Through our Hutchison Leads program, senior Gracie Meeks participated in an internship at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women with a goal of gaining a real-life perspective on the daily life of a nurse in a hospital.
Gracie began her internship in the Mother-Baby unit where she shadowed nurse Jonnie Lundgren. She was able to observe six newborn examinations where she saw Nurse Jonnie measure a baby’s head, diaphragm, and height; listen to the heart and bowel sounds; check the baby’s sucking reflex; and check the umbilical cord for three vessels (one vein and two arteries).
Later, Gracie visited the Gynecology department of the hospital where she shadowed nurse Cyndy Godley. During her time with Nurse Cyndy, Gracie visited with several post-surgery patients and assisted with the process of setting up the room before a patient arrived after surgery.
Her favorite part of the week was her time spent in the surgical area of the hospital. She changed into scrubs and watched as the nurses cleaned the operating room and gathered all of the necessary instruments and tools prior to the procedure. She was able to stand in on three different surgeries. From there, Gracie moved on to the Labor and Delivery area where she observed the inserting of an epidural, watched a natural delivery, and stood in during part of a cesarean section (c-section).
Gracie spent the last days of her internship shadowing nurses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the pediatric emergency room. She chose an internship in the medical field because of her interest in a career in nursing. She said her time spent at Baptist Women's Hospital further solidified her dreams to one day become a nurse.
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.