Community News May 2008
Posted by msnl in : Community News, May 2008 , trackbackWe are truly in the home stretch! The weeks since spring break have been busy and filled with community activities. Thanks to all those parents who contributed their time, resources and spirit to our community and school events throughout the spring.
Middle School parents joined their children for breakfast, a lovely Meeting for Worship, and a parent forum on Thursday, April 17. The following day brought beautiful weather for the second annual Darryl J. Ford Day of Service in Middle School. Students served in over 20 locations, including personal care homes like Stapeley and Hassel Home, local Fairmount Park locations like McMichael Park, and neighborhood programs like Habitat for Humanity. The morning’s speaker, from the Susan B. Komen Foundation for women, spoke about services supporting preventative mammograms and other care for women without adequate insurance. Parents and student leaders supported various fundraisers, including a t-shirt sale and bake sale which netted over $1,000 for the foundation.=
Spring brought both music and theater, with the Small Ensemble Concert, the Middle School evening of short plays, and the Spring Band and Choral Concert. On the playing fields, our teams challenged rivals in girls and boys lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball and track. Spirit games were well-attended and celebrated our athletes’ hard work and perseverance.
Our academic celebrations this spring included a lovely 8th Grade Memoirs Celebration, punctuated by laughter, reflection and the eloquent words of our soon-to-be-Upper Schoolers. Next Tuesday, May 20, marks the culmination of 6th graders’ Shakespeare studies with an evening of scenes from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," performed across the campus. See you at 6:30 p.m. for this special event!
As always, the life of our school depends on the support, good cheer, and help of our parents, at home and in all of our many events. Thanks to all who packed a lunch, drove a missing instrument to school, brought cookies or water to a game, or just showed up to cheer on our young people.