Today’s Music The music for the day- Monday, Monday by The Mamas
Mr. Mayne asked students to be aware of their surroundings and care for our campus. We should all pick up litter when we notice it on the ground. He also reminded those students that take chairs outside to please return them to the building when they are finished with them.
Visiting College Rep Schedule This week begins mentor period visits from college admission counselors and it's a full week. The following schools will be visiting: Tuesday - Binghamton University Wednesday - Lafayette College Thursday - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Friday - Gettysburg College
All meetings will take place during mentor period in The Nest. Any questions...just ask Mrs. Gillespie
Confluence Day Mr. Van Dyke congratulated everyone on a fantastic Confluence Day. The red team won the morning race and the blue team won the boat race. Students will have another opportunity to earn cup points for their team in a couple weeks.
Mrs. Stretch Awards Spirit of the Hawks Confluence is the joining together of two rivers. On Friday, during Hill Top's Confluence we saw the joining together of our Hill Top Community. Max B. was captain of the Purple Cup Team's cardboard boat. Max heroically paddled the boat across the pool, showing great determination. For his dedication, Max was awarded the Spirit of the Hawk for Perseverance!
As Max raced toward the finish line, a friendly hand from the Red Cup Team, Sam B., reached out and helped Max out of the boat. Showing us that at Hill Top we are all on one team. For his support of a friend Sam was awarded a Spirit of the Hawk for Service!
What is a cardboard boat race without a lot of cardboard, some of which sunk to the bottom of the pool. Noah K. dove to the depths of the pool and retrieved the cardboard. For his help in getting the pool shipshape for afternoon swimming Noah was awarded the Spirit of the Hawk for Service!
Summer Trip of 2023! The destination of this summer’s trip is to the French Riviera, Florence and Rome! We've scheduled an information meeting about this exciting opportunity for our Upper School students this Thursday, September 15th at 6pm in the Large Commons. An email has been sent home from Mr. Van Dyke. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Van Dyke at [email protected].
Costa Rica Trip The science department is happy to offer a student trip to Costa Rica for 9th graders through Horizon students this April! Look for an email that was sent home with more trip details. A parent meeting is set for Tomorrow, September 13th @ 5:30 in the large commons. Contact Ms. Kroberger at [email protected] with questions about the trip.
War of the Worlds Audition Ms. Hardiman talked to the students about auditions for the fall play, which is a staged radio play adaptation of The War of the Worlds.
Auditions will take place during mentor period on Monday and Tuesday of this week, as well as during performance for students that have already signed up.
The play will be performed on Halloween, October 31st during the school day and again on Thursday, Nov. 3rd at 7:00 for families and friends.
Students with an interest in tech, acting, or music, should fill out the form below. https://forms.gle/37yUGB3ZNES4tapF8
