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Quick Pix As always, it has been a busy few days at Carolina Day. The Upper School Student Government began working with the Irene Wortham Center last spring by participating in the United Way's Human Race. At that time, we raised over $2,600 to help the center build a new playground. In October of this academic year, members of SG along with some other US students spent several hours one Saturday planting flower beds around the playground as well as planting flowers around one of the long-term care facilities. This past Friday, several US students (most of whom are members of the SG) helped clear a bank of heavy debris so the maintenance workers at Irene Wortham can now plant grass where the debris was. Additionally, three US students organized and cataloged children's books for the Center's teachers. A total of 15 students were involved in the Irene Wortham project. The US Student Government plans to continue its partnership with our neighbors at the Irene Wortham Center.
Last week the Key School seventh-grade reading comprehension and U.S. history class held a colonial-era lunch followed by group presentations on the American Revolution.
The second graders held their Greek Mythology Wax Museum last Friday. It was even filmed by WLOS-TV. Students portrayed different gods and goddesses and were frozen in time until a museum visitor deposited a token. Then each second grader came alive and told his or her story.
Click to see the full photo gallery. You might recall the photo in last week's issue of Wildcat Bytes of a group of juniors heading up East to visit some New England colleges. They're back and loaded with lots of college viewbooks and memories. Here's a shot taken at one of the colleges they visited.
The lower gym was transformed into something out of science fiction yesterday. Lower school students were treated to an astronomy show in a portable Starlab Planetarium by some new friends from the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute.
Click to read more about the Institute which is based in Rosman. Seventh-grade girls presented some dance routines in PE this morning. Each group choreographed their own routine and performed for their classmates.
You've been hiding under a rock if you haven't known that the Iditarod is taking place right now. Our pre-kindergarten students have been using the Iditarod as a starting place for all kinds of learning. They're experts. On Monday morning, the PK enjoyed their own Iditarod with their fourth-grade buddies serving as the huskies. There wasn't any snow, but that didn't seem to matter.
It's grueling work being a musher. It's not all that easy holding on to a sled doing something like one mile an hour.
Occasionally there are spills. But this youngster hopped right back on and continued to the finish line. Actually everyone continued to the finish line and then started over and over and over. The dogs were pretty tired at the end.
Dog treats were served at the conclusion of the Iditarod. They tasted a lot like gingerbread.
Click to see the entire set of photos from the Iditarod. Eighth graders have been studying Shakespeare in their English/Social Studies classes this year. This week, members of the North Carolina Stage Company have been leading theatre workshops with the eighth graders. Here are a few shots of some eighth graders warming up. Chris Allison is shown here leading the students.
Click to read more about the NC Stage Company based in Asheville. Today is Mr. Mouer's birthday. Some of the PK students came over to help him celebrate in style. First, there's this special hat...
and then a human birthday cake...
and finally a skit by the PK involving squirrels. For whatever reason, Mr. Mouer isn't fond of squirrels. However, he loves these PK squirrels.
Parting Snaps... These Key School students had just completed a skit on the Middle Ages (I think). They were enjoying a break, still in costume, on the field.
And these girls NEED spring break.
Click to see past Quick Pix pages.
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