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August 2014 PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NEWSLETTER
LANTERN Welcome back to Pres! Dear parents, It is with great excitement that I welcome you back to another school year! The quiet halls will soon be filled with the happy chatter of plaid-clad Pres girls, the leisure of summer all but a distant memory. Even though we have been on summer vacation, Pres remained alive with activity. Most exciting is the new 200 Building. Construction began immediately after graduation and is scheduled for completion by the start of 2015. Six new classrooms and an expanded weight room will greatly enhance our curricular and co-curricular programs. It has been a rather surreal feeling to stand in the dance studio or locker room and look up to blue sky. The entire athletic department is temporarily housed in the back of the CLC and will remain there until it is safe to move back to the first floor.
We also gutted a workroom/storage space adjacent to the library. For 2014-15, it will be the home of ASB and its moderator. The following year, it will be converted to a work area for students where they can work on individual assignments or meet with other students on group projects. While all this was going on, we managed to have a robust Summer at Presentation program — our largest ever. We also thoroughly cleaned the entire campus and modified classroom technology in anticipation of the new 1:1 iPad program. So life here has been busy, requiring an intricate plan to achieve all of our goals. I would like to thank our building and grounds staff for the hard work and patience and the tech team for its coordination and efficiency. Together we have made Pres even better, and we are ready for all of your daughters to return. Finally, a warm welcome to the students and parents of the Class of 2018! The four years will fly, so make the most of them! Enjoy the last few weeks of summer; we look forward to seeing you soon!
Mary Miller ’72 Principal
Inside this issue Room 7 was completely gutted and is now a fully equipped science lab and classroom. With this addition and the completion of the 200 Building, we will be able to add more STEM classes and fill them with talented young women — future scientists, doctors and engineers. What was the admissions office (across from the attendance office) has become our new college counseling center. All three college counselors will have offices in proximity to the center, which will have both digital and hard-copy college materials. It will be a great space to drop in to do a little research or meet with college recruiters.
Attendance reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A note about anonymous feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mag Drive 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Away we go: Nicaragua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parent Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campus Ministry retreats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT Auction donation form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auction sponsorship form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 August calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8