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Greetings!
Louisville Collegiate School is proud to
provide you with our online newsletter, filled with news
and events from our JK-12 co-ed campus located in
the Highlands.
| Fourth-Grade Class Performs Macbeth |
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On Thursday, March 13 Mrs. Wabrek's 4th Grade class
performed Shakespeare's Macbeth in The Black Box
Theatre. Having studied British monarchy as part of
their history curriculum, Macbeth became the perfect
choice for a performance, as it allowed children to
exprience the murky life of a monarch. Students
impressed their audience with mind boggling
memorization of lines, thorough understanding of
Shakespearean language and complex portrayal
of characters.
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| Journalists and Film Directors Visit Collegiate |
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Molly Bingham and Steve Connors,
journalists and directors of the film "Meeting
Resistance" spoke to our Upper School students on
Thursday, March 13. The pair discussed their
experiences while living in Iraq and their interactions
with the Iraqi people while they were preparing their
film in 2003.
Their film "Meeting Resistance" is a "daring, eye-
opening film provides unique insight into the personal
narratives of people involved in the resistance
exploding myth after myth about the war in Iraq and the
Iraqis who participate." More information about the
film, Molly Bingham and Steve Connors can be found
at www.meetingresistance.com.
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| Upper School Snack Bar Open Daily |
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Save yourself a trip to Burgers and visit the Upper
School snack bar. The snack bar, operated by the
Booster Club is open after school daily until 4:00 p.m.
and on Fridays until 2:30 p.m. The prices range from
25 cents to $2.00 for most items. The snack bar has
all you could ever want! Items include: water,
powerade, chocolate milk, apples, granola bars,
popcorn and much more!
If you are interested in working shifts at the snack bar,
contact Collegiate parent, Lisa Tyler at 271-5152 or
ltyler@kyselectproperties.com.
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| Exciting Happenings from the Library Media Center |
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Now that spring has officially arrived, the Library Media
Center is blossoming with activity.
* The Spring Book Fair is coming the week
before Spring Break, March 31-April 3. Book Fair
hours are Monday-Wednesday 7:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
and Thursday, 7:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Here's an
opportunity to buy excellent titles for your child, honor a
teacher, purchase gifts AND support our LCS Library.
It will be held in the auditorium and is being chaired by
Debbie Hyman. We hope to have titles by
visiting authors Carol Weston and Patricia Polacco
available.
* The well known, beloved childrens author and
illustrator Patricia Polacco will be here on
Thursday, May 8 to speak to all the Lower
School students! As you probably know, she has
many beautiful picture books. Teachers will be
reading some favorites written by her so their students
will be prepared.
* The Middle School and the Library Media Center are
pleased to host Carol Weston, author of
books aimed at fifth-graders through teenagers on
Friday, April 25. She will be talking to fifth-
eighth grade girls and presenting writing workshops
to sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.
Ms. Weston has written the books, "For Girls
Only," "Girltalk," "The Diary of Melanie Martin," and
also writes a column called "Dear Carol" for the
magazine Girls Life. One newspaper quote about her
is "A little G-rated advice can go a long way to help
young girls navigate an R-rated world."
Check out her very full and interesting website by
clicking below.
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| Alex Hamilton Scores Chess Victory |
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Alex Hamilton placed 2nd in the K-12 State
Individual Chess Tournament. After a series of tie
breakers for first place, Alex was awarded the second
place trophy for the Chess Tournament.
Congratulations Alex!
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| Students Learn From Professional Artisan |
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Collegiate students were able to observe first-hand
professional artisan, J.D. Schall in action. Schall
worked with Visual Art students as a part of their art
careers research work and exposure. While at
Collegiate, Schall demonstrated the potters wheel and
the techniques that are used when creating various
pieces.
J.D. is a production potter whose work has been
shown at the Kentucky Museum of Arts & Craft, St.
James Art Show and at other regional shows. Prior to
his move to Louisville five years ago, J.D. served as
the main potter for Bates Cason Inc, producing a high
end lamp line, and before that worked in Wisconsin.
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| Upper School Duo Scores Big |
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Matthew Kubicki and Drew Mattingly
recently scored in the top 1% on the American
Mathematics Competition Exam. The two qualified for
the next round of competition, the American Invitational
Mathematics Exam. Congratulations and Good Luck!
