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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 » JV Girls Basketball
3:30pm, home vs. Howard » V Girls Basketball
4:30pm, home vs. Howard
» V Boys Basketball
5:30pm, home vs. Howard
MONDAY, JANUARY 26
» Middle Boys Basketball
3:30p, Away vs. Swift School TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 » Middle Boys Basketball
3:30p, Home vs. Cottage School » V Girls Basketball
4:30p, Home vs. Cottage School » V Boys Basketball
5:30p, Home vs. Cottage School WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 » Parent/Student Workshop
7:00p, Which College is Right for Me?, U Grt Room FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 » Reenrollment Contracts have gone out MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 » Groundhog Day
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
» V Girls Basketball
4:00pm, home vs. AASD
» V Boys Basketball
5:30pm, home vs. AASD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 » College Coffee Talk
8:30am, Upper Great Room » Transition Day - Rising 5th Graders » AAC Wrestling Championships
4:00pm, GYM
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ioban | | Artwork of the Week  Robert Papasidero, Austin Waring and Chan Crockett work together to paint a mural for Spamalot.
Welcome to this World!  Callan Michael Smith
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 6:04 am 7 lbs. - 9 oz. Congratulations to Michael and Tove Smith on their beautiful little boy! Mom and baby are doing well (dad too). Michael Smith is a teacher in the Upper School.
A Note of Thanks Thank you to ... Deborah Super!  Deborah, a Middle School parent, has been helping Brittany in the library every other Thursday with things like Book Fair, shelving books, and helping make Lower School library time creative and fun! The students are always excited to see her, and we are so lucky to have her as a library volunteer. Mrs. Super, we appreciate you so much!
Brittany Emge - Librarian
Junior Theater Festival WINS
MSA attended the largest musical theater festival in the world, the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) this past weekend. Eleven students, grades 5-12, presented a portion of “Guys and Dolls, Jr” for Broadway judges, participated in workshops by Broadway directors, networked with 4,500 other musical theatre students from 102 other schools from across the WORLD, and had a fantastic time! MSA’s team also WON, from this group of performing arts schools, etc., across the world, a trophy for “Excellence in Ensemble”- meaning that they worked together the best as a TEAM. In addition, Nick Tompkins was invited by the judges to audition for a Broadway Musical DVD- an amazing experience and honor! Rich Jullian and Steffi Schneider were selected by judges as our team’s “All Star Performers” and performed a number taught by a Broadway director on stage for the 4500 students. Read More...
PM Program Registration OPENS
 The spring season begins February 17th and ends May 14th. Registration is due February 6th and we have some very exciting programs to share with you! Fencing will continue with the addition of a competition schedule. KK's, Explorers and STEM Clubs will start the new season with new projects and activities. Art Barn will return along with some warmer (we hope) weather. But that is not all ... we have two brand new programs that we know the kids will really enjoy. CLICK HERE to register! Read More
 Congratulations!
Congratulations to Brittany Emge, our Librarian. She earned her Georgia certification as a Media Specialist through Valdosta State University. This certification focuses on best practices in Library Media Centers and the many changes school libraries are seeing today. She isn't letting the moss grow under her feet though, she has already begun work on an EdS in Instructional Technology.
Homecoming Courts  Today we had a rousing Pep Rally where we recognized the athletes and announced the Homecoming Court here is the list:
7th Grade - Yates Smith & Samantha Benjamin 8th Grade - Spencer Kelly & Siobhan Hightower 9th Grade - Tommy Ray & Sara Edge 10th Grade - Raymond Cobb & Lindsay Lopp 11th Grade - Cole Landy & Emily Estes 12th Grade - Jack Minozzi & Morgan McCurley CommArts - Devin Orkin & Morgan Taylor Congratulations to all and Go Mustangs!
You Got the Power! 
It's time to start collecting and turning in those box tops. We earn $0.10 per box top that we submit for our school. Also, we will have one special drawing this year for any Mill Springs participant to win a $25 gift card of their choice. All you need to do, is cut your box tops along the dotted line and submit them in a baggy with your child's complete name on it. The submission deadline will be February 19. There are collection boxes in each school. I will pick them up and put all the names in a drawing. The winner will be announced by March 15. Also, if you have a student in need of volunteer hours, I can usually use two to three students to help me collect, cut and bag labels. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact me at dsuper30@yahoo.com. Thank you so much for your support of Mill Springs Academy. --Deborah Super
Trouble Deciding Which College?  Please join Susan Day and the Counseling Department for an informative presentation about navigating the college search for students with learning disabilities.
Please RSVP HERE Parent/Student Workshop - College: Which One is Right for Me? Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Upper School Great Room 7:00 - 8:30 pm
A Life Sized Cow???  Thanks to all of the people who sent in bottle caps. We do not need any more of them. We will publish the finished mural created from them when it is complete.
Please do send in PACKING PEANUTS! We will be filling a life sized cow with them! Bet you can't wait to see that Spring Musical, Spamalot, now! Also our supply of paper towel and toilet paper rolls has been depleted. Thanks for any that you can send in to the studio.
