On Friday morning, September 9, excitement was in the air as old and new members of Mead Hall Interact met at 7:30 a.m. in the school auditorium for the organizational meeting of Interact. Fifty-four students were present, and quite a few others who were unable to make the meeting wanted their names added to the membership list. 

Officers and committee chair have been working diligently since last May to prepare for this meeting. As the president, Ben Thomas Wiedenman, presided over the gathering where the hard work that the student leaders had already done to prepare for the year was readily apparent. The international and community service committees have exciting projects on the calendar, and the club service committee has been busy preparing for hosting Sunrise Rotary for a continental breakfast on October 20 where new members will be inducted and officers installed. The finance committee is planning fundraisers that will support our various projects.

Mac Lawson , a newcomer to our school, is designing an interactive website. Arein Delariarte is leading a newly created senior advisory board. This board hopes to begin plans for hosting an Interact conference for the district. VP Piper Barth has lined up some exciting speakers while Robin Merritt has created a variety of sign-up sheets.

So many student leaders have stepped forward to make sure that Interact will have an active and busy school year. The Rotary motto, “Service above self” has already been apparent in so many ways in our students as they care about their club and others in the community and the world.

Our new Band Director is Dr. Joseph Johnson and we welcome him to Mead Hall. He teaches our four band classes each day: 5^th, 6^th, 7^th/8^th, and upper school. Dr. Johnson is an Adjunct Instructor in Music at Augusta University, USC of Aiken, and Aiken Technical College, and teaches instrumental and music theory courses. Dr. Johnson holds a Doctor of Music in Performance from West Virginia University, a Master of Music in Performance from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Augusta State University (Augusta University). Dr. Johnson has also directed school bands at Westminster Schools of Augusta and Curtis Baptist School, and he has taught music in Aiken County at Jefferson Elementary and in Wilkes County. Dr. Johnson’s instrument is the French Horn and he enjoys substituting for the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, the Aiken Symphony Orchestra and for other area ensembles and groups.

Dr. Johnson is excited about the opportunity to teach our Mead Hall band students and continue the excellence of our band program, including entering our students in band competitions and band clinics. Dr. Johnson was very attracted to Mead Hall because of the investment that we have made as a school in our band program, where our band students from 6^th grade and up have class every day. Students in 5^th grade all spend a third of the year in each of the fine arts before making a selection in 6^th grade, and in 5^th grade Dr. Johnson will introduce students to the essentials including rhythm and instrumentation. The time that we devote to the fine arts makes it possible for us to achieve amazing things and the success of our bands is a reflection of this commitment.  

Third grade students in Mrs. Alkema's and Ms. Steelman's classes took their first standardized tests this week. Each Fall, Mead Hall students in grades 3 - 8 take the Educational Records Bureau's Comprehensive Testing Program (ERB/CTP). Nationally normed testing is important for our school because it provides an external standard by which we measure our performance with schools across the nation who take the same test. We use these results along with many other factors to determine the overall health and success of the Mead Hall program. Our students take the test seriously and we are proud of them for their effort.

Isabella Shappell is a National College Board Awardee

Congratulations to Mead Hall senior Isabella Shappell, who has been recognized for the National Hispanic Recognition Award by the College Board. Isabella earned this recognition because of her academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP® Exams. The College Board states that Bella accomplished these milestones during an immensely demanding period of her high school career and are delighted to share this great news.

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9/19 - 9/23 (varied hours this week)

Monday - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

& 3:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday - CLOSED for Parent Reception &See You at the Pole

Thursday - Closed in the morning, will open at 3:30 p.m. 

Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 

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