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Inside MUS 1Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years

Science Department AddsNew Element to LeadershipScience Department Adds

New Element to Leadership

Volume 5, Number 4, June 2003

A successful school is like a lab experiment. It is the result ofa delicate mixture of just the right elements—a challengingacademic curriculum, extracurricular activities, and a dedicatedgroup of talented instructors. Each addition to the mix must becarefully measured to avoid an adverse reaction. This year, anew “element” will be added to the MUS Science Department tocomplete its composition.

Beginning in August, Mr. Albert L. Shaw will join the MUSfaculty as the Ruth McCaughanMorrison Chair of Science andhead of the Science Department.Most recently, Mr. Shaw taughtAP Physics and AP Calculus atChatham Hall in Virginia,where his wife, Mrs. MarleneShaw, was the head of school.Mrs. Shaw will be taking over ashead of St. Mary’s EpiscopalSchool at the beginning of the2003-04 school year.

Mr. Shaw is well qualified tojoin the MUS faculty. He earneda B.A. from St. John’s Universityin New York, an M.S. in naturalscience from the University ofWyoming, and an M.S. inscience education from LongIsland University. He has alsoearned a law degree from SaintJohn’s University and practicedcriminal and family law in a private legal practice.

Mr. Shaw’s wide range of experience and interests will be avaluable asset to MUS. He has served as an upper school princi-pal, associate director of admissions, director of the summersession, and AP instructor at various schools during his career.“Mr. Shaw has had an extensive career in education over thelast 30 years and comes to MUS with a commitment to profes-sional development and a strong background in the sciences,”

said Headmaster Ellis Haguewood. Shaw is excited to be joiningthe MUS community and hopes to enrich the Science Depart-ment. “I want our curriculum and our classroom activities toreflect the excitement and challenge of science,” he said. Mr. Shaw adheres to one fundamental educational philoso-phy. “Basically I believe that school should be challenging aswell as stimulating,” he said. “The whole point of an educationis to develop oneself both mentally and emotionally. A goodschool will find ways to bring out the best in each student whileacknowledging the different strengths and interests that eachstudent brings to the classroom. I am a fairly demanding

teacher with, I believe, a big heart. “Science courses offer uniqueopportunities to present the studentswith situations, many of themmathematical, which require themto analyze and reason. Science ismuch more than a collection offacts. It is a dynamic enterprise,” Mr.Shaw said. A school full of boys can oftenbe a big adjustment for a teacher.

However, Mr. Shaw hasspent the last six yearsliving on the campus ofan all-girls school andsays he is “totally com-mitted to the idea ofsingle-sex schools.” As he prepares tojoin the MUS faculty, Mr.Shaw hopes to reviewthe curriculum, enhance

the laboratory and discovery side of the program, and generateeven greater enthusiasm on the part of both the faculty and thestudents for first-rate work in science. “The bottom line is that Iam somewhat of a hard charger as a teacher. In the past, mystudents have generally responded well to the challenges that Ihave presented to them. As we all know, the more you ask ofkids, the more you get from them,” he said.

Al Shaw —

I want our curriculum and our classroom activitiesto reflect the excitement and challenge of science.

2 Inside MUS Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years

Straight From the Head

Pedagogue is a word that means teacher or educator, but those of us who teach

rarely refer to ourselves as pedagogues. We avoid the term, because over the years

the original meaning, “teacher or educator,” acquired an additional connotation,

this one pejorative. Pedagogue also now can be used to refer to one who teaches

in a pedantic or dogmatic or uninteresting manner, a teacher who pays

too much attention to formal rules within his classroom. Once a word

acquires an added pejorative definition, use of the word in its favorable

meaning tends to die out. “Pedagogical methods,” a rather formal way

of referring to teaching theory or the ways we teach, is still a popular

phrase in educational circles, however.

The origin of pedagogue is rather interesting. In ancient Greece, a

personal slave-attendant accompanied a freeborn boy wherever he went. The “pedagogue” was usually an

old and trusted slave of high character. He was in charge of the moral instruction of the child, and he was

responsible for taking the boy safely to and from his tutor or teacher. The word, from Greek, literally means

“one who leads a boy.”

A question worth asking today is, “Who is leading your son to

his teachers?” The best answer, of course, is that as his parents, you

are. We cannot abdicate our roles as pedagogues to the music of our

day or our media culture. The fortunate boy is the boy whose parents

truly lead and guide, who set boundaries for him, who communicate

the values of their family to him, who choose his teachers, who help

him find the right kind of friends, who involve themselves in his life.

At MUS, we believe, as you believe, that the primary responsibility for a boy’s moral

instruction lies with his parents. The school can supplement, we can sharpen, we can

aid in quickening his moral sensibility. And based on my observations over 34 years at

Memphis University School, I believe that we do a good job of reinforcing the virtues

that all of us esteem in men—honesty, responsibility, courage, perseverance, diligence,

compassion. But what we do well we do well because the parents of MUS boys first have done their jobs

well, and because they continue to do their jobs well. Our boys have learned those virtues at home, and

they come to us well taught. Their parents, as caring and competent pedagogues, have led their boys to the

teachers.

A partnership between the school and parents, between pedagogues and teachers, provides the very

best moral education a boy can have. At Memphis University School, we value the partnership we have

with parents as we work together to produce

strong moral character and the highest

virtues possible in every boy.

Straight From the Headby Ellis Haguewood


Owl NewsOwl NewsBeg To DifferWins InternationalRecognition

Beg To Differ, MUS’s renowned a cappellaensemble, was recently awarded a place onthe Best of High School A Cappella (BOHSA) InternationalCompilation CD. The BOHSA CD, produced annually by VarsityVocals, showcases some of the world’s best high school vocalgroups as a means of encouraging students to dedicate them-selves to the improvement of their art. The CD’s are sold to the

Blackett ReceivesNational AchievementScholarship Senior Philip Blackett received anexceptional honor from the National Merit

Scholarship Corporation this year when he was presented with aNational Achievement Scholarship. The National AchievementScholarship Program is a privately-financed academic competitionestablished in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding BlackAmerican students. Blackett’s superior performance placed himamong 4,500 other students to receive National AchievementProgram recognition. Of the 110,000 students eligible, approxi-mately 775 scholarships are awarded each year.

Leading ManSophomore Eric Wilson has already built an impressive resume

with his numerous supporting and leading roles in MUS Theaterproductions, as well as in other theatrical programs throughout thecity. This year, he added a third-place award in the Memphis andShelby County Shakespeare Monologue Competition. The competi-tion, held at the University of Memphis on February 24, allowedWilson to practice his thespian skills as he recited a speech byCardinal Wolsey from Henry VIII. The English Speaking Union ofthe United States sponsors the competition annually to “help highschool students develop their language skills and dramatic talentsthrough memorization of and interpretation of a monologue orsonnet.”

Spring Award WinnersSewanee Award for Excellence: Todd Jean-PierreDartmouth Book Award: Brandon ArrindellJefferson Book Award: Edward TaylorYale Book Award: Adam KaplanRandall Ash Perkins Scholarship Award: Brandon ArrindellDaughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award:Andrew HanoverWellford Leadership Award: Andrew Hooser

featured groups at cost and are then resold to help finance futureendeavors. Beg To Differ will contribute their song, “You CanCall Me Al,” to the prestigious play list.

This adds yet another award to the long list of Beg To Differ’saccolades. This year, members of Beg To Differ also broughthome a gold award from the 2003 Atlanta Heritage Festival, apart of Heritage Festivals which operates more than 1,000 adjudi-cated music festivals a year in 25 cities, including internationallocations.

Since its founding in 1991 by music instructor JohnHiltonsmith, the ensemble has recorded two CD’s, receivedrecognition in vocal competitions across the country, and beennamed “Over-All Best Choir” at New Orleans’ 1997 Riverfest andNew York’s 2001 Heritage Festival. The group has traveled toFrance twice for performances and, in 2001, was recog-nized for its accomplishments by a proclamation fromthe Tennessee State Senate. The BOSHA InternationalCompilation CD is available through Mr. Hiltonsmithat (901) 260-1382 or on line at www.a-cappella.com.

Beg To Differ on the road again

Andrew Hooser, Wellford Leadership Award winner, with MeganWellford Grinder, Alex Wellford ’60, and Patricia and Stuart Hooser

BrandonArrindell with

his parentsat the Spring

Awardsreception

Adam Kaplan, YaleBook Award winner


Owls Display

Ladies and Gentleman...Kevin Has Leftthe Building Eighth-grader Kevin Owen put his bestvoice forward on May 21 as he took first

place in the inaugural JuniorStar Search competitionsponsored by WREG Channel3 and FM 100. Owen submit-ted a performance tape andwas chosen as one of only sixcontestants between the agesof 11 and 14. After a liveperformance on FM 100, theparticipants appeared on“Alive at 9:00” for the tele-vised competition. An Elvis

Presley medley, including “That’sAlright Mama” and “SuspiciousMinds,” secured Owen’s victory. Hewas awarded four hours of recordingtime at the legendary Sun Studios,where some of music’s greatestartists recorded early in their ca-reers. He also received tickets to theJustin Timberlake and ChristinaAguilera concert scheduled in July. Owen has been singing com-petitively since he was five years oldand he will continue performingthis summer. He was recently

selected as a principal entertainer for the Miss Mississippi pag-eant which was televised statewide on June 28.

Owls Display Their Talents Ten MUS students made theirartistic debuts at Oak Court Mallthis spring. Their artwork waschosen to be included in the Mem-phis Association of IndependentSchool’s (MAIS) Student Art Show.Students from the MAIS schools hadtheir photography, painting, free-hand drawing, or other artwork ondisplay from Sunday, April 6, to

Saturday April 12. The following MUS students were included inthe talented group: Christopher Bloodworth, Chase Carlisle,Winfield Clifford, Forrest Dunavant, Michael Eason, MichaelFlowers, Ben Hanks, Mikey McGuire, John Phillips, and KyleWherry. To see pictures of the students’ work, visit the MUSwebsite at www.musowls.org/academics/departments/mais_art_Show.htm.

Owl NewsOwl News

John Knaff, Edward Nenon, David Jacobson, Steven Carlson,Phillip Braun, and Wren Holcomb

From the “Alive at 9:00” show: host Alex Coleman,Ashley Weironski (female winner), host Marybeth

Conley, and Kevin Owen (male winner)

Show Them the MoneyOn March 18, seniors Wren Holcomb,

Steven Carlson, Edward Nenon, PhillipBraun, and David Jacobson won secondplace in the annual Fed Challenge at theMemphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bankof Saint Louis—a remarkable achievement consider-ing that this is MUS’s first year participating in thecompetition. Fed Challenge, an academically rigorouseconomics competition, requires that studentsfamiliarize themselves with the Federal Reserve andits monetary policies, research and analyze dataabout the present economic situation, and formulatea specific course for monetary policy. This course isthen presented before a panel of economists whojudge 15-minute mock Federal Open Market Commit-tee presentations. Judges question the team membersfollowing their presentation, atwhich time students are forcedto think on their feet and articu-late the conclusions broughtabout by their extensive researchand preparation. Mr. JohnKnaff, the team’s advisor, hopesto sponsor another team at nextyear’s Challenge in hopes oftaking home first prize.

Roll OverBeethoven

The average symphony-goerprobably would not expect to see a group of teenagers sitting onthe stage but when they attend a Memphis Youth Symphony(MYS) concert, that is exactly what they get. SeniorAndrew Howington and sophomore Kevin Wangare both members of the group that presents severalprofessional-quality concerts each season. The MYSis a full orchestra consisting of brass, wind, strings,percussion, and harp for students ages 13 to18.

Howington, who has played the viola since theeighth grade, is in his second year as a member ofthe MYS. He has also played violin since the firstgrade and started working with the symphony as amember of the smaller youth string orchestra.

Wang is in his first year of performance with the MYS, but hehas been playing the violin for more than four years. His parentsencouraged him to begin playing, and this seemed like theperfect opportunity for him to showcase his talents. “I thinkmusic is a wonderful way to channel your emotions into some-thing useful. I enjoy performing with the symphony because it isa fun way to meet new people and every two years, we get totravel to Europe for performances,” Wang said.

Photography by seniorJohn Phillips


Owls Named EaglesA number of MUS students recently

received the highest honor given by BoyScouts of America. Senior Owen Brafford,juniors Robert Rogers, Tony Montedonico,and Gatlin Hardin, and eighth-graders JohnCatmur and Neale Hicks completed the requirements and werepresented their Eagle badges in ceremonies during the spring.The students had to prove themselves worthy for this honorthrough their behavior, actions, and leadership and finally bythe completion of a service project.

Brafford organized a group of 29 peopleand the construction of a nature trail for hisproject. The public trail, running throughDavies Manor Plantation, is approximately1,000 feet long and has four benches alongthe way. Rogers organized a clothing drive in theRed Acres neighborhood. He and members of

his troop collected more than 900 pieces of clothing for cityschool students who were required to begin wearing schooluniforms. The items were then donated to the Memphis Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) Thrift Shop for distribution.

Catmur taught math during thesummer to kindergarteners and first-graders at De La Salle ElementarySchool.

Montedonico and Hardin workedtogether for their service project.Both students repaired large andsmall American flags for use in theMemorial Day service at the NationalCemetery.

Hicks received his Eagle Scoutranking after organizing a collectionof art and decorations for the roomsat Streets Ministries. Many of therooms have only basic furniture, andthe addition of Hicks’ collectionsgave the rooms a more personaltouch.

Owl NewsOwl NewsImagination is the Key This fall, Hull Lower School studentsRoger Chu, Josh Geraldson, WarnerJohnson, Parker Joyner, John Kornegay,Samir Sheth, and Jon Tutor made up oneof the 40 teams that participated in Desti-

nation Imagination’s fifteenth-annual regional tournament atRidgeway Middle School. Destination Imagination is an interna-tional program that promotes the development of creativity,teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Students are presentedwith “Challenges”—mind-bending problems that emphasizestructural, technical, artistic, improvisational, and/or theatricalelements. The participating teams, made up of seven students,work for several months to present their unique solutions atregional, state, and global tournaments. This year, MUS’s teamchose to solve one of the technical problems and was rewardedwith an invitation to the state competition that was held atLipscomb University in Nashville on April 12.

In Destination Imagination, emphasis is placed not on thefinal result, but rather on the lessons learned while working toachieve the end product. “We value the journey more than thedestination,” says Nancy Kornegay, MUS parent and DestinationImagination team leader, “We hope the journey itself neverends.” As a result, participants blend their personalities, skills,interests, and experiences into a presentation that is uniquelytheirs. They learn brainstorming and discernment skills, conflictresolution, and respect while having fun. “These are the lifelessons that we hope stay with them for the rest of their lives,”Mrs. Kornegay said. MUS team sponsors plan to expand the school’s involve-ment in the Destination Imagination program. In the past, MUSstudents have joined participants from Hutchison School tocreate successful co-ed teams, and as part of the Co-EDGE pro-gram, they hope to revive this tradition in the near future.

