OCTOBER BREAK INFORMATION: Please inform your child's advisor of his/her travel plans for the upcoming October break. Important reminders: Break begins Saturday morning, October 22nd at 8:00 AM. Reservations should depart Santa Barbara NO EARLIER than 8:00 AM. Break ends Sunday afternoon, October 30th. Students must be in attendance at the 6:00 PM Assembly before dinner. Arrival in Santa Barbara NO LATER than 4:00 PM is advised. Friday departure after the 6:00 PM Assembly is allowed only for students being picked up by parents. Shuttles to Santa Barbara are for Saturday departures ONLY. Please confirm your child's travel information by Monday October 17th so that shuttles can be arranged.
Host Family Needed: A host family is needed for one of our female international students over Fall Break, October 22-30. Please contact Jill Brady if you would like to be a host family. Thank you!
Inter-Library Loans: Students and faculty can now request interlibrary loan materials from several libraries. Click here to see the list.
Conversations in Spanish: Students in Jose Juan Ibarra's '87 Spanish 1 class this week practiced their new Spanish skills with an exercise in conversation.
Spanish 1 Video: Wallis Cooley '15 took a video of a competition in his Spanish 1 class. Click here to see the video.
Testing for Sophomores and Juniors: All juniors took the PSAT on Wednesday and all Sophomores took the PLAN.
9th Grade Camping Trip: On Saturday, the 9th graders headed out on their first "hard luck" camping trip to "Grassy Knolls." The group left after dinner with packs and headlamps, laughing and singing their way up the hill. Students spent the evening learning about stars and the phases of the moon before some solo journal time to reflect upon the culmination of their first month as a Midland student. In the morning, the group rose to watch the sunrise and hike down to campus for a breakfast of eggs and pancakes.
Geology Trip: Laurie Munger and her Geology class students traveled from Midland through the Cuyama Valley, across the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, over the end of the Sierra Nevada by Tehachapi, and up HWY 395 to Mono lake. Laurie says, "Two high points were our stop at Fossil Falls - a river sculpted basalt flow with huge plunge pools, resembling swiss cheese, and steep cliff faces, and our hike into Panum Crater where we observed obsidian and pumice flows. Camping was enjoyed by all."
Surf's Up: With temperatures into the triple digits, students took refuge with back to back days at the beach. On Wednesday, Outdoor Leadership students headed down to Refugio for their third surf session of the school year. Everyone had a great time playing in the waves on a mix of surf boards and boogie boards. Claire caught a number of great waves, while Cole caught his first wave ever and got up!
On Thursday, faculty members Paul, Cory, and Derek returned to the beach with a mix of surfers and those just looking for relief from the heat. All the surfers got several waves and hooted each other into the crashing rollers. It was a beautiful fall afternoon and everyone enjoyed it greatly. And the food on the way home never tasted better! Awooh!
Bioneers Conference: Faculty member Lise Goddard will attend the Bioneers Conference in Marin this weekend with students Savannah Bryant '12, Savannah Cooley '12 and Shayla Gold '12, along with moms Catherine Cooley and Christine Gordon. Conference Plenary speaker Karen Brown of the Center for Ecoliteracy will highlight Midland as a case study of schools worth paying attention to, particularly the gorgeous work of Midland's art department, solar projects, and ethos of needs not wants in her Friday morning talk, "Revolutionizing K-12 Education with Sustainability in Mind."
Midlanders in a Parade: Tomorrow, October 15th, Midland horse riders Sunny Pang '14, Alba De Carlo '12 and Becca Rantanen '12, will ride Pro, Dessi, and Tango, respectively, in the Los Olivos Day in the Country Parade at 10 AM. Ben Munger '79 will ride Timmy Mule while Jordan Swidenbank '15 and Gillian Kinnear '04 will walk and carry the Midland School banner.
Athletics:See Midland's sports section online for a full schedule and updated photographs. Girls' Volleyball: Varsity played Providence Hall from Santa Barbara on Wednesday and lost 3 to 1. Click here to see photos and video footage of the match. JV played Thacher last Saturday and lost. Both teams play Orcutt Academy today at 3 and 4 PM and OVS on Saturday at 2 and 3 PM. Both games are at Midland. Cross Country: Girls' Cross Country placed third in the Condor League meet at Cate School, on Wednesday, October 11th. Our top five runners were Selena Wrightston '13, Tenaya Storm '14, Lily Brand '12, Gabriella Rocco '14 and Anna Moiseyeva '13. We are looking forward to challenging Laguna Blanca and OVS again on Wednesday, November 2nd. If you're in the Valley, come support the girls' race at 3:00 PM at Midland School! On Wednesday, the Boys Cross Country team also ran in the Condor League meet at Cate. After placing third behind Cate in the first meet, the boys were excited to have all their runners back in shape to challenge Cate. Charlie Lehman '13 led the team with a 3rd place finish just three seconds behind the lead runners. Peter King '12 followed with a 5th place finish, then Marcus Schmidt '12 with an 8th place finish, and Juan Mesones '13 finished in 11th. Dan Brownstein '13 closed out the top five in 21st. With those strong results, Midland took second place in the league with a solid 47 to 95 victory against Cate. Despite the hot day, Zach Dib '13, Omavi Quadir '14, and Miles Crawford '15 all set personal records. Great job runners! Click here for 2011 Cross Country album online. Thanks to Wallis Cooley '15 and Wilja Happe for contributing photos.Please contact Don Redl if you would like high-resolution copies.
Helpful Contact Information:
Upper Yard: 805-688-6075 (Boys) Lower Yard: 686-1847 and 805-688-7435 (Girls) All student and faculty email addresses are: first initial of first name followed by last name @midland-school.org Example: jbrady@midland-school.org
