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All Saints Day: On Tuesday,
January 27th, Mr. Graham announced that it
was "All Saints Day", and Midland students
had the entire day off. Many students
explored the property, while others caught up
on sleep, and some rocked out with guitars
and instruments in Long House.
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APPLAUSE Art Competition: March 6th is
the deadline for the APPLAUSE Art Competition
in the Santa Ynez Valley, an opportunity for
students to submit their work for review in
three categories: performing, literary and
visual arts.
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February is Love Your Library Month.
You can share the love! Send us a Valentine
by donating a book on our wish
list at amazon.com.
On Saturday, January 24th, Ben Munger '79,
Lise Goddard and Chris Rea attended the
Schools Going Green conference at Cate
School. The conference demonstrated an
interest and commitment by independent
schools in our region - Cate, Besant Hill,
Ojai Valley, Marymount, Campbell Hall,
Thacher, Dunn, and several others, to begin
taking steps to make our campuses more
sustainable and better models for our
students. Lise reported, "There was an
easy-going air of collegiality and
collaboration in our discussions; we are all
in this together, and we can all support and
learn from each other. I'm glad that Cate
School sparked this dialogue, and I know it's
just the beginning."
Also on Saturday, January 24th, Ben Munger
'79, Lise Goddard (Stanford '92), Chris Rea,
Lynda Cummings (Stanford '87) and Sarah
Campbell attended "Leading Matters"
conference in LA to
hear Stanford professors give talks on
sustainability in the 21st century, the
emerging water crisis in the American west,
the state of California public schools,
China-US relations, three interpretations of
the supreme court's role according to the
Constitution, why we should worry more about
inequality than racism, and the creative
process. "The Stanford Challenge" is the
university's goal to "build a university for
the 21st century and beyond" by seeking
solutions in human health, environment and
sustainability, international relations, and
multidisciplinary research and by educating
leaders at all levels. Lise said, "For me,
it was instructive to hear where professors
at the leading edge of ecology and
sustainability science are in their dialogue
of sustainable solutions."
College Acceptances: To date, 8 of our
22 seniors have been accepted to one of the
colleges they applied to. Two were accepted
Early Decision to their first choice school
where they will attend: Jessica Plumbley will
attend Williams College in Massachusetts and
Becca Towne will attend Warren Wilson College
in North Carolina. Other colleges that have
offered acceptances include: Dominican
University in San Rafael, CA, Eckerd College
in Florida, Mills College, Colorado School of
Mines, CSU Chico, San Francisco State, San
Diego State, and Humboldt State. Please look
for updated college information after our
Winter Break.
Experiential Week:
During the week of February 9-13, Midland
students will participate in activities by
class.
Here's a list of the faculty contacts for
each class should you have any questions.
Freshmen: Ben Munger '79 for
camping questions or Ashleigh Rosa regarding
on-campus projects.
Sophomores contact: Lise Goddard.
Juniors leave today for Mascota,
Mexico for two weeks. Contact: Jose Juan Ibarra
'87.
Seniors contact: Martina Svennungsen.
Also, a reminder to parents that travel
arrangements for seniors need to be scheduled
for Saturday, February 7th, after their last
school obligation.
Athletics:
Basketball: JV Boys beat Thacher on
Saturday, and Orcutt on Wednesday. Varsity
played on Thursday, and the next game is on
Saturday, January 31st.
Soccer: Varsity Boys played OVS on Saturday,
and Cornerstone on Wednesday.
Varsity Girls played Orcutt on Saturday and
Besant Hill on Wednesday. JV Boys played OVS
on Saturday, and Besant Hill on Wednesday.
Next soccer games are on Friday, January 30th
(away), and Saturday, January 31st (home).
See Midland's sports section
online for a full schedule and photos.
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