Grades K through 12 Runnels Preschool 17255 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road 6455 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-751-5712 225-927-5803 www.runnels.org Reporter Awards Issue 2013 Sixth Graders Advance Historic Send-Off! to Junior High School While always a significant event, this students, “but year’s high school graduation, held on it didn’t occur On the evening of May 22, our 58 May 16 in the Runnels Theater, took on accidentally.” sixth graders received their elementary a sense of historical import with the ap- He said that school diplomas at a festive graduation pearance of American space exploration when he was ceremony held in the Runnels Theater. pioneer Capt. Alan Bean -- one of only the gradu- Valedictorian Among the graduates, five were Isaac Phillips eight living human beings to have ever ates’ age, his second-generation Runnels students. walked on the moon -- as the keynote dream was They presented roses to their parents or speaker. “to become a great pilot.” In college, he representative family members in the “It’s not very often you get a chance said he studied engineering because he audience. to introduce and wel- thought it would make Guiding the students through the come a legend,” said him a better pilot -- in graduation exercises was Assistant Head Founding Headmaster spite of people trying of School and Preschool and Elemen- Dr. L.K. Runnels as he to warn him off by tary Principal Gladys Runnels assisted presented the Gemini, saying that the classes by Elementary Assistant Principal and Apollo 12, and Skylab would be too hard. He Guidance Counselor Marcia Mackay and astronaut to the gradu- persevered and won his Dr. Runnels. ates and more than 500 engineering degree. Before getting their diplomas, many guests, who received “Accomplishing graduates were presented with awards in him with a standing dreams is not easy,” he the areas of academics, athletics, visual ovation. emphasized. “It’s hard, and performing arts, and service. In November of but you’ve got to be Special awards were given to Jr. Beta 1969, as an astronaut willing to persist.” Club members who contributed more aboard the Apollo 12 He said that he than six hours of service this school year spacecraft, Capt. Bean learned early in life including, Hannah Bienvenu, Numail became the fourth man how important it is not Khan, Caroline Longeway, Zoe Patton, Above: Apollo astronaut Alan Bean, in history to walk on the only to work hard but to Anna Claire Pousson, Aaron Taliaferro, our 2013 commencement speaker, Justin Taliaferro, Emma Tooraen, Rachel moon. recalls his historic exploits in space. focus on being the best Wehbe, and Thomas Worsham. In 1973, he was back Seated are Jr./Sr. High Principal person you are capable in space, this time as Conchetta Foshee and Founding of being and doing the Outstanding Service awards for con- commander of Skylab Headmaster Dr. L.K. Runnels. best job you can with (See Sixth-Grade Graduation, p. 3) Mission II, which lasted everything you do, every day. 59 days and traveled 24,400,000 miles. He also told the audience that after Capt. Bean resigned from NASA in seeing the desolate landscape of the 1981 to become a professional artist. “I moon, he gained a new perspective on want to record, in fine art,” he explained, our planet. “I now appreciate every “paintings that will tell future genera- moment of being able to live on this tions of humankind’s first exploration of beautiful planet we call the earth,” he another world....” said. “So far, we have not been able to In his commencement address, Capt. locate any other place in our universe Bean offered memories, insights, and that has even a blade of grass.” observations from his exciting life as an Capt. Bean said that he is grateful astronaut and artist. for the “Garden of Eden” here on earth, As he spoke, slides of his paintings with trees and flowers and air to breathe, Kayla Lee receives her elementary school and photos from his days as an astronaut and weather. After his experiences in diploma from Preschool and Elementary Principal and Assistant Head of School Gladys were projected on a large screen behind space, he said, he never complains about Runnels, (center) and Assistant Elementary the seniors. traffic or the weather or about people. Principal and Guidance Counselor Marcia “I’ve had a lucky life,” he told the (See Commencement, p. 2.) Mackay. www.runnels.org Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 1 Commencement, continued from page 1 He said that he is grateful for the bless- Maegan Daquano, Madison signed autographs, and posed ings of being alive on the most beautiful Davis, Jordan Etheridge, for souvenir photos. planet in the universe. Haley Evans, Madelinn Fink, We sincerely thank the “Be grateful,” he told the graduates, Quint Forgey, Elizabeth graduation committee mem- “for your life and your blessings, every Forgey, Sarah Krul, Ashley bers Monica Bryan, Conchet- single day.” Kumler, Joshua Manning, ta Foshee, Dana Schlotterer, Capt. Bean closed by offering the Taylor Morris, Isaac Phil- Jennifer Carpenter, Kenneth graduates “three wishes -- wind at your lips, Robert Taboada, Callie Copsey, Marcia Gregg, Pa- sails, light to thy path, and dreams to Tucker, Lainey Whitworth, mela Gyan, Lisa Harris, Leah your heart.” and Savannah Wright (See Jordan, Kristen Manning, The 2013 Valedictorian was Isaac photo on page 12). Amy Monett, Karen Rhine- Capt. Bean signs Jamie Phillips, who spoke eloquently of the The dignitaries and admin- Clare Curry’s mortarboard hart, and Gladys Runnels. lasting friendships, bonds, and memories istrators on stage to assist Dr. (graduation cap) after the Thanks also go to the he and his classmates formed as students Runnels with the presenta- ceremony. National Honor Society, at Runnels. He thanked Elementary tion of awards and diplomas sponsored by Pamela Gyan Librarian Joni Orgeron for his love of included the Rev. Don Bohlcke, Senior and Rebecca Coursey, whose members literature, Art Department Head Lee Minister, first Christian Church, Dis- served as ushers and assisted in other Brandt Randall for his love of art and Dr. ciples of Christ, who offered an invoca- ways at the event. Runnels for creating Runnels School. tion and closing prayer, Chorus Director Joshua Manning was recognized as Johnice Thoms, who sang the “National the Salutatorian. Anthem,” Jr./Sr. High Principal and In addition, seven graduates were Guidance Counselor Conchetta Foshee, recognized for earning perfect 4.0 grade- and High School Assistant Principals point averages throughout Monica Bryan and Dana high school. They are Schlotterer. Danielle Coniglio, Haley The ceremony con- Evans, Madelinn Fink, cluded with a screening Quint Forgey, Elizabeth of the Senior Video, with Lainey Whitworth (left) and Savannah Wright Forgey, Joshua Manning, each graduate receiving a are ready to get the graduation parties started. and Evangelos Nikitopou- copy, and the singing of the los (Photo below, at right). “Alma Mater,” led by Mrs. Among the other Thoms and accompanied highlights of the ceremony by musicians Dan Cassin, was the presentation of “Life-long” Raider Sarah Jennifer Cassin, Shanna roses to the parents of the Krul and her mom, elementary Drescher, John Baird, and 19 Runnels students who teacher Cyndy Krul, are all Gladys Runnels. have been with us since smiles at the reception. After the commence- first grade or before. The “lifers” in ment exercises, a reception was held in the the Class of 2013 are: Sydney Bass, school gymnasium, where Capt. Bean vis- Enjoying the reception are (from left) Anna Amanda Bingham, Danielle Coniglio, ited with the graduates and their families, Manning, grade 5, Senior Class Sponsor Kristen Manning, Capt. Bean, Salutatorian Joshua Man- ning, and Caleb Manning, grade 10.

