Quid Novi
OCTOBER 12, 2015
VOL. 18, NO. 09
MAJORIS
THE NEWSLETTER OF NEW COVENANT SCHOOLS
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IT’S A SWEEP - GRYPHONS DOMINATE WEEKEND TOURNEYS
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Naomi Rigg, Caroline Corbett,
and Virginia Morse claimed
top-prize Jefferson Cups during
last Friday night’s Grammar
School Poetry Finals. For a
complete list of finalists and
winners, please see p. 2.
by John Heaton, Headmaster
tudent athletes in soccer, volleyball and
out and played really hard from the beginning,”
cross country showed their grit this
said Kayla Haley. “We played together as a team.”
weekend, winning every tournament in
In the Rod Camden Hilltopper Invitational
which they were entered. JV Volleyball girls fought
Cross Country meet, New Covenant entered a boys
their way through the VACA tournament defeating
team of 14 and a girls team of 11. Christian Kumar
Westover in the finals. While they had beaten the
led the Gryphons to victory in the JV men’s division
Bulldogs in two matches in the regular season, the
with a time of 21:15. “It was a 5K or 3.1 miles and
girls knew it would be difficult to get three wins.
I held back for the first mile, following the EC Glass
Losing the first set didn’t help. “We just got angry,”
leaders. It was hilly and, when they started to fade,
said Virginia Hicks. “We pulled it together and won
I passed them and finished ahead by 15 seconds.”
the rest of the way.”
Maddie Zealand ran the same course on the JV
girls side and prevailed in spite of slippery mud and
The middle school team (8th grade) which
has shown impressive strength all season, downed
steep hills with a time of 25:32.
Temple in the finals in two straight sets. “We went
see Tourneys on p. 5
DR. JENNIFER CLINE TO SPEAK ON OCTOBER 26 AT 7:00 P.M.
You’re invited to a city-wide Parent-Teacher Meeting at New Covenant Schools on Monday evening,
October 26, to engage in a one-hour seminar led by Dr. Jennifer Cline. The seminar will provide information on the social media
explosion and its effects on young people. Dr. Cline is highly commended having recently completed her doctoral dissertation on
social media and the effects it has on young adult students. Since 2001, she has been a Licensed Professional Counselor, working
in private practice with children, adolescents, individuals and couples. She earned her doctorate in Counseling and Supervision
from James Madison University. Her dissertation, “Wired To Bond: The Influence of Computer-Mediated Communication on
Relationships,” focused on how social media is changing interpersonal relationships, has been published in its entirety. Dr. Cline
will discuss the less understood, but emerging data that signals changes we already see in the classroom as students grow up
with new (sometimes harmful) ways of relating to one another. She will discuss with our parents some of the underlying causes
that contribute to the complex web of social disruption in middle and high school relationships. The seminar is offered to you at
no charge and will be held in the Marie Macdonald Chapel at New Covenant Schools on Monday, October 26, at 7:00 p.m.
H O N O R A R I A
KINDERGARTEN
Kelly Hoskins, “White Fields” by James Stephen
Abigail Oppenheimer, “Hoppity” by A. A. Milne
Matteo Russo, “The Purist” Ogden Nash *
Jacob Wilt, “I’m an Amiable Dragon” by Jack Prelutsky
4th GRADE
3rd GRADE
2nd GRADE
Beatrice Barnes, “Ladybug, Ladybug” by Aileen Fisher
Charles Briggs, “The Guppy” by Ogden Nash
Joseph Lee, “The Lion” by Hilaire Belloc
Lily Pettet, “The Mitten Song” by Marie Louise Allen
Naomi Rigg, “Knowledge” by Eleanor Farjeon * **
John Sorenson, “Happiness” by A.A. Milne
1st GRADE
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL POETRY FINALISTS
Graden Bolton, “Roads” by Rachel Field
Caroline Corbett, “Tea Talk” by C. J. Dennis * **
Charlotte Morse, “Jemima Jane” by Marchette Chute
Ryleigh Taylor, “Have You Watched the Fairies?” by Rose Fyleman
Julia Brooks, “Barter” by Sara Teasdale
Abigail Burton, “John Quincy Adams” by Rosemary & Stephen Vincent Benet *
Bella Marciano, “The Snow Fairies” by Claude McKay
Reese Richardson, “Furry Bear” by A. A. Milne
Ally Horne, “Brother” by Mary Ann Hoberman
Virginia Morse, “Alice” by Richard LeGallienne * **
Selah Ragland, “The Mysterious Cat” by Vachel Lindsay
Robert Sorenson, “Roadways” by John Masefield
Held last Friday evening, October
8, the Grammar School Poetry Recital
showcased selections from the charm
of Aileen Fisher to the whimsy of A. A.
