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The Week(s) Ahead
February 17 - March 4
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TONIGHT - Girls Volleyball Sectional Play!
The girls volleyball team continues post-season play (semi-finals) tonight at 5:00p.m. vs. Stockbridge Valley at Canastota High School. Sectional finals are scheduled this Saturday at Chittenango High School, details TBA.
Good luck!
TOMORROW - Winter Carnival!
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" The weather is providing the perfect backdrop for Winter Carnival activities. Please contact the student's teacher or division head with questions. Thanks to the Physical Education Department for their thoughtful planning.
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ebruary 20 - 24 Winter Recess No Classes
Offices will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of Presidents' Day.
Most offices will be open Tuesday - Friday of next week.
Tuesday, February 28
Conversation with Jim Dunaway,
Head of School
MPH parents are invited to attend an informal Conversation with the Head of School
in the Library, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
preceding Moving Up Night events.
Jim will speak about the School's finances, fundraising, campus improvements, programmatic initiatives and enrollment.
Tuesday, February 28
Fifth to Sixth Grade Moving Up Night
Parents of current fifth grade students will meet with Kendall Hoekstra, Head of Lower & Middle School and Sixth Grade Class Advisor, Amy Hogan,
to discuss the structure of the middle school and what to expect during the lower-to-middle school transition. Location: Amos 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 28
Upper School Moving Up Night
Parents and students in grades nine, ten and eleven are invited. John Stegeman, Head of Upper School, will present an overview of the upper school academic program after which department chairs will review the progression of courses in each discipline. Will Cardamone, Director of College Counseling, will be available to meet with sophomore and junior parents. Meet in the Learning Commons,
7:00 p.m. Students currently in grade eight will Move Up on April 6.
Pick A Time Online Conference Scheduler
Click here
to pick-a-time for parent teacher conferences which are scheduled on
Thursday, March 9, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Friday, March 10, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
To use the scheduling software, parents will need their NetClassroom UserID and Password.This is the same UserID and Password used to access report cards on NetClassroom. Please contact
Juhee LaHaye, Assistant to the Division Heads, to retrieve a forgotten NetClassroom login ID and password.
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Lower School
TOMORROW (Friday) - Field Trip Grades One, Two & Three
In conjunction with Winter Carnival activities, first, second and third graders will travel to Green Lakes Bowling, 11:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.
TOMORROW (Friday) - PreK/K Special Guest
Local storyteller, and part of the "Milk & Cookies" duo, Donna Butterfield will visit for a morning of music, dancing, and face painting.
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Upper School
Sweet Charity -- Upper School Musical Rehearsal Schedule
Friday, February 17: 3:15 - 6:00, Act 2, Run thru Full Cast
Monday, February 27: 3:15- 6:00 full cast, Act 1 Scenes 1-4 Review
Tuesday, February 28: 3:15- 6:00 full cast Act 1 Scs. 5-8 & Act 2 Sc.1 Review
Wednesday, March 1: 3:15-6:00 full cast Act 2 Scenes 2-6 Review
Thursday, March 2: 3:15- 5:45 full cast Act 2 Scenes 7-11 Review
Friday, March 3: 3:15-6:30 full cast, full show run-thru
Saturday
March 4: 12:30-1:30 Dance rehearsal -Big Spend
1:30-3:30 Dance rehearsal - Rich Man's Frug
3:30-5:00 Dance rehearsal- Rhythm of Life
Mrs. Koziara will be available to rehearse during break (nothing formal scheduled).
After break, all rehearsals will be on stage.
All actors must be off book after break.
Friday March 3 - Volleyball Tournament to Benefit Vera House
The Mentors in Violence Prevention Club presents Volley for Vera House! Create teams of 4 - 6 upper school students or sign up individually. $1/person. Support MVP by bringing awareness to domestic violence and learn what it means to be an empowered bystander. Sign up in the Phoenix during lunch, February 27 - March 2.
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Community News
February 20 - 24 Community Programs - Vacation Coverage
The program is open next week to the community for Grades PreK - 8, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Students can register for the full week or individual days. The program is held in the Center for Learning. Students should bring a lunch, sneakers for the gym, and be prepared to play outside. To register,
Please visit our website and click on the Register Now link.
February 20 - 24 Construction on Campus
Next week, general contractors will be trenching through the courtyard to connect permanent power from McNeil to the future gym. To anyone who will be on campus, the project will be loud in that area and limit activity in the McNeil wing.
March 3 - Discover MPH Admission Event
Parents are encouraged to invite friends, neighbors and colleagues to discover "The MPH Effect,"
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. in the Admissions Office (Farmhouse lower level).Visit the
Admissions Website details.
Reenrollment materials for the 2017-2018 school year will be mailed today and tomorrow. The due date for their return to the Office of Admission, including the required deposit, is March 7, 2017. Please email the Director of Admission,
Nicole Cicoria,
or call 315 446 2452 x 131 with your questions.
Blue Jeans & Bow Ties
The Spring Benefit Committee is accepting donations and catalog advertisements for the March 25 event. Please contact Jenn Neuner for more information.
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Athletics
TONIGHT:
Girls Volleyball Sectional Semi Finals vs. Stockbridge Valley at Canastota, 5:00 p.m.
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