News & Announcements
Builder's Club Collects for Totes of Hope
The Evansville Day School's Builder's Club is collecting items for the Totes of Hope program sponsored by the Red Cross. The EDS Builder's Club is responsible for collecting baby wipes and hand sanitizers (bottles- 5 ounces or more, not pumps). These items will be used to stuff 450 totebags to be given to local homeless and low-income veterans. EDS really needs your help to make their goal! Would you please help the Builder's Club help others...
Mini-Museum Exhibit this Thursday in the Traylor Atrium
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Social Studies classes are creating mini-museum exhibits. The students were asked to choose a topic relating to Social Studies (history, government, culture, etc...) and collect or make artifacts to display in their exhibits. Using the Sieboldt iLab, the students' imaginations were unleashed to create their mini-museums. Topics range from World War II and ancient architecture to motorcycles, fashion, and animation....
Vectren speaks to 4th graders about electricity and natural gas safety
Representatives from Vectren Energy Corporation discussed electric and natural gas safety tips with the 4th graders at Evansville Day School. The presentation included the "Energy Stick", which was used to demonstrate the concept of an open and closed electrical circuit. Students held on to the "Energy Stick," and if their bodies or objects they were holding completed a closed circuit, lights and noises would occur. They tried using different...
Day School Parent and Board Member Recognized by Alma Mater
Brent Thorn, Evansville Day School parent (Grace ’22) and Board of Trustees member, has been recognized by his alma mater, Ball State University (BS ’94) for his distinguished career in marketing and telecommunications and his philanthropy through the Brent Thorn Enhanced Study Travel Award Fund.
Brent knows firsthand what a great immersive learning experience can do to jumpstart one’s career, and he wants future Ball State students to have the...
EDS Grad Published in Wall Street Journal
Artist Josh Goldstein '89, was recently featured in an article on the Wall Street Journal website. Josh has enjoyed a successful career since graduating from Evansville Day School. Here is a brief bio as seen on his website http://www.bodeganyc.com/:
Born in Indiana with Mexican and Jewish roots, Josh Goldstein has long reveled in walking the line between divergent worlds. Though his life began in the Midwest, he maintained an obsession with...
Head's Up from Head of School
Greetings!
Reunion Weekend was a wonderful event with over 130 alumni, former teachers, and friends coming together to share their love for Day School. A highlight for me was meeting Aleesia Tolliver Johnson '95, Innovation Officer for Indianapolis Public Schools. Aleesia's passion for educating low-income students led her to Teach for America and then KIPP Indy, an innovative charter school focusing on grit, where Aleesia became School Leader...
Vectren presents energy savings check to EDS
This summer, Evansville Day School underwent an energy savings audit, performed by Vectren partner company Nexant. Day School then utilized two energy efficiency programs to upgrade lighting throughout the school. At the completion of the Business Custom Program, the school's outdated 112 fluorescent bulbs were replaced with 26 high efficiency lighting fixtures and LED bulbs. The end result has provided the school with not only brighter...
Annual Tshirt Exchange at Evansville Day School
It's an annual tradition and a great way to cap off the first full week of school. The youngest male and female Jr. Pre-Kindergarten students and the oldest male and female in the Senior class exchange tshirts at a pep rally in front of the entire school. This year's participants were Madalyn Kirkwood (Class of 2030) and Luke Stanley (Class of 2030), along with Jordan Lamping (Class of 2016) and Jake Somody (Class of 2016). Click here to read...
Day School Educators Chosen as NAEYC Speakers
EDS preschool educators, Karen Meacham and Carla Englebright, have been selected as featured presenters at the upcoming annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Mrs. Meacham and Mrs.Englebright will present "Not Your Mother's Apron" to conference attendees. The two speakers summarize their presentation as follows:
"All too often, teachers struggle with balance. We always strive to do all that is asked...
EDS Welcomes New Director of Advancement
Day school would like to announce the appointment of our new Director of Advancement, Leah Whitaker. Leah has been in Advancement and Alumni Relations for more than 5 years in schools across the mid-west. Leah recently returned after living in Tanzania for a year and a half to accept the position at our school. Please welcome her into the Day School family. If you have any comments or questions about Advancement or the Alumni Program at EDS,...
