On the WOW front, a number of groups made final presentations. I don't have the grand total yet, but lots of money has been raised for different organizations and causes. It is wonderful to see how the Winchendon School community has stepped up. There was some interesting facial hair growth, a playhouse made from water bottles and a raffle to add to the excitement. Most importantly, different groups shared important information and perspective with not just the student body but also kids in the town school as well.
On Thursday evening I announced that there was a tie for the top prize winners. The Harvey advisee group took top honors for the work that they did educating us about both Angola and land mine atrocities as well as their connecting with a young student in Angola and their fund raising efforts. Mr. Johnson's group shared top honors for the workshops on Asian culture that they led for eighty sixth graders in town. The Winchendon students received many thank you's and compliments from both the local students and the teachers at the middle school.On Friday afternoon, members of the two winning groups headed into Boston for a little fun, which included a duck boat tour. In this case, Rob M. is about to take the duck boat through/over a fleet of sailboats due to his failure to look where he is going.
A great evening on the Charles River was followed by a big dinner at Smith and Wollensky's.
But WOW wasn't the only excitement. On Thursday night, most of the students and faculty turned out for the annual art show. The dining room was full of art, artists and viewers, and all were impressed by the year's work. We are looking into putting a number of these on longer term display for parents and other visitors in the coming months.
A neat totem pole has of ceramic sculptures has been erected outside of the Dining Hall, and the potters had a raku firing as well.
...and if all that wasn't enough, we also learned where Mrs. Blair gets her wisdom!
Thanks for another great week.
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