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Lakehill's Arthur Hu. Photo by Rishi Pant.
The Lakehill Varsity Tennis team clinched an amazing 8-6 victory against Shelton on March 16. "It was a tough match against a big school," said Coach Polo Cruz. "It was a good win." Dunny Bock, Arthur Hu, Luke Jerome, William Skipworth, and Heather Hines took on three to four opponents each. Bock scored the most victories in the match. Lakehill's double's team was represented by Jerome and Hu. Lakehill's victory shows strong improvement in the team's performance. 
 
By Rishi Pant, Tennis Correspondent, Class of 2016
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Dylan Welch as catcher. Photo by Cliff Welch.
The Lakehill Varsity Baseball team continued its strong start, improving to 4-0 with a 13-7 victory over Rockwall Heritage Christian Academy on March 16. Every starter got at least one hit, with Dylan Welch providing three and Charlie Pippen driving in three runs. Zac Aron pitched six solid innings and Pippen closed it out in the seventh. The Warriors trailed 3-0 before scoring six runs in the third inning, three runs in the fourth inning, and four runs in the fifth inning. 
 
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Zac Aron pitched a complete game for the Varsity Warriors.
 
Lakehill Preparatory School's baseball and softball teams got off to a great start, with victories in every season-opening game.
 
The Lakehill Varsity Baseball team defeated Rockwall Heritage 5-1 on March 1. Zac Aron threw a complete game for the win. Dylan Welch, Jonathan Kelly, and Gerard Franklin all contributed solid hits. 
 
 
The Lady Warriors opened the softball season at home on March 1 with a 14-0 win over DISD Irma Rangel. The Warriors were led by seniors Sofia De la Cruz, Audrey Castaigne, and Ava Ecklin.  
 
 
The Middle School Baseball team won their season opener on March 1 against DeSoto Canterbury. The Warriors got off to a great start, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. The Warrior surrendered their lead after a few mistakes in the bottom half of the inning. Behind 4-3, the Warriors dug deep and were able to produce four more runs. After giving up two runs early in the final inning, the Warriors held on for a 7-6 win. Eighth grader Jalen Webster was the winning pitcher. 
 
 
The Middle School Softball team kicked off their season with a win on March 1 at  ESD. The team was led in hitting and pitching by eighth grader Claire Howard. It was an exciting finish in the last inning as the Middle School Lady Warriors held off an ESD come-back to preserve a 15-14 victory. 
 
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Learn more about Lakehill's rigorous academics, engaging enrichment activities, and nurturing, child-centered environment. Applications for kindergarten and select grades are now being accepted. Find out more at http://www.lakehillprep.org/admissions_visit_lakehill.html. 
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On February 18, Lakehill fourth grade students gathered for the Invention Convention, a much anticipated event that tests students' ability to link simple machines together in order to perform a task. The annual event is inspired by the works of cartoonist and engineer Rube Goldberg.
 
Goldberg was fascinated by how humans seemed determined to make the simplest tasks unnecessarily complicated, and that is exactly what the fourth graders did as they set out to create the ridiculous, often hilariously complex machines. 

After careful planning, students built their contraptions out of scavenged materials, such as school supplies, duct tape, and cardboard boxes. Many inventions solved common tasks, such as dispensing sprinkles on cupcakes, slicing a chocolate bar, or opening a book.
  
Inventions were judged on creativity, use of simple machines, and the ability to explain what steps in the invention required the most trial and error to perfect. If a particular mechanism failed to work as planned, students were given credit for the step if they could explain how they would adjust or replace the malfunctioning part in order to fix the machine. Students learned that plans and models must often be modified in order to achieve the desired result, and that inventors rarely get it right the first time.
 
Learn more about Lakehill's rigorous academics, engaging enrichment activities, and nurturing, child-centered environment. Applications for kindergarten and select grades are now being accepted. Find out more at http://www.lakehillprep.org/admissions_visit_lakehill.html. 
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Summer is a lot closer than you might think - especially when it comes to signing your kids up for summer camps! 
 
Registration for Lakehill Summer Camps is open, and space is filling quickly. 

With 83 different camps for all age levels in every area imaginable, this is one summer you don't want to miss!
Check out the new 2016 Summer Camps Guide. Find out more about our Summer Camps programs here.
 
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Ellis Langford prepares a shoebox for Captain Hope's Kids.
 