Milne and Jack Prelutsky. Guests enjoyed lively recitations
from 22 finalist representing
Kindergarten - Grade 4 and, as judges
tallied scores and the evening came
to a close, Naomi Rigg (K), Caroline
Corbett (2nd), and Virginia Morse
(4th) took home the top prizes for their
grade level as well as Jefferson Cups.
Cup winners were named in three
categories: kindergarten, first and
second grades, and third and fourth
grades. Other grade level winners
included Matteo Russo (1st) and
Abigail Burton (3rd). Congratulations to
all of the participants!
Thank you to our Mistress of
Ceremonies, Miss Beth Jackson, as
well as to alumni Mr. Josh Aultice, Miss
Sarah Collins, and Mr. Drew Neiderer,
and Grammar School Principal Mrs.
Marion Patterson for serving as judges.
*denotes first place finishers; **denotes cup winners
C U R R I C U L U M
Pre-K and Kindergarten students gathered in front
of the school on a beautiful morning last week for a visit
from first responders from the Lynchburg Fire Department.
The officers talked about fire safety and let the
kids explore the big, red trucks! The students’ little eyes
were wide with wonder as they experienced the vast
vehicles and asked question after question. Many thanks
to members of the department for sharing part of their
morning with our youngest students at New Covenant
Schools!
see Curriculum on p. 6
2
and
Tuesday, October 20
6:00 p.m. - Open House 7:00 p.m. - Recitatio
New Covenant Schools provides classical, Christian education for young
men and women in grades Pre-K through 12. You are cordially invited to
join us for a tour of the school followed by a dramatic presentation, Recitatio,
that highlights the achievements and benefits of a classical, Christian education.
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NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY - New Covenant Schools admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all
the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the base of race, color,
national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, tuition assistance, athletic and other school-administered programs.
E T
ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14,
10th and 11th-grade students will be
taking the PSAT. In an effort to optimize
their performance, all students in the
School of Rhetoric will have a late start,
reporting to school at 9:00 a.m.
THE PICTURE LINK has been emailed
to all New Covenant families. The order
deadline is Sunday, November 1. The date
for makeup pictures and senior portraits
is this Thursday, October 15. Please
email Beth Mayberry at bmayberry@
newcovenantschools.org to be added to
the list for October 15.
LOST & FOUND items will be purged
this Friday, October 16. Any items not
claimed by this date will be donated.
C E T E R A
THE DEADLINE FOR NOVEMBER
LUNCH ORDERING is this Friday,
October 16.
NOON DISMISSAL Tuesday, October
20, marks the end of the first quarter. All
students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m.
BOX TOPS AND SOUP LABELS
Please turn in your Boxtops and
Campbell’s Soup Labels by October 20 to
raise money for New Covenant Schools!
The grammar school classroom with the
most Boxtops will receive 25% of the
earnings to benefit their class, and the
middle school student with the most will
receive a gift certificate to Givens Books.
For complete details, please see the flier
sent home last week with your student.
MIDDLE SCHOOL POETRY FINALS
Please join us on Friday, October 23, at
7:00 p.m. for A Latte Poetry in Moomaw
Gymnasium. All are welcome!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, there
is no school for all students in Grammar,
Middle and Rhetoric. This is a change
from the Master Calendar, which
indicated that School of Rhetoric would
have classes that day. Parent-teacher
conferences for Grammar and Middle
School are scheduled for this day from
12:30-6:00 p.m. Sign up sheets for
teachers in K-8 will be posted in the
lobby. No sign-up sheets will be posted
for School of Rhetoric conferences. If you
would like a conference with a School of
Rhetoric instructor, please call the office
or email the teacher to schedule one.
G Y M N A S I U M
TOURNEYS, continued from p. 1
Both outran competitors from 11 regional
could win it. But the second half would be
schools including EC Glass, Miller School,
a struggle. The Eagles moved the big men
Amherst County, LCA, Chatham Hall, and
forward and dominated possession. The
VES.
