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For the Record: Winter 2022

Editorial Staff
How have our students been living Ensworth's mission in and out of the classroom?

National Merit Semi-Finalists

Four members of the Class of 2022 have been named National Merit Semifinalists for their performance on the PSAT and through the recommendation of their teachers. Congratulations to Trent Conley, Karim Daouk, Genevieve Schaefer, and Owen Shaffer for being included on this list of top students in the country.


Orange & Black Captains

The Grade 8 class continued the decades-old Ensworth tradition of nominating Black and Orange captains. The candidates, representing two girls and two boys from each team, then gave speeches before an election by their Grades 4–8 peers. Congratulations to Gabi Bullock and Hobs Atwood for being elected Orange Captains and Cate Barfield and Nelson Butler for being elected Black Captains!


Academic Honors

Two seniors have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs based on their remarkable academic achievements and outstanding performance on the PSAT and/or AP Exams. Indie Charles was named a College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholar and Scout Halligan was named a College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.


Nashville Interscholastic Math League

Thomas Armstrong ’25 placed 2nd in Statistics and Harry Phillips ’24 placed 3rd in Statistics at the Nashville Interscholastic Math League.
 


Chess Team Honors

The Elementary (K-6 Division) Ensworth Chess Team, represented by 4th graders Jack Talbott and Naiya Patel, won 3rd place at the Halloween Chess Tournament at Isaac Litton Middle School.
 

Fencing Honors

Grade 4 student Lex Moore is now ranked #8 nationally for his age group in Men’s Epee Fencing. He fences out of Nashville Academy of Fencing along with fellow Ensworth student, Zoe Eveland.
 

Student Government Elected

Congratulations to the following students on their election to the Student Government: 
Class of 2022: 
Lanie Dyke, 
   Class Speaker
Claiborne Sifford
Anna Brock
Marshall Wilt
Morgan Humbert
 
Class of 2023: 
Katherine Sales, 
    Class Speaker
Caleb Park
Helen Thompson
Lucy Wallace
Erin Crosby
 
Class of 2024: 
Dean Ralsky, 
    Class Speaker
Landon Jones
A.J. Dale
Will Garner
Alex Crews
 
Class of 2025: 
Miles Whitfield, 
    Class Speaker
Elli Baker
Grace Thompson
Grace Prentice
Claire Kurtz


Math Counts

The students listed below earned one of the top 25 scores in the school. The students whose names are starred had the 10 highest scores, qualifying them for the next round—the regional competition—in February. 
Grade 8: Hobs Atwood*, Lee Atwood*, Mason Brunson*, Peter Bryant*, David Choma, Rhys Dyer, Zoe Eveland, Alex Glenn, James Heinrichs*, Cameron Herring, Julia Grace Linn*, Coco McGehee, Elliott Parker*, Lily Sonnenschein
Grade 7: Drew Bass, Caroline Cox*, Elle Hutcheson, Tully Johnson, Aidan Kilgore*, Sutton Korn, Henry Oeser*, Soren Sugalski
Grade 6: Jasmine Hollowell, Eli Salter, Sofia Shah


Dance Company

The High School Dance Company appeared on the Nashville Holiday Music Special for the month of December. From the Emmy Award-winning producers of the Nashville Christmas Parade, the Nashville Holiday Music Special helped to ring in the holidays on News 2. It also aired nationwide through Timeless Syndication throughout the season. 
 

Robotics

Ensworth’s Red Gables Campus hosted 20 teams and more than 400 visitors for the Music City First Lego League Robotics Tournament. The major awards that Ensworth’s teams won are: 2nd place in Robot Performance, runner up for the overall Champion’s Award, and 3rd in Robot Design. They will be advancing to the East Tennessee FFL Championship in Cookeville in February. 
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