Volume 13, Issue 32
April 29, 2021
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Student Honor Societies Recognized |
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Mu Alpha Theta (Mathematics), Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (Spanish), Société Honoraire de Français (French), Rho Kappa (Social Studies), Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, and National Junior Honor Society, Lakehill's student honor societies, held their induction ceremonies on April 24, in Lakehill's Charles Wyly Auditorium. These groups welcomed 60 inductees into their illustrious ranks. The ceremony was led by faculty members Bradley Neyland, Mitch Musselman, Michael Jones, Joan Mayo, Kristin Rutherford, and Justin Solonick along with administration members Ms. Patti Frullo and Mr. Roger L Perry.
Membership in Mu Alpha Theta at Lakehill is reserved for juniors and seniors who have maintained a 3.0 average or better in all math classes. Spanish and French honorees must complete at least three years of the language and maintain an average of 3.5 or higher. Rho Kappa honorees must have completed four semesters of Social Studies, maintain a 3.0 overall G.P.A. and a 3.5 in all high school Social Studies classes.
Membership in the Science National Honor Society is awarded to juniors and seniors who have maintained a 3.0 in all coursework, have taken or are enrolled in at least one Honors or AP Science class (juniors) or one Honors course and one AP course or two AP courses (seniors), and maintain a 3.5 average in all science courses. Members of these highly regarded organizations wear honor cords at graduation.
Mu Alpha Theta (Mathematics) honorees were Sumner Born, James Freeman, Sophia Ganson, Megan Gillman, Zak Goldstein, Page Howland, Jaden Lambert, William Leake, Harrison Linder, Max Link, Cullen McCaleb, Spencer Neill, Leo Paparoni, Blake Perry, Sydney Rutherford, Abby Saldivar, Georgina Stephens, Laurel Way, Raymond Xiao, and Hayden Yoss.
This year's Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica inductees were Cade Armstrong, Emerson Danamraj, Sophia Ganson, Nathan Lewis, Matthew McCall, Ender Trout, and Raymond Xiao.
Rho Kappa (Social Studies) inductees were Maya Ariss, Josh Aron, Ashton Abbott-Sharifi, Sumner Born, Landon Burt, Mitchell Crow, Madison Deason, James Freeman, Megan Gillman, Will Gorman,
Harrison Linder, Cullen McCaleb, Spencer Neill, Leo Paparoni, Blake Perry, Sydney Rutherford, Abby Saldivar, Johnny Tiernan, Graysen Walker, Laurel Way, Brooklyn Williams, and Luke WIlliams.
The Science National Honor Society inductees were Sumner Born, Megan Gillman, Page Howland, Cullen McCaleb, Spencer Neill, Leo Paparoni, Blake Perry, Sydney Rutherford, Georgina Stephens, and Laurel Way.
Société Honoraire de Français (French) inductees were Asher Chamoy, Keegan Clendenin, William Leake, Kathryn Mahan, Sarah Smith, and Georgina Stephens.
The National Junior Honor Society inductees were Emma Bassman, Clio Byrd, Rowan Clendenin, Max Crist, Emily Deason, Cece Degeyter, Jason Dickerson, Delilah Dinaburg, Taylor Donahue, Elisa Haden, Gray Henegar, Ian Johnston, Madeline Jones, Leonie Khan, Andrew Knipp, Noah Kurian, Miyu Nagamo, Evan-Claire New, Mason Pedroza, Grafton Robinson, Saul Rosen, Sierra Salazar, Luke Widhalm, and RJ Yttredahl.
National Honor Society inductees were Ashton Abbott-Sharifi, Maya Ariss, Millie Castoldi, Mitchell Crow, Madison Deason, Anna Knickel, Ellis Meyer, Avery Owen, Hannah Reister, Katie Rich, Kayla Ristianto, Samuel Rosen, Kat Seale, Ma’Ki Shaw, and Hayden Yoss.
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The PFC is excited to announce that Lakehillopoly
is available for order!
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This one-of-a-kind version of the classic board game is completely customized for our very own Lakehill community.
Your kids will love playing a game with the people, places, and events that make up their school life.
Since this is the alternative to our usual PFC auction fundraiser, ordering your game is a fabulous way to support Lakehill after a year that has been like no other, with all proceeds going to the school.
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Mrs. Thomson's sciences classes dissected squids while studying invertebrates this week. Next, students will study vertebrates and dissect a frog to compare invertebrates and vertebrates.
