Alumna Emma Allen won first place in the Junior Exhibits Division of the citywide National History Day competition. Students from all over Pulaski county participated. She will move on to the state competition which will be held at UCA in April. The national contest is in June in Washington, D.C.
Kelsey Brass, Cathedral alumna, has been chosen as a nominee for the Promising Young Writer Competition for 2008. The contest is sponsored by the National Council for Teachers of English. The competition is open to all eighth graders.
Alumni Erica Rogers and Rachel Garrett won the Girls Doubles 2 AAA District Tennis Tournament in Searcy on October 11. They will go on to compete in the AAA State Tournament in Harrison on October 15 and 16th.
Two members of the Episcopal Collegiate School Class of 2008 and Cathedral alumni, Catherine Demailly and Clayton Erwin, are among the rarified group of high performers nationwide on the PSAT who have been designated as National Merit Semifinalists.
By virture of their status as National Merit Semifinalists, they will compete for National Merit Scholar status and the 8,200 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in the spring.
GOLDEN JUBILEE
ALUMNI HOST COMMITTEE
Jenni Jackson Abston
Susan Young Allen
Charlotte Satterfield Anderson
Carrie Whiteside Brandom
Ann Jackson Brown
Jenny Wittenberg Cockrill
Rogers Cockrill
Suzy Jackson Cox
Ginger Kays Daril
Emily Galusha
Les Galusha
Ed Parker
Jennifer Cobb Pyron
Elizabeth Thomas Smith
Becka Freeling Webb
Our alumni host committee has been working for months to plan a memorable day of festivities to mark The Cathedral School's 50th anniversary. It is our hope that you will bring your family and join us on May 12.
Your participation, stories and shared memories will be what makes this event a success!
For details on the Golden Jubilee, click on "News & Events."
What do you remember about your days at Cathedral?
Here are 50 things that might help jog your memory:
- The bell
- Hanging out on the green couches
- Dean Higgins playing the trumpet
- All things bright and beautiful...
- Swinging on the swings behind Mitchell House
- "L'il Abner"
- "Oh-O! Star of Wonder..."
- Dean's Medal
- Teachers' Lounge
- Comets
- Leaning ladders
- "Oliver"
- Trinity Cat
- Fire Drills
- Grandparents' & Special Friends' Day
- The Little Pageant
- The old playground behind the fourth grade classroom
- City Beautiful
- The Spaghetti Supper
- Open House
- Silent Auction
- The Great Hall
- Riding the city bus
- St. Louis Trip
- "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
- Treadway House
- Mr. Evans
- "And there were in the same country..."
- Saints
- "The Hobbit"
- Kindergarten Circus
- Curtain angels
- The Alma Mater
- Morning Chapel
- DAR essays
- The seesaw on the playground
- French Tasting Party
- "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
- Washington Trip
- Singing Saints
- The School Pledge
- Parish Fair
- Esther's Cinnamon Rolls
- "Wizard of Oz"
- Classroom holiday parties
- "Whooooooooooooo's there? Two weary travelers from Nazareth."
- Young Arkansas Artists' Competition
- Afternoon Chapel
- "Annie"
- Dean Higgins' Charge to the Graduating Class
More sent in by alumni -
51. The Ginko tree that used to stand behind the parish offices
before the gym was built.
52. Music class in Mitchell House with Mr. Rigsby's Dalmatian, Flo,
standing guard
53. PE at the Govenror's Mansion
54. Hanging out in the old cafeteria before school
55. Mary Tucker taking us to recess
56. Mr. Evans, our faithful school bus driver
57. The Harrington Hotel
58. The Rooty Tooty Jug Band
59. Victor Wallen
60. Parish Fair - dunking booth, jail and cake walk
61. Carpool on 17th Street by the bell
62. Riding the city bus
Want to add to the list or need information?
Email sallen@thecathedralschool.org.
