IMPORTANT EVENTS & DATES FOR MARCH & APRIL
Parents, please take a moment to mark your calendars. The following are important dates that you do not want to miss:
- March 12: No US chapel; follow M/T/F bell schedule
- March 13: 12:15pm dismissal; end of 3rd quarter
- March 12-16: Senior Ski Trip – Breckenridge, CO
- March 19: US Chapel – Gender Split – Guys: Faith Hall Lakeside; Girls: Student Center – 9:35am
- March 26: US Chapel – Optional Worship – Student Center, 9:35am
- March 30-April 6: No School – Easter Break
- April 9-10, 16-18: US Spring Play, Promedy – Black Box Theatre, 7:00pm
- April 11: Prom – Rosen Shingle Creek, 6:30-10:30pm (click here to buy tickets)
- April 13: Special US Chapel – Speaker: Bob Goff – Student Center, 8:45am
- April 16: Senior Thesis Presentation – Student Center, 9:35am
RECOGNITION
McKenzie McNeil earns 5th place in State Poetry Out Loud Competition
Congratulations to McKenzie McNeil for placing fifth in the Florida Poetry Out Loud state competition held on February 28, 2015 in Tallahassee, Florida. McKenzie, a junior, won the TFA school competition held on January 8th, 2015.
This is the first time that a TFA student has placed in the top ten in school history. McKenzie performed her first two poems flawlessly and was selected to move on to the final round of ten competitors from the state. There is no classification based on school size, which makes this accomplishment even more impressive. When the final results were tabulated McKenzie finished in fifth place.
We are proud of McKenzie and all of the students that participate in Poetry Out Loud! Well done!
NEW THIS WEEK
Ceramics students participate in Raku firing
Advanced Ceramics students had a great time firing their work and learning about the Raku process. Mrs. Collins and Mr. Hensley discussed firing variables and how to manipulate them to experiment for different outcomes. After they produced dozens of beautiful works, they enjoyed grilling out burgers and roasting marshmallows for s’mores! Next year they are hoping for cooler weather to Raku fire.
AP Lit students create storybooks for Lower School students
Pictured: Senior AP Lit students read to Mrs. Fox’s class
The AP Lit seniors made storybooks based on the novel we just finished and read them to various Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st grade classes today. The students enjoyed boiling down the essence of the novel into a good moral for the lower school students to take away.
Raw Footage
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REMINDERS
Health Clinic Reminders
Some gentle reminders from the Parent-Student Handbook:
- Please keep your children home if they are sick. They may return once they have been symptom-free for 24 hours without the use of medication. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, or fever (p. 66)
- Students are NOT to transport medications to or from school. Parents must deliver the medications to the Clinic Aide and fill out the appropriate form(s) (p. 67)
- The clinics do not administer medication unless it has been provided by the parents (p. 67)
- Services provided by the clinics include first aid, managing medical emergencies, and monitoring ill students until a parent arrives to pick them up. If your child needs a medical evaluation, please take them to their pediatrician (p. 66)