Out & About
Number 6 • April 28, 2008
Recent Happenings from Around the School
Every so often we'll bring you a series of photos of some of the ordinary and not-so-ordinary events that take place at Carolina Day School every day. We're a busy place.
The eighth graders have been busy working on their mind maps, a true rite of passage for this class. They meticulously have to draw a detailed map of the world--from memory! It's quite an impressive project. See if you can do it? They were just getting organized when these photos were taken.
Take me out to the ball game..
These fans are enjoying the action at a recent baseball game.
And you're never too young to enjoy the game--especially when daddy is giving you a ride.
This afternoon members from the Asheville Community Theatre were visiting the second grade to present a readers' theatre production. The Autumn Players were especially happy to visit because one reader (Jean Cummings) has a granddaughter (Jamie) in the second grade. The second graders have been working on their own readers' theatre productions all year.
Science up close and personal. It was an eye-opening day for the upper school biology class as they did some hands-on science in a memorable lab.
Carolina Day had a wonderful Arts Alive! week experience recently. Included were concerts, residencies, and more.
Giles Collard from Asheville Contemporary Dance was on campus in a dance residency program during the week. He worked with sixth- and seventh-grade girls and boys in designing and performing their own dances. They were quite creative.
Below are some photos of some of the seventh graders practicing their own choreography.
Recently two groups of French students were on campus as guests of CDS. It's part of the international travel program offered in our eighth grade. The photos below were taken by parent Maureen Watkins who helped squire the first group of visitors to some of our famous WNC sites. A second group was just here last week, and in just a couple of weeks a group of eighth-grade students will be traveling to either France or Spain. The group heading to France will actually be staying with the group who was just here. Look for an article about this program in the June issue of Bell Notes.
Our middle school students are always coming up with great ways to raise money for important causes. They recently sponsored a wild way to raise money for PlayPumps International and Heifer International. They had a contest to choose a teacher to kiss a live chicken. And in addition to that, a special Scottish Highland cow came along for the ride and students could pay a little extra for the privilege of having their photo taken with this unique breed. Middle school students Erin and Brooke provided the animals from their farm and the middle school students came up with the money and the excitement.
Two winners were chosen for the honor of puckering up with the chicken. Middle school principal Peggy Daniels was the first to have a go.
As you can see, she decided to gussy up her lips before the smooch. The chicken didn't really care.
And then she looked this chicken straight in the eyes.
And then she gave it a big kiss!
Key middle school Concha Wyatt was also chosen to give the chicken a kiss. Ms. Wyatt wasn't quite so sure about this and was heard to ask, "Is this in my contract?"
This is about as close as she would get--and as far as the chicken was concerned--it was close enough!
Back to Arts Alive! Week. We had a couple of performances by outside groups during the week. These next two photos are of the Kuumba Drummers.
The chorus from Warren Wilson College was also on campus during Arts Alive! Week.
And of course, we also had so much more going on that week. Students, teachers, parents, and staff performed in a couple of Showcase of Talent programs. Student visual art was all over campus.
Click to see photos from the Showcase of Talent.
Click to see photos from the upper school art opening.
Another exciting happening during Arts Alive! Week was a week-long residency by fiber artist Lisa Klakulak. She worked with students from all divisions during her time on campus.
The Middle School recently held their annual "Think Week." Students all chose from a variety of activities and got to explore three afternoons of outside-the-box thinking. Each group had to create a project from scratch in just three afternoons which they presented to their classmates. Some of the options included design-your-own-boat race, musicians jamming on homemade instruments, a film festival, poetry play, model airplane building, and much more. Read the complete feature article in the May issue of Bell Notes.
These seventh-grade boys were telling the audience about their video production, "The Adventures of Butterfly Man."
The Upper School sponsored a very successful Red Cross blood drive this past Friday. Thanks to students, parents, teachers, and staff -- they set a record. The Red Cross went away with 39 pints of blood including 18 from students.
There's only one thing cuter than our kids, and no, I'm not talking about yours truly! I'm talking about puppies. And man oh man did we ever see a bunch of them. A few weeks ago twelve of them paid a visit to the second grade courtesy of proud second grader Cassidy Bell. Check 'em out. Most of them are up for adoption.
And speaking of dogs, this handsome guy was on campus enjoying a soccer game. Hagrid, owned by senior Lindsey Taylor, was having a blast. This big Newfoundland needed a drink and appreciated the helping hand to get water out of the players' canister.
Several upper school students were buddies and helpers at the Buncombe County Special Olympics held at T.C. Roberson High School a couple of weeks ago. Check out these smiling faces.
Fifth graders and their first-grade buddies (along with some others) had a chance to meet the baseball team as part of the CDS Super Fan program. They were excited to get their new t-shirts.
Parting Snaps...
Look for more photos soon.