Celebrating World Languages |
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING |
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| Sarah Honan, Director of College Counseling, shares What Our Students Need to Hear Right Now in her January blog post. Below is an excerpt:
When you ask school-based professionals - teachers, counselors, administrators - why they do what they do, you will usually get some variation on this response: To be the person for my students that I needed when I was in school. It’s why I entered the college counseling profession over a decade ago. As a student at a large, public high school, my college counseling process looked like one appointment with my counselor senior year during which I handed over a complete list of schools, corresponding due dates, and a resume of my activities in the hope that she would learn a little bit about me before completing my recommendation letters (did I mention this was our first and only meeting?)
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Thursday, January 26 7 p.m. - Virtual Athletics Information Session - see details below Friday, January 27 10 a.m. - Lower School Lunar New Year Assembly in Berry Performing Arts Center Saturday, January 28 4-6 p.m. - Winter Music Recital in Berry Performing Arts Center
Sunday, January 29 4-8 p.m. - Upper School Musical Rehearsal in Berry Performing Arts Center Monday, January 30 6-9 p.m. - Upper School Musical Rehearsal in Berry Performing Arts Center Tuesday, Jan. 31-Friday, February 3 WHPA Book Fair - see details below Thursday, February 2 7 p.m. - LA Parents' Association Meeting in Center for Global Learning
Join Zoom Meeting Here
Meeting ID: 836 8657 7230 Passcode: 924075 Friday, February 3
6-9 p.m. - International Family Fun Night in AP Room - see details below SCHOOL CALENDAR |
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| Student musicians earn All-State honors |
Congratulations to Luke Tan ’24 and Sophia Fontaine ’26, who earned the opportunity to perform with the New Jersey All-State Band. The LA students auditioned for the All-State High School Bands and Orchestra at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison on Jan. 21.
Sophia was accepted into the Wind Ensemble on euphonium and Luke was accepted into the Wind Ensemble and Orchestra on battery percussion. Only students who were accepted into this year's three New Jersey region ensembles were qualified to audition for All-State, so only the best of the best young musicians are accepted into New Jersey All-State ensembles. Furthermore, students placed in the Wind Ensemble receive the highest audition scores on their instruments. |
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World Language and Culture Week event features many impressive performances |
Students in all three divisions celebrated World Language and Culture Week with a series of activities and events from Jan. 18-20. The students used poetry, song and dance to address a theme of love in all performances recited in Latin, Spanish and Mandarin.
The festivities began at the Middle School division meeting on Jan. 18 in the Berry Performing Arts Center. The Middle Schoolers used this as a warm-up for the main event in front of a packed house of Upper School students and teachers the following day. Students in Grades 7-12 put on a spectacular 90-minute show in the PAC on Jan. 19 and the Lower School wrapped up the week with two assemblies on Jan. 20 (see story below). |
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Lower School classes share messages of love to recognize World Language Week |
The Lower School wrapped up a three-day schoolwide celebration of World Language and Culture Day with two events on Friday, Jan. 20. Lower School Spanish teacher Maria Hinestroza hosted the performances and guided the students.
Students in Pre-K, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten gathered for an intimate Early Childhood assembly in Lower Snowdon. Each class made its own presentation in Spanish before all three classes combined for a rousing finale. Later in the morning, students in Grades 1-5 gathered for a special assembly in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Each performance was introduced by the grade level teachers and delivered its own positive message in an entertaining way. |
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| Seniors earn early decision acceptances |
Congratulations to several seniors in the Class of 2023 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 was Briana Di Landro '23, who will matriculate to Columbia University, where she intends to major in Public Health with a possible minor in biological sciences. Briana said her career interests developed as a student in Mrs. Justine Borzumato’s Biology Honors and AP Biology classes and through her work as the founder and co-leader of the Hispanic LatinX Alliance (HLA) student affinity group. She plans to help make healthcare accessible and affordable for underserved communities. “Columbia is known to have an inclusive environment that challenges your perspective and that's what first drew me in. Their student organization, Student Organization of Latinxs (SOL), gives me the opportunity to solidify LatinX heritage in the school community and its surrounding communities. Columbia’s Public Health Club will also allow my goals for the future to develop through their yearly outreach programs in NYC and their own goal of improving the quality of health care for racial and ethnic minorities.”
Click here to read more about Briana and view other early decision college acceptance profiles |
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| Seniors address insightful themes in speeches |
Five seniors delivered their speeches within the past week in the Berry Performing Arts Center – Sanah Menon ’23 (pictured), Jim Zhang ’23, Nidhi Nimma ’23, Vineeth Reddy ’23 and Nate Bravo ’23. While they addressed different topics and themes, the speeches contained a common thread of introspection. |
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| Virtual Athletics Info Session - TONIGHT |
The LA Athletic Department invites all LA parents and students to attend a Virtual Information Session on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Virtually meet LA athletic director Mike Romeo, Ram coaches and student-athletes during this interactive session to learn more about the school's athletic program.