"The coolest part of the squid dissection is taking the pen out of the squid and using the squid ink to write with," said Mrs. Thomson.
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Spirit Shop
Sale! Sale! Sale!
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In preparation for the new designs for next school year, the Spirit Shop is clearing the shelves with a sale!
We are marking everything up to 50% off. Don't miss this chance to snag last minute Lakehill gear! Click the link below to shop.
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LAKEHILL SUMMER CAMPS WILL RETURN IN
SUMMER 2022
Thank you for your interest in Lakehill’s Summer Camp program. Though we are unable to offer Summer Camps this summer, our Lakehill Summer Camp staff is already brainstorming the 2022 Summer Camp season! We’ll be back next year with the same kinds of unique, fun, and engaging camps that our Summer Camp families have come to love and expect. We’re always excited to offer a mix of fresh ideas and perennial favorites, and we can’t wait to have you back on campus to share the adventures and to enjoy an authentic Lakehill experience.
Best wishes for a safe and happy summer,
The Lakehill Summer Camps Staff
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In observance of Earth Day, Mrs. Jones' first grade students went on a nature walk last week! |
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Each year, Lakehill's Upper School Spanish Club (PASF) makes and sells the Cascarones to raise money to benefit Cystic Fibrosis research.
PASF has long supported Cystic Fibrosis research and there is a special reason why.
Hayley Wester was valedictorian of her 1993 Lakehill class. She was one of the first PASF Presidents and is credited with many activities the organization still does today, such as Cascarones. Hayley attended Stanford University and studied Cystic Fibrosis. She was one of two undergraduate students in the entire university who was selected to work with the postdocs on genetic research projects.
During her senior year at Stanford, Hayley passed away from Cystic Fibrosis. Alan and Judith Wester, Hayley's parents, share her story in hopes that others will pursue their dreams as she did.
Lakehill's PASF continues with Hayley's legacy and donates all the money earned to benefit Cystic Fibrosis research. This year, the students were able to donate $1,300 in total.
Thank you to the parents, teachers, and students that participated.
To read more about Hayley's story, click the link below.
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by: Mr. Jeremy Holman, Upper School Science Teacher
"Biology students are studying the diversity of animals and shared characteristics of major groups of organisms. They’ve dissected worms, grasshoppers, crayfish, and now sharks to understand how new adaptations allow animals to achieve new functions and live in different habitats. We used to perform dissections on fetal pigs because of their remarkable similarity to humans, but I found students to be far more excited to learn about sharks. I prefer to study sharks as well having been trained in marine biology, and I also think it provides a sensible connection to the next unit, which is ecology and the environment. Many sharks species are threatened or endangered due primarily to human activity. By studying them in the lab and teaching students about their reproductive strategies and feeding habits, maybe I can inspire them to make better decisions about their own relationships with the planet, which may ultimately help shark populations rebound in our oceans."
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NJHS Presents
The Class of 2021, Senior Spotlights
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by: Susanne Seitz
Maya Ariss began her years at Lakehill as a Freshman and has made the most of her time as a Warrior. She has taken advantage of the many opportunities Lakehill has offered her from sports to community service to a wide array of clubs. An active athlete, Maya has been involved in volleyball, basketball, tennis, soccer, tennis, cheer, and softball.
Maya has a wide variety of interests which fueled her involvement in a number of clubs including Sticker Club, Ambassadors, PASF, Rubiks Cube Club, Sisteens, and Prism Club. In addition to her on campus involvement, service to our greater community has been paramount to Maya. “Volunteering as often as possible has always been very important to me,” said Maya. And her contributions have been many—from cleaning up at White Rock Lake to making and serving meals at a Dallas homeless shelter to packaging food at Hope Supply Company, organizing donated clothes for women’s shelters, and volunteering for the YMCA.
Maya’s awards and achievements include The Headmaster’s Honor Award and Honor Club in addition to All-State Softball in 2018 and 2019; All-American Cheer 2019; 7th place in the Tennis State Championship Doubles in 2018; and 8th place in the Tennis State Championship Doubles in 2019.
Among Maya’s favorite memories are the trips to New York that she took during both her freshman and junior years when she saw many different musicals with all of her best friends. On campus, Maya said her favorite classes have been American Literature and AP Language and Composition with Mr. Jones. “It was always interesting to hear the many different ways that a work of literature could be interpreted.” Her classes with Mr. Hagood and Dr. Solonick are part of her favorite Lakehill memories as well.
