January 5, 2010

Dear Parents of Middle School Students,

A Happy New Year, and a warm welcome to 2010. I am never more proud of our children and community than when reporting back to families the generosity demonstrated in support of our tremendous maintenance team and their families. Thank you, very much indeed!

• In December, the following students made the top ten scores in the Mathcounts competition sponsored by Mrs. Holly Berry, math teacher. Congratulations to Kyle Berney (8^th); Spencer Blum (8^th); Carter Brown (7^th); Ryan Downey (8^th); Cole Evensky (8^th); Tristan Hebert (8^th); Emily Nelson (8^th); David Newtown (8^th); Maddie Paul (6th) and Yale Rosen (8^th). Eight of these qualifiers will form the Southfield Mathcounts team for competitions in the New Year.

• The following students will represent themselves and their grade level in the school qualifying round of the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee sponsored locally by the Shreveport Times. In fifth grade, Ethan Barton, Mackenzie Brown, Elizabeth Bryan, Matt Garfunkel and Steele Netterville; in sixth grade, Jack Collum,  Breanna Guggenheim, Jonathan Li and Gill Platt; in seventh grade, Carter Brown, Hayden Hutchison, Will Flowers, Grace Long, and Graeme Weinland; and in eighth grade Kyle Berney, Ryan Downey, Cole Evensky, David Newtown, Everett Robertson and Yale Rosen. Parents of the finalists are invited to attend the competition on Thursday, January 7^th in the MSD Theater beginning at 10:15am.

• The following students have qualified for the school level final of the National Geographic Geography Bee to be held on Friday, January 15 at 10:15am in the MSD Theater. Parents of the finalists are invited to attend. Congratulations to fifth graders Laura Porter, Thomas Wiener, Mackenzie Brown, and Cameron Robinson; sixth graders, Jack Collum, Jonathan Li, Kent Felty, and Kent Felty; seventh graders, Sabrina Mashburn, Kailey Roberson, Ashley Spain, and Samantha Sutton; and eighth graders, Laura Walsh, John Wiener, Scott Quigley (returning champion!), Cole Evensky, David Newtown, and Yale Rosen. 

• Our eighth grade girls’ and sixth grade girls’ basketball teams are champions of their age groups, and the seventh grade girls’ team was runner-up in the championship game of their regular season. All teams received impressive trophies that are now on display in the middle school lobby, and commemorative banners have been hung in the gym. Brilliant job, girls, well done! The boys’ basketball season has begun in earnest and enclosed is a boys’ basketball roster and game schedule for the upcoming season.

Sincerely,

Gordon W. Walker,

Associate Headmaster