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Runnels Weekly E-Newsletter
from Head of School Marcia Mackay
Dear Runnels Family,
In this week's Friday Focus: D.A.R. Citizenship Award; Kindergarten Creates Live Action "Movie Magic"; Eighth Graders See Democracy in Action at Youth Legislature; Lion King, Jr., Summer Drama Camp; National Charity League Honors Runnels Seniors; How the Cookie Crumbles in AP Statistics; Jr. High Drama Class Presents Just So Stories; We Sincerely Thank; Friendly Reminders;
Weekly Photo Album; and Athletic Corner.
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D.A.R. Citizenship Award Winner Announced
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McKenzie Mayeaux
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Senior McKenzie Mayeaux was selected to receive the prestigious Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Good Citizen Award for 2017 at Runnels High School.
The award is presented to outstanding seniors across the nation who demonstrate the qualities of good citizenship, including service, leadership, reliability, good character and patriotism.
McKenzie has been a member of the Senior Beta Club and has served as treasurer and vice president of the International Thespian Society. She has appeared in eight Runnels drama department productions, most recently playing the role of Cecily in
The Importance of Being Earnest.
Outside of school, McKenzie is involved in the youth group at her church and is lead singer in the youth band. During the summer, she works as a camp counselor at the Twin Lakes Summer Camp in Jackson, MS with children aged 8-10.
McKenzie is the daughter of Susan and Keith Mayeaux.
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Performing "It's a Hard Knock Life" from
Annie
in the kindergarten musical are (
from left
) Addie Willis, Naya Amin, Paislee Ray, Dessa Tremblay and Macy Grace.
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Kindergarten "Movie Magic" Lights Up Stage
The kindergarten class presented a sparkling new version of the beloved Runnels musical, "Movie Magic," in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre on March 24.
They performed an updated version of the show, which incorporated songs and scenes from
modern film classics such as
Lion King,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mary Poppins
and
Frozen
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At a rehearsal earlier in the week, the kindergarten performers received a standing ovation from their sixth-grade kindergarten buddies who were invited to be in the audience.
Several seniors in the technical theatre class were also watching the rehearsal. Some said they were also touched by the performance, but for a different reason. They remembered being in the same show on the same stage when they were kindergartners at Runnels in 2005! Back then, the songs came from an earlier generation of movies, including
Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, and Song of the South.
Savannah Sanders, who will graduate in May, said that being in "Movie Magic" as a kindergartner was a turning point for her. "That's when I decided that I loved the theater," she told technical theatre teacher and K-12 Theatre Program Chair, Neena McLain. Since her kindergarten days, Savannah has appeared in many Runnels productions, including
The Little Mermaid, in which she had the starring role of Princess Ariel.
We sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the outstanding success of this year's production of "Movie Magic," including director Julie Horridge, accompanist Gladys Runnels, and the kindergarten faculty. We also send a very special thank you to parents Camey Hileman, Katrina Ray, Danielle Banquer, Lauren Downing and Julie Tinsley for their generous help with costumes and props.
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Democracy in Action at Youth Legislature
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Caroline Daigle takes the floor at Youth Legislature at the Old State Capitol.
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Runnels eighth graders had a hands-on lesson in state government last week when they participated in Youth Legislature at the Old State Capitol. At the two-day mock legislative session, students assumed roles in all three branches of government, presented bills they had drafted, and debated issues of local and state significance. They also took on the watchdog role of the news media by stepping into the shoes of reporters and photographers working the state government beat.
Several bills introduced by Runnels students were successful. Preston Kyle and Christopher Yura's bill on Pedestrian Safety and Alex Vallaire's bill calling for Child Abuse Drop Boxes in Louisiana Schools were passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the Youth Leg governor.
Garrett Rhinehart served as commissioner of judiciary and prison affairs, Kaylee Mancuso was President Pro-Tempore of the Senate, and Marshall Pentes served as the House Chaplain. Documenting the action on the floor as photojournalists were Emma Schlotterer, Wesley Stevenson and Kaylee Caillouet. (
Check out some of their pictures in MORE PHOTOS below.)
"Our students were really impressive," said Louisiana Studies teacher and sponsor of the Runnels delegation, Rachel Kane. "They truly dedicated themselves to this project."
Eighth-grade English teacher Kylie Harbin co-sponsored the students at the session and helped them write and edit their bills.
