The content and themes of this play are for a mature audience, 8th grade and up.
Emma, Samantha, and Marley rehearse a scene while Andrew and Miles prepare for their parts in the play.
Our nuns are particularly entertaining!
I hope you are in the mood for pictures this week because I have many to share. Below, you can see our enthusiastic staff and student volleyball players. I am happy to report that the staff beat this talented student team during their first game. By the end of the second game, the students had tied up the contest by winning a close match. By the third game, fatigue was beginning to show in the staff...and they lost. A good time was definitely had by all. Meanwhile, out in the Cross-Country world, we sent our first CFS female to a state meet. Fareeda finished 109th in a field of 156 runners. Way to go, Fareeda!
And then it was Halloween!
Halloween is a big day at CFS...and certainly in the Upper School. Samantha, playing a character from The Office, greeted Upper School students as they arrived at school. John McGovern is arriving on a tractor to pick a group of lucky Upper Schoolers up for a hay ride. I got to go on this hay ride. What fun!
The pumpkin-carving contest brought out the competitiveness in our advisee groups. Here, you can see Darth Vader, from Ken's group. Behind the Phantom of the Opera, you can see the totem pole of pumpkins, which took Best in Show. (Amelia's group)
Here is a beautiful fish swimming in a fishbowl. (Home-made and oh, so creative!)
Gunther and the Sunshine Girls sang and danced for the community.
A farmer and her cow (with the totem pole of pumpkins in the background)
A group of truckers sang an original song, "I Love my Truck."
The H1N1 sisters were spreading the flu. Boo!
VISITORS THIS WEEK
On Wednesday, we will welcome two sets of visitors to the Upper School. Thirteen 8th grade boys will visit from the Durham Nativity School. We will present a panel discussion about the Upper School during our pizza lunch. The boys will then visit classes and attend our silent meeting for worship. Also on Wednesday, CFS will welcome a team of four visitors from the Southern Association of Independent Schools who will spend time in the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. The SAIS representatives will visit classes, meet with staff members and students, and also attend our silent meeting. Specifically, they will meet with student representatives of the Clerks, Head Teacher, and Staff-Student Discipline Committees; and the Gay-Straight Alliance. We look forward to an exciting day on Wednesday!
GUITAR PLAYERS FORM A CLUB
Ken initiated a new class this term--Fingerstyle Guitar. He is co-teaching the class with senior Haley Barak. Having enjoyed the experience of playing as a group, Haley is starting a guitar club. Interested students will gather to play songs together. I am selfishly hoping that some of our shy players will be more willing to perform for the public as members of a group. We have a talent show in December for the Upper School and a Cabaret in March for the general public. I hope to be able to report that a group of fingerstyle guitarists performed together!
BAGEL TUESDAY ORDERS
Just a reminder that it is time to turn in Bagel Tuesday orders for the Winter Term. I will attach order forms on my email reminder to parents. There are also forms available on Willy's counter.
STAY HEALTHY and HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
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