Park Tudor Speaker Series Presented by The National Bank of Indianapolis: Author Paul Watkins

Thursday, April 9

6:00 p.m.

Wood Room

Author Paul Watkins will read from his memoir, Stand Before Your God: An American Schoolboy in England. In his memoir, Watkins recounts his move to England at age seven and time at the Dragon School (and later Eton), where he encounters bullies and strict schoolmasters as he discovers his own capacity for learning and creativity. RSVP here.

The Danger of a Single Story: Place, Narrative, and the Power of Interdisciplinary Studies

Monday, April 13

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Wood Room

Reception to follow in the Wood Room

Visiting faculty from Smith College and the University of Mississippi will join Park Tudor faculty members Sven Dubie and Jane Sidey for a roundtable discussion. Expanding on a popular TED Talk - "The Danger of the Single Story" by author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - this discussion will explore how an interdisciplinary approach can enhance study in a variety of ways. RSVP here.

Special See Us In Action Event for Parents of 7th Graders

Wednesday, April 15

8:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Meet in Clowes Commons

Please join us to experience Park Tudor's Upper School first-hand. This event, a special preview just for parents of current seventh-grade students, will allow you to sit in on classes, meet faculty and administrators, and hear fro current students about Park Tudor's exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities. Please help us spread the word if you know any families that might be interested in Park Tudor! RSVP here.

PT Classic 5K 

Saturday, April 25

8:30 a.m.

Join students, faculty, alums, and parents in the second annual PT Classic 5K run/walk during Alumni Weekend to raise money for Park Tudor scholarships. Register here. Inspired by Ryan Betz '14, who ran 50 half-marathons in 50 states during his high school career, Park Tudor established the PT Classic 5K in 2014 to support the RyanRunning.org endowed fund. Register here.

San Francisco Bay Area Alumni Reception

Saturday, May 2, 2015

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Quantum Limit Vineyards

25 Quail Ridge Drive

Napa, CA 94558

RSVP to Julia Sipes: jsipes@parktudor.org

Atlanta Area Alumni Reception

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Time and location TBA

RSVP to Julia Sipes: jsipes@parktudor.org

PT Women's Network Event: Dance Kaleidoscope's "The Next Wave"

Thursday, May 14, 2015

6:00 p.m.: Pre-show reception and artist talk with choreographer Lucy Bowen McCauley '77

7:00 p.m.: Performance

Indianapolis Repertory Theater

140 W. Washington St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Dance Kaleidoscope will present the work of four choreographers who are changing the dance world, one of whom is Park Tudor Class of 1977 alumna, Lucy Bowen McCauley. Lucy is the artistic director, choreographer and creative energy behind Bowen McCauley Dance in Arlington, VA. 

Tickets for this event are $20, which includes the reception, compliments of Park Tudor School and the Park Tudor Alumni Association. Order tickets before May 1st by contacting Julia Sipes, jsipes@parktudor.org.

Reception to Honor Retiring Faculty

Saturday, May 30, 2015

2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Clowes Commons

Please join us as we honor retiring faculty members Jan Guffin, Carole Simmons, Janice Vote, Larry Eckel, and Barb Beattie. RSVP to Julia Sipes: jsipes@parktudor.org.

Indianapolis Indians Baseball Game & Picnic (Family Friendly)

Sunday, June 28, 2015

12:00 p.m:  Picnic includes hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches, sides, beer and soft drinks. 

1:35 p.m.:  Indians take on Syracuse

Victory Field

501 Maryland St.

Indianapolis, IN 46225

Tickets:  $15 per person includes all you can eat and drink picnic and game ticket. Purchase tickets before June 7th by emailing Julia Sipes:  jsipes@parktudor.org. 

An enthusiastic group of alumni braved the cold to attend our reception in Boston on February 26. Pictured (L-R): Director of Admissions/Director of the Middle School Shants Hart, Priscilla Worrall, James Worrall Jr. '61, Maria Armstrong '07, Emily Claire Adams '09, Victor Maurits Van den Bergh '07, Victoria Longe '14, Diana Malcom '93, Kieran McGowan, Mary McKibben McCrae '54, Richard Beaton '10, Head of School Matthew Miller, Upper School social studies teacher Joe Fumusa, Mark Albers, Alissa Remenschneider Albers '97.

Gifts from all eligible alumni between July 1, 2014 and March 23, 2015 count toward your class's participation. Every contribution, regardless of size, touches students and faculty, keeping Park Tudor's legacy strong, vibrant and timeless.