MORE PHOTOS
(submitted by student photojournalists: Emma Schlotterer, Wesley Stevenson and Kaylee Caillouet)
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Registration Opens for
Summer Drama Camp
It's time to save your spot for the 3rd annual summer drama camp at Runnels. This year's production will be Disney's
Lion King, Jr. Camp will be held June 19-30 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with optional aftercare provided until 5:00 pm.
All students entering 2nd through 10th grade are invited to participate. Enrollment at Runnels is not required, so you can attend with a friend, an out-of-town cousin, or a neighbor!
Directing the camp will be educational theater professionals Neena McLain and Cristin and Jorge Ponjuan, who recently formed a new company called Third Wheel Theatre. "We chose the name," said Ms. McLain, "because we are three close friends who operate together like three wheels." They are excited about their new venture and this summer's drama camp and hope to offer more Third Wheel Theatre camps and workshops in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre in the future.
For more information: runnelstheatre@runnels.org or 225-215-5706, ext. 034.
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Kristen Haller
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Julia Sanders
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National Charity League Honors Runnels Seniors
The River Road Chapter of the National Charity League (NCL) recognized Runnels students Kristen Haller and Julia Sanders for their volunteer work at its annual Senior Soiree held March 18 at The Lyceum Ballroom. They were among 25 area seniors honored for their contributions to the community.
Julia and Kristen volunteered at many Baton Rouge area charities and nonprofit organizations including the American Heart Association, CASA, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, the Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Sweet Dreams Shelter, the EBR Public Library, Theatre Baton Rouge, Dumas House, and Parker House.
Kristen is the daughter of Lisa and Ted Haller, and Julia is the daughter of Amy and Justin Sanders.
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How the Cookie Crumbles in AP Statistics
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Chocolate chip counters Savannah Sanders and Rachel Yura in AP Statistics.
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The next time you bite into a Chips Ahoy cookie, you can enjoy it knowing that the promise the company made to consumers 20 years ago -- to put an average of 16 chocolate chips in each and every cookie -- still rings true today.
To verify this claim and practice statistical methods, students in Karen Matthews' two AP Statistics classes were busy crumbling Chips Ahoy cookies and digging out the chocolate chips during class last Friday.
"Students crumbled a random sample of Chips Ahoy cookies and counted the number of chips in each one," said Mrs. Matthews. "The classes then ran a 1-sample t-test for the mean with a significance level of 5%," she explained. "They followed up by constructing a 95% confidence interval for how many chips the cookies really contained."
Both classes concluded that the 16 chocolate chips per cookie claim is still good today. In fact, results indicated the presence of between 21 and 24 chips per cookie. "Both classes agreed that the company is still giving us our money's worth of chips," said Mrs. Matthews.
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Junior High Drama Students Stage Just So Stories
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Congratulations to our junior high drama students and their director, Neena McLain, for treating elementary students and guests to two outstanding performances of a show based on Rudyard Kipling's
Just So Stories in the Drama Room today.
The three-act play is a dramatization of Kipling's stories for children: "The Cat Who Walked by Himself," "How the Camel Got His Hump," and "How the First Letter Was Written."
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Thank Yous
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Our friends at Stuart Hall in New Orleans held a "Recover One Book at a Time" drive for Runnels. They donated 400 books to our school. Thank you, Stuart Hall!
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Returning a Kindness ... We sincerely thank the
Stuart Hall School community in New Orleans for supporting our flood recovery efforts by donating 400 books to our school through their "Recover One Book at a Time" drive. This donation is especially meaningful because the people at Stuart Hall know exactly what we are going through in our extended efforts to come back from the "Flood of 2016." In August of 2005, the Stuart Hall campus was flooded when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. At that time, Runnels reached out to their school by holding a book drive in connection with our Elementary Library's Fall Scholastic Book Fair. We were able to donate a collection of books for their fifth- and sixth-grade classroom libraries, which had been destroyed in the flood. We are deeply grateful for the generosity and thoughtfulness of our friends at Stuart Hall.
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Kindergarten teacher Lisa Latona and some of her students with the books they received from Australian children's author Mem Fox.
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Book Donation from Down Under... A big thank you goes to Australian picture-book author
Mem Fox for donating two of her children's books to the Runnels kindergarten recently. The donation came about when kindergarten teacher
Lisa Latona sent Ms. Fox an email telling her how much her students liked her book,
Whoever You Are, a Reading Rainbow selection about cultural diversity all around the world. Mrs. Latona also mentioned that the kindergarten was collecting her books for its Author Studies unit and that our school was recovering from a flood. Mrs. Fox kindly responded to the email by sending the kindergarten a gift of two of her books -- including a copy of
Whoever You Are.
