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Upper School Artists Triumph

With a broad brush stroke, Hutchison claimed the most awards of any independent school in the 2011 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards. Limited to 25 submissions, 18 works by upper school artists won Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention honors when the winners were announced on January 14.

The 2011 Art Award Winners (front row, from left) Arianna Schardt ’12, Gina Sposto ’11, Evelyn Reed ’11, Rebekah Straton ’11, Caroline Orr ’12, (back row, from left) Maggie Hayes ’13, AB Stone ’12, Allie Watkins ’11, Wallace Ann Sorrells ’11, Lauren Lasseter ’11, Madison Duke ’12, and art teacher Jeanette Leake. Not Pictured: Phoebe Norcross ’13 and art teacher Anne Davey

Left: It Was Nice Meeting Me by Gina Sposto ’11 received Best In Show and American Visions honors, along with the Vookles-Thorn Scholarship and the Harwood Award. Below: Race for the Cure Bag Lady by Evelyn Reed ’11 received the Art Awards Senior Division Director’s Choice Award for fashion/ sculpture.

Top awards went to Gina Sposto ’11 for It Was Nice Meeting Me, receiving Best In Show and American Visions honors, along with the Vookles-Thorn Scholarship and the Harwood Award. Gina also claimed the Senior Division Painting Award and American Visions Award for Of The Air and the Work on Paper Award for The Bears In My Mouth. Allie Watkins ’11 won Best Portfolio honors for Sculpture, in addition to the Magna Bank Scholarship and Kitty Sting Honorarium. Wallace Ann Sorrells ’11 won the Glass and Ceramics Award for Spring Teapot. Evelyn Reed ’11 received the Senior Division Director’s Choice Award for her fashion/sculpture Race for the Cure Bag Lady. The award winning artwork was selected by Cameron Kitchin, Director of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. “Hutchison’s Fine Arts department is so grateful to Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards and the Brooks Museum of Art for honoring the hard work of our young artists and our outstanding art teachers. We value this opportunity to share our girls’ work and their creative voices with the greater Memphis community,” said Tracey Zerwig Ford, Hutchison Fine Arts Director.

see Gold Key, silver key, and honorable Mention Winners on page 2

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To truly embrace our creative voices, we have to discover what art means to each of us. Although this path of discovery is often a solitary journey, with the help of others we find our voices, refine our talents, and invite Dr. Annette Smith those around us to enjoy our creativity. This H ead of S choo l has never been clearer than with the success of our artists this year. The accolades that our girls received from the 2011 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards serve as a testament to the talent and creativity of our girls and the dedication of our artist-educators from Early Childhood through Upper School. We are delighted to be able to showcase these creative and perceptive voices in this edition of Hutchison Headlines. From athletics to academics to extracurricular activities, Hutchison is abuzz each day with small group projects, teamwork, and global service events. We have welcomed a number of noted leaders and educators through the Center for Excellence and Hutchison Leads and have opened our hearts and our campus to the community. To fully understand the extent of our reach into the community,

Dr. Annette Smith visits with middle school girls in the courtyard.

one only has to look at the examples in these pages. Our girls, our school, and our community are extraordinary. I hope you enjoy this edition of Hutchison Headlines. It is a joy for me to share these exciting events with you.

H u tchison G old K ey W inners Caroline Orr A Glimmer of Hope Drawing Evelyn Reed Race for the Cure Bag Lady Fashion Homage to the Secret Garden Sculpture Allie Watkins Photography Portfolio Photography Art Portfolio Sculpture Gina Sposto Art Portfolio Painting The Bears In My Mouth Printmaking It Was Nice Meeting Me Painting Of The Air Painting Wallace Ann Ceramics & Sorrells Spring Teapot Glass H u tchison silv er K ey Winners Madison Duke Lauren Lasseter Phoebe Norcross Arianna Schardt Maggie Hayes AB Stone

Released Drawing Chemical Garden Drawing Whirlwind of Ideas Sculpture Cnidaria Sculpture Parched Drawing Twisted Drawing The Collective Unconscious Sculpture

Literacy expert Dr. Ken Stematis shares a few reading tips with Paige Champlin ’19 (center) while Paige Patteson ’19 (right) takes his words to heart.

Visiting Scholar Enriches Literacy Curriculum Through a series of professional development sessions with visiting scholar Dr. Ken Stematis, lower and middle school teachers have enriched the literacy curriculum by refining teaching strategies and incorporating more freedom of choice into the classroom.

