Support Help Answers Recommendations Encouragement Sponsored by ACS Athens PTO SHARE NEWSLETTER Year 5, Issue 27, September 17, 2013 SHARE is a monthly newsletter published by the ACS Athens PTO Community Liaison. SHARE is an acronym for “Support, Help, Answers, Recom- mendations and Encouragement.” We strive to offer the members of the greater ACS Athens community (this includes parents, students, staff, faculty, alumni and parents of alumni) opportuni- ties to meet, network, work and play together! We hope that you will feel comfortable and like being part of the ‘ACS family’ from the moment your children are enrolled here at ACS. If you have any questions or wish to submit useful information or upcoming events that you think our community would be interested in, please contact Jennifer Ananiadis at [email protected] or 694.580.6972. If you’d like to speak with some- one who has a student in the same grade as your student(s), please contact one of us from the PTO Board: Grade: Contact: PJK/JK/Kg: (Please contact Athenia or Terry and they will point you in the right direction) 1st Tchrieya 2nd (contact Athenia / Terry) 3rd Terry, Athenia 4th Felix, Tchrieyah 5th Tchrieyah 6th Debbie 7th Patty 8th Tchrieyah 9th Debbie, Jennifer 10th Pamela, Felix 11th Jennifer 12th Evanne Sharp and Michele Topden (Evanne + Michele are the Grad 2014 Event Committee Chairper- sons) ES: [email protected], MT: [email protected]2013-2014 PTO Board Members: Athenia Limperis [email protected]6951-697131 Patty Dimitriadis [email protected]6948-111992 Felix Galindo [email protected]6936-160589 Pamela Stamatiou [email protected]6974-373597 Debbie Ginsburg [email protected]6932-200119 Terry Dontis [email protected]6974-442103 Jennifer Ananiadis [email protected] 6945 806 972 Tchrieyah Napier [email protected]6936-160595 We are looking for people who will coordinate various community activities: Weekend hikes, picnics, pilates classes, trips to museums, stitching/handcraft mornings, cooking classes, walks through Athens, day trips to places around Athens, wine events, game nights, movie nights, you name it! If you have an interest and want to get some- thing going, we will help you find the people! Contact Jennifer at [email protected]
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Support
Help
Answers
Recommendations
Encouragement
Sponsored by ACS Athens PTO
SHARE
NEWSLETTER
Year 5, Issue 27, September 17, 2013
SHARE is a monthly newsletter published by the
ACS Athens PTO Community Liaison. SHARE is
an acronym for “Support, Help, Answers, Recom-
mendations and Encouragement.” We strive to
offer the members of the greater ACS Athens
community (this includes parents, students, staff,
Monthly International Cooking Class! This month learn how to cook Indian Food at Jennifer’s house! The class/lunch will be held in Jennifer’s home on Tuesday Oct. 15th and Wednesday Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m. and will be lim-ited to 10 people. Each ‘student’ attendee will donate 10 euro to help offset the ex-penses and everyone will eat what they cook! If class is filled, the next day (Wed. Oct. 16) will also be available. Sign up to at-tend by emailing Jennifer at [email protected].
What can you do?
Volunteer to help at the
BBQ
Donate your unwanted
used books anytime this
week (leave in front of the
Security Office at school
entrance)
Bake something and ei-
ther send it in on Friday
morning or bring it with
you to the BBQ
(cupcakes, cookies,
brownies, etc.)
Bring your whole family
to the BBQ after school
on Friday!
~ PTO + ACS Events and Activities ~
Ladies of the ACS Athens
Community! Mark your
calendars… Join us for our next
LADIE’S NIGHT
OUT!
Thurs., Oct 3, at
8:30 p.m.
Partnership for Student Success Parents and professionals coming together to share and learn strategies to empower students through a series of
presentations and discussion groups hosted in cooperation with the ACS Athens PTO.
Parents and professionals are cordially invited to join “Partnership for Student Success,” a series of workshops, pres-
entations and forums that will provide them the opportunity to share and learn strategies to empower student learn-
ers. Sessions will be scheduled monthly and will include a presentation on a topic related to promoting students’ aca-
demic, emotional and social well being followed by a discussion of the topic.
How to Maintain Your Self Confidence During the Crisis
FACT: About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will
develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her
lifetime. Take a look around, in this PTO Meeting with
an estimated 60 women in attendance; statistically 7
women will be affected. Spread AWARENESS!
Alma Zois Greek Association for women with cancer is orga-
nizing the 5th Annual Greece Race for the Cure, which will
take place on Sunday, September 29. The event includes a 5-
kilometer run and a 2-kilometer walk as well as public aware-
ness campaigns in five cities across Greece. Greece Race for the
Cure is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Zappeio, next to the
National Gardens in central Athens., but please be there by
10:30 for our ACS Photo! Participants can take part individu-
ally or as part of a team.
