good times

DRIVE THRU MATERIALS PICK UPS

Our hardworking teachers distributed materials and supplies for remote learning in festive drive thru events. It was so wonderful to see everyone (even masked and at a distance).

ELEMENTARY SPIRIT WEEK

CAMPBELL HALL-OWEEN DRIVE-THRU

No one does a Halloween parade like Campbell Hall! This year’s pandemic did not stop our dedicated parent volunteers from creating a festive and spooky experience for our elementary school students. This year’s costumes were epic! Students, teachers, and even parents were decked out in creative costumes. The elementary school playground was transformed into a haunted experience with k-6 teachers cheering on our amazing students.

Celebrating Seniors

SENIOR KEY CELEBRATION

It was all hands (and masks) on deck as we honored the Class of 2021 with a special Senior Key on campus drive thru celebration! Seniors received their senior keys (a long-standing CH tradition) and were greeted by the applause of faculty and staff. The seniors also participated in a virtual Senior Key Chapel featuring student speakers and musical performances.

Thankfulness finds its full measure in generosity of presence, both through participation and witness. We sit at the table as part of every other person’s world while making our own world without will or effort... Thanksgiving happens when our sense of presence meets all other presences” —David Whyte

[A poem shared with students at the virtual Apple Chapel.]

Celebrating Seniors

APPLE CHAPEL

Giving an apple to a teacher is an age-old tradition, but here at Campbell Hall, it is a yearly high school tradition for teachers to give students an apple as a token of appreciation. This year, CH faculty were especially thankful for our amazing students. Seniors were given apple stress balls at their on-campus community event in November.

good times COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

As part of the Parents’ Association Community Building Committee, 28 parents, grandparents, and faculty gathered online on December 3, 2020 for Campbell Hall’s first-ever VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB. Attendees enjoyed a live interview with Amaryllis Fox, author of Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA, a riveting account of the decade the author spent risking her life in the CIA’s most clandestine unit. This was followed by an informal discussion about the book. We’d like to extend a special thanks to CH parent Michelle Walter (Avery ’24) for bringing this opportunity to Campbell Hall. The feedback about the event was overwhelmingly positive: “Tonight was wonderful! Amaryllis is absolutely extraordinary. What a gift tonight was to hear her speak.” (CH parent Gloria Johnson, Fiona ’25). “Really, really fascinating to hear about some of the author’s life adventures and time at The Farm.” (CH staff member Gwen Greenwald). “It was such a great read and wonderful to hear Amaryllis talk about her experience.” (CH parent Chari Jalali, Maximos ’23)

GINGERBREAD HOUSE + HOLIDAY TREAT DECORATING PARTY

On December 13, 2020, more than two dozen elementary school students joined a virtual decorating party to get in the holiday spirit! They met up with their pals online to enjoy some time together as they slathered icing and toppings on gingerbread houses, gingerbread men, and holiday cookies.

CH x QUARANTUNES:

A VIRTUAL HOMECOMING EVENT

Though the CH community could not gather together in person to enjoy the usual festivities of the Homecoming Carnival, we came together virtually to celebrate our school spirit. On October 3, 2020, Demi W. ’21 and her dad Richard brought their popular #RWQuarantunes concert series to Campbell Hall. CH x Quarantunes featured the artistic talents of students, faculty, parents, and special guests, while honoring the Class of 2021 and our student athletes. In addition, the community gave just over $180,000 for Campbell Hall’s Public Partnership Programs, which, for more than 14 years, have extended amazing educational opportunities to young people throughout our region.

Special thanks to Richard Weitz, Demi W. ’21, Patrice Chanel, Kenny Edmonds, Peyton E. ’27, Hannah N. ’22, Haile W. ’22, Ben Enright, Claire S. ’21, L.L. Cool J., Vanessa Williams, Shawn Mendes, Fitz & the Tantrums, and the many other CH students and faculty who shared their talents and support.

Celebrating Culture + Community FAMILY AFFINITY EVENTS

BLACK HERITAGE FAMILIES gathered in September for an evening of back-to school fun led by MC and CH parent Bill Bellamy who challenged participants with CH Trivia. In December, the group held a holiday event that included music from DJ Goodwill, a family ugly sweater contest, a Zoom Room decorating contest, and a holiday gift drive-through.

The KOREAN PARENT ASSOCIATION (KPA) met on September 19 to connect with each other and preview upcoming events.

LA FAMILIA joined together virtually in September to celebrate the CH Latin community and kick off the start of another great school year. In October, La Familia hosted a virtual Dia de los Muertos event with face painting, paper flower making, cookie decorating, and a game of Loteria! In December, La Familia hosted a virtual Las Posadas event with activities that included a trivia game, a scavenger hunt, storytelling, paper crafts, and cookie decorating.

PARENTS FOR PRIDE welcomed families to the new school year with a fun and lively Breakfast Bingo event! The group donated prize money from the Bingo wins ($100) to The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25.