Bulletin April 5, 2019 Volume 38, #30
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Upcoming Dates to RememberApril 5-7: Model UN - Dartmouth
April 12: Grandparents and Family Friends Day
April 15: No school*
April 16: Spring Exhibition of Student Work
April 19: Community Supper - Avery's and Sophia's team
April 22: Senior Independent Project Exhibition
April 26: Community Supper - Calla's and Tucker's team
*There will be no school on Monday, April 15th. Enjoy Patriot's Day!
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ANNUAL FUND 2019With three months to go until the end of our fiscal year, we're about halfway to our Annual Fund Goal of $250,000. If you haven't yet made your gift or your pledge, please do so here. Parents, we're currently at a 43% participation rate, and we're aiming for 100%! Every gift matters, every day. Thank you for your generosity.
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College AcceptancesCheck out the following impressive list of schools to which our seniors have been accepted this year! Congratulations to these talented, kind young leaders for their well-deserved recognition. We’ll surely miss this group!
Bard College
Barnard College
Beloit College
Carleton College
Champlain College
The College of Saint Rose
The College of Wooster
Connecticut College
Denison University
Earlham College
The George Washington University
Goucher College
University of Hartford
Lawrence University
Macalester College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
McGill University
Middlebury College
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of New Mexico
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Pitzer College
Prescott College
Purchase, SUNY
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Skidmore College
Smith College
Stony Brook
Tufts University
Vassar College
University of Vermont
Warren Wilson College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wesleyan University
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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REMINDER: GRANDPARENTS AND FAMILY FRIENDS DAY, APRIL 12 Invitations were sent for this event right before Spring Break, to those for whom we have names and addresses in our database. We requested RSVPs by April 5 in order to be able to plan for lunch and other activities, but can continue to accept responses through Monday, April 8. If your student has someone they'd like to invite, or if we haven't yet heard from invited guests, please have them contact Steph Powers with their name(s) and intention to participate. We look forward to seeing/meeting the special grandparents and other adults in our student’s lives that day.
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Request for High Tea Fare for Grandparents and Family Friends DayRebekah Boyd (P'18, '19) is organizing the details for the Headmasters' Tea on Friday April 12, a signature afternoon event for grandparents and other special guests. She requests donations of "high tea" fare — small bite cookies, petit fours, cream puffs, lady fingers, shortbread, chocolate covered strawberries, pound cake, candied almonds, etc. Items should be labeled "TEA" and can be delivered that morning to Martha Tirk's office, or to the kitchen if perishable. Please label the bottom of any platters or dishes you'd like returned.
If you are able to offer such an item, please email Rebekah. Thank you!
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| Classroom Close-Up: Pre-Calculus
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Mr. Almeida's Precalculus students practice comparing and evaluating logarithms by playing a variation of the card game War.
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| CLASS TRIPS, MAY 2019Our Class Trips will take place during the week of May 6 this year. Juniors will have a four-day schedule and students in other grades will enjoy three days of exploration and boding. Details for parents and students are in the following links. 6th & 7th Grade: Exploration of the Deerfield and Connecticut River Watershed
8th Grade: New England History from Boston to the Berkshires
9th Grade: Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology on Nantucket Island
10th Grade: Arts and Culture in New York City
11th Grade: Exploring US History in Washington, DC
12th Grade: Seniors Recharge and Reflect on Martha's Vineyard
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BE A PART OF ONE ACADEMY FAMILY'S EFFORT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCEJake Mayer and Regan Hall (parents of Avery ’19) are sponsoring a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Honduras. “Nicole” will be living with the Hall-Mayer family from 6 months to a year once she is released from the detention center where she is currently held. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to provide for her commissary and telephone funds, and her transportation from the detention center to Massachusetts. If you are able to donate and/or share GoFundMe page, it is deeply appreciated. If you are interested in donating clothing/supplies/care packages or time/services, please email Regan Hall. For more information on how to be a sponsor, check out the Santa Fe Dreamers Project.
