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Lower and Middle Schools Welcome Grandparents and Special Friends
Grandparents and special friends of Lower and Middle School students got a taste of life at Park Tudor when they visited on Tuesday, November 24. Thank you to all who were able to join us for this annual tradition!
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A Word on Wellness: Staying Healthy... There's an App for That!
 By Cynthia Pauszek, MSN, RN, CPNP
School Nurse and Coordinator of Nursing Services
With cold and flu season and holiday travel right around the corner, it's important to stay educated with up-to-date health information. Mobile apps can be a great and quick source of reference, but how do you find ones (among the thousands available) that are reliable and current?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one source of dependable information. Its website not only has mobile apps that can help you access important health information quickly, but also game apps that can be entertaining.
Listed below are several of the CDC's more popular apps designed for general consumer use. It's important to keep in mind that apps, even those that are up-to-date and reliable, are only one tool for staying well. For the diagnosis or treatment of any illness, make a doctor's appointment (NOT an app) your primary source of information.
Apps for Staying Healthy
·Features important health articles and prevention tips
·Link to CDC current news and information about infectious disease outbreaks
·Link to state specific information about seasonal flu trends and spread
Apps for Holiday Travel
·Includes country specific CDC vaccine recommendations along with helpful "Packing" and "To Do" checklists
·Link to CDC Travel Health Notices and U.S. State Department Alerts
·Answers what is likely safe to eat and drink in foreign countries in a few short and simple questions
Apps for Fun
·Game app which allows you to travel the world as a "disease detective" and solve outbreaks like the ones real-life CDC epidemiologists fight
·Game app that tests your health trivia knowledge
Reference
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Connecting Classroom, Campus and Community: PT Sends Delegation to POCC and SDLC
 By Joyce Tucker, Assistant Director of Admissions
This week, I am joining a large group of students and fellow faculty and staff as we head to Tampa for the People of Color Conference (POCC) and Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). Opening ceremonies are this morning at 8:00 a.m.
Sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the theme of this year's conference is "Art, Science, Soul, and the Equity Imperative." The goal of the conferences is to help independent school professionals and students work toward greater equity and inclusion in our communities.
Students attending the SDLC are sophomores Shelby Hart and Naomi Jackson; juniors Ellie Dassow, TyraRose Nibbs and Maya Pasic; and senior Simon Hart. To be selected to attend, the students completed an application, an essay and an interview. The attendees were selected by a panel of faculty and staff from Lower, Middle and Upper Schools.
Faculty and staff attending POCC are Associate Head of School for External Affairs, Shants Hart; Upper School teacher and Interim Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Sven Dubie; Lower School Director, Mary McGonagle; Middle School Director, Scott McDougall; Lower School teachers Brandi Barnett and Jisung Chong; Lower School counselor Patti Duckworth; Middle School teacher Corey Pettigrew; Upper School teacher Spencer Summerville; Associate Director of College Guidance, François Médard; and myself.
We are looking forward to three days of workshops, guest speakers who are diversity leaders in their own fields, two special film screenings and affinity group gatherings. I am particularly eager to attend the film screening of Selma, The Bridge To The Ballot Box. This will be an important resource for teaching about the long struggle to secure the vote for all citizens. According to the description, "This film intends to promote civic participation among students as it explores a vitally important era in our nation's history."
We hope that the students attending this conference will continue to be the "Change Agents" at Park Tudor. Diversity, multi-culturalism, equity and justice are all on the forefront of their charge. These Upper School students have also expressed the desire to carry their good works into the Middle and Lower schools in an age-appropriate manner, working closely with faculty.
We are looking forward to following their lead.
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Girls Basketball: The lady Panthers are now 2-5 on the season and got a big win against Indianapolis Lighthouse Academy, 49-41, on Nov. 19, but then suffered a tough conference loss to the Sparkplugs from Speedway last Tuesday evening, 59-52. This past Tuesday, the JV girls earned their first win of the year against Broad Ripple, 45-40. The girls will be traveling to George Washington High School this evening for a varsity contest starting at 6:00 p.m. They will also host first round play in the Marion County tourney next Tuesday, Nov. 8, as they take on Warren Central at 7:00 p.m.
Girls Swimming: The girls swim team is off to a strong start this winter with a win over both Arsenal Tech and Herron School, which was then followed up by a second-place finish in a three-way meet with Decatur Central and Scecina. The girls swam a great meet; however, they fell just short to the Hawks from Decatur Central by one point, 128-127. The lady Panthers have put forth a great team effort throughout the first few weeks of the season as all team members have contributed to their success.
