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Runnels Weekly E-Newsletter
from Head of School Marcia Mackay
Dear Runnels Family,
In this week's Friday Focus: Runnels Senior Wins A.C.E. Award; School-wide Art Show April 9; Signing Their Names with a Flourish; String Orchestra News; Circuit Training; "Something!" Cast Announced; Thank Yous and Kudos;
Friendly Reminders;
Weekly Photo Album; and Athletic Corner.
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Exchange Club A.C.E. Award Goes to Runnels Senior
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| Emily Britt (center) with her parents, Gary and Kim Britt, at the A.C.E. Award presentation. |
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Senior Emily Britt was selected to receive this year's A.C.E. Award (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) presented by the Baton Rouge chapter of the Exchange Club.
She received the honor, which included a small monetary prize, this week at a meeting of the Exchange Club. Accompanying Emily to the presentation were her parents, Gary and Kim Britt, and Runnels Jr./Sr. High Assistant Principal Dana Schlotterer, who nominated her for the award.
As a chapter winner, Emily has the option of competing for a $1,000 A.C.E. scholarship at the district level. If she wins at district, she will be eligible to advance to nationals to compete for a $10,000 scholarship.
A.C.E. awards are presented to graduating high school students who have achieved high levels of community involvement, scholastic accomplishments and leadership while overcoming obstacles.
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It's Almost Time for the Annual School-wide Art Show
The annual Runnels Spring Art Show will be held on Sunday, April 9 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Catalano Gym.
On display will be more than 1,000 pieces of original artwork created by students in preschool through 12th grade. The event will include light refreshments and live music by the Jazz Souls.
Awards will be presented in three categories: Principal's Choice, Judge's Choice, and Student's Choice.
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Signing Their Names with a Flourish
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Displaying their names written in cursive (using glue and glitter) are 3rd graders, from left, Sammy Ismail, Madelyn Sandifer, Kirsten Young and Eddie Eeds.
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Over the last several months, our 3rd graders have been working hard to master the intricate loops and swirls of cursive handwriting, and this week, they made the big switch from printing to cursive in their school work. Using their very best penmanship, each student signed a "Declaration of Intentions" to use cursive for all their assignments in Mrs. Harris's class for the rest of the year, proving that the art of penmanship is still alive and well at Runnels Elementary.
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String Orchestra Performs at Boudreaux's
The Runnels String Orchestra performed at a Sunday Brunch held on March 26 at Boudreux's on Government.
This is the second time the group has been invited to play there.
Photo: (Front row, from left) Fatima Ahmed, Cooper Smither, Farzeen Wahid; (2nd row) Dan Cassin, Micah Roper, Anna Claire Pousson, Ally Sutton, Ashley Belcher, Annie Fink, Emily Schacht, and Jennifer Cassin; (3rd row) Justin Reeves, Connor Porthouse, James Power, and Andrew Schacht. Not pictured: Ryan Roper', Harrison Bonaventure, Mia Welch and Sophie Edwards.
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Connor Porthouse
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Porthouse Wins Strings Competition ... Runnels eighth grader Connor Porthouse earned a bronze medal for his performance at Grace Notes Music Studio last week. Connor performed two works, Concertino in C Major for Cello by Klengel and Etude Number 7 by Franchomme, for the Grace Notes String Competition.
"Participants were judged on a number of qualities," explained cello instructor Dan Cassin, "some of which include intonation, rhythm, sound and overall musicianship".
Connor's performance was judged by Joy Bedillion, director of Grace Notes, a cellist and teacher in the Baton Rouge area, who is also a member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
Connor is a member of the Advanced String Orchestra at Runnels and is a student of Dan and Jennifer Cassin.
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Teaming up for Circuit Training
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Helping to put away some of the equipment after completing their circuit training exercise today are
(from left) Eli Latiolais, grade 6, kindergartner Dessa Tremblay, Ali Guerin and Michael Hillman, grade 6, and kindergartner Blaise Ullo.
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The kindergartners and their 6th-grade buddies teamed up to tackle a circuit training exercise this afternoon.
"We had 34 stations set up on the kindergarten playground," said kindergarten fitness teacher Mary Winnett. "The students performed an activity at one station and then moved right on to the next one. It was a lot of fun."
The various stations focused on aspects of fitness such as agility, balance, and coordination.
Popular activities were the agility ladder, tunnel crawl, hula hoops, and tin can stilts.
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"Something" Cast Announced
To celebrate the reopening of the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre, the junior and senior high drama department will present an original musical review called "Something" for two performances only on April 28 and 30.
The review will feature songs from Oklahoma, the first musical performed in our theatre back in 2002, as well as favorites from other Runnels student and alumni productions staged over the years, including
Grease, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard of Oz, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, South Pacific, Into the Woods, and
My Fair Lady.
