Isabelle Bepler '19 kicked off the best solos and ensembles recital at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival (MYAF) on Friday, May 10. She is the first DCDS student to be given the honor to perform at the vocal music finals recital at MYAF. Isabelle will be studying vocal performance at University of Miami in the fall.
Below is a link to her performances.
The MHSAA tournaments are underway for spring sports. Come out to support the Yellowjackets as they begin their quest for an MHSAA State Championship. As always, the MHSAA charges admission for all tournament contest's which is typically between $5.00-$10.00 depending on the level of contest. GO JACKETS!!!
Men’s Lacrosse
Regional Round 1 – May 18BYE
Regional Semifinal May 22 at DCDS vs Greenhills 5:30PM
Regional Final May 28 at DCDS 6:30PM
Quarterfinals May 31 or June 1 at TBD
Finals - June 8 vs TBD at Howell Parker MS 4:30PM
Women’s Lacrosse
Regional Round 1 - May 17 vs Temperance-Bedford 5:00PM - Won 14-3
Regional Round 2 - May 22 vs Marian at Marian 4:30PM
Regional SemiFinals - May 29 vs TBD at Farmington HS 7:00PM
Regional Final - June 1 vs TBD at Farmington HS 1:00PM
SemiFinal - June 5 vs TBD at TBD Time TBD
Finals - June 8 vs TBD at Novi HS 2:00PM
Baseball
Districts SemiFinals June 1 vs NDP at NDP 12:00PM
District Final June 1 at NDP 2:00PM
Regional SemiFinal - June 5 at NDP 4:30PM
SuperRegional - June 8 at DCDS 12:30PM
SemiFinal - June 13 at Michigan State University Time TBD
Finals - June 15 at Michigan State University Time TBD
Softball
Districts SemiFinals 1 June 1 vs Cranbrook at NDP 11:30PM
Districts Finals June 1 at NDP 1:00PM
Regional SemiFinal - June 8 at Richmond 12:00PM
Regional Final June 8 at Richmond 2:00PM
Quarterfinal June 11 at Wayne State University 2:00PM
Semifinal June 14 at MSU Time TBD
Finals June 16 at MSU Time TBD
Men’s Golf
Regional May 30 at Fieldstone Golf Course 8:00AM
Finals June 7 and 8 at Forest Akers West 8:00AM
Girls Tennis
Regional Final May 16 at Madison Heights Lamphere 8:00AM Regional Champions RESULTS
Finals - May 31 and June 1 at Novi HS 9:00AM
Mens/Womens Track and Field
Regional Final – May 16 at Madison Heights Lamphere 3:00PM - Women finished 1st Place and Men finished 3rd Place
Finals - June 1 at Zeeland East and West High School 9:30AM
Womens Soccer
District Round 1 - BYE
District Round 2 - May 28 vs Avondale at Avondale 6:00PM
District Final - May 31 vs TBD at Marian/Brother Rice 5:00PM
Regional Semifinal - June 4 at DCDS 7:00PM
Regional Final June 7 at DCDS 6:00PM
SemiFinal June 11 at Novi (Meadows Stadium) 7:00PM
Final June 14 at MSU 4:00PM
In coordination with Friends of the Arts (FOA), Mrs. Jenkins gave a lesson to parents and students on abstract painting with mixed acrylic paint by having them painting, dripping, and pouring paint. She talked to them about using these methods to explore color, lines, and designs in their work. They even incorporated using a blow dryer to create free form design and a "dirty cup" to pour silicone and glitter! This fun workshop was open to FOA members who have children in the Junior School.
Allied Universal came to campus to present Michael Anderson, our onsite security supervisor, with their Midwest Regional Safety Award. Mike was nominated by his Client Manager, Adam Cousino of the Southfield Branch. Michael received a gift card and plaque from his branch office for his efforts.
