Middle School Blast Dec 12, 2025
Key Dates
Friday, Dec. 12 — B5
Monday, Dec. 15 — A1
Tuesday, Dec. 16 — B1. Middle School Winter Choral Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., The Schiff Center
Wednesday. Dec 17 — A2
Thursday, Dec. 18 — B2
Friday, Dec. 19 — Special Schedule. Second Quarter Ends. Winter Break Begins at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 19 — Spring Sports Registration Closes
Monday, Dec. 22-Friday, Jan. 2 — Winter Break
Monday, Jan. 5 — A1. School Resumes
Monday-Thursday, Jan. 12-15 — Seventh Grade Healthy Visions
Thursday, Jan. 14 — B4. Basketball Bash, 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Photos of the Week
The Middle School instrumental ensemble had its winter concerts in The Schiff Center.
What to Know Now
Spirit Week!
Reminders for Reporting Attendance
Attendance changes must be entered in Veracross.
It’s COLD outside!
Please send students dressed for winter weather — warm coats, hats, and gloves are essential! For safety, students without proper winter clothing cannot go outside.
Middle Choral Concert — Dec. 16
The Middle School Winter Choral Concert is Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in The Schiff Center. Students should report to the chorus room by 6:50 p.m. for attendance and warm-up. They are to wear black on the bottom and white on top, with boys in a tie. It’s going to be a great concert and we look forward to seeing you there!
Lost and Found — Last day, Wednesday, Dec. 17
Unclaimed items will be donated to a local charity on Dec. 18.
iSpace Field Trip: Seventh Grade Two Day Field Trip — Wednesday, Dec. 17, and Thursday, Dec. 18
On Wednesday, Dec.17, half of the seventh grade class will be at iSpace, where students will be immersed into the role of scientist/astronauts. Students are put into various roles of living and working on a lunar research base where they must rely on their fellow crew members to ensure the mission’s success. Students may be tasked with operating a robotic arm, conducting experiments in a glove box, facilitating mission timeline activities, recording and transferring data, navigating, and much more! Students will need to pack a lunch for this day.
The other half of the class will be going to the Reds stadium, where the students will use their math skills to build a championship baseball team. Using budgets and statistics from Major League Baseball, they will compare players’ strengths, weaknesses, and salaries to assemble a nine-man team. We will also take a tour of the stadium. Along with the Reds, the students do a guided walking tour of Over-the-Rhine. A release form is needed. Students have two options for lunch this day: turn in $6 for pizza and drink, or they can pack a lunch.
On Thursday, Dec. 18, the groups will switch. If they were at iSpace on Wednesday, they will go to the Reds and Over-the-Rhine tour, and vice versa for the other group.
All money for pizza lunch and OTR release forms go to the seventh grade team leader, Carri Haskins. If you have any questions about this field trip, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Carri Haskins.
Eighth Grade Service Learning Project — Dec. 18
On Thursday morning, Dec. 18, the eighth grade will participate in a service-learning project for the residents of Tender Mercies. For many years, eighth grade students have been baking individual loaves of apple spice bread for the holidays for the residents of this organization. This year, we want to continue this tradition, and, to that end, your child received a note with a request for a particular recipe ingredient (flour, eggs …) in advisory on Dec. 4. We kindly ask that all ingredients be brought to school by Tuesday, Dec. 16. Please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Neidlein-Dial and/or your child’s adviser for questions. We greatly appreciate your support!
Early Dismissal on Friday, Dec. 19
Winter Break begins at 11:30 a.m. There will be no Encore on Friday, Dec.19. Buses will run as usual in the morning. The shuttle will run both morning and at dismissal. Other than our shuttle, there will be no afternoon buses.
Holiday Care — Friday, Dec. 19
We will be offering Holiday Care for our last day of school on both campuses beginning at 11:30 a.m. This program will run until 6 p.m. and is separate from regular ATB. Register now!
The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 12. We need a minimum of 15 students for the program to run.
Spring Sports Registration is officially open!
Sixth grade registration will exclusively register through Veracross. If you have any questions for youth registration or need assistance, please contact k6athletics@7hills.org. Seventh and eighth grade registration will exclusively register through Final Forms. If you have any questions for seventh and eighth grade registration or need assistance, please contact Erin Wierzba.
Registration will close Friday, Dec. 19. We can’t wait to see your student-athletes out there this spring!
Parent Community News
Upcoming Meetings
On Thursday, Feb. 19, join us for an evening Middle School Parent Community meeting at 6 p.m. in the Sixth Grade Commons. Additional meetings:
- Friday, April 24 — 8:15 a.m., Sixth Grade Commons
- Friday, May 1 — 8:15 a.m., Sixth Grade Commons
Neurodivergent Community Gathering
A number of families have reached out expressing interest in building community with other families and caregivers who identify as neurodivergent themselves and/or have children who identify as neurodivergent. Neurodivergency includes a wide range of experiences, such as ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism spectrum, processing differences, and more.
We are exploring the creation of a community group to offer connection, shared resources, and space for learning across all four divisions. To help us understand interests and needs across our school community, we invite you to complete this brief interest form.
Questions or interested in volunteering with the Middle School PC?
Contact Susan Schaefer (mom of sixth grader Drew)
Announcements
LEAD Together: Jonathan Haidt Webinar Information
Thank you to those who were able to join us for the viewing and discussion of Jonathan Haidt’s webinar: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Impacted Everything + What We Can Do About It. Please use the Zoom link to watch at home. This will be available for all Seven Hills families to view until Dec. 31. Please see some follow-up resources as well.
Save the Date for MLK Day of Service – Monday, Jan. 19
You are warmly invited to join us for our 12th Annual MLK Day ON, Not Off. We’re excited to offer two service sites where volunteers can participate in meaningful, hands-on projects that honor Dr. King’s vision of service, unity, and community responsibility. More details about each venue — and how to get involved — will be shared soon.
Matthew 25: Ministries
Time: 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Ages: Open to participants of all ages.
Address: 11060 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242
Freestore Foodbank
Time: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Ages: Open to volunteers 12 years and older.
Address: Community Resource Distribution Center, 3401 Rosenthal Way, Cincinnati, OH 45204
2026 Summer Program — Priority Registration opens at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10!
Excitement is in the air as we gear up for another fantastic summer filled with fun, learning, and unforgettable experiences! We’re thrilled to announce that priority registration for our Summer Program will open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, for Seven Hills families only. Use the priority registration code from the email sent on Dec. 3.
The Seven Hills School Summer Program uses Ultracamp to streamline registration.
- New Ultracamp users: We recommend creating an Ultracamp account prior to registration if you don’t have one already. Here is the Ultracamp account registration link.
- Returning Ultracamp users: Returning Ultracamp users will need their username and password to log in.
Winter Dance Date Change to Friday, Feb. 20
The Middle School Winter Dance has been moved from Friday, Jan. 30, to Friday, Feb. 20. Please mark your calendars!
Save the Date for Sixth Grade Indy Trip — April 16-17
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 16, through Friday, April 17, for the annual sixth grade overnight trip to Indianapolis! More details will be sent home as the trip gets closer!