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Bye Bye Birdie Practices Begin 

So what is the plot of Bye Bye Birdie?... 

It's the late 1950s and teenagers from across the United States are going crazy for the handsome rock star, Conrad Birdie. Meanwhile, his manager, Albert Peterson, is going into debt and has staked his financial future on Conrad's success. Albert's secretary, Rosie, is increasingly frustrated with the time and money Albert is losing on his project. Disaster strikes whenConrad receives a draft notice to join the military. Thus, Albert attempts to stage a farewell party for Conrad in which he is to kiss one lucky fan on the Ed Sullivan Show before he leaves for the army. Kim MacAfee, from Sweet Apple, Ohio, is the lucky girl chosen to be kissed. But conflict arises when her boyfriend, Hugo Peabody, gets jealous, and Rosie becomes fed-up with the abusive treatment she receives from Albert's mother. Eventually, things turn out all right. Kim and Hugo resolve their problems while Albert agrees to leave managing, become an English teacher, and marry Rosie.

Pictured above is the cast's first table read of the musical!

Last Call for our 2nd Annual Crab & Pasta Feed!

Tickets for the Jan 21st Crab & Pasta Feed must be bought Tuesday 9am in order for us to buy the right amount of delicious Dungeoness crab. Also served will be appetizers, pasta, raw and bbq oysters, salad, garlic bread, dessert, beer, wine and a full bar!  After dinner, dance the night away to the Rich Little band.  If you have a credit card on file you can buy your tickets simply by replying to this email, otherwise, you can buy tickets HERE or in the school office. Tickets are a bargain at $60 each.

As this event is hosted by the 8th grade class, every 8th grade parent needs to choose a way in which they will help with the event by clicking HERE.  All school parents are invited to help with the event, however, and you can choose the way in you want to help by clicking HERE.

Acclaimed Speaker Heading to Presentation on Feb. 20 

Click here to register for Dr. Michael Thompson's important presentation to parents on February 20th (note corrected date) at 6:30pm: 

Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Community, Friendship, Social Power in Childhood

Dr. Thompson is one of the most sought-after speakers we have ever brought to Presentation.  The heart of his work is lecturing to parents, teachers and students about the development of boys, the social lives of both boys and girls, the parent-teacher dynamic, school culture, how to raise responsible children, and the psychological journey of children through school.

He travels about eighty days per year to make keynote presentations at conferences, to run professional development days for teachers, to consult to schools or to speak to parents. He has visited more than five hundred schools in the U.S., Europe, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and has been a keynote speaker for the National Association of Independent Schools, the International Confederation of Principals, the European Council of International Schools, The National Association of Elementary School Principals and the Near East/South Asia Council of International Schools.