H u tchison H onorable ment ion Rebekah Straton

A Night Approaches Painting

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Although girls continue to read several books jointly as a class, they now create their own “want to read” lists based on peer recommendations and individual interests and have opportunities to select their own independent reading books. While current research reveals higher achievement among students who have more choice in reading material, the most obvious outcome observed by Hutchison teachers and parents is an increased and infectious enthusiasm for reading.

Integrated Projects a Hit with Lower School Girls and Parents This year, lower school girls are engaging in quarter-long collaborative projects that incorporate all aspects of the curriculum—literacy, technology, creativity, science, social studies, math, and world languages. A parent participation event is included at the end of each project. Last fall, third grade girls completed a silent movie project where they worked collaboratively to develop inventions, devise storyboards, and present their own silent movies. After analyzing bridge construction and different types of bridges around the world, first graders recently constructed bridges with parents or other special friends. Second graders will soon work with a visiting artist-in-residence to make natural plant dyes and create a class quilt, while fourth graders will end the year with a sinking and floating project that will require them to build their own boats in conjunction with the Chinese Boat Festival. According to Lower School Head Noel Brewster, the integrated projects allow the girls to demonstrate a thorough synthesis of information and have fun as they use their newly acquired knowledge in

Above: First grade girls work with their parents to design and construct their favorite type of bridge. Left: Third graders Kate Weatherford (from left), Claire Schneider, and Abby Hays share their silent movie with their parents.

a real world application. “Research has shown us the benefit of longer studies that incorporate all subjects through cooperative learning,” says Mrs. Brewster, “and we know that industry celebrates workers who can collaborate and use multiple sources of information to create an end product. We want to help our girls build those necessary skills.”

Science in Cyberspace by Kris McNeil, Middle School Science Teacher, & Morgan Jeffries ’15

The middle school virtual science fair begins in the fifth grade as girls apply the scientific method to a chosen project. In each successive grade, a new tier is added to reflect the increased rigor of the science course and to further apply science skills. Common among all grades is the use of technology to create virtual displays that must include a research question, hypothesis, graphical representation of data, and results. Girls use various software packages to create and edit video, generate graphs, and assist with literature citations. The virtual posters demonstrate the girls’ mastery of the scientific method, as well as their creativity and ingenuity in designing their own experiments and digital displays. Below, Morgan Jeffries ’15 offers her perspective on the virtual science fair: “During the third quarter, the Middle School has a virtual science fair with projects ranging from using a digital camera to finding skyglow to examining the chemical nature of multiple substances. However, rather than having a regular science fair with display boards, the fair is online! This innovative aspect is something that we enjoy far more than just writing on a poster. We create glogs, a blend of a website and blog, to create fantastic

Hayley Bell ’14 and Anna Apollonio ’14 worked together to determine whether sand, salt, or pepper would melt ice the fastest. Hayley’s glog (pictured above) includes a movie showing the girls’ procedure, their hypothesis and list of materials, graphs, charts, photographs of their results, and links to helpful websites and to their completed science project paper.

projects. Each group worked hard to come up with a testable hypothesis. The final projects were due at the end of February. We could hardly wait to see the results of our experiments!” 3

Juniors (from left) Allison James, Sadie Krauch, Shelby Butts, Sally Wynn, Somer Greene, Allison Blankenship, Campbell Flemmons, and Meagan Thornton visit Pomona College.

… they all agree that [this] opportunity to visit a range of schools … helped them enormously in thinking about what they want from their college experience.

California, Here We Come! by Hadley Hury, College Counselor & Upper School English

Fall College Counseling Trip a Success

n November, eight Hutchison juniors—Allison Blankenship, Shelby Butts, Campbell Flemmons, Somer Greene, Allison James, Sadie Krauch, Meagan Thornton, and Sally Wynn—comprised our annual college tour. Led by college counseling director Sherry Blumberg and college counselor Carley Jackson, the girls explored campuses in southern California, visiting USC, Pepperdine, UCLA, Occidental, and three of the five schools in the Claremont Colleges consortium—Pitzer, Scripps, and Pomona. They gleaned much about both academic programs and college life, while also enjoying beautiful weather, a visit to the Santa Monica pier, great food, and a walk down Hollywood Boulevard. Over the course of four days the girls had a variety of opportunities, both official and informal, to engage interactively with admissions officers and students—including recent Hutchison graduates Kate Loveless ’10 and Jessie Brown-Clark ’09—gathering infor-

mation and asking questions to consider as they begin the college admissions process next year. They all agree that the opportunity to visit a range of schools, large and small, public and private, with a wide variety of campus life options, helped them enormously in thinking about what they want from their college experience. The primary goal of our college counseling program is that each Hutchison girl, by the time she finalizes her application list early in her senior year, has thoughtfully researched a range of colleges and universities that can best meet her personal criteria. College visits are essential to our students making informed choices about their best possible fits, and college tours—planned, directed, and chaperoned by Hutchison counselors—can be an invaluably informative and enjoyable part of this process. On the last college tour, students visited St. Louis area campuses, and next fall a tour of colleges and universities in the Washington, D.C. area is planned.

