The 333 Challenge! 

Mark your calendars for Tilton’s Day of Giving on Thursday, March 3! This year is all about honoring and appreciating our faculty and staff and we encourage all parents to participate. We are incorporating our “Teacher Appreciation Day” into the Day of Giving and gratitude on March 3, so, this is your chance to express your appreciation!  

Thanks to a generous donor, 333 donations to the Tilton Fund on Thursday, March 3 will unlock an additional $100,000 gift that will drive special initiatives to support our amazing faculty and staff such as professional development opportunities, restoring suspended benefits, and programming to support health and wellness.  
 
We are asking parents to help us honor and celebrate our teachers, coaches, and mentors by making a donation of any size on or before March 3 and sharing their notes of appreciation for our Wall of Woohoos! in Skinner Tower. Notes can be made on the online giving page or via email to [email protected].

Thank you!
Amy Elfline P’22, Parent Association President
Grades and Comments for Trimester 2

As the end of the trimester approaches, please be sure to make sure you have access to grades and comments via our Family Access portal. You can log in at this link, or by going to the Parents page on the Tilton website and clicking "Grades and Comments." If you're not sure of your password, please click the "Help: I forgot my password" link on the Family Access log-in page. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have additional questions.

Communication will go out to students, but their Tilton School emails will now be used for them to log in and view grades and comments. If they are having trouble logging in, please advise them to email [email protected].

Updates from the Health Center

There will be no Covid testing requirements for return to school from the upcoming February Long Weekend (February 9-13).

For your planning, please note that we will require—for all community members, regardless of vaccination status—a negative PCR test to be completed within 72 hours of their return to campus following Spring Break in March. The only exception will be for those who have had a positive Covid test 90 days prior to the return date of in-person learning.

Upon return to campus, we will conduct community-wide testing (except for those with the exception stated above) on March 30 for all adults and boarding students and March 31 for day students.


Masks and Testing
We are updating our campus policy to no longer require masks. As students/ teachers return from March break, we will only require re-entry tests and weekly testing of those who are unvaccinated and anyone who has not yet received their booster. These two groups will be required to test weekly.
News and Notes

March Head of School Update via Zoom
Kate Saunders will be hosting a Zoom call for Tilton families on Tuesday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m. Kate will be providing a campus update and taking questions. To register and submit a question, please click here. If you have any questions, please email Pam deVeaux.

Parents Association Meeting: February 17
Thank you to all who attended the Parents Association meeting. If you were unable to attend, we discussed: 
  • Dorm Care Packages: Next box will go out on February 28. The theme is “think green." Donations can be mailed to Pam deVeaux or dropped off at the alumni office between 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 
  • Mocktails to Cocktails: The Parents Association will be hosting a pre-prom social for the students serving appetizers and mocktails out of the Parents Association trailer. Following the social, we will then move into the Head of School House for a cocktail reception which will serve as our fundraiser for the year. For more information, please contact Pam deVeaux or Amy Elfline. 

100 Days Dinner
On February 28, Class of 2022 Seniors and Post-Graduates will travel to The Common Man in Plymouth, NH for the annual 100 Days Dinner which celebrates 100 days until Commencement. This is a required and formal event. Students will depart campus at 5:20 p.m. and return by 8:15 p.m. If your child is a day student who lives close to The Common Man in Plymouth, NH, and would like to drive themself they must communicate with the Student Life Office before Monday, February 28, otherwise, we ask that all students take the school provided transportation. If for any reason your child is unable to attend, please contact Pam deVeaux. 

Parent Pop-Up
The Parents Association will be sponsoring a Parent Pop-Up every Tuesday night at 9:00 pm for our students to grab a late-night snack. The snack will change weekly (this week was grilled cheese) and be something easy and quick to serve. If you are interested in helping cook/serve snacks, please contact Pam deVeaux, the time commitment will be approximately one hour (8:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.). We are only looking for volunteers to help cook and serve, the food items will be provided.

College Counseling

Below is the list of College Counseling events for the Classes of 2023 and 2024 that have been announced in several communications over the last few weeks. Please use the link below to register for these events. Zoom links for all virtual events will be sent to all who have registered for the event a few days prior to the event. We hope that many of you will be able to join us in person on March 11 for our Meet and Greet with College Counseling.


Current Admission Trends: Hear From The Experts
  • Date: Tuesday, March 8 from 7:00–8:00 p.m.
  • Format: Virtual
  • Audience: Class of 2023 & 2024 Student & Families (Required for all eleventh-grade students)
  • Speakers: Meghan Monaco, Vice President of Undergraduate Admission at Endicott College Mike Drish, Director of First-Year Admission at UMass Amherst

OPEN HOUSE: Meet & Greet with College Counseling
  • Date: Friday, March 11 from 12:00–4:00 p.m.
  • Format: In-Person
  • Audience: Optional for Class of 2023 & 2024 Student & Families
  • Location: Tilton School campus, Head of School's House
  • Speakers: Meredith P. Gadd, Director of College Counseling; Bryce Richmond, Assistant Director of College Counseling

NCAA, College Recruiting & Athletics: Hear From the Experts
  • Date: Tuesday, April 12 from 7:00–8:00 p.m.
  • Format: Virtual
  • Audience: Class of 2023 & 2024 Students & Families interested in playing sports in college
  • Speakers: Representatives from Tilton School Athletic Department and College Representative

Financial Aid 101
  • Date: Tuesday, April 19 from 6:30–8:00 p.m.
  • Format: Virtual
  • Attendees: Class of 2023 & 2024 Families
  • Speakers: Karen Collins, NHHEAF Financial Aid Counselor & Expert

Please also note, in order to encourage real-time participation and discussions from the audience video recordings will not be shared.

Class of 2023 Merrimack College Visit
Date: Wednesday, March 9 – 12:30–5:30 p.m.

The Class of 2023 will visit Merrimack College on Wednesday, March 9 as part of the College Launch Program. Students are expected to dress appropriately for the event and must travel to and from the event via Tilton School transportation.

Student Life

Student Life Notes

If your student is going to be late to school or miss classes due to inclement weather, a medical appointment, or any other reason, parents or guardians should contact Emily Johnson at [email protected] or 603-286-1776. Students should not self-report their attendance.

Weekend leave requests for boarding students are due on REACH by Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. Going forward, if a student misses the deadline to submit a leave, he or she will be required to remain on campus for the weekend. In a significant situation that requires a student to leave campus at a moment's notice, a parent or guardian should contact the AOD at 603-520-6400.
Business Office — School Store Purchases

Happy almost Spring! We have had requests from students asking if they can charge school store purchases on their incidental account at FACTS. We would like to accommodate this, so for the remainder of this school year, we will allow students to charge items from the school store as long as a parent emails permission to [email protected] and the FACTS account must be current. If you have any questions, feel free to email Lisa Adkins [email protected].

Lakes Region League Health and Safety Policies for Winter Athletics

  • All spectators should be vaccinated
  • Spectators, whether internal community members or outside guests, are required to be masked at all indoor venues
  • Only coaches and athletes competing in the game may be unmasked 
  • Individual schools may set capacity limits for their facilities. Please check school websites prior to attending competitions

Given the ever-changing landscape of Covid-19, the Lakes Region League, and/or each individual member school, reserves the right to modify protocols at any time.

Academics

Grade Level Programming Dates

For your planning purposes, the remaining Saturday Grade Level Programming dates are April 9 and May 14. Attendance is required, and students should expect to participate from 8:30–11:30 a.m.

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