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FOSTER POLLOCK AWARDED MONTGOMERY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

PASCALE, JOHNSTON NAMED VALEDICTORIAN, SALUTATORIAN

“Suffice it to say that there is not a major academic honor that has escaped this well-deserving young lady and there is not a major area of school life where she has not excelled,” said Steve Hickman of the Class of 2013 Valedictorian Sonia Helen Pascale.

“Her academic record is nothing short of extraordinary. She leaves Episcopal with a weighted GPA of 4.54. The words of one close admirer capture her well, ‘A soaring intellect, a multi-dimensional talent, a generous

Foster Pollock is the recipient of the Montgomery Family Scholarship, given by Susan and Bill Montgomery of Dallas, Texas. Bill Montgomery personally awarded the four-year college scholarship to Foster during a chapel ceremony on April 29.

The Montgomery Scholarship is given each year to Episcopal

SIX STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COUNTING FOR VARSITY QUIZ BOWL!

The Upper School Quiz Bowl Team defeated Fountain Lake by a score of 360-220 to win the 3A State Championship. This was the team’s 6th state championship in eight consecutive appearances at the state finals. The game was broadcast on AETN on April 20 from their studio in

MIDDLE SCHOOL QUIZ BOWL TEAM TAKES TOP HONORS AT STATE TOURNAMENT

In their very first competition ever, the Middle School Quiz Bowl Team won 1st Place in the Conference Quiz Bowl Tournament held in Searcy this year, and two members of the team – Jack Carney and Anna Feldman – made the All-Tournament Team. The team continued with

5TH GRADE RECOGNITION CEREMONY

Congratulations to these outstanding 5th grade students who received awards at the Fifth Grade Recognition Ceremony on May 22:

Citizenship Awards – Che Smith and Ethan Marbaise(photo, l to r)

Scholarship Awards – Bella Marbaise and Phoebe Kim

EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL CELEBRATED the graduation of 53 members of the Class of 2013 on May 18 – the 10th Commencement in the School’s history.

“Back in August, we entered our School’s 15th year with great anticipation and poised for great things. And the Class of 2013 delivered,” said Steve Hickman. “There is no doubt that we are completing one of our School’s most successful years. These young people are a testimony to the wisdom of our school founders and to the vision that they had for Episcopal Collegiate School young people,” he said.

heart, an unyielding drive; she is destined for great things in the years to come.’ ”

Class of 2013 Salutatorian Blair Johnston was described by Hickman at the May 17 Class Day Ceremony as “one of the most capable scholars in her class, amassing an academic record that included nine Advancement Placement and four Advanced courses and a cumulative weighted GPA of 4.51. She is known to possess a potent intellect and is blessed with an inspiring zest for life.”

students who have committed to attend the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and have accumulated strong records of academic achievement, leadership and citizenship outside the classroom.

(photo, l to r) Bill Montgomery, Foster Pollock, Harriet Stephens, Member, Board of Trustees and Foundation Board of Directors, and Warren Stephens, President, Foundation Board of Directors.

Conway. A check for $3,200 was awarded to the team.

Congratulations to those players who participated in the regional and state tournaments: Captain Sonia Helen Pascale, Colin Clemmons, Jacob Dowell, Houston Downes, Nicholas Simmons, Ben Winter, Jackson Bridges, Ezra Feldman, Alan May, and Dylan Wright. The Quiz Bowl coaches are Stan Whittlesey and Bruce Hall.

Named to the All-Tournament Team and invited to the Arkansas Governor’s Quiz Bowl Association All-Star Tournament on May 11 at ASU-Beebe were Sonia Helen Pascale, Ben Winter, and Alan May.

a top finish at regionals and moved on to capture top honors at the 3A State Junior High Tournament. After defeating Harding Academy 280-180 in the semifinals, the team went on to defeat Melbourne in the final round of the state tournament, 215-95!

Congratulations to Kory Winning, Owen Hadden, Caleb Dowell, Maddy McCulloch, CJ Fowler, Jack Carney, Theo Segura, Anna Feldman, and Coach Bobbie Waters.

