A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL |
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| Dr. Corinna Crafton, Head of School, articulates how We are all Entrepreneurs in her February blog post. Below is an excerpt:
Entrepreneurs use skill, savvy, and resources to design new products, open new markets, create jobs, and anticipate the next Big Thing.
When we ask our students to engage in creative problem solving, to collaborate with purpose, to identify a need in the world and imagine how it might be uniquely addressed, we are asking them to think like entrepreneurs. We invite them to shape their future and, in turn, their world. We ask our teachers to do these things also. They collaborate with one another to craft learning opportunities which lay a foundation for developing the acumen and practical experience necessary to succeed in an increasingly complex world.
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Thursday, February 15 7 p.m. Booster Club Meeting in Oakwood Room ZOOM LINK
Meeting ID: 851 3528 8679
Passcode: 748696 Friday, February 16 10 a.m. Lower School Cabaret in Berry Performing Arts Center - LIVESTREAM LINK
4 p.m. - Booster Club Winter Games in Laidlaw Gym (see details below) Monday, February 19 SCHOOL/OFFICES CLOSED - Presidents' Day
Tuesday, February 20 SCHOOL CLOSED - Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day
Thursday, February 22 7 p.m. - College Counseling Panel Event in Berry Performing Arts Center (see details below) Friday, February 23 6:30 p.m. - Middle School Winter Dance in AP Room
Saturday, February 24
Last Day of Lunar New Year Celebration SCHOOL CALENDAR 2023-2024 ONE-PAGE SCHOOL CALENDAR
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| Admission Re-Enrollment Reminder |
Attention, LA Parents! You should have received your child’s re-enrollment contract(s) on Friday, Feb. 9. The Admission Office greatly appreciates the timely return of your contract as soon as possible and by no later than Friday, Feb. 23. Please contact the Admission Office at admission@WHschool.org if you have any questions or did not receive your contract(s). |
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| Lunar New Year festivities begin |
LA students began the celebration of Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon, with a series of activities in their Middle and Upper School classrooms and presentations at their respective divisional meetings. The 15-day celebration, which runs from Feb. 10-24, will continue at LA with larger group events including dance performances.
Led by Chinese teachers Alice Zhao and Yandan Chang, students set the tone for the celebration by decorating the hallways and classrooms prior to the start of the Lunar New Year observance. Chinese classes also made dumplings, played games and practiced dances for the upcoming performances. |
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| BSA celebrates famous Black Americans |
The Upper School’s Black Student Alliance (BSA) has continued its monthlong series of presentations educating students about famous Black figures in history. Last week, Gbemi Olarewaju ’24 and
Avarae Calloway ’24 delivered a presentation highlighting Madam C.J. Walker at the Middle School Community Meeting in the Berry Performing Arts Center. They described her contributions as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and civil rights activist. She eventually became the world’s first female millionaire. |
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| Seniors earn early college acceptances |
Congratulations to several seniors in the Class of 2024 who have made their college plans official after accepting Early Decision admission to their No. 1 choices. For the next several weeks, the WHEN will include spotlights on seniors who have earned Early Decision admission.
Among the first to receive the good news were two golf standouts who will continue their academic and athletic careers at Ivy League schools: Claire Lu '24 and Sarah Shao '24. Both student athletes celebrated their commitment with family, friends and LA faculty and staff at signing ceremonies in the school's Admission Conference Room in January.
Claire will matriculate to the University of Pennsylvania. She is undecided about her major but likely to pursue something in the field of art, a passion she has focused on along with the talent in golf that has landed her on a Division 1 collegiate team.
Sarah will attend Columbia University to continue her studies and golf career. She intends to pursue a major in Economics but looks forward to expanding her academic horizons with the university’s core curriculum on its beautiful campus.
