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April 2012 Volume 30 Number 7
A news publication of The Lovett School
INSIDE Page 1 Girls Basketball Wins State Championship Page 1 Run ’n Lovett Celebrates 21st Anniversary Page 3 LIA’s Sixth Annual Book Fair
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Upper School Fine Arts News News College Counseling
Friends of the Arts
Reminders for Seniors
The last weekend in February we hosted our 4th annual Great Conversation gala, benefitting the Fine Arts program
As you hear from colleges, please bring copies of your de-
at Lovett. This event is our primary fundraising avenue and proceeds go directly toward enhancing your child’s arts
cisions and scholarship letters to your college counselor.
education. I have had the privilege of working on this event since its inception, and it has grown to be a favored event
We would like to celebrate good news with you when you
for many of our families. This year our distinguished speakers represented not only the Atlanta arts community, but
have it!
also included leaders in business, sports, and politics. The event was held at Brookhaven Country Club. Thank you to
Important: If you plan to attend a public college in
Cathy Rhodes, our Great Conversation chair, who collaborated with a talented group of volunteers to put on a stellar
the state of Georgia and take advantage of the HOPE
evening. Our volunteers included Elizabeth Crenshaw, Amy Edelstein, Nancy Fallons, Helen Herbert, Jinny Keough,
scholarship, you must complete one of the following
Vanessa King, Loretta Lepore, Anne Marino, Pattie McCrady, Mary Millians, Amanda Napier, Michelle Neville,
forms:
Beth Park, Ashley Preisinger, Jeanmarie Quarterman, and Tricia Stevens, and a special thanks to Jane Jackson for her
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)—available online at <www. fafsa.ed gov>.
countless hours dedicated to this event. The month of April features numerous recitals and concerts. Please come and enjoy the music! For Lower School
Use the FAFSA if you are also applying for need-based
children, April brings the much anticipated Spring Arts Festival. For seniors, it’s time for the Senior Visual Arts Exit
financial aid. You may also need to complete the CSS
Show and publication of the Signature magazine. Check the Fine Arts website for exact times and locations for recitals,
Profile for some schools.
concerts, and other performances.
The HOPE Application, available online at <www.
Lynn Powell | FOTA President
GA College411.org> or from the financial aid office of the college you plan to attend. The HOPE Application is quick and easy, but should be used only if you are not applying for financial aid. If you plan to use the HOPE scholarship at a private college in Georgia, simply complete the GSFAPPS online at <www.GACollege411.org>. You should have recently received a letter that indicates the HOPE GPA that determines your eligibility to receive scholarship money. Remember you have until May 1 to consider college options and send an enrollment deposit. You may send an enrollment deposit to only one school and Lovett will mail only one final transcript to that school in June.
Reminders for Juniors If you have not yet scheduled an initial meeting with your college counselor, please stop by the College Counseling Office as soon as possible. If you have already met with your college counselor and have been given a list of colleges to consider, please ask your parents to sign up for a family meeting that includes you. You may sign up for a family meeting on the calendar outside your college
Upcoming Events The LS/MS/US dance classes will present their spring concert at 7:00 pm on Friday, April 13, in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater, performing jazz, modern, contemporary, hip hop, and ballet-hip hop in a show you won’t want to miss. All choirs will combine for an all-school choral concert in Lovett’s Alston Memorial Chapel on Sunday, April 22, at 7:00 pm, conducted by choral directors Marianne Beverly and Deborah and Jerry Ulrich. On Sunday, April 29, at 7:30 pm in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater, the Upper School bands will present their annual swing concert, featuring the Lovett Ellington Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are $5.00 and available in the Fine Arts Office or at the concert. We invite your family and friends to attend the Applied Lessons recitals on April 14, 21, and 28 at 11:00 am or 2:00 pm. Enjoy the delight of young students experiencing their first public performance and thrill to the achievements of older students who have already accomplished much in the world of music and arts. The Lovett Middle School 8th grade drama class presents Romeo, You Idiot! on Friday, May 4, at 7:00 pm in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater. Admission is free and guaranteed fun for everyone.
Film Fest Welcomes Teen Filmmakers from Around the World On Saturday, May 5, at 6:30 pm, the Fine Arts Department will roll out the red carpet in the Hendrix-Chenault Theater for the 2012 Lovett High School Film Fest. Festival director David Silverman received nearly 180 short film submissions from teen filmmakers around the world. Included in the program are short films by neighboring Atlanta high school students, as well as our talented Lovett filmmakers. Awards will be presented in all major categories. Admission is free. Don’t miss the lights-camera-action of the Lovett High School Film Fest!
counselor’s office or have your parents call or e-mail to
Lovett Choral Students in Honors Ensembles
set up the meeting. The more often you meet with your
Sixteen of Lovett’s finest choral students were recently selected to participate in six statewide-honors chorus
college counselor, the greater the opportunities for us to
programs. Five sixth grade students were chosen to perform with the Georgia Music Educators Association Sixth
get to know each other, and the better your college coun-
Grade Statewide Honors Chorus at UGA-Tifton campus, on February 10–11. Three Middle (grades 7 and 8) and nine
selor can support and advocate for you.
Upper School students were selected through a series of competitive, private auditions, for membership in the GMEA All-State choruses in Savannah on the weekend of February 23–25. We congratulate these Lovett Singers on their accomplishments!