| Upcoming Events | | | 12/18 | Noon Dismissal-No Kids Club | | | 12/18-1/3 | Winter Break | | | 1/4 | Classes Resume | | | 1/8 | EC-K Coffee with the Head of School | 7:30 AM | | 1/12 | Open House | 9:30 AM | | 1/14 | 1:30 Dismissal | |
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| Annual Fund | | Happy Holidays from the Advancement Office! Please consider an end of the year donation to help us reach our Annual Fund Goal of $250,000! Donate on-line today! | |
| Staff Appreciation | | Thank you to the many wonderful parents who contributed to a fun holiday lunch this week. Dishes were prepared by Kristen Waksberg, Debbie Don, Niki Markoff, Michelle Sullivan, Caroline Semancik, Amy Slattery, Jen Hegarty, Lynn Brown, Michelle Pappas, Princina Drazan, Shaun Min, Sabrina Kontner, Dawn Wilbur, Jan Hyland, Sara Stryker, Angel Rutsch, Dana Smith, and Deb Weiss-Collins. | |
| Holiday Shop | | We are grateful for the following people who contributed to the success of The 2009 Holiday Shop. It is a collective effort and many folks were involved in the process: Pamela Tull, Gay Butz, Jolene Houser, Jen Hegarty, Eve Rothenberg, and Joan Kaminski (shopping); Bernie Weintraub and John Clark (storing and moving boxes); Vicky Roos (scheduling); Theresa Haas, Rakhi Handa, Kristen Waksberg, Wendy Sinnott, Jan Hyland Sofia Ameti and Christine Robbie (set-up); Alyssa Smith, Betsy Molyneaux, Caroline Semancik, Debbie Patterson, Frances Parsons, Lynn Brown, Melissa Sabad, Michelle Pappas, Michelle Sullivan, Paola Self, Paul Russin, Ruth Brasch, Sabrina Kontner, Samantha Roos, Shaun Min, Theresa Haas, Yvette Patterson (wrappers/floaters); Karin Hall, Mike Kaminski (cashiers); Debbie Patterson, Jolene Houser, Laura Zukiwski, Lynn Rasmussen, Whitney Moron. Thank you all so much! ~ Gay Butz, Jen Hegarty, and Joan Kaminski ~ Happy Holidays | |
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| | From Our Head of School | | For the last Bits of the calendar year, I normally keep it pretty short, knowing that many (most?) families have their attention focused on the upcoming Winter Break, and that this might be the most unread Bits of the school year. Despite this, I wish to bring two items to your attention. Coming up in January, I will be again holding my annual Coffees with the Head of School. This is your opportunity to speak with me directly with your questions and comments – the agenda is open for your thoughts. Coffees will be held in the Media Center (Resource Room) on Friday mornings, following the calendar available on the website and in your printed calendar. Our first coffee on January 8th will be for parents of students in Early Childhood through Kindergarten. Each coffee will begin at 7:30 am, but you need not arrive right at the start – this early time is to accommodate parents who may need to leave early to go to work, etc. Feel free to arrive any time between 7:30 and 8:30 in the morning. If Early Bird child care is needed, please contact me ahead of time so that I may let our staff know to welcome your child that day (at no charge). I look forward to talking with you! And, in most joyous news, I want to pass along an update about a former Barnesville student. As many of you may know, Justin Thornton ’05, older brother of Allyssa Thornton ’14, was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia a few years back. The entire Barnesville community came out strong to support him with fundraisers and bone marrow drives, and many of us still have our green “Support Justin” bracelets. Yesterday afternoon, his mother Nina shared with me the happy news – Justin’s bone marrow transplant was officially declared a success by his doctor, he is now cancer free, and he has returned to Good Counsel full-time for his senior year. He is delighted to have the chance to play football again! On that most happy note, I wish you safe travels, and a joyful (and restful!) Winter Break.
John Huber
Head of School
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DONATIONS!
Don’t forget to add Barnesville to your list this holiday season!
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Check out the Denim & Diamonds Wish List on the website.
It is closer than you think…
Donation Deadline February 1 | |
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