Kirby School

We’re nearly another month closer to graduation day! We’re dedicating this week’s Senior Spotlight to Anton Orme congrats Class of 2021! #kirbyproud #classof2021

Kirby is excited to be hosting its last STIP Speaker on April 26th at 3:45pm! The talk is open to 8th graders and above. Access to the Zoom link is available through the Weekly Blast. #womeninscience

We hope everyone had a great Spring Break! We’re dedicating this week’s Senior Spotlight to Zixian Wang! #classof2021 #kirbyproud

Guess who subbed for Ms. Kirlin's Biology class recently? You guessed it! Head of School--aka Professor--Christy Hutton returned to the bio classroom to support one of our teachers who was taking the day off after becoming fully vaccinated for COVID. Adaptability is our word of the year. Go team! #kirbystrong

We hope everyone is having a wonderful Spring Break! We are now one month closer to graduation day! The first Senior Spotlight of April is dedicated to Kate Spencer! #kirbyproud #classof2021

Congrats to Yuenan Huang on his recent accomplishment in the Chemistry Olympiad! Yuenan is one of 15 students (out of 3500!) who are advancing to the next stage of the competition. Good luck to Yuenan on the next exam! #kirbyproud

Springing into the season with a fun virtual event for our Kirby parents! The Parent Association invites you to join them for their monthly meeting and cocktail hour tonight at 7pm! The items of discussion will include events and volunteer needs. If the agenda items are light, any remaining time will be spent socializing and making parent connections. Hope to see you there! Access the PA Portal group for the Zoom link here: https://kirby.myschoolapp.com/app/

How beautiful are these homemade items! We invite you to enter this drawing for a chance to win a package of exquisitely crafted homemade items and goods donated by members of our creative community! 100% of the proceeds will support programs at Kirby School. The last date to purchase tickets is April 5th, which you can purchase at kirby.org/giving/fundraisers.

And just like that we've reached the end of March! Congratulations on your nearing graduation, Kirby seniors! This week's Senior Spotlight is dedicated to Anika Laurie! #kirbyproud #classof2021

Fun in the sun! Students have been enjoying their time outdoors during lunch breaks thanks to the beautiful Cali weather this week!

Community Involvement Month is going strong! Most recently, our students have provided support to the SPCA, the Homeless Garden Project, and Grey Bears! #kirbyproud

Grad season is quickly approaching. This week’s Senior Spotlight is dedicated to Valeria Viti! Congrats Class of 2021! #kirbyproud #classof2021 Apologies for the earlier mistake, there are so many incredible students and kind comments that have been submitted for our Senior Spotlights!

Mark your calendars! Next Monday, we'll be welcoming Kirby alum, Reuben Saunders '11, as our next STIP guest speaker.

It was so much fun seeing our students AND faculty participate in Spirit Week! Here are a couple of sweet pictures from Pajama Day and Twin Day, plus a few additional photos from campus this past week! #kirbyproud #kirbygriffins

Students in Dr.Brooks class had the opportunity to get extra credit by creating a Russian food cooking video. Looking for a new breakfast recipe? Check out this simple blinchiki recipe! Blinchiki is sometimes also referred to as Russian crepes or Russian pancakes. What’s your favorite Russian food recipe?

This is just a friendly reminder that the next Parent Association meeting is tomorrow, December 3rd at 7pm. You can access the Zoom link through the Parent Association Group Page in the portal. Hope to see you there!

Pass it along: Kirby is hosting an upcoming information session for prospective families about our Online-Only Learning Program for High School Students on December 15th from 6:30-7:15pm. To register for this virtual event, visit kirby.org/register

Today is the last day to purchase drawing tickets for a chance to win a brand new cruiser bike! Tickets are $50 each and we are limiting sales to 50 total entries. The drawing will take place tomorrow, December 1st. 100% of the money raised will directly support Kirby School. Thank you to our generous donor, the Jacobs family of Bicycle Trip, for this amazing cruiser bike (a perfect holiday gift!)... Drawing tickets may be purchased at https://www.kirby.org/giving/cruiser-drawing