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| In the News at Mead Hall! |
| Head of School for the Day |
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Isabel Igoe, Head of School for the Day, is seen here at work in her office. Miss Igoe began her day greeting students at the school gate. She took her duties very seriously, explaining that she would not have time for recess because she had a lot of responsibilities. During the course of her day, Isabel assisted with morning announcements, attended kindergarten and lower school chapel, monitored recess, and helped with a first-grade art project. She interviewed several students who were new to Mead Hall to find out how they liked their school. Isabel drew cheers from the students when she announced that she was declaring a free-dress day for later in May.
Head of School for the Day is one of the "Day in the Life" series from the Evening of Dinner and Jazz. These auction items provide opportunities for students to spend a day with different professionals in the community. Miss Igoe also received the "Day in the Life" for Mayor Cavanaugh, and confided that she and the mayor are now "big buddies." |
South Carolina Archery Tournament
Congratulations to Mead Hall archers Stefan Zotovic, Kyle Burney, and Summer Shuford. All three students qualified to participate as individual entrants in the South Carolina state archery tournament, held in Columbia on March 27. High school and middle school teams and individuals from across the state participated in the tournament which was sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources. Summer Shuford took third place in the middle school girls' division. Coach Roger Pizio was proud of how well Stefan, Kyle, and Summer represented Mead Hall.
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| DAR Essay Contest Winners |
Congratulations to these Mead Hall students who placed in the American History Essay Contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Nick Segres -- 1st Place, 6th Grade
Will Wertz -- 2nd Place, 6th Grade
Wesley Bryan -- Hon. Mention, 6th Grade
Libby James -- Hon. Mention, 7th Grade
Matthew Willis -- Hon. Mention, 7th Grade
Chase Koger -- Hon. Mention, 8th Grade
All are middle school language arts students of Mrs. Diane Hancock |
Friday, February 6, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Stevenson-McClelland Building
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Featuring the jazzy, beach sounds of Palmetto Groove
Live Auction -Silent Auction
Hors doeuvres-Drinks-Dinner
Dancing-Alumni Hall of Fame
$60 per person includes dinner
Tickets available from the Mead Hall School Office
644-1122
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| Congratulations -- Again! |
Our wonderful Mead Hall cafeteria staff has good reason to be smiling! On our second day of school they received a rating of 100 from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). A DHEC inspector makes two unannounced visits each school year to check the cleanliness and safe food-handling techniques of our cafeteria. Thank you, for a great job and delicious lunches!
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| The Lego League is back in action! |
The Mead Hall Maniacs are rolling again under the supervision of Mr. Gordon (also known as Master Chief). This year's Lego challenge is "Climate Connections -- Building a Global Game Plan." Team members will be designing, building, and programming Lego robots to complete the challenge as they compete against other Lego League teams. Joshua Hawes says, "Lego League is awesome. Every week we have food and fun and friends."
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Third Grade Wax Museum
The pouring rain didn't deter the many famous visitors who came to Mead Hall on a dreary February morning. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, Leonardo da Vinci, Laura Ingalls Wilder and others told students about their fascinating lives. Rosa Parks explained the difficulties of living in the segregated south, and about her fight to win civil rights for minorities. Thomas Edison "enlighted" the audience about his many inventions.
Portrayed by the students in Mrs. Carroll's and Mrs. Segres' third-grade classes, the honored guests shared lessons in history, science, determination, and hard work. They were quite a lively group, considering the fact that they were part of the wax museum!
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'Tis the Season!
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Mead Hall 5th-grade students provided a tour around the world at this year's Heritage Fair. Some of the countries represented were Chile, Kenya, Argentina, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Serbia, Brazil, and Australia. Each student selected a country to explore through a study of culture, native foods, traditional costumes, and geography. The "cultural ambassadors" made a brief presentation during a student assembly. Those attending enjoyed a sampling of foods from the many lands. Numerous requests for the recipes resulted in the publication of a Heritage Fair cookbook.
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| It's Spooky to Be Hungry... |
Mrs. Collins' fifth-grade class held an "It's Spooky to Be Hungry" food drive in the Halloween morning carline. Cars delivered children and canned goods, and the students collected 363 pounds of food which will be donated to the Golden Harvest Food Bank.
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Yes, there were traditional jack-o-lanterns, but there were plenty of non-traditional entries in Mead Hall's annual pumpkin contest. Displayed along Greenville Street were pumpkins turned caterpillar, lighthouse, cowboy, scholar, South Carolina state flag, princess, Fiona the Ogre, vampire, witch, pirate, celebrity, and many more figments of children's imaginations. Creativity knew no bounds! First prize was awarded to a "caterpumpkin" -- a caterpillar whose segments were each a small pumpkin! The creature had radishes for eyes, string bean for legs, and an okra tail. It was definitely a winner, but so were all those who got to view the wonderful pumpkins on parade.
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| Mead Hall's third-grade students enjoyed a visit from Representative Skipper Perry. Mr. Perry read "Woodrow, The White House Mouse" which told of the inauguration of one diminutive and furry Woodrow G. Washingtail, while providing a storybook tour of the White House. Afterwards, the students were able to ask questions of Mr. Perry. "What do you do in your job?" "How long have you been doing your job?" "How do you make laws?" "How many people serve South Carolina?" Mr. Perry answered these questions and many more, and then graciously donated "Woodrow, The White House Mouse" to the Mead Hall library. |
Kindergarten Students Celebrate Johnny Appleseed's Birthday!
Johnny Appleseed was born in 1774. He was an American pioneer who introduced the apple to large parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
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These little Appleseeds made paper hats that looked like the pot Johnny Appleseed was said to have worn on his head. Then they went to the church yard to plant seeds.
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Read the latest Mead Hall soccer highlights on our new athletics page!
Just click on the "Athletics" tab to the left. |
| Mead Hall is now an accredited member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). This dual accreditation validates the well-known quality of Mead Hall's academic program, and will serve the school community in a variety of ways. In today's world of accountability, accreditation serves as a critical component of a school's demonstrated effectiveness and ability to provide successful schooling for children. A school that is able to achieve accreditation demonstrates a commitment to a process that requires the school to meet a set of rigorous, research-based standards; to engage in a program of continuous school improvement; and to demonstrate quality assurance to its stakeholders. |
On Friday, January 26, 2007, Dr. Myron Bell became the 7th inductee into the Mead Hall Alumni Hall of Fame. Myron attended Mead Hall from 1966 to 1972 where he was an Honor Roll Silver Cup recipient. At Aiken High School Myron lettered in baseball and football, served as student body president, was a member of the National Honor Society, and was named a National Merit Scholar.
Myron received his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Yale University, and his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Dr. Bell completed his residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a Cardiology Fellowship at Emory University.
Dr. Bell currently lives in Columbia with his wife and children, and practices cardiology with the South Carolina Heart Center.
Congratulations, Dr. Bell!
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