Shelton Vance ’23, McLain Pogue ’23, Emma Couch ’23, and Amelia Crabtree ’24 received the award at a special ceremony in November, where they were the only youth at the event alongside many other well-respected award winners.
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Upper School Students Receive Youth Philanthropy Award
Four Hutchison students accepted the award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy at the AFP Memphis Crystal Awards.
As leaders of the Le Bonheur Club Teens, Shelton Vance ’23, McLain Pogue ’23, Emma Couch ’23, and Amelia Crabtree ’24 were honored with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award from the Memphis chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The award recognizes service by an individual or group of young people ages 5-23 who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the community through leadership, volunteerism, and the development of charitable programs. They accepted the award at a special ceremony in November, where they were the only youth at the event alongside many other well-respected award winners.
Le Bonheur Club Teens provides youth with an opportunity to volunteer at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. It is an organization made up of female students in grades 9-12 that attend local private schools. McLain Pogue ’23 and Shelton Vance ’23 are co-presidents, and Emma Couch ’23 and Amelia Crabtree ’24 are co-vice presidents. In their roles, they organize events, work to expand membership within the community, and serve as leaders and communicators with members. They have assembled goodie bags, held toy drives, and planned a Sip and Shop event at Laurelwood Shopping Center to raise money for the club.
This is the first school year the group is allowed back at the hospital due to previous COVID-19 restrictions, and the girls are looking forward to more interactions with patients and their families. For seniors McLain, Shelton, and Emma, this is their last year to be a member of the organization. They said they hope to make a lasting impact.
“We feel fortunate to have the opportunity to serve, and it is exciting when we can see how much of a difference our service makes,” Shelton said.
Elizabeth Austin ’20, a junior at Middlebury College in Vermont, has been selected for a Udall Foundation Scholarship. She will receive a $7,000 grant to focus on her research in the emerging field of conservation paleontology.
Rising juniors and seniors who are part of four myExperience cohorts in Hutchison's Institute for Responsible Citizenship – global civic engagement, entrepreneurship, STEM, and art and design – explored their respective fields of study on trips to New York and Boston.
The 15-year student and recent recipient of the Ideal Hutchison Girl Award credits Hutchison for providing opportunities for her to delve deeper into her interests and helping her become a strong student and creative innovator.
The National Merit Finalist and 15-year student has distinguished herself by pursuing challenging academic opportunities in math and science and following her various interests along the way. She credits Hutchison for fostering her intellectual curiosity and love of learning.
Fifteen-year student and National Merit Commended Student Brooke Fair ’23 is an award-winning singer-songwriter who has released an album, an EP, and several singles all before graduating high school. This talented artist also is a dedicated student whose music accomplishments have come while achieving academic success.
Fifteen-year student Emmy Walton ’23 has put her heart into becoming a rocket scientist one day. After developing her interests in science and math through various STEM opportunities at Hutchison, she will follow her dreams at one of the nation’s top schools for engineering, Purdue University.
The National Merit Finalist was challenged by Hutchison’s various academic and extracurricular activities. From the tennis court to the courtroom to the classroom, Sarah is a well-rounded, hardworking Hutchison student who lives up to the school’s mission of inspiring girls to go anywhere they can imagine.
Eve-Elyse Hall ’23 has been known for setting up her teammates on the volleyball court throughout an excellent high school career. Now she’s setting herself up for a bright future after choosing to sign to play volleyball at Asbury University in Kentucky.
Hutchison world language students participated in the 2023 U of M Language Fair, sponsored by The University of Memphis Department of World Languages and Literatures. Demonstrating their knowledge of Spanish and Chinese, Hutchison had a total of 21 students win awards at the fair.
Note to the State of Tennessee: If you want to get legislation passed, put Hutchison girls in charge! Seventeen juniors wrote and presented six bills at the YMCA Youth in Government conference in Nashville. All of the bills made it onto the Senate and House dockets, and one was signed into law.
JK girls aren’t scared of these bones! They were fearless and loved being scientists as they took a closer look at the animal bone collection of Lauren Pharr Parks ’02, alumna and mom to Patty Mae ’36.
Seven upper school students will participate in high-intensity summer programs in subjects including computational physics, international studies, and visual arts at universities across the state.