w w w w w Fully Integrated Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12 100% College Placement All on One 40-Acre Campus Nonprofit, Nonsectarian Financial Assistance K-12 (with qualification) www.themeadowsschool.org November-December 2012 Volume 29, Number 3 Varsity Tennis Wins Three State Championship Titles Head Coach: Tim Blenkiron Assistant Coaches: Fredric Prandecki, William Elmore, Brandon Kurtz Girls’ Varsity Tennis The Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team won the Division 1-A State Championship by defeating Faith Lutheran 13-5. The Mustangs, also the Region Champions, went 12-0 in league play. Following the team victory, Amanda '13 and Taler '13 Brazell won the Girls’ Doubles State and Region Championship for the second consecutive year. Congratulations also to Erika Mauban '13 who won the Region Singles Championship and placed second at State, Anjali Daulat '14 who placed third in the State Singles Championship and fourth in Region, and Shaleni Shah '16/Shayley Shimkus '16 who qualified for State Doubles by placing fourth at Region. Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team Amanda Brazell '13 Taler Brazell '13 Marisa Carrera '13 Anjali Daulat '14 Ava Frazier '16 McKenna Gatski '13 Samantha Gondy '16 Alayna Haskins '13 Bhavana Janga '13 Olivia Maccioni '13 Paige Malik '15 Erika Mauban '13 Gillian Meservey '15 Meghana Reddy '15 Erika Reiter '15 Akosua Sarfo '16 Shalini Shah '16 Shayley Shimkus '16 Sonia Vohra '16 Boys’ Varsity Tennis Mario Gamboa Solis '14 won the Division 1-A Boys’ Singles Championship and placed second in the Region to Evan Roth '13 who won at Region and placed second at State. The Boys’ Varsity Tennis Team placed second in the Division 1-A Region Championship and fourth at State. Congratulations also to Adam '13 and Peter '15 Sklamberg who qualified for State by placing third in the Doubles Region Championship. Mario Gamboa Solis '14 (top) Evan Roth '13 (right) Boys’ Varsity Tennis Team Charles Adams '12 Luke Artusa '16 Parker Brown '14 Michael Chen '13 Mario Gamboa Solis '14 Robert James '16 Elliot Kwan '16 Alex Lanzkowsky '16 Geoffrey Magness '15 Robert Netzorg '15 Evan Roth '13 Adam Sklamberg '13 Peter Sklamberg '15 2nd Annual All-School Cheer Night Friday, January 11, 2013 Mustangs vs. Lincoln County w Wear Spirit Dress to School JV Boys’ Basketball @ 4:30 p.m. Varsity Girls’ Basketball @ 6:00 p.m. Varsity Boys’ Basketball @ 7:30 p.m. Special activities and prizes w 4th/5th grade girls will perform with the Varsity Cheerleaders More information will be available under “Athletic News” on the website closer to the event. Meadows students: free Admission Seniors 62+: free Adults: $5.00 sponsored by Booster Club; organized by Amy Close THE MEADOWS SCHOOL FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL : Midway through the Technology Upgrade Plan Launched in the summer of 2012 with online training resources for faculty members, Veracross software for better communications, and SMART Board installation in every TMS classroom for instant access to the power of the Internet, the School’s Technology Upgrade Plan has moved from strength to strength and success to success. The Meadows faculty and staff have truly risen to the occasion in the best interests of all of our students. That so much has been accomplished in so short a time with relatively few glitches is a testament to the dedication and devotion of all of my colleagues, and they are to be congratulated for all they have done. Our IT specialists, particularly, have labored tirelessly behind the scenes to make all this possible, working on everything from a more robust wireless environment supporting increased usage to monitoring Veracross’s programmers and the most minute details of new electronic report cards for every grade. Midway through the Upgrade Plan, we are focused on getting started on the final two phases. First, early in 2013, we will convert our email system from Microsoft Outlook to Google Apps for Education. The free, cloud-based service that Google offers, which has been implemented at seven of the eight Ivy League colleges, integrates email and personal calendars with a powerful productivity suite, including Google Docs, Google Sites, etc. Our faculty and students will ultimately be able to communicate and collaborate with much more efficiency, and all of our students will be