The Highlands Latin Journal Summer 2019

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A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF HIGHLANDS LATIN SCHOOL

Summer 2019

Mr. Wheatley delivers his Closing School Ceremony speech at Crescent Hill Baptist Church on May 24, 2019.

An excerpt from Mr. Wheatley’s Closing School Ceremony speech: I was speaking with a parent before one of the recitations earlier this week, and we decided that there must be some undiscovered law of physics which states that as you get older time moves faster. I was watching a show on TV with my children the other day, and an old man said, “The days are long but the years are fast.”

Nothing could be more true. Over the past fifteen years I can recall some very long days. I can recall many great times and a few very challenging times. But mainly when I reflect I simply can’t believe how quickly it has all passed by.

A long time ago we had this Graduation Day tradition where kindergarten students would walk alongside the graduating seniors to this very stage. We found it symbolic to have students who were just starting their educational journey at HLS walk with those who were just ending theirs.

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A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Cheryl Lowe, Founder Shawn Wheatley, Head of School K e l l y B o o k e r, P r i n c i p a l Jason Borah, Grammar School Asst. Principal Chelsea Murray, College Matthew Dickie, Upper School Asst. Principal Mary Melchior, Office Manager Mary Dick, Administrative Asst.

Krista Lange, Lead Teacher of So. Indiana Counselor

I love how at Highlands Latin School we start and end each school year with a ceremony, but the start of a school year always makes me a nervous wreck. I am nervous about the ceremony; I am nervous about the first day of school; I am nervous wondering if the students are lined up and prepared. Yet every year, Mr. Borah, Mrs. Booker, Dr. Dickie, and all the teachers have them ready to go. Mrs. Lowe would always ask me, “Now when do I give my speech again?” (She was more nervous than I was!)

I would point to the part in the program when she would speak, and I would hand her my program. This year or last I recall chuckling when Leigh Lowe asked me, “Now when do I give my speech?” I showed her and handed her the program, just as I always did for Mrs. Lowe. Being nervous about something important is good. The formal start and end to a school year is something one should be nervous about.

Just like the Opening School Ceremony, I absolutely love our Christmas Cantata. The story of Christ’s birth, the reading of Scripture verses, the joyful choral singing, the wonderful solos—our intent to share our love for Christ with the community and our great excitement about the Christmas season is something very special to HLS. I had nothing to do with the original planning, but I would listen as Mrs. Lowe and Dr. Bailey put the program together. It was both ambitious and simple.

When the school was smaller, we had the entire K-12 participate on this very stage. Of course, as the school has grown over the years, we have had to separate out the Cantatas: primary school, grammar school, and upper school. It is different, but it is still the same. We come together to celebrate Christ and to give Him thanks and praise. We do this as community. That has never changed.

I could give a seemingly neverending list of things that are unique and special about Highlands Latin School. Our challenge is not to be afraid of the occasional—and sometimes much needed—cosmetic changes that will result as we grow and mature over time. But we cannot, nor we will ever, alter the solid HLS foundation on which this school was meticulously built.

Therefore, it is important that we tell the stories of who we are, what we believe, and what we hold true. We cannot jeopardize this foundation. We must protect it.

Parents, by choosing for your children to attend Highlands Latin School you are committing to a curriculum, a culture, and a school that will demand a lot from you and your student. It only works if you continue to give as much to HLS as you can in terms of support, participation, and encouragement. Many schools say they want parental support. They measure this by attendance at parent-teacher conferences, enrollment in the school’s PTA, the involvement of parents in sports and extra-curriculars, etc.

We want this too, but what we really want is your commitment to and support of the mission and vision of Highlands Latin School. If I had to choose, I would rather have your heart and soul with HLS over anything else.

If you do these things well, if you truly give to the foundation of HLS, then even if you find many things to be different about HLS in the future, it will still feel like home. It will feel like home because when you were here, you made it your home.

Thank you parents, teachers, and students for another wonderful year. I pray you have a nice break and vacation. We have a lot of work to do this summer preparing for your return, and I am already looking forward to the next Opening School Ceremony.

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A LU M N I SPOTLIGHT

How do you think HLS prepared you for college?

