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May 20, 2008
Spring Athletic Award winners.
April 22, 2008
Juniors Ben Burt, Lauren Cary, Sisira Gorthala, Esha Grover, Jody Heck, Will Jordan, and Cameron Moubray have been selected from over 1.5 million national test takers to advance to the next round of competition in the National Merit Scholarship program.
Congratulations!
April 19, 2008
The Tarheel Forensic League held its North Carolina State Championship Tournament at Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro. Carolina Day School took a small contingent of eight students to the tournament. Competitors were Crisanta Ritter in Oral Interpretation, Esha Grover in Impromptu Speaking, Taylor Black in JV Congressional Debate, and Bryn Peterson and Laura Guderian in Duo Interpretation.
Senior Anders Joura scored well with the judges and reached the semi-final round in Humorous Interpretation. Juniors Lauren Cary and Cameron Moubray advanced through the quarter-final and semi-final rounds in JV Public Forum. They took a 6 and 1 tournament record into the final round and emerged as State Champions with a 3-0 decision from the judges!
Congratulations!
April 2, 2008
April Pre-kindergarten teacher Cathy Walters has been named the Target National Teacher on the Trail winner. This is an incredible honor, and it is the result of an unbelievably competitive and demanding process. Cathy was one of three finalists last year, and when she didn't win the top honor, she decided to quietly go for it again this year. She has worked countless hours and created amazing curricular activities for teachers and students related to the Iditarod Race.
The next year will be extremely busy for our own Teacher on the Trail. She will teach at their summer conference for teachers in Alaska, she will teach and present at schools in Alaska for approximately ten days prior to the start of the Iditarod next February, and then she will fly from checkpoint to checkpoint during the race in March to report on it to the world via the Internet.
February 29, 2008
The upper school choral program, under the direction of Lee Thomas, participated in the Western Division of the North Carolina Solo/Small Ensemble Festival at A.C. Reynolds High School. Both the women's chorus and the mixed ensemble received a rating of superior. The choral ensembles must memorize and perform two choral pieces. Three of our students also competed in the solo portion of the festival: Ye Kyong Choe, Sisira Gorthala, and Esha Grover. All three received a rating of superior with Esha getting the highest (97 out of 100). In the solo portion, the requirement for each student is to perform an art song, opera aria, or folk song from memory.
February 26, 2008
Click for a list of award recipients from the winter sports season.
February 18, 2008
Carolina Day swimmers returned this week from Cary where they picked up medals in the state championships. Sophomore Jonathan Key earned the silver in the 100-yard breaststroke and the bronze medal in the 500-yard freestyle. Senior Michaela Wolfe earned two bronze medals. One for the 200-yard freestyle and the second in the 500-yard freestyle. Congratulations to all of the varsity swimmers for a great season.
January 15, 2008
Upper school first semester honor rolls have been announced. Congratulations students.
December 17, 2007
Davis Graham was named to the All-WNC Cross Country team by the Asheville Citizen-Times. Will Jordan and Benjamin Birdsong received honorable mention status.
In tennis, Candace Richardson and Carter Tindall received honorable mention status for the All-WNC tennis team.
November 30, 2007
Two upper school students stole the show of the production of Dorothy's Adventure in the Land of Oz. This performance by the Asheville Center of Performing Arts was held on November 30 at the Diana Wortham Theatre. Sophomore Jenna Biro was "Dorothy" and senior Kate Soderquist performed the role of the "Scarecrow." It was a hit!
November 19, 2007
Carolina Day took a team of 14 students to the Asheville High Debate Tournament and came home with several winners.
Sixth place in Humorous Interpretation Anders Joura
Fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking Will Jordan
First place in Impromptu Speaking Esha Grover
First place in Lincoln Douglas Debate Sisira Gorthala
(Sisira was undefeated, winning all four rounds of her competition.)
Out of 18 teams we finished ninth (and just one point behind both the seventh- and eighth-place teams!)
