Portsmouth Abbey School - Primary School Calendar
October 2008
Available at: http://www.portsmouthabbey.org
Printed on January 8, 2009


Wednesday, October 1, 2008


SCHOOL DRESS for photo shoot
Dates: October 1, 2008 - October 3, 2008
Details: Please be in School Dress for the next three days while Crane Marketing Group is on campus for the photo shoot. 

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Worcester Polytech
Time: 9:15 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Head Houseparent Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Conference Room

College Visit: Wheaton College
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Community Service Group 3 & 4
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Loft

US History Lecture, Form V
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: SLH
Details: by Dr. Zilian, "The Historian's Craft"

College Visit: Univ. of St. Andrews (Scotland)
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, October 2, 2008


SCHOOL DRESS for photo shoot
Dates: October 1, 2008 - October 3, 2008
Details: Please be in School Dress for the next three days while Crane Marketing Group is on campus for the photo shoot. 

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Catholic University of America
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Church Assembly
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium

Academic Council Meeting
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Conference Room

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

College Visit: Johns Hopkins
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: Warm Weather Dress

Rosary after Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, October 3, 2008


SCHOOL DRESS for photo shoot
Dates: October 1, 2008 - October 3, 2008
Details: Please be in School Dress for the next three days while Crane Marketing Group is on campus for the photo shoot. 

Periods 1, 1X and 2 as usual

No Conference Period. Periods 3, 4, 5 canceled for athletics

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: Lehigh Univ.
Time: 9:15 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Elon University
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Period 6 classes will meet
Time: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM

Period 7 classes will meet
Time: 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch
Time: 12:05 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, October 4, 2008


Free DRESS DOWN DAY

Chaperone Team #1
Dates: October 4, 2008 - October 5, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Mr. McDonough
Dates: October 4, 2008 - October 5, 2008

SAT Testing. Columbus Day Weekend after last obligation
Location: Designated Areas
Details: Be on time, bring necessary items and Admission Ticket

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Wii Tournament
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Lower Gym

Movie: "Ironman"
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Student Center


Sunday, October 5, 2008


Chaperone Team #1
Dates: October 4, 2008 - October 5, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Mr. McDonough
Dates: October 4, 2008 - October 5, 2008

SUNDAY XXVII IN ORDINARY TIME

Outing Club's Mt. Monadnock Hike
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Depart from Administration Building parking lot
Details: Return time approx. 6:30pm

Jubilee Mass in honor of Dom Christopher and Dom Philip
Time: 11:00 AM
Details: Luncheon for guest to follow

Grab-n-Go Lunch for Students
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Student Center

Bus to Newport w/ drop-off and pick-up at Walmart
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: depart from Administration Building parking lot

Practice PSAT for Form V only
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: SLH

St. Thomas More Library open
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM


Monday, October 6, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: College of Saint Vincent
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Harvard Univ.
Time: 9:45 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Furman Univ.
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Davidson College
Time: 1:15 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: New York Univ.
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Prefect Meeting
Time: 5:40 PM
Location: SLH

ProDeo Group
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, October 7, 2008


Follow a Wednesday Class Schedule today
Details:

Sports events held this afternoon due to the Jewish holiday on Wednesday, October 8th.



Our Lady of the Rosary

Advisory Grades

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Drew University
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

College Visit: Univ. of Tampa
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

College Visit: Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Buffet Dinner tonight
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Yearbook Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, October 8, 2008


Follow a Tuesday Class Schedule today
Details: Sports events are scheduled for Tuesday, October 7 due to the Jewish holiday on the 8th.

