- Welcome, Juan! Juan Mesones '13, from Portland, Maine joined us this past week as we get ready to begin our second semester. Juan is an accomplished fiddle player, a talented biathlete, and an avid outdoorsman.
- Visiting Students From Mascota, Mexico: Juniors Callie Bryan, Ammaria Kjos, Gillian Beery-Beasley, Becca Rantanen, Anna Paris-Behr, Danica Davis, Alba DeCarlo, Ellen Rafferty and Shue Him Lau are the hosts to 5 students who are visiting Midland as part of our cultural exchange program with families in Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico. Maestro Baltazar Duran is staying with Jose Juan Ibarra's '87 family. The exchange students will be here with us until the 24th.
- "Triplet" Art: Ed Carpenter '64, Midland Trustee and current parent (Luke '12), has an art installation entitled "Triplet" at the Raleigh Durham International Airport.
- Surf Club Restart: Paul Gelles and Cory Cramer took Alba De Carlo '12, Miguel Provencio '13 and Emmet Yeazell '13 for surf club to Jalama State Beach. Though it was windy and cold (water: 54 degrees), and hard to paddle through the continuous lines of whitewater, everyone got at least a couple of waves and had a vigorous workout. The world-famous "Jalama burgers" that followed allowed students and faculty to recover their spent energy and warmth and achieve contentment--a good time was had by all!
- Midland School Informational Open House: Please help spread the word to prospective families about our upcoming Open House on Thursday, January 27, 2011 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM at Joe Momma's Beachstay at the corner of San Luis Street and Front Street in Avila Beach, CA. Thank you to the Kidd family for hosting this event!
- San Francisco Gathering for Alumni/ae, Parents and Friends: Please join us on Friday, February 4, 2011.
- Screening of "Race to Nowhere": On Sunday, a group of Midland faculty and students attended a sold-out screening of "Race to Nowhere" at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara. "Race to Nowhere" is a documentary film about the culture of high expectations, stress, over-planning, and excessive homework American students face in the process of trying to be top students to get into top schools and colleges. The film is raising awareness and starting a movement among many educators, students, and communities.
- Inside Thailand Opportunity: On Thursday evening, January 20th, Mac Bakewell will make his annual appearance at Midland to promote his summer program in cultural exchange and international service, Inside Thailand. Over the past fifteen years, several Midland students have joined Mac and his family for a month in Thailand during the summer.
- Athletics: See Midland's sports section online for the Soccer and Basketball schedules and updated photographs.
Basketball: Midland suffered its first loss of the season, losing to Laguna Blanca, 52-47. Evan Kidd '11 scored 22 points and Ted Kim '12 contributed 11 points. On Friday Midland played Dunn and won 47 to 32. Shue Him Lau '11 scored 18 in that game and Evan had 12. On Saturday the team played Cornerstone Christian and Midland won 65 to 21. 5 players scored 10 or more points: Shane Williams '12, Peter King '12, Kendrick Holmes '12, Zac Dib '13, and Tavita Mafi '12. Midland is 7 and 1 overall and 5 and 1 in the Condor League. See photos of the Dunn game.
Soccer: The Boys' Varsity soccer team avenged December's 2-0 loss to Laguna Blanca with a thrilling 2-1 win, its first over the Owls since 2001. Midland trailed 1-0 until the final two minutes of play, when Estevan Murillo '11 and Marcus Schmidt '12 scored goals less than a minute apart to salvage the victory, evening the Oaks' record at 2-2, good for second place in the Condor League. The season continues Friday and Saturday with home matches against Dunn and Ojai Valley. See photos of the Laguna game.
- Helpful Contact Information:
Upper Yard: 805-688-6075 (Boys)
Lower Yard: 805-686-1847 and 805-688-7435 (Girls)
Lapmaster Phone: 805-284-8089
All faculty email addresses are:first initial of first name followed by last name @midland-school.orgExample: wlong@midland-school.org
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