| | Quicklinks MSA Home Page School Calendar Athletics Schedule Parent Volunteer Assn Current News Upcoming Events MONDAY, AUGUST 31 » Lower School Portraits TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 » Middle School Portraits » Middle School Soccer
3:30pm, @ Swift School » Varsity Boys Soccer
4:00pm, vs. AASD » PVA Meeting
6:30pm, @ Liz Parks residence WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 » PreUpper School Portraits » College Coffee Talk
8:30am, Upper Great Room » Middle School Soccer
3:30pm, @ Swift School » Varsity Volleyball
4:00pm, vs. Cottage School THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 » CommArts School Portraits » Varsity Boys Soccer
4:00pm, @ Academy of the Oaks » Middle School Soccer
3:15pm, @ Waller Park vs. Cottage School » Parent Curriculum Night
7:00pm, @ Waller Park vs. Cottage School FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 » Upper School Portraits » Varsity Soccer
4:00pm, @ Howard SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 » Varsity Cross Country 8:00am, @ Berry College, Clara Bowl
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
» SCHOOL CLOSED
Labor Day WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 » Public Open House
9:00am, Student Activity Center
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| | Art of the Week  Janet Ford and Brenda Smith's Sculpture class created group sculptures using fresh fruits and vegetables! Pictured is a work of art by Upper Students Cartwright Ayers, Gwyneth Hummel-Levy, and Alyssa Quatela.
Fun Family Vacations You guys took some awesome vacations! I thank you for sharing them with us. I'm not able to tell you everything in this short piece, but here are some of the terrific highlights! Enjoy! | .jpg)
Ryan Winston, PreUpper, front & center at Camp Barney Menditz. | .JPG) Sam Henslee, PreUpper, in front of Mount Rushmore, SD. | | .JPG)
Jake Brown, Lower, attended a basketball camp. | .jpg) Luke Micham, PreUpper, visited Washington, DC getting a private White House tour. | | .PNG)
Liam Symonds, Upper, worked over 250 hours as an intern at an animal hospital. | .jpg) Holly Stormont, Lower, spent as much time as possible wakeboarding on Lake Rabun. | | .JPG) Trey Reid, Upper, went hiking out west. | .jpeg) Brent Roepe, Upper, worked with children in Panama. | | .jpeg)
Spencer Allegood, Lower, took on some super roller coasters at Disney World. | .jpeg)
Braden Schiltz, Middle, visited Amelia Island, FL. | | .JPG)
Matthew Wenger, CommArts, went to Sailing Camp in Rhode Island. | .jpg)
Ethan Bell, Middle, going down “The Leap of Faith” waterslide at Atlantis. |
School Portrait Sessions  The 2015-2016 Mill Springs Academy school portrait sessions are scheduled as follows:
- Monday, August 31 - Lower School
- Tuesday, September 1 - Middle School
- Wednesday, September 2 - PreUpper School
- Thursday, September 3 - CommArts School
- Friday, September 4 - Upper School
CHANGE from calendar - retakes for all Schools is Thursday, September 17 in the Upper School Great Room
Alumni News  Congratulations to Jake Lipsitz from the Class of 2012! He has recently earned his EMT certification.
It was good to see you and we are proud of you!
Wine Tasting Tomorrow!  Please join the PVA at Vino 100 on Main Street in Alpharetta for a Wine Tasting, Saturday, August 29th from 4:30-6:00pm. Cover charge is $10 at the door. Vino 100 will donate $5 per person to Mill Springs Academy. We hope to see you there!
In Front of the Board Guest Journalist - Thomas Moore, Upper School  Tuesday, August 25 I got to experience class from the teachers’ perspective. The day before class I found that our anatomy classes’ teacher Vaidehi Rallapalli was going to be absent from class in the morning and that we would have to postpone our activities until Thursdays’ class. Feeling I was familiar enough with the topic I volunteered myself to lead the class instead of postponing, and I did just that. Tuesday morning I retrieved the days’ handouts, the lab equipment, and the anatomy model with removable organs. I began the class by collecting the home work and notes that were due that day and passed out the new material. Then I led the class through the proper anatomical position and we all identified the different areas of the body. Our next activity involved the class dividing into pairs of two and molding a kidney out of clay and then cutting along ... READ MORE
College Coffee Talk  Come Join Counselors Susan Day and Brandi Smallwood.
No matter what grade your student is in, you may have questions about college. Come join us for this informal gathering as we discuss frequently asked questions such as: How does college counseling work here at MSA? Where do MSA students typically go to college? What can I do to help my student? September 2, 2015 at 8:30-9:30am in the Upper School Great Room.
Calling All Cheerleaders
 The practice season begins October 20th (Tuesdays and Thursdays after school)! Games begin in November and run through January. NOW is the time to email us if you are interested in joining our squad!
