2006-2007 School Year Archives
July 30, 2007 - Country Day families spearhead wagon drive for troops
Close to 20 Country Day families in addition to Girl Scout Troop 1111 and Webelos Pack 1024, came together to donate new and used Radio Flyer wagons. These wagons were sent to HMH-362 through Operation Troop TLC, an organization founded by Country Day mom, Dayle Hoffecker, and Operation Iraq Paq.
The Marine helicopter units stationed at the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq use these wagons to carry heavy repair parts across the helicopter maintenance yards. The following is a thank you letter from Iraq:
Dan (Captain Daniel Dowd),
I want to send out my deepest gratitude to yourself as well as all who were involved in the care packages sent to HMH-362. I believe I received them all, I didn't count them but there was a lot. I distributed all the items out to all the Marines from the squadron and they seemed very grateful. It seems there was a lot of work involved in this whole evolution. There is no amount of gratitude that I can express in words that will tell you how grateful we are for people like yourself. Again I thank you for all your contributions and I hope you have the opportunity to let all know who where involved that the marines at HMH-362 "Ugly Angels" are very grateful.
Sincerely,
Sgt Woode D.A.
HMH-362
Avionics Chief
July 23, 2007 - Field Hockey camp information
Field hockey camp will be held August 6-9 from 9am to 4pm rather than July 30-Aug 2. The camp should be considered an opportunity for a bit of extra practice before the season begins. Tryouts begin Monday, August 13th at 9:00. Please be ready to begin promptly at 9:00. Please also ensure that you have the following equipment: cleats, running shoes, a stick, water bottle, sun block, mouth guard and shin guards. Registration for the camp will take place on August 6th and the fee per camper is $150. For more information, please contact the athletic department.
July 12, 2007 - Men's Varsity Tennis tryouts to be held August 13th-15th
Click here for more information on the tryouts.
July 10, 2007 - 50 Country Day athletes and one coach receive O&E Spring Sports All-Area honors
An incredible 50 Country Day student-athletes and one coach were named to the Observer & Eccentric All-Area teams, including 17 first team honorees, nine second team honorees and 26 honorable mentions. Dave Wilson, an Upper School English teacher and head coach of the boy's track team took home coach of the year honors. Congrats to the following athletes:
First Team
| Joan Dulieu | Golf | Jr. |
| Olivia Cook | Softball | Jr. |
| Emily Batton | Softball | Jr. |
| Chris Rucker | Track (2 awards) | Sr. |
| Erik Williams | Track | Sr. |
| Brian Tan | Track | Sr. |
| Jonas Gray | Track | Jr. |
| Julie Gatt | Soccer | Sr. |
| Colleen Dougherty | Soccer | Sr. |
| Ani Shekerjian | Lacrosse | Jr. |
| Patrick Leary | Lacrosse | Jr. |
| Stu Shannon | Lacrosse | Sr. |
| Mike Chires | Lacrosse | Sr. |
| Justin Collins | Tennis | Soph. |
| Will Brown | Tennis | Jr. |
| Bo Zhu | Tennis | Sr. |
Second Team
| Hailee Korotkin | Softball | Jr. |
| Ryan Murphy | Softball | Soph. |
| Kenny Demens | Track | Jr. |
| Bennie Fowler | Track | Soph. |
| 800M Relay Team | Track (Boys') | Misc. |
| Nancy Denious | Lacrosse | Jr. |
| Leela Mohey | Lacrosse | Jr. |
| Austin Anusbigian | Lacrosse | Jr. |
Way to go!
July 10, 2007 - Country Day student earns perfect score on the ACT
Congrats to Timothy Liu for earning a 36, the highest possible composite score, on the ACT exam. He is only one of 10 Michigan students out of a total of 124,000 who took the ACT this spring, to earn a perfect score!
July 10, 2007 - Upper School teacher named new Middle School Dean
Congrats to Denise Liberty, an Upper School history teacher and the Upper School director of professional development, for being named a Middle School Dean. She earned both her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Michigan.
June 30, 2007 - Yellow House wins Hansen House Cup
Congratulations to the Junior School's Yellow House who won the Hansen House Cup this year!
June 7, 2007 - Men's Varsity Track Team wins state championships
After a come-from-behind victory in the 1600m relay, Country Day's men's varsity track team captured the Division 3 state championship. Senior, Chris Rucker, captured four gold medals including ones for the 100m and 400m dashes and for the 800m and 1600m relay teams. The winning 800m relay team consisted of Rucker, Erik Williams, Brian Tan and Jonas Gray. The winning 1600m relay team consisted of Rucker, Tan, Gray and Chris Jackson. This is the second year in a row that Rucker captured four gold medals!
In addition to these wins, the 400m relay team of Williams, Gray, Eric Lee and Bennie Fowler, placed 2nd; Gray placed 3rd in the 100m dash; Fowler placed 3rd in the long jump; Lee placed 5th in the 110 high hurdles; Williams placed 6th in the 200m; and Kenny Demens placed 6th in the discus.
