assembled all the pieces to give us our finishedproduct. Hans Olsen was hugely instrumentalin helping the Production students become comfortable with the tools and techniques forbuilding a set.”

Ms. Haider noted that the relatively inexperi-enced cast and crew were able to overcome more than just stage fright.

“Due to circumstances beyond our control, we did not have a working speaker system backstage,” she explained. “With over 30 peoplewaiting for cues, this was both a trying andhumorous situation. Imagine 30 people duringtech week, with their ears tightly tucked to thebackstage curtains and walls. Fortunately, we are blessed to have wonderfully capable techies at SSM, and just before opening night,Stephan Weissmann and Mark Olsonwere able to rig up a system for us that worked beautifully.”

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Maggie Archbold ’09 played the struggling newteacher, Miss Sylvia Barrett, in the fall production of Up the Down Staircase. Maggie is a senior and a member of Players, SSM’s acting company.

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This fall’s production of Up the DownStaircase brought new talents to the Shattuck-St. Mary’s School theater.

“A wonderful highlight of this production was the number of new students on stage,”said Director Rachel Haider, in her firstyear at SSM herself. “We had many who hadnever been in a production here at SSM, andseveral who had never been on stage at all.”

Up the Down Staircase, based on a novel byBel Kaufman, focuses on Miss Sylvia Barrett.A young teacher with aspirations and dreamsfor the students of Calvin Coolidge HighSchool, she hopes to inspire in them her ownlove for learning but is challenged by a jadedadministration and skeptical students.

The cast included 29 students and two staffmembers. “The exceptional part of this largecast show was that it was truly an ensemblepiece,” said Ms. Haider. “Everyone had aconsiderable role. It was great to work with students from every single grade level, sixththrough twelfth. The students also had theunique opportunity to share the stage withMatt Ruby, our Director of Studies. On stageMr. Ruby and the students were equals.”

Among the noteworthy performances wasMaggie Archbold ’09 as Sylvia Barrett.“Her growth in the role was phenomenal,”said Ms. Haider. “By the time we got to performances, it was obvious that she was trulythinking as her character would think. We also had two brothers in the production whoplayed opposite-type roles. Billy Park ’11was the sweet and timid Jose Rodriguez, whileNick Park ’13 played the tumultuous anddesperate Joe Ferone.”

In addition to the actors, four students servedas the backstage crew during performances,and an additional 10 students helped buildthe set and props. The fall Theater Productionclass built almost all of the units for the finalset. “Just before dress rehearsals,” noted Ms. Haider, “techies Luke Sorensen ’09,Michaila Siftar ’10, cast and crew members

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Both the Upper and Middle Schoolswill have new Friday schedules thiswinter. Regular classes will runMonday through Thursday. In bothcases, we are creating greater opportu-

nities to meet specific student needs and new opportunities for academic

excellence, creativity and exploration. Beth Trout provides the details of the MiddleSchool schedule in her column, so I’ll focus on the Upper School in this article.

The new Upper School schedule will provide theopportunity to have a customized learning experience by attending Departmental LearningCenters (DLCs) on Friday mornings. While regularclasses will meet Monday through Thursday, Fridaymornings will be structured much like a conference,each department offering a host of opportunitiesthat students will attend as best meets their needs.Students will develop their Friday morning schedulein conjunction with their advisor, creating a planthat will focus specifically on the goals and needs of the individual student.

This schedule stems directly from our School’svision statement, that SSM should be “a dynamicand diverse school community committed to excel-lence, integrity, and innovation,0.here and beyond

the Arch.”

The schedule helpsachieve this vision in twoways. First, in our busyand diverse school, wehope to more preciselymeet the academic needs

of individual students and create more room forexploration and creativity by providing innovative,flexible and specific educational opportunities.Second, in order to provide these opportunities,our students must have real autonomy and makedecisions about what they need to succeed. Assummed up by one of our core beliefs, we want todevelop “each student’s ability to determine what isworth accomplishing and the dedication and disci-pline to do so.” That is the true college preparatoryexperience.

