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20 World Diplomats in Training Attend The Hague International Model United Nations Conference January 22-30, 2016
Park Tudor Model United Nations turns 40 this year. Park Tudor's Model United Nations program was initiated by widely respected history teacher Mr. Lew Berkeley in 1975 and continued by Bill Browning, David Kivela, Dr. Eileen Janzen (1981-2007) and most recently Peter Smith. On Friday, January 22, another strong delegation of 20 students heads to The Netherlands, where they represent the Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan, as well as four special conference positions by individual appointment. The topic of this year's conference is "Sustainable Urbanization." Among the 3500-4000 delegates from every continent and 192 schools, Mark Rook will serve as Managing Editor for MUNITY (the conference official newspaper) responsible for producing one pre-conference and 5 daily conference issue daily newspapers, aided by Isabel Keller (illustrator) and Tala Ali-Hasan (conference reporter); while Bobby Crossin will serve on the Advisory Panel as the voice of the Economic & Social Committee for West Asia. Our delegation ambassador, Alex Bowlby (GA3) will carry the flag of Kyrgyzstan in both the opening and closing ceremonies with the Corps Diplomatique, and he will make an opening speech in the World Forum Theater on behalf of Kyrgyzstan. Our delegates representing Kyrgyzstan include: Jonathan Young (GA1), Sam Beck (GA2), Alex Bowlby (GA3), Lizzy Polak (GA4), Kendall Garner (GA5), Cameron Sumner (GA6), Ryan Hupfer (Disarmament Commission 1), Carter Fite (Disarmament Commission 2), Annabella Helman (Environmental Commission 1), Kristina Altman (Environmental Commission 2), Megan Buckley (Human Rights Commission 1), Grace Spoerner (Human Rights Commission 2), Noelle Enkema (Special Conference 1: Sustainable Urbanization, Baxter Rogers (Special Conference 2: Sustainable Urbanization, Pavani Peri (Economic & Social Council), Beatrice Phillips (Economic & Social Council). Attending Faculty include: Deb Tompkins (Upper School Math Coordinator and Math Instructor), Cory Scott (Upper School English Instructor and MUN Assistant) & Peter Smith (Upper School Social Studies Instructor and MUN Convener). Additionally, the group will tour in Amsterdam and The Hague. Hague experiences will be posted on the Model UN blog on the school website. In addition, 36 sophomores will attend the University of Chicago conference (February 4-7) in Chicago and 27 juniors will attend the University of Georgetown Conference (February 11-14) in Washington D.C. |
Seeking Board of Directors Nominations; Deadline is January 15, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016 is the deadline to nominate potential board members to the Park Tudor Board of Directors beginning with the 2016-17 school year.
The Governance Committee of the Board is seeking candidates who possess strong leadership skills and strategic-thinking abilities, who have the ability to take a broader school view over their own self-interest, and who have demonstrated commitment to and/or involvement at Park Tudor. Candidates may include parents with children in the various divisions, alumni, non-parents, grandparents, local business leaders and educators. Nominees will be considered for three-year terms beginning in July, 2016. The Governance Committee will conduct a review of all current board members in an effort to complement their skills with those of potential candidates who offer broad and specific skill-sets. The committee also will review and conduct an initial screening of all nominations received by the January 15 deadline; meet with a select number of nominees to further discuss the process in greater detail and to determine their interest; will prepare a short list of candidates for discussion by the Executive Committee of the board; and will prepare a final slate of candidates for recommendation to the full Board of Directors. The Board will vote on the final slate of directors and trustees at its May, 2016 meeting. If you would like to nominate one or more candidates for consideration, please complete this online nomination form by Friday, January 15, 2016.
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Park Tudor's Brand of "Public Purpose"
By Luana G. Nissan, Director of Community-Engaged Learning (CEL)
We are pleased to announce that Luana Nissan has joined Park Tudor as our new Director of Community-Engaged Learning (CEL). Luana has been consulting with our school as we have refined our approach to CEL, and we are thrilled that she will remain with us on a permanent basis. CEL is central to Park Tudor's vision of igniting curiosity, instilling compassion, and inspiring courage in our students. In her new role, Luana will be responsible for overseeing the various aspects of CEL - including service learning, community service, and community-based educational experiences - within and across all divisions of the school.