Congratulations, guys!
June 3, 2007 - Junior earns perfect score on SAT
Congratulations to Kunal Mehta for earning a perfect score (800 on each of the components: critical reasoning, math and writing) on his SAT exam!
May 31, 2007 - 8th grader ties for 8th at the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Congrats to Nithya Vijayakumar for making it to the top 15 in the country at the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She successfully spelled words such as: therapeutic, kinetic, zeugma, grego and coquillage to make it into the finals. Way to go, Nithya...we are so proud of you!
Read about Nithya's path to the finals here:
The Detroit Free Press
The Detroit News
Scripps News
May 31, 2007 - 7th grader breaks 18 year-old track and field record
Brittany Mann, a Country Day 7th grader, broke the Oakland County Middle School Track and Field Championship record in shot put today, with a winning throw of 42 feet and two inches. The record of 42 feet, one-and-a-half inches had been in place since 1989. Way to go, Brittany!
May 30, 2007 - Sophomore earns full scholarship to the 2007 Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar at the University of Michigan
Congrats to Cristy Miles, a Country Day Upper School student who has been selected to attend the six-week 2007 Telluride Sophomore Seminar (TASS). The program, "Infectious Disease Detectives: Fighting Epidemics Using the Right Tools," is centered around a college-level seminar for gifted and highly motivated high school sophomores.
Cristy was selected after a rigorous application process in which students must first be nominated by teachers and/or guidance counselors. Only 50 students were selected from a nationwide pool of candidates. Read the press release by clicking here.
May 29, 2007 - Country Day senior named Coca-Cola Regional Scholar
Senior Amardeep Grewal has been selected as a Regional Scholar in the 2007 Coca-Cola Scholars Program, which enables him to receive a renewable scholarship worth $10,000. Congrats, Amardeep!
May 25, 2007 - Country Day to conduct Radio Flyer wagon drive for troops overseas
Detroit Country Day School is linking up with Operation Iraq Paq to help send used Radio Flyer wagons to the Marine Helicopter Units stationed at the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. A special request was made by Captain Daniel Dowd to help carry heavy repair parts across the helicopter maintenance yards:
"We have six maintenance shops that would make use of the wagons. In a perfect world they would have two or more wagons each. A dozen wagons was the goal we set. It is a lofty goal, but that would be in a "perfect world". A single wagon will have an immediate positive impact for our Marines. As an example, we have Hydraulic Servicing Units that can weigh 80lbs and are hand carried the 50-150 yards to the aircraft to perform routine maintenance. One or two wagons will make a huge impact for the Marines who haul gear like this to the aircraft.
Any blessings that come our way will be appreciated. Thank you for all the support, and please pass on our thanks to everyone who contributes. It goes a long way for the young Marines out here to get word from home that people care about what they are doing."
If you happen to have a used and unwanted Radio Flyer wagon sitting in your garage, please contact Dayle Hoffecker at: dayleellen@comcast.net or 248-538-8338.
Thank you for your kind and generous hearts!
May 18, 2007 - Senior becomes school's first female Presidential Scholar
Congrats to Subha Perni for being named a Presidential Scholar! This is the third year in a row in which a Country Day student has received this prestigious honor (click here to read about past Country Day winners) and the first female in school history!
Some of Subha's accomplishments include: perfect ACT and SAT scores; National Merit finalist; member of Phi Beta Kappa; winner of the National AP Scholar Award; member of the Cum Laude Society; winner of the Davidson Fellow Award in Literature; Princeton University Humanities Symposium attendee; Brown University Book Award winner; and a national presenter at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
Awesome job, Subha, and good luck in university!
May 18, 2007 - Country Day athlete signs with St. Mary's College
Senior Hannah Rooke recently signed with St. Mary's College in San Francisco, where she'll play lacrosse (low D point position) and will major in sports science/sports medicine. Hannah, who has been playing lacrosse for 11 years, is "very excited" to head to St. Mary's. Good luck and congrats, Hannah!
May 18, 2007 - Third grader wins AAA poster contest
Congrats to 3rd grader, Josie Teachout for winning the AAA poster contest! This year's topic was "Getting to School Safely" and Josie's slogan was "Open Your Eyes and Be Street Wise." Amazingly, this is Josie's 2nd time winning the competition (she also won in 1st grade)! Way to go!
May 17, 2007 - Country Day 8th grader wins $10,000 in college scholarships at the National Mathcounts Competition
The Michigan Mathcounts team placed 5th out of 57 teams which participated in the National Mathcounts Competition. Allen Yuan, a Country Day 8th grader, placed 2nd out of 228 participants in the written portion of the competition and after presenting to more than 200 people and four judges (all university professors) in the Master's Round, Allen was awarded two college scholarships totaling $10,000! Congrats to both Allen and Michigan Mathcounts team's coach, Country Day's own Mrs. Leybourn!
