Roller Skating Party!

Tonight was so, SO much fun. We decided to take our whole dorm to a roller skating party, and we rented out the whole rink just for the Barnies. =) We all got roller skates, and we had two races! (Check out the videos to see who our fastest Barnies on wheels are!) Then there was Karaoke and Laser Tag (which, Cheyenne apparently rocks at). There was also an arcade with air hockey and race car driving and skeeball, and there was pizza too. AND we got to win ridiculous little prizes like a slinky and temporary tattoos and candy and tiny little dolphins (that made Lia and Niko ridiculously happy--see creepy photo below.) All in all, it was such an incredible way to spend time together and be reminded how much we love our dorm. Yay. Scroll down for videos from the skating races and the Karaoke--including a special appearance by Lee and Jordan!!)

Lots of Updates!!

Lots of big things to share from our dorm meeting tonight!

• First, the dorm leader selection process for next year has begun, and the first step was electing a student to represent our dorm on the student interview committee. Congratulations to Ellery, who was elected to this position this year. We know she'll be a great representative!
• Speaking of elections, we heard that our very own dorm leader and Barnie CHEYENNE was selected to be the senior student speaker at graduation this year. That's a HUGE honor--and, might we mention, the second year in a row that a Barn Dorm Leader has been selected. Congrats, Cheyenne!
• CSW's community service committee always gathers students to do a team walk for CSW.  This year, Briana had the brilliant idea to further recruit Barnies to form a team and walk together. The money we raise will be counted towards CSW's overall fundraising for the walk. Our dorm goal is to raise $500 and so far, we're 36% of the way there. If you'd like to help support our team, please donate HERE.
• Finally, we also decided it was time to continue to learn different phrases in different languages. This week, Briana suggested we learn to say "How was your awakening/How did you sleep?" (Unfortunately, Michael was cooking baby and I a late dinner, so we didn't learn Danish together. But he says it sounds like this: "So du godt?") Here's the photo for the rest of the languages...

New Swing for Spring!

We're so excited to be sporting this new patio swing outside the dorm! Sadly, the day after we brought it out, it snowed!!! Crazy New England weather!

Happy Birthday, Rowan, Cheyenne, and Tilly!

This is a bit belated for a birthday post, but we had three days of birthdays in a row: Rowan H., Cheyenne, and Tilly! We celebrated with "dirt" for Rowan H. (made with pudding, crushed cookies, and gummy worms), Klondike bars for Cheyenne, and Pita chips, hummus, and clementines for Tilly! YAY!

Pictures of the youngest Barn resident! =)

Here's baby Kjellander at 29 weeks...

Happy Birthday, Yujia and Kirin!

Yujia's birthday was yesterday, and Kirin's is on Friday, so we celebrated their birthdays at our meeting tonight. Kirin and Lia made cupcakes for everyone and we also had a pile of strawberries and whipped cream. And, of course, the birthday song. =)  This was our last dorm meeting before break, if you can believe it! Happy end of mod to everyone!

Dance Concert!

Shari and Cheyenne both had choreography and danced in the dance concert, and they did an AMAZING job! And although Briana is in Costa Rica, there was a video of her dancing and performing poetry. Riz appeared in a video too!  Here are some pictures...check out the CSW facebook page for more pictures and videos!

Costa Rica girls...

PS...there are some GREAT pics of Briana, Niko, Sarah, and Tilly on the Costa Rica blog...you should check it out!

http://www.cswoffcampus.net/

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Rowan S.!

At our last meeting, we celebrated Rowan S.'s half birthday with strawberry shortcake. MMMMMmmmmm.

Barnies Win Globe Scholastic Art Awards!

Students from the Cambridge School of Weston have been awarded a total of 45 awards for the 2011 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards competition. Julia was awarded a Gold Key for her portfolio in art and photo. Amy and Kirin were given the Gold Key for their individual artwork. Tilly and Sarah H-F received Silver Keys for their artwork.Yay Barnies! (To see the rest of the artwork, visit the CSW facebook page!)

Amy

Kirin

Sarah H-F

Tilly's Pod Ring

Celebrating Birthdays and Valentine's Day!

It seems like every week, we have something to celebrate in our dorm! On Sunday, we celebrated birthdays for Lee, Kandice, and Mijia! And we continued our celebration of Black History Month. But we also celebrated Valentine's Day--with home-made chocolate fondue and lots of fun stuff for dipping! And then, on Monday, the guys in White Farm delivered a platter of hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries in honor of V-Day. YAY White Farm!!! What a nice start to the week!

Barnies in the Mod 4 Art Show

Amy's photography

Beechna's tomato

Cheyenne's figure drawing

Ellery's hand drawing

Ellery's figure drawing

Lili's collage

Lili's other collage

Mijia's collage

Mijia's other collage

Niko's photo of Tilly

Sarah S.'s collage(s)

Yujia's photo

A Celebratory Monday

This week's dorm meeting was busy...we had a lot to celebrate! First, we celebrated Black History Month by sharing lots of fun, little-known facts and quotes related to Black history. Then, we celebrated the Lunar New Year! Cynthia and Yujia helped us decorate the dorm, and Lee made dumplings, and the dorm parents hid little red envelopes filled with money all over the dorm (as is tradition) for the students to find. =)

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Then, we celebrated Shari's half-birthday, since her real birthday happens during summer while we are all gone.

Finally, we wished a hearty bon voyage to Tilly, Sarah H-F, Niko, and Briana, who are all leaving tomorrow for a mod in Costa Rica. We'll all be following along on their adventure through their course blog: http://www.cswoffcampus.net/

Stay tuned in the next few days for pics from this mod's art show...

Happy Birthday, Lili! And Happy 1/2 Birthday, Niko!

We celebrated with brownies, ice cream, chocolate covered pretzels, and juice boxes! =)