Inside MUS | Vol. 25, No. 3 by Memphis University School

ARTS

Laughs Infuse Twelfth Night 24

TENNIS

Ferrer Guimaraes Champion 35

Math State Champs 4

Owls dominate at Mu Alpha Theta State Convention

ACADEMICS Order of the Owl Inducts 49 7

Inside MUS Magazine Volume 25, Number 3, Spring 2023

THE MUS MISSION: Memphis University School is a college-preparatory school dedicated to academic excellence, cultivation of service and leadership, and the development of wellrounded young men of strong moral character, consistent with the school’s Christian tradition.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

The Class of 2023 was accepted into 142 colleges in 33 states, Washington, D.C., China, and Switzerland.

OWLCOLADES

2 National Honor Society Inducts 62

4 Mathematics Owls Take Top Spot in State

6 Springfield Society Inducts 10

9 Student Leaders Elected

10 Latin Owls Take Another State Championship

12 Sixty Owls Earn Spanish Honors

14 Wordsmith Competitors Bring Home Honors

CAMPUS NEWS

15 Students Spring Into Service

18 Seniors Hold Mock Graduation

21 The Golf Club Hosts MUS Open

ARTS 22 Spring Concerts 24 Twelfth Night Takes the Stage 27 National Star Wars Day SPORTS 28 Lacrosse 30 Soccer 32 Baseball 35 Tennis MEMORIAL

Owls Remember Dion Stutts ’24

National Honor Society Inducts 62

The Memphis University School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 62 members from the junior and senior classes in a ceremony March 24.

Dr. David Jackson, chair of the selection committee, welcomed students and families to the ceremony while speaking on wisdom and the National Honor Society principles. Senior members then addressed the four pillars of the society, lighting candles to correspond with each trait: Amar Kanakamedala on scholarship, Parth Mishra on leadership, Carter Campbell on character, and John Lee on service.

Current NHS members tapped the new members, and Assistant Headmaster Barry Ray and Assistant Upper School Principal Mark Counce ’77 offered congratulatory handshakes and certificates. Headmaster Pete Sanders delivered the charge and congratulated the honorees before a reception in the Dining Hall.

CLASS OF 2024

Qasim Akbar

Parks Applegate

Mac Barcroft

Kai Barnes

Parker Blackwell

Pritchard Brooksbank

CLASS OF 2023

Aryaan Ahmed

Nathan Chambers

Drew Clift

Jack Fortas

Nickolas Mathews

Spencer Norris

Heiskell Weatherford

Griffin Brown

Samuel Callan

Lee Couloubaritsis

Tyler Dang

Bryan Ding

Dannie Dong

Henry Duncan

Luke Early

“In attaining this level of recognition, you have demonstrated mastery of the academic life at a school that asks much of its students,” Sanders said. “Perhaps more important, as National Honor Society members, you have laid down a record of service to the greater good, exuded good character, and taken on a leadership role.”

Membership in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors a high school student can attain. In selecting the honorees, a committee considers juniors and seniors who have at least a 3.50 cumulative, weighted GPA. Evaluating student activity forms and leadership/service questionnaires prepared by the candidates as well as faculty recommendations and evaluations, the committee looks for evidence of extraordinary scholarship, character, leadership, and service while at MUS.

Congratulations to the inductees!

Harry Feild

Jack Fowler

Jorge Garcia

Harrison Goetze

Will Gramm

Nathaniel Griffin

Jack Haddad

Will Hess

Kristopher Horne

Martin Kerlan

Jordan Kirshbaum

Andrew Kuhlo

Clayton Kuhlo

Caleb Latkovic

Joel Lim

Henry Lindeman

Tucker Lowery

Gates Luton

Sai Madasu

Zander Mathes

John McAllister

Wyatt McAllister

Catcher Miller

Brandon Nicholson

Ihsan Omer

Bennett Owen

Parth Patel

Eshaan Patnaik

Hays Prather

Cooper Shannon

Owen Sharp

Will Skinner

Andrew Tancredi

Wilson Thakkar

Charlie Treadwell

Worrick Uhlhorn

Marley White

Fenton Wright

Evan Wu

Seth Yarbrough

Alan Zhou

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The National Honor Society inducted 62 new members from the junior and senior classes March 24.

YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT CLUB COLLECTS HONORS

Forty-five Owls participated in the 2023 YMCA Youth in Government Tristar Conference in Nashville March 20-April 2, leaving with a multitude of awards and leadership roles.

Parth Mishra ’23 was elected as governor in 2022, so he led the conference of 700 students from across the state as they proposed and debated legislative solutions to the problems facing Tennessee. In addition to his governorship, Mishra received the Rodgers Servant Leadership Award and was selected to attend the Youth Conference on National Affairs in July, the highest honor at the conference.

Qasim Akbar ’24, Wills Frazer ’25, Aadil Omer ’26, and Carter Wildrick ’26 were named Outstanding Delegates at the conference while the teams of Aaron Barawid ’23, Charlie West ’23, Parker Blackwell ’24, Tyler Dang ’24, Ashwin Subramaniam ’26, and Omer all received Outstanding Bill Awards.

History Instructor Davis Smith and College Counseling Directors Jenny Byers and Zach Hansen advised the Government Club during the conference.

Officers serving this year:

Parth Mishra ’23

Governor of Tennessee

Aryaan Ahmed ’23 Chief Engrossing Clerk

Kyan Ramsay ’23

Speaker Pro Tempore of the Red House

Lee Couloubaritsis ’24 Speaker Pro Tempore of the Blue House

Jack Zaptin ’23 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Officers elected to serve in 2024:

Lee Couloubaritsis ’24 Speaker Pro Tempore of the White House

Paxton Silver ’25 Speaker Pro Tempore of the Blue House

Owls Top Perennial Math Competition

Results:

First place seventh-grade team

First place eighth-grade team

Second place seventh-grade individual – Joseph Zhao

Third place seventh-grade individual – Mustafa Rehan

First place eighth-grade individual (tie) – Carson Alexander and Will Brezina

Second place eighth-grade individual (tie) –Joshua Dong

Third place eighth-grade individual (tie) – Ike Emmert and Abdullah Khawaja

Two teams of Lower School Owls met in the Lower School Computer Lab May 6 for a quick Chick-fil-A and donut breakfast before tackling the online Perennial Math Competition. When the results were in, both teams had placed first in their divisions.

Mustafa Rehan and Joseph Zhao made up the seventh-grade squad while Carson Alexander, Will Brezina, Joshua Dong, Ike Emmert, and Abdullah Khawaja competed on behalf of the eighth grade.

The online competition consisted of 54 teams of 312 competitors from third to eighth grade. The Owls competed in Zone 1, made up of teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Mathematics Department Co-chair Darin Clifft and Mathematics Instructor Heather Davis coached the Lower School students for the competition.

Carson Alexander, Joshua Dong, Mustafa Rehan, Will Brezina, Abdullah Khawaja, Joseph Zhao, and Ike Emmert

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Owls visit the Tennessee State Capitol during the Youth in Government Tristar Conference.

What was needed for the Owls to bring home a state championship from the 2023 Mu Alpha Theta State Convention and Math Competition? Intense preparation, sure. But other factors – Nerf guns, late night pizza in the hotel, two stops at Buc-ee’s Travel Center, and basketball pickup games – cannot be ruled out.

Competing in this event for the first time since 2007, the Owls came away with nine top-3 awards including the Overall Sweepstakes. In the Math Bowl, two Owl teams met in the finals.

“Once our B team defeated White Station’s A team while our A team was simultaneously defeating White Station’s B team in the Math Bowl, we knew we had a good shot at winning the entire competition,” Albert Ding ’26 said.

The results added up to MUS domination of the competition:

First Place Overall Sweepstakes (Overall Champions)

First Place Interschool Competition

First Place Math Bowl - Jeffrey Liu ’23, Gabe Chen ’24, Alan Cheng ’25, and Albert Ding ’26

First Place Chalk Talk Algebra II - Ethan Zhao ’26

First Place Ciphering PreCalculus - Albert Ding ’26

First Place Speed Math Calculus - Jeffrey Liu ’23

Second Place Math Bowl - Bryan Ding ’24, Joephen Chen ’25, Rushil Komeravelli ’25, and Ethan Zhao ’26

Second Place Individual Algebra II - Ethan Zhao ’26

Third Place Individual PreCalculus - Albert Ding ’26

Class of 2025 scholars Luke Akers, Wills Frazer, Kushal Patel, and Joey Paul rounded out the MUS contingent.