College Day for Juniors On Saturday, January 29, college deans and provosts from across the country joined junior students and parents from Hutchison, MUS, and St. Mary’s to provide valuable information on the college admissions process. The colleges represented included College of Charleston, Kenyon College, Pitzer College, Rice University, Rhodes College, Texas Christian University, University of Georgia, University of Michigan, University of Tennessee, and Vanderbilt University. Marty O’Connell, Executive Director of Colleges That Change Lives, served as the event’s keynote speaker. To view Ms. O’Connell’s full remarks, go to http:// www.hutchisonschool.org/podium/default. aspx?t=6268 or snap this tag with your smartphone. Get the free mobile app at http://gettag.mobi

Hutchison college counseling director Sherry Blumberg (front row, second from left) is joined by college deans and provosts from across the country.

Hutchison Leads: A January Snapshot by Caroline Blatti, Hutchison Leads Director

What unites fifth and sixth graders from Hutchison and other local schools participating in an Ethical Leadership Summit on a Saturday morning at Hutchison? What do seniors interning in professional career placements in the Memphis community have in common with girls participating in a meaningful service project at Kipp-Diamond Academy on MLK Day? In short, all of these dynamic and varied engagements with leadership are part of the January Hutchison Leads experience. As our senior interns know, real world engagements reinforce leadership concepts. This semester, Stephanie Atkins ’11, Jenny Wharton ’11, Chealsea Williams-Simpson ’11, and Mila Yarbrough ’11 draw upon their interests in law, veterinary medicine, and magazine writing as they find themselves observing court cases downtown, assisting with the healing process for animals, and learning about the world of magazine publication— from the inside out. From their blogs and weekly meetings, they share what interests them most about their internship experiences. The passion and energy of these girls, coupled with their independent and mature handling of their internships, continue to characterize the kinds of leaders who complete local, national, or global internships through Hutchison Leads. In our ninth grade leadership seminar series, girls continue to examine and discuss the characteristics and attributes common to many successful leaders. From debates about topics in ethical leadership, to role plays, leadership challenges, and debriefing sessions on conflict management, leadership styles, and the

Senior Stephanie Atkins cleans a dog’s teeth at her internship with Eastgate Animal Clinic.

challenges and obstacles to leadership, these girls are both learning and experiencing leadership concepts. Additionally, the seventh and eighth grade girls enjoyed their first experiences with the Girl Meets World curriculum during their recent Bee Well days. Shaped by a commitment to empower our middle school girls, Hutchison Leads introduces strategies and skills that help them navigate their adolescent years with authenticity, voice, confidence, and courage. To read more about Hutchison Leads in The Memphis News, go to http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article. aspx?id=55915 or snap this tag with your smartphone. Get the free mobile app at http://gettag.mobi

A Community Built Upon Honor In her opening remarks as Honor Council president, senior Amy Pickens reminded the entire Hutchison community of the ideals of the Honor Code.

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Above: Middle school girls also signed the Honor Code pledge. Their signatures, like these from the Class of ’18, hang by grade level in the middle school hallway. Right: Amy Pickens ’11, this year’s Honor Council president, looks on as Koai Martin ’14, Johanna Weiman ’14, and Ashley Sylvestre ’14 prepare to sign the Honor Code pledge.

The Honor Code is meant to build an atmosphere of trust between students and among students and teachers. The Council is here to help you learn from your mistakes in order to better our community. Hutchison is special for many reasons, and one of its greatest attributes is the Honor Code. The Honor Code allows us to keep our lockers unlocked and leave books in the classroom; we must remember that this trust is a privilege that students at many other schools do not have. The Honor Code is not just important to us now as students, but it leaves a lasting impression on us, encouraging us to live with honor and integrity throughout our lives. Believe in yourself, and remember your honor and integrity. 5

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Celebrating Memphis’ Agricultural Past, Present, & Future

Early Childhood girls explored cotton and the Mississippi River as part of their study of Memphis heritage.

