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May 12, 2021
Dear 8th-grade families,
As we look to finish out the school year that had our students participating in several learning modes, I am proud to say that they persevered through the tough times to make the most of their 8th-grade experience. A small committee, composed of faculty, students, and parents, has been meeting to plan the 8th grade moving up ceremony this year. Many places still have pandemic-related restrictions in place. The Meeting House, the traditional space in which we have held the moving up ceremony, is one of them. So in an untraditional year, we have decided to use the roof of our building as our space to celebrate the 8th graders.
Now that we have a firm plan in place, I wanted to share the celebration's details with you all.
- The 8th grade moving up ceremony will take place on Friday, June 11th.
- Families of 8th graders will be permitted to have a maximum of 5 guests per student. Please fill out this form to indicate who your student's guests will be and if they will need assistance (the elevator) to get to the roof. (The link has been updated.)
- There will be a link to live stream the event for family members that can not attend.
- We will have a soft start at 9:30 am. Families are welcome to bring a lawn game for everyone to enjoy.
- The program will start promptly at 10:00 am and should last about an hour/hour and a half.
- The ceremony will start with a welcome and some words from me, followed by Michael Gary, Head of School.
- We will have 3 to 4 student speakers, some student musical performances, followed by Meeting For Worship.
- The 8th-grade advisors, Andrew, Erik, and Dan, will give remarks about each of their advisees and Chris Singler, the Director of the Upper School, will welcome the students to upper school.
- We will have individually wrapped treats and refreshments for guests and a decorated backdrop and balloon columns for students to take photos.
I will keep you updated as we get closer to the moving up ceremony, but in the meantime, please feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.
Looking forward to celebrating together,
Desiree
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Chris Kottcamp
MS Office
215.561.5900, ext. 3162 |
Friends Select School
17th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway / Philadelphia, PA 19103-1284 / 215.561.5900 phone / 215.864.2979 fax
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