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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 21 |
5th/6th Grade Awards Ceremony,
12:25 p.m., Gordon Theatre |
| May 21 |
End of Year Sports Banquet,
Northstone Country Club, 6 p.m. |
| May 23 |
Senior Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havana Social Club |
May 24
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Senior Dinner, 6 p.m., Havana Social Club |
| May 25 |
Last Day of School |
| May 25 |
Commencement for the Class of 2012,
7 p.m., Wolter Field |
| June 4 |
First Day of Camp DDS |
ESSENTIALS
- End of Year Athletic Celebration – The year-end Athletic Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be held at Northstone Country Club on Monday, May 21.
- Please plan to arrive at 5:30 p.m., because the program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mike Waddell, Director of Athletics at Towson University.
- You must pre-register for the banquet: $15/adult and $10/student. Click here for a printable order form. Menu: salad, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken tenders, fries, cookies, brownies, dinner rolls, lemonade and tea.
- The awards ceremony for spring sports will take place following dinner.
- Note: you will only be able to enter the event through the banquet entrance, and you must check-in at the registration table.
- Cheerleading for the Patriots – Cheerleading Coach Jessica Carter will hold an interest meeting for rising 5th-12th grade girls on May 22, 3:30 p.m., and the first summer work-out will be May 23, 3:30 p.m. Questions: Jessica Carter.
- Free, to a Good Home! - Chen Shen is an exchange student from China, who has been with us the last two years. He is looking for a host family for the 2012-2013 school year, his senior year, to achieve his goal of graduating from Davidson Day. You do not need to have an Upper School child in order to host. If you have any interest in hosting Chen, or another exchange student, please contact Brad Laatsch or Audrey Pomeroy.
- Free Sports Physicals – Presbyterian Sports Management will offer free sports physicals (required for all DDS student athletes) on June 2, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Click here to register. Presbyterian Sports Management has asked that our families go online and register if planning to attend, so they are able to provide a quick and efficient process for all parties involved. Note: EKG’s will be provided during the physical for rising 9th graders and above only. MD’s will have the discretion to perform one on younger athletes if indicated by family history and/or exam.
- Parents Nights Out over the summer – Assistant Athletic Director Catherine Fulton has organized 3 Parents Night Out dates over the summer: June 15, July 13 and August 3; each 5:30-9 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be provided, and kids will enjoy physical activity and fun with DDS friends in Yates Gymnasium. Cost: $20/first child and $15/second child. You must register one week prior to your chosen date(s), and cancellation must be 48 house in advance. Questions: Catherine Fulton.
- Book Buyback - Upper School students who wish to sell their books back will have the opportunity next week. The EZ Drop (free shipping) program will run, next Thursday, May 24 and Friday, May 25 after exams. You can sell all your textbooks back, regardless of where they were purchased, by just getting a paper quote online, and bringing them in. Click this link if you have any questions.
- DDS Logo for a Penny - Our approved school uniform vendor, Lands' End, is offering logo embroidery on uniform items for just 1 penny (instead of the regular $5.50/item), from May 18-22. When shopping online, be sure to enter DDS Preferred School Number 900044561 to take advantage of this offer. Click here to shop with this offer.
FAMILY FUN THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!
- Boys vs. Girls Soccer Game – Monday, May 21, 3:30 p.m., Wolter Field; $3 suggested donation, all funds raised will go to cancer research.
CELEBRATING OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
- SummerFest 2012 – Thank you to the SummerFest co-chairs, Whitney Yellow Robe Yates and Julie Bennett, for a wonderfully festive event yesterday after school! Stay tuned for more details about SummerFest in next week’s Roundabout, along with photos of all the fun.
- Car Raffle Crosses the Finish Line -
- The DDS Car Raffle has come to a close with the drawing of the winning ticket at Summerfest last evening. Third grader Mazen Felfel drew the winning ticket from a collection of more than 2,000 tickets. The winner of the beautiful 2012 Suzuki Kizashi is Dan Butler, who purchased his ticket while the car was on display at Birkdale Village last Saturday. Congratulations to Dan!
- Laura Felfel announced the winners of the class/advisory ticket sale competition at Summerfest. The winners are:
- ECH/Lower School: A tie for Third Grade & Fourth Grade; popsicle party
- Middle School: Mr. Coddington’s Advisory; ice cream party
- Upper School: Mrs. Noe’s Advisory; pizza party
- Thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful fundraiser – you helped to raise $20,000 in support of Davidson Day School.
- A special thank you to the Felfels and Planet Suzuki for their generous donation of the Suzuki Kizashi and to Laura Felfel for the many ways she worked to help make this raffle a success. We couldn’t have done it without them.
- State Final competitions this weekend -
- Varsity Girls Soccer - play semifinals today at 5 p.m. vs. Cape Fear Academy at Caldwell Academy; if successful, they will play in the championship on Saturday, May 19, 2 p.m.
- Track & Field - compete in state trials today at High Point University; if successful, they will compete in the championship on Saturday, May 19.
PARENT COUNCIL UPDATE
- Volunteers for Book Buy Back – We’re looking for volunteers to help with book buy back next week following exams. Two volunteers are needed on both Thursday and Friday between 12:30pm-3:00pm. Please contact Brad Laatsch if you are available to help.
- Volunteers for Parent Council Committees next year - Parent Council is looking for any interested parents to sign up to be a Committee Chair or volunteer, Room Parent or Parent Liaison for the 2012-2013 school year. All volunteers welcome and appreciated! For a complete list of committee options, please click here. If you have questions, you can contact this year’s Committee Chair or Laura Felfel for more information.
IN THE NEWS
This Week's Photo Credits: Carrie Lott, Lori Jessey, Julie Langley, Tiffani Thomas
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