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A MESSAGE FROM OUR LOWER SCHOOL HEAD |
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- What are your concerns regarding technology use by your children? - Define “screen” time. |
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Thursday, December 8 6 p.m. - Eighth Grade Parent Gathering with Dr. Corinna Crafton in Oakwood Room 7 p.m. - Middle School Winter Concert in Berry Performing Arts Center WATCH LIVESTREAM HERE Friday, December 9 SCHOOL CLOSED FOR PARENT CONFERENCES
Saturday, December 10 10 a.m. - WHPA Holiday Craft Event in AP Room Wednesday, December 14 12 p.m. - International Student Luncheon in Oakwood Room
7 p.m. - WHPA Winter Basket Raffle Live Drawing - ZOOM LINK HERE Meeting ID: 847 6169 9343 Passcode: 732666 Thursday, December 15 5 p.m. - Gingerbread House Festival in AP Room 7 p.m. - Booster Club Meeting in Oakwood Room Friday, December 16
11 a.m. - Lower School Winter Concert NOON DISMISSAL ALL DIVISIONS SCHOOL CALENDAR |
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| Busy December continues at LA |
The three weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break are filled with exciting school events. Here’s a look ahead at important upcoming dates in December: Thursday, Dec. 8 – Middle School Winter Concert – 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 – Parent Conferences / School Closed
Saturday, Dec. 10 – WHPA Holiday Craft Event – 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 – International Student Luncheon – 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 - WHPA Winter Basket Raffle Drawing - 7 p.m.
WINTER BASKET RAFFLE ZOOM LINK Meeting ID: 847 6169 9343 Passcode: 732666 Thursday, Dec. 15 - Gingerbread House Festival - 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15 – Booster Club Meeting – 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 – Lower School Winter Concert – 11 a.m. |
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Upper School kicks off concert season |
Upper School students began the winter concert season in style with a fabulous performance on Dec. 1 in the Berry Performing Arts Center.
The Concert Band played three tunes, capped by Into the Clouds, to start the show. MadJazz followed with Carry the Light featuring a solo by Sarah Alves ’24 and Stevie Wonder’s Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing. The Jazz Band performed Moten Swing and Latin Heat, with instrumental solos by David Ezra Flatau-Jones ’23, Sophia Fontaine ’26, Tiger Huang ’24, Rithvik Nandhyala ’23, Matt Piccoli ’23 and Matt Faust ’23. The Concert Choir closed the evening with five songs, including the traditional Sim Shalom and Sing We Now of Christmas before the finale, Be the Change, with Naischa Puri ’23 and Luke Tan ’24 providing instrumental accompaniment.
UPPER SCHOOL CONCERT PHOTO GALLERY |
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| | Students perform at Winter Wonderland |
WardlaLAartridge students kicked off the inaugural Edison Township Winter Wonderland and Marketplace event with a performance on Sunday, Dec. 4 at Papaianni Park.
Julia Machado ’25 sang the national anthem to begin the festivities and Upper School students followed with a series of vocal and instrumental performances. Students sang and played a medley of holiday tunes and the Upper School Concert Choir performed its repertoire from the Winter Concert.
Student performers included Mohisha Jha ’26, Kamila Franco ’25, Aarya Patel ’25, Chiara Baldi ’26, Nitya Sahni ’26, Sophia Fontaine ’26, Arya Gaur ’26, Anjali Shankar ’26, Aryan Nair ’26, Vinay Karthik ’25, Rithvik Nandhyala ’23, David Ezra Flatau-Jones ’23, Lucy Chen ’23, Jessie Grimes ’25, Caleb Rothrock Steinfeld ’25, Ish Singh ’24, Simon Su ’25, Hans Huang ’24, Jason Cheng ’25 and Raiya Patel ’24. WINTER WONDERLAND PHOTO GALLERY |
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| Gingerbread House Event set for Dec. 15 |
Join us for our annual Gingerbread House Festival on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 5-7 p.m. in the AP Room. We are excited to host this year’s festival in person. Space is limited to the first 45 families and you can save $15 by pre-registering before the event. Please note that tickets will be $50 at the door.
REGISTER HERE |
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Second graders celebrate Heritage Day |
The second grade classes celebrated heritage and culture with a series of events on Friday, Dec. 2. The day began with a Lower School assembly in the Berry Performing Arts Center and continued with students visiting the second grade classrooms to learn more about the many heritages represented by the second graders. Parents attended an afternoon presentation in Lower Snowdon.
Dressed in attire reflecting their heritage, students represented Mexico, India, Somalia, Austria, Italy, Madagascar, Colombia, Poland, Germany, Ireland, and Virginia, USA in the video presentations and posterboard displays. Parents, teachers, students and friends learned more about all of these cultures from an eager group of second grade presenters.
GRADE 2 HERITAGE DAY PHOTO GALLERY |
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NASA cloud scientist enlightens students |
Marilé Colón Robles a Cloud Project Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, and Angela Rizzi, NASA Senior Outreach Coordinator, met Mrs. Noreen Jafri’s Earth science students on Monday, November 28 to learn about clouds. Eighth graders heard about some unique clouds and why Marilé is passionate about them. Students had the opportunity to ask questions, including the interview process for NASA! |
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Student honors veterans with service project |
Devin Coleman ’24 felt an enormous sense of pride and honor while completing a most rewarding Girl Scout Gold Award service project last month. Inspired by her grandfathers, who served in the Korean War, the LA junior cleaned and refurbished the Ripper Collins Veterans Memorial Garden in her hometown of Middletown in time for a Veterans Day tribute.
“Having the courage to go serve our country in all of these different wars is amazing to me,” Devin said. “Seeing them be so brave is just incredible. Having somebody in my family do that and come back to tell their story is unbelievable.” |
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| LA athletes earn All-GMC recognition |
Congratulations to 19 athletes and two coaches representing five different sports who received post-season recognition after a very successful fall athletic season at LA.
The Blue Division champion girls’ tennis team led the way with six honorees, including Coach of the Year Ron Haynes. LA boys’ soccer coach Jason Montesinos was named Coach of the Year for the GMC Gold Division. Angelina Vargas ’23 was selected to the overall All-GMC first team for girls’ soccer. . |
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| Middle School Athletes of the Week |
Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced the first Middle School Athletes of the Week of the winter season at the divisional meeting. Congratulations to cheerleader Manat Grewal ’27 and basketball player Raj Gandhi ’29. . |
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FROM THE LA PARENTS' ASSOCIATION |
Booster Club Encourages Parents to Join Them! The LA Booster Club invites parents to get involved and help support the school's athletics program. The next meeting is set for Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Oakwood Room. The Booster Club's next major event is the Winter Games on Friday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.
Show your Ram pride by wearing LA gear: ORDER YOUR LA SPIRIT WEAR HERE Ram Flags are for sale - see order form here - place your orders by Dec. 9 to receive by Dec. 24. 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 7, 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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