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HAPPY SPRING!! We hope you enjoyed your time with your kids, whether it was a vacation somewhere fun, squeezing in college visits, or just relaxing at home. Or, if your students were on a GPS trip, we hope you were able to witness their incredible experiences through the GPS blogs! We are now entering the homestretch for the end of the school year, with Grad Weekend just around the corner. Make sure to remind your kids to treasure these moments as they go by so quickly!
If you’re planning to come to Parents Weekend April 27-30, 2017, be sure to make your lodging and restaurant reservations as soon as possible since everything books up very quickly. If you pre-register online by April 16th, your packet will be waiting for you when you arrive at the Legion Memorial Building. Also, by popular demand, join us again for a uniquely festive dining experience on Friday, April 28th: Fiesta Brazil Dinner!
Lastly, thank you for all the posts, pictures, replies and comments that fill the Parents Facebook page! What a wonderful way to stay in touch with all that is happening at Culver!
We send best wishes to you and your families and look forward to seeing you at Parents Weekend later this month!
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Spring Parents Weekend Registration
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Spring Parents Weekend is April 27 through April 30, 2017. Please go to this link and register online. Online registration closes at 11:00 p.m. on April 16, 2017. By pre-registering online, packets with your nametags and student's schedule will be prepared in advance to avoid a lengthy wait. Please contact Glenda Mechling-Smith or Julie Crews Barger with any questions.
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Return of Spring Parents Weekend
Fiesta Brazil Dinner
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By popular demand, we will again offer a Fiesta Brazil Dinner on Friday night during Spring Parents Weekend. The Chef/Owner is Jorgina Pereira of Sinha Elegant Cuisine in Chicago. Jorgina's award-winning menu is a hit with Culver families, and we have invited her to return on April 28th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Woodcraft Dining Hall for a command performance. Yours to savor for one night only is an array of Brazilian national dishes served by Chef Jorgina herself. You can register here.
Costs, all inclusive with beverages, are: $45 for adults and $20 for children 5 - 10 years old. Children under 5 years old are free of charge. Questions? Please contact Glenda Mechling-Smith or Julie Crews Barger.
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Don't miss the upcoming Annual Spring Online Auction! You will be able to bid online for treasured Culver items and other exciting offerings starting on Monday, April 17, 2017. If you have an item you would like to donate to the Spring Auction, contact Glenda Mechling-Smith. Stay tuned for future emails with more information.
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Student and Candid Photos Available!
Culver Images is the official photo store of Culver Academies. This is where you’ll find the annual unit, dorm, individual, honor organization and leadership photos. Also, available are recent athletic, the most popular photos featured in recent publications, candids of students and staff, and landscape shots that will bring you back to campus.
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Winter Athletic Awards Dinner
We were fortunate to honor approximately 350 student-athletes at our Winter Athletic Awards Dinner on Sunday evening, March 19th. All student-athletes were provided a nice buffet style dinner while gathering with their teams one last time. Multiple student-athletes from each of the 19 teams were awarded individual accolades. The event was also Livestreamed online for parents and friends to watch. If you missed the broadcast, you can watch the archived event here at https://livestream.com/culveracademies/CULAD031917. Also, Jan Garrison in Communications wrote a Culver Blog story sharing the news and photos of the evening that can be found here https://news.culver.org/winter-student-athletes-celebrate-seasons/. Thanks to all of you for your support of our athletic teams this winter!
Spring Sports and Senior Banners
For parents of seniors who play spring sports . . . just a reminder of Culver’s policy on senior banners, not just in Athletics but anywhere on campus (residence halls, horsemanship, etc.). Please click here for more information.
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STUDENT LAPTOP REPAIR
Student laptops will be collected at the end of the school year. Under Culver’s warranty agreement with our laptop vendor, students may be billed for repeated accidental damage repairs made to the same laptop during the same school calendar year. To minimize the cost to students and families, repairs for minor cosmetic damage to the laptop or associated equipment may be deferred until the end of the school year. The first repair is free, all subsequent repair costs will be passed on to the student. Students are always billed for deliberate damage to laptops.
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Balfour -- Class Ring News
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Balfour will be outside the Bookstore during Spring Parents Weekend. The hours are Friday, April 28 from 10-4 and Saturday, April 29 from 10-2 for sale of student and parent rings.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Monte Reed | Balfour Indiana
(317) 984-1673
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As you make travel arrangements for the end of the school year, please review the travel schedule from Student Life for Culver's airport bus schedules. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Wright.
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Military News - Parade and Retreat Season
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Retreat: Held every Thursday evening at 6:40 p.m., from April 6 to May 25, on the retreat field, with one exception: the New Cadet recognition retreat will be held on April 27 on the field in front of Main barrack.
Parade: Unless otherwise written, begins at 12:30 p.m. and is held on Henderson Parade Field, weather and field conditions permitting.
- April 9 Practice Parade, mounted
- April 16 Easter, no parade
- April 23 First Formal Parade
- April 30 Parents Weekend; parade with CGA flag bearers 12:45 p.m
- May 7 and 14 Mounted Parade
- May 20 (Saturday) Alumni parade begins at 5:30 p.m. Includes CGA flag bearers
- May 28 NCO parade, underclassmen awards, 1st Class Officers on reviewing line
- June 3 (Saturday) Final parade and 1st class, unit awards 3:45 p.m.
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Culver Parent Challenge 2017
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It's time for the 5th annual Culver Parent Challenge! Culver parents created this event in 2013, and Culver Fund participation soared to a record-breaking 85%. With 67% participation to date, we are on track to eclipse that record. Thank you to those who have already contributed!
Support the Culver student experience and increase your student's dorm or unit participation by making your gift today.
Click
here
or text Culver to 56512 to join in this special parent campaign!
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School Calendar for 2017 - 2018
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Planned Culver Club Events
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View and register for upcoming Culver Club Events happening throughout the United States. All Alumni, Parents, Friends and Prospective Families are welcome to attend the events. Contact the Alumni Office at 574.842.7200 with any questions.
Complete event details and registration information for these gatherings is available at culver.org/alumnievents.
Upcoming Event:
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Chef's Table: 12-3:30 pm
Bar: 12:30 - 4:30 pm
Post Time: 1:15 pm
Thanks to the Duchossois Family, you are invited to join us for a Private Culver Derby Day Party in the International Room at Arlington Park, home of “the biggest Kentucky Derby party in Chicagoland”!
Culver’s Friesian Mounted Color Guard is expected to perform, once again presenting the colors in unmistakable Culver style. Come cheer them with us!
The Culver Clubs host gatherings throughout the United States and around the world. Culver Clubs connect alumni, parents and friends to the Culver network.
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While low-carb diets have been around for several decades with the majority of those who have tried this diet approach being adults, such fads and diet trends are often appealing to children and teens as well, especially if they are viewed as providing that competitive edge on the playing field. But there are definite and well documented dangers – especially for kids and teens, of low-carb diets. Learn more here.
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Communications & Marketing Committee Co-Chairs
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Wyatt '15
Miles '17
Cady '20
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Tobias '17
Erik '18
Katie '20
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