Week of October 31, 2011--HALLOWEEN!!

Kiernan talks with his advanced actors above as they prepare for a run-through of Clifford Odets' Waiting for Lefty. This show will be performed Thursday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm in the Meeting Hall, with an open dress rehearsal on Wednesday at 7:30pm. We hope you can find time this week to come out to the theatre to enjoy this series of vignettes that will be presented in a most creative format.

As the fall sports season draws to a close, I am happy to report the results of a very busy weekend. The cross-country team (5 boys and 5 girls) traveled to Charlotte to complete in the state meet. Coach Larry Bohs reported that every single CFS runner posted a personal best at the meet. Amazing! Meanwhile, the tennis team was in Wilmington. 6 girls played tennis for many cold hours on Friday while parents huddled in blankets. Below, you can see a shot of Kyle Gouchoe-Hanas playing in the finals on Saturday. She did us all very proud! The soccer boys finished 2nd in the state after playing exciting games on Friday and Saturday. Thanks so much to the many fans who made the trip (twice!) to Fayetteville. What a season!






















The Teacher Growth class surprised the staff this week with a party instead of staff meeting. They had prepared food and special gifts for each staff member. Above, you can see the staff watching a video that they created entitled "We Love Our Teachers!" This video presented many of our students talking about what they most appreciate about their teachers. What a lovely gift to the staff. (The members of this class can be seen smiling above.)

Junior Night was a huge success. Here you can see Elise with admissions directors from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. Elise put parents and students through an admissions committee activity that you can see above. Each group was given 3 actual college applications. They had to make quick decisions to accept, deny, or waitlist these applicants. Parents and students report that both the admissions activity and the presenters were most informative and helpful.

WE WILL CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN ON MONDAY WITH PUMPKIN CARVING AND COSTUME CONTESTS.

REMINDER: NOON DISMISSAL ON WEDNESDAY FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT.

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