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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Landon's communications department this year has done a pretty solid job promoting the well roundness of the school. I am an alum and we typically receive an email every 2 or 3 months from the alumni director or from the headmaster titled "Inside Landon". I believe the email which went out on Friday or Thursday last week was the 3rd email we received this year. If you truly want to get a sense of what the school is promoting check out the schools website.. www.landon.net and check out the main headlines.

I thought the email was pretty fair and balanced if you ask me. I have been told they have 10 lacrosse players now committed to D1 schools and they  don't have any other seniors committed to play D1 for another sport at this time. A few baseball players are trying to play DIII as well as hockey but its not official and none of them have signed  so why publish something if its not true... Anyways, for the original poster who started this thread, I don't believe you are an alum but rather a disgruntled parent. Here is the email which I received this past week from the headmaster....  see below and you decide if its "too pro athletics". see below!!!

Community Service

Be Brave and Shave — Forty-two members of our School community are a little balder, a little colder, but no doubt a little happier, having participated in “Be Brave and Shave.” Landon hockey  players, coaches and supporters teamed up with Georgetown Prep, before their Wednesday evening hockey game, to shave their heads for charity. Together, we raised more than $70,000 for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s National Medical Center. Assistant Coach Hans Farnstrom met his goal of $3,000 and shaved (maybe “trimmed” is a better word) the beard he had worn for more than 30 years. Congratulations to all who participated and to the Bears who defeated the Little Hoyas, 11-2, in the varsity contest and 9-0 in JV contest.

Stop Hunger Now — More than 100 members of the Landon community gathered in the Lindner Dining Hall last Saturday (2/2) for Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief organization. Volunteers packaged more than 25,000 meals to be sent to needy people in developing countries. Students from Madeira and Holton-Arms also joined in. Boys sold orange shoelaces for $5 a pair to help cover the cost of the meals. A generous grant from the Jay P. Okun Foundation also funded the event.

Day of Service— Twelve Middle School students headed to Burrville Elementary School in Northeast Washington on January 19, the national Day of Service held in conjunction with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. With support from Assistant Middle School Head Laurie Sears, parents, and some girls from Holton-Arms, the group sorted books, painted murals and met the President and Mrs. Obama, who stopped in to express their thanks!

And More - Each week this winter finds our Middle School students coaching Special Olympians in the Barton Center. Our littlest Bears are collecting coins for Pennies for Patients to support the work of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The leaders of our Multicultural Student Alliance collected and delivered clothing to the Community for Creative Non-Violence this week.

Campus News

National Merit Finalists — Three Landon seniors have been named Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Programs: Vinodh Balendran, Jack Jundanian and Harrison Voslow are among 15,000 students nationwide who are eligible for 83,000 Merit Scholarships, based on their PSAT scores and academic performance. They will hear more later this spring.

College Results — The Class of 2013 has had wonderful college news so far, with more than 60 acceptances through early decision, early action and rolling admissions for the 78 boys in the class. Almost half of the boys have made their final choices, including nine who will play Division I lacrosse next year. (Read more.) Results for the Regular      Decision round are due in early April. Congratulations and good luck to the Senior Class!

Check Out the Galleries — Some of our outstanding young artists are exhibiting their work in the Landow Family Gallery and in the lobby of the Mondzac Performing Arts Center. John Wellington  currently has a show in the gallery, following a solo show by Ben Berenson, and a group show in the P.A.C. by seniors Alex Harvey,  John Bair and Aidan Kelso. Soon to come in the Gallery: an exhibit of works by eighth graders from Landon and Holton-Arms School.  After studying Mexican artist Diego Rivera, our Lower Schoolers have done some wonderful mural work now hanging in the PAC lobby. Stop by and take a look (or click here to see their work online).

Campaign Update

$44 Million and Counting — The Landon United campaign has crossed the $44 million mark, counting the more than $5 million raised thus far this school year. It’s encouraging to see our alumni stepping up to support current students through planned gifts, and equally gratifying to have assistance from parents who see the value of the Landon experience every day. We are thankful for the generosity of each and every donor, including those annual fund gifts which all count toward the campaign. You can still support your class’s  Annual Fund goal by contributing online at www.landon.net/makeagift.
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From an outsider looking in, you rock PP.  Thanks for putting context to the email.  It really makes a difference.  [/quote]

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