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Calvert Connection showcases Calvert School students’ best artwork, poetry, compositions, photographs, and achievements. This newsletter allows students to share accomplishments with other Calvert homeschoolers. Spring 2011 No. 96 Newsletter for CALVERT SCHOOL Enrolled Students Taking Notice I stood there, staring at her complexion, bewildered by what was going through her mind. Her wrinkles under her worn-out aged eyes, still green from when she was young, were strangled with what looked like stress to the naked eye. Her lips, pulled down at the sides, were pale and cracked. Her khaki slacks were folded up twice from the bottom on the right leg. The other pants leg was lightly hanging there, undisturbed by the heavy wind. Her red-collared blouse was untidy, unbuttoned in different spots. The little swing, which she sat upon, barely moving in the fierce wind, looked as old as she looked. It was only big enough to fit two people on it at the same time. The blades of green, wet grass looked as though they had not been cut in years.Tall and thick, they were just tickling the bottom of the brown splintery seat. The white frame, which held the swing, was a dirty brown and green color and looked like it couldn’t support any weight at all. I couldn’t keep my eyes off the woman for more than a half of a second though. She was gazing down at what her hands held. It looked like a beaten old book, the kind you see when you visit an old antique shop. It seemed as though you could blow the dust off of the tattered brown covering. She didn’t betray a speck of emotion while she stared down at the slightly white-looking paper. There was something on the pages though. It looked like drawings or pictures of some sort. Mary Latona Eighth Grade Andover, Massachusetts Sunset As the palm trees rest, and the sun is half under, the tide rolls forward. Skylar Onstot Seventh Grade Arlington,Washington Aquarium Fish Pretty, dazzling Swimming, moving, blooping Very fast swimmers indeed Aquarium Tyler Williams Fourth Grade El Paso, Texas Corin Katzke, Sixth Grade, Galena, Alaska, standing in front of the Equestrian Monument to Bartolommeo Colleoni in Venice. The same statue is highlighted in his Calvert A Child’s History of Sculpture text!

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Calvert Connection showcases Calvert School students’ best artwork, poetry, compositions, photographs, and achievements.This newsletter allows students to share accomplishments with other Calvert homeschoolers.

Spring 2011 No. 96Newsletter for CALVERT SCHOOL Enrolled Students

Taking NoticeI stood there, staring at hercomplexion, bewildered by whatwas going through her mind. Herwrinkles under her worn-out agedeyes, still green from when she wasyoung, were strangled with whatlooked like stress to the naked eye.Her lips, pulled down at the sides,were pale and cracked. Her khakislacks were folded up twice fromthe bottom on the right leg. Theother pants leg was lightly hangingthere, undisturbed by the heavywind. Her red-collared blouse wasuntidy, unbuttoned in different spots.The little swing, which she sat upon,barely moving in the fierce wind,looked as old as she looked. It wasonly big enough to fit two people onit at the same time. The blades ofgreen, wet grass looked as thoughthey had not been cut in years. Talland thick, they were just tickling thebottom of the brown splintery seat.The white frame, which held theswing, was a dirty brown and greencolor and looked like it couldn’tsupport any weight at all.

I couldn’t keep my eyes off thewoman for more than a half of asecond though. She was gazing downat what her hands held. It looked likea beaten old book, the kind you seewhen you visit an old antique shop.It seemed as though you could blowthe dust off of the tattered browncovering. She didn’t betray a speckof emotion while she stared downat the slightly white-looking paper.There was something on the pagesthough. It looked like drawings orpictures of some sort.

Mary LatonaEighth GradeAndover, Massachusetts

SunsetAs the palm trees rest,and the sun is half under,the tide rolls forward.Skylar OnstotSeventh GradeArlington,Washington

AquariumFishPretty, dazzlingSwimming, moving, bloopingVery fast swimmers indeedAquarium

TylerWilliamsFourth GradeEl Paso,Texas

Corin Katzke, Sixth Grade, Galena, Alaska, standing in front ofthe Equestrian Monument to Bartolommeo Colleoni inVenice. The samestatue is highlighted in his Calvert A Child’s History of Sculpture text!

