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Faculty Focus: Sharon Weis
Sharon Weis has been with Walden School for 9 years. This summer she was invited to serve on the faculty of the Kentucky Governor School for the Arts, (GSA) teaching Painting and Drawing to 29 students selected in Visual Arts. For those not familiar with GSA it is the art equivalent of the Governors Scholar Program. There are nine disciplines taught at the Governors School for the Arts- Architecture, Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Musical Theatre, New Media, and Visual Art and Voice. Students are chosen through a highly selective process, a total of 230 plus students are selected from across the state of Kentucky to study for 3 weeks at Transylvania University in June in the discipline they excel. Besides her academic training, excellence in teaching both here at Walden and on the faculty of Governor School for the Arts, Ms Weis also continues her own creative work as an artist. She calls her work "representational painting" and focuses on the human form and portraits. She will be having a showing of original work at the Zephyr Gallery from October 2-Nov 14. Go to www.zephyrgallery.org for more information. She notes that many of the works in this show are rich in patterns. This passion for patterns was the result of her recent trip to Egypt to visit her daughter, where she was inspired by the variety and vividness of their patterns. Ms Weis has a horticulture degree from Murray State University and after working in botanical gardens for some time she returned to the University of Louisville to pursue her art degree. She said she has always been creative, and teaching art and pursuing her own painting allows her to fulfill her creative impulses.
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Conference Time
Is Here Again!
Please call Mrs. Frey to make an appointment for Parent/Teachers conferences. For those new to the high school conference process, it works as follows: You call Mrs. Frey and schedule an appointment for Friday, Oct 30 from 8:00-3:40 - they are 15 minutes long. These are not student led as in middle school, so students need not attend. When you come for your conference you will meet in the college counseling room with all the teachers that your student currently has for class. They will give you feed back on your students' progress and give you the opportunity to ask questions.
Slots are limited for Conference Day, so make your appointment today!
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Spring Europe Trip
April 2-10, 2010
(Photo From Previous England Trip 2005)
Don't miss this opportunity to see our "diverse and changing world" first hand. Cathie Mueller will lead this expedition to England and Scotland. More information to follow . Contact Mrs. Mueller if you are interested. | |
All High School Retreat and Road Show!
SUCCESS!
This was our first High School Retreat and Road Show. We spent three days at Bradford Woods - holding classes, having class and club meetings, and attending seminars on special topics, such as Economics, Constitution, and Thoreau, and discussions of our Summer Reading Book: A Walk in My World.
Besides the purely academic schedule, we were led by the staff at Bradford Woods in a variety of activities designed to facilitate group co-hesion and testing our personal comfort zones. Among these were the Alpine Tower and Trust Fall.
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KEY CLUB
Holloween at Wayside
Key club will bring some Halloween fun to the children of Wayside Christian Mission on October 28, 2009. Students will leave at 9am and travel by bus, returning to school after a short stop for lunch. Key club members need to bring money for lunch. A permission slip will go home next week. |
| HS BBALL
Girls 3:15-4:15
Boys 4:15-5:15
Must have physical to practice! |
Classroom Funds
$25 per family? Is yours in?
The classroom funds are used to cover activities planned by the High School Parents Auxiliary. These include Breakaways, Awards Day Brunch, Intramural Food, etc . . . This is a voluntary contribution with every dime being used to promote school spirit in the high school (mostly in the form of food!) Thank you for your participation. |
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From the
College Counselor
Important Dates
College Financial Aid
October 20, 7pm College Financial Aid Seminar
All Parents Are Welcome |
Important Hand Book Changes
Tardiness To School
A student who reports to school any time after 8:00 am is considered tardy to school. The student must sign in at the office, indicating time of arrival and obtain an admit slip which should be submitted to the appropriate teacher. On the third tardy to school, the student will receive detention. Each subsequent tardy will result in one hour detentions and a parent conference to formulate a plan to address the habitual tardiness. Tardy count begins at the start of each quarter.
Tardiness to Class
Every three tardies to class will result in a detention. A student more than ten minutes late to class (unexcused) will be recorded as absence from class (a "cut") and will receive zeros on any work due that day; and are subject to additional discipline.
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Sponsor a Flag
 In support of our theme this year, we are trying to festoon the school with flags from around the world. If you would like to sponsor a flag, please see Mrs. Frey in the office and let her know the country you would like to sponsor. Sponsorships are $50. The flags will be ordered from a local flag company and they will be displayed around the school. Sponsors will have their names posted in the Tucker Assembly Hall, along with the country they have selected. Selection will be on a first come first served basis.
How To Sponsor a Flag: Print out this form and bring it with your $50 check to Mrs. Frey in the school office. NAME: COUNTRY: ( ) Pick One For Me | |
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CLUBS, MEETINGS and ORGANIZATIONS
Spanish Club Meetings
Mark your Calendar 3pm
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 9
January 20
February 24
March 17
April 21
May 19
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| Coffee with Head of HS :Informal conversations
about topics of interest
All Coffees are at 7:45-8:45am and will be held in the high school lobby.
October 14
January 13
March 24 |
High School Auxiliary
All Are Welcome
Any and all parents who would like to help organize events to support school spirit in the High School are invited to attend our meetings which are from 7:45-8:45am in the high school lobby.
September 16
November 18
February 10
April 14
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| Concord: Student Government
Select Fridays from 10:00-10:45 All have a voice and vote
September 11
October 2
November 13
December 11
January 8
February 5
March 12
May 14
Minutes from the Meeting 9/11/2009
Motion was made to request the return of the old animal crackers for snack
· Motion failed on majority vote
Motion on intramurals- Students propose Rugby and Pool as potential Intramurals
· Motion was referred to Mr. Jackson
Motion to revive the Street Team
· Motion referred to interested students to talk with Mr. Kimbrough
Motion for seniors to have personalized parking places
· After considerable discussion, Motion was referred to Alex Baker to write proposal and present it to next meeting of the Concord.
Motion to investigate offering music in the high school
· Interested students will sign petition outside Mr. Shell's office
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All High School Retreat and Road Show
Day 1:
10:00am Arrival, move into cabins, welcome.
10:30am Class Time
1:15pm LUNCH
2:15pm Team Building and Adventure Recreation
6:30pm DINNER
7:30pm Walk In My World: Reflections in a Diverse and Changing World
8:00pm Clubs and Organizations Working Groups
9:00pm Campfire
Day 2:
9:00am BREAKFAST
10:00am Class Time
12:00pm Clubs and Organizations Working Groups
1:15pm LUNCH
2:15pm High Ropes Experiences
6:30pm DINNER
7:30pm Walk In My World: Reflections in a Diverse and Changing World
8:00pm Class Time
9:00pm Night Experience - hike, boundary break, solo time
Day 3:
9:00am BREAKFAST
10:00am Closing Activity
1:30pm Departure
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