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Runnels Weekly E-Newsletter
from Head of School Marcia Mackay
Dear Runnels Family,
In this week's Friday Focus: Spirit Day Activities; Support Runnels by Shopping on Amazon Smile; Learning to Cheer; Emoji Writing Project; District Literary Rally; New Members for Honor Math Club; Kudos and Thank Yous; Pet Week at Preschool; Hero Spotlight; Friendly Reminders;
Weekly Photo Album; and Athletic Corner.
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Raider Pride Rules at Pep Rally
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The sophomore class celebrates victory in the Spirit Day competition at the "Nighty Knight" pep rally on Feb. 7. Holding aloft the official Raider Spirit Stick, the prize for winning the contest, is Peter Lukinovich.
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Though rough weather on Tuesday morning curtailed some Spirit Day activities, the Raider Nation was in high gear for the junior and senior high school's "Knighty Night" pep rally held 7th period in the Catalano Gym.
The varsity and junior high cheerleaders whipped up Raider Spirit with a program of exciting dances, stunts and cheers, and a crazy salad of audience participation contests and games.
Congratulations to the sophomore class for taking top honors in the Spirit Contest. The prize: temporary custody of the official "Raider Spirit Stick."
Many thanks to the cheerleaders and their coach and sponsor, Sherry Wilks, for planning and hosting the pep rally. We also thank the Junior and Senior High Band and Director Jill Swetnam for providing music for the event. A big thank you also goes to Admissions Director Sarah Haase for arranging a Spirit Day for our school family.
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- Support Runnels by shopping at smile.amazon.com.
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Junior and senior high cheerleaders and Mini-Cheer Camp participants at the Lady Raider game.
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The gym was bursting with spirit during halftime at the girls varsity basketball game on Tuesday night when Mini-Cheer Clinic participants shared the spotlight with the junior and senior high cheerleaders to demonstrate a dance and cheer they had learned.
At the clinic, which was held last Saturday in the Catalano Gym, elementary students were instructed in skills vital to the sport of cheering, including stunts, dances, cheers and formations. Their teachers were members of the junior and senior high cheer squads.
A spirited thank you goes to our cheerleaders and their coach and sponsor Mrs. Wilks for making the popular event so informative and fun for the youngsters.
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Emojis Enrich Writing Project
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Fifth-graders, from left, Ali Ismail, Emma Felton, Katherine Campbell, Cole Brown, Mikalyn Shay and Alaysia Mandujano display the library of emojis their class created for a writing project.
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Hand drawn emojis served as writing prompts for students in Paula Garrett's fifth-grade English classes this week. Each child drew an emoji on a yellow paper plate depicting a feeling and followed up by writing a descriptive paragraph about the emoji they had created.
The brightly colored "emojis" ran the gamut of sentiments, from joy to sadness, but the most prevalent expression by far was happiness.
"I just tried to draw the best smile that I could," said fifth grader Emma Felton.
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Who's Representing Runnels at District Rally?
Congratulations to the 61 junior and senior high students nominated to represent Runnels at the 2017 District Literary Rally coming up at Southeastern on Feb. 18.
Seniors - Jessica DeSimone, Michael Martinez, Jena Bordelon, Jasmine Felton, Adam Howe, Savannah Sanders, Micah Danos, Andrew Mitchell, Emily Britt, Heath Moser, Eva Kruger and Regan Dean;
Juniors - Jennifer Cook, Kaylen Howe, Harrison Bonaventure, Garrett Miller, Alex Matthews, Jesse Tregre, Elizabeth Daigle, Sam Matthews, Catherine Henning, Sean Parker, Isabelle McCall and Abby Courville;
Sophomores -
Anna Kadi, Daniel Mayeaux, Madaleine Alessi, Maddy Sutton, Seth Chiasson, Aaron Taliaferro, Ryan Lam, Collin Bueche, Anna Claire Pousson, Carson Badinger, Seth Miller, Ian Lansing, Numair Khan, Zachary Sides and Alex Morgan;
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reshmen -
Sam Haase, Erin Oehrle, Savannah McNeal, Anna Manning, Julia Sager, Natalia Tooraen, Arianna McNeal, Jenna Carballo, Catherine Bonaventure and John Michael Spillane;
Junior High -
Anthony Latona, Joseph Ismail, Reagan Kyle, Drake Tooraen, Caroline Daigle, Connor Porthouse, Thea Knowles, Garrett Rhinehart, Margaret Campbell, Grace Scott, Marshall Pentes and Nina Woodward.
