Menaul Blog

Basketball coaching staff @ Menaul w/  Division I and Professional Basketball Experience

At Menaul School we are truly fortunate to have three coaches who have played at the Division 1 college level and to two coaches who have played professional basketball in the US and around the world.  This gives our student athletes a great opportunity to learn from truly exceptional coaches with phenomenal basketball experience.

For the last ten years Kelvin Scarborough (Coach K) has been Menaul School’s head boys’ basketball coach.  Coach K had an outstanding career at the University of New Mexico (UNM) where he was one of the top twelve scorers in UNM history.  He was UNM’s all time leader in steals and holds the school record for most assists in one game with 21 assists.  After college Coach K played professionally in Mexico, Asia, Indonesia and Australia.  This has given him and experience that he truly enjoys sharing with our students. 

Joining Coach K this season is Brandon Mason as an assistant coach for the boy’s basketball program.  Coach Mason attended the same elementary school as the Chicago Bulls Derek Rose and became one of the top basketball players in Chicago.  Coach Mason played at New Mexico State for Coach Lou Henson.  After college he played professionally in Ireland, Switzerland, Honduras, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Kuwait, Egypt and Lebanon.  Coach Mason also played on the 2005-2006 NBADL Champion Albuquerque Thunderbirds team.  Our athletes are extremely grateful for his experience as well. 

Heading the girls’ team this year as Head Coach is Cindy McCants. Cindy was a high school All-American in California and played college basketball for two years at USC under then Head Coach Cheryl Miller.  Coach McCants then transferred to New Mexico State where she finished her collegiate basketball career.  Coach McCants has done a great job with our young and inexperienced team and look forward to watching their development.

All of these coaches playing experience has helped mold our athletes and allows them to know what experiences they might be able to have at the next level.  Menaul School is grateful to have these individuals on our coaching staffs.

Summer College Opportunities For Students

To explore pre-college options for your summer, click on these colleges below:

Barnard in New York 10th & 11th  grades
www.BARNARD.EDU/PRECOLLEGE

The Experiment in International Living:
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George Washington University/Pre-College Program 2012/
Washington DC
www.precollege.gwu.edu

Carnegie Mellon Summer Pre-College Programs/Jumpstart your Future/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college

Washington University/High School Summer Experiences
St. Louis Missouri
www.summerexperiences.wustl.edu

Summer Discovery/Summer High School Internships 9th –12th
Jr. Discovery/Middle School
www.summerdiscovery.com
www.jrdiscovery.com
 

Varsity Boys District Basketball Game Tonight

Admission: $5/ person

Start time: 5 PM

Location: Menaul School

Note: If the Varsity Boy’s Basketball team wins tonight they will play Thursday night at 5pm here at Menaul if we win Thursday Night we will play Saturday at 5pm with the location to be determined.

Go Panthers!

Head of School Day!

PURPOSE OF TRIP: Organized by the Student Council and the Head of School’s Office, this fun school day’s primary purpose is to enhance community time together in a nontraditional learning setting. We will start the day with exploring the Zoo and roller skating in the afternoon at Roller Skate City. This is a required Menaul School community activity. Students who are unable to participate due to medical reasons must provide written documentation, and they may join us and hang out in the snack area.

DATE:     Thursday - February 9, 2012       

MEET TIME:    8:00 am meet in auditorium.

RETURN TIME:   We will return about 3:00 pm to campus.

COST:      $10/person; this includes admission to the Zoo and Roller Skate City & skate rental.
 
ATTIRE:   Active wear clothing. Warm clothing for the morning at the Zoo (hats, gloves/mittens, warm jacket).  Dress in layers. Wear sneakers, socks, and welcome to bring roller blades (if you have them). Students are responsible for their belongings.

LUNCH:   Please bring a sack lunch, water bottle, and snacks to take with you. Students may bring their own money for the Zoo and Skate City concessions.

Permission Slip

Head of School Day!

PURPOSE OF TRIP: Organized by the Student Council and the Head of School’s Office, this fun school day’s primary purpose is to enhance community time together in a nontraditional learning setting. We will start the day with exploring the Zoo and roller skating in the afternoon at Roller Skate City. This is a required Menaul School community activity. Students who are unable to participate due to medical reasons must provide written documentation, and they may join us and hang out in the snack area.

DATE:     Thursday - February 9, 2012       

MEET TIME:    8:00 am meet in auditorium.

RETURN TIME:   We will return about 3:00 pm to campus.

