| Saturday, September 24 is your chance to spend some time at school in your child's shoes. Please plan to attend our Parent Open House, which will begin at 8:45 am on the Upper School Quad. You'll visit short sessions of your child's classes, meet their advisors and enjoy lunch provided by our Parents' Association.
No need to RSVP—just place this on your calendar. See you soon!
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MULTICULTURAL LIFE AT PREP
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| Programs and conversations are underway that bolster inclusivity at Santa Fe Prep. Some of these initiatives include the following:
On September and October 5, Jess Clark from the Solace Crisis Treatment Center will provide a one-hour training for all eighth graders entitled Gender 101. This training focuses on the different ways people express their gender and sex. The intention is to mitigate fear and prejudice around gender and sex identity and continue to foster inclusivity and kindness in our school community.
On September 21, Prep faculty, administration, and staff will train with Jess Clark to learn ways to support our trans, gay, and queer school community members.
September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. In recognition of the cultural contributions the Hispanic/Latino community brings to our lives, Albuquerque Poet Laureate Manuel Gonzales and former laureate Jessica Helen Lopez will give a poetry performance for middle school students in the Spoken Word Club and upper school students who are in Liz Friary's Creative Writing class.
December 7-10 is the annual NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) and People of Color Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Prep will sponsor participation for four students (grades 9-11) and two faculty members. Interested students will need to complete an application form.
On January 25, Prep will hold its third annual Martin Luther King Junior Conference on Social Justice and Diversity. Speakers from the Santa Fe community offer workshops to students on many areas of community concerns including homelessness and hunger.
If you would like to know more about these events or have presentation ideas for the January conference, please contact Claire Romero at cromero@sfprep.org.
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Congratulations to our inaugural winning Middle School Co-ed Soccer team who won its first game 3-0 versus Oak Grove Middle School last week. We can't wait to see what the season will bring! Boys' Varsity Soccer recently traveled down to Socorro for a non-district match against the Warriors. BVS played shorthanded (due to various injuries and illness-related absences) and lost 2-0. Girls' Varsity Soccer meanwhile hosted Socorro back at home. The girls played a very solid match, but eventually succumbed, losing 2-1 in a tightly-fought match. Our very young, talented Volleyball squad hosted Taos over the weekend, and although they ultimately lost to the 4A Tigers, each game was highly contested. According to Athletic Director Todd Kurth, "Despite the loss, the level of play is encouraging for the future of their season." Cross Country competed in their first race of the fall season at the UNM invitational. The team did great overall—the average times of all the runners were noticeably better than last year at this time.
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| This Labor Day, several Prep teachers, alums, parents and students competed in the 8th annual Las Campanas Compadres Triathlon. The Compadres program is a non-profit that gives horse therapy and swim therapy lessons for free to people with disabilities. LCC funded over 1,500 lessons from the proceeds raised at last year's event. Ariel Nathan '19, Kate Schiliro '18 and Drake Merians '16 volunteer their time to work with Dave in the water therapy program. This year's event had a record number of 210 participants in the race, including both Jim Leonard and Tove Shere who teamed up with LCC students and competed in the race as a team. Great job, Griffins! And kudos to Assistant Athletic Director Dave Caldwell who serves on their board and runs the swim therapy program!
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| The Santa Fe Prep Middle School is pleased to announce our fourth annual Middle School Exchange Program with University Prep in Seattle, WA. This domestic cultural exchange program was developed to facilitate learning about a new culture within our own country, to help students appreciate our national diversity, and to prepare students for participation in Upper School foreign cultural trips and exchanges.
From March 13-17, 2017, Prep students will:
- Explore the beautiful geography of the Pacific Northwest;
- Learn about different cultures in each region, including indigenous people and later settlers;
- Visit awesome attractions and eat delicious food;
- Develop long-lasting friendships.
All middle school students are invited to apply. There is a limit of ten students for this trip, so reserve your spot now! Applications are being accepted and will be due by the Winter Break.
This is a true exchange program. Each SFP student will host the same student who hosted her/him. UPrep’s trip to Santa Fe will be April 3-7, 2017.
The all-inclusive final cost will be based upon the number of students who attend but will fall in the range of $700-$900. Limited financial assistance is available. Contact Chris Chakeres at cchakeres@sfprep.org or 505.795.7528 for more information.
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| Wed, Sept 7- Fri, Sept 9:
Senior College Workshops,
US Camping Trips,
MS Orientation Trips
Mon, Sept 12:
8th Grade
Parent Meeting,
Founders' Room, 5:30pm
Tues, Sept 13:10th/11th Grade
Parent Meeting,
Founders' Room, 5:30pm
Wed, Sept 14:
PA Meeting,
Library IC, 8:15am
Thurs, Sept 15:
MS Tap Begins
Thurs, Sept 22:
US TAP Begins
Sat, Sept 24:
Parent Open House, 8:30am - 1:00pm
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| Wondering what's for lunch this month?
Click here: Lunch Menu
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| Nickel: a novel—
Reading & Book Signing by Rob Wilder
Prep English teacher and local author Robert Wilder will read from and sign copies of his new book, Nickel: a novel (Leaf Storm Press, 2016), on Friday, September 16 at 6:00pm at Collected Works. Wilder's novel has been selected by the American Library Association's Booklist review journal as one of the Best Young Adult Novels of 2016.
"Wilder powers his classic coming-of-age narrative with a ferocious storytelling voice . . . A humorous, poignant, and formidable debut." –Booklist, starred review
Click here for a synopsis of the novel.
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| GRANDPARENTS' DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22!
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| Every year we welcome our grandparents to a special day on campus. Prep grandparents join us and visit classes with their grandchild, attend a school performance, and have a wonderful lunch in the dining hall.
If you have not already done so, please drop off your Grandparents' Mailing Information Form in the Advancement Office so grandparents will receive their personal invitation. And be sure to ask them to mark their calendars now and make any travel reservations needed.
Thank you!
The Advancement Office
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| Cybele Mayes-Osterman '16 spent the summer singing at the the La Casa Sena Cantina. The night before she left for Bard College she sat in with Prep Music Teacher Chris Ishee at El Meson for a beautiful rendition of the jazz standard "How About You."
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| Rowan Dwyer '20 has been accepted into the Sangre de Christo Chorale vocal apprentice program. Rowan will rehearse will the chorale regularly and perform with them in their upcoming concert season.
Rowan currently sings in the Prep Vocal Performance class.
Click here for more details on these concerts.
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| We are looking for our 2016-2017 Blue Griffin Tweeters! Please email khatier-riess@sfprep.org if you would like to tweet a sport. It’s fun and easy and we'll show you the ropes if you are new to the Twitter game!
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