You can also expect a few surprises, such a tune
from the current smash hit,
Hamilton
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Cast in featured roles are Micah Danos, Jena Bordelon, Jenny Cook, Jessica DeSimone, Savannah Sanders, Taylor Koontz, Alex Johnson, Abby Robbins, Sophie Edwards, Caroline Collins, Tyler Robbins, Peter Lukinovich, John Wiese and Jarrett LaBonne.
Ensemble players are Mollybeth Wilkinson, Jackie Hinkle, Sophia Torres, Aubri Watts, Preston Kyle, Joshua Freeman, Emily Schacht, Madisan Milam, Kaylee Mancuso, Kayla Evans, Nikolas Carey, Haley Brassard, Mickey Kaiser, Kyra Reeves, Alex Vallaire, and Alex Matthews.
Tickets, which are $
8.00 for students and $10.00 for adults, will be available online at www.runnels.org starting Monday, April 3.
Showtimes are Friday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre.
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Thank Yous and Kudos
Raider Rally ... We sincerely thank Burl Forgey (father of Elizabeth and Quint, Class of 2013, Henry, grade 12, and George, grade 5) and Dan Martin (father of Courtney, Class of 2011, and Christian, grade 12) for donating all of the food, including the meats, condiments and buns, sold at the food booth at Raider Rally. They also presided at the grill! We also extend a huge thank you to the Booster Club and its officers, Shawn and Wendy Worsham, co-presidents; Douglas Gulley, vice president; and Julie Stevenson, secretary, for sponsoring the event. In addition, a special thank you goes to Raider Rally organizers Vicki LeBleu and Julie Stevenson.
(See Weekly Album below for Raider Rally photos.
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Lending a hand at the Teacher Appreciation luncheon on the main campus are (
from left
) Suzanne LeBlanc, Brooke Yura, Gloria Howell, Alicia Tate, Aprille Wright, Blake Stevenson, Wendy Dolan and Tami LaBonne.
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Teacher Appreciation Appreciated ... We truly enjoyed the fantastic fanfare and foods rolled out for us by the RPO in honor of Teacher Appreciation. Special thanks go to this week's hosts: Tuesday - Breakfast, 5th and 9th Grade Parents, and Lunch, 9th Grade Parents and Senior Beta; Thursday - Breakfast, 6th and 7th Grade Parents. The banquet luncheon on the main campus Thursday was hosted by the RPO and catered by Serop's. The panorama of scrumptious homemade desserts, so plentiful that it took THREE tables to hold them, was provided by members of the RPO.
2015-16 Yearbooks Are Coming...
If you ordered a 2015-16 yearbook, rest assured, your book is on the way! Our yearbooks are scheduled to arrive within the next four to five weeks. Normally our yearbooks are delivered in late September, but this has not been a normal year. Thank you so very much for your patience and understanding about this unintentional delay. The 2016-17 Runnels yearbook is well into production and scheduled for delivery in early autumn.
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LSU entomology graduate student Madeleine Chura helps preschoolers operate a hand-held microscope so they can inspect a mosquito on the large format video screen.
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Insects and Swamp Creatures ...
LSU Entomologist Dr. Kristen Healy, mother of Ryan, Pre-K, and her graduate student, Madeleine Chura, brought a hand-held microscope and large video screen to the preschool this week along with an assortment of mosquitoes and other insects whose bite is harmful to humans. They helped the students use the microscope to examine the insects on the big screen. They also spoke to them about the life cycle of the mosquito and introduced them to a few rather enormous live hissing cockroaches.
We also thank Shannon Guidry of the Bluebonnet Swamp for bringing a box turtle, baby alligator and corn snake to preschool for Swamp Week in the two-year-olds' class.
Kindergarten Painters ...
Many thanks go to Violet and Chris Tremblay, parents of kindergartner Dessa Tremblay, and owners of
Painting and Pinot for hosting our kindergarten students at their store for a day of painting this week. Each student painted a picture of a butterfly on canvas.
More Photos (by Tiffany Mouton)
Alumna in National Ad
... Runnels graduate Rebecca Buller (Class of 2003) was recently featured in a national commercial for America's Best Glasses and Contact Lenses.
Have Harps, Will Travel ... Juniors and seniors in our Harp program performed a concert for residents at the Williamsburg Senior Living Community recently. Each student played a harp solo. Many thanks to our harpists and their instructor Gabriela Werries.
Photo: Gathered for a keepsake photo before their field trip are harp students (from left) Natalia Tooraen, Jordyn Miller, Kyra Reeves, harp instructor Gabriela Werries, Emma Schlotterer, Rebecca Todd, Annie Leake and Blair Lebleu.
