upcoming events

8 a.m. Lobby Sing

7 p.m. Lower School World Languages Meeting

Middle School Winter Play
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
2 p.m. Sunday

Lab After School Spring Registration

7:30 p.m. Speaker: Author Daniel Pink

8:45 a.m. Adoptive Parents Discussion Group with Speaker

9 a.m. Last Day of Saturday Swim

6 p.m. Connections 2008

7 p.m. Recital Night

6:30 p.m. Last Day of Family Swim for Winter Quarter

10 a.m. Middle and High School String/Orchestra Master Classes

Last Day of Special Classes

6:30 p.m. Middle School Jazz Band at Quad Club

7 p.m. Parents' Association Meeting

NO SCHOOL—Spring Break

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in the halls

		Author Daniel Pink Visits Lab Monday Evening Author Daniel Pink will be visiting the Laboratory Schools on Monday, February 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Judd 126 to speak to the Lab community. His book, A Whole New Mind, Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, was selected by Laboratory Schools' faculty as the book to read and discuss at the beginning of the 2007–2008 school year. For a taste of his work, see this brief You Tube presentation and read this excerpt from his book introduction.
		Model UN Team Heads to Nationals U-High’s Model United Nations (MUN) team will head off to the Nationals in New York City from March 12–15. MUN is a simulation of discussions of the issues currently on the agenda at the UN. Students research problems that are discussed in UN committees from a particular country's point of view to represent that country in the simulation. En route to Nationals, U-High has competed against all types of schools, including large public schools that have MUN classes as well as some of the best schools from Europe, Japan Korea, and Latin America. Continue >>
		U-High Spotlighted in Sun-Times The U-High Maroons were recently featured in the Chicago Sun-Times as the “Spotlight School of the Week.” The article highlights Lab's current athletes and their accomplishments, and mentions some of our many famous alumni. It also includes a piece written by one of those alumni, Arne Duncan, entitled “What U-High Means to Me.”
		U-High Honored Music of Alum Paul Butterfield On Wednesday, February 13 U-Highers gathered to hear music by Paul Butterfield (a U-High graduate in 1960) played by the U-High jazz band and the musical group Mississippi Heat (led by Pierre Lacocque, ’90). Juniors Kevin Brunke and Max Wagner organized the event with help from Wayne Brasler. U-High grad and former Lower School teacher, Vickie Kamberos, ’60, who knew Paul Butterfield, spoke at the event. Here she shares her reactions and in doing so reveals some of the things that make the Lab experience so special for students and teachers alike.

n/k & lower schools

Parents should make an appointment with Jennifer Gates, Lower School learning consultant, to discuss their child’s results. Please call the Lower School office, 773-702-9448, to make an appointment.

The Adoptive Parents Discussion Group is hosting guest speaker Judy Stigger, LCSW, on Friday, February 29, at 8:45 a.m. in Blaine 403. Ms. Stigger is from The Cradle Adoption Agency and will discuss "Conspicuous Families." All are welcome. Please contact counselor Linda Wax, 773-702-9343, for more information.

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middle school

Please come to an evening with Principal Amani Reed and Dean of Students Allison Jones devoted to enhancing, enriching, and strengthening the Middle School. The event on Wednesday March 5, 2008, 7–9 p.m. in Judd 126 will be powered by questions submitted by the parent and guardian community. Questions can be submitted in the box marked “symposium” at the guard’s desk in the High School Lobby. Questions can also be submitted by e-mail by clicking Symposium Questions. Deadline for question submissions is February 25.

Tickets for the Middle School winter play, Kara in Black, have sold out. However, approximately 25 stand-by tickets will be available at the door prior to each performance. Anyone wishing to be put on the stand-by list for tickets may do so outside of Blaine 214 one hour prior to each performance. Performances are on Friday, February 22, at 8 p.m., Saturday, February 23, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5.00.

The Middle School will host a History Fair at school in Rowley Library on Monday, March 17, from 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Students will share their research in person. It will be an intriguing evening with student topics ranging from crime to “fast food” at the turn of the century. For more information please contact Ms. Yourist

high school

As you read this message your son or daughter will be participating in an annual U-High tradition called ArtsFest. Started over thirty years ago and originally planned as a week-long event dedicated to a focus on the arts, it has now become a one-day event with workshops starting in the morning and going until the end of the school day. The workshops, which are student and faculty led, range from dancing to painting to singing. The entire day would not have happened if it were not for the hard work of the students and faculty on the ArtsFest committee.

This week the Student Experimental Theater productions are up and running from Thursday, February 21–Saturday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. All of the students involved in the production, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Ambrosini, have been putting in some long hours to prepare for the student shows. Tickets are still available and can be purchased in the High School lobby.

Midterm comments were mailed home on Friday, February 15. Quarter-end grades will be mailed home the week of March 24. If you have not received your son or daughter’s midterms, please contact the High School office at 773-702-9446.

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community

Levitating superconductors, hovercraft, paper airplane competition, and South Pole science are just a few of the more than one hundred projects, demos, and activities in store at Lab's fourth annual, all-school science extravaganza, taking place this Saturday, February 23 from 1–5 p.m. See the schedule of events.

Connections raffle tickets ($20 each or 6 for $100) are on sale now and may be purchased at all Lab entrances and in Judd 105. In addition to cash prizes, top prizes include an Apple Mac Book Pro laptop and an Apple 32GB iTouch. See the full list of exciting prizes.

You may preview the incredible list of auction items for Connections 2008. Packages include two weeks at an amazing flat in Paris, a week at two beachfront villas at the Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands, as well as the return of popular Fighter Pilot for a Day! See the full auction list.

Interested in bidding but unable to make it to Connections? Please contact Monica Wilczak in the Development Office, 773-702-2051, to make arrangements for proxy bidding.

Many new and exciting offerings await your student at Summer Lab 2008. Dates are June 23–August 1. It’s never too early to reserve your student’s spot in Summer School, Adventure Kids Day Camp, Summer Lab on Stage, or Sports Camps. Complete registrations received by April 15 may take a $100 Early Bird Discount.

Register online via our convenient on-line registration form or by downloading a printable form and mailing it in. You may request a copy of our brochure online or call the Summer Lab hotline (773-834-7766) for more information.

The event takes place Sunday, February 24, from 1–4 p.m. See how contemporary artists create art. View Guy Ben-Ner’s imaginative video installations and create a storyboard for your own production and more. All ages welcome, though activities are designed for children, ages 4–12. Information is at 773-702-2362 or mholbert@uchicago.edu.

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