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BULLETIN
April 8, 2016
Volume 35, #28
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REMINDERS & UPDATES
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
Allen Gabriel's magic performance
6:00-7:00 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Half the Sky Movie Screening and Benefit Dinner
5:00-9:00 PM
MONDAY, APRIL 18
No School
Patriot's Day
SPORTS CALENDAR
MONDAY, APRIL 11
Varsity Ultimate HOME*
vs. White Oak
4:00 PM start time
*Students MAY NOT make buses
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
JV Ultimate (Coed) AWAY
vs. PVPA
4:15 PM Start time. Return to campus approx. 6:45
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
Varsity Ultimate HOME*
vs. Dublin
3:30 Start time
*Students MAY NOT make buses
Baseball HOME*
vs. Mohawk
3:15 PM Start time
*Students MAY NOT make buses
LAX AWAY
vs. Amherst
4:00 PM start time. Return to campus approx. 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
Varsity Ultimate AWAY
vs. PVPA
4:15 PM start time. Return to campus approx. 6:30 PM
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| Sustainability Council Electronics Recycling Drive Extended
If you've recently updated your mobile devices or other electronics and need to properly dispose of the old items, the sustainability council can help you do just that! The electronics recycling drive has been extended. We'll be accepting electronics through Spring Exhibition on Tuesday, April 19. More information is available here.
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APRIL 15 GRANDPARENTS AND FAMILY FRIENDS DAY TEA: HELP WANTED
As is traditional, guests will have an opportunity to meet with our Head of School over high tea at the end of the day, while students finish their classes. Please contact Rebekah Boyd ASAP if you're able to help by providing delicate baked goods (such as tea cakes, small cookies, or other small sweet bites) or by volunteering that afternoon.
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GRANDPARENTS AND FRIENDS DAY APRIL 15
We look forward to having your special guests join us next Friday for classes, lunch, a campus tour, a musical presentation and tea with the Headmaster! We still have some space available so please encourage grandparents and special family friends to RSVP no later than Monday, April 11 by phone (413-339-4912, x119) or email to Stephanie Powers.
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CONTRA DANCE APRIL 30
Please remember that the fundraising contra dance takes place on Saturday April 30th at the Guiding Star Grange ( 401 Chapman Street in Greenfield). The band, Polaris, features our own Sam Zakon-Anderson, and calling will be by Steve Zakon-Anderson. Steve is offering a special introductory session for Academy families at 7:30 PM and general dancing will begin at 8 PM. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students, with a family cap of $30 for up to six people in the same family. Come and raise FUN while you raise FUNDS for The Academy! For more information please call Steve Zakon-Anderson at 413-369-4369.
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Physics II with Mr. Almeida
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A pair of Mr. Almeida's Physics II students show off their homemade instruments after studying acoustics.
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Film Screening and Benefit Dinner
To raise awareness about sex trafficking, senior Emma Lonergan will host a screening of the film Half the Sky, preceded by a benefit dinner and followed by a discussion led by expert and activist Marry Anne Herron. Inspired by the book of the same name written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the film follows several women who have turned oppression into opportunity.
Funds raised at the April 16 event, a component of Emma's Senior Independent Project, will provide direct support to young women in Cambodia who are escaping the sex trafficking industry and hoping to start new lives. The meal will start at 5 PM and the movie at 6 PM. The suggested donation is $15.
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SPECIAL F BLOCK APRIL 13
Join us for a special screening of the film Far from Home with director and Academy alum Galen Knowles and the subject of the documentary, Brolin Mawejje. The film will be shown in an extended "F Block" in the Sumner Recital Hall starting at 1:00 PM.
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| From the Desk ofDr. Bloomfield
The Relevance of an Honor Code Today
At school we have been having many discussions around the purpose of our honor code. The impetus for these discussions is a premise that the values of students today may be partially in opposition to those embodied in The Academy’s Honor Code. We see the intersection of that discrepancy in rules broken as well as attitudes expressed. My desire is to engage in a serious conversation about this gap and see how to move us forwards, together, towards the enduring values in The Academy’s Honor Code.
It would be a mistake to believe that I’m simply talking about rules being broken. That is a problem in every school every day. Kids break rules; they just do. Adults are not always consistent in enforcing the rules; we just aren’t. When we do not enforce rules, we show students that we do not value them, and so students feel more liberal about breaking them. So we’ve recommitted to enforcing our rules with uniformity and fairness, and hope that our students will feel the difference.
But that is not the issue. Rules change, but values can endure. Do we value honesty? Integrity? Hard work? Do we value cleverness? Ingenuity? Passion? Whatever it is we value as people, we fashion rules to make it real. The Honor Code represents certain enduring and noble values, and what happens if some people no longer share them? That is the question.
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Welcome to a New Staff Member
I'm happy to announce the arrival of Mr. Paul Breault (pronounced "bro") who began working this week as The Academy's new CFO. Mr. Breault comes to The Academy with a wealth of experience working in business offices in schools in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut. He has degrees in Business Administration and Computer and Information systems. Mr. Breault replaces Mr. Fegley, and will work alongside Ms. Reynolds in our Business Office. Please say hello when you see him around campus!
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Class Trips
A highlight of any year, class trips at The Academy are designed to educate, to build community, and to foster unforgettable memories. Details on each grade's travels are available here:
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