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The Barnstead Envelope“You awake one morning.There is no electricity, no phone service, and nothing can movein or out of your town.“ This is the question asked by Paul Hodgdon of a Transitions Townsgroup in Barnstead, New Hampshire.After reviewing the Transition Towns goals, Pauldecided he wanted to join the local group in an effort to move toward local sustainability,and away from dependence on oil and coal. Upon joining, he found that the group couldnot agree on a set of goals. He pondered the questions posed by the group to oneanother, and came up with an idea, a group exercise, and a project, to help the groupfind and focus on a goal. This project he entitled “The Barnstead Envelope.”

In Paul’s presentation of “The Barnstead Envelope”, he asked each member a surveyof three carefully worded questions. “What do you feel is most important for thesurvival of all the people in town?” “What physical resources are needed in order tofulfill the needs of the people?” “What skills are needed to fulfill the needs of thepeople?”After the group answered those questions, Paul entered their answers on aspreadsheet. During the next meeting, he presented to the group the result of theirhard work in a formal presentation. He then asked them to answer another set ofquestions. “What skills do they each possess which are needed?” “What friends dothey each know who have the needed skills and could be invited to the group to fill inthe required skills?” His next question encouraged the group to focus on a set of goals.“What project would they want to do which would fulfill a need of the town?” Bydemocratic vote, he took the poll and the group moved forward on their first meaningfulproject, a micro-hydro generator.

The group has since progressed, planning further projects and encouraging othersto find their own transition to resiliency.Without Paul’s contributions of insight,imagination, focus, and dedication to move this group forward, the adults mighthave remained stuck or possibly disbanded altogether out of frustration.

Paul HodgdonSeventh GradeBarnstead, New Hampshire

The KiteboarderAbove the waves, between the rocks,kite and board and bar in hand.

It goes down, he goes up,zipping fast away from land.

Over the mountain, down the hill,nothing provides a greater thrill.

Across the meadows, smoothas glass,you can imagine thembeing grass.

The win has dropped, so hasthe kite.

He tries to move it with allhis might.

It quivers, it hops, it stands on end,andWHOOSH, it jumps andtakes flight.

Connor RudzkiSixth GradeNorman’s Cay, ExumaBahamas

TheFishing Trip

It was a nice and sunnySaturday when my Dad and I weregoing fishing.When we arrived we had tostop at the office to get fishing passes. Thenwe drove on down to the lake. I was gettingso excited because we were getting close.We finally arrived at the lake. Then we gotall of our fishing gear out of the truck, and Igot out my black spin bait and put it on myleader. I cast it out a couple of times.When Iwas reeling in the second time—BOOM! Ihad a baby Bass. Later on, I caught 5 Bluegill.When I took my last cast, Daddy said the daywas over, so I loaded my gear in the truckand left with a smile on my face.

TommyWelshFifth GradeBowie, Maryland

HaikuPlants sprouting from seedsGiving animals some foodHelping out the Earth.

Isaiah LeeThird GradeAnn Arbor, Michigan

Light BlueLight blue looks like thesky where the planes soar.

Light blue sounds like pebblesdropping in a shallow pond.

Light blue smells likefresh air.

Light blue tastes likerefreshing water.

Light blue makes me feelcool and comfortable.

Renzo AlcordoThird GradeMuntinlupa City, Philippines

My BedroomMy bedroom is a mess.It makes me always stress.I clean it up every day,but still it always gets this way.

Tomorrow I will try and seeHow clean that I can try to beSo I don’t have to face the doomOf cleaning up my stinky room.

Jackie BlairThird GradeBig Stone Gap,Virginia

I Like to Gazeat Stars

I sometimes like to look outsideat night when my mom and dad aresleeping. I like to sit under the starsand gaze at them for hours.

