Reminders & Upcoming Events May 7, 2020
All Academy Reminders
Frequently Asked Questions About 2020-2021 While much remains unknown at the moment, we have posted FAQs for 2020-2021 on the COVID-19 web page to help address some of the most common questions we are receiving. If you have additional questions not answered in the FAQs, please email them to covid19@shadysideacademy.org.
New Beyond Hello Podcast Hosted by Lauren Lieberman, director of college counseling, and Chad Green, dean of students and residential life at the Senior School, the new Beyond Hello Podcast brings you the stories of the people who shape the Shady Side community. Each episode is an interview with an SSA faculty or staff member from across our four campuses, and the first episode features Senior School science teacher Dave Szlachetka. Subscribe to the Beyond Hello podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or follow it on on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The SSA News First Digital Edition The Shady Side Academy News, the Senior School's student newspaper since 1895, has published its first-ever digital-only edition as a PDF due to the campus closure, featuring stories about COVID-19 and distance learning at SSA. Download The SSA News PDF edition.
Distance Learning Teacher(s) of the Day Students, parents, faculty and staff members are invited to submit nominations for the teachers you think deserve a special shout-out for going the extra mile to engage our students in creative ways. We will spotlight the winners on the Distance Learning web page and social media channels each week for the rest of the school year. Keep the nominations coming!
Virtual Admissions Information Sessions
New SSA "Together Apart" T-Shirts Benefit Food Bank Organized by the Senior School Service Learning Club, the SSA "Together Apart" T-shirts are now available for pre-order in the SSA Spirit Store. Place your pre-order by Friday, May 8, at 3 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to help support families in need. Expected delivery is late May or early June via UPS.
TADS Student Billing Fees Waived In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, all late fees and finance charges on past-due TADS invoices have been waived through June 15. If you have any questions and concerns regarding your TADS student billing account, contact Verne Bergstrom in the Business Office.
Country Day School Reminders Yearbook Photos Please email your photos from school events to Julie Wohlgemuth at SSACountryDayPhotos@gmail.com. This email can be used throughout the year to share any photos for the yearbook.
Junior School Reminders
Quarantine Challenge Family Photos Due May 8 Don't forget to submit your quarantine challenge family photos to Dr. Peter Mathis by Friday, May 8: 1. Dress the family up; 2. Take a nice family photo; 3. Take a family photo expressing how you feel about quarantine; 4. Send the photo(s) to pmathis@shadysideacademy.org; 5. Dr. Mathis will compile the photos into a movie and share it!
Yearbook Recognition Ads If you are interested in purchasing a recognition ad, the final deadline to order is Wednesday, May 13. Download the flyer with information and instructions.
Grandparents & Special Friends Photos for Yearbook While we were not able to be together in person for our annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day, we would still like to honor these special people in the yearbook. Please consider submitting a photo of your child's grandparent(s) or special friend. The photo can be one of the person(s) alone or with your child(ren). It can be a current picture or a previous one. Please submit your photo to the Grandparents and Special Friends Day 2020 Google Photos shared album. You can also email them to Karen Sandora.
Distance Learning Photos for the Yearbook As we settle into distance learning, please share photos from home to be considered for use in the yearbook. They can be photos of children in their workspaces, families doing activities together or interesting explorations at home. We will have pages in the yearbook to mark this unprecedented distance learning journey. Submit your photos to this Google Photos shared album or by email to Karen Sandora.
Middle School Reminders
Yearbook Orders Due May 15 Place your yearbook order online by Friday, May 15. Each family may order as many yearbooks as they like. Make sure to provide the correct email address. You will receive an email confirmation after you submit the form with your selections.
Yearbook Photos Wanted
Book Club Meetings Will Continue Virtually Please email Roxana Trabulsi or ssamsbookclub@gmail.com if you would like to be involved in the upcoming book club meetings via Zoom.
Get Involved in the Parents' Association Please contact MS Parents Association Chair Roxana Trabulsi if you would like to get involved in the MS Parents' Association for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Senior School Reminders
Commencement Update It is our intention to host an in-person, on-campus Senior School Commencement at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 31, provided such a gathering is permissible within state and county guidelines on that date. Read the full announcement in the May 4 email.
End of Year Activities See School Head Sophie Lau's April 30 email for updates regarding final exams, prize days and plans for fall activities.
Writing Center Is Operating Digitally Students are invited to fill out the Google Form to contact a scribe in the Writing Center. The scribe will work with you to set up a plan to either meet with you and talk through ideas or review a draft of your work and set up a Zoom meeting to discuss your essay together.
International Program Heading to France and Germany in 2020-2021 Information and applications for next year's exchanges with France & Germany are available on the International Program page. We are cautiously optimistic the programs will proceed as planned and encourage interested students to apply. Contact Jessica Parker with questions.
Summer School Registration for Grades 9-12 Is Open Information on 2020 high school-level Summer School courses is available on our website, and course registration is open. For-credit courses are offered in art, computer science, math and science, plus non-credit courses in college essay writing and SAT/ACT test prep. Learn more.
Yearbook Submissions Seniors: please submit your senior portrait and baby picture to mobileyearbook@shadysideacademy.org ASAP.
All students: The yearbook team is committed to putting together a robust yearbook for the 2019-2020 school year. But we need your help! Please email us pictures you have from the whole school year, including sports events, dances, group photos with friends and now that you're social distancing – pictures in SSA spirit wear! Send us photos of you and your SSA siblings, your pets, sitting in your home workspace, completing workouts for your sports teams or screen shots from your Zoom club meetings. Questions? Reach out to Ms. Basta at jbasta@shadysideacademy.org.
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