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Oct.17-21-UpperCampusPeakWeek
Nov.11-13-AllSchoolProductionof Momma Mia!
Nov.22-Grandparents/GrandFriendsDay 8:30a.m.attheLowerCampus
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.
Bestwishes, JimSkrumbis HeadofSchool
F S C H O O L M E S S A G E
Happy Holidays! H E A D O
Asweapproachtheendofthecalendaryear, wehavemuchtocelebrateandmanymore accomplishmentsto look forward
Stayhealthy.HappyHolidays.Andenjoy thebreak!
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O F S U C C E S S 2,039,180 Sierra Canyon Fund dollars raised so far this year by our generous community members 81 7th-12th Grade students are participating in our Upper Campus Math Teams 603 "Grands" attended our Grandparents and Grand Friends event 113 Parents have volunteered their time with the Parent Association 6 Upper School students traveled to the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference 24 Lower School students participated in the Student Council election 8,832 Volunteer hours served by Upper Campus students who received Community Service Honors Awards
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850 Guests attended Lower and Upper Campus Admission events 387 Lower Campus students enrolled in our Fall Afterschool Enrichment program 489 Donors have supported the Sierra Canyon Fund 56 Lower Campus students are participating in our Math Teams, K-6th Grade 91 College representatives have visited the Upper Campus this semester 4 Faculty members attended the NAIS People of Color Conference 8 Student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to top colleges and universities like Cornell, Northwestern, and USC 42,389 Miles traveled during the fall Upper Campus Peak Week program 468 Unique colleges applied to by the Class of 2023
Academic Achievements
F A L L S E M E S T E R H I G H L I G H T S
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
7th Grade Trip to OPI Peak Week Trip to Europe
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 Honors Research Presentations
Student Diversity Leadership Conference
Lower Campus Student Council Elections
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! 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 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 StudentMusicians CorbinB.‘24,AlenaN.‘23,andNicholasP.‘24 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 SierraCanyon'sPerformingArtsDepartmentwasproudtotransportitsaudiencetoa Greekparadisefortheirrenditionof Mamma Mia.ThisNovember,thecastandcrewput onastellarweekendrunattheJanetandRayScherrForumTheaterinThousandOaks. Fromthesetdesigntochoreography,thiscollaborationwasanincredibledisplayoftalent fromboththePerformingandVisualArtDepartments.Thisall-schoolproductionallowed Trailblazers Kindergartento12thGrade tosharetheirloveforthetheater.
A Grand Return 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 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.
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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