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LEOS LOVE ASPEN SUPPLY DRIVE (THROUGH MAY 2012)

The Desert Academy Leos are hosting a school supply drive for the United Way After School Program at Aspen Community Magnet School, where the Leos have been tutoring elementary students for two years. Please help the Leos by donating your new or gently-used school and art supplies (markers, crayons, glue scissors, paper, etc.) to the children in this program. Supplies can be left in bins labeled “Leos school supply drive” in the Big Room or sent to advisors. Thank you so much for your support in making a difference in the lives of these elementary school students!

LEOS APRIL OUTREACH– “TURN AWAY” TRAVELPACKS (THROUGH APRIL 2012)

Leo Marisa Gomez (12th) has been doing community service at homeless shelters and food kitchens in Santa Fe with her mother all year. She is spearheading the Leo club’s April outreach project with her idea for “turn-away” packs for distribution at shelters that are unable to provide services/shelter when they reach capacity and/or run out of supplies.

The Leos begin their drive on April 1 for donations of gently-used backpacks, boxes of Ziploc bags (all sizes), non-perishable foods and supplies for homeless people who are turned away from shelters and may find themselves unable to access services for a couple of days. Specifically, the club is asking for donations of non-perishable foods, first aid/hygiene supplies, and outdoor supplies.

Leos will sort, package and distribute these Travelpacks to one or more shelters at the end of April. Donations can be dropped off at Desert Academy for the Desert Leos. Financial support in any amount is also welcome for the purchase of supplies.

Please see the attached document for a complete list of requested donations! Any donation, no matter how small, is hugely helpful and hugely appreciated!!

 

PARENTING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES: CHOICES FOR SUCCESS by Joyce Pickering, Director Emeritus of The Shelton School in Dallas. Presented by The May Center for Learning and Desert Montessori

Thursday, April 19 at 6:00 pm Desert Montessori School 316 Camino Delora

More information coming soon!

SPRING THEATER PRODUCTION “DATING.COM“
Thursday, March 29th and Friday, March 30th at 7:00pm Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.
Tickets are available at the door. Seating is limited.
Get ready for a roller coaster ride of laughter!  Desert Academy Performing Arts presents “dating.com,” our first long-form improv with music.  Randy Bennett uses his thirty plus years of improv experience to direct the show.

The performance begins by taking several suggestions from the audience.  The actors use these suggestions to create characters on the spot. Then, we meet the actors on the big screen as they videotape their dating monologues from the dating.com studio offstage (in the library!). Then the audience does the matchmaking! We follow the cast, all of whom attend college somewhere in the Santa Fe area, through a series of scenes including their first date, their first big fight, and the proposal, all the way to their fifth anniversary (if they make it that far).  That’s up to the audience, too.  Along the way, the cast will be improvising songs…love songs, bee bop girls’ songs and boy band songs…all based on audience suggestions. Juliana Peterson serves as musical director.

The cast for the show is comprised of students in Mr. Bennett’s “Acting for the Stage” class. They are Jasper Grossman, Onima Heilbron, Ariana Montez, Sarah Nuamah, Gabby Medina, Cole Tolbert, Katie Waldron, Marley Medina, Luna Redondo-Campiglio, Sophie Stroud, Vale Traub (a foreign exchange student from Germany), and Forrest Sanchez. Alea Campbell serves as Mr. Bennett’s assistant and will stage manage.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE STORY IN THE NEW MEXICAN PUBLISHED MARCH 29!
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/In-pursuit-of-love

FOR PARENTS OF 8TH GRADERS:
Our High School Transition Event will take place Wednesday, 2/22 in our Big Room from 6:00-7:00pm. Please join Terry Passalacqua, Head of School, Amy Miller, Assistant Head of School, and Isabelle Thiebaut, Diploma Programme Coordinator, for this important, informative night. We will discuss the high school program at Desert, how it differs from the middle school program, how to prepare your students for the IB Diploma Programme, and the significant emotional and psychological transitions you can expect during these years. This meeting is crucial for ensuring a smooth transition to high school for your 8th grader.

Desert Academy is on a 2 hour weather delay today Wednesday, February 15. 1st period classes will begin at 10:10.

The Desert Academy Leos are hosting a school supply drive for the United Way After School Program at Aspen Community Magnet School, where the Leos have been tutoring elementary students for two years. Please help the Leos by donating your gently used school and art supplies (markers, crayons, glue scissors, paper, etc.) to the children in this program. Supplies can be left in bins labeled “Leos school supply drive” in the Big Room or sent to advisors. Thank you so much for your support in making a difference in the lives of these elementary school students!

Leos Club Fundraiser Dance-a-Thon

The ERB Writing tests will take place for all students next week during English classes.  It is a nationally normed assessment of your students writing skills. There is no preparation necessary.