Control Keys Guest Journalist - Aaron Halbert, Middle 
You've probably been wondering how the control keys work. I don't mean by plain old keyboard letters, iI mean to hold down Ctrl then press a letter, and it will have an effect. For Example: Making a word bold without clicking on that B up there; there is a way to do that. Highlight the word(s) you want to bold, hold down Ctrl, then press B, and tadaah! You have it bold without clicking on that B up in the top left corner! There are ten others I know about! I made a different Word document with that list! Another Example: If I wanted to undo the word that is in bold without un-bolding it, I would highlight it, hold down Ctrl, and press Z! If I wanted to go to Galileo, and I wanted to look up WWI, I would have to read through all the information to find it. But there’s a better way! Ctrl+F! If you do Ctrl+F, there will be a small box you can type in on the top left corner of your screen. If you are looking for information about Woodrow Wilson in WWI, just type that in that box, press Enter, and you have the info in no time! That’s about what I can tell you right now, but remember to look on the list! Eight other than the examples!
Order your 2015 Yearbook  VERY LAST CHANCE
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 by TODAY! CLICK HERE and then choose "2015 Yearbook".
WLP - Forensic Science Guest Journalist - Kendall Heiner, Upper School  In the Forensic Science Winter Learning Seminar Vaidehi and Bonnie designed a whole week of fun while learning so much. We saw new cars at GM (General Motors); where we learned how the car parts work. What causes problems from oil leaks to electronic problems, and we also were able to sit in and start the new corvette. We went to a sheet metal factory, where sheet metal gets turned into many different things. They showed us what tools and machines were capable of doing to each different type of metal, the safety involved with working with metals and the inside parts of a safe! We also watched the movie "Catch Me If You Can" which was about a man who changed his identity and forged checks. The movie goes over every forensic detail that it took for him to get caught. Now he works for the FBI catching other forgers. Now for my personal favorite, the GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation). We talked about how officers ... Read More
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Donuts for Dads 
Donuts for Dads was the place to be last Friday in Lower School! We loved having all of the dads come in and enjoy doughnuts, fruit, cheese, coffee and juice. The dads were able to visit their child’s classroom to receive special things made by their child, such as poems, letters, artwork, pictures, and much more. The first graders always decorate a tie for their dad that they are supposed to wear to work that day. Thank you all for coming. It was a wonderful morning in Lower School!!
WLP Library Intern 
Jordan Rothberg, a PreUpper student, interned in the MSA library for his second week of Winter Learning. He learned how to scan books in and out of the online library catalog, and he managed the circulation desk when Lower and Middle school classes came to the library all week. In between classes, he learned how to organize and shelve books, find quality book titles online, and helped Brittany process over 70 new books that arrived this week. Jordan also named our new “library pet” blow up t-rex, Tweetie Rex (pictured)! As part of the internship, Jordan wrote a story to commemorate his work throughout the week. Here is a snippet of his imaginative story: “An intern leaving would not mean an end to the magic of the library … The library is always a magical place, and it will be for everyone forever.” Great job Jordan!
Boys Basketball WINS Again 
With a dominating 62-47 victory, the Mustangs posted their fourth straight win as they avenged their first game loss to Center Academy. "Offensively, we really came out of the gate cooking. As a team we can score with anyone; and when we share the candy and have good ball movement, we are a very balanced and productive club. On any given night, we have a lot of guys who can finish plays." After a 25-7 point first quarter lead; and behind the strong play of Eric Siegel, Chandler Holt, Jack Minozzi, Michael Flanigan, Jack Buck, and David Wells, the Mustangs ran into halftime with 44-22 advantage. Midway through the third quarter and with the contest well at hand, the Mustangs turned to their bench to finalize the deal. "Mac Morris, Richard Brooks, Brent Roepe, Wesley Site, Bailey Kiser, and Russell Jones gave us valuable minutes, and their roles are continuing to develop. Read More
GISA All-Select Band & Chorus 
Last weekend, five MSA students participated in GISA’s All-Select Band and Chorus. This is an annual event, where the best musicians from independent schools all over the state of Georgia come together for a weekend of music and fun. The event was held at Mount Paran, and the musicians spent Friday and Saturday rehearsing, as they prepared a fantastic concert for friends and families. Upper student Abby Hayman and Pre-Upper student Emily Hyman sang in the All-Select Chorus, and Upper students Paul Bain, Emma Harris, and Samuel Mishkin played in the All-Select Band. They all did a wonderful job of representing MSA, and we are so proud of their talents, efforts, and enthusiasm! Please congratulate them on a job well done!
WLP Europe Trip 
Eleven Upper School students had an eleven-day adventure of a lifetime touring Barcelona (Spain), southern France, Monaco, Cinque Terre, Florence, Rome, Vatican City, and Pompeii! Students explored freshly-washed cobblestone streets, walked barefoot in the cool sands of the Mediterranean, climbed hundreds of marble steps, and sampled many delicious European meals … and the best gelato on the planet. The trip was beautifully arranged by Upper School Spanish teacher Jaime Gutierrez and included Upper School English teacher, Gail Kreher, and parent Shellie Watson. Click the video button to watch their wonderful video.
Interested in Track & Field? 
We have some very exciting news to share with you about the 2015 Track and Field season… we have a lot of new faces on the coaching staff/athlete roster and the schedule of competitions has already been set. The Mustangs and Jr. Mustangs have enjoyed a growing amount of success for several seasons and are on pace to have their strongest year yet. Email Victoria right away if you want to find out more about how to join one of the most fantastic teams on campus!
Practices begin early February for any athlete not involved in Winter Sports. Full practices begin Feb 17.
Let's be Social!  Wanna know what’s happening 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, things you might not even see in the MSA Weekly News! So let’s get together on the Social Scene!
Community Cares & Concerns
Please keep the following from our Community in your thoughts and prayers. The Roddy Family 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 
Always aim for achievement and forget about success. --Helen Hayes | |
