May 18, 2012

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Spring Arts Celebration TONIGHT

Please join us tonight and next week for two arts events! 

Empty Bowl and Spring Arts Celebration, Friday, May 18, beginning at 5 p.m.

Begin the evening at our Empty Bowl event -- a fundraiser to aid in the fight against hunger. Handmade ceramic bowls, created by members of the Pingree community, will be sold to raise money to buy a freezer for the Acord Food Pantry in Hamilton, then filled with a hearty soup and bread before the evening performances. Soup and bread donations provided by Crosby's Market and 15 Walnut in Hamilton, Sea Street Soups in Manchester, Piantedosi Bread, and Sodexo. Bowls will be sold for $10 each. 

5 p.m. - Empty Bowl

6:30 p.m. - Student Art Show Opening

7 p.m. - Pegasus Reading

7:30 p.m. - Dance and Theater Concert

Spring Music Concert, Tuesday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Theater

  

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Save the Dates for End of Year Events  

Friday, June 8 at 5 p.m.: Academic Awards Ceremony in the Hedge Garden; Attendance is required for all students; students should arrive by 4:45 p.m. Formal attire is required; coats and ties for the boys and dresses or skirts for the girls. Parents are encouraged to attend.

Saturday, June 9 at 5 p.m.: Baccalaureate in the Hedge Garden; for seniors and their families. Grades 9-11 students and parents are welcome.

Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m.: Commencement in the Hedge Garden; all students encouraged to attend and all parents invited.

  

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Still Looking for Help with the Student Potluck Dinner  

We're still looking for parents to help with the student potluck dinner before the Spring Music Concert on Tuesday, May 22. If you would like to help with the Music Concert potluck, please click here. 

 

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Prep@Pingree Accepting Applications

Prep@Pingree, Pingree School's nationally recognized summer academic enrichment program enrolling current seventh and eighth grade students from Lawrence and Lynn, is accepting applications this year for a limited number of paying students from other communities.

The five-week program, taught by master independent and public school teachers, begins July 2 and ends August 3. Students study math, English, engineering design, and history, in addition to co-curricular topics including public speaking, application and interview skills. The students also take weekly exploratory day trips in and around Essex county.

For more information or to apply, please click here or contact Prep@Pingree Director Steve Filosa at 978 468 4415 x265 or sfilosa@pingree.org. 

 

    

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SAT Prep Course This Summer

From August 6-17, The Princeton Review will offer a two-week intensive course on Pingree's campus from August 6 - August 17 to prepare students for the October SAT. This course is open to non-Pingree students. For questions, please contact Shannon Shepardson at 800.447.0254 x5630 or SShepardson@Review.com. To register online, please visit The Princeton Review.

 

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Summer College Essay Workshop

The new North Shore Summer School is offering a college essay workshop beginning at the end of June. This course meets in the evenings at Pingree School on Tuesdays from June 26 to July 31. The course will be taught by Denise Frame Harlan, an adjunct professor at Gordon College. Students will leave the six-week workshop with at least one final draft of a college essay and will be equipped with skills and strategies for completing other college essays on their own. Tuition is $280. For more information, please contact Rebecca Borden, Director of North Shore Summer School at Director@NorthShoreSummerSchool.org or 978-406-4900.

 

To read more about what's happening on campus, click here.