Sanford News

Fifth and sixth-grade students recently won 21 medals in the 2009 Catholic and Independent School Science Olympiad. Eighteen schools took part in the competition. The students who won medals were Shannon Babcock, Evan Carswell, Laura Davies, Lars Eble, Garrett Jester, Brett Kosinski, Kelsey Mendell, Bridget Ramzy, Chase Rapine, Peter Sabini, Steven Torres, Charlotte Vanlancker, and Jessica Zbranak. Click here for more information about their awards.

Spirit Store open 7:30 to 8:30 AM on the following Fridays:
February 27th, March 6th, and March 13th
Stop by the Spirit Store in Pirnie Hall (across from Kidder Hall/Admissions) to see all of the new Sanford items available, including full-zip and 1/4-zip fleece jackets in all sizes, onesies and bibs, fleece hat/scarf/glove sets, pompoms and pennants, padfolios, keychains, and more. Some items are available in sizes up to 3XL! If you have questions about our Spirit Store or its merchandise, call 302.239.5263.

Chris Copeland and Richard Townsend have been selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Established in 1964, this prestigious program recognizes some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments in a variety of areas including outstanding scholarship, leadership, creativity, and service. Chris and Richard are being considered for selection as two of 500 semifinalists. The Presidential Scholars Program, which selects up to 141 scholars annually, is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students.

Katie Brown, Chris Copeland, and Ella Wagner have been named finalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship competition. Their selection qualifies the Sanford seniors to compete for some 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $34 million, that will be offered in the spring. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Katie, Chris, and Ella were selected from more than 16,000 semifinalists.

Art Educators of Delaware (AED) has honored two Sanford students for outstanding work they submitted in the Scholastic Art Awards competition. Senior Katy Wiedmann received a $1,000 scholarship, and seventh grade student Nate Reynolds received a $100 award. AED, a state affiliate of the National Art Education Association, facilitates the Delaware Regional Scholastic Art Awards each year. This year’s awards were presented on February 14th at Delaware State University. A complete list of Sanford’s winners will be published in the next issue of SANFORD magazine.

Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, at 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 8, at 2:00 p.m.
All performances will be in Geipel Gymasium.

Tickets for the SRTC musical Into the Woods are now available for the public to purchase. To order tickets, call 302-239-5263, ext. 400. The ticket price is $10. SRTC performances often sell-out. Reserve your tickets early.

Andrea Hines was recently named a WDEL female Athlete of the Week. Click here to watch the video which features the Lady Warrior point guard from Sanford’s girls’ basketball team. Congratulations to this outstanding student athlete.

Wednesday, February 11th
8:30-11 a.m.

Sanford families and prospective families are invited to attend our All School (JK–Grade 12) Open House, this Wednesday, from 8:30–11 a.m. During the event, you can observe students and teachers in their classrooms, meet current Sanford parents, and learn more about our college prep program. For more information about our Winter Wednesday Open House, call 302.239.5263.

The Upper School Engineering Design Team was recently named a semi-finalist in the National Engineering Design Challenge, sponsored by the Junior Engineering Technical Society (www.jets.org). The semi-final stage of the contest was a virtual competition in which videos that describe and demonstrate the team’s projects were submitted. Click here to view Sanford’s video. The members of the team are Alex Beattie, Sarah Brennan, Megan Brown, Dan Greene, Aryeh Kuller, Seung Tae Lee, David Libert, Liz McCarthy, Katrina Medoff, Lauren Ritter, Jesse Taylor, and Cameron Vansant.

Board 11 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials recently presented the Elijah Towns Sportsmanship Award to the Sanford girls’ and boys’ basketball teams for the 2007–08 season. Sanford Athletic Director Joan Samonisky said, “I am extremely proud of our teams and coaches, in the way they conduct themselves, and represent our school.” This is believed to be the first time one school has won the boys’ and girls’ awards for the same season.