AIS Parents’ Council Meeting Minutes

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Welcome—Alison Hastings, PC President

Treasurer’s Report—Alison Hastings for Natalie McGrory, PC Treasurer

$41,652.82 in Checking account

$55,842.65 in Savings account

All-School Upcoming Events/Dates

11/10                     AIS-EA Day Pasta Dinner and Pep Rally, 5-7pm, Student Life Center and US Gym

11/11                     AIS-EA Day, AIS hosting, 11am-4pm

11/14                     Rachel Simmons, “Leaning Inside, How We Can Nurture Girls in a Culture of

                             Overachievement and Perfectionism,” 7-8pm, West Wilke Theater, RSVP required

11/16                     OWLidays at Eagle Village

11/23-28               No Classes; Thanksgiving Break and Teacher Inservice Day

12/3                       Book Fair; Barnes & Noble (Devon)

12/8                       Fireside Chat with Dr. Wendy Hill and Mariandl Hufford, 7pm, Open discussion of

                           “Media Mom’s and Digital Dads” by Yalada Uhis

12/16                    Winter Break begins at Noon

12/17-1/2              No Classes; Winter Break

1/15                      MLK Community Service Day

*Be sure to regularly log into AIS-ON for upcoming events and up-to-date information*

Division Coordinators’ Reports

Upper School—Roma Wickersham, US Coordinator

AIS-EA Day Spirit Week is in full swing for US students

Pep Rally and Fall Team Dances tonight (5:30pm Volleyball Game; 6pm Pasta Dinner; 6:30pm

Dance Competition)

Dr. Hill issued a letter to address the community’s angst following the Presidential Election

76% of the student body voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the mock election and expressed

disappointment and fear regarding Donald Trump’s win

11/18-19                US Musical, The Addams Family, West Wilke Theater, tickets available online

11/21                     US Winter Sports begin

11/21                     US Parent Conversation with Jen Fiorini and JoAnne Hoffmann, 7-8pm

Middle School—Alison Hastings for Melissa Parker, MS Coordinator

MS Can Drive is currently underway with a goal to collect 2,000 cans

11/4                       7th Grade Culture Week Event

11/30                     Holiday Bazaar; contact Sarah Kinder to volunteer (skinder@agnesirwin.org)

12/5                       MS Winter Concert

Lower School—Beth Yocum, LS Coordinator

AIS-EA Day will be considered a regular school day.

LS girls will enjoy a pizza lunch at 11:30am in the Student Life Center and will then break into small, chaperoned groups to cheer on the cross-country, tennis and field hockey teams. The girls will then be escorted back to the LS for regular carline dismissal starting at 2:30pm. Contact Carol Hillman (chillman@agnesirwin.org) if you can volunteer as a chaperone.

12/15                     LS Winter Concert, 8:45am, Laura Thomas Buck ’49 Pavillion

**Spring Sing and GrandFriends’ Day dates still TBD**