 Since the term public purpose appeared in 2000 in an Independent School article by Head of School Albert Adams, the landscape of private schools with commitments to the public good is growing. Adams' call explained the vital (and mutually beneficial) role a school can have as a contributor to the good of its local community - through activities like offering community partners free use of school facilities, providing significant need-based financial aid, and creating educational programs that nurture students' civic engagement. A national dialogue about the public purpose of independent schools ensued and, today, more and more schools have etched this commitment into school strategic and academic plans. Public purpose is the many ways a school harnesses its resources, curriculum, programming and advocacy to do good for the local and global communities. Its activities span a variety of institutional practices (like conservation of energy and water and sharing school resources with public and nonprofit partners) and programmatic commitments (like developing educational partnerships with public schools, incorporating environmental education and social entrepreneurship, and supporting faculty's use of service learning). The creation of the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Initiative at Park Tudor is a fine example of a programmatic public purpose commitment. CEL - encompassing community service, service learning and community-based educational experiences (like internships) - embodies Park Tudor's audacious goal of "connecting classroom, campus and community." CEL strives to broaden the learning landscape far beyond the walls of the classroom to city and global environments. There, students will engage with neighbors, develop empathy, learn leadership skills, put into practice what they study, and contribute in small and profound ways as active citizens. In this way, Park Tudor's CEL is public purpose grounded in student learning - a promise to offer students deeper learning experiences set in real-world settings and linked to real world issues.
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A Word on Wellness: Skill-Related Fitness in Park Tudor's Physical Education Classes
By Sylvia Fleck, Director of Physical Education
It is important for our students to develop skill-related fitness both for sports and daily tasks unrelated to exercise. These include:
Agility- The ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.
Balance - The ability to control or stabilize the body while standing or moving.
Coordination- The ability to use the senses to determine and direct the movement of your limbs and head.
Speed- The ability to move your body, or parts of it, swiftly. Foot speed is measured over a short and straight distance, usually less than 200 meters. Other speed evaluations might include hand and arm speed.
Power- The ability to move your body parts swiftly while simultaneously applying the maximum force of your muscles.
Reaction Time- The ability to react or respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel. Good reaction time is important for life-long safety.
Our JK - Upper School Physical Education curriculum is based on these components as well as picking movement activities for the students to enjoy so that they will continue exercising throughout their lives.
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Applications Being Accepted for the Innovators Institute and EY Integrated Business Program
This summer, Park Tudor will once again offer the Innovators Institute and EY Integrated Business Program.
 The Park Tudor Innovators Institute Summer Program (July 5 - 22) is a unique opportunity for students entering grades 9-12 to learn the skills needed to be successful in college and beyond, while becoming leaders in their fields of interest. Students will learn how to think and act like innovators by developing skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, communication, and collaboration while gaining hands-on experience in cutting edge courses. Students will be given three days of innovation skills training followed by more than two weeks of instruction by Park Tudor faculty in a field of the student's choosing, including: - iDesign: Design Thinking: iDesign is a hands-on, collaborative class that teaches students how to solve real-world problems. It is an experiential course designed to engage students with the needs of their greater community. iDesign is based on the Design Thinking method, developed by David and Tim Kelley at Stanford University and IDEO. In this course, students understand and experience the ways in which empathy, brainstorming, prototyping and iteration can produce truly innovate products. Students are not taught about design thinking; they are doing design thinking by tackling authentic, community-based challenges.
- PT School of Enterprise: The School of Enterprise will both expose students to the world of businesses/start-ups and also give them experience of what it is like to start a business themselves. Through time, talking with leading business owners and through hands-on challenges, students will experience first-hand what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. They will run a 'business-in-a-day' as well as perform live market research with the Indianapolis public. The module culminates in a competition where students get to pitch their business ideas to a panel of leading business owners for a chance to be mentored in the following months. From start to finish this is about giving young people the tools to help their innovative ideas flourish.
- Social Entrepreneurship: Social entrepreneurship is more than just community service, more than just leadership, more than just ideas. It combines the skills of a visionary leader with the heart of a servant to create a lasting impact in the local area. Social entrepreneurship uses one's innovative thinking and pairs that his / her passion to serve others to help meet a community need. In this program, students will research, carry out and present a service learning project in our community. Ultimately, through active, hands-on learning, students will become contributing citizens who exhibit strong character, integrity and purpose.
