On Thursday, February 27th, Hawthorn gathered in the Atrium for our thrice-annual All-School Awards Assembly, with Ms. Zupan leading the ceremonies. Ms. Zupan then introduced the JS and LS Virtue Bees, and Ms. Yu presented the US Virtue Recognition Awards. Next were the US Academic Awards for Honours (90-94%) and Excellence (95%+).
Following the awards came important announcements:
– Ximena ’25 and Ana Maria ’25, our Student Council President and Vice-President, provided an Upper School Student Council and House Points update. (Congratulations Curie House!!);
– Ebun ’27, our Sports Council representative, gave an Athletics update, congratulating our two Silver Medalist Volleyball Teams, U14 Girls D3 and Sr Girls D3;
– Ms. Zupan announced the upcoming Hawthorn Play Club presentation of Into the Woods Jr., May 1-3;
– students were wished a wonderful March Break (March 7-24);
– our Student Exchange Program with Colegio Orvalle in Madrid, Spain will take place from March 25 – April 7;
– the CIS Music Festival will be held on April 5.
To tie the bow on our assembly, our JS students performed a beautifully rehearsed poem and song for us, and then we were presented with the oral report about our school accreditation with the internationally acclaimed MSA, whose membership includes 2,700 accredited schools and school systems. We are proud to be part of this powerful network of innovative and skilled educators from around the globe who work together to prepare our students to contribute to the common good, be purposeful citizens, and live fulfilling lives.
To celebrate all of our achievements at Hawthorn, we closed our assembly with our beloved school song Forever in Our Hearts, and shared in enjoying some yummy pastry puffs!