Seniors (from left) Evangelos Nikitopoulos, Dan- ielle Coniglio, Elizabeth Forgey, Madelinn Fink, Quint Forgey, Haley Evans, and Joshua Manning maintained 4.0 grade-point averages throughout high school. (Photo taken at High School Awards The Runnels Class of 2013 with commencement speaker Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. Assembly May 7.) 2 Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 www.runnels.org Presidential Scholars Plentiful at Runnels

Congratulations to the 96 Runnels Buete, Han- students in grades 6, 8, and 12 who re- nah Cassano, cently received the Presidential Award for Elise Cox, Lee Academic Excellence. Curry, Kayla This year, nearly 60 percent of the Evans, Kalyee 8th grade class, 57 Freiberger, Jesse percent of the 6th Griffin, Caroline grade, and 35 per- Henning, Eric cent of the senior Huygues, Ame- class earned this lia Jennings, coveted honor. Anna Kadi, The award Numair Khan, is presented to Ryan Lam, students in “exit Kayla Lee, Syd- Some of the 8th grade recipients of the Presidential Award for Academic Ex- grades” (at Run- ney Markham, cellence with their certificates at the Jr. High Awards assembly in May. nels, 6th, 8th, and Mason Mayes, Mason Mayes receives his Presidential award cer- 12th) who maintain Seth Miller, Alexander Morgan, Zoe Pat- Kharey, Eva Kruger, Rose Law, Blair tificate at the Sixth-Grade a 3.5 grade-point ton, Anna Claire Pousson, Tyler Robbins, LeBleu, Andrew Mitchell, Heath Moser, Graduation. average and score Micah Roper’, Kameron Sargent, Spencer Anthony Nikitopoulos, Olivia O’Halloran, at the 85th percentile on standardized Spivak, Steven Spivak, Madison Sutton, Mark Postlethwait, Ross Stephens, Riley tests. Seniors qualifying for the honor are Aaron Taliaferro, Emma Tooraen, Rachel Stewart, Theodore Todaro, Stephen Wat- among the top 15 percent of our nation’s Wehbe, and Thomas Worsham. son, John Wiese, Stephanie Williams, and college bound graduates. Congratulations Grade 8: Kassandra Crissman, Ben- Rachel Yura. to: Grade 6: Grace Asevedo, Gabriel jamin Enete, Jonathan Fairley, Kristen Grade 12: Madalyn Arboneaux, Syd- Bettencourtt, Hannah Bienvenu, Fain Haller, William Harrell, Robert Law, ney Bass, Danielle Coniglio, Jamie Clare Emme McElveen, Nancy Melancon, Jee- Curry, Madison Davis, Jordan Etheridge, Pizza Garden han Mikdadi, Alexis Nguyen, Savannah Haley Evans, Madelinn Fink, Elizabeth The term “locally grown ingredients” Sanders, Nikhila Theegla, John Tooraen, Forgey, Quint Forgey, Bryce Fromenthal, became part of the kindergarten vocabulary Benjamin Wahnschaffe, Regan Apple- Mary Katherine Koch, Ashley Kumler, this spring when the students used vegetables ton, Eve Axelrod, Kyndal Babin, Emily Joshua Manning, Taylor Morris, Evange- and herbs they had planted in a school garden Britt, Micah Danos, Regan Dean, Henry los Nikitopoulos, Isaac Phillips, Jasmin to create Forgey, Matthew Gallant, John Howe, Pizer, Kartik Raj, Isabel Rountree, Rachael toppings for Stevie Iseral, Kristina Khalid-Abasi, Luc Shockley, and Savannah Wright. homemade pizza. 6th Grade Graduation, continued from page 1 In late tributing many additional service hours were presented to Caroline Henning and Connor February, Thompson. the children Shakespeare Monologue Competition awards went to Hannah Cassano, who won 1st planted red place, Alex Morgan, who placed 2nd, and Ian Duke and Kayla Evans, who tied for 3rd. onion, pep- A highly anticipated event of the evening was the first public viewing of the Sixth- pers, parsley, Grade Video, copies of which were presented to each graduate to help them recall this oregano, and important year of their lives at Runnels. a few other After the ceremony, the graduates and their guests adjourned to the gym for cake and vegetables and punch. herbs (from We extend our thanks to Chorus Director Johnice Thoms for singing the “National seeds) in a Anthem,” awards coordinator Wendy Worsham, reception coordinators Debbie Daven- patch of soil Pizza chefs and gardeners Rion port and Amy Monett, and reception hosts Jennifer and Dan Cassin, Diane Davis, Lisa on the Miller (left) and Bailey St. Ro- Fennell, Julie Fink, Lisa Haller, Neena Kelfstrom, Brent Lax, Colleen LeBlanc, Mary kindergarten main add homegrown vegetables Camille Maddox, Lee Randall, Jill Swetnam, Johnice Thoms, Rebecca Todaro, and playground to and herbs to their pizza before enjoying a savory slice. Rhonda Tucker. create a “Pizza Garden,” as a class project. Science Summer Athletic Camps ... Please visit our school website for information on teacher Amy Taliaferro said that in tending a wide variety of summer sports programs and camps (tennis, cross country, basketball, the garden, the children learned how to care soccer, powerlifting, volleyball, baseball, speed and conditioning, and several others) for plants. They also had lessons on measur- available to Runnels students in 3rd -12th grades. Go to www.runnels.org, and scroll ing plant growth and identifying the parts of a to the “What’s Happening” section on the bottom left corner of the page. Click on the plant. In May, the youngsters harvested their “summer sports programs” link for contact information. crops and used them to make veggie toppings for scrumptious homemade pizzas. School resumes on Monday, August 12. We’ll see you then. www.runnels.org Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 3 Where Are They Headed Now?

