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MDS Retreats to Rock Eagle

MDS Retreats to Rock Eagle

Category: Musings

By: Lauren H. Beaty, Director of Alumni Relations Friday morning.  August 4.  Three days before the return of MDS students. The entire faculty and staff meet at 7:50 a.m. at lower Zuver to catch the school buses to Rock Eagle in Eatonton.  The extroverts are excitedly lining up with big smiles and thinking about what…
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Mid-Month Reminders (August)

Mid-Month Reminders (August)

Category: All School Cavalier Corner

Moving Up Day and Mass of the Assumption We invite all parents of our seniors to “Moving Up Day,” which will be celebrated at the Feast of the Assumption Mass on Tuesday, August 15th. Seniors will not have class this day. Instead, they will report to St. Joseph Church at 12:15pm for the 1:00pm mass.…
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Preparing for the First Days of Middle School

Preparing for the First Days of Middle School

Category: Musings

By: Keith Bartlett, Middle School Counselor and Past MDS Parent Researchers have found that students moving onto middle school worry about three main aspects of the change: logistical, social, and academic. LOGISTICS: KNOW YOUR CAMPUS Advance planning will help to ease some of the anxiety. Take time at the end of the summer to visit…
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ALEKS: For Catching Up, Staying on Track, and Getting Ahead

ALEKS: For Catching Up, Staying on Track, and Getting Ahead

Category: Musings

By: Danielle Adams, Upper School Math Instructor Many Mount de Sales students and parents have been introduced to the online math program called ALEKS (pronounced as Alex). ALEKS is an online, student-paced math program that encourages independent learning, and it is the method in which Upper School students at MDS are taught Algebra 1 and…
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Summer Reading for Middle Schoolers

Summer Reading for Middle Schoolers

Category: Musings

By: Angelica Torres, Young Adult Specialist at the Washington Memorial Library Summer has begun and though most kids have standard academic summer reading, we reached out to our friends at the Washington Memorial Library to find out what books were on the “must read” list for middle schoolers this year. Enjoy these recommendations and take…
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Exploring Downtown Macon this Summer

Exploring Downtown Macon this Summer

Category: Musings

By: Ashley Griffin, Director of Admissions Whether you are a stay-at-home mom and need a little day-time break from the kids, or you have family visiting and you want to get out of the house to show off our great community, why not spend some time exploring downtown Macon with these five summer picks! 1.…
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Underclassman Artist of the Year: Tracey Owens

Underclassman Artist of the Year: Tracey Owens

Category: All School

Tracey Owens is a sophomore. From an art standpoint, his work is far beyond his years. He functions like a second-year design major in college! Tracey’s drawings never fail to amaze. He has incredible drive and focus, and he spends every art class period on his beautiful drawings of “muscle cars” or modern fast cars,…
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