WHEN - May 17, 2012
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Thursday, May 17, 2012
- Senior Volunteer Community Service Day
- Middle School Art Show (6:30 p.m.) and Concert (7:30 p.m.)

Monday, May 21, 2012
- Cookin' Cabaret Mandatory Rehearsal at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- Fifth Grade Parents Reception at 7:45 a.m. in Oakwood Room
- Junior Class Ring Ceremony at 12:40 p.m. in Oakwood Room
- Cookin' Cabaret at 6 p.m. in Courtyard - see details below

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- World Language Honor Society Induction Ceremony at 12:15 p.m. in Oakwood Room

Thursday, May 24, 2012
-  Rams Recognition Night at 6:30 p.m. in AP Room - see details below
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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

Take a peek at the pictures that made history this week at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School!
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Lower School Students Shine at Spring Concert

A standing room only crowd enjoyed what many called the finest Wardlaw-Hartridge Lower School Concert ever on Thursday, May 10. Catchy tunes filled the air with instrumentals and vocals that delighted the crowd.

The show began with the Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students singing The Rainbow Connection and Hala lala layya and I've Got Music Down in My Heart. Percussion was provided by Anya Batra, Isabella Caldwell, Michael Howell III, Vinay Karthik and Nikeeta Khurana.
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Lower School Students Display Finest Work at Art Show

The Lower School Art Show was held on Friday, May 11. Mrs. Susan Howard, Lower School art teacher, matted and hung more than 450 pieces of artwork and displayed ceramic sculptures created by the prekindergarten through fifth grade students.
Third Annual Cookin' Cabaret Set for May 22

The third annual Cookin' Cabaret will be held Tuesday, May 22. 

Dinner will be served in the AP Room at 6 p.m. and guests may dine outside in the courtyard. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in the amphitheatre, weather permitting. The event consists of music chosen and performed by the students and it is being sponsored by the Concert Choir.

The event is free of charge to the Wardlaw-Hartridge community but you must pick up dinner tickets from Mrs. Sharon Byrne to receive food. It will be a Wild West barbecue theme so wear your cowboy hats and boots!

For more information, contact Mrs. Byrne at sbyrne@whschool.org. 
SAVE THE DATE! Rams Recognition Night Set for May 24

Rams Recognition Night will be held Thursday, May 24, 2012 in the AP Room. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the awards ceremony will follow at approximately 7 p.m. All student-athletes are expected to attend and be dressed appropriately.
Lower School Field Day Set for May 25

The spirit of the Olympic Games will be in the air on Friday, May 25 when the Lower School students will participate in Field Day. Competitions begin at 8:30 a.m. on the front field and events include a 50-yard dash, relay races, obstacle course, soccer dribble, Frisbee discus and many more.

Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. and the closing ceremonies will be held in the amphitheatre at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, contact Lee Nicholls at lnicholls@whschool.org or Mike Romeo at mromeo@whschool.org. 
Check Out the New W-H Commercial

Linda Coleman, Director of Admission, has updated her blog with an entry that includes a new Wardlaw-Hartridge commercial.

To view the blog with the commercial, click here 
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Middle School Track and Field Athletes Capture Medals, Trophy

The Wardlaw-Hartridge Middle School track and field team enjoyed a very productive day at the Silver Spike Meet at Gill St. Bernards in Gladstone. 

Duran Gonzalez '16 captured three gold medals to lead the boys to the team championship in a nine-school field that included Princeton Day School, Newark Academy and Gill St. Bernards. Duran won the 100 meters, long jump and participated on the winning 4x100 relay with Cameron Cabrera '16, Nathaniel Nyema '16 and Noah Fischer '17.
Jesse Flood '14 Wins National Black Belt TItle

Jesse Flood '14 won the National Black Belt Karate Championship and is now ranked No. 1 in North America in the 15-17 age division.

Jesse earned his black belt at age 12 and has continued honing his skills and competing. He has been learning the Shukokai style for the past 11 years. This style was developed by Soke Shigeru Kimora of Japan and is now practiced all over the United States and Canada. Many countries all over the world use this style.
Attention Parents! Please Complete Satisfaction Surveys

We want to hear your voice - and give you free Dunkin' Donuts!

The 2011-2012 Parent Satisfaction Survey is now open. Please check your email inbox and fill out the survey, which many people report takes less than 15 minutes. With over 70 percent of families responding to the first survey last year, it provided a deep and broad view of the school’s strengths and also its areas of opportunity. This feedback enhanced the board, administration, and faculty’s knowledge of the school community and has already influenced its direction.
Middle School Raising Funds to Support MicroDreams Foundation

The Middle School Student Council is going to sell raffle tickets for four baskets: an Evening Out Basket, W-H Basket, Fun Basket, and Entertainment Basket. 
 
The tickets will cost one dollar each. Ticket sales will begin Thursday evening, May 10, at the Lower School Concert. The sale will continue during all three lunch periods beginning on Wednesday, May 16 through Friday, May 18. Tickets also will be sold at the Middle School Concert on Thursday evening, May 17. The drawing will be held May 18 during the Middle School lunch period.
  
The proceeds will go to Greg Casagrande's Foundation, The MicroDreams Foundation. His foundation helps eradicate poverty via entrepreneurship by empowering people to climb out of poverty via a self-initiated micro-business.
 
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Anastasia Bellisari '15 Takes Over Upper School as Head for the Day

Anastasia Bellisari '15 declared a dress down day filled with fun and games during her stint as Upper School Head for the Day on Friday, May 11. 

Ms. Bellisari began her day taking over for Mrs. Rhona Eserner, the real Upper School Head, by making an announcement at morning meeting during which she informed her peers of some special events for the day. She called for an extended lunch period that included some wild and wacky games in the AP Room.

Students cheered wildly as their classmates attempted to stack dice on a popsicle stick and place three golf balls on top of each other. The longer lunch also created a shorter afternoon slate of classes for the Upper School students.

Photos by Rudy Brandl '83 and Bill Jenkins 
Peru Crew Raising Funds with Helping Tree

This summer, 16 Wardlaw-Hartridge students (The Peru Crew) will be traveling to Peru with the World Leadership School in an effort to understand global issues that must be solved or substantially mitigated within our lifetime.

They will be learning about these issues as they volunteer to help build an Early Childhood Center in the village of Bandolista, Peru. Helping to provide a place for young children to begin their education is just one step toward helping to solve many of our global problems.
Check Out and "Like" Our New Facebook Page

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School has launched a new Facebook page. We will be posting content in the form of videos, pictures, links to educational articles and other updates to the page.

Please check out our page and "LIKE" it as we continue to expand our presence in social media.

To view the official Wardlaw-Hartridge Facebook page, click here
Extra Yearbooks Available for Purchase

There are a limited number of yearbooks available for purchase.

They will be distributed from Mrs. Jan Yates' office (off Lower Snowdon) for one hour after the conclusion of final exams on May 29, May 30, May 31 and June 1. Books are $100.00 and checks should be made payable to The Wardlaw-Hartridge School.
Taylor Gerhart '14, Jeanine Gill '12 Named Athletes of the Week

Patricia Malizia, Director of Athletics, has announced this week's Athletes of the Week - softball player Taylor Gerhart '14 and track and field athlete Jeanine Gill '12.
Thank You to Our Annual Fund Donors

The Development Office would like to thank the following parents who have contributed or made a pledge to the 2011-2012 Annual Fund between July 1, 2011 and May 17, 2012 (recent donors within the past week in bold):