BACK, left to right: Assistant Athletics Director Jill Allen, Nancy Rie Adams ’30, Ellie Willson ’29, Maggie Mavar ’28, Margaret Campbell ’28, Ann Smith ’28, Leighton Lanaux ’29, Stewart Dobbs ’29, and Coach Jorge Woog | FRONT, left to right: Leni Jane Johnston ’29, Martha Kate Palmer ’29, Caroline Jefferies ’29, and Zoë Young ’29
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Middle School Tennis Team Wins State Championship, Several Local Titles
The Hutchison middle school tennis team finished strong as Shelby League and Tennessee Gold Division Champions!
The team won in the gold division at the Tennessee Middle School Tennis State Championship event hosted by USTA Tennessee and TMSAA in Murfreesboro over the weekend. Over 20 schools participated in the tournament. Eleven Hutchison girls competed at state, and the team that earned first place included Ann Smith ’28, Ellie Willson ’29, Maggie Mavar ’28, Margaret Campbell ’28, and Leighton Lanaux ’29.
The state champions posed for a photo with Hutchison tennis coaches Jorge Woog and Phil Chamberlain.
The team also ended as the undefeated middle school Shelby League regular season champions. In the Shelby League tournament, our girls won the team, singles, and doubles titles. Ann Smith ’28 and Maggie Mavar '28 placed 1st and 2nd in singles, and Margaret Campbell '28 and Whitney Bricken ’28 won doubles.
Left: Shelby League singles winners Ann Smith ’28 and Maggie Mavar '28 Right: Shelby League doubles champions Margaret Campbell '28 and Whitney Bricken ’28
Little Hive teachers Ms. Hollingsworth and Ms. Aguilar followed our youngest girls’ interest in the weather to expand their scientific knowledge and various skills, from creativity to storytelling to fine motor skills.
For her senior myExperience project, Haley Floyd ’25 combined her love of animals with a deep concern for the mental health of young women. Haley launched Pause for Paws, an initiative that brought therapy dogs to campus to offer comfort and connection. She received a 10<20 Youth Impact Award from “Memphis Parent” magazine for her work.
In these student-led R.E.A.L. discussions, our fourth graders sharpen their conversation skills while learning to support their ideas with evidence and think critically.
Through years of theatre, dance, music, and leadership in the arts, Chloe Simpson ’25 found confidence, community, and her voice. From the stage to the classroom, she embraced every opportunity to grow as a performer, student, and civic thinker.
Maggie’s interest in environmental science and forestry has grown through hands-on learning, inspiring mentors, and community involvement. After 15 years at Hutchison, she’s ready to turn her curiosity and love for learning into real-world impact.
Hutchison Now highlights graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Mallory Mullis '18, Manager of Leadership Programs at the Dallas Regional Chamber.
Hutchison world language students participated in the 2025 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 nine upper school girls win awards at the fair.
Yes, egg prices are high, according to our fifth graders’ research! Their Mean Monday activity tracking grocery store prices was highlighted on WREG News Channel 3.
Carpe diem! Demonstrating their enthusiasm for Latin and Roman culture, Hutchison had several students win awards at the Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention.
Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test—these are the five steps of design thinking that our lower school girls live by in the Design Lab with academic technology specialist Jennifer Stover.