I spent some time in the both the ZSR Starbucks and the North Campus Starbucks this morning (I had meetings in both buildings). And today is FDOC – the First Day of Classes. So it feels like the right time to do a Five Senses […]
Greetings from Move-In central! We’re embedded here all day in Benson 401 meeting and greeting parents and families. And honestly y’all, it is SO MUCH FUN. The happiest day on campus, other than Commencement day. So far it’s been a whirlwind of families coming and […]
One more pre-posted blog entry before Move-In :) This past Friday I went to the opening of the Georgia O’Keeffe – Living Modern exhibit at Reynolda House. If you are coming to campus to move your student in, please consider buying tickets and seeing […]
Warning: this is a pre-post, friends; I am off today and tomorrow to enjoy the last bit of time with ’27 Deac before he starts 7th grade. By the time you read this, the near-total eclipse will be over, and I hope it was a […]
Today we’re going to talk about the Declaration of Independence: your independence, and your Deacs’ independence. For those who are longtime Daily Deacers, you are familiar with me talking about the Stop, Drop, and Roll method for student problem-solving. In essence, it means when your Deac […]
The Daily Deac is on a break this week – spending some quality time with Class of ’27 before his school year begins. So this will be the only post of the week, but is a quick look at a few campus events that will […]
This is a message mostly geared towards our new P’21 incoming parents and families – but perhaps our seasoned families can relate too. Yesterday, incoming first year students were emailed their residence hall assignments and roommate assignments, and this tends to be a moment of […]
So a friend and colleague sent me a link to this series of podcasts; this ran a couple of weeks ago in the New York Times. Thought this might be good info for any lingering P’17s, maybe a preview of things to come for our […]
Happy Black and Gold Friday, Deac families. Hope you are closing out the end to a great week! This was featured in our July Wake Parents and Families e-newsletter, but I wanted to repeat it here because I know safety is always a big concern […]
I am en route back to Winston today, so I am grateful to have some Where In the World Are Wake Foresters? pictures to pre-post. It is such fun to see where in the world our Deacs are! Here is Cameron McClure ’19, a Business […]
