McCarthey Campus Library Media Specialist Becky Hall has been doing her homework. She has read over two hundred books researching materials for the October 17-19 RHSM Book Fair.

 

"I've been reading books since last May preparing for the community to come and share the joy of books," Ms Hall said. "I'm very excited about authors Jessica Day George and Robert Neubecker coming on Wednesday, October 17 to sign books." Be sure to check out one of Becky's favorite books of the fall season and winner of the Boston Globe's Picture Book of the Year, 365 Penquins (pictured), a beautiful book about global warming, calendars, and math written by Jean Luc Fromental and illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet.

 

This year the book categories have increased to embrace green books such as Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth For Kids. The multi cultural book We, tracing the origins of humans in Africa, by Alice Schertle. Art books including Another Book About Design by Mark Conya (an every-age explanation of design concepts). Groundbreaking author Peter Sis gives a glimpse behind the Iron Curtain with The Wall, -- illustrated in cartoon format, but with a moving and insightful narrative journey into Sis' past, including the impact The Beatles had on his artistic life. Sam Weller's Bookstore in partnership with RHSM provides a stimulating selection of books, tailor-made for the RHSM community.

 

The Lincoln Street also encourages parents coming for Parent/Teacher Conferences to drop in the Middle School commons to select wonderful books for their children and/or themselves.

 

Book Fair Hours

Wednesday the 17th, Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, the 18th,  Noon. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, the 19th,  8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

Even the book fair is seeing GREEN this year with environmentally friendly book bags to use again and again for shopping of every kind. The attractive mesh bag features an adorable, bespectacled RHSM Lion logo reading his favorite book. At the very affordable price of $5, you can buy gift books and a bag to give them in - Don't forget to throw in an organically grown apple!

 

 

The RHSM book fair is all about celebrating the magic of books. But did you know the proceeds support invaluable programs such as visiting authors, and keeping our library up to the minute with new and fascinating books? Over 30 volunteers contribute countless hours to make reading and writing an important part of the RHSM education.

 

 

Mike Roberts, eighth grade English teacher and winner of the 2007 Sumner Faculty Award for outstanding faculty, continues his innovative Visiting Author Program.

Authors this year include:
· Terry Trueman (Stuck in Neutral, Cruise Control) on Oct. 26
· Newbury Book Award winner Paul Fleishman (Seedfolks, Seek, Whirligig, among many others) on Feb. 26
· Chris Crowe (Mississippi Trial, 1955, The True Story of Emmett Till) in April

by Susan Koles and Laurie Staton

10. The yearly amount of your gift to Annual Giving can be as reasonable as the cost of your daily mocha latté.

9.  When you give to Annual Giving you are ensuring that RHSM will never have to pass the basket at Back-to-School Night.

8.  You have RHSM's unconditional guarantee that you will never have to schlep your kids on dark, cold, rainy nights to sell wrapping paper or lobsters door-to-door.

7.   Your annual gift is viewed as a vote for RHSM's programs-ergo ipso facto: organizations like The Edward E. Ford Foundation granted RHSM $50,000 for sustainability last year because they see that our parents give.

6.  You will help RHSM save resources-we won't have to send out multiple solicitation mailings. Saved resources can then be applied directly to your kids' brains!

5.  Annual Giving is NOT like death and taxes-it's always your choice to give.

4.  We won't send you a monogrammed tote bag.

3.   The school is unconditionally and eternally grateful for your gift to Annual Giving-or at least annually grateful.

2.  Support the arts, support RHSM Annual Giving. Your child has access to professional artists in the classroom, every day-from Beginning School music to AP studio art to frequent guest authors and artists throughout RHSM classrooms.

1.   You'll feel good knowing you've done your part.

Cues for healthy living are everywhere at RHSM. From the "No Idling" campaign to last week's Fitness Testing at the Lower School, our school community is learning to make healthy choices.

 

Fitness testing has been part of the Lower School's PE program for 18 years. In the those same two decades, the incidence of childhood obesity has doubled for U.S. children ages 6 to 11 - and tripled for American teenagers. But Lower School PE teachers Pat Ammon and Anna Ernest can honestly say that the obesity epidemic is not in evidence at RHSM. "We see active kids who follow the great example set by their healthy parents," Anna Ernest said.