Early Childhood Explores the World of Cotton by Kirsten Aguirre, Junior Kindergarten Teacher

Acclaimed author and historian Perre Magness speaks about the history of cotton, part of this year’s lecture series that celebrates the rich history of Memphis, its agricultural history, and the importance of the Mississippi River.

This year,

the Hutchison community celebrates our regional heritage through explorations in geography, farming in the Delta, and the cotton industry.

Using a Reggio Emilia inspired process of inquiry and discovery, early childhood girls focused on a very special piece of Memphis heritage by exploring the world of cotton. After sketching cotton plants donated by the Agricenter, the girls planted their own cotton seeds and recorded the growth of their plants each day. As part of this study, the girls discovered the differences between the cotton gathered from the fields and the cleaned cotton from the gin, learned about cotton textiles, and even dyed their own cotton using natural dyes made Cotton industry expert Mr. Billy Dunavant shares his knowledge with from berries, spinach, carrots, and beets from our early childhood girls. Hutchison farm. At the end of the unit, each girl participated in a hands-on presentation that addressed the planting of a cotton seed, the stages of a cotton plant, the picking of the cotton by combines, and the ginning process from the moment the cotton is transported to the cotton gin to the moment it is packaged. The cotton study will continue in the spring as guest speakers come in to discuss the cotton industry.

The Messissippi Project:

Ol’ Man River Keeps Rollin’ Along by Nancy Smith, Middle School Global Studies Teacher

The Messissippi River Project, a cross-divisional study coordinated by visiting teaching artist and landscape architect Ann Wike, was a hands-on experience where girls explored the fluid flow mechanics and formation of rivers and discovered the ways in which human activities influence the transformation of a river. Over six visits to the Hutchison farm, the girls cooperatively explored the effect of erosion on soil and sand, designed a waterway that included changes of grade and different types of bends and curves, and then dug the channel from origin to terminating gulf. Along the way, they discovered hidden talents in each other and in themselves and the power of a group working toward a 6

common goal.

Above: Kayla White ’14 (left) looks on as the final section of the Messissippi River is cut and water flows from Lake Itasca down to the Gulf of Mexico. Left: Visiting artist-in-residence Anne Wike works with a lower school science class to design a model waterway.

Model UN: Hutch Delegates Take the Floor

by John Reynolds, Middle School Global Studies Teacher Left: Evey Eason ’16 (from left), Janie White ’16, and Lauren Livesay ’16 speak before the General Assembly. Below: Emily Faber ’15 (from left), Kelsey Kerkhof ’15, and Tayloe Lowrance ’15 represent Swaziland at the Model UN.

One of eight schools participating in the 12th Annual YMCA Model United Nations Conference held at City Council Chambers on December 3, Hutchison was well represented by a strong contingent of middle school girls. The entire seventh grade class and nearly half of the eighth grade class participated in this year’s conference. Delegates from over 70 countries spent the morning presenting and debating their proposed resolutions. Of the 14 resolutions selected to be heard before the General Assembly meeting in the afternoon, seven were from the following Hutchison delegates:

Lele Popwell ’16 and Elizabeth Underwood ’16 (Bhutan); Caroline Hastings ’16 and Sophie Levy ’16 (Colombia); Allison Labry ’15, Abby Meloni ’15, and Reba Moody ’15 (Haiti); Emily Faber ’15, Kelsey Kerkhof ’15, and Tayloe Lowrance ’15 (Swaziland); Jennie Davis ’16 and Carolyn Simpson ’16 (Togo); Evey Eason ’16, Lauren Livesay ’16, and Janie White ’16 (Turkey); and Danielle Sparkman ’16, Alizah Sukhiany ’16, and Madison Wunderlich ’16 (Zambia).

All seven of the Hutchison resolutions received passage by the General Assembly. At the end of the conference, Jennie Davis and Carolyn Simpson won the Outstanding Proposal Award based on their creativity, the significant impact of their proposal, and the quality of their research and presentation. Evey Eason, Sophie Levy, and Reba Moody received Outstanding Delegate Awards based on their overall performance, their strength of character, and the quality of their debates and proposals.

Congratulations, girls, for a job well done!