Classical education set me up so well for college because it taught me how to read critically, think logically, and write purposefully. Also, for an English literature degree, already possessing a knowledge of classical literature, history, and language is so valuable because of the heavy classical influence on literature.

What has been your best experience in college thus far?

I have really enjoyed studying literature and classics in depth with some amazing, intelligent professors. However, I think my best experience has been the lifelong friendships I have made at GC. My favorite memories are day-long hikes in Red River Gorge and late nights watching scary movies with my friends. I have also been so, so encouraged in my faith by the students at my college. The college years are a challenging time to understand and solidify your own faith, so having a group of women around me to encourage me and dig deeper with me has been crucial.

What is your advice for other students interested in studying abroad? Do you have any general advice for current HLS students?

For students thinking about study abroad: Do it! It is challenging, but so rewarding. I have grown so much in my academics as well as personally. I would recommend studying abroad through a semester or year-long program instead of a short-term program because the real benefits of study abroad come from immersion in the culture—something which ultimately takes time. But even short-term programs are amazing because, ultimately, college is one of the best times to experience different cultures.

To all HLS students: First, appreciate your studies and work hard. HLS is difficult, but that hard work pays off—and that goes for every subject, because you never really know what you’ll end up studying! I never thought I would study Latin after high school, but I’m a classics minor now, and part of my dissertation requires that I translate and analyze Ovid! Second, enjoy high school and get involved with as much as you can. Be kind, be goofy, be bold.

Laura Callihan HLS Class of 2016

Laura Callihan (‘16) came to HLS as a 6th grade student in 2009. Her family moved to Germany for her 7th and 8th grade years—using Memoria Press curriculum for homeschooling—and returned to HLS for high school. Laura is currently a junior at Georgetown College, majoring in English literature and minoring in both classics and religion. She has spent the entirety of her junior year studying classics and English at the University of Oxford in England. “The opportunities [at Georgetown] are amazing. I would highly encourage HLS graduates to consider GC’s Oxford Scholars Program.” www.TheLatinSchool.org

What do you value about your classical education?

I most value the manner in which my classical education taught me to read and think.

Critical analysis, logical reasoning, and rhetoric are essential for any career path, though particularly helpful for a humanities student. The fundamentals of the classical curriculum are such a great foundation for further learning because of the classical influences on Western civilization.

What are your fondest memories of HLS? Funny stories, classmates, teachers, etc.

My fondest memories of HLS always have to do with my classmates because we truly became a family for one another. Though we were dysfunctional, like any family is, we still had so much fun and supported each other through the difficulties and challenges of attending an academically rigorous high school. One of my favorite times with everyone was when Anna Matz decided to write and direct a short film “documentary” about HLS during our sophomore year. It’s actually pretty hilarious, and it was so much fun to be a part of.

I’ll also always remember playing for our co-ed soccer team, which began in 2012. The first time we won a game I was a junior and it was a home game. It was pouring rain, and the field was really muddy. Naturally, after we won, we all tackled each other and got super muddy—it was so much fun!

What’s next for you?

Next year I’ll finish up my degree at Georgetown. I am interested in a career in academic publishing as well as law. I will most likely attend law school, where I hope to focus on either intellectual property law or contract law.



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Why Read Literature?

by David M. Wright

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midst the gushing river of popular culture, the turbulent climate of politics, media bias, and misinformation, the tornadic winds of modern educational theories, and the volcanic eruption of screens and technology, a pertinent set of questions exists: Why read literature? Of what value is literature?

It is helpful to think about the role of literature in the context of cultural problems—for literature has always persisted in the midst of and in response to a fallen, often chaotic world. Assuredly, Wordsworth’s lament applies to all ages, a prescient vision of the past, present, and future: The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

David M. Wright is the director and author of the upper school literature curriculum at Memoria Press.

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Truly, we have given our hearts away, disconnecting ourselves from God, nature, and others—but literature has the capability of providing a restorative cure. So then, what kind of literature holds such power? The answer is the Great Book. Samuel Johnson said in his “Preface to Shakespeare” that “the only test of literary greatness is length of duration and continuance of esteem.” Moreover, a book may be considered great if it meets three criteria. The first is universality. A great book speaks to people across many ages—affecting, inspiring, and changing readers far removed from the time and place in which it was written. Second, it has a Central One Idea and themes that address matters of enduring importance. And third, it features noble language. A great book is written in beautiful language that enriches the mind and elevates the soul.

