Senior
Year
Activities




2009­2010



September

Senior/Faculty
Picnic
–
Wed.
Sept.
9
–
11:30
­1:00
pm
–
Welcome
back!
This
is
your
chance
to
relax
with
your

classmates
and
the
faculty
before
the
year
begins.
There
will
be
plenty
of
hotdogs,
hamburgers,
veggie
burgers
and

salads
and
lots
of
good
conversation
as
you
catch
up
with
everyone
after
the
summer
break.



Senior
Sleepover
–
Fri.
Sept.
11/Sat.
Sept.
12
–
6:00
pm
Fri/10
am
Sat.
–
The
fun
begins
right
after
practice
on

Clark
Field
over
by
Mullady
Hall.
There
will
be
lots
of
food,
including
pizza
for
dinner,
plus
the
fire
pit
to
roast

s’mores
while
we
watch
an
outdoor
movie
(movie
suggestions
welcome
or
else
we’ll
do
the
traditional
showing
of

Disney’s
“Aladdin”).
We’ll
have
volleyball,
ping
pong,
Frisbee,
and
a
variety
of
other
games
to
play
on
the
field

(including
board
games).
Stay
the
whole
night
and
have
a
blast
sleeping
over
in
the
library
and
playing
sardines,

dancing
at
the
midnight
dance
party,
and
bringing
all
of
the
joys
of
camp
to
school.
If
you
can’t
sleep
over,
please

feel
free
to
join
us
for
dinner
and
whatever
activities
you
can.
Permission
forms
are
due
by
3:00
pm
on
Friday,
Sept.

11th
if
you
are
sleeping
over.



Fridays
on
Fisher
Terrace
–
Fri.
Sept.
25,
3:30­5:30
–
This
year
we’re
initiating
Friday
afternoon
concerts

outside
of
Fisher
Hall.
There
will
be
café
tables,
room
to
dance
and
party,
food
for
sale,
and
a
chance
for
seniors
to

entertain
the
crowd.
Please
contact
Ms.
Bartels
if
you
would
like
to
perform
at
one
of
these
two
afternoon
events.

October

Fridays
on
Fisher
Terrace
–
Fri.
Oct.
2,
3:30­5:30
–
Another
Friday
afternoon
concert
outside
of
Fisher
Hall
and

another
chance
for
seniors
to
entertain
the
crowd.
Please
contact
Ms.
Bartels
if
you
would
like
to
perform
at
one
of

these
two
afternoon
events.



Half
Pages
Due
–
Mon.
Oct.
5
–
This
is
your
chance
to
create
the
perfect
half
page
for
the
Mannikin.
For
more

information
on
half
pages,
please
contact
Ms.
Myers
or
Ms.
Moreira.



Senior
Class
Photo/Survivors
–
Thurs.
Oct.
15,
F
period
–
Don’t
plan
anything
else
(college
visits
especially)
for

this
day
because
it’s
your
one
AND
only
chance
to
be
in
the
Senior
Class
Photo
and
Survivors
Photo.




Friday
Fun!
Fridays
in
October
it’s
your
chance
to
show
the
underclassmen
your
spirit:

• Fridays
on
Fisher
Terrace
–
Fri.
Oct.
2,
3:30­5:30
–
See
above.

• Super
Heroes
Day
–
Fri.
Oct.
9
–
Channel
your
inner
superhero
and
bring
on
the
creativity.
If
you
need

ideas
for
which
superhero
you
should
choose,
please
come
and
check
out
the
many
books
we
have
on

cartoons
and
superheroes
in
the
library.
Or
make
up
your
own!
Best
costume,
to
be
judge
by
a
panel
of

willing
faculty,
will
be
determined
before
A
period
in
Olshan
Lobby.
The
winning
senior
will
get
a
pizza

party
during
his
D,
E,
or
F
period
class
(if
his/her
teacher
gives
permission).


• Color
War
–
Fri.
Oct.
16
–
Find
everything
you
own
in
any
lovely
pink
shade
and
don
it
to
go
head‐to‐head

with
the
UD
faculty
in
black
(Black
Attack!),
juniors
in
green,
sophomores
in
red,
and
freshmen
in
blue.
And

if
you
think
you
have
what
it
takes,
the
faculty
will
challenge
you
to
a
cheer
off
on
Clark
Field
at
8:15.
May

the
best
team
win!

