Happy to help! Should I go by StalkerMama? BTW, there are photos from the house trips yesterday. I hope you saw you son. They usually post photos from the first school day too, just be on the lookout.
@GoatMama Hehe Stalkermama!
These photos can be like oxygen, especially when you live far away and you have a child that avoids using social media- I begged her to smile every time a camera went by for the sanitiy and well being of her mother! SPS is pretty good about updating their facebook, twitter and parents facebook pages. I agree with Goatmama, I like to go to the chapel announcements ( I use the SPS portal). It allows me to know what is going on that week without much communication from DD.
Husband says I enable her NOT to call because I become obsessed following everything online. Whatever⊠this way, I know whatâs going on when she DOES call. Our time on the phone is brief
@HMom16 My DD didnât know a single person before we dropped her off last year. She didnât go to revists either. Her roommate was from Europe and never emailed or texted DD back over the summer. Her dorm prefect was suposed to call her in August but didnât⊠Poor kid was covered in hives and a complete ball of nerves- but it all worked out. Roommate became one of her closest friends ever. I have said this before, SPS and dorm life has a way of forming friendships that would not have happened otherwise. Maybe SOME students cling to cliques or similar groups, but most begin to branch out with new interests. In our DDâs experience, kids in the beginning stick to their dorms, their hometown friends, or facebook friends at first, but there is so much going on at SPS the first 6 weeks! We were amazed by how much school, tryouts, sports and fun they crammed into a short amount of time! My DD was used to a crazy schedule at home, but these kids are go, go, going all the time!!! They make friends in all of their activities and new classes- it will be a blur, but it works out. Many of my DD closest friends were made in the spring FWIW- socially, sheâs a âslow burnerâ- super friendly, but takes awhile to trust new people. Itâs boarding school⊠I remind her itâs a 4 year journey!
Does SPS have a âclub fairâ or anything equivalent? Its hard to get a feel for the different extra curriculars available because the website isnât current. There have started to be some announcements and meetings but my son is holding back as he doesnât want to overcommit and doesnât know the full picture so that he can pick the things he is most interested in.
Yes, in the past they after the first few weeks of the year. Have him ask his prefects or advisor if he hasnât heard about it. Not sure if they changed things or they just havenât had it yet.
should have been on Sunday? Not sure either⊠we have had a lot of radio silence this year from our kid :((
Last year there was a âclub fairâ held in the Coit by all the clubs and the students had an opportunity to walk around and talk to each group, and sign up for anything they were interested in.
In terms of time commitment- Iâll pass along what my DD told her cousin who just started at another BS-
Many clubs only meet once or twice a month, if at all, depending on the seniors schedule ( they are very busy in the Fall w/ colleges, no?) Some clubs are âvery activeâ, and take up a lot of time, some clubs are âvery socialâ and only take members that are âfriend groups or uppersâ, and some clubs rarely meet. A lot of whatâs going on right now are auditions and join by membership clubs- You will hear announcements being read @ when tryouts are being heldâŠ
Overcommiting is a real thing @ SPS and I can understand new students feeling overwhelmed. I think my DD is still overwhelmed and itâs her 2nd year. I always recommend joining, checking things out to see what works with a kids schedule first and then dropping what doesnât work. Last year our DD thought she joined too many clubs but most of them ended up being part-time clubs- One way to tell if they are a real club⊠Check out the year books. If they have a photo of them, especially in more than one year of yearbooks, they will more than likely meet more than once a month!
âthe Coitâ = âthe Upperâ in campus parlance. 
Iâd err towards overcommitting as a new 3rd or 4th former. It gives one the chance to kick the tires of various things and see what clicks. You can always drop out. Some activities require minimal time (and some clubs could be more robust). Other activities like Debate are a very large, serious commitment.
yep⊠^ that :-h ( otherwise known as that Harry Potter looking room around my house!)
There is a club fair, and it hasnât been held yet this year. It happens after the groups/clubs that admit by audition post results. Iâm speculating itâll be either this or next Sunday. There will be an announcement in chapel about the date and time.
Do they still post chapel notes on the parentsâ page on the website? That was always my go-to source for trying to keep aware of stuff.
Yes they do! Best source of info!
@HMom16, the SPS football game vs. Holderness this Saturday will be live streamed on The Cube beginning at 2:30 pm ET. Here is the link: https://thecube.com/event/748462. Iâll be yelling at GoatKid in the other game thatâs live-streaming at the same time (Varsity Vball against Noble).
Thanks everyone! Iâm glad he didnât miss the club fair.
Thanks @GoatMama - I signed up on the CUBE and will be watching the football game (but also rooting for GoatKid and the volleyball team
Iâve been watching the chapel announcements as wellâŠ
Thx @goatmama for keeping me up to date too! Iâm just going to ask you instead of my own kid for now on! All I get from DD is âIâm too busy to even text!â I always meant to ask. Is it Go Paulies or Go Big Red or Go Pelicans?!
All 3 work but most of the cheering Iâve heard on the sidelines is just âGo St. Paulâs!â
But, I was hanging out at different sports than football games.
On Twitter the football team uses the hashtags #WingsUp and #GoBigRed
âSPSâ makes for the best cheer, in my opinion!
St. Paulâs V Vball takes the first set against Noble 25:20. =D>
St. Paulâs V Vball takes the second set against Noble 25:19.
St. Paulâs V Vball beats Noble 3:0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:18). Sweet. Moving on to the football stream now. 
Varsity Football SPS vs Holdernes 31:7. How about that!