Aug 13, 2007
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Volume 1, Issue 1
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The Viking Voice
Columbus Academy Newsletter
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Welcome to the New Viking Voice Newsletter!
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In an effort to make our school communications more efficient and effective, these weekly broadcasts to the current Columbus Academy community are now called The Viking Voice. The bimonthly print version that formerly held that title has been replaced with this more up-to-date and easily accessible version. If you have other e-mail addresses that you would like this publication to be sent to, please forward those to bob_lee@columbusacademy.org. And if you would like to view previous newsletters, just click here.
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Orientation schedule for new families and faculty
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 Pre-K orientation is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday,
August 16, in the PreK room. New faculty
orientation will begin at 8:30 a.m. the following morning. Orientation for new students/parents in grades
5-12 will be held on Monday, August 20, at 5 p.m. in Schoedinger Theatre. Fifth-grade orientation is from 9 a.m. to
noon on Wednesday, August 22, in the gym.
And the Lower
School's new parent
orientation will kick off the first day of school at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday,
August 23.
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Lower School hosts Meet-the-Teacher/Ice Cream Social on August 21
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Lower School families can meet
their children's teachers for the upcoming school year and get reacquainted with
their former ones at the annual meet-the-teacher/ice cream social event on
Tuesday, August 21, at the bus circle next to Academy Hall. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. and last
until at least 7 p.m. To find your
teachers, look for the colored balloons:
PreK/purple, kindergarten/orange, first/green, second/yellow, third/red
and fourth/blue. For more information,
please contact Michelle Saling at 509-2258.
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Band Day also scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Band Day, which is required for all Upper School Band
members, will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21. Bring you instrument and a pencil to the band
room, and be ready to play! Lunch will
be provided.
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Band, choir and strings members need passports for spring trip to Toronto
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 Academy music students who plan on taking the Upper School
music trip to Toronto, Canada, this spring need to apply
for a passport if they do not already have a valid one. The trip, scheduled for March 6-9, is not
required but will be a great chance to perform, learn and travel. In 2008, a passport will be required for
travel from Canada back into
the United States,
so go to http://iafdb.travel.state.gov/ to find a passport acceptance facility
near you. More detailed information
about the trip itinerary and costs will be coming soon.
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Girls Middle School tennis squad looking for more members
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The Middle School girls tennis squad is currently looking for at least three more members. Practice starts on Thursday, August 16, at 8:30 a.m. on the tennis courts. For more information, please contact middle school tennis coach Terri Paulson at 509-2616 or e-mail her at Theresa_Paulson@columbusacademy.org.
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Mark your calendars now for these upcoming PACA events!
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 All interested parents are invited to the
first PACA meeting of the year on September 5 at 8:00 a.m. in the Trustees Room. ...
Mark your calendars now for the annual Charlie David Dinner on October 5 from
5:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Academy dining hall.
Enjoy a delicious dinner, games for the kids and a silent auction and
raffle, then stay for the football game against Newark Catholic. Contact Kim Wheeler at kimcwheeler@msn.com if you can help serve food, clear tables or assist with the silent auction that evening. ... Don't forget to check
out the exciting new Academy school store, the Viking Corner, when it opens on
Monday, August 20. Please see the ad for
Viking Corner below! ... And save the date for the
28th Annual Columbus Academy Antiques Show on April 25-27, 2008. The very successful Appraisal Fair will once
again be a part of Saturday's activities.
Individual Sponsorship tickets may be purchased after Nov. 1 at www.columbusacademy-antiquesshow.org. For more information on the event or to
volunteer, please contact Ann Flaherty (638-4026 or e-mail aeflaherty@aol.com).
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Hours for the week of
August 20:
Monday - noon to 5
p.m.
Tuesday - noon to 3
p.m. and 5-8 p.m. (LS Ice Cream Social)
Wednesday - noon to 6
p.m.
Thursday - 7:30-10:00
a.m. & 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday
- 7:30-10:00 a.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. (Football)
Please remember to order your new Middle School PE
uniforms.
They are NOT MANDATORY for 2007-08 but will be
next year.
Order by clicking here or
visit us at the new store in the Dining Hall. |
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Please contact Carol Aronowitz at 5rhinos@columbus.rr.com
or Kathy Turner at kmartturner@insight.rr.com if you are interested in volunteering
at the Viking Corner.
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