Middle
March 3, 2022
Students compete in MathCounts
Ten Middle School students competed in the regional MATHCOUNTS Competition, as advisor Kristina O’Connor cheered them on. The Competition Series has four levels of competition — school, chapter, state, and national. Each level has four rounds comprised of different types of problems — Sprint, Target, Team, and Countdown Round. Great job, Ethan Avera, Lily Plum Gartenlaub, Paul Gubanich, Kaavya Tatavarty, Beckett Ceron, Emma Hassell, Charleigh Hayes, Will Stock, Sakshum Vij, and Avery Wang!
Speed dating non-fiction books with sixth graders
Each year around Valentine’s Day, the Seven Hills’ Young Family Library hosts a “Book Speed Dating” event for sixth graders. According to Head Librarian Megan Whitt, the event allows students to find a variety of non-fiction books they’re interested in but might not have previously considered. Once students have selected a book to check out, they received a Hershey kiss.
Sixth graders Participate in “Healthy Visions”
In the first week of March, sixth graders took part in Healthy Visions, a youth development organization that hosts programs teaching pre-teens and teens the critical skills and knowledge needed to make healthier behavioral choices and develop stronger relationships. Healthy Visions is part of the Middle School’s programming for students in grades 6-8 that focuses on development of healthy relationships and issues associated with growing up. “”Healthy Visions provided our sixth grade students with the necessary and fundamental skills to navigate their friendships, as well as social media safety in such a fun and engaging manner. Our students left the sessions with increased relational knowledge that will serve them throughout their lives,” Middle School counselor Dayna Sargent said.
WWII survivor discusses her journey to America
Yvonne Aronson, grandmother to two Seven Hills students, visited eighth graders in teacher Judith Neidlein-Dial’s class in late February to discuss her experiences during World War II and how her family persevered in the face of immense tragedy. Aronson captivated students as she explained her days hiding in a convent during the war with her mother, great-grandmother, and great-aunt. After discovering the abbess was intentionally not sharing donations with orphans at the convent, Aronson and her mother left. Aronson eventually would live with a widow in one of Belgium’s suburbs for three years, only seeing her mother once a week. Aronson told students she found the strength to continue by teaching herself to read with five children’s books. When the war ended, Aronson, her mother, great-grandmother, and great-aunt were able to board a ship to America. “The morning we sailed into New York harbor, everyone on every deck was outside looking at it. It’s probably one of the deepest, strongest memories I have,” Aronson said.
Just be you-GSA Club hosts Hannah Waskowitz
The Just Be You-GSA Club hosted its second guest speaker, Hannah Waskowitz, in late February. Waskowitz, who attended Seven Hills from 2010-12, discussed the KESHET organization which works for full equality and inclusion for youth who are both Jewish and in the LBGTQ community. Waskowitz (she/they) attends The New School in New York, is a theater artist, and social advocate. They are involved in social justice groups that advocate for mutual aid, labor rights, and queer and Jewish rights. They combine their passion for social advocacy with their theater and artistic practices and has worked with NYC-based performance groups to produce shows around queer expression, environmental protection, social justice, and gender identity. After college, they plan on expanding this work toward museum and educational programs to help make social advocacy engaging and accessible to people of all identities and backgrounds. “You can still be queer and yourself without coming out,” Waskowitz said, as the take-away lesson for students.
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Five Stingers Sign to Play in College
Five Stingers from the Class of 2024 signed their letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college.
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