The winding road to this state convention started in 2020 with a bad feeling. “It’s true, I felt bad for our mathletes,” Mathematics Department Co-chair Darin Clifft said. “We had five guys who had qualified for the state MathCounts competition, and then COVID hit. So, a couple of years later when the invitation for the Mu Alpha Theta State Convention showed up in my email and did not conflict with Spring Break, I thought it would be a great opportunity for our guys to showcase those pent-up talents.”

OWLS WIN STATE MATH COMPETITION

However, the competition had evolved over the years, leaving the Owls at a disadvantage. They didn’t have a store of knowledge about the revamped contests or any up-to-date materials.

“All we had to study were a couple of tests from 2007, while we knew the other schools could have been accumulating old tests for the past 16 years,” Instructor in Mathematics Nancy Gates said. “In desperation, I gathered a few national tests, and Mr. Clifft found some from Florida, so that is what we used to study.”

Gates and Clifft organized students for the various competitions, and they held practice sessions outside of school hours.

Mathematics Department Co-chair Phillip Stalls and Clifft then drove the team to Hardin Valley High School and coached them through the competition. They faced teams from across the state, including perennial powerhouses White Station, Farragut, and Oak Ridge high schools.

Stalls said the future looks bright for next year’s prospects. “With 11 of the 12 team members returning next year, the MUS mathletes will enter the 2024 competition as the odds-on favorite,” he said. “Needless to say, no one thinks Mr. Clifft will have bad feelings about next year’s competition.”

Liu summarized the competition this way: “It’s great to be an MUS Owl, and it’s great to finish my senior year as a champion.”

Taking a break from their calculations, Owls pose with the Buc-ee’s mascot.

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Competitors, from left, Alan Cheng, Joephen Chen, Jeffrey Liu, Albert Ding, Gabe Chen, Rushil Komeravelli, Ethan Zhao, Joey Paul, Bryan Ding, and Luke Akers (not pictured: Wlills Frazer and Kushal Patel)

Math Modeling Aces SECOND IN NATION

Five Owls worked about 170 hours - six hours a week from October to April - to analyze the problem of recidivism in Iowa prisons and formulate solutions based on predictive mathematical models. Their 38page report resulted in a second-place finish nationally in the 2022-23 Modeling the Future Challenge, sponsored by the Actuarial Foundation.

Lou Zhou led fellow seniors Amar Kanakamedala, Jeffrey Liu, and Henry Yu, and junior Evan Wu in the research project, “Breaking the Cycle: Reducing Recidivism in Iowa State Prisons.” They were among 13 teams (out of 114) to be named finalists. After defending their research during a video call April 26, they learned of their second-place finish. Each will receive a $3,000 college scholarship award.

Zhou, a member of the 2021-22 math modeling team, recruited this year’s participants based on the characteristics most necessary for success - communication and perseverance - as they created mathematical models to analyze prison population data, project future trends, and offer recommendations to reduce recidivism.

“I’ve known most of these guys for over six years, so working together, even with a project of this size, was never going to be a problem. It’s been a blast working with these guys, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.”

In announcing the results, Actuarial Foundation Senior Program Specialist Nichole Semprit said, “A challenge like this requires many levels of analysis and critical thinking that one does not regularly see in the classroom but is an everyday aspect of many careers.” The goal of the

competition, according to the foundation, is for students to learn “how mathematics applies to cutting-edge industries and technologies and to gain exposure to highly soughtafter careers as actuaries and other math or STEM-related professionals.”

Instructor in Mathematics Steve Gadbois described the math modeling quintet as self-motivated and dedicated. He deflects any credit, saying he merely provided a space for them to work and some snacks, but the scholars offer another viewpoint in their acknowledgements.

“The authors of this work would like to thank our coach and mentor, Dr. Steve Gadbois, for his unwavering support throughout this process. His insights and guidance throughout this project have been invaluable.”

Coincidentally, Gadbois recalls as a child hearing, “but ignoring,” his dad talking about studying recidivism in Minnesota for his master’s thesis in the mid-1960s.

Zhou, who will head to Rice University this fall to major in statistics and sports analytics, offered advice to future Owl math modeling teams: “Work on topics you genuinely enjoy, not something that you think would impress a judge. When you’re on page 20 of your 38-page rough draft, it’s a lot easier to keep going on something that you are interested in. If you pick something you don’t like, you won’t produce good work.”

As for the rest of the seniors on the team, all are planning to study computer science in college, Kanakamedala at Rice University, Liu at UCLA, and Yu at Indiana University.

Wu will be at MUS for another year, perhaps keeping the legacy of math modeling excellence going strong.

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Evan Wu, Henry Yu, Lou Zhou, Amar Kanakamedala, and Jeffrey Liu will each recieve a $3,000 scholarship.

SPRINGFIELD SOCIETY INDUCTS 10

Faculty and families celebrated 10 eighthgrade Springfield Society inductees during a banquet May 11. These scholars are in the top 10% of their class and demonstrate character consistent with the high standards of the school’s Honor Code and Community Creed. Each chose a faculty member to speak about him.

Owls Receive Book Awards

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland presented The President’s Volunteer Service Award to seven Owls at the Special Awards and Honor Societies Induction ceremony in Hyde Chapel April 12.

After reading about the selfless volunteerism of the honorees, he likened their work to the actions of the Good Samaritan toward the injured man in the famous parable. “People walked or rode by and thought, ‘If I stop, what will happen to me?’ The Samaritan flipped that and said, ‘If I don’t stop, what will happen to this man?’ And that is what these young men have done.”

Other guests included Mrs. Pat Eby of the Watauga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution who presented the DAR Good Citizenship Award; and Mr. Alex Wellford ’60, the Wellford Leadership Award. In addition, alumni and faculty presented six book awards to outstanding students for their scholarship, leadership, and strength of character.

INDUCTEES

Carson Alexander

Will Brezina

Liam Curran

Adams Feild

Foster Fogelman

Allen Halliday

Abdullah Khawaja

Becket Liles

Benjamin Nichol

Clay Patterson

The President’s Volunteer Service Award

presented by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland

Kai Barnes ’24

Henry Duncan ’24

Will Hess ’24

Joseph Keeler ’23

Wallace Keeler ’26

Jack Knighton ’23

John Lee ’23

Sewanee Book Award presented by Mathematics

Department Co-chair Phillip Stalls

Charlie Treadwell ’24

Dartmouth Book Award

presented by Mr. Jeffrey Lewis ’88

Parker Blackwell ’24

Jefferson Book Award presented by English

Department Chair Elizabeth Crosby

Bennett Owen ’24

Yale Book Award presented by Mr. Rollin Riggs ’78

Alan Zhou ’24

Washington and Lee University Book Award

presented by Mr. Carl Krausnick ’09

Henry Duncan ’24

Rhodes College Book Award presented by History

Instructor Jason Peters ’88

Paxton Silver ’25

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award presented by Mrs. Pat Eby of the Watauga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Carter Campbell ’23

Wellford Leadership Award presented by Mr. Alex Wellford ’60

Brandon Nicholson ’24

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Order of the Owl, Latin Society Inductions

Lower School students and families gathered in Dunavant Lecture Hall of Hull Lower School to celebrate the Order of the Owl and Latin Honor Society inductions May 12. Order of the Owl inductees must achieve at least a 90 weighted average computed from their grades for the first semester and third quarter, excluding physical education. Eighth graders must have achieved at least a 93 weighted average, computed the same way. They must also have demonstrated character consistent with the high standards of the school’s Honor Code and Community Creed. Forty-nine students received Order of the Owl recognition.

Twenty-three eighth graders joined the National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society. To be considered students must hold membership in the MUS Latin Club, must have an A average in Latin class for the first three quarters of the year, must have approval from their Latin teacher, and must attend the local Latin Fall Festivus or Tennessee Junior Classical League State Convention.

