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Thanks to funds from the Jack and Anne Glenn Character Education Speakers Fund, Lovett is able to offer The Civil War and the Forging of Character, a four-year speaker series marking the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Over the course of the next several years, we shall bring to Lovett, in cooperation with the Atlanta History Center, a number of
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Dr. Ed Ayers, President of the University of Richmond, former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the
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May 21, at at 11:00 am inCommencement the Hendrix-Chenault Theater.on HeMay will20, have2012. been here the previous day to serve as The following is an excerpt from Mr. Peebles’s messageMonday, to the graduates Lovett’s Exercises
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our graduation speaker 51st commencement exercises. The titlethan of Dr. Ayers’aMay 21 lecture is “Where vision of education is about more earning living, as important as that is. Seniors, as we begin this celebration, let me first urge you to enjoy and to savor this at Lovett’s This Did Freedom Come From?” In this talk, he will describe the hard choices that had to be made by a number of It is about living a life worth living. It is about asking big questions, seeking the people answers graduation service—a truly sacred service marking both an important end and an
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during from the Civil War. I hope astomany ofand the living Lovettout community as possible us forquestions— Dr. Ayers’ thosemembers questions, the answers to thesewill big, join enduring important beginning. As you do so, remember and draw inspiration the very presentation on May 21 and will join us for future programs in this series, as well. Several scholars have questions about courage, faith, community, responsibility, integrity, beauty,already justice, significant sacrifices—sacrifices rooted in unconditional and ceaseless love for you,
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committed to and joining us for this series, including authors Dr. Gary Gallagher, Dr. more George McDaniel, grace, love. It is about usingand ourhistorians learning to help make our world humane, moreDr. sacrifices that your parents, teachers, grandparents, other family members, friends Delaney, Dr. Elizabeth Varon, Dr. David Blight, Thomas Cartwright, Dr. Steven Davis, and Dr. Wiley Sword, and compassionate, more just. have so generously and selflessly made—so this day might beTed possible for you. They
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singer Bobby Horton. information, pleasethe visit our website at <www.lovett.org/civilwar>. Finally, never forget importance of community and of all of the ways we are have given you a gift of true grace and love—a gift that no one can ever take from For additional Given the significant military engagements that took place at and near Lovett in the and summer of 1864, connected with one another across time. One pastor put it spring this way—many of you have you—a gift that will continue to transform and lift you if you will allow it to do so.
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the importance ofthis the Battle ofheard Atlanta to the ultimate disposition of the war and to the presidential election of 1864, these words: And as you remember all that those who love you have sacrificed to make as well the painful and formative effects “remorseless” struggle “We buildthis on foundations we did not lay,had on virtually every family and community education possible for you, also remember both the opportunities andasresponsibilities
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of our nation, it is so fitting would this series. gratitude is great to Alston, Bob, Jack, and Lewis warmhave ourselves by firesOur we did not light, that come with the kind of education you have received at Lovett. The opportunities are that weWe Glenn for establishing the Glenn Character Education Speakers Fund in memory of their parents and for making this We sit in the shade of trees we did not plant, numerous, of course, and include the chance to use the skills and concepts and attitudes
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wonderful opportunity thank Jones, Wealso drink from Dr. wellsGordon we did not dig,senior military historian and curator at the Atlanta you have developed to think anew, to solve problems, to imagine new questions and possible! We HistorytoCenter, his significant role in planning this series. We profit from persons we did not know. construct new ways of thinking, to taste the joy of lifelong learning, dreamfor large dreams, to expand your awareness of self and others, and to serve the common good.
This is as it should be.
The opportunities before you are truly limitless and I am confident that you will pursue
Together we are more than any one person could be. Together we can build across the
those opportunities with great vigor, passion, creativity, determination, and humility. Billy Peebles | Headmaster Remember also that the kind of education we all have been blessed with challenges
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each of us—indeed, calls each of us—to engage the world with reason, with civility,
We are ever bound in community. May it always be so.”