For students pursuing specific passions, thisschedule has many benefits.Internships Students who wish to have internshipsoff-campus can do so without creating conflictswith classes. For example, students in the BioScience program will be able to work with their mentor

physicians without missing class. We will continueto seek such opportunities for all students and lookforward to student internship proposals.

Athletes and musicians Friday is travel time for ourmusicians and athletes. On Fridays, our pre-conser-vatory students will be with their universityinstructors and a significant portion of our athletesare on the road. This new schedule means thattravelling students will not miss class when they aregone and will find it much easier to catch up onmissed material in the Friday morning DLCs.

Independent and collaborative scholarship and creativity Friday mornings and afternoons will give students pursing independent research,such as Capstone projects, the time to meet withadvisors and travel to university libraries and labs.Our artists, whether painters in the studio or Arch Dance working on a number, will have morerehearsal and studio time. Students in the engi-neering program will have more time to work inthe lab, refining their creations and preparing forcompetitions. Students working in our weCreateprogram will have the time and guidance to workon projects that connect them with studentsaround the world.

Community Service On Friday afternoons, students will have opportunities to develop, lead, and participate in service to the community.Under the guidance of the directors of CommunityService and the Bastian Program, students willidentify needs in the community and take sustainedand meaningful action.

What will go on in the DLCs?In general, students will be able to get help or enrich-ment as they need it. The offerings provide supportand opportunity for high-level intellectual engage-ment. Let’s take a look at specific departments.

English The English DLC will have three compo-nents: a Writing Center, Reading Center, and aDiscussion Center. In the Writing Center, studentswill be able to get help on current assignments,receive specific help in areas identified by teachers,or refine work on their own. The Reading Centerwill support students who are in the ESL program or native English speakers who are struggling witha difficult text. The Discussion Center will provideopportunities to gather and dig into literature fromclasses and, for passionate students of literaturediscuss additional texts.

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Science The Science DLC will have three majorareas: Extra Help (for each class), Lab makeups, and Project work. The Extra Help areas providechances both for peer and teacher support in all science classes. With a student body that is on themove, scheduled lab makeups improve the quality of the student experience and reduce stress. Finally,in the Project area, students will collaborate on projects from their classes. This gives students thechance to work autonomously but with a teachernearby for consultation.

History The History DLC consists of Reading andWriting Labs, Enrichment areas (lecture series andbook discussions), and Current Issues roundtables.Enrichment topics range from a lecture onThermopylae to “Introduction to HistoricalDebate,” and a Spiritual Life session called “Telling our Stories.” Current Issues roundtables will tackle such tough topics as presidential electionresults and the economy.

Math The Math DLC will have extra help for eachclass, AP test preparation, and specific enrichmentsuch as “Constructions in Geometry-CreatingDesigns,” “Excel Spreadsheet and Graphing,” and“Challenge Problem Solving for Math Competitions.”

World Language The World Language DLC willhave extra help and opportunities for language experiences in mixed-level groups. For example, one Friday the DLC will focus on language and cuisine by having students speak, cook, and eat inthe tongue of their class.

ESL ESL students will benefit greatly from thechance to work directly with teachers outside of the structure of the regular classroom. For example, a student who would like support in History maywork in the History DLC so that he or she can haveimmediate consultation on any reading or writingwork. ESL students who are moving into the regularEnglish curriculum will appreciate the opportunityto have large blocks of time to work with teacherson, for example, literary discussion of the The ScarletLetter. Beyond work in the DLCs, Friday morningwill include such offerings as SAT critical readingtips, research instruction, and extended support.

Performing and Visual Arts In addition to specificdance, music, and visual art project work, this DLCwill be a hotbed of activities to spark the creativemind including Juggling, Social Dance, Compositionon the Piano, Photography Composition, Pixelation,Puppetry and Papermaking.