Fun in Memphis An Exploration in History and Science The fourth grade class recently took a tour of Memphis to coincide with their social studies, literacy, and science units on Tennessee history, the yellow fever epidemic, and microorganisms. Fourth grader Emma Nair offers a detailed account of the trip in her own words. Have you ever been to three places in one day? Our fourth grade class went to the Shelby County Courthouse, Elmwood Cemetery, and A. Schwabs on October 8, 2010. By bus, we traveled from place to place and learned a great deal about Memphis and its history. We had a blast! At the Shelby County Courthouse, we learned about the judicial system and met Judge Fields and her dog, Pascal. The courthouse is mainly made out of Tennessee marble, and the state seal appears in many places in the building. There is even a very valuable and old statue of Andrew Jackson. The Shelby County Courthouse is very important to Memphis. Elmwood Cemetery is a beautiful place. Many people who died of yellow fever are buried at Elmwood. Graveyard Girl, a book we read in class, is a story about these people and how they died. Elmwood even has a headstone that is 63 feet tall. If you go to Elmwood, try the tour! A. Schwabs was established in 1910. The store has three floors full of fun. Everyone in the class enjoyed looking and buying things to take home as souvenirs. Everything was super cheap. If you go to A. Schwabs, you can buy almost anything. The next time you visit these places in Memphis, think about our adventures. We had a great time exploring Memphis and loved our entertaining and informative field trip.

Fourth grade girls enjoy visiting the Shelby County Courthouse and Elmwood Cemetery.

Queens of the Spelling Bee

Humanities Chair Travels to China Barry Gilmore, Chair of the Humanities Team, represented Hutchison in December on the Confucius Institute 2010 Winter Bridge Program for American Schools, traveling to China for eight days.

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Anna Field ’18 (right) won the Hutchison Middle School Spelling Bee and went on to compete in the Shelby County Spelling Bee hosted by The Commercial Appeal. Breanna Hardaway ’15 (left) was the runner-up.

Chandler Reece ’11 was selected as a recipiEmily Woodbury ’08 skyped with seventh and eighth grade girls from her post in Ghana, Africa where

she has earned an internship. The girls were able to see and hear about life in Africa and what Emily does on a daily basis. The event incorporated several aspects of study, including global studies, technology, and community service.

ent of the 2011–2012 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship. This award, funded through The Comcast Foundation, recognizes high school seniors from Comcast communities for their commitment to community service, academic achievement, and demonstrated leadership.

Mayor Honors Seniors Mayor Mark Luttrell visited the Hutchison campus and spoke to upper and middle school girls about education and service before honoring four seniors. Dr. Annette Smith joined Mayor Luttrell and honorees Jae Hechinger ’11 (from left), Lauren Lasseter ’11, Katherine Klepper ’11, and Claire Pendergrass ’11 for a tour of the campus. 8

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Campus Action News 5 Weatherman Ron Childers spoke to the first grade as part of their study on weather and science. He talked about radar, science, and storms, including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. At the end of the visit, he read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett.

Reverend Samuel “Billy” Kyles

spoke to middle and upper school girls during Black History Month. Pastor of Monumental Baptist Church and a pioneer in the civil rights movement, Reverend Kyles was with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel the night of Dr. King’s assassination. In addition to putting a living face on the history our girls study in the classroom, Reverend Kyles inspired each girl to hold fast to her dreams as she goes forth to make a difference in her community and the world.

The 2011 Cum Laude Society new inductees join their fellow members after the induction ceremony on February 11. Pictured above are (front row, from left) Mary Elizabeth Kakales ’12, Caroline Orr ’12, Mary Mitchum ’11, Sophie Davidoff ’11, Honorary Member Dr. Annette Smith, (back row, from left) Jae Hechinger ’11, Kelly Guinn McArtor ’12, Chandler Reece ’11, Cum Laude Society President Claire Pendergrass ’11, Sarah Sherman ’11, and Amy Pickens ’11.

Academic All-Stars Seniors Isabelle Todd (left) and Claire McMullen were named Cellular South Academic All-Stars by The Commercial Appeal. Isabelle won for English and Literature on February 27 and Claire won in the General Scholarship category on February 6. The Commercial Appeal, in conjunction with Cellular South, recognizes the top high school students in the Memphis-metro area for excellence in academics, leadership, and community service.

