
lives in Nashville, and how they were different from those in their homelands, they began to pick up on the social issues that first and second generation immigrants face. They learned about adjusting to local schools, the difficulty of learning English, job training for non-English speakers, starting small businesses, health-care issues specific to refugees, after-school opportunities for kids, and the list goes on.
This learning didn’t stop there. Rather than writing a traditional research paper, we decided, in coordination with Service Learning Coordinator Greg Eubanks, to challenge students to develop projects that addressed their social concerns. They worked together in small groups to identify one pressing need of the displaced population and to propose a solution to that need. Ideas included creating refugee-specific charter schools, making and selling bracelets or cupcakes to raise money, collecting donations of cell phones, bus passes,
or cars, and babysitting services. The students dreamed big, and when they had a concrete plan, they shared their plans with their classmates in a formal presentation.
The final piece was the formal writing component. Instead of the traditional research paper, each student was responsible for writing a grant proposal asking for his/her project to be funded. The result was a series of student proposals that not only were grounded in sound research, but also showcased our students’ passion for helping others. Our ninth graders learned about practical, real-world research writing, and in the process, learned how to identify real needs and work towards viable solutions.
“After learning about the refugee groups, I felt closer to the Nashville community.
This project also prepared me for my service learning trip to a public elementary
school where we met kids from some of the groups we were studying.”
— E M M A S L O A N
“I really enjoyed the Kurdish
Project. It made me feel like I
could make a difference in the
community by doing something
small but that in the end had a
huge impact. It really introduced
me to all kinds of service work
and I had an amazing learning
experience because of it!”
— S I O N A K A L I L
— Dina Marks & Lauren Rupley, English
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Ensworth Development staffers Bedell James, Jill Johnson, and Tiffany Townsend, along with Head of School David Braemer attended the Annual Conference for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), held in Washington, D.C. January 13-15. This was the second consecutive year the Ensworth team has been invited to be conference presenters.
Middle School Math teacher Maria Wolfgang has been nominated to serve as a mentor for the WitsOn (Women in Technology Sharing Online) program whose purpose is to encourage women in Sciences, Technology, Engineer-ing and Mathematics (STEM). Mrs. Wolfgang is excited to be one of a nationwide network of women in science, technology, engineering and math who will become online mentors for college students. Colleges participating in-clude MIT, CA Institute of Technology, Cornell, Princeton, Stanford and U.C. Berkley as well as many others.
Christian Bahr joined the Ensworth community this fall as Director of Aquatics, working in the Natatorium and with our Fitness Program. Bahr, 1998 graduate of SMU, where he majored in English and Medieval Studies while garnering All-American honors nine times as a swimmer. Mr. Bahr comes to Ensworth from The Bolles School in Jacksonville, where he served as the assistant coach of one of the premier swimming programs in the nation.
High School Visual and Performing Arts Chair Donnie Bryan recently taught six workshops at the Tennessee State Thespian Conference held in Memphis and served as a judge for the one act plays and scholarship finals at the Arkansas State Thespian Conference in Fort Smith.
Several Ensworth faculty presented workshop sessions at the Tenn. Association of Independent Schools conference Nov. 4-5 in Memphis. Sharing teaching ideas were Debbie Sandwith, Jean Bruce, Dean Schneider, Robin Smith, Linden Lantz, Chelsy Hooper. Cris Hempel was a part of the TAIS committee that planned the conference.Brooks Corzine ’79, Middle School Dean of Students, was
inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at the University of the South (Sewanee). Mr. Corzine, a 1987 Sewanee grad, was a four-year letter winner in track and field. He was a 1987 All-American in the decathlon, and still holds the school record in the decathlon with 6452 points. Mr. Cor-zine also held the school record in the high jump until 2005.
Ensworth Technology Director Jason Hiett was inter-viewed in Ed Tech, a magazine for technology leaders in the education field. He returned to Ensworth this year after serving as Tech Director at University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
FACULTY NEWS
Jonas Rodriguez (Anne Crockett Hale ’00)Douglas Hale Rodriguez “Hale”November 14, 2012
Justin Weatherby (Leah)“Allie” August 18, 2012
Maria Wolfgang
Christian Bahr (Courtney)Celia Ellen BahrFebruary 9, 2013
Justin Eoff (Courtney) Brodie Wade Eoff July 25, 2012
Maurice Hopkins (Jasmin)Jaxon Reese HopkinsJuly 7, 2012
Faculty / Staff Babies
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FACULTY NEWS
“A community of learners where students feel encour-aged to explore, to challenge themselves – and to feel comfortable as individuals and as part of a larger group.” How do you create that sort of community with hundreds of students in Grades P1-8 at different ages and stages of development?
Dr. Ellen Reynolds, Counselor at Ensworth’s Red Gables campus, sees the Life Skills Program as a powerful tool in creating such an environ-ment. Every student, from the youngest Tiger in Pre-First Grade to the Eighth Graders completing Middle School and getting ready to embark upon their high school careers, participates in the Life Skills classes. “Life is a journey filled with changes. Our program offers the opportunity to explore, embrace, and accept the changes on the journey from Pre-First through Eighth Grades,” Dr. Reynolds says.
Dr. Reynolds coordinates a diverse group of faculty members and a wide-ranging curriculum that changes and grows with the students’ ages and reflects the issues that students encounter as they mature. “In Pre-First grade,
LIFE SKILLS CLASSAprovenprogram,createdbyafor-merEnsworthMiddleSchoolHeadinthe1970s,“Life,”isdesignedto:
• Promote honest discussion and discovery about stages in academic, emotional, physical, and social development
• Encourage each child to speak about his or her ideas
• Promote an environment where questions are welcome
• Provide a comfortable setting to grow together and to know that others are experiencing the same emotions, challenges, and growth
• Support and enhance the objectives of the School’s mission statement
on Life Skills Class
we’re talking with children about the power of words to encourage or to hurt, and by Eighth Grade, we’re helping students explore areas such as human sexuality and relation-ships with peers and parents,” she says.
“I love that our teachers interact with children whom they may not teach otherwise, or may have taught in earlier grades. That promotes a real sense of community as teachers have the opportu-nity to get to know students in different contexts.” And students come to know that there are adults throughout the school who know and care for them as individuals.
“Teachers and students use consistent rules in Life classes,” Dr. Reynolds explains. Discussions are open and confidential in Life classes, designed to protect individual feelings, questions and ideas. No one may put down another person in regard to his or her questions or ideas. “The environment is a safe one,” Dr. Reynolds says. “You can share your feelings and thoughts without feeling threatened.” Students receive a grade for effort and consid-eration and are expected to
complete homework as in any other class.
Life classes help build strong community in a number of ways. Chris Champion, Fourth Grade teacher, says, “I enjoy how our life class connects to our service learning. We spend a lot of time encouraging empathy, tolerance and respect which tie in well with our work with Harris Hillman School.”
Dr. Reynolds provides both an understanding ear when students come to her with issues and concerns and a trained, experienced resource for faculty and parents. She earned her B.A. and M. Ed. degrees at Belmont University and an Ed.D. degree at Vander-bilt University. Before joining the Ensworth community in 1999, Dr. Reynolds had worked as a high school teacher, devel-opment director and counselor.
She loves seeing her students grow and mature and stretch their horizons as they try new experiences within a caring community. The concepts and principles of Life Skills class continue in 9th and 10th grades.
DR. ELLEN REYNOLDS
“Our program offers opportunities
to explore, to embrace, and to
accept the changes on the journey from
Pre-First through Eighth Grades”
Faculty Focus Lower/Middle School
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Faculty Focus High School
When 9th and 10th graders get their shcedules at the High School, they see the familiar classes, like Algebra, English, and History, but they also see something new, “Seminar” class. What is Seminar, and why is it a part of the Ensworth curriculum?