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10:00 Geometrical Practice and Extra Help Multiple Choice10:05 Constructions AP Calculus AB Exam Practice10:10 (Compass, Extra Help 10:15 Protractor and 10:20 Straight Edge) 10:25 10:30 10:35 Ms. J. Bailey Mr. Justin/ Mr. Irby Ms. Oliver Ms. Simpfenderfer10:40 Mr. McHenry10:45 10:50

10:55 Algebra II ACT Math Math Challenge AP Calculus Numb3rs11:00 Extra Help Practice Problem Multiple Choice TV Show11:05 Solving Exam Practice and Activities11:10 on Exponents11:15 for Geometry,11:20 Alg. II, College Alg.,11:25 and Pre-Calc.11:30 11:35 Ms. J. Bailey Mr. Justin/ Mr. Irby Ms. Oliver Ms. Simpfenderfer11:40 Mr. McHenry11:45 11:50

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How Will Students Know What to Do?Each week, students will develop their DLC schedule inconjunction with their advisor. The schedule will be basedon needs and goals identified by the student and his or herteachers. Friday mornings begin and end with an advisorymeeting so that students have a chance to start strong anddebrief on any issues that arose. In the DLCs themselves,the expectations are simple. First, engage in the learning.Second, this is a school day so all students are required toattend. Third, students will follow the schedule developedwith their advisor. Fourth, students will sign in and out ofeach DLC area as they move through their schedule.

A Schedule that Supports Our VisionIt’s exciting to look at a problem in a new way. In design-ing and implementing this schedule, SSM faculty haveopened new doors for our students and given greater voiceto our vision in the daily school experience. The flexibilityand richness of this Friday schedule will better meet theneeds of a passionate, talented, and diverse student body as students work to achieve excellence in their lives.

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Our Middle School faculty was given the task of creating a “Fridays are different”curriculum for the upcoming winter and spring terms. The ability to be “different”was appealing on so many levels. The following is the framework for “Fridays are different” at the Middle School.

• Developmentally appropriate curriculum using an

• Interdisciplinary approach to connect subject areas. In January, student teams will combine their math, science and history knowledge for a Global Awareness unit. With these Fridays, we will have the

• Flexibility to morph our schedule to best fit our needs, without the normal weekday constraints. And, of course, we cannot forget the aspect of

• Fun, because play is a key ingredient in the learning process. Did you know that there is going to be a blizzardthe night of January 29, followed by a snow day filled with activities? Just one of the many ways in which we will

• Extend the classroom outside the classroom walls to provide off-site learning opportunities. Students will beguided through strategies that

• Reveal prior knowledge and connect it to new learning. Students will be provided with

• Extra time to work on projects such as the sixth grade poetry project, seventh grade constitution project, and eighth grade thesis papers in a manner that is less teacher-directed learning and more

• Non-traditional, student-directed learning to reach desired learning

• Targets that have been identified for each of the “Fridays are different.”

Our Middle School teachers are eager to put their plans into play. Specific details for “Fridays are different” at the Middle School can be found on the portal page of the School’s website.

From the Dean of the Middle School Beth Trout

The 164 members of Shattuck-St. Mary’s faculty and staff who seized the opportunity to becreative and have fun participating in this year’s Annual Fund theme—Participation Counts!

Each year, our faculty and staff have a “friendly” competition to encourage participation inthe Annual Fund. Teams this year had the challenge of creating a team name by blendingthe name of a rock band and an ice cream flavor. Strange? Maybe. Fun? Absolutely! Teamnames ranged from Peppermint Styx to Oreo Speedwagon to Cherry Garcia and theGrateful Dead. On November 4, faculty and staff participation in the Annual Fundreached its goal—100 percent!

How can you demonstrate your support for the 434 students attending Shattuck-St. Mary’sSchool? Through a tax-deductible gift to the Annual Fund. Your 2008-09 Annual Fund contribution will be used this school year to help support the numerous educational, athletic and artistic opportunities available to all students. Our goal of $950,000 is moreambitious than ever and every gift of every size matters. Make yours today by calling theAdvancement Office at 888-729-4946 or using the online form at www.s-sm.organd clicking on “Support SSM.”

