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Lower School Votes in Crucial Election

As part of a unit around Election Day, Lower School students completed a unit on voting in the Heinrich Learning Resource Center. Ms. Perry and Mrs. Jacobs spent some time discussing the election process with students and reading different stories that go along with the theme of candidacy, voting, and elections. Then students had the opportunity to vote on some pressing issues, (e.g., pizza versus hamburgers), and placed their ballots in a ballot box. Results were tallied at the end of the week. (In case you’re wondering, it was pizza by more than 3 to 1. French fries also had a good showing. Hot dogs, not so much.)

Auxiliary Programs Stretch Spartans’ Wings

Lower School students have been thrilled at the introduction of various auxiliary programs targeting the younger grades. Coach Mike Pickett ’83 started things off with his St. Johns Future Stars soccer program, and then came Coach Yolanda Bronston’s H2 Hoops and Spartan Splashers with Coach JJ. The new programs are offered to students throughout Lower School and in some cases into Middle School, and are not limited to St. Johns students. “The auxiliary programs are a great way for students to stay busy after school, get introduced to a new sport, or spend time practicing a sport they are already interested in,” said Head of School Valorie Baker. “We know there is a lot of interest among the Lower School community in programs like this, and we hope to continue to roll out new options over the months ahead.”

Students Celebrate 19th Amendment

In August, Grade 5 students took the opportunity of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to study it and the fight for suffrage waged for so long in this country. They made suffrage banners in support of the amendment and wore them for this photo at the Chapel Oak.