Gryphons
The
made it
middle
worse
school
by giving
boys’
up seven
soccer
corner
team
kicks in
hosted
succession.
the VACA
Finally,
Tourney on
the Eagles
Friday and
scored
Saturday.
to end
Winning
regulation
the semiin a tie.
final game was
Over-time
not too difficult,
wouldn’t settle
but they faced
it however, and,
Roanoke Valley
as in the 2014
on Saturday
tourney, the
morning. The
game would
Eagles had five
be decided
players who
by penalty
were nearly
kicks. The
6’ tall; they
boys remained
were big and
calm and with
Members of the Middle School Boys Soccer Team, the 8th Grade
fast. In regularprecision drilled
Volleyball Team, and the JV Volleyball Team celebrate victory.
season play,
their kicks to
the Gryphons had lost one game to
the back of the net. This time, Roanoke
RVCS and tied the second, so they went
struggled. They missed all but one kick,
into the final as a clear underdog. In the
with Ethan Hartless blocking a key goal.
twentieth minute, however, Michael
They had done it! For the fourth time in six
Minnick connected with Tyler Dixon on a
years, the MS boys took first place in the
cross from the corner, and Tyler shocked
tournament.
the backfield by heading it straight to the
Congratulations to all of our
back of the net. Sensing weakness, the
coaches and athletes who worked hard
Gryphons went to the half believing they
this year. You’ve ended well.
YOU ARE INVITED to join the Varsity Boys Soccer Team on Prillaman-Wood Field at
New Covenant Schools on Friday, October 16, 2015, for “Senior Night.” The Senior
Recognition Ceremony begins at 6:15 pm and the last home game against Lynchburg
Home School begins at 6:30 p.m. Come out and support your New Covenant Gryphons
and our Seniors!
5
SCOREBOARD
Middle School Soccer
NCS
NCS
2
3
SWVA HOME
RVCS
0
1
Varsity Soccer
NCS
NCS
11
7
TEMPLE
WESTOVER
0
1
Volleyball (7)
NCS
NCS
1
2
LHS
2
CHA-Rocky Mt. 1
Volleyball (8)
NCS
NCS
NCS
2
2
2
TEMPLE
FCA-Hurt
TCS
0
0
0
JV Volleyball
NCS captured VACA tourney
championship
Varsity Volleyball
NCS
NCS
0
3
3
CHA-Rocky Mt. 0
TEMPLE
BASKETBALL REGISTRATION is
now open. Please register your athlete
at www.newcovenantathletics.org under
“Forms and Links”. As with all sports at
New Covenant, your athlete must have a
current physical on file before he/she may
participate. Please contact Robin Layne
at [email protected] if
you have any questions.
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LYNCHBURG,
VIRGINIA
CURRICULUM, continued from p. 2
ANNUAL D.C. TRIP RECAP
by Lance Collins
The annual School of Rhetoric excursion to
12th-grade visit to the Holocaust Museum
Washington D.C.
and a tour of the
was another great
White House. On
success. Highlights
Thursday evening,
included the 9thall students
grade visit to the
enjoyed a concert
National Gallery
by the National
of Art and the
Symphony
National Archives;
Orchestra at the
the 10th-grade
Kennedy Center.
visit to the
Although heavy
National Cathedral
rains were everand the Basilica of
present, the
the Immaculate
students soldiered
Conception; the
on without
Members
of
the
Class
of
2016
tour
one
of
the
many
sites
in
our
nation’s
11th-grade visit
complaint. We are
capital during their annual trip to Washington D.C.
to the presidential
thankful that we
monuments, the
all remained safe,
U.S Capitol, and the Supreme Court; and the
though only a happy few stayed dry.
FUND DRIVES
The Annual
Fund drive is
ANNUAL FUND
THIS WEEK
consider how you
GOAL
the end of 2015.
Board of Directors
Chuck Shaughnessy • Dr. Carl
Curtis • Warner Hall • Dr. John
Olmsted • Josh Oppenheimer
• Sam Mizener • Dr. Lisa
DeJarnette • Dr. Ann McLean •
Wenbren Coleman • Dr. Brian
McAvoy • Amy Kowalski •
Kristin Durand • Mike Duncan •
David Adams • Rhonnie Smith
Ex Officio
Rev’d John Heaton
Rev’d Rodney Longmire
Mission Statement
underway. Please
will give before
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$250,000
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New Covenant Schools is an
educational community serving
families of Central Virginia,
providing an exceptional education
in a classical curriculum within the
framework of historic Christianity,
furnishing the student with the
tools of education and the
inspiration to be a life-long learner.