Hyla Middle School

Exploration Week Trips, 2013

vickijenkins — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:51:48 +0000

2013 Exploration Week Choices: How to be Canadian: Leaders: Kimberley Gorman & Mead Trick (Kim’s husband) Dates: Saturday, June 1st – Tuesday, June 4th Certainly, one cannot expect to become Canadian in a short week, but given the overwhelming interest in my heritage, I am excited to impart what I know of my birthplace to willing [...]

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Electives, Round 4

vickijenkins — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:46:10 +0000

Round 4: PE and General Elective Choices It’s time once again to sign up for electives. Spring means the start of track and field season, so this email includes some additional information about Hyla’s track program (which for most Hyla students is their PE elective in the spring) and other related changes to the usual [...]

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Remembering Manvel Schauffler

vickijenkins — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:21:06 +0000

One of Hyla’s founders, Manvel Schauffler, (always known as “Schauff”) died last week at the age of 88 in Portland. In Paul Carroll’s words, “Schauff devoted his life to schools, and especially middle schools. He was the head of Catlin Gabel School from 1967 – 1980, and then taught for 10 years at The Bush [...]

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Hyla Journal Project – update!

vickijenkins — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:37:06 +0000

I followed the path and then realized, that the prettiest flowers, lay the greater distance from my cobblestones. Hesitantly, I stepped off the path. As my feet touched the spring grass, my heart lept. My soul freer. Dominique, Wellesley College ~ ’83 Hello? What’s this? A complete journal? And it only took two months? [...]

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Parent Education Series

Katherine — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:18:41 +0000

Parent Education Series with Kathie McCarthy Join us for 3 workshops in which we will look at tough parenting issues with the help of neuroscience. The framework for the series is Dan Siegel’s work in interpersonal neurobiology. Kathie will draw from two of Dan’s books Mindsight and The Whole-Brain Child. During each session she will [...]

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Fall Dance, November 2nd

vickijenkins — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:04:08 +0000

Time: 7-9 PM Cost: $4.00; $3.00 with a can of food for Helpline or a recycled Jack-o-Lantern or a water bottle; $2.00 if you bring all three items Hyla dances are informal affairs that are inclusive and low key. The fall dance committee has decided that students are welcome to wear a costume, dress up, or just be casual. Combing your hair is a Hyla [...]

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Climb Club Begins November 5

vickijenkins — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:55:15 +0000

Climb Club begins in the Hyla Barn on Monday, November 5th, and will take place every Monday and Wednesday when school is in session, from 3:15- 4:45PM until the beginning of Frisbee season in February. We will spend our time honing our skills, building strength, watching climbing movies,and “pulling plastic” (slang for climbing artificial holds). Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle, [...]

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Elective Offerings, Round Two

vickijenkins — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:10:02 +0000

The second round of electives will begin Monday, November 5th. Signups will take place at 2:20 on Friday, November 2nd. And the offerings are… General Electives Little Free Library – Jill Elliott and Melissa Dempsey How often does an an idea come along that is amazing and charming at the same time? Well, that’s what [...]

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Hyla Chili Cookoff 2012

vickijenkins — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:14:38 +0000

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Parent Ed Night: Girl Talk-Surviving Middle School, 5/3 7PM

vickijenkins — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:33:53 +0000

Hyla Middle School invites parents and daughters (ages 9-18) to join us at Hyla on Thursday, May 3rd, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm for a fun, interactive evening of discussion about the ups and downs of middle school with 25-year-old author and activist Haley Kilpatrick. The FREE evening will engage parents and girls in a [...]

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