Now that we have established what kind of literature to read, let's consider why we should read literature.

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Reading great literature exercises the imagination.

We enjoy stories; it is a pleasure to meet characters and to live in their world, to experience their joys and sorrows. In a practical sense, an active imagination helps us perceive truth, make value judgments, and deal with the complexities of life in creative ways. It even aids in our ability to use logic and to reason well.

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Reading literature transports us out of our current context and into other ages and places. Interacting with characters across space and time diminishes our ignorance. Mark Twain once remarked, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, narrowmindedness, and bigotry. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one's lifetime.” Because most of us cannot pilot a steamboat along the Mississippi River, or travel to many parts of the world as Twain was able to do, literat ure serves as a worthy guide and vessel for our exploration.

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Reading literature enables us to see the world through the eyes of others. It trains the mind to be flexible, to comprehend other points of view—to set aside one's personal perspectives to see life through the eyes of someone who is of another age, class, or race.

Reading literature nurtures and develops the power of sympathetic insight.

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Reading literature fosters contemplation and reflection, and improves our facility with language and vocabulary.

Interacting with these texts requires deliberate, conscious thinking in order to understand and retain longer units of thought. The average number of words per sentence in the sixteenth century was 65-70 words, but, not surprisingly, that number has steadily declined through the modern era to about 15 words today. Likewise, the average number of letters per word has declined, revealing a decrease in the use of longer, higher-level words. The continual exposure to elaborate, elevated syntax and diction develops not only our thinking abilities, but our speaking and writing skills too.

We begin to conceive of sentences in the manner of the great writers, imitating their techniques in style and vocabulary. In his poem Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot prophesied that we would be “distracted from distraction by distraction.”

Alas, we are unable to retain and reflect upon an idea for any meaningful length of time.

Reading great literature is an active push against this tendency.

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Finally, reading literature helps us to know ourselves— in short, to understand man.

For the subject of literature is man. In its pages, we learn about our creative and moral faculties, our conscience, and most importantly, our soul. We see man at the height of his glory and the depth of his folly—with every heartrending thought, action, emotion, and belief in between. In other words, literature holds a mirror up to human nature, revealing its inner depths and complexities, its array of virtues and vices; and moreover, it holds a mirror up to a cultural age, illuminating its shape and ethos.

Long ago, inscribed on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the maxim, “Know thyself.” Reading literature remains the surest means to do just that—to live the life Socrates declared the only one worth living: the examined life. After all, literature may simply be the creative expression of metaphysics and being: In some mysterious way, each life is every life, and all lives are one life—there is something of ourselves in each and every character we meet in the hallowed pages of a Great Book.

our conscience, and most importantly, our soul.

Great works of literature have played a fundamental role in shaping society. For example, The Epic of Gilgamesh initiated the archetypal narrative of the hero embarking on an epic quest, which became a popular and influential blueprint for literature the world over. Some other landmark texts include Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Divine Comedy, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and Cervantes’ Don Quixote, which is credited as the first novel in the Western world, creating a genre that has since become the dominant form of literature in the modern era. A little later, Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther was deeply influential (though not necessarily in positive ways); Wordsworth and Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads initiated the Romantic era in English literature, and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin helped push a divided nation into civil war over slavery.

In the early twentieth century, Upton Sinclair’s novel The

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Jungle exposed the horrors of America’s meatpacking industry and caused many reforms in the mass production of food. Books have the power to shape culture and history.



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Staff Spotlight:

Mary Melchior

by Chelsea Murray

“I don’t know, but I’m sure Mrs. Melchior does.”

If you spend enough time in Cooke Hall, you’re likely to hear that phrase uttered at least once by parents, faculty, or students.

Mrs. Mary Melchior is a wealth of information and the steady heartbeat of the Highlands Latin School community.