“Seminar is where students first learn to engage each other as high school students. It encourages students to think intelligently about choices and decisions that will affect them for a life time. In a very unique way it enables them to study themselves in the broadest social context,” says David Whitfield, Seminar Department Chair.
Building on the P1–8 Life Skills Classon SeminarDAVID WHITFIELD
Getting to know David outside the classroom
• He enjoys classical literature, old films, traditional jazz music, and is a passionate boxing fan
• His wife is an Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Originally from New England, he was a high school basketball star
• He has a puggle (dog) named Celle
• He lives in Murfreesboro
“Seminar, in many respects, is the introduction to formal Harkness training at the High School. The Seminar curric-ulum at the ninth grade level is interdisciplinary and focuses on issues that are germane to teen life. Seminar teachers are encouraged to be resourceful, creative, and draw from various bodies of knowledge to engage the students.
In the ninth grade, students study cyber citizenship, principles of nutrition, media influences, risk, and drug addiction. The 10th grade curriculum builds upon the 9th grade experience but also adds a more formal healthy living component.”
Whitfield takes his life experience of being raised in a highly addictive family environment and uses it to positively change the lives of his students. He can honestly speak to the students about these issues from his first hand experience.
“When students complete the Seminar courses they have a much richer understanding of themselves in a social context. They understand that being a teenager is a stage in one’s development. They under-stand how the decisions they make in one stage can greatly
influence later stages of life. They also have a better understanding of what constitutes healthy living.”
David Whitfield has been a part of the Ensworth community for the past six years. When asked what first attracted him to the position, he said “I was very attracted to the Ensworth Harkness method, elective system, and the stated commitment to being countercultural and diverse. I value the commit-ment to thinking outside of the box and forging our own identity in the school marketplace.“ In addition to being the Department Chair of Seminar, Whitfield also teaches African-American Literature and British Liter-ature, as well as a history course he pioneered on Civil Rights. In the summer, he directs Kids Academy and Time to Rise, inc., programs he helped create.
FACULTY
“Seminar encourages
students to think intelligently about
choices and decisions that
will affect them for a life time.”
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Faculty Focus High School
“Project TALK has provided me the ability, along with the time, to facilitate meaningful conversations with my peers. Instead of debating “difficult” topics, we have all learned the art of positive dialogue and
constructive disagreements.” Doni Lehman ‘13
“Breaking down cliques begins with challenging our assump-tions about each other,” says high school English teacher Jim Miller. That is the premise of the Project TALK seminar he sponsors to empower students to openly discuss diversity issues. Project TALK, which is an acronym for Talking, Acting and Listening for Kindness, was started in 2008 by Scholar-in-Residence Rich Milner and has since grown to include the entire high school student body and Ensworth eighth graders.
Miller says the main goal of this seminar is to foster loving kindness and empathy. Project TALK creates forums where students facilitate small group discussions on what can sometimes be “touchy” matters. Students lead discussions on topics like interracial dating, honesty and inclusivity.
“We don’t expect students to leave a Project TALK session with any one opinion on a given topic. We hope that during a Project TALK session, our students feel empowered to speak, listen, to disagree and to grow from the conversation.”
Although Project TALK has spread to other schools, Ensworth is the only school that allows students to be facilitators without
Fostering Empathy & Kindnesson Project TALKJIM MILLER
any faculty in the room. Miller sites Ensworth’s Harkness table and student-centered learning approach as a major factor.
“Anytime people come together from disparate groups to listen openly and to speak earnestly, the fabric of community begins to knit.”
In addition to Project TALK, Miller teaches American Literature to sophomores and has designed junior/senior electives in War Liter-ature and Revenge Litera-ture. Next year he hopes to offer a new course entitled The Tragedy of Genius, where students explore the relationship between exceptional people and their often-troubled lives.
“Project TALK isn’t just about talking. Project TALK is about understanding why people feel the way they do regarding issues of diversity. It’s when you’re able
to view difficult topics through the perspective of your peers that you gain insight into the problem at hand.”
Blair Wilson ‘14
Students talk about TALK:
Miller’s favorite things about Ensworth include the student-centered learning model, the Harkness tables, the high school Vision Statement—and the chance to work in theater once again with his old high school buddy, Dave Berry.
When we refuse to assume, we make room to listen.
Martin Buber
FACULTY
“Anytime people
come together
from disparate
groups to listen
openly and to speak
earnestly, the fabric
of community
begins to knit.”
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DIVERSITY MATTERS
Ensworth is a dynamic educational institution with world-class faculty, students, parents, and administrators. But how does it get even better in light of the diversity in the community today and in the future? What can we do as an Ensworth community to ensure that all individuals and groups of people are included in what it means to be Ensworth Tigers? Let’s ask ourselves:
Do you believe that you already know what you need to know and understand about diversity to successfully live and learn at Ensworth?
I do not believe that I already possess all the knowledge and understanding available in the world about anything, including diversity. I am constantly learning about myself, others, and myself in relation to others in order to gain new insights about how the world works: why so many people live in poverty, why gaps exist between White students and Black and Latino students on standard-ized tests, and why some schools are
much better than others. The Ensworth community has to decide whether they are open to broadening their knowledge about matters of diversity.
Are you willing to examine yourself in order to better know and understand diversity at Ensworth and beyond?
Well-intentioned people may believe that understanding diversity is about building knowledge about other groups of people. I suggest that deepening knowledge and understanding about diversity is really about understanding the self. How does my background influence how I experience the world and how I interact with others? What do I believe about diversity in society and education, and how do these beliefs matter in my daily life? How do the realities of my background and prior experiences show up in my interactions and relationships at Ensworth? Do I understand myself in relation to other people at Ensworth and beyond?
Think about who you are in relation to others. How do your life experiences through music, sport, film, pop culture, service and worldview intersect with others? For instance, in what ways do teachers’ beliefs, preferences, and practices both inside and outside the classroom converge with or diverge from students?
Do I see the diversity at Ensworth as an asset or liability to the mission and success of the community?
While diversity may be seen as a challenge and people may focus on the negative attri-butes of groups “different” from themselves and their own groups, seeing diversity as an asset allows us to support each other. What unique strengths/assets do I bring into the Ensworth community? What do others
To read the full article, published in Ensworthy News, go to ensworth.com/about us/diversity
COMMUNITY
The Ensworth community in 2013
is more racially and ethnically
diverse than any time in the past.
Consider the following data from the
Ensworth administration for a 10-year
span in socio-economic and racial/
ethnic diversity:
We know that understanding, support-
ing and advancing diversity has to be
about more than increasing numbers.
“Adding diversity” without a deep and
systemic understanding of who we are
and what we do will not lead to growth
and transformation. Understand-
ing why all of us should care about
diversity is at the heart of the matter.
2002-03: 4% of the students (26) received financial aid totaling $196,0002012-13: 13% of the students (136) receive financial aid for a total of almost $1.9 million.2002-03: 7% of the student body (41) were students of color2012-13: 15% of the student body (161) are students of color.
by Rich Milner, PHD
19 WINTER 2013To read the full article, published in Ensworthy News, go to ensworth.com/about us/diversity
bring? How do both sets of assets diverge from each other yet make the community better?
Do you believe you have reached your diversity knowledge and understanding destination at Ensworth?