Eighth Grade

Hamilton Eggers

Ike Emmert

Arqish Heerani

Jacob Hill

Wyatt Martin

Brantley Moore

Sebastian Oh

John Painter

Henry Sproles

Gray Stakem

Kaanit Valiani

William Warmath

Carson Alexander

Walker Atkinson

Will Brezina

Liam Curran

Hamilton Eggers

Ike Emmert

Adams Feild

Foster Fogelman

Chase Frazer

Allen Halliday

Luke Henry

Abdullah Khawaja

Drew Knighton

Becket Liles

Hudson Mattern

Benjamin Nichol

Eighth

Clay Patterson

Coleman Russell

Henry Sproles

Gray Stakem

Doug Suddarth

Kaanit Valiani

William Warmath

Andrew

Benji Berry

Mac Canale

Isaac Cowens

Yigael Diaz

Saber Dul Dul

Ethan Ferdinand

Chase Frazer

Luke Henry

Drew Knighton

Dhilan Madasu

Coleman Russell

Cannon Sherman

Walker Shirley

Doug Suddarth

Mack Gober

Nat Harris

Peo Hughes

Raahim Kashmiri

Russell Lindeman

Robb McDonald

Mustafa Mirza

Will Perkins

Mustafa Rehan

Benjamin Sims

Ross Sorin

Bruce Stockburger

Kenny Wertheimer

Gus Williams

Joseph Zhao

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Joshua Dong Soren Johnson Jack Shanker Walker Atkinson Hudson Mattern Palmer Albertine Anand William Frazee Grade Order of the Owl – Second Year Eighth Grade Order of the Owl – First Year Seventh Grade Order of the Owl Latin Honor Society

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DEAN'S HONOR ROLLS

Second Semester 2022-23 School Year

Dean's Scholars Students who have earned 90 or above in every regular honors course and 80 or above in every honors accelerated and AP course are designated Dean's Scholars.

Grade 12

Jack Blackwell

Lewis Butler

Nathan Chambers

Braden Chubb

Abdullah Elahi

Nathaniel Greenfield

Charles Hamlett

Frederick Huang

Andrew Jones

Varun Krishnamurthi

Jeffrey Liu

Kevin Ma

Max Mascolino

Nickolas Mathews

Parth Mishra

Spencer Norris

Thomas Preston

Ismael Qureshi

Byars Tayloe

Rhodes Temme

Heiskell Weatherford

Charlie West

Andrew Xu

Henry Yu

Lou Zhou

Grade 11

Zain Al-Shallah

Mac Barcroft

Kai Barnes

Parker Blackwell

Samuel Callan

Gabe Chen

Tyler Dang

Bryan Ding

Henry Duncan

Harrison Goetze

Will Gramm

Jack Haddad

Will Hess

Ross Kaye

Joel Lim

Gates Luton

Zander Mathes

John McAllister

Ihsan Omer

Bennett Owen

Parth Patel

Eshaan Patnaik

Hays Prather

Jackson Ransom

Everett Sego

Neil Seth

Owen Sharp

Jeremiah Tisdell

Charlie Treadwell

Worrick Uhlhorn

Marley White

Evan Wu

Jerry Xiao

Seth Yarbrough

Alan Zhou

Grade 10

Hall Akin

Patrick Burke

Joephen Chen

Alan Cheng

Hyde Crabtree

Tucker Davis

Houston Donato

Hunter Fair

Bennett Frazer

Wills Frazer

Ethan Friday

Wilkes Gowen

Cort Jones

Chrishton King

Rushil Komeravelli

Mac Ladd

Oscar Liu

Michael Liu

Leo Meske

Levi Miller

Kushal Patel

Davis Rudd

Baker Schell

Paxton Silver

Kip Stalls

Whitt Stockburger

Luke Walters

Ethan Zaptin

Grade 9

Landry Cooper

Reese Deupree

Albert Ding

Brady Ehrhart

Will Fortas

Maddox Giel

Joshua Gramm

Miller Griesbeck

Jackson Hood

Advay Iyer

Nicholas Lee

Reid LeMay

Rohan Manne

Miles McCarroll

Tucker Melcher

Wilson Pace

Glover Patton

Henry Phan

Daxton Saunders

Hunter Smith

Porter Spiceland

Aidan Stacey

Will Stinson

Ashwin

Subramaniam

Cannon Thakkar

Henry Thompson

Luke Tjiong

Carter Wildrick

George Willmott

Ethan Zhao

Grade 8

Carson Alexander

Liam Curran

Adams Feild

Chase Frazer

Abdullah Khawaja

Benjamin Nichol

Sebastian Oh

Grade 7

Palmer Albertine

Andrew Anand

Benji Berry

Isaac Cowens

Saber Dul Dul

Ethan Ferdinand

William Frazee

Mack Gober

Nat Harris

Peo Hughes

Raahim Kashmiri

Russell Lindeman

Robb McDonald

Mustafa Mirza

Will Perkins

Mustafa Rehan

Benjamin Sims

Bruce Stockburger

Gus Williams

Joseph Zhao

Dean’s List

Students who have earned a weighted semester GPA of at least 3.25 with no semester grade below 80 are placed on the Dean's List.

Grade 12

Van Abbay

Aryaan Ahmed

James Alexander

Jordan Bond

Wesley Caldwell

Clarence Chapman

Drew Clift

Jacob Cole

Wilson Ezzell

Shawn Felsenthal

Roberto Ferrer

Guimaraes

George Flinn

Jack Fortas

Charlie Gallop

Charlie Gamble

Harrison Hayden

Rowland Hayden

Johnny Heinz

John Lee

Wilson LeMay

Eli Lewis

Ben McBride

Ian McGehee

Eliot Morris

Brown Nickey

Max Painter

Taylor Patteson

Clyde Patton

Sam Phan

Doty Rawson

Andrew Schell

Malcolm Shaw

Liam Shepherd

DeWitt Shy

David Simpson

Hill Smith

Barrett Summers

Morgan Temme

James Van Der Jagt

William Watkins

Demar Wells

Tanner Williams

Edward Wilson

Nolan Yaren

Benjamin Zague

Grade 11

Parks Applegate

Steve Blen

Pritchard

Brooksbank

Knox Brown

Griffin Brown

Ron Byrnes

Casey Cooper

Lee Couloubaritsis

Dannie Dong

Oliver Doughtie

Luke Early

William Eubank

Jack Fowler

Jorge Garcia

Hayes Graham

Nathaniel Griffin

Palmer Harris

Gavin Helton

Jack Jarratt

Martin Kerlan

Jordan Kirshbaum

Will Klepper

Andrew Kuhlo

Clayton Kuhlo

Caleb Latkovic

Henry Lindeman

Tucker Lowery

Sai Madasu

William Mallory

Wyatt McAllister

Logan McCandless

Michael McDonnell

Catcher Miller

Sims Miller

Trevor Moore

Mason Morris

Brandon Nicholson

Grayson Pollan

Hank Sayle

Cooper Shannon

Makhi Shaw

Will Skinner

Andrew Tancredi

Wilson Thakkar

Tol Thomas

Joseph Weller

Henry White

Sam Wilson

Ben Wunderlich

Grade 10

Andrew Bruce

Louis Brundick

Thomas Byrnes

Amrik Chakravarty

Thomas Davis

Ammar Duldul

Tyler Edmundson

Charlie Engelberg

Connor Ford

Abe Friedman

Diego

Guerrero Viloria

Andersen Henry

Brady Hughes

Jeremiah Johnson

Coleman Kimmel

Sudeep

Kundavajjala

Aidan Lightman

Jacob McCabe

Henry Mills

Wils Moore

Sujay Mukatira

Stephen Nash

Andrew Ogbeide

Tony Jon Parks

Joey Paul

Noah Porter

William Renovich

Samuel Schroerlucke

Aidan Smith

Cooper Solberg

Gabe Ungab

Samuel West

Dennis White

Alex Yong

Grade 9

Harry Alexander

Caleb Brapoh

Bill Chiang

Charles Doughtie

Bo Echols

Witt Ezzell

Charlie Harris

Jacob Hindman

Dawson Hopping

Bennett Jones

Muneeb Kazmi

Dallas Keras

Davis Lane

George Luton

Kevin McCullers

Trey McDonald

Patrick McKay

John Norfleet

Preston Norris

William Nunn

Aadil Omer

Carlos Orbegoso

Feild Owen

Max Park

Jacob Ray

Caleb Register

Boyd Rhodes

Whit Sansom

Jack Simpson

Joe Sweeney

Will Tayloe

McEwen Taylor

Ari Thiyagarajaa

Henry Turner

Trey Urcavich

Sohum Valaulikar

Leon Vuong

Devin Wells

Henry West

Joshua Wittber

Alex Wunderlich

Lucas Zhang

Grade 8

Will Brezina

Joshua Dong

Woodson

Dunavant

Hamilton Eggers

Ike Emmert

Foster Fogelman

Allen Halliday

Arqish Heerani

Luke Henry

Jacob Hill

Joel Hobson

Drew Knighton

Becket Liles

Wyatt Martin

Brantley Moore

John Painter

Clay Patterson

Coleman Russell

Jack Shanker

Cannon Sherman

Walker Shirley

Henry Sproles

Gray Stakem

Doug Suddarth

William Warmath

Glenn Williams

Grade 7

Yigael Diaz

Paul Duffee

Beau Green

James Hanlon

Thomas Higginbotham

Earl Houston

Caleb Loudenbeck

Ari Madasu

Jack Mavar

Ellis McKinnon

Andrew Phillips

Price Renovich

Omar Saeed

Charlie Savage

Knox Sims

Leo Smythe

Ross Sorin

Drew Tayloe

Garrett Thompson

Will Walk

Kenny Wertheimer

Cobb Whipple

Kemmons Wilson

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Upper School

STUDENT

LEADERS 2023-24

STUDENT COUNCIL

President ......................................................................................................Will Klepper ’24