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Fall Term High Honors. The following students are awarded goldSSM pins for earning a grade-point average of 3.85 or higher with no grades below a B- for winter term:

Grade 6: Micaela Hayton

Grade 7: Brianna Bruggeman, Xavier Buhman, Ellen (Ellie) Ray

Grade 8: Kevin Draeger, Jack Dudley, Alison Haider, Maggie Hausmann, Rae Hohle, Hun Ha (Rachel) Jung,Asha Knish, Erin Olson, Sang Yun (Nick) Park, Daniel (Bo) Pieper, Seung Wan (Wendy) Shon

Grade 9: Alexandra Bender, Rogelio Cadena, John Draeger, Sydney Eberwein, Kathleen Holder, Chin Wen Huang, Ting Chiang Huang, Jordan Jancze, Lily Jilk, Hyun Joon Lee, Jun Ho Lee, John Lujano, Hope Lundberg, Summer O'Connor, Kirk Reeve, Johanna Ruby, Meagan Tickle, Dana Trivigno

Grade 10: Tyler Bruneteau, Mikhail Bushinski, Margaret Byrne,Lauren Eberwein, Hayley Engel, Eric Faust, Natalie Fettinger, Ariel Flotte, Brett Habermehl, Waitin Kam, Katherine Kiewel, Sang Il Lee, Sang Won Park, Dennis Sanchez, Woo Taek Shin, Trevor Stewart, Peter Traber, Terra Traub, Nicholas Weberg, McKenzie White, Hsin Chen Yang, Da Yu

Grade 11: Seo Hyun Cho, Won Ho Chung, Castrenze Fricano, Alyssa Gagliardi, Michael Gandier, Ethan Harlow, Kiryl Hatavets, DerekHuang, Julianna Jack, Soo Bin Kim, Yoo Rim Kim, Ki Tae (Daniel) Ko, Jong Won Lee, Vanessa Legault Cordisco,Benjamin Monge, Dailey Mosher, Magdalena Mullerperth, Paul Parisot, Hung Yuan Shih, Seung Hee Shon, Rebecca Stoneman,Joseph Tennyson, Junfeng Zhuang, Joel Zimmerly

Grade 12: Margaret Archbold, Brandon Beneduce, Francesco Capone, Julian Cardona, Hyun Young Choi, Jessica Cohen, Alex Fallstrom, Shu-Ting Hsieh, Emily Hughes, Emilie Huser, Garrett Jensen, Yi Jung Kim, Hyun Bin Lee, Justine Lenter, Jian Luo, Kyeong Ho Moon, Yoon Gi Moon, Benjamin Murphy, Tzu-Yang Ni,Sebastian Nilsson, Hannah Park, Mellaney Peper, CJ Rhoades, Rebecca Ruegsegger, Lucas Sorensen, Charles Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson

Post Grad: Nathan Sinz

Fall Term Honors. The following students are awarded silver SSM pins for earning a grade-point average of 3.25 to 3.85 with no grades below a B- for winter term:

Grade 6: Nicholas Greco, Shelby Miller

Grade 7: Liam Biard, Shannon Blackmer, Noah Cloak, William Flotte, Eleanor MacQueen, Montana Marzario, Janelle Matejcek, Eden Murray

Grade 8: Hee Yun (Delaney) Choi , Andrew Farny, Zackary MacQueen,Nicholas Mosher, Daniel Tirone, Noah Westphal

Grade 9: Zachary Aman, Alexander Birk, Michelle Chan, Alexis Crossley, Oscar Dansk, Kimberly Drake, Samuel Fejes, Kyle Hayton, David Johnson, Miles Koules, Monique LaFontaine,Kyle Lee, Sebastian Lemm, Ya Ting Liang, Taylor Parkinson, David Pieper, Ryan Schwalbe, Nicole Simonelli, Zachary Stepan,Xiaohan Sun, Jorie Walters

