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Oct.17-21-UpperCampusPeakWeek
Nov.11-13-AllSchoolProductionof Momma Mia!
Nov.22-Grandparents/GrandFriendsDay 8:30a.m.attheLowerCampus
Happy Holidays!
H E A D O F S C H O O L M E S S A G E
DearSierraCanyonParents,
Aswebeginourmuch-deservedWinter Recess,Iwishyouandyourfamilya wonderfulholidayseason.Throughoutthe fallsemester,Ihavebeenoverwhelmedby thesupportshownbyourschool.From recordattendanceateventslike GrandparentsDaytothetremendous successofourGivingTuesdayText-a-Thon, SCtrulystandsfor Strong Community.
Thefollowingpagesprovideaglimpseofthe unprecedentedsuccessesourstudentshave accomplishedinjustfourshortmonths.From academicsandservicetoathleticsandthe arts,itmakesmeextremelyproudtosaythat SierraCanyonstudents'commitmentto Learning Forward isevidentineverything theypursue.
Asweapproachtheendofthecalendaryear, wehavemuchtocelebrateandmanymore accomplishmentsto look forward toin2023!
Stayhealthy.HappyHolidays.Andenjoy thebreak!
Bestwishes,
JimSkrumbis HeadofSchool
Sierra Canyon by Numbers
2,039,180 Sierra Canyon Fund dollars raised so far this year by our generous community members
603 "Grands" attended our Grandparents and Grand Friends event
81 7th-12th Grade students are participating in our Upper Campus Math Teams
113 Parents have volunteered their time with the Parent Association
8,832 Volunteer hours served by Upper Campus students who received Community Service Honors Awards
6 Upper School students traveled to the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference
24 Lower School students participated in the Student Council election
F I G U R E S O F S U C C E S S
468 Unique colleges applied to by the Class of 2023
850 Guests attended Lower and Upper Campus Admission events
489 Donors have supported the Sierra Canyon Fund
42,389 Miles traveled during the fall Upper Campus Peak Week program
387 Lower Campus students enrolled in our Fall Afterschool Enrichment program
56 Lower Campus students are participating in our Math Teams, K-6th Grade
8 Student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to top colleges and universities like Cornell, Northwestern, and USC
91 College representatives have visited the Upper Campus this semester
4 Faculty members attended the NAIS People of Color Conference
F A L L S E M E S T E R H I G H L I G H T S
Academic Achievements
Kindergarten Teddy Bear Picnic
Honors Research Field Trip to CSUN
Lower Campus Spanish
7th Grade Visual Arts
5th Grade Veterans Day Assembly
American French Film Festival
Pre-K Learning the Alphabet
Trip to OPI Peak Week Trip to Europe
7th Grade
All-American High School Film Festival
8th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip
6th Grade Studying Ancient Civilization
4th Grade Solvang Trip
Upper School Math Team at Harvard MIT Math Competition
Music and Spanish Assembly
Winter Dance Showcase
Student Diversity Leadership Conference Lower Campus Student Council Elections
Honors Research Presentations
Trailblazer Pride
ThefallathleticseasongavetheSCStampedemuchtocheerabout!Atthevarsitylevel, theTrailblazerswereplacedintothechallengingMissionLeaguealongsidelocalteams suchasChaminade,Alemany,andNotreDame.Duringthisfirstseasonofcompetition,the Girls'Volleyball,Girls'Tennis,andFootballTeamsallwonleaguetitles.OurGirls' Volleyball(Div.1)andFootball(Div.2)Teamswouldadvanceandbringhome CIF-SSChampionplaques.
OurMiddleSchoolTrailblazersalsofoundsuccessthisfall.The7thand8thGradeFlagFootballTeams wentundefeatedduringtheregularseasonandbecamethe2022Delphic LeagueChampionsinDivisionsAandB.