Vice President Sam Wilson ’24

Secretary-Treasurer William Eubank ’24

Commissioner of Student Welfare Will Hess ’24

Commissioner of Student Athletics Catcher Miller ’24

Commissioner of Special Activities Ben Wunderlich ’24

Commissioner of Social Events Hays Prather ’24

Student Council Chaplain...........................................................................Tol Thomas ’24

Parliamentarian Barton Johnson ’24

Director of Creativity and Promotions Kai Barnes ’24 and William Hamlett ’24

Grade 12 Representatives Lee Couloubaritsis, Nathaniel Griffin, Gates Luton, Brandon Nicholson, Parks Painter, Tol Thomas, and Van Thompson

Grade 11 Representatives Bryan Billups, Hunter Fair, Mac Ladd, Levi Miller, Andrew Ogbeide, Paxton Silver, and Hall Thompson

Grade 10 Representatives ......

Will Fortas, Sam Galler, Miller Griesbeck, Dallas Keras, Trey McDonald, Ashwin Subramaniam, Carter Wildrick

Grade 9 Representatives Hamilton Eggers, Adams Feild, Foster Flaherty, Dhilan Madasu, John Painter, Matthew Ray, and Doug Suddarth

Lower School

President ............................................................................................. Palmer Albertine ’28

Grade 8 Representatives Reid Boatright, Mack Gober, James Hanlon, Caleb Loudenbeck, Hudson Mashburn, Robb McDonald, Andrew Phillips, Bruce Stockburger, Max Thompson, and Cobb Whipple

Grade 7 Representatives Elected in the fall

HONOR COUNCIL

President ................................................................................................. Bennett Owen ’24

Vice President ........................................................................................... Griffin Brown ’24

Secretary Charlie Treadwell ’24

Grade 12 Representatives Griffin Brown and Charlie Treadwell

Grade 11 Representatives Tucker Davis and Wilkes Gowen

Grade 10 Representatives Brady Ehrhart and Devin Wells

Grade 9 Representatives Walker Atkinson and Liam Curran

Grade 8 Representatives ....................................................Benji Berry and Gus Williams

Grade 7 Representatives Elected in the fall

CIVIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION

President Henry Duncan ’24

Vice President Kai Barnes ’24

Senior Executives Parker Blackwell ’24, Steve Blen ’24, Tyler Dang ’24, and Parth Patel ’24

Junior Executives Wilkes Gowen ’25, Cort Jones ’25, and Joey Paul ’25

OTHER LEADERS

Senior Class President Cooper Shannon ’24

Government Club Presidents ............. Tyler Dang ’24 and Ihsan Omer ’24

The MUSe Editor Tucker Lowery ’24

The Owl Editor Wilkes Gowen ’25 and Ethan Zaptin ’25

The Owl’s Hoot Editor-In-Chief Max Myers ’24

The Owl’s Hoot Assistant Editor-in-Chief Wills Frazer ’25

SENIOR AMBASSADORS

Kai Barnes, Parker Blackwell, Griffin Brown, Samuel Callan, Tyler Dang, Henry Duncan, Jack Fowler, Harrison Goetze, Nathaniel Griffin, Palmer Harris, Will Hess, Joel Lim, Gates Luton, Sai Madasu, Zander Mathes, John McAllister, Wyatt McAllister, Sims Miller, Ihsan Omer, Bennett Owen, Hays Prather, Jackson Ransom, Everett Sego, Cooper Shannon, Will Skinner, Andrew Tancredi, Wilson Thakkar, Tol Thomas, Charlie Treadwell, Sam Wilson, and Seth Yarbrough

JUNIOR AMBASSADORS

Bryan Billups, Patrick Burke, Thomas Byrnes, Hyde Crabtree, Thomas Davis, Tucker Davis, Hunter Fair, Connor Ford, Wills Frazer, Sohan Ganguli, Wilkes Gowen, Coleman Kimmel, Chrishton King, Mac Ladd, Edwin Laughlin, Elston Liles, Michael Liu, Declan Lonergan, Palmer Lowery, Jacob McCabe, Levi Miller, Sujay Mukatira, Stephen Nash, Kushal Patel, Davis Rudd, Samuel Schroerlucke, Paxton Silver, George Steffens, Jacob Wade, and Samuel West

BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS

Sarah Alexander, Mary Drew Beard, Maude Burrow, Kate Connell, Collins Farmer, Mary Porter Field, Ainsley Geno, Eloise Hayden, Harper Hesser, Ann Grier Johnston, Lillian Kent, Sarah Dow McVean, Eva Millerup, Lilly Robbins, and Abby Rothrock

FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS

Elizabeth Adams, Khaki Callan, Adela Calzada, Karrington Davis, Olivia Evans, Abby Hacker, Kyra Jalenak, Isabella Klimo, Maggie Linkous, Maggie Miller, Lila Murphey, Alexis Parent, Piper Wheaton, Gracie Wilkinson, and Molly Wondries

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14th Straight Victoria for Bubones

The Bubones brought home their 14th consecutive first-place trophy from the Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention held March 23-24 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Knoxville.

A total of 36 MUS students, representing Latin I through Latin IV, contributed to this victory. They tallied 1,445 total points while the second-place team in the AAA Division, Webb School of Knoxville, scored 416 total points.

Joshua Gramm ’26 (114 points), Will Gramm ’24 (110 points), Michael Liu ’25 (102 points), Bryan Ding ’24 (99 points), Henry Phan ‘26 (90 points), and Alan Zhou ’24 (82 points) were the top point scorers for the Owls, taking six spots in the top 10 individual score list. One Certamen team placed first in the Novice B Division while another came in second in the Advanced A Division.

“This event allows our students to express their enthusiasm for Latin and to showcase all of their hard work in the classroom over the course of the year,” Classical and Modern Languages Chair Ryan Sellers said. “We’re proud of their excellent performance.”

Thanks to Latin Instructors David Gagliano and Trey Suddarth and Lower School Principal Loyal Murphy ’86 for traveling with the students.

Suddarth noted this is the 24th championship for the Latin program.

“We are blessed with some hard-working, capable students,” Suddarth said. “Because our boys take a required year of Latin in Grade 8, I think the student body has a good idea of how hard these guys work, and they are proud of them. I know our Latin students feel just like an athletic team when we go out and represent the U.”

Latin Honors Distributed at Language Fair

Congratulations to these students for winning awards in the Latin Translation Contest at the 2023 University of Memphis Language Fair.

Latin I

Coleman Russell ’27 - 2nd

Carson Alexander ’27 - 3rd

Latin II

Henry Phan ’26 - 1st

Wilson Pace ’26 - 2nd

Latin III

Rushil Komeravelli ’25 - 1st

Kushal Patel ’25 - 2nd

Ammar Duldul ’25 - 3rd

Latin IV

Evan Wu ’24 - 1st

Alan Zhou ’24 - 2nd

Front, Coleman Russell, Carson Alexander, Evan Wu, and Alan Zhou; back, Wilson Pace, Henry Phan, Rushil Komeravelli, Kushal Patel, and Ammar Duldul Owls who scored among the top 10 at the TJCL Convention, from left, Will Gramm, Alan Zhou, Henry Phan, Bryan Ding, and Joshua Gramm (not pictured: Michael Liu)

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Owls Excel on National Latin Exam

Owls earned 140 awards for achievement on the 2023 National Latin Exam — 84 Summa Cum Laude Gold Medals, 29 Maxima Cum Laude Silver Medals, 22 Magna Cum Laude, and 5 Cum Laude certificates. Special recognition goes to 12 students who earned perfect scores.

