Hall Meeting Notes 4.11.11

Hall Announcements:

• We won our first IM Game today! Next IM game is on Thursday at 430pm. We needlots of people to participate. The more people who come, the more points we get! (See Liz)
• Housekeeping is still important the last two months of school! Do it thoroughly. (See Ariel for questions)
• When throwing things away, please make sure there is a bag in the trash can.

Hall Meeting Notes:

1. Student Government Senator Elections are tomorrow at 930pm in the Auditorium
VOTE FOR ASHLEY!!!!
2. Guinness World Record Breaking Celebration on Wednesday at 335pm in the Auditorium
3. Alumni Forum for Seniors (mandatory) on Wednesday at 6pm. Email Therese Taxis with conflicts.
4. Extended is this weekend!
Make sure you take unused items and winter clothes home.
Unplug everything including refrigerators
Sign out on the extended sheet
5. Seniors: Cap and Gown photos and class picture will be on Monday, May 2^nd.

Hall Activities this week:

Tasty Tuesday (need $1 if you want coffee)
Tuesday at 1030pm: Activity with Molly on 1C
Wednesday: church with me at 730pm
Wednesday: open gym with bro hall at 1030pm
Thursday: All Hall Clean at 8pm

Hall Meeting Notes 4.4.11

Hall Announcements:
Puzzle Pieces are due Wednesday night at 1030pm (See Radhika)
Need Unicorn Mascot Name Suggestions (Email Radhika)

Hall Activities:
- Tuesday: Activity with Maggie at 1030pm
· Wednesday: Study at Panera at 530pm
· Wednesday: Insanity with 1^st Hunt at 1030pm
· Friday: IVIZ at 10pm
· Saturday: PreProm at 11am
· Saturday: Prom at 9pm
· Sunday: Church at 10am

Hall Meeting Notes:
· 3^rd Trimester Priv Cards available
· Don’t throw away PFM dishes
· If you have bicycles on campus, make sure they’re tied to the rack and not the handicapped ramp.
· Food Drive Celebration on Wednesday at 345pm
· Alumni Forum on Wednesday evening
· Duke Droplets on Thursday from 5-630pm
· Spring Break is coming. Take things home!
· Prom:

• Overnight Forms are due tomorrow night. If you are going home this weekend, please let me know.
• Have the conversation with your date to find out who is paying for your ticket, and dinner. Don’t wait until the last minute to find out these things.
• Car keys may be picked up on 10am on Saturday
• Curfews:

1. On Campus (on your honor): 130am- all car keys turned in by 130am
2. In Building: 2am at the Bryan Front Desk or the Auditorium

• After Prom: Honey’s breakfast, movies, games, raffle prizes. Be in the Auditorium by 2am.
• Make wise decisions Saturday night/ Sunday morning.

This Week on Hall (April 10-15)

I hope each of you enjoyed your weekend! I had a great time at Prom, and I hope that those of you who were able to attend, enjoyed it too. Here are the hall activities this week. All Hall assignments for Thursday have been emailed.

Hall Challenge: Do a Good Deed For Someone

Sunday:

• 1230pm: Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters
  

Monday:

• Hall Challenge Suggestion: Give a post it note of encouragement to one of your neighbors
• 10pm: Room Checks (start packing things up. You only have one more extended before the end of the year. Taking your large items home now will make closing much easier.)
• 1030pm: Hall Meeting on 1C

Tuesday:

• · Hall Challenge Suggestion: Buy your roommate their favorite dessert
• · Tasty Tuesday (give me $1 if you’d like to participate)
• · 5pm: IM Basketball Game
• · 6pm: Duty in Royall
• · 1030pm: Joking with Molly on 1C (hall snacks provided)

Wednesday:

• · Hall Challenge Suggestion: Help someone with their housekeeping
• · 730pm: Church with Me
• · 1030pm: Open Gym (possibly with the 1^st Hunt)

Thursday:

• · Hall Challenge Suggestion: Send flowers or an ecard to one of your friends or family members.
• · 430pm: IM Basketball Game
• · 6pm: Duty in Hill
• · 8pm: All Hall Clean

Friday:

• · Hall Challenge Suggestion: Random Act of Kindness to a stranger
• · 5pm: Halls Close
• · 501pm: Spring Break Begins

April Updates

April Showers Bring May Flowers.... So let it pour!!!!

April will be a short and yet busy month! All the weekends are jam-packed with activities ranging from Asia Fest, Prom, and Welcome Days. There aren't many announcements for April other than Prom and Spring Break. Be on the lookout for weekly (I will try my best) updates for and from hall activities and hall meetings.

It's Official!!!!
We are Guinness World Record Holders!!!! This past week, Guinness World Records' Representative announced that NCSSM (along with the Veterans Corps, WalMart and Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints) currently hold the world record for the most amount of food donated at a Food Drive in 24 hours at one location. Congratulations to all who were involved!

Asia Fest
A popular compilation of student-led Asian cultural performances will be on Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm. We expect to have lots of people in attendance, so please come early.

Prom
We are looking forward to a fantastic night as we "Escape to the Amazon!" Please remember that if you are staying off campus overnight, you MUST complete a Prom Overnight Form (found in the Prom Packet) and turn that in ASAP. Even if you are going home, I will still need to know so we can keep a record. If you plan to stay on campus, please consider attending NCSSM's After Prom celebration with breakfast from Honey's, games and movies.