 

Fitness testing  -- the mile run, bar hang, sit ups, modified push ups, shuttle run and sit and reach -- is done in the fall and spring. "We encourage kids to look for improvement in their own scores from fall to spring and year to year," Pat Ammon said. "Competition against other students is not part of what we are doing." Although RHSM follows the recommendations for the President's Challenge for Physical Fitness Standards, Pat, Anna, and Marsha don't give awards or prizes for doing well.  "We want kids to make good choices for themselves because they know it will lead to a long, happy and healthy life for themselves and the world around them," Pat and Anna agreed. Kathy Adams

Excitement is building with rehearsals underway for this year's school musical "Once Upon A Mattress." Almost everyone knows the story of the princess and the pea upon which this over-the-top fairytale musical is based, and some older audience members may recall Carol Burnett starring as the beleaguered princess on Broadway and TV.
 
RHSM's Princess Winifred and her fellow cast members will be attired in a wealth of new costumes, made especially for the show. The look of the production is abstract fairytale, and the set design places the action under a huge white parachute, through which colored lighting will filter. Large hanging and pooling panels of cloth divide the stage into whimsical, atmospheric spaces instead of hard edge castle rooms or courtyards.

 

Leads in the production include: Jahnavi Stone as Princess Winifred, Danielle Thorsted as The Minstrel, Jade Conley as Queen Aggrivain, Jorden Saxton as Lady Larkin, Stockton Radman as the silent King Sextimus, Wyatt McNeil as Prince Dauntless, Jesse Wood as Sir Harry, Sam Parker as The Jester, and Will Hunt as The Wizard.

 

On performance nights, you can purchase tickets from the Patrons of the Arts table - and be sure to take advantage of purchasing flowers and bottled water to support the arts at RHSM. Or think ahead, become a Patron today.

 

See you in the aisle! Theatre Teacher, Director Gary Lindemann

 

 

"We are thrilled to announce that Carol and Guy Kroesche have accepted the school's request to be volunteer chairs for the 2008 RHSM auction," says Director of Development Libby Ellis. Every other year, RHSM hosts this significant fundraising event to benefit the school and filling the chairs position is a  key to its success. The auction is, by all accounts, "the best fundraising party in Utah," and we couldn't be in better hands with the Kroesches. Carol has worked tirelessly on seven prior auctions, holding down nearly every key leadership position. Guy volunteers his service on the board of trustees and has been instrumental in the school's continued efforts to acquire the Mt. Olivet property. Carol and Guy are parents to Michael, who graduated in 2004, and Chase, who is in eighth grade.

 

You will be hearing much more about the auction in coming months. For now, we thank the Kroesches for their willingness to guide this effort on behalf of our school community.

The month of October is Food Drive Month at RHSM. Students and their families are asked to donate generously as the shelves of pantries in our community are struggling to keep the shelves stocked as donations are low in the fall. "According to the USDA annual report on Household Food Security, more than 345,000 people in Utah this year are at risk of missing or skipping a meal due to lack of resources," explained Bill Tibbitts, director of the Anti-Hunger Project at Crossroads Urban Center. Emergency food pantries are the safety net for those who lack the financial resources to purchase food for themselves and their children. The RHSM food drive will enable many pantries, including Crossroads Urban Center, to keep the shelves stocked until holiday donations begin arriving.

 

All food collected on the McCarthey Campus will be donated to the Utah Food Bank, who will in turn distribute the food to pantries across the state. The food collected on the Lincoln Campus will go to Crossroads Urban Center's Emergency Food Pantry, one of the state's busiest food pantries. Last year, our students contributed over 29,000 pounds of food and was RHSM was recognized by the Utah Food Bank as the School of the Year for the students' efforts. Foods that are needed include: peanut butter, canned soups and stews, canned pasta (Ravioli, Spaghettios, etc), canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats (tuna, etc.), and canned tomato products (sauce, stewed tomatoes, etc.).

 

Utah Food Bank bins will be set up on the McCarthey Campus in the front entrances of the Beginning School and Lower School as well as outside the chapel.

 

Middle School students are asked to bring their cans to school on the last day of each week (October 3, October 12, October 17, October 26, and October 31). As an incentive, Middle School students who bring in at least five cans will be allowed to come to school that day in "free dress" (see the student handbook for "free dress" guidelines). This year's Middle School goal is 2007 pounds of food.

 

In the Upper School, "The Rest" (grades 9-11) will again compete against the Seniors for the title of "Food Drive Champions." Last year, The Rest won the title by just 1,600 pounds. Together the two teams brought in a record-breaking amount, 23,817.4 pounds of food. Students will again be seeking support (cans and money to buy cans) from all. If you wish to contribute to this year's food drive with a donation, please make your check payable to Crossroads Urban Center and give it to an Upper School student.  The last day of the Upper School's drive will be October 27.

 

If you have any questions about this year's drive, please contact Rev. Trace Browning (tracebrowning@rhsm.org) regarding the McCarthey Campus's effort or Director of Service Learning Liz Paige (lizpaige@rhsm.org) regarding the Lincoln Campus's food drive.

As the Upper School engages in technology in their classrooms and with their laptops, the Eccles Library is adapting as well. This summer, both the McCarthey and Lincoln campus libraries adopted a new library catalog system which provides easier access for faculty, students, and staff. Alexandria, the new cataloging system, is online so teachers can search for resources within their classrooms and students can search for books from their laptops. 

 

In addition to the new catalog system the Eccles Library has built a website that contains trial databases and pathfinders to help students with their research projects. Pathfinders are guides for researchers containing reference tools that save time and avoid frustrating dead ends. As projects are assigned, pathfinders are added to the website. This concept helps students choose credible sources through websites, books, and databases while focusing on the task of using and synthesizing the information. It's also a way of getting students into the library, virtually.

 

A special thank you to Ross and Susan Collier, the parents of fifth grader, Ryan, for their generous donation of the subscriptions, "Skeptical Inquirer" and "Free Inquiry."

 

First Graders Make Leaf T-Shirts 

Last week KTVX Channel 4 in Salt Lake covered the school's practice of using fresh vegetables from the McCarthey science garden in recipes created for school lunch. We want to thank the Science Specialist Mary Slocum and Food Services Director Mary Hill and her right hand Laurie Underwood and their crew and especially the students who got up early and participated on behalf of their school: Ben Turok, William Stone, Meg Lemons, Sam Lemons, Ling Ritter, Stephanie Nolan, Amber Puri, Alison Puri, Juliette Facklam, Shabira and Shubaira Aminzada, Julia Sanderson, Barrett Zhang, and Anna Reganis.

 

 

The Kindergarten classes have started the Second Step program.  This program is designed to promote social competence and reduce social and emotional problems. The assistants will be teaching the children skills in the core areas of empathy, emotional management, and social problem solving throughout the school year.  Second Step puppets, Impulsive Puppy and Slow Down Snail, will help reinforce these skills.

Our current lessons will help the children learn how to use clues to identify how someone else is feeling.  We are discovering that our faces, bodies, and what is happening are all clues that we can use. "Feeling words" such as happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, and yucky or disgusted are words you may hear your child talk about.  We are practicing how our faces and bodies look when we are having these feelings. 

 

The Development Team is hiring for a position that requires a highly-specialized skill set. If you have extensive experience with databases (particularly Blackbaud/Raiser's Edge) or know someone who does, please contact Director of Development Libby Ellis, 924-2984.

 

Just follow the convenient link at the bottom of each e-marker to forward the good news along to extended family, friends, and colleagues. Access archived E-Markers from school info/publications on the RHSM website. 

 

 

 FALL SPORTS

 

The Winged Lion girls' tennis team tied St. Joseph's Jayhawks for the Class 2-A/1-A state title on October 1, 2007.     See story as reported by the Tribune . . . 

 

Some great tennis action took place during region play on September 22 in the RHSM vs. St. Joe final matches. After the final ball was hit, the Jayhawks were crowned Region champs for 2007, as they won at all three singles spots and the Winged Lions won both of the doubles spots.

 

At number one singles, Blake Harries met St. Joe's Lauren Jones in the finals, losing 7-6, 4-6, 2-6 to take second place. Jenn Livermore took second at #2 singles as she faced Jenn Mijer and was defeated 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Number three singles player Jessica Grey placed second, losing to Alex Montgomery 6-7, 6-0, 3-6.

