ANC Girls School
Kira R. Schadegg, Principal
T
he theme for the school year was “Behold,
I make all things new” - Revelations 21:5. It
has been a steep learning curve for me this year
with many new experiences. One new experience
for the girls is shaking my hand and speaking with
me each morning. It is a way for me to connect
with each girl, get to know her and establish a re-
lationship that can carry us into a potential disci-
plinary situation, should one arise. I have found
this morning contact to be both entertaining and
enlightening. I ask them a question each morning.
Sometimes it is about the previous day’s chapel
or sometimes it is just for fun, such as “Coke or
Pepsi?” Initially, the question caused some angst,
but I think now the girls really enjoy answering
the questions each morning.
We began the year with 95 students: 66 day stu-
dents and 29 dormitory students. During the year
one student withdrew.
The seniors had the first bonding experience of
their final year at ANC with a trip to Dorney Park
on September 18th under the capable leadership of
Doug Reuter and Erica Stine, senior class advisors.
The Girls’ School distinguished alumnae were
Dr. Kristin King, class of 1976, and Siri Odhner
Yardumian Hurst, class of 1966. Kristin spoke
about empowering women and Siri implored the
girls to find what lights them up and to travel. The
senior girls asked lots of questions and two girls
made a date to have a tour of Siri’s environmen-
tally friendly home. This event kicked off a busy
Charter Day weekend with reunion classes gath-
ering to reconnect with old friends and current
students forging new friendships as the seniors
waitered the banquet or the sophomores decorated
for the dance. The secondary schools hosted a re-
charging station where visitors could grab a muf-
fin and a cup of coffee, speak with current students
or have a tour of the school or the newly renovated
fourth floor. We asked alumnae who were willing
to be videotaped discussing what their time at the
Academy did for them. The outstanding volunteer
for the year was Wendinne Buss in recognition of
her work with the girls in Glenn Hall.
The seniors left bright and early Monday morn-
ing for their trip to Washington DC. Their usual
tours of the capitol, Arlington Cemetery, the night
tour of the memorials and the Holocaust Museum
kept the class busy Monday and Tuesday. The un-
derclassman experienced a variety of alternative
classes during experiential learning day. Expe-
riences ranged from bonsai to stone carving to
beading to holding babies at Interim House. There
was something for every girl’s interest. The very
next weekend the AKM and Deka took their club
trips. On the Tuesday after the trips, the senior
girls enjoyed their medieval feast at Glencairn
where they recite the first lines of the prologue to
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