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King of the (Lower School) World
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Today, students in the Lower School carpool were greeted by a new principal, Kindergartner Ethan Connelly. Mr. Lamas was there, too, but mostly just to hold the umbrella. He wasted no time enacting meaningful changes. During his day of reign, Mr. Connelly allowed students to wear whatever they wanted, made sure extra recess was mandatory, and that all students received ice cream at lunch. He also toured the facilities (including Ellis Hall's roof—safely) to ensure that everything was running smoothly. We hear he had some pointers for Dr. Proctor, as well. His legacy will be remembered for days to come, or at least until the ice cream stains are washed out of students' clothes.
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Blood Drive Makes A Difference
 Last Friday, Raiders came out to support a different type of red as they donated blood during the annual drive sponsored by the SCA and organized by senior Helen Schmedtje. Virginia Blood Services had 30 donors come, and 22 were able to donate a full unit of blood. Together, the school affected 70 people's lives!
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On Your Marks. Get Set. Save!
 Tomorrow is the big day! Beginning at 7AM on Saturday, volunteers will be welcoming shoppers into the CAC for the ultimate bargain-hunting experience. Throughout the week, many have donated their time to move, organize and price items for the sale and the word on the street is this is the biggest sale yet. A few things to keep in mind while doing your pre-shopping stretches Saturday morning:
- Do not park in fire lanes; if you're volunteering, park on Hooper Field (or along, but not blocking, Dr. Proctor's driveway if still wet), shuttles will drop you off at the CAC.
- Shopping arena is limited to 500 people at a time.
- All purchases must go home on Saturday, though delivery options are available for large items and furniture.
- Special sale times are at 11:00 am and noon when prices are slashed to clear the gym by 1PM.
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Reminder:
Summer Programs Registration Now Online
Families who are interested in enrolling their children in our Summer Programs, whether for sports camps, enrichment or academic opportunities, you can now do so online using our new Summer Programs Website. Programs are held from June through August, and include a variety of offerings, including fishing, all-sports camp for girls, and Spanish.
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CORRECTION: Last week's story on the Middle School's family history project had an incorrect link to the full story. To see more pictures, visit the correct link here. We apologize for the error.
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Making History
As March comes to a close so does the observance of Women's History Month, which traces its roots back to the first International Woman's Day held on March 8, 1911. Though our curriculum makes an effort to keep a balanced perspective of diverse history and cultures all of the time, adding a special focus to a historically neglected group helps our students understand how our concept of what is important enough to be deemed "historical" has changed over the years, and continues to do so.
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Behind the Mask
Our formal Global Studies Program begins in the Upper School, however, even our youngest students have the chance to explore different histories and cultures in their studies. This week, second graders welcomed Ms. Sara Brooks from Kimoyo, a local non-profit agency whose work in Ghana, Africa, has helped to establish a hospital, literacy project for girls, micro-financing for businesses, and Internet access for those communities in which they work.
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 On Saturday, while volunteers were busy using their braun to unload items for the Big Flea, a group of students used their brains to compete in the University of Virginia High School Programming Competition. Teachers Amy Bagliani and Jennifer Landry took 5 students (Nalin Jha ’19, Sean Auwater ’17, Ben Li ’18, Simon Chen ’17, and Triff H'Doubler ’19—the first female from North Cross to compete!). The competitors had 4 hours to complete 12 programs which become progressively complicated as they moved along in the competition.
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Senior Christopher Wadstrom (left) started the week with his DeHart presentation on the second amendment of the U.S. Constitution, reviewing its history, common assumptions and controversies about its application to gun control laws. Later in the week, David Jeremiah (right) gave his perspective on diversity in schools and how by ensuring a variety of cultures in a student body and curriculum teachers can enrich learning experiences and introduce students to different points of view. Today, Ashtyn Gerhart (top) discussed ways in which we can avoid the spread of the Zika virus while researchers are working on a vaccine.
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Board Bio: Kevin Bloomfield
Pictured above: Kevin with his family in Spain, (from l to r): Madison ’15, Grayson ‘21, Tyler ’25, Kevin, Allison and Campbell ‘18
Hometown: Wytheville, VA
Education: Radford University—B.B.A.
Committees: Finance; Building & Grounds
Year Appointed: 2016
What is your professional background? I co-founded and previously served as President & CEO of NetVentures Corporation. My software company grew to serve over 500 organizations and processed over two billion dollars of payments. In June 2014, NVC was acquired by a Charlotte-based private equity firm Pamilco Capital. I now lead Bloomfield Partners, LLC, a diversified business, investment, and real estate holding company.
How did you first become connected with North Cross? Our oldest daughter Madison (now a college sophomore) started at NCS in kindergarten fourteen years ago. Our three boys currently attend North Cross: Campbell (11th), Grayson (8th), and Tyler (4th).
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Save the Date: Aida
 Musical Director Andrew Miller is ready to pull the curtain on the Upper School's spring musical Aida: School Edition, but in a good way. Final preparations and rehearsals are underway for this year's performance and it's shaping up to be quite the production. Originally staged as an opera by Giuseppe Verdi in 1871, then adapted by Elton John and Tim Rice and made into a musical in 2000, the story of Aida tells the tale of an Ancient Egyptian soldier and the King's daughter's slave, an Ethiopian princess (Aida) and their star-crossed love. This year, there will be three shows in addition to the daytime student body showing on Friday, April 21st. Friday and Saturday (April 22) nights' shows are at 7pm; there will also be a matinée performance on Saturday at 12:30. All shows are free and open to the public. Mark your calendars, and come see Ancient Egypt brought to life.
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Sports Physicals for 2017-18 Year: May 20th
Hosted by Carilion's Institute for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences (IONs), located at 2331 Franklin Road SW; Roanoke.
Though not required to be completed on May 20th, the physical is required by the start of school by all students in rising grades 6-12 who wish to participate in sports.
North Cross is at 11:30am; $20 per student
(Director of Athletics and Wellness Eric Lawrence will be there to collect funds)
- Please be sure to bring your VHSL physical form with Pages 1, 2, 4 completed. The doctors will complete page 3.
- There will be copies of the form available on site, however, without a parent or guardian present and no form, they will not complete the athlete's physical.
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Scorecard
More scores can be found in the Scorecard section of onCampus
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