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Volume 8, Issue 31 |
April 28, 2016 |
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Middle and Upper School Choirs Perform Spring Concert
Lakehill Preparatory School's Middle and Upper School Choirs took the stage on April 26 for their final school performance of the year. The Spring Concert, featuring the vocal talents of sixth through twelfth grade students, was a beautiful and fitting end to a successful year.
The program featured a variety of performances by the Sixth Grade Choir, Allegro Singers (the Seventh and Eighth Grade Choir), Chorale Women, Man Choir, Chorale Men, and the Lakehill Chorale, in addition to two solo performances by
Charlotte Abate and
Varun Iyer.
An emotional finale by the combined choirs of "I Hope You Dance" marked the last performance for this year's seniors,
Charlotte Abate,
Emily Boles, and
Jennifer Seo. Upper School Performing Arts students will celebrate their successes at the upcoming Performing Arts Banquet on April 29 at the ESC.
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Students Celebrate Mark Twain Day
Rain couldn't dampen the spirits of those gathered for Lakehill's 17th annual Mark Twain Day, celebrating the culmination of the fifth grade unit of study on
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The event offered fourth through sixth grade students the chance to have fun the old-fashioned way: sack races, bobbing for apples, and fence painting. Students competed in a variety of good-natured contests, including watermelon seed spitting, pie eating, and bragging.
Jack Lynch, grandfather to Van Alex and Dasha Ramey, added an air of authenticity to the event in his role as Mark Twain.
The fifth grade students said they loved making the miniature rafts, dressing up as the characters, and playing games that kids played more than a hundred years ago.
Students honored for the most authentic costumes included
Katie Rich,
Aleena Wallace,
Sidney Pouncy, Arthur Cirillo, Van Alex Ramey, Hayden Bauer, Anna Knickel, Megan Blomquist, and Cali Byrd.
Ellis Meyer took the top prize for the jury-evaluated rafts, with
Anna Knickel and
Jeremy Cortes taking second and third, respectively.
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Planet Protectors |
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Lakehill Students Educate Others at Earth Day Texas
The 2016 Earth Day Texas was the planet's largest Earth Day Expo ever. The nearly 75,000 visitors who attended the event, held April 22-24 at Fair Park, were treated to 1500 interactive exhibits showcasing leaders in the corporate, academic, and non-profit worlds, including a booth featuring Lakehill
Preparatory
School.
Students in Lakehill's AP Environmental Science class
showcased a variety of environmentally friendly projects. Their exhibits included an interactive game to determine the rate of decomposition of eight common household items (
Afton Guedea and
Reed Henry), a station for visitors to make composters out of recycled soda bottles (
Audrey Castaigne and
Guilia Ferguson), a water table which demonstrated how surface pollutants can contaminate water (
Kevin Lantz and
Kason Burt), a station to test the different pH levels of batteries, (
Adam Muncaster and
George Cheng), an interactive fishing game to highlight the impact of pollution on lakes and streams (
Kaeli Bunger and
Camryn Thompson), a simulated oil-spill with suggested solutions for safe clean-up (
Charlie Pippen and
Zain Imam), and a world map for attendees to add their personal Earth Day pledge (
Charlotte Abate and
Tata Fortune).
Visitors to the event could also tour the tiny house village, test drive electric bikes and cars, and see NASA's Space Station exhibit.
Earth Day Texas is an annual festival seeking to elevate environmental awareness and change the way North Texans think, live, and work. This is the fifth year that Lakehill has been featured.
By Afton Guedea
Marketing Intern, Class of 2016
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Coming Soon |
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Middle School Brings Peter Pan, Jr. to the Stage
On May 13 at 7:00 p.m., Lakehill's seventh and eighth grade musical theater students will invite audiences to fly away to Neverland with Peter and the Darling children in this adaptation of Disney's beloved animated film.
Peter Pan, Jr. is a modern version of the timeless tale about a boy who wouldn't grow up. The journey includes Lost Boys, Mermaids, and the infamous pirate, Captain Hook.
Admission is free. Don't miss this family-friendly performance!
By Afton Guedea
Marketing Intern, Class of 2016
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Community Minders
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Upcoming Service Opportunities
April 30
- National Junior Honor Society - Shoreline Spruce-Up at White Rock Lake - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. All members should plan to attend. Contact Ms. Palmer for more information.
April 30 - Kite Day - Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Members of the eighth grade and eleventh grade classes are invited to help host Kite Day for students from Bayles Elementary and their families. Contact Ms. Hauschild for more information.
May 3 - Lower and Middle School Community Connections - Shoreline Spruce-Up at White Rock Lake - 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
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Senior Spotlight |
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National Junior Honor Society Highlights Lakehill's Soon-to-be Graduates
In an effort to reveal the hidden talents, personalities, and accomplishments of Lakehill's most experienced students, the National Junior Honor Society presents:
NJHS Spotlight on Seniors
This week's senior: Jennifer Seo
Jennifer Seo first came to Lakehill in tenth grade and has been involved in many clubs and activities at the school. Jennifer participates in Debate Club, International Student Organization, Pan American Student Forum (PASF), National Honor Society (NHS), Math Club, and Mu Alpha Theta. She is also a member of the Lakehill Varsity Soccer team. Outside of Lakehill, Jennifer takes classes at the Japanese School of Dallas.
Jennifer will attend Bryn Mawr College where she plans to major in International Business. Jennifer's favorite subject is Psychology because she likes "learning how brains work," and her favorite teacher is Mrs. Thorne.
Her favorite memory from her time at Lakehill is attending the ISAS Arts Festival three years in a row. Jennifer's dream job would be a toy maker. Her advice to young Warriors would be to "just keep swimming."
By Niamh McKinney, eighth grade
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