Newsletter 2 December 2013 In ThisIN THISIssue: ISSUE Dates to Note 2 DWS News 3 Holiday Fair Photos 4 Holiday Fair Help Needed 5 Basketball Champs 6 Colorado Gives Day Results 7 DWS Spartans Middle School A Team Carolyn’s College Corner 10 Crowns Undefeated Season with Anthroposophy Notes 11 Parent Education 13 League Championship Title! Community Notes 14 1 UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE Dec. 20 Jan. 8, 9 am Shepherd’s Play at 9:30 & 11 am Epiphany Assembly Evening performance at 7pm Early Dismissal: 12 Noon for all Jan. 10, 6-8 pm students Parent Council Baked Potato Night NO AFTERCARE Jan. 11, 6-8 pm Dec. 21—Jan.5: Winter Break Family Friendly Improv Night Back to School on Monday, Jan. 6 No Winter Break Camp Available Jan. 13, 5:30 pm Wisdom of Waldorf Evening Dec. 28, 10:30-1:00 Mercury Group (Anthroposophical Youth Jan. 14, 7-9 pm Group) Art Project & Potluck with Turbo Teens Marielle Levin Parent Evening with Douglas Gerwin “Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom? But we hope it, we know it.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 2 TWO DWS STUDENTS SELECTED FOR ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA Sophomore Marley Aiu (cellist) and Junior Rachel Prendergast (violinist) have been accepted into the Colorado All-State Orchestra. Both girls sent in their applications and recorded auditions in November, along with hundreds of other high school music students from all over Colorado. Results were announced last Friday: not only were both Rachel and Marley accepted, but both were placed in the Symphony orchestra, which is the more advanced of the two All-State orchestras. This will be Marley’s first and Rachel’s second time playing in the All-State Orchestra, which is open to Colorado 10th through 12th graders. The three-day event, which includes seating auditions, workshops, and rehearsals with the top music students from throughout Colorado, culminating in a final concert Saturday night, will take place Thursday, February 13, 2014 through Saturday, February 15, on the campus at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The Symphony will be directed by Dr. Jefferey Meyer, who teaches at Ithaca College in New York, directs a chamber orchestra in St. Petersberg, Russia, and has won awards at many international competitions. Past DWS students who have participated include Margot Anthony, Nick Anthony, Chloe Prendergast, and Gautam Webb. The final concert, at 6:00pm Saturday, Feb. 15, is open to the public. Both Rachel and Marley started playing their instrument in the 3rd grade at the Denver Waldorf School! Santa Lucia Day: 2nd Graders Share Songs & Goodies Environmental Policy: An Update from the Building & Grounds Committee You may have noticed a funny machine set up in the main hallway a few weeks ago. It was doing air testing as part of our asbestos management plan. The results came back clear, as expected. Testing was performed in several locations throughout the building. As with most old buildings, DWS has some environmental issues to manage which we do through remediation or in-place management, as needed. Aside from verifying clear air on a regular basis, DWS uses green cleaning products and green materials such as no-VOC paint, water-based polyurethane and recycled flooring. We strive to make the best material choices to protect our children and the earth. 3 HOLIDAY FAIR JOY & THANKS All photos courtesy of Bruce Kelley ©2013 4 HOLIDAY FAIR CLEAN UP HELP Last Call for Holiday Fair Volunteers! On Monday, December 30th from 9:00 am —1:00 pm, we need about 8 volunteers to help us take down the Holiday Fair decorations from the hallways of the school. If you’re available to help, please email [email protected]. We also have two serving pieces and some grocery bags left over from the donations. Please stop by and pick them up. All Elf Land creations will also need to be brought home– check at the table in the front hall to claim yours before the break. 5 SPARTANS BATTLE TO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP After finishing in fourth place last year in the 5280 League basketball season tournament, a young Denver Waldorf Middle School Boys A basketball team looked forward to “next” year. 2013 turned out to be a year of destiny – and the seasoned DWS Middle School Boys A team lived up to all the preseason hype under the firm but gentle guidance of Coach Marc Quinn (who also assisted referees in making the right calls). The 2013 team was comprised of ten 8th grade boys and two 7th grade boys, displaying a strength and maturity unequalled by any of this season’s outmatched opponents. After cruising to an 8-0 record during the regular schedule, the season-end tournament resulted in a semifinal victory over Rocky Mountain Lutheran and a final championship victory over