BROOKE DAVIS WINS NATIONAL SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP

Junior Brooke Davis received the National Spanish Honor Society’s Bertie Green Travel Scholarship. Brooke is one of only 20 U.S. high school students to win the award. She will travel to Costa Rica this summer to explore the beautiful Costa Rican culture and immerse herself in the Spanish language for nearly two weeks. Upon her return, she will write an essay about her trip for publication in the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica’s quarterly publication, Albricias.

Head of School Steve Hickman presents the Valedictorian Award to Sonia Helen Pascale on Class Day

Episcopal Celebrates 10th Graduating Class!“WE ARE COMPLETING ONE OF OUR SCHOOL’S MOST SUCCESSFUL YEARS,”

says Head of School Steve Hickman.

‘MATH EVANGELIST’ GREG TANG VISITS LOWER SCHOOL

The Episcopal Collegiate Lower School was pleased to welcome Greg Tang as a special guest on May 6 and 7. Mr. Tang is well-known among educators for his passion for math. With degrees from Harvard and NYU, Tang refers to himself as a sort of ‘math evangelist.’

At a parent workshop May 6 in the Braunfisch-Stella Boyle Smith Library, Tang talked to parents about creative ways to

foster computation and mental math skills and abstract thinking needed for higher math.

Tang is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Grapes of Math. He is also the creator of Kakooma, a series of fun math puzzles that are designed to strengthen computation and mental math skills.

Our Lower School students, parents, faculty and staff were so enriched by Mr. Tang’s visit. We thank Dr. Missy and Mr. Bobby Graham for underwriting Mr. Tang’s visit.

ALAN MAY EARNS PERFECT SCORE ON NATIONAL LATIN EXAM

Over 140,000 students in all 50 states and 15 foreign countries took the National Latin Exam this year. With the exact same number of Latin students competing, Episcopal Collegiate School earned 62 awards in the competition this year, up from 44 in 2012.

Sophomore Alan May earned special recognition as he became the first Episcopal Collegiate student to make a perfect score on any level of the National Latin Exam. Alan joins only 792 students out of 140,000 from around the world who made perfect scores on the exam.

(photo, l to r): David Webb, Alan May and Dr. Christy Marquis

CLASS OF 2012

SUPERIOR ACCOLADES FOR BROADCAST JOURNALISM STUDENTSAt the 2012 Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) contest, Episcopal Collegiate’s student-produced news magazine, “ECTV News,” earned a Superior award in the General Excellence category. ECTV was also honored with the All-Arkansas award, which is the highest distinction a broadcast program can receive from ASPA. The staff also earned five Superior awards and three Best of ASPA awards for their stories. Staff members pictured (left to right) are Clayton Cunningham, Turner Kennedy, Steele Strauss,

ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR RECOGNITIONEpiscopal Collegiate’s orchestra won Sweepstakes and Superior (1) ratings at the Region I Concert Contest in March. Abby Harkins, violinist and orchestra concertmaster, was selected as a member of the All-State Orchestra, which is a first for Episcopal Collegiate. Kiril Laskarov, orchestra director, was named as conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Prelude Orchestra. Mr. Laskarov participated in the final concert of the symphony’s season along with two students: Cole Hartsell

Ben Winter, Mareece Griffin, Austin Schoessel, Katie Mowery, Sheffield Spence, Ned Curran, Ellie McDonough and, horizontal, Michael Hairston. Other staff members include Hans Braunfisch, Jackson Bridges, James Eubanks, William McCastlain, Madison Moody, Carly Roberts, Amanda Russell, Robert Staten, and Claire Worley.

CLASS OF 2012 HIGHLIGHTS• The Class of 2012 with 44 students will enroll in 28 different colleges and universities across 15 states.

• 31 students representing 70% of the class, generated merit-based scholarship offers with one and four-year values totaling just over $3,390,000.

• The Class of 2012 contributed over 6,000 hours of community service during their four years in Upper School.

(far right), violinist, and Owen Hadden, cellist. Our Upper School Concert Choir received Superior ratings at the Regional Choral Performance Assessment, which allowed the choir to perform at the State Choral Performance Assessment. The Concert Choir earned Excellent ratings at the State Assessment, placing in the top five performance groups in their classification. The Middle School Chorus earned a Superior Rating at the Regional Choral Performance Assessment.