Latin I: Eighth graders Liam Curran, Abdullah Khawaja, Clay Patterson

Latin II: Freshmen Joshua Gramm, Trey McDonald, Henry Phan, Henry West, Carter Wildrick

Latin III: Sophomores Wills Frazer, Michael Liu, Oscar Liu, Kushal Patel

Students who score above the national average qualify for medals. Generally, the top 10-13% of students nationwide earn Summa Cum Laude, the next 10 to 13% receive Maxima Cum Laude, and so forth. There are several testing levels, including Advanced Reading Comprehension I (ARC1), Advanced Poetry I (APO1), Advanced Prose (APR1), Intermediate Latin I (IL1), and Beginning Latin I and II (BL1 and BL2).

Thanks to Mr. Dax Torrey ’94 for serving as the official exam administrator and to Mr. Joe Tyler, Mr. Ted Fockler ’10, and Mr. Jeff Posson ’03 for serving as proctors.

Gold Summa Cum Laude

Carson Alexander (BL1)

Walker Atkinson (BL1)

Will Brezina (BL1)

Liam Curran (BL1)

Adams Feild (BL1)

Allen Halliday (BL1)

Arqish Heerani (BL1)

Luke Henry (BL1)

Soren Johnson (BL1)

Abdullah Khawaja (BL1)

Drew Knighton (BL1)

Becket Liles (BL1)

Sebastian Oh (BL1)

Clay Patterson (BL1)

Coleman Russell (BL1)

Doug Suddarth (BL1)

Ehi Ataga (IL1)

Bill Chiang (IL1)

Landry Cooper (IL1)

Albert Ding (IL1)

Charles Doughtie (IL1)

Brady Ehrhart (IL1)

Connor Ford (IL1)

Joshua Gramm (IL1)

Charlie Harris (IL1)

Jacob Hindman (IL1)

Jackson Hood (IL1)

Kendon Leakes (IL1)

Reid LeMay (IL1)

Trey McDonald (IL1)

Tucker Melcher (IL1)

Aadil Omer (IL1)

Wilson Pace (IL1)

Glover Patton (IL1)

Henry Phan (IL1)

Jack Simpson (IL1)

Will Stinson (IL1)

Ari Thiyagarajaa (IL1)

Luke Tjiong (IL1)

Trey Urcavich (IL1)

Sohum Valaulikar (IL1)

Leon Vuong (IL1)

Henry West (IL1)

Carter Wildrick (IL1)

George Willmott (IL1)

Joshua Wittber (IL1)

Davis Younker (IL1)

Lucas Zhang (IL1)

Luke Akers (IRC1)

Andersen Henry (IRC1)

Andrew Bruce (IRC1)

Louis Brundick (IRC1)

Amrik Chakravarty (IRC1)

Joephen Chen (IRC1)

Alan Cheng (IRC1)

Hyde Crabtree (IRC1)

Houston Donato (IRC1)

Wills Frazer (IRC1)

Cort Jones (IRC1)

Coleman Kimmel (IRC1)

Rushil Komeravelli (IRC1)

Michael Liu (IRC1)

Oscar Liu (IRC1)

Declan Lonergan (IRC1)

Levi Miller (IRC1)

Ben Morrow (IRC1)

Kushal Patel (IRC1)

Kip Stalls (IRC1)

Tyler Dang (AP01)

Bryan Ding (AP01)

Dannie Dong (AP01)

Henry Duncan (AP01)

Will Gramm (AP01)

Will Hess (AP01)

Parth Patel (AP01)

Everett Sego (AP01)

James Van Der Jagt (AP01)

Charlie West (AP01)

Evan Wu (AP01)

Jerry Xiao (AP01)

Seth Yarbrough (AP01)

Alan Zhou (AP01)

Thomas Mascolino (ARC1)

Alyaan Salman (ARC1)

Silver Maxima Cum Laude

Hudson Ansley (BL1)

Ike Emmert (BL1)

Gray Gowen (BL1)

Cannon Johns (BL1)

Dhilan Madasu (BL1)

Hudson Mattern (BL1)

Benjamin Nichol (BL1)

Will Patterson (BL1)

Walker Shirley (BL1)

Gray Stakem (BL1)

William Warmath (BL1)

Dawson Hopping (IL1)

Will Knighton (IL1)

Rohan Manne (IL1)

John Norfleet (IL1)

Caleb Register (IL1)

Porter Spiceland (IL1)

Will Tayloe (IL1)

Mark Boatright (IRC1)

Charlie Bragg (IRC1)

Thomas Byrnes (IRC1)

Bennett Frazer (IRC1)

Joey Paul (IRC1)

Davis Rudd (IRC1)

Will Skinner (IRC1)

Carson Smith (IRC1)

Cooper Solberg (IRC1)

Luke Walters (IRC1)

Brandon Nicholson (AP01)

Magna Cum Laude

Cross Alpe (BL1)

Richie Cacioppo (BL1)

Henry Cannon (BL1)

Hamilton Eggers (BL1)

Foster Fogelman (BL1)

Liam McCarver (BL1)

Brantley Moore (BL1)

John Painter (BL1)

Elliott Poore (BL1)

Cannon Sherman (BL1)

Walter Sherman (BL1)

Owen Smith (BL1)

Sam Speed (BL1)

Henry Sproles (BL1)

Jacob Stalls (BL1)

Holden Straub (BL1)

Kreider Tayloe (BL1)

Glenn Williams (BL1)

Hunter Fair (IRC1)

Palmer Hinote (IRC1)

Michael McDonnell (IRC1)

Tucker Lowery (AP01)

Cum Laude

Julian Boswell (BL1)

Joel Hobson (BL1)

Jacob Pyndell (IL1)

Milling Chapman (IRC1)

Alex Yong (IRC1)

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Owls earning perfect scores, front, Clay Patterson, Abdullah Khawaja, Henry Phan, Carter Wildrick; middle, Liam Curran, Henry West, Trey McDonald, Joshua Gramm; back, Michael Liu, Kushal Patel, and Oscar Liu (not pictured: Wills Frazer)

Sixty

Owls Earn Spanish Honors

Sixty Owls Earn Spanish Honors

Sixty Spanish students garnered national recognition for their performance on the 2023 National Spanish Examinations. Owls earned a total of 10 Gold, 14 Silver, and 13 Bronze Medals, along with 23 honorable mentions. Patrick Burke ’25 achieved a perfect score on the Spanish II examination.

Gold Medal winners score in the 95th through 99th percentile while Silver winners fall in the 85th through 94th percentile. Bronze Medalists score in the 75th through 84th percentile.

SPANISH I

Gold

Bo Echols ’26

Carlos Orbegoso ’26

Max Park ’26

Henry Thompson ’26

Silver

Zain Al-Shallah ’24

Advay Iyer ’26

Davis Lane ’26

Preston Norris ’26

Daxton Saunders ‘26

Bronze

George Calzada ’26

Reese Deupree ’26

Witt Ezzell ’26

Hugh Flanders ’26

Bennett Jones ’26

Kevin McCullers ’26

Sujay Mukatira ’25

Boyd Rhodes ’26

Ashwin Subramaniam ’26

Honorable Mention

Mark Billions ’26

Finn Church ’26

Maceo Fox ’26

Reid McKnett ’26

SPANISH II

Gold

Patrick Burke ’25

Kellett Giles ’26

Paxton Silver ’25

Silver

Abe Friedman ’25

Mac Ladd ’25

Marcus McCullers ’25

Hunter Smith ’26

Jacob Wade ’25

Ethan Zhao ’26

Bronze

Chrishton King ’25

Leo Meske ’25

Honorable Mention

Colt Childress ’25

Tyler Edmundson ’25

Charlie Engelberg ’25

Sohan Ganguli ’25

Charlie Hottinger ’26

Mahad Khwaja ’25

Trevor Moore ’24

Samuel Schroerlucke ’25

Aidan Smith ’25

Bradley Snider ’25

SPANISH III

Gold

Cristian Arocho ’23

Silver

Kai Barnes ’24

Jackson Ransom ’24

Pritchard Brooksbank ’24

Bronze

Jeremiah Tisdell ’24

Honorable Mention

Steve Blen ’24

Ronald Byrnes ’24

Donovan Claggett ’24

Jack Fowler ’24

Jordan Kirshbaum ’24

Antonio Leite ’24

Sai Madasu ’24

SPANISH IV

Gold

Samuel Callan ’24

Andrew Schell ’23

Bronze

Ismael Qureshi ’23

Honorable Mention

Mason Morris ’24

Thomas Preston ’23

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Junior Marley White earned a Bronze Medal in French III on the National French Exam this spring, and the following 20 Owls earned honorable mention honors.