Maya’s advice to younger Warriors is to prioritize your grades and to ask for help from your teachers when needed it because once you are behind in a class, it can be difficult to catch up.
Maya will be attending Texas A&M University where she will study Communications on a Pre-Law track. She also hopes to enrich her education by studying abroad while enrolled at A&M.
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Ender Trout is a Lakehill lifer, having attended Lakehill since kindergarten. While attending Lakehill, he has participated in a variety of activities including Magic Club, track and field, soccer, curling, tennis, National Junior Honor Society, and National Honor Society. Outside of Lakehill, Ender helped with Lakehill Summer Camps, participated in Boy Scouts, and worked at the Common Ground Games store.
While Ender has been involved in many activities, his favorite memory is the seventh grade Palo Duro Canyon trip during Adventure Week. He loves nature and being able to explore the canyon with his friends is something he will never forget. He enjoyed many classes, but Ender notes Mr. Hagood’s tenth grade English class was one of his favorites. He also enjoyed AP Literature with Mr. Jones and all courses taught by Dr. Solonick.
Ender has achieved many things academically, including being accepted into National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Honor Society, Rho Kappa, National Junior Honor Society, Headmaster’s Honor Award, and National Spanish Exam Award.
Ender plans to attend college and study engineering or something related to science. His advice to younger Warriors is, “Be curious. Curiosity is the best way to learn, and to discover what you will invest your time as you grow up.”
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by: Mrs. Julie Murugen
Lakehill's annual Mark Twain Day celebrated the culmination of the fifth grade unit of study on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. For the first time ever, Middle School students also celebrated Shakespeare’s birthday with a parade of floats.
The event offered students the chance to have fun the old-fashioned way: sack races, story telling, and fence painting. Students also competed in a variety of good-natured contests, including watermelon seed spitting, fencing and potato races.
The fifth grade students said they loved making the miniature rafts, dressing up as the characters, and playing games that kids played more than a hundred years ago.
Harper York, Davis Andreason, and Lucas Herrera were honored for the best rafts in fifth grade.
The best costumes honored in fifth grade were Anabelle Saldivar, Max Lavie, Allia Wallace, and Graham Roberts. The best costumes honored in sixth grade were Eli Ranen and Rygel Farr.
Campbell Khan took the prize for best bragging. Juliana Belmore won the watermelon seed spitting contest. The best fencing was by Grace Rabon and Kalen White. Dhruv Patel won the most sack races and Trinity Nance won the best potato race prize.
Best floats in 6th grade included Preston Corder (Lego Globe theater), Adrian Chytil (Shakespeare's house), Maya Scheinrock (Nick Bottom's transformation), Josey Maldonado (Titania and Oberon bargaining for the changeling child), and Alexa Beidler and Sheridan Dunlap (Pyramus and Thisbe at the wall).
A special thank you goes out to Anneclaire Kahn for putting together the food and treat bags.
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Sabina Chamoy plays an extra in 12 Mighty Orphans,
a film set to be released in June
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Before the COVID-19 shutdown last spring, Sabina Chamoy was an extra during the filming of 12 Mighty Orphans, a film set to be released in June of 2021. Sabina, with a big smile, giggled at some of the photos of herself onset, noting how much younger she looks. “This was a super fun experience,” said Sabina. “I was a part of two scenes. A scene in the cafeteria and a scene with the choir.”
12 Mighty Orphans is about a devoted high school coach that leads a team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression. The filming took place at a working orphanage in Weatherford, Texas. “I went in for costume fitting a few days before the filming. There were children of all ages there and everyone was dressed different,” said Sabina. “I wore an old t-shirt and skirt that looked very dirty and stained and my hair was styled in a bun.” She smiled when describing all the things she learned. “I loved seeing how they shot the same scene with different angles and different amounts of lighting. The scene in the cafeteria was very interesting. It is a morning scene in the movie, but we shot it late at night. There were so many lights!”
The film 12 Mighty Orphans with Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, and Robert Duvall is set to be released on June 18, 2021.
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"During the Great Depression, Rusty Russell gives up a privileged position to coach football at an orphanage in Fort Worth, Texas. Whipping his young players into shape, they soon become an inspiration to their city, state and an entire nation."
It was directed by Ty Roberts and written by Jim Dent. The most notable stars include Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, and Luke Wilson.
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered |
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Lakehill held a special ceremony on April 28, to honor seniors Maddie Cerda and Douglas McKenzie, who announced that they will continue their varsity athletic pursuits at the college level.
