We have some celebrations coming up as a school community. Of course, the greatest celebration of the Christian year is Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ this Sunday. This week was our Holy Week chapels which included developmentally appropriate Gospel readings and focus on the passion and sacrifice of Jesus. Next week our chapels will be full of Easter joy and celebration.
At this time of year we are also looking forward to celebrating our students at the end of the school year. It has been another challenging year with the emotional and social impact of the pandemic on our students and faculty, so we will have much to celebrate when we give our students their report cards at closing ceremonies this year and we send off the class of 2022 at graduation.
Another thing to celebrate is a grant from the Kevin and Brittany Kisner Foundation of $10,000 to restore the Aiken Prep Campus tennis court by resurfacing it, and providing a new net and some benches. The tennis court will be resurfaced next week and will be visible to our community at Strawberry Festival in just over a week.
And the Strawberry Festival is back this year as in pre-pandemic times which we can celebrate as well. The Strawberry Festival has been a Mead Hall Tradition for the past 38 years. The PTO plans and hosts the festival as our largest fundraiser of the year and it is made successful with the help of Mead Hall families. We are so thankful for the return of our traditional festival activities which is always full of plenty of food, fun and fellowship for the entire family.
The Strawberry Festival will take place on the Aiken Prep Campus field and welcomes our Mead Hall families and the local community so please invite your friends and neighbors. There are activities for children including several carnival games, a variety of inflatables, a train ride and dunk tank! In addition to all the activities, there is of course plenty of food and strawberry treats. There is handmade strawberry ice cream and shortcake, bake sale, frozen casserole sale, and plenty of fresh Gurosik's strawberries by the pint. The adults can enjoy shopping with our vendors and bidding on silent auction items.
Volunteers and donations are needed - please visit the SUG Link for all available opportunities. We look forward to seeing you on April 23rd as we celebrate our 38th Annual Strawberry Festival on the Aiken Prep Campus!
Easter blessings,
Frank Sawyer
