Ms. Katie Koestner is a national expert on student safety and teen relationship culture. She has appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the NBC Nightly News, CNBC Talk Live, CNN, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Later Today, Entertainment Tonight and other national television programs. She is the subject of an HBO movie and has lectured at over 1600 schools in North America. Her audiences include the incoming classes at MIT, West Point, the US Naval Academy, Brown University, Amherst College, Williams College, and many other top universities. Her testimony on Capitol Hill was instrumental in the passage of federal student safety legislation. Ms. Koestner’s presentations will address the area of cyber-dangers and other technology concerns.

The 52nd Holland Hall Book Fair will be Saturday, Feb. 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This Holland Hall tradition attracts book lovers from Tulsa and the surrounding region. It features tens of thousands of used books at bargain prices, with a huge selection of rare books, children’s books, games, puzzles, stuffed animals, CDs, videos and DVDs.

The fair will be in the Middle School building on the Holland Hall campus at 5666 E. 81^st Street, between Yale and Sheridan. Admission is $1 per adult, children are free. Cash and credit cards accepted, ATM available on-site. Shuttle service available.

Preparations for the Book Fair are ongoing throughout the year, with volunteers spending long hours sorting, labeling and pricing items for the sale. Over 200 volunteers are on hand the day of the event to assist with sales.

For more information about the Book Fair, please call 918-481-1111.

The Henley Royal Regatta started in 1839 and is a longstanding tradition in international rowing. Crews from all over the world compete in a head to head knockout race over a five-day period that takes place in first week of July. In addition to the chance to compete at HRR, the team is also competing at Henley Women’s Regatta, Marlow Regatta and Reading Town Regatta.

The club is working hard at fundraising to make this trip possible. The current fundraising for the trip stands at $20,000. The club would like to raise another $40,000 to help subsidize the trip. The athletes will be taking part in their annual Row-A-Thon fundraiser in late January to do their part to make the trip possible. As part of additional fundraising, the club is also looking to partner with local businesses and provide teambuilding activities for those employees looking to try the sport for the first time.

“This is an exciting development for the club,” said Neil Bergenroth, TRCJ coach and Holland Hall faculty. “We have been working toward this for a few years now. The athletes are fired up and the practice intensity has increased in anticipation for the level of performance we will need in order to race well in the UK.”

The Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors has experienced much success this past fall. The team medaled at every event they attended in OKC, Austin and Wichita. The club is actively recruited high school and 8th grade rowers to be a part of their spring team. For more information, please visit the club’s website at http://www.tulsarowing.org/juniors.

Artist Statement:
This series is about the experience of creativity. Not a process, not an attribute. It is about capturing the rapid changes in mind/body,  connections, associations, visualizations, semantics, etc. that I go through on a daily basis while making a living as a designer. Although “creativity” presuposes “novelty” and “value” , I propose that the experience of creativity is in itself  (if only  temporarily ) a state worthy of purusing regardless of outcome or product. These assemblies are merely visual representations, evidence of time spent reflecting on the voluntary act of being creative: I am thinking about creativity and experiencing it through the mechanical process of translating thoughts into images, lines, words and color. Much like in the act of sketching or brain-storming, the images and ideas contained in each piece, become vehicles for contemplation where execution is irrelevant because they are notations, only place holders for the “real thing” ….

Winston Peraza is a multilingual visual artist and graphic designer who excels in a wide range of creative endeavors. Born in Caracas Venezuela, he has won numerous awards in many areas of design and fine art, including interactive design, printed media, branding, environmental design, and fine arts. Winston has 6 years of independent and academic studies in design at prestigious universities and institutions in Mexico, Venezuela and the US. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tulsa in the spring of 1995.

Parallel to his career as a graphic designer, Winston has always explored other avenues for his creativity, more specifically as an accomplished print maker, painter and sculptor. He has shown his work in numerous collective shows in Mexico, Venezuela, Switzerland and the US, and had his first sold-out, one-man show in Caracas, Venezuela during the winter of 1997. Winston’s work has evolved over the years maintaining the sense of exploration of materials and techniques as a constant trademark in his art. From traditional print making and engraving to large format epoxy paintings on aluminum and wood, Winston has managed to blend the world of personal artistic expression and his career as a graphic designer in Tulsa.

Winston O. Peraza (WOP) currently serves as managing partner and Creative Director at Cubic, Inc. a successful creative agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A week later, the Holland Hall Band presented their Winter Concert in December in the Branch Theater for the Holland Hall community. The program featured the full school band department from 6th grade through Upper School. Each band performed separately from youngest to oldest and played holiday music as well as movie and traditional band literature appropriate for the different age groups. The 7th and 8th grade bands joined together to perform a medley from “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the Upper School band performed a movie medley from “The Incredibles”.

• Dress regulations are in effect during the entire examination period.  When students are on campus, they must be in uniform.
• Due to possible testing at the north end of the library, the south end will be open for independent, quiet study only.  Students will be expected to remain quiet at all times while in the library during the three days of exams.
• Students need to be in attendance only for their scheduled exams and during the announcements prior to each exam.
• Announcements will begin 15 minutes before the scheduled exam time.
• The US Refectory will be closed during final exams.  Lunch may be purchased each day in the MS Refectory with a debit card.  Students have the school’s permission to leave campus for lunch.  Parents are encouraged to discuss lunch arrangements with their son or daughter.
• Beginning at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, December 16th, a hot breakfast will be served in the Upper School Commons compliments of Mr. John D. Marshall, Head of School.
• Students who have conflicts with the exam schedule below should contact their teachers as soon as possible