• Outdoor
Movie
Night/Apple
Pie
Extravaganza
–Fri.
Oct.
16
–
6:00­8:30
pm
–
The
fun
continues
on

Color
War
Day
with
an
outdoor
movie,
complete
with
a
warm
fire
and
homemade
apple
pies
(made
by
you

and
baked
in
Dr.
Kelly’s
oven).
We’ll
be
cooking
out
with
burgers
and
dogs
and
all
the
trimmings.
Let’s

weigh
in
on
movie
choices
as
the
date
gets
closer,
but
there
is
really
nothing
quite
as
fun
as
being
huddled

on
the
tarp
together
under
blankets
watching
a
movie
together
and
eating
warm
apple
pie
with
ice
cream!

• Maroon
&
White
Day
–
Fri.
Oct.
23
–
Show
your
school
spirit,
decked
out
head
to
toe
in
our
school’s

colors!

• Senior
Absurdity
Day
–
Fri.
Oct.
30
–
The
tradition
continues
on
Clark
Field
before
and
during
A
period.




November

Family Mannikin Ads are Due – Mon. Nov. 23 – For details about how to submit your ads, please speak to Ms. Myers
or Ms. Moreira or any of the knowledgeable Mannikin staff on Thursday nights.


December

Club
HMed
–
Wed.
Dec.
2
–
6:00­8:30
pm
­­
Post‐Thanksgiving
vacation
we’re
taking
the
fun
into
the
pool
and

bringing
the
tropics
to
HM
at
the
annual
Club
HMed
Pool
Party.
Food
from
Cold
Cut
City,
lots
of
pool
games,
frozen

drinks,
and
cabana
boys
and
girls
to
wait
on
you
and
make
sure
you’re
having
a
good
time.
We’ll
also
have

volleyball
and
ping
pong
nets
set
up
to
get
a
few
games
going.
Be
sure
to
bring
your
swimsuits
and
warm
clothes

for
after
the
pool.
This
one
is
a
whole
bunch
of
fun
and
a
great
way
to
begin
December!



Festivus
Holiday
Pot
Luck
–
Mon.
Dec.
14
–
6:00­8:30
­­
We’ll
be
celebrating
the
winter
holiday
season
with
a

potluck
of
dishes
brought
in
by
you
(think
salads,
side
dishes,
desserts,
all
from
your
various
winter
traditions)

plus
roast
beef,
turkey,
and
lasagna
to
round
out
our
meal.
We’ll
also
be
decorating
a
holiday
tree
with
decorations

you
make
while
we
indulge
in
a
night
of
movies
(“The
Holiday”,
with
Cameron
Diaz
and
Kate
Winslet
,
plus
a
few

shorts
–
“Charlie
Brown”
&
“Frosty
the
Snowman”).



January

Applications
Are
In
Skating
Party!
–
Fri.
Jan.
8
–
6:30­8:30
–
Wollman
Rink,
Central
Park
–
We
are
just
back

from
winter
break
and
most
of
you
will
have
turned
in
all
of
your
college
applications.
Let’s
celebrate
that

milestone
with
a
relaxing
night
of
fun
at
one
of
the
city’s
most
beautiful
ice
skating
rinks.




February

Senior
Game
Night
–
Mon.
Feb.
1
–
6:00­8:00
–
Katz
Library
­­
Do
we
really
need
an
excuse
to
get
together
and

play
Dance
Dance
Revolution,
Guitar
Hero,
Apples
to
Apples,
Taboo,
Cranium,
or
Celebrity?
We’ll
have
pizzas
and

snacks
and
a
bit
of
time
to
relax
before
you
head
into
the
final
few
weeks
of
2nd
trimester.




Decades
Dance
–
Fri.
Feb.
26
–
6:00­8:30
–
Student
Cafeteria
­­
Dig
out
your
mom
or
dad’s
old
bell
bottoms

from
the
60s
and
70s,
don
that
dress
of
your
grandmother’s
from
the
40s,
channel
your
inner
John
Travolta
disco‐
dancer,
or
go
way
back
in
time
to
the
20s
and
dress
up
in
jazz
age
threads.
Come
and
party
like
it’s
1999
with
all
of

your
classmates.
Enjoy
appetizers
and
dinner
served
by
junior
waiters,
get
a
Decades
Dance
t‐shirt
just
for
showing

up,
and
compete
for
best
costume
while
you
join
in
the
fun.