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Middlebury College
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Advisory Meetings (designated areas)
Time: 10:15 AM

Form V College Counseling Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: SLH

Community Service Group 1 & 2
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Loft

College Visit: Rhode Island College
Time: 11:25 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Red & Black Event: Dodgeball
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Black in Lower and Red in Upper Gym

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, October 9, 2008


Ss Adrian & Denis, martyrs

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Emmanuel College
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Church Assembly
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium

School Committee
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Headmaster's Office

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

College Visit: University of Richmond
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: Warm Weather Dress

Rosary after Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, October 10, 2008


8th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
Location: Carnegie Abbey Club
Details: Contact the Alumni office for details

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: Boston Univ.
Time: 9:50 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Counseling Meeting for Form IV
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: SLH

Workshop for Teaching Faculty
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Auditorium

Meeting for Teaching Faculty
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Auditorium
Details: All other Faculty members are welcome

College Counseling Meeting w/ Form IV
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: SLH

Confessions
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Monastery Parlor

College Visit: Smith College
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, October 11, 2008


Chaperone Team #2
Dates: October 11, 2008 - October 12, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Dr. Zilian
Dates: October 11, 2008 - October 12, 2008

Columbus Day School Holiday

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Buses depart for Columbus Day Weekend travel
Time: 12:45 PM

MiniBus to Island Cinemas
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: depart from Admin. Bldg.
Details: no cost!


Sunday, October 12, 2008


SUNDAY XXVIII IN ORDINARY TIME

St. Thomas More Library closed

Chaperone Team #2
Dates: October 11, 2008 - October 12, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Dr. Zilian
Dates: October 11, 2008 - October 12, 2008

Continental Breakfast
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Continental Breakfast
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Mass
Time: 9:30 AM
Details:

There will be an Alternate Mass for Students at 11:00 am in St. Leonard's Common Room.



Alternate Mass for Students
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: St. Leonard's Common Room
Details: Warm Weather Dress, no ties.

MiniBus to Newport
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: depart from Admin. Bldg.

Mini Bus to Newport
Time: 12:30 PM

Bus to Galleria Mall
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: depart from Admin. Bldg.


Monday, October 13, 2008


Library closed

Columbus Day Weekend ends by 9:00 pm

Daily Mass
Time: 7:45 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Skating for students on campus
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Hockey Rink

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, October 14, 2008


School Dress begins

School Dress begins

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Connecticut College
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Tufts University
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Univ. of Redlands
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Assembly instead of Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

College Visit: Assumption College
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Yearbook Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, October 15, 2008


PSAT Forms IV & V

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

PSAT's, Forms IV & V excused from Periods 1, 1x, 2, 3
Time: 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM

College Visit: Northeastern University
Time: 8:55 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Georgetown University
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Bryn Mawr College
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Form III Elections
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Auditorium

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, October 16, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Sacred Heart University
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

College Visit: University of Edinburgh
Time: 9:45 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

College Visit: Wellesley College
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Administration Building parlors
Details: check in with Mrs. Wall

Church Assembly
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Buffet Dinner for the School
Time: 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

International Student Dinner
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress. Reception at 5:30pm with dinner to follow.

No Rosary this evening
Time: 6:30 PM

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, October 17, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: Trinity College
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

New Students in Forms IV, V and VI, Meeting for Alcohol EDU
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Auditorium
Details: required

College Counseling Meeting for FORM III
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: SLH
Details: required

College Visit: Pomona College
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Confessions
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Monastery Parlor

College Visit: Carnegie Mellon University
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

College Visit: Yale University
Time: 12:40 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, October 18, 2008


Haunted Hayrides
Details:

Sign-up with Mr. Hodes



Period 2, 5 will not meet

Chaperone Team #3
Dates: October 18, 2008 - October 19, 2008

ST LUKE, evangelist

Admissions Open House

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Periodl 1
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:25 AM

Period 3
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

Period 4
Time: 11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

Alternate Mass
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Auditorium
Details: Warm Weather Dress, no ties


Sunday, October 19, 2008


Chaperone Team #3
Dates: October 18, 2008 - October 19, 2008

SUNDAY XXIX IN ORDINARY TIME

Mass for the School followed by Brunch
Time: 9:30 AM

STAR KIDS -Abbey Funday
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: meet in Stillman Dining Hall

Trinity Rep Trip
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: depart from Admin. Bldg.
Details: The Dreams of Antigone"

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

St. Thomas More Library open
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Kaplan Review
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Classroom Building, Rooms 5, 10, 12


Monday, October 20, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: Wabash College
Time: 8:35 AM
Location: Administration Building parlors
Details: check in with Mrs. Wall

College Visit: Lafayette College
Time: 9:45 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

New England Math League #1
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: SLH

