Conservation Easement Celebration: On Saturday, Midland hosted a wonderful
event to celebrate the Conservation Easement secured in 2009 with The
Trust for Public Land and the Santa Barbara Land Trust.
Art Show: Several Midland students have their artwork on display at San Roque School in Santa Barbara this month. The art show is located at the Upper Campus located at 2300 Garden Street. The artwork is on display until May 28.
Senior Lunch: On Sunday, the Class of 2010 enjoyed lunch at the local Los Olivos Cafe with Board members and were welcomed as Midland alumni/ae by Alumni President John Martin '66.
Cross-Cut Saw Workshop: On Sunday, John Glenn from the
Sierra National Forest held a cross-cut saw workshop at Midland. The fire crew was required to participate in
the training in order to help John in clearing trails in the Ansel Adams
Wilderness in September. Fire crew members are freshmen Kirby Kersels, Miguel
Provencio, Weiler Shafer, and Miles Dakin. John taught the crew the
difference between several cross-cut saws, safety while sawing, and care
of the cross-cut saws. See photos in the Junior Dance Weekend online album.
College Counseling Updates: Lynda Cummings has posted new information and updates on the College Counseling web page.
Triathlon: On Wednesday, Don Redl organized the 6th Annual Midland Triathlon. 14 teams comprised of students and faculty competed. The course consists of swimming
six laps in the Reservoir, a 4.5-mile bike ride and a 2-mile run. The
first
place team was Beau Lino '10 (swim), Chris Rea (bike) and Peter King '12
(run). Records
were
broken in two events: Swimming-Laurie Munger and Running-Evan Kidd. While
many
of the teams were shooting for first place, some were more interested in
style. Team Peru, captained by faculty
member Paul Gelles, dressed up in mixture of Incan and modern Peruvian
outfits
and three Chinese students formed Team Made in China. The
youngest
member of the community to compete this year was Elias Svennungsen who
took 10th place in the bike race despite crashing early in the race. A
special
mention also goes to Kirby Kersels '13, who was the only participant to
compete
in all three events.
Lacrosse:
Congratulations to both the Boys' and Girls' teams on winning their
final games against Thacher on Saturday!
IMPORTANT NOTE about packing for Midland Departure: During the final week of school,
students
have several sessions in which they work on getting their cabins ready
for summer. Weeds are pulled around the borders for fire safety.
Dumpsters are onsite for disposal of unusable items. Seniors sell
items to underclassmen, and useful, but unused items are donated to
"People Helping People", a local thrift shop.
Students have many opportunities to
be well organized for a quick departure by the time graduation arrives.
On graduation morning, the whole Midland community packs. Teams move
large items: bureaus, desks, lamps, bicycles, etc. into assigned storage
cabins. About 10:30 AM students and faculty head for the showers to get
ready for graduation at noon. It would be chaotic to have cars and
parents
in the living areas with all this activity, so we ask that NO ONE comes
into the cabin areas until after graduation. Graduation ends promptly at 1:00 PM and pizza is served to fortify everyone for loading their cars for the summer break. This is the only time cars are allowed in the living yards. Students
must take all soft items home: clothes, towels, and bedding. Otherwise,
the mice will destroy them. Books and school supplies may be stored
in the bureau drawers and any other rodent proof items may be stored
at Midland for the summer. We look forward to greeting parents
and visitors around 11:00 AM on Graduation Day when the dust from the
final packing session has been hosed down the drain and Midlanders
are ready to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2010.