October 31, 2007
CDS participated in the Independent School Theatre Festival. Riley Flynn earned an honorable mention with a nomination for best supporting actor and Ye Kyong Choe earned an honorable mention with her nomination for best supporting actress. Erin Gallagher was named best supporting actress of the festival and Andre Mileti was named best supporting actor. Our show Hamlettes won Best in Festival!
October 30, 2007
Fall Athletic Awards were presented this evening. Click to see photos and recipients.
October 10, 2007
Second grader Camille Beatty took second place in her class at her very first horse show sponsored last month by the Etowah Riding Club.
October 9, 2007
Senior Anders Joura is one of only six students in North Carolina just recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) as a recipient of the 2007 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. The Achievement Awards in Writing was established in 1957 to encourage high school students in their writing and to recognize publicly some of the best student writers in the nation.
For a limited time, read the Asheville Citizen-Times article about Anders.
October 2, 2007
Sophomore Lydia Potts was one of only ten students invited to travel to Washington, DC this past week to join hundreds of other women at a national conference about how women can help change our national priorities and build a better future. At the conference, women legislators and women activists from across the country shared ideas and strategies about how to move forward toward greater peace and security.
September 25, 2007
Seniors Allison Trask and Ryan Comer have been named "Semifinalists" in the National Merit Scholarship competition and will continue to the next level of competition. Seniors Ginny Goertz and Rachael Maddox were named "Commended Scholars." Congratulations!
September 24, 2007
Second grader David Shainberg was featured in the Asheville Citizen-Times in not just one, but two places! David just celebrated his eighth birthday and instead of traditional gifts he asked for donations to be made to MANNA FoodBank. David was happy to present Bob Gelder, a board member of MANNA FoodBank, a handsome check for $450. In addition to being pictured in the AC-T's news section, David was also given an "A" by the AC-T staff for his good deed.
August 31, 2007
Senior Davis Graham was the individual winner at the West Henderson Invitational Cross Country event held yesterday at Rugby Middle School. Hundreds of runners were competing.
May 6, 2007
Sophomore Alan Yarborough placed first in the Intermediate II division of the Asheville Area Piano Forum competition. Alan performed Schubert's Impromptu, op. 142, no. 1. The annual competition was held at Montreat College and featured local members of the forum. There were 84 students competing in 13 divisions this year.
April 25. 2007
Senior Marley Burns signs national letter of intent to run for Wake Forest University.
April 5, 2007
Sophomore Sisira Gorthala was featured in the Asheville Citizen-Times. The article was about her training in classical Indian dance and her solo performance at Diana Wortham Theatre. The Citizen-Times article is available for a limited time by clicking here.
April 2, 2007
Junior Austin Kieffer won the K-1 Championship in the U.S. Open for Kayaking at the competition held this past weekend on the Nantahala River. He was competing in the junior divsion (ages 14-18).
April 1, 2007
Pre-kindergarten teacher Cathy Walters was featured in the Asheville-Citizen Times today. Cathy was one of the finalists in the Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail program and just spent a week in Alaska.
March 15, 2007
The upper school modern language students came away with plenty of awards at the competition just held at Western Carolina University.
Our winners include:
Spanish Quiz Bowl: 1st place (Matt Clinton, Calvin Mendenhall, Zack Silver, Eric Edgerton)
French Quiz Bowl: 2nd place (Alex Gershon, Chase Phillips, Davis Graham, Isaac Jaben)
Spanish Video Commercial: 1st place
Spanish 5 Extemp Speaking: Matt Clinton, 2nd place
French 5 Extemp speaking: Chase Phillips, 1st place
Spanish Skit (Spanish 4 class): 2nd place
Spanish 3 How To: Jody Heck, 2nd place
French 3: How to: Sisira Gorthala, 1st place and Austin Kieffer, 2nd place
Spanish 2: Show and Tell: Emily Jones, 1st place
French 2: Show and Tell: Christy Draddy, 1st place, and Khoury Ibrahim, 2nd place
Congratulations students and teachers for an excellent showing!
