Thanks to the Shakori Hills Music Festival, which will be held this weekend, we were able to host 2 musical events at the Upper School. A popular band from Asheville, stephaniesid, played out on the patio during lunch on Thursday. Our very own Daniel Fields (curly hair on left) played a couple of numbers with them. Daniel plays with Old 86, a wonderful band made up of a talented group of CFS sophomores (Chris Stevens Brown, Joe MacPhail, Mie Hirschfield, Neal Demsey and Daniel Fields). Old 86 will also be playing at Shakori Hills on Friday afternoon. On Friday, we welcomed back CFS grad ('75) Jim Lauderdale who is a Grammy-winning singer, song writer. Jim played a couple of songs with CFS staff member and graduate, Tim Wells. Jim is also playing at Shakori Hills. We were thrilled to be able to welcome these musicians and enjoy their amazing talents!
Susan's Literature of War class welcomed Nasim Fekrat, an Afghan journalist who has been studying at Duke. Nasim is part of a generation of young men and women who have grown up knowing nothing but war and violence. His life was changed when he met a Sufi mystic. He learned about the idea of "pure humanity" not tied to any specific religion. "You have to find out how much you are beautiful in your inside. No one is bad." This Sufi mystic opened up another world for Nasim. He now writes a blog about life in Afghanistan: http://www.afghanlord.org/ Nasim was a fascinating young speaker.
Internationally known photographer, Nick Kelsh, was on campus this week, photographing staff and students for future CFS brochures and informational materials. On Thursday, Nick gave a presentation on Photography for Amelia's photography students and other interested staff and students. Nick is an energetic and engaging speaker...and an amazing photographer. He was most generous with his time and his willingness to share life lessons that he has learned along the way.
2009-2010 CLASS SCHEDULE
The US staff is presently finalizing our class schedule for next year. We will print a new Course Description book by the end of next week and begin registering students for the fall term by the week of April 27. As always, parents are encouraged to play an active roll in the registration process. Advisors are responsible for keeping track of their advisees' graduation credits. We hope to complete this process by the last day of classes--Friday, May 8.
FINAL EXAMS AND BEYOND
Monday, May 11, is Reading Day. At 9am, all End of Year groups (off campus, on campus, local, and internships) will meet. Throughout the rest of the day, we will schedule review sessions for a variety of classes. This schedule will be completed by Wednesday of next week. At that time, the Final Exam schedule will be published. Final exams and project presentations are planned for Tuesday-Thursday, May 12-14. Friday, May 15, is a staff workday for End-of-Term report writing. Monday, May 18, is a staff workday to prepare for End-of-Year experiences. Schedules for End-of-Year trips and projects vary widely from experience to experience and will be communicated by the leader of each group.
Time is flying by very quickly. Footloose is just around the corner. Have you bought your tickets? Have a great week!
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