Dear St. Andrew's Families, The senior class co-president Emily Troisi wrote the following to me on Wednesday afternoon: "Peter's exhibition is tomor

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Dear St. Andrew's Families,

The senior class co-president Emily Troisi wrote the following to me on Wednesday afternoon: "Peter's exhibition is tomorrow during 3rd and I'm trying to get the entire senior class to meet in Amos during break to celebrate him finishing his exhibition because we love him."

Emily was referring to her co-president, Peter D'Agostino, who finished his exhibition yesterday morning. If I had one minute to share "St. Andrew's" with a stranger I would consider showing them the video below. It's an unvarnished mash-up of enthusiasm, joy for another, faculty support, silliness, and academic accomplishment that I hope brings a smile to your face.

All the best,
Will Robinson '97
Communications

ps - Bus Driver Lonnie Dillon delivered the Wednesday Night Chapel talk this week. It's worth a listen.

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Grandparents Day!

More than 100 grandparents are coming to campus this weekend (some are already here) and we couldn't be more excited. They'll tour campus and visit classes with grandchildren tomorrow. On Sunday, we welcome Rev. Neely Towe GP'13,'13,'16,'16 in Chapel at 11:00 a.m. as she delivers the homily.

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Rooting for Abu Kamara '16

We are so proud of Abu Kamara '16 who is currently competing in the Scholastic National Chess Championship in Nashville, TN.

Abu is incredibly modest, but we can't help but send our thoughts and cheers his way.

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Terence Gilheany Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Award

Religious Studies Chair Terence Gilheany will spend three weeks studying the Ottoman Empire in and around Istanbul, Turkey this summer thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Terence developed an interest in the Ottomans' place in history after living and researching religious pedagogy in Israel last year while on sabbatical.

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In the Classroom

"They are a very persuasive group," smiled Dan O'Connell as he led his III Form biology class to the bio barge earlier today. Dan decided to move his lesson on "spring sprouting" outside after the students banded together in the hopes of enjoying the afternoon sun. Here he is passing out pieces of a branch. "Do you see the beginnings of a leaf in your branch?"

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In the Classroom Part 2

Each of the 15 students in Avi Gold's Dance 1 class created their first piece of choreography in collaboration with Will Porter's English class. The project is called Poetry in Translation. Will's class has been working through Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself." The dancers were charged with finding passages that spoke to them and creating a dance to their own recitation of those phrases.

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Snapshots in Creativity

Bridget Dufour '14 (right) is looking for help expanding her "Voices of St. Andrew's" project aimed at interviewing the entire VI Form class before graduation.

Miller Murray '15 and Hugo Hentoff '15 are recruiting comic strip writers for their new venture to create a St. Andrew's comic book.

This Saturday night will feature a 60-second film festival with students given a topic and one hour to write, shoot, and edit a 60-second film that will be shown and judged that night.

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Alumni Support

James Jenkins '98 spoke to students at School Meeting this week via Google+ to introduce a film he's bringing to campus next Friday. The film, Journey of the Universe, was produced by one of James' teachers at Yale Divinity School, John Grim. Thanks to James, Dr. Grim will be available to answer questions from students after the screening.

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A St. Andrew's Moment

As he does every day each spring, longtime staff member Kevin Knotts preps the fleet of crew launches for the day's practices.

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Upcoming Event Calendar

▪ April 6 — Grandparents Day (Schedule)
▪ April 6 — Memorial Service for Mike Schuller, Engelhard Hall, 1:30 p.m.
▪ April 20 — Crew Celebration honoring Cal Hurtt '90
▪ April 27 — Dance Weekend (Prom)
▪ May 10-12 — Arts Weekend REGISTER
▪ May 25-26 — Commencement

Full School Calendar — Athletics Calendar

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