March 3, 2007
The upper school Odyssey of the Mind (OM) team placed second at the regional competition held at Western Carolina University. They will advance to the state finals in Raleigh on March 30. Team members include Jenny Johnson, Lindsey Taylor, Isaac Jaben, Riley Flynn, Zach Kuehne, Austin Kieffer, and Jenny Mandon. Mary Ann Jaben is the team coach.
March 1, 2007
Upper school teacher Dora Nelson has returned from her sixth Arctic expedition where she worked side by side as a teacher/scientist. Read her journal reports and see photos from her latest trip.
February 28, 2007
Athletic award winners for the winter sports season were recognized last night. Click to see the recipients.
February 3, 2007
Sophomore Sisira Gorthala was named "Best Speaker" at the Cary Academy Debate Tournament.
January 16, 2007
Senior Eric Edgerton is featured in the Asheville Citizen-Times for attending a national leadership forum.
January 11, 2007
Upper School First Semester Honors.
January 11, 2007
Upper School Academic Awards Convocation recognitions.
December 14, 2006
Senior Jonathan Johnson has been recognized as a semifinalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Program. The NASP is conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Competition, and recognizes African-American students who have the highest PSAT scores among participants in the program. Jonathan will now compete to be named a finalist, then scholar. At those levels he will be eligible to compete for $2.5 million in college scholarships.
December 11, 2006
The Upper School Speech and Debate Team went to the North Mecklenburg High School debate tournament, the Viking Classic. The team had an impressive showing. Jody Heck came in second in Humorous Interpretation, Sisira Gorthala placed third in Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Will Jordan earned fourth in Extemporaneous Speaking, Michaela Wolfe and Abigail Lind came in fourth place in Duo Interpretation, and Benjamin Birdsong earned fourth place h in Dramatic Interpretation.
November 16, 2006
Upper school librarian Kay St. Clair will appear in Asheville Community Theatre's world premiere production of Christmas Belles. The comedy runs November 17 - December 3.
November 11, 2006
Upper school first quarter honors posted today. Click for the list.
October 18, 2006
Seniors Clayton Armstrong and Marley Burns have been recognized as AP Scholars (three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher). Senior Johnny Garrett has been named Scholar with Honor (average grade of 3.25 on four or more AP exams).
October 7, 2006
Sophomore Esha Grover placed fourth in Humorous Interpretation at the Myers Park High School Debate Tournament held in Charlotte. Seniors Eric Edgerton and Forest Corwin came in fifth in Team Public Forum at the tournament.
September 26, 2006
Seniors Kathryn Alexander, Mia Fitzgerald, Johnny Garrett, Abigail Lind, and Charlie West have been named Nationally Commended students in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
September 25, 2006
Kindergartener Brooks Sullivan was the contributing artist for the weather section of Monday's Asheville Citizen-Times. His scenic drawing used to depict the day's weather appeared in full color. His classmates are also being recognized with their weather art being selected. We'll bring you a complete list of kindergarten artists when they've all been recognized.
September 17
Seniors Forest Corwin and Eric Edgerton were octafinalists in the Team Public Forum competition at the Wake Forest Early Bird Debate Tournament held September 15-17.
September 15, 2006
Seniors Marley Burns and Kristy Jordan have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
August 27, 2006
Senior runner Marley Burns wins the WNC Cross-Country Carnival.
August 6, 2006
Junior Ryan Comer Named Star Student by the Asheville Citizen-Times.
July 14, 2006
Ninth grader Allison Stewart will be singing in the children's chorus during the Brevard Musical Center's production of Carmen. Performances are Thursday, August 3 (dress rehearsal) and Saturday, August 5.
July 9, 2006
Middle school students Christian Humes, Ethan Gillis, and Jacob Casper are heading out to Fort Wayne, Indiana to play in the USSSA Basketball Nationals. Their team, the Heat, is the only 12 and younger team to qualify for the nationals west of Charlotte.