I imagine myself flying in the sky ona shooting star. My hair in the moon-light becomes sparkle and glitter.

I can imagine myself holding theearth in my hand.Watching all thepeople of the earth do their livingwould be unbelievable.

When my mom comes tocheck on me, then the ride is over onthe shooting star.

But gazing at the stars will neverstop.

Grace HallThird GradeShreveport, Louisiana

Rainbow SlidesI wish I could rideon rainbow slidesand glide where the cloudsfloat freelyI’d chat with the blue birdsand sing with the sun,and learn what the moonfinds truly fun.

Flora KellyFifth GradeNewville, Pennsylvania

Mars BallDreaming about tomorrow’s

game against one of the fiercestteams in the league, Riley’s FightingIrish, Ethan Frank smashes anotherhome run so far that it sails right upto Mars.Waking himself up, he runsafter the ball and looking arounddiscovers that he’s not on the busanymore traveling to the game. It’scold, so dark that he can’t really see,and very dry out here, so dry that itfeels like his skin is evaporating. Hecalls for help, but when his voicetries to say “help,” it sounds likea frog’s throat croaking, “Ribbit.”

Feeling around on the ground, hishands feel crumbly dirt down by hisfeet. He crawls on his knees to findhis ball in the darkness, but he can’teven see his hands in front of him.Crawling straight ahead for whatseems like an hour, his hand touchessomething cold and worn, a rock,but with ridges. As he slides the rockinto his hand, it feels like a coldbaseball with seams popping out.“Oh no.” he thinks, “My baseballhas turned into a rock.”

As he holds on to the rock, Ethanfeels like his hand is getting heavierand it’s freezing. His arm begins tofeel weird as he slowly realizes thateverything here on Mars seems to bedead. Little by little, segments of hisbody are getting frozen solid. Hislegs can’t move anymore. His lipscan’t speak. His life is quickly turninginto a rock… cold, cold rock!

At the moment that his brainbegins to freeze, a distant noise sofamiliar rings in the darkness and alight goes on in his head. Ethanopens his eyes to find that he’s onthe bus, shivering from the cold ofthe air conditioning with his baseballstill clenched in his hand.

Judah EhartFifth GradeGaithersburg, Maryland

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Sir–Barks–AlotTheoTheo is my lab who’s yellow.He’s a puppy and not very mellow.Theo is wiggly like a worm.He shakes his behind when he walks

and squirms.He hops to his toy like a rabbit,And then he will pounce and grab it.

Theo chews like a goat—He eats five gallon buckets, glasses

and wood;More than any normal dog could.My barking dog Theo I sure do love.He was a present sent from above.

Ella BissetteSixth GradeJacksonville, Florida

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Each year a classroom teacher getsto know a new set of students andtheir families. Soon a teacher willknow each student’s unique qualities.Some will be perfectionists, dreamy,reluctant, distractible, ambitious,curious, shy, engaged, talkative, orquiet. Not only are studentsdifferent from one another, theconcerns and goals of each parentcan also vary.

The goal of the Calvert AdvisoryTeaching Service is to provide thestudents and Learning Guidesinstructional and strategic support.Since an ATS teacher does nothave the benefit of the day to dayinteraction with their students,they depend on learning about thestudents’ temperaments, interests,and learning styles from theLearning Guide. Also, the AdvisoryTeacher welcomes learning aboutspecific areas that the parent wouldlike addressed. Sometimes a parentasks the AdvisoryTeacher toencourage the student to workharder, write neater, or concentratemore on taking notes and studyingcontent.This can take some pressureoff the adult working with thestudent at home. Other times aparent will let a teacher know thatthe student can be anxious so tosoften their remarks in a letter.