Hutchison, a long-timeparticipant in the program,sponsored 10 teams in thisyear’s competition. All ofthe teams, led by Mrs. HelenPatterson, attended the statecompetition in April, andtwo advanced to the globalfinals at the University ofTennessee at Knoxville inMay. While the fledglingMUS team was not invitedto the global finals, organiz-ers are excited about futureinvolvement in the pro-gram.

Owen Brafford

Destination Imagination team: (back) John Kornegay, Roger Chu, Jon Tutor,Warner Johnson, (front) Josh Geraldson, Samir Sheth, and Parker Joyner.

Photo by www.baldwinphoto.net

Gatlin Hardin, Tony Montedonico, Neale Hicks, and John Catmur;not pictured Robert Rogers


Owl NewsOwl NewsSeventh-GradersTaking the ACT?

That’s right. Six MUS seventh-gradershave received recognition from DukeUniversity’s Talent IdentificationProgram (TIP) because their SAT orACT scores were among the top 25percent of people in their grade acrossthe country. Scott Edwards, DanielErnst, Samir Sheth, MichaelSousoulas, Michael Stein, and BlairWright took the college entranceexams this year alongside high schooljuniors and seniors.

Sousoulas said taking the ACTwas an interesting experience. He wasthe only seventh-grader in the build-ing, and although he thought the testwas challenging, he did not say it wasoverwhelming. In fact, when his parents looked over his scores,he had actually qualified for several colleges. Sousoulas thinksthe experience will help him when he is a junior and takes thetest for real. “I didn’t take any practice tests this time,” he said,“but when I get older I will definitely take some.” He also be-lieves that he will know what to expect when he takes it again.

Lower School counselor Mrs. Bryn Wulf said, “The Duke TIPprogram is an excellent way for students with high ability to beidentified and then be provided with opportunities to enrichtheir knowledge base over the summer.”

The TIP seventh grade talent search was designed to “assistyoung people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude byproviding them with information about their abilities and thenintroducing them to a network of services and programs avail-able.” Depending on their scores, students are given the opportu-nity to attend summer studies programs on collegecampuses around the country. The three-weekprograms cover an advanced high school curricu-lum in a broad spectrum of topics such as history,arts, social sciences, business, mathematics, andwriting skills.

KnowledgeMasters Rule

MUS students onceagain showed their triviaprowess as they competedin the spring KnowledgeMasters competition. TheLower School team fin-ished third in the state and186th out of the 931national and international

middle schools enrolled in the competi-tion. The team members scored a 1339 outof a possible 2000 points, which was theirpersonal best score so far. Lower School

team members include: AustinBeckford, Roger Chu, ScottEdwards, Daniel Ernst, JoshGeraldson, Bruce Mathews,Mac McCormack, David Morelli,Michael Stein, and Jonathan Tutor. The Upper School team finished99th out of 865 schools and rankedin the 89th percentile. With a totalscore of 1500 points, also a teambest, the students placed fifth in thestate and beat teams from SouthKorea, Poland, Singapore,Uzbekistan, and several Americanstates. Upper School team membersinclude: Timothy Chen, Sean

Curran, Noah Feder, Chris Freeman, Lee Hoyle, SashankKarri, Parth Sheth, Andrew Smith, Warren Stafford, AaronStruminger, Hunter Swain, and Kevin Wang.

Word UpEach year, the Shelby County Council of Teachers of English

and the University of Memphis Department of English co-sponsor the Wordsmith Competition to challenge the bestwriters in grades seven through twelve in Memphis. This year’sevent was held at the University of Memphis on February 9, andseveral MUS students received awards.

Sophomore Mike Schaeffer received an honorable mentionin the tenth-grade 40-word dash and second place in the tenth-grade 80-word dash, and senior JK Minervini received an honor-

able mention in the twelfth-grade 120-word dash.Students are given particular topics in the 40-, 80-,120-, and 400-word dashes and expected to com-plete a writing assignment within a certain periodof time using the allotted number of words. Otherparticipants in the competition were John Collier,

Cash McCracken, Michael Morisy, andWalter Klyce. Freshman Nick Skefos wasawarded third-place in the ninth-grade pre-pared manuscript category for his prewrittenessay on “Sometimes You Get What You WishFor.” Prepared manuscripts may be submittedin several genres including poetry, personalessay, and technical description. Klyce, Ben-jamin Ashley, and Paul Kennedy also submit-ted prepared manuscripts.

Front: Michael Sousoulas, Scott Edwards, Blair Wright;back: Samir Sheth, Daniel Ernst, and Michael Stein

Left: Knowledge Masters Upper School team’s combinedbrain power gave them a fifth-place finish in the state.Inset: Roger Chu helped his Lower School team achievethird place in their state division.


JV and Varsity TEAMS Teams Win StateMUS students’ performance on the Tests of Engineering

Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science, or TEAMS, has establishedthe school as an intellectual powerhouse in recent years. Thisyear was no exception. The varsity team—comprised of seniorsPaul Bunch, Charlie Gordon, Lee McNabb, Michael Norman,and Conor Quinn, juniors Austin Chu and Sean Curran, andsophomore Parth Sheth—placed first in both the local and state

Mr. Tom Brown, the TEAMS sponsor, says that the students’traditionally outstanding performance is “a reflection of ourexcellent math and science programs.” In fact, MUS has won thestate title every year it has participated in the competition andhas rarely ranked below tenth in the nation. Mr. Brown will lookto members of the junior varsity team to carry on this traditionof excellence in years to come. The junior varsity team hasalready distinguished itself from its competitors, winning the

state competition and advancing to the nationallevel. Team members include sophomores AlexChinn, Noah Feder, Chris Freeman, AlexGuyton, Andrew Manugian, Worth Morgan,Brent Phillips, and Kevin Wang.

High School PoliticsBuilds Leaders

The YMCA held its fiftieth-anniversary Ten-nessee Youth Legislature at the state capitol inNashville April 3-6. Seventy-four MUS Govern-ment Club members were among the 470 partici-pants from across the state. Some acted as legisla-tors presenting and debating bills, while othersparticipated in the Supreme Court, the Governor’s

Cabinet, the various lobbyist “firms,” or the Capitol Hill presscorps. Mr. Guy Amsler, Dr. Reginald Dalle, and Mrs. SusanQuinn accompanied the group.

Twelve MUS students served in leadership positions: PaulMoinester, Lieutenant Governor; Adam Kaplan, Floor Leader ofthe Red House; Conor Quinn, Assistant Floor Leader of the RedHouse; John Harkess, Blue Chief Engrossing Clerk; RobertRogers, Assistant Clerk of the Senate; Barlow Mann, Senate

Sergeant-at-Arms; Warner Russell, House Chaplain; AndrewSmith, Supreme Court Justice; Dara Chan, Assistant SupremeCourt Clerk; and Brad Whiteside, Press Editor. In the Governor’sCabinet, Andy Garrett acted as the Commissioner of Environ-ment and Conservation, and Michael Norman was the Commis-sioner of Economic and Community Development. (Within thelegislative branch, “Red” House and Senate are for veterans and

COMPETITIVELY speaking...COMPETITIVELY speaking...

Youth Legislature in action: Andrew Hooser andTodd Jean-Pierre

Jesse Mahautmr and Shea Conaway

Right: Michael McCulloch,Jon-Michael Taylor, and Owen Brafford

Stephen Day, a welder with RMS, educated the TEAMS team on the subjectof welding in preparation for their competition.

divisions, defeating rivals White Station High School and Hous-ton High School. Results from Test I, an advanced multiple-choice section, determine a team’s local and state ranking, whilethe team’s scores from Test II, an extensive problem-solvingsection involving complicated calculations, decide its nationalposition.

MUS’s performance in the statecompetition ensured the team’s advance-ment to the national competition, where the varsity team placedeleventh and the junior varsity team placed eighth. In order totake part in the tests, team members must have extensive knowl-edge of math, chemistry, physics, biology, and computer applica-tions, and only the best math and science students are nomi-nated to participate.


“Blue” House and Senate are forfirst-year delegates)

The following students wererecognized during the awardsceremony for their exceptionalwork: Outstanding Statesman, RedSenate—Faris Haykal and TylerFisher; Outstanding Bill, BlueSenate—Jordan Crawford andPrice Edwards; Members of theOutstanding Lobbyist Firm—Brandon Arrindell and SamBuckner; Best Written Brief, SupremeCourt—Keith Parsons and ThomasHarvell. Tyler Fisher, John Harkess,Faris Haykal, Barlow Mann, PaulMoinester, and Brad Whiteside wereamong the top 25 delegates selected toattend the YMCA’s National AffairsConference this summer in NorthCarolina.

Finally, several MUS students wereselected for leadership positions in the2003 conference: Robert Rogers, Speaker Pro-Tempore of the RedSenate; Adam Kaplan, Floor Leader of the Red Senate; AustinRainey, Speaker Pro-Tempore of the Red House; Alex Chinn,Blue Lieutenant Governor; and Parth Sheth, Floor Leader of theBlue House.

MUS Students Add Up AwardsMUS math students raked in numerous competitive awards

and recognition. The American Mathematics Contest (AMC) is aseries of tests given to junior high and high school studentsintended to test the participants on a variety of subjects andproblem-solving skills. As a result of their AMC scores, nine MUSstudents qualified for the 2003 American Invitational Mathemat-ics Examination, known as the AIME: Paul Bunch, Austin Chu,Andy Garrett, Charlie Gordon, Alex Guyton, Lee McNabb,Michael Norman, Conor Quinn, and Parth Sheth. The schoolteam score is the sum of the top three scores—Chu, Sheth, andGordon—and their combined score of 391 out of 450 on theAMC placed MUS among the top schools in the state.

Hull Lower School students participated in the AMC 8, andeight seventh-grade students received scores among the top 25from MUS, which was very impressive, according to Mrs. MariaBurke, Lower School math instructor. Eighth-grader JonathanYeung scored highest, and there was a four-way tie for secondplace between seventh-grader Scott Edwards and eighth-gradersAndrew Jehl, Neely Mallory, and John Stokes.

MATHCOUNTS is an annual, regional competition in sub-jects such as probability, statistics, linear algebra, and polynomi-als. As a team, MUS placed third in the regional competition.

Eighth-grader Jonathan Yeungadvanced individually to thestate competition. Eighth-graderNeely Mallory came in seventhin the regional competition andthird in the Countdown regionalcompetition, a fast-paced oralround placing students in head-to-head competition. This year’steam members were: StevenCounce, Roger Chu, Mallory,and Yeung; and individual par-

ticipants were: Will Aldridge, NoahKetler, Michael Stein, and JonathanTutor. The Math League Press involvesmore than one thousand schools andplaces seventh- and eighth-graders inleague and regional competitions ontopics such as decimals, exponents,sequences, and basic roots. The MUSseventh-grade team placed third intheir league and first in Tennessee.Team members were: Conor Bolich,

Roger Chu, Scott Edwards, Ross Montague, Samir Sheth, andMichael Stein. Chu and Edwards tied for ninth place among thetop students in the league and Stein placed twenty-first. TheMUS eighth-grade team placed first in their league, and in thestate. Team members were: Steven Counce, Josh Henke, NeelyMallory, Naveed Mirza, Byron Tyler, and Jonathan Yeung. Alleighth-graders placed among the top 20 students in the leaguecompetition: Yeung, 3rd place; Counce, Henke, and Mallory, 8thplace; Mirza and Tyler, 17th place.

The Continental Math League (CML) is a student contestdesigned to improve students’ analytical skills and problem-solving abilities. Lower School winners were: Jonathan Yeung,1st place; Jonathan Tutor, 2nd place; Steven Counce and RogerChu, 3rd place; Noah Ketler and Neely Mallory, 4th place.Upper School students participated in the Calculus CML. Win-ners were: Paul Bunch, 1st place; Lee McNabb and Parth Sheth,tie for 2nd place.

Serving as Youth Legislature officers, left to right: Dara Chan, Paul Moinester,Robert Rogers, Philip Blackett, Andrew Smith, Adam Kaplan,

Warner Russell, and Conor Quinn

Youth Legislature participants: Tyler Fisher, Price Edwards,Brandon Arrindell, Paul Moinester,

Sam Buckner, Jordan Crawford, and Faris Haykal

MathCounts Team: Jonathan Tutor, Michael Stein, Roger Chu, Noah Ketler, NeelyMallory, Steven Counce, Will Aldridge, and Jonathan Yeung in front


Parlez-vous Français? ¿Habla español?On March 4, MUS foreign language students participated in

the national French and Spanish exams. Seniors Lee McNabband JK Minervini placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in thenation, out of more than 10,000 competitors on the Frenchexam. Six Owls placed in the statewide top ten: McNabb, 2nd;Minervini, 3rd; Andrew Manugian, 5th; Jonathan Barnes, 6th;Parth Sheth, 7th; and Jacob Weinstein, 10th.

Spanish students were tested based on their level of study.Many were recognized for their performance: Level 4—WilliamAdams, Austin Carpenter, David Warren, and MauricioRápalo; Level 3—Evan Herrera, Matt Sights, and GabrielRápalo; Level 2—Lee Hoyle, Mike Schaefer, Michael Fong,Charles Askew, Phillip Flinn, Warren Stafford, Stephen Nease,Wilson McManus, and Cody Mayer; Level 1—Matt Dowling,Christopher Thomas, Matt Farmer, John Hensley, BryceHendry, Daniel Harriman, Keith Parson, Frank Jemison, JohnKlinke, Hayden Pendergrass, Barrett Steinberg, ChristopherWilliamson, Paul Zattler, James Aiken, Jason Bond, ZacharyKisber, Paul Yacoubian, Jason Northington, and Eric Reid.

Veni, Vidi, ViciThis spring, 37 MUS Latin students competed not only for

academic excellence in Latin but also in swimming, discus, trackand field activities, costume contests, and Dramatic Latin con-tests. The Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention (TJCL)was held in Smyrna, Tennessee, April 11-12, and more than 900Latin students from across the state competed in the numerousacademic, athletic, and artistic areas. As the 2002-2003 presidentof the TJCL, junior Austin Chu presided over two general assem-blies.

