Spring Sports News Upper and Middle School Spring Sports begin on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. Upper School Offerings include softball, lacrosse, golf  (fee of $300) and crew (fee of $575.) Parents of Upper School students interested in crew should come to an information session on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Athletic Center Multipurpose Room.

Spring Break Sports Practice Upper School spring sports teams will practice during spring break. Visit the Athletics homepage for specific dates. Practices are mandatory for varsity players and highly encouraged for JV players.

Memorial run honors former student The Alex Wake 5K Run and Fun Walk will be held on Saturday, May 2, sponsored by Blue Gray. The Run honors Alex Wake ’05, a former Baldwin student whose life ended in tragedy in 2002 and raises funds for a scholarship in Alex’s name.

Family Tournament Day set for March Blue Gray will host a Spring Family Tournament on March 15 from 12N to 4 p.m. Bring the whole family and compete with friends in basketball, squash, swimming and other sports in our new Athletic Center. Guaranteed fun, laughs, high-fives, and teamwork! Save the date and look for details in future e-bulletins.

BSPN Zone Girls with Game Play of the Week We are 10 weeks away from the greatest game of Baldwin’s history - the BSPN Zone Girls with Game Gala!  We still need team players to help equip the Gala team with lots of fabulous items to auction off.

Order your yearbook now The time has come place your order for a 2008-2009 Prism yearbook! The Prism is a chronicle of the year’s events and activities as seen by the students. Although the senior class is very prominent in the yearbook, every grade from lower to Upper School is represented. For more information, click on the download in the left column of this newsletter.

Baldwin offers summer science program for girls Baldwin's Science Department is offering "The Physics of Biology," a summer program for girls in grades six to nine from June 15 to July 3 on the Baldwin campus. These laboratory based hands-on sessions will meet Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Middle School Service Saturday The next Service Saturday will be held on Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at Cradles to Crayons in Horsham, which is about 30 minutes from Baldwin. All family members are welcome!

Winter Musical Notes Save the date of March 1 for the Elizabethan Banquet. Click on the invitation in the left column for more information."Read More" for more news.

February Sports Clinics Baldwin Athletics offers three upcoming clinics. Lacrosse and Softball clinics will be held Saturday, Feb. 21. A Squash Clinic will be offered Feb. 17 to 20. Click on the downloads in the left column for flyers and registration forms.

Join Sally Powell at the Volunteer Fair All parents are invited to join Head of School Sally Powell for breakfast and a Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, March 4 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Assembly Room.  Come for breakfast and to learn about all of the ways you can volunteer at Baldwin.  Please see the flyer in the left column for more information and RSVP by Feb. 27 to Latrisse Pommells, ext. 0 or lpommells@baldwinschool.org.

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day is March 12 Due to Faculty Staff Appreciation Day, on Thursday, March 12, all the girls will need to bring bagged lunches and drinks as the Dining Room will not be open to purchase lunch or drinks.  This allows all our staff to enjoy their day!

Father/Daughter/Special Person Dance is Saturday Don’t forget, the Father/Daughter/ Special Person Dance is this Saturday!  Lifetouch will be there to take keepsake photos. Please remember to bring your filled out form and check made payable to Lifetouch.  For more details, click on the download in the left column or contact Chair Dave Barnes.

Informational session on trip to France is next week The Parent/Student information meeting regarding the Villefranche Exchange Program will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room. If the school happens to be cancelled that day due to inclement weather, then the snow date for the meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room.

Policies regarding student absences A Message from Lower School Director Baiba Vasys At the beginning of the school year every family received the purple Community Directory and Student Handbook.  In addition to the listing of addresses and phone numbers, this publication contains important information about the operations of the School in each academic division.  The All School and Lower School sections give specifics about policies, guidelines and scheduled events.  We hoped you would find this helpful in answering questions and would refer to it often.  We do have a few important reminders for you.

Parents invited to coffee A Message from Upper School Director Eric Benke Upper School parents are invited to Parent Coffees in the evening during the coming weeks. Tuesday’s Grade XII coffee has been postponed to next Tuesday, Feb. 10. The Grade XI coffee will be Tuesday, Feb. 17, Grade X, March 3, and Grade IX, April 7.

'Warrior Girl' symposium is tonight The Baldwin School Blue and Gray Club will present a symposium entitled “Sports Injuries: Preventing the “Warrior Girl” Epidemic” on Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Athletic Center Multipurpose Room. Make your reservation for this much-anticipated community service event, which is free of charge and open to all Baldwin athletes, their parents, alumnae and friends.