Happy Thursday! It has been another busy week at ESK with the Trial of Alexander T. Wolf, the Middle School Spring Musical and the Hams for the Hungry service project! Check out all the details in this week's edition of Headlines.

We hope that everyone enjoys a safe and restful Spring Break as well as a blessed Easter! Remember that school resumes on Tuesday, April 2, as there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, April 1 in honor of Easter Monday.

New Security Officers

On Wednesday morning, ESK parents gathered in the Bishop Center Dining Hall for an opportunity to meet new security guards Doug Harter and Anthony Morabito. Both talked about their backgrounds and plans for enhanced security measures at ESK. Mr. Harter and Mr. Morabito each have military backgrounds, experience in the security field, and have passed rigorous background and competency tests. The Security Desk is located outside the Business Office, and this is where you will now sign in when you come for lunch with your child. Let's welcome them both to the ESK family!  

Headmaster Jay Secor with new ESK Security Officers Anthony Morabito (left) and Doug Harter (right) with ESK Headmaster Jay Secor and Lower School Director Nancy Laurence.

Parent Sports Survey Meeting

Please join Board members Amy Schumaker and Scott Batey in the Googe Dining Hall at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, April 5 to express your feelings about the future of the sports program at ESK. To assist the committee in formulating our new Master Plan, it is important that the Board hear from parents.  Please come prepared to share your ideas about interscholastic and intramural sport offerings at ESK. Your input is a valuable edition. Any questions, please email Amy at adschu@comcast.netor Scott at sbatey@bpexpressinc.com.

Murder at Crooked House!

The Middle School Chorus production of "Murder at Crooked House" was a wonderful success! Music Director Deb Sousa led another hit production in the high-suspense mystery shown twice on Tuesday. Philip Hoffman designed the sets.  

ESK students from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade got a sneak peek of the play Tuesday afternoon.

Congratulations to Dr. Sousa and the talented cast which included Eleanor Tant, Erin Wallace, Peter Cooper, Abi Wilson, Bevin and Braden Coburn, Nick Lovely, Mary Margaret Banick, Piper Vassallo, Damon Rodefer (in a hysterical role as Colonel Chutney), Calder Woodward, Lindsey Stallworth, Nathan Cooley, Grace Taylor, Rosie Lambrecht and Lauren Wise!

The cast of "Murder at Crooked House" put on a wonderful presentation Tuesday!

Hams for the Hungry

The Fourth Grade classes have been raising money for Hams for the Hungry this last week as part of their community service project. Beginning Friday, students at ESK had several opportunities to donate to this great cause, including Free Dress Day, purchasing snacks at the bake sale and Jazzy Jars and finally Wacky Hat Wednesday. Each student could purchase a ticket to wear a hat to school Wednesday. Both Mrs. Bornemann and Mrs. Hoover's classes picked winners for Wacky Hat day. The winners were Second Grader Isabella Raman, First Grader Keagan McCoy and Middle School students Damon Rodefer, and Steven Busby. The Fourth Grade raised a total $2,094.73 for Hams for the Hungry. Thank you to everyone who donated to this great cause!!  

Fourth Graders Bela Wolfe and Justin Young present Seventh Grader Damon Rodefer with one of four Wacky Hat Wednesday prizes!

Holy Eucharist

Just a reminder that tomorrow (Friday, March 22), ESK will celebrate Holy Eucharist in honor of Easter. There will be an all-school chapel at 10:30 a.m. prior to Early Dismissal. Reverend Caroline Vogel will assist Father Josh Hill with the service. Keep in mind this will be a formal uniform day.

Early Dismissal TOMORROW

Just a reminder - due to Early Dismissal tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. there will be NO Aftercare. All students should be picked up at 11:30 a.m.

ESKamp

Looking for something to do this summer? ESK has just what you're looking for: ESKamp! During the month of June, ESK will be offering a number of enrichment summer camps ranging from technology and art to music theater and dance. Open Registration for non-ESK students begins on April 8th! Reserve your spot NOW! The camps will run from June 3-28 with a morning and afternoon session. All camps will be $150 per student. Online registration is now available at eskamp.org.

All-School News

Boy Scouts

On Wednesday evening, three Fifth Grade boys crossed over to Boy Scouts and received the Arrow of Light. The Arrow of Light is the highest award given to a Cub Scout and is the only award that can be worn on a Boy Scout uniform. Each of these boys started in Boy Scouts in First Grade as Tiger Cubs. Congratulations to Cooper Goethert, Andrew Taylor and Luke Fowler for achieving this great honor!

Boy Scouts Cooper Goethert, Andrew Taylor and Luke Fowler received the Arrow of Light on Wednesday night.

9th Annual Saints Gala

Save the Date: May 11! Invitations for The 9th Annual Saints' Gala, "An Evening on the Hilltop, Celebrating the Flavors of Tennessee", will be mailed soon. If you would like to be a Sponsor click on the link: Join Me at the Gala! The auction and dinner are the school's largest fundraiser to help provide students with the tools for Technology, Athletics, Library Resources, and Fine Arts for each classroom. The Episcopal School will host a fun-filled evening with fresh food stations to represent products within the state of Tennessee. If you would like to be a sponsor, donate an item, or just volunteer please contact Alice Smith, Director of Special Events, at 218-4494.