Mrs. Melchior grew up in Carmel, Indiana, and attended Purdue University. It was there, in the Microbiology 221 lecture hall, that she met Jim, her spouse of thirty-six years. After completing her nursing degree Mrs. Melchior worked in hospital emergency rooms for several years. When the couple started their family, they relocated to Louisville.

The Melchiors have been involved with HLS for over a decade now. Mrs. Melchior’s daughter taught 3rd grade at HLS for four years, and her youngest son began at HLS in the 7th grade (2007) and met his now-wife here when they were thirteen years old. Mrs. Melchior herself has been office manager for eleven years, originally at Crescent Hill and now at Spring Meadows.

“Family was the most important thing to Mrs. Lowe. I think she and Mr. Lowe wanted a school that reflected that belief.” This emphasis on family care and values is evident in the way Mrs. Melchior moves through each work day.

As office manager, Mrs. Melchior’s days a r e c o n s u m e d w i t h a w i d e va r i e t y o f responsibilities: “I arrive around 6:45 a.m. I answer the phone and check email throughout the day, fielding a multitude of questions from current and prospective families. I manage student and faculty records, order supplies for everyone, and I am responsible for much of HLS’ communication to families (weekly emails, summer letters, etc.).”

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of warmth and generosity that is felt throughout each part of the HLS community. Every scraped knee, headache, or sore throat that finds its way into her office is met with genuine concern and a willingness to help. Incessant questions from new faculty members and phone calls from parents are answered with patience and kindness.

Along with her many responsibilities, Mrs. Melchior’s job as office manager brings many joys, such as getting to know all sorts of children. “They are so funny and interesting in their own ways. They are all trying hard to navigate their way through life, and they need our help sometimes! And of course, Mrs. Schmitt’s hot brown casserole.”

Outside of work, Mrs. Melchior enjoys “reading, cooking, dinners with family and friends, and helping with grandkids.” Much like her love for HLS, her love for her family is evident from the moment you meet her. If she had extra hours in the day, she would spend them reading: “I do love reading Madeline out loud to [my granddaughter] Joan. I loved reading Hailstones and Halibut Bones to my kids when they were little.”

Mrs. Melchior’s steadfast presence and care remain an essential and treasured part of the HLS community, particularly through all of the growth and change. “Since I started HLS has more than doubled in size. There are so many more opportunities for students—academically, athletically, and socially. Still, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe’s original vision for the school is still very much alive.” She views Philippians 4:8 as the summation of the value and benefits Mrs. Lowe’s vision provides: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

Mary Melchior is married to husband, Jim, and they have four children (Erin, Maureen, Tom, and Sam) and three grandchildren (Joan, 2; Paul, 1; Juliana, 3 months). She and Jim attend St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

Why are traditions important?

by Leigh Lowe

Highlands Latin School is distinguished by its classical, Christian, and traditional identity.

The word traditional is usually understood in terms of pedagogy—how our curriculum is implemented in classrooms. But traditional is a rich word with broader meaning—it’s the word that links us to the past with gratitude and the future with responsibility.

Traditions are how we achieve this connection. The word tradition comes from the Latin roots trans (“across”) and dare (“to give”). Traditions are the vessels by which a culture is “given across” time.

Highlands Latin School is fortunate to have many meaningful traditions. These traditions define us. They reveal, in visible ways, what we value. For example, our formal, faith-centered Opening School Ceremony demonstrates that we appreciate the gravity of the task ahead and that we embark each year “in partnership with parents and guided by the Gospel.” The alumni-sung “Hallelujah Chorus” at the Christmas Cantata acknowledges HLS as an Alma Mater who perpetually welcomes her children home. The Horatius at the Bridge challenge proves that our modern students are capable of tackling the intellectual challenges that formed great men and women of generations past.

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It’s true that maintaining traditions requires effort and sacrifice. This very effort is affirming—it boldly exalts the ideas and behaviors we hold most dear.

Traditions make us polish the silver at Christmas and wear a tie at Easter. They ask us to do things in repetition for the benefit of others. They focus and refine us. In this era of speed, progress, and change, tradition reminds us to slow down and to remember who we are, where we came from, and who we aspire to be.

