Greetings!
I hope that you and your family have enjoyed a great Spring Break.
The Crop Walk is today and we are hoping for a great turnout! Meet at DUKE CHAPEL at 2:15 PM wearing a Camelot T-Shirt. Please see the email sent yesterday for parking instructions.
Congratulations to the following members of the Class of 2014 for these college acceptances:
Devan Chichester - American University (88K merit scholarship), George Washington University (48K Presidential Award) and UNC Chapel Hill
Grace He - NC State University
Ke Lu - UC San Diego (my apologies for the incorrect listing of UC Berkeley in my last letter)
Lyn Mattox - UNC Chapel Hill
Brian Powell - ECU, Lehigh University and UNC Chapel Hill
Congratulations to Camelot SAT/Math Teacher Frank Newman and his wife Marisa on the birth of their son Abe, on March 24.
Camelot's Big Hall has had quite a face-lift over break thanks to Project Manager Greg Glynn and his multi-talented partner-in-renovationJosh Smith. Check it out and watch for more exciting projects to come.
Additional info about how to support the Crop Walk from NHS President Senior Olivia Arges:
Please bring in the money that you collected in your water bottles or any other cash donations by the end of this week. These donations need to be put in the box at the front of the Big Hall by Friday.
Also, please remember that starting Monday, middle and lower grades students are running a bake sale to raise money for The CROP Walk. Please sign up for a day to bring in baked goods this week Baked goods should be wrapped individually and can be dropped off in the kitchen upstairs in the morning. Items will be sold during lunch. Please note that any items containing nuts should be clearly labeled. Sign up to bring in baked goods here: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/
EVERYONE - please remember to bring money to buy baked goods!
Thank you very much for your support! We are excited to be participating in such a great cause!
Semi-formal dance info from Ms. Lori:
The Camelot Academy Spring Semi-formal dance will be held on Thursday, April 17th from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Trotter Building, 410 West Geer Street in Durham.
The dance is open to all Camelot students grades 7-12 and their pre-approved non-Camelot guests, grades 7-12 only. Tickets to the dance will go on sale Monday, April 7th. Tickets are $15 per student/guest. Checks payable to Camelot Academy.
The theme of the dance this year is "One Night in the City" and students are reminded to dress in the appropriate semi-formal manner as set forth on the permission slip.
Students in grades 7-9 are encouraged to arrive at the Trotter Building at 6 PM to help set up and decorate as tribute to the upper classmen. Please contact me at Lori@camelotacademy.org if you have any questions.
This Week
Monday, April 7 - AP test fees due
Tuesday, April 8 - Jr Autobiographies AND Parent Responses due
Wednesday, April 9 - Second Upper School Rock climbing PE trip
Thursday, April 10 - Ultimate Frisbee home game at 4 PM (Middle and Upper School fans send an email requesting transport by end of day Wednesday. Parents pick up from the field at 5 PM)
Also this week:
- Students in Grades 2-11 start to practice timed test-taking skills in preparation for annual nationally-normed testing April 23-25 (be sure to email Ms. Lori at lori@camelotacademy.org to verify any applicable testing accommodations for your student)
- One-day student visits to "next divisions" begin in preparation for the 2014-15 school year (i.e. Middle Grades students slated for Upper School, Sr MAPP slated for Middle Grades, etc. spend one day visiting that division). This will be ongoing over the next several weeks.
Reminders:
School Closed at 1 PM on Thursday, April 17 and all day Friday, April 18.
Finally, Camelot Summer Camp Enrollment is ongoing. Info and forms are here:
See you soon!