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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 » Winter Concert
7:00pm, Student Activity Center SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 » ACT Testing
8:00am, Upper School » Varsity Swimming
1:00pm, AAC Swim Meet, Away MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 » 3rd Period Exam
Dismissal at 10:30 for PU/CA/U only
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
» 4th Period Exam
Dismissal at 10:30 for PU/CA/U only » Varsity Girls Basketball
4:00pm, vs. Academe of the Oaks, Home » Varsity Boys Basketball
5:30pm, vs. Academe of the Oaks, Home » Hanukkah Begins at Sundown WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 » 5th Period Exam
Dismissal at 10:30am for PU/CA/U only » Rising 9th Grade Parent Breakfast
8:30am, Upper Great Room » Faculty Luncheon
11:30am, Upper Great Room THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 » 6th Period Exam
Dismissal at 10:30am for PU/CA/U only FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 » Early Dismissal
12:15p L/M Carpool, 12:30pm PU/CA/U Carpool, 12:45p Buses Depart
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 » AZ Ranch Trip Departs MONDAY, JANUARY 5 » Winter Learning Begins
PU/CA/U » Classes Resume for L/M TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 » Spain Trip Departs
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| | A Note of Thanks Thank you to ... Jill Coco  Thank you, Jill Coco, for all of your help with Cheerleading. I greatly appreciate you coming to help out at practices and games. You always come early to help get the squad ready before the games and setting up the snacks. I truly appreciate all of your dedication to the squad and your willingness to help out. You are fantastic! Go Mustangs!
Branigan Hughes - Lower School Teacher
Artwork of the Week  "Tropical Island Paradise" This delightful, colorful collage of an island in the ocean was created by Middle School artist Zach Smith. Well done Zach!
Early Dismissal Winter Holiday Begins Friday, December 19, 2014 12:15p – L/M Carpool 12:30pm – PU/CA/U Carpool 12:45p Bus Departs
SCHOOL CLOSED  Winter Holiday
Monday, December 22, 2014 thru Friday, January 2, 2015
Class of 2015
 A big CONGRATULATIONS to the following students on their college acceptances to the indicated schools:
Paul Bain - Belmont University, TN Daniel Schmidt - Oglethorpe University Morgan Taylor - Beacon College, FL
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Winter Concert 
Join us TONIGHT 7:00pm - SAC Winter Band Concert Pictured Dylan Porper, Evan Smith and Paul Bain having a jam session before the awesome daytime student concert.
Marshmallows and Forensics Guest Journalists - Morgan McCurley and Rachel Lamp'l  In Vaidehi Rallapalli's 6th period forensic science class, we made marshmallow guns over the Thanksgiving break. We were given a set of instructions to follow, step by step. This project will be the first of a series of experiments and lessons teaching us about ballistics. Ballistics is a very important part of the world of Forensic Science and much of its evidence is used in criminal proceedings. READ MORE...
12,943!!!  Here is what it says in the note we received from the Atlanta Community Food Bank. We can't say it any better than this:
"Your donations weighted in at 12,943 lbs (10,785 meals)!!! This is simply a jaw-dropping amount. I already knew how amazing Mill Springs is, but it's fun to brag about you time and time again around the office. People simply can't believe it ... I'm so glad both students and staff have so much fun doing the food drive! Thank you for the incredible work you do." We have always known that the Mill Springs Community is AWESOME! This is just one more piece of evidence. Thank you for making the Canned Food Drive a success!
Physics is Electrifying 
Guest Journalist - Matt Rankin, Upper in Vaidehi’s classroom, her classes have been learning about electricity, series and parallel circuits and terms like resistance, resistors, voltage, current, ammeter and so on. Our Physics classes had guest speaker, a radio engineer named Jim. Jim uses circuits and current boards to create flowing electricity that transmits signals in places all over the world. He explained the different parts you can find in circuit boards, and in a lab we made our own working LED lights using the different components. It is fun Physics when things work! READ MORE ...
Fine Arts Showcase 
Thank you to all of the people who attended the Fine Arts Showcase last Friday night! The Student Activity Center was packed with enthusiastic artists, vocalists, comedians, actors, family members and friends! Also, thank you for all of the toys that were donated by attendees to benefit the North Fulton Community Charities Santa Shop!
The Parent Perspective
I recently attended the PoCC {People of Color} Conference in Indianapolis. The conference was designed for leaders, administrators and educators of independent schools. In attending this conference as a parent and not an educator, I did not know what to expect. So in this article, I will try to express two things, what the conference was and what it was not. What I experienced was a chance to learn more about myself, the challenges my daughter has on a daily basis in a majority white school and the difficulty teachers of color have teaching in independent schools. As a parent of an ... READ MORE
High School to India  If your student is interested in visiting India, please contact Vaidehi Rallapalli. The Upper School is looking to schedule a trip at the end of May. This is specifically for students in the 9th - 12th grades. She can be reached at 678-893-7800 or via email vrallapalli@millsprings.org.
PreUpper Service Project
Order your 2015 Yearbook
 DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING!
Order your yearbook online! The cost of this year's yearbook 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. The Connell Family The Corrigan Family The North Family 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 
Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy. --Dale Carnegie | |
