May Highlights
View the full May calendar. Access important updates and notices, or go to the homepage of the Website at any time and click on Important Notices when it appears.
2 Friday – 3 Saturday Alumni Weekend
7 Wednesday – 9 Friday Plant Sale & Pick-Up
8 Thursday LS Spring Concert
9 Friday Last Day of Classes for Seniors
13 Tuesday – 15 Thursday MS Book Fair
14 Wednesday Secret Gardens Tour
15 Thursday MS Arts Night & Concert
16 Friday – 19 Sunday Shakespeare Scenes
17 Saturday Ashley's Angels Carnival Day
18 Sunday Reception for Retirees
21 Wednesday US Closing Assembly
22 Thursday Multi-Cultural Parents'
Association Meeting
26 Monday Memorial Day (School Closed)
Letter from Steve Piltch
“Although spring break is just a memory, I found it to be an incredibly wonderful and important time…” Read the letter.
To-Do List
News
The Green Gators environmental club won $50,000 in a national environmental competition. Read more.
Author Ridley Pearson visited Shipley's sixth and seventh graders. Find out what they learned about being a writer.
Bob Rowland is Shipley's music man. Read more.
Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster David Kim is a master violinist and teacher. Find out what students and teachers learned from him during a recent visit.
Environmental consciousness is on the rise at Shipley. Find out how the School celebrated Earth Week.
E-News Photos
From top to bottom:
1) MS Musical: Cast and crew members of Fiddler on the Roof enjoyed at least one sold-out performance. Congratulations to them for an outstanding production.
2) Spring Thing: LS students planted flowers and an herb garden to help beautify their environment on April 19.
3) WCU Theater Competition: Members from the cast of Shipley's Four Baboons Adoring the Sun took top prize for Best Production at West Chester University's annual theater competition. Bravo!
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4) The Boys' Junior Eight crew squad took home a gold medal from the Cooper Cup on Sunday, April 27.
5) LS Grandparents' Art Night: LS students showed off their artistic talents to grandparents and special friends on April 24.
6) Colleague Swap: Pre-K teacher Tina Wattles and US Head Mark Schoeffel swapped jobs for a morning. "I really gained tremendous insight, "said Wattles. "I also now have US having snack time and taking naps every afternoon!" Schoeffel commented, "Boy, do Lower School teachers and students do a lot each day – so full!"
7) Villefranche French Exchange: US students practiced their French with students visiting from Notre-Dame de Mongré, Shipley's sister school in the Beaujolais region of France. This is the 19th year of the exchange.
View and purchase these and other photos in Shipley's online photo gallery.
Sports Highlights
The spring sports season is quickly drawing to a close, with all of Shipley's FSL teams ranked in the top three positions. FSL semi-finals are scheduled for Tuesday, May 13. Come out to cheer on the Gators!
Shipley's crew team recently competed in the Cooper Cup, with two squads taking home gold medals. Read more.
Seniors Dakota Carroll and Dave Balderston were recognized as the Seventh Congressional District Scholar-Athletes of The Shipley School for this academic year. Read more.
Shipley squash player Claire Kuensell received the Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association’s Sportsmanship Award. Read more.
Read these and other Sports Highlights.
Rowing for a Good Cause
Members of the Shipley community are participating in the annual Philadelphia Dragon Boat Festival for the second consecutive year. Fundraising efforts will help support Shipley's Cynthia Ebert Scholarship Fund, which provides assistance for students of color. The fund was created in memory of Cynthia Ebert, parent of Ruth '00, Steven '03, and Adam '06. Email Cindy Auslander for more information or to make a contribution.
Calling all Green Thumb Enthusiasts!
Looking for a way to connect with other lively parents who love gardens and plants? Join the members of Green Thumb at Cosi in Bryn Mawr on Wednesday, May 7 at 8:30 a.m. to learn how you can get involved. Upcoming volunteer opportunities include:
Spring Plant Sale
Wednesday, May 7
Middle School
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
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Thursday, May 7 & Friday, May 9
Lower or Middle School
Two-hour shifts from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m |
Boutique at Appleford
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Tuesday, May 13
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
(Set up at Appleford) |
Wednesday, May 14
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. for takedown |
Proceeds from both events support the award-winning Shipley Sprouts horticultural program. For more information about these events and Shipley's Green Thumb, please contact Susan Jarden at 610-989-0383 or thejardens@earthlink.net or Jean Gilpin Tremblay '75 at 610-644-7559 or jeangtrem@aol.com.
Join us!
Secret Gardens
Wednesday, May 14
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Spend a day exploring 11 magnificent gardens scattered around the Main Line. Catch up with friends over a catered lunch and shop for spring treasures provided by Green Thumb at Appleford in Villanova. Invitations have been sent – send yours back or print a form online. Contact the External Relations office at 610-525-4544 with any questions you may have. Get more Secret Gardens information. See you there!
Shipley Shops
October 22 – 25, 2008
Get involved in the 2008 Shipley Shops! Meet new people and help make The Shipley Shops a great success. This gift and boutique show, held every October in the School’s Yarnall Gymnasium, is a popular tradition that brings together premier retailers and artists from throughout the United States and attracts customers from within and well beyond the Shipley community. Contact one of the Co-Chairs for more information: Amy Eads, Laura Bradlow, Deb Dunn. Get more Shops information.
Commit to a Program Book ad before June 2 and receive a 10% discount. Only a paid commitment is necessary; ad content will be finalized in September. Access a Program Book order form.
2007-2008 Annual Fund Closes on June 30
More than $600,000 have been contributed by 60% of Shipley's parents. Still, we have a goal of 100% parent participation. Annual Fund contributions help support the extraordinary teachers and superior academic programs at Shipley. To make a gift, please go to Shipley’s secure Online Giving form at www.shipleyschool.org/giving. All gifts are deeply appreciated.
Serve as an Annual Fund volunteer! It’s easy and fun! Responsibilities include signing solicitation letters to your peers twice each year, participating in phonathon sessions (two to three 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.