totally adapted to the kind of technology environment they will face when they move on to higher education. Initially, Upper School students will be the first to get Gmail accounts to use with the new system. Use of iPads and Chromebooks will gradually increase in every Beginning and Lower School class this year, and, as the final phase of the Plan, Middle and Upper Schools will implement a “Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)” program in 2013-14. Students in grades 6-12 will be required to bring their own device to School each day to facilitate lessons from time-to-time, to keep track of their assignments and other information in an increasingly paperless environment, and to use as readers for E-textbooks in some of their classes. (Because an offshoot of the options provided by the increasing availability of E-textbooks for sale or for rent will mean more choice for our families depending upon the courses for which their students enroll, a one-size-fits-all “Book Fee” for Middle and Upper School is no longer equitable. Instead, beginning in 2013-14, the current fee will be eliminated and families will purchase required materials directly. The School will post on its website hot links for those materials to vendors such as Amazon.com to make the required purchases as convenient as possible for everyone.) And then we’ll be done, right? Not hardly!! For, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, nearing the final phases of our Technology Upgrade Plan is not the beginning of the end, but only the end of the beginning. Digital technology is on the verge of revolutionizing education at many levels, and your School is engaged in forming new partnerships and developing new programs to foster 21st century learning. Stay tuned for some exciting announcements in the near future! I wish each and every one of our families peace, health, good fortune, and much joy for the Holiday Season! Best regards, Henry L. Chanin Head of School 2 The Meadows Mirror H allowee MSeadows A L Ln Dat I V ITShe ION THE CHA NGING PARADIGM OF LIBRARIES AT TMS by Henry L. Chanin, Head of School For a school such as ours, that puts academic achievement at the core of its Mission, libraries have always been considered a vital and essential part of the educational infrastructure. But, the revolution that digital information technology is causing in learning patterns in the 21st century has necessitated a thoughtful consideration of the role of our libraries in the future. Over the last year, your School’s administrators, faculty, and students have engaged in a discussion on this topic, with a resulting consensus to re-envision the role of libraries and librarians at TMS. In the past, the library was viewed as a physical space where knowledge was stored, with the librarian as mediator/guide to help those in need find the knowledge they were seeking. In addition, the librarian was charged with teaching students how to go about not only finding but also evaluating information and documenting sources. In the 21st century, knowledge is no longer housed in a physical space. Rather, it exists in cyberspace—accessible from my desktop, from the wall of a classroom equipped with a SMART Board, or from the smartphone in your pocket. Moreover, one librarian cannot possibly teach several hundred students what they need to know about knowledge in the 21st century—that teaching needs to happen every day in every classroom. As a result, the role of the libraries and librarians at TMS will change beginning in 2013-14. This summer, the Middle/Upper School Library will be converted into a Social Learning Common with funding approved by the School’s Board of Trustees. The print collection will be down-sized and moved to the perimeter walls. The center of the room will be refurnished with couches and coffee tables and lots and lots of electric outlets. Students will be surrounded by flat panel monitors broadcasting CNN, ESPN, The Weather Channel, etc. A quiet study room will be created, and a SMART Board will be available for work on group presentations. Also, the central monitoring station/check-out desk will be moved to the back (south) wall as a convenience for Middle School students traveling between the back door of their building and the outside doors of the Library. Most importantly, the new Middle/Upper School Librarian, whom we will recruit this