May 17, 2007 - Freshman's Korean essay receives honorable mention; Upper School wins overall high school award
Nathan Mondry, a 9th grader, received an honorable mention for his essay in the 2007 King Sejong Essay Contest. Overall, the 25 Country Day freshmen who entered made quite an impression, as they took home the high school award. Congrats!
May 17, 2007 - Upper School fine arts teacher's piece selected for exhibition
A piece entitled, "Fossil" by John Swartz, an Upper School fine arts teacher, has been selected for the 2007 Scarab Club Blooms, Bugs, Beasts exhibition. Nearly 200 entries were submitted and only 26 were selected by the juror for exhibition which will take place in the main gallery of the Scarab Club during the Detroit Festival of the Arts.
May 11, 2007 - Senior continues his dominance as he takes first place at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
Senior Amardeep Grewal is at it again; this time taking home first place at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. Amardeep developed a rod made of biodegradable materials that can be inserted in human and animal spines (when the spinal chord is injured) to facilitate alignment and repair. This rod is different from existing ones because it's biodegradable in the body and allows for growth factors to migrate through the mesh of the tube to facilitate growth and repair. Current tubes are made of glass or ceramic, which do not allow for cell and growth factor migration, and require two surgeries (one to insert it and another to removed it). Amardeep's research has great promise in spinal chord injury repair.
With this win, Amardeep was awarded a $16,000 scholarship and an expense-paid trip to the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) this summer, where more than 400 participants from 60 countries will attend. Congrats!
May 10, 2007 - Senior one of only 70 students worldwide to receive Latin award
Congrats to Arjun Yerasi who will be receiving a special new book award for five consecutive gold medals on the National Latin Examination. More than 134,000 students took the exam this year and only 70 students worldwide are honored with this award. Way to go!
May 10, 2007 - Country Day students score high on the National Spanish Exam
Six Country Day students earned Gold Awards on the National Spanish Exam for ranking 95% or higher. Congrats to: Priya Badhwar (9th grade), Fuyun Zhang (9th grade), Brianne Bowen (10th grade), Justin Paupore (10th grade), Marisa Coury (11th grade) and Claudia Brazle (11th grade).
Congratulations also go out to the 18 students who earned Silver Awards and the 17 students who earned Bronze Awards!
May 9, 2007 - Sophomore becomes third Country Day student in history to win state forensics championship
Congratulations to 10th grader, Misha Nasrollahzadeh for taking home the state championship in Dramatic Interpretation at the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association state tournament. She is the third Country Day student to take home the prestigious titles.
Congrats also go out to 10th grader, Megha Kosaraju who won 6th place in Dramatic Interpretation and to 11th grader, Vita Gupta who took home 14th place in Broadcast Speaking!
May 8, 2007 - Country Day's FOA helps make new Middle School club possible
Detroit Country Day's Middle School students were able to join a Steel Drum Club this year thanks to the Friends of the Arts Association.
Friends of the Arts purchased eight new steel drums for the school and seven students currently participate in the club.
Middle School music teacher, Hans Muer, heads the club and transposes and arranges all of the music for the students to play.
The steel drum club will be participating in the Middle School Spring Instrumental Concert on May 24th at 7pm at the Seligman Performing Arts Center at the Upper School.
May 1, 2007 - Junior School Destination ImagiNation team heads to the Global Finals
Good luck to the Junior School's Destination ImagiNation team who placed 3rd at the state championships and will be going to the Global Finals at the end of May. Over 200,000 students from 56 countries participate in Destination ImagiNation each year. Teams work for 8-12 weeks to create their unique solution to a Team Challenge, which can have a focus that is theatrical, structural, improvisational, scientific or technical--or a blend of several disciplines.
May 1, 2007 - Middle School students take first and third at state forensics tournament
Congratulations to 7th grader Khushali Shah and 6th grader Anjali Sundar. Khushali placed first in the category of storytelling and Anjali, third in the category of prose in the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics League Tournament held at Wayne State University on April 21st. These young ladies competed with over 900 other middle school students at the Spring Tournament. Their enthusiasm, hard work and dedication paid off!
April 30, 2007 - 8th grader sets two state swimming records; qualifies for USA Swimming 2007 Spring Championships
Congratulations to 8th grader, Will Hamilton who set new state records in the 200 Freestyle and the 200 Fly, won first place in the 200 and 400 Individual Medley, as well as the 200 Breaststroke and won the high point award at the recent Michigan state meet. In addition to setting a state record in the 200 Freestyle, his time in that event qualified him as an "All American." Even though Will's team, the Great Lakes Aquatics Swim Club, swim as juniors, at the state meet, his 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay Team qualified for the USA Swimming 2007 Spring Championships, a senior national meet. This was a huge achievement for the team, as they were competing against high school and college swimmers!
Way to go, Will!
