| ADMISSIONS
OPEN HOUSE
Please help us spread the word about our great school! Our annual Admissions Open House will be held on Friday, October 23rd, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. We hope you will encourage anyone who may be interested in learning more about Prep to attend this event. Prospective students and families will have a chance to hear from some of our students, see our fabulous faculty in action, and tour the campus. Like last year, we will have Prep Admissions Open House signs available—so let us know if you would be willing to put one in front of your house or business. We also welcome parent volunteers at this event, so please be in touch with Mary or Mike in the Admissions Office if you would like to help out.
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The Santa Fe Prep Fencing Team headed to the Amarillo Texas Fencing Tournament this past weekend.
Congratulations to Lori Garrett '16 who took 8th place overall and to Annie Schulz '17 took 2nd in the Senior Women's Competition. For their placements in the Women's Junior Epee, another shout out to Annie and Lori who took 1st and 7th respectively, and to Shannon Kossmann '16 who placed 3rd and Adriana Sanchez '18 who placed 6th.
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Our Sustaining Fund is Launched and Ready to Support Kids and Teachers!
On September 26th, at our annual Parent Open House, Head of School Jim Leonard launched our Sustaining Fund and asked our 37 Sustaining Fund Ambassador Parent Volunteers, who will help with fundraising, to raise their hands. Our Sustaining Fund is named such because it sustains and nurtures our school. It takes the education at Santa Fe Prep from good to great while opening the doors for bright and motivated kids with financial need to have access to this life-changing experience. If you’re a parent, click here to see who the Ambassadors are for your grade and please thank them for their time and dedication when they contact you.
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| Driven to explore and capture poignant yet overlooked scenes from around the globe, Prep graduate Porter Yates '00 was just celebrated for his talents through receipt of an EyeEm Award. View this video clip for a view into how Porter records beauty.
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| Trend Magazine's fall cover piece features the work of Prep Art Teacher and Cordova-Based Artist Paula Castillo. "the boat" (2015, aluminum with patina) is a relief sculpture that graces the front hall of a custom home design in the foothills of Santa Fe that took more than five years to build. "I wanted to call it "the boat" because that's kind of the metaphor I use for the house. I was thinking about displacement and how beautiful that is." -Paula Castillo
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Interacting With The Authorities Forum
On Wednesday we had an upper-school forum focused on how our students might interact with the authorities (police) that was hugely successful. The panelists were two state policemen and criminal defense attorney (and former Prep parent) John Day. Student questions were gathered beforehand in upper school advisory, and the panelists responded to these—not always in full agreement. Given recent events nationwide and tragic outcomes from some citizen/police interactions, we thought it wise to discuss students’ rights, as well as how best to conduct themselves in various situations (traffic stops, house parties, etc.) I imagine this is a forum we’ll hold every couple of years moving forward.
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Drop-Off / Pick-Up
Now that we've settled into the rhythms of school, I want to remind parents of a few key aspects of drop-off and pick-up.
1.) Please do not drop off your student in the IHM parking lot—and do not access the Mt. Carmel Road as a "short-cut" into the Prep parking lot. We have a delicate relationship with the Carmelite Sisters, and this includes only student parking in the lot we lease across the street.
2.) Thanks to all of you arriving from the East who let a couple of left-turning cars from the other direction on Camino Cruz Blanca turn into our lot.
3.) Dropping your child off at 7:45 am will be a daily breeze, from either direction, as there is virtually no traffic. By 7:55 am, it's another story completely, as you have no doubt learned.
4.) If you are looking to turn East on Cruz Blanca after morning drop-off, please use the exit-only gate at the east end of our faculty parking lot. The main drive is for right turns only in the morning.
5.) During afternoon pick-up, pull into the circle and, if you can find a spot on the outside of the circle, take it. Please do not leave your car unattended. And picking your child up at 3:45 pm or later, if possible, lightens the load. Remember that our library is open until 5:00 pm each day, and it's a lovely place for students to get some schoolwork done.
Most importantly, thanks for yielding to students crossing in the morning from the IHM lot! As mornings grow darker and roads become slick on occasion when the snow falls, safety remains our highest priority.
Appreciate it.
- Jim
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| Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members
Santa Fe Prep’s Trustees, the governing board of the school, welcome four new members: Alumna Adelma Hnasko ’92, Phil Schiliro, Fred Nathan, and Carol Moldaw. Click here to read more about their talents and what they bring to the leadership of our school.
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Come stop by the library!
We have many new books, and our Middle School Book Give-Away Contest is underway for Rick Riordan’s first book, The Sword of Summer, in his new series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. We are giving away three copies of the book on the release day, Tuesday, October 6th. We will also have two copies of the book available for check out that day. Your children can place a hold for the book now by going to our online catalog or by stopping by the circulation desk.
The computer section is updated with new programming and coding books for HTML, iOS8, Python and Java. The Santa Fe Prep Library reposts interesting articles, book awards, Prep library events and other tidbits about books and media. And be sure to watch for more library events this year—such as this one:
Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz Go behind the scenes to watch as the book is put together with Managing Editor, Bryce Carlson. The book will be released in October 2015!
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Shop Cupcake Clothing!
If you’re looking for fall clothes, don’t forget to stop by Cupcake Clothing this Thursday, October 8th, and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Santa Fe Prep.
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Thurs, October 15th:
College Visit Day
Fri, October 16th:
Mid-Semester break,
NO SCHOOL
Fri, October 23rd:
Admissions Open House
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri, October 23rd:
Girl Up Movie Night,
Founders' Room, 7 pm
ACT Testing
Fri, October 30th:
Halloween Celebration
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| Survival Tips for Extroverts and Introverts
In the last few years introversion and extroversion have been used to describe temperaments. We sometimes confuse these temperaments with personality traits and believe a student with a shy personality is introverted and a student with an outgoing personality is extroverted. This isn’t necessarily true.
The primary difference between an extroverted and an introverted temperament has to do with how people “recharge” (at home alone or going to a party) and where they are most comfortable (in noisy, active settings or quieter, calmer settings). Introverts may enjoy social time, but they recharge by having some time alone in a quiet environment. Extroverts may enjoy alone time, but are energized by time with others and may be not be negatively affected by noisy environments. At home and school, parents and teachers can provide opportunities for students with both temperaments: - Encourage your extrovert to learn to spend quiet time alone through gradual exposure. An extrovert can learn to enjoy their own company. - Expose your introvert to a more active environment through gradual exposure and also allow him to recharge in her quiet haven. - Recognize that every family member may have different temperaments and therefore different needs. - Communicate with teachers—if your child takes time to be alone at lunch or during break, let teachers know this is how they recharge and find comfort. Some students at Prep take time to read before they eat lunch. They need to recharge before they enter into the social world. - Keep in mind, whether extroverted or introverted, students need to advocate for themselves while at the same time learning new skills. Recognizing personal needs and limits may come easier for some students, but love and acceptance, positive role modeling, and practice can help yourchildren learn the skills they need to adapt to the world around them. - Claire Romero,
Learning Services
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| Santa Fe Prep Throws Coach Honored
Tolga Koseoglu is the 2001 NCAA National Champion in the discus.Tolga captured this title for Texas A&M in 2011 with a throw of 204' 10" and last month was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame for Track and Field. Congratulations, Coach! We are very proud of you and are privileged to have you working with our young throwers.
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| Prom Closet
On Saturday, October 17th, members of the local chapter of The Awesome Foundation will visit Prep to present the Santa Fe Prom Closet with a $1000 grant. The money will be used to purchase tuxedos for Prom 2016. Thank you Rennae Ross and Prom Closet for the work you do to provide formal wear for Northern New Mexican youth and good luck on your 7th year!
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