Eight Keystone alumni came back virtually to visit with Upper Schoolers, offer advice and to check in to see what has changed since they left — and what has stayed the same.
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Senior's film wins top prize at film festival in California |
Congratulations to senior Hashim, who created a film that won the top prize at a film festival and arts event of the New Roads School, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Hashim's film, “Breathe,” stars fellow senior Dominic, and Mr. Nutt, who was Keystone's security director before he left last semester.
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Dr. Shapiro shares tips with Little School parents |
This week, Dr. Shapiro delivered a presentation to Little School families on balancing love and discipline -- always a challenge.
She shared with parents how to encourage good behavior and techniques for correcting young ones when they go astray. Among them:
- Using selective attention to correct minor misbehavior
- Behavioral redirection
- Using techniques such as a marble jar to keep track of good and misbehaviors
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Middle schoolers participate in math competition |
Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade students who participated in the American Mathematics Competition.
Among the Keystone contingent, Cody (8th grade) won 1st place, Mara (8th) won 2nd place, and Zoe (7th) won 3rd place.
Saviandra (8th), Shaum (7th), and Ajay (8th) also participated.
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Billy's Blog - From our Head of School |
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“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Like people all over the world, I have been reeling since last week’s attack on our nation’s Capitol building, and I have been trying to process these events.
As a student and teacher of history, I have felt for years that the 1850’s might serve as a possible analogue to our own period of vitriolic language and political violence. As Upper School history teacher Dr. Anna Armentrout knows since I have spoken to her AP US History class the past couple of years on this topic, there are disturbing parallels the Antebellum period and now.
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Important events and notes |
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Midwest alumni meetup - Jan. 21
From Mrs. Villafranca:
Dear Keystone Alumni,
If you live in the Midwest, we have arranged a special meetup just for you, to get to know other Keystone alumni in your part of the country.
The meeting takes place on Jan. 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Please register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Online Book Fair - Jan. 16-31 |
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Make sure to visit the Keystone Online Book Fair, which runs from Jan. 16-31. Click on the picture to visit the fair. Orders over $25 qualify for free shipping.
You can choose to have the gift card emailed to the recipient, or send it to yourself and print it out.
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Picture Day set for Jan. 26, 29, 30 |
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Picture Day is taking place this year in three phases:
Students scheduled to be on campus on their Picture Days will have their time arranged by classes. Only students who are in distance learning should sign up for a time on Saturday, January 30.
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Navigating Standardized Tests - Jan. 27
From Ms. Christiansen:
Dear 9th-11th Grade Families,
I’m happy to announce that we'll be hosting a presentation by Compass Education Group on standardized tests and COVID-19’s impact on the current testing landscape for Keystone families. This virtual session is geared toward parents of 9-11 graders.
Navigating College Admission Tests with Compass Education
Date & Time: Wed., Jan 27 at 6pm CST
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Message for Keystone alumni, parents and grandparents
From Mrs. Villafranca:
Would you like to create a legacy at Keystone School? How about honoring a friend or family member for years to come? Join us for an information session on Tuesday, February 23 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST to learn how you can benefit through creative, flexible estate and planned giving options.
When you make a charitable gift through your estate, you are often able to make a bigger impact than you ever thought possible. Presenters include Keystone’s Head of School Mr. Billy Handmaker, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy John Benage, and Alumni Class Member Judith Tolbert ’69. Please register for the Zoom meeting at avillafranca@keystoneschool.org.
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Keystone gear available at Vivroux Sports |
Get your Keystone gear with a quick visit to Vivroux Sports.
On their retail floor, they have:
- White and Black Adidas hats
- White Comfort Color t-shirts in all sizes adult and youth
- Adidas grey and white t-shirts some youth and adult sizes
- Cardinal and black full and 1/4 zip Adidas jackets in select adult sizes
- And a few Adidas black polos
Vivroux Sports is open 10am-5pm Monday-Friday, at 2222 Breezewood, just off New Braunfels Ave. north of the McNay Museum.
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Plan your hot lunch schedule |
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Support Keystone while you shop |
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If you're purchasing items from Amazon, please consider supporting Keystone with your purchases and use AmazonSmile. Just designate Keystone as the beneficiary and a portion of your purchases will go to the school.
Make sure to install the Smilematic browser extension. It works with Firefox, Chrome and Safari and automatically redirects users to AmazonSmile when they visit Amazon. Here's the tool: https://couponfollow.com/smilematic.
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