March 2, 2012  

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A Message From Our Head of School 
 

Dear Parents,
 

Today was the first day that students and staff of Chardon High School returned to school. It is very hard for me not to be thinking of them today. As a school, we have held moments of silence and wore colors of red and black (the colors of Chardon High School). Our message display sign on Mentor Avenue lets them know that they are in our thoughts and prayers. Joe Bergant, Superintendent of Chardon Schools, is a good friend. Joe and I worked together a number of years ago and still keep in contact. He has been acknowledged for the outstanding leadership he displayed through this time of grief. Joe set a wonderful example for other leaders, including myself, to follow in a time of crisis.

I have offered our support in whatever we can do as a school to assist the faculty, staff, and most importantly the students at Chardon High School and the families of the victims. With this in mind, the school will send a monetary contribution to the "Chardon Healing Fund." The fund has been established to assist those affected by the tragedy. We will be dropping our donation off next Friday, March 9th, at PNC Bank. Faculty and staff have been given the opportunity to add to this amount next week. If you would like to send in a check to add to the school's gift, please make a check out to the "Chardon Healing Fund" and return your check to Kathy Marvar, Lower School Administrative Assistant or Shelley Vandevort, Business Office Assistant in the main office. If you choose to do this on your own, you can drop off your check at any PNC Bank.


A Very Busy Weekend

 

As you well know, AOA is a busy place. This weekend, however, is busier than usual. On Saturday and Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., our Equestrian Team will be competing in the IEA Regionals against a number of other teams. Some of the best Upper and Middle School riders from AOA will be competing to move on to Zone 5 Final competition in Wilmington, Ohio and the Nationals in April in Syracuse, N.Y.

 

R.O.A.D (Respecters of all Diversities) is hosting their annual Down Home Dinner from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. this Saturday prior to the Upper School Night of Theatre which begins at 7:30 p.m. Come and join us for both this Saturday. The dinner will be held in the dining room. The Upper School Night of Theatre also takes place this Friday at 7:30 p.m. During the Middle and Upper School assembly this morning, students performing in the Night of Theatre gave us a preview of what we can expect at the enjoyable evening planned for tonight and tomorrow night. You don't want to miss it.
 

Have a great weekend and week ahead.


Chuck Roman 

 

 
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A Message From Our Head of School
All AOA: Upper School One Act Plays
All AOA: R.O.A.D. Down Home Dinner
MS & US: Winter Sports Awards Night
Lower and Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences
All AOA: Morning at AOA
All AOA: Dinner with Friends
All AOA: Athletic Boosters Officers Needed
All AOA: Box Top/Label Contest Winners
All AOA: Summer Camp Update
All AOA: Summer Camp Registration
All AOA: AOAPA Mother/Daughter Event
All AOA: Next Week's Calendar
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Upper School One Act Plays

 

The plays being performed this weekend are awesome!  Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday night, with ticket prices of $3.00 for students/seniors and $5.00 for adults.  The productions are appropriate for any age, and really highlight the acting skills of our students.  Here is a brief synopsis of the productions.

 

This Is A Test - What happens in the mind of a student who has failed to properly prepare for her exam? This short one-act tells it all!

 

 

Flowers for Algernon - based on the famous short story and subsequent book, this one-act tells the story of a mentally limited man whose intelligence is surgically improved.

 


Bull in a China Shop - This is the story of 6 elderly and lonely old women, the handsome policeman who lives across the street and the lengths they go to to attract his attention. (Can we say....murder?) The madcap merriment that ensues will make you smile.Bull in a China Shop - This is the story of 6 elderly and lonely old women, the handsome policeman who lives across the street and the lengths they go to to attract his attention. (Can we say....murder?) The madcap merriment that ensues will make you smile.


 

 

 

R.O.A.D. Down Home Dinner 

fried chicken 
Come to AOA prior to the Saturday play performance and enjoy a delicious dinner beforehand.

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.

 

Winter Sports Awards Night
 

Winter athletes and their families are cordially invited to attend our Winter Sports Banquet and Awards Night on Wednesday, March 7th. The banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. in our dining room and will be served by our dining service, Metz. The menu will include pasta with meat or marinara sauce, tossed salad w/ dressing, cookies and a hot or cold beverage. The cost of the meal for family members will be $5.99 each. You can pay at the serving line. The athletes and coaches will receive a complimentary dinner.  

 

Following the banquet, we will meet in the Auditorium for a guest speaker and special awards presentations at 7:15 p.m. At 8:00 p.m. we will then break off into four different areas for team presentations:

  • Cheerleaders will meet in the Small Dining Room
  • Boys basketball teams will meet in the Main Gym
  • Girls basketball teams will meet in the Auditorium
  • Swim teams will meet in the Community Room

We hope you can attend the banquet and the awards presentations. Thank you for supporting our winter athletes here at Andrews Osborne Academy. GO AOA!
 

 

Lower and Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences

Lower and Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 8th, from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.

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.
 
Morning at AOA


 
Please encourage prospective families to join us next Friday, March 9th, for a Morning at AOA.

For next year's EC to 5th graders, the visit is scheduled from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.  For 6th to 12th graders, the visit time is 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.
 

Families can register by Wednesday, March 7th: 

  1. by email at admissions@andrewsosborne.org 
  2. by phone at 440-942-3606

Thank you for your support and we look forward to meeting future AOA families! 

