| | Quicklinks MSA Home Page School Calendar Athletics Schedule Parent Volunteer Assn Current News Upcoming Events SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 » Polo Party at the Farm
12:30pm, Chukkar Farms MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 » Varsity Girls Volleyball
CANCELLED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 » Varsity Girls Volleyball
4:00p @ Howard School
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 » Varsity Girls Volleyball
4:00p vs. Cottage School, Home THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 » Middle School Soccer
3:30p @ Swift School » Varsity Boys Soccer
4:00p vs. AASD, Home » Varsity Coed Cross Country
4:00p, AAC/GISA Meet, Home FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 » Early Dismissal
12:15p L/M Carpool, 12:30p PU/CA/U Carpool, 12:45p Buses Depart
» Teacher Work Session
1:30p, MAP Training MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 » JV Girls Volleyball
5:00p, Away » Varsity Girls Volleyball
6:30, Dominion Christian, Away TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
» Varsity Girls Volleyball
4:00p, Weber School, Away » Varsity Cross Country
5:00p, AAC Championship, Home » Parent Workshop: HOPE Scholarship & GSFC
7:00p, Upper School Great Room WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 » Public Open House
9:00a, Student Activity Center » Varsity Boys Soccer
2:00p, AAC Championship, Away Social Media   
| | A Note of Thanks 
Thank you to ... Lee Ann Early On behalf of the Athletic Department and coaches, I would like to thank Mrs. Lee Ann Early for all of her help with Mustang Mania!!! You are Awesome!!! James Sampson - Director of Athletics
Congratulations Please congratulate Zach Goodelman on his acceptances to Valdosta State University and Georgia Southern University. That is awesome news!
Feature Teacher Meet Carolina Ayerbe! Carolina is a World History teacher in the Upper School, she also manages the yearbook production. Carolina joined Mill Springs in January of 2004, just as the new Upper School opened their new building. Prior to coming to MSA she worked ... Read More and see her beautiful face.
Early Dismissal Teacher Work Day Friday, October 3, 2014 12:15p – L/M Carpool 12:30p – PU/CA/U Carpool 12:45p Bus Departs
Artwork of the Week 
Communication Arts student Cole Reed created this delightful, colorful block print of utilitarian objects for use in the upcoming Appalachia Festival. Super job, Cole!
All Hands on Deck In a hard fought contest, the Mustangs remained undefeated with a physical 5-2 victory over AASD. "Every time you play them it's like hugging a cactus. The closer you get to your destination it's going to be tough; and to overcome adversity, you have be prepared, focus on your job, stay calm, make good decisions, and battle through it." Within the first ten seconds of the game, the Mustangs quick strike offense went to work as Eric Siegel's perfectly placed corner kick found the back of the net which propelled the Mustangs to a 1-0 lead. "Eric has a nice feel for what we are trying to accomplish with our corner kicks and that play has turned into a major league scoring option for us." The Mustang Offense was not satisfied with one goal; and behind Siegel's two additional scores, built a 3-0 lead. "When the situation presents itself, you must capitalize and finish plays. Coach Mike Smith has done a great job of implementing a sense of urgency to produce." Read More
Annual Fund is Off and Running 
Mill Springs' Annual Fund is off and running. Our goals for this year's campaign are: - Raise $250,000
- Receive 100% participation from all of our families
Please consider making your gift today and join the members of our Staff, Faculty, and Board of Trustees who have already achieved 100% participation. And remember, NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL!! CLICK HERE to make your gift today!
Sponsors, Donors, Volunteers! 
The Polo Party Committee would like to thank all of the Sponsors, Donors, and Volunteers for their time, funds, and donations to make this event a success. See you at the Farm! GET TICKETS HERE!
Art in the Community Lower School's 4th grade artists have their bold, colorful, fantastic artwork on display at DaVinci's Donuts in Alpharetta. Ms. Shannon and Ms. Jodi's students created animal faces with plaster and paint. They also painted environmental masterpieces on canvas. We attached the animal faces to the canvases to create mixed media works. AWESOME! Come see their work in downtown Alpharetta.
ONE Word  Remember the ONE Words that you sent in over the last two weeks? Well I gathered them all up and created this picture to represent all of the words you sent in. There were lots of great reasons why you chose the ONE word you chose. CLICK HERE to see a few of those quotes. Thank you for participating.
Collecting Shoes
Upper and Communication Arts Schools Level L Students are collecting shoes to help Souls4Souls in fight against global poverty.
October 6 – October 24
Attention anyone with a closet: Those shoes you no longer want are desperately needed to fight the human tragedy of global poverty. Soles4Souls will convert every used pair of shoes collected from the community into a value-added social currency to achieve positive change, both humanitarian and economic. Most of the reusable shoes will be distributed to ... Read More
1st Grade Science Class
 The first graders in Lower School have been learning about plants in science class. They learned about the parts of a plant. Then, they made their own sunflowers (with real sunflower seeds) and labeled the plant parts. In honor of Johnny Appleseed, the class learned about the life cycle of an apple tree. The students made their own apple trees and sequenced the stages of an apple tree on the trunk. The students have enjoyed learning about plants.