First place individual finishes: Erin Beesley- 200 free, Veeanna Edwards- 50 free & 100 Free, Margherita Firenze- 500 free, Clare Chandler- 100 back.
Relay Highlights: 200 Medley Relay- 1st- Clare Chandler, Erin Beesley, Veeanna Edwards, Noelle Enkema; 200 Free Relay- 1st- Jillian Miller, Noelle Enkema, Clare Chandler, Lily Erickson; 400 Free Relay- 2nd- Veeanna Edwards, Noelle Enkema, Jillian Miller, M.C. Osborne.
Last week, the girls swim team emerged victorious with a score of 92-83 against an equally matched Beech Grove team.
First place individual finishes: Erin Beesley- 200 free, Clare Chandler- 200 IM and 500 free, Veeanna Edwards- 50 free and 100 fly, Lily Erickson- 100 back, Erin Beesley, 100 breast.
Relay highlights: 200 Medley Relay- 1st- Clare Chandler, Erin Beesley, Maya Voelkel, Veeanna Edwards; 200 Free Relay- 1st- Veeanna Edwards, Noelle Enkema, Bosibori Mosongo, Erin Beesley; 400 Free Relay- 1st- Noelle Enkema, Bosibori Mosongo, Lily Erickson, Clare Chandler.
Boys Basketball: The Panthers move up to 3A this year and have been hard at work getting ready for a season of new challenges. Check out this video season preview for a glimpse of what's in store for the Panthers. The team has started the season strong with a 64-34 win over University at last week's Spirit Night on Nov. 25, followed by a 72-28 win over Mansfield Senior on Nov. 28. The Panthers have been led by juniors Jaren Jackson Jr. (19.5 ppg) and Kobe Webster (18.0 ppg).
The JV Red Panthers started strong with a 43-41 overtime defeat of University. The JV White team is 1-2 on the season with a win in their opener against Lebanon High School. Park Tudor will look to keep its momentum going with a road trip to Roncalli where they will take on the 1-0 Rebels this Friday night, with a JV tip time of 6:00 p.m. and Varsity to follow.
College Signing: Senior Evan Lee has committed to run Division I track and
field as a decathlete at the University of Pennsylvania, home of the "Penn Relays." We would like to congratulate Evan on his accomplishments. Go Quakers! Booster Club Crown Award Winners: Congratulations to the Fall 2015 Booster Club Crown Award winners, Anish Thyagarajan and Natalie Smitherman.
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* Senior Isabel Keller's design has been selected to be the official MUNITY press corps sweatshirt for the 2016 International Model UN Conference at the Hague.
* Six students from Park Tudor were among more than 100 high school Latin students and their sponsors from across Indiana who attended the 38th annual Indiana Junior Classical League Fall Latin Day on November 14 at Purdue University. Fall Latin Day participants attended breakout sessions over topics such as Roman art and Roman performances, the Cursus Honorum and Roman propaganda, Roman games including the modern trivia game Certamen, Roman oratory, Roman elections, and spirit cheers. Purdue University Classical Studies professors presented additional sessions on Roman jars, freedom in ancient Rome, and Roman comedy and satire. Graduating seniors also attended a session on college and the Classics presented by members of the Senior Classical League, the college level of the organization. Park Tudor won the spirit competition over 10 other schools at the end of the day's activities. Pictured are August Dailey of Crown Point, IJCL president; seniors Pavani Peri, Kristina Altman, and Mark Rook; junior Hannah Resnick; sophomore Rohith Yeleti; freshman Cy Orentlicher; and Sarah McDaniels, Classics teacher and IJCL sponsor.
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Middle and Upper School VEX Robotics Teams Start Strong
Both the Middle and Upper School robotics teams are off to a great start this year with the following results:
Upper School: 4th Place, Kids Inc. Tournament; 3rd Place, Noblesville Tournament
Middle School Team 1: 3rd Place, Kids Inc. Tournament; 2nd Place, Warren Tournament; 2nd Place (Tied), Noblesville Tournament
Middle School Team 2: 2nd Place, Kids Inc. Tournament; 5th Place, Warren Tournament; 2nd Place (Tied), Noblesville Tournament
This past summer, Park Tudor became an official VEX Robotics Event Partner allowing us to host official tournaments at Park Tudor School. This year we are excited to host two events, on January 9th and February 20th. These events allow Park Tudor Robotics to raise money to help fund our robotics teams and help establish Park Tudor as a leader in Indianapolis robotics. If you are interested in supporting Park Tudor robotics we are looking for concession donations (Click here for a list of items). If you are interested in helping in any other way please contact DJ Weymuth ( dweymuth@parktudor.org or 415-2893). All VEX events are open to the public and we welcome your attendance. Games will begin shortly after 9:30 and the finals should conclude around 4:30 p.m. |
Lower School Supports Food Pantries
The Lower School and Hilbert Center supported two different pantries during their November Food Drive, run by our new Panther Project Team (formerly Student Council). Panther PT leaders gave a presentation about hunger at a Lower School assembly and other Panther PT members made signs and bins to collect the food. SK students counted and graphed their donations, as well.
