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Volume 12, Issue 1 | Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Few changes made for upcoming year
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Elias Feldmen | Advancement Office
Convent & Stuart Hall freshmen gather in the Columbus Room for the first time as the Class of 2021. Freshmen engaged in mixer games to get to know each other with the help of Student Life Director Devin Demartini-Cooke.
Freshmen look poised for success Class of 2021 spends first two days on campus before upperclassmen arrive.
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Owen Murray
Reporter
hile many students enjoyed one of their final days of summer vacation, incoming freshmen and other new students arrived on campus by 9 a.m. Thursday morning for Freshmen Success. The annual program, led by Student Council in conjunction with Head of School Tony Farrell and Dean Reynolds Marquette, put on a variety of activities in an effort to acclimate the freshmen to the Stuart Hall community. “The Freshmen Success program assists in making the freshmen feel welcome here at Stuart Hall,” Student Council moderator Austin Emerson said. “The first activity of the day is a breakfast where all the freshmen get to meet each other and meet Student Council members who are running the event,” Sophomore Class Representative Dennis O’Donnell said. “The breakfast gave me a chance to see my whole class and meet classmates,” incoming fresh-
men Mattheus Tellini said. Educational Innovation Coordinator Lori Saltveit gave a presentation on how to set up their laptops for school. Students also were taught how to use and organize their Google Drive accounts. Saltveit, Marquette and Farrell also touched on expectations for digital conduct. They explained the ramifications of cheating using the internet, cyberbullying and obtaining sexual content on their computers. The incoming students were given a chance to socialize midday as well. Student Council prepared a barbeque in the courtyard for the freshmen and encouraged them to continue meeting their new classmates. Students also had a chance to hear President Ann Marie Krejcarek talk about this year’s theme for Convent & Stuart Hall, “We Belong to Each Other,” and the role it can play in the community of Stuart Hall High School. “I think this year’s theme emphasizes how we as a community need to work together,” Andrew Dolan, who is joining the sophomore class, said. “I think that’s really important when it comes to learning in the classroom and being engaged in a community.”
Inside: Updated cut-out of the 2017-2018 daily schedule
Owen Murray
Reporter
tudents returning to campus will see some of the changes that were implemented over the summer in the chemistry classroom, amongst the faculty and on the schedule. Improvements made in the chemistry classroom were centered around bettering safety. “We replaced the residential type hood over the existing range with a Type 1 Grease Hood,” Jim Gherardi of D Kelly Construction, the general contractor for the project, said. “If there’s a fire, there is an ansul system which extinguishes the fire, and the exhaust will exhaust flame or smoke straight out.” Aside from physical campus changes and improvements, this year’s faculty looks different than last year. Devin Harvey is joining the Mathematics department and teaching Algebra I and Algebra II. David Jacobson is teaching Changes continues on 2
New Faculty Greg Lobe
Assistant Director of Admissions Previously at The Orme School of Arizona
Devin Harvey
Algebra 1 & Algebra 2 Trigonometry Previously at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Susan Wilson
English Teacher
Elias Feldmen | Advancement Office
Freshman Chris Davis greets another classmate during an activity. The goal of the first day was to aquaint the Class of 2021 with one another.
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Owen Fahy | The Roundtable
College Counseling Director Cesar Guerrero assists seniors with their college CommonApp applications. Several college admissions officials help the seniors to craft essays that are both personal and attractive to colleges.
Previously at Dexter Southfield
David Jacobson Latin Teacher
Previously at Stanford Online High School
Malisa Suchanya
Visual Arts 1& 2 IB Visual Arts SL & HL Previously at Convent High School
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