The Student InformationQuestionnaire that is found inthe front of the ATS tests is veryhelpful, so please send it in withTest 20 and be sure to make use ofthe supplementary informationsection to let the teacher knowmore about your child and anyspecific area of guidance that youwould like to have.Throughout theyear communicate with the ATSteacher by sending notes withquestions, observations, orconcerns along with the tests sothat the teacher knows how best toapproach supporting your child’sdevelopment. In addition, it helpsthe ATS teacher to know moreabout how a student performs inthe various subjects during thedaily lessons. Did the materialcome easily, were there topics thatthe student particularly wasinterested in, or were there anysubjects or skills that wereespecially challenging?You can alsoask that a teacher respond to you ina separate note and not directly inthe ATS letter to the student.

Before sending in an ATS test, goover all the papers and instructionsto be sure that you are sending all

the required pieces. In the oldergrades some of the assignmentsare quite complex, so even anindependent student will benefitfrom the Learning Guide doublechecking that the requirements havebeen met before submitting thework.Working through the lessonsin the order they are presented andsubmitting the ATS tests one at atime will ensure that the AdvisoryTeacher’s guidance will be relevantand helpful.

Once the test and letter arereturned, take a moment to read theletter along with your child andgo back to the test to study thecorrections. Especially in the uppergrades, some of these concepts canbe really challenging, and extraguidance from parents may beneeded. Help your child realize thatwe all make mistakes, but thosemistakes can be one of the bestways to help us to learn. If youor your student has any questions orconcerns about the returned test,please contact an EducationCounselor immediately. TheEducation Counselor will workwith you and the AdvisoryTeacherto ensure that the goal to enhancethe Calvert students’ educationalexperience is met.

Making the Most of the Advisory Teaching Service

The goal of the CalvertAdvisory Teaching Serviceis to provide the studentsand Learning Guidesinstructional and strategicsupport.

Throughout the yearcommunicate with the ATSteacher by sending noteswith questions, observations,or concerns along with thetests so that the teacherknows how best to approachsupporting your child’sdevelopment.

Working through thelessons in the order they arepresented and submittingthe ATS tests one at a timewill ensure that the AdvisoryTeachers guidance will berelevant and helpful.

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Advisory Teacher Service Award RecipientsCalvert AdvisoryTeachers are grade level specialists who bring their years of experience to guide and supporttheir students. Calvert recognizes those teachers who have dedicated many years of service as a CalvertAdvisoryTeacher and presents awards to the teachers for each decade of service. This year we celebrate threeteachers with twenty years of service and one teacher with thirty years of service. However, the best rewardsthat AdvisoryTeachers receive are the kind words from students and their families. These are excerpts fromsome of the many notes these teachers have received over the years.

Dear Mrs.Milchling,

We love yournotes! I feel like weget to know you asa person. And, asa mom, I am soappreciative ofyour encouragementto our son. I would definitely call thisyear successful with the easy to followand implement curriculum. Havingyou as a teacher is helpful to make usfeel guided and connected, so we arenot just floating around.

Dear Mrs. Gaddis,I am at loss for

words on how tothank you for yourkindness andconsiderationsalong the way.I don’t know if youwill be our advisor in the comingyear, but that would be my wish.Still, whatever happens, it has beenour good fortune to know you.

Thank you for a wonderful year.We really looked forward to yourletters. Our son has come a long wayfrom the start of the year. I think hethought home schooling was going to be“easy.” He found it very challengingand rewarding. Thank you for a verysatisfying year!

Dear Mrs. Jessa,Summer is at

last here, thoughI must admit Iwas very sad whenwe finished the lastchapter of A Child’sHistory of theWorld.Mrs. Jessa, we thank you for yourcomments and suggestions throughout theyear. You have been very encouraging.My daughter eagerly read your letters.We received the grade five course theday after we finished this course!I was pleased to see that she eagerlyopened the new box and is obviouslyenthusiastic about next term. Again,thank you so much for your continuedencouragement.

Dear Mrs. Strand,It means a great deal to my daughter

to have a teacher who communicateswith her in such a warm, caring, andfriendly manner. Mrs. Strand actuallybecame part of her learning world andwas referred to as one of her teachers.This is the first time that this hashappened since we began home schooling.

