SAINTS SUPERLATIVES

Winter 2021 Spirit Awards were awarded in the spring to Cate Ciaramitaro ’22 and Frank Plumley ’22. Ty Merrell ’24 and his brother Sammy Merrell ’29 recently wrote and illustrated a book of jokes called 50 Nifty Jokes for Kids. They submitted it to Amazon this summer, and it was accepted for publishing and listing on their site. Scan the QR code to find it today! Fall 2022 Spirit Awards were awarded this fall to Bear Danosky ’23 and Anna

Fiddler on the Roof Techie and Actor awards were given this spring to Shaniah Tucker ’24, Ellie Barksdale ’25, Beatrix Jackson ’24, Talat Thomas ’24, and Ethan Choo ’22.

Newly elected Student Council officers this year are Presidents J.W. Curry ’23 and Anna Ratton ’23, Vice Presidents Emerson Callahan ’24 and Lucian Hanson ’24, and Secretary/Treasurer Ellie Barksdale ’25. (shown below). Class representatives are: Andrew Strickland ’23 and Joan Terhune ’23, Lucy Unglesby ’24 and Edward Scrugham ’24, and Scarlet Malone ’25, Zoe Pretzer ’25, and Zachary Moore ’25. (not pictured)

Seventh Grade English & History Teacher Juan Roncal received his M.Ed degree in Independent School Leadership from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University this August. His work included new research on Board-Head relational trust formation during K-8 independent school leadership transitions. “I met a remarkable group of independent school practitioners, and the best part was learning from classmates, just like at GSL!” The 5/6 Volleyball team coached by Emily Drake and alumna Ashley Lowe '11 won the PAA Championship. Front row, Ella Kate Schwager ’25, McKenzie Dentley ’25, Morgan Lambert ’25, Eloise West ’25, Olivia Benitone ’25; back row, Coach Drake, Zoe Pretzer ’25, Scarlet Malone ’25, Claire Warner ’25, Lyla Rixon ’25, Coach Lowe.

History repeats itself: Our 7/8 Varsity volleyball team went undefeated for the season AND captured the Shelby League Division A Championship! Back-to-back SHIPS! Front row, Margaret Fore '23, Corinne Richardson '24, Emerson Callahan '24, Stella Dyer '23, Anna Ratton '23, Bella McAdams '23, Sarah Jordan Houseal '24, Poppy Schnacke '24, Coach Ross Larson '05; back row; Coach Meg Burress '05, Martha Mitchell '23, Caroline Byrnes '23, Zoey High '24, Elizabeth Thompson '24.