July 7, 2006
Students Jenna Biro, Jane Bowers, and Eirann Cohen, along with brother Ethan Cohen, have been featured in Paw Prints, the Asheville Humane Society newsletter. They were recognized for their volunteer work on behalf of the Society and the animals who need help. The four collected food, blankets, toys, crates, and cash on behalf of the Asheville Humane Society. In the end, the students achieved their goal of collecting a truckload of supplies and about $350 in cash.
June 21, 2006
Kat Alexander was named to the Citizen-Times All-WNC Second Team in soccer.
June 20, 2006
Cody Stauffer-MacDowell named Citizen-Times All-WNC Tennis Player of the Year.
June 1, 2006
Rising senior Adam Smith has earned his Eagle Scout rank. Adam, a member of BSA Troop 15 in Weaverville for the past six years, completed a trail reclamation project at the WNC Nature Center as his Eagle project.
May 23, 2006
Athletic Awards for the spring season were presented on May 23. Click for the names and photos of recipients.
May 22, 2006
Rising junior Austin Kieffer earned fourth place at the Junior National Trials for Slalom Whitewater Kayaking in Wausau, Wisconsin this month. Austin will be traveling to Europe this summer to train with his coach and other team members.
May 21, 2006
Third grader Corrie Kuehn showed a lot of respect and responsibility this weekend when he found a purse in the parking lot at Harris-Teeter. Corrie knew exactly what he needed to do and turned the purse and all its valuables over to the store manager. The manager called the owner who drove right over to claim her lost purse. Mary Donnelly was the excited owner and wanted to thank the great kid who had found her purse. As luck would have it, Corrie was still there and got thanked in person. He declined any offer of a reward.
May 20, 2006
Junior Charlie West has received notification that he has been selected to attend the Governor's School this summer. Charlie will attend Governor's School East located on the campus of Meredith College in Raleigh. He will be attending in the social sciences.
May 19, 2006
Senior Mark Birdsong has been offered a Merit Scholarship for four years of study at North Carolina State University. This is part of the National Merit Corporation scholarship program.
May 10, 2006
Sixth grader Alex Burt has been accepted into the Western North Carolina Nature Center Junior Naturalist Program for 2006. The volunteer program is for students between the ages of 12 and 15. Junior Naturalists play a key role in assisting the Nature Center staff by helping to educate the public and providing basic care for some resident animals. Alex will be working shifts at the WNC Nature Center from June 10 to August 20.
April 30, 2006
Third grade teacher and varsity swim coach Nicole Cook along with her co-coach and husband, Matt, competed this past weekend in the North Carolina Swimming Short Course Championships. Their team placed first. Raleigh Area Masters, the host team, had not lost in over 20 years. Mr. and Ms. Cook participated in 15 events in two days and placed near the top in every event.
April 29, 2006
Upper school teacher Hope Concannon came in second place in the women's division in the Country Music Half Marathon held in Nashville, TN. Dr. Concannon raced in a crowd of 9,209 highly-qualified competitors in the women's division. But that's just part of it. Dr. Concannon placed in the top 50 out of over 20,000 runners.
April 24, 2006
Bob Walters, upper school English teacher and coach, was one of the finalists in the 25th Annual Writers' Conference & Writing Contest held recently at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. Mr. Walters entered the first chapter of a novel he's writing and it earned a third-place award out of 70 entries in the fiction division. The Christopher Newport University Writing Contest entries were judged by published novelist Sharon Baldacci.
April 20, 2006
Junior Abby Hoke-Brady was accepted into the Iowa Young Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa for a two-week residency in July. The program attracts high school-aged writers from across the country and is an experience that mixes small-group workshops with literature seminars and other activities intended to nurture creativity and explore the writing life. Instructors are all alumni of Iowa's well-respected Writers' Workshop.
April 17, 2006
Sophomore Riley Flynn has just learned of his acceptance into the upcoming summer session at the North Carolina School of the Arts in drama. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, the School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential performing arts school in the nation. The summer session offers intensive study in the arts. Riley will be studying with a distinguished faculty of professional artists from around the globe. Click for more info on the N.C. School of the Arts.
