Miss Hall's School
Family Links - 6.7.2018
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It is hard to believe another year has come and gone. The final month of the semester simply flew by, and it seems like only weeks ago we were holding our Opening of School Assembly, welcoming students back from summer break, and getting to know the Class of 2021. The months since have been with filled with highlights, not only in the classrooms but also on our stages, on the playing fields, and in the community.
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Fifty-six members of the Class of 2018 received diplomas on Sunday during the School’s 120
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Commencement, which took place before family, friends, and guests gathered under a tent on the Front Lawn.
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More than 400 family members and friends gathered Saturday night to recognize seniors for a long list of accomplishments during the School year. The annual Senior Awards Banquet was held in the Anne Meyer Cross ’37 Athletic Center's Thatcher Gymnasium as part of weekend Commencement festivities.
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During the lead-up to Commencement activities for seniors, the MHS community also took time during the annual Deans’ Ceremony to recognize the year’s many accomplishments by underclasswomen.
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SoL, the School's art and literary magazine, was distributed at last week's Publications luncheon. Check out the inventive work of our talented students!
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For the 2018-2019 academic year we are very excited to announce two trips:
Gender Equality, Progressive Environmentalism and Sustainability -
Iceland
, the Land of Fire and Ice
(November 16, 2018
- November 22, 2018)
and
Haiti
: Sustainable Development (March 9- March 17)
. Both trips will be led by Miss Hall's School faculty who have deep experience leading trips and are eager to share their passion and knowledge of the culture and history in each respective country. Trip details on the website.
Haiti photo (right) by Justyna Michalak '19.
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A reminder for families of juniors that senior class ring orders may be placed directly through the jeweler and are due on June 30. More information
here.
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The School distributed a copy of the all-school "community reading" book,
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong, to all returning MHS students. Other reading requirements for the English department are listed on the
Summer Assignments page. The remainder of summer assignments for all other classes will be posted there later in the summer.
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To assist families with advance planning, vacation and long weekend dates for next year are available here. The calendar has been recently revised, so please read carefully.
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For Rising 10th, 11th and 12th Grade Families
Please log into your
My Backpack Account
and view important letters, messages, and required forms for the 2018-2019 School Year. To view letters and messages, go to your Message Center header. To view forms, go to your Forms/Documents header.
If you are having any issues logging into My Backpack, please send an email to
technology@misshalls.org
or call 413-395-7227 for assistance.
Please read all documents carefully as there are deadlines attached, and contact Beth O'Connor (
boconnor@misshalls.org
), Administrative Assistant to the Deans, with any questions.
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Did you purchase your books at MBS Direct, the book company Miss Hall's now works with? If so,
you can sell your books back to them
once you are finished using them.
Click here
to sell back your books!
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PHOTO AND VIDEO GALLERIES
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The traditional blazer exchange took place after Senior Awards banquet on Saturday, June 2.
A graduating student selects a member fo the eleventh grade to present with a senior blazer.
. The seniors congregate in the Library, then "snake" out into the front circle, where they surprise the juniors with their blazers.
Watch here...
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In case you missed it, Commencement was broadcast live on YouTube.
Watch here...
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Photos of campus events are posted in the
SmugMug photo site. With SmugMug, parents can download or purchase high-resolution images of campus events directly from the site.
NOTE: More photos of Commencement Weekend by the professional photographers will be posted next week. You will receive an email when the photos are available.
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This is the final issue of Family Links for the 2017-2018 school year. Have a wonderful summer!
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