April 2009commons.pub - Cape Cod Academy

Winter Sports Awards
Girls’ Varsity Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Kendra Hickman
Coach’s Award – Mollie Kinlin
Most Improved Player – Sam Metell
Boys’ Varsity Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Eric Wisniowski
Coach’s Award – Sean Hegarty
Most Improved Player – Conor Holland
Boys’ Junior Varsity Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Jon Hegarty
Coach’s Award – Sean Keen
Most Improved Player – Chris Doyle
Girls’ Middle School Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Lexi Smith
Coach’s Award – Phoebe Rogers
Most Improved Player – Kim Keating
Boys’ Middle School Basketball
Most Valuable Player – Alec Morrison
Coach’s Award – Will Morrison
Most Improved Player – Zach Heussler
Philip J. Kenney
Director of Athletics
Lower School News
A walk through the halls of the Lower School reveals
its dynamic, lively environment; this is a school where
children thrive on learning. Art is everywhere. Native
American baskets created by fourth graders are displayed
in one case. Brightly colored, paper woven
mats made by kindergarteners hang in another. A third
showcases folded, laminated books, representing hours
of research by second graders. Voices, musical and
happy, resonate in the hallways. Patriotic songs start
the day, while songs about the latest holiday or celebrating
a birthday are often heard coming from one
classroom or another. Play and musical ensemble rehearsals
add to the joyful noise. Even with so much
creative activity, the primary focus is on academic
training that challenges students to stretch and grow
intellectually, following their natural curiosity. Outside
the third grade classroom hangs a gigantic floor
to ceiling chart showing the minutes of daylight lost
since the beginning of school, and now being gained
since the winter solstice. Masterfully written persuasive
essays hang outside one fifth grade classroom,
while outside the other a timeline of pictures and
scripts shows a fourth and fifth grade collaboration on
a play based on a novel read by both. First graders
have combined the arts and the study of computation
by drawing monsters out of the inequality signs learned
in math class. The Lower School halls teem with the
joy and excitement of learning; one only has to take a
stroll to experience it.
Joseph Remillard
Head of the Lower School
Freedom from Chemical Dependency Program Coming in April
During the week of April 6-9 (Monday through Thursday)
two educators from “Freedom from Chemical
Dependency” (FCD) will be on campus to meet with
students, parents and faculty. They will meet with groups
of ninth and eleventh grade students each day. They will
also meet with grades 5-8 once each in special assemblies.
Attention parents of ninth and tenth grade students:
On Monday evening, April 6 there will be a special session
for students and their parents. The purpose of the session
is to open up conversation about substance abuse and
decision-making. We ask that you make every effort to
attend with your child. Pizza will be served at 6:30 pm
and the program will run from 7:00-8:30 pm.
The instructors will present information about the program
at the Parents Association meeting on Wednesday, April 8,
in the Science Building Lecture Hall. This presentation
will run from approximately 8:20-9:00 am.
You can obtain information about FCD on their web site at
www.fcd.org.