Click here to read more about Claire and Sarah and view other early decision college acceptance features |
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| Experts in Education Series - Feb. 20 |
The LA Admission Office has rescheduled the return of The WardlaLAartridge Experts in Education Lecture Series to Tuesday, February 20 at 6:15 p.m. Jennifer Geissler and Trina Junod, veteran Kindergarten teachers, will be the featured speakers and cover the topic: What To Look For in an Early Childhood Program
. They will provide educational insight and best practices for the early childhood years during their presentation, which will be followed by a Q&A session.
The event is open to current and prospective families. We encourage you to invite and introduce the school to your friends and neighbors.
PLEASE RSVP HERE |
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| College Counseling Panel set for Feb. 22 |
The LA College Counseling Office is proud to host a College Panel evening event, featuring guest speakers and seasoned admissions professionals from six different colleges/universities: See attached flyer here Topics to be covered will include: the role of standardized testing in admissions; how applications are reviewed and decided; what colleges are looking for from competitive applicants; the role of demonstrated interest, optional portfolios, and other pieces in the college process; what students can do now to set themselves up for success when applying to college; and much more! This event is open to all Upper School students and their families and will be held on Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m. in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Because space is limited, we are requiring families to RSVP
using this link by Friday, February 16. The link to RSVP will be disabled after Feb. 16 or as soon as capacity for the event is reached, so please be sure to RSVP soon! |
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| Upper School set to present Mean Girls |
The WardlaLAartridge Performing Arts Department is excited to announce Mean Girls as its Upper School musical production! Students completed auditions and callbacks and have begun rehearsals for performances that will take place March 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 at 3 p.m. in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Leading players include
Sarah Alves ’24 as Cady, Julia Machado ’25 as Regina, Kate Clemetson ’25 as Karen, Raiya Patel ’24 as Janis, Ish Singh ’24 as Damian, Charlie Silver ’24 as Aaron, Aarya Patel ’25 as Gretchen, Nidhin Kumar ’24 as Kevin, Anushka Dalal ’24 as Ms. Norbury and Natalie Koegler ’24 as Mrs. George. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Feb. 21. You can purchase ad space in the Mean Girls Playbill to promote your business or give a shout out to the talented cast and crew. The deadline to purchase is Feb. 21. All of the information you need can be found here |
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| Fifth graders lead LS, EC assemblies |
Fifth grade students displayed their leadership and public speaking skills during presentations at two assemblies for their younger peers on Feb. 9. They focused on friendship and kindness at the Early Childhood assembly for grades PreK(3)-Kindergarten in Lower Snowdon and led an educational discussion about cultural New Year celebrations with students in grades 1-5 in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Maddy Levy ’31, Grace Gonnella ’31, Addison Terrell ’31 and Arturo Waltersdorfer ’31 enlightened the Early Childhood students on the values of friendship. They also discussed the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and read The Peace Book by Todd Parr. They finished the assembly with a group dance.
Vivienne Leu ’31, Shiv Bhardwaj ’31, Jacob Shin ’31 and Shivani Sundar ’31 began their presentation to the older Lower School students by sharing the peaceful messages of Dr. King. They continued with slides highlighting New Year celebrations around the world, including the Lunar New Year. They invited students to participate by sharing how they celebrate New Year.
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| US students bag lunches for the homeless |
Members of the Service Leadership Team and a group of Upper School students joined forces to bag lunches for the homeless last week in the AP Room. The students made sandwiches and filled the bags with food items donated by the LA community.