The MUS delegation received a trophy for fourth place inacademics, and the swimming relay team—Chu, Erim Sarinoglu,Parth Sheth, and Hank Wynn—won third place. The followingstudents received individual awards: Beau Britton, Alex Chinn,Austin Chu, Shea Conaway, Tyler Fisher, Bryan Fox, WillHickman, Greg Jones, Walter Klyce, Jesse Mahautmr, WillPickens, Conor Quinn, Erim Sarinoglu, Grayson Sharpe, ParthSheth, Andras Tigyi, Robert Wallace, Hank Wynn, and PeterZanca. In addition, junior Tyler Fisher was elected first vice-president for 2003-2004

GRADE 12Lee McNabb

GRADE 10Charles AskewAlex ChinnClint CowanMichael FongRobert GoffBrent PhillipsParth ShethEric Wilson

GRADE 9Shea ConawayBryan FoxDaniel HarrimanBryce HendryJesse MahautmrHayden PendergrassGrayson SharpePeter Zanca

GRADE 8Andrew JehlNoah KetlerNeely MalloryJohn Stokes

GRADE 7Xander BateyAlan BlountMichael CrossAsad DilawariScott EdwardsTeddy KlugStephen MarodaWill MaysMark McLeodWill PryorMichael SousoulasPeter TravisBlair Wright

Dean’s ListDean’sScholar

GRADE 12William AdamsBen AlexanderEli AtkinsonChris BeckPreston BlankenshipOwen BraffordTrae BryantPaul BunchAustin CarpenterDara ChanMark ChenDerek CleninDana DoggrellJamie DrinanGeorge EdwardsAndy GarrettDustin GeerMarshall GoldsmithSean GouldHouston HagewoodFaris HaykalJoel IglehartShahzad KhanAlex LawhornPhilip LewisBlake LindsayBarlow MannClark MayfieldJames McKenzieHite McLeanRyves MooreMichael MorisyMichael MurphyEdward NenonJohn PhillipsConor QuinnBabu RayuduHunter ShellCraig SneedHill StoeckleinScott WilliamsTyler Wohrman

GRADE 11Brandon ArrindellTyler BeardTom BillingsBrent BoswellWilliam BrandonTimothy ChenAustin ChuChris ColeSean CurranSpencer DaileyGatlin HardinEvan HerreraAndrew HoffLee HoyleAndrew HooserTodd Jean-PierrePeter JonesAdam KaplanJack LouieSunny MajumdarCash McCrackenLyle MullerEddie OwenWill OwensDoug PleimanAustin RaineyPhillip ReedBrian ShoptawScott TashieEdward TaylorClayton ThomasBlake Wiedman

GRADE 10Kane AlberBen BleusteinJordan CrawfordCody CurtisJohn DanielPreston DennisAndrew DudasPrice EdwardsPhillip FlinnChris FreemanJoey FriendAlex GuytonMichael HaasRuss HinsonTommy HortonSashank KarriBenjamin KatzBo LadymanAndrew ManugianAaron MarkowitzCody MayerHarry MayfieldMichael McCullochWilson McManusStephen NeaseRandall NoelAndrew OlingerMike SchaefferMatt SightsWes SpiroWarren StaffordAaron StrumingerBen TackerJohn TaylorKevin WangJacob WeinsteinHank Wynn

GRADE 9Benjamin AshleyCollier CalandruccioTom ChiuDavid DeaderickMatthew DossMatt DowlingBrian EvansZach GloverAndrew GordonOliver GreenWilliam JamesonFrank JemisonMatt JohnsonGreg JonesPatrick KimberlinZachary KisberWalter KlyceScott LillardGarrott McClintockDonald McClureJason NorthingtonKeith ParsonsRob PeelerWill PickensGabriel RapaloDavid ShochatNicholas SkefosAlex SnyderBarrett SteinbergWill ThorntonAndras TigyiReid WessonBrian WurzburgPaul YacoubianPaul Zettler

GRADE 8Tyler AnthonyStephen BowieElliott ColeStephen CounceKhang DangMiles DeBardelebenJay EdwardsDrew HammondWilliam HarrisJosh HenkePhilip HeppelNaveed MirzaLee MooreEd PorterMax RoseErim SarinogluKristof TigyiByron TylerArtem VolosnikovJeffrey WebbJeffrey WrightJonathan Yeung

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GRADE 7Andrew AmosMorgan ArantHudson AtkinsAustin BeckfordPaul BillingsChristopher BloodworthConor BolichRoger ChuAnthony DangMichael DukeHunter EdensDaniel ErnstDaren FreebingWatson GeorgeSam GoldsteinNelson GrahamTravis HammGrant HeflinJack HeflinRobert HoehnBarrett HugginsWesley JonesParker JoynerKirk MalmoTyler MasseyScott McClintockAndrew MillenRoss MontagueVance MontgomeryCorey ScheinblumJay SnyderMichael SteinJoshua VieiraCade WallaceCory WeldonKyle WherryMalcolm WoodLuke WynnRobbie Zettler

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Roll Call of Honor Societies

Mu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha Theta is a national highschool and junior college honorarymathematics society. Students whoqualify for membership must havecompleted with distinction at leastfive semesters of college preparatorymathematics. The followingstudents were inducted into MuAlpha Theta in April:

Brandon ArrindellTom BillingsBrent BoswellDara ChanTimothy ChenAlex ChinnMatthew CohenSean CurranTrey FlowersCharlie GordonGatlin HardinAndrew HooserAndrew HowingtonLee HoyleTushar JhaAdam KaplanBlake LindsayCash McCrackenRyves MooreLyle MullerWill OwensPhilip ReedHill StoeckleinEdward TaylorKevin WangScott Warren

National Honor SocietyA student must have earned an 85 percent academic average over sevensemesters for seniors or five semesters for juniors to be considered for member-ship in the National Honor Society. In addition, he must have demonstratedsound and constructive leadership and given unselfish service to his school.Admission to this organization is one of the most prestigious honors that asecondary school student may be awarded. The following students wereinducted based on their scholarship, character, leadership, and service:

Roll Call of Honor Societies HistoryMUS is a charter member of theHistory Honor Society, founded in2002. Working in conjunction withWill Fitzhugh, founder of theConcorde Review (a quarterlymagazine dedicated to the publica-tion of exemplary history work byhigh school students), Mr. EricBerman succeeded in founding agroup to recognize students forexcellence and enthusiasm in thestudy of history. These studentswere inducted into the HistoryHonor Society in April as chartermembers of the group:

Brandon ArrindellTimothy ChenAustin ChuGordon ConawaySean CurranSpencer DaileyJoey FriendStuart GillespieEvan HerreraTurner HolmLee HoyleTodd Jean-PierreAdam KaplanBen KastanTony MontedonicoLyle MullerMichael NormanJoseph RobinsonRobert RogersEdward TaylorJohn Taylor

Quill and ScrollQuill and Scroll is a national honorsociety that recognizes achievementin journalism. Members includewriters, photographers, layoutartists, and graphic designers. Thefollowing students were recognizedfor their outstanding service andcontributions to The Owls’ Hootnewspaper, The Owl yearbook, andthe MUSe literary magazine.

Tom BillingsPhilip BlackettOwen BraffordPaul BunchAustin CarpenterAustin ChuSean CurranAdam KaplanShahzad KhanBarlow MannCash McCrackenLee McNabbRobert RogersHill StoeckleinLaird Tuttle

Cum LaudeCum Laude is an honorary society modeled after the collegiate Phi Beta Kappa.Students are inducted based on their academic performance and their classstanding. Seniors must have a weighted GPA within the top 20 percent of theirclass for severn semesters and juniors must have a weighted GPA within the top10 percent of their class for five semesters. For their academic excellence, thefollowing students were inducted into Cum Laude:

Pictured above left to right: Shahzad Khan, Austin Carpenter, LyleMuller, Brent Boswell, Cash McCracken, Sean Curran, Adam Kaplan,Timothy Chen, Edward Taylor, Brandon Arrindell, Hill Stoecklein,Tyler Wohrman, Edward Yang, and Marshall Goldsmith. Not pictured:Dara Chan, Austin Chu, Jamie Drinan, and John Harkess

Front row: Cash McCracken, Paul Moinester, Brandon Arrindell,Owen Brafford; second row: Robert Rogers, Austin Chu, AdamKaplan, Lee McNabb; third row: Blake Wiedman, Edward Taylor,Michael Morisy, Shahzad Khan; back row: William Adams, An-drew Hooser, Lee Hoyle, Todd Jean-Pierre, Hill Stoecklein, CraigSneed, Paul Bunch, and Preston Blankenship Trey Flowers and his parents

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Red and BlueSeniors are recognized for outstanding leadership and service withinduction into the Red and Blue Society. The following seniors werecommended for their contributions to MUS.

William AdamsGeer AlexanderRyan BaumPreston BlankenshipPhillip BraunPaul BunchChase CarlisleDerek CleninAlex DeBardelebenJamie DrinanMichael EasonKen FarmerMichael FlowersTrey FlowersAndy GarrettMikey McGuireMarshall GoldsmithCharlie GordonHouston HagewoodAndrew HanoverJohn HarkessFaris HaykalNathan HaynesRandall HolcombAlan HumphreysWill HuntJesse HusethJoel IglehartShahzad KhanBlake LindsayBarlow MannJames McKenzieLee McNabbJK MinerviniRyves MooreMichael MorisyBunky ParrJeff PossonJohn PhillipsConor QuinnBabu RayuduCollins RollHunter ShellAndrew SmithRobert SnowdenHill StoeckleinBrad WhitesideTyler Wohrman

Foreign LanguageFrenchJustin BeardBen JaquaTodd Jean-PierreSashank KarriBen Kastan

LatinAlex AddingtonWest AskewStephen BowieDaniel BrownDara ChanAlex ChinnAustin ChuElliott ColeShea ConawayStephen CounceSean CurranKhang DangBryan EderJay EdwardsNoah FederAshton FisherTyler FisherRyan FoleyBryan FoxScott GuinnDrew HammondWilliam Harris

Junior Beta ClubEach semester, a select group of HullLower School students are acknowl-edged for their outstanding academicachievement, character, and leadershipskills with induction into the JuniorBeta Club. On February 27, thefollowing students were inducted:

Josh HenkePhilip HeppelAndrew JehlGreg JonesAdam KaplanNoah KetlerWalter KlyceJesse MahautmrSunny MajumdarNeely MalloryNaveed MirzaDavid MorelliLyle MullerRob PeelerWill PickensEd PorterConor QuinnBabu RayuduJohn ReinhardtMax RoseErim SarinogluZach ScottTim ScruggsGrayson SharpeParth ShethDavid Shochat

John StokesWill ThorntonHobbie TurleyByron TylerHaynes VaughnArtem VolosnikovRobert WallaceJeffrey WebbEric WilsonJeffrey WrightHank WynnJonathan YeungPeter Zanca

SpanishBrandon ArrindellJohn DanielPaul BunchAndy GarrettEvan HerreraAndrew HooserCash McCrackenEddie OwenMatt SightsEdward Taylor

Phillip Braun gets a little help from LisaHolliday with his Red and Blue lapel pin.

Derek Clenin and his mother, Barbara

Marshall Goldsmith accepts his Red andBlue certificate from Bobby Alston during

the Chapel ceremony.

Brad Whiteside and his mother, Melinda

Dara Chan with Latin teacherRichard Ellis

Front: Noah Ketler, StephenMaroda, Asad Dilawari, PeterTravis, Will Mays, Xander Batey;middle: Will Pryor, Blair Wright,Roger Chu, Teddy Klug, AshtonFisher, Scott Edwards;back: Andrew Amos, WatsonGeorge, Mark McLeod, JakeMcCrary, and Conor Bolich


Owls’ Basketball Season Endsin Regional Tournament

The MUS varsity basketball team’s seasonended all too abruptly as the Red Knights ofBishop Byrne toppled the Owls in thequarterfinals of the regional tournament, 55-43,to conclude the Owls’ year at 17-12.

MUS eased into the quarters with an easy victory overCatholic in the first round. The Owls jumped on the out-mannedChargers from the outset, grabbing an early double-digit advan-tage, and never looked back, winning 65-23. MUS placed threeplayers in double figures as everyone got to play. Junior PhilipReed led the Owls with 16 points and 8 rebounds, while seniorsRyan Baum added 15 points and Andrew Hanover 12. MUSheld the Chargers, who finished the year at 5-22, to only 17percent shooting from the field and out-rebounded them by 11to move on in the tournament.

However, the Owls’ run ended the next game. Bishop Byrne,whom MUS defeated on the road just one week earlier, came outconfident and prepared in the rematch. The Red Knights scoredthe first basket of the game, and they never trailed en route tothe 55-43 victory. The Owls trailed by eight late in the secondquarter, but a 4-0 run to end the half gave MUS the momentumas they trailed 25-21 at the break. However, theKnights extended that lead to ten in the thirdquarter, and the Owls never got closer than sixthe rest of the way to absorb the defeat.

Hanover led MUS in scoring as he tallied16, while Baum added 15 points and 13 re-bounds. Yet Charles Hampton’s 21 points didthe Owls in as the Red Knights advanced. Butthe devastating loss cannot diminish the manyhigh points of the season.

MUS began the season 4-0, including a bighome victory over mid-state rival MBA.

After losing to defending state championFather Ryan by two, the Owls reeled off anotherfour victories, including a 19-point win againstJohnston City in the first round of theCarbondale Holiday Tournament.

With the addition of the football players, the seniors beganplaying much better during the winter holiday. Baum, wholettered four years during his career, scored 25 points againJohnston City as he began to show some consistency in hisgame. Fighting injuries all season, Baum led the team in scoring,averaging 16.5 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game. Hewas also named as the boy’s prep player of the week severalweeks later by The Commercial Appeal.

Other seniors also emerged to play large roles on this team.Senior Derek Clenin became the leader of the squad from thepoint position as he ran the team and became one of the team’sbest defensive players. He also finished the season with nearly a

2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio—outstanding for apoint guard.

John Phillips and Philip Blackett provided amuch-needed post presence as they reboundedwell and hit a high percentage of their shots.Phillips hit 50 percent of his shots and averagedseven points per game and nearly five rebounds

per game, while Blackett, who played in only 16 games becauseof an injury, hit 49 percent of his shots and provided muchmuscle inside.

Clay Chapman was perhaps the most versatile player on theteam as he could post up or step outside and hit a three-pointer.After coming back from a knee injury, Chapman started 16games, was the team’s fourth leading rebounder, and also hit 33percent of his three-pointers.

Hanover was the Owls’ biggest threat from the perimeter.The senior hit 34 threes this year, and he averaged nearly eightpoints per game. Hanover was also the team’s best free-throwshooter as he hit 82.5 percent throughout the season. ButHanover may be best known for his defensive performances ashe led the team in drawn charges, averaging nearly one pergame.

The Owls got senior help from the bench as well. HenryTalbot and Nathan Haynes were invaluable teammates and

played hard when given the opportunity. Talbot gave ball-handling help when needed, while Haynes, with his signaturegoggles, taught the team and all who observed the magic of thesky hook.

