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SMES Night with Atlanta Dream
The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream has invited St. Martin’s School to be special guests at their game vs. the L.A. Sparks on Sunday, August 23 at 3 pm. The team is providing 20 free tickets, and additional tickets at only $15 each. The school will award the 20 free tickets (first come, first serve) to rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders who will be enrolled at SMES in the 2009-2010 school year, and provide bus transportation and faculty chaperones to those students for the event. Tickets are still available!
Any other interested students or families may purchase the $15 tickets to sit in the SMES section but will need to provide their own transportation and chaperones. Let’s get behind the Dream and show our SMES spirit! Contact Keisha Noel to get tickets at knoel@stmartinschool.org
Spring Musical
St. Martin's is delighted to announce that the 2010 spring musical will be the American musical theatre classic, "Bye Bye Birdie."
Bye Bye Birdie is a satire of American society. Set in 1959, it tells the story of a rock and roll singer, Conrad Birdie, who is being inducted into the Army at the height of his popularity. Elvis Presley, and his draft notice in 1957, inspired the story.
The Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie opened on April 14, 1960. The abridged, St. Martin’s production, will open exactly 50 years after the original premiere, tying the musical with the 50th anniversary celebration of St. Martin’s Episcopal School.
Songs from the show include An English Teacher, What Did I Ever See in Him?, Put on a Happy Face, One Boy, A Lot of Livin' to Do, Kids, Rosie and Spanish Rose.
Bye Bye Birdie won four Tony Awards for Musical, Director, Choreography and Supporting or Featured Actor as well as The Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
Athletics
Fall sports try-outs to start Aug. 17
Attention rising Middle School students! Please note that fall sports try-outs will start before school begins for the year. This is a change from previous years to allow more time for practices before games start.
In order to participate, students must have a completed medical form (click the link) on file with the school nurse before try-outs begin. Physicals must be completed between April 1 and August 1 of 2009.
Please see the schedule below. Contact Athletic Director Patti Pitoscia with any questions at 404-228-0717 or ppitoscia@stmartinschool.org.
Monday August 17
Girls volleyball try-outs ~ 8am – 10am (must come both days)
Boys soccer try-outs ~ 5pm – 7pm (must come both days)
Cross country practice ~ 3pm – 4:00pm (must come both days)
Tuesday August 18
Girls volleyball try-outs ~ 8am – 10am (must come both days)
Boys soccer try-outs ~ 5pm – 7pm (must come both days)
Wednesday August 19 (orientation day)
Cross country practice ~ 12:30pm-2:00pm
Thursday August 20 (first day of classes)
A team volleyball practice ~ 3:30-5:00
Soccer practice ~ 3:30-5:00
Cross country practice ~ 3:30-4:45
Middle School
7th graders complete Cornell bird study
St. Martin's 7th grade science classes recently concluded a four-month bird study on campus. This was the 8th annual study affiliated with the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology, organized by science teacher Susan Potenza.
Students positively identified 28 species of birds at or near feeders during the months of January, February, March and April. The data will be sent to the university's lab to become part of their international bird study.
The birds noted in the study included the Mourning Dove (pictured here, the most consistent visitor), the Red-Bellied Woodpecker, the Pine Warbler, the American Goldfinch, the Northern Mockingbird (a bully!), the Carolina Chickadee, the Cedar Waxwing (39 flocked to the water source one day!) and the Brown Thrasher (the state bird of Georgia).
SMES Videos
Check out the latest in St. Martin's film projects!
Click links below:
Earth Week Video
POP Day Video
Media
Did you see SMES on TV?
Click here to see the story about Mrs. Kraft's 3rd grade class, which won an essay contest that earned them a free trip to the King Tut exhibit. The story was broadcast on WSB-TV on May 3.
Click here to see the story about St. Martin's faculty health and wellness program on 11 Alive.com. Reporter Donna Lowry visited campus to profile the program, which includes St. Martin's own "Biggest Loser" competition. The story was broadcast on TV on March 6.
Click here to see the story about Mrs. Kraft's 3rd grade class, which won an essay contest that earned them a free trip to the King Tut exhibit. The story was broadcast on WSB-TV on May 3.
Click here to see the story about St. Martin's faculty health and wellness program on 11 Alive.com. Reporter Donna Lowry visited campus to profile the program, which includes St. Martin's own "Biggest Loser" competition. The story was broadcast on TV on March 6.
Festival Day
St. Martin's celebrates the Saints
Click here for a slideshow of photos from Festival Day.
The school community enjoyed a fantastic, fun-filled Festival Day on Friday, May 2. With a theme of "Celebrate the Saints," the event was the culmination of a year-long study highlighting different saints.