Grade 10: Nicholas Blackmer, Taylor Blair, Bingyu Cheng, Clayton Curwin, Denis Dalidovich, John Domina, Hans Drawbert, Travis Eckman-Rocha, Anthony Frankenfield, Sean Golden, Hollie Gray,Benjamin Greiner, Brycen Howard, Makenna Keil, Erin Krichiver, Bianca Leacock, Nairu Li, Yang Liu, Christina Lompado, Keegan Lowe,Daniel Melong, Sean Murphy, Madison Murray, Alexander Nilsson, ArchieOgani, Nicholas Oswald, Sang Min Park, Katherine Reed, Chance Rhoades, Nikolas Robinson, Breanna Simon, Bryan Sinz, Thomas Skelly, Tanner Sorenson, Kayla Sullivan, John Thesing, Tadas Tsibulskis, Ellen Williams, I Chen Wu, Sun Young Yim, Seung Ha Yoo, Shanquan Zhang

Grade 11: Jesper Aasa, Gideon Asante, Joseph Basaraba, Maxwell Cainkar, Peter Clements, Megan Crosby, Kellie Dineen,Christine Dubuc, Geoffrey Ferguson, Adam Glanzer, Jacob Grawey,Brian Harrison, Lauren Joarnt, Kinzey Johnson, Amanda Kessel, Kelly Kiewel, Josh Little, Justin Lutsch, Heidi Martin, Madison Marzario,Chloe Mayo, Martin Moen, John Mulligan, Logan Murray, Caleb Neal,Kristina Nordstrom, Elena Orlando, So Yean Pak, Madeline Peterson,James Polk, Yichao Qian, Kathleen Rogan, John Smereczniak, Hsin-Han Tsai, Yi Hsuan Tsai, Aristotle Vrohidis, Kaeli Weber, Jingru Wu, Guanhoa Xiong, Jiawei Xu, Xiaolin Yin

Grade 12: Alyssa Ables, Trent Brown, William Bruggeman, Crystal Burns, Dru Burns, Felipe Carrasco, Eun-Young Cho, Chelsea Cline, Austin Decker, Brianna Decker, Keegan Gunderson,Kristine Horn, Akil Howard, Hyen Kyoung Hwang, Mohamed Ibrahim,Jimin Kwon, Courtney Langston, Sanghyuk Lee, Soo Yeon Lee, Sloane Levin, Chun-Jen Lin, Mikinna Martin, Blake Matejcek, Mark Nasby, Esther Paulsen, Samantha Peterson, Sung Ho Shin, Kevin Tuohy, Spencer Wright, Chieh-An Yang, Emily Young, James Zabawa

Director of Studies Special Commendations are awarded to students who have raised their GPAs at least one full point over twoconsecutive terms of study.

Students: Kevin Szopa, Alyssa Ables, Elizabeth Wilson, TannerSorenson, Sidney Conklin, Dru Burns, Mohamed Ibrahim

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2008 Fall Family WeekendThe campus was buzzing October 10-12 when SSM families joined us for Fall Family Weekend.From the All-School Gathering celebrating the arts and our drill teams, to the silent and live auctions sponsored by our Parents’ Association, to the teacher conferences, to the athletic events, to just time spent with their children, our SSM families enjoyed a very full weekend in Faribault.Please note that Winter Family Weekend is February 6-8! We hope you can join us!

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James Zabawa ’09 has advanced to thefinals for the “Sphinx” Competition to beheld at the end of January in Detroit andAnn Arbor, MI. The finals include aschedule of master classes and auditionswith the opportunity to play with theDetroit Symphony. This competition is forLatino and African-American studentmusicians. Good luck, James!

