Congratulations to our Elementary Regional Governor's Cup Winners: Sarah Haney, 1st place Arts & Humanities; Patrick Liem, 4th place Arts & Humanities; and Jacob Lichtefeld, 5th place Math! Erik Sorensson and Sam Langford also qualified for and represented Walden at Regionals last Saturday. We are very proud all of them! Thank you also to Mrs. Lichtefeld for her assistance at St. Martha's.
Congratulations to Jordan O'Reilly (goaltender) and Ian Kinslow (forward) for their team's championship win of the Louisville Stallions House league. Their hockey team won with a 4-3 thriller with only 6 seconds remaining in regulation time. Their team entered the playoffs with the best record and won an exciting game. Great work Jordan and Ian!
Thank you to Martina Thurman (6th grade), Nikki Dittmeier (8th grade), and Hope Dittmeier (Walden parent) for representing Walden at the Diversity Conference, hosted by KCD last month. Martina and Nikki were featured at today's World Cafe, hosted by Arthur Bookman.
Thank you to Jacob Lichtefeld and CJ Burton for volunteering their time and giving up a Saturday to be on call at the Galt House to assist with buzzer systems for the State Middle School Governor's Cup!
Eighteen 6th, 7th, and 8th graders represented Walden School at the 33rd Annual
Jr. Kentucky United Nations Assembly hosted by the Kentucky YMCA on 7-9 March 2010. Kentucky has one of the few, and the largest, mock UN program for middle school grades in the country, resulting in two conferences each spring each attended by approximately 750 students from around the state representing nearly 60 member nations. Walden students represented Greece and Jamaica this year. Students prepare booths with information to share about their country with fellow delegates, research and wear native attire, and write proposals on behalf of their nation to be debated in UN summit meetings with fellow delegates. The top 20% of proposals - as ranked by the student delegates, advisors, and conference staff - are debated by the full General Assembly. Walden's proposal submitted by Greece on an act to "establish and control essential ownership of artifacts with
historic value" made it to the General Assembly! Additionally, Olivia Beres was recognized as an outstanding delegate and Julia Mellen served as our first student media corps member. (A conference newspaper with her article and photos will be published soon online; keep your eyes open for a link!) Congrats to all our Jr. KUNA team members! You'll get a chance to see some of their efforts when you attend Walden's World Fair in May.
~Greece proposal authors: Olivia Beres, Lily Carothers, and Rosemary DeMarco (with assistance from Kathryn Curtis and Sarah Holloway).
~Jamaica proposal authors: Adam Eldemire, Eric Elder, Alex Geller, and Jai Nigam.
~Security Council members: Sarah Holloway (representing Greece), Mary King & Priya Nair (representing Jamaica).
~Press corps member: Julia Mellen.
~Greece general delegates: Anna Bond, Jarrett Bond, and Kathryn Curtis.
~Jamaica general delegates: Michelle Brudner, Katherine Eldemire, Harper Tighe, and Kelly Vetter.
Special thanks to Samantha Brenzel (helping Greece) and Nakita Dittmeier (helping Jamaica), who were unable to attend the conference but who worked to help us prepare.
-- Mrs. Farmer
Middle School Book Club - On Tuesday, April 13, students will meet to discuss the book Scat, by Carl Hiaasen, during their lunch period. Students are encouraged to join by signing up with Mrs. Sewell in the Library or in their Language Arts classrooms. Pizza will be provided during the book discussion, and copies of the book will be available at the book fair, at the discounted price of $10.
The following Walden lower, middle and high school art students have works of art hanging at the Heine Brothers Coffee House at 4123 Shelbyville Road through April 5: Shannon Liem Grade 1, Michael Van Houten Grade 2, Alayna Borowick Grade 3, Caleb Goldberg Grade 4, Isabelle Geller Grade 5, Ashley Conway Grade 5, Katie Rompf Grade 6, Ben Spear Grade 8, Cameron Lowe Grade 9, Kaelyn Bray Grade 10, Campbell Lewis Grade 11, Kyle Dittmeier Grade 11, Cindy Lee Grade 11, Emma Gottbrath Grade 12, and Jisung Han Grade 12. Go enjoy a cup of coffee while viewing the display. Be sure to mention how wonderful the art program is at Walden while you're there. -- Mrs. Weis
Congratulations to Kathryn Curtis, who won third place in Black & White Photography at the Kentucky State Jr. Beta State Convention! There were many entries in every category, as the convention was attended by about 5,000 students from across the state. Kathryn's photograph qualified to compete in the Nationals in June.
Library News:
- Middle School Book Club: Need a good book to read over spring break? Read Scat by Carl Hiaasen. Mrs. Bond (7th grade parent) will host a book club for students in the library on Tuesday, April 13, during their lunch period. Pizza and treats will be provided. Books are for sale in the library for $10.
- Brandon Mull, author of the Fablehaven series, will visit 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students on March 30.
With Spring Cleaning just on the horizon, Walden's Lower School will gladly take any of those buckets of Legos that your kids have outgrown. Donations are tax deductible and will be put to use for extracurricular building projects and science units. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Archibald 893-0433 or barchibald@walden-school.org |
