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Talent plus leader- Photo by Mr. Mike Strasinger/Tnsportpix.com The Owls won in a ship plus unselfish- Jared Davis, Barret Folk, and Stephond Allmond staggering fashion, finish- ness is tough to beat.” on the winners stand at state meet ing with a meet-high 147 The outstanding points. Not only was their performances seemed endless as the team, led by Alston and championship the first in assistant coaches Orlando McKay and Joe Tyler, racked up 81 12 years for the MUS points in the field events to give them a sizeable lead team, it was also the first heading into the running finals. time a Memphis-area In the field events, senior Taylor Reed placed first in track and field team has the triple jump, with junior Stephond Allmond and Davis won the Division II title capturing second and third. Senior Barret Folk won the pole since the divisions were vault and the decathlon, an event MUS swept, as Allmond and re-organized in 1997. Davis placed second and third, respectively. Unselfishness and a Reed said the Owls’ above-and-beyond performance made team-first mentality played the victory twice as satisfying. an integral role in the “I knew that, if we competed like we were supposed to, team’s success, Coach we would have the points to win,” Reed said. “But in our case, Photo by Mr. Jerry Gallik Bobby Alston said. almost everyone performed at their best, and, as a result, we “This year our team won by 50 points, a margin which made the win even better.” Keith McBride hands off the baton to Hank Hill during a relay. continued on page 3 MUS — The School for Boys 1 by Coach Bobby Alston, Athletic Director STRAIGHT FROM THE TOP We have celebrated Our outstanding lacrosse team breathed life into those words this season. An e-mail many great victories by our to Coach Elliot Dent from the parent of an athletic teams this school year. athlete from a competing team gave this Those victories are the product of the talent testimony: “I wanted to drop you an e-mail and determination of our students and and let you know that, even though you did coaches. Of course, even in a great year like not win yesterday, you are winning the battle this, there will be some tough defeats as well. with teenage boys and parents at MUS. I So how do we evaluate ourselves to see cannot tell you how many times that we if we are measuring up to our mission? One host schools that truly don’t have any clue in of our greatest strengths is that the school’s regard to what this whole high school thing leadership has given us a strong foundation is about. Wins are great, but the character of core principles by which we can safely and morals of these young men are much and accurately judge our performance over greater than that.” the years. This foundation is readily revealed in written Our team and school did win a championship that day. documents such as the school’s mission statement and our Of course, we also have received our share of remind- athletic philosophy, and it also is woven into our lives by ers that sometimes we fail to live up to these standards, and, our many alumni and long-serving faculty who “walk the in many ways, the thing I love most about our school is that walk” every day. we understand this because of our foundation of core values. I was reminded recently of the gift of a strong founda- We know we will make mistakes, but that does not excuse us tion when I received an e-mail from a former coach of one from being held accountable. Is it not true that all of us have of our competitors, who has now become a headmaster. learned some of the best lessons the hard way? Part of the e-mail read: “I wanted to let you know that I have often used the line, “Sports does not build char- the school here has been moving toward creating some acter; it displays it.” I think a truer version might be, “Sports solid statements regarding core values and such. We have builds character by displaying it.” Our stumbles to live up to viewed close to 100 athletic mission statements from qual- our goals show us and others where we need to improve. ity schools of all kinds. No one’s athletic mission statement Over the years, our sports program has grown, and we comes close to being as good as MUS’s. I forwarded the will welcome fencing to our varsity program next year. Now, page on which you all have it posted on your Web site. we have almost 80 percent of the high school boys involved Everyone agreed with me. (You have tempted us to steal it!)” in one or more activities. This gives even more of our boys One of the lines in our athletic philosophy speaks to the opportunity to learn some great life lessons. how we evaluate ourselves: “While winning is of great Quoting from our athletic philosophy, “As an extension of importance to the program, the student-athletes and coaches the classroom, athletics allow students to compete, to achieve should realize that there are two victories – the moral and goals, to become well-rounded young men of strong moral the physical – and the program must not sacrifice the moral character, consistent with the school’s Christian tradition.” victory to gain a physical one.” Inside MUS Owl News 12 Honor Societies 22 Trapshooting 31 Hyde Highlights 3 Rea Wins Science All-Star 14 Knowledge Bowl Team 23 Saber Team Wins State 32 Students Lend Hand to First Responders Table of 4 New Honor Council Elected 15 Wilson Society 24 Athletes Continue to Play in College 33 Metcalf Symposium Contents 5 Morehead Shines in Musical 16 Spring Awards 25 Junior Varsity Sports 34 Look Who’s Caught on Camera 6 Chess Teams Place at State U News 26 Lower School Sports 36 Senior Moments 7 Math Students Dominate Region 17 Tennis Doubles Team Wins State Campus News 37 College Corner 8 Introducing the Student Ambassadors 18 Spring Sports Awards 28 Smith Named New Director of Insights 9 Honor Rolls 19 Varsity Lacrosse College Counseling 38 Lower School Counseling 10 Student Council Elections 20 Varsity Baseball Introduces Freshman Pitcher 29 Chemistry in the Community Parents’ Association 30 Latin Students Win at State 11 Student Statesmen at YIG 21 Varsity Soccer 39 PA Wrap-Up 2 Inside MUS Track Team Wins State continued from page 1 Folk, who will run track for Dartmouth in the fall, said the team’s commitment to win state from day one makes the victory that much sweeter. “Winning state was the perfect way to end a great school year,” he said. “Everybody on the team, not just the seniors, knew from the beginning OWL NEWS Photo by Mr. Jerry Gallik of the season that our goal was to win state, and we prepared and competed every day to accomplish that goal.” Field event medalists Stephond Allmond, Winning in the running events Taylor Reed, and Jared Davis at regional meet were Keith McBride, who took first place in the 200-meter dash, and Elliott Bryant, who won the 400-meter dash. Both boys followed that up in strong fashion, taking third and fourth places, respectively, in the 100-meter dash. MUS’s relay teams turned in dominant finishes as well, with the 4-by-100-meter relay team sprinting for a first-place finish. That team was composed of juniors Bryant, McBride, and Hank Hill and senior Michael Folk. MUS sprinters delivered yet again in the 4- by-200-meter relay, as sophomore Michael Glenn and eighth-grader James Rantzow ran the first two legs, followed by Folk and McBride, on their Mrs. Amy Kirson-Rea, Harrison Rea, and Mr.