FRENCH I

Caleb Brapoh ’26

Jeremy Burks ’26

Will Fortas ’26

Dallas Keras ’26

Gray Nevels ’26

Jacob Ray ’26

Noah Spears ’26

FRENCH II

Hyde Crabtree ’25

FRENCH III

Wilson Bridgforth ’24

Harry Feild ’24

Kristopher Horne ’24

Andrew Kuhlo ’24

Keith Owen ’24

Fenton Wright ’24

Diego Guerrero Viloria ’25

Jeremiah Johnson ’25

Aidan Lightman ’25

Nicholas Tam ’23

Samuel West ’25

Dennis White ’25

McCarroll Wins German Award

Freshman Miles McCarroll received a Silver Award for his performance on the 2023 National German Exam. The American Association of Teachers of German hosts the annual exam.

McCarroll was one of eight students in the state to receive a Silver Award on this year’s exam. He also went on to place in the AATG 2023 Honor Roll.

McCarroll takes Honors III German as part of an Independent Study conducted by his father, History Instructor Patrick McCarroll ’92. The course includes a language lab five days per week and course instruction three days per week.

TWELVE EARN SEAL OF BILITERACY

Twelve Owls earned the Seal of Biliteracy, a program recognizing students who have achieved proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation.

Classical and Modern Languages Chair Ryan Sellers presented the medals and certificates to the following members of the Class of 2023: Aryaan Ahmed, Charlie Gamble, Charles Hamlett, Andrew Jones, Varun Krishnamurthi, Max Mascolino, Ismael Qureshi, Alyaan Salman, Andrew Schell, Henry Yu, Benjamin Zague, and Lou Zhou.

It is possible to qualify for this award before senior year, but it is only presented to graduating seniors.

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Owls Place in WordSmith Olympics

Seventh Grade

Second-place school trophy

Gus Williams, individual overall Gold Medal, second place in the 120-word dash, first place in the 400-word Main Event.

Eleven students participated in the 2023 WordSmith Olympics February 26 at the University of Memphis, led by Instructor in English Eric Dalle ’93. Among the awards, seventh grader Gus Williams won a Gold Medal, and junior Jerry Xiao a Silver Medal. The Owls also earned school second-place trophies for seventh and 11th grade.

The competition includes Grades 7-12 competing in a 40word dash, 80-word dash, and 120-word dash. Each winner in these categories is then invited to the main event, a 400-word dash on a 60-minute timer.

The 40-word dash requires students to describe an object without naming it. In the 80-word dash participants create a narrative of events depicted in pictures. For the 120-word dash contestants write a letter to the editor taking a stance on an issue refenced in a collection of recent news headlines.

Over 200 students from the area participated.

Eighth Grade

Walker Atkinson, first place in the 120-word dash

Ninth Grade

Brady Ehrhart, second place in the 40-word dash

Miles McCarroll, honorable mention in the 80-word dash

Tenth Grade

Kushal Patel, honorable mention in the 80-word dash and third place in the 400-word Main Event

Eleventh Grade

Second-place school trophy

Jerry Xiao, individual overall Silver Medal, first place in the 80-word dash, third place in the 120-word dash, third place in the 400-word Main Event

Will Hess, second place in the 120-word dash

Wu Named Biology olympiad SemifiNaliSt

Junior Evan Wu was among 400 semifinalists from around the world who competed in the Biology Olympiad on March 16. Wu and juniors Bryan Ding and Eshaan Patnaik and freshman Ari Thiyagarajaa took the online open exam.

Instructor in Science Laura Landry said the boys were competing against 3,300 students in 16 countries and 42 states.

2022-23 Eagle Scouts

We are pleased to recognize Owls who achieve the Eagle Scout rank, and we appreciate families informing us of this accomplishment. Email communications@musowls.org.

Wesley Caldwell '23 Aidan Lightman ’25 Charlie Treadwell ’24 Barrett Summers ’23 James Van Der Jagt '23

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Students Spring into Service

The Civic Service Organization finished the school year with a total of 6,500 volunteer hours. The Upper School contributed 6,000 while the Lower School chipped in the remaining 500 hours. Owls are not required to lend their time to helping the less fortunate – it’s a choice they make.

The CSO held nine drive-thru food distributions in conjunction with the MidSouth Food Bank during the 2022-23 school year. An average of 320 families received food at each event.

Spring Events

April 1 MUS Food Distribution

April 6 Balmoral Easter Egg Hunt

April 8 Kroc Center Easter Egg Hunt

April 15 Special Olympics

April 23 Purdue Center Cookout

May 6 Binghampton Christian Academy Cookout and Sports Festival

May 15 MUS Food Distribution

May 21 Purdue Center Cookout

Ethan Zaptin '25, left, dresses up as the Easter Bunny and throws up the "U" alongside Wilkes Gowen '25, right, while passing out Easter eggs at Ridgeway Balmoral Elementary School. Below, Owls work the food table during the Special Olympics outside Stokes Stadium.

Owls Win Hunters Challenge

On behalf of Tennessee Wildlife Federation, Hunters for the Hungry Program Director Matt Simcox presented the MUS chapter of the program the regional championship trophy.

Hunters for the Hungry has provided game meat to the needy for the past 25 years. The meat goes through certified wild game processors across the state and then is made available in local food banks and soup kitchens at no cost.

Owls collected 16 deer for 2,699 servings of meat over 1,000 hours –making them the top school in the region. Statewide, hunters collected a record of 148,011 pounds of meat and provided 592,044 servings.

Juniors Wilson Thakkar and Charlie Treadwell accepted the award in chapel. Treadwell thanked the crowd and assured them the trophy will be back next year.

Wilson Thakkar, Charlie Treadwell, and Matt Simcox pose with the Hunters for the Hungry trophy.

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Luau Luau Luau LOWER SCHOOL HOLDS

Lower School students poured into Ross Lynn Arena wearing Hawaiian shirts and leis for the 2023 Lower School Luau. Girls from Hutchison and St. Mary’s joined in the fun.

Ping-pong and Spike Ball matches took up one portion of the gym while Pop-A-Shot and foosball contests filled another section. Chess games and putting competitions also broke out during the Luau.

Raffle tickets were distributed to all attendees at the door for a chance at a variety of gift cards.

Seventh-graders Andrew Phillips, Palmer Albertine, Mack Gober, William Hill, Thomas Higginbotham, Cobb Whipple, and Drew Tayloe Will Brezina '27 dominates the ping-pong competition Nat Harris '28 engages in a spirited game of chess.

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Jack Tavalin '27 holds down the foosball table during the Lower School Luau.

STREET PARTY A GASTRONOMIC SUCCESS

The Owls took to the concourse of Stokes Stadium for the annual Street Party festivities April 6. Prospective members of the Student Council treated the student body to lunch before the electorate cast their ballots.

Parents joined in to help with the grilling or, in one case, the crawfish boil. Some students opted to bring food from local restaurants, includingThe Bar-B-Q Shop and Swanky’s Taco Shop. Owls were all smiles with the assorted food and desserts at their fingertips.

Junior Jackson Ransom, left, and his mother, Jennifer Ransom, serve wings to the hungry Owls. Seniors Stryker Aitken and Jordan Bond take in the Street Party festivities. Junior Sam Wilson, right, and his mother, Michelle, team up for the event.

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Juniors Will Gramm, left, and Jerry Xiao enjoy the food from Street Party.

Seniors Hold Mock Graduation

Members of the Class of 2023 – all in extreme out-of-dress code attire – walked across the Hyde Chapel stage where faculty members “cut ties” with them during Mock Graduation.

