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Middle School Blast Mar 13, 2026

  • Key Dates
  • What to Know Now
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Key Dates

Friday, March 13 — Talent Show, Spring Break Begins at 3:15 p.m.
Monday-Friday, March 16-27 — Spring Break. No School
Monday, March 30 — Faculty Professional Development Day. No School
Tuesday, March 31 — A3. School Resumes. Healthy Visions Eighth Grade
Wednesday, April 1 — B3. Healthy Visions Eighth Grade
Thursday, April 2 — A4. Healthy Visions Eighth Grade. Doherty Lotspeich Lower School Groundbreaking Ceremony and Spirit Day for Grades K-12
Friday, April 3 — B4. Healthy Visions Eighth Grade
Thursday, April 16-17 — Sixth Grade Trip to Indianapolis
Sunday, May 3 — Middle School Instrumental Concert, 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 28 — Last Day of Classes
Friday, May 29 — Eighth Grade Closing Program and Reception, 9 a.m.

Photos of the Week

  • Students learned about woodworking and upcycling from Nick Francis, from Scarp2Home, as part of Global Education Day.
  • Three teams of students competed at the UC Math Bowl, earning the highest rating of superior.

  • Students learned how a small packet of powdered water treatment turns unsafe water into drinkable water during Global Education Day.

  • Middle Schoolers raced up the ramp during the running of the bulls part of The Amazing Race.
  • Eighth graders used their knowledge of the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length of guy wires for windmills and defend their proposal in a "Shark Tank" presentation.

What to Know Now

Seventh Grade Volunteering — Friday, March 13

The seventh grade will be volunteering at Matthew 25: Ministries on Friday, March 13. They will leave school around 9:45 a.m. and return to school around 12:30 p.m. If you have any questions please get in touch with the seventh grade team leader Carri Haskins.

Happy Spring Break!

We wish all our families a relaxing and rejuvenating spring break and we look forward to a strong finish of the school year!

Eighth Graders Working with Healthy Visions March 31-April 3

As part of The Seven Hills School’s counseling program ongoing commitment to wellness, our eighth graders will be working with Healthy Visions from March 31-April 3. Healthy Visions is an organization that works to educate and equip youth with the knowledge and skills needed to make healthy behavioral choices and develop healthy relationships. Our topics this school year will include healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, peer pressure, boundaries, and consent.
See Healthy Vision’s website for more information about this valuable organization. If you have any questions, please contact Dayna Sargent.

Doherty Lotspeich Lower School Groundbreaking and Spirit Day on April 2

On Thursday, April 2, all kindergarten through 12th grade students will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Doherty Lotspeich Lower School. To celebrate this exciting event, students should wear their Stinger spirit!

Parent Community News

PC Meeting — April 24

Please save the date for our final Parent Community meeting of the year on April 24 at 8:15 a.m. in the Sixth Grade Commons. More details to come.

Interested in Getting Involved?

Interested in getting involved or taking on a leadership role with the Parent Community next year? Contact Susan Schaefer (mom of sixth grader Drew)

Announcements

Lost and Found

Please remind your children, or take a moment yourself, to stop in and check the Lost and Found rack. It is overflowing with coats, jackets, and water bottles wanting to be reunited with their owners. The rack will be in front of the Middle School office on Friday. All campus buildings will be closed during Spring Break, so students will not be able to retrieve left behind including phones, backpacks, water bottles, etc.

Is Your Child Playing a Spring Sport? Make Sure You Have ParentSquare Downloaded!

All Seven Hills coaches use ParentSquare to communicate with parents. If you have not created your account, visit https://www.parentsquare.com/signin and on the right side of the screen in the Sign Up/Create Password area, enter the email address or cell phone number that you have on file with the school. Visit 7hills.org/ParentSquare for more information about downloading the app, FAQs, and community guidelines.

Fall Sports Registration Opens April 15!

Seventh through 12th grade registration is through Final Forms. Sixth grade and under is through Veracross. More information coming soon. Questions? For youth sports, contact k6athletics@7hills.org. For Middle and Upper, contact Erin Wierzba, Brandon Williams, or Mike Combs.
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