May
7, 2010
Junior/Senior
Banquet
  Last
Friday evening, PMCA's Juniors and Seniors
arrayed themselves in tuxedos, formal dresses, flowers, jewels,
elaborate
hairdos and more as they gathered at the elegant Union League in
downtown Philadelphia for the annual Junior-Senior banquet.
Senior class parent Mr. Gerald
Glover was set up to take the formal poses
of the couples as they
arrived, and
many took advantage of his
expertise while
others mingled and enjoyed the
beautiful building with its many portraits.
Once
the meal was over, the dancing began. Many a pair of shoes
was kicked underneath a table while the girls danced barefoot. Some of
the gentlemen took to the floor for some solo break dancing, but most
of the time the dance area was packed. Clearly, a wonderful evening was
had by all!
Senior
Mission Trip Presentation
Join
us tonight
at 7:30 pm in the Hamel
Auditorium, to learn about the experiences of the Senior Mission Team at
the San Carlos Apache Reservation during their
recent mission trip.
Senior Class Reminder
Each year a PMCA parent prepares a collage with pictures of all of the
graduating seniors. This collage is displayed at the graduation
breakfast, during graduation, and back at PMCA through Back to School
Nights. Each senior must provide a photo, 4x6" or smaller. This may be
a cap and gown photo, or any other appropriate recent
photo, candid or formal. Please be sure these photos reach Mrs. Stemler
in the office by next Tuesday, May 11.
FFPM News
Families
for Phil-Mont will hold a planning meeting on Thursday, May 20 from
9:00-10:30 am in the elementary library. Officers will be elected for
next year.
Next
Thursday, May 13 is the final uniform consignment shop for the school
year. Watch for details about late summer consignment shops.
On
Wednesday, May 26, the Campbell School of Highland Dancing will present
a fundraiser recital at PMCA. The Washington Memorial Pipe Band also will perform, and light refreshments will be served. Eighth
grader
Maty Ennis has been a dancer at the Campbell School since the age of
four. Tickets
are $5 each or $20 for a family of four or more. One dollar
from
each ticket goes to PMCA, while the remaining four dollars goes to the
dance school to help send a group to compete in Scotland this coming
summer. Tickets may be purchased through Maty Ennis
or Gwyn Ennis, who
can be reached at 215-887-7650.
Student
Highlight - Christine Bierema
In the March
issue of the Falcon
Flyer, we congratulated Christine Bierema on being na med a
National Merit Scholarship Finalist, an honor achieved by fewer than
1% of the nation's high school seniors.
Earlier this
week, it was announced that Christine has been selected as the winner
of a Scholarship
awarded by the National
Merit Scholarship Corporation. Only 2,500 of these scholarships are
awarded. Christine will be attending Amherst College and hopes to
become a physician.
Field
Day
Elementary
Field Day is coming up on Friday morning, May 21. Parent
volunteers still are needed to help run the events that make up Field
Day, as
well as some to man the tables where ice
water is served. Mr.
DeHeer will be
holding a meeting with all volunteers next Friday, May 14 at 8
am in the Athletic Office. Please contact Bill
DeHeer if you're able to help out, and let him know whether
you'll be at the meeting.
John Davis
Reception
 The
PMCA family is invited to an Open House Reception to honor Mr. John
Davis
as he retires after 20 years of serving the faculty, staff and students
of PMCA. The reception will take place on Tuesday evening, May 25 from
6-8 pm. Hors d'oeuvres and dessert will be served. Click here
to view
the invitation.
PMCA
Fine Arts Festival Update
Will
Phil-Mont have rhythm on May 22? Rhythms
of Africa is our theme, so if you have objects to
display, stories to tell,
rhythms to share, or dances to teach, please contact Matt
Stemler. If you want to help out, we are
looking for
parents who will be around on May 22 to help monitor some of the
events. In
addition, Elementary and Middle School Art Teacher Stephanie Rosenblum
can use set-up assistance between now and the festival. If
you’d like to help in this way,
please contact Stephanie.
Come and
enjoy the Middle School Concert on May 20, the High School Concert on
May 21 and
celebrate the Fine Arts throughout the day on Saturday May 22. The
events on
Saturday include: Family Theatre Productions - African tales from West
Africa
and the Bantu peoples, Shakespeare Scenes, Contemporary One
acts, Improvisation
and Musical Extravaganza Performances and the Elementary Choirs (Grades
K,1,2
and 3,4,5). See also the Elementary, Middle & High
School Soloists,
Ensembles, and Band performances.
Bring family and friends and enjoy the Story Telling Hut, art projects
and face
painting. In addition, there is always lots of good food!
Note to
elementary parents: The correct date for the permission slip sent home
to
parents should be Saturday, May 22.
Dates to Remember
| 5/7 |
Mission
Trip Presentation, 7:30 pm |
|
AP Art Portfolios Due |
| 5/12 |
MS, HS Progress Reports |
|
May Falcon Flyer posted |
| 5/13 |
Uniform Consignment Shop, 8:30 am |
| 5/14 |
Field Day Volunteer Meeting, 8
am |
| 5/17 |
Senior-Board Luncheon |
| 5/20 |
FFPM Meeting, 9 am |
|
Middle School Concert, 7:30 pm |
| 5/21 |
High School Concert, 7:30 pm |
|
Elementary Field Day |
| 5/22 |
Fine Arts Festival, 10 am - 4:30 pm |
| 5/25 |
Open House Reception to honor John Davis, 6-8 pm |
| 5/26 |
Scottish Dancing Recital, 7-8:30 pm |
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