For the Annual Winter Dinner Concert, the 8th grade choir, Honors Choir, Latin Voices, and Jazz Band performed Wednesday. The songs included “Howl Like a Winter,” by Ruth Morris Gray, “Drink to Me Only,” “Lacrimoso,”by Mozart, “Armor,” by Sara Bareilles, and the Spanish song “Saludo.” The event is a fundraiser for the performing arts department, complete with dinner and performances.

The middle school science fair is Friday. The event, which will feature the hard work of the 5th and 6th graders, will include original scientific experiments. Students in Ms. Dobler and Ms. Dorsey’s classes have been conducting original experiments, using various household materials to test their hypotheses. They have collected and analyzed their data and created graphic illustrations of the results to present to outside visiting judges on Friday. It is a great chance for children to boost their public speaking skills and see science at work.

Students in the conflict resolution class will go on a field trip next week to see the film Just Mercy.  The film is based on the memoir of Bryan Stevenson about his experiences working in Alabama appealing a death penalty case.  The class, taught by Ms. Grant, helps students learn to become mediators, working with peers on resolving tricky conflicts and building better communication skills inside our school.