Dear T-D Families:
During tonight’s Spring Gala a number of announcements will be made and I’d like to share them with one and all. Actually if you are a T-D family member, there are two things you must do. One is to pack early for the annual travel-study trek and the other is get your wardrobe ready for next year’s Spring Gala. While not traveling with the school is forgivable; not going to the Gala is not. No one works harder and volunteers more than our own Aly Fanelli. If you go the Gala for just one reason, go to say thank you to Aly and all those who make the Gala the premier event of the year. If you do go to the Gala, you already know how vital this celebration is to the school, its present student body and the future.
As you are reading this, I’m off to Anchorage, Alaska and will not return until this coming weekend. I’ve been invited by Globus Family Brands to be one of five nationwide to speak on behalf of thematic education. While much of my time will be spent speaking about travel-study, I’ll get to see the Wildlife Conservation Center and take the 26 Glaciers Cruise, as well as the Denali Jet Boat Safari. Lastly I’ll be a passenger on the Alaska Railroad train traveling in the Gold Star Demo Car. All this should present a dramatic contrast to South Africa in terms of weather, wildlife, and wardrobe.
As soon as June begins to decorate the campus, T-D’s middle and upper school faculty will be available for conferences from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM on June 1st, which is Tuesday. On Thursday, June 3rd T-D’s Iowa tests will be administered to grades K – 11. T-D’s 12th graders can enjoy senior day as a holiday.
Remember I wrote there are two things T-D parents must do to be T-D parents – well let’s throw in a bonus – go to the Arts Café on Friday, June 4th and see the rebirth of South Africa through its music, art, fashion, performance, and an appearance by Nelson Mandela himself! It will be at the New Rochelle Public Library on Lawton Street and with a $5.00 bill adults can enter another world and look for a good seat. Latecomers may have to stand in the back of the 180-seat theatre or miss it entirely.
Final exams begin on Friday, June 11th. Summer School begins on Monday, July 12th, 2010 should a course need to be retaken or brush-up work pursued. Lynne Tirrell directs the T-D Summer School. To reach her call 914-557-1829.
On June 14th there will be a Flag Day ceremony and on Thursday, June 17th T-D’s prom for the Classes of 2010 and their classmates will be held.
T-D’s annual commencement exercises for seniors and 8th graders will be held on Friday, June 18th at 4:00 PM. Tim Sullivan is the principal speaker. He is the head of Family Media, a nationwide publication for Parent-Teacher Organizations. Being honored are Constance Levi for her scout work, Patrick Shannon, our MSG cableman, and Frank Friscia, the voice of the Summer Challenge for 38 years.
Two days after graduation 12 of us are off to Hiroshima, Japan.
I hope you and your family are “bustin’ out all over”.
Up in the Air,
Douglas E. Fleming, Jr.
Headmaster
