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PT Takes First Place at ICC Art Competition
Each year the Indiana Crossroads Conference (ICC) holds an Art Competition at Cardinal Ritter High School. Schools in the ICC include Beech Grove, Triton Central, Speedway, Monrovia, Scecina, Cardinal Ritter and Park Tudor. This year, Park Tudor took first place with the highest score among all competing schools; several students were also recognized for their efforts. The works submitted were created in Park Tudor art classes under the instruction of Mrs. Laura Schroeder, Ms. Stefanie Dean, Mrs. Marlina Koonce, Mrs. Heather Teets; as well as in the Spoleto Study Abroad program.
Each school is required to submit 30 total artworks in the categories of Drawing, Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Digital Media, 3-D, Stained Glass, Mixed Media, and Jewelry. A professional artist judged the exhibition and awarded Honorable Mention, 3rd, 2nd and 1st place recognitions in each category. The judge also identified a work to receive best in show. An Art Exhibition & Awards Ceremony took place at Cardinal Ritter High School (in the Gymnasium) on Tuesday, April 26th. Results: Best of Show Natalie Smitherman (art work created in Spoleto Study Abroad program) Digital Design 1st Place - Cole Rains 2nd Place - MC Osborne Honorable Mention - Jenna Beagle, Danielle Lebovits, Lacey Marsh, Natalie Odmark Drawing Honorable Mention - Amanda Li, Julia Waddles Ceramics 1st Place - Jonah Katz Honorable Mention - Isabella Bohren Jewelry Honorable Mention - Katie Ito, Maggie Johnston Mixed Media Honorable Mention - Cole Rains Painting Honorable Mention - Grace Carpenter Photography 1st Place - Joseph Moyer 2nd Place - Tom Root 3rd Place - Jasper MacLean Honorable Mention - Natalie Eriksen, Cameron Sumner, Beatrice Phillips Printmaking 1st Place - Reyna Wilson 2nd Place - Zoe Law 3rd Place - Dominique Gross 3-Dimensional 1st Place - Kiran Bohyer Honorable Mention - Kiran Bohyer School Scores 1st Place - Park Tudor, 223 points 2nd Place - Beech Grove High School, 193 points 3rd Place - Triton Central High School, 110 points 4th Place (Tie) - Speedway High School and Cardinal Ritter High School, 97 points each 6th Place - Thomas Scecina High School, 82 points 7th Place - Monrovia High School, 75 points
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| | Natalie Smitherman with her Best of Show award. |
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Young MakerLab Hosts 2nd Maker Faire
The Young MakerLab after school class is hosted their 2nd bi-annual Maker Faire in the LS Library last Thursday, April 21. Class members exhibited their creations for parents, faculty and fellow students. Boy Scout Troop #118 participated, as well, showcasing their found/recycled art projects.
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A Word on Wellness: Why Physical Education is Important in School
 By Sylvia Fleck, Director of Physical Education
Physical education plays a vital role in students' development and growth. According to recent medical studies, physical well-being of a student is directly related to his or her performance in the classroom. Following are several reasons physical education is an important component of a Park Tudor education:
- It's a link to good health. In Park Tudor's physical education and health classes, students learn skills to enhance their fitness levels. They learn the value of taking care of themselves through proper exercise and nutrition.
- It's a preventive measure against disease. Students learn how to avoid lifestyle diseases by understanding the value of regular exercise.
- It's a program for muscle strength and fitness. Physical education develops students' motor skills, hand-eye coordination and fitness components.
- It promotes academic learning. There is a direct correlation between good physical health and how a student functions in the classroom. A good cardiovascular system developed from regular exercise promotes excellent blood and oxygen circulation. This means more nutrients circulate throughout the body which includes the brain. This circulation produces longer attention span during classes, allowing longer concentration and absorption.
- It builds self-esteem. Students who are active in physical activities like basketball, volleyball, martial arts and running, just to name a few, are more confident with themselves according to most social school studies. It's probably because of the self-discipline and dedication to excel in a sport that brings out the best in students. In school, the physical education program introduces these sport activities to students, allowing them to make choices about which sport areas they want to pursue.
- It develops cooperation, teamwork and sportsmanship skill. The program allows students to interact together for a common goal - to win and excel physically. It brings out the competitive side of students, working both body and mind, and also promotes sportsmanship.
- It promotes a physically active lifestyle. The purpose of physical education is to instill in students, at an early age, the value of self-preservation and choosing a lifestyle that is good for both the mind and body.
