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April 3, 2013
Calling All ESSO Leaders!
We hope that you are adjusting well to Spring term.
ESSO is more active than ever! We are looking for
dedicated, passionate leaders for our programs.
Club head applications are due tonight. You can find
an application on ExeterConnect under ESSO. Please
email your application to pea.esso@gmail.com. The
turnover committee looks forward to reading your
application. Best of luck!
Are you interested in being a project leader? This
Spring, we need leaders for Expanding Your
Horizons, UU Church Facepainting, Main Street
School Bookroom, Get Fit in May, Kites Against
Cancer, and Connor’s Climb. For descriptions of
these projects, see the right hand column. If you are
interested in leading a project in the 2013-2014 school
year, you must apply right now. We need leaders for
Transition to Exeter, Highway Cleanups, Non-Sibi
Event, Santa Letters, Holiday Shopping, Kids
Karnival, and Relay for Life. The Project Leader
application can be found on ExeterConnect under
ESSO. Should you have any questions, please contact
Audrey Zheng (azheng@exeter.edu). Applications for
projects are due on April 12.
-The ESSO Leadership Team
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New Programs
Creative Writing
Explore the writer within! Tap into that inner voice that
is yearning to have a presence through the written
word. Help children develop their own unique writing
What’s Happening
This Week?
Bone Making Event
It’s back! A final reception and bone-making
event will be held this Saturday, April 6, from
1-4:30 pm. The bones will be mailed to
Washington DC to be put on display.
Special thanks for Ms. Collins from the Art
Department for her dedication and time.
Service Learning
Conference
This Sunday, ESSO is hosting a Service
Learning Conference, to have an inspirational
and educational conversation with other New
England schools’ community service leaders.
Schools attending the conference include
Andover, St. Paul’s, Tilton, Groton, Berwick,
Pomfret, Loomis Chaffee, Noble and
Greenough and New Hampton. Special thanks
to Priya Boddu and the Service Learning
Team for their hard work.
Robbins Memorial
Weekend
Our annual event, Robbins Memorial Weekend,
will be held April 7th – April 9th. Each year,
we bring in a motivational speaker to address a
global issue and connect Exeter to the world
community, strengthening the discussion
through panels and forums. This year’s topic is
Youth Activism, and our keynote speaker is
Parnian Nazary ’06. Join the discussion!
Sunday, April 7th: Margaret Litvin, a BU
professor will talk about “Art in Protest: The
Arab Spring” and what it means to be an
style. In this club poetry, short stories, play-writes,
song writing, and more will transpire. The motto is the
more creative the better! Assist children in honing
their artistic outlooks, writing style, and encourage
them towards a lifetime of creative writing pursuits.
Creative Writing meets every Sunday from 3-4 pm. For
more information, contact Natalie Pompos
(npompos@exeter.edu).
Documentary Films: Spark a
Voice in Children
In today’s society Disney Channel, Cartoon Network,
and a myriad of other television stations inundate
children with practically worthless viewing
experiences. Documentary Film Club is to the rescue!
Watch documentaries with children. Inspire them to
have discussions on what they’ve watched. Film topics
include nutrition, nature, famous artists, history, and
more. This is an incredibly fun club where LOTS of
learning will occur! Documentary Films meets every
Sunday from 2-3 pm. For more information, contact
Natalie Pompos (npompos@exeter.edu).
Volunteer Opportunities
Mentor a Middle School
Friend!
Want to work with 6th-8th graders? Come work with
middle school mentors every Wednesday from 2:504:30 pm where you can help 6th-8th graders with their
homework and then, once finished, play creative games
or go outside. If you are interested, or want more
information, please email Ms. Loo
(lloosigian@exeter.edu).
Direct a Musical!
Calling all those interested in theatre. We need one
person on a few Sunday afternoons to help a small
children’s Helping Hands club direct “Cinderella” a
musical. If interested, contact Ms. Loo
(lloosigian@exeter.edu).
Teach an Adult!
Adult Ed is looking for more members! Come Work
with people at the Exeter Adult High school right down
the street from 6:15-8 pm on Monday and Thursday
nights. We are especially looking for math tutors.
Contact Emily Lemmerman,
(elemmerman@exeter.edu), if interested.
activist. Location: Forum, 6-7 pm. Pizza and
refreshments will be available. Following the
talk will be a button-making station.
Monday, April 8th: A student and faculty
panel will be held in the Forum from 6:30-8
pm. They will continue the discussions from
Professor Litvin’s talk. Pizza and refreshments
will be available.
Tuesday, April 9th: Robbins Memorial
Assembly by Parnian Nazary ’06.
Special thanks to Ms. Salcedo, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Trafton Ms. Robinson, Ms.
Barsi, Ms. Hamilton, and the Global Team
for months of preparation, passion, and
dedication to this powerful, inspiring
symposium.
Later this Month…
Relay for Life
This year's Relay for Life is dedicated to Mr.
Parris, our beloved math teacher, who passed
away on October 23rd.
This event on April 27 not only benefits the
American Cancer Society, but also gives us an
opportunity to come together as a community
to honor those who have died of cancer, those
who have survived, and those who are still
fighting.