The cost of the program is $1200. One of the goals of the Innovators Institute is to make it accessible to all, so financial assistance is available for students who would benefit from the program. Contact Peter Kraft (pkraft@parktudor.org) for more information, or click here to apply.
There is also a Junior Innovators Institute focused on computer science for students entering grades 6 - 8. The first session (July 11-14) will be an Introduction to Python Programming, and the second session (July 18-21) will focus on Innovation with Raspberry Pi. Click here for more information. 
The EY Integrated Business Program, taught by Ernst & Young partner Jeffrey
Aldridge, is designed for highly motivated students entering grades 10-12 who are interested in a career or future study in business, finance and/or economics.
Grounded in the case study method used at top programs like Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and Harvard University, the program will also include presentations from prominent Indianapolis-area business people and a visit to a local Fortune 500 company. The weeklong program is designed to introduce students to critical aspects of business, including: - The history of business in America and an introduction to business functions
- Business strategy and finance
- Sales and marketing
- Operations and supply chain management
The cost of the program is $400; click here for more information and to apply.
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Southern Studies Seminar Returns in June - Informational Meeting Tonight!
Park Tudor is pleased to announce that students will again have the opportunity to take Southern Studies, an accredited, cross-curricular elective during Summer Session I in June, 2016. Students in this seminar, team-taught by Dr. Sven Dubie and Ms. Jane Sidey, will engage in a philosophical enquiry of how environment and place work to shape identity and culture. They are challenged to  look at the South through the lenses of history, literature, music, art and architecture, and foodways. They will spend two weeks of classroom study followed by one week traveling to several Southern states in order to connect experientially with the landscape, geography and environment of the South.
Now in its second year, the seminar will focus our attention on North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia and the ways the history and colonial economies of these regions created the social and cultural values that we associate with a particular Southern way of life. Highlights will include visits to  the Institute of Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina, Anson Mills Farm in Columbia, a tour of Charleston, Savannah and the Gullah and coastal regions of the Georgia Sea Islands.
In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of the class, artistic activity, broadly speaking, will be an important area of focus in this class. The rich diversity of the Southern artist conjures a peculiar paradox. It forces students to grapple with the problem of reconciling writers, musicians, chefs, and photographers as different as William Faulkner, Alice Walker, Natasha Trethewey, B.B. King, Sally Mann, Sean Brock, Eudora Welty, and Flannery O'Connor, who all claim to depict an essentially Southern experience. Indeed, historians from W.J. Cash to C. Vann Woodward to James Cobb have long engaged in a fierce debate of what constitutes Southern identity, and it is important that students add their ideas and perceptions to the conversation. By visiting the cities and places that give rise to these diverse and complex interpretations of what it means to be Southern, students are made visually aware of the living dichotomies of the past and present, Old South and the New South, urban renewal and rural tradition, and homogeneity and diversity.
The class is reading- and writing-intensive, and students will also complete an interdisciplinary project - such as a photo journal, a travelogue, or a writing portfolio - as their final assessment.
The seminar will be limited to 12 students. Those interested in participating in the seminar should plan to attend an informational session today, January 14, after school in US-233, starting at 3:15 p.m. Parents who have questions about the class or the trip should contact Dr. Dubie (sdubie@parktudor.org) or Ms. Sidey (jsidey@parktudor.org).
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Students and Faculty in the News
* Catherine Kramer (6th grade) is the champion in the state of Indiana in the Children's Pony Hunter Division, an equestrian competition. She also placed in other divisions, as well.
* The Park Tudor Latin Club/Junior Classical League certamen teams (a Jeopardy-like competition) competed at the Hoosier Certamen Invitational at Herron High School in Indianapolis, IN, on Saturday, January 9. Seven schools from around the state brought 24 teams to compete in this event. Park Tudor entered three teams in the competition: one at the novice level, one at the intermediate level, and one at the advanced level. Each team advanced to the final round with all three teams returning home with awards. In the novice division (left), the team of freshman Cy Orentlicher (captain) and junior Aidan Wiesinger (not pictured) placed first and earned a trophy. In the intermediate division (top right), the team of sophomores Michelle Shen, Rohith Yeleti, Tori Dakich (captain), and Graham Fisher placed third. In the advanced division (bottom right), juniors Fariya Shamrin and Hannah Resnick along with senior Pavani Peri (captain) and sophomore Victor Xiao placed second. This was the first competition for all of these students against veteran teams with prior experience. The Latin Club is looking forward to the next competition, which will be the Notre Dame Winter Certamen Invitational in South Bend, IN, on January 30. Latin Club and JCL sponsor is Sarah McDaniels.