Our 62 graduates will start college this Andrew Brouillette and Matthew Brouil- fall with more than $4,000,000 in scholarships lette are staying closer to home. Both will be and awards -- over and above TOPS -- to their at Southeastern University on track scholar- credit. ships, where Andrew also has received a TOPS According to High School Assistant Principal opportunity award. (See related story on p. 6). for Student Services Dana Schlotterer, the total Danielle Coniglio (summa cum laude) will value of independent or institutional scholar- attend Southeastern on a TOPS scholarship, a ships awarded to the seniors over the next four University Honors Scholarship and a Housing years of college (independent of TOPS) is Scholarship. Rachael Shockley (summa cum $4,200,968! laude) also will enroll at Southeastern on an “That is an average of $67,757 per Runnels Academic and Housing Scholarship and a TOPS It’s Louisiana Tech for Avery Enete (left), student,” she noted, adding that among the 26 honors scholarship. Shawn Riche’ will be on Birmingham Southern for Nicholas de Castro students receiving these institutional scholar- campus in Hammond, along with TOPS award (middle), and BRCC for Jesse Thames. ships, the average was just shy of $161,575 recipients Sarah Krul, Drue Powers, and a Chancellors Student Aid Scholarship, an Aca- each.” Kaitlyn Scuderi. demic Scholars Resident Award, and a TOPS Mrs. Schlotterer added that 81 percent of the Attending BRCC on TOPS awards will be honors scholarship. class is projected to meet TOPS requirements, Kassidy Carballo, Maegan Daquano, and Quint Forgey (summa cum laude) will with 40 percent earning the higher level awards Jesse Thames. Other Runnels graduates enroll- will be in the LSU Honors College on a TOPS (Honors or Performance). The average ACT ing at BRCC are Hannah Disheroon, Milan honors scholarship, an Honors Award Flagship score of the senior class was 25, and the average Latona, Caleb Pressley, Cami Russell-Clark, Scholars Award, the Manship Scholarship, the grade-point average was 3.28. and Brandon Tullos. Distinguished Freshman Award, and an LSU Runnels students were granted admission to Avery Enete will attend Alumni Association Global Leader- 69 different colleges and universities. Louisiana Tech, where he has ship Scholarship. His twin sister, Valedictorian Isaac Phillips (summa cum been awarded the Presidential Elizabeth Forgey (summa cum laude) and Salutatorian Joshua Manning Scholarship as well as a TOPS laude), also will enroll in the Hon- (summa cum laude) are both heading for the honor award, Joshua Morris ors College at LSU, where she has Lone Star State. Isaac will enroll at Rice Univer- is heading to Northwestern received a TOPS honors award and sity in Houston, and Joshua will be a student at State University on a baseball the Academic Scholars Award. the University of Texas in Dallas, where he has scholarship and TOPS, and Joining them at LSU will be received an Academic Excellence Scholarship, Irina Geno will enroll at the Bryce Fromenthal (cum laude), on a study abroad stipend, and a National Merit John Folse Culinary Institute at a TOPS scholarship, Ryan Jack- Finalist Scholarship. Nicholls State University on a son, on the Tiger Bridge Program Other students studying out of state include: TOPS opportunity scholarship. and a TOPS opportunity award, Mary Katherine Koch Ashley Kumler (summa cum Amanda Bingham, the University of Missis- Madison Davis (left) and laude), with an Academic Scholars sippi; Matthew Brandenburg, Virginia Tech; (cum laude) is heading to Olivia Cassin will trade their Jamie Clare Curry (magna cum laude), Mis- Tulane University in New Or- Runnels blue for the purple Award, the Chancellors Student Aid sissippi State, on an Entering Freshman Scholar- leans, where she has received and gold of LSU this fall. Scholarship, and a TOPS honors ship and a Non-resident Tuition Scholarship; an Academic Achievement award, and Megan Lai (cum laude) Nicholas de Castro, Birmingham Southern Col- Award. on a TOPS scholarship. lege, on an Achievement Scholarship and a Mu- Enrolling at the University of Louisiana at Julia McConnell will attend LSU on a sic Performance Scholarship; Jonathan Dumas, Lafayette will be Jacob Pressley and Saman- TOPS scholarship, as will Kat Niedbalski, on Parsons The New School for Design in New tha Roberson on TOPS opportunity awards, an Academic Scholars Resident Award, a Chan- York City; Peri Gildersleeve, Memphis Col- and John Daniel Roy on a TOPS scholarship. cellors Student Aid Scholarship, and a TOPS lege of Art, on a Portfolio Scholarship; Viviane Many of this year’s graduates will be learn- honors scholarship. Isabel Rountree (magna Moreteau, the ing their way around the LSU campus. They in- cum laude) will enroll in the LSU Honors Col- Mod’Art In- clude Madalyn Arboneaux (magna cum laude), lege on a TOPS honors award, an Academic ternational In- on a TOPS honors award; Sydney Bass (magna Scholars Award, and a Chancellors Student Aid stitute of Arts cum laude), on a TOPS honors scholarship; Scholarship. and Fashion in Suzannah Burke, with a TOPS performance Also at Paris; Taylor award and a Recognition Scholarship from LSU on TOPS Morris Baton Rouge Little Theatre; Alden Cartwright, awards will be: (cum laude), with a TOPS opportunity award and a spot on Esha Soma- Rhodes Col- the LSU Tigers Baseball team; and Olivia Cas- varapu, Brooke lege, on a sin, on a TOPS honors scholarship. Stafford, Rhodes Award Viviane Moreteau will take off for Madison Davis (summa cum laude) is going Robert Ta- and Grant; Paris, where she’ll study at the to LSU on a Flagship Scholars Resident Award, boada, Callie Evangelos Mod’Art International Institute of a College of Engineering Alumni Scholarship, Tucker, Ashley Nikitopoulos Arts and Fashion. a Chancellors Student Aid Scholarship, and a Whitworth, (summa cum laude), Brown University in Rhode TOPS honors award. Jordan Etheridge (cum and Savannah Island; Jasmin Pizer, (magna cum laude), laude) and Haley Evans (summa cum laude) are Wright (magna Kartik Raj is bound for the Springhill University in Mobile, on a Springhill attending LSU on TOPS honors scholarships, cum laude). West Coast to study at UCLA. Merit Scholarship and a Cheer Scholarship; and and Rachel Felton will be there on a TOPS Zachary Wishing him well at gradua- tion is High School Principal performance scholarship. Coxe has plans Kartik Raj (magna cum laude), the University Conchetta Foshee. of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), on a Schol- Madelinn Fink (summa cum laude) is also to pursue an arship Recognition Award. enrolling at LSU, where she has been awarded internship in web design in the near future. 4 Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 www.runnels.org Meeting Presidential Fitness Challenge