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PT Horizons Club Hosts Four Square Tournament
On Thursday, April 21, the Horizons Club at Park Tudor hosted a Four Square Tournament to raise money for Horizons at St. Richard's. Horizons focuses on closing the achievement gap in Indianapolis by providing underserved children in pre-K-grade 8 with access to high-quality academics in an engaging summer program, tuition-free. The Park Tudor Horizons Club students have a goal of raising $2,000 to support one Horizons student. To-date, they have raised $700.
Thanks to a great partnership, students at Park Tudor serve as Horizons Interns and are an invaluable part of the Horizons team. They work in classrooms of 15 students providing support to the Lead and Assistant Teachers; help Horizons students with reading, math and science; prepare fun enrichment activities; and swim with the students and attend field trips.
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* Senior Angi Li was recognized by the Indianapolis Star as an "Indiana All Star." She was honored in a special section of the newspaper, and at a luncheon on Tuesday, April 26. Joining her at the luncheon were her parents, Director of College Counseling Sue Stemen, Upper School Director Sarah Webster, and computer science teacher Ryan Ritz, whom Angi named as her "influential educator."
* Fifth graders Gabby Kraft and Claire Carpenter have been named semifinalists in the 2016 Letters About Literature contest. Letters About Literature is a reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write to the author (living or dead) about how the book affected them personally. Letters are judged on state and national levels. Tens of thousands of students from across the country enter Letters About Literature each year.
* Last Friday night, April 22, Sam Fisher gave a speech at the Make-A-Wish Gala at the JW Marriott. He was the recipient of a Wish trip last December and they asked him to be the featured speaker regarding his trip and its impact on him. The event was hosted by Dallas Clark and attended by more than 800 guests.
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* A group of Park Tudor students and their parents attended the annual Christamore House Guild Book & Author Benefit Luncheon on April 15, 2016 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Graysen Montel with Lauren Belfer, author of After the Fire.
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Crew: Freshman Jasper MacLean was selected for the US Junior Men's National Team High Performance Camp this summer in Ashland, Oregon. This is the second year in a row Jasper has made the Junior National Team in rowing, moving up from the Development Camp in Maine last summer to Selection Camp in Oregon this year. Jasper will have the chance to represent the USA against Canada and Mexico at the CanAmMex regatta in Sarasota, Florida or the US Club Nationals in Cincinnati, Ohio later in the summer. Jasper is currently one of several Park Tudor students rowing at the Indianapolis Rowing Center (IRC). They will travel to Tennessee this weekend for their first regatta of the spring crew season.
Boys Golf: The boys golf team had a great couple of days. On Saturday, they played in the Noblesville Invitational and placed 8th out of 24 teams shooting a team score of 323. The team was led by sophomore Stephen Kocerha, who shot a one over par 72 and placed 5th as an individual. With only one day of rest the team woke up very early Monday and participated in the Marion County tournament and had a great showing. They placed second as a team, shooting a season low 313. The team was led again by sophomore Stephen Kocerha, who won the tournament shooting an even par 71. Stephen made the all-county team with his win, along with Jack Morris who placed 7th with an 80. The team's hard work and dedication is paying off, and we will be sure to carry this momentum throughout the rest of the season.
Boys Lacrosse: Park Tudor boys lacrosse is off to a 7-2 start, sweeping a Saturday doubleheader in Evansville. They play at rival Brebeuf Jesuit on Friday. The Junior Varsity faces off at 5:30 with the Varsity to follow at 7:30.
Girls Lacrosse: The girls lacrosse team split this past weekend defeating St. Joseph in game one; however, they fell short in game two losing to Penn 10-9. They will be in action next Tuesday, May 3, at home versus Brebeuf Jesuit.
Baseball: The baseball team battled through conference play last week; however, they fell short against both Speedway and Scecina. They have continued to work to improve throughout the season and will be in action this Saturday at the Wapahani Invitational.
Girls Tennis: PTGT finished in third place in the Park Tudor Invitational, missing second place by one point. This was a high-caliber tournament with teams from around the state. #1 Singles Abby Sogard finished in 5th place, #2 Singles Elizabeth Niculescu finished in 5th place, and #3 Singles Emily Sun finished in 2nd place. #1 Doubles Noelle Enkema/Annie McCarter finished in 2nd place and #2 Doubles Lauren Challand/Danielle Lebovits finished in 2nd Place.
The next few weeks will be filled with some of the best teams in the state. Please join us for our Senior Night on May 17 against North Central to honor our seniors: Lauren Challand, Danielle Lebovits, Annie McCarter, Abby Sogard and Grace Spoerner.
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Track and Field: The track and field team completed in a 10-team invitational at Linton-Stockton last Friday. The boys team placed 3rd overall and the girls team placed 8th overall. Brent Brimmage was awarded the most valuable male athlete for earning the most points among all male athletes at the meet.
