Alumni

Alumni Leadership

Alumni Leadership

ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Alumni Executive Board keeps alumni informed and involved in the happenings at MUS. Its purpose is to promote and support MUS, to deepen the loyalty of the alumni, and to encourage a mutually beneficial relationship between the school and alumni. Members of the board are involved through their work on five committees: social, civic, athletics, admissions, and nominations. 

The Alumni Executive Board vice president serves as the chair of the nominating committee and conducts business on behalf of the president in his absence.

SEE A LIST OF EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS HERE.


CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
Class Representatives serve as direct links between MUS alumni and the school. The reps are responsible for providing leadership and general direction for their class campaigns and reunions. Primary responsibilities include recruiting a phonathon committee, corresponding with the class, and collecting news and photos on classmates for the Alumni Office and MUS Today. If you are interested in becoming a Class Representative, or helping in any way, please contact the Alumni Office.

SEE A LIST OF CLASS REPS HERE.


List of 2 members.

  • Photo of Ann Laughlin

    Ann Laughlin 

    Alumni & Parent Programs Dir.
    (901) 260-1398
  • Photo of Austin Hasenmueller

    Austin Hasenmueller 

    Annual Fund/Alumni Programs Asst. Dir.
  • Latin Honor Society Inductees

    Celebrating Order of the Owl, Latin Honor Society

    Lower School students and families gathered in Dunavant Lecture Hall of Hull Lower School to celebrate the Order of the Owl and Latin Honor Society inductions May 13.

    Order of the Owl inductees must achieve at least a 90 weighted average, computed from their grades for the first semester and third quarter, excluding physical education. Eighth graders must have achieved at least a 93 weighted average, computed the same way. They must also have demonstrated character consistent with the high standards of the school’s Honor Code and Community Creed. Forty-nine students received Order of the Owl recognition.

    Seventeen eighth graders joined the National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society. To be considered, students must hold membership in the MUS Latin Club, must have an A average in Latin class for the first three quarters of the year, must have approval of their Latin teacher, and must attend the local Latin Fall Festivus or Tennessee Junior Classical League State Convention.
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  • Sellers Wins Grant for Latin Podcast

    Ryan Sellers, chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, received a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek. 

    The funding will support Sellers’ podcast, Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast, where he takes a deep dive into the classical language, culture, and the challenges of teaching the subject. Sellers seeks to connect teachers of classical studies so the profession can continue to advance.
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  • Large Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

    Headmaster Pete Sanders presented the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award to Mr. Jonathan Large at chapel May 13. An MUS instructor in history since 2008, Mr. Large teaches AP U.S. History, History of the American South, British History, and – his students will tell you – gentlemanly behavior. He holds the Ross McCain Lynn Chair of History and serves as advisor to the Civic Service Organization and an assistant trapshooting coach.
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  • Springfield Society Inducts 10

    Faculty and families celebrated 10 eighth-grade Springfield Society inductees during a banquet May 12. These scholars are in the top 10% of their class and demonstrate character consistent with the high standards of the school’s Honor Code and Community Creed.
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  • Book Sale, Book Rental Program

    We are pleased to announce that we will once again offer a book rental program for the 2022-23 school year. At Book Sale in Ross Lynn Arena, we will provide each student with one set of his required books for the year. Families will be charged $75 for the year, billed in August.
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  • Exam Study Sessions: May 19-25

    We will host five Evening Exam Study Sessions ending Wednesday, May 25. The sessions run 6-8:30 p.m. in Hyde Library. Designed as additional “study halls,” these sessions will provide a quiet, distraction-free setting where students in all grades can study for their exams.
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  • Lower School Football Sign-Up

    It is time to sign up for the Lower School 2022-23 football season! Separate seventh- and eighth- grade teams will see league action against municipal and independent schools. Practice will begin August 9 at 5:30 p.m. We are fortunate to have experienced alumni coaches for our Lower School teams!
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  • Class of 2022 is College-Bound!

    When seniors walk across the stage at Commencement May 15, each young man will already have his next academic destination in sight. All 92 seniors were admitted to four-year colleges or universities, and they will enroll at 49 institutions across 25 states.

    Go to musowls.org/graduation for viewing Baccalaureate and Commencement.
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  • Sign Up for Fall College Tour 

    Classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025 are invited to join the College Counseling team during Fall Break, October 4-8, to visit eight colleges: Baylor University, LSU, Rice University, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU, Trinity University, and University of Texas at Austin. Space is limited, so register today!
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  • 2022-23 Ambassadors Announced

    The Ambassador Selection Committee announced new ambassadors during chapel Monday, May 9. As the face of the school to prospective families, ambassadors shoulder a tremendous level of responsibility. Earning this role is one of the highest honors a student can achieve. This year the committee received over 53 applications and spent three weeks in interviews and deliberations.
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  • Blazer Consignment Collection

    Clean out those closets for consignment! The Parents’ Association will collect gently-used blazers May 10, 17, and 24, 7:30-8:15 a.m., in the Lower School Parking Lot at the Campus Center entrance. Blazers should be in good condition with no rips or tears, must have all buttons, and should be on a hanger.
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  • Exam Date Reminder

    AP exams end Friday, May 13 and underclassmen exams begin Friday, May 20. A recent email from Lower School Counselor Amy Poag is HERE. Be sure to note the handy study schedule!

    NOTE: Two underclassman exam dates were changed after the printed calendar was distributed; the history exam will be Friday, May 20, and the mathematics exam will be Monday, May 23.
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  • JV and Varsity Baseball Tryouts

    Baseball tryouts for 2022-23 JV and varsity teams will be Tuesday, May 31, and Wednesday, June 1. Rising Upper School students interested in trying out for baseball should email Varsity Head Coach John Jarnagin to sign up.
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  • May the 4th Winners

    Art and Star Wars clubs hosted a Star Wars themed art contest last month. The winners, announced in assembly Wednesday, May 4, were junior Charlie Gallop and seventh grader Clay Patterson.
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  • Time for Class of 2023 Portraits

    It is time for rising seniors to have their senior portraits made. Please call Holland Studio now to set up the appointment because they begin shooting portraits in June. We want all seniors to have their pictures taken before September.
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  • MUS Celebrates Athletes

    Teams and families celebrated 2021-22 accomplishments at the Jake Rudolph All-Sports Banquet on April 25. Sixty-three seniors were presented varsity-letter plaques celebrating their careers at MUS, and 193 underclassmen received newly earned letters.
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  • 10 Owls Earn Biliteracy Seals

    Ten seniors recently earned the Seal of Biliteracy, a program recognizing seniors who have achieved proficiency in more than one language. Chair of Classical and Modern Languages Ryan Sellers presented the certificates during a recent chapel.
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  • HSMTA Orchestra Nomination

    Congratulations to the student orchestra for earning an Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Award nomination for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. See the complete list of nominations HERE. Awards winners will be announced at the awards ceremony Thursday, May 26.
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  • Owls Honored for Service

    The Salvation Army recently recognized five Owls for their service. Seniors Turner Bishop, Collin Craft, Matthew Mellone, Forest Rudd, and Witt Smith were inducted into the Order of the Bells and were given the Doing the Most Good Award during a ceremony April 27  hosted by The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. The Owls also received Bibles signed by the children who live at Purdue Center of Hope.
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  • 2022 TJCL Champions

    MUS Latin students finished in first place overall in the 66th Tennessee Junior Classical League State Convention held April 22-23 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. This marks the Bubones’ 13th consecutive victory in the competition (excluding 2020 and 2021 when in-person conventions were canceled).
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