Last year, we had more than 200 Team ACS participants (students,
teachers, staff, parents and friends of ACS Athens) who ran/walked for
this great cause and we received 1st place as the largest team! This year
we hope for the same or better, so sign up now! Our Team Name is
ACS Athens and the Team Captain is Kotsiani Athanasia. We recom-
mended that you register online, making sure to "Register as a Team
Member." on the "Pre-Registration Form" or you may sign-up and hand
in your 5 euro fee directly to Ms. Kotsiani (Gym) until September 25th.
Dont forget… Go to www.almazois.gr to register (in
Greek or English). Go to the Pre-Register page and fill
in “Team Name” as “ACS Athens” and the “Team Cap-
tain Name” as “Kotsiani Athanasia”, or see Ms. Kotsiani
in the ACS gym. Registration costs only 5 euros!
Join us in the fight against breast cancer! Each year,
approx. 4.500 women in Greece will be diagnosed with breast
cancer. However, breast cancer can be cured if diagnosed early!
Annual fundraising event Family Fun Day 2013 . Sun. 22
Sept. at Glyfada Golf from 12:00 till 17:00 Family Fun Day is a
joyful fundraising event for all the family, filled with games, fun
activities for adults and children. Our aim is to raise money with
your help for families that so importantly need it right now. Ac-
tivities include: For Children: Minions from Despicable Me2,
Melenia ClownBibo, and Greece’s favorite clown ΤΟΤΟ! Jump-
ing castles from Arrow point, lots of fun activities such as face
painting , balloon making and more. Educational activities:
Well known Chef Parthenis Vissiarion from SKAI Channel will
demonstrate cooking tips for children, Wine Tasting
from Gerovasilieo winery for adults, yoga lessons from Tree of
Life, dancing from Salsa Sinners, mini tennis and mini golf for the
children by Glyfada Golf Academy! Music, Bazaars, Chinese
raffle and many more surprises! Food stands will be open from
13:00 – 15:00.
Events around Athens
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
USA Girl Scouts Overseas Athens South Committee New School Year Registration
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2013 Time: 10:30 – 12:300
Location: 3, 4, 5 Nursery School
(Corner of Kekropos 42 & A. Papandreous Glyfada)
Activities, learning and fun for girls ages 5 to 17
REGISTRATION WILL CONTINUE AGAIN ON October 6th For more information, call: 210 691-8489 or 697-700-1312
* USA Girl Scouts Overseas serves American girls living overseas and girls attending American or international schools. Meetings are conducted in English.
THE LYRICAL ESSAY: METHODS & INSPIRATIONS
Hellenic American Union/HAEC Library, Massalias 22, 10680, 4th Floor
The Department of English Language & Literature of Hellenic American College, in
cooperation with Hellenic American University (Manchester, New Hampshire,
USA), is organizing an open discussion on September 26th, 2013 (18.00). This dis-
cussion will focus on the lyrical essay. Entrance is free.
AMALIA MELIS is the director of the Aegean Arts Circle, a creative writing workshop held annually on the island of
Andros. Amalia has had 25 years’ experience as “a freelance hard news/features writer.” See more information on
Amalia at: www.aegeanartscircle.com/aboutAAC.htm
MARIA KOSTAKI is a graduate of New York University’s School of Magazine Journalism, and is a freelance writer,
journalist, and copyeditor, whose work appears regularly in Odyssey Magazine. See more information on Maria
at: www.mariakostaki.com
ADRIANNE KALFOPOULOU is the coordinator of the BAELL (Bachelor of English Language and Literature) program
at Hellenic American University/HAEC. Her collection of nonfiction essays, RUIN, is forthcoming in 2014. See more
information on Adrianne at: www.adriannekalfopoulou.com
The lyrical essay has be-
come the genre of currency
in multiple disciplines –
from news reportage to the
personal essay. Join
Amalia Melis, Maria
Kostaki, and Adrianne
Kalfopoulou, three practi-
tioners of the form for a
discussion on the various
methods and applications
of this versatile genre:
what kinds of subjects in-
spire creative nonfiction?
What is the market for the
lyrical essay, and essay
writing in general? How
do the tropes and methods
of the essay inform other
kinds of writing?
STOMP is a combination of percussion, rhythmic movement and visual comedy, a most imagi-native invention in the field of musical arts. STOMP abolishes the separation of high and popu-lar art, causes unforced laughter, and is terribly imaginative.
STOMP will perform at the BADMINTON THEATER Tues Sept. 24 - Sun Sept. 29 2013