Save the Date

Lord willing, The Rt. Rev. George Young, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee will ordain Joshua A. Hill, Chaplain at ESK, to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church. The ordination will occur in The Kline gymnasium at ESK on August 27, 2013 at 10am. Parents and family members are encouraged to attend.

Upcoming Field Days

All families - please mark your calendars for upcoming Field Days! More details will follow. Parents Volunteers will be a must to make these annual events a success! Please contact Lower School Gym Teacher Pansie Evans via email at evans@esknoxville.org , with any questions.

3-5th Grade: Friday, April 26

K-2nd Grade: Monday, May 6

Middle School: Friday, May 17

Lower School News

The Trial of Alexander/Alexandra T. Wolf

Mr. Bishop's first grade class held its annual Trial of Alexander T. Wolf on Tuesday. In this event, "witnesses" to the devouring of the Three Pigs are called to testify, including the Angel Pigs. The jury, made up of Third Graders, then decide if the wolf is guilty based on testimony by several different characters including the pigs, their family, doctors in town, a reporter and the wolf.  

Chutney, the Straw Pig (Charlie Bozeman), gives his testimony during the Trial of Alexander T. Wolf on Tuesday.

Mrs. Ottaviano's First Graders staged their trial of the Wolf on Wednesday. The jury from Mrs. Jenkins' class found the Wolf guilty while the jury from Mrs. Parham's class found the Wolf not guilty. First Grader Bo Fiser played Alexander T. Wolf for Mr. Bishop's class and Ava Brownlie played Alexandra T. Wolf from Mrs. Ottaviano's class.  

Grandpa Wolf (Evan Reyes) and Alexandra T. Wolf (Ava Brownlie) following her not-guilty verdict in Wednesday's trial.

Check out the clip from WVLT's coverage of Tuesday's trial!  

Local 8 News: Students take Alexander T. Wolf to Court 

Lower School Science Fair

About 100 students exhibited science projects at the Lower School Science Fair last Friday in Siler Hallway. Students in Grades 3-5 presented their projects after working on them for about 7-8 weeks. The students picked any topic they would like to explore, conducted preliminary research and then designed and conducted their own experiment. They then recorded and interpreted the results in terms of how it related to their hypothesis. The underlying goal of the Lower School science fair is the goal of teaching students the scientific method. Eighth Graders served as judges for the fair.   

Eighth Grader Alex Levi interviews Andrew Taylor about his science fair project.

Kindergarten Experiments with Magnets

Students in Mrs. Saliba's and Mrs. Noland's Kindergarten classes got a special treat during centers Thursday. Maggie Whitt, mother of Kindergartener Greta Whitt, came to ESK to share a special magnet science experiment with the students. They have been learning about the aspects of magnets and what make them special. Today, students used four different types of magnets (horseshoe, bar, wand, circle) and tested which of the magnets was the strongest. Each student made a hypothesis and used paper clips to test each magnet and determine their results.  

Kindergartener Cooper Sprouse shows off the paper clips collected by his circle magnet.

Middle School News

Tennessee Heritage Day

Six Eighth Grade students were chosen by their peers to participate in The King's Academy's Tennessee Heritage Day last week. Teddy Colocotronis, Sean O'Tool, Alex Daley, Eli Fox, Morgan Morton-Killeffer, Caroline Carr and Bevin Coburn presented their Hunt for History characters to the students at King's. The entire Eighth Grade will present their Hunt for History characters on Sunday, April 14 from 2-4 p.m. at Old Gray Cemetery!!

Eighth Graders Teddy Colocotronis, Sean O'Tool, Alex Daley, Eli Fox, Morgan Morton-Killeffer, Caroline Carr and Bevin Coburn present their Hunt for History characters.

Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair

A large group of ESK students will be exhibiting at the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, beginning at 3 p.m. at Thompson Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The students include Calder Woodward, Steven Busby, Crosse Smith, Andrew Natter, John Morrow, Lauren Reed, Jamie Hickling, Frances James, Grace Taylor, Abigail Underwood, John Mullaney and Miela Hurst.

Green Screen

Check out this video from Seventh Grade students Holly Batey, Casey Majors and Lauren Reed. The students have been working on scripting, filming and editing newscasts about different topics. The final version of each newscast incorporated the use of a green screen.  

The New Fantasyland

"On My Own"

Eighth Grade students at ESK participated in a special financial literacy curriculum Wednesday afternoon through UT Extension campus and Marci Hethmon, mother of ESK seventh grader, Elizabeth Hethmon. Prior to the event, each student filled out a personality assessment which then determined the scenario each was given.Through a two-hour interactive financial simulation, the students rotated through several activity centers that provided experience in setting budgets, prioritizing purchases, and evaluating needs and wants. A special thanks to the parents and volunteers who helped run the simulation.  

Eighth Graders Taylor Haun (front) and Elliott Headden (back) stop at one of the several booths during the 'On My Own" simulation.