Pictured, top row, L to R: Kendall Blaylock ’24, Kiri Feinstone ’27, Loralei Forgette ’23; middle row, L to R: Reese Hardin ’27, Ana Hunter ’23, Carter Mann ’27; bottom row, L to R: Evelyn Roberts ’27, Holly Scheinblum ’25, and Sloane Vandergrift ’27
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Young Writers Earn 11 Scholastic Writing Awards
Congratulations to the nine Hutchison girls who earned a total of 11 Scholastic Writing Awards in the recent Alliance for Young Artists & Writers competition!
Hutchison students demonstrated a mastery of storytelling and creativity in genres as varied as science fiction, drama, flash fiction, and poetry. They submitted original works of fiction, poetry, and critical essays and competed against students across several states in the South region. Poetry by Ana Hunter ’23 received a Gold Key, and her work is moving on to compete nationally in March.
Upper school English teacher Savannah McCausland said she is incredibly proud of her students who placed. Five eighth graders, students of ELA teacher Robert Uhrman, were recognized for their work as well. He congratulated his students with some uplifting words: “I hope this recognition inspires you to trust your voice and recognize your gifts as talented writers.”
Gold Key Winner
Ana Hunter ’23: Poetry
Silver Key Winner
Holly Scheinblum ’25: Poetry
Honorable Mention Winners
Kendall Blaylock ’24: Poetry
Kiri Feinstone ’27: Two in Poetry
Loralei Forgette ’23: Poetry
Reese Hardin ’27: Dramatic Script
Ana Hunter ’23: Writing Portfolio
Carter Mann ’27: Poetry
Evelyn Roberts ’27: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sloane Vandergrift ’27: Flash Fiction
We commend all our Hutchison participants whose hard work and creativity enabled them to produce deeply personal, innovative, and thought-provoking work.
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.
Kendyl Brown ’23 took a leap of faith in auditioning for her first production at Hutchison in middle school. That first step sparked a love of theatre, and now she is pursuing a career in acting thanks to encouragement and experience from Hutchison’s theatre department.
Dabney Roberts Ring ’90 joined Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s staff in January 2016. She is currently a Senior Policy Officer and the Federal Relations Lead on Mayor Strickland’s intergovernmental team. She helped build an immersive internship for Hutchison senior Katie Frazer ’23.
Each year, Hutchison seniors on the Philanthropic Literacy Board research community needs and decide how to allocate grant money to local nonprofits that focus on those issues.
As eighth graders study the Holocaust, they got a unique opportunity to hear from a Hutchison staff member and her father about her grandparents' story of survival.
Anna-Margaret Webber '23 became the latest member of the Hutchison lacrosse team to earn a college scholarship as she signed to play for Rollins College.
Natalie Alexander ’25 is the first recipient of the award. She was chosen because she exhibits characteristicsthe award’s namesake, Dot Jones Hammons ’76, has demonstrated throughout her life: intellectual curiosity, steadfastness, loyalty, kindness, and compassion.