January 25, 2024

First graders learned all about owl habits and their role in nature by dissecting owl pellets in the WonderLab! Our small scientists investigated the pellets and identified various bones they had found. View more photos.

DECA Crushes the Competition at Districts

Park Tudor DECA recently traveled to Brownsburg High School to participate in the District business competition. All 60 members of the club have advanced to the state competition (SCDC) in March. Park Tudor took home 1st place medals in more than 50% of the competition categories, along with many other awards. Let's wish them the best of luck as they prepare for the state competition in March! 

1st Place Medals: Sragvee Atluri, Ibrahim Mohsin, Rush Beesley, Ryan Sibbitt, Kavya Devaparalli, Riti Tandra, Michael Fryburg, Rohan Shah, Cooper Grabow, Aashiv Jain, Connor Kacena-Merrell, Justin Puno, Jathan Pai, Will Russell, Rhys Napier, Lara Rahman, Owen Zhang, Cole Reed, Sahas Mallela, Alex Lu, Daniel Laufer

2nd Place Medals: Nora Rink, Sophie Seifert, Hemant Atluri, Alex Cheng, Aneesh Gupta, Sam Louis, Allison Hu, Saira Khanna, Oliver Seifert

3rd Place Medals: Derek Ai, Dominic Gasper, Hannah Hsiao, Quincy Katz, Sruthi Devaparalli, Kane Robbins, Evan Yu

4th Place: Shreya Mallela, Khushi Shah, Eleanor Yu 

5th Place: Najam Zanab, Anjali Pai, Elliott Scotten, TJ Cole 

6th Place: Nick Bullard, Alex Hu, Ary Das, Aarit Musilannagar, Gavin Skelton

7th Place: Lujayne Rimawi 

8th Place: Sophie Driscoll, Lauren Lo, Arnay Garhyan, Keshav Krishnan, Sahan Gangireddy, Lorenzo Nofrini

10th Place: Riya Rink, Junmo Kang

Eligible Voting Delegate: Sean Choi

Questions about Park Tudor’s DECA program? Contact Sandi Johnson at sjohnson@parktudor.org.

The Artisan Wins Highest Honor for Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) contest

The 2023 edition of The Artisan has been recognized as a REALM First Class magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Congratulations to Faculty Editor Laura Gellin, the contributing writers and artists of the US student body, the Artisan staff, Editorial Board, and Senior Editors Wyatt Painter '23 and Mercy Andreae '23 for their dedication and hard work. 

This year, schools in 46 states and five countries nominated 375 student magazines. Magazines from middle school, high school, and higher education were welcomed for the 2023 contest. 108 magazines were awarded the contest’s highest distinction, REALM First Class.

The REALM program publicly recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students with the support of their teachers. REALM is designed to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing. Schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, US territories, Canada, and American schools abroad are eligible to nominate magazines.

For more information about the REALM Program, please visit: https://ncte.org/awards/program-to-recognize-in-student-literary-magazines/.

The Artisan Accepting Submissions

The Artisan is currently accepting art and writing submissions for this year's edition. Please email submissions to Laura Gellin (lgellin@parktudor.org) by February 9.

Seniors Travel to The Hague

Twenty-nine seniors traveled to The Hague, in The Netherlands, to compete as international diplomats in the 56th annual session of The Hague International Model United Nations. The students conferenced with 4000 students from 100 nations, and toured Amsterdam and The Hague.

Students in the News

* Senior Charlie Bolton recently broke the USAPL Indiana State Record for Deadlift in the Teen 2 Division in the 100 Kilogram weight class by successfully deadlifting 540 lbs (245KG). He beat the previous record on all three deadlift attempts and broke the previous record by 80 pounds.

* Junior Maddie Xu recently participated as a cellist in the Indiana All-State Orchestra at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne from January 11-13. A total of 12 cellists were selected across the state of Indiana based on audition submissions to rehearse advanced pieces in a symphony orchestra and perform for friends and family. 

Sports News

Hockey: The Central Indiana Knights Hockey team, which is comprised of players from Park Tudor, Cathedral, and Guerin High School, will square off against the Braves from Brebeuf Jesuit on Saturday. This is a special day as it is also Senior Day for the Knights and Park Tudor senior Jackson Shanks will be recognized prior to the game. The recognition of seniors will take place at 3:00 p.m. and game time is set for 3:30 at the Fuel Tank in Fishers. 

Girls Basketball: The girls basketball team will host the Tigers from Crispus Attucks High School this evening at Park Tudor; JV is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. and will be followed by the varsity at 7:30. The team will travel to Heritage Christian tomorrow for a JV and varsity contest. The team will play their final regular season game on Monday, January 29 at Arsenal Tech for a varsity-only contest at 6:00 p.m. The team will then begin IHSAA Sectional play on Friday, February 2 here at Park Tudor; they will take on the Blackhawks in the first round of the Sectional at 6:00 p.m. Since this is an IHSAA tournament event, everyone must purchase a ticket to attend; tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased at the door.

