Upper School Newsletter - June 2, 2021

Quotes of the week:

"In response to those who say to stop dreaming and face reality, I say keep dreaming and make reality."
— Kristian Kan

 

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Interesting Articles

Tips for Helping Kids Adopt a Growth Mindset

Learning for Justice

 

UPDATES AND REMINDERS FROM LAST WEEK

 

Reminder: Tomorrow is the Last Day of School

Tomorrow, June 3, is the last day of school for grades JK-12.

 

Departing Faculty

As we do each year, we have faculty and staff who are departing due to retirement,

relocation, or new career or educational opportunities. We are grateful for their service to Flint Hill and wish them well in their future endeavors. We also look forward to announcing and welcoming the new faculty and staff who will join us for the upcoming school year in August.

Angela Brown — Director of Marketing and Communications
Sarah Bock – Upper School Spanish Teacher
Carrol Denure – Sports Information Director
Desmond Frost – Upper School Science Teacher
Rachelle Green – Upper School Assistant Teacher
Richard Hill – Upper School History Teacher
Greg Holloway – Lower School/Middle School/Upper School Music Teacher
Rob Horne – Upper School History Teacher
Liz Jones – Upper School Math Teacher
Kim Lowinger – Upper School Math Teacher
Ed Mathieu – Upper School Science Teacher
Rosanne McDonough – Upper School Classics Teacher
Matt Middleton – Upper School Assistant Teacher
Diana Parente – Director of Athletics
John Whitney – Upper School Math Teacher
Alex Wolitzer – Upper School Learning Center Specialist

 

 

Medication Pick Up

Any medication sent to the School Clinic for this school year must be picked up on or before Friday, June 4, between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. or Monday, June 7, between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Emergency medication (Epi-pens, inhalers, diabetic supplies) must be picked up by Monday, June 7.

Medications are not stored at the School over the summer.

All medication not picked up by June 7 will be discarded.

Please call the division clinic to schedule a time for you to pick up your student's medication.

The phone numbers for the clinics are:

Lower School Clinic
703.584.2399

Middle School Clinic
703.584.2397

Upper School Clinic
703.584.2396

 

Middle and Upper School Musical, “Bridges: A Broadway Musical Revue,” Now available Online

“Bridges: A Broadway Musical Revue” features 7 classic and contemporary Broadway show tunes performed by a cast of 18 Upper and Middle School students. During the pandemic, we lost so many personal connections. These songs remind us of the “bridges” that can bring us together. The link to the virtual performance is available here.

 

Parent Satisfaction Survey

Please complete this year’s Parent Satisfaction Survey if you have not yet done so! To complete the survey, please use the personalized survey link emailed to you by Measuring Success or reach out to survey@measuring-success.com to get your survey link. The last day to complete the survey is Thursday, June 3.

 

2020-21 Iditarod Delivery

The 2020-21 Flint Hill yearbook, the Itidarod, will be mailed to students directly from our publisher over the summer break. Due to Covid-19, our deadlines were extended so we could include graduation in this year’s supplements. As soon as we have a ship date, we will send a community email.