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12 | July 19, 2018 | The lake forest leader School
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Woodlands Academy makes impressive math contest debut
Submitted by Woodlands
Academy of the Sacred
Heart
Woodlands Academy of
the Sacred Heart’s firstever
time participating
in the Illinois Council of
Teachers of Mathematics’
annual contest culminated
in four top-10 finishes at
the state finals May 5 at
the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign.
According to organizers,
the purpose of the Illinois
Council of Teachers of
Mathematics’ State Math
Contest is to recognize
outstanding mathematical
achievement, encourage
independent study, stimulate
interest in mathematics
and provide a wholesome
meeting ground for
students and teachers of
mathematics through academic
competition. It has
been an annual event since
1980.
In the Division 1A
(small schools) competition,
Woodlands’ Mathcats
placed third in the freshman/sophomore
eight-person
team event, seventh in
the freshman/sophomore
two-person team event,
seventh overall in Algebra
1 (based on the combined
scores of Woodlands
Academy’s six participants
in this individual competition)
and eighth in the
Algebra 1 event, won by
freshman Ingrid Hu (out of
149 contestants).
The members of Woodlands
Academy’s thirdplace
team were Hanna
Bryce, Liz Coughlin, Gabriella
Flores, Ingrid Hu,
Kitty Lu, Stephanie Harpold,
Kate Wiegand and
Natalie Williams. Woodlands’
two-person team
consisted of Ingrid Hu and
Kitty Lu and in addition
to Hu, freshmen Hanna
Bryce, Gabriella Flores,
Stephanie Harpold, Kate
Wiegand and Natalie Williams
also competed in the
Algebra 1 individual event.
While the all-girls
college-prep day-andboarding
high school has
participated in other math
contests in the past, Math
Club moderator Dr. Mihaela
Marcusanu decided
it was time to “up the
game” a bit this year.
“We chose [Illinois Council
of Teachers of Mathematics’]
because of the variety
of subjects and of the
skills within one subject that
it provides,” she said.
En route to the state finals
in Urbana, Woodlands
Academy placed second
overall in Division 1A at
its inaugural ICTM event,
the Region 20 Competition
held at Niles West High
School Feb. 24.
“I’m so proud of our
students’ stellar accomplishments
and of the leadership
of our math teachers
resulting in this very
successful debut in the
[Illinois Council of Teachers
of Mathematics’] math
competition,” said Head of
School Meg Steele.
Assistant Principal
Rocco Gargiulo, who also
teaches some math classes,
added “These accomplishments
confirm Woodlands
Academy’s commitment
to STEM fields as well as
the math department’s role
in transforming our outstanding
girls into empowered
young women.”
School News
Indiana Wesleyan University
Pleau named to dean’s list
Breiana Pleau, of Lake
Forest, was named to the
Indiana Wesleyan University’s
dean’s list for
the spring semester of the
2017-18 school year.
To be named on this list,
a student must obtain a
3.50 GPA on an 4.00 scale
and carry at least 12 credit
hours for the semester.
University of Dayton
Local residents named to
dean’s list
The following local residents
earned a spot on the
University of Dayton’s
spring 2018 dean’s list for
achieving a minimum 3.5
GPA.
Katie Bennett, Jessica
Burnham, John Canning,
Matthew Clifford,
Sachin Nagarajan, Caitlin
Schneider and Olivia
Vallone, all of Lake Forest,
and Madi Dembinski
and Brett Murawski, both
of Lake Bluff.
Wheaton College
Local residents named to
dean’s list
The following Wheaton
College students from
your coverage area were
named to the spring 2018
dean’s list. Dean’s list
honors are earned by undergraduate
students who
carry 12 or more credit
hours and achieve a 3.5
grade point average or
higher on the 4.0 scale.
Alex Hoshino, George
Kohl and Stephen
Mathew, all of Lake Forest,
and Srujith Medharametla,
of Lake Bluff.
Miami University
Students study abroad
during spring semester
Miami University students
study abroad spring
2018 semester. Daniel
Kuperman and Ryan Mc-
Coy, of Lake Forest.
Rochester Institute of
Technology
Michaelis named to dean’s
list
Robyn Michaelis, of
Lake Bluff, who is in the
3D digital design program,
made the dean’s list for the
spring semester at Rochester
Institute of Technology.
Degree-seeking undergraduate
students are eligible
for dean’s list if their
term GPA is greater than
or equal to 3.400; they do
not have any grades of
“Incomplete”, “D” or “F”;
and they have registered
for, and completed, at least
12 credit hours.
Clemson University
Local residents named to
dean’s list
Local residents have
been named to the dean’s
list at Clemson University
for the spring 2018 semester.
Elizabeth Claire
Lynch, of Lake Forest,
who is majoring in marketing.
Claire Tazuko Neil, of
Lake Forest, who is majoring
in nursing.
The University of Alabama
Dean’s, president’s lists
students named
A total of 11,347 students
enrolled during the
2018 spring semester at
The University of Alabama
were named to the
dean’s list with GPA of 3.5
or above or the president’s
list with an academic record
of 4.0 (all A’s).
The UA dean’s and
president’s lists recognize
full-time undergraduate
students. The lists do not
apply to graduate students
or undergraduate students
who take less than a full
course load.
Students named to these
lists include:
Marla Rose Fontana,
of Lake Bluff, dean’s list.
Michael Jon McKendry,
of Lake Bluff, president’s
list.
Rachel Ranelle Gaye,
of Lake Forest, dean’s list.
Isabelle Clair Hartwell,
of Lake Forest,
dean’s list.
Grace Elizabeth
Glyman, of Lake Forest,
dean’s list.
Muhlenberg College
Paruchuru named to dean’s
list
Nikhil Paruchuru, of
Lake Forest,was named to
the dean’s list at Muhlenberg
College for the Spring
2018 semester.
Students with a term
GPA of 3.50 or higher are
named to the dean’s list.
School News is compiled by
Editor Alyssa Groh. To submit
School News, email alyssa@
lakeforestleader.com.
NEIGHBORS
From Page 10
is partnering with Angelina
Vivant Fine Art on
a community painting
to take place during the
2018 Glencoe Festival of
Art.
A Glencoe resident and
first-time exhibitor at the
festival, Angelina Vivant,
has created a charitable
component to her exhibit
called Community
Strokes of Kindness with
proceeds to benefit a local
community support system.
“Our community supports
and enriches our
every day, but some of
us need a little guidance
from time-to-time,” Vivant
said. “My hope is to
lift and to bring awareness
to community organizations
through my exhibits
when I can because everyone
deserves a chance to
find clarity, support and
joy in living.”
Festival attendees will
have the opportunity to
apply paint strokes to a
canvas, building on prior
strokes, to collectively
create a piece of art.
“It will be a tangible
symbol of how we can
support each other and
build each other up, creating
something beautiful,
purposeful and rewarding,”
she said. The final
piece will be sold through
a silent auction on the second
day of the festival.
Proceeds will go to Family
Service.
“FSG is honored to be
chosen as the charity recipient
for this special
kindness project as it resonates
with our mission
to strengthen our community,”
said Lara Port, Family
Service board member.
“We are excited to share
in Angie’s growth as an
artist and her desire to use
her talents in this personal
way.”
The 2018 Glencoe Festival
of Art will take place
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday,
July 28-29,
in downtown Glencoe.
Guests of all ages and
abilities are invited to add
strokes to the community
painting. There is no cost
to contribute to the painting.
Bids may be submitted
directly to Vivant at
her booth.
Staff Reporting. Full story at
GlencoeAnchor.com.