MUS won two of three games in Carbondale to head into thenew year with a 9-2 record.

Unfortunately, the new year did not start off well for theOwls. MUS lost four of their next five games against some out-standing competition, including Lausanne, Germantown,Bartlett, and Wooddale. The setbacks had MUS reeling with a 10-6 record headed into district play.

However, a win over Christian Brothers always serves as apanacea for a struggling team. The Owls played perhaps their

Andrew Hanover, Ryan Baum, and John Phillips


most complete game of the year against theirrivals to take the 61-48 victory. Baum’s 22 pointsand 8 rebounds paced MUS.

Yet MUS could not maintain the momentumfrom their big win. The Owls lost three of theirnext four district games to fall to 2-3 in the leagueas they reached a critical point in the year.

But the Owls responded once again, and therecipient was again the Purple Wave. In a trulyoutstanding game, a Phillips-to-Baum inbound passled to a tip-in with fewer than ten seconds remainingto give MUS the 54-53 win and set their season backon course.

The Owls followed that win with an excitingtriple-overtime victory over Harding. Baum wasoutstanding on this night, scoring 32 points andadding 11 rebounds. The win put MUS in position tofinish high in the district, possibly even first, but theOwls could not take advantage. They finished theirdistrict season losing two of their last three games tofinish 5-5 in the league.

However, some underclassmen began to play more minutesand play significantly better.

Reed started 24 games this season but really played good ballnear the end of the year. He led the team in scoring in three ofthe team’s final five games, and he averaged more than eightpoints per game and more than three rebounds per game for theseason. His slashing style caused problems for teams throughout. Junior Blake Wiedman also played better later in the year ashe logged significant minutes coming off the bench. He playedin 25 games and had only 13 turnovers all season to providesome depth for the team. These underclassmen, as well as Chris Cole, Lee Hoyle, JohnConrad McCrary, and Marcus Moss, provided good effort andwere very valuable teammates. The Owls finished the regular season well with a road victoryover Bishop Byrne before heading into the region tournament.However, after an easy win over Catholic, they could not beatthe Red Knights again as their 2002-03 season ended.

Ryan Baum, who completed his four-year varsity career with1,326 points and 532 rebounds, was recognized with many post-season honors. He was named All-State, All-Metro, and All-District, all for the second straight year. Two other Owls, seniorJohn Phillips and junior Phillip Reed, received Honorable Men-tion All-District. Team awards went to the following players: Dr.L.C. Ogle Most Valuable Award—Ryan Baum; Ross LivermoreSpirit Award—Clay Chapman; Best Team Player—John Phillips;Best Defensive Player—Derek Clenin; Most Improved Player—Andrew Hanover; Leading Rebounder—Ryan Baum; and HighestFree Throw Percentage—Andrew Hanover. Though the Owls say goodbye to eight seniors, they areexcited about some younger players coming up and look forwardto next fall.

Lapping the Competition In only their second year as a varsity sport,the MUS swim team finished their season withan impressive 53-9 record. They also finished

second in the Shelby County High School Championships. Withtwice as many swimmers as last year’s team, an extraordinarywinning season was not the only thing the swim team accom-plished.

After more than a 70-year hiatus, swimming returned toMUS four years ago as a club sport with six swimmers. The

second year theteam grew to 13swimmers. Lastyear, as the teambecame a fullvarsity sport,there were 16swimmers on theroster. Led bysenior captains

pictured here John Harkess, Jamie Drinan, and GeerAlexander, the 2002-03 team finished the season with 32 swim-mers, validating the swim team as the newest addition to thevarsity line-up of sports at MUS.

The Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association(TISCA) governs high school swimming. Unlike TSSAA, TISCAallows competition among public and private schools, regardlessof the size of the school. MUS competes in the Shelby CountyHigh School Swim League. The 14 men’s teams in this league areCBHS, Briarcrest, ECS, St. George’s, St. Benedict, Lausanne,Houston, Germantown, Collierville, White Station, Cordova,Bolton, Bartlett, and MUS.

High school swimming is a team sport, and for teams to dowell it requires swimmers to put the interest of the team aheadof individual performance. Even though the MUS team had astrong contingency of short freestylers and breaststrokers this

Aaron Struminger, Geer Alexander, John Harkess, Jamie Drinan, Tyler Beard, Ben Katz, Warner Russell,Coach Laurie Clark, Gordon Conaway, Andrew Dillon, Sam Buckner, Joseph Robinson, Josh Evensky, Drew

Fleming, Kevin Wang, Austin Chu, Parth Sheth, Jonathan Lunati, Tommy Horton, Sashank Karrri, SeanCurran, Hank Wynn, Jonathan Barnes, Jon-Michael Taylor, Erim Sarinoglu, Collier Calandruccio, Taylor

Maury, Dex Witte, Gatlin Hartin, and Cody Mayer; not pictured: Jim Carter and Nicholas Vincent


year, many team members swam events thatweren’t their strongest and swam them well. The53-9 regular season record is testimony to thetalent, depth, and character of this young team.

The Aquatic Owls finished in second place,of the 14 teams, at the Shelby County HighSchool Swimming Championships. The MUSteam scored 506 points, less than 50 points behind first-placeCBHS’s 550 points, and more than 100 points ahead of third-placeHouston’s 403. With a fourth place finish from three years agoand the third-place finishes for the past two years, the team hasset their sights on the first-place trophy next year. Again, the teamdepth and spirit played a vital roll. The Owls were the only teamin the league, male or female, to completely fill all their possibleentries.

Finishing off the season, the team traveled to Nashville tocompete in the Tennessee High School Swimming Champion-ships. Competition included more than 100 teams and more than1,000 athletes from across the state. In individual competition,Jamie Drinan qualified and swam the 50-yard freestyle, andAustin Chu qualified and swam the 200-yard individual medley.

Competing in the 200-yard medley relay were Kevin Wang, Chu,Drinan, and Tyler Beard. The 200-yard freestyle relay teamconsisted of Alexander, Hank Wynn, Harkess, and Drinan, whilethe 400-yard freestyle relay team members were Alexander,Harkess, Wang, and Drinan. Most team members swam personalbest times.

Post-season awards were given to the following team mem-bers: Most Valuable—Jamie Drinan; Most Improved—Hank Wynn;Coach’s Award—John Harkess; and MUS Award—Geer Alexander.

Swim team members included: seniors Alexander, Drinan, andHarkess; juniors Beard, Sam Buckner, Timothy Chen, Chu,Gordon Conaway, Sean Curran, Andrew Dillon, Gatlin Hardin,Joseph Robinson, and Nicholas Vincent; sophomores JonathanBarnes, Josh Evensky, Drew Fleming, Tommy Horton, SashankKarri, Ben Katz, Jonathan Lunati, Cody Mayer, Warner Russell,Aaron Struminger, Jon-Michael Taylor, Wang, and Wynn;freshmen Collier Calandruccio, Jim Carter, Taylor Maury, andDex Witte; and eighth-grader Erim Sarinoglu.

Hitting the Mats The 2002-2003 wrestling team finished theregular season undefeated (9-0) and had threeteam members earn medals in the state indi-vidual wrestling tournament. The team placedsecond in the Regional Tournament, which sentthem to the State Dual Tournament for the

third consecutive year. The team finished in the top ten of 21teams in both the Black Horse Invitational and the State Tourna-ments. Senior Blake Lindsay was chosen All-Metro.

Several individuals had outstanding results at the StateIndividual Tournament. Lindsay was a third-place medallist.Nelson Rainey and Andrew Hooser (who is now a two-timestate medallist) were also medallists. The success of this year’swrestling team has laid a solid foundation for success in futureyears. The team also received strong contributions from sopho-mores Sloan Abernathy, Hays Doan, Josh Hall, Chris Levy,Nelson Rainey, and Tom Sampson whom Coach TommyHarrison expects will form a solid nucleus for the team nextyear. Garrott McClintock won first place in the Freshman CityChampionship and Mason George placed as well.

At the state meet,held in Clarksville,the Owls were com-petitive though theylost both matches.MUS lost in theopening round toFather Ryan, 57-24.Geer Alexander,Lindsay, and AlanHumphreys all wontheir matches, in-cluding a pin byLindsay. The teamloss moved MUS into

the consolation bracket where they battled Brentwood Academy.The Owls won several matches once again but could not doenough as they lost 56-23.

Alexander, Hooser, Cameron Ridgway, and Matt Ruther-ford all won their matches for MUS, including pins byAlexander, Hooser, and Rutherford. Though the Owls lost bothteam matches, they were much more competitive at the stateduals this year as they finished ninth.

Post-season awards were given to the following students:Most Improved—Matt Rutherford; Spirit Award—Andrew Hooser;Team Award—Alan Humphreys; Team Award—Geer Alexander;Team Award—Matt Cohen; and Most Valuable—Blake Lindsay.

The coaching staff, Tommy Harrison, Shaun Gehres, Bur-ton Milnor, and Phillip Gennette are proud of the hard workand dedication by the boys this year and expect the wrestlingprogram to continue to grow.

Front: Tom Sampson, Hays Doan, Joey Friend, Buck Lawson, Andrew Hooser, Blake Lindsay, Matt Cohen, Cameron Ridgway,Nelson Rainey, Chris Levy; back: Coach Shaun Gehres, Sloan Abernathy, Grayson Sharpe, Geer Alexander, Wills Gardner, Josh Hall,

Coach Tommy Harrison, Danny Travis, Mason George, Matt Rutherford, Garrott McClintock, and Coach Burton Milnor


Dedication and DriveBring Home LacrosseState Championship by Ken Farmer ’03

“Way to go guys. All the hard work and cold,rainy preseason practices paid off tonight!” Thisis what I heard over the cheers from the Montgomery BellAcademy bench as I walked back to the locker room with myhead hung in shame after suffering a 16-5 defeat to the Big Red.We too persevered through miserable January Phy-D, but some-how we had just received by far the worst beating of my career.The team had lost focus of our goals, and we were no longerplaying with heart.

Coach Elliot Dent started coaching lacrosse at MUS in 1997.That young team had heart and dreams of making it to thefinals. They reached their goal by beating MBA for the first timein MUS lacrosse history in the semifinal game, but they lost aclose game to McCallie in the finals. The returning players cameback the next year with big ambitions of winning that champi-onship game, which they did, and the MUS dynasty began. By1999 many of those young players were now seniors, the teamdominated, and they won the championship with ease. In 2000,new young players were starting to make an impact, but thesenior leadership came from experienced veterans who had beenthere when the program was still struggling. We won the cham-pionship for the third straight year in 2000 after a very toughsemifinal game over number one seed MBA. In 2001, there werestill a couple of seniors that were around to learn from theexample of the early great players like Ben Bailey ’99, JasonLewin ’98, Billy Kuntz ’99, and Bill Mealor ’99, but the team’sfocus began to slip. It took amidseason loss in St. Louis toremind the team that statechampionships are onlyachieved through heart, dedica-tion, teamwork, and desire. Wefaced a great MBA team in thechampionship and barely pulledit out in overtime. By 2002,there were no traces left of theleadership and heart that madethe MUS lacrosse program assuccessful as it had become. Wehad become complacent and noone had memories of anything other than state championships.We forgot how much work it took and thought it would just “fallinto our laps.” We lost in the semifinals.

This year the team took on the blue-collar work ethic thatstarted the program’s success. We worked harder than ever in theoff-season and started the season right with a successful springbreak trip to Disney’s Wide World of Sports where we defeatedseveral Northeastern prep-schools including The Peddie School

from New Jersey who had beaten us at Disneyin 2001. In Tennessee we were not really chal-lenged at the beginning of the season, and wefell back to our old apathetic ways. This wasmade very apparent by an embarrassing loss toMBA. After that disappointment, we refocusedon the goal of bringing the state trophy back to

where it belongs. We completed the regular season with a winover Christian Brothers High School, and then had two intenseweeks of practice before the state tournament. We faced a verystrong McCallie team, the defending state champion, in thesemifinal. With strong senior leadership and play reminiscent ofthe 1999 year, we prevailed 7-5 and went on to face an 18-0 MBA

team with 12 seniors who were very hungry for a state champi-onship before they graduated. We knew it would be a challenge,but we were ready. The team played with more heart and desire

than we ever had. After going down 5-3 at half-time, we had a great third quarter and pulledahead 8-6. The defense—led by goalie PhillipLewis and defensemen Edward Taylor, JamieDrinan, and Elliot Embry along with defensivemiddie Chase Carlisle—did an outstanding job ofholding MBA to two goals in the second half.Coupled with an offensive surge by the “bombsquad” (Ken Farmer, Stuart Gillespie, and DanGibson), we won our fifth state championship insix years 11-7.

Although the lacrosse program has becomesuccessful, it has never been easy and never willbe. MUS was favored to win the championship in

only one of the five championship seasons. The 2003 teamdecided that because our state championship was a team victory,we would not elect a team MVP. However, individual honorsincluded Taylor as Defensive MVP and Farmer as Offensive MVPof the state tournament. Both were named First Team All-State.Drinan, Lewis, Joel Iglehart, Gray Sain, and Carlisle werenamed to Second Team All-State. Kyle Slattery, Gibson,Gillespie, and Embry all received an Honorable Mention.

Brian Shoptaw

Seniors on the team were Lee McNabb, Philip Lewis, Gray Sain, Ken Farmer, JoelIglehart, Chase Carlisle, Jamie Drinan, and James McKenzie.


Varsity Soccer Team,State Runner-UpThe 2003 varsity soccer season will go down asone of the most memorable and exciting ever asthe team advanced to the state championshipmatch before losing in overtime. Still, the sur-prising runner-up finish completes one of the most successfulyears in recent history for the soccer program, led by HeadCoach Vincent Beck.

The team, with only one graduating senior, Mikey McGuire,started the season with eight consecutive wins, including avictory over Houston, a perennial soccer power. The Owls wererarely tested in these first eightmatches as they scored at leastthree goals in each game. Thisstretch included wins overNashville teams Father Ryan athome and Brentwood Acad-emy in an away match.

After the win againstHouston, the Owls sufferedtheir first loss of the season, a1-0 setback at CBHS, foreshad-owing upcoming events. MUSthen won two more gamesbefore settling for two ties. TheOwls forced a 2-2 tie against apowerful Germantown squad, and then they tieddefending AA state champion, Ridgeway, 1-1. MUSended the regular season with a 1-0 victory over ECS to headinto the regional tournament with a 11-1-2 record.

After having lost to ECS in the second round of the regionaltournament, the Owls faced a must-win situation againstBriarcrest to avoid having the season end. MUS stepped up in theregional third-place game to win 2-0 and advance to the statetournament, held at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex in Memphisduring semester exams.