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Ryan Apperson

Grace Burnett

What will you miss about HLS? “The people/community/ environment. Take any amount of time at all in the ‘real world’ and you realize just how wonderfully bizarre a place HLS is.”

Favorite quote?

“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison

Ryan will attend High Point University to pursue a degree in history or philosophy.

Danielle Fuller

Lara Rose Giltner

“ What do you value about HLS? “I take pride in HLS’ classical, Christian education, which combines the genius of Earth’s greatest minds with the values of the universe’s single Greatest Mind.”

You know you go to HLS when…

“You start analyzing the physics, motives, compellingness of the plot, and basically everything in a movie instead of just watching it.”

Danielle will attend Baylor University to pursue classics, with a concentration in political science & rhetoric discourse.

Lara Rose will attend the University of Kentucky to pursue a degree in mathematics.

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What will you miss about HLS? “The amazing books we’ve read over the years.”

Haylee will attend the University of Louisville to pursue a degree in industrial engineering with a minor in music (piano performance).

Michael Lassell

Caleb Mast

Rachel McGraw

What will you miss about HLS? “I will miss the students’ and teachers’ camaraderie.

And especially James, Davis, and Bobby.”

Favorite HLS memory?

“Winning the 2018 regional championship in basketball.”

Favorite part of HLS? “Getting to know the teachers and faculty in and out of the classroom through school events, house projects, and extracurricular activities.”

Michael will attend the University of Louisville to pursue engineering.

Caleb will attend the University of Louisville.

Rachel will attend the University of Louisville to pursue a pre-med or pre-law degree.

Peter Schwab

Faith Thibaudeau

Noah Walker

Best advice for the Class of 2020?

“You’re almost there, but take advantage of the time!”

What will you miss about HLS? “The community of students —all our inside jokes.”

Favorite verse?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.

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Peter will attend the University of Louisville.

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Grace will attend DePaul University to pursue a degree in animation.

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Faith will attend the University of Kentucky to pursue a degree in history and English.

Noah will attend Lipscomb University to pursue a degree in biology (pre-med).

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Davis will attend the University of Kentucky to pursue computer programming and mathematics.

Willow Noltemeyer

Kate Burnett

Bobby Fowler

What will you miss about HLS? “The teachers. High school would have been so much worse if I hated my teachers, but they’re pretty great.”

What will you miss about HLS?

Kate will attend DePaul University to pursue a degree in computer science.

Hattie Hume

What will you miss about HLS? “The family I was able to form and create. In my six years at HLS, I didn’t just make friends but formed a family that I know will always be there for me and that I can always come back to visit.”

What will you miss about HLS? “The house system, since it allows people to serve, lead, and interact with people they normally wouldn’t interact with. It’s such a unique thing to HLS.”

Jackson will attend the University of Louisville to pursue a degree in biochemistry.

Jacqueline Renn

Hattie will attend Union University to pursue a degree in chemistry.

James Reilly What do you value about HLS? “I will miss the small, close community in which both students and teachers bond.”

Jacqueline will attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to pursue a degree in civil engineering.

William Yates

Carl Yoder

What do you value about HLS? “HLS is a place that both nurtures personal growth and prepares students to deal with the level of work in college.”

What will you miss about HLS? “The amazing people I met here.”

William will attend the University of Kentucky to pursue a degree in civil engineering.

Bobby will be taking a year off to focus on his baseball skills. He hopes to join a collegiate team in Fall 2020.

Jackson Hoffman

What do you value about HLS? “HLS has prepared me academically and taught me invaluable study skills in order to prepare me for the next phase of my life in college.”

Willow will attend Wheaton College.

“It seems like the answer all of the alumni give, but really it is the extraordinary thing about Highlands: the amazing teaching staff and the tight relationships they cultivate with the students.”

James will attend the University of Louisville to pursue a degree in computer science.

Carl will attend the University of Louisville to pursue computer and electrical engineering.