We will be having an INFORMATIONAL MEETING/UNIFORM FITTING for students and parents on Thursday, September 3rd from 5:30-6:30pm. Email to RSVP if you will be attending or if you want to join, but can not attend.
No experience necessary. Just come out if you like to have fun and you have SPIRIT! Looking forward to an exciting season! Coaches Kate McElliott and Karen Kaiser.
August Tech Tips 
Is your student interested in accessing MSA email on other devices? MSA e-mail can easily be put on any Apple or Android device. - Click here.
- Select your device (Android or Apple).
- When asked what type of account, select “Exchange-based email accounts”.
- Either download the Outlook app from your account store or use the built-in mail app.
Specific setup is dependent on the device and service. Below is some information that it may request for your device: - Username: full email address (first initiallastname@millsprings.org-- i.e., fflintstone@millsprings.org for Fred Flintstone)
- Password: same as your computer’s login password
- Exchange Server address: outlook.office365.com
Still having trouble? Come see Claire, Jason, or Paul in the Technology building (up the hill, next to the library). Looking for other Tech Tips? Check out the TECH BYTES BLOG!
Parent Curriculum Night  Thursday, September 3, 2015
7:00 - 8:30pm Lower & Middle Parents Only Meet in the Great Room of your school.
My Coke Rewards & PVA  Here is a simple way to help our school earn some free money! You can get your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers to participate as well. Sign up at www.mycokerewards.com to enter codes found on any Coca-Cola product including Dasani, Powerade, and Minute Maid. Donate points to Mill Springs by clicking on MCR for Schools at the bottom of the website and select our school. The points earn cash for our school. If you don't want to sign up, drop caps and codes in the collection container in each school or the Administration office.
SCHOOL CLOSED 
In honor of Labor Day Mill Springs Academy will be closed Monday, September 7
Soccer News  Our two time..., back-to-back..., AAC Championship Varsity Boys Soccer Team continued their winning ways on this past Tuesday, August 25th as we beat The Cottage School by a score or 3-2! What a game! Twenty-four strong..., coaches Michael Smith, Greg Bodeep, and Phil Hanson are keeping the pressure on the league and we are serving notice - the Mustangs are on the run again this season!
The following day, the Middle School Soccer team also won their game with an awesome final score or 1-0! You guys are off to an terrific start! Go Mustangs!
Public Open House Wednesday, September 9 9:00 - 11:00am Student Activity Center  If you know someone that might benefit from attending MSA, please invite them to an Open House or better yet bring them! In case you haven't attended an Open House, it provides prospective parents with an overview of the school, a wonderful Fine Arts presentation, at least one parent and one student perspective, a tour of the school and an opportunity to speak with the principal. It's a great opportunity for them to get a feel for what we are all about. Word of mouth is by far the biggest way families find their way to Mill Springs and we know that you sometimes have the chance to be "Mill Springs on the Street", we thank you for sharing MSA!
MSA Mini Day The PreUpper, Communication Arts and Upper Schools invite you to "MSA Mini Day" or "Come to School with Your Student Day" Friday, September 18, 8:30am - 1:00pm  This is a wonderful opportunity to visit your student’s Community. To experience “MSA Mini Day”, you and your child will follow his/her schedule and attend his/her classes. You will meet your student’s teachers and see the classrooms, learn about each of his/her classes from curriculum to point sheets to grading, see artwork, and meet your student’s friends. At the end of the “mini day”, join your student for a complimentary lunch from the Arby’s, served on the U/PU/CA Green.
Students whose parents are unable to attend will participate in classes as usual. Buses will run the regular morning and afternoon schedules. MUCH MORE INFORMATION TO COME!!
PVA Meeting Scheduled 
Tuesday, September 1 6:30pm Reception 7:00pm Meeting The meeting will be held at Liz Parks' home: 1770 Providence Road, Milton, 30004
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). Post pictures with Instagram (MillSpringsAcademy) or watch videos on YouTube. We'll post some things through the week that might be interesting. 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 Espinosa Family
- The Roberts Family
If there is ever a care or concern you would like to share with the community, please just email me at any time, I will be glad to include either names or situations. For privacy, I will only list names and claim ignorance if anyones asks me for details. Cheri
Quote of the Week Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. --Abraham Lincoln | |
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Today is Forgive Your Foe Friday. Well I'm no therapist or counselor, but this seems to be a good idea. First of all we carry all this emotion around with us like suitcases, that weighs you down. The more suitcases you haul around the harder it becomes! Instead of lugging that stuff with you everywhere, let it go! I know that is easier to say than do, but start with YOU, sometimes we are our biggest foe. Forgive yourself for that stupid mistake you made earlier today, or whatever it is you are carrying around in that suitcase with your name on it. Once you get out of your own way, you can begin to forgive others. As you do that you will notice your load getting lighter. As your load gets lighter, so does your spirit. Just think how good you will feel. It's also National Cherry Turnover Day - so forgive yourself for eating one of those while you are at it. :) 
