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Closed Campus:
Midland's campus is closed (students may not
leave campus or have visitors) until Friday
December 12th at 8 PM, when students can be
picked up.
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Travel Plans:
A reminder to email your child's travel plans
to jbrady@midland-school.org.
Some Notes Regarding Travel Plans:
Please book all departures from Santa
Barbara no earlier than 8:00AM on Saturday,
December 13th.
Students must return to campus in time for
the 6:00PM Assembly on January 4th.
Friday night December 12th is the Christmas
banquet. For parents wanting to pick up
students Friday evening, departure will be
after the banquet, 8:00PM rather than after
Assembly.
Jill does need to know if you are picking
your child up by car. All students travel
needs to be accounted for.
Sunday, January 4, return to campus. Please
let Jill know return plans too. Please
arrange flights that return to Santa Barbara
no later than 4:00PM. Students need to be at
the 6:00PM assembly to hear announcements for
classes the following morning. Arrival
between 2:00 and 3:00PM is most desirable.
This allows a return to campus by 4:00PM -
time to see friends, unpack and prepare for
classes the next day.
If students are departing on a flight from
LAX, your booking on the Santa Barbara Airbus
LAX shuttle should depart no earlier than
8:00AM. The trip to LAX is 2 1/2 hours and
LAX flights request an check-in 2 hours in
advance of the departure time, 3 hours
advance for international flights.
Summer Internship for Juniors:
Applications are due to Debbie Jones by
February 1st, 2009, for the Midland Summer
Internship Program. The Summer Internship
Program provides the means for a Midland
junior to enroll in an established and formal
course of study which will enhance the
student's knowledge and/or ability with
respect to an educational, cultural or
vocational interest in which the student has
expressed a strong interest. See Colin Weaver's ('09)
Thanksgiving presentation about his Summer
Internship experience.
Student Challenge Awards Program: The Student Challenge Awards
Program (SCAP) by The Earthwatch
Institute offers gifted students
ages 16-18 an opportunity to spend two to
three summer weeks at a scientific field
research station.
NACAC's "Basics of Borrowing for College"
Webinar: A free webinar, sponsored by the
National Association for College Admission
Counseling (NACAC), is available on December
9th. Hear student loan experts break down the
process of applying for aid, types of loans
and how to fill out the FAFSA, and determine
how much students/families can afford to
borrow, the details of student loan
repayment, and much more. Director of College
Placement, Lynda Cummings, will be listening
and taking notes if there's anyone who wants
to join in
but can't. Click here to
register.
Educator of the Month: Congratulations
to Don Redl, who has been named the Santa Ynez Valley's Educator of
the Month by the Valley Oaks
Branch of Montecito Bank & Trust.
On Thursday, December 4th, Derek Harwell '88
was at Midland to have a discussion with
students and faculty members about outdoor
education. Derek is the Director of Outdoor
Trips at the Urban School in San Francisco.
CONFERENCES:
The Association of Boarding Schools
(TABS):
Faculty members Lise Goddard and Ben Munger '79,
and Head of School Will Graham are presenting
the the TABS "Leading Schools" 2008
Conference in Baltimore December
3-7th.
People of Color Conference: December
5-7th, faculty member Jose Juan Ibarra '87,
and seniors Andrew Hurley and Silviano
Valdez are attending the 2008 National
Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
People of
Color Conference in New Orleans.
2008 Green California Schools Summit:
December 9-10, Midland will have a booth at
the 2008
Green California Schools Summit &
Exposition in Anaheim, CA.
Midland's booth
will be in The Green Curriculum Showcase,
which is a special, highlighted area on the
floor with a focus on examples of green
lesson plans, curriculum, supplemental
materials, and much more.
* Free tickets are available to the 2008
Green CA Schools Summit for Midland community
members who wish to attend. Please contact
Karen Readey for tickets.
Three Peaks Run: On Sunday, five
runners completed the first attempt of the 3
Peaks Run, a 20-mile loop from
Midland that
includes Figueroa Mountain, Zaca Peak and
Grass Mountain. The group included two
students, Patrick Holstein '09 and Ross
Kellogg '09, two faculty members, Rob
Hopkinson and Don Redl, and one Midland
parent, Derek Holstein. Don reports, "The
weather was perfect and the views from the
peaks were incredible--the runners could
easily make out the Guadalupe Sand Dunes and
Pismo Beach from each of the peaks!"
Athletics:
Basketball: Midland's basketball team
had its first official game since the '03-'04
season. Midland played Cate's JV team and
won 65-18. 15 players played, led by seniors
Andrew Hurley, Jarrett Van Meter, and David
Everding. Midland had terrific defensive
effort, and impressive teamwork. Juniors Gus
Dene and Dom Cala both had 11 points, and in
all, 10 players scored. Congratulations!
Soccer: Varsity Girls lost 5-1; Becca
Towne '09 scored the Midland goal against
Laguna Blanca. Varsity Boys lost 1-0 OVS, and
JV Boys won; Brian Bang '11 scored 2 goals
and Danny Lee '11, the other. Coach Ian
Cummings reported on the Varsity Boys saying,
"We made a tremendous defensive effort,
allowing only 5 shots, and we dominated the
play in the second half, but in the end we
could only muster 5 shots of our own, so lost
a bit unluckily..."
Varsity Girls play Dunn at home today at
3:30 PM. Varsity Boys and Girls have away
games on Saturday, and JV Boys play Orcutt at
home at 2 PM.
See Midland's sports section
online for a full schedule and photos.
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