The players’ stamina and spirits were tested in the statetournament as they fought off some outstanding, talented teamsto stay alive and advance. In the first round againstBattle Ground Academy, the number-one seed in themiddle section of the state, the Owls led most of theway before being tied late in the game. BGA tied thegame once again in the overtime period to force ashootout. However, MUS prevailed in the penalty-kickround to advance.

In the state semifinals, the Owls went up againstMcCallie. In another tight match, MUS again neededsome extra time. And just as in the first round, theOwls needed to go to the penalty-kick round beforedispatching the best team in the eastern part of thestate. The win moved MUS to the title game against their rival,the extremely talented squad from Christian Brothers.

In the state-title match, the large, noisycrowd saw outstanding effort and performances.After a scoreless first half, CBHS took the leadwith about 25 minutes remaining in the gamewith a goal, and they looked as if they wouldtake control of the game. However, MUS did notlie down as they fought back to tie the game

with a goal by junior Doug Pleiman. Once again, the gameeventually went to extra periods. After a scoreless first ten-minute overtime period, CBHS put the game out of reach in thesecond ten-minute period. Two goals in the final five minutessecured the championship for the Purple Wave. Though theseason did not end as they would have liked, the Owls could take

much from their experiences and runner-up finish, the school’s first state-titleappearance since 1996.

The youth of this team is whatexcites MUS soccer fans. The squad losesonly McGuire, who will continue hissoccer career at Lambuth University inJackson, Tennessee. Juniors on the teamincluded Winfield Clifford, PaulMoinester, Pleiman, Christian Reeser,Clayton Thomas, Scott Warren, BlakeWiedman, and Stephen Weston. Theteam also consisted of sophomores KaneAlber, Ryan Freebing, Ches Linebarier,Michael O’Mell, Kyle Rosenberg, AaronStruminger, and Ben Tacker, while

freshmen Brian Evans, David Shochat, and Logan Welch alsocontributed.

Post-season awards were voted on by the team members andpresented to the following students: Most Improved BlakeWiedman and Most Valuable Ben Tacker.

With the nucleus of this team returning next season, moregreat accomplishments are expected.

Kicking Up His HeelsSenior Mikey McGuire has been kicking the soccer ball since

he was four years old. Next year, he will step into a whole newleague as he continues hissoccer career at LambuthUniversity in Jackson,Tennessee, where he hasbeen awarded academicand athletic scholarshipsto play for the Eagles. McGuire has been amember of MUS’s win-ning soccer team since hewas an eighth-grader, and

during this time, the team has amassed a 53-26-16 record.McGuire plays right fullback and was especially excited to have

Mikey McGuire with coachesVincent Beck and Clint Brown

Ches Linebarier

Scott Warren (6)Ryan Freebing (17)

Clayton Thomas (3)


scored twice and had five assists in his seniorseason—quite an achievement for a defensiveplayer. McGuire played in his first varsity gamewhile still in the eighth grade and has been astarter since his sophomore year. McGuire was atwo-sport athlete, but he gave up football thisyear to concentrate on honing his soccer skills,hoping to increase his chances of receiving a college scholarship.“I’ve always wanted to play soccer in college,” he said.

Lambuth was McGuire’s first choice on his list of colleges sohe was excited when Eagles Coach Clint Brown told him he hadbeen awarded the scholarship. Coach Brown is the former direc-tor of the Ranger Soccer Club in Memphis and has knownMcGuire for years. Brown says that Lambuth has recruitedseveral talented athletes in recent years, and the soccer programis starting to gain national recognition. Last season, the schoolwas ranked sixteenth in the nation in the National Associationof Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) conference. Brown is leavingLambuth to accept a teaching and coaching position at theHutchison School for the 2003-04 school year. He is confidentthat McGuire will be successful in college. “I know what hisabilities are, and I know his talents will be well-used.”

Coach Vincent Beck, varsity soccer coach and science in-structor at MUS said, “Mikey is one of the finest young men Ihave ever coached. His work ethic and attitude are second tonone, and I know that will make his college career at Lambuthvery successful.”

Tennis Team Takes 2nd in State;Singles and Doubles BringHome the Title Some may say that the dynasty is over. Othersmay say that the king is dead. However, anyonewho knows anything about varsity tennis inTennessee knows that even though MUS may nothave won their sixth consecutive state title thispast May, Coach Bill Taylor and the Owls stillhave the premier program in the state and willonce again be a favorite to win state next season.

Yet the loss in the state-title match still stings.MUS held a 3-2 lead against MBA going into thetwo doubles matches after wins by senior MichaelFlowers and sophomores Alex Guyton and BoLadyman in singles action. But the two Owls doubles teams—Guyton/Ladyman and Flowers/Hays Mabry—could not get thatfinal point as MBA took the title in dramatic fashion.

MUS responded in individual action as Flowers won theindividual state singles title, and the doubles team of Guyton/Ladyman took the doubles state championship to end the seasonpositively.

However, the loss at state should not diminish the accom-plishments of this team. The Owls were rarely tested during the

regular season as they cruised into thepostseason. MUS lost only three team matchesall year as they tried to get experience for manyof the younger players. They did not lose anindividual match until nearly a month into theregular season, and they closed out the regularseason with five straight team wins. The Owls

also once again claimed first in the prestigious Buckhead RotaryTournament as they defeated powerful teams St. Pius X,Harrison, and Walton to defend their title. These matches pre-

pared them for the postseason. MUS looked primed to defendits state title in the regional tourna-ment. The Owls easily won theindividual singles and doubles titles,and they claimed the team title with5-0 victories over both ECS andCBHS. Then they defeated BattleGround Academy in the statequarterfinals, 4-0, to advance. In thesemifinals McCallie offered littleresistance as the Owls defeated them4-1 to head into the finals against

MBA, whom they had seen in the finals the previous three years. Coach Taylor loses only two seniors from this year’s team—Ben Alexander and Flowers who provided excellent leadership.Other members of the tennis team included juniors JustinForeman, Alex Gates, and Mabry; sophomores Ben Bleustein,Weller Drennon, Andrew Dudas, Ronny Khuri, MichaelMcCulloch, Scott McLeod, Worth Morgan, Guyton, andLadyman; and freshmen Zach Glover, Spencer Heflin, and MikeMontesi. Finally, two eighth graders who played large roles on

Hays Mabry

Tennis Team: Michael Flowers, Bo Ladyman, Assistant Coach Ben Cousins ’95,Hays Mabry, Alex Guyton, Jordan Smith, Alex Gates, William Lang,

and Coach Bill Taylor

this team and contributed greatly were William Lang andJordan Smith. The Harrison-Humphreys Tennis Award was givento graduating senior Michael Flowers.

Though the loss at state may have disappointed the teamand its followers, it should reignite the drive and hunger to startanother streak.


Front: Devin Owen, Will Thornton, Drew Alston; back: Coach OrlandoMcKay, Rob Heflin, J.D. Lawhorn, Hayes Doan, and Coach Bobby Alston

Track Hurdles the CompeitionThe 2003 track-and-field season ended in a

place it had never ended before—at the BriarcrestSports Complex in east Shelby County.

With the TSSAA spring-sports state tourna-ments moving to Memphis for the first time inmany years, the Owls state track qualifiers got to stay at home tocompete, and they performed well. As a team the Owls finishedeighth, tallying 37 total points.

Both Andrew Hooser and John David Lawhorn finishedthird, earning the team six points each. Hooser, a junior, re-ceived his third place in the shot put by throwing 49'-11 1/2'’.Sophomore Lawhorn, who finished tenth one week earlier in thestate decathlon, ran third in the 300-meter hurdles. He alsofinished fourth in the 110-meter high-hurdles and eighth in thelong jump, totaling twelve points overall for the Owls.

Other MUS athletes placed at state as well. Senior CollinsRoll ran the 400-meter dash in 51.61 seconds, finishing fourth.Roll also anchored the Owls’ 4x800-meter relay team, whichfinished fifth, about five seconds out of first. Other members ofthat team included freshman Matt Dowling, junior Brad Spicer,and senior Will Hunt.

Todd Jean-Pierre, a junior, also brought home a fifth-placefinish and four team points in the discus as he threw 136'-8'’,and sophomore Walker Pritchard placed fifth in the 100-meterdash, running it in 11.31 seconds.

Rounding out the MUS team was senior Will Hunt. Huntcompeted in the 800-meter run, and he finishedit in 2:04.77, giving himseventh place.

At the beginning ofthe season, MUS placedfourth out of 17 teams atthe Briarcrest Multi-Meet,beating some very goodteams from across thestate. The Owls also got athird-place finish at theHarding Invitational,including several first-place finishes. The long-jump team, consisting ofsophomore Rob Heflin,who also qualified for the state decathlon and finished eleventh,freshman Devin Owens, and Lawhorn, finished first. Also, tworelay teams came out on top. Junior Neil Taylor and sophomoresKane Alber, Pritchard, and Lawhorn won the 4x100-meter relay,while the 4x400-meter relay team, made up of Alber, Lawhorn,Hunt, and Roll, came in first as well.

MUS also won some key dual meets against some AAAschools. The Owls handily defeated Germantown and Colliervilleduring the year to prepare them for the postseason meets.

The youth of this team creates some excite-ment for the future as sophomore participantsdominated many of the events this season. Also,several freshmen made the jump to varsity andperformed very well. Hunter Adams showed hispotential to be an outstanding distance runnerwith some fine efforts this season. Also, athletes

like Owens, Rob Peeler, and Will Pickens competed in varsitymeets. Collins Roll was presented the Robert J. Hussey Track“Most Valuable” Award at the team’s end of season banquet.

With this youthand the experience gainedfrom the regular seasonand the postseason meets,the program will returnsoon to competing forpostseason titles.

DiamondOwls FutureLooks Bright Diamond Owls base-ball continued to makestrides in 2003 finishingwith an overall record of19-15-1. It was their firstwinning season since 2000

and the most wins since 1997. In a seasonthat saw the Diamond Owls get off to thebest start in school history at 5-0-1, CoachMarc MacMillan ’92 was very pleased withhis team’s overall performance. “This year’ssquad did a fine job of focusing on the areaswe emphasized in the preseason, and,therefore, we were able to experience a littlemore success than in past years,” said CoachMacMillan. “The overall strides we madeand confidence gained are significant forour future teams.”

The Diamond Owls opened theseason with a 13-inning, 5-4 victory overBolton High School and continued theirwinning ways by taking first place in the

2003 Pepsi Challenge. Junior pitcher Will Owens was nominatedas the Tournament MVP. The Diamond Owls then captured thirdplace in the 2003 Ridgeway Invitational beating White StationHigh School by a score of 7-2. After opening the season againstouter-divisional competition, the Diamond Owls began divi-sional play and picked up big wins along the way against Divi-sion II (DII) state finalists Briarcrest Christian School, HardingAcademy, and St. Benedict at Auburndale. “When the team is asyoung as we have been for the past three years, it is gratifying to

Bunky Parr


Honored Athletes The annual All Sports Banquet was held on May 4, and inaddition to the athletes recognized for their individual sports,several graduating seniors were honored for their commitmentand overall excellence in MUS athletics. The Paul TrowbridgeGillespie Scholar-Athlete Award for 2003 went to Jamie Drinanand Blake Lindsay. The James R. Haygood III Best All-AroundAthlete Award was presented to Derek Clenin and the Al WrightChristian Character Award was given to Alex DeBardeleben.

Best of the PrepsMUS athletes were an integral group in The Commercial

Appeal’s Best of the Preps (BOP) program this year. The BOPprogram was started by two former Commercial Appeal editors in1970 to promote and encourage athletics among high schools inthe Memphis area.

Blake Lindsay was named Private Division Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Michael Flowers was named Boys TennisChampion, and Derek Clenin was a finalist for Male Athlete ofthe Year. Several other students were recognized as finalists intheir respective sports: football, Derek Clenin; boys golf, ScottTashie; boys cross country, Collins Roll; and boys soccer, MikeyMcGuire. Coach Bill Taylor was named boys tennis Coach ofthe Year for the sixth time in seven years.

In the final team standings, MUS ranked third in the BoysTeams division, behind Christian Brothers High School andRidgeway High School, and fourth in the Private School division.

The following winter and spring sports athletes were namedto the BOP All-Metro teams: baseball-Will Owens, Bunky Parr,and Philip Reed; basketball-Ryan Baum; soccer-MikeyMcGuire, Paul Moinester, Doug Pleiman, Christian Reeser,and Ben Tacker; tennis-Michael Flowers, Alex Guyton, BoLadyman, and Hays Mabry; track-Will Hunt, Todd Jean-Pierre,J.D. Lawhorn, and Collins Roll; and wrestling-Blake Lindsay.

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see the improvements we have made. In divi-sional play, we had struggled in the past againstHarding, and this year we were able to get overthat hump along with picking up our first vic-tory in the opening round of the DII West Ten-nessee Regional,” said Coach MacMillan. “Im-provement is made with short steps and not onehuge leap. This squad continued what we have been trying to dofor the past four years—get a little better every year.”

Post season awards were presented to the following students:Best Defensive Player-Rich Bollinger; Best Offensive Player-Philip Reed; Most Improved Player-Brent Phillips; Spirit Award-

Blake Lindsay; and MostValuable Player-Philip Reed. The 2003 Diamond Owlsroster consisted of seniorsDavid Jacobson, BlakeLindsay, Ryves Moore,Bunky Parr, and HillStoecklein; juniors RichBollinger, Will Owens,Philip Reed, and Kyle Vogel;sophomores David Delugach,Joey Friend, Warren Grimm,Matt Henning, MasonMosby, Rob Park, BrentPhillips, and William Stout;and freshman Donnie

Malmo. With 20 players returning from boththe varsity and junior varsity teams, CoachMacMillan and staff are optimistic for 2004.“Our seniors over the years have laid a founda-tion for those players returning to continue tobuild on, and I look forward to 2004 with greatexcitement.”

Ryves Moore


The season startedwith a blowout victoryover Collierville, and theOwls rarely looked back as they piled up many double-digitvictories.

MUS also claimed two holiday tournament titles. They wonsix games by an average margin of 21.8 points to take thePendleton Tournament, and later they cruised in the WhiteStation Middle School Open Tournament behind four consecu-tive solid performances. The squad entered the postseasonShelby League Tournament with a 23-0record as they sought perfection. First,MUS got an easy victory over Harding toadvance to the finals where they wouldmeet their rival, the ECS Eagles, a teamthey had beaten three previous times.However, in the title game, ECS got thebest of the Owls, defeating them 56-49 indouble overtime.

Even with the loss, MUS had anoutstanding season. Expect to see many ofthese eighth-graders contribute on thevarsity level in the very near future.

Eighth-Grade HoopsShoot for Titles

The eighth-grade basketball team, led byCoaches Kevin Parker ’84 and Paul Reaves ’84,completed another fabulous season, going 24-1and claiming two tournament titles.

