Lights shine on front fields |
The tennis courts and softball field now have lighting installed to allow for evening play, thanks to the help of several alumni. Parent Charlie Galligan ’88 previously assisted Providence in securing seven light poles from the former Jeff Boat as the company was liquidating its equipment. The project included installing bases for the poles and purchasing LED lights. Earlier this month, installation was complete.
We are grateful to all the parents, alumni and businesses that helped make this project possible.
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Best wishes to Mr. Riddle |
We offer best wishes to IT Manager Jack Riddle, who has filled that role at Providence for 14 years and leaves to pursue another opportunity. He has overseen several technology projects for the school, including the introduction of the 1:1 Technology Program, campus-wide wi-fi, and overhead projectors in every classroom. |
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Providence seeks to fill two job positions. Both include a potential tuition discount benefit.
The first is for a qualified individual for the role of IT manager. The IT manager oversees network management, Windows and Linux virtual and physical server management, coordination of computer and associated technologies administration of the student data system, classroom technologies, administration of security and telephony systems, security monitoring and access, help desk administration and troubleshooting on technology issues. This is a hands-on role and is appointed, supervised, evaluated, and retained by the school president.
For a full job description, click here. Qualified candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume to: Victor S. Beeler, President
Providence also seeks a part-time Advancement Office administrative assistant. This person will assist with the activities of the Advancement Office’s fundraising events, alumni relations, school enrollment efforts, and communications. The qualified candidate will report to Director of Advancement Ryan Miller ’99.
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Kaelin makes the most of senior tennis season |
Emma Kaelin ’21 had a standout season in her first stint at No. 1 singles on the Girls Tennis team. She won all but two games in the regular season and in the postseason was the Silver Creek Individual Sectional and Bedford North Lawrence Individual Regional champion. She advanced to the individual state tournament and lost in the state quarterfinals.
Emma said she met her goals for the season, which were to put in her best effort and to advance in the postseason tournament.
“Ultimately, that mindset got me to state, and I am so grateful for the amazing experiences along the way,” she said.
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By Coach Jeanne Luther ’82
Despite a smaller than usual squad, the girls finished their Track & Field season 10-3 in regular meets, third at the Clarksville Faulkner Relays, fourth in the all-class Corydon Sectional, and 11th in the Evansville Regional. Many highlights included two new school records, a regional champion, and two state qualifiers.
School records set include:
- 1600 meter Sprint Medley – rising senior Sarah Boehm, Reese Bottorff ’21, rising sophomore Lilly Kaiser and rising junior Maci Hoskins
- Distance Medley - Lilly, Reese Bottorff, and Maci, and rising junior Erica Voelker
Lilly was the regional champion in the 800m run and competed at state, where she finished 19th, up three spots from her seed and a personal best. Additionally, Maci Hoskins qualified for state in the 1600m run and finished 26th, one spot ahead of her seed and only 1 second off her PR.
Other items of note include Sarah Boehm being receiving Academic All-State Honorable Mention and Julia Christie '21 committing to run Track for Spalding University next season.
The boys' team ended the season with a 10-3 record in regular meets. The boys had a strong sixth place finish in the all-class Floyd Central Sectional. Among the highlights were the 1600m relay team's win at the New Albany Relays (rising juniors Noah Gettelfinger and Jackson Kaiser, Ben Kelly ’21, and Manny Martinez ’21), and Ben and rising junior Ethan Richards teaming up to win the 1600m relay at the Clarksville Faulkner Invitational. Throughout the season, the team showed improvement with a huge number of personal records broken – 86!
Other news of note for the boys include rising senior Kaden Connin being named to the First-Team Academic All-State and rising senior Nathan Ross earning Honorable Mention. Additionally, Manny Martinez will continue his Track career at Franciscan University.
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Girls Tennis sends player to state for fifth season |
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By Coach Scott Gurgol
For the fifth consecutive season, Girls Tennis has had a player in the state tournament. Emma Kaelin ’21, in her first season at varsity No. 1 singles, advanced to the state individual quarterfinals in singles. Rising senior Ally Gray and rising sophomore Reese Carver made it to the individual doubles sectional championship match.
The team had a 6-9 season record, including a four-match win streak to end the season before its 2-3 loss in the sectional finals.
The team earned several Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association honors. Emma was named to the All-District team in singles, and Ally and Reese made All District in doubles. The team earned Academic All-State, which requires a combined GPA above 3.6, an honor only about 15 percent of teams earn.
Emma is the team’s only senior, and the team will return six starters: Ally, Reese Carver, rising seniors Maya Paris and Katie Riggs, and rising sophomores Reese Upton and Mary Furnish. The team also expects to bring in at least two incoming freshmen who will challenge for varsity positions immediately. With the team’s top sectional foe graduating five seniors, the future looks bright.