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A Number of New Members for Honor Math Club
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New Mu Alpha Theta members include (from left) Jeehan Mikdadi, Kalyee Freiberger, Daniel Mayeaux, Amelia Jennings, Aaron Taliaferro, Sophia Torres, Madaleine Alessi, Camille Doucet and Anna Somerville.
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At a lunchtime ceremony on Feb. 8, eleven high school students were formally inducted into Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society.
Congratulations to new members Madaleine Alessi,
Camille Doucet,
Kalyee Freiberger, Amelia Jennings, Daniel Mayeaux, Jeehan Mikdadi, Parker Rhinehart, Anna Somerville, Ashley Stansbury, Aaron Taliaferro and Sophia Torres.
The Mu Alpha Theta sponsor is math and science department head Karen Matthews.
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 ... Fourth-Grade Band and Its Audience
Kudos to the Fourth-Grade Band and Director Shanna Drescher for presenting a lovely concert on Feb. 7 in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theater, which, at the time of the performance, was doing double-duty as a tornado shelter for the junior and senior high. The band adapted quickly to the unexpected crowd, which served as a gracious and appreciative audience for the young musicians.
...Stately Oaks Band Festival
Junior high band students Evan Beoubay, Preston Kyle and Caleb Reid have been selected to participate in the Junior High Stately Oaks Honor Band Festival at LSU the weekend of Feb. 16. They will take part in full band rehearsals, group lessons on their instruments and perform in concert at the LSU Union Theater.
A huge thank you goes to the "grandfather of a first grader" (who wishes to remain anonymous) for building new risers and platform tables for our young actors to use on the stage in our Drama Room. These new additions will expand our production capabilities enormously.
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Parade of Pets at Preschool
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Preschoolers enjoy a visit from CAWS Pet Touch Therapy volunteers and their furry friends during Pet Week.
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Pet Week at the preschool brought opportunities for students to meet therapy dogs and a variety of other companion animals.
Volunteers from the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society's (CAAWS) Pet Touch Therapy organization shared information about their program. Once the dogs receive training and receive certification as therapy dogs, they visit patients in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other care facilities. The volunteers said that many of the patients look forward to holding, petting and cuddling with the dogs.
Also on the Pet Week visitor's list at preschool were Leon the chameleon and Honey the dwarf hamster owned by elementary students Tyler and Emma Felton, a hedgehog named Penelope, owned by Julie Yost, and Emma the chicken, brought in by Pre-K student Chase Pittman for his classmates to see.
We sincerely thank these pet owners and all the others who so generously shared their fuzzy, prickly, scaly and feathery friends with our preschoolers.
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The King of Cakes... It was king cake all around -- compliments of the RPO -- the afternoon of Feb. 7 as we celebrated Raider Spirit Day in the junior and senior high school. The enormous cake -- enough to serve 350 people -- arrived in 18 separate boxes and had to be assembled by hand across a landscape of 4 tables.
We sincerely thank the RPO for the scrumptious king cake, which was decorated in our school colors.
We also thank the RPO for providing and serving Spirit Day cupcakes to our elementary school students on Feb. 8. (The treat was postponed for a day because of the weather.)
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Friendly Reminders
Feb. 15-17: Junior Beta State Convention - at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
Feb. 17 - 24: Preschool Spring Book Fair
Feb. 17 - 19:
The Importance of Being Earnest, Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre, 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Feb. 18: District Literary Rally, at Southeastern in Hammond
Feb. 21 - 23: Scheduling Meetings for Current Students - Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre
Current juniors - 10:10 a.m.
Current freshmen - 12:30 p.m.
Current sophomores - 10:10 a.m.
Current 7th graders - 12:30 p.m.
Current 8th graders - 10:10 a.m.
Current 6th graders - 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 24: Preschool Mardi Gras Parades:
2 Year Olds - 9:10 a.m.
Pre-Ks - 9:50 a.m.
3 Year Olds - 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 24: Elementary Mardi Gras Celebration - Coronation of the Krewe of Runnels Royale for Grades K-6, at 12:30 p.m. in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre.
Feb. 27 - March 3: Mardi Gras Holiday
March 6: School Resumes
March 8: Open House for Prospective K-12th Grade Students, Drama Room, 9:00 a.m.
March 16: Junior Class Ring Ceremony, Gladys Hague Runnels Theater, 11:20 a.m.
March 24: Raider Rally!
ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR - CLICK HERE
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This week's photo album includes: Beginning Band Concert, Strings Practice, Ms. Garrett's Emojis, and Decorating Valentine Bags.