College Visit: Gettysburg College
Time: 11:45 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

ProDeo Group
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, October 21, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Endicott College
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

Spring Sports Trip Sign-ups
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: location TBA

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

College Visit: Simmons College
Time: 11:25 AM
Location: Administration Building parlors
Details: check in with Mrs. Wall

College Visit: Gettysburg College
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Flu Shot Clinic for Day Students
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall Foyer

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Flu Shot Clinic for Boarders
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:40 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall Foyer
Details: 6:30pm Manor House; 6:40pm St. Aelred's; 6:50 pm St. Brigid's; 7:00 pm St. Leonard's; 7:10pm St. Benet's; 7:20pm St. Hugh's; 7:30pm St. Mary's

Yearbook Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, October 22, 2008


Late Sleep, No Conference Period.

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Faculty Meeting
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: SLH

Period 1, 1x
Time: 9:20 AM - 10:30 AM

College Visit: Roanoke College
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: George Washington College
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Period 2
Time: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM

College Visit: University of Rochester
Time: 11:15 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Period 3
Time: 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

College Visit: Green Mountain College
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Period 4
Time: 12:05 PM - 12:45 PM

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, October 23, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Marlboro College
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Church Assembly
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium

College Visit: Skidmore College
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Faculty Photos for the Yearbook
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: outside Dining Hall

College Visit: Dickinson College
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Bard College
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Vanderbilt University
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Stillman Dining Hall
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Buffet Dinner

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, October 24, 2008


Parents' Weekend
Dates: October 24, 2008 - October 25, 2008
Details:

Portsmouth Abbey School
Parents' Weekend Schedule of Events
October 24 & 25, 2008

Friday, October 24
  8:00 am -   5:30 pm    Registration: Upper Gym Foyer
  8:00 am - 10:30 am    Continental Breakfast available in the Upper Gym Foyer
  8:00 am - 12:00 pm    Parent/Teacher Conferences: Upper and Lower Gym,
                                     by appointment only (Call Kaye Caplin, 401/643-1215)
      8:30  - 10:00 am    Athletic practices-athletic fields, Drama-Auditorium, Community 
                                     Service-Loft, Dance-Gym Dance Studio
    10:00  - 11:30 pm    Bookstore open, next to Student Center: School memorabilia available
    12:00  -   2:00 pm    Buffet Lunch: Stillman Dining Hall
    12:30  -   4:30 pm   Class Schedule - Each class block meets for 30 minutes, 
                                    with a five min. passing time. 
                                    Class Period G    12:30 - 1:00 pm      Class Period C      2:50 - 3:20 pm 
                                    Class Period F      1:05 - 1:35 pm      Class Period B     3:25 - 3:55 pm
                                    Class Period E      1:40 - 2:10 pm      Class Period A     4:00 - 4:30 pm
                                    Class Period D     2:15 - 2:45 pm
                                    Parents encouraged to attend classes and lunch block with their child

        1:00 - 4:00 pm     Afternoon tea and coffee available: Gym    
        2:00 - 4:00 pm     Bookstore open next to Student Center
        4:45 - 5:30 pm     Performing Arts Preview and Reception: Scenes from Shakespeare's
                                    The Taming of the Shrew, Pro Deo Musicians, Abbey Singers and
                                    Dancers perform.
                  5:30 pm     Dinner available at the Stillman Dining Hall or off-campus Dinner
                                    permissions (Boarding students are due in their houses by 10:30 pm)


Saturday, October 25                                  
                  7:20 am     Conventual Mass in the Monastery Oratory
      7:30 - 11:30 am     Registration and Continental Breakfast: Upper Gym Foyer
      8:00 - 11:15 am     Parent/Teacher Conferences: Upper and Lower Gym,
                                    by appointment only (Call Kaye Caplin, 401/643-1215)
      9:00 - 10:00 am    Informal Question & Answer Session with Headmaster James DeVecchi,
                                    Parlor
      9:00 - 11:00 am    Bookstore open next to Student Center
      9:45 - 11:30 am    College Counseling Meetings: Scheduled by Form, Auditorium 
                                   9:45-10:15 III and IV Form
                                   10:15-10:45 V Form
                                   10:45-11:30 VI Form
    10:30 - 11:30 am    Church Construction Tours: Paul Jestings, Director of Operations
    10:45 - 11:30 am    Summer with Portsmouth Abbey 

