Prom

After much anticipation, Prom night came and went. The weeks before were filled with scrambled planning and preparation for this high school holiday-- rose petals lined the junior and senior hallways from the extravagant "Promposals," friends weighed the pros and cons of renting limos and debated where to go to dinner, girls sent each other infinite pictures of dresses from dressing rooms and websites. Finally, about a week and a half ago, Mrs. Myhre's efforts came to a reality. Students dressed up, took probably way too many pictures, and headed to the Masonic Temple, the impressive venue for the night. The highlight of the night, besides the great food and fun with friends, was the view from the top of the structure. You could see Alexandria for miles and all the way to National Harbor in Maryland! Overall, Prom measured up to everything I'd imagined it would be when I was 10 years old and entranced by High School Musical, except maybe there was less spontaneous breaking into song.

Saints Featured on NAIS Blog!

Check out one of our Saints reflection article which was featured to the NAIS magazine blog, in conjunction with Earth Week. 

Fire And Stones

This week is the start of the editing process for the spring issue of the literary magazine Fire and Stones. This year, Fire and Stones has added both a website and an annual winter issue. I really enjoyed working with the staff in the winter because I learned new layout programs and read all of the great submitted work. 
I am excited to start working on the new challenge, the spring issue, because this time, we have a lot more submissions and more pages to fill. The magazine staff is made up of students from all four grades. This effort is what makes seeing the final product so satisfying. It is incredibly gratifying to open up the first copy and see both our work and the creative work of the authors and artists all coming together. I am excited to get that feeling again after the spring issue is finished.