The Crest - Summer 2018

THE Crest

Summer 2018

Oh the places you will go!

Honor Societies

Around Campus

CRIMSON

&GREY DAY

Thank you to our Title Sponsor U-J Chevrolet and T-shirt Sponsors Harvey & Thomas Orthodontics, Beard Equipment Company, Jersey Mike’s and Gwin’s Commercial Printing.

WoW Speaker US Naval Commander Emily Bassett and her crew members from the PCU Manchester pictured with Mary Elizabeth Howze and Katie Morris.

Senior FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) members pose with sponsor, Bill Haffner, after their last weekly gathering.

Mrs. Holland’s 1st grade class celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a fiesta!

Mrs. Bloch’s K5 class put on their investigative hats and solved mysteries in the library with Mrs. Corley.

The Middle School newspaper staff interviewed our fearless leader, Mr. Barber. After the interview he awarded them with Honor pins for their hard work and dedication to the newspaper.

DADS ON CAMPUS

Our K4 students enjoyed celebrating their Dads when they recently invited them to campus for donuts and a visit in their classrooms.

Our K3 students hosted their dads for a “Dogs with Dad” lunch.

UMS-Wright

Presents...

Through the Arts Exploratory program, every 5th and 6th grader has the opportunity to participate in an Arts rotation! The program includes classes in theater, chorus, band and visual art.

The Lower School Chorus presented “Broadway Beat!”

The Wright Players performed their Spring Showcase in the form of 20 neo-futurist plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen to be performed in 40 minutes.

The crowd was on the edge of their seats as the Wright Players completed all 20 plays with under 5 minutes to spare!

The Middle School Drama Club presented Seussical.

Thank you to our sponsors Encore Rehabilitation Inc. and Iberia Bank.

Awards & Recognition

Winners of our Bookmark Contest were able to enjoy a Chick-fil-A lunch with author Gordon Korman.

Pictured below are our Lower School (grades 3-4) winners and pictured above are our Middle School winners. It was such a treat for these students to get to visit with this celebrated author!

Congratulations to Jo Jo Feinstein on being selected for the All-Star Team at the Coastal Alabama Community College Scholars Bowl Competition.

Mary Webster Burke, Noah Siegel, Ian Lynch, and Rebekah Chappell earned 3 Superiors and 1 Excellent rating at the Alabama Conference of Theatre at St. James School in Montgomery.

Congratulations to Caitlin McIlwain on winning the BryantJordan Student Athlete Scholar Award!

The Middle School Academic Challenge Champions presented their trophy to Mr. Lathan. They were undefeated all year!

David Shivers won the Distinguished Young Women’s Senior Division for this year’s SPOTLIGHT Talent Showcase. He was awarded $500 which was donated to the UMS-Wright Arts program!

Cheney David and Amelia Cole presented Mr. Barber with the Superior plaque they received at the State Ensemble Performance Festival.

Leland Moore and Will Burton presented Mr. Barber with the Superior trophy they received at the Alabama Bandmasters Association State Assessment.

Athletic Signing Golf Champs The Varsity Boys Golf Team won the State Championship Title for the 3rd year in a row!

Congratulations to Elliott Iturbe, Gregory Jones, Felix Ronderos, Andrew Graves, JP Cave, and Coach Boehm.

Will Courtney | Football | University of South Alabama

Tennis Champs This WIN makes TEN! Congratulations to the Girls Tennis Team for winning the state title for the 10th year in a row!

Track champs

Congratulations to the Girls Track Team and Coaches who brought home the State Championship Title. This was the 15th Girls Track State Championship under Head Coach Pat Galle.

Congratulations on a fantastic soccer season. We will miss this group of seniors so much!

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 8th-12th grade, performed at the Alabama State Music Assessment at Baker High School. The Wind Ensemble received all Superior ratings in Concert and Sight-reading which is the highest honor a band can receive.

The UMS-Wright Chess Team finished in the Top 3 in three out of four divisions of play at Daphne High School for the Mobile-Baldwin County Chess League Tournament!

Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Alumni Spirit Award Winners!

5th Grade: Joe Bullard, Charlie Jeffery, Jack Blackerby, Josie Jaye, Hope Blaylock and LaLa Whiting; 6th Grade: Sarah Bolding Parker, Nancy Arendall, Maggie Howard, Shep Fountain, Jack Church and Jack Otts; 7th Grade: Paul Mayson, Paul Murray, Joseph Rice, Cate Courtney, Austin Watkins and Elizabeth Meador; 8th Grade: Jackson Williford, Jay Murray, Kara Beth Greene, Campbell Johnson, Loie Whiting and Clark Turner; 9th Grade: Brenda Ellis, Tianna Dixon, Megan Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Collin Burkholder and Tre Mitchell; 10th Grade: Anna Klien Lee, Mary Frances Wood, Will Breland, Palmer Whiting, Lauren Gilchrist and Keyshawn Woodyard; 11th Grade: Megan Hwang, Molly McNair, Skipper Snypes, Ben Heggeman, Conrad Inge and Virginia Dukes; 12th Grade: Will Chapman, Caroline Heggeman, Price Dukes, Ellen Ray Chitty, Ann Elizabeth Mulherin and Trey Hill.

STUDENTS OUT AND ABOUT

Señora Lawrence and her Spanish II students visited Tulane University to explore their Latin American Library. Throughout the day, students had the opportunity to be hands-on with archival materials and view lithographs and ink rubbings of Mayan monuments by artist and explorer Frederick Catherwood! They also saw photographs and stereocards documenting the construction of the Panama Canal!

Look at these brave first graders having an up-close encounter with reptiles while on their field trip to Alligator Alley!

Our 10-12th grade Physics, Chemistry, and Environmental/Marine Science students visited Walt Disney World during Mardi Gras break for an educational trip where learning came to life!

Alice Roberds, Alice Ramsay, Elizabeth Brown, and Henley Thurber join “Coach A” (Christy Alford) on a teacher excursion to Pump it Up!

LYON NEWELL CHARITY THROWS MEET Thank you everyone who came out to support the Lyon Newell Charity Throws Meet! Proceeds from this year’s event benefitted the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Greater Mobile Leadership MS Class 2017 and the Lyon Newell Scholarship.

Events & Happenings

Thank you to our gold and silver sponsors!

Don’t Miss these Events Birmingham Alumni Party - July 10 Nashville Alumni Party - July 11 School Starts - August 14 Parent Party - August 17 125th Birthday of the School - October 2 Homecoming & Alumni Weekend - October 5-6

William Mitchell 3 on 3 Tournament

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Michael Scott 7 v. 7 MVP Tournament

Thank you to the MVP Sponsor Berkley Capital Advisors, as well as all sponsors and participants!

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

Photos taken by al.com, Liz Terry, parents, faculty, and staff.

Design by Eliza Lewis and printing by Gwin’s.

Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

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