Notes from Cardigan (January, 1978)

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Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Canaan, NH Permit No. 1

NOTES FROM CARDIGAN Cardigan Mountain School Canaan, New Hampshire 03741

JANUARY 1978

Issue No. 8 This season's frequent snowfalls seem to promise a good year for skiing, and the Alpine and Nordic ski teams have been hard at work preparing for an active winter schedule. New cross-country trails have opened up this ·w inter and offer a more challenging course for the Nordic meets. The trail construction was begun at the end of the summer by Mr. Heath, and after the close of the fall sports season, the entire school helped with clearing and cutting. A great deal of work was accomplished in a short period of time.

The trails run between twelve and fifteen kilometers in length, and about five kilometers are open for this season. Parents and guests are welcome to try them out! · A new slope was cut. at the Pinnacle this fall and much scrub growth was cleared to improve the old slopes. Mr. Sachs and .his Outdoor Environment group were aided by many others in this project during the fall athletic season and in the weeks before the first big snow in December.

The big sports news of the fall was Varsity Football's undefeated record.

Until the season ' s second to last game, against Hanover Junior High, the team was also unscored upon. A fine season and the first undefeated one since 1968.

The C.M.S. Drama Club presented it's first production of the year on Sunday, December 4. Directed .b y Mrs. Carey and Mr. Ladd, the play, entitled "Noah Now" , featured Dennis Revere, Paul Brierre, Albert Schultz, Charles Lawrence, and Andrew Day, in the story of a modern-day Noah and his long-suffering family. Mr. Gallien, Peter Brox, Brian Tewel, John Reid, and Mike Stevens helped in producing the comedy. The Drama Club's next production will be it ' s "Third Annual" Sherlock Holmes mystery, "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", which they will present Parents' Weekend.

The night before Christmas vacation, the campus celebrated the holiday at a special banquet in the dining room, which was followed by the Annual Christmas Pageant and Candlelighting Service, held in the Chapel. The Pageant tells the story of the birth of Christ and its relevance and meaning to the modern world, as interpreted by a "modern shepherd". Mr. Mahoney, Mr. Finkbeiner, and all the students who helped by acting, singing, and producing the pageant, deserve great thanks for helping to bring the spirit of the Christmas season to the Cardigan campus.

The Varsity Hockey team will fiy to Finland for the week following Parents' Weekend. The team, accompanied by Coach and Mrs. Peck and Mr. Collins , will stay in the town of Hyvinkaa and will compete against local teams in a series of eight games. The highlight of their stay will be competing in a weekend intern~tional tournament against teams from Finland, Sweden, France, West Germ.any, and Spain. In their time off the ice, the boys will be able to tour the Finnish countryside, visit schools and other places of local and national historical significance.

On January 23, representatives from the Squam Lakes Science Center, in Holderness, New Hampshire, came to campus with a program on how winter animals survive the winter. With them, they brought a beaver, a hawk, and a "nondangerous" snake to illustrate active, migrating, and hibernating animals.

The sixth and seventh grades attended, and sixth grader David Roth acted (reluctantly} as assistant during the snake demonstration.

Immediately following the Science Center presentation, classes were canceled and the school broke routine for a "Ski-Skate" holiday. The Pinnacle, Clancy Mountain, and the gymnasium and hockey rink were opened up for activities. A picnic lunch was served at the Pinnacle and at Clancy and the free day ended at 2:30 with regular afternoon activities.

At this writing, the 1977-1978 Annual Giving Fund total rests at $65,675, only $9,500 short of our goal of $75,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30.

This year, the response to the Annual Fund has been excellent and we are very grateful to all who have contributed. As the cost of education rises each year, the .Annual Fund becomes increasingly important and we hope for a r~cord response this year. We welcome your support.

Parents' Weekend is coming up •fast and the this weekend will see many special events including sports contests, a drama presentation, a Glee Club concert, and a Parents' Reception, to name but a few. We hope to have all of you with us for the festivities! · ·