April 30, 2007 - Country Day wins Goethe-Institut Award of Excellence
Country Day has been named one of seven grand prize-winning schools in the Goethe-Institut "Award of Excellence" contest in which approximately 300 students took a quiz on German cuisine. Michael Margolis was selected by his German teacher, Mr. Jurkiewicz, as the winner of the three-week, all-expense paid trip to Germany (awarded to one student from DCDS) where he will join six other students from across the U.S. in the Goethe-Institut's Young Learners' Course. Congrats Michael, Mr. Jurkiewicz and all Country Day German students!
April 30, 2007 - Two Country Day students selected as Presidential Scholars semi-finalists
Country Day seniors, Subha Perni and Bo Zhu have been selected from more than 2.8 million graduating high school seniors nationwide to be Presidential Scholars semi-finalists. Students have the opportunity to become Presidential Scholars based on two paths of accomplishment: the majority are selected on the basis of broad academic achievement, while approximately 20 are selected on the basis of their academic and artistic scholarship in the visual arts, the performing arts or creative writing.
This month, the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars reviewed the applications of all semi-finalists to select up to 121 Academic Scholars and up to 20 Arts Scholars. If named as Scholars, Subha and Bo will win all-expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. in June, where they will be guests of the Commission and will meet with government officials, educators, authors, musicians and scientists. Congratulations!
April 30, 2007 - JV tennis wins Groves Invitational
Congrats to the JV tennis team for winning the Groves Invitational for the second year in a row. The team beat out 15 other teams from across the state.
April 20, 2007 - 7th grader places 2nd at U.S. National Squash Closed Championships
Michael Snower, a 7th grader at Country Day, recently placed 2nd in the Under-15 division of the U.S. National Squash Closed Championships bronze level. The amazing part of the story is that Michael has only been playing squash for a year! Congrats, Michael!
April 19, 2007 - Upper School Latin students win big at championships
At the Michigan Junior Classical League convention held in Ann Arbor on March 23rd, Latin students from all over Michigan competed in three divisions (Latin I, Latin II and Latin III/IV). Each division has five separate contests: Vocabulary, Derivatives, Roman Life & Culture, Mythology and Grammar. Overall, Country Day students won 17 individual awards, the most of any school in attendance!
Congratulations to the following students: Keelin Martinek (1st place in Vocabulary I, 2nd place in Derivatives I); Kevin Tan (1st place in Vocabulary II, 2nd place in Derivatives II); Nikhila Khandwala (3rd place in Vocabulary II); Sherwin Wu (3rd place in Vocabulary II); Alan Huang (1st place in Vocabulary III/IV, 1st place in Derivatives III/IV, 1st place in Roman Life & Culture III/IV, 1st place in Grammar III/IV); Aamond Dekhne (1st place in Derivatives II, 2nd place in Mythology II, 1st place in Grammar II); Alicia Parshall (2nd place in Roman Life & Culture I); and William Lassman (3rd place in Grammar III/IV).
In addition, Country Day's lower level division (Latin I/II) team made up of Alicia Parshall, Keelin Martinek, Kevin Tan and Neil Gurram, and the upper level division team (Latin III/IV) made up of Andrew Gulick, Darla Wheeler, Robin Dubin and Alan Huang, both won 1st pace in the certamen or quiz bowl competition. Congratulations!
April 18, 2007 - Middle School Latin students place high National Latin Exam
Congratulations to the following Middle School students for their results on the National Latin Exam:
Introductory Level: 7th Grade Latin
- Outstanding Achievement Certificate and Ribbon: Majid Mubeen, Ethan Li, Jonathan Lassman, Adi Radhakrishnan, Abhay Hukku, Eric Cherney, Michael Snower
- Achievement Certificate: Steven Ajluni, John Berabei, Quresh Savliwala, Alex Rim, Kelsey Kerbawy
Level I: 8th Grade Latin
- Gold Summa Cum Laude: Jamie Taylor, Andrew Smith
- Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Christine Kim, Abishek Thiagaraj, Grace Greiner
- Magna Cum Laude: Uma Jasty, Brenden Carr
- Cum Laude: Emilie Weiner, Christopher Rai, James Livesey
April 17, 2007 - Four students qualify for the USA Mathematics Olympiad
Congratulations and good luck to the following students who are among only 502 from across the country to qualify to sit for the USA Mathematics Olympiad: Michael Dimattia (9th grade), Neil Gurran (9th grade), Alan Huang (10th grade) and Allen Yuan (8th grade). They will now take a six-problem, nine-hour math contest in which the top 30 students will be invited to train for the International Mathematics Olympiad team this summer. Best wishes!
April 16, 2007 - Upper School team places 2nd in Michigan Japanese Quiz Bowl
Out of 76 teams from across the state, Country Day's Upper School team placed 2nd in the Level 3 division of the Michigan Japanese Quiz Bowl. Students were required to answer questions about Japanese language, culture, hiragana, katakana and kanji, answering in both English and Japanese. Congratulations to senior Aaron Armstrong and juniors Amelia Menton, Peter Sherry and Peter Winter!