Decorate luminaria bags in honor of those who
have fought the battle against cancer. The bags
cost $5 and will be sold in Agora during
Monday Meetings. All proceeds go to the
American Cancer Society! The names of those
honored will be read during the Luminaria
ceremony in Love Gym. If you can’t make
Monday meetings, e-mail Audrey Zheng
(azheng@exeter.edu). We can send the
luminaria bags to your P.O.
If you would like to get involved in any other
way, email Audrey Zheng
(azheng@exeter.edu).
Special Olympics
To help out at the Special Olympics at Exeter
High School on May 5th or for more
information, contact Allie Garceau
(agarceau@exeter.edu).
Find a Beach Treasure.
Would you like to help clean up the environment? Well
come join us on our trip to the beach this Sunday, April
7rd from 1 – 3 pm to pick up the garbage left by careless
beach-goers or washed up onto shore from the polluted
seas. It is not abnormal for us to pick up close to 30 to
40 pounds of trash a trip. If you are interested in
volunteering please contact Dylan Farrell.
(rfarrell@exeter.edu)
Cor Unum: One Heart, One
Mission, One Meal Center.
3:15-7:45 on Sunday April 7.
We need volunteers to serve at a meal center in
Lawrence, MA!
Contact Ify Ikpeazu (iikpeazu@exeter.edu) if you are
interested.
CreAid: Connect through Art
Join CreAid in painting the playground at Main Street
School on Wednesday, April 17th! We will be updating
the hopscotch, map, and numbers in the school's
playground, so come for some fun!
CreAid is a club that looks to help and interact with the
local community through art. To sign up for the
painting at Main Street School, or if you have any
questions about the club, please contact Tez Clark
(tmclark) or JJ Jang (jyjang). Hope to see you there!
Thank You
-to the New Outlook Teen Center for performing a
puppet show at the Lincoln Street School!
-to all the students who had lunch with Victoria Arlen.
We are so glad that she could come and speak.
- To the Pen Pals who wrote their letters this week.
-To the Heartbreakers who met for beading and magnet
making Tuesday night.
-To GLI for a skype conference with their Partner
school Asian Women’s University.
A Final Thank-You
Support the Troops just had our annual Letters to the
Troops event in Agora right before we went on Spring
Break. Before we are allowed to submit the letters, the
co-heads had to read over each one to ensure that the
writing is appropriate, respectful, all that jazz. Reading
the elaborate, incredible letters that fellow Exonians,
We Need Leaders!
The following Spring events need leaders. To
apply, please fill out the Project Leader
application, found on ExeterConnect and
submit your application to
pea.esso@gmail.com by April 12. Should you
have any questions, email Audrey Zheng
(azheng@exeter.edu).
Expanding Your Horizons
Volunteer to be a room monitor, help at
breakfast and lunch, or be a photographer at the
Expanding Your Horizons Math and Science
conference for girls. The event will occur
Saturday, May 4th from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
at Cooperative Middle School in Stratham.
UU Church Facepainting
A celebration of women and children, come
paint faces at the UU Church on May 5th.
Other activities include henna, maypole
dancing, and crafts.
Main St. School
Bookroom
The Main Street Bookroom would like our help
on May 15th. Help organize the bookroom and
carts for elementary schoolchildren.
Get Fit in May
Get Fit in May is a 5k race at Lincoln Street on
May 18th Volunteer at the Lincoln Street
School's 5k on May 18th!
Kites Against Cancer
Kites Against Cancer is an event to help
support the Beyond the Rainbow Fund at
Exeter Hospital, which provides financial
assistance to local oncology patients in needs.
It will be held Sunday, May 19th at
Hampton Beach from 12:00 to 3:00.
Connor's Climb: A 5K
faculty, and staff had written could not have been more
heart-wrenching. Once I pushed past the red and blue
uneven marker strokes on the front cover, a world of
heartfelt expressions of gratitude poured out of the
stationary paper. From a simple “God Bless America”
to a touching anecdote about a family member who has
served, these letters, at least in my time here, have been
the greatest bunch yet, and I can’t wait to ship them
overseas. Thank you to everyone who took time out of
their own day to thank those who aren’t thanked
enough.
Run and Walk for Life
Connor's Climb is a 5K held to honor those
who have been lost to suicide and raise
awareness. Connor’s Climb is a first-time
event, created to honor Connor Ball, a former
freshman at Exeter High, who committed
suicide in 2011. It will be held on Saturday
May 25th at 9 am at Exeter High School.
-Savannah Gardner ‘14
Community Action Day April 17
Questions:
The sign up process for our morning of service is on
Friday this week.
Contact the ESSO office room 203 in the PAC.
Ms. Loosigian (Loosigian@exeter.edu) 7773584.
Thanks to the concert choir, chamber orchestra and the
dance company for their performances in the
elementary schools nearby! These little schools are so
looking forward to your visits.
Many specialty groups have invited you to join in their
designated activity, like dorms, advisee groups, athletic
teams, and academic classes. Please review the various
reserved specialty activities before you sign up.
Questions about ESSO? Email pea.esso@gmail.com
ESSO Team Leadership: Flora Wang, Yeji Jung, Michael Rothstein, Tina Safford, Priya Boddu, Jackie
Kim, Ify Ikpeazu, Sima Shah, Audrey Zheng, Rachel Sachs, Saisha Talwar and Anisha Nawalrai
ESSO office: Mrs. Loosigian (lloosigian@exeter.edu) and Mrs. Costello (macostello@exeter.edu), Room
203 in Phelps Academy Center.