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Murphy, Jodi, and Sam (
back row) with a group of 6th graders in the Elementary Computer Lab, where they presented a talk and extended Q and A session on the science of radio transmissions.
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Murphy, Sam and Jodi
of morning radio talk show fame (96.1 The River) stopped by our school this week to teach the 6th graders about radio waves.
The lesson involved raw eggs, melted chocolate and popcorn! What could be better? We sincerely thank John (Murphy) and Jodi Koontz, the parents of Phoebe, grade 6, and Taylor, grade 9, and their longtime friend and sidekick, Sam North, for an informative and entertaining look at the science that brings us the magic of radio.
Speaking of Science ... We sincerely thank
Michael Golda, (Runnels Cl
ass of 1990), an engineer at Motiva and
father of Laura, grade 3, and Sarah, grade 6,
for visiting with Julie Fink's 6th-grade science classes to share information about infrared cameras. The class was studying the behavior of light and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Photo: Special guest Michael Golda demonstrates the use of an infrared camera to 6th grader John Morgan Latona during a talk in Mrs. Fink's science class.
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Friendly Reminders
Mar. 24:
"Raider Rally," Elementary Playground, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Booster Club will be selling dinners.
Mar. 28 and 30: Teacher Appreciation (also April 4 and 6)
Mar. 30-31: Mu Alpha Theta Convention
Apr. 1:
State Literary Rally, LSU
Apr. 1:
Junior and Senior Prom, "Masquerade," Lake House, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Apr. 4:
Teacher Appreciation
Apr. 5:
High School Talent Show, Theatre, 2:10 p.m.
Apr. 6:
Teacher Appreciation
Apr. 6-13:
Elementary Library's Spring Scholastic Book Fair
Apr. 7:
Harp Concerts, Theatre, 9:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.
Apr. 8:
Harp Recital, Theatre, 10:00 a.m.
Apr. 8:
RPO's Painting in the Plaza
Apr. 9:
Spring Art Show, Catalano Gym, 2:00 p.m.
Apr. 12:
Solo and Ensemble Festival for Strings
Apr. 13:
Solo and Ensemble Festival for Band (Grades 6-12)
Apr. 13:
Preschool Easter Parade and Egg Hunt (2s, 9:15 a.m.; Pre-Ks, 10:00 a.m.; 3s, 11:00 a.m.)
Apr. 14:
Good Friday - Easter Break (April 14 - April 21)
Apr. 24:
School Resumes
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2017 AP and Final Exam Schedule
ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR - CLICK HERE
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Runnels High School welcomed representatives of the U.S. Army War College Eisenhower Lecture Series to the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre this afternoon. From left are Col. Eric Young, Lt. Col. Monica Radthke, senior Grayson Tregre, juniors Jordyn Miller and Justin Reeves, Col. Eric Crider and Lt. Col. John Dobbin. We sincerely thank these officers for bringing the War College Lecture Series to Runnels.
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In this week's album are: 3rd-
grade cursive practice, 6th grade guest speakers, candids, elementary science experiments, worms for Spring Week and Jackson Pollock paintings at preschool.
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With a record of 15-1 on the season, the Lady Raiders are on fire! The team has a HUGE week coming up: 4 games to be played, and 2 of them are district games.
Tuesday - Lady Raiders v. Episcopal, 5 p.m. at HOME
Thursday - Lady Raiders vs. Christian Life, 5 pm at HOME
All students and Runnels staff will get FREE admission to Tuesday's home softball game with a Runnels ID. Let's "pack the park" and cheer our Lady Raiders Softball Team to victory!
It was quite a week for the softball team. Last Monday, the Lady Raiders defeated Mentorship 16-0. Freshman Bailey Hyatt held strong with six strikeouts and zero hits.
On Wednesday, the Lady Raiders defeated White Castle 7-3. Senior Emily Britt went 3-5 at the plate with an RBI and a stolen base; while, Micah Danos, also a senior, pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts.
Last night the team claimed its third victory, 19-3, against Dunham. Kayleigh Nicholson went 4-4 with six RBIs and scored her first high school homerun.
BASEBALL
The Raiders faced some tough competition this week. Douglas Gulley compiled four hits throughout the week along with a triple. Colin Bonine pitched four strong innings. The Raiders will continue in district play next week against Episcopal and Dunham.