COST:      $10/person; this includes admission to the Zoo and Roller Skate City & skate rental.
 
ATTIRE:   Active wear clothing. Warm clothing for the morning at the Zoo (hats, gloves/mittens, warm jacket).  Dress in layers. Wear sneakers, socks, and welcome to bring roller blades (if you have them). Students are responsible for their belongings.

LUNCH:   Please bring a sack lunch, water bottle, and snacks to take with you. Students may bring their own money for the Zoo and Skate City concessions.

Permission Slip due February 3rd to the President's Office!

Class of 2013 College Annoucements

The Class of 2013 is the rising Class of seniors.  The students and the parents of the Class of 2013 need to start the process of College and Scholarship search.  Listed below are some things to do to get started.

1.  Go to the Menaul Website and under Academics go to College Guidance and the College Notebook is there.
The notebook contains information about:
a) College Admissions and timelines
b) Scholarships, financial aid, and resources for funding College
c) Writing college resumes, essays, and portfolios.

2.  Class of 2013 members and their families need to meet with Ms. Cordova Andrews to go over testing and college planning.  Please call and make an appointment before March 1st, 505.341.7253

3.  The following members of the Class of 2013 need to meet with Ms. Cordova Andrews to go over the PSAT and college planning:
                                    Cassandra Cook
                                    Axiao Daniels
                                    Yevheniy Diadyura
                                     Wenlong Huang
                                     Scott Ma
                                     Daniel Pence
                                     Zander Pence
                                     Lesley Wu
                                     Victoria Wu
                                     Zhenxi Zhou

4.  The College Entrance Exams, ACT or SAT, need to be taken this Spring 2013.

5.  Keep an eye out on the blog for announcements about workshops to help the Class of 2013 and their families through the College Admissions process.

Childs Hall Re-opening & Needs Furniture!

Childs Hall will be re-opening as a student center, and we are looking for furniture and other items to furnish it. In addition, if you have ever had the desire to be an interior designer your help is needed.

Starting in January we will be starting the make-over. These are items that are needed:
 

• Foosball Table
• Flat Screen TV
• Chairs
• Dining Tables and Chairs
• Sofa/love seat
• Book Shelves
• Bean bags
• Coffee Tables
• Side Tables
• Rice Cooker
• Microwave
• Coffee Pot
• Bar Stools

Please contact Michelle Hood .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (505)301-6710 with donations or if you would like to help decorate.
 

Fundraiser at Il Vicino next Tuesday for Italy Trip!

 Announcement from Mikhayla Harrell, Menaul Fine Arts Department Chair:

I am pleased to announce that there will be a fundraiser at Il Vicino Italian Restaurant next Tuesday, January 24th from 11am-11pm, in which partial proceeds will be donated to the Italy trip scholarship fund.  This year we have had two exceptional students apply for the scholarship and I want both of them to enjoy the awe-inspiring experience of Italy with the rest of their colleagues this summer.  Eating out on Tuesday will help make this dream a reality.

Il Vicino Restaurant, 3403 Central NE (Just west of Carlisle) 266-7855.  http://ilvicino.com/nobhill/

 Print it out this voucher and present it at Il Vicino Restauran, or you can just mention Menaul to your waiter when dining to have proceeds donated.

Thank you all so much for your support!

Mikhayla Harrell
505-341-7267

 

2011- 2012 Basketball

The basketball season is off and running.  We look forward to another exciting year as both our boys and girls basketball teams defend their District Championships.  Be sure to look on the website for any upcoming games.  The athletic department and basketball teams appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you all at some games.  GO PANTHERS!

- Athletic Director, Josh Sears

2011 UPper School Volleyball Season Wrap-up

This past season for the Lady Panther volleyball team wrapped up on Tuesday, November 1st in a district playoff match in which the Lady Panthers lost a hard fought five set match.  The season had many ups and downs for the Panthers that began in the two-a-day workouts before school started.  This year’s team had a mixture of older and younger talent with four seniors at the top of the older talent and two eighth graders at the top of the younger talent.  Although the Lady Panthers had four seniors, the team was relatively young and inexperienced in terms of playing together.  Despite this, these ladies competed hard and were on the verge of advancing to the second round of districts.  Coach Favors wishes to thank each and every one of these young ladies including their families for their tremendous sacrifices and work to make the season a huge success.  Coach Favors also believes that this year is a step forward in the right direction to be able to achieve the goal of having Menaul be a consistent state qualifier and contender.

-Athletic Director, Josh Sears