Good Morning Canterbury Families,

I hope that your children have shared with you some of the high points of their fine arts classes this fall. If not, ask them about Viewpoints and mask work (7th grade drama), color schemes (LS art), building community and confidence in ensembles (choir), light and shadow (6th grade art), cooperation (LS drama), the science of sound (EC music), lines shadow and reflections (photography), matching pitch (K-1 music), stage combat (LINK Day), 3-D sculpting in clay (HS studio classes), and tap dance (5th grade dance).

Your students are being introduced to new concepts in all of our classes and are given the time to practice and repeat toward mastery.

Canterbury students Frank Chen and Phobos Hoang (not pictured) were recognized for their contribution to Friends of the Rivers community art project, which raises money for educational field trips for area students. Canterbury paddles were displayed for World Rivers Day on September 29 and raised $5,000 for the cause. Way to go! (Also pictured, Canterbury's Vicki Junkwright.)

June Rambo, Middle School Special Projects Coordinator, and her husband Kevin Torwelle, Math and Drama 7 teacher, took part in the inaugural production of Parlor City Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Bluffton. June played Benvolio, and Kevin played Romeo. It was their first time acting together, despite meeting through theatre and being in several shows together.

Your donations from last year's Laughing Cavalier allowed the Fine Arts Department to bring in Gina Cerimele-Mechley, one of the few female certified teachers with the Society of American Fight Directors. Gina worked with students on LINK Day, in Shakespeare classes, and is choreographing combat scenes for the high school musical, The Pirates of Penzance!

By Linda Alt
Canterbury Speech & Debate Coach

Canterbury School is one of only a few dozen schools in Indiana with a well-established communications curriculum and extra-curricular teams that begin in Grade 5 and continue throughout high school.

by Frank Chen Xiang

Grade 12

"Steve Irwin"

Watercolor and Ink
by SeiNa Chappell, Grade 8

By Kevin Torwelle
Canterbury Mathematics/Drama Teacher
Local Community Actor

"Say you're sorry." How often have we heard this from a well-meaning adult to kids who were fighting? I have to admit, as a teacher I've done it often myself. Kids do things without thinking. All the time. Perhaps it's because someone did something bad to them and they want to retaliate, or maybe it's simply an impulse. Regardless, when we see kids mess up, we call them out.

In September, Mrs. Heather Gillan's Kindergarten Prep students explored the artist Wassily Kandinsky, who is often credited as the pioneer of abstract art. Students began by reading The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock and then spent time drawing the sounds and colors while listening to music. We love seeing our Canterbury students take an interest in the arts at such a young age!

Three Canterbury orchestra students competed in the ACPL K-Pop contest on Saturday, September 14 and earned First Place with their group. Congratulations to Megan True (Viola '23), Amber Choi (Violin '23), and Ashley Choi (Violin '25). We are proud of these young ladies exercising their talents in a diverse and unique way!

The Speech and Debate Team made its 15th Nationals appearance over the summer in Dallas, Texas. Two Speech and Debate alumni, Aliza Adhami and Bob Beideck, came to the tournament to show their support.

Alisha Babu (Violin '21) played violin in the Christian Howes Creative Strings Workshop in Columbus, Ohio over the summer.

Middle School Theatre Production Auditions

Friday, October 4

NSDA Fall Congress at Canterbury
October 5

High School Speech & Debate Fall Retreat
October 6

High School Orchestra at Fort Wayne Philharmonic

October 20

High School Fall Concert

October 29

September - November

Visual Art Exhibit at Fort Wayne Arts United Center

Canterbury School

5601 Covington Road • 3210 Smith Road • Fort Wayne, IN 46804

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