Weekly Email October 6, 2005

Dear all,

Even if you have done this kind of thing before, there is nothing quite like the pit in your stomach when you are balancing yourself on a log 30 feet up in the air. This activity, and others like it, formed the culminating "high ropes" portion of the ninth and tenth grade Ramapo trip. (Yes, we were all perfectly safe.) Ninth and tenth graders and faculty members all cheered one another on as challenges were met and fears were conquered. Afterward, members of each grade talked of new friendships formed, and ninth graders especially talked of feeling more fully integrated into the life of the school. All in all, a terrific trip.

October is turning out to be a fantastically busy time in the life of the High School and the school in general:

* This Tuesday, October 12th at 6:30 PM, we are excited to have Marjorie Terry of Freedom Institute present a talk in the Charlton Street PAC, "High School Student Drug Use Across the Nation and in the Independent Schools of New York City" (see the attached flyer).

* The following Monday, October 17 at 6:15 PM (NEW TIME!) we will have the Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert! This concert will feature the High School Jazz Band, the Middle School Band and several stars from Broadway and beyond! For more information about LREI's efforts to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina please go to http://www.lrei.org/whoweare/katrina.html.

* In just a little more than a week, our German exchange students will arrive; the next week,from Wednesday, October 19 through Friday, October 21, we will have Minimester, our collection of three-day, cross-grade educational laboratory courses, with the eighth grade and the German guests joining the High School.

* Our German guests will also be with us for the first Coffehouse! of the year, at 7:00 PM on Saturday, October 22. All are welcome!

* The Eleventh Grade Potluck Dinner, with preliminary college process information provided by our own Amy Shapiro, has moved to Tuesday, October 27th at 6:30 PM.

* And coming on Sunday, October 30, from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM: No Body is a nobody when the HALLOWEEN FAIR rises again! Location: St. Anthony's Gym (enter on Thompson Street). The Zombie-Committee would love your undying help and support. Please volunteer that day or contribute to the pre-production of this event. Sign-up sheets and supply wish-lists are in the Sixth Avenue Lobby right now! The Toy-Prize Donation Box is also in the Lobby. BOO There, or be square! Enjoy a spook-alicious fun time featuring:

Scary Stage Show, Maskerade Parade,Fearful-Photo Opportunities, T-Shirt Boo-tique, Witchy Crafts, Gruesome Bake Sale, Decorate Deadly Cupcakes and Great Pumpkins of your very own, Face-Painting and Masquerading, Plenty of Ghoulish Games and Skullduggery Stories.

Other items:
* Note the link to the right connecting you to the current list of outside-of-the-school community service opportunities, compiled by High School Community Service Coordinator Nick Sullivan. For more information, you can call email Nick at nsullivan@lrei.org.

* Please see the attached minutes from the most recent Parent Reps meeting. Thanks to Denise Adler for the minutes. The next meeting is on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 PM.

* Reminder: Parents of children who receive academic support: The PA is interested in forming a parent group for parents of children who receive academic support in or out of school. This can be a place to meet, exchange information and learn more on the subject of learning style differences. If you are interseted in this group please contact Lisa Auerbach at luna671@aol.com.

* Asian-American Families Breakfast -- Please bring your whole family for this group's first get-together of the year. Friday, Oct. 7th, 7:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m., 6th-Avenue Cafeteria. If you have to come late or leave early, that's fine, it's very informal. It's also potluck, so please let Ruth Yang (ryang@walzyanglaw.com) know what food you will bring. And if you forget to sign up or can't bring anything, please still come!

All the best,

Tony

UPCOMING EVENTS
October
* Thursday 6 High School Open House, 6:30 PM
* Friday 7 Asian-American Families Breakfast, 6th Avenue Cafeteria, 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
* Monday 10 School closed - Columbus Day
* Tuesday 11 "High School Student Drug Use Across the Nation and in the Independent Schools of New York City," Charlton Street PAC (see above), 6:30 PM
* Thursday 13 School closed - Yom Kippur
* Monday 17 Katrina Benefit Concert, 6:30 PM
* Tuesday 18 Last day of 9th Grade Arts Rotation #1; High School Parent Rep Meeting
* Wednesday 19-Friday 21 Minimester
* Saturday 22 Coffeehouse!, 7:00 PM
* Tuesday 25 High School Open House, 6:30 PM
* Thursday 27 Eleventh Grade Potluck NEW DATE, 6:30 PM
* Sunday 30 Halloween Fair, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

As always, please browse the web site at www.lrei.org. Also, note the links to the Middle and Lower School weekly emails on the right. Please take a look at what the students in the other two divisions are up to!

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