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April 2014 Volume 32 Number 7
A news publication of The Lovett School
Join Us for the 23rd Annual Run ’n Lovett Saturday, April 26 Lovett students, parents, alumni, and friends will band together in support of Run ’n Lovett on Saturday, April 26. The 2K begins at 8:30 am, while the 5K begins at 9:00 am. Organized by the Alumni Association and Lovett volunteers, Run ’n Lovett raised $55,000 in 2013, and has contributed more than $775,000 to student financial aid Middle School students at last year’s LIA Book Fair
Lovett International Alliance Presents 8th Annual Book Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29 and 30 Lovett International Alliance’s 8th Annual Book Fair will be conducted on April 29 and 30. Lovett families and teachers purchased 5,000 books during the past seven years, creating a successful program that encourages student reading. The LIA Book Fair features a wide variety of books, ranging from children’s best sellers and classics to books with international themes. Books are selected based upon recommendations from the faculty and members of the Lovett community. The Book Fair will be held between 7:30 am–4:00 pm each day in front of the Lower School Library and in the Middle School Lobby. Lower School parents will receive a permission form one week before the Book Fair. This
since its inception. Please sign up and join your friends in support of this important cause. Registration is now open on Lovett’s website at <www.lovett.org/alumni>. Race registration may be charged to a student account. On the day of the race, amazing gift baskets will be raffled. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each or five for $20.00. Raffle tickets can be purchased online, through the Alumni Office, in the Lower School afternoon carpool, and on the day of the race. If you have any questions about Run ’n Lovett, please email alumni@lovett.org or call (404) 262-3032, ext. 1208.
Pancakes for Parkinson’s A Pancakes for Parkinson’s breakfast is offered on the day of Run ’n Lovett. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today. The pancake breakfast will take place from 7:30–10:00 am in the Williams Plaza. Meals are $5 and include pancakes, orange juice, coffee, hot chocolate, and bacon! Walk-ups welcomed. Contact Angela Morris-Long with questions at angela.morris-long@lovett.org or (404) 262-3032, ext. 1294.
will authorize interested students to purchase books and charge to their student accounts up to a parent approved spending level.
The Civil War and the Forging of Character
This year, teachers and librarians can create a “wish
John M. McCardell, Jr., Ph.D., Vice-Chancellor, Sewanee: University of the South
list” of books. Families are welcome to purchase a book
“The Civil War and the Quest for Nationality”
for their classroom or the library to build Lovett’s inter-
Monday, May 19, 2014, at 11:00 am
national book collection. Your child’s name will be noted
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in the front of the book for all donations made to the school. Once again, LIA is partnering with August House to donate books to the Africa’s Children’s Fund (ACF), “Gift of Books” program. The books collected help build libraries in disadvantaged communities in Africa and the Caribbean. August House Publishers has agreed to provide a book to ACF for every August House book purchased during the LIA Book Fair! Strong book fair participation has helped Lovett donate more than over 1,000 books to libraries worldwide. In 2012, the Lovett International Alliance received an award to recognize our support of international literacy programs. The LIA Book Fair represents a great opportunity to get a head start on your child’s summer reading list. The Lovett International Alliance consists of more than 230 Lovett families from 25 countries around the world. The Lovett International Alliance is committed to providing international social, educational, and cultural events and programs for the entire Lovett community.
Join us for a lecture with Sewanee’s John McCardell as he discusses the differing conceptions of nationhood and character by both North and South. This lecture is free and open to the public, but please make reservations by calling (404) 262-3032, ext. 1217. Dr. McCardell, president emeritus of Middlebury College, was elected in 2010 to be Sewanee’s 16th vicechancellor. He possesses a record of achievement as a scholar of the American South, as the chief executive of one of America’s finest liberal arts colleges, and as a respected national figure in the public discussion about higher education and student life. The Civil War and the Forging of Character is a four-year lecture series presented by The Lovett School to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the Battle of Atlanta. Its purpose: to bring to Lovett speakers and scholars who can engage all of us on matters of character and integrity as demonstrated during this defining period in our nation’s history. This series is made possible by The Jack and Anne Glenn Character Education Speakers Fund of the Lovett Endowment, through the generosity of the Jack and Anne Glenn Charitable Foundation and brothers Jack, Alston, Bob, and Lewis Glenn, and in cooperation with the Atlanta History Center. To commemorate the Civil War’s Sesquicentennial, Lovett is also sponsoring several other adult education offerings, including: Atlanta and the Civil War March–April 2014 A multi-part course presented by Richard Hall, Ph.D., Lovett teacher and administrator, retired, with special guest Wendy Venet, Ph.D., Professor of History, Georgia State University Bus Tour: Battle of Peachtree Creek Saturday, April 12, 9:30 am-noon Hosted by Gordon L. Jones, Senior Military Historian and Curator, Atlanta History Center More information on the lecture series and other programming can be found at www.lovett.org/civilwar.