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2019 Awards Ceremony Penmanship Awards

National Latin Exam Awards

(Crescent Hill / Spring Meadows)

Four Gold Medals (Maureen O’Donnell Award): Chapman Adkins, Ryan

1st: Charlotte Brown, Kaleb Hutcheson / Katy Amunrud, Hudson Kan

Apperson, Danielle Fuller, Haylee Hatcher, Hattie Hume, Hans Keisling, Rachel

2nd: Norah Peercy, Gabriel Trocan / Lena Stucker, Nathan Worley

McGraw, Owen Meyer, Madison Miller, Tanay Neotia, Jenna Nicodemus, Willow

3rd: Sheridan Staab, Owen Kolarick / Celia Harvey, Ryan Olges

Noltemeyer, Sasha Novosel, Sydney Petrie, James Reilly, Joseph Stachnick,

4th: Logan Boydm, Jackson South / Tori Searcy, Alex Migliavacca

Levi Shinabery, Chloe Walrad

5th: Molly McGill, Oliver Kolarick / Stella Railey, Andrew Greene

Five Gold Medals: Meg Booker, Brianna Gilcreast, Emmy Hamilton,

6th: Shiloh Hack-Smero, Parker Boyd / Harper Huhn, Nolin Underhill

Whitney Leonard, Judah Murdoch, Luke Robson, David Schwab, Peter Schwab,

7th: Kellyn Boyd, Danny Sweeney / James Mardis, Lillie Roberts

Emily Sedgewick, Emily Steinbach

8th: Chloe Plummer, Micah Arnold / Kara Waurio, Jude Walrd

Perfect Papers: Karleigh Dow, Bella Dziekan, George Hall, Jake Hamilton, Lilly Pottlitzer, Annabelle Real

Math Awards

Caesar & Cicero Awards: Meg Booker, Hans Keisling, Carter McGill, Judah

(Crescent Hill / Spring Meadows)

Murdoch, Jenna Nicodemus, August Rothpletz, Emily Steinbach

4th: Emily Burkett, Charlotte Gomez / Duke McCall, Audrey Robinson 5th: Charlotte Crush, Mollie Robson / Jensen Royals, Ryan Schutte

Horatius at the Bridge “Winston Churchill Award”

6th: Lizzie McGraw, Ryan Kimbell / August Monson, Kallie Smith

(awarded to students who memorize and recite 70 stanzas)

7th: Lane Kindig, Ellie Luken / Nadia Enright, Truman Neuner

Crescent Hill: Eliza Agan, Katherine Baum, Asher Bitner, Benjamin Bitner,

8th: Trevor Kimbell, Myla Pryor / Marlowe Hanel, Anthony Holder

Parker Boyd, Lillian Broniak, Jonathan Burkett, Kayleigh Burkhead, MollyLouise Denley, Lily Gomez, Shiloh Hack-Smero, Ryan Kimbell, Baxter Lowe, Max Magar, Joshua Merritt, Luke Murphy, Annabelle Real, Max Sewell, Burke

Book Awards 7th (CH/SM): Keely Haner, Clayton Nau / Claire Schutte, Truman Neuner

Thomas, Gabe Turner, Logan Vickery, Caroline White, Hannah White

8th (CH/SM): Elia Trocan, Eli Robson / Marlowe Hanel, Rafe Tenbarge

Spring Meadows: Naomi Christian, Chloe Cruse, Scarlett Derhake, Wilhelm

9th: Kara Moran, Aaron McGraw

Eargle, Noah Fornwalt, Andrew Giltner, Sophie Hales, Jonathan Harrod, Patrick

10th: Meg Booker, Ethan Frizzell

Hobbs, Harper Huhn, Austin Miller, August Monson, Evie Neher, Oliver Noth,

11th: Madison Miller, Alex Harris

Marly Presser, Karis Rhoden, Taylor Searcy, Brady Sipes, Kallie Smith, Tyler

12th: Grace Burnett, Carl Yoder

Solon, Roland Swan, Eli Toadvine, Nolin Underhill, Olivia Vonderheide

Geography Bee Champion

Louisville Rotary Club “Unsung Hero” Jackson Hoffman

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FINAL POINTS

SERVICE AWARDS

2019 Final House Points & Awards

Annika Monson Avery Hanel Kara Lasoi Grace Burnett Josiah Gomez Lane Kindig Stella Montgomery

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Devin Moore Madison Miller Chapman Adkins Sydney Petrie Matthew LePrell Faith Thibaudeau Keely Haner

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Kate Burnett Lilly Pottlitzer Jackson Hoffman Sophie Harris Ruthie Miller Ellie Luken McKay Wheatley

Kara Moran Saylor Sizemore Rachel McGraw Julianna Sizemore Olivia Vickery Julia Bippus Danny Mangione Jane Singleton

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News, Honors, and Awards FACULTY Mercedes DeLong (3rd grade, SM) and husband, Jacob, welcomed baby River Eliza DeLong on May 4.