As always, thank you for your support of our school.

Park Tudor's March Madness Young Alumni Challenge is ending on Monday, March 23. Make your gift before midnight on Sunday, March 22, to help your class in the final standings.

Reunion Class Annual Fund Participation - Thank You!

Thank you to all Reunion class members who have already made a gift to the Park Tudor Annual Fund. See the full list here. 

Make your gift today to ensure that your gift is counted for your class by Reunion. A letter with additional details is on its way to Reunion Year classes.

Connect with Fellow Alums Through EverTrue

Park Tudor is now a part of the EverTrue app. EverTrue will allow you to connect with fellow Park Tudor alumni, identify alums in your profession, and even find alumni located nearby. EverTrue also includes a secure, searchable directory, so you can reconnect with friends and keep your contacts up-to-date. You can download the EverTrue app from the Apple iTunes Store or Google Play, search for "Park Tudor School" to find our community, and then log in with your email or LinkedIn profile to get started!

Park Tudor Upper School students gave three performances of the musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Students and parents honored drama teacher Jerry Grayson with a trip down memory lane to mark his 30th musical production at Park Tudor.

For more photos, visit PT Photos.

The school-wide 5x5 Art Salon exhibition is back! Parents, faculty, students and alumni are invited to submit artworks and writing pieces measuring 5 x 5 inches, to be exhibited during Alumni Weekend (April 24-25). The submission deadline is April 17. This year's Salon will have a theme: A to Z. Visual art and writing pieces may incorporate or celebrate one letter or the entire alphabet in any way you wish--as always, creativity is key and all works will be exhibited, this time in alphabetical order! For more information, visit the Fine Arts website.

* Boys Basketball: The Panthers are Regional Champs, defeating Crispus Attucks High School 92-77 in the final. The Semi-State game is this Saturday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m. against Linton Stockton. The game will be at Southport High School, 971 East Banta Rd. Tickets are $8.00. The game will be televised live locally in Indianapolis on WHMB-TV (Channel 40).

TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE STATE FINALS: If the Panthers make it to the State Finals, tickets will be available for alumni to purchase at Park Tudor on Tuesday, March 24 in the Gym from 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. 

Tickets are $15 each, cash or check made payable to Park Tudor School. The State Finals will be played on Saturday, March 28 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, with the 2A game played at approximately 12:30 p.m. For those wishing to sit together, there is a limit of 10 tickets in a single purchase.

* 7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball: Congratulations to the Middle School 7th and 8th grade girls basketball team. They were the IISL regular season champions and won the IISL end of the year tournament for the 2nd year in a row. They finished the season undefeated in the conference. 

Players:

8th Graders - Trinity Brady, Sarah Enkema, Alissa Honigford, Lauren Allen, Abby Anderson

7th Graders - Kristian Young, Heather MacNab, Annabelle Hasslebeck, Caroline Smith, Alicia Aaholm, Jorden Snow, Riley Foster, Sydney Leohr
The team was coached by Steve Curry and assistant Vincent Brady, and Oliver Main served as team manager.

* 6th Grade Girls Basketball: Congratulations to the sixth grade girls basketball team. They were the IISL regular season champions and won the IISL end of year tournament; they finished the season undefeated!

Members of the team: Marta Arellano, Abby Guyer, Gabby Lindeman, Annie Murphy, Inez Gomez-Diaz, Mallory Hasselback, Natanya Katz, Kaitlyn Maier, Skylar Maclean, Channing Christian, Christina Chun, Carly Weigel, Gabby Grider, Hailey Hurst, Caroline Kittle, Margaret McClain, Olivia White, Cassie Debshaw, Lily Freihofer, Zaeadi Kigamwa. Team manager is Wellesley Mobasser. Coaches are Lisa Trimpe and Carolyn Coyne.  

* Hockey: Seniors JJ Freudenberg and JP LaBarge and sophomore Adam Gottwald, along with their teammates, received the Henry G. Schallert Team Academic Award during the hockey state tournament. This award recognizes the Indiana high school team with the highest total GPA for the first semester of the current school year. This is the first Team Academic award for the Central Indiana Knights.

* Seniors Laurel Fink and Michaela Tinkey have been named 2015 United States Presidential Scholars Candidates by the Department of Education. They are two of 3,900 nationally to receive this invitation. Semi-finalists will be named in mid April and Scholars named in May. Finalists will receive the Presidential Scholars Medallion in a ceremony sponsored by the White House during a National Recognition Program in Washington, D.C. in June. Best of luck to Laurel and Michaela!