April 15, 2006
Staff Member Diane Henson found some ready and willing volunteers to help her raise money to help find a cure for Alzheimers. Diane rounded up middle school students Kaitlin and Zac Lunsford and upper school students Natalie Rose, Elizabeth Payton, and Rebecca Freeman and headed over to Wal-Mart. Before their afternoon was over they had already raised $527 for this worthy cause. Diane is continuing to raise money for her upcoming "Memory Walk."
April 14, 2006
Senior Whitney Booth has been selected to serve as a member of the "fashion team" for the national Beautifully Modest organization. Whitney attended a fashion team workshop in Utah where she even got to design prom dresses. Beautifully Modest shows students that they can have prom dresses that are both beautiful and modest. Whitney helped sponsor a Beautifully Modest fashion show for CDS prior to the prom. Whitney was the only representative from North Carolina.
April 13, 2006
Senior Duane Stepp signed a "National Letter of Intent" to run for UNC-A this fall with his parents, brother, and classmates standing by to watch. You can see a photo from today's event by clicking this link.
April 6, 2006
The Upper School Math Team dominated everyone in the Western Carolina Regional State Math Competition held today. Their team mean score was the highest in both 1A/2A and 3A/4A divisions which was comprised of 17 schools and nearly 350 of the top mathematic students in Western North Carolina. The contest included three divisions.
As individuals, Landon Brown placed #1 in the comprehensive division, Sisira Gorthala placed #2 in algebra II division, and Will Jordan placed #1 in the geometry division. We also had other students who placed in the top ten in their respective divisions including Marley Burns #9 in comprehensive, Gabrielle Schroeder #8 in algebra II, and Benjamin Birdsong #4 in geometry. All six of these students move on to the state-level contest.
Six middle school students participated in the competition. John Ruhl placed 5th and Emerson Moorhead placed 6th, qualifying both boys for the state-level competition.
April 4, 2006
The "Oscars" were awarded today in upper school morning meeting to the winners of the Second Annual Priscilla's Stylish Picture Show Film Festival held on Friday. Several students and teams of students wrote, produced, filmed, starred in, and edited original short films for showing at this CDS event.
The winner of the 2006 Best Film went to Adam Serfas, Sam Taylor, and Mason Walters for Ropa Interior.
Runner-up awards went to Brad Kuhns for Two More Years and to Mark Birdsong for The Brothers Birdsong: The Freshman Strikes Back.
Additional awards went to:
Eli Samuels, Calvin Mendenhall, and Jonathan Johnson for Best Musical Score.
Ellen Farmer for best actress.
Dan Teitelbaum for best actor.
Charlie West for best special effects.
Kristy Jordan for best screenplay.
April 3, 2006
Juniors Kat Izard and Gabrielle Tygh along with eighth grader Audrey Humleker open this coming weekend on the stage at the Flat Rock Playhouse in a YouTheatre Production of "Pinocchio." The show runs April 7-9 and 13-15. Click for more info on Flat Rock Playhouse and the YouTheatre propram.
March 30, 2006
Juniors
Ellen Farmer and Julie Olbrantz have been accepted into the Summer Institute Residency Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for this coming summer. Ellen and Julie will be taking an intensive, two-week oil painting class. They will receive college credit for their work.
March 27, 2006
Upper School teacher Stephen Baker has been selected to attend the Klingenstein Summer Institute. Dedicated to affirming young teachers and encouraging their continued growth, the Klingenstein Summer Institute gathers 75 teachers in the beginning years of their careers from across the country and the world for an exploration of teaching styles, educational philosophies, educational issues, and personal development. The Institute challenges participants to embrace the complexities of the classroom and to explore the art of teaching and the delicate balance of subject mastery, judgement, intuition, and creativity.