English Instructor Michelle Crews, English Instructor Tim Greer, French Instructor Rebecca Keel, History Instructor Jonathan Large, Science Instructor Lee Loden, Religion Instructor Clay Smythe ’85, and Math Department Co-chair Phillip Stalls were selected to cut the ties this year.

Class of 2023 President Rhodes Temme hosted an exciting ceremony that included the first annual Askew Awards. The awards highlighted humorous aspects of student life, and the senior class encouraged each winner to give a speech while accepting his award.

Math Department Co-chair Phillip Stalls cuts the tie of senior Andrew Xu during Mock Graduation. Mr. Tim Greer, Mrs. Michelle Crews, Mr. Jonathan Large, Mr. Lee Loden, Mr. Clay Smythe, Mr. Phillip Stalls, and Mrs. Rebecca Keel prepare to cut ties with seniors.

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1 A group of Hutchison Bees poses alongside Owls in front of the ruins in Paestum 2 Houston Donato '25, Kushal Patel '25, Joshua Gramm '26, Will Gramm '24, George Willmott '26, Wilson Pace '26, and Latin Instructor David Gagliano at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome 3 Charlie Harris '26, Reid LeMay '26, John Norfleet '26, Will Tayloe '26, Will Stinson '26, and Charles Doughtie '26 visit the Roman Colosseum.

Crowd Cheers Trigon Final

Students and faculty flocked to Thomas Amphitheater to watch as three Lower School contenders took to the arena for the trigon finals May 4.

The ancient Roman game involves three competitors standing in a triangle, tossing a ball to one another, and catching it with their non-dominant hand. Points are deducted for poor throws and missed catches. Lower School Athletic Director Matt Bakke served as referee to determine who was awarded points on close calls.

A faculty warmup featuring Coach Kyle Finney, English Instructor Anna Hedgepeth, and Science Instructor Garrett Smithson helped remind the crowd of the rules.

Then eighth graders Adams Feild, Elliott Poore, and Doug Suddarth - finalists from earlier elimination matches — held a spirited and close competition while Chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages Ryan Sellers called the game.

Lower School Principal Loyal Murphy ’86 presented Poore with his trophy — a gladiator bobblehead he displayed proudly to fellow Owls.

“Ancient Rome is never far away from 21st-century America, and the popularity of a game like trigon certainly proves this,” Sellers said. “It’s a fun game that anyone can play, and it’s become a wonderful Lower School spring tradition.”

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Elliott Poore shows off his trophy for winning the trigon championship. The competitors take an oath given by Classical and Modern Languages Chair Ryan Sellers. Adams Feild prepares to catch the ball with the entire crowd watching. Elliott Poore underhand tosses the trigon ball.

Lower School Tackles Social and Emotional Skills

Lower School Counselor Marisa Leard introduced Social Emotional Learning classes for seventh and eighth grade students two times a month during the 2022-23 school year. The program aims to help Owls learn social and emotional skills as well as healthy coping strategies for dealing with challenges, such as anxiety and poor self-esteem. The boys learn that struggling isn’t a sign of weakness.

“Boys need these skills,” Leard said. “They don’t have an opportunity to talk about their feelings, or they don’t feel comfortable talking about their feelings because society has ingrained this mindset that men are supposed to be tough and strong. Tough and strong for society is not sharing your feelings, not crying, and not being open and vulnerable. I think it’s the complete opposite.”

Win at Social, aimed at teaching Owls how to effectively use social media, is part of the SEL curriculum. Through the program, Leard teaches how to utilize social media platforms in a positive way, so students avoid common pitfalls.

“Win at Social does not tell students to avoid social media altogether – don’t use TikTok, don’t use Snapchat. It teaches how to use it in a safe and healthy way. How can we avoid technology being our only coping strategy and being the only thing we view as important?”

Leard wasn’t sure how the students would react to the lessons, but she realized the messages were getting through when Owls started coming to talk about social media, growth mindset, and mental health more and more as the lessons progressed. Teachers even reported the students lifting one another up and utilizing the lessons in class.

“I think it’s really interesting to see the growth or have teachers say they see the growth,” Leard said. “It’s usually in how the boys interact with one another.” For instance, she heard about boys speaking of growth mindset when they received a test back and someone was down on himself about a poor grade. “There’s a lot of growth just in the way they’re thinking.”

SEL classes will continue next year, and Leard plans to add additional lessons to the curriculum.

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From top: Benjamin Sims '28 Marisa Leard walks an Owl through a Social Emotional Learning lesson. Ethan Ferdinand '28 Bruce Stockburger '28 Ross Sorin '28

The Golf Club, led by seniors Wesley Street and Sutton Thomas, hosted the first MUS Open on Sunday, April 16, at The Links at Galloway. The Owls striped drives and sunk putts in the tournament, which Street and Thomas are hoping will become an annual event. Camaraderie was at an all-time high despite the competitive atmosphere.

Sophomores Sujay Mukatira and Stephen Nash took home the prize purse and were awarded blue jackets during chapel. Nash accepted the award and credited Mukatira with pushing the pair over the top in the open. The Golf Club aims to build relationships while teaching the game to new players and challenging experienced golfers. The MUS Open at Galloway was an exclamation point on a successful year.

The Golf Club Hosts MUS Open Faculty Prevails Over Students in Annual Game

With time ticking down in the annual studentfaculty basketball game, and the student team hanging around, Lacrosse Head Coach Joe Cummings stepped to the line and sunk two free throws to push the faculty to a 33-28 win.

The crowd of students, faculty, and staff made their presence known as each team vied for bragging rights. Made 3-pointers and layups were met with loud cheers while foul calls from Coach Glenn Rogers elicited boos from the crowd and the student bench.

The win means the faculty are on a two-game winning streak. The students aim to break the streak in next year’s game.

Stephen Nash and Sujay Mukatira accept their blue jackets. Left, members of the Golf Club shake hands after a successful round at the MUS Open.

1 David Simpson '23 goes for a layup over Student Life Coordinator Stephond Allmond '10. 2 Dylan Robinson '23 shows off some skills from behind the student bench.

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3 Director of Admissions Buck Towner '07 shoots a 3 from the corner.

Presented by the Memphis University School Music Department

Spring Concerts Spring Concerts

The artistry of Owl musicians filled Hyde Chapel in two spring concerts. Studio Band, Beginning/Jazz Band, and Beg To Differ, directed by Mr. Matt Tutor ’91, performed April 20. Beg To Differ was joined by Hutchison’s Vocal Point, under the direction of Mrs. Hannah Crowley, for a finale. On April 25 the MUS Orchestra and Wind Ensembles, directed by Mr. Chris Piecuch, took to the Hyde Chapel stage.