April 16, 2007 - Seniors win "Best Skit" award at the 2007 Michigan Japanese Language Speech and Skit Contest; alum wins speech contest
Seniors Grace Gu, Jisu Kim and Victoria Lassman captured the award in the "Best Skit" category at the 2007 Michigan Japanese Language Speech and Skit Contest. In addition, senior Aaron Armstrong was among the 10 finalists in the high school speech contest category and alum, Alan Bunney '05, won the college-level speech contest along with an expense-paid trip to Japan. Congrats!
April 11, 2007 - Country Day to host international technology in education conference
On May 10th, Country Day will be the host of the "onetoone2007" conference on "21st century skills, 21st century students." This international conference will feature best practices for leadership and impacting 21st century student achievement through the use of innovative technology solutions.
For the official invitation, click here.
For the conference agenda, click here.
To register for the conference, click here.
March 26, 2007 - Middle School Mathcounts Team places first in state competition
Lajari Anne, Luca Knupfer, Andrew Smith and Allen Yuan earned a perfect score in the team round to capture first place in the State Mathematics Competition. Country Day has won the competition seven times with this being the fourth time in a row. Individually, Allen placed 2nd, Luca placed 9th and Andrew placed 10th in the state, with Allen's finish earning him a spot on the Michigan team which will travel to the national competition in Texas. In addition, Mrs. Leybourn has been named Michigan's coach. Congratulations!
March 26, 2007 - Middle School math teacher selected for Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program
Congratulations to Mrs. Leybourn for being selected for the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program which will take place in October!
March 23, 2007 - Country Day senior receives National Silver Key from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Senior Erik Williams received a National Silver Key for his drawing titled, "adolescence," a portrait rendered in graphite. Erik's piece was among eight pieces he submitted in his Gold Key portfolio in New York. His piece was selected from 7,000 entries. Way to go, Erik!
March 22, 2007 - Country Day places 15th in the world in American Mathematics Association competition
Country Day's math team keeps on winning! This time, the team placed 2nd overall in our tri-state region and 15th internationally in the American Mathematics Competition.
March 21, 2007 - 10th grader wins the Michigan Federation of Music Club's Junior Composer Competition
Congratulations to Nico Canzano for is string quartet called, "Fuga Romantica in F Minor op. 179" which won him 1st place in the Michigan Federation of Music Club's Junior Composer Competition. The piece is being forwarded to the regional judges and will be played on April 28th during the awards recital at Spring Arbor University. Winning is nothing new to Nico: in 2nd grade, his composition earned him a 4th place finish at the national level!
March 12, 2007 - Country Day selected to receive the 2006-2007 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement
Detroit Country Day School is one of only 50 high schools from across the country to receive the 2006-2007 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement and will receive a $1,000 grant to support science and math education.
The award recognizes that the Upper School is one of those leading the nation in AP participation and performance in the math and science disciplines. It also exemplifies the school's "exceptional commitment" to providing our students opportunities to explore the AP program and our staff's dedication to ensuring students' success.
For more information, visit the Siemens Foundation website.
March 12, 2007 - Country Day 8th grader heads to the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Nithya Vijayakumar, an 8th grader at Country Day, won the recent Oakland Press Regional Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "carambola" and then "bombardier." The 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held on May 30th and 31st in Washington, D.C. Congrats, Nithya!
Read about Nithya's win here:
The Oakland Press
The Detroit News
The Macomb Daily News
March 11, 2007 - Upper School Orchestra receives straight "1's" in festival
Country Day's Upper School Orchestra received straight "1's" in a festival this past weekend and was one of the few groups to receive a superior rating. The orchestra is off to the state festival in April. Great job!
March 10, 2007 - Destination Imagination teams head to state competition
Congratulations to all six of Country Day's Destination Imagination teams from the Lower School to the Upper School. Once again, the students exemplified the spirit of Country Day! The Rising Star Teams (2nd Graders) all received medals in the non-competitive division while all four of the competitive teams will be going on to the state-level of competition. The Upper and Middle Schools teams each placed 3rd, while the Junior School team placed 1st in a recent competition. Good luck at states!
March 9, 2007 - 8th grader places 3rd in the Farmington Optimist International Oratory Contest
8th grader Hannah Cheriyan won 3rd place in the Farmington Optimist International Oratory Contest with her speech entitled, "My Biggest Challenge." Hannah said that her biggest challenge was cleaning her room! She won 2nd place in the same contest last year. Congratulations!
March 7, 2007 - Bernie Smilovitz speaks at 18th Annual Father-Son Breakfast
Sportscaster, Bernie Smilovitz, was the guest speaker at Country Day's 18th Annual Father-Son Breakfast held on March 7th. The event is put on each year by the Upper School Parents' Association. Here, Upper School Parents' Association members, Denise David, Brenda Weingarten and Deb Gordon pose with Bernie.
