November 3-7, 2025

Even though we had no students on campus on Monday or Tuesday, it was a busy place as parents and teachers held what we hope were meaningful and useful conference conversations. There were plenty of classes and projects going on, and some of our 8th graders got to visit an Upper School class this week. The autumn wind kept fall leaves swirling about, everyone looked a little draggy because of the early time change darkness, and quite a few lost & found items actually got picked up. Upper School drama readied their production of The Great Gatsby for this weekend’s performances - opening night is tonight. Our College Counseling office hosted a webinar on standardized testing - click here if you’d like to watch it. There were also three college visits. We enjoyed pancakes together this morning despite the brisk early air. Middle School Spanish students with teacher Victoria Bryant placed a nice Day of the Dead (dia de los muertos) altar in the Blue Room. The Blue Room is now sporting some great 6th grade art.

 

On Friday, our state-ranked boys soccer team (finishing 10th) played in round one of the state tourney, putting some amazing icing on a great season. Read more about that game below. Tandem's varsity boys cross country team won their third straight D3 State Championship! Their amazing score of 23 (73 points ahead of second place), with Tandem runners in the top three slots and two more finishing in the top ten, also made them the OVERALL VISAA champs based on merged results. Hayes defended his individual state title from last year in 15:42 for the win. The Tandem girls team finished 5th! Lucy and Claire led the charge with massive PRs, earning All State Honors, and BOTH finishing under the previous school record. Read more about the incredible state races and the season below.