Parents of sixth grade students are invited to an IS orientation program on Wednesday, April 26, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, in the IS Choral Room. During the program, IS administrators will share an overview of academic and student life programs, discuss student support services, outline the course selection process and timeline, highlight important logistics (transportation, uniforms, summer reading, etc.), and answer questions. 

The votes are in! MS students have chosen their favorite lunch items for the May Day lunch. As noted earlier, all students are welcome to enjoy this meal. Meriweather Godsey, our school catering company is working on modifications to accommodate gluten and dairy allergies.  Students may also opt to bring a lunch from home. Meriwether Godsey will prepare the following menu for all MS students. 

Chicken & Waffles, Tater Tots, Green Beans, Brownies, Salad Bar fixings with fresh fruit. 

Two more Middle School plays remain as we wind down the 2022-23 school year. TC6 will present I’m a Teenager, Get Me Out of This Family tomorrow (Friday), at 9:30 am, in the Langstaff Auditorium. We welcome parents to attend this production, where everyday family situations are played out in hilarious vignettes. If you are unable to attend, please view the livestream. Mr. Mogle's fourth grade class will present their play, the last one this year, on Friday, May 5. 

Parents of fifth graders are invited to attend a meeting to learn about Life Growth, our sexuality education program for fifth grade students, which focuses on the physical, emotional, and social changes that occur during puberty. The coffee will take place on Tuesday, April 25, 8:30-9:15 am, in the Flag Circle Building Dining Room. The Life Growth course will be taught by MS science teacher Steve Wolfe and grades 5-8 counselor Weezie Parry. View the notice and course outline that was sent earlier this week.

Next Wednesday and Thursday, April 26-27, the MS will be rehearsing for our May Day performances. The grass on the US Quad is often wet for much of the day, so we ask that each MS student bring a towel to school on these days so they can take them to the US Quad for the rehearsals. Plastic tarps will be used on the ground for the actual performance on Friday; the towels will only be used for the rehearsals.  

In case you did not receive Mr. Mathews' May Day letter please view all of the important announcements and information about this very special K-12 event.  

Please mark your calendars for two upcoming informational gatherings for parents of current students who will be moving up to another MS grade in September 2023. The meetings will take place in the Fisher Family Dining Room (formerly the Flag Circle Dining Room).

• Rising sixth graders - Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 am 
• Rising fifth graders - Wednesday, May 24, at 8:30 am

The fifth grade meeting will include information about the instrumental program, known as BBS (band, bells, and strings), which students begin in the fifth grade.  

Back by popular demand is this year's Mix and Mingle event for MS families. Middle School parents and their children are invited to hang out on campus on Friday, May 5, from 3:15 to 5:00 pm. The students will stay after school and play on the Middle School blacktop playground. Parents may arrive beginning at 3:15 pm and join their children at the blacktop playground for refreshments, conversations, and fun. An RSVP is required for this event. Please note that the annual Grills and Games event will begin at 4:00 pm on campus; at that time, families can either head over to the games or participate in a parent/child scavenger hunt around the MS areas.   

This past week the Panthers had two convincing victories, 10-0 over National Cathedral and 20-0 over Sidwell Friends. In the victory over National Cathedral, Abby Rebhan ’24 allowed two hits while striking out seven in pitching a complete game. The 13-hit attack was led by Rebhan and Alexis Vaughan ’25 with three hits each. Erika Castellano ’23 and Hayley Richardson ’24 each had two hits with Richardson having two doubles. Shelby Willcox ’23, Sloane Escobar ’25, and Paige Schedler ’25 each had one hit. 

Against Sidwell, Rebhan had two home runs and drove in four runs. Schedler, Richardson, Escobar, Fae Butler ’24 and Willcox had two hits each, with Willcox driving in three runs. Anna Castellano ’26, Addie Wolff ’26, and Samantha Taylormoore ’23 each had a hit. Rebhan and Vaughan combined for a no-hitter while striking out five.

Potomac boys tennis continues their strong season into mid-April with a record of 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the MAC. The Panthers are ranked number four in the Virginia state rankings and are tied with Sidwell Friends for the number one spot in the MAC. In the past two weeks, the boys have played five matches and won four of them. After defeating Bishop O'Connell 5-2 and Maret 6-1, the boys suffered their first loss of the season against a red-hot Landon School team.

The loss only motivated the Panthers to train harder the following days, which resulted in some of their best tennis of the season – sweeping Saint Andrew's and Flint Hill.