Brunswick School - Greenwich, CT

This year’s Fundance Film Festival proved to be the most successful to date. Many terrific films were viewed, all giving our boys and girls glimpses into lives in various countries and different cultures around the world. Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped pull this together … the refreshments, decorations, pizza party coordinators, event coordinators and program committee members who worked together to present a quality film festival to the Brunswick/GA community. We are so fortunate to have people like Priscilla Masselink and Jessie Jamar leading the way… many thanks for your commitment in organizing Fundance ‘08!

 

It’s hard to believe the school year is coming to a close. I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the incoming Brunswick Parents Association Board ‘08-’09. With Suzy Breck as President, you are in excellent hands! It has been an honor for me to have served on the Board this year, and I am most grateful for the opportunity to have worked with all the committed ‘07-‘08 Board members. I am truly thankful for the insight and assistance of each and every one of you, and feel lucky to have formed such good friendships in the process. I wish you all a healthy and relaxing summer filled with friends and family alike.

                                                                                                                           

~ Terri DeSalvo, President

 

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Please come to the Upper School spring play, a comedy entitled Laughing Stock, by Charles Morey. It’s a loving look at a summer in a rural barn playhouse, with a very small budget, in which the actors have to learn three plays in repertory. According to the author, it is a “place where there was never enough of anything: time, money, and sometimes simply not enough talent or skill; where sometimes the doors fell off their hinges, the sound cues ran backwards and the occasional entrance was missed - but where you gave yourself over wholly to the making of plays, to telling stories in the dark on a summer night …” This production is appropriate for Middle School students and above.

 

Monday, May 12 - Sarah Burningham, author and speaker, presents “How to Raise your Parents … A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide.” Sarah will give tips on communicating with our children (all ages, boys and girls). All programs are held at 9:15am in the Cone Room of Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road.

 

Do you live outside of Greenwich? Do you ever wonder if Brunswick families live near you? Do you wish you could have a playdate in your neighborhood? The ‘Wick Family Networking Open House is the event for you. This is an all-school event to help families network for transportation and social support. We look forward to seeing you there, and we will help you identify other Brunswick families in your zip code including new incoming families. Casual, so drop by with kids anytime.

 

* Thursday, June 5^th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Lower School Dining Hall, King Street

Light fare and pizza for the kids

~ Sponsored by the Brunswick Parents Association

 

Close to a thousand people attended this year’s film festival, enjoying the free films (and free food)! The Saturday night screening of “The Kite Runner” brought the largest audience of the weekend, followed by the very popular Student Film Competition. The films get better and better every year, and the bar was raised by accepting entries from area schools. This year’s winners were:

> Middle School Jury Award: Carley Petrone from GA for “The New Style”

> Middle School Audience Award: Will Peisch from Brunswick for “The Simple Chase”

> Upper School Jury Award: Jake Orthwien from GCDS for “Dig Two Graves” 

> Upper School Audience Award: Diana Snyder from GA for “One Fine Date”

> Documentary Award: Gus Ruchman from Brunswick US for “Par for the Course”

> Honorable Mention in Animation: Ray Tierney from Brunswick MS for “Magic”

 

The Friday afternoon pizza parties and film screenings for both the Lower and Middle Schools were also very popular. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this happen, and a large round of applause to all who worked hard to make this year’s Fundance the best so far. We’ll see you all next year back on February 6-8 in Brunswick’s new Performing Art Center!

THANK YOU to all Bear Hugs volunteers. This year, hundreds of meals were delivered, numerous playdates were arranged, and many flowers and gifts were donated to holiday gift baskets presented to families in our community.

 

Every request for help that was sent out was immediately filled by our wonderful volunteers. In addition, this year we were fortunate to work with “GA Cares,” headed by Susan Carmichael, allowing for coordination between our two schools in helping families in need. 

 

Words cannot express our true appreciation for the kindness and support that the Brunswick community gives to our families. Your help was invaluable and the BPA thanks everyone for the continuous support of Bear Hugs.

 

The Middle School Friday Afternoon Community Service Program again extends a THANK YOU to all those at the Middle School who made this program possible and to the parents who volunteered to drive. We deeply appreciate your generosity and support!                                ~ Maureen Carroll and Beverly Floersheimer

 

Spring is here! If you are looking for polo shirts, khaki shorts or pants and spring sports equipment, remember to stop by the Bearly Used Closet and check out our inventory and our great prices. The closet is located on the ground floor of the Lower School. Simply sign in at the Lower School lobby and use the key located in the binder to open the closet door. Purchases can be paid by check or charged to your bookstore account. As always, we welcome any donations! Any questions - please call Antoinette Griffith or Robin Sherwood.

 

A huge thank you to everyone who helped to contribute to a successful Teacher Appreciation luncheon on April 16 - what a great way to honor our wonderful faculty and staff!

 

Congratulations to the following faculty who were winners in the April raffle:

Mary Alice Ackley, Connie Dragone, Joe Falco, Kate Fox, Anne Huber, John Martin, John Pendergast, Lela Philip, Rashad Randolph, David Ranta, Larry Urbon and Nicole Zannino.