Members of the team included Drew Alston, LouisAmagliani, Richard Blount, Daniel Brown, Brandon Byrd,Elliott Cole, Stephen Counce, Tyler Horn, Philip May, NaveedMirza, Max Rose, Zach Scott, and John Stokes.

Seventh-GradeBasketball EarnsTheir Trophy Led by Coach Scott Rose ’82 and Assis-tant Coach Jeffrey Wright, the seventh-gradebasketball team completed a fine season, going

21-5 and taking home a Shelby League Championship trophy.Members of the team included Alan Blount, Patrick Boyer,

Watson George, Connell Hall, Brent Hooks, Graham Jones,Teddy Klug, Tyler Massey, Jake McCrary, Ross Montague, Blair

Wright, and Robbie Zettler. The Owls started the seasonoff slowly, going 2-2 in their firstfour games. However, a runner-up showing at the PendletonHoliday Tournament got theteam on track as they began toplay better basketball. MUS then finished theseason winning 14 of their final16 games, including a big winover SBEC near the end of theyear. Klug’s three-pointer in thewaning seconds of the gamesecured the victory as the squadprepared for the postseason. In the Shelby LeaguePostseason Tournament, the Owlsreached the finals with a hard-

fought 44-26 win over Harding. Their opponent in the finalswould be ECS, a team that had become their biggest rivalthroughout the year. The championship tilt was close, but theOwls persevered with a late run to win 32-28 and take home thetitle.

The season was a success, and the players learned much asthey prepared for their future in the MUS basketball program.

LOWER SCHOOL

Tyler Masseyfollows the ballas Jake McCrarytakes his shot.

Seventh-grader Ross Montague

Eighth-graders John Stokes,Elliott Cole, and Zach Scott


Wrestlers WinThe 2002 Hull Lower School wrestling team

was filled with many new faces as a large sev-enth-grade group participated with the eighth-graders. The seventh-graders, including AustinAlexander, Andrew Amos, Andrew Flowers,Jack Heflin, Nathaniel Kastan, John Kim, ScottMcClintock, Corey Scheinblum, and Luke Wynn, played alarge role on this team and participated in nearly all of thetournaments.

The seventh-graders joined a strong group of eighth-gradewrestlers. Will Aldridge placed second at the YMCA Tourna-ment, while James Jefferson and Miles Tamboli claimed fourthat the same tournament. Paul Kennedy finished second at theHouston Invitational and third at the Collierville Tournament,and Ben Stallworth placed third at the Freshman City Champi-onships. Miles DeBardeleben finished in the top four of everymiddle-school tournament that he participated in, whileHarrison Hunt won several tournaments this year. Tyler An-thony, Ashton Fisher, Josh Geraldson, Graham Gillespie, JohnGoldsmith, Drew Hammond, and Kristof Tigyi also wrestledwell and had fine seasons.

Coaches Tommy Harrison, Shaun Gehres, PhilipGennette, and Burton Milnor look forward to working with therising eighth-graders on the varsity level and with the seventh-graders during camp. These coaches believe the guys learnedmuch during the year and hope that each will continue toimprove. All involved considered this year a success.

Lower School Up to BatThe Lower School baseball teams finished their seasons with

winning records. With 30 boys participating, the future looksbright for MUS Baseball.

With the eighth-grade led by Coaches Billy Bernard andKennon Vaughan ’96 and the seventh-grade by Hunt Taylor ’94and Matt Evans ’95, the Lower School baseball program had acombined record of 19-11-1.

The seventh-grade team was made up of Patrick Boyer,Scott Edwards, Daniel Ernst, Ben Hanks, David Harriman,Grant Heflin, Kirk Malmo, Tyler Massey, Mark McLeod, NickRay, Corey Scheinblum, Eric Sheppard, Blair Wright, andRobbie Zettler.

The seventh-grade struggled early starting the season losingfour of their first six games; however, after getting a few gamesunder their belt, they rolled to a 7-1 finish and an overall recordof 9-5. This late season run included third place at the SuperPretzel Shootout in Southaven, Mississippi, and co-champions ofthe Shelby League Tournament.

The eighth-grade team consisted of Jim Benton, MilesDeBardeleben, Jay Edwards, Scott Guinn, Harrison Hunt,Luke Jensen, Collin Kelley, Paul Kennedy, Chase Moore, Lee

Moore, Kevin Owen, Michael Park, JohnReinhardt, Zach Scott, Ben Stallworth, andBen Waller.

The eighth grade also struggled early openingthe season with a 1-4-1 record but quicklyturned things around winning nine of theirnext eleven games and finishing the season

with an overall record of 10-6-1. Throughout the regular season,the eighth-grade finished second at the Bartlett Invitational,third at the Super Pretzel Shootout in Southaven, Mississippi,and first in regular season league play. After beating Houston byscores of 9-0 and 9-2 during the regular season, the Lower SchoolOwls suffered a tough 2-1 defeat to Houston in the ShelbyLeague Tournament.

Large Numbers Leadto Success in Lacrosse

Led by Coach David Gearhardt, the Hull Lower Schoollacrosse teams once again had successful seasons as recordnumbers of young men participated in the sport. Because of theunusually large number of boys trying out, two teams wereformed—a blue team and a red team. Both teams gained somevaluable experience in 2003.The blue team was comprised of seventh-graders AustinAlexander, Hudson Atkins, Sayle Atkinson, Conor Bolich,Michael Cross, Max Dynerman, Matt Gambrell, John Kim,Michael Sousoulas, Patrick Stewart, Mark Vives, Drew Wiygul,Malcolm Wood, and Luke Wynn, and eighth-graders BrandonByrd, Wyatt Harris, Mac McCormack, and Haynes Vaughn.Seventh-grader Kyle Lucas and eighth-grader Jason Daniel werethe goalies and spent time between both teams. This group wasvery competitive but suffered some tough losses, including a 4-3overtime setback to Woodland Presbyterian School and a 4-3 lossto the Houston Middle School eighth-grade team.

The red team was also made up of players from both grades,including seventh-graders Ben Arnold, Austin Beckford, Chris-topher Bloodworth, Kent Francis, Connell Hall, RobertHoehn, Graham Jones, Scott McClintock, Conner Pera, andKyle Wherry and eighth-graders Will Aldridge, Stephen Bowie,Tyler Johnson, Julian Prewitt, Daniel Smith, Steven Thomp-son, and Hobbie Turley. The red team experienced some bigwins over Briarcrest Christian School and Houston but also somefrustrating defeats to Woodland and the Houston eighth-graders.

The experiences gained in the regular season prepared theOwls for their postseason tournament. And they came throughin the clutch. The MUS red team first beat Woodland, 7-4, toqualify for the finals against Houston. Although the Mustangshad defeated MUS several times in the regular season, the Owlswere determined to bring home the title. They accomplishedtheir goal with a 5-1 victory. The championship only accentu-ated an already successful season as the lower schoolers enjoyedthe competition and learned much about the game.

LOWER SCHOOL


Soccer Fields Two TeamsThe health of any sports program may not

be determined entirely by wins and losses. Activeparticipation also plays a large role in evaluatingthe welfare of a program. According to thiscriterion, the soccer program is in good shape.

Led by Coach Larry Creson ’83, the LowerSchool soccer program had so many students who wanted toplay that the coaches had to make two teams, and both teamswere full.

The red team was made up of seventh-graders Paul Billings,Alan Blount, Asad Dilawari, Hunter Edens, Taylor Garrett,Stephen Maroda, Alex Quinn, Samir Sheth, and Jay Snyderand eighth-graders Tyler Anthony, John Catmur, StephenCounce, Drew Hammond, Neale Hicks, and Byron Tyler.

The blue team was comprised of seventh-graders MichaelDuke, Daren Freebing, and Will Pryor and eighth-graders WestAskew, Richard Blount, Ryan Foley, Bret Freebing, LouisGhawji, Danny Gholson, Graham Gillespie, Josh Henke, ReidHigginbotham, Jim Kyle, Will Reeser, Erim Sarinoglu, JeffreyWebb, and Jonathan Yeung.

The red squad struggled somewhat this year as they finishedwith a 1-4 mark. Their win was a big one, however, as theyrouted Harding, 7-3. This team was made up mostly of seventh-graders, and they played several eighth-grade teams throughoutthe season.

The blue team fared much better as they finished undefeatedand won the Shelby League tournament title. The team finishedthe regular season with a 5-0 record after victories over the redteam, White Station Junior High, Lausanne, St. George’s, andRidgeway. Then, in the Shelby League tournament, the Owlscruised to the title after having beaten Harding, 7-1, andBriarcrest, 5-1.

This season was successful as participation was high and thewins came in.

Tennis Team Serves UpAnother Title

The Lower School tennis team had another outstanding yearas they finished the season undefeated and easily claimed an-other Shelby League title.

The team was made up of seventh-graders Collin Fountain,Watson George, Connell Hall, Teddy Klug, Nick Nash, RobPitts, Michael Sousoulas, and Peter Travis and eighth-graderAlex Addington.

The squad went 4-0 in the regular season as they defeatedHarding Academy, Grace St. Luke’s, St. George’s, and BriarcrestChristian School before heading into the Shelby League tourna-ment. In the tournament, MUS dominated. George won thesingles title while Addington finished third. In the doubles, thefinals set two Owl squads in opposition, as the team of Sousoulasand Klug defeated Fountain and Hall in a heated battle.

LOWER SCHOOLThis year’s team maintained the dominance ofthe Lower School program and should contrib-ute in the future at the varsity level.

Lower School TrackSets the Pace

The Lower School track team just continues to win. Led byCoach Matt Bakke, the lower schoolers once again went unde-feated in the regular season and easily won the Shelby Leaguetrack meet to finish a successful year. The team won all three of their regular season meets as theyprepared for the postseason. The Owls defeated teams such asECS, Harding Academy, Grace St. Luke’s, Woodland PresbyterianSchool, Tipton-Rosemark, Fayette Academy, St. Dominic’s, andSt. George’s as many athletes got to compete and improve. These wins readied MUS for the Shelby League meet, heldApril 30-May 2 at MUS. In this meet, Will Aldridge, DrewAlston, Philip May, and Kimani Shotwell got the Owls outearly with good showings. Alston placed first in the high jump,shot put, and discus and second in the long jump. May placedthird in the long jump and fifth in the high jump. Aldridgefinished fourth in the shot put, and Shotwell placed sixth in thediscus. These showings gave MUS the advantage heading intothe running events. In the running events, the Owls dominated. May and ZachScott had two good battles in the sprints. In the 100-meter dash,May finished second, and Scott placed fourth, while in the 200-meter dash, May and Scott finished first and second, respectively. Alston also continued his outstanding performance in therunning events. He placed second in the 400-meter race and firstin the 100-meter hurdles. Seventh-grader Tyler Massey came inclosely behind Alston in the 400 as he finished third to help theteam. In the long-distance races, the Owls represented themselveswell once again. In the 800-meter race, Andrew Jehl placedfourth while Stephen Counce came in fifth to pick up valuablepoints. And in the 1600-meter race, Louis Ghawji came in aclose second while Naveed Mirza finished fifth. MUS wrapped up the title in the relays. The Owls won the4x100-meter relay as Massey, Scott, Adam Fussell, and Mayfinished in 49.15 seconds. MUS finished second in the other tworelays—in the 4x200 meters, seventh-grader Sam Goldstein andeighth-graders Ben Goldstein, Se-an McDonald, and Fussell rana 1:48.14; in the 4x400 meters, the last event of the meet,Massey, Fussell, Ben Goldstein, and Alston ran a 3:59.77. Thesefinishes clinched the title for the Owls as they accumulated146.5 points, 54.5 points ahead of second-place ECS. Drew Alston won the Outstanding Male Athlete award forthe meet as he tallied 58 total points for the Owls, yet the victorywas a team effort. The victory and undefeated season continuethe success that the Owls have been accustomed to in LowerSchool track.


T ECHNO UPDATE

MUS Teachers Are In a Class of Their Own!

Hooked on Technology Offers Spring Classes

Ms. Judy Rutledge spends many of herdays researching new forms of technology,helping people in technological crisis, andoffering innovative solutions or suggestionsto give a new approach to an assignment.She is one of our resident “tech gurus.” Oneof her most important job functions is tokeep faculty and staff members abreast ofimprovements in technology by helpingthem learn new productivity skills or soft-ware programs and by helping them dis-cover new ways to use technology as a toolwith their students. Each semester, Ms.Rutledge plans a variety of in-house classesthat faculty and staff may attend to learnmore about the technology topic of theirchoice.

This year, spring classes ranged fromadvanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPointand web editing, using a variety of technol-ogy hardware effectively, to creating cus-tomized templates and utilizing powerfulweb-based teacher tools. “All of our teach-ers are comfortable using the basic produc-

tivity software, so the faculty technologyclasses now deal with more advanced top-ics and always emphasize ways to use it withstudent work,” Ms. Rutledge said.

Ms. Rutledge is actively involved in pro-fessional technology associations andonline groups that stimulate additionalideas and methods for effective integrationof technology at MUS. “Our teachers workvery hard, and they do not always have timeto go through every new innovation andtry it out, so I try to siphon it down andgive them the best-of-the-best of new ideasand share practical examples for using theirnew skills with their own classes.”

Teachers have taken the lessons theylearned and applied them directly in theirown classes. For example, Spanish teacherVincent Mutzi immediately used skills helearned in a class to create an online quizon his teacher web page. History teacher Dr.John Harkins pulled together skills learnedfrom many classes to develop an extensivemultimedia presentation in Chapel. Mr. Jim

This spring marks MUS’s fourth year of participation in the Memphis Association of Independent School’s (MAIS) Hooked on

Technology program (HOT). The program was established as a means of expanding the role of technology in the classroom and

includes teachers from 25 Memphis-area schools. The sessions, taught by teachers themselves, are available in a variety of

different areas and cater to individuals with varying degrees of technological experience. They provide educators with an opportu-

nity to share knowledge, introduce innovative technology into the curriculum, and develop advanced computer skills.

Once again, MUS instructors played a vital role in this spring’s HOT program. Mr. Bruce Ryan presented his “Microsoft Office

Tips and Tricks;” Ms. Judy Rutledge taught a session entitled “Templates for Teachers;” and Mrs. Terry Balton instructed her

colleagues on the process of using Microsoft

Excel and Word in her session “Personalized

Form Letters.” Their sessions proved popular

and filled quickly. Participating teachers

benefited from handouts, web pages devel-

oped especially for the class, and individual

attention. The overwhelmingly positive

response to these sessions cements MUS’s

status as one of the leading schools in tech-

nology in the Memphis area.

