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Friday Bulletin
January 23, 2009
We are very fortunate to have the guest speaker program that David Hoffman founded at Atheneum a
year and a half ago! It gives students and faculty the opportunity to be in the presence of people from
many walks of life who are passionate about what they do and inspire others to go forward with their
own lives. Our thanks to parents Gail Johnson, Ed Cullinane, and staff member Gary Holthaus for
scheduling these speakers. Coming to speak to us in the near future is David Hoffman who has
returned to Alaska from several weeks in Liberia where he is involved in community organization and
the structuring of micro financing.
Thanks to parents, staff and students who attended Tuesday night’s PTSA meeting. The meeting
focused on two items of business, The Annual Auction and Student Recital on February 13 and
student recruitment. Our PTSA meets the third Monday of each month! The next meeting is February
16 at 7:00pm. Please plan to attend!
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This semester, we welcome new students and their families: Matison Deaton, 11 , Pamela Jones,
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9 , and Kody Conner, 8 . We are happy to have you as part of the Atheneum Community!
Staff and students are working on the Spring 2009 Iceland Trip Proposal and plan to have it ready to
view next week!
Finally, as this historic week comes to an end, several faculty members and students who attended
Arun Gandhi’s talk “Lessons From My Grandfather” are still conversing about the parallels between the
non-violence movement of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King. Coaching groups on the
inauguration speech of Barrack Obama will concluded with an all school seminar scheduled on Monday
morning!
Parents: Friday Evaluations of students go home today. Please bring in those auction items and
turn in your sold tickets!