Meet Highlights:
Bosi Mosongo - 1st Place in High Jump (5-00)
Evan Lee - 1st Place in High Jump (6-01)
Brent Brimmage - 2nd Place in Long Jump (19-04.5)
Julia Hoffman - 3rd Place in Shot Put (33-00.75)
Brent Brimmage - 1st Place in 200 M Dash (24.5)
Jenna Beagle - 3rd Place in 1600 M Run (5:49)
Brent Brimmage - 1st Place in 400 M Dash (54.30)
Evan Lee - 1st Place in the 800 M Run (2:02.3)
Brent Brimmage, Jonathan Young, Gabe Perry, Evan Lee - 1st Place in 4x400 M Relay (3:46.6)
The track and field team completed in an 8-team invitational at Northwestern on Tuesday.
Meet Highlights:
Brent Brimmage, Aidan Baker, Carl Meyer and Evan Lee - 3rd Place in 800 Sprint Medley (1:39.26)
Evan Lee - 1st Place in High Jump (6-04)
Evan Lee and Chris Lombardo - 1st Place in High Jump Relay
Brent Brimmage - 2nd Place in Long Jump (20-05)
Julia Hoffman - 2nd Place in Shot Put (33-00.75)
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Upcoming Events
Upper School Spring Choral Concert
Thursday, April 28
7:30 p.m.
Enjoy musical selections performed by all of Park Tudor's Upper School choral groups, including the Journeymen, Girls Ensemble, Park Tudor Singers, and Madrigals.
Alumni Weekend 2016
Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30
Alumni Weekend is rapidly approaching, and includes many events:
Distinguished Alumni Dinner
Friday, April 29, 6:00 p.m., Woodstock Club. All are invited to join us as we honor this year's Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Susan Batchelder Plimpton '61
50-year Reunion Luncheon
Saturday, April 30, 11:00 a.m., Woodstock Club
Tudor Hall Tour
Saturday, April 30, 1:15 p.m., 3650 Cold Spring Road
Red and Black: Park School Recollections
Saturday, April 30, 3:30 p.m., Park Tudor Lecture Hall
Distinguished Friends of the Arts Induction Ceremony honoring John Williams
Saturday, April 30, 4:30 p.m., Park Tudor Ayres Auditorium
Alumni Reception
4:30 - 7:00 p.m., Park Tudor Clowes Commons
Our Mr. Chips: A Tribute to Jim Foxlow
6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Park Tudor Wood Room
Click here for more information and to register for all events.
Park Tudor Scholarship 5k Fun Run 
Saturday, April 30
8:30 a.m.
Park Tudor Campus
As part of Alumni Weekend April 29-30, we will once again hold a 5k cross-country run to benefit Park Tudor scholarships. Register here.
LS Mothers' Morning (SK-Grade 5)
Friday, May 6
8:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Mothers and special friends of students in SK through grade 5 are invited to spend the morning with their students, to experience life in the Lower School.
Save the Date: Celebration for Retiring Faculty
Thursday, June 2
4:00 p.m.
Clowes Commons
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2016 Scholastic Book Fair Coming May 2-6
The Park Tudor Scholastic Book Fair takes place May 2-6 in the Upper Commons, and all proceeds directly benefit the Lower School Library.
On the mornings of May 4 and 5, dads are invited to bring their kids to shop for books during Donuts with Dads.The fair opens at 7 a.m., and donuts, juice, and coffee will be provided. All students must be accompanied by an adult. Moms can shop with their kids on Friday, May 6 during Mother's Morning. Fair hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday. Students in grades 1-5 will visit the fair to purchase books during the school day as well. Titles not available at the fair can be purchased online and will STILL benefit PT. To order books through Scholastic online, visit this link . All proceeds directly benefit the Park Tudor Lower School Library. If you have questions about the fair, contact Katherine Dill at katherinedill@yahoo.com. |
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PTPA News: General Meeting May 18th
The May 18th PTPA General Meeting is all about recognizing outstanding faculty and parents. Please join us at 8:00 a.m. in Foster Hall as the PTPA Board will announce the Volunteers of the Year, honor retiring faculty and introduce the new PTPA Board slate. The outgoing Board will also be taking questions from the floor. This is a wonderful time to gather with your friends! Coffee and pastries will be provided so RSVP to Katherine Dill at katherinedill@yahool.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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Throwback Thursday History Hosts a Flashback Friday with Faculty
Last Friday, more than 25 retired faculty gathered to renew friendships and hear an update on the school from Interim Head Peter Kraft. These faculty represent all divisions and, by a rough calculation, represent over 550 years of service to the school. They assist the school in times of need, serving as subs, tutors, library and archive volunteers and as the school's all-important link to alumni. Faculty truly are the heart of the school's past, present and future.
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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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