JUNIOR PARENTS’ DAY
January 21, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts

PLANNING COLLEGE VISITS
Winter Long Weekend, February 2-7
If your travels permit, the long winter weekend is a great time to visit colleges and universities with your son or daughter, as schools are in session. Also, when planning college visits, keep in mind that most schools are on spring break in March. Make sure to check their academic calendars. Junior parents should have received information regarding their child’s college counselor and information about Naviance, a web-based, Blair-specific resource that will be very helpful in the college search process. Be sure to take advantage of this website.

For a complete schedule, click here.

ALUMNI/STUDENT HOCKEY GAME
January 28, 5:40 p.m., Skylands Ice World, Stockholm, NJ. Mark your calendar to come and watch the annual Blair alumni & student hockey game.

The annual Young Alumni Forum held on January 10 and moderated by Dr. Martin Miller, featured four alumni panelists who returned to campus to discuss their lives and experiences after Blair. Among the guests were Akhil Garg ’02, an investment banker/financial analyst for Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Shaun Mehtani ’02, restaurateur; Christine Mayes ’03, fashion designer and artist; and Cara Levy ’04, electrical engineer for PowerCon. For more information on the evening, click here.

January 24    
Marianne Schaper P ’12
“The Rio (Earth Summit) +20 Years Conference: Seeking Answers to New and Evolving Global Challenges”

For a more complete schedule, click here. All lectures are at 7:00 p.m. in Cowan Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

SPRING BREAK TRAVEL & TRAINING
Some students have chosen to train for sports or otherwise broaden their experience during spring break. A listing of such opportunities follows:

Blair Orchestra and Singers – California
Girls’ Lacrosse – Disney Sports Complex in
Orlando, Fla.
Girls’ Softball – Disney Sports Complex in
Orlando, Fla.
Baseball – Vero Beach, Fla.
Boys’ Lacrosse – St. Petersburg, Fla.
Girls’ Golf – Naples, Fla.
Crew – South Carolina
Interfaith Encounters Alternative Break – Philadelphia
Caribbean Cultural Experience (CCE) – Haiti

SUMMER TRIP TO CUENCA, ECUADOR
This summer, language department chairman Tim Devaney will lead students on a trip to Cuenca, Ecuador, from June 10-25. Students will stay with local families, attend classroom lessons, and enjoy sightseeing in the area. For more information, please contact Mr. Devaney at devant@blair.edu.

SUMMER TRIP TO CHINA
Mr. and Mrs. Facciani are leading a group of students to China this summer spending 13 days in Beijing, Xian, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong. Highlights of the trip include sightseeing at the Great Wall and the Forbidden City as well as practicing speaking and reading Chinese.

ART TEACHER EXHIBITS IN MARYLAND

This exhibition is concluding its two-year tour at the Meyerhoff Gallery at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore until March 18, 2012. For more information please visit www.zeuxis.us.

ART EXHIBITS
Christine Mayes ’03: Cyclical Time
Now through February 4, 2012
In this show, artist and fashion designer Christine Mayes ’03 highlights the amalgamation of the study of painting and the execution of design. All proceeds from this show benefit ECPAT International in the fight against child trafficking, prostitution and pornography.

For more information and to see a schedule of this year’s exhibits in the Romano Gallery, click here.