Upper School Blast Dec 19, 2025

Key Dates
What to Know Now
Parent Community News
Announcements

Key Dates

Friday, Dec. 19 — Winter Break begins at 11:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 22-Friday, Jan. 2 — Winter Break
Monday, Jan. 5 — A1. School Resumes
Tuesday, Jan. 6 — B1
Wednesday, Jan 7 — A2
Thursday, Jan. 8 — B2
Friday, Jan. 9 — A3
Wednesday, Jan. 14 — Re-enrollment Contracts Issued
Wednesday, Jan. 14 — Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15 — Flexible Tuition Forms Due
Friday, Jan. 16 — Faculty Professional Development Day. No School (School Offices Open)
Monday, Jan. 19 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No School

Photos of the Week

The Upper Schoolers had a busy week completing their first semester exams. Congrats to all the students on their hard work and dedication this semester.
The Upper School chorus had their winter concert in The Schiff Center.
Both the varsity and JV boys basketball teams defeated Cincinnati Christian in front of cheering Lower Schoolers, who were honored during their Spirit Night between the games.
Students in Marcus Twyford’s robotics and automation class welcomed Doug Ford and Ashley Ejiogu from May We Help, a nonprofit that designs and builds custom assistive devices for people with disabilities. The students helped brainstorm ideas for creating a design solution for a client with autism.
Boys varsity soccer players senior Davion Washington, junior Santiago Dreher, and freshman James Levesque were recognized at the All Southwest Ohio soccer banquet at TQL Stadium for their outstanding performances this season.

What to Know Now

Last Day to Register for Spring Sports

Registration for spring sports closes on Friday. All Upper School registration will exclusively register through Final Forms. If you have any questions about registration or need assistance, please contact Erin Wierzba. Please remember to register if you plan to play a spring sport!

Parent Community News

RSVP for Ninth and 10th Grade Parents — Roadmap to College

RSVP to join us on Jan. 7 to discuss the Seven Hills Roadmap to College, either in the morning or evening offering. Mr. Tate and the college counseling team will dive into the Seven Hills strategic roadmap to college application, in a year-by-year approach. They will discuss current trends in college acceptances, focus points, and expectations. Please note, this program does not include current 11th and 12th grade parents as they have separate programming. Please reach out to us.pa@7hills.org with any questions.

See You in the New Year!

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” — Hamilton Wright Mabie

We hope that your winter break is filled with all of your favorite things with all your favorite people. We are grateful to you for your contributions to our community and look forward to a bright and healthy 2026, together!

Holiday Baking?

Do you have a favorite recipe you want to share? If you email it to us, we will share it with the community. We also take bakery recommendations if that is your form of baking.

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.

Announcements

Second Semester LEAD Together Events

Save the dates for our second semester LEAD Together programming! Come to one or come to many and learn alongside other parents, faculty, and administration.

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.