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| Spring Quick Notes |
Make a Wish Foundation Receives $2,000 from MS Student CouncilMiddle School has been involved in fundraising efforts for the Make a Wish Foundation. On Friday, April 21, during morning meeting, student council presented a $2,000 check to Rebecca Reid, representing the profits from their winter dance. The students learned from Ms. Reid that this is the 20th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Chapter of Make a Wish and that it costs an average of $6,500 to grant a child with a life-threatening illness his or her wish.
TV-Turnoff Week
Lower School students have agreed to participate in TV-Turnoff Week 2006, taking place April 24-30. The Organizers of TV-Turnoff Week estimate that children watch four hours of television each day, spending more time in front of the television than in school. TV-Turnoff Week is coordinated by TV-Turnoff Network, an international non-profit organization that encourages families to reduce time in front of the 
television, and thus promote healthier lives. Students have been sharing what they are doing as alternatives by writing their activities on paper strips. The strip is folded into a ring and attached to a paper chain. The chain is being hung in the front lobby. Here are a couple of answers from students on how they are spending their time, “read, exercise, think, play, do homework, and have a snack,” “dig for rocks,” “climb a tree and read or write a song in the tree.”
Students in the News
Brooke Stokes, a junior, was selected to receive the 2006 Good Citizenship Award of The Union League of Philadelphia. Brooke was nominated for this honor by Eastern PA Youth Soccer Association, and was chosen for having demonstrated a cooperative attitude, self-control, perseverance, and good sportsmanship.
Julian Blunt, a sophomore, was one of eleven teens representing the Montgomery County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. at an oratorical presentation on February 25th. Julian will be competing in a visual arts competition this month. Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is a family organization providing cultural, social, civic, and recreational activities that stimulate and expand the mind to enhance life.
Philip Cooke, seventh grade, performed Prelude by Boris Chaykovsky at the recent Tri-County Competition in Upper Darby. While Philip did not win, he did comment, “There were 23 very talented contestants that I was competing against, and I was not expecting to win. The competition was more of a learning thing to help me prepare for future competitions, which I will be trying to win.”
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