Lovett Lines September 2012

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September 2012 Volume 31 Number 1

A news publication of The Lovett School

Trying to Keep Up with the Online Calendar? As part of Lovett’s commitment to sustainability, and because our campus is so dynamic, the Lovett Calendar is online only this year. Need help navigating this new world?

Tip #1 Subscribe to the Lovett calendar through your Outlook, Google, or Yahoo calendar. When you subscribe, you are enabling your calendar program to automatically synch with the Lovett online calendar, thereby keeping your personal calendar up-to-date with the latest Lovett events. Go to the Calendars page of the website at <www.lovett.org/ calendar> and click on the Subscribe link at the bottom right and then follow the directions.

Tip #2 Sign up for MyAlerts! If you do not subscribe to the Lovett calendar, MyAlerts is a great way to stay informed of changes and updates to the Lovett calendar. Go to the Calendars page of the website at <www.lovett.org/calendar>, and click the MyAlerts link at the bottom right. Once you are on the MyAlerts page, add your email address and hit save. You will get an email verifying your sign up; follow the link and select your options of receiving changes

Habitat for Humanity Gift This year for the Habitat build, members of the Lovett community worked together to create Adirondack chairs for the new Habitat homeowners from The Lovett School. Members of Michael Halad’s Upper School technical theater class spent the summer building them, and then Upper School Habitat members painted them. Pictured are Riley Frazer, Olivia Strader, and Clara Easterlin with the chairs

Celebrate Homecoming 2012

via text or email. You can also select options for getting alerts when we add News items to the website, or update specific athletic team pages.

Tip #3 Still a paper person? You can print out the Lovett calendar a week or month at a time. Simply select the Views and Print option on the right side of the page at <www.lovett.org/calendar>. Photocopies of the entire Calendar are also available for sale in the Campus Store for $3.50.

Such a Worthy Cause Deserves a More Colorful Name Your generous gifts help to make excellence possible at Lovett. Ours is a worthy cause that is changing young lives, so we figured it’s time to change names, too.

Get excited for Lovett’s Homecoming weekend on

The Lovett Annual Fund is now the True Blue Annual

September 28–29!

Fund—a reminder of our loyal commitment to a truly

On Friday night the festivities kick off with a complimentary alumni dinner, served by LowCountry

excellent education and future for our children. In the coming months you will hear from Annual

Barbecue, in the Glover Gym between 5:30 and 7:00 pm.

Fund chairs Karen and Steve Denker (parents of

After dinner, everyone will move on to see the Lions

Bennett ’22 and Landon ’24) along with many other

take on Ft. Payne High School, just across the drive on

parent volunteers. They will work closely with Lovett’s Advancement Staff to request your support of True Blue this

Conley-Oakley Field in the Kilpatrick Stadium.

year.

Saturday is a special day for camaraderie and reminiscence, as specific reunion classes celebrate with

If you’d like to get a head start with your gift or pledge, please contact Elizabeth Jones, director of annual giving, at (404) 262-3032, ext. 1240, or visit <www.lovett.org/give>.

afternoon and evening events by invitation only. This year’s reunions salute the graduates of 1962

Pay Tuition Online

(Lovett’s first 50th reunion), 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987,

Please remember that as Lovett moves towards a more sustainable environment only the bills for the first and

1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007.

second tuition payments—due July 1 and November 1—will continue to be available electronically and mailed. All

For more information on any of the alumni

other student monthly billing is available online only and is posted by the 5th business day of each month. Look for

homecoming and reunion events, contact the Alumni

the monthly email notifications confirming the statement posting. Families currently receiving multiple copies for

Office at (404) 262-3032, ext. 1208, or alumni@lovett.org.

distribution to third parties will continue to do so via paper statements. To retain a copy of your monthly bill, please print or download at the beginning of each month. Once a

Other Events Happening on Lovett’s Campus Homecoming Weekend

student’s monthly bill is posted for the new month, old bills can only be obtained from the Business Office. If you have any questions, please contact Shonda McGee at smcgee@lovett.org, or (404) 262-3032, ext. 1253. To access your statement, log in to NetClassroom (where you access grades), and select Billing. If you need your username and

Rogers & Westmoreland Activity Center Dedication

password, email nchelp@lovett.org.

Friday, September 28 4:30–5:30 pm Rogers & Westmoreland Activity Center Lovett’s new scouting and community meeting facility, located across from the Baseball/Softball Complex 20th Anniversary Siempre Verde Reunion Saturday, September 29 4:00–6:00 pm Rogers & Westmoreland Activity Center Come see old friends and relive your amazing trip to Siempre Verde. A short program will begin at 4:45 pm. R.s.v.p. with the number in your party to rsvp@lovett. org by Wednesday, September 26. Adults only, please.

Say Cheese! Get Ready for Class and Yearbook Photos September 5:

Senior Retakes and Make-ups Upper School Portraits, Poole Foyer/Upper School Lobby

September 14:

Middle School Portraits, MS Multipurpose Room Upper School Portraits, Poole Foyer/Upper School Lobby

September 25:

Lower School Portraits Grades 2–5, Upper Foyer of Lower School

September 26:

Lower School Portraits Kindergarten–Grade 1, Upper Foyer of Lower School

October 10:

Lower School Classroom Group Photos Kindergarten–Grade 2

October 11:

Lower School Classroom Group Photos Grade 3–5

October 18:

Retakes for all school levels, Poole Foyer/Upper School Lobby


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