I view diversity awareness as journey, not a final destination. Understanding and deepening knowledge about diversity is a process that really never ends. Learning about the self, another, the self in relation to others, and considering the many assets that people and groups bring to the Ensworth community requires that we constantly engage in a learning process. What else do I need to know about the varying cultural groups at Ensworth? How can I engage in experiences to learn more and to do more to make the community a welcoming environment for all?
Finally, think about what we all share in common: we all desire and need to be loved; we all must have food to eat; we all know what it means to be hurt and disappointed. It is through commonalities existing among us that we learn to empathize with others. It is when we don’t see shared commonalities that we judge and yearn for others to believe and practice in the same ways that we do. With practice, we recognize that it is our diversity that lets us live and function in ways that contribute to humanity – a life impos-sible without our diversity.
Ensworth Students & Faculty attend the NAIS 2012 Diversity Conference and People of Color Conference
Students from Ensworth attended the Student Diversity Leader-ship Conference in Houston, Texas December 6-8, while faculty members attended the People of Color Conference. Hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), The Student Diversity Leadership Conference is a mul-tiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9–12) from around the country. Participants examine issues of social justice, develop effective cross-cultural commu-nication skills, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies. Now in its 19th year, The Student Diversity Leadership Confer-ence encourages students to apply the leadership principles they develop within their own communities after the conference.
www.pocc.nais.org
Pictured above, back row: Jason Maxwell, Maurice Hopkins, David Braemer, Ashley Slay, Lemanski Hall, Tua Bultje, Jim Miller, Donovan Sheffield, Pascha Swett Front row: Emme McGlasson, PJ Settles
Three words to best describe my experience at the
People of Color Conference: refreshing, rewarding, and
reinvigorating. Diversity is a concept that benefits all and
this conference helped to encourage, confirm, and enable us
to do so much more within the communities we serve.
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PASCHA SWETT, High School Faculty
A B O U T T H E AU T H O R
Rich Milner is Associate Professor
of Education in the Department
of Teaching and Learning and a
founding Director of the Learn-
ing, Diversity, and Urban Studies
graduate program at Vanderbilt
University. For the past five years,
he has worked with Ensworth as
a diversity consultant. His latest book is Start Where
You are, But Don’t Stay There: Understanding Diversity,
Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classrooms
(Harvard Education Press) .
Contact him at [email protected]
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ORANGE/BLACK CAPTAINS Class of 2017Orange Team: Claire Cato & Thomas EstesBlack Team: Julia Nahley & Frist Allen
I HEART ENSWORTHDr. Evelio Rodriquez conducted heart dissections (pig and elk hearts) with 7th grade students on January 15th. Dr. Rodriguez is a cur-rent Ensworth parent and is the Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery and Director of Arrhythmia Surgery at Saint Thomas Heart Hospital. The students used this dissection to study the structure of the heart, the pathway of blood flow, and to see how doctors can repair problems such as valve replacements and stints. Michelle Little, Middle School Science teacher, states, “As we study the organs and organ systems of animals, we make comparisons to the human organs and organ systems. It makes it more real and relevant for the students.”
DEBATABLE Seventh grader Ben Frigon was featured on Channel 4 News Bulger’s Beat discussing the Vice Presidential Debate. Ben was chosen to attend the debate in Kentucky and write an article for Scholastic News.
ENSWORTH ARBORETUMThe high school campus was awarded Arboretum status by the Nashville Tree Foundation. Almost 900 trees were noted in the original tree and site survey. Added to the site were 28 species of new trees and 20 varieties of shrubs as well as native grass and bioswale plantings. The school will use the arboretum as an educational and service-learning program for its student body and to provide community education via the 150’ greenway and conservation easement.
ROBOTIC TRASH CAN Ensworth’s Middle School Robotics Team competed in the Tennessee First Lego League (FLL) state finals in December at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. The team competed against 59 other teams from Tennessee. This year’s theme involved working with senior citizens to help make their lives better. The team developed a trash- can-moving robot to help senior citizens take their trash can back and forth to the curb. The team won second place in the Innovative Solution Award for their innovative trash can moving robot. Coached by Jonathan Reveal, the team members included Josh Howard, Webb Hunt, Brandon Lewis, John Smalley, Dilan Patel, Luke Mukundan, George Lloyd, and Iain Zwiebel.
FOR THE RECORD.
IT’S HISTORYOn December 13, David Chanaca’s World War II class tied history lessons together with service learning. His class interviewed World War II veterans and then made i-movies about their interviews. Their movies were presented to the residents of The Blakeford Assisted Living Facility in Green Hills. The event was titled, “A World War II Tribute to the Greatest Generation.”
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ORANGE/BLACK CAPTAINS Class of 2017Orange Team: Claire Cato & Thomas EstesBlack Team: Julia Nahley & Frist Allen
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION HONOREESBack Row: Rajiv Patel, Ben Perlin, Jack Sheridan, Katelyn McEvoy, Sarah Smith, Avery Bennett; Front Row: Talia Mayden, Doni Lehman
STUDENT GOVERNMENTTop Row: Talia Mayden, Doni Lehman, Houston Vick, Bobby Bethke, Lily Parrish, Will Dunn, Andrew Christiansen, Harrison Allen; Front Row: John Hudson Alarcon, Blair Wilson, Niah Charles, LynnWhitfield, Caden Scott; Not Pictured: Alec Holcomb, Alanna Foley, Abby Scanlan, Elgin Cato, Grace Wiley, Tim Crosby, Claire Joyce, Will Garside, Michael Buttarazzi
ADVANCED PLACEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNIZEDFifty-eight Ensworth students earned recognition in the national AP test program in 2012. These students include alumni who graduated in the Class of 2012 and current seniors in the Class of 2013:
National AP Scholar: Average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken and 4 or higher on 8 or more examsClass of 2012: Thomas Doochin, Lee Folk, Philly Krebs, Jake West
AP Scholar with Distinction: Average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and 3 or higher on 5 or more examsClass of 2012: Emily Barnes, Kate Barnes, Lauren Barnett, Katherine Cochran, Kean Devine, Thomas Doochin, Elizabeth Elcan, Lee Folk, Katie Fry, Alex Giger, Charles Glassford, Philly Krebs, John Mackowiak, Jack Masterson, Erin Miller, Miranda Mott, Wilson Patton, Matthew Peacock, Libby Rush, Parker Schooley, Nathan Watkins, Jake West, Wilson West Class of 2013: Rajiv Patel
AP Scholar with Honor: Average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and 3 or higher on 4 or more examsClass of 2012: Carol Allen, Hannah Cooper, Elam Mangum, Miller Morris, Matthew Oglesby, Kaitlin Rye, Rico Watson Class of 2013: Ben Perlin
AP Scholar: Scores of 3 or higher on 3 or more AP examsClass of 2012: Darrington Altenbern, Connor Binford, Rachel Bryan, Nan Bumpus, Benjamin Byrd, Mary Elizabeth Colton, Caroline Deaton, Callie Estes, Drake Evans, Ford Garrard, Anna Grainger, Erica Gray, Lizzie Hogan, Kate Hooper, Leah Rose, Zach Walker, Jim WilkinsClass of 2013: Avery Brooks Bennett, Ben Bishop, Joe Castignetti, John Clifton, Lauren Elcan, Doni Lehman, Molly Ralph, Helen Rue, Abby Scanlan, John Sheridan
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FOR THE RECORD.
A BIG TIGER THANK YOU
The Ensworth Annual Fund is a critical component of the school’s budget and accounts for $1 million of our operating revenue. Ensworth tuition does not fully cover the cost of educating a child at Ensworth and the School counts on Annual Fund support to close the gap which is currently approximately $2500 per student each year.
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR!