Dear Mrs. Strand,We love your

program, and yourphoto with yourdog Cody has beena great inspirationto our son. Thankyou for all yoursupport, positive suggestions,and kind words in your letters.

GretchenMilchlingGrades 4 and 5

Barbara GaddisGrade 3

Barbara JessaGrade 4

TWENTY-YEAR RECIPIENTS

Vicki StrandGrades 2 and 4

THIRTY-YEAR RECIPIENT Please join us in the

celebration of these

fine teachers who have

guided many Calvert

homeschooled students

over the years.

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Madison Knowles, Fourth Grade, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, created cave artusing natural pigments from her back yard. Ashes, dried peppers and chalky stoneswere used to create this unique piece of art.

JiaNan Shan, Third Grade, Hebei Province, China

Submissions

Send your submissions for ou

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next edition to:

Calvert Connection

c/o Calvert School Education Services

10713 Gilroy Road, Suite B

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

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[email protected]

(Electronic submissions of photographs and artwork

must be at least 300 pixels per inch to be considered.)

Please identify submissions with student’s name, grade,

and account number.

When submitting your child’s work or photo, you are

authorizing Calvert School, Inc., to use the material in

Calvert publications, including newsletters, brochures,

catalogs, advertisements, website, etc.

Calvert School reserves the right to edit submissions.

Artwork of licensed characters cannot be published. Due

to the high volume of submissions, not all entries can be

included. We’re sorry, but we cannot return submissions.

Elissa ShumakerKindergartenSan Antonio,Texas

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Chelsea Bagwell, Fourth Grade,Adair, Oklahoma, is shown heremaking a plant cell out of gelatin.

Jade Barnett-Irons, Seventh Grade, NewYork, NewYork

Emma Meissner, First Grade, Edgewater, Maryland Cole Hills, Second Grade, Erie, Pennsylvania

Megan McCully, First Grade,Tequesta, FloridaAngelisa Thomps

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Eighth Grade

Parkville, Maryland

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Danielle AberleWailani AchiTrevor AguilarChloe-Eloise Akouba MalletHind AkoumMuhammad A. AlamAisha Al-TarawnehSuha AyubJames B. (Tre’) Bailey, IIIAdam BeemanAvril Julianna BonicheMattie BrownSeth CatlettLucas CimorelliAnthony ClaringboldBenjamin CoeHarrison CohenBenjamin Cook

Alexandru CorlEvan CoutureSebastien CoxDayton CurryAiden DrechenRumaysa DrissiMadison DukeJae EnochsSyeda Noor FatimaForrest GarnerAnnabelle GearyJessie GlennJoseph GongJa’Mari GowerVienna Greenlee BrownShannon GrubbaLauren GuzyPaige Guzy

Abdullah HagiJaiden HanleyMariah HernandezZaidita Cheyenne HewittAbigail HinerTrinity HuttWill JenkinsSulaiman JohnsonLydia KaiserEmma KarlMitchell KennedyAishah KhanGarrett KinderGabriel KlarNicholas KmoskoFinn LarsenAbdur-Rahman LawalStefan Aneshka Lea

Akeba LeeReagan LoVecchioMarie Sophia MaurerEthan McGarrEmily MedinaMaximillian MooreFynn MurrayRebecca NealeCamila Nemes de MeierZachery OliverAnthony OrtizMariam OsmanAnastasia PeschkeEmelie donn PfingstenHusna QamarCassandra RauschIzana Ray-JorgensenCaton Redding

Brandon RicheJean Pierre RobertFrancisco RocaNoah RodriguezSumayyah RossAnastasia SeckersEric Silverman, Jr.Zachary SolisAislin StewartMatthew ThompsonSadie-Rose Adaya TischlerColin TrybulskiJakob WendlandElla WesterfeldSophie WheelerAidan WhiteSage WhiteheadTytus Woodard

