October 20, 2021
Dear Middle School Families,
Thank you for your participation and presence at parent-teacher conferences last week. Faculty preparation for conferences started when school began with them paying close attention to your children and their school life. Hopefully the perspective and insight you received will help you support your children as the year moves forward. Please continue to communicate with teachers and advisors if you have any questions or concerns.
Spirit Day This Friday
Students are encouraged to show their school pride by wearing Academy spiritwear or anything maroon and gray from the waist up with jeans (or similar pants), sweatpants or athletic pants on bottom. If students choose to wear shorts, they must be regular khaki or navy dress-code shorts (no yoga pants, jeggings or pajama bottoms).
Let’s Go Chess!!!
Chess Club will be offered after school on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. beginning October 27. We would like to get a clear sense of how many students are interested. Please have your children complete this Chess Club interest form by this Friday to help us plan our chess sessions.
Middle School Tailgate
Don’t forget about the Middle School Tailgate this Friday from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on the lower school blacktop. This is the last home football game of the regular season, so we look forward to seeing you there.
Quarter 1 Grades
Grades for the first quarter will be available for view in My BackPack on Tuesday, October 26.
End-of-Year Update
Plans for the last week of school in May, including logistics for the Eighth Grade Closing, are being finalized this week. I will send out a separate note on the schedule for those days early next week.
Wellness Newsletter
Click here to view the latest Wellness Newsletter from our Student Support Services team. And a special shoutout to Middle School Counselor Shekyra DeCree, who successfully defended her dissertation this week! You’ll be hearing more about this impressive achievement soon.
Thank you, and please contact me with any questions. Enjoy your evening.
Head of Middle School
