April 2008
 April Highlights
4 Friday Pizza & Movie Night
8 Tuesday New Orleans Stakeholders Dessert
MS Parent Conferences (No MS Classes)
11 Friday Philadanco at Shipley (PDF)
16 Wednesday Blood Drive
Earth Day Movie Night
18 Friday Heads’ Forum
19 Saturday Spring Thing
24 Thursday LS Grandparents’ &
Special Friends’ Evening
25 Friday – 27 Sunday MS Musical
30 Wednesday All-School Assembly
**US Spring Concert
(Rescheduled from 5/1)
Letter from Steve Piltch
“I love this time of year. In addition to the warming of the weather and the coming of spring, it is the end of the college basketball season…” Read the letter.
To-Do List
 News
Senior Hannah Wrangham showed off her fashion design skills with costumes for the US Musical. Read more.
Shipley's fourth grade recited the preamble to the Constitution at Independence Hall and won an award. Read more.
Human Rights Day at Shipley changes the way students see the world.
Find out how.
Six sixth graders were recognized by the Gladwyne Library League's Junior Author Contest. Find out who.
The Shipley Sprouts won 68 ribbons for 99 entries in the 2008 Philadelphia Flower Show. Get more details.
Sports Highlights
Shipley's spring sports teams spent spring break in Florida for spring training. The season will soon heat up with teams competing against league rivals for those coveted championship titles. Read Sports Highlights.
Senior Clare Kuensell co-organized the 4th Annual Squash Pediatric Fundraiser. She has helped raise $115,000 for pediatric cancer research in the past four years. Read more.
Senior Stephen Rosenman recently competed in a national ice hockey tournament. Read more.
Many Shipley athletes go on to play for teams in the NCAA.
Find out who's up to what.
E-News Photos
From top to bottom (see below):
1) US Musical - Students who performed in The Pirates of Penzance learned that "The show must indeed go on." Despite a soprano lead who lost her voice and a nasty fever running rampant through the cast, Shipley's performing artists showed their tenacity and talent in the face of adversity. Bravo!
2) Pre-K R Adventures in Space - Students in Linda Redding's Pre-K class explored the last frontier and used their imaginations to add their own spin to the universe. Students presented their planet creations to parents, followed by a simulation of a space walk.
3) All-School Concert - Students from all three divisions showed off their musical talent with numbers from Broadway.
4) Human Rights Day - Sixth graders made dream flags for their peers at the Brain Tree School in Uganda. "Be proud," said one student's flag.
5) Spanish Story Time - Heather Riley's Upper School Spanish students wrote books about the environment, then read them to Shipley's Kindergarteners.
To view these and other photos, visit Shipley's online photo gallery. Newer photos are posted at the bottom of the page.
April Events & Service Opportunities
Community Pizza and Movie Night
Friday, April 4
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Upper School Dining Room
All the pizza and popcorn you can eat. Plus, a screening of Whale Rider (rated PG-13), set in a small New Zealand coastal village. The film explores how one young Maori girl dares to confront the past, change the present, and determine the future. A New York Times review says Whale Rider “has the inspiring resonance of found art.” RSVP by email to Sandi Richards by Thursday, April 3.
Get more information about Whale Rider.
New Orleans Stakeholders Dessert
**Rescheduled: Date TBA
Find out how the Shipley community can continue its support of New Orleans with the senior Habitat for Humanity service trip in May. The School is hoping to make this a community-wide effort.
 Philadanco at Shipley
Friday, April 11
7:30 p.m.
Riely Theatre
Deadline for ticket reservations extended to Friday, April 4. See a performance by Philadanco, a modern contemporary dance company that tours nationally and internationally, right here at Shipley. Tickets are $10.
Download a ticket order form>>> (PDF).