Spring Break
In less than three weeks, NCSSM will close it's doors for Spring Break! Please remember to take home all winter clothing, and consider bringing home your large/unused furniture, clothing and supplies. After Spring Break, there will be one more extended until the end of the year.

Summer Service for Juniors
If you have not completed your summer service, now is a good time to begin looking for volunteer opportunities in and around your community. You are required to volunteer at one nonprofit organization for at least 60 hours during one summer. We ask that your volunteer service not be research. If you have any questions, please email me.

This Week on Hall (Mar 12-19)

Announcements:

Spring sports are under way and we have a lot of participants! Be sure to check out the track, softball, tennis, and soccer season and come support if able! March Madness also begins on Tuesday. Although I am not a UNC or Duke fan, I wish them well in the Dance.

Giving Circle for this month: Taylor, Liz, Nikki and Kaitlyn

Hall Challenge: Play or support an IM Volleyball Game!

Monday:

• 10pm: Room Inspections
  
• 1030pm: Hall Meeting on 1C
  
• 11pm: Celebration of Pi Day (3.14)

Tuesday:

• 12pm: Tasty Tuesday
  
• 430pm: IM Volleyball Game
• 6pm: Duty in Hunt
• 1030pm: Life Maps with Molly on 1C (snacks included)

Wednesday:

• 430pm: IM Volleyball Game
• 1030pm: Hunt for the Shamrock (scavenger hunt)

Thursday:

• 6pm: Duty in Bryan
• 11pm: St Patty’s Day delivery to 1^st Hunt

Friday:

• 7pm: Dinner and Games at Chuck E Cheese

Saturday:

• TBA: Latin America Fest
• 10pm: IVIZ

Sunday:

• 1130am: Church
• 4pm: Holi Celebration
• 6pm: Atheist Pride Day

March Updates

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to third trimester, a time when spirits are high, the weather is cool and the campus is at an all time peak! The next three months you will notice weekends are extremely busy with Fests, concerts, plays, sports events, Prom, and then the end of year festivities. I encourage each of you to look over the main website for sports and campus announcements. We are always in need of more parent involvement!


Food Drive:
On March 5, 2011, NCSSM set on their second attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most nonperishable food donated in 24 hours at one location. And WE DID IT!!! Not only did we surpass our first attempt of a little more than 319,000 lbs, as well as the current World Record of 510,00 but we beat our own goal of 550,000 lbs by collecting 559,885 lbs of food! It was a great day for staff, faculty, students and community!


Student Leadership Positions:
For Junior Parents, many of your daughters will talk about the leadership application process for Residential Life Assistants (RLA), Multicultural Peer Counselor (MPC), Student Ambassador, Attache' and Peer College Counselors (PCC). This is a long process, but is wonderful practice for writing application essays, group and individual interviews as well as cover letter and resume writing.


Prom:
Information about NCSSM Prom 2011 has been sent out to the student body and posted on the Parent Page. Please review the packet, and speak with your daughter about attire, accommodations, dinner, off campus/overnight stays, and transportation. This is the only day we allow students to bring and drive personal vehicles. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Also, I am coordinating parent volunteers to help with set-up from 6-9pm, chaperoning from 9pm-1am and clean up from 1-2am at the Prom. If you are able to help, please email or call me.

Upcoming Campus Activities:

• Latin America Fest on March 19th
• Extended Weekend on March 26th
• Asia Fest on April 2nd
  

Hello There (January and February Updates)

Wow! It's been a long time since we've met here. I apologize for not keeping in touch but fear not, all has calmed down and there is much to report!

January was a busy month for everyone! Martin Luther King Jr Day was celebrated by a morning assembly, and an afternoon of service and/or discussion based sessions. Two weeks later, many of the 1C2C1D girls participated in Africa Fest, a celebration of African, African American and Caribbean culture. On hall, we started "Tasty Tuesdays" where we have coffee from Copa Vida delivered to campus for only $1 per person. The coffee beans come from Counter Culture Coffee, a local non profit organization that finds coffee beans from around the world. Also, Durham was rated 38 out of 41 places in the world to visit in 2011 mainly for the cuisines. To appreciate the city of Durham, once a month we are visiting cafes, restaurants and local favorites. We began our trek by visiting Guglhupf Bakery and Cafe.

February was an interesting month for the hall. The first two weeks were completely dedicated to studying for final exams and gearing up for Mini-term. Luckily, the RLAs and I were able to pull the girls away from their studies for some stress relieving activities. We celebrated Valentine's Day weekend on and off hall. On hall, each of the girls received Valentine's Day bags so their hall mates could deliver cards, candies and flowers. Off hall, we were the exclusive guests to the Mr. First Hunt Pagaent, an annual contest showcasing the talent, intellect, charisma and charm of our brother hall. Afterwards, DJ Rad provided the music to our own mini-mixer. The RLAs provided a week of exam study break activities ranging from 10 minute massage circles, yoga exercises to an instant dance party. Miniterm was a wonderful transition into the third trimester. Some of the residents had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica, Honduras, Greece and France, while the rest of us stayed on campus. Those "left behind" were able to participate in mini-terms on trees, glass blowing, the Gaelic language as well as fashion design.

As Spring makes her highly anticipated appearance, we will begin our last trimester on campus. Spring not only brings warmer weather, but the Food Drive, Prom, Latin America and Asia Fest, as well as our end of the year celebrations!