spring, will be a technology specialist and, rather than teaching students directly, his or her main role will be supporting the faculty in their use of the modern tools of information science. The Lower School Library will be re-christened the Beginning/Lower School Library, and Beginning School students will make use of its resources, too. The print collection in this case will be maintained and strengthened as students will continue to visit the Library at regular intervals as they do now. However, rather than being taught a curriculum for a grade, they will use their time in the Library to browse the stacks and hopefully enjoy the serendipity of finding a new book to check out that tickles their interest. The role of the Beginning/Lower School Librarian will also be to function as technology specialist supporting the faculty, and the faculty will integrate the appropriate aspects of the former library curriculum into their classes directly. Mrs. Marilyn Drake (left), who has dedicated the bulk of her adult life to the School and its students over the last 28 years, for which we are all immensely grateful, will end her full-time role at the School this year but continue on as a consultant in 2013-14, helping to transfer institutional memory to the new technology specialist whom we will recruit this spring to serve as Beginning/ Lower School Librarian going forward. I urge you to join me and to use every opportunity you have over the next six months to honor Marilyn for her distinguished and invaluable service to the School. This paradigm shift in all our School’s libraries reflects just one more aspect of the revolution that digital information technology is creating in education. As always, we are determined in our pursuit of excellence to provide our students with the best learning experience possible. 3 November-December 2012 A ll D ivisio n s Photo Gallery Added to Website Photos taken at certain School events are now available through the “Photo Gallery” links accessed under “Parent Tools” and “Faculty Tools.” You may browse and download photos to your computer free of charge or purchase photos through the gallery provider, zenfolio.com. Please note that The Meadows School is not responsible for and does not make a profit from orders purchased through zenfolio.com. Please send an email to [email protected] for password information or other questions concerning this site. You must be a Meadows family member to request the password. w End of Tax Year w Time for Year-End Giving to The Meadows As 2012 comes to an end, please remember The Meadows School Annual Fund as one of your end-of-the-year tax-deductible contributions (to the extent allowed by law). Thank you in advance for your participation and support. You may drop off or mail a check, or make your contribution online at www.themeadowsschool.org/giving. If you have questions about giving to TMS, please contact the Development Office. best wishes in the New Year. Save the Date The Meadows School Board of Trustees presents “Bollywood Night” April 6, 2013 4th Annual “Meadows Scramble” Golf tournament The 4th Annual “Meadows Scramble” Golf Tournament, held on October 26, at Angel Park Golf Course, was a tremendous success. The tournament raised over $10,000 for Booster Club. The tournament winning team (photo at right) was Matt Lamb '18, his father, Todd; and grandfather Harry Eidenier. Thank you to Shift4 (Oder family) for sponsoring the tournament, Gaudin Motor Company (Mooradian family) for sponsoring the hospitality luncheon and providing vehicles for hole-in-one prizes, Cenegenics Medical Institute (Janice and John Adams family) for donating the iPad and accessories raffle prize, and Wendi Miller for donating the jewelry raffle prize. Thank you, also, to everyone who sponsored individual holes and to Polly List and Janice Adams for organizing the tournament. Save the date for next year on October 25, 2013. 