Parent Newsletter: November 15, 2018
AVON OLD FARMS vs BBN on SAT., NOV. 17 AT 1 P.M. AT RUSSELL FIELD IN CAMBRIDGE, MA
The 2018 Erickson League Champion Winged Beavers take on Buckingham Browne & Nichols in the Kevin Driscoll Bowl this Saturday! This match-up is sure to be a game to remember...come out and support our hard-working athletes! Can't make it to the game? Watch live at avonoldfarms.com/livestream!
About Russell Field
Russell Field is located off of Rindge Avenue adjacent to the Alewife MBTA Station in the North Cambridge neighborhood at 333 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140.
Parents, please park behind W.R. Grace Company, 62 Whittemore Avenue and use the walking path to Russell Field. Download Directions to W.R. Grace
Please note:
Russell Field is a public field, no dogs will be permitted on the property, no exceptions. Absolutely no alcohol in the parking area or in the stands. Tailgating is not permitted.
REMINDERS
From the Health Center
Don't forget to make an appointment for your son to have a physical exam over the Thanksgiving or Holiday break in December if you have been getting reminders from Magnus. A yearly physical exam is required for participation in sports.
UP NEXT
Fri., Nov. 16: Thanksgiving Break Begins
- Shuttle Schedule for Nov. 16:
- Departs campus for JFK at 2 p.m.
- Departs campus for Bradley International and Amtrak at 2 p.m.
NO AIRPORT PICK UP SHUTTLES AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK – YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS
Mon., Nov. 26: Boarding Students Return by 9 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m.: Parents of Avon Meeting
- You can now conference call into the POA meetings! Learn more
Class of 2019
Most early application deadlines have passed. The next round of applications will be Regular Decision with deadlines beginning on Dec. 1.
Application Decisions
Application results are important to us. Remind your son to share his early application decisions with his counselor.
Please refer to the Senior Year Timeline for a step by step look at where your son should be in the process.
Class of 2020
College counselor's assignments will be communicated to students in the Class of 2020 in mid-December. Naviance accounts for parents and students will be activated at this time.
College Visits over Winter Break
Even if you or your son cannot visit the specific college(s) he may have an interest in, take any opportunity you may have during your travels to visit any college campus you can. Big school, small school; urban setting, college town setting; state school, private school—experience as much as you can before the selection season begins.
Naviance
Over break you will be getting a registration email from Naviance Student to log in to your account. Please contact Claudine Meaney (meaneyc@avonoldfarms.com) if you have any issues logging on.
Naviance Student allows you to:
- Start researching colleges – Begin the process of narrowing down the choices using a variety of factors and seeing how you compare with other Avon applicants over the past few years at colleges of interest.
- Start compiling the information you will need to complete college applications through building your resume document with all pertinent information.
- Start building a timeline to successfully move through what you will need to accomplish as you move through the 2017-2018 application cycle.
We will send an email indicating that you have been registered on the site. That email will also have a temporary password and a link to the Family Connection.
Please refer to the Junior Year Timeline for a step by step look at where your son should be in the process.
Testing
Sat., Dec. 1: SAT and Subject Tests—Your son will need to register with his College Board account by Nov. 20.
Please contact the College Counseling Office with any questions.
AVON OLD FARMS
500 Old Farms Road • Avon, CT 06001 • (860) 404-4100