Russell took a class to advance his Power-Point skills and now creates presentationsfor his English classes and has the studentsuse PowerPoint in his humanities class.Vincent Beck has his science students dodata analysis and graphs of the results inExcel spreadsheets.

“We have such a talented and dedicatedfaculty at MUS. It is a pleasure to get to workwith small groups of teachers, with depart-ments, and one-on-one with the facultymembers. I appreciate their willingness toembrace new methods and experiment withdifferent approaches to teaching their sub-jects, utilizing technology as a tool,” saidMs. Rutledge.

In addition to faculty classes, Ms.Rutledge gives “Tech Tips” during monthlyfaculty meetings and has technology staffdevelopment sessions for all faculty duringin-service before each school year. Checkout her Tech Tips and selected tutorials onher MUS homepage at http://faculty.musowls.org/RutledgeJ/index2.htm.


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Mr. Chris Wadsworth, executive director ofthe International Boys’ Schools Coalition(IBSC), visited Memphis in April and spentseveral hours with Headmaster EllisHaguewood and other faculty members. Mr.Wadsworth was visiting member schools in thearea and had interesting insights into thefuture of single-sex education. According toMr. Wadsworth, new brain research is strength-

ening the proof that boys and girls have developmental differ-ences that affect their learning styles. He says it is these differ-ences that enable boys’ schools to serve boys in a way they couldnot do if there were girls. The research is allowing schools toreaffirm their commitment to single-sex education because ofthe benefits to the students, not simply due to tradition. “I thinkwe are going to see much more awareness and acceptance forsingle-sex education in the future,” he said.

The IBSC is a group that “grew out of an interest amongheads of schools and admissions directors of boys’ schoolsthroughout the world,” according to the IBSC website. Membersof the IBSC are committed to the education and development ofboys, the advancement of those who work with them, and theadvocacy of all boys’ schools. For more information on the IBSC,visit http://www.boysschoolscoalition.org/index.html.

Coach Burr Named Referee for StateBasketball Tournament

Assistant Football Coach and PhysicalEducation Instructor Bubba Burr servedas a referee for the TSSAA Boys BasketballState Championship March 19-22. Amember of the MUS coaching staff since1992, Coach Burr was one of only 14officials asked to call the games—quite anhonor in the coaching world! In order tobe eligible for this position, a referee mustbe nominated by his local supervisor andthen observed by a committee designatedto judge his skills and mechanics. CoachBurr spent four days in mid-March refer-eeing the games, including the Class Afinal in which Tennessee Temple defeatedGreenfield Academy. He also officiates in a number of arealeagues, including NCAA Division II, NAIA, and the MUS AlumniBasketball League.

Making HistoryDr. Robert Winfrey, MUS history instructor,

was recently approved as an Adjunct GraduateFaculty for the University of Memphis Historydepartment. During his three-year term, Dr.Winfrey will serve on the advisory committee formaster’s theses or doctoral dissertations. “We areworking to bring excellence in both research and

teaching to our graduate programs. [Dr. Winfrey’s] contributionto our academic community will help achieve this goal,” saidKaren Weddle-West, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Vice-Provost forGraduate Studies.

Basketball Homecoming ActivitiesRevolve Around Students Having Fun

This year, Basketball Homecoming Week began on a slightlynerdy note as students crowded into Hyde Chapel on Monday,February 3, wearing “high pants and comfy shoes” and latercompeted for the coveted “highest pants in the school” award.This theme day began a week full of friendly competition be-tween classes, unusual attire, and uncontrollable school spirit.Monday marked the announcement of the week’s theme daysand activities, and Tuesday students wore their favorite profes-sional athletic team’s jersey to class. New to this year’s festivities,Wednesday’s Quiz Bowl competition included a team of seniors,a team of juniors, and a combination team of sophomores andfreshmen – all dressed up as seniors Shazad Khan and SteedCarson. The seniors emerged victorious, and the west hallwayerupted in celebration and shows of senior spirit.

Friday, students arrived at the morning pep rally, led by MUScheerleaders, in their best grub day get-ups for the traditionalroll call, movie, and pep talk by Coach Peters. The highlight ofthe week came Friday night when MUS defeated Harding 66-62in triple overtime which student government president JohnHarkess called “an amazing game.” Not only did senior RyanBaum hit the three-point shot that took the team into overtime,he also had the first dunk of his high school career. HutchisonSchool senior Emily Ladyman was crowned queen, and thestudent body celebrated after the game at the HomecomingDance. Students danced to the music of X-Soul late into thenight, enjoying the last few hours of Homecoming Week.

Homecoming Court is introduced to the student body by theirgrubby-clad escorts during the pep rally.

Lower schoolers show their preference on Jersey Day: Richard Blount, Jay Edwards,Neely Mallory, John Reinhardt, Blake Cowan, William Ware, Philip May,

Luke Jensen, Kimani Shotwell, Tyler Horn, and Drew Alston


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Metcalf SymposiumGoes to the Movies Dr. Drew Trotter shared his obser-vations of modern cinema and worldviews at the sixth-annual MetcalfSymposium on March 21. His lecturefocused on the five films nominatedfor Best Picture at the 2003 Academy

Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Chicago; The Hours;Gangs of New York; and The Pianist. “Representing the pick of theindustry’s crop, these films serve as a cultural barometer for deter-mining what Americans think about themselves in the dangerousand uncertain world of the twenty-first century,” he said.

Dr. Trotter, besides being an author and a professor, has asincere interest in the movies and writes movie reviews forCritique newsletter. “Movies boldly communicate what Americansbelieve as a people. They often seem more real than the lives welive,” he said. Dr. Trotter said that two things struck him aboutthe five film choices this year. The first was the diversity of genresin the choices, and the second was how elevated the thinking inthe films was. “There were major life questions available in eachof these films,” he said.

Mr. Darin Clifft, straight from thepages of GQ in his gold chainsand purple suit, bids farewellto Charlie Gordon who willbe giving up short pants toattend “Big Boy” school.

Dr. Drew Trotter is greeted byHeadmaster Ellis Haguewood.

Dr. Trotter is the president of the Center for Christian Studyin Charlottesville, Virginia, and teaches biblical studies andsystematic theology at the seminary level. A graduate of theMcCallie School in Chattanooga and the University of Virginia,Dr. Trotter earned his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies fromCambridge University and a Masters in Divinity degree fromGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

The Robert M. Metcalf Symposium is held at MUS each yearand aims to bring a lively exchange of ideas about the arts,humanities, the sciences, civic service, and popular culture, allfrom a perspective consistent with the school’s Christian tradi-tion. The series is named in honor of Robert M. Metcalf, a life-long businessman and past service elder at Second PresbyterianChurch.

Crichton College and the Wilberforce Education Foundation,a group that seeks to develop and fund Christian world and lifeview programs that cultivate leadership at the secondary anduniversity levels, also sponsored the symposium. Mr. ClaySmythe ’85, MUS religion instructor, Mr. William “Bubba”Halliday ’82, Mr. Frank Jemison ’66, and Headmaster EllisHaguewood are members of the Wilberforce Foundation Boardof Advisors.

Sean Gould, Mr. Clay Smythe, Babu Rayudu, andLee McNabb relax at Wednesday’s luncheon.

Cutting off each senior’s tie was part of themock graduation ceremony. Phillip Braunbraces for the worst as scissor-wielding

teachers Barbara Crippen and LoyalMurphy do their duty.

Senior ActivitiesLiven Up Final Week

The last week of high schoolfor a senior can be many things—sad, scary, exciting, or excruciat-ingly long! In an attempt to spiceup the final week, Student Coun-cil President John Harkess, VicePresident William Adams, andDirector of Student life Mr. Man-ning Weir thought of a fewactivities to make the seniors’ lastweek memorable.

The seniors coordinated anappreciation program Wednesday to thank the faculty fortheir service to MUS and for the significant role they playedin their education. They showed their appreciation by provid-ing a team of fourmasseuses offeringback and handmassages in theMorgan Foyer. TheParents’ Associa-tion then spon-sored a lunch forseniors and facultyin the MorrisonCourtyard.

Thursdaymorning studentsworked on aservice project—cleaning up the neighborhood surrounding theMUS and Hutchison Habitat for Humanity house. After lunch,the seniors broke into groups for field trips. Some accompaniedMr. Lin Askew to Oxford, Mississippi, on his annual pilgrimage

to Rowan Oak, the home of WilliamFaulkner; some went to the Pink PalacePlanetarium with Mr. John Olson, the artmuseum with Mr. Eric Berman, the zoowith Coach Bill Taylor, on a riverboatwith Mr. Clay Smythe, or to a moviewith Mr. Jeff Koehn. The boys endedtheir day with the Rendezvous party,thrown each year by the twelfth-gradeparents in honor of the senior class.

Friday was the last official day ofschool (pre-finals). The morning’s Chapelpresentation, planned by the seniors, wasa mock graduation ceremony, completewith graduation awards, a “Maledictory”speech, and presentation of “diplomas”(actually a pair of boxer shorts bearingthe MUS seal for each member of the

senior class).The point of the

week, according toMr. Weir, was “toprovide some funactivities that wouldhelp with some ofthe nervous energythat comes at theend of their highschool careers, tohave special experi-ences outside theclassroom with someof the teachers thatthey have had in

class, and to have some entertaining closure with the mockgraduation. Hopefully, we did that.”

The last week of school forseniors always puts Mr.

Jim Russell in such amelancholy mood.

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Unconventional CampaignsTurn Out Future Officers

Everyone at MUS looks forward to Student Council electionspeech day. The Wednesday of student elections week providescomic relief and the opportunity to see classmates in crazycostumes and starring in self-produced videos, but it also pre-sents a forum for new ideas and the determination of theschool’s future.

Before any videos are made or costumes chosen, eachhomeroom chooses two students to serve on the Red and Blueconventions. Members decide on a slate of candidates, and whenthe students accept their nomination, the campaigning begins.

On April 9, students assembled inHyde Chapel to see what their class-mates had in store. The genre of choicefor this year’s speeches was video, so wesaw William Stout (pictured right)dressed as his “girlfriend” shopping inSears and Andrew Dillon diving into thefountain at Oak Court Mall. We sawHarris Jordan’s recollection of thebotched car theft he witnessed lastsemester and a plethora of celebritiesendorsing Palmer Phillips.

While many Student Council hope-fuls made good use of their home videocameras, still others stuck to the moretraditional campaigning methods of dressing up like video gamecharacters, using flashy cars and even flashier girls, and imitat-ing personas from popular television shows.

Spring Elections Designate Campus Leaders for Next Year

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Spring Elections Designate Campus Leaders for Next Year

SloanAbernathycampaigninghard beforeelections

Men of HonorUndoubtedly,

one of the mostimportant responsi-bilities MUS studentsare charged with iselecting studentswho will carry onthe sacred traditionof the Honor Code.Each year, studentschoose officers whowill uphold the code of honor and fairly judge their peers forviolations. Pictured above, Edward Taylor, Andrew Hooser, andGordon Conaway were nominated to campaign for the 2003-04Honor Council president position. The three candidates spoke tothe importance of the Honor Code on behalf of all MUS stu-dents—past, present, and future.

In his speech, Taylor credited the honor system with “notonly producing scholars, but morally educated gentleman aswell.” He cited the moral advantages of the honor system andpromised to “maintain the honor system tradition” if elected.Hooser stated that he believed the Honor Council president is“the most important student-held position.” His commentsfocused on the subject of integrity, and he said that althougheveryone is tempted at some point, the Honor Code is “a guide-line to help us all maintain integrity.” Conaway told the studentbody what the Honor Code meant to him and stressed the factthat in today’s world “truth and honor are under constantassault.” Conaway promised to reinstate the right of the presi-dent to announce Honor Code violations and expulsions to thestudent body to raise awareness of the Honor Council’s purposeand to increase their visibility in the school.

Hooser won the vote of the student body and will serve aspresident next year with Taylor and Conaway as senior classrepresentatives. The following students will serve as other classrepresentatives: eleventh grade, Phillip Flinn and WellerDrennon; tenth grade, Hunter Adams and Nick Skefos; ninthgrade, Miles DeBardeleben and Kevin Owen; and eighth grade,Christopher Bloodworth and Peter Travis. Seventh graderepresentatives will be announced in the fall.


The mood quickly became serious asthe presidential candidates took the stage.Three rising seniors vied for the 2003-04presidency and the chance to implementtheir ideas for school improvement. TreyBowden said that we were “only limitedby our ability to get up and do things.”Winfield Clifford assured students that hewould work to maintain the traditions sovalued at MUS. Brandon Arrindell, thethird candidate and ultimate victor, said,“I want to see an active Student Councilthat is not afraid to make changes.”

After hearing what the candidates hadto say, the student body got to see whatthey had to offer—in terms of food, that is.The ever-popular Block Party took place onApril 10 during Upper School lunch period.Although the days before that Thursdayhad been unseasonably cold and gloomy,the clouds lifted and the sun and warmweather made for a great afternoon ofsausage and cheese plates, grilled shrimp,hamburgers, Corky’s barbecue, and Chi-nese food.

While most students were enjoyingthemselves in the gym parking lot, theElection Commission was inside workingthe voting tables. These students gave uptheir right to vote and to endorse any onecandidate. Election commission memberswere: William Adams, Jamie Drinan,George Edwards, Andy Garrett, WillHunt, Blake Lindsay, Mikey McGuire,Hill Stoecklein, and Brad Whiteside.These students tallied the votes and every-one waited for the final announcement.

That afternoon, clapping began asstudents waited to hear the names of their

future leaders. The current officers, cladin robes and bearing candles, marcheddown the aisles of the Chapel to an-nounce their successors. The candles litthe stage as Mauricio Rapalo, donninga sombrero, made a dramatic entranceon Palmer Phillip’s Segway HumanTransporter. Rapalo carried with him thenames of the seven young men whowould serve as Student Council leadersin the 2003-04 school year:

President: Brandon ArrindellVice-President: Steven WestonCommissioner of Student Services: Harris JordanCommissioner of Student Welfare: Andrew RobinsonCommissioner of Special Activities: Sloan AbernathyCommissioner of Social Events: William StoutSecretary/Treasurer: Kane AlberLower School President: Malcolm Wood

The following class representatives for the 2003-04 Student Council were elected thefollowing week: Twelfth Grade—Rich Bollinger, Andrew Dillon, Christian Reeser,Stuart Gillespie, and Scott Warren; Eleventh Grade—Cody Curtis, Warren Grimm,Rob Heflin, John David Lawhorn, Sam Sawyer, John Taylor, Clint Cowan (alter-nate); Tenth Grade—Doug Boyer, Andrew Cabigao, Matt Farmer, William Mont-gomery, Devin Owens, Christopher Williamson, and Mason George (alternate);Ninth Grade—Preston Battle, Luke Jensen, Collin Kelley, Kimani Shotwell,Steven Thompson, and Jeffrey Wright; Eighth Grade—Tyler Massey, ScottMcClintock, Vance Montgomery, Rob Pitts, and Will Pryor. Seventh graderepresentatives will be elected in the fall of 2003.

