Tonight's the night! If you haven't registered, you still have time! Simply visit the Spring Social webpage for registration details, auction item preview, and the event catalog. Please register by noon today so we can get you all of the necessary information that you'll need to Zoom in and be part of the fun! |
|
|
|
Grade 3 Takes Study of Civil Rights (Literally) to Great Lengths |
|
|
During the last three months, students in Grade 3 have been immersed in studies of the Civil Rights Movement. Through reading a variety of books and viewing some videos, they not only learned about pivotal events and adult figures related to the movement, but also about the role children played at the time. Then they completed a biography research project on influential Black people who directly and indirectly affected Black History and the Civil Rights Movement. Finally, they put together a 10-foot timeline of 216 years of Black History. |
|
|
|
Last Call for Varsity Spring Sports Signups —
Season Begins Monday!
|
|
|
|
|
MPH is pleased to be offering the following Varsity Spring Sports:
- Varsity Boys & Girls Golf
- Varsity Boys Tennis
- Varsity Boys & Girls Track
- JV Softball (combined with Bishop Grimes)
- Varsity Baseball (combined with Bishop Grimes)
|
|
|
|
If a student is participating in a combination team, the student’s family will be responsible for transportation to the host school for practice. If you have questions about those teams, please feel free to contact Jim Ryan. If your child is interested in participating and hasn’t yet signed up already, please register them via Ultra Camp and contact Jim Ryan right away if you have any difficulties with the process. Finally, the spring sports schedules are available on Schedule Galaxy, and… please be on the lookout for a Modified Spring Sports update that will come later this month!
Please note that tennis and golf practices will be weather-dependent and may not begin on April 19.
|
|
|
Relevant Experience! Alumni Visit Entrepreneurial Studies Class
|
On Monday afternoon, Mr. Spear’s Entrepreneurial Studies class was treated to a (virtual) visit from MPH alumni Ralph Torrillo ’98 and Tristan Amond ’12 — respectively, chief operating officer and product manager — of Terakeet, a Syracuse-based search engine optimization firm started by fellow MPH alumni Patrick Danial ’98 and Mac Cummings ’97. During their virtual drop-in, Ralph and Tristan discussed Terakeet’s business model and their roles within the organization.
|
|
|
|
Upper Schoolers Assist with Early Learners’ Growth — in More Ways Than One
A beautiful April day allowed Pre-Kindergarten students to get a visit from the Upper School Roots and Shoots Club outside in the playground. We were thankful to have an opportunity to safely facilitate this cross-divisional connection. The older students had prepared marigold-planting kits for the younger students, complete with seeds, soil, and planters. The Pre-K students can be seen caring for their new plants and sharing pictures with their Upper School friends.
|
|
|
|
MPH's Community Outreach Alliance can be seen here working on its fifth delivery of food that would have otherwise been thrown out. This ongoing project, started in November, donates items to the Rescue Mission kitchen directly. Each delivery comprises at least two contractor bags' worth of nonperishable, but uneaten, items from lunch, collected from each of the advisories. The COA would like to thank the MPH community for its commitment to reducing food waste and to providing items for the Rescue Mission! |
|
|
|
Different Spokes for Different Folks? “Upcycling” Parts?
Bicycle Mechanics Club Turns Old into New
|
|
|
Bicycle Mechanics Club advisor Alex Leclercq explained to us that club members were in the process of building custom wheels for a 1971 Schwinn Town and Country trike, which they are transforming into a chopper. “Students are learning to attach rims to hubs, weaving spokes together into specific patterns. Also, since we couldn't find any spokes with the precise size we wanted, [you can see in the photographs here] we're cutting our own spokes to the desired length out of recycled spokes from old wheels that I collected over the years. Then we use a threading machine to make a new thread at the end of each spoke. Then we pull the spokes through the hub and attach them to the rim with spoke nipples.” In essence, Snapshot readers can see firsthand in these photos both a spoke-making workshop and a wheel-building workshop underway!
|
|
|
“Why is There a Dumpster Outside the Farmhouse?!” |
|
|
Glad you asked! The Knox Farmhouse is not only long overdue for a spring cleaning, but the clearing out of items has become necessary because this iconic MPH structure (the School’s original homestead, dating back to 1832!) will soon be undergoing some significant renovations. The work will include infrastructure and systems upgrades, new weather-tight windows, and better insulation; the first floor of the building will also eventually play home to the MPH Admissions Office. As the project moves forward, we will be eager to report on its progress and provide folks with some “in process” visuals! |
|
|
|
What Would YOU Put in an MPH Time Capsule to Symbolize this Year of Pandemic Learning? |
|
|
|
Share your suggestions for a chance to win a gift basket of vintage MPH items!
Because the MPH community is making history together during the global pandemic crisis, the MPH4MPH Club and Museum Studies class are organizing a time capsule, and we need your help! Everyone is invited to complete a survey sharing your ideas not only about the contents of the time capsule, but also your reflections about what it has been like to live and learn through the pandemic. There are two surveys:
Please complete your survey no later than April 21! Chosen responses from these entries will be recorded and put into the time capsule that documents our MPH experience during the pandemic.
BONUS: By filling out a survey, you will be automatically entered into the MPH Pandemic Reflections Giveaway! You will have the chance to win some super-fun vintage MPH items, such as a Manlius School crewneck sweatshirt (size S), two Pebble Hill t-shirts (size L), two MPH flags, a vintage MPH tote bag, and a 1971 yearbook (the year of the merging of The Manlius School and Pebble Hill School).
|
|
|
|
Just for Fun (in the Sun!)
|
Warm spring temps brought obvious joy to lots of MPHers this week, including those in the Ultimate Frisbee Club on Wednesday afternoon and a couple of first-grade hula hoopers in the STEAM Park! Check out the video link below!
|
|
|
|
|
|