                                    Humanities trip to Rome: Presentation by Peter O'Connor,
                                    Science Lecture Hall
                                    July in Salamanca: Presentation by Roberto Guerenabarrena,

                                    
Classroom Bldg. Rm. 10
                 11:30 am   Parents' Assembly: Dr. James DeVecchi, Headmaster, Jay '73 and
                                   Sheila Buckley, Parents' Committee Chairs and Faculty, Auditorium
                                   Following Assembly
           until 2:00 pm   Parents' Buffet Luncheon, Stillman Dining Hall
        1:30 - 4:30 pm   Athletic contests as scheduled, Equestrian Demonstration,
                                   Riding Ring
        1:30 - 4:30 pm   Light Refreshments available under the Tent, Athletic Field
        1:30 - 4:30 pm   Bookstore open next to the Student Center
        1:30 - 3:30 pm   Rehearsal of The Taming of the Shrew; The Abbey Players, Auditorium
                  4:45 pm   Parents' Weekend Mass in the Auditorium
        5:30 - 6:30 pm   Dinner available in the Stillman Dining Hall

(Overnight permissions must be pre-approved through Mrs. Cotta in the Student Life office/401-643-1247 or ecotta@portsmouthabbey.org)

Students are due back at school no later than 9:00 pm on Monday, October 27.)

 

 



Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

STAR KIDS Meeting
Time: 7:30 AM
Location: Conference Room

No Confessions today
Time: 10:35 AM

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, October 25, 2008


Chaperone Team #1
Dates: October 25, 2008 - October 26, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Mr. Chenoweth
Dates: October 25, 2008 - October 26, 2008

Parents' Weekend
Dates: October 24, 2008 - October 25, 2008
Details:

Portsmouth Abbey School
Parents' Weekend Schedule of Events
October 24 & 25, 2008

Friday, October 24
  8:00 am -   5:30 pm    Registration: Upper Gym Foyer
  8:00 am - 10:30 am    Continental Breakfast available in the Upper Gym Foyer
  8:00 am - 12:00 pm    Parent/Teacher Conferences: Upper and Lower Gym,
                                     by appointment only (Call Kaye Caplin, 401/643-1215)
      8:30  - 10:00 am    Athletic practices-athletic fields, Drama-Auditorium, Community 
                                     Service-Loft, Dance-Gym Dance Studio
    10:00  - 11:30 pm    Bookstore open, next to Student Center: School memorabilia available
    12:00  -   2:00 pm    Buffet Lunch: Stillman Dining Hall
    12:30  -   4:30 pm   Class Schedule - Each class block meets for 30 minutes, 
                                    with a five min. passing time. 
                                    Class Period G    12:30 - 1:00 pm      Class Period C      2:50 - 3:20 pm 
                                    Class Period F      1:05 - 1:35 pm      Class Period B     3:25 - 3:55 pm
                                    Class Period E      1:40 - 2:10 pm      Class Period A     4:00 - 4:30 pm
                                    Class Period D     2:15 - 2:45 pm
                                    Parents encouraged to attend classes and lunch block with their child

        1:00 - 4:00 pm     Afternoon tea and coffee available: Gym    
        2:00 - 4:00 pm     Bookstore open next to Student Center
        4:45 - 5:30 pm     Performing Arts Preview and Reception: Scenes from Shakespeare's
                                    The Taming of the Shrew, Pro Deo Musicians, Abbey Singers and
                                    Dancers perform.
                  5:30 pm     Dinner available at the Stillman Dining Hall or off-campus Dinner
                                    permissions (Boarding students are due in their houses by 10:30 pm)


