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» Public Open House - 9:00am, SAC, theater THURSDAY, MARCH 19 » Track - 3:30pm, @ MSA » Baseball 4:00pm, vs. Cottage @ MSA FRIDAY, MARCH 20 » Spring Dance, Middle - 1:00pm, Middle 1 Great Rm » Lower School Performance - 1:30pm, Dragon Tale, parent audience, SAC, theater WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 » College Coffee Talk - 8:30am, Upper Great Rm
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| | Artwork of the Week  New Upper School student Elizabeth Goodhew created a ying-yang inspired block print with a sun/moon theme.
A Note of Thanks 
Thank you to ... Cathy Abram! We would like to thank you Cathy for the efficient and wonderful service that you provide to our entire school each Monday! Our students and faculty so enjoy the Chick-Fil-A that you serve. We too, appreciate your flexibility with changes as they arise. Many thanks for all you do. Margaret Brito - Principal Middle School
Mid-Winter Break
 EARLY DISMISSAL
Thursday, March 12
SCHOOL CLOSED
Friday, March 13
The Coral Lab What's all the fuss about this Coral Lab thing? Well we started with an empty tank, added water, waved the magic wand and POOF! OK well I bet MG and Michael think it's more complicated than that, but here is what you get from all of their hard work beautiful coral: Check out THIS VIDEO
Public Open House Mill Springs Academy is holding an Open House! Wednesday, March 18 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.
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 HELP NEEDED!
The BBQ Barn Bash (formerly known as The Polo Party) will be held on September 26th in the evening this year. Here is the party website for more information: www.bbqbarnbash.com Thank you to Patti Phillips for once again designing this gorgeous website for us. This will be Kim Site and Liz Parks' fourth and FINAL party! Please join us in planning and organizing this fun and important fundraiser. We strongly encourage anyone who might be interested in taking over this event in 2016 to participate now so that we can have a smooth transition. If interested please contact the PVA at lizwparks@gmail.com.
Baseball Defeats Cottage 
The Mustang Nine scored early and rode the right arm of Chandler Holt to defeat Cottage 4-3 on March 10. The senior right-hander, last year's AAC Baseball MVP struck out 11 Cougars while giving up only 3 hits. Defending League Champion MSA started early scoring 3 of their 4 runs in the first inning. Rookie Ty Harrell led off the game with a crashing single to left, his first of two hits on the day. Michael Flanigan, batting in the number two slot ripped a single up the middle and Chandler was struck by a pitch to load the bases. Sloppy fielding by the home team gave Mill Springs a 3 run lead. TCS scored a run in the bottom of the first. David Wells led off the second and was awarded first base after being struck by a pitch. Ty Harrell blasted another shot into left and Michael Flanigan followed with his second hit of the day scoring David from second base. The "Green Machine's" bats then went silent as Cottage's talented left-hander took over the game. He sent 15 Mustangs back to the bench via the strikeout. Only Chandler Holt reached base in the last 5 innings with a booming double to left. Next up is AASD and then the tough Cottage bunch travel to Mustang Field Thursday March 19th for the rematch.
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Book Fair - Reading is Awesome! 
When: Friday, March 27th from 4-7pm Where: Barnes and Noble, Northpoint Pkwy, Alpharetta Events: MSA artwork will be on display, and at 6:30pm, MSA Drama will perform scenes from their upcoming show, Spamalot! If you can’t make it, you may also purchase for the Book Fair online from March 27th through April 4th. All proceeds benefit MSA Library. We are excited to share our Fine Arts talents with the community and hope to see you there!
A Monumental Trip  As their Navajo guide sang an ancient prayer in his native language, the students of Communication Arts stood beneath a cathedral-like canopy of rock in beautiful Monument Valley, Arizona, staring at the blue sky through a large opening in the brilliant orange canyon wall. "I've never been to such a place as gorgeous as this in all my life," stated student Marshall Stoddart. "I didn't know rocks could come in this many colors," he added. With help from their Navajo guide, the students studied the geological forces that allowed erosion to work its magic on the sandstone. Students went both horseback riding and hiking in the valley, exploring the many multi-hued buttes, mesas, and canyon walls that have been the backdrop for so many movies. They also toured an authentic Navajo Hogan ... READ MORE
MSA Family Dinner  MSA Family Dinner is now "Dinner and a Movie".
Come join us on Saturday, March 28th at 6:00pm. We will have a Pizza Dinner, Music, Games, Silent Auction, Raffle and a Movie. Look for the Dinner and a Movie flyer in your child's backpack on Thursday and watch for an email from me next week. Got questions or want to volunteer to help that night? Email me at stoddarts@mac.com. Thanks, Alison Stoddart, parent
Money, Money, Money  The first graders just finished their fun math unit on money. The students have been working on identifying coins and adding money together. Donna Moore, their teacher, created a store where the students could purchase things with the money that they had earned in class. Pictured: Trey Stormont, Nathaniel Henderson, Spencer Allegood, and Joshua Nanney with Donna in her money glasses!
Students Demo Ham Radios 
Upper School students Sam Wolff and Megan Brown, along with PreUpper student Eli Musgrave and PreUpper teacher Martha Muir joined other members of the North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) at North Springs High School on Thursday (3/5/15) to demonstrate the STEM and fun involved with amateur radio. The theme of this year's Super STEM Event was Communications Technology, a perfect fit with amateur radio. These four, all licensed radio operators, entertained and enthralled floods of high school and middle school students, faculty members and other adults who came by our booth with various aspects of amateur radio. Among the guests who came by our booth were past parent Dr. Howard Austin and past student Noah Rittenburg. Both got fully involved in the offerings of our booth. Sam and Megan helped our guests make voice contacts with hams in other countries such as Croatia, Montserrat, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and Colombia, as well as hams across this country. READ MORE
Giving Update 2014-2015 Annual Fund Goal: $250,000 Total Raised: $238,927 Parent Participation by School: - Lower School – 73%
- Middle School – 70%
- PreUpper School – 69%
- Upper School – 70%
- CommArts School – 68%
Building on a Mission Capital Campaign Goal: $3 Million Total Raised: $1,462,512 Participation by School: - Lower School – 63%
- Middle School – 57%
- PreUpper School – 53%
- Upper School – 46%
- CommArts School – 30%
Great News...We've experienced some good success with both our Annual Fund and Capital Campaign. And now that we're in the final stretch, we need the help of our entire school family to put us over the finish line. It is important for us to break ground on the new Lower/Middle School by May of this year, as a critical part of the work will be moving the road which currently bisects our campus. READ MORE
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.
Quote of the Week 
A wise man will make more opportunity than he finds. --Francis Bacon | |
Pie for Breakfast??