Front Row: Hill McAlister, Doug Christiansen, T.J. Wilt, Drew Crawford, Chad Greer, Clay Taylor, Frank DowneyBack Row: Phil Krebs, Trisha Elcan, Ann Pruitt, Trudy Byrd, Edie Bass, Mimi DeCamp, Kathryn Brown, Hill LendermanNot Pictured: Amy Christiansen, Bill DeCamp, David Dill, Linda Ewing, Joel Gluck, Kerry Graham, Sam Hazen, Janette Smith, Garney Scott
Without the dedication of our Annual Fund Chairs (Louise & John Bryan, Trudy & Will Byrd, Rosemary & John Dinkins), phonathon volunteers, Trustees, Development Committee and Major Gifts Team, it would be impossible to raise this necessary money each year. We sincerely thank these volunteers for their dedication, perseverance, and organization - but mostly we thank them for loving Ensworth so much.
Jeanette Bradshaw For 35 years Mrs. Jeanette Bradshaw was the friendly face at the front desk and the voice on the phone at the Red Gables campus. She decided to retire after school ended last year, and we give her a big Tiger Thank You. On October 10, colleagues and family came together to celebrate her many years of service to Ensworth.
Also receiving appreciation for her 20 years of dedication to Ensworth and for her support for two Headmasters was Shirley Jenkins. After serving as Assistant to the Head, she is enjoying ar-ranging her own calendar for time with friends and family.
Adrienne Parker was recognized for her 25 years of dedicated service to Ensworth last spring. She was the creative mind, designer and talented photographer behind Ensights magazine and many other school publications and graphic designs from auction invites to T-shirts and more. These days she is using her creative talents to make fused glass platters and bowls offered through art shows and local gift shops by her company, AMPglasswerks. Custom commissioned glass gifts are her specialty! She can be reached at [email protected].
Adrienne Parker
Shirley Jenkins
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE & ANNUAL FUND MAJOR GIFTS TEAM
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How does one former student’s love for the arts translate into current Ensworth students listening in
fascination as an internationally-known musician, dancer, and story-teller shares her love of the arts
of Africa? The intense rhythms and colors of the event seemed to be magic, but the experience was
actually the result of an endowment fund established by family and friends of Ensworth alumna Claire
McBride Bass to honor her memory and cherish her love for the arts. The endowment fund supports
visiting artists or an arts speaker series at the high school.
THE GIFTOF MAMA YE YE
Endowment Gift brings African Dancer & Legendary Storyteller to School
Apetibii Yeye Iya Olori Oriyomi, known as Mama Yeye, high-lighted an assembly program, interacted with dance, music and theater classes and taught a master class at the high school in early November. She also worked with musical theater partici-pants as they prepared to audition for the spring musical, Once on This Island.
Mama Yeye takes her artistic inspiration from the variety of ethnic rhythms, tastes, sounds, and voices of the African Diaspora that have been part of her life, ranging from West Philly to Nigeria, New Orleans, New York City, Jamaica, and Atlanta, her new home base. An African dancer, choreographer, playwright, percussionist, and teacher, she delights in teaching
the arts of Africa because it is an opportunity to create positive change. She uplifts the Yoruba code or “ile iwa pele,” which means good character. She has presented master classes and workshops for colleges, universities, and theater conferences throughout the country.
Arts Department Chair Donnie Bryan declared “The opportunity for our students to observe, enjoy, and interact with an artist of Mama Yere’s creativity is a rare one and we are most grateful that it has been made possible.” If you would like to learn more about how your special passion can be shared with today’s students through the creation of an endowed fund, contact Bedell James at [email protected].
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F R I ST H A L L
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“A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep. In dreams you will lose your
heartaches. Whatever you wish for, you keep. Have faith in your dreams, and someday, your
rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on
believing, the dream that you wish will come true. ”
ARTS
— C i n der e l l a , C i n d e re l l a
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Metamorphoses
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“Let me die the moment my love dies.
Let me not outlive my own capacity to love.
Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”
— M a r y Z i m m er m a n , Me t a m o r p h o s e s
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FALL SPORTS
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V O L L E Y B A L LThe EHS Volleyball team advanced to the TSSAA State Tournament Quarterfinal Round. Many thanks to the returning seniors, Lizzy Allen, Alanna Foley, and Eva Landstreet. Congratulations on great volleyball careers which include the back to back State Championships in 2010 and 2011.
A W A R D SBecca Smith ’15 earned both 1st Team All-Region Recognition and a 1st Team TSWA (Tennessee Sports Writers Association) All-State Award. Ashley Slay ’14 earned a 1st Team All-Region recognition.
G I R L S S O C C E RThe EHS Girls Soocer team advanced to the TSSAA playoffs against Father Ryan. Congratulations to the senior soccer players
Dougie Dingess and Rachel Oldham on outstanding soccer careers at Ensworth.
A W A R D SCongratulations to Dougie Dingess ’13, a Furman commitment, who was named to the Division II-AA 2012 Girls Soccer All-Region Team and to Becca Rolfe ’14 named to the Division II-AA 2012 Girls Soccer All-Region and All-State Teams.
Fall Sports Highlights
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ATHLETICS
Be physically fit
Develop confidence
through
individual effort
Work effectively
with others
Ensworth Mission
Statement
C R O SS C O U N T R YEmma Sloan and Sage Loh were named All State runners.On the strength of her victory at the A.F.
Bridges Invitational and 3rd place finish in the DII-AA State Cross Country meet, Emma Sloan was named to the Tennessean 1st Team All-Midstate in girls cross country.
A W A R D SEmma Sloan ’15 and Sage Loh ’16 received All-State honors in girls cross country.
G I R L S G O L F The Girls Golf Team finished one shot back of Baylor to take the DII-AA State Runner-Up spot at the state tournament in October at Willowbrook Golf Course. Their team score of 299 was the seventh best score in
the history of the girls’ state tournament. Alexandra Farnsworth finished as the girls individual state runner-up. Maddie Williams finished fifth and Lindsay Miller placed sixth overall.
A W A R D SAlexandra Farnsworth ’14 was named Tennessean 1st Team All-Midstate and received the 2012 Tennessee Junior Amateur Player of the Year. Farnsworth’s achievements include second place at the Tennessee Girls’ Junior Championship and Tennessee PGA Junior Championship. She won her second consecutive TSSAA DII-AA High School Golf Championship. Farnsworth finished third at the AJGA Junior at TPC Southwind, second at the AJGA Kansas City and won her second consecutive Schooldays Tournament.
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ATHLETICS
FO OT B A L L
After defeating McCallie 37-7 in the quarterfinals and Montgomery Bell Academy 35-7 in the semifinals,
the 2012 Ensworth Football team capped off the school’s first undefeated season with a 31-14 state
championship victory over the Memphis University School Owls. With the perfect 13-0 record,
the Tiger Football team is now ranked #9 in the latest USA Today National High School Football
poll. The Tigers are the TSSAA DII-AA State Champions for the third consecutive year.
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FALL SPORTS
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West Team Defensive MVP Award - Anthony Batey ’13 received the West Team Defensive MVP award at the Toyota East-West All-Star Game played December 8, 2012, at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN. Anthony and class-mate Jay Heins ’13 were selected to play in this all-star game which picks some of the best players from across the state to compete. Anthony won the award for accumulating a team-high 10 tackles from his linebacker position.
Tennessean Player of the Year – Corn Elder ’13 re-ceived the Tennessean All-Midstate Player of the Year Award. Joining Corn on the 1st Team All-Midstate were offensive linemen Xavier Forrest ’14 and Parker Wade ’14, and defensive lineman Michael Sawyers ’14. On the 2nd Team were linebacker Anthony Batey ’13, cornerback Rico McGraw ’15, and strong safety Justin Lloyd ’13. In addition, Andrew Bowers ’13 was named to the 3rd team at quarterback.
