| | Quicklinks MSA Home Page School Calendar Athletics Schedule Parent Volunteer Assn Current News Upcoming Events 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 » Middle Soccer
3:30pm, vs. Cottage School THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 » Fall Sports Portraits » Varsity Volleyball
4:00pm, @ Atlanta Area School for the Deaf » Varsity Soccer
4:00pm, vs. Atlanta Area School for the Deaf FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 » Mustang Mania
3:15pm, Student Activity Center » Varsity Cross Country
@ Darton College SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 » PVA Beautification Day
10:00am, meet at Upper School Social Media   
 
| | Art of the Week  This Japanese inspired block print was created by Michael Bowers in the 8th grade of PreUpper.
Feature Teacher Meet Brenda Smith!  Brenda is new to Mill Springs this year and teaches Studio Arts, Sculpture & Media design to 5-12th graders. She has past experience in advertising where she created printed corporate ads and product catalogs. After she had her own children, she remembered the joy of working with young artists and found her way back into the art room and never looked back. Her goal in teaching art is "to help my students to see that art, design, and artistic expression can be found everywhere in our increasing visual world." She loves how creative her new art students are and they are doing some amazing work in the art room. She feels her role is "to help them fine tune their own skills so that they will be able to visually express themselves more clearly and to discover the joy in the artistic process." She can't imagine doing anything else. Even though Brenda has only been here a short time, she sees how friendly and supportive the students and staff are of each other. She told me that "it is a warm and welcoming environment that makes each day enjoyable."
Outside of school, she has a hard time deciding what her favorite food is, but when nailed down she picked cheesecake. In her spare time she loves to go on adventures and play games with her husband and two boys. She also enjoys working on her own art and cooking (in that order). Currently she is reading Cooks Illustrated magazine in search of the best recipe for the Labor Day cookout. A little known fact about Brenda? "I like to tap dance." Welcome to Mill Springs Academy Brenda.
Alumni News  We had a couple visitors this week, first of all Patrick Marco from the Class of 2009. Then Sharon Peterson, Class of 1984, came to visit with the counseling department. She herself is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker helping children with difficulties similar to those with which she grew up. She said a lot had changed since she attended MSA including the location of the campus. "We would have LOVED to have had all the amenities the kids have today, way back in the eighties!"
Success in School ... Success in Life.
Volleyball on Fire!  The Varsity Lady Mustang Volleyball team had their first win of the season. They beat Cottage School in 3 straight games!! The girls were led by match captains Morgan Graves and Sara Edge. We had some great serving from new player Elli Flagg that helped the team get off to a very strong lead. Sara Edge led the team in assists and set up many kills for Samantha Benjamin. There were also great defense plays made by Victoria Toscano and Sydney Pipes. All the girls played an integral part in the win for the team and played well together as a team. We are looking forward to this being the first of many wins this season.
Chick Fil A Lunch Available  Monday Chick Fil A lunches are back through the PVA, and orders are welcome. Orders received by Thursday at 00pm will be added to the following Monday's order (we have a Friday morning deadline to place the order). You can order online via this link: http://www.millspringspva.org/.
You can also download the form from the same website and send in payment by check in care of the Mill Springs PVA.
SCHOOL CLOSED
In honor of Labor Day
Mill Springs Academy
will be closed
Monday, September 7th
Tips for Using the Calendar 
Did you know that when you use the calendar, either on the website or within MUSTANG (look for Calendar Tools), you can pick and choose how you view it and what you would like to see? The calendar opens up with everything visible and in the LIST VIEW. You can toggle it to GRID VIEW by clicking the first icon circled above. In MUSTANG, you have Month, Week, Day, and Agenda view buttons above the calendar. You can CUSTOMIZE YOUR CALENDAR (what you view) by clicking on the second icon, with the eye in the middle. That pops open the list to the left (if you click READ MORE, you will see the list). By deselecting and selecting exactly what you want to see, you can view just some things, or everything. For example if you only wanted to see the Varsity Boys Soccer schedule, you would uncheck everything BUT that. In MUSTANG, this list is visible in the left margin. READ MORE
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 chance 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!
Target & PVA
 Do you have a Target REDCard? If so, register your REDCard at www.target.com and select Mill Springs Academy as your school of choice. Every time you shop at Target (in store or online) and use your card, 1% of your purchases will be donated to our school.
Mother Vowel 
The 1st graders were so very excited to have Mother Vowel (a.k.a. Donna Moore) visit this week. Mother Vowel makes an annual visit to class each year. Mother Vowel teaches how all of her five babies (babies a, e, i, o, u) got their short vowel names and sounds. It is a wonderful story that the students really enjoy and helps them to remember the short vowel sounds. What fun!! Pictured L to R: Sam Lesser, Max Young, and Daniel Moses.
Appreciating the Lakota Way  Those drum beats you heard in Communication Arts weren't the sounds of your heart throbbing. . . it was Native American specialist Jim Dunham dancing and singing in the Lakota language. Students learned the history of the Lakota from the time they hunted buffalo without horses, all through modern times where they suffer many socio-economic challenges. "Jim really brings the history of the Lakota people alive," said teacher Chelsea Michelson. This was especially valuable since we will be visiting our Lakota sister school on the Pine Ridge reservation in October." Teacher Jay Hudson added, "This gives our students a deeper appreciation of the beauty of the Lakota music and art work." "The headdress was so cool," exclaimed student Michael Martin. READ MORE
PVA Beautification Day 
Saturday, September 12 10:00am Meet at the Upper School Please bring your spade and gloves. Students get community service hours! Pizza will be served. If you have any questions contact Becky Lamp'l at beckyblampl@gmail.com or call 336-409-4380.
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: 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 Characters do not change ... characters are only developed. --Benjamin Disraeli | |