As in the past, we collected donations for the First Baptist Community Pantry, a pantry we have a long-standing partnership with; in fact, every fifth grader has the opportunity to volunteer their time at this pantry. Additionally, our JK and SK families supported a newly opened pantry at IPS 34/Eleanor Skillen Elementary called Eleanor's Pantry. We have been working to develop a deeper partnership with IPS 34 over the past few months; they have been the recipients of our uniform drives in the spring for the past two years. About a year ago, the principal and social worker decided to open a food pantry at their school in an empty classroom because of a need they saw among their families.
Park Tudor families were incredibly generous, and we were able to fill First Baptist's truck with food and collected enough peanut butter, jelly and cereal to fill the pantry for the month of December at IPS 34. Additionally, Park Tudor faculty came together and bought flour, sugar and salt for the First Baptist pantry to help each family for the holiday baking season.
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Fifth Graders Skype with Antarctica
 For the third year, Dr. Kathy Licht, Associate Professor at IUPUI in Earth Science, came to Park Tudor to speak to the fifth graders about her current research in Antarctica. This year she brought along a graduate student, Christine Kasaab, and they discussed their research and their upcoming trip to Antarctica.
As a follow up to this visit, the fifth graders were able to Skype Dr. Licht and her team on Tuesday, November 24 from McMurdo Station in Antarctica and have continued to follow them on Twitter. Fifth graders asked excellent questions to the scientists and mountaineer, and the students hope to continue to communicate with the research team while they are in the field for the next month.
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Throwback Thursday: The Halls Are Alive with the Sound of Music
With this issue we continue our TBT features of the arts at Park Tudor. An incredible Upper School fall play, Scenes from Metamorphoses, closed with the music performance season nipping at its heels. A grand kick-off by our Middle/Upper orchestra and band will soon be followed our K-12 semester-end vocal concerts.
TBT Readers want to know: Has music always been a big part of our school program? Click here to read more about our long-standing music program. Meanwhile, enjoy TBT pics of Tudor and Park music programs and activities. |
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Middle School Holiday Choral Concert - TONIGHT!
Thursday, December 3
7:30 p.m.
Ayres Auditorium
Enjoy holiday selections from students in grades 6-8.
PTPA Holiday Coffee and Holiday Handmade Mart
Friday, December 4
8:00-10:00 a.m. and 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Foster Hall
Celebrate the holidays with other PT parents and check some gifts off your list at this holiday tradition! The PTPA will provide coffee and gourmet pastries while faculty, students, and parents will have their work on display for purchase. Our artists will return in the afternoon for your holiday shopping convenience! Vendors will include our own talented Fine Arts faculty, Middle and Upper School students, and current and former parents, with something for everyone on your list including ceramics, painting, jewelry, and textiles.
Upper School Holiday Choral Concert
Wednesday, December 9
7:30 p.m.
Ayres Auditorium
Enjoy musical selections from the Journeymen, Girls Ensemble, Park Tudor Singers and Madrigals.
Upper School Art Seminar Opening Reception Thursday, December 10 5:30 p.m. Wood Room View artworks created by Upper School Art Seminar students and talk to the artists. |
Middle and Upper School Exam Schedules Now Available
The exam schedules for students in grades 7-12 have been posted to the parent and student portals on parktudor.org.
As a reminder, sixth grade students are dismissed at 12:45 p.m. each day during exam week.
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2016-2017 Overview Calendar
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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 Chapelle '87
Editorial Staff: Cassie Dull
Graphic Design & Layout: Stefanie Dean '05
The deadline for submissions to the Times is Monday at 9 a.m. for publication on Thursday. Because of the volume of submissions, we cannot guarantee publication in the same week, but date-sensitive information will receive priority.
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