Bulletin February 24, 2017 Volume 36, #25
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| FAREWELL TO MS. COSTELLO
Students and faculty paid tribute to Mary Kay Costello this morning as she wraps up her time at The Academy. Ms. Costello taught Biology, Chemistry, Geometry and Statistics during Mr. Miller's paternity leave. She was a wonderful and welcome addition to our community, and we wish her the best of luck.
Mr. Miller returns next week.
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| NEW CITIZENS CENTER EDUCATOR PRESENTS TO ACADEMY HUMANITIES STUDENTS
Daniel Gay (brother of Academic Dean Neale Gay), is an educator at the New Citizens Center in Worcester, MA. He spoke to Academy students on Tuesday, February 21. All of his students, ages 18-22, are either refugees or they came to the United States as undocumented minors. They are from four continents (Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe) and on any given day more than a dozen languages can be heard in his classroom. Academy students asked questions about a range of issues ranging from Daniel's students' experiences getting to the US to their hopes and fears, now that they're on US soil.
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| Our Town on Stage at The Academy:Four Performances in March
Please join us for The Academy's 2016-2017 winter play, Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Premiering in 1938, Our Town has never fallen out of fashion and is still produced countless times across the United States year in and year out. It is a play about love, life, and death, and is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
Evening performances on March 3, 10 and 11 begin at 7:00 PM. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, and $6 for students and seniors. A free matinee performance will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 4. Tickets can be reserved and purchased here.
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| Intermission Help Needed for Upcoming Performances of Our Town The Academy Parents Council (APC) will host a refreshment table during each of the play performances. Please contact Diane Bigelow if you would be willing to set up, staff, and clean up the table at any of the performances (March 3 at 7 PM, March 4 at 2 PM, March 10 at 7 PM, March 11 at 7 PM). Cookies and water will be served.
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| Wrapping Up the Winter Athletics Season Academy students, faculty and staff enjoyed playing basketball (and a few other games!) together at the Cowell Gym on Thursday, as a wrap up to our winter season. Our ski racers, Kyle N and Reilly O, wrapped up their season with a giant slalom race on Wednesday at Eaglebrook. As a part of Thursday's activities, basketball coach Synphany Bates Zale and ski coach Jasper Kearsley reflected on the season and the growth and spirt of our athletes. Thanks to them for their efforts, and to Mr. Schatz for organizing a fun and lively afternoon for partcipants AND spectators.
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| AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR SPRING ATHLETICS!
For spring athletics options and other details, please see this letter.
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| SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018 CALENDAR
Next year's calendar has been finalized and is accessible HERE as a PDF. These dates are posted on our online calendar as well.
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ACADEMY JUNIORS IN THE COMMUNITY
Academy juniors volunteered on a recent Saturday to assist alumna Laurie Wheeler, '82 at the Arms Library in Shelburne Falls, along with Sra/Madame Valdez.
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In Beginning Ceramics with instructor Christy Knox, students learn to use the wheel through trying their hand at centering and throwing while blindfolded.
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Bucket Brigade with instructor Dave Noonan - a new Studio Block offering this spring
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| BACKPACK SUPPLIES DRIVE - LIST #3
What a generous community we have! Thanks to all of you, we're ready to move on to the third stage of our supplies drive. For the next few weeks we'll be collecting the following:
- 20 pads of graph paper (1/4")
- 20 packages of filler paper
- 160 single subject notebooks
If you'd like to look ahead to the next phases of the drive to plan your shopping (and some of these items have already been received), please check this list.
Thanks again, from the Community Service Council.
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CALLING ALL STUDENT FILMMAKERS!
Bing Arts Center One Minute Student Film Festival
Academy art teacher Andrae Green invites Academy students to take part in a One Minute Student Film Festival, presented by The Bing Arts Center, in Springfield, MA on Saturday, May 6, at 8 PM. Middle school, high school, and college students from the region will be inolved. The films must be 60 seconds in duration, produced on a smartphone, and submitted in a QT movie (.mov) or MP4 format. Positive, all-ages appropriate subject matter is encouraged. The Bing’s festival committee reserves the right to accept or reject films for screening.
There is no charge for participation in the festival. There is a $5 cost for attending the screening.
The Bing is also offering a Smartphone Film Production Workshop on Saturday, March 4, from 1 to 4 pm. Marty Langford, filmmaker and professor of communications at American International College, will be the instructor. The workshop is open to students and the general public and pre-registration at is required by Thursday, March 2. There is a $5 cost for the workshop.
The Festival and Workshop are funded in part by the Springfield Cultural Council.
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| CHANGE OF DATE: Grandparents and Special Persons Day
Grandparents and Special Persons Day has been rescheduled from Friday, April 14 to Friday, April 28. Invitations will be sent in March. Should you have address updates or wish to invite another adult family member or close family friend, please contact Carol Foote with name and address information. We look forward to welcoming grandparents and friends to campus.
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| THE ACADEMY TO HOSTWATER JUSTICE CONFERENCEThe Academy will play host for a program co-sponsored by the Charlemont Forum and Rowe Center during Spring Break on March 22-24. The Trinity Institute conference, with a focus on water justice, will bring presenters together from all over the world via webcast, as well as local speakers.
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