Second Graders Celebrate Chinese New Year | Students in second grade celebrated the Chinese New Year with a special lesson in bamboo brush painting and a traditional Chinese lunch provided by parents. Their art lesson was led by Princeton Academy's Artist in Residence Heather Barros. The students' paintings were displayed in Kalkus House, where they ate a delicious lunch of homemade dumplings, rice and traditional foods. The room was decorated in red and students received special gifts commemorating the Year of the Rooster. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers and Ms. Barros for creating such a wonderful cultural experience for the boys! Click here to see more photos. | |
|
|
| Princeton Academy MS Proudly Presents Guys and Dolls JR. | Princeton Academy is proud to present its Middle School winter musical Guys and Dolls JR. Three performances are scheduled on February 10-12 and will take place at the Stuart Little Theater at Stuart Country Day School. This show is a classic 1950s Broadway musical featuring "I'll Know", "Adelaide's Lament" and "Luck Be a Lady Tonight."
Showtimes are Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m. Reserve your tickets by clicking here. | |
|
|
| Catching Up with Director of Secondary School Placement Matt Trowbridge | Preparing for Life After Middle School -
A Look at Princeton Academy's Secondary School Placement Process: An interview with Director of Secondary School Placement Matt Trowbridge
What does the secondary school placement process look like at Princeton Academy?
First and foremost, this process is about finding the right fit for the next four years of our graduates' lives. We begin the placement conversation and process in the spring of seventh grade with an informational evening together in mid-April. After a brief presentation and discussion, with an emphasis on staying open to all the possibilities, our seventh grade families walk over and attend a gathering of admission representatives from all local secondary schools and some boarding schools in the McPherson Athletic and Convocation Center (MACC) on campus. Four years strong, Princeton Academy's Secondary School Fair has become a staple for our students and parents. We follow this with a practice SSAT in May, which provides valuable data points with plenty of time to address any issues. Parents are invited to come in and meet with me to discuss initial ideas of an application list, as well as grades and scores, setting our boys up for a productive and interesting summer before eighth grade. | |
|
|
| Raising Sons in a Digital Age The Dad's Club will host a discussion on this important issue facing parents today, with a special focus on the father-son dynamic. This informal meeting for parents will be held on Wednesday, February 22 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the William E. Simon Chapel Library.
Topics will include: Access: How to create guidelines for appropriate screen times/place of use. Content: How to control the information flow into your home, car and hand, plus how to deal with discerning good content from bad. Conversations: How to establish etiquette for searching, texting and posting, and how to deal with others who don't share those standards. How to help your son navigate his "digital footprint".
For more information, contact the Admission Office. | |
|
|
| A Glimpse of Life at Princeton Academy | MS Students Participate in MATHCOUNTS Competition Congratulations to our MS Mathletes who participated in the regional MATHCOUNTS Competition that took place on Saturday, February 4. Eighth Grade Students Visit Olivia Rainbow Gallery This week eighth grade students visited D&R Greenway's Olivia Rainbow Gallery to view their student artwork on display. In addition to the eighth grade artwork, third grade art is also on display. The show is open through February 24. Kindergarten Welcomes Dads to Class On Friday, the Kindergarten class celebrated Dad's Day! Thank you to all of the PASHDads who made this an extra special day for the "Bear Cubs". MS Cooking Club Creates Traditional Spanish Dish This week during activity period the MS Cooking Club created "Tortilla Espanola" with the help of our Barcelona exchange students. Grade 3 Students Build and Test Simple Machines Grade 3 Science began building and testing simple machines. From balances to simple carts to flumes, the boys created and worked on numerous gadgets. MS Students Participate in Math Competition Three Middle School students participated in the 11th Annual Math Competition at Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen, NJ. |
Squash picked up its fifth win of the season on Thursday, beating Malvern Prep 9-2. The team will end their season with home matches on Monday, February 6 against Stuart and on Thursday, February 9 vs. PDS. Wrestling won its second straight match this season over Pingry on Friday, 27-21. The team will have their last match of the season on Tuesday, February 7 at home in the MACC vs. Rutgers Prep.
Basketball A and B played hard, but both lost tough close games against Hun on Tuesday. Basketball A will host Wilberforce on Monday, February 6. Basketball A and B will wrap up its season on Friday, February 10 at home in the MACC vs. Chapin. |
|
|
|
| ADMISSION DATES AND DEADLINES Friday, March 10 Admission Decision Notification for applications submitted by the January 31 deadline | |
|
|
| PRINCETON ACADEMY of the Sacred Heart 1128 Great Road • Princeton, NJ 08540 • (609) 921-6499 | |
|
|
| |