Blood Drive
Wednesday, April 16
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Yarnall Gym
It only takes 45 minutes to save a life at Shipley’s annual Blood Drive. Type O donors are particularly in need. Donors should be 16 and over and weigh at least 110 pounds. Get more information about giving blood at Shipley.
Spring Thing & Earth Week at Shipley
Wednesday, April 16
Earth Day Movie Night:
The 11th Hour
7:00 p.m., Riely Theatre |
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Saturday, April 19
Spring Thing: Shipley's Earth Day
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Various Locations |
Celebrate the earth with Shipley in mid-April. A movie night, service activities, and workshops have been planned.
Get more details about Earth Week at Shipley.
Middle School Musical: Fiddler on the Roof
Friday, April 25
7:00 p.m.
Riely Theatre |
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Saturday & Sunday, April 26 & 27
2:00 p.m.
Riely Theatre | Get more information about the MS Spring Musical.
Green Thumb Plant Sale
Orders due Monday, April 21
Boutique Sale: May 7-9
Buy unusual hanging baskets and hard-to-find perennials while benefitting the Shipley Sprouts. Download the catalogue and order form>>> (PDF). Orders should be submitted by Monday, April 21 to Michele Cruise. See order form for address. You can also pick up last-minute Mother's Day gifts at a boutique sale right here at Shipley from May 7 through May 9.
 Secret Gardens Tour
Wednesday, May 14
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Spring is here and so is…The Shipley Secret Gardens Tour, featuring 11 magnificent gardens carefully selected to appeal to garden lovers of all kinds. Please join us for this greatly anticipated event that is a Main Line tradition. Enjoy a relaxing day touring local gardens, catching up with friends over a catered lunch, and shopping for treasures provided by Green Thumb. Look for your invitation in the mail or access a form online. Contact the External Relations office at 610-525-4544 with any questions you may have. See you there!
 Shipley Shops
Join the committee! Meet new people and help make The Shipley Shops a great success. Will you get a few ads for the program book? How about helping to sell a few raffle tickets? Do you love food? Pantry could use your help. Email one of the Co-Chairs for more information and to get involved: Amy Eads, Deb Dunn, or Laura Bradlow.
Commit to a Program Book ad before June 15 and receive a 10% discount. Only a paid commitment is necessary; ad content can be finalized in September. Get more information about the Shops Program Book.
Donate to the Collectibles Booth! Search your closets, attic, and garage for those long-forgotten objects that may become someone else's treasure: rugs, china, silver, crystal, old brass, hat boxes/old trunks, antique table linens, small furniture, wrought iron, paintings, and prints. Please drop off your donations in Brownell. Email Eileen Lambo with any questions.
 2007-2008 Annual Fund Closes on June 30
Thank you to all of the Shipley parents who have contributed to the 2007-2008 Annual Fund! With your help we have reached 77 percent of our goal. There is still time for others to join us before the fund closes on June 30. Annual Fund contributions help support the extraordinary teachers and superior academic programs at Shipley. To make a gift, go to Shipley’s secure Online Giving form.
Volunteers Needed! Do you want to be involved with the largest, most successful fundraiser at Shipley? Do you want to help Shipley raise more than $1 million to support teachers, students, and financial aid? Serve as an Annual Fund volunteer! Responsibilities include signing solicitation letters to your peers twice each year, participating in phonathon sessions (two evenings per year), and attending Annual Fund Volunteer Meetings (three per year). Are you willing and able to help? For information, contact Margaret Anne Ritter, Director of Annual Giving, at 610-581-4655 or annualfund@shipleyschool.org.
Ashley's Angels Kids 4 Kids Carnival
Saturday, May 17
Shipley will host this carnival, featuring old fashioned games and races, appearances by professional athletes, a dunk tank, cotton candy, a live DJ, and more. The carnival will benefit Camp Erin, a bereavement camp for children, and Ashley's Angels initiatives at the Palliative Care Division of CHOP. For more information or to find out how to participate, visit the Kids 4 Kids Carnival website.
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