“Michael truly embodies our safety culture from day to day when instructing his officers. Michael has several posts that are outside 365 days of the year directing traffic. He ensures each officer has high visibility gear/Yak Traxs and appropriate clothing. He works with his client to ensure they also provide additional protective devices in the form of cones, high vis vests, and moveable barriers/signage to assist in this process. Michael heads up his sites safety culture from the top down by ensuring his JSA is a “living document” and updates it sometimes weekly to include new duties or responsibilities assigned to his officers as the school year continues. Recently we were asked to provide assistance with vendors using a scissor lift. Michael immediately recognized the potential hazard and OSHA requirements for training/safety and immediately engaged upper management. Upper management engaged our Corp. safety and training contacts and together we created a policy regarding the scissor lift that keeps our Security Professionals safe, but yet still assists the client with their needs as well. Michael represents and recognized the truly large part that our safety culture plays in the everyday operation at his site”. David P. Chase CIPI/CIPM, Regional Training and Safety Manager
Two seniors were invited to attend Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona. Both students received awards for their research projects. Congratulations to:
Madeleine Yang - $1500 - Second Award in the category of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Colling Wang - $500 - Fourth Award in the category of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
To learn more about this international science and engineering competition visit here.
Competing in the very difficult Gold Division of the WordMasters Challenge™, fifth grader Harsha Narayan earned a perfect score of 20 on the recent challenge. Nationally, only 134 fifth graders achieved this result. Other students from Detroit Country Day Junior School who achieved outstanding results in the meet include fourth grader Yashvini Goddla and fifth graders Julia Berghea, Maia Kim, Mei Quinn, Ashrita Reddy and Krish Reddy. The students were coached by Airica Clapper, Meera Sundar, and Angie Charlton. Congratulations to all!
To learn more visit wordmasterschallenge.com
Congratulations to Elizabeth Upton '23 who took home the Bronze Medal in Under 15 women’s foil this past weekend at the Canadian Fencing National Championships in Quebec City, Quebec and was named to the 2019 Canadian Fencing Federation National Youth Team. Michael Upton ‘20 was 5th in the Cadet (Under 17) men’s foil event at the National Championship as well. Both train at Renaissance Fencing Club in Troy, MI and are nationally ranked in Canada and the United States. Michael is also ranked in Europe.
On Friday, May 17, 70+ fifth graders from Harms Elementary school in Detroit arrived at DCDS at 9:00 AM for a fun-filled day. The members of the Community Service Club along with the club advisors, Lisa Sova and L'Meese Greaney, planned a field day for Harms' students. The students from both schools enjoy the field day and for many of the Harms Elementary students, it is the only field trip during their time in elementary school.
The fifth graders from Harms started their day with breakfast, donated courtesy of the Shouneyia family from Bagel Brothers Café on Telegraph Rd., then rotated through several outdoor activities including soccer, bucket races, bounce houses, kickball, and parachute games. The DCDS students organized snacks and take-home goodie bags for our guests. Mrs. London and the Advancement Office worked to provide an amazing lunch, courtesy of Noodles & Co., also on Telegraph. One Love Wiffle generously provides funding on an annual basis to facilitate the incredible experience for Harms Elementary.
Hosting the Harms students on an annual basis is truly a community effort and a pillar of the Community Service Club. From security and maintenance personnel to the transportation department that picks up and drops off the Harms students, the success of the day speaks to DCDS' commitment to service. The value of the day's events creates a lasting impact on the elementary school students as well as the DCDS students who worked to provide an exciting field day.
*We've been asked to not share photos of Harms students publicly.
Congratulations to the following seniors for their recognition in the Outstanding Graduates program by the Detroit News along with CATCH (Sparky Anderson's Charity for Children).
Language Arts - Erin Brennan
Mathematics - Madeleine Yang
Performing Arts - Anna Sun
World Studies - Michael Stevanovich and Ruhi Nayak
The students are chosen from a field of outstanding nominees from public and private high schools nominated by their school in 11 categories. Students are selected based on grades, test scores, honors, community involvement and a demonstrated ability in one of the academic areas. Read article.
On Sunday, May 12 and Monday, May 13, two Middle School students represented the state of Michigan at the National Mathcounts event. Vikram Goddla '24 and Henry Jiang '25 were two of the four students on the Michigan team. They competed against the top 224 middle school mathletes in the nation. Both students represented our school well and had a great experience at the competition. Great job!
Our 7th grade students worked collaboratively for six weeks to create more than 300 exhibits highlighting historical and contemporary global citizens who have brightened our world and made it a better place. They also designed, built, advertised, and created educational programming for a museum that collects the Bright Light exhibits from each history class. Visitors had the opportunity to see eight different museums, each designed with that class' mission and goals in mind.
