September 18, 2018
Dear Pennington Families,
Welcome to our new families, and welcome back to our returning families! The members of Parents for Pennington (the parents association) are very excited about the new school year and know you are, too. This is a great school community, as you will experience for yourselves. Your child's growth is Pennington's first priority, as you will discover if you are a new parent and already know if you are returning.
Parents for Pennington focuses on creating a welcoming community for our parents, students, and faculty, and on enhancing School spirit. We complement the School experience by supporting many different types of activities and events. We hope you will be involved in our activities and events and that we can work together to meet these common goals. This year we have many exciting activities planned!
Our beginning-of-year General Meeting
was September 13. Dr. Hawkey discussed plans for this coming year, and Chad Bridges reviewed new student activities and programs. The Executive Board members introduced themselves and talked about their responsibilities as well as events planned for parents this coming year, including coffees, clubs, and--of course--the Red and Black Bash. The Bash is scheduled for February 23, 2019, in Sparks Gymnasium. Last year's Bash was a huge success, grossing over $94,000, and was a lot of fun for everyone! Please join us this year! More information will be forthcoming.
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GRADE PARTIES
Our
Grade Parent Parties
are coming up! We like to kick off the school year with a social event for parents in each grade:
Grade 6
Family Party
at Corson House with Dr. William and Karen Hawkey has already taken place and was a big
success
last week.
Grade 7
Parent Party
at Sarah and Lewis Arthur's home on
Saturday, September 29, at 6:00 p.m.
Email Lewis Arthur with questions at lewis.arthur@icloud.com. Contact phone
:
609-455-2964
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Grade 8
Parent Party
at Chris and Donna Donato's home on
Saturday, September 29, at 7:00 p.m.
Email Chris Donato with questions at donato2910@gmail.com. Contact phone:
484-255-4713.
An invitation will be emailed soon.
Grade 9
Parent Party
at Corson House (headmaster's residence on campus) with Dr. William and Karen Hawkey on
Friday, October 5, at 6:00 p.m.
Click
here
to see the Evite and to sign up to bring a dish to share.
Grades 10, 11, and 12
Parent Party
at The Pennington School, in the Kenneth Kai Tai Yen Humanities Building on
Friday,
October 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Click
here
to see the Evite and to sign up to bring an appetizer or dessert to share.
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PARENT COFFEES
We have regular
Parent Coffees for Upper School parents to come together for learning experiences and to meet one another and socialize. Potential topics include student stress and strategies to help, teen nutrition and fitness, stress management for parents, course selection, college information, and outside speakers on topics relevant to parents. Todd Paige hosts several gatherings throughout the year for Middle School parents on topics relevant to that age group. Information about the first scheduled Upper School coffee is below.
Grade 9 coffee:
Transitioning into High School.
Thursday, September 27, 8:15 a.m.
Click
here
to see the Evite.
Please contact Michele Cano, vice president, with questions: michelecano4@gmail.com.
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PARENT CLUBS
We have a new and exciting opportunity for parents-- Parent Clubs!
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Multicultural Gourmet Cooking Club
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Tennis Club
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Courageous Conversations
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Multicultural Interest Groups
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Hispanic and Latino Cultural Interest Group
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Chinese Cultural Interest Group
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Indian Cultural Interest Group
You will be receiving more specific information shortly. If you are interested in starting a cultural interest group, a book club, or walking club, or if you have other ideas, you can propose them to co-president Marlynne Marlow at marlynnemarlow@hotmail.com. Marlynne's cell phone number is 609-751-1610.
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RED AND BLACK BASH
SAVE THE DATE!!
We will be having some fun at our Red and Black Bash Parent Party and Auction on
Saturday, February 23, 2018,
and it will be held on Pennington's campus!
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The Parents Association is looking forward to a wonderful and productive year with our families, faculty, and staff. You will have opportunities to sign up and be involved in our sponsored events. Please join us in support of The Pennington School!
Sincerely,
Parents for Pennington Executive Committee
Co-President - Marlynne Marlow P '20
Co-President - Lori Washton P '20
Vice President - Michele Cano P '19, '21
Treasurer Liaison - Tina Borden P '21
Communications - Anne DiDomenico P '20 ‘24
Secretary - Lewis Arthur P '24
Upper School Representative - Karin Eckerson P '19 '21
Middle School Representative - Michele Meinhart P '23
Boarding School Representative - Maryann Levinson P '19
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