March 16-20, 2026

This week really began last weekend, when the Middle School held a fun dance in the Pavilion, seven Upper School students competed in a UVA Math Olympiad event, and the first-ever Middle School Track team ran very well in their first-ever track meet on Saturday (see details and photos below). Monday brought worrying weather forecasts that sent us home early. The next day, our wonderful Parent Community filled the Alling Room with green snacks for St. Patrick’s Day - many thanks for that generosity. Our Food Drive got underway and lost & found items have been out on display. We had 10th and 11th graders tackling PSAT and ACT testing this week. Parents met online in a College Counseling virtual office hour. Third quarter report cards went out. We held a very well attended Admissions Information Session on Thursday. Parents and students met with student advisors for conferences, online or in person, last night and all day today. We hope those conferences were enlightening and uplifting to all involved. During conferences today, the Model Rocketry Club launched a rocket three times as part of the American Rocketry Challenge (details and photos below). This weekend, Tandem students are representing our school in Washington, DC at a Model UN conference and at the State Science Olympiad tournament at UVA tomorrow. Senior Project presentations begin next week!

In the Middle School, March Mammal Madness continues in some science classes. 5th graders are completing monster tales for Latin class. 6th graders are putting the finishing touches on their Ibn Battuta board games. 7th and 8th graders completed their annual March Madness Heads Up competition (details and photos below).