SEVEN HILLS The Buzz
A Brief Word from Chris Garten
Congratulations, Seven Hills fall athletes!
We celebrate this week the close of a very successful fall athletics season. Some 497 student athletes (237 in grades 1–6 and 260 in grades 7–12) committed themselves to at least one competitive team.
Varsity fall MVPs (front) Andrea Compton, Mathew Cohen, Anne Mapes, Kimia Ghazi, Ellie Osborn; Monica Blanco, Ian McNamara, Carlton Zesch, Luke Miller, Jun Ko; Alex Ferree, Chris Brenning, Eryn MacKenzie, Lawren Pieper, Emma Uible, Caroline Linne. Not pictured: Bryan Robinson.
In Middle School, the seventh and eighth grade boys soccer team mounted an historic run, winning the MVC championship with a record of 19 - 0, First Place in the CHCA Invitational Tournament, and scoring 76 goals while allowing only 4! Both the girls and boys cross country teams won league championships, and the boys fifth/sixth grade Team Antonsson qualified for the SAY state soccer tournament! In Upper School, Seven Hills teams won two league and two sectional titles. Seven Hills students were named MVC Player of the Year in both boys and girls soccer, and one coach was named MVC Coach of the Year. In the league, 14 varsity athletes were named All-League First Team, 11 were named Second Team, 9 received Honorable Mention, and 46 were recognized as Scholar Athletes, with other awards still to be announced.
November 2, 2010
Congratulations to our fall athletes and their coaches for an outstanding season! A report on the varsity season starts on page 7, and the Middle School season report starts on page 12. In an effort to serve the interests of the different audiences for our publications, the reports on the Upper and Middle School sports seasons and celebration
of team and individual honors will be covered in the Buzz, which is published primarily for current Seven Hills parents and students. Seven Hills magazine, whose audience includes alumni and other out-of-town members of our community, will continue to celebrate our major sports achievements but will leave the detailed sports reports to the Seven Hills Buzz.
Moreover, our teams played with their usual tenacity and distinguished themselves by their courage and by their support of one another. But here’s what I’m proudest of: over the last two weeks I’ve received no fewer than five unsolicited calls from two coaches, two principals, and one parent from another school, each commending our students (and coaches) for their sportsmanship: their humility and kindness in victory, their grace in defeat. Athletics, here, is part of an overall commitment to developing character and leadership in our young people. We do, indeed, have a great deal to celebrate. Chris Garten, Head of School
Pumpkin Day is a highlight of the year at Middle! Games and pumpkin decorating! More photos are on pages 4 and 13.