The crowd of parents, grandparents and siblings that swarm campus this weekend is second only to the number attending commencements. Fall Family Weekend--unlike graduation--features classes, assemblies, sports practices and games, arts performances and a series of meals with the whole school in action.
Parents joined in classes on Friday morning.
They witnessed everyday life....with lots of other parents.
At 10:15 the Norris Family Theater was over-crowded, as 410 seats failed to accomodate the throng.
The afternoon (and Saturday morning) featured scheduled parent-teacher conferences; the whole weekend offered opportunities for informal interactions.
Activities--including team practices--usually held in late afternoon, were scheduled for late morning.
A woodlands hike and tour of the Mountain Classroom facility at Elbow Pond were optional. With little time to travel to area rivers, the kayakers played a kind of football on Proctor Pond.
The intensity of Fall Family Weekend is followed by a couple of days off, as parents take students home--or tour New England--until Tuesday night.
