The Naming of Goats...

Just as T.S Eliot took the naming of cats seriously, Tandem students and faculty have been helping Heidi Passino of Dragon Hill Farm name her baby goats (the ones that have been visiting us on campus all spring). Heidi invited all to participate in the naming of the twelve baby goats by making it a contest. For each goat, there is a contest form emailed to students and faculty that includes a photo of the goat (photos taken by Mary Lyman Bias, our Director of Admissions), the names of the goat's parents, goat's gender, and anything else deemed important. Heidi and her goat naming cohort then choose a winner - each winner receives cookies and each goat gets a unique and creative game. The naming will continue over the final weeks of school until all goats are named.

The winners so far (check photos to see if you agree with the winning names):

Goat #1 - The Great Goatsby - named by Rose Ryan-Byrne (8th)
Goat #2 - Vincent Van Goat - named by London Pryor-Williams (8th)
Goat #3 - Acorn - named by Caroline Kohr (9th)
Goat #4 - Milli - named by teacher Perry Medlin
Goat #5 - Vanilli - named by teacher Perry Medlin
Goat #6 - Motley Moo - named by Admissions Director Mary Lyman Bias
Goat #7 - Zygoat - named by Larissa Foster (9th)
Goat #8 - Munch - named by Jack Johnson (6th)
Goat #9 - Scape Goat by Marley Boston (8th)
Goat #10 - Butterbum by Murray Susen (8th)
Goat #11 - Goat-Meal by Luca Ball (9th)
Goat #12 - Puck - by teacher Lydia Horan

Congratulations to our winning namers! And thanks to Heidi for the fun naming game.