Welcome to our first FULL week of school! It's a beautiful Monday morning and we finally seem to have settled into advisee groups and classes. I have included a variety of photos above: At the very top, college counselor Elise is helping a senior with some college-related questions. On the left, you can see Papa Dylan with little Oscar. On the right is Alicia Lucasi with one of our seniors. Alicia is our new intern from Bolivia. She just arrived this weekend and will be with us all year. We hope that she will be teaching some classes and joining others. We also look forward to Alicia being actively involved in the freshman trip to Newton Grove in May. Tim and Susan have invited her to join the sophomore retreat to Newton Grove on September 20-21. (If you are the parent of a sophomore, you will be hearing more about this activity very soon.) Alicia is a delightfully cheerful young woman who is looking forward to getting to know everybody. She fits right in here at the Upper School as she greets everyone she meets with a hug!
NEWS FLASH: Spanish teacher Rob LaVelle and wife Kirsten welcomed daughter Mena Claire into the world on Wednesday, September 3. Mena weighed 9 pounds 11 ounces, so Kirsten is recovering from her c-section and Rob is at home taking care of both his girls. Congratulations to Rob, Kristen, and Mena!
Just a reminder to parents that we have an afternoon study hall that meets in the library Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5:00. The study hall is supervised by Susan Kincaid and Judith Hawkes. Students are provided with a quiet place to study and receive help if needed. If your child plans to use this study hall, it would be a good idea to send along an extra snack. They get pretty hungry by 4:30 in the afternoon. Speaking of food, we will begin offering pizza for lunch this Wednesday. Pizza sells for $1.50/slice, and we offer cheese, pepperoni, and sausage.
As you all know, the presidential campaign of 2008 is proving to be one of the (if not THE) most exciting campaigns in history. In response to the significance of this history-making campaign, Bryce is offering a new class: Campaign '08. We didn't want to turn any student away from this opportunity, so Bryce has 25 students in this class, which is over the top for us. This class is a special modification of the American Government course, focusing on the presidential and other races, such as the NC governor. Students will create a wiki, contributing their own political journalism to a common website as the campaigns unfold. We hope to have our own election night party. More to come about this exciting event.
MARK YOUR CALENDERS (If you haven't already) for our Back to School Night on Thursday, October 2nd. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Have a great week!
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