Students, Faculty and Staff,
ALL library items, including books and DVDs, that are currently checked out from the Upper School library are due no later than 3:20 pm on Friday, December 14th.
If you have a concern or need that would require you to keep your book or DVD past this date, please email or speak to Mrs. Holmes or Mrs. Jacobs.
If we do not receive the item(s) OR hear from you by Friday, December 14th, please understand that you will be charged the replacement cost of the item(s) PLUS a $10 processing fee.
Thank you for helping us be good stewards of our library collection.
Our Balfour Representative will be on campus Wednesday, December 12, during the lunch periods to deliver the class rings that were ordered. Please remember that the balance will be due at the time you pick up your ring.
The Darlington School Chapter of the National Honor Society accepts applications once a year from students who have attended Darlington for a minimum of one semester, who have at least sophomore status, and who have a minimum overall GPA of 87.5. Candidates must have also held one or more major leadership roles and have been involved in two or more service activities per year. A link to the application has been sent to all 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. Please complete the application not later than 5:00 pm on December 23rd. You will receive a confirmation email when you have correctly submitted the form. Each applicant is assigned a number, and a panel of faculty selected by the Upper School Director will meet in January to select those applicants who are most outstanding in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. All applicants will be notified the first week of February. Induction follows on March 21st. Your darlingtonschool.org username will be recorded when you submit the form.
If any questions about NHS or the application process, please contact Mr. Wagshul or Mr. Woods.
Parents, please be reminded that Tiger Pride will not meet in the month of December. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 6th.
The 3rd-8th service committee will be Christmas caroling for the Winthrop Court Senior Living Center on Wednesday, December 12 from 3:00-4:00. Travel will be by Darlington bus and we will return to school for the 4:00 pickup time. Come and join us!
Fiddler on the Roof company members have received their shirt order forms. Parents may order additional shirts for relatives through the student. Students must place the order through their school email link and pay with cash, check or through whiteslip. Order forms were shared via email Sunday night with all company members. Shirt orders are due by our Thursday morning meeting at 9:40 (12/13) when money will be collected. See your student for details!
Author, Nathan Hale, will be visiting Thatcher Hall on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. His books are on sale through the Darlington website until December 21. If you would like to order any of his books, please use the following link: https://beta.darlingtonschool.org/academics/libraryBookOrder.aspx. If you have any questions or trouble ordering, please email kward@darlingtonschool.org.
Nathan Hale is the author and illustrator of the Eisner-nominated, New York Times bestselling graphic novel series on American history Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.
He is the illustrator of the graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and its sequel, Calamity Jack. He also illustrated Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody, The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas, and many others.
For more information on Nathan Hale, please visit https://www.nathanhaleauthor.com/.