Saturday, October 25                                  
                  7:20 am     Conventual Mass in the Monastery Oratory
      7:30 - 11:30 am     Registration and Continental Breakfast: Upper Gym Foyer
      8:00 - 11:15 am     Parent/Teacher Conferences: Upper and Lower Gym,
                                    by appointment only (Call Kaye Caplin, 401/643-1215)
      9:00 - 10:00 am    Informal Question & Answer Session with Headmaster James DeVecchi,
                                    Parlor
      9:00 - 11:00 am    Bookstore open next to Student Center
      9:45 - 11:30 am    College Counseling Meetings: Scheduled by Form, Auditorium 
                                   9:45-10:15 III and IV Form
                                   10:15-10:45 V Form
                                   10:45-11:30 VI Form
    10:30 - 11:30 am    Church Construction Tours: Paul Jestings, Director of Operations
    10:45 - 11:30 am    Summer with Portsmouth Abbey 

                                    Humanities trip to Rome: Presentation by Peter O'Connor,
                                    Science Lecture Hall
                                    July in Salamanca: Presentation by Roberto Guerenabarrena,

                                    
Classroom Bldg. Rm. 10
                 11:30 am   Parents' Assembly: Dr. James DeVecchi, Headmaster, Jay '73 and
                                   Sheila Buckley, Parents' Committee Chairs and Faculty, Auditorium
                                   Following Assembly
           until 2:00 pm   Parents' Buffet Luncheon, Stillman Dining Hall
        1:30 - 4:30 pm   Athletic contests as scheduled, Equestrian Demonstration,
                                   Riding Ring
        1:30 - 4:30 pm   Light Refreshments available under the Tent, Athletic Field
        1:30 - 4:30 pm   Bookstore open next to the Student Center
        1:30 - 3:30 pm   Rehearsal of The Taming of the Shrew; The Abbey Players, Auditorium
                  4:45 pm   Parents' Weekend Mass in the Auditorium
        5:30 - 6:30 pm   Dinner available in the Stillman Dining Hall

(Overnight permissions must be pre-approved through Mrs. Cotta in the Student Life office/401-643-1247 or ecotta@portsmouthabbey.org)

Students are due back at school no later than 9:00 pm on Monday, October 27.)

 

 



Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel


Sunday, October 26, 2008


St. Thomas More Library closed

Chaperone Team #1
Dates: October 25, 2008 - October 26, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Mr. Chenoweth
Dates: October 25, 2008 - October 26, 2008

SUNDAY XXX IN ORDINARY TIME

Mass for the School followed by Brunch
Time: 9:30 AM

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM


Monday, October 27, 2008


School Holiday. Boarders return by 9:00 PM

Daily Mass
Time: 7:45 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, October 28, 2008


College Visit: College of New Rochelle
Location: Administration Building Parlor

SS SIMON & JUDE, apostles

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Colgate University
Time: 9:15 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

College Visit: Williams College
Time: 10:30 AM

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

College Visit: Franklin & Marshall
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Washington University in St. Louis
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Yearbook Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Princeton Footnotes Performance
Time: 6:35 PM
Location: Winter Garden

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, October 29, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: The College of Wooster
Time: 9:15 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

College Visit: Univ. of Rhode Island
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlors

US History Lecture, Form V
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: SLH
Details: "James Madison and the Drama of American Constitutionalism"

Russian Club
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Physics Lab

SADD Meeting
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Time: 11:05 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlors

Pennies for Peace
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: Guess the amount of candy in the jar and win the candy plus an additional prize. $.25 per guess!

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, October 30, 2008


No Church Assembly today

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Academic Council Meeting
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Conference Room

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Pennies for Peace
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: Guess the amount of candy in the jar and win the candy plus an additional prize. $.25 per guess!

College Visit: Mitchell College
Time: 12:40 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlors

College Visit: College of the Holy Cross
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Rosary after Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, October 31, 2008


Spiritual Life Lecture by Jason Evert
Location: Auditorium
Details:

Time to be announce via email and posted signs.



Halloween Dress or DRESS DOWN DAY
Details: To benefit the Diabetes Foundation, $1 at breakfast or before Assembly

Period 2 classes will not meet. No Conference Period.

Happy Halloween

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

No Confessions today
Time: 10:35 AM

St. Bede's Haunted House
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Details: $1.00 to benefit Diabetes Foundation

Barefoot Truth Mini Concert
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Studio A

Study Hall in the Houses
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Mass for SAT test takers
Time: 8:45 PM

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's