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with empathy, and with imagination. This vision of education—rooted in the liberal
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arts—is based on several unwavering beliefs. The first belief is that education should be
Class of 2012, the faculty and I thank you for the wonderful legacies you have left
“formative” and should shape our lives “in preparation for service”(Jim Laney, former
president of Emory). Another touchstone belief for us is that teaching and learning have
our school and for what you have done to sustain and strengthen our community. We
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a moral purpose that should pull us out of ourselves, that should push us continually
congratulate you on your many accomplishments and contributions and on all that this
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day represents. As you go forward from here to pursue your dreams, to construct your
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Green Corner to grow and to stretch, that should cultivate in us a stirring, soulful sense of mutual
Stay tuned for updates own on sustainability initiatives going on within the Lovett community stories, and to live out your gifts and yearnings and callings, we wish you good
responsibility and engaged and ethical citizenship. In other words, it is incumbent upon us to seek the truth and to use what we learn—learning informed by the mind and the
Senior Projects and Local Sustainability Efforts
heart—to serve those around us and to lift humanity in real, intentional ways. We must In addition to a very busy Earth Week here at Lovett, other students are finding ways to be involved in local also learn and act upon our learning thrilled and humbled by the reality that we can sustainability efforts. Seniors George Spencer, Camille Kapaun, and Katie Bazzel got their hands dirty, working for never stop learning. local organizations during their senior projects. Billy Peebles | Headmaster George embarked on an exciting senior project at The Georgia Aquarium. He studied tubastrea coral. Tubastrea is an invasive species that is native to the Indo-Pacific, but has been found taking over the Caribbean Sea. His project
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focused on the reproduction of these corals so that we might learn to control its invasive qualities. Camille spent her days at Avalon Catering, a company that sources local ingredients in their dishes and is dedicated to using seasonal ingredients, which intrigued Camille. As part of her senior project, Camille also planned the 2nd Annual Lovett Food Fair, bringing vendors to campus that use fresh, local ingredients in their food.
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Katie chose to work for Red Queen Tarts, a local baking company, that can be found at Atlanta-area farmer’s markets selling their items. During her first week on the job, Katie worked on various local farms, harvesting,
Libaries Summer Hours Dorothy Floyd Library (Kindergarten–Grade 5)
weeding and planting, getting a real feel for the hard labor that is a major part of daily life on these small farms that surround Atlanta.
The Communications Office publishes the
To learn more about Camille’s, and Katie’s senior projects, check out their blogs at <wordpress.lovett. Wednesdays during the summer from June 6–July 18, 9:00 am–2:00 pm (Closed JulyGeorge’s, 4) Lovett Lines newsletter nine times a year. org/seniorprojects>. Vasser Woolley Memorial Library (Grades 6–12)
Mondays during the summer from June 4–July 16, 7:30 am–1:30 pm
Lovett and the Peachtree Road Farmer’s Market
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the Lovett Market. Lines newsletter is Friday, On Saturday, May 5, Lovett will be represented at the Peachtree Road Farmer’s Come out and learn more August 10, 2012. about Lovett’s sustainability initiatives, talk to current Green Team members, watch Katie Bazzel do a cooking
Read on for updates on sustainability initiatives going on within the community! demonstration, and Lovett buy some fresh veggies for your weekly cooking.
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During Lovett’s annual E-waste Drive this year,
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the Green Team collected over 10,000 lbs. of
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Vice President: Jennifer Li Friday, May 11, 2012 Lovett Lines newsletter:
Students and faculty helped pick up trash and sort
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Students, faculty, and families participated in four
Walk to School Days during the 2011–12 school
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year, with an average of 350 students walking,
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while many others biked and carpooled. Lovett’s 2012 Earth Week focused on the theme of
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Walk-To-School Coordinator: Mitchell Marino
water. Throughout the week, many activities took
place, including assemblies, guest speakers from
The Ocean Foundation, a plastic bag drive, a Food
These students promise to continue the good work that
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this year’s Green Team started.
Lovett’s Green Team exhibited our sustainability
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