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HOST FAMILIES NEEDEDFamilies are needed to host international students attending The Academy next year. This is a life-changing experience for everyone! Our students from Spain, Mexico, Belgium, Thailand, Italy, China, Korea and elsewhere have enriched the school experience for students and staff. The students learn all about our way of living, and the essential ingredient is a loving host family. They come in all shapes and sizes -- with young children, older children, two separate homes, one home, working parents, lots of pets, no pets, vegetarian or not, near school or a bus ride away. The key is to open your hearts and welcome in a student. Please consider this wonderful opportunity! To speak to a host family about their experience, or the coordinator for the PAX student exchange, please email Jackie Walsh or call 413-625-9413.
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - FRIDAY, APRIL 26The Red Cross returns to campus for the spring Blood Drive at The Academy!
The Blood Drive will be held on Friday, April 26, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. Students will be bringing home donor forms, with the goal of every student finding at least one person to donate blood. Appointments can be made by filling out the donor form, or by calling the Main Office during regular business hours, or by visiting the Red Cross Blood Drive appointment page and entering our zip code. Baked goods for donors are also a high priority, so there are ways for everyone to lend a hand. We appreciate in advance your support of this important service event! Not only does collecting blood save lives, but with enough donations, also provides college scholarships for our seniors.
Please contact Jen Mitchell or Nora Bates Zale with any questions.
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| Northampton Area Pediatrics: PARENTING WORKSHOP - April 7Vaping Facts: Why It's Not a Harmless Vapor with Melinda Calianos, Director of Hampshire Franklin Tobacco Free Community Partnership, and Jonathan Schwab, M.D., Medical Director of Northampton Area Pediatrics
Parents and teens are welcome to hear this presentation and open discussion about vaping which has now become the most common way for teenagers to use substances. Come and see these devices and find out what we know and don't know about the health consequences of vaping.
Sunday, April 7th, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., 193 Locust St., Northampton
RSVP by calling 413-517-2226 or via email
Parenting workshops are open to the community and free of charge. There is one more workshop in our parenting series. Sunday, May 5th - Raising Digital Kids: How to manage screens in your family with more cooperation and less yelling with Sharon Saline, Psy.D.
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HARVEST OF EMPIRE FILM SCREENING, APRIL 14, 2 PM
Temple Israel in Greenfield (27 Pierce Street) will host a screening of this award-winning documentary on immigration that explores the history of US intervention in Central America. There is no admission fee, but donations are welcome for legal assistance for refugees and asylum seekers.
For more information call 413-773-5884.
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THE NINTH ANNUAL TEEN INVITATIONAL OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 26, 7–9:30pm
Featuring refreshments, award ceremony, and live music by a local high school band.
Exhibition: April 26–27, 11am–5pm
An exhibition at MASS MoCA featuring the works of gifted area students including students from The Academy at Charlemont
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| Activist Zetta Elliot and Diversity and Equality in Publishing - May 16The Common School will host a forum for the Pioneer Valley community on Tuesday, May 16 from 5:30-7:00. Please join us as we welcome Author/Educator, Feminist and woman of Color, Zetta Elliott. Zetta is an advocate for greater diversity and equality in publishing. She has self-published numerous illustrated books for younger readers under her own imprint, Rosetta Press. Please check out Zetta’s explanation of why she writes here.
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FRESHPAINT SPRINGFIELD FEATURES ART TEACHER ANDRAE GREEN and PRIA GREEN
Murals on View June 2 - 8On NEPR this morning Pria Nadkarmi Green brought our attention to the latest community project that she's working on with her artistic collaborator and husband, our own Mr. Andrae Green. Both are heavily involved in the Springfield Cultural Partnership's work to transform the city. Pria spoke about the murals she and Andrae are working on as part of Fresh Paint Springfield 2019. So much creative energy, genius, community spirit, and excitement!
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Lunch, Week of April 8
All meals served with salad and/or fruit. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will, as always, be available
Monday: French toast with fresh berries, with or without chicken hash
Tuesday: French bread pizza
Wednesday: Buttermilk fried chicken sandwich with cole slaw and french fries Thursday: Assorted salads, foccacia bread
Friday: Grandparents and Family Friends Day - complimentary lunch for all
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