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Senior named National Merit Semifinalist
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Congratulations to Beril, a senior who was named as a National Merit Semifinalist.
She’s one of about 16,000 Semifinalists announced this week.
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Lower School students offer advice
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Our Lower School students shared great suggestions for students and parents at the recent "What's in Your Backpack?" event with Mrs. Vilagi. So if you're looking for ideas to excel in and out of the classroom, here's some of their advice:
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Students offer their thoughts on Keystone’s master plan
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As part of the process to develop a Master Plan for future projects at Keystone, a team from Overland Partners spent an entire day meeting with students to take in their thoughts and aspirations for how the young people wanted the campus to look like in the coming years.
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Middle School girls win volleyball tournament
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Congratulations to the Middle School Volleyball team. The girls won the Shepherd of the Hills Tournament last week.
To get to the title, they defeated Concordia, FEAST, Shepherd of the Hills and Castle Hills in straight sets. In the championship game they defeated Cornerstone 25-22, 15-25, 15-1.
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Keystone rocks Read-a-Palooza
How much did you read over the summer? Bet our Lower School students read more.
The results of this year's Scholastic Read-a-Palooza are in and Keystone students read a total of 25,265 minutes. Here's the breakdown by grade:
- Rising 1st: 1,072 class minutes
- Rising 2nd: 1,059 class minutes
- Rising 3rd: 12,107 class minutes
- Rising 4th: 11,027 class minutes
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Billy's Blog: From the Head of School
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“Go out, talk to people, listen to people, and, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed.”
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Celeste Headlee
How do we talk about talking? In this age of extreme partisanship, online rancor, and political violence, how we converse with others may be more important than ever. As Mr. Spedding and I shared with the upper school students at a division meeting, our society’s ability and willingness to engage in civil discourse with others could be at an all time low.
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PE Teacher/Coach
Kyle Unruh
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Position:
PE Teacher/Coach
Education:
Bachelor's of Science, Kinesiology, University of the Incarnate Word
Why do you like working here:
I love working at Keystone because the students make me want to be a better teacher/coach for them. I also think the Outdoor Education program at Keystone gives the students immense growth opportunities, and I enjoy sharing those memories with such a large variety of students.
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Important Events and Notes
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College Visits
For the week of Sept. 16-20, representatives will be on campus from: Abilene Christian University, University of Alabama, Bates College, Berry College, University of California, Riverside, Colorado College, IE University Spain, Regents University London, University of St. Andrew’s (Scotland), Southwestern University, University of TX, Dallas, Trinity University, Vanderbilt University and Williams College.
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Junior Class breakfast sale
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Support the Junior Class at the next breakfast sale, set for Sept. 17 before school begins, next to Nurse Penny's office.
On the menu: breakfast tacos, donuts, coffee, juice and hot chocolate.
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The next bake sale happens Sept. 19 during Middle and Upper School lunch periods.
Come snag some baked goods and support the Junior Class.
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Paying for College Night - Oct 2
All Upper School parents are invited to attend a session on paying for college on Oct. 2 from
7-8:30 p.m. in the Theater.
Christina Pikla, Director of Financial Aid at Trinity University, will be our guest speaker again this year. The program will include an overview of financial aid, both merit and need-based, the application process for aid, advice for families, and Q &A. We’ve decided to offer this program every year due to the importance of understanding the financial aid process when applying to college.
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Keystone Night at SAFC - Oct. 19
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Admissions Open House - Oct 27
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This year's Admissions Open House will take place on campus from 3-5 p.m. on Oct. 27. Please share this date with friends who you think would be interested in what we offer here at Keystone. Feel free to share the event from the
Keystone page on Facebook
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Online lunch payments
If your family buys hot lunch here at Keystone, please remember that all payments must be made online with our food contractor, Cafeteria Services.
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Support Keystone while you shop on Amazon
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When you shop on Amazon, please use
AmazonSmile
and designate Keystone as the beneficiary. This way, your savings can help your school
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We want to hear from you!
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If you have news to share about the students, alumni, faculty or staff at Keystone School, please send it to:
[email protected]
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Follow Keystone on social media
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