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Baseball pushes through to succeed |
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By Scott Hutchins '91
The season may have seemed to have a slow start for the 2021 Baseball team, with a 2-5 record, but the team met its ultimate goal of securing the 2A State Championship title. After those first seven games, the team won 21 of the last 23 games and earned an overall record of 23-7.
Our season was defined by toughness. We set a goal of winning the state championship back when fall workouts started in September. We talked about that goal every day. When we were 2-5, most people outside of our team probably did not think we were capable of achieving that goal. Our players and coaches never began to doubt. Everyone committed to each other, the players completely bought in to what the coaches were telling them, and they just kept working.
This was truly a team effort. All 21 on our roster filled their roles. They are just really good teammates.
Ray Reisinger ’21 and Eli Watson ’21 had two of the best individual seasons in school history. Ray set three records:
- 108 strikeouts (previous school record was 101 from 1991 by Mark Book ‘91)
- 15 doubles (ties single season school record of Timmy Borden ’18 from 2017)
- State record for least number of hits allowed in a 2A State Championship game: 2 (previous was 3)
Eli set a new school record for triples hit in a single season at eight (previous was seven by Jesse Niehaus ’98 in 1998 and Justin Starr ’13 in 2012). He also hit six home runs and had a .455 batting average.
The team graduates six, including Jackson Lorenz '21, David Newbanks '21, Landon Kruer '21, and Nicholas Hooper '21, in addition to Ray and Eli.
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By Coach Victor S. Beeler '94
The 2021 Boys Golf season was eagerly anticipated by the team after the loss of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 restrictions. This season included a record number of team participants at 22. Led by senior captains Carson Heldman '21 and Victor Beeler '21 along with Drew Juliot '21, the team made steady improvements all season in its 18-hole tournament scoring average, culminating in a season-low score in the Providence Sectional.
As the team is graduating a large number of seniors, next year's team will look to return varsity players and rising juniors Caedan Uhl, John Walthers, and Lincoln Bottorff to step into leadership positions to welcome a talented incoming freshman class.
Carson and John also received honorable mention for the News & Tribune All Area Team. Several returning varsity players will be competing over the summer on the local and national Junior Golf Tours. John recently finished third in his first event hosted by the Indiana Golf Foundation at Old Capital Golf Club in Corydon.
The future looks solid for the golfing Boys in Blue. You can follow their progress over the summer on the Boys Golf Facebook Page.
Former assistant to lead Girls Golf
Coach Victor Beeler '94 would like to thank all current and past players and their parents for tirelessly supporting the Golf Program. He will be stepping down at the end of June, and Assistant Coach Pat McGuire will be assuming the role of head coach for Girls Golf.
"Pat is a tireless coach who will continue to push for the caliber of success that is expected of our storied program" Coach Beeler said. "A golf industry veteran, he has my full confidence in this transition, and I'm excited to assist him in any way I can."
In his role as the president of Providence, Beeler will continue to assist the program in a volunteer capacity.
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Athletes named to All-Area teams |
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The News and Tribune continues to recognize student athletes for their performance by naming them to its All-Area Teams in advance of its NTSPY Awards tomorrow.
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Wrestling: All-Area Honorable Mention - rising senior Craig Bratcher, rising junior Henry Lovan,and rising sophomore Eli Theobald
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Girls Soccer: Second Team – rising sophomore Regan Hinton and Mia Duggins ’21; Honorable Mention - Lauren Castleberry ’21 and rising juniors Maci Hoskins and Brooklyn Stemle
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Girls Track: First Team – rising sophomore Lilly Kaiser; Second Team - rising junior Maci Hoskins; Honorable Mention – rising senior Sarah Boehm, Reese Bottorff ’21, Julia Thomas ’21, and rising junior Audrey Howell
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Boys Track: Honorable Mention – rising sophomore Kyle Netter, rising juniors Lincoln Bottorff, Luke Jorden, Jackson Kaiser, Cris Martinez, and Ethan Richards; and Ben Kelly ’21.
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Girls Tennis: Emma Kaelin '21, finalist for NTSPY Girls Tennis Player of the Year and All-Area First Team Singles. All-Area First Team Doubles – rising senior Ally Gray and rising sophomore Reese Carver
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Softball: All-Area Second Team – rising senior Brooklynn Nolot; Honorable Mention - Kayce Quinn ’21, Sydney Shireman ‘21, and rising junior Kate Weber
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Boys Golf: Honorable Mention - rising junior John Walthers and Carson Heldman '21
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Cheerleading assistant opening |
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Providence has an opening for a Cheer assistant coach. Assistant Cheerleading coach applicants should have some experience in coaching as well as some knowledge of the sport of cheerleading. Responsibilities include working side by side with head coach to meet the expectations and goals of the team and program. Must be available some weeknights and weekends for practices and events. Please email providencehscheer@gmail.com for more information and to set up an interview. |
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2021-2022 communications
Watch for email communications for the upcoming school year the week of July 12.