The morning kicked off with a parade of saints. Each grade level dressed students in costumes and shared facts about the saint they studied. The band played "When the Saints Go Marching In," and students also sang "Seek Ye First."
Entertainment for the day included Gospel singer Eric Moore, who also performed at the Veteran's Day assembly this year. He hosted a sing-a-long for students. Pastor/actor Marty Barrett entertained students with show-and-tell and impersonations about the saints. Middle School drama students performed a puppet play called "The Justice League of Saints" with great moral lessons for students.
Students also enjoyed their time to shop in the outdoor marketplace to purchase crafts and food items with their "halo" dollars, and to play games in the arcade managed by the 8th graders.
This was St. Martin's 16th annual Festival Day celebration. Next year's event will focus on the school's 50th anniversary.
Click here for a slideshow of photos from Festival Day.
The school community enjoyed a fantastic, fun-filled Festival Day on Friday, May 2. With a theme of "Celebrate the Saints," the event was the culmination of a year-long study highlighting different saints.
The morning kicked off with a parade of saints. Each grade level dressed students in costumes and shared facts about the saint they studied. The band played "When the Saints Go Marching In," and students also sang "Seek Ye First."
Entertainment for the day included Gospel singer Eric Moore, who also performed at the Veteran's Day assembly this year. He hosted a sing-a-long for students. Pastor/actor Marty Barrett entertained students with show-and-tell and impersonations about the saints. Middle School drama students performed a puppet play called "The Justice League of Saints" with great moral lessons for students.
Students also enjoyed their time to shop in the outdoor marketplace to purchase crafts and food items with their "halo" dollars, and to play games in the arcade managed by the 8th graders.
This was St. Martin's 16th annual Festival Day celebration. Next year's event will focus on the school's 50th anniversary.
Athletics
Spring sports wrap up seasons with a bang
The spring sports teams finished the year strong, bringing home three MAAC trophies!
The spring sports teams finished the year strong, bringing home three MAAC trophies!
The Girls' Tennis Team won the MAAC championship in a sweep of the Galloway Scots (8-0, 8-0, 8-0)
The Boys' Tennis matches were closely contended, with St. Martin’s winning the title. Match scores were: 1 singles (8-3), and the 1 doubles (8-3). Davis Academy took the 2 doubles (8-3).
The Golf Team took 2nd place in the MAAC championships, finishing just a few strokes behind the leader.
The Girls' Soccer Team made a comeback toward the end of their season to make it to the MAAC semifinals but lost to Davis 0-3.
The Boys' Baseball Team finished up its season 8-7, having battled several rainouts this spring.
Congratulations to all the Warrior teams for a great season in sports!
The Golf Team took 2nd place in the MAAC championships, finishing just a few strokes behind the leader.
The Girls' Soccer Team made a comeback toward the end of their season to make it to the MAAC semifinals but lost to Davis 0-3.
The Boys' Baseball Team finished up its season 8-7, having battled several rainouts this spring.
The Track & Field team did outstanding in their final meet with the boys taking 3rd place in the MAAC conference and the girls coming in 6th place. Fantastic effort was given by all.
Congratulations to all the Warrior teams for a great season in sports!
2009-2010 Calendar Dates
Below are start/end and holiday dates for the 2009-2010 school year. These dates also are posted on the Web Calendar.
August 19: Orientation Day
August 20: First Day of School
September 7: Labor Day, No School
October 9: Faculty In Service Day, No School
October 12: Columbus Day, No School
November 24: Half day, begin Thanksgiving break
November 25-27: Thanksgiving break, No School
December 17: Half day, begin Christmas break
December 18-January 5: Christmas break, No School
January 6: School resumes
January 18: MLK Day, No School
February 15: Faculty In Service Day, No School
March 8-12: Spring Break, No School
April 1: Half day, begin Easter break
April 2-5: Easter break
May 28: Half day, Last Day of School, Honors Day and Graduation
August 19: Orientation Day
August 20: First Day of School
September 7: Labor Day, No School
October 9: Faculty In Service Day, No School
October 12: Columbus Day, No School
November 24: Half day, begin Thanksgiving break
November 25-27: Thanksgiving break, No School
December 17: Half day, begin Christmas break
December 18-January 5: Christmas break, No School
January 6: School resumes
January 18: MLK Day, No School
February 15: Faculty In Service Day, No School
March 8-12: Spring Break, No School
April 1: Half day, begin Easter break
April 2-5: Easter break
May 28: Half day, Last Day of School, Honors Day and Graduation
Mission Statement
St. Martin’s Episcopal School is dedicated to providing a quality education of the whole person in a loving, Christian atmosphere, which fosters lifelong learning.
