July 6, 2022
Dear Parents,
I wish to thank you, our returning parents, for a very rewarding school year, to welcome each of our new families, and to wish you all an enjoyable time away from school. Summer offers us the opportunity to explore new interests, deepen family ties, and generally refresh mind, body, and soul. I wish to share three items here in this brief letter to provide you with some ideas and encouragement as you continue in the blessed work of raising your family.
The first is to let you know that I have worked closely with our Board of Directors and faculty and staff on ways in which we can meet the cultural challenges of our times, particularly regarding the confusion surrounding sexual identity proliferated through media and devastating especially to young women. We received excellent feedback from parents and faculty on how they used the information from the presentations last year. We are currently renewing our Parent-Student Handbook with what we have learned from our studies and meetings as well as working on speakers and resources for the fall. We will present updates in our orientations this fall.
Secondly, I wish to share with you a podcast with Laura (Rowell ‘96) O’Neill on “Strategies on a Summer Without Social Media.” Laura is a registered nurse and serves as a clinician at Alpha Omega Clinic. She has a particular interest in anxiety disorders and the use of technology. We hope that you will appreciate her compassionate approach and practical insights based upon her study and vast clinical experience.
Finally, I would like to let you know that we will host Parent Orientations for all grade levels in the first week of September. Our orientations will be as follows:
Orientation for new and returning parents of 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders on Thursday, September 1, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Orientation for new and returning 6th and 9th grade students and parents - Friday, September 2, 8:30 am to 12:00 noon.
The aim of these orientations is to lay the foundations of a solid partnership with you, as we share guiding principles as well as practical details from school leadership, teachers and seasoned parents, and build community among the parents of each grade. As we get closer, we will send more details later this summer, but I want to be sure you have these important dates on your calendar.
Until September!
All my best,