March 18, 2006
The upper school's debate team has completed a very successful season including impressive results in the Carolina West District Qualifier Tournament just held. Abby Hoke-Brady & Gillian Knicely were named finalists in the "duo interp" division and Prestina Smith was named finalist in the "dramatic interp" division.
March 18, 2006
Third grader Carter Lee Rutherfurd was featured in the Hendersonville Times-News for her fundraising efforts for multiple sclerosis.
March 15, 2006
Clayton Armstrong has been elected president of the Upper School Student Council for the 2006-2007 school year and Taylor Milner has been elected vice-president. Congratulations to these juniors.
March 10, 2006
Junior Kat Alexander had a "hat trick" (3 goals) in the varsity soccer game against Swain County. The Cats went on to win 4-0.
March 10, 2006
Middle school teacher Mary Ann Jaben is featured in "The Mountaineer" newspaper in Waynesville.
March 5, 2006
Congratulations to ninth grader Elizabeth Garland who had a featured dance solo in a production at the W. C. Reid Center for Creative Arts. The show was entitled "Black Future" and celebrated black music heritage and diversity.
March 5, 2006
Lower school teachers Nicole Cook, Mignon Mandon, and Rachael Ide attended the North Carolina Reading Conference held in Winston-Salem. They were gathering ideas to share with their students and fellow teachers.
March 4, 2006
Several members of the debate team broke into the semifinals in their respective events at the Tar Heel Forensic League State Tournament held this weekend in Asheville. They were Kathryn Alexander in humorous interp, Danielle Nailen in dramatic interp, Prestina Smith in Prose/Poetry interp, Duane Stepp in extemporaneous, and Anders Joura in original oratory. The team of Forest Corwin and Eric Edgerton were third overall in public forum debate.
March 3, 2006
Several upper school students have earned school recognition for their writing in the Flash Fiction Contest. First place went to Kristy Jordan for "The Date." Second place was presented to Zach Silver for "Hardwood," and Honorable Mentions went to: Lindsey Taylor for "The Taming of the She-Beast," Rachael Maddox for "Perfection" and for "Mirror Image," and Jenny Johnson for "Escape." Congratulations!
March 2, 2006
Junior McLeod Sims has been accepted into the summer session of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. This program offers rising high school seniors an opportunity to experience all aspects of the Naval Academy for one week including the academic program and midshipman life.
February 28, 2006
Click here to see winners from the Winter Sports Awards program.
February 26, 2006
Third grader Alex Dunn competed in the North Carolina Scholastic Chess Championships in Charlotte. Alex finished in seventh place out of 127 competitors in the K-3 division.
February 26, 2006
Austin Kieffer has continued his winning ways and finished first in his competitive kayaking division in the Glacier Breaker races held this weekend at the Nantahala Outdoor Center.
February 18, 2006
Sophomore Austin Kieffer won a slalom kayaking race this past weekend -- the Texas Qualifier. The race was indeed in the Lone Star State! Austin will be competing this coming weekend much closer to home -- in a race at the Nantahala Outdoor Center.
February 16, 2006
Congratulations to Duane Stepp, Matt Clinton, and Sisira Gorthala. They were the first CDS students chosen to represent the School at the prestigious Harvard Invitational Debate Tournament held the weekend of February 17.
February 15, 2006
Lower School Principal Claudia Sherry and Middle School Principal Peggy Daniels worked with the faculty and staff of Cherokee Middle School in Cherokee for an entire day. Claudia and Peggy led workshops and training for Cherokee Middle School faculty in single-gender education. The reservation school is making this switch to single-gender classes and had heard of the successes of our middle school program at CDS.
February 14, 2006
Lauren Draddy, Michaela Wolfe, and Jay Key were named to the All-Conference Swim Team. Eighth grader Jay placed in two events at the state tournament. He came in seventh in the 200-yard freestyle and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle.
February 8, 2006
Senior Mark Birdsong has moved to the finalist round in the National Merit competition.
Note-The date shown with each listing is the date the event was posted on this page. It is not necessarily the date of the actual event.
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