JOIN HERE |
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| Virtual Arts Information Session - Feb. 1 |
The LA Arts Department announces a Virtual Arts Information Session open to all LA parents and students on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. Virtually meet Sharon Byrne, Performing Arts Chair, Tanda Tucker, Visual Arts Chair, and our visual and performing arts faculty members during this interactive session to learn more about the school's outstanding arts programs.
RSVP HERE |
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| Middle School Athletes of the Week |
Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced the Middle School Athletes of the Week at the division meeting in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Congratulations to basketball players Dev Nihalani ’27 and Saif Zaidi ’27. Dev and Saif have proven themselves to be consummate leaders on the Green basketball team. From day one they have accepted every responsibility the coaches have asked of them. They positively support their teammates, they reinforce how drills should be run, and they set a strong standard for the team’s dedicated and disciplined approach to practice. Dev and Saif have shined as leaders. |
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FROM THE LA PARENTS' ASSOCIATION |
Join Us for a Week of Wonderful Community Events! |
WHPA Book Fair - Jan. 31-Feb. 3
The WHPA is excited to be hosting the annual Scholastic Book Fair! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us as we explore our love of books at our “Arctic Adventure” Book Fair! Dates: Tuesday, Jan. 31 through Friday, Feb. 3 Place: The Oakwood Room Visit our webpage at:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/whschool2022
Volunteers are needed to set up and to assist children in selecting books on Tuesday-Friday. To volunteer, please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094ca8ab29a57-annual#/ |
WHPA Meeting - Thursday, Feb. 2 All LA parents are invited to join us for our next WHPA meeting on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. Please note we will meet in the Center for Global Learning this month.
You will hear updates from school administrators as well as PA event updates. Immediately following the meeting, we will host a Hot Topic presentation and Q+A session with LA’s very own Erin Maciorowski. Erin will discuss “The Technology of LA” covering all questions we may have about technology including the website, PCR, and more.
If you cannot join us in person, please join our meeting virtually (see below). Have a great day and we look forward to seeing you! Join Zoom Meeting Here
Meeting ID: 836 8657 7230 Passcode: 924075 |
International Family Fun Night - Feb. 3
The WHPA invites you to our annual International Family Fun Night, where the entertainment is for the community by the community. Admission is free and we hope to see you there. Buffet is $10 if you choose to eat. Please check the flyer for all the details.
Donate your favorite or specialty food or dessert!
Link to volunteer and donate food is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094ca8ab29a57-international6#/
If you have any questions, please email us at parents@whschool.org Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there! |
WINter Raffle - Don't Forget to Send in Tickets!
Thank you to all who have participated so far in selling and buying raffle tickets. Our Super 50/50 WINter Raffle is over $3,000 so far! We are hoping to get 100% participation from all families.
We have less than two weeks so do not wait – send yours in today :) Make sure to sell / buy as many as you can – any amount helps.
Reminder: There will be three winners receiving a total of 50% of all the monies we raise so the more we sell, the larger the prizes, and the more you win!
It is very easy to help: simply fill out the stub portions and send them back to us with payment. You can mail them back, drop them off at reception, or send them with your child into school. You can also choose to pay via credit card, Venmo, PayPal, Cash app, etc. – whatever makes it easiest for you.
Our live drawing will be held on February 3 at International Family Fun Night. Winners need not be present but we hope you will join us. Please make sure to get your tickets in as soon as possible so you do not miss out.
If you need more tickets or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kevin Kornecki at kkornecki@comcast.net.
Thank you for your continued support and stay well. ~ The WardlaLAartridge Parents' Association Executive Board |
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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, 2022 and January 25, 2023. Click here to make a gift to The WardlaLAartridge Fund! Financial Aid Portal Open for 2023-2024 School Year
The Lena Archuleta School is excited to announce Clarity as our new independent, third-party application partner for families requesting need-based financial aid. Our goal is to make the financial aid application process as easy as possible for your family. Clarity offers a streamlined and user-friendly financial aid application process that can take as few as 20 minutes to complete. It is mobile-friendly, so you can complete your application on your phone or tablet!
Please set up your account and submit your application to Clarity by the Feb. 1 deadline. You may direct any questions to financialaid@WHschool.org. Order Your 2023 LA School Yearbooks The 2023 WardlaLAartridge yearbook is on sale. All Upper School students will receive yearbooks. Parents of Lower and Middle School students need to pre-order yearbooks. Please see the flyer for ordering information. Deadline for all yearbook orders is Jan. 31, 2023.
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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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This publication is produced by The Communications Office at The Lena Archuleta School. |
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