 

Dinner with Friends

 




It's last call to host a dinner for our Dinner with Friends event. If you're interested in acting as a host at your home or elsewhere please contact Sue Leahey at 440-942-3600 ext. 235 by March 6th. Invitations will hit the mail soon, so watch your mailboxes!

 

Other news from the Development Office:
 

This weekend, a group of our students will volunteer their time to call our alumni. The phone calls are done for a few reasons: to find out how our alumni are doing, update them on the current happenings of the school, and to ask for their support of the Annual Fund. In advance I would like to issue a great big thank you to our student volunteers for helping in this effort!
 

If you have not yet made your own Annual Fund pledge, please consider doing so today. Let's get to 100% participation by our parents, staff and faculty!
 

Athletic Boosters Officers Needed

 
 

The AOA Athletic Boosters have been a valuable part of AOA's Athletic Department for the past three years, raising over $15,000.  Their efforts have created a concession service for all of our home sports events, including stocking and staffing.  The boosters' donations are responsible for the new equipment in the weight room, the logos in the field house gym, our new mascot costume (soon to be revealed during Spirit Week) and contributions to support all of our athletic teams.
  

We thank John Marusic, Nancy Anderson (in memoriam), Carol Waytes and Betsy Hyde for serving  as our Athletic Boosters officers for the past three years. We are now looking for volunteers to serve as Athletic Boosters officers for the next school year.  If you are interested, please contact Vance Linamen, athletic director, at vlinamen@andrewsosborne.org or please feel free to call him at 440-942-3600 ext. 225.
 

Box Top/Label Contest Winners

 

Our annual Box Top/Label Contest was a great success!  The winners of a pizza treat are:

 

Mrs. Marlow's fourth grade class with an amazing 173 box tops/UPCs per student and Mrs. Naso's third grade class with a fabulous 92 box tops/UPCs per student.  Our total count was over 8100 box tops and UPCs! 

Keep saving for next year's contest.  Remember to save the entire UPC code for the Labels for Education and the Box Tops for Education. In the meantime, Labels for Education has a collection sheet worth 100 bonus points.  It can be found at www.labelsforeducation.com.  We are especially looking for UPC's from POP SECRET, GLAD and POST products and from TIME, REAL SIMPLE, and ALL YOU magazines (only ones purchased off the news-stand count). These items are new to Labels for Education. Many don't even use the Labels for Education logo by the UPC code, so it's easy to forget they are part of the program.

 

You have until May 11th (later than indicated on the form) to submit the collection sheet or just the UPCs. Even partially filled sheets are acceptable - we can fill in as needed. Ask your family and friends to fill out a form for you.  Forms can be dropped off in Kathy Marvar's or Jane Piszczor's office.

 

As always, thank you for your help!  If you have any questions, please contact Jane Piszczor at jpiszczor@andrewsosborne.org.

 

Summer Camp Update
 

AOA will not be hosting a Summer Day Camp this year. After offering the camps two years in a row, we reevaluated the revenue vs. the human and financial resources it took to implement the camps. Unfortunately, the summer camp program did not meet our financial targets. We are planning to regroup for next year and are looking to develop more specialty camps. We know that many Lower School families participated in our program last year and we're hopeful this decision has been made early enough to allow you time to plan your summer programming needs.

 

We will still be offering a two week science camp and three equestrian boarding camps. The July equestrian camp will offer a day camp opportunity as well. Please see the camp flyers below. Register online at www.andrewsosborne.org.

 

Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the Marketing and Communications Department at 440-942-3600 ext. 240.

 

Summer Camp Registration

 

To register for science camp, please click HERE.




To register for equestrian camps, please click HERE.

AOAPA Mother/Daughter Event
 
Registration closes Wednesday, March 7th!  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 - 5

DiBianca - small dining room - 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

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

R.O.A.D. Training - DiBianca/Osborne 1 - 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Alumnae Association Meeting - Phoenix Guest House - 5:00 p.m.

Alumni Annual Giving Phone-a-thon- community room - 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

 

Tuesday - 6

Head of School Advisory Committee Meeting - small dining room - 7:15 a.m.

HS Longitudinal Study - Lee Science Computer Lab I - 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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

MS/US Class Meetings/Cheer Practice - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

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

Girl Scout Troup Meeting - 3:00 p.m.

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

MS/US Science Meeting - Lee 208 - 3:20 p.m.

 

Wednesday - 7

8th - 12th Grade R.O.A.D. Club Anti-Oppression Workshop - 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

MS/Schulz Field Trip - John Carroll University - 8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

3rd Grade Egyptian Feast Dress Rehearsal - community room - 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

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

Beta Ladies Meeting - Phoenix Guest House - 1:00 p.m.

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

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

LS Faculty Division Meeting - 3:30 p.m.

Winter Sports Awards Night - auditorium - 6:30 p.m.

 

Thursday - 8

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

3rd Grade Egyptian Feast Dress Rehearsal - community room - 9:50 - 10:50 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.

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

 

Friday - 9

Morning at AOA (Grades 6-11) - 7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Open House (PK-Grade 5) - 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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

Naso - small dining room - 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.

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

3rd Grade Egyptian Feast - community room - 1:00 p.m.

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

International Club Movie Night - auditorium - 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

                                                                                                                                      

­­­­Saturday - 10

SAT Testing

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

Equestrian Mini-Clinic/"What's a NARHA?"

 

Sunday - 11

Horse Schooling Show - Eq. Ctr.

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

AOAPA Mother/Daughter Luau - K&D Group - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.