Maddie will play volleyball for William Penn University, while Douglas will join the Rams of Texas Wesleyan University to play basketball.
Maddison is a Lakehill lifer, having attended Lakehill since kindergarten. She has lead the Warrior volleyball program for four years and was the captain her senior season. She has earned many volleyball awards over the past four years including First Team All-District and Freshman of the Year during her freshman season, First Team All-District, Second Team All-State, and Offensive Player of the Year during her sophomore and junior seasons, and First Team All-District her senior season.
Douglas has been at Lakehill for four years and is a member of the varsity basketball and tennis teams. While attending Texas Wesleyan University, he plans to major in Sports Management and Communications.
As coaches, administrators, family, and friends gathered to cheer them on, Maddie and Douglas personally thanked those who had supported them on their journeys as students and athletes in heartfelt statements.
Congratulations to these outstanding student-athletes.
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Varsity Track and Field is State Bound! |
The varsity track team is sending 13 athletes to the state track meet this Friday and Saturday, April 30th - May 1st.
The State Track and Field Meet is being held at Midway ISD. Field events and the 3200m will be on April 29. Running finals will be on May 1.
All events will be live streamed. Click the link below. Good luck to all athletes competing!
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by: Head Coach Devon Potter
The Lakehill varsity softball team played Lucas Christian on Monday evening and fell 17-2. Even with the tough loss, the Warriors had a strong defensive showing. Junior Madison Deason led the Warriors from shortstop and Emory Johnston was lights out in the pitching circle. With her best game of the season, Emory tallied 6 strikeouts in 3 innings. Bella Bassman relieved her in the third inning and ended the game strong.
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Head Coach Devon Potter is excited to announce the district awards.
Megan Gillman led the team offensively this season with a 0.647 batting average and earned Second Team All-District. Maya Ariss, Georgina Stephens, Madison Deason, and Brooklyn Williams earned Honorable Mention honors.
“Their hard work and dedication to improving this season did not go unnoticed,” said Coach Potter. “These girls are fierce competitors and fought every time they stepped on the field.”
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Congratulations to sophomore Kayla Ristianto for breaking the Lakehill 400m record. She also anchored the district champion 4x100 and 4x400 girls relay teams. Kayla will be competing this weekend at the
TAPPS State Track Meet.
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by: Coach Bradley Neyland
The Warriors fell 5-6 in a thriller Monday night against First Baptist Academy. The Warriors were led in hitting by Kegan Thompson who went 2-2 with a run scored. Austin Sanders had 2 hits and a run scored, while Drew Perry who had an RBI, a run, and stole 3 bases. Austin Rutherford also contributed with a hit in his only at bat.
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Defensively the Warriors had a good showing on the mound from Austin Sanders, Dig Curtis, and Drew Perry.
The Warriors finish their season with a 3-2 record and showed amazing signs of improvement. Every athlete who took on the challenge of playing baseball this season improved.
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"The improvement this team made throughout the season was incredible to watch. These athletes always had a positive attitude, worked hard, and fought until the very end," said Coach Neyland. "Special shout out to Joel Sanders for volunteering as an assistant coach, Dan Curtis for taking photos, Melody Curtis for working the score board, Barbara Sanders for keeping stats, and Lydia Perry for organizing the snacks and drinks. There are so many others who helped and supported the team in every way. Thanks to all of you!"
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#TogetherWeCan help Lakehill students move forward on the path to accomplishing their dreams. Support the Warrior Fund – text GIVE to 469-393-7038 or donate here. Monthly donations allow you to budget your gift – consider making a recurring contribution.
The only gift too small is no gift at all!
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April 30
Senior Day
Senior day is from 9:15 am - 10:15 am. Live stream available.
May 1
Freshman Fun Night
On the main campus from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
May 8
Shoreline Spruce-Up
Meet at the W. Lawther and Chapel Hill parking lot at 9:00 am.
Lakehill Community Picnic
In honor of Mr. Roger L. Perry, join us!
May 14
General PFC Meeting
The final PFC meeting will begin at 8:30 am via Zoom.
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COVID-19: Lakehill Preparatory School |
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Please review our “what if” scenarios regarding notification and returning to school after an illness that may be helpful in clarifying situations we may encounter: COVID-19 What Ifs.
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Lakehill Preparatory School
2720 Hillside Drive, Dallas, Texas 75214-3428
Phone: (214) 826-2931
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