Ensworth Football Players receive All-State Recognition - The follow-ing players were named to the TSWA (Tennessee Sports Writers) All-State: QB – Andrew Bowers, RB – Corn Elder, OL – Parker Wade, Michael Sawyers, DL – Xavier Forrest, DB – Justin Lloyd, Donovan Sheffield ’15.
MR. FOOTBALL On Monday, November 26 Corn Elder, received the Division II-AA Mr. Football Back award for the second consecutive year and it was his third year as a finalist for the award. In addition, team-mate Michael Sawyers, was a finalist for the Division II-AA Mr. Football Lineman award. Both of these young men had outstanding individual sea-sons, which were bolstered by the success of the team.
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STATE CHAMPIONS
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ATHLETICS
Cross Country The Ensworth cross-country team consisted of ten 6th graders, seventeen 7th graders and fourteen 8th graders for a total of forty-one runners. The Tigers competed well with each runner mak-ing strong improvements throughout the season. The HVAC finals were held at Harlinsdale Farm where the boys fin-ished 4th, and the girls finished 5th. The Tigers were led by Connor Galvez, who earned 10th place with a time of 11:37, and Hailey Braemer, who placed 15th with a time of 13:33.
A W A R D SConnor Galvez - HVAC 10th place, 11:37.90Hailey Braemer - HVAC 15th place, 13:33.77 Boys finished 4th place and girls 5th place in HVAC.
Varsity Volleyball The varsity volleyball team included forty-one 7th and 8th grade girls. One var-sity team and three JV teams competed against other HVAC schools. The teams participated in the Metro Play Day, BGA Middle School Invitational Tournament and the HVAC Tournament. 24 sixth graders played on four teams, and they participated in the USN Play Day.
GolfLed by 8th Graders Ross Smith, Weston Farris and Mac McRae, the Varsity team placed 5th overall in the HVAC.
Corinne Parrish fired a 37 in the final tournament to become the 2012 HVAC Girls’ Champion. Joined by 6th grader Caroline Frist who placed 4th overall, the Tigers wrapped up their season with an impressive second place finish in the team division.
A W A R D SBOYS - 5th in HVACGIRLS - 2nd in HVAC with 6th grader Caroline Frist placing 4th and 8th grader Corinne Parrish placing 1st as the 2012 girls HVAC CHAMPION.
FALL SPORTSMiddle School Highlights
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ATHLETICS
Football The Tigers finished a hard fought season with an even 3-3 record with wins over Fairview, BGA and the Franklin Cowboys. The theme of the year was “known.” We posed two questions: “At the end of the day what do you want people to say about you? What do you want to be known for?” The boys worked daily at becoming a better football player, teammate and classmate in efforts to accomplish their common goal of being known as someone who thinks of others first and someone who gives his best effort in everything he does. Some highlights of the year included a 50 yard kick off return for a touchdown by Ben Wallace, a three score perfor-mance by Nicky Clifton against BGA and John Hill Wheliss’s courageous effort in throwing the ball all over the field
in the first half against FRA before being knocked out of the game due to injury.
Boys Soccer The Boys’ Varsity Soccer team had a great season of growth. It was a slow start as the team learned the game and understood its positions. Throughout the season, our effort and understanding improved while the boys were asked to continually try new positions. By the end of the season the team was playing our best soccer. Each player had a better understand-ing of his role, as well as a mindset of putting others first. The results were a 2-0 victory in the HVAC tournament.
A W A R D SAll-HVAC - Galen Elcan, Warren Zager, Frist Allen
Girls SoccerThe Varsity Girls’ Soccer team
included eighteen players in grades six through eight. The team enjoyed a great deal of success this year and ended the season with a 2nd place finish in the HVAC tournament. It was an exciting year for the Lady Tigers!
A W A R D S2nd place in the HVAC tournament
ARE YOU KNOWN?The theme of the football team this year was “known”. We posed two
questions: “At the end of the day what do you want people to say about
you? What do you want to be known for?” The Tigers worked daily at
becoming a better athlete, teammate and classmate in efforts to accomplish
their common goal of being known as someone who thinks of others
first and someone who gives his best effort in everything he does.
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LOWER/MIDDLE SCHOOL Red Gables CampusENSWORTH EVENTS
Coach Bowers has fun with Pre-First Grade
Mrs. Robert’s Grade 4 Play
Mr. Sherland’s Grade 3 Play
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Students cheer on the High School Football Team before the State Championship game
8th Grade Pancake Breakfast
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ENSWORTH EVENTS
All-School Holiday Program and Grandparents’ Day
Service Learning Day
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HIGH SCHOOL Devon Farm Campus
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High School Grandparents’ Day
Student-Directed One Act Plays
Faculty (from both campuses) join students at the Winter Choral Concert
Rock Band Assembly
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ALUMNI EVENTSHOMECOMING GAME & COMMUNITY TAILGATE
ALUMNI ART SHOW FeaturingOlivia Daane ’84, Will Arthur ’00, Taylor Thomas ’08
DC GATHERINGAlumni from the 1970’s to 2000’s came together in Washington DC for a chance to network with other area alumni and meet new Head of School, David Braemer. The Alumni Office will be planning more satellite events, so look for us visiting a city near you!
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YOUNG ALUMNI WINTER LUNCHEONOver 120 young alumni gathered on the high school campus on Wednesday, December 19th for a special winter luncheon. Alums caught up with friends and faculty, enjoyed a lunch of favorites prepared by the kitchen ladies, and got a sneak peek at the natatorium before its official opening.
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CLASS NOTESEnsworth Alumni
Renard Francois ´86 (Mary)Gabriel Xavier Francois “Gabe”, August 18, 2011
Eric Hempel ´87 (Suzy)Augustus Anders Hempel “Gus”, August 3, 2012
Meredith Perdue Kear ´87 (Mark) Justin Chandler Kear, January 31, 2012
Beth Davis Ehresman ´90 (Christopher)Holden Potter Ehresman, May 9, 2012
Rebecca Russell Howard ´90 (John)River Abigail Howard, August 9, 2011
Libby Weaver Sieveking ´90 (Nick) Lila Catherine Sieveking, September 12, 2012
Jennie Rebecca Rogers Springer ´92 (Jarron)Gray Brantley Springer, February 24, 2012
Mary Beth Scherer Thomas ´92 (Russell)Andrew Myers Thomas “Andy”, October 18, 2012
Ashley Haury Travis ´93 (Josh)Aubrey DePaull Travis, November 30, 2012
Sybil Dianne Staley Holt ´94 (John)Olivia Dianne Holt, June 15, 2012
Stephen Choate ´95 (Kathryn)Grace Elizabeth Choate, February 2012
Shannon Shillinglaw McIntosh ´96 (David)Richard Stephen McIntosh July 22, 2012
John Stringham ´96 (Casey)Sarah Lauren Stringham, July 17, 2012
Elliot Pinsly ´97 (Jessica)Aidan Bailey Pinsly, April 23, 2012
Leslie Shaffer South ´97 (Eric)Charles Eric South, September 9, 2012
Daniel Gluck ´99 (Amanda)Reece Ella Gluck, January 31, 2013
Anne Crockett ´00 (Jonas)Douglas Hale Rodriguez “Hale”, November 14, 2012
Marcie Allen ´88 (Derek Van Mol)
Dory deZevallos ´93 (Patrick Murray)
Blair Davis ´94 (Andrew Stefanescu)
Louise Riley ´96 (Matt Beasley)
Julie French ´02 (Kyle Strongin)
Parker Prevost ´02 (Mary Hancock)
Jessie Parker ´08 (Aaron Early)
Alumni Births Alumni Weddings
In Memorium
CLASS OF 1982 GATHERINGFriends for almost 40 years, the Ensworth Class of 1982 gathered over Christmas to celebrate classmate Henrik Meng’s visit to Nashville on his way to his new job and home in Australia. (front row) Muffett Pickel, Harvard Reynolds, Rob Ikard (back row) Helen Drowota Close, Beau Wilson, Henrik Meng, Bonny Davis Block, Harris Gilbert, Devereux Cummins Pollock, Elizabeth Lane McAlister, Elizabeth Bass Lamar, Jimbo Hunt, and Morgan Wills
ALUMNI
Marguerite Wallace McClure Averett ’63 Passed away May 12, 2012
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Jeff Comfort ’68 has been named the vice president of principal gifts and gift planning at the Oregon State University Foundation.