Denver Jewish Day School. The 7 -point victory (49-42) in the final game was the closest margin of the year, while the average score during the entire season was 44-22. Cameron Archer and Christian Davis led the team with scoring averages of 13.8 and 13.2 points per game, respectively. All twelve players scored during the season and every player played in every game, including the championship. A tenacious, scrappy defense complimented the team’s scoring prowess. Congratulations to all the boys on an undefeated championship season – one they will always remember! MIDDLE SCHOOL A TEAM: Cameron Archer Elias Johansson Eli Busenbark Jose Laris Christian Davis Zian Lusero Zachary Fanch Lou Maley Gabe Goodman Hugo van’t Veer Paul Ikenberry Kieran Williams 6 COLORADO GIVES DAY THANKS By John Russell, member, DWS Board of Trustees & Development Committee On behalf of the Development Committee and the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank each and every one of the over 200 community members listed below who made their annual donation to the Denver Waldorf School on Colorado Gives Day. Last year, by participating in Colorado Gives Day, the school received an extra $2000. The Denver Waldorf School relies on the generosity of the families of students and alumni to operate the school for our children. This year the budget for the annual campaign is $185,000. These dollars go toward offsetting the cost of education, which the tuition dollars by themselves do not cover. Our goal for Colorado Gives Day was to raise at least $120,000, we exceeded that goal by raising $152,000. Including gifts that were given prior to gives day we have already raised over $166,000 towards the $185,000 for the fiscal year (August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2014). We still have a little ways to go and there is still time. If you have not yet had an opportunity to make a gift, log in to www.denverwaldorf.org and donate today. No amount is too little. Again thank you for your support. Jonathan D. Ahalt Molly Burke Peter Douglas & Sara May Kumella Aiu Parry Burnap Ginny Douglass Badreay Alqallaf Joshua & Mary Carr Betsy Doyle-White Diana Anderson Lauren Choate Richard & Kay Droste Anonymous Todd Christensen Benjamin & Laura Drotar David & Dawn Archer Joseph & Kelly Church Georgiana Duncan Jon Atkins & Randie Thompson Rebecca Church David Dunn Michael Bruce Baker Laurie Clark Wayne Easter Jess Bartley Patrick Condon & Elizabeth Gonzalez Evan & Kim Ela Geoffrey Bateman & Mark Thrun Edward & Anne Cosgriff Jack Etkin Mariette Bell John Countryman Jossy Eyre Lee Bergstedt & Rebekah Chadwick David S. Creager William & Jennifer Feinberg Melissa Billetter Brandon Credeur Lydia Fiser Karen Bilsborrow Debra Curran Karl Fleischer & Giti Samar Adam Blanning Brian & Margaret Davis Dennis Fleming Nancy Blanning Drew Day & Kimberly Daly Thomas Sanford Francis Janet & Bob Bogdan Lourdes Delgado Darlene Louise Gaillot Robert & Julie Bogdan Lori DeMoney Watson Galleher Steve Bondy & Karee Justice-Bondy Robert Demsey & Sandra Haynes Daniel & Tobie Garcia Sharon Borton William DeVoe & Susana Brizuela Tara Gaschler Michael Boudreaux & Andrea Enright Vernon Dewey Jerry Georgeff & Kim Gorgens Charles & Courtney Boyle John Dicker & Shannon Cumberland Daniel & Jean Gibbons Renee Burger-McMichael Barbara Dolan Charles & Karen Goetz Please notify us if there are any corrections or omissions. 7 COLORADO GIVES DAY THANKS Mark & Nancy Goodman Darlene Iriarte Ron Lottridge Daniel Neves & Stephanie Palm Neves Terry L. Goodman Ina Jaehnig Chenxi Lu David Oppenheim Michael & Diane Graboski David & Shari Johansson Judith C. Lucas John & Kathie Oppenheim Colette Green David S. Johnson Phil Luna Daniel Opyd Josh & Kate Gregory Leonard Johnson Allison Lusero Hoffman & Indra Lusero John & Josephine Ostrander Ryan & Tara Gregory Ben Jones Anne Macomber Jennifer Palmer Lukas & Erin Gruber Kurt & Krischa Jones Christopher Maley Travis & Jennifer Parker Christa Leah Gustafson (Baudher) Alice Jordan Brian Marquette Andrew Paschetto & Deirdre Penny Guy John Anthony JorDan Thompson Donna Martin David Haddock & Klara Michael Justice & Edith Nockels Scott & Andrea Pearson Matouskova J. Landis & Sharon Martin Joel Andrew Kauffman Gerald & Faustina Pfister Keenan Hand Kimberly Martin Bruce Kelley Ronald & Deborah Pierce Scott Hanks & Kelly Snyder Todd Matuszewicz Evan Kelley Joseph & Gwendolyn Pollara Tom Harberts & Elizabeth Jennifer May Cornelia Kellogg Strammiello Alan Pologar Warren May Melissa Kendrick Elizabeth Hartman Stephen Powers Joseph Wade McClain Christopher Kennel & Marija Kenny Hayes Dan Prendergast & Carla Sciaky Dubrick Jeff E. McClendon Anonymous Jeff & Krista Price Philip Keppeler Mike McHenry Caroline Heberton Brooke Pulsinelli Kesher Foundation Brian McPeek Renata Heberton Michael & Alyssa