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A Monthly News Update From the St. Margaret's Campus Vol. 8, No. 2 Tappahannock, Virginia, September 2005 CAPTAIN'S CORNER Dear St. Margaret's friends and families,
This morning, as we lined up to process to St. John’s Church for our first service with their community, there was a comfort that was not with us in that same line two weeks ago. Though the people were the same, today they conveyed a relaxed familiarity with each other and with what it means to be a part of St. Margaret’s School. Today, there were no strangers. So who are we this year? Two new seniors, one from Washington, DC, and one from Hong Kong, bring our senior class to 39. The juniors added 11 new students and now number 35. Nine sophomores joined 22 returning students for a full class of 31. The freshman class grew to 36 and our eighth grade, though small at 8, holds plenty of lively minds. We are 115 boarding and 35 day students from our surrounding counties, 18 states, the District of Columbia and 12 countries. This year we added Venezuela and Colombia. We are 15% international students, 4% American students whose families live outside the US, and 19% American students of color. We are a community diverse in every way and committed to using our diversity to learn from each other. We are exactly the community we set out to be! After just two weeks, we know who we are, as well as where we are and what we’re doing. We know our places in the chapel, the dining room, the classrooms and the dorms. We know our schedules for academics, activities, study halls, hobby nights, dorm community gatherings, class meetings, town meetings, chapel and announcements. Now, our students can turn their attention to the essential work of the year: living up to and into our mission of gaining an education for life. As a faculty and staff, we look forward to all we will do to guide their journey. Experience shows us that this is a mission worth a lifetime of dedication. Sincerely, Margaret R. Broad, Head of School 
COMPASS POINTS
Coming Together -
Opening Days Build Community
See you soon! -
Make Plans Now For Fall Family Weekend
New Dorm Opens -
McCuan House Dedicated
Katrina Touches SMS Community -
Hurricane Katrina Affects SMS Community
THE CURRENT Girls got to know their classmates while helping others when they participated in the school’s second annual Service Day on September 10. Here’s what each class did: 8th Grade - Campus recycling will be a yearlong project for the 8th graders. On service day, they located and assigned responsibility for bins, agreed on a schedule and made posters promoting recyling. Class sponsors: Mrs. Harter and Mrs. LaLiberty. 9th Grade - Freshmen removed litter from the portion of Route 17 leading into Tappahannock that the school adopted last year, helping our town create a good first impression on all who visit it. They will do another litter pick-up in the spring. Class sponsors: Mrs. Armor and Mr. Krusz. 10th Grade - Westmoreland State Park is looking neater, thanks to the sophomore class, which gathered cans, bottles, wrappers and branches from its grounds. Head of School Margaret R. Broad accompanied class sponsor Konstantina Konstantinov and the girls. Other class sponsors are Dr. Kahler and Mr. Konstantinov. 11th Grade - Juniors picked up trash and other debris on the trails of Caladon Natural Area, a Virginia state park property in neighboring King George County that has one of the largest populations of nesting eagles on the East Coast. Class sponsors: Ms. Bottoni and Ms. Martin. 12th Grade - The senior class sorted and stocked items that ranged from building supplies to housewares at Habitat for Humanity’s resale store in Mechanicsville. The girls dusted, vacuumed and even painted a storage shed. Class sponsors: Mrs. Gordon and Ms. McBride. THE FORECAST Important Dates SeptemberOctober
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