J. McLane (Zanone) Layton ’70 lives in Wash-ington D.C. with her hus-band Rusty and five children. She is the founder and President of Equality for Ad-opted Children, an organiza-tion that advocates on behalf of adopted children and their families. She is also a Partner in the government relations firm of Tongour, Simpson, Holsclaw and Cooney.
Kathy Boehm ’78 received her Masters of Education from Lipscomb University. She also earned an award for the Best Action Presen-tation in her class.
Brooks Corzine ’79 was inducted into the Sewanee Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame on September 7, 2012.
Elizabeth Bass Lamar ’82 has been elected to the board of directors of the Nashville Tree Foundation.
Olivia Daane ’84 climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with “Climb for Conserva-tion” as a member of the “Green Girls,” a women’s group that included Mariel Hemingway. The pur-pose of the climb was to increase awareness about climate, conservation, and species extinction, and to raise funds for the Mkom-azi Rhino Sanctuary. climbforconservation.org
Jay Knowles ’84 was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song. He wrote “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore” with Adam Wright, and Alan Jackson recorded it.
Alden Smith ’86 and current Ensworth student Keifer Thomas ’14 were included in a New York Times article, A School Distanced From Technol-ogy Faces Its Intrusion. Alden Smith is the Director of the Mountain School in Vermont.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/vermont-school-cut-off-from-technology-faces-its-intrusion.html
Luke Davis ’87 is at the University of California in San Francisco where he is a pulmonary specialist. Luke’s wife, Heidi, is a pediatrician and they have 6 month old twins. Luke has traveled regularly to Uganda to do research at a sister hospital in Kampala.
Anna Gray Anderson Hart ’87 is Head of a preschool in Marietta, GA, where she lives with her husband Justin and three children William, Nora, and Merrill.
Jean Davis Brosnan ’91 is a nurse practitioner currently living in Berkina Faso in West Africa with her husband, Andy, and their 3 children. Andy is currently serving as a military attache to the American ambassador in Ouagadougou, the capital.
Varina Buntin Willse ’91 authored the book Home to Us: Six Stories of Saving
the Land, which profiles six TN families who decided to preserve their land for future generations. 100% of the pro-ceeds benefit The Land Trust for Tennessee.
TJ Wilt ’91 recently partnered with Allen Doty (previous owner) to buy Cumberland Transit, a biking and outdoor outfitter in Nashville. The store has been in existence since 1971 and is a staple on West End Ave in the Vanderbilt area.
Michael Eskind ’94 coached track and field triple jumper Amanda Smock at the Olym-pics in London. Amanda was the only American to qualify to compete in the Olympic triple jump. Michael, a former State Decathlon champion, has been coaching Amanda, long-distance, for the past 6 years along with her training partner, Shani Marks, whom he coached at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He blogged about the experi-ence at:
destinationlondon12.blogspot.com
Kelleigh Bannen (Grossman) ’95 opened for Luke Bryan in concert in October, had her Grand Ole Opry debut, and her music was featured on the CW show, “Hart of Dixie”. To find out more about Kelleigh’s music, visit her website at:
kelleighbannen.com
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Lisa Marie Picklesimer ’96 works for pediatrician Elizabeth Triggs ‘69 at Green Hills Pediatrics in Nashville.
John Peek ’96 has joined Asurion in Nashville as the Director of Risk Strategy and Analysis.
John Stringham, M.D., ’96 and wife Casey welcomed Sarah Lauren Stringham, born July 17, 2012. She joins big sister Caroline, 2. John is doing research as a part of his Surgery residency program at the U. of Colorado in Denver.
Andy Nelson ’97 co-owns Nelson’s Greenbrier Distill-ery with his brother, Charlie. Their Belle Meade Bour-bon has received multiple accolades and scored a 93 rating from The Tasting Panel magazine.
greenbrierdistillery.com Andrew Coulton ’97 is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Aquation water, an enhanced bottled water company based in Nashville. He also founded Lovewater, a foundation that provides schools in lower income neighborhoods with advanced water filtration systems and educates children and their parents on the importance
of clean drinking water and renewable, healthy lifestyles.
Elizabeth Ballard ’98 is studying for a Master’s degree in Social Work at NYU. She spent 3 years with Teach For America, teach-ing in the Mississippi Delta. Additionally, she taught pre K in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Eliot Linton ’98 co-wrote a musical revue titled “Princ-eton’s Triangle Show” which toured this winter, including a performance in Nashville on January 31st.
Daniel Gluck ’99 is a Vice-President specializing in the buyouts of midmarket companies at York Capital Management, a New York hedge fund. Daniel and wife Amanda celebrated the birth of their daughter, Reece Ella Gluck, on January 31, 2013 in New York.
Alex Hall ’99 is attending the U. of Memphis School of Law.
Emma Harwell ’00 recently moved back to Nashville and is the Major Gifts Officer for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.
Brittany Mitchell ’00 graduated in December with an International MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business at U. of South Carolina.
Nelson Payne ’02 is now affiliated with Sotheby’s Real Estate in Jackson, Wyoming.
Diana Wallace ’02 is living in Los Angeles and working in casting for reality tv at Casting Duo.
Will Freeman ’03 is a 2nd year law student at Vander-bilt University.
Edward Linton ’03 is a 1st year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania.
Massey Armistead ’08 graduated in December 2012 with a BA from the University of Alabama.
Harrison Ballard ’08 is the Social Media Coordina-tor at the Horton Group in Nashville.
Dede Bearden ’08 is the Special Events and Market-ing Mgr for the the Sexual Assault Center (SAC) in Nashville. Currently, she is working on the upcoming fundraisers, a run in April and the Madhatter Ball. A certified yoga instructor, she teaches at Climb Nash-ville several days a week. In March, she will travel to Haiti in March for a mission trip with Caroline Hart ’09, another EHS grad.
Kat Braswell ’08 graduated from TCU with a nursing degree in Decem-ber. She lives in Nashville and began work as an ER nurse at Centennial Hospital in February. Mille Chapman ’08 graduated from Eckerd with a dual major in Literature and Creative Writing. She lives in New York City and works at Pearson, Inc.
Peyton Davis ’08 gradu-ated from Vanderbilt Univer-sity last spring with honors, double majoring in Econom-ics and Philosophy. He was accepted to Officer Candidate School (Army). After Basic Training at Ft. Sill, OK, he began OCS at Ft. Benning, Columbus, GA. Last sum-mer, Peyton spent a month in Kenya on a work project,
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starting up a farm for the purpose of funding a reha-bilitation home and feeding program for a group of street children.
Virginia Ann Ivey ’08 is interning with an advertising agency called The Richards Group in Dallas, TX.