First Grade

Madison Alvarez SandersonAliyah ArkleyMikela ArnallSara AyubDawson BakerIvy BergmanHelena BerkshireJonathan BettnerRaghav BhatJackolyn E. BlairAngelisa Blomquist-HickleJack BloyerWilliam T. Bond-HealeyCole BrewsterAlinah BrunSummer Clark

Noah ClymerJacob CoeKiah CollinsMassimo ContiJulia CurtissAssiya DrissiDonald EbaughMicah EhartJoe FlewellingCaroline FuimeEvan GeorgeCate GherardiniAlyssa GiannoneJawairiyyah HaamidNataszha HadiwijonoAbderrahman Hagi

Zachary HarlowFern HartleyJacob Spencer HillisWilliam HollandTrevor HoseTylor HoseAmanda HuangAlyssa JenkinsOscar JimenezJordan JohnsonSudarsan KannanAmir KhanAbdur-Rahman KhwajaGabriella KoshyLarkin KramerChristine Lyford

Mary Isabella MatthewsCarolyn Nicole MatthewsKerstin McCloskyAshley MedinaIsmael MekiasShane MossMacy NeedsAidan NelmsAshley NewmanCharles B. OakesKwesi O. ProctorSpasenija RadenovicDaniel RuettigerIsabelle RyanHashim SaadLuisa Sherchenko

Montserrat ShriquiAbdullah ShuaibSat Kartar SinghSudie St. YvesOlivia StanawaySpencer StillionOliwia SzymonikDaniel WarrenCaroline WatkinsMatthew WelshIsaac WithersJustice WoodardThomas WoodberyWilliam H. Yenke

Second Grade

Rayne AddieDania AlqarawiHollis BabineauaSavanna BennettBenjamin BreschiTSephanya BrunZuri CassellLaura CurioliMatthew DaughertyBraden Dubois

Lily EhartAndrew EmmonsDonovan FloydEliza GeibEmily GreenJacobi GreszlerLow Sim (Chloe) HaoLydia HericourtMicah C. HinerVictoria Holland

Miranda HughesRiyyan IzzathullahNikhil JammalamadakaOlivia JohnsonCory Keeley MyersBilal KhanMuhammad KhwajaAlexander KmoskoJeremiah LarsonCasey Laux

Shannon LedeeIsaiah LeePaiton LewisSamantha MahonJonatan MeritKristine MeyerStarling MontiethKristina MurthaIbrahim Ali NdirPrincess Porch

Minah RasoulJonathan RedpathSavannah RookerNadia SarhanVeronica SchweitzerIsabel SwannAudrey TimminsWilliam Thomas VaughnAndrew Spencer Wilson

Third Grade

The following Calvert School students have received a Completion Certificate between August 31, 2010 andMarch 31, 2011, earning an average of a 1 on their course tests. A 1 is the highest grade a student can earn.

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Congratulations!

Sevanna AhernJonah BairdEmily BurgessAlexandra CatalanoJessica ChapmanKatherine G. N. ClarkCarlye CollisonSophie DecoppetSavannah DeLillo

Anthony Joseph DiapanaJerry DittrichTheodore DutcherMadelyn EbaughChristopher EustesSabahat FatimaKelly Ann GreenMicaiah HinerMary Carmen Hirami

Mohamed JamaVictoria Elizabeth JaquesJoseph JohnsonTaylor KielbAnnamaria KoshyEmmett LanganDaniel LauxHannah Le BouderDariel Liakhovetski

Jarrett Sumner LittleKaitlyn MeyerLiv Elisabeth OlesenZiaire PorchVictoria PratiNina RiveraAntonina RusetskayaKristopher Dylan SaetteleCameron Tyler Sanford

Christina SchweitzerRachel SullivanSilas M. SullivanTaylor Lee ThompsonTrevor VerityLauren WainwrightEthan WhiteKada K. Williams

Fifth Grade

Ann Caroline AbramczukAli AkoumKyle AndersonJade A. Barnett-IronsIan BerkshireSpencer CasselMark Alden Durham

