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On Friday, 4th grade visited Historic New Harmony for their Heritage Artisans Days.
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Looking Ahead
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Monday, April 16-Thursday, May 3:
ISTEP Part 2, grades 3-10
- Saturday, April 21: Prom at Boogie Nights from 8:00 pm-11:00 pm
- Sunday, April 22: Last Day for Summer Academy Early Bird Discount
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Thursday, April 26: Gallery Night from 5:30-7:00 pm
- Friday, April 27: Musical Theatre Showcase from 8:30-9:30 am in the gym
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Saturday, April 28: Darlings and Dates Dance from 6:00-8:00 pm
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Tuesday, May 1: Spanish Club Chips & Dips/Desserts Sale from 11:10-11:50 am in the gym
- Tuesday, May 1: Performing Arts Night from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at University of Evansville Shanklin Theatre
- Wednesday, May 2: First Grade Play at 8:30 am in the Atrium
- Thursday, May 3: K, 1, 3 & 4 Field Trip to Franklin Lanes from 9:20 am-12:00 pm
- Friday, May 4: Friends Sponsored Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
from 7:45 am-8:30 am in the Atrium
- Friday, May 4: Senior Breakfast from 8:00-8:30 am
- Friday, May 4: Senior Walk from 8:30 am-8:40 am
- Friday, May 4: Senior Pictures with caps & gowns & college t-shirt/sweatshirt and pennants from 8:40 am-9:30 am
- Friday, May 4: Senior Sendoff from 9:40 am-11:00 am
- Friday, May 4: Grades 8-11 Field Day from 11:00 am-3:00 pm
- Friday, May 4: Second Grade Play at 2:15 pm
- Monday-Friday, May 7-11: Scholastic Bookfair
- Wednesday, May 9: Third Grade Field Trip to Lyle Station from 8:15 am-12:00 pm
- Thursday, May 10: Fourth Grade Spanish Field Trip to Los Portales from
11:00 am-12:15 pm
- Friday, May 11: Grandparents Day from 10:45 am-12:15 pm
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Each week, we share a tidbit of information about something that makes Evansville Day School "Independent. Bold. Rewarding." Please help us spread the word about Evansville Day School by sharing these stories on social media!
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Day School Entrepreneurs Earn First Place at
Startup Weekend Evansville
Day School tenth grader Michael Niemeier and ninth grader Eric Nelson earned first place on "Team Carrier Pigeon" at the 7th annual Startup Weekend Evansville, a 54-hour event designed to provide superior experiential education by bringing together technical and non-technical entrepreneurs from a variety of ages and backgrounds. Click the link below to read the full article and share on social media!
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Day School Community Highlights
Join us for Gallery Night, our annual K-12 student art show! 2D and 3D art in a variety of media will be featured, including photography, mobile app prototypes, and ceramics. Every art student in grades K-12 will be represented with an art piece!
There will be photo props, munchies and ice cream treats as well. Come browse the Gallery with your own Picasso and see what's happening in art at Evansville Day School! We hope to see everyone there!
The Friends of EDS second annual Darlings & Dates
event will be held Saturday, April 28th from 6:00-8:00 pm in the EDS atrium and gymnasium. The Mini-Masquerade Ball is for students in JPK-8th grade and an adult. Bring a mask or make your own at the event! It will be a fun-filled night to include a DJ, photographer, crafts, selfie stand, and refreshments. There is no charge for the event.
Click the link below to RSVP!
Help is needed with set-up Saturday morning and clean-up Sunday morning. Please consider volunteering to help. Click on the link below to sign up.
Piano Federation Accolades
Congratulations to the following EDS students who received awards at the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival Contest
recently:
- Gia Schuman, Kindergarten, Superior rating
- Samuel Foster, 1st Grade, Superior rating
- Andrew Foster, 3rd grade, Superior rating
- Sacha Schuman, 3rd grade, Superior rating
- Hannah Gao, 3rd Grade, Superior rating
- Eleni Scordalakes, 3rd Grade, Superior rating
- Nathan Foster, 6th grade, Superior rating
- Brandon Foster, 8th Grade, Super Superior rating
- William Foster, 10th Grade, Superior rating
William and Brandon play in the advanced level and achieved a superior or higher rating, so they will compete in the upcoming city competition.
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Primary School Announcements
Love makes our garden grow! Grandparents' Day is on Friday, May 11 from 10:45 am - 12:00 pm. Lunch order forms will be sent home closer to the date, but help your child's grandparents mark their calendar now for this special day! Click the link below for a special electronic version of the invitation. You might also want to let grandparents know we will have the Scholastic Book Fair open that day as well!
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Middle & Upper School Announcements
Middle and high school choir and drama students will perform selections from Broadway musicals in a review-style show on
Friday, April 27 from 8:30-9:30 am in the gym. Join us as the students perform selections from "Phantom of the Opera", "In the Heights", "Dear Evan Hansen", "La La Land", "Next to Normal" and more!
Reminder to Spain Trip Families
There will be a mandatory meeting for all families traveling to Spain this summer with Mrs. Silmary and Ms. Newton. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the meeting on Wednesday, April 25th at 4:30 pm in Mrs. Silmary's classroom.
Indiana Academic Super Bowl Senior
Division Regional Competition
Congratulations to the students who participated in the Indiana Academic Super Bowl Senior Division Regional Competition recently:
Fine Arts-
First place regional
Sarah Ballard, Madeline McDaniel, Edward Vraney, Presley Mohler, and Duke Moosbrugger
Social Studies-
Tied for second place regional
Amy Bernhard, Hannah Koch, Madeline McDaniel, Sophie Fox, and Edward Vraney
Math-
3rd place regional
Maxwell Lowery, Sarah Ballard, Abdallah Atia, Alaina Clements, and William Foster
English
Gianna Meckler, Amy Bernhard, Aya Hall, and Allison Waller
Science-
3rd place regional
Sophie Fox, Maxwell Lowery, Sydney Yune, Alaina Clements, and Lillianne Shockley
Interdisciplinary-
2nd place regional
Maxwell Lowery, Sarah Ballard, Amy Bernhard, Sophie Fox, Madeline McDaniel, Abdallah Atia, and Alaina Clements
Congratulations!
Day School Junior
Alaina Clements
has been accepted into the highly comp
etitive Notre Dame Pre-College International Study Abroad program for the summer. She will be studying in Ireland under Notre Dame educators as well as local Irish scholars. The students will be challenged intellectually as well as experience the rich history and culture of Ireland.
Day School Sophomore Allison Waller has been accepted to the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages. The program allows select Indiana high school language learners to have the opportunity to experience language and cultural immersion through summer study-abroad programs.
Alli will be going to a six-week program in St. Brieuc, France.
Day School Junior Abdallah Atia achieved a PSAT score that has led him to make the cutoff to be included in contention for the National Merit Scholarship. More information on his status will be available in September.
Day School Seniors
Sarah Ballard and Sophie Fox were recognized at the Kiwanis Academic Luncheon for receiving the two highest GPAs at Evansville Day School.
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