Congratulations to Jessica Hunter '19 for her recent award of a $20,000 merit-based scholarship to attend Northwestern University in the fall. The National Student Leadership Foundation's Scholarship Board selects from hundreds of their NSLC graduates those students demonstrating academic excellence, leadership in extracurricular activities, submitted essay, and letters of recommendation.
To be eligible for the NSLC Alumni College Scholarship, applicants must attend the National Student Leadership Conference, apply for a scholarship during their senior year of high school, and gain admission to and attend one of the following NSLC host universities: American University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Rice University, University of California – Berkeley, University of California – Los Angeles, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University and Yale University.
Jessica attended the NSLC on Business & Entrepreneurship during the summer of 2018. The NSLC is a leadership program for outstanding high school students. The student selected from more than 70 different countries attend specialized workshops and classes designed to develop the skills and traits that define a leader. The conference is run by leading professionals and professors from top colleges. Special guest speakers from the past have included: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy; Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, and Sandra Day O'Conner.
The NSLC was established in 1989 and offers leadership conferences to high school students from around the world. Areas of emphasis include: Mastering Leadership, Law & Advocacy, Medicine & Health Care, Psychology & Neuroscience, Nursing, Business & Entrepreneurship, Architecture, Journalism Film, & Media Arts, Game Design, Forensic Science, International Diplomacy, International Business, Political Action & Public Policy, Intelligence & National Security, Engineering, Biotechnology, Environmental Science & Sustainability, Theater, Acting Intensive, Entertainment Management,Veterinary Medicine, Social Impact & Community Engagement, Cybersecurity, Marine Biology, and Sports Management.
Seniors, Erin Brennan and Rosalie Fang, competed in the Michigan H.S. Archery Association Championship in mid-May. Congratulations to Rosalie who took home a 3rd place finish in the Barebow Recurve Class!
Please consider helping our DCDS community achieve success with VIVID! Gifts of all sizes help us meet our goals.
If you'd like to honor your child or family's legacy with a naming opportunity, please contact Tina Mangalick at tmangalick@dcds.edu or (248) 430-1064. Opportunities are still available for both our Middle and Lower school campuses.
To give to VIVID, please go to www.dcds.edu/vivid
Walter wanted to make his 7th birthday something special, but his request may not be what one might expect of the first grader. Walter told his parents that instead of receiving birthday gifts for his birthday, he would like his family and friends to donate the money they would spend on a gift to St. Jude's Hospital. The family met a representative from St. Jude and asked if she could come and present to Walter's class who was invited to his party. The children learned how St. Jude's Hospital takes care of sick children from all over the country free of charge.
The result of Walter's efforts led to his birthday gift of a new safe toy for approximately 58 children at the hospital. Megan Holt from St. Jude's Regional Management team with Walter and his father.
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At an all-school assembly at the Village Campus the following students were recognized for their achievements in the arts this year. Congratulations!
MAEA Top 100 winner: Syla Vakhariya, Quinn Metrose, William McKany, and Kenny Way. Syla was also recognized as a Top 15 winner in Michigan.
Student Art Town Show participants: Paige Zacks, Lanya Gardi, and Spiros Karmanos.
Lower School students have had another inspiring couple of weeks with two additional artist visits. Mr. Rashaun Rucker shared his photographs, prints and drawings with the students. Mr. Rucker is an award winning Detroit artist with over 40 awards to his name. He recently retired after 16 years at the Detroit Free Press and is currently pursuing a career in art. His dream has always been to be an art teacher. Mr. Rucker draws a minimum of two hours a day and contributes much of his art success to his art teachers in North Carolina where he grew up. Mr. Rucker will have a one person show on October 25, 2019 at M Contemporary, an art gallery in Ferndale.
As part of the visiting artist series, another art class featured Jessica Sjobring who paints pictures of animals. She brought in her award-winning animal themed paintings to share with the students. She encouraged student to "draw what they see, not what they know." Ms. Sjobring is also the mother of one of our students in the Lower School.
Congratulations to our 2019 women's varsity tennis team for their fourth consecutive state championship win. In this year's tournament, the team took 33 of the possible 40 points to win the state championship.
Picture courtesy of Cyndi Karoub
Team members: Elle Hartje '19, Monique Karoub '19, Nina Khaghany '20, Alexis Nardicchio '20, Ruhi Nayak '19, Anushri Radhakrishnan '20, Tara Rahmani '19. Head coach: Jess Stencel. Assistant coaches: Brian DeVirgilio, Lisa Young