Kevin (KP) McDermott ’08 graduated from UCLA in December 2012 with a de-gree in Political Science and a minor in Film/Television. A member of the football team, he was a five time member of the Athletic Honor Roll and a two time member of the PAC-12 All Academic Team (2011, 2012). In his five seasons with the Bruins, he earned a scholarship as the starting long snapper and played in the 2011 and 2012 PAC-12 Championship Game. Outside of school, he spent his college summers interning at the William Mor-ris Endeavor talent agency in Los Angeles. Currently he is training for the NFL draft and just participated in the Casino Del Sol Senior All-Star Football Game in Tucson, AZ.
Margaret Anne Moore ’08 is a Staff Assistant at the U.S. House of Representa-tives in Washington, D.C.
Kendall Morales ’08 was named “Hostess of the Year” by Esquire magazine. She is manager and hostess at The Southern restaurant in Nashville.
esquire.com/features/food-drink/best-new-restaurants-2012#slide-27
Carolyn Murdock ’08 received her degree from the University of Virginia this past May. She is the co-founder of a company called Touch-points, which helps organiza-tions (school, not-for-profit, fraternity, etc.) update their alumni contact lists.
Molly Nesbitt ’08 gradu-ated from the University of Virginia in May, and is work-ing in Washington DC as an associate with Capital Alpha Partners, a research and consulting firm.
Annie Oldacre ’08 gradu-ated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Advertising from University of Alabama in Spring of 2012. Now, she lives in Austin Texas and works for Keystone Media as a Media Buyer.
Jessie Parker ’08 graduat-ed from Belmont in Decem-ber with a BA in English with an emphasis in Writing and a minor in Design Commu-nications She married Aaron Early in the summer of 2012.
Lucy Ralph ’08 Since graduating from the University of Mississippi in May 2012, she has been employed by the Tennes-sean as the Advertising Coordinator for a team re-sponsible for clients in the entertainment industry.
Macon Thornton ’08 graduated from UNC Cha-pel Hill in May and serves as College Campaign Direc-tor for Uhuru Child, a non-profit that helps fight poverty in Kenya. She helps encourage college stu-dents to raise awareness and funds on their campus throughout the school year and then travel to Kenya during the summer with the organization.
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Mary Allen ’09 released a 4 song EP on the internet entitled “The Lighthouse.” A single called “Cereal Bowl” will be released in the spring. Find out more about her music at:
facebook.com/musicby maryallen
Francie Fisher ’09 is a senior in the Business School at Wake Forest, majoring in Business En-terprise Management with a focus on New Business Development and Entrepre-
neurship. She is President of Chi Omega. She is also President of the Nya Nya Project, a foundation that teaches sustainable life skills to grandmothers in Rwanda who have lost their children to AIDS and are raising their grandchildren. She is also Co-Chair of the 1834 Society, which encourages current students to donate to Wake Forest and engages them to give financially before they become alumni. Last sum-mer, she worked in New York at Harper’s Bazaar magazine as an advertising intern.
Tyler Johnson ’09 was chosen as Auburn’s AFROTC program’s Wing Commander, highest rank in AFROTC.
Molly Rice ’09, a student at Ohio Wesleyan University, was one of seven students to travel, along with the Univer-sity president to Delhi, India during spring break for the first International Academic Partners Program, a five-day program in conjunction with Lady Sri Ram College for Women. The program was entitled “Living the Gandhian Philosophy.” Read more on the OWU’s blog:
blogs.owu.edu/con-
nect2/2012/03/ 22/journey-to-india/
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Carson Potter ’10 just returned to Northwestern after a semester abroad in London and lots of travel. He worked in Silicon Valley last summer and will again this summer in computer engineering. He is also still actively playing music.
Chris Taylor ’10 trans-ferred to Yale, where he plans on double majoring in Math and Philosophy. Last spring he had a philosophy paper entitled “Autotrophic Ethos in Mill’s Arboretum” published in the Vanderbilt Undergradu-ate Research Journal. He co-authored an Americas Ba-rometer Insights report for the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) entitled “Mano Dura in the Americas: Who Supports Iron Fist Rule?” He also attended the Carnegie Mellon Summer School for Logic and Formal Epistemol-ogy this past summer.
Peter Awad ’11 walked on to the Williams College Crew freshman year and spent his sophomore Fall rowing in the second varsity boat. They placed 14th at the Head of the Charles in Boston, MA competing against first varsity boats. This past sum-mer he attended The London School of Economics and attended some of the Olympic Games.
Alex Callahan ’11 is study-ing at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, majoring in Accounting and minoring in Theatre. She is a member of the Huttons Hon-ors Program, Kelley Honors Program, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and she serves as a Kelley School Ambassador. She is also the Theta Phi Alpha Sorority Internal Vice President for 2013.
Lila Davis ’11 is a sopho-more at Vanderbilt Univer-sity majoring in English and Studio Art. She won a writing competition last spring, pre-senting her paper to faculty and students. Lila is planning an alternative spring break, going to Belize to help with a building project.
Carolyn Fisher ’11 is a sophomore at Vanderbilt University. She is majoring in Human and Organizational Development with a focus on Human Resources and a minor in Spanish. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and was elected to represent her class at the bi-annual Kappa Alpha Theta convention last summer in Tucson, AZ. She continues to work at the Vanderbilt Chil-dren’s Hospital Gift Shop, is a member of Nourish Interna-tional, an organization that
raises money to fund sustain-able projects in developing nations, Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity, and the Ensworth Alumni Council. Last summer she interned for the Institute for Civic Leadership at Lipscomb University and Connexion Americas, a non-profit organization that assists immigrants to Nashville assimilate into the community.
Edward Gore ’11, a sopho-more at Fordham University, joined their Division I golf team this year. He is also interning at WFVU radio and released his own EP in mid-2012 that he wrote and recorded at Fordham.
Lindsey Reisz ’11 is a sophomore at the University of South Carolina, major-ing in Marine Science. This semester she will have an internship at the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Columbia, SC , working in the hoofstock department, which includes elephants, giraffes, zebras and ostriches.
Mary Elizabeth Colton ’12 was selected to be a tour guide at Bucknell University and looks forward to giving her first tour this spring. She would love to show off her school to Ensworth students and families so please go by and see her if your plans take you to Central Pennsylvania.
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Katie Smalley ’09 is gradu-ating from Centre College in May and will be heading to law school at University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She has received a merit scholar-ship as a result of her GPA and LSAT scores.
Sam Cooper ’10 Former Ensworth football stand-out Sam was named “Hard Hat Winner” twice during the 2012 season, for his per-formances in the Clemson v. Maryland game and the Clemson game vs. Georgia Tech. The “Hard Hat Award” is given to Clemson players who brought a blue collar work ethic to practice and the game each week.
Megan Crants ’10 has been consistently on the Dean’s List at Johns Hopkins in the field of cognitive neurosci-ence and clinical psychiatry. Most recently she has been interning with Dr. Glenn Treisman at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Genny Mayden ’10 com-pleted her second year on the University of Colorado Track & Field Team, placing 3rd in Pac 12 Championships.
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Females are valuable. This may be considered
common knowledge to many in America. However,
in most developing countries it is a fact that is
ignored, hidden, and unheard of. Acacia Avenue
Designs is trying to change this.
With a mission of empowering oppressed Ugandan women, AAD wants to enable them to find permanent employment and financial independence in the future.
The young women AAD works with were forced into prostitution as little girls. Because of this they have received very little schooling and therefore have no marketable skill with which to make a living. The government does not
support them and many times their families are the ones who pushed them into the sex trade and would do so again if they returned home. They have no options. That is where AAD comes in.
