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Grass Mountain: Isaac Baer '11 led an
early
morning hike up Grass Mountain on Sunday.
Peter King and Shane Williams, both '12, made
their first ascents.
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College Visits: See the list of
colleges visiting Midland on the College Counseling page.
Geology Trip: On Thursday, faculty
members Laurie Munger and Gillian Kinnear '04
took geology students to Avila Beach to look
at the Pillow Basalts, and to Shell Beach to
see Stacks (eroded chunks of the shoreline)
and some angular unconformities (folded
layers of Monterey Shale with an erosion
surface capped with horizontal layers). The
students were seniors Cameron DeLapp, Blaze
Elation, Joey Hermosillo, Andrew Hurley, Ross
Kellogg, Frances King, Bryan Puha, Sheridan
Stegner, Becca Towne, Jarrett Van Meter, and
Colin Weaver.
Read the Santa Barbara News-Press article
about faculty member Chris Rea,
who is a 2008
National Science Teachers Association Fellow.
Cousteau: On Monday night faculty
member Shawn McVicar took a group of six
students to a talk by Jean Michel and Celine
Cousteau, son and granddaughter of Jacques.
They spoke of their recent trip to the Amazon
to document current ecological conditions
from the headwaters to the mouth. They also
spoke of trips to the Caribbean, Alaska, and
the South Pacific. They highlighted a few
select animal species and the causes of their
population decline. All of their stories were
illustrated with film footage from upcoming
documentaries. Shawn reports, "It was a treat
to hear from two generations of the Cousteau
family, one of the most influential voices in
marine ecosystem conservation."
Athletics: On Wednesday, September
24th, Midland hosted a friendly Valley
Cross-Country meet. The girls did well
individually, and were third overall. Rose
Yates '11 was 7th overall and Mara Gabriel
'11 and Callie Bryan '12 had great races.
The boys won the meet, beating Santa Ynez,
Dunn and Orcutt Academy. Sheridan Stegner
'09 was 1st overall with a time of 18:01.
His lead was 20 seconds over the next runner
and Midland had three runners in the top
5--Sheridan, Evan Kidd '11 and Ross Kellogg '09.
Basketball is back...Derek Svennungsen
and Tom Rowgowski will be coaching. A
schedule of games is being put together.
Volleyball: the first games are
tomorrow, Saturday, vs. Besant Hill at home
at 2 PM (JV) and 3 PM (Varsity).
See Midland's sports section
online for a full schedule and updated
photographs.
Help support the Midland
Library!
Midland's Fourth Annual Round-Up is a
week away! All
current families are invited to join us for
this year's Round-Up on October 4-5. Please
be sure to RSVP to Jill Brady if you plan on
attending. See the online invitation for more
details and a schedule.
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