Lakehill's Tribes gathered on February 18 to fill 120 shoeboxes with small gifts, toys, school supplies, toiletries, and special surprises. The wrapped boxes were then delivered to Captain Hope's Kids for their Hope in a Box program.
This program provides wrapped and filled shoeboxes for school-age children who are celebrating their birthdays, holidays, or other events while living in a shelter or temporary housing. The boxes provide a great opportunity for children of all ages and backgrounds to help other children who are less fortunate.
 
About Lakehill:
Learn more about Lakehill's rigorous academics, engaging enrichment activities, and nurturing, child-centered environment. Applications for select grades are now being accepted. Find out more at http://www.lakehillprep.org/admissions_visit_lakehill.html. 
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To coincide with their study of American history, Lakehill's fourth grade students brought history to life as they performed the mini-musical, Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Carmino Ravosa on February 17 for Lower School students and parents.  


The story focuses on the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the trials and tribulations of the delegates as they worked to create an ordered system of government. 

The cast featured the fourth grade students as delegates to the Convention, and included Aslan Campbell as George Washington, Taylor Lewis as James Madison, Leyton Scruggs as Alexander Hamilton, and Zoe Crist as Benjamin Franklin. Soloists included Abby Dondis, Rory Bailey, Landry Poore, Asa McCaleb, Sarah Ganson, Aileen Edwards, Lily Bracken, Victoria Bell, Lobna El-Feky, and Isabel Kettering. The students were under the direction of Linda Booth. 
 
Lakehill Preparatory School is an independent day school for students in kindergarten through high school. Learn more about Lakehill's rigorous academics, engaging enrichment activities, and nurturing, child-centered environment. Applications for select grades are now being accepted. Find out more at http://www.lakehillprep.org/admissions_visit_lakehill.html. 
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On February 10, Lakehill's third grade students stepped into a museum. Not as visitors, but this time as the exhibits themselves. 
 
To culminate a unit on Texas heroes and explorers, students had the unique opportunity to bring the person that they had researched to life, complete with amazing costumes, backdrops, and props. Students wrote their own speeches that they presented to a large audience in the auditorium.

Explorers and heroes, including Jose Antonio Navarro, Clara Driscoll, and James Bonham, filled the auditorium stage and aisles. One by one, they shared their stories and their contributions to Texas. 
 
"We are so proud of the students' hard work, research skills, and creativity," said third grade teacher Meredith Sauer. "They have grown immensely this year. It was a wonderful celebration of Texas History."
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Lakehill eighth graders got a glimpse into their futures when they visited the University of North Texas (UNT) on February 5. Each year, Director of College Counseling Heather Dondis takes the eighth grade class to participate in UNT's Office of Outreach program, which is one of the few programs allowing students of all ages to take campus tours and attend an informational presentation about UNT. 

The walking tour allowed the group to see a residence hall, the music school, the health and services center, as well as the activities center. When the tour was finished, the students were treated to buffet-style lunch in the university dining hall where they dined among the college students. 

Following the informational presentation, eighth graders got to experience the social side of UNT, enjoying ice cream and shopping in Denton Square. "For many of the students, it's the first time they have ever been on a college campus," says Dondis. "The best part is hearing the students ask questions and get involved during the tour because it allows me to get to know what they are looking for in a college." 

When asked about the best part of the trip, Haley Lopez responded, "Going into the dorm rooms and seeing how they are situated, so I know what I am going to have to live in for four years." Ella Witherite answered, "The coolest thing I experienced was just how big the campus was and how different it was from regular school." 
 
By Afton Guedea
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Twenty members of the Lakehill Upper School Debate team participated in the State Debate Conference, held on January 28-31 in Austin. More than 1,200 students participated in the conference. 
 
Lakehill had seven teams in State Affairs Forum, representing proposals including high poverty rates, lack of NASA funding, affirmative actions policies, low graduation rates in Texas, and SAT performance. Five teams advanced to the second round, and two teams advanced to the General Assembly, the third and final round made up of the top 10 teams. The proposal by Brandon Douglas, Varun Iyer, and Carlos Lopez, III on the lack of drone regulations was passed in General Assembly and finished second overall. 
 
Additionally, Douglas was recognized as a Distinguished Delegate for his outstanding performance in pro/con debate. Zain Imam, who was elected as the District V State Affairs Forum Chair in November, ran in the statewide election and was selected as the 2016 State Affairs Forum Chair. He will preside over next year's District and State Conferences. Lakehill was named Premier Delegation for the third consecutive year.