Camelot Update 3/25/12

Greetings!

How can one graduating class of just seven students rack up so much good news?  All I know is now we are really getting down to some nail-biters - as some of the most long-awaited decisions from First Choice schools are coming in....

Congrats to...

-Sarah Chetty on her acceptance to UNC Chapel Hill

-Eva Sutton on her acceptance, with a 60K Eugene H Thompson Merit Award, to Guilford College

-Will Cunningham on his acceptance to The Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts

-Ryn Wilkes on earning another $6000 in Merit Scholarships (theatre) from Manhattan Marymount College

The Classes of 2013 and 2014 have begun their college searches in earnest with many making trips this month.  Ms Lynne and I will be traveling with a group to Davidson College on Wednesday where we plan to meet up with Camelot alum and current Davidson student Michael Berro.  We have room for one more on this trip - please respond to this email if you are interested.

As I write this email our dozen travelers are on their way to spend the week in Yosemite. We'll post pictures to the website as we get them.  

Speaking of pictures, thanks to Mr Scott for posting Immersion Day and Sr MAPP class project pictures on the website.  Check them out - they are an especially fun set!  Click here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/camelotacademy/sets/

Mid Semester Grades were mailed home on Friday.  As you are aware, Mid-Semester Warnings are an important tool to keep everyone "on the same page."  Please sign and return all Warnings by this Wednesday.

Ms Roni will need to be out for a few days this week.  As such, Drama Club will be canceled on Wednesday and a make up session will be scheduled later in the semester.

Parent Service Opportunity!  Ms Lori needs 30 lab coats washed.  Please contact her directly at lori@camelotacademy.org if you need parent service credit and would like this assignment.

Ms Jenny is working with students to plant flowers around the school.  She asks that any families that find themselves with extra plants please send them to her in plastic bags labeled with the color and common name of the plant.  We are all excited about the added beauty on our grounds.

Finally, Spring Break will begin after school on Friday!  We will reopen on Tuesday, April 10.  I hope that you enjoy some down time with your family and have an opportunity to partake in our beautiful spring weather.

Best,

Thelma

Camelot Update 3/18/12

Greetings!

The faculty and I are heading to our last Open House of the year this afternoon between 2 and 4 PM.  Now is the time to send your friends - and be sure Mr Scott knows who you referred so that you receive the referral credit on your account for those who enroll!

We have another week of bountiful good news.

The seniors are celebrating the following acceptances:

Sarah Chetty - Elon University with a 18K Presidential Scholarship

Eva Sutton - UNC-Asheville

Tate Arges - UNC-Charlotte

and Ryan Siebens - the Honors Program at Guilford.

In addition, sophomore Lyn Mattox was accepted to Cornell University's Summer College.

Congratulations, also, to Module 7 Merit Award student Ray Palma and to Module 7 Honor Roll students:  Ryan Siebens, Will Cunningham, Sarah Chetty, Meg Rusconi-Warner, Liz Reeder, William Radcliffe, Josh Pettway-Hinton, Bri Oleson, Max Fried, Zachariah Claypole White, Josh Stallings, Rachel Roush, Brian Powell, Elisabeth Parker, Lyn Mattox, Olivia Arges, Tyler Thigpen, Zack Milkereit, Fiona Castorina, Alex Berro, Tessa Young, Sophie Reiter, Danny Sutton, Rachel Milkereit, David Mc Shea and Richard Carruthers.

Way to go, Knights!  Our Ultimate Frisbee Knights won the season opener versus Fletcher Academy.

Kudos to our Legos Robotics team who were invited to present at Creekside Elementary's Science Festival this week.  From all accounts they did a great job!

Our faculty retreat was hugely productive and we have a slate of exciting things to reveal about our plans.  What a great opportunity it was to have everyone who teaches K-12 together in one room to reflect on our practice, our goals and our dreams.  Look for a separate email with lots of info....coming soon.

Onwards to this week!

The office will be busy preparing Mid-Semester Grades to be sent home in the mail.  A week from today the Yosemite tripdeparts, Wednesday, March 28 I take a group to Davidson College (still space for 10th/11th graders- contact Lynne at lynne@camelotacademy.org) and on Friday, March 30 the basketball team will be traveling to a Bobcats game to celebrate their season.  It will then be time for Spring Break (April 2-9) before returning for the action-packed conclusion of the school year.

I hope that you have a great week.

Thelma

Camelot Update 3/4/12

Greetings!

Congratulations to senior Tate Arges on his acceptances to Campbell University (with 20K in merit scholarships), Belmont Abbey (with 68K) and Mars Hill. Also, congratulations to senior Ryn Wilkes on her acceptance (by audition) to the Theatre Studies program at Manhattan Marymount College.

Kudos to seventh grader Richard Carruthers for his excellent representation of our school at the Scripps Spelling Bee Regional Competition held at Duke University yesterday.  Richard made it to the final 10 contestants in a field of 56.  Way to go!

Second grader Ephram Oliver will be appearing in the upcoming production

 of Durham Family Theatre's "The House at Pooh Corner."  Ticket info here:

http://durhamfamilytheatre.wordpress.com/dft-stages-2010-2011/

Parent Service help needed next weekend - Open House/spring cleaning.

Contact Mike at mike@camelotacademy.org

Coming up:

Tomorrow - Monday, March 5:  

Summer Program Discount deadline!

Chinese Immersion?  Legos? Jungle Camp?  Musical Theatre?

Info and registration forms are here:

http://www.camelotacademy.org/summer-programs.php

Friday is Foreign Language Immersion Day!  We look forward to a fun morning of activities in Spanish, French and German.  Please note that school closes early:

Lower School:  Dismissed at noon;  

Middle and Upper School:  Dismissed at 12:15 PM.

Optional Care is available by advance reservation.  

Contact Wendy at wendy@camelotacademy.org.

Monday, March 12 - School closed for students - Faculty Retreat

Optional Care available as above.

Have a great week!

Best,

Thelma