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	6/3/2010 - This afternoon, the students going on the trip to France with Mme. Pedrin-Nielson came together outside of Weld to say good-bye to their parents and board the bus for the airport. The trip includes a five-day home stay with "a family with a son or daughter of approximately the same age and similar interests," but also provides tours of Paris, Reims, Selestat, and Chamonix....   View
	5/29/2010 - Yesterday was the last day of end-of-year faculty meetings, and we spent it discussing issues from the past year and preparing for the next. In addition to the work we did earlier this week with the leaders, we also discussed an upcoming switch to Google Apps (coming this September!), work on campus this summer (some important Hagerman renovations!), as well as every retur...   View
	5/27/2010 - Over the last week, the student sustainability crew (supported by students and faculty) took the extra and unwanted books and textbook decorating classrooms and dorm rooms and collected them together for donation. At the conclusion of the process, the team had put together 23 book boxes. These were shipped today to Better World Books, a division of the four-star rated cha...   View
	5/25/2010 - Sunday evening through Tuesday morning, next year's student leaders were busy in meetings with the Deans and faculty, talking and learning about what it means to be a leader at Holderness. Much of the time has also been spent with faculty, building trust, and opening important lines of communication for the future. To that end, faculty and students came together in ...   View
	5/24/2010 - The 131st Commencement at Holderness School is in the books, and it was a glorious day. Thank you to everyone - students, parents, faculty, staff, trustees, and, of course, graduates - who made it all happen. It was a wonderful celebration of a great class. Congratulations to the Class of 2010! We look forward to watching you go on to great things....   View
	5/23/2010 - The final preparations have been made, the weather looks cooperative, and we're ready to celebrate the Class of 2010. Congratulations to all of our seniors and soon-to-be graduates!...   View
	5/21/2010 - Following the Senior Movie in Chapel (at which we honored Lee Phillips our organist of 28 years), students moved to Weld for the Senior Dinner. Seniors sat with friends, and had their tables waited on by the junior leaders. Following dinner, the freshman class awarded the Bob Brooks Award to Dillon Corkran '10 and we heard from two speakers: Nick Stoico '11 and Mr. Mure.View
	5/21/2010 - It was a full day today as students took their last exam in the morning (science) before attending the second round of Senior Honors Thesis presentations. Following these, students worked to clean up their dorms and rooms and get ready for the weekend before heading off to SpringFest. SpringFest featured another wonderful dinner on the Southside Quad provided as a s...   View
	5/20/2010 - After taking the foreign language exam earlier this afternoon, students headed for Weld and another set of treats courtesy of the Parents' Association. In between bowls of ice cream, they sat on the Quad, played ultimate frisbee, and hung out with faculty kids. It was hard not to take a quick study break given the sun and warmth on this beautiful spring day. In the ...   View
	5/19/2010 - Yesterday afternoon during the Fine Arts exam period, students in Ms. Devine's acting and theater classes presented their final projects to an appreciative audience. One group performed "Check Please" by Jonathan Rand (a study in awful first dates), while the other class performed a shortened (and very funny) version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Congratulations on a great se...   View