September 5th, 2013

The Campout~ Thank You, Parents!

Thank you parents for all of your support towards an excellent campout.  Between helping kids pack, purchasing bacon, and volunteering to be chaperones, students were well supported for this year's campout.  We truly met our goal of building a team community.

The Trust Wave

Candlelights

Egg Toss Victory

Team Mascot?

Team Photo

There are many more photos on our Swift Photo site (password "flyforever") linked to the right here.  There are many high-quality items left over from the campout in our kiva, including sleeping pads, sleeping bags, and sneakers.  Please inventory what came home this week with your son or daughter to make sure nothing is missing.

Swift Student Wins First Prize at Stellafane Telescope Convention!

Williston Central School student John Colt won a First Place Award in the Junior Division at Stellafane, an annual convention for amateur telescope makers in Springfield, Vermont. Colt designed, built, and programed a microprocessor-controlled solar telescope, which projects a magnified image of the sun for safe viewing. It is patterned after the McMath-Pierce Solar telescope on Kitt Peak in Arizona, which Colt visited last summer with his family.

Stellafane is run by the Springfield Telescope Makers (STM), and is the oldest event of its kind in the world. It is attended by people from as far away as Australia. For more information on this world class event right here in Vermont, see stellafane.org.

John Colt with judges

Adams Harvest Festival Wagon Ride Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to collect money and drive tractor around a field at the Adams Harvest Festival, September 14th and 15th. No experience necessary. Driving lessons given on site. All funds raised go to the Swift NYC trip. To sign up please use this link.

School Picture Day

WCS Picture Day is Wednesday, September 18th.  Students received their purchasing forms this week and should be bringing them home on Friday.  They should return these forms on or before picture day if you would like to purchase photos.   We recommend sending the forms in early!