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Bulletin, September 16, 2016

Volume 36, #4

To make our e-Bulletin mobile-friendly and generally easier to read, we are trying a new format starting with this edition. Going forward, calendar updates and reminders, game information (including departure and return times), events, and, sometimes, longer articles will be accessible via links. We welcome your feedback! Please email comments to academy@charlemont.org.

CALENDAR REMINDERS, UPDATES, AND GAME INFO UPCOMING EVENTS

From the Desk of Dr. Bloomfield:

Lift Them Up

We all want to feel important; we all want to feel like what we do matters and makes a difference in the world. Educators are not exempt from this desire or hubris; in fact, we manufacture it better than many. It is common in my field of work to believe that the work we do is the most important work one can do: preparing the next generation of leaders, scholars, citizens, and human beings to mend this broken world. Sounds important, doesn’t it?

Mending the broken world is, perhaps, the most important task anyone can choose. The trick is that it’s not possible for schools to do all of the work. Parents are key, as are other role models. Any person or structure which influences a child’s development has a duty to prepare that child to want to do good in this world, and to be able to do it.

For my part, I believe that educators have a duty to inspire students to grow to become greater than they are. Whether you believe (as I do) that education itself makes one more moral, or that practicing acts of goodness or demonstrating compassion for one’s peers improves you, we must agree that students, children, are meant to grow into greatness. The phrase I’m using this year with students is “to lift up” one another. And I need your help.

I hope that you believe, as I do, that your children are already wonderful, but have a lot of work ahead of them to become great, magnanimous people who mend this world. I ask that you talk to them, regularly, about their responsibility to this world; model for them determination, grit, and hope for this world; never let them believe that they are done, but that they, as do we, must all strive daily towards our own self-improvement (what Rousseau called “self-perfection”). Inspire them, hold them, push them, hug them, and together we can lift them up.

Classroom Views

Beginning Ceramics Studio Block students get in touch with their senses through blindfolded clay sculpting, taught by Christy Knox.

Upper school students in Andrae Green’s Practice of Painting elective work in oils.

Will Miller’s Geometry students study various ways of representing three dimensional objects in two dimensions through inquiry-based activities.

Sports Recap, Week of September 12

The Boys Varsity Soccer team played a strong game against Dublin at home on Wednesday. Nat Boyd-Owens scored a goal in the Aardvarks' 4-1 loss, while Kyle Nitzsche and the boys' defense tenaciously fended off many attacks. Overall, the team communicated well, played well together, and are optimistic about the season.

The Girls Varsity Soccer team traveled to Dublin for their first game of the season, a 6-0 loss. Lilah Feitner played a strong game in goal, while Sunta Corciulo played tough in her first game as an Aardvark. Playing with only 10 girls, the team persevered and worked well together.

The Academy's Boys JV Soccer team lost a hard battle to PVCICS on Tuesday at the Oxbow Marina fields, by a score of 2-5. Evan Comeaux and Ben Brause-Breslow played great in goal and the defense was led by Zander Frangie and Sam Rancourt who fought the whole game through. Raymond Mossman's two goals were assisted by Harper Walker-West, Will Draxler, and Nick Forbes.

The Girls JV Soccer team lost a close game to PVCICS on Tuesday, 1-0. Led by a solid performance in goal by Ruby Chase, the team was excited and optimistic about their play and they forward to the rest of the season.

The Cross-Country team kicked off their season with a race at Putney on Wednesday. They were led by Patrick Osborne (19th) and Jeremy Forbes (32nd).

On Thursday, the Boys JV team played a person down and lost 2-4 to Pinecobble. Raymond Mossman had two goals, while Will Draxler, Ben Brause-Breslow, an Tor Olsson had strong games on defense.

Also on Thursday, the Girls Varsity Soccer team put up a great effort against Four Rivers. Ella Deters scored the team's lone goal in a 6 - 1 loss. In her first performance in goal, Lila Goleman had nine saves and was helped by a strong defensive effort from Emily Comeaux, Elaina Gibb-Buursma, and Sophia Corwin, while the offensive attack was led by Ella, Corinne Laird, Sunta Corciulo and Izzy Brenizer.

Mark Your Calendars: NMH College Fair, September 25

Interested juniors and seniors should join College Counselor Neale Gay at the 31st Annual Northfield Mount Hermon College Fair on Sunday, September 25th from 3:30 to 5:00 PM. There will be over one hundred colleges represented at the Fair, which is to be held in the Forslund Gym. Please e-mail Mr. Gay with any questions.

Parents Roundtable Discussions with Dr. Melissa Miller

We are pleased to be once again offering parents the opportunity to meet with The Academy's psychological consultant and school counselor, Melissa Miller. Melissa will cover important points about the developmental stages of students in the grade levels indicated, as well as address any questions or concerns that parents might have. These evenings are sure to provide great food for thought, whether or not you have concerns about your child's mental health or emotional well-being. We are seeking an alternative location in which to hold these evenings, with the hope that a space more central to the majority of parents will enable more to attend - please stay tuned for details. Please contact Nora Bates Zale with questions or concerns. The dates and times of these nights are as follows:

TUESDAY OCTOBER 4

7:00 - 8:30 PM: 7th and 8th Grade Parents

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15

7:00 - 8:30 PM: 9th and 10th Grade Parents

TUESDAY DECEMBER 6

7:00 - 8:30 PM: 11th and 12th Grade Parents

Annual Academy Pie Sale

at the Ashfield Fall Festival - and a Pie Bee!

If you have not already signed up and are able to bake pies for the Academy Parents Council (APC) - sponsored Pie Sale at the Ashfield Fall Festival, please contact Diane Bigelow. You can pick up free pie tins at school, including at upcoming evening events (New Parents Dinner, 9-12th grade Parents Night). Want to hang out with your Academy Parent friends AND bake? Contact Paul or Amy Catanzaro to let them know of your interest in joining them at their home at 6 PM on Friday, October 7 for a Pie Baking Bee. And watch next week's Bulletin for information about a second opportunity to bake with friends, too.

Funds raised at the pie sale support APC initiatives at our school. Most recently, the APC purchased a customized pop-up tent for use at games and other events.

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