Brandon Arrindell working the the food line duringStudent Council elections

Block Party participants Rob Baird, Mark Scales, Jeff Grimm, Warren Grimm,Ryves Moore, and Joey Friend

Scott Warren, Jonathan Cooper,Winfield Clifford, and Philip Reed

Harris Jordan, Stuart Gillespie,and Sam Sawyer

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Other student leaders for 2003-04 will be:The MUSe (literary magazine) Editor, Chad DonahueThe Owl’s Hoot (newspaper) Editor, Cash McCrackenThe Owl (yearbook) Editor, Adam KaplanGovernment Club President, Paul MoinesterCivic Service Chairman, Elliot EmbrySenior Class President, Winfield Clifford


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Building Blitz CompletesNew Home for Family of Four Last year, MUS students opened doors to a new home for a familythrough the Habitat for Humanity program. This year, they have onceagain picked up their hammers and donned their tool belts for thecharitable organization. Construction began at 815 Heiskell Place, nearLeMoyne-Owen College, on Friday, April 11, with a “Building Blitz.”Students, faculty, and alumni from MUS and Hutchison School workedalongside Habitat volunteers all weekend framing the house, installingwindows and doors, and putting a roof on the house that would soon

belong to BrendaNesbitt and herthree sons, ages 9,13, and 16. Throughout themonth of May,groups workedtirelessly to finishthe house for itsnew owners. Theexperience is invalu-able to volunteers asthey learn theimportance ofaffecting the futureof a less fortunatefamily. Senior AlexDeBardelebenworked at the siteon several occasions.“It’s a great opportu-nity to give back to

a family who is not as fortunate as many of the people we know. Habitat is agreat organization, and I feel lucky to have been able to help.” Although thework was difficult, the students enjoyed their time on the site, and several clubsand classes sponsored a day as an activity and supplied the volunteers.

Several homes were built in the area, and theywere opened to their new families in a dedicationceremony on May 18. Habitat volunteers andrepresentatives from MUS and Hutchison spokebefore presenting the key to Ms. Nesbitt and herfamily.

Brenda Nesbitt happilyworks on the new home shewill own with her three sons.

Hutchison girls applying math skills to the project

Alex DeBardelebenhelps with the roofing.He, along with about

200 other MUS students,put in plenty of man-hours

to finish the home.


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Diamond OwlsSwing Into Civic Service

Diamond OwlsSwing Into Civic Service

Working TogetherGets It Done

For several years, Hull Lower Schoolstudents have sponsored a Civic Service Fair inthe spring for students at New Hope ChristianAcademy. This year the two groups decided topartner up and sponsor an activity benefitinganother organization. On April 25, MUS andNew Hope students met at the For The King-dom retreat in Frayser, Tennessee. The retreatoffers a camping experience for inner-cityMemphis youth between the ages of seven andfifteen and uses character building and recre-ational programs to influence them. Membersof the Memphis Leadership Foundation fundthe retreat.

In the middle of a busy season filled withdouble-headers and tournaments, the MUSvarsity baseball team took a break to super-vise a fun-filled morning for kids from KIPPAcademy, Vance Middle School, and FaithBible Church. Approximately 50 studentsfrom these schools joined the Diamond OwlsMay 3 at Thorn Field for a clinic and acookout.

MUS players worked individually withthe children on the fundamentals of throw-ing, defensive skills, and swing development.After the technical exercises, everyone en-joyed a cookout of hamburgers and hot dogs.

MUS parents played a major role inthe coordination of the clinic by donatingused baseball equipment for participantsto use. Senior team captains Bunky Parrand Ryves Moore sent a letter to parentsrequesting the equipment saying, “It isour desire for each participant to leavethis event not only having learned muchabout the sport, but also with the neces-sary equipment to continue to play.”Local vendors pitched in by donatingtheir goods and services. Nike contributedathletic bags for the children to carryequipment in, All-American SportingGoods donated

additional baseball items that were not previously col-lected, and Pepsi America donated beverages for thecookout. “We have taken steps over the past three years to getinvolved in the community, and I am thankful for theopportunity to hold such an event and the support fromall those involved,” shared Coach Marc MacMillan. “Itwas a fun day, and the players are excited to have thechance to act as mentors for these students.”

The two groups of students worked to-gether on basic upkeep of the facilities andgardening. After eating lunch, everyone wasable to have some fun playing kickball, basket-ball, and other field games. Lower Schoolcounselor Mrs. Bryn Wulf, Coach Matt

Bakke, and librarian Mrs. LeahAllison accompanied the stu-dents, and Mr. Clay Smythebrought everyone lunch. “It wasa great, great day, and I hope wecan do something very similar toit next year,” said Mrs. Wulf.

Digging together, MUS and New Hope students clean upthe gardens at a camp retreat for inner-city youth.

Warren Grimmcongratulating thegirls on their big play

Coach Marc MacMillangetting down to the

basics of batting

William Stout helps withthrowing mechanics


Changes Coming to the SAT I Exam

INSIGHTSINSIGHTS From the College Guidance Department

In the last year or so, newspapers, television, and profes-sional journals have been abuzz concerning the new SAT Icollege entrance examination. Parents and students are con-cerned and sometimes apprehensive about the change. Notefirst that the new test will not be implemented until March2005, aimed at the high school graduating class of 2006.Until then, the current test will continue to be given. The newSAT I will assess three important college skills: critical reading,math, and writing. The three sections of the new SAT I willinclude the following, according to Lee Fails, vice president,Eastern Regions, College Board:• The critical reading section, which will replace the currentverbal section. Analogies will be replaced by more criticalreading passages.• The math section, which will be expanded to includecontent from three years of high school math instead of justtwo years. Quantitative comparisons will be eliminated fromthis section.• The writing section, which includes multiple-choicequestions and a 20-minute essay. The section will be modeledon the current SAT II: Writing Subject Test. No decision hasbeen made yet concerning the need to continue the currentSAT II: Writing Test.

The new essay section assesses the student’s ability to writeon demand. Written under a short time constraint, the essaywill not be a polished, finished product; it will be representa-tive of a first draft. This is the kind of writing required ofstudents to answer essay questions in college. The CollegeBoard is researching the type of essay to use through surveyinghigh school and college English teachers, as well as collegefaculty in other disciplines. The writing prompt will probablybe persuasive in nature, asking a student to take a position onan issue and support it with reasons and evidence from his orher reading, experience, or observation. It will elicit an open-ended response, allowing students to support their position ina variety of ways, including exposition and narration.

Here is an example provided by the College Board:Consider carefully the following excerpt and the assignment

below it. Then plan and write an essay that explains your ideas aspersuasively as possible. Keep in mind that the support you pro-vide—both reasons and examples—will help make your viewconvincing to the reader.

Appreciation of music, paintings, books, and movies doesn’tmake us into better people. In fact, it may actually worsen us,diminishing our ability to respond to actual situations and makingit more difficult to identify with the real world. As one scholar said,“the voice in the poem may come to sound louder, more urgent,more real than the voice in the street outside.”

Assignment: What is your view of the idea that enjoying music,painting, and other forms of art does not improve people but insteadmakes them less able to relate to real life? In an essay, support yourposition by discussing an example (or examples) from literature, thearts, science and technology, current events, or your own experienceor observation.

Changes Coming to the SAT I ExamThe essay in the new SAT I exam will be scored in a method

similar to the scoring of the Advanced Placement exams by trainedhigh school teachers and college professors who teach writingcomposition. Each test will be scored independently by tworeaders on a 1-6 scale using a rubric similar to the one used for theSAT II: Writing Subject Test (see below). If the two readers’ scoresdiffer by more than two points, a third reader reads the test. WhileAP readers usually come to a table together for a period of severaldays, the SAT I essay will be scanned and distributed to the readersvia the Web.

The current scoring rubric for the SAT II: Writing Subject Testis as follows:

SCORE OF 6A paper in this category demonstrates clear and consistent competence,though it may have occasional errors. Such a paper:• Effectively and insightfully addresses the writing task• Is well organized and fully developed, using clearly appropriate

examples to support ideas• Displays consistent facility in the use of language, demonstrating

variety in sentence structure and range of vocabulary

SCORE OF 5A paper in this category demonstrates reasonably consistent competence,though it will have occasional errors or lapses in quality. Such a paper:• Effectively addresses the writing task• Is generally well-organized and well-developed, using appropriate

examples to support ideas• Displays facility in the use of language, demonstrating some syntactic

variety and range of vocabulary

SCORE OF 4A paper in this category demonstrates adequate competence with occasionalerrors and lapses in quality. Such a paper:• Addresses the writing task• Is organized and adequately developed, using examples to support ideas• Displays adequate but consistent facility in the use of language,

presenting some errors in grammar or diction• Presents minimal sentence variety

SCORE OF 3A paper in this category demonstrates developing competence. Such a papermay contain one of more of the following weaknesses:• Inadequate organization or development• Inappropriate or insufficient details to support ideas• An accumulation of errors in grammar, diction, or sentence structure

SCORE OF 2A paper in this category demonstrates some incompetence. Such a paper isflawed by one or more of the following weaknesses:• Poor organization• Thin development• Little or inappropriate detail to support ideas• Frequent errors in grammar, diction, and sentence structure

SCORE OF 1A paper in this category demonstrates incompetence. Such a paper is seriouslyflawed by one or more of the following weaknesses:• Very poor organization• Very thin development• Usage and syntactical errors so severe that meaning is somewhat obscured


The new SAT I writingsection will also include a mul-tiple-choice section that will testa student’s ability to identifysentence errors, improve sen-tences, and improve paragraphs.This section will focus on the useof standard written English. MostMUS students will have littledifficulty with the new additionsto the SAT I. The emphasis ongrammar and usage and thewriting intensive curriculum ofMUS will assure the continuedhigh performance of our stu-dents on this examination. Inaddition, the changes in the SATI math section reflect the addi-tion of Algebra II, a course thatmost MUS students have com-pleted by the end of the tenthgrade.

To help prepare students forthe new test, the College Boardwill also change the PSAT, takenin the fall of the tenth andeleventh grades. The PSAT will bebased on the principle of align-ing the test more closely to highschool curricula and collegeskills. The first new administra-tion of this test will be in the fallof 2004. All of the changes havenot been delineated; however,analogies and quantitativecomparison items will be re-moved. The math section willnot include Algebra II, and therewill be no essay section.

There is still some contro-versy concerning the standard-ized tests. For example, the ACTwill also add a writing section,but it will be optional. Thatmeans some students (not MUSstudents as they are required totake both SAT I and ACT) couldescape a writing test altogether.Because of this loophole, theUniversity of Michigan and theUniversity of Texas have an-nounced that they will requireall applicants to take a proctoredwriting test, and other universi-ties may follow suit.

In an effort to provide positive outlets for adolescents, Hull LowerSchool students have formed the Drug Free Club (DFC). In order to be amember of the club, students must sign a pledge stating, “I pledge to bedrug and alcohol free and discourage the use of drugs and alcohol by mypeers this 2002-2003 school year.”

This club, made up of more than 140 seventh- and eighth-graders,hosts a variety of events throughout the year that are “good, clean fun”according to Mrs. Bryn Wulf, Lower School Counselor. Additionally, theDFC is governed by eight executive officers elected by their peers.These officers meet regularly to discuss and plan upcoming events.

The first event of the year was an after-school dodgeball gamewhere the seventh-graders competed against the eighth-graders. Hurl-ing foam objects at one another at the end of a long day was a welcomedopportunity by the students of both grades.

The second event of the year was “Movie Night,” which took place ona Friday, and both St. Mary’s Episcopal School and Hutchison middleschool students were invited. The “Movie Night” was held in the HydeChapel, creating the feeling of a movie theater. Members of the clubalso participated in a spirited game of Capture the Flag in April. Thebeautiful weather and big crowd made for an afternoon of fun.

The Drug Free Club events have had strong attendance by LowerSchool students throughout the year. The DFC is an extracurricularopportunity open to all students in the Lower School. If you have anyquestions about the Drug Free Club, contact Mrs. Wulf [email protected].

LOWER SCHOOLERS PLEDGE TO BEDRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE

BRIDGES FOOTBALLKICK-OFF CLASSIC

Markyour calendar

for the third annual

BRIDGES FOOTBALLKICK-OFF CLASSIC

Liberty BowlAugust 23

Briarcrest vs. East – 2:00 p.m. CBHS vs. Melrose – 4:30 p.m.

MUS vs. Whitehaven –7:00 p.m.

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Rick BroerLower School Principal

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Lin AskewDirector of Admissions

Emily BaerDirector of College Guidance

Perry DementDirector of Development

Mike GunnAcademic Dean

Bebe JonakinDirector of Counseling Services

Marc MacMillanBusiness Manager

Ellen McDonellDirector of Hyde Library

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2003-04 SCHOOL YEAR

Fall Semester 2003

Monday, August 18 ...................... Convocation Day (first day of school, half-day)Monday, September 1 .................. Labor Day HolidayWednesday, September 10 ........... Parent Back to School Day (student holiday)Tuesday, October 14 ..................... End of First QuarterWed.-Fri., October 15-17 .............. Fall BreakMonday, October 20..................... Faculty In-Service (student holiday)Wed.-Fri., November 26-28 .......... Thanksgiving HolidayFriday, December 12 ..................... End of Second QuarterMon.-Fri., December 15-19 .......... Semester ExamsFriday, December 19 ..................... Last Day of First Semester

Spring Semester 2004

Monday, January 5 ........................ First Day of Second SemesterMonday, January 19 ...................... Martin Luther King, Jr. HolidayMonday, February 16 ................... Presidents’ Day HolidayThursday, March 4 ........................ End of Third QuarterFri.-Sun., March 5-14 .................... Spring BreakFriday, April 9 ................................ Good Friday HolidayMonday, April 12 .......................... Easter Monday HolidayFriday, April 30 .............................. Last Day of Classes for SeniorsMon.-Fri., May 3-7 ........................ Senior ExamsSunday, May 16 ............................ Graduation ExercisesMonday, May 17 ........................... Hutchison and St. Mary’s GraduationsThursday, May 20 ......................... End of Fourth Quarter (half-day)Fri.-Thurs., May 21-27 .................. Underclassmen ExamsFriday, May 28 .............................. Last Day of School (half-day)

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Volume 5, Number 4, June 2003 Science Department Adds New ... · Opening Doors For Boys For Over 100 Years Inside MUS 1 Science Department Adds New Element to Leadership Volume 5,