Happy New Year! Parents, please join us on Thursday, January 15th for our third Tiger PRIDE meeting of the year. If you would like to join us for lunch, please arrive by 12 noon EST at the Yancey Suite at the Huffman Athletic Center or you can join via the livestream link below. We will hear from guest speakers about Student Leadership opportunities, vote on recent budget requests, and hear updates from the prom committee, fine arts, and athletics. We hope you can join us to stay updated on all things happening around campus. If you have any questions regarding Tiger PRIDE please email Jessica Dunn at mrsjdunn@gmail.com. All Upper School parents are invited and we are excited for you to join us!
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hfk-koeq-wgj
Middle Grades Parents,
With our middle school field trips quickly approaching during the week of February 9th, we would like to invite parents of participating middle grades students to an information session on Tuesday, January 27th, from 4:15–5:00 p.m. in Ledbetter Commons at Thatcher Hall.
During the meeting, we will review important trip details, including departure and arrival times, hotel accommodations, planned attractions, as well as our policies and procedures. We will also be happy to answer any last-minute questions you may have.
If you are unable to attend in person, no worries—notes and handouts from the meeting will be emailed to all families later that afternoon.
For those who prefer to join virtually, please use the link below:
https://meet.google.com/qny-trfk-mit
We look forward to connecting with you.
Auditions for the Thatcher Spring Musical, Dear Edwina, will be Wednesday and Thursday (January 14-15) from 3:30-5:30. We will start with students in grades 3-5 at 3:30, and our middle school students who are in athletics will join us at 4:00. There will be a mandatory parent information meeting for students who are interested in auditioning on Monday, January 12 at 5:00 in the Thatcher Commons. If you have any questions please contact Melissa Smyly msmyly@darlingtonschool.org.
There will be a meeting for parents of students currently in 5th-11th grades who are interested in trying out for football cheerleading for the 2026–2027 school year. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 26 at 5:00 p.m. in the Ledbetter Commons at Thatcher Hall. For additional information please contact Melissa Smyly msmyly@darlingtonschool.org.
College Night for Parents of Juniors will be held on Wednesday, January 21 at 7pm in the Dodd Banquet Room. Our featured speaker is Mr. Chad Spencer, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Centre College. The program will be recorded for boarding families. While this program is geared toward our junior parents, all are welcome to attend.
The Fine Arts Department would like to share the updated Art in 3D Winter Design Calendar for the events that students will be experiencing in the upcoming season. Please update your calendar with the Spring dates. Thank you for your support of the arts at Darlington.