February 28, 2007 - Country Day students place 1st, 3rd and 4th in the Michigan Math Prize Competition
Country Day students ran away with three of the top four spots at the recent Michigan Math Prize Competition. Alan Huang, a tenth grader, placed first in the state; Neil Gurram, a ninth grader, placed third in the state; and Allen Yuan, placed fourth in the state. In addition to these incredible finishes, 11 other Country Day students placed in the top 100:
Name | Grade | Place in the State |
| Alan Huang | 10 | 1st |
| Neil Gurram | 9 | 3rd |
| Allen Yuan | 8 | 4th |
| Hari Arul | 11 | 20th |
| Charles Huyi | 11 | 30th |
| Shravani Mikkilineni | 11 | 36th |
| Steven Chang | 9 | 42nd |
| Sohan Mikkilineni | 12 | 49th |
| Sherwin Wu | 9 | 52nd |
| Matt McCullough | 11 | 60th |
| Lajari Anne | 8 | 61st |
| Pranav Moudgil | 10 | 64th |
| Arjun Yerasi | 12 | 71st |
| Michael Dimattia | 9 | 91st |
Congratulations to all participants for a record-setting year at the Michigan Math Prize Competition!
February 28, 2007 - Junior becomes first-ever Country Day bowler to qualify for state championships
This weekend, 11th grader, Travis Talboys, will be doing something no one at Country Day has done before: represent the school at the Division 2 state bowling championships. Travis earned his spot by placing 8th in the region, which included having the highest average (215) in the team competition. Congratulations, Travis, and good luck!
UPDATE: Travis placed 3rd in the state! Congrats!
February 27, 2007 - Country Day students head to spelling bee finals
Country Day grade-level champions in the Reader's Digest Word Power Challenge, Hannah Cheriyan (eighth grade), Ethan Li (seventh grade) and Anneke von Seeger (sixth grade), have all successfully completed the qualifying test and will compete in the state championship on March 19th in Grand Rapids.
Eighth grader, Nithya Vijayakumar advanced to the finals of the Oakland Press Regional Spelling Bee which will take place live on WXYZ-TV on March 11th at 7pm. She is one of four finalists who will compete for a chance to head to the National Spelling Bee Finals.
Congratulations to these students for making it this far and we wish you the best of luck in your respective competitions!
February 11, 2007 - Four Country Day students to compete at the 2007 National Championships
From February 19th through the 25th, four Country Day students will compete at the 2007 National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado as members of the Detroit Skate Club's synchronized skating team, "Team Elan." Fourth grader, Megg Meneguzzi; fifth grader, Maddie Weiner; and sixth graders, Brittany Lee and Alexandra Zazula, qualified for the nationals at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Midwestern and Pacific Coast Sectionals which were held in Geneva, Illinois on January 17th. Good luck, girls!
UPDATE: The girls placed 5th in the nation!
February 8, 2007 - 9th grader selected to represent the U.S. in Germany on the U-15 national soccer team
At the Super Y League (SYL) National Camp for the U-15 National Soccer team last week, Country Day 9th grader, Nicholas Prys, was selected to represent the U.S. in Germany. He currently plays for Country Day as well as his club team, VARDAR. Way to go!
February 7, 2007 - Five Country Day seniors sign collegiate letters of intent Congratulations to the following students who signed their collegiate letters of intent:
Football
Chris Rucker (Michigan State)
Lacrosse
Michael Chires (North Carolina)
Stuart Shannon (Georgetown)
Women's Soccer
Colleen Dougherty (Loyola University - IL)
Julie Gatt (Rollins College - FL)
February 6, 2007 - Country Day signs agreement with Nankai High School
Detroit Country Day School Headmaster Jerry Hansen and Kang Xiuyan, Principal of Nankai High School in Tianjin, China signed an agreement today to begin an exchange program that will mutually benefit teachers and students from both schools. Both Country Day and Nankai will send student delegation groups to one another as a means to broaden international perspectives. There will be a sharing of curriculum along with administrative and educational experiences. Country Day will begin offering Chinese Mandarin as a foreign language option for students starting in the fall of 2007.
February 5, 2007 - OPEN SCHOOL UPDATE
This message is intended to keep you up-to-date in regard to school operations. Our Middle School had a pipe leak in a second floor classroom which was discovered at approximately 5am this morning; our maintenance department immediately took steps to repair the pipe. Because the heating system is interconnected, the first floor science rooms were affected and the administration relocated the science classes to the student center and media center so that classes could continue. Students in gym classes are being shuttled between the Upper School gyms and the Middle School by bus with door-to-door service.
The decision not to close school was based on feedback from maintenance staff who said they could have the building up and running with adequate heat during and shortly after the arrival of students.
While Country Day normally closes school on snow days when Birmingham, Bloomfield and other area schools close, we do not have the same situation on low temperature days. We do not have students waiting out in the cold for buses or walking to school; therefore, it is not likely that we would close for temperature reasons.