Elementary students work Bourque, Will Buete, Garrett hard in P.E. classes to earn Rhinehart, Maddie Root, Ben Presidential or National recognition Stafford, Avin Stegall, Wesley in the President’s Physical Fitness Stevenson, and Lillian Tullos. Challenge. Students qualifying for Fifth Grade - Cana Brumfield, these awards were recognized at Joseph Curtis, Michaela Fennell, Ben end-of-the-year awards ceremo- Golden, Grayson Gulley, Sam Haase, nies in May. The winners of the Daniel Harris, Ricky Harrison, Presidential Award were: Ben Holliday, Jack Kahn, Pheonix First Grade - Seth Armstrong, Knowles, Sullivan Louque, Julia Rossie Harrison, Kate Kelfstrom, Sager, Michael Smith, John Michael Nic Middlebrook, Caroline Pousson, Spillane, and Reed Stewart. Mikalyn Shay, and Jossy Stegal. Sixth Grade - Claire Alfonso, Second Grade - Shelby Gabriel Bettencourtt, Fain Buete, Anders, Maggie Arceneaux, Lauren Second grade Presidential Fitness Award winners with their Anna Claire Courville, London Bhat, Emma Collett, Maddi Geyer, certificates and special T-shirts. Deshotel, Eric Huygues, Anna Kadi, Ali Guerin, Ethan Ho, Abby Jones, Joshua Freeman, Ava Kadi, Reagan Kyle, Ryan Lam, Olivia Letelier-Lieteau, Binh Kirsch, Alan Lam, Hannah Landry, Elizabeth Penniman, Dawson Ponjuan, Mason Mayes, Kameron Sargent, Spencer Paige Odom, Lucy Reeves, Molly Mary Katherine Preston, Ryan Roper’, Spivak, Steven Spivak, and Mathew Sandifer, Reese Stelly, Baron Stevenson, Emily Schacht, and Sydney Worsham. Yellen. Meredith Taliaferro, and Taylor Woods. Fourth Grade - Hayes Boone, Third Grade - Omar Badawi, Brittany Boucher, Trey Boucher, Braden Kelfstrom Elected Jr. Beta State Officer ... Seventh grader Three Duke TIP Grand Winners at Runnels Brandon Kelfstrom was elected state chap- lain of the Jr. Beta Club at the organiza- In this year’s Duke University Talent Fishbein, Bruce Huynh, Alex Matthews, tion’s annual convention held in Lafayette Identification Program (TIP), three Run- Sam Matthews, Isabelle McCall, Carolyn May 2-3. He is the fourth Runnels student nels Jr. High students qualified for grand Monett, Max Sager, Nicholas Smith, and to hold a Jr. Beta state office. recognition, and 14 earned state recog- Austin Stansbury. Candidates were required to present a nition. Approximately, 75,100 seventh The Talent Search invites seventh two-minute speech graders across the nation participated in graders scoring in the 95th percentile on in front of 12,000 the program. Of these, 23,379 earned state grade-level achievement tests to take the delegates and spon- recognition, and only 1,670 qualified for ACT or SAT along with high school ju- sors as part of the grand recognition. niors and seniors to learn more about their campaign. Seventh graders Erina Buchholz, Julia academic abilities. Based on the results of Brandon’s can- Dornier, and Isabelle McCall were award- these college-level tests, Duke TIP partici- didacy was assisted ed grand recognition and were invited to pants may qualify for “Grand” or “State” by Runnels Jr. Beta participate in the grand recognition award recognition. Club members who ceremony at Duke University. Students participating in the Duke TIP performed a skit in Runnels students qualifying for state program are provided with information, collaboration with Brandon Kelfstrom recognition were Harrison Bonaven- activities, services, and educational pro- his slogan, “Peace, ture, Alycia Boucher, Erina Buchholz, grams to promote the development of their Love and Brandon, the Soul Man.” The Elizabeth Daigle, Julia Dornier, Hannah exceptional academic abilities. presentation was named runner-up in the Campaign Skit competition. The Runnels Seventh graders earn- club also won third place at Songfest. ing Duke TIP honors are: (front row) Hannah As chaplain, Brandon will open each Fishbein, Austin Stans- state officers’ meeting with a prayer and bury, Erina Buchholz give an inspirational speech at the next state (grand recognition convention. winner), Harrison Bonaventure, Nicholas He plans to attend the annual Beta Smith, Bruce Huynh, Broyhill Leadership Conference and State (back row) Alex Mat- Officers Workshop at Limestone College thews, Sam Matthews, in Gaffney, South Carolina, in July. Bran- Isabelle McCall (grand recognition winner), don said he also hopes to run for national Alicia Boucher, Eliza- chaplain at the national Junior Beta con- beth Daigle, Carolyn vention coming up in Mobile, Alabama, Monett, and Max Sager. this summer. (Not pictured: Julia Dornier, grand recogni- Brandon is the son of Neena and Bruce tion winner.) Kelfstrom. www.runnels.org Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 5 Among Our Memories of May... 1. 2. 3.

Millionaire Champs ... The Million Dollar Winners A State Champ and 3 Signees ... Picture 1: Senior Madelinn Fink in our 2nd grade’s end-of-the-year review game show, “Who was named the class 2A state champion in the 100 meter hurdles at the Louisiana Wants To Be a Millionaire?” are: Team III- Lucas LeJeune, High School Athletic Association’s State Outdoor Track Meet held at LSU on May Alan Lam, Thanh Kirsch, Shelby Anders, and Reese Stelly; 3. Track and Field Head Coach Cindy Morris said she is the first Runnels Track Team IV - Cassidy Wartelle, Maggie Arceneaux, Mason Pentes, member to capture a state title. Picture 2: Andrew (left) and Matthew Brouillette Ella Hamachek, and Ali Guerin; Team V - Lucy Reeves, Dray- recently were recruited to run Cross Country and Track for Southeastern Louisi- lan Johnston, Michael Cheng, Ally Miller, and Ali Linton; Team ana University as freshmen in the fall. Runnels hosted a special celebration honor- VII - Taylor Woods, Paige Odom, Abby Jones, Sarah Golda, ing the Brouillettes, Madelinn, and senior Joshua Morris (3), who will be playing and Kara Black; and Team VIII - Eddie Tunis, Molly Sandifer, baseball for Northwestern State University. With the Brouillettes in picture 2 is Emma Collett, Zeena Shammout, and Ava Boone. Many thanks to Kristen Manning and everyone else who helped produce and Mrs. Schlotterer, who was one of the many faculty members on hand to congratu- direct this hit “show.” late the athletes and their families. Super Spellers ... We salute the top spellers in the 4th Scholar-Athletes grade’s “States and Capitals Spelling Bee.” They are Joseph Is- ... (far left) Seniors mail, 1st place; Marshall Pentes, 2nd place; and Caroline Daigle, Evangelos Nikitopoulos 3rd place. Social studies teacher Cristin Ponjuan prepared the and Madelinn Fink are children for the spelling bee and emceed the final rounds of the the 2013 “R” Award contest in the Runnels Theater on May 20. winners...... The junior high Party Politics Silver “R” Award (left) Congratulations to Julia Sager winners are 8th graders (right) and Celia Fishbein Micah Danos and Dean (middle), the newly elected Campbell. president and vice president, respectively, of next year’s 6th grade class. The girls were officially sworn in to “Jeopardy!”... Congratula- office by Dr. Runnels left( ) tions to our 3rd grade “Academic and Gladys Runnels at an Jeopardy!” winners (from left): “Inauguration Ceremony and Reception” in the gym May 17. 3rd runner up Dawson Ponjuan, The “Mock 5th Grade Election,” with campaigns, speeches, 2nd runner up Elizabeth Penni- and voter registration, was organized as a social studies lesson man, 1st runner up Mia Welch, and Grand Champion Ashley by elementary teacher Tana Cramp. We thank Danna Wiese Belcher. Our thanks to Gena for coordinating the Inauguration Reception and members of March for organizing this com- the Advanced String Orchestra and Director Jennifer Cassin petition. for providing patriotic music for the event.