4 The Meadows Mirror F all F estival F all F est i v al A rts a n d C rafts F a i r H eld O ctober 5 A H u g e S u ccess The Meadows School – Debbie Youngblood – Fall Festival Committee The Fall Festival Committee would like to thank all the parents, faculty/staff, students, and friends who volunteered their time and effort to make this year’s event a big success! Special thanks go out to the Caldara family’s Get Fresh Sales for their generous donation of the produce, the Aziz family for donating the delightful cupcakes and cookies made at MGM Grand, and the Bonanno family’s Fifth Avenue Restaurant Group for donating the delicious pizza. One other very special thank you goes to Mrs. Marilyn Drake, Lower School Librarian, who donated the Library sleepover raffle prize for this event. The Committee is grateful to Danielle Brown and Rachel Martin, Meadows faculty members, who judged the Lower School Poster Contest. All the students did a fantastic job so the judging was difficult. Congratulations go out to the winners who are listed below! Again, a big thank you to all who made this a fun-filled day for everyone!! www Fall Festi v al 2012 P o s t e r C o n t e s t W i n n e r s b y G r a de Poster Contest The m e ~ “ Th e Me a d o ws i n t h e F a l l ” Congratulations to the following poster contest winners and all the students who participated in the poster contest this year. Many excellent pieces were submitted, making it difficult to choose winners. Poster contest Grand Prize winner Nathan LaBarre '20 (left) and Reserve winner Alexis Yeager '21. Their winning posters will be included in the 2013-2014 School Year Calendar. Kindergarten Mrs. Verbon 1st Noor Khan 2nd Tatiana Lin 3rd Coleman Plaster Mrs. Redlinger/Ms. Warshawsky 1st Taylor Mendez 2nd J.D. Gallo 3rd Chloe Ting Mrs. Cagle 1st Nickolas Cruz 2nd Jacob Goodman 3rd Nimrah Qureshi First Grade Mrs. Mayer 1st Zara Mahajan 2nd Bianca Richardson 3rd Rocco Santo Pietro Mrs. Collins 1st Robert Barsel 2nd Dylan Pile 3rd Yasamin Goravanchi Ms. Ozawa 1st Gia Orsini 2nd Sonja Tsiouris 3rd Kal-el Cage Second Grade Mr. Pettit 1st Lynsey Thomas 2nd Chloe Gastwirth 3rd Mandalay LaBarre Ms. McBride 1st Karissa Ng 2nd David Chang 3rd Kyra Buchnam Mrs. Ostby 1st Ashton Roman-Lampman 2nd Jordyn Fray 3rd Dominic Pereira Third Grade Mrs. Ranz 1st Lauren Epstein 2nd Justin Handler 3rd Erica Yee Mrs. Hebert 1st Julia Gilbert 2nd Amanda Ashman 3rd Brooke Fitzpatrick Mrs. Appuglise 1st Jaz Agassi 2nd Tai Nguyen 3rd Bella Chamberlin Fourth Grade Ms. Friedman 1st Emerson Bergenfield 2nd Bianca Capanna 3rd Alex Wong Mrs. Santo Pietro 1st Michelle Luh 2nd Nana Sarfo 3rd Amelia Heimerman Ms. Bennett 1st Paco Garza 2nd Devin Howard 3rd Ethan Nguyen Fifth Grade Ms. Brennan 1st Bassel Atout 2nd Rubaab Wahid 3rd Angelo Barozzi Mr. Bissell 1st Hank Higgins 2nd Kiri Pawlowski 3rd Bentley Jimmerson Ms. Bookout 1st Samantha Feder 2nd Kashmira Rodrigues 3rd Felyssa Kaplan 5 November-December 2012 O n C am p u s Spanish Students Celebrate Day of the Dead Middle School Spanish students celebrated Day of the Dead, a Mexican ritual to honor the dead on November 1 or 2. The students built alters and decorated them with flowers and photos of loved ones who have died. Left: Memorial created by Gina Ruiz '18, winning girl entry. Right: Memorial created by Hasan Iqbal '18, winning boy entry. Halloween Fine and Performing Arts Upper School Upperclassmen presented The Fantasticks September 13 and 14 Middle School presented Upper/Middle School Art Show Opening November 8 Aladdin Jr. November 8 and 9 Art Show will be on display in the Mary B. Smith Grand Lobby Art Gallery and hallways in the Wanda Lamb Peccole Center for the Arts until January 18. There is no admission fee to browse the Gallery. 6 The Meadows Mirror U p p e r S chool F all S p o r ts Cross Country Has Successful Season Head Coach: Charles Bernick Girls’ Cross Country Wins Multiple Championships After winning the Southern League Championship on October 13, the Girls’ Cross Country Team went on to win the Division III/IV Southern Region Championship on October 26 and placed third at State on November 3. Jeneke Heerema '15 was the top League and Region runner and placed third at State. She was the first Southern runner to finish in the State Championship. Bailey Gosse '15 placed third at League, second at Region, and sixth at State. Krista Thompson '15 placed second at League and third at Region. Rounding out the team was Melanie Shackleford '15, Sophia Akhtar '15, Graceanne Warburton '13, and Shivani Dixit '13. Boys’ Cross Country Region Results Not fielding enough runners for a full team, Henry Halkyard '14 and Jason Hiew '16 both qualified individually to compete in the Division III/IV Region Championship on October 26 and look forward to improving their times next year. Soccer Ranked #1 in Division III