At the most elemental level, AAD is a for-profit within a non-profit. This charity hires young women as beneficiaries for three years to make 100% organic Ugandan cotton shirts—the profits from sales are then fed back into the charity. In exchange for making these shirts the ladies receive a fair wage, tuition for vocational skills, a nutritious lunch every working day, and personal development and financial skill training. At the end of their three-year employment, they will receive a grant that matches the amount of wages they have saved, as well as job search assistance.
Kristen Hollis ’12 made the Deans List at TCU for the Fall Semester of her fresh-man year.
Matt Peacock ’12 is on the Club Ice Hockey team for Boston College. He is also enrolled in the Honors pro-gram in the Carroll School of Management, the business school at BC.
Rico Watson ’12 earned the squad’s Newcomer of the Year Award as a fresh-man running back for Butler University. Butler won the Pioneer Football League championship for the 2012 season.
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MEG NELSONFounder of Acacia Avenue Designs Class of 2008
If you would like more information about
Acacia Avenue Designs or if you are
interested in donating please contact
or like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/fromuganda.
Meg spoke to the high school students at an Ensworth
assembly this fall
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HG Hill Realty Co.
JJCA
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McCarthy Jones & Woodard
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Event Chairs Hill Lenderman '86
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Save the Date!2013 TIGER CLASSIC
Monday, September 16, 2013
OCTOBER 29, 2012 • THE GOLF CLUB OF TENNESSEE
Winning TeamsChampionship Team
1st place, 1st flight: Hibbie Barrier, Stuart Smith, David King, Brad Reese (pictured above)
2nd place, 1st flight: John Morrissey, Pat Srebnick, Jeff Wilson, Henry Geny1st place, 2nd flight: Cooper Jones, Mac McFarland, Charlie Royse, Bill DeCamp
2nd place, 2nd flight: Bert Dale, Jackson Dale, Brye Dale, Andy Dale
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Ensworth“I get great pleasure in giving
to the Ensworth Annual Fund. The E Community gives back to me on a daily basis. I see the smiles and hear the kind words from the students and faculty each day as they enjoy lunch and share their time together. It reminds me of the need to help preserve the
“E Community” experience for generations to come. I am blessed to be a part of Ensworth.”Angela PursleyHS Kitchen Manager
WHY I LOVE AND SUPPORT
“We have personally been a family blessed and benefited by the generosity of a lot of great people in the Ensworth community. Their support through donations has allowed our kids to receive an excellent education. For us, it will always be an honor to contribute to our school and a privilege that will continue for life.”Javi ('16), Tammy ('19), Ivonne & Javier TorresCurrent Ensworth Family
“I feel very fortunate to be affiliated with Ensworth as a former student and a current faculty member. Ensworth has provided me with a strong education, life-long friendships, and a deep sense of belonging. I am grateful for Ensworth, and my contributions will help Ensworth positively impact children for generations to come.”Tish Picklesimer ('99)P.E. Teacher & Ensworth Alumna
ENSWORTH.COM/GIVEONLINE
“I am a proud supporter of Ensworth because: it’s an opportunity to help toward enriching the academic experience of someone else. It’s an opportunity to make an investment toward supporting the hopes and dreams of others. It’s an opportunity to give back and show my appreciation. It’s an opportunity to express how invaluable the experi-ence Ensworth has been.”Antonia Scipio (with son, Tray Jackson '13)Current Ensworth Parent
“We moved from Tokyo to Nashville last summer. We were looking for a school with strong academic standards and a welcoming community. We feel that we have found just that at Ensworth. As parents, we have felt a warm welcome as has Shona from her classmates. We appreciate the diligence, high standards and concern of the faculty for Shona’s progress and the administrative staff have been very supportive of us as a new family. We are enjoying Ensworth!”Allan, Shona ('17), and Tina O’Bryant Current Ensworth Family
2013
SUMMER at
ENSWORTH
What started the summer grant program—why this year, who wanted to do it?This year’s program is happening thanks to a generous gift from a donor who wanted to provide opportunities for talented, hard-working, and high-achieving students from Ensworth to pursue academic programs of their choosing.
How many people applied for summer grants?There were forty Ensworth student applications.
Who got the summer grants?A total of 24 grants were awarded to the following students:
For what programs are people applying for grants —areas of study, locations?The programs the students have applied to include:• The Oxford Tradition program in the U.K.
• Gap Medics program in Thailand
• AmeriSpan Study Abroad in Seville, Spain
• Washington University’s Pre-Med Intensive program
• Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference Broadcast
• Journalism at Georgetown University
• Lawrence Technological University’s Motorsports program
• Pepperdine University’s Musical Theatre Program
• A Chinese immersion program in Zhengzhou, China
• Savannah Summer Theatre Institute
• Service Learning in Tanzania, Peru, and Costa Rica
How much in total funding was given as summer grants this year?$125,000 was awarded to students.
Anything you want people to know about summer grants?These grants represent a rare opportunity for talented students to expand their individual understanding and experience of a personal academic passion. Our School motto, In Search of Truth, encourages and inspires all of us to do the same. Our entire community looks forward to hearing about the experiences that these students will have, and to being inspired to seek opportunities in the future.
SUMMER GRANTSOffer New Academic Opportunities
ACADEMICS
Sophomore Aislinn Murphy, a writer for the High School student newspaper, The Ensider, recently interviewed Dr. Sarah Buchanan, Associate Head of School, about an exciting new program that offers grants to students who want to pursue special academic experiences during the summer:
Grace Chang
Arin Chapman
Casey Close
Shelby Crants
Sarah Crowe
Anna Denson
Caroline Elcan
Will Garside
Gilchrist Green
Mary Kate Hannon
Emma Hood
Gracie Johnson
Aison King
Sally Krebs
Mitchell Krueger
Alexandria Liggett
Sage Loh
Mathieu Loing
Maria Schulz
Mary Claire Smalley
Parker Wade
Lynn Whitfield
Blair Wilson
Ashley Wines
LEARN MORE ABOUT ENSWORTH’S
SUMMER PROGRAMSENSWORTH.COM > SUMMER
chArleS T. mUNGer ScIeNce DePArTmeNT chAIr
Thanks to a generous donor, Ensworth is pleased to announce the establishment of an
endowment fund for the support of the Ensworth Science Department. This fund will help
the school recruit and retain the best and brightest science faculty, ensuring that students
will be mentored by faculty members who are among the most knowledgeable in their field.
Excellence in teaching has always been a cornerstone of the Ensworth experience and the
endowing of this department chair is a strong statement that exceptional teaching remains
a top priority for the school.
“As Department Chair it is an honor to hold
this title but more importantly, it is exciting to know
that the board and administration
continue to find ways to maintain excellence in
the science discipline. This fund will go a long way in
supporting that mission.”
Mike ireland,charles t. Munger Science
Department chairTo learn more about creating an endowed department chair or other endowment gifts, contact Bedell James at 615-250-8919 or [email protected].
Mike Ireland with students dissecting a squid in Aquatic Ecology class
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Silver Key Winners:Sarah Carrol (’13) for her drawing, “Clink”
Jane Anne Darken (’14) for her photograph, “Rust”
Honorable Mentions:McKenna Monk (’13) for her photograph, “Making a Home”
Jack Runyon-Hass (’15) for his photograph, “Overpass”Sarah Carrol (’13) for her drawing, “Self Bona Fide”
“BAskEt Bliss” Stuart Singleton (’14)
ScholaStic aRt aWaRDSGOlD Key WINNerS
“DEAD strAight”McKenna Monk (’13)
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