* The Park Tudor Speech and Debate Team competed Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Fishers Forensics Festival. More than 750 students and 27 schools competed at this meet which offered speech, debate, and congress. The competition included 3 rounds of preliminary competition and a final round of the top 12. Highlights include:
- Beatrice Bowlby placed third in Original Oratory
- Matt Fu placed 4th in United States Extemporaneous Speaking
- Sammy Walkley placed 5th in Congress
- Priya Moorthy placed 8th in Congress
- Gary Zhang placed 11th in Humorous Interpretation
- Arunabh Sinha placed 11th in Congress
Also participating were Julia Waddles in Lincoln-Dougles Debate and Arya Bolla in Congress. Coaches and judges for this meet were Tamara Tudor and Jonathan Polak.
* Upper School Social Studies teacher Jeff Johnson and Middle School French & Spanish teacher Laura Nagle have been awarded Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowships. Each of them will receive a $12,000 grant to support a project of personally and professionally fulfilling activities. The Endowment's Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program, now in its 29th year, gives Indiana teachers, principals, guidance counselors and school media specialists the financial support and encouragement to renew their commitment to the profession of education. Congratulations to Jeff and Laura!
* This past weekend Panther Robotics (Team 6842 and Team 6723) hosted their first Vex Robotics Tournament. The event included between 250 and 300 people and featured 27 teams from around Indiana. Park Tudor continued to do well and Park Tudor Team 6842 got second place (again) to Cornerstone Robotics. Thanks to the excellent work of many parents, students, teachers and administration volunteers the event went very well, and Park Tudor hospitality was evident everywhere. On January 23-24, three Park Tudor Teams - 6842, 6842A and 6723 - will compete in the City of Indianapolis tournament against 60 other Indianapolis teams. This event will be at the Convention Center and is open to everyone. Additional details are available here.
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Hockey
The Central Indiana Knights hockey club, which is Park Tudor's high school hockey team, went 2-0 on the weekend. On Friday evening, the Knights got the better of Bloomington in a 6-3 win on Senior Night, with Knights' goalie Panther Adam Gottwald earning the win. The Knights also beat HSE on Sunday, earning a 4-1 win that was much tighter than the final score indicates.
The Knights play three games this coming weekend, with Saturday contests at 11:00 a.m. vs. Carroll and 6:45 p.m. vs. Adams/Marion and a Sunday matchup against the Ft. Wayne Panthers at 9:45 a.m. All games are at the Fuel Tank at Fishers. The Knights second team also plays three games this weekend. Check out the Knights online calendar for more details about all games.
Coed Swimming
The girls swim team is the ICC conference champion for the third year in a row beating runner-up Beech Grove by 61 points (122-107). This meet was a culmination of the season and a textbook example of teamwork as the lady Panthers walked away with first place finishes in all three relay events. There were numerous season-best times and lifetime-best times by all. Vee Edwards had a great meet and started showing signs of a repeat of last year as she went under 25-seconds for the first time since last year at the state competition. In her 100 free she was 2-seconds under a minute which also marks a first for the season.
The boys swim team came in third place getting edged out by Beech Grove and Cardinal Ritter. Lifetime-best times were led by Peter LaBarge who went under :53 seconds for the first time. Alex Gregory had a superior finish to his 100 fly and had a lifetime-best time, cutting one second from the last meet with a :58. Riley Aquilano also dropped approximately 10-seconds from his last meet in the 100 breast to mark another lifetime-best time. Click here for full meet results.
