Salsa, Presidents, I-Day, and G-School

UNC's Festival on the Hill 2008 (March 27-30). DA students, faculty and parents have been preparing since September to participate in workshops and performances. Click here for the full schedule of events. Of special interest are the following dates and times where DA will participate:

Saturday, March 29 (4:30 - 6:30) Latin American Strings Concert
DA Chamber Ensemble, + Charanga Carolina

Sunday, March 30 (2:30 - 4:30) Roundtable: Teaching, Service, Research and Latina/o Studies
Participants: Bela Kussin + David Kern, Leslie Ogden, and Everett Wilson

Sunday, March 30 (5:30 - 9PM) Musica Latina in Carolina, Carrboro Arts Center
Free and open to the public. Program includes In the Pocket and the DA Salsa Club.

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Hail to the Chiefs! Congratulations to our newly-elected Student Council President (Margaret Anderson) and Honor Council President (Salil Saxena). We'll have a special assembly on Monday (day 1) to hear speeches from our candidates for Student Council Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

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Friday (4/4) is International Day - We'll have 40-minute classes to accommodate three special events: DA Admissions Director Victoria Muradi will speak at Morning Meeting about her childhood in Afganistan. We'll enjoy an international lunch on the quad and an end-of-the-day musical performance by participants in the UNC Festival on the Hill (see above).

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Congratulations to the record number of DA students chosen for Governor's School 2008:

Ben Freedman (Choral Music)
Eva Stein (French)
Michael Roubey (Drama)
Elise Hartley (Dance)
Bryan Jadot (Natural Science)
Worth Newman (Spanish)
Nick Cariello (Spanish)