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Friendly Reminders
Mar. 31:
Pictures in the Plaza - Canceled until further notice.
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 Scholastic Book Fair
Apr. 7:
Harp Concerts, Theatre, 9:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.
Apr. 7:
Kindergarten "Fairy Tale Foods Luncheon," 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Apr. 8:
Harp Recital, Theatre, 10:00 a.m.
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
Apr. 13:
Kindergarten's Spring Party, 2:00 p.m.
Apr. 13:
Preschool Parade and Egg Hunts (2s, 9:00 a.m.; 3s, 10:00 a.m.; Pre-Ks, 11:00 a.m.)
Apr. 14:
Good Friday - Easter Break (April 14 - April 21)
Apr. 15-23:
High School Trip to Europe
Apr. 18-22:
High School's Chicago Architecture Trip
Apr. 24:
School Resumes
Apr. 26:
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Theatre, 12:00 p.m.
Apr. 27:
Jr./Sr. High Academic Awards Assembly, Theatre, 11:20 a.m.
Apr. 28:
"3rd-Grade Trip Around the World," 8:30 a.m.
Apr. 28:
Something, Jr./Sr. High Musical Review, Theatre, 7:00 p.m.
Apr. 30:
Something, Jr./Sr. High Musical Review, Theatre, 2:00 p.m.
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2017 AP and Final Exam Schedule
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| Pre-K students were delighted to find a lovely frog in Ms. Christy's Discovery Garden. |
In this week's album are: Third-
grade Cursive Declaration, Kindergarten Vertebrae Project, Candids, Preschool Outdoor Fun and Insects, Raider Rally.
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VARSITY SPORTS
BASEBALL
In district play this week, the varsity baseball team faced upset against Episcopal and Dunham. While the Raiders out hit Episcopal, they were ultimately defeated 12-2. Douglas Gulley led with multiple hits.
TENNIS
On Tuesday
, the varsity tennis team was in strong form as players battled Ascension Catholic and McKinley High. Our team won three of the five singles matches played. Kudos to Rachel Wehbe for pulling out a nail biter in the third set. Daniel Mayeaux and Ryan Lam won their singles matches without dropping a single game.
SOCCER: GIRLS
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Ally Garrity
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Lainee Alfonso
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Congratulations to juniors Ally Garrity and Lainee Alfonso for being selected to the All-State Second Team for girls soccer!
SOFTBALL
The softball team is now 17-1. On Tuesday, the team defeated Episcopal 9-2; on Wednesday, the Lady Raiders beat Madison Prep 14-7.
On April 4, the Lady Raiders will celebrate Senior Night and take on Dunham at home in a pivotal district game. The following night, the team will face off against Episcopal. If the team beats Dunham, the Episcopal game will be for the district championship. Go Raiders!
Thursday evening, the team led with strong performances at the Alan Brown Invite held at Broadmoor. London Deshotel was the Alan Brown Invite Outstanding Field Performer. Deshotel finished first for javelin and tied second in the high jump.
The girls team finished 4th with 48 points, and the boys placed 9th with 29 points. Scorers' points at the event were: Annie Fink (800m/1600m), Sydney Worsham (800m), Micah Roper' (1600m/3200m), Londons Deshotel (javelin, high jump, 100m/300m hurdles), Julia Sager (shot put), Sam Matthews (1600m/800m), Dean Campbell (1600m/3200m), and Conner Raines (high jump). The team set eight new PRs and is primed for the District Meet on April 10th.
Last week the Raiders Track and Field team set the bar high at the Bat Gourrier Relays. Team members reached higher with 13 new personal records and many hitting season best marks. London Deshotel, Kaylen Howe, Annie Fink and Sam Matthews scored points. The team is on track to compete at the district meet on April 10.
JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS
BASEBALL
On Monday, the junior high baseball team defeated the Riverdale Tigers 4-0. Shelby Anders pitched four innings, striking out six batters. Collin Coates had two hits and two RBIs. Robby Harrison scored two of the four runs. The Raiders will be playing Episcopal tonight at Cedar Ridge at 7:35 p.m.
BASEBALL PHOTOS (Many thanks to Dana Kahn for taking these photos.)
TRACK & FIELD
In their opening meets, the Junior High Track and Field team performed with a competitive spirit and lots of enthusiasm. Placing 8th at the EHS meet, Emma Fishbein was the team's top finisher in the 200m. At our second meet hosted by Holy Family School, team members achieved 15 new personal records. With her debut throw, Meredith Taliaferro was the team's top finisher placing 4th in the shot put.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Varsity Softball vs. Madison Prep at Home - 4:00 p.m.
Jr. High Baseball at Cedar Ridge - 7:35 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1
JV Baseball at Episcopal - 11:00 a.m.
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17255 South Harrell's Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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