BOWLING
In a regional game this week, the Raider bowling team was defeated by St. Michael's, 4-23. Marisa Russo moved on to singles competition and scored the high series of the day with a 423. Scoring game highs were Marisa Russo with a 161 and Seth Miller with a 134. Anna Somerville scored one pin off her personal best with a 128.
POWERLIFTING
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State powerlifting meet medalists (from left) Christian Martin, Sam Day and Max Sager.
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At the state powerlifting meet in Monroe on March 17, the powerlifting team had four lifters place in the top five, with the boys team finishing 5th in the state!
Junior Sam Day earned the title of State Champion for Division 4, placing first in the 275-lb. weight class. Max Sager took second place in the 114-lb. weight class, and Christian Martin placed second in the 220-lb. weight class. In the 275-lb. weight class, Justin Reeves placed fifth.
Aaron and Justin Taliaferro, Natalie Justus, Ashley Stansbury and Catherine Henning competed at state for the very first time. All of the lifters competing achieved at least one personal best at the meet. Congratulations to the powerlifters for their accomplishments.
TENNIS
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The Runnels Tennis Team at the Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tournament on Thursday.
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Eric Huygues, Elizabeth Daigle and Harrison Bonaventure with a Cajun Classic competitor.
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On Monday, the tennis team topped Dunham in every one of its singles matches. Eric Huygues, Kyle Sieberth, Jeehan Mikdadi and Natalie Justus were all victorious.
Yesterday, the tennis team assisted in the 28th Annual Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. This is the 5th year in a row the team has helped with the event. Every year, the Cajun Classic attracts professional and amateur players with disabilities from around the world. The Runnels tennis team players assisted the event organizers and worked as ball people on the court.
Sophomore Hannah Barback said she was excited to meet players from Britain and Australia. She spoke with third-seeded player Andy Lapthorne from Britain. Mr. Lapthorne has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. Hannah was impressed by the tremendous upper body strength of the tournament players.
As a first-time ball girl at the wheelchair tournament, Anna Claire Pousson assisted in a match with the top-seeded players in the world. According to Coach Sieberth, "The Runnels kids were some of the best ball people the tournament has ever had."
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Henry Forgey
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Henry Forgey, a four year member of the Track & Field team, was selected to the All-Academic Team and will be recognized at the LHSAA 2A championship in May. "Henry's hard work and commitment has led to great results both on and off the track," said his coach, Julie Fink.
Last Thursday, the Raiders led at the Red Stick Classic with many strong performances. Conner Raines continued to set new school and personal records (PRs) in the jumping events. The girls placed 6th and the boys 9th competing in a tough field. London Deshotel was the top scorer on the girls side with 18 points, and, on the boys side, Dean Campbell, was the top scorer with 9 points. Other team members with new PRs include Alex Matthew, discus; Walker Gandy, shot put; Ethan St. Amant, 100m; Phoenix Knowles, 1600m and 400m; Kyra Reeves, shot put; and Julia Sager, shot put and long jump.
JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS
BASEBALL
On Monday, the junior high baseball team kicked off the season with a 12-1 victory over the Viper. Seventh-grade pitcher Blaine Nicholson struck out five batters in two innings. Big hitters for the game were: Robby Harrison, Shelby Anders, Blaine Nicholson and Jacob Folse. Each of these batters got three hits.
BASKETBALL
The end of February closed the basketball season for the Runnels junior high teams.
In all, the three teams played 86 games this season. Coach Sam Coates told team parents that "it was an absolute joy to watch the players grow both on and off the court."
Playing a challenging schedule, the 8th grade team finished 16-15, with big wins over Episcopal and Victory Academy. The 7th grade finished 27-3 with a huge win over University High. The 6th grade had a great first season, finishing 17-8.
"I love sports because it teaches life lessons about success and failure, how to handle adversity, how to get up after you get knocked down," said Coach Coates.
VOLLEYBALL
The junior high volleyball teams made a clean sweep in their season openers against U-High on Monday. Runnels has teams in three divisions: 8th grade is in Division I; 7th grade is in Division II; and 6th grade is in Division III.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
JV Baseball at Episcopal - 11:00 a.m.
8th Grade Volleyball at Parkview - 11:30 a.m. & 12:20 p.m.
7th Grade Volleyball at Parkview - 10:40 a.m.
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17255 South Harrell's Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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