Shakespeare in the courtyard |
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Eighth graders in Mrs. Tyroff's English class performed scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in a small courtyard outside the Shadfan Science and Creativity Center.
Working in small acting companies, students cut an act to 80 to 100 lines for this production.
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8th grader wins stock market challenge |
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Congratulations to eighth-grader Suhin. He won a stock market game this month, reports Dr. LeBlanc.
This competition, run by a math teacher Jose Molina at St. Mary's Hall, has more than 200 competitors from local middle and high schools and faculty members.
Each month, the players who had the highest percentage gain in their portfolios win a prize.
Last month, Suhin blew away the competition and took home first! In the photo, he's accepting a gift card from Mr. Molina.
This goes to an intriguing observation from the math teachers, where some students who don't gravitate to traditional math courses will do better in math in financial contexts.
Any way to get more young people interested in learning about math sounds great.
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4th Grade play riffs on a children's classic |
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Congratulations to the 4th graders on their play, "Alice’s Adventures with Idioms," a fun take on a children's classic.
They did a great job of using their outside voices to project even through masks, and their clever and colorful costumes enhanced the performance. Great job!
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Grandparents show arrowhead collection to third graders |
A big thank you to Keystone grandparents Nancy and Jerry Richardson for taking the time to share their collection of Native American arrowheads with third graders.
Mr. Richardson explained how he had been collecting them since he was a boy, and how they are a part of the history of this area.
Their presentation fit perfectly with the students' lessons in Texas history.
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Middle schoolers shop for others |
Middle School students went shopping this week to support the annual toy sale at Inner City Development.
This nonprofit organization focuses its efforts on part of the West Side of the city. For the toy sale, the organization distributes tickets to neighborhood residents, who come and shop for new toys at 10% of their original price. It's a way for families to keep dignity in giving and receiving.
Middle School parents donated funds for the shopping trip, and our middle schoolers spent a morning at Target getting toys.
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Come to Keystone Night at a Spurs game! |
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Keystone Night at an upcoming Spurs game takes place Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 at the AT&T Center.
The Spurs are playing the Brooklyn Nets, featuring Kevin Durant and James Harden, along with former Spurs Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge.
All tickets purchased automatically include a food voucher and access to the Courtside experience, which allows fans to sit near the court before the game to watch both teams warm up.
Ticket prices range from $33.50-$58.50 for Balcony Level; $98.50-$128.50 for Lower Level; and a few seats at the VIP Charter Level at $353.50.
See you there!
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5 Varsity Volleyball players named All-State |
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We are proud to announce that five varsity volleyball players were named to the TAPPS 3A All-State Team!
1st Team All-State:
Alysa
Gabi
2nd Team All-State:
Sidney
Quincy
Honorable Mention All-State:
Marlee
We also had two players named to the Academic All-State Team.
Academic All-State:
Gabi
Quincy
To be named to the TAPPS Academic All-State team, students must be a Junior or Senior, earn a cumulative GPA of 90 or higher and make either 1st or 2nd Team All-District.
Congratulations to these young women on their accomplishments, Coach Calderon, Coach Rubio, and the entire team for an amazing season.
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Billy's Blog - From our Head of School |
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“There are undeniably certain kinds of knowledge that must be of a general nature and, more importantly, a certain cultivation of the mind and character that nobody can afford to be without. People obviously cannot be good craftworkers, merchants, soldiers or businessmen unless, regardless of their occupation, they are good, upstanding and – according to their condition – well-informed human beings and citizens. If this basis is laid through schooling, vocational skills are easily acquired later on, and a person is always free to move from one occupation to another, as so often happens in life.”
--Wilhelm Von Humboldt
About an hour after our volleyball team’s postseason run ended, I had the privilege to speak with one of the players. She was understandably disappointed at the game and not getting a chance to advance to the state tournament, but the conversation soon turned to her upcoming Science Fair project.
That versatility is a hallmark of Keystone students. Another Upper School student who has received national recognition for her work in science also plays the flute in concerts. A young man who has created his own podcast about American history and politics keeps statistics for the middle school basketball games. And many of our volleyball and soccer players switch to basketball the following week, while maintaining a demanding course load.
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Important events and notes |
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Gingerbread workshop returns to campus on Dec. 11 |
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Keystone's annual Gingerbread Workshops returns to campus this year!
It's taking place from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11. Click here or on the flyer for to purchase your kit.
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Alumni Basketball Game - Dec. 17 |
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Calling all Keystone Alumni!
The Annual Alumni Basketball Game is back on this year -- but we haven't yet heard from many of you.
So far, signups are down from previous years. If we don't have enough people, we might not be able to hold the event.
The event is scheduled for Friday December 17, with the game running from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, and then a social on campus from 7:30pm-9:00pm.
Please register at the link below to both play and spectate. We are looking forward to seeing you!
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Hold the Date: Keystone Food and Drink Festival |
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We are excited to announce this year’s spring fundraiser, the new Keystone Food and Drink Festival. The funds raised through the Food and Drink Festival will support Keystone’s general operating budget that provides vital funding for our students, faculty, and campus.
This event will be held on the evening of Friday, March 25, 2022, so be sure to mark your calendars!
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Reminder: Current Keystone families have priority admissions for new Little School applicants |
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From Mrs. Banks:
Dear Keystone Families,
I hope you are all doing well!
I wanted to bring to your attention that applications for the Little School are now open! Please note that we have priority admissions for new Little School applicants only, and we give decisions in December. If you have a child that will turn three years old by August 1, 2022, please submit an application as soon as possible so we can schedule your child for a play date. If you have any questions at all please do let me know!
All my best,
Andrea Banks
Director of Enrollment Management
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Get your Keystone gear now |
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We are working with Follett, which provides fanwear and other merchandise to colleges, universities and K-12 schools. Place your orders with Follett, and your merchandise will ship directly to your house.
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Support Keystone while you shop |
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If you're shopping with Amazon, please use AmazonSmile |
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If you're purchasing items from Amazon, please consider supporting Keystone with your purchases and use AmazonSmile. Just designate Keystone as the beneficiary and a portion of your purchases will go to the school.
Make sure to install the Smilematic browser extension. It works with Firefox, Chrome and Safari and automatically redirects users to AmazonSmile when they visit Amazon. Here's the tool: https://couponfollow.com/smilematic.
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We want to hear from you! |
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