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letters from the acting head of school and the board of trustees
nullonullng nullnull
Kathy Layendecker, Acting Head of School
W
elcome to this nulllook backnull on what has been an enullceptional year at OES. nullrom
Septembernulls nullelltower ceremony to the celebration of the Class of nullnullnullnull at Commence-
mentnull we enullercised our strengths as a school communitynull inclusinullitynull enullpressinullenessnull
curiositynull and power for good.
null record number of nullnullnull students graced the halls of OESnull engaging in a wide range of
learning opportunitiesnull nullnully nullronull biographies in the nullower Schoolnull Oral nullistory Projects in the
nulliddle Schoolnull and nullinterim projects in the nullpper Schoolnull to name only a few. Our students
distinguished themselnulles in the classroomnull in localnull nationalnull and international sernullicenull on the playing fieldsnull and in fine
and performing arts.
Senulleral organinullations confirmed the enullceptional nature of our students. nullhis year brought an nullntel science
competition finalistnull first place at the nullnullth nullational nullunior Science and nullumanities Symposiumnull second place out
of nullnullnullnullnullnull entries in the nulluPont Challenge Science Essay Competitionnull ten nullational nullerit Scholars and three state
athletic championships. Our Music Man production highlighted dramatic abilities across all dinullisions. nullinallynull the college
decisionsnullas wide-rangingnull eclecticnull and commendable as the Class of nullnullnullnull itselfnullconfirm that our mission to prepare
students for success in the nenullt stage of their educational journey is in good hands.
Of coursenull none of this would hanulle been possible without the enulltraordinary efforts of our facultynull staffnull parentsnull
nullolunteersnull and donors. nullhank you.
Enullen as we celebrate nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull we plan for nullnullnullnullnullnullnull. nulle will broaden our technology use and better define the
curricular enullolution as a student adnullances through OES. nulle will impronulle internal and enullternal communication. nullnd we
will further strengthen our sustainability efforts.
So with one eye finulled on the futurenull null hope you enjoy meeting the people and relinulling the key enullents of the past year.
nullonullng Anullanull
Urmila Ratnam, Immediate Past President, and Steve Grant, President, nulloard of nullrustees
T
he past nullnull months hanulle brought unparalleled change to our local and
national economies. nullamilies today are facing circumstances almost
unthinkable a few months agonull and the independent school ennullironment
will be shaped for many years to come by the enullents of the past nullnull months.
wnull will the OES nulloard of nullrustees respond to the challenges aheadnull
OES will remain true to its mission to prepare students of promise for
higher education and life-long learning.
nulle enter the upcoming school year with full enrollment and a solid financial foundation. nullhe nulloard is dedicated to
pronulliding the faculty and administratinulle staff with resources to continue to enhance the school enullperience for all students.
nullhe financial aid budgetnullincreased onuller its already enhanced nullnullnullnullnullnullnullnullnull lenullelnulloffers support to challenged families
and pronullides continuity to grades at all lenullels across the school.
nullndependent schools willnull howenullernull be fulfilling their missions in ennullironments of constrained resources and an
increased need to demonstrate nullalue and relenullance. nullefining a leadership structurenull building an inclusinulle recruitment
processnull and recruiting a nullad of School who can lead the OES community in this changed ennullironment will be the
nulloardnulls most important task this year.
nullith challenges come opportunities. nulls this maganulline demonstratesnull the facultynull staffnull and students of OES create
compelling stories by challenging the established and enullamining the unenullplored. nulle should not fail to weanulle these
qualities into the work of the upcoming months.
nullilliam nullridges noted in his booknull Managing nullransitions, that nullnullt isnnullt the changes that do you innull itnulls the transitions.null
nullhe upcoming nullnull months offer opportunities for creatinullitynull renewal and denullelopment. nullhank you for your continued
faith in the schoolnull and your trust in the faculty and staff to delinuller a superior scholastic and educational enullperience.
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OES SUMMER 2009
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