UMS-Wright Crest Spring 2016

Spring 2016

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happenings around campus

Our Favorite Pictures from the 100th Day of School!

Students

around Campus

Lowery Church is proud of his reading certificates!

He has read over 500 books this school year!

8th grade French students learned how to read a metro map of Paris and how to give and receive formal and informal directions. They can now navigate through any French speaking city on their own!

William Fillers and Buddy Mostellar love learning about George Washington.

Members of the Bulldog Band and their fearless director Mrs. Jokerst enjoyed a red-out party with all red foods before playing during a basketball game. The varsity teams sponsored a Red-Out night to support the American Heart Association.

Mrs. Stricklin’s Honors Spanish 1 class celebrated the holiday of “El Día de Los Reyes Magos” (Three Kings Day) by eating a “Rosca de Reyes” made by one of the students.

Mrs. Schoenvogel’s 3rd graders read Don’t Feed the Monster on Tuesdays which promotes positive thinking and building your self-esteem.

Mr. Loftin, a member of the UMS-Wright security team, spoke to the 6th grade students during their reading classes about the different cultures he encountered while serving our country in the military for 23 years. This was part of the students cultural study in conjunction with the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. Another interesting fact about Mr. Loftin - he speaks 8 languages!

Student

Performances

3rd grade play – “Toys”

K4 Valentine’s Day Play in Spanish

UMS-Wright Theatre Guild presented The Curious Savage

1st grade play Too Much Noise

Our Talent Show hosted by the SGA

Awards and Recognitions

The student art exhibit raised enough money for their participation in The Memory Project with orphans in Ethiopia and also for a donation to UNICEF. Emma Grace Ottolino won third place for interpretation at the St. James School tournament advancing her to the University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions, and she won first place at the Hoover High School Speech and Debate Tournament in November. The Public Forum debate teams have a winning record and are ranked in the top 25% of teams nationally.

Geography Bee- For the second year in a row, Nathaniel Coleman won the 2016 Geography Bee with Jay Murray as the runner-up.

Seven UMS-Wright students have been named as National Merit FINALISTS! - L to R: Lydia Henry, Matthew Hudson, Joe Driscoll, Anna Katherine Sherman, Matthew Kiszla, Corey Nolan, and Johann Phan.

Spring Signing Day

GRANT BARBER BASEBALL MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

WHITNEY HINTON SOFTBALL SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

LINDSEY WILLIAMS SOFTBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

KELSEY HUGGINS SOFTBALL UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE

Molly Sokol, Ashley Scott – MVP and Lauren Lomax were named all tournament team in the UMS-Wright Christmas Classic.

7th grader, Mary Carter Howard won 1st place in the Middle School Spelling Bee.

Britt Johnsen won the DAR Good Citizen Award for UMS-Wright and also was the essay winner!

Congratulations to Paige Madden on being named a Coastal Alabama Swimmer of the Year!

BULLDOG ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SEASON CHAMPIONS Girls (4-6 grades) Boys (3-4 grades)

Congratulations to the Girls’ Track team for placing second in the 4A-5A State Indoor Track Championship Meet.

Patrick Howze received his appointment to West Point and reports for duty on June 27th!

Patrick and McKee Steele see another side of their “Pop” aka Coach Galle during track season!

Students Out and About Here are the Southern Belletones from The University of Southern Mississippi with some UMS-Wright upper school students after their performance!

Miss Lewis’ 2nd grade class loved visiting Mobile’s newest attraction – the Gulf Quest National Maritime Museum!

Bully and Corey Nolan enjoyed spending time with Mayor Sandy Stimpson ’70 at the Senior Bowl.

The Swain sisters (Brooke, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Grace) enlisted the help of the GEMs to raise money for new mattresses for St. Mary’s home. To replace these two-decades old mattresses, the Swain sisters and the GEMs held bake sales, sold ribs, received a grant, held a change for change fund-raiser and have raised the $7,507.26 needed for the mattresses.

We are so proud of Danner Butler and these Middle School boys for participating in the First Light Marathon earlier this month.

The Middle School boys team finished FIRST in their grade school division and shaved their time down by 15 minutes from last year!

May 26th...Grad Night!!!

This year marks the 12th Grad Night Celebration at UMS-Wright. This night is funded primarily through honorariums and monetary donations from senior parents, grandparents, and the UMS-Wright family and community supporters. Please consider supporting the 2016 Grad Night Celebration so we can continue to offer an all-night, safe and exciting alcohol-free, drug-free graduation celebration. This is an opportunity to recognize a senior from your child’s sport teams, clubs and other connections through our UMS-Wright family. Each gift given becomes significant and multiplies together establishing the foundation for a night the Class of 2016 will never forget! If you choose to honor a graduate, an acknowledgement card will be sent to each Honoree on your behalf or feel free to make a monetary donation to support the mission in general.

Don’t Miss This Great Event for a Great Cause!

WHERE THE WILD DAWGS ARE

PUTTIN’ ON THE DAWG

KEEP THE WILD IN YOU AND JOIN US MARCH 18 AT 6:30 P.M. AT FIVE RIVERS DELTA. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, casual attire.

Bidding on original art and special items.

Purchase tickets to be entered into the $10,000 Tuition Credit Drawing.

Online Auction starts on March 11th at 9 am ends March 16th at 9pm.

Register & buy tickets at http://events.readysetauction.com/ums-wright/2016

UMS-Wright Preparatory School Advancement Office 65 Mobile Street Mobile, Alabama 36607

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage

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Mobile, AL Permit No. 1202

Photos taken by Liz Terry, Jim Owen Photography, Fusion Point, parents, faculty, staff, and al.com.

Design by Eliza Lewis and printing by Gwins.

Students across Lower School celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing up, making posters, and wearing silly glasses!