in Michigan, focusing on
filmmaking.
And, William won first place in the high
school division of the SLO International Film
Festival, March 6-15, 2009! View
his winning short film, "The To-Do List."
Faculty member Ian Cummings still has 2
appearances in
Valley Community Theatre's production of
"Enchanted April," at the Los Olivos Grange
Hall at 7:30 PM, March 13-14. Tickets can be
purchased in
advance for $15 at the Book Loft, Santa Ynez
Valley Coffee Company, or El Rancho Market.
4th Annual Stock Market Competition:
This spring 34 students and faculty are
competing in the 4th Annual Stock Market
competition. Each competitor starts with
$1,000,000 in cash to invest in stocks and
options. Students learn how to trade stocks,
short or long, how to conduct limit and
stop-loss orders, and how to trade on the
margin using an online simulator through the
Investopedia.com
website. The goal of the
game is to develop an understanding of
investing principles and to cultivate an
awareness of how current events impact the
financial system. This year's game will be
particularly exciting given the enormous
uncertainty in the market right now. Usually
Midland students do better than the market
average, so I'm excited to see how things
turn out this year.
Ben '79 and Laurie Munger led a successful
Manzana-Sisquoc Loop hike last Friday through
Tuesday.
Hiking with them were Geology students and
seniors Ross Kellogg, Andrew Hurley, Colin
Weaver, Joey Hermosillo, Cameron DeLapp,
Jarrett Van Meter, Sheridan Stegner, Blaze
Elation and Becca Towne. See Geology Class photos.
Last Saturday, four students from Don Redl's
Finance class, Bryan Puha '09, Steve Herron
'09, Kevin Carney '09 and Silviano Valdez
09, volunteered at Allan Hancock College as
part of the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance program. The program provides
free tax preparation for low-income
individuals and families. The students
completed their training by completing four
actual returns for local families. More of
the students will be volunteering this
Saturday. The goal is to have the students
work with families from the Santa Ynez Valley
in conjunction with People Helping People and
the United Way.
See more about Senior Thesis Projects and the
Senior Symposium.
Rehearsals have begun for the spring
production of "Twelve Angry Jurors." Actors
include Savannah Cooley '12, Gillian
Beery-Beesley '12, Sheridan Stegner '09,
Miranda Poett '10, Heather Waldroup '10,
Mariah Chen '11, Jessica Plumbley '09, Sophia
Rocco '09, Savannah Bryant '12, and David
Everding '09. Frances King '09 and Meghan
Brown '11 are assisting with the production.
On Wednesday evening, the entire school
gathered to watch the premiere of Peter
Coonradt's '64 one-hour documentary on
Midland that he filmed over the last 2 years.
Athletics:
Lacrosse season is here... The first games
are tomorrow, March 14th.
See Midland's sports section
online for a full Lacrosse schedule and photos.
Midland has just been designated as a 2008
Constant Contact All Star for best practices
in email news communications.
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