Middle School Pride: Grace Dart Community Service Concert

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I haven’t been involved with Middle School Pride for long, but I’ve already put forward an initiative. Since the beginning of October, Zoe Doyle ’16, Rebecca Ross ’16 and I have been planning a community service opportunity for members of the grade 8 band.

Fifteen students signed up to perform a concert for the residents at the Grace Dart retirement home last Saturday. I have to say, I had fun! Helping the elderly has a different feeling to it than other community service opportunities, such as helping kids or collecting food for food drives. It’s different because I know one day I’ll be in their position, and having students volunteer allows for different relationships to flourish.

My friends who helped me with this project also found the experience rewarding. The whole time, everyone was smiling and willing to help the residents as much as they could.

Pendant deux heures de service communautaire, les élèves ont aidé les résidents. A la fin de notre concert, nous avons servi du jus aux résidents. Pendant deux heures, il y avait beaucoup de travail à faire.

Au début, Rebecca et Zoe ont contacté la tante de Rebecca, qui travaille à Grace Dart, puis pour les deux dernières semaines, j’ai travaillé sur les chansons pour le concert. Puis, Micheal Di Giorgio et moi avons interviewé Mme Corbeil, une des résidentes. On lui a posé des questions à propos du concert et on a décidé qu’avant la fin de l’année scolaire, on va revenir à Grace Dart pour faire un autre concert. — Christina Papageorgakopoulos ’16

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After two months of being The Wire head, I have realized the challenges of my responsibility. I have numerous plans for the upcoming weeks before the winter break, and they’re all going full force as of this week. Zoe Doyle ’16, Rebecca Ross ’16 and I have planned a community service opportunity at the Grace Dart retirement home, which will take place on December 1, 2012. A group of grade 8 students, who are enrolled in LCC’s band program, have signed up with me to play a few pieces of music for the residents at the retirement home.

Un autre projet sur lequel je travaille est un café équitable qui aidera la fondation « Madagascar In My Heart ». C’est une fondation qui aide les enfants à Madagascar pour aller à l’école, car c’est trop cher pour les familles. Alors, à LCC durant le mois de décembre, Ryan Hawa et moi allons vendre du chocolat chaud, du café, du thé et des muffins aux bananes cuisinés par les élèves de Middle School Pride. Je pense que ce projet va prendre beaucoup de temps car il y a beaucoup d’étapes à faire.

Soon, there will be posters around LCC advertising this café, so be on the lookout! Also, I’m very happy to say that Middle School Pride has already raised over 270 dollars for Madagascar In My Heart! –Christina Papageorgakopoulos ’16 (Wire Head 2012-2013)

MS Pride: Community Service

This year, Zoë Doyle, Elijah Flomen and Rebecca Ross are very proud to be your community service heads. We have a lot of ideas we would like to share with you, such as different community service activities you can do to complete your hours. We have already organized a show that the grade eight band will be performing in December, which will contribute up to two hours to their total hours of community service required. Several other events and activities will be available for the Middle School soon. These events will be fun and entertaining, yet productive at the same time.

Au cours du Middle School vous devez faire 15 heures de service communautaire pour pouvoir recevoir votre broche à la fin, mais nous vous encourageons à en faire plus. Vous pourriez faire des activités durant les fins de semaines pour accumuler vos heures. Il y a un jeu qui s’appelle «Penny War» qui va commencer bientôt. Ce jeu durera toute l’année, il est amusant et peut faire gagner beaucoup d’argent.

This year, all money raised by school activities will go to an organization called Madagascar In My Heart. Madagascar In My Heart est une organization qui aide Tulear (un village en Madagascar). La responsable du projet est membre du Round Young Square of Americas. Voici le site web: http://madagascarinmyheart.org

Nous sommes ouvert à écouter vos questions et idées, n’hésitez pas à contacter Rebecca, Elijah ou Zoë.  Here are our email adresses: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Merci! Thank you! — Zoë Doyle ’16, Elijah Flomen ’16 and Rebecca Ross ’16

MS Pride: Les arts

Bonjour, je m’appelle Michael et je suis un de vos représentant des Arts cette année. Comme membre du Middle School Pride, j’aimerais vous inciter à faire les Arts. Je suis fier de vous dire que j’essaierai d’avoir le « Glee Club » comme activité, et la pièce de théâtre serait toujours là. Si vous avez des idées pour des activités artistiques, n‘hésitez pas à m’écrire un courriel. J’espère que votre année sera la plus artistique possible! – Michael Hamilton ’16

Hello my name is Ryan Hawa, the other Arts representative for the 2012-2013 school year. Michael and I are committed to giving you, the grade 7 and 8 students, the opportunity to enjoy and enhance your knowledge and understanding of the arts. This year, my goal is to keep arts activities going strong with new possible additions, such as musical jam sessions and workshops. We would love to hear your ideas so please email us! Remember, we want your help to make these activities work to make it a memorable year. Have fun this year, and remember to give us your suggestions. The more ideas the better! – Ryan Hawa ’16

Le blog du MS Pride: Activités

This year, Middle School Pride is working to get the grade 7 and 8 students more involved in school life, as well as certain activities outside of school, such as community service activities and fundraisers. For the 2012-2013 school year, we will try to organize as many activities, including sports events, in order to raise money and have fun!

Cette année, ça serait vraiment génial si les élèves du Middle School pourraient s’impliquer davantage. Il y a tellement de comités et d’équipes à rejoindre ! Il serait tellement agréable de voir enfin quelques élèves du Middle School dans les clubs.

I encourage the grade 7s to try out for the different sports teams, and get involved with the committees including LCC Reads, or Student Council. You may even want to start thinking about Middle School Pride for next year. So go for it and help make this year unforgettable for Middle School students!– Alyssa Obrand ’16