visiting our campus on April 26 and May 2, garden at Longue Vue in New Orleans. She said We Sincerely Thank ... respectively, to share their expertise with our that Joey Fairley drew up the designs according ...Brett and Leigh Beoubay, parents of Evan, cello students. to her descriptions, and that Drake Fromenthal grade 4, for donating additional playground ... Michele Stanfield, mother of Sarah, grade and his dad built and painted the butterfly hutch. equipment for our elementary playground. The 5, Charles and Kayla Fromen- Mr. and Mrs. Fromenthal delivered set includes swings, slides, a fort (in addition to thal, parents of Drake, grade the hutch and bean runner to the Ft. Wild Thing), and a canvas awning. 9, and Bryce, grade 12, the preschool in May. ... American classical guitarist Giovanni De Runnels Sr. Beta Club (with a ... Artist and illustrator Erik Van Chiaro, for making a guest appearance at the special shout out to members Buren, father of Dean, K, for visiting Runnels String Orchestra Concert in the Run- Drake Fromenthal and Joey with the kindergartners in Lisa San- nels Theater April 25. Many thanks to cello Fairley) for donating a but- ner’s art classes May 15 to demon- teacher Dan Cassin, father of Olivia, grade 12, terfly hutch and bean runner strate his creative process. Mr. Van and Ben (‘09) for arranging the performance. to the preschool. Beta sponsor Buren illustrates video games, comic ... LSU cello professor Dennis Parker and Michele Stanfield said that books, posters, and children’s books, Southeastern Louisiana University master’s she designed the pieces based Charles Fromenthal and and is working on developing char- acters for an animated PBS series. degree candidate and cellist Eunsil Cho, for on some she had seen in the the butterfly hutch. 6 Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 www.runnels.org Elementary Honor Roll Recipients Recognized

Students in grades 2-6 earning top grades LeBlanc, Ronan Martin, Avery Mat- were recognized by having their names placed ens, Marwan Mikdadi, Blaine Nichol- on the Honor Roll. We salute the following son, Bailey Ourso, Elizabeth Penni- students who earned “As” and “Bs” in all man, Taylor Pippin, Dawson Ponjuan, subjects, including conduct, with no more than Emily Reid, Abby Robbins, Ramsey one “B” each quarter. Rogers, Ryan Roper’, Emily Schacht, Second Grade: Maggie Arceneaux, Alex Drake Tooraen, Farzeen Wahid, Mia Asevedo, Lauren Bhat, Ava Boone, Michael Welch, and Sydney Worsham. Cheng, Emma Collett, Alexander Frederic, Fourth Grade: Sophie Arceneaux, Maddilyn Geyer, Sarah Golda, Ali Guerin, Evan Beoubay, Hayes Boone, Brianna Dralyn Johnston, Binh Kirsch, Thanh Kirsch, Boucher, Will Buete, Margaret Camp- Phoebe Koontz, Alan Lam, Alex Lam, Han- bell, Parker Collett, Caroline Collins, nah Landry, Lucas LeJeune, Allison Linton, Kaylee Coursey, Caroline Daigle, Paige Odom, Mason Pentes, Lucy Reeves, Amelia Day, Sophie Edwards, Jona- Madeleine Reonas, Ethan Sanders, Molly than Goode, Audrey Guess, Joseph Sandifer, Zeena Shammout, Kyler Sood, Reese Ismail, Thea Knowles, Preston Kyle, Stelly, Baron Stevenson, Lucas Thrash, Charlie Rachel Middlebrook, Zachary Mor- Fifth-grade Honor Roll recipients attending the Awards Cer- Tucker, Eddie Tunis, Brianna Williams, and rison, Angie Patton, Marshall Pentes, emony in the Runnels Theater May 23 display their certificates. Taylor Woods James Power, Caleb Reid, Garrett Rhinehart, terer, Michael Smith, Reed Stewart, Natalia Third Grade: Omar Badawi, Ashley Belcher, Maddie Root, Grace Scott, Wesley Stevenson, Tooraen, and Paris Vercher. Omid Boushehri, Wren Brumfield, Niko- Lillian Tullos, Chace Williams, Nina Wood- Sixth Grade: Hannah Bienvenu, Kayla Ev- las Carey, Katie Carpenter, Collin Coates, ward, and Christopher Yura. ans, Caroline Henning, Eric Huygues, Elisabeth Dardar, Carter DeLaune,Nicholas Fifth Grade: Catherine Bonaventure, Sarah Anna Kadi, Ryan Lam, Mason Mayes, D’Gerolamo, Luke Dornier, Sam Ellsworth, Burke, Annie Fink, Celia Fishbein, Sam Haase, Zoe Patton, Kameron Sargent, Madison Sutton, Natalie Fairley, Emma Fishbein, Camden Fred- Daniel Harris, Eric Ho, Bailey Hyatt, Sara Emma Tooraen, and Thomas Worsham. erick, Michael Gawronski, Blaiklee Guillot, Johnston, Taylor Koontz, Cole Latiolais, Ryan Jake Haase, Ellie Hader, Robby Harrison, Lin- Ly, Anna Manning, Arianna McNeal, Savannah sey Huynh, Ava Kadi, Reagan Kyle, Brendan McNeal, Ellie Russo, Julia Sager, Janie Schlot- Teacher Appreciation Week Thank Yous We were overwhelmed and touched at the mother of Caitlyn, grade 10, for donating the generosity, kindness, and thoughtfulness of the entrees. The heavenly homemade desserts were RPO and all of the volunteers who contributed provided by the RPO. Special thanks go to to making “Fairy Tales and Legends” Teacher RPO president Nicole Duet Latiolais, Teacher Appreciation Week one for the books. We Appreciation co-chairs Kristy Mayes and Gail loved the sweet and creative ways you said Sherman and their amazing crew. thank you -- the fabulous foods, gift cards and The faculty and staff at the preschool also Charity Tennis Tournament ... Kin- raffles, creative gift baskets, warm hugs, team enjoyed a special luncheon that day planned dergarten teacher Lisa Sanner (far right) once T-shirts, and wonderful surprises that kept and arranged by RPO Teacher Appreciation again served as tournament director for the 31st coming all week long. co-chairs Blake Stevenson, Allyson Guay, and annual Jim Crane State Farm Highland Open Among the week’s many highlights was the Caroline Messenger. charity tennis tournament, which was held at the Cajun style “Princess and the Frog” luncheon In addition to the RPO and class coordinators, Highland Road Community Park Tennis Center for the entire elementary, junior high, and we sincerely thank the National Honor Society in April. With Mrs. Sanner at a registraion table high school faculty, held in the gym on April and Senior Beta Club, Papa John’s and General are (from right) Rusty Jabour, Wendy Parrish 24. We sincerely thank Niche Bar and Grill, Manager Jonnelle Johnson (for donating 20 (seated), Jocelyn LeBlanc, Barry Valure, and owned by Hasan and Rania Ismail, parents of pizzas on “Pinocchio Day”) and the countless Gary Mollere. The annual charity event was Ali, grade 1, and Minna, grade 5, and Don’s members of our school community who helped presented by the Highland Park Tennis Associa- Seafood, and Marilyn “Boo” Moore, grand- fill the week with fun and enchantment. tion in support of the Cystic Fibrisis Founda- tion. Over the past five years, the tournament has raised more than $89,500 for charity. This is Mrs. Sanner’s 10th year as tournament director.