Mrs. Nicole Nolan, Director of Global Scholars and Community Outreach, delivered 85 bagged lunches to the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program (SHIP) in Somerville. BAGGED LUNCHES PHOTO GALLERY |
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| LA community enjoys winter treats |
LA students, parents, faculty and friends enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate our community at the annual Cookies, Cupcakes ‘n Cocoa event on Thursday, Feb. 8. The evening, which included treats prepared by Sage Dining Services, was sponsored by the Admission Office. COOKIES, CUPCAKES 'N COCOA PHOTO GALLERY |
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| Seniors share lessons, key messages |
Five seniors delivered wonderful speeches within the past week in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Congratulations to Tiger Huang ’24 (pictured), Zara Zaidi ’24, Max Ren ’24, Marcus Hamilton ’24 and Raiya Patel ’24 for sharing their stories with the Upper School students and faculty. |
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| Upper School Athlete of the Week |
Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced the Upper School Athlete of the Week at Monday’s division meeting in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Congratulations to track athlete Adam Eisdorfer ’25,
who set a new personal record to win the 800-meter run in the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet at The Bubble in Toms River. Adam blistered his way to a 2:05.90 time to capture a first place medal. |
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FROM THE LA PARENTS' ASSOCIATION |
Common Grounds Speaks Event - Feb. 21 The Lena Archuleta School is a proud member of the Common Ground Speaks group, a consortium of Parent Associations from independent schools in the Central/Northern New Jersey area. We work in a collaborative effort to bring education, information, and inspiration to our community. Throughout the year a speaker series is hosted at various schools and the next event is How to Talk to Kids About Anything with Dr. Robyn Silverman on February 21 at 7 p.m. at Newark Academy. This is a free event and all LA parents and guardians are invited to attend. |
Booster Club Hosting Winter Games - Friday, Feb. 16
Join the LA community for an afternoon and evening of exciting sports action at the Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 16. The event will include home games for the boys' and girls' basketball teams, an Alumni Basketball Game, Alumni Swim Meet and Alumni Reception. Come support the Rams of the present and past! |
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Giving Thanks for our LA Parent Donors The Development Office would like to thank the LA community for supporting The WardlaLAartridge Fund. Click here to view a list of LA parents
who have contributed to The 2022-2023 LA Fund between July 1, 2023 and February 14, 2024. Click here to make a gift to The WardlaLAartridge Fund!
Clarity Financial Aid Information
The Lena Archuleta School will continue to work with Clarity as its financial aid independent, third-party application partner. The school has found that Clarity makes the financial aid application process smooth and secure for your family.
Clarity offers a streamlined and user-friendly financial aid application process that can take as little as 20 minutes to complete. It is mobile-friendly, so you can complete your application on
your phone or tablet! Furthermore, your 1040 and W2 documents from 2022 will be automatically transferred from the IRS when you complete the verification step, so you will no longer need to upload those documents manually. These are just a few ways in which Clarity enhances the financial aid application process. If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available as well as email support at support@claritytuition.com in both English and Spanish. You may also call Clarity directly at (206) 210-3752 for support. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO CLARITY For more information, including videos and a Clarity tutorial, please visit www.WHschool.org/financialaid Free PSAT, SAT, ACT Practice Exams Available
The LA College Counseling Office is once again happy to partner with their friends at Revolution Prep to offer full-length, virtually proctored practice college entrance exams for our students. You can register for any/all of these exams here. Attention Parents - Check Your Contact Information Each trimester it is a good habit to double check the information in the school database (PCR) to make sure it is up-to-date and accurate. In doing so, you ensure that the school has the best contact to reach you in the event of an emergency or school closure. The process is simple and quick. PCR is the platform that we will use to contact you in the event of a snow day or any other school closure. Once you follow the steps below to log in (SEE INSTRUCTIONS HERE), please check that ALL of the following information is correct and up to date. - All Parent / Guardian Email Addresses and Phone Numbers
- Your Home Address
- Your preferred Salutation and Identifier (Name, Title, Relationship to Student)
It is our continued effort to ensure that our student and family contact information is accurate, so we thank you for your help. Follow LA on Social Media, Share with Community WardlaLAartridge has a vibrant, active presence on social media with daily content posts highlighting our academics, athletics, arts and extracurricular programs.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and check out our Vimeo page! You can assist us in promoting the school by sharing our content within your network and posting it on your local town pages and feeds. |
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