March 8, 2010
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Students, parents, and faculty – if you have anything you’d like to include in this update, please send an email to Janet (jmcmahon@midcoast.com) as far in advance as you are able.
Important Dates/Upcoming Events
- March 11th, Thursday, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Watershed School Information Session at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta (please pass the word to any interested families).
- March 12th, Friday: Progress reports from faculty are due to Laura.
- March 12th, Friday, 6:30 pm – Watershed School to host screening of “Beyond Rangoon” at the Lincoln Street Center (see description below).
- March 13th, Saturday: First of three SAT test dates (information in the last update)
- March 16th, Tuesday: Watershed School spring cleaning (We still need a truck!! – please let Laura know if you can spare one for the school day).
- March 19th, Friday all day: Parent-student-teacher conferences.
- March 25th, Thursday, 3:30 pm: Parent meeting on Accreditation; details will be given in next update.
- March 28th, Sunday, 6:00-8:00 pm: Meet and greet the Accreditation Visiting Committee from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NESAC). This will be a potluck dinner; details will be given in the next update.
Other News/Reminders
- Spring Auction – Sunday, April 10th 5:00 pm– St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church with dinner and desserts catered by Watershed students. Contact Joyce Hillman (jhillman@wildblue.net).
- Spring Benefit Concert: Saturday, May 8th 7:30 pm at the Rockport Opera House.
- “Beyond Rangoon” is a fictional dramatization of actual events that focuses on the Tianamen Square-style massacre of peaceful protesters in the capital city of Rangoon, now known by its military rulers as Myanmar. The film, by John boorman (whos credits also include “Deliverance” and “The Emerald Forest”), has remained timely and immediate, as the Burmese junta has continues to tighten its grip on power and opposition leader Soo Kyi remains under near-permanent house arrest. The film will be followed by a brief discussion and refreshments. The film is presented by Watershed’s Amnesty International group.