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| Collecting Reminders |
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* Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Margarita
Mama Party! The party is March 28 at 6:30
p.m. If you are a Margarita Mama, be sure to
attend the party at Martha Hall's home at 208
Loganberry Court!
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| Collegiate Celebrates Pi Day |
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On March 14, many Collegiate math students
celebrated Pi Day. Pi Day, a celebration of the number
3.14159 (and so on for all eternity), is held on March
14 (3-14) each year. Molly Prince's eighth-grade
geometry class met Mrs. Briggs's first graders and
Mrs. Wabrek's fourth graders to calculate Pi. Working
in teams of 3, students went on a circle quest, armed
with measuring tapes, to measure the circumference
and diameter of various circles around Collegiate.
They returned to the classroom, to calculate Pi
(circumference divided by diameter) and to eat...pie.
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| Junior Flamenco Dancer |
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Scarlett Perleberg-Owen, "began studying
flamenco in 2006 with Mariya Tarakanova and since
then has attended New Mexio Flamenco Festival 2007
where she has studied with Vero La India. Natural
grace, as well as discipline and dedication to the art
form, have propelled Scarlett quickly in her training
and she made her flamenco debut at the World Fest
on the Belvedere in September of 2007."
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| Around Collegiate |
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| 9th Annual Golf Scramble |
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Lannert Warehouse 6, LLC presents the
9th Annual Collegiate Classic Golf Scramble
on Monday, June 2 at Standard
Country Club.
Our event has grown to include nearly a 100 golfers
including Collegiate parents, alumni and friends. Last
year we generated more than $12,000 to support
student athletics. With proceeds from the event, our
boosters were able to purchase a new video system
and a utility vehicle for our athletic complex as well as
equipment for our teams.
For more information regarding this year's event,
contact Tim Williams at (502) 479-0381. Download a
registration form by clicking the link below.
Golf Scramble
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| Camps at Collegiate |
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Be sure to sign your child up for Camps at Collegiate!
Camp of the Week:
One person's trash is another person's
treasure. That is the rallying cry of the junkyard
artist! Dive into treasure trove recyclables, lost
objects, and strange leftovers to create your own
masterpiece. Students will examine several visionary
artists (Romare Beardon, Alexander Calder, and
others) and plan a project based on strange raw
materials and a sprinkling of their own imagination.
Some may discover within themselves a paper mache
artist, or one who sculpts with wire, nuts and bolts,
while others may create broken tile mosaics. Our
week will end with a gallery show, featuring student's
favorite piece from the week. The sky's the limit when
you are a junkyard artist! Instructor: Chelle Wabrek,
Collegiate Fourth-Grade Teacher
For additional information contact, Summer Camp
Director Pamela Lang at (502) 479-0358 or visit
sign-up online by clicking below.
Camps at Collegiate
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| Upcoming Collegiate Events |
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* SADD Day 2008: With Spring Break right
around the corner, Upper School SADD want to
educate students on fatalities which can happen
around the season. Several events will occur on
campus on Thursday, March 27 for Upper School
students. Events include a "party," where student
actors will play various roles; various classroom
sessions educating students on drug and alcohol
facts and consequences; and lastly a mock funeral
presenting students with the reality of what can
happen when making poor decisions.
* Junior Ring Ceremony: April 18 at 11:45
a.m. in the Auditorium. Information will be mailed
home at a later date. If you have any questions, please
contact Ashley McIntyre in the Development Office at
479-0375 or via e-mail at
ashley_mcintyre@loucol.com.
* March 29 Green Mile Project: Thank you to
the freshmen class who have volunteered to clean
Collegiate's adopted mile this month as their class
service project!
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| Sports at Collegiate |
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| Lower School Students Starting Early |
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Several Lower School students are starting their
swimming careers early. The students swim with the
Louisville Tarpons and recently competed in the State
Championship Swim Meets. Many of the students
boasted Top 10 and Top 25 finishes in the meets. The
Lower School students include: Chloe Quail ,
Gracie Parish, Sascha Post,
Grayson Schroering, KayleeWheeler
and Kacey Wheeler. Congratulations!
* View spring sports schedules by clicking below!
Spring Sports Schedules
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