Relay highlights:
200 medley-1st: Clare Chandler, Jillian Miller, Veeanna Edwards, Bosi Mosongo
200 free-1st: Erin Beesley, Clare Chandler, Maya Voelkel, Lily Erickson
400 free-1st: Veeanna Edwards, Maya Voelkel, Noelle Enkema, Selene Lam
200 medley-3rd: Peter Labarge, Ian Wallentine, Alex Gregory, Alex Stout 200 free-2nd: Alex Gregory, Peter Labarge, Alex Stout, Christian AmstutzIndividual highlights - girls (top three finishes): Erin Beesley: 200 free & 100 breast, 2nd & 1st Lily Erickson: 100 fly & 100 back, 2nd and 2nd Clare Chandler: 200 IM & 100 back, 1st & 1st Veeanna Edwards: 100 free & 50 free, 1st & 1st Noelle Enkema: 100 free, 3rd Jillian Miller: 500 free & 100 breast, 3rd & 2nd Individual highlights - boys (top three finishes): Peter LaBarge: 200 free & 100 free, 3rd & 2nd Alex Gregory: 50 free & 100 fly, 2nd & 2nd
Girls Basketball The girls basketball team won big this past Saturday vs. Horizon Christian School, 53-26. The Lady Panthers were led by TyraRose Nibbs with 19 points and Taylee Nibbs with 13 points. The girls will travel to Guerin on Saturday for a JV game at 12:00 p.m., then will host conference rival Cardinal Ritter next Wednesday (1/20) at 6:00 p.m.
Boys Basketball The boys basketball team was defeated in the Marion County tournament by Franklin Central on Tuesday evening, 67-58. The Panthers will travel to Speedway next Tuesday (1/19) to take on the conference rival Sparkplugs. Congratulations to Jaren Jackson Jr. who was named to the Graber Post All-Tournament team.
Watch the PT Panthers take on Cardinal Ritter at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and enjoy a Pacers game!
Your $15 ticket (advance sale) includes the PT vs. Ritter game on Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m., as well as a reserved ticket to the Pacers/New Orleans game on March 24 and a food voucher for the Pacers game (hot dog, chips, soft drink, Pacers hat).
Tickets are now on sale in the Park Tudor Athletic Office from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. up until game day.
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Throwback Thursday History: MUN Fun
It was a big day in 1984 when Park Tudor was invited to send a delegation to The International Hague Model United Nations conference in The Netherlands! We were one of only eight US schools to be invited to the conference that brought 100 schools together. It was quite an honor. For 32 consecutive years, Park Tudor has been invited to return to the THIMUN conference, each year gaining more and more prominence in this international debate and discussion scene. That is an incredible honor!
In a 1993 issue of the Upper School newspaper, The Tribune, then PT Model UN president Leslie Yen '93 reported that the delegation heard Prince William of Orange, the Crown Prince of The Netherlands speaking to commemorate the 25th anniversary of THIMUN's founding. Our 2016 delegation of 20 will join a handful of US schools again next week in The Hague where 200 schools will convene the 48th International Model United Nations. Good luck to our delegation! There is a lot of history supporting you!
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Reenrollment Contracts Coming Later This Month
Parents, later this month, you will receive your reenrollment contract for next year in an email from Head of School, Dr. Matthew Miller. The contract can be completed online; complete instructions will be sent with the email.
We thank you for making an important investment in your child's education and for the trust you place in Park Tudor School and our exceptional educators.
Please note, your contract will only be available when your student account is current. If you have an outstanding balance, please make arrangements for payment or contact Tina Weingardt at 415-2800 with any questions.
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Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon
This year's Faculty and Staff Appreciation Lunch will be held on Friday, February 19th. Please see this link for volunteer opportunities and donation requests. There are also boxes set up at the Leeta Albea's desk in Lower School, Steve Curry's desk in Middle School, and Sharon Riddle's desk in Upper School for donations. All donated items and services are due by Friday, February 5th.
We appreciate your help and support in making this a successful event for the PT faculty and staff. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jessie Friskney (jessiefriskney@hotmail.com) or Melanie Martin (melanie.martin1110@sbcglobal.net). Please also contact Melanie if you have donated items that need to be picked up. PTPA General Meeting - January 20 The January 20th PTPA General Meeting is sure to be informative. Please join us for "College 101 for Parents" on Wednesday, January 20th at 12:00 p.m. in Foster Hall to hear from Sue Stemen. Sue is the Director of College Counseling and recognized as one of the best in the field. She will give you insight on how she and her team help each child find the perfect match for college. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to Katherine Dill at katherinedill@yahoo.com. As always, everyone is invited to attend the general meetings. They are offered to help bring informative content to the parents in all divisions of the school.
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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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