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How do parents know how far to push students in academics, athletics and beyond?  Read on and tell the head of school what you think.

Green Arts Week
The week's activities culminate tomorrow with an all-school beach clean up, students should dress appropriately, with the exception of grades 3-5 who will be dressed up for their off-campus field trip to the ballet.  

Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 24  |  7:00 - 8:30 PM  |  Flynn Lecture Hall  |  Register now
Vint Virga, DVM, will be giving the first public reading from his book The Soul of All Living Creatures and will discuss the relationship between humans and animals.

National Latin Exam
Out of 45 Rocky Hill Middle and Upper School students who took the exam, 25 received accolades.  Brady Dill '15 and Shane Woolley '15 had perfect papers and William Larcom '12 received a college scholarship offer as a result of his performance.  Other accolades include:

• MS Introductory Latin Outstanding Achievement:
  Jamie Frost '17, Megan Caruso '17, Michael Santos '18
• US Cum Laude:
  Elias Bello '13, Danielle Trombley '13, Shannon O'Rourke '12, Jasmine Jencks '14 
• US Magna Cum Laude:
  Stephanie Petrone '15, Kayla DiSegna '14, Steven Petteruti '12,
  Maria Charbonneau '12, Raymond Mancini '15, Matthew Visich '14, Brendan Lada '13 
• US Maxima Cum Laude: (Silver Medal):
  Vaughn Gooding '13, Zach Jennings '16 (grade 8), Kevin Lieb '13,
  Nick Charbonneau '13 
• US Summa Cum Laude:
  Brady Dill '15 (perfect score), Shane Woolley '15 (perfect score), Chris Ratigan '14, Jessilyn Ring '15, Amanda Siegel '15, William Larcom '12 

Vergil Vigil
Saturday, April 28  |  8:00 PM  |  Flynn Academic Building
Middle and Upper School Latin students will participate in an overnight marathon reading of the epic Latin poem, The Aeneid to raise money for the Global Literacy Foundation.  Last year, bleary-eyed students read all 12 books in 12 hours, raising $650.

Get Involved!
The planning committees for the Fall Classic Golf & Tennis Tournament (9/2012) and the PTL/Alumni Association Gala (4/2013) are forming now. The chairs are excited to get started and welcome any interested volunteers. Committee members can work on a variety of tasks: decorations, planning, volunteers, auctions, printed materials, etc. Attend the next planning meeting or contact a chair directly to learn more!

• Fall Classic
  Meeting: TOMORROW  |  8:30 AM  |  Campbell Conference Room
  Chairs: Terri Radcliffe-Walsh, Carlotta Leyden and Vicktoria Barokha  
• PTL/Alumni Association Gala
  Meeting: Tuesday, April 24  |  8:15 AM  |  Hopelands Meeting Room
  Chairs: Paula Santos, Regina Cantwell-Furtado and Kristin McCaughey  

Annual Fund Participation Challenge Update
Participation is critical to the success of the Annual Fund. Parents and faculty/staff have been challenged to reach 75% participation and currently both groups have reached 58%.  Keep the momentum going and help us reach our goals by making a gift today.  Click here to see more class results. 

• Faculty/Staff    58% (goal - 75%)
• Parents            58% (goal - 75%)
• Alumni             10% (goal - 15%) 

Thanks to all those who have already made a contribution. If you would like to participate, you can make a gift online or mail a check with Annual Fund noted in the memo line. Gifts can be made in installments and can be in honor of a special teacher or student as well. Please contact Beth DeGerlia (ext. 129) in the Development Office if you have any questions.