Graduation Photos ... To download 2013 commencement photos taken by our year- book staff, go to www.runnels.org and log in. Click on “Teachers’ Microsites” and scroll down to “Yearbook.” Click on: “2013 Commence- ment Ceremony Photos.” To download pictures, hover Suitably attired to host the “Princess and the Frog” Teacher Appreciation Luncheon April 24 in the gym are over the large photo and click RPO volunteers (from left) Colleen Spillane, Lisa Daigle, Jacqueline Lurker, Amy Sanders, Adaina Watson, on the file folder icon when Suzanne LeBlanc, Kristy Mayes (co-chair), Dana Kahn, Gail Sherman (co-chair), Michelle Smith, Nicole Duet it appears in the upper right- Latiolais (RPO president), Sally Duet, Sarah Odom, and Kim de Castro. hand corner. www.runnels.org Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 7 Emma Schlotterer. Extra Mile, Caroline Deshotel, 6b, Amelia Jennings, 6c, and Music Awards of Note Collins; Outstanding Player, Angie Patton. Aaron Taliaferro, 6d. Students in grades 4-6 received awards Intermediate Harp Choir: Most Improved, The “Raider for their contributions to the Band, Strings, Savannah McNeal; Extra Mile, Cole Latio- Star” program and Harp programs from Band Directors lais; Outstanding Players: Anna Manning coordinator is Mrs. Shanna Drescher, (Fourth- and Fifth-Grade and Natalia Tooraen. Mackay. Bands) and Jill Swetnam (Sixth-Grade Band), String Orchestra Director Jennifer Left: Aaron Taliaferro, 6d, with his “Raider Cassin, and Harp Choir Director Rebecca Star of the Year” tro- Todaro at our end-of-the-year ceremonies phy at the Sixth-Grade in May. Congratulations to these young Graduation. musicians: Fourth-Grade Band: Most Improved, Audrey Guess; Extra Mile, Garrett Rhine- Runnels Poets in Print hart and Wesley Stevenson; Outstanding Thirty-three Runnels freshman will Member, Caleb Reed. Fifth-Grade Band: Beginning Harp award winners (from left) Emma join the ranks of published poets with Most Improved, Daniel Harris; Extra Mile, Schlotterer, Angie Patton, and Caroline Collins. the release of Creative Communications’ Michaela Fennell; Outstanding Member, upcoming anthology, A Celebration of Sarah Burke. Sixth-Grade Band: Most Congratulations to Our Young Poets. Congratulations to: Olivia Arcemont, “Raider Stars of the Year” Aneliese Broussard, Rebekah Burns, Throughout the school year, students Grace Carruth-Taylor, Michael Con- in grades 1-6 are awarded “Raider Pride” nelly, Grant Connor, Louise Cramp, Anna tickets for their acts of courtesy, kindness, Daigle, Joseph “Brock” Dardar, Drake good citizenship, service to others, coop- Fromenthal, Wesley Harris, Hampton eration, and other positive behaviors we Hudson, Morgan Hughes, Samantha encourage at Runnels. For consistently ex- Hughes, Madison Jackson, Julia Justus, Kim Lam, Aidan Lambert, Amber Lane, Grace LeBlanc, Irene Lewis, Will Lurker, Fourth-Grade Band award winners (from left) Kelsey Mayes, Madeline Neyland, Caitlin Garrett Rhinehart, Audrey Guess, Wesley Ste- Page, George Penniman, Mary Han- venson, and Caleb Reed. nah Plumlee, Preston Poirier, Nicholas Improved, Avery Hamachek and Eric Saunders, Dylan Thomas, Trent Tucker, Huygues; Extra Mile, Mason Mayes; Out- Madison Whitworth, and Mason Williams. standing Member, Elise Cox. Their English I teacher is Michele Beginning String Orchestra: Most Stanfield. Improved, Gabriel Bettencourtt and Madi- son Sutton; Extra Mile, Nina Woodward; Outstanding Player, Sophie Edwards. LeBleu Wins Farm Intermediate Bureau Talent Contest String Orches- Advanced tra: Most Im- Harp student proved, Catherine Blair LeBleu, an Bonaventure; eighth grader at Extra Mile, Claire “Raider Stars of the Year” in grades 2-5 gather Runnels, won the Alfonso; Out- for a keepsake photo at the awards assembly. 2013 East Baton standing Players, hibiting these admirable traits, one student Rouge Parish Annie Fink and from each section in the elementary grades Farm Bureau Andrew Schacht. is chosen by teachers to become a “Raider Talent Contest Advanced String Star of the Year.” Congratulations to: in March. Blair, Sophie Edwards, who was Orchestra: Most Grade 1 - Arthur Donaldson, 1a, Mikalyn a member of the named Outstanding Player Improved, Hannah Shay, 1b, and Mataya Aass, 1c. Grade 2 - Runnels Harp in the Beginning String Barback; Extra Mason Pentes, 2a, Zeena Shammout, 2b, Choir directed by Blair LeBleu at the Runnels Orchestra, performs in the Harp Choir Concert May 24. Mile, Thomas and Rebekah Yellen, 2c; Grade 3 - Wren Rebecca Todaro, String Orchestra Concert Worsham; Out- played the song “Great Day” to clinch the on April 25. Brumfield, 3a, Mia Welch, 3b, and Farzeen standing Player, Wahid, 3c; Grade 4 - Audrey Guess, 4a, top prize. She advances to state competi- Zoe Patton. Louisiana Junior String Kaylee Coursey, 4b, and Nina Woodward, tion in New Orleans in late June. Ensemble: Anna Claire Pousson, Micah 4c; Grade 5 - Cana Brumfield, 5a, Kissa Blair, the daughter of Vicki and Travis Roper’, and Amelia Jennings. Nicholas-Whitt, 5b, and Chloe Sanders, LeBleu, has been studying the harp for six Beginning Harp Choir: Most Improved, 5c; and Grade 6 - Lee Curry, 6a, London years. 8 Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 www.runnels.org High School Course Medalists Named

Students in grades Cassin; Latin VI, Mat- Algebra I, Part II, Olivia Arcemont; AP 9-12 earning top grades thew Mitchell; Spanish I, Statistics, Olivia Cassin; AB Calculus AP, in specific subjects were Salman Essajee and Irene Erin Dean; BC Calculus AP, Evangelos awarded course medals at Lewis; Spanish II, Shan- Nikitopoulos; Geometry, Shannon French. the High School Awards non French; Spanish II Photography: Photography I, Devyn Assembly and the High Honors, Leila Shammout; MacDonald; Photography II, Viviane School Graduation cer- Spanish III, Mary Iseral; Moreteau. emony in May. Spanish IV, Erin Dean. Physical Education: Olivia Arboneaux, Architecture: Architec- Home Economics: Anna Arceneaux, Irene Lewis, Joseph ture I, Kathleen Niedbal- Juniors Caroline Bonaventure (left) Jamie Clare Curry. Fairley, and Alex Stansbury; Athletic P.E., ski; Architecture II, Caleb Amelie Kharey, and Matt Mitchell Instrumental Music: Thomas Myers. Manning. were among the students receiving Band, Alex Stansbury; Psychology, Olivia Arboneaux. academic medals at the High School Art: Art I, Danielle Harp (Advanced), Mary Science: Biology, Shannon French; Biol- Awards Assembly in May. Coniglio; Art I Honors, Katherine Koch; Harp ogy Honors, Kim Lam; Biology AP, Amalie Grace LeBlanc; Art II, Hannah Disheroon; (Beginning), Jazmin Pizer; Harp (Intermedi- Kharey; Biology II, Madelinn Fink; Chem- Art II Honors, Kara Peneguy; Art AP, Su- ate), Samantha Hughes; Strings (Advanced), istry, Maddie Winnett; Chemistry Honors, zannah Burke; Beginning Painting, Devyn Caroline Bonaventure; Piano I, Irene Lewis; Ryan Baird; Chemistry AP, Evangelos Niki- MacDonald; Fine Arts Survey, Matthew Piano II, Jasmin Pizer; Piano - Independent topoulos; Earth Science, Rachel Felton and Mitchell. Study, Tazkia Shah. Matthew Gallant; Environmental Science, Chorus: Nicholas de Castro. Language Arts: English I, Kim Lam; Jamie Clare Curry; Environmental Science Clerical Practice: Brandon Tullos. English I Honors, Drake Fromenthal; AP, Isaac Phillips; Conceptual Physics, College & Career Choices: Sydney Bass. English II, Lauren Kahn; English II Hon- Danielle Coniglio; Honors Physics, Mad- Ballet: Suzannah Burke; Advanced Bal- ors, Olivia Arboneaux; English III, Jadan elinn Fink; Physics AP, Amelie Kharey. let, Olivia Zachary. Deshotels and Grace Guidroz; English III Social Studies: American His- Conditioning: Julia McConnell. Honors, Leila Shammout; English Lan- tory, Sarah Garrett and Megha Theegala; Drama: Advanced Drama, Emily Mack; guage and Composition, Amalie Kharey; American History AP, Kartik Raj; Civics, Technical Theater, William Faust. English IV, Madison Davis; English IV Danielle Coniglio; European History AP, Foreign Languages: French I, Nicole Literature and Composition AP, Evangelos Elizabeth Forgey; Human Geography AP, Gardana; French II, Julia Power; French Nikitopoulos; Shakespeare, Mary Kather- Kim Lam; U.S. Government AP, Evange- III, Olivia Arboneaux; French IV, Kathleen ine Koch. los Nikitopoulos; World Geography, Lee Niedbalski; Latin I Honors, Evangelos Library Aide: Dillon Dodgen. Parker; World History, Anna Arceneaux Nikitopoulos; Latin II Honors, Mary Kath- Math: Advanced Algebra, Viviane More- and Jordan Johnston; World History AP, erine Koch; Latin III, Kara Peneguy; Latin teau; Advanced Math I, Connor Matthews; Olivia Arboneaux. III Honors, Amelie Kharey; Latin V, Olivia Advanced Math II, Savannah Wright; Sports Medicine: Grey Carruth.

