On Sunday (12/16) Durham Nativity School presents its Mid-Year Performance at 3pm in Kenan Auditorium. Writes DA parent of alumni and DNS Board Chair Joe Moylan, "The young men have been working extremely hard to prepare. Please invite your families and friends. Our support to the boys and their families remains a key to their success."

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A nice reminder that our students have all kinds of rich experiences outside of school. Here's senior Yates Sikes with a newborn llama at his home. Here's the report from his mother Laura and father (recent assembly presenter) Jim: "We have had a new arrival. Billie Holiday gave birth to a bouncing 27 lb. baby boy cria on Thursday afternoon at 205 p.m. He stood up at 45 minutes and finally nursed in a little over 3 hours. He is quite rambunctious. He now weighs almost 30 pounds. Mama's milk must be pretty good!"

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With colleges around the country going on break, we'll likely see a lot of recent DA grads on campus next week. Among them might be Cam Chambers '07, now honing his basketball skills during a PG year at New Jersey's Blair Academy (where Costen Irons did a PG year and Mike Ronco began his teaching career). Click here for more about Blair's powerful hoops program, which has produced three current NBA players including Duke's Luol Deng.

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The schedule for the 2008 Upper School Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration has just been published. Among the highlights: the debut of the DA Gospel Choir, a keynote address from Duke's most eminent professor, stories from DA faculty graduates of historically black colleges, an exhibition of Durham Civil Rights artifacts, a citywide parade, Freedom School seminars, and two student service projects. Click here for the details and prepare for another exciting and educational week.