As the end of the academic year approaches, it is interesting to step back and reflect upon the experiences and accomplishments of the past several months, and also to look ahead at what likely lies in store. The school continued to grow and make its mark among area private schools. The faculty and administration did amazing things for our sons and daughters, challenging them intellectually and stretching them to their limits and beyond. The students performed beautifully and meaningfully in their academic, artistic, community service, and other endeavors. And many of you parents gave greatly of yourselves to help ensure the richest possible experience for your child/children. In speaking with several of you personally, I was amazed by how many of you described The New School as the perfect fit for your child and said you couldn't imagine him/her elsewhere.

For some of us, it's now time to move on. Beloved faculty members are undergoing personal and professional growth and seizing new opportunities elsewhere. Seniors will soon graduate and move on to college or other life-changing experiences, resulting in many New School families' saying goodbye to an academic environment of which they have been a part for many years. But it pleases me to note that many families will return next year, and many parents have enthusiastically agreed to serve the community through the New School Parents' Association. Come June 1, a new NSPA Board will enter on duty; my sincere thanks and appreciation to those who served this year and to those who have agreed to serve next. While the Board can provide leadership and direction in many areas, it cannot serve the community effectively without the support and participation of each and every one of you, and it would be my hope that you will all find ways in which to get involved in one or more activities of your choice, thereby providing your own value added to a New School education.

Lorie J. Nierenberg, President