March

100
Days
Party­Scavenger
Hunt/Sleepover!
–
Tues.
Mar.
2
–
6:00­8:00
­­
Katz
Library
–
There
are
just
100

school
days
and
weekends
left
until
graduation.
How
well
do
you
know
Tillinghast?
Working
as
teams
we’ll
put

your
knowledge
of
this
building,
where
you’ve
spent
the
past
four
years,
to
the
test.
Where
do
certain
paintings

hang?
In
whose
classroom
does
that
poster
hang?
What’s
on
your
favorite
teacher’s
bulletin
board?
We’ll
be
having

dinner
before
the
hunt
begins.



April

Book
Day
–
Thurs.
April
8
–
It’s
your
final
Book
Day,
so
make
it
count.
Run
a
workshop.
Take
part
in
a

performance.
Invite
a
parent
or
friend
who
may
be
able
to
provide
insight
into
this
year’s
selection,
Bel
Canto
by

Ann
Patchett.




May

AP
Breakfast
–
Mon.
May
3­Fri.
May
14
–
Many
of
you
have
been
studying
all
year
long
for
your
AP
exams.
To

help
you
through
these
two
weeks
and
to
make
sure
you
are
properly
nourished,
we’ll
be
providing
breakfast

every
morning
from
8:00ish
until
8:30ish
outside
the
testing
site
(TBA).
Hey,
even
if
you
don’t
have
an
exam,
stop

by
and
have
a
snack!



Outdoor
Movie
Night/Sleepover
–
Tues.
May
18/Wed.
May
19
–
6:00
pm/8:00
am
–
Your
last
chance
to
sleep

over
at
school!
Take
advantage
of
it.
We’ll
be
cooking
out,
enjoying
the
fire
pit,
watching
an
outdoor
movie,
playing

games
and
staying
up
late,
waking
up
in
the
library
and
heading
off
to
classes
on
Wednesday.
Or
just
stay
for
dinner

and
a
movie
if
you
can’t
sleep
over.
The
more
the
merrier!



Celebrate
the
Faculty
–
Wed.
May
19
–
4:30­5:30
–
Olshan
Lobby
–
This
is
your
chance
to
say
thank
you
to
the

faculty
who’ve
guided
you
along
your
HM
journey.
This
is
a
chance
to
enjoy
snacks
and
good
conversation
and
to

hang
out
together
before
Letting
Go.



Letting
Go
–
Wed.
May
19
–
6:00­9:00
­­
Cohen
Dining
Room
–
This
annual
event
is
for
seniors
and
parents.
The

evening
includes
a
light
supper,
speakers,
and
then
a
panel
discussion.
The
panelists
include
students,
parents,
and

professionals
who
will
share
their
experiences
and
advice
about
the
transition
to
college.
For
further
information,

please
contact
Dr.
Rothschild,
Department
of
Counseling
and
Guidance.




Senior
Project
Presentations
–
Thur.
&
Fri.
May
20­21
–
various
locations,
TBA
–
If
you’ve
been
doing
a
senior

project
third
trimester,
these
are
the
days
to
share
your
project
with
your
peers,
faculty,
your
families,
and
the

entire
HM
community.

Lunch
will
be
served
to
seniors
on
Thursday
and
Friday
on
Clark
Field.
Join
in,
and
also
go

to
as
many
Senior
Project
Presentations
as
you
can.




Prom
–
Fri.
May
28
–
More
details
to
follow
as
plans
firm
up
form
prom
but
please
reserve
this
date
for
the
special

night.

June

Senior
Dorr
–
Fri.
June
4
–
Sun.
June
6
–
What
a
great
way
to
spend
your
final
weekend
as
an
HM
student!
Climb

the
C.A.T.,
explore
the
Odyssey
course,
tackle
the
climbing
wall,
or
just
sit
around
and
watch
it
all
and
cheer
your

classmates
on.
Friday
night
there’s
karaoke,
a
dance
party,
and
s’mores
around
the
fire
pit.
Saturday
we
climb
and

enjoy
a
picnic
at
the
pond.
Sunday
it’s
the
C.A.T.
and
the
small
climbing
wall
and
a
circle
of
appreciation
before
we

get
on
the
bus
and
head
back
to
HM.
It
is
so
much
fun
and
has
been
a
highlight
for
the
past
three
years
of

graduating
seniors!



Graduation
–
Wed.
June
9
–
10:00
am,
Clark
Field
–
Your
life
as
a
student
at
HM
is
coming
to
a
close
but
a
great

new
adventure
awaits
each
and
every
one
of
you!



These
activities
are
brought
to
you
with
the
help
of
Dr.
Delanty,
Dr.
Wallach,
Ms.
Bartels
and
the
Senior
Activities
Committee.