Southern Region Named State Academic Champions Head Coach: Gary Shackley Assistant Coaches: Marty Yelverton, Craig Galati The Varsity Soccer Team, ranked #1 in the Division III Southern Region, was defeated by Whittell in the State Championship Semifinals, ending a successful season for the Mustangs. Senior team members included Danielle Carrol, Adam DeJong, Saul Holding, Kwaku Kufuor, Austin Lee, Varun Patel, and Johnnie Woodson. Also, the team was awarded the NIAA/Jostens Division III Academic State Championship based on highest grade point average. Varsity Volleyball Ranked #2 in Division III Southern Region Head Coach: Stephanie Heller Assistant Coaches: Brittany Baker, Nicki King The Varsity Volleyball Team played very well this season with a 12-2 record in league play. The team placed second in the Division III Southern League and qualified for the State Championship. They were defeated by Yerrington (#1 North) in the State Semifinals, putting an end to the season. The team will lose seniors Casey Barber, Alex Hall, Nikki Lenardson, Katie Magness, and Victoria Onufrieff. Varsity Football Ends Season on High Note Head Coach: Frank DeSantis Assistant Coaches: Tim Northington '97, Gary Hannig, Sami Bakdash, Rod Vollan, Jack Concannon The Varsity Football Team went through a rebuilding phase this year after losing many seniors. The team came together to win the final three games of the season with a 3-5 record in league play and looks forward to adding to the momentum next year. Seniors: Jin Chung, Mike Gleason, Chase Marrs, Chisup Kim, Ian Holbrook, Robert List 7 November-December 2012 middle S chool Why I Have Quit Grading Papers and Have Gone into the Movie Business by Jeremy Gregersen, Middle School Director Instead, I have gone into the movie business. Or put more Since I am writing this as a Meadows English teacher of seniors, I suppose it is not entirely true that I have stopped grading accurately, I have gone into the online motion picture industry. For student essays. It is more accurate to say that the way that I have each of my students’ papers this first quarter, I recorded a 10-15 been grading written work for over a decade has been radically minute film of myself grading their essay and uploaded the digital altered. In fact, I do not think I will ever grade papers in quite the footage to YouTube. I was free to say everything I thought about each of the problems their papers had, and I did so at a rate of four traditional way again. As anyone who has been tasked with grading a tall stack of papers an hour (faster than I have ever graded a stack of 3-5 page essays can attest, the process is frustrating, and it involves a huge essays). Moreover, I had the time to comment on all the intelligent number of tradeoffs. The process usually goes something like and successful things the students’ papers accomplished, which is this: the teacher begins reading, filled with hope that the student something I rarely would have granted myself the time to do in will impress, that the paper will go well, and that there will be the past. Ultimately, however, if I benefit from sharing my thoughts via little on which to comment. Then often, the red ink starts to flow. The teacher corrects a few mistakes in grammar and syntax, then videocast, my students benefit even more greatly. To a member, comes to a larger problem: the thesis makes no sense or has little the class really appreciated the videos. They got to see firsthand relationship to the opening paragraph. Now, the teacher must make how their papers affected a reader, they had the opportunity to a decision only a half-page into the essay: does he stop and write review and revisit my commentary, and they could focus on larger down everything that could be going wrong, or does he make a structural and thematic improvements rather than getting bogged shorthand comment such as “weak thesis,” or “how do we get here?” down in smaller-scale grammar and syntax issues. What’s more, my or “better opening…?” In the end, because instructors do not often students’ second drafts were better across the board than any set of have the time to diagnose every error in every paper, they have to revisions I have seen in my career. Students routinely moved from make do with a few phrases, with some targeted suggestions. And C’s to A’s in a single draft because they understood exactly where even