A MESSAGE FROM OUR UPPER SCHOOL HEAD |
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| Dr. Bob. Bowman, Upper School Head, discusses The Artificial Intelligence Quandary in his recent blog post. Below is an excerpt:
When I was in junior high school, handheld calculators (with four functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) became more affordable and started appearing in the hands of students. By more affordable, I mean they were around $25, which was still a lot of money back then. Heck, you could get a full meal at McDonald's for under $1 if that helps put it in perspective. But as I went through high school, more students began to have calculators as the price dropped below $10. This was new technology, and it dramatically disrupted math and science education.
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 - Monday, January 2, 2023 SCHOOL CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK Tuesday, January 3 CLASSES RESUME Thursday, January 5 8:30 a.m. - Parents' Association Meeting in Oakwood Room
ZOOM LINK HERE 10:30 a.m. - Young Alumni Panel for Juniors and Seniors in Berry Performing Arts Center
Friday, January 6 4 p.m. - Booster Club Winter Games in Laidlaw Gym - (Girls at 4 p.m., Boys at 5:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. - Alumni Basketball Game in Laidlaw Gym
SCHOOL CALENDAR |
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| Lower School students put on great show |
Students in PreK-Grade 5 sent the LA community home for Winter Break on a high note with a fabulous performance at the Lower School Winter Concert in the Berry Performing Arts Center.
The show began with a Concert Etiquette Poem featuring Grace Gonnella ’31, Samay Jain ’31, Kristine Skyers ’31, Addison Terrel ’31, Jaivan Virdi ’30 and Jeremiah Simeonidis ’30. Vocal ensembles representing PreK and JK, Grades 4-5, Kindergarten-Grade 1 and Grades 2-3 followed with delightful vocals. Two instrumental ensembles – the Fourth and Fifth Grade Band and the Fifth Grade Band – also made their concert debuts. All students joined for the Combined Finale of the holiday classic White Christmas.
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| Middle School students showcase talents |
Students in grades 6-8 provided 90 minutes of outstanding entertainment at last week’s Middle School Winter Concert in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Nine ensembles performed a wide variety of music under the direction of Sharon Byrne, Choir Director and Performing Arts Chair, and Rick Fontaine, Middle and Upper School Band Director.
Highlights early in the show included Blue Suede Shoes by the Sixth Grade Band, You’ll Be in My Heart by the Cantores, Pick Yourself Up by the Sixth Grade Choir and the Wind Ensemble’s Captain America March. The Chorale performed three tunes featuring solos by Saadia St. Victor ’27 and Britton Gehl ’28, while the Jazz Band entertained the audience with two songs that included solos by Tanvir Virdi ’27, Anna Bao ’27, Kimberly Zhang ’27, Jordan Barker ’28 and Alyssa Ji ’27.
The Vocal Ensemble energized the crowd with Yonder Come Day and performed Helpless from the musical Hamilton with vocal solos by Pallavi Shah ’27, Sanjana Bhardwaj ’29, Krishna Kumar ’29, Shweta Saravanan ’28, Emily O’Neill ’27, Devindar Virdi ’28, Jayda Richter ’27 and Anousheh Nazir ’27. The Combined Choirs closed the show with an uplifting rendition of Sisi ni moja (We Are One). MS WINTER CONCERT PHOTO GALLERY |
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| Students earn All-CJMEA recognition |
On Saturday, December 10, several LA Upper School students auditioned for the Central Jersey Music Educators Association (CJMEA) Region Band, Orchestra and Choir at John P. Stevens High School in Edison. Three vocalists and three instrumentalists earned recognition and will perform in January.
Raiya Patel '24 was accepted into the Treble Choir and Jesse Grimes '25 and Aadithya Srinivasan '24 made the Mixed Choir. Joanne Ding '24 was accepted into the Symphonic Band on flute, Sophia Fontaine '26 received the highest Euphonium audition score earning her first chair in the Wind Ensemble and Luke Tan '24 received the highest Timpani audition score earning him the Timpani chair in the Orchestra.
The Orchestra will perform on January 8, the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will perform January 15 and the Treble and Mixed Choirs will perform January 29. Specific details regarding the performances can be found on cjmea.org
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| Model UN team hosts in-house conference |
The LA Model United Nations team ran its own daylong conference in the Oakwood Room on Monday. Twenty Upper School students convened to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict throughout the day.
Awards were presented to students of distinction at this week’s Upper School meeting. Pictured, front row, are Best Delegate Adam Eisdorfer ’25 and Outstanding Delegate Aarya Patel ’25. Back row, Model UN leaders David Flatau-Jones ’23, Annie Gu ’23, Andrew Wolff ’23 and Aastha Patel ’23. |
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| Students show creativity at craft events |
The LA community enjoyed two opportunities to create holiday crafts within the past week in the AP Room – the first Holiday Craft Event on Dec. 10 and the annual Gingerbread House Festival on Dec. 15. Enjoy photo galleries at the links below:
HOLIDAY CRAFT PHOTO GALLERY Photos by Stacey Rothrock-Steinfeld
GINGERBREAD HOUSE PHOTO GALLERY Photos by Gerard Gonnella '89 and Anibal Rodriguez |
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| International students enjoy luncheon |
International students, parents and homestay guardians joined administrators, faculty and staff members at the annual holiday luncheon in the Oakwood Room on Wednesday. Sage Dining Services prepared a feast that included Korean and Mediterranean options for all to enjoy. The event was hosted by Gerard Gonnella ’89, Director of Admission and Financial Aid and sponsored by the LA International Student Program. Anting Luo '23 expressed gratitude on behalf of the international students and shared greetings from his father.
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| Seniors share stories in speeches |
Three seniors delivered their speeches within the past few weeks in the Berry Performing Arts Center – Sydney Racine ’23 (pictured), Lucy Chen ’23 and Shaan Patel ’23. |
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| Middle School Athletes of the Week |
Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced the Middle School Athletes of the Week at this week’s divisional meeting. Congratulations to basketball players Chelsea Hunter ’28 and Carson Cagle ’29. . |
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FROM THE LA PARENTS' ASSOCIATION |
Join Us at our January Meeting! The LA Parents' Association invites the community to attend its next meeting on Thursday, January 5 at 8:30 a.m. in the Oakwood Room.
The meeting will be followed by a young alumni panel of recent LA graduates discussing how the school prepared them for their transition to college.
Join us in person or virtually on Zoom here |
SAVE THE DATE - IFFN 2023 - February 3, 2023 |
Booster Club Winter Games - Friday, Jan. 6 The LA Booster Club invites the community to attend its next major event - the Winter Games - on
Friday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. The Rams will be hosting a basketball doubleheader with the girls (4 p.m.) and boys (5:30 p.m.) playing varsity basketball games in Laidlaw Gym, followed by the return of the Alumni Basketball Game at 7 p.m.
Show your Ram pride by wearing LA gear: ORDER YOUR LA SPIRIT WEAR HERE Ram Flags are for sale - see order form here
We are also active on social media. Please follow the Booster Club on Instagram here |
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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 December 14, 2022. Click here to make a gift to The WardlaLAartridge Fund! 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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