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Seasons

Spring Is In The Air

By Roger L. Perry
Headmaster, Lakehill Preparatory School 

I have driven the same road to Lakehill, literally thousands of times, and yet somehow this morning was different.

The fact that it was snowing – big, beautiful flakes – reminded me that winter had definitely arrived. Those of us who are educators tend to think of the start of the second semester as the beginning of the spring semester, but the only thing that indicated spring about this morning was the thunder and lightning that accompanied the snow!

Even though we are in the depths of winter, I can still anticipate the spring season. Spring represents new growth, everything around us turning green, and the knowledge that summer is not too far away. We know the weather in Texas can change in an instant, so it’s easy for this native Texan to believe that spring is just around the corner, bringing with it all the newness and hope it represents for each of us. I look forward to spring, and enjoy how people – both children and adults – seem to have more energy and vigor and seem more optimistic.

Hopefully, you have received your most recent Milestones magazine where we showcase many of the wonderful people and things that happen at our school. I am excited to join our students and faculty in the successes we will experience this semester. “Going to school” is a way of life for me and I appreciate that you share the lives of your children and family with me. It is an honor to be the Headmaster of Lakehill and to be given the privilege to experience the successes of so many.

Enjoy what will soon be the last days of winter and get ready for the joy of renewal this spring. I look forward to seeing you around the campus!

 

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Seasons

Springing Into Spring

By Katie Becker
Social Studies Chair, Lakehill Preparatory School 

Spring is here! You can feel the energy in the building. This time of year the school is buzzing with track, baseball, and tennis. And if you are not involved in sports you are busy with musicals, debates, and community service projects. It seems everywhere you look someone is doing something and it’s a race to the finish line.

It’s just six weeks until the end of school. That means only six more weeks until my 8th graders will move on to high school, just six weeks until the senior’s journey ends at Lakehill and their college experience begins, just six weeks until summer, and just six weeks until  I start planning for the next school year.

It always amazes me how quickly the school year passes and how much we seem to accomplish. I can’t wait to do it all again in the fall!

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Lower School Traditions

Spring Fever

By Patti Brooks
Lower School Coordinator, Lakehill Preparatory School

I am lucky enough to be one of the few people in Dallas without allergies. To me, Spring Fever isn’t associated with the miseries created by the pollen from blooming plants and trees.  My Spring Fever centers on the urge to smell freshly mown grass and the fragrance of our tulip tree blossoms accompanied by happy 7 year olds.

For years spent in the second grade classroom, I could feel the magnetic pull of the windows!  My students (and I), all wished we were outside running and playing in the sunshine instead of doing Phonics! (Ha ha, little did they know how I felt the same way they did.)  Actually, they figured it out when we took our first neighborhood “nature walk” of the spring.

We always felt a little guilty when we left the building and other students behind as we walked outside into the warm air. I remember how it was impossible to keep from skipping, even if you are an old Nana. We always took baggies with us and gathered nature’s treasures along the way.

It was a fun and carefree way to welcome spring. Just ask any Lakehill student who spent a year in my second grade room if they enjoyed our own special celebration and tribute to “Spring Fever.”