then, English teachers have no idea whether what they have they went wrong the first time. This of course is just one example of a larger trend in education written will be understood completely, and they will only find out how things went with their comments upon the arrival of the next at The Meadows and nationwide. Teachers are finding that the value draft of the essay or on the off chance that the student goes out of of harnessing technology in education not only makes things quicker and cheaper, it more importantly helps students learn in meaningful his way to see the teacher regarding his comments. So I am not doing it anymore. No more halfhearted comments and measurable ways. I look forward to many of my colleagues because I have run out of time and have dozens more essays to grade. joining me in the movie business and to the new and exciting ways No more wondering whether students understand my suggestions. they will certainly find to utilize technology moving forward. I am done. Fall Season S ports Rec ap by Brian Seigel, Middle School Dean of Students This fall, almost 80 percent of Middle School students played Team, coached by Francesca Gerbino, went winless; however, it was on teams representing the School. With dedication, hard work, great definitely the most improved team in the league. Many of the girls coaching, and a great deal of parental support, the Mustangs had on that team had never played organized volleyball but picked the an exciting season. game up very quickly. Despite their record, I was impressed that The 7th and 8th grade Football Team had one of its best seasons they continued to support each other throughout the season. The largest single sport was Cross Country, where 30 Middle in the history of The Meadows School. Coaches Norman Bubenheim and Paul Banfer led the boys to a 4-2 record. The team had more 7th School students, along with a host of 5th graders competed weekly than 8th graders, which means next year’s squad will have a great for ribbons. Coaches James Gabbany and Shana Marek kept these nucleus which to start with. runners motivated throughout the season. Their season culminated at The 6th grade Flag Football Team needed to pull off a last game the Red Rock Championships which were hosted by The Meadows victory in order to secure a playoff berth, but unfortunately fell a School. The Meadows walked away with three little short. Coaches Adam Betzelberger and Matt Schafer had a trophies: 1st place for 7th and 8th grade girls, 2nd spirited and athletic squad which played hard every game. The place for 5th and 6th grade girls, and 3rd place for boys finished the season with a 5-5 record, and I know that they are 7th and 8th grade boys. I do need to recognize excited about moving up to our tackle program next year. Ellen Hirsberg '18 (right), who won every meet Due to tremendous demand, we were able to field four by a significant margin. volleyball teams this season. The 6th graders stayed together as one Lastly, I want to recognize the team that large team, and Coach Kenny Cartledge found a way to get every continues on from the fall to winter season, girl in and finish the season just one win out of the playoffs with the Cheerleaders. They work hard and have a record of 4-4. a tremendous amount of discipline which Three 7th and 8th grade Volleyball Teams were labeled White, is instilled in them by their coach Kaetvasa Blue, and Silver. The White and Blue Teams were coached by Koiyputhong. These girls cheered for all of the Michael Dozier. The White team had a winning season with a tackle football games and joined the boys who record of 4-3, but unfortunately missed the playoffs by one win. traveled to Pahrump and Laughlin. They are The Blue Team finished the regular season with a 3-5 record and busily preparing new cheers and stunts for the had the opportunity to win two other very close matches. The Silver upcoming basketball season. 