What began as a blog for Camp and School parents is now a site to share important information with staff and trustees. The parent blog has migrated to our website.

Monday, October 20, 2008

NCS: another 9th grade requirement


The weather is about to change seasons! Temperatures are dropping swiftly, the clouds are moving in, and despite a great run of unseasonable warm days, snow is forecasted even at the "lower elevations."

I have been stuck in my office all day, and so I will need to recycle a picture from last week.  All our 9th grader need to facilitate a mid-day town meeting. As most of you know, polls and surveys find that public speaking is the one thing that people fear most (aside from death). Not surprisingly, more than taking final exams, or getting in a stall to hoof pick an unruly horse, or hiking up Cascade, this is the graduation requirement that causes anxious moments for our seniors. Nevertheless, public speaking is an incredibly important life skill, and one that gets the 9th graders ready to speak to the assembled guests at graduation. Oh, and Kyle did a terrific job!

No comments: