- Secret Santas: Monday, December 5th marked the first day of Midland's Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange. Students and faculty members draw a name, and give gifts to the recipient secretly (with help from Midland elves) over 2 weeks. Secret Santas are revealed at the Holiday Banquet.
- Midland 102 Field Work: Out in the field, the 9th graders have been busy planting. With about 1,000 strawberry plant starts, they worked hard to trim roots, prepare soil, and get the strawberry plants in the soil (both in smaller pots which can be placed around the school and to fill in spots in the rows of Strawberries on the farm). Santa Barbara County is one of the largest producers of strawberries in the U.S., with sales well into the millions of dollars per year...at Midland, it is just enough plants to add a little sweetness in our lives.
- Grahams Trip Back East: The Grahams traveled back East last week to attend The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) annual conference in Boston where former Midland Head of School Dan Kunkle (1990-2000) was recognized for his 20 years of service as a Head of School. Before heading home, the Grahams also attended a dinner hosted by Oakleigh Thorne '49 and had a tour of Hotchkiss School by the Assistant Head of School, Director of Environmental Initiatives and member of Midland's Environmental Advisory Board Josh Hahn.
- Oak Tree Planting: The other area where the 9th graders have been hard at work in the field is planting oaks. Over the course of two Saturdays, students went out with Lise Goddard to both plant new acorns as well as tend to last years' plantings.
- Midland Welcomes Wilbur, the Mustang/Draft Horse: From the Nevada Desert to the Santa Ynez Valley (and unknown points between) - Wilbur arrives!
- Student-Run Study Session: On Wednesday evening in the Glass House classroom, Sunny Pang '14 organized and held a study session for fellow Algebra II students. Math teacher Phil Hasseljian was so proud and said, "I've been waiting for this for 10 years!"
- Midland Library Introduces "In The News": Library Technician Kyle Taylor announced at assembly that local, regional and global headlines of interest from current news publications will be posted on the Stillman porch bulletin board and anyone is invited to add articles.
- Competitive Trail Ride Hosted at Midland: Twenty-five large truck and trailers, thirty-five serious trail riders, and six judges and their scribes pulled into Midland's Green Gate staging area on a cold Saturday morning in December. The American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) goals include creating an enjoyable venue of riding, scenery, challenges, camaraderie and fun.
- Financial Aid: Click here for application directions for new and returning families interested in applying for financial aid for the 2012-2013 school year. The financial aid application deadline is February 15. The online financial aid application will be available starting January 1, 2012 at www.sss.nais.org/parents. The SSS School Code for Midland School is 5074. If you have any questions about the financial aid process, please contact Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Amy Graham.
- REMINDER - CLOSED CAMPUS: This is a reminder that in order to focus on exams, this Sunday, December 11th is the last day students may leave campus, and then parents/family may NOT visit until after the Winter Banquet on Friday, December 16th.
- Holiday Break Travel December 17th to January 8th: Friday night before break is the Winter Banquet which is for students and faculty exclusively. Students being picked up by parents will be ready for pickup after 8:30 PM on Friday, December 16th. Parents please remember to plan accordingly and arrive no earlier than 8:30 PM. All students not being picked up by parents should plan to leave on Saturday Dec. 17th after 8:00 AM from Santa Barbara. There are no shuttles to Santa Barbara on Friday. Please send travel plans to your child's advisor. Thank you!
- Athletics: See Midland's sports section online for a full schedule and updated photographs.
Girls' Soccer: The girls played Orcutt Academy on Saturday and host Oak Grove tomorrow at 2:30 PM.
Boys' Soccer: The Boys' Varsity team shut out Bishop Diego, 1-0, on a breakaway goal by Thomas Brand '14, and strong goalkeeping by Emmet Yeazell '13, before falling 5-1, to Ojai Valley, with Irvin Alvarez '12, scoring the Oaks' only goal on a penalty kick. The squad will try to improve on its 2-1 record with matches Saturday at Besant Hill and Wednesday against Laguna Blanca. Click here to see photos of the Bishop Diego game taken by Wilja Happe (parent of Lily Brand '12 and Thomas Brand '14).
Basketball: Busy week in basketball - Last Friday Midland lost in overtime to Orcutt Academy, 64 - 61. Luke Carpenter '12 scored 20 points, Shane Williams '12 contributed 11, and Zac Dib '13 contributed 10. On Saturday Midland lost another overtime game to Valley Cristian Academy of Santa Maria 62-63. Shane led Midland with 25 points and Luke contributed 15. On Wednesday Midland lost their first league game to Laguna Blanca, 41- 55. Luke led Midland with 17 points. Midland plays Coastal Christian tonight and hosts Dunn tomorrow afternoon at 2 PM.
Yoga/Pilates: Click here to see photos of Yoga/Pilates class with instructor Ashleigh Ninos.
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