8 The Meadows Mirror M iddle S chool National Junior Spanish Honor Society Induction The following students were inducted into the 2012-2013 La Sociedad Hispánica de Amistad – Capítulo Picasso on October 2: Muhtasim Ahsan '18 Shazaib Akbar '18 Sivan Barashy '18 Elena Browne '17 Anuja Daulat '17 Brandon Fabre '17 Tucker Hansen '18 Ellen Hirsberg '18 Olivia Fehrmann '17 Kevin Inthachack '18 Sophie Isaacs '17 Sana Kamboj '17 Alexandra Kokinda '18 Dina Kosyagin '18 David Maeng '17 Hirsh Makhija '17 Hannah Mulholland '17 Connor Ng '18 Joshua Ocampo '18 Sahil Patel '18 Garrison Ream '18 Brooke Sparks '18 Shaunicy Sturm '17 Nat i o n al J u n i or H o n or S oc i et y I n d u ct i o n The following students were inducted into the 2012-2013 National Junior Honor Society on October 4: President: Steve Stephen '17 Vice-President: Ellen Hirsberg '17 Secretary: Michelle Zheng '17 Treasurer: Megan Chiu '17 Historian: Sana Kamboj Gabriel Adamson '17 Muhtasim Ahsan '18 Shahzaib Akbar '18 Celia Anderson '18 Sivan Barashy '18 Jack Berkley '17 Ashley Brennan '17 Ryan Chang '18 Asheesh Chopra '17 Ashlynn DovanneWatson '18 Emily Ebel '18 Brandon Fabre '17 Daniela Goodman '17 Tucker Hansen '18 Ellen Hirsberg '18 Kevin Inthachack '18 Quinn Iriye '17 Julia Katz '18 Alexandra Kokinda '18 Dina Kosyagin '18 Graham Lee '18 Nevada Lee '18 David Maeng '17 Taylor Magliarditi '18 Hannah Muholland '17 Ahmed Nadeem-Tariq '18 Jahnavi Narula '17 Connor Ng '18 Joshua Ocampo '18 Ronnie Ortiz '18 Sahil Patel '18 Garrison Ream '18 Samantha Seiff '18 Austyn Shimkus '18 Brooke Sparks '18 Isabella Telles '18 Arisha Tufail '17 Urael Xu '17 First Quarter H onor Rolls Sixth Grade High Honors Sara Akhtar Justin Badoyen Brammhi Balarajan Bruce Becker Natalie Browne Anson Chen Ian Cook Darya Daneshmand Anna Dorn Aleema Farmanali Angelia Fertitta Ashtyn Fink Justin Finseth Emily Herndon Alexis Jones Mackenzie Katz Noah Klein Katherine Lee Carson Levy Will Martin Sam Mehdi Malini Narula Thomas Nielsen Caroline Nielson Muhtasim Ahsan Shahzaib Akbar Celia Anderson Sivan Barashy Ashley Brennan Brian Capp Stefan Chaudhry Talin DeJong Ashlynn Dovanne-Watson Emily Ebel Lindsay Hansen Ellen Hirsberg Kevin Inthachack Hasan Iqbal Kaitlyn Abdo Natalie Bahrami Jack Berkley Alexandra Borges Elena Browne Megan Chiu Asheesh Chopra Anuja Daulat Isabella DeAndrade Jacob Epstein Olivia Fehrmann Daniela Goodman James Hood Sophie Isaacs Sana Kamboj Sixth Grade Honors Peri Pascal Joseph Pergolini Alexandra Peterson Teagan Plutte Manisha Reddy Jade Rowe Myra Saghir Julius Santo Pietro Samantha Schuetze Stephanie Teng Beau Thistle Asia Tizes Christopher Tsuchiyama Savannah Wartenberg Rachel Wurmbrand John Yeager Seventh Grade High Honors Alexandra Kokinda Dina Kosyagin Graham Lee Nevada Lee Silvia Lorico Rappa Ahmed Nadeem-Tariq Connor Ng Joshua Ocampo Ronnie Ortiz Sahil Patel Natasha Pickard Brock Prince Maya Puterbaugh Garrison Ream Hillary Giang Tahoe Mack Julian Mauriello Ehmed Nauman Zoe Paternoster Sydney Ramenofsky Nickolas Smirk Rachel Zimmerman Seventh Grade Honors David Aizenberg Poppy Cartledge Ryan Chang Alexi Corrigan Veronica Joels Julia Katz Matthew Lamb Taylor Magliarditi Jeffrey Ndubisi Kathleen Otter Eighth Grade Honors Eighth Grade High Honors Raj Kittusamy Caroline Liu David Maeng Hirsh Makhija Adam Martinez Abdus Najmi Tahsin Najmi Gina Ruiz Samantha Seiff Austyn Shimkus Rachel Siegel Brooke Sparks Isabella Telles Matthew Aaron Nicolas Abdo Paiton Allen Sarina Burditt Libby Caldara Mason DuBoef Joseph Epstein Matthew Faris Allen Fridman Jahnavi Narula Valerie Nyerick Megan Orgad Valentina Pariente Jillian Parker Giavanna Pergolini Kyla Plutte 9 Isra Sabir Steve Stephen Shaunicy Sturm Hanna Thistle Arisha Tufail Urael Xu Michelle Zheng November-December 2012 Gabriel Adamson Connor Bucknam Brandon Fabre Skye Holladay Quinn Iriye Abbigail Klein Jessica Lelah Alexa Mirchou Hannah Mulholland Alysia Nielson Abigail Paternoster Hana Resch Jenny Yao Christian Zimmardo L owe r S chool K i n d e rga r t e n S i ng s “ S tar Span g led Banner” at C i t y H a l l M eeting on Oc tober 17 GOOD CITIZ ENS Connor Ahmed Faris Atout Charissa Collier Sahra Daneshmand Grace Eljwaidi Samantha Feder The following students recently received the Lower School Good Citizen Award: October 5, 2012 Grace Fitzpatrick Giselle Kimball Karissa Ng Jacqueline Rowe Ryan Roxarzade Caroline Goodman Mandalay LaBarre Jack Nielsen Epiphany Song Alaia Graf Mila Mauriello Gia Orsini Ray Trac Rohan Gupta David Mincin Coleman Plaster Cole Verdirame Alexis Richards Justin Handler Kristine Ndubisi Lindsey Hofflander Parker Bucknam Corey Burkhead Jairus Campos Bianca Capanna Jasmine Chiu Christopher Danser Jase DeSantis Meher Dhaliwal Karthik Gondy Sean Gosse October 19, 2012 Seth Hart Nicolas Mircovic Sofia Kelemen Michael Muncey Nathan LaBarre Ethan Nguyen Brooke Levy Michael