News December 2012
The Monthly Newsletter for Gill St. Bernard’s School
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Signature Events
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Turkey Day
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Fashion Show
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Student News
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Pasta Night Fundraiser
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Plaza Suite
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Student Life Recap
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Middle School Quilt Drawing
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“Brainiac” Event
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American Literature Class
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Crazy Hat and Hair Day
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Book Fair
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Lower School Computer Lab
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Middle School Dance
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Faculty News Feature
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NJAIS Innovation and Collaboration in Art and Foreign Language – Joanne Bodnar and Hope Napolitan
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Peter Schmidt Named Finalist in
The Chronicle of Higher Education Contest
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Athletics
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Varsity Girls Cross Country and Boys Soccer Teams Named Prep B Champions
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Varsity Sports Round-Up – Soccer, Cross Country
10 Head Soccer Coach DeFalco Earns 100th Career Win
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New Varsity Fencing Coach Jared Hammond
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Dates to Remember
From the Headmaster It is hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us. Perhaps because of the time lost following Superstorm Sandy, it seems the calendar has switched to December faster than ever this year. While GSB was very lucky to have come out of the storm largely unscathed, we were not spared the loss of time. Many of our events and activities including tests, class trips, performances, conferences and athletic contests were pushed back two weeks or even more as our families and the surrounding area recovered from the storm. I am happy to say, however, that despite the significant interruption in our school calendar, the GSB community has recaptured its momentum. The many events and activities in the weeks ahead will make this self-evident. The holidays are always a busy time of year in any school, but our various concert programs take the season to an even higher level. With more than seven theatrical performances and musical concerts at our school, in addition to countless art projects and special presentations, the fine and performing arts are on display throughout December. We have already experienced the Jazz Band Concert along with the Lower School performance of Annie, Jr. I eagerly anticipate the Upper School concert as well as the annual Primary School production of The Nutcracker! Also adding to the excitement in December is the start of winter sports. Our ice hockey team–now a varsity program–already recorded its first win (against High Point Regional High School) last week. The varsity swim team began its winter season a few days ago with a strong
Gill St. Bernard’s School • St. Bernard’s Road • Gladstone, NJ 07934
Headmaster Sid Rowell.
showing against Morristown-Beard. This week, fencing and cheerleading begin their seasons and tonight marks the regular-season debut of our boys and girls basketball teams. Many of the winter sports at Gill St. Bernard’s School–basketball especially–provide great opportunities to spend time with family and friends as we support our student-athletes. I hope that you will enjoy all that GSB has to offer this season. Your attendance at many of the various events means so much to our students, teachers and coaches. Please visit our school calendar online for a complete listing of the many performances and athletic matches we have coming up. I plan on attending many of these special events and hope to see you there as well. Happy holidays to you and your family. Warm Regards, Sid Rowell
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