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For the Record: Winter 2023

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

National Merit Semifinalists

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Ensworth is proud to announce that two members of the Class of 2023 have been named National Merit Semifinalists: 
  • Sara McDermott
  • Jackson Rehm

The National Merit Scholar Corporation announced these names among 16,000 others nationwide from the Class of 2023. Congratulations to these seniors on this impressive accomplishment!

National Academic Honors

National Merit Commended Students and College Board National Hispanic Program Scholar announced. Seven members of the Class of 2023 have been named National Merit Commended Students: Chris DeCamillo, Katherine Groomes, Caleb Park, Lucas Rehm, Kate Rosen, Hannah Smokler, and Chloe Ward. The National Merit Scholar Corporation announced these names among 34,000 others nationwide from the Class of 2023 for their exceptional academic promise. 
 
We also congratulate junior Camilla Garza for being named a College Board National Hispanic Program Scholar for her remarkable academic achievements and outstanding performance on the PSAT and/or AP Exams.

Student Government Leaders Elected

Congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to represent their class as Senators in this year’s Student Government:

Class of 2023

  • Erin Crosby
  • Lily Morgan
  • Helen Thompson
  • Lucy Wallace

Class of 2024

  • Alex Crews
  • Will Garner
  • Camilla Garza
  • Landon Jones

Class of 2025

  • Claire Kurtz
  • Dax Martin
  • Lux Paine
  • Grace Thompson

Class of 2026

  • Clayton Ellis (Class Speaker)
  • Isaiah Batten
  • David Choma
  • Julia Grace Linn
  • Weston Smith

Middle School Robotics

Congratulations to the Ensworth Robotics Team who tied for first place in the Music City First Lego League Robotics Tournament at Ensworth in December. Please congratulate the following engineers on their success: McNairy Head, Wyatt Kilgore, Paxton Baba Rahimi, Ben Rios, Lucas Kochanski, Sebastian Eveland, Theo Berkeley, Walker Perry, Sarah Choma, and Layla Grace Watts. Robotics has since placed third with their Innovation Project in the state competition!
Robotics Team

Honors Choirs

Four High School and six Middle School students competed for MTVA Honors Choirs. Thousands of students auditioned, and the following students made the MTVA Mid-State and Freshman Honors Choirs:
  • Grace Heinrichs ’23 - Mid-State Treble Choir
  • James Heinrichs ’26 - Freshman Mixed Choir (2nd Chair)
  • Julia Marks ’26 - Freshman Treble Choir
  • Katarina Santiago ’26 - Freshman Treble Choir (1st Chair)
More than 400 students auditioned, and the following students made the Middle School MTVA Honors Choir:
  • Bentley Beam ’29
  • Lucy Coleman ’29
  • Miriam Cross ’29
  • Skylar Davis ’29
  • Caroline Kurtz ’29
  • Deryn Mason ’29

Orange & Black Captains

Black and Orange are not just Ensworth’s school colors; they are the basis of a long-standing spirited tradition that dates back to the 1960s. When students are in Kindergarten, they are assigned to the Orange or Black team, and they remain an “Orange” or “Black” throughout their time on the Red Gables Campus. Generational traditions live on as family members are always assigned to the same team. Early in the year, Grade 8 students nominate four captains who give speeches to K-8 students at an assembly. Then, Grades 4-8 vote for their team captain for the year. This year’s team captains are: 
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Orange Team Captains

  • Hollis Jacobs
  • Cutler Smith

Black Team Captains

  • Makaylah Batten
  • Tom Courtney

Scholastic Art & Writing Competition

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Congratulations to the Ensworth students who won Gold, Silver, and Honorable Mention awards at the Scholastic Regional Art & Writing Competitions! The Gold Key artists include Laela Clark ’24, Mei Mei Dellinger ’24, Sophia Frist ’23, Adelle Hemsath ’23, and Tyler Roh ’27. The Gold Key writers  include Hannah Smokler ’23 and Cara Mabry ’23.

Dance Team Honors

Ensworth’s High School and Middle School dance teams traveled to East Tennessee and took honors in three categories. At the Smoky Mountain Regional Championship in Sevierville, Tennessee, Middle School dancers finished first in the Junior High Jazz division, and the High School dancers finished fourth in the Varsity Jazz division. Ensworth also received an award for Best Choreography for the Middle School.

Ensworth School of Dance Performs with Classical Music Ensemble

The contemporary classical music ensemble “Intersection” presented Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring at the Cheekwood Winter Concert Series on February 23. The performance featured dancers from the Ensworth School of Dance with choreography by Beata Santora.

Ensworth K-12  Chess Championship

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One Ensworth Team took 1st Place in the K-1 Team Championship Section at the Chess In the Park tournament on National Chess Day. 130 students participated in the Ensworth K-12 Chess Championship - the third and final qualifying event for the 2023 Nashville K-12 City Championship sponsored by the Nashville Chess Center and the Predators Foundation. 
  • Individual 1st Place (K-1): Holden Hutzel ‘34 
  • 1st Place Team (K-1): Holden Hutzel ‘34, Oliver Dale ‘35, Evan Lippman ‘35
  • 2nd Place Team (K-3): Lee Levine ‘33, Guy Ryerson ‘32, Allison Naftel ‘33, Sahil Patel ‘35
  • 3rd Place Team (K-5): Kip Keyser ‘30, Syon Mathur ‘30
  • Individual 1st Place (HS Division): Owen Irving ‘23
  • Finals: Congratulations to Holden Hutzel ‘34 (co-champion K-1 Division), Sahil Patel ‘35 (sixth place K-1 Division), and Owen Irving ‘23 (sixth place K-12 Division) on placing in the Nashville Scholastic Chess Championship.
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