| Art of the Week  Sahara DiClemente from Middle School painted Mount Fuji.
College Acceptance  Congratulations to Nicole Thomas on her acceptance to Piedmont College.
Creativity Week 1 of 4 All through the week our Fine Arts department has been hard at work showing us how creative they are, from art outside on campus to art inside the classroom. So I want to share some of that with you throughout the newsletter. 
Booster Biscuit Breakfast  Effective Immediately: Due to the lack of participation, the Chick Fil-A biscuit breakfast on Tuesday mornings will no longer be served.
Techbytes ... Digital Textbooks  Students can now access digital versions of their textbooks anytime, anywhere! Go to the link below and enter their Mill Springs email address and their laptop password. Search through the categories under the "Digital Textbooks" menu on the left. Please use this resource for emergencies only, as you can only open and save one chapter or section at a time.
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One Week to Go!  Buy your tickets TODAY to the BBQ Barn Bash on September 26!
We still have sponsorship opportunities available and we are grateful for any auction donations. We are in need of items such as spa packages, sports tickets, luxury items and unique experiences. Buy your sponsorships and tickets here: http://www.bbqbarnbash.com/ See you at the Farm!
Creativity Week 2 of 4 
Pictured around the table L-R: Griffin Middleton, Aimee Grace Murray, Michael Healey, Jacob Botnick,and Hannah Rae.
CA Student in the Civil Air Patrol  It's not unusual to see 11th grade student Corinne Davenport change into a military uniform every Thursday afternoon. "I've been a member of the Civil Air Patrol for a couple of years now," stated Corinne. "We study search and rescue, aerospace rocketry, leadership skills, and get to take five airplane flights before I turn eighteen," she added. Although she doesn't plan on joining the military, Corinne loves everything she's getting to do in the Civil Air Patrol, and recommends that any student who loves the outdoors and aviation to join.
Summer College Art Program 
Guest Journalist - Rachel Fisher I attended two art based programs this summer. The first one I attended was a week at SCAD. Even though I had the option to commute every day I decided to live in the dorms to get a real college experience. During my time at SCAD I was in two different programs, drawing the human figure and fashion textiles. I enjoyed both classes a lot. The instructors were amazing and I really grew as an artist and learned a lot. During my time at SCAD, we went on a field trip almost every night. We went to the High Museum, Piedmont Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and SCAD’s Theater. I made seven incredible friends who I still talk to and see all the time. Meeting them was incredible and the experience was life changing and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. A week later I left for New York to attend Marist College for two weeks. READ MORE
Coral Fragging  Coral Fragging is the surgical process of propagating or cloning coral animal colonies. It involves any number of techniques depending on the species, but all corals that are not single polyp varieties can be fragged to produce new colonies ... the ocean's awesome! Pictured Andie Kibler - PreUpper
Creativity Week 3 of 4 
Lower School students in Kate McElliott’s drama class enjoyed being dramatic and creative during Celebrate Creativity Week! The trees were decorated by MSA staff and students after MSA art students painted the decorative designs! Pictured are Gwyn Heath, Edward Gorgoll, Seth Horwitz and Milan Pekez. Also pictured is our Uni-stang!
SCHOOL CLOSED 
In honor of Columbus Day Mill Springs Academy will be closed Monday, October 12th.
Portfolio Review! 
Senior Marshall Stoddart participated in a portfolio review in the MSA studio with Janet and Brenda. His parents were part of the process as well. He brought in all of his best work (laid out across the tables) and the art teachers helped him to decide what direction to go to create fantastic more work toward a scholarship for art school.