Teal Wigginton (1st grade, CH) ran an impressive 1:38 in the Kentucky Derby Festival Half-Marathon in April.

Several HLS students and parents completed the Kentucky Derby Festival Half-Marathon in April. Congratulations to each! Parents: Dr. Jeanne Bramer, Kelly Carpenter, Stephanie Falk, Dr. Benjamin Mast, Amber Pfister, Tricia Thibaudeau. Students: Myla Pryor (8th), Marissa Mudd (8th), Avery Hanel (9th), Elizabeth Bramer (10th).

Sarah Jo Davis (5th grade, SM) graduated with her Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on May 17.

Luke Nicholas (8th) and Mason Hartlage (8th) danced in the Louisville Greek Festival on June 8 and 9. They are pictured above in traditional Greek costumes.

STUDENTS In April, Emily Steinbach (10th) competed in the Nathaniel Patch Piano Competition, winning both the 1st Place title and the award for Best Musicality. Emily was the High School Champion in the PNC 2019 Young Artist Competition. She performed on 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville in May. Emily was also accepted to the 2019 Governor’s School for the Arts for piano performance.

The annual HLS Latin Bee was held on May 2-3 at both the Spring Meadows and Crescent Hill campuses. At Spring Meadows, first place winners were: Isabella Bramer, Naomi Christian, Grant C o o n s , Co llin Dickie, Andre Ochoa, Catherine Stachnik, Rylea Toadvine, Ronda Whyatt (First Form); Kate Solon (Second Form); Oliver Noth (Third Form).

At C r e s c e n t H i l l , f i r s t p l a c e w i n n e r s were: Logan Boyd, Emily Burkett, Elisha Burtner, Marlie Pierre, Evelyn Yu (First Form); Jude Turner (Second Form); Gabe Turner (Third Form).

Ethan Frizzell (10th) was accepted to the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Architecture Camp. He will spend a week in June participating in the program.

Emily Sedgwick (11th) was accepted into the 2019 Governor’s School for the Arts program to study dance. Emily will spend three weeks living on campus at the University of Kentucky, developing her art form alongside other students from around the state of Kentucky.

For the second year in a row Game Day USA named Bobby Fowler (12th), pitcher and infielder, a High School Junior AllAmerican from Indiana. In mid-January Bobby traveled to West Palm Beach, Florida, to the spring training complex shared by the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals to participate in the 2019 Junior All-American Games, honoring standout baseball players from across the U.S. and Canada. Bobby won an invitation to play in the Omaha National World Series this June.

Micah Arnold (8th) sang with Dr. Bailey and the Louisville Master Chorale with the Louisville Orchestra as the treble soloist in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms (which is sung in Hebrew) in March.

Juniors Tanay Neotia, Luke Robson, and Levi Shinabery were accepted to the Governor’s Scholars Program, a competitive summer program in which rising seniors spend five weeks at one of three college campuses studying a subject of their choice. Tanay will study Modes of Mathematical Thinking at Morehead University, Luke will study Business at Bellarmine University, and Levi will study Physical Sciences at Centre College.

Surprise HLS field trip: The Burkhead and Lane families ran into each other at the Trevi Fountain in Rome while on separate vacations!

HIGHLANDS LATIN SCHOOL 10901 Shelbyville Rd. Louisville, KY 40243 502.742.4789 www.TheLatinSchool.org

Community Lecture Series

Guest Speaker: Dr. Carol Reynolds Wednesday, July 10

6:00 p.m. Reception, 6:30 p.m. Lecture

Highlands Latin School Gymnasium 10901 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40243

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