Andrew GanobsikIsabella Trinity GibsonBrittany GuevaraAdam HimmelmanSona JainRebecca JarrettBenjamin Jenkins

Abdul Rahman KhanMadison KnoerleinBrandon KoopDavid KrizekZachary LappTrevor LoganCurtis Martelletti

Evann MaxwellYusuf MekiasMorgan MeyersCharles W. Moncure, IIIJoshua MorrellMachayla MurphyAhmad Salih Ndir

Emma PoleyJessica Noel RuettigerSavannah SlaysmanErika M. SmithSabrina Marie ValentinoCalvin Wainwright, III

Sixth Grade

Isra AmeenHaya Mouchka AmramKatharina BrownSamantha Tracy CapsAdina CohenDale Arehl A. David

Mabelle Gako DavisonKrissa GaulAmy Marie GreenAjay J. JainBaylee Jennings WellsPaul Latona

Etienne Le BouderCharles LechnerVictoria LoRussoZineb MessaouiColin MeyerJacob Molina

Julia MuellerNicholas Andrew NeumannAllegra OceanCaitlin PatersonEsteban Segarra Martinez

Caroline TillmanLauren E. WilsonLukas Zubal-King

Seventh Grade

Samuel J. BeddowNathan BraatenJenna Marie BrownMadison CindricBenjamin Dubuque

Nityananda Robert EscolinNoah Lee FosterAJ GulistanAdeline K. HellandChristopher Himmelman

Aaminah Rizwan KhanRegan LeeAlyssa LigenzaEthan MallochJoseph Paul ‘BJ’ Noonan, Jr.

Annika OlesenAlexandra PattilloJackie StockageHaley Thoman

Gretta ThorwarthMario Vespa

Eighth Grade

Zain AbdullahCatherine AhernAbigail ArkleyChloe M. BarbeeCrystal BarryIsabella R. BerkshireMadison BernalJonathan M. BerryIsabella BettnerRoxy BlocksdorfAllison Briley

Kathryn BrileyScot BrownGabriel CoePriscilla CrumplerJared CrymesZoey DonahueSage DonnellyAlexandre DuquesnoyJudah EhartLauren GherardiniChristopher Goodier

Emma GreeneBenjamin GriffinEnzo GutierrezRyan Chase HaleSarah HaynesThomas William HillisLucie HorvathChristopher Gavin HudspethFatimah Rizwan KhanKurt Douglas LefortAden Marneweck

Shane MckevittSamantha MedinaIman MekiasAnna MuellerMichael Sasha MurthaJohn NauertzJemimah O’ReganSebastian Parsons-HallPriya PolancoElora RakesGabrielle Schweitzer

Natasha SlabyMargaret SniezekKeith Alexander SpringNatalie TeringoEric ThompsonGabrielle TristaniCollin WeddleThomas Welsh, Jr.Ethan White

Fourth Grade

Erik Ellis, Eighth Grade, Billings,Montana was selected to competein the National GeographicBee held inWashington, D.C.,representing the state of Montana.There were four homeschooledcontestants! Erik has been withCalvert since Second Grade.Toqualify for the bee, he competedin the school bee held by the localhomeschool association. He thentook a written test. Finalists werechosen from the top 100 scorersin their state. Erik was awardeda Certificateof Excellence.

Kortney DeVito,Fifth Grade,Apopka, Floridacompeted in theAAU State Competition whereshe earned First Place in Floor,Beam, Bars, and All Around. Shealso earned Second Place inVault.Kortney went on to compete inthe AAU National Competitionearning Sixth Place in Floor,Seventh Place in Bars, andTenthPlace All Around.

Yoan Ganev, Eighth Grade,Wheeling, Illinois, performedwith the Oistrakh SymphonyOrchestra in the DePaul RecitalHall in Chicago.This was hisaward as a winner of the DePaulUniversity Concerto Festival.To seeYoan’s performance, go to

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