“Harvey Parent Association gifted our new head of school with an acorn to symbolize our wish for Harvey not only to continue to create deep roots, but also to branch out and grow strong like an oak under Bill’s new leadership.” Parent Perspective: All About the Acorn By Vivien Levy, President, Harvey Parent Association At Bill Knauer’s installation ceremony, the Harvey Parent Association gifted our new head of school with an acorn to symbolize our wish for Harvey not only to continue to create deep roots, but also to branch out and grow strong like an oak under Bill’s new leadership. Innovative morning meeting ideas such as “Lightning Lessons” (yes—ask your students about it), events like the State of the School evening and the addition of the special Harvey Presents screening and panel discussion of the film “Screenagers” are just a few examples of how Harvey is already blossoming and branching out under Bill’s headship this fall. As the school enters its 101st year, our Parent Association is poised as an integral part of Harvey’s roots and an important part of its future growth and development as well. The members of our community—and especially parents—are the best Harvey cheerleaders. Just this fall, many parents hosted meet-and-greets in their communities to allow everybody to get to know Bill. Many more have been parent ambassadors at Harvey Open House events where the community at-large gets to see us in action, and yet another group has attended events in their local community carrying the Harvey flag high and sharing their Harvey stories. We are so fortunate to have strong parent participation at our PA meetings, on our committees and at our events, and this high level of parent involvement continues to set Harvey apart from other schools. From special events like Homecoming and HarveySpeaks to monthly teacher breakfasts and weekly booster parent volunteering, our parent community is not only warm and welcoming but always willing to roll up their sleeves to help Harvey develop. This is a true testament to the extraordinary power of our diverse and talented Harvey community.
This spring Harvey will host many unique PA events and activities, so mark your calendars: • Wine & Trivia Night—Friday, Feb. 10, is a fun night out for Harvey parents to test their trivia knowledge against a quizmaster and have some laughs along the way. BYOB—parents only. • HarveySpeaks—Wednesday, March 1, will focus on the craft of storytelling. This will be a unique evening when students, parents and extended family come together to learn what it takes to tell a story in front of an audience. The evening will feature The Moth storyteller, Tracy Rowland. Don’t miss it! • Spring Benefit—Saturday, April 29, is our biggest fundraising event of the year and a spectacular evening of entertainment, auction, dinner and dancing. Stay tuned for exciting details and mark the date to come out and lend your support! To find out how you can volunteer and to keep up with everything happening at Harvey, please come to the PA meetings or watch them live-streamed or recorded on the Harvey website. Please check the Harvey website and Harvey School Parent Association’s Facebook group frequently for news and updates. On behalf of the Parent Association, I thank you for attending, participating, volunteering and simply being such an incredibly dedicated group of parents. You help keep Harvey growing strong every year! Hope to see you on campus soon.
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