…the rainforest and getting to know people who live with very little. “You see what those people don’t have, and what they do with nothing, and they don’t want, because they’re so happy with what they do have,” Vorva said. “And you come back and you don’t want now either. Going somewhere where that’s not the focus, it’s a great place to learn humility.” Vorva was one of 29 students from across the country (and the only Michigander) who traveled to Cambodia with Globe Explorers, an organization sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Read the full story at Ann Arbor.com….
The Search Committee for the next Head of School is looking for 6-10 Greenhills parents to join its Search Advisory Committee. The committee’s first duty will be to meet with search consultant Stephen DiCicco the week of January 9. If you have an interest in serving on the committee, please email Joyce Chance at jchance@greenhillsschool.org by Dec. 30. For more information on committee members’ responsibilities/expectations, please contact Dave Huntoon, Greenhills Board of Trustees president-elect at dave.huntoon@yahoo.com….
Phill Pappas ‘03, son of French teacher Mijo Pappas, recently published a book called One Page at a Time: Getting Through College with ADHD. Pappas attended MSU and currently resides in Austin, Texas. “Phill has written a wonderfully honest and funny book about managing life at college when one has ADHD,” remarks Greenhills school counselor Rochelle Flumenbaum. “Part memoir, part manual of things to think about and try, Phill’s narrative about his own college experience and how he ultimately found his way to greater success is both practical and inspiring.” Copies are available for purchase on amazon.com for $9.99. Click…
Senior Marissa Thompson is profiled in this week’s “Athletes to Know” section of Ann Arbor.com. A captain and four-year veteran of the girls’ varsity basketball team, Marissa is the leading scorer for the Gryphons. She currently ranks second in scoring for all players in Washtenaw County with an average of 17.5 points per game. Click here to read the story….
On Saturday senior Kasey Gardiner put the exclamation point on her perfect high school tennis career. Gardiner, who has never lost a match and who is headed to Wake Forest next fall, capped off her undefeated record by winning the No. 1 singles title at the Division 4 state championships in Holland. Colleen O’Brien ’14 also won the No. 2 singles title to help the Greenhills team finish in third place. Click here to read the full story in annarbor.com…
…America’s Paulo Adario (Brazil) and North America’s Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva (United States)…Each hero embodied innovative approaches and grass-roots initiatives that make a direct impact on the forests to which they have dedicated themselves.” “No students better embody our school’s mission than Rhiannon and Madison; they are, indeed, ‘curious, creative, and responsible citizens. . . whose meaningful and balanced lives will better the world,’” says Greenhills head of school Peter Fayroian. “The United Nations is appropriately honoring these two incredible young women, and acknowledging what young people everywhere are capable of accomplishing.” Watch award webcast. Read Ann Arbor.com article….
…her to California earlier this month, when she delivered 200,000 signatures to the MPAA (and attended the Ellen Degeneres Show), as well as to Washington, D.C., where she talked with legislators on Capitol Hill. She recently received a GLAAD Award from Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and attended a private screening of Bully that was hosted by Meryl Streep. Click here to read full article in the Los Angeles Times. Click here to read GLAAD Award story in The Hollywood Reporter. Click here to read ann arbor.com article and watch CNN video clip. Click here to watch Ellen Degeneres Show clip….
…of the Year by her peers. The girls’ team finished eighth at the championship. The volleyball team clinched the MIAC Blue Division Championship last Thursday with an undefeated conference season. Our girls’ field hockey team put up a great fight in their second post-season contest, but were extremely short-handed with only one sub. They lost 1-0 to an upper-division Marian team. The equestrian team finished in third place at their district. “There has been a lot to celebrate with all our fall sports teams,” says athletic director Meg Seng. Click here to read more about the tennis championship in Student&Athlete.com…
…also are helping raise money for a new well at St. Theresa Primary School in South Sudan. If they raise enough money to dig a well, their work could be the difference-maker that keeps some of St. Theresa’s students in school. Last year’s Walk for Water raised more than $4,400 and resulted in a new well for a primary school in Uganda. This year’s goal is $3,800. Organizing the effort are science teacher Ann Novak, Greenhills Media Specialist Jan Chernin, and Diversity Director Nadine Hall. For more information or to donate, check out the Walk for Water webpage at http://gh2owalk.weebly.com/….
Tuesday morning’s Annual Fund Kickoff Breakfast drew more than 100 community members to the Campbell Center, where their generosity got this year’s Annual Fund for Greenhills off to its strongest start ever. The gathering began at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and pastries and featured performances by Greenhills singers and musicians, as well as brief talks from Student Council President Anjali Purohit ’16 and middle schooler Ian Dopp ’20. Christopher Lee ’08, one of the Annual Fund’s alumni co-chairs this year, also spoke to guests, sharing how his Greenhills education prepared him for an academic career that began at the University…
…safety. He has led a number of award-winning projects for the business section and was a member of the six-person reporting team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Journalism for a series of stories on unsafe toys that helped focus public awareness on the issue, leading to major changes at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. He has reported in China, India, Europe and throughout the United States. Annual Day, January 25, is a student led and planned event. This year’s theme is “Finding Your Calling.” For more information about Michael and all our Annual Day speakers, visithttp://greenhillsschoolannualday.blogspot.com/…
Greenhills alum John Scott-Railton ’01 is featured in a Time.com article for giving voice to Egyptians during the current crisis. Tweeting up to 50 times a day (@Jan25Voices), Scott-Railton, currently a graduate student at U.C.L.A., has been tapped by mainstream media outlets such as NPR, the BBC and Wall Street Journal for analysis and help in finding Egyptians to interview. For more on Scott-Railton (including a video clip), click here….
…alumna Fiona Chamness ’08 and her new poetry book Feral Citizens will be celebrated tonight with a poetry concert at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Currently a junior at Oberlin College, Chamness compiled the book of poems with fellow Ann Arborite Aimee Le, now a junior at Dartmouth. Feral Citizens was published by Ann Arbor Neutral Zone’s Red Beard Press. Admission for tonight’s event is $5 for students in advance/$7 at the door; $10 for general public in advance/$12 at the door. For more information or to reserve tickets at advanced price: contact Jeff Kass @ 734-223-7443 oreyelev21@aol.com….
The Michigan High School Field Hockey Association (MHSFHA) just announced its 2010 all-state selections. Juniors Kasey Gardiner and Sarah Lazarsfeld were honored on the all-state first team for Division II. Senior Annie Upton was named in the honorable mention category. Read the full story in Ann Arbor.com….
…so much to our family to have something like this at the hospital,” said one parent. In addition, over 100 bags with costumes, bubbles, princess or pirate candy, and crafts were delivered the children in their hospital rooms. “It was an incredibly exciting, emotional and rewarding day for all,” said Apley. Based on the success of this first event, Princess & Pirate Day will be a regularly occurring activity at C.S. Mott Hospital, and the committee will be expanding and fundraising in the winter. If you need more information or are interested in getting involved, please contact Braeleigh at bapley3494@gmail.com….
On Friday, 7th graders participated in the 8th annual “chipping the trail” service project at Barton Park. Check out the full story by Ann Arbor.com….
Greenhills basketball guard Andrew Khouri ’13 is currently the leading scorer in Washtenaw County, averaging 23.7 points per game. He is also the catalyst behind the Gryphons recent winning streak (10-2 since starting 0-4). Click here to read full Ann Arbor.com story. [separator top=”40″ style=”none”]…
