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Food for the holidays
On October 20, the entire school community got into the spirit of
helping others. Children as young as 3 through young adults in Upper
School helped 20 community organizations with a variety of projects,
from creating literature bags to trail maintenance at the Five
Senses Garden. We also collected blankets for area shelters and a
total of $650 for the Children's Home of York in memory of our
former school counselor.
Beginning Monday, we have an opportunity to continue this
tradition of community service by donating to the Annual Food Drive.
Please read about this
collection and donate your canned goods today. Happy
Thanksgiving to all!
| Pizza and FREE child care Nov. 16 |
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As a special offer to Academy parents, we invite you to
sign up for pizza and drinks ($5 per person) and FREE child
care for the "WE HAVE TO TALK" discussion on Thursday,
November 16, at 7:30 p.m. Digital technology expert Robin
Raskin will address "Keeping Kids Safe in Cyberspace." Times
are 6:30 for pizza, and 7-9 p.m. for child care. Please RSVP
to Debbie
Potter.
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| Box Tops for Education |
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Once again, Harrisburg Academy will participate in the Box
Tops for Education program sponsored by General Mills. All you
need to do is clip the Box Top logos form General Mills
products and send them to school with your child. Our school
receives 10 cents for each box top we collect
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| Disney classic for Movie Night |
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Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound” will be shown for the
Parents Association-sponsored Movie Night on Friday, November
17, at 7 p.m. Come out and join the fun!
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| Shop 'til you drop... |
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... or just have a day to yourself! The second annual
Parents Shopping Day is Sunday, December 10, from noon to 4:30
p.m. FREE CHILD CARE is available for Academy children, grades
HATS-8. (Children do not have to be enrolled in the EDP
program.) Reservation Deadline:Thursday, December 7. To allow
us to plan adequate staffing, NO LATE RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED!
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| Calling all holiday bakers |
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The Parents Association invites you to participate in the
annual Holiday Cookie Exchange on Tuesday, December 12. Even
if you don't bake, you can help the Parents Association by
arranging and delivering cookies, beginning at 8 a.m. Contact
President Carole Tipple at 751-9321.
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| Have you heard? |
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Bob Casey, Jr. won the election for U.S. senator, and Ed
Rendell was re-elected governor -- in the Middle School, that
is. The Middle School held its own mock election Tuesday.
Casey garnered 91 to Rick Santorum's 52 votes. Rendell,
meanwhile, beat Swann, 94 to 49.
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| Still time to join the Learning Circle |
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Please join us on Thursday, November 30, for a book
discussion of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.
We will meet at 7 p.m. in the Middle School/Upper School
Library. Leading this Learning Circle will be Ji-Zhou
Pedersen, parent of Stephen '08 and a native of China. She
will shed light on the historical context of this book.
We will be placing an additional book order on Friday,
November 10. Be sure to contact Debbie Potter
by 3 p.m., if interested in ordering a book.
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| Congratulations to... |
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... all of the students -- Leah H, eighth
grade; Ashley M, third grade; Kendra S,
fourth grade; and Sara Y, fifth grade -- who
performed October 22 in the Central PA Youth Ballet
performance of Pandora's Box, along with recent
graduate Sarah W '06... Dr. Leslie S.
March, Upper School English, for penning a book review of
Adrenaline by Dr. John Benedict for the October issue
of Harrisburg Magazine... to Jennifer Klemunes,
Middle School science, and Claire G, sixth
grade, for representing the Academy at Dickinson College's
Joseph Priestley Celebration. They heard a talk on ethanol and
biodiesel biofuels by Dickinson Professor Michael K. Heiman.
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Mail call |
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Click on "All-School Mail" to pick up all your mail in one
PDF packet. Or, if it's easier, you can print out the
documents individually. We're holding a Website Information
Night on Tuesday, December 5, at 7 p.m. in the Meeting
Room to answer specific email and website questions. Please
RSVP by email to James
Harding, if interested. Pick up your mail....
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