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HERO SPOTLIGHT
Play Ball!
The high school baseball team received a generous donation of Wilson baseball equipment last week.
The gear, which included
4 bats, 15 helmets, 20 dozen balls, and catcher's gear and a mitt, was donated thanks to the assistance of a friend of High School Athletic Director Tookie Johnson.
To help replace baseball equipment lost in the August flood, Coach Tookie reached out to Ryan Theriot, a former LSU baseball standout who went on to play in the major leagues as a shortstop and second baseman.
With the assistance of other former MLB and LSU players, Trae Duncan and Reid Brignac, M
r. Theriot was able to help four area schools that suffered the loss of sports equipment in the flood.
We sincerely thank Mr. Theriot, Mr. Duncan and Mr. Brignac for their generous assistance in helping us equip the Raider baseball team this season.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
The Raiders lost to district opponent Dunham 62-39, reports varsity boys head basketball coach Ben Young. "Ryan Carrier led the Raiders with 11 points, while Conner Raines added 10 points. On Spirit Day (Feb. 7), Runnels lost to Episcopal 72-59. The game was close throughout, but the Knights pulled away in the fourth quarter. Four players were in double figures, but it was not enough. Conner Raines had 13 points, Douglas Gulley and Paul Lukinovich contributed 12 points, and Griffin Kennedy added 11 points.
Join the Raiders for Senior Night, Wednesday, Feb. 15, as Runnels faces off against Springfield.
BOWLING
On Monday, the rolling Raiders won the game against Capitol, 18-9. High series went to Seth Miller with a 357. He also won highest game honors with a 136. Andrew Mitchell followed with a 126. Alex Matthews and Marisa Russo both shot 123.
Our bowlers were defeated on Tuesday in a match against Baton Rouge High, 4-23. High series went to Matthews with a 449. Miller shot a very high personal game of a 177, taking high game of the day. Matthews followed with a 159, and Garrett Rhinehart had a 132.
On Wednesday, the bowling team lost to Madison Prep on 4.5-22.5. Matthews had another series high with a 436. High game went to Matthews with 154. Russo and Rhinehart each scored a 126.
GIRLS SOCCER
In the last game of the season, the girls varsity soccer team faced a 0-2 defeat in the first round playoff game against Pope John Paul. All-in-all, it was a great season for the Lady Raiders!
TENNIS
"On Monday," reports tennis coach Kathrin Sieberth, "the high school tennis team played Denham Springs and tied them 44.
Both Kyle Sieberth and Eric Huygues won their singles matches, while Jeehan Mikdadi brought home a win in an exciting match, 7-5, 6-4 at the #1 position!"
"Our boys doubles teams," Coach Sieberth adds, "were equally successful, with Harrison Bonaventure and Michael Martinez scoring a victory at the #3 spot, 7-6, 6-4! Well done, fellas!"
The Lady Raiders doubles teams fought hard and played better in their second sets, but ultimately came up just a little short.
TRACK & FIELD
At the LSU High School Last Chance Qualifier, the Raiders turned up the heat and qualified both the girls and boys 4x800m relay teams. The boys improved their season best time by 25 seconds and the girls improved by 13 seconds. The boys 4x800m team is now ranked 4th in Division 2 (3A and below) and the girls 4x800m team is ranked 9th.
Both teams will be competing in the LHSAA Indoor State Championship on Feb. 18. Sam Matthews is also well positioned to race both the 800m and 3200m races. Final accepted competitors will be announced the middle of next week. On the boys 4x800m relay team are Dean Campbell, Nathan Fairley, Sam Matthews and Adam Howe. The girls 4x800m relay team consists of Annie Fink, Micah Roper', Ryan Roper', and Adam Howe.
JUNIOR HIGH HIGHLIGHTS
Boys Basketball
The 8th grade boys basketball team beat Episcopal, the 1st-place team, on Saturday, 38-36. The 8th graders also beat the 2nd place Victory team, 41-38. Collin Coates and Wes Stevenson combined for 7 three pointers!
The 7th grade team defeated Victory, 41-27. The 6th graders had two wins, defeating Hosanna, 41-35, and Episcopal, 38-32.
SPORTS THIS WEEKEND
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Basketball: JV Boys at 5:00 p.m., Varsity Girls at 6:00 p.m. & Varsity Boys at 7:30 p.m. at Lee High
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
7th grade basketball plays at Inspire Charter at 9 a.m.
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Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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