Community Service Lauded Somer Greene ’12 was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award after being named a Distinguished Finalist in the 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Somer, Community Service Vice President, was one of only six recipients in Tennessee. 9

fine arts the taming of the shrew

Petruchio (Evey Eason ’16) and Katharina Minola (Emily Faber ’15) provided some comic relief as the production turned the allmale tradition of the 1500s to an all-female production set in the 1980s.

orchestra Three Hutchison Orchestra students were named to the All-West Tennessee Junior and Senior High Orchestras. Junior Shelby Butts (right) was named the sixth Chair Viola in the All-West Tennessee Senior High Orchestra. Sisters Monica Fleck ’18 (far left) and Katherine Fleck ’15 (center) were named to the All-West Tennessee Junior High Orchestra in the violin and viola. Congratulations to these wonderful musicians.

just bee Morgan Jeffries ’15 (from left), Catey Nelson ’18, Breanna Hardaway ’15, and Jasmine Woods ’15 helped spread the vocal cheer of Just Bee during the holidays.

Hutchison Middle School teamed with Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School to present William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Dance Club Dancers provided 1980s-era entertainment during the scene changes.

The Center for Excellence

music As part of our Hutchison Leads program, Maestro Mei-Ann

Chen, Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, spoke to middle and upper school girls about the importance of setting personal goals and the determination and drive needed to achieve them. She challenged the girls to recognize, nurture, and value their artistic talents in every form.

Black History Month As part of Black History Month, the Center for Excellence welcomed Opera Memphis’s Black Roots of Song: Ella Fitzgerald touring show. Talented singing actress Kelsie Adkisson took the Lower School on a journey through Ella

theatre Virginia Williams ’96 returned to campus before Thanks-

giving to lead a master acting class for the Center. Virginia is currently starring as Lauren Reed in Fairly Legal airing on the USA Network.

Fitzgerald’s life.

Polar Bears and Penguins

Professional Soprano Leads Class

Lower school dance teacher Louisa Koeppel led a

Soprano Jennifer Compton led an opera master class through the Mary Miles

class of snowflakes during the Center for Excellence

Loveless Arts Academy, allowing members of Just Bee and Vocal Point to see

Polar Bears and Penguins program, where preschool

and hear from a professional opera singer. Ms. Compton has performed as

girls learned about arctic adventures.

Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and on the stage in New York. 11

Serving with a Purpose Girls in all divisions have made a significant difference in the lives of others across the MidSouth and around the globe. Whether they are feeding the hungry, nurturing the minds and spirits of the old and young through community outreach, or providing much-needed school supplies to impoverished children in Mexico, Hutchison girls bring about positive change through their service to others.

Christ Feeds

Through Christ Feeds, middle and upper school girls and faculty helped package over 200,000 meals for the hungry in Zambia.

Sharing our talents

Elizabeth Cates ’12 shares her lacrosse expertise on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a community event sponsored by Girls, Inc.

Promise Ann Stimson ’11 and Iman Smith ’13 share smiles and new books with friends from Promise Academy.

Lifting spirits Evy Aclin ’23 brings the holiday spirit to guests at the Early Childhood retirement home party.

Loving our neighbor

Lower School girls skype with Hannah Freeman ’20, who delivered their school supplies to the Ninos Heros School in Ometepec, Mexico.

Girls, Inc. Lockie Dearman ’13 and Katie Fleckenstein ’13 mentor students from Girls, Inc.

Honoring MLK

Food Bank

Upper school and early childhood girls team up to create placemats for the MIFA Food Bank.

Spending time Charlotte Nichols ’13 (right) volunteers at Lester Community Center.

Photography by Bonner Williams

Hannah Jones ’13 (left) and Taylor Johnson ’13 (right) catalog books at KIPPDiamond Academy on MLK Day.

Giving hope Mary Elizabeth Kakales ’12 (left) and Bonner Williams ’12 (right) create memories at an event benefiting Hope House.

Spreading cheer Lower school girls delight residents of the Rose Terrace Retirement Home with their writing.