Six SSM students were accepted intoSEMBDA’s honor band (SoutheasternBand Directors Association). There is anhonor band concert on Saturday January24 at Century High School in Rochester,

MN. Our awardees include: Grades 6-8Band Rae Hohle ’13, Jack Dudley ’13.Grades 9-10 Band, Jimmy Lee ’12,Mark Lee ’11, Johanna Ruby ’12,Sherry Yang ’11

On November 8, Seung Hee Shon ’10and Mark Lee ’11 joined the St. OlafHonor Band for a concert. They playedwith 160 other wind/percussion playersfrom around the state. According to SSM’sband teacher, Grace Watkins, they bothplayed very well and were great representa-tives of Shattuck St. Mary's.

NewsWednesday, November 5th was a veryunique day for SSM students and faculty.The logistics were daunting but notinsurmountable for the organizers of anall-day field trip with multiple venues.The morning began on campus with theannual Pilgrims’ Breakfast tradition forall the girls with the seniors as specialPilgrim guests. Following a chapel servicein the St. Mary’s Hall chapel, the femalecommunity of SSM gathered in theSMH gym for breakfast and the singingof the traditional St. Mary’s songs.

After breakfast, ten buses carrying theentire student body and faculty headed to Orchestra Hall in downtownMinneapolis. Once at Orchestra Hall, theSSM entourage filled about a third of themain floor for a Young People’s Concertat 11:30 a.m. Featured as a soloist withthe Minnesota Orchestraand capturingthe hearts of the audience was SSMstudent Magdalena Mullerperth ’10.She earned the performance opportunitythrough winning the Young People’sSymphony Concert Association(YPSCA) competition in early 2008.

Following the concert, the SSM studentbody and faculty boarded the buses andenjoyed sack lunches enroute to severallocations throughout the Twin Cities foran afternoon of experiential learning.Destinations included the MinnesotaHistory Center, the Mill City Museum,the Science Museum of Minnesota andthe Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Upon arriving back to campus in timefor dinner, students and faculty felt asthough they had definitely enjoyed adifferent type of day in the life of SSM!

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Outside the Minnesota History Center a group ofjuniors enjoy the scenery,

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Jun Ha Jung ’13 andYong Hun (Daniel) Kwon’ 13 at the ScienceMuseum of Minnesotaduring the all-schoolfield trip day Nov. 5.

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November 5,2008whew! what a day!

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Justine Lenter ’09 had a photo chosen by the Brigitte BardotFoundation for the cover of their publication, L’info-Journal. The magazine covers topics related to the support of animals.Justine shot her picture at the Faribault Humane Society Shelter.

Congratulations, Justine!

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Rae Hohle ’13 Jack Dudley ’13 Jimmy Lee ’12

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Volleyball Team WinsConference TitleThe Shattuck-St. Mary’s School varsity volleyballteam finished its season 9-4, earning the top spotin the Eastern Minnesota Athletic Conference.

“Bianca Leacock ’11 and Elizabeth Althoff ’10came to the team with a lot of volleyball knowledgeand great team attitudes. They were very helpfulto have on the court,” said Head CoachStefanie Tschirhart-Jones. “We also had fourseniors on the varsity team who provided leader-ship: Yi Jung Kim ’09, Tina Hsieh ’09, Tasha Hellen ’09 and Soo Yeon Lee ’09.I have coached these girls for several years and itwas so great to see their growth from timid volley-ball players to really getting to the ball this year.Zoie Reams ’10 also worked hard as a cheer-leader for the team and also as a front-row player.She really wanted the ball and made some great plays this year.”

Coach Tschirhart-Jones noted that two of theSabres’ losses—matches against Christian Life andRochester Home School—were, ironically, “out-standing games that made our players definitelyplay their best.” She add that “The team also playedtough against Calvin Christian, losing the first twogames and coming back to win the last three.”

Interscholastic SoccerSSM’s interscholastic soccer team also finishedatop the Eastern Minnesota Athletic Conferenceafter going undefeated in conference play. Theteam scored 60 goals while giving up just 15 tofinish with a 14-1 record.

