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The Wyoming Seminary Upper School Music Department will present the annual December Concert on Sunday, December 11 at 1:30 p.m. in the Sem Kirby Center for Creative Arts. The concert will include the Sem Chorale, Madrigal Singers, string ensemble and handbells performing Handel's "Messiah," a setting of the Magnificat by Arvo Pärt, and new international carols. Free and open to the public. For more information call 570-270-2192.

The November 28 Visitation Day is almost here! If you know of a student and family who would benefit from a Sem education, please share this with them...

Plan now to join us for the December 7 annual winter gathering at the Westmoreland Club on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. Click here to register.

Sign up for weather and emergency alerts

Now that winter is almost here, don't forget to sign up for weather and emergency alerts! Log in to My Sem and visit the Weather and Emergency Alerts page where you will find detailed instructions about how to verify your cell phone to receive texts. If you have any problems, please contact Patty DeViva at pdeviva@wyomingseminary.org.

The Scoop from STEM

The Maslow STEM School is off to another great start this year! This fall we have hosted a variety of events, including the student and faculty panel on Summer STEM experiences and a lecture series event welcoming back cancer survivor Barbara Sciandra. This year's new event was guest speaker Dr. Chris Sanders, presenting on past, present, and future breast reconstruction practices. At Lower School we hosted our annual cardboard challenge as part of the Global Day of Play celebration.  

As a part of Scholarship Test Day visiting families were treated to representations of STEM at SEM including robotics, submersibles, electrical engineering, aeronautics, 3D printing and, of course, pumpkin chunkin'. A huge thank you to all who participated.

The STEM Advisory Board had its first meeting in October. Many great ideas and future programming plans were discussed. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 p.m. We welcome interested students, faculty, and Sem community members to attend.

Please contact Mr. John R. Eidam, Jr. at jeidam2@wyomingseminary.org if you are interested in more information about the STEM Advisory Board.

John R. Eidam, Jr. '90

Director, Louis Maslow STEM School

International Dinner to be held in January

Every year the International Club organizes events to celebrate the many different countries and cultures from which Sem students come. The club's biggest event is the International Dinner held each January. If your child is a member of the International Club, please consider discussing what recipes your child might want to use and what special ingredients might be needed, while your child is home during the fall break. Your child will need to bring those recipes and ingredients back to Sem after the winter break.

Senior Lauren Anderson, a member of the Sem Model United Nations delegation, received an award at the recent Brown University Model UN Conference. She was recognized for her defense of her resolutions in the Committee for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration.

Junior Kaley Rider was recently named a ACTR Russian Laureate Award by the Board of Directors of the American Council of Teachers of Russian. The award recognizes her as Sem's most outstanding Russian scholar.

Stay on top of what's happening at Upper School! It's easy to stay informed on all the many activities, performances, games and special events at Upper School! Just bookmark the daily Knight and Day and you'll have all the information at your fingertips.

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