Parent Workshop Please join the Counseling Department as we host a representative from the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) to present on the HOPE Scholarship and GSFC. They will provide some valuable information and an opportunity for questions and answers. Parent Workshop: HOPE Scholarship and GSFC October 7th 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Upper School Great Room Please RSVP HERE
JTF Preparation Begins 
Students from grades 5 through 11 are currently working hard in preparation for their Junior Theatre Festival (JTF) performance in Atlanta in January. Eleven students are perfecting selections from a musical to present for Broadway adjudicators for feedback! After their performance, students will take workshops with Broadway choreographers and directors and participate in events with over 4,000 other students in musical theatre programs from across the country. This will be MSA's fifth year attending JTF. Pictured: Students in the JTF cast are working on team building skills. Here they are in the midst of untangling themselves from a "human knot".
Public Open House 
Mill Springs Academy is holding an Open House! Wednesday, October 8 9:00am Student Activity Center Did you know that Word of Mouth is by far the largest way families find their way to a Public Open House at Mill Springs Academy? So if you know someone with a child that might benefit from attending MSA, please invite them to our Open House or better yet bring them. If you haven’t attended one, an Open House provides potential parents with an overview of the school, a Fine Arts presentation, a parent perspective and a student perspective, a tour of the school and a chance to speak with the principal. It’s a great opportunity for them to get a feel for what we are all about. THANK YOU for sharing MSA!
Middle Schooler Volunteers  Ben Shlanta (pictured), who is a Level L student in the Middle School has been earning volunteer service hours by working at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The ACFB is the organization that benefits from our large, all-school food drive that we conduct annually during the month of November.
Founder's Day Join us for a fun filled day of events!! Founders Day Family Picnic Saturday, October 18, 2014 11:30a - 1:00p - Rock Climbing Wall with Spider Jump
- Video Game Theater
- Outdoor Laser Tag
- Two Giant Hamster Balls
- Bounce House
- Food provided by Chick-Fil-A
All Compliments of Mill Springs Academy.
Varsity XCountry Update 
Tuesday (9/23), our Varsity Cross Country team traveled to the Weber School Invitational to compete against 9 schools. Our Varsity Boys brought home the 1st place award, and our first full girls' team of the season took home 3rd place! Read More
Author to Visit On Wednesday, October 1st, author, illustrator, and musician Chris Rumble will be visiting our Lower and Middle School students for a Reading Pep Rally! The program will begin at 10:10am in the MSA gym. We are very excited to hear his inspirational story, and we can't wait to show him our awesome school. If you are interested in purchasing any of Mr. Rumble's books, watch for the order form that has been sent home and turn it in to Ms. Brittany in the library. He will even sign the books! Happy Reading!
Number Sense  Jackson Wickley, Middle School
Guest Journalist
I took a test on Number Sense. I have learned how to place decimals in numbers. I used the correct vocabulary like estimate, great and less than and rounding. I learned that a decimal in front of a number is like a fraction. .17 = 17/100.
ConnectAbility Congratulations to MSA Senior Andrew Walker, who was the National Anthem soloist for the 4th Annual ConnectAbility 5k/10k Run/Walk in Dahlonega on September 13th. He sang a beautiful national anthem to motivate the hundreds of runners before their run. The ConnectAbility race was started and is chaired by MSA Music and Drama Teacher Kate McElliott to raise money for ConnectAbility, which provides special needs programming in North Georgia for adults and children. Every year, MSA students and/or staff have come out to support it, usually by running. Last year, JV Cross Country Coach Kelli King won the 10k for Women. Thank you, MSA family, for your community support!
Let's be Social! 
Wanna know what’s going on here on campus during the week? Join us on the Social Scene. We have a few Pinterest boards with helpful and/or interesting information for parents, students and teachers. You can also follow us on Twitter (@millspringsacad) or Like us on FaceBook (Mill Springs Academy). We’ll post some things through the week that might be interesting. So let’s get together on the Social Scene!
Order your 2015 Yearbook  Order your yearbook online! The cost of this year's yearboook is $70.00, which includes the name of the student imprinted on the book, if you order before January 23rd.
CLICK HERE and then choose "2015 Yearbook".
Community Cares & Concerns
Please keep the following from our Community in your thoughts and prayers. Unemployed Families Please email me at any time with individuals you would like to include on our list as their needs arise. For privacy, I will only list names and claim ignorance if you ask me for details.
Character Quote of the Week 
There is no such thing as can't, only won't. --Jan Ashford | |
