May 26, 2019 

For ease of parent schedules and as we now have the capacity for a community end of the school celebration, we will be combining the Honors Assembly with Closing Ceremonies on Wednesday, June 5.  

For those families that will be attending both the K-5 and the 6-7 ceremonies, we will have coffee in the Dragons' Den in Hubbard Hall during the intermission. Thank you for staying with your children during the break. 

St. Michael's is excited to announce that Alison Roussy ’92 will be our new Admissions Associate, spearheading Middle School admissions and supporting Betty Isaacs’s work in the Lower School. As a proud alumna and parent of two Dragons, Alison is already an important member of our community. Professionally, she comes to us from the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation, where since 2013 she has been the Director of Administration, handling everything from database management and event planning to marketing and communications. Committed to serving a mission larger than herself, Alison brings a wealth of nonprofit experience which has honed her technical skills, focus on details, and whatever-it-takes approach. Those who have witnessed her serving in any number of St. Michael’s volunteer roles (room parent, head room parent, admissions volunteer, Magic Dragon Day co-chair) can attest to this. Alison earned her undergraduate degree in Speech Communications with a minor in advertising from James Madison University after graduating from Trinity Episcopal School.   

Dr. Katie Best, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment has accepted a position as Collegiate's Chair of Upper School Academic Services and will be leaving St. Michael's later this summer. For Katie this is an opportunity to get back to work that is near to her heart, working directly with students to help them be their best selves. Katie’s list of accomplishments since joining St. Michael’s in 2016 is simply too long for this note. However, any such list would have to include co-chairing the School's VAIS re-accreditation committee, working at the center of the Strategic Plan, playing a leading role in planning and executing the move to a single campus, helping to hire and mentor a host of remarkable new faculty members, transforming the way we think about individual and shared goals... the list goes on and on. Please join us in offering Katie heartfelt thanks for her transformative work. 

The week of June 3, Extended Day is ONLY OPEN on Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4, from 12-6 p.m. for grades K-8 in Hubbard Hall.

Please contact Director Allyson Steele for info and drop-in information. Drop-in rates will apply.

A reminder that our fifth grade will be touring Pamplin Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier on Tuesday, May 28. The bus will depart St. Michael's at 8:15 a.m. and return at 3:15 p.m. Students should dress according to the dress code and wear closed-toed shoes as there will be a lot of walking. Students should also bring nut free/peanut free snacks, a bagged lunch, and a water bottle.

Eighth Grade exams continue the week of May 27. The schedule is below. Please note that eighth graders dismiss at 11:30 a.m. on exam days. We wish our students much success!

During upcoming eighth grade, high school and college graduations, please share your graduation photos and next steps with us at ‪#‎alwaysaSTMdragon‬ or email Mary King Coleman, Senior Development Officer.

With the end of school in sight, this is a reminder that we need families to help their children look for library books that need to be returned. Families are welcome to contact Mrs. Wise or Mrs. Carpenter by email if they want to know whether or not their child has any books outstanding.

Please contact Allyson Steele, Director of Extended Programs, with questions.

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