Next Man Up 
The Mustangs went back to work as they ventured out of conference and prevailed 2-1 over arch rival Academe of the Oaks. Without six starters from the previous game, the depleted Mustangs got on the board early when Wesley Site successfully finished on an offensive Corner Kick play. "Wesley is one of those players who has a nose for the ball; and when the situation presents itself, he comes up big." However, AO answered the Mustangs' Charge; and at the half, the game was all square at 1-1. "Overall we have to be more disciplined in what we are trying to do and accomplish. Defensively, we have to run to our zone, keep Ball-You-and-The Man Principle, stay in front of the ball, shrink the field, and stop chasing the ball like a Labrador Retriever." With both teams trying to impose their Offensive will, the second half featured MSA's Offensive relentless motion attack against AO's sideline break and passing game. READ MORE
Taking a Political Stand 
How can students in Georgia make a difference on a Lakota reservation in South Dakota? Seven members of the Native American Club discovered that their voices can be heard as they visited the offices of Senators David Purdue and Johnny Isakson this week. Students presented the sobering statistics relating to social and economic issues to the Senators representatives, and made an impassioned plea for the Senators to support any legislation that could give economic relief to the Lakota people. Although the Senators were in Washington, State Director for Senator Purdue, Joyce White stated that she was very impressed by the commitment by the students for Little Wound High School, and would pass along the students’ presentation to the Senator. She noted that “you students have made a better presentation than many adults.” Ryan Pelfrey, Field Representative for Senator Johnny Isakson, was amazed that the MSA students could speak Lakota: READ MORE
Creativity Week 4 of 4 
Pictured: Alec Robinson, Kate Miller, Ella Parsons and Aidan Harper, all of Lower School.
Football Fab Friday 
To kick off football season, lower School had a Sports Day for Fab Friday. Students wore their favorite jerseys and participated in football toss, putt-putt golf game and making team jerseys. We ended the day with delicious cupcakes with sports rings. Pictured: Jake Brown, Ethan Easterling and Kevan Thieriot with Ms. Carissa in front.
One Word 
Last week I asked you to give me ONE word that you would use to describe Mill Springs Academy. Above is the word cloud that includes those words. The bigger the word the more frequently it was provided. THANK YOU!
Hamming It Up 
Members of the Mill Springs Ham Radio community joined their colleagues in the North Fulton Amateur Radio League at Sunday’s Braves game. Bob Citronberg, a member of NFARL, arranged to get complimentary tickets for all members of NFARL who were interested in attending the game and made a special point of inviting the student hams at MSA and their families. Five students, their families, and Martha accepted this invitation and watched the Braves take on the Mets at Turner Field. Several other members of NFARL were seated directly behind the two rows of MSA folks. Though the Braves eventually lost in overtime, it was a great game, with great weather, and great fun. Pictured are Josh Drew (KM4MVK) and his father Jay.
ConnectAbility 
Last Saturday several Mill Springs students, parents, and teachers participated in the ConnectAbility 5k/10k race in Dahlonega. PreUpper student Jordyn DeNardo was an age bracket winner for the 5k. Carolyn Shapiro (Lower teacher), Kelli King (Middle teacher), Paige Norris (Upper student), and her mom Judy also ran. Music teacher Kate McElliott (who chairs the race) sang the national anthem. Middle School student Alex Yager and mom Krista volunteered on the course along with Kate's family. They gave out water at the water station and participation medals as runners crossed the finish line! The race raises funds to provide services for individuals with disabilities and their families in North Georgia. Pictured: Paige and Judy Norris with teachers Kelli King and Carolyn Shapiro.
Lesson in Exponential Growth 
Sam’s Senior Algebra and Trigonometry class learned about the power of exponential growth by demonstrating it physically with poker chips. The class was replicating a story about the inventor of Chess a long time ago. When Chess was invented the local king was so pleased that he offered the inventor any reward he could name. The inventor was very clever and knowledgeable about math, and made this request: for the king to take a chessboard and place one grain of rice upon the first square. Then, place two grains of rice upon the second square, four upon the third, eight upon the fourth, and so on, doubling the number of grains each time until the chessboard was filled. The king quickly agreed. But Sam’s students discovered what you can see in the photo, where we substituted poker chips for grains of rice; doubling the amount each time causes exponential growth which READ MORE
Time to Turn in Box Tops! 
Turn in Box Tops by Friday October 16th for our fall submission and drawing. Place in a zipped plastic bag with your students name & grade on the bag to be eligible for the drawing. Drop the bag in the collection containers in each school or office. Don’t have Box Tops? Labels for Education and Tyson A+ labels can be turned in now for the drawing too. The school that submits the most Box Tops, Labels for Education and Tyson A+ labels during the school year will be recognized. Fall drawing winner will be announced in November and will have a choice of either a Nerf Bash Ball, Bath & Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar travel gift set, or $20 Target gift card. Contact Beth Kane at beth-kane@outlook.com with any questions. Thanks for your participation!
Community Cares & Concerns 
Please keep the following from our Community in your thoughts and prayers: -
The Day Family -
The Peterson 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 Confidence ... translates into power. --Trisha Yearwood | 