* 10 Park Tudor students have been accepted to participate in the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages this summer. The French and Spanish students will spend seven weeks living with a host family, attending classes, and taking cultural excursions. They will be fully immersed in the language and culture of the host country. The Chinese students will spend five similar weeks in China. 

The accepted students (and the locations where they will study) are: Viña del Mar, Chile: John Stewart and Nathaniel Hopf-Nelson; Hangzhou, China: Marcus Downs and Luke Elliott; Brest, France: Hadley Rankin; St. Brieuc, France: Simon Hart; Saumur, France: John (Alex) Stout; Ciudad Real, Spain: Jack Dassow; Leon, Spain: Anne McCarter; Oviedo, Spain: Charles Stewart

Jenee Young with Trip III

* Senior and Park Tudor "Lifer" Jenee Young recently was awarded the prestigious Dr. John Morton-Finney Leadership Scholarship from Butler University. Jenee competed against more than 70 students from across the nation for this full-tuition, four-year scholarship. Officials from the university and Trip III (the Butler Bulldog) made a special visit to campus to present the award and celebrate Jenee's accomplishment. Congratulations to Jenee!

* On March 7th, Park Tudor's Brain Game team defended its ICC Conference title with victories over Speedway (51-31), Scecina (45-42), and Ritter (18-15). Senior Captain Michaela Tinkey was joined by senior Robert Myrehn, sophomore Annie Dora, and freshmen Rena Li, Michelle Shen, and Allen Zhao. The Panthers continued WTHR 13 tournament play on 3/18 against Pike. 

* Seventh-grader Cameron Smith has qualified for the state geography bee taking place on March 27th at IUPUI. Cameron qualified based on participating in the geography bee in Courtney Whitehead's class.

"Cutting Edge Fashion" by Sophia George

* Artworks by Sophia George and Annie McCarter were selected for a year-long traveling art exhibition. Their works were chosen from hundreds of artworks entered in the Scholastics Art & Writing Competition that received a Gold or Silver Key recognition. These works will be on view in various locations throughout the state until May of 2016. Congratulations to Sophia and Annie!

* Junior Mike McGill was selected by audition to participate in the annual Side-by-Side concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The spectacular concert featuring the 100+ piece orchestra of 55 students from 18 schools sitting alongside the professional musicians of the ISO was held March 4 after two months of intense weekly rehearsals on music of Beethoven, Smetana and Stravinsky. Mike earned the Principal Bass chair for his section.

Vanessa Xiao

* Vanessa Xiao (grade 5) and Maria Grant (grade 8) competed in the Regional Spelling Bee at IUPUI on March 10. Competition was fierce among the 30 competitors; Maria made it to the 13th round, and Vanessa finished in third place overall. 

* Upper School social studies teacher Margo McAlear and alumna Shelby Brown '14 spoke at the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in March. They will be speaking about "The Giving Games," a project that Margo instituted in her AP World History course. Click here to read Margo's blog entry about the project.

* Lorelei Farlow, PT Orchestra Director, and Mark Schuster, PT violin/viola teacher, served as adjudicators for the ISSMA State Level Solo and Ensemble Contest on February 28.

Spring is here and the Booster Club is working hard on this year's Golf Outing. Space is limited so make sure you sign up today! This year's event will take place on Monday, June 15 at the Bridgewater Golf Course and helps to support Park Tudor's athletic programs and the Annual Fund. Contact Julia Sipes in the Development office at 317/415-2768 or jsipes@parktudor.org if you would like to play. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for those who are unable to participate but still wish to support the event.

It's hard to believe, but summer is just around the corner. Several of our popular summer camps are filling up quickly, but many spots are still available. Register today to make sure that your student gets to experience the extraordinary summer opportunities available at Park Tudor .

The new Park Tudor Innovators Institute for students entering grades 9-12 is now accepting applications, with a special "Early Bird" registration discount until April 15. The Innovators Institute gives students the opportunity to learn the skills needed to successful in college and beyond, while gaining experience to help them become leaders in their fields of interest. Students will learn how to think like innovators by cultivating skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, communication, and collaboration. Students can choose to focus on Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, or Vex Robotics. 

A one-week Junior Innovators Institute for students entering grades 6-8 is also available. 

Click here for more information and to apply.