A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S ESSENTIALS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS     

Countdown to Canada!
Davidson Day’s 1st ever MS Exchange Program is quickly approaching! 12 students along with Madame Geiger and Madame Gelinas will be traveling to Nova Scotia, Canada October 9-17. Students will be staying with host families, doing community service projects, be immersed in the culture, and visiting local schools. It is a very exciting opportunity for Grade 7 and 8 students! The next meeting for the trip will be Wednesday October 7 at 6:30 in Madame Geiger's Room (409).

Upper School Students Hit the Road
All US students will be on class trips next week.  The juniors will be gone from 9/29-10/2.  All other classes will be out from 9/30-10/2.  Please make sure that all appropriate paperwork is returned ASAP.  Please contact Brad Laatsch, blaatsch@davidsonday.org with any questions.

Important Photo Information
There were several families requesting sibling or family shots that could not be accommodated this past Tuesday.  St. John has not yet agreed to come back out (from Pineville), but if we can get 13 families to commit, there is an extremely good chance that we can persuade them to do so.  Please contact Amy Hallman (ahallman@davidsonday.org) if you are interested in sibling or family photos.

Proofs will go home next week on Tuesday, September 29, or the following Monday, October 5, to coordinate with class trips for the Middle and Upper Schools Wednesday-Friday. Please be on the lookout for them.

Cuddly Friends Picnic
On Thursday, the Kindergarten classes kicked off our Superstars of the Week program with a Cuddly Friends Picnic. Each kindergartner brought their favorite stuffed friend to school for a picnic and to spend the night. Each Kindergarten class has a T-Rex that will be traveling from home to home over the next several months. We'd like to say a special thank you to Mrs. Cotter, who joined in on the fun by helping us choose who would get to be the first to take Dino, Speedy, and Theodore home. Ask a Kindergarten student to tell you about the trouble their friends got into while they spent the night at DDS.

Patriots Athletic Club News

Join the PAC Now
The DDS Fall sports season is off to a great start!  The school and the student athletes are very excited about the upcoming sports year. Support the DDS Athletic Department and show your Patriot pride by becoming a member of the Patriots Athletic Club. Join our efforts to make DDS students’ athletic experience the best! 

For annual membership information contact Megan Lynch at MeganML65@aol.com or 704-231-9797 or download the membership form by clicking here. GO PATRIOTS!

Volunteers for Home Games
Davidson Day School and the Patriot’s Athletic Club are looking for volunteers for after school concessions and all home sports games. If you are interested in showing your Patriot pride by volunteering, please contact Heidi Uszenski (Co-chair, Concessions) at (704) 962-9929 or hju62@mi-connection.com. Remember, volunteers make it happen!

College Counseling News

The PSAT will be administered here at Davidson Day School on Wednesday, October 14th in the morning to all 9th-11th graders.  The charge for the exam is $13 payable by check or using the Patriot account.  If you are paying by check, please submit your payment to Ms. Rand by September 28th.  Please feel free to contact Ms. Rand at mrand@davidsonday.org or at (704) 237-5222 if you have any questions. 

There are two Charlotte-area college fairs in the near future:

Monday, September 28th from 6:30-8:30pm: Christian College Fair at Charlotte Christian School (7301 Sardis Road, Charlotte)

Sunday, October 4th from 2:00-5:00pm: Charlotte Independent School College Fair at the Ballantyne Hotel (10000 Commons Parkway, Charlotte).  This fair is available to all 10th-12th graders, and over 150 colleges were in attendance last year.  If you would like to attend this college fair, please contact Ms. Rand, as you need to register to attend. 

The deadline for the November 7th SAT is October 1st.  Registration is available at www.collegeboard.com.  

College Representative Visit Schedule:

Mon., 9/28, 11:15am—Hampden-Sydney College (men’s college), Hampden-Sydney, VA
Mon., 9/28, 2:15pm—Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
Mon. 10/5, 9:45am—University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Mon. 10/5, 2:30pm—Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, 10/6, 10:30am—University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Friday, 10/9, 9:45am—Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, NC

Parent Council Corner

Walking Wednesday
Our 1st Walking Wednesday of the year was off to a great start last week with 38 participants! A great time was had by all as we walked to school together and parents enjoyed a great breakfast as well. Students enjoyed our “Patriot Pride” theme and staying dressed down for the rest of the day! A great big thank you goes out to all our participants for their support of this program! Walkers: Taylor Bennett, Jake Breunig, Mark Breunig, Brennan Bull, Pierce Brown, Katherine Brown, Sean Confoy, Will Confoy, Katelyn Cusick, Justin Dennis, Evan Dennis, David Dennis III, Madison Dunham, Carter Dunham, Jackson Dunham, Tylar Dunham, Ryan Lupfer, Rees Payne, Kalista Robinson, & Christian YR Yates. Rollers; Trevor Dennis, Riley Payne, Sophia YR Yates, & Olivia YR Yates. Grandparent; Candace McLaughlin (our 1st grandwalker) Teacher; Danielle Cusick (extra credit for walking to join us!) And of course, thanks to all the Moms and the Dad who joined us! Stay tuned for the theme of next month’s walk to be revealed next week! Don’t miss out on the fun, please join us next month on October 21st at 7:45 at the Egg. Hope to see you there! Any questions please contact Laurie Dennis at laraz@live.com.

Parent Council Meeting
Mark your calendars for our first evening Parent Council Meeting! It will be held on Wednesday, October 7th beginning at 5:30pm in the Commons. To accommodate our working families and everyone’s busy schedules, we will be providing childcare and a light dinner. This meeting will be in addition to our regular morning meeting at 8:30am that same day. We hope to see everyone there!

If you are planning to attend our evening Parent Council Meeting, please RSVP Kelly Spiggle at kspiggle@yahoo.com.

Sports News

Athletic Calendar
Visit www.davidsonday.org/sports for next week’s schedules.