Winter Sports Highlights by Steve O’Dell

Hutchison’s winter varsity and junior varsity sports teams enjoyed success in the pool, on the court, and on the lanes. Led by five seniors, Sophie Davidoff, Laura Gordon, Claire Pendergrass, Wallace Ann Sorrells, and Jenny Wharton, the Swimming Sting sent four girls to the state meet in Knoxville. Other swimmers included junior Hannah Mims, sophomores Emma Bartz, Elise Freeburg, Emily Hardin, Ceil Meloni, Madison Witte, and freshmen Anna Harwood and Koai Martin. The pins fell fast and furious with the Sting bowling team, including seniors Elaine Hale, Grace Ivy, and Sarah Sherman, juniors Shelby Black, Carolyn Dellinger, Katherine Hammons, Catherine Hayes, Mary Caroline Hepner, Pricey Morrison, AB Stone, Abbye West, Sally Wynn, and sophomores Virginia Hayes and Sarah Schaefer. Seniors Katie Adams and Amy Pickens provided leadership for a talented group of seniors and juniors taking them to the state playoffs in basketball. Adams and Pickens were both selected to the All-Region team, and Pickens made the AllTournament team. The Sting varsity basketball team included seniors Stephanie Atkins, Grace Ivy, Garland Kruse, Anna Lane, Mary Mitchum, Grace Norcross, Symone Wren, and juniors Margaret Cates, Lizzie Folk, Llewellyn Hall, Elizabeth Jones, and Lawrence Jones. The junior varsity included freshmen Anna Amagliani, Lauren Atkins, Codie Harper, Carolyn Kelley, Molly McCullough, Sandy Smith, and Shelton Wittenberg.

bowling Elaine Hale ’11 provided valuable

leadership and a good stroke to the Hutchison bowling team.

basketball Senior Grace Norcross (right) looks on as senior Katie Adams (left)

shoots free throws during the state playoffs.

swimming

Laura Gordon ’11 qualified for the state swim meet in the 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle and 200 medley and freestyle relays with Elise Freeburg ’13, Hannah Mims ’12, and Ceil Meloni ’13. Laura swam her best times of 1:04.15 in the 100 backstroke and 2:10.23 in the 200 freestyle at the state meet. 13

soccer Senior Captain Amy Pickens (front row, from left) and Alex Lenschau ’12, Athletic Director Catherine Chubb (middle row from left), Meg Bolton ’13, Hope Anthony ’13, Emily Mayzell ’13 (back row from left), Kelley Guinn McArtor ’12, and Maggie Maples ’13 accepted the NSCAA Team Academic Award on behalf of the entire squad.

all-metro Chandler Reece ’11 (from

left), Meagan Thornton ’12, Bess Nelson ’13, and Lauren Atkins ’14 were named to The Commercial Appeal’s All-Metro teams.

Hutchison teams and athletes claimed several honors for their excellence in the classroom and on the fields, courts, and courses. The Hutchison 2009–2010 varsity soccer team was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School Team Academic Award winner for the third consecutive year. The team had the fifth highest GPA in the nation out of 242 girls schools and missed placing first by .04 points. Since Hutchison began this process, the team has risen from 11th, to 9th, and now to fifth. The team included Meg Bolton ’13, Kelley Guinn McArtor ’12, Alex Lenschau ’12, Llewellyn Hall ’12, Sophie Davidoff ’11, Mary Mitchum ’11, Amy Pickens ’11, Hope Anthony ’13, Chandler Reece ’11, Maggie Maples ’13, Emily Mayzell ’13, Kate Carruthers ’10, Meredith Moreland ’10, Meredith Heppel ’10, Caitlin Camuti ’10, Caroline Webb ’10, Katrina Barnett ’11, and Caroline Carr ’13. Soccer, basketball, and lacrosse player Amy Pickens ’11 was selected as the Hutchison School winner for the 2010 Wendy’s Heisman for outstanding achievements in scholarship, athletics, and citizenship. Senior Chandler Reece (soccer), junior Meagan Thornton (volleyball), sophomore Bess Nelson (volleyball), and freshman Lauren Atkins (cross country) were named to The Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps All-Metro teams.

heisman award Amy Pickens ’11 received her Heisman Award certificate from Athletic Director Catherine Chubb. 14

basketball Katie Hussey ’16 (left) and Reba Moody ’15 were named to the Shelby 7/8 League Girls Basketball All-Tournament Team.

basketball The 2011 Parochial Athletic Association Fifth Grade Girls Champions are Anna Field (front row, from left), Macy McCullough, Curry Wilson, and Ally Adcock;

Elizabeth Farnsworth (back row, from left) Gracie Hussey, Alana Farris, Lizzie Ball, Samantha Tancredi, and Coach Bob Mims.

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Middle School Hutchison’s Middle School athletics had an exceptional winter season

swimming Caroline Wade ’15

with a championship in basketball and several event wins in swimming. Five teams competed in basketball from fifth through eighth grades. The Hutchison Fifth Grade Black basketball team went undefeated claiming the 2011 Parochial Athletic Association Fifth Grade Girls Championship. Katie Hussey ’16 and Reba Moody ’15 led the seventh and eighth grade Black teams to great seasons and were named to the Shelby 7/8 League All-Tournament Team. In swimming, the middle school swim team finished fourth at the league championship meet, and Caroline Wade ’15 claimed several individual event wins throughout the season.

won several individual events during the season.