Recipes for Success ... Aspiring Hello, Dolly! ... Director Ann young chefs Cana Brumfield, 5a, Erin Oerle, 5a, Dalrymple recently announced the cast list for and Wren Brumfield, 3a, participated in the East our summer Runnels Theater community-wide Baton Rouge Parish 4-H Cajun Cookery Contest musical, Hello, Dolly! Featured actors and held at the LSU Burden Center Mar. 23. Compet- their roles are: Johnice Thoms as Dolly Levi, ing as a team, they won blue ribbons in the sugar John Runnels as Horace Vandergelder, Steve Lalande as Cornelius Hackl, Brett Beoubay as division for their “Chocolate Corks.” The girls ad- Barnaby Tucker, Allyson Guay as Irene Mol- vanced to the regionals, which took place at South- loy, Jennifer Carpenter as Minnie Fay, Quint eastern University in Hammond on May 8, where Forgey as Ambrose Kemper, Lisa Forgey Prize-winning 4-H cooks (from left) Wren they competed individually with separate recipes. as Ernestina, James Broussard as Rudy, the Brumfield, Cana Brumfield, and Erin Oerle. Erin, who is a Runnels 4-H Club member, earned head waiter, and Laura Lane-Hernandez as a 2nd-place medal in the candy division with her version of chocolate truffles,Wren, Mrs. Rose. In the ensemble are: Suzi Brown, also a Runnels 4-H’er, won a third-place ribbon for her crab cakes, and Cana, competing Michelle Dearie, Maegan Daquano, Claire as an at-large 4-H member, placed 3rd with the “Chocolate Corks.” Congratulations to Gowdy, Griffin Gowdy, Brookes Guay, Julia these young culinary artists! See the recipe for “Chocolate Corks” in “What’s Happen- Justus, Dana Kahn, Lauren Kahn, Elizabeth ing” at www.runnels.org. Lockhart, Caleb Manning, Julie Martin, Max Morgan, Beth Morrison, Alison Nikitopoulos, State Rally Winners ... Congratulations to the State Literary Rally winners Ona Carson Robbins, and Anne Woods. from Runnels: 1st place - junior Matt Mitchell (Calculus), senior Isaac Phillips (Environ- Performance dates are Sept. 20 and 21 at mental Science), and senior Kat Niedbalski (World Geography); 2nd place - junior Amelie 7 pm and Sept. 22 at 2 pm. Advance tickets Kharey (Biology II) and senior Jamie Clare Curry (Family and Consumer Science); 3rd are $12 for students and $15 for adults; and place - freshman Nicholas Saunders (Spanish II); 4th place - junior Mary Iseral (Psychol- $20 for all at the door. For details, contact Ms. ogy), freshman Grace LeBlanc (English I), and senior Nicholas de Castro (U.S. History), Ann at [email protected]. and 5th place, senior Mary Katherine Koch (English IV). www.runnels.org Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 9 Honor Roll Students in Jr. and Sr. High Commended

The junior and senior high students Eighth Grade– Watson, John earning a grade-point average of 3.75 or Regan Appleton, Wiese, Stepha- higher for the first three quarters of the Eve Axelrod, nie Williams, school year are named to the Honor Roll. Kyndal Babin, and Rachel We congratulate: Seventh Grade – Alex Jena Bordelon, Yura. Acosta, Lainee Alfonso, Harrison Bo- Emily Britt, Ninth Grade naventure, Ila Bordelon-Walker, Alycia Micah Danos, – Drake Fro- Boucher, Sara Brandenburg, Erina Buch- Regan Dean, menthal, Kim holz, Peyton Collett, Elizabeth Daigle, Henry Forgey, Lam, Grace Agrani Dixit, Hannah Fishbein, Allison Matthew Gal- LeBlanc, Garrity, Jason Guillot, Alden Heck, lant, John Howe, Irene Lewis, Catherine Henning, Kaylen Howe, Bruce Stevie Iseral, Anna Morgan, Lee Parker, Huynh, Brandon Kelfstrom, Alex Mat- Kristina Khalid- Sophomore Honor Roll students received their certificates at the thews, Sam Matthews, Isabelle McCall, Abasi, Luc Khar- High School Awards Assembly in May. Julia Power, Garrett Miller, Emma Milneck, Carolyn ey, Eva Kruger, and Nicholas Monett, Sean Parker, Hannah Raines, Rose Law, Blair LeBleu, Andrew Mitchell, Saunders. Tenth Grade – Olivia Ar- boneaux, Anna Arceneaux, Ryan Baird, William Rhinehart, Kaitlyn Roy, Nicholas Heath Moser, Anthony Nikitopoulos, Ol- Rebecca Bender, Hana Derzi, Dillon Smith, Ashley Stansbury, Austin Stans- ivia O’Halloran, Mark Postlethwait, Julia Dodgen, Nabil Essajee, Morgan Evans, bury, Michael Stevenson, Natalie Wilder, Sanders, Abigail Scarton, Ross Stephens, Shannon French, Nicole Gardana, Jordan and Steven Worsham. Riley Stewart, Theodore Todaro, Stephen Johnston, Lauren Kahn, Caleb Manning, Connor Matthews, Thomas Myers, Kara Course Medals Awarded in Jr. High Peneguy, Tazkia Shah, and Alex Stans- bury. Eleventh Grade – Caroline Bo- Academic medals are presented each Health & P.E. – 7th Grade Boys P.E. naventure, Hannah Boutwell, Katelyn Bry- year to junior high students earning the & Health, Max Sager; 8th Grade Boys ant, Mackenzie Byrd, Erin Dean, Rebecca highest grade-point average in each class P.E. & Health, Fennell, Grace Guidroz, Mary Iseral, and subject. The names of the medal Adam Howe; Jr. Amelie Kharey, Joseph Pusateri, Amanda winners were announced at the Jr. High High Boys P.E. & Sehring, Leila Shammout, Meghana Thee- Academic Awards assembly held in the Health, Michael gala, and Maddie Winnett. auditorium May 14. Martinez; 7th Twelfth Grade - Sydney Bass, Olivia Art – Jr. High Art, 7th Grade, Natalie Grade Girls P.E. Cassin, Danielle Coniglio, Jamie Clare Justus; Jr. High Art, 8th Grade, Adam & Health, Erina Curry, Madison Davis, Haley Evans, Howe; Jr. High Art Honors, 7th Grade, Ila Buchholz; 8th Madelinn2 Fink, Quint Forgey, Elizabeth Bordelon-Walker; Jr. High Art Honors, 8th Grade Girls P.E. Forgey, Mary Katherine Koch, Ashley Grade, Evie Axelrod. & Health, Regan Kumler, Joshua Manning, Taylor Morris, Ballet – Jr. Erina Buchholz, grade 7, Dean; Jr. High Evangelos Nikitopoulos, Isaac Phillips, High Ballet, earned medals for Girls P.E., Emily Britt. Kartik Raj, Rachael Shockley, and Savan- Natalie Wilder; Health & P.E., Advanced Jr. High Speech nah Wright. Advanced Ballet, Strings, Band, Algebra and Drama – I, American History, and Eva Kruger. Kaitlyn Roy. ... The Advanced Piano I. “Just Kidding” Band – 7th Language Drama class recently took aim at bullying by writ- Grade Band, Arts – English 7, Kaitlyn Roy; English 7 ing a children’s play on the subject entitled Just Erina Buchholz; Honors, Kaylen Howe; English 8, Abigail Kidding. The script presents scenarios depicting3 8th Grade Band, Scarton; English 8 Honors, Regan Dean. various