AOA Update & Calendar 2-17-2012

February 24, 2012

the Phoenix News

Feb Newsletter Cover

The February edition of the Phoenix News, our monthly newsletter, has been distributed. To access a copy, please click HERE for the cover spread and HERE for the inside spread.

AOA Observatory

The Astronomy Club members will be stargazing on Thursday, March 1st, at the AOA Observatory from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Faculty, staff, parents and students are welcome to stop by!

In This Issue

All AOA: the Phoenix News

All AOA: AOA Observatory

All AOA: Upcoming Fine Arts Performances

Lower and Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences

All AOA: Dinner with Friends

All AOA: R.O.A.D. Down Home Dinner

All AOA: AOAPA Mother/Daughter Event

All AOA: Next Week's Calendar

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Upcoming Fine Arts Performances

Here are two upcoming performances you won't want to miss!

Choral Pops Concert on February 28th

At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February the 28th, both the Middle and Upper School Choirs will present a concert of popular music. You won't want to miss this fun concert which features a wide variety of numbers ranging from "Tuxedo Junction" to Green Day's "21 Guns". The AOA Singers would love to have you in the audience for this short and very enjoyable concert.

Upper School One Act Plays

On March 2nd and 3rd, the Thespians of AOA will present their spring plays. The evening of theatre begins at 7:30 p.m. and will feature three offerings:

"Flowers for Algernon" - a short one-act about a mentally limited young man whose intelligence is surgically improved.

"This Is a Test" - a hilarious one-act about a student who procrastinated in her studying just a bit too long...

"Bull In A China Shop"

When a houseful of sweet little old ladies discover that a handsome bachelor lives across the street, they are delighted. When they learn that he is none other than Homicide Detective Dennis O'Finn, they are faced with the problem of how to attract his attention. The answer is simplicity itself: a nice, genteel homicide with a cup of tea as the murder weapon. When a brash young woman reporter begins to suspect the truth, she becomes the next target. O'Finn is terribly embarrassed when at last he discovers that he himself is the motive for these madcap goings-on, and, in desperation, manages to solve the case. But the dear old ladies are too fond of him and in the end they turn the tables on him!

Please join us for this evening of fun. Tickets are $3.00 for Students/Seniors and $5.00 for Adults (available at the door). Age appropriate for Middle and High School students.

Lower and Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences

Lower and Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on two Thursdays from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. - March 1st and 8th.

To schedule Lower School conferences, please contact Kathy Marvar at kmarvar@andrewsosborne.org or at 440-942-3600 ext. 110.

To schedule Middle School conferences, please contact Jane Piszczor at jpiszczor@andrewsosborne.org or at 440-942-3600 ext. 117.

Dinner with Friends

Invitations will be sent out in the middle of March for this AOA event. If you are interested in being a Host Family, please contact Sue Leahey at sleahey@andrewsosborne.org or
at 440-942-3600 ext. 235.

R.O.A.D. Down Home Dinner

The Upper School student club, R.O.A.D. (Respecters of All Diversities), will host their annual Down Home Dinner on Saturday, March 3rd, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m before the Upper School play - One Acts. The cost of admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children 10 and under. Admission is cash only and we ask that you please pay when you arrive in the dining room.

This dinner features many dishes often categorized under the Soul Food heading; homemade macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, catfish, ribs, greens, cornbread, sweet potato pie and much more. Food service begins at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until 7:00 p.m., but attendees should plan to arrive by 6:30 p.m.

This year, we would like to thank the Tompkins family for helping put on the dinner. If other members of the AOA community would like to lend a hand preparing the food, please contact Mr. DiBianca at gdibianca@andrewsosborne.org. He can also assist with any questions or other inquiries.

We look forward to sharing this experience with the AOA community. All proceeds from the dinner will go towards future diversity projects sponsored by R.O.A.D., which strives to study and oppose prejudice against people of all diversities and to promote matters of equity and justice both inside and outside our school community.

AOAPA Mother/Daughter Event

To register:

please click HERE
go to "Events" on the AOA website (www.andrewsosborne.org)
go to "Calendar" in the AOAPA section of the AOA website

Next Week's Calendar

Monday - 27

MS/US Assembly - auditorium - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

LS/Marlow Field Trip - Mayfield Sand Ridge Country Club - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

LS Student Council - small dining room - 11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

MS Musical Rehearsals - auditorium - 12:40 - 1:25 p.m.

K-4th Grade Nach Ballet Bailar/Multicultural Dance Workshop - Mr. Dorr's Music Room - 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

AOA Show Choir Rehearsal - auditorium - 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

US Play Rehearsals - This is a Test/Flowers for Algernon - auditorium - 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - Bull in a China Shop - auditorium - 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday - 28

Willoughby Rotary Board Meeting - small dining room - 7:30 a.m.

LS Community Story Time - Thomas J. Osborne Library - 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

LS/Hunt, Ranallo Field Trip - Harry London Chocolate Factory - 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

MS/US Advisory - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

MS Musical Rehearsals/Clark - auditorium - 12:40 - 1:25 p.m.

LS Chess Club (Grades 3-5) - Ms. Naso's classroom - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

US Play Rehearsals - This is a Test/Flowers for Algernon- auditorium - 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - Bull in a China Shop- auditorium - 3:45 - 5:30 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting - small dining room - 5:00 p.m.

AOA Choral Pops Concert - auditorium - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 29

MS Meeting/US Flextime - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

MS Musical Rehearsals/Clark - auditorium - 12:40 - 1:25 p.m.

4th & 5th Grade after School Swim - K&D Group - 3:15 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - Flowers for Algernon- auditorium - 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.

LS Yoga for Kids Class - Mr. Dorr's Music Room - 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

MS Boys Baseball Meeting - community room - 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - This is a Test - auditorium - 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - Bull in a China Shop- auditorium - 4:00 - 6:0 p.m

Thursday - 1

AOAPA Uniform Swap - Lower School - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

MS/US Club "A" Meetings - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

Ashdown - small dining room - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

MS Musical Rehearsals/Clark - auditorium - 12:40 - 1:25 p.m.

Administrator/Director Meeting - small dining room - 1:00 p.m.

AOAPA Uniform Swap - Lower School - 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - This is a Test - auditorium - 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

LS & MS Parent/Teacher Conferences - 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - Flowers for Algernon- auditorium - 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

US Play Rehearsal - Bull in a China Shop- auditorium - 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Astronomy Club - Observatory - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Friday - 2

AOAPA Uniform Swap - Lower School - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Naso - community room - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

US/Jones, Druhot, Jackson Field Trip - CSU Library - 8:35 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

MS/US Assembly (Scene from US Play) - auditorium - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

MS Musical Rehearsals/Clark - auditorium - 12:40 - 1:25 p.m.

AOAPA Uniform Swap - Lower School - 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

MS Boys Baseball Practice - large gym - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

5th - 8th Grade Dance Workshop - Mr. Dorr's Music Room - 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

AOA Night of Theatre - First Performance - auditorium - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday - 3

IEA Regionals - Eq. Ctr.

Power of the Pen/Ely - Canton - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

MS/US Co-ed Lacrosse Clinic - large gym - 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

AOAPA Mother/Son Sledding - Hidden Valley Park/Madison - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

R.O.A.D. Down Home Dinner - main dining room - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

AOA Night of Theatre - Second Performance - auditorium - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 4

IEA Regionals - Eq. Ctr.

LS Ski Club - Alpine Valley/Chesterland - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.