Ramenofsky Michelle Luh Kade DeSantis Ben Etter Benjamin Garber Jamie Handler November 2, 2012 Miles Handy Caroline Lemcke Cole Kennedy Tatiana Lin Ariana Khurana Zara Mahajan Marcus Lee Chloe Nguyen Elizabeth Becker Tyler Carreon Jacqueline Cobb Julianne Capp Ava Daneshmand Mariam Wahid Alex Wong Lauren Wong Alexis Yeager Matthew Zimmerman Rachel Roxarzade Davidson Rufty Kade Scoggins Hailey Smirk Elle Thistle Sonja Tsiouris Minahil Tufail Zoe Zachariou Amanda Ortolano Nashrah Qureshi Heather Saxe Lea Shapiro Matthew Storfer Lynsey Thomas Halei Ward Erica Yee T r ick- o r-T reat for Uni ce f Every Halloween season, Ms. Kathy Brennan’s fifth-grade class participates in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. This year the class raised approximately $2,000. 10 The Meadows Mirror B e g i n n i n g S chool by Heather Kristich, Beginning School Director Fall Planting Day October 5 was a fun-filled day in Beginning School this year. It was our annual Planting Day! Mommies and daddies were on hand to help the children fill our class gardens with lots of fabulous foliage. Each child brought in a vegetable, herb, plant, or flower. The students enjoyed learning about planting and how to take care of their plants. Everyone is looking forward to watching their plants and vegetables grow throughout the year. We wonder what the spring will bring to Beginning School? Trip to the Orchard Gilcrease Orchard was the point of destination for Beginning School on October 9. The students enjoyed a tour of the cider press and squash patch, as well as the pear and apple trees. The students were taken on an exciting hayride out to the vegetable and pumpkin patches where they were enjoyed a fun trek through the maze made out of hay bales. They could not believe their eyes when they saw a lonely owl protecting the pumpkin patch!! As we ventured into the pumpkin patch, the Beginning School students were eyeing which pumpkin would be the best pick for their class. Our little tikes brought home bags filled to the brim with fruits and freshly pressed apple cider. So much fun was had by all!! Pumpkin Carving Day Pumpkin Carving Day was October 25 in Beginning School. Our students enjoyed drawing designs on their own pumpkins. Thank you to all of the fabulous mothers and fathers who volunteered to help the children carve their pumpkins into scary and happy faces, spiders, and even some ghosts!! 11 November-December 2012 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAS VEGAS, NV PERMIT # 970 The Meadows School 8601 Scholar Lane Las Vegas, NV 89128 TMSPA News M A C Y’S GIFT CARDS A R E AVA I L A BLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!! Roz Meservey, TMSPA President TMSPA will be offering Macy’s Gift Cards again this year to help make your holiday shopping easy. Every purchase gives 10% to The Meadows School for our students. All parents should have received an order form via email in November. Order forms also are available online under “Parent Tools-Parent Links” and in Beginning, Lower, Middle, and Upper School front offices. Save-The-Date for Summer Camp & Activities Expo Pauline Ng Lee, Expo Chair The 10 Annual Summer Camp & Activities Expo will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Athletic Complex. This free, community event is open to the public and offers: Summer activities for every budget New and returning exhibitors from over 40 day and overnight camps and programs Sports and outdoor adventure camps Academic and cultural enrichment programs Visit the “Summer Camp Expo” subsection under the “Parents” section on the School’s website. Concessions/lunch will be available for purchase. th Innisbrook Fall Drive Ends Successfully Bonnie Ng & Erin Luebke, Innisbrook Co-Chairs A HUGE “thank you” to all who participated in the Innisbrook fundraiser. It was a great success! The Parents Association would like to congratulate the TOP 3 SELLERS: w Isabella Deandrade (MS) w Julianna Luebke (LS) w Zoe Zachariou (LS) Also, we would like to thank the volunteers who helped distribute the items in the carpool line. Your help in making the distribution process run smoothly was greatly appreciated! Innisbrook products may be purchased online at www.innisbrook.com through May 2013. Enter The Meadows School number 103414 so the School will receive credit for your purchase.
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