Ken Moon ’09, Sung Ho Shin ’09,Won Ho Chung ’10 (who led the team with 10goals), and Rogelio Cadena ’12 were awardedFirst-Team All-Conference awards. Team captainsfor were Ken Moon, Eric Kwon ’09 and Sung Ho Shin ’09.

Coach Greg Simons noted that SSM andCommunity of Peace have developed a strongrivalry. “Both matches [with COP] were competi-tive, hard-fought games with SSM coming out ontop,” he said. “We played one friendly matchagainst Faribault High School’s varsity team. Thiswill become a yearly event during Fall FamilyWeekend so interscholastic players can compete infront of the SSM community.

“I look forward to a great season next year! Allsoccer players are encouraged to come and try outfor the varsity team.”

Girls TennisCo-captains Katie Kiewel ’11 and Kelly Kiewel ’10 led the Sabres in singles play.“The sisters contributed many individual wins atfirst and second singles, respectively, and were alsoinstrumental in providing upbeat team supportthroughout the season.” said Coach Elisabeth Hurlbert, whose team went 0-8. Alsoproviding singles support were Maggie Downey ’11and co-captain Seung Hee Shon ’10.

“The girls always presented themselves in a posi-tive, sportsmanlike manner,” commented CoachHurlbert, whose team had only two days of teampractice before its first match and four beginnerson the roster. “I was pleased with how they con-ducted themselves in competition. With so manybeginning players, realizing success in terms ofteam victories was difficult. However the girlsshould be proud of their improvement throughoutthe season—whether in specific strokes or in risingto the challenge of competing against so manyworthy opponents.”

Emily Hughes’09 and Kirsten Linenberger ’10led the team at first doubles. At second doubles,Delaney Choi ’13 and Rachel Jung ’13showed considerable improvement in the area ofserve and service returns. The pair showed greatpoise and grit despite coming up short in amarathon three-set match against Austin Pacelli inthe team sub-section tournament. Contributing atthe third doubles were Justine Lenter ’09, Yoo Rim Kim ’10, (Alice) Chin-Wen Huang’12 and Shannon Blackmer ’13.

Girls SoccerThe U18 girls team won the Midwest RegionalLeague’s First Division Blue with six wins, one tieand no losses. “This makes two seasons in a row(spring ’08 and fall ’08) that we have won theMRL First Division,” said David Linenberger,director of girls soccer. “We outscored our oppo-nents, 22 to 6.”

Newcomer Vanessa Legault-Cordisco ’10 isSSM’s leading scorer with six goals and two assists, followed by Sloane Levin ’09 with four goalsand three assists and Chelsea Cline ’09 andC.J. Rhoades ’09 with four goals and two assists each.

The U16 girls also played in the Midwest RegionalLeague’s First Division Blue, finishing with one tieand five losses. Katie Reed ’11 led the team ingoals scored. In non-MRL games, SSM defeatedNorthfield High, 4-0 and Dakota Rev, 9-0. Both

teams are preparing for the CASL College Showcasein North Carolina the first weekend of December.

Boys SoccerThe U18 boys team began the year with a 7-1-2start while the U17 team started 7-1-1. The U16squad went 6-2-1 in its first nine games, includinga victory over and tie with the Nebraska state cupchampion. All three teams will be at the CollegeShowcase, which coincides with the men’s NCAADivision I championships, in Dallas during thesecond weekend in December.

Figure SkatingSix new skaters—from California, Wisconsin,Michigan, Iowa and Taiwan—have boosted thenumber of skaters in the program to 18. Theskaters, under the direction of Coach TomHickey, will serve as instructors for the Learn to Skate program, in collaboration with theFaribault Parks and Recreation department.

SSM figure skaters are going places.Nanoha Sato ’11 qualified for the JapaneseJunior Nationals, held in Nagoya, Japan, Nov. 22-24, by placing fifth in the sectional championship.She placed 20th overall in this competition.Taylor Blair ’11 competed at the JuniorNational Championships in Lake Placid, NYagainst 38 Intermediate men from all over thecountry. He placed 3rd in the Short Program andfinished 5th after the Free Skate. Taylor placed fifthoverall at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals inRichfield, MN, to qualify for his second trip toJunior Nationals in the Intermediate Men division.

Other regional competitors included: Emily Young ’09 at New England Regionals in Kingston, MA; Michelle Chan ’12 andBrittany Lau ’12 at Central Pacific Regionals in San Jose, CA; Maggie Hausmann ’13,Summer O’Connor ’12, Ariel Flotte ’11,Anna Steinberg ’12 and Xavier Buhman ’14,along with Taylor, at the Upper Great LakesRegionals. Ariel made it to the final round inNovice, Xavier competed for the first time inRegional non-qualifying Open Pre-juvenile Menand placed third overall.

Eleven skaters went to the Madison Open inMadison, WI, earlier in the fall. In the two and a half days, they competed in 34 events and onefinal round and every skater brought home at leastone medal. The final SSM tally was: eight goldmedals, nine silver medals, five bronze medals andfive pewter medals. Competitors were:

Xavier Buhman ’14, Emily Young ’09,Anna Steinberg ’12, Taylor Blair ’11,Maggie Hausmann ’13, Summer O’Connor ’12,Michelle Chan ’12, Ariel Flotte ’11,William Flotte ’14, Samantha Cabiles ’14and Grace Paulsen ’09, who also served as anassistant coach. Taylor won golds in all four of theIntermediate Men events he entered.

Emily Young ’09 breezed through her Gold MedalSenior Free Skate Test on December 15, 2009. This is the first Gold Medal on SSM home ice!The same day, 16 additional tests were passed byour skaters. The international panel of judges wasvery impressed with the quality of all of the skaters.

Regina Suarez ’12 passed PreJuvenile FieldMoves and PreJuvenile Free Skate. Terra Traub ’11passed PreJuvenile Field Moves, Juvenile FieldMoves, PrePreliminary Free Skate and PreliminaryFree Skate. Maggie Hausmann ’13 passedNovice Field Moves. Maddie Peterson ’10passed Juvenile Field Moves and Juvenile FreeSkate. Layla King ’13 passed Juvenile FieldMoves. William Flotte ’14 passed PreliminaryFree Skate. Xavier Buhman ’14 passed JuvenileField Moves. Michelie Little ’12 passedPreJuvenile Field Moves, Juvenile Field Moves and PreJuvenile Free Skate. Brittany Lau ’12passed Novice Free Skate

Hockey“We’re not rebuilding,” said Girls Prep HeadCoach Gordie Stafford. “We’re reloading. We’re off to a great start. We tried this year to have ascompetitive a schedule as possible so we have afew more losses. This team is being challenged and the senior class is providing great leadership.”

Brianna Decker ’09, despite spending sometime with the U.S. women’s national team, had 46goals in the first 20 games. Other noteworthy per-formances have come from Jessica Cohen ’09,Christine Horn ’09, Amanda Kessel ’10,Drew Burns ’09 and Maddy Marzario ’10.

Coach Stafford noted that the U16 team, which wonits home tournament, is also off to a strong start.

Also off to a good start is the boys program,according to Boys Prep Head Coach Tom Ward. “We’ve got a strong and healthy pro-gram,” he said, noting that 164 students are skat-ing for an SSM hockey team this year.

Faith Greiner ’10

Katie Kiewel ’11

Taylor Blair ’11

Sang Il Lee ’11

StudentLife

It’s not all serious studying at SSM.Yes, we like to haveFUN!!! These photos showdressed up students forHalloween and BuildingBridges Day which was heldon November 7. Organized by SSM’s International Club,Building Bridges Day createsmulti-aged groups of studentscompeting in a variety of funand challenging events.Students make new friendsand learn how to work togetherto be a successful team.

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