Middle School Blast Sep 26, 2025
Key Dates
Friday, Sept. 26 — B3. Between the Pages Author Visit
Monday, Sept. 29 — A4
Tuesday, Sept. 30 — B4. Middle and Upper Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 1 — A5
Thursday, Oct. 2 — B5
Friday, Oct. 3 — A1
Friday, Oct. 3 — Winter Sports Registration Ends
Monday, Oct. 6 — TSHS Parent LEAD Together Series: Social Skills with Lisa Damour
Thursday, Oct. 9- Friday, Oct. 10 — Fall Break. No Classes
Monday, Oct. 13 — Faculty Records Day. No Classes
Wednesday, Oct. 15 —Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 17 — Seventh and Eighth Grade Fall Dance
Friday, Oct. 24 — Pizza and a Play, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31 — Sixth Grade Creepy Critters
Photos of the Week
Sixth grade Mindful Mathematicians in Brooke Thomas’ class explore mathematical patterns in nature as they get ready to learn about algebraic thinking through pattern recognition.
What to Know Now
Between the Pages Author Visit: Jen Wang — Today, Friday, Sept. 26
We are excited to have young adult author and artist Jen Wang visit on Friday, Sept. 26! Seven Hills Middle and Upper School students will have a chance to hear Ms. Wang speak and have books signed. Books are available for purchase on the day of the event from local bookstore Downbound Books. Students are welcome to charge book purchases to their school account or pay via cash or card. We encourage you to have a conversation with your child ahead of the visit about which books are best for them and whether or not they will be purchasing any.
- “Stargazing” $11
- “The Prince and the Dressmaker” $15
- “In Real Life” $12
- “Ash’s Cabin” $15
- “Lumberjanes Bonus Tracks” $13
The Fall Chorus Concert — Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.
The Fall Chorus Concert is on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. in The Schiff Center. Seventh and eighth grade students should be seated in the chorus room by 6:45 p.m. for attendance and warm up. Sixth graders should be seated in the hall outside the chorus room by 7 p.m. for attendance and warm up. All students should wear black on bottom, and white on top. We’re looking forward to a great concert and we hope to see everyone there!
Register for Winter Sports
Winter sports registration is officially open! Registration for sixth grade basketball is being handled through Veracross. Registration for sixth grade squash and all seventh and eighth grade sports is being handled through FinalForms. Please see the required OHSAA documents for FinalForms. Registration will close on Friday, Oct. 3. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Erin Wierzba, Brandon Williams, or Mike Combs.
Save the Date: Seventh and Eighth Grade Fall Dance — Friday, Oct. 17
The annual Seventh and Eighth Grade Fall Dance will be Friday, Oct. 17, 7-9:30 p.m.
Parent Community News
Chaperones Needed for Seventh and Eighth Grade Fall Dance
We need a few chaperones for the Seventh and Eighth Grade Fall Dance.
If you can help please use the link below to sign up.
Middle School Pizza and Play — Oct. 24
Students are invited to meet with friends to hang out and have pizza (Italianette Pizza Kitchen) before watching their Middle School friends in two fabulous one-act plays performed together “The Adventures of Rocky & Skye” and “Herby Alice Counts Down to Yesterday.” Drop your kids off (or they can come from Encore) at Stoehr Gym at 6 p.m. After dinner, kids will walk over to The Schiff Center and watch their friends perform in the play from 7-8:30 p.m. Pick up at The Schiff Center by 8:45 p.m. Cost is $10 which covers the ticket price and dinner. The actors have been working hard on their play — let’s show our support! Plus, it’s a fun way to get together! Please note, if your child is in the play, you do not need to buy this ticket. Event details and reserve your child’s ticket through Square.
A few chaperones are needed. If you can help, please sign up! Thank you in advance!
Middle School Parent Community Meeting
Parent community meetings will be on the following dates at 8:15 a.m. in the Sixth Grade Commons:
- Nov. 21
- Feb. 19, evening meeting at 6 p.m.
- April 24
Questions or interested in volunteering with the Middle School PC?
Contact Susan Schaefer (mom of sixth grader Drew)
Announcements
First LEAD Together Event — Monday, Oct. 6
Our first LEAD Together event for families and faculty is on Monday, Oct. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the Lotspeich library. Childcare and pizza dinner will be offered for our Lisa Damour webinar viewing and discussion. Registration is now open. RSVP today! If you’d like to sign up for childcare, please RSVP by Oct. 1. The LEAD Together flyer includes all events for our first semester.
Fall Break Movie Night — Wednesday, Oct. 8
Kick off the fall break right! Join the Upper School Black Student Union on Wednesday, Oct. 8 for an awesome movie night with face painting, pumpkin painting. and more on Wednesday, Oct. 8. We will be watching “Soul.” If you haven’t seen it, it is a must see and if you have seen it, it is worth seeing again! Activities will start at 6 p.m. along with pizza, drinks and snacks in The Schiff Center lobby. The movie will begin at 7:15 p.m., but no food or drinks are allowed into the theater so come early and enjoy the fun and community! All proceeds go to charity. Hope to see you there!
Real Talk Series: “Seen and Unseen Challenges” — Friday, Oct. 17
As part of our school’s commitment to building a community where everyone feels seen, valued, and included, we’re preparing the next installment of our Real Talk Series. This series is all about hearing powerful stories and perspectives from people with different experiences. These conversations are designed just for your Middle Schooler — to spark curiosity, open minds, and help us all better understand and celebrate the diversity that makes our Seven Hills community so special.
The first of two panel discussions this year, “Seen and Unseen Challenges,” will give students the chance to look beyond the obvious and learn about chronic challenges their peers and teachers face daily, including hearing impairments, mobility difficulties, food allergies, and medical conditions, such as respiratory issues and severe migraines.
We believe this is an important step in helping our students develop empathy and respect for one another. Should you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Madame Kalubi or Kristin Suer. Please print, sign, and return opt-out form to your child’s adviser if you DO NOT want your child to participate in “Seen and Unseen Challenges.” It will include advisory activities around this topic and the Real Talk panel presentation on the morning of Friday, Oct. 17.
Save the Date — Sixth Grade Creepy Critters, Friday, Oct. 31
The sixth grade will be celebrating our annual Creepy Critters Day the morning of Friday, Oct. 31, and parents will be invited in to spend some time with their child(ren) that morning. We will be working to schedule the activities to accommodate those parents who will also be attending the Lower School Halloween parades. More details to come!