 

The number one doubles team of Abby Bossart and Madeline Loughridge defeated Erin Montgomery and Mara Davison 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to take the Region title. Sydney Hartsell and Madison Allred teamed up at number two doubles to reign victorious as Region champs over Kaela Eddy and Margaret Foreman in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.   View photos . . .

 

The RHSM Girls Soccer team remains undefeated (6-0) in region 14. Tthe team defeated ALA 7-0 in the final home game of the regular season. Mary McIntyre, Lauren Babcock, Jenny Achelis, and Tasha Woolley all scored for the Winged Lions. Defensively, Sarah Snedaker, Laja Fields, Caitlin Jacobs, Katie Brainerd, and Ellie Marker, secured the shutout. Before hosting play-offs on October 13, (1:00 p.m.) the team will face Layton Christian and rival opponent St. Joe.

 

The men's cross-country team competed at the Murray Invitational on Saturday, September 14. The 5K course challenged the runners with a variety of different surfaces. They were faced with grassy hills, winding dirt trails and stretches of pavement. The runners seemed to transition easily from one surface to the next and once again there were many improvements over last year's times. The runners continue to train hard, keeping their focus on the upcoming Regional and State contests to be held on October 9 and 17.  

 Murray Invitational: Results for last year's race and this year's race.

 

Orem Kiwanis Invite - Photos . . .  Results:  Athletic.net     
 

ROWLAND HALL HAS STATE TITLE IN MIND--Winning a state championship is the top priority for cross country runners at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's.  FULL STORY From Deseret News . . .

The RHSM Upper School volleyball team began Region 14 play on September 18 with a match against sixth ranked Layton Christian Academy. Although the Winged Lions took an early lead in all three games of the match, the offensive fire power of the strong LCA front line consistently found the open court and the RHSM team lost 13-25, 13-25, 14-25.

 

RHSM hosted American Leadership Academy on September 20. The Winged Lions played extremely well, and behind the powerful serving of junior Erin Lence came up with a decisive victory over the Eagles, 25-8, 25-21, 15-25, 25-14 to even their league record at 1-1.

 

The Winged Lions played another home contest against South Summit on September 25.  It was a match full of exciting rallies and an amazing display of defensive prowess on the part of our team; unfortunately, the Wildcats came away with a three set victory, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.

 

The RHSM squad lost to North Summit on September 27 but came back strong beating Juab, 0-3, on October 2. Coaches Kendra Tomsic, Kathy Howa, and Lauren Carpenter feel good about the team's progress and competitiveness on the court and are confident that they will continue to improve with every contest.

 

Come out and support Winged Lion volleyball on October 9 and 11! The playoffs will be held at Sevier Valley in Richfield on October 12 and 13.  See website for schedule and more information . . .

 

The soccer team started training on Sept. 5 with 34 players attending the first day of practice. During the first week of the season players were evaluated and placed on one of two teams. The "A" consists of all 8th graders in the program and six additional 7th graders. The "C" consists of all the 6th graders in the program and seven additional 7th graders. Both teams have made steady progress during the course of the early morning training sessions.

The "A" team currently holds an undefeated record with impressive victories notched against traditional league foes St. Joseph's and St.Paul. The "C" team takes a two game winning streak with them as they embark on their class trips. The next scheduled game is Oct. 2 where RHSM will travel to Christian Heritage. The only remaining home game on the schedule is that last regular season contest on Oct.15 against Intermountain Christian. Game action starts at 4:00 p.m. Come to the game and cheer on the Winged Lions.

Upper School Principal Lee Thomsen is pleased to announce the hiring of Bill Tatomer as the Head Girls' Basketball Coach. Coach Tatomer recently retired from the United States Navy where he served as a commissioned officer and aviator for 22 years. He holds a masters of arts in education from the University of Phoenix.Having played for Park City High School, Coach Tatomer also has more than 15 years of experience coaching both boys' and girls' teams at the Middle and High School levels in the prestigious AAU league in California, and in the Navy adult league, where he served as an assistant coach for the "All-Navy" team.