forms of bullying from the point of view of both the Math – Algebra I, Erina Buchholz; Andrew Mitchell. victim and Andrew Mitchell col- Computer Ap- Algebra I, Part I, Emily Britt; Algebra II, the bully. lected medals for Latin II plications: Jena Andrew Mitchell; Pre-Algebra, Hannah Realistic and Honors, Algebra II, and Bordelon. Fishbein; Geometry, Regan Dean. reasonable- Band. Foreign Lan- Piano - Piano I, Erina Buchholz. solutions are guage – Introduction to Foreign Language, Science – Life Science, Justin Reeves; offered for coping with Life Science Honors, Kaylen Howe and Emma Milneck; Spanish-A, Agrani Dixit; the problem. Spanish B, Regan Dean; Spanish I, An- Erina Buchholz; Earth Science, Matt The class thony Nikitopoulos; Greek I, Emily Britt; Gallant; Earth Science Honors, Anthony performed the play at Runnels for an audience Latin I, Theodore Todaro; Latin II Honors, Nikitopoulos. of students in grades 4-9 and at the Jones Creek Andrew Mitchell; French I, Eva Kruger; Strings – Advanced Strings, Erina Buchholz. Library in May. The playwrights and performers French II, Kaylen Howe . Social Studies – American History, Erina are Joseph “Brock” Dardar (above, left), Cami Russell-Clark (above, right), Emily Mack, Madi- Buchholz; Louisiana Studies, Regan Dean Harp - Intermediate Harp, Lainee Al- son Page, and Samantha Sieberth. Their drama fonso; Advanced Harp, Olivia O’Halloran. and Theodore Todaro. teacher is Ann Dalrymple. 10 Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 www.runnels.org Citizenship, Spirit, and Scholarship Medalists Announced Some very special medals and awards are presented each year to students in the junior high and high school. Congratula- tions to the win- ners of the Raider Citizenship, Spirit, and Scholarship medals: Citizenship - High School, senior Tay- Left: Grade 9-11 Scholarship medalists Leila Shammout, Olivia Arboneaux, and Anna Morgan. Right: Raider lor Morris; Grade Spirit Award winners for grades 9-11, Caleb Manning, Robbye March, and Kristina Khalid-Abasi. 8, Micah Danos and Taylor Morris John Wiese; and Grade 7, Sara Brandenburg. Raider Spirit - Senior, Evangelos Niki- topoulos; Junior, Kourtney Kahlid-Abasi; Sophomore, Caleb Manning; Freshman, Robbye March; Grade 8, Riley Stewart; and Grade 7, Natalie Wilder. Scholarship - Senior, Evangelos Nikito- poulos; Junior, Leila Shammout; Sopho- more, Olivia Arboneaux; Freshman, Anna Left: Scholarship and Raider Spirit medalist Evangelos Nikitopoulos. Right: Jr. High special medalists (from Morgan; Grade 8, Jena Bordelon and Mark left) Agrani Dixit, Sara Brandenburg, Riley Stewart, Natalie Wilder, Mark Postlethwait, Micah Danos, Jena Postlethwait; and Grade 7, Agrani Dixit. Bordelon, and John Wiese. Kudos To Rainbows and Stars ... In two sepa- ... Caitlyn Moore, grade 10, for being the state Mu Alpha Theta convention held in rate assemblies held in the Runnels Theater in selected to participate in a National Student Baton Rouge in April. For winning the area May, the kindergarten and first grade classes Leadership Conference on Engineering exam, he received a stipend to attend the formally concluded the and Robotics at Georgia Tech University in national Mu Alpha Theta convention com- school year. On May 20, Atlanta this July. Caitlyn, who plans to be a ing up this July in San Diego, California. the kindergartners played robotics engineer, will receive college credit (At the Baton Rouge convention, Caroline hand bells, sang, and re- for the 10-day program. Bonaventure, grade 11, placed 2nd in the ceived their kindergarten ... Isabelle McCall, grade 7, for participat- area Calculus BC test and Matt Mitchell, portfolios in front of an ing in the 2013 LMTA District Piano Rally grade 11, placed 6th in the History of Math audience of parents and (Level 1) in April. She placed 2nd and won competition. Remy McConnell and Connor friends. the Outstanding Achievement Award and Matthews, grade 10, won the Alpha Gemini Isabelle Kennedy On May 21, the advances to the state rally in June. team competition. Congratulations to these gets her kindergarten first grade celebrated ... Abigail Scarton, grade 8, for perform- students and Mu Alpha Theta sponsor Karen portfolio. the completion of the ing with the Greater Baton Rouge Children’s Matthews.) 2012-13 school year with the “First-Grade Choir in a concert at the LSU School of Mu- ... Senior Finale.” The youngsters received recognition sic in May, and Isabelle McCall for reprising Nicholas in the categories of Physical Fitness, Art, and her piano performance of “Renesme’s Lul- de Castro, “Raider Stars of the Year.” They also received laby” from the filmTwilight: Breaking Dawn for win- their envelopes of certificates and medals Part 2 at the same concert. ning the identifying them as “Superstars.” We sincerely ... Runnels dad Chip Davis, for being cast Knights of thank everybody who worked so hard to make in the role of Javert in this summer’s Theatre Columbus these events memorable for our students and Baton Rouge production of Les Miserable. Patriotism their families. Runnels alumnus Carter Dean (‘08) also will Medal. DAR award winner Jordan appear in the show as Brujon/Champmatheu ... Senior Etheridge receives her diploma and an Army Officer. Jordan from Dr. Runnels. ...Seniors Alden Cartwright and Joshua Etheridge, for winning the Daughters of Morris for being selected to play in the LH- the American Revolution (DAR) Award for SAA Coaches’ Association All-Star baseball patriotism, volunteerism, and citizenship. games in May. Alden was named Most Valu- ... Senior Jamie Clare Curry, for winning able Player for his squad (2013 East All-Star the Kiwanis Club’s Most Courteous Student Team). Award. ... Senior Evangelos Nikitopoulos, for win- ... Eli Latiolais, grade 2, for labeling 123 ning first place in both the area Calculus BC gift cards for the RPO for Teacher Apprecia- Students entertain the audience with a song at the test and the individual Calculus BC test at “First-Grade Finale” on May 21 in our Theater. 4. tion Week. www.runnels.org Graduation/Awards Issue 2013 11 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 270 Baton Rouge, LA

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Class of 2013 “life-long” Runnels students

Science12 Graduation/Awards Explorium Issue 2013 www.runnels.org