As of 11:30am this morning, varsity and JV skiing and snowboarding are the only athletic practices/events that are cancelled because they are outdoor sports.February 1, 2007 - Country Day senior named Intel Science Talent Search finalist Congratulations go out to Sohan Venkat Mikkilineni who was named a finalist in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. Sohan's mathematics project entitled, A Finiteness Property for Integral Points in a Family of Conics, will be judged in March when he travels to Washington for the finals. Good luck!
For more information on Sohan's project, click here.
January 22, 2007 - Sophomore named #2 pitcher in the country
Michael Theodore was named the #2 pitcher in the country for the class of 2009 by Perfect Game Cross Checker and #6 player overall. He played for the Team Connecticut Baseball USA Americans at the 2006 World Wood Bat Association Underclass World Championship and throws a 90 mile-per-hour fastball. Way to go, Michael! For more information, click here.
January 22, 2007 - Three Upper School seniors named Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists
Congratulations to Amardeep Grewal, Sohan Mikkilineni and Subha Perni, Country Day seniors who were named to the Intel Science Talent Search's semifinalist list. The seminfinalists were chosen from among 1,705 entrants from across the United States and overseas. For more information on the competition, click here.
January 20, 2007 - 14 Middle and Upper School students place in the top 102 in the Michigan Math Prize Competition
Country Day was once again well represented at the latest Michigan Math Prize Competition where 14 Middle and Upper School students placed in the top 102 and a total of 21 students placed in the top 200. Congratulations to the following students: Lajari Anne (8th grade), Hari Arul (11th), Steven Chang (9th), Michael DiMattia (9th), Neil Gurram (9th), Alan Huang (10th), Charles Huyi (11th), Matt McCullough (11th), Shravani Mikkilineni (11th), Sohan Mikkilineni (12th), Pranav Moudgil (10th), Sherwin Wu (9th), Arjun Yerasi (12th), Allen Yuan (8th), Mimi Chen (9th), Tim Liu (11th), Peter Livesey (11th), Kunal Mehta (11th), Subha Perni (12th), Sanjeev Shahani (11th) and Brad Svenson (11th).
January 12, 2007 - Country Day students walk away from the Scholastic Art competition with 67 awards
At the recent Scholastic Art competition, Country Day students earned a record number of awards, including eight gold keys. Gold key award-winning pieces will continue on to New York City where they will be judged at the national level for scholarships and other prizes. Students won awards in categories including: digital imagery, painting, photography, mixed media, ceramics and glass, sculpture, design: jewelry, design: product and design: apparel. The student art will be displayed at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit during the month of February. Congratulations to students and faculty! Click here for a list of winners and their categories.
January 5, 2007 - Upper School orientation for current eighth graders
Current Country Day eighth graders and their parents are invited to attend an Upper School orientation which will take place on Wednesday, January 17th from 7:00 - 8:30pm in the Seligman Performing Arts Center. Information on not only academics, but also athletics, arts, community service programs and other extracurricular activities available to Upper School students will be provided. In addition, find out more about our Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.
For more information, contact the Upper School admissions department at 248.646.7717.
January 5, 2007 - Upper School student's composition named top in the state
DCDS 11th grader, Charles Huyi's orchestra piece, "Dark Minor," has been selected as one of the best new student compositions in the state by the Michigan Music Education Association. His piece is scheduled to be performed at the Michigan Honors Composition Concert, which will be held in Grand Rapids at the annual Michigan Music Conference on January 27 at 1:00pm in the Ambassador Ballroom of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Congratulations, Charles!
January 5, 2007 - Eighth grade forensics team wins big at the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics League's Tournament
The eighth grade forensics team recently competed in the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics League's Fall Middle Level Tournament, and not only did they have a great time, they took home several honors. Congratulations to the following students for placing in their categories:
- Brian Freeburg, Toju Fregene, Cameron Griggs, Rachael Korotkin, Nata Kovalova, Nirali Shah, Jeff Sprague, and Zade Von Seeger, who won a plaque for their multiple, "All in the Timing."
- Salma Brinjikji, Taylor Chin, Rachel Klein, Chandler Moore, Anika Naidu, Shruthi Nammalwar, Taylor Trott, and Laurel Zaima, who won a plaque for their multiple, "Queen Bees and Wannabees."
- Taylor Novice, who was the student director of both winning multiples!
- Brenden Carr and Susan Imerman, who won a fifth place trophy and a plaque, respectively, in the category of Extemporaneous Speaking.
- Christopher Fowler, who won a plaque for Oratory.
- Uma Jasty and Archana Sundar, who won a fifth place trophy in Duo.
- Andrea Rivera, who won a fourth place trophy in Storytelling.
- William Melville, who won a first place round ribbon in Prose.
- The following students were recognized for total scores over 290 in their respective categories: Neha Gupta, Nadia Alhadi, Emily Schinella, Zaid Alsaraf, Rod Harris-Wright, Emilie Weiner, Rashi Sharan, Eric Totaro, and Meredith Deighton.
