Dear Parents,

Another GREAT week!

Yesterday, we held our annual student teacher games where the eighth graders play against the faculty in volleyball and basketball. The outcome is preordained (the students have never won) but they gave some spirited competition. I was proud of the effort and team spirit exhibited by the class. First time this old man has laced them up since before Covid and they gave me a run for my money. Thank you Mr. Mazyck for organizing the games and especially for carrying the faculty team.

Today, we had a spectacular day for Field Day. We have not always had the best of luck with the weather but today was sunny and beautiful but not too hot. It’s the first that we have had down at Candy Cane City in a while and I heard more than one staff person (and one person just walking by) mention how well organized it is. That is all thanks to our amazing Kate Ryan. Thank you Kate for assigning and communicating staff roles well in advance. Thank you for organizing the materials and getting there so early to get things set up. Thank you for organizing the teams and the activities and keeping everyone occupied with different activities all morning long. It’s a lot of work (and we do have a number of people on staff pitching in with some extra effort) but Kate deserves a lot of praise.

Thank you to the parents for working with us on drop off and pick up. That is never going to be completely seamless but we got everyone in and out safely and (relatively) quickly. Enjoy the long weekend!