Please find the Fine Arts calendar for the Art in 3D Design season that includes the upcoming holiday and winter events.
Parents and students are invited to nominate a teacher to be recognized as a Rome Floyd Chamber SuperStar Teacher in 2025!
The SuperStar Teacher program recognizes Pre-K to 12 grade teachers in Rome and Floyd County who show excellence in leadership, creativity, and imagination in and out of the classroom setting. SuperStar Teachers are academically and culturally motivated and are civically active in their community. Every month during the school year, the Chamber will recognize one outstanding teacher.
Use this link to nominate a teacher by Jan. 6, 2025.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the fine arts department at Thatcher Hall! We would like to invite you to our Pre-K to 8 Holiday Festival Program on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. in the Huffman Athletic Center's Van Es Arena.
Students and teachers are excited to present this program of holiday music and entertainment. This program will feature a variety of performances from students in Pre-K to 8. Student artwork and photography will also be on display in the lobby areas and can be taken home after the program.
Below is some important information regarding the event:
Dress: Pre-K to 2 students should wear dress clothing or Christmas attire that can include khaki bottoms. Students in grades 3 to 8 should wear Christmas or festive tops with khaki bottoms, skirts or pants, for this school day. Students should not wear jeans or T-shirts with graphics.
Dismissal for Pre-K to 8: At the conclusion of the program, all students will join their teachers for walking back over to Thatcher Hall for the remainder of the school day.
We are very excited about this special holiday event that showcases over 300 students and their artistic endeavors. We hope you can join us! Feel free to contact one of us if you have questions.
Families applying for Financial Aid for the 2025-26 school year must complete the online application in Clarity by January 8th. Families who receive tuition assistance have received emails directly from Clarity with a link and instructions on completing this year's application. Clarity offers a streamlined and user-friendly application process, particularly for returning applicants. Some of the fields in your 2025/26 application will be pre-populated from your last application, making completion even easier this time around.
Step 1
Set up your StudentAid.gov account by setting up your FSA ID. –
Step 2
Gather information/documents to bring with you
The last day of school for Pre-K to 8 before the Christmas break will be Friday, December 20. Dismissal will take place early at 11:00 a.m. There will be no extended care on this day.
We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to welcoming students back on January 7, 2025.
Many families in Rome are unable to provide gifts for their children during the holiday season. To help support these families, the service committee is hosting a toy and coat drive from December 9th to December 18th. In collaboration with Restoration Rome and the Bloom Closet, we are collecting gently used toys and warm clothing.
We encourage you and your family to clean out your closets, bedrooms, and garages for items in good condition that are no longer in use. Please bring these donations to school and place them under the tree in the Thatcher Commons. Let's come together to spread holiday cheer and assist those in need.
We are collecting the following gently used:
Toddler to adult sizes of the following clothing items:
The Upper School Choir, Darlingtones, and Upper School Band will present their Traditions of Christmas Concert on Monday, December 9th at 6:30pm in the Morris Chapel. We want to invite students, faculty, parents, family, and friends to come hear the band and choir members present some incredible Holiday music! Our upper school musicians have prepared a great concert to help celebrate the season here on campus. We hope you can join us!
Need a day for shopping and errands before Christmas? You're in luck!
Darlington students in grades Pre-K through 5 are invited to join the Winter Break Camp on December 23. The day will be filled with sports, crafts, movies, baking, and more!
The Winter Break Camp is open to current Darlington families with students in grades Pre-K through 5. The deadline to sign up is December 19.
Register Here- make sure you click on their current grade level and click "Darlington After School Program 2024-2025"
For questions, please email Coach Eberhart at ceberhart@darlingtonschool.org.
The Joanne G. Yancey Library at Thatcher Hall is proud to announce our newest reading challenge, the "Late Night Library". Students have received a bingo board of reading prompts to complete. Completing a row will earn a small candy, completing the board will earn a Pajama day on January 10.
This program includes Pre-K to 8th grade and will run until January 9. Extra bingo cards and reading recommendations are available through the attached link.
