A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF HIGHLANDS LATIN SCHOOL
The Highlands
Winter 2017
JOURNAL Members of the HLS Drama Troupe take a final bow after their opening-night performance of Pirates of Penzance on January 20 at Crescent Hill Baptist Church.
Drama Troupe performs “Pirates”
Over 850 tickets were sold for the two-night performance of Pirates of Penzance, presented by the HLS Drama Troupe in January. “We wanted to do something that would be fun for the audience and cast,” said Director Teresa Boling. “We had the right talent available to fit the vocal demands of the show.” Cast auditions were held in August, for which interested participants had to perform a monologue and song that “fit the show,” according to Jobe Arnold, who played the lead role of Frederic. After parts were assigned, students rehearsed twice a week leading up to the show. “We decided to allow students to be in the show who were involved in sports and other activities. We alternated our rehearsal days to accommodate as many schedules as possible, but we still didn’t have a full cast rehearsal until late in October. We took off three weeks for Christmas and a week off for Thanksgiving. So we had to work quickly and with great focus. There was not any down time at rehearsals,” said Mrs. Boling. Crescent Hill Campus 2800 Frankfort Avenue
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ADMINISTRATION Cheryl Lowe .................................... Founder Shawn Wheatley ................... Head of School Kelly Booker ..... Principal of Spring Meadows Matthew Dickie ...Upper School Asst. Principal Jason Borah .. Grammar School Asst. Principal Krista Lange ............ Primary School Director Polly Collum ............... Director of Admissions Lyndsay Magar .. Asst. Director of Admissions Sean Brooks ... Director of the House System Jennifer Bowen ................ College Counselor Mary Melchior ....................... Office Manager Mary Dick ................ Administrative Assistant
IN THIS ISSUE Pirates of Penzance .................................1-2 Faculty Spotlight: Rob Lewis ........................3 Focus on Family: The Petrie Family ..........4-5 Alumni Spotlight: Magdalena Collum .........6-7 Highlander Sports ........................................8 Geography Bee ...........................................9 House Updates..........................................10 News, Awards, & Honors ............................11