Pine Crest School - Columns
Vol.I Issue 23
April 25, 2008
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Founder's Council Fine Arts Awards The Founder's Council recognized seven distinguished and talented artists, awarding them with the school's highest honor for excellence in the Student Cultural Arts Series: fall play, ballet, art exhibit, choral and instrumental concert, and musical. Founder's Council Chair Mary Graham Foster opened the awards' ceremony, which gave way to some riveting performances by the honorees. Congratulations! 
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Spring Concert The Concert Band & Jazz Band proudly present the the annual Spring Concert at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 27 in Stacy Auditorium. The Banquet Celebration will be at 4 p.m. in Nutter Dining Hall.
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Daniella Day It took hundreds of tiles and scores of hours to create the mosaic. But on April 15, the tiled mammal was mounted proudly as a tribute to Daniella Folleco, who passed away this past summer. Daniella’s family and friends came together for a ceremony to honor the middle-school student who loved orcas and could make everyone smile. Students participated in a field day in their friend’s honor. Watch photoshow
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www.splitsecondtiming.com. Contact Chaplain Ani McKee for community service opportunities at 954-492-4120.
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Honoring Earth Day, Plastic Bottles Needed Don’t throw away that plastic bottle, recycle it! Diana Dobin Kauppinen and her brother Michael Dobin of Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc. showed Lower School students the benefits of recycling. Their company recycles plastics into fabric. The Dobin Family came to Pine Crest to take part in Earth Day activities. Jake and Caleb Kauppinen helped their mom and uncle with demonstrations. The assembly transitioned nicely into the fifth-grade Green Team’s master plan to take Pine Crest green. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to save their empty plastic bottles and put them into garbage bags for the Green Team to collect.
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fbirbragher@artnexus.com) or Mrs. Lori Leiter (Lefties222@aol.com). At that time, a representative from the Green Team will collect the bags and take them to the courtyard behind the infirmary where all bottles will be gathered. The goal of the Green Team is to form a “mountain” of plastic bottles to show the children how much and how fast trash collects and ultimately pollutes the environment. If instead of throwing them in the garbage, they were to consciously put them into recycling bins (which will be placed around the campus), we can transform them into reusable materials. The bottles collected by the students from now until the end of May will be taken to a recycling plant in Albany, New York, where they will be transformed into fiber and used to create beautiful fabrics at Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc.
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New Spirit Store The Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest Spirit Store recently was launched at the PC Middle & Upper School Parents’ Association Spring Membership event at Pat Damoorgian’s home in Fort Lauderdale. Items for sale included “Pine Crest” caps, visors, boxers, flannel and patchwork PJ’s, car decals, and t-shirts made by Champion and Gear. New items are arriving daily including Under Armor! Show your “SPIRIT” and shop at the Fort Lauderdale PC Spirit Store on the following dates:
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Alex Lanes and Trey Henry Receive Pinnacle Awards Junior Alex Lanes has been caring for others since he was a little boy. His main services have been to the homeless shelter Starting Over, with collections of toiletries and clothing. He's also involved with Centro Mater Child Care, which provides care and education for underprivileged children. Eighth grader Traveon "Trey" Henry volunteers at a moment's notice and doesn't hesistate to help others.
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Dance Etc. Dance Etc. took us on a choreographer's odyssey performing rhythmically to 70s rock tunes and to more contemporary music by John Mayer and Sarah McLachlen.
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Marcia Hunt Receives Larry West Award At the recent annual meeting of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC), Marcia Hunt was named the recipient of the Larry West Award, the highest distinction given annually by the association. The award recognizes commitment to serving students, service to and leadership in the profession.
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Tennis Districts Picture yourself in agony, with the feeling of pain all over your body, the sun burning the back of your neck, and the sweat dripping down your face; yes, you are in the midst of the tennis districts. PC Tennis Districts are three days worth of tough, lengthy, and tiresome tennis matches. Fortunately, for the first time, two teams this year get to advance into regionals from districts.
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Seventh grader Roy Lederman won his position (#3 Singles) in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 6-3). Together with Lederman’s and Russell’s wins, the boys conquered Districts in points.
Senior David Muckey and Eighth grader Blaine Willenborg were one win shy of going to States. Though the previous year, David was able to go to states along with his previous doubles partner, this year he was not as successful.
In all, the boys have had quite a successful season and hosted #2 seed, LaSalle High School in the Regional Semi-finals. It was a hard fought battle with #4 Carlos deBracamonte and #5 Tony Russell winning their singles matches. #3 Roy Lederman lost a tough match 6-4, 7-5. Pine Crest went into doubles needing both points to win the match but fell short at the #1 position.
The competition on the road to States has historically been more difficult then the level of play at States. This is due to our region including Gulliver. Gulliver consistently, not only appears at States, but, finishes strong, if not wins. These boys are young and over the years will acquire more knowledge and skills to hopefully send them on the tracks to represent Pine Crest in States.
-Nicole Russell
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Danny Glass '09 Auctions Portraits for Cancer Treatment
You can find the article on Danny Glass at:
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Senate Approves Hinton Song for Anthem, House to Vote Soon Click below to view the story. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfsong0425pnapr25,0,1035122.story
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