Honor Roll posted
The Fourth Quarter Honor Roll is posted. Click here to view it.
Updated guidelines for Senior Portraits
Summer is a good time to get Senior Portraits taken for the yearbook. Click here for the updated guidelines. |
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Summer office hours
Through July 23, hours for most school offices will be 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays. The Main Office and Counseling Office will be closed from June 28-July 9, and the Athletic Office will be closed June 26-July 12. The Business Office, Advancement Office, and President’s Office will remain open on summer hours through July 23. However, the President's Office will be closed the week of July 5.
Enjoy your summer!
We pray for our students, faculty and staff for a fun, safe, relaxing summer. Classes for the 2021-2022 school year begin Aug. 4, 2021. |
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Reunion planning for 2021
Classes with graduation years ending in 1 and 6 may be planning for their reunions this year, and some were held over from last year. If you don't see your class below and would like to help or need more information, contact Krissy (Beyl) Van Laan '05 at kvanlaan@providencehigh.net.
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1958: June 25, 1 p.m., Covered Bridge Clubhouse, Sellersburg.
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1959: August 18, 11:30-2:30 p.m., Covered Bridge. Attendees can order from the lunch menu and dress is casual.
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1960: 60-year reunion now Aug. 21, 2021, Calumet Club in New Albany. Full information will be made available on our class website, www.olp1960.com.
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1974: Save the date for this year's reunion on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Email ProvidencePioneers1974@gmail.com with questions.
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1980: 40-year Reunion will be rescheduled for summer 2021. Please contact Chris or Ann (Kaiser) Day for details (Chris 812.989.3268 or Ann 502.396.9943).
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1991: 30-Year Reunion, July 17, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Upland Brewing Company, 707 W Riverside Dr., Jeffersonville. Cash bar. Check Providence High School Class of 1991 Facebook group for details or contact Sandy Dilger Juliot, sljuliot5@gmail.com.
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1996: 25-year Reunion. Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Mansion 1886, 904 E. Main St., New Albany, 6:30-11 p.m. $40 per person. Questions? Email Dan Block Jr. at danblock@hotmail.com or Christy Geswein Nash at Gesweinc@yahoo.com.
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2011: Planning has begun for 10-year reunion to be held in 2021. For more information or to help plan, contact Clancy (Hauber) Fulkerson at clancyhauber@gmail.com or 812.987.1729.
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Save the date: Pioneer Golf Scramble |
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Save the date for the 23rd Annual Pioneer Golf Scramble to be held on Thursday, Aug. 26, at Covered Bridge Golf Club. We have many sponsorship opportunities available. All proceeds benefit the PHS Annual Student Assistance Program.
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Two help lead younger brothers to state |
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Assistant Baseball coaches Jay Lorenz ’16 (on left) and Tre Watson ’16 had a chance few alumni have – to return to the site of their senior season state victory as coaches of their younger brothers, Jackson Lorenz '21 and Eli Watson '21.
Jay Lorenz was responsible for the game-winning RBI bunt to earn the program’s first title, and Tre Watson was the program’s first L.V. Phillips Mental Attitude Award recipient. Both said returning to the site of that win for the first time was actually more nerve wracking than their first trip.
In 2016, they had the joy of playing the game together one last time. This time, they were nervous for the team knowing all the preparation they had done to get the team to Victory Field was out of their hands once the game started. Their preparation did pay off, and the team handled the pressure with aplomb and brought home the program’s second state trophy, winning 4-0.
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June 28-July 9: Main Office closed
July 5: Independence Day observed; campus closed
July 21: Next eVision
July 31: New Parent Welcome
Aug. 2: Freshman Orientation
Aug. 3: Registration
Aug. 4: First day of school
Aug. 26: Providence Golf Scramble
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Summer blessing for families: |
May we make our homes places of relaxation,
joy, love, peace and safety.
May we be generous and considerate,
not thinking only about ourselves,
but helping others enjoy the blessings of the summertime.
Lord God, Creator of all things,
guide our steps and strengthen our hearts
during these months of summer and vacation days.
Grant us refreshment of mind and body.
May we constantly strive to make a meaningful difference
in the lives of our loved ones and in the world around us
as we enjoy the warm days of summertime.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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