<p>I hope this case was also caught early enough to prevent spreading. There must be a countdown calendar in Clark House, 9 more days 'til the end of the year.</p>
<p>GRADUATION THIS WEEKEND! :)</p>
<p>Iâm sorry if this was asked before, but does anyone know when things like roommates, dorms, student directories, and handbooks are sent home?</p>
<p>august 1st</p>
<p>Hereâs a few interesting items from Chapel announcements on Thursday 5/28/09</p>
<p>Music Website â Some of the work of this yearâs Music Composition students has been posted on the Music Programâs website. Go to [Welcome</a> to the St. Paulâs School Music Program](<a href=âhttp://music.sps.edu/]Welcomeâ>http://music.sps.edu/) and click on the âstudent compositionâ button to hear the music of Caroline Kim, Natalie Kleeman, Cara Fesjian, Mark Platzer, Jake Kim, and Malcolm Eaton.</p>
<p>Summer Reading â The Summer Reading Committee, comprised of both students and faculty, was charged with selecting a text that would facilitate an engaging discussion upon our return in the fall. Having reviewed many worthy possibilities, it is pleased to announce that our choice is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. A Thousand Splendid Suns has important messages to share with respect to the role and treatment of women in a developing nation wracked by instability, insurgency and political violence. The story also speaks to human strength, specifically to those who endure and sacrifice for the people they love and for their ideals. Throughout the novel, a core of hope fuels Hosseiniâs vision of and for his birthplace.</p>
<p>The reading of A Thousand Splendid Suns will be supplemented by an academic year of related thematic programming. The Conroy Committee has invited Professor Rory Stewart to speak at St. Paulâs School next fall at which time he will discuss his walk across Afghanistan and discuss issues of development, reconstruction, and Islam. In addition, the film Kabul Transit produced by Williams College Professor David Edwards will be shown as part of the Social Justice Film Series, and Reverend Spencer is working on bringing an Afghani music ensemble to campus.</p>
<p>Paperback copies of A Thousand Splendid Suns will be distributed through the Houses on the last Thursday evening of the term, June 4. Faculty advisers on duty that evening will distribute one book to each student during the check-in process that evening.</p>
<p>I have a few questions:
- how is the advising system?
- how close is the faculty to students?
- how accepting is the school of people who are a bit âweirdâ? ;)</p>
<p>RakG: A student (I am a parent) should answer your questionsâŠbut⊠the school is 100% residential, so the faculty is all around you all week long. Human nature applying, some advisors are better than others. Advisors either live in your dorm or have dorm duty several nights a week (or both). </p>
<p>It is easy to go over to a faculty memberâs house at night or their office during the day. Maybe someone can add to this or expand. Keep in mind that 6th formers graduate this Sunday and 3rd-5th formers have exams next week, so everyone is pretty much buried right now. You may have to ask questions again later.</p>
<p>Glad to know you are weird. But that is a very broad term. Teens from all over the country and world. A great mix of Very different people, backgrounds and personalities.</p>
<p>RakG:
To avoid/procrastinate on studying for my exams (which I have been doing for the past few daysâŠyou should see my room-spotless)
I will answer your questions.</p>
<p>The advisor system works well, and it really depends on what dorm you live in. My advisor is excellent, and comes around at least 3 times a week to check on me and help me with math homework and problems. She bakes us brownies and cookies, and at least twice a term has advisee dinners where she orders us whatever food we want (chinese, pizza, panera) and we go to her apartment and play wii, rockband, and hang outâŠetc. </p>
<p>The faculty are ALWAYS around students, and you get to know them really well-especially the advisors in your dorm. The faculty obviously love kids and being with them, and most eat in the dining hall a few times a week. You can also see them walking around campus with their families, and coaching on the sports field, basically you are close with them.</p>
<p>And to answer your third question
Although SPS is cliquey (as is every single high school) EVERYONE has friends. I actually canât think of one person who doesnât have at least 2 or 3 friends, and everyone has their own little nook. With girls there is no bullying and with guys there is no interform bullying, maybe a little (again like every high school) bullying from upper formers (nothing serious, not to be worried about)
(and I canât tell if your a girl or a boy from your username) </p>
<p>Sorry if that made no sense or if there were a million grammar errors, Iâm half asleep from these two weeks!
And anyone else feel free to ask questionsâŠI probably will be on way too much when I get bored of studying.</p>
<p>RakG- this may help answer some of your questionsâŠ</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - A Look Inside St. Paulâs School: A studentâs prospective](<a href=âhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHqlhLtbLOU]YouTubeâ>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHqlhLtbLOU)</p>
<p>Choate is the best people</p>
<p>umm i dont think so. i was accepted at choate and sps and I chose sps.</p>
<p>i thought it was too big and inpersonal----the campus wasnt as pretty either</p>
<p>Letâs stay on topic here. This thread was not designed to bash other schools.</p>
<p>Itâs kinda funny how all these n.e. schools want you to think they are in the sunbelt from their videos and glossy brochures. you never see 3 feet of snow or short dark days. only picture perfect fall days.</p>
<p>The cappella groups are so amazing! I love this music program link.</p>
<p>BTW looks like thereâs a facebook group now for all the 2013ersâŠif anyones interested. </p>
<p>stumbled upon it on someone elses FB page from CC. My last week is this week! Theres a very high possibility that I fail my math examâŠSo wish me luck</p>
<p>I would refrain form posting on the wall if I were you guys. Take note that only 7 of the 27 people in the group are actually class of 2013. The 20 students in the group who are returners are merely trying to get a kick out of your newbliness. Be wear of what you say.</p>
<p>Eric âHard hatâ will attest to this.</p>
<p>Lol the group is pretty funny thoâŠdo u guys just sit around waiting for a group like that to pop up. Cuz it went from 5 to 27 member in like 10 minutes.</p>
<p>People are just overly excited because they arenât newbs anymore</p>
<p>I probably shouldnt have posted the link on hereâŠ</p>
<p>Iâm just going to wait till soon before school and join the network⊠yeaaa</p>
<p>âŠIts not the networkâŠjust a group</p>