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Missouri American Water informed our staff today that they will begin repairs on the ruptured water main just northeast of campus on Warson Road at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. They advised us that MICDS could lose water service to most buildings either intermittently or throughout the duration of the repair, which is scheduled to last most of the day. Until they begin the repair, they cannot predict with confidence the scale or duration of the resulting water outage. Because of the uncertainty of the impact of this water main repair on our facilities, MICDS will be closed to all students tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, during the school day. Information about after-school activities and athletics is currently unknown and will be communicated at a later time. Especially given this week’s inclement weather disruptions, I regret the necessity of tomorrow’s school-day closure and appeal to you for understanding. We will run a normal 8:00 a.m. start time on Thursday and a 9:00 a.m. late-start time on Friday in all three divisions. In the Middle and Upper Schools, Thursday will be an A day to pair with today's H day, and Friday will be a B9 day. On Monday, we will run a D day as originally scheduled. Thank you for your partnership and understanding. We will be back in touch with you should there be any changes to Missouri American’s water main repair schedule.

01.06.23

Winter Masterworks Concert Fills Hearts with Music

The Upper School Choirs presented two performances of the 14th annual Winter Masterworks Concert on December 14 in Orthwein Theatre. Upper School Choirs are directed by Dana Self, Upper School Performing Arts Teacher.

Accompanied by a professional orchestra, the choirs performed selections from Part One of George Frideric Handel’s famous oratorio, Messiah. Composed in 1741, Messiah is one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral pieces in Western music.

Featured soloists included seniors Ella Chamberlain ’23, Noah Macam ’23, Alizeh Jawaid ’23, and Livi Thomas ’23. The choirs also performed several traditional holiday favorites, including Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!, and Jingle Bells as recorded by Barbra Streisand, and a new addition to the program, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. The show closed with an invitation for guests to join the choir on stage in singing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus.