Thursday, March 28, 2013

Camelot Update 3/24/13


Greetings!

Our spring has sprung with an abundance of good news.  Seniors continue to gain acceptances to colleges and to receive additional awards from schools to which they were previously accepted.  Here's the round-up:

New Acceptances:

Meg Rusconi-Warner - American University with an 80K Presidential Scholarship AND George Washington University with an 80K Presidential Scholarship
Zachariah Claypole White - Kenyon College AND Bard College
William Radcliffe - UNC Chapel Hill
Bri Oleson - Pratt Institute
Lennon Klinger-Mehrbach - American University
Josh Pettway-Hinton - UNC Chapel Hill
Josh Stallings - American University with an 80K Presidential Scholarship

New Awards:

Zachariah Claypole White - a "full ride" (tuition, room and board) 4 year Laurels Scholarship at UNC Asheville - valued at over $55K
William Radcliffe - a Rose-Hulman Merit Scholarship of $75K
Max Fried - a $32K Fellows Scholarship to High Point University
Josh Pettway Hinton an 8K Laurels Scholarship at UNC Asheville
Josh Stallings - an ADDITIONAL 16K Gables Scholarship at University of Miami

In addition, sophomore Alex Berro has been accepted to the Brown University summer program.

Kudos to our Ultimate Frisbee team which won BOTH of their games this week!  What a great start!  The team has a home game again this Wednesday at 4 PM.  After Spring Break we will run the bus to a home game or two to facilitate fan turnout.

Our England travelers are doing very well albeit braving the cold, wind and rain of the season.  They have toured castles, cathedrals and small towns, explored Stonehenge and seen the Magna Carta.  There is much more to come as they make their way to London - which is expecting snow! Pictures coming to our website soon!

Mid-Semester Reports have been mailed for Kindergarten, Jr and Sr MAPP students.  The Achieve Portal has been opened for Middle and Upper School parents to view grades.  Mid-Semester Warnings were also mailed home and should be returned, with a parent signature, by this Wednesday.   Many thanks to Ms. Lynne for the tremendous job pulling all of this info together!

As we prepare for the last vacation of the school year (Spring Break) we ask you to please note the following:

Tuesday - no dance club.  This and the prior missed class will be made up before the Evening of the Arts (May 3).  Due to the number of students on school trips, this session will be more productive when everyone returns.

Wednesday (midnight) - lunch order deadline for the week of April 8-12.

Thursday - SCHOOL CLOSED AT 3:30 PM FOR SPRING BREAK! (no study hall, clubs, or regular after care) Optional Care available by advance sign up - contact Ms. Wendy at wendy@camelotacademy.org. (Ultimate Frisbee team WILL practice.)

School reopens on Monday, April 8.

A reminder to Juniors and their parents - college "homework" is due on Tuesday,   April 9.

I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Spring Break and return ready to participate in the very exciting final weeks of the school year.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Camelot Update 3/17/2013


Greetings and Happy St Patrick's Day!


Kudos to senior Josh Pettway-Hinton who has been named a S & W Scholar at Hunter College with an award of $61,720.  Also, congrats to senior Lennon Klinger-Mehrbach who has been accepted to Hofstra University with an $88,000 Presidential Scholarship and an invitation to join the Honors College.  Lennon was also accepted to UNC-Wilmington this week!

Congratulations to senior William Radcliffe on his acceptance to The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)- a 10 month full immersion program in Germany.

Kudos to Module 7 Merit Award and Honor Roll students:  Merit - Heather Hartman and Ray Palma; Honor Roll - Josh Stallings, Liz Reeder, Josh Pettway-Hinton, Bri Oleson, Max Fried, ​Zachariah Claypole White, Brian Powell, Lyn Mattox, Ke Lu, Grace He, Olivia Arges, Spencer Ahn, Zack Milkereit, Zander Hall, Fiona Castorina,  Alex Berro, ColeKurtzman, Sprout Royal, Rachel Milkereit, David McShea, Brooke Hall, Richard Carruthers, Collin Wilkes, Willa Holt, Virginia Bruhn and Christopher Radcliffe.

We've had a busy and eventful week with meetings to launch the England trip and the Class of 2014 as well as the flurry of assessment and paperwork that comes with Mid-Semester.  Mid Semester reports will be mailed this week for K, Jr and SrMAPP students.  Middle and Upper School families will receive an email later in the week when the portal opens to view grades.

Our Ultimate Frisbee team will play the first home game of the season this Wednesday at 4 PM at Forest Hills Park. 

Our summer programs are filling quickly.  The first week of Jungle Camp is full, the second is almost full and the July weeks of Edu-Camp are seeing a brisk enrollment.  Please check out our website for all of the info:


We look forward to the official start of spring on Wednesday as well as our upcoming Spring Break which begins on Friday, March 29.

Have a great week!

Best,