Week of May 3, 2010

I have included photos from the US archives to get you in the mood for a few activities planned for this week. By next Sunday, I should be able to add some great shots from this year.

SOCCER TOURNAMENT

As you may know, Friday's game was cancelled following a tragic accident involving students from High Point Christian Academy. Understandably, their soccer team decided not to play their game on Saturday. Our soccer team will play in the semi-finals on Monday at 3:00 at Caldwell Academy. I hope you will join me in holding High Point Christian Academy friends and families in the light as they move through this terribly difficult time.

STAFF EVLUATIONS

Beginning Monday morning, our students will be evaluating all of their teachers anonymously online. We are using a Googledoc program that allows for personal comments as well as responses to 40 multiple choice questions. We look forward to receiving honest feedback from our students.

CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

I do hope to see many families at our annual Celebration of the arts on Thursday from 6-8pm. We will begin with a POTLUCK dinner. Please bring a main dish or a salad to share. The US will provide drinks, paper products, and desserts. Even if you can stay for only a short time, we hope you will make the time to appreciate the arts with us AND welcome our new 4th year MS riser families.

SITE SPECIFIC DANCE HEADS OFF CAMPUS

Annie's Site Specific Dance class will head off campus on Friday morning to dance at Duke Gardens. If you have a moment on Friday morning, come over to Duke Gardens and look for our dancers. They will be moving from place to place. I believe that they will be at the gardens until around 10:00 and then they will head to Brightleaf Square for more dancing. This off-campus experience is a project of senior Sarah Merritt who has been Annie's TA.

PROM

This year's Prom will be held at Rigsbee Hall in downtown Durham (across the street from the Post Office) from 9-12. We will park in the parking garage at the end of the street. Tickets are $20/each and must be purchased before the end of school on Friday. When students arrive at the Prom, they must stay in the Hall until they are ready to leave. Once they leave, they will not be allowed back into the Hall. We will have staff members supervising outside as well as in the Hall. Safety is on all of our minds as we think about the excitement of this occasion.