OuryoungestTrailblazerswillnotbeoutdone.The6thGradeGirls'BasketballTeamwentundefeatedin theSanFernandoValleyPrivateSchoolLeague.Also,arecordnumberof42LowerSchoolswimmers competedforSierraCanyonthisfall,withtheGirls'SwimTeam finishinginsecondplace.
Congratulationstoallofourfallstudent-athletes,especiallyourseniors.Eachofyourhardworkhaslaid thefoundationforourathleticsuccess andthefutureisbright!
S C A T H L E T I C S B L A Z I N G N E W T R A I L S
Mamma Mia!
SierraCanyon'sPerformingArtsDepartmentwasproudtotransportitsaudiencetoa Greekparadisefortheirrenditionof Mamma Mia.ThisNovember,thecastandcrewput onastellarweekendrunattheJanetandRayScherrForumTheaterinThousandOaks. Fromthesetdesigntochoreography,thiscollaborationwasanincredibledisplayoftalent fromboththePerformingandVisualArtDepartments.Thisall-schoolproductionallowed Trailblazers Kindergartento12thGrade tosharetheirloveforthetheater.
UpperCampusCast
SamayaB.‘27,SamanthaB.‘24,MariaB.‘23,SavannaC.‘27,BiancaC.‘25,MaggieD.‘27,ElizaF.‘25,Brady F.‘24,LilianF.‘24,KellyG.‘23,AidenG.‘26,DeanG.‘26,EthanH.‘24,ShaneL.‘25,MirandaL.‘25,NikhilM. ‘26,LolaN.‘26,KamtoN.‘24,IsabelaP.‘23,LiliannaP.‘26,SophiaR.‘23,AlexR.‘24, SophiaS.‘24,EthanS.‘24,EllaS.‘25,SarahS.‘27,SineadS.‘25,NovaT.‘25,VictoriaV.‘24,andErenY.‘26
LowerCampusCast
QuinnC.‘32,JuniperD.‘29,GiannaG.‘32,JoaquinG.‘30,MilindaG.‘30,AngieK.‘30,ClaireL.‘35, AtticusM ‘30,GarrettP ‘30,MaddieR ‘35,AvrilS ‘31,JadeS ‘30,AngelinaW ‘30,NaviY ‘35, NicholasY.‘30,andBellaZ.‘29
StudentMusicians CorbinB.‘24,AlenaN.‘23,andNicholasP.‘24
A L L - S C H O O L F A L L M U S I C A L P R O D U C T I O N
A Grand Return
Afteratwo-yearhiatus,SierraCanyonwasproudtobringbackourbelovedGrandparentandGrandFriends event.OnNovember22,theLowerSchoolwelcomedover600"grands"tocampus.Attendeescamefromall overthecountry,withevensometravelinginternationally.BreakfastfeaturedperformancesbyourLower CampusChamberPlayersand4AMusiciansandmemorablespeechesfromLifers,RachelR.'23and ConstantineT.'23.Ourgueststhenvisitedtheirgrandchildrenintheclassroomforcraftsandgames.Thank youtoallthe"grands"thatjoinedus theserelationshipsareextremelyinfluentialtoourstudents,andthe timespenttogetherispriceless.
G R A N D P A R E N T S A N D G R A N D F R I E N D S D A Y
The Joy of Giving
nowisanimportanttimetoconsideryourannualgiftto SierraCanyonSchool.Ifyouwouldlikeyourgiftcounted withinthe2022taxyear,it'seasytomakeagiftonlineat sierracanyonschool.org/giveorscantheQRcodebelow.
Weaskeveryfamilytomakeameaningfulcontributionto theSierraCanyonFundannually.Eachfamilyhasa differentgivingcapacity,butallfamilieshavesomething veryimportantincommon anappreciationforthe educationtheirchildreceives.SierraCanyonisaspecial place,andtheFundallowstheSchooltoenhancethe educationaljourneywithuniqueexperiencesand programsthatelevatethealreadygreatofferingsyouhave cometoexpect.ThankyouformakingSierraCanyon Schoolyourphilanthropicpriority.
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