SOCIAL E V EN T S
Though the school schedules a few social activities, most social activities are put together by class parents, as coordinated by the parent representatives to the Parents’ Committee of the Home and School Association.
It is important that behavioral guidelines for all activities be agreed upon by the parents in charge and that these guidelines be made clear to the students involved.
Middle School students become progressively more socially aware, and parents often ask the school for some basic guidelines about how best to entertain young people. Parties and social events can be great fun. But, in no other area of life are students’ feelings more easily hurt and friendships tested. Therefore, some systematic way of inviting guests for parties, dances or outings is suggested, especially if the guests at dances or outings are predominantly members of a student’s class at school. Boy/girl parties, especially those to which boys and girls are invited as couples, are strongly discouraged.
For parties, past experience has shown that the happiest formula is to invite: 1) a small group; or, 2) the entire class (with several sets of parents organizing and chaperoning, which can be arranged in concert with the parent representatives); or, 3) an entire section of a class (about 15 or 20 people); or, 4) all the boys or all the girls in a class or section. Students are not to issue invitations or to invite friends to parties at school! If your child is giving a smaller party, please remind her/him not to discuss it at school. The school will be happy to provide class lists if desired. Skating, bowling, swimming, hiking, tubing, skiing, canoeing, rafting parties, picnics and other activity-centered get-togethers are excellent ideas for large group gatherings of Middle School age students. The school’s facilities are available for groups of parents wishing to sponsor dances or other activities.
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