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Picture-perfect weather made the backdrop for Fall Family Weekend, featuring a Morning Reports message from Head of School Jenny Rao, introductions of both parent volunteer leaders and student leaders, visits to classrooms, and an afternoon of fall fun on the Dietel lawn!
During Morning Reports, parent volunteers who assist our team in Admissions, volunteers who assist in our Signature and Practicum programs or in the classroom as special guests, and volunteers who assist with philanthropy programs were acknowledged. This year's Parent EMbassadors (PEP) co-chairs are Liz and Noel Varghese P’26; Parents Fund co-chairs are Sandra Shin P’23 ’26 and John Nabagiez P’23 ’26; and Senior Parents Fund co-chairs are Laura and Fred Galt P’18 ’25.
Mathematics Instructor Alexandra Schmidt is a famed trivia guru on campus. During Morning Reports, new faculty members challenged her to a Jeopardy!-esque trivia match. They eeked out a win by one point (although Ms. Schmidt also knew the winning answer)!
In between conferences, everyone gathered on the lawns of inner campus to enjoy games of cornhole or croquet, decorate donuts, take photos and decorate their personalized frames, and enjoy the beautiful weather!
Watch for more photos from professional photographer Liz Lajeunesse ’91 coming to the SmugMug album soon!
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