Beginning/Jazz Band

Wesley Caldwell ’23 - Bass

Muneeb Kazmi ’26 - Guitar

Trey Urcavich ’26 - Guitar

Jack Tavalin ’27 - Guitar

Studio Band

Rhodes Temme ’23 - Guitar

Lewis Glankler ’23 - Guitar

Ben Morrow ’25 - Organ, Keys, Harmonica

Morgan Temme ’23 - Bass

Davis Edmonds ’25 - Drums

Beg To Differ ®

Cristian Arocho ’23

Jacob Cole ’23

Turner Davis ’25

Hayes Graham ’24

Kristopher Johnson ’23

Henry Lindeman ’24

Russell Lindeman ’28

Jackson Ransom ’24

Luke Tjiong ’26

Joseph Weller ’24

Demar Wells ’23

Tanner Williams ’23

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Orchestra

Violin

Will Brezina ’27

Gabe Chen ’24

Bill Chiang ’26

Frederick Huang ’23

Rushil Komeravelli ’25

Varun Krishnamurthi ’23

Sudeep Kundavajjala ’25

Michael Liu ’25

Henry Phan ’26

Viola

Arqish Heerani ’27

Evan Wu ’24

Cello

Nathan Chambers ’23

Soren Johnson ’27

Liam McCarver ’26

Upper School Wind Ensemble

Flute

Jacob Ray ’26

Alan Zhou ’24

Oboe

Joel Lim ’24

Sohum Valaulikar ’26

Clarinet

Luke Akers ’25

Caleb Brapoh ’26

Bennett Jones ’26

Jeffrey Liu ’23

Parth Patel ’24

Eshaan Patnaik ’24

Joey Paul ’25

Henry Yu ’23

Lucas Zhang ’26

Bass Clarinet

Sai Madasu ’24

Bassoon

Carson Smith ’25

Alto Saxophone

Joshua Gramm ’26

Wilson Pace ’26

Alex Yong ’25

Trumpet

AdeOlu Adebiyi ’26

Mark Boatright ’25

Jerald Gaines ’25

Derrion Harris-Larkin ’26

Wallace Keeler ’26

French Horn

Trey McDonald ’26

Trombone

Andrew Bruce ’25

Alan Cheng ’25

Advay Iyer ’26

Henry Lindeman ’24

Baritone

Diego Guerrero Viloria ’25

Tuba

Brady Ehrhart ’26

Oliver Leavitt ’26

Percussion

Dannie Dong ’24

Fletcher Taylor ’26

Ari Thiyagarajaa ’26

Sohum Verma ’26

Lower School Wind Ensemble

Alto Saxophone

Folu Adebiyi ’28

Nat Harris ’28

Tenor Saxophone

Braylon Jones ’27

Trumpet

Webb Canale ’27

Vaughan Dow ’28

Coleman Russell ’27

Trombone

Samuel Chambers ’27

Bass

Henry Sproles ’27

Piano

Trey Trammell ’27

Percussion

Rex Levy ’27

1 Members of the orchestra stand with Mr. Chris Piecuch after their Spring Concert perfomance. 2 Morgan Temme 3 Beg To Differ performs with Hutchison's Vocal Point. 4 Trey Urcavich 5 Wesley Caldwell

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6 Lewis Glankler 7 Henry Lindeman

MUS Theater

Directed by: Mr. Jeff Posson ’03

Assistant Director: Mr. Ted Fockler ’10

Costumes by: Ms. Alexandria Perel-Sams

Set Design by: Mr. Robert Fudge and the MUS Theater Production Classes

Production Support by: Mrs. Kim Justis

Eikner, Ms. Chelsea Cheshire, Ms. Austin Hasenmueller

Cast

Duke Orsino................ Henry Lindeman III ’24

Viola.................................................. Darla Suitt

Captain Juliette Forgette

Sir Toby Belch Ansley “Red” Lattimer

Maria Lacy Ferrell

Sir Andrew Baylus Schaffler

Valentine ..................................... Alex Wallace

Clowns ........................ Kristopher Johnson ’23 and Chrishton King ’25

Olivia ................................................ Stella Blen

Malvolio ................................Everett Sego ’24

Antonio .............................. Tucker Lowery ’24

Sebastian Cristian Arocho ’23

Fabian Will Hess ’24

Priest Juliette Forgette

Officers, Pirates, Ne'er-do-well Rogues ........

Callie Wittmann and Maddie Fowler

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Theater Production Class

Lou Zhou ’23

Harry Feild ’24

RJ Neal ’24

Neil Seth ’24

Marley White ’24

Dylan Robinson ’23

Afternoon Shop Class

Aidan Stacey ’26

Ansley “Red” Lattimer

Bo Richards ’25

Caleb Latkovic ’24

Caroline Chandler

Chrishton King ’25

Ethan Friday ’25

Fenton Wright ’24

Harrison Goetze ’24

Hayes Graham

Henry Lindeman III ’24

Mark Boatright ’25

Noah Brooks ’25

Paige Fernández

Palmer Lowery ’25

Sarah Blen

Baylus Schaffler

Tucker Lowery ’24

Tyler Edmundson ’25

Matthew McKay ’25

Marley White ’24

Sound Mark Boatright ’25

Lighting Design

Paige Fernández

Lighting Programmer and Electrician

Hayes Graham ’24

Props

Caroline Chandler Storm

Sarah Blen

Makeup & Costume Technician

Kayla Oliphant

Show Poster

Will Hess ’24

Stage Management Actors

Fenton Wright ’24

Backstage

Harrison Goetze ’24

Tech Booth

Paige Fernández

House Managers

Noah Brooks ’25

Joseph Weller ’24

One of the clowns dancing Duke Orsino commenting on the nature of love Fabian and Sir Toby Belch preventing Sebastian from fighting

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Malvolio attempting to woo Olivia

U K E L E L E S

1 Braden Chubb '23 2 Front, Nickolas Mathews '23, Rowland Hayden '23, Will McDaniel '23, and Tate Farmer '23; back, Kevin Ma '23, James Van Der Jagt '23, Wilson Ezzell '23, Charles Hamlett '23, and Barrett Sexton '23 3 Aryaan Ahmed '23 4 Patrick Burke '25 5 Lewis Butler '23

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6 Nathan Chambers '23

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The entire school celebrated National Star Wars Day with a trivia and art contest run by the Star Wars Club during chapel May 3.

Upper School contestants won the Golden Wookie trophy over the Lower School in a close trivia contest. Assistant Headmaster Barry Ray awarded students a grub day for their win. The Lower School will look to win back the trophy next year. placed first in the Upper School Star Wars Art Contest for his rendition of Jedi Master Yoda dunking a basketball won first place in the Lower School Star Wars Art Contest with his artwork of Mandalorians

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William Eubank '24 Max Painter '23 Spencer Norris '23, left, and Bauer Patton '23 Stanton Miller '25 Wesley Caldwell '23, middle, holds the Golden Wookie trophy alongside teammates Jeremiah Johnson '25, left, and Liam McCarver '26, right.

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Left, Gus Williams' Mandalorians; right, Will Hess's Yoda hoopster Will Hess '24

Lacrosse

Varsity

Coach: Joe Cummings

Assistant Coaches: Chris Colbeck, Whit Tenent '00, Kyle Slatery '04, and Rob Stice

Record: 17-3, TSLA State Semifinalist

Roster: Seniors Van Abbay, Carter Campbell, Drew Clift, Tate Farmer, Shawn Felsenthal, Jack Fortas, Charlie Gamble, Asa Nischwitz, Byars Tayloe, William Tayloe, Morgan Temme, Rhodes Temme, Edward Wilson; juniors Davidson Alexander, Griffin Allen, Parks Applegate, Knox Brown, Walker Griesbeck, William Hamlett, Gates Luton, Sai Madasu, Sims

Miller, Davis Nevels, Ihsan Omer, Bennett Owen, Parks Painter, Grayson Pollan, Hays Prather, Ben Wunderlich; sophomores Bryan Billups, Thomas Davis, Tucker Davis, George Steffens, Whitt Stockburger; freshman Dallas Keras

Junior Varsity

Coach: Joe Cummings

Record: 7-3

Roster: Sophomores Luke McEwan and Davis Rudd; freshmen Mark Billions, Bo Echols, Brady Ehrhart, Will Fortas, James Graham, Miller Griesbeck, Jacob Hindman, Charlie Hottinger, Michael Langston, Oliver Leavitt, George Luton, Trey McDonald, Patrick McKay, Warren Milnor, John Norfleet, Madden Oatis, Feild

Owen, Sanford Owen, John Cal Ozier, Thompson

Saenger, Dudley Speake, Henry Turner, George Willmott, Alex Wunderlich, and Davis Younker

Lower School

Coach: Jeffrey Block ’94

Assistant Coaches: Elliott Dent, Henry Dickinson '11, and Kimbrough Taylor '09

Record: 24-1, 20th City Championship

Roster: Eighth graders Cross Alpe, Hudson Ansley, Walker Atkinson, Quinn Bresee, Bennett Brooksbank, Henry Cannon, Colin Carter, Barrett Clift, Liam

Curran, Woodson Dunavant, Adams Feild, Foster

Fogelman, Ian Friday, Gray Gowen, Joel Hobson, Dhilan Madasu, Wyatt Martin, John Painter, Luke

Russell, Cannon Sherman, Walter Sherman, Walker Shirley, Logan Smith, Henry Sproles, Kreider Tayloe, James Watkins; seventh graders Benji Berry, Reid

Boatright, James Hanlon, Nat Harris, Thomas

Higginbotham, William Hill, Thomas Levy, Russell

Lindeman, Caleb Loudenbeck, Ari Madasu, Hudson

Mashburn, Robb McDonald, Andrew Phillips, Jack Shirley, Bruce Stockburger, Emmett Tamplin, Jake Villanueva, and Cobb Whipple

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1 Drew Clift, right, and William Hamlett

2 Rhodes Temme and Van Abbay

3 Jacob Hindman

4 Asa Nischwitz

5 Byars Tayloe

6 The 2022-23 lacrosse squad held a father-son dinner. Owls spoke about what the sport means to them while dads were encouraged to speak as well.

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