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Faculty News
What have faculty and staff been up to recently, both personally and professionally?
Jim Aveni received a UChicago Outstanding Teacher Award after being nominated by Jordan Yi ‘20.
Ross Lyons received his Ed.D in Leadership and Professional Practice from Trevecca Nazarene University.
Jen Budde received her M.Ed from National Louis University.
Mary Taylor Cowles was honored as Coach of the Year at the 2020 Tennessean Sports Awards.
Amy Skillicorn presented “Gamification in the Latin Classroom” at the virtual institute for the American Classical League on June 24.
Ellen Reynolds earned the following certifications through American School Counselor Association (ASCA): Anxiety and Stress Management Specialist, Grief and Loss Specialist, and Trauma and Crisis Specialist.
Megan Florentine and Emily Parrelli presented two weeks’ worth of Responsive Classroom 4-day workshops via Zoom. Both had the opportunity to work with the same school district in New Hampshire; Megan spent a week with the elementary teachers while Emily worked with the middle school teachers. Parrelli also spent a week with educators from California. Florentine worked with a group of 24 educators from Georgia and has one more virtual group in New York City scheduled for the end of July. Each presented 64 hours of Responsive Classroom content over the course of two weeks.
There is a new Responsive Classroom cohort of Ensworth teachers who attended the workshop this summer:
Debbie Sandwith Middle School Course
Barbara Royse Elementary Core Course
Debbie May Elementary Core Course
Ellen Reynolds Middle School Course
Chris Champion Elementary Course
Heather Caponi Elementary Core Course
Paolo Guazzini Middle School Course
Aaron Velthouse Middle School Course
Leslea Gaines Elementary Core Course
Gretchen Darr Elementary Core Course
Retirements
Keith Crowe
Middle School Math & Science
20 Years at Ensworth
Bruce Libonn
Head of Lower School
15 Years at Ensworth
Dee Dee Little
Middle School English
31 Years at Ensworth
Debbie McQuitty
Director of Food Services
17 Years at Ensworth
Alice Mogan
Assistant to Head of HS
12 Years at Ensworth
Camy Sanchez
Kindergarten
22 Years at Ensworth
Births
Mia Anderson (Zach)
Juniper Joy Anderson
July 4, 2020
JJ Anthony (Geri)
Hope Charlotte Anthony
June 13, 2020
Joe Miles (Sallie)
Austin Amory Miles
February 11, 2020
Weddings
Sally Taylor
to Errol Lisonbee
May 20, 2020
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A Letter from Prentice Stabler
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Memories & Influences: A Reflection of Taylor Thomas Wellman '08
Taylor Thomas Wellman, a member of the inaugural Class of 2008, reflects upon her time as a member of that enterprising first class.Read More -
The Founding of Ensworth's High School: A Risk Worth Taking
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Creative Technology Center: Inspiring the Next Generation of Creators
Read MoreEnsworth is committed to providing our students with access to the latest technology and an expert faculty. The new Creative Technology Center at the High School, featuring an engineering-oriented instructional space, a full-service broadcast suite and control center, a dedicated home for the Robotics team and arena, a podcast studio, and a well-equipped digital media and computer science classroom, opened in the fall of this year.
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