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 Park Tudor Women's Network: "A Life in Music" with Dr. Marianne Williams Tobias '58
Thursday, September 24
6:00 p.m.: Reception
6:45 p.m.: Performance and Presentation
The Wood Room
The Park Tudor Women's Network is pleased to present an evening with Dr. Marianne Williams Tobias '58. Marianne will speak about her life in music and her experiences at Tudor Hall, and will perform musical selections for the group.
Beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be served. This event is sponsored by the Park Tudor Women's Network, which provides opportunities for current and former Park Tudor mothers, faculty, wives of faculty, and Park Tudor and Tudor Hall alumnae to connect with each other. RSVP here. Homecoming Friday, September 25 7:00 p.m. Park Tudor Watch the PT Panthers take on South Decatur during the homecoming football game!  Celebration for Dr. Jan Guffin Saturday, October 3 3:30 p.m. Woodstock Club 1301 West 38th St. Indianapolis, IN Please join us at this reception to honor Dr. Jan Guffin, founder of Park Tudor's esteemed Global Scholars program. RSVP here. Global Scholars: Please share your photos of Dr. Guffin to be shown at the reception! Upload photos here.
Young Alumni Gathering in Chicago
Sunday, October 4
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
71 West Hubbard St.
Floor 12 - Club Level
Chicago, IL
Members of the classes of 2005-2015, join host Ashley Tambunan '09 for an alumni gathering in Chicago. Whether you go to school in Chicago or are starting your career there, having a network of fellow PT alumni can be very helpful. RSVP to Julia Sipes, jsipes@parktudor.org.
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New Patio Dedicated in Honor of Debbie Stuart Everett '69
An enthusiastic crowd of students, parents, faculty, alumni, classmates, friends and family gathered to dedicate the new Debbie Stuart Everett Patio on Friday, September 11. Dr. Miller welcomed the crowd and noted Debbie's innumerable contributions to Tudor Hall and Park Tudor, as an alum and throughout her long career at Park Tudor. She will continue to contribute to the life of the school as she stays on to coordinate a variety of strategic initiatives. President of the board, Rob Brown '79, talked about the sense of history that Debbie brings to the school, and remarked that Debbie has truly helped to make Park Tudor what it is today. Kishan Shaw '10 spoke on behalf of the alumni, and emphasized Debbie's commitment to students, sense of fun, and courage in always doing what is best for the school. In her remarks, Debbie noted that while many things have changed during her years at Park Tudor, the sense of family and community remains the same. The new patio is emblematic of that sense of community, and has already become a gathering place for students and faculty, with its excellent vantage point near the tennis courts. We invite you to visit the patio when you come to campus!
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Connect with Other Alums: the PT Alumni App
Park Tudor offers a way for you to connect with fellow Park Tudor alumni with an app called Evertrue. You can identify alums in your profession, and even find alumni located nearby. The app includes a secure, searchable directory, so you can reconnect with friends and keep your contacts up-to-date. Download the Evertrue app from the Apple App 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.
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Seven Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists
Seven members of the class of 2016 are among approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Congratulations to: - Julia Hoffman
- Margaret Johnston
- Margaret Kosten
- Amanda Li
- Angela Li
- Joseph Lybik
- Mark Rook
These students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists - selected from about 1.5 million high school juniors who took the 2014 PSAT/NMSQT - represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. |
Travel with Fellow Alums: European War History Trip for Adults
In 2013 and 2014, Park Tudor sponsored European War History trips, one trip with students and one with adults and veterans, which went from Normandy to Berlin. Since there has been interest also expressed in adding England and expanding the French portion of the D-Day tour, a special trip has been designed for 22 adults. This trip - which runs from July 4-13, 2016 - welcomes alumni, parents, faculty, the community at large, and class of 2016 graduates to register for the limited number of seats.
This third tour is also organized by Kathryn Lerch, Upper School history teacher and director of the Legacy Initiative Project which publishes the Words of War anthologies. As with earlier trips, there will be a special PT Journal including excepts from the Legacy collection. The itinerary takes travelers from Bletchley Park (Enigma machine decoding center) to the various Imperial War Museum sites in and around London and then to Portsmouth, where a ferry takes the group across to Caen, France. Extra time will be spent in Normandy at Omaha Beach, Pointe-du-Hoc, St. Mere Eglise, Carantan, Arromanches, and Bayeaux and finishes in Paris, plus much more.
Registration forms are online at www.ACIS.com; our Group ID is 91527 and Group Leader is Lerch. The deadline for registering with a $100 discount is Oct. 1, 2015, but registrations will continue to be accepted up until Nov. 1, 2015 or until the trip is filled. Contact Kathryn Lerch for more information: klerch@parktudor.org (317-415-2880).
