The HSA needs you!

Most committees are seeking members as we reactivate the organization. From logo sales to teacher appreciation, there is a place for you!

Click here for more information and to sign up.

In case you missed it:

EARLY DISMISSAL

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Nov. 21–23)

NO SCHOOL

Thursday and Friday (Nov. 24–5)

Parent-teacher conferences are to be held Monday and Tuesday, November 21 and 22, in the afternoon and early evening.

Sign-up sheets are on the school website for both Zoom and in-person conferences.

Middle School: December 15 at 6:00 pm

High School: December 22 at 6:30 pm

Tickets are $5, sold at the door. Participants do not need a ticket. If cost is an obstacle please email Ms. Neu.

Masterman Feminist Club is running a winter clothes and book drive through December 2. Proceeds will go to Project HOMEspun, providing employment opportunities to people suffering from chronic homelessness and unemployment. 

Please bring new or gently used adult-sized coats, hats, gloves, and other clothing, as well as books for all levels, to ROOM 12.

Did you know?

If you want to volunteer in the school you need to complete a School District–mandated process of background checks and clearances.

Get started now so that you are ready when you receive a call for chaperones for the next class field trip!

Help purchase the books the Masterman library needs to participate in PYRCA! Only $358 is still needed for the project to be fully funded so that students can begin reading and voting on their favorite books. If you can help, please donate here.

More information about this and other library happenings is on the library blog, Annotations.

The middle school golf team bagged gold for the fourth time this week, competing against ten other school teams from across the city. How did we get there? "It's the 'secret driving range' at 1699 Spring Garden Street," said Coach Gilken. "We 'strive for excellence,' no matter the circumstances—even if it means foam balls and mats on the gym floor!"

Middle school golf is a fall sport and open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. No experience or equipment is required to join. Practice happens at the secret driving range and at Walnut Lane Golf Club. If your student is interested in joining please contact Mr. Gilken at jgilken@philasd.org.

Congrats to the Masterman Debate team for winning first place at the Dallastown Invitational debate tournament this weekend. The teams of Henry Scott & Lily Chancey and Sam Doyle & Josh Cohen co-championed the tournament, each of them going 7–0, not losing a single round!

Congratulations to the Masterman MS and HS students running the Philadelphia Marathon, Half-Marathon, and Rothman 8K this weekend!

Students Run Philly Style is a citywide organization that gets kids into long-distance running through local groups. They provide shoes, race registrations, fun events, and a proven training model. Kids bring the grit.

28 Masterman students have been training for marathon weekend since August, five of whom are running the full 26.2-mile race. After this, the team will break until spring, when training begins for the Broad Street Run.

Dedicated sponsors run alongside the students. This was Mr. Gilligan’s eighth marathon with Students Run, Ms. Fox’s seventh, and Ms. Stanford’s first.

Last week we reported that Masterman student Cyrano Rosentrater was chosen as the recipient of the Philadelphia Ballet High School Music Fellowship to compose a work for the All City Dance Ensemble with composer John Hedges. Unfortunately, we published the wrong grade. Cyrano is in tenth grade, not eighth. Apologies and congratulations again!