Leaving a Legacy
Day School educators Neil Saunders, Kathy Richardson, Marilyn Lankford and Rachel Sampson are all retiring at the conclusion of this school year. With a combined 106.6 years of service, these individuals have worked tirelessly to create the phenomenal learning experience that EDS students now experience.
Rachel Sampson (Primary School Library/Assistant) has decided to retire in June to spend more time with grandchildren and travel freely....
Dee Lynch accepts position as Director of Music and Creative Dramatic Arts
Deborah "Dee" Lynch has accepted the offer to become the next Director of Music and Creative Dramatics for Evansville Day School. Dee will take the reins from current Director, Marilyn Lankford, who is retiring after 26 years of service at EDS.
Ms. Lynch joins Day School with over 30 years of experience as an Arts educator, most recently as an Instructor and Programs Administrator for the Patel Conservatory, Straz Center for the Performing Arts...
Day School Teachers win $1,500 for Family Garden Project
In a shining example of interdisciplinary collaboration, Day school teachers Alice Galbreath (JPK) and Tracy Conklin (Upper School) were awarded a Rotary Classroom Enrichment Grant to construct a community garden. This garden project will be a school-wide project teaching the values of responsibility, healthy eating, respect, and environmental stewardship, as well as to improve science education and local pollinator health. Construction of the...
Day School Welcomes New Director of College Counseling
Evansville Day School is pleased to announce that Heather Heck has agreed to be our next Director of College Counseling. After a national search that included 50 applicants and four on-campus finalists, the search committee felt strongly that Heather provides an ideal combination of experience, passion, work ethic, attention to detail, and, most importantly, the ability to connect with Day School students. Heather will also be teaching two...
East Meets West at EDS
The EDS community enjoyed learning Japanese customs and cultures by Chiaki Tokiwa, Outreach Coordinator from the Japan-America Society of Indiana (JASI). The purpose of JASI is to develop collaboration between Japan and the United State with deeper understanding of each country. Ms. Tokiwa spent time in several classrooms demonstrating Japanese songs, crafts, and the finer points of eating with chopsticks. A special Japanese calligraphy...
Eagle Chess Team Earns Top Honors
Eleven EDS students were among the 238 entrants who competed in the 2015 Tri-State Spring Scholastic Chess Tournament at IvyTech this Saturday. Two of our students finished in the top 5 in their section: Matthew Cinelli took 4th place in the 8th & Under Section and Anderson Fish took 5th in the 3rd & Under Section, both with scores of 4 out of 5! Carson Newton finished in 9th place and Seth Cannon finished 12th in the 3rd & Under...
Gently Used Book Sale
We did some spring cleaning and have excellent, gently-used books for sale!
Where: Evansville Day School’s Traylor Atrium
When: Thursday, April 9 from noon - 5 pm & Friday, April 10 from 8 am - noon
Fiction & Non-fiction
Early childhood through adult reader
Paperbacks two for $1
Hardbacks $1 each
Public is welcome!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. Seuss, I...
SW Indiana Chamber Wins Award
Congratulations to our Southwest Indiana Chamber for being named Indiana Chamber of the Year! Evansville Day School parent and Board of Trustee member, Christy Gillenwater and her team were given the award at a ceremony in Indianapolis. For more information, read the article here.
EDS Zoology Class Awarded Vectren Grant
The Upper School Zoology class, spearheaded by Dr. Tracy Conklin, was recently awarded a grant from the Vectren Foundation to fund a $1,400 Sustainability Project Initiative. According to Jeffrey Whiteside, President of the Vectren Foundation, the Foundation "aims to make sustainable impacts on the communities it serves through targeted giving to organizations involved in energy conservation and environmental sterwardship, community...
Day School Educators to Present at Conference
Congratulations to Carla Englebright, Alice Galbreath, and Karen Meacham, Evansville Day School Jr. Pre-K/Pre-K instructors, on their upcoming presentation at the 2015 Spring Conference of Community Coordinated Child Care (4C)! Mrs. Meacham and Mrs. Englebright will present "This Ain't Your Grandma's Apron" and Ms. Galbreath will present "From Ewww to Ohhh: Baby Steps into Nature for Caregivers and Kids". Thanks ladies for representing the...