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Students and Faculty in the News
* Sophomore Carter Miller traveled to Nepal in June to provide aid following the earthquake. Along with his father, Jay Miller, and a local area climber, Carter worked with a group of Sherpas to attain donations of aid and supplies for the remote and hard-hit areas of Nepal. Carter worked for weeks packing gear, labeling items and creating an organized spreadsheet of supplies. They hauled 47 bags on United Airlines (each weighing 70 pounds) filled with tents, tarps, medical supplies, solar lighting and sleeping bags. They could not send these bags due to Nepal taxing all aid coming into the country at 46%. They personally delivered these relief items to the sherpas in Langtang region north of Kathmandu after flying in as an "expedition" through India and landing in Kathmandu.
They were also able to personally deliver the medical supplies by helicopter to the Khunde hospital, which is located in the Everest region. The flight was a highlight of the trip, and they flew directly over Everest base camp, feeling the effects of hypoxia.They were able to tour Kathmandu and areas nearby that had been completely devastated and also feel a small aftershock. Carter was very moved by the Nepali people, that although this earthquake has taken such a physical toll on the people and destroyed many areas in and around Kathmandu, the people still have a sense of humor and a resilient can-do attitude. He continues to be part of helping Nepal in its relief through a local fundraiser in Indy in October.
* Caroline Sogard (junior) competed at the USA Water Ski Regionals in theslalom ski event. She scored 4 at 28 off the rope and finished in 4th place. She then attended the USA Water Ski Nationals in Palm Beach Florida and finished 25th in the country. Caroline will continue to compete throughout the fall.
* This summer, for the second year running, Upper School Fine Arts teacher and PT alum Laura Schroeder '90 was awarded first place in Painting in the Professional Fine Arts Division at the Indiana State Fair. She also entered the Indianapolis Arts Council's "High Art" competition, and her work will be featured on billboards around town through next summer. More information, including a link to vote for the People's Choice Award through September 18, is available here. The image is a detail of an artist's book Laura made in a workshop in June with artist and bookbinder Bonnie Stahlecker. Laura also attended the Art Education Association of Indiana's annual retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and, thanks to a Park Tudor Professional Development grant, an AP Art History Institute at Northwestern University. She reports that she had a fantastic summer of learning, and is enjoying sharing new knowledge and techniques with her students.
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* Director of College Counseling Sue Stemen was recently named to the Indiana Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) Executive Board and serves as the Chair of the Admission Practices Committee. The Committee reviews and monitors compliance with the Statement of Principles of Good Practice (SPGP) [ethical guidelines] which brings focus to principled conduct among colleges and universities, high school and independent counselorsin the recruitment of students and their transition to postsecondary education. In July, Sue attended the Executive Board meeting held at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology that coincided with the Summer Institute for New [College] Admission Counselors. Senior Associate Director of College Counseling Shari Sutton was a panelist on two presentations at the conference, Amazing Journey and Expectations From The Guidance Office and Top Questions You Must Know About Your Institution.
* Shari Sutton was also featured in the Colleague's Corner of the summer issue of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Journal of College Admission; see it here.
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Varsity Football: The Panthers suffered a tough loss to 1A #9 ranked Southern Wells at home last Friday night, 40-28. They will travel to take on conference opponent Lutheran this Friday night (9/18) at 7:00 p.m. before they return home for homecoming to take on South Decatur on September 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Boys Soccer: The #3 ranked boys soccer team finished second in the Westfield Invitational this past Saturday and are currently 8-2-1. They face conference opponents Beech Grove and Cardinal Ritter this week. Senior night is set for Thursday, September 24, when the boys will take on the Trojans from Chatard.
Volleyball: The lady Panthers have had to struggle through a few injuries, but have continued to focus on improving as a team. They will be in action on Thursday, September 17 at home versus the Orioles from the Indiana Deaf School; game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis: The #3 ranked boys tennis team is currently 7-1. Senior night is set for Thursday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m., vs. the Eagles from Heritage Christian. They will then host the ICC conference tournament on Saturday (9/19) with a start time of 9:00 a.m.
Girls Golf: The lady Panthers finished second in the ICC conference tourney at Sarah Shank, just 2 strokes short of Beech Grove, who finished first. Three girls were named to the all-conference team: Alissa Honigford, Hannah Markey, and Ally Tambunan. Hannah Markey was also named to the 2015 Marion County Girls Golf Team. With sectionals right around the corner the girls are looking to put together a strong run in the post season.
Girls Soccer: The girls soccer team has struggled to get healthy throughout the season, but they got a big win against conference opponent Monrovia this past Monday night. They are now 2-2 in conference play and will take on conference foe Lutheran this Saturday (9/19) at PT. Game time is set for 10:00 a.m.
Cross Country: The boys and girls cross country team will be in action this Saturday (9/19) at the FlashRocks Invitational at Northview Christian Church; start time is 9:00 a.m. There will be various races throughout the morning, so please come out and support our Panther runners. They will then travel to Culver Academy next Saturday (9/26) for the Culver Academies Invitational.
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Park Tudor School Mission
To create an inspiring college-preparatory learning environment, with exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities, that prepares and motivates students to become balanced, confident, and resourceful lifelong learners.
Editor: Cathy Yingling Chapelle '87
Editorial Staff: Cassie Dull, Emily Hebert Groves '93
Graphic Design & Layout: Stefanie Dean '05
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