The weekly news you need to know from The Evansville Day School.
In the Spotlight

Congrats to Joey Ballard, who was honored by the Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union as a recipient of their Ted Hitch Scholarship.
Next Week
  • Monday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 11: AP Exams
  • Friday, May 6: Friends' Meeting and Volunteer Breakfast at 8:05 AM
  • Friday, May 6: Dinner and a Play at 7:00 PM
Looking Ahead
  • Tuesday, May 10: Fine Arts Night at Shanklin Theatre at 7:00 PM
  • Friday, May 13: Senior Send-off
  • Monday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 25: Senior Projects 
  • Monday, May 23 - Thursday, May 26: Sophomore End of Course Assessments (ECA) 
  • Thursday, May 26: Senior Dinner
  • Friday, May 27: Senior Project Presentations
  • Friday, May 27: Upper School Field Day
  • Friday, May 27: Commencement Practice at 1:00 PM at Shanklin Theatre
  • Saturday, May 28: Commencement at 2:00 PM
  • Tuesday, May 31 - Friday, June 2: Upper School Final Exams
  • Friday, June 3: Promotional Assembly
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New! Upper School Scheduling
Upper School students are scheduling classes this week. Don't forget to include Hybrid Learning Consortium opportunities in your decision! View the available courses by clicking the button below.

Class of 2016 Photos
The Class of 2016 will have a group photo taken in their caps and gowns and in their chosen college T-shirts on Friday, May 13 at 8:45.  Seniors - don't forget to purchase a school pennant and have a T-shirt or sweatshirt with your college logo on it for that picture.

Key Club News
Key Club members will elect officers for the 2016-2017 school year at the May 5 meeting. To run for office, a student must have logged 50 hours of community service. Members should be sure to turn in all service hours and let President Zoe Renschler or Advisor Marjan LaGrange know of their intent to run no later than May 3.

Driven to Give
Lincoln will be on Day School's campus Saturday, April 30 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm offering test drives of their vehicles. For each test drive, Lincoln will donate $20 to Friends of EDS. This event raises up to $8000 for us, and we would appreciate your participation! 

Even if you cannot attend that day, you can sign up online, and $20 will still be donated to the school. 

Friends of EDS
Friends' final meeting of the year will be on Friday, May 6 at 8:05 am.  This will also be our Volunteer Breakfast for the EDS community as a thank you for a great year. We invite everyone to mark your calendars and plan to join us that morning!
 
 

General Updates and Campus Happenings

New! Transitions
We are pleased to announce the following additions to our incredible faculty and staff. Although those who are leaving will be greatly missed, we are excited to introduce our newly-hired team members, whose qualifications match Day School's standards for excellence.

Steve Garrett - Associate Director of Finance
Nick Davlantis - US STEM Teacher
Lena Naef - MS & US French Teacher

Ali Rashid will be leaving at the end of the year, and we wish her the best on the next step of her journey.

Click the link below to read more about each of them.
 


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New! EDS Dinner Theatre
Evansville Day School Dinner Theatre presents "Bad Ideas for Bad Television Shows" by Don Zolidis on Friday, May 6 at 7:00 pm in the Upper School Commons. Tickets are $10 each and include dinner from Fazoli's. Tickets can be purchased at lunch or after school in the US Commons.

New! 
Global Language National Honor Society
The Global Language National Honor Society is an elite group of Upper School students who have achieved outstanding academic success as well as maintained an honor average in the study of French or Spanish for a minimum of three semesters and are in level IV or higher. Inductees must also exhibit character, leadership, cooperation, honesty, service and commitment to others. College scholarships and travel awards are available to recognize high school achievement in French and Spanish and to promote interest in global studies.  Members will meet regularly to discuss activities such as fund-raising, community service, educational and promotional events, as well as scholarship opportunities.
 
An induction ceremony was held on Thursday, April 28 at 11:15 am.

French Inductees:
Ryan Clifton, Rachel Lewis, Jessica Myers, Peyton Schultheis, and Kate Meacham

Spanish Inductees:
Ryan Clifton, Leila Grossman, Kenady Hess, Brittony Rodgers, and Connor Hunt
 

New!  EDS Wins Grand Purchase Prize at Arts Council Show
Congratulations to Betsy Daily and her students who created Evansville Day School's "The Beauty of Nature" mural as a submission for the Arts Council's 2016 Another's Treasure exhibit. The piece took the grand purchase prize of $1000 during the reception on Friday, April 22! It is now owned by Alcoa. There were 111 submissions for the contest, and 35 of those were selected to be on display for the exhibit. Submissions came from several states and had to be at least 75% recycled materials. Outstanding work, Day School!

New! Donut Sale to Benefit Vanderburgh Humane Society
4th Grader Nathan Foster will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings next week from 7:30 - 8 am.  Donuts will be $1 each and proceeds will benefit the VHS.  Stop by and support this awesome project.

Final Exams Schedule
 
Tuesday, May 31
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - B1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - B3
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - B5

Wednesday, June 1
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - A1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - A3
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - A5

Thursday, June 2
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - A7
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - B7


Happy Birthday This Week!
Sunday, April 24 -  Sarah Ballard & Patrick Cinelli


Dr. Mary Jane Gibson | Evansville Day School | (812) 476-3039 | mjgibson@evansvilledayschool.orgl | e vansvilledayschool.org
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