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The Hutchison middle

school swim team had a great year, claiming fourth at the league meet. 15

Below: First-grader Sallie Dunn Wooten (left) and her mother Leigh are all smiles as they construct a bridge.

Lower: The Hutchison

Girl Scouts Cadette Troop 10421 walked

in the 2010 Downtown Holiday Parade on Dec. 4th. Pictured are (from left) Raleigh Clark ’17, Kate Grace Cunningham ’17, Scottie Speigelman ’17, Courtney Schaeffer ’17, Shelton O’Neal ’17, Angela Stewart ’17, and Daisye Rainer ’17.

Sophomores are all smiles after putting the finishing touches on the periodic cake at the end of a school-wide focus on chemistry. Below: Members of the fifth grade basketball team, led by coach Bob Mims, celebrate a championship win and an undefeated season.

faces places Below: Lower school counselor Andrea Lacher joins parents in their weekly book club discussion.

Above: Pre-kindergarten girls (from left) Ava Saenz, Sophie Battaile, and Mary McCoy Flowers explore physics with senior Jenny Lee.

Above: Upper school girls enjoy a Zumba workout as they Go Red to promote women’s heart health. Below: Prime for Life instructor Mary Zimmerman (second from right) greets Skip Gronauer, Susan Huffman, and Lucy Wepfer before a recent parent session held on campus.

Above: Damon and Lucie Bell ’22 proudly display their bridge.

Above: Bradley Casey ’25 and her grandfather Vernon Grose share a good book with Mrs. Prewitt’s class.

Above: Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell visits Mrs.

Noffsinger’s second grade class.

Above: Fifth graders Abigail White (right) and Keely Martin (left) learn about Belgium as they explore this year’s Memphis in May crate.

A Great Big American Thank You!

would like to thank Susan Thompson, HPA Ways and Means Chair, as well as her team, for their outstand-

ing work on this year’s Great American fundraiser. We are happy to announce that we had more participation than ever before with over 70% in orders for two divisions. The Ways and Means Committee, along with the division heads, planned many fun incentives for the girls to earn a donut day, a jeans day, a Coca-Cola® party, and an upper school yoga pants day (a big hit!). Without the support of our parents, the HPA would not be able to plan the many exciting events for the girls each year. We are thankful that parents understand that supporting this fundraiser, as well as the annual fund, helps to make Hutchison a wonderful experience for our girls. We hope you are enjoying your purchases and look forward to next year!

Hutchison Leads director Caroline Blatti (center) and Staten Smith ’11 (left) join Channel 5’s Kontji Anthony to discuss Staten’s internship at the National Center for Physical Acoustics.

Stephanie Nichols HPA President 2010 –2011

Left: Third graders are electrified by their recent visit to the

middle school science lab.

Above: Members of the Parents Association prepare for the faculty appreciation luncheon. Pictured are (from left) Ellen Austin,

Margaret Carr, Renee Grinder, Jessica McArtor, and Cindy Hearn.

Below: Upper school English teacher Glenda Pera (second from left) and seniors (from left) Garland Kruse, Grace Norcross, Amanda Hewgley, Catherine Norton, Elaine Hale, and Amy Pickens at Tennessee Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello Below: Sarah Bartusch and Margaret Pierotti enjoy the senior

kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast.

Above: Weatherman Ron Childers is all smiles as he thanks Maggie Leavell ’12 (left) for taking his place in a celebrity tennis match. Neely Leavell ’12 (center) will intern this summer with Childers at Action News 5. Below: Hutchison girls (from left) Laura Johnston ’22, Grace Hardin ’14, Riley Williamson ’17, and Haley Hale ’17 greet 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu (center) after a recent appearance at the University of Memphis.

Above: Author John Bemelmans Marciano reads his latest Madeline book with early

childhood and lower school girls. Mr. Marciano

is the grandson of the original creator of the Madeline series. Left: Parents (from left) Janice Lacek, Keauna Douglas, Ann Lee, and Sally Powell discover that there really is an app for everything in the junior kindergarten classrooms.

Above: Mirta Cinman traveled from Buenos Aires, Argentina to share Grandparents Grandfriends Day with granddaughter Miccaella Lejwa ’20.

Left: Shubhi Singh ’23 shares her senior kindergarten classroom with her grandmother Sarla Singh.

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