AROUND THE QUAD
Orchestra. He auditioned Jan. 4 in a pool of 170 violinists from various parts of the Montgomery County. Only 40 violins are selected for the orchestra. V Former Sam Dyer also auditioned on cello and placed 18th out of 50 cellos, just missing the cut. Performers were judged on solos, sightreading and scales. Theatre III students present … For their thesis production, the Theatre III students presented “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,” Israel Horvitz’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ original novel, Dec. 5-6. The play, performed in Ball Auditorium, featured the Dancer Henri Wache theatrical talents of VI Formers Fifth-grader Henri Wache Charles Battersby, Chet (second from left), a dancer Bickhart, Angelo Brutico, with the Metropolitan Ballet Justin Chermol, Jake Cohen, Academy, performed in an Eamon Glavin, Toney Goins, ensemble “Childrens’ Mazurak from Paquita” that won first place and Troy Trauger; and V in the Youth America Grand Prix Formers Kory Calicat, Ian Riley, and Will Solmssen – semifinals, Jan. 10-12. They will travel to New York City compete they worked on every aspect of the production: direction, sets, in the finals in April. costumes, lights and sound, props and, of course, acting.
Artists of the month The inaugural Headmaster’s Empty Bowls Artists of the Month are I On Jan. 11, a “team” of Formers Jackson Overton Haverford ceramics students Clark, Will Clark, Jonathan contributed to Malvern Prep’s Williams, Sam Gavula, annual Empty Bowls hunger George Maguire, and Nelson relief fundraising project by Liu (pictured with Headmaster producing hundreds of bowls in John Nagl and Middle School three hours alongside a Malvern art teacher Nancy Agati). team of wheel throwers. The collaborative competition was fun and productive and may become an annual tradition with the schools.
ATHLETICS
in the Feb. 7 issue of Main Line Suburban Life and the Main Line Times newspapers. Hughes went undefeated at the Regional Mid-Atlantic Squash Association (MASA) tournament as the Fords’ No. 1 player, defeating the top players from Episcopal Academy, Springside Chestnut Hill, and Lawrenceville. V Form wrestler L.J. Barlow was Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week in the Jan. 10 issue of Main Line Suburban Life and the Main Line Times newspapers. The 195-pounder became the first Haverford School wrestler to win the prestigious Beast of the East title. He also placed seventh at the Walsh Ironman tournament; it and Beast of the East are considered the two of the most competitive high school wrestling tournaments in the country.
Submarine surfaces I Former Sam Gavula and fifth-grader Thomas Hall sailed in the 49th Semana Internacional del Yachting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Feb. 6-11. Hall took fifth place and, despite a “close encounter” with a submarine surfacing on the course, Gavula (pictured) finished the week of racing in 19th place out of 161 boats. IV Form squash player Sean Hughes was Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week
Ice dancer Cameron Colucci Ice dancers sixth-grader Cameron Colucci and his partner, Valley Forge Middle School sixth-grader Katherine Grosul, won a silver medal in Intermediate Dance at the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston Jan. 5-12. Their scores (tango 24.62, foxtrot 23.59, free dance 49.86) earned them 98.07 points for the week.
New Haverford School records set by swimmers this year include: IV Former Matt Haigh – 200 yard Freestyle 1.44.98; 500 yard Freestyle 4.40.98; 200 meter Freestyle 1.56.26; and 400 meter Freestyle 4.07.91; and II Former Alex Boratto, VI Former Dan McGrath, V Former Ben Nelligan, and VI Former Alex Heldring – 200 Meter Medley Relay 1.49.46. VI Form diver Anthony Cirelli was Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week in the Feb. 14 issue of Main Line Suburban Life and the Main Line Times newspapers. In only his second year of diving with the Fords, Cirelli has been dominant on the boards. After finishing 16th at Easterns last winter, Cirelli has picked up where he left off, winning many meets this season by a wide margin and posting numerous personal bests along the way (his career best is 241.10).
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