January 4, 2007 - Five athletes named to Observer & Eccentric's First Team All-Area while 22 additional athletes received other honors
The Observer & Eccentric recently released its list of 2006 Fall Sports First Team All-Area which included five Country Day athletes: Amber Moore (sophomore, basketball), John Rogers (junior, soccer), Stuart Shannon (senior, soccer), Chloe Karoub (freshman, tennis) and Matt Felsenfeld (freshman, golf). Chris Haboian (senior, golf) and Alissa Ott (junior, cross country) were named to the second team in their respective sports, while Erica Solomon (junior, basketball) was named to the third team. In addition, the following athletes received honorable mentions: Madison Williams, Spencer Lane, Sharena Taylor, Faziah Steen, Emma Golen, Alex Strango and Troy Hambric (basketball); Josh Hammond, Justin Tuttleman, Nick Prys and Kyle Alsup (soccer); Kenny Demens, Jonas Gray, Dan Kowalsky, Nithin Ravi, Ben Rosenfeld, Chris Rucker and Erik Williams (football); and Chris Ellinghausen (golf). Congratulations!
January 3, 2007 - Eighth grader participates in official tribute to President Ford
Eighth grader, Max Olender was "honored to participate" in a tribute to former President Ford held on January 2nd, 2007. Olender was among 200 Eagle Scouts who lined the road in full uniform to salute the Presidential Motorcade as it arrived at the Presidential Museum. At the request of the Ford family, the Boy Scouts of America's Gerald R. Ford Council in Grand Rapids prepared the special tribute to the former president and Eagle Scout, which also included an additional 5,000 Scouts who lined the route from the museum to Grace Episcopal Church.
November 22, 2006 - Maicki Wins Distinguished Service Award
Junior School Dean and Science Department Chair, Marlenn Maicki has been chosen by the Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA) to receive the organization's Distinguished Service Award for her "extraordinary contributions to the advancement of science education through her work with MSTA." The Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor MSTA bestows for contributions to science education. Maicki will receive the award on March 16, 2007. Congratulations!
November 22, 2006 - Country Day at Highest Enrollment Ever
The 2006-2007 school year opened with Country Day's highest enrollment ever: 1,584 students!
November 20, 2006 - Upper School Students Place First and Third in Michigan Math Prize Competition Part I
Tenth grader, Alan Huang had the highest score in the state on the Michigan Math Prize Competition (MMPC) Part I with an incredible 38 out of 40, while ninth grader, Neil Gurram had the third highest score in the state with 35 out of 40. Overall, Country Day had 50 students qualify for the MMPC Part II which will be held on Wednesday, December 6th. Good luck to everyone who will participate!
November 18, 2006 - Country Day Students Participate in First Annual Robo Parade
Sixth graders, Anna Latos and Salvatore Mancuso, along with fourth grader, Jimmy Latos, participated in the first annual Thanksgiving Robo Parade on November 18th at Lawrence Technological University. The students built and programmed Lego Mindstorms robots that pulled a float along a 58-foot track. Great job! Click here to see coverage of the event in The Oakland Press.
November 12, 2006 - Country Day Senior Takes Second Place at Prestigious Competition
Country Day senior, Amardeep Grewal, took second place at the Midwest regional finals of prestigious Siemens Competition which was held at the University of Notre Dame. Grewal's award-winning science project, "An Extra Spin on Nerve Regeneration Scaffolds: Synthesis and Characterization of an Electrospun Cord," was part of a summer of research he did at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's stem cell lab. Click here to read Grewal's interview with the Detroit Free Press.
November 10, 2006 - Nine Country Day Students to Perform in "The Nutcracker"
On November 30th, Country Day students will make their debut in the Joffrey Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" at the Detroit Opera House. Auditions were held in September and out of 150 children, 85 were chosen; nine of which were the following Country Day students: Valerie Jackman (2nd grade); Hannah Hansen, Kelli Conway and Kendal Carr (3rd grade); Alexandra Weaver and Abigail Fisher (5th grade); Brittany and Tara Van Cleave (6th grade); and Mollie Hansen (7th grade). Valerie, Hannah, Kelli, Alexandra and Abigail are cast as dolls; Kendal, Brittany and Tara are tree angels; and Mollie will play a mouse. The girls have been hard at work, practicing every weekend with the ballet company and we look forward to seeing their performances. Congratulations, girls!
October 21, 2006 - Women's Varsity Tennis Wins 4th Consecutive State Championship
Country Day's women's varsity tennis team cruised to their fourth consecutive state championship on October 20th and 21st. In addition to the team championship, Chloe Karoub won at the #1 singles spot, Brittany Zhang won at the #3 singles spot, Briana Cartwright won at the #4 singles spot, Ana Berguer and Shravani Mikkilineni won at the #2 doubles spot, Sona Parikh and Aleksa Miskinis won at the #3 doubles spot and Ariane Thielenhaus and Ani Shekerjian won at the #4 doubles spot. Way to go, ladies!