Boys Basketball: The boys basketball team will be on the road this evening at Cardinal Ritter, taking on the Raiders. The JV White game will start at 4:30 p.m., which will be followed by the JV at 6:00 and the varsity at 7:30. They will then take on the Gryphons from ISI next Thursday February 1 in a varsity-only contest here at Park Tudor at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, February 3, the team will host the Braves from Brebeuf Jesuit in a matinee game with the JV starting at 1:00 p.m. and the varsity at 2:30.

Swimming and Diving: The boys and girls swimming and diving team traveled to Pike High School last Tuesday, January 16, to compete in a tri-meet with both Pike High School and Covenant Christian High School. Results from the meet are listed below. The IHSAA girls swimming Sectional is quickly approaching and will be held at Pike High School. The prelims will be on Thursday, February 1, and the finals will be on Saturday, February 3. The boys Sectional will take place on Thursday, February 15 and Saturday, February 17, at Decatur Central High School.

Girls Results vs. Pike High School and Covenant Christian

Kate Weigand: 100 Breaststroke - 1st; 50 Freestyle - 2nd

Shayla Johnson: 200 Freestyle - 2nd; 100 Freestyle - 3rd

Grace DePowell: 200 IM & 100 Butterfly - 2nd

Abi Paton: 100 Backstroke - 1st

200 Medley Relay - 1st (K. DePowell, K. Weigand, A. Paton, G. DePowell)

400 Freestye Relay - 2nd (K. DePowell, G. DePowell, S. Johnson, R. Napier)

Boys Results vs. Pike High School and Covenant Christian

Evan Li: 100 Freestyle - 2nd; 50 Freestyle - 3rd

Kai Paredes: 100 Backstroke - 1st

Sreesragvee Atlutri: 100 Breaststroke - 1st

200 Medley Relay - 2nd (E. Li, S. Atluri, K. Paredes, J. Lasek)

Re-enrollment Contracts Coming January 29

Re-enrollment contracts for the 2024-2025 school year will be published on Monday, January 29 in the Veracross Parent Portal; they are due back by Monday, February 12. We are deeply honored that you have given us the opportunity to educate your child. Your partnership and continued support of Park Tudor are appreciated, and your commitment to our school is an investment in your child's future.

PTPA Update: Join us for a Parent Evening Social on Wednesday, February 21!

PTPA Parent Evening Social

Wednesday, February 21

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Chalet

5555 N Illinois Street

Indianapolis, IN 46208

Come meet up with fellow PT parents for the Park Tudor Parents Association Evening Social. Light snacks provided by the PTPA. Cash bar available.

RSVP Here

Volunteer with the PTPA

If you are interested in volunteering, please visit parktudor.org/volunteer to sign up for our parent opportunities. We recently added a new sign-up form for spring 2024 volunteers in the Lower School Library.

PTPA Quicklinks

Est. 1902 LockerShop Hours for January & February

Thursday, Jan. 25th – 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 26th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 29th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 30th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 31st – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 1st – 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 2nd – 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 5th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 6th – 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 7th – CLOSED

Thursday, Feb. 8th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Friday Feb. 9th – 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 12th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 13th – 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 14th – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15th – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Friday Feb. 16th – CLOSED

Monday, Feb. 19th – CLOSED

Tuesday, Feb. 20th – 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 21st – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 22nd – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Friday Feb. 23rd – 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Schedule is subject to change.

If you have any questions, please contact Store Manager Melody Finchum at mfinchum@parktudor.org or stop in the LockerShop during store hours.

Parents, WE NEED YOU to help us reach 100% parent giving to the Annual Fund

Every year, we invite Park Tudor parents to help prepare our students for what’s next by making a tax-deductible gift to the school’s Annual Fund. Regardless of gift size, collectively, your support goes to work immediately to support our students and faculty across all divisions and our beautiful campus. Help us reach 100% parent support for the 2023-24 Annual Fund by making your gift today!

You can learn more about ways to give and why gifts to the Annual Fund matter here.

PT Booster Club Trivia Night

Saturday, January 27

This event has sold out. Please contact Morgan Johnson at mpjohnson@parktudor.org if you wish to be added to the waitlist.

School Closed

Friday, February 16

Campus Closed – Presidents’ Day

Monday, February 19

PTPA Parent Evening Social

Wednesday, February 21

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Chalet

5555 N Illinois Street

Indianapolis, IN 46208

Come meet up with fellow PT parents for the Park Tudor Parents Association Evening Social. Light snacks provided by the PTPA. Cash bar available.

RSVP Here