WRESTLINGThe Episcopal Collegiate wrestling team won 10th place in the state competition this year. Excellent performances by two of our team members brought them medals: sophomore Will Griffin (left) captured 3rd place and junior Jason Giordano (right) placed 4th.

Amber Raneem Alley Class TreasurerCollege of the Holy Cross

Caitlin Sarah Allison University of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Taylor Elizabeth BartonUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Margaret Anne BeetstraWashington Universityin St. Louis

Katherine Ann BowenUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Kelsey Erin BrassGrinnell College

Katherine Bailey BrownUniversity of Mississippi

Jack Andrew BunceArkansas State University

Erin Elizabeth Campbell University of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Teneal LaVette CharlesHenderson State University

Chelsey Breanne Copas University of Central Arkansas

Claude Chapman Cousins, Jr.University of Arkansasat Fayetteville

James Jackson DowdenTexas Christian University

James Rogers EubanksUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Anne Morley Gonzalez Class Vice PresidentYale University

Mareece Dior GriffinUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Michael Brandon HairstonUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Devin Lenard HallWilliams Baptist College

Cindy Lillian HenriquezUniversity of the Ozarks

Laura Katherine Hildebrand Hendrix College

Zana Lovell HorneUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Del’Juan Tavaviqus JacksonUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Kristen Roselie Kent Class SecretaryUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Mary Caitlin Mahaffy Southern Methodist University

Jack Edwin McCoyUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Elizabeth Grace McDonough Class PresidentVanderbilt University

Jeffrey Jackson McIntyreDuquesne University

Olivia Cates PattonUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Jackson Taylor RawlingsUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Logan Nolan RaySouthern Illinois Universityin Carbondale

Austin Reinhart SchoesselOklahoma State University

Mary Scarlett SherwoodUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Kelly Ellen SingerUniversity of Arkansasat Little Rock

Robert Jeffrey Staten, Jr.University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jordan Thomas StepkaUniversity of Tulsa

Matthew Howard StewartHendrix College

Steele StraussCollege of Charleston

Kendal Alan StrayhornUniversity of Arkansasat Fayetteville

Samuel Edward ThomaUniversity of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign

Sarah Elizabeth ThrockmortonElizabethtown College

Howard Moose Turney, Jr.Hampden-Sydney College

Maddie Warwick VollersLoyola University Chicago

Anna Elizabeth WilbournGeorgetown University

Claire Alle WorleyUniversity of Mississippi

WILDCAT BASEBALLSenior baseball player Robert Staten (right) will compete for a starting position as an outfielder this fall at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Robert holds 13 of the 14 all-time offensive category records at Episcopal Collegiate. He ranks 9th (.552) and 10th (.550) all-time in the state of Arkansas for single-season batting average, ranks 6th (.496) all-time in the state of Arkansas in career batting average, and ranks 4th all-time in the state of Arkansas for single game RBI’s (7)!

VISUAL ARTISTS EARN MORE RECOGNITION, CONTINUE SERVICE WORK

Episcopal visual art students continue to create pins with recycled materials for sale at the Clinton Store Mission Market. Through this art project, students have raised more than $50,000 for Homes for Haiti. A large number of our visual art students had their work

Class-elected speaker Conley Hurst also addressed his fellow graduates: “The lessons about the importance of knowledge and the value of intellect, which we have learned here at Episcopal, we must not forget. Our contemporary age is one of great discord, violence, and confusion. We are the leaders of the future, and the future is now,” said Hurst, who will attend Washington and Lee University in the fall. From graduation, the Class of 2013 will journey to 24 different colleges and universities in 16 different states.

Agnes Scott CollegeAmherst CollegeArcadia UniversityArkansas State UniversityBaylor UniversityBelmont UniversityBrown UniversityCentenary College of LouisianaCentre CollegeCollege of CharlestonColumbia UniversityDartmouth CollegeDuquesne UniversityElon UniversityFurman UniversityGeorgetown UniversityHendrix CollegeHoward UniversityKenyon CollegeLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University ChicagoLyon CollegeMiddlebury CollegeOklahoma State UniversityPrinceton UniversityRhodes CollegeRice UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignSewanee: The University of the SouthSouthern Methodist UniversitySwarthmore CollegeTexas Christian University

Towson UniversityTrinity UniversityTufts UniversityTulane UniversityUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity of Central ArkansasUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of HartfordUniversity of MississippiUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Puget SoundUniversity of RichmondUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern MississippiUniversity of TulsaUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaVanderbilt UniversityWake Forest UniversityWarren Wilson CollegeWashington and Lee UniversityWashington University in St. LouisWestminster CollegeWofford CollegeYale University

Episcopal Collegiate School Congratulates the Class of 2013 onTheir Acceptance to the Following Colleges and Universities.

WORLD FAMOUS VIOLINIST MIDORI PERFORMS AT EPISCOPAL

Episcopal Collegiate School had the honor of welcoming world famous violinist and virtuoso Midori to campus on April 12. Midori’s performance for Middle and Upper School students, faculty and staff was made possible by the Stella Boyle Smith Trust.

Midori made her debut at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic. Today, Midori is recognized as an extraordinary performer, a devoted and gifted educator, and an innovative community engagement activist. In 2012, she was given the prestigious Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum, was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by Yale University.

Episcopal Celebrates 10th Graduating Class!“WE ARE COMPLETING ONE OF OUR SCHOOL’S MOST SUCCESSFUL YEARS,”

says Head of School Steve Hickman.

SUMMER SCIENCE SCHOLARS

Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute

UAMS Summer Research Fellowship Award

During this eight-week fellowship, Jacob Dowell and Ben Winter will be directly involved in medical research under the guidance and supervision of physicians, scientists, and graduate students. Each student will be personally matched with a project that is interesting and suitable for them. Students will be exposed to cutting-edge research and research techniques in their fellowship experience.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Stella Boyle Smith Summer Science Scholar Award

Brooke Davis and Sarah Samuels will spend eight weeks this summer shadowing physicians, attending rounds and clinics, and touring different hospital units, as well as participating in a mentored research project involving children’s health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital faculty members from various pediatric subspecialties will teach basic science and clinical research techniques to the students and help the students gain exposure to clinical medicine.

(photo, l to r): Ben Winter, Sarah Samuels, Jacob Dowell and Brooke Davis.

Congressional Art Competition Winner Katie McCain with U.S. Congressman Tim Griffin.

3 National Merit Finalists

1 National Achievement Semifinalist

2 National Hispanic Scholars

1 President’s Community Service Award168 Acceptances to

65 Schools in 28 States

7,423 Hours of Community Service

CLASS OF 2013 HIGHLIGHTS

ORCHESTRA WINS HIGHEST HONORS

The Episcopal Collegiate School Orchestra received the highest scores possible at the Regional Performance Assessment Concert held this year at Maumelle High School. Episcopal competed against other Class 3A schools in the contest and received perfect ratings - or straight 1’s - on all of their performances. The contest requires students to perform prepared pieces of music, as well as sight-read and perform pieces selected by the judges “on the spot” with little time to prepare.

CONCERT CHOIR EXCELS AT REGIONAL AND STATE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS

With more than 20 new students this year, the Middle and Upper School Choirs didn’t miss a beat at the regional and state performance assessments.

At regionals, the Episcopal Middle School Chorus scored 2’s, or an “Excellent” rating in their concert performance and a “Superior” in their sight-reading performance.

The Upper School Concert Choir scored Superior ratings in all categories at both the regional and state assessments and went on to earn the title of Best 3A Mixed Choir at the state assessment. (photo, l to r): Middle School Chorus members Lee Tucker,

Catherine Bridges and Olivia Pickensrecognized in competitions this spring. Josie Hurst earned a first place award in the Regional Art Awards. Her work was on display at the Thea Foundation Art Gallery this spring. Katie McCain re-ceived the Congressional Art Award from Congressman Tim Griffin.

Five students – Celeste Jennings, Kelsey Claybrook, Abby Harkins, Josie Hurst, and Ivy Cox earned first place awards at the AAE State Competition. Three students – Lucie Hughes